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Show NORTHWEST NOTES Mrs. Eliza F. Routt, wlfo of former Governor John L. Routt," ot Colorado, is dcaifat tho ago ot 62. Robert Hughes, a veteran of tho Crimean war, aged 74 yearB, was found dead nt Tacoma ns tho result ot a stroko of apoploxy, A local option 'bill, with nn emergency emer-gency clauso, was Anally passed by tho legislature of Colorado and approved ap-proved by Governor Buchtcl. Edwartla Slack, rccclvor of tho Land office, well-known newBpnporman and n pioneer of Wyoming, died nt Chey-enno Chey-enno on tho 2r3d nged 04 years, Michael Schwonthcr, a miner, was instantly killed and Patrick Lynch waB seriously Injured by tho explosion ot a missed hole In a mlno In Butte. Ilnrry Hansen, formerly a mcrcnant of Lnramlo, Wyo., and a prominent local lo-cal musician, Is dead. He was a Christian Scientist, and was under treatment for Brlght's disease at tho tlmo of his death. Tho differences between tho newspaper news-paper publishers of Butto and Anncon-da Anncon-da and tho members of tho Typographical Typo-graphical union, wero definitely settled by tho printers voting to return to work at tho publishers' tcrniB. Jeremiah Mahoncy, president of tho Butte Stationary Engineers' union, has been nominated for mayor by the Democrats of Butte. Aleck McQowan, former assistant attorney general ol Nevada, waB named for police judge Letters from ErncBt Lofllngwoll and Einor Molkelscn, containing tho first news of tho Anglo-American Polar expedition ex-pedition slnco tho expedition left Alaska wero received In Portland las) week by 11. A. Andreo of tho wenthci bureau. Goldflcld labor organizations hither to affiliated with tho Industrial Workers Work-ers of tho World and now deserter! from that body, aro tho cooks nnd waiters, laborers, bartenders, team sters, retail clerks, plumbers, sheet metal workers. Richard W. Hoard, who used a genuine gen-uine check for $10 as a sample to work from and who forged a check for $59, with tho namo of C. E. Jnckson, ol Laramie, Wyo., last December, has pleaded guilty and will bo sentenced o the penltontlnry. At a meeting ot cattlemen and sheepmen at Laramie, Wyo., a compromise com-promise was effected as to grazing on tho Medlciuo Bow forest reserve. A dividing lino was marked out, which both sides agree to observe There had been danger ot a clash. Tho first death as a result of tlio floods at Reno, Nevada, was roportcd last week, when Willie Phillips, one ot tlio most prominent citizens ot Reno, attempted to rescue John Kelly, who had been marooned on an Island in tho Truckeo, nnd was drowned. Postmaster Gcorgo R. Irwin ol Butto died suddenly on tho 18th ol heart trouble, nged 05. Ho was ono of tho picturesque pioneers ot Montana, Mon-tana, a former vigilante, and has held many offices, state and federal. Ho was postmaster In Butto six years, Tho stato board of sheep commissioners commis-sioners of Wyoming haa revoked tho order of April 2, 190C, that sheep entering en-tering tho stato from other Btates or any other territory shall bo quarantined quaran-tined for a period ot thirty days after dipping, and ordered that all sheep In tho stato shall, before entering tho shearing pens for shearing, ho Inspected. In-spected. Charles Anderson, a mining expert, was Instantly killed in tho mines ot tho Brldgor Coal company In Carbon county, Montana, through a singular accident. Tho hnndlo of tho olectrlc machine became charged, and In touching it Anderson received a shock which threw him on a chain nnd ho was carried to his death between the vein and machinery. According to advices from Seattle, before any order will bo Issued by tho contractors for tho resumption of work on buildings nnd contracts Involving In-volving moro than $5,000,000, a satis-factory satis-factory agreement must bo reached with tho representatives of organized labor In tho Building Trades Assembly which will In effect bo a guaranteo of pence until utter tho completion or tho buildings for tho Alaska-Yukon-Paclflc exposition In 1U09. Nlghtwntchmau W. D. Clark of Ban-don, Ban-don, Oro., shot mid killed C. F. Allen ot Snn Francisco, a well known tliuW'r buyor and black sand expert. The shooting occurred In tho olllco of the Tupper hotel, whoro Allen shot twico at tho otllcer before the latter killed him. A merger of tho Interests of the Northwestern Steamship company nnd the Alaska Steamship company Is reported re-ported to have taken place. The Morgan uud Guggenheim interests, who control tho Northwestern companies, compa-nies, aro belloved to bo back of thu understanding. Tho gas franchise of the Helena (Mont.) Light &. Railway company wus revoked by tlio city council last week because or Iho alleged poor quality or gas served consumers during dur-ing the past winter, tests made by tho city showing only 1C to 50 per cent o( tlio required strength. Articles ot Incorporation of tho Helena and Butto Electric Railway company will bo tiled within u fow days. Tho lino will cost $3,000,000. Power will couui from tho recently completed dam across the Missouri river near Helena, said to bo Iho second sec-ond largest In the world. |