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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-19

Copyright 1850. Daily Story Pub. Coz
Once the light cart stopped, and the
faded horse shook himself as if en-
barrassed by the harness that was an
odd mixture of strings and silver
mounted trappings. The man who step
ped down to the ground first looked at
the moss-covered log just in front of
the horse. then at the several overgrown
wagon tracks stretching in as many
directions about them.
We've lost the road, old fellow" he
said, as he rubbed the horses nose.
Then he turned to the girl in the cart.
I'm sorry, Miss Anne, but I'll have to
ask you to get out" and he held out
his hands to help her. After another
glance at the roads. without hesitation
he took the horses bride and made
him so over the log, and the light cart
;careened and creaked as it followed.
The girl stood with her back to a
curtain of Virginia creeper, her red
dress clearly defined against the green
background. TIL man sat down on the
Jog and looked at the picture before him.
Miss Anne," he said. as if continuing
an interrupted conversation, Il had not
meant to tell you. I thought I would
be strong enough to hold my tongue.
But you really shouldn't look like that,
you know. It's hard on a fellow" He
smiled in tired sort of way and went
.on. Il wouldn't want you to love me
helplessly. hopelessly, almost. for it
seems to me that kind of a love could
not bring contentment, but only SUI
perficial happiness that could never live.
You see what am and you know what
I will be. Surely you never could love
me with your will and your better judy
ment A week ago was sorry that you
came down here. for I was reasonably
-reconciled before. But now-well, after
all. perhaps, it is better that l have
had the glimpse of paradise"
Then he looked down at his worn
shoes and struck at them with the small
switch he held in his hand.
At last the girl spoke. with quick,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-19

Modern Christmas custom are largely
of pagan origin, partly Scandinavian and
partly ancient Roman, with an admix-
ture of early German and Druidicl sug-
gestions. AT the old Roman festival in
honor of Saturn candles We're ligk\ad,
wreaths and garlands We're distributed
and gifts of dolls We're exchanged. 1t
was a disreputable sort of celebrate ton,
but is now completely transformed with
tn egreeting of Bona Saturnalia" con-
verified into Merry Christmas.''
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-19

The oldest dressmaker's bill was found
in the ruins of temple of the city of
Nipur, and cannot be less than 3,7O0
years old. 1t contains of the names OF
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-19
A Voting Contest

4
: Given by the leading Butte mer- q
chants, by which $3.50 Kimball Z
piano will be given away FREE to 3
the church, school, lodge or society Y
voted the most popular by Feb q
4 ruary l, 1901. The following mer. q
q chants issue ballots with every Csc y
z cash purchase: q
Z Hight & Fairfield, jewelers., Main, 4
e corner Broadway. y
3 Brownfield-CantyC Carpet Co.. fur g
3 niture and carpets. 1854 W. Park.
& Hub Clothing Co., clothing and Z
3 shoes, ITO East Park. 3
= B. e. Calkins. books and station 4
9 cry, 209 North Main. 3
q The Smith Grocery Co., $40 South y
= Main. 4
z John Caplice Co., grocers. 21o-212 =
:; North Main.
3 Smith g. Saville, meats. 129-131 3
~ East Park.
q Western Fuel Co.. coal, 10 West
q Granite
! Brobeck, grocer, 1876 West Broad
Q way.
= The Dore Studio. photographs,
z first door south of Hennessys
y w. NlOTTlS a. w., COHleCIlOueTS,
= 76 West Park.
. DR.. ]. A. Forsyth. dentist, 7-S
y Owsley building.
Fox's Candies, II East Park.
s Lutey Bros. grocers. Al w. Park. =
\ Vienna Bakery. 800 East Park
& p. c. ellis & Co., cigars, North i
y Main.
z Dan Kowske, tailor. sos N Main.
8 r. A. Ford. grocer, Walkerville.
Z Hendrix & Macaulay, harness,
q tents and awnings, 112 s. Main.
y The California Cafe, IA L. Broad !
z way. =
i Orion Bros. pianos.
Z Nellie o. Henault. French MILL
z merry, 81 West Granite.
y Piano on exhibition at Orion
Z Brothers Music Store. Ballot Box
q also located there.
= Youlden Grocery Co., 31S Northz
= Main.
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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-19

ninety-two vestments given to the tenn
pie by the king of Babylon. s,1
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-16
INNOCENT LIVES
SAVED BY AMERICANS.
chinese Officials, for Whose Heads
Nations Clamored, Were Not
Guilty of Outrages.

Washington. July 15.-It is now apparent
from reports which have just reached the
State Department from China that it was
solely through the moderation and humans
~ exercised by the United States repre-
sentatives at Pekin. by the Presidents d.
rection. in the early negotiations for set
Element of the Boxer trouble that num-
Der of innocent lives were not sacrificed.
These reports show that q more sober and
painstalting inquiry has developed the fact
that some of the Chinese officials. supposed
TO have been connected with the Boxer
outrages. whose capital punishment was
demanded by the foreign Ministers. have
been proved to be entirely innocent OF the
charges made against them.
In many cases. proof has been adduced
that the offenses with which the Chinese
officials were charged were not nearly SO
grave as was supposed at first by the
foreign representatives in Pekin.
Therefore It is regarded here by officials
as matter for congratulation that Messrs.
Conger and Rockhill moved with delibera-
ton and acted as a restraining influence
in the matter OF punishment, for not only
were these lives saved. but under their In
fiuence the whole list OF capital sentences
was reduced from ten to four and mitiga-
ton of other offenses was obtained.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-16
is DISPOSED OF AT LAST.
Statute of Limitation Ends a Fa.
nous Lawsuit.

Judge John W. Mckinney of the Clay
ton Circuit Court yesterday decided the
case Of Thomas e. Sublette vs.. tho St.
Louis. Iron Mountain and Southern Rail-
road Company in favor of the defendant
The case ts a famous one in Missouri legal
annals. in that 1t had run the gamut of all
has been in litigation longer than any other
case now on record, has entailed costs
amounting to nearly ten times the amount
E1ed for, has been the subject of probably
dozen different decisions. yet in each and
every case the decision was on a technical
lily. and the dispute has never been decided
upon Its merits The decision yesterday was
no exception to the ones preceding it.
The trouble was all caused by the pug
nactcus disposition Of wandering Attorney
bull. owned In 1888 by Thomas E. Sublette
of Adair County. In his wanderings on
April p, 1883. the bull met an Iron Noun.
tain train and charged upon 1t. The injuries
that he sustained were so serious that Mr..
Suh,ette was compelled to kill him. He I'M
med:ately brought suit against the railroad
company before Justice Of the Peace B. ].
judgment for sl25. The railroad lta COMPANY
appealed to the Circuit Court Of Adair
County. Here a motion to dismiss the ap-
peal was sustaired, and the case was taken
70 the Supreme Court, where it was decided
that the lower court erred and the case
was remanded. Then the Circuit Court Of
dtct:on. and sent the dispute to the Kansas
City Court OF, Appeals. It was again sent
back to a lower court, and since then has
been zigzagging through various temples Of
justice on technicalities. a
The case got into the, St. Louis County
circuit Court several years ago. Judge Nc
chimney decided that 1t was barred by the
statute OF limitation
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-16
DELAYED By HEAVY RAINS.
Work Impeded ON Extension OF tns
B., C. r. & n.

b., C. II. & n.
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids ana Noftn-
ern is experiencing trouble with its new
extension.
A l5-foot main line cut three miles south
Of Faribault was recently blocked by heavy
rains. which will prevent the road from en-
tering St. Paul for about two months. al
though oil the necessary traffic arrange
ments with the Chicago. Milwaukee ana
st. Paul have been agreed to.
According to information received. trains
will be unable to enter before September l.
instead of the first week in July. as
planned. The cut is near Walcott. one OF
the largest on the line. The heavy rains
have SO flooded the grounds that springs
have broken out inside the cut. discharging
two streams Of water Il inches deep. which
run almost its entire length. Every effort
has been made to drain the cut and permit
the completion of the tracks. without sue
cess. The contractors estimate that the
surplus water cannot be drawn of to re-
sumo operations until July 20.
The traffic arrangements made with the
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul will per-
NIT the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and
Northern Line to run trains over the for
mer line from point seven miles north OF
Fattbault to Rosemount and from Newport
into St. Paul. The ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Line. under construction. is practically
completed and will be ready for operation
within two weeks.
until the main line is clear at walcott. Elk
cavat1ons for the large cut seven miles
north Of Rosemount. where the Cedar Rap
Ids will pass under the tracks Of the Chi
idly. construction trains being at work
night and day.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-16
RENEW SEARCH FOR cHEsT0N.
Public Administrator Would Like
to Adjust Wife's Estate.

William Cheston, who disappeared from
his home at No. 900 Glasgow avenue on the
afternoon of June q. has not been, heard
from since by his friends or relatives. Public
Administrator STROBE Is anxious to locate
him In order to settle an estate. which was
left BY his WIFE, who died last April.
Four persons constituted the family until
ippines. and her lo.year-old daughter.
wanting 70 make away With himself: On
saying he was going to get $3.50 check
cashed. He also had 20 in money with him.
Mamie has been living with Mrs Ella
yoss, who kept house for Cheston after the
death OF his wife. For two whole weeks
Mamie remained In the house, crying most
Of the time. 1t Is feared thar Cheston has
been foully dealt with.
He was weli-t0-oo. and had all the money
necessary for comfortable living.
lars. worth Of property on Lincoln avenue.
IN the absence Of a will the property falls
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-16
GYPSY PREDICTED
FINDING OF TREASURE.
Kentucky Farmer Digs Up Box
Containing Sixteen Hundred
Silver Dollars. ,

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Louisville, KY. July 15.-Sixteen hundred
and some odd silver dollars were dug up
by ]. E. s. OFT. farmer Of Buena Vista
heighborhood.
OFT was hoeing in his garden patch. when
his hoe struck box made of two-inch
planks. Obtaining shovel, OFT dug up
the box and found It filled with silver dol
lars of dates preceding the Civil War and
much furnished by long burial. There was
every indication that the money was buried
in war times.
Two years ago OFT was told by a gypsy
fortune-teller that he would discover large
treasure on the spot where the money was
found to-day. and shortly after that time
he found two silver dollars few yards
from the spot indicated. OFT paid little at; at.
finding of the coins to-day was quite by
accident.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-16
l. on trafsc from Montana and wash

RADIO on trafac from Montana and WASH
ington.
tors Of the Pennsylvania Railroad for the
construction of a substantial four-track sys-
tenn between Pittsburg and New York, which
will permit Of seas ac II trains
work of four tracking important sections of
the Fort Wayne and the Panhandle divisions
is already under way
The CITY of Cleveland receives an excel
lent write.up in the Book OF the Royal
Blue nublished by the Baltimore and Ohio.
Francis l. Gowen. president of the Choc..
taw. Oklahoma and GuIl system, VIII starr
of this month.
Mouon ' earned s. 1855. against N,lss sss in
the corresponding twei'e months, ana
against s3,Sa4,531 in 1899.
The Big Four lines proper; in the first
week Of July. earned $3O2,Oll.H. a decrease.
as compared with the corresponding week
One OF the Chicago and Eastern new
battleship type of freight engines. on
Tuesday, hauled a train Of seventy-fve cars,
flfty-ssyen loaded; from P Su1, to Dol.
grades, the test being very satisfactory.
The Wabash has placed a new steam
shovel in operation near Peru and put on
five construction trains distributing gravel
ballast and filling up the approaches to
Turkey run, where new stone arch has
been put in.
C. g. Crane, secretary OF the st. Louis
Association of the of General Passenger
and Ticket Agents, has called meeting Of
rate clerks to revise the St. Louis rate
sheet on July 16 at 10 a. m.
L. w. Price, travelling passenger agent
of the Frisco. at Memphis, was at local
headquarters yesterday.
John C. Lorrien. district passenger agent
Of the Frisco at Joplin Mo-. was here yes
terday.
+. Western Passenger Association lines
have granted reduced rates for the Gales
burg Chautauqua Assembly at Galesburg.
ILL.,, July 26. August 6. and for the Illinois
annual conference Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church at Beardstown, Ill. October
2-10.
w. Turner Saunders. travelling passen-
ger Apollo OF the Frisco. is at present filling
very satisfactorily the dual position OF act
Ing general passenger agent and chief clerk
of the passenger department. Mr.. Snyder
Is in the Indian Territory and Mr. Hughes
Is attending meetings at Glenwood Springs
Colo.
Vice President c. G. Warner Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific left last night for the East.
Frank W. Morse has been elected third
vice president of the Grand Trunk Railway
He will have charge of the transportation,
motive power and car department of the
company, and will act as assistant general
manager from time to time.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-16
Visitors at st. Louis Hotels.
p. C.. Withers Of Chester. ILL.,. ia MT IN

p. c.. Withers Of Chester. H., is at the
Laclede.
Judge John L. Bogy Of Ste Genevieve.
NO.. Is registered at the Lacfede.
IT. B. Ramsey Of Tyler, Tex, is stop-
ping at the Planters. -.
&c. c. Smith Of Tucson, Ariz, IL at the
Planters.
"A. B. Jackson is at the Southern from
Honey Grove, Tex.
p. P. Mcdonald Of Fort Scott, Kas., is
at the Southern.
u. A. Morris of New Orleans. La. is at
the Lindeil.
j. w. Murphy Of Waxahachie. Tex, Is
registered at the Lindell.
-Sigemund De Mahlke OF Paris, France.
Is at the Rozier.
Eugene LOOMS of Louisiana, Mo-. Ia
stopping at the Rozier
Colonel L. w. Harper. chief clerk at
the Southern, has returned from his trim
East. His vacation was brought to q hasty
close by the death of his aunt. Anna Maria
Penn, at Fairfax Courthouse, Va.
r.. K Barton of Nashville, Tenn, is at
the Southern.
F w. r. Eldridge of Eagle Lake, Tex. ia
registered at the Southern. .
Charles L. Sanger OF Waco. Tex, is at
the Planters.
&C. D. Morris Of sedalia, No.. is at the
Laclede.
IS. q. Hexter Of Memphis is guest at
the Lindell. -
M Montgomery Of windsor. ILL.,. Is stop
ping at the Lndell. S. -
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-16

SCHOOLS.

THE Loretto-Academy Of highest grade for
young ladies' conducted by the Sisters OF Loret-
to-: Florissant. ST, Louis County. Mo. Send for
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-16
JAMES CAMPBELL A DIRECTOR,
Transit and United Railways Com
panies Meet.

James Campbell was elected member of
the Board of Directors of the st, Louis
Transit Company and also of the United
Railways Company yesterday.
A. D. Brown was elected member Of the
Board Of Directors of the United Railways
Company. Mr.. Brown was elected a director
OF the Transit company several weeks ago.
Patrick Calhoun and George w Frazier.
representatives Of the Brown Bros Of New
meeting.
Mr.. Campbelrs selection was practically
agreed upon several weeks ago. but it was
impossible to obtain a quorum until yester-
day. He succeeds Henry T. Haarstick, and
Mr.. Brown succeeds Doctor s. H. Smith on
both boards.
The directory Of the st. Louis Transit
Company Is now made up as follows: Ed
wards Whitaker. Murray Carleton, Albert
4: Bauer, Patrick Calhoun. James NJ.
Charles D. Mcclure. Corwin H. Spencer.
William H. Thompson and FINS s. Mar
shall.
The directory of the. United Railways
Company is the same as that of the Tran
sit company. except that George H Frazier
takes the place Of A. H. Bauer.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-16
sPEcKING is NOW A CITIZEN.
Principal of the Normandy School
Takes Out Naturalization PAPERS.

Professor B. J. Speaking. principal of the
Normandy School in st. Louis County. Gre
ated considerable surprise in Clayton yes
terday by going before Circuit Judge John
w. McElhinney and applying for naturali-
cation papers. The papers were issued.
Professor Speaking has been a prominent
figure in ST. Louis County politics for a
preston until recently that he was a citi-
zen. Although born in Europe, he came to
this country with his father when he was
but years old. He is now about 40. Pro-
lessor Speaking always thought that his IA
Their lad taken out naturalization papers
when he was minor, which would also
eomit him to citizenship Last week he had
supposed naturalzat!onship and was ti1in-
derstruck to find that there was no record
OF his having taken out any papers. He
found then that he was still an alien. He
applied for papers yesterday. which admit
ted linn to full citizenship Immediately.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-16
MOTHER ABANDoNs BABY.
Leaves Little One in Waiting Room
at Passenger Station.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECTALA
Monet, Mo-. July 15-An abandoned baby
boy about weeks old was found in the
ladies' waiting-room Of the Frisco depot
here this morning. Ticket Agent Frank
Culberson heard the baby crying and upon
entering the room found the little fellow.
The mother had evidently arrived on one
OF the early trains and that she might not
be longer bnrdened with her charge left her
babe ut the mercy of the public and de-
parted without being observed by any one.
The babe was taken in charge by Doctor
%. p. Bean, who will see that the little one
Is cared for Until the parents claim it or q
suitable home may be obtained.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-16
Personal and Current Notes.

The New York Central road IS perfect
through the Park avenue tunnel in New
York by electricity. and giving up entirely
the use of locomotives. which emit smoke
and SCOT.
The Chicago junction Railway ana
Union Stock, Yards company's statement
for six months. ending June 30 shows thai
1906 carloads Of live stock were received
corresponding period in 1850: la 5s9 carloads
in 1888. and 136.0H in 1888 =
james H. Moore, at his home at Lake
Geneva, entered an emphatic denial that
either he or his brother. w. II Moore. had
sold any Of their holdings OF stock in the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
to J. r Morgan or any one else. az reports
ed by telegraph from New York. "We have
not sold any Of our stock in the Rock IS
land road, said Mr.. Moore. "and there is
absolutely no truth in the ruusor. NV
brother is. on the directory OF the road. and
we take . keen interest In Its affairs. i.
The Denver and Rio arande Railway has
by which Il will get the long haul from fhe
Ogden gateway to points Ia eouthern Colo.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-16
LOWER RATES ASKED.
Managers of Buffalo Exposition w

Managers of Buffalo Expedition Want
More Inducements for Travellers.
Urgent appeals have been made by the
managers Of the Pan-American Exposition
in Buffalo to the trunk line railroads for
radical reduction in rates to and from the
Exposition city. Some of the Buffalo peo-
pie have insisted that the present reduced
regular fares. be cut in half. They say that
people are being kept away from Buffalo
because Of high railroad fares. The gen.
eral passenger agents Of the trunk lines
took this matter into consideration fort
night ago. and resolved that they could not
in Justice to the roads they represented
make the reductions asked for.
Within the last few days some of the
Pan-American managers have conferred
with the presidents Of the New York Cen
trail, the Erie, and the Lackawanna rail-
roads in this city with the result that they
returned to Buffalo encouraged in the be-
lief that their petitions for lower rates
would be granted to certain extent.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-16
No One Appeared at Kansas City
to Protest Against Frisco
Memphis Consolidation.
STATE BOARD WAS AsToNIsHED
Trip Characterized as a Farce
Commissioners Will Return
on Thursday-Great West
ern's Announcement.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Kansas City. Mo-, July 1S.-From the fact
that there was not a solitary protest Of
fered this morning by the Kansas City mer-
chants or shippers against the consolidation
of the Frisco and the Memphis railroads.
the State Railroad Commission is aston
an attorney, who. in turn. had been
coached by a morning newspaper.
I'VE cannot understand It," said Commits
sioner Hennessy after the board had been
IL session almost two hours. waiting for
the indignant protests which. 1t had been
assured. would be forthcoming. 1T is APP
parent to the board" Commissioner Hem
messy went on. that Kansas City really
cares but little about the deal. 1t loses the
general offices. so I understand. but there
is no one here to say the offices should not
go to st. LOUIS
Another member OF the commission said:
THE whole trip mere Is a farce"
Kansas City merchants actually are
averse to the consolidation. but they have
learned that nothing they can do will pre-
vent 1t. After vainly waiting for some real
excuse for opening the meeting. Commas
sfoner Hennessy, as chairman Of the board,
upon any person who had Information about
the alleged F'risco-Memphis consolidation to
come forward and testify. No one re-
sponded, and Attorney Flourney asked the
board to issue subpoenas for witnesses.
1.-THE board expected" said Mr.. Hennessy,
that there would be many witnesses here
to testify to-day. We came to Kansas City
Of going to Jefferson City. 1t r. strange
that no one has appeared. No formal com,
plant has been filed before this board ana
no one has taken the matter up. Inc ooar9
1o fad IN information,
must refer the testimony to the State At
torney General for action. -,
The Railroad Board seemed to be dis-
gusted at its fruitless trip to Kansas Guy
and reluctantly agreed to resume the hear,
ing next Thursday morning. The 6oaro
wifi go to Harrisonville. Mo-: to.nsnt 70
hear protests against the Frisco Memphis
combine, and viii sit in Clinton and Osceo!a
Wednesday,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-16

On November S. 1899 before he was Il years
old, he was appointed agent at Proctor. and
on July IA. 1905, was transferred to Blanket
Tex. as agent
During the time he was at Comanche as
messenger boy he assisted in general ONCE
work, and much Of the time had almost en-
tire charge of the express business. Tor
which he was allowed q part of the commits
son therefrom. Here he also took up the
study OF telegraphy. and, with the assistance
Of the agent, was able in six months to go
out on the line as first-class telegrapher.
So great was his desire to learn that ne
bought some instruments and put them up
In his bedroom at home, and often spent the
greater portion of the night workins them.
At Proctor he had full charge Of freight.
passenger. baggage, mail and express. be-
sides doing the telegraph work.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-16
TAKE sHERlFF's DOG ALONG.
Three Prisoners Burrow Through
Jail Wall and Escape.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Tayette, Mo-. July 15.-Three white pris-
oners confined in the county Jail made
their escape last night by digging hole
through the wall on the second floor and
letting themselves down by their bedclothes
The three are young men. Bob Patton,
Fielding Smith and Albert Burks
A petition, numerously signed, praying for
Patton's parole was to have been presented
to Judge Hockaday Of the Circuit Court to-
day. The prisoners enticed Sheriff Gibson's
Great Dane dog away with them.