The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-14

GENERAL STATE NEWS.

GENERAL STATE NEWS.
n Ex-senator Mantle's bill, appropriating
800, 900 for the erection Of a public
building at Butte, passed the house last
week.
A colored convict at Deer Lodge
was killed Friday while making Q
murderous assault upon one OF the
guards.
Mrs. Collins, wife of P. M. Collins,
chief clerk in the United States land
office at Helena, died at her home
Saturday.
Robert M. Brockman of Indiana has
been appointed a teacher in the Flat
head Indian school, Montana, at $50
per month.
The secretary Of war has ordered the
discharge Of Robert Fl. Paxson Of
Butte. now a member Of the First Mon
tana at Manila.
In the last brush" between the
Americans and Filipinos OH Wednesday
night, Lieut.. Col. Wallace Of Helena
was among the wounded, being shot
through the lung.
Mike Langhor, dealer in groceries
in Bozeman, made an assignment Fri
day. Liabilities are Eestimated at
So, 500, with assets more than sufficient
to meet the indebtedness.
Lewistown lost two soldiers in the
recent battles with the insurgents at
Manila. Their names were Frederick
Hall and W. r. .Meyersick, both Of
company l Of the First Montana.
Governor Smith has appointed Walter
S. Hartman Of Bozeman a member Of
the local executive committee Of the
state agricultural college to succeed
Walter Cooper, whose term expired
February /.
Isadore Roth and BENZ. Cornhauser,
doing a whisky business in Livingston
under the firm name of Roth & Corn
hauser, were adjudged bankrupts in the
United States court Friday. Liabilities
about $15,0 00.
The secretary of the interior has
affirmed the land Office decision in the
case Of James Lee, from Helena dis
trict. Lees application for repayment
of fees and commission on his home
stead entry is rejected.
Tomorrow will occur the d%edicatory
exercises Of the new state university
buildings at Missoula. Hundreds Of
invitations have been sent out over the
state to attend the exercises. The new
buildings have been accepted and are
now occupied.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
in congress carries with it an appropri-
alton Of $129, 700 for a public building
at Helena. Colonel Kessler of the
Montana regiment las cabled Governor
Smith that none of his command were
killed and only six were slightly
wounded.
Montana patents have been granted
as follows: James j. Eagan and A. E.
Hook, Butte, disappearing chair (two
~patents); George A. Ennis and 81. H.
Ross, Livingston, bicycle; John I.
Morrow, Great Falls, cleaner for com
mutators; Bette @. Williams, Dee,
Lodge, portable bath cabinet.
A motion for a new trial in the Mike
Rolla murder case was argued before
Judge Henry in the district court al
Livingston last week and a new trial
was granted. whereupon the prisoner
was permitted to plead guilty to muir.
der in the second degree and was sent
enced to imprisonment for life.
The Ross-Dier Mercantile company
of Big Timber has just let the contrac,
to Butte parties for the erection Of {
two-story stone block, which will have
a 6O-feet front and be 14O feet deep
The contract price is $21, 900 and &C.
cording to the terms agreed upon thu
building must be completed by June 1.
The business men Of Anaconda re,
Gently contributed / 900 for the poor
fund and placed it in the hands Of the
Erworth League Of the M. E. church Il
dispense. This society has been doinl
some grand noble work and the bust
ness men knew that their contribution
would be dispensed among the needy
by placing it with the Epworthians.
Hans Doe. a clerk in the Butte post
Office, was arrested Friday evening OIL
the charge Of opening letters addressed
to other persons. He had been suspect
ed for some time Of dishonest practices