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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
A Murder Syndicate.

New York. Aug. 16.-Joseph Reinach
cabled the following statement to the
Journal and Advertiser: The shooting of
Labori will warm up the atmosphere Of
the court as it has disgusted honest men.
The attempted assassination is not the
outcome of weak mind; it is part of a
general plan, is cold blooded premedi-
tated and paid for.
The crime syndicate feared Labori and
wanted him and his documents. The
same men are responsible for the razor
which cut Henry's throat, for the rope
which hung Locrinier and the pistol that
shot Labori. History furnishes no exam
pie of crime so atrocious. The plot in
cudes the murder of Dreyfus, if acquit-
ted. The murderers who ordered the as
sassination will yet be caught. No COM
promise verdict is possible now. The
judges who would hitherto have been
willing to throw sop to the anti-Drey-
fusards will now make no concession.
They stole Labori's papers to feed the
dossier. My letter. which was among the
stolen documents. will not give the dos
sier much nOurishment. 1t will doubt
less be claimed by the murder party that
the "Anglo-German syndicate" hired the
man to shoot Labori. in order to awaken
sympathy for Dreyfus. The army ac-
cusers are now in full retreat and hop
| ing for revolution. There have been sew
! eral combinations made to murder Drey-
fus. The murderer has many accom-
plces. The plot has platform Of two
planks: First, subversion of the repub-
lie; second, the murder of those who re-
nounce the gang Of forgers. Labori's
blood stirs honest souls. Look forward
to a speedy acquittal of Dreyfus.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
Tangled in Electric Wire.

New Albany, Ind, Aug. 16.-This morn
ing two children of Charles Melcher-
Emma, aged IL years, and Carl, aged 10
were terribly burned by live electric
wire. The little girl will die, and the
boy may not recover. The accident hap
pened in Silver Heights, where the chill
dren had gone to pick berries.
They came in contact with a telephone
wire that had fallen across the trolley
wire of the Highland electric line. The
boy stepped on the wire, and when his
sister went to his assistance she grasped
the wire and was Frustrated by the cleo
trio current.
A motorman heard the screams Of the
children. He was powerless to rescue
them from their perlous position until he
ran his car back to the station and cut
off the current. which he did as quickly
as possible. The unfortunate children re-
manned entangled in the wire for 10 min
utes. during which time the wire burned
deep down into their flesh in a number
of places. The thumb of the little girl S
left hand was burned entirely off at the
palm of the hand.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
Cigar Factory Closed.

Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. ia Tampa
dispatch to the Times-Union and Citizen
says the cigar factory of Jose Plera in
that city, together with everything in his
name, has been seized by the revenue
officials There is a rumOr that others
may suffer the same fate. About $4,000
unstamped cigars, captured on the street
Friday night are alleged to have come
from Piera's factory, and to have been
en- route to another factory. seizure
of 13 GOO cigars was also made at p. San
Martin & Co.'S factory after the Pera
factory was closed. These are said to
have been of the same lot as the $4,000
previously captured.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
Schoolmate of DreyfuS.

Chicago, Aug. 16.-The Record says:
Jean Pfief Of New York, who is visiting
in Chicago, was schoolmate of Captain
Dreyfus, who is having a rehearing. Mr..
Pfief's former home was Muelhausen, AL
saice, and it was there that he knew the
man who has since become the central
figure in Europe.
''Dreyfus was an honorable. straight
forward boy when he was in school, said
Mr.. Pfief, land about the last one l would
think would become guilty of as base q
crime as that with which he is charged.
His father was a cotton spinner and
wealthy The family was a good one and
highly respected. Young Dreyfus was
particularly we'll liked. For one who
knew him as boy it is impossible to be-
lieve that he could develop into a man
who would betray his country"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
Tried to Kill Herself.

Muncie, Ind, Aug. 16.-Mrs. Nora Bal
ley for the third time attempted suicide
today and will die from her injuries.
Locking herself in a room, she put on
two dresses of firnsy texture, made
fire Of old papers and stood amid the
flames. When the fire reached her body
she screamed and J. M. Stein, at whose
home the tragedy occurred, broke down
the door and by heroic efforts, in which
his hands We're fearfully burned. saved
the woman from immediate death. She
was enveloped in flames when he reached
her, and is so frightfully burned that she
cannot live.
Several days ago Mrs. Bailey made two
unsuccessful attempts to throw herself
in front of approaching trains.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
Bronze Badger Cast.

Chicago, Aug. ia delegation Of Mil
waukee gentlemen, including Battleship
Commissioners Bleyer and Reynolds and
Sculptor Paul Kupper, was present at the
casting of heroic bronze badger for the
battleship Wisconsin. The badger is enur
feet long, and is in crouching attitude,
as though guarding a shield, on which is
embla zoned the great seal Of Wisconsin
with the word Forward" in conspicu-
Gus position. On the reverse SIDE are the
anchor and plow of the state seal. The
entire piece is cast of bronze from broken
Spahish guns captured during the war
ana taken to Washington. The weight Of
the casting, when finished, will be over
200 pounds, the badger weighing 400
naunds The emblem of the state will be
placed on the former tu.ret OF the battle
Ship between the two large guns, when
the ship is sufficiently near completion. It
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
Rebels Were Attacked.

Manila, Aug. 1850 p. m.-Insurgents
have been concentrating two days be-
fore Angeles. 1t is officially announced
that Colonel Smith. with ten compa nies
of the Twelfth regiment and two guns
of Battery Z of the First artillery, under
Lieutenant Kemley, this morning at
tackled $500 strongly intrenched insur-
gents at the southern approach to An
gees and drove them back after a sharp
fight, the American troops. losing two
men killed and twelve wounded. The in
surgents' loss is estimated at 200 men.
Our forces will hold Angeles.
About 200 insurgents appeared this
morning in front of Dolores, a short dis
tance north of Porac, but they were
driven off by one company of the Twelfth
regiment under command of Captain An
gulum. One American was wounded.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
Matters Look Serious.

London, Aug. 16.-The Transvaal situ-
alton is unchanged. according to all in
formation, but the continued delay Of the
Boer answer to Great Britains demand
for a joint inquiry as to the effect upon
the outlanders of the proposed franchise
reform measures makes matters Look
more serious. The war Office has complet-
ed preparations for an emergency force
Of 10000 men to be ready to leave within
a week. Fast steamers for their trans
portation are awaiting orders. 1t is said
the Grenadier guards, now at Gibraltar.
and the Twenty-frst lancers, now in
Egypt, may be sent to South Africa, in
addition to other regiments which have
already been ordered there.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
Revolution Not Ended.

New York. Aug. IA dispatch to the
Herald from Cape Haytien says: The
defeat Of the Jiminez forces in Santo Do
mingo by the government troops under
General Escoboza is not likely to end the
insurreetion. 1t is reported that the loss
on both sides was large, and, according
to the government authorizes, the fight
of the rebels developed into a massacre.
Two thousand government troops are eX-
pected at Monte Crsto. Money, arms
and ammunition are being forwarded by
the insurgents. The Haytien authorities
prevented the landing of Generals Can
delario and Avido from the German
steamer Venetia from st. Thomas.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
Miners Are Arrested.

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 16.-Deputy
United States Marshals Weir and Eaton
arrived in the city early today, having
in custody Ebenezer Morgan and Roy
Bowman, who were arrested at Carbon
dale and who are charged with violating
the injunction issued by Judge Allen, in
the federal court, restraining the striking
miners at Carterville from interfering
with the operations Of the mines of the
St. Louis and Big Muddy Coal company.
It is charged that Morgan and Bowman
assaulted Sam Il. Bush. manager of the
mine. last Saturday. They We're bound
over by a justice of the peace at Carbon
dale in $1,000 each. and on giving the
bonds We're re-arrested by the deputy
marshals.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
Particulars Of the Hurrl-
cane Coming In.
TOWNS WERE DESTROYED
In Porto Rico and the Exact Number
of Deaths Can Not be Told as Many
. Bodies Washed Out to Sea--Gen-
eral Davis Estimate.

New York, Aug. 1e.-A dispatch to the
Herald from San Juan says: Commune
cation with the distressed districts is still
only partly open. Arecibo was devastated
by the hurricane and later was flooded by
the Arecbo and Manalee rivers. Two
hundred bodies have already been recov-
cred and hundreds more are missing. 1t
is thought they We're swept into the sea.
The town was inundated to depth of SIX
feet. After the water subsided the dead
were found lying every where. The bod
les We're buried on the spots where they
were found. The town is now rapidly fill
ing up with starving persons from the
country. Only four soldiers were drowned,
but all are without shelter. Captain Nc
Comb and his men did valient service in
saving life. Forty persons were rescued
from floating wreckage. A thousand head
of cattle were lost.
At Naranzito 20 persons are known to
have been killed. A thousand are home
less and starving. Moravis is totally de-
stroyed. At Ciales 20 persons were killed.
Many are missing at Barcelonita. Seven
residents We're killed. At Cayey the death
roll is at least 90 1t is impossible to es-
innate the loss Of life and property in the
country districts. Every river is still
swollen and passage is well nigh impos-
sible. The crops are totally destroyed.
Children are dying by hundreds from
/ starvation and exposure. All the people
| are flocking to BayaMo for food and shell
ter.
| 4 courier has just arrived here from
Yabucoa. He says the town was demol-
/, shed by the storm. Already 80 bodies
/ have been recovered, and it is estimated
.hat 200 persisted. Many are wounded.
Medical assistance is scarce in all parts IF
| the island. What makes the present dis
tress greater is the fact that a month ago
all public improvements were stopped ow-
| ing to the lack of appropriations. Thous-
ands of persons were then thrcwn out Of
employment.
! General Davis says the latest reports
show the disaster to be greater than he
! had anticipated, and extends over the
whole island. He is doing everything in
/ his power to alleviate the suffering. and
has every confidence in generous results
| from his appeals to the American people.
Where possible, the troops that lost their
shelter in the hurricane have been ordered
| to San Juan. Mayaguez is suff arng, but
i slightly. Al! the vessels in the harbor
|
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16

at once put herself at ease, leaning for
ward with both hands resting on the rail
of the witness stand. In an attitude OF
complete self-possession she gave her evil
dence, accompanying the words with fire.
Quent gestures. Her evidence, however,
was of little weight. She admitted fire.
quent visits of Esterhazy to her husband
and said her husband told her he had
forged one document "in order to save
the honor of the country" She gave her
evidence in a matter-of-fact way, and
was in no wise the sympat thetic figure the
anti-Dreyfusards have tried to make her.
General Roget in undress uniform fol-
lowed. His evidence was vitriolic dia-
tribe against Dreyfus from beginning to
end. The court then adjourned until to-
morrow on conclusion of General Roget $
monologue.
Jouaust previously asked Dreyfus if he
wished to say anything ,and the prisoner,
who, during the time of Roget's fulmi-
nation against him, several times made
movement as if to rise and retort, but
was waved down by Jouaust, rose and In
that voice which is not agreeable in or
dinary times, but when strangled with
emotion. as it was today, had a thrilling
effect on his hearers, he cried, crushing
his kept in his hands:
MY colonel, it is frightful thing that
| every day they tear out my heart and
soul without my being able to reply II
| is awful, too, for an innocent man and
| loyal soldier. 1t is frightful thing!
Frightful! Frightful!"
The audience, profoundly stirred, begar
to applaud, but the applause was quickly
suppressed. M. Demange then announced
| he would question Roget tomorrow.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
Advance Is Universal.

New York, Aug. 16.-The general COM
mittee of the Greater New York Retail
Butchers association met last night and
decided that an advance of at least 3
cents per pound in the price of meat was
imperatively necessary to protect retail
ers against a heavy loss from the sharp
advance in Wholesale rates. In most re-
tail stores the advance has already been
put into operation, but the action of the
committee will make it universal. The
Consolidated Ice company has increased
the price of ice to small consumers from
20 to 80 cents per 100 pounds.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
A JEWELRY FIRMS
TROUBLE.
-HE RECENT troubles Of
the Wyatt Jewelry House


the Wyatt Jewelry House !
in Salt Lake City that !
ended in bankruptcy and the ;
sale of their $25, COO stock on :
an order from the court, is liza )
bic to prove a blessing in dis
guise to the people of Butte. !
! We are creditably informed that ;
I while the original invoice OF !
! this stock amounted to 1875, 900, !
} the appraisers saw fit to reduce
; it to 500, 900, and the court
: approved a sale of the entire ,
! stock to the j. H. Leyson COM
5 pany of that city and Butte,
: Montana, for SO, 900. On the
strength of this purchase the
s Utah house inaugurated what
: proved to be the most success
I full sale of jewelry ever made in
I the west. 1t is now the inten-
( ton of the Butte house Of j.
{ H. Leyson to utilize their por-
I ton of this fortunate purchase
I in the same manner. AS the
7 goods stand this firm less than
{ As per cent. of their original
{ cost, it can readily be seen that
{ thcy are in a position to make
I a special sale of jewelry that is
! sure to prove the most remark
: able event in the history of
{ Butte merchandising. 1t will
{ require several days to mark
: and arrange the stock for this
! sale, which will probably CON-
{ mence on or about August 21.
{ Watch this space for day and
: date.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
Appalling Condition.

Washington. Aug. 16.-The appalling
conditions existing in Porto Rico We're
made more fully known to the war de-
partment today by General Davis in a
dispatch which says the deaths outright
in the island will reach 1000. while many
are dying daily from injuries and priva-
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
Fare For Soldiers.

San Francisco, Aug. 16.-The California
Passenger association, in which are COM
bined all the lines having agencies in this
city, has decided to route homewaId-
bound soldiers on the most direct lines
between San Francisco and their places
of residence. All the lines will hold to a
rate of $3.50 for soldier fare, second-
class. from here to the Missouri river.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16

will be finished in about.
Kupper and other membe, ,
expressed themselves as W,
the work, and spoke enth
the progress made in the { !
the battleship. They belieN =
of the state have cause 70.
magnificent vessel which v
the Wisconsin.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
Labori Improved.

Rennes, Aug. 16.-Labori passed a bet
ter night He had some sleep, and his
condition is more reassuring. The as
sailant of the lawyer has not been cap
tured.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
French China

French China Salad Dishes; worth up to
$4OO each ......... ...................
Sale Price $2.15
French China Salad Dishes; worth up to
$2.UO eacn ........... ...................
Sale Price I.25
Pen and Pin Trays, in French China; val
ues from $1.OO to $50 each ..............
Sale Price 7Sc
Decorated Plates beautiful designs and
colorings; reduced to ...................
LOO, I.5O and 400 each
Manicure Trays ........... ..............s
200 Values for las
I.7s Values for 100
Beautiful Chop Trays NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
6.5O Values for 3.2S
500 Values for $50
Other values at proportionately low
prices. Fifty Vase Lamps with shades
and base decorated to match.
Regular I.50 Values for 75c
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16

other goods?
! Bottle INK ............. ........ ..... &c
2 Packages of Envelopes ............... sc
/ Dozen Lead Pencils ...................1O .1Oc
1 Coffee Mill ............. ............. SOC
/ Lunch Basket ............... ........ .15c
12 Dozen Clothes Pins ..................25c
Clothes Line ............ ............. .1Oc
Large Granite Wash Basin .c5c
Crimp Bottom Lamp Chimneys ........ &c
Chamber Pals ............. ............25c
/ Bottle Sewing Machine Oil .......... .10c
Splendid Oil Cans Il gal.) ..............25c
Is No. 2 Copper Bottom Boilers, eacn. .S5c
/ Kitchen Saw, best steel. .40c
Kitchen Cleaver, best steel ..........35
Sc Boxes Matches ,................... FAC
Boxes Shoe Backing HUMANITARIAN. sc
Fuaneis, each.............. ............ &c
scale, weighs UP to 50 pounds ........25c
/ Pair l'orpoise Shoe Lacers.. ............ &c
g Packages Washing Powder .........25c
Mop Stick ............ ........... ...10c
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
Cups and SauCers

Finely Decorated Limoges After Dinner
Cups and Saucers ........."............
$3.50 Values for $3.50 each
I.75 Values for csc each (,
I.5O Values for 85c each
Fancy Hand Decorated Chocolate Cups
and Saucers ........................
$7.7S Values for $I.5o each
400 Values for Las each
las Values for 75c each
Hand Decorated French China Tea Cups
and Saucers; worth from $3.50 to $3.50
each ........... ......... .........'....
Your choice only $I.75
Comb and Brush Trays, In IS different
decorations ......... ....... .........."
$3.50 Trays for $500
800 Trays for 400
400 Trays for T.75
LOS Trays for 100
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
MY BUSINESS

Is to save you money on groceries, but
has any one told you how cheap l sell
other goods?
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16

nth. Mr..
he party
sed with
cally of
.ction of
'~citizens
: in the
named
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-07
The Velvet 0irectoire.

When nearly every woman asp res
go uWu fr bee winter mrarine a.
fvtiHirr made wholly ~ velvet. lt4
wife ur'ufusd sauni.ua triw facet
w.ih white aaNr chiffon and the
cr1uuing STORY II it a rh'uruon-
fgunurst st aside st the base ~ ih-
hrIw b. here 1t HFra ~ ffHm fhr face.
Tho HuuHu-at = HsatB tire corner.
STONE POUND winch ihH property dee
HiEn Sire tore 3 built and aside
from itr virtues Hs an ornament 30
SERVES fhr nshts rurpare 20 bfacirv
back the hfim 80 that forms the
proper sost - arch above the face
W bother the crown - her dirrcto.rr
rnhrH cxurHr HatetfY farNart af nui
Whether che whole bat IR pasei
90 Fs.trt that ta - the common.
place weave. ar that variety known
40 antique. a#H HGnHHHf HaImrurtnuI
dsfaiiH 90 thf woman uhH haa stalk
90 adj her claims t. beauty uu her
Htriuru The d.HeafaIrs that ls a
force in the millinery realms always
has STRINGS but IS YOU hold dear
your hopes n looking your beet Boa
your new winter bat. don't invest in
ribbon strings
Nothing lu more dlrlruit 20 dispose
h"cuw tnglf about the f1re than "a
broad. dauhir-f8e satin scarf M
matter 10 the satin Ia tHs richest ana
the yaftrst yuu can mi Tho Co..
quisito effect indeed tn only effect.
iH CO. Do had by the use - chiffon or
liberty rrrue or moi nos not. or. n
you can AFFORD a good delicate Kind.
IA.r n.arfa-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-07
FATAL FIRE
AT MONTREAL
Three Killed and Seven Injured
in a Hotel Conflsgrstion.

doSTKEAL. Que. Nav THE
Wsbsfer house. q small hotel au -
James street ncar the Grand Trunk
railway station was destroyed by
fire this morning ThFae uersaua
"a ere Killed and seven we're more or
less Injured. The i1Hn IL estimated
a 4 80. 900. on which there IL an Insur-
auce % $4,000
There were about 30 guests In the
hotel At the time. number af whom
were Americans Within fve min
utes after the first alarm tie flames
had reached the top story and the
smoke had become ~ dense that tho
frightened guests could not ace a
yard ~ front ~ them With few
exceptions every man and woman
became panic stricken Some ~ the
men jumped, despite the urgent cries
81 the frcmeu There was not sim
gle Gre escuoe IN ans part Of the
building
The scene IN the corridors vas ono
81 TIE widest possible confusion.
The people rushed from one room TO
another. crying for Assistance. and
Fastening 10 the windows To see IL
there was u IRE escape 10 h. found
There was little time Tor any one TO
dress and men and women, with al
most nothing on hut their nIrht
clothes. had the greatest dnneulty in
the thick smoke and TIE WI#I con
fusion in discovering the front stair
way. which was the only possible
means ~ getting 90 the street Tho
fremeu rescued many Of the guests.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-07
PROSPECTS OF
COPPER GOOD

Mr. Frank = Turns. whp has been
at white HORSE in tho region ~ the
great copper mines and who return
Ell recently. Hsema very enthusiastic
over thH prospects there. a. said
today Few people haV. any Idea NJ
the magnitude - thu White Horpc
copper finds VII make the rcser-
walton. however. that the British
American Corporation. Limited. have
an appreciation n tie extent OF To-
deposits, which are simply vast The
company has had about 30 pruspcc-
tors and engineers In tho district an
GUNNER, and. M doubt VIII have
them th"ro through tho winter.
The company has spent fully
$500 nun iu improvements
The tram which turns IH Interested
in carried 10000 toms of Kloudika
ana Yukon freight between June i5
and October L. II ia about i've
miles long and extends around tic
canyon ana White Horse rapids 10
nhNir1hle waters ON the I.ewea.
Burns believe the extension VI the
white Pass 4 Yukon railroad from
the White Horse In Cprflhoo cross
Ink. a distance ef q miles. win bo
completed by June T. next