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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-06
MINES AND MINING.
THE COPPER MARKET.

The copper market has been very steady
for some weeks on the basis of 1S1ac for
lake, and the producing interests are
holding their price at that figure. So far,
the policy of the Amalgamated Copper
company. which is also followed by the
large producers not in that combination,
has been remarkably successful in
~steadying the market. No speculation in
American Upper is allowed, and sales
are only made for consumption or export.
Imports of copper do not seem to affect
this market, although the metal comes in
free of duty.
Most Of the copper that has been i'm
ported is in the form of Chill bars, which
are sent to the Baltimore Copper Works
to be refined or made into electrolytic,
and much of it will probably be re-
shipped to Europe after it has been re-
fined. Further shipments Of Chilli bars
are expected from England to Baltimore
until the stock of from 5000 to 10. 900 tons
recently held at Swansea and Liverpool is
entirely forwarded to this country.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-06
RED BOOT SHOE ca.

Under entirely new management, new
goods, new ideas, combined with all the
newest creations Of artistic foot gear
selected from the most progressive shoe
manufacturers of the country. Our
eagle-eyed buyer. whom we Keep con-
stantly on the alert, is right in the midst
of the great shoe centers Of the world.
where he has been able to place orders
for the newest styles as soon as they are
designed. as the shoe buying people Of
Butte are always on the alert and ready
to buy the newest and latest creations
in fine shoes. We have therefore,. bought
and placed on the market, for the benefit
of our patrons as we'll as ourselves, all
the very latest and most stylish shoes
and slippers to be had. We do not fol-
low. but cad You can now get, right
at your own home, anything in the shoe
and slipper line that the minds eye
might picture. Bring your feet with
you and we will do the rest. Why walk
the streets of Butte with unsatisfactory
shoes when you can get fitted to perfec-
ton by expert feet filters for less money
than you have been paying for shoes that
We're not one-half so handsomeo
RED BOOT SHOE CO.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-06
ON A WORK TRAIN.
J. ANDERSON INSTANTLY KILLED
AND SEVERAL INJURED.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Burket of Pipe
stone Springs, who are visiting the city,
brought he details of an accident. which
occurred yesterday at bridge No. 81, on
the Northern Pacific, by which j.. Ander-
son lost his life and j.. o. Ambell was Sc
verely injured.
The Northern Pacific has been filling
in the ~trestles on the road between Butte
and Pipestone Springs. Yesterday one
Of the work-trains was on the bridge
with a load Of dirt n was backing down
when the car containing the Ledgerwood
engine left the track and plunged down
the embankment. Anderson and Ambell
We're on the car at the time. Anderson
was caught under the engine and instant
~ killed. Ambell sustained injuries to
his body. Several other men who were
on the train escaped with light bruises.
Anderson had worked on the section
but a few days and little is known Of
him. His body was brought to White
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-06
THE GIRLS OF LONG AGO.

(Boston Post.)
Reared in many a lonely cabin.
Learning but in natures school:
Proudly pleating straw for pastime,
Perched upon a wooden stool.
Bounding through the dim old forests.
Finding where the wild flowers grow,
Dressed in homely linsey-woolsey,
Little girls of long ago..
Rowing up and down the river,
Singing, in a birch canoe
Stick for dolls their only playthings,
Feet that seldom donned a shoe;
Watching mother at her spinning,
While she hummed some old tune low.
Crowding round the CHEEKY fireplace,
Little girls of long age.
Mush and milk their daily diet,
Eaten from a pewter bowl;
Always happy and contented.
Dancing on from goal to goal,
Busy as the bees in summer,
Helping father oft to SOW: ,.
Gathering up the nuts n apples,
Little girls of long ago..
ndian everywhere about them.
Wolves at bedtime bowling near.
Yet they lie not know the meaning
Or the misery of fear,
Following their elder brothers,
While they hunt with gun and bow.
Brave as any elder settlers,
Little girls of long ago.
Building houses every autumn
with the brown leaves scattered round,
Taking tea with bits Of china
Neatly laid pom the ground.
Sliding on the ponds in winter.
Trudging through the drifted snow
To some distant neighbours quilting.
Little girls of long ago.
Snow-white grew their shining %tresses,
And at last they sweely slept;
On their low mounds daisies blossomed,
Round INC round the ivy crept.
Many a line they've left to tell us,
Early pleasures, later woe,
Dead n gone, our great-grandmothers.
Little girls of long ago..
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-06
Much Construction Work Dur
ing Past Season.
MILES OF TRACK
Laid This Year--ExceedS the Record
Of Any Year Since
1893.

Chicago. Oct. FIN the nine months
ended September 80 last, a round num-
Der total of 200 miles of new railroad
were laid in the United States. OF this
construction about 1,40O miles were built
I'm the months of July, August and Sep
itember, and there are strong reasons to
believe hat the building this month will
surpass that Of anv previous month of
the year. In an article dealing with the
railroad construction in the first nine
months of 1899, the Railway Age says:
A survey of the field shows that work
has progressed steadily since July l, but
that not as much has been completed in
the way of completed roads as had been
anticipated. This does not indicate that
there has been any p%erceptible abandon
ment of the work undertaken during the
fore part of the year, but it means tina
the prosperity of the country is so gen.
eral and that the demand for labor and
material is SO great that the railway
builders have found it impossible to Sc
cure sufficient men and supplies to carry
on the work with the speed desired.
From many sections of the country
comes the almost continual cry for work.
men. Many hundreds Of miles of road
are under construction at the present
IA Az NduuOI NC COI1plel0O MS
year, owing. first, to the scarcity of labor,
and, second, to the inability to secure
rails and track supplies. The demand
for steel rails is so great that mills are
unable to fill orders for early delivery,
and it is likewise practically impossible
to secure relaying rails at any price.
For these reasons much work which had
been planned for completion this year
VIII have to be postponed until 1900 50
1ar as putting down the rails is con-
cerned. although grading is being con-
tinued with such forces as can be OBJ
tanned.
The 200 miles of track laid thus far
during 1899 exceed the total mileage for
any year since 1892. with the excen+ion
OF 1893. when $3.50 miles were completed,
AS work is being pushed rapidly in many
sections of the country on both grading
and track laying, more miles of track viii
undoubtedly be laid during the month
of October than in any previous month
of the year. ~
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-06
TRIED To
SHUTTLE OFF
John Seymour Attempted Sui
eide This Morning.
SWALLOWED MORPHINE
And Strychnine--WaS Nearly Dead
When Disc0vered-He Is
Very Low.
SWALLOWED MORPHINE

A a whom no one seems to know,
and whose NAME, from a letter found on
his person, is supposed to be John Sey-
mour, attempted suicide in the Fitchen
block his morning, and at a late hour
this afternoon the city physician was
hare at work in an endeavor to sa We the
mans life. He swallowed a large guam
tityl of morphine and strychnine.
Seymour came to the city yesterday
Fitschen block, for which he paid. He
Fitchen block, for which he paid. He
arose early and spent the morning hours
in the Fitschen saloon. He sat in a chair
and apparently went to sleep. Finally his
labored breathing attracted Mr.. Fitsch-
ems attention. He tried to arouse the
sleeper, but could not do SO. officer
Walsh was called in. The officer cor
rectly surmised that the man was suffer-
ing from the effects Of a drug OF some
kind. DR.. Sheerin, the county physician,
who was also called in, pronounced it a
case of poisoning. Officer Walsh ordered
a hack and tool Seymour to the city
Jail and Dr.. A~lexander.
For several hours the city physician
worked over Seymour. A mall bottle.
containing a few grains of morphine. had
been taken from his pocket n the
symptoms, in DR.. Aleander's opinion, in
dictated both morphine and stry chnine
poisoning. A stomach pump was used.
after which Seymour was filed up with
several pints of black coffee. Every
method known was used to bring about
his revival. with but little success. At a
late hour this afternoon his pulse was
very weak.
In the pocket of the mans coat was
found an old letter, addressed to Mr..
John Seymour. Garnet Montana" An
account book, much worn, in which the
name John Seymour appeared several
times, was also found. The letter was
from William Gallus. was dated January
Z. 1898. and was written from Anaconda.
1t stated that the writer had secured a
job in the quarries. but that work was
very scarce, and many men We're being
turned away.
On Seymour's face are several fresh
wounds, evidently inflicted within the last
day or two. Just over his right eye, and
at the end of the eyelash, is a cut to the
bone, and another slight wound is near
his mouth. He is a large man, being
nearly six feet in height, is dressed in
the rough clothing of a working man and
is apparently about 40 years of age.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-06
LOCAL BRIEFS

J. G. Bates, tuner, Montana Music
company. Tel. bO4.
Burning of Manila, soldiers day: watch
for the date.
Joseph l.. Stewart, a miner. we'll known
throughout Montana, died at Silver Star
last Sunday.
Butte Stove Repair company for fix
lures and Home Comfort ranges. Phone
529, PIG E. Park.
Chemicals ana assAyers' supplies. Fair
Drug and Assay Supply company. lis
East Park street.
The remains of Mrs. John Clifford will
be shipped tonight to Waucon, Iowa, to-
night for interment.
The Heilbronner cigar emporium. g
Last Broadway. can sell you cigars by
the box from so cents up. Call and
see.
Jacob Zundel and Miss Susie Fisher
We're united in marriage at the residence
ing.
Burt & Packard" the most durable
and stylish shoe made, selling at Gamers
for a few days at $500 per pair. See
adv. f.
The funeral of Mrs. Kate G. Toomey
Will AXE place at the family residence.
No. 127 East Park street, tomorrow at 10
o'clock. proceeding to St. Patrick's
church, where solemn high mass will be
celebrated.
Porter's famous Burning Of Manila"
inaugurated at the night shows of the
Minnesota State Fair midway W
Minneapolis and st. Paul, he week Of
September 3rd; was pronounced by press
and public the most novel. complete and
enjoyable entertainment of the kind ever
seen in the northwest.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-06
TIGER-PQORMAN TROUBLES.

"A suit was filed Wednesday at Spo-
kane by j. F. Forbis Of Butte to stop the
transfer of the Tiger-Poorman mine, in
the Occur d'Alenes, to the Buffalo Hump
Development company. Mrs. Forbis al
leges that he is about to be defrauded by
the sale of the mine. He secured a tenn
porary injunction to prevent the holding
of a meeting Wednesday at 4 p. m. to
disincorporate the Tiger-POorman COM
pany. Mr.. Forbis who owns 10000 OF
the 1000, 900 shares of the Tiger Poorman
alleges that stockholders own
ing 10000 shares had no notice of the
proposed sale of the mine or of any Of
the meetings connected with the sale.
says the Spokane Review.
The control of the Tiger Poorman was
bought by Clark e. Sweeney last July
from S. S.. Glidden and others. Later the
company met in regular form and agreed
to sell the mine to the Buffalo Hump De-
velopment company for $3.50, 900, which is
at the rate which Clark & Sweeney are
said to have paid for the control. The
Buffalo Hump Development company is
the corporation formed by Clark 4
Sweeney to acquire the Big Buffalo mine.
Mr.. Forbis has no cause for COM
plant said Charles Sweeney last even
ing. I'VE paid for all the mine the same
price that we paid for the control, and
we do not see how we could have dealt
more fairly with the stockholders. Mr..
Forbis' holding is not worth more than
that of n other stakeholder"
Concerning the Buffalo Hump Devel-
opment company. Mr.. Sweeney said that
his firm a bought the Tiger-Poorman
| mine for the company to take the place
of the Big Buffalo, which did not turn
out as he had anticipated it would.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-06
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Associated Charities was held at their
rooms in the Library building yesterday
afternoon. The secretary's report for the
month of September was as followsA
provisions furnished Is families, cloth
ing to 40 persons, employment found for
5 persons, 2 o. of coal given out. medi-
cine furnished in 3 cases of sickness
and a phyeician sent in l cause.
The flower mission made up and lis
tributed 291 bouquets among the sick il
the hospitals.
The sewing school which has been in
operation for the past three Saturday az
ternoons is proving a success, the aver
age attendance is 16 and new pupils are
constantly being added to the class. All
materials are furnished by the associa-
ton and the garment when made becomes
the property of the child who makes it.
The treasurer's report showed receipts,
$3.50. 20 and expenditures S452. 20.
The organization decided to issue a bi-
ennial report in January.
The association is much in need of
partly worn clothing n will sch for it
on receipt of a postal.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-06

Wife (angrily)-"You are the most pro-
voking man I aver met, John Smith. You
annoy me beyond endurance, and just
when am doing everything l can to get
daughter well established in life.
Now, what kind of music ought we to
have at the wedding ceremony"
Husband (mildly)-"As Clara resembles
you in so many respects, my dear, l
think we ought to have martial music"
World.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-06
IN THE u. S. COURT.

The arguments in the suit of the Mon
tana Ore Purchasing company VS.. T..
Rollins Morse and the Butte 4 Boston
occupied the most of the day in
the United States court. The suit IN
wolves the question of a lease on lo acres
of ground for dumping purposes, alleged
to have been given by Captain Palmer.
the former manager of the Butte Il Bos-
ton, to the Montana Ore Purchasing COM
pany.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-06
LITTLE. BUT DIGNIFIED.

Chicago Tribune: "Show me some Of
your u~ndershirts, please. Size 49,"
Yes, sir, but that's much too large.
Size 80 would fit you a great deal better"
II am buying them, sir, Dor my young
est son. Kindly attend to the particular
for which you draw your SAL
airy, and show me some 3Ss. all WOOL
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-06

Professor Nelson will make another one
of his thrilling balloon ascensions a
Meaderville Sunday at 4 o'clock.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-06
THE P P STOCKS.

The closing quotations of copper min
ing shares to-day were as follows: AM
algamated, $50 bid, $91 asked; Anaconda,
s491s; Boston & Montana, $3.50: Butte &
Boston. SIS bid. SIS asked: Calumet &
Hecla. $3.50: Osceola. $85; Parrot $46A;
Tamarack, 1922; Utah Con $3S1a.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-06
SEYMOUR IS DEAD.

Seymour expired shortly after two
o CLOCK TINS afternoon. Coroner Julien
was at once notified and took charge OF
the remains. An inquest will be held
later.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-06

Vienna saloon, l19 South Main street
Choice wines. liquors and cigars. Sci
our new orchestrion. the only n In
Butte. Albini Sisters, Proprietors.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-06

Burt & Packard" the most durable
and stylish shoe made, selling at Gamers
for a few days at 500 per pair. See
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-06
Dangerous to Delay
Insure your property in one of our
splendid companies.
Dangerous to Delay
Building if you intend to get in that
new home before winter.
Dangerous to Delay

Buy property now while it is still low
priced. Property will surely advance
before next year in this, the most
prosperous city on earth.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
sPAN,ARDs CONTROL GUAM

Said to Have Again Taken Charge After
the Chsrleston Loft.
MANILA, Dec. 81. - The British
schooner Esmeralda, which has just
arrived here from the Ladrone islands,
reports that after the United States
cruiser Charleston left the island Of
Guam, in June last, the SpaniardsI re-
fused to recognize the authority of
Francis Portusach, who was verbally
authorized by Captain Glass to continue
his former regime as governor, and Jose
Sisto, a former public administrator,
was declared governor. He armed part
of the native guards, collected tax Of
Is a head and secreted 10 tons Of powder
and small stock of ammunition when
the island was taken by the Americans.
The schooner also reports the mas
sacre of the Spanish garrison by the
combined native forces at Panopi, Caro-
line islands. Henry Naott, an educated
chief. has been selected to be the ruler.
He is reported to be favorable to Amer
leans.
The British cruiser Beunaventura has
gone to 1loilo to protect British interests
there.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
MONEY AND DRIVER MISSING
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Loses a Small Fortune.
ADMIT THE AMOUNT WAS 100000
Was Sent From Houston, Tex, to San
Antonio to Pay tho Employee OF
tho Southern Pacific.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 8O.-The
local Office of the Wells-Fargo Express
company is out q money package con-
tanning $4,000. The money was sent
here from Houston for the Southern Pa-
cific to meet its pay roll west from this
city to Ell Paso. 1t arrived Wednesday
morning and was given to c. A. Beeler.
the Wells-Fargo money delivery clerk.
to hand over. Beeler started for the
depot and was seen en- route. Four
hours after his departure his wagon was
found five miles west Of the city in a
thicket, the horse almost dead from the
effects of hard driving. Whether Beeler
decamped with the money or was tho
victim Of foul play is not known.
Il Superintendent Taft of the express
company is here investigating. He adj
mits that the loss will reach the sum
stated, while rumors nearly double the
amount.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03

SRleAD1ER GENERAL CHARLES r. EAaAH.
of the beef supplies, and particularly as
to the responsibility for the loss of 300,-
600 pounds Of refrigerated beef sent to
Porto Rico when the expedition under
General Miles was there.
The 300, 1000 pounds Of beef referred to
was shipped from Newport News to
Porto Rico about the time that word
came from General Miles that he had
supplied himself with fresh beef taken
on tho island. The refrigerated beef
made the trip to Porto Rico and back,
but by the time it reached Montauk
Point it is understood to have spoiled
owing to the delay and consequent lack
Of refrigerating material.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
INDIANS ARE THREATENING
Will. Burn Reservation Pine
Unless Cutting Is Stopped.
HAVE ASKED FOR A HEARING
Delegations From the Various Minnesoto
Chippswas Likely to Visit Wash.
jngton Before Eong.

WALKER, MIMI, Dec. 81.-Present
timber agitation among the Chippewa
Indians ia not against the "dead and
down" law, but against selling the pine
on the reservation on tho ''standing
timber estimate plan" There is de-
cidedly bitter feeling among the In.
dams on this matter, and prominent In
dams openly declare that if the pine is
sold as is now planned they will burn
every stick Of timber from the south
line of the Leech lake reservation to the
border.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
REPORT OF MAJOR DAILY.

Chief Surgeons Of the Army Found "S0-
cret Chemicals" in tho Beef.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81.-The war in.
vestigating commission held brief ex-
ecutive session and ut noon adjourned
until Tuesday, Jan. 8. There was no
important action and the matter. of re-
calling Commissary General Eagan,
Major General Shafter or Major General
Miles, as result Of the agitation over
the beef issues to the army in the war,
remains undetermined.
The commission has made public re-
port, heretofore omitted, bearing on the
beef controversy. It is from Major w.
H. Daily, chief surgeon at. army head
quarters at Tampa, prior to the sailing
Of the Shafter expedition, and is as fol-
lows:
"Washington, Sept. 81, 1898. Assist
ant Adjutant General, Headquarters Of
Army, Washington. Sir: I have the
honor to report in the interest Of the
service that in the several inspections I
made in the various camps and troop
ships at Tampa, Jacksonville, Chioka-
manga and Porto Rico, that found the
fresh beef to be annarant1v preserved
with secret chemicals, which destroys
its natural favor and which I also be-
lieve to be detrimental to the health Of
the troops.
"While on duty at tho headquarters Of
the army at Tampa, at the time of the
enlbarkation of the 'Shafter expedition,
Colonel Weston, the efficient chief COM
missary, showed me quarter of beef
that had already, as test, been 60
hours in the sun without being percept-
IDLY tainted, so far as the sense Of smell
could detect. 1t is impossible to keep
fresh beef 80 long untainted in the sun
in that climate without the use of dele
ferrous preserves, such as boric acid,
sa]icylio acid or nitrate Of potash inject
ed into it in quantities likely to be hurt
full to the health Of the consumer. At
Ponce, Porto Rico, food arriving on the
transports from the United States was
also of the same character, being appar-
emily preserved by injected chemicals to
did deficient cold storage"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
CONDEMNED THE MEAT.

Omcial Reports UnsparinEly Denouncs
~ Beef Furnished Soldiers. .A
WASHINGTON, Dec. 80.-The war in.
vestigating commission held only q
short session devoted 10 executive bust.
ness. There were no witnesses ready
for examination.
The commission discussed q synopsis
Of the reports Of officers to General
Miles on the results obtained by canned
beef, fresh beef, roast beef, in cam
paigns in Cuba and Porto Rico. These
reports to General Miles unsparipgly
condemned the meat furnished as
neither palatable nor nutritious and as
virtually unfit for food.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
As BAD AS REPORTED.

General Garrettson Says Army Beef Was
Unfit For Food.
CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 31.-Gen. George
A. Garrettson Of this city, who COM
nanded a division in Porto Rico, agrees
with General Miles that the canned beef
furnished the army was, to large ex.
tent. unfit for use.
':The condition of AFFAIRS" said Gen.
eral Garrettson. twas every bit as bad
as reported. There is no doubt that this
bad meat was the cause Of large part
of the sickness, and much Of it had to
be DESTROYED"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-01-03
Loss Of a Cargo Sent to Porto
Rico the Particular Point
Brought Forward.
REPORT Of MAJOR DAILY
Army's Chief Surgeon Com
planned of the Meat Early
Last September.
Found It Contained Chemicals
Believed to Be Detrimen-,
tai to Health.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-As result Of
the issue between General Miles and
General Eagan concerning the quality
of the beef supplied the army, and on
the request Of General Eagan, the wal
department. has issued special order
for the assembling Of a board of officers
in Washington on Tuesday to inquire
into the general subject of the quality