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The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-18
.FELkER SENTENCED
TEN YEARS IN STATE PRISON AT
HARD LABOR.
MAXIMUM PENALTY IMPOSED
Man Who Killed His Brother-in-law
and Tried to Break Jail Recently
to Go to Deer Lodge
Tomorrow.
MAXIMUM PENALTY IMPOSED

Llewellyn L. Felker, convicted Of man.
slaughter for the killing of his brother
in-law, J. v. Cunningham, and who led
the attempt to break Jail at the court
house Saturday night, was sentenced to
10 years in state prison this morning.
Judge Clancy passed sentence on
Felker, and the sentencing Of the man
so soon after the effort to break Jail was
for the purpose of getting him into state
prison in order to check him from any
further attempts to escape from GUS
tody.
Gets Maximum Penalty.
He was given the maximum penalty
of the law, Judge Clancy being Of the
opinion that it was deserved, and the
court disregarded q recommendation to
leniency presented by the jury which
tried him and a plea for mercy by his
counsel, Attorney Smith.
Felker, who is about 28 years old, and
a stout, heavy-set young man, was
dressed in a dark blue coat and grey
trousers. and sat beside his attorney.
Before court opened, his mother and
his sister. Mrs. Cunningham, wife of the
man he killed, and the little son of Cum
ningham came into court and Felker rose
and shook hands with all of them, not
OIAAtlAA6 lAC wy WuOoC AAtucI Ac slew.
Judge Clancy opened the case with the
remark:
"Well, Mr.. Felker see you are in the
courtroom"
The remark sounded like irony, but it
was merely preliminary formality,
though Felker would not have been
there If he had not been caught sliding
down the rope from the Jail window.
The court next said:
Il warned you the other day that I
would pass sentence on you," and pro-
ceeded to review the case, saying that
Felker was informed against for MUIR
der on January 30. 1901, and that ver-
dict of manslaughter was brought in by
the jury that tried him on March 4th.
Delay in Sentence.
Judge Clancy said h0 had delayed
passing sentence to give Felker time to
prepare a statement on motion for
new trial and a bill of exceptions. and
that that had brought the case down
to that time.
well. I hear from the sheriff's Office
that you are trying to break JAIL" Judge
Clancy said.
II believe it is best to pass sentence
on you and send you down to the state
prison where they can hold you better.
Have you got anything to say against
sentence being passed."
Attorney Smith reminded the court
that the jury recommended Falker to
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-18
BIG HATED Men
SWARTHY INDIANS
Early Day of Montana Called to Mind
by Those Attending the Lee
Garvin Cattle Case. /.
Especial to Inter MOuntain.)

-
Helena, Dec. 1S.-The appearance Of
the United States court during the trial
of the Lee and Garvin cattle stealing
case reminds one of the early days Of
Montana. In the audience and in the
adjoining rooms are gathered in groups
numbers of big hated men, and swarthy
Indians with beaded moccasins and
broad sombreros.
The cowboy and Indian witnesses
trade tobacco and stories. Two score
witnesses have been in attendance upon
the court during the trial.
From the progress that has been made
with the trial thus far it is quite certain
that it will drag through a part of next
week and perhaps continue for the entira
week. =
Somewhat Of a sensational feature de-
veloped late yesterday afternoon when
Harley Piper, witness for the govern
ment testified that Lee threatened to
kill him if he testified against him.
Piper testified that he met Lee soon
after he testified for the grand Jury and
thai Lee told him that it would no be we'll
for him if he testified against him.
Otherwise the testimony thus far in
the case has been given largely by brand
experts who have declared that the
brands known as the mashed Q and
mashed pumpkin brands We're placed on
the cattle after they were branded BY
the government.
Several other witnesses We're examined
during the day regarding the brands and
testified as to seeing the cattle with the
changed brands after they had been
driven from Garvin's basin to the reser.
vGtiOn.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-18
WILL ADJOURN COURT.
Judge Knowles Will Rest Until After
Holidays.
Especial to Inter Mountain

Especial to Inter Mountain)
Helena, Dec. 1S.-Owing to the length
of time it has taken to try the Lee and
Garvin cattle stealing case, Judge
Hiram Knowles of the federal court has
decided to set all the cases on the call
endar over until after the holidays.
The cases will be taken up in the Or
der in which they now stand on the cal
endar. There are three cases remaining
to be tried as part of the business of
the November term of court. The per-
sonal injury suit of Mary Freebury
against the Northern Pacific Railroad
company and the case Of the govern
ment against the Mullan Fuel company.
The defendant in the last named case
is charged with cutting timber to the
value of 100000, from the public domain.
The government is suing to recover the
amount of the trespass.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-18
SHOT AT k[LlIH[R
DEER LODGE COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONER IN DANGER.
FORMER PEACEFUL CITIZEN
Herry Webster, Who Did the Shooting,
Will Have Preliminary Ex-
animation This Evening.
Especial to Inter Mountain. }


Anaconda. Dec. 1S. - Harry Webster,
formerly emp'cvtd a. .hc on>af:ers. but
r;h,' more recently cana frarl t.p Jack
:2i- hoe country !" |'y"oiinr, was ar
rested sarlv TITS mornins Nv Offer Cor
oen for dl"Wi>g revolver and no ting
A William Kei!ihar, Chairman ot the
board Of county commissioners, in . sa-
.ocn owned by the latter at ..3 East
laird street.
T;,a trouble arouse Whan Mr. iEe t;',e~
aakeG Webster to pay :. bill t!:at he owed
him.
Webster, it is sai,7 had been d. i-l;ng.
Re grew very an:~y and aunounat-l
that fe Won'l Sc: Il suu ara Sex i,ei'i-
her. He then lei. the ;,'a"e, hi: sco,. re-
,."nei with revolver TO make .scot his
tiir.at.
N)'tr he drew the weapon he was
seized by tys.anatr M'Sa Ma.key, but
hot soon enough t. prevent. ii is alleged,
his firing once a: II, Kelilknr, who was
in the other end OF the room. Luckily
the bullet tiew wide OF the mark.
f.rHe BARTENDER. Fat:ck Marion, at once
=: t" Nr assistance Of i.tackey AMI took
- r:''--:Ner ,w.l,' rom Webster, when
l'"'"'2"u Gc!dcr was cc..isd and con-
dn.ted Webster :" .e CITY Jail. He will
T.. e preliminary laail.,g this evening
Webster is wel hno".i around Ana
c,;r?<'3. r:,ig - tie .e..llh Of his pre-
i,,..s ri.si'":,t, -, ,:ie ;.:.-. II Is evident
.r.: .Jeh>:c"'S s.cy :c jackson Hole put
iito -;., s,si'," faro IDEAS Il, ne was al
ways kpnvn AZ a peaceful, law abiding
citizen during the ,.sEa ;ie lived in An
a aconGa.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-18
BUTTE. MONTANA WEDNESDAY
in IN 10

mercy, and said that the latter had beer
in Jail quite while.
Judge Clancy then said:
well, the statute of Montana pro-
vides that manslaughter shall be pun
ished by imprisonment not to exceed 10
years. Well. sat in this CAGE, and the
jury hadn't a bit of reason to ask mercy.
l have no respect for it. Therefore I'll
sentence you to 10 years in state prison
at hard labor"
When he was done Felker said in q
high voice, 'Thank you, your honor.
and he was taken cIt.
He will be taken Gown to state prison
tomorrow. as Sheriff Furey is anxious to
be rid Of him.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-18
but he was on the stand and cross-ex-
amined yesterday afternoon and this

but he was on the stand and cross-ex-
amined yesterday afternoon and this
morning.
Upon cross-examination he admitted
that he had perjured himself in swear
ing on previous occasions that there was
no contract existing between himself or
Mr.. Cobban and the persons Who filed
on the land, for the sale of the land
after it had been proved up.
Chas. B. Sperry was placed on the
stand and would not admit that there
was an understanding between himself
and Mr.. Cobban regarding the final dis
position of the land upon which he filed.
He stated that he received from Mr..
Cobban $125 for expenses and that later
Mr.. Cobban paid $400 to the Helena land
office when final proof was made Ly him.
John Mortaugh testified that r. NJ.
Cobban paid him 500 the day he pre-
sented final proof to the land office. He
further testified that he talked with
Griswold regarding the land he located
at Clearwater. The witness Wife is one
of those indicted for perjury by the last
grand jury.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-18
WAS BADLY FROZEN.
shcepherder Enger Will Lose Several
Fingers.

Especial to Inter Mountain.)
Helena, Dec. 1S.-As the result of his
efforts to control his band of sheep in a
snow storm, Peter Enger, sheepherder
in the employ of the Huntley ranch near
Toston, is at St. Peters hospital with
his hands badly frozen.
He will lose several fingers. An effort
was made to save Enger's fingers by the
other employees of the ranch by rubbing
snow on them but his digits were too
badly frozen and he was brought to Hell
ena on the first train.
The weather in the vicinity Of Helena
has been quite mild although there has
been frequent falls Of snow during the
last two days.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-18
Helena School District Bonds.
Especial 10 Inter Mountain.)

Helena. Dec. 1S-Final arrangements
have been made by the Helena school
board for the delivery of $3.50 900 worth
of refunding bonds to Parsor Leach &
Co. through the Hanover National bank
of New York. The bonds dr'w 4R per
cent interest. The district will save in
the noighhorhood of $4,000 annually
through the sale of the refunding bonds
at lower rate of interest. The Helena
school board will this wear have funds
sufficient to run the school fer the full
term of nine months. Friday "fternoon
tho schools will oe dismissed for the
Christmas vacation and will not be re-
ppened until January 6.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-18
Consodidates Tobacco Interests.
(By Associated press.)

CBy Associated press)
Berlin, Dec. 1S.-The Kie:nes Journal
says President Duke of the American
Tobacco company has acquired the JAS
matzi Cigarette company of Dresden
and the factory Of kyriaZ: Brothers Of
Berlin. Two other Dresden concerns,
Lafirne and Sul:ma vii, be ana;ga rnat-
ed and then absorbed by tine American
Tobacco corr pany. Mr.. Duke, who has
been spending several days in Berlin,
has gene to st. Petersburg for the pur-
pose of buying cigarette factories there.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-18
IN THE SENATE.
But Little Business Transacted by
Upper House.
(By Associated Press.)

VDJ <ASSON1SkCCU Z ISS5.I
Washington, Dec. 18.-After the trans
action of routine business In the senate,
A4r. Plat Of Connecticut offered a reso-
luton suspending the rule providing for
the appointment Of members of the vari-
Gus senate committees by ballot.
The resolution was adopted. Mr.. Platt
then submitted another resolution ap-
pointing formally the committees for the
.Fifty-seventh congress.
A bill authorizing the construction of
a railroad bridge across the Arkansas
river near Fort Gibson, Indian territory,
was passed.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-18
At 12:45 p. m. the senate went into e,
ecutive session.
The senate at 2:3O p. m. adjourned.
Pleads Not Guilty.
(By Associated Press.) }

(By ASSOclated PreSS)
London, Dec. 18.-TheOdore and Laura
jackson (Ann Odelia Diss Debar) pleaded
not guilty when arraigned at the Old
Bailey today to stand trial on the charges
OF immortality. The prisoners were not
defended. There was a very large crowd
in the court room and in the vicinity OF
the court when the solicitor general Sir
Edward Carson, opened the case. review
ing the points brought out in the hear
ings in the Marylebone court. Sir Ed
ward Carson characterized the prisoners
as "hellish gang"
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-18
Fair Is a Success.
(Specisl to Inter Mountain }

Helena, Dec. 1S.-St Johns bazaar. be.
ing held at the Auditorium. continues to
draw large crowds. The affair has been
a nota Bile success from the start. Happy
crowds Of Young psople may he seen elch
evening e'bout the many unique booths.
The voting contest to determine the most
crpu'ar Young woman has excited no
little interest Miss Helena Meagher
leads WIN about 1coa votes to her credit.
The other tNp Contestants are Miss
Heaurrc "nl Mis- TonCrain. The pro-
rro's of 80 ">ir WI he devoted to st.
Ictn's hn~. al which has 4 large build
ing debt.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-18
EQUITY LAND SUIT
VIII. SOON ADJOURN
Case Will Probably Go Over Until
February l Wnen It Will Reopen
m Butte.
(Specisl tc Inter Mouatain.)

Heleca, Dec. t. Tae hearing Of the
CorernTe,t equity s":: against Senator
". \. Clark to Sc. aisle his tide to a
large ar,onnt of arc CT the West Side,
loca.@d principally in MisscI!a county,
will be susp.O5.d Friday or Saturday
for the tire being.
F. A. Neyn..d ard Zevcley. agents of
the Interior department. expAct to leave
Sunday for the East % :'ncrd the holi-
days. The takiHs cf testimony will
probah,y be is1Insd IN Butte about
February !. ln5 WI require a month
or TWO 70 ccTD'a'e.
The cyan nation cf Chaurcey l.. Girls
void was completed in Butte last week.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-18
DERAILED AT STUART.
Freight Train Causes Trouble by Leav-
ing the Track.

Especial to Inter Mountan.)
Stuart, Dec. 1S.-A Northern Pacific
frA!ght train was wrecked here shortly
before noon today, greatly Interfering
With traffic on the mali. line
la;f dozen lna7ec cars of caal were
d2:2""1 and n)@! ", SO tnat the Butte
t,:.s ccr1a e. raciic stab coulu not be
g" tt r ort OF the yards.
Fortunately the engine was on the An
aco3a-. sE oe the track at the time. and
went OF to knacGnda without the balance
Of the train. Spree ding of rails is at
trituted as the cause. The freight de-
rallied was west bcu-1.
The Northern Pacific passenger from
W.ssuula went by the way Of Anaconda
This afternoon.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-18
Saved the Crew,

(By Associated Press.)
New York, Dec 1S.-The Panama Rail-
way & Steamship companys steamer
Advance, which arrived today from
Colon, rescued and brought to port the
captain and crew Of the three-masted
schooner Edward W. Young Of Boston,
The Young sailed from Georgetown, s..
c., December 13, for New York, lumber
laden, and, was abandoned at sea.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-18
Blizzard in England.
(By Associated PresS.)

London, Dec. 18.-A snow blizzard is
raging today over practically the whole
of Scotland, and parts of England and
Wales. The roads and railroads are
blocked. Many country districts are iso-
lated, and in others work has been sus-
pended on account of the weather. There
have been several deaths from exposure,
and numbers of minor shipwrecks have
been reported.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-18
Showing in Nebraska.
(Rv A SSnciofad p~QcS

Omaha, Dec. 18.-Snow began falling
in this city and over a great part Of
the state early today. 1t has reached
a depth of five inches, and the local
weather forecaster predicts a continued
fall tonight. Trains from the West are
from 80 minutes to two hours late.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-18

State Auditor Calderhead has not filed
his annual report with Governor Toole,
but will do SO within a short time.
Mr.. Calderhead will depart from the
custom of his predecessnrs in cf4ice n
! making the report merely a tahu!ar
statement of the business OF the depart
ment, but will make q number Of i,.-
portant recommend atiors to Govcrnor'
Toole with the suggestion trat les:sa: lien
be secured that Will carry :nto effect the
changes proposed. -
Mr.. CalderEeeG Will ASK thet in the.
future all fr":crcal socici:es hc !'a'.:d
under state super er-!;':.! lie oCl.ettc kat
the Legitimate so.ieti.s are 81. us:'i.rg
and ANXIOUS that Their 2,i-i:s s',o:l.l m
regulated by state laws JUS: az :cA cd
line and d.e conpanies are 'c Montana.
S3rae tine aga hc received The fraft
of tti t:!at IS prccosr.. ." .Se 1eYis:a-
tive committee of ne A~:co:a:-d Er1-
tcrrjties Soc.c+y ce ARE: ia, p: orgc n y
alton iha.. represents u as membership
nea-ly all OF ttc c:s:erna: Insurance or
gar;zatirrs in The c"artI:.
Wants Co,nm;ss:on Appointed.
At the las. sess;on og t!.e 'egi~,a.lre a
bill Was :nt-odr-sG t3 cr>a's tire o:n.e
of insa.a.ce cr,,r7isc. ,:,er ~: :. was
regarded as Measure that h:l .or its
chief object the crcat'2r Of an o@i<e ana
was de:,:a:...'.
1t is .ct likely tha: Mr. Cs'deltead
will rec",nE:e1i t.Iat he Ie relieved u
the du.i-s - ;os.ranca cor:r.;saia~e-.
but he VII; propose .!st tie fratA.xa1
companies cf v:s::h t:,er: are Many in
Montana lie placed untsr state surarl
vision.
There is hat little doubt that fra.
ternal societies Should he obliged to re.
port to the state cnncal:y as well as the
straight !Ha,"ance ccL2a':ns." sad Mr.
Ca'Ger..-ea. "G-o'l TIE iafcrn1' IN I
have Oil !he srt:c:i ON sat';::.c! .iasl
the frater'.al he".i:t so.:'ei:cc 'v>": we.-
come such a change - n';: .vi.::;av laws.
1T would net only prntcc. tre reor's,
but would give the socie..:.s protect:..n
from tine odium that is Otter cast upon
them by the operations CT s.cieties that
are organized solely for the purpose SO 0t
supporting high sasaried lodge officers.
Nearly all of the Eastern states, ana
many of the Western states. require fra
ternal societies to report annually to the
insurance commissioners and thus adj
irresponsible wildcat concerns ara
weeded out and only the companies thar
are organized for legitimate purpose 60 are
allowed to live"
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-18
MR.. CALDERHEAD HAS PREPARED
SOME INSURANCE STATISTICS.
AS TO FRATE7NAL SOCIETIES
Increased Revenue From Insurance.
Tax Is Much Larger Than Last
Year-A Detailed State
ment Is Mede.
Especial to Inter MouctainD

Hsie.,., Tee. 49, s late Arditrr J. II.
CA!dn.'sao, w!l2 e> 2-cises .ie Tun.::io..s
or 11S'!:antc commissioners, has .e..1-
GietCG report OF the n.clits received.
ny Eln from insurance CONF anies doing
bust-ess in this state
The t.tai venue derived ty the sta te
f1"oo la:rSrs and taxas IMP ,st Il .pcn
l:'suraf ce companies i, $53, ?ss. %, ~ tie
r"c:-l ;'cer. Which closed witt, tie first OF
this month. last ysar the tc.a: reccir.s
amounted to s5s G2..52.
The Increase, however, in TIE revenue
rec+:ved this year by the state crra! ibis
source is n,nc!. !arg.r than Appears c.:
the :acc cf the figures. Several OF the
largest Insurance cIcraEies deia Il d
making thslr .s,"rt until after the fiscal
year closed. .i''teee rctdrns are not,
therefore, :nc.udel in the record of the
yet;'s is.ncss.
Thu" far tsis month Nr. Ca'derhead
has collected $2F30 frcr. ;nsurac,c COM
panies and before the close of tra year
much more will be paid in. The records
should show an actual increase OF rev.
enue from fire and life companies of
about $4,000 as compared with a year
ago.
Statement in Detail,
The $G3. .195.07 received from insurance
companies was received in items as fol-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-24
Wholesale District of Montreal Visited By the
Most Disastrous Blaze in the
History of the City
Firemen, Hampered by Cold, InAammable Build
ings and Narrow Streets, Had Hard
Work to Check the Fire.

MONTREAL, Jan. "a, a. m-One of
the most destructive fires from which
this city has ever suffered began at 8
O'Clock last night, and, notwithstanding
the efforts Of the entire fire department.
the progress of the flames was not check
ed until 1 o'clock this morning. BY that
time 1t had destroyed property valued at
between $2s50OOOO and So, ,00O, 900, and is
still burning, though the appearance is
that the f1remen have at last got it un-
der control
lncluded In the property burned is the
splendid Board of Trade building, which
cost over half a million dollars, with over
hundred tenants and half dozen
large firms and two score of smaller con-
Germs.
The weather was cold and the firemen
were greatly hampered in this respect.
Outside of the Board of Trade building
there was not a modern structure among
those burned.
HARD WORK FOR FIREMEN.
The narrow streets, antiquated build
ings and the inf1ammable nature of the
stocks they contained made a combina-
tlon Which the department was poWerless
to overcome
The fire practically burned until 1t came
to open space, which gave the firemen an
opportunity for effective work. For a
time 1t looked as If the flames would
spread along Commissioner street to the
Grand Office building in the course of
erection there.
Numerous crowds of people jammed
the narrow streets, and the police could
not control them. Women tainted and
their clothes We're torn and a few were
slightly injured in rushes for safety.
THE LOSSES.
The following are estimates of the
insurance 100000, tenants $l06 6O5O: M
SAKE SI Co., wholesale clothiers S75
II. A. Nelson G. Sons company, fancy
geooods, ge,oO , $50 COO: Beardmore & Co, tanners,
caps, etc, s125, 900: Coristine & Co.. fur
$500 600; G. S. Eybold, Sons &5 Co., $50 600;
Redmond, Greenless & Co., hats and flI g
$Sg,0Oo; H. Levi, woolens, $4,000; c. A.
SSnou1lau Sa1 oua & Co., commission merchant,
mour Bros & Co., commission mer-
chants, $4,000; Laporte, Martin & Co,
$50,090, and J.. Cohen & Co.. WhoIesaIe
clothiers, $4,000.
GOT A GOOD START.
The fire started at $50 o. m. in the
premises Of M. Sake & Son, wholesale
clothiers, on the corner of Lernoine and
st. Peter streets. The locality was de-
serted at the time and the fire apparently
had good headway before the first
alarm was sent in. The firemen on ar
irving found the building, a five-story
stone structure, a mass of flames, the
fire having apparently started in the
basement and rushed up the elevator
shaft In the rear. Second and third
alarms were sent in Immediately upon
ehe arrival of the division, but before
the nearest reinforcements reached the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-24
OCEAN LINERS.

NEW YORK-Arrivsd: Oceanic, Liverpool
and Queenstown; Bowie, Liverpool
Sailed: Majestic. Liverpool; Southwark.
Southampton a|d Antwerp; Manitou.
London
ALEX Observation-Disclosures Fuerst Bis
marck, New York via Genoa, etc.
CKLAND-Arrived: Alameda, San
Francisco via Honolulu for Sydney. N.
s. Wi,,,-r u.,5. 1d.,,, M,r,
Seattle; Olympia, Tacoma VIA YoKo-
hama.
HANGHAI-Arrived Eidsvold Tacoma.
QUEENSTOWN = Sailed: Lake Cham
plain, Liverpool. Halifax and st. Johns.
N B.: UItonia, Liverpool, Boston.
GLASGOW-Arriyed Furnessia, New
York.
EAPLES-Arrived: Kaiserin Maria Their
esa. New York for Genoa
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-24

shares in the grievous loss I have sus-
tanned, and I hereby decree that all Of
1cers of my army shall wear mourning
for fourteen days.
The First Dragon guard regiment of
the queen shall go into mourning for
Flags On all military and public bui. d.
ings shall be half masted
Wilhelm, r. t.
The imperial yacht Hohenzollern. the
cruiser Nymphe and the tender sleipner
have started for England, taking, by or
der of Emperor William, the First divi-
sion of marines and band. Col. Won
Ransch and other officers. of the First
dragoons, will proceed to England.
A dispatch received here from Cron-
burg says: THE dowager Empress Frld-
erIck passed a quiet night and has had
an uneventful day."