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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-23
NICK ROMANO LOST HIS SUIT
He Valued the Services of His
Daughter at $40 Per Day-Had
His Revolver Eixod

Justice Nelson had an interesting civil
trial before him this afternoon. The
plaintiff was Nick Romano and the de-
PENDANTS BaDtiste Bianco and his wife.
The amount involved was $3.50, which
Romano claimed was due him from the
defendants for work performed for them
by his little GIRL bright child about
IA years old. Romano and the girl told
the court the work had been done, the
latter stating that she had on various
occasions acted as Interpreter for Mrs.
Bianco when she was in need of such
services. She had also looked after
some legal business for her.
On the other hand Bianco said he
had done of lot of work for Romano.
He ad fixed Romano's doors. put his
revolver in good shooting order and
patched up lot Of things owned by Ro-
mano. He also stated that Romano had
threatened to make him lose his job
he could do anything except burn the
house.
Dominick Romanalla testified that he
had heard Romano say he would spend
all the money he made prosecuting BIZ
anco and if he could not get Bianco
out any other way he would set fire to
his house.
Romano denied the allegation and At
torney GUce, who represented the b.
ancos' tia him he believed he was an
anarchist. ..."-
At the conclusion of the case Justice
Arnold gave the defendant Judgment for
his costs.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-23
TAKEN UNDER AMUSEMENT
Demurrer in Pincus Gambling Case
Was Argued Before Judge McCler-
nan This Morning.

A demurrer in the gambling case Of
Jacob Ptncus ct al. was argued before
Judge McClernan this morning. County
Attorney Yancey represented the state
and Ex-Governor Smith the defendants.
Governor Smith opened the arguments.
He read the gambling statute Of 1900 to
the court and said that the information
against the defendants did not allege
that anything of value was gambled for
by them. It did not allege that Pincus
and the other had won or lost anything
valuable, and in that was defective. The
document said that checks were used.
Mr.. Smith took the ground that checks
do not always represente value and that
any innocent person who used checks for
counters in a social game would be liza
BILE to punishment under the form used
in the informa ton.
Mr.. Yancey replied that the statute
used the words ANY representation of
value" and that the word Cheeks" was
all that was necessary in the Indictment.
If it had to be shown that money was
directly gamblers could use beans or
matches to represent value and thus
evade the law. Judge McClernan took
the matter under advisement.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-23
SUIT BROUGHT FOR DAMAGES
Northern Pacific Express Company
Sued For 81, o5O-Alleged Express
Wagon Ran Over Child.

In the district court today NJ. H.
Burke. as the guardian of his son Mi
chael, sued the Northern Pacific Express
company for 81 1850 in damages, the dam
ages having been suffered by the latter.
according to the complaint.
The complaint says that the child. who
is years old, was playing on the street
on East Park on May "a, and that an
express wagon of the defendant ran over
him. The wagon driver was man
named Hawthorne, the complaint alleges,
and it is declared that Hawthorne could
and did see the boy at distance of so
feet, but did not slacken the speed at
which was driving, and so sent the
wagon over the boy.
The complaint alleges that the child
was Of an age at which he lacked dis
erection and therefore did not know
enough to get out of the way. The COM
plant says that the boy suffered great
injury and pain and the plaintin anxiety.
the value of which set at $3.50. Costs
are also asked.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-23
Copper Stocks.

There Is considerable anxiety in Butte
among copper shareholders about the
stamp in coppers. They all took IA tum-
BILE on Saturday. in apparent sympathy
with Amalgamated. and it was supposed
that the bottom had been reached. Too
day. however, the decentralization con.
tinues, Amalgamated going to 500. so, ac-
cOrding to the Inter Mountains Boston
report. Anaconda fell to $3S.15 and Par
rot $44. Utah fen off to $24. Even Cal
umet & Hccla deprecated so.
One Butte man who last week bought
1000 Ama1gamated at $ll3 and put up
margin of 500, felt safe Saturday. but
today will have to protect his holdings.
which fortunately, he is well able to Go.
The cause of the slump is variously ac-
counted for, but reaction is believed %
be certain in a few days.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-23
SLUMP IN COPPER
AMALGAMATED FALLS TO o5 "a
IN THE NEW YORK MARKET.
HEAVY SELLING HURTS PRICE
Bonds Strong, But Nearly Every
Other Security Takes Drop
Of Point OF
Two.

New York. Sept. 23.-'rhe opening
changes ian the prices of stocks were ia
significant with two exceptions. Six
thousand shares of Amaigamatei copper
sold at 10l ami 100. compared with 100 Sd
on Saturday. ManhNttaw. on the other
hand. 1850 3-S on large buying.
The market Was quiet and dealings
small. TIuiirs became unsettled on It.
quotation in Amalsamat.d Copper ana
heavy buying % E.iS. Southern itaiiroad
and Southern Pacific. Prices We're
mainly lJWer.
Amalgau,.tel Copper broke to 8. a-S
All Anaconda lost 3-S. EeroVeries OF
from 10 . POINTS i'll the coppe"s did hot
str2nsthen The genoa. ma.Ael.
Union p, life. ST. Pa2l. Missouri Puci-
tic and Atctlison reacted i alid points
ard other stocks became heavy Il, SYM
plthy.
Amalgamateu Copp,r dropped tn 81 Sd
and heavy la .ti-stioi developed III tie
general market. Defines can :ro'l to
points in sugar. ST. Paul, the Faeifies
s.na fractions.
lunls Nc.- s;fu:.S.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-23
OVERHEARD At FRED fERR LIS

ChOlly-Gee Whillilins! But that was a
chilly snow snap yesterday afternoon.
Willy-Yes. ! was caught out ia it; and
If il had not been for an Apple Jack |
got here at FcrreIls | bciirve I'd have
caught my death Of cold. Have you
played the stock board this morning?
Cholly-- No: but am SoinE to- made
q turn Saturday night. l prefer IL play
of evenings. There Is mere run then an"
the play Is just the sam. as day time
Willy M; right, hut let's :aka Il Nhirl
now. after we get Gu- Tom and Jerry. /
inst ordered two as saw you coming n.
ChoI,y-I see jim Murray has taken
another reef in that opera house sale, by
buying ClarII's bank Judgment.
Wily-Yes. l WAS sorry Ia see -infr~?
inclined t. 30 on Il l'cHdcr.
G. Il. k.-Al! set. 5ensieacn.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-23
A LARGE INCREASE
CENSUS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
SHOWS A TOTAL OF 1884.
FEMALE OUTNUMBERS MALE
The Greatest Number of Both Sexes
Found Between the Age of and
IA Years-It Beats Last Years
Record by 1900.

E. A. Whips, who has had charge of
the WOrK OF enulnerating the children of
school district No. l. has completed the
task and turned the result over to Clerk
richards of the school board. Mr..
Whips figures show an increase of
nearly 1000 children over the number
enumerated last year. The sex. are pro-
l"rtiohately divided. The enumera ton
for this year shows the following:
Male Female Total
Total number of chill
dren under years. .2.751 1886 5.647
Total number between
and IA years.. 37S7 1858
Total number between
IA and Is years. 1151 1927 2SSS
Total number between
Is and 81 years . GIG COS 1.2o1
Total .......... $3.50 S525 1884
The census last year showed a total of
about 10, 100.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-23
Butte CURRENT NOTES

Attorney Thomas c. McGrath is in
Pony on business.
j. H. Leyson returned yesterday from
a weeks visit to Salt Lake.
Raymond Kelly left today for Salt
Lake to attend All Hallows college.
It noes not melt in your mouth" nor
burn up like chaff-the Harvard cigar.
Henry r. Bartlett Of the Bee Hive
store will leave for Chicago this even
ing.
New magazines, novels, books and
weekly papers at the p. o. news
stand.
j. B. Sullivan left today for Philadel-
thia via the Northern Pacific and Bur-
lington route.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Richards will
leave for San Francisco tomorrow. Mrs.
Richards will -, isit relatives there.
Mr. and Mrs. John O'Rourke left this
afternoon for California where they ex-
pect to spend a few weeks recuperating.
T. S. Gray will leave tonight for New
York. From there he will go to England
to meet his wife, who is visiting that
country.
Ernest Gehrman is the happy father
or a girl, VINO Is NUMBERED aiming tHe
late arrivals in Butte. Mr.. Gehrman has
h1?n the recipient of many congratula-
tons since his family was recruited by
the latest arrival.
W. l.. Darling of ST. Paul, chief en-
gineer of the Northern Pacific. arrived
in the city yesterday in his private car
and left today for the Ruby valley. in
Madison county. through a branch of the
line is being built.
Montana Transfer company. successors
TO Truls Transfer. Freight promptly
transferred from and TO all depots.
Especially well equipped for handling
engines, boilers, safes. etc. Telephone
3s7 p. o. Box 763. W. J. Christie, man
ager.
If you have not tried a Harvard cigar
there is treat in store for you. 1t is
because people have tried them that
there Is a million a week sold. The
Harvard has the best Havana tobacco.
and it is made by best American union
Ia bor, the best in the world.
p. ]. McEvoy of Omaha, dealer in
horses, is in the city with view to
buyns a few good trOtters and runners.
Yesterday visited Birch Greek, twenty
miles from Dillon, and took an option
on two or three bands Of colts that look
ed good 20 him.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-23

in the Big Hole river. near Ralston.
and the other. that Of snaring fish with
trap. The defendants are said to live
near Anaconda, and, 1t Is alleged, that
they We're capturing fish by the whole-
sale with their dam and their fish trap.
They thought that they had the right
to catch the fish as described, the
ground on which they had the dam be-
Ing private property. The one complaint
charged them with obstructing the river
with the dam. The complaints We're
sworn to by Deputy Game Warden
Henry Aware.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-23
Mrs. Hardness Dead.

this afternoon w. T. Eiterman, day
operator of the Associated Press in
Butte, received a dispatch telling the
news of the death of his sister. Mrs. NJ.
0. Hardness, at Peoria, Ill. Mrs. Hark-
ness was a resident of Ogden, Utah, at
one time and is we'll known there.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-23
VIOLATED THE FISH LAW
Heavy Fines Imposed Upon Men Who
Had Fish Dam in Big
Ho1e

Complaints we've filed in Judge Nell
sons court today charging two residents
o. Deer Lodge county, named AtWater
and Irwin. with violations of the fish
law. and this afternoon both men plead
ed guilty and were heavily fined for their
offense-. The fines and the costs Of the
prosecution came to $12S.SO
The defendants were arrested on two
charges, one, that Of having fish dam
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-23
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BROWN.
FlELD-CANTY CARPET
COMPANY

In pursuance of the provisions of Sec
&ion 451 of the Civil Code of Montana,
the Brownfield-Canty Carpet company
. corporation organized and existing
under and by virtue of the laws of the
state of Montana, by it's president and
q majority of it's directors, hereby files
and publishes its annual report, to-wit:
First. The amount of capital stock Of
the said corporation is the sum OF
Twenty Thousand Dollars C$20,0O0.O0).
Second. The amount of capital stock
of the said corporation subscribed and
actually paid in cash is the sum Of Fiji
teen Thousand, Five Hundred ana
Twenty Dollars 015, $4,000.
Third. The amount of assets OF the
said corporation is the sum of $112, 200. 00).
Fourth. The amount of Indebtedness
Of said corporation is the sum of $27.-
10000.
In testimony whereof the said COR
poration has caused this report to be
executed by it's president and by its Sec
rotary and to be attested by majority
Of the directors thereof, on this, the Goth
day of September. 1901.
JAMES A. CAVITY.
President and Director.
VIM. BROWNFIELD,
Secretary and DIrector.
JAMES w. KEMPER
Director.
safe of Montana, County OF Silver
Bow-ss:
James A. Canty. being first duly sworn,
says that he is the president and one
OF the directors OF the aforementioned
. CORPORA .ton, the BIowniield Canty Ca~-
PEI company. ana the person who SUBJ
Sci aoed to above report as such presi-
dent ana director; that the dnatters and
fats stated in the aiocve reicor. are true
to the best IF his knowledge inaorma ton
and belief. and that the parties who SUBJ
scrihed to t.le sad report as directors
OF said corporation are such directors,
ana comprise a ma ority of the board CT
directors of the Brow Car
pet company.
JAMES A. CAVITY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 2Srd day OF September, 1901.
lSEAL.]
MICHAEL \. BERGER,
Notary Public in ami for Silver Bow
County, Stats VI Montana.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-23
COPPER MINING QUOTATIONS

Especial to Inter Mountain.)
Boston, Mass, Sept. 23.-The cope,
mining shares closed today IS follows
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-23

ONE LARGE FURNISHED ROOM, $15
At 235 North Washington.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-23
Wheat Foods

Acme Wheat Flakes, 2 pound pack
Wheat Mamma, 2 pound pack
age ............. ............ ..AV
Challenge Mush, pound pack
age '.lV
Wlheatine Flakes, 2 pound pack
age s.........s.... ........ .'''AS 10
Health Wheat Flakes, 2 pound
package ........ ....... zig LIZ
Ralston Breakfast Food, 2 pound
package .......... ....Io
Franklin Mills Wheatlet, pound
package ......... ........ ...zV
Cracked Wheat. 10 pound sack Acc;
pound package ......... ....15
Battle Creek Hulled Wheat, 2
pound package ........... 30
Farina, 10 pound sack Acc; pack
age ............ ............ ..1U
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-23
REAR ADMIRAL SAMPSON
LEAVES THE NAVY YARD
Health Of the Noted Officer Too Poor to
Permit Him to Longer Continue
His Duties as Commandment
at Boston.

"A IASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-Rear Ad-
wv miral Sampson has requested
the naval department to relieve
him of his present duty as command
ant of the Boston Navy yard on Oct. 1,
on account of the bad condition of his
health. Secretary Long has granted the
request.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-11-14
IN IHE PHlLIPPINEs.

Hon. Luke T. Wright, senior member
of the Philippine commission after Gov.
ernor Taft, has been appointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt vice-governor Of the
islands.
Fourteen warship7 arc maintaining n
strict blockade OF the island of Samar,
but in spite Of this fact supplies still
reach the Insurgents Most Of this
work is dono during dark nights by
small boat, from the island Of Lsyto.
Lieutenant William O. Harlce, United
Statos Mwuo Corps, ON wharf in
Manila recently, directed Filipino boy
to take up uul carry his gripsack The
boy could NOT speak English, So did not
understand ,ha ORDER and moved OIL.
Tho lieutenant Thought this insoleut
and proceeded g. thrash tho boy with
his wulI,ing.su,. For this ho was
tried 10y coart m.'ud, found guilty and
suspended from luy tor three months,
with loss OF hu.; pay, aad is to be pub.
lioiy ropmlnlcd,
Twri,o mon o. Company &, Nuth
infantry, ur..r command of 5 rgoint
N..foid, WhonJ b.sn emit from Bassy
to san Aa,opiu, HHud ot Suua., tu in.
yostEato and I-r., va rtgaii to the
number OF bo.oiatu u tbo vloiu.,y. were
attacked hy 40 insurgents, ". % killed
two ot o.. o.diee, and wounded two
othNs. N.uri ruucd cool darng
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-11-14
CRIMES AND ACCIDENTS.

Hosh Fournier, the French chauffeur,
was crossing the tracks at Westbgry
l.. l., in an automobile, in which FIVE
other cen were seated, when the ma
chine was struck by locomotive and
disastrous results followed. All six men
were more or less seriously hurt and the
machine smashed. Two Of the automo-
bile occupants were hurled $50 feet
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden z. Davis, who
conducted summer hotel in Cataumet,
Mass, and their two married daughters
have all died within month Miss
Jane Toppan, a professional nurse, who
attended all the members Of the family,
was arrested on the charge of murder,
rs poison was found in the stomachs of
Mrs Gibbs aud Mrs Gordon, the two
daughters. 1t is now remembered that
several other persons have died sud
denly while Miss Toppan was in attend.
ance. She is 46 years of age, and when
u child was taken from the Boston poor.
house to the home of Mrs. Toppan, in
whose family she lived until she was 20
years Of age, but was never legally
adopted. Miss Toppan is W yll known to
doctors and patients in Boston and
Cambridge.
Seyenty-ive families lost their homes
and $3.50, 900 worth of property was de-
stroyed by fire at Union street and
Austin avenue, Chicago Two blocks Of
buildings skirting Milwaukee avenue
were wiped out.
Anumbor Of determined citizons came
down upon the little town OF Hodgen-
vile, Ky, at 2 o'clock in the morning
and took from the Jail Silas Esters,
negro, charged with forcing Granville
Ward, n lj-yearo old boy, to commit o
crime, and strung him to the courthouse
steps.
Mrs. Marie Smith, 40 years of age,
was arrested in San Francisco on the
charge Of obtaining money by false pre-
tences by what is known rs the "charity
game" She falsely represented herself
as collector for the Little Sisters In
fant Shelter at 5l2 Minna street, and
thereby swindled largo number of
people out Of sums ranging from 50
TO 500.
At Amsterdam, N. Y, Frederick
Bankert, at o'clock in the morning,
killed William Groon by shooting him
in the neck with revolver and split.
ting his head open with a hatchet.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-11-14
TO BE A MASON.
President Harper, of University of
Chicago, Attends an Installation
and VIII Join fraternity.

President Harper of the University
of Chicago will take upon him the
pledges and obligations OF a freema-
son in the near future. He the other
night appeared at the Masonic Temple
and petitioned for membership in Ash
lar lodge. No. 3Os, Ancient and Free
Masous. whose hall is on the seven
teenth floor. DR.. Harper was present
at the public installation to gather all
the information he could about the
ordeals he would have TO GO through
when he becomes a member in the
near future.
When seen at his home after the in
stallation President Harper said In an
sver to the question whether he had
been made mason. 81 have not" But
when he was asked whether he had
petitiened to become a mason he said:
81 can give you no answer" Accord
ing to the rules Of the fraternity mem
bers are pledged to keep the dolngs Of
the organization secret and none Of the
members would admit that DR.. Harper
was TO be member of their lodge,
although they said that he had been
there frequently.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-11-14
LAMB BREAKS UP A SCHOOL.
Animal Much Resembling Msry's Re-
sents Efforts Of Teacher to Put
Him Out Upsetting Stove.

In 30 seconds a snow-white lamb,
belonging to flock that was being
driven past the new schoolhouse on
the Short Tract road the other day at
Nunda, n Y, routed the entire school,
frightened Miss Alice Ray. the teach
er, into Mysteries, and forced the trus-
tees to hold a special session to ap-
propriate money to repair the damage
the lamb had done.
"lt's the sweetest little lamb, lust
the kind that followed Mary to
school, Miss Ray said to her pupils
as the lamb dashed into the room.
The pupils thought so, too, until Miss
Ray began TO pet the lamb and show.
IL toward the door. Then the little
animal began racing around the
schoolroom. II collided with the stove
and knocked a leg from under it and
1t fell In a heap. The Goals scattered
all over the floor, starting a fire.
Miss Ray and the pupils broke for
the door and escaped, followed by a
binding smoke. They carried snow
and water and put out the fire. The
lamb was extricated by John Bennett,
who was driving the flock. Miss Ray
went home suffering from nervous
prostration and school broke up for
the day.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-11-14
NEW SIX-INCH GUN.
Decided at the wnr Department That
a. Effort VIII lie Made to Sc
cure Better weapon.

1t has been decided that q new six.
inch rapid-fre gun is to be construct
ed at the war department in an effort
TO secure better gun OF that type
than has been purchased abroad by
the navy department. The gun is to
be built at the Bethlehem steel works
and must give muzzle velocity of
3,OO0-foot seconds and be capable Of
being fired at the rate of at Least
5000 pounds per minute at 2,5OO-foot
seconds velocity. The distinctive feat
ures of this gun will be the breech
mechanism, patented by the Bethle-
hem coupany. The navy department
recently purchased the right to use
the brecch mechanism of the Vickers
people in England, the sum paid be-
ing $25O,OOO.
The bethlehem mechanism Is sup
posed to be an improvement on the
Nickers. Some recent tests made with
the Nickers device, it is said, resulted
in a gun being fired as many as ten
shots per minute.
The guarantee in the case OF the
bethlehem mechanism Is eight rounds
in the same period, and there is a
hope, of course, that the Vickers
achievement will be surpassed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-11-14
A BAR TO PROGRESS,
Tendency in Army to Cling to OBJ
eolete and Useless Traditions.
Loaia Gathmann, the Inventor, Tens
Funny story 10 illustrate q
Pointed Criticism on Army
Conservatism.

Louis Gathmann, the Chicago inven-
tor, has fund offunny stories, most of
them dating back to the days when he
lived in Germany. He tells one story in
particular to illustrate why it is that
army ordnance officers Invariably dis
courage new ideas in gunnery instead
Of welcoming inventions, as persons in
charge Of any private enterprise would
naturally do. "When l went to Holland
as boy" said the shrewd old inventor,
~ had an experience with ordinary
army methods have never forgotten.
1t seems there was a guard posted at
certain corner for some twenty-odd
years. The sentry was relieved every
four hours or so without the slightest
question during all that time.
FINALLY some one began to question
why a guard was posted at that par
ticular corner at al. A laborious
search was instituted among the old
army records, and finally. TO the amuse
ment Of everybody. the reason for that
sentry was at last discovered. II seems
that fence was painted on that cor
ner, and to keep the people from soiling
their clothes some well-disposed officer
stationed soldier with a gun there.
The paint dried on the fence and the
fence fell down, and the corner was
built up with another building, but the
sentry still paced his beat there for 20
years or more.
I'm this way some Of our army tradi-
tions have been kept up, and officers
who are both brave and intelligent have
gone on doing certain things in a GER.
tain way because a method was initi-
ated in the department long years ago
for particular contingency which has
since entirely disappeared"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-11-14
SUBSTITUTE FOR BENZINE.
germany oners Premium OF Two
Hundred and FIFTY Dollars for
Such an Article,

Consul Hughes, at Coburg, Germany,
reports to the state department that
for years a substitute for benzine has
been in demand The objectionable
points about benziue are its high In.
hammability aud volatility, the danger
OF poisoning the atmosphere, etc. This
was one Of the chief topics Of discus
sion at Hanover. and this fall the sub
leet came up once more at the meet
ing at Cassel. when a premium of about
$3.50 was offered for an efTectual sub.
sti'ute for benziue. or for means Of
rendering it less dangerous. Here ia
a good chance for American genius.