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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
By Associated Press.)

- LEVELAND, Aug. 2s-In its re-
view of the iron situation this
week the Iron Trade Review says:
Apart from the strike, the most sig
nificant feature of the market in a week
has been the inqiry for steel rails for
delivery in 1902. and some sales are al
ready reported. That number Of prom
inent roads are negotiating indicates that
the $2S price will not be resisted, as was
the $26 figure this year. and that there is
confidence in the continuance of strong
conditions of today.
1t Is expected that considerable sales
of rails for next year will be announced
in the near future. The effect of the
strike at Central western steel plants is
seen in an advance in billets, $25 being
the general minimum on any early deliv-
cries. No large business has been DONE
however. The situation in rods, which
has recently been rather weak. because
OF the starting up OF new plants. has
grown somewhat frmer under the shut
down at Joliet, breakdown at one CELL
trail western plant and delay In starting
another. The market is now quoted S34
Pittsburg mill.
Finished material in all lines show sus-
tanned strength. and the end Of the strike
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
BULLETS SETTLE CLAIM DISPUTE

tacking men. it is claimed, were acting
In his behalf. The IS men, armed with
rifles, guns and revolvers. and all wear
ing black cloth masks. came running
from behind the dumps, where the men
had been at work. They ordered them
off the ground and ran into the tents,
where the shift men were and told them
to get away as quickly as possible.
A number of them ran down the hill
to where Richards and his men were in
camp. O'Connor. who was in bed. began
to put on his shoes. but apparently he
did not hurry fast enough, so they shot
him. It all occurred SO quickly that they
could hardly realize what had happened.
At Nome the men arrested were admit.
ted to $4,000 bail each. All were re-
leased.
The litigation that resulted in violence
is Of long standing. and is almost mex.
tricably complicated and has had several
sensational episodes.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
STEEL STRIKE IS UNCHANGED

t. be sent to other plants. The Amalga-
mated Official claim the Star plant is so
small that it would take many years to
turn out enough men there to work the
other plants.
President Shaffer said today there was
no truth in the report that the Amalga-
mated association Sas making efforts to
effect a settlement of the strike by trying
to force the United States Steel corpora
ton into arbitration through the courts
and that John r. B. Byrne. a small
stockholder and former labor leader, had
been requested to join in a petition ask
ing for the appointment of board. This
statement was also denied by Mr.. Byrne.
In a despatch to the Associated Press
this morning.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
DIRECT BLOW AT
NEW YORK BANKS
(By Associated Press,)

New York, Aug. pa general con-
vention Of delegates from all the state
bank associations in the country to take
action against the New York clearing
house banks practice of charging for the
collection Of out-of-town checks, is sug:
gested by the executive com Dlittee Of the
Connecticut Bankers association, which
has issued a circular to that effect.
The letter proposes a system of state
or district clearing houses, in which each
district or state should appoint a point
to which all collections on banks in that
district should be sent, and to which all
banks In that district should imme-
dlately pay in par funds their own
checks.
The appointment of certain DESIGNATED
cities to be recognized as such by the
banks of the country, is another sug-
gestion made in the circular for consid-
Grafton at this convention.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
MURDERER TRAPPED

night searching for the negro. Finally.
after midnight, they came upon Ermet
Davenport and Charles Briscoe, who
lived near Columbus and Bud Francis,
a brother of the murderer, between
Columbus and Holden.
The men declared that they knew
nothing about Francis whereabouts
but after Davenport had dangled at the
end of rope for a few moments he
became terror stricken and motioned to
be let down. Davenport said that Bud
Francis had told him he was to meet
the murderer at the Porter Murray
coal mine, six miles north of Holden.
where he was to give "Bossie'' s1S that
Briscoe owed him. Bud Francis, had,
Davenport said, taken Davenport and
Briscoe with him and made them go.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
.KILLSREWARD
President Of selby Smelling Works
Says the $25, 900 Will Not
Be Paid.
Offer of Money Held Out as a Bait to
Winters Accomplices in Bullion
Theft.
(By Associated PresS.)


= AN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.-Presi-
dent Ralston of the Selby Smelling
works announces that the reward
of $4,000 which was offered for the ar
rest and conviction Of the thief or
thieves who stole over 5000 900 worth OF
gold bullion on the night Of August S
will not be paid as such, though the de-
tectives and others who were instru-
mental in recovering the treasure and
sending the robber, John Winters, to
jail, will be literally compensated for
their services.
Winters was under arrest when the
reward was offered, and President
Ralston says his conviction was ex-
pected.
The company, however. thought he
had accomplices. and also feared that
the gold had been taken out of the coun.
try, and for these reasons offered the
big reward.
It is stated that several Of the officers
who worked up the case have been set
tied WITH but the amount paid them is
not known.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
SOME Sl::. .rHS
Members Of a Noted Family Hold a
Reunion in New
Jersey.
Two Thousand People Honor the
Memory of John
Schmidt.
(By Associated Press.)

JEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Two thousand
~ Smiths of Peapack registered at
their annual reunion yesterday at
the home where Zack Smith lived a GEN.
tury ago.
The Smiths who met yesterday came
from all parts of the United States. All
claim kinship with John Schmidt, a Hol-
lander, who came to this country more
than $50 years ago and who founded
the family Of Peapack Smiths.
A business meeting was held yester-
day and the following officers elected
President, Isaac Smith of Milburn:
vice president, Abraham Smith of Pea
pack; secretary, James Smith of Pea
pack; treasurer, John Dayton Smith Of
Peapack.
There is branch of the family in
Seneca county, N. Y, which has a men,
bership of 400. They hold picnic every
year. and it is said if the New Jersey
reunions are abandoned the Seneca
county branch will contine them.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
MEN
MAY INCORPORATE
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Aug. 29.-President shaffer
of the Amalgamated association in re-
sponse to a telegram asking him if he
contemplated the incorporation of the
Amalgamated association. replied:
Il do not know of any law in this or
any other state that will allow of the in
corporation of a labor union. Speaking
as an individual, and not as an officer,
see no reason why the Amalgamated as
sociat should not be Incorporated If
we could get a charter. The delegates
to our conventions or the members at
large might think differently
1.-The only labor union that ever was
Incorporated was the old Knights Of La
bor. and it was Incorporated by a special
act of congress. This is not generally
known.
ITO incorporate the Amalgamated as
sociation 1t would be necessary to pet!-
tion the legislature to enact law allow
ing it to go before congress for a special
act. Neither body is in session now
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29

Especial to Inter Mountain.) Nj
N NACONDA, Aug. 29.-Today will
~ long be remembered by the Cath
olics of Anaconda. 1t was made
memorable for the reason that the cor
ner stone OF the new Ursuline convent,
now under construction in this city, was
laid and blessed this afternoon by Bishop
Brondel, with appropriate ceremonies
conducted in accordance with the ;cus-
toms OF the church over which he pre-
sides in Montana.
1t was truly an auspicious occasion for
the Catholic people, and they turned out
in great numbers to witness what may
be considered one Of the most important
happenings in the history of the church
in the Smelter City. u.
The stone was lowered into place short
ly after 4 O'Clock this afternoon, when
Bishop Bronde], assisted by Father
Coopman. deposited within a recepticle
provided for them a number Of docu-
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
MOB BURNS THE BUILDING
Only Remaining Shelter Of Williams
Radcliffe at Grand Mesa Lake
DESTROYED

Denver, Aug. 29.-NeWs has reached
here that mob has burned the remain-
ing buildings belonging to William Rad
cliffe, at Grand Mesa lake.
It was the burning of the hotel at this
place recently by a mob that caused Mr..
Radcliffe to call upon Governor Orman
for troops tc protect his property, and
also caused the report that Radcliffe had
appealed to the British government fpr.
it's protection, claiming to be subject
Of Great Britain.
The trouble began when one of Mr..
Radcliffe's guards killed ranchman in
a controversy over the right to fish in
the lakes. 100
Since then all the buildings on Rad
clffe's place, including the fish hatchery,
have been destroyed by mobs.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29

ments, which are to remain in their en-
easement SO long as the building stands.
The papers placed within the stone con-
sisted Of the names of all persons who
have contributed in one way or another
to the building of the structure. also clip
pings from newspapers containing refer
ences to the convent, pictures OF the
presiding bishop, the priests in charge
Of the local parishes, the sisters in
charge of--the convent, and others who
have been in some way identified with
I the institution.
It was an impressive scene. not soon
to be forgotten, when Bishop Brondel
spread the first bit Of mortar upon the
stone which sealed it fast to the founda-
tions upon which it was placed, sur
rounded as he was by members OF the
city government and all the Catholic or
ganizations in the city, who turned out
in full regalia for this occasion.
-
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
(By Associated Press.)

II ANSAS CITY, Aug. 29.-"Bossie''
~ Francis, the negro who mqr-
4 y dered Miss Mary Henderson
Tuesday night, is believed to have been
located in a mine pit in a negro settle
ment six miles north of Molden. and
within a mile of Columbus, the scene of
the crime. There seems no doubt that
the murdered is hiding in that vicini-
ty, but there are so many favorable
places there in which he may secHet
himself that he may elude his puf-
suers almost indefinitely.
The clew to his whereabouts was OBJ
tanned by stringing up three negrGes
who lived near the Hyatt farm in Cb-
lumbus. The mob had spent the entlce
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
(By Associated Press.)

q EAI'IuAE, Aug. 29.-SiXty-fve deter.
mined men, armed and masked.
- sought to take forcible possession
OF piece of rich mining ground in
the Nome district. as briefly related in
these dispatches few days ago, Aug.
10. The property is known as the ia
nous California fractional bench above
Discovery on Glacier creek.
1t was in possession of Finley McIn-
tosh and a force OF Is men. AS re-
suit of the conflict Richard O'Connor. a
Mcintosh workman. lies in a hospital at
Nome with bullet wound in his left
thigh, which. it is feared, will cause the
loss OF the limb and possibly his life.
Thirteen of the invading force were ar
rested by United States Marshal Rich
ards. charged with participation in a
riot with felonious results and intent.
Egan Richards disputed McIntoshs 8
possession of the property. and the at
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
(By Associated Press.)

c AN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.-Con-
gresham Hull of Iowa, chairman
of the house committee on military
affairs, who has arriver here from a five
months tour OF China, Japan and the
Philippines, is deeply impressed with the
possibilities OF the new American pos
sessions in the orient. He says:
IF l was a young man l don't know
where l would rather go than to the
Philippines. For man of brains and
industry the islands open a vast pros
pect in most every line of business for
one who has the grit to go there and
stick to it.
'"rhe mineral, agricultural and timber
resources of these islands constitute a
field for commercial enterprise that is
practically unlimited. OF course, the
present conditions of brigandage make 1t
exceedingly unsafe for people to settle in
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
MAKE DEMAND ON Vanderbilt
Well Dressed Woman Asks for Fifty
Thousand and Is Immediately
& Locked Up.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
New York, Aug. pa woman, we'll
dressed and Of evident refinement, called
at the Vanderbilt residence on Fifth
avenue yesterday and asked for Mr.. Van
derbilt.
On being told that none Of the family
were in the city. she said she had come
to get $4,000 that Mr.. Vanderbilt owed
her, and demanded immediate payment.
Her card bore the name of Mrs. Cath
crime Maloney. Riverdale. N. Y. A po-
aiceman was called and she was taken
to the police station, where the magis-
trate sent her to the insane pavilion at
Bellevue for observation.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
MORE GIRLS ARE TO STRIKE
Shirt Waist Makers Union Of New
York Will Call Out More
Young Women.

New York. Aug. 29.-At special
meeting of the Shirt Waist Makers
union last night at the University Set
tlement building more strikes Of shir,
waist girls were ordered. Secretary SOL
ONION of the union announced after TIE
meeting that it had been decided to a :
crease the number of girls who hare
been on strike during the last three
weeks to 6000 before the end Of the
week.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
(oLD swINDLE IN NEW DRESS
Gold Brick Game Being Worked on
Seekers After Wealth in the
Klondike.
(By Assc ciated Press.)

-(By Associated Press.)
San Francisco. Aug. 29.-The lates:
phase of the gold brick swindle has been
developed in Alaska and the Klondike.
Bogus gold dust and nuggets have been
sent north in large quantities and dis
posed OF as the product of various
claims. Many persons are said to have
been victimized. Two secret service
agents are now at Dawson investigating
the matter.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
(By Associated Press.)
ITTSBURG, Aug. 29.-The stril
situation continues quiet and d

situation continues quiet and de-
= void Of interesting features. Whlee
the strikers still express satisfaction with
the prevailing conditions the steel corr
pOration is slowly but steadily increasing
its forces at the plants already in opera
ton and Is preparing to open more mills.
With this end in view the American Tin
Plate company Is said to have made its
star plant in this city a school Of In
Struction.
Skilled men in charge are instructing
other men in the mysteries Of tin plate
making. When the novices show a
sufficient degree of proficiency they are
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
To Discuss Boer War.
(By Associated Press.)

Brussels Aug. 29.-The visit Of Dr.
Leyds to Paris is directly connected
with Mr.. Kruger's desire to meet the
czar. At the meeting which will take
place Sept. 10 between the czar and the
kaiser the circumstances of the Boer
war will be discussed.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press)
Rome, Aug. 29.-The trials of the
new submarine war vessels Delano.
carried out by the ministry of marines,
have been most successful. The boat
is provided with a cleptoscope, invented
by the Italian engineers Russo and
Limit.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
New Submarine Boat a Success.

CONTINUED on Page Seven.)
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-05

CONSTRUCTED houses, may profitably take
leaf from the book of south country
household economy. IL is common there
for country folk 10 have sort of out
door fresh air closet, a small detached
structure set in the shadiest place pos
sible. standing upon four tall legs, with
a fat shingle roof of barely enough pitch
to shed rain. The floor is at least four
feet from the ground, and the whole
structure only big enough to reach well
across. There are shelves all around and
the Notwithstanding up next the roof IL
full of tiny augur holes. The door fits
tight, and fastens with a lock. Around
each of the four legs Is commonly a tar
bandage applied six inches above the
ground. This traps venturesome ants,
spiders and their kidney, thus keeping
the inside clear. The structure is white
washed inside and out twice a year. In
hot weather floor and shelves are washed
every morning, and secured twice week.
Such fixture should not cost over 80 or
81 even II one hires IT built, and 1t Is
certainly among the handest things one
can have about the house or yard.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-05
cOBEAD OF THE OPIUM HABIT,
~ TINES AS MUCH NOW SMOKED
A. THIRTY YEARS AGO.

ate Common Habit i'm This Coun-
Fsr Outside the sphere of in
anence of the Chinese, Who. In
..oduced it Here-Happy Visions
d Ecstatic Condition Supposed
a. Result From the Smoking of
o,tum Are Fictitious-It Simply
uo,Jers the Habitue Calm and
cortented, with After Effects of
taziness and Inaptftude The
u,btt Not an Easy One to Acquire,
.s the Effects ON a Beginner Are
r,pIeasant-HOwa an Opium Layout
:. constituted and Handled.
lrorvright, 1901, by Harvey Sparks.)
M, York. May S.-Twenty years ago,
AZ Allen Williams, calculating from the
,n,ort figures then ait hand, estimated
.ta+ there were one million opium smok-
..s i'm the United States. Even at that
.,,oa his figures were thought to be be-
,,,, the mark To what extent the habit
tos spread since that date can only be
Guessed. but there is abundant evidence
:, show a remarkable and alarming in
,reaee And yet it is no exa operation to
cav that the smoking of opium, and the
CONSUMPTION in other ways of it's aka
hid derivatives, is becoming one of the
Greatest public menaces of the day.
Nv the uniformed the smoking is re-
carded as being distinctly Chinese form
of drug addiction. 1t is undoubtedly true
mat the Chinese are responsible for the
Introduction of the habit into this coun-
try. but it has long ago grown far be-
yond the sphere of influence Of the Chi
growing al pace that can only be called
alarming Consider for moment these
official figures, showing the importations
1870 ............. 1908 pounds Zone year,
1870 .............. 77,196 pounds Zone year,
lH0 .............. $3.50 pounds Zone year,
1900 ............. .129,S35 pounds Zone year,
These figures refer to opium intend ed
10 be used for smoking only, and it is
necessary to the better understanding of
this subject to say that these registered
importations of opium consumed by those
of discriminating and exclusive tastes.
The moneyed devotee of tobacco smokes
an imported cigar, while a domestic
brand contents his poorer neighbor. In
1.-The same way the elite of the blacker
smoke will consume only the imported
opium, in original tins. The victims of
1.-The drug who cannot afford to pay near
y 81 for less than quarter of a pound
Of the genuine drug have to be satisfied
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-05

all those legends about visions" beau
tiful dreams" and "ecstatic condition"
There are none The effect of opium is
to give a sensation of tranquility and
calm content. If there are any dreams"
they are exceedingly likely to be unpeas-
ant ones. If too much opium is smoked
either nausea will result or there will
ensue an unpleasant condition of waking
coma. in which there is great mental ac-
dvity of a confused kind with much bod
lily torpor and discomfort. Entire uncon-
seriousness is very rare.
1t is mistake to suppose that the
smoking of one pill of opium will rem
der novice unconscious, or that ii will
give him delightful visions. 1t takes at
least five or six pills to effect an ordi-
nary man, and the after effects are nearly
always pleasant. The attractions of opium
differ with the individual but, in general,
they may be summed up as follows: The
smoking of a moderate amount of the
drug produces a feeling of bodily and
mental comfort; the troubles of the day
vanish or become inconsiderable; the mind
is unclouded.
There is a marked tendency to CONVEX
saton-to condolences and the relation of
experiences. The smoking of opium is dis
tinctly a social diversion. Two persons
are nearly always companions at the
opium tray, each alternately acting as
cook while the other smokes. This tongue
loosening regularity of opium has often
been taken advantage of by the police
Many of the clever class of criminals are
smokers of opium, and the police know
ing that man does not exist who will
not in the intervals, lay their plans ac-
cordingly. Only too often, however, they
have found that the drug stimulated the
imagination as well as the conversational
powers of the habitue and that he has
related series of thrilling deeds that
have no foundation in fact. This is the
origin of the slang expressions, pipe
story and pipe dream" 1t is a recog-
nized fact that the use of opium seems
to abolish the ability to distinguish the
difference between fact and fiction The
greatest liars on earth are the Chinese,
while, in the United States, the word of
user of opium is discredited in every
court of law.
The greatest evil due to the smoking
Of opium, is the consumption of time
which attends it. Opium is usually smok-
ed at night, and owing to the slow pro-
cess of preparing the pills, it will be
daylight before the smoker is ready for
sleep. Then he will either sleep badly or
very heavily. In either event he will be
disinclined to rise at the hour usual to
non-smokers. Opium smoking is, in fact,
the greatest time wester on earth. The
confirmed opium smoker is never pune
tual; he is never ready for the work al
hand. Procrastination is his daily habit
His general tendency is to neglect his
business; to ''let things slide" Even the
Chinaman, who is almost always a mod
crate smoker, is not exempt from this
rule. You may see Cinnamon working
late at night, but never early in the
morning. New York's Chinatown at 9
o'clock in the morning is a desert of
closed shops.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-05

space-shelves but can be so placed across
IT a sto admit its working. But If a
pantry can be allotted as much as six
feet OF house wall 1t is better to have
the window set crosswise, with the lower
edge little more than breast high. Then
by making one sash of glass; and filing
the other with wiregauze, the pantry can
have handy outdoor closet. Have a
tight deal partition running out from the
sash division, as far as space permits
Put shelves around three sides of the
two compartments thus formed, and close
them with tight light deal doors Thus
the indoor pantry can subserve its proper
purposes, and the otside closet Danish
the iceman for six months In the year.
People with plenty Of ground space, yet