Show I TALKS WITH TRAVELERS James A Murray of Butte reputed to be the third richest man in Montana and who was propose at tho recent Atlantic City X J meeting us the probable successor suc-cessor to Senator W A Clark In case tho latter left tho United States Senate by special request arrived from tho East yesterday and Is a guest at the Knuts ford Mr Murray was asked last oven lug what ho thought of the Senatorial proposition lie lauyhcU and said ho would not take the Scnutorshlp If It were offered to him on a golden platter Whfii nskod for his opinion as to Congressman JIurtmiinK chance Mr Murray said ho would rather not have anything to say beond thit Mr Clark wan still In tho I Senau and there was as yet no vacancy and ho did not know as there would bo any anyMr Murray was asked what he thought of the proposition to not ask for outsldo aid for the Scolleld sulferers but to con llie appeals to tho Stale In reply ho raid I see no reason why Slate pride should be allowed to Interfere in this matter mat-ter fhls country Is sending money to the sufferers by famine In the East Indies and why should not the United States lonlrlbulo to lie sufferers from an UnParalleled un-Paralleled disaster at homo Tho wonuii and children who sire deprived of the bnudwlnmrs aro tho ones most Interested Inter-ested amid are deserving of aid from any I source No I do not sec why State prldo should be considered Mr Murray said lie flurry In the cop uer market was over und that it was now steady Times wero good In tIme Enl and In Montana the expansion sentiment was strong because tho fnr West was profiting profit-ing by expansion and when you touch it nians pocket you touch him pretty near where he lives u Air Murray leaves today for Mercur to look Into somo mining properties there returning lo this city in two or threo days lie has many friends bore where ho hns such largo Invosiincnts V I have Just come from Ml Pleasant where they are mourning tho loss of a fellowtownsman In tho SVollild disaster said John Ilcndrlckson of IStphl at tho Cullen yesterday Ills name was VII iiix and thoro Is many a family in the Slate outside of Scolleld where hue loss ota ot-a fri ° iitl or relative Is mourned 1 The recent rains have saved lie central cen-tral and southern part of Die State and the farmers aro all Jubilant They are planting and expect big crops and what Is more th ro Is no danger now of tho loss of live lock that was feared Thoro will be widespread destruction if that Castlowood dam goes out remarked re-marked J 13 Kennedy at tho Walker yesterday yes-terday It Is thirtylive miles above Denver and at the head of Cherry creek If the dam goes out two billion gallons of water will sweep down Cherry creek and wash a fair share of Denver fine the Platte Cherry creek hiss always been JL menace to tho city and will continue PO until a dike and now waterway Is built above the I city The cost luis been flU ob slnclo heretofore but It la tho only real safeguard |