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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-04

the morning newspapers OF the state to the
effect that three bad looking men, answer
ing the description OF the robbers had
been seen at the Big Timber depot at 80
last night. The men were graphically de-
scribcd and it was said that they had the
appearance OF having ridden hard.
Investigation OF this report, which was
current here late last night, shows that the
men are three respectable residents OF Liv-
ingston who came up to join one oi Sheriff
Failing's posses.
The theory held yesterday was that the
robbers were heading south to get down
east Of the National park Later devel-
opments show that they turned ack some
where south of Absarokee and headed to
the north and west II his brought them to
Butcher Creek, where, as related in the
foregoing, they were reported yesterday
Battle Flat les in the natural course
northward from there. hat is a nat be-
tween 10 and I8 miles from Big Timber
The robbers, it is supposed, have friends
there an, spent the night at that place.
To continue their journey and reach the
Yellowstone river they would be com
PEELED to travel by way OF the Lodge Pole
trail. Sheriff Failing has this trail care
fully and closely guarded.
Much snow mas fallen since last even
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Washington, Dee. l.-ftc house conf
mittce on appropriations has agreed upon
the pensions appropriation bill Il appro-
pirates $l50,SI7,ooo, which is $s,73o more
than for the current year. When the
hearing of Secretary Root was concluded
the committee decided To report the bill
as II passed the house. without amend
mcut
Soon after the senate met today Mr..
Bcvcridgc had read resolutions of the con-
ycniion composed of delegates from Okla
homa and Indian territory iavoring the
admission of both territories as one state
aud opposing the house omnibus aul.
On motion of Mr. Stewart Of Nevada
a concurrent resolution was adopted call
ing on the president for the papers in
the Plus fund case. recently decided at
The Hague.
NJ ia:Jo =. m, on motion of Mr.. lloar.
the senate went into executive session.
At !: :os y. ~. the senate adjourned until
Monday next.
The president today sent the following
nominations to the senate Robert w.
McWadc, Pennsylvania (now consrl), to
be consul general At Canton, China Mar
TN a. Knapp, New York, interstate com
mcrcc commissioner Ga reappoinimenD
George w. Ellis, Kansas, secretary OF the
legation At Monroya Liberia Also a
large number OF army promotions and
appointments
The senate committee on military az
fairs met today for the purpose OF taking
up the bill for the organization OF the
militia and listened to the representations
III support OF the measure by Secretary
Root and General Carter
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OVER APPLES THIS
LITIGATION IS ON
G. D. GORUS is SUING E. M. ROSE
GRANTZ AND OTHERS IN JUDGE
CLANCY'S DEPARTMENT. >

The only case before Judge Clancy this
morning was a civil action brought bv
G. d. Gorus against L. M. Rosegrantz
and others, in which the plaintiff sues for
$388.5o he claims to be due him.
The complaint alleges that on the astl
day of October, 1901, he agreed to deliver
to the defendants, who are firm of COM
mission merchants, a carload of Bitter
Root apples; that the apples were shipped
and delivered to the defendants on the
second day of November, 1901, and placed
by the plaintiff in their warehouse.
The complaint further states that Rose,
grantz agreed to pay rs cents per box for,
the fruit, and as there were sIs boxes in
all, the bill amounted to $388.so; that
the sum of $388.5o was never paid and
that it is still due.
The case occupied the entire morning
and is still being heard.
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FEW SAW MRS. LA BONITA
ENTER COUNTY BASTILE

The statement in the morning papers
that the walk and steps at the courthouse
were crowded by spectators when the
sheriff alighted from the hack with Madam
LaBonta, is wrong. No one knew when
the hack would reach the courthouse and
with the exception of a half dozen pedcs-
trians, who happened to be near the court
house at the time, no one saw the woman
who states that she alone is responsible for
the death of DR.. Henry A. Cayey
When Madam LaBorta walked into the
courthouse she wore brown veil that
partly concealed her features, black
travelling dress, large hat tilted forward
to shadow her face and a light cloak Her
step was elastic ard she conversed freely
with the sheriff. showing that the trip had
not had the effect of putting damper on
her spirits.
She was shown to the most comfortable
room in the women's apartment, in the
lower portion of the county Jail, and ,aking
off her cloak and hat Madame LaBonta
rested well for the first time since leaving
Frisco. Several newspaper men called
and asked for an interview, but to all ques-
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ing. A sort Of blizzard prevailed last
night, and the members OF the posse VINO
were out suffered severely, though no one
was frozen. he men report the storm to
be the worst experienced III this county IN
years. Snow is still falling obIitcraiIng trails
and making travelling difficult. For all that
all the guards are remaining on watch.
The exact whereabouts oi SherlH Potter
and his men are unknown. lie has not
been heard from since yesterday, but II is
suppoGed he is riding in this direction.
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BODIES STILL LIE
UNDER THE WAVES
NO ATTEMPT MADE TO RECOVER
REMAINS OF VICTIMS OF SAN
FRANCISCO HORROR.

San Francisco, Dec. mo attempt has
been made as yet io recover the bodies OF
any Of the worlmen who were killed IN the
explosion on board The steamer Progresso
yesterday. lhe wrecked hull OF the vessel
remains hall submerged alongside the dock
but apparently no attempt will be made TO
survey the wreck this morning or 10 re-
cover the bodies, which are almost sure to
be found III her shattered engine room.
None OF the bodies OF those who are sup
posed 10 have pcrished IN the waters OF the
bay have been recovered.
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TEN CARS OF A WESTBOUND NJ. p.
FREIGHT TRAIN GO BOUNDING
AT HOMESTAKE.
SPECIAL TO THE INTER MOUNTAIN.

HIomestakc, Dec 4.--Ten cars OF the
Westbound Northern Pacific freight train
jumped the Track a short distance west
of Homestake yesterday afternoon and
bounded 100 feet down an embankment
How the cars parted from the main train
is a mystery. Brakeman c. l.. Hackney
was on the cars when they left the track,
but he jumped in time to save his life.
His back, however, was injured but not
seriously. Later in the day he was re-
moved to the company hospital at Mis-
soula.
The track was blocked by the wreck for
about six hours, causing the Westbound
Burlington to be sent around by way Of
Helena, while the passengers on the
Logan stubs were transferred around the
wreck. The track was clear in time for
No. Westbound to pass last night. The
10 cars ard saeir contents are smashed to
bits.
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the Southern hotel from the effects of
sudden and violent hemorrhage.
His physician states that a repetition
of the attack would probably prove fatal.
The attack occurred Tuesday night and
Mr.. Ralph was resting easier last night
awaiting the coming of his wife, who has
been summoned from New York and il
expected to arrive today.
Mr.. Ralph was Tuesday appointed man
ager of the Eastern headquarters of the
Louisiana Purchase exposition in New
York, and Tuesday night number o.
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sealing the ' Soy means Of the iron
shutters Ole SSstated that he had seen
at least dc persons on the top floor
vanly cndea ~ to make their way from
the building means of the front stair
way. Man the bodies were found IN
the beds k,si,ion of slumber. Others
were found III the hallway lying face down
ward in positions that showed they had
vainly cndeavorcd to save their lives.
Some were half-cl and others wore moth
ing but night clothing.
Il. A. Smith proprietor Of the hotel
said IL am certainly not to blame for
this awful catastrophe. Three weeks ago
the agents of this building were notified
TO place a stairway in the rear Of the
building and also to build frcwal
around the freight elevator SHAFT in the
rear. The contractors came and looked
the building over hn, nothing was done
Last night Our seventy rooms were all
filed and should judge that we had from
rs to $50 guests. From what | can
learn the fire started in the rear of the
building, on the second floor This prob
ably accounts for the escape OF the guests
who occupied front rooms on the upper
floors. They had an opportunity to reach
the stairway before the flames reached
that part Of the building hut the occu-
pants OF the rear rooms were cut off by
the flames. Most of the guests last night
were persons who came to Chicago to
visit the stock show and knew little of
the buldiup"
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MADAME LA BONITA
IS SAFE IN THE
COUNTY JAIL
Arrives From Frisco in the
Custody Of Sheriff Furey--
And Will See No One.
SAID TO BE Confident
OF PROVING INNOCENCE

viii Stick to Her Story, to the Effect
That She Killed Or. Cayley by Acct
dent While Struggling With Him
Sheriff Avoids Taking His Prisoner to
the Depot, Where Crowd Awaits
Him and Gets OF Down the Line.
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FIRE CHIEF SAYS lT is
THE WORST HE HAS SEEN

Chief Musham of the fire department
said that it was the worst FIRE he had ever
attended during his career as a fireman
and that SO dense was the smoke that
it was impossible TO reach the imprisoned
guests, who died like rats in cage.
When the hrcmen finally managed to
make their way into the rooms the sight
that met their gaze was appalling. Men
and boys lay about the floors of The rooms
and Railways, where they had fallen in
their eagerness to escape.
"The building" said the chief, was
one Of the worst firetraps have ever seen.
The floors in places had cracks in them
large enough to drop penny through
and the smoke just sifted through aud
suiocaicd the inmates of the rooms before
they had time too make their way into
the Railways"
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debtedncss up to July I. The city treas
urcr will also call in $4,000 in sewerage
bonds Of the issue Of 1000. The cancel
ation OF these bonds reduces the bonded
Indebtedness oi the city To sos, 900.
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WHAT THEY ARE TO
SET ASIDE FOR
PENSIONS
House Committee Seems to
Think $139, 847, 600 Will
Keep Veterans Going.
SENATOR BEvERiDGE IS
IN FAVOR OF ADMISSION

Reads Bill From Oklahoma and indian
Territory Delegates, Asking That Both
Be Admitted as One State-Prcsident
Called Upon for Papers in the Plus
Fund Case-Senatc Adjourns Until
Monday, After Executive Session.
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IS STILL HARD AFTER THE ROBBERS|
tits TO the NotwaT With the
ITO Hardship

SPECIAL TO THE INTER MOUNTAIN.
Big Timber, Dec. 4.--Today the chase
after the Bridger bank robbers has shifted
to the north, with the valley of the Yellow
stone river as the center.
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at the Southern after the dinner and say
that while conversing, about midnight, he
was attacked with violent hemorrhage
which came without prcmonition. He
. sank into unconsciousness and was hur-
riedly placed in bed. Before physician
could be summoned the patient regained
consciousness and forbade that a physi-
clan be sent for. He remained in state
Of stupor all night, but rallied somewhat
yesterday and consented to have medical
attention, and also asked that his wife be
summoned.
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FLOATING DEBT OF
CITY Is WIPED OUT

City Treasurer Calkins today sent out
notices calling in outstanding warrants
issued by the city prior to July I. The
warrants amount in the aggregate to
Sa5o,ooo and wipe out the floating in
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FORMERSPEAKERREED
NOT IN GREAT DANGER

liquid diet, largely champagne. The
effect Of this would be to induce little
kidney trouble, so the present complica-
tions are not regarded as serious Mrs.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-04
FOURTEEN BURNED TO DEATH IN A HOTEL
HOLOCAUST AT LINCOLN HOUSE, CHICAGO
Peed Like Sheep Find
thueh sA Carried dDo~nh addeww eoue~J

tain death on the fourth floor. only to be
forced to drop her from the third floor to
the roof of the building at No. I7s Mad-
son street. The woman held her 7-year-
old son in her arms. She was Mrs. J.
Sheppard. They were then carried from
the roof of the building to the Brcvoort
house, where physician was summoned,
1t was found that their injuries were
slight
The building is constructed of brick.
with but one stairway leading to the upper
floors and a fire escape IN the front of the
building. L. G. Weber, the night clerk.
was one of the first persons TO discover
smoke OH the second floor |, is believed
the fire began in this section of the build
ing. Weber refused to make any state
mcnt. and after he had secured possession
of the hotel register he was taken to the
central station, where he is detained.
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~ ASSOCIATED rREss.
Washington, Dec. 4.--Former Speaker
Thomas B, Reed, who is i'll at the Airing
ton hotel in this city, passed good night.
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When his physicians called this morning
they found that the symptoms of appendi-
citis which developed yesterday had
abated somewhat, but on the contrary
there were indications of kidney compi-
cations.
These complications are due they say,
to the fact that for two or three days Alr
Reed has been subsisting upon practically
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-12-04
AUTHOR JULIAN RALPH
IN SERIOUS CONDITION

friends rendered him dinner at the St
Louis club in celebration of the honor con.
ferred upon him. Some Of his friends ac.
companied Mr.. Ralph to his apartments
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AWFUL SCENE MET
GAZE OF RESCUERS

With great difficulty the fire, although
comparatively small one, was subducd,
but 1t was some time before rescuers could
penetrate the dense bank of smoke which
filled the place. 1t was an awful scene
which met their gaze.
The dead or unconscious lay stretched
on the floors and in some cases on their
beds. Some had attempted to slip on
garment before making for the street, but
had been overcome, but most OF them were
in their night clothes
Every store and other hotels in the vicin-
ity were filled with men and women who
had escaped with only their night gowns.
An investigation will be made. A frs
wall around the freight elevator and other
precautionary alterations had been ordered
some time ago. but the matter had been
neglected
Little damage was done to the hotel, but
the smoke was so dense that the persons
who met their death were overcome ana
died before assistance could reach them.
Many jumped from the fourth story "in-
dows, or tried to save themselves, only to
lose their grasp OH the cold iron bars ana
fall to the street. The persons sleeping In
the rear of the building on the top floors
had no chance for their lives A narrow
stairway leading to all floors of the struc-
ture was ahre and the escape of the lodg-
ers in the rear Of the building was cut OIL
Firemen and policemen conoemned the
building as "hre-trap." Ambulances and
partol wagons from all parts of the city
were called to the place and the dead and
injured were quickly attended to. All but
II of the guests at the hotel were out OF
town persons. Most of them came to Chi
cago to attend the international Livestock
show. In every room or place in which a
cot could be erected, it is said, guests were
accommodated
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who did in most cases escaped with slight
injuries. But some, crazed with fright.
jumped to the pavement and were either
killed or badly hurt.
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PANIC RElGNED ON
THE UPPER FLOORS

A short time after the fire was discov-
cred CONSERVATION rcgned on the upper
iloors. Mrs. Shcppard's son was one oi
the first to be awakened by the presence
Of smoke. He awakened his mother and
both began screaming. Many persons
were thus warned OF the danger and made
their escape.
]. Il. Herbert Of Sainevilc, O., jumped
from the fourth floor where he had been
sleeping lie struck on the roof of No.
f7S Madison street, near where Mrs. Shcp.
pard fell. His right leg was broken aud
he suffered internal injuries. lie was
taken TO the county hospital. W. ].
Thomas. a mail clerk of Cedar Rapids,
jumped through n window on the fourth
floor and III his blind haste narrowly
escaped falling to the street He managed
TO make his way to the fire escape and
climbed to the ground.
Previous TO Thomas escape IS or 80
persons had climbed down the fire escape
TO the street All were in their night
clothing.
From what could be learned from per-
sons who escaped from the building il ap-
pcared that the fire was accidentally
started, probably by dropping lighted
cigar on the carpet in the hallway on the
second floor. The smouldering fire filled
the building with heavy smoke and several
we're sufocated.
SCALED THE WALL BY
MEANS OF IRON SHUTTERS
Allen Oldorf OF Milwaukee made a
perilous descent from the fourth floor by
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MEN, WOMEN AND TOTS
CARRIED DOWN LADDERS

Shortly after the fire broke out the fire.
men rushed up the stairway into the place
and began the work of rcscue. Men.
women and children were carried down
ladders and rife escapes and smoke filled
the halls. In one instance a fireman of En-
gine Company No. = saved woman from
running to the rear of the building to GER
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BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
st. Louis, Dec. 4.-Julian Ralph, the
well-known newspaper man, war corre-
spondent and author, is critically i'll at
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CONTINUED on Page Three.)
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-10
SIMILAR TO DURANT CASE,
Mysterious Murder Puzzling San
 Francisc0 Police.

San Francisco, Feb. 9.-A mysterious murder, resembling in some of it's feat ures. the noted Durant case, is now
 puzzling the police of this city. The body of Nora Fuller, sixteen -year-old
 girl who disappeared from her home
 January il, was found lying naked on
 bed in the upstairs back room of an hunfurnished house on Sutter street yes-
 terday afternoon. The girl had been
 dead some time, as decomposition had
 set in. There was nothing in the house
 to indicate the means used to take her life, but the posture of the body and it's condition, together with the disorder of
 the room. indicated that the girl had
 been murdered. An autopsy disclosed that death was not due to natural causes. All the organs of the body are in a normal condition. The general the- ory is that the girl was either strangled or poisoned. On both sides of the neck are discolorations that may have been made by finger tips. The city chemist is examining the stomach for evidences of poison.
 Nora Fuller left home January If and met man named John Bennett in re- sponse to an advertisement for girl to take care of a baby. She met the man at a restaurant and thereafter all knowledge of her was lost On Janu- ary the house in which the body of the girl was found was rented by man giving the iame of C. B. Hawkins. The general description of Bennett and Hawkins tally, and it is thought that the two names were aliases of the same man. Both Bennett and Hawkins are said to have been thirty-fve or forty years old, about six feet in height and about 175 pounds Each wore a brownish red moustache. Bennett wore clerical clothes and claimed to have studied for the ministry The police are working on the theory that they are the same man.
 A possible motive for the murder is found in the suggestion that the mur- derer either quarreled with the girl on feared that his relations with her were about to become public.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-10
ROOSEVELT, JR'S, CONDITION
SLEEPING WELL AND EASILY LATE
 LAST NIGHT
President Arrived at Groton, Mass, in the nernoon-Greeted CheeriIy by His Sick Son-IiIness Not Yet Alarm ing hut the President WiII Not Re- turn to Washington at Once.

Washington, Feb. 9.-The condition of Theodore Roosevelt, jr., shows no change of any importance and, as it is probable in the nature of the illness that it will be several days or more be- fore the outcome will be apparent, the president is not likely to return to Washington from Groton, Mass, until at least the end of the week. This ev- ening the White house made public the following message received from Gro ton:
 The president saw his son shortly after his arrival here. Boys condition is unchanged, but he is holding his own we'll"
 Later, a telegram dated 9:30 o'clock tonight was received at the White house stating that young Roosevelts s condition remains unchanged
 Another telegram was also received at the White house from Groton saying that at Il o'clock young Roosevelt was sleeping well and easily and that no change was discernabe in his condi- tion.
 Groton, Mass, Feb. g. Although President Roosevelt, upon his arrival at Groton school this afternoon did not find his son, Theodore, jr alarmingly ill with pneumonia, still the lads con- dition was not sufficiently reassuring to warrant the presidents immediate return to the national capitol. His boy, with two schoolmates, Horace B. Potter of New York and William Gam mell of Providence, both having pneu- I,1oria lie in large airy rooms on tha second floor of the college infrmary Mrs. Roosevelt has been with her son for two days.
 He greeted his father cheerily this af- ternoon. Tonight it was stated that his condition is unchanged and that he is holding his own we'll
 The president arrived here at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon after an unevent- ful trip of fourteen hours from Wash inaton
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-10
ALLAN LINER ASHOR
Grecian Strikes on she Rocks Five Miles
 from Halifax.

Halifax, N. S., Feb. 9-The Allan line steamer Grecian, Captain Harrison, from Liverpool via St, Johns. N. F., ran
 upon the rocks on the western shore
 five miles from this city at 3 o'clock
 this morning and now has water in fore and after holds, with the engine room free. Her position, however, is a very bad one. She had on board one pas senger, John Blair, of St. Johns, who has been landed, and 300 tone of cargo, part of which has been taken out.
 The weather cleared soon after the Grecian struck and it was found that shore was not over thirty yards dis tant, but that shore is one of the most dangerous spots along the western shore, a great cliff of rock overhanging the beach. On top of the cliff but in land somewhat, the military authorities are constructing an immense fort to be known as 'Spion Kop.''
 It was fortunate that the weather was calm at the time the Grecian struck as when there is a sea running great breakers roll in over the rocks.