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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
THE DEADLY FIRE DAMP
EXPLOSION IN THE MINE OF THE
MAULE COAL COMPANY.
Similar Explosion Occurred Last
Sundny and WOrkmen Were
Requiring the Damage.

Princeton, Ind, Dec. 2G.-A terrific explo-
sion of hredamp occurred in the mine of
the Maule o Company In this city at
$3.50 p. m. today, and as a result u or more
men were instantly killed and four were in
jured. One Of the our men taken out
alive Is dangerously injured. Besides the
dead bodies known SO far, five or six 9TH
ers, names unknown, are dead in the
min The dead:
ROBERT MAULE.
JAMES RILEY.
JOHN RILEY.
JOHN ERNEST
FABIR.
DAVID NOLAN.
B PONYLITE.
JAMES PONYLITE.
JAMES KRUGY
JAMES TURN.
JOHN HOLMES,
The four men rescued are: Will Grim,
slightly bruised; William Booker, colored,
cut and bruised; Frank Duryea, badly
burned, and may not recover; Mr.. DAVIS,
colored. slightly injured.
Open LaIup Caused 1t,
The men were at work making estimates
OF damage resulting from a similar eXplo-
sion last Sunday. Besides the regular min
ers and blacksmiths, others were assisting
In the work, while Robert Maule, son of
President JOIN Maule, and treasurer and
mine superintendent of the was
experimenting the work. The mine has
been in operation but a short time, and
the air shaft Is not quite completed, and
the gas which collects In portions OF the
mine was ignited by an open lamp.
Tonight many homes are scenes of great
sorrow, made SO by the awful explosion Of
ga. In the mine. When the mine began
Work the finest machinery was put in, and
It was the intention of the owners to
make 1t the finest In the state. The air.
shaft was not started until after the 1nine
had been prepared to operate. Gas fire.
quently accumulated in pockets and sew
eral men have been burned by small ex-
plosions. About two months ago a serious
explosion occurred, In which one man was
killed. The state inspector investigated,
and work went on with a small force. Last
Sunday a jet Of gas was fired by a blast
and 1t burned all night. In the morning
the descent of the cages forced the gas to
the jet and a terrific explosion occurred,
but fortunately there was no one In the
mine.
Today about ~ men We're engaged In re-
pairing the damage done by the explosion
H1CI lto HICudllp again lL go with Ter
rifle force, this time with deadly effect.
The escape Of a part Of the men from in
slant death seems almost a miracle, when
1t is considered that the huge cages were
blown from the shaft bottom to the top
Of the house, over 500 feet above, by the
force of the explosion.
When the rescuing party began to bring
up the dead, the scenes around the mine
were most pathetic. Weeping piteously
In anguish were wives whom the crowd
vainly tried to comfort Mothers, daugh-
ters, sons and other relatives Of the men
In the mines, with blanched faces, stood
Wringing their hands, and some were Kept
from going down the shaft with great
difficulty. Slowly the work of bringing tho
bodies to the surface proceeded. 1t was
believed that the men still in the mine
were all dead, and those above waited only
for their dead.
state Mine Inspector Fisher will arrive
tomorrow to Investigate the matter.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
EDWARD WHITE BENSoNs ESTATE.
Will of the Lutte ArchbishOD of
Canterbury

London, Dec. 2z.-Letters of probate
have been issued on the estate of the late
Edward White Benson, the ~ninety-third
archbishop Of Canterbury, and who drop
ped dead in the parish church of Hawar-
den on October II last.
n value of the estate is sworn at
nearly a quarter of a million dollars. DR..
Benson was comparatively poor when he
was appointed primate OF all England,
and the estate that he caves represents
his savings out of a total income from
salaries and fees a~ggregating SIS, 900 per
year.
The My heirs are Mrs. Mary Benson,
the widow, and his son, Arthur G. Benson,
OF Elton college. The estate is left to these
intact, there being no public or private
beQuests.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
ESTATE OF A BUTTE MILLIONAIRE,
Case Carried to the Supreme Court
of massachusetts.

Boston, Dec. 2S.-An appeal has been
taken from the decree of the probate
court of Suffolk county. which recently
authorized Administrators Morse and
Wells of the estate of Andrew J. Davis,
the multi-millionaire of Butte, Mont, to
sell 10000 shares of the Butte & Boston
mining stock to w. A. Payne of New
York for $3.50, 600, and which also author
lied these administrators to deposit with
the reorganization committee or with the
Old Colony Trust company certain first
mortgage bonds of the Butte & Boston
company, amounting to s150, 900.
The appellants are Elizabeth Bowdoiu
and Harriet Wood of Springfield. Etwln
Davis of New York and Calvin 7. Davis
of California. This brings the case to the
supreme court of the commonwealth.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
WORKED A GREEN GOODS GAME.
Prominent Italians Mt ucbIo Col
OradO, Arrested.

Pueblo, Colo, Dec. ga sensation was
created here today by the arrest of Hector
Chlarislion, a ~well-known business man,
Charles Mosco and wife and Zelius Zellst,
charged with having counterfeiting tools
in their possession. The prisoners are all
Italians, and Chiariglion, at the national
meeting Of the Italia Society of America
at Chicago recently, was elected presi-
dent. AT first 1t was believed that an i'm
portant gang of counterfeiters had been
caught, but late tonight it is learned that
the men had been working a swindle sin
liar to the green goods game, using
gold coins and rolls of lead.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
THE GREAT NORTHERN TUNNEL,
III. G. Henry Has Contracts to Build
the Approaches.

Seattle, WASH, Dec. 27.-H. c. Henry, a
millionaire contractor, today confirmed the
report that he secured a contract to build
the approaches to the Great Northern rail-
roads tunnel through the Cascade noun
tains, and that men were already on the
way to commence preliminary work.
Henry refused to state the amount Of the
contract. 1t will take about six months to
do the work, and then everything will he
ready to on the tunnel, which is
spoken of as ONE of the greatest engineer
ing feats known in railroad history. The
tunnel will be two and one-half miles long
and will reduce the altitude Of the road 1OCO
feet.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
LEADX1LLE MINER NURDEREn
Called Away From the Side NJ III.
Wife and Shot Down.

LeadVllle, Colo, Dec. 26.-About . O'Clock
inns morning a party of four Missouri miners
employed at the Bison mine, who were on
lhelr way nome from down town, met Patrick
carney and his wife, who had been attendine
a bail. The Missourians called Carney across
the street and talked to him a few minutes
when ne returned to his wife. The Missourians
called nm over a second time and after a
rev words, one of them shot and killed him.
instantly.
From the standing of Carney in the com.
munity, it is feared that this murder will
cause considerable trouble, as the Miners
Union men are highly incensed over 1t.
Mrs, Carney identified one of the Missourian ms
named q Evans as the man who killed her
husband, The prisoners say that Carney was
intoxicated and attempted to arrest them.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
Inauguration Suit of MIR. Mckinley
HAS IBeen Ordered.

@baeiInati, Dec. 27.-The Commercial
Eibune says:
The inaugural suit that Major Mckinley
will wear March 4 next will be American
clear through. The cloth was woven es-
pecially for the occasion by the Hook
anum Manufacturing Company of New
York and will be a single weaving. 1t
will be American grown wool and no more
will be woven than will suffice to make
the suit. When woven, the cloth will be
sent to the majors tailor, Koevel of
Cleveland, and by him the suit will be cut
and made. This is authoritative and puts
an end to all controversy on this subject.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
Oily Team May Refuse to PIny
Buttc on Ihnt Account.

San Francisco, Dec. 27.-There is a pos
sihility that the New Year football game
between Butte and the Olympic team may
not be played, charges of professionalism
having been preferred against Hall and
LasWell of Butte, and the Olympics Will
not play without the protested men. Las
well has already been declared u PROBES.
sional bicycle rider, and President Hum
phreys of the Pacific Coast Amateur Attn.
letic Association says he has direct proof
that Hall is a professional.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01

Newspaper Correspondent VIII Not
BE HarshIy Treated in Cuba.

Washington, Dec. 2~5.-Enrique Delgado
has not been executed by the Spanish
authorities of Cuba, and will be treated
with all the i%eniency the conditions I'M
der which he was arrested warrant. This
news is ELECTED by inquiry of the state
department, made at the Instance of the
New York Mail and Express, which en-
pioyed him as correspondent. While it
is probable that he will remain in jail for
some time while his case is under inves-
tigation, it is not believed here that he
will be severely punished in the end.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
TROUBLE ON TRANsVAAL BORDER
IaunS Rebcls. Led by Whites. At
tackled the HurSIhers,

cape Town, Dec. 26.-It is reported that
laung rebels, led by whites belonging to tho
burghers and the disturbed districts are nov,
under arms.
Replying to a telegram from Sir ]. Gordon
Slflss, premier OF the colony, regarding the
adVisability of dispatching volunteers to the
Beuchana border, the Transvaal government
mas wired the hope that measures will be ta-
Ken to preserve peace. The dispatch from the
TransVaal government adds that it is done fol-
the purpose of preventing a misunderstanding.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
PIERRE WlBAUX is IN CHICAGO.
Windy City Spectators Look for n
Sensation.

chicago, Dec. 26.-Pierre WibauX, the
Montana plunger, ranch owner, cattle
KING and man of wealth, is at the Audi
torium. What brings him to Chicago at
present he declined to say, though he is
doubtless contracting for future ship
nents of beef on the hoof. If reports
are true, he is a plunger in any sort of
enterprise he goes into, and like the tabled
Midas, everything he touches turns TO
gold.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
THE THREE FRIENDS IN A al FIX
Officers and Crew May he Held ns
Pirates.

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 27.-A special to the
Citizen from Tampa, Fla, says:
Developments in Cuban circles TODAY have
been startling and the actors in the recent sea
tragedy, who were on the Three Friends. find
themselves instead of being in a dangerous DO
sition as flibusterers, to be also In the posi-.
tion of pirates. No official denial of the story
las been made by the officers of the Three
Friends. Their silence is admission. In case
Spain should make requisition for the persons
who were aboard, the government has no alter
native than their delivery. Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Wike will leave tomorrow for
Key West, where the fullest details of the sit.
uation will be obtained.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
SOUTH BEND HOTEL BURNED.

proprietor and dodgers Barely Es-
capped With Their Lives.
South Bend, WASH, Dec. 26.-The
Broadway hotel and contents burned to
the ground yesterday. Proprietor r. A.
Allen and the dodgers barely scaped with
their lives. The loss on the building is
$4,000, contents $4,000. The building, as far
as known, is uninsured. The contents are
insured for $1,000. The fire caught from
the kitchen range.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
FOUGHT A DUEL TO THE DEATH
One Way of Celebrating Mt Dances
In Missouri.

St. Louis, Dec. PA special to the Repub-
lie from New Madrid, Mo-, says:
John Adams and Charles Simpson met at n
dance in Pemiscott county last night at the
residence of Joseph Canot and drawing their
pistols, fought a duel to the death. Each man
cmptied the contents of his revolver into the
anatomy of the other. Simpson died on the
floor and Adams outside the door. An old
feud was settled.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
SIX MINERS ONLY WERE KILLED,
Of the Disaster at the

Shaft.
Princeton, Ind., Dec. 27.-The explosion
of gas in the Princeton shaft last night
was nos so serious as supposed. Six
miners were killed, while one is missing
and is believed to be dead. Eight men
were rescued almost l~ifeless, but it is
thought they will recover The dead:
James Reil.
Theodore Fabre.
job Holmes
Carl Ponylite.
JOIN Ernest.
Robert Maui, son of tho president and
secretary of the company.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
THE BUSINESS SECTION BURNED.
POtsdam, N. ", Was "a Sufferer From,
Fire.

Potsdam, N. Y, Dec. 27.-Tne Windsor
hotel, four saloons, two clothing stores,
three restaurants, one grocery store, two
livery stables and two barber shops, COM
posing a large portion of the business sec
ton of the town. were destroyed by fire
today. The damage is estimated at $780,
600; partially insured.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
Cuhn Lihre In peru

Lima, Peru, Dec. 26.-Today Admiral Boards.
lees matinee on board the United States steam
err Philadelphia was a pronounced success,
among those in attendance was the Cuban
delegate, Senior Aguoro. He was received with
enthusiasm by 1000 persons. The Cuban FLAG
was waved with the shouts of Cuba lihre ;,
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
SMALL CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.
Sad Christmas Day in II Seattle
Family.

Seattle, WASH, Dec. 26.-The 4~-year-oId
daughter of a woodchopper burned to
death Christmas day near Lake Washing
ton. The five children, the eldest a girl Of
II years, were left at home, while their
parents were away at work. The youngest
went too near the stove and her clothing
caught fire. The other children rushed
from the house, calling for their father.
BY the time he reached home, the girl had
been fatally burned.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
TRANSFERRED TO ST. PETFRSRIIRG
Minister at Washinrton
Has Been Recalled.

Washington, Dec. 26.-After seven wears
service in Washington as representative
OF his government, Alfred Lcghoit. the
Belgian minister, has been recalled, To
day he presented his formal letter of re-
call to President Cleveland and expressed
regret. The president congratulated him
upon well deserved promotion, he having
been transferred to st. Petersburg.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
Transvan1 Raiders Free.

London, Dec. 26.-Colonel e. r. Gray and
Colonel E. White, sentenced with DR.. Jameson
for violation of the foreign enlistment act in
invading the Transvaal republic, We're released
today from Holloway Jail, the sentences OF
five months having expired.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
Hnd Too Much urn

Walkerton, ont, Dec. Psf. Y. Messner,
banker. has assigned. 1t is charged that the
money deposited in his bank was used by
him to pay premiums on his heavy life tns1r-
ance. The liabilities are believed to be $780,
600; assets $40, 900.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
MAY NOT CONTINUE uECTURlNG
other En2nEelnentS May Take Bry-
an on the Platform.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 26.-The following
was given to the Associated Press to-
night:
Mr.. McBee, with my consent, transferred his
contract to II. B. Briggs & Co. of Greenville,
S. c. Only five lectures have been arranged
for up to this time. Whether | shall deliver
any in addition to that number is uncertain.
1 have some further work on hand which NAV
interfere with further lecturing during this
season. WILLIAM J. BRYAN
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Queen Lii Takes n Rest,

Boston. Dec. 26.-Ex-Queen Liliuokalani
passed the day quietly in her suite of rooms
at the Parker hol:se. The eN-queen had hardly
finished her breakfast before callers began to
arrive, relatives of her husband and other
friends made during her previous visi. here.
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New York Rank Statement.

New York, Dec. 26.-Weekly bank statement:
1857, 800; specie. decrease. s4S3, 600; legal tender,
increase, s2,0S0, GOO; deposits, increase, 50, 2i7,-
200; circulation, decrease, $37, 100. The banks
now hold s34. 309. 300 in excess of reuutrements.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
Trust Companv Goes Doxxn

Dallas, Tex, Dec. 26.-The Security Mortgage
Trust Company passed into the hands of Harry
=. kohler as receiver today. The appointment
was made upon the petition of the directors,
The liabilities are 50, ASS, 225; assets. $2,S14. 600.
Hard times and poor collections are given az
the cause for the failure.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
Death of nm SrcI rr,xL.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 26.-Mrs. EIizanetb
Brown, widow of the ex-governor and ex.
Senator Joseph Brown, died this morning She
was 20 years old. She had recently returned
from a tour to Europe and the holy land.
lasting a year and a half.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01

San Francisco. Dec. l.. Tubbs.
president of the Tubbs Cordage Company, di-
rector of the Southern Pacific company. trns-
tee of the Leland Stanford, Jr, university, and
the owner of extensive vineyards, died today
of heart failure. He was 60 years of age, a
pioneer Of ~.
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eneraI Dan Sicl<les Still Active.
New York, Dec. 26.-General Daniel e.. Sick.
les. eN-minister to Spain, will speak on the
Cuban question on Jackson's birthday, Janu.
airy s, in Brooklyn, advocating interference b.
.sueqno eul 10 IoAeI W SOUS pelIua eul
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Grover Has the First cniI.

Washington. Dec. 26.-Secretary Olnoy has
been obliged to decline the invitation to attend
the Jaeksonlan dinner of the Chicago gold
standard democrats because his ATTENDANCE is
expected at a cabinet dinner on january z
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olhcers, Directors and Stockholders
Hope to Recognizes.
st. Paul, Dec. 27.-A meeting of the Off
GERS. directors and a few of the stockhold-
ers of the Bank of Minnesota has been
held and the present situation of affairs
discussed. The following resolution was
adopted unanimously:
Resolved, That it is the sense of tue
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-01
UPRISING in South Nitric.

Capetown, Dec. 26.-The native rising on
Iamigs reserve, in Bechuanaland, is assuming
serious proportions. a parley has been re-
fused, fighting has occurred and the British
have been obliged to wait endorsements.
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directors, stockholders and persons present
that the Bank of Minnesota be reorgan-
lied"
A committee of three, consisting of
Messrs. William Dawson, e. w. Peet and
Arnold Kalan, was appointed to formu-
late a plan of reorganization.
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Frnmd Order Issued.

Washington. Dec. 26.-The postmaster general
issued n fraud order today against the North,
western Adjustment Company of st. Paul,
MINI.
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Charles Kerr. Jurist. IL Dend.

st. Paul. Dec. 2e.-Chal.es y. Kerr, Judge of
the district court in this district, is dead at
Antonio, Texas. He is well known as a jur.
list throughout the northwest.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-28
HUNTING TIE OSTRICH.
The Bushman's Wonderful Patience and
His Two Poisoned Arrows.

The Bushman's wonderful Patience and
His Two Poisoned Arrows.
The bushman diyests himself of all his
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES vessels, food, cloak,
assagii ana sandals are all left behind.
Stark naked, except for the hide patch
about his middle, and, armed only with
his bow, arrows and knife, he sets forth.
The nearest ostrich is feeding more than u
mile away, and there is no covert but the
long, sun dried, yellow grass, but th,st is
enough for the bushman. WOrming him
self over the ground with the greatest cau-
ton, he Crawls fiat on his belly toward the
bird. No serpent could traverse the grass
with less disturbance. In the space of an
hour and half he has approached within
hundred yards of the tall bird. Nearer
he dare not creep on this bare plain, and
at more than 20 PAGES he cannot trust his
light reed arrows. He lies patiently I'D
den in the grass, his bow and arrows ready
in front of him, trusting that the ostrich
may draw nearer.
1t is Il long wait under the blazing sun,
close on two hours, but his instinct serves
him, and at last, as the sun shifts little,
the great ostrich feeds that way. II is II
magnificent male bird, jet black as to its
body plumage, and adorned with magnih-
cent white feathers upon the wings and
tail. Kwaneet's eyes glistCn, but he moves
not a muscle. Closer and closer the os-
trich approaches, 80 PAGES, 20, 20. There
is light musical twang upon the hot air
and tiny yelldwish arrow sticks well into
the breast of the gigantic bird. The ostrich
feels sharp pang and turns at once. IN
that same instant IA second arrow is lodged
in its side just under the wing feathers
Now the stricken bird raises its wings from
its BODY and speeds forth into the plain,
but Kwanect is quite content. The poison
of those two arrows will 10 his work ciTcc-
tually. He gets u follows the ostrich,
tracking it after il ms Disappeared from
sight by its sroor, and in two hours the
game lies there before him amid the grass,
dead as "a stone-Longman's Magazine.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-28
No SILVER CONFERENCE
BOTH ENGLAND AND GERMANY
DECLINE TO TAKE PART.
The India MINIS Remain Closcd-Thc
Long Delayed Answer of Lord Sal
isbury Received.

LONDON. October 2O.-Lord Sails
bury tonight sent to ambassador Hay
The reply OF the British Goyernmcnt to
the proposals of the American liimc-
tallic Commission. headed by senator
Nolcott. I'm automatically vordcd
note his lordship says the Govern
ment of Great Britain is not able to
reopen the India minis at present. He
regrets the inability to acccde to the
proposals of the American Commits
sioners. Great Britain having as great
/ an interest as the United States and
France in securing stable par of
/ exchange for gold and silver and en-
| larging the use of silver.
In the circumstances Lord Salsbu-
| ry says the British Government does
/ not see the desirability of an inter
| national monetary conference, but If
will be pleased to consider any other
| practical suggestions from the United
! States.
Lord Salisbury enclosed with the
note a copy of the statement of SIR
/ j. Westland. head Of the financial de-
/ partment of India. which was under
/ discussion in the Cabinet Council on
/ last Saturday. and which takes q
| strong ground against the reopening
Of the India mir'r
ambassador IS raw White came
from Berlin last Saturday. He has
avoided publicity but had several con
ferences with Senator Wolcott I'm
the course of an interview Mr.. White
said that Germany's action as to hi.
metallism will depend upon England
Discussing the probability of tar.
if war. Mr.. White said: Il do not
believe that Germany will inauguratc
a tariff war with the United States
The German press and many German
statesmen have been very bitter OF
late against the Dingley law. but
think they are now beginning to real
ize that an increased prosperity viii
enable the United States to buy as
! much as under the lOMer tariH.''
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-28
Cur1l11linS'

After many years of watch
ing and study to determine
which preparation now offered
to cure all throat and lung
troubles in this climate, we
have learned that DIR. Cum
MINIS