Daily inter mountain., 1899-11-03
General Miles Declines to
Discuss Situation.
THE HIGGINS BLOCK SOLD
Valuable MiSSOula Property Changes
Hands--Ge0rge Dixon Gets the
Decision Over Curley-ColOnial
Bureau Will be Established.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 2.--General Nelson !
A. Miles and party arrived here at noon
to-day and left this evening for an in
specton of the new army fortificatons at
Port Townsend. He declined to discuss
the Philippine situation further than to
say that peace depended upon circum- |
stances and that he would go to the Phil |
ppines if ordered. OF Puget sound he
said: This section is not only desirable
but suitable and favorably looked upon
as a base for supplying the needs of the
United States army in the Philippines.
There is route that is unerior for the
shipment of both troops and animals on
account of the cooler atmosphere that
prevails on this route. More shipping will
be done from here and return shipments
will probably be made to Puget sound at
no distant date. The westward posts
I have visited I have found satisfactory"
Missoula, Nov. 2.-The handsome Hig-
gins block changed hands to-day, the
purchasers being Cobban & DinsmOre
The price paid is stated to be $4,000. The
purchasers say they would not take $780,,
600 for the property to-day. Cobban &
Dinsmore took possession of the property
this afternoon, removing their office into
the corner which for many years was
occupied fly the Western National bank,
an institution founded by Captain G. P.
Higgins, the father Of Mssoula. 1t is
stated that the Western Lumber COM
pany will have quarters in the block in
THE room now occupide as dry goods
store. 1t is claimed that CObban & Dins-
more are acting agents for Senator w.
A Clark of Butte, and that he will in
time open new bank in Missoula. Who
ever the purchaser may be he secured a
bargain The deed includes the lot up
which the postoffice stands. which is
in small building adjoining the block.
Frank Blakely, an employe Of Bonner
Mills, lost the forefnger Of his left hand
to-day and other fingers mutilated by a
planer he was running.
Washington, Nov. 2.--In accordance
with the agreement reached at the con-
ference held at the white house yester-
day the Philippine commission today
submitted to the president the prelimi-
nary repor! which it has promised to
prepare. The report appears to be
compact summary of conditions on the
islands as the commission left them, of
the historical events which preceded the
Spanish war and led to the original Fill
pino insurrection, of the exchanges be-
tween Admiral Dewey and the other
American commanders and the insur-
gents, the breaking out and progress of
the present insurrection and finally. a
statement of the capacity of the Fill
feature Of the report is memorandum
by Admiral Dewey, explanatory of his
relations with Aguinaldo. The commits
sion then reviews briefly how it con-
Quoted the task entrusted to it, bearing
statements from all classes of people in
Manila, as to the capabllity of the Fill
pinos for self-government, the habits
and customs of the people and also the
establishment of municipal governments
in many towns. All this matter is to be
inClude0 in the final report.
New York, Nov. 2.-George Dixon,
featherweight champion of the world,
more than held his own tonight against
Will Curley of England, and, after fight
ing % rounds, many of which were rather
tame, the American was declared the
winner and no one complained. Curley
is CLEVER game fighter, but Dixon is
a little bit clevefer and none the less
game. Dixon's victory was we'll earned
and by his defeat of Curley he re-estab-
fishes what has always been claimed
that he is the superior of Jordan, Palmer
and all Englishmen who have forfeited
to Curley. Curley has no excuse to make
for his defeat tonight other than that he
was outclassed. Dixon was big favor
ite, as much as 100 to 80 being wagered
on him. Before the Englishman donned
the gloves he demanded an assurance
that the purse of $4,000 was guaranteed
Lisbon, Nov. News has reached here
tnal oIltlsH WdIsillp III DelaSoa nay
has fired on sailing ship which entered
the harhor without having displayed !;
flag. The vessel proved to be British
but there is some question here as to the
right of Great Britain to do police duty
In a Portuguese port.
Washington, Nov. 2.-George Butler O
Montana has been appointed superintend
ent of irrigation the Wind river reser
walton, Wyoming.
Washington. Nov. at has PRACTICAL,
been decided that a colonial bureau will
be established to take directly i'm charg,
all matters pertaining to outlying de
psrdences of the United States. Th
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