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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-24
COL. P. H. MA NcHEsrER,
Who Led TIL e Old Guard.

massed in a little hollow between the
forts. Then the battle ragged hot and
fast. The natives could not escape
without flying into the air, or tunneling.
for the mastery strategy of the
veterans had them surrounded on
every side. They fought like grim
death, but somehow their shots
seemed to have no effect on their assail-
ants. Like dragoon's teeth, the slain
came to life to haunt them with rusty old
muskets, jagged bayonets, and cleaning
eyes. Finally their flag was captured
There was a triumphant salvo of the ar
tillery carried. by the attacking party:
the frantic Filipinos gave up hope, their
arms and the battle, and trudged back
to camp prisoners. They couldn't fight
against destiny against the genius of the
old guard. They recognized their victors
and gave up, so as to be in all the sooner
at the grand dinner.
The dinner after the battle was an en-
joyable affair, all the warriors and all
their friends taking part In fact, they
took not only part. but all, and it was all
the cooks could do to rescue the dishes
| 1t was a late hour before the feast was
completed ~.
The fireworks display came near end
ing in disaster. W. H. Black was de-
tailed to do the firing, and lie attempts
| to touch off few of the pieces with a
cigar, there being no lighting punk, and
the wind being too high for the use OF
| matches. The .irst cannon cracker went
| off just as he touched it, and came near
| taking his right hand along with it. Mr..
Black, who had gone out expecting to be
one of the men behind the gun, objected
| to being the man behind an unruly fire.
cracker, and gave up the job to some
man whose life was not SO valuable ia
him. After several tribulations the fire.
Works We're induced to work, ard the
display was made very creditable in the
| end.
| : A great crowd attended the exercises
and all enjoyed the sham battle, which
was entirely new to good many of its
( spectators.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-24
MIDNIGHT ESCAPADE IN
The Dry and swslterng Depths Of ...
ONE OF DUTIES DARK ALLEYS

We're In their turn thrown out upon the
quiet, peaceful open air.
The committee had taken some few
moments to prepare her onslaught and
when She had completed the operations
good sized bucket of water was poised
IN mid air and turned loose upon the
supposed meeting below.
FOR an instant there was grave silence
and then the stiffness was rent by the
piercing, angry cream of a woman All
Kinds OF expressions came and the neigh
borhood knew that the attack upon the
night providers had been made. For a
Few moments peace reignsd. The front
door of the Curtis lodging house was
thrown open In the entrance appeared
woman with disheveled hair and drip
ping dress, while from head to foot were
appearances that she had fallen into a
grease vat. The stranger was too excited
to tell her troubles to the servant who
answered her ring. Investigation brought
out the facts, however. that in the alley
where the committee of one supposed the
gang was holding their regular meeting.
woman and her companion had entered
dispute as to whether they should go
into Lemp's wine rooms or the res
taurant next door. The woman refused
to give in and so did her escort. Argu-
ments followed and the woman got some-
what excited. Her talk sounded bolster
GUS to the determined committee, and she
being the center of attraction at the time
Of the attack the full contents Of the
bucket struck her silks and satins.
The woman refused to be pacified and
reported the matter to the police, but
their being another complaint to that de-
partment about the racket which had
been made in the alley she was informed
that she and her companion escaped very
easily in the matter
The man in the case escaped with
drenching and the lass Of the starch In
his fine rainment.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-24
KING FOUND THE HOT PLACE
On the Way From Searching San
Francisco to Balmy Butte It Was
Very, Very Sultry.

John B. King has returned from his
visit to San Francisco, and will once
more resume his management of the
suacer track.
"You never saw anything like the hot
weather that has prevailed down south"
he said. ION our train through the Ne
vada desert the thermometer registered
1O4 degrees at the coolest place one could
find inside the car. 1t was like a Sec
ton of the Inferno. If you opened the
windows. the dazzling glare Of the des-
ert sand scorched you almost like
flame. If you didn't open the windows
you sweltered and smoothered. The
passengers stripped down to the last
shred of decency in a vain endeavor to
keep reasonably cool. The sand sifted
in like sunlight, and covered everything.
The cars seemed to shrivel up with the
heat, and the paint fairly boiled. Yes.
it was hot weather-the hottest they
have record of. even in that hot cour-
try"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-24

The American arms again triumphed
over the Filipinos at the Gardens last
night, when the Grand Army veterans
demolished the Spanish American SOL
diers, who took the part of the natives.
The old men, with their Anticipated mug
zle-loaders, powder horns. and shot
pouches. or the old fashioned paper cart
ridges that one had to bite off before
ramming them down into the weapon,
captured the natives, horse, foot and dra-
goons, took them prisoners along With
their flag, and drove them into camp at
their chariot wheels. The boys were
armed with breech-loaders. the same
trusty old Springtelds that were their
bosom companions for year and half,
but they We're no match for the stout old
men who marched at Antietam, Fred
ericksburg and the Wilderness
p, H. Manchester was commander OF
the veterans. and had for his lieutenant
| A. L. Farnham. The Filpinos were COM
manded by Lieutenant Colin Hill. Up
wards of a hundred men took part In
all, and fusillade of popping took place
| before the battle was ended
There were no bullets flying. as It
was not so bloody as. it might have been,
but it was noisy enough to make up for
all that. The way the old veterans
manipulated their muskets was revela-
| ton to some of the later corners who
thought all the military genius was a
product of late days. They fairly burn
ed the air as they fired deadly volleys
into the ranks of their pseudo dusky
assailants.
The battlefield was laid on the side
hill north of the gardens. There We're
two forts. on crests Of the hill, both
of them occupied by veterans. The bold
Filipinos charged the first, and drove
the defenders in retreat with great loss
OF powder and smoke on both sides. Then
the veterans rallied. They executed a
flank move on the Filipinos; also. in
cidentally, they executed the FilipiEos
themselves. They made brilliant bay
onet charge on the enemy, who were
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-24
HABEAS CORPUS WR|TS
Recaeitrant Witnesses
IN MINNIE HEAlEY CASE

titioners had refused to be sworn by the
notary and had been committed to the
county Jail by him for contempt. Their
refusal to be sworn they allege in their
petitions. was because they believed the
notary had no authority or jurisdiction
to compel them to give testimony in
such case.
Judge Harvey says in his petition that
he cannot be compelled to testify. as the
Minnie Healey case has been decided.
When the habeas corpus matter was
called today Attorney Roote. represent
ing the four petitioners, asked for a
continuance until the 50th, saying that
on that date petitions for writs of review
would be heard and it would be best to
have the whole matter decided at once.
To this he added that Judge Harvey was
the only one who had not asked for a
review of the notary proceedings.
The request for a postponement was
opposed by T. j. Walsh, but the Judge
granted it and released the four prison
ers on their own recognizance.
In the meantime no further attempt to
take the dispositions of the four will be
made. as the applications act as stay
of proceedings so far as thy are con-
cerned.
Further proceedings in the matter of
taking dispositions to be used in sup
port of a motion for new trial in the
Minnie Healey mine suit have been con-
tinued until the 31st by Notary Galbraith
on account Of the habeas corpus and writ
of review hearings to be held the 30th.
The notary was to have resumed business
at O'Clock this afternoon, but Attorney
T. ]. Walsh, representing Miles Finlen.
the plaintiff, in the case. suggested
postponement until the date stated.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-24
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

At the Thornton-Alex Nelson, Sacra-
mento, Cal: Mrs. A. H. Mitchell. Warm
Springs; J. S. Wallace and wife, Philips
burg, Mont: A. NJ. O'Sullivan and WIFE
Helena; G. A. Damon. New York: D. r.
Roache and wife, Anaconda; George CAL
laway and wife. Misses Galloway Tus-
cola, ILL.,: E. w. Goodale. Great Falls;
Sam o. Frier, Chicago; Herman Cans,
Helena; Harry Ducomean, Chicago: Mr..
and Mrs. T. Brillman. Albany, N. Y:
j. NJ. Keith. Missoula; j. H. Spear and n.
E. Owen. Spokane: William H. Rance
and E. A. Reichel. Great Falls.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-24
WERE PUT IN THE SWEAT BOX
Two Suspects Taken to Jail by Officers
Who Believe They Have Located y
Crooks.

Detective Murphy took into his net
yesterday evening George Kennedy and
James McCount and placed charges of
vagrency against them. Both pleaded
guilty this morning and will be senten-
ced tomorrow. -
Kennedy had severely bruised nose
and a bad eye. h..
The big detective believes he has a
pair of bad men in these two suspects
and will have photographs taken in or
der to locate, if possible. where they hail
from. t-Et
The men claim to be in Butte with
race horses and made several state
ments when put into the sweat-box at
the city Jail which were afterwards
proven to be erroneous. A number of
people in the city appeared at the office
of the chief of police in behalf of Ken
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-24
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that a petition
has been filed in the Office of the city
clerk of the city of Butte. asking that
Placer street, from Holland street on the
north to the city limits on the south, be-
ing street between Block No. So and
Block No. 56 of the Valley addition to the
city of Butte, be vacated; and. also, that
the alley running east and west through
said Blocks IS and Sc of said addition be
vacated. Said petition is in writing and
signed by J. L. Byrne, who is alleged to
be the owner of all the lois on said street
and alley.
The city council Of Butte will take ac-
ton on said edition on the 7th day OF
August. 1901 at s o'clock p. M. Or as soon
thereafter as the same may be heard.
Dated. at Butte, Montana. July 24th'
1901.
W. X. QUARLES.
City Clerk of the City Of Butte.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-24
MARKET FOR IRRIGATED LANDS
Lands Have Increased Twenty-Five
Per Cent During the Past
Four Years.

Irrigated lands in the Gallatin valley
have increased in value at least 25 per
cent within four years." said r. D.
Steele of Bozeman, a Well-knOwn real
estate dealer and grand chancellor Of
the knights of Pythias of Montana.
Good farms near town now sell at $40
to $50 per acre, and are bargains at that
In the ten years I have been selling real
estate there there has never been so
great demand for farm lands. Good
farms four or five miles from town with
good water rights, are worth $50 per
acre. and steadily going up.
There is scarce a bucket of water
goes to waste in the Gal1I-in valley in
the irrigating season. All the small
tributaries are appropriated twice over,
and the Gallatin is so low as to be
forded at it's mouth by a child. The
great new canal of the West Gallatin
Irrigation company, carrying $4,000
inches of water. has cut into the supply
very greatly this year. Indeed, some OF
the lower ranchers are shut on almost
entirely though they had prior rights
to the water. The company goes far
then up and gets the water.
There is enough water in the Gallatin
valley to supply the needs of all, If 1t
/ against IHG u ,lAC t"O VI SAA &C
months of irrigation. N the canyons OF
all it's streams, where the waters have
their source amid it's rocks and pines,
there are great natural sites for storage
reservoirs, where the waters could be
! saved for the time of need. Up the CAL
latin, there Is one place where the
waters rush through between frowning
granite walls that would be the finest
imaginable abutments for storage
dam. Middle creek, which supplies
water for thousands Of acres Of fertile
! land, could be damned up at any one OF
dozen places in it's magnificent cany-
ons, perhaps the most beautiful OF any
in the state, save the Yellowstone, and
| it's usefulness doubled.
1.-THE time is coming when it will be
found absolutely necessary for state or
corporation enterprise to take hold OF
this problem. AS the population In
creases, every part of available land
must be utilized, and it must have
water or be almost valueless. Some wise
and far-seeing legislator can immortal
ize himself by bringing the government
to the aid of the great problem. 1t
| seems like one of the functions of the
| national government to take charge OF
an enterprise that so vitality affects SO
many people as the water supply foz
| their homes and fields"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-24
A Temporary Lull in the Prevailing
Dry Weather-Heavy Downpour
Drenches and Anglers Two
Persons Innocent of the
Cause of the Sudden
Cioudburst.

Some Of the dodgers in the Curtis block
on Park street have adopted a novel.
but somewhat revengeful method Of pro-
curing sleep during the hot sultry sum-
mer nights when many prefer to roam
about regardless of whether or not thev
disturb their fellowman, in their roam
ing.
For a number Of weeks a gang Of
rather shady characters have congre-
gated about the rear of the restaurants
on Main street and there hold high rev.
elry. a good sized can is always on
hand and the coin is tipped in order to
determine who PUSHES the growler
When the amber beer secured near by
appears 1t is time for the fun for the
crowd. at least. to commences. Open air
concerts, rag time dances and up-to-
date cake walks are INDUCED in and the
evenings performance closed with lee
ture by the leader of the knights Of
Never Toll" AS substitute for the
lecture, very frequently free fight is
engaged in, in which everyone gets the
worst Of the affair and particularly the
roomers Of the adjoining lodging houses
These meetings Of Butte's leisure class
have become so frequent of late that a
mass meeting of those who reside at the
Curtis block was held a few nights ago
and committee Of one appointed to car
~ out the plans adopted BY the body.
The committee played waiting game,
and last night she was happy in the
thought that her vigils had been reward
ed. The general clamor below at
o'clock in the morning started. The talk
ing and then the boiste.ous abuse and the
evident clashing Of the beer GROWERS
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-24
fudge Harvey Says the Notary Has No
Authority to Compel Him to Testify
After a Case Has Been Decided
Committed Witnesses Released
From Custody Pending
the Hearing
the Hearing.


The second act in the sensational pro-
ceedingS which took place in room 50l
of the Henessy block yesterday during
the attempt of j. C. Galbraith, notary,
to take the deposition of Judge E. W.
Harvey of the district court, Harry NJ.
Heimerdnger. his clerk: w. J. Rowe. the
court bailiff; John G. Noble. the stenog-
rapher, and Ada II. Bracket in support
of motion for new trial in the suit
brought by Miles Finen against +. Au-
gustus Heinze and others to determine
title to the Minnie Healey mine, was pre-
scented in Judge McClernan's court this
morning, but it did not last long. The
third act will not come up until the
3Oth, on which date the record of the no
tary in the case will probably be review
ed by the court. Three petitions for the
writs were filed in court last night and
the judge decided to hear them on the
Soth.
About 4:30 O'Clock yesterday, after all
of those named, save Mr. Noble. had re-
fused to be sworn by the notary and
were ordered committed to the custody Of
the sheriff by the notary, petitions for
writs of habeas corpus We're filed in court
by Judge Harvey. Messrs Heimerdnger
and Rowe and Mrs. Bracket and they
were set for hearing by Judge McCler-
nan at 10 o'clock today. All of the pc
titions except that of Judge Harvey We're
of the same tenor. alleging that the Pc
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road, is in Butte today on one Of his not
very frequent visits in the interest Of his
road. Just now he is especially inter-
ested in Montana wool. great part OF
the product from the country around
Dillon and Red Rock going over the
Illinois Central
& There is a much larger crop of wool
in southern Montana this year than last.
and in addition, about all that was
stored over the winter waiting for better
prices, is now going onto the market.
There will be probably not less than
!, 300, 900 pounds marketed at Dillon, and
perhaps more. The quality is good, the
price satisfactory, and the greater part
has been already sold. The southern
wool is not bringing quite so good prices
as it does at Great Falls or Billings.
partly because of being further from
market, partly because Of quality.
There is scarcely pound of wool left
on the great sheep raising ranges OF
Utah and Idaho. Last year. at this
time, not more than 35 per cent had been
marketed. The prices of the alkah land
wool are much lower than in Montana,
| from to II cents being the average.
| The staple is shorter, and more brittle.
Ithoush if the product We're marketed
from some other locality there should
| not De the OllleIcuCc All pilSC. AAC - eoAA
! and Idaho clip was very large.
"At Salt Lake the people have been
we'll victimized by fake railroad schemes
in the past, and some were skepticai
over the Clark road to Los Angeles.
But now everybody believes It is an as
| sured thing. OF course, the Short Line
| will go, and it is firmly believed that the
other line will go too. It will be great
thing for the western country.
! "All the western roads, as wei as the
| eastern, are making big money this
wear. Passenger and freight traffic is
| phenomenal all over the country. Our
own line is prospecting even better chan
the average. Cne-fourth @f the cotton
raised in the United States is tributary
to our Memphis line. The great yellow
pine districts of Alabama, Mississippi
! and the other southern states are ship
ming millions of feet of lumber to the
north. We are doubie-tracking the line
from Chicago to Cairo, 1865 miles. with
this wear our great coal fields In Ala
hama. which have been worked In per-
functory way for ten years, are belne
oDened up to their fullest capacity, and
we shall soon supply the whole gun
country with coal. Within the past year
we have interested more northern ano
eastern capital in southern enterprises
mines, manufacturers, lumber and cot
ton and agriculture-than In the 10 years
preyious It is a real new south III
every sense of the word, and VIII pc ohs
of the greatest sections Of our country
Mr., Rose is one of the best INFORMED
railroad men in the west, and Is autnor-
itv IN any subject connected with west
ern railrOading.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-24
IMPERSONATING AN OFFICER
Serious Charge Placed Against a Man
Whom It Is Said Pretended to Be
the County Attorney

John Blackwell made his debut in po-
lice circles this morning on the serious
charge Of impersonating an officer of the
law. Blackwell pleaded not guilty. His
case was set for hearing at o'clock
next Friday.
Blackwell appeared in the half world
district last evening and made a propo-
sition to two demimondes to the effect
that he would, for the consideration of
500, secure the dismissal of the cases
against them in which they are charged
with having robbed two visitors to their
house of about $3.50 some nights ago.
Blackwell it is claimed made pretensions
of being County Attorney Breen and as
sured the women that the cases against
them were serious and the cheapest way
out was his way. The women refused
to listen to the proposition and had the
matter reported to detective Murphy,
who located and escorted Blackwell to
Jail
John Stronghold, Mathew johnson
and John Wester may be expert account
ants, but they figured wrong this morn
ing when Judge Boyle asked them if they
were willing to pay the damages done a
horse they were convicted of abusing a
few days ago. The court took the matter
under advisement at yesterdays session
and when they appeared Tor sentence TINS
morning informed the defendants that
the owner of the horse abused was will
ing to settle for SIS. The three men de-
clined to pay that amount so Judge Boyle
fined each of them SIS.
John Smith, William Stevens and JOS
eph Hall pleaded guilty to charge of
drunkenness and were fined IS each.
Martin Doreghty, another disturebr put
up SO and Thomas Board also on
the carpet for becoming ungentlemanly
and obstreperous at the intersection OF
Mercury and Galena streets pleaded
guilty. The court took his case under ad-
visement until his honor could confer
with the policeman who had caused the
bad appearance OF the young man
A bandage zig-zagged across the
disturebr's head and the blood having
saturated the cloth it greatly resembled
slightly cooked beefsteak. Edward
Taber declined to abide by the charges
made against him and pleaded not guilty
A hearing will be given the young man
at o'clock next Tuesday whe1 - viii
have the opportunity Of relating - Oh s
and wherefores of an alleges NAA1
near the corner of Galena and Wyoming
streets on H. Love.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-24
MINING APPLICATION NO. 1887.
II. g. Land Office, Helena, Montana.

July Is, IJVI.
Notice is hereby given, that Frank l..
Sizer, Charles w. Clark. Donald B.
Gilltes and William Gemmell. whose
postoffice address is Butte, Silver Bow
county, Montana, have this dav filed an
application for patent for 170.s linear
feet. the same being for 555 feet IN
westerly, and HAS feet in an easteriy di-
rection from the point of discovery on
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-24

nedy and asked that he be released,
saying that his folks. were very respect
able people in Chicago and that he was
only troublesome when intoxicated Ne
Count was unwilling to have his pho
tograph taken, but his partner said
that he had no objections; that he was
his own enemy when he drank and that
they could find nothing against his
character.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-24

At the Finlen-J. A. Kuby. Salt Lake:
Miss A. Champion, Miss NJ. Champion
st. Paul: T. F. Richardson. Great Falls;
James Thielen. John B. King. San Fran
cisco: James H. O'Neill. w. NJ. Atkinson,
Great Falls: D. F. Johnson. Bozeman:
George Gordon, Billings: ]. p. Lamb. N.
J. Champion. Bozeman: z. f. Wilson.
Sheridan; L. C.. Robinson. w. O. ellis
and wife. Denver: r. J. Lizel. St. Paul;
Miss Randall. Great Falls: c. L. Dahler.
Warren Dahler.Ire Dahler, C. S.
Haire. Mrs. Henry Mounce. Mrs. George
Kent. Helena; George C. Rowan. Omaha:
w. NJ Wheeler. st. Louis: DIR. o. Glenn
ent. Brooklyn, N. Y: w. E. Noxon. Min
neapolis; E. A. Heuser and wife: Fay
Leonard, Dillon.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-24

At the Butte-S. G. Reynolds, st. Paul.
George T. Crane, Spokane: George T.
Baggs. Stevensville; E. w. Kellogg, Hell
ena. Mont: w. X. Weaver. Chicago; F.
B. Freeburg, N. p. Sorenson. Michael
Flynn, White Sulphur Springs; c. s. Dill
Ion. Helena: ]. H. Mendenhall. Seattle;
w. N. Porter and wife. Great Falls; S. I.
Silverman, Copper Mountain. Alaska.