Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-21
The News IN BRIEF

I'LL NIu y LIN UlllIr
Helena-Yesterday was the last day
that the bids for building the Helena pub
nc building We're to be received by the
supervising architect Of the treasury at
Washington.
Notwithstanding secretary of the inter-
Tor has made public the allotment of the
fund appropriated at the last session of
congress to aid the state agricultural col
!eges. Montana will have $25, GOO, a gain Of
81 GOO over the current year.
Washington--The commissioner Of the
general land Office will shortly allot the
appropriation of 1926, 900 for the contin-
uatlcn or surveys OF public lands in the
western states during the next fiscal year.
Inc surveyor general of Montana, who
makes the contract for this work will
have $42, 600 at his disposal.
Great Falls-This town was visited by
a severe electrical storm yesterday, tenn
porarily demoralizing the telephone SER
wee and electric plant. A house was
struck by lightning but no one was hurt.
Neihart-The tow of Neihart is all
a11oat, the water running down the GEN.
ter OF the town and under many of the
ooiOiiSo VII Tue west sue Oh MALL street.
All or nearly all the tracks in the railroad
yards have been washed away. and Belt
creek is on a rampage. The HOOD is worse
than that of 1892, but so far no damage
has resulted to any of the buildings in
town.
Helena-Bids for the construction of a
public building at Helena were onpned by
the supervising architect yesterday as
follows: Montana Building company,
Helena. 1899 1873: Amberg Granite COM
Ipany. Chicago. S349. 26S; Butler-Ryan COM
pany. ST. Paul, Mimi, $347. goo. All the
bids will be rejected. being above the es-
Inmates.
Helena-At a meeting of stockholders
of the Helena and Livingston Smelling
and Reduction held yesterday
in it's office in this city. the proposition to
decrease the capital stock by paying off
10000 shares of preferred stock. having a
par value of s. each ana the cancellation
OF 100000 shares of common stock of the
same par value now held in the treasury
OF the mpa was deferred for one
month. Ninety-seven per cent of the
stockholders favor the scheme of decrease.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Stech of Butler,
Montana, has been granted a patent for
a prOpelllng mechanism for bicycles.
Helena-Helena Elks who are sparing
no effort to make the proposed picnic to be
given by the herd at Central Park July Is,
a success. are trembling in their hOOfs
over the report that watts over the range
from Butte to the effect that F.. Augustus
Heinze. ONE of the officers of the Butte
lodge. ropos to head a delegation from
the west side who will come over to the
picnic prepared to capture all Of the
prizes offered in the various athletic
sports especially in the base ball game.
Mr.. Heinze is skirmishing around to Sc
cure some crackerjack base ball players
belonging to Elkdom and will spring sew
eral unknowns upon the Helena team.
Helena-Dr. Riddell, the county physt-
clan. is running down a wild rumor that
came to his ears yesterday afternoon to
the effect that there are three cases Of
smallpox at the camp Of the Cree Indians
a few miles northwest Of town. near
Clough Junction. The story is that the
cases are in the malignant form. What
adds to the ugliness of the rumor is the
circumstances that many Indians are Wis
lting town daily. begging and otherwise
plying their calling. The county physi-
clan proposes to investigate the matter at
once and put to rest all wild rumors. An
inspector was sent to the camp this af-
t%ernoon. These troublesome Crees We're
once sent out of Montana by the Govern.
ment, but they persist in returning.
Internationally evening word was re-
celved here that two desperate looking
characters answering the description Of
the two brothers advertised in the reward
of So ,0G0 each. dead or alive. for the hold
ing up and robbery of the Union Pacific
fast mail tram near Rock Creek, Wyo.,
June 2, were in hiding on a ranch about
three or four miles from Red Rock, in
ReaVerhead county. Sheriff Pyle being
away at the time, a posse was at once or
ganized by Under Sheriff r. J. Moore to
effect a capture. The men We're surprised
and surrendered They were taken to Red
Rock to await Identification.
CRYSTAL SPRINGS.