The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-12
STATE NEWS.

AIAOA1I NLI
The Fred Whiteside bribery case has
beer postponed until Dec. IS at Kalis-
pell.
Three we'll known citizens Of Cascade
county, named j. Ford, j. r. Bowen
and W. Van Bergen, have been arrested
on a charge Of cattle stealing.
A movement is on foot for the estab-
lishment Of a free public library in Red
Lodge, the matter being taken up joint
~ by the Miners and Labor unions Of
that city.
The receipts Of the state land Office
for the fiscal year Of 1899 amounted to
5000, 1876, Of which $112,477. "A were
received from leases and $87, 7l5. Sc,
from sales.
A dispatch from Washington an
nounces that Alice A. Halbert has been
appointed postmistress at Gunton. Fer
gus county, vice Mrs. Alice Gunton, re-
signed Y"
Subscriptions are being solicited in
Anaconda for the purpose Of maintain
ing the schools of that city, after the
money provided by the regular tax levy
is exhausted Jan. 81.
The body Of Captain French. of the
First Montana volunteers, who was
killed in the Philippines, has arrived at
his home in Great Falls. The funeral
will be held Friday afternoon.
Daniel Lucy, the convicted murderer
of Patrick L. Regain Of Butte, has been
denied a new trial in the district court.
He is to be hanged about Jan. !, to
which date lie was respited from Nov.
10.
Manager White of the Diamondville,
Wyo., coal mines ia in Montana looking
for new men to take the place Of strik-
ers. 1t is not likely that he will find
many, as tha majority are already en-.
ployed.
There were no boiler explosions in
the state of Montana for the twelve
months ending Dec. /. 1899, according
to the annual report Of State Boiler In
spector Burns, filed with the governor
last week.
Work has been resumed at the Dia-
mondville, Wyo., coal mines. The
company has made arrangements for
shipping in 400 miners, who will arrive
there in a few days to take the places
of the strikers.
The supreme court will hear the ap-
peal brought BY the state board of
equalization to determine its powers,
January 12th. The decision will involve
the action Of the board in annually in.
creasing the stock assessments through.
out the state.
The county treaaurers are responding
promptly this year in the way of re-.
porting AK collections to the state
treasurer. So much money was receiv-
ed last week BY the state treasurer that
he proposes to issue q call for registered
general fund warrants early in Janu-
ary.
The S~tookgrowers' Journal Of Miles
City reports that Case & Trusoott have
bought the entire Kramer herd, mum
bering between eight and nine hundred
head. OF this number $50 are Colora.
do steers at $50 and the balance are
native stock cattle at $35. including
over 100 calves.
A new democratio paper is about to
make its appearance in Hamilton. A
Mr.. Sherman, who, it is rumored has
been contemplating such a move, has
finally decided to launch the new craft, !
having already purchased his plant. It
will be called the Ravalli Democrat.
James Jaggers, the Beaverbead
sounty man charged with having and
passing fifteen counterfeit dollars in
Bannaok, in March, 1899. will have to
serve a term in the penitentiary, as be
has been convicted in the United States
court. He was sentenced Saturday to
eighteen months imprisonment.
The Western Federation of Miners
will begin the publication Of a monthly
magazine at Butte about Jan. / next,
to be devoted to the cause of organized
labor generally and to the interests Of
the Western Federation and auxiliary
miners unions in particular. A fea.
ture Of the magazine will be special
correspondence containing labor notes
and other items Of interest to the toilers
from all the principal union camps Of
the west.
An indictment by the U. s. grand
jury has been returned against George
A. Fry, late postmaster at Bynum,
Teton county. This charged him with
having made a false report on March 8
last of an amount Of stamps cancelled
FIR n CartRin nariod Flo had rano,,ta1
the amount at $67. so, when in fact, the
indictment alleged. the amount was
considerably less. Fry is out on bail.
He was arraigned and pleaded Friday
morning. He is a well. known resident
of Teton county.