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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-18
Col. Lobe Dies Suddenly.

New York, Aug. 1S.-A dispatch to the
World from Renres says. Lieutenant Col
onel Lobe, who has been in charge of the
mounted gendarmes doing duty about the
court martial, died suddenly this morn
ing The anti-Dreyfusites openly charge
the Dreyfusites with being responsible for
his death. The local newspapers, in their
accounts of it, print in big head lines:
Another victim Of the Dreyfustes' ven-
om."
It is rumored that Colonel Lohe blew
out his brains because Of the attacks Of
the newspapers friendly to NJ. Labori
since the shooting of the latter. Another
story is that death was due to heart dis
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-18
Fatal Colliery Accident.

London, Aug. 1S.-By an explosion to-
day in the I.lest colliery, in Glamorgan-
shire, Wales, IS persons were killed and
20 others are still in danger. The eXplo-
sion occurred during the night shift.
when there were only so men in the mine.
There were many heroic acts in an en-
deavor to save the survivors from the
effects of the after damp, but so far only
five have been rescued alive. Pathetic
scenes were witnessed as the bodies were
brought to the surface, men, women and
children crying and eagerly waiting for
todings of the entombed miners.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-18
Race Conflict Feared.

Meridian, Miss, Aug. 1S.-A week ago
DR.. Wells, living near Russell, shot and
fatally wounded a negro while in the act
of stealing cattle. On Tuesday night two
negroes attempted to assassnate Wells.
and one of them was shot and killed by
the doctor. Another unsuccessful at
ten.nt was made on the doctors life last
night. This has aroused the white peo-
pie, and notice has been served on the
negroes that any further hostile move
ment towards DR.. Wells will pracipitate
a race conflict.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-18
Body Brussels CARPETS

All lovers of art have heard of Morris,
the celebrated poet, author and artist.
In a rich Body Brussels we have a design,
Egyptian in style and characters, COM
posed by this artist, sure guarantee
that this particular piece is a gem. Color
ings are green, chrome, terra Gotta and
black. Ask to see it.
BUNDHAAR WILTONS, just right for
libraries. A pretty one IN terra Gotta,
blue and ivory, detached figures.
Lots Of others. We have them. -
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-18
AcQuittal Not Certain.

New York, Aug. 1S.-A dispatch to the
World from Rennes contains the follow
ing analysis of the Dreyfus court martial
BY Max Nordau:
Z This is war of savages and not an m
ouiry of cool research for the truth which
is now going on in Rennes. I find that
even American and English newspaper
men delegated here to give accounts OF
the proceedings are gradually infected
with a, spirit of partisanshp. Some of the
CORES pondence l am allowed to read be-
fore it's sent 1t does not give real
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-18
A JEWELRY FIRMS
TROUBLE.

THE RECENT troubles of :
the Wyatt Jewelry House !
in Salt Lake City that !
ended in bankruptcy and the ;
sale of their $685. COO stock on ;
an order from the court, is lia- !
, BILE to prove a blessing in dis
guise to the people Of Butte.
We are creditably informed that
while the original invoice OF
! this stock amounted to $25, 900,
! the appraisers saw fit to reduce
it to $780,, 900, and the court
! approved sale of the entire
! stock to the j. H. Leyson COM ,
! pany of that city and Butte,
} Montana, for So, 900. On the
strength of this purchase the
s Utah house inaugurated what
! proved to be the most success
{ full sale Of jewelry ever made in
Z the west. 1t is now the inten-
s ton of the Butte house Of j.
s H. Leyson to utilize their por-
I ton Of this fortunate purchase
I in the same manner. As the
I goods stand this firm less than
{ As per cent. of their original
{ cost, it can readily be seen that
{ they are in a position to make
I a special sale of jewelry that is
sure to prove the most remark
{ able event in the history of
{ Butte merchandising. 1t will
( require several days to mark
/ and arrange the stock for this
: sale, which will probably CON-
{ mence on or about August 21.
{ Watch this space for day and
: date.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-18

There never was a time when we were
as we'll prepared to do fine business in
fine Carpets as we are today. We have
a stock of high-grade Carpets that eXcels
wherever found in Montana. Then we
have re-organized this department.. With
Mr.. Shelly at it's head, an expert drapery
man from Washington and Denver to at
tend to the beautifying Of homes and two
expert Carpet layers and filters from
Chicago, we are prepared to make sug-
gestions, draw designs and carry out all
work in an artistic manner to a degree
OF excellence never before attempted.
Gao tho Esno 10 r.s~0fc it1 nrrrs
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-18
Change In the Cabinet.

Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 1S.-General
Jorge Holguin, late minister of war, has
been appointed minister Of the treasury
in place of General Renjifo. who goes to
Quito, Ecuador. as Colombian minister.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-18

Rennes, Aug. 1S.-The report that the
assailant of Matre Labori had been ar
rested is confirmed. He is a native Of
Cotes- Du- NOrd.
The police, it is now believed, think the
prisoner is only lunatic or drunkard,
desrous OF attracting attention, and his
so-called confession may turn out to be
nothing more than an empty boast. The
police. however, are investigating the re-
cent movements Of the prisoner.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-18
Savonerie High
Pile Administers

A magnificent assortment Of rarely
beautiful designs, principally floral ef-
fects, astonishngly rich for parlors and
reception rooms. Shown with back
grounds of greens, dark royal blue, tans,
reds, Nile green and others.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-18
ASSailant Arrested.

Paris, Aug. 1S.--It is reported that NJ.
Labori's assailant has been arrested. His
name is Glorot, and it is said that he has
confessed. Glorot was arrested at Dolot
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-18
Thrcc-Day
Carpet Sale

Look carefully al these items-every one
is a trade wnner-representing the high
est values obtainable in dependable Car.
pets, correct in designs and colorlngs.
Closing out these new goods to make
room for newer ones al higher price.
Now is the time to make your selections.
COTTON INGRAINS ....... ............
3oc values for I5c
GRANITE INGRAINS ..................
45c values for 25c
UNION INGRAINS ....... .............
soc values for 35c
BEST ALL WOOL IGRAINS ..........
75c values for 45c
MOQUETTE CARPETS, Administers.
too, in a variety of patterns that cam
not be duplicated by the manufacturers
regular 81 .25 and $3.50 values ........."
Closing out price 656
JAPAN AND CHINA MATING, regus
larly sold at from zoe to e0c yard, &C.
cordlng to quality, all go at ...........
Half Price
TAPESTRY BRUSSELS ...............
6oc values for 35c
65c values for 4Oc
75c values for SSc
oOc values for 65c
$I.0O values for 7Sc
WILTON We VETS ....................
$I.OO values for 6Sc
Come quickly and get your share OF
these BARGAINS.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-18

(Continued on Third Page.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-20
TO DELAY CHICAGO OFFICE
Stone Cutters Strike May Postpon
the Work Year or More.

Washington, April 20.-Unless a set
Element of the strike in the Mount Wal
do quarries, Frankfort, Me-, can be set
tied the construction of the new post
office in Chicago may be delayed a year
or more.
John Pierce of New York city, the
granite contractor, announced after q
conference with Secretary Gage and
Henry Ives Cobb, architect of the
building, that he would not concede the
stonecutters demand if the building
were delayed dozen years. In this. it
is said, he will be supported by Secre-
tary Gage.
When Mr.. Pierce got the contract for
furnishing this granite he entered into
contract with the stonecutters at
Mount Waldo to pay them 80 cents an
hour for nine hours each day, but be-
fore a stone was cut the men, at the
direction of the National Stonecutters
union, demanded As cents an hour for
an eight-hOur day. This would make a
difference of $4S, 900 in the cost of the
work. Mr.. Pierce's contract obligates
him to have the work completed by Jan.
l., 1902, or forfeit $3.50 per day thereaf-
ter to the government.
The desire of the National Stonecut-
terS' union is to force the government
to recognize the eight-hour day mot
only in it's own work but in the work
of those from whom it buys materials.
The Chicago building has been selected
as basis for this fight, for the reason
that it is the largest single granite con-
tract let by the government for many
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-20
SINE-WAVE TELEGRAPHY.
Army Experiments Develop a Speed
of 10000 Words an Hour.

Washington, April 20.-Rudyard Kip
ling's white Mans Burden" was
shifted from the war department to FIT.
Myer and back again today at the rate
of 100000 words per hour.
This gratifying performance occurred
in the course of an experiment in Sine
wave telegraphy under the direction of
Brigadier General Greedy, chief signal
officer. A machine, operating like a
typewriter, was used to punch holes in
a narrow strip of paper similar to that
used in an ordinary stock ticker and
fed into the sender, which transmitted
the message in dots and dashes of the
Morse system over a wire to Fort Myer
and by the ground return system to
the receiver at the department, which
printed them on a message ready to be
delivered. These dots and daSheS are
easily decipherab1e, being clear, and
Lieutenant SQuier who had charge of
the experiment said that he was of the
opinion that a child after three or four
days practice could read a message
sent by this means.
The first experiments made by the
army upon the Sine-wave system of
telegraphy were conducted at the ar
tillery school, Fort Monroe, Va. The
next logical step was to test the system
upon long telegraph lines, and for this
and were afforded every facility to do
so over the government telegraph lines
These experiments were made for the
purpose of determining whether there
was an advantage for code telegraphy
in the use of a modern alternating cur
rent, smooth wave, the typical form of
which is the simple Sine-waVe, and the
experiments We're conclusive in favor of
such a wave. The experiment today was
conducted with this kind of a wave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-20
CAME TWENTY YEARS AGO.
Cofey County Citizen Attends Sons of
Revolution Meeting.

Conrad McFadden of Waverly came to
Topeka yesterday for the first time in
twenty years and attended the meeting
of the Sons of the Revolution at the
state house.
Twenty years ago. said Mr. McFad-
den, Il came to Topeka to attend a
state fair. 1t was held out in the coun-
try couple of miles. Now I see that
Topeka has spread out to the fair
grounds and is still going on. This is
one of the finest towns in the world.
am getting old now and unsteady in my
gait, but I believe that an old man is
just as safe in Topeka as he is at
home''
Mr.. McFadden has three sons, all of
whom served in the army of the United
States. One is now at Manila. He
talked of the magnificent record made
by the Kansans in the Philippines and
said: 1.-The boys have the fighting blood
of their fathers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-20
IN MEXICO CITY.
Electric Power to supersede Mules on
the Street Railways.

Washington, April 20.-Regarding an
important improvement about to be I'M
dertaken in the City of Mexico, Consul
General Barlow writes to the depart
ment of state:
THE company owning the street rail-
ways in this city is about to substitute
electric power for the animal traction
heretofore employed. There are about
300 miles of track in the district, which
includes the city. One short line of a
mile and a half is called the 'Banos,
or Baths line. The rest belongs to the
COmpania de Ferrocarriles del Districo
Federal.
Until recently mules have constituted
hardy, we'll fed animals, and travel rap
idly. On the outskirts of the city their
usual gait is a ga1lop. For communica-
ton with suburban towns the company
has some large Six-wheel cars. ArriV-
ing at the outskirts of Mexico City these
cars are coupled into trains of five or
more cars, and are thence drawn at
good speed by American dummy en-
gines Most of the cars of the COM
pany are constructed in the United
States, though at the city work shops
of the company they make all repairs
and have built some cars. The steam
suburban lines will probably be retained
and used chiefly for freight. The man
ford is president. The conductors and
drivers are Mexicans. The franchises
granted are about the same as in other
cities. The capitalization is $4,000, 900.
The street car fares vary according to
distance. In the city proper they are
and cents. Some of the suburban
fares are as high as 80 centS.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-20
RAIN DELAYS TRAINS.
Santa Fe, Rock Island and Union Pa
cific Tied Up Between Topeka
and Kansas CITY.

The heavy rain of last evening was re-
sponsible for delays to Santa Fe, Union
Pacific and Rock Island trains last night.
The Santa Fe track a both ends of the
Lecompton yards was covered with water
to such an extent that it was unsafe to
send trains over it, and at Buck creek,
just this side of Lawrence, a portion of
the embankment of the Union Pacific
track was washed away.
As soon as it ceased to rain the water
receded. and both tracks were placed in
shape for traffic shortly after midnight.
The Santa Fe eastbOund fast mail train
was held here until almost IL O'Clock, and
train No. Z, which is due to arrive at Il 80
p. m, was three hours late in reaching
here. The Rock Island Colorado flyer
passed safely over the track at Buck
creek, but warning sent back to the
Union Pacific train which was following
it and the train was held at Lawrence.
The Rock Island Fort Worth train was
also held there, and both trains were
about five hours late in arriving at To-
peka.
There was a greater rainfall between
Topeka and Kansas City than in any other
part of the state. The trouble at LecOmp-
ton and Buck creek was the only trouble
experienced on the three lines of road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-20
''Creat Blessing. .
Wife Of Prominent Methodist Minister Refers to II
Valuable Specific For Nervous Diseases,
DR.. MILES, NERVINE
1t Cured Her.

More than half the sickness and dis
ease in this world comes from weak
nerves loss of vitality and nerve force.
When the nervous power is depressed,
then the food is imperfectly digested,
assimilation is interrupted, the albu-
men and fibrin Of the bIood-the nu-
tritious principles of the blood-become
deficient in their relative proportions to
the other parts of the blood, and the
health suffers. 1t cannot be repeated
too often that the nerves control every
part of the body, and anything which
irritateS the nerve centers, weakenS the
life-giving and DEMONSTRATING power of
the whole system. DR.. Miles Restora-
tive Nervine is the exact remedy for
that large class of feeble, thin blooded,
nervous and often hysterical persons
whose greatest need is a thorough rest
and quiet for the tired brain and the
over-wrought nerves.. Among the many
thousands of such sufferers from tor
tured nervous system was Mrs. A. v.
Babbs, wife of Rev. A. v. Babbs, pas
tor M. E. church, Plainville, Ill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-20

Gloves and salted peanuts and coffee
grains are not tolerated; tea is the ofhclal
beverage. and husbands are subjected 70 a
proper and wholesome restraint. Other
towns in Kansas have had petticoat gov
eminent and the most serious scandal ana
charge of corruption ever made was some
years ago, one relating to an unauthorized
use of public property for private pur77
pose 1t seems that one of the council
ladies was accused of heating her curling
tongs with gas which belonged to the city.
The charge was never satisfactorily
proven. but it caused great excitement,
and another council lady, who had fluffy
hair which did not require heated tongs,
was especially conspicuous in the prosecu-
ton.
1t is to be hoped that not even charge
or suspicion of such malfeasance as this
will ever trouble the town of Beattie, but
that the shin of state, so to speak, may
sail placidly and prosperously over sum
mer sea. of love, joy, peace, long-sufferin
eentIeness, goodness, meekness, temper
ance and virtue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-20
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
The following

The following transfers of rea estate
have been filed:
c. n. Beal and wife to A. w.
Knowles, $4,000, lot lob Sixth avenue
east.
Robert Sandstrom and wife to Arthur
H. Green, $3.50. lot % Highland avenue,
SeabrOOk's subdivision and lots 204-6
and Grattan street, Heery's sub-di-
vision.
Arthur H Green to Nellie Mathson.
$780, lots 204-6 and 8 Grattan street,
Heery's subdivision.
J. G. Owens and wife to J. T. Hig-
gems, $3.50, lot 81 and south half 80
Blaine avenue, Central avenue addi-
ton.
James Parsons and wife, to Fanny
Ammo, 81, part southwest quarter 1872
II.
Mary NJ. Hostettler, and husband to
A. S. Ammo, $4,000, west half northeast
quarter 19-12-17.
L. Bryson to Benjamin F. E. Marsh,
$500, east half lot 366 Kansas avenue,
Ritchies addition.
Union Land company to D. F. Rob-
inson, 1925, lot 1914 block A, Swygart'S
subdivision.
Sarah M. Anderson to Florence A
Burdge Jr., and Pearl Burdge, $1,000,
lots III and 10 Sixth avenue west.
H C. Bowman and wife to Mary w.
Donkin. 81, lots 267 and SO Monroe
street, Paramore's second addition.
c. w. Snyder and wife to Ella NJ.
Evans, $S5, lots 511 and 13 Tyler street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-20
FROM AUSTRALIA.
Comes Kind Words For Book of Rev.
G. n. Sheldon - Conditions
COMPARED.

Rev. c. NJ Sheldon has received the
following letter from a reader OF his
book in Australia, written March 10.
The letter says:
Dear Sir and Brother: In common
with many others, have been greatly
moved and interested in your book, In
His Steps" Especially so as being like
yourself Congregational minister, and
thought would say a few things about
the book and this island continent of
Australia. The book has had and is hav-
ing an immense sale. The Evening Her
aid of Melbourne, 1 am told, published a
chapter day, and suppose that would
give hundred thousand readers daily.
realize that the books deals with
Christianity in relation to the moral and
spiritual problems presented by the An
glo- civilization, and more or less
at has a message for our race wherever
we have an established seat. At the
same time I recognize as born and
bred Englishman that there is that in
the United States which is not in the
old land of our fathers, and also that
there are differences in circumstances
between Australia and the United
States. For example, the railways in
Australia are owned and worked by
the state, and therefore many things
possible under the private ownership
do not exist here, and as regards hours
and conditions of labor, the employees
are more largely protected by the law.
Moreover. the telegraph and telephone
are owned and worked by the state. In
the state of New South Wales even the
trans are owned and worked by the
state, so that corporations have not
that power with US which they have
with you. Then. again. the school sys-
tenn belongs to the state, and the teach
ers are all civil servants with perma-
nent positions for life and with oppor-
portunity for promotion by merit and
seniority. Then our magistrates are not
elected, but are appointed by the re-
SpOnsibie ministry. The police are also
paid and governed by the state and are
appointed by the responsible ministry.
1t appears to me, therefore, that we
escape many of the evils of your eXclu-
SiVely direct government under general
control. We do not have that abstinence
from politics which seem from your
book to have wrought so disastrously
in the United States.
We have no machine political parties,
nor anything to correspond with your
primaries. We have in South Australia
and New South Wales a tax on unim
proved land values and find it works
well. But it needs to be higher. Our
experience tends to support Henry
to open the land to the industry of the
people and to keep down large specu-
lation. The Australian democracy will
go farther in the same direction. We
have SlumS in our large cities, and we
have also poverty and drink; but our
drink traffic is regulated by the state,
though in some of our states the people
in localities have the option to refuse
licenses for three years, or to restrict
other option; the people may vote to re-
fuse houses for three years.
J. c. KIRBY.
Port Adelaide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-20
MAKING GOLD BRICKS.
IFrom the Chicago Inter Ocean.

From the Chicago Inter ocean,
The making of gold bricks with which
confidence men rob the granger come
Ons," and even smart merchants and
bankers, has become an established in
dustry. 1t is not a crime to make a
gold brick. The crime only comes in
when the spurious article is sold. The
value of the standard brick would be
about $3.50 if composed of pure gold
The cost to the purchaser when the ar
ticle is prepared for the market varies
from $40 to $75 a brick, according to
the value of the material used. The
purchaser from the factory makes his
terms with his victims.
You want to know of the very best
brick we turn Out?' said a maker.
well, the brick most likely to deceive
is made from copper and zinc mix
ture. 1t is not the most expensive, but
it will stand knocking around for five
years without losing tint or tone, and
1 tell you it's pretty near the real thing.
Half dollars worth of gold is more
than enough for the job. Our science
is known as water gliding, because the
last touch we give the brick is to chill
it in iced water We buy our gold in
leaves from the beaten. These leaves
we place in a crucible with mercury,
seven parts of mercury to one of gold.
The mercury is first heated, and, under
the action of furnace, the mixture is
made red-hot. Then it is allowed to
cool down. We squeeze the amalgam
through chamoiS leather for the purpose
of ejecting the superfuous mercury,
and the gold, with twice its weight of
mercury, remains behind. 1t is then
a yellowiSh mass of the cOnSistence of
butter, and with the metal is coated
with a brush. This is the first step in
turning the brick into gold.
After receiving the first coat the
brick is subjected to a strong heat for
the purpose of evaporating the remain
ing mercury. 1t is then in fine form,
but far from perfect. There will be lit
tie irregularities, and these are removed
with a delicate brass brush After the
brushing a lack of true golden tone is
apparent, but we have an easy remedy
for this. We coat the brick over with
1ed oebre yerdigris alum and boraU y
Then the brick is again exposed to the
action of fire till the wax is entirely