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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20
Had a Hard Fight.

employed by the Genera Electric Rail-
company fought last evening with
employees of the Western Indiana Rail-
road company for possession of the
Dearborn street crossing Of the railroad
company's tracks at Fifteenth street. A
dozen men were severely injured while
fighting, and two others were danger
ously hurt as a result of the wrecking Of
fourteen cars of junk on the crossing by
the railroad company.
The General Electric company. how
ever, secured temporary possession of
the crossing and succeeded in running
cars across the tracks. A squad of po-
licemen is now guarding the crossing to
prevent further trouble.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20
OF Opening His Mail In
South Africa.
SAYS HE HAS THE PROOF
In Regard to Official Letters Being
Read By the Censor Before They
Were Given to Him-His Cable
Experience is Given. W

New York, Feb. 20.-A special to the
journal and Advertiser from Washing
ton says: Charles F. Macrum. late con-
sui at Pretoria, furnishes proof of his
charges that United States official mail
was opened by the British censor. Mr..
Macrum has several envelopes, each
bearing the British sticker applied to
the envelope after it had been opened
by the censor. He has ONE envelope
which contained mail matter from Con-
sui General Stowe, at Capetown. 1t is
the regulation blue of the SER
vice. 1t bears upon it's face the legend
United States Consular Service and a
stamp mail suspended" On the reverse
side is the United States government seal
impressed upon the red sealing wax of
the consular service The British sticker,
resealing the letter after it had been
opened, bears the potential initials ~.
r." the initials of the clerk who opened
the letter, the name of the place where
it was opened.
This letter was mailed at Capetown on
October 4 By Consul General Stone. 1t
was held there n month, apparently,
for the next post mark is that of Dur
BAN, dated November 4. From Durham
~ NoS SNAA w NAA
Macrum in it's mutilated form.
The circulars to consuls issued by the
department are not in themselves i'm
portant, but nevertheless official mail
never reached Mr.. Macrum. They were
confiscated without apology or explana-
ton by the British censor AS for Mr..
Macrum'S personal mail, he never heard
of it.
The British authorities are familiar
with the American consular code. On
November 8 Mr.. Macrum sent a cable
gram in code to the state department
urgently requesting that he be permitted
to come nome. Usually cablegrams, be-
cause of the difference in time. between
South Africa and this country, consume
two days in transmission: that is to say,
the cable sent by Mr.. Macrum ON No
vember 8 would normally have been re-
ceived by the state department on Mo-
vember 10. But on November 9. before
the cablegram was received by the state
department certainly, and before 1t was
sent from South Africa, probably the
British papers in Natal, hundreds OF
miles away, announced in impressive
type hat Mr.. Macrum, the American
consul at Pretoria, desired to be per-
mitted to go home.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20
Emphatic Denial.

London, Feb. IA representat ivo ~,
the Associated Press has been oficiallv
and emphatically informed that Great
Britain has not at any time made anv
diplomatic or other advances for alli-
ance with the United States or Ger
many. So far as this statement refers
to tine United States it is fully confirmed
at the United States embassy and hopes
are expressed that the false reports will
some day die a natural death.
In consequence of Lord Rosebery's
speech cabled references to such aili-
ance continue to appear in the british
newspapers, though the view is taken
here that Lord Rosebery referred to Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain's alliance speech
rather than to any secret organization.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20
REwARr.

The undersigned will pay the-sum OF
twenty-five hundred dollars ($2. 500. 00) to
n person or persons furnishing the un-
dersigned with information which will
lead to the detection and conviction OF
any person or persons or corporations.
who have heretofore or may hereafter
tresuass upon and extract n remove
ores or minerals from any Of the under.
ground workings beneath the surface -
those portions Of the Michael Dewitt lode
claim. which are Included within injunc-
tons issued by the state or United States
courts of Montana.
BUTTE AND BOSTON CONSOLIDATED
MINING COMPANY.
BY Z. s. Battermaa. Asst Supt,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20
General Cronje Will Have
a Hard Time Of II.
THE PLAN Of GEN. FRENCH
Is To Check the Retreat of the Beers
and Then Outflank Them--Decislve
Result is Expected Within a Very
Few Days.

London, Feb. 20.-A member of the
cabinet told H. w. Lucy tonight that the
war office had received a telegram an
~nouncing that General Cronje was hope.
lessly surrounded.
Mr.. Wyndham was beset with anxious
members of the house but would only re-
ply that the governments news was ex-
tremely satisfactory. The sole eXplana-
tton Of the governments Withholding
good news is that confirmation and more
details are awaited.
The situation as disclosed by corre-
spondents over the Free State border is
tantalizing to the public expectation. The
elementary facts are that the Beers are
trekking eastward toward Bloemfonteln
with slow moving baggage trains and
that they are pursued by Lord Kitchener
with General Kelly-Kenny's division,
General Macdonald, with the h~ighlanders.
made a forced march to Kodoorsrand ford
! and on Sunday pushed twenty miles east
ward. General French left kimberley
Saturday, going east along the Modder
river. Kitchener is trying to outmarch
and to outflank the Beers. thus checking
their retreat, if possible. and driving them
back into the hands Of Macdonald n
French.
The war office message communicated
to Mr.. Lucy seems to indicate hat Lord
Kitchener has either got ahead of the
Beers or is about to realize his plan and
the war office waits to announce a decis-
i've result
Meanwhile Commandant Delarey, with
the Beers from Colesburg, is hanging on
to the right flank of the British pursuing
columns, seeking to delay their move
ment and so to assist the Boer wagon
trains to escape.
Students of topography think the Beers
will hardly risk a fight until they get
into the rough country.
A Daily Mail correspondent who was
with the British convoy attacked by the
Beers at Riot river ford. wires: "Ulti-
mately the British abandoned the convoy
in order not to check the advance. Thus
200 wagons and GOO tors of stores fall Into
the hands of the Beers, though it Is doubt
full if they can carry them away"
General Butler has achieved a real sue
cess seemingly in capturing the range of
hills south Of the Tugela. 1t makes more
feasible another attempt to relieve Lady
smith.
The queen has sent a direct message to
Lord Roberts congratulating him and his
troops. General French and Colonel ke-
kewich have been acquainted with their
promotions.
DR.. Leyds, at Brussels, says the Free
State troops, who were besieging Lady
smith. have Withdrawn in order to defend
their homes. In this way he accounts for
General Buffers success against the
weakened forces. He will forego his pro
jected trip to Rome. he says because ''de.
clsive events are now taking place in the
theater of war"
Lord Roberts generalship was conduct
ed with such secrecy, says a telegram
from Modder river, that even the senio,
officers who took the sixth division
through the preliminaries of the opera.
ton did not know what they would fnall,
; have to do.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20
ST. PAUL AND ST. Lofts.

The Northern Pacific is the only line
operating the Pullman Standard sleeping
cars from Anaconda to St. Paul and st.
Louis. Two sleeping cars are now on the
night train out Of Anaconda and Bate;
one from Anaconda via Billings and the
Burlington route to st. Louis and one
from Butte to st. Paul. NO change Of cars
between these points.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20
TO THE PUBLIC.

r. Morrison is no longer in charge of
the Silver Bow Plumbing and Electric
Supply company. All authority to trans
act business and purchase material on
our account is vested in the new manage
ment. All orders for material will be
signed by the manager.
H. l.. FRANK, President.
r. S, FEURTADO, Manacr,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20
Mines In COrea.

San Francisco. Feb. 20.--The steamer
Coptic brought to a local smelling COM
pany 1,S4O sacks of ore concentrates from
the mines of an American syndicate in
Corea, and is the second similar consign-
ment within a few months.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20
Made False Statement.

San Francisco. Feb. 2O.-Chief En-
gineer Mcdonald of the transport Ma
nauense has admitted on cross-examina-
ton before British Consul Pickersgill
that he signed an incorrect statement
while unde pressure of favoring the
owners of the vessel. This statement
was to the effect that he considered the
anaue was i'm a thoroughly good
and seaworthy condition.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20
BUSINESS

WANTED TO BUY BRICK HOUSE
n lot either our or five rooms on
east side. Inquire S. D.. Inter Noun
tain.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

WANTED POSITION-YOUNG NAN
willing to do anything. Sober and re-
liable. Best reference. x, 725 E. Front.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20
WANTTADvS,S

TWO YOUNG LADIES, TIRED OF THE
Hoosier state. wish acquaintance of
well-to-do gent; object. matrimony.
Address Miss Symonds and Miss
Smythe, No. 41o North Alabama street,
ndianapolis. Inu. H
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

FOR RENT-FRONT PARLOR WITH
piano, steam heat and free baths. 500
West Park.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

TWO NICE ROOMS FOR RENT AT 81
West Park. Rent reasonable.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

FOR RENT-ONE NICELY FUR
nisheG room and suite Of rooms. Appl,
at sos West Galena street.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

FOR RENT 1.-TWO FURNISHED
housekeeping rooms. Inquire at 301
West Quartz.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

0 RENT-NICELY FURNISHED
room. ve:y reasonable. with electric
light, etc. Els South Montana.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

NEWLY FURNISHED ROOMS AT No
20 West Fark. under new management
Aug. Caesar.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

rU r e D ROOMS. ELEGANT
furnished rooms. Morris block corner
OF Montana and Broadway,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

DYElNG AND CLEANING.
SEA AND DRY CLEANING
French Steam Dye Works. % East
Quartz. Ladies'. Gents and Chtldren's
clothing cleaned and dyed.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

WANTED-GOOD SOLICITORS FOR
newspaper work. salary and commas
sions. Apply w. p. y. Inter Mount
ain.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

TWO FINE FURNISHED ROOMS.
Rent reasonable. Mrs. r. Greiser. l03l
California avenue.
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HOUSE KEEPING ROOMS COM.
pletely furnished with all necessary
uteasils. hot and cold water in thu
building. Cheap rent. 50 W. Galeua
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

500 BUYS GROOM HOUSE AND LOT
on East Galena street; $1,000 for brick
residence property, close in rents for 500
per month; 1880 for 10-room frame,
rents for $40. Lots in all parts of city.
Mcmillan & Floyd, II E. Broadway.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT
with or without board. 675 South Mair
street.
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20, 25 or SOC
Will Surely Bring You an Answer if You Insert
Your Advertisement Here.

SALE-A SNAP, TWO LARGE
lodging houses in the heart Of city.
These are bargains IL bought at once.
We can give a good lease. Investors
Realty Co., 81 w. Granite.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

FOE GOOD ROOMS AND BOARl
call a. 500 East Park,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

ELEGANT FURNISHED ROOMS IN
Caplice building, yer Sutton's theater:
steam heat, baths. all modern improve
ments: best house and location in Butte
for private families: rooms from $2.00
per week up. Inquire at building.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

WANTED-MEN TO LEARN BARBER
trade: 500 positions. at $50 monthly,
waiting for u graduates. New field;
a earn tuition: two months COM
pletes. All information, with hand
some 1900 souvenir, mailed free. Moler
Barber College, Minneapolis. Mimi.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

ELEGANTLY FURNISHED ROOM AT
the Oakland block. 80 E.. Park. Tran :
sent guests invited.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

TWO FURNISHED FRONT ROOM
for housekeeping. 40S West 0alena.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

FOR SALE--GOOD SEWING MA
chine, in hrst-cass condition. Inquire
at so West Granite street.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

FOR SALE. CHEAP-HORSE, HAIR
ness n wagon, show cases, scales and
shelving. 500 East Park street.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

FOR RENT-TWO NEWLY FURNISH
ed housekeeping rooms. also neatly fur
nished rooms. electric light. Inquire at
327 South Montana street.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

.ANTED-A RELIABLE ENERGETIC
man to sell our line of lubricating oils.
greases, ETC., in Montana. Only those
who know they can sell goods need ap-
ply. A good, permanent position for the
right party. Address The Brooks Oil
Co., Cleveland. Ohio.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

FURNISHED ROOMS FOR HOUSE
keeping at POI West Park street. oppo
site theater.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

FOR Rents FURNISHED HOUSE,
keeping looms, 720 Utah avenue.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

SALE-HOUSES AND LOTS FOR
residences and investments in all parts
of the city; money to loan on real es-
tate n Chattel security. S. NJ. Wade,
Sc North Main.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

FOR RENT-ExTRA LARGE FRONT
rooms, suitable for dressmaking or
housekeeping, rent $500 434 Colorado.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

SMALL ENGINE AND UPRIGHT
boiler and No. 5 Cameron pump, for
rent or sale. Reply to Lessee" In
ter Mountain.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-20

property, 16O-acre ranch. good water
right, fine range, close to school, %
miles from Butte on railroad. This is a
bargain; investigate. S. M. Wade, Sc
North Main.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-20

Mrs. j. P. West pleasantly enter
tanned a number of her friends yester-
day afternoon, the diversion Of the
hours being devoted to cards.
1t is said there will be a number OF
Republicans out for Squire to fill the
unexpired term of c. w. Bente.
Heatherington's band open their fair
and festival at Armory hall tonight.
The programme for each evening is a
very attractive one and after 10 o'clock
dancing will be one Of the leading
features, the band furnishing the
music.
The contractor who has charge OF
moving the small house that was on
the new opera house site. is having his
troubles, and is making very slow
progress.
H. Klapheck, of Wheeling, has Sc
cured the contract for furnishing the
drapery OF the new opera house.
In the case of State of Ohio against
Ches. Baker. tried in Common Pleas
Court yesterday, the jury returned a
verdict for the State.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-20

SUES FOR $4,000 DAMAGES.
Says n Endured Persecution Until
an Attempt Was Made to Give Her
the Waist of q WashervOman,
and Then She Observation-Disclosures
Promptly Followed.

NEW YORK, February l9.-Ethel
Henry, who has been playing the part
Of Lady Saumarez, with Mrs. Langtry
in "The Degenerates," declares that
she is about to begin a suit for dam
ages for breach of contract against
the Jersey Lily, and wants its thor
oughly understood at the outset that
the newspapers may print all they
want about the case, says the Sun.
Miss Henry called at the Office of her
lawyer, Emmanuel Friend, on Satur-
Gay, and had him send out for the re-
porters so that they might hear from
her own lips the story of her wrongs.
When the reporters arrived Miss
Henry bestowed a welcome smile OF
them and then proceeded with her
story.
i've been jolly well buncoed by
this Langtry woman" began Miss
Henry, who talks with a stron- Eng
lish accent. "And all because my
beauty and my talent won for me the
recognition that she was unable to
get, with her waning powers. She
was a well enough sort of a person,
you know, until I made my hit, but
after that she had every mean thing
that she could think of to detract
from my. success, finally discharging
me on the ground of incompetenc.y.
Me incompetent" and Miss Henry
raised her eyebrows in wonder at the
temerity of Mrs. Langtry.
Then she hauled a roll Of papers
from under her coat and handed them
over to the reporters. They proved to
be English theatrical papers and each
one set forth that Miss Henry was a
young woman of singular beauty and
talent. They also related that she
had acted with Mr.. Wyndham, and
had been a member of some of Mr..
Frohman's London companies, wind
ing up with glowing eulogies on the
young woman's recitation of "The
Absent Minded Beggar."
"They really say" remarked Miss
Henry modestly, "that my rendering OF
MI. Kipling's poem surpassed that Of
any other woman who has recited it.
However, that has nothing to do with
the present matter. What I want to
tell you about is Mrs. Langtry's insane
jealousy of me. 1t began the day af-
ter we landed, when a morning news
paper said that Miss Henry was likely
to make as big a sensation with her
youthful beauty as Mrs. Langtry did
many, many years ago. She showed her
resentment of this praise in many
ways, but it was not until the morn
ing after the opening performance that
| she became positively vicious. One OF
the papers said good-naturedly that I
was likely to win all of Mrs. Langtry's
best and noblest admirers away from
her with my youth and beauty. Incl
dentally the papers praised my acting,
with the result that Mrs. Langtry be-
came insanely jealous.
"She was too smart to come right
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-20

MIDDLEBOURNE, w. Va, February
19.-Mr. James K. Smith, a prominent
citizen of Plum, this county,
died the morning of the 1eth
after a lingering illness Of
consumption. He was forty-six years
OF age and leaves a wife and several
children. The funeral Saturday at
Sancho church was very large.
Mr.. T. P. Keller, SOL OF David Keller,
died at his home on Little Sancho, Of
pneumonia, Friday and was inferred at
Archer's chapel Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Henderson are the
proud parents Of a fine large Democrat
voter who registered at their homo
Thursday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. James e. Swan, at their
home on West Dodd street, are reJoic-
ing over the arrival OF a ten pound
daughter on Saturday.
DIR. N. NJ. Reppard has purchased the
NJ. E. parsonage on North Main street
for $4,000. The church will erect a
handsome parsonage on their lot join
ing the church.
DR.. w. e. Smith, OF this city, attend
ed the funeral of his brother, ]. X.
Smith. Saturday.
Editor Smith, of the Star, Is attend
Ing an adjourned session OF court al
Rennsboro, this week. Arrangements
are being made to have a change Of
venue in this case to Tyler county.
W. L. Furbee, who has been in the
St Mary's oil field has returned to his
home at Akron, this county.
Chas. Moore, of Gorrel's Run, Is suf-
fering from a very painful fellon.
r. A. Martin and Arthur Ankrom, oil
Kidwell, were business visitors In town
Saturday.
The Odd Fellows of CentreviIle or
gained a new lodge of that order Sat-
urday night and were assisted by Dep
uty Grand Master Of the State Lodge
l. O. o. r, w. T. SlddeIl. Of New Mart
insville. For a number OF years the
Oak Hill Lodge /. o. o. F., OF Centre
vile, was in a fiourishing condition and
had a large membership, but for sever
al years It has been unorganIzed and
me members attended the Middle
bourne Icdsal
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-20

out ana NV what Vas the matter. but
instead complained that she didn't HE
tho way / dressed NV hair. / submit
ted several other styles Of hair dress
ing for her approval, but none Of them
seemed to suit her. and she finally sent
her own hairdresser in to prepare me
for the performance. / thought that
this was very kind until / discovered
her motive. It seemed that she had
instructed her woman to make a per-
feet fright out of me, and, needless to
say. the om succeeded in 'ioing it.
Why, / was made to look perfectly ri
diculous, and some of the papers ac-
tually cartooned. me. This was more
than I could stand, but as complaints
did no good and I had my living to
make, I had to consent to having my
beauty concealed.
well, when Mrs. Langtry found that
she could not drive me out OF the com
pany in this way, she tried a new way
She claimed that my waist vas en-
tirely too small. Now you can see that
I have a very willowy figure and that
my waist is neither too small nor too
large, but just right. Mrs. Langtry ac-
tually padded out my waist until !
looked like a washerwoman. This
was too much and because ! refused to
put up with 1t I was discharged.
well, l was engaged for ten weeks
and as l have only received two weeks
salary / will sue for the balance of the
time time mentioned in my contract,
which will be about a thousand dol
lars. In addition / have instructed my
lawyer to bring suit for $4,000 dam
ages, for the injury to my professional
reputation"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-20
Shot Him Dead.

Special to the Register.
HINTON, W. Va, February 49,
Walter Belcher shot and instantly kill
ed ]. w. Fowler at Sandstone, 9 miles
west of here to-day.
Both men were employed by the C
& O., and worked in Nickel's stone ma.
son force. They were in the camp cars
at the time of the shooting and Belch.
er claims that Fowler made some in.
sulting remarks about his sister ani
attempted to stab him with a knife
whereupon he shot five shots. two TAX
ing effect with the above results.
Their homes are at Cotton Hill, Fay,
cite county. Belcher was placed il
Jail here to-day.