Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-09
TELECRAPHIC BRIEFS

Washington, May 9-Gen. Otis reports
to the war department under today's date
that the transport Puebla left Manila for
San Francisco on the 7th instant and that
the Zealandia left today.
New York, May 9.-Funeral services
over the remains OF Mrs. w. 9. Whitney
were held today in the Cathedral Of The
Incarnation at Garden City, l.. I. Ser
vices We're conducted by Rev. DR.. RAINS
ford, rector Of st. Georges, New York.
Wilmington, Del. May 9-Six masked
burglars early today at the point of their
pistols overpowered Emil Meyer, the
watchman, and Frederick Testing, the
engineer, at the Bavarian brewery, and
blew open the safe in the office, securing
81, ,406.
New York, May 9.---The commissioners
of accounts made report today to
Mayor Van Wyck in which it Is stated
that Jacob Worth while county clerk Of
Kings county received $l1l,647 more for
refiling records than the amount to
which he was entitled.
Stamford University, Cal, May 9.--Dr
]. c. Banner, head Of the department OF
geology, with party of students, will
leave today for the purpose OF studying
the coral formations along the Brazilian
coast The data gathered by the expcdi-
ton will be published by Harvard uni
versity.
New York, May 9.-Money on call 3h@
4 per cent: sterling exchange steady.
$4.S7A@h demand, $4.S5A@k for 60 days;
silver certificates 61h@62; bar silver
617s; Mexican dollars 4SA; government
bonds firm; seconds reg. 09h: 3s reg
10SM; do coupon 10SA: new As 129; dc
! coupon 1924; old as reg. 112ss; do coupon
113A; IS reg. 1127k; do coupon 117B.
Chicago, May a.-With secret initiatory
exercises the well known suffrage leader
Susan B. Anthony, and Rev Anna How
ard Shaw have been made members OF
American Women's Relief corps No. 81
The corps met at the Masonic temple and
a reception followed the initiation. All
the officers OF the organization and the
color bearers had hand in the formal
installation OF Miss Anthony and Miss
Shaw as members Of the corps.
New York, May 9.-Prices opened
| irregular today. Changes generally were
most fractions. Hesitancy was soon re-
placed by strong tone and on large buy
ing for both accounts. the price of prOlni-
nent shares improved from one to three
points. The volume of business fell OF
considerably and bears utilized this cir
cumstance to depress values and met
with considerable success in many stocks
owing to free realizations.
New York, May "a dispatch to the
World from Havana says: At a confer
| ence on Monday between Gov. Gen,
| Brooke and a representative OF Gen. Co
mez the time for the distribution Of the
! S? 900, ,0GO to Cuban soldiers was fixed tc
! begin May 10 and continue until the 18th
The first payment probably will be made
at Marianao on Wednesday, The SOL
! diers Will be paid in companies with their
! cn M a n Soldiers
receive pay also.
San Francisco, May 9.-Mrs. Josephine
F, Wallace, mother of Edna Wallace Hop.
! per- the actress, has purchased Southel
farm near San Leandro, in Alameda
county, and the place will be transform.
! ed into a fruit farm and country home
! Th. Southor farm is one of the best
know properties in the state. Besides
being exceedingly fertile it is beautiful
| situated near the foot hills. 1t consist:
of about 300 acres. The price paid is sait
| to have been about 500, 900.