Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-06

IN ! lI1S NXO ~ !
lands belonging to the government. At
presetn the railroad occupies only so
feet on each side of its track. Many
business blocks, warehouses and resi-
dences have been constructed within the
20o level. and the railway seeks TO clear
its right of way of all Improvements,
laying claim to the same. The deIend-
ants insist that they have acquired ute
by ope occupation for more than III
years. The rights, involved affect prop
erty valued at. millions OF dollars, and
includes property. not only in spokane,
but throughout. this and other states
strough which the Northern Pacific
passes.
| London. Nov. 5.-Transports have just
been secured for the WoolWich HoWitzer
brigade, which will be hurried to the cape.
The brigade has 10, 900 rounds of tive-inch
lyddite shells awaiting it. According to
| the estimates. a single shell, falling into
a compact body. Will kill 800 men. 1t was
demonstrated in the battle of Omdur1nan,
which destroyed the army of khalifa Abb
dullah, that large numbers of delvishes
We're killed by suffocating. while hum
dreds of vultures and eagles fell on the
battlefield from the sam cause.
Brussels, Nov. 5.-The Belgian
/ papers continue to publish kilograms
from Amsterdam and Berlin and report
ing the capture of Ladysmith. but no
such information has been received at
| the official residence of DR.. Leyds. The
/ members of the Transvaal agency say
that the only knowledge they have on
that subject is derived from the news
! papers. They decline to divulge the
| whereabouts of DR.. Leyds,. but say he IS
! neither in Brussels nor Berlin.
Minneapolis. Mimi. Nov. "a special
to the Times from Great Falls. Mont,
says: Something of a sensation has been
caused by the arrest in Choteau county
of State Senator Philips and Deputy
Sheriff Greene, on a charge of sheep
stealing. IT is alleged that these men
| got away with a band of sheep. number
ing LOO. belonging to the Taylor Bros.
| ana others. AT the preliminary. e%aml-
nation both men We're held IN $1,000
bonds.
Madrid, Nov. ga dispatch from the
Canaries says that a British Warshlp is
exercising a close surveillance over ship
ping there. being presumably on the look
out for privateers. The captain OF a
merchant vessef reports from N1go, SPAN,
that a British squadron of six large YES
seis were seen off Nigo harbor on the
night of Nov. 3: that one vessel recon-
i t0 lllC 1itll ~ GIN '''NN 49, 'i~
ron then sailed in the direction OF Glb-
1altar.
Portland. Ore, Nov. ). - Last night
about midnight a lone hishWaynlan held
up a Willamette Heights electric car
near the western end Of the line. The
conductor and motorman We're the only
persons on the ear. TIL h~ighwayman
boarded the car and compelled them to
hand over the money. amounting to ST..
He then took their watches. He after
ward disappeared toward the woods.
| London, Nov. 6.-Tle Times publishes a
| dispatch from PietermaritzburS. dated
Nov. 3, which says: The Dutch residents
here have received news of a s~anguinary
battle fought yesterday. probably be-
tween L%adysmith and Colenso. A large
number of the Beers We're killed, many
being relatives of Natal Dutch residing in
this place. The English residents have
no knowledge of any engagement.
Colesburg, Cape Colony. Nov. 2.-(De-
layed in transmission.)-The scouts sent
this morning on the report that the Beers
were on this side of the Orange river, re-
turned this evening, bringing word that
the Boer camp is pitched on the Boer
side Of the river. Evidently it is the adj
vance guard hat has appeared on this
side.
London. Nov. 5.-A special dispatch
from L~adysmith. describing the engage
ment at Bester's hill, says the Beers were
completely routed, and suffered heavy
loss. Their entire camp was captured.
The correspondent goes on to say: An
artillery duel is in progress. A British
shell struck a Boer 40-pounder and COM
pletely wrecked it,
London, Nov. 5. A special dispatch
from Ladysmith filed Thursday afternoon
says While the naval brigade was
pounding away at the Boer batteries this
morning a party of British cavalry and
volunteers We're sent out. Creeping round
the hills they surprised and captured one
of the enemy's camps.
Capetown. Nov. 2.-ODelayed in trans
mission.)-A dispatch from ~Strombers,
Cape Colony, south of Burghersdorp, says
trains have ceased running between that
point and AliWal North. on the Cape Col
ony side of Orange river.
London. Nov. SIS p. m.-According to
a special dispatch from CapetoWn it is
exported there that the Bastos have
risen against the Orange Free State
Beers. The government has received no
information on this point.
Capetown, Nov. 2.-Delayed in rams
mission. )-Another dispatch from Lady
smith says the Beers have proclaimed the
upper Tugela division OF Natal annexed
to the Orange Free State.
Orange River. Cape Colony, Nov. O.
delayed in transmission Kimberly
was safe on Wednesday night, but an at
tack was expected any time.
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