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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1901
Page
1
Helena officials move to investigate the mob killing of James Edward Brady amid public shock. Judge Henry C. Smith orders a grand jury as Attorney General James Donovan and Mayor Frank Edwards condemn the act and call for punishment of violators while preserving state law.
A Montana district court ordered a grand jury be drawn to investigate the mob killing of Brady in Helena. Taxpayers’ panel includes E W Fisk and F P S Lindsay, with seven to be chosen as jurors. Governor Toole condemned the mob while noting jailer negligence and security lapses at the Lewis and Clark county jail.
Yachting enthusiasts anticipate a thrilling 30 mile triangular race tomorrow between the Columbia and Shamrock II off Sandy Hook. Strong northwest winds are forecast for the day with speeds reaching 26 miles per hour in a squall tonight, and officials prepare for consecutive racing days pending ballast adjustments and final agreements.
The discussion centers on reducing water line length to gain time allowance. Shamrock’s current measurement gives Columbia a 43 second edge. A foot shorter water line for Shamrock could add about 15 seconds, but ballast and overhang must be pared to reach even five or six seconds, a potential edge in tight races.
An official statement from the New York Yacht Club and the Royal Ulster Yacht Club modifies the race schedule. The first race is replaced by a sequence starting Sept 26 with races on Sept 28 Oct 1 and Oct 3 1901 and successive days except Sundays. After Oct 3 the regatta committee will poll contestants on starting the next day.
Comptroller of the Currency summarizes national bank organization under the 1900 act. For the period to Sept 20 1901, 815 banks formed with $36.5 million capital and $10.36 million in bond securities. Texas leads in number of new banks while middle and western states show large capitals. Since March 14 1900 total banks rose from 3,617 to 4,254 with capital rising from $616.3 million to $661.9 million and circulation secured by bonds up $104.4 million.
Lord Kitchener reports two officers and 41 men killed in a night attack on Colonel Kekewich's camp at Moedwill. Boers led by Commandants De Larey and Kemp had 14 officers and 1144 men wounded after two hours of fighting before being driven off. Colonel Kekewich was among the wounded.
San Francisco reports a 10 week teamsters and longshoremen strike ending with union staffing promises. Non union workers to stay, wages hours and overtime kept for a year, and orders on freight distribution to be followed. Governor Sage mediated, machinists strike not included.
President Luce of the Warehousemen's union said the strike is off and workers may return. Employers offer 30 cents per hour for 16 hours, which the men reject. Stevedores will not work in sympathy. Settlement in San Francisco won’t affect Port Costa unless 28 cents per hour for nine hours and 40 cents per hour overtime are agreed.
The Deaconess Hospital in Great Falls was closed today by the board of trustees for an indefinite period. Opened two years ago last June, it faced nurse and physician tensions and the resignation of head deaconess Miss White.
Lieut James B Doyle a Brooklyn watch officer and Commander Sharp testifys on the July 3 loop and log entries. Corrections to Evans and others follow as the court revisits notes and the Santiago blockade questions.
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