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Danish West Indies Will Soon
be Ours.
COST FIVE MILLIONS
Inhabitants of Islands Free to Renounce OF
Retain Allegiance to the Flag-Their
Rights Secured.

Washington, Feb. 6-The treaty
between the United States and Den
mark for the cession of the Danish
West Indies, st. Thomas, st. John
and st. Croix, which was recently ne
gotiated between Secretary Hay on
the part of the United States and
Minister Brun for Denmark, is COM
posed of seven sections and covers
all matters that have been in dispute
during the process of the sale nego-
tiations.
The treaty provides for the trans
fer to the United States of the islands
of st. Thomas, st. Croix and st, John
and all adjacent islands and rocks
belonging to the Danish government.
1t also provides for the protection of
the churches belonging to the Danish
National church party. The treaty
also gives all Danish citizens the
right to remain or remove at will, re-
tanning in either event all their rights
of property. In case they remain in
the islands they shall continue, un-
less otherwise provided, to enjoy all
the municipal rights at present Sc
cured Co them.
The territory will be turned over
to the United States Immediately
upon the payment of the purchase
money by the latter. All Danish
troops must be withdrawn inside OF
six months after the islands are Sc
cured by the United States.
Within 80 days after the ratifica
tion of the treaty by the United
States senate, the American govern
ment will pay to the agent of the
King of Denmark $5,00O,OO0 in gold
coin.
Any serious dispute that may arise
in the negotiations will be referred tc
the court of arbitration at The
Hague.
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FrenSied Act Of Drunken Great Falls
Coachrnan.
BOTH VICTIMS ARE NOW DEAD
he Murderer had Been Drinking for Some Time and Blamed
the Girl When Reproved by His Employers for
Inattenion to His Work.

Great Falls, Feb. Frank Fen
nell, a coachman, shot and instantly
killed Annie Johnson about noon to-
day, then reloaded his weapon and
sent a bullet into his own brain, in
fiicting a wound from which he died
at midnight. Both victims were en-
ployed by DR.. A. j. Adams, at whose
residence the tragedy took place.
Fennell, who had been drunk recent
ly and neglecting his work, blamed
the girl because his employers COM
planned of his inattention to his du-
ties, and they quarelled last evening.
Later Fennell went to the theater
and saw the Neill company in the
play of Barbara Fritchie" This
morning he armed himself with re-
volver and razor, called the girl onto
the back porch and fired five shots
at her, four taking effect in her head
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and one striking her left wrist. He
then coolly walked to a chicken
house near by and planted a bullet
in his own brain. So far as has been
ascertained, no one saw the shooting.
Chief of Police Cook, on arriving
and discovering the girl was beyond
human aid, began search for the
murderer. About so feet away, lying
prone on the floor of the chicken
house, with blood oozing from a bull
let wound in his forehead, was Fen
nell, unconscious and dying. Beside
him were a razor and and the revolv-
ers. The razor had been opened and
wrapped with a rope, in readiness,
apparently, in case the revolver
failed. The revolver, a pearl handled,
five chamber weapon of 32-caliber,
had been reloaded after the girl was
shot, and one of the second round of
cartridges had been fired.
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CRUSH ABOUT A MoRGUE.
Thousands of Women Anxious to See
the Dead Biddles.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 4.-From 8 to
IL o'clock today the bodies of John
and Edward Biddle were exposed to
public view at an unertaking estab-
lishment, and several thousand per-
sons passed before the coffins. In
the crowd were probably as many We
men as men. The burial will take
place tomorrow morning in one large
grave in Calvary cemetery.
On the caskets of the Biddles were
sprigs of fern and white carnations
sent for the purpose by some woman
whose identity is unknown. The flow
ers were sent to the undertaken with
the request that they be placed upon
the caskets, and that it be known ev-
erywhere that they were the gift of
a woman.
The mob about the undertaker's
establishment became so great that
the doors were closed by the police
on account of the crush. Thousands
of people, mostly women, were I'M
able to gain admittance to view the
bodies and for several hours after the
closing of the doors hundreds lin
gered about the place, hoping that
the doors would be opened again.
Many women carried flowers for the
dead, which they left with the under
taker to be placed on the grave to-
morrow.
Mrs. Soffel Repentant.
Butler, Pa, Feb. 4.-Realizing that
she has ruined her husband, Mrs. Sof
fel does not wish to bring disgrace
and further humiliation upon him
She now desires change of venue
when she faces the justice. In tears
and with piteous pleading she made
this request to Assistant Attorney
Robb of Allegheny county in the hos
pital here oday. She said she would
go anywhere to have the punishment
is willing to meet any fate the law
may place upon her, but does not
want the punishment administered in
the courthouse across the street from
her old home. She begged and
pleaded with Mr.. Robb for almost
two hours to grant her this much
She begged in the name of her hus
band, who is Mr.. Robb's friend, and
told him that her husband was in nc
way to blame for her shameful con
| duct.
Mrs. Soffel told the attorney thai
she was not bad woman. She saiC
that while she knew that she hat
been charged with a crime agains
the state, she had never sinned. She
pleaded that her act was broughr
about through her sympathy for the
BiddIes.
Mr.. Robb told her that he was /;
friend of her husband and would lik'
to tighten the burden and sorrow o
his disgrace, but could not make an.
definite promise to her at this time
When she had finished her pleadings
Mr.. Robb questioned her with particu
lar reference to the place where the,
took refuge in their flight. She lis
tened but refused to make any repl
that would incriminate those VIII,
were connected with the plot
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might be appointed by his majesty's
government. The Netherlands gov
ernment intimates that if this pro-
ject commends itself to his majesty's
government they will inquire of the
delegates whether they are prepared
to make the suggested visit to South
Africa.
1T may, therefore, be inferred that
the communication | received was
made on the responsibility of the
Netherlands government alone and
without authority of the Boer dele
gates or leaders. His majesty's gov
ernment has given it their best con-
sideration, and while entirely appre-
ciative of the motives of humanity
which led the Netherlands govern
ment to make this proposal, they feel
that they must adhere to the posi-
ton adopted and publicly announced
by them some months after the COM
mencement of hostilities by the
Beers; that it was not their inten-
ton to accept the intervention of any
Io1OISA power III CuS OOuIh AlIlCdn
war.
Should the Boer delegates them
selves desire to lay a request for safe
conduct before his majesty's govern
should not do SO. But his majesty's
government obviously is not in a po-
sition to express an opinion on such
an application until they have re-
ceived it and are aware of the pre-
else nature and grounds whereon the
request is made.
Il may, therefore, point out that it
| is not at present clear to his majes-
tvs government that the delegates re-
| tain any influence over the represent
atlves of the Beers in South Africa Or
have any voice in their councils. They
are stated by the Netherlands gov
ernment to have no such letters of
credence or instruction of later
date than March, 1900. His majes-
| TVS government, on the other hand,
understood that all the powers of
government, including those of nego-
tiations, were now completely vested
in Mr.. Steyn for the Beers of the Or
ange River colony and Mr. Schalk-
berger for those of the Transvaal.
"If this is so, it is evident that the
quickest and most satisfactory means
of arranging a settlement would be
by direct communication between
the leaders of the Beers in South
Africa and the commander in chief
of his majesty's forces, who has al.
ready been instructed to forward i'm
mediately any offers he may receive
for the consideration of his majesty's
government
I'm this connection, his majestys
| government has decided that if the
Boer leaders should desire to enter
negotiations for the purpose of bring
ing the war to an end, those negotia
tions must take place, not in Europe
but in South Africa.
"It should, moreover, be borne In
mind that if the Boer leaders are tC
occupy time in visiting South Africa
in consulting Boer leaders in the field
and in returning to Europe for the
purpose of making known the results
of their errand a period of at least
three months would elapse, during
which hostilities would be prolonged
and much human suffering perhaps
needlessly occasioned."
leHpa
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DEATH IN THE FLAMES.
Fire at st. Louis Kills Nine Men and
Injuries as Many More.

Injuries dS Mdny MOFSs
st. Louis, Feb. TAT least mine
men were killed and as many injured
at the fire which broke out tonight in
the five-story building located at 314
Chestnut street, occupied by the
American Awning company. The
building suddenly collapsed and, al
though the men who were caught in
the crash had not been reached by
their hardworking companions two
hours later, it was almost absolutely
dead are:
Aug. Thierry, first assistant chief,
caught in ruins.
Michael Keho, assistant foreman of
company No. 13, caught in ruins.
Daniel Steele, foreman of company
No. 12, caught in ruins.
William Dundon, pipeman.
Charles Krening, pipeman.
Patrick Bergen, assistant foreman
Three pipemen, names unknown
caught in ruins.
The injured are: Frank Lingo
driver of No. aerial truck, thrown
from truck while working 40 feet
from the ground, seriously injured.
Monroe Moore, inspector for the
Imperial Electric Light company
badly injured in falling through 6
shaft.
Patrick Mccarthy, engineer No.
caught by falling wall, seriously
burned.
William jules, Marshal Thierry's
driver, caught by falling wall. Seri
ously hurt.
William Wandall, foreman com
pany No. 3, seriously injured by fall
ing walls.
The building in which the fire
started was located in the old bust
ness section of the city and wa:
about so years old. The blaze, which
proved a hard one for the fire depart
ment to master, had been gotte1
practically under control, when sud
denly, with absolutely no warning, i
collapsed and came down in a heal
with a noise that could be heard fo
blocks.
Three pipemen at work on the sec
ond floor had difficulty in manning
line of hose ard Assistant Chic
Thierry was on his way with thre
of his men to lend them aid whel
the building collapsed. The mel
went down with the tons of twiste,
iron, brick, stone and wooden col
umns enveloping them. Chief Swing
ley, who was in front of the buildin
directing his men, had a miraculou
escape from death. AS the front wal
fell outward he scurried across tn
street and fell under the aerial truck
The truck was covered with debri
and partially wrecked and it is t
it's sheltering protection the chic
owes his life.
Frank Lingo, driver of the truck
was directing a stream on the fir
from the aerial ladder, about 40 fee
from the ground when the wall fel
A portion of the debris struck hiI
and he was hurled through the air t
the ground, receiving probably fats
injuries.
Chief Swingley put his entire fore
to work at once in an effort to re!
cue the buried firemen, but althoug
the men worked like demons the
had not been able to reach them 9
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Mrs. John OBrien and Miss O'Brien
entertained party of friends at their
home after the club dance on Friday
night. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Norquist, Mr.. and Mrs. Camp
bell, Mr.. and Mrs. Whiteside, Mrs.
Kleinschmidt, Miss Shortell, Mr.. Ed
wards ano Mr.. Austin. Substantial
and delightful refreshments, and mu-
sic by Miss O'Brien were enjoyed by
all.
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LOCAL.

Matt Cuffe, who was recently sent
to the insane asylum at Warm
Springs, was discharged from that in
stitution Tuesday and is now visit
ing with friends in Anaconda.
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The Philippine Question the Subject o.
Much Discussion.
GOVERNOR TAFT TALKS OF FR|ARS
He Says They the Cause Of Much Of the Trouble in
the Islands and Recommends the Purchase
of Their Lands.

of the lands held by the friars. Moth
ing gave the Filipinos so much trou-
BILE as the frairs. 1t was hoped that
the frairs would go to other coun-
tries when their lands were pur.
chased, but there was no power to
evict them.
The house today passed the legis
lative, executive and judicial bill, the
second of the regular supply bills. AS
passed it carries .$25, 5,171, ,9S9. The
house then went into committee OF
the whole and resumed the consider
alton of the legislative appropriation
bill.
The Philippine tariff bill was taken
up early in the senate today After
the adoption of only minor amend
ments the pension appropriation bill
was passed early in the session, ant
the senate adjourned until Monday.
midnight. 1t is certainty that al
are dead, as tons of debris covel
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TO BE APPoRTIoNED.
Superintendent WeIch Ordered to D-
vide School Money.

Helena, Feb. THE state board OF
land commissioners authorized the
superintendent of public instruction
to make the annual apportionment OF
money from the school income fund
today. There was about $13S,906 tc
divide among 61,736 school children
The amount per capita is 1925
Flathead county was allowed $6,376.
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Frank Stephens, son of F. F.
Stephens, who has been quite i'll with
typhoid fever at the Kalispell hos
pital, is now much better and is rap
idly recovering. The Kalispell hos
pital is rapidly coming to the front
as one of the best institutions of it's
kind in the west, and it is to the un-
tring efforts of the matron, Mrs. R.
q. Webber, that it's present high
standing is due. None but graduated
nurses are employed, and as a result
the patients receive the best of care.
To this fact is due the very few
deaths that have occurred there the
past year when the large number of
patients during the same time is con-
sidered.
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The club dance given last evening
at the opera house was the last one
of the series to be given before lent
and was a most brilliant and success
lul AFFAIR. Most of the ladies and gen.
tlemen were in full dress and many
of the ladies were alfred in beautiful
Valentine gowns, among the latter
were Mrs. J. R. Listle, Mrs. D. r.
Peeler, Miss Peters, Miss Disbrow,
Miss Hunt, Mis- Chester and Miss Nc
Coy.
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The society people of Columbia
Falls are looking forward with more
than ordinary interest to the mas
querade ball, given at Mains hall
next Friday night, February IA, st.
Valentines day. The committees in
charge of the affair are composed of
the leading business men of the town
and they are leaving nothing undone
that will add to the pleasure of the
affair. 1t is probable that number
of aKalispell people will be present,
as considerable interest is being
taken in the affair.
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The Semi-Weekly Bee until Dune,
with premium, for so cents.
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The Semi-WeekIy Bee until June,
with premium, for so cents.
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as speedily possible. Congress at once
appropriated large sums OF money. They
were augmented by private gifts. And gem
tlemen, L found as usual. the army and
navy the instruments through which the
work 10 be done could be done The minute
wanted men who could drop the work
they were engaged upon, assured that
neither peStilence nor volcano would make
them swerVe from their duty, men OF in
corruptible integrity. / turned TO the army
and navy and we sent them 10 the stricken
island. / am sure you all feel proud that
ships bearing The American flag should be
among the first, l think the very first, 10
take relief 10 those overtaken by so appall-
ing disaster.
1T is fine thing TO have at the opening
of this century such omens of righteous
acting Of international brotherhood. omens
OF the future where sense of duty TO the
neighborhood Will extend beyond national
lines, as the actions which eliminated in
the starting to-day of the free Republic OF
Cuba on the paths of independence and in
being first 10 reach out q helping hand 10
those overwhelmed by disaster without re-
gard TO the flag to which they paid al
legiance."
After the cheering which followed the
Presidents address had subsidized a sepcial
hymn written for the occasion by the Rev.
DR.. Henry c. McCook of Philadelphia. was
sung. The modera tor. DR.. Van Dyke. then
arose and made an address in response 10
the Presidents speech. The last speaker of
the evening was the Rev. DIR. Charles l..
Thompson, secretary Of the Board Of Home
Missions.
1t was necessary to hold an overflow
meeting in to-night's centennial home mis-
sion celebration, and into this hundreds
failed TO gain admission. the Central Pres
byterian Church. where the overflow meet
President Roosevelt made a brief address
there.
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Concluding Feature of the Centennial
Celebration of the Presbyterian
Board of Home Missions.
THR0NG IN CARNEGIE HALL
WHICH HEARD THE PRESIDENT
TELL OF A NATIONS WORK.
Missionary Efforts in Cuba Crowned
with Success Much to Be
Done i'm the Philippines.

NEW YORK, May 2o.-Carnegie Hall was
crowded to the doors this evening with an
audience eager to hear the address of Pres
ident Roosevelt in the interests of Pres
byterian home missions. the occasion mark
ing the close of the centennial celebration.
Many of the audience remembered that
Presidents Cleveland and Harrison had
made addresses from the same platform on
the same subject.
in the parquette sat the commissioners
of the General Assembly with as many of
their friends as could be crowded in. The
two tiers of boxes were filled with men
and women who are leaders in metropoli-
tan Presbyterianism and others interested
in the meeting There were about four
hundred men and women on the platform.
There was not a vacant seat, not a bit of
standing room left in the entire audito-
rum. Hundreds were turned away.
When President Roosevelt took his seat
on the platform he received a great ova-
ton. When the applause died away he
took his seat between the Rev. DR.. Van
Dyke and the Rev. d. Stuart Dodge, D.
D., who was presiding.
choir of one hundred and twenty-fiv
voices from the different Presbyterian
churches sang the hymn "Ye Servants of
God Your Master Proclaim and the Pres
ident sang with them.
Every true American" said DR.. Dodge.
in his opening remarks, lis grateful that
his country was founded by men and
women who feared God, and to-day this
Nation is receiving its chief strength and
support from God-fearing men and women.
On this occasion, our centennial celebration
OF our home mission, IL is our chief reason
TO keep rejoicing that our church still sup
plies such men and women to keep up the
good work"
A great wave Of applause greeted the
statement, as also DR.. Dodge's review of
the bright prospects OF the church which
he said lis about TO receive a creed that
plain people can understand and accept"
In introducing President Roosevelt DR..
Dodge said that no man knew better than
the President the Importance to the Nation
Of the good work Of the home missions.
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Insurance and Neckties.

HARRISBURG. Pa. May 20.-The annual
conference proper Of the German Baptists
began at PaXtang Park to-day. Many in
teresting and important questions came up
for discussion and a number OF decisions
were reached. The decision to which most
Importance attaches is that as 10 whether
brethren may insure their lives. II was
decided by the conference that they can
do so, provided they do not insure with
companies which are in any way connected
with secret organizations
The question as 10 the right Of teachers
in church schools and elders OF the
churches TO wear neckties called forth a
short debate, in which il was brought out
that. In spite of former rulings of the con-
ference, many OF the brethren have been
wearing articles Of dress and adornment
which are considered improper. The ques-
ton was referred To the standing commit
tee unanswered. in view of the fact that
actions or previous conferences covered the
point at issue.
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PRESBYTERIAN PROCEEDINGS.
Methodist Delegates to Be Received
on MISUNDERSTANDING Matters


NEW YORK. May 2O.-This was the sec
ond day devoted by the Presbyterian Gen
eral Assembly to the celebration Of the CEN
tennial Of home missions. Before the sub
ject of missions was taken up a letter was
read from the General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, now in ses-
sion, asking when its commissioners could
be received TO bring greeting to the Presby
terrain body. The Methodist commissioners
are the Rev. Dr. ]. NJ. Buckley. editor Of
the Christian Advocate, and Albert ]. Bev-
eridge. United States senator from Indiana
II was agreed to receive the Methodist
delegates on Saturday morning.
The committee on bills and overtures pre-
scented a resolution asking Congress to re-
move the discrimination in salary against
the chaplains of the navy.
The Rev DR.. Richard S. Holmes, of Pitts
burg. chairman of the standing committee
on home missions, then read its report, con-
GLIDING with a resolution that the General
Assembly indorse the policy which con-
templates the extension of the work already
begun in Cuba and Porto Rico.
The committee on bills and overtures
brought in a resolution, which was adopt
ed referring back to the board Of education
the appeal of William T. Ellis. the former
editor of a Sabbath school organ OF the
Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Mr.. Ellis
some time ago. against the wishes of the
board of education of the Presbyterian
Church, with which he was connected, read
a paper before a gathering Of Presbyterian
ministers entitled Are Our Sunday Schools
Decadent?" Mr.. Ellis was reprimanded.
resigned and appealed his case TO the Cen
eral Assembly. The General Assembly,
through its action to-day, in effect upheld
the action of the board of education.
Elder r. /. Hill, physician from Dayton,
o., moved that the moderator be requested
TO send the congratulations Of the General
Assembly 10 Cuba on the birthday Of the
new Republic. The motion was carried
unanimously, and the following cablegram
was sent: 1T. Estrada Palma: The Gen
eral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
in the United States Of America sends
oongra tulations and prays for Gods bless
ing upon the new Republic"
II was announced that the Rev. DR.. David
r. Colmery, a commissioner from Los An
geles, Cal, who was taken i'll yesterday,
was removed to-day 10 the Presbyterian
Hospital 1t was said he was a very sick
man.