Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-18
STATE NEWS

Bishop John Brondel of the Montana
diocese, who went to Rome with other
! American bishops to be present at the
solemn ceremony when the pope opened
the famous door in st. Patrick's in
honor Of the dawn of the new century,
and participated in other ceremonies, has
written an interesting letter to Rev.
Father Day, administrator Of the Mon
tana diocese, descriptive of his visit with
his holiness, says the Herald.
II never saw the holy father looking
better. younger or stronger writes the
bishop, than / saw him then. I have
had the opportunity to have audience
I never knew him to appear to better ad-
vantage.
This audience was had Dec. ~, two
days after the arduous and ornate serv-
ice for Christmas and the opening Of
the jubilee year"
The pope praised the labors Of Bishop
Brondel upon the increase of his flock
and commented especially upon the la
bors of Rev. Father Desiere of Butte,
who accompanied the bishop. 1t was
the third time in 20 years the Bishop
Brondel had been received by the pope
An accident occurred in the coal mine
at Belt Monday that will probably result
in the death of Fred Buslett, a machine
AANAPSA' l. "oo oAAoN ClAHS LIN COdl AWAY
from the machine and from Under
heavy piece of coal that was partly
broken away II liable at any moment
to drop. The man was on his knees and
partly under the coal when the heavy
piece fell, striking him in the small OF
the back. His back was broken, and he
was otherwise badly injured. He was
cared for Immediately n everything
that was possible was lone for him. In
the afternoon he was taken to Columbus
hospital at Great Falls. But little hopes
are entertained that he will recover.
Karl Simmons reported a largely in
creased demand for N. P. lands and says
that he had sold $780, 900 worth of land
from the first to the 9th of this month,
says the Miles City News.
Acting on the recommendation of SEN
atOr Carter, President Mckinley has NOM
mated Walter Anderson to be postmaster
at Red Lodge, in place of John Andrews,
whose term will expire February next.
High waters on the Rocky Mountain
division of the Northern Pacific is play
ing havoc with railroad tracks and
bridges. causing ain to be delayed.
Red Lodge is going to light it's streets
with electricity. An experiment will first
De IldUS Win lOuF arc ilSnIS ana II tney
give satisfaction eight more will be add
ed. The twelve lights are to only cost
81, $50 a year. Billings pays nearly 2,4OO
a year for an equivalent Of twenty arc
lights.
VIM. Rea was in Billings Saturday and
Sunday shipping $4,000 head of sheep,
which he purchased of l. D.. O'Donnell.
The sheep had been feeding on alfalfa
for about fifty days in which time they
gained all the way from five to fifteen
pounds each. "Skew." Johnson live
stock agent for the Northern Pacific, avs
they were the best lot ever shipped out
Of this section. They were taken to st.
Paul. where they will be fed for a short
time on screenings, when the top ones
will be exported to Liverpool. while the
others will go to the Chicago market. j,
The contract for the big hotel to be,
erected at Havre has been awarded to N.
T. Lease Of Great Falls.
The bids were as follows: N. r. Lease.
Great Falls. $23,s0O: Stadium & Co, Hell
ena, $23, 800; Shafer. Helena.$ "a, 500, Thos.
Clark. Great Falls, 24.95O:J. H. Donlon.
Great Falls, $685. IT'S. -.
The building is to be erected as soon as
possible. 1t is to be a well-built str uc-
ture. two stories high, containing 20
rooms, and it is contemplated to spend
$4,000 in furnishing it.
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