Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-16

sank about four feet. Both clung to the
railing and the swift current soon drove
the ferry boat near enough to the shore
for them to reach it after a cold drench-
ing.
Helena-Govcrnor Smith yesterday
honored the requisition of Governor
Rogers Of Washington for Herbert r.
Kirk, who was recently arrested in Butte
and is now in Seattle with Chief of Police
LaVelle. The complaint against Kirk is
that on March "a last, while a trusted
employe of Crawford and Conover Of
Seattle, he started for the bank to make
a deposit of $51 so. and failed to return. r..
ID. Finn, an officer Of Seattle, presented
the requisition and received Governor
Smiths warrant.
Washington. D.. C.-The postmaster
general yesterday made public the annual
list of r~eadjusted postmasters' salaries,
based on gross receipts at the various
Offices for the current year. The new
salaries will take effect July /. Following
are the offices in Montana at which the
postmasters will draw increased com
pensation after the date named. None
OF the offices in the state decreased
enough IN receipts to cause a fall in post
masters salary. Helena advanced from
second tO first-class: Billings advanced
from third to second-class; Sand Coulee
was relegated from third to fourth-class.
Increases are as follows: Big Timber,
500: Billings: 5000; Boulder, 500: Butte,
500; Dillon, 500: Fort Benton, 500; Glen
dive, 500: Great Falls, 800: Hamilton.
500; Helena, 800: Lewiston, 5000: Living
ston, 500; Marysville, 5000: Miles City,
500; Missoula. 500; Philipsburg. 500:
Red Lodge, 500.
Helena-State Senator s. s. Hobson of
Fergus county returned to Montana YES
terday from London, England, where he
went two months ago to negotiate a deal
Tor the sale of his interest in the Yoso
sapphire mines in Fergus county. He
says his trip was not entirely unsuccess-
ful' but he declines to give any particu-
lars for publication. He found a strong
demand among Englishmen of means for
western investments, esDecially in n
mining way, provided any showing in the
way OF returns can be made. The copper
stock boom is as strong on that side Of
the water as IN this side. In London he
met G.. A. Wells of Great Falls, who is
also interested in the sapphire mines. and
With him carried on negotiations with
the Eng ish parties DESTROYS of purchas-
ing the sapphire mines.
Helena Governor Smith, who has been
comforting with Mayor Edwards relative
to the arrangements for the laying of the
of the capitol on July 4. and
Tor a general observance of the day. has
the names of the committees
on finance. invitations, parade. decora-
ton entertainment, Advertising. etc. All
clVlc socletles Will be asked to participate
with the Grand Lodge of Masons in the
parade. The people of Helena will hear
the expenses of the event, as the canitoI
cannot spend any of the state |
for that purpose. The committee
will select the objects to be nlacad
in the receptacle that the cornerstone
VIII mold consists of Cornelius Hedges,
Martin Maginnis and w. b.. Hundley.
Grand Master Pomeroy of the Montana
grand lodge Of Masons, who will he in
charge of the Masonic ceremonies attend
upon the laying of the cornerstone.
has appointed the following of
Helena Masons to arrange for those cere-
monies: E. c. Day, chairman; Wilbur T..
Sanders, Cornelius Hedges, Hiram
Knowles, A. J. Davidson, S. w. Lang
horne, James W. Hathaway, NJ. Morris,
James H. Mills.
Hamilton-The Curlew mine was sold
at auction Wednesday by Receiver II p
in front of the court house for
There were only two bidders
present. A. NJ. Hotter of Helena and A..
,. bidke Oh NlctOf, ana the former gentle
nan was the successful bidder. The sale
)f the mine was made upon an order of
he district court permitting the receiver
% dispose of the property to satisfy as
ar as possible the indebtedness, of the
owning the mine, which is said
o be about $4,000. The property was
'Wned and operated for a number of
'ears by the Helena & Victor Mining
company, and from 1887 to 1890 was one
# the big paying mining of
he state, the shares running away I'D.
'ut after that date the mine failed to nav
N account of it's spotted nature and the
liding Of the ground.
Spokane-The remains of the man
ound near Lidgerwood Park last Mon i
lay have been identified as those of a
ian cal ed "Stuttering Charley" who ,
vas supposed to lave been a former resi-
ent of Montana. His clothes bore the
of a Livingston, Mont, furnishing
ouse.