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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
SOLDIERS FOR THE ARMY.
Officers From ort Harrison Come to
Butte for Men.


Officers From Aort Harrison Come to
Butte for Men.
" Lieut.. j. F.. Janda, Surgeon 7. T. Glib
so nand Corporal Gates of the regular
army are in Butte again from the Fort
Harrison post for the purpose of recruit
ing soldiers for the Philippine service.
They arrived yesterday, and this morn
ing opened quarters in the council cham
Der at the city hall.
That recruits are wanted has not been
well advertised in Butte as yet and as
a result the number of applications for
enlistment today was small.
Only four men had presented Them
selves to Lieutenant Janda up to a late
hour this afternoon. Out of that num-
Der, however, there was not one rejec-
tfon, which Is something out of the or
dinary. -''r'
The four men to enlist, and their ages
and birthplace, ar as follows: John B..
Bodin, q, Henderson, Mimi; George w.
King, %. Greene county, Pa; Dennis r.
Murray, "a, Lawrence, N. Y, and James
T. Sheridan, 25, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Lieutenant Janda and Surgeon Glib
son We're in Butte for thr e days last
month, and during that time secured Is
recruits, who were sent to the Philip
pines.
The officers speak highly of the Mon
tana recruits, and say they can stand
more hardships than tn average raw
soldier.
The recruiting office will be open until
wednesday night. 1t is expected that rs
enlistments will be secured in Butte.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
ASK SECRETARY LONG TO SIGN
NAVAL COURT FINDINGS.
ADMIRAL scHLEY OBJECTS
While the Navy Secretary Has Not
Said So, It Is Understood That
He Will Grant the
Request.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. 16.-At the opening
Of today's session of the senate, Mr..
Jones Of Arkansas introduced joint res
olution as follows:
THAT the thanks of congress and the
American people are hereby rendered to
Rear Admiral Winfield s. Schley and the
officers and men under his command for
highly distinguished conduct in conflict
with the enemy displayed by them in the
destruction of the Spanish fleet off the
harbor of Santiago July 5, 1898.
THAT the president OF the United
States be requested to cause this resolu-
tion to be communicated to Rear Admiral
Schley, and through him to the officers
and men under his command
. Without comment the resolution was
referred to the committee on naval af-
fairs.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
.B0ERS SCATTERING
ACTING PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC
HUNTING FOR SAFE PLACE.
BURGHERS ARE DISCONTINUED
Many Of the South Africa Fighting
Men Are Becoming Tired Of War
and AL Are Drifting
Northward.
(By Associated Press,)

(By Associated freSS.)
Pretoria, Dec. 16.-The recent Boer
successes have opportunely occurred at a
moment when the Beers are showing
signs Of discomfort with the life of
commando, but the British, instead of
put forth further efforts on 4 bigger
scale.
Another dispatch says that Of the 500
Beers collected north of Bethel under
General Piet Viljoen. only two COM
mandos of hundred men each remain
in the neighborhood. The rest. lnclud-
Ing Viljoen, have gone to the northeast
toward the Delagoa line.
There is no reason to doubt that act
ing-P President Schalkburger and the
Boer government officials have crossed
the line north.
After addressing large meeting near
Carolina, at which he told the burghers
that they must be steadfast as foreign
Intervention was certain before long,
Schalkburger seems to have decided
that the country north of the Delagoa
railway line was more attractive than
the high velts where the British COL
umns are hustling the Beers inces-
sanity.
He is probably now in the neighbor-
hood of Pilgrims Rest where some 400
Beers have settled for the summer.
Piet Viljoen is the leading spirit of the
Beers in the Eastern Transvaal. After
General Botha had been busy encour-
aging the burghers with tales Of with
drawal of British troops and Of Boer
successes in Cape Colony. his (Viljoen's)
defeat by General Hamilton should sum-
marily increase the discomfort which is
very rife among the Beers in these dis
trictS.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
WAS MOTION DAY
JUDGE M'CLERNAN TRANSACTS
PROBATE BUSINESS.
al
WILLS ADMITTED TO PROBATE
Orders Allowing and Confirming Sales
OF Real Estate and Settling Ac-
=, counts-Other Matters At
-f-l--
tended to.
WILLS ADMITTED TO PROBATE

tbs was Judge McClernan's motion
day. and he transacted a good deal of
business of a probate character.
In the estate Of Nettie Kennedy, de-
ceased, the court confirmed the sale of
house and lot in Centerville by the ad-
min..trator, Joseph Bartzen, to Margaret
Mellow for $1770
In the estate of Lola T.. Heidrick. a
minor. Catherine E. Heidrick was ap-
pointed guardian and her bond fixed at
$40.
The will of John r. Watson, deceased,
was admitted to probate. The estate con-
tains property valued at $3.50.
ssThe will of the late Henry P. Heidrick
was admitted to probate. The value Of
the real estate is fixed at $4,000, and the
yearly income from it is $3.50.
The final account of the administrator
was settled in the estate of John F..
Rease, deceased.
In the estate Of John D. Thomas, de-
ceased. the third annual account Of the
administrator was settled. The balance
in The estate last May, the date of the
account, was $7990.19.
IAN order confirming the sale of real
estate was made in the estate Of William
Hgan, deceased.
In the estate of Mary A. Peterson de-
ceased, John DriscOll was appointed ad-
ministrator with his bond fixed at $25OO.
.. Amonthly allowance for the family
Of $50 was made in the estate of w. H.
Thomas, deceased.
In the estate of Anthony Smale. de-
ceased. the final distribution was made
and the Administrative disc charged.
In the estate of John Castle a minor,
Elizabeth Castle was appointed guardian,
with her bond fixed at $3.50. The estate
contains real estate valued at $1523.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
HoNoRs FOR MICHAEL.
Emperor William Kissed the Russian
@ Grand Duke.
(By Associated Press,

(By Associated PreSS.l
Berlin, Dec. 16.-Emperor William is
bestowing honors upon the Russian
crown prince, Grand Duke Michael. who
has accepted his majesty's invitation to
hunt in Germany. A court train met
him at the Russian frontier and a mill
tary escort at Strausburg.
Emperor William, in company with all
the royal princes here, met the Russian
crown prince at the Friedrichs Strasse
railroad station, where a regiment of
the guards was drawn up to receive the
visitor and escort him to the Potsdam
sta ion.
Another regiment received the grand
duke at Wild park and escorted him to
the new palace. Such hOnors have, up
to the present time, been reserved for
crowned heads only.
When the court train arrived here,
Emperor William, attired in the uniform
Of Russian dragoon, kissed Grand Duke
Michael and shook his hand. The meet
ing was loudly cheered by the crowd.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
Buildings Carried Away.
By Associated PressD

Ithaca, N. Y, Dec. 16.-Business was
practically suspended in ithaca today on
account of the food. All street car lines
were tied up, no mail was received and
none was sent out. 1t is hoped, how
ever, that the tracks OF the Lehigh VAL
ley railroad to the West would be re-
paired sufficiently today to enable trains
To operate between Ithaca and Buffalo.
Every available labOring man in Ithaca
was given work, and efforts were made
to secure men from Oswego and other
nearby towns BrOckton, five miles east
suffered much by the flood Several
buildings were carried away.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
STREET ASSAULT:
YOUNG MEN IN MIssoULA GET A
WHIPPING.
GOSSIP ABOUT THE AFFAIR
Matter Will Probably Be Settled in
the Courts, But in the Meantime
Everyone Is Talking.
Especial to Inter MOuntain.)"

Missoula, Dec. 16.-Sunday morning
about 2 o'clock Z. Blockley, Theodore
Booth and 4. o. B. Plunkett, young men
stopping at the Florence hotel, were vi
ciously assaulted on Higgins avenue,
Booth being seriously injured. He is now
in Trinity hospital, and it is believed his
skull is fractured.
The assault was perpetrated on Hig-
gins avenue near the residence of Judge
Woody and was witnessed by members
of Judge Woody's family and guests at
the Kennedy hotel, who had been
aroused by the outcries Of the victims of
the brutal assailants, two in number,
armed with brass knuckles.
Booth, Blockley and Plunkett were re-
turning from the home Of young ladies'
they had accompanied from the bowling
alley. When near the corner Of Hig-
gins avenue and Pine street two large
men sprang upon the three and delivered
rapid blows.
Calls tor the Police.
Plunkett escaped injury. Blockley and
Booth grappled with their assailants and
put up as stiff fight as they could, but
they were overmatched in strength and
soon sank down beneath the blows rained
upon them.
The assaulted men cried themselves
hoarse for the police, and the neighbor-
hood had added its cries, but no officers
put in an appearance. The men standing
at Johnson's barn made no effort at res
cue.
When the young men reached the Flor
ence hotel they claimed to have recog-
nized the men who assaulted them. The
claim was made yesterday that an at
tempt to secure a warrant for the arrest
OF the accused men was a failure. Both
Justices of the peace assert that no ap-
plication for warrant has been made
to them.
All sorts of rumors are afloat concern
ing the sanguinary encounter, but most
people are satisfied to await action IN the
courts, If 1t can be secured, before ex-
pressing decided opinion one way or
the other.
A Travelling Man.
Mr. Booth, the one supposed to be seri-
ously injured, is travelling man, a fine
appearing young fellow. Mr.. Blockley
is young Englishman, connected with
the real estate firm of Cobban & Co.
Mr.. Plunkett is a young Irishnlan, who
has been in Montana for about year.
He has some interests near Toston.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16

circles toothe great mass of English
men who are not strong partisans-are
looking to Lord Roseberry as the one
man who, at the present moment, can
give the country useful lead.
Tremendous efforts are being made to
have his speech fully reported and de-
scribed. At one time it seemed pro-
ably that, owing to the breakdown of
the wires, the telegraph authorities
would be unable to cope with the work
which will face them. but exceptional
efforts have been made to repair
damages as quickly as possible, and 1t
is hoped that all difficulties will be re-
moved in time.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
"THE LONE Mariner"
REPORTED DROWNED
Captain Andrews, Who, With His
Bride, Started Across the Atlantic in
Little Dory Not Heard From.
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Dec. 16.-A special from
Atlantic City, N. j., says: Capt. William
Andrews and his bride sailed from
Young's pier Sunday, September %. in
their 13-foot dory, the Dark Secret.
They expected to touch the Azores for
a fresh supply of food and water and to
land at some port in Spain or Portugal
in from six to eight weeks time.
On his former voyages across the At
lantic, Captain Anderson frequently
spoke passing vessels and he was re-
ported by them on their arrival in port.
but "the lone mariner" and his bride
have been gone now nearly three months
and as their landing has not been re-
ported anywhere. it is the opinion here
that they have been drowned.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
WANT EDWARDS MEDIATION.
Business Men Of Argentina Cable King
Edward for Help.
(By Associated Press.) }

(By Associated Press.)
London, Dec. 16-The directors and
managers Of English banks and financial
companies here have wired tos London
to urge the mediation of King Edward.
who is the arbitrator of the boundary
question, says the Buencs Ayres. Ar
gentina correspondent of the Herald.
The governor of Mendosea mas sent
word that two Germans were de-
tected making surveys near Puente Del
Inca. 1t is said they are officers of the
Chilean army.
The government has instructed the gov
ernor to send them off to Chile or bring
them to Mendosea.
1t is reported that the Argentine gov
ernment is endeavoring to purchase the
North German Lloyd steamship Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
IN THE GREAT NORTHERN ACCT
DENT NEAR ESSEX.
ONLY ONE MAN IS KILLED
Spreading Rails on New Road Bed
Seems to Have Been the Cause q,
Many Wounded Passengers
Robbed. ,.
Especial to Inter Mountain.)

Especial to Inter Mountain.)
Kalispell, Dec. 16.-Great Northern
Train No. was wrecked near Essex, 50
miles east of here, early this morning, by
the spreading of the rails newly laid by
the steel gang.
The tourist sleeper, day coach, diner
and sleeper were derailed, the first three
rolling down a 25-foot esnbankment and
the sleeper being thrown at right angles
with the track.
Hugo Erickson, a native of Sweden,
ell route to visit his sister in California.
was killed in his berth in the tourist
sleeper. twenty-five passengers were
injured more or less seriously, but all
will recover.
Three Women Hurt.
The injured include three women over
60 years of age. 1t is impossible to OBJ
tain all of the names of the injured at
this time.
Among the injured are:
Joseph Kipp Of Blackfoot; badly
bruised about the head and body.
Jack Miller of Blackfoot; bruised, not
severely.
Yale Gleason of San Francisco, travel
Mr.. Tyckle, badly cut and bruised, adj
dress unknown.
The others injured are three old ladies,
one young girl and three men, whose
names cannot be learned.
One woman had her collar bone broken
and was injured internally.
The other two women suffered broken
ribs and were injured internally.
The young lady is said to be seriously
hurt. She was pinned under the wreck
age and had to be chopped out.
In all, 19 passengers are reported in
jured.
Parting Of the Rails.
The cause Of the wreck is believed to
have been the parting of the rails. The
debris caught fire, but the flames were
extinguished by the uninjured passen-
gers.
There is said to have been much loot
ing during the excitement.
The railroad company dispatched
physicians to the scene of the wreck
and the injured were given the best Of
care and attention.
All the passengers speak in the highest
praise of Conductor Matthews for the
services he rendered. 4
All passengers says the slow speed OF
the train and the fact that the train
broke in two when the accident hap
pened, thereby setting the airbrakes, il
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
Much Damage Was Done.

Utica, N. Y. Dec. 16.-The damage
from the flood in the valley of the West
Canada creek will reach $500,0 From
$4,000 to 100000 worth of logs were
washed away from Noblesboro. Hinkley
and Trenton Falls. Four expensive rail-
road bridges were destroyed. One mill
was taken down stream like a paper box,
and two others were badly wrecked.
The railroad in that valley cannot be
operated for four or five days. The first
train east on the New York Central since
midnight Saturday arrived at 1920 a. nj.
There are six washouts between this city
and Rome and one between Rome and
Oneida.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
STOCK LOSS NORMAL.
Loss of Life Among Wyoming Sheep
Herders Denied.
(By Associated Press.)

Rawlns. Wyo.. Dec. 16.-The weather
cleared up in this part of the state last
night. and it is claimed that the loss
caused by ..le storm has been only nor
NAL.
Some hands of sheep We're badly scat
tered by the storm, and herders are busy
trying 10 get them back to their ranges.
Sheermen who have just come in from
the Red Desert say they know nothing
about the reported loss Of life among the
herders. and aside from the sheep killed
on the railroad tracks the loss has been
light.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
Great Loss of Sheep.

Nby zASSUCldl dleu TTeSS.1
Green River, WyO., Dec. 16.-Andrew
Christianson, who runs $500 sheep north
of Green River has reached here and re-
ports that all the flocks in that section
are lost. together with a number of
herders. The storm, he says, vas the
worst he ever saw in this state. He be-
lieves the loss among sheep win be
heavy.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
JACK MULLIGAN ARRESTED.
Charged With Having Seriously In
jured Archie Worcnington.

Jack Mulligan was arrested late this
afternoon by Detective Jerry Murphy
and lodged in the city Jail to await the
result of injuries inflicted upon Archie
Worthington during fight IN the saloon
of Craig & Connolly, in South Main
street, at an early hour this morning.
Worthington's condition is said now to
be serious. His temperature is high an
his pulse above normal to such degree
that DR.. Sullivan fears the man may he
internally injured.
Gull particulars Of the fight and the
circumstances which led up to it will be
found on Page g..
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
(By AssOci:, ID Press.)

Pittsburg, Dec. 16.-The crest of the
flood and the lowest point touched this
winter by the mercury We're both regis
tered at 8 a. M. when the Smithfield
street bridge marks showed % feet
eight inches of water in the Mononga-
hela river and the government ther-
mometer indicated five degrees above
zero.
The rivers are now falling and the
temperature is steadily rising.
Only the sudden drop in the tempera-
ture averted one of the greatest floods
in the history of Pittsburg. AS it was
the lower parts of the Point district and
Duquesne way and lowlands along the
Monongahela hver, south side, were
submerged.
In Allegeny, the river front was en-
tirely under water. The cellars in many
houses were flooded and people were
compelled to move.
Hundreds Out of Employment.
For the river men and dwellers along
the river banks of Pittsburg and Alle-
gheny it was the most fearful night ex-
perienced in many years. Similar condi-
tions have been practically unknown to
this generation. Hundreds of men toiled
all night with the gigantic coal tows
tied up to the landings on both sides of
all three rivers, in the face of a bitterly
cold wind.
Drenched at times with the splashes
of foam, their clothes froze to them i'm
mediately and the suffering was great.
The damage to the goods on the
wharves, in warehouses, stores and pri-
vate houses in the two cities, will
probably reach 100000. Many mills and
factories along both rivers were forced
to close down temporarily and hundreds
Of men and women will be out of work
from one to three days.
At all points along the rivers reports
of damage from the high water have
been received. At McKeesport. in all the
cellars west Of CHARTERS avenue, the
water stood three feet Deep
Hers Island was partly submerged
but 1t was not necessary to remove the
cattle from the stock yards.
Shipping Loss Was Great.
At Sharpsburg, cellars were flooded
and in many houses the water YVES on
the first floor.
Between Twenty-ninth and Thirty
third streets all the cellars of the houses
We're flooded, in most instances the
water rising to the height of three feet.
The waters began to recede rapidly at
10 a. M. in the Allegheny and flooded
districts are expected to be cleared by
evening. Police were placed throughout
the district and at the lower end Of the
first ward, coal and food was taken to
the inmates Of the flooded houses.
The loss to shipping interests was
great. The Monongahela River Consoli-
dated Coal and Coke company, probably
will prove the greatest losers. A fleet
of sixty empty craft. most of them coal
boats. valued at about 5000 each. were
torn from their fastenings just below the
mouth Of Saw Mill creek.
Between 10 and 20 loaded flats of coal
We're torn from their mooring at Du-
quesne and swept down the river The |
coal company reported that a number |
of the runaway boats had been captured.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
Flood Is Receding.
iBy Associated Press.

tBy Associated Press.)
Philadelphia, Dec. 16.-Reports from
the flooded district in this state are to
the effect that the water is -ecedng.
Telegraph wires are still down in many
localities and the freezing weather is
interfering with the work of restoring
the service. All the railroads report
trains very much delayed.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
Whitney Ships His Racers.

(By ASSOCIateO PreSS.J
New York, Dec. 16.-William c. Whit
ney. in an interview recently. said that
Nastaturtiam, or Goldsmith. would be
sent to England upon the Minnehaha,
which leaves here December %. He stated
that he realized the danger to a thor
oughbred shipped at this time Of the
year, but p0stponement would be unwise
II the colt were to run in the derby.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
Laura jackson Indicted.
(By Associated Press.

(By Associated PreSS.)
London. Dec. 16.-At the Old Bailey to-
day the grand jury returned true bill
against Theodore Jackson and Laura
Jackson lAnn Odelia Diss Debar). The
recorder in charging the grand jury COM
mented upon the 'horrioie and bias.
phemoGs character of the evidence.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
Docks and Piers Submerged.
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press.)
Bordentown, N. j., Dec. 16.-The heav-
lest freshet in many years is now run.
ming in the Delaware river here. The
docks and piers in the vicinity of the
Delaware and Raritan canal and the
lowlands of Pennsylvania. opposite the
city, are under water. The Pennsyl-
vania railroad tracks between Borden
town and Trenton are covered with
water for a distance of three miles.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
SEVERAL NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA CITIES
PARTIALLY SUBMERGED
WAS A FEARFUL NIGHT ALL AROUND PlTTSBURG
Business Was Practically suspende the Banks of the 0nongaaa
and Smaller Streams Pen and the Mohawk Valley New
York-Many Facto1e OF
Emplo' - o Is Comparatively Small.

was reported yesterday. The washouts
on the Adirondack division of the New
York Central numbered "a, and the
wreck train which left here yesterday
morning from Fulton was stalled beyond
White Lake. Heavy financial loss was
caused in all outlying districts.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
Railroad Open to Buffalo.

(By Associated Press.)
Mauch Chunk, Pa, Dec. 16.-The
Lehigh Valley railroad is open from New
York to Mauch Chunk. the paper train
this morning being the first train
through. 1t will be several days before
the company can send trains to Buffalo
on schedule time. The water in the Le-
high river has fallen 10 feet since yes-
terday at all points above Easton.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
French Officer Retired.
(By Associated Press. ]

faris, Dec. 16.-General Carriere, who
figured so conspicuously in the Dreyfus
tri.!, having reached the retiring age in
J, the army. has become Q barrister at
henncS.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
Fell Into the River.

(By Associated Press.)
Pottsville, Pa, Dec. 16.-The flood
which visited the Schuylkill valley yes
terday has reached and is now below
the danger mark. Joseph Curry, Phil
adelphia & Reading brakeman, alighted
from the Buffalo express on the Reading
tracks yesterday. and has not been seen
since. 1t is feared he fell into the
Schuylkill river and was drowned.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
Prince George Rsappointed.
- lBY Associated Press.l

Rome, Dec. 16:-The Giomale D'Italia
says that the Italian minister of foreign
affairs and the ambassadors at Rome
of Great Britain, France and Russia
have decided to appoint Prince George
Of Greece, high commissioner in Crete
for further term Of three years.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
Jack Frost in Alabama.
(By Associated Press.

(By Associated Press.)
Mobile Ala, Dec. 16.-The thermOm.
eter here registered 16 above zero today,
the coolest December weather ever ex-
perienced here.