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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15
W. N. HARRIS SUICIDES
SHOOTS H1MSELF IN HEAD WITH
80 CALDER GUN.
IN DESTITUTE CIRCUMSTANCES
Dead man was Last Summer Employed
at Lake Station in the Yellow.
: stone Park-Leaves Wife
Fifty Years Old.
Especial 10 Inter Mountain,)

Especial 10 Inter Mountain.)
Helena. Nov. 15.-W. NJ. Harris. who
had charge OF Lake Station. Yellowstone
Park. during the summer. blew out his
brains at an early hour this morning
- Dependency is supposed to have been
the cause.
Death was instantaneous
Harris stepped into the furnace room
of Ais North Benton avenue ana whilc
the fireman was away, placed a 50 cal
iber revolver to his head and fired the
shot that ended his life.
Harris was 80 years old and leaves a
wife.
They Were in destitute circumstances
He had been employed as Waterman
for West Side residents and had finished
his work for the night when he took his
life.
He had but recently returned from the
coast.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15

1t Is poor Montana town that has not
had library given it within the past
few years. All important points in the
state have SO captivated their old resi-
dents that there has been general
lOosening Of purse strings. No better
monuments can be left by the men who
saw this state rise from desolatfon than
the splendid libraries which generosity
has provided in Montanas chiefest
cities. Giving and receiving are alike a
delight in such instances.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15
BUTTE CURRENT NOTES.
Orion Bros.-Pianos ana organs.

Orion Bros.-Pianos ana organs
More than 200 new books were added
to the public library during October.
Tablets. envelopes and writing paper
of all kinds al the p. o. News Stand.
An adjourned meeting of the Humane
society will be held in the city hall this
evening. ..
+. B. Howell, attorney-at- law. Rooms
81 and SIS, Silver Bow block.
new hook and ladder for the Butte
fire department has arrived from Colum-
bus. 0.
offices, Silver Bow blk, room No. 80.
Mrs. Boyle. wife Of Police Judge Boyle,
who has been seriously i'll, is slowly re-
covering.
J. G. Bates. tuner. Montana Music Co..
11s North Main ST. Telephone 5o4.
The Marcus Daily Memorial association
will meet this evening in the Hennessy
building.
son has come to brighten the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Ford, 625 North
Main street.
Send your country friend a Thanks
giving gift of box of Harvard cigars.
A new tribe of the Improved Order Of
Red Men. with a large membership. has
been organized in Butte.
A pleasing concert was given at the
Christian church last evening under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid society.
We are the agents of the Hall Safe
Co.: large safes made to order, smaller
sizes carried in stock. Montana Liquor
company.
At the regular meeting of the board
of trustees of the school of mineS last
evening it was decided to defer the read
ing of the report of President Leonard
until the next regular meeting, Novem-
Der %.
Don't you know that 1t is quality, and
quality alone. that keeps the Harvard
cigar sales up to a million a week? Try
one. and you'll know why everybody
smokes the Harvard-always delicious.
Marriage licenses We're issued yester-
day as follows: Edward Ralph and
Elizabeth E. Thompson. both OF Butte;
William d. Widner and Alkaline Tabor,
both of Butte; w. J. Wall and Nette "
Mckinney, both of Butte.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15

An electric device for warning vessels
of the presence of rocks and shoals has
been invented by a German scientist.
1t works automatically generating cleo
tricity by the waves actions and may
be left without attention for months at
a time. The inventor has succeeded in
turning the strength of the sea against
itself and his invention will minimize
the dangers of the ocean.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15
Appoint Statehood Delegates.
nv Associated Press

y
Muskogee, I. T., Nov. 15.-Six dele
gates to Washington, to remain there
during the session of congress and work
in behalf of statehood for Oklahoma and
Indian territory. were appointed as "a
result of the statehood convention just
held here. Oklahoma elected ex-Gov-
ernOr Barnes, Charles F. Barrett and
Thomas H. Doyle; Indian territory. S.
B. Bradford, w. II. P. Trudgeon and c.
q. Foley,
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15

Admiral Crowninshield will attend the
coronation services of Edward VII. and
in the battleship Illinois will attempt to
outshine the military glory Of the
prancing war horses and heroes Of the
raging main who represent other nations.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15
ROBBERS TORTURE FARMER.
Masked Men Horribly Beat Michael
johnson With Revolvers.
(By Associated Press

(By Associated Press)
Hammond, Ind, Nov. 1.-two masked
men dressed as Indians entered the
house of Michael Johnson, farmer liv
ing six miles from Hammond Ind. and
after beating him almost into insensi-
hility with their revolvers thrust a
lighted candle against his face to tor
ture him into revealing the hiding place
of his money.
The escape from the house Of serv-
ant girl who had been insecurity bound,
alarmed the robbers and they fed into
the swamps along the Little Calumet
river.
They secured S11S, but We're after
$4,000 they said was hidden in the
house.
Last night the country for miles
around the, Johnson farm house was
secured by angry farmers seeking the
robbers.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15
CALIFORNIA FRUIT CENTER.
Sacramento Ships 6273 Cases During
Season Just Closed.
(By Associated Press.)

Vby &ASSUC1dttU I ItSS'v
Sacramento, Cal, Nov. 10.-Sacra-
.nento continues to be the center for
the shipment of fresh deciduous fruits.
The total number of ears that left
here during the season just closed was
6,273 of these 52S5 Went directly east.
Several carloads We're sent to England
and there We're shipments to Germany,
France and Canada.
The shipment of oranges from this
point will begin in a short time.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15

Despite the fact that the effort St6
bring about the irrigation Of the Westa
ern plains seems to be hanging fire. the
watering of mining stocks of the wildcat
variety still goes gaily on. o. :
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15

Among the many things for which
Thanksgiving praise arises this year is
the phenomenal scarcity of autumn
poetry. 1t seems that the doggerel days
have not been scheduled as the saddest
of the year.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15

After tedious inquiry and patient waitrs
ing 1t has at last been definitely asVer-
tanned that the salary of Chas. NJ.
Schwab of the United States Steel cor
poration is only saa5,o00 per annum. It
was rumored persistently at one timaS
that Schawb SCI cool million a year. Z
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15

The question OF what constitutes an
ing it is the battleship made today in1hs
best possible way. One built a year from
row will excel it as far as modern in
vention has progressed in that space OF
time,
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15
The Piano Tuner.

Tuner-Your daughter left word that
I should call and repair the piano.
Mr.. Binks-What's wrong with it?
Tuner-She says three strings are
broken.
Mr.. Binks (confidentially)-Look here.
here's five shllings for yourself. Break
the rest Of 'em.-Tit- Bits.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15

Saws Mr., Sourdrop.

Eyes, it's mostly bill and COO during the
honeymoon" growled Mr.. Sourdrop, help
ing himself to the best piece of chicken,
but after that I've noticed that it's
very nearly all BILL
Whereupon the young dry goods clerk
was seen to look thoughtfully in the di-
rection of the school Observation-Disclosures
American.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15

New York's Augean stables will be
properly cleaned as soon as the newly
elected mayor takes office January l and
turns out the Tammany Hall entries who
also ran in the recent election. M
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15

The wire pulling in Red Lodge between
the city council and the Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone company still continues
to make talk.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15
What Allied Him.

Winkers: What's the matter with
your junior partner nowadays?
Minkers: In what way?
''He has become absent minded. never
seems to notice what is going on, and
appears to be drifting into a condition
of chronic melancholia.''
"Oh. that's all right. He recently be-
came a proud and happy father, as the
pa ers say."-New York Weekly
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15

Kansas crop of escaped convicts is
nearly all harvested. Much Of the output
is damaged. but the rewards to the
ranchers who gathered it in are perfectly
satisfactory.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15
Tax on Orange Exports.

(By Associated Press.)
Kingston, Jamaica. Nov. 15.-The gov
eminent intends to levy tax of 1 cent
on each package Of oranges exported.
The shipment Of immature fruit will
shortly be prohibited by law.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15

A man is on trial at Kalispell for kill
ing a Chinaman. This is another sign
that the halcyon days of Northwestern
Montana are over. and the influence of
tn best citizens is of no avail in keep
ing even the most trifling occurrences of
court.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15
THANKSGIVING IN MANILA.
Proclamation of President Sent to
Philippines by Gable.

(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 1o.-President Roose-
velts Thanksgiving proclamation was
cabled to Manila today, to be published
in the Philippine islands.
1t was found that the proclamation
could not reach the islands by mail, and
consequently it was held until today,
when the new arrangement reducing ca
bic tolls about third went into effect.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15

President Roosevelt's interest in gov
eminent irrigation is delighting residents
of the arid West and winning golden
opinions for the chief executive in the
strongholds Of his party's foes.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15

There are indications that the concert
OF the powers Will be 50 arranged pres
emily that the greatly despised Turk will
be obliged to dance to different tune.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15
Some Grounds.

whats wrong with the expression.
tempest in a teapot?'"
1T is not true to fact. Now. If it were
tempest in a coffeepot' thered be some
grounds for it."-Philadelphia Times.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15
To Ease Her Mind.

Anxious Patron-Where are you taxi
Ing me. cabby? That's not the road.
"AIl right. my friend. I'm just going
round to tell my wife that I'm start
ing out.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15

Some time ago the good people Of Hell
ena declared that prizefghts must go.
and tonight one is going at full blast in
one of the capitals theaters.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15
Bank Burglars in Jersey.
(By Associated Press

New York. Nov. 15.-Burglars broke
into the Spring Lake National bank at
Manasquan, n. j., early today and car
ried away $4000. There is no clew to
the robbers.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15

There is a growing suspicion that what
the doctors don't know about anti-toXin
serum would fill a large graveyard.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15
Expect Fight at Panama.

(By Associated Press.)
New York, Nov. ia dispatch from
Panama says it is expected in Panama
that a battle will soon take place. There
are indications that the insurgents are
preparing to advance on the city.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-23

Red Star bottled beer is unequalcd as a table drink. g. per dozen, dcliv cred Telephone SD.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-23
AT THf NEW PEERLESS
Walter Kings Senator Melee Is
 Proving n Big suOOsss

Good crowds have been in attend ance nightly to see Senator MePhee at the Peerless theatre. The play IS oy Walter King. who as Roger O'Malley' alias Senator Melee. acts the leading part. He is a very clever comedian and his acting is the cause of a great deal of merriment Harry Lewis is an inimitabe Mir. Brown. He should be seen. Majorie Lake plays the part of Mrs. Brown well and Gus Saville as Jerry the butler. is all right. The rest of the performers are equally clever. The specialties include Edith Cole, who does some very good acts. Majoric Lake sings Mandy Lee in baritone and Gus Saville delights all with his acting. singing and dancing. The Kings-Wal- ter and Ada-are down for new turns, and they are il possible more effective and pleasing than any of their appear ances heretofore in this city
 The wonderful work of the Coles on the bars and trapeze continues to be the marvel of an who behold it. These aerialiSts are as good as can be seen in any country and this week have in troduccd one or two featS which arc extremely difficult.
 The long and splendid program con cludes with Harry Lewis and Maiorie Lake in new parts. It is a happy c m clusion. comprising acting, dancing and singing Every Race Has a Flag but the Coon is given in an extremely ie- licitouS manner.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-23
Girl Horse Thief

Portland Oregon Nav Is-Haud- some. youthful. by appearance lady and tct iu .li. l, horse thic.
 Th, i- th. interesting data concern me Mi,. Tina Hanson. who Is under arrest here under che ,criou, charge oi renting a horse and buggy from @ Portland riding academy and then sell ,nc it tor Sis. instead ot returning it ,o thc proper owners.
 Miss Hanson wa, arrested iu the city park lt 1ppca,r that she had rented che rig ou jhe representation that she wished t1 drive J sick friend Co @ hos. p,al Dut she drove Go Oregon City and disposed oi thc horse and buggy .1r thc paltry sum oi SIS, Miss Ham son |, ,i years old and undcniably handsome Her manner i, gracious. She q, confined to a cell m thc county 'l.l and declines Go bc interviewed
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-23
WILL THEY ADMIT II :?
Whom It Is Considered That Pop ulation I. Large aud That City I. Blessed With Perpetual Sum msr No Side Doors There

The Manila New American, in a re- cent issue showing the consumption oi hcci n che large American cities and che comparatively ,mau amount con ,umcd u Manila. beg, tlc good ladies oi thc W. C. IT. '. first Co turn their attention to their brothers and sisters 1t home When the good ladies have closed lu che saloon, at home. writes thc editor when hguor |, uo longer dispensed iu thc capital oi the nation. iu the wells and committee rooms ot thc various t,atc capitoi>. when water viii be che only beverage used iu Washington. when ,hc giris and boy, over there qui, painting che town rcd.. anal when only ice cream >odJs can hc obtained ou ,hc American cocktail route. then We oi Manila will agree Co qucuch our thirst with Tau>au and Tcp- b,s and cJrJbo milk iu thc meantime. oh good ladies'. spare us thc luther in- 1ic,iou oi your good kind offices
 The array oi figures presented by thi, journal show, htc consumption of beer in che principal American citic, anal Manila to hc 30, follows.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-23

Roast Duck and Plymouth Rock Chicken at tho Seattle with Famous Rainier Beer.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-23
ALASKA LIGHTHOUSES.
Plans Submitted Wore Too Elab-
 crate For Appropriation

Washington. May J5-Thc plans iot the twelve Alaska lighthouses recently submitted bv Capt Langhtt Co the lighthouse board. which were found too elaborate for che appropriation avail able. Siooooo. have been slightly mod i6cd and returned with instructions Co advertise for bids Capt Langhtt de- sired Go have these Lighthouses built by day labor under hi, ,upcrintcnd. eucc. but thc board thought best Co have thc work done by contract and ordered very extensive advertisement, n order to secure reasonable con tract, with reliable parties. lt Is hop ed chat tbc work oi construction may bc commenced during thc early sum m,r months
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-23
SHE LIKES SKAGWAY
Mrs. J.J. Blako Almost Wishes ShO
 Had to Live Hero M

Mrs. J. J. Blake. who with her talent cd daughter, has been in the city for several days in the interests ot move to establish homes tor miners m Van couvcr B. (. and Seattle. Wash. has been confined Co her room for coup lc of days afflicted with what was fear cd might be a severe attack oi bron- chitis. Happily her illness did not de- vclop into anything SO serious. and she was about yesterday having no ill effects from her indiSpoSition except a bad cough.
 Mrs Blake is much in love with Skagway and its people and wishes her lot might bc cast among them. Dur ing her Soiouru here she has met many ladies and gentlemen. and she express cs much pleasure at having done SO. She speaks in the highest terms of all. She says she has been the recipient of many kindncsscs and desires Co express her hearty thanks thcrior through the press She will be iu the city for several days yet dccmiug it hcs Co stay In the city until navigation Co Dawson. which Is her destination. Is nearer open.
 IT Mrs. Blake were Co settle m Skag' way the city would not be the loser, for she |, a very delightful conversational ist and otherwise charming lady Yes tcrjly she related to a reporter a re- cent experience with a fortune teller. Mrs. Blake Is thoroughly imhued with the noble idea of providing a miners home. brt the locker into the future cast her prophetic eye over to Dawson and said Mrs Blake iS destined to pro- wide a home for a mincr-a rich one at that The clever lady is certainly able Co provide a miners home and a home for a miner and anyone who couvcr,cs with her. though not a clari voyant can sec that
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-23

A fancy vest for plain price at Clay sons.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-23
On the Edge.

A little boy fell out of the bed at his home lu ldlewild some nights ago, and when hls mother and some of the oth. f- members of the family leased him about lt he felt very much as if he had done something dlsgraceful and cried as lf his little heart would break.
 His mother saw that she was on the wrong tack. so she ceased to tease him and made the others quit doing SO and made a show of sympathy by asking;
 My child. how on earth did you come to fall out Of bedY'
 'I don't know. mother" he replied, unless l went to sleep right where l got in. Memphis Sclmltar.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-23

For Rent and For Sale cards a, this office.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-23
K. of P. to Organize

An effort will be made to organize a lodge of the Knights of PythiaS at AudcrSou'S hall next Sunday afternoon. There are quite a number of Knights m the city and ii they can be formed into a body would make a splendid organization J. J. McGillicuddy. pro. prictor oi the Dewey hotel. is one of thc prime movers. Attention is called to thc notice in another column
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-23
Tho A. B. Excursion

The Arctic Brotherhood excursion to White Horse for the purpose of organizing a camp there was a great success The party went away on a special car prouScly decorated with the Star Spanglcd Banner and the En- gliSh flag.
 The excursion was made up of about forty members of the order. to which it was restricted The new lodge was ittiugly instituted at White Horse last evening and the local contingent will return by today'S train.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-23
Recruits Go North

san Francisco. May I4-Forty re, cru,ts for thc artillery post at Port Townsend Wash. win go north on the transport Warren today The men are under thc command oi Lieut.. Ralph D. Brown. At Seattle thc War rcu win take ou a heavy cargo oi army supple, for Alaska
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-23
Ladies HOsO

Phillips & Pickett have just received a fine line of ladies' hose-iancy and plain. fast colorS. Every pair guarln- tccd. Call and see them State street. between Fifth and Sixth d.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-23

"rbc,e are official figure. and we wish Go respectfully call thc attention oi our good friend, oi thc Women. Christian Temperance Union and ai- he'd hojig, thereto The con,umptionoi beer iu Manila |, scarcely t1 bc noted m ,hi, comparison. yct Manila h5, a larger population than Cincinnati Mil waukcc or Newark. Is o0c of thc great seaport, Df thc Orient. thc commercial capital oi tsoo islands and tooooooo people Then too it Is blessed with perpetual summer and an uuqueuch- able ,h.r,t yet our consumption oi thc bc,cracc that cheers bu, doe, rot iu. cbrIJtc !, iuconscqucuti1l We proc test 'blt che good lldic, oi thc main land have shown too much interest m our welfare and not enough m that oi their brethren and sister, at home There i, not l side door or family entrance saloon m Manila. and che 'old ,uf, out hcrc-wcu Co bc dead honest they are hardly worth saving q che, want to go wrong
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-23

Old men, young men, boys and youths. We can please you in hats. F. IT, ClaySon & Co.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-06-21
TRApE REPoRr.

Bradstreet's report of trade for the
past week is as follows:
Reports to Bradstreet's show a fur
Their Improvement in the volume and
tone of distributive trade, which held
its inception in the better weather and
crop conditions Following the check
given to the crop damage enthusiasts
by the June crop report. which can
hardly be regarded as other than bril-
liant for wheat comes assurances that
the conditions of June 1, good as they
undoubtedly were. have been further
improved. What is true of the smaller
cereals Is also largely the case as to
corn, though the latter is backward
and needs warmth. A better business
Is noted in some lines of mems wear
WoolenS, and some makes of cheaper
goods are reported heavily ordered
ahead. While the cereals are lower ON
good crop reports, quick support has
come from the export demand, which
has been the largest for weeks past.
and the decline has been, temporarily
at least. arrested. One of the most
satisfactory features of all is that after
quite a period of dullness pig iron has
been taken more freely at leading mar
kets. and bars and plate have sold bet
ter. the latter even noting an advance.
Pig iron production is shown to be
proceeding at an unprecedented rate.
but consumption seems to wait prompt
~ upon output. Railroad earnings con-
tinue in diminished volume, and the
only decidedly unfayorable feature de-
serving attention is the failure of the
strike to be amicably set
tied, the prospect in fact being that the
contest will be long drawn out one.
Wheat, including flour, shipments
for the week aggregate 4,79O,107 bush
els, against 6,644,644 last week, 4,67S,- |
O29 in the corresponding week of 1900, I
2.799,471 in 1889 and 1896, 1877 in 1898.
From July to date this season I
wheat exports are 2O5 $500, 1888 bushels,
against 191,SS4.956 bushels last season
and 219,446,75S bushels in 1S9S-99.
Failures for the week in the United
States number 1873, against 1853 last
week, 1870 in this week a year ago, $50
n 1899, 207 in 1898 and 226 in 1897.
Canadian failures for the week num-
'ered II, against "a last week. 23 in
his week year ago, rs in 1899 and 10
n 1898.