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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04

lands are idle for the reason that
the people necessary to develop the re-
sources of this asst section do not re-
ce1ve the same opportunities to investi-
gate IT'S agricultural, forest and mineral
advantages as are given to other less ia
Vored sections by the cheap excursion
rates made from time I'll time to invite in
spection n immigration; therefore, the
Great Northern railway be-
l1eV1ng Its paramount duty to be the de-
velopment of the territory tributary to it's
line Of road, and believing the interests Of
such territory and the people who have
settled therein a best be fostered and
subserved by the further settlement and
development of the country and it re-
sources, hereby one way and
round-trip settlers excursion rates, which
1t is believed will aid in accomplishing
the object for which they are inaugural
ed. Rates are as follows:
To Great Falls, Kalispe1l and points
east thereof one way from Chicago $25. 90,
round trip $45.OO From our eastern ter
minals one way $4,000, round trip $35. 90.
To poinas on Great Northern west of
kalispell from Chicago one way $50. 90.
round trip $4,000. From gu reastern ter
minals one way $3.50 {, round trip $40. 90,
Rounr trip tickets will bear limit of
thirty days. with stop-over privilege
west Of Minot within going limit of twen-
ty days.
Tickets will be on sale Tuesday of each
week, commencing October 10th and con-
tinuing until and including Tuesday No
vember 9th. Give this notice to papers
at once, explaining fully as shown above
our reasons for placing these rates in
effect. F. I. WHITNEY,
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FUsIoNIsT ENDORSEMENT.

The labor party met in it's hall on Up
per Main street last evening and indors-
ed the nominees Of the fusion ticket.
There were but two dissenting votes,
Frank Weldon and Charles H. Cammans.
Forbes Buchanan defended the action
of the conference committee. Bob Pelkey
remarked that If there was any one who
objected to the action Of the fusion con
ference committee he might climb to the
top of the Continental Divide and pro-
claim it..
C. w. Clark, chairman Of the confer
ence committee, read the ticket named by
the democrats and asked that it be rati-
fled. MIR. Clark said that he had heard
considerable discussion upon the matter
of some of the candidates not holding
union cards. He said it was not possible
for F e. Corbett, Tom Kilgallon, John
MacGinnis or Miss Mullins to belong to
any union. While Messrs, MaoGinnis and
Corbett We're not union men upon ques-
tions involving labor matters they were
always with the toilers. Mr.. MacGinnis
represented Mr.. Heinze and Mr.. Corbett
represented Mr.. Clark. They had given
the miners eight hours a day. X
The C was ratified The populists
also presented their ticket and this also
was ratified.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
GREAT NORTHERN new SETTLERS RATES

The Great Northern Railway company
not only be of immense advantage to the
state Of Montana but will be a good
financial proposition for that line itself
to pursue a policy hereafter which will
induce e~xcursionists to enter the state
more freely than heretofore. This, it is
concluded for good reasons. will cause the
region topped by the line to become more
,thickly settled before a great length of
time, as the of the state are
so vast that to be settled needs hardly
but to fbe seen.
For this reason h company will from
October 16 onward give a series of ex-
cursions, fro ,meastern points at greatly
reduced rates. The notice to that effect
was contained in the following telegram
received this morning by Major Dawson
from F. I. Whitney, general passenger
and ticket agent of the Great Northern
Railway company:
st. Paul, Minnesota. October 4. 1900
]. E. Dawson, Butte, Montana: The pos
stbilities of the Great Northern Railway
country have never yet ben exploited. A
large harvest, a rich miners strike or
other circumstances advantageous to 9TH
er sections results in cheap excursion
rates that attract h attention Of the
home-seekers, the prespector and invest
or, but the Great Northern railway coun-
try raises it's bountiful harvest, produces
Its tons of mineral, its unequaled lumber
year after year,, and will do so for unac-
counted years, while millions of acres of
productive farming, timber and mineral
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04

the road, presented by a company of
thirty-five of the leading singers, come
diansa and speciality artists of the colored
race. including such well known artists
as Miss Neale, G. Hawkins, VIM. H.
Proctor. Bob Kelly, Fred 7. Carey, The
Grundies. Billy Cole, Eddie Harris, Nor
rds Smith. VIM. Dixon, Arthur Payne,
James Douglass, Sally Douglass, Bessie
Hamilton. Clara Bell Carey, Mollie Min
or, Georgia Dobbs, Bessie Kinney, Stella
Brown, the Dixie Quarteaae, and the IA
nous original 'Clarondy Chorus" which
ran for sixteen consecutive weeks at the
New York Casino Roof Garden.
The Hottest Coon in Dixie" contains
no less than ~thirty-six musical numbers,
ranging from THE popular negro ditties to
gorgeously costumed choruses from
grand opera, and the costuming is said
to be equally as pretentious is usually
seen in the largest extravaganzas n
operas. The fun of 1.-The Hottest Coon in
Dixie" Co. is of the hilarious order.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS CONVENTION

for temporary chairman and elected by
reclamation.
Mr.. p. p. Pierson of Missoula was
elected temporary secretary.
The following committees were APP
pointed: Resolutions-George Mink of
Missoula; Emil Schmidt of Lewis n
Clarke; w. w. Jones of Jefferson. w. NJ.
Zimmerman Of Cascade; ]. r. Conway of
Yellowstone.
Credentials-Hugh DAILY Of Deer
Lodge; d. Tate Of Gallatin; John
O'Meara Of Silver Bow.
Organization and order of business
Mike Canton of Silver Bow; l.. Stein
brenner Of Lewis and Clarke; w. C. Lat
ia of Gallatin.
A communication was received from the
Centennial Brewing company extending
an invitation to the visiting delegates to
take a drive with the officers of the brew
ing company through Butte and visit the
brewery. A. committee Of three was ap-
pointed to set h time n make other
necessary arrangements for the drive,
which will be taken tomorrow.
A communication from the Butte Mer-
camille company and Oppenheimer and
company, extending best wishes 20 the
convention and presenting them with
their best brand of cigars. A vote of
thanks was passed to both firms and the
cigars passed around the hall.
The convention adjourned until 3
o'clock.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
A SMALLPOX VISITOR.

"A tall policeman waltzed into the room
of the county commissioners about $3.50
o'clock this afternoon with a man broken,
out with the smallpox.
Here's a man with the smallpox" said
he, addressing Chairman Clark.
Mr.. Clark was justly angered at the
bringing OF a smallpox patient into the
room and Immediately ordered the pos
liceman to remove his charge.
The officer left with the sick man and
Mr.. Clark proceeded to roast the authori-
ties. I
You can just say said ne to an Inc
ter Mountain reporter, that the press
ent city administration is more than ne4
glectful in the smallpox matter. l don't
blame the policeman a bit, but I blame
the other men the head officers. They will
do nothing towards stamping out the dis
ease: they a not as yet even tried to
build or maintain a detention hospital.l
1t is the worst state of affairs I have even
known.
When the presence of the man with tho
disease was some of the em-
ployes at the court house who were in
the room at the time executed six dis~
tinct varieties of side and back jumps.
and some of them Topped clear over thu
tables.
The policeman walked down town with
the patient. taking him right through tho
crowds on the sidewalks.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
WEREPREPAREDF0RT TRAIN ROBBERS
ARMED GIARD ON SHORT LINE PASSENGER TRAIN-TIP OF A
PROPOSED HOLDUP.

Train No. 9 on the Oregon Short Line
pulled out of Salt Lake City last Tues
day evening with an armed guard aboard
and every regular trainman armed to
the teeth. 1t was expected, for various
reasons, thai a.. hold-up would occur
somewhere between Ogden and Pocatello,
and the officials of the line took every
%precaution possible, not only to foil the
robbers and preserve the lives and prop
erty of the passengers. but to teach the
knights of the revolver and mask a les
son, tn e effect of which would be most
sa4utary upon all their species.
Several trains have been held up west
of the Mississippi during the last few
weeks and the railway companies have
ordered their employees to be on the alert
at all times. a few lines even going so
far as to employ detectives, and, in a
few instances, where considerable treas
ure was in the express car, to hire an
armed guard.
Fol several days a rather we'll dressed
man hung around Salt Lake City. SEEM
ingly ac%quainting himself with the town.
He fell under suspicion for some reason
the railway authorities do not care to
divulge and was carefully watched.
When he began to make inquiries regard
ing the movements of trains, this belief
was strengthened.
On Tuesday evening a wealthy resi-.
dent of this city took the train to return
home. The stranger who had incurred
the suspicion of the railway officials took
the same train.
So satisfied were the officials that the
stranger had waited in Salt Lake for the
Butte capitalist to make the trip and
had confederates stationed at some point
along the line between Ogden and Poca-
tello, that they informed the trainmen
of No. 8 what they anticipated, and
warned them to be on their guard.
All the employees armed themselves and
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
Mr.. FERGUSON
WON'T RESIGN
LABOR CANDIDATE FOR Gov
ERNoR STATED HIS POSI-
TON LAST NIGHT.
LABOR PARTY ENDORSES
OTHER FUSION NOMINEES.
Why Some Candidates Do Not Hold
Union Cards-Political Notes
and Gossip.

]. A. Ferguson of Missoula, the labor
party's candidate for governor, arrived
in the city last evening and during the
evening, while visiting labor h%eadquar-
ters.~ responded to a call for a talk. Mr..
Ferguson took occasion to deny the re-
ports circulated about him to the effect
that he intended to resign from the tick
ct. Mr.. Ferguson said that the press Of
the state had derived a great e Of fun
from liberties taken with his name, but
the newspapers were welcome to the en-
joyment. The labor party, he said, has
placed his name on the ticket and that
party was the only power on earth that
could remove it. He said he would work
for the success of the ticket. He was
employed as a cigar maker and earned
his living at the bench. For that reason
he would probably be Unable to visit all
of the counties of the state, but he prom
Used to extend his services over as much
territory as possible. He concluded his
address by saying that if elected the in
terests of the laboring classes would be
his first and only consideration.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04

The Retail Liquor Dealers of Montana
convened in State convention at Fidelity
hall today.
The convention was called to order by
John O'Meara. John Bloor read the call
for the convention.
The call was signed by John Bode.
chairman.
Mr.. O.Meara introduced Hon. j. Mo
Carthy, mayor of Butte to the onverA
ton.
Mayor Mccarthy addressed the dele
gates and bade the visitors welcome in
the name of Butte, tending them the keys
of the city. The mayor said he was glad
to see such a splendid lot of men in con-
vention. He was glad, however, this was
not a political convention. The mayor
a no doubt the liquor trade needed
protection and he felt sure, such an in
telligent set of men as were present there
should be able to secure needed protec-
ton. He assured them that he was
friendly disposed towards them. SO much
so thai If any of the delegates should
overstep the boundaries, get into a too
happy frame of min and fall into the
clutches of h police, he would go their
ball..
Mr.. Bloor thanked the mayor in the
nam of the Silver Bow County Retail
Liquor dealers.
Upon motion a vote of thanks was
passed to Mayor Mccarthy for the SPLEEN
did welcome and good wishes extended.
Major William Deeney was nominated
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a guard was placed in the express car,
a code of signals being arranged so that
IN case of a hold-up this guard would
to the passenger coaches and come
upon the unlawful collectors of toll while
they were engaged in the work of plum
dering the passengers.
To make matters a sure thing-as one
railway man put it, "a regular cinch
game'-the suspect was kept under close
surveillance and all the passengers were
warned to hide their valuaIbies, as no.
body could tell but that the train might
be held up by so large a force of road
agents that the trainmen and guards
could not cope with them.
A mild panic resulted and most of the
passengers disposed of their valuables
where a divining rod could hardly have
located them. The female contingent wa
very badly frightened and several ladies
refused to occupy their berths during the
night.
Several male passengers took the mat
ter as a joke and were reckless enough
to laugh about it in the presence of the
suspect.
The hold-up did not occur and the rail-
way officials are inclined to believe that
the suspect took the alarm and did not
give the signal to his confederates.
On the trip here the man under suspi-
cion got into a game of "high five" with
several gentlemen and lost 81. He refus-
ed to a what he had lost and did not
assign any reason for his action.
The suspect was of medium height,
dressed in a gray suit with a black Derby
hat, was of a ruddy complexion and had
a reddish mustache. Diplomatic efforts
to learn his name We're a failure, but he
volunteered the information that he was
a resident of Anaconda. An Anaconda
men aboard the train claimed never to
have seen the stranger before Tuesdays
trip.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
MEETING.

Hon. S. G. Murray, candidate for con-
gress, is meeting with splendid success
throughout h state. At Lewistown in
Fergus county last Friday night Mr..
Murray-and Hon. W. H. Smith addressed
as many voters as could be crowded into
the court house. MI. Murray address
was a convincing one. He compared the
people of this country to stockholders in
a great company, who nee in four years
met to decide upon officers and policies
for h o ensuing years. He believed
there was no brighter page in the his
tory of u country than that which has
been written by the administration that
has been in power for the past four years.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
COLONIZATION OF VOTERS.

The republican county central commit
tee of Missoula county has offered 500
reward for evidence that shall convict
any person Of illegal registration or vot-
ing. The committee has also beer in
formed that some of the democratic man
ayers of Missoula county will make the
attempt to colonize certain voting pre-
cincts with men who are not entitled to
vote at the coming election. notably at
Lothrop, Nine Mile. Stark. Saltese and
Plains.
1t is understood thai the democratic
managers of Silver Bow are also plan
ming to colonize several districts in adj
joining counties. There are several points
for such colonization. particularly round
Whitehall, Rochester and Twin Bridges.
The democrats are being closely watched
and n attempt to illegally register
voters will mean trouble for somebody.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
LOCAL BRIEFS

The funeral of Mike Blosso will take
place Tomorrow at two o'clock from
Duggan's undertaking rooms.
The funeral of Myrtle ". Mcdonald Will
take place Saturday at 2 o'clock from the
family residence, No. 1903 Dunn avenue.
John Regan, aged 20 years, died last
night. The remain are at Duggan's. No
arrangements have been made for the
funeral. /
Ralph A., the 4-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. E. Ornstein, died last night. The
funeral will take place tomorrow at 2
p. M, from the family residence, No. 432
West Silver street. h,
The Charles Gallagher mentioned in
yesterdays board Of education report as
one of the boys accused of ungentle-
manly behavior to girls and teachers,
was not the son of Mrs. E. H. Gallagher.
About 3 o'clock William Fay was
picked up from the sidewalk in front
of the Try Me saloon, on East Mercury
street, apparently suffering from a fit.
His head came in contact with something
hard in his fall, cutting his nose also.
DR.. Alexander was summoned when Fay
reached the Jail.
'NNS SAAS SAA - IAAS e rays
p%enitential season observed by our citiz-
ems of he Hebrew faith, and their stores
were opened this morning. Services yes-
terday at the temporary by
Rabbi Fuerlicht We're very impressive.
A prisoner at the city jail arrested for
drunkenness last night gave his name as
John Doe at the city Jail. This morning
he was taken suddenly Ill, and DR.. Alex.
ander was summoned, who discovered
symptoms of epileptic fits. and ordered
his removal to the county hospital.
Nine or ten bones were taken out of the
skull Of John Larovitch, injured by fall
ing into the basement of the new Thorn-
ton building last night. DR.. Wells of St.
Paul's hospital. performed the operation.
The patient regained consciousness in a
couple of hours after the pressure was
relieved.
Gorton's MINISTRIES played to a small
house at the Grand last night. Butte has
had a surfeit of plantation minstrelsy
lately, and this is one reason for the light
patronage. The first part OF the per-;
Torrance pleased the audience much
better than the last. The performance
win be repeated tonight.
Frank Bugles was arrested by Detecs
tive Murphy and taken over to the coun.
ty Jail this morning. He is held on the
charge of stealing a watch, the property
of Mrs. Todd, at the Pullman roomin@
house on West Galena street. Bugles
took the watch to his uncle" Mr.. KARI
atofsky, and pawned it for 81. This
transaction gave him dead away.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
PERSONALS.

Senator Jerry Connolly is over from
Granite.
General Joe r. Browne is up from Mel
rose to-day.
Major w. r. Logan came over from
Helena today.
Mrs. w. C. McKask1e and Miss Belle
McKaskle, of Pony are visiting Butte
today.
Edwin Tears, travelling passenger
agent for the New York Central Railway
company, is now in this city.
]. o. Reber, travelling freight and pas
senger agent for the Missouri Pacific
Railway company, arrived in town last
evening.
c. w. Winters, general agent IF the
Wisconsin Central Railway
with headquarters at Helena, arrived
here today.
Gen. Harry C. Kessler and wife re-
turned yesterday from a trip along the
st. Lawrence river. The general comes
home in rugged health.
Miss Ida Scott, who was one Of the
most popular n successful teachers in
the school department of San Jose, Cal,
has accepted a position In the Butte de-
partment and has entered upon her
duties.
James Keefe Of the postofice news
stand n VIII Tonkin of Cans & Klein
returned last night from a three months
tour of Europe. Mr.. Keefe returns with
a decided French accent, having visited
the Paris exposition for several weeks.
Mr.. Tonkin visited his old home in Eng
land.
MI. n Mrs. w. McC. White returned
day from Seattle where they went to
meet n welcome back to civilization
Mr.. John Noyes, his sons, Tom and Jack
to-day from Seattle where they went to
number of Butte people at Seattle, amonR
them Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Harris. A.
r. Mcmillan and others.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
TOO MANY "HIGH BALLS"

Miss Lizzie Osborn told a story to the
police at the jail which many other girls
raight tell If they felt inclined, but they
don't; especially such as easily get adj
quainted with gay young men and like
the atmosphere of the wine rooms in the
rear Of saloons
Lizzie sarted out to drink thigh balls"
with b. c. Valentine and AL Pierce Sat-
urday night n after the fourth drink
she remembered nothing until she found
herself in a lodging house near he de-
pot, Sunday morning, with her clothing
torn of. What he companions did with
her, she knows not, but she had them
arrested all the same. Last night, how
ever, she concluded to- drop the case.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
W. A. CLARK'S RETURN.
Addresses His Friends From the
Porch of His Residence.

Hon. w. A. Clark returned to Butte on
the Oregon Short Line train from Salt
Lake about 5 O'Clock last evening. Some
OF his friends arranged an informal DEM
~onstration of welcome and he was met at
the depot by Hon. H. L.. Frank, Judge
Barrett and others, a fife and drum corps
and the Boston & Montana band. AS the
procession passed up the street there was
cheering which Mr.. Clark acknowledged
by removing his hat and bowling. A
crowd of people had collected at the
Granite street mansion and In response
to calls Mr.. Clark made a brief address
thanking his friends and announcing that
he would remain in the state and par
ticipate in the campaign.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
IN POLICE COURT,
Victims Of Booze Were the Chief
Offenders.

Con Sullivan was the only person to
FURNISH amusement at this mornings
session OF police court. Con is not
blessed with much wit when dead sober.
and one or two drinks aurns the wheels
around in his poor head. Con happened
by the city hall this morning, and imag-
ined that he was under arrest for some
thing. but just what crime he committed
was not clear. He would find out.
Con entered the court room before the
judge took his place. AS soon as the
nutty Irishman laid his eyes on the court.
he entered the railing and began a ran
dom speech about some other fellow do
ing the mischief for which he was accus-
ed.
Whats this man here for?" asked
Judge Sullivan of the jailer. 4
Nothing at all" answered Boyle. /
There's no charge against you,' said
the Judge. go outside the railing, sit
down and behave yourself" !,
This admonFtion was lost on Con SullI-
van and he began another harangue,
which Jailer Boyle interrupted, while
leading him to the door.
Get out now, Con, while you're free
footed. If o say another word, the
judge will have you thrown in" Con dis
dpppSdISu.. b
Two brothers, Pat and John Sullivan,
explained that they had a friendly spat"
-that was all. They made IT up and
Shook hands, they said, and We're more
Objectionable han ever after the scrap.
Both paid a SO fine, and the brothers de-
parted with a broad smile illuminating
h southern part of the Emerald Isle on
their faces.
Archie Sprague is again in trouble,
which also lei that he is again in
limbo. h gay young f~requenter of the
Tenderloin was arrested las might for
fighting in the Vienna saloon, a free and
easy conducted by Austrian ladies of
a virtue on South Main street. Archie
took twenty-four hours to make his plea.
John Devine also took twenty-four
hours to plead guilty or innocent to the
charge of breaking all the windows and
furniture Of a house at q East Silvet
street.
David Hogan was arrested on complaint
of Mr.. Lnneman Of the California brew
cry, for raising a disturbance and fight
ing in that place last night. Hogan was
fined $40 for his fun.
. Two drunks had no money and were
sent back to the tunnel.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
COPPER CITY LIMITED.
It's Service Will Be Discontinued
Tomorrow.

The Copper City limited train service
between Butte and Anaconda and other
points on the line of the B., A. & p.
railway will be discontinued tomorrow.
The train was put on last April 20 to
meet the local traffic, which is greater
in summer than in winter General
Agent Merriman says that a train will
be u over the line for the accommodate
ton of the travelling public. but that
no schedule has yet been prepared.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04

The French-speaking citizens Of Butte
are invited to attend a meeting to be held
at No. 1N East Broadway on next Mon
day, Oct. 8 ito discuss the political stu
alton generally and to organize a repub-
i1can club. Several well known French
speakers will make addresses.