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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-08

The bronze tablet to be set up the
navy department at Santiago in memory
of the late Frederick Wollaston Rams
den. the British consul general, who rem
dered so much aid to Hobson and his
fellow prisoners Of the Merrimac exploit.
and whose death was due to illness
brought on by his unselfish work at
Santiago, has just been finished at the
Washington navy yard and is now ready
for shipment
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-08

fanatical, he had become one of the
most broad minded men in the sect, and
his policies brought the people much
prosperity. He is the father of Frank
J. Cannon, late senator from Utah.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-08

England's ruler costs the country
s., 500, 900 a year. which. of course, in
cIudes his household expenses and money
raid to other members of his family.
That amount would pay the salary of
the president of the United States, at
$4,000 year, for exactly so years.
Corporal Pettigrew. Sergeant Atkinson
CT al. will please note this.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-08
THE q. o. p.

The Missoulian: Taken altogether
over the United States. the republican
party seems to be in the best of health
step sprigy, eye bright. head up. feeling
like a well-fed 2-year-old on frosty
morning.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-08
THE STATE PRESS.
JAPANESE COOLIES.

Rosebud County News: Montana has
always been proud of the distinction OF
practicing the theory that the laborer Is
worthy of his hire. and no state in the
Union has offered more welcome field
to men willing to work. Wages in every
class of labor have been uniformly
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-08

Anent the discussion as to what shall
be done with Aguinaldo, the Chicago
journal blithely remarks that Bryan
elould adopt him.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-08

T. w. Russell the new Irish leader in
the house of commons, began his career
as public speaker on the temperance
lecture platform. He has in his veins,
by the way, not little Scotch blood.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-08
Personal,

Governor Allen D. Gambler of Georgia
WILL at the expiration of his present
term of office, retire from politics and
will not offer for election to any other
position in the gift of the state.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-08

A son of Lieutenant General Miles is
among the cadets soon to be admitted to
West Point military academy. Charles
Dudley Daily. captain of Harvard's foot
ball eleven last year, is another
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-08

There are now living the widows of
three former presidents of the United
States. Mrs. Harrison lives in Indian
apolis. Mrs. Grant makes her home in
Washington and Mrs. Garfield lives in
Mentor, o. Buchanan's niece and Ar
thurs sister, both prominent in WASH
ingtOn during the administration Of
those presidents, still survive.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-08

Henry Ciews, Jr., has no taste for
business. His father put him in his
clearinghouse for some time, but the
young man showed no liking for Wall
street. Now he has gone in for art. He
is studying painting under a well-known
artist and has. it is said. displayed much
talent. He is a handsome. manly looking
fellow and is popular with his associ-
ates.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10
GALVESTON TO BUFFALO.
REPORTED PLAN OF THE ROCKEFELLERs
TO PURCHASE MISSOURI PACIFIC
AND WABASH.

The stocks of the Southwestern railway group
had their day in the market yesterday and
their activity and appreciation in value gave
rise to rumors of an approaching vast combina-
ton. these rumors however. differing materially
from those current last spring when it was said
that the Gould interests were to consolidate the
roads constituting the so-called Missouri Pa
cific system" with the Missouri Kansas and
Texas. controlled by the Rockefellers. For
yesterday the Street had it that it was the
Rockefellers who were to do the consolidating
and that their plans practically perfected. con-
templated the purchase of the Missouri Pa
cific and the Wabash. and the linking Of these
lines with their Missouri. Kansas and Texas
road TO form through route from Galveston
10 Bufalo-a report however which was
promptly declared by a leading Rockefeller in
terest TO be entirely without foundation
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas extends from
Kansas City and St Louis to Galveston with a
branch to San Marcos, Tex. and operates a
total length of line of 2,222 miles The Mis-
souri, Pacific, with its many branches. comprises
3163 miles Of line operated in the States of
Missouri, Nebraska. Colorado and Kansas. The
Wabash at its western end joins the other two
roads at st. Louis and at Kansas City 1t has
an entrance into Chicago. but the eastern ter
minus Of its main line is at Toledo. on Lake
Erie From Toledo to Detroit the Wabash uses
other lines which it has trackage rights.
From Detroit to Buffalo il runs its trains over
the Grand Trunk. under joint trackage agree
ment which was entered into about three years
ago The total length Of the Wabash system
is 1888 miles
In the stock market yesterday Missouri Pacific
sold up to 81, and closed S5lk net gain for
the day of 39s per cent, the total sales being
115,1OO shares. Wabash common advanced q
per cent, and the preferred, of which more than
10000 shares changed hands, gained l H. Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas common gained 13s,
and the preferred 7s. OF the other stocks in the
Southwestern group. Texas and Pacific ad-
vanced ia points ST Louis Southwestern pre-
ferred N and Alton 23s
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10
STORY OF PRIESTS MURDER
MAN ARRESTED HERE MAKES CON
FESSION ABOUT THE PHILA-
DELPHIA TRAGEDY

Robert Bryan, alias Sailor Bob" alias Jack
Harris" wanted in Philadelphia for completely
in the murder there on Friday night of Father
RiegeI, a Roman Catholic priest was arrested
in this city late last night by detectives of the
Central Office. When taken before Captain
Titus, Ryan made a confession, in which he
told the story of the murder of the priest, the
police say.
Captain Titus refused to give any
peated to him by Bryan, saying that the men
would doubtless be arrested in Philadelphia to-
day. Bryan is a saloonkeeper, and runs what
he terms a "speakeasy," at No. AS North
Eighth-st Philadelphia.
On Friday night last there went to Bryan's
place man, accompanied by three companions
and Father RiegeL The latter was intoxicated
The four men gave frequent orders for beer for
which the priest insisted paying from large
roll of bills. He intoxicated that he
dropped bills the floor
The leader Of the four had a small vial filled
with laudanum and chloTal. The priest drank
half glass of drugged beer. Bryan said he
made the men take the priest out and the next
day learned that the priest had been found dead
IN the hallway of the house next door
Bryan was arrested for highway robbery in
1891. and his picture is in the Rogues' Gallery
under the name of Jack Harris
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10
THE FIRE IN ERIE BASIN.
DESTRUCTION OF Boards DOCK. THE
STEAMBOAT IDLEWILD AND THE
STEAMER ST DUNSTAN

The pleasure steamboat Idlewild, the British
tramp steamer St. Dunstan and Boards Dock were
destroyed by fire early yesterday morning in the
Erie Basin The steamship Coya. owned by w.
H. Grace & Co, was b"dly damaged The loss is
estimated at from 100000 to S75O,OO0.
The hre broke out at about lis o'clock on the
1dlewild- The hawsers of the IdIewild parted and
the boat drifted toward Beard Dock. which was
stored with jute. The jute Immediately blazed up
hercely. The Idlewild then drifted about touching
the St. Dunstan. which was also soon in flames.
The crew of the st. Dunstan abandoned her. In a
short time the Coya was burning, but the heavy
streams Of water from the freboats pounded out
the flames
Inc fremen had difficulty in preventing the fire
from spreading to Boards warehouses and to much
adjacent shipping A large number of yachts in
the Manning and Tebo basins in danger but
they did take fire.
Yesterday nothing was to be seen of the Idle
wild above water. except her Flagstaff. She an
old boat. owned by the Starin Transportation Com
pauy. The st. Dunstan was destroyed. Ten thou
sand bales of jute in her hold were burned She
was only year old and came to New-York from
Calcutta December 81. She was insured. The
Beard Dock also insured.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10
DEWEY THEATRE LICENSE RErokED.
AS NEW PERMIT TO NEW MEN HAS BEEN
GRANTED THE COURTS ACTION WILL
HAVE NO EFFECT.

Justice Bischof. in the Supreme Court, yesterday
declined 10 confirm the report of ex-Justice Henry
W Bookstaver. referee, in which he held that
the charges of the Sabbath Committee against
Senator T. D. Sullivan and Maurice Kraus. as
licensees of the Dewey Theatre. of conducting
theatrical performances on Sunday, November 2s.
1899. not well founded. Justice Blschon
directs the revocation OF the license
Four witnesses testified the character of the
performance. which they said comprised several
character sketches They denied that the
tainment was anything like sacred concert.
Throughout my examination" says Justice
Bischof. i have horne in mind the conclusion OF
the learned referee, lately my colleague that the
preponderance had not been sustained by the pc
titioner. but impressed ] am with the value
that should be accorded to his expression of opin-
ion, / cannot escape the conclusion that the pc
titioner's evidence when duly weighed with the
proba bty, outweighs the evidence of the respond
ents TO a very strong degree.
As the license expired on May l. 1900. and a new
license has since been issued other persons than
the respondents, Justice Bischon's decision will
have effect on the theatre
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10
BIG BUYING OF UNION PACIFIC.

Union Pacific was exceedingly active in yester-
days stock market. l63 900 shares Of common and
1890 of preferred being sold. The common opened
wide" with sales Of % 600 shares at s2l2 TO 49,
All the houses with Chicago connections bought
heavily. The buying accompanied by re-
vival of the rumor of year ago that William
X. Vanderbilt's plan of consolidating the Union
Pacific with the Chicago and Northwestern would
be carried out For a long time the Vanderbilts
have been identified with the Chicago and North
western road, and they have also acquired at dif-
ferent intervals holdings of Union Pacific.
which may account for the large sales ana higher
prices of this stock in the last two days 49, -
IT reported yesterday that a large block OF
Union Pacific stock was bought by Burlington in
terests with the idea of control of the former
not distant date
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10
PENNSYLVANIA TO SPEND MILLIONS.
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED
ALONG ITS LINES

Philadelphia, Jan. improvements to more
than 100000 will be made this year by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company its main line and
the philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
and the United Railroad Companies Of New-Jersey
divisions. The bulk of the money is to he used on
the main line between this city and Pittsburg and
a large portion will be devoted building the new
Pttsburg station, extending lines and constructing
roads into the soft coal region.
On the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad division II is likely that work VIII be be-
gun the elimination Of grade crossings through
Wilmington and the erection OF station in
that city. At Greenville. n. J.. the New York
division large freight yard is to be constructed
It will have river frontage of three thousand feet
A number Of piers 10 be built, which will en-
able the company to load direct from the cars to
the vessels 1t is the intention to spend about $500
600 this property
There is likely TO be elevated road through
Newark. y. J., and changes may be made on the
line Trenton and Morrisville. which will necess-
tate the moving OF Delaware Bridge.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10
WYER'S ARREST ORDERED.
ACTION OF JUSTICE MADDOX IN CASE
OF JOHN H. CLAPP, OF
PORT CHESTER.

Justice Maddox, at a special term OF the Supreme
Court White Plains yesterday. issued order of
arrest for John H. Clapp. practising lawyer of
Port Chester. Mr.. Clapp has been of the lead
ing attorneys the Westchester bar for over thirty
years and has taken part in many of the most i'm
portant cases brought to trial in that county For
years he has stood high in the Republican politics
Of the county The order OF arrest was issued in an
action brought by Julia F. Chevers. of Port Ches-
ter to s5,571 20, which the plaintiff alleged
Clapp had unlawfully kept from her for about
twenty years. since January l. 1879.
An order was issued on December q 1850. reauir-
ing Mr.. Clapp appear a special term of the
court in Brooklyn December IS. 1900: TO give rea-
why he should not be punished for contempt
for failing obey the interlocutory judgment made
October Is. 1900 requiring him TO account for
the property of the plaintiff in his hands, and for
failure obey A subpoena. bearing date of OCTOBER
%. 1900. The final order to show cause before Jus
tice Maddox yesterday served upon Clapp by
Addison Spratt the Exchange Buffet, No lS9
Broadway in this city and when Clapp failed TO
Sheriff Miller received the warrant for Clapps ar
rest yesterday afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10
HUSBAND AND WIFE ASPHYII4TED.
SHE Is SUPPOSED WHILE INSANE TO HAVE
OPENED BURNERS FROM WHICH GAS
WAS POURING.

George Baird, ffty-six years old and his wife,
Emma Baird, forty years old, were asphyxiated BY
illuminating gas on Tuesday night in their fat on
the third floor of No A Sumuer-ave. Brooklyn.
Their dead bodies were found yesterday morning.
Mrs. Bairds body in the bedroom but Mr.
Batrds body was stretched out on the floor be-
tween the bedroom and the kitchen. showing that
ne had probably been awakened by the gas which
ne had been lnhalinS- and that. in attempt 10
reach fresh air. he had been overcome Gas was
pouring from four open burners. \ light was burn
ing IN front room. but explosion had taken
place.
The police have reached the opinion that Mrs.
Baird had left her bed and opened the burners dur
ing the night. while temporarily insane from grip
Mr.. Baird was wholesale oyster dealer at No
Joy CharleS-St., Manhattan. and Pier No 20
North River He was apparently prosperous His
only relatives are i'm Cuba Mrs Baird had
sister. Mrs Mary kiilelee. Of No 1S7 SIOcktOn-st
Brooklyn Mrs. kielee has taken charge OF the
bodies
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10
Bon OFFICE ATTACHED.
TICKETS AT ROSTER & BIAL's SOLD BY A
CITY MARSHAL.

Miss Jennie Joyce. the actress in private life
Mrs. Fred Woods. n the Tenth District Munich
pal Court yesterday afternoon. secured a iudc-
ment for 1923 75 against Alexander A Hashim
OF Roster & Balls The amount OF the Judgment
was due salary for Miss Joyce's appearances
under Mr. Hashims management, for three weeks
one Of them in Philadelphia and two In New-York
She was to receive <so week and part Of the
money paid
In the evening city Marshal Klune went 10
Roster & Bials Music Hall and attached the box
office. He took charge and began sell tickets
Then representative of Miss Loe Fuller who
IS dancing at Roster Bial's. I'm and pro-
tested that Miss Fuller entitled by her con-
tract 10 - per OF the receipts and that nobody
must NEEDLE with her share Of whatever came in
or she would not dance He finally took his place
beside the marshal and took Miss Fuer's % per
cent OF the receipts they in Other inter
ested persons stayed around and brought forward
numerous more or less legal points but the mar
shall remained in charge OF the box office till late in
the evening. More complications IN the case are
expected TO-DAY.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10
A NAL CARRIER WITH SMALLPOX
STATION FJMIGATED- THE EMPLOYEES vAcy
NATED-THRER OTHER CASES

STATION FUMTGATED-THE EMPLOYEES vAcr-1-
NATED-THRER OTHER CASES
Four cases OF smallpox were reported 10 the
Health Board yesterday. They were Edward Null
Ter. forty-three years old Of the Melrose Lodging
House One-hundred- and tweuty-niath-st and
Third-aNe.; Patrick Joyce nifty years old of the
same place; William King fifty years old letter
carrier. Of No. 2Os West Sixty-second-st and ,at-
tached to Station 1. and Emma Lenich, eight
months old, Of No. 1O6 Beach-ave in the Borough
of The Bronx. All removed to North Brother
Island.
Assistant Sanitary Superintendent Dillingham; in
speaking of the cases of Muller and joyce said
that a week ago. when the officers Of the Board
of Health were vaccinating in the lodging houses
Muller and Joyce refused to be Vaccinated Jovce
tried to enter Bellevue Hospital and was referred
to the Kings County Charities Department He
taken to the Kings County Hospital Dr
Jewett discovered that Null IT had smallpox
DR. Dillingham; said that soon as the letter
carrier discovered to have smallpox all
the necessary precautions were taken, and no one
needed to fear getting mail from that quarter The
station has been fumigated and all the employees
Vaccinated.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10
SAVINGS BANKS MADE GAINS
COMPARISON OF ANNUAL REPORTS or
STATE BANK COMMISSIONERS.

A comparison of the annual reports Of Stats
Bank Commissioner Bettle for January L 1901 and
January 1900 shows that while the savings banks
did not increase in resources last year as in thu
previous year, they still made a substantial gain
There is about $500 00 increase in the resources OF
the State banks. while the surplus and profits were
a trife reduced. The trust companies showed
phenomenal gain
In the assets of the savings banks the increase
for 1900 over 1893 is $T2 PA So and in the deposits
254 6 S. The increases in 1899 over 1898 exceede5
those Of last year by S2.722O56 in resources and
E5O6.iO1 81 in deposits In only three previous
years since 1878 did the increase Of deposits equal
that of 1900
The S5j,0l7,726 90 of resources of the trust COM
panies now reported represents an increase of 81
GrG00 over the previous year. The surplus and
profits increased from 1852 AIS s5429527 whereas
me gain IN the previous year s. pa. and
stock issues.
In 1890 the savings banks in New Jersey held A
total of S30946.S79 of deposits. showing that the
amount has nearly doubled during the decade In
lsS3 when eleven trust companies reported the
totaI capital was SS612e, the deposits IS 3 22
the surplus and profits $3.50 and the total
resources $SSS604. for twenty-five companies Since
creased more than 10Gl per cent and the surplus
and profits 1850 per cen. The collapse OF the
AlddleseX County Bank and the lOOting of the
t:za oethpOTt Bank greatly impaired the resources
OF tne state banks, and account for the poor COM
pdrdtlNe eXhlblt they make in the report for 1900
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10
hay on MISSIONARIES AND CHINA.
SECRETARY OF STATE WRITES ABOUT COMMUNE
CATIONS ON REPARATIoN

The Rev DR.. Arthur j. Brown of the seCre-
taries of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis-
sions, recently to the authorities at Wash
ington regarding current reports crticising the
missionaries in China for urging the Government
to a vengeful policy toward the Chinese. Yester-
day DR.. Brown gave out letter which he had re-
ceived in answer from Secretary Hay. In his let
ter Colonel Hay says, in part:
Many worthy and estimable men have written to
the Department i'm regard to the manner OF settling
the Chinese problem No communications of this
nature have been received from the great mission
boards from the authorized representatives..
Individual lette's have been addressed to by
missionaries. active retired. honestly and sin
cerely expressing their personal sentiments. to
the writers appear have a useful knowledge of
China and its people, that no indication of this
kind based on knowledge or belief, is passed over.
These communications, like those receive from
more less well informed laymen. and like the
utterauceS of popular sentiment in the press and
the conclusions Of the representatives of the Pow
Pekng, give widely various opinions TO
the degree of reparation and punishment which
may be deemed effective and deterrent for the
future.
DR.. Brown also received a brief communication
from Assistant Adjutant-General George Andrews
regarding charges in the newspapers that mission
aries had engaged in looting and that General
gard The letter states simply, in answer to in
quiry, that criticisms of this nature had
the War Department from the scene of operations
in North China.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10
SENTENCE REVERSED on APPEAL.

MAN CHARGED WITH USING THE MAILS FRAUD
ULENTLY WILL HAVE NEW TRIAL.
An opinion was handed down in the United States
Circuit Court Of Appeals yesterday. reversing the
conviction OF Eugene L. Packer and ordering a
new trial, Packer. who had an office al No 20
Broadway, was arrested in September 1899 on a
charge Of using the United States mails for fraud-
ulent purposes He was doing business under the
name Of James S. Robinson & Co The counplaina nt
was Miss Eleanor S. Moody, of Portland Me- who
alleged that she had given Packer $500 in answer to
ono Of his circulars 10 invest in Wall Street Later
she wrote him a letter saying that he was not an
honest man This letter was admitted in evidence
In the lower court -
Packer was sentenced to year and six months
n S5ns sing ana ordered TO pay fine of $500 Judge
Mallace. VINO wrote the opinion handed down .-Fs-
teroay says: We conclude that the assignment of
error based upon the reception of the Ioodv letter
mad been well taken and for that reason the iu,jg
nenL must be reversed" Packer has been out on
see oSil since his sentence He arrested viii n
AIfreo K Goslin In connection with the BroobIyn
Rapid Transit scandal. He is out on bail On
that charge. - '' N''
New-York tribune., 1901-01-10

CROWD SIDES WITH WAITER. WHO IS HELD
AND CLUBBED BY AN INSPECTOR

Tuesday nights French ball. in Madison Square
Garden. was chiefly marked by a fight between
Inspector Thompson and a waiter, in which ulti-
mately the policemen and jewellers became en-
broiled the latter encouraging and trying aid the
waiter. and the former protecting Thompson. The
waiter quarreled with a box party over payment
for bottle Of wine. but the dispute was all over
and the waiter going away when Inspector Thomp-
SON. who had doffed the uniform ne had worn
earlier in the evening for civilian attire attacked
him. This walter ran of, but Thompson seized
another whom he believed to be the man trying to
escape. The fight was all one sided and the waiter
MI the Inspector in the face 4 number Of times
ne spectators stuck to the waiter all through
ano night with The police narrowly averted
Inc police. about hundred strong moved in a
body through the people with the waiter in front
ana Thompson. in charge Of Captain Thomas be-
Eino, and with yells and profanity the waiter was
taken out 70 the street and then TO the station
mouse Thompson was carried off by CAPTAIN
Ihomas. The waiter was not held.