The Billings gazette., 1899-01-13
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4 .RAL STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Sth this week mant
num- En- promotions III
Mont In the Philippin
have to Be dd6sa
4 W. ]. Ice! Army 4
American Volt is whol
ured in the recd n i'm Bu
committed suioi by Nblt
ing off the top ol iS
The beautiful - ZION
divisional headqdt o3 yhe I'll
Northern railroad ts M waS
stroyed by fire Snnds 3 ping,
confiagration being caS ya la
explosion.
Yesterday was the day IN m The
ecution Of Joe Allens she ~ 6lf -pre
for the murder of his fpartnar +
ena, but an appeal has been sker
the supreme court and cOnseqp qp4ntl
execution was stayed.
The board Of trustees Of the Muhts
Wesleyan university met the first M
week and resolved to begin the e
struction, as soon as the weather
permit, Of a new dormitory to take d
place of the building destroyed by l
at Helena last Saturday.
Lieutenant Sanders, son Of COlR
Sanders Of Helena, who was app0i
captain OF. company B Monday by
ernor Smith, has also been at =
by Major General Otis to thbab
of aide de camp on the Con-
generals staff in the Philippine
State Treasurer Collins mana 2
warrant call this week. H
$50, 900 in general fund war; 4
notified to come to the state tte
office and receive their moneyk
accompanying interest. This
pick up warrants registered
first Of the present year
The Montana fire department f.
hind bill that will be hal
within a few days by Repres
Walsh of Bozeman. 1t provid
the tax formerly provided for
code upon the excess Of premiu
losses shall go into a fund to be
as the fire fund" and dist
among the fire companies III the
tive counties.
M. B. Kennedy, general mana
the Montana Pulp & Paper cpi1f
the corporation that proposes to
lish new industry in MontaI
paper mill at Manhattan, has just,
turned from the east, where he
been experimenting the manufae
of some Of the material to be nsS
the construction Of the buildina
looking after the expensive t,aeA
| to be installed.
Senator Alex. Metzel died
home at Fuller Springs at 4o'
Tuesday afternoon. He was one q
pioneers of Madison county andSprl
nent III a political way, having re!
sented Madison county twice III N
lower house and one term in the SEM
III 1896 he was elected delegate TOT
Republican convention at st. Louis
was one Of the silver men who left
convention on account Of the finand
plank adopted. He leaves an est
worth about a quarter of a million
lars. Il
The annual convention of the ste
shovel and d1edge engineers has
been held at Chicago. Montana
making such advancement in the
Of dredge placer mining that the st
was represented at this convention |
Mr.. o. W. Vandergrift of Bann
elected member Of the board Of dir
ors. During the present year dredg
operations will be conducted on an
tensive scale in this state, and
center of operations will be Oh the N
souri, river, near Helena.
! The senate and house committees
irrigation and water rights met W
the arid land commission Monday af,
noon at the Office Of the commission
Helena. The object of the commit
was to learn the views Of the arid Ii
commissioners in respect to the anne
.ments to the law governing the bo
that are considered desirable. The
port of the commission to the COVER
| for the fiscal year Of 1898 was read.
all respects the proceedings were
formal, but the discussion of the att
of the commission, it is expected, I
have some influence upon legislat
affecting the work Of the commlssl