Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-13

Joseph Phelps and Frank Craig two
were shot and killed by robbers, who at.
tackled them early Sunday morning for
the money they were supposed to have
from some recent stock sales.
Boer snipers in a pacifed district fired
on train and wounded two of the occu-
pants and In retaliation the British set
miles It seems that the oath of allegiance
Is about as sacred there it would be in
China.
John Nelson of Chicago another Ter
rible Swede' bicycle rider. broke every
record froyn one to. thirty miles, with the
exceptions of those for one, two and twen-
ty-fve miles, in a race at Philadelphia.
His time for the thirty miles was 1902 2-5.
2:38 better than the previous record, held
by Elkes.
A Southern Pacific train jumped the track
while crossing trestIe at Lake Charles,
La. and nine cars went into the ditch.
Though there were $50 passengers aboard
only two or three We're slightly injured,
though railroad men. who visited the place
said 1t was the most complete wreck they
ever saw.
An alarming increase in the death rate in
Honolulu is causing quite stir in the
islands. The death rate has trebled in four
years, the largest proportion of them being
from consumption and 1t is proposed to
quarantine against that disease. So many
have come there from abroad, because Of
the mild climate. that the disease seems
to have become epidemic.
The advocates of a strict vegetarian diet.
who believe that steady diet of green's
and grains instead of meats, will give the
eater q quiet. lamb-like disposition just
fitted to quick entrance into the other
world, are respectfully referred to the rice
eating Boxers of China as vivid example
of how badly theory and practice may be
at variance.
Two Helena men each thought the other
was a horse thief. and together they
planned to steal four horses and run
them down into Idaho. where each decided
that he would turn informer and
have the other arrested. But another man
recognized the horses, had the two anna
teur detectives arrested. and they had a
time sQuaring themselves with the police.
The navy department rejected all bids
for the supplying of Krupp armor for our
new ships, and will advertise for more be-
proposed that of erecting government
factory for armor plate. The Bethlehem
and Carnegie companies submitted iden-
tical bids. each wanting half Of the total
for $1,000 tons. The Midvale COM
pany also submitted a bid, at a much lower
price, but wanted too much tine to com-
plete the work. 1t is probable that tho
matter will be settled at the next bidding.
A. G. Hale. the London Daily News cor
respondent in South Africa, has given the
scathing denunciatiOn for the
lack of care In provisioning the British
army at the front. 1t Is as bitter as the
terrible arraignment at the time of tho
war. when thousands OF soldiers
or froze to death in sight of help.
He says that the men are starving need
lessly. while society at home Is singing
their praises and doing nothing to help
them. Coming as the article does to rein-
force others from different sources 1t IL
likely to cause great stir in the govern
mental circles. The people will take the
matter up II the government will not.