The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-27

panies in this state about March 10.
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LONDON.-Sir Joseph Noel Patton, the
painter. was found dead in his bed at
Edinburgh yesterday aged so years
ROME.-The draft of a treaty of COM
merce between Italy and Russia has been
signed at St. Petersburg. 1t will require
ratification by the Italian chamber Of
deputies.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-A telegram just
received from Childersburg, Ala, says a
race riot is in progress there. So far two
whites have been killed and many
negroes wounded.
NEW YORK.-An evening paper re-
ports that Andrew Carnegie has offered
Columbia university a large sum of
money. Acting President Butler would
neither confirm nor deny this report.
WASHINGTON.-Pr Roosevelt
entertained a party at dinner last night.
The guests We're Secretary Root. Attor-
ney General Knox General Randolph.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans. Senator
Lodge and Justice Clark of New York.
NEW YORK.-The board of directors
Of the Union Pacific railway held short
meeting yesterday. 1t was the intention
to give out an annual report, but the de-
lay on. the part of the printer made it
necessary to postpone this until today.
ROME.-It has been decided to send a
pontifical mission to the coronation of
King Edward. This mission will be or
ganized on lines similar to the one which
attended the Victorian jubilee. The head
of the mission has not yet been chosen.
WASHINGTON.-Mail advices received
at the Colombian legation speak of the
disturbed financial condition Of the coun-
try resulting from the strain of the re-
bellion. Paper money has deprecated so
that SIS in paper money is equivalent to
only 81 in gold.
AUSTIN, Tex.-Members of the Texas
railroad commission returned today from
the Beaumont oil field, where they have
been investigating the charge that the
railroads were discriminating against the
oil fields by not furnishing transporta-
ton for the product.
CHICAGO.-Figures have been pre-
pared by the Railway Age showing that
railway building in the United States
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been for II years previous. the total APP
proximatng 55OS miles Of line.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.-1n general
fight between white men and negroes at
Childersburg yesterday afternoon white
man and his son were killed, while
white boy and one negro were wounded.
With great difficulty a general outbreak
was prevented.
HALIFAX.-When Mr.. Marconi was
asked as to the present stage of his ex-
periments in telegraphing across the At
lantic, today he said that up to the pres
ent only one letter continuously repeated
had been received.
CHICAGO.-Fire last night destroyed
the grain elevator at 55th street and the
Pittsburg. Fort Wayne & Chicago rail-
road tracks The loss on machinery and
grain is $780, A number of families
who reside in nearby cottages were
driven from their homes by the flames.
ALBANY. N. Y.-Grand Master Chas.
Reed. of the Free and Accepted Masons
of the state of New York. has addressed
a letter to the lodges within his jurisdic-
ton warning them against clandestine
and spurious lodges which he learns are
about to be established in the jurisdic-
ton. He counsels the craft to exercise
great care in the admission Of visitors.
LONDON-General Rumble reports that
on the night of December a. Col.
Fiman's camp at Zeefontein consisting
of three companies of yeomanry and two
guns, was successfully rushed by a
strong commando under DeWet. It is
feared the casualties were heavy. Two
regiments of light horse are pursuing the
Beers.
! wASHINGTON.-Ge Miles has re-
sumed his duties in command of the
army at his Office today. It is said that
he has decided to accept the situation
with the best possible grace and will
say or do nothing to continue the con-
troversy. So far as known the incident
will cause no decided change in his pre-
| arranged plans. official or social, for the
! future.
WASHINGTON.-T battleship In
diana has arrived at Willemstadt. Island
of Curacao. There have been reports
that there was yellow fever at Curacao
and as the navy department does not
wish to subject the crew of the Indiana
to any danger inquiry was instituted by
the officials here to learn whether the
disease was prevalent there. If there is
| any danger the Indiana will not remain