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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-07-31
DEATH OF J. w. COTTER.
The Prominent and Well Known
Butte Attorney.

Butte, July 30.-John w. Cotter the
prominent and we'll known Butte at
torney died yesterday afternoon,
shortly after four O'Clock. The end
had been momentarily expected since
Mr.. Cotter was first stricken on Sum
day morning.
His malady was cerebral hemorr-
hage. 1t was 6:3o Sunday morning
when he was first stricken. Paralysis
of THE right side of the body and face
set in imms 'diately and Mr.. Cotter
was unable to speak. Dr. Allan was
called in and Drs. Leavitt and Camp
bell were called into consultation
Mr.. Cotter remained conscious until
the follawin afternoon. At no time
did he show any sign of Improvement,
but grew steadily worse. Nothing
that medical skill could suggest was
ayailing, and surrounded by relatives
and friends the end was calmly
awaited.
Mr. Cotter passed peacefully away.
The last time he showed any sign
of consciousness was on Tuesday aft
ternoon, when he recognized Mrs.
| COtteT.
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The Renegade Woods, Seems to be Good
Commanding Officer
ALTHOUGH HUNTED BY HUNDREDS
OF Armed Men the Fugives Safely Cached Somewhere
in Placer County-Some Of Woods Adventures in
the Philippines Recounted.

Placerville, Cal. July 30.-Although
hundreds of heavily armed men are
now engaged in the search for the -
surviving prisoners who escaped from
the Folsom pen Monday morning, the
outlaws are masters of the situation.
They have succeeded in eluding pur-
suers, and ultimaua escape Of at least
a portion Of the gang seems highly
probable. Since the fatal fight at Pi-
lot hill, Monday might, in which one
of the convicts was killed. the others
have not been seen unless the story
of William Green, a cowboy. who says
he met two armed men in Placer
county today and afterward identified
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Is Arreste d at MissouIa, Charged
With Using Funds.
A Fondness for the Society Of Ladies
Is Said to Have Led Danforth to
Spend Too Much Money-Upon In.
vetigation His Accounts were found
to Be Overdrawn.

'Missoula, Mont, July 31.-Ezra
DanfOrth was arrested ait Bonner this
morning by Deputy Sheriff John
John Gangnon on a warrant charging
him with grand larceny. Danforth is
a prominent labor leader and was un-
til recently walking delegate for the
Missoula Federal Labor union, No. 43.
A fondness for the society of ladies
is said to have led Danforth to spend.
ing too much money recently, and
when his accounts were gone into
he was found to be short to THE or
ganization.
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them by photographs as a couple of
the outlaws, proves to be the truth.
Even this affords but a slight clew,
though it is being followed up. J. w.
Woods, the leader of the convict
band, is said by the prisoners to have
been Unted States soldier in the
Philippines. According to their story
he deserted from the Federal troops
and joined the F'ilipinos. He was
quite a hero among the convicts, who
say he was once surrounded by de-
tachm mt of troops and managed to
break through their lines at night,
and. gathering a force of FiEpinos,
captured those who had him in jeop-
airy, and caused them to be shot
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CONVICTS AT LARGE.
They Are Frequently in Sight Of the
Officials.

Sacramento, Cal. July ga spe-
cial to the Bee from Folsom says:
A message was received at the
state prison this morning stating that
the posse under the direction of
Sheriff Keena of Placer and Sheriff
Bosquit of Eldorado had brush with
the fugitive convicts and a number
of shots were exchanged, but SO far
as can be learned nobody was shot.
The fugitives We're located on Green
wood creek, north of Granite Hill
postofice and above Greenwood,
where they had evidently camped
over night. One posse was on one
side of THE creek and the other posse
was on the other side. The posses
| were a considerable distance away
when they discovered the comvicts.
Both sides opened fire. but If amy ef-
fective shots were made no report of
it has been received here.
| The convid,s evaded decisive en-
counter, and are supposed to have
made a circuit and are now Thought
to be working back in the general
direction of Coloma
Auburn, CAL, July 29.-The latest
naws concerning the escaped con-
victs is that they are supposed to be
on Greenwood creek, between Lotus
and Greenwood. SHERIFF Bosquit is
at the head of the creek, Sheriff
Keena is On the Greenwood side, while
the Placerville militia has been or
dered by Sheriff Bosquit to close in
from the Lotus side. 1t is almost
certain that battle will occur before
night. The convicts must sooner OF
, later come to the open for som ethine
, to eat. The only provisions they are
known to have they carried away II
their pockets after the shooting al
Pilot Hill. While, at Pilot Hill the
refugees appropriated a pair of field
, glasses from the Diehl hotel. ant
, with these they are able to see thei
pursuers and still be at safe dis
! tance The reported firing upon
three of shem near Lotus early THU
morning is only a rumOr. They ar
all together, with a possibility of be
| lIS 5tpdl dlCu ili.o WV 'i"O''' 49,
thing has been heard of Gordon, Wh
! dropped out shortly aft5r leavin4
q Folsom. The country where the con
:, victs are now supposed to be is YER
a sparsely settled and quite mour
i famous. There are now $50 anne
h men in Eldorado county searchin
for the escaped convicts.
Sacramento, Cal, July "a mes
sage to the Bee from Folsom this a.
ternoon states that in the vicinity
Lotus, Pilot Hill and Cool reports {
'r shots have been heard at interval
during the day. Militia is scourin
the hills around those places, and tn
y shooting is taken ito indicate that tn
l. refugees have separated and are see
III ing to make their escape singly or
'e ,e pairs.
~ This theory is partly borne out /
10 the announcement that the negr
y Seavis, and two other convlcts le
ie the band last night and We're I
III ported to have been SEEN by ia
de mer headed toward PlacerVllle.
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HAVE RIGHT TO PLACE PiCkETS

New York. July 29.-Judge CaVan-
augh, in a decision today, decided
that labor unions have the right to
place pickets about a plant where a
strike is in progress and he also de-
clared that workmen have the nsht
to persuade workman to quit work.
The iurist furthermore held that
sending men to Jail upon atfidaVlts
that they had violated an injunction
is illegal. Judge Cavanaugh's decls-
ion is directly opposite to decisions
rendered in the superior court.
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Machinists and BoiIermakers Of Great
Northern Want Raise.
TO AFFECT SHOPS At HiLLYAD
Northern Pacific Pays Three Cents
More Per Hour-Have Sent Repre-.
sentatives Who Will Probably Work
Together at St. Paul Headquarters.
Nothing Definite Heard.

Spokane, July 31.-The machinist
and the boilermakers of the Great
Northern system have asked for a
raise in wages. Both trades have a
committee in St. Paul at the present
time comforting with the railway Off
cials, and it is the general expression
of opinion at the Hillyard car shops
that a peaceable settlement will be
reached and that there is no probabil-
ity of any labor troubles.
While the demand strongly affects
the shops at Hillyard 1T is by NO
means confined to that locality. In
stead, it is general throughout the en-
tire system. Where the company has
shops representative has been APP
pointed by the employees to go to st.
Paul. It is understood, Everett, Great
Falls and Havre are all represented
in the demand, as are also shops fur
ther east.
The Great Northern is now paying
machinists and boiler makers 81
cents an hour, with a ten hour day
The Northern Pacific paid the same
rate up till about a week ago, when
raise to 81 cents an hour was granted
to both trades. The day on the North
ern Pacific system still remains of II
hours length.
The machinists of the Great North
ern system are asking for 40 cents
an hour. but it is generally though
they will compromise at 81 cents, tht
same as the Northern Pacific machin
lists are now getting. The Great Nor
tharn machinists also ask for a nin'
hour day, but it is doubtful if this de
mand will granted or if the machin
lists will make any great effort t.
have it granted.
There are about so machinists em
ployed at Hillyard who will be al
fected by the advances. They haV
sent Andrew Colville, member Q
their union, to ST. Paul as a membe
of the general committee to confe
with the officials.
At Hillyard about seven boilermal
ers are employed. Tom Coleman ha
been selected by them as their s
Paul representative in the wage que.
ton. He has already left for tn
east. The boiler makers are askln
for an advance from "a cents to a
and AZ cents an hour, but it is though
will probably compromise on the ne
scale now paid the Northern Pacif
beilermakers, 81 cents. The boilt
makers are not asking for nine hot
day.
Though both unions are entirel
senarate and distinct, the men hoy
ever. are brought close together
their workings in the shops ar
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NO TRACE FOUND.
No One Can Tell What Became OF
Benson,

No trace has been discovered +
Charles Benson, who SO mysteriously
disappeared from his home last Sat
urday night, and his family and
friends are much worried over the
affair. He was last seen at about 10
o'clock that night, and since then no
one has been found who knows any
thing of his whereabouts. When ne
left home he was apparently in good
spirits, and his family claim that
there was no difficulty in his domes'
tic life that would cause him to leave
town without first informing some
one of his departure. The town has
been thoroughly gone over, but with
out result, and the missing man Is
evidently either dead or made UP mis-
mind to pull out, and did not care te
inform his family that he was going
| to do so.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-07-31
Many Of the Union Help Return to Their
Former Employers. ...
OTHERS Obey Union INJUNCTION
And Prefer to Take Their chances With the Cooperative
Plant-Acton Decided In by Labor Union Last
Nieht-Wil Ms Haste Slowly.

Thee trouble between the American
and Kalispell laundries and the Ann
erican Labor union has not been set
tied although both laundries are run
ming.
While it is true that many of the
employees who walked out last Mon
day morning have returned to work
only small percentage of them be-
longed to the union in the first place,
the others being non-union. At the
American steam laundry there were
only four or five union employees and
OF th3se three are again at work, but
it is probable that they will again
decide to quit At the Kalispell six
out of ten striking employees remain
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should one go on a strike it would ma
terially affect the other. 1t is expect
ed that the committees from both will
work jointly.
Members of both unions when seen
at Eillyard state that nothing definite
has been heard from ST. Paul and that
they do not contemplate any strike
or labor troubles of any nature. They
feel that the Great Northern will he
willing to grant them AN increase
equal to that of the Northern Pacific
which will probably be satisfactory to
all.
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Another Revolution Due.

Havana, July 30.-Up to 10 O'Clock
tonight the reported uprising in
THE province of San Diego has not
been confirmed either by the govern
ment cor other reports. The Victo-
ria De Las, wired this afternoon for
diligent inquiry in the surrounding
villages disclosed no signs that a
revolution exists.
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A. 3. YoUNesToN is NO MORE

Cleveland, Ohio, July pa special
from Meadvilla says that A. b,
Youngston, who succeeded to the
chieftainship of THE Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers on the deau
of Chief Arthur recently, died at
40 this morning.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-19

and still thinks he likes burglary better than running a trolley, which is his present vocation.
 Just because his daughter eloped and married the young man her mother objected to F. M. Bates has had a trying experience. He forgave the girl, and that is where he made the mistake. He lives in Oklahoma and so do his wife and his unmarried daughter. He heard of the elopement first, and, seeing there was nothing else to do, forgave the young couple and undertook to arrange things at home. He told his wife about it.. She was packing trunk and the top was open.
 One hard push sent MT. Bates over backwards into the trunk, and there he stuck with his legs up in the air.
 Mrs. Bates and the unmarried daughter then got busy with Father Bates countenance. They left un- mistakable marks of their displeas- urc all over it and upon the top of his head. He says they used weap- ons that were not at all fair in so one-sided combat. He eventually succeeded in tipping the trunk over and prying himself out of it. Before he had the damage repaired the wife sought a police justice and had him arrested for disturbing her peace and doing her bodily harm. Then he was put under bonds not to attack again the woman who had jammed him into trunk. N
 The diversion gave the bride and groom the chance they wanted, and, leaving Father Bates to fight it out, they went on a wedding tour. Mrs. John J. Wilkins received a spanking as her wedding present from her mother and then was sent upstairs to think it over on an al- 1owance of bread and water. Mrs. Wilkins is just little past IA years old, but she thought she was old enough to know her own mind about the subject of matrimony. The young bride and her husband were just leaving the office of the justice when the constable came upon them nnd rudely captured MT. Wilkins, the spouse, and thrust him into jail, where he is held to answer the charge of abduction. The young bride thinks it exceedingly hard to be treated in this way.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-19
ITS MORAL DANGERS.
Chicopee Priest Sounds u Warning to
 the Girls.

Rev J. J. Mccoy of the church of the Holy Name in Chicopee made basket ball the subject of his morning dis course Sunday. He said the city had gone mad over the game, and there were many saner people i'll the North ampton insane hospital than most or the young people in Chicopee seem to be. He said the game in itself was good, and as a form of athletic sport he heartily approved it. But, like most good things, it can be carried too far. Virtue carried to excess becomes q vice. Boxing, Father Mccoy considers a manful, proper exercise, but carried to excess it develops the prize fighter and the thug. He feels that profession al basket ball has been carried much too far in Chicopee, and said the fact that the management is i'll the hands of the rum element" throws suspicion upon the entire enterprise. An appeal was made to high ideals of manhood and better things than come of devot- ing all ones time and thought to basket ball and in hanging around saloons with deyotees of the sport.
 The strongest part of Father Mccoy s address, and that which created most discussion throughout the city, was i'll regard to the girls and young women who follow up the games. He said that it was no place for a girl in the midst of the sweating, shouting, ravlng mob that gathers at some of the big games. Reference was also made to the basket ball hero worship and of late hours, lettering upon the streets and trolley rides by young women that they may be near the men who win ap- plause by skill and prowess in the game He spoke also of those who be come hysterical on the excitement of the contest and cry in disappointment and vexatlon because their heroes meet defeat All this he strongly disap- proved and said he did not wish to have the girls and women of his parish attend any more of the professional games. Father Mccoy asked how many of the men would like to have their sisters, wives or daughters among the women gone mad over basket ball, and who would think to choose from those who follow up the players and the games the woman he would wish to make his wife. With rare pathos and touching eloquence he presented fine word picture of the ideal of Catholic womanhood. modest, quiet. beautifal in simplicity, winsome and chaste, and urged his people to live Up to the high ideal, and to strive for the things that endure.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-19
NEW CON GAME IN MAINE.
Sharp Trick That Is Played Upon
 People with the Aid of Clam

EcuQIe W1th the A1d or C -lQm
 A new confidence game has Des- introduced to northern Maine by a man who passes for drummer for New York firm which deals in cigars. The arrangement of the Maine saloons affords excellent op- -portunities for working the game, which is done with the aid of a fve-dollar gold piece and clam, says Houlton (Me.) report.
 Most of the Maine barrooms are eating houses on the front next to the street, the liquor being dispensed from dark room in the rear. The drummer enters to sell cigars, but soon begins to talk about the loss of five dollars in gold. Then he pro- duces a roll of bills and offers to give six dollars for gold coin to replace the one he has lost; assert- ing that he could never hope to have luck without gold in his pocket.
 If none of those present has any gold man is sent out to buy the coin. When it is produced the drum mer expresses fear that it may be counterfeit. To see if it is genuine he carries it to the front of the shop and holds it aloft over the pile of cold-storage oysters and clans which always lies near the window for advertising purposes. Here, in full view of the people he bites the coin, throws it down on the counter and losses it in the air.
 All at once the coin slips from his fingers and falls among the clans. There is long hunt, during which the drummer professes to be very sorry for the accident, and offers to pay full value. He also treats all hands and promises to come back after edinner and renew the search. Of course, the owner of the coin, feeling sure that the lost money will be found, refuses to take pay and IS satisfied with the free drink.
 On reaching his hotel the drummer takes clam from his pocket, opens it with his knife, and removing five dollars in gold from the inside, swal- lows the contents of the shell with keen relish. Knowing that clams open their shells when kept for any time from water, and feeling sure that clams as far away from tho sea as Houlton must feel unocmfort. able, he dropped the coin into the open jaws of a clam on top of the heap, and the clam, feeling the touch of a foreign substance, immediately closed it's shell with snap. The shut case informed the drummer where the gold was, after which he secreted the clam in his pocket and allowed the hunt to go on.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-19
MARRIED A BURGLAR
Nebraska Girl Thinks She'll Be ! Able to Reform Him.
Father of E1oping Maiden Thrashed ed by Irate Wife and Indignant
 Daughter = Other Bits of Current Romance.

A burglar who says he is reformed is now living in peace and comfort in St. Louis with his bride, who in- sisted upon becoming his wife even after she had literally torn the mask from his face and learned his real profession. The burglar is known to the police as ''Stumpy Dick" and his history is preserved in. the rogues' gallery.
 "Stumpy Dick" wearing for the time the name of Richard Black, had taken up a temporary residence in little town not far from Hastings, Neb.
 He wore good clothes and lived at respectable boarding house. It was there he met the young woman who is now his wife. As Richard Black he was quite attentive to her, and soon was making love to her in the most ardent fashion.
 The two had known each other for. some time when Black told the girl it was necessary for him to take an extended trip, but that he would re- turn shortly. She sought to learn the place he was going, but he was evasive on that point. During his supposed absence the girl went to visit young woman acquaintance living nearby. She had been there only one night when burglar en- tered the house, and was engaged in searching the room occupied by the guest when she awoke and saw him. It was the act of an instant for her to tear the mask from the face of the familiar figure.
 It was "stumpy Dick,' and that was his mission to some place a couple of days journey from home.
 The girl helped Black to escape from the house, and as the price. of her silence insisted that he marry her and reform. He chafes a little,
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-19
MINOR LEAGUES FACE WAR.

American Association and California
 League May Make Trouble.
 With much business of importance before them, the members of the na- tional board of the National Associa- ton of Professional Base Ball Leagues went into session in the Victoria hotel, New York. yesterday. There were present F. T. Powers, president; M. H. Sexton, president of the Western and Three IT leagues; T. H. Murnane, president of the New England league; James H. O'Rourke, president of the Connecticut league J. H. Farrell, presi- dent of the New York State league, and secretary of the board, and T. J. flick ey, president of the American associa- ton.
 According to Secretary Farrell, yes terday's session was spent in discussing the California war; The California league has made arrangements to place clubs in Seattle and Portland, territory which belongs to the Pacific Northwest league. The latter organization has protested against the invasion to the National association, which has con- sented to try to straighten out the mat ter without a fight
 As a result of yesterdays delibera- tions Secretary Farrell was ordered to telegraph each club member of the Western league asking a postponement of the annual meeting of the league, which is scheduled to be held in Den yer on March 2. and for permission to have President Sexton go to California as member of committee of the National association. Messages also were sent..to. the clubs of the Ameri- can association asking permission to have President Hickey actgas the sec ond member of the committee which will urge the California league to aban- don it's proposed invasion and become affiliated with the National association.
 Secretary Farrell last night said that in case the committee was unsuccessful i'll it's mission, arrangements would be made at once to make war upon the California organization and that rival clubs would be placed in San Francis co, Oakland, Los Angeles and Sacra- meEto, the present circuit of the Cali fornfa league.
 It was announced that the proposed invasion of Chicago by the American association had not been discussed fur ther than to ask President Hickey to pidlA AoW ndltcIS SLStou. III Ieply Hickey said that he was unable to give the board any information until he had heard from certain Chicago persons who are back of his Chicago club.
 The board did not take up the princi- pal matter that brings the members together-the proposed new national agreement. Neither did it consider the calendar of protests of players and clubs which are before it. These were laid over until Hickey makes his report regarding the. Chicago matter The board will continue it's sessions to-day.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-19
SIosson Again Beaten.

PARIS, Feb. 19.-The attendance at last evenings game of the international billiard tournament between Slosson (American) and Louis Cure (French), held in the grand hall of the Grand hotel, was as large as ever, many of the spectators expecting that Slosson's recovery of his usual form, which was shown toward the close of Tuesdays game, would be continued. This at first seemed to be the case, but his play soon weakened, and Louis Cure rapid ly forging ahead won easily in the twenty-fourth inning. The score was. Cure, 800, with an average of 20 9-1O per inning; Slosson, 219, with an aver age of 91@.