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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
Second Canadian Contingent

New York Dec. 30.--A special to the
Times from Montreal says: Within the
course of another two weeks the second
cor tingent of coo troops which Canada is
sending to South Africa will sail from
Halifax for capetown. 1t will be COM
posed of cavalry or mounted infantry and
field artillery.
r e first Canadian contingent, which
sailed about eight weeks ago and now
forms a part of Gen. Lord Methuen's
col, mn consisted entirely OF infantry and
was made up of volunteers.
The second contingent will be different.
Mounted rifles will be composed of four
detachments. Two will be recruited from
the northwest mounted police and from
the cowboys of the west.
These will be genuine trough riders"
and Lieut.. Col. Lessard who will be the
superior officer in command. has seen long
ami active service in the west and in
Africa. The second in command will be
Lie it, Col. Evans. who has seen action
as a fighter. The other two detachments
will he made up from various cavalry
con ps, the recruits not being necessari y
required to be members of any regular
corps. if they can qualify otherwise in
accordance with the imperial army regu-
lations.
The artillery arm of the contingent will
be recruited from the several batteries
OF artillery in the dominion regular
AMI militia a" and "B' batteries, sta
tioaed respectively at Kingston and Que
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
Otis Marriage Decree.

New York, Dec. 3o.--A dispatch to the
Herald from Manila says: Six men Of
the signal corps We're attacked Thursday
al Talevera. east of Tariac. by a force of
200 insurgents and four of them We're Ell
ther killed or captured
A dispatch stating that the Filipnos
were harrassing the entire Lingayen
coast from Vigan to San Jacinto in small
bands and that Lieut. j. c. Gilmore and
the members of the cruiser Yorktown's
crew who are prisoners of the rebels, had
been separated and We're with the insur-
gent bands in the northern mountains is
not believed as Gen. Young has contrary
advices.
The strength of the insurgents at Ma
talabon caused surprise to the Americans.
Merchants here are anxious to have the
campaign in Cavite province begun SO
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
THE SLUMP
IN COPPERS
Shut Out the BigelOW In
tereStS in Butte.
THE STANDARD OIL CO.
Increased Its Holdings a Great
Deal but it will not Effect
This District.
THE r! ARK INVESTIGATION
THE CLARK INVESTIGATION
Meeting of the Senate Committee Next
Friday is to Decide When and
Where the Investigation will be
Welcome Surprised.
Special to the Inter Mountain.

Special to the Inter Mountain.
New York, Dec. 30.--'rhe failure of the
Globe National bank does not affect the
DAILY OF Lewiston interests in Butte cop
per stocks but simply wipes out the Bige-
low crowd and Increases the Standard
Oil holdings. The furry is over and
lutte stocks are expected to advance.
Conflicting reports are current concern
ing Daly's movements. Whether he will
resume active management is uncertain
His health is splendid but his vast wealth
may incline him to take a long rest. His
contract as manager will expire in May.
Its renewal is optional with him. 1t is
reported that he will return to Montana
on a brief visit early in January. Should
he retire, Hyams will succeed him and the
company policy will undergo a change.
A strong effort is being made to bring
DAILY and Clark together by the other
copper milionales. 1t is stated that j.
B. Hagsin no longer has a dollar invested
in Montana. The copper slump was
caused entirely by the contraction of the
money market owing to the African war
and the scheme of the Standard Oil peo-
pie to close out BiseloW and get his stock.
Never in this country was there such
powerful combination of capitalists as
that which is now reaching out to control
the worlds copper The government it.
self financially is not much stronger.
The senate committee in the Clark
ease meets January oth merely 20 decide
when and where 10 take testimony.
Speaker Stiff and other anti Clark legis-
lators are already in Washington in con-
sultatio with Callahan. Hartman and
. Campbell, forming a plan of campaign.
They are confident. Clark's supporters
have learned the value of silence and are
talking bur lMtle. They are confident.
The Welcome disbarment decision is
characterized by Clark as the outcome of
a political plot against him. He denies
that he corrupted anybody and challenges
an investiga ton. Welcome confesses to
surprise at the action of the court and
says he paid too little attention to the
charges against him despite the character
of his accuSerS.
Mrs Welcome and Mrs. Murray have
arrived at the Waldorf. Mesdames
Godfrey Lavell and Patrick Clark of Spo-
kane are also there all to meet their nus
bands.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
British Lost Heavily.

Lorenzo Marquee. Dec. 30-Alvices
from Pretoria. under date of Wednesday.
December %, say an official dispatch
fros-I Mafeking announces that in "a
sortie which the British made from that
place or December %. attacking one of
the Boer forts with cannon, MaXims and
an nrmored train so persstently that
fighting ragged up to the walls of the
fort, the British lost 109 killed and
wound !, while the Beers only lost two
men killed and seven wounded
The dispatch adds that Captains l<iri; :
wood and Grenfell We're captured by
Boer scouts near Colenso and We're being
sent to Pretoria.
Ten unlOaded shells, inscribed "i'ha
Seasons Greeting" have been fred at
Ladysmith.
Ten South African medical students
from Edinburgh have arrived al r. n;oi,ia
from Delagoa bay with five tons Of lned-
ical stores
A dispatch from the Boer camp at
Mudder river, dated December -, &c
ports an artillery duel lasting an hour
on December 81. A British reconnOiicr-
ing party made a sortie, but did not come
within Roer range. The British on De
ceInber 2s commenced steady lombard
ment of the Boer position.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
She Waits In Vain,

Chicago, Dec. 30.While the lfeless
body of James w. Peletier lies at the
county morgue, disappointed woman at
Norfolk, Va. waits for the coming of her
betrothed. 1t developed to-day that Pei
eter, who committed suicide Tuesday in
a cheap lodging house, was on his way
to Virginia to be married to a woman who
has waited for him for seven years. He
came to Chicago from MarXsville, With a
good supply of money. But before he
had been in Chicago long his money, rail-
road ticket and baggage checks We're stol-
en-. He made his way TO a hotel on Dear
born street and told his story to the pro-
prietor. He declared that he had written
to his relatives in Missouri and expected
that they would send him money to go on
with his journey in few days The
money did not arrive and becoming de-
spondent, he took laudanum and died at
the county hospital
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
ChlcagO'S Big Fire.

Chicago. Dec. 30.-The seven story
building at Monroe and Franklin streets.
occupied by Edward Stanwood & Co.,
wholesale shoes: Wooley & Co.. woolens;
Schwartz e. Klein. clothers, and two 9TH
er firms was destroyed by fire early this
morning. The loss will amount to over
$l5O,0o0; insurance unknown. One fire.
man was hurt by a falling wall and taken
to the hospital. Before the fire had been
gotten under control the flames were
communicated to the adjoining seven
story building, No. 212 to 2lS Monroe
street occupied by the j. W. Butler Paper
company. This building was also prac-
tically destroyed with loss OF s150,GO0.
This amount will bring the total loss on
the two buildings to over 100000.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
Many Firemen Hurt.

chicago, Dec. 30.--Fire at an early hour
to-day completely gutted the building ex-
tending from PIG to 222 Monroe street,
badly damaged the building at PIP, PA
Monroe street. caused a loss aggregating
$950.000 and resulted in the injury of nine
firemen, two of them serious. The injur-
ed are
Captain Robert OConnor, serious.
James Wolley, serious.
William Padden.
Michael OHara.
Captain John Evans.
Luke Hayes.
Lieutenant Oswald.
The fire is supposed to have originated
on the End floor in the work room of
Wooley & Co., wholesale woolens. 22O and
222 Monroe street, and famed by a fierce
northwest wind spread so sapdly that
when the first fire company arrived on the
scene the whole south end of the build
ing was a mass of flames. A second and
third alarm was sent in but in spite OF
the tons of water thrown into the build
ing by 3S engines and two fire tugs the
wind and bitter cold so hindered the fire
men that for a time the entire wholesale
district was in danger. Flames quickly
communicated to the building at 216 and
21S Monroe street, gradually spreading
east to 212 and PA Monroe where its pro-
eress was finally checked Immense
brands were carried as far as 18th street
and the firemen We're kept busy eXtin-
gushing small fires on roofs surrounding
the buildings.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30

that it may be the sooner finished and the
ports be opened to trade.
Gen. Otis recent decree authorizing
civil marriages makes no provision for
divorce. Only the Catholic reasons for
separation are recognized in the order.
Girls y years old and boys IA are permit
ted to marry with the consent of their
parents. but otherwise they must be Il
years old.
In order to remove any doubt of the
status of Protestant marriages performed
during the last year by army chaplains,
where one of the contracting parties was
Catholic Gen. Otis order was made re-
troactive. Native women who have
married soldiers without Catholic rites
nave been ostracized by their relatives.
Justice Arellano requested the omis-
sion OF divorce clause from the decree
because of the belief of the Fiipinos that
the marriage tie cannot be broken.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
Sy athy for TranSvaal.

Chicago, Dec, 30.-A special to the Tri-
bune from Cincinnati says: At d meet :
ing of the Transvaal sympa thizers held
in Weiner's hall last night. a toast to
The United States of South Africa" was
proposed by the chairman. who mentioned
the members of the future government,
Natal, Cape Colonoy. Orange Free State,
Transvaal and Swaziland Mr.. Won
Altow, cousin of President Kruger. ar
rived from New York in time to make a
speech, in the course of which he said:
We have now 1000 Americans we'll
drilled in Pretoria with 1000 more on the
way. Funds are coming from all parts
of this broad land. We may need 10000
men, but we are satisfied that we can
have them on time, even with the English
blockade"
Contributions to the amount of several
thousand dollars We're made in secret
session. A badge was adopted with the
motto United States of South Africa in
the shape of a maltese cross. the names
of the different states inscribed in red
orange and blue.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
Ar0itrate Labor Troubles.

Chicago, Dec. 3O-A permanent arbtra-
ton board to settle all differences be-
tween labor unions and contractors and
the avertng of the chances Of la Dor war
practically We're assured to-day. All the
the building contractors council the re-
port of the joint conference committee
representing the two organizations was
accepted.
The principal recommendation was the
establishment of permanent arbtra-
ton board. This will consist of all mem
bers and will deal with judicial difficulties
that may arise. The acceptance of the
plan settles the question of sympathet tic
strikes. as if all troubles are arbitrated
there will be no necessity for any kind
of a strike except as a last resort.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
GEN. LAWTON'S FUNERAL
REMAINS WERE PLACED ON
BOARD THE TRANSPORT Tf1OM-
AS-IMPOSING CERE-
MONIES.

Manila. Dec 30--The funeral Of Gen.
1.awton who was killed at San Mateo
December 49, was held today with i'm
pressivc ceremonies. The remains We're
conveyed from Paco cemetery down the
Lunetta to Pasig and thence to the trans
port Thomas which sails this afternoon.
AS the body was removed from the vault
Chaplain Marry read the prayers. The
personal staff of the late general was
augmented by Color Sergeant Simon,
Trumpter Haberkam and Prvates Oak
UNI and Mohrusen. The latter, who We're
closely connected with Lawtons recent
campaign bore the casket from the
vault to the six horse caisson awaiting
al the gate.
The funeral procession was composed
of the band OF the Twentieth regiment.
Gen. Han and his staff two troops of the
Fourth cavalry, who We're with Lawton
at the time Of his death, a battery of ar
tilltry, a number of clergymen, the cais-
son covered with flowers, personal staff
of the general on foot, Generals Wheeler,
Bates, Forsyth, Kobbe, and Schwan and
Admiral Watson in three carriages, nav
al battalion, Major Gen. Otis and staff,
foreign consuls in fun dress and members
of the Philippine supreme court.
Native delegations from the towns
where Lawton established civil govern
ments held wreaths Women from the
same towns waited upon Mrs. LaWton
and presented her with their con-
dulences and flowers. Crowds of natives
and Americans witnessed the procession.
band played drges and the crowds un-
covered
AT PaSiG the caSket was transferred to
a tug, taps sounded and prayers We're
offered bV ('hHnlain piprre Enlisted ma Il
bearers will accompany the remains to
this United States.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
Fatal Blow From Fist.

Special To the Inter Mountain.
Helt ma. Dec. 3O.-Seppe Kastner. a
young man who has been mining near
Canyon Ferry, was brought here late La
night to answer to a charge of murder
Last night in a saloon at Canyon Ferry
he got into a row with John Jackson over
a game of cards. A fight resulted and
Kastner struck Jackson behind the ear
with his fist. Jackson fell to the floor and
died in few minutes kastner gave him
self up. I<astner and jackson have been
friendly and the affair is rather surpris-
ing. The coroner is Investigating Kast-
ner is a young Helena boy
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30

bee. which constitute virtually the only
regular artillery service in Canada. will
contribute largely to this branch of the
contingent Lieut.. Col. Drury. X. c. A.,
viii HI command of the brigade di-
vision. = addition to the cavalry and
field a. s. y, with their compliments of
horses s is and other accoutreme nts.
capt. ard of Gatling gun fame, will
accom- S the contingent in charge of a
machi IN of the Maxim pattern used
by tn % AIRY and known as the "eal-
lopins g - 1t takes 1903 ammunition and
gre q al is being said about it's be-
ing tn = st deadly weapon invented yet.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
Oregon Exhibit at Paris.

Portland. Ore, Dec. 30--Fifteen cases
of Oregon products to represent the state
at the Paris exposition We're started to-
day. This Will be in addition to the 30
cases of products already sent forward
which represented grains and grasses,
fruits and specimens of commercial
woods. The shipment to-day represents s
OreSOn flour and manufactured cereals.
canned Columbia river salmon and ore
eon-grown seeds. The exhibits VIII be
sent to san Francisco from which point
the Southern Pacific railroad company
will take ii TO Paris and exhibit il in con-
necticn Wth products OF all the states
through which the Southern Pacific Sys-
TEN runs. The mineral exhibit for Ore
gon will 60 forward later through the
same channels.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
The Crew Rescued.

London, Dec. 30.--The Hamburg and
South American liner Pelotas from San
tos for Hamburg, struck on the sands on
the east side of Dungenness, the south
ern extremity of Kent, soon after mid
night in the midst of a terrific gale which
ragged all around the coast.
The storm was the worst of the winter
and the sea Immediately began breaking
over the steamer. For time it SEEM
ed no one on board could be saved
The Dungenness coast guards seeing the
PelOtas' signals Of distress made desper-
ate and for a time unsuccessful efforts
to launch the lifebOat in the heavy surf
heating the shore. Finally phe coast
guardsmen succeeded in reaching the Pc
lotas. They remained alongside the
steamer all night and eventually put a
rocket apparatus in operat ton. saving the
crew. During the whole time the wind
blew with hurricane force accompanied
by heavy rain and hail. There were no
passengers.
The Hamburg and South American line
owners of the Pelotas have no cOnnee ton
whatever with the Hamburg-American
line sailing to New York. <
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
News of Seizure.

Hamburg. Dec. Gothic directors Of the
German East African line have received
news of the arrest of the imperial mail
steamer BunGesrath. The commander
of The port Of Durham refused an explana-
ton Of the cause of the seizure 1t is
declared here that there was no contra :
ba I'd Of war on board and when applica-
ton was made to the German foreign
office the latter mmedia tely promised in
terposition with the British government.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
A Temperance Call.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-In accordance with
the cali issued by the Young Peoples
Temperance Federation of America,
through its political action department,
convention will assemble in this city
Sunday to consider the question Of apply
ing the principles of Christianity to ma
tional government. Speakers will pre-
sent the question from different points of
view and an open discussion will be a
feature of the executive part of the ses-
ci
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
Died Of the Plague.

Melbourne. Dec. 30.-Advices from Nou-
mea, New Caledonia. say five whites there
have been attacked by the plague, one
dying. Fifteen kanakas and Chinese
died from the plague and twelve are ua-
, der treatment.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
BY the Agents of the Line Who
Have Asked England For
an Explanation.
A BRITISH SORTIE FAILED
It Was Made From Mafeking and the
Beers Killed Many Soldiers While
Their Losses Were Light--Sec0nd
Canadian Contingent.

Lourenzo Marquee. Dec. 30.-The
steamer Bundesrath. belonging to the
German East Africa line. has been cap
tuned as a prize and taken to Durham
The Bundesrath arrived here from Mo-
zambique. The German steamer Bundes-
rath of 1919 tons. sailed from Hamburg
on November S, for Tonga East Africa.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30

London, Dec. 3OA representative of
the Associated Press has learned that
there were three officers and 20 men, at
tired in Khaki and intending to serve the
Bo@rs. on board the Bundesrath which
explains her capture.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
The Duke Appointed.

London. Dec S0.-The Queen has APP
proved the appointment of the Duke OF
as commander in chief of the
British forces in Ireland
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
Closing Out
Several Lines of Fine
Cloth and Plush
Capes
At Bargain Prices

Believing You've had time to recuperate
after Your Christmas shopping and the
gay Festivities of that day, we offer some
magnificent values in Women's Gar
mcnts, fitting send loft for the closing
days Of 1899.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
Only $6.75 each

A LARGE LOT ODD CAPEs-Made
of fine Roucle, Plush, Beaver Cloth
etc. Length 22 to 27 inches. Some are
trimmed with fur, others with Jet and
narrow braid. Some Of these Capes are
very choice.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
CLOTH CAPES
Only $3.o5 each

BLACK BOUCLE CLOTH CAPES-
Extra heavy weight. "a and q inches
long, lined with heavy serge large
storm collar and front of cape trimmed
with Ansora fur; sizes 36 to A inches.
$1,000 and $I2. 90 Values
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30

BEAVER CLOTH Pt.S-EXtra
heavy weight, in black only. Innings OF
heavy serge. storm collar ana front of
cape trimmed with Angora fur. These
Capes are very warm and strictly selv-
iceable: all sizes. SO to AZ inches
$1,000 and $I2.oo Values
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-17
nlr OH Mnman and !.

We have crossed the bridge Ger the mid
die of ufe
Ny old woman and T.
Taking our share in the calm ana STRIFE
With the travellers passing hy;
And though On our pathway the shadows
are rife.
There's "a light in tho western sky.
Some losses and crosses, Of course, we've
had
Ny old woman and ]:
But, bless you. we never found time 10 be
sad.
And 3D. very good reason why.
We were busy as bees, and we weren't so
mad
As 90 stop in our work to cry.
on our chanecable road as we ojurneyed
along.
My old woman and I.
The kindly companions We met in the
Made our lives Iikc 70 vision fly;
And, therefore, the few that imagined us
Scarcely cost us O. single sigh.
The weak ana the weary we'yesstriyon 10
cheer,
My odd woman and T;
Tor each of us Thought that our d-ty
while here
Was to d0 as we'd he done by,
In the hope 10 exhibit balance clear
When the reckoning day r. nIeh.
New York Weekly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-17

az circulating medium OF exchange for
business purposes.
May j ask. Have you any proposed so
luton OF our present financial diniculties2
I believe that the reform In our cur
rency laws can be originated either In the
South or West only. as the North and
Middle states are pressed down with our
present banking system.
LANING COATES.
We can answer our correspondent
question without going into any lengthy
dissertation on the currency question.
The Times believes IN the gold standard.
believes that there can be but one stand
ara OF value. and believes that that
standard should he fixed. The Times does
not believe that there IS a need Tor "more
money" as that term is employed by The
advocates Of free coinage and the advo-
Gates OF fat money. We believe that
there IS an abundance Of gold IN the
world and quite enough 10 supply all the
money OF primary redemption needed,
but there IS at times IN all parts Of the
country and al an times in some parts Of
Che country a scarcity Of currency. 1t is
impossible for the government TO supply
direct % the people currency necessary
20 the ordinary transactions Of life. At
this time. when the country is more or
less exercised over the money scare. when
II is almost impossible to get enough
paper money for the demands OF trade
the government has s2sO0o0OoO I'm excess
Of the trcasury's obligations locked up
in the government vaults. and no way OF
getting # into the channels Of trade our
currency system Is wofully defective and
scarcely Jess than disgrace to our civil
uzatlon.
But. what Of the remedy? Readers OF
The Times do not need 10 be told what
our remedy IS. for we have iterated and
reiterated and urged it so often that all
our readers are familiar with the propo-
siton and the argument
We say that the remedy is to be found
I'm free banking We say that IF Congress
would only repeal the 10 per cent tax on
the issues OF State banks and let the
banks Of the country issue currency un-
der certain restrictions and regulations.
which we will not here discuss. there WIFI
always DE an abundance of currency
which will easily and naturally flow ont
I'm response to the demands OF trade.
These notes will issue when there is need
for them. and they will return to the
banks I'm the natural order Of things
when they shall have performed their
mission.
That. in our opinion is the remedy
and the argument is so powerful and SD
conclusive that it is great wonder 10 us
that those who are honestly I'm favor OF
currency reform should hesitate about
adopting this simple plan. If trade be let
alone it viii always make its own laws
such laws and regulations as the demands
and energies of trade require.