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attorneys. backed by the Grand Army,
have raised to the rulings of Pension
Commissioner Evans. Failing in their
efforts to have the commissioner grant
pensons n excess of what he and the re-
viewing officers of the interior depart
ment believed the law howed, they turn
ed their attention to congress, and the
pension committee of the Grand Army
drafted the bill which has now passed
both houses substantially as it left their
hands.
The present law provides that honor
ably discharged soldiers or sailors of the
civil war incapacitated for manual labor
shall receive pension of not more than
$12 month and not less than $6. This has
been construed to entitle pensioner suf-
fering from two or more infirmities q
receive only such pension as his most SER
ious infirmity would entitle him to. The
new act providing that the ratings for all
of the disabilities shall be aggregated and
that the pensiOner shall receive this ag
gregate, provided it shall not amount to
more than $12 month.
The law of 1890 provides that widows
having no means of support except man
ual labor shall receive IS month. This
was construed to mean that where the in
come of a widow from sources outside of
her daily labor amounted to more than
the amount Of the pension she should re-
ceive no pension. The new act gives the
pension to widows having an income Of
not more tha $3.50 a year.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08
NEED FOR MORE CADETS.
Properly Qualified Graduates Wanted
to Fill Vacancies in Different
Grades.

New York, May S.-A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
An important second to that of the in
crease Of the artillery is attached by
the secretary of war to the clause in the
pending army bill providing for the APP
pointme2t by the president of 100 cadets
at large to the military academy at
West Point. This years class at the
academy graduates only 54 to supply 1870
vacancies in the regular enlistment, and
after the enlisted men are found to in
crease the available worthy material
perhaps to 80, there will still remain at
least so vacancies in the grade of second
lieutenant. The next class at the acad-
emy is now only about Is strong and will
graduate about 60. The vacancies will
probably exceed $50 and four years from
now the vacancies will amount to IT'S,
with no increase in the properly qualified
graduates to fill them
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08
PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITIES.
Boilers May Take Author of the Great
Cryptogram.

Cincinnati, May Two presidential
candidates are talked Of by the leading
populists gathered in Cincinnati tonight
for the national convention Of the mid
die -of-the- readers. They are Ignatius
Donnely of Minnesota and Wharton
Barker of Pennsylvania. Everything is
in readiness for the fall of Chairman
beavers gavel, which will call to order
the convention of the middle Of -the-road
populists at Robinsons opera house on
Wednesday afternoon. Only a few dele
gates have so far put in an appearance,
but their enthusiasm more than made up
for their scantiness in numbers. The
Texas delegation, which will be the
largest in attendance, did not arrive this
evening, as was expected. their tram
having been delayed.
Prominent among the delegates who
We're grouped around the hotel corridors
today was Mrs. Luna E. kelli OF Hart
well, Neb., editress Of populist paper.
Mrs. kelli is an enthusiastic advocate Of
universal suffrage, and proposes eXer-
cising her fullest endeavors to have In
cofporated in the platform to be adopted
here plank for enfranchising the
gentler sex.
Ignatius Donnelly arrived early this
evening and went quietly to the Dennison
hotel, where he was soon surrounded by a
group of admirers. Something of a sem
sation was sprung shortly afterward. 1t
became known that a definite movement
was on foot to place Mr.. Donnelly befora,
the convention as presidential nominee
instead of giving him second position on
the ticket. headed by Wharton Barker Of
I Pennsylvania. MI. Donnelly had only
this to say:
You know that I never have been ac-
cused of pushing myself. l am in favor
of the greatest good to the greatest num-
Der of people. Whatever the convention
sees fit to do in the matter will be perfect
, ly satisfactory to me- l believe we should
stick to our motto-middle-of f-theroad
"'rhese side issues have wrecked the
prospects of many bright politicians.
For instance, the silver question. which
without doubt is of vital interest to
every person in the world, has been clev-
erly side tracked and Mr.. Bryan has
been shunted off into the issues of the
| late war with Spain. l believe this con-
vention will reaffirm the Omaha declara-
| ton of principles, with. perhaps a few
added planks on the comparatively new
questions
On the fusion question Mr.. Donnelly
was extremely emphatic, declaring that
| fusion was a thing he hated beyond all
| others, and he declared that there would
| be no fusion with the social labor party
| if he can do anything to prevent it.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Union Iron Works Will Get Money on
Terror Contract.

Washington. May S.--The house today,
in committee Of the whole. acted favor
ably upon the bill to pay the Union Iron
works of San Francisco $22S3S, being the
amount withheld from the contract price
of the Monitor Terror for failure 20 de-
velop the speed called for by her con-
tract
Washington, May S.-The house devoted
today to consideration of business
from the committee on claims. Before
the regular order was called DalZell
brought forward the report of the ways
and means committee recommending that
the Tawney resolutions calling upon the
secretary of the treasury for the amount
and character of material used in the
manufacture of oleomargarine as shown
by the records of the internal revenue
bureau be laid on the table. Tawney OF
Minnesota and Dolliver of Iowa signed
a minority report in favor of the adop-
ton of the resolution.
Fifteen minutes for debate We're allow
ed on each side. Dalzell contended that
a divulgence of the adoption asked for
would subject the secretary Of the treas
ury to penalties imposed by section 3l6
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AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.
Annual Meeting Promises To Be a
Most Interesting and I'm
portant One.

New York. May S.-The annual meeting
of the American Tract society to be held
in this city tomorrow promises to be the
most interesting one in years. The great
office building at Nassau and Spruce
streets, erected six years ago at an enor-
nous cost, necessitating the placing of a
mortgage upon it of abo..., 1850, coo is at
last on paying basi~, the deficit if any,
being an insignificant one. Last year
the deficit was about $50, 900 and it's size
led to great deal of criticism of the man.
agement of the Tract society. Beside
the announcement of the prosperity of
the office building as abusiness venture,
there will be an announcement by Cen
eral o. 0. Howard, president of the soci-
ETY., with reference to the subscriptions
towards the fund of 100000. which the
society last year set out to raise. A meet
ing will be held tonight at the church
house of Holy Trinity church in Philadel-
phia, at which addresses will be made by
General Howard, Secretary George L..
shearer and others and it is expected mat
the amount of subscriptions raised will be
given out there.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08
COLLECTIONS FOR MUSEUM.
Parties Will Search Through the
Northwestern Staes and In
dian Tribes.

Chicago, May S.-The ruins of the
dwellings of the Hopi Indians in North
ern Arizona and of various other tribes
of Indians in the far northwestern states
of this country will be searched in the,
next few months by two expedition par
ties to secure additional collections for
the anthropological department of the
Field Columbian Museum. Two assist
ants in that department left last Satur-
day for Arizona to be gone six months
and last night DR.. George A. Dorsey cur
ator of the museum, started over the
Northwestern road for three months
tour through Colorado, Wyoming, Utah,
Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Califor-
MIA
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08
POLITICAL DEADLOCK STATUS.
PEOPLE DETERMINED TO WITH
DRAW THE FOUR OBNOXIOUS
MEMBERS.
Jamaica Will Make Greater Efforts to
Receive Political Freedom and
Force a Decision.

Kingston, Jamaica, May 1-(Corres-
pondence of theAssociated Press.) The
latest developments in the political dead
lock here is the meeting of the elected
members of the Legislative council which
took place April 25. At this meeting Of
the peoples representatives a final policy
and line of conduct was decided upon.
They agreed:
l. To adhere to their resolved purpose
to take no part in the deliberations of
the Legislative council until the four extra
nominated members are withdrawn,
2. To send a delegation tC England to
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08
SEVERAL MEN SERIOUSLY INJURED BY SHOTS AND STONE
THROWING WHICH THE POLICE ARE PoWERLEss TO STOP.
SIX ], s, POSTAL CARS TIED Up
EVERY CAR LINE IN ST. LOUIS TIED UPWHAT THE UNION MEN
DEMANDED AND WERE REFUsED-FIERCE ATTACKS
on "SCABS" MADE.

st. Louis, May S.-One of the greatest
strikes in the history of st. Louis was
lnaugurated today when about $500 en-
ployes of the st. Louis Transit company
went out, to compel an acceptance of
their demands, formulated several DAYS
ago.
The salient features of the mems de-
mands We're: THAT all conductors mo-
tormen, gripmen and all men employed
in sheds shall be compelled to be mem
bers Of union; that officers of unions,
together with the officers of the com
pany, shall have full power to adjust all
differences that may arise, and that in
the event of their failing to agree, shall,
If mutually agreed to. place the case
before three arbitrators; that any menu
ber suspended by the union will be sus-
pended by the company, without pay,
until such time as the union requests
his reinstatement; that man elected to
an office in the union requiring his alb
sence for not more than one year shall,
upon his retirement from such office,
have his old place with the company.
Practically every car line in st. Louis
is tied up. A number of ears We're run
out on the Lindell line. This led to fire.
quent riots.
John Ketching. a 16-year-old boy in
the crowd on PARK avenue, was shot
and seriously wounded by Conduct0.
George Mcclellan, in charge Of car or
the Park avenue division.
On each OF The lines converginG or
Washington avenue, ears We're run out
-Four cars got out down town as far rs
Sixth street but only one went around
the loop. All were attacked by moh
on Washington avenue and at Fourth
and Fifth streets, who threw stones A
riot call was turned in from Broadway
and washington and a wagon load of
police turned out, but their efforts were
in vain.
At this point a motorman was hit over
the head with a club. which cut a cash
In his scalp. A brickbat struck him in
the mouth. lacerating his lip, and his
nose was smashed by stone He ran
into saloon for protection. One pas
senger, Il man about so years of age was
struck on the head by stone that
crashed through window, and was
badly injured. Finally the motor,nan
returned and amid a shower Of stones
and mud, succeeded in getting his car
away from the crowd
On the Olive street line, at Compton
avenue, 'ie tio"u took tne Sflpman and
conductor off the cars and ran the cars
back into the sheds.
Six United States postal cars were tied
up today. Each makes seven trips dali,
and covers Is miles. They bring mai
from all sections of the city Forty sub.
stations receive delivery
Postmaster Baumhoff said: "I see ne
need for acting hastily. but the mails
will be delivered on time or some one
Will hear from us. A day and a nigh
force are on duty"
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SITUATION is ALARMING.
Large Quantities of Arms Are Being
Shipped to China Constantly.

Victoria. B. G., May S.-Oriental adj
vices by the steamer Tosa Maru indicate
that the investigation by the Chinese
government assures them that reform
preparations have not yet advanced to
such form as to become an active source
Of alarm. Large quantities of arms are
going into China, but in small quantities
for each consignee, and usually for pur-
poses of protection of private interests.
More than 100 of the Japanese immi-
grants by the Tosa Maru are weavers by
trade, it is understood, contracted for
by eastern United States manufacture
ers.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08
PENSION EXPENDITURES.
MANY CHANGES ARE MADE IN
THE PRESENT LAW,
Pensioners Suffering From More Than
One Infrmity Get Pension For
Most Serious One Only.

New York. May S.-A special to the
Herald from Washington says: From ST..
0O0, 900 to $1,000 900 a year is the amount
Commissioner of Pensions Evans roughly
estimates will be added to the pension exc.
penditures of the government by the ac-
ton of the house of representatives today
in passing the bill which has. already
passed the senate, amending the depend
ent pension law Of 1890. The meas sure
known as the grand. army bill. n,a.aas two
important changes in the present law, de-
signed to meet objections which pension
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08
GERMAN SAMOA QUIET.
Tutuila Chief Made Formal Cession of
Island to United States.

Auckland, N. H., May S-Advices re-
ceived from Samoa announce that the
American flag has been hoisted over the
island of Tutuila amid great native re-
joicing and that the chiefs made for
NAL cession of the island to the United
States. The inhabitants of Manua, it is
also announced, request the formal hoist
ing of the American flag over that ISL
and, which will likewise be ceded.
The natives of the islands will rule
themselves until governors are appointed
by the commandant of the naval sta
tiOn.
Quiet prevails in German Samoa,
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Fifteen WERE RESCUED.
Survivors of the Wrecked Steamer
Virginia Brought in by
Elpaso.

Philadelphia, May S.-A dispatch to
this city from New Orleans reports the
arrival there of the steamer El Paso
from New York, with the second officer
and IA of the crew of the steamer Vir-
ginia, which went to pieces on Diamond
Shoals, Va, several days ago The dis
patch does not indicate where the men
We're rescued, but says they were taken
from a leaking yawl boat.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08
BOY IS INJURED

A 12-year-old boy. whose name could
not be learned, was the victim of an ac-
cident which occurred at Columbia Car
dens this afternoon.
He was playing with number OF
other little fellows near counter in the
new pavilion, when some mischievous
boys pushed the counter over on him.
fracturing one of his legs. He was
brought to the city for treatment. }
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08

Washington, May S.-The war depart
ment has received the following cable
gram:
Manila, May S.--General Pantaleon
Garcia, prominent insurgent officer of
the northern provinces, was captured
yesterday with some valuable docu-
ments, by Funston's troops. I degard
the capture as important
"MacARTHUR"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08
WORK OF FIREBUGS.
Three Guests Lose Their Lives in Am
erican Hotel Fire.

Genesee, N. Y. May S.--The American
hotel here was destroyed by fire early to-
day. The bodies of Lafayette Carney
and Sherman Deboray of West Sparta
We're found on the third floor. 1t is
thought woman also lost her life. Miss
Schreiner, a witness, said she saw two
men run away from the building and al
most Immediately the fire broke out
Loss is SIS OO0
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08
TROUBLE OVER WOMEN.
Man Uses a Bottle to Emphasize His
Disapproval of Another.
ecial to the Inter Mountain.

Special to the Inter Mountain. -.
Missoula, May S.-John Cannon and
w, H. Yrrick had a scrap in the Ban
.quet restaurant this morning about 4
'Ko'elock Cannon used bottle on
,Yerrick's head, and the latter was seri-
oiis!y hurt. No arrests have Leen made
vet, The trouble Was over women.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08
OFF THE WORLDS WIRES.
Condensed Items of Interest From
Every Quarter of the Globe.

San Francisco, May s. largely
attende meeting held under the aupices
of the labor organizations of this city,
resolutions protesting against violations
of the Chinese exclusion act and the great
influx of japanese laborers were adopt
ed.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08

Montreal. May S.-The new Canadian
Cyclists association, which is to have
exclusive control of racing in the Dom
inion and will act with the N. c. A.. has
Just been formed here. There will be a
provincial board of control in each of the
provinces.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08
OF Prominent Insurgent Officer and
Valuable Documents He
Carried.

Manila, May S.-A force Of rebels on
May 2 attacked 90 men of Company | of
the Forty-fourth regiment, stationed at
Barotac, Iloilo province. island of Panay.
Three of the Americans were killed and
seven wounded.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08

Lourenzo Marquee, Sunday, May g.
A dispatch received here from Colonel
Plumer's camp bearing date of April 26,
states that the Beers around Mafeking
have been gradually reinforced and their
strength is estimated at 5000.
colonel Plumer has succeeded In com
municating with Mafeking by means Of
carrier pigeons and is endeavoring ID
communicate with the southern relief
column.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08

New York. May S.-Mrs Mary M. Kel-
ly of ChiacgO. widow of Asa =. Kelly,
a former well-known Chicagoan, is dead
at the Waldorf Astoria. She was one
of the Oldest settlers of Chicago.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08

out of papers for Chinese merchants
domiciles in this country who are on the
eve of departing for China with the in
tention of returning. They will have these
papers on their eturn to this country to-
facilitate their landing.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08

San Francisco, May S.-The secretary
of the treasury has directed Collector
Jackson to detail an inspeetor from the
Chinese bureau to attend to the making
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Cape authorities, Lord Roberts and the
home authorities on the subject.
Smaldeel, Orange Free States, May =,
General Hutton's advance camp of the
Colonial regiment is tonight settled at
Lodgelegen (Welgelegeh) siding Accord
ing to reports the Beers intend to make a
big stand near Zand river. A railroad has
been repaired to the south side of the Vet
river and engineers are busy making a
deviation across the bed.
London, May s.-The following dispatch
from Lord Roberts has been received at
the war office:
"Smaldeel, May 8.-The railway from
Brandfort to this place has been consid-
erably damaged and the bridge over the
Vet river, has been hopelessly damaged.
This delay supplies coming up. Every
few yards charges of rack-a-rock have
been laid but were fortuna tely discovered
by West Australian infantrymen. Wynn
berg has been occupied by the Highland
brigade -
In spite of these wrecks on the rail-
roads the British advance goes on stead
ly about twelve miles north of Smaldeel
General Branbant has Joined General
Rumble at Thabanchu whence they are
moving forward. A reconnaissance made
by General Rumble of the Beers recent
positions at Thabanchu resulted in their
being pronounced impregnable and their
evacuation is reported to have been due
to the receipt of an urgent message from
President Steyn. The Beers are said to
| be moving northward, but their imme-
diate destination is not known. A dis
patch from Cape Town, dated today says:
Lord Roberts phenomenal advance
= is not only utterly demoralizing the
| Beers, but is striking terror to rebel col
onists.
'"The relief of Mafeking is expected at
any moment"
Our Cape Town correspondent is
slightly optimistic as regards Mafeking.
judging from the direct dispatches The
British forces south of Mafekng are still
nearly 200 miles from their objective
| point. while the latest advices from
Mafeking itself, dated April 20, show lit
tie change in conditions there.
The dispatches say: with the ex-
| ception of a little rifle fire in the outly-
! ing trenches everything is quiet The
slight epidemic Of typhoid is abating.
! The enemy's artillery with the exception
Of two five-pounders has apparently
been withdrawn. It was learned, April "a
! that the enemy intended to attack it and
| the entire garrison stood to its arms
! When day broke Colenel Baden Powell
| took up a position on Lookout and the
heavy rattle of musketry and boom OF
| four guns convinced us that an attack
| was about to occur. But it became ap-
parent that the Boer officers could not
persuade their men to advance. Through
| the glasses we saw officers vainly urging
! the infantry forward.
| 1.-THE enemy reformed and retired. Our
! men fired shot in the nope of inducing
| the enemy to come to close quarters.
| After the bombardment on April "a all
was comparatively quiet"
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It's unusual in Butte but quite the
thing in New York to have sale Of Furs
In Spring It's necessary to sell the Furs;
we want the room they occupy. 1t will
be pleasure for you to buy, we make
prices so low. Here we will show this
week beautiful lot of rich Fur Jackets,
Capes. Scarfs, Muffs and Collarettes.
Furs are fast growing more expensive
because wild animals are getting scarce
and more difficult to obtain. BY next
Fall prices may be double those Of last
year. We're cutting Lewis last seasons
figures in two, SO you can figure every
thing here in FuIs is worth three times
what you have to pay for it.
FUR GARMENTS.
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