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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-18

Court Beauty. King Cashier took hon
ors from Soapy Bill.
Semi finals-Chilco W as rawn by G..
II. MacDougall and Lethbridge and
King Cachier entered into the finals.
but darkness prevented a clear. sight
of the rabbit and the course will be
continued next Sunday.
The managers of the fight between
Tommy White and Benny Yanger an
uounce that the date mas been definitely
settled as November %. This in the face
Of the announcement by Chief of Police
Kelly OF St. Louis, where the fight is to
be held, that he will enforce the order Of
the board of police commissioners pro-
hibiting prize fights or boxing matches.
-ssessod s3Lods s!nOI rs eQ1 J! SD sYool
ing drags were about to give those Chi
cago ward politicians a taste Of their
own medicine
Butte sports and athletes went down
to two defeats at the hands of the Boze-
man cracks Saturday. Once was when
the Butte Business college football team
failed to score against the Agricultural
college. The next defeat was Saturday
night when the Bozeman bowlers won
against the Buttes bye pins. The scores
were: First, Bozeman S42. Butte, 755;
second, Bohemian 794, Butte Sol; third,
Bozeman $780, Butte 1913.
California race-goers will have the ad-
vantage this winter of following most of
the famous American jockeys who have
been starring in England. One party left
Liverpool aast Wednesday for New York
and will go direct to SEN Francisco.
Among them were CtNh Slban, Joe Pig
got, Eddie Ross, j. C. Mitchell and Fred
Hall. Fred Foster. the trainer, is also
with the jocks.
Nine contestants out of the original %
starters in the six-day go-as-you- please
match at Pittsburg finished the grind
last Saturday night. Final score: Cava-
naugh, SOC miles II laps; Barnes, 47S miles
4 laps: Shelton. 1872 miles: Noremac, Ala
miles; Dean, Alb miles laps: Loeslir.
404 miles 4 laps; Hegelnlan, 265 miles:
Day. s55 miles IL laps; Barclay, $50 milcs
3 laps.
Cecil Wetmore of Red Roc<, who is
attending school in Butte and is a new
member of the Butte Rod and Gun
club, made score yesterday that will
stand for some time in the clubs
maiden record. He killed IA out of Is
live birds, it being his first work over
the traps. ]. w. Kimball, E. A. Morley
and Tom Smith were the new members
taken in yesterday.
Henry Fourier, the French automc-
bilist, established a new record for one
mile and kept his word Saturday to 90
under a minute. He covered the dis.
lance on the Coney Island boulevard in
81 As seconds.
McKeever of Philadelphia took Jack
O'Brien's place in the match before the
National Sporting club of London, and
which carries with it the English middle
weight championship. The tight takes
place tonight.
Bobby Walthour won the six-day one
hour-a-day bike race at Memphis. Tenn,
Saturday evening. He made 1877 miles
and 10 laps. Bowler was only a foot be-
hind. and Leander 20 yards away.
Ching Fong. the Chinese boxer, mar
ried white girl. Jessie Durham, at Gin
cinnati, the other day.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-18
NOTICE TO UNDERWRITERS.

Bids will be received up till p. m.
Friday, December Is. 1901, by the County
Commissioners, for the burial OF all
county poor that die outside Of the Poor
Farm. The burial to take place in any of
the city cemeteries that the deceased
may have designated.
WILLIAM D. CLARK, Chairman,
Board County Commissioners.
JOHN WESTON, County Clerk.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-18
DR.. ia. Tong us Arizona Street.

NO CHARGE FOR ADVICE. Pri.
vats ana Chronic Diseases cured with
Chinese Herbs that have cured mill.
ions for INJURIES.
This u to certify that DR.. Fong's herb
treatment cured me Of . bad casa
-PETD NUl[EI.
Dr. vong'D herb treatment cured me
Of 0vo yearr kidney and bladdse
trouble.-JOHN MILLER.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-18
10 the Public

Notice IL hereby gwen that the state
and county taxes for the year 1901 are
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-18

cipher. It was B0zeman that did It, and
n was the colOrs Of the Butte Business
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09
Council Notes.

The present board of city alder
men held its last regular meeting
last night and allowed the regular
monthly bills and finished up the
years work.
At rollcall all mem bers respond
ed except Alderman Leigh
The monthly and years reports
of officers were then read and ap-
proved,
A recess was then taken for the
purpose of auditing some bills,
after which work was resumed.
A request from the Crestomathe-
on Rhetorical association of the
Florence high school asking the
privilege of using the hagpole on
the corner of Pixies Peak avenue
and Main street for the next two
weeks, it being the two weeks pre-
ceding the annual oratorical CON
test, to be held April IS, The re-
quest was granted
The semi-annual license of sa-
loon men became due on the first
of the month aud last night all sa
loonkeepers asked for renewal of
license for the next six months,
excepting one, and he will appear
at the city clerks office today.
According to the minutes an un-
signed communication was read
charging Alderman Houston with
holding the resignation of Alder
man Leigh from the board for
three months, but Mr.. Houston
stated that he received it on March
21th, and did not have the oppor-
tunity of laying it before the board
at regular meeting before cleo
ton.
1t was then moved by Guilinger
and seconded by Blunt that the
grlst of monthly bills be allowed
and warrants drawn for the same.
Carried.
A motion was then made and
carried that recess be taEen un-
til Wednesday at I O'Clock p, m,
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09

SECRETARY GAGE has decided
that Chinese born in Hawaii at
any time, or naturalized there be-
fore the date of the treaty of an
nexation, are citizens of the United
States and entitled to entry at any
port The burden of proof rests
on the Chinaman seeking entrance.
The decision, of course, does not
conflict with the exclusion law, but
it does open the way for the SNUG
Cling of Chinese direct from the
Flowery Kingdom more boldly in
to this country.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09
Parish Meeting.

The annual congregational meet
ing of st Albans parish was held
at the chapel last night, and ves-
trymen were elected for the ensu-
ing year The reports of the sec
retary and treasurer showed that
the temporalities OF the parish
were in first class condition and
that its finances We're such as to
ensure its Independence.
The following officers we're elect
ed: NJ. l.. Hovey, Sr warden; w.
V. Glow, Jr. warden; vestrymen,
Messrs. Sample, Dorm, Meserve,
johnson and Greenawalt. Depu
ties to the Diocesan council,
Messrs. st. John, Meserve and
Greenawat
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09

THE Pan American commission,
recently appointed by the presi-
dent, presents in personnel a great
contrast to the st Louis commits
sion, which consists almost entire
ly of broken down politicians.
There are none of this breed in
the former list, this remarkable
phenomenon being due to the fact
that no salary is attached to the
office. The necessary expenses"
of the commissioners are paid, but
no per diem, while the ST, Louis
job pays $1,000 year, for five
years perhaps,
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09
Rockvale Mine.

The main slope on the north
side of the Rockvale mine is moi
working yet nor does the company
intend eopening it for several
months. There yet remains con-
siderable cleaning up to be done
and the lower entries are full of
water which will take several
months to bail out
In the neigh borhood of 200 men
are now working and room for
more is being made as rapidly as
possible. When thoroughly clean
ed and in working order, the mine
IN accommodate about 800 or $50
men. The new system of weigh
ing coal is proving greater bene-
fit to the miners than was the old
system, when the men were paid
81 per ION for lump coal. They
now get seventy-fve cents per ton
for run of mine. A ton consists
of 2OOJ pounds
The work of installing the new
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09

James A. Herne III Sag Harbor
at Grand opera house April 30.
Special train will be run to Pueblo
via d. & Il G.. leaving Canon
6::2O, Florence Gao Fare 81 90
for round trip. This is the last
excursion for this season. Seats
at Davies Drug storr.
New York Evening World Sep
tember q says: The magnificent
and studious training which Mr.
Herne gives all players who sur
round him was evident at all times.
The playing of Mr. Herne was
wonderfully clever He is an
artist in character roles almost in
comparable, Every character in
vented and trained by Mr.. Herne
stood out like cameo. One thing
certain you can't say you have
seen the good things of the year
unless you have witne essed Sag
Harbor'"
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09

OK APRIL | new rate of post
age between the United States and
Cuba went into effect. This will
henceforth be at domestic rates,
just as it now is to Mexico and
Canada. 1t is estimated that the
reduction will cause a falling off
of $4,000 in receipts the first year,
but that this will soon be made up
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09

SECRETARY ofthe Interior Hitch
cock lis considering the use of a
lottery system to avoid bloodshed
and litigation over about 100000
acres of land on the kiowa Indian
reservation to be thrown open to
settlement early in September.
After the allotment to the Indians
there will be about 1880 home
stead sites of 100 acres each.
Heretofore, the master has been
decided by rush across the bor-
der, begun at given signal, aud
invariably attended with blood
shed and followed by litigation,
If AN experiment that has been
proceeding in Washington for
some years turns out success
when it eliminates this fall, it will
be possible to grow orange trees
out of doors all over the southern
half of the United states. The
department of agriculture has
crossed the Florida orange on the
hardy, but unpalata ble, japanese
species, which grows amid snow
and ice, and if the fruit is luscious,
the experiment will have been a
success. Trees are now bearing,
but the fruit will not be ripe till
fall, so the real flavor cannot be
determined. Even if the fruit
fails, the tree produced can be
used to great advantage as a hedge.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09

e ctric plant at Coal Creek is pro-
crossing as rapidly as money and
labor can do it 1t is expected
that coal will be hoisted about
Nav LIST.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09
Crowded Out.

Owing to the crowded condition
of our news columns yesterday the
following item was unavoidably
crowded out:
Last Saturday evening while
John Eynon and his companions
were playing on Seventh street
near the Florence q Cripple Creek
tracks, one of them accidently dis,
charged 22-calibre revolver
which they were playing with. the
bullet penetrating young Eynon's
right arm and lodging in the left
leg The injured boy was taken
to his home, corner Third street
and Santa Fe avenue and at this
time is resting easy.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09
Florence Rifle Range.

In last weeks shoot John Dodge
won first prize ON a>score of 2I.
Fred Powell aud Ed. Dsibert
tied for second prize, score of 26.
Powell won the shoot off. score "a
Ray Felt won third prize, score
%.
Three cash prizes given this
week.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09

Real estate and vacant lots in all parts
of the city Plenty of money to loan on
good real estate. Our Insurance com
panies are all Gilt Edged
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09

We have fine room and partner for
some one who has the furniture for
nice billiard and pool hall. This is a
good proposition for the right party.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09
Easter Novelties IN Comfits

In readiness for Eastertide we are
showing some attractive novelties in
candy packages and in the confections
themselves which are chocolates, bon
bons and various other kinds too numer-
Gus to mention, besides the old stand by,
the candy egg, but all sweet and delecta-
bic Our windows. counters and shelves
are worth more than casual glance.
their contents more than mere taste,
HOFFMAN BROS.
1870 West Main st. Phone 27-3
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09

For Rent The Ell Paso hotel, full of
boarders, and making lots of
money.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09

For Sale Feed store building, trade has
been eslah ished for years. Owner
has made enough to retire from
active business.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09

Or. Yard makes speciality /
all kinds OF dental work 1913 If
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09

For Sale The best livery business in
the city. A big money maker. Ill
health the cause of selling.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09

For SaleA good bakery, doing fine
buiness, with good location. A
fine opportunity to get in bust
ness and get advantage of years of
experience working up of a large
trade.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-04-09
Business Chance List.

For Sale-One of the largest and Oldest
established mercantile stores in
Florence. Can show books to
prove volumn of business done
annually. This is large PROPOSE
ton but good one.
The colored American., 1901-02-09
LEGAL NOTICE.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS
TRICT OF COLUMBIA, the 18th day Of Ian
uaTy 1901.
Annie NJ. Clifton,
vs.. Equity No. zI,8o6, Docket 40
Joseph NJ. Clifton
On motion of the plaintiff, by Mr.. r. S. Smith her
solicitor, it is ordered that the defendant Joseph
NJ. Clifton cause his appearance to be entered
herein before the first rule-day occurring
forty days after this day: otherwise the cause will
be proceeded with as in case of default
The object of this suit is for absolute divorce on
the grounds of cruelty and desertion
A copy of this order shall be published in The
Washington Law Reporter and in The Colored
American once per week for three successive
weeks. By the Court.
JOB BARNARD. Justice, &c.
True copy. Test:
]. r. YOUNG, Clerk, &C.
By ]. WILMER LATIMER, Asst Clerk.
The colored American., 1901-02-09
Washington STAR

With the close of this session Mr..
White Of North Carolina, the only col
Ored man in the House of Representa-
tives, goes out OF Congress. January
29.h, in the House, Mr.. White pro.
nOunOed 1.-The NegrO's temporary fare
well to the American Congress" In an
impaSsiOned speech, which brought
forth applause on the floor and in the
galleries.
Il want to enter plea for the cOlOred
man, the cOlOrad woman, the colOred
boy and the COOred girl of this coun-
Try, said MIR. White, in part, "I would
not thus digress from the question at
Issue and detaln the House in a di7-
cu8SlOn OF the interests of this particu-
lar people at this time bnt for the con
slant and the persistent efforts Of Ger
TAIN gentlemen upon this floor to mold
ana rlVet public sentiment against US
!" people and to lose no opportunity
10 hold up the unfortunate few who
commit crimes and depredations and
iesd lives of infamy and shame, as
O'her races do, as fair specimens Of rep
HS7ltatiYes of the entire colored race
AND st no one time, perhaps, during
'ue Fifty. sixth Congress were these
Chafges and cOuntercharges contain
Ing' as they do, slanderous state ments,
uOfe peIsistently msgnified and press
eu upon the attention Ofthe nation than
uuFlhg the consideration Of the recent
i0appOrtionment bill. which ls now a
i'" As stated some days ago on this
"OOr Oy me, l then sought diligently
" OBTAIN an opportunity to ans wer
sOme OF the state ments made by gentle
~eh from different states, bus the
t''ilege was denied me; and there :
'O'e must embrace this opportunity to
I"!' out Of season, perhaps, that which
WAS not permitted to say in season
WHAT THE RACE HAS ACCOMPLISHED.
! would like 10 advance the state
The colored American., 1901-02-09

ment that the musty records of 1868,
filed away in the archives of Southern
cspitOIs, ss to what the Negro was thir
ty years ago, is not a proper standard
by which the Negro living on tue
threshold of the twentieth century
should be measured. Since that time
we have reduced the illiterRcy Of the
race at least 45 per cent. We have writ
ten and published nearly 500 books.
We have nearly 800 newspapers, three
of which are dailies. We have now In
practice over 900 lawyers, and q cor
responding number Of doctors We
have accumulated over $12 000, 900
W prth Of school property end about $40,
600, 900 worth of church property We
have about 10000 farms and homes.
valued at in the ne1ghbOrhOod OF $3.50,
600, 600, and personal property valued
at about $170 900 600. We have raised
about $11 900 OOO for educational pur
poses, and the property per capita for
every cOIOred man. woman and child
In the United States IS estimated at
$75.
I'VE are operating successfully sev'
eral banks, commercial enterprises
among our people in the Southland, in
cluding one silk mill and one cotton
factory. We have 80 900 teachers In
the schools Of the country; we have
built, with the aid Of our friends about
90 1000 churches, and support seven col
leges, seventeen academies, fifty high
schools, five law schools, five medical
schools and TWEEN ty five thee l)gical
seminsries. We have over 500, 900 acres
of land in the south alone. The cot
ton produced, mainly by black labor,
has increased from 4 $50, ,770 bales in
1860 to IL, 235, 900 In 1899. All this We
have done under the most adverse cir
cumstances. We have dene it in the
face Of lynching, burning at the stake,
with the humiliation Of Jim Crow cars
the Acknowledgement Of our male citi-
zens, slander and degradation Of our
women with the factories closed against
Us. no Negro permitled to be cODduc'
tor on the railway cars, whether run
through the stleets OF our cities or
across the prairies Of our great country,
no Negro permitted to run as engineer
on q locomotive, most Of the mines
closed against Us.
The colored American., 1901-02-09
A TELLING APPEAL.

The Negro's Temp porary Farewell to Con-
gresS-the Great Achievements of the
Negro in its Few Years of Freedom
Hon George H. White Delivers an
Eloquent Speech to the Lower.
The colored American., 1901-02-09
Agents Wanted.

WANTED. reliable person in every
county to represent large company of solid hnan-
clal reputation; 5000 salary per year payable week
"; So per day absolutely sure and all expenses:
straight, bonahde, definite salary no commission:
salary paid each Saturday and expense money ad-
vanCed each week. STANDARD HOUSE 97A
Dearborn ST, Chicago
The colored American., 1901-02-09

Active agents are wanted In ever oi and
American. the greatest and newJiest ooI0red
newspaper published, Write fer terms, Ad-
dress The COlOred American, 46S G street. n.
W., Washington, -. G..
The colored American., 1901-02-09

Persons who keep boarding houses or who can
take few strangers to board and room during the
holidays or inauguration, should make announce
ments through these columns. Letters are coming
each day and If your announcement appears in the
paper the parties can write direct to you. Let
US know If you can take boarders and roomes and
how many
The colored American., 1901-02-09

Colnred man who reads and writes to prs.
pare f0r trave ing $50 m pntbl and expep ses
Send Sc addressed envelope. President n ac-
bIad, $50 Dearborn, CHICAGO.
The colored American., 1901-02-09
ROO MS FOR RENT.

Two rooms furnished unfurnished with or
without board. Convenient to two car lines Near
Government Printing Office. GA srd street, n e.
The colored American., 1901-02-09

= An elegant furnished or unfurnished front room
to lady or gentleman family of two in northwest
further information address Earl" Colored Ameri-
office.
The colored American., 1901-02-09
SPE, IAL.

There are letters at this office for Mr. Har-
~ Radcliff. Hon. William Harris and MRS.
Louisa F, Washington.
The colored American., 1901-02-09

If you can furnish meals to a select few or to
persons who want breakfast and dinner You can get
customers by advertising in this column
The colored American., 1901-02-09
SPECIAL ADVERTIsEMENTs.
WANTED HELP.

active, energetic young man who bs, soms
exp TIenCe as collector and who can ride bicycle
can ohnd employment this office if he desires to
work. -
The colored American., 1901-02-09

Large sunny front room, also middle room. newly
paPered; bath and heated with or without board.
furnished or unfurnshed. One block from Capt.
tai convenient to cars, also firstclass table board
Call or address I33 B ST. s. W.
The colored American., 1901-02-09
Wanted Rooms.

PERSONS desiring TO secure first class rooms
In any part of the cit will do wen 10 put an
announcement in these columns.
The colored American., 1901-02-09

Enclose &c stamp for repI, ant We Will send
particulars telling how on can IA axe from
80 to $50 per month, and also be presented
with fine Gold Watch Address
SCOTT REMEDY CO.,
Box $40, Louisville, KY,
The colored American., 1901-02-09

II you have spare room that on would
ike to rent to desirable parties advertiae
them In The OOlOred American,
The colored American., 1901-02-09
Wanted a Partner.

Wanted partner for a business alread as
taDl1shed and paing well. Must nave SONS
cash and be able to take position on salary
ADDRESS Is care this office. (ConhdentiaD
The colored American., 1901-02-09

WANTED-PeTsOns having rooms TO rent TO fami-
lies, to young meh or to young women can get ten
ants by advertising in this column
The colored American., 1901-02-09

Wanted an active, Intelligent oung man
10 c0Il6ct Tor reliable business firm
Good place for the right man.
The colored American., 1901-02-09
clip Wanted.

DO ou want work? Do Ou want tob9 Il
so, advertise the fact in fb csc columns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-09
CAME IS Over.
YOnnie Knowles Turner Married
to See Paris Exposition.
Now Wants a Divorce From Her
Husband.
ONCE LIVED in KANSAS.
AS a Young Girl Was Known in
Ell Dorado.
Relates Her Marital Troubles
in Detail.
ONCE LIVED in KANSAS.

vonnie Knowles Turner, formerly Of
FL Dorado. has attracted attention in
the east by charges against her hus-
band to whom she was married last
year
The New York Journal says:
Mrs Walter P. Turner is about to
bring suit for absolute divorce from her
husband, nephew OF United States Sem
ator' George Turner, Of the state of
Washington.
1T is a story remarkable as ever was
fold that Mrs Turner here relates.
'.She alleges. and Will so swear in her
suit for divorce. that her husband. whom
she welded only last March. has already
forgotten his marriage vows
she declares too that he has certain
~ forgotten other vows he made to her
before their wedding
s'34e solemnIy promised her. she says
that she should be his wife only in name.
and that he would release her from the
marital bonds as soon as they should re-
turn from a visit 10 the Paris exposition,
whose beauties and wonders she intense
" desired to see She married him solely
because she yearned to go TO Paris and
the exposition.
Now. she says although she has been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-09
FOUGHT FOR COQUETTE.
Friends Make a Discovery and Battle
With Fists For Girl

Watsessing. N J.. Feb. 9-In far away
Armenia a few years ago, a pretty CO.
Qnette bade farewell to two young men
who were setting out for America She
wished them quick riches and a speedy
RETURN She had secretly promised her
hand to each on his home coming.
Paul Tavitan and ATansa Sovgian. the
fOrtune-hunters. found employment in
the Ampere silk Mills in Watsessing-
n J. They were fast friends, but each
guarded closely from the other the
parting promise Of the girl in Armenia
They had a. holiday yesterday and
planned a trim to New York. While
waiting for a train they fell to talking
of home. and then TaVitan let fall that
he had received "a letter from the young
woman. Sovgian retorted that he. too,
had heard from her. Each doubted the
other. and at length they agreed to
fight It was to q battle with fists, and
as nobody whom they knew was within
call they consented to fight without sec
Onds.
They chose for a battle-ground a