Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-12
THE news IN BRIEF
Washington: John A. Elliott. Butte. has
been granted a patent for an electrical
hot air heater. D.. -" Fl

Helena: Governor Smith yesterday re-
ceived from Mrs. Florence E. Cory, presi-
dent of the School of Industrial Arts and
Technical Design for Women of New
York city, an institution that is allied
with the famous Cooper institute. one Of
fer Of a free scholarship to any Montana
girl whom the governor might name as
deserving of appointment. The objects
of the institution are to fit women to earn
a livelihood by becoming designers of
wall paper. carpets, silks, draperies, bro
cades, posters. books and the like. 1t has
been established since 1880 and has a
growing constituency, being p~atronized
and advocated by some of the best peo-
pie of the metropolis. The scholarship
is worth from $50 to 5000. 1t is for tut
ton II not board. The governor will
receive applications for the position up
to August 1. when he will decide the Mon
tana girl who is to be given the benefit
of the free tuition.
Missoula: T. r. Bell, the brother of the
unfortunate mar who lost his life on the
morning of July 4 near Eddy. has gone
to Spokane to endeavor to find some clue
to the mysterious death of his brother.
Additional information. obtained since
Sunday. shows that the man who was
killed had on deposit in the old National
bank at Spokane $1,000. He had drawn
out some money. presumably for the eX-
penses of the trip which his brother says
that he intended to make into northern
Montana on cattle business. He was a
man who always lived we'll, though not
eXtravagantly. He was in the habit of
stopping at good hotels and always trav-
eled in a name that became his station
in life. He was never known to nave rid
den on a freight train in the way that his
death Would indicate. He certainly had
no reason for beating his way in this in
stance. The whole matter is shrOuded
in complete mystery. Mr.. Bell will not
return to his home in Calgary till he has
exhausted every effort to find out the
cause of his brothers sad death.
Helena: A suit in equity that promises
to furnish interesting newspaper mater
ial before it is concluded was instituted in
the United States court yesterday by r..
d. Bartlett of Utah against John T. Cox,
j. B. Cox, +. r. J. Moore, Mrs. H.. ]. Moore,
". w. Grace. Mrs. H. Grace. Munroe
Mann and w. S. Hyle, to recover 5000
| alleged to ave been extracted from com
p~lainant's placer mining property in Bea-
verlead county. and for an injunction to
| restrain defendants from working the
property. Mr.. Bartlett claims to own the
Paw Supa Bar, California Bar, Buena
Vista Bar. Morgan Bar, Jones Creek Bal
! and Arcadia Placer Mining company
| claims in the Pioneer mining district
Beaverhead county; also a ditch com
municating with those mines. Judge
Knowles issued an order for the defend
ants to show cause, July 10, why they
| should not be perpetually enjoined.
Helena: The American Smelling & RE.
filming company, the corporation organ
lied under the laws of New Jersey that
has acquired a number of western slnelt-
ers, including the East Helena and Great
Falls silver smelters. yesterday filed its
articles of Incorporation with the secre-
tary of state. The company is capital
lied for $65, 000. 900, in shares of 500 each
| Half of the stock is common and the
| other half preferred. the latter having the
first preference in dividends. The arti-
Giles announce that $54, 500, 900 of the stock
has been issued, n that 81, 105 900 has
actually been paid in in cash and SAT-
O95, 900 paid in lands, smelling plants, etc
The assets are given at $54, 800 900, and The
liabilities 81 1892, 900. T.. A. Nash is presi
dent. and among the directors are Bar.
ton Sewell. Guy c. Barton. J. b. Grant
Antoni Eilers. ID. Sheedy. r. S. Turner
August A. Meyer and II. w. Day. T. c
Bach of Helena is named as the Montana
agent for the company. The articles STATE
that operations will be carried on II
Montana, in Lewis and Clarke county. "a
East Helena, and in Cascade county, a
the SmelterS.