Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-11

Judge Knowles yesterday dismissed the
| suit of Frank Lyman and Others against
the Helena and Livingston Smelling and
Reduction company, which was an action
for a receiver to protect the interests of
stockholders. Judge Knowles intimated
| that the plaintiffs, had good grounds for
the application, but the complaint was
defective. 1t is said matters will proba-
bly, be fixed up now so as to avoid the nee
essity for further litigation.
| Charles'W. Burton of Helena, formerly
| an attache of the district clerks office,
has been appointed a Chinese inspec-
tor for that district, with headquarters
at Helena. His duties will consist Of see
ing that all Mongolians are properly sup
piled with the necessary certificates.
Judge Knowles has appointed Col. W.
F. Sanders, ex-Gov. B. p. Carpenter and
ex-Judge. Henry N. Blake a committee to
draft suitable resolutions and report the
same to the court next Monday morning,
until which time the court stands adj
joUrned out of respect to the memory
of The late associate justice, Justice Field.
1t is now practically settled that Fred
Gamers offer to compromise with his
creditors will be approved by Judge
Knowles and a settlement effected, near
ly all creditors having signed an agree
ment to accept. At at meeting of credi-
tors yesterday Referee Ballet submitted
a list of AZ who Lad signed out of 81 whose
claims had been approved. Signers rep
resent fully five-sixths of the aggregate
amount of approved claims, and as the
minority must be satisfied with whatever
the majority is willing to accept, provid-
ed the court confirms the agreement,
there can be but little doubt of a settle
ment being effected. Robert Hamilton is
about the only large creditor who refuses
to sign. Gamers brother is to put up
$40, 900 to ena BILE him to settle. Judge
Knowles today granted Gamers petition
to be discharged from bankruptcy, he
having satisfied the court that he had
turned over all his assets for the benefit
of his creditors. -7 ,1. o.; a-o.ie
c.. F. Wyatt. a representative of the
Greeley, Col, nursery, is under bail in
Billings on a charge of grand larceny,
y, having been accused by Chris Carstens,
landlord of a hotel in Columbus, with
having stolen $40 in cash and C hecks ag-
gregating $92 from the hotel. The ac-
cused stoutly protests his innocence, and
those who know him say he has always
borne a good name. 5a1ais Ga.
"A dispatch from Billings yesterday
says: Ice gorges and floods in the Lower
! Yellowstone and Little Horn valleys have
resulted today IN a cessation OF direct
railway communication with the east
from this point. The Northern Pacific
bridge at Pompey's Pillar CAV way un-
der the pressure of ice and water, and its
destruction tied up that road effectually
so far as through traffic is concerned
This mornings east bound passenger
train returned from the washout this
evening and continued westward as q
local. At the railroad offices nothing OF
a definite nature could be learned as to
the probable date Of a resumption OF
through business, but it was intimatet
thai the O would be opened to Miles
City tonight. Last night the Yellowstone
formed a gorge at Billings which broke
today and carried away a portion Of the
dyke at the works of the water power
company damaging property to the value
of about S., GO00, For the first time since
it entered the state the Burlington rail
road is tied up by a flood in Montana. N,