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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
HAS AN ODD LOOK
QUEER CASE OF ALLEGED SWIM.
DLING COMES TO LIGHT.
BUTTE MAN is ASKED TO PAY
Notice of the Transfer of a Check
About Which He Knows Nothing
Is Sent to Him by CAL
gary Attorney.

What appears to be bold scheme to
defraud or victimiZe a Butte merchant
out of $400 came to the notice of Chief
Reynolds this morning.
w. H. Black, a confectioner and
manufacturer at 60 West Park street,
reported to the chief that he had re-
ceived notice from an attorney in
British Columbia to pay a check for that
amount about which he knew nothing.
The merchant produced letter from
p. ]. Nolan, whose letterhead gave his
occupation as a barrister, solicitor and
collector and his address as Herald
Block, Calgary, Alberta.
The letter notified Mr.. Black that
Henry Larson had transferred to the
writer (Nolan) Mr. Blacks check for $4OO.
drawn on the Stockmens bank, and that
the same had been sent through to
Butte for collection.
There is no such bank in Butte, and
the chief of police was asked to as
certain who forged the check, if forget
1t is found to be, and whether the bar
rister is another victim or a party t.
an attempted swindle and blackmail.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, Dec. 2S.-M. Lampre, secretary
general of the Panama Canal company,
sailed for New York today on the French
liner PAntique, from Havre. He will
confer, on his arrival in the United
States, with a. number of the Panama
company officials and make overtures for
the sale of the property to the United
States.
In view of the doubt existing in the
United States regarding the price the
Panama Canal company representative
intends to ask, the correspondent of the
press made inquiry from the best source
of information on the subject, and is
enabled to say that the price will be,
approximate $40000000.
This figure cannot yet be given as the
exact one because the company has not
yet come to a definite decision, but it
will not be appreciably higher.
The isthmian commissions full report
is now in possession of the Panama COM
pany and its valuations will be studied
in detail.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
NOT COMING NOW
DANISH WAR SHIP WILL REMAIN
OFF ST. THOMAS.
INTENDED VISITING NEW YORK
Seems to Be Quite a Feeling Amone
the Danes Against Selling the
Island to the United
States.
INTENDED VISITING NEW YORK
(Ry Associated Press.)

New York, Dec. 2S.-Instead of sailing
for the United States the day after
Christmas, as planned, the Danish man
of-war Valkyren remains at anchor off
the Island of st. Thomas, Danish West
Indies, under orders from the govern
nent at Copenhagen.
The visit of the Valkyrien was planned
several months ago and the announce
ment that it had been postponed was re-
ceived in a cablegran. The cablegram
gives no information beyond saving the
rostponement is to an indefinite time.
The Valkyrien was to have touched at
Norfolk and visited the ports of New
York and Perth Amboy, N j.
Preparations We're under way at Perth
Amboy and in New York to entertain
the officers and crew, and the people of
Danish birth and parentage at these
places are disappointed by the cancella-
ton of the orders under which the
cruiser was to proceed.
1t is believed here that the decision not
to allow the ship to come to America at
present is wholly due to the feelings en-
senered in the Danish Islands by the
negotiations for their sale to the United
States government.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
INCREASED RECEIPTS.
New York Postoffice Quadrupled It's
Business in 80 Years.
(By Associated Press.

(By Associated Press.)
New York, Dec. 2S.-The receipts from
stamps, postal cards and envelopes at
the New York postoffice have more than
quadrurled in the last 80 years.
For 1901 they will aggregate about
$4,000, 900. In 1873 they aggregated s3,00O.-
GU0 in round numbers. THE business
of the New York rostotfice for this year
has been phenomenal said Postmaster
Vancott, yesterday. Our receipts for
stamps, postal cards and envelopes for
this month will exceed s1,200,000. The
average monthly receipts will exceed
S, 900. 600.
In 1876. when the postage was 8 cents
the total receipts for the year were abol.
$1,000 900. In 1883, when first came he
they ranged from $4,000 to 5000, 600 a
month. This year, with cent post
age. our receipts have exceeded $1,000
900 a month and for December will an
proach $1.250000.
These receipts are exclusive of the.
revenues for the money order business
and the transactions Of that depart
ment for this year represent $160, co.,"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28

The report of the directors of the
Panama company, cabled December 21,
said:
1--WE offer to accept as the basis and
principle of departure of fresh negotia-
tions the figures and declarations main.
tanned in the isthmian commissions de-
fintive report"
The estimates come to by such eminent
men are not thought to be open to ques-
tion. though possibly few items are
susceptible to reconsideration and a few
matters may remain to be decided, such
as valuation of the company's stock Of
supplies, but none of these is calculated
to modify the gross figures to any ex-
tent.
The company does not intend to give
the slightest ground for any further mis-
understanding, and believes the defini-
tive price put forward will now be ac-
ceptable.
With M. Lampre in America it will not
be necessary for the mandatory who Is
empowered to submit the definitive price
to depart from France until later, when
the negotiations are under way.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
he WILL NOT WORK
PAT<DUFFY APPEARS IN COURT
ON VAGRANCY .,,AARGE.
ONCE A DESERVING ARTISAN
Labored in the Mines With Judge
Boyle, Who Instantly Recognizes
the Prisoner at the
Bar.

When Pat Duffy. alias Holland. was
brought into police court this morning
on charge Of vagrancy Judge BOYLE
recognized the man as an old co-worker
in the mines
The man had given his name as IIol-
land, but was recognized by the Judge
as Duffy.
Hello, Duffy, are you afraid to work
now?' saluted the judge. You should
not be here. l know when you did work
you were the best worker in the mine. T
worked with you for two years and you
beat them all. ga.
Now, you won't work, though any
mine boss in the district would give YOU
job. It's too bad"
Il want jury trial, judge" said
Duffy.
"A jury trial? You never saw a iurv
trial for vagrancy. You'll have to plead
guilty or not guilty, Duffy, and leave it
to me-
Duffy, or Holland, as he is sometimes
known, was arrested along with Frank
Casey, who was also charged with
vagrancy. These are the two men who
with a, third was released from iaiI at
the request of the county attorneys Of
fee.
The men were accused of robbing a
drunken man, and We're, it is claimed,
caught red-handed in the act by the Of
ficers.
The release created considerable dis
cussion among the police who charged
the county officials with trying to cast
reflections on the city department.
Casey this morning also demanded a
jury trial. but was refused and pleaded
not guilty. The trials were set for this
afternoon. --e.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
CANNON BALL EXPRESS GOES
INTO THE DITCH IN A FOG.
INSTANTLY KlLLEr TWO MEN
Several Were More or Less Seriously
Injured - The Express Train Ran
Into the Rear cf an Extra Which
Was Moving on Siding.
(By Associated Press

Nashua, N. H., Dec. 2S.-.A dense fog
and misplaced switch in the north yard
of the Boston & Maine railroad in this
city today caused the wrecking of the
Cannon Ball express, bound from Mon
treal for Boston.
rwo men were killed instantly and
about half dozen persons were injured.
The dead:
Edward Quimby, Concord, engineer.
]. E. Marshall, Concord, fireman.
The injured: Frank Crowson, Boston,
conductor of an extra freight.
Robert Morrow, Concord, newsboy.
Several passengers were bruised, but it
was not necessary to send any of them
to hospital.
The wreckage caught fire. but the blaze
was eXtinguished without further dam
age.
The express collided wit. an extra,
running from Concord to Boston.
The engine of the passenger train
struck the rear of the freight as the
latter had hauled on to a siding to per-
nit of the passage of the express.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
Especial to Inter Mountain.)

Especial to Inter MOuntain.)
Helena, Dec. &C. F. Kelley, repre-
eenting the Anaconda Copper Mining
company, today made application to
the supreme court for writ Of super
visory control to set aside Judge Clancy's
order permitting the survey of the Ana
conda, Never Sweat, st. Lawrence and
other claims by F. A. Heinze.
The application was filed with the clerk
by Chief Justice Branty and Associate
justice Pigott, Justice Milburn being
absent
The APPLICATION was filed with the clerk
by Mr.. Kelley and on argument made
by him before the two members of the
court.
The court refused to make the order,
asA-~ as it was in recess, but this will
in no way prejudice the rights of the
Anaconda company to renew it's appica-
ton when the court reconvenes jan
uary g
1t has been the custom of the Mon
tana supreme court not to make orders
during recess except in matters demand
ing immediate adjudication. The court
Will take up the application and pass
upon its merits in open court January
2, If the matter is presented at that
time.
In his argument to the court Mr.. Kel-
ley claimed that F. A. Heinze secured
from Judge Clancy an order permitting
the survey Of the properties adjoining
the Paramount claim, and Judge Clancy
refused to vacate the original order, upon
the application of the Anaconda COM
pany.
The order goes into effect next Tues
day.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28

Mr.. Heinze, in his application for the
writ issued by Judge Clancy, seeks to
survey the great underground workings
of the Anaconda and other properties
because he claims that a smal vein run
ming into the Anaconda property apexes
in the Fairmount claim, now the property
of the Nipper company.
Litigation Endless and Injurious.
The petition of the Anaconda company
states that from the evidence in the case
it does not appear that Mr.. Heinze owns
the Fairmount claim, and contests his
right to bring such action asking for
the survey order when he has parted
title to the property.
That admitting that Heinze owned
the Fairmount, there is nothing in the
evidence to warrant survey order of
the underground workings of all the
mines referred to.
The petition further states that the
order secured from Judge Clancy was not
applied for in good faith, but for the
purpose of giving Heinze information
as to the mines owned by the Anaconda
company and an opportunity to injure
the relator.
That the application for the survey or
der granted by Judge Clancy was made
without foundation of law.
Continuing, the petition states that
Mr.. Heinze is carrying on an endless lit
igation involving the properties of the
Anaconda company, resulting In annoy
ance to the relator and unnecessary en-
barrassment, and that the litigation in
stituted by Heinze will work irreparable
injury and damage to the Anaconda
company.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
DANISH SEkA IEN WHO TRY TO
KILL THE POAT WATCHMAN.
GAVE POLICE EXCITING CHASE
Make Confession to Having Killed a
Policeman at Montevideo-Assault
:. ed Watchman Without Good
Cause and He May Die.
(By Associated Press. }

New York, Dec. 28.-Harry Hagen anc
Jack Tighe, seamen on the Danish bark
Ebba, Captain Poulson, now docked al
South Brooklyn, are locked up in the
Raymond street Jail, charged with hav.
ing assaulted Olof Nelson, another sea-
man, with intent to kill him. Nelson
is at deaths door in the Norwegian
hospital in Brooklyn.
On trip from Montevideo, Hagen con-
fessed to Carl Nelson that he and an
other man had, in Montevideo, killed
with sword policeman and thrown
the body into the River Platte.
.oThe policeman had ordered us of
the street." said Hagen. my partner
was caught, but escaped"
Bad feeling resulted and about mid
night Christmas eve when Tighe sat
in the forecastle writing letter Olaf
Nelson, who was on duty as watchman,
turned over an envelope.
Tighe took offense and struck Nelson,
who is only 16, but was beaten off.
Tighe then went to the German four
masted ship Anna at the next pier south,
brought back Hagen and three other
sailors of the Anna ana attacked Mel
son.
Tighe had his sheath knife and Hagen
had capstan bar and slung-shot Mel
son was stabbed in the left arm and un-
der the left shoulder blade, his scalp
was cut from his forehead to the back
of his neck, his skull was fractured
and he was beaten in the face and on
the shoulders, breast and ribs.
Hagen gave the police an exciting
chase before he was captured. He jumped
into the water of the harbor, swan a
long distance and was caught just as
many men were killed. says a dispatch
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
EXPLORE SUMATRA ISLAND.
Secured Some Valuable Specimens and
More or Less Information.
(By Associated Press.)

San Francisco, Dec. 2S-A. c. Harrison.
Jr., and Doctor H. NJ. Miller have ar
rived here after extended explorations
through the Island of Sumatra. They
are on their way to their homes in
Philadelphia.
AS result of their work. they have
an extensive and valuable collection of
birds and other fauna, and of an
thrOpological and chronological speci-
mems.
The chronological collection will be
given to the University of Pennsylvania,
and the natural history collection to the
Academic of Natural Science of Phil
adelphia.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
SELLING THE BONDS.
Carnegie Preparing to Make Good His
Gift,
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
New York, Dec. 28-It is reported on
Wall street that an auction sale of Ad-
rain H. Muller & Co., 5 per cent bonds
of the Carnegie Steel company sold at
113H. Andrew Carnegie rendered $10000,-
900 In these bonds to the government for
the Washington Memorial Institute for
Original Research, and it is believed by
some that Mr.. Carnegie has begun to
convert the bonds into money in order
that the government should be relieved
from any embarrassment on account of
the bonds
At the price realized the $10,00O00O in
bonds would be equivalent to $11, ,3S7 800,
a substantial increase of the promised
endowment
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
BUILD ACROSS RESERVE.
New Road Files Application and Maps
Of Proposed Route.
(By Associated Press }

\by ASSOCIATED FFeSSJ
San Bernardino, CAL, Dec. 28-News
reached here today that the San Pedro.
Los Angeles and Salt Lake road, has
filed application for leave to build it's
line across the forest reserve through
Cajo Pass, few miles above this place.
The application was recorded some
days ago together with maps showing
the proposed route.
From these maps it is seen that the
Clark survey crosses the line of the
Santa Fe several times between the
mouth of the pass and the summit which,
1t is said, indicates that the two roads
may rebuild line over the mountains
north of San Bernandino, on a;
better grade than the Santa Fe nowf
has.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED.
State Teachers Association Adjourned
This Afternoon,

Especial to Inter Mountain,)
Missoula, Dec. 2S.-The State Teachers
association adjourned today after se-
lecting Bozeman as the next place of
meeting and electing the following off,
GERS:
President-J. G.. MCKAY, Hamilton.
First Vice -Presdent-JOHN DEKAY,
Red Lodge.
Second Vice e-Presdent-LUCY H.
CARSON, Dillon.
Secretary-IDA FULLERTON, Hell
ena.
Treasurer-GEORGE E. SWAN.
Member of the executive committee to
succeed himself, Lewis Terwilliser.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
LIST OF BRITISH DEAD.
War Office Issues a Statement of I.e
Vets Recent Success.
(By Associated Press.l

Wv @1oSOtfdttU I'FeSS.
( London, Dec. 2S.-The war office this
afternoon issued a list of the British
casualties al Zeefontein, December "a
when Colonel Firman's camp, Consisting
OF three companies of yeomanry and two
guns, was successfully rushed by a Roer
commando under General DeWet.
The list indicates the entire success of
peWet's attack. Six officers and so men
were killed, officers were wounded and
are missing.
1t is presumed that the missing officers
were taken along with the guns
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
Sentenced u Three Years.
(By Associated Press.)

OBy Associatad Pfess.|
Spokane Dec. 2S.--Frank Fleming. re-
Gently convicted of manslaughter for
killing John Keeler in a drunken fight al
Port Hill, Idaho, was sentenced at Rath-
drum this morning to serve three years
in the Idano penitentiary. The evidence
showed that Keeler began the fatal
fight.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
Oldest Woman in Maine Dead.
(By Associated Press.)

Millrilge, Me-. Dec. 2S.-Mrs. Eliza
Iinkham. the oldest woman in Maine. is
dead. She was horn on January u. 1898,
ard was married in 1920 She raised
large family. and five children survive
her. One, Paul Pinkham, is a prominent
saiphuiider of Maine.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
AN ALLEGED MURDERER IS CAPTURED


other
bo
Lemack
%ritnr
Mountain Joined searching him had his skull
cracked
Lemack be to
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
Weeks Bank Statement.
(By Associated Press.)

IBy ASSOclated PresS.)
New York Dec. 2S--The statement of
the associated banks for the week shows:
Loans $s57, ,960, ,2OO increase, 1854, 800 De-
posts, $91c, 1863, 500; increase, $6,773, 500.
Circulation, $3l $50, 100; decrease, $73, 200.
Legal tenders, $71, 900, 600; increase, ST.
$780, 600. Specie, 3,618, ,20O increase, $2,-
58s,4 400. Reserves, $235, sos $780, increase,
~, '99,4 400. Reserve required. $227 III ,450;
increase. $1,6sS,375. Surplus, 1881 $50;
increase, So, ,10S,025
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
Roseberry Herds by Himself.
(By Associated Press,)

(By ASSOciated PreSs)
London, Dec. est is asserted upon
apparently good authority that the lib
eral leader, Sir Henry Campbell Ban
herman, has written a letter to Lord
Roseberry in the hope of restoring unity
among the liberals, but that Roseberry
declined to join his fortunes with the
liberals at present
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28

tation of the business men and will, at
a general meeting today, explain the
great benefits of d morse show to a city
in which it is held. This meeting will be
the initial one in movement to have a
permanent horse show in San Antonio,
the first one to be held in 1902.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
Reports of Wrecks Untrue.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press)
Seattle, WASH, Dec. 2S-Marine off,
GERS here think there is no foundation
for the alarming reports sent out to the
erect that news of several wrecks was
expected. There is no news to indicate
that any unreported disasters have oc-
CURED, and shipping men feel no appre-
hension on that score
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
Cut OF From Wire Service
(By Associated Press.)

Victoria, b. c.. via steamer, Dec. 2s.-
Victoria is completely cut off from tele-
graphic communication. The Canadian
Pacific railroad cable was cut by the
anchors of the Australian liner Aosangi,
which dragged her anchors in English
lay, and the Western Union wires are
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
JOHN GILLIE IS APPOINTED
He Today Assumed Full Control of
All the Mines of the Amalga-
mated Company.


Butte Anaconda washoe
a ne one.
Gle
as
appointment will be a very popular
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
Settled Out of Court.
(Ry Associated Press.)

Helena Dec. 2S-The suit of Harry
Ringwald against w. A. Clark to recover
1000 for services rendered during the
sensa tional investigation at Washington.
was dismissed by Judge Clements of the
district ccurt attorney. The case was
settled out of court.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
Memorial Fund Increasing.
(By Associated Press.)

10y ASSOCldIeu PTeSS.)
Chicago Dec, 28.- Alexander H. Re-
veil, chairman of the Illinois Auxiliary
of the Mckinley Memorial association,
reports that the monument fund for the
state is fast approaching the $25,
mark. The total amount subscribed today
is $20,919.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28

q, which arrived off here at 5:55 o'clock
this morning, was unable to communi-
cate with the shore, owing to unfavor-
able weather and proceeded to London.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
Wrecked on Goodwin Sands.

London, Dec. 26.-The British bark
Mersey, Captain Olsen, from Rlsario,
October IA for Falmouth, was wrecked
upon the Goodwin sands last night. Life
boats stood by her until she bagan tc
break up, and then took off the crew,
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28

down in a hundred places between here
and the cable box, 20 miles distant The
ship Santa Clara of San Francisco is still
hard and fast on Trail island.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
Horse Show in San Antonio
(By Associated Press.)

San Antonio, Tex, Dec aS.-A. 2. Ash
brook, secretary Of the Kansas City
Horse Show association. is here by invi-s
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
Fleishman Arrives in Turkev

Aby ASSOCIATED Pfess.)
Constantinople, Dec. 2S.-John M.
freshman, minister to Turkey, arrived
here today on his return from a visit to
America
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
Passed by Queenstown.

(By Associated Press.)
Queenstown, Dec. 2S-The Cunard
liner Etruria, from New York. December
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
Missouri Was Launched.

(By Associated Press.)
Newport News, Va, Dec. 2S.-The bat
tleship Missouri was successfully
launched at 11:12 a, m.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
WRIT OF CONTROL ASKED FOR
F KELLEY APPEARED BEFo THE SUPREME COURT TODAY
MADE ARGUM SUPPORT
COURT REFUSED TO MAKE THE ORDER IN CHAMBERS

Mr. Kelley Claims That Endless Litigation
pany-The
mount Claim Has
Was Brought in GoodFa
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-28
WOULD SE'<, PANAMA CANAL
LAMPRE x FRENCH REPRESENTATIVES, OF THAT
CONCERN, TEE UNITED
ONLY ASK FORTY MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE DITCH

That
pan Rights for Figure
Change-The Panama Company No Further Ground
for Misunderstanding Anxiou
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