The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1901-01-05

corner or CLARK aud Willow streets.
Brooklyn. 1t will cost $4,000, 900,
De twenty-three stories high and
contain $50 families James Bres-
lin will be manager. 1t will
front 100 feet on Clark street and
200 feet on Willow street.
E. A. Cudahy, the millionaire
packer, has received second COM
munication from the men who kid
mapped his son. This time, as form
eriy, the letter contains a threat, and
says in substance that unless he
wiihdraws his offer of $4,000 re-
ward for the arrest and conviction of
each of the three bandits they will
kidnap another one of his children.
A vast belt, running from north
west to southeast, beginning north
of San Francisco and extending
further south than Los Angeles, 800
miles In length, with an average
width of 30 miles-such is the Cali
fornia oil belt defined today, un-
doubtedly source of enormous
wealth to come-probably greater in
the course of time than all the gold
produced in the state since 40.
1t is understood that President
j. j. Hill, of the Great Northern,
will, the middle of February, give
probably the most notable excursion
of its kind that ever occurred. He
will take about forty of the leading
railroad financiers in special train
of seven cars on tour of all the
various transcontinenta lines of the
country, which is expected OF con-
sumo two months. J. Pierpont
Morgan, Hartman, Reame and other
representatives both of the Morgan
and Hill interests will be members
of the party.
Wide open war in the rubber foot
ware trade will begin all over the
United States before the close of the
present week. Notice has been re-
ceived by every firm that handle
goods of the United States Rubber
company that prices are to be re-
duced on January 3. No figures are
given, but it is the expressed belief
in the trade that the cuts will be
23 or 70 per cent. The object of
this wholesale slash at prices is to
force the independent manufacturers
to copform to the selling prices a.
dopted by trust or force them to the
wall.
The Berlin Post, summarizing
Germany's naval progress this year,
says that seven vessels have been
launched, including two battleships,
one large cruiser and four small
cruisers. The papers call attention
to the unprecedented activity in the
building of warships, six of which
are now in process of construction,
including four battleships, one
large cruiser and one gunboat.
The schoolship foundered off Malaga
harbor. The boys who were saved
from the wreck are expected to ar
rive next week at Wihelmshaven
and to go aboard the Stein.
The Chinese plenipotentiaries
have been unexpectedly ordered to
sign the preliminary joint note and
have notified the foreign envoys to
that effect The Chinese themselves
were greatly astonished at receiving
the imperial instructions. Neither
Ii Hung Chang nor Prince Ching
had expected success in persuading
the court under 10 days. But the
emperor's. instructions are to agree
fully to the note, at the same time
to endeavor to get the best terms
possible, particularly in the matter
of limiting the number of legation
guards and also the places where
these are to be located.
New York, Dec. 31.-Ninety-
seven mares and 30 yearlings, the
property of the late Marcus DAILY,
arrived last night at Morris Park.
They will be stabbed there until
the disposal sale of the Bitter Root
stock farm is held at Madison Square
garden, Jan. 30, 81 and Feb. l.
The mares are all in foal, 30 of
them to HamburS, IA to Ogden, Is
to Isador, rs to Bathampton, 10 TO