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The Butte inter mountain., 1901-07-11
FAIRY TALES OF BUTTE CITY
The Yarns Told About the Town Are
Not What They Are Cracked
Up to Be,

This morning a man with an anxious
look in his eye began making a can
vass of the city of Butte with view to
penetrating the veil of mystery sur
rounding the wonderful place. He an
nounced that he had come to Montana
as a representative of the Philadelphia
Press and was looking for wonderful
stories of the west. What he particu-
larly desired was something out of the
ordinary and the nearer it came to being
blood curdling in it's details the better
he liked it,
II want to write UP your state" he
said to a leading citizen. whom he but
tonholed on the street. II want to tell
the people of the east about this Won
derful place so that when it has all pass
ed away and been blotted out they will
have a record at once interesting and
reliable to remind them that such place
as Butte once flourished."
Good scheme" said the leading citi-
zen sententiously.
"Why, of course" said the man from
the east. Butte will be a thing of the
past in a few years at the longest, and
I want to come here while the mountains
still hold together and put down the
facts Just as I see them. Now I'll tell
you what I want to see first l want to
have some photographs taken Of the
cracks In the earth caused by Butte slid
ing down hill and use them to verify
whatever I may write concerning the
place. You see it's of great interest to
every one to know that Butte is slid
ing down hill"
''It must be-" observed the leading
citizen. IT never knew the town was
sliding"
"Why you must have seen the big
cracks, haven't you." said the easterner
with surprise. EVERY body in the east
has heard about them. All the papers
have had special stories about the cracks
in the surface of the earth at this place
and they are all clamoring for more news
of the grim doom that is threatening the
city. That's the reason am here"
"Lemme tell you something" said the
leading citizen. "There are no cracks in
the earth in Butte: no tendency to slide
down hill and the stories you have read
are the inventions of newspaper corre-
spondents who have dropped in here and
for want of something better to write
about have reeled off a PLAUSIBLE yarn
about Butte sliding down hill. That's
all the whole things amounts to-"
well, declare" said the pencil push
err from the east with astonishment. II
never heard of such a thing before. I
always supposed that that story was
true. I brought my camera along for the
purpose of photographing the big cracks
in the ground and 1 was firmly con-
vinced that Butte was doomed to de-
struction and would. in a few years. slip
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-07-11

They expect to strike fine ore at a
depth of $50 feet. You do not find a
copper mine in Butte except with depth.
The company thinks that in securing the
Emma" they got one of the best claims
in Butte About $4,000 has already been
spent OH the mine and its magnificent
plant. There is now about $65.OO0 cash
in the treasury.
The following list of officers, not one of
whom receives any salary, absolutely
guarantees the honesty and legitimacy
of the propositions:
President. former U. S. Senator, Lee
Mantle, vice president, former Post
master J. II. Lynch; treasurer, Fayette
Harrington, cashier of the Silver Bow
National bank, of Butte; secretary W.
w. Mcdowell, former owner Of the Cop
peropolis mines.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-07-11
LOW RATES ON THE RAILROADS
Managers Of the Coming Street Fair
and Carnival Secures Reduc-
ton in Fare,

All the roalroads entering Butte have
agreed to give a rate of one and one
third fare for round-trip tickets to tho
street fair for all distances under 100
miles, the tickets to be good for five
days.
A special rate will also be given for
five days of the fair, the dates not yet
being arranged, when round-trip tickets
will be sold at one fare for the round
trip. tickets good for three days.
Were going too have a crowd from
the rural districts" said one of the lead
ing spirits in the railroad world of Butte.
.if we have to arm our track walkers
and section men with double -barrele i
sbotguns and have them scour the coun-
try like swarm of grasshoppers.
1.-THE people outside of Butte don't
know how good time is going to b..
offered them, and, by George. we're
going to show them! Many of them
came from Missouri and may need to be
shown before they will believe.
''They can walk in, or come awheel,
Or get aboard a bucking broncho and
steer him in by painful stages. or they
can come in on comfortable passenger
cars, but they've got to come and see
the sights. And they will do SO, you can
count on that"
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-07-11
BUSY AT THE NEW SHELTER
superintendent Hickey of Anaconda
Talks Of Operations at the
Washoe Smaller

Superintendent Hickey manager of the
foundry department of the A. c. M.
company at Anaconda, was in Butte for
short time today, on business connect
ed with his work
THE new works are taking about all
our time over at Anaconda" said Mr.
Hickey. Everything is moving along
as smoothly as could be desired, and the
new blast furnaces, which will probably
be the first of the Washoe works to be
finished, will be in operation this year;
probably several other departments also
will be ready for service.
Anyone who wishes to see really
great job of building carried to a sue
cessful conclusion should go over to the
Smelter City and look over the Washoe
Smelters.
THE new works will be even nearer to
the city than the old ones, and will be
more convenient for the workmen who
now live in the city. There will be no
need of a separate community, and it is
not likely that one will be built up, at
least for the present.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-07-11
MONTANA MINERS GO To
TENNESSEE COPPER FIELDS

there ought to be a wild rush for the
country. 1t is in eastern Tennessee, south
Of Knoxville. down in the mountains,
and in country heretofore supposed
to produce nothing but moonshine Whis-
key and deadly feuds. But copper will
discount either or both of these prod
ucts.
''The new smelter is to have nine con-
verters to start with, and all the depart
ments Of the wohks are about ready to
open up. 1t will be hard to give the ca?
pacjty, with the very rich ore that is
to be handled, but the production will
be very large, considering the size of
the enterprise. l shall leave my family
in Great Falls. where we have lived for
years, until I visit the new copper
country, and learn whether the climate
and people are agreeable.
Mr.. Rich is sturdy, hard working and
faithful employe of the Boston & Mon
tana company. we'll fitted for doing
pioneer work of responsibility. The new
copper district certainly promises WE'LL
and the company will send none but re-
liable men to develop it. Other employees
of the company will probably be sent
south soon.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-07-11
ANOTHER STRONG MINING CON-
PANY OPERATING IN BUTTE.

The Butte Mining & Development
company is sinking three compartment
sha IT at the corner of Silver and Colora-
do streets. The shaft is down $50 feet
and the indications for great mine are
very encouraging. The vein on which
the company is sinking is the largest in
Butte. 1t has always been known as
the Mother Lode of the camp. The
plant consists of three eighty horse pow
er boilers, five drill air compressor,
which does away with hand drilling, an
engine capable of hosting from a depth
of 1900 feet. powerful pumps. tanks.
cars. blacksmith shop. shaft house, lum-
ber yard. etc. A force of twenty five
experienced miners is putting the shaft
down at the rate Of so feet per month
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-07-11
BUT FEW BANkRUPTS IN BUTTE
Only Fifty-five Petitions Filed in the
Federal Court During Past
voar

During the year ending June 80 fifty
five petitions in bankruptcy We're filed
in the federal court in Butte, almost
equally divided between voluntary and
involuntary cases.
All these went through the hands Of
Thompson Campbell, referee in bank
ruptcy and a good many have been set
tied. Some, however, especially the later
ones, are still on the books, for the
clerks, the judge and the lawyers to
worry over.
The number is not proportiona tely
large, considering the large number OF
firms, large and small, doing business in
the city and nearby territory.
If, as is frequently asserted, every
business man fails at least once in his
life, a good many Butte men will have
to live to a ripe old age before it comes
their turn to turn up their business toes
and call upon the law to wind up their
affairs
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-07-11
HAS HATS OF ALL KINDS
Jailor Sol Levy Would Like to Get
Rio of Tiles Stolen IRON
Ruftn Store

Jailer Sol Levy is the custodian of a
large quantity of mems hats. H. has
black, white, brown and pin.o straws,
eerbys and fedoras, all sizes and all
shapes. They're yours At Il bargain.
First come. first served. and no ques-
tions asked.
The hats were stolen from show case
in front of the Hub store on Park street.
The case was broken into and the hats
taken in a hurry.
The thief was evidently afraid of be-
ing arrested for he dropped a hat at
every jump, and Park street, for dis
tance of two blocks, was strewn with
new tiles.
The sky pieces were turned over to
the jailer until the thief can be located.
but Sol is making a general cleanup
today and wants to get rid of all super
fiuous matter. henc the low prices.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-07-11

Directors: Hon. Lee Mantle, j. H.
Lynch, Fayette Harrington. Geo. H.
Robinson.c onsultng engineer and expert
for the Montana Ore Purchasing COM
pany; Jas. A. Talbot, wee president of
the First National bank Of Butte: W. L.
Meyer. vice president of the Western
National bank of New Yrk City: A. E.
Spriggs, former lieut.-gov. OF Montana:
Jay Anderson, merchant. White Sui
phur Springs, and other well-known
gentlemen.
The par value OF the stock IS $500 per
share. but the company has decided to
place $4,000 shares of it's treasury stock
on the market at $3.50 per share. Pros
pectus mailed free. For further infor-
nation write or call on the agents Of the
company. Reynolds & Mcdowell. 46 East
Broadway, Butte. adv
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-07-11
Boston & Montana Company Opening
Up New Properties in the South
Experienced Men From Mon
tana Will Be Sent to De-
velop the Rich Holdings
in Dixie Land.

A. L. Rich. for many years sampler
at the Boston & Montana smelters in
Great Falls was in the city this morn
ing, leaving today for Isabella. Tennes-
see. where he goes to take charge of the
converter floor of the large new smelt-
ers soon to be opened at that place by
the Boston & Montana company. Speak
ing of the prospects, as far as he is in
formed Mr.. Rich said:
''The company is going to develop the
rich copper mines of the Tennessee dis
trict, and expects to do great busi-
ness there. l do not know the extent
of the copper deposits. but 1 am told
they are known to be very extensive,
though not as yet fully prospected, and
the ore is phenomenaly rich. 1t runs
about IS per cent copper, free milling
ore, and should be a bonanza. = he mines
have never been worked to amount to
much. But with IS per cent copper,
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-07-11

down the hillside and topple into yawn-
ing gulf and be lost forever"
We'll it's all a mistake. I'm glad to
say" said the leading citizen. You'll
have to look for something else to write
about"
That's too bad, I'm sorry" said the
man with the camera as he picked up his
picture making machine and headed for
the depot street car.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-07-11
Street Fair Opens Next Tuesday.

Next Tuesday the Butte Street Fair
and Carnival opens. 1t will be grand
spectacle, well worth being seen by
every Montanan. Another especially at
tractive feature is that it is the home of
Centennial beer-cures disease, reunites
families, brings back errant lovers and
leaves no dark brown taste in the
mouth next morning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-19
EFFECT OF STEEL TRUST.
Pittsburg Manufacturer Does Not Be
lleye II VIII Raise Prices.

WASHINGTON. May iS.--W l.. King,
Of the firm Of Jones and Laughlln.
iron and steel manufacturers Of Pits
burg. testlfyinR before the Industrial
commission. gald that he had no aD-
prchenslOn OF eNl effects from the
steel combination. Possibly some nde-
pendent operators might be injured but
II was his opinion that In the main
the effect Of the combination would be
10 steady prices
Il do not believe that the average
price Of iron and steel will be greater
for the next ten years than It has
been for the past ten days" he said,
but am confident that there will not
be ~ great fluctuations"
One difficulty which independent oper-
ators would have to encounter would
b. TO secure ores. but Mr. King express
I'd confidence that there would be new
ore discoveries TO meet future demands.
He thought. however. that iron and
steel manufacturers would need a cap
ltal OF twenty to thirty million dollars
The commission also listened to tes-
tImony from A. c. Morrison, secretary
OF the American Baking Powder AS
sociatlon. He said that the company
makes no effort to fix the prices al
which It's constituent companies sell
their wares but that 1t Is an organiza-
tion for the purpose OF defense OF its
memherH
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-19
AMERICAN LEGATION GUARD.
Commander Robertson Cautioned About
Taking Aggressive Action

WASHINGTON, May 1S-The in
structions issued by General Chaffee
under direction of the war department
In regard to the protection. Of the Amer
lean legation at Pekin after the de-
parture Of the United States troops
from China have been made public at
the department.
Thew designate company B Of the
Ninth infantry as the legation guard
and Major E. B. Robertson, of that
regiment. is detailed as commander.
Major Robertson's attention Is invited
to the fact that the troops under his
command are stationed in a foreign
country with which the United states
is on terms Of friendship. The guard
must therefore not be used aggressively
unless in defense Of the American le-
cation or persons and property Of Amer
lean citizens in its immediate vicinity
The guard will repel attacks made
by Chinese on the American legation or
its own position and If necessary to
do so may fire upon the assailants. 1t
may cooperate with other foreign troops
for the defense OF the legation in the
event OF an attack being made on the
same by any Chinese forces.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-19
AYERS MURDER MYSTERY.
Number OF Clues Followed Up But No
Arrests Made.

WASHINGTON, May ls--The police
have been following up a number OF
clues In the Ayers murder mystery.
bu, ~ far no arrests have been made
Dr. Schaeffer. the medical expert In
the case. has examined the imprlnts
Of the hand on the window sill Of
Ayres' room and on the stairs Of the
fire escape and announces that they
were made by dnother person than
Ayers.
The only motive that has been sug-
gested is jealousy ani the detectives
who have been about the hotel day and
night have been interviewing some OF
the women there and searching the
clothing In their rooms for bloodstains.
The police give credence to the tes-
timonv Of two witnesses, showing the
descent on the fire escape OF woman
from Ayres' room 10 the second floor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-19

puired them. they are ours. The ques-
ton Is, shall we give them up? Gen
eral cries Of "No!'O
And from one end Of the country to
the other comes that answer. They are
ours, not TO subjugate but TO emanci-
pate. not to rule by the power OF the
government but 10 take TO those dis
tant Deople the principles Of liberty, OF
freedom Of conscience and Of opportu-
nifty that are enjoyed by the people Of
the United States" Great applause).
Then came the launching. A platform
had been built around the prov Of the
iron monster which lay In the very
slip In which the famous Oregon was
built
Miss Barber and The president stool
before the electric apparatus which con-
trOled the guillotlne that was to sever
the rope which would loosen the weight
that was to knock out the last beam.
Miss Barber. with her finger on the
button. was looking intently at the in
dicator.
At 12:22h. and two minutes before
the tide was at Its highest, the time
set for the launching. there suddenly
shot into the face Of the Indicator the
word Ready" Miss Barber pressed
the button. The last block fell away.
At the same time Miss Deshler, young
lady Of II years, let go Of a bottle Of
champagne suspended at the side Of the
boat by a red white and blue ribbon
and as It crashed against the side she
uttered the words. Il christen thee
Ohio
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-19

W. Lawson gave out a statement In
which he says.
Apparently reason for building the
Independence no longer exists. Appar-
emily she cannot enter the trial races
for the selection Of vessel 10 defend
the Americas cup. nor can she II she
II the best American vessel have the
honor Of defending the cup can only
regret that the deed OF gift Of the
Americas aup or the constitution or by
laws or rules. regulations or customs
of the New York Yacht Club made II
impossible for the Independence 10
race
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-19
MOVEMENTS OF TRANSPORTS.

WASHINGTON. May 1s.-ouarter-
master-General Ludington has received
a cable message from Colonel Miller.
depot quartermaster at Manila, giving
additional details regarding the return
home OF the volunteers. He says that
the transports Hancock, Buford and
Aztec will leave Manila for San Fran
cisco tomorrow and that the transport
Pennsylvania will leave on the 22d inst.
The Aztec Is an animal ship. The
others are troop ships. They viii
bring the Thirty-first, Fortieth and
Forty-hrst regiments of volunteer in
fantry.
Information has also been received OF
the departure Of the transports Sumner
and Indiana from Nagasaki for Tagu
to transport General Chaffee's army 70
Manila.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-19
RUSSIA PRODUCING COTTON.
Will Soon Be Able to Supply All Her
Own Needs.

WASHINGTON. May 1s.-It Is ex-
pected that Russia will be able soon to
supply her own needs in cotton, accord
ing to a report received at the state
department from Deputy Consul Gener-
al Hanauer at Frankfort, Germany.
She Is one OF the few countries which
exacts a tax on imported cotton. A
tax almost equal to S per 11O pounds
and amounting to about two-thirds OF
the staple is imposed. The importa-
tion of cotton diminished over 72,OoOOOe
pounds in 1899 while the production in
creased 81 per cent during the same
year. Grain fields in Russia are now
planted with cotton, for the cultivation
of the fibre Is much more profitable
than that of wheat.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-19
JUDGE ACCUSED OF CONTEMPT.
Three Prominent Alaskans Ci,el to APP
pear Before 4. $. Cour. OF
Appeals.

SAN FRANCISCO, MAY lS.-Judge
Arthur II. Noyes. X-Congressman
Thomas ]. Geary and District Attorney
Woods. OF Alaska, must stand trial for
alleged contempt OF the United states
circuit court OF appeals as the result
OF action taken and advice given af-
ter Judge Morrow had issued the writ
OF supersedeas in the Mackenzie case,
This morning the court OF appeals !s-
sued an order that Messrs. Noyes, Geary
and Woods be cited to appear the Sec
ond Monday in October and show cause
why they should not be punished for
cOntempt.
Judge Noyes is accused OF Issuing or
ders In conflict with orders OF the court
OF appeals and II Is alleged that Dis
trlct Attorney Woods acted In contempt
Of court.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-19
VACCINE VIRUS SENT.
Government Guarding Against Spread
of Smallpox in Alaska

WASHINGTON, May 1S.--Assistant
Surg eon Moore, Of the marine hospital
service, has been ordered to Cape Nome
with a liberal supply cf vaccine virus
on account OF the reports of smallpox
from Alaska. and Assistant Surgeon
Fox has been directed 10 go to Sitka
for the purpose OF general co0sulta-
tion upon the subject with the COVER
nor Of the territory. Advices received
here are to the effect that the epidemic
Is confined largely to the natives.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-19
M'KINLEY WILL
VISIT OREGON
Tells Governor Geer Trip Is Only
Postponed.
MRS. M'KINLEY IMPROVING
Now Thought Out Of Dsnger--SllEhi Rise 10
Temperature Last Night Party tx.
peetS 10 Leave for WsShlnStOn
Middle Of Week.
MRS. M'KINLEY IMPROVING

SAN FRANCISCO, May iS.--Gover-
nor deer. II Oregon who has been In
the ci.y the past week attending the
exercises attending the VISA Of Presl-
dent Mckinley. returned home tonight,
Governor Gccr accompanied by his
wife called on Prssldent Mckinley this
afternoon. President Mckinley cspec-
tally requested Governor Geer 10 ex-
press To- the people Of Oregon his re-
grct that he was unable 20 Visit them
at this time The president stated that
ne yet. during his administration. ex-
pectcd to complete his tour originally
planned In that event he would go
direct from Washington to the North
west.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-19
ALBANY STRIKE OVER.
Strikers Gained a Number OF Conces'
slons From the Streetcar Com
pany

ALBANY. n. Y. May 1s,-The great
railway strike. lasting twelve days, re-
qulring the presence of 5000 members
of the national guard In the city, cost
ing the lives of two prominent mer-
chants and entailing an expense TO the
county OF Albany Of over $4,000, is
amicably settled and II the agreements
are kept there WIN be no trouble at
least for three years, The strikers
gained a number OF concessions.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-19
MORE sURRENDERs.

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The navy
department today received the follow
ing cablegram from Admiral Kempff at
Cayfte:
Captain Owen advises that the Ur-
danetta and Gardoquir received on
board, May II. General Mascardo, twen-
ty officers and 1S4 men, at Binong bay
and Morong. Others surrendered to
Draper. the marine officer at olonga-
po. This is the last insurgent force IN
Zambales province"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-19
OFFICIAL DENIAL.
German. italian and Austrian Ministers
Will Not Meet in Conference.

BERLIN, May 1S.-The statements in
the foreign press OF an approaching
meeting in Italy between Count Won
Bulow. the German imperial chancel-
lor, Signor Zanardelli, the Italian prime
minister and NJ. Goluchowski, the Aus
trian minister of foreign affairs, are
officially denied.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-19
IMPORTANT LAND DECISION.
Any Occupied Land Not Subject TO a
Forest Lien Land Scrip Lo-
cation

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The COM
missioner Of the land office in de-
cision lays down the principle that any
occupied land is not subject to for
est lien land scrip location and that
in such cases the question as TO wheth-
er the land involved is of a mineral or
non n-mineral character is not material
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-19
FRAUDS IN POLAND.
Peculations Amounting 10 3l,0O0,00C
Roubles Have Been Discovered.

BERLIN. May lS,-Frauds and pee
ulations amounting to S1,OO0,O0O roubles
have been discovered upon the Russo
Polish and Vistula railroads. They
were carried out by wholesale declara-
tions OF deficient freight weights. In
Warsaw alone forty arrests have been
made.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-19
RAIN STOPPED EVENTS.
Oregon and Washington Athletic Teams
VIII Meet Again Tomorrow,

EUGENE, Ore, May lS.-Raln inter-
fered with the field meet between the
Universities of Oregon and Washing
ton today. At the end OF the third
event II was decided to postpone fur
ther events Monday afternoon. In the
three events the score stands Oregon
fourteen, Washington thirteen.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-19
REMEY LEAVES MELBOURNE.
American Admiral Invited TO Visit New
Zealand.

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-A cable
gram received from Admiral Remey at
the navy department announces that
he will leave Melbourne next Sunday
for Auckland. N. D., where the Brook
lyn goes at the invitation of the colon
ial government.