The Butte inter mountain., 1902-01-02

! McClurg Is contemplating the institution
OF proceedings TO break the merger or
the Southern and Mobile and Ohio rail
ways. 1t is very likely that the proceed
ings viii be begun within 10 days.
BERLlN.-The new years festivities
! We're marked by the emergence OF the
court from mourning. There was a SER
vice In. the morning In the chapel OF the
palace in the presence of the imperial
family, Chancellor Won Buelow and other
dignltaries.
ST. PAUL.--Ii Is stated on reliable an
thority that the Burlington Will begin
work on It's Billings and Great Falls
branch to connect with the Great North
ern on January 10. Work will, in all
probability be started at three points
Billings, Merino and Stanford.
LEWISTON, Idaho-IIon James w
Reid died here yesterday, after an III
ness OF several months. The deceased
was one of the best known lawyers and
! public men of the state. He came 10
Idaho in 1897, from North Carolina, which
| state he had represented in congress.
| MlNNEAPOLlS.-T ATTORNEYS Of
Peter Power declare that their client
! VIII appeal from the decision of Judge
Lochren, dissolving the Injunction
against the retirement OF Northern Pa
cihc preferred stock, to the United
States court of appeals at st. Louis.
SAN JUAN. +. R.-The Porto Rican
legislature was convened and organized
here at noon yesterday. Governor Hunt
gave grand reception and ball at the
palace last night in honor of the leglsla-
tors. Governor Hunt Will personally
read his message to the legislature to-
day.
KEITHVILLE, La.-One life was lost.
| two persons were seriously injured and
| three valuable race horses en- route from
| the midwinter meeting at New Orleans
| were destroyed In disastrous collision
! between a Texas Pacific fast freight
| train and a Houston freight train on a
| siding.
| LAREDO, Texas--A Monterey, Mexico
special says: DR.. Charles Harbordt. one
of the most widely known chemists and
metallurgists in the republic of Mexico.
is dead, Dr. Harbordt was native Of
Belleyille, H., and was formerly con-
nected with big smelling plant at Ar
gentine, Kan.
| ASTORIA, Ore.-The steamship Penn
| brokeshire, which struck last night on
| Sylvia de Gras reef, is tied up at the dock
| in this city. A large hole was torn In
| her port bow, but 1t is believed that re-
| pairs can be made without removing her
entire cargo. The Pembrokeshire has a
cargo of 5000 tons of wheat.
WASHTNGTON.-Th president round
ed out very busy day by visiting the
new National theater last night to wit
ness Francis Wilson in the "Toreador. y
1t was strictly family party, the presi-
dent being accompanied by Mrs. Roose
welt and the children. The capacious
theater was crowded to the walls
NEW YORK.-One of the officials OF
the Westinghouse Electric and Manufac.
turing company says the published re.
port that George Westinghouse and J. r
Morgan are arranging a plan by which
the Westinghouse company and the Gen
eral Electric company are to be merged
with capitalization of $5O,OOO,0OO, has M
foundation SO far as he Is aware.
ROME.-The French ambassador, M
Calile Barrerre, speaking at reception
of the French colony, took occasion te
allude in the most friendly terms to the
relations between France and Italy. Ht
complimented Italy on the astonishing
material progress made by that country
during the past year. declared that there
was no longer any Mediterranean prob.
lem between the two countries, ani
added that all other Italian questions
had likewise been settled.