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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27

TOT the previous witness. told of Rounds
coming to the house and Mowry ask
ing about him and then replying he
was a saucy fellow. Smith was pres
ent then and said he had nad trouble
with Rounds and IL he, Smith, had had
the tools he would have laid Rounds
out
STATE RESTS CASE.
1.-THE state rests" We're the interest,"
ing words used by Attorney General
Tanner when Sleath left the witness
stand.
Mr.. McGuinness at once began his
opening statement to the jury He out-
lined the Gefence and said ii was not
denied that Smith struck Rounds the
fatal blow. but il would be shown that
the blow was given i'm self-defence
Mr.. McGuinness then said IL would be
shown on the morning of Friday, Oct.
%. there was the best - feeling be-
tween the deceased and the prisoner.
III told about the Cook family being
afraid of Rounds. The circumstances
or the big row on Friday afternoon
were vividly described by couns~i The
contrast between Smith, a weak old
man, and the young and vigorous six
footer i'm a very lively disturbance was
made very apparent from the defend
ants view of the case.
The testimony would show Brinton
on tIlt udy ol the Tragedy UfSL
began the row. That the FIRST blow was
struck by Rounds when SmHh an old.
weak man, standing against a wall, did
all he could TO defend hls life. as he
had the right To do All he could do
was 10 use the knife.
William II. McSoley a civil engineer
OF this city was the first witness. He
described distances between important
points as measured by him, Mr.. Nc
Soley was not cross examined.
DEFENDANTS STORY.
The second witness was the defend
ant He said he was a farmer and
would be So years old next April He
did not know his height and had lived
II years in the town of Foster. His
health was bad just before the tragedy,
he being a sufferer from liver trouble
According TO Smith. Rounds weighed
160 pounds. Witness went TO Foster to
aid in taking care OF his uncle who
was the husband of Patience Thornton
Rounds was a hunter. snarer and trap
per-
Smith told of his very ordinary life
in Foster and OF his aunt by marriage
doing his washing and mending and
some cooking Then he told about i'm
cdents OF the notable Friday before
the murder. He went to the Cook
house that morning and later Rounds.
the deceased, came in. Witness asked
for a last, and Mary Cook looked for Ii.
Later Mary said Are you going down
to Patience's?" He answered Yes"
Continued on page Two)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
Tried 10 Trap Hussars.

Ladysmith special says: Boer pa
trolls endeavored TO trap party of the
Thirteenth Hussars, March 25, at
Wauchbank. A hot chase ensued. Sew
eral Beers were wounded.
The same dispatch says: printed
. document has been found giving the
Boer losses at Spion Kop al over 2500,
but this can scarcely be credited.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27

engaged from the front by dismount- =
e section OF the Sixteenth Lancers.
our casualties are reported 90 be few"
Advices from Natal show no devel-
opments OF importance have occurred
thlre up TO March %. A dispatch from
the Boer camp at Glencoe. dated March
90 SAYS;
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27

Transvaal women were wounded in the
Tugela trenches. General Butler has
sent the Beers a list of their wounded.
stating that he buried sixty men. Gen
eral Botha says this is impossible as
his rolls do NOT show anV such loss.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27

the war. Everybody in the official world
was duped by DR.. Leyds fabrications.
"A European coalition against Great
Britain was courted and count
ed on as certain President
Steyn's words two months before
the issuing OF the Boer ultimatum
were: I'VE hold England in the hollow
of our hand %
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
Duped by Or. leydS.

The Morning Posts correspondent at
Bloemfoueein says that Investigations
have revealed that extraordinary eX-
pectations prevailed at the beginning Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27

Paris. March q. 2:5S p. m.--At cab
met council today. at which NJ. Lou
bet presided. 10 was decided 90 officially
ihaugurate the Paris exposition 5atur-
day April IL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
NIHILL TRIES TO END
HIS LIFE WITH GAS.
Ike p Bis EXPO lIlnl.

eide Is 80 years old and Gas a wife and
three children in Worcester.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
Claims He Acted Only
in Self-Defence.
Assaulted by Rounds He
Used His Knife toPrOtect
His Own Life.

The second day OF the trial OF Jarvis
Smith for the alleged murder OF Brin-
ton Rounds, opened with but little prog
ress made. -Four witnesses were exam
dned yesterday, burt only one OF these
could give testimony on the most vital
points. the circumstances of the final
row that resulted so disastrously. To-
day the testimony was introduced
more rapidly and by noon the state had
not onlyi finished IT'S case in chief, but
the defendant had told his story and
had been put through vigorous cross
examination.
The defence is of course self defence
and il was a very plausible story that
the defendant told. The cross-examin-
alton of the states prosecuting officer
did not shake IL much. The jack knife
used in the stabbing was produced and
ii was shown 10 be a very ordinary
one both in size and appearance.
MEDICAL EXAMINER TESTIFIES.
DR.. Jay Perkins, medical examiner
testified he took part in the autopsy on
the body of Brinton Rounds and found
that death resulted from a wound in
the abdomen caused by sharp instru-
ment. He estimated that Rounds
weighed $50 pounds. The length OF the
external wound was about 18th OF an
inch. The blade of the instrument used
TO cause the wound was about Is
OF an inch wide. Rounds was about
feet inches tall.
DR.. Barnard Arnold testified he at
tended Brinton Rounds in his last sick
ness. When the doctor first reached
Rounds he found stab wound in the
abdomen six or seven inches in length.
DR.. Arnold said it was a death wound
from the start. Witness in reply to a
query OF Rounds, said: "Brinton. it's
a close call"
ACCUSED SMITH.
DR., Arnold asked who did II and
Rounds replied Jarvis Smith did il
with a butcher knife he had especially
sharpened on a stove.
Cyrus II. Mowry testified he knew
Rounds and also the defendant. He
saw defendant on the 20th Of October
last about an eighth of a mile from
Patience Thornton's home and had a
conversation with him. He was asked
to detail the circumstance surrounding
the meeting and the conversation.
Smith at the time had a black eye. The
meeting was at a house witness was
plastering Rounds went into the house
the men were working on. Later Smith
came in and told about being in trouble
at the Thornton house and Smith said
If he had been prepared for him he
would have laid Rounds out. Smith
said he would hate to go to Cranston,
though. for a poor ignorant fool like
Rounds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
Special Sale in Meats
FOR
+ WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY.
fo evat a colo IN oNt pa.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
Al druggists refund the money n II fails
10 cure. +. w. Groves signature.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27

ing has not been given out as yet.
At the office ,of the Union Ralroad
company 10 was stated this morning
that none or the officials hal afF
knowledge OF aut such metting beins
held. and if SUCH was the case ~ seems
TO have been limited to onlr a few q
the newer men in the Snpanys cin-
ploy 10 was "A matter ihat dit pft
come within the iufisdictiou 0f The
company and therefore nothing could
be said about 20.
Haieore, Photo, wsos tre-svlr.
PRINTING. best work. low prices The J.
Ryder Co, u Washington, corner
Eddy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27

Robert Sleath, the tender who worked
for the previous witness. told of Rounds
coming To the house and Mowry ask
ing about him and then replying he
was saucy fellow. Smith was pres
ent then and said he had uad trouble
with Rounds and If he, Smith, had had
the tools he would have laid Rounds
out
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-07
SEA DREDGING
FAILS TO PAY
LETTERS FROM NOME PROVE
THAT GOLD rs NOT TO BE
FOUND UNDER WAVES.
DOUBTLESS THE GOLD
CAME FROM THE HILLS.
Copper Shares in Demand-The Nancy
Hanks Resumes-News Of
the Mines.

Several letters received this week from
Butte men at Nome are to the effect that
it has been co~nclusively proven that
there is no gold-bearing sand at the bot
tom of Boring sea, at least in paying
quantities, n this again reOpens the old
question of the origin of the beach gold
founda at Cape Nome.
During the past few months a big
dredge operated by a wealthy syndicate
thoroughly tested the sand of Boring sea
at a point about six miles south Of Nome.
Out of $50 ons of dirt taken from the
bottom at a depth of $50 feet there was
a yield of Is cents. Thus ends the de-
fusion that the immensely rich pay
streak which afforded so many people
profitable employment on the beaches at
Nome last year extends out into the sea.
When the news of the rich finds on the
beach first reached the outside world
there were many who advanced the the
ory that out somewhere in Boring sea
there were huge gold lodges, and the con-
slant erosion of the waves broke up the
lodges and washed the finer particles OF
gold to the Shore. A few practical placer
miners Of Butte, however, took little
stock in the sea-ledge theory. Their be-
lief then as now is that the gold found
on the beach originally came from the
hills and mountains and was Wasne0
down the creeks, natures slu1ce boxes,
to the sea. Possibly some of the big
quartz lodges from which the old was
washed will be discovered by dlnt OF
hard prospecting.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-07
TRANSFER men
OPPOSE DEPOT
FACT BROUGHT AT MEETING OF
BUSINESS MEMS ASSO-
CATION.
AGITATION OF PROTEST
WILL BE Continued.
Association Will Elect New Board Of
Directors and City Will Be
Distracted.

At a meeting OF the Business Mems as
soclation held last evening in the assoc
clation rooms in the Kingsbury block the
project of establishing a union depot in
this city was again discussed. During the
discussion 1T developed that there was
some opposition to the movement, it hav-
ing come from hackmen and those oper-
ating transfer lines. This same opposi-
ton, 1t was said, had come from team
steers at the time h question of substi-
,tuting ore-hauling railroad cars for wag-
ons was brought up a few years g
Certain persons then did not want a
railroad to h mines simply because it
would interfere with their individual in
~terests. and tried to make all sorts of
trouble when they found that the pro-
posed change was an assured fact.
A committee now has the union depot
matter in hand and will present a report
in the lear future. The site for the pro-
posed building will cost about $22, 900.
On the goth of the month a new board
OF fifteen directors will be elected and it
will be given power to act for the entire
association. Messrs. Horgan, Passmore
and Harris have been appointed as a
committee to select a list of names to be
voted for at the meeting. The member
ship of the association is to be increased,
and in order to accomplish this object the
city will be districted and committees Sc
lected to solicit additions to the ranks.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-07
HOLDING A MINING A

The locator of a mining claim who
fails to do the required annual assess
ment, but who resumes work Upon the
claim before any other party has made a
location on the same claim, has been
given by the courts a quasi title in cases
where another party has located upon
the claim subsequent to the resumption
of work by the original locator, says the
Mining and Scientific Press. The most
recent decision on that question that we
call to mind was by Judge Hallets of
Colorado. He decided a, case involving
that principle In favor of the original
He held that the second locator
acquired no rights by filing on the claim
after the first claimant had recon-
menced work; that any rights a Jumper
might have would begin only with the
first stroke of his pick, n could not be
based upon any alleged neglect or lapse
of the previous locator, provided that
such previous locator had resumed work
before the jumper had made his location.
Judge Hallett's decision has not been re-
versed by n higher court. His decision
in effect is that the nnu assessment
work required by law is not for the pur-
pose of keeping alive the title to the
claim, but to prevent such title from col
lapse; that it made no difference whether
the annual work in question was done or
not, SO long as the first locator had as
serted his rights in the following year be-
for any attempt had been made to relo-
cate the claim. That is, if a mar did not
do the required amount Of work up, 70 q
certain time his claim lapsed; but If, how
ever, he began work on the claim during
the following year.. before another locator
had interviewed, he re-estalblished his
rights, his location then being practically
an original location, and no other locator
could claim title by relating back amy
lapse of which the first locator had not
taken advantage in time. The action of
the Original locator in such cases is risky
and he is liable to have trouble. II he
fail to perform THE necessary assessment
work his claim is jumpable under the
law, and If it were better to take no such
chances as those taken in the case in
question. The matter is here referred to
in answer ito sundry inquiries on the sub
ject.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-07
AMADoR

From excitement which has prevailed on
account Of the Incorporating copper mines
In the eastern part of M1ssOula county
many people have nearly forgotten tina ex-
istence of good copper properties in swest-
ern MissOula county, says the Muscular.
d. e. MackinnOn of Wallace, IdahOb has
been In the city for several days past and
In an elated manner has much to say OF
the mines of the Amador which
are located at Thompson. Of which he Is
secretary.
The company are much jubilated owe the
results Of recent assays that have sheen
made Of their ore, and are formulating
plans for an early erection of buildings
which will greatly facilitate their opera
tons. A sawmill sufficient to cut a large
amount of lumber has already been erected
and $1,000 feet of mining timbers have, been
sawed. The c~ompany's plant is most excel
lently situated, being in. the center of a
good growth Of timber and having a water
power sufficient to operate a large amount
of machinery. 40
Other improvements which will soon be
in operation are a large lume for the con-
veyance of the waters of Rabbit creek:
The erection of a concentrating plant and
pumping station are also to be built.
The affairs of the company are In a pros
porous condition and interested people are
looking forward to an early showing Of
good returns from their property, which
will be of immense benefit to towns In the
western part of Missoula county. .
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-07

New York advices are to the effect that
the market for copper Is assuming an up
ward tendency, and although still quoted
at v Is inclined to advance. Some hold
ers already refuse to sell at this price, but
SO long az one or two producers are will
ing to give their customers copper at 1910,
that mus be taken as the market. The
undertone Is admittedly strong.
There Is an effort to depreciate the
strength of the market by under-Qu0ting
1t in some Of the trade Journals, but buyers
know we'll enough hat there Is no import-
ant quantity of lake copper to be had at
1870, or under 16c. The facts are beyond
dispute. As for domestic consumption, In
quiries from high authorities prove that
1t is large. and as far as wire Is concerned.
a leading manufacturer that It Is
not 10, coz. 600 pounds less than last year on
the whole years business.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-07
THE BROADWATER.

Neihart Herald: The continued progress
of development at the Broadwater mine is
the subject Of much interest to our citizens.
and especially to the lease-hold-
ers on the hill. The company Is employing
a good force Of miners at development, and
is shipping ore regularly. Besides the force
employed at wages. there are about so men
operating leases in various parts Of the
mine. Most of these are doing well, and
the Herald can state from knowledge tina
there is still much vacant ground subject
to lease, which will bear exploitation. The
mine is blocked out into sections of 50 feet
each, running up from one level to another,
and the leasing is by sections. There is
lots Of good ore to be found by leasing, and
1t Is q. matter Of surprise that more men
are no so engaged Rich chutes of ore, as
saying 400 to 1000 ounces of silver per ton,
have thus been uncovered, several COM
Portable stakes have BEEN pulled out of the
mine, and there is no doubt tina the op-
portunity is good for making many more.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-07
THE P P SHARES.

The Boston Financial News OF last FRI
ray says of the copper shares: .
TIL copper shares were IN better demanu
probable increase in the volume OF buying
orders, which were fairly well scattered.
although the Standard Oil favorites came
trades were fairly well scattered, and the
list presented a fairly good appearance for
q dull day, there was nothing like a boom
tone of the coppers was decidedly one of
strength, however, and the traders showed
more of a disposition to bid up prices than
has recently beer the rule.
Several of the issues made fairly SUBJ
stantial gains, and in most cases these
gains were maintained up to the close of
the market. Operator Lawson came ashore
from his steam yacht and remained an
hour or so, but so far as could be learned
he did nothing In the market.
TIL strength in the coppers which devel-
oped during the session was attributable
more to a Capitalization of the better feel
ing which has lately been evinced by such
of the local traders who are at present In
town. Orders to sell, even at the improved
range of values which obtained yesterday,
did not materialize to any extent. 1t would
appear that holders of the coppers are for
the present satisfied to bide their time. and
that they see nothing in present prices that
can figure as an inducement. It Is beyond
question that the copper stocks are in
been pretty well cleaned out of them for
a long time, and, to a large degree, they
have gone into the tin boxes of persons
who are able to hold them until times be-
come better.
1t may be that the market is jockeying
for a start next month, when the big fell
lows and their smaller brothers return
from their outings. The market yesterday
looked as though this might be the case.
for the rank and file of the coppers, even
in the face of the continued dullness,
showed a degree of frmness that was de-
cidedly encouraging to those who prefer to
look with favor upon the long side of the
situation.
All the literature of the copper market
experts, of current Issue. is of the rosiest
possible color, and statistically the copper
situation Is in a very strong position, both
at home and abroad.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-07
BALL GAME FOR BLOOD.

The baseball fever has broken out in a
new spot, and if nothing happens be-
tween now n mex Sunday an exciting
game will be the result. The contestants
VIII De the ! gentlemen who conduct
operations in the Butte hotel pool room
and the gentlemanly nine who perform a
similar service in the pool room of King
q Lowry. Several of them are such base-
ball enthusiasts hat they carry dia-
monds around with them. AS all are
ARD batters the fence of the grounds
will be spread out a few yards TO prevent
them from landing too many long shots.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-07
WILL INCORPORATE TONIGHT.
Humane Society Will Delegate It's
Work to Board Of Directors.

A meeting Of the Human society will be
held in the council chamber ofthe city hall
this evening and it will. probably be the
last one in public. The fact that no more
public meetings will be held after today
does not mean, however, that the society
is going put of business-it simply means
that the officers and board Of directors will
transact the work. 1t is the intention of
the society to incorporate at ~tonight's
meeting, and as the law makes it necessary
for societies of this class to do Its fncor-
porating in public the work will be done
according to the dictates of Blackstonian
principles.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-07
hi p P

Boston News Bureau: Mail a0vices from
London to July 20 and q report q consid-
cradle demand for copper, but
little speculative interest. Rio Tinto tough
copper has been sold In quantity In Biz
mingham.
American operators seem to rave left
tandard copper to itself. There has been
a good European trade demand. America
selling st full prices.
The Quantity held for the rise outside the
combination Is getting larger. many opera
tors considering 1t hopeless to do much
selling. and consequently have taken to
dealing IN the bull tack.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-07
THE NANCY N

Col. l.. c. Parker, who has a lease and
on the Nancy Hanks mine at Garnet,
rcturned from the mine last evening.
Within "a hours of his arrival at the camp
new machinery was in place at the mine
the whistles were blowing in celebration
of the event n the pumps were in OPP
GRAFTON draining the workings. The people
of the camp were jubilant at the resump-
ton OF work at this old producer.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-07
HIGHLAND BOY.

Salt Lake Herald: Contracting Engineer
George X. Fisher of the Highland Boy
smelter yesterday awarded two more con-
for structural material. That for the
material for the roaster building went to
Jones and Laughlin' of Pittsburg, Pa, and
calls for the delivery of $50 1000 pounds of
iron and steel next month. The contract
for the smelter building went to the Pitts
Bridge company, and calls for some
10000 pounds OF material. which is to be
in October. when Joe Weidttch
will be or hand to put 1t in place.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-07
]. CALDER D. :. S, DENTIST

Graduate and fellow Of he -oston den.
tai college. formerly demonst-s ,r-o,
operative dentistry n Dental science IN
the Boston dental college. ,ost rrndn.
8 re Chicago college dental surgery. P,st
graduate Haskelrs Prosthetic school 81
detinstry. Take elevator. third floor.
Office 80 and 10, 0wsley Block.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-07

The. McDermott-H. B. Kline, New York
New York; j. B. Allen. San Francisco; W.
J. Rec, Chicago; J.. w. Currie, Salt Lake
j. L. Denham, Denver; James NJ. Cooney,
ma asn' w NJ Wb nee as at Louis e saves VI 1 Rn1-
berg, Chicago; NJ. Carey. Sam Jose; C. W.
Gorham. Chicago: Mr.. ann Mrs. ]. G.. Gil
lespie. New York; L. J. Vanderstein. Hprt-
land; HI. F. Batchellor, East Helena; nj. e.
Hubbard, Great Falls: G. Leo Weadock,
Saginaw. Mich: Emil Starr, H M. Par
chen, Jere Collins. Helena; w. P. M&fsh,
man, Salt Lake
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-07
REMOVAL NOTICE.

We are now located at the corner oil
Granite and Hamilton streets. where we
new patrons.
BUTTE SEWER PIPE AND TILE co
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-07
REMOVAL NOTICE.

We are now located at the corner of
Granite and Hamilton streets, where we
would be pleased to meet our old as well
and new patrons. Butte Sewer Pipe and
Tile Co.