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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01
BELTON FANClES.
Oil Notes From the KintIa Lake Dis
trict

Bolton, Jan. 27.-J. o. Bender, SUI
perintendent of the Butte Oil COM
pany, has returned from successful
trip to Kintla lake, where his COM
pany is now drilling for OIL
Drilling is still in progress, owing
to the fact that the drillers were able
to shut off the flow of water just
when it was thought that work would
have to be brought to close. Work
at drilling will continue as long as it
is possible to do so.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hosman will go
up to Kintla lake, where Mr.. Hosman
will be employed by the Butte Oil
company, taking the place of Mr..
Karcher of Great Falls.
The party which went into Kintla
lake in the interests of the Flathead
Oil company, looking for route for
a telephone line, which will run from
Bolton as far north as the upper dis
trict, have made a favorable report,
and it is said that the company will
at once proceed to put in the line.
When the telephone line is COM
pleted it is highly probable that it
will be connected with the Columbia
FallsKalispell line, and thus those
who are in the extreme northeastern
part of the county can talk direct into
K'lispell
E. e. Ellsworth, who has taken
many claims in the oil fields, has re-
turned to the east side of the range
He will not enter the field until next
spring.
Work at repairing the bridge
across the Middle fork of the Flat
head river is progressing rapidly, and
it is thought that it will be in condi-
ton in a few weeks to permit the
hauling of heavy machinery, which is
expected to arrive soon.
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MERGER MAY BE BROKEN.
Work Stopped on the BiIIings-Great
Falls Branch.

Great Falls, Mont, Jan. 30.-The
Burlington road will not build it's
proposed Billings-Great Falls branch
to a connection with the Great North
ern. This is official. Today the sur
veyors along the line of the proposed
road received orders to stop.
Nothing more will be done until
the supreme court has decided the
case of the Northern Securities COM
pany That this decision will be
against the merger is the privately
expressed opinion of a prominent
stockholder of the Burlington, who
for obvious reasons declines to per-
nit the use of his name. Said he:
Naturally, all the interests repre-
sented in the merger have been seek
ing all legal advice obtainable.
know personally that one of the lead
ing corporation lawyers of the mid
die west, man of wide knowledge
and recognized ability and who would
rather side the other way, declares
absolutely that the supreme court
WILL must, in fact, determine the
law against CHe merger. KNOW LndC
other able lawyers feel the same
way; of course, the whole northwest
ern situation is up in the air. No
man can even attempt to guess what
the outcome will be-"
The news of the stopping of the
work on the Burlington comes from
authoritative sources, and tends to
confirm the fears of an adverse de-
cision just quoted.
The calling off of the surveyors to-
day was made personally by Chief
Engineer I. A. Weeks, of the Burling-
ton whose home is at Lincoln, Neb.,
He passed through here about week
ago for a trip of inspection of the
proposed line. While his exact loca-
tion is not known, it is said that he
is at Ubet today. The order to Mr..
Weeks to stop work, it is said, came
direct from the president of the Bur
| lington.
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Numerous Colorado Students
Viii Come to Montana.
REGENT TOO SEVERE
Students While Skylarkine Break Appara
tuS IN Laboratory With the Result That
Seven Are Suspended.

Denver, Col, Feb. ELEVEN, and
possibly twelve students at the state
school of mines of Colorado in Golden
will enter the Montana school of
mines at Butte next week, if Regents
Chauvenet, president of the Golden
school, does not have his iron hand
shackled by the board of trustees.
Trouble began a week ago, when
seven students were suspended for
damaging some apparatus in the lab
oratory while skylarking. They Of
fered to make good the damage and
apologized, but were shown no mercy.
The whole student body uphold the
seven and have refused to attend
the classes until the seven are rein
stated. Five students wired the Mon
tana school with proposition to ma
triculate there and the others acqui-
esced, and the answer came back by
wire last night Come, the school will
be glad to serve all who will state
they have sufficient standing at Col
den, admitting you with full credit"
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01
Two Prisoners in the Pittsburg Jail Secure
Their Freedom Through
INFATUATION OF WARDEN'S WIFE
After Brief Taste of Liberty They Are Met by Officers
and Battle Ensues-Both Men and the
Woman Wounded

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 31.-Edward
and John Biddle, who were awaiting
execution, broke out of Jail here to-
day and escaped. They sawed
through the bars of the steel cells.
Assistance had evidently come from
the outside, as both were armed with
revolvers, and the warden authorizes
the statement that his wife, in her
mad infatuation for one of the con-
demned men, gave them help.
Shortly before o'clock one of the
Biddles called James McGeary, who
had charge of the outside gates and
asked for some cramp medicine in a
hurry, saying his brother was danger
ously ill. McGeary hastened to the
cell with the medicine when John
Biddle sprang through the opening of
the cell and seized the guard around
the waist, hurling him over the rail-
ing to the stone floor beneath, a dis
tance of 16 feet. Edward Biddle Joined
his brother Immediately. Both with
drawn revolvers hurried to the first
floor, where they met Guard Reynolds
and shot him. There were but three
men on duty, and the third was on
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01
TO PREVENT STRIKES.
Decided Action of Mine Workers in
PittshurQ.

Pittsburg, Jan. 30.-The Amalgam-
ated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tinworkers has just taken radical
step that may have wholesome eff
feet in avoiding strikes. The organi-
zation has made an agreement with
the American Steel Hoop company
and the Republic Iron and Steel com"
pany that the mills of these concerns
shall not be shut down next sumer
pending the wage adjustment. In
other words, there is to be no stop
even if a disagreement on wages re-
suits. The new scale will be formu-
lated in the annual convention of the
workers at Wheeling. At that time
have the arrangement extended
throughout three years, which would
relieve much of the uncertainty
aroused every year by the wage
question.
President Shaffer said today that
at the Wheeling meeting a move
ment would be inaugurated which
will do away entirely with mill com
mittees, salaried district presidents
being elected whose duty it shall be
to settle disputes in their districts.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01
A DOUBLE
EXECUTION
Joseph Wade and B. H. Dal-
ton Hanged at Portland.
FACED DEATH BOLDLY
The Men Were Convicted of Numbering
James Morrow for Is Cents While
Holding Him Up.

Portland, Ore, Jan. 31.-Joseph
Wade and B. H. Dalton were hanged
in the county jail yard this morning
for the murder of James Morrow on
November IA. Both men retained
their nerve and just before the rope
was put around Wade's neck he said,
you may think I'm happy, but I'm
not" Joseph Wade and B. H. Dal-
ton murdered James B. Morrow for
25 cents. Morrow had been calling
on lady friend and was on his
way home about midnight on Novem-
Der IA, when Wade and Dalton step
ped in front of him and ordered him
to throw up his hands. Morrow made
movement as if to put his hands in
his pockets when Wade fired the fatal
shot. The murderers were arrested
three days later in lodging house,
chiefly through information furnished
by the woman who kept the house.
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DID NOT CONTROL FLEET.
Lemly and, Hanna Thus Comment on
Naval Battle.

Naval Battle.
Washington, Jan. 30.-The COM
ment of Judge Advocate General
Lemly and Solicitor Hanna upon the
appeal of Admiral Schley, as submit
ted by Secretary Long to the presi-
dent, is less than a third as long as
the appeal itself, fact accounted for
by the comparatively few quotations
from the courts findings in the case
of the comment
The comment closes with the fol-
lowing words:
'"The contention that the magnifi-
cent work of the Oregon or any part
of it was done under orders from the
Brooklyn, or that the Oregon received
or obeyed even single order from
Commodore Schley from the time
the Spanish ships were sighted to
the time of the surrender of the
Colon, which surrender may fairly be
taken as the close of the battle, must
be abandoned, and with it goes the
last peg upon which to hang the pre-
tense of claim that during the bat
tie of Santiago Commodore Schley
| effectually exercised any of the func-
tions of commander in chief.
''The weight of the testimony is to
| the effect that the commodore con
| trolled the movement of his flagship
the Brooklyn we'll, with the exception
of the loop. But it also shows, not
negatively, but affirmatively and be-
yond question, that he did not con.
troll the operations of the fleet in gen
eral on that day.
"All this is established, not by the.
oretical deductions or expert or mex
pert opinion, but by direct, positive
unimp"achable testimony given under
oath by the admiraFs brothers in
arms.
"The plain truth of the matter
therefore, developed for the first time
under the searchlight of this inquiry
although quite incidentally, is that
SO far as the Gloucester, the Iowa
the Texas and the Oregon are con.
cerned, not the stroke of a propeller
blade, not the touch of a helm, not
| the firing of a shot was done under
| the direction or by the orders of Ad
miral Schley during this memorable
battle"
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01
MONEY REFUNDED.
Big Cash Bond of Delaware Surety
Company Returned BY the Court.

Helena, Mont, Jan 31.-The $780,
900 cash that was furnished to the
supreme court last summer to make
good a bond furnished by the Della
ware Surety company for the Mon
tana Ore Purchasing company was
ordered surrendered by the supreme
court today, and the clerk of the
court went tonight to Butte, where
the money is on deposit to complete
the formalities of turning over the
money. Court did not make the or
der until it had heard all parties in
terested in accordance with its order
yesterday. This action of the court
was taken after the filing of a new
bond, approved by the judges.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01
PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS.
The House of Representatives JeaI-
Gus of the Cenate.

Washington, Jan. 31.-The house
today prepared to defend itself
against what it considered the threat
ened invasion by the senate of it's
prerogatives In The matter of revenue
legislation, by directing the ways and
means committee to investigate the
subject and report to the house it's
conclusions. The action of the house
was the outgrowth of the agitation in
the senate of the claim that recipro-
city treaties affecting the custom rev.
enues can be negotiated without the
concurrence of the house. Mr.. Rich
ardson, the minority leader sought to
have the house adopt a declaration
on the subject today without waiting
for the senate to commit an overt act,
but the majority leaders were op-
posed to hasty action, and his reso-
luton was referred to the ways and
means committee.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01
ADMIRAL KIMBERLY DEAD.
Distinguished Naval Officer Passes
Away.

Washington, Jan. 29.-Secretary
Long received telegram announcing
the death of Admiral Lewis N. Kim
berry, U. S. NJ, retired, at East New
ton this morning of heart disease.
Admiral Kimberly was selected for
service on the Schley court of in
quiry, but was compelled to resign
on account of i'll health. He had a
long and distinguished service in the
United States navy. He was born in
New York and appointed from Illi-
nois, entering the naval service in
1846.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01
The Alleged Prophet Defrauded His Relative
Of Thousands of Dollars.
RELIGION and BUSINESS MIXED
The Owner Of the Zion Lace Industry Had Exerted Undue
Influence Over His Brother -n-Law Who Applied
For Receiver.

Chicago, Jan. 31.-Judge Tulley to-
day ordered a receivership for the
Zion lace industries, and Monday will
enter a decree appointing Elmer
Washburn to the position of receiver
under bond of $5OO,OOO. The court,
in lengthy discussion of the case,
which was instituted by Samuel Stew
son, a brother-in-law of John Alexan-
der Dowie, declared that Dowie's
church, the Christian Catholic, was a
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curious mixture of religion and busi-
ness. He held that Stevenson had
through undue influence exerted by
Dowie, the head of the church, been
led to turn over to Dowie practically
everything he had, and held that
Stevenson was entitled to at least
$SO0,O0O or the lace industries, which
he said were practically the same
thing. Undue influence" was the
chief topic discussed by the judge in
his decision
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01
MANY LAND SALES.
State Board of Land Commissioners
Have a Busy Season.

Helena, Jan. 31-The state board
of land commissioners sold land and
timber today amounting in value to
SIS, ,440, when the money is all col
lected. 1t was one of the largest days
from financial standpoint in sew
eral months. The board has sold in
land and timber since December 1
$33, 3,240. The land and timber sold
today belongs to the school fund. The
board refused the offer of George w
Bush for $40 an acre for 1873 acres
located on the west shore of Flathead
lake, about 25 miles from alispell.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01
BIG NORFOLK FIRE.

Over Half a Million Loss in the vir-
ginia City.
Norfolk, Va, Jan. 31.-A heap of
smoking ruins is all that remains OF
the Atlantic hotel, the massive Col
umbia Office building, which adjoined
the hotel, the Albemarle flats and a
block of stores in the center of the
city. The conflagration was one OF
the greatest in the history of Norfolk
and broke out shortly before o'clock
this morning, and before finally sub
dued more than half a million of dol
lars worth of property had been de
stroyed. The loss is believed to be
fully covered by insurance.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01
FOR RECIPROCITY.
Delegations From Colorado, Cuba and
Porto Rico in Conference.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The Cuban
reciprocity hearings were resumed
today before the ways and means
committee, with delegations repre-
senting the beet sugar industry OF
Colorado and a number of Cubans
representing the planters of the
island in attendance. After speeches
by members of the delegations, in
cluding Commissioner Degateau OF
Porto Rico, who spoke against the
measure, the committee adjourned
further hearing till tomorrow.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01
ROOSEVELT FOR REDUCTION.
The President Advocates a Lower
Rate for Cuban Sugar.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The only
business matter of interest under dis
cussion at the cabinet meeting today
was the Cuban reciprocity question
now before congress. The president
is very much in earnest in his advo-
cacy of reduction of the duty on
Cuban sugars. Secretary Root is also
strong advocate of reduction of
about 25 per cent. 1t is believed that
this proposition meets with the gen
eral approval of the members of the
cabinet.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01
GIVES SATISFACTION.
Major scobey Again Appointed Indian
Agent.

Glendive, Mont, Feb. 1.-The reap
pointment by President Roosevelt of
Major G. R. A. Scobey as Indian
agent at the Fort Peck reservation,
gives universal satisfaction to east
ern Montana and particularly in Daw-
son county, where the major is well
known and has a most of friends. This
will be his third term as agent at
Assinniboine Yankton.
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letter written to Senator Hoar from
the islands in June, 1900. Glove asks
in the letter honorable discharge
from a service that is outraging his
conscience. Glove alleges inhuman
treatment of Filipinos by the Ameri-
can soldiers.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01
PREFERRED TO DIE.
Committed Suicide Rather Than Be
Punished for Crimes.

Seattle, Jan. ga special to the
Times from Dawson dated January
%, via Ashcroft, says Thomas Middle
ton, chief accountant for the Yukon
territory, has committed suicide
rather than suffer the disgrace of
punishment for embezzlement. He
was a native of Leeds, England.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01
NO CANAL BILL.
1t Is Thought That No Such Measure
Will Pass.

Washington, Jan. 29-There is a
growing disposition among senators
and members who keep close watch
on legislative conditions to believe
that there will be no bill for canal
across the isthmus between the At
lantic and Pacific oceans during the
present session of congress.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01

Pittsburg, Feb. 1.-Edward Biddle
is dying in the Jail at Bulwer, John
Biddle is riddled with buckshot, and
Mrs. Peter K. Soffel is lying in the
hospital with a wound in the breast
This is the sequel to the sensational
escape of the Biddle brothers from
the Allegheny county Jail yesterday
aided by Mrs. Soffel, wife of the jail
warden. The tragedy came at $40
o'clock this morning on snow Gov
cred road two miles east of Prospect
Butler county. Three Pittsburg de.
tectives, John Roach, Albert Swein.
hart and Charles McGovern, met the
two Biddles in a one-horse sleigh
stolen at Perrysville, and at once op
ened fire, the Biddles returning the
fire, after jumping out of the sleigh
Mrs. Soffel was shot through the
breast, Edward Biddle was shot in
the left arm, in the breast and in the
leg. John Biddle was riddled in the
breast and head with buckshot.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01
THE ROUTE LAID OUT.
Prince Henry Will Visit Milwaukee
and Louisville.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The commit
tee on reception for Prince Henry's
coming visit today made public the
full itinerary of the western, eastern
and southern trips to be taken. This
itinerary governs only the train
movements of the party and will in
clude journey as far west as Mil
waukee. also stops at Louisville, In.
dianapolis and Chicago.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01
NO MEASURES RECEIVED.
Peace Overtures to Close the Boer
War Not Being Considered.

war NUI btTHY OUIIsIueTSu'
London, Jan. 31.-The government
leader J. A. Balfour announced in the
house of commons today that over
lures for peace had not been received
from anyone authorized to speak in
behalf of the Beers. A commission
was, however, received late on Sat
urday last from the Dutch govern
ment, which is now under considera-
tion.
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OUTRAGED HIS CONSCIENCE.
American Soldier Alleges lnhuman
Treatment of Filipinos.

Seattle, Jan. 31.-Clarence Glove,
of Seattle, recently home from the
Philippines, where he served as pri-
vate in Company H, Twenty-fifth
regiment, United States volunteers,
has authorized the publication of a
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The Semi-WeekIy Bee until June,
with premium, for so cents.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01

one of the upper tiers. He was or
dered down at the point of the revol-
vers and the tree guards were put in
the dungeon.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-01
BISHOP NOT GUILTY.

Jury at Livingston, Montana, So De-
clares.
Livingston, Jan. 31.-The jury in
the Bishop murder case returned a
verdict of not guilty at o'clock this
evening, after being out "a hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-09

evidence sufficient to secure conviction.
New York scared the ''boodlers'' for time
by it's successful raid on the Jacob Sharp
chance In connection with the extension of
certain street railway franchises, but 1t did
not accept It Philadelphia found itself
powerless to prevent gigantic deal which
gave away millions In traction rights In
the face of an offer by a private citizen
to buy those rights for a large sum. For
some reason as yet unexplained the Penn
sylvania grab was never successfully an
alyzed and punished
Rather are there signs that 1t is increasing.
Citizens are taking more intelligent and
a drawer interest IN affairs Of city and state
now than ever before. There is a decided
tendency away from the old close identiflca-
ton Of the domestic affairs of common
wealth and community and the political
machines. The struggle for complete indie
pendence is severe ono and taxes the en-
ergies of the best men in the state but 1t Is
gaining ground. Despite bosses and their
compact organizations, despite the enormous
these occasional successful raids on the
boodlers are enforcing their lesson that
eternal vigilance Is required to insure
honesty in legislation and administration,
and that close attention to political duties
at primaries, conventions and elections, is
necessary on the part of every citizen, of
whatever degree of wealth or social posi-
ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-09

In conversation. yesterday with a reporter
for The Star Senator Jones of Arkansas
said:
THE trust question has been brought
home to the people. The beef trust and
the coal trust have shown the result of the
republican policy
DO you think voters intend to cast their
ballots against republican nominees because
of the beef combine and the coal striker"
Mr.. Jones was asked.
Il have reason to think they will, They
will show their fear of republican policies
the outcome of which is shown in the auto
cratic rule by the people in the control of
the necessaries of life, and they will vote
to put a democratic House of Representa-
tiVes in power in order to check this ten
dency. l believe we will make great gains
In the coming election
Would Mr.. Jones. in the matter of the
coal trust, apply the remedy proposed by
his party on the subject of trusts in gem
eral? Would he put coal on the free list?
Would that solve the difficulty to the adj
vantage of the striking miners? Would 1t
solve the difficulty to anybody's advantage?
On the contrary, it would injure both coal
digger and mine owner, and If the ques-
ton were put to the miners and explained
to them they would decide against 1t to
man. Putting coal on the free list would
be the very worst thing that could possibly
happen to them.
This subject, by the way. recalls a little
shindy that occurred in the ranks of the
democracy eight years ago, when the tariff
was under revision by Congress and free
trader and protectionist grappled furiously.
Mr.. Cleveland was trying hard to have
the policy of free raw materials adopted
and Mr.. German was trying just hard to
prevent its adoption. Coal was d factor in
the fight, and, according to the gossip of
the day, Mr.. Whitney and some of his New
York friends had counted confidently on
Mr.. Cleveland's influence with Congress
that they had secured options on a number
OF Canadian colieries. Mr.. Cleveland, it
Will be remembered. exerted himself to the
utmost to carry his point. and wrote a
scathing letter against those in his party
who were resisting him.
Mr.. German. however, won. He was
against free coal, as, indeed. against the
whole free trade program, and he found in
Mr.. Faulkner of West Virginia and other
democratic senator's valuable assistants in
keeping paying duty coal. Coal, in
deed, was one Of the few articles that did
not suffer in that almost ludicrOus contro-
versy between the Senate and the House
over the attempted redemption of free trade
promises that had been made in the demo-
cratic platform Of 1892 and by democratic
speakers on the stump.
The politicians may make some capital
out of the coal strike. but 1t is hardly likely
that any of them will propose putting coal
on the free list as a remedy There would
be no votes in that proposition.