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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-14
Try to Capture the Republican
Convention at Butte.
PLAN IS FRUSTRATED
A Bold Attempt to Compel the Chairman
to Resign His Position-He
Makes Speech.
Special to the Bee.

Special to the Bee.
Butte. Aug. 13,-W. A. Clarks under
strappers tried to run the meeting of the
republican central committee here to-
night. The meeting was called for the
purpose of fixing date for the conven-
ton. Many over anxious Clark men
called upon Malcolm Gillis to resign as
chairman during the course of an intri-
cate parliamentary battle. At length
Gillis rose to his feet and said: For ten
days I have been bounded absut the
streets of this town. l have a letter in
mp pocket now telling me of proposals
that are being made to me to betray the
republican party of this county into the
hands of w. A. Clark, and the M. o. p.
l have refused these offers time and time
again. Must be blamed FOR being true
to my party; must l suffer for being
honest to my conscience? My life is an
open book in this community. I have a
family to support and defend. I should
have kicked them out of my house, the
men who came there last Friday evening
and made me offers of money and posi-
tion if l would betray my party. They
offered me a written contract if would
submit to the sale of my manhood.
They are here tonight to tell you what
said in reply; they have followed me on
the streets and have followed me here; l
have refused to meet them, to talk with
them or to keep dates they have set to
see me. Now let us close this matter,
Prefer charges against me if you will
and sustain or condemn me for what I
have DONE"
After this there was great confusion;
dozens of men clamored for recognition;
many were ready to support the charges
made by Gillis. Committeeman Dinge-
Won arose and read a resolution asking
that the chairman be deposed and charg-
ing him with being an employe of the
corporation. Committeeman McGil]
moved to table the resolution and the
motion was carried.
"These proceedings are a disgrace tc
the party" said one committeeman, "the
meeting is in control of Clark democrats
they have majority packed in here and
they will run the meeting their own way
l move that we adjourn
There was long wrangle over the
question of adjournment. Clark and the
M, 0. P. forces felt confident that they
had votes enough to depose the chairman
and they fought against adjournment
The committeeman were sick and tired
OF the bungling tactics of men who were
bent on effecting the purchase of the
party by fair means or foul, and the
motion to adjourn was carried by a small
majority.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-14
TRAINS DELAYED.
Rain and Hail Storm Damages Prop.
erty.

RAIN ANA Hall storm Damages Prop.
erty.
Special to the Bee.
Miles City, Aug. 13.-Miles City had
train from the west tonight, the first to
arrive since Friday afternoon, when this
section was visited by the hardest rain
and hail storm known in history. Much
damage was done to the railroad. There
were numerous washouts and slides, the
most serious loss being bridge 125 feet
long near Howard, preventing the arrival
of any trains from the west until to-
night. Numerous washouts occurred
all along from here to Glendive, taking
away 100 feet of the fill over Cabin Cou-
lee and washing an immense pipe used
in carrying away water at least one mile
from it's location. The east approach
and support to Powder river bridge was
taken away, causing wreck of the i'm
mense span of the big iron bridge which
will delay traffic from the east until at
least Wednesday. Tongue river ditch
and the Buffalo Rapids ditch are both
badly damaged. All small bridges in
the county are gone. Though the rain
caused much damage and loss, it has
been beneficial by filling up water holes
and springs which have never been
known to go dry before, moistened up
range and put out numerous prairie fires
which have greatly rsduced the range.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-14

The great fake known as tho Great
Syndicate Shows, which recently exhib
tied in Kalispell, is in trouble in Mime
sofa. Most of the crowd are under ar
rest at Cloquet. A dispatch under date
of Aug. Z from Cass Lake, Minn., to the
Minneapolis Journal says of the matter
No little excitement prevailed on the
arrival of the west bound train convey.
ing twelve of the circus gang who were
arrested at Cloquet with the aid of the
national guard from Duluth. The pris
oners were escorted by Sheriff Hardy oi
Cass county and a posse of deputies
The prisoners manifested no little uneas
mess, yet at no time was there any dan.
ger of violence. Manager Richards and
notorious doc" Baker, tho Texas des-
perado, were not among the captured
they having left the train before it was
intercepted by the troops. These two
men were responsible for the scene at
the Grand Rapids courthouse and fo1
much of the trouble elsewhere.
II. E. Billings and j. +. Smith are re,
puted to be the owners of the Syndicate
shows and protest that deep Injustice
is being done.
Attorney Bills of Hubbard will assist
County Attorney Heartshorn at the
hearing. Just how many of those ar.
rested can be held on the charge of riot
at this point is problematical. The citi
zens were virtually locked up in the
station, which was strongly surrounded
by the gang, and whoever approached
the station platform was promptly shown
the muzzle of a revolver and told to 90
This leaves the identity of the gang a
little uncertain, with the exception oi
Manager Richards and Doc Baker, and
the authorities say they will spare nc
efforts to round them up. The prisoners
are strongly guarded.
The proprietors claim that their trou
BILE started by an effort to blackmail the
shows. 1t is claimed by the show people
that the authorities at some of the towns
along the route of their itinerary de.
manded exorbitant sums to quiet trouble
which some of the individuals of the
show got into. The management claims
that it was taxed heavily in one place
and when the show got to the next town
another attempt to tax it was made
whereupon the embroglio causing the
arrests at Cloquet resulted.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-14
Ext.IalaitiOll Denied.

Special to the Bee.
New York, Aug. 13.-Judge Coombs
of the United States district court today
refused to sign writ of extradition for
Charles F. w. Nicely on account of the
action of Judge Wallace in granting an
appeal to the supreme court in the ha
beas corpus proceedings, but indicated
that he did not think Judge Wallace un-
derstood the real situation of the case,
and he believed that if it went to the
supreme court in its present shape the
appeal for writ of habeas corpus would
be denied.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-14
Conference Closed.

Helena, Aug. 13-This was the last
day of the Methodist conference of Mon
tana which met here last week, and has
been almost continuously in session.
The final business of the conference was
finished up and an adjournment taken
until one year hence, when the confer
ence will meet in it's fifteenth annual
session at Missoula. The principal feat
ure of the days work was the appoint
ment by presiding officer Bishop Fowler,
of the standing committee and two pre-
siding elders and the superintendent of
the mission created by the conference,
as we'll as the assignments of ministers
for the period elapsing during now and
the meeting of the next conference. ia
cob Mills was appointed presiding elder
of Bozeman district. succeeding J. w.
Bennett, and Mr.. Craven was appointed
superintendent of New Flathead mis-
sion, created by the conference. Bishop
Fowler, in announcing the appointment
of r. M. Craven to Flathead mission,
just created by the conference, referred
to him as Big Chief Craven to the in
tense delight of the brethren. Mr.. Cra-
ven is pastor of the Baptist church at
Kalispell. He has been attached to
different churches in the northern part
of the state for years, and is eminently
fitted for the position. The Kalispell
mission appointments are as follows:
Kalispell, r. M. Craven; Kalispell circuit
III. S. Wells; Columbia Falls, George A.
Wells. Pine Grove, Libby and Troy to
be supplied.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-14
Youthful Firebugs.

Special to the Bee.
Butte, Aug. 13. Two boys, whose
names have not yet been possible to as
certain, were detected on Saturday night
in the act of starting fire under house
in Dublin gulch, but were prevented
from consuming their fiendish work by
two powerful dogs, which aroused the
owner of the place. The police are of
the opinion that the same boys may
have been implicated in the burning of
the Parrott mine property.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-14
Verdict Expected Saturday.

Special to the Bee.
Georgetown, KY, Aug. 13-The hear
ing of testimony in the case of ex-Secre-
tary of State Caleb Powers was conclud-
ed today and tomorrow argument before
the jury will begin. There will be five
speeches on each side. The jury was
taken to Frankfort this afternoon to view
the scene of the tragedy. The case is
expected to reach the jury by Saturday.
The jury arrived at Frankfort at five
o'clock and spent an hour in viewing the
state capitol ground and buildings and
other points in connection with the case.
The point where Goebel fell, the window
out of which the shot is claimed to have
been fred, the basement out of which
Youtsey walked after the shooting and
other places which have been frequently
referred to in the evidence were pointed
out by the court without comment.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-14
Baseball Matters.

Special to the Bee.
Anaconda, Aug. 13.-Sundays games;
Anaconda l, Helena Z; Butte 8, Great
Falls 0; declared forfeited.
Anaconda,-J Grim who has been
manager of the Anaconda baseball team
since the season began, resigned tonight,
and Arthur Clarkson appointed in his
place. Grim resigned because there was
feeling against him in certain quarters.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-14
GROWING IN FAVOR,
Patronage of the State University In-
creasing-GOOd Year Ahead.

Creas1mE--GOOO Ae0r Ahead.
The state university of Montana will
commence the new college year Septem-
ber 12 with an increased attendance over
the freshmen class of last year. The
university is growing in favor with the
citizens of the state. Quite number of
young men and women who contemplat-
ed going out of the state this fall to at
tend eastern and western universities
have changed their minds and arrived at
the conclusion that the facilities afforded
at home for university education are
ample. The growth of the university of
Montana is something that can be viewed
with pride by every loyal citizen of the
state,
President o. j. Craig of the state uni
versity arrived in Helena last night from
Great Falls. He has been travelling over
the state interviewing parents of pros
pectivc students with view of gaining
an idea of the attendance at the institu-
tion over which he presides. lie is graf
flied at what he has learned
"Yes, am gratified with the prospects
of large attendance when tie univer-
sity opens next MONTH President Craig
said today at the Helena hotel: II am
not in a position to furnish any figures
now, but l feel confident that the mum
Der of now students will show crafty
ing increase over the number that re-
ported for attendance at the beginning
of the last college year. l have been
travelling quite generally over the state
inquiring as to the possible attendance,
and I assure you that l feel pleased with
what I have learned. find that the
university is growing in popularity with
parents who desire to furnish their sons
and daughters with college education.
They are coming to the conclusion that
right here at home the facilities are af-
forded for good college education, and
it is not necessary to send their children
many thousands of miles from home to
universities that are no better equipped
than ours, and in many instances not so
we'll equipped. The outlook for the uni
versity is decidedly bright
I'VE have two exploring parties in the
field now, a biological party that is work
ing in the Mission mountains in Flat
head county, and geological party car
rying on explorations in Madison county
I hear good reports from both. Both
are sending in fine specimens that will
aid materially to the present museum
collections. The biological party is un-
der Professor Earl Douglass. Those in
the parties are evincing a hearty inter
est in the work and will return better
equipped for their studies. The biologi
cal station on Flathead lake will be
opened August 6. Professor Elrod an
ticipates large attendance.
President Craig says that during the
holidays the grounds about the univer-
versity have been improved and gener
ally beautitied. At present there arc
about $50 shade trees on the campus, all
healthy and thriving. The president ex
poets that during the present college
year important additions will be made tc
the apparatus, especially in the engineer
ing observation-disclosures Herald.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-14
Killed by q Fall.
Special to the Bee.

Special to the Bee.
Butte, Aug. 13.-Dominica Berteglio,
two years of age, daughter of Baptiste
Berteglio, who resides in Meaderville,
met with fatal accident while playing
on lumber pile with her twin sister on
Saturday evening. The child fell from
the lumber pile and fractured her skull
at the base of the brain.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-14
Chaffee Only 80 Miles from
China's Capital.
FORCES CLOSING IN.
Sir Clarke Macdonald Says the Situation
Of Ministers Is Exceedingly
Desperate.
Special to the Bee.

Washington, Aug. 13.-The American
commander in China in dispatch of
just three words received at the war de-
partment late this evening sent thrill
of exultation and expectancy throughout
official quarters by announcing his arri-
val at Hosiwu, only 33 miles from Pekin,
last Thursday. At the same rate of pro-
gress Chaffee is even now fairly within
striking distance of the walls of Pekin.
1t was a consummation which the war
department had awaited calmly, as it
accorded with their calculations, although
the advance has been more rapid than
was expected. The dispatch from Che
Foo conveying SO much in SO few words
is as follows: "Che Foo, Aug. AR
rived Hosiwu va. Chaffee."
Brief as the dispatch is it conveys
much information beyond that contained
in it's few words. Although it is not
stated with what force he arrived the
war department accepts it to mean that
this is the international forces, which
first took Pietsing and Yang Tsun. It
has gone steadily forward along the left
bank of the Pei Ho river, keeping on the
main road, which skirts the river bank.
At Yang Tsun the river crosses the rail
way and branches off to the west. The
forces have left the railway far in the
rear and are depending on the highways
and the river.
Shortly after this dispatch arrived an
other message from General Chatfee, far
more lengthy, gave the melancholy result
of the fighting at Yang Tsun. The cas-
ualty list was given in detail, with addi-
tional information that the dead had
been buried at Yang Tsun and that the
wounded had been sent back to the hos
pital at Tien Tsin.
The reply of the United States to
China's overtures for peace was made
public early in the day, showing the firm
and final position that had been taken.
While expressing satisfaction at this
peace step, the reply states that it is evi-
dent that there can be no general nego-
tiations between China and the powers
$50 long as the ministers and legations
are restrained and in danger" And then
follows a specific statement of what the
United States expected as a conditional
precedent to the cessation of hostilities,
namely, that a body of the relief force be
permitted to "enter Pekin unmolested'
and escort the ministers back to Tien
Tsin.
London, Aug. 13.-The British consul
at Canton says the Daily Telegraph's
correspondent there has received the
following message, dated August 6, from
Sir Claude Macdonald, British minister
in Pekin: Our situation here is des-
perate. In ten days our food supply will
be at an end. Unless we are Immediately
relieved general massacre is probable.
The Chinese offered to escort us to Tien
Tsin, but remembering Cawnport we re-
fused the offer. There are over 200 Eu-
ropean women and children in this lega-
ton"
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-14
Date OF Execution Set.

Special to the Bee.
Butte, Aug. 13.-The date for execution
OF the death sentence of Daniel Lucy,
the murderer of Patrick Kegan, was
liked by Judge William Clancy for Tues
day. August q.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-14
The Letter Admitted.

Special to the Bee.
Helena, Aug. 13.-The most interest
ing feature in today's trial in the United
States court of L. H. Hirschfeld, the
Helena banker who is charged with
making false reports to the comptroller,
was the introducing of letter he re-
ceived from Leo Harmon, former cashier
of the State National bank of Miles City,
who wrote to procure for statement the
purposes on only draft for $5OO,OOO
prior to the Merchants suspension. The
letter was offered in, evidence last week,
but under objection by Hirschfield's
counsel it was not admitted, the court
reserving until today to pass upon the
question of admissability. The court
announced today that it would admit
the letter. 1t appears that when the
present.receiver of the Merchant, Eugene
Z. Wilson, took control of the suspended
bank, he found the letter in question
among papers in the ex-banker's desk.
It was written in May, 1898. Harmon
stated in the letter that the statement
of the First National bank of Miles City,
a rival institution, for the previous
month showed an increase in deposits of
$4,000. He contended that this in
crease came from deposits of funds in
the hands of an officer of the bank who
was receiver for the defunct concern,
and did not roprocor+ 1ar;+;,,o+o Jox,,
is. "Our own deposits are now $275,O ,OOoi
with cash and exchange at $500, which
l consider an excellent showing for this
season of the year." wrote Mr.. Harmon.
1.-The large increase in deposits of the
First National will enable them to make
a statement of deposits of $4,000 in ex-
cess of ours, while the true condition of
both banks would indicate that our de-
posits were from $4,000 to $4,000 more
than theirs. I think it would be great
injustice to our young bank to permit
such wide difference to be shown in my
statements. While am very much ad-
verse to doctoring the condition of our
bank and would not sanction or counter
ance the same, where both banks are on
the same footing, I think that the of
fense would not be a great one, inasmuch
as statements of the First National
would not be fair one. You have often
expressed your willingness to assist this
bank whenever it was in your power to
do SO, and trust you will see reason in
my request to have our deposits in
creased to figures that would enable us
to make as good statement as the
First National. If agreeable, I would
be greatly pleased to have you send the
State National bank a draft of your
bank on Chicago for s5O,OOO."
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-14

The Kalispen Bee costs ea.3O for one
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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05
THE EXPANSION ISSUE.

The speech of Elk Congressman
w. c. Jones on Tuesday evening
afforded an opportunity OF meas
uring the expansion question as an
issue in the campaign OF 1900.
Mr.. Jones is a good speaker, an
able lawyer, and had the Philip
pine question well in hand. While
the audience listened attentively,
even applauding the speaker, it
was only when the argument APP
preached the money question, the
trusts and our great standard
bearer, William Jennings Bryan,
that real enthusiasm was shown in
the applause.
The expansion question is not
broad enough, nor deep enough to
hold the attention of the people.
They know the wrong which the
administration seeks to do the
Philippine people They feel the
qualification involved in placing
the flag in conquest over a people
struggling for independence and
are ashamed that an attempt
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05

said Hireen In the sun Of one hundred
and sixty-fve dollars.
The application Of II. E. Seagraves
to purchase the county's interest IN a
fifty-acre tract In the SOUTHWEST
quarter OF section IL, township 5o
north, range w. B. M, was on
motion approved. And the sa'd
II. 4. Seagraves, having deposited
the necessary amount to the county
treasurer, it is hereby ordered that an
assignment for said property be made
to the said H. E. Seagraves.
And at this time the board ad-
iourned to meet Monday, May the
2sth, 1900, at 10 o'clock a. M.
n. G. SISSON,
Chairman.
Attest:
JNo. G. CALLAHAN, Clerk,
BY A. Cook, Deputy.
You can't keep them. You don' I
want to keep them-you sell them
The Flor de Hamilton Cigar.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05
OFFICIAL,
(OFFICIAL)
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDING
COMMISSION ERS' JOURNAL.
REGULAR TERM.

Monday, 23d day Of April, 1900.
Board OF county commissioners met
at 10 O'Clock, A. M, pursuant to ad
journment.
Commissioners present: N. G. Sis
son, chairman; A. N. Tucker and
L. Il. Dittemore.
Minutes Of yesterdays meeting read
and on motion duly approved.
And at this time the board pro.
ceeded to check up the paid warrants
of the variods funds Of the county.
At this time the board took recess
until 2 O'clock p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board continued the checking.
up Of paid warrants until all were
checked.
|, The following saloon licenses were
approved:
Louis II. Eilert of Kathdrum.
w. r. Schaufier Of Bonner's Ferry.
The bond Of j. S. Foreman as road
overseer of district No. IL was on
motion duly approved.
In the matter OF lost warrants,
No. 1875 and No. 609, In favor OF
w. II. Odom, the said w. II. Odom,
having fled bond to indemnify the
county against loss in case sa'd
original warrants should be paid by
the county treasurer; therefore, it is
hereby ordered that the auditor Is
hereby authorized to draw warrant
for the sum of $3.50 In lieu Of said
lost warrants No. 1856 and No. 600.
And at this time the board adjourn
ed until Thursday at 10 O'Clock a. m.
N. G. SISSON,
Attest; Chairman.
JNo. CALLAHAN,
By A COOK, Deputy.
COMMISSIONERS JOURNAL.
REGULAR TERN.
Friday, the 9th day OF April, 1900.