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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-03-13
LAND SOLD FOR TAXES.

January
mt Taxes charged thereon for the 1897 and 1885,
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w. L. Douglas shoes for men, boys and
youths, the kind that wear, old prices. at
OFT Bros.
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For rent.--A six-room dwelling. with
cellar and all conveniences, on Main st.
Apply to w. H. Locke
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Shining Light leather preserver makes
leather water proof. C.N. COLEMAN.
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Masonic Bazaar.
MENU.

Oysters, slaw, celery, pickle, crackers,
bread, butter, coffee or tea.......25c.
Turkey, ham, chicken, salad, cranberries,
slaw, celery, bread, butter, coffee or
Ice cream. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Cake. '.....-..... ....... sc.
Salad with oysters. extra.
Lawn grass seed at c. N. Coleman's.
Penny photos at H. b Funk & Co. s
for a short while. Cabinets 81 per doz.
Bring your friends along to the Masonic
Bazaar. A pleasant evening for all who
attend.
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School shoes for boys and girls at low
prices. BURNS & SHUGERT.
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Wanted. agents to work during odd
hours. Address Box 81, Hagerstown, Md.
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Remember the date of the Masonic
Bazar, March IA, IS and 10.
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a. BURPEE's

Seed that Grow, for 1900, now on sale
at c. N. CoLEMAN's.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08
DUN'S REVIEW FOR MAY.
In Spite of Many Failures Report is
Encouraging.

New York, June S.-Duns Review will
say on Saturday: The failures in May
were not only the largest ever known in
=, that month since such records were
made but of eight months covered by
these returns only six have shown as
large liabilities. Contradictory though
1t may appear, the report is encouraging
There was not a single failure in the
month which was calculated to shake.
or did shake, commercial credits, which
We're stronger at the end of May than
at the beginning. Neither We're there
any failures or nest of failures, calcu-
lated to create alarm about any partic-
ular branch of business
The largest brokerage failure-about
$4,000, ,O0O-exceeded in amount all the
failures in any other month, except once
since 1898, and with It came another for
$735,O00. Nearly 60 per cent Of the total
defaulted liabilities was due to five
"Other commercial failures" while the
ten large failures in nufacturins and
trading covered less than $3,OOOOOO liza
bilities in all.
The number and amount of liabilities
of all commercial failures in May, COM
pared with last year. are given:
May. 1900. 949 May. 1899, 5S1 I.iabil-
tiles. May, 1900, $23,771 Isl; May, 1899 s3,-
S20, 1856
The returns to Dun's Review for May
SHo" an large nunlDpr or
small failures. They exceed those of any
other year but one, and this is considered
suggestive. Also the increase of over
an eighth in average liabilities.
This Is readil? traceable to the manu-
factories, for with the surprising increase
In number the smaller failures in trad
ing show lower liabilities than IN any
other year except two.
Manufacturing liabilities have much
increased however the average for those
small firms running close to $4,000.
1t might be inferred that there has
been really noteworthy expansion of
manufacturing Indebtedness for the sea-
son, and In January a similar increase
appeared. though there was very little
In February and March. In April the in
crease was about $1,50O per failure and
In May $1,40O. 1t is not difficult to sur
mise That this has connection with the
general slackenng of orders for mann
factured products which has now begun
TO produce readjustment OF prices.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08
GERMANY'S FINANCE.
LOW EBB MAY OCCASION ETrR0.
PEAN DIFFICULTIES,
Present stringency Attributed to the
Bourse Law Regulating
Speculation.

New York, June S-The Herald. dis
cussing the financial panic in Berlin.
says:
TO the best informed men in local
financial circles it would not be surpris-
ing 1t any monetary difficulties should
arise in Europe at the present time that
they should originate in the German
capital. For three years, or ever since
tn epassage of the Boerse law seeking
to regulate speculation and prohibiting
dealing in futures, it has beer point
ed out that unusual burdens had been
thrown upon the German banks, greatly
stra1ning their resources and calling
forth many notes of warning, not only
from foreign bankers but also from the
minister of finance.
The wave of Industrial combination
that sprang up in England and develop
ed so enormously here was communi-
Gated to Berlin also, and amounted to a
Veritable craze. Nearly everything
available in commercial enterprise has
been combined or capitalized under the
leadership, apparently, of local securi-
ties, such as gas and electric light, trac-
tion and iron and steel properties. So
great were the demands made upon the
financial institutions that municipali-
ties have suffered from inability to float
loans at satisfactory figures.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08
TO HONOR OTIS.
RECEPTION TO THE PHILIPPINE
GENERAL WILL BE A BRIL-
LIANT ONE.
United States Troops Will Participate
in Military Pageant-Appre-
citation Of His Work.

New York, June s. Aspecial to the
Herald from Washington says:
AS far as the administration can ar
range 1t the reception to Major General
Otis in Rochester, N. Y. on June Is, will
be brilliant affair. Secretary Root has
approved the order issued by Major Gen
eral Brooke relative to the troops to
participate in the military pageant to be
held. Under General Brooke's order a
camp to be as nearly a model one ns
practicable, will be established in the
vicinity of Rochester, and these troops
will proceed to the camp to take part in
the parade:
Light battery M. 7th artillery from
Washington barracks; two battalions 5th
artillery from Fort Hamilton: one bat
terry 5th artillery from Fort Wadsworth; j;
Major J. B. Bun bank and one battery
9Th artillery from Fort Hancock; head
quarters band and three companies 18th
infantry from Plattsburg barracks: one
company 18th infantry from Fort On
taNo: two companies 18th infantry from
Madison barracks; two companies 18th
Edward Moale, 18th infantry, will COM
mand the troops and camp.
No special arrangements have been
made for the reception of General Otis
in Washington. though undoubtedly
some action will be taken by the admin
istration to show it's appreciation of his
work in the Philippines.
1t is asserted that the only cost to the
government of the participat tion OF the
froops in the reception will be their
TRANSPORTATION, as they would have to
he fed and provided for, no matter where
they might be stationed.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08
BAD TO WORSE.
LoNDoN's OPINION ON THE CHI
NEsE TROUBLES.
An Anti-Foreign Movement-Break in
South African Cable Service
-Boer Raiders

New York June S-A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says: With the
breakdown of the cable service, news
from South Africa is meagre, and public
attention is centered upon China. The
opinion generally epressed by the press
IS that the situation is going daily from
bad to worse and that the crisis requires
strong handling This is safe general
ization when nobodyfi either in Fleet
street or diplomatic circles understands
Wnat IS going on behirnd the scenes,
boxers revolt is clearly an anti-foreign
movement but the relations of the dow
ager empress and the use that she may
be intending to make of it in the inter-
est Of Russia are mysteries too intri-
cate to he unravelled. What seemed
at the outset local uprising has become
a widespread movement against foreign
ere which is encouraged by the Chinese
government until missionaries are mur-
dered. railways destoyed and property
looted and burned
Whether or not Russia has offered to
suppress the boxers movement and that
japanese has been affected by the pro-
position, there are great British inter-
ests which require immediate protection
and Lord Salisbury is expected to inter-
vene with strong hand and with the
approval and cooperation of Germany.
The foreign office has not supplied the
London press with cues and consequent
ly there are no practical suggestions for
dealing with this difficulty and danger
GUS situation.
The Chinese question is seen through
glass darkly in diplomatic circles but
there is general expectation that the
initiative will come from the British for
eign office that effective mea sures will
be adopted for preventing an outbreak
Of war between Russia and Japan and
an impending revolution in China.
There was little trustworthy news tat
midnight from South Africa. There was
so little news from the British headquar-
ters that the suspicion was excited that
the wires had been cut between Pretoria
and Kroonstad, but the real break
was probably in the cable service. The
Boer raiders cannot do much harm when
the veldt is bare and there is no grass
for their ponies. Their operations are
limited by, the necessity for carrying
forage wherever they 60
The mining companies are sending out
their managers to South Africa this
week to resume operations at Johannes
burg.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08
GROVER CLEVELAND.

Princeton. N. j., June S.-When Grover
Cleveland was asked what he thought Of
the recent letter of E. c. Benedict on the
need of a new political party, he replied:
'Mr Benedict has a perfect right to
assert himself, and what he says has no
bearing whatever on me. l don not
know what Mr.. Benedict really did say
In his letter, because l am not bothering
much about politics just now. There has
been no time when l have given less at
tentiOn to politics than am doing now"
MIR. Cleveland was asked concerning
the endorsement of w. ]. Bryan by the
New York democratic state convention.
He replied:
That has not interested me at ALL"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08
DESIRE INFORMATION.
Mission Board Anxious for Safety Of
Representatives in China.

New York, June 8.-Arthur ]. Brown,
secretary of the Presbyterian Board of
Foreign Missions, has sent the following
letter to the secretary Of state:
"Our board has 58 American mission
aries in the Shang Tung provinces,
China, l6 in Pekin and 10 in Pao Ting
Flu, 81 altogether. besides, of course,
large property interests.
1--WE. as well as many relatives and
friends, are intensely anxious about the
personal safety of these missionaries,
and particularly those at Pao Ting Flu.
where, according to the telegraphic dis
patches in the daily press some mission
aries have recently ben murdered.
"A cabled inquiry of our own to Pekin
has brought no reply. l therefore ven
ture to ask you to inquire by cable
through United States Minister Conger
whether the American missionaries are
safe. We shall greatly appreciate your
inquiry, and your prompt action will re-
lieve strain which is now very trying"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08
PRICE, MCCORMICK & co.
A New Firm May Be Organized Along
Similar Lines.

New York, June 8.-Assignee Curtis. of
the firm Price, Mccormick ana company
will not be prepared to make &. statement
for several days, but preliminary
showing now that many of the claims are
said to have been liquidated. indicates
that the firm will be able to pay all OBJ
legations in full and have (, surplus Of
about $3.50. 900 after the cost Of the as
signeeship has been deducted.
A conference will probably be held next
Sunday at which it is expected that
George Crocker. the special partner, now
on his way back from Europe will be
present. According to a friend of Theo.
H. Price, 1t is not impossible that new
firm may be organized along the same
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08
TALLY-HO ACCIDENT.
Merrymakers are Thrown to the Pave
men and Injured.

Chicago. June S-A taly-ho party made
up OF young people from Oak Park Ber-
Wyn ana other western suburbs met with
an accident last evening which resulted
IN painful injuries to the merrymakers.
Ihe accident occurred under the Illinois
Central Railroad tracks at Fifty-first
street. The tallyho entered the subway
under the tracks without the driver CIV
ing warning to those who We're sitting
on the top seats and a dozen of them
were scraped from their positiones and
thrown to the pavement Those who
were severly hurt are:
Miss Mratha Matlock
Miss Mabel Lawrence
Miss Laura Mcintyre
r. A. Service.
F. A. Blanche
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08
TWICE SENTENCED
TO IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE AT
HARD LABOR.
Unique Action Of the Courts-Convict
Is Finally Pardoned by the
President.

Chicago, June S.-A special to the
Times Herald from Anamosa, Iowa.
says:
Twice sentenced to life Imprisonment.
at hard labor, the terms to be served
concurrently, jeff Harrison is now at
liberty and has gone to Chicago. The
United States supreme court relieved
him from one sentence and President
Mckinley, exercising his right of pardon
took the final step necessary to swinging
open the prison doors. The case Is
without parallel in criminal annals
During the seven years and twenty days
during which Harrison has been confined
here he has been known as "the man
sentenced to penal servitude during his
natural existence as well as for the life
to come" AS such he has been an OBJ
ject of curiosity alike to his fellow con-
victs, prison officials and all visitors.
Harrison received his unique sentences
from two United States courts. One
was for alleged completely in train
robbery near Birmingham, Ala. The
other was for a stage coach robbery
near Huntsville in the same state.
A petition to the president asking for
HarrisOn's pardon, was drawn up by the
prison chaplain and received the sigma
ture of every officer and employe at the
institution.
For more than two years Harrison
patiently waited for the nations Chief
executive to take action. Finally sister
living at Fort Worth. Texas, went to
Washington and secured an audience
with the president. The papers were
called for and they so impressed Presi-
dent Mckinley that executive clemency
was Immediately decided upon. Harri-
son received the glad news bv telegram
last Friday. but the papers did NOT arrive
until yesterday.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08
FOUR MEN KILLED.
MINE EXPLOSION
IN OHIO.
Two Hundred Miners Were Imprison-
ed by the Accident-Fear Some
Have Been Overcome.

Gloucester, Ohio June S.-By an explo-
sion of gas in Mine No. of colliery
near this city today, four men are re-
ported to have lost their lives. Two
hundred miners were imprisoned. One
hundred and seventy-five have been res
cued.
Following are reported dead:
EVAN JOSEPH,
JOHN McCLELAND,
AARON SWANSON, -
JOHN EVANS.
Eight others were remoed unconscious
from the effects of the after damp.
Shortly after o'clock. when the mine
was filling with workers, an explosion
occurred which broke the timbers of the
mine in every direction. The air fans
were disarranged and it was some time
before any progress was made toward
opening the way for the rescue of the
imprisoned men.
Fire Boss Joseph went down through
Shaft No. 6, which connected with the
one where the explosion occurred. He
made his way through a connecting
gangway, and it is supposed was over
come by the after-damp which followed
the explosion and was unable to make
his way back to fresh air.
Rescue parties were Immediately orr
ganiZed and followed the way taken by
the fire boss. They found a party Of
eight men near the connecting gangway
ana carried them on fresh air not a mo-
ment too soon, for all were almost suffo-
Gated by the fumes of the deadly after
damp.
The work of rescue continued for sew
eral hours. and by noon it was believed
all the imprisoned men had been relea ased
but about 20. 1t is practically certain,
however, that many of the miners are
dead from the effects of the after-damp,
which always follows an explosion in
coal mine workings.
A party of eight men We're rescued.
An opening was made in the mass of de-
bris at the main shaft of No. mine after
eight men We're rescued at the opposite
end. At the bottom of the shaft hung
the cage, a twisted mass of iron.
A temporary lift was put in place and
manned and sent to the bottom where
over hundred panic stricken miners
We're found lying on their faces in an ef-
fort to get pure air.
They We're brought to the surface and
several times the cage descended and on
each return brought load of smoke be-
grimed men. 1t is supposed the eNplo-
sion was caused by an electric spark from
the ventilating fam The rescuing parties
penetrated the mine as rapidly as possi-
BILE.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08

THE "P. & L." LAMBSKIN GLOVES,
OF stitching on back. in browns, tans,
greens, blues, modes, black, canary,
pearls and white. Every pair fitted and
guaranteed. Price $125 pair.
THE "FLAVIA" FRENCH KID
Gloves. three clasps with three rows of
stitching on back, shown in all the lead
ing street and evening shades. Every
pair fitted and guaranteed. Price $1.75
pair.
ODD SIZES and ODD LOTS in Kid
Gloves from Gordon-Lew stock col
Ored and black. Nearly all sizes. Only
Csc pair.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08
The Finest French
. Kid
% Gloves

The "Reynier" French Kid Gloves have
a world wide reputation. We consider
them the best French Kid Gloves made.
Their superiority owe, all others OBJ
tanned for them the Gold Medal at the
Exposition de Paris in 1899. All who
have worn them recognize them as the
best. They're here with three clasps,
whipped seams, in such colorings as
browns, tans, reds, greens, blues, light
tans, modes, lavender. pearl, canary.
white and black. All Sizes Price $500
pair. Notice the trade mark. EVERY
PAIR FITTED and GUARANTEED.
THE "SERvIA" FRENCH SUEDE
Gloves, two clasps, pique sewn. colors
pearl tan, castor, gray, brown and
black. Perfect fitting. Price $2.OJ pair.
THE "sERvIA" KID GLOVES, two
clasps, pique sewn, in all colors-tans.
reds, greens, modes, blues, browns,
grays, pearls, white and black They're
strong and wear well. Every pair fitted
and guaranteed. Price $3.50 pair.
THE CHATHAM" DENTS" and the
"Fidelio" Kid Gloves from o. X. Lewis.
$175 and $500 qualities only soc and $1.l5
pair.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08
WOMEN'S CLUBS.
Nominating Ticket Arranged for Con-
vention.

Milwaukee. June S.-The nominating
committee Of the federation of Women's
clubs. has arranged this ticket for pre-
sentation to the convention to-day:
President Mrs. Rebecca Lowe Of
Georgia.
Vice-President. Mrs. Chas. Dennison,
New York.
Recording Secretary. Mrs. Harriet
Fox of Michigan
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. George
Kendick Of Pennsylvania.
Treasurer, Mrs. Emma Van Vecten Of
Iowa.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08
ARE RET. NED
As HOSTAGES
BOERS RESERVE A FEW PRISON
ERS FOR FUTURE USE IN
THE CAMPAIGN,
THE ORGANIZATION OF
A NEW GOVERNMENT.
Sir Alfred Miner and Staff Proceed
to Pretoria-American Consulate
Hit By a Shell.

London, June S.-The driblets Of news
coming from the Transvaal fail to throw
much light on the situation in and
around Pretoria.
Public interest centers largely in the
fate of the British prisoners. but it
seems probable that about $500 have
been released, including 139 officers. The
federals. therefore, have removed about
1000 as hostages. The Lourenco Marques
dispatch to the effect that United States
Consul Hollis has been comforting With
President Kruger is creating some COM
ment, but in view of the Washington dis
patch which asserts that Mr.. Hollis ha 5
no official errand to the Transvaal there
is little disposition to regard his move-
ments as at all significant. A dispatch
from Pretoria says that the only shell
which took effect in the town today
prior to the occupation of Pretoria nit
the United States consulate.
dispatch from Cape Town announces
that the work of organizing the govern
ment for the Transvaal is proceeding. A
portion of Sir Alfred Miners staff has
gone to Pretoria to start the machinery
so the proclamation of the annexation Of
the Transvaal may be speedily expect
ed
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08
CABINET MEETING.

Washington. June S.-Almost the onlv
subject before the cabinet meeting today
was the situation in China Secretary
Hay read the cablegram from Minister
Conger at Pekin. Secretary Hay stated
after the meeting that reply would be
sent to Conger substantially reaf!lrming
the one sent day or two ego to the af-
feet that he would be expected to do
whatever is necessary to protect the
lives of Americans and their property,
and to maintin the dignity of this gov
ernment. He will be instructed y form
no alliance with any governments
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08
VOLCANO RESUMES ACTION.

San Francisco, June S.-Captain Q. ].
Storrs of the Transport Leelanaw re-
ports that volcano in the south seas
which has been quiet for many years
has again resumed action. The volcano
is located on the Dedicas rocks. Babu-
yam islands near where the cruiser Char
lesion was lost. The Leelanaw Z ssed
within three miles of the rocks and
clouds Of steam were observed coming
from the crater. The waters about the
islands were also troubled.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08
BUTTE. MONTANA FRIDAY EVENING. 1900

lines with new special capital. One al
ternative to this plan is said to be the
formation Of a firm consisting of George
Crocker r. G. M. Stuart w ortley and
". G. Mccormick, including possibly Mr.
Ruuherford, Mr.. Crockers stepson who
recently bought a seat on the stock ex-
change. This latter firm, if formed
would only operate on the stock exchange
and Theo. H. Price would then resume
business under separate Arrangement.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-08

Tien Tsin, June SIT is reported from
Chinese official sources that 1000 boxers
surrounded 1900 Chinese troops between
Lofa and Yong Tsun yesterday and. ac-
cording to the latest news fighting is still
going on this morning. Officials say that
300 boxers were killed, but give no ac-
count of the Chinese casualties,
Thirty of General Nieh's troops en-
countered body of boxers three miles
from here on the Taku road and killed
twenty-one of them.
No news has been received from Pao
Ting Flu for three days and the situation
there is believed to be critical. It is re-
ported that the Chinese troops have been
defeated near there The French cruisers
D'Entrecasteaux and Jean Bart and the
Russian cruiser Rossia have arrived at
Taku.