Show more trouble in butte butte all al of the big mines with the exception of six are closer down with prospects of 0 a prolonged suspension the international are standing firm in fit their demands and thus thua far have the whip hand of the situation large forces were laid off at the washoe smelter smeller at anaconda thursday apparently in ill preparation for a shutdown of that plant it I 1 Is not believed that the operation of six amalgamated properties can keep the smelters shelters sm elters in operation and unless the other mines resume the plant will be compelled to close down do wn the suspension ol 01 the dark Clark smelter will compel a number of small mines to close down |