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BUTTE NEWS.
THREE INSANITY CASES
The Subjects Were Committed
to the Asylum.
HAD STRANGE DELUSIONS
A Coal Mine Which Turned to Solid
Mass of Gold-Thirty Tons of the
Precious Metal Bought the
Northern Pacific.

Three cases of insanity were investi-
gated by two commissions in Judge
Smiths court yesterday afternoon and
the three subjects, Gordon Sherman,
p. J. Duffy and Joe Mobile, were Or
dered committed to the asylum. Sher-
man and Duffy are considered incur
able and the testimony showed that
Mobiles recovery was also doubtful.
Drs Macdonald and Donnelly exam
and Turner investigated the case of
Sherman. About seven years ago Sher-
man was something of a hobo around
Butte and a hanger on about the con-
cert halls in the lower part of town,
where he got into a fight with Balcain
Petit and was shot by the latter His
wound, it was supposed. would prove
fatal, but he got over it in a few days
and then brought a suit for $4,000
damages against Petit, who at that
time owned considerable property on
Park street. The suit is still pending
in the district court. Sherman then
dropped out Of public notice and was
not heard of again until last March,
when he was found wandering about
the mountains near HomeStake in a
demented condition. His feet were
badly frozen and he was removed to
the county hospital, where he has re-
manned ever since.
County Physician Sheeran testified
that Sherman was laboring under the
deluSion that he was possessed of
great wealth and that he was also vio-
lent at times and had to be tied down
at night. In answer to questions asked
him by Judge Smith and the doctors,
Sherman said he had 20 valuable min
ing claims in Jefferson county and also
had rich diamond mines on the Little
Pipestone and back on Lake Cham
plain and that he had a Boston bank
full of diamonds. His uncle William,
he said. had a coal mine which turned
into solid mass of gold, and he gave
30 tons of it for the Northern Pacific
railroad, which he purchased. DR.
Sheeran said Sherman's delusions were
firmly fixed and tnat such cases rarely
recovered.
P ]. Duffy had also been an inmate
of the poor house since last October.
His insanity, the doctor said, was due
to a private disease and that his men,
tai condition was incurable.
Joe Mobile, the testimony of DR..
Sewer showed, is approaching alcoholic
insanity. Other witnesses testified as
to his actions. One of them said that
when Mobile was arrested few days
ago he had a certificate of deposit for
81 o75 on his person, but he insisted it
sions of great wealth and of big mer-
camille business, in which he thought
he was making 100000 a year cleal
profit.
The three men will probably be taken
to the asylum to-day.
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Prial had removed his hut or shanty
to spot near Seton Hall college.
Smith finally located him. and few
days ago suggested that they go ITO
Newark, where he expected to meet
friend at the railroad depot. While the
crowd was pouring out of the cars PTial
grabbed Smiths arm and, pointing to
fair-haired, fair-faCed little woman,
cried: That's my wife; l haven't seen
her in fifteen years, and m glad or 1t,
for l wouldn't live with her IN heaven
or hell. It's too expensive to nave a
wife, and, besides, l don't want to sup
port any woman"
Priafs acknowledgment OF the wom-
an as his wife was submitted in evil
dence in the divorce proceedings.
The hut in which Prial had been liv-
ing all these years is 12Xlb feet, ana In
the rear is a small addition an which
are his cooking utensils and a bunk.
The main room is used as studio and
the walls are covered with pictures,
mostly in an unfinished condition. All
of them show evidence of genius in
portrait PARTING. Prominent among
them is a nearly completed picture CT
Admiral Dewey, said by those who
have seen it to be wonderfully faith
full and well-executed likeness of the
hero of Manila.
Near by on a canvas is an outline of
life-size portrait # Admiral Schley.
Several fine landscapes and not a few
water colors decorate the walls.
The shanty outside is covered with
tin, which in several places has been
torn off. Here Prial spends his time
during the day, unless otherwise en-
gagged in painting signs. He has prac-
tically forsaken the artistic in art for
the pictorial signs and lettering which
pay for his meals. He pays no rental.
Those who know him say he is well
educated and well informed on matters
appertaining to art. AS a rule. how
ever, he does little talking. He has
long since dropped stylish garments
for ill-fitting clothes, which are more
or less daubed with paint. He is about
five feet six inches in height, with
sandy, untrimmed beard, snappy eyes
and very alert in his movements. Ihe
index finger of the right hand is miss
ing. This was a means of Identifying
him as the missing husband.
While Prial never discussed his mar
riage with the few persons with whom
he had a talking acquaintance, he was
never more pleased than when he was
discussing that familiar question, is
marriage a failure None but the
negative side would he uphold, al
though his career in South Orange was
marked by considerable attention to
the feminine portion of the community.
He received numerous orders for port
rats, but rarely ever executed them,
preferring rather to devote his time to
pictorial painting.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-07-30
It WAS A CLOuDBuRST
Considerable Damage Reported
at Several Places.
FILLED UP THE CELLARS
1t Raised Havoc at Columbia Gardens
Overlooked the Northern Pacific
Tracks at the Parrot Pond.
Sidewalks Torn Up

The heaviest rainstorm of the season
noon and as a consequence several fam
lilies worked until long after dark bail
ing water out of their cellars. In some
instances the damage was considerable.
The storm came up at 4:30 O'Clock and
rain in torrents came down for 80 min
utes 1t was a drenching downpour.
There We're several cloudbursts One
is reported to have done considerable
damage at Nine Mile. The water from
that point rushed across the flat to-
wards South Butte. tearing away gar
den patches in it's path.
Another burst fell just above the Co
lumbia gardens and this did hundreds
of dollars of damage. 1t washed
the pansy beds away and flooded the
fountain pool, in which We're many
trout and gold fishes. These We're
swept over the gardens and destroyed
Many sections of the gravel walk were
torn up and the dam had to be cut so
as to release the overflow.
Another cloudburst overflowed the
Northern Pacific tracks at the Parrot
pond and huge piles of timber and 9th er
debris blocked the track and two
lfelBnl trains from the East were tleu
up en- the fiat for several hours while
a large crew of workmen were clearing
away the drift wood
William Pages residence property on
Aluminium street, between Wyoming
and Nevada, suffered much damage by
the flood. Mr.. Pages residence is below
the street grade and the water poured
into the floor and damaged much fur
niture. A row of frame dwellings at
the corner of Wyoming and Aluminium.
owned by Mr.. Page, were also flooded
and furniture was lifted up and f1oatcd
from one room to another. Mr.. Page
has pe'titioned the council a couple of
times to have storm culvert put in
SO as to secure his property in cases of
freshets such as the one experienced
yesterday.
A section of sidewalk on West Park,
in Missoula gulch, was undermined by
small torrent, and the policemen On
that beat came to the station and Sc
cured lights for the danger signal The
force of the storm was directed particu-
larly to the east side. No reports of
damage came from Upper Main street.
Many sections of sidewalk are torn
away and many cellars We're partially
| flooded
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For a perfect fitting pair of glasses
go to the Butte Optical Company. 7 and
s OWsley, Examination free.
The Two Grants.

Victor Smith in the New York Press.
/ mean Hugh J. and Ulysses s., jr.
1t is not a bit odd that they should
have been chums at college. Name
often draws men together. One day,
long after they had cut their political
eye teeth, after Hugh was sheriff,
Buck said, as they strolled down
Broadway, Hugh. why is it you are
so modesto" With sly twinkle, the
future mayor replied: ''Modesty
doesn't do a man any harm in poll
tics" Hugh Grant may have an
easy look about his face, but he can
hold his own with the shrewdest. Nat
urally warm hearted, he is as cold at
business as Russell Sage. At poker
he is a recognized past master. l have
yet to see the man who can outhold
him, lay 'em down quicker when he's
beat, bet 'em harder when he's got
'em, and gather in the pot with a more
regretful air. His skin being clear and
blood clean, he can blush like a sem
sitive girl still tied to mothers apron
strings. But, brethren, don't let that
blush fool you.
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Painless extracting. DR.. Wix.
An Old Rifle.

From the Youths Companion.
Old rifles, like old horses, may have
histories that hold a vital meaning. A
writer in the Humane Alliance de-
scrihes one that is greatly valued by
the descendants of its original owners.
The following bit of history is of gem
eral interest:
One night, when the "menfolk" were
away, panther leaped up on a log at
the edge of the clearing. and standing
in the moonlight just outside the shad-
ows of the forest, uttered that marvel
Gus cry which sounds so much like the
wall of a lost child
But grandmother's ears were not de-
ceived. She was a young woman then.
her eyes Were bright and she saw the
panther plainly. The rifle thrust its
muzzle through hole in the shed Win
dow. and grandmother and the rifle to-
gether drove the messenger of death
straight into the brain of the great eat
and rolled him over dead. She just
felt that she could do it, and so did the
rife; and so the deed was done.
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HALFORD KNOCKED OUT.
A Collision Between the Two Interests
at the Homestake Mine.

at the Homestake Mine.
The expected collision between the
conflicting interests in the Homestake
mine in Park canyon occurred yester-
day morning, and j. B. Halford, the
man whom the Montana Ore Purchas-
ing company had on guard at the mine,
had to be sent to the hospital to have
a bad cut on his head dressed and sew
ed up. James Glass of Basin, the owner
of a third interest in the mine, caused
the damage to Halford's head. There
have been no arrests made.
The trouble over the mine started last
week when F. A Heinze purchased
from Con Sullivan and another owner
two-thirds interest in the property
James Glass, who owns the other third
and who put about 100000 into the
property in developing it, was not con-
sidered in the deal, and when he heard
that Heinze had acquired the Sullivan
interest he at once came to Butte with
couple of men for the purpose of
working the mine"
They reached the Homestake Thurs
day evening about 8 o'clock, and found
Halford on guard. Mr.. Glass shook
hands with him and started to enter
the shaft house, but the door was lock-
ed and Halford, who had the key, re-
fused to open it. Glass then climbed
through an opening in the roof, after
which Halford opened the door and
Glass men went to work. HeinZe also
sent several men out afterwards, and
both sets worked together in harmony
until Friday afternoon. when the
Heinze men started to bulkhead the
tunnel in which one of the Glass men
was working. To avoid being bulk
headed in the man quit work. Another
Glass man tried to go down the shaft
and, according to his story, Halford
threatened to strike him with a ham
I,,r f1a api1 af4 tn
it, whereupon C. z. Pond, another
Heinze man, displayed a gun and said
perhaps that would keep the man from
going down, and it had that effect.
About 7 o'clock Friday night Mr..
Heinze visited the mine and had talk
with Mr.. Glass, and suggested that ev-
erything be left in statu quo until they
could consult their lawyers and see f
some settlement could not he effected.
Mr.. Heinze said he did not wish to have
any trouble Mr.. Glass said that was
agreeable to him, and everything was
harmonious until ? o'clock yesterday
morning when, according to the Glass
side of the case, u more Heinze men
appeared on the scene and when Mr..
Glass attempted to go down the shaft
Halford, who still carried his hammer,
pushed him aside and told him not to
go down. Mr.. Glass held consulta-
ton with several of his men, and told
tLiGii u NSttll oIur tIle man vain ihN
gun,and to take the weapon away from
him if he attempted to use it. Glass
then tried again to go down the shaft,
and when Halford pushed him aside
again. he struck him over the head
with an AK handle. and knocked him
out. while the other men took Ponds
gun from him. When Halford came to,
he was taken to Murray & Freund's
hospital, where his wound was dressed.
and Glass came to town. About noon
Mr.. Heinze and John MacGinuis went
The Anaconda standard., 1899-07-30

Perfect fitting plates, $40. DR.. Wix.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-07-30

out to the mine, and Mr.. Heinze had
talk with the men, and prevented an
other collision. At last accounts both
sets of men were working together in
harmony.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-07-30

The Ladies' Aid society of Grace M.
E. church. South Butte, will give an en-
tertainment in A. o. U. W. hall, Front
street and Utah avenue, Wednesday
evening, Aug. 2. Entertainment will be
free. Ice cream and cake. % cents.
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DO WOMEN iNciTE TO WAR.
Baroness Won Suttner Tells How They
Did So Once in Poland.

Writing in the North American Re-
view, Baroness Won Stuitner says:
The new woman alone will work sue
cessfully for the abolition of war. The
woman of yesterday, in spite of isolat-
ed complaints and warnings, did the
contrary; she incited silently or aloud
to war-silently by the admiration
which she cherished for heroism, and
the pleasure which she found in uni
forms; aloud by direct encouragement
to fight
The following episode has been re-
lated to me. 1t was before the Polish
insurrection, in the year 1868. In tbs
house of an aristocratic lady the elite
of Warsaw society were invited to din
uer. After the meal, in the smoking
room, the gentlemen were talking over
the political situation. The leaders of
the subsequent insurrection were
among those psas presssralt;s The question .e
possible to enter upon a movement Of
insurrection with any prospect of sue
cess. The conclusionwa arrived at that
under the existing circumstances
movement would be hopeless and would
only result in bloody massacre and in
creased severity instead of deliverance,
all agreeing that the plans for a rising
must be given up, at least for the mo-
ment Nothing was to be said to the
tadies of this resolve on returning to
the drawing room, for it would GER
tainly incur their disapproval. One Of
the gentlemen, however, was faithless
to this resolution. He let the secret
out What. not possible? cried the
women i'm chorus. That can only be
,est--no Pole is capable of such cow
ardice! Who could propose anything
so dlsgraceful?' OF course it was only
jest agreed the others, who would
have found the contempt of the women
intolerable, and on the following day
the revolution which resulted so un-
fortunately for Poland was set in mo-
ton by the same men who had re-
solved among themselves not to at
tempt rising, but who could not en-
dure to displease their wives"
The Anaconda standard., 1899-07-30

Lowney's chocolates and bon-bons,
always fresh, at Gallogly & Co.'S drug
store.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-07-30

California Cafe is the best place to
eat in Butte.
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DR.. G. D. Bryant has moved to rooms
s and 8, New Bee Hive block
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CHRISTIAN ExDEAvoRERs.

christianity's great esprit de corps
is never more thoroughly displayed than
in the annual gatherings OF the men,
bers OF the Christian Endeaver Socie-
ties. such as that which has just closed
Ia Seattle. The perfect unity and en-
thnsiasm with which the assemblies are
conducted. the eordiaiity with which the
delegates are entertained. the rapidly
with which they establish friendships
among one another. and the immense
impetus that Is given to the further
tons are extremely impressive The re-
suits exceed I'm scope those OF the close
~ bound fraternal organizations. and
contribute almost UNNECESSARILY toward
the elimination OK denominationai
church differences.
Somewhat distinctly from the several
churches Ia which the E.ndeavorers are
represented. the society as whole fos-
tiers Christian brotherhood BY deitbpr-
asSts sNtaHsfStak fHttstS SA oNtAEti3S,
protesting adherence solely 20 TIE car
dsnal principles OF the teachings II
Jesus. unfolding the sanctity Of the
fsihie. and believing in the efficacy II
common prayer. The fundamental pi~-
pose % the founder 90 the order was
70 develop a young peoples auxiliary
which should contribute 20 the life and
progress Of the Individual church. bit,
Ike all founders of great movements.
Father Clark planted an impulse
stronger than he realized. an. the Chris
tian Endeavor Society has nov became
the NEST potent existing agency for the
welding 90 Csrtsfsan secss ard sseno-s!-
nations into unssy.
Relatively 20 the organizations In
ether states. the Enaeascrwrs az Wash
gngton have made an excellent show ms.
TIE att~sszrsce az their state eanven-
sson has seem large. enn ~ spirit. and
progressive. Both the PUZZLE and pvs-
vate nseestnSs have drawn generously
from the rao.le. and have succeeded IN
attracting eonsidcrste and zpprsesasive
assentten. However unorthodax pscpae
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pJ1s- = = 1a1sevsew O. uesr aAnsts
thse eueA aI1lnncs No. bsen fn1sd ~
tween heK and his fffend. 0cx. Pm-
sr4, A. 1Aat No = To- 10 - trusfs
ana = hvpr - the Deopas esecting tAelr
representatives n the United States senate
~ Direct votes, Al II not 70 - smooth
s.alfnG. housvsz. = senator Juiins cseasr
0urrOwx. Who easfly knocked out the Pm
gre opposition 70 his reelection last win
ter in 90 short round. has allsed himself
With senator Nc1GiIlan and VIII hght the
Flngrse-IAiseS comhinatton 70 . nnish- A.
III parties interested are ven supplied with
ths slnsSs o. war, poiittcs in Michigan. for
the next eighteen mooths win possess M
usual attractions for the professional ma
nipulator ana the outcome OF the struggle
viii - watched with keen interest ~ the
pubic.
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or course there is general cry from the
thoughtless. who are becoming impatient
at the apparently slow progress being made
Philippines. for the recall OF Gen. Otis and
the immediate sending of additional troops
to the scene of the fighting. President Nc
Kinley has repeatedly stated that ne would
send more troops to the Philippines when
ever Gen. Otis called for them. This In
d'cates that he has perfect confidence in
Gen. Otis ability to successfully conduct
the CAMPAIGN. and Is willing to abide by his
Judgment. That this confidence Is not mis-
placed Is evidenced by the fact that army
officers personally acquainted with Gen.
Otis Invariably agree In attributing to him
the highest qualities demanded In q sue
csssfui military leader. He 10 an indefaii-
gable worker. As one officer said. Gen.
Otis not only works himself. out he makes
every man under him work like the wheel
team on a six-muie army wagon" Not
detail escapes his observation and II win
be noted that no complaints OF inefYicien,
medical or quartermaster's service come
from the Philippines In every advance
made, no matter what the conditions. ra-
items. ammunition. and well equipped hos
psiai corps are always well up TO the front.
The signal service has been almos; per-
fiction itself. No one no. on the ground
cen realize The difficulties which have been
and which are daily being successfully eur
mounted II Gen. Otis does not ask for
more troeps IL may be safely concluded tha,
be cannot. with the present facilities a, his
command, care for them Again. the rainy
season Is Jast setting In and to send HIN
large numbers os raw. unacclimated re-
erlits will be to add 10 his burdens rather
than 70 relieve the situation. The campaign
In the Philippines is net moving as rapidly
ard successfully as the public would wish,
bur the efforts os such sensational and un-
reliable xpondenss as Creeinsan. OF the
Ses York Journal, 20 arouse feeling OF
discontent and dissatisfaction against the
commanding officer should not be enccur-
aged. Gen. otls has the situation we'll In
hand, he Is a careful, capable ana efsc.en,
Officer. AID deserves the confidence which
President Mckinley rsposes IN him.
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mas. srAxToRD.s PnovIso.

Nxa Leland Stanford h friend Of
education. but apparently not Of CO.
edncatton. She has recently stipulated
that not more than I'VE hundred girl
students shail be accepted 1t Stanford
university. and has thereby aroused
crest deal Of comment as 20 her mo
lives for imposing 20 unusual . condi-
tion upon the school management Mrs.
stanford has vouchsafed simply the re-
PLY that the institution was founded
for boys. and tt original purposes must
not be diverted by the intrusion Of too
many Of the opposite sex.
II would appear 70 be ~ commendable
. benevolence IL the fine university at
MEMO Park were to be devoted to the
culture, education and refinement Of
young women as young men. Either
makes for higher civilization and broad
er humanity. But the money Ii Mrs.
9tanforfs, and % 10 the university. and
any criticism OF her method Of devot-
Ing II to the furtherance OF her high
purposes must be gratuitous and even
captious. II she wants to admit one
young woman. or thousand. and
place no limit on the attendance Of
young gentlemen. II 10 her own bust
ness. About ali there - to do or say
IL to congratulate the few girls and
the many youths on their good luck.
It has been surmised by persons who
have voluntarily interested themselves
In Mrs. Stanford's great project thar
she regards cosducation as failure.
II may be at Menlo Park, where the
environment n 80 beautiful and the
social attractions 80 numerous and pow
erful that any young lady may be ex-
cused for thinking not too much about
Latin and logarithms and just enough
about fun and fashions: but We do not
know. Elsewhere 1t 10 different. Every
great educational Institution In the
middle west and the west. and some Ia
the extreme east. make NO distinction
between the sexes; and In scholarship
attendance and influence some Of them
like Syracuse. Ann Arbor. Brown.
Chicago. Berkeley. University Of Penn
sylvania. Northwestern. and others--are
formidable rivals to the older institu-
tons. The coeducational movement,
indeed. long since caused Harvard to
establish an annex. and Princeton has
recently followed its example. Column
hia college Is afiiiated with Barnard
and Amherst with Smith. and it may be
broadly stated that today no important
university in the United States except
Yale refuses to admit women.
Coeducation has come to stay. The
old notion that a little learning Is
dangerous thing for a woman Is ex-
ploded. and II may be conceded that she
Ia just al efficient cook and loving and
careful housewife as In the time when
all the wisdom In family was limited
to its lord and master.
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TIE m9rganatsc marriage OF a German
princess ard a count hss caused inquiry
20 be made 81 ;he poss-inselsigsncer as to
TIE nature OF unions Of this kind A NOR
sanassc marriage implies Inequality Of
rank. A prince 81 the Mood. for Instance.
may Ia Germany wed a woman o. inferior
condition with the ssipeia lion that her
chsairen saan Inherit neither his ,iiae or
hia possesssesa The morseagahe trsorning
all ether rights ard privileges The re-
cent German marriage was probably NOR
ssaasfe hecaase ore Of the CONTRACTING
parties may have had Issue ~ . former
marriage and desired that the SUGGESTION