19 Mar 1900
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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1900
Page
1
London reports detail British troop shifts amid South Africa action. Observers speculate on a Methuen led advance toward Pretoria via Rustenburg with possible Bloemfontein and Natal operations. Russia poses no immediate aggression. diplomacy and US notes shape a fragile, stalled peace outlook.
A New York report cites British refusal to tolerate foreign intervention in the South African hostilities. A Washington diplomat notes Europe’s horizon is clear for England, arguing intervention would not occur given Britain’s recent reverses and Russia’s noninvolvement.
A dispatch from London reports British officers now in Pretoria have been removed from the prison where Winston Churchill left them to new quarters on the town outskirts under Dashort ridge. The reasons are not stated but General Roberts' army may face exposing several British prisoners to exceptional danger when Pretoria is invested.
New York dispatch reports Mr T P O Con M P commenting in the London Daily Mail on the momentous announcement and the proposal by the queen. The item reflects press reaction to a major royal advance affecting Ireland.
Special to the Inter Mountain Helena March 19 County Attorney McConnell filed in district court an Information against E B Kellogg charging murder in the second degree in producing by illegal operation the death of Mrs Sophia Hrella of East Helena. Kellogg was arrested and arraigned. bonds set at 1000. he will plead Friday. He denies the charge claiming he treated the woman for pleuro pneumonia and that the operation may have been done by another. The dispatch also notes multiple Supreme Court decisions on unrelated matters including appeals by Butte Water Co and costs in contempt cases.
The text praises the wearing of shamrock by Irish soldiers as a sacred symbol of national identity and notes the British throne’s concession as a significant shift. It laments past penalties for emblems, contrasts with Scotland and Wales, and applauds Queen Victoria’s historic visit to Ireland as a wise, statesmanlike act.
Bozeman observers report Major James W. Drennan buried after a large public funeral in the opera house with Father Gallagher Governor Smith and Chaplain Stull among speakers. Procession to Catholic cemetery included soldiers, G A R, and fraternal societies. three volleys at grave marked the end of a mile long cortege.
Bishop Hurst in Millville NJ says at the New Jersey Methodist Episcopal conference opening that President McKinley would accept a professor of international law post at the American university in Washington after completing his public office term.
Caleb Fowers John Davia and William H Colton were arraigned today before Judge Moore on charges as accessories to the Goebel murder. The commonwealth announced it was not ready and the trials were set for near Friday by agreement.
Detroit March 19 Judge Swan in United States district court denied the validity of a city ordinance passed by the city council months ago. The measure required the street railway company to reduce fares to three cents. The decision nullifies the ordinance and keeps current fare policy in effect.
Washington March 19 Senator Beveridge proposed a tariff substitute for Puerto Rico with free entry for all articles between Puerto Rico and the United States and stated the constitution is not extended to Puerto Rico. The Navy secretary was authorized to provide additional naval mentes to military schools. The Senate began considering the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill carried at 24,155,800.
Washington March 19 The House sent the pension appropriation bill to conference with Barney Mc Cleary and Bell appointed as conferees The House then took up the Bestie Ried appropriation bill and moved that the House non concur in the Senate amendment Cannon explained that the Senate restricted appropriations to duties collected after that date and those to be collected hereafter McRae noted the main difference the House bill affirmed U S right to impose Dingley rates against Puerto Rico while the Senate provision remained indefinite.
Washington March 19 General Wheeler was welcomed by many old friends at the capitol. He will not seek his seat until after Secretary Root returns and his military status is settled.
Washington March 19 The U S Supreme Court today rendered an opinion in Waters PierCe Oil Co. reaffirming the Texas anti-trust law as constitutional and sustaining the Texas Court of Civil Appeals decision.
General Corbin reports to General Davis that Puerto Rico faces distressing conditions and widespread suffering across the island, prompting a need for at least 500 tons of supplies to aid inhabitants.
Food supplies will be issued weekly until further notice. Arrangements are being made in the sub itlatence and quartermaster general's department to meet this requisition promptly and regularly.
In Rathdrum Idaho on March 19 two colored soldiers Hayes and Hayden were shot at Pheifer's saloon in Coeur d'Alene. Hayes was hit through the lung and will die. Hayden was shot through the breast into the heart. The bullet is unrecovered. After the shooting both men walked to the garrison about half a mile away. The shooter is at large.
A Washington dispatch says Secretary Long questions a report of extensive repairs needed for the protected cruiser New Orleans at Nagasaki. The ship’s officers claimed two months of boiler work, but a naval board said two weeks sufficed. The Navy plans to keep the ship on the Asiatic station despite officers favoring the North Atlantic. Experiments show future battleships must be larger, with 15,000 ton displacement and 483 foot length to house heavy armament and engines. Rear Admiral Bradford reports progress on the Kearsarge at Newport News with finishing touches soon.
John Wesley Van Hrocklin a German who attempted suicide by cutting his throat last night died today from shock and complications of other diseases after suffering great pain.
Washington March 19 The Coeur d Alene inquiry was resumed today by the house committee on military affairs with Jay Forney special prosecutor at the scene of disorder, Hay of Virginia directing the examination to reveal how far US troops were under Governor Steunenberg and his executive office in Idaho. The witness said General Merriam was not the responsible commander as the governor and Sinclair directed affairs. Furney said troops were sent to aid suppressing the insurrection by cooperation and delaying the state officials. Hay asserted the president had no authority to place troops under state control. Sinclair was a civil official who exercised military authority to enforce his civil power.
Opening day invitation extends cordial welcome to friends and customers to visit the store in Montana. Emphasis on an exceptional stock surpassing last season with Redmond delivering sequence of new items from the world’s most celebrated looms.
The store invites admirers to view a splendid stock of silks and dress goods. Visitors are welcomed to use waiting rooms, retiring rooms, writing desks, and stationery at no charge. Each floor offers attractions with the main feature the new silk and dress goods display.
A Monday sale catalog describes a vast silk collection with staple textures and novelty weaves in white and colored silks. It highlights taffetas, foulards, crepes, chiffons, and satins priced from 85e to $9 per yard, featuring rich designs and hand embroidery across evening shades and black grenadines.
In Butte a rich display of fabrics features Foulards Noblesse Robe in navy and white sweeping designs priced at 45 dollars, Rich Crepe Meteor textures in soft grays, Creme Crepe Guache with hand tinted filet de sole for evening wear, and all silk chiffons 46 inches wide in pastel tints selling by the yard.
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