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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-09
Wednesday only 45c
Boys Underwear

Fleeced lined underwear Of
heavy weight, in tan and
gray, finished in mohair.
shirts and drawers, in sizes
from "A to "a, value SOC each.
Wednesday only sc
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-09

Architect J. G.. Link of Butte was here
Thursday looking over the work on the
new public school building. He expects
the building to be under roof by next
week. 1t is not likely that the heating
apparatus will be put in this winter, as
the building is needed and it will be inn
possible to wait for the inauguration Of
the plant.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-09

1t has been said by n of the indie
pendent democrats of Billings that the
simon-pure democrats of
county will hold a convention in this
city some time next week and place a full
county ticket in the field. AS to whom
the nominees will be the gentleman re-
ferred to refused to make any predic-
tiOnS,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-09

Chaplain George G. Stull is wing
numerous requests from the various
cities of the state to make addresses on
the political issues, but he has been COM
PEELED to decline nearly all of them as his
time will be taken up mostly in making
a campaign of this county He has,
however, consented to deliver two ad-
dresses at Butte and Miles City.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-09

J.. D. O'Donnel has sold 500 head of
one-year old eve sheep to II j. Fulton,
at 1925 per head, which is considered a
very good price.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-09

Ben Radcliffe purchased 1000 head of
one-year-old eve from I. D. O'Donnell
this week, and is driving the sheep over
land to his range on the Clark's Fork in
Carbon county. The price paid was 81
per head.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-09
ChiIdren's Underwear

Of heavy weight natural
wool in flat weave, finished
in mohair and stitched with
silk, vests, pants and draw
ers, in sizes from Is to So,
value SOC each.
Wednesday only 20c
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-09

P. M. Gallaher finished branding 400
head of cattle at the Northern Pacific
stock yards yesterday, which he received
from the east and are to be driven over
land to his ranch on Shell Greek, Wyom-
ing.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-09

Taylor and Burla are actively at work
charging and dredging the irrigation
ditch of the Yellowstone and Canyon
Greek Ditch company, having worked
for the distance of a mile. They still
have four or five miles to cover before
completing the contract.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-09

L. L. Moffett made a trip to Carbon
county a couple of days ago to look over
the construction of his telephone system.
The line is up as far as Joliet and will
be in shape for patronage next week.
The system will prove a matter of great
convenience to the business men of this
city.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-09

A party of four gentlemen arrived in
the city yesterday from Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, and left this morning on the
Rocky Fork train for Rec Lodge, and
thence into the mountains in Wyoming
on a hunting and fishing trip. The mem
bers of the party We're n. r. Biggs and
A. Brooks, of Glasgow, Kan, and c..
Biggs and c.. B. Putnam of Cedar
Rapids. Iowa. they are out for pleasure
and will spend about four or five weeks
in seeking recreation.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-09

n board of trustees of the Yellow
stone Building and Loan society held a
meeting Thursday night and elected
officers for the ensuing six months, as
follows: President, A. NJ. Peters; vice
president, R.. T. Hannah; secretary, G.
F. Burton; treasurer, J H. Vaughn. The
society is becoming quite an important
factor in the upbuilding of the city and,
being composed entirely of stockholders
who reside in Billings and are interested
in its welfare, SHOULD receive the support
of our citizens and those DESTROYS of
building homes for themselves.
William Davy, who became mixed up
with an Italian harp player about two
weeks ago n came out of the fracas
with a badly gashed face, had his trial
before Justice Kelly yesterday on the
charge of assault in the third degree,
with having provoked the trouble. The
dago was not found, it being presumed
that some of Davy's friends hustled him
out of town after the trobule, so the case
was dismissed and Davy discharged.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-09

Rev. McCulloch and wife arrivedd in
Billings yesterday to reside here in the
future. The reverend gentleman has
been sent here from Colorado as pastor of
the African NJ. E. church, succeeding
Rev. Elliott, and will preach his first ser
mon tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-11
WOMEN AS
DELEGATES.
Subject of Heated Discussion
in Nj. E. General Con-
ference.
NO CONSOLIDATION AS YET
Committee on Union of Aux
iliary Societies Reports
Adversely.

Chicago, May 1l.-At today's ses
sion of the Methodist general confer
ence consideration of the question OF
admitting women as delegates was
taken up and heated discussion en-
sued, but before any action was taken
motion to postpone consideration
carried. A Joint committee appointed
to consider plans for the consolida-
ton of the Church Extension society,
Freedmen's Aid and Southern Educa-
tional societies presented a report.
which was to the effect that consoli-
dation was neither advisable nor prac-
ticable. The bishop was directed To
nominate commission to submit II
plan of consolidation ut the next gen
eral conference.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-11

One evening when travelling circus
was on its way TO n large town the
proprietor resolved to make halt for
n few hours at a village some two or
three miles from the town. SO an
village to secure 4 favorable field fo-
the rest by the wayside.
Noticing a large and suitable field,
he sought out the owner and told him
he would like To turn something out in
the field for an hour or SO before going
on To the town and concluded by ask
Ing how much he required for the use
of the field
"Well." said the farmer. Il suppose
half a crown won't hurt you"
That" was the ready reply, ''win
do very Well But perhaps you don't
mind taking n crown" an offer the
somewhat astoniShed ycoman was only
too glad to accept.
Fancy his surprise when. few hours
aftcrward, n herd of elephants. doz-
en- dromedaries and about 200 horses
and ponies had not only been turned
ont into the field. but were fairly wip-
ing the herbage out Of existence.
That the farmer was furious goes
without saying. but the circus proprie-
tor pointed out that he had received
twice As much as he had asked for
something TO be turned out for an hour
or two.
But" roared the farmer. more irate
than ever. do you think 1 bargained
for Noah's ark :''-Tit-B Bits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-11

or military glory. one OF the ideals set
up in France, is regarded as dangerous
to England
The Standard publishes the follow
ing dated May 9, from Welgelegen:
THE engagement Oh the Vet river
caused the Beers TO be dissatisfied
with their leaders. / learn from Pre-
toria that the BOerS intend TO retire
ultimately to Lydenberg, leaving 10 the
foreign mercenaries the task OF de-
Tending johannesburg and Pretoria
The foreign mercenarieS are now adyo-
eating the sending out Of guerrilla par
ties. from 300 TO 400 strong. rather
than a persistence in operations ON 4
large scale: but the Beers are not DASH
ing enough for that kind of work
Whatever happens at KroOnstad there
is little doubt that rhe frontier will
be strongly contested
\ dispatch to The Daily Telegraph
from WelgeleEen, dated Wednesday,
says: The burghers held a meeting
recently without the consent of Presi-
dent Steyn. at which the adviSability
of submission on the part of the Free
State was discussed and approved"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-11

| few short OF the nomination. On the
| second ballot Howard's plainly stated
desire for harmony took effect and
| the seventy votes which went to Don
| nelly on the first roll Gall were gradu-
ally worked over to the Barker col
| umn, il being understood that DOnnel-
ly'S name had been Withdrawn, al
though the Minnesota delegation pro-
| tested against the wirhdrawal.
Minnesota was passed. at its own re-
quest. and when the Iher states had
voted it was apparent sthat the forty
eight votes of Minnesota could settle
every thing in Il harInoniouS manner
by going to the PeHsylvanian. They
We're cast for Barker and gave him
the requisite majority cover all. How
ard moved to make the selection of
Barker unanimous. which was done.
Without 4 dissenting NOice IgnatiuS
Donnelly was declared vice presiden-
tial nominee.
The platform adoptdI reatfirms that
of Omaha: demands ~ initiative and
referendum. and public ownership: de
nOjinCeS land monopoly and alien own
erShip of land; demands Il scientific
and absolute" paper money on the
greenback plan and silver at IL to l:
demands ii graduated income tax, and
the popular election of all federal
judges, aS well as president and Scna-
tors; opposes trusts. which can only be
abolished by public ownership.
The national. committee was Sc
lectCd with 10. y. Parker. OF kentucky,
as chairman. and AMONG the commit
teemen the following: Illinois. James
Ferris, !. ). Filter. w. H. Banigan;
Indiana. \. g.. Bmkhart. Thomas =.
East. y. ii. MotinsiD@er: Iowa. l.. III.
Weller. /. y. Morris. \. w Kicker:
Michigan. John O.. label J. +. Me
Bride. J. w. Harris. The national
committee met and organized as fol-
laws: Chairman, 10 \. Barker. of
Louisville; secretary. J. +. Mcbride.
Grand Rapids. 1t was decided to es-
tabliSh the national headquarters in
Chicago IT - early ddy as practical
BILE.
After having been in session con-
tiuuouSly. with the exception of TWEEN
~ minutes recess, from $50 n. m. TO
I 40 p. IN. the convention was then de-
clared adjourned sine die.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-11
Roberts Telegraphs of His
Advancing Col
umn.
IS GAINING BUT SLOWLY.
Free StaterS Concentrating
With Help Prom
ised.

London, May 11.-Roberts tele-
graphs the war Office from Riet Spruit
May 10: We had a successful dav
and have driven the enemy from
point to point. My quarters are now
eight miles north of the Zand river.
The cavalry and mounted infantry
are at Ventersburg road station.
fuckers division is at Deelfontein-
nOrd. Ian Hamilton's force and
Broadwood's cavalry brigade were
making for the cross roads near Ven-
tersburg when last heard from.
Hamilton's column met a stubborn
resistance. The casualties reported
were: Killed, rank and file, four:
wounded, five.
Drafts are extremely difficult and
much baggage is still to come up.
We march at day break, and push on
as far as possible in the Kroonstad
direction"
Capctown, May 11.-Roberts wires
that he is at Venterburg, and that he
is continuously opposed, but is max
ing progress.
Maseru. Basutoland, May 1O.-Free
Staters are concentrating strongly in
good position on the Korannaberg
hills, lying eastward of the direct
line from Thaba N'Chu to Winburg.
Steyn was with them yesterday, but
is believed to have gone northward
after insPiriting the Burghers with
predictions of approaching Boer sue
cesses through the assistance of thou
sands of foreigners, who. he said,
were pouring into Delagoa bay. Rub
bles' division camped last evening on
the banks of the Little LCuw river
between Thaba N'Chu and Lady
strand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-11
ENEMY TWENTY TO ONE.
Routed by Body of Scouts Iof the Forty
Eighth.

Eighth.
Manila, May 1.-The isla nders of
Mas bets received Col. Hardin's expe
dition differently from those of Marin
duque, where he left one company of
the 2yth regiment. On approaching
the principal town of Palanoc, the in
surgent trenches appeared occupied.
The gunboat Helena bonn barded them
vigorously, after which three compa-
nies were landed and took the
trenches with little resistance. One
Filipino was killed. Two or three
hundred insurgents hold the neigh
boring towns and the natives appear
unfriendly.
Manila. May IL. $40 Il. ma force
Of 800 Insurgents attacked twenty-five
scouts of the Forty Eighth regiment
near san Jacinto. province of Panga-
siuan. on Monday, but We're routed by
the scouts. ten Of their number being
killed. The Americans lost two killed.
On April 2G. the rebels burned and
sacked the town Of TrOcin. near Buan,
numbering natives who were friendly
10 the Americans and two Spaniards.
The Americans killed thirty-seven of
the insurgents.
On the same date Major Andrews
with two companies Of troops. attacked
General Mojicas' stronghold near Or
muc. Leyte island. MojicaS had brass
cannon and plenty of ammunition, but
after three hours Of fighting the insur-
gents fed. Their loss is not known.
The Americans lost two killed and
eleven wounded. They destroyed the
enemy's rifles, powder and stores.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-11
senate ard Houses1n Brief.

Washington. May 11.-1n the senate
yesterday the case involving the seat
of Clark of Montana was postponed
until next Tuesday. tsailincer made u
speech in eulngy of the tariff. a num-
ber of bills Of no general interest were
passed. Eulogies We're pronounced on
the late Representative Baird, OF
Louisiana. ana as Il mark Of reSpecr
the senate adjourned.
The house by the very narrow mar
gin of two votes unseated Crawford of
North Carolina, democrat and seated
in his place Pcarson. Republican.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-11
rARKER AND DoSNELLY NAMED.
Ticket Selected by the Middle-Of- the Road
PopuIiSt Convention.

Cincinnati. May l1.-"For president
Wharton Barker. of Pennsylvania: for
vice president. Ignatius Donnelly, OF
Minnesota"
Above is the ticket placed in the
field yesterday by what is commonly
known as the Middle oftne- Road Popu-
list party. but which. according to lead
ers of the movement, is the one and
only Peoples party. Yesterday as the
time drew near for nominations word
vas quietly passed, confirmed by eX-
Representative Howard himself. that
the Barker following would bolt the
convention should their leader he
turned down. Owing 10 the fact that
the Alabama delegation could not sup
port Howard matters We're further
complicated.
Howard took the only course for the
restoration of harmony.~ He announced
that he had no ambition TO head the
ticket. and came 10 Cincinnati without
the slightest expectation of being
named. Then he withdrew his name.
Nevertheless when the roll call was
completed on the first ballot. Howard
was at the top of tine column-only a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-11
P..D. and f. Sold Again.

Springfield. Ills. May 11.-C. G.
Brown. special master in chancery i'll
the nited States court. Sold the Pc
oria. Decatur and Evansville railroad
yesterday at Lincoln. Ills. 10 satisfy
second mortgage bonds aggregatinS
about S2.OO0.UOO. The road was pur-
chased by John r. Borne, president of
the Colonial Trust company. of New
York. trustee. and IL is said he rep
reseutS the same interests that pur-
chased the road At Mattoon on Feb. 6
last. when il was sold 10 satisfy first
mortgage bonds. The price paid at that
time was $1,000 900 and the additional
price paid yesterday was 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-11
BRYAN ON THE TRACK
PoruIists at Sioux Falls Nominate
Him for the National
Executive.
MIDDLE-oF-THE-ROADERs ADJOURN
The Naming of Barker and Don
neIly--Other Political
News.

Sioux Falls, May 11.-At the popu-
list national committee meeting today
Senator Butler was reelected chair
man of the national committee bv a
majority of seven, in a total vote of
76. The committee will meet again
this afternoon.
Sioux Falls. :. ID, May 11.-WhiIe
yesterday was full of events i'll the
national PopulIst convention it began
rather inauspiciouSly for the cOnsum-
nation of its work. There We're three
sessions during the day. The first of
these WAS barren of results except in
the way OF supplying the machinery
for the convention work. and the after
noon session was well under way be
fore the asSemblage really got down
to business. The forenoon session was
given up To effecting permanent or
ganiZatiOn, by the election of Hon. L.
NJ Patterson, of Colorado. as chair
man. and the selection OF other officers
and by passing upon the report of the
committee on credentials. These re
suits were accomplished without diff
Guilty, and after Patterson had made
his speech the session was closed be-
fore II o'clock. because the committee
on platform was not then prepared TO
report.
Bryan Nominated for President
The afternoon session was well un-
presented, and while waiting upon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-11
Judge.s Condition Is serIons.

Springfield Ills. May 11.-Judge
Jesse !. Phillips, of the Illinois SUI
preme court. has suffered another re.
lapse at his home in Iillsboro. and his
condition iS serious. The Judge be-
came ill last Sunday night with heart
trouble. and since then has been con-
fined 10 his bed. His attending phySi-
clan has declined to give out state
ment aS to the seriousness of his CON
dition. and this fact causes the mem
berS of his family To believe his condi-
tion is more alarming than tile doctor
cares To- have Known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-11
Spring Valley strike Settled.

Spring Valley, Ills. May 1l.-After
being on 4 strike for fifteen days to en-
force local conditions the 1000 miners
of the Spring Valley Coal company will
return to work next Monday. President
Hunter. Vice President Russell. and
Secretary Ryan. of the United Mine
Workers, and three OperatorS-E. l..
Bent, II. II. .IuSti and Henry Duggan
acted as strike settlement board
and satisfactorily adjusted the trou-
klpS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-11

them the convention gave attention TO
n number Of addresses pertinent To the
occasion. The resolutions aroused no
debate and with these once adopted,
the convention found itself suddenly
and. apparently unexpectedly. face to
face with the nomination of cdndl-
dates. Bryan's nomination was made
by acclamatiOu. and was accomplished
with expedition and tact. There were
not to exceed half a dozen speeches in
Bryan'> behalf. All these We're brief
and pointed. Each mention of Bryan
aroused enthusiasm. and. when there
was n call 10 rise i'll support of Il
proposition To make his nomination
unanimous. not only did every delegate
rise in his seat. but each rose with 4
shout and hurrah. and with Il wav-
ing of hands.
Great Fight of the Convention.
Then towards the close of the after
noon session began the real contest of
the convention. This was the fight
over the vice presidency. or rather the
fight over the proposition not 10 make
any nomination for the vice preSidcn
tial office but To refer the entire mat
ter To 4 committee 10 be appointed TO
confer with the Democrats and Silver
Republicans in their conventions TO be
held NJ Kansas City. 1t was finally
decided to nominate candidate
Towne dominated for Vice.
Half dozen candidates We're nom
mated for vice president. but all with
drew except Charles \. Towne OF Min
neSota. who was nominated by accla-
nation. The national committee was
then selected. and was made the com
mittee Of conference with the Demo
Gratis and Silver Republicans. with
plenary powers. arrangement was
made for ratifying the candidates OF
their nomination. and AT 12,5S Il. m. to-
day the convention adjourned sine die.
Points of the Platform.
The salient points of the platform
are 4 TeatiiTmatiou of the party decla-
rationS for the past eight years and a
call for fusion against the Republican
party; an expression OF pride in our
soldiers while deploring the work they
are doing; opposition 10 the admins
tration'S Philippine policy and also TO
tn ePorto Rican policy. with a demand
for the same treatment to the Filipinos
as is promised the Cubans: opposed TO Il
large standing army" sympathy for
the Beers and opposition TO our alleged
secret treaty with England: opposition
to '-monopolization" OF land; denuncia-
ton Of trusts. denunciation of the ad-
ministration financial policy and ad-
heSion TO silver and Creenbacks: ap-
proval of municipal ownership and the
initiative and referendum and denuD-
ciation OF the governor OF IdahO's
course in the Occur d'Alene. and gov
ernment by injunction.
Among the national committeeman
appointed are the following Illinois.
II. : Tay.o-. Eugene Smith. !. g.
Jones: Indiana. i. II. Caldwell. John
MedarT. Karl Gerner: sIowa. = Z.
Crane. J. T.. Anderson. W. II Robb:
Michigan. J. w Ewing. +. ). Greece
\. W Nichols: Wisconsin. Robert
Schilling. y \ Worsly, William Mon
roe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-11
sANGUINE BRIIIsHERS.
Talk Of Roberts Being In Pretoria In July
Aud In KrOonstad Next Monday.


London May l1.-Members OF the
house of commons were freely betting
in the lobbics last evening that Lord
Roberts would he in Pretoria in two
months. The uinisterialists are build
ing confident hopes upon the compre-
heusive plans hc has communicated to
tho war Office. Predictions are defi-
nitrly made he will bc in Kroonstad
next Monday. and IL IL believed that
his advance is already reconnoitering
in the vicinity of Ncuters. where the
hilly country begins again. Beyond
Krooustad is an intricate ana difficult
country. and If the Beers should elect
To fight il is possible they could check
the progress of thu" British until Lord
Roberts numerous cavalry had had
time to ride around their flank AMI
threaten their rear
Estimate OF the Boer Forces.
From 1900 To 10000 iS the highest
estimate OF the Beers under the com
mand OF General BOtEa. who iS said To
have forty-siX guns. General Botha
and General Dewet are reported to
have Quarreled. Lord Roberts is press
ing hard after this force with 5000
men and 10 guns. and 10000 more men
are easily available. President Steyn
with 10000 men iS reported 20 have
been east Of Thaba N'Chu yesterday NJ
noon. and Il battle was then imminent.
Tn eadvauce troops OF General Rumble
and General Brabant were being fired
on. According to advices from Dur
ban. dated yesterday. General Buller's
army is showing activity" but com
plcte news embargo is imposed upon
the correspondents with him.
Couscripiion lie Gloss i'm Pretoria.
During concert for the relief OF the
sufferers from the BeSbie works eNplo-
sion. given Saturday evening AZ Pre-
toria in the Gaiety theatre. the doors
were suddenly closed and every man IN
the audience was commandeered. All
the horses were taken from tne con
NcyIuCpS outside
The Times publishes letter from
RlOemfontein describing the koOru
Spruit disaster. The writer says that
this was due 10 criminal neglect OF
the most primitive precautions in war,
and he asserts that an advance guard
or a single troop would have averted
the mishap.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-11
Charged with Crime.

Marion, Ind. May 11.-Charles f.
Military home, was arrested by the
United States marshal on the charge
of embezzlememt and grand larceny,
growing out of the mysterious disap-
pearance of 81. 700 from 1926. 600 pen
sion money sent to the home for dis
bursement and placed in the safe to
which only Webster and the treasurer
had access.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-11
Hardened

How came man OF your ability
and position in society ever To engage
in counterfeiting: the judge asked
him.
Il wanted Il light easy way 10 make
money a my own home. your honor,
answered the prisoner.
The Judge looked at him sharply and
gave him the fun limit Of the law
Chicago Tribune.