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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-30

Jones directing the secretary Of war to
send the senate copy of proceedings of
the court Of inquiry called to investigate
the commissary department of the army
was passed.
Spooner gave notice he would address
the senate next Monday on the Puerto
Rico bill. Consideration of the Puerto
Rican bill was resumed at the conclusion
of routine business, Proctor addressing
the senate. He spoke as an unalterable
advocate of the policy of free trade be-
tween the island and the United States
and was accorded close attention on both
sides of the chamber.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-30
BUTTE: MONTANA FRIDAY EVENING So 1900
HURST CONFESSED MURDER
THE CONFESSION.

"NOw, THAT HURST HAS PASSED INTO FTER-
NIFTY AND DIED WITH QUOTATION ON HIS LIPS FROM
JESUS DO, WHICH NEITHER ADMITTED GUILT OR DE-
MED THE SAME. THAT IN JUSTICE TO
ALL PARTIES CONCERNED MAKE KNOWN THE
FACT THAT JOSEPH c. HURST ADMITTED THAT HE
KILLED DoNINICK CAVANAUGH IN HIS TUESDAY,
MARCH a. HE STATED TO FOLLOWED CAyA-
NAUGH THROUGH ALLEY ON THE 23d OF DEcENRER
1898 AND AFTER CONvERSING HIM IN A FRIENDLY
MANNER WHEN I1E TURNED STABLE DOOR Hl1
STRUCK HIM WITH AN IRON BOLT. CAvANAUGH FELL TO
THE GROUND UTTERINo TWO CRIES. AND A WOMAN IN
THE ALLEY NEAR STEELEs UTTERED SOME KIND
OF AN EXCLAMATION LOOKING OVER HIS SHOULD
ER TOWARD HER FIE MISSED ON CAvA-
NAUGH'S HEAD AND STRIKING BROKE THE
END OFF HIS BOLT. THE WOMAN DISAPPEARED
STRUCK THE UNFORTUNATE Il TIMES WHILE
LOOKING FOR THE HE SAW THE MYERS
BOYS AT THE END OF THE ALLEY FLED
WHEN URGED TO OFFICERS THE SAME
STATEMENT HE GAVE Me- HE REPLIED: DAMN THEM
THEY HAVE THIRsTED BLOOD AND WON'T SAT.
IsFY TELL THEM,
WHEN ASKED IF COULD CONSOLATION TO HIM
SPIRITUALLY HE REPLIED: NO. BOOK YOU GAVE
ME- REFERRING TO sHELDON's BOOK, rs GOOD ENOUGH
FOR ME- BUT WANT YOU STATEMENT
FROM THE PUBLIC UNTIL DEAD AND NOT TO CONTRA
DICT ANYTHING MAY THE sCAFFoLD BEFORE I
AM DEAD IF YOU ARE PRESENT. PERHAPS I MAY TELL
THE WHOLE STORY THEN. SURE THAT
THE LAST MOMENT HAS COME FOR MY ATTORNEYS
BE ABLE TO SAVE ME- AT THE MOMENT. MAY ASK
YOU TO BE WITH HANG. BUT WILL THINK
II HAVE CLERGYMAN TO VISIT HIM DUR
ING HIS IMPRISONMENT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, STATED
TO HIM WHEN FIRST VISITED FACTS
CAME KNOWLEDGE HELP VINDIC ATE,
HIM WOULD BE DELIGHTED BEFORE THE
PROPER AUTHORITIES AND OTHER HAND IF BE-
CAME AWARE WOULD NOT HESITATE TO
(signed) REV. HENRY wARMAN. PASTOR M E. CHURCH
GLENDIvE, MONT. MARCH 80 1900. 10 A. NJ"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-30
Will Be the Cruisers Soon
To Be Built.
IN SPEED AND STRENGTH
They Will Be the Best That Have as
Yet Been Built By Any Nation
Their Dimensions and Armament
as Planned.

New York, March 30.-A special to the
Tribune from Washington says: No war
ships of such fighting power have ever
before been planned aboard or at home
as the three cruisers whose details have
just been practically completed by the
admirals of the naval construction board.
They are really formidable battleships
with the speed and staying powers Of al,
ocean liner. Never has such a tremend-
GUS battery been mounted afloat as the
California, the Nebraska and the West
Virginia will carry. Sixty-six fixed guns
constitute their armament and their ma
gaines are to hold over 400 tons of am
munition. The board has given these
ships $4,000 tons displacement, % knots
speed and with coal bunker capacity
of 1000 tons, steaming radius Of 1000
miles.
They will be the only ships in the navy
literally armored all over. their protec-
tion extending from below the water line
above the entire superstructure. In
appearance they will mark notable de-
parture from existing cruisers and bat
tleships Of their class, in that they will
stand much higher out of the water CIV
ing better distribution of batteries and
quarters and making them most impress.
sive.
Until congress gives the navy depart
ment authority to contract for the best
possible armor for these vessels, the final
drawing cannot be made, nor can Ship
builders secure all the information re.
qufrcd by them to enable the preparation
OF alternative plans. The general char
acteristics OF the ships are now settled
beyond material modification except thar
triple SCREW machinery may be substi-
tuted for twin screws. The machinery
u to develop over $1,000 horse power to
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-30
Half Price

Is the basis upon which we will dispose
of this clean new stock of dry goods yal-
ued at something over $50, 100000
Watch future announcements for fuller
particulars.
This sale will shake Montara from end
to end-and you want to be in it
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-30
Verdict OF Not Guilty.

Hastings. Neb., March 3O.-The jury in
the Horlocker poisoning case was chare-
ed and retired at 1880 this afternoon,
AMI at Has returned with a verdict Of
not guilty.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-30
Colossal
Cleariinq
Sa1e,..

Which we expect to start on Monday
morning next. In the history of Mon-
tana there has never been a closing out
sale of such mammoth proportions. never
such an opportunity to buy good and
seasonable goods for as little money.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-30
HOnorabIy DISCHARGED.

Washington. March 30.-Capt William
=. Thomas, Forty-sixth volunteer in
fansry. having been found pfysjcaliv
disqualified to perform the duties of his
ra.aa. has bsen hororably discharged
from the service OF the United s-t.itas
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-30
WORK OF THE SENATE.

Washington. March 3O.-Notice was
given in the senate to-day by Depcw that
he would address the senate Monday
next on the Perto Rico bill.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-30
SILVER BOW FIRE.

Mint. No. 81 SUBS,,i.iREE
At 9:c0 Friday morning, April 4. iS9s.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-30
Gordon
Lewis
Company

Many of our people assisted by some
of theirs are now busily going through
this stock. measuring and marking each
piece, getting ready for
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-30

We're right in the whirl of business
and things keep moving. There's no such
thing. as standing still when there's q
pushing and pulling going on all
around one.
Now we are getting ready to sail in on a.
Dig sale of Dress Goods, Domestics and
other departments in first-class Dry
Goods store
You must know we bought outright for
spot cash the entire stock of merchandise
belonging to that wellzknown firm
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14
Effect of the Canal Treaty.

Washington, FEB I'll: is learned
tha. the text of the Hay Pauncefote
treaty was the work OF the state de-
partment /; the British government
accepted the document just as it was
drawn, so the responsibility for
whatever is contained in the treaty
and the form in which it is expressed
is chargeab!e entirely to the depart
ment Department officials are sur-
pr!sed at the amount Of criticism that
has been directed against the treaty,
but feel confident that it will be con,
summated, providing it is not amend
ed. especially as to the forsifcation
clause 1t is insisted by the officials
that an amendment on that point
would completely defeat the treaty.
aud it is intima,ed that the objection
will be twofold, fret, from the British
government, and, secord. from the
president himself The president is
said to regard the naturalization
scheme as completely obviating the
necessity for any Notifications for the
canal. for by the terms of that ar
rangement every one Of the maritime
powers will pledge itself to use it's
army and navy, if need be. to pre-
serve the absolute neutrality of the
canal, and Notifications will be un-
necessary
Attention has been called TO the
statement that no matter what diff
ferences OF opinion may have existed
up to this time as 20 the living force
OF the Clayton Bulwer treaty all
doubt upon ,ha. point has been dIssl-
pated by the signature of the Hay
Paunceiote convention BY that act
the executive branch OF the United
States government formally recogniz
ed the existence OF Clayton Bulwer
treaty 1t is said to make 10 differ
ence whether or not the Hay Pannce
fote treaty is ratified by the senate,
the executive branch of the govern
meut, to which a!oae foreign govern
ments may look. has gone ca record
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14
New Fertilizer Works i
Charleston.

Charleston. s. c.. Feb. 6.-Repor,s
are ca.rent bere to the effect that two
fertilizer deals are about to De carried
through 10 this city, Que 0. them very
large one.
I; was stated to-day on very good
authority that the Kirgsman ferm, a
property on CbarIestoa ueck. had beeo
bought 5y Armour. of Chicago. and
that fertilizer plart to cost 500, COO
will be erected there. Armour 8 re-
preventative here declines TO discuss the
matter. 1t was also reported stonisht
that the old E,iwan plant has been
bought by w. J Mccormack. repre-.
sentiog Charleston capital, and that it
will be renovated and enlarged at ouce.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14
LIVE AND LET LIVE

Although tried to anticipate this seasons wants by
buying heavier stock than BEFORE trade has
exceeded expectations that have been obliged to
plenish frequently and freely every department of
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14

This is an exac, statement CT the
siua,ion 10 Kentucky. AT the present
mo@ent TIE Courier Journal makes ii
as ao act Of duty to the people Of the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14
Five Mills State Levy.
Ways and Means Committee
Reports Supply Bill

Columbia, S. c., Feb The
State board of control met today and
transacted routine business The
resignation of Douthis as commits
sioner was accepted, but he was re-
quested 10 act on until his successor
ls chosen
WRh little opposition the senate
passed the bili to establish reforma-
tory in connection with the peniten
1iary. The feature Of the debate was
Senator Archer's strong speech IN
favor of the bill and his denunciatioD OF
iuhuuanity TO convic;s. The bill pro-
vides for the establishment of re.
formatory On the Reed State farm fos
convicts under l6 years Old.
The senate killed the Ragsdaie cot
ton seed adulterstion bill as well as a
commmittee substitute for j,
The house spent all tie morning Oh
:he dispensary bill! II was almost
comple:e. The boase voted to nave
members oftne county board selected
by the State board by aud with the
consent OF members of the house
and senate or majority Several
other schemes were suggested.
The house took recess to hear a
magnificent address by DR. j l.. n.
Curry when it was considering the
constable section
By large vote the house voted
down a proposition that the counties
select their co1stables. The bill has
practically gone through the house.
The house declined to concur in the
senate amendments on the jim Grow
car bill and it goes to conference.
If the bill passes as amended in the
senate it plays the mischief. the rail-
TOAD interest contend.
New bills cannot be presented ir
the house after today,
The appropriation bill will be
ready for consideration today
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14

"1 bad oraacc:sis every winter for yssrs
and 70 medicine gave re permapen. relief
til I beee, to lake Oae Ii,nu;e Cough Cure.
know i: is ,he best cspah medicine made"
says Koo.,z. C:.r7v, Pa Il q.ichly cc.es
coagbs. Gods, croap, as'ba.s, grippe and
tbrost and inrg ,roooies it is the ohiidren's
fevo7ite remedy. Ceres quickly. J. S.
:3-ghsan & co
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14
FIVE MILLS LEVY THIS YEAR.

Columbia, Feb THE ways and
and means committee today presented
the "supply bill'' fixing the levy for
State purposes at five mills, no in.
crease owe. las, year The commit
tee .hinks that the levy will meet ap.
preparations and leave balance in
the treasury
The appropriation bill provides for
an expediture of $S5S.963 for general
purposes. In addition to this there
is provision for $40. 600 to be set
aside for the purpose of meeting the
interest on bonds which may come
due. This appropriation is made
annually but is seldom expended.
In addition to the two items mention
ed above the Legislature supply bill
will call for about $4,000 to NEE,
the expenses of the Legislature.
These three items will amount to
$SSS.693. the estimated expenses for
the year
The estimated receipts from the 5
mill levy aggregate sS73,00o; fees
from licenses etc. $54,472 total
1921, 472. This will leave balance
of s28, 500 in the treasury There
are severa! bills pending which pro
vide for appropriations and if enacted
they will take up the balance, or a
part of it
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14

common wealth aud of iDform mation Of
the people OF the Whole country We
have 90 party interest 60 serve
Ose motion of the bead cf the
Louisville sad Nashville Railway aod
the whole lapless Taylor fabric falls to
the earth, the uusubssao'iai 6gmeat Of
a drean.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14
MEDICAL II l. WORK
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-14
MR.. EDITOR

NIX. EDlIOR:
You may have had in mind when referring in recent
Of your paper to the peculary Of merchants regard
advertising in which you quoted them saying that sin
good times necessary advertise and in hard times
did pay While we have always found that advertising
paid must confess that for the past sixty days any in
of business that might by that means could
not have been satisfactorily waited clerical force has
been taxed to its utmost capacity.
Now that the rush Of cotton is over and have an
opportunity say few words friends in the country
desire acknowledge through the columns Of the Watch
and Southro grateful thanks to them for the liberal
patronage bestowed upon for which offer nothing
except promise that their interests will be
fully guarded by the future they have been in the past
It is particularly gratifying to to acknowledge very
liberal trade during the months of September and October from
farming friends to whom pleasure to extends
credit during the It proves that they appreciate
endeavor be just and reasonable with them when they
need assistance have always tried to beour motto
being
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-10
THE FLIGHT OF A BATHER.
to Explain That He Was Not
Dead Man.

Not far from s O'Clock ore summer even
ing d telephone message came into the Of
fee saying that man was drowned in the
river about two miles from town Hastily
calling a team, the reporter went out and
found a dozen men and women standing
upon the bank Of the small stream where
a man was shouting in a loud voice and
gestieulating wildly. Nc one in the crowd
could understand the words he uttered, but
from his gestures it was understood that
some one had fallen into the river. What $
the use OF standing around here doing
nothing when man is drowned, even if
you cannot understand the fngo?" re-
marked farmer whose team had been
stopped by the crowd, and he went to a
neighboring house, returning with coil
of rope and a pair Of graphing hooks.
.,Ill go down and get boat said a sec
ond. and off he started
In the mean time the reporter was en-
deavoring to ascertain the facts He soon
learned that he could gain nothing from
the man who was shouting, as he spoke no
English Just then German was seen IN
the crowd and called. After the man with
the voice had spoken to him for a moment
| the German said, This man is Russian
/ and speaks no other language. My father
| fn-law speaks Russian, and I'll go get
| him. When the RusSiaE-speaking Ger
| man, who, by the way, had never mastered
| the English language, came upon the scene
| he jabbered with the stranger for mo-
nent and then spoke with his son -in-iaW
| The German broke into loud laugh and
! said: Ladies and Chendlemen: Desc man
I say bees brudder Is sehwimming in de river
| ven man und woman comes along und he
| hoIIers to hess brudder TO hide. He is now
| hiding under de bank und if you all vii
| yust go away he will come oud und tress.
| This ended the sensation.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-10
ALL DRIVEN OUT BY SMOKE.
4 Fireman Tells His Experience
With Various SniudEea.

(Frum the New Orleans Times-D euaocrat.)
4 heard good many people express ng
surprise said d member of the fire patrol,
that Charles was driven out Of his d Il so
promptly by the smoke of one old mattress.
Let ne tell you that it takes very little
smoke to make a room uninhabitab!e fer
the average person. We fremen can stand
d coed deal OF it, because we know how 10
protect ourselves. We circuit around
through the cleaTest spaces, keep as near
to the floor as possible, hold our breath
in the dense spots. take advantage OF every
draft and in that way manage to work n
atmosphere that would kill outsider.
There is a great difference, too, in the qull
ity CT smoke, and some Will sudocate twi2e
as quickly as others, although they seem
to be about equally thick
q think I have sampled all kinds and
l had damp cotton at the head CT the death
list until one night when We were called
to help extinguish a blaze in a spice fac
tory There was an immense quantity of
black pepper stored in the place and the
| fire got into it almost at the outset. When
! We arrived the main room was full of a
/ light, Misunderstanding vapor. and l plung-
| ed in without realizing what / was going
| up against. as the saying is. The first
! mouthfuI of the stuff I got into my wind
| pipe almost lifted me off my feet. I felt
| as If | was swallowing a package OF red
! hot carpet tacks, and the way | broke TOR
fresh air was a caution 10 snakes. We
! stopped the trouble by going in with
smoke masks, but my throat was sore Tor
| month.
After that experience l thought. OF
| course, that pepper smoke was emitted to
F.! first prize as a mankiIler, but it turned out
that I hadn't struck the limit yet Not long
| afterward a little Italian grocery caught
fire and suffering poiecats. will never
forget the smell that BOWED US over as
| we rushed in with the hoseI l won't at
tempt to describe it. To do that fellow
would have to speak 81 least nine differ
| ent languages. But when / got home |
! took out my memoranda book and rubbed
pepper from the head of my list OF bad
smokes, In place of it l wrote; 'Scorched
liz
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-10
More Chinese oan,ial rreachery.

Late last night Minister WI received
despatch from the TsungH-Yamen for
transmission to the Unitea7states Govern
ment 1t was an undated note from Min
lister Conger, identical in terms with the
message from the French Minister at Pc
kin, published in Paris yesterday. IN it
Mr.. Conger conveys information which
clearly demonstrates the treackery of the
Imperial Government, and the determine
ton OF the Empress Dowager and her con
federates to betray the legation people in
TO the hands of the Boxers.
Mr. Conger reports that the Tsung-,I-
yamen assures the legations that some Of
the powers are insisting that the Chinese
authorities shall escort the ministers out
Of Pekin. It is evident from the text that
no credence has been given to the false
hood and chat the legauoneTs are flrm N
their purpose TO defend themselves where
they are. iii the hope Of relief from the
outside. rather than TO accept the certain
death that awaits them should they at
tempt to leave with their sick, wounded
and other dependents
Mr.. Congar. like NJ Piclon, insists That
the relieving force must be stroEg enough
10 protect eight hundred foreigners, in
Guiding TWO hundred women and children
and more than three thousand native
Christians, who. if abandoned YOU d ] e
imedtately maszacred, The eharae-er If
this intelligence would seem TO sugg st
that if the Adae note Of WEDNESDAY Was
nor quite an ultimetum, it is desirable
hat another should be forwarded to P
Kin. aud this time ii should be an u Ii
magum beyond any peradventure-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-10
The MYSTERY OF AN ISLAND.
Ii May Re Cleared " then the Timber
From tire ci.f'azo Chron3clr)


4 large wooded island III JAe Missouri
River nea= the Lyman County Zine, in
Minnesota. thGt mas bssn Inc sCS, = OF
many bloody deeds during the last three
quarters of century IS about to be con-
verted TO the use OF civilized man By bay-
ing large sawmill erected upon it. in
early days it was known 10 the whites as
dark island" The history of this name
Is not definitely known. but il Is thought
by old settlers that ii may have acquired
the name from the fact either that II Is
heavily wooded. an3 therefore. dark and
gloomy a compared With the open plains
on either side Of the river. or more prob
ably, that II was the scene OF many a
dark deed
1t was on this island that TWO Jesuit
missionaries lost their lives in 1915 They
! had come out TO work among the Indians
/ and had crossed over TO the island 10 con
! suit White Eagle. a powerful Sioux chief
! who lived there This was the Iast seen Of
/ them Some years afJerward the Indians
! of this tribe used 10 display two white
! mems scalps with long black hair and il
/ is thought they were taken from the two
! FrenchmeH. \ few years efteTward emil
grants found this onvenient place TO
cross the Missouri but nothing was ever
Z heard OF them after they reached the isl
1 and,
In 1873. at the time when the Federal
/ Government was converting the Rosebud
! Indian reservation into organized coun-
! ties Frank Phefpz occupied the island
At this time Mot Afatson, a Swede. who
! lived on The west bank CT Tire river. d.
j rectIy opposite Pfelns' shanty was n1uI-
Gered in trent CT his own door. Henry
Shredder. who was at that time employed
by Phelps in cutting wood for the steam
boats was accused Of the crime He va
arrested ana confessed his part in the mur
der. bat implicated Phelps as the insti
gator OF the crime. Shredder is now sery
ing the seventh year OF life sentence il
the peniteE;iary at Sioux Falls.
| Phelps was arrested, ard in the lonl
| trial thar followed spent all that he VA
| worth. including the island, III trying L
secure his freedom. He was found guilty
however and vas sentenced 10 life impTis
onment He APPEALED his case TO the Su
Drelne Court and Oh the very day on whici
: the opinion OF that court was handed dow
! affirming the decision of the lower cour
, he suddenly Gicd in his cell in the Jail q
: Alexandria.
Many other dark deeds have been con
: nected with the island. but it has recent
L passed into the possession CT compan
0 that has commenced the erection OF saw
L mill for the purpose o. cutting the timbe
7 and clearing the land and putting it undt
I Cultivation Much interest IS manifest
} in this werf as ii goes on, for it is though
: that in cutting down the giant trees an
= in clearing off the land where so man
: dark deeds have been committed eyideni
;, / will appear that will throw light u9o
many mysteries which s1srrcaHd me Spo