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BUTTE NEWS.
JACK LEDFORD C|NCHED.
Will Go to the Pen for a Brutal
Assault.
IT WAS NEARLY A MURDER
A Strong Case Was Made Against Him.
Knocked Woman Down With
q Beer Bott1e-Kicked Her
Into Insensibility.
1T WAS NEARLY A MURDER

The notorious Jack Ledford got
term in the penitentiary for the brutal
and murderous assault he committed
on Agnes Stevens, a Mercury street
woman, a few months ago. He was
tried for assault in the second degree
and such a strong case was made
took the jury very short time in
which to return a verdict of guilty,
leaving the punishment to be fixed by
the court. The testimony of the states
witnesses was that Ledford went to
Stevens den and after knocking her
down with beer bottle he jumped
upon her and kicked her into insensi-
bility. He kicked four teeth out Of her
mouth, fractured her jaw and all but
killed her. He did all this because he
thought she had snubbed him. Charles
Treager testified that Ledford had told
him he was going to the woman's place
and make a rough house of it.
Ledford's defense was that he had
simply slapped the woman's mouth
with the back of his hand because he
did not get change for the price of a
bottle of beer. While Treager was on
the stand testifying for the state the
defendants attorneys asked a number
or questions as to what he saw of the
assault, and Judge Clancy thought they
had asked enough questions on the
same point and he interrupted them.
The attorneys, Alex Mackel and Peter
Breen, then held a brief consultation
and the court asked:
We'll, are you through with this
witness?'
They were not, and started to ask
another question, but the court stopped
them and told the witness to leave the
stand. The witness did not move.
Get off," yelled the court. Get
down and get quick" said the court.
But if the court please" Attorney
Mackel started to say.
Sit down." ordered the court
If it please the court" Mr.. Breen
ventured to say after his associate
counsel had taken his seat.
But it don't please the court" said
Judge Clancy. "Sit down.
Mr.. Breen took his seat
Perhaps fortunately for the state, the
defendants attorneys did not take an
exception to the action of the court in
ordering the witness to leave the stand
before his cross examination was con-
cluded.
In his argument to the jury County
Attorney Connolly said the defendant
should be given the limit, and re-
marked that If the state had known
how strong the evidence would be, a
charge of assault in the first degree
would have been preferred against
him. The jury was out about 20 min
futes and returned with verdict of
guilty, leaving the punishment to be
fixed by the court Sentence will be
passed next Tuesday. The maximum is
but five years in the penitentiary.
The jury in the case was composed of
Louis N. Chauvin, Joseph Roberts, r.
c. Levin, Dudley C. Smith, James Nor
ris Joseph Hoar, Ernest Rodgers,
Michael Riley, James Naughten. Hugh
Morrison, r. M. Campbell and A. j.
White
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INCREASED BY OkE-HALF
Big Improvements Being Made
by the B. & M.
MANY MEN ARE AT WORK
VIII Be Enabled to Turn Out Ten
Pounds of Copper Where Six Are
Produced Now, When the
Buildings are Completed.

Great Falls June 2.--When Helena is
prepared to take the Boston & Montana
smelter away from Great Falls she will
find it grown to considerable size
since she first cast longing eyes upon II.
There is not much hurrah being made
over the Improvements which are now
progressing on the banks of the Mis-
souri, beside the Black Eagle falls, but
nevertheless they are of a magnitude
which would excite attention almost
anywhere. For the past few months
material has been arriving by the car
load and work has already been begun
on the Improvements, which, as has
been stated by officials of the company,
will enable it to produce 10 pounds of
copper where it now makes six. In the
review of the improvements appearing
in this column earlier in the season it
was estimated that the investment of
the company at that point would be in
creased about so per cent, and the APP
parent discrepancy between this state
ment and that of the officials is ac-
counted for by the fact that the COM
pany expects to make much more cop
per with the improvements in proper
ton to the investment than they did
formerly. 1t isStill a fact that the works
will be increased by one-half of their
present size, although they will then be
enabled to turn out more than CORE
spending amount of copper.
Work on the Improvements is just be-
ginning. The addition to the concen-
traitor, which is under the supervision
of I. c. Depew, is beginning to take
form and is progressing rapidly. The
extent of ground marked out would in
dictate so per cent addition. The in
crease in the size of the refinery will
hardly reach that percentage, as in the
addition will be introduced baths of a
process patented by John Morrow, the
superintendent, which are believed to
be economical in both labor and room.
The new flues and stack, which in size
are to be equal to the original system,
have been begun by the contractor,
Henry Vogel, and altogether there are
between 200 and 800 additional men at
work on the smelter grounds.
If the faith of the employees Of the
Boston & Montana company is any in
dex to the future operations of the com
pany, there is every reason to believe
that the works will go on increasing in
the future and that the dividends from
profits will increase in like proportion.
| No one in the city is as enthusiastic
| over the future of copper stocks as the
man who earns his daily bread at the
works in this city, and many of
| them made a nice little stake by the
| rise in Boston & Montana stock which
| occurred in the past "a hours.
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SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
Subscriptions Received From Pupils of
the Whittier School,


Great Falls, June Additional lists
from the Whittier school make the to-
tai of the subscriptions to the soldiers
monument fund s1S1.40 The fund is
growing rapidly, though to be sure by
small amounts, and in the end will be
sufficient to enable the old soldiers to
erect fitting shaft over the graves of
their comrades and of the younger men
who have fallen in the war with Spain
and the Filipinos. The list received to-
day credit the following subscrip-
lions:
Whittier school Miss Dora e. Longe-
ways room)-Lulu Bondy, 20 cents;
Agnes Nyquist, 25 cents; Nellie Marks,
10 cents; Carrie Marks, 10 cents: Will
lam erection, so cents; Irene Miles, Is
cents; Warren Miles, 10 cents: Hazel
Maud, 10 cents; Leah Maud, Is cents:
Ernest Burleigh, 10 cents; Charlie
Baker, rs cents; Ella Luke, Is cents;
Jennie Luke, Is cents: Annie Luke, 10
cents; Hunter Richmond, cents; Ber-
tina Marsh. rs cents; Hester Rolfe, 10
cents; Lyana Rogers, 10 cents; Kate
Rogers, 10 cents; J. Dorrigan, 10 cents;
Willie Boland, % cents; Cora Ellerson,
10 cents; Mrs. Husely, 25 cents; Cleo I.
Stephens, rs cents; Beulad Van En-
gelen, 10 cents; total, $4.05.
Whittier school Groom 5, Emma A.
Berry, teacher)-Walter Coburn, SO
ceIlS, ioIeiCe f1Oilelu, cents, Kari
Bussel, cents; Maud Kohnen, cents;
Ethel Beckman, cents; Henry Hamil-
ton, 10 cents; Howard Stanley, cents:
Katie Longway, 10 cents: Doris Bur-
lingame, 10 cents; Frances Burlingame,
10 cents: Amy Burlingame, 10 cents;
Hattie Goodreau, S cents; Minnie
Scherman, cents; Margaret Nalbach,
cents; Annie Nelson, 5 cents; Coburn
Maddox, % cents: Louis Weidenback
cents: Laura Ellis 25 cents. Lima
Vonbank, % cents; James Dickson, 5
cents: Eva Russell, 10 cents Lois Rus
sell, cents; Ralph Russell, 10 cents
Robert Russell, 5 cents; David Nc
Tague, 25 cents; Harold Lockhart, so
cents; Fred Hess, 10 cents; Albert
Mettler cents: Victoria Bernaud, 25
cents; Clifford Brown, 10 cents; War
rem Lemon, so cents: Bert Bondy. Is
cents: Holland McCabe. % cents; Har-
old McCabe, 25 cents; Laura Johnson,
cents; Annie Beitlieh, s cents; total,
S575
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Treasurers' Report.

Great Falls, June 1.-The county
treasurer this afternoon filed his re-
port for the quarter ending May 81. It
shows balances in the various funds as
follows: General fund, $15,25431; con-
tingent, s11,OS9.92; road, $7,10463 poor,
s5,410.26; sinking, S11,69S.S4; general
school, s431.96; district school, $29,44443
Great Falls city. s715.37; city fund,
$24S.06; state, s1,00422; state bounty,
$171.55; state indemnity, s cents; state
stock bounty, 80 cents; district court
clerk deposit, S3S6.S4: accounts of es-
tates, $1,000; redemptions, s30.S4; insti-
tute, 1925; total, ss3, 155.74; receipts for
quarter, s3S,71S.7S; disbursements for
quarter, SCI, 362. 80.
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Graduating Exercises.

Great Falls, June 1.-The schools of
Sand Coulee closed this week with
graduating exercises in which a class
Of six received diplomas. The names
of the graduates are Mabel Smith, Mary
Cummings, Isabelle McClment, Nora
Whitehead Annie Hetherington and
William Kerr. Prominent among the
floral decorations of the stage in Lii
brary hall, where the exercises were
held, was the class motto, "Climb,
Though the Rocks Be Rugged" printed
in gold on black. The flowers We're
very beautiful, and the Stars and
Stripes appropriately held a conspieu-
Gus part of the background.
The programme was under the super
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Accompanied by Relatives.

Great Falls, June 2.-The remains of
the late Edwin ]. Barker arrived in this
city this afternoon on the west bound
train from Waterloo, Iowa, and were
met by the relatives at the station and
taken to the residence of the brother,
J. c. E. Baker, on Fourth avenue
north. The body was accompanied by
Mrs. E. ]. Barker and her mother. Mrs
Swinsley, who proceeded to Waterloo
at once on receipt of the sad news from
Arkansas Hot Springs, where they had
intended to await the return of the I'M
fortunate man from Montana.
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$500 Mems Pants at S3.o5

OF imported cheviots, plain and
fancy cassimeres, fine English
worsteds, in an endless variety
of patterns, most Stylishly
cut and superbly tailored,
worth $500 pair; Saturday,
2 to 5 p. M, at.................
xa - ~ NJ
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These garments are especially
noteworthy because of their
fine tailoring, swell cuts and
selectness of materials. Among
them will be found double
breasted blue serge suits, with
silk facings, fancy cheviot
suits, value $1,000; Saturday, 2
to p. m. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
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vision Of Professor A. =. Roberts, and
was as follows.

vision Of Professor A. =. Roberts, and
was as follows:
Prayer. Rev. c. E. Cunningham
Song ....................D. J. Jones
Salutatory. !. Miss Mary Cunningham
Solo ..........M Miss minnie Holman
Recitation. Miss Annie Hetherington
Glee. Sand Coulee Glee Party
ESSAY. w iilldI0 htTT
Duet. j. Mrs. Cunningham, Mr. Johns
Essay. ......... Miss Nora Whitehead
Solo,. ...............M Miss Isabelle Smith
Glass history. Miss Isabelle McCliment
Glee.. Sand Coulee Glee Club
Valedictory. ....... Miss Mabel Smith
Solo,. Miss Hilda Johnson
Address TO Class. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
......Prof. A. E. Roberts, Principal
Presentation of Diplomas. ....
Hon. Anthony Morton, Chairman
Song America" ...... Audience
Benediction. ....R Rev. F. w. Poole
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-07
TERMINAL CHARGE CASE
It Is Now Before the Federal Court for
Final Settlement.
THE SWITCHING CHARGE OF 81 A CAR
of the Order of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.

Chicago. November e.--The old fight OF
the interstate commerce association against
nine railroads running into Chicago which
are charged with imposing an exorbitant
terminal fee on all carloads OF live stock
brought into the Union stock yards is up
before Judge Kohlsst in the United States
district court for Anal settlement. II
is expected that the case will last at least
two days. The issue is the legality of the
switching charge of 50 made on cars OF
live stock from the termini of the sew
eral roads to the stock yards. The inter-
state commerce commission some time
ago declared this charge excessive and
fixed the fee at 81. The railroads. how
ever, have never complied with this ruling
and apetition for restraining order was
filled by United States Attorney Bethea.
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Ni.itntinmn 81 Ilishni,r.

Philadelphia. November 6--Tne board of
the Methodist Episcopal bishops confer
encc today selected separate members TO
the next conference in April. The plans
of the visitanons with tie bishops who Will
preside include the following.
Arkansas, Fort Smith ,ishop Goodsell
January u,
Gulf Mission Conference Marshall, Tex
az, February T. Bishop Joyce.
Little Rocls--Little Rock, Ark, January
81 Bishop Gopdsel
Louisiana New Orleans, january "a
Bishop Joyce.
Mississippi Hat,iesbure, Miss, Jnnnar,
3l--Bishop Maltauen
Upper Mississippi 4corinth, Miss. Jan
nary 2A-Bishop Maltateu.
Mexico-F achaca, Mexico January IL
Bishop MoCanc.
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RATES AT PLANT SYSTEM HOTELS.

Savannah. Ga November !, 1s99.-For
information of the public the following
rates will be charged at the Plant system
hotels for the season Of 1899 1900
Tampa Bay Hotel, Tampa, Fla. A. e.
Dick, manager
open January Is TO April, 1900. $500 per
day. Special rates to parties staying two
weeks or longer.
Hotel Belleview, Bel!eair, Fla. W. A.
Barron manager.
Open January 10 TO April $3.50 per day.
$2l. 90 per week and upward.
Seminole Hotel, Winter Park, Fla. 0. l.
Frisbee, manager
open January 10 to APRIL $3.50 per day.
s2l 10 per week and upward.
Ocala House, ocala, fia Phil. +, Brown
manager
open all year round. $3.50 per day.
s2l. 90 per week and upward.
Hotel Kissimmee, Kissimmee. Fla, IL.
Dieffenbach, lessee.
Now open. $500 per day $1,000 per
week and upward, according to room.
Port Tampa Inn, Port Tampa. Fla.
Open all year round. European plan
For further information as to hotel
rates, address managers as above. For
railroad and steamship schedules. rates,
etc.. address b. w. Wrenn,
Passenger Traffic Manager.
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VEHICLE COMBINE.
Ii WillContr oil bicycles and Auto
moilcs of all Kinds.

moilcs of all Kinds.
New York. November 6.--The Times
says s2Oo,oOO,oOO combination is pro-
jected. An informal meeting to perfect
the great organization will be held at the
Waldorf Astoria Tuesday. 1t is intended
to combine all the rubber tire. bicycle
and automobile companies into one con-
Germ which will control the manufacture
of every article which enters into the
construction OF bicycle or automobile,
In the proposed company ii is said, all
the companies already formed will lie
participants. Mcssrs saidebaker AMI
R!ker, who own number Of patents are
said to be parties to the arrangements,
and they are also mentioned as largely IN
terested in the automobile company in
corporated at Wilmington. Del, Saturday.
Eleazor ColweIl OF Boston, is at the Wal
dcrf Astoria Ho is the patentee of n
number of rubber tires, To reporter he
SAID Altogether there are some 200
patents relating to tires. methods of loco
motion for automobile, etc | understand
certain people are seeking to secure all
of these and ] believe they Will succeed
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NO INTERVENTION.

Germany Refused 10 Join Russia
France and SPUN.
New York, November GA dispatch to
the Tribune from London says The ST.
Petersburg correspondent of the Morning
Post throws light on the pohcy of the
European powers He states on authority
that the governments OF Russia. France
and Spain discussed the question Of inter-
ventlon in the dispute betweea England
and the Trausyaal and agreed on the dis
patch of a joint note suggesting arbtra-
ton. but the condition of action was the
co operation OF Germany, which WAS re-
fused
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AGulNALDo WILL ESCAPE.
wheaton,. Delay VIII Allow Insur.
ucut Lender. to Get Away.

Whcat0n's Delay VIII Allow Insur-
gent Lender To Get Away.
New York November s.--A special to the
Herald from Washington says Consider
able disappointment is expressed by ota-
cials OF the war department at General
Otis report that General wheaton's cSpe-
dition will not reach the gulf OF Lingayen
until tomorrow. Without waiting for Cen
eral WHEATON TO reach his destination. Goa
eral Macarthur has commenced his ad-
vance, while General Lawton has beer
compelled 10 remain inactive because OF
the fact of the heavy rains which have
submerged the country. The effect of the
delay in General Wneaton's movement and
the advance by General M>cArthur Will
be. the officials fear. that Aguinaldo will
escape from the cul de sac in which it was
hoped to corner him,
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John r Holland. the Inventor, mud ccItgrat-
ulstsd him on his success. I'D had III lied
Twenty-Five years for victory and tears
STRAINED down his cheeks whsn the naval
officers greeted him.
The Holland sank to n depth OF ten feet
while going at full speed. which was att
tainod almost Immediately. This LETT tho
tins Of the nag poles on her deck exposed
hut for these 1t would have been impossible
to have traced the boat. She travelled ut
the rate OF eight knots an hour, mnking the
distance from start to turning point in nine
and orc.half minutes She canr to the sur
face and fred a regulation Whitehead torpedo
while under full speed. The torpedo used
came so near the target that II was evident
that no vessel could have escaped It.
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rouR-FooTEp ARTISTS.
Gentry's bog and Pony Show Soon
Pa Here

Gentry's bog and Pony Show Soon &c
Be Here.
Professor Gentry and his famous CONF
pany of trained dogs will exhibit In this
city under canvas at Bremcnd square
three days. starting Thursday. Noyem-
Der 3, Matinee will be given daily at
.. m.
II would be almost impossible 20 de-
wise more pleasing Instructive exhibit
ton than the one Professor Gentry has
perfected after an unlimited amount OF
work. II is said that Professor Gentry's
show. as It is al present. represents years
of constant labor. and this seems very
probable, when the number OF animals
are taken into consideration. There are
over 200 dogs and ponies In the company
all OF whom have been trained TO rerfec'
tion and take some active part In the pei
fornance. This show is very popular
one both In merit and price.
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ELEPHANTINE FRoLlcs

OF tho Three Herds Of Giant Tngkers vi h
Forepaugh- Sells Brothers Circus.
"First four forward and back
sides the same
First four forward and cross over.
"Sides forward and cross over
Places ALL"
"All men right grand right and left"
The band is playing a genuine old hoe
down" and II an auditor Is not moved 10
cheers it is perhaps because he is an In
mate of deaf and dumb institution. Men
and women are not the dancers, but eight
great elephsntine monsters Of Asiatic for
ests--the original Adam l'orepaugh herd of
elephants now with the Adam Forepaugh
and Sells Brothers combined shows, att
nounced TO exhibit in Houston Tuesday,
November IA.
An idea of the performance Of these giant
monsters can be gained from the few
quoted commands OF their trainer. intro
ductory to this story. The eight pachy-
derms form complete quadrille set and
perform the figures of the country barn
dance with an ease and grace seemingly
incredible in dancers so far removed from
light footedness They march and drill,
single and In company; individually they
have some specially, all combining to
make an amazing and marvellous exhibition
OF animal sagacty.
Simultaneous with the performance of
the Forepaugh elephants will he the APP
pearance of the Sells Brothers group Of
educated tuskers and Professor Ielville's
troupe of baby pachyderms,
Professor Mclville's troupe of baby Gle
phants includes Cuba" the tiniest living
elephant. and in the words OF the late
Artemus Ward, aiost ''amoosn' ouss.
"Guba's'' innate rascaliiy has been put 10
practical account by Professor Melville,
the result being an astonishing and hiIar-
iously ludicrous performance. With
Cuba are introduced two beautiful Hun
garian ponies and dwarf zebu, all com
bIning to make kindergarten hodge
podge f fun and frolie.
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soME riGmr AFTERMATH.
statements by the Two Pugs nm
Trainer Delaney.

i,ntcmcnts by the Two Pugs and
Trainer Delaney.
MANY wondered that Jenries did not knock
hnrkey out in the recent meeting and this
las in a measure attributed to the condition
his left arm; the following statement made
Ully Delaney Friday afternoon before the
hi Is probably better explanation; It
Sould be remembered that it was made be-
d re the fight:
I"Jelfries has trained in opposition to my
ishes. have objected to his continual
Inning and sweating He would not have
Iorked as hard as he has ii had more
saw about it. Jeffries was advised by
{ends who believe in his methods. which
hare those adapted by Corbett, and over
hitch Corbett and myself had row at
brson City. In the last ten days Jefries
IA stopped his foolish practice of sweating
SS running and has since worked in
Ioderate manner. The question is, has he
Sopped in time? / don't mean that he is
kyslcally unfit, but there is limit to every
hing. objected all along to his severe
Iethod of training
|The New York Journal prints the follow
liz Interviews with the pugs Immediately
Ter the battle
f"shsrkey was lucky. My left hand went
bck OH me In the seventh round or would
bachines for me. The intense heat from the
Iectric lights bothered me considerably and
lade me very weak at times. Sharkey fought
Fry foul, and it's a wonder to me that siler
Id not disqualify him. He repeatedly butted
lc with his head, and used his elbows more
feqncntly than his hands.
James j. Jeffries
|I was robbed out OF a Justly earned vic
bry. / outpoiuted Jeffries in a majority of
Ro rounds and should have had the de-
|siqn protested against Siler as referee.
bowing that he had feeling against me and
Fould give me the worst of IT. 1t was only
fter Tom O'Rourke had told me Siler would
I've me a fair deal that l consented to have
i'm act as referee. think all fair minded
efsons who saw the fight will say that my
bars about Siler were we'll founded. |
hugh, five rounds with two broken ribs.
Blink can beat Jefries. and | want to meet
Pm again. Thomas Sharkey
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AMERICAN N rRouaLE.
Shot and KILLED Central Americans
and Ii NOW Il CugltiNc.

anu In NOW ~ bUStStNSs
Chicago, November CA special to the
Times Herald from ,ciford. Ind. Gays:
George Buslsirk, formerly OF sinesville.
Ind. is said to be IN trouble in Central
America
Relatives ut Stincsvllle have received
word that BusiSirk sometime ago slew a
native In Central America aud was cap-
turcd by the natives friends, who tried
to burn shc American at the stake Bus
kirk killed two Of his captors and escaped
into the woods.
Tho adventurous Stineville man was
formerly saloenkeeper In this country
and ten years ago killed man by rhc
name Of Easton, who was trying 20 break
into the saloon. Busldrk WAS tried for
murder aud acquitted. Bustirk then went
to Central America whore he engaged
in the lumber business.
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yicerOy is Hostile.

Paris, November Ga dispatch has
been received here from Vice Admiral
Courrejollos, the French commander in
Chinese waters, announcing that nego-
tiations for the delimitation of the Kwang
Chao Wan territory which had been pro-
ceeding satisfactory for some time with
Chinese Admiral Sou, has been rupturc1
owing to the hostility of the viceroy of
Canton, The French minister OF marine
NJ. De LaNossan, announces that he has
taken measures to strengthen the French
force In occupation.