Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-11

" oAAN y III Lie SilNCA oNoNSo
cour yesterday. His liabilities are 81. 762,
part of which is secured by some Helena
and Frisco mining stock and assets of
his secured debts.
San Francisco: In accordance with in
structions from the war department., the
following volunteers of the First Mon
tana infantry. now at the Preside gen.
eral hospital, have been discharged from
service and are at liberty to return to
their homes: Private James Tierney,
Company IS; Peter Norve, Company c.;
Joseph Robinson, Company CT; Hoyt B.
Cooper and Lawrence Keenan,, Company
*; John p. Bahnsen, Company l., and
Frank LOudreman, Company M.
Basin: While engaged in driving a
four-horse ore team from the Guide
| mine, on Basin creek, to the Boulder mill,
George Urine was thrown from his seat
yesterday. He fell on the tongue of the
wagon and dropped off and was run over
by both the front and rear wheels, crush
ing his back n adding other injuries,
from which he died in agony only a few
minutes later. The wagon contained about
four tons Of ore. The remains were
brought to Basin as soon as possible. and
Coroner Vawter of Boulder held an in
quest this afternoon at 8 o'clock. Urine
| has been around Basin for several years,
| and it is understood that he has no rela-
! tives in this country.
Livingstone: At yesterdays meeting of
the thirteenth annual session of the
Methodist conference for Montana. the
contest over the selection of "a point for
the holding of neXt years conference
brought forth a good natured discussion
as to the merits Of the three interested
towns. Helena won easily on the first
ballot, the vote standing: Helena, 81;
Missoula, IS; Butte, 2. The Woman's
Foreign Missionary society occupied he
attention of the conference during il
greater portion of the afternoon. Mrs.
F. A. Cutler, president of the society in
Montana, presided. The addresses We're
made by Bishop Joyce and Rev. w. T..
Custer of Anaconda. Bishop Joyce's ad-
dress included a portion of his lecture on
China, and was highly entertaining. He
ing the work of the church in heather
lands and eloquently commended the ag-
gressive work of the society.
Helena Herald: The death IS announced
at Salt Lake of l.. w. Clark, better known
as "Buckskin" Clark" a Montana pioneer
and forty-niner, who succumbed to heart
disease. Clark came to what is now Mon
tana as early as 1860, and is said to have
set the first sluice box at Bannock. He
was in this section during the exciting
times when it was a constant study
whether law or rutfianism would triumph.
In the latter COS he went to Utah, organ
iZing the Ophir district, and began oper-
atoms on Lion hill in the famous Noun
tain Lion properties. He had many ups
and downs, but recently realized a good
sum from mining properties, and is be-
lieved to have left his family in good cir
cumstances. He was 20, and a native of
Boston, Mass.
Helena: Judge Knowles Wednesday
signed a decree in the suit of Arthur NAL
colin, trustee, VS.. j.. NJ. Keith. trustee, the
Majestic Gold Mining and the
Philadelphia Trust and Safe Deposit COM
pany directing the foreclosure of the Gold
en- Scepter property in Granite county at
Quigley. The decree says that complaint
ant is entitled to $40, 344 with interest at
the rate of 10 per cent. from the latter part
of 1897. The property Upon which the lien
as the Golden Scepter group, also the En-
terprise, Minnie, Three Forks, Black
smith Bar, Brewster Race and Gladstone
placers, and the Free Coinage. Double
Standard and Jumbo mills.tes. After de-
claring that the plaintiffs are entitled tc
a first lien and a right to foreclosure,
Judge Knowles say that unless the
claims and costs are paid within 20 days
the property shall be sold to satisfy the
judgment, and he directs Judge Henry N
Blake to act as master in conducting the
sale, which shall be held at Philipsburs
at a date to be set by the master with
legal notice given.