The Ravalli Republican., 1898-11-23
STATE AND WORLD.

STATE AND WORLD.
Charles w. Couldert. the veteran
actor, is dying in New York.
Harvard defeated Yale at football
last Saturday, the second time only
since 1885.
n football game will be played to-
morrow between the Anaconda and
Butte teams. ..@
Both amendments to the constitu-
tion voted on at the recent election
were carried,
VIM. Schaefter shot and killed
Policeman Luke Curry at Great Falls
last week, thinking he was a burglar.
January has been set as the date
for the final evacuation Of Cuba by
tho Spanish troops Still left on that
island.
w. G. Brooks, a colorud man of
Billings, shot his wife to death last
Friday. The couple had frequent
quarrels.
President Dwight, the venerable
head Of Yale college, has rendered
his resignation, saying that he is too
old for the duties.
1t is reported that w. A. Clark has
Offered $3.50, 200 for the Nancy Hanks
mine in the Garnctt district, and
thnt thn ofTar wac rnf,lS0a
Prof. J: Bruce SiMpsoll,' att one
time deputy revenue collector for
the district Of Montana, committed
suicide in Butte last week.
The strike of the miners at Vir-
den, Ill.,, where bloodshed prevailed
some weeks ago, has been settled by
the mine owners paying the miners
scale.
Ex-Quecn Lilionkalani has arrived
in this country from Honolulu, and
will cndeavor to induce congress tC
valued ut $5,000:O00
The British ship Atalanta, loaded
with wheat, from Tacoma for South
America, was wrecked in Storm of
Alsea bay, and OF her crew Of 81 men
only three were saved.
Bradstreet's reports business an6
prices on nearly all articles Of home
! production looking up, and the fail
ures for last week fewer than for the
corresponding week in five years.
John Morris, an employe Of thu
Butte City Water company, was &C
cidentally shot and killed in tht
Highland mountains by Frank II
Miles, foreman Of the same company
The United States battleship Wis
consin will be launched at San Fran
cisco on Saturday, November rs, ant
will be christened by Miss Elizabeth
Stevenson, daughtc: Of Isaac Stey
enson Of Marinette, Wis.
1t is reported that the Third U. S
infantry, NOW stationed at Fort Smell
ling, will be transferred to Montun
to take the places at Forts Harrison
and Kcogh formerly held by til
second infantry, now in Alabama.
Among the most interesting speak
crs in the recent campaign in NeN
York was Il young lady 25 years G
age, named Arminta Schmalz. Sh
spoke for Van Wyck and is acknoW
lodged by all who listened to her t
be possessed Of unusual powers {
oratory.
John NJ. Hyde received two vote
: and George Ketchum one vote ft
Justices Of the peace tor Dupuye
township, in Teton county, and thos
votes elected them, there being n
candidates for the position on eithe
vote for constable and is duly electc
to that position.
9 The coming session Of the legsl;
, ture will be waited upon by q con
: mittcc appointed by the Westel
1 Montana Ifruitgroweis' associate
and asked to appoint fruit inspe
; tor whose duty it will be to inspet
: all fruit trees shipped into the stat
r and the fruit orchards of the stat
for the purpose OF ascertaining
' they are infested with pests of an
/ kind and to institute means Of crat
: icatiny the same to prevent the
D spread d.-Democrat-M Messenger.
r. The state and land commission h;
completed the preliminaries and h'
signed the contract for the cOnstru
tion Of a big canal near Big Timb'
L that will afford the citizens Of I'll
: state the first practical demonstr
Il ton Of the Carey law, under whic
y the commission acts. A. Worms
I has the contract, which will amour
: to over half million dollars, AT
when carried out will result in I'll
reclamation Of 52,G73 acres OF lar
l. located east Of Big Timber in VIII;
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