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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-20
PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST
WHO SOLD THE MORPHINE

The morphine powders bore the poison
label of the Eagle pharmacy. The pre-
scriptionist at that place remembered selling
morphine to man of McComber's de-
scription Thursday evening, but was of
the opinion that it was in no such large
amount as was found at the dead mans
bedside. II was the opinion of the drug
gist that McComber bought the drug on
installments of ten grains each until he
had accumulated quantity of it.
Al Martin could not be found at late
hour this afternoon, as he was working.
Those who knew McComber, however,
stated that the only relatives he had lived
in Minneapolis. Up to about election
time he boarded at the Clarence hotel, but
left that hostelry to do some political work
and has not been seen since.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-20
FLATpEAD INDIAN is IN AGAIN
Discharged Yesterday Through a Defect
in Indictment, He Is Rearrested.

SPECIAL TO THE INTER MOUNTAIN.
Helena, Dec. 2o.-Eneme, the Flathead
Indian who was discharged from custody
yesterday by the federal court the indict-
ment charging him with larceny being de-
fective, was rearrested last evening and
will be tried again.
The plea for arrest OF judgment in the
case of Antoine Finley, another Flathead
also convicted of larceny, which plea was
based on similar defect in the indictment
was withdrawn today and Finley was sent
enced to six months in the county jail.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-20
She Viii Be a Millionaire.
ny ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Dcs Moines, Iowa, Dec. ao.-On has
been discovered oozing from the banks
of the Coon river near Grant City in Sac
county A quart of oil sent to Ames COL
lcge for analysis is said to have been
found to be 80 per cent pure. The dis
coverer, woman, has quietly leased Co.,
900 acres in the locality.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-20
POWERS HAVE ASKE
ROOSEVELT To BED
THE ARBITRATOR
President Proposes That Mat
ter Be Submitted to The
Hague for Arbitration.
BUT THEY WOULD PREFER
TO HAVE HIM SETTLE IT

Official Proclamation Of State OF Block
ade Is Made In London-French viii
Not Bother to Send Warshps, as They
Do Not Fear Mob Rule-Present
Status Of the Situation in the Little
Republic Over Which Castor Rules.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-20
YOU SEE, THEY HAVE BOTH
HAD A HARD Time OF II

The hunch soon got out that the cham
pion and ex-champion had arrived and
soon there was crowd of 500 people
gathered on the sidewalk in front of the
hotel where they had registered. Every
body saw Fitz when he was here before,
but he is Just as much a novelty as eyer
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-20
MADDEN'S OFFER IS NOT
HIGH ENOUGH FOR HIM

Billy Madden has sent out on behalf Of
his protege, Denver Ed Martini" said
the Inter Mountain representative, by way
OF suggestion for an interview.
"Ycs, / saw that Madden had posted a
forfeit" replied the grand old fighter,
"and has given it out that can make
$4,000 by meeting his coon for six rounds
IN Philadelphia. | dare say that Jeff and
| will make that much apiece tonight at
Sutton's Broadway. Indeed, we can make
Continued on Page rhree.l
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-20

When the Northern Pacific train from
Missoua pulled into Butte this afternoon
at o'clock the striking presence of two
men that stepped from the platform Of the
rear coach attracted the attention Of every
body around.
One of the men was giant in physique.
His shoulders looked broad as a wide
door and his short, thick neck was tucked
down between them as though it had been
put there to stay. His black, curly hair
wandered out from brown derby hat,
and his eyes were clear and bright.
Oats jeff" whispered kid in an
awe-inspired manner, and then by way OF
explanation to his companion, Hes dc
champ"
A tall man, also with broad shoulders
stepped from the car Immediately follow
ing the hairy one with the bull neck. He
wore a silk hat, but there was no black
hair protruding, only thin sprinkling Of
red hair. His face was ruddy and there
was a suggestion Of freckles on his horny
hands.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-20
FAILED TO AGREE DID JURY
So a New One Will Be Called in the
Webster Damage Suit.
SPECIAL TO THE INTER MOUNTAIN.

SPECIAL TO THE INTER MOUNTAIN.
Missoula, Dec. ao.-At l o'clock this
afternoon Judge Webster discharged the
jury in the case of Mrs. Louise Z. Web
ster against the Missoula Light & Power
company. The case went to the jury at
6 o'clock last night, but it failed to agree
and SO reported today.
The case was for 100000 damages for
the death of Mrs. Nelson's husband. He
was electrocuted accidentally at his hone
March last.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-20
Bad Fire.

Minneapolis, Dec. ao.-The warehouse
and branch establishment Of the w. r.
Mott company at III and II3 First Ave-
nue. South, was destroyed by fire early
1oday. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-20
THFN IT WAS THAT "REn
ROBERT" GOT OFF THE CAR

This man needed no Introduction, even
from one kid to another. He bore tho uri.
mstakablc stamp of Fitzsimmons, and his
long, loose. strides to the carriage were
followed by crowd of curious boys.
"Hurray fer de champ and dc champ
wat wusp shouted a newsboy and as
the carriages bore the big men away their
ears were greeted with three rousing
cheers
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-20
ny AssncIArrn rRrss

Washington, Dec. so.--Pfesident Roose,
welt has proposed to the allied powers
that the Venezuelan dispute be submitted
to the arbitration of The Hague tribunal.
The powers have replied with a counter
proposal that President Roosevelt, himself
arbitrate the issues.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-20
FEARED TO DISTURB
THE R00MER WHO
WAS ASLEEP
But the Sleep That McComber
Was Sleeping Was the
Sleep of Death.
FORMER MINER AT RARUS
is FOUND DEAD IN BED

Morphine Powders at His Side Tell the
Tae-"Write My Mother and Tell Her
! Was Killed." He Pleads, In Note
Left to Friend-Had Been Out Of
Work and Drinking Heaviy-Went
Went Quietly About Work OF Suicide.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-20
GENERAL CHAFFEE
SAID TO Be NEXT
STATED AT WAR DEPARTMENT HE
WILL SUCCEED YOUNG, WHO
Is TO FOLLOW MILES.
by ASSOCIATED rRiss.

Washington, Dec 2o.-lt is stated at
the war department that General Chaifee
viz etccocd General Young as lieutenant
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-20


0 Ppsoston to DnwrET Martini
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-20

arbiiratc the Issues.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-20

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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-16
GAS FLAME MAKES MUSIC.
T'As Singular Instrusnsnt Designed
by am Eminent seaentLst of
New York City.

Few men who deal in science from
the abstract standpoint ever evolve
anything practical from their theories,
but Prof Ogden Rood has proved an
exception, reports New York ex-
change. A New York mechanic has
constructed, upon the professors sug-
gestion, musical instrument of de-
cidedly novel description. Until in
formed no one would ever recognize
the apparatus. 1t is part of the chande-
lier in the owners drawing-room. The
basis of the affair is the so-called mu-
sical flame. When gas is burned in a
cylindrical chimney of a certain length
and width it produces q musical note.
According to the angle at which the
vapor is emitted from the jet thegc
Wv be either sound or silence. A
simple contrivance enables the owner
by touching a button to change the
flame from musical to nonmusical at
his will. There are 20 lamps in his
chandelier so arranged as to make four
octaves. Thekeyboardis in corner OF
the room, where it occupies but little
space and might easily be mistaken
for a convenient sh elf on the wall. The
music produced by the flames is very
pleasant 1t is not so loud nor so vi
brant as that from either wood or
brass wind instruments, but is fuller
and more Sonorous than a whistle or q
flute.
An odd feature of the instrument ia
that playing on the flames does not
vary the amount of light produced, the
musical being indistinguishable from
the nonmusical flame. All that the
spectator notices is a delightful mel
ody of unusual timbre coming to him
from the chandelier.
The owner has frequently had con-
siderable fun by playing the instru-
ment when some one was in the room
or hall that knew nothing of the at
fair. When the auditor was educated
he was puzzled and looked about the
parlors in vain for the new-fangled
music box he believed to be at work.
Where he was ignorant he usually man
ifested some fear along with his be-
wilderment.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-16

State Sanitariuma for the treat
ment OF consumption are well "a
vanced in several states. Massaehu-
setts has one in operation, New York
has Appropriated s15O.oO0 for one ir
the Adirondacks, and Pennsylvania
has appropriated 100000 and New
Jersey $4,000 for similar purpose.
Vermont is considering a project of
the same kind. The Massachusetts
institution claims that its percentage
of cures has increased one-third in
three years.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-16
Ole COunty's Wealth
Assessment for 1902

spell IS very unusual. Pastures
have become dried out, and stock
no longer have the best of feed.
The unusually dry weather has had
a bad effect on the oat crop, which
will be lighter than average as con-
sequence. Potatoes have not suf-
tered and the outlook is for an ex-
cellent crop. They are now being
dug for market in the Yakima coun
try, and the yield is splendid.
The weather has been perfect for
wheat harvest, and winter wheat
cutting is now we'll along. The
barley harvest, also, is progressing.
Reports vary as to the yield of bar
ley and wheat, according to locality,
but in the more favored districts
the yield is excellent. Oat cutting
Will next ensue and spring wheat
will be ready about the 18th.
There has been apparently little
damage to the spring wheat by hot
weather, although there are a few
reports of a little shriveling or burn
ing. Spring wheat in some districts
would have been heavier but for
hot weather during filling time.
In the Yakima and Wenatchee
countries apples and peaches are be-
ing shipped. Too many cool nights
have made poor crop of sweet
corn.
Palouse country-Alki-Wheat
will be considerably damaged.
Heavy grain of all kinds has burned
to some extent. Fruit not doing
we'll. Palouse-Winter wheat now
being cut; all will probably be cut
by the end of the week. Some
threshing will be done this week.
Oats ripening very rapidly. Hay
harvest about over. Fruit in fine
condition; the heavy wind having
shaken off enough to make better
fruit. Sunset-Weather during the
week too hot for grain, some of
which is burned. Haying all done.
Threshing will start this week.
Fruit not very good. Potatoes
good. Colfax-Yield of grain, esti
mated from a few crops threshed,
will be above the average. Staley
Grain generally good though
some is burned, both wheat and
oats. Misunderstanding COM
menced. Wheat not as heavy as
last year, owing to too hot weather
during filling time. Gardens poor;
fruit fair crop. Rosalia--Oats and
barley mostly cut. Heading fall
wheat begun but will not be gener-
al before another week. Hay
Heading about half done. Some
threshers started. Grain is plump
and turning out good average crop.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-16
Crop Report.
Seattle, August IL, 1902

Seattle, August II, 1902.
The week just ended was dry
throughout, and quite hot on sever
days, the maximum day tempera-
lures having been between SO and
90 degrees in the western section,
and IS and 100 degrees in the east
ern section.
The drought is beginning to be
seriously felt in the northwest coun-
ties, where such a protracted dry
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-16

The county assessor has conf
pleted his assessment for 1902, and
turned his books over to the COM
missioners.
The total assessed valuation of
all property in the county is $I4,-
I25, ,o34, from which there is de-
Quoted exemptions amounting to
1874, oo7, leaving SI2, ,8II,927 on
which to base the tax levy. The
total is made up of farm realty, ST.
467,685; town realty, S., 464, ,375;
railroads, SI,543,645; right of way,
$4,375; R. R. rolling stock, $780,
o4S; other personal property, S.,
376,8o6.
The personal property roll shows
j the following interesting figures:
Number of horses, mules and asses
in the county, 25,245; valued at
/ $55a5I5.
Number of cattle, 36,714; valued
at $582, $50.
Number of sheep, 5I,7I4; valued
at 500, 900.
Number of hogs, 20, 2o5; valued
at$56, 800.
Number of wagons and carriages,
5,751; valued at $II9,965.
Number of sewing and knitting
machines, 2,417; valued at $I9,85o.
Number of watches and clocks,
I,64S; valued at $12,395.
Number ofmelodions, organs and
pianos, 1,2I7; valued at SIS, $50.
Value of household and Office fur
niture, $247,74o.
Value of agriculturaltoo imple-
ments, and machinery, $I4o, I85.
Value of gold and silver plate and
plated ware, diamonds, jewelry and
firearms, $4,585.
Value of goods and merchandise,
$37S,445.
Value of manufacturing materials
and manufactured articles, manu-
tacturer's tools, implements and ma
chinery, engines and boilers, $780,
6oo.
Moneys of banks, credit of banks
$22,
Money other than of banks, $79,-
500.
Bonds and stocks, SI,25o.
Notes, accounts and other credits,
SI22, $50.
Stock and furniture of sample
rooms, saloons and eating houses,
SI5,24o.
Hay wheat, oats, ETC., $575I5.
Elevators, $4,000
Improvements on lands held un-
der the law of United States, $4o,-
2oo.
Stock in insurance companies,
$500.
Gas or water main, gas and water
pipe, $275.
All other articles not included III
the preceding items, $66, ,265.
The total valuation of the prin-
clpal towns is given as follows: Col
lax, $5I9,345; Pullman, $258,75o1
Palouse, $I58, $40; Oakesdale, Sly
S45; Tekoa, $93, sos; Garfield, $780,
7oo
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-16
A Gentle Hfnt.

Lenders-Do you ever think Of that
"tsnSpot" you borrowed of me?
Borroughs-Don't worry. 1 still
have it in mind.
Don't you think it about time you
relieved your mind?" - Philadelphia
Press.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-16
She Had Heard Him Come Hone.

Mr.. Botts-I think, my dear, have at
last found the key to success.
Mrs! Botts-Well, just as likely as
not you'll not be able to find the key
hole.-Stray Stories.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-16

WANTED-A bright young man
with light team to work in Whit
man Co. Steady job and good
wages to the right man, Reference
required. For particulars address,
Koch V. T. Co., Winona, MINI.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-16

The Delaware house of representa-
ties has passed, by unanimous vote, a
bill to make the punishment for kid
naping child death or life imprison-
ment.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-16
HAYNES PALACE STUDIO
CAR.

Haynes Palace Studio Car, now
on its 18TH annual tour of the Nor
thern Pacific, will be in Pullman
Aug. 28th, goth, goth and 31st,
making high grade class of pho
tographs at reasonable prices.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-16

For Buffalo Bills Wild West
Show, at Colfax, Friday, Aug. 22nd,
the o. R. & N. will sell round trip
tickets for IS cents; good returning
Aug. 23rd. E. w. QUARELs, Agt.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-16

You must go to E. S. Burgan &
Sons and see those corsets they are
selling at 45cts and 75cts.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-16
Furniture of all kinds at Vests

Specials at e. S. Burgan & Sons:
all callcos sc per yard; all check
ginghams sc per yard.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-23
HIS OWN ENGINEER
A Minneapolis Commercial Traveller
Independent Of Trains.
HIS TOWNS WITH AN AUTO
The Experiment Is New. but Is
Success So
Far.

The Lillibridge- Bremner company Of
this city is engaged in an experiment
which may result in revolutionizing the
business of the commercial traveller. The
company has many travelling men on the
road and the transportation expenses OF
these men are no small matter when con-
sidered in the aggregate Moreover, the
man who makes small towns is oftentimes
delayed unnecessarily by infrequent train
service.
Realizing all these facts, G. A. Mclean,
a travelling man who has been in the COM
pany's employ for several years, recent
ly suggested that he be sent out over his
customary route in an automobile instead
of going by rail. At first the suggestion
did not meet with favor, but finally 1T was
decided to give the plan a trial, and last
Sunday Mr.. Mclean started on his trip.
Since then he has written one letter, en-
closing number of orders. Down at the
bottom appears this: 'The wagon is
working fine"
Before he took to the road Mclean was
locomotive engineer. He is a skilled
mechanic and is competent to take MS
machine to pieces and put 1t together
again without help should the necessity
arise The vehicle runs by steam, and is
Of high horsepower, although not designed
for speed. :,
Mr. McLean's territory embraces south
ern Minnesota and northern Iowa. HIS
irst stop was Mankato. When covered
oy train the trip consumed one month
He figures that he automobile will prove
l valuable advertising card in the smalles
owns where machines of the sort are I'm
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-23
MINNESOTA BUYS BONDS
invests 100000 in Massachusetts
Gold Bonds.

Minnesota. the capitalist state, yester-
.ay bought 100000 of Massachusetts gold
,onds. They will not mature until 1912,
nd will net the permanent school fund
O5 per cent on the investment. me
ponds were offered by Farson, Leach &
Co.. of New York. Eight other companies
unlimited bids, and in all eighteen propo-
itions were received.
The work of the state board of invest
,ent was made easy by the new system,
dopted according to resolution intro
need at the last meeting by State Audi
Or Dunn. This prescribed blank form
or all bids, making comparison and tabu-
alton easy, and showing at glance
yhich bid would bring the largest return
0 the state.
Louisiana bonds were offered that would
ield 800 per cent. but they run only
welve years. Bonds of North Dakota,
tennessee, Texas and New York were
'lso offered.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-23
CAUSED BY ALlTTLE HAIR
SEAMAN NEARLY LOST A LIE
From Most Unusual
Cause.

Louis Seaman, a clerk in the employ of
the street railway company, and who re-
sides at 427 Ninth street S, has just re-
covered from an illness which threatened
to have serious consequences and which
was contracted in most unusual manner.
Some time ago Mr. Seaman entered a
barber shop to get a shave. The operation
over, he paid his check and left. few
days later, however, a swelling appeared
on one foot. 1t increased almost visibly,
and swift pains darted through his leg.
He lost no time but called physician at
once, and promptly took to his bed.
The medic made an examination and
pronounced the trouble blood poisoning
Then he set himself to discover it's cause,
and finally found that a short piece of
human hair had, in some manner, worked
its way into Seaman's foot. This hair, the
physician said had produced the poison
ing.
After considerable figuring, for the hair
was not his own. Seaman decided it must
have got into his shoe while in a barber
shop. The accident was a most unusual
one, but was far from being joke, as it
threatened the loss of Seaman's leg
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-23
A HANDSOME CALENDAR
sreat Northern Searchlights SHOW
the Way to the Orient.

rent Northern Searchlfshts Show
the Way to the Orient.
V. D. Jones. city ticket agent of the
reat Northern, has been placing in va
GUS Minneapolis Offices a large, hand
me wall calendar just issued by the
,ssenger department Of his road. Aside
ON the large figures which are leglble
any range the calendar is especially
tractive for unique and artistic de-
gn Autographed in colors across the
-. The picture represents in dark re-
lief the northern hemisphere beneath
dark blue, star-lit sky. Upon Lake Su-
perior is a shadowy steamer, whose
faring searchlight reveals the elaborate
network of the Great Northern and al
lied systems in this section and as far
west as North Dakota. These lines are
done in bright red and stand out boldly
On the main line of the Great Northern
appears a train which in turn flashes
its headlight from Kalispell to the coast
and throws into strong prominence a
steamer on the Pacific. The steamer S
search light points the way to the orient,
SO that the series of lights from east to
west strongly accentuate the far reach
with which the Great Northern is en-
dowed. The calendar bears the names of
F. B. Clarke general traffic manager: F..
I. Whitney, G. P. and T. A., and of G..
E. Stone, assistant G. P. A.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-23
ADVERTISING THE TWINS
The G. G. w. Issues a Handsome
Booklet for the N. e. "A.

Inc u. u. W. AsSucs u AAdAssOAAhS-
Booklet for the N. E.2A.
"a Few Facts About Minneapolis and
St Paul is such an attractive little
booklet that the reader little suspects It's
advertising mission upon taking it up,
and it proves so artistic and interesting
that one does not regret the advertising
upon laying it down. The little book is
issued by the passenger department OF
the Chicago, Great Western road, and Is
bound in purple covers which bear the
title in a stunning red. Within are six
teen pages of heavy enamel paper. Near
.ly half of each page is taken up with
handsome half-tone engraving OF some
twin city place of interest, while the
reading matter is q most satisfying and
attractive presentation of the advantages
of Minneapolis and St. Paul as objective
points of a. Summer trip. incidentally,
there is some information. regarding the
way to reach the twin cities. appropriate
mention being made Of the Chicago ,Great
Western road. The booklet is the work
of S. Greve, general advertising agent Of
the Chicago Great Western. and is issued
with special reference to the coming Ma
tional Educational association convention.
The circulation of advertising matter OF
this kind will be of fully as much advan-
tage to the twin cities as to the railroad.