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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-10
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.

One Of the best, neatest and most COM
plete Turkish and plain bath houses in
the northwest is the one formerly con-
Quoted by Leroy Amos, but now under
the management of Heidrick & Embree.
The place has been entirely renovated
and presents a pleasant appearance. The
Turkish bath department is in the hands
of skilled attendants. Ladies plain baths
a speciality. Barber shop in connection.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-10
Every Owner of a Piano

!. Should call and hear the "Ange-
|: lus' Orchestra Piano Player. The
|: "Angelus" Orchestral Piano Play
: er is a beautiful little cabinet, con-
!. tanning mechanically operated
!: fingers and two full sets of reeds
!. for producing wonderful orchestral
: effects which may be played sep
!: arately or in company with the pi-
!; ano. The fingers strike the keys
:. of any piano exactly as human ffng-
ers do. rendering the me st difficult
compositions in a manner impos-
sible to any but the most skilled
nianist. It is instantly applied to
any piano and as easily removed.
When not used in connection with
the piano it is a complete salf-play-
ing organ by itself. One can play
brilliantly without even a knowl-
edge Of music, c!assicalmusic. dance
music, the latest popular son in
a that the hearers will say
they seldom ever heard a piano
plaved so we'll before. Call and sac
and hear it and you will learn that
It will do eve more than we hsve
here claimed for it.
MONTANA MUSIC CO..
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-10

Vienna saloon. 119 south Main street
Choice wines. liquors and cigars. See
our new orchestrion. the only one In
Butte. Albini Sisters, Psoprietors.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-10

SILVER BOW LODGE NO. 4s
w A. F. & A. NJ. Regular meeting in
~ Masonic Temple, second and
fourth Thursdays of each month. So
journing brethren cordially invited to at
tend. Dan Yancey. secretary
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-10

Do not fail to come and near the shout
ing tenor of the Nashville Students tell
YOU how Joshua Fought the Battle of
Jaricho,' at the FIRST presbyterian
church on Saturday, November 10. y
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-10

All bills owing the Broadway Cash
Meat Market must be paid to Pat Null
Inns, 10 West Park street.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-10
$40 sets of teeth $40. DR.. Wix.
SUNDAYS FOOTBALL A NJ

lutte is % have a little taste of home
inductry in the line of football and
judging from the general opinion of the
enthusiasts the result will be the warm
est earle of he season. Next Sunday
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-10

Miss Jessie White, whose other name is
Thomas. a girl with a past both in and
out of police court, pleaded guilty to hav-
ing disturbed the peace and quiet Of
Pleasant alley, and was fined $40.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-10

Munsey's. McClure's and Cosmopolita,
for November now on sale at the p. c
News stand.
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LIVE POULTRY.

Live turkeys, ducks. geese and chickens
for sale at II West Galena.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-10

4 BUTTE LODGE NO. 20. A.. + g.
~ A. NJ. Regular meeting in Ma.
~ sonic Temple. second and fourth
Iaesoays OF each month. Sojourning
brethren cordially invited to attend.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-10

John n. Olson, Music Teacher and Or
126 West Granite.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-10
DALY'S STRING
The Copper Kings Stables at
San Francisco.
MILES FINLEN'S COLTS
Have Proven a Wonderfully Profitable
observation-disclosures Turf
Gossip.

The following racing news by the San
francisco correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer will be of interest to many
turf patrons of Butta.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS.

Ground has been broken for new in
firmary building at Vassar college.
New York university has new col
lection of antiquities collected in Mex.
leo.
College women at the North Carolina
state normal school conduct dairy and
milk so Jersey COWS.
Johns Hopkins university has the
largest entering medical class in the his
tory Of its medical department.
The University of California has es-
tahlished a chair of Cantonese, the prin-
cipale dialect of the Chinese language.
The Georgia legislature has been
asked to appropriate $4,000 to found a
summer school for teachers in the pub
lie schools.
The number of students at the college
Of forestry, Cornell university, has be-
come SO large that new quarters must be
built.
At Jamaica, L. l., the crowded condi-
tion of school buildings has forced the
authorities to open schoolroom tenn
2orarily in a barn.
Wesleyan university at Middletown.
Conn, on account Of high rates of board
in the town, has opened commons
where students can obtain meals at
$3.50 a week.
The state library commission of Indi-
ana has purchased three extensive Ii
braries devoted exclusively to Indiana
history and literature for use in the
state university.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
TIE ELECTRICAL WORLD.

Telephone communication between
81. Petersburg and Moscow Is obtained
by line 412 miles long. 1t is said TO be
the longest single line In Europe. Near
ly all OF the towns in Finland are con-
nected by telephone; ths.rates are very
low.
A tunnel built AZ years ago between
the London general post Office and Eus-
ton station for the pneumatic trans
portation of mail, and on account Of its
complete failure almost forgotten. has
been examined recently and found TO
be In good order. The opening Is four
feet high by 4h wide, and it is now pro
posed TO use II for the transportation Of
mail by means Of q miniature electric
railway.
Prof. Bergmsnn, the great surgeon Of
the Berlin university, states that the
healing power Of the Roertgen rays are
imaginary. The determination Of the
presence and position Of foreign bodies
has been extremely successful with the
Roertgen RAYS, as is well known. Their
use IN connection with broken bones has
also been very satisfactory. The hope
OF discovering. by the aid OF the Roent-
gen rays, the position Of bladder and
gall stones has not been fulfilled.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
River Improvement Convention.

Delegates from all the parishes along
the Ouachita river in Louisiana, and
from Clark. Columbia, Bradley, Cal
houn and Union counties, In this state,
attended the convention held at Mon
roe, La, last week, called for the
organization of systematic movement
for the improvement of 0uachita river
from its mouth to Camden, distance
OF $50 miles. Gov. Jones WAS chosen
10 preside over the convention. After
thorough investigation. permanent
organization was perfected, to be
known as the Ouachita and Black
River improvement Association, with
Col. A. s. Morgan as president. sec
retary and treasurer and six directors
were also elected. These officers are
empowered to act as an executive com
mittee to raise funds, compile statistics
and employ man at Washington to
look after the interests of deep-water
navigation in these waters. 1t is
estimated that the construction OF nine
locks and dams, one of them on Black
river, the others on the Ouachita, will
secure slack water navigation as far
ss Camden the year round. These
could be built for 50, 100000. The con-
vention also adopted resolution favor
ing the construction of the Nicaragua
canal
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
The Little Rock Pair.

The fair to be given in Little Reek
will open on the 21st inst, and coEtin oe
10 and including the 25th inst 1t is
divided into a number of features, in
cluding free exhibits, livestock, poul-
try, vehicles, agricultural machinery,
and manufactured products, each being
in charge of special committees. The
livestock breeders, poultry fanciers,
fruit growers and truck farmers of Cen
tral Arkansas, as well as the manu-
facturers and vehicle dealers, are en-
Enthusiastically interested, and the event
promises to be one of the most success
full fairs ever held in the state, The
Midway feature, under the direction of
Mrs. Travis, will be a glorious surprise.
Many of the shows are from the Omaha
exhibition. and the entire midway will
be lighted with electricity. and bril-
liantly, dazzlingly beautiful, one of the
features being the famous electric
fountain and dancing girls. The OBJ
ject of the fair is TO encourage stock
raising, fruit growing, truck farming
and kindred industries During the
fair there will be permanent organiza-
tions perfected of truck farmers and
live stock men, and the agricultural
agents of the railroads, professors of
agriculture in the state university, and
other nota bles will be in attendance.
The railroads have placed in force
one fare rate for visitors to the fair.
The promoters of the enterprise intend
to perfect a permanent organization,
under the auspices of the Board of
Trade, and make the Little Rock fair
what the Dallas fair is to Texas-the
greatest educator and developer in the
state.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
ssd Death of q Good Man.

Maj Clem R. Sehaer, Of Little Rock,
while out hunting few miles from
the above city, met almost instant death
by the accidental discharge of his shot
gun. A young man with the deceased
at the time of the accident gives the
following account of how it occurred:
"Mr. Schaer and myself had started
home, and to reach our buggy were
compelled to climb a barb-wire fence.
I saw him stand his gun against post
ss | started to climb over. | was astride
the fence with my back to him when l
heard the report of his gun. | turned
and saw him lying on the ground in
side the field which we were climbing
into. | ran to him and raised his head,
but he never spoke. The entire load OF
shot entered the right side of his head,
making a ghastly wound. Clement
R. Schaer was best known throughout
the state on account Of his long con-
.
nection with the state militia, and as
an officer in the First Arkansas Volun-
teer Regiment, while as business man
and citizen he was highly esteemed in
the community in which for over 40
years he made his home. He was born
in Union county in 1850 and removed
to Little Rock when a youth. Though
less than Is years of age, he served
short while in the civil war. In the
Brooks Baxter war he commanded
company under Gov. Baxter. His con-
1ection with the state guard dates
from 1874. From 1894 to 1897 he was in
command OF Light Battery A, Arkan-
sas National Guard, and on April 9,
1897, was appointed brigadier-general
of the state guard and reserve militia,
which position he held until the call
for volunteers for the Spanish war
Gov. Jones appointed him a major in
the First Arkansas, and he served un
I'll the regiment was mustered out.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
COMPANY NOT RESPONSIBLE.
The Conditions of Pass Exemptinp
from Damages Held by the
Court to be Valid.

Boston, Nov. 15.-Judge Colt, in the
United States circuit court, yesterday,
decided that an employe of a railroad
injured while riding on a pass given
him by corporation, even if it was u
part compensation for his services,
could not recover damages. The case
was that of c. A. Whitney, baggage
master, against the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad. The plain
tiff claimed he was seriously injured
in a wreck on May Z, 1896, and sought
to recover $25,000 damages.
Judge Colt, in his decision, said:
zone of the conditions of the em-
ploye's pass being that the employe
expressly agrees that the company
shall not be liable under any circum-
stances for any injuries of person, it
follows that the plaintiff can not re
cover in the present action
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
Hon. ". jasper blackburn.

Hon w. Jasper Black burn, the vet
sran Arkansas journalist, passed away
1T the home of his son in Little Rock
last week. The deceased was born in
Randolph county in 1920. In 1888 he
went to Batesville and entered print
ing office as an apprentice. He worked
st the printers trade at different points
IN this state until 1s4s, when he re-
moved 10 Minden, La, where for over
. quarter of a century he published a
PAPER. He supported Douglass for
president in 1860, but after the war he
becams republican, was member of
the Louisiana constitutional conven-
hon OF 1s67.s, a member of the Fortieth
songress from the Fifth Louisiana dis
hict, a member of the Louisiana state
senate four years, and parish Judge of
Claiborne parish for one term. In 1880
be returned to Little Rock ana began
Me publication of Blackburn Free
South, which he continued to publish
until about three years ago
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
Building of the Charleston.

The Charleston is one of the Older
vessels of the new navy She is in.
cluded in the group of vessels follow.
ing the completion of the cruisers
Chicago, Boston. Atlanta and Dolphin.
built in 1882 and 80, which were the
pioneers of the present navy. The
Charleston was built by the Union
iron works at San Francisco. her keel
being laid in the year 1887. The con.
tract price of her hull and machinery
was Sl,0l7,5OO She was launched in
July, lSSS, and placed in commission
for the first time in December. 1889.
The ordnance bureau Of the navy de
Partmcnt has been busy for some time
past madng extensive alterations in
the battery of the Charleston. and had
these been completed the ship would
have been brought thoroughly up tc
date.
The photographic Office. navy de.
Fartment, gives the following exact
data concerning the locality of tn,
wreck: Guinapal rocks are located in
longitude i22 degrees. 4 minutes. east
latitude is degrees and 1880 porth
They lie seven miles dine east of thu
large Islands of Kaniguin, one of the
Babiat group.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
Killed In Battle

Lieut.. Julian L. Davis, Thirty-sixth
volunteers, was killed in action with
the insurgents in the Philippines Nov
bmber 18th The deceased was born at
Dardanelle in 1872. He went to Little
Rock when 10 years of age, and shortly
thereafter entered the fire department,
where he gave faithful service until the
sall for volunteers, when he enlisted in
Company A, Second Arkansas. Shortly
before this regiment was mustered out
be was promoted to lieutenancy in
Company B. When the call was made
hst summer for officers to 30 to the
Philippines he made application, and
on July o?th was appointed a second
lieutenant and assigned to the Thirty
sixth regiment, which arrived at Ma
snla about seven weeks ago,
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
A Strange Case.

The little son of Frank Curtis, of
Mammoth Spring, was seized with a
convulsion which lasted three hours
After the fit was over the child began
to weaken until his hearts action
ceased, and to all appearances he was
lead. Friends of the family started
10 wash and dress the body, but were
astonished to find that the little one
was still alive. Physicians were i'm
mediately recalled. and within "a hours
the child was up and going about
usual
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
Planter Killed.

R. w. Warren, a Mississippi county
planter, was shot and killed by John
Moore, one Of his tenants. Moore had
negro arrested for stealing, and War
rem testified in his behalf and he was
acquitted. This angered Moore, and
he is said to have threatened Warren.
When they met Warren told Moore he
had heard of his threats, and then said
he either had to kill him or take a lick
Ing. Moore then pulled his pistol and
shot Warren dead.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
BRIEF MENTION.

Malvern's city council passed a cur
few law.
good roads convention will be held
at Fort Smith early in December.
Craiphead county will purchase a
farm on which to wora its prisoners.
Six Pine Bluff saloon men were fined
s25 each for selling liquor on Sunday.
new ice factory. In he in operation
by spring is to be erected at Pine Bluff.
Dave Clayton, brakeman, was killed
at Van Buren, while making coupling.
The railroad Y M. G. A building at
Texarkana has been completed. 1t
cost 1000.
A safe in a saloon at Dumas was
blown open, the cracksmen securing
800 in cash
F. K. Bossinger, county clerk OF
Logan county, died on the 11th inst OF
typhoid fever.
The dead bodies of two infants, twins,
were found concealed in cracker box
at Texarkana.
Geo. Robinson, negro thief, was
shot and fatally wounded by Fort
Smith policeman.
The bridge on the Choctaw & Mem
phis across the Arkansas river at Little
Rock has been completed.
Employees Of the Cotton Belt at Pine
Bluff have been notified that second
garnishee means dismissal.
| OCongressman McRae is under treat
ment at Washington, d. c., for nervous
prostration, brought on by overwork
Judge Rowe decided that coal deal
ers at Fort Smith must obey the city
ordinance providing for the weighing
of coal.
C. Z. Long defeated DIR. A. V. Will
Jams at Hot Springs for the state cham
pionship wing shot by score of Al to
3s out of a possible so
The last rail closing the Chictaw &
Memphis gap has been laid and through
trains from Memphis to Weatherford
will be put on in few days.
The Continental Mining Company,
capital stock $50, 900, with headquarters
at Yellville, filed articles of incorpora-
ton with the secretary OF state.
Robert Pearce. colored. shot and
killed another negro named Clayton
Smith over game of craps near Gar
retson's Landing, Lincoln county.
A young farmer named Henry Baker,
residing a few miles from Maynard,
was thrown from his horse and in
stantly killed.
Mrs. Kate Pendergrass, convicted
October cath in Cleburue county of
attempted arson and sentenced to six
months in Jail, has been pardoned.
Miss Helen Could who some time
ago gave 81, 900 to the railroad Y. NJ. C.
A. library building fund at Texarkana,
has given another $1,000 70 the same
fund.
The youngest Scottish Rite Mason in
| Tie u ulJcQ olubcs TISSUES III DtSDd
county His name is ]. ID. McGehee,
and he is only few months over 81
years OF age.
james Thornton, while out hunting
near Conway, accidentally struck the
hammer Of his gun Oh a log, discharg-
ing two loads of shot into his bowels,
killing him almost instantly.
An ordinance passed by the Pine
Bluff city council, fixing the charges
for weighing cotton, has been declared
null sae void by Judge Oracle, on the
ground that it is contrary to state law.
The Clubhouse on the Jarvis planta-
tion at Noble Lake, jefferson county,
caught fire from a spark from pass
ing locomotive and was entirely con-
sumed.
Fire at Prescott destroyed the busi-
ness houses OF Nichols Bros, Hamilton,
MeMullen & Co., George Terry, r. L.
Blakeley, and Hugh Moncrief Total
loss, eos, 600; Insurance, about t40, 900.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
Millsap Acquitted.

A jury at Russellville acquitted Dave
Millsap of the charge of murder. Mill
sap was jointly indicted with Harve
Bruce and Alva Church for the murder
Of Deputy United States Marshals Tay-
lor and Dodson in the mountains of
Pope county August 30, 1897. Bruce
testified that he killed both officers,
believing that If he had not done SO they
would have killed him. Bruce has not
yet been tried.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
The Widow Frustrated.
OFFICIALLY REPORTED.
Maj. Logan Died at the Head of His
Battalion.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE follow
ing dispatch received from Gen. Otis,
uuder date of Manila, confirms the re,
pert of the death of Maj. Logan:
Wheaton reports that on November
II, there was an engagement near San
Jacinto between the Thirty-third vol.
uDteers and 1,200 intrenehed insur.
gents. Maj. Logan, who. was gallantly
leading his battalion, and six enlisted
men, were killed. Capt. Green and II
men were wounded, mostly very slight.
The enemy was routed, leaving 81
oead in the trenches. His loss is be.
lieved to be 300.
Lawton reports from San Jose that
in the vicinity of San Nicolas, north of
Taguig, Vessels captured 13 carts with
the insurgent war department records,
the printing press, complete, of the
insurgent newspaper, and very large
quantity of rice also captured. The
cavalry is still actively engaged, and
the infantry is pressing on from San
Jose and Araga. The roads are i'm.
practicable for any wheel transporta.
ton, and the horses are foraged on
rice and growing rice straw.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
Arkausas PostofIIces,

During The fiscal year jnst closed 81
kansas, and As were discontinued. The
total numbe of postoffices in this state
is 1.ssO, of which 43 are presidential
offices and 1887 of the fourth class
Tie total receipts at these offices for
the year was s592915
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
Ark.psas Soldier. at tho Front.

Besides nearly 800 privates from diff
ferent parts of the state, here is the
following officers from Arkansas in the
Thirty-thil infantry, now engaged at
the front in the Philippines: Lieut..
Grant White, of Hope; Lieut.. Sol L.
Jeffries, of Crawford county; Lieut..
Tillman Campbell, of Augusta; Lieut..
Wilbur Ward, of Fort Smith; Lieut..
True, of Eureka Springs
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
One ConI,Ing Pot Wounded.

Hopctown, Friday, Nov. lO'-'A,l
noon)-An undated dispatch re'''''
from Kimberley says: L,,
The Boeta ceased Smelling No'e" A.
Z. about p. m. having fired AZ u
tervals all day long, some 10 sne''s, ,.rris
majority OF -nem falling II w. usS
heaps and open spaces. ihe I'm In
range was s.16O yards. One coJ" p,;ss
pot was injured. There was aeci.
market for fragments, choice r.
mems fetching e2. The Beers srr .ms
ertly were shelling at the eN"'
r,pge OF their guns
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18

The most singular vessel afloat is the
Polyphemus, of the British navy. 1t is
simply long steel tube, deeply buried
in the water, the deck rising only four
feet above the sea. 1t carries no masts
OF sails, and is used as ram and tor
pedo boat.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
Sunnowsr Farm.

d. T. Rufiin. OF Woodruff county, has
started a sun-fiower farm, the only one
vest Of the Mississippi. 1t is said one
acre OF land will produce from 1,5OO to
1900 pounds of seed. which bring about
g 20 per hundred pounds in the market
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
A w.yward sons Tragic Death.

o. NJ. Grifiing, wayward son of 4
wealthy citizen of Hamburg, Miss,
was run over and killed by train on
the Fort Smith road near Mulberry.
He was under the influence of liquor,
and in attempting to get off the train
tell under the wheels.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
Small-Pox situation,

Through the diligence of local health
,fficers in sections where smallpox
has made its appearance, the disease
is not spreading to any alarming extent
and at many points has been entirely
Rhatad
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
Victim of Whitecaps.

A negro named Clay Noteworthy waA
killed by an unknown party near Ell
Dorado. Three or four men went to
Norsworthy's house with the intention
If giving him whipping, and when he
offered resistance one of the party shot
him dead
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
Annie Shipmeuts.

The number of cars of apples shipped
korn the principal points in northwest
Arkansas up to November 10th was as
follows: Rodgers, ss cars green, 2o
ears evaporated; Gentry, ~ cars green,
lS cars evaporated; Springdale, 20 cars
green, s cars evaporated; and Sloan
Springs, so cars.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
Y
His Mother Seriously Shocked.

The news of her sons death was con.
veyed to Mrs. Logan by a personal note
I, ON Secretary Root, sent by Mai.
Johnson, assistant adjutant general.
Mrs. Logan was prostrated by the
shcck, but later in the day recovered
Ter composure and, driving down
town, communicated with young Mrs.
Logar,at Youngstown,O., over the long
distance phone.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-18
Gov Jones Receives An Appointments.

President Mckinley has notified Gov.
Jones of his appointment as a member
Of the committee on the national cele-
bration of the establishment of the
seat of government in the District of
nf Columbia.