The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
GEN ERAL STATE NEWS.

WE aN VIUyS4 UA NAiAVH Slty lllH uGy0u
the people Of that city to be vacoinat.
cd.
Helena taxpayers will vote on Jan.
uary Is on the proposition Of municipal
ownership Of electric lights.
The state board of education has ap-
pointed trustees and ordered the state
school Of mines at Butte opened by Sep.
TENDER Of next year.
The proposition Of city ownership Of
water works was defeated In Helena by
a vote Of 299 to a62. This was oooas.
Toned by the taxpayers not wishing to
increase tho debt limit Of the city.
The secretary Of the treasury has
submitted his estimates Of appropria.
tions for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1901. Among the items was one Of
$50, 900 for improving the Yellowstone
river at Glendive, in this state.
II ia understood that the Diamond.
vile Coal Co., will attempt to operate
its mines today and trouble Ia feared.
Several hundred deputies are employed
to preserve order. It Ia said a number
Of the strikers have expressed a willing
AeHS 10 return 10 WOlk.
State Treasurer Collins has filed his
annual report with tho governor. The
report shows that the state treasurer
had $685., 4lG, % on hand at the end of
the fiscal year, Nov. 3. The total re.
ceipts Of the state, treasurer from all
sources during the year amounted to
$l,0sl. 038. SO.
The trial Of Fred Whiteside, charged
with bribery, Ia being heard at Kalis.
pell. Arguments will DO first heard
upon the motion 10 quash the informn.
ton and then Oh the demurrer to the
complaint. It promises to be a holly
contested case, IA both sides are repre-.
sented BY some Of the best legal talent in
the state.
The body Of Captain Chas. French,
Thirty.siXth u. s. volunteers who was
killed in Luzon will arrive III San
Francisco and be- brought to Great Falls
for burial. The governor and staff and
officers Of First Montana will attend.
Application has also been made for the
presence Of the Twenty. fourth infantry
Of Fort Harrison and Battery A, N.
q, M.
The dispatches stata TINT II Ia rumor.
cd IN Missoula that: U. s. Senator W,
A. CLARK has purchased the Democrat
Messenger, q daily published in shat
city and will make 1t u OF the largest
papers IN that section Of the state. It
10 impossible to get any word from the
owners Of the Democratic Messenger as
to the confirmation Of the as
they will not say yes or no.. The price
said to be paid for the plant Ia about
$40, 600.
AT the meeting Of the state board Of
sheep commissioners III Helena this
week, the question Of tho proper dip to
use was discussed ut great length, and
resulted In the board dociding to use
In all dipping operations conducted by
sheep inspectors the dip recommended
by Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson.
This consists Of tobacco, sulphur and
lime. The first inspection ia to be at
the expense Of the state and all succeed
ing dips at the expense Of the owner.
Tine annual report Of Wiley Mount
joy, superintendent Of the State Or.
phan's home was presented to the gov
ernor yesterday. II showed that there
are eighty children IN the institution,
ffty.four being admitted during the
year, thirty.on ~ were placed in homes
and ono died. The increase was about
] per cent over tho preceding year.
Silver Bow furnished the most i'll
mates. The expense for the year were
5000, $50 the cost Of maintenance being
$l8,446 and wages Sb,3l5. The heat.
ing plant cost $4,000. The institution
lacks room.
The resignation Of all Of the old trus.
tees OF the school Of mines having been
accepted, the state board Of education
last Tuesday appointed q new board for
the four.year term, beginning Jan. I,
1900. The following were appointed
u x.Gov. j. u. Richards. James W.
and George Il. M%oulthrop. Tx.
Chief Justice William Y. Pemberton
and j. V. Long we're appointed for the
two.year term, which also begins Jan.
J next. The secretary of the state
board was directed to notify the trus.
tees that II was the desire Of the board
education for the local trustees to
open the school Of mines not later than
Sept. !, 1900.
Word comes from over the range that
the populist state organization IL to be
revived and placed in the best possible
working order for tho coming state
campaign. The populist leaders say
arc confident that they have Il
chance of electing an independent
ticket In the fall of 1900 and they are
determined that the chance shall not be
allowed to fall for want Of preparation.
A state paper Ia to be established, as
a part Of tho general plan, and it's
financial management IL to be under
direction of the populiSt state cen.
trnl committed, SO that there Gan be no