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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-11-11
RADICAL MEASURES FOR
THE ITALIAN PEASANTS
Economist Talks on the Need Of the
Common Folk in Southern Part
OF the Peninsula.
Inv ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rome, Nov II.--l}aron Sonning, the
well-known economist and leader Of the
constitutional opposition in the Italian
parliament, in lecture in Naples on the
miserable condition Of Southern Italy, has
proposed drastic and radical remedies.
The baron described the reduction of
the peasantry by immigration saying that
more than 100000 peasants had left Naples
this year. He told Of ravages caused by
deforesta,ion and spoke Of the excessive
taxation and the usury which the peasants
suffer. He proposed reduction Of the
land tax and of the interest on land mort
cages. the reiniroduciion Of perpetual
lcaseholds Of small holdings at low rent,
IN order to break up the huge uncultiyated
estates, and urged reform OF agricultural
labor contracts in favor Of the peasants.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-11-11
JUDGES OPENED A BALLOT BOX!
Wild Scene in County Office When It Becomes Known
Gross Technical |eguaty Has Been Traced--n gno-
of Law Precinct Twenty Two Judges Open Boxes.

affair is that the action of the judges will
be the basis of an investigation and pos
sibly a recount. This was the general
opinion of the attorneys present
Contrary to the opinion of many the
votes of the precinct cannot be thrown out,
as common sense which is behind the law
in such matters, shows that no portion of
the voters of the county can be disfran-
chised because of am irregular action of
one or two men, unless it can be de-
termined that there was actual and in
tended fraud.
Has No Jurisdiction.
While the board of county commission
ers now sitting as returning board has
no jurisdiction as judicial body in an
irregularity of this nature Attorney Kelley
and others thought it necessary to bring
the action to their attention and make the
act a matter of record.
it was on this action of the attorney
that the excitement in the office of the
commissioners began. When they met at
10 o'clock the Office was packed with spec
tators, interested and curious.
Policemen in uniforms, stenographers
taking down the proceedings for the
parties they represented, special deputies,
candidates elect and candidates that want
to be elect, attorneys, county officials Of
some of the political parties, stood around
and lent color to the animated scene.
Judge j. ]. Mediation was there, ap-
parcntly in the interests of the fusionists,
while Attorneys Kelley and Kremer ap-
peared to represent the democrats.
The lawers read the law on the matter
and interpreted it as it appeared to them.
The commissioners read more of the law
and stated their views of the case.
Deputy County Attorney Mackel was
called from the county attorneys office
and submitted his official opinion and
through the whole proceedings unofficial
spectators butted in and expressed the,.
private and public opinions of the whole
proceedings.
Attorney Kelley had already commenced
his argument when Attorney Mediation
came in. He took the position that the
judges had no authority to break the seal
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|BAER ANSWERS MINERS LEADER
Taken Up One Statements by Mitchell and eues or
Denies Each and AI-Meanwhle, Fresh Is Reported
From t7az|eton, Although Militia Left Will Be Sent Home

unjust and inequitablc the demand for
reduction OF 20 per cent in hours OF
labor without reduction Of earnings for
time employed and this demand is pro
nounccd impracticable. In this conneA
ton the following statement is mad.'
Because OF the injury to the mines by the
strike of the United Mine Workers, the
cost OF producing coal has been greatly
increased and a temporary advance in
price was made by this company, but il
VIII be impracticable to continue such in
crease when mining operations become
normal"
As to That Weighing.
Eighth, Mr. Baer says his company has
no disagreement with any Of its employees
about the weighing Of coal. The quantity
is usually determined by measurement and
not by weight.
Ninth, replying to the fourth demand
made by Mr.. Mitchell, Mr., Baer says since
the advent Of the United Mine Workers
organization into the anthracite fields bus
mess conditions there have been intoler-
able; that the output Of the mines has
decreased-that discipline has been de-
stroyed that strikes have been of almost
daily occurrence; that men have worked
when and as they please, and the cost
Of mining has been greatly increased.
He also takes the position that the jur-
isdiction of the company is limited to the
conditions named by the coal compai .
presidents which excludes the United
Mine Workers from any recognition in the
proceedings. He says, however, that
when labor organization limited to
anthracite mine workers is created which
shall obey the law, respect the right OF
every man to work and honestly cooper
ate with employers, trade agreements may
become practicable"
Wilkesbarrc, Pa, Nov. II.-.-A copy OF
the statement sent by President Baer oil
the Philadelphia & Reading company to the
arbitration commission in answer to the
one filed with the commission by Presiden
| Mitchell, in behalf of the miners, was re
| ceived at the miners headquarters las
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-11-11
JUSTICE LAMBERT GIVES
A VERDICT OF INNOCENCE
Thousands Crowd New York Courtroom
to Hear tho Decision and When Il
Has Been Announced, Cheering 10
Caught Up by the Multitude Who
Could Not Get ln--Assistant District
Attorney Osborne Sums Up Evidence.
TDy ASSOCIATED rnrss. ]

New York, Nov. 1.-The Moineux
jury was brought into court at J:5s. At
the same time Molincux was taken from
the tombs into the court and District At
torney Jerome was summoned. On his
arrival the court room was locked and no
one was allowed to leave or enter it.
The jury returned verdict OF not
guilty
The jury remained ont just IS min
utcs.
When the foreman announced the YER
diet Of acquittal there was much ap-
plause and the cheering extended To the
crowd waiting outside in the corridors
and on the street The criminal court
building is in an uproar At cas, 1000
persons are masscd in the building.
Assistant District Attorney Osborne
'nishcd his address 10 the jury in the
sourfcux trial at ia:1s p. N. and the
Justice lMed "A recess until i;I5 when
More than i charged the jury.
more women than land men and women.
ridors OF the criminal eJowded the cor
fore 10 o'clock this mornng'uilding be-
for admission to the room where 'pught
| Lambert was sitting in the trial. e
OSDOfne Gums Op.
After the usual prcliminarics Assistan
District Attorney Osborne resumed hi
summing up. He said cx- Governor BlacI
had made a misstatement when he de
| clared the experts had testified that th,
writing on the poison package wrappc,
was not in disguised hand Mr.. Os
borne read extracts from the testimon
that two out of three OF the experts ha
found the address disguised Mr. Osborn
argued that the Barnet letters, the earlies
IN the case, gave the first evidence of a
attempt TO disguise and with disguise i'm
proved with every exhibit. He declare
that the earlier Barnet letters conforme
almost exactly TO the handwriting Q
Molincux
The prosecution took up the matter q
the letter box aud declared the hiring q
the Koch box in Cornisl's name was A
act OF hostility 10 Cornish
What Would He Not Do!
The assistant district attorney dive
at some length on the talk Molncnx ha
with lleiles before lIeilcs wrote 10 Stearn
and Company about lIarpsler and demand
ed: Does not that show hostility towar
llarpster; Molineux had nothing again.
CONTINUED on Page Three
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There was wild scene in the Office of
the county commissioners for while this
morning when that body met in its official
capacity to canvass the returns of the late
election.
1t would not be an unsafe prediction to
state that from the result of the proceed
ings which took place recount of all the
votes of Silver Bow county is one of the
probabilities of the future and logical
outcome of the complicated situation
which at present exists.
The trouble began when Attorney c. +.
Kelley and others, representing the demo-
cratic party, were informed by deputies
who were watching the ballot boxes, that
two men had taken the ballots out of
their receptacle and placed them on a side
desk in the Office of the county clerk-a
direct breach of the election laws of the
state of Montana.
Immediately there was rush for the
county clerks Office.
Two judges of election from precinct
No. 22-J. w. Dale and 7. c. McGovern
had opened the ballot box in which the
counted ballots had been placed and were
making arrangements to put them in one
of the canvas sacks prepared by the clerk.
A Technical lrregularty.
Cne of the original irregularities of the
election was the placing of the ballots in
this box instead of in the canvas sack, but
I'm pursuance with the order made yester-
day by the county commissioners the two
mentioned had come to the clerks office
with the intention of correcting the mis-
take and taking the ballots from the box
to Mt them in the sack.
While Attorneys Kelley, Kremer and
others, who had returned to the commits
sioners' Office were arguing the matter be-
fore the board, the judges continued the
work and after putting the ballots in the
sack the latter was sealed, the two judges
afixing their signatures to the seal. As
the law requires the official signature of
all the judges. the sack may still be con-
sidcred unofficial.
Much more important than this omis-
sion is the fact that the judges opened the
box in which the ballots had already been
scaled and one of the possibilities of .hc
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RETURN OF FIVE LAKE
EXPEDITION AWAITED
Egan's Brother in Chicago Receives a
Hopeful Message-Smoke Is Said to
Be Issuing From the Cabin Where II
Is Believed He Might Have Found
Refuse-kalispell Hunters Are Stras-
cling in Without News OF Lost Man.
ESPECIAL TO INTER MOUNTAIN ]

Kalispell, Mont, Nov. 1.-THE search
for Superintendent Egan continues, al
though there were not as many men in the
district as during the latter part of last
week. A party of IS were sent out from
this city last night by the Great Northern,
and it is expected the railway company
will keep out organized parties until
Egan's body is recovered.
A number Of men who know the country
thoroughly have quit the search, owing to
an alleged remark made by an employc of
the Great Northern at the dinner table in
Bolton, to the effect that some one of those
who had been out possibly had the body
stored away waiting for a reward.
1t has been explained to the men that
had the remark been made it must have
been simply jest and not serious. With
that explanation some of the men have re-
sumed the search while others refuse to do
a thing.
1t is stated on the most reliable author
ity that although there were number of
men around the stove and hotel at Bolton
all day Wednesday, men who know every
foot of the ground, they had no idea that
lsdSdl was lOSt VI tIidl dIlyOIC. WuS lOokIUS
for him.
Were Late Getting or.
One of the men yesterday said "The
only thing done Wednesday was for those
who occupied the car to go out to the
cabin of Wise and Rhodes and perhaps fire
few shots. OF all the men who were in
Bolton but one man was notified, and that
was Dan Doody. At least that was the
case until too late in the evening to do
anything before Thursday morning
There was a mistake made, but it was
probably because OF the lack of knowledge
regarding serious danger of beng lost in
the mountains.
Sheriff Hand has returned to Bolton and
will follow closely the conditions there.
The party which went to the cabin on
Pyramid mountain are expected in Bolton
tonight. They have now been out three
days, and as the expedition IS considered
as the last hope their return is awaited
with considerable impatence by friends OF
Superintendent Egan.
1t is understood that those of the search
ers who were sent out from here Saturday
morning and who laid siege to Sheriff
Hands office yesterday morning demanding
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his brother yesterday. They talked over
the case and discussed the evidence which
would be produced in court to prove that
Alan Mason was not at Waverly at the
time Miss Morton was murdered.
At the conclusion Of the interview
Harry Mason declared his conviction that
his brother would be discharged. He
spoke in strong terms of the confession
which Perry, the negro, had made, charg-
ing that his brother had given him the
McPhce and Morton watches. Harry
Mason said Perry was lying in order to
shield himself, and possibly another per-
son.
Perry declared in his confession that
he received Miss Mcphec's watch from
Mason about or o'clock one evening,
probably October 2. Now the Somervil1e
police have established that Miss Nc
Pherson was assaulted about 10 o'clock
jewelcr Nemser's written record showed
that the sale of the watch occurred oil
October a., the day following the murder.
Perry, the negro referred to, was caps
tured after he, in company with another
colored man, had sold the watch to
Cambridge street, Boston. The sale OF
the watch, which netted 81. was detected
through the regular pawnshop inspection
by the Boston detectives.
Perry and his companion visited the
pawnshop about IL o'clock on the nighi
of the murder. but the watch was refused
OH the ground that it was after hours
The negro returned again just after noon
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IBY ASSOCIATED PRESS ]


Washington, Nov. 1.-THE reply OF
President Baer Of the Reading Coal com
pany to the charges Of President Mitchell
Of the United Mine Workers, which has
been presented to the anthracite coal
strike commission was today given to the
public. Mr.. Baer makes no reference
10 Mr.. Mitchell as the president OF the
miners organization, but refers to him
simply as an individual
Taking up the specifications in Mr..
Mitchells charges seratm, Mr.. Baer first
admits that his company owns 81 colieries
and that before the strike employed co.
S2o people. Following is brief sum
mary Of the response to Mr.. Mitchell's
other specifications:
Second, the demand for 90 per cent
increases in wages on piece work is de-
nounced as arbitrary, unreasonable and
unjust"
The company contends that after max
ing all necessary allowance for different
conditions the rate of wages paid for
mining of anthracite coal is as high as
that paid IN the DltuminouS coal heids
Wages Are Not Lower.
Third, the company denies that the
present rate OF wages is lower than is
paid in other occupations in the same
locality and controlled by like condi-
tons.
Fourth and fifth, Mr.. Bacr denies that
the earnings OF the anthracite workers
are less than average earnings for other
occupations requiring skill and training
and also the charge that the earnings are
insufficient because of the dangerous char
acter of the work in the anthracite
mines.
Sixth, this specification made by Mr..
Mitchell is referred to as too vague for
specific answer but in a general way 1t
Is stated that the anthracite regions are
among the most prosperous in the United
Saatcs.
Seventh, the company pronounces as
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lBY ASSOCIATED PRESS. ]

[BY ASSOCIATED PRESSJ
Cambridge Mass, Nov. II.-Alan G.
Mason, the Boston club man accused of
the murder of Clara A. Morton of
Waverly a week ago last Sunday night,
was discharged by Judge Charles Almy
Of the Third district court Of Eastern
Middlescx today The government law
yer announced that an investigation had
failed to furnish evidence sufficient TO
hold the accused man and ordered the
discharge of Mason.
How Perry Was Taken.
Almost Immediately in the same court
George o. l.. Perry, young negro, who
yesterday was held as a witness against
Mason, was charged with the murder o.,
Miss Morton. He pleaded not guilty and
was remanded without bail for hearing
November Is.
After his release Mason held an in
formal reception, and after short time
was driven to his home in Boston.
Cambridge, Mass, Nov. ia woman
who called Sunday night at Cambridge
police headquarters visited the Jail yes
terday with Mr.. Ware, counsel for Mason.
A thick veil concealed her face. After
a short conference with Sheriff Fairbaim
she left.
Was Not There.
Harry Mason had long interview with
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and open the receptacle in which the bal
lots had been placed whether it was a
canvas sack or a tin box.
i would suggest to the board" said
he, that you instruct the clerk not to p,..
NIT the judges to open the receptacles in
which the ballots have been placed.
You have no right to suggest anything
to this board" said Judge Mediation.
Il have as much right to make a sug-
gestion as you nave to make one to the
contrary" retorted Mr.. Kelley.
He Read Them the Law.
Commissioner Haggerty broke in to read
from section of the law pertaining to
the matter and Deputy County Attorney
Mackel gave his opinion that the mat
ter of opening the ballot boxes was NOT
matter for the commissioners to con-
slider.
AS representative OF the democratic
party l protest against the opening of the
sealed sacks containing the ballots or any
other receptacle" added Mr.. Kelley. Il
do not put this before the board to Sc
cure its opinion, but simply to make It
a matter of record"
Then the discussion turned to the ac-
ton OF the board in postponing the count
until the Judges from the various pre-
clncts were summoned to make correct
returns. Commissioner Clark read from
the section which calls for seyen-day
postponement until all the returns are in
from the precincts.
II respectfully submit that YOU are as
semblcd as canvassing board, not to in
terpret the law" said Attorney Kelley.
lie continued to explain the law in the
matter after which Attorney Kremer !ook
up the argument
There is nothing for you TO do but ad-
journ until tomorrow" SAID Attorney
Mackel.
Attorney Kremer resumed his talk and
was reminding the board of its previous
statements when Commissioner Haegerty
broke in with some warmth
They Knew Their Position.
"You are trying to make somebody saw
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ENGLISH PRESS ON
EMPEROR'S VISIT
REGARD KAISER WITH SUSPICION
AND ADVISE EDWARD TO BE
ON HIS ROYAL GUARD.
[BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. ]

London, Nov. 1.-THE English press
continues to regard the German emperor
visit with suspicion and distrust. lie is
not lampooned or caricatured, but it Is
generally assumed that he is here for busi-
ness purposes and that he must be allowed
to have what he wants.
The conjcctures respecting his mission
differ widely but the conclusion i3 the
same in every instance, namely, that the
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Monday and received the money.
The detectives secured descriptions OF
Perry and later effected his arrest. The
negro insisted white man had given him
the watch, and when taken before Mason
declared the prisoner was the man.
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New
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night. Mr.. Mitchell said he would go over
the statement with his attorneys today.
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Come to an Agreement.

Come to an Agreement.
Hazleton, Pa. Nov. Ii.-G. B. Markle
& Company and their $500 men who re-
fused to return to work because they were
asked to make individual application for
their positions came to an agreement yes
terday and operations at the four Markle
collierics will be resumed The company
offered to reinstate all the employees except
I3 recently evicted and agreed not to dis
criminate against the members of the
union il the men agree to abide by the
decision of the arbitration commission and
answer questions as to their age and other
details before resuming their places.
These terms were accepted The 13
evcted employees will be provided for by
the United Mine Workers. Among this
number are the president, the secretary
and treasurer of the Jeddo local union.
As result of this settlement the remain
der of the First regiment, eight companies,
which have been here since the other COM
panes left will leave here for Philadel-
pha today.
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More Trouble in Hazleton.


liazleton. Pa, Nov. If.---A conference
was held yesterday at Drifton between the
officials Of Coke Brothers & Company and
a committee Of the company's employees to
bring about settlement of the difficulty at
the Coke collieries, which have not yet
resumed operations because OF the refusal
OF the men to apply Individually for their
old places as required. The miners conf
mittec printed written demand that the
men be renstated and the company given
guarantee that it will abide by the decision
Of the arbitration commission. The answer
was given in a sealed envelope and the
executive board of District No. will pass
upon it today
1t is understood President Stearns
agrees to reinstate all men for whom
places can be found, but declines to dis
charge any non-unionists to make room
for strikers
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ministers must be OH their guard and dc
cline all ovcrtures for joint action OF Great
Britain in East Africa, Asia Minor or
Yangtsc valley.
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
COTTON REPORT LEAK"
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Course of Wednesdays Market Ac-
ccptcd AbsoIutclE Indicative
That Large Interests Knew
Character of Report.

NEW YORK. December i.-The Jour
nal of Commerce will say tomorrow:
There have in recent years been many
cotton report has ieaked'-in other
words. that its general chara cter has be-
come known TO a favored few before thu
Tune of its of1icia! pubiicat ton. But
never has the conviction been more FIRM
~ held by the cotton trade than in the
instance Of the report issued by the
department on Wednesday. 1t IS ma
:urally impossible to give entirely spe-
cinc evidence that the report was dis
honestly made known to particular in
terests in advance. for direct evidence
of this character could only be received
from parties themselves participating in
the theft But the course of Wednes-
days market is accepted by the cotton
trade as being absolutely and unequivo-
liz Indicative that large market in
terests had definite information OF the
character OF the report. In ADDITION
the following specific information is
availa bic:
SPECIFIC INFORMATION:
First the exact figures. io.4lI~n bales.
of the government estimate were de-
finitely known at least twenty minutes
before the official hour for publishing
the repor1-namely. noon. This informa-
ton Was given representative OF the
Journal by one Of the best-known mem
bers of the exchange
Second. the news was very general
before II o. clock that the department
report would be 10.501o9o bales.
Third. advance information regarding
rho exact character OF the report was
offered early in the forenoon to very
large cnmrnission-house. which refused
10 enter into negotiations. or consloei
the purchase Of the stolen 'nformat1on
in any form
LEAK OCCURRED on TUESDAY
THE greater evidence that the 1nlof-
nation was dishonesty circulated was
contained in the action OF the marhe'
itself and there are many responsive
members Of thu, New York cotton tIad'
who believe the leak occurred. not Oh
wednesday morning, but some time on
Tuesday as there is every eFIoe'ice '''u,
both the New York and the Liverpool
markets We're forced up to selling
ba sis.