Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-17
THE news IN BRIEF

W~ashington-S. F. Stoughton has been
appointed postmaster at Huntley, yell
lowstone county, vice Mrs. NJ. X. Thayer,
resigned.
Helena-After considering the case for
about four hours. the jury in the United
States court yesterday acquitted George
De Roster. the Missoula county rancher,
of the charge of selling whisky to In
dams. De Roster was tried once before,
the jury disagreeing.
Helena-John Dixon. the younger of the
two highwaymen caught here a few days
ago. after helping William Harris rob a
couple of men of a few dollars, will join
Harris in the pen. A jury in the district
court found him guilty of robbery after
celebrating on the case a few hours. and
recommended him to the mercy Of the
court. Judge Smith gave him a lecture,
for he is a young man, II sentenced him
to one year.
Helena-Ebenezer Axtell. a Great
Northern fireman we'll known in Butte,
died of Bright's disease at Baxendale
yesterday. Mr.. Axtell was at one time a
Northern Pacific engineer. He was 81
years old and leaves a wife and child.
He was a member Of Elliston lodge.
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Boston-Mrs. Joseph Trimborn is here
looking for her husband. who mysterious
ly disappeared from New York a few
weeks ago.. No clue as to his where
abouts was obtained by the distracted
wife in this city.
Helena--John Emmett and Charles
Oldham, the two men arrested at Win
ston on the charge of killing Napoleon
La Ponte, the saloon keeper, whose
brains We're beaten out in a drunken row
about three weeks ago, have been held
to the district court for trial or the
charge of murder.
Livingston-The news was brought last
evening from Gardner that a man was
found dead in his bed yesterday about "a
mile from the camp. His name was
Henry lennon and he was known among
his associates as Dad Brown. After Il
residence of Is years in the camps of the
Upper Yellowstone he died alone in an
isolated hut and was found there by a
passerby who CHANGED to call at his place
of abode. He was a miner and some time
ago went east. Since his return he had
engaged in a protracted spree.
Helena-Governor Smith yesterday re-
CtlN6u WOIu IIOI1l Tue war department
that the Montana volunteers would soon
be sent home. In reply to a request for
the discharge of Sergeant H. H. Haw-
kins, of the Helena ompany, who has
been in the hospital for several months,
Assistant General Thomas Ward wrote:
II have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of the I'd inst. in
behalf of the immediate discharge of
Sergeant H. H. Hawkins of Company l.,
Montana ~vO11ntnpT infnntVVr md in rnD1v
inform you that all the volunteer troops
now serving in the Philippines will be
returned home to the United States for
muster out at once, and transports are
now lying off Manil for that purpose;
and it is safe to say that an immediate
discharge would not accelerate the SOL
dier'S return to his home In advance Of
his regiment, and would deprive him
of the two months extra pay granted
to volunteer soldiers who have served
in foreign stations upon their final mus
ter out from the service. In view OF the
foregoing it is thought that no further
action will be desired in this case"
Helena-The request of the governor
to the grand lodge of Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons to lay the cornerstone
of the state capitol building has stirred
up opposition in Catholic circles here,
and Rev. Father Day, acting presumably
upon authority from the bishop of the
diocese, has called upon the governor
and requested him to rescind the invi-
tation. An open letter has been ad-
dressed to the governor, signed "a
Citizen" and from its tone appearing
to come from Catholic circles, which
was last evening given to the press,
protesting against the proceeding. The
letter says that the majority of the peo-
pie of the state are of other faiths" than
Masonic, and that, although there are
many MasOns here, even upOn the ground
of their constituting a large body of
prominent men, the custom is not justi-
fable, because the Masons are not q pub
lie body, and as an organization have
nothing to do with public affairs. The
letter mainly discusses the constitutions
ality of the proposed practice. It says
that to invite the Masons to lay the cor
ner stone of a state capitol is in violation
of the constitutional provision that no
preference shall be given to any de-
nomination or mode Of worship. The
writer says that he has been permitted to
read the public ritual used upon such
occasions by the MaSOns, and thai it con-
tains among other things, prayers, ad-
dressed to the supreme Architect of the
Universe" and various other exercises
that, in the opinion of the writer, con-
stitute Masonry mode of worship" The
his invitation to the Montana grand lodge
of Masons.
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