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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1901
Page
8
Butte’s water supply collapsed over 48 hours with only two hours of domestic flow daily. Mines and businesses suffer as pumps run hard. a new line from the Big Hole falters and tanks from Missoula and Great Falls aid the hill pumps.
Mrs H Baneman left yesterday for Scales Mound New Jersey. Lagero and family began a San Francisco trip. Mr and Mrs H G Van Dusen departed for Portland Oregon. Chief Jack Lavell traveled to Oakland California to fetch Dan Hahn wanted by the courthouse for forging a check.
Chief Volbracht reports three men arrested in a scheme by the invincible thieves threatening farmers in the American bottoms, with up to 2500 dollars demanded and dynamite found. Arrests centered at Oldenburg, where a former official is named. a confession implicates others as arrests continue.
Rio de Janeiro dispatch reports Para in deep distress from a long drought with recent rains offering little relief. Suffering residents leave for other states and several disease cases raise cholera fears. Police plan strict quarantine. In Petropolis Germans honor Count de Arca Valley, the German minister to Brazil, now to Japan.
Calcutta February 7 The health of Lady Curzon wife of the viceroy of India is excellent The rumors that she will not return to India are unfounded.
Va B C Feb 7 The keeper of Cigar store near the outer wharf says he witnessed a disturbance and provided preliminary details about the event.
A man who resembled Walden, the missing San Quentin accountant, was seen in his store shortly before the Mionera sailed for Australia on January 1. He went with a woman and two children, according to reports.
The house committee on invalid pensions favorably reported Calderhead of Kansas a bill to raise monthly pensions from 12 to 30 dollars for eligible disabled veterans and widows under the 1890 act, subject to income limits and need for assistance.
Special Dispatch reports Oke Wau Cappo an outlaw from the Canadian line sought by Canadian and U S authorities for murder. After a June killing at Labrette agency he fled, eluding pursuit at Cut Bank and West Great Falls. Described as 5 ft 9 in, 180 pounds, with black hair and a scar, he is said to be dangerous and not to be taken alive if cornered.
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Governor Toole withdraws Dr Hugo J Loebinger from consideration after a protest by the Silver Bow Medical Society led by Drs Murray Renick Bernheim McDonald and MacNevin. The Butte petition denounces his fitness and cites ongoing damages suit. Twenty five physicians signed the protest.
Signor Saracco tendered his resignation as premier to the senate and King Emmanuel will consult with senate and chamber leaders to designate a new premier. The chaotic parliamentary situation pits a transitory coalition against the socialists, with Rudini’s group backing the government while the right and left oppose it. The chamber adjourned sine die as speculation names Signor Villero or Signor Saracco to form the next ministry.
Washington reports from the War Department indicate no new army general officer appointments will occur until Senate action on recent nominations. If General Miles is not confirmed, Colonel John C. Bates may be promoted to lieutenant general, affecting other brigadiers.
Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee held a meeting to plan swells around the war revenue bill but did not reach a firm conclusion beyond non-concurrence with Senate amendments. Options discussed included passing a new revenue bill or reporting back with non-concurrence without a conference request.
Bitter attacks sweep Madrid as the Emperor Carlos VII breaks down before sailing to Cowes for a royal naval demonstration. The liberal press accuses the administration of inept leadership, saying Spain learns nothing from the Spanish-American war and questions the minister of marine amid 27 million peso annual spend.
Fire at 416 Lackawanna Avenue destroyed a four story building housing J. B. Morgan clothing and dislodged upper floors including the Delaware Lackawanna & Western car accounting offices Grauber's photograph parlors and several other shops. The blaze spread with a stiff east wind threatening adjacent businesses and several stores suffered extensive damage.
Dr Cullen of Cleveland Ohio and Eleanor Wood of San Francisco daughter of William B Wood a prominent California lawyer were married in San Francisco today February 7 with both families in attendance and a notable city ceremony.
A telephone message to the Times from 8 1 cloud Minn reports a large fire burning in Minneapolis area. No injuries or cause details provided. Witnesses say flames roar through the structure as firefighting units battle the blaze.
A destructive blaze in the city destroyed the West hotel and several adjacent structures. No lives were reported lost at this time, and officials have not yet estimated the financial losses.
President Charles M. Hays of the Southern Pacific travels to New York for talks with Morgan Harriman circles. Rumors say he may become common executive head of Union and Southern Pacific systems with Burt of Union Pacific as board chair. Omaha could host headquarters for both railways.
Major E S Otis was guest of honor at a Waldorf dinner by the Genesee society in New York. Wu Ting Fang the Chinese minister sent a letter declining attendance citing Otis actions in the Philippines and remarks that his presence might provoke discomfort among attendees. In Cape Town a war report notes De Wet delaying invasion with small Boer movements, and the imperial government pledges 100000 pounds to aid distressed refugees.
Washington on February 7 reports orders to replace volunteer troops in the Philippines with regulars Two battalions of the 10th currently in Cuba will go to Newport News then by rail to San Francisco and embark for Manila on the first available transport.
The Mining Investor notes Cripple Creek dividends for 1900 totaled 6.49 million dollars, two thirds from mining profits and one third from property sales. The eight year total reaches 18000 40.57 dollars, with 1900 dividends up about 50 percent from 1899, amid rising development, transport and ore reduction capacity promising a prosperous new century.
The Iron Coon near Slocan Junction owned by John Devlin and W. F. Teetzel is the first actively worked iron find in the county. Ore at 68 percent iron with under 5 percent silica will fuel local smelters, with rail siding only one hundred yards away. Six men work now and more ore will be shipped to the smelter tomorrow.
Amber, a resin hardened by mineral acids, holds prehistoric insect remains and occurs along the red coast, Baltic shores, North Sea coasts, and New England. Large, clear masses are valuable. a 12 pound chunk was found by a Scotch fisherman and sold.
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