Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-01-19
NORTHWEST NOTES.

y tooler, ana there IS no longer fear OF
further damage from floods.
BY the premature explosion OF blast,
Peter Sullivan and Thomas Smith, of
Butte, were Instantly hilled
It is said that syndicate of eastern
brewers is planning to invade the San
Francisco field in opposition to helocal
"ewers' combination.
Chief of Police Tavelle declares that
very little if any smallpox exists at
Butte, Mont, also that there is no
snartine or no danger of any.
Thomas Wellington, aged so years,
mining man from Colorado, dropped
dead in Los Angeles lodging house,
he having gone to California in search
of health.
A. w. Blanchard. of Seattle, was
overcome by the cold weather while
rowing in an open boat, and lay in the
boat unconscious for two days before
heing rescued.
Three buildings were destroyed by
fire and the entire business portion of
Colorado Springs threatened with de-
struction on the 12th inst. The total
loss is estimated at S15o,o0o.
The large warehouse of the Hennes-
sey Mercantile company of Butte,
Mon.., vas completely destroyed by
fire last week The loss is estimated
at S55, 900 partially covered by insur-
ance.
Colonel John w. Pinkerton, for many
years prominent citizen of Tacoma,
died at Fern Hill, Wash, on the 18th,
of pneumonia. He was at one time
superintendent of tie Boston & Albany
railroad, and for twenty years superin-
tendent of the Mt. Diablo, CAL, coal
mines
The Warren Livestock company, of
which Senator Warren Of Wyoming is
president, has just closed deal where
by the company gains control of thou
sands of acres Of the finest grazing lands
in the west. The. famous Willow
Springs ranch in Colorado, is included
in the deal
There are about $50 men employed in
the coal mines at Diamondville, Wyo.,
now, and there is little left to show
that a strike was on few weeks ago.
Almost all the strikers who were re-
fused employment when the strike was
declared off have left the camp. 1t is
announced that the force will be in
creased to 700 as soon as possible.
E. Farnharm met death at Cheyenne
Wyo., last week in peculiar manner
He was knocked down and rolled by
the cars while making coupling, al
though only slightly bruised. He wa
taken to the hospital and died sudden
ly. His friend say death was probabi,
caused by the shock resulting from
being under the cars and cognizant o
his danger.
Michael Rosendorf committed suicid
in the Commercial hotel at Baker City
Ore, by shooting himself in the head
He left letter stating that he ha'
made a failure in life on account of
mania for gambling. lie said that b
carried several thousand dollars in lif
insurance which would provide for hi
family, and without taking his ow
life he could see no way of supportin
them.
The supreme court of Wyoming ha
decided that Louis T. Palmer, who
serving a term in the penitentiary fo
killing a man named Demars at Pa
mers ranch in western Wyoming, sha
be remanded back to the district eour
for new trial. 1t was found that d,
mars followed Palmer to the latter
home and attacked him there, and, afte
a seuttie. Palmer secured shotgun an
killed Demars. The court holds tha
the killing was in self-defense; tha
Palmer had retreated to his home an
could get no farther, and that he shout
be given another trial
Captain Jack Neal, former Nevad
boy and late of the Fourth cavalry, [
S. A., is said to have gone to sout
Africa to join the Boer army, where /
will receive commission in the cavalr
or artillery service. Captain Neall ha
the reputation of being one of the be
cavalry officers in the regular arm.
and his services in Arizona in chasir
Apaches and his known dash and eou
age eminently equip him for service
the Transvaal, where tho topograpi
of the country and climate are simili
to Arizona.
What is said to have been the fir
fashlight message ever transmittt
according to the Geographic code WI
sent from the operating room of Il
Canadian Pacific railways Telegram
office at Vancouver, b. c., on the 12i
inst, in connection with the bulletin
issued on the result of the munieip
elections in Vancouver. The messai
was sent to residence on the mou
tain side in North Vancouver. III
flashes were read easily and quite &C