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A A A WEEKLY NIONTAN IAN. VOL. I. Timm l'‘.4)N FALLS, MONTANA, .‘ ( 6 I S95. CALIFORNIA DELUGE M tc, of River Bottom Under Water. RIVERS ARE RAPIDLY RISING . rei( 1). I, h of SOOW in the Mitila Laing sea a tog Storm Kghig—Napa I a Flooded. San Francisco, Jan. 22.—Rain is still falling at every point in California north of San Luis °taste). Heavy rains are reported in the Sacramento valley and the river is rising steadily. At Red Bluff it was 22 1-2 feet above low-water mark at noon—a rise of three and one- half feet since last night. The water now in sight will carry the river to 26 feet at Sacramento by Thursday morn- ing. There are now 175 square miles submerged in the valley. The storm, which has steadily increased in sever- ity, is one of the worst of a had season. The water in all toe rivers and streams is higher than for years. The local trains in many localities are at a stand- still. In the mountains the snow is 20 feet deep on the level in many places. It fills up the ravines, weighs down branches of trees and is imprisoning mountain settlers, who are suffering for necessary supplies, the roads having been impassable for days. eireat dam- age has been doue to the farms. By a heavy freshet on the Klamath river, another drowoing occurred—that iif a wealthy Chinese miller, whip was swept away by torrents. The tewn of Napa is fieusied, the rivers eIiursiag dew e through the streets. Many itsib-nts were taken frem their houses in boats le higher ground. Hall' of the town is S till practically submerged ii flit the rain eentinues to fall steailoy. SHASTA itorTE p.LocKADED. Sacramento, Jan. o2.—The storm in the Sierra Nevadas and along the Or- egon line through the Shasta moun- tains countinues and with apparently no sign of cessation in its violence. Des- pite the enormous snowfall and drifts caused by heavy winds, the railroad facials have been enabled to keep the road through the Sierra Nevadas en- tirely clear and passenger trains are moving nearly on time. Travel is tem- porarily stopped on the Shasta reute on account of the enormous avala mate that occurred on Monday in a (-impel near Castle Crag. The railread rim - puny has a large force ef men engaged in the clearing the track and hopes to be able to forward trains today. The local trains between this city and Red Bluff are running via Marysville. A heavy washout in the vicinity ef Wil- lows has caused that line to be aban- doned temporarily. At present the track where the washout occurred nem Dunsmuir is entirely covered with water and it is simply impossible to as- certain the amount of damage incurred. SENATORS MADE AND MAKING. --- George Perkins select , d hy the Cantor- nia Legislature—Ballots Elsewhere. Sacrameato. Jan. 22. --George C. Perkins was chosen United States senator to sue eeed himself for the unexpired term ot the late Leland Stanford by the legisla- ture today. In the assembly the first bal- lot sufficed to give Perkins one vote mots , than a necessary majority. The vote wa, as follows: Perkins 42, Be Young 12. Bow. *Ts 3, Foote 7, Neff 5, scattering 11. In the senate three ballots were necessary. In the first two the vote was as follows: Perkins 12, De Young 4, scattering 16. On the third ballot Perkins gained two votes. In joint session this will give him 62 votes, one more than necessary to elect. At noon tomorrow the two houses will meet in joint session when Perkins will te formally elected. ' KANSAS JOINT SESSION. Topeka, Jan. 22.—hutien Baker, state senator from Leavenworth county, today . received for United States senator 9: votes * the house and 16 in the senate. The joint ballot tomorrow will formally elect Baker. A concurrent resolution ite structing the representatives tool sena- tors of Kansas to work for the restoration of silver to the place it occupied before the laws were passed to surreptiously demon, tz eitybititli areal ziovi le,it.tyshrhr lize it by the European money power passed the se-nate. TWO IN WYOMING. Cheyenne, Jan. 22.—The AVyoming legis- lature voted for two United States sena- tors at noon today. For the six year term Franels K Warren. republican, re- eeived 33 votes in the house anil 14 in the senate. W. H. Holliday. denwerat, 3 in the house and 3 in the senate. To till the vacaney cause,' by the failure to rasa at the last session, t'larence Clark. repute reeeived 33 in the house and 14 in the senate. Samuel T. Coen, denmerat. receive'l 3 in the house and 3 in the senate. BALLOTS 1N MINNESciTa. St. Paul, ,Jan. 22. --The first ballot for United States senator taken today result- ed: Senate:—Washburn 22. Nelson 17, Don - 7k. Comstoek 3, Menai.. 2, McCleary 1. 1 . 111sintry I, Williams anti -hell I. Johte son I. House --Washburn 31. Nelson 4s. cotnstock 11. Whittle 9. Donnelly 7, Mc - I 'hairy 7, Lowney 11. Meacham 1. cl'Lla)NES VoTE. Springfield, Ill., Jan. '22.—Senator cul• him was nominated hi the senato on the first ballot on a strict party vote. In the senate the vole was• I ullom 32. MneVenith 12, absent s. House —Cullom iMP, MacVeagh absent 3. EI.KINS ELECTS D. Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 22.--S. 11. El - NO. 16. kins was eleeted Caned States senator to succeed Senator Camden. The vote was: Senates -Elkins 12, Camden 11, Neal (pop.) 1. Houses -Elkins 45, Camden 17, Neal I. SEWELL IN NEW JERSEY. Trenton, N. J., Jan. 22.—The two houses of the legislature voted separately today for a United States senator to succeed McPherson. In the senate the ballot re- sulted: William J. Sewell, republican, 15; Allen McDermott, democrat, 5; Franklin Murphy, republican, 1. In the house Se- well received 49. McDermott 6, Murphy 5. IN OREGioN, Salem, Jan. 22.—Both houses of the Or- egon legislature voted separately today for United States senator. J. N. Dolph re- ceived the full republican vote. The demo- crats voted for A. S. 'Sennett, and the populists for W. D. Hare. HARRIS IN TENNESSEE. Nashville, Jan. 22.—The ballot for Unit- ed States senator in the house today stood: ishman O. Harris, democrat, ai; E. J. Sanford, republican, 29; A. L. Milks, popu- list, 6. Senate: Harris 19, Sanford 10, Mills 3. CAN HOYT 13: PROSECU1ED NOW? Question Concerning the conviet Si a derer—Senatorial 'talk. Walla Walla, Wash., Jan. 22.—The killing of Reif by Convict Hoyt at the Penitentiary yesterday has caused great comment here as to what steps can be taken toward trying Hoyt for his crime. as he is at present serving a 20 -year sentence for murder. Prosecut- ing Attorney: Ormsbee is besieged with questions as to what he will or can do. In reply to these questions Mr. °tansies' declines to give any informa- tion as to his course. Many claim that Iii iyt cannot be tried until the expira- tien so his present term while others think the governor could suspend his sentence pending trial. Word was re- ceived front Reif's sister today re- questing I ha I he be buried here. He will lo• interred in ties penitentiary ceme- tery. Friends ef Anketly are seinewhat med at the Vijte he received today. Petitions have been wired the Walla Walla delegation asking that they stand by and urge the election of a SN'alla Walla man. A business man whit returned frcitn Olympia today says Ex-Cengressmait Thiimas Brents or Ex - Governer Moore are prominent \dark horses\ and in ease of no immediate choice either of these men may get the plum. A KENTUCKY WOMAN'S CARE. Judges could Not Get Along Without mioa Tompkins. Womanly thoughtfulness provides for the judges of the United States supreme court dozens of little comforts whieh they never knew before, and the oely wonder the members of congress, se-ine the panwered condition of the enure do not insist upoe having the rest of the eapitol housekeeping directea by a feminine brain. The taxpayer is interested, too, as Miss Tompkins of Kentucky keeps the (Jona comfortable awl happy on less money than any of her predecessors, says the Louis- ville Courier Journal. A few instances will serve to show the difference between a masculine and femin- ine administration. Maths have no more respect for the draperies of the supreme eourt than for the overcoat of the ordinary citizen, so the hangings used to be annu- ally devoured during the summer recess, or else stored at considerable expense at some upholsterer's in the city. Miss Tomp- kins had a great cedar closet built in an unused gallery for a very modest sum, and now the eourt draperies are as safe from moths as the parlor curtains of the most careful housekeeper. Another In- stance: Several of tile judges like ti lunch in the court room instead of in tint - badly ventilated senate restaurant. When Miss Tompkins came she was horrified to see the highest court of the land eating off of tables covered with greasy newspa- pers. She bought table cloths and other necessaries, trained the messengers to act as waiters, and a hungry judge can now satisfy his appetite at as seemly a looking table as he would find in his own home. TOE POOLINO HILL Favorably Iteporod to the Senite by Sen. at or Butler. Washington, Jan. 22.—The pooling bill was favorably reported to the senate today by Senator Butler. Senator Chandler stated that the report was not unanimous and gave notice that when the bill was taken up he would offer an amendment concerning the submission of freight and passenger rates to the interstate commerce commission. Senator Allen of Nebraska presented a large bunch of petitions from citizens of Alabama, claiming they were de- prived of a republican form of govern- ment and asking the intervention of congress. Senator Wolcott submitted resolutions from the legislature of Colorado, re- citing the eircutnstances of default in paying the Pacific railroad debt and urging speedy settlement of the gov- ernment's rights. A resolution was passed asking the secretary of the interior for information as to permits to cut timber from pub- lic. lands. Another resolution was passed asking for information as to pension suspension applications, etc. Cadmic in Fiji Islands. Auckland, N. Z., Jan. la—Aelvicee front the Fiji islands report that a ter- rible hurricane swept over the whole gri tip. doing great damage to shipping. Mans . lives were lost. A numlier of buildings were destroyed and planta- Oats rutile , ]. Five churches in Sun va sollapsed. The A ngliean church WaS unroofed and bended stores wrecked. The sugar mills were not injured. oeneral James la Baekney, formerly ail- jutant-general of Missouri, was found dead, hanging over a picket fence. Of late he has been drinking heavily. DON'T FEAR MILITIA Brooklyn Rioters Continue to Throw Stones, NEW MEN HAVE GONE OUT Prekene• of Eight thocsatid Troops Al- lowed is Few Cars to Move Otoleg tile Day. Brooklyn, Jan. 21.—The depot on Third avenue and Fifty-eighth street was garrisoned today by three com- panies of the Twenty-third regiment. Captain . Thorne. of Company F was in command. Companies H and I were quartered in the power house at Sec- ond avenue and Fifty-second street. Rioting had been expected at *the sta- bles of the Atlantic road at Fortieth av- enue and Forty-sixth street but quiet prevailed during the day. The scene presented a more animated appearance at the Third avenue depot, a large crowd being present during the day, but no disturbance took place. The company ran 28 cars, the service be- ing fair. In addition to 230 militiamen there was on duty a strong force of po- licemen. East New York was quiet all day. It had put on a military appearance by the addition of a battery of artillery to the infantry forces stationed at the Alabama street depot and the old in- habitants were put in mind of the times the recruiting camp was stationed there about 30 years ago., The officials of the Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban railway rein - farmed Captain German . that as soon as the men they had engaged had arrived, they would open up the route. One car was then brought out and sent down Fulton avenue as far as Tompkins and returned about 4:30 loaded with men, a few of whom were experienced mo- termen. They were soon ready for work and at 4 o'clock the first car for a full week or more was started down Broadway. It was unmolested, but at every switch had much difficulty in progressing. as the switches were all frozen. Large crowds assembled at these place's and there was much ver- bal abuse. The new men were not in- terfered with. The linemen have de- termined to refuse to make the neces- sary repairs to wires, etc., when called upon to de so by the companies. This action by the linemen is equivalent to a strike. ATTACKS (IN CAI'S. I As the trolley ears on the Gates av- enue line were passing through Oates avenue near Central avenue this even- ing. they wereassaulted by a fusilade ef stones from the housetops and win- dows en both sides of the avenue. The crowd which lined the street joined in the attack and sent volley after volley of stifles into the cars. Patrolmen Geerge Shanckleton, Dennis Bush and James L. Collihan were severely in- jured. A t s 45 p. m. as a car of the Halsey street line was being taken into the depot a :slob of over 1,000 men and boys gathered and threw stones at the car, smashing all the windows. Pickets of the Seventh regiment made charges and generally drove the crowd back. The ranks of the strikers in Brooklyn today were swelled by the addition of gangs of tramps and loafers of New Yetis. POLICEMEN SHOT. While three cars on the Gates avenue line were on their way down town this evening they were surrounded by a howling mob at Stuyvesant avenue. Missiles of every description were hurled at the men in charge. The men pressed forward and a number of shots were tred, several of which took effect on Policeman Patrick Callahan and James Degan, who formed a portion of the guard. Began was shot through the arm and Callahan through the hand. The mob after this succeeded in wreck- ing three ears which were opposite the precinct station. Superintendent Kitzer learned that the shots came from a house in the neighborhood. He forced his way up stairs with two of his men and arrested a woman named Carney, who it is be- lieved either did the shooting or is aware who did it. The woman was put in the patrol wagon, but a mob inter- cepted the vehicle and pelted it with Stones. Mrs. Carney was hit on the head with a rock and received a se -v, -re scalp wound. A great number of new employes have desert's], and tonight there is not a man In thi stables who can operate the cars. FILLED WITH TROOPS. The First brigade of the National Guards of New York, composed of the New York city troops, has been or- dered to this city. The total number of troops now tinder arms in Brooklyn Is 8,00.1. The refusal of the companies to prcrnise reinstatement tel the strikers when they indicated a willingness to call the fight off, has made ninny who were hitherto pearoatbly disposed. des- peratis and ready ti participtite in acts of violence directed against the proper- ty of the corporations. It Is possible the only line not hither- to imolved In the strike, known as the Coney Island line, will now be brought Into the trouble. The men on the De Kalb street line, who resumed work Fri- day, under compromise with the com- pany, may be called out also. Acts of violence in the supposed in- terests of the strikers have been almost continuous in one part or another of the city during the last 48 hours. During last night trolley wires were cut in all directions, those who performed the work escaping detection. Early in the day a mob blocked the Seventh avenue line from Twelfth to Twenty-fourth streets, moving off from one place as the militia or police approached and congre- gating a short distance away a few mo- ments later, thus avoiding collision with the representatives of the law, while effectually stopping traffic more than an hour. About S. Welock a mob numbering 1,000 qr more stoned a Sumner avenue car near Broadway and Flushing avenue. Walla Walla, Jan. 21. -The late trage The pmbulance being called indicates dy of Warden Coblentz is still fresh i that some one was injured. The officials the minds of the general public yet, bu of the Broadway, Queens County A , - the penitentiary has another crime I, Suburban road say they will run cars add to its sensational career. today. Forty-eight patrolmen are off duty today on sick leave, most of it caused by overexertion. As Captain Louis Wendell's battery was proceeding up Broadway to Halsey street under escort of the Sixty-ninth battalion. Major Duffy, at the corner of Halsey street and Broadway a mob of 1,000 men guyed and jeered the militia and a few stones were thrown. The crowd was so great that Major Duffy ordered a charge, and the soldiers, with fixed bayonets, charged on the mob and dispersed it. DON'T LIKE THE MILITIA. Twenty thousand men and boys are - hanging about the stations where the military are posted and annoy the- sol- diers by jeering and pelting them with stones. All night long the pickets were subjected to these attacks.' Missilss flew around them in the darkness and they could not retaliate. The mob at the Halsey street depot threw a volley of stones at the militia and many of the soldiers received bad bruises. but before they could charge on the mob it dispersed. Men hanging about the depots threaten to burn all the barns simultaneously if the alleged wrongs of the strikers are not remedied today. In disposing of the First battalion, Thirteenth regiment. Major Cochran met with an obstruction from the crowd m front of the strikers' headquarters at FM avenue and Twenty-fourth street. Major Cochran ordered a charge before which the greater part of the crovvil, numbering about 600, fled inside the building. Colonel Appleton of the Seventh regiment at Halsey street, with three companies, sent men out to the neighboring store to purchase provi- sions, but the shop keepers refused to sell to the soldiers, who then charged the mob scattering them in all direc- tions. TROUBLE WITH SOLDIERS. A guard upon an elevated train, car- rying - a company of soldiers seized a soldier who was smelting to put him off the train, when the other militiamen went to their comrade's assistance and beat the guard severely. Captain Ly- ons, commanding the company. placed the guard under arrest but released him when the company reached their destination. Several cars on the Sumner avenue line' were stalled at the corner of Green and Sumner avenues. • Six hundred men surrounded the cars and tried to induce the motorman to join the ranks, they became angry and boisterous, and the police charged them scattering the mob. Master Workman M. J. Connolly, the strike leader, is confined to his home by sickness. His wife and child are also ill with pneumonia. DICK BURGE WON HIS BATTLc\. Knocked Out Pugilist St lIIiam¼News of Other liruisers. London. Jan. 21.—Tom Williams of Australia and Dick Burge of England, welter -weights, boxed for a purse of £400 at the National Sporting Club. In the fourth round Burge knocked Williams out with a blow on the jaw. KID LEWIS TO DO TIME. • Fort Worth. Texas, Jan. 21.—Today Kid Lewis was tried and convicted of prize -fighting. The sentence is $500 fine and 60 days in jail. His tight was ad- vertised as a sparring exhibition with four -ounce gloves. LEGAL BATTLE FOR FITZ. St. Louis, Jan. 21.—Bob Fitzsimmons has canceled all dates for next week and will go back to Syracuse to answer the indictment for killing Con Riordan. WOOL MARKLT AT BOSTON. is aomeahat Better Mtn a 5'. trek Ago. Lesion, Jan. 22.—The wool market has been generally quiet for the past week although trade was of fair average, Thi outlook is better than a week ago, and manufacturers fleOM disposed to take hell' of raw material with more freedom. The manufacturers, however, have different opinions as to the prospects for the value of wool. It Is believed as the market is now situated the priees will be influenced largely by London sales. The prices are as follows: Territorial wools, Montana tine and medium, Valle No. 1 medium. 12106c: Wyoming. Utah. Dakota, Nevada, Idaho and Colorado fine and tine medium. 91(11e; California. spring northern, 130 14e; country spring, 90,11e: Oregon, east- ern fair, 9ftile; choice, 114112 1 -se; Australi- an wools, scoured combing. superfine, 141e re; average, MURDER AT THE PEN George Reif Killed by a Felle Convict. HE TRIED TO FEIGN INSANIT Deliberately Picked lp etii Az. VI'alkt to His Victim and Str,..4-k Several Blows. At 11 o'clock this morning Fred Hoyt a convict serving a 20 -year sentence fun murder in the second degree, malicious ly murdered George Reif, another con vict, who was in for five years for grate larceny. The news reached the city • few minutes after the tragedy an Coroner White, who resides at Dixie was notified. The coroner arrived a 2:30, and a coroner's jury was empan eled consisting of J. J. Lavaff, Char's. Berg, Elliott L. M. Lambert. D. W Lamb and H. C. Gregg. Prosecutin Attorney Ormsbee and Assistant Mose i.)'Brien happened to be at the peniten tiary when the deed was committed and took official steps in the matter Directors Nye, McInroe and Berry re paired to the penitentiary to learn in telligently of the murder. The testimony showed that the con victs were engaged in excavating sort, pits in the brickyard adjoining the jut mill, for machinery. These pits wet about 10x12 feet, and that one in whic Reif met death was down 'to a depth o about three feet. Hoyt was working i the pit about 40 feet away. There wa an ax near by and he, seeing it, picke it up and deliberately walked to the pi . where Rief was working, passed 11 me and, without warning, hit Reif a blo which the evidencs shows that he tile to throw off with his arm, as his ar was broken and a deep cut found in th shoulder. Reif said, \Don't kill me, and at that instant Hoyt hit agai with the weapon, twice in successio striking Reif on the top and side of th head with the blade of the ax, either ea of which would have caused insta death. The men at work in the pit wit Reif, ran away, fearing the desperat work of Hoyt. After accomplishing his awful dee Hoyt wiped the blood off the ax in th dirt and, after walking away a few fee laid it down and secluded himself in shed near by and refused to \line up with the men, who were at once ordere to quit work and march to the prise) At the point of a gun, Hoyt thought best to do as he was ordered. The hod of Reif was taken to the penitentiar hospital, where it was dressed. HOYT FELT UGLY. Overseer Tubb, who had charge Hoyt, said that he had acted mean a morning and had refused to do his bi ding. Tubb says he has often h trouble with Hoyt, that he conside him a desperate man and had thoug at times that he was insane. Hoyt was brought into the room. tried to look wild and did succeed i making it unpleasant for the jury whi he was in their presence. When he ca in he said, \God is the deliverer of a evil.\ He sat down, rapping the cha arms with his lingers. He attempted make the jury believe that he was i sane, but before he could carry his pr gram through he was taken to his eel He was merely brought in to be ident lied by those witnessing the murde The jury returned a verdict which fas ens the blame on Hoyt. A HARDENED CRIMINAL. Hoyt is serving a 20 -year sentence f murder in the second degree, havin been sent from Tacoma in May, 18 for the murder of Crosby, a highly r spected young druggist about 23 yea of age. He was sent up with an acco plice named Stowe. Stowe got a ne trial and was acquitted. Hoyt serv a term in the Oregon penitentiary, b tag released there in 1889. He is printer by trade and is 36 years of ag Acting -Warden Cameron says Ho is a hard case and he has had a gre (teal of trouble with him. At one II he attempted to escape by conceall himself In a load of brick but was ca tuned by Ex -Sheriff MacFarland. Too have often been found on his perso He has no relatives in this countr Reif was also from Tacoma and w serving a 5 -year sentence for gra larceny. He was 42 years of age a a cook by trade. He served in Ariz° as a soldier in the Twenty-third infa try. He was known as \Chicken Cha ley\ in Tacoma, where he has a mot en and sister. Ws conduct was go and he worked In the kitchen for long time. This is the first time Ho has had a chance to get at Reif, w had told that Hoyt had it in for hi It is said that Reif gave eviden against Hoyt in his trial. Hoyt refus to talk. The relatives of Reif ha been notified at Tacoma and an anew Is awaited as to the disposition of t body. New Westminster has made a Ravi of over $6.000 a year by cutting muni pal salaries.
