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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
SENATOR White DEAD.
Well Known Californian Passes Away
Very Suddenly.

Los Angeles, Cal. Feb 2l.-Ex- United
States Senator Stephen NJ. White dietl
at his residence in Los Angeles at
o'clock this morning after short ILL
ness. He had been suffering from
liberation of the stomach, but his con-
dition was not thought to be dangerous.
After midnight he began to show alarm
ing symptoms and sank rapidly. Sena-
tor Whites family is greatly Frustrated.
Since his retirement from the United
States senate several months ago. Sena-
tor White had been living in Los
Angeles attending to his legal business.
Stephen NJ. White was born in San
Francisco January 9. 1854, was brought
up on a farm and educated in Santa
Clara college. He studied law and was
admitted to the bar in 1874. He was
district attorney of Los Angeles county
from 1882 to 1886. He was state senate:
and president pro tenn of the state SEN
ate of the state. He was elected tenn
porary chairman of the national demo-
cratic convention at ST. Louis in 1883
and was made permanent chairman OF
the Chicago convention in 1896.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
]. MARTIN MIL
LER SAW It ALL
ATTENDED LOOT SALES AT
BOXER PALACE.
TALKED TO Ii HUNG CHANG
JOLLIED THE OLD STATESMAN-
VISITED BoER PRISONERS
MAN OF FUNCTION.

New York, Feb. Ell. Martin Miller
of this city, who has just arrived, hav-
ing reached from China by way of Cey-
Ion. said in an interview:
Il attended two sales of loot in the
Boxer palace, which the Rev. Ament
occupied in Pekin, after the relief by
the allies. DR.. Ament took possession
of the treasures which he found there,
held sales and kept account of the pro-
ceeds, crediting them against the claims
which he makes for mission property
destroyed. Much of the loot was bought
by an American speculator of Shanghai
Il had an interview with Ii Hung
Chang, which indicated that he was
preparing to offset the claims of the
powers for indemnity by giving an ac-
was in very good humor.
Il have just had the christian COM
mandments read to me- he said, through
his interpreter, land l think they need
revising. The eighth commandment
should be made to read thou shalt not
steal but thou mayest loot
1T has been said that your eXcellency
is favoring Russia in the negotiations
because you have an understanding with
that country and are to be the governor
of Manchuria, 1 suggested
Il am simply grateful to Russia for
having withdrawn her troops his excel
lency replied
Speaking of his visit to Ceylon, Mr..
Miller said:
Up in the hills. at an elevation of
$500 feet in a delightful climate ana in
fine sanitary situation, I saw the en-
campment where 400 Boer prisoners
were confined with a series of high
barbed wire fences.
There were two or three hundred
Americans among them and those
talked with seemed to owe their plight
to having gone to South Africa rather
from a love of adventure than from any
sympathy with the Boer cause. They
have a good deal OF liberty.
There does not appear to be any great
desire among the Beers for the war tC
end, so that they can go home. and they
appear to be fairly contented. Boe1
officers are at liberty, being required
| only to report themselves twice week.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
NO ORDERS FOR
CHURCH LANDS.
BUT TO TURN THEM OVER TO.
THE COURT.
INVESTIGATE THEIR TITLES
NO POLICY ANNOUNCED, NO ONE
HAS AUTHORITY TO SAY
WHAT WILL BE DONE.

Washington, Feb. 21.--Secretary Root
has made answer to the resolution of
the senate calling for information as to
the extent of holding of lands by re-
ligious orders in the Philippines and as
to any declaration made by him or OBJ
legation assumed respecting the disposi-
ton of these lands. The secretary by
way of answer refers to the presidents
instructions of April I, 1900, to the Philip
pnes commission, directing the commits
sion TO endeavor to investigate the land
titles Of religious orders and to endeavor
to afford justice and settle these in a
manner to safeguard property rights
and equalities. 1t lis added that no one
in behalf of the United States govern
ment has entered into any obligation,
other than that set cut in the peace
treaty in regard to these lands, nor has
any policy been announced. The conf
mission has stated the result of it's in
quiries under this instruction, in it's re-
port, especially in the subdivisions en-
titled the friars," public lands'' and
land titles and registration" The COM
mission has especially Investigated the
San Jose claim and referred it to the
supreme court of the islands.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
PIGEON SHOOTERS
FOR A BIG PRIZE
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP SHOOT
OF THE UNITED STATES rs
NOW ON.

New York. Feb. 21.-The pigeon shoot
ing tournament in the amateur pigeon
shooting championship of the Unit ed
States will begin today at the grounds
of the Carteret Gun club near Garden
City, L. l. The conditions of the con-
test will call for 100 birds per man, $1OO
entrance fee. SO yards rise and 80 yards
boundary. The winner in addition 20
40 percent of the sweepstakes, will re-
ceive a 5000 cup offered by w. p.
Thompson.
The entry list does not close until the
completion Of the first round of each
day. The list of competitors includes
Charles A. Painter of the Heron Hill
Gun club of Pittsburg, who won the
event last year with a score of 94.
The other contestants include H. D.
Kirkover Buffalo, N. Y. Harold Money
Carteret Gun club: d. l. Bradley, Car
teret Gun club; Capt. A. w. Money,
Carteret Gun club; II. A. Welch, Car
teret Gun club; Geo. f. Painter, Pitts
burg, Pa: G. H. Stanley, Cleveland,
Ohio: w. p. Thompson, W. S. Edey.
Geo. Hoyt, l.. 4. Duryea, w. w. Water
Gus. of Carteret Gun club; Dallas S.
Elliott, Cleveland.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
GREAT FALLS WORKMEN ARE IN
A PANIC.
NOT ENOUGH ORE is COMING
COMANCHE INJUNCTION WILL
STOP THEIR ORE SUPPLY
FROM BUTTE,
MANY WILL BE OUT OF WORK.
Bad Time Of the Year to Lose a Job-A
Hard Blow at Montana La
boring Men.
Special to the Inter Mountain.

Special to the Inter Mountain.
Great Falls. Mont, Feb. 21.-Constel.-
nation prevails in the ranks of labor
here over The report that the Boston ts
Montana smelterS are to be closed
down IN part over the tying up of the
ComahchC mine in Butte, which has fur
nshed much ore for the smelters The
new improvements in the smelters viii
for the present go for naught. as the
ore is not in sight for the men to work.
Several hundred men will doubtless be
out of work for an indefinite period, ana
the workers are all fearful that they
Will be the unfortunate ones
Superintendent Goodale of the smelter
has not yet been ordered to shut
down the works, but the shipments OF
ore are already much curtailed, and no
change for the better is in sight 1t is
regarded here as most unfortunate
happening that the mine should be shut
down at the present time, in the Water,
" men it must affect so many people who
need th" WoiN.
just how many men will be affected.
remains to be seen, but 1t can hardly
result otherwise tha in a general close
down, and the discharge Of several hum
dred workers. The injunction has not yet
been officially made known here. though
its effects are Immediate. in the smelterS
making immediate preparation to reduce
the force they cannot use. The new ma
chinery and the great improvements
! that have been made in the works dur
| ing the past year looking to increased
/ production of the Butte mines will have
to be practically abandoned, until the
Comanche is opened up or some other
wa yis found of increasing the ore sup
ply. The whole matter is regarded as
a public calamity in view of it's effects
on the labOring men.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
PlCKpOCKET is IN The GANG
GOOD PROSPECTS AT KENWoOD
MINE IN HELENA-MAY
REVIVE CAPITAL CITY.
CHINO GOT TOO MUCH OPIUM.
Helena Justices Favor Salary Bill
Hardly Make Their Salt at the
Present Rate.
Spccial to the Inter Mountain.

Special to the Inter Mountain.
Helena, Feb. 21.--George Wedlake, the
third of the Bald Butte ore thieves, was
this morning sentenced by Judge Smith
to twenty months in the penltentlafy'
after entering a formal plea OF guilty as
predicted yesterday. He was given
lighter sentence than others because he
is older being fifty years Of age. His
wife and sister were present and heard
sentence pronounced. Sheriff OConnell
will leave today with Wedlake, Curnow,
Trembath and Foster for the peniten-
tiary.
Joseph Stoble, an Austrian of East
Helena, had an examination this morning
before Judge Clements on the charge OF
insanity, having been arrested again
after having been d d'soharged some weeks
ago. The testimony showed that he has
acted queerly in many ways. Medical
examination is now being made.
The Winslow Mercantile company was
incorporated this morning, to do a gen.
eral mercantile and commercial business
in Park county, with headquarters at
Livingston. The capital stock is $1O,-
900, of which one .ha is subscribed by
George NJ. Winsl9y, Theodore jackson.
John Jackson, George Eldridge, d. j..
Fraser, Frank Hess, H. H. Dupuys, Will
liam TOcher The directors are Winslow
Edridge and Theodore Jackson.
Ting Ping Lung, a Chinaman about 80
years old, was found dead in a filthy cab
in at West Main street last night. A
Chinaman informed City Marshal Travis,
but no Chinaman would go near on ac-
count of some superstition.
Death was due to chronic opium pos-
oning, the man having been great
smoker, and the body looked like num-
my, having been dead at least "a hours.
No inquest was considered necessary.
The Kenwood mine, recently bonded
by Charles w. Clark, was examined by
T.. l.. Whitmore mining engineer and
Thomas Bryan, who decided to cross-cut
from the present shaft at the fifty, one
hundred and one hundred and fifty-foot
levels to what is believed to be larger
lead, then sink new shaft on it, using
the old shaft for ventilation. Whitmore
pronounces the ground a good proper-
ty. and the showing is as good as he eX-
pected at this stage of development.
Fern Davidson Raymond Fisher and
Charles Fisher are in Jail on charge
of malicious mischief made by Rev. A. A.
Walker pastor of the East Helena Meth
odist church. He says they have smashed
windows, spit on the floor and committed
other nuisances.
Justices of the Peace StenmetZ ana
O'DOnnell strongly favor the bill fixing
salaries of justices in townships of over
10000 population at $500 yearly. instead
of the fee system. At present they do
not make more than half this sum, but
they say Butte justices are fighting the
bill. as they make $4,000 or $4,000 year
each.
social to members Of the legislature and
other state officirs tomorrow night
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
ANOTHER KIND OF MOB.
Topeka Boiler Makers Tried to Hang Il
Fiend.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 21.--The vigilance
of the officers was all that saved slick
Slater from lynching by an infuriated
mob tonight. He will yet be lynched if
he can be found.
Slater assaulted 1,-year-o Lottia
Gerberrk Monday evening, and was
captured by the Topeka officers the next
day in Carbondale. The officers kept the
fact of the capture quiet and placed
Slater in the conuty Jail here.
This afternoon it became known that
he was there and Immediately the Santa
Fe shop men. of whom the assaulted
girls father. George Gerberick. is one,
decided that he should be lynched
BY O'Clock there was an angry mob
of 1000 around the county Jail demand
ing that the prisoner be delivered to
them. a brigade of sturdy Santa Pc
boiler makers, armed with heavy sledge
hammers, stood ready to make short
work of the Jail in case the demands
We're not granted.
Ten men, headed by George Gerberick.
made thorough search but Slater could
not lie found. They returned and told
the mob. but that failed to satisfy them
and twice they started to break in the
Jail doors.
1t developed that early in the afternoon
the sheriff, in anticipation of trouble, or
dered deputy to get Slater out of town.
He was ordered not to leave him in
Jackson county or take him 20 I.eaven-
worth.
The Santa F'a shop men are calmly
determined to lyncn Slater when he is
brought back for trial They have ap-
pointed a large vigilance committee to
he constantly on the lookout and they
vow that Slater will ne.'er leave Topeka
alive.
The Santa Fe shop men have past
records in cases of this kind. They
lynched John Oliphant T. years ago for
a like offense.
The county Jail, which the lynchins
party visited today in search of Slater
is the same one in which Mrs. Nation
is confined Mrs. Nation was much
alarmed at the course of the evenings $
events, but fear for herself did not once
enter her mind as far as outward ap-
pearanceS went.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
SYSTEM WORKED
Thirteen MILES
NEW WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY-
ROLLING OF SHIP INTER-
FEREs WITH MACHINES.

New York, Feb. 21.-The steamship
Georgia, which arrived last night from
Liverpool, has on board as a passenger,
Mr.. Sherman, who had charge of the
experiments with wireless teleSraphy
on the Georgia off Brow Head. NJ.
Sherman said that he sent to BroN
Head from a distance of over 13 miles
and received replies, but could not re-
ceive messages farther than that, owing
to the fact that the rolling Of the ship
somewhat disarranSed his instruments.
This was not the Marconi system. but
was invented by Mr.. Neil MarlNlne, Pic
cadilly, London. The instrument on the
vessel was attached to the metal of the
ship and connected with wires which
We're attached to fore and aft stays The
influence which conveys the messag ga;
in wireless telegraphy is able to pass
readily through insuators, such as in
a glass, but is absorbed to a very great
extent by all conductive materials, eS-
pecially by sheet metals.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
NO CHEAP TRAVEL
FOR SOLDIERS
RAILWAY POOL AGREE TO GIVE
NO CUT RATES TO THE
GOVERNMENT.

Chicago, Feb. 21.--rhe Tribune says:
General passenger agents of the trans
continental roads met in session to con-
slider the rates for the absolute main
tenance of military rates. Many of the
regiments in the Philippines are ex-
pected to return home in the near future
and the roads are anxious to prevent a
scramble for the business by the various
lines and the cutting of rates below a
paying basis. A pool is now being form
ed in connection with this business and
II is to be divided equally among all the
competing roads.
To carry out this agreement, it was
decided that no bids shall be made by
individual roads, but that hereafter
Chairman Mcleod, of the Western Pas
senger association, is to put in bid
for all roads when the government asks
for bids.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
GOOD NEWS FROM THRONE.
Kootenay Railroad, and Changes in
Old Mining Laws.

Victoria, Feb. 21.-Among the meas
mrs foreshadOwed in the speech from
the throne which will be read at the
onening of the house tomorrow, is UNDER
stood to De one to grant aid to the rail-
way from the coast to koOtenay, rail-
.~ay through Northern British Columbia
And the Yukon and railway to the
North end of Vancouver island. Some
changes will be made in mining laws
and inducements will be offered to i'm
Migrants and a grant of land be made
10 each British Columbia volunteer who
went to South Africa
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
KING TRYING TO KEEP 1T ALL
HUSHED UP.
SOLDIER ACCUSES A DUKE
DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, RICH
T. EST MAN IN THE WORLD,
IN UNsAVoRY SUIT.

+ ~DHuJll, Iep -I.-MdJOl 1. d -ANHCi
ton, second in command of the Twelfth
Crince of Wales) Lancers. now in
South Africa has filed a suit for di-
Sorce against his wife. Mabel Louisa
Atherton, naming the Duke of West
minister as correspondent. The pro-
ceadings have long been anticipated.
Within the past 36 hours a lawyer who
is looked upon as the leader of the di-
yorce court bar. has been retained in
behalf of the petitioner. The case can
net be aired in court at any rate for
some months and possibly not before
autumn, and the friends of the just
married duke may now succeed in COM
promising the matter and prevent a
trial But as Major Atherton is re-
ported to have already refused a check
ftr 10000 pounds as compensation for
the injury he is said to have sustained,
the task ahead of those who are try
ing to arrange a settlement, among
wlom is said to be King Edward HIM
self would seem to be insuperable
Major Atherton ought to have sue
ceeled to the command of the Twelfth
reafment when it's late colonel, the Earl
Of Airlie. was killed in South Africa in
June last, but he was passed over in
favor of Col. B. r.. Mahon. who COM
manded the British forces which re-
Heved Mafeking.
2 The correspondent Mabel Louisa Ath-
erlon. is sister of Sir Aubrey Paul,
Bart. She married the major in 1892
They have one son, born in 1899. Mrs.
Atherton is a good looking. stylish wo-
man, about So years of age. She be-
longs to the London smart set. When
Mrs. Atherton went to South Africa her
husbands regiment was With Lord
MGthucnS command at the MOddei
River and she proceeded there. Mrs
Atherton was at Modder river cam,
Without her women when DR.. TreVes
dernunced the. ..plague of women a
the tront in South Africa. The duke o.
Westminster, then Lord Belgrave, ant
the brother of a well-known South
African millionaire, whose name has
also been mentioned with that of Mrs
A;hertOn Waie at the same camp. Foi
a. long time Major Atherton remained ir
ignorance Of the camp gossip. but finally
some of his brother officers notified hin,
of the facts in the ca:e Mrs. Athertou
returned to England lin October and
stopped off at the island of Madeira
There she took passage on a steamer
which was taking the duke of West
| minister home. They arrived in I.ondor
November 3. Since the return of Mrs
Atherton the Grosvenor family 9th,
dukes name is Hugh Richard Arthur
Csrosvenor) has been engaged in an at
tempt to prevent the case getting int.
the courts. The countess of GrOsVenor
the dukes mother, invited Mrs. Ather
! ton to her house. This move silence,
the gossirs for some time. Then cam,
| the report of the service of a citation
on The duke Of Westminster the day O
his marriage, which was disproved h.
til fact that the suit was not then filed
| The duke of Westminster was marie,
at ST. Paul's church, knights Bridge
, l.. idon. February 16. to Sfss Shelash
| West. daughter of Col. William Corn
| wallis West.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
CONFEDERATION IN ATLANTA.
Fire Destroys Property Worth Half a
Million Dollars.

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 21--A fire which
started from the explosion of an oil
tank in the wholesale grocery house of
j. ]. and ]. +. Maddox today spread
to adjoining buildings and caused a
loss aggregating $5OO,OO0. The princi-
pal losses are: ]. /. and J. f. Maddox,
$50, 900: John Silvey & Co., dry goods.
$4,000; Markham House company, $685.
600: Draper-COggins Shoe company.$S5,
900; II. N. Pickett Paper company $685.
900; Arnold Hat company, $4,000; Dick
inson & Davidson, $4,000; McConnall &
Christopher. $4,000; Granting & Spald-
ing $4,000.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
MOVEMENT OF TRANSPORTS.
Five of Them on Their Way Home
From Manila.

San Francisco, Feb. PA cargo of 81
900 tons of general supplies for the army
in the Philippines was taken by the
steamer Wyefield. which sailed yesterday
for Manila, direct. The freight transport
Samoa, which carried horses from this
port for the German army in China and
was later purchased by the United States
government for the transport service,
left Nagasaki on Feb. Is for this port.
The transport Buford, with returning
volunteers on board. left Nagasaki for
San Francisco on the 18th. The Indiana,
Meade and Pennsylvania. also bringing
volunteers. are due here within the next
few days..
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
BRAZILIAN TELEGRAPH.
Western Union Offers Bargain Rate to
South America.

New York Feb. 21.-The Western Union
Telegraph Co. announces that the route
to Brazil, via Galveston" and the lines
and cables of the Central and Soutr
American Telegraph Co., will be reopen
ed on the 22nd inst, at reduced rates as
follows: To Soure, Mosquiero. Pinheron
Cameta. Breves. Gurupa, Chaves. Ma
capa. Montealegre and Santarem. 81, 20
per word; to Alemquer. Obisodos, Perrin
tins, Itacoatirara and ManaoS. N.40 per
word. To all other stations in Brazil. 81
per word.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
B0ER ARMY COME
TO SURRENDER
HUNGRY AND IN RAGS, AND IN
GREAT DISTREsS-HAD
ENOUGH OF WAR.

Pretoria. Feb. c1.--A Pretoria des-
patch dated February 20, says 500 Beers
passed Piennars river yesterday morn
ing in the direction of MUSHROOM, a
point about Is miles north of Pretoria
and on the railroad between Pretoria
and Petersburg. 1t is supposed they
purpOsed discussing the question of de-
serting and surrender. They We're in
a deplorable state; their clothing IVES
in rags and many were riding donkeys
while others trudged afOot. All appear
ed to be in the greatest distress.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
AWARD STATUE CONTRACT.

New York. Feb. 21.-The jury to de-
eide which of three models for the mon-
ument to be erected in Herald Square is
to take the prize, has decided that the
first prize. carrying the monument it,
self should go to Appollo S. Piccirilli.
the sculptor and Mageni; the architect.
The second prize is awarded to Geo. j.
Julian Zolna. the sculptor and Free
lander, the architect. The third prize
goes to Austin Hayes. the sculptor and
barber, the architect.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
MEET ALL DEMANDS.

Washington. Feb. o1.-A cablegram
has been received at the state depart
ment from Minister COnger stating that
the Chinese plenipotentaries have in
formed the foreign ministers that the
emperor has agreed to all the punish
ments named in his fCOnger's) telegram
Of February & last.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
GOOD PRICE FOR JOCKEY.
American Rider Who Will Pilot Lor.
illard's Horses to Victory.

New York. Feb. 2l.-"Danny" Maher,
the jockey. has sailed for England, where
he will ride this season for Pierre Loril-
lard. at a salary of $4,000. Maher will
also ride for Sir j. Miller, who owns Mar
conf, favorite for the Lincolnshire handi-
cap. Sam Loates, the English jockey,
who arrived here two months ago. sailed
with Maher. Loates said that he en-
joyed his trip here.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
WILL WORK ON HOLIDAY.
To Give Fearful Depositors Chance to
Withdraw Money.

Pittsburg, Feb. 21.-The run on the
German National Bank Of Allegheny,
which began Tuesday afternoon is prac-
tically over. Only few depositors We're
on hand when the bank opened today.
In order that all who desire may have
an opportunity to withdraw their
money however, the bank will remain
open tomorrow (Washingtons birth
day..
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
ANOTHER BOXER OUTBREAK.

St. Petersburg, Feb. al.-The Novoe
Nremyea's VladivOstock despeatches re-
port that trouble is again rising in
Southern Manchuria. Boxer emissaries
have already arrived there and Chinese
forces are joining the Boxer movement.