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THE COLUMBIAN. SIXTH YEAR. COLUMBIA FALLS, MONTANA, THURSDAY. MAY 7. 1896. N U M B E R 19. COLUMBIA FALLS IS SURROUNDED BY MORE NATURAL RESOURCES THAN ANY CITY ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE, COLUMBIA FALLS. Columbia Falls, Mout. DIRECTORS: A. J. Daria, : Butt?f Mt. Jamos A. Talbott, Butte, Mt. •I. E. Gaylord, • Butte, Mt. B. Tibboy : : Butte, Mt. L. C. Trent, : : Salt Lake. T H J E m HIVE! s t o r e . I L L ■ 1 I g CROCKERY, TINW A R E , | g Wooden Ware, | g Kitchen Utensils, g | Lamps, Etc. | rnr-.rr.r S Call and Look Over O u r | B Stock and Get Prices, £ 3 MAIN STREET. g g Columbia Falls, Montana. | a r n n r r r r . n r r r r . r . r i r r r . r r j i r . r r . r L ! , PROFESSIONAL .CARDS. D. F. S M IT H , Attomev|-at-LiaW, COMMISSIONER U.S.CIRCUIT COURT LAND PILINGB AND FI MADE. COLUMBIA FALLS. A. H. BURCH, “ D E N T I S T = Offices: Conrad Block. KALISPELL, : MONTANA. DR. J. A. GHENT, Consulting Physician. Kallspell, Montana. TleDuroc-Jerseys he MOST PROFITABLE hr EARLY MATURITY. Whelo Ilitera wcijtli 2SO lbs. e a c h a m o n ths, end I -old . .imai i\.• then fc m o n ths old that welshed I 4 2 lbs. I been the Inrfroet herd in Mnntnn.. hen b» BEN :«59. uelMed by HKD JOHN XT2. aUo the product of WESTERN KINO 4(01. I ‘ ~ 20 .boats of elU-Mlin^braeiliii* for«Ue a Ih^t’leh’ipjisr fronTthe “titei! ' a ST dot ----- in* order, for wennhnir* for .prion dottror? nt S5 each. Hare lfl.ow.brad tnnbonvtooarsdlm that Wheal rod to DurocJenor* pare a trifle over a dollar a bu.hcL Don t breod t ho«a unlCM jnu bell QURPL t JERSEY STOCK FARM, Seer Lodge. Montana TO DIE UNKNOWN That Wan the Ardent Hope of n .Strnmrer Who Killed Himself « Iu a Helena Hotel. WRECK OX NORTHERN PACIFIC HuiubcrSuspected df u Pocatello Mur der-Stockmen are Happy- News of the Grcal&tatc. It was with the determiDation up permost ip his mind that he would die unknown that bis whereabouts would always be a mystery to those who knew him that an unknown stranger ended his life at the Grand Central, Helena. He carefully romoved all tho mark^of identification from his clothing and. destroyed all the papers be might have hod before be took poison with 6uicidal intent. Al most his last words were protesta tions to those who stood at the bed side that be never would reveal his identity: Death came in the most terrible form. The dead man first took morphino, and when it did not bring the desired result he added a quautity of strychuine. There were fire hours between the two, and tho first poison in a measure counter acted tho effect of the other, but it only prolonged the agony. For twenty miuutes after'the attention of the omployea of the hotel was callod to his condition, ho writhed in con vulsions, resisting the efforts of those, who wero summoned to bis aid to assist him. And when he died it was with the words on bis lips: “Don’t who I am. I don’t want to talk about it.” He had registered at the hotel as C. Walker, Portland. The fast wost-bound mail on tho Northern Pacific met an e&st-bound cattlo train near Livingston Satur day wrecking both trains. Engineer Fanning of the cattle train was killed, and Fireman P. McClelkiud, Engineer Deroot, Fireman McClair- villo, a sleeping car porter and sever al others badly hurt, the first possi bly fatally. Many passengers jumped. The air in Fanning’s engine was not under control. Though he had amplo time to jump, be stuck by hia engine until too late. Charles Humber, a youug man who has been working around Butte and Anaconda several months, was arrested on Rock Creek, thirty milee from Philipsburg. by Detective Moik- eljoba of Butte, charged with the murder of Policeman James B. Scan lon, at Pocatello, Ida., the night of April 5. The dotectivo took hia prisoner to Butte and Chief of Police Ellis of' Pocatello who had been in Butte several days, is positive that the officers have the right man. An explosion at the refinery of the Boston and Moutana smelter at Great Falls, broke the iron vat into small pieces and severely burned three men. A mass of copper slipped from the mould into a vat full of water, which causod the ex plosion. The burned are: Frank Young, badly burned from head to foot; Miko Welsh, arms, hands and feet; J. Kirschwing, struck by piece of hot coppor. Young and Welsh, being single men, were taken to Col umbus hospital. About fifteou mon ere working near by at the time. Dan T. Shea, whose arm was blown f in au explosion at the Green Mountain mine, died. Two weeks ago ho accompanied the body of his cousin. Con Driscoll, who was killed iu the Neversweat mine, to Hancock, Mich. Ho had only worked three days after his return. -The body of Shea was sent. to Hancock where he itly took the body of Dris coll. The Nortboru Montana Round-up association held its annual meetiug at Chinook. Aliout 200 stockmen present and took part in the deliberations. Reports showed that tho cattle of the north aide of the Missouri river, the territory covered by the association, were in good con dition after running tbo range dur ing the winter. S. S. Hobson of Utica, in tho Judith basin, was elected president for the ensuing year; Con Kohrs of Door Lodgo, vice president, and F. D. Kingsbury, of Fort Benton, secretary and treasurer. Mrs. William Courtenay and three children were out carriage riding at Miles City when the horses took fright and ran away, throwing the driver off. Mrs. Courtenay sustained u broken leg apd the children werp pH fnpre or less injured. Helena has carried off first honors in tho matter of postoffice receipts for the year ending MarcIPBl, in this state. Her total receipts for the year were $41,087.80 while those of Butte were $10,621.28. Both cities are, however, of the first-class order, and the postmasters receive $4,000 per annum. B. L. Belanger, aged 22, son of a pionee? merchant of Maiden, ended his life by a dose of strychnine. Hu lost money gambling that belonged to his father. Ho died in horrible agony. George Amos, a Great Northern brakeman, had- both legs cut off. while switching at Neihart, and died from his injuries. J. F. Raddish, a railroad man. was found dead one mile east of White hall. JuBtico Deeuey, acting as coro ner, empaneled a jury and from the ovidonco adduced it was decidod that □ had been murdered and that who wont by the name of White was the murderer. David Richards, a miner working his first shift in tho Broadwater mine, at Neihart,' fell sixty feet down that shaft, and sustained injuries which will prore fatal. Ho went back to fix a fuse, slipped and fell into the shaft. His back and leg were brokeu and ho 'received other injuries. He leaves a wife and six children at Belt. Charles H. Henlon, a groceryman doing business on Broadway, Helena, led. His assoLs are said to be than $6,000 and his liabilities amount to $6,450, of which $3,500 is in the preferred class and $1,950 in the second class. Richard M. Wells shot himself in the head at tho home of his brother, Dr. G. Wells, iu Butte, and died in hour. Despondency was the Cyrus E. Kemp, one of the oldest residents of Helena and a Montana pioneer, is dead. The jury in the case of Peter Scol- lick, tried for murder at Livingston, returned a verdict of murder in the second degree. The senato in executive session confirmed Luke Hays of Oacouia, S. D., to bo agent for the Indians of the Fort Belknap agency in Montana. ALMOST A MURDER. Johu Powers Slashes George Beas ley’s Neck With a Razor. Monday night George Beasley and John Powers started out for 4 stroll through the rod-eye center of the couuty seat. They imbibed freely and were haviug a pretty fair time.. They entered Dave Grave’s saloon and while there Powers forgot the combination of hia suspenders and about to lose a part of his cloth ing. Beasley attempted to assist with the refactory overalls, when, without a word of warning, Powers pulled out a razor aud gave Beasley a slash across the nock. Tho blade nearly around the neck, and al though it missed the jugular vein its keen edge wounded the windpipe. Dr. Ghent was called, but Beasley lost a quart or more of blood before the wound was dressed. Eighteen stiches wore required to mond the The indications were that Beas ley will recover. It was a narrow es cape. Powers was promptly arrested aud placed iu jqil. He said on Tuesday morning that he dik^not remember anything about the affair, but the officers say he was cool euough to try to throw the razor away, while en route to the jail. Tho county attorney will await the result of Beasley’s injuries before prosecuting the case. If Beasley gets well the charge against Powers will be assault with intent to commit murder. If Beasley dies Powers will be tried for murder. The wituesses the sheriff’s list are: C. E. Thompson, Duvid Grave, William Brennan, Louis Bogun. Johu Tripp. Fred Burdette and John Lyons. Powers has been around Kalispeil ir some time. His occupation does it seem to be known. Beasley is brakqman, but has been working ouud a sawmill in Smith valloy. Among Beasleys papers was a dis charge certificate from the Southern Pacific road, giving him a good char- Porry Carson, a prominent colored an of Washington, D. C. is a candi date for president on the republican ticket. He 'wants a complimentary Tote to see if the republicans aro really friendly to the colored race. Indiana republicans will instruct for McKinley, so the bosses say. Standing of the league clubs on Sunday: Pittsburg, Boston, Phila delphia, Chicago, Washington, Cin cinnati, Cleveland, Brooklyn, St. Louis, Baltimore, New York, Louis ville. EASY FOR M’KINLEY The Washington Politicians Say He Will Get the Nomination by Acclamation. NEW POLITICAL PENSION BILL The Gold Men Already Have a Big Majority in tho Natlounl Re- nublleau convention. A Washington dispatch to the Chicago Record May 1, says: The almost unanimous opinion here is McKinley will be nomi nated by acclamation and that it will be only a three days’ convention. Some people are predicting that it will be a two days’ convention, and Mr. Reed was advised by aoveral of his friends to stand up and move to make the nomination unanimous. They said that Senator Allison would undoubtedly second the motion, and Senator Q»ay- and Gor. Morton might be appointed a committee to carry the news to McKinley. But the speaker does not feel very much like joking. It is the sol- emnest day in bis life. Up to three o'clock yesterday afternoon private telegrams from Springfield predicted positively that Cullom would win and secure an uninstructed delega tion, which he could handle as he liked, and even now Senator Quay asserts that three of tbo four dele- gates-at-large from Illinois are pro nounced anti-McKinley men and ill not vote for him at the St. Louis convention. But he names no names. is now absolutely certain that the St. Louis convention will adopt a nd-money platform. Fivo hun dred and twenty-eight delegates have already been instructed by state conventions in favor of a gold stand ard and against the free coinage of silver witbont an international agree ment. A sufficient number of states yet to hold their conventions will take aimiliar action to bring the total up to 660, while there are at least 100 more delegates that are likely to receive similar instructions, although they .may be considered in the doubt ful list untililiey have taken action. This insures at loest three-fourths of the delegates for sound money and the majority probably will reach four-fifths. There doubtless will be au attempt ou the part of the dele gates from the mountain states to some concession in favor of sil ver. but in the opinion of leading publicans here it will fail and the financial plank of the republican platform will be a square-toed and positive declaration against silver money. The worst pension bill that was ever considered in congress was passed by the hftuse of representa tives Thursday. It makes the whole pension business ridiculous. Although many good meu on the republican Bide of the house argued against the bill and voted against it iu the com mittee of the whole when their names were not recorded, every man on that 6ide of the chamber toed the mark wbon the roll was called. This measure is iutended purely for political purposes. There is no expectation that it will become a law. i au apeal for the vote of the old soldiers, but if he has any re spect left he will resent it as an in sult because a pension is no longer a badgo of honor when, it is offered to every deserter, bounty-jumper and .-rebel who .is ablo to come forward and Drove that he served in the army any capacity for ninety days.- No evidence'of loyalty or good conduct required. All are placed upon a level—the good, the bad and the in different—and if this bill becomes a law thousands of deserters and bounty-jumpers can walk up to the pension office with the armless and legless heroes of the war, without distinction, and draw their pay. Interesting to Whom7 The Washingtou correspondent of the Chicago Record says: Mrs. Cleveland is going'to Gray Gables earlier than usual this year for roa- tbat would interest lady readers of the Record if it ' were proper for me to tell them. The family aro now living at Woodley, the president's country place, and she is taking a great deal of out door exercise. The interesting event is expected in July when Marion, the youogest daughter, will be two years old. There is an intorval of two years between the birthdays of all the children. Read Tho Columbian this year. NIAGARA'S GREAT F0WEK. It Will Send a Message Entirely Around the World. At the opening of the national elec trical exhibition in New York this weok an experiment in electrical science will be attempted which will attract the attention the scientific world, and, if successful, will ho far in advance of anything that has been achieved thus far. At a certain hour tfh the 7th of May the several linos of tele graphic cable from New York to Eu rope, thence to China and Japan, thence to Australia, thence to Africa, thence to Portugal, thence to Brazil, thence to Chile, thence to Central America, thence through Mexico, to Galveston, and thence to New York again will be connected in a single circuit, and with an electrical current furnished by Niagara falls an opera tor at ono table in the exhibition will posed by Mr. Chauncoy M. Depew to another' operator in the same room alter cir cumnavigating all the continents of the earth. It is impossible like Puck to put a girdle around tho earth, be- there is no cable line across tho Pacific ocean. A bill is pending in congress for the establishment of one, and it is hoped that it will enacted into a law, but the proposed message will travel a great.deal far ther by the existing lines as de scribed than if it simply followed the equator. Before the close of the ex hibition, on the queen's birthday, President Cleveland will be invited to send a message of peace and good will to Victoria, tho current also to be furnished on that occasion by the waters of Niagara falls, which is Cyclones aud Clondlmrsts Cnt Consid erable Ffirnre in the Mississip pi Valley (States. especially appropriate became they -the latter. The United States belong jointly to Great Britain and the United States. Mr. Cleveland will have an opportunity to work up a fine sentiment with such material. A SECOND BIG FIRE Cripple Creek Again Visited By a Conflagration that Fin ishes the Job. REFORMERS SENTENCED TO DIE. Fire last week destroyed a greater part of the business' portion of Crip ple Creek, Colo., and on Thursday a second conflagration nearly finished up tho town. The fire atarted-iu' the Portland hotel and soon attacked tho residence sectlbn of the city and swept on to the suburbs. Dozens of buildings were blown up, but the flames could not be stopped. The estimato of tho lorn by tho fire placeq it at $1,250,000. Four per sona wero killed, and fourteen in jured. Among those missing and '• believed to have perished is Dr. » -BtmqpfWmerly of Butte. One prom inent man, Robert Campbell, crazed by his losses, committed suicide. Tents and relief suppli from Donver and are set up on the burned district. Rebuilding menced as soon as the ruins Fivo foreigners and 250 Chinese lost their lives in the collision at Woo Sung,' China, betweon the steamers New Chang and On Woo, sinking England is Ashamed. The disclosures made by the pobli- „ °° ier^’ cation at Pretoria of tho telegrams ‘ flw »n -on captured by the Boers when Dr. Jameson wss made a prisoner, con tinued to be the leading subject for comment iu the press and among people of all classes. Everybody seems to be waiting for events, and it is believed that still more startling developments are coming. The gen eral public and tho newspapera as a rule are heartily ashamed of the whole business, and are calling for the punishment of Cecil Rhodes and his associates. It is expected th^t ' the statement which the secretary of state for tho colonies, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, will make ou the sub ject in the bouse of commons on Monday will decide the fate of the British Chartered South Africa Com pany. The genoral opinion is that its charter will be revoked, and that steps will be taken to punish all those who wero concerned in organiz ing the raid into the Transvaal. Dreams Go. by Contraries. An old Irishwoman who has re ceived many benefits at the hands of benevolent minister and his wife, is so shiftless that occasionaUy the large-hearted couple lose all patience with her; but abo has such a sense of humor, and such a beguiling tongue, that she never fails to amuse them Bnd finally to win them back. At one time when money was given her to buy warm underclothing with, she wasted it upon a large plush photograph album. The minister spoke to her with considerable sever ity, as did also his wife, and for some time Bridget received no calls from either of them. One afternoon, however, the minis ter relented and atoppod at Bridget’s door on his way to see a sick woman. 'Shuro, and it's masilf that dreamed about you last noit, Miather Williams,” said Bridget, with a beam ing amile. “Oi dreamed that you and Missus Williams came here to me, aud says you, ‘How are you for tay and coffee.. Bridget?' and Oi says “It’s niver a drop of ayther Oi’vo got in the house, Misther Will- !’ And thin you presented me s pound of tay, and Missus Will iams wid a pound of coffee on the shpot! Yis, so it , that was me dream.” “Woll, Bridget,” said the minister, striving not to smile, “you know dreams are said to go by contraries.” “Shure, and that’s fwat Oi said to esilf,” exclaimed Bridget tri umphantly. “Said Oi, ‘Mistbor Will iams is the wan that’ll he giving me the coffeo and Mibsus Williams the tayP Thim was my very thoughts, Mr. Uhl. the now American ambas sador to Germany, has been received by the emperor. e our lauudriod percale shirts for fifty cents, H. S. Cannon, Kalis- pell. Detroit, Yorktown and Boston went to the assistance of the On Woo, rescuing many people. The steamship Miowera brings the particulars of the explosion Wellington, New Zealand, on March 27. Of the sixty men entombed not one escaped death. If not killed by the first plosion they could not hare long stood the deadly gas. The rich young New York widow, Mrs. Tom Sloano, whoso money was to go to Yale and to her sisters-in- law in case she married a second time, decided to let it go, and to marry the man of her choice. And now ono of the relatives who profit under the will gives the bride $100,000 that came to her. That of the prettiest wedding gifts c record. An explosion by which 100 persons are believed to have perished has oc curred at Micklefiold, Yorkshire, Eng land. The explosion took place colliery. Twenty injured persons have been rescued from the shaft. A cyclone and cloudburst did ii mense damage in parts of North and South Dakota and western Minneso ta Thursday night. Epiphany, S. D. was wholly destroyed, and Rev. Wm. Knoeger, Mrs. Gibson and Mrs. T. G. Gilzer wore fatally hurt. Much damage was done around Valley City and Hobart in North Dakota. In Red River valley so much fell that 6eediug cannot progress for ten days ar d the crop outlook is the most discouraging in ten years, as not two per cent of. the seeding ' done. Thursday a cyclone struck Butler and Bremer counties in Iowa. Barns were destroyed and much damage done to property. Another cyclone 8Wopt over portiona of Boone, An drian and Monroe counties in Mis souri; trees, fences, buildings aud orchards were destroyed. A cloud- buret struck Sheboygan, Wis., Rub merging railroad tracks and ~ buildings.. Rafts were in many parts of town and all factories are stopped. The damage by water' is great. At Johannesburg the fivo “reform leaders” who participated in the late South African movement agaiust the Beors, were sentenced to death. They are John Hays Hammond, an Ameri can, Francis Rhodes, Goorgo Farrar, Lionel Phillips and Charles Leonard, Englishmen. The prisoners pleaded guilty to the chargo of treason, but it is said they did so \on au agree ment with the Boer authorities that thoir sentences would bo commuted. Rhodes is a brother of Cecil Rhodes, former premier of Capfe Colony: Farrar is a newspaper publisher; Phillips is president of tho chamber of mines in Johannesburg; Ham mond is a mine manager and engi neer. Tho sentence has stirred the diplomatic circles of England and has created something of a sensa tion at Washington. Senator Wolcott’s declaration that ho would stay with the republican party, no matter what kind of a plat form it adopted, is condemned by his Colorado constituents. In Illinois the McKinley men cap tured the republican delegates. The May day strike for an (Aght- hour day. that was announced-as ordered for May 1, did not occur in , any city. L. C. DiUman of Spokane has brought suit against tho Northern Pacific for $300,400 for money of which ho was defrauded by Paul Schultz. - 1 r The Yellow Jacket gold mine, of Lemhi county, Idaho, has been sold for $5,000,000 to a New York syndi cate. Tho May day celobration in Vien na resulted in riots in which ninety persons were injured and fifty were arrested. Business in general showed no im provement la Shipments of gold to Europe have commenced again. Spain’s Arbor Day. Spain's first arbor day was cele brated recently. The young king planted a sapling near Madrid, after which ceremony 2,000 school children followed bis example. Each one qf them received a medal bearing the inscription: “First Arbor Day, in stituted in the reign of Alfonso XIII. 1896.” Four persons were killed by a cloulburet at Waldo, Ohio, and much damage to property was done. The drought that has prevailed in portions of Illinois was broken by heavy rainsUnring the last week. Judge Shellabarger, the leading attorney of Washington, D. C., is dying. President Krueger has commuted the sentence of Hammond and the other “reformers” wiio pleaded guilty to treason. Long terms of imprison ment, heavy fines aud final banish ment will probably be the new sen tence. Queen Victoria has returned to England from Nico. THE K. P. WILL BE SOLD. Judge Jcnkius Makes au Order But Reserves a Tall Hold. The decree ordering the sale of the Northern Pacific railroad and all of the properties of tho company has been signed by Judge Jenkins in the United States court. Tho decree gives the court the right to make any modifications be may see fit, both as to the terms and conditions of the sale and as to distribution. - The reaervation of the court gives the creditors of the Northern Pacific out side of the bondholders both in and oat of the reorganization agreement, the right to come into court at any timo and apply for relief, which the court reserves for itself the right to grant, especially reserving jurisdic tion for this purpose. Judge Jenkins also signed a sup plemental decree which orders tho sale of lands we3t of the Missouri river and which are held to be sub ject to a lion of the preferred stock holders. The land is to be sold in parcels in North Dakota, Montana, Idaho and Washington. The total indebtedness from the issuance of bonds alone by tho company is found by the decree to be $152,336,155.13. This, however, does not include the issuance of receivers’ certificates, the collateral bonds trtnounting to more than $16,000,000, and the back inter est on bonds amounting to $44,051- f 00' which includes tho goneral first mortgage bonds and those issued under the morgages on the Missoula and Pend d’Oreillo division. . An all wool black cheviot suit for. $8.50; warranted fast color, H. S. Cannon, Kalispeil. Bronson & Lighthall, the drug gists of Kalispeil, have a complete assortment of the celebrated Munyon remedies, which are juai now gaining such an enviable reputation. g g MII* k POWDER Absolutely Pure. A CBEAM or TAETAE BAXJNO POWDZB H ighest or all in lea vesting stbbiotb —Latest United States Government Food Report. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. 106 W all St., N. Y.
