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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1900
Page
4
A fragmented OCR grocery list itemizes items such as maple syrup, 16 pound cod fish, orange lemon citron peel, cinnamon, pepper, mustard, breakfast cocoa, coffee, catsup, California grapes or plums, white potatoes, New Orleans table molasses, onion, flour, bread flour, and laundry soap with scattered prices and units. Names of products and basic quantities appear amid unclear spacing and errors.
Kentucky legislative joint committees to hear governor and lieutenant governor contests were drawn by lot. Democrats secured ten of eleven seats on the governor committee and nine of eleven on the lieutenant governor panel. Republicans charged ballot manipulation. a box shaking was ordered amid disputed draws. Indictments reportedly linked to bribery in the Harrell contest surfaced in Franklin County.
Surgeon General Sternberg cites Major Taylor report from December 15 noting five bubonic plague deaths on the 11th and 12th in Honolulu Chinese quarters and a seventh death this morning. Hawaiian national guards isolate the infected district while health boards conduct house to house inspections and disinfection. Cremations completed with limited danger to troops. railroads and service personnel barred from the city without written permission.
An official in Honolulu expresses satisfaction with Camp McKinley measures and opposition to blocking army transports from calling at Honolulu, signaling support for current arrangements and continued use of the harbor.
Tribune statistics show more than 7000 American exhibitors at Paris with two thirds in agriculture mining literature science arts and categories. New York leads with 224 commercial exhibitors, Chicago 112, Philadelphia 46, Boston 42, San Francisco 37. Eight cities total 485 names. over 600 exhibitors dispersed nationwide. Wine makers from New York Ohio Florida Carolina regions, most numerous from California.
A December 2 massacre near Prineville Oregon leaves Matthew Wewa dead after shooting his brother Charley and wives Happie Taylor and Susie before taking his own life. Two other women are severely wounded. local Warm Springs presence noted. Whisky blamed as catalyst in the incident.
Edward Doyle, described by his lawyer as a reformer and philanthropist, sues John Robson, a board of trade operator, for 600000. Illinois law allows triple damages for losses from gambling on the board, and judgments may attach property where the gambling occurred if the owners consent. Doyle’s attorneys plan immediate attachment of board of trade property if the suit succeeds.
The steamer Aorangi left Vancouver for Australia carrying 14 moose under Chief Factor McDonald of the Hudson Bay Company. They are destined to New Zealand for acclimation, captured young and raised by hand, with the experiment watched with interest by officials of the New Zealand government.
A Vancouver forger uses minor checks drawn on Bank of British Columbia signed Morrison & Armstrong to trap workers like George Volkinar. Police have a description. no arrest yet. Also a separate Montana mining safety notice offers 2500 dollars for tips leading to the detection of ore thefts at the Pennsytvania Lode Claim. Boston and Montana Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining Co. signs off. Have you subscribed to the Lawton fund?
J D McGregor veterinary surgeon and honorary graduate lists services in Toronto area. Specializes in animal diseases with a stated address at 104 South Main Street and a telephone contact for animal care.
London reports show limited clarity on Moienty Cyphergat positions but indicate Boer trenchworks extend about 40 miles, hindering British attacks. Prospects of a heavy Tugela battle next week rise as mobility improves and long marches slow action.
News from Canton reports natives clashing with French forces near Wangchauan. Chinese reportedly routed the French and pursued them for miles, with thirty French dead. Chinese losses unspecified. The clash occurred on dates last month, prompting viceroy to send three guns and 1,000 soldiers to restore order. The queen Adelaide carried the report arriving today along with cattle sale notices for twenty six milk cows at Farmers Corral.
The undersigned will pay 2500 dollars to any person furnishing information leading to the detection and conviction of anyone who trespasses on and removes ores or minerals from underground workings under the Michael Devitt lode claim within injunction areas issued by Montana state or U.S. courts. By Batierman, Assistant Superintendent for Buttr and Boston Consolidated Mining Company.
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