Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-03
THE news Tn BRIEF

Sheriff Davidson of Helena received word
or the arrest in Portland of George Scott,
VINO is wanted for completely in various
robberies. Scott was once under arrest in
en- route to Jail. Subsequently efforts have
been made to arrest him., which met with
success, as the telegram from the web-foot
metropolis attests. Sheriff Davidson will
apply to the governor for a requisition for
Scott and go after him at once.
Information form Helena is to the effect
that no requisition will be made Upon the
governor of California for Harry l.. Luke,
who was reported to nave been detained in
San Francisco upon instructions from Sill
Yer Bow county on the charge of forging
the Endorsement Of William Owsley to a
to Montana and explain matters satisfac-
torily. County Attorney Connolly, who is
now in Helena, has ordered that reQuisition
proceedings be dropped, and in explanation
of that course said: "It is due to Mr.. Luke
that public judgment be suspended for a
time. 1t is true that he was detained in
San francisco upon Geographic instruc-
tons from the sheriff of Silver Bow county,
upon which,, on the bare statement made
that Mr.. Owsley had not signed the note,
appeared to be a prima facie case. The
later developments, however. have seemed
to indicate the strong possibility that an
error has been made, for where Mr.. Owsley
made a mistake with regard to one such
note. it is possible that he may have made
another: At any rate. l have taken the re-
sponsibility of ordering him released at San
Francisco, and he has promised to be in
Butte whenever wanted. probably before
the 10th of the month. He feels confident
cumstances of the giving of the note and
convince him that he is mistaken"
Billings Gazette: DR.. Murray Of Butte,
one of the leading physicians of Montana.
spent Wednesday in town, on a social visit
to his old friend DR.. Henry Chapple.
Billings Gazette: The scaffold which was
Livingston will probably be taken to Red
Lodge to be used in the hanging of Tom
Salmon, says the Livingston Enterprise.
Sheriff Dunn has asked to be permitted to
| use it, and the request will doubtless be
granted by Sheriff Young.
Livingston Enterprises: The closing OF
the ~Diamondville, Wyo.. coal mines by fire
the past week, will probably create an add1-
tional demand for Montana coal. The burn
ing mines are owned by Marcus DAILY and
other Montana capitalists and We're bought
last summer while the men were out on a
strike. The trouble was soon adjusted and
600 miners were employed the output OF 2oO
tons per day going to Butte and Anaconda.
The superintendent hopes to resume in
about three weeks, but it Is stated that the
indications are otherwise.
bOLeIIldu SOui iCi' oihOS
Miss Belle Thomas and Mrs. c. Harding OF
Butte spent Christmas with Mrs. Axtell at
Spring Hill. Mrs. Harding will visit for
about a month and then go to CALIFORNIA.
Miss Thomas has returned to Belleville,
ILL.,, where Mrs. Thomas is now residing.
White Sulphur Springs Husbandman;
Under Sheriff Peter r.. Wild returned on
Monday last from a weeks trip to the
Musselshell, bringing with him Joseph
Doyle, charged with setting fire to Bower
Bros ranch, near Merino. Some miscreant
set these premises on fire and burned a
sheep shed and a number of sheep, and sus-
picion rests on the party arrested. A pre-
lirninarv examination will be had as soon
as witnesses can be summoned.
Belt Valley Times: While on his way
home about II 80 o'clock Sunday night,
Thomas Tredway was knocked down ano
robbed of about SIS. The robbery occurred
lust below the Methodist Episcopal church
on Main street. The first intimatlon Mr
Tredway had of danger was a blow on the
head, which knocked him down. He re-
sisted the attack and the robbers, of whom
he thinks there were three, set upon MN
and beat him into insensibillty. Mr.. lre",
wav has a serious cut over the eye ana
his face and body are covered with bruises
where he was kicked and beaten. No ar
rests have been made.