The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-08
HEINzE STARTS
HIS. new. PARTY
ITO PREVENT CORPORATION
DOMINATION IN. MONTANA 81
Five Hundred Adherents from All
Parts of the State In the Movement
Initiative and Referendum, Pri-
mary Law and a state Railway
Commission Are 9 Declared For
Legislature Makes Some Progress.

Helena, Mont, :Dec.sS.-sEhe mass con-
yention of:Heinze's adhereats, which met
here yesterday, ain a movement to stprevent
corporation domination of Montana" adj
joulned last might after adopting a plat
form declaring. for the initiative and refer
endum, a direct ,primaryalaw, state rail-
road commission and. for an. enlargement
Of the powers uf hesitate board Of equal
lzatiofi.a 80 h:4 .:%tE :. Es1s go 81
:. Under the resolutions adopted men Of
all political ;pafties; are Invited to join,
voting according to party affiliations On
national issues but. in accordance with the
platform adopted on state*issues.s.
= A committee composed Of two men from
each county is to be created An execu-
tive committee, composed iof, two demo-
Gratis two republicans and "a chairman
who has been a democraty:is provided for.
There were about 800 delegates present
| from all parts! Of the :.state.i2 =
:: ,..z-Tt1e EesisIature:
| Only. the upper. house. OF the Legislature
4 was in session MesterdaN-,-sf The body dis
posed. of tWo}bil}s, the first being the Hoff-
! man bill, relative to the powers and duties
that tribunal in equity cases to review all
questions of fact arising: upon the, evidence
presented in the record.
L The other was the bill providing for the
submission to the people of: a censtitu-
tional amendment prohibiting the employ
making eight hours. q, days labor; in mines
niills and smelters and on public, works
| The, judiciary committee will report to-
day the Maddox bills providing for change
of venue and relating to. the. diseu1alifiea*
ton of Judges, the most important bills.
1t is probable the session will close not
later than Friday: - ..s-:,.=sso-
-: Cruise Finds MoreaGold,s ":f
| The most notable:: event in. Montana.
mining circles the past. week was two
! splendid strikes made In the North Star,
in the Mafysvills district The property
is owned, by Colonel Thomas Cruise q
, Helena banker, who discovered the famous
Rothschilds for SO, ooo.6oo: The North Star
is an eastern extension Of the Drumlu1n77
: mon. :
: Colonel Cruise has: been carrying on de.
. Velopment work for r1ore.tfla two years
+ taking out Quantities Of. ore. These new
' discoveries, however. are Independent OF
the North Star vein from which the. ore
was taken. In the 4O6.fodt level a tx foot
! vein has been found. the ore running from
500 to $3.50 a ton: In the 10o-foot level
), another strike has. been made, the ye1pp
being five feet wide in high grade ore,
The values are In gold. and silver, about
equally divided. 49,: - - :,
RedbIrd and Other Properties.
: Shipments from the Redhird. adiscovere6
lrecently by John o. Frisco of Helena. net:
! ted $50 a tom The 1Redbirdc adjoins the
II u celebrated Minah mine near sWicizs, and
v the now vein is eight feet wide
d A new discovery has been made in the
n Gold Flint mine near Boulder of tef
g g inches Of ore which ASSAYS $50 a, ton ii
" gold and 63 ounces of silver. The property
e will be developed.
Is Four feet of ore have been encountered
q in the 15O-foot level of the Buckeye, nea'
re Basin.
,e rrhe Nonito,. and Revenue oornpanv neat
1t Norris, Madison county, has decided t.
N erect a 1OO-ton cyanide plant.
r A strike Of rich ore has been made il
Re the tunnel of the U. S. Grant mine .nea
% Virginia City,, the lead being large ant
e carrying good values in gold.