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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-18
SMALL BOYS MAKE
SOLDIERS OF LEAD

Say, Mr.. Officer" exclaimed SHARPE
featured little woman, yesterday after
noon. as she rushed UP to patrolman,
who travels out near the shelters: SAY,
Mr.. Officer, know where two boys are
making counterfeit money. They are at
it now. and If you will go with me YOU
can catch them.''
AS the place where the boys We're said
to be engaged in making spurious coin
was only short distance away, the
officer agreed to accompany the woman.
Silently the two stole through a back
alley, the woman meantime keeping up
a running fire of abuse of the boys,
who, she said, We're the worst urchna
in the neighbOrhOOd.
"They have chased my chickens and
stoned my cat she said, land now it
will be my turn, when they are safe in
Jail. They are the worst young rascals
I ever knew, and the gallows will get
them yet"
When the officer asked the names Of
the boys he began to doubt the woman's
sanity, as she mentioned two bright
little fellows, sons Of a prominent resi-
dent, a man who makes enough money
every year to provide his family with
all the necessities and most of the lux-
uries.
1.-The boys are in here" whispered the
woman, as she paused by the side of an
old barn.
"Come to the knot hole and you can
see them.'
The patrolman glued his eye to the
designated knot hole and what he saw
made him catch his breath for a mo-
ment.
pouring melted white metal into mould
of odd shape, We're the two boys. They
were talking in low tones, but as the
officer listened he heard one Of them res
mark:
There, I think that will pass
Just then a third boy. appeared upon
the scene from a nook in the abandoned
barn. He was Cordially greeted by the
two others.
The patrolman was nonplussed, for the
third boy was a relative Of his, but he
made up his mind to do his duty, no mat.
ter who was hurt thereby
Rushing to the door of the barn he
gave a pull, expecting to find it fastened
on the inside. Instead. the door was
| unlocked, and as it swung open the boys
came rushing up to see what was the
matter. EHs&
What are you boys doing in here?"
asked the officer.
Just melting some lead" answered the
relative Of the officer. with crestfallen
look.
Let me see what 1t is" and the off,
Ger held out his hand, while the wom-
| an danced about in glee, expecting to
see nothing less than a handful OF
counterfeit dollars poured into the offi-
| GERS hand.
Instead. one of the boys brought from
a small box dozen OR more leaden
soldiers, which had just been cast.
1--WE are making toy soldiers to sell,
| and thus earn some money" said the
spokesman.
II know we should not have used the
old barn, but no one made any objection
when they saw us around here, so We
| have been using 1t for week."
| They had made several hundred Of tho
toys. which were really excellent ones
and they laughed with pleasure when
| the patrOlman told them to continue
| and make all they wanted to.
! well, If they We're not m aking counter.
! felt money. they will be doing it soon."
| snapred the woman. as sha walked away.
/ greatly Disguised with the result of the
| raid.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-18
DIR, CHUNG'S celebrat-

DIR. CHUNG'S celebrat-
ed Herb Sanitarium. Guar
antees to cure all diseases
by means Of his famous
Chinese medicines, never
before introduced into this
country. He has cured
thousands, and can cure
you. Advice free. 3 w.
Galena.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-18
TESTS GOING AHEAD
ORES OF THE ALICE YIELDING TO
THE CYANIDE PROCESS.
PROSPECTS ARE VERY BRIGHT
It Is Quite Possible That Orders for
Resumption of Operations at
the Company's Plant Will
Soon Be Given.

The work of experimenting with the
oXidiZed ore of the mines of the Alice
company at Walkervile is progressing
in manner highly satisfactory to Mr.
Jacobs, who is making the tests. ana it
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-18
Discount.

The same old chorus year by year,
Man raises. willy nilly:
We rail at summers heat severe
And grieve when winters chilly.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-18

orders for adding the necessary appa
ratus preparatory to the starting of the
mill will be given.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-18
The Reason,

Mistress-What induced you to leave
your last place?
Bridget-The man of the house offered
me an extra months pay an I accepted
mum. III
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
IN OKLAHOMA TORNADO.
A Cyclone Crossed by a Hurricane
Which Drops Tornados,
LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.

Wichita, June II. "A summing up Of
the dispatches which tell OF the storm
In Kay and Noble counties OF 0klaho-
ma would indicate that there was n
cyclone with diameter OF from sixty
to hundred miles, that hurricane
swept through the middle Of this ter
ritory, covering width OF from ten to
twenty miles, that this straight wind
generatrd and formed several tornados
within track Of lesser width, some Of
the dispatches indicating tho width OF
the tornado Matching course as little
as three miles,
The track Of the tornndos extended
through Kay county and into Noble
county, starting not far south OF the
Kansas line, destroying the small town
OF Eddy, killing three persons there
and injuring several; laying waste
farm buildings, wheat fields In tn
midst Of harvest between Eddy and
Tonkawa, and at the last named place
scattering the materials Of 80 dwellings
and business houses There were no
fatalities south Of Eddy, though many
people were more or less hurt
A carpenter whose name is given us
Caldwell, the dispatches from three
points all giving his initials differently,
was killed by lightning between Black
well and Tonkawa.
Heavy falls Of both hail and rain ac-
companied the storm over n much
greater extent Of territory than has
here been mentioned, There are heavy
losses and agents for wind and hail in
surance almost Immediately began to
receive notices of loss from Ceres,
Perry, Ponca City, Newkirk, Black
well, TonlSawa, Billings, Deer Creek,
with other claims coming in from all
along the hurricanes trail,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
SENATOR PLATTS LETTER.
Had aWeII Defined Purpose to Sc
cure and Defend independence,
MEANING or AMENDMENT.

Washington, June l0,--During the
conference between Secretary Root
and the Cuban commission the secre.
tary wrote letter TO Senator Platt OF
Connecticut, who introduced the Platt
amendment, asking for his views
relative TO intervention as mentioned
In the third clause of the amendment,
Senator platt's letter was furnished TO
the committee conddentially by the
secretary OF war and was incorporated
into and made part OF the acceptance
OF the Platt amendment by the consti-
tutional convention, The letter, how.
ever, appeared in n Havana paper, and
Is now made public by the war depart
ment Following is the text Of the
letter.
III am in receipt OF your letter of
this date, In which you say that the
members OF the committee Of the
Cuban constitutional convention fear
that tho provisions relative to inter
vention made In the third slause Of
the amendment which has come 10
bear my name, may have the effect OF
preventing the independence OF Cuba
and in reality establish protOctorate
or n suzeTainty by the United states
and you request that express my
views OF the question raised.
I'm reply bcg to state that the
amendment was carefully prepared
with the object Of avoiding any possi-
BILE idea that by ths acceptance thereof
the constitutional convention would
thereby establish protectorate or
suzerainty, or in amy manner whatso-
ever preclude the independence on
sovereignty Of Cuba; and, speaking for
myself, 1t seems impossible that suoh.
an Interpretation can be given to the
clause, believe that the amendment
should be considered as n whole and IL
ought to be clear ON reading II that its
well defined purpose is to secure and
safeguard Cuban Independence, and,
set forth at once clear idea OF the
friendly disposition Of the United
States toward the Cuban people and
the express intention Of their part to
aid them, II necessary in the main
tenance of said independence, These
are my ideas and although, as you say,
! cannot speak for the entire congress,
my belief is that such purpose was
we'll understood by tha6 body.
very respectfully yours,
(Signed) 30. II. PLATT."
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
Dynamite Exnlodes on TrnIn.

Binghampton, N. V, June IL
while freight train on the Lacka.
wanna was taking water at Nestal,
ten miles west Of here, IL was run into
from behind by double-header Wild
cat freight train, In the second ear
from the caboosc Of the stationary
train was a large quantity of dynamite,
which was exploded by the impact
Six men were killed and three fatally
injured. Both trains were blown to
atoms, but the remainer of their crews
escaped with slight injuries
Much damage was done by the CON
cussion, most Of the windows in Vestol
and Union, across the river from YES
tai, being shattered Binghampton's
plate glass front did not escape being
broken. The shock was felt at a dis
tance Of thirty miles
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13

Washington, June 1O.-By direction
of tho president, Colonel Chambers
McKibben, of the Twentieth infantry,
has been relieved from command OF
the department of Texas ana ordered
to- resume command of his regiment in
the Philippines. He will bN succeeded
in the command of the department OF
Texas by Colonel James Whelan, OF
the Twelfth cavalry. 1t is said that
the change was made at the request OF
Colonel McKibben, who desired service
in the Philippines.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
THE c. A. R. ENCANPNENT.
A New Deal Secured In the EIeC-
tiOn Of All officials,
SCHOOL HISTORY CONDEMNED,

Junction City, Kas,, June lO'-The
election OF officers OF the Kansns Grand
Army seems 10 have been In the nature
OF contest between the eX'onicers and
the ex.privates and the prlvates won
the battle all along the line, A. W.
Smith headed the list OF candidates
put out by the officers and Martin Ma
tion that OF the privates' ticket, for
the place Of department commander
and Nation was chosen, With him, on
the same ticket the following were
elected; Senior vice commander Ma
jor j. d, Remington, osawa'omlei
Junior vice commander b. H. Pealer,
Salina; Chaplain, q, L. Smith, Win
field; medical director, n, w, Hayes,
Abilene.
Smith, II Is universally conceded
was defeated on account OF the desire
for new deal, not because there was
anything against him personally,
Fort Scott was chosen for the en-
campmcnt Of 1909, and Hutchinson for
the reunion Of 1901,
The resolutions adopted by the de-
partmcnt were tame, The plank In
reference TO pension commissioner
reads.
"Resolved, That we, the comrades Of
the Kansas G. A. r., do most earnest
ly request the president to appoint as
commissioner Of pensions for the en-
suing term one who will construe the
laws in the spirit in which they were
enacted and administer the laws ac'
.cording to the order and rules OF evil
.dencc.
The history used in the public schools
,of Kansas was condemned in uhmeas'
ured terms and a committee Of five was
authorized to urge the text book com
mission to get n new one
The department accepted an invita-
tion from Republic county TO attend
the laying of the cornerstone of the
monument to mark the spot in Repub-
lie county where Pike raised the Uni
ted States flag in 1906 This will occur
Julyi, and the unveiling viii he held
SeDtembcr %, 1901,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
Seeding Fruit rreos.

Topeka, June 11.--Seedling trees
will be shipped this year by the car'
load from points in Shawnee and JEFF
ferson counties to all parts of the
country Nurserymen Of these coun-
ties estimate that copper cent of the
seedlings used by nurseries in the
United States are produced here and
shipped from here. The raising Of
seedlings is large industry. There
is small piece of toruitory in south
eastern Nebraska and another in
southwestern Iowa, where seedlings
can be successfully grown, but these
two places produce only II small per
cent of the seedlings used in the coun'
try. Nurserymen in all parts of the
country have triedtto raise seedlings
but because Of pOonsOtl or bad climate
the industry has, been abandoned
everywhere except in Kansas There
are between 600 and 700 acres of seed
lings grown in Shawnee county. Tho
seedlings are uSOd for grating and
more of this is done and more young
trees are raised to marketable size in
Shawnee county thaa in any place
west of Rochester,, N. Y.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
Tho ErIaco MreolI.

Kansas City, June IA passenger
ON the Frisco train which was wreck
ed near Severy tells graphic story of
his experience, Conductor h, A. Akres
was injured internally and was not
expected to live, The coach caught
fire before the passengers could he
removed and several people suffered
from burns The passenger mentioned
was sitting opposite Mrs. W, II. Smith,
of Newkirk, and her two children,
lie found himself under the seats with
the two children on each side of him,
The children were not hurt but Mrs
Smith was seriously injured and may
not survive.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13

Washington Jume GA number OF
members of tho, house committee on
rivers and hHrbors, several of whom
were accompanied by their wives, will
visit Mobile aHd then New Orleans,
where other members Of the commit
tee will join them, From there the
itinerary will embrace points in, TeAas
and California and up the Pacific coast
as far as Washington. The purpose OF
the journey is to acquaint the commit
teemen personally with the divers haI'
bors, of this territory.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
Supplies for Kansas Torts,

Topeka, June lo.-The government
is advertising for bids for supplies for
horses at army posts, According to
the specifications supplies are wanted
for Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth
as follows:
Fort Leavenworth--9, 100000 pounds
of oats; $4,000 bran: 3,9l5, 1000 balod
hay; $50, 900 straw.
Fort Riley, 1850, 900 pounds of oats;
100000 bran; $685., 900 baled hay; L.
6l5, 900 straw.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
AFTER CREEK INDIAN LANDS.
Indians Protected by Provision for APP
proyAl OF Sale In Washington,

AnulhuH frotoctou ny IFoUhioh TOT mp
proyAl OF Sale In Washington,
Washington, June ii.--captain
Schoenfeldt, In charge OF the Union
agency OF the five civilized tribes in
tho Indian territory, says that a large
number OF persons are coming In from
Western states TO secure possession OF
the lands OF the Creek Indians, which
are soon TO be placed on the market
by the Creek tribe, who have recently
entered into treaty with the govern
ment, for the opening Of their lands,
and who are taking their lands In
sevoralty and disposing OF the surplus
lie says that the accommodations ut
Musltogee are too small for the enor-
nous influx OF strangers who want to
purchase lands from the indians, The
majority OF the strangers are from
Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa, The
agent says the lands which the Indians
will be allowed TO dispose OF are oi
frst.class quality and worth on an
average Sl5 an acre. The Indians
have in several instances offered to
sell them at much below their value,
and there Is general expectation that
great deal Of money is to be made
ont Of these lands, lie points out that
spectators are overlooking the very
serious fact that all sales OF lands so
negotiated must first be approved by
the secretary Of the interior, and that
few, II any, contracts win be approved
that do not represent fair valuation
Of the lands, according TO market
standard.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
Rlynl Telephone Comrnpr

Topeka, June 6.--Thc Brown County
Telephone company gave notice to tho
secretary of state that it had changed
its name to the Northeastern Kansas
Telephone Company and had increased
its capital stock to S5OiOOO, fully paid
up. The original company bad S9O,-
900 and was Brown county institu-
tion. 1t now proposes to- establish a
system all over Northeastern Kansas
and compete with the Missouri and
Kansas Telephone Company.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
To nnclt tho GrnIn Trnat.

Topeka, June 6,-Therc seems to be
a general uprising of the farmers of
the state against the so.called grain
trust. From almost every section comes
the report of the organization of local
concerns to buck the trust. These
concerns are not all offshoots of the
cooperation concern organized at
Salina recently. They are mostly in
dependent of that. Within the past
thirty days eight companies of this
character have been granted charters
by the state charter board.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
.Cnttlomen Arc ComplyIng.

Topeka, June II. --''If any of the cat
tlemen in Western Kansas are putting
back the fences which they took down
with my. instructions" said Special
Agent A. II. Burtis, ~ don't know it.
propose to investigate the matter and
the ones who are found guilty of such
a trick will have to answer for it in
the courts, for I shall have them ar
rested Immediately. As a rule, the
cattlemen are complying with the or
der promptly now and 1 don't appre'
hend much further trouble"
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13

Iron Mountain, Mich, june G,-By
the explosion of n quantity of powder
and the suilocating fumes that follow
cd eight men were killed in the shaft
Of the Chaplin mine, Suddenly there
was u rumble and smoke began pour
ing from the mouth of the shaft,
Rcscucrs hurried into the mine us
soon as the smoke had cleared sufli-
ciently and found the eight miners, all
who had ueeu working in that section
of the shaft, lifeless. The cause Of
the explosion has not yet been deter
mined.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
Train. Service From Llbsral.

Topeka, June 5.---Ib is announced
that on June 10 train service is TO be
inaugurated on the Rock lslsnd eXten-
sion from Liberal, kansas to Dalhart,
Texas, over the. first nm miles of the
line, which has been built across Bea-
yer county, o. T., and the Panhandle.
At Dalhart connection will be made
with the Fort Worth S Denver. A
great number Of new towns haye been
established along the line, and its
opening marks the beginning of a new
era in the development of that country.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13

CSrrOlltOn, Ga, June 10.-A mob Of
800 white men broke into the jail here
in an attempt to secure negro named
Williams. The mob was confronted
by sheriff Merrill, revolver in hand.
A fight ensued in which the sheriff
shot and wounded two men, one of
them, it is believed fatally. The mob
fired on the sheriff but he was not
hurt, although one bullet passed
through his hat. The mob dispersed
without getting the negro. Williams
was to have been hanged for murder.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
snntn Fn AnnoIntmenta.

Chicago, June s,--The Sante Fe has
announced the following appoint
ments; j, w. KendriclS, third vice
president, in charge of operation W.
Il. Jansen, assistant to president, in
charge OF Chicago Office and the com
puny's coal properties; Captain A. H..
Payson, assistant to the president, in
charge of Northern California affairs,
Headquarters In San Francisco.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13

New Whatcom, Wash, June 10, The
boundary commissions of the American
and Canadian governments now en-
gagged in relocating the international
line on the western slope of the Cas-
cade mountains have completed their
work through the Mount Baker min
ing district and find that it runs three
fifths of mile further south than has
been heretofore supposed, but all of
the more valuable mines remain on
American territory. OF course their
work requires ratification.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13

Leavenworth, Kas, June 4 Ed, G.
Elicit of Eldorado and Mark Tully of
independence, directors of the State
penitentiary at Lansing, announced
that A. B. Smith of Osborne county,
superintendent of the clothing depart
ment, and Captain Mcfarland Of Lin.
coin county, captain of the prison
guard, have resigned their positions
Lewis Herwig of Butler county has
been appointed to Smiths place, while
Oliver Hiatt of Lansing has been made
captain of the guard.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
EXPLORER BALDWIN STARTS.
Was RAlsod In LAbetto County, Kansas
Bssn North Before,

Edna, Kans,, June ill., Evelyn Il,
Baldwin, commander.ln-chief OF the
Baldwin.Zlegler expedition which has
for its object search for the north
pole and for traces of Andree, Ia soon
TO start for the north pole, Waited his
father before leaving, Young Baldwin
has lived In Labette county nearly all
his life, and there is great interest
here in his polar expedition in which
he will represent the United States In
the great international race for Polar
honors with the expeditions Of Russia,
Germany, Italy, Norway and Canada.
Mr. Baldwin will remain here for only
two days
Mr., Baldwin was the meteorological
Of the Peary expedition Of lsO3-oi, and
but for the fact that there was no
room for him, would have accompanied
the Inflated Apdree in the latter's
tragic balloon voyage, lle was also
with the Wellman expedition in 1903
30, The present expedition will be
made by a party OF about forty, in
cluding many well known scientists,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
Murrell Inv suatnInod.

Topeka, June 1.-THE two divisions
of the supreme court, in deciding two
cases, one for Ellis county and one for
Allen county, the IlurTell law is sus-
tanned and in nuisance eases against
jointists the direct proof Of sale is
not necessary to convict, rfit is shown
that liquor and bar fixtures are kept
at u certain place generally known as
drinking place, the proprietor can
be prosecuted and convicted without
further evidence This decision was
on the old law, 1t, in effect sustains
the new Hurrell liquor nuisance law
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
FIro Mt Lexington, Ky.

Lexington, Ky. June lO,-The OTIS
cooper shop burned and the fire com
municated to other buildings so rapid
ly that 1t was feared for some time
that the city would be laid in ashes.
The fire was beyond control for two
hours, rwenty.three houses, mostly
tenements, were destroyed with their
contents. Loss $4,000
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
Mm Tnko It to snpreme Court.

Topeka, June 1.-THE G. A. Il. de-
partmcnt will take steps at once to
test the new law compelling the APP
pointment of old soldiers to political
places. 1t is likely that the case from
Sterling will be appealed and made a
test case. There an old soldier who
wanted a job under the city admins
tration brought suit to compel his APP
pointment. The district court held
the law under which he made the de.
mand unconstitutional, on the grounds
that it is class legislation,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
MIchItn,n nrnknn IiInsa.

Wichita, June il.-All the insurance
on plate glass and mirrors broken by
Mrs, Nation in Wichita has been paid.
The loss aggregated about 5000, This
is much more than people generally
thought The insurance companies in
insuring glass still put in proviso
that the policy is void against the de-
struction by Carrie Nation or her
confederates.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
Now for Arbitration.

Washington, June 1.-THE United
States has again appealed to the pow
ers to submit the present issues at
Pekin over the indemnity propositions
to the arbitration of The Hague
tribunal. Mr.. Rockhill cabled Secre-
tary Hay for permission to make a
proposition, and the secretary cabled
his authority to do So 1t is believed
that the ministers at Pelsin have
become involved beyond extrication in
the present issues and this proposition
may be the only way out.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-13
Cherokee High sohooIs,

Tahlequah, |. r., June lO,--The
Cherokee high schools have closed.
The exercises were the occasion for u
national holiday for the whole chero-
kee tribe, The schools have been In
successful operation since 1867, and
are maintained wholly by the Cherokee
treasury, the students being charged
only Il nominal sum for board. The
female seminary has n modern building
costing 100000 Hundreds OF young
Cherokee men and women have grad
uated with honOrs, and become promi-
nent in public affairs This year the
female seminary will graduate seven
young ladies whose culture would do
credit to any educational institution.