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The times., 1901-05-16
FOREIGN MISSION WORK.
Women of Methodist Church Hold
Twenty-second Annual Meeting.

The Executive Board of the Woman's
Foreign Mission Society of the Methodist
Church began it's twenty-second annual
meeting yesterday morning at the Con
gress Street NJ. p. Church. Georgetown.
Meetings will be held in the forenoon, af-
ternoon, and evening every day this
week. The board will adjourn on Sunday.
Last year the board met in Muncie, Ind
Very little business was transacted at
the morning session yesterday. After
prayer service, led by Mrs. NJ A Cal
houn, of Pittsburg. the rest of the morn
ing was devoted to a love feast.
At the afternoon session an address Of
welcome was delivered by Mrs. T. w
Grimes, which was responded to by Mrs.
T.. W. Anthony Reports of standing
committees were made. and also the re-
port of Mrs. V. S. Murray. Secretary of
the Executive Council
in the evening praise service. conduct
ed by Mrs. Julia Harliins. was followed
by the annual report of the Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs d. S. stephens, of Kan
sas City. The report was long and in
teresting. The mission work began, she
said, in the last quarter of the century
just closed, and much progress had been
made One feature of mission work, she
said. was the deep interest taken in the
work by the women. They had estab-
hshed schools and hospitals in foreign
lands Her report referred 10 the work
of the State branches, which, she said,
were progressing nicely. The Northern
branches were not quite up to the South
ern branches. There was a want of in
terest There was need for more accom-
mediation for the mission in Japan The
mission schools in Yokohama We're crowd
ed and could not accommodate the chill
dren who were eager to be taught Chris
tianity The report was approved.
An interesting address on Our Mission
Field" was delivered by Miss Margaret
NJ. Kuhns. who has just returned from
Japan, having spent six years in mission
work in that country. .hrlStIan nifty and
civilization she said had made great
progress in Japan during the past ten
years. but civilization had not done what
Christianity had. Nothing but the power
Of Jesus she said. could lift Japan out of
sin. The new code OF laws just published
in Japan gave evidence of what Christian
ity had accomplished under the surface.
There were today, she said, i5Oy0 converts
to Christianity in the Island Empire.
II was only among the more ignorant that
the old custom of bowling down To wooden
and stone images was 10 be found. Every
convert to Christianity, she said. became
an earnest worker in the cause of the
Gospel The temples, she said, were de-
Caying, and the japanese no longer re-
built them. What was needed. she said.
was more SchOOlhouSeS. The Mission
School was already too crowded. and
many had TO be turned away. The meet
ing closed with benediction.
The officers of the executive board are
as follows: President, Mrs. +. A. Brown.
Vice President, Mrs. NJ. A. Miller. OF Kan
saS City; Treasurer, Mrs. J. y. Anderson;
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. -. S Ste
phens; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Henry
The times., 1901-05-16

1t was of a blush tint. decorated in the
style of the Japanese art. and was such
fan as would be used by woman. M M
most remaTka bic feature of the ian IS tne
fact that il had been twisted in two paris
there apparently having been struggle
for its possession. The fan was SHOWN
to all of the occupants Of the house Dy
the detectives last night, but no one We
able TO give any information as to whom
it belonged, they never having seen II
THE IMPRINT OF A HAND.
Another important clue on which the de-
tectives are working is the imprint of
woman's hand. in blood, upon the window
sill of the room. The print of the hand
is most distinct. and the fingers ana
palm marks can be readily seen. The I'M
ger-marks are pointing into the room, as
though the person, in escaping, sat upon
the window sill and swung around in
leaving the window for the tire escape.
j. r. Lnley, of 31S Indiana Avenue
northwest, who was employed in the Cen
sus Office and knew Ayres well, described
a pistol, which he had seen in the pos
session of Ayres, and which exactly fit
ted the pistol with which the deed was
done. Some difficulty has been expert
enCCd in tracing the weapon, as result
Of the repetition of the numbering by
the manufacturers. The returns OF the
dealers in deadly weapons show that pis-
to sol. of the Harrison < richardson
make was sold to a man in February, but
the name and address which he gave al
the time proved upon investigation to he
fictitious
The record. however, shows the weapon
To have been a .3S-Calibre revolver, Whlle
the one that fired the bullets into AEres
heart was a 80. The police have as yet
been unable TO locate the aunt OF the de-
ceased who is said to live in this CITY,
and they have been equally unable 20
reach cousin, who is said to work al
1915 II Street northwest. The three men
who accompanied Ayres to Coles saloon
on c Street and asked him TO have a
drink shortly before midnight were James
Burnes Michael kaine, and another man,
by the name of Hogan.
Lieutenant Moore and Detective Horne
had a long talk last night with Miss Kate
Iawlus. the employe in the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing. While at i1rst
she insisted that she had heard nothing
during the night she afterward remem-
berod that she heard some noise when
sounded like scuffle or some one falling
but she went to sleep again and thought
no more OF il. She also stated that Ayers
was in her room for few minutes about
10 o'clock, but that she did not see him
after that time Her room adjoins the
one occupied by Ayers on the north. Her
he'd was separated from the srnt where
the young mans body was ft-rn'i by the
partition alone.
The times., 1901-05-16
SOUNDS OF A QUARREL.

Mrs Flynn. who occupies room on the
floor above the one where the crime was
committed, was startled shortly before
2 O'Clock by loud voices on the floor be-
low. There appeared To be quarreIiug a
few moments later she heard what she
took 10 be three loud raps, but which she
now believes to have been the pistol shots
She went 10 the door of her room and
looked out but saw nothing. She heard
Mr. Hopkins asking what the trouble
was, and moment later heard footsteps
IN the hall, and his door was closed and
locked hurTiediy.
Mrs Wooden. who occupies the room di-
rectly beneath the one In which Ayres
met his death heard some heavy object
fall in the room above. and. getting up,
loo'xed at the clock. II was then five min
utes Fast z She returned To her couch
and was lying with her face toward the
wall when she saw a shadow on the wall
as il some one had passed her window.
She looked around hurriedly, but the OBJ
ject was gone.
What the police have looked upon as
an important clue is a little japanese
fan about six inches long which was
found beneath the body of the dead man.
The times., 1901-05-16

Try the Century,Iatestw waltz. Droop's
The times., 1901-05-16

The PeIice Gradually Nearing So
luton of the MISREPRESENTATION
of Bodgers in the Hotel - Police
Following Clues - The Inquest.
The times., 1901-05-16
Health for 10 Cents.

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Cascarets Candy Cathartic will OBJ
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sold in bulk. All druggists, Ioc.
The times., 1901-05-16
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICE Parties that witnessed The ar
rest of bicycIist, corner Ninth and G Streets
northwest Wednesday, $50 an, please write
immediately to r. H. PORTER Manager Colum-
bia Wall Paper Co., 92I st. NV.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-25
ALMOST MISS THEIR TRAIN.
Stuart Robson and His Players Have
Exciting Experience at Shasta.

Stuart Robson and the members of his
company, who recently appeared in
Butte, have just had an exciting experi-
ence at Shasta, out on the coast.
Had it not been for the surprising
agility of that somewhat rotund actor,
Maclyn Arbuckle, and the unusual con-
sideration of a railroad conductor, Mr..
Robson and his players would have been
detained in Shasta instead of going on
to San Francisco to give the opening
performance of 1.-THE Henrietta.
AS it is. Mr.. Robson reached Frisco
in time, the worse for wear, while Mr..
Arbuckle is nursing badly bruised hands
and other injuries
1.-The Henrietta" company reached
Shasta at night on the Portland train
and in common with many other pas
sengers alighted for the purpose of sam
ping the mineral water at the fountain
in the station.
AS nearly as can be gathered the por-
ter of that especial car told them the
wait would be for half an hour.
At any rate they proceeded to the
fountain and drank leisurely-all but a
Miss Rossmore, Miss Carter and a Miss
Thompson, who strolled back to the car
after one cupful, being accompanied hy
several of the male members of the com
pany.
Mr.. Robson. his manager, Mr. Arthur
Mr. Whytal and a young lady said to
be Miss Realty, remained behind.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-25
LEAVES OLD SCENES
MABEL COLLINS FORMERLY OF
BUTTE, DEPARTS IvR PRISON.
SHE IS A COLORED CHARMER
Five Years Of Imprisonment Ahead of
Her-Familiar Face in the Police
Court-Short Shrift at Great
Falls.
SHE IS A COL0RED CHARMER

| Mabel Collins, youthful and fascin-
ating colored larcenist, who was brought
| mere on her way to the state prison at
| Deer Lodge last evening. by Sheriff Bell
ner Of Great Falls, bade the colored pris-
/ oners in the county Jail an affectionate
goodbye this morning, when she was re-
| suming the journey that ends with five
years Imprisonment. &c.,.
| Mabel kissed the cook at the, jail
adieu and kissed her pal, Harvey Nell,
1.-The Bully" twice through the bars of
! the Jail cage. "a
Bully" has five years to do, also, but
he was left behind for a day as Sheriff
Benner found it convenient to make two
trips, having a convict named Smith to
| return to prison with Mabel.
Mabel and THE Bully" took 1910 from
a foreigner named Hjalma Johnson, who
strayed into Mabel's net at Great Falls.
Many morning within the past year
has Mabel been in Judge Boyle's police
court here, charged with robbery COM
mitted in her house in Pleasant Alley the
night before, for Mabel is prima. lily
Butte slight of hand artist.
Punishment No Check.
Here the comely young negress usually
| received sentence of 60 or 90 days in
ishments were no check upon her SO far
as could be seen.
The officials do things differently at
Great Falls, apparently. They convict
such people there of felonies, and give
them five years In the penitentiary. Such
a penalty was dealt there to Mabel.
1t is only little while, month or so,
since Mabel went over to Great Falls,
and now she is beginning a five years
sentence in state prison.
There are about 20 more such women
in Butte who ought to go over to Great
Falls and get their deserts. The police
say they live in Pleasant Alley and Ga
lena street and their familiar faces are
seen in the police court morning after
morning.
Mabel Collins is % years old, and a
good looking colored girl She wore to-
day a sealskin jacket and diamond ear
rings, evidencing the fact that her ne
farous ways have been profitable in the
past. Her hair was done up in that
fashionable hoopshaped auriole manner
in which it swells out all around the
head much affected in society people
nowadays.
Prisoner Greatly Admired.
She was much admired by the colored
prisoners, and Check Holmes and Jo-
seph Shafer, colOred men in Jail charged
with serious crimes greeted her and
took leave of her effusively.
She kissed 1.-The Bully" through the
Stats, first at one side of the corridor ana
then at the end, and THE Bully who
is a tall man, had to stoop and twist IN
order to accomplish the osaulatory rite.
Smith, a convict who was being re-
~>,;eor +, No Of
ing the sable SIRENS reticule to the await
ing hack. Smith had been to Great Falls
to testify in criminal prosecution there.
The Incarceration of the Collins wom-
an at Deer Lodge relieves Butte perma-
nently from the presence Of an indi-
vidual who, the officers declare, can be
we'll spared.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-25

They were slipping the water while
asking questions, and did not hear the
warning that the train was about to
start.
Their special was on the rear anG
Mr.. Arbuckle CHANGED to look up and
saw it slowly passing out of the sta
ton.
He shouted to Mr.. Robson and then
dashed forward. He managed to grasp
one of the brass rails. to which he chung
desperately.
His position was perilous, for. as the
train began to gather speed, he was
dragged along the projecting ends of the
ties, fearful to release his hold and UNI
able to gain the steps.
In the meantime the porter had come
upon the rear platform with a brake
man, and after pulling the bell cord lifted
the actor from the ground. -lr
The train halted a mile from the sta
ton and was then backed, allowing the
four to gain their car. tn
Mr.. Robson, it was learned. when he
heard Arbuckle's cry. also sprang for
ward, but tripped and FELL sustaining
injuries, none of which are serious.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-25
NO MESSENGER GIRLS.
Scheme To Do Away With the A. d. T.
Boys Not Well Thought Of.

Considerable discussion has been
aroused among the A. u. T. officials of
eastern cities relative to installing girls
in the places of the messenger boys al
ready employed.
The arguments advanced by the ad-
vocates of such change Is in brief that
the young misses would not be so
prone to stick rush messages in the
crown of their hats, while they swung
their feet from an alley garbage box in
the absorbing perusal of the hair
breadth escapes of Dare Devil Dick
in Double Disguise" or "Old Sleuth, the
Slippery Sinker."
The tendency to "shoot craps" would
also have been eliminated, as the girls
would be unfamiliar with the fascna-
tons of Little Joe" and the combna-
tons of seven and eleven.
On the contrary, others asserted that
these evils would be Of no consequence
compared with a girl sitting on a hy-
drant talking taffy to dirty faced
doll.
Manager Posey of the A. d. +. COM
pany, was this morning interviewed
concerning the subject. He said that
the matter had not been brought to his
attention before, but that in his opinion
such proposition. If tried in Butte,
would ''be found entierly Inadequate to
the SITUATION.
1.-THE boys here" said Mr. Posey,
"enter places day and might where
girls would not be safe for a moment"
The boys. Mr.. Posey asserted, were
all right, and if they read dime novels
and "shot craps they at least tended
to their business in manner salts
factory to all concerned.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-25
AMENDMENT Is ALLOWED.
Grand Opera House Case to Be Appealed
to Higher Court.

Judge Knowles held short session of
court this morning and then adjourned
until 10 o'clock next Tuesday
Among other business transacted he
granted John o. Bender permission to
amend his amended complaint in the
suit entitled Bender VS.. James a. Muir
ray and others and the Grand Opera
House company, an action involving the
opera house property.
The suit has been tried here and de-
cided in favor of the plaintiff, but the
defendants intend to appeal it to the
United States circuit court of appeals at
San Francisco.
The judge also discharged Henry w.
Lilienkohl from the liabilities of bank
ruDtcy.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-25
HOLLAND FoRFE1Ts BOND.
Wife Beaten Gets Into Court in Time
to Save His Money.

S. NJ Holland. a cook arrested yester-
day at 7O5 Front street. South Butte. on
a warrant issued on complaint of his
wife, pleaded not guilty before Police
Judge Boyle this morning.
Holland was charged with beating his
wife. He will be tried tomorrow after
noon.
When Clerk VIM called Hollands
name this morning the cook was not
present and his bond for $50 was de-
clared forfeited.
Holland appeared later, however, and
the case was reinstated.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-25
HOUSES IN DEMAND
NOT ENOUGH RESIDENCES IN THE
GROWING CITY OF BUTTE.
RENTS ARE HIGHER THAN EVER
Agents Say They Have Constant In
quiries For Places To Live BY
People Who Want To
Come Here.

From conditions at present existing
in the city of Butte, it is apparent that
house hunters have no easy time seek
ing a suitable domicile.
Inquiries among the prominent deal
ers in real estate and rentals develops
the fact that the supply is not at all
commensurate with the demand.
Aside from the almost unprecedented
number of dwelling houses which are
now in course of erection in different
parts of the city, and which will be oc-
cupied by the owners when completed.
there are numbers of rentable houses
and fiat buildings under construction.
Renters Move In.
But as fast as these are completed
lessees of the property at once move in.
so that the problem narrows down to
struggle fer place at the head OF the
procession; and there are a good many
in line.
Conroy & O'Brien said today that in
all the city of Butte not one good house
remained vacant. Rents, this firm as
serted. We're never higher; never so
high in fact. and that most of the new
buildings as soon as the foundations
are laid, are all rented in advance, and
for the paint to dry before moving in.
Sha cks. lodging houses. cottages with
the most up to date modern convent
ences. everything and anything that
had the slightest semblance of habita
ton. are in the utmost demand, and as
a rule command fancy prices.
Public Not Affected.
Reynolds & Macdonald, in reply to
the question as to whether the recent
slump in the copper market would have
a tendency to decrease the present de-
mand for houses, answered in the mega
tive.
The copper question, they claimed,
had but little influence on the general
public. and that though the matter had
been the cause of considerable COM
ment. it was. at most. but temporary.
and would have no tendency against
progressive Butte.
There has been much demand of late
for flats and apartment houses. The
result will follow that more of this
type of buildings will be erected in flu
ture. Many are already BEND built.
and more are certain to come later.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-25
Ladies' Guild of st. Johns.

Ladies' guild Of st. Johns church will
give a dinner at the Auditorium next
Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday and Fri
day evenings, from to O'Clock, at
which all the delicacies Of the season
will be served. Price so cents. children
half price. There will be tables Of
aprons, Of dolls and Of fancy goods.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-25
BACK FROM THE EAST.
Charles Hooker Returns, Well Satisfied
With the Conditions in Butte.


With the Conditions in Butte.
Charles Hooker. enc of the popular
restaurant men of the city, has returned
to Butte, accompanied by his wife, after
an absence of two weeks in Minnesota
and Illinois.
While we had a pleasant trip" said
Mr.. Hooker this morning, land visited
with many of our old friends, we are
mighty glad to get back to Butte-there
is no place like it.
Business appears to be duller in the
East than in Montana, and while away
l missed the rush and hustle so notice
able here.
Great Scott, but Butte is growing
rapidly Here I've been away only TWO
weeks and yet the place looked like a
different city upon my return, there are
SO many new buildings going up.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-25
Suit Over Fire Station.

William White, the architect who built
the fire station at Arizona and Mercury
streets, today sued the city of Butte for
his pay. The demand is for a balance
of 1906 Sc, alleged to be due on claim
for Sl106.36. He asks judgment for that
amount
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-25
Saloonman Under Arrest.

Pat Leggatt, a saloonkeeper in South
Wyoming street, was arrested yesterday
afternoon on a charge of running his
saloon without a license.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-14
Assayers Differ.

Helena, Mont, Nov. 9,-Two assayers
made their returns today on the ore
found yesterday while excavating for the
federal building in this city. Assayer
Emmet r.. Fisk's return showed there
was no gold in the rock. He says the
rock is not quartz, but crystallized lime,
stained with iron. The rock he assayed
was taken from the ground two days
ago.
Assayer w. G. Brown makes differ
ent return. His assay was from rock
taken out late yesterday. While he will
not give out the figures tonight, he says
the assay shows values something less
than $50, ami he says it is as good a
prospect as has been uncovered in this
vicinity in long time.
Assayer Fisk says there might be
value ia the rock at great depth, but
he insists tnele is none now.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-14
A Village Blacksmith Saved His
Little Sons Life.

Mr. H. H. Black, the yell known vii
lage blacksmith at Gra amsville. Suih-
van Co, N. Y, says: Our little son,
five years old, has alwa Is been subject to
Group. apd SO bad havs the attacks been
that we feared manyt nes that he would
die. We have had tn doctor and used
many medicines, blit Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is now our sole reliance.
1t seems to dissolve the tough mucus
and by giving frequent doses when the
cruupy symptoms appear we have found
that the dreaded Group is cured before
it gets settled. There is no danger i'll
giving this remedy for j. contains no
opium or other injurious drug and may
be given as confidently to babe as an
adult. For sale by Thos. B. Magee.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-14
Will Use Electricity.

Minneapolis, Nov. 9.--The Great
Northern is preparing to investigate the
possibility of utilizing Snoqualmie falls,
the greatest scenic attraction in the state
of Washington, for pulling all of its
trains between Seattle and the summit
of the Cascade range. The Northern
Pacific road is also considering the falls
as source of power for running it's
trains from Portland and Seattle to the
summit of the Cascades. President
Hill has decided that electricity shall be
the motive power through the Cascade
tunnel, and if possible from the summit
of the Cascades to the western terminals.
The Shoqialmie falls are owned by
William T. Baker, formerly president OF
the Chicago board of trade. His son
Charles HI. Baker, is president OF the
company. The falls have a total horse
power of 100000. Only about 10000 o
this is now in use. The falls are 270
feet high and at present they supply the
power for the street railways of Tacoma
ard Seattle and for the Touring mills in
the latter city.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-14
A Grateful Rattlesnake.

"Rattlesnakes are grateful if you gain
their affection" says correspondent OF
the Corsicana TEX News. "My brother
Jim found a six-foot rattler near town
caught under boulder, and instead OF
using his advantage, he sympathetically
released the snake, which thereupon be-
came pet and followed Jim around and
guarded him as watchfully as dog
One night he was awakened, and miss
ing the snake from it's usual place at the
foot of the bed, he knew something was
wrong. He got up and lighted match
to investigate, and found burglar III
the next room in the coils of the spake
which had it's tail out of the window
rafting for the police"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-11-14
Paymaster Robbed.

Pensaloca, Fla, Nov. 10.-Paymaster
Stevens of the United States army ar
rived from Alanta Saturday, and before
leaving that city placed in a hand
satchel 200 silver dollars and $4,000 in
paper for the purpose OF paying the sew
eral hundred artillerymen at Fort Ba-
rancas and McReel their salaries for the
last month When he reached the fort
here he opened his grip and found that
ali the paper money had been abstracted
and that only the 300 dollars remained,
Amazement and surprise followed the
discovery. The palice were instructed