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W E E K L Y E D I T I O N . f VO L . I . NO. 5. COLUM B IA FA L L S . M ON T A NA, JU L Y 18, 1903. SintJe Copies 10c. Subscription Price K M per Ycai Dpt M i l l A. A. EARL KILLED MISS BLOSSOM, THEN HIM8ELF. He Was a Married Man and Had Eloped With Miss Blossom, Who Was Only 16 Years of Ag»--pur- sued by Officers—When Earl 8ees Situation He Committed the Deed. Baker City, Ore., July 17.—A double , tragedy occurred three miles east of Durkee, In this county. A. A. Earl of Caldwell, Idaho, killed a young girl known as Blossom, and then killed him self to avo^d arrest by pursuing of ficers. Earl, who was a married man, about 35 years of age. with a wife and two children, eloped with the girl, who was between 15 and 16 years of age, Tues day. They came to Huntington on the westbound train, which arrived there about 1 o'clock in the morning, then walked west on the O. R. ft N. -tracks toward this city. Closely Pursued. Sheriff Watkins of Canyon county, Idaho, followed Earl and his compan ion with a warrant for their arrest, and at Huntington was Joined by Deputy Sheriff Hanna of this county. The of ficers struck the trail of The man and girl and overtook them on the rail road track three miles east of Durkee. When the eloping couple discovered the officers were following they left the railroad and hid In the brush. The officers were searching for them when they heard two shots In quick succession about 100 yards away. They ran to the place and found that the man had shot himself and the'glrL She was shot in the left temple,, the ball coming out of the light temple. She lived about 15 minutes. Earl shot him self In the right temple and the ball passed out at the top of his bead. He lived three and a half hours. Neither one was conscious when the officers reached them. Sheriff Watkins was unable to give any details regarding the relations of the cotiple previous to the elopement, save* that the girl's first name was Blossom-and-that she lived with a Mrs Small on a ranch three miles from Caldwell. Earl was working at the ranch. Coroner Snow of this county has gone to Durkee, where the bodiea were taken by the officers after the shooting. Captures Escape ConvIcL Gilbert Mullins, Fort Leavenworth Mutineer, Bpck In Jail. ' Junction City, Kan., July 14.—Gil bert Mullins, leader of the Fort Leav enworth mutiny In November, 1901, who escaped from the county Jail here Saturday with three others, was re captured by Patrick Folck, to whose home he had gone to ask directions to the house of a man whose acquaint ance he had formed while In Jail here. Folck pointed-out the way and then, arming himself1, followed after Mullins and ordered hldi to'surrender, firing as he did so. Hawley Won Boise Election. Boise, Idaho, July 16.—James H. Hawley, democrat and union labor can didate, was elected mayor o f Boise, de feating James A. Plnney, republican, by a majority of 121 votes out of 8081 cast. The question of gambling In Boise entered largely Into the cam paign. Mr. Hawley announced that gambling would not be reopened In the city if he were elected. The. re publicans elected 10 out o f the 12 can didates for aldermen and the city treasurer, the only other official voted for. Six of the successful candidates for aldermen were Indorsed by the civic federation, which also Indorsed Mr. Hawley for mayor. Oregon Woolen Mill Burned. Oregon City, Ore., July 16.—Fire de stroyed a portion of the Oregon City Manufacturing company's woolen mills, the loss of which Is about 840,- 000, and Is covered by Insurance. The fire probably Started through combus tion In the drier. The pullery, dye house, machine shops, picker house and boiler house were totally de stroyed. The company had Just received a large shipment of wool, nearly all of which was burned. The Portland flour ing mills, Oregon Railroad ft Naviga tion company’s docks and the Crown Paper company's pulp mill were saved only after a fierce fight Body In Kettle River a Year. Grand Porks, B. C., July 16.—The body of J. 8uck8mlth a mlllowner who was accidentally drowned In May of last year In the Kettle river, six miles below this city, has been found at the bead of the Cascade dam. It ’ Identified by means o f the clothing. Toy,PI«tols Kill. Pittsburg, July 15.—Six boys have died of tetanus since July 4, all of whom were victims o f the toy pistol. ' 8urely Dying. London, July 16.—A dispatch from Rome timed 6:60 a. m. says the pope passed a vary restless night, and bis condition this morning Is considerably worse. Rome, July 16.—Dr. Mazzou# In re ply to the question, \Can the pope re- covert\ gave the Associated Press correspondent the following signed statement: ■Rome, via Condlttl, July 16.— AJ the present moment the disease of his holiness has lost its character o f abso lute gravity which It had at Its aclite period. It might be considered to have entered the period of a possible solu tion. This might occur in a man.of strong fiber and young, but It Is Impos sible to entertain such a hope In the case of a man In his 94th year. With him the physical energy absolutely In dispensable for recovery Is lacking. Pope Leo’s organism Is perfect, and as such maintains itself after 93 years of never interrupted work, but^ motor force Is no Jqnger sufficient for complex functions essential to life. In other words, the 93 years of Pope Leo bring him Into the category of extra ordinary longevity when life Is de stined to flicker out Independent o f the action of any pathological complica tions. The only service that science and affection can render is that of struggling to have thj^ precarious ex istence preserved as long as possible. \GAETANO MAZZONI.\ MONTANA SQUIBS. Work on Helena's new freight de pot has begun. Wool Is selling for 17 % cents a pound at Great Falla John Maguire, the veteran theatri cal manager of Butte, Is going Into the newspaper business at Missoula While there will be no races In Ana conda this year, there are quite a num ber of horses training In and near the city. Peter Strupp, aged 64, one of the oldest and most highly esteemed pi oneer residents of Virginia' City, Is dead. It Is probable that some of the best of the thoroughbred, cattle In Deer Lodge county will be taken to the state fair. The office of the E. L. Bonner Lum ber aftnpany of Deer Dodge was IWU - inm -» money was taken. Most of the materials for the Peo ple's Electric Light company’s new works at Bozeman have arrived and work has started in earnest A wreck of a freight train on the Coeur d'Alene branch of the Northern Pacific near Iron Mountain accurred recently. No one was Injured. Serious trouble between the cattle and sheep men on Sage creek has broken out and it is feared blood will be spilled before the end Is reached. Directors of the Helena Baseball as sociation deny the report that they have offered their franchise In the Pa cific National league to Ogden for |500 - any other sum. Ernest Rakowltx, one of the beBt known surveyors In western part of the state, was arrested recently and placed In Jail, charged with forgery committed while Intoxicated. The members of the Montana state fair executive commission have given the matter o f the fruit exhibits of the fair Into the sole charge of Commit teeman Samuel. Dlnsmore of Missoula William Forsythe, an agent for the Armoer Packing company at Butte, cauaht recently In the wicked Jaws o f r f folding bed weighing 700 pounds ag|U:ame near being suffocated before hecould extricate himself. Mrs. A. A. Forbls, mother of Mrs. M. B. Brownlee of 8pokane and of John F. Forbls, the attorney-of the Amalgamated Copper company, died In Portland. Ore., recently of heart failure. Mrs. Forbls was 86 years «ld and the disease which caused her death had been creeping upon her for a long time. She came to Montana In 1864 and removed to Spokane five years ago. Drowned In Yukon River. Seattle, July 15.—The drowning In the Yukon, off Andreafskl, of Frank Reis and “Shorty” Smelter, two gam blers, formerly living in this city, Is reported from St Michael In a letter dated June 26. They were floating down the river from Fairbanks on the Tan&na, when their boat capsized. Reis' body was recovered the follow ing day by Indians. Oliver to 8ucceed Sanger. Oyster Bay, L. I., July 15.—At a conference between President Roose velt and Secretary Root It was elded to appoint Robert Shaw Oliver of Albany to be assistant secretary of war, vice William Carey Sanger, resigned. Mr. Sanger has decided to retire on account of the 111 health of his wife. High Price for Wheat Downs. Wash., July 16.—From 66c to 70c and upward is being paid by Everett buyers who are here contract ing for wheat UIE TELEGRAPH BREVITIES CULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF THE A 88 OCIATED PRE8S. A Review of Happenings In Both Eastern and Western Hemispheres During the Past Week— National, Historical, Political Ttmd Personal Events Tersely Told. President Roosevelt is to make an Important address at the New York state fair on Labor day. The Cuban government's receipts for the fiscal year ended June 30 were 817,767,000; the disbursements, |16,- 339,900. Chicago has passed the 2,000,000 mark, and Its present popul&tlon Is 2,- 321,000, according to the publishers of the Chicago city directory for 1903. William Kratx and his brother,' A. A. Kratx, were recently held to swer before the superior court at San Francisco on the charge of felony James Beasley, who was arrested 3uth Africa, charged with having forged postal orders at Cape Nome, ka, has sailed on the steamer St Paul for New York. Thirty-eight deaths and 83 prostra tions In and around NeW York and Brooklyn tell the story of one day’s record recently. It was the hottest July 10 In the history of the wekther bureau. A lumber deal has been made at San Francisco In which 3284 acres of heav ily timbered land were sold by Isaac Minor of Humboldt county to McClure ft Rupp of Saginaw, Mich. The price as about 8200,000. The most sensational crime In the history of Mason City, DL, was com mitted recently by a Springfield man named Edward Barton, who fatally shot Julius Frank and Irving Rosen- fleld, leading merchants. a five mile motor paced trial against time Nat Butler recently cov ered the distance in 6:24 3-6, which lowers by 13. 3-5 seconds the world's record on the same track last Satur day by Harry B. Caldwell. The San Fraud®** i m __ fron t s —*>- - — ~>er case that W shrouded In absolute mystery.- The body of Joseph Hansel, a German brewer, was found on the streets In an outlying residence district The magnificent new La 8alle street station of the Lake Shore, the Rock Island and the Nickel Plate railroads at Chicago Just completed at a cost of about 93.000,000, opened for busi ness. All trains are now using the new terminal. Miss Marie Murphy, 21 years o f age, daughter of J. jjj. Murphy of Pontiac. 111., may lose her life as the result of peculiar accident at Denver, Col, recently. She stepped on a match care lessly dropped In the street, and It Ignited her clothing. A plot of ground consisting of, 10 acres, located on a hill at the world’s- fair In St. Louis, formally dedicated recently, as the site for the replica of the city of Jerusalem, one of the dis tinct exhibits of the exposition. The dedication ceremonies were conduct ed by about 50 natives from Jerusa lem, and fully 10,000 people witnessed the oriental rites and ceremonies. Ex-Senator George Turner and Mrs. Turner of Spokane have left for New York. On July 24 they will sail from New York for Europe on the Celtic, and will spend several weeks oh the continent before the Alaska boundary commission, of which Judge Turner Is a member, meets in London. The com mission will meet September 3, and Judge Turner believes It will conclude Its sessions In time to permit of his arrival home early In. November. The commission Is composed of Sec retary of War Root. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts and Judge Turner, ap pointed by the United States, and Jus tice Jett, retired, o f the supreme bench of Canada, and Lord Alvlnstone, lord chief Justice of England. The third member appointed by Canada, Justice Armour of the Canadian supreme court, died recently and his place has not yet been filled. Big Fire at Kendrick. Kendrick, Idaho, July 16.—Fire de stroyed property valued at 825,000. The loss Is fully covered by Insurance. The property destroyed Includes the North- Pacific roundhouse, the grain ware house of the Tacoma Grain company, Dan Hunter's lumber yards, lumher and warehouse, Frank Le Bole's barn and contents, Myers' blacksmith shop and Star restaurant. The fire started from an unknown cause about 8:30 p. m. In the Ld Bole barn. Oliver May Succeed Root, ashlngton, July 16.—It seems be a general understanding among of ficials of the war department, who ought to know, that the name of Rob ert Shaw Oliver, who has Just been ap pointed assistant secretary of war, will be favorably considered for secretary of war when Secretary Root retiree from the cabinet Late Northwest News. LATE NORTHWE8T NEWS. An unidentified man was run over and killed recently by a Northern Pa cific train one and one half miles west of Cunningham, Wash. At Hinsdale, Mont., recently Robdrt Walsh shot and killed Joshua Truax. Both have ranches near Hinsdale and have lived in that neighborhood for about 12 years. The killing occurred ’ :k Pledge’s saloon. It is said that len had some words about some horses and Walsh wanted to fight Truax. When they both got up from a table Walsh knocked Truax down, pulled his gun and shot him neck, killing him Instantly. Walsh surrendered. Reports from Wallace, Idaho, say that the famous Golden Chest mine, near Murray, has been sold to eastern people for 8350,000. This mine was owned by- Messrs. 8emstag. Hilder Brothers, Hayman and Reis of New York and the M. Prager Mercantile company of Murray. The purchasers are not known. The property was re cently examined by Expert Douglas, who reported 1,000,000 tons of ore in sight, but suggested Improvements costing 8100,000 to handle the ore. William F. Furay, one of the best known men in the state of Montana and .United States marshal during 3dent Harrison's administration, Is le parents of Fredle Pea, living In jburg, who' was drowned July 10 e In swimming In the Columbia r, have offered 8100 reward for the'recovery of the body. The boy waiy 13 years old, about four feet In height and of light complexion. The body is In a nude condition. G. A. Plummer of Kendrick. Idaho, was found recently a^xis home by Mrs. William Meyers In a dying condition froiA.an overdose of morphine. Wheth- i an overdose by mistake that caused his death or Intentional Is not known. The supreme court of Montana de cided that Insurance companies operat- that state are liable for taxes upon the excess of premiums received losses and expenses in the county where their agents conduct the busl- The decision Is regarded as an important one and will greatly in- the revenues of every county “^ ^ “i t f &Msenberger. a 12 year n iff ! lad at Billings, Mont, died recently from Tetanus, the result of Injuries received from a toy pistol on the Fourth of July. The death of another boy, name unknown, from a similar cause and accident. Is re porta*-near Red Lodge, Mont The report of the mysterious death of a girl near Janesvlll, Idaho, Is re-, ported. A man came to Troy riding a horse furiously and sent word to the authorities at Moscow to come Imme diately. From all that can be learned the girl was alive and well the nlghl before. Next morning she was dead In the tent. The girl's name Is Hattie Cox. She was probably mur dered. The Chinaman murdered at Heppner Junction, Ore., was killed by another Chinaman, named Wong Wong, better known at Heppner as \Henry Chlna- n.” The Chinaman murdered was old fellow. He killed the old fel low for 8500 and threw the body Into the Columbia river. Election at Walla Walla. Walla Walla. July 14.—Gilbert Hunt, Ankeny candidate for mayor, pulled through by a bare majority of 16 votes, defeating F. S. Dement, the anti- Ankeny candidate. The marshalshlp resulted In the overwhelming slaugh ter of A. Frank Keee, the Ankeny can didate. He was beaten by Jerry Brown. anti-Ankeny candidate by 308 plurality. A recount may reduce Mayor Hunt's plurality even lower than it la The Ankeny people elected one council man, while the anti-Ankeny people elected two. Only three members of the council were to be elected. Teamster Sheldon Killed. Butte, Mont, July 16.—Because of the failure of the brakes to work a six horse freight team dashed wildly down a steep hill Just out of the Yel lowstone park. Phil Sheldon, the team ster In charge, was thrown out when near the foot of the hill, alighting on some rocks and being instantly killed. This was Sheldon's first trip. Tornado In Nebraska. Cozad, Neb., July 16.—A tornado passed eight miles north of here. Wil ing Samuel Henry, a farmer, and In juring three other {arsons. The storm devastated a strip of country three miles wide for a distance of 10 miles, wrecking many houses and barns and destroying crops. • Bumped His Head. Tacoma, July 15.—Jay Taylor, a ste nographer In the office o f Mayor Camp bell, while dusting a skylight lost hla balance and fell head first, striking on a desk. His skull was fractured and recovery is doubtful. Coast Wheat. Tacoma Wash.—Unchanged; blue- stem. 82c; club, 78c. Portland, Ore.—Walla Walla 760 76c; bluestem, 80c; valley, 78079c. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORER8 CON VENTION WAS IN 8E88ION. Eight Thousand In the Tent— No One Waa Seriously Hurt Presence of Mind of Mr. Ramsey of Chicago In Having Convas Held Up Averted Suffocation—People In Panic. Denver, Col., July 16.—The big tent Endeavor, where the' Christina En deavor convention has been held for the past four days, waa blown over at 4 o’clock In the afternoon, while more than 8000 people were attending the proceedings. The Injured num bered nearly a score, but fortunately none of them were seriously hurt. Mrs. Jesse M. Thornburg of Denver was the most seriously injured, her nose being badly gashed and her scalp suffering several wounds. The presence of A. M. Ramsey of Chicago, who sprang to a chair and called to the people to hold up the canvas and poles, undoubtedly pre vented danger of suffocation, but as It waa, many women fainted, and were extricated from the folds of the can vas with difficulty. Mrs. Winifred Sleep of Denver, who waa lir charge of SL Mark's hospital tent, seeing the catastrophe at the big tent, telephoned the electric company* * to shut off the current This vented any damage being done by live wlrea for, of courae, they fell with the poles. A feature which showed the religious spirit of the participants waa seen when the majority were extricated from the canvas folda. Lead by an eastern delegate, all gathered around In the open air and an impromptu praise service was held in the open air. The convention was in full progress at 4 o'clock, and, although there were signa of rain and some wind waa blow ing, no trouble was anticipated by the management The sides of the tent were up to ad mit air, and this enabled the squall to lift up the big canvas as if It were a balloon. The gust of wind which carried over the tent came so denly that no preparation could be made to forestall the consequences. The wind swept under the tent, the roof of which Immediately^ bellied out like an Immense sail, and It waa seen that the poles were being drawn from the ground. The smaller guy poles gave the first Intimation of danger' to the throng, being pulled from the ground. Immediately the 8000 people were In a panic, which the screaming of the women accentuated. It was then Mr. Ramsey sprang to a chair and loudly called on the men to hold up the canvas and catch the large sup porting poles as they fell and avert the danger. Hundreds of men sprang to their feet and successfully carried out the Chicago man's suggestions, and consequently no one was Injured In this way. As the tent fell, nearly 1000 people were seated near Its walls, and these people Immediately formed thelnselves a reserve corps. The hospital tent was speedily filled with women who had fainted and those who Were suffering from slight Injuries. .that Opium Bills Tabled. Manila, July 18.—The Philippine commission has tabled both the opium bills. The first provides for the crea tion of an opium monopoly In the Isl ands and Its sale to the highest bidder. The second is a substitute bill Intro duced by the commission, making the Importation of opium unlawful except by pharmacists and permitting the dis posal o f the drug only on a physician' certificate. Body That o f James Howard. 8eattle, Wash., July 16.—Through a photographed published, the Everett police have identified the remains of the murdered man whose body was found near Auburn on Saturday. The body Is that o f James Howard, former ly of Everett. Deceased was also known by the name of James Currie. Seattle Women Hurt. Seattle, July 16.—An express car on the Interurban, running too close be hind a regular train on the same road. Into the train when it stopped at Argo, Just south of Seattle. Mrs. H. W. Gowell and Miss Erland of Seattle were hurt, the former suffering Injuries to her spine. The cars were consid erably damaged. Washington Pioneer Dead. Ellensburg, Wash., July 16.—A. P. Scammon, one of the pioneers of the Kittitas valley, is dead at his home 10 miles east of this city at the ripe old age of 79 years and 9 months. Rear Admirals Switched. Washington, July 18.—Rear Admiral Terry has been ordered to command the naval station at Honolulu and Rear Admiral Miller has been offered o mand of the South Atlantic station. MINING NOTES. Emil Melzer, manager of the F. Pole group In Sumpter camp, has b In 8an Francisco undergoing treat- , ment for appendicitis. Charles Rothermel was killed l cavein In a placer mine l which he was working. The a the accident was on the I about 10 miles above Twin T A miner In the Tlger-Poorman n. at Burke, Idaho, the other day ^ picking and struck a loaded hi_._ There was an explosion and the miner was knocked down, but was unin jured. The Sumpter smelter, which ranks among the best small plants of Its size In the northwest. Is practically completed. Some copper ore is helm) received. The date of blowing It I n u uncertain. The Walter Scott mine, located two miles south of North port. Wash, on the opposite slds o f the river, haa 403 feet of tunnel and a 40 foot shaft The Last Chance mine, on the Great Western mountain, a galena proposi tion, Is In 300 feet with the tunnel. Manager E. W„Wllson of the North- port smelter says: \We are treating 1800 tons of ore dally and expect to continue at our full capacity. We Are assured an ample coke supply, and ex pect the Le Rol mine to increase shipments largely in a few weeks.” Late news from Roosevelt, Idaho, is that Henry Brant has made a strike of very rich ore, together with a large body of ore of fair grade. He Is sack ing a lot of the high grade with the view of shipping i t It Is his purpose order a twenty stamp mill at once In the hope that he can get It In be fore winter. Mr. Sweeny haa been busy for the past year on plans to erect such a plant In Spokane, In order to be In dependent of the American Smelting ft Refining company. His contracts with the smelting combine for han dling the output of his Coeur d'Alene i the Empire State-Idaho group, will expire in September. AH hope of reaching the bodies of the dead miners in the Hanna mine at Rawlins, Wyo., has been given up, at least for the time being. When the rescuers Upped the brattice the air reached the smoldering fire, and It again burst Into fleyce flames. None but the most experienced are the mine, as the danger of a second explosion has become too great to permit of any carelessness. Charles Thels’ option on the Lone Ine-Surprise Mining company at Re public has expired. The management is uncertain what to do about further operations. 8toplng, however, will be continued and the debt over the com pany will be cut down as much as pos sible.' The net returns from recent shipments have permitted payment of about 89000 to Leo H. Long and Charles Robbins, to whom the com pany was Indebted for about 850,000. That makes the present Indebtedness about 841,000. There Is little hope that the debt can be wiped out from the proceeds of ore In sight. Governors o f the western states have received word from SecreUry Irwin Mahon of the American -Mining con gress, formerly known as the Interna tional Mining congress, that the sixth annual session wlU be held this'year at Deadwood and Lead, 8. D , Septem ber 7 to 12 Inclusive. Secretary Ma hon Informs them that they will be al lowed to name 15 delegates from their respective states; mayors of cities or towns, three delegates each; boards of trade, chambers of commerce, scien tific associations, miners’ organiza tions and mlnlhg bureaus, three each. Persons desiring to be appointed as delegates from the sUte should send In their name to the governors as early as possible. MonUna Mines. Martin Johnson, one of the owners of a group of mining claims In the Mooselake district, speaks encourag ingly of the prospects of that section of Montana. The SL Julian Gold Mining company 111 erect a 10 sUmp mill on their property at Emigrant this summer. The company expects to be able to han dle about 100 tons of ore a day. \The biggest little camp In the state,” Is the terse description tfven by mining men to Kendall, Fergus county. Montana A sister mine to the famous Kendall Is the Barnes-Klng, Situated about two miles northeast on the same ridge. The Barnes-Klng group comprises 15 claims, only one of which, however, has been developed. The deepest shaft Is down almost BOO feeL from which a number of drifts and crosscuts have been rsn. Mining men are o f the opinion that the Barnes- Klng has an ore body no lees exten sive than that of the Kendall. Mulvahll ft Ely Brothers, who have leased the Daly properties at Wicks, have largely Increased their force and will double the capacity of their con centrator. They are making large ship ments of first class ore and will con centrate the balance. W. O. Clymo and Conn Finn of Butte are making an expert examina tion of the Antelope mines, about 20* miles south of PhiUpsburg. It Is said that California men have offered 8260,- 000 for the Antelope property.
