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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
MARX TWA1N'S APPEAL TO BABY
RUTH CLEVELAND.

some years ago Mark Twain appeared
at me consulate OF the United STATES
at frankfort, Germany, and found can
tam mason, the consul-general, packing
~ ms DOCKS ana papers, and all of his
personal belongings.
what up?, he asked.
cheerfully. ~
we have a democratic president, and
as l am a renublican l have to gel ont
and give my place to a good denorrat
soon to be appointed to this post
IhatS a blessed shame!" exclaimed
MI. Clemens. and he started for the n.
tel, where he wrote his letter TO Ruth
oie.elahd' then only about a year old:
My Dear Ruth: | belong to the mug
Wllmps. and one of the most sacred
rules of our order prevents us from
asking faVors of officials or M
ing men to office, but there is no harm
IN writing a friendly letter to you and
telllhS you that an Internal outrage is
about to be committed by your father
IN turning out of office the best consul
l KNOW taid l know a great many) Just
because he is a republican, and a dem
ocrat wants his place.
Ana then Mr.. related what
he knew of Captain Mason and his OFF,
cial record, and continued:
- can send any message to the pres
ldent. put the next time you have a talk
with nm concerning such matters l wish
Sou Nouiu tel nun ABOUT captain Ma
son and Wha | think of a government
that so treats it's efficient officials"
Three or four weeks later Mr.. Clements
received a little envelope postmarked
Washington in which was a note, writ
ten in President Cleveland's own hand,
that read:
Miss Baby Ruth Cleveland begs to
acknowledge the receipt of Mr.. Twain's
letter, and to say hat she took the lib
erty of reading it to the president, who
desires her to thank Mr.. Twain for his
and to say to him that Cap
Mason will not be disturbed in the
consulate. The president al
so desires Miss Cleveland to say that if
Mr.. Twain knows of any other cases of
this kind he will be greatly obliged if
he will write him concerning them at his
earliest convenience" Pudd'nhead WI
o n will be at the Grand Sunday and
Monday nights.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
WASHED NUT COAL $500 A TON.

dust. No clinkers, will start fire
quicker, give more heat, last longer than
any other coal on the market. 1t has
no equal for cook stoves and ranges.
That is what customers say. Once .'sed
YOU will use no other. Are We saving
YOU any money at our prices.
Lump. $3.50 per ton. Office s14 Utah
ave. Telephone 2l6.
r. J.. JOHANNES, Agent.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15

An information charging Fred Barker
with grand larceny was filed and the ar
fragment of the prisoner fixed for $40
O'Clock Saturday morning. Barker is the
young man that took a diamond-set ring
from one of the fingers of Nita Lane
While she slept and pawned it. The spark
was valued at 5000.
Charles O'Donnell filed a complaint to-
day against Barnard Quinn as executor
of the will of Charles Quinn. In the docu-
ment he demands judgment for a total
of $2,053. together with interest. He al
leges that on May Is. 1897, Quinn became
indebted to him in the sum of So, 900 for
services rendered as an attorney in the
suit in which Charles Quinn was plaintiff
and Barnard Quinn defendant. The ac-
ton, he further says, was brought for the
purpose of dissolving the partnership
existing between the two brothers: thai
his services covered a period extending
from May II, 1894, to May Is, 1897, and
were reasonably worth 1000; that neith-
er OF the Quinns has paid the amount;
that on Aug. II of this year he presented
the claim to the executor. but by reason
of an oversight he included services rem
defed to the estate of Charles Quinn,
which amounted altogether to 81, 700; that
on Aug. II Barnard rejected the whole
claim and refused to allow any part of it;
afterwards he presented an amended
claim for 1000, but the executor would
not honor ut.
The plaintiff has a second cause of ac-
ton in which he demands Judgment for
$50 for services rendered Charles Quinn
in 1894; then follows a third cause invoiv-
ing So fer the drawing of a deed for
Charles Quinn in 1896.
JudgeClancy held a session of court at
4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon and among
other business that came befoe him was
the hearing of Plaintiffs proofs in the
divorce suit of Morris Binnard against
his wife Agnes. to whom he was united
in marriage July Z. 1888. Afte. hearing
the testimony the judge granted the
plaintiff a decree.
Binnard will not be 81 years old until
February 3. On account of the fact that
he is still a minor the suit was brought
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15

by A. S. Binnard. his brother. who was
appointed his guardian just before the
filing of the complaint and the action
was presented in his name. On the wit
pesss stand the guardian said he knew
little about the trouble between his bro
Their and his wife, but he had been told
that she had treated him cruelty. "Once
l went into the house where they were,''
said he, land I heard her call him a bad
name. hat settled it with me; l went
out and did not return"
a sister-in-law of the plaintiff testified
that one night they were playing check.
ers and the plaintiff told the witness
how to make a move. whereupon the de-
PENDANT slapped him in the face and theA
broke a stick on his head.
The injured husband stated that his
wife was living under her maiden name
in Salt Lake. He had nee asked her to
return to him., but she said she would not;
that she did not love him as a wife should
love a husband. He then told of her
treatment towards him while they were
living together in this city. On the 18th
of July, she had thrown a lot of cooking
utensils at him and assaulted him at var
and Park Streets" said he. Ion one oc-
casion she roasted me to a finish. I al
ways tried to do the best l could for her.
She had a first class living and l do not
see what more she could desire. 1t was
a regular fist fight from the word go.
My wife was only II years old when I
married her. l do not remember of any
time l merlted such treatment
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
City Council Will Discuss the
Police Patrol System.
MAN HERE
cave an Exhibition of His Patrol Ap-
planes at the City Hall
Today.

me most important matter that will
come before the city council onich will
De the opening of bids for the police pa
trol system, called for some weeks ago.
Frank {. Slower, the representative of
the Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph
company, arrived in the city several DAYS
ago. Other companies will probably be
represented at tonight's council meeting
by local agents. Mr.. Slower gave a par
tlal exhibition of the Gamewell system
at the city hall this morning for the
benefit of the city officials.
The system which Mr.. Slower pronoses
to submit for aldermanic consideration
tonight comprises a central station
mechanism, a patrol wagon and a num-
Der of signal boxes which will be placed
in various localities of the city, The sig
nal box contains an elaborate mechan-
ism. and is operated by two keys. one
which is possessed by the citizen and the
other by the patrolman. The citizens
key does not unlock the box but simply
sends in a call for fast wagon The pa
trolmans key unlOcks the box, when
the patrolman can send in a call for
either fast wagon, slum wagon, ambu-
lance, or can use the telephone and par
ticularize, or he can simply send in his
call. The report call operates an
ingenious device at the central station,
which stamps on a tape the number of
the box from which the call is sent, and
the time to a second, of its receipt at the
central station. The idea of the report
calls is to inform the chief of the where
abouts of the patrolman.
Many of the aldermen are very much
in favor of putting in the patrol system.
During Chief of Police LavelFs recent
visit to Spokane he inspected the Came
we'll patrol system in operation there,
and was very much impressed with its
He was told by the Spo-
kane chief that the Introduction Of the
patrol system, had not only greatly facil-
ftated police operations but had cost
but little more than the old system and
had increased the receipts of the depart
ment very largely. There is but very
little doubt that the patrol system
will be in use in Butte in the early
The street and alley committee met
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
SUGAR DEPENDS ON LIGHT.

It has been determined hat light is an
important factor in sugar production,
recent Investigations showing Thai. the
sugar contents of the plant is dependent
on the amount of direct sunlight re-
ceiyed.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
THWARTING THE DE Wis.

- Chiiese cues streets are never built
a.iaish!, from superstitious fear that
piocessohs or evil spirits might other
Wise enter and remain.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
FOUR-EYED D~ISCOURTESY.

A polite Chinan1an considers it q
breach of etiquette to wear spectacles in
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15

The county attorney asked for and was
granted leave today to not prosecute
John Young. charged with grand larceny.
the alleged theft of a brass casting. In
making the request the prosecutor said
the facts We're that Young, while in the
employ of the Montana Iron Works. was
one day cleaning out a pile of rubbish ar
the rear of the barn and ran across the
casting in the rubbish He had it taken
to the Leeve Junk company and disposed
OF II as old copper. His arrest followed,
but even the ownership of the property
had not been established; and, further
more, 1t could not be proved that the
property had been stolen. A perusal OF
the testimony at the preliminary hearing
! showed that the state had a weak case
The defendant, he said, had also proved
his good character.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15

Live turkeys. ducks, geese and chickens
for sale at II West Galena.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15

lnat the building inspector be instructed
20 make an estimate Of the cost of a
pfldse on the road to the city cremaIorv
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
RECORD BROKEN
No deaf" EXCUSES Offered in
Judge Clancy's Court.
I I. CASON WITHDRAWS
AS Attorney For Daniel Lucey-John
Young Not Guilty of Grand
Larceny.

The gentlemen who appeared in Judge
ined in regard to their qualifications for
jury duty for the ensuing term broke a
record and broke it badly. too.
Heretofore it has been customary for
those offering excuses why they should
not be retained to become suddenly deaf,
but today not one of a long line said
one word about his inability to hear. Sew
eIal were excused. but deafness was not
one Of the reasons. Two or three could
not understand English very well and
the judge let them go. John Mehelick. an
Austrian, was one. Asked by the Judge
where he was born, he answered East
Butte" He thought the question had
reference to his present residence. He
also told the judge he had been in this
country six years and had his voting
The following is a list Of those retained
for duty: Richard Kemp. S. J.. Ornstein.
Ed Sweeney, James Jenkins. j. r.. Nc
kenzie, Christ Christian, Edward Temby.
+. H. Wearing, f. Q. Morris. w. w. Scott.
+ @. Nelson, William Murrish, Hugh
Murphy. James Treloar. Thomas Trewin,
M. j. Dunn. Evan Herbert. w. D.. Fen
ner, r. j. Roberts, A. Hollingsworth, F..
Kelly. Joseph p. Cosgrove, Byron II. |
COOK, w. H. Winters. T. J.. Trull. w. r.
William Dyer. John Odgers. |
Iohn Moore. Louis P. Dorais. Rosamond
van Toor. James Gavich. Sam Johnson, !
". P. Trudgson, S. H. Treloar. William
George Stodden, Thomas
and NJ. H. Penhale.
The following We're excused: James C.
judge in the police court: Pat
lex Mccarthy. J.. p. Manolack. e. 3.
James Fleming. Joseph Coppen.
G. Ross. George Whitlach. Frank
boyle. Gus Nickel. D.. B. Ryan. Dan Har-
W. H. Price. John Early, Homer
T. D.. Butterfield, George Adj
ms, John Mehelich. John Coppar, Chas.
and Michael Pierce.
Messrs. Ornstein. B. H.. Cook. A. Hol-
JOIN Moore and Rosamond
an Toor being absent, attachments re-
forthwith We're ordered issued.
Attorney 4. T. Cason asked Judge
'iancy today for permission to with
raw as the legal representative of Dan
81 LuceN. the convicted murderer of Pat
lex l.. Regan. on the ground hat the
rlsoner had employed other counsel, and
he judge granted his request.
Does Lucey desire that you should
'ithdraw?' asked the court.
Yes: | understand he does I took no
in the preparation of the bill of ex-
options
II don't think an attorney appointed
y the court should be allowed to with
raw, said the county attorney.
II Mr.. Lucey don't want you in the
ase, said the judge, "Ill make the
rder.'
rNha an,,,yx, =
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15

c,cLED Tailor, 3 West Galena.
T toE7GtNs New suits made. Repair
Ing, steam cleaning, pressing. Prices easy.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15

The street and alley committee met
yesterday and will report to the city
council that the Pryor c'airl for dam
ages be filed; that Mae Shaugnessy be
allowed an extension of time for the
construction of a sidewalk; that the
Missoula gulch sewer be repaired, and
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15

800 sets of teeth $40. DR.. WiX.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15

4 warrant charging William and Caleb
Barnett of Walkerville with assault in the
second degree was issued from the county
attorneys office last evening and filed in
Justice Lewis court. The complainant
was William Barnett. who told the public
prosecutor that on Sunday night the de-
fendants had given him a beating for
what he knew not.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15

After celebrating an hour the jury in
the damage suit Of j. B. Culbertson
against Richard A. Carder and others re-
turned a verdict in favor Of the defend
ants. Culbertson was a painter in the
employ of the defendants N While
painting the Hale house the scaffolding
on which he was standing gave way and
p~recipitated him to the ground, a distance
Of about 40 feet. He asked for Judgment
for 81. 1853. The jury in the case compris-
ed: A. j. Robinson. r. V. Maze, John
Hauswirth, James O'Brien. Sol Levy,
John F.. Opie. J. L. Carroll. William Bal
ley, John J. Green. Arthur Walsh, Frank
Bdteman and NJ. j. Murphy.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15

cu. ~. j.. ftoDlESOH. II. v. NdLc. JOIll
Hauswirth, James O'Brien. Sol Levy,
John F.. Opie. J. L. Carroll. William Bal
ley, John J. Green. Arthur Walsh, Frank
Bateman and NJ. j. Murphy.
The petition for a writ of habeas cor
pus in the case of John Schneider was
partly heard by Judge Clancy at 4
o'clock last evening and resulted in a
continuance until Z O'clock this evening.
Schneider is the man h complained
to the police department a few days ago
that he had been robbed Of $500. He was
at he Jail and the money found
his person. The affair got into print
and the authorities in Weiser, Idaho,
where Schneider had been. earned of it
Schneider until they could come here and
get him. The Grief did as requested and
Schneider petitioned the district court for
a writ Of habeas corpus. The chief then
the sheriff at Weiser in regard to
he prisoner and received the following
reply:
u. J. Lavell. chief of police: Below is
issued for John Schneider. Hold
lim.
''To any constable, sheriff, marshal or
policeman of said state or county of
Washington. greeting: A complaint on
Georgia B. Dean that the crime of rape
has been committed and accusing one
John Schneider thereof, you are therefore
commanded forthwith to arrest the above
John Schneider and bring him be-
fore me at my office in the town
Weiser, in said county; or in the case
my absence or inability to act before
he nearest or most accessible magistrate
n this county. Herein fail not and due
return made hereof.
..Dated at Weiser this 18th day of No
vember, 1899.
THOMAS JEEFRYS. Probate Judge,
GEORGE b. DEAN, Sheriff.
The chief turned the telegram over to
Ihe court and it sattled ~Schneider's chance
Of escape.
The Idaho officer arrived in the city to-
day and went to Helena after requisition
papers for the prisoner.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
LISTEN

We will sell property in any part of
the city and will see that YOU get a clea'
title to the same.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
HURRY FORWARD SUPPLIES
transportation Department of Army
at San Francisco Becomes
Very Active.

SAN FRANCISCO March 31-The trans
portation department of the army is becom-
ing very active, the news from the Philip
pines being of such a startling nature that
the shipment of supplies and troops is being
hurried as rapidly possible.
The steamer Nippon Maru has been char
tered to take four batteries of the Sixth
United States artillery to Honolulu and
Batteries A, ], K and n Will leave here on
that vessel about April u. under command
of Major Mills.
Three batteries of light artillery under
command OF Major Tiernan will leave here
for Manila about the same time, possibly
little later. The Morgan City or the New
port will be chartered for this service. The
horses. guns, caissons and forage for this
detachment will be shipped on the Leolanaw.
number of teamsters will be taken to
care for the horses of the battalion. The
sailing vessel Bdston Hill will sail with
freight for Manila in five or six days.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
RUSHING THE TROOPS HOME
Thirteen Thousand Returned from
Cubn DnriuE the Month of
March.

WASHINGTON. March 2l.--So far dur
ing the month OF March $4,000 troops have
been landed in the United States from Cuba.
This work has required especial eXpedi-
tionary measures on the part OF the
quarantine service, but so far all the re-
quirements made upon the service have bsen
met. The War department has exercised
unusual haste because OF the desire to avoid
the necessity of compliance with the order
OF the Treasury department requiring the
disinfcction Of all the baggage Of returning
troops and their equipment prior to entry.
This has been successfully accomplished by
the cooperation of the Marine hospital service
and the quartermaster generals office with
out an exception.
The arrival of transports at southern ports
has been so arranged as to permit the dis
infection of baggage without causing undue
detention of troops Transports carrying
troops were sent in accordance with this
arrangement to the quarantine stations at
Dry Tortugas and at Blackboard island and
to the Florida state quarantine station at
Tampa and the city quarantine station at
Savannah, Ga Marine hospital surgeons
We're sent to all these points to expedite the
business, but Colonel Bellinger, quarter
master Of the War department, is in general
charge of the work. The marine hospital
service also has furnished additional dis
injecting machinery for the work. All told
about 1000 tons of baggage has been dis
infected during the month and no baggage
was allowed to cvade that duty, although
some efforts were made in that direction.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
ELECTION CONTESTS FILED EARLY.
Aspirants for Congressional Seats
Avoid the Rush.

WASHINGTON, March 3l.-The clerk of
the house of representatives is beginning to
receive installments of the testimony in con,
tested election cases, which will come up for
consideration at the next session of con-
gress. Thus far the most of the testimony
has been from the contestants.
Probably the most important cases will
be those Of Dockery against Bellamy In
the Sixth North Carolina district and
Walker agaisnt Rhea in the Ninth Virginia
district. In the elections in both these dis
tricts, incidents subsequent thereto have
been attended with bloodshed.
Evidence has been filed from other dis
tricts as follows; Fourth, Alabama, Aldrich
against Robbins; Eighth, Kentucky. David
son against Gilbert; Eleventh. Kentucky,
White against Boering; Ninth, North Caro-
lima, Pearson against Crawford Second,
Virginia Wise against Young.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
HAS A DEPLETED TREASURY
Financial Condition of state of Penn
syIynnia Worse AT Present Than
Since Civil War.

HARRISBURG, Pa, March Sl.-The
March statement of state Treasurer Beacon
shows balance in the fund of $512, ,552 as,
the smallest balance in the state treasury
since the close of the civil war Mr..
Beacon says the claims now due and pay
able aggregate at least four times this
amount, and that it will be impossible to
accumulate enough money by June 5, when
the school appropriation of So, 500 900 for the
fiscal year becomes due, to pay any part of
tho appropriation during that month He
says also II will be fortunate II the re-
ceipts are sufficient to pay the expenses or
the Legislature, make the quarterly payments
to the charitable institutions and return
the personal property tax yield to Phila-
delphia and Allegheny counties.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01
COMPANY \ MAKES GOOD RECORD.
Squad Separated from Regiment Cuts
Its Way Back Home.

FREMONT, Neb., March 31.--(Special)-
Private G.. r. Kelley OF Company A. First
Nebraska, writes to relatives here, under
date of February II. a brief account Of the
good work done by Company A the day be
fore. He says that at about s o'clock on
the morning Of February 16 Colonel Stotsen-
burg ordered a sergeant and squad OF
men from that company, which was then
on outpost duty, up a road about four miles
to feel for the enemy as scouts. After
going about three miles they met a few
natives with a white flag, but paid no par
ticular attention to them. A little later
they found themselves surrounded on three
sides, the natives they had met with the
white flag being in their rear, armed with
Mauser rifles. Some hot firing followed, but
with the aid of the rest OF the company
which came up and attacked the natives in
the rear, they escaped without the loss OF
a man. Two men of Company A were
severely wounded. Private Day was shot
in the head and Private Andrews was lying
on his left side firing when he was struck
by a bullet which passed through his body
just below the heart. In this fight Captain
Holingsworth and Lieutenant Whedon Of
Company c We're also severely wounded.
Kelley writes that during the fighting on
February 6, while a Utah battery which
supported the Nebraskans was sheling the
insurgents. who were intrenched in a stone
church and behind a stone bridge from
which they were pouring deadly fire, Mrs
Barr wife of an officer OF the battery, stood
little way back of the guns watching her
husband fight and was remarkably cool.