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CONTEST POSTPONED.
Special to Inter Mountain.

Special to Inter Mountain.
Anaconda, Mont. Dec. 2S-The con-
test on the legislative candidates elect
ed at the last election will not come
up tomorrow, as was anticipated. A
postponement has been taken until
Monday, December 81 the date set for
hearing the county contest cases 1t is
more than likely that the county cases
will then be continued until some fur
ther date, although Judge Smith Ct
Helena will be on hand to hear :nem.
He will arrive in the city Sunday night.
So far, County Attorney Duffy is the
only contestee who has filed his answer.
In it he sets up a complete denial of all
the allegations set forth in the COM
plaint served upon him. The legislative
cases will go on Monday, and daily
session will be held until the deposit
tions of all the witnesses are taken.
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A NOTED INVENTOR.
Had Taken Out Over Three Hundred
Patents.

Chicago, Dec. 2s.-A private telegram
home in Brooklyn, N. Y, today OF Wm
Westlake one Of the founders Of the Ad-
ans and Westlake company and widely
known as an inventor. Mr.. Westlaks
held over 800 personal patents, among
the best known being the open top hand
lantern which made possible the system
of lantern signalling used by railways.
MI, Westlake was born in Cornwall,
England in 1881 and came to the United
States in 1874. In 1857 he became chief
tinsmith of the Milwaukee and Lacrosse
railroad In 1861 he formed a business
partnership with Master Mechanic Rice
of that road for the manufacture of rail-
way supplies. The firm was burned out
in the great fire Of 1871.
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ing and the execution of the proper re.
aurements for its supervision and con.
troll.
, Resolved. That the game should ba
continued that its merits receive more
careful and intelligent direction from
school authorities generally; that come
mttee of six be named to draft plan
for the better regulation and control OF
all inter- high school athletic contests.
The committee will formulate regula-
tions to be submitted to the high schools
for signing and only those schools obh-
gated to conform to these rules will be.
allowed to enter contests. The central
feature of the organization will be fac.
ulty control.
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ARIZONA STOCK RANCH.

Phoenix, Arizona, Dec. 2S.-Meyer
Jacob of Tacoma, the principal heir, and
M. Goldman, the administrator have
concluded negotiations with a Chicago
syndicate for the sac of 10000 acres in
cluded in the old Wormser estate. The
amount of the purchase is a quarter of
million dollars. A. c. Bartlett is the
head of the Chicago syndicate which has
been negotiating for the property for
several months. The new owners pro-
pose to convert the Enterprise tract Of
land into one of the greatest stock
ranches in the world. The land is under
irrigation and will pasture thousands .of
head of stock. 1t is located near Phoe.
nix. -, =
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IN SOUTH SEA
PLAGUE AND EARTHQUAKES
TROUBLE NATIVEs-ToNGA
to- JOIN NEW ZEALAND.

Vancouver, B. c., Dec. 2S.-Plague is
reported from Thursday island in ad
vices from Australia by the steamship
MioWara today. Three cases We're dis
covered aboard the government tug Cor
morant, which arrived from England.
The patients were landed and quaran-
tined at Thursday island, and great fear
is expressed that, owing to the large
Asiatfc population on Thursday island,
the disease may obtain foothold.
At Niau Foo, in the Tonga group,
earthquakes have occurred at intervals
since last August. These disturbances
threw UP immense waves in the inland
lake, and the eruptions became so Sc
we're that all the natives have deserted
their villages and are living on the
peaks of the highest hills on the island.
The New Zealand government has de-
cided to invite tenders from ship own
ers for service of steamers for two
years, calling at five colonial ports and
at least three ports in South Africa.
The Russian ship Occident coal laden
from Hamburg to China, caught fire
near Fiji through the overheating of the
coal. The crew could not extinguish
the flames and so abandoned the ship.
The water around the vessel was boil
ing from the intense heat given out by
the hull.
Tonga is divided in opinion over the
question of annexation to New Zealand.
Ultimately nearly all the residents IA
vored Tonga retaining it's native gov
errment, but the native government is
said to have acted SO unwisely of late,
placing SO many hindrances in the way
of trade, that the majority of the Euro
peans now favor annexation even with
New Zealand, although they would pre-
fer to cast in their lot with the coming
commonwealth of Australia
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CORNER THE ARMY BEAN.
American and British Soldiers Will
Have to Mourn.

Chicago, Dec. 2S.-According to local
merchants one of two big firms, either
the Albert Dickinson company, Chicago
OF Detroit house, practically control
the market for the white bean supply,
which, although there is fair crop har-
vested, has been tremendously reduced
by heavy purchases by the United States
and British governments to supply SOL
diers in Philippines and South Africa.
AS consequence the prices had had a
rapid and legitimate advance until it is
now $2.15 per bushel. with the supply
limited even at that figure. Members of
the firm of Albert Dickinson & company
denied their house has engineered cor
ner.
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TEACHERS FAVOR FOOTBALL
ILLINOIS STATE ASSOCIATION APPROVE OF THE GAME-BUT IT
SHOULD BE GARRETT ULLY SUPERVISED.

! Chicago Dec. 2S.-A special to the Rec
ord from Springfield. H., says:
At the State Teachers Association now
in session in this city, leading represen-
tatives of the high school section, placed
the seal of their approval upon the game
of football with proper supervision by
high school authorities and under such
regulations as shall insure the elimina-
ton of brutality. After thorough dis
cussion, the following rule was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting that the evils that have accom-
panied foot ball in our high schools are
not inherent in the game itself, bur are
the result of the imperfect understand
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NO MORE PRIZE FIGHTS.
st. Louis Wants No More Deaths in the
Ring.

ST Louis Mo, Dec. 2S.-Chef Of Police
Campbell announced today that he would
not permit the boxing bouts or prize
fights that were scheduled to take place
at the West End Coliseum tonight. The
principal bout announced for tonight was
that between Danny Dougherty. Terry
McGovern's boxing partner, and Morris
Rauch who We're to go six rounds to
decision Harry Harris and Clarence
Forbes were also to have appeared in
six round go. George Siler was to have
acted ais referee and Lou Houseman as
tmekeeper.
The chief of police acted under orders
that We're delivered by the board of po-
lice commissioners Immediately Otter the
fatal prize fight at the 14th street the
alter last winter. This order empowered
the chief to interfere and arrest parti-
cipants in any prize fights for money
that might take place in st. Louis.
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mines and on plants belonging to the
mines.
3-Prohibition of subterranean work in
the case of boys under 16 years of age.
4-Compulsory organization of labor
commissions.
5-Thoro.,gh reform of the miners mu-
tual aid schools.
The opening of free harbor at Emsen
is expected to make it port for Amer
lean wool. Ten thousand tons of pitch
have been sent there for shipment via the
Dortmund- Ems canal A joint wool
stock company has been established in
Emsen to promote the shipment of wool
in large quantities.
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NO PUGS AT PATTERSON.
Will Stop All Boxing Contests in the
Future.

Paterson, n. j., Dec. 2S.-Chief of Po-
lice Glaul issued an order today prohib-
iting the holding of boxing bouts in this
city in the future. The chiefs order is
believed to be a result of the outcome OF
the bout last night before the Passaic
Athletic Club between "Mysterious" Bill
ly Smith and Young Mahoney of Phil
adelphia. The audience was much dis
satisfied because the same was declared
no contest.
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BORE A FAMOUS NAME.

New York, Dec 2S.-A dispatch to the
journal and Advertiser from Paris says:
The following notice from the widow of
the deceased appeared in a ChemnitZ
raper this week: "At 6:45 o'clock Mon
day there died, after a long illness, my
beloved husband, Charles Gustave Louis
Bonaparte gentleman's tailor, aged 6s
Years. Interment Tuesday at 2 p. M
The tailor claimed to be natural son
Of the Duke of Reichstadt. the hero of
Iostand's play "L'Aiglon.'
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NO BLOCK FOR ROCK ISLAND.

Chicago Dec. 2S-President Ripley, Of
the Santa Fe. speaking toda of the re-
ported acquisition by that road Of the
Pecos Valley and Northwestern rail.
road said
I'VE have owned that road for some
time and have no intention, as reported,
of extending it to Albuquerque, nor
have we the slightest desire to block
any plans of the Rock Island for extend.
ing its system.
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ATERRlBLE STORM.
Colorado Miners and Stock Men Will
Suffer.

Walsenberg, Colo, Dec. 2S-A fierce
blizzard has been raging in this part of
the state during the past thirty-six hours.
Cattlemen expect to lose much stock on
the range. Serious misgiving is express
ed for the safety of the miners who are
working in Coronado and other mines on
Mount Blanco. These miners are PEN
ned in at a altitude of eleven thousand
feet. Provisions may become scarce and
starvation result.
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DUEL IN A CAFE.
Raised Fatal Row Be-
cause He Lost.

, New York, Dec. 2S.-In duel ibetweelA
Myles Mcdonald and Thomas Kennedy
in Harlem cafe today Kennedy was hit
in the leg by bullet and two bystand-
ers, Edward Courtney and George Price
We're probably mortally wounded.
The trouble between Mcdonald and
Kennedy grew out of the former winning
81, 900 in Kennedy's pool room on 10 to
! shot some time ago.
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TO SUPPRESS VICE.

Philadelphia, Dec 2S.-At a conference
of representative clergymen and laymen
held here today for the purpose of inau-
gurating a movement to suppress vice in
all large cities, William Phillips Hall Of
New York, chairman of the central COM
mttee. is put in charge of the Twen-
tieth National Gospel Campaign. The
president outlined the general purposes
of the movement.
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STORMS IN ENGLAND.

London, Dec. 2S-There has been re-
currence of fierce storms and violent
gales in the channel, and considerable
damage was wrought ashore. The stele-
graph lines are down in many places.
The British bark Pegasus foundered off
Penarth Roads. One of her crew land
ed at Cardiff. The fate of the crew is
unknown -
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TO THE PACIFIC COAST.

Chicago, Dec. 2s.-Directors of the
Rock Island road have finally decided
on the extension of their lines 10 El Paso,
Texas so as to connect with the Southern
Pacific and form a short line from Chi
cago to Los Angeles. Construction work
has already begun, it was announced
today, and will be pushed to completion
with viGor.
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Detroit Man Thieves Get Away With One
Hundred Thousand Dollars In
Money and Papers.
stop FIGHTING IN ST, LOUIS
CHIEF OF POLICE STOPS ALL Owe C0NTESTS-FATAL FIGHT
LAST YEAR PUT AN END TO THE SPORT
THERE.

eX-convict. shot and killed Robert Mar
tin and fatally wounded John MCGEE at
a dance near De Kalb last night. May
was recently released from the Missouri
penitentiary where he and his uncle
served a term for the murder of farmer
named Burdett. He has not been appre-
hended
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-28
JAP LABoRERs KILLED.

Spokane, Wash. Dec. 2S.-Six Japanese
section laborers on the Great Northern
railway were struck by freight train
near Cutbank. Mont. last night. ana
killed. The bodies have been taken to
kalispeiL
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COMMONPLACE MEETING.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The cabinet
meeting today lasted two hours, but af-
ter the meeting all the members united
in saying that it was barren of results.
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San Francisco, Dec. 2S.--Hugh Buch-
anan, who killed man in 1894, and was
committed to the asylum on the ground
OF insanity, finally succeeded in proving
himself in sound mind and has just been
sentenced to the pententiary for man
slaughter.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-28
IS BOER FOX TRAPPED AT LAST?

London, 28Persisent circulation in Lon
continent that General Dewet
Africa company
which implicit
confidence The Office however is without confirmation
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-28

Helena, Dec. 2S.-A coroners jury de-
cided that the death of Nicholas Kohr,
who fell from the state capitol building
was due to his own carelessness.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-28

Baltimore, Dec. 2S.-Because of the ap
pointment of a receiver for the Old Town
bank. a general run was made on all of
the city banks. 1t was soon stopped.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-28

!. Paris Dec. 2s.-Dreyfus has written to
the Premier Waldeck Rousseau CHASING
as another falsehood the recent state
ment of M. Henri Rochefort in the IN
transigant that he Dreyfus), had sent TO
Emperor William of Germany in 1894,
a letter stolen from the German embassy
at Paris and which, annotated by the
emperor, constituted forged proof of the
"crime for which have been twice un-
Justly condemned and adding: MY
Innocence is absolute and legal. I am not
the author of the bordereau annotated by
the emperor which is forgery, not of
the original authentic bordereau written
by Esterhazy to save Henry All the
principals of my ininquitous condemna-
ton are still alive. I am not despoiled
of all my rights. still retain that right
of every man to defend his honor and
have the truth proclaimed. l therefore
have the right to ask you to order an
inquiry"
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Washington, Dec. est IS expected
that the Hawaiian legislature will take
action to pay the claims of the Chinese
and Japanese who lost property in the
fires ordered at the time of the bubonic
plague scare.
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New York, Dec. 2S.-A- despatch to the
World from Paris says:
The letter from Dreyfus to Premier
Waldeck-Rousseau, demanding new
hearing, has set Paris ablaze with ex-
citement. The nationalists will hold
secret conclave to decide upon what &C.
ton to take in view of the threatened
revival of the affair which will not
down." The impression prevails that
Dreyfus is now in this city.
Some unusually well informed persons
insist that his letter to the Premier was
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-28

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The war depart
ment has purchased the large transport
Samoa, now in the Pacific, for transport
ing the volunteer army home from Ma
Mia.
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Chicago, Dec. 2S.-The police claim t
have evidence that Grove, the Omah
kidnaper, spent some days here, mas
querading as woman.
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Pittsburg, Dec 2S.-A strike in the
Barnesboro district, because of the intro
duction of machines in the mines, bids
fair to spread over the whole of the an
thracite country.
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CONVICT KILLED TWO MEN.

De Kalb ILL.,, Dec. 2S-Chas. May, an
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Helena, Dec. 2S.--The postmaster o
East Helena was held up by footpads
Christmas night, and robbed of IS cents
all he had.
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Washington, Dec. 2S.-Nothing is known
at the White House of the reported inyi-
tations to the Kaiser and the Prince of
Wales to attend the yacht races next fall.
the guests of the nation.
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San Francisco, Dec. 2S.-Many ships
are overdue at the port here, and much
anxiety is shown in the shipping inter-
eStS.
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Barre, VT, Dec. 2S.-The chief of po-
lice here, after quelling row at an Ital-
ian ball, was shot by two or three as
sailants, as he left the hall, and will pro-
badly die.
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Fargo N. D., Dec. 28.-The Russian set
tiers in McHenry county are suffering
severely from hunger. They came too late
in the year to raise crops to feed them
selves through the winter.
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Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 2S-A lone high
Nayman held up the stage near Hot
Springs, yesterday, getting $50 from the
private express box, and it is reported a
large quantity of gold dust.
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Washington, Dec. 2S.-Reports say
that the rebels are being steadily defeat
ed in Colombia, South America, and that
tn. government is steadily gaining
ST ength.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-28

IAN Francisco, Dec. 2S.-The new
o. eanic steamer Sonoma. made record
breaking run of 80 days and hours
around the Horn from Philadelphia,
where she was built.
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! CONDENSED TELEGRAMS :

San Francisco, Dec. 2s.-Many ships
are overdue at the port here, and much
anxiety is shown in the shipping inter-
ests.
Helena, Dec. 2S.--The postmaster of
East Helena was held up by footpads,
all he had.
Chicago, Dec. 2S.-The police claim to
have evidence that Grove, the Omaha
kidnaper, spent some days here, mas
querading as woman.
Helena, Dec. 2S.-A coroners jury de-
cided that the death of Nicholas Kohr,
who fell from the state capitol building
was due to his own carelessness.
Baltimore, Dec. 2S.-Because of the ap-
pointment of receiver for the Old Town
bank. a general run was made on all of
the city banks. 1t was soon stopped.
Washington, Dec. 2S.-The war depart
ment has purchased the large transport
Samoa, now in the Pacific, for transport
ing the volunteer army home from Ma
Mia.
I Barre, VT, Dec. 2s.-The chief of po-
lice here, after quelling a row at an Ital-
ian ball, was shot by two or three as
sailants, as he left the hall, and will pro-
badly die.
Washington, Dec. 2S.-Reports say
thtt the rebels are being steadily defeat
ed in Colombia, South America, and that
tn, governmen is steadily gaining
81 ength.
Ian Francisco Dec. 2S.-The new
Oceanic steamer Sonoma. made record
breaking run of 80 days and hours
around the Horn from Philadelphia
where she was built.
Fargo, N. D., Dec. 2S.-The Russian set
! tiers in McHenry county are suffering
| severely from hunger. They came too late
| in the year to raise crops to feed them
| selves through the winter.
| ! Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 2S.-A lone high.
Nayman held up the stage near Ho'
| Springs, yesterday, getting $50 from the
| private express box and 1t is reported &
large quantity of gold dust.
Washington, Dee. 28.-Nothing is known
/ at the White House of the reported inyi
| tations to the Kaiser and the Prince o
/ Wales to attend the yacht races next fall
/ the guests of the nation.
Pittsburg, Dec 2S.-A strike in th'
! Barnesboro district, because of the intro
| duction of machines in the mines, bid
fair to spread over the whole of the an
/ thracite country.
Washington, Dec. est is expected
| that the Hawaiian legislature will tax
action to pay the claims of the Chimes
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NOTICE OF Special Stockholders Meeting.
Notice is hereby given that special meet
ms OF the stockholders of the Texas and
New Orleans Railroad Company has been
called by the Board of Directors OF said
company 10 convene at the general ofrce
OF said company in the city of Houston,
leNes. al ~ O'Clock, noon, on the 18th day
Of july, 1890. for the purpose of author
Hing the making execution aud delivery
OF hyst mortgage upon the following prop
critics, viz: The line OF railroad a por-
ZION Of which has been recently purchased
ana the remainder OF which Us now under
construction by said company, beginning
at point on the sabine division OF tie
railroad OF tho said company IN or near
the town OF Rockland in Tyler county, and
cAterdlus 10 point in or near the city OF
pauas IN Dallas county, and also all eX-
tensions ~ or branches TO such line OF
fal'foad which shall be acquired or con-
struyted by said company undl the lengths
or such extensions and branches thereto
snal Oggrceate forty Oi0l niles also the
liue OF railroad recently purchased by said
company extending from "A connection win
US nam line az a point In or near the town
or Orange TO the Sabine river in Orange
county, Texas, with their franchises and
appOrtcnauccs, 10 secure the payment OF
bonds o. he said Texas and New Orleans
kallTond Company 10 an amount or amounts
not exceeding IN the aggregate the prln-
opal sum Of twenty thousand dollars
ESQ. o00i Tor each mile OF the railroads. eX-
tensions aud branches mo!tgagod thereby
watch have been or shall be constructed
ready Tor operation. payable at a time not
exceeding thirty i31l years from their date
ana bearing Interest at the rate OF 1 per
cent pes annum payable sem-anuually, to
Zee issued for the purpose of paying for
cont letting. improving and operating the
hdld INES ~ railroad, extensions ana
branches with their franchises aud appur-
'enances. G. y, Seger. Secretary Texas
and New Orleans Railroad Comply. 7-i6
MEETING Notice is here
h} given that the annual meeting OF stock
holders Of tho Merchants and Planters OH
Company viii be held on Monday. May "a.
~ 10 O'Clock q. m. az tkc office Of Mr. T.
w House T, Y. Rice, Secretary 5-la
THE BOARD OF PHARMACY for to- Eley.
nnth district VIII meet May Il. at zoe Main
street Houston, 20 eNamine applicants far
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BIDS AND PROPOSALS.

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