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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18
MRS. JOaNSON'S STATEMENT.

Mrs. Nels Johnson, whose husband died
q few days ago from the effects of in
juries received at the st. Lawrence mine,
takes exceptions to the statements made
by DR.. Alexander at the inquest. In the
~phxc:cian's testimony it is made to APP
pear that Johnson's death was due to his
own negligence. Mrs. Johnson said last
evening: 81
II was informed directly after the OPP
Grafton this after 72 hours l could be
told if my husband was to live. About
the seventy-third hour after the opera
ton Mr.. Johnson had severe pains in the
head, which meant Inflammation and
death. Mr.. johnson never disobeyed
| any of the doctors Instructions while he
| was conscious. These statements I can
| prove"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18
Police Commission Votes For its
Purchase.
WILL BE THE GAMEWELL
Council Will Meet Tonight In Special
Session to Take Final
Action.

The police commission, which COM
met yesterday to consider the bids for
the police patrol system. The trend of
opinion was decidedly in favor of putting
in a police patrol system at once, and of
putting in the best system purchasable.
There was no dissenting vote to either
of these propositions, and as one half the
members of the city council are members
of the commission it is safe to predict
that at to-night's special meeting of the
city council, which has been called for
the urpose of hearing the report of the
city council and taking final action, the
aldernanic vote will be very nearly
unanimous for a long step forward. The
report of the commission is as follows:
TO the Mayor and the City Council Of
the City of Butte: Your police committee
respectfully submit the following: That
they have had under consideration the
several proposals referred to them for
the placing of a police patrol and signal
service system and the purchase of a
patrol wagon and harness, and we would
make the following recommendations:
"First-That the offer of the Gamewell
Fire Alarm Telegraph company for the
furnishing Of a police patrol signal and
telephone system be accepted, in the
sum Of $500
"Second-Tthat the offer Of the Wayne
Sulkeyette company for the furnishing
Of a patrol wagon in the sum of $500 be
accepted, such wagon to nave two-inch
front axle and two and o~ne-quartcr-
inch hind axle"
When this report was offered by mo
tion, after the matter had ben discussed
for more than an hour, there was not a
dissenting voice. Frank Slower, the
agent Of the GameWell was
present and every query put forth BY any
Of the aldermen was explained in minute
detail. The plant which it is proposed
Butte shall buy is q fine one first class
in all it's appointments, and includes tele-
phonic as we'll as signal service. and
while it is only in keeping with the in
TEN. with the addition OF new boxes, will
serve the city, when, in five years from
now it has grown to the 1901 900 mark.
just as we'll as it will serve $4,000 people.
The terms on which the GameWell
people propose to put in the system are
very favorable. The price. installed
and in working order, will be about 5000.
This is to be met in three annual pay
ments, and in the opinion of Police Judge
Sullivan, the additional revenue, in the
way of police court fines, hat it will
bring in will more than cover the price
to be paid for the system.
Probably the best pleased man at the
city hall yesterday over the commissions
decision was Chief of Police Jack Lavell.
The chief has visited several coast cities
since he become the head of the depart
ment. and in every instance inspected the
patrol systems in operation thoroughly,
with the result that he became an ar
dent advocate of the hurry up wagon,
and police progress. His ropes are
about to be realized. and in iass than SO
days the plant will be Installed and IN
working order.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18
NO SMOKE AT CRYSTAL SPRINGS

Crystal Springs is a healthy resort, free
from Butte's smoky atmosphere, and has
one Of the most modern hotels in the
state. Electric light and steam heat.
throughout. The cafe is excelied by none.
cleanest in the northwest. A fine dane
ing hall is furnished free to private par
ties, n lunches are served on short mo-
tice. Everything is strictly frst-class,
run on the European plan. Open day
and night. Regular stages leave Lang
lois as follows: Leave stables, 10 a. M.
2p M, s p. m. and 8 p. M. Leave Springs
at 1890 p. m. 4 p. M. $40 p. m. and 1890
p. m. Fare each way. 25 cents.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18
Every Owner of a Piano

: Should call and hear the "Ange- <
: lus' Orchestra Piano Player. The =
! "Angelus'' Orchestral Piano Play y
!: err is a beautiful little cabinet, con- )
!. tanning mechanically operated \
{ fingers and two full sets of reeds :
: for producing wonderful orchestral :;
I effects which may be played sep :
! arately or in company with the pi- :
!: ano. The fingers strike the keys !
!: of any piano exactly as human fling !.
!: ers do, rendering the mcst difficult !.
!. compositions in a impos- !:
!: sible to any but the most skilled -:
: ~nianist. 1t is instantly applied to
!: any piano and as easily removed.
!. When not used in connection with
;: the piano it is a complete self-play-
!: ing organ by itself. One can play
!: brilliantly without even a knowl-
: edge of music. classical music, dance
!: music, the latest popular song in
!: a amer that the hearers will say
!. they seldom ever heard a piano
: played so well before. Call and SEQ
!: and hear it and you will learn that
!: it will do even more than VIC have
/: here claimed for 1t.
: MONTANA. MUSIC CO.
/ 40 n. Min Street
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18
$40 sets OF teeth SO. DR.. Wix.
THE BLACK PATTI.

Americas leading rag-time entertain
ers. the world famous Black Patti Trou-
badours, will open a three nights engage
ment at the Grand opera house on Sun
day, Nov. 26. These merry Afro-Ameri-
can artists are popular arovite in Butte,
and as their company and performance
this season is replete with new faces and
new features-and equals if not excels all
former standards-it is believed that the
usual popular appreciation will mark the
cOmpany'S performances in Butte.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18

IS volumes Of American and English
Encyclopedia of Law.
8 volumes of Pleadings and Practice.
5 volumes of General Digest.
4 volumes American Digest.
Z volumes Pacific Reporter and Digest
3 volumes Jones IN Evidence.
Statutes Of Montana. year 1897.
2 volumes CoWdry's Justice Treatise.
16 volumes Morrison's Mining Reports
(complete).
f. H. BEAL.
Care Inter Mountain.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18
LADIES

A good remedy, and there is not any
n,ansv Tablets for the relief and cure Of
nainful and irregular menses. These
tablets remove all Instructions, no mat
Tor what the cause. Manufactured by a.
Paris, France, and for sale
on1v nv the Newbro Drug Co, Butte,
Mont sole agents. Price, 81 per box;
sent by mail, securely sealed.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18
MILL AND SMELTERMEN'S UNION

The funeral of Brother Henry Maugh-
ton will AXE place sunday at 2 .. m.
from his residence, East Butte. All
are requested to meet at the
Parrot Drug store at / o'clock sharp, to
attend the funeral. BY order of Presi-
dent Luke Williams.
VIM. HOSSICK, Sec'y.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18

Among the railroad visitors in Butte
today are r. NJ. Byron Of Chicago, gen
eral western agent of the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern railway, w. B. Hut
ter Of st. Paul, northwestern passenger
/ agent Of the same road, and G. f. War
/ rem Of Salt Lake, general agent Of the
Santa Fe route.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18
A BAD CASE OF SMALLPOX

Is to be d~readed-so is a bad load of coal.
Avoid the latter by ordering Kemmerer.
We sell the genuine article, We also have
IT. stock Pennsylvania Anthracite and
good wood. S. ]. MONROE & CO,
4 East Broadway.
Phone $50.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18
]. D. McCRECOR
VETERINARY STYRcEnN

Honorary graduate OF the Ontario Vet.
Urinary College. Toronto. Canada. Treats
all diseases of dclresticated animals ac.
cording to scientific principles. Once At
Marlow's Stables, 1c4 South Main street,
Telephone 1913. All cases ~.
tended to.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18

Vienna saloon. 119 south Main stree.
Choice wines. liquors and cigars See
cur new orchestrion, the only one In
Butte. Albini Sisters. P.oprietors.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18

With the new equipment put on by the
Short Line this year. 100 steel cars ca
pabfe of conveying three times the load
of ordinary cars on the road for the b.,
A. & p, 40 new high power locomotives
for the Great Northern and 10 compound
and five 1O-wheel freight locomotives for
the Northern Pacific it is apparent that
western roads, and especially roads GEN.
tering in Butte, are riding on the top
move of prosperity.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18

r,cLER Tailor. 3 West Galena.
fsoV1GNs New suits made Repair
Ing, steam cleaning. pressing. Prices easy
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18

r. A. Harlow, vice president and gen.
eral manage of the Montana Railway
company, returned yesterday from Mar
tinsdale, where he completed arrange
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18

In all probability there will be a con
solidation Of the local offices of the Ore
gon Short Line and the Union Pacific, to
/ take effect about Dec. /. The Salt Lake
Tribune Of yesterday contained the fol-
lowing in regard to this proposed change:
Dispatches received from the east yes
terday confirmed the repOrt of the meet
ing Of the boards of directors n cleo
I ticn of officers of the Union Pacific and
| Oregon Short Line railroads in New
/ York on the 5th instant. The officers
| Of the Union Pacific remain as before.
| with Horace G. Burt, president; William
D. Cornish, 'vice-president; Alexander
Millar, secretary and comptroller; Fred
erick v. s.. Crosby, treasurer.
In the Oregon Short Line Edward H.
| Hartman succeeds to the office of pres
ident, vacated by W. D. Cornish, who re-
places r. jefferson Coolidge, Jr., former
vice-president. w. H. Bancroft is re-
| elected vice-president and general man
erick v. S. Crosby are elected secretary
and comptroller, and treasurer respect
lively.
The matters of the possible removal
| Of the Short Lin offices to Omaha and
| the closing of the Ogden gateway were
| not acted upon, so those much mooted
questions will remain for the
present at least.
The reelection of Vice-President Ban
| croft gives assurance of the retention OF
! the policy OIL 6dIlCAI IClCSO1oAS
| pursued by him. He was out Of town
! Yesterday, so it was impossible to learn
| what changes, if any, will be introduced
| on December 1st, or the beginning OF the
| new wear. 1t was surmised in railroad
! circles yesterday afternoon that the gen
eral policy Of consolidation of interests
would soon cause changes in the local
Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line city
ticket offices. AS now conducted both
offices cater largely to the same portion
of the travelling public; they occupy two
offices, and pay two rentals where one
would suffice, and employ twice the force
necessary to conduct that branch of the
business. The exact nature of the
changes in the clerical force employed in
the city ticket offices was not stated, but
it is understood that the administration
is strong for economy n the merging
of the two offices will, very likely, occur
on or about the first of December.
What is true of the Salt Lake offices
also holds true in regard to the offices
in Butte and Portland. In the latter
city the Union Pacific, Oregon Short
Line, and Oregon Railway & Navigation
have three separate city ticket offices;
conditions no longer warrant their be-
ing retained as separate institutions,
and the will undoubtedly be CONSOLE
dated at the same time the offices in this
city are.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18

The cheap rates which have been in e
feet between Butte and Chicago hay
been withdrawn, and after Monday II
rate will be advanced 81.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18

Butte railroad men are making great
preparations for the reception of the
party of Burlington railroad officials
scheduled to arrive in the city Monday.
The party comprises P. S. Eustis, gen
eral passenger agent of the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy, and about 30 travelling
passenger agents. While in Butte they
will be the guests Of the Butte Traffic
club, an organization very proficient in
driving dul care away. Tuesday the Wis
itors will be taken to Anaconda, where
they will make an inspection of the smell
ters and from Anaconda will go to Bill
ings and east.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18
LAW BOOKS FOR SALE.

500 sets Of teeth $40. rr. Wix.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18
THE RAILROADS
Freight and Passenger Rates
to Cape Nome.
THE CONSOLIDATION TALK
u. P. and Short Line Getting Together
Visitors Will Arrive
Monday.

City Ticket Agent J. E.. Mccormick Of
the Northern Pacific has received advices
from Seattle steamship officials contain
ing information of interest to Butte men
who propose to go to Cape Nome with the
early spring. His advices are to the eff
feet tina the first steamship will cave
Seattle about May 25. The first class
rate, from Seattle, will be 500 and the
second class $50. Reservations can be
made by depositing rs per cent of the
price of the ticket. Four Butte men made
reservations yesterday. The baggage al
lowance is as usual, $50 pounds, and the
freight rate is $40 per ton, weight and
measurements to be at the ships option.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18

500 sets Of teeth $40. DR.. Wix.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-28
POOLING THE SHARKS.
FeedinS the Wolves OF the Ocean
Dumplings That Made Them
Throw Fits.

This being the season of fish yarns
John Ritchie, who. says the Chicago
Ilmes-Herald, has for years conducted
most of the shorthand work at national
conventions, sprung this story at the
Press club. 1t took the biscuit, so to
speak:
About the funniest thing saw" he
said, "was while on n vessel down Off
uatteras inlet or some point near there.
One day we ran into about forty thou
sand million sharks. There was q lot of
them, and l wondered if they were all
there for me. L do think sharks give
everybody sort of creepy feeling. We
had some fun with them. There was
passenger on board who had had some
experience with the beasts before. He
went to the cook and got him to make
lot of dumplings. He came on deck
with three or four dozen of them and be-
gan tossing them to the sharks. They
snapped them down eagerly. Now you
must bear in mind that these dough
balls in coming from the cook had time
10 cool on the outside, so that as they
shipped down the sharks throat he did
not notice anything out of the way. But
the inside of the ball was like a fiery
furnace, and in minute after it had
been swallowed the heat began to act.
don't believe there is anything hotter
than hot dough, and if not exposed to
the air it keeps hot. Well. you should
have seen those sharks jump and plunge
and throw themselves. Ineversaw any-
thing like it in my life, and, while am
always opposed to cruelty, it doesn't
seem as if there was any harm in doing
anything to shark"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-28
HOW TO TRAVEL.
Information to the Public,

In selecting your route to the east
you connot afford to overlook the ad.
vantages and comforts offered by the
Rio Grande & Western Railway in
connection with the Denver & Rio
Grande and Colorado Midland Rail-
roads. 1t is the only transcontinent-
al line passing directly through Salt
Lake City and in addition to the
glimpse it affords of the Temple City
the Great Salt Lake, the Salt Palace,
an" the picturesque Utah valley, it
offers choice OF six distinct routes
to the cast and the most magnificent
scenery in the world. A double
daily train service and a through
Pullman Palace and ordinary Sleep
ing cars, free reclining chairs and a
perfect dining car service are now in
operation on these lines.
For pamphlets, descriptive of the
"Great Salt Lake route" apply to w.
ii, Snedaker, General Agent,l4 Mont
gomery, San Francisco; to j d. Mans
field, General Agent. .253 Washington,
Portland; to w. G. Mcbride, General
Agent, AZ Broadway, Butte; or to
Geo. w. Heintz, General Passenger
Agent, Salt Lake City.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-28
"YEP" OR "YUP.
In En@lisH Criticism OF an AmerI-
cnnisn: Which Is Justly
Deserved.

A curious American coiIoquism, of
which | certainly cannot see the ad-
""niagc, j: he substitution of YEP"
CT "yur. Fer yes" and OF none" for
40. Sa 4 writer in Tail Mall Ga
"cii'. 10 ICHbt we have in England the
"oS'.:s ''yuHS;" but one hears cTcn cG-
'...:y,' americans Eow Gad en- US
:rE yep. or some other corrur ton OF
yes. scarcely to be indicated by the
"H.i""r% alphabetical sYmbos s. Ii
s'r:." 10 me pity. Educated Amer
E'nns' too, will often say "somcw here's"
ana "A long ways" have little doubt
that this IS" has grammatical his
!C"y Of lis OVID. Probably il is an old
"hse-ending; just as ''he goes ont
nights" on which Andrew Lang is SO
severe. is Il survival of the "o'nights,"
"H!"i! Shakespeare puts in the mouth
Of Julius Caesar. ("Sleek-hcaded men,
ard such as sleep o'nights.") At the
same time, as 'somewheres'' has be-
come irremediably a vulgarisnl in Eng
land, it would, | think, be graceful
concession on the part of educated
Americans TO drop the IS" After all,
Somewhere" does not jar in Amer
ica, and "somcwheres" very distinctly
jars in England.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-28
France ionOra Her bravery.

Jennie Creek. now 16 years of age,
The youngest member Of the Humane
"n"ictT of Trance, and the youngest
person ever awarded medal by the
French Legion Of Honor. lives in the
.Gi:" village Of Milgrovc, Ind, near the
Observation-Disclosures county line, with
in few yards of the spot where her
presence Of mind prevented disas-
trous wreck in 1893. She was then
ten years old. She discovered rail
road bridge burning, and, hearing the
whistle Of an engine, took off her red
iriticoat AID ran up the track way
ing il. Several French noblemcn were
passengers on the train. They took
her name. and through them the gold
star which she now wears was con-
ferred upon her by the French Legion
OF Honor. She and her foster parents
have received invitations to be the
guests Of France OF the Paris show
next year, but will not 60.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-28
10. r. Special Meeting.

There will be special meeting Of
Elko Lodge No. l8, 1. o. 0. F., at the
Hall, at 1870 p. M, Saturday, Decem-
Der 80, 1899. A full attendance is re-
quested, as business of importance
will come before the Lodge.
BY order of the Committee.
ELKo, Nevada, Dec. 10, 1899,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-28

For the holidays, we a:e prepared
to make you fiue photo or enlarge
ment. Sierra Photo Co., opposite
Commercial hotel. X
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-24


somehow" As none but his own folks
ever went there, and nobody had ever
fallen into it before. he hadn't bothered
to cover it up We knew now that the
avalanche that enabled us to get out
was net the first that had fallen into
II, and we thanked our lucky stars that
we didn't start the day before Mrs.
Belixnap and Susie soaked out my
wounded finger and dressed it with
some OF the soothing salve. homemade
for father when he cut his foot with
the AK
The warmth, light and comfort of the
cozy parlor. not to mention the con-
genial company, contrasted so strongly
with the bitter gale, and the dirty,
cherries cab, that we found ii impossi-
BILE to combat the urgent invitation Of
our kind friends to remain with them
That night we slept on. feathers. be-
tween blankets, and as clovsed off
remember Harry dronirg a lot OF rap
turous twacdle in my ear about sweet
Susie Beiknap.
In the morning the storm had mod
Grated somewhat, and began to worry
about the engine. Should anything
happen to her in my absence the cold,
fishy eye of the master mechanic would
fail to discern extenuating circum
stances. We each took on another big
tank of homemade sausage and pam
cakes. and felt fit for the deed of our
lives. Dear, motherly Mrs. Belknap
would have loaded US with provisions,
but 1 declined everything but piece
of boiled salt pork. a loaf of bread and
a package of coffee and sugar
had to speak twice-a little sharply
the last time-to Harry who was bid
ding Susie goodbye in the kitchen. 1
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into its place in the car and we got
away from the siding. We had been
four hours coming a little over four
miles, a magnificent beginning, truly
Our turkey'll be cold, Alec" Harry
remarked, jokingly, after we had start
ed again.
Froze.i / replied. slowly.
| couldn't get them going over twelve
miles an hour and from that we ran
down to about the speed of slow
walk. She didn't steam very freely,
which was to be expected The weather
would have chilled a boiler jacketed
with foot of asbestos. She kept CALI
ing for more water, so l was not sur
prised when, while oiling, discovered
her flues to be leaking badly. After
that l never passed a water plug, and
the plump vision of my Christmas tur-
key faded in inverse geometrical ratio
to my progress.
Daylight showed us a white Christ
mas with a vengeance. The storm was
still raging with undiminished fury, the
sand-like snow continuing its endless
horizontal drive
Seventeen would be due in half an
hour. There wasn't time to get to the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-24

barely one gauge of water n the boiler.
1t was time. indeed, to hurry
II was an awkward place to work, and
the smoke from the torch nearly de-
stroyed its usefulness l took down the
side rods that l might have but one
pair Of wheels to turn. I thereby re-
duced the amount of friction to be
overcome by the use of steam, which
wss water. the article / was interested
in economizing-
/ pounded my thumb. and cut eff a
Joint of my left forefinger as the last
end q the last side rod unexpectedly
slipped clear. Harry chewsd me a to-
ba,cc poultice. and tied ii on with a
Piece Ct rag torn from his jumper We
left the rods in the snow. gave the rails
and tires good oiling. and hurried up
into the cab. There was a fiutter of
water in the bottom gauge-cock, SO I
slipped ard pumped her until she threw
water out of the stack.
The water was squirting out of four
leaky fiues in a way that would soon
set us to shoveiing snow into the tank.
In spite of my sore finger, its clumsy
dressing and dull tools, made five
taper fiue plugs out of piece of coal
board. Harry covered the fire with fine
coal and snow, and put on the blower
to carry off the smoke and gas. threw
the coal boards in on the banked fire.
and, crawled in with my plugs and a
hammer.
1 had forgotten that it was hot any
where, but the experience I went
through in that hot fire box, perched
over a miniature volcano, surrounded
by boiling water. and, in spite of the
blower inhaling smoke and sulphurous
fumes would have been invaluable to