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r'S f 1 46 4 4 1 • • • ; Fort \Bent6n ,Montana WedirAday, January 2, 187-49. No. 10. THE SPORTING WORLD. Jack MeAni e Does Up Hyams, the Eng. li4hnian 7 --Joe McAuliffe and Jackson to Fight—The Spider and Mur- . phy---CArver Weirkening--- Oar/mien** Chatter. Etc. OPPOSING POWDERLY. • A Serious Revoln y Movement ip the Ranks of the I i s of Labor—What George Schilling Says. • Cific.vco, December 24.—The first real and decided opposition to the leadershiP. , NEW YORK, Decembst N.—There was home who was - unable to do anything. of Powderly in the Knights of Labor, to .1. S. Clarkson Says He is Not a Candidate for \ probstly never such a crowd at a tisticuff •I'he loss is between $1,800 and $2,000. .bear fruit that was ominous, was the un- a Cabinet Position. exhibition 'in Williamsburg as that to- • with no insurance.. Mr. Albright is a animous withdrawal from the order last night at Palace sink to see the ten- hard working young man.was.married on- Friday night of the local Coopers' Assem- round glove fight Which was known to be , ly two years ago, 'and had earned what bly 2,309. A red-letter meeting was call - but another name for a prize fight, be property he owned.: ed to take place in their hall for the pu r- tween Jack McAuliffe, of Brooklyn, and: .,. pose of considering this vnry question, Jake Hymns, of England. There were THE GENTLE'lLUCY. • and wheti it came to a vote not a dissent - thousands in the hall and thousands were . She i* Choked off from Speaking in Chicago. unable to gain admission. Hyams is 29 \years eld, stands 5 feet 7• inches, andl CHICAGO, December 26.—Handbills were weighs 135 pounds: McAuliffe is 2'2 years - widely distributed to -day announcing that old, 5 feel 9. inches; and weighs 133 M S ,Lucy parsons, we o the executed pound. Both wore 6 -ounce regulation anarchist, would lecture i averly hall gloves.' a verdict of death by exposure and heart troubles. By letters he had in his pocket it was found he had a mother living at Waterbury, W. 'I'. She has been tele- graphed to. \ • In the first round NIcA'ulitfe kept clear, but landed a few stingers. Hyams de- veloped dutking tactics, to which MeAu. , life soon caught on. There was not much advantage to either in the round. In the second and third the fighti • Was pretty severe, but McAuliffe had t beet of it. , He got in some hard punislai. ment oi Hyams' head. The latter blows seemed to be ineffective. In th first of the fourth round it was give an take, with little advantage, but at t c:.11 Hyams was knocked down near ropes,..In the fifth McAuliffe sent in a couple of left-handers and Hyams was knoCked_dowe again. Both vtere badly winded. In the sixth rOund Hyarne was ac- cused of trYieg to butt, and a chorus of hisses were sent up. He was cautioned by the referee. Jack stood off and only sent ins couple of heavy blows on the face. Hyarus was beginning to look top heavy. In round seven McAuliffe kept his distance, looking for slugging shots, and Hyam tried again his foul taCtics. He got in a few light taps on McAuliffe's body and received a couple of stingers in the face in return; Round eight was ter- rific, McAuliffe holding back in the two previous rounds, left him in such a con- dition that he landed terrible blews right and left on the Englishman's face, and v. THEN UPPER - CUT HIM with hieleft. Hyams staggered and fell and got up again. Swinger after swinger was sent in by McAuliffe, and thrice more was Hyarns downed. They were in a clinch'when time was called. The police here interfered, but flip men .were finally allowed to settle the matter. Pandemo- nium _reigned for fear the police would save the Englishman, and cheers for Mc- Auliffe rent the air. In the ninth round and final McAuliffe. wi3nt in to fin- ish him. After sending in a few corkers McAuliffe gave Hyams a swinger on the neck that doubled him up and ended the battle. The referee prtly decided in favor of McAuliffe. The r ilttle took thir- y-three minutes and twenty seconds. Maout $10,000 was taken in at the gate. M'AULIFFE AND JACKSON.' NEW YORK, December 26.-- The follow- , ng dispatch was received from the Cali- fornia Athletic club, San Francisco, to- day: The prize fight ff , sr.the X3.500 purse offered by the club for Joe McAuliffe, the champion of the Pacific slppe .; and Peter Jackson, the heavy -weight champion of New South Wales, will be fought Friday. The betting is 100 to 80 on McAuliffe. If John L. Sullivan refuses to fight Jake. Kilrain for $20,000,and the Police Gazette belt, which repfesents the championshini •McAnliffe, the Pacific slope chat - 144)n, will take Sullivan's pleat. MURPHY WILL MEET THE SPIDi.R.. PilILADELPHIA, December 20.—Prank Murphy, the pugilist, announces his wil- lingness to tight Ike Weir at the rooms of the California Athletic club, San Fran- cisco, in the latter part of February next, for a purse of $1.500, Murphy to be al lowed $350 for expenses, the men to weigh 125 pounds, and each side to post $`250 with the New York Clipper as a guar- antee to be at the fight. t'ARVER WEAKENINt:. MINNEAPOLIS, December Car - in his third day's shooting, brolaap o p. in. 7,190 balls and missed 60. His rd for three days is 26,535 balls hit, ; bout 2,500 below the average' 10,000 a ay, which will be necessary to insure uccinis in his attempt to break 60,000 in ix days. To -night his physical condition s bad. His hands and arms are much .wollenaind he suffers great pain. O'CON,TOR WILL ROW SEARLE. NO: YORK, Decerolaer 26.—William J. )'Connor, the champion oarsman of merica, arrived in this city to -day. He vill start for San Francisco with George L. Lee in two weeks to meet Jake (*tau. deur for $2,000 and the championship. O'Connor said that he woiild leave for Australia March 7 to row Searle, the champion of the world. for $5,00) a side and a cup. , IA Rancher Burned Out. • ArrAvoNDA, December 26. last night the house of Wm. Albr4ht, a ranchman living near Stone station, this county, took fire and burned f•3 the sround. None of the contents wereisaved bu • morning n geld coin was , hunted for and .pirkedout Of the ruios in good condition. It is supposed that the fire caught from , a bad flue: • Mr.- Al- bright, with his wile, was visiting a neigh- bor three miles'away when .the fire oc- curred,. They had' left a small boy at with the message and called imme- • upon the chief. \I shall send an r to you to -night,\ said the chief to rie, \who will demand the key from ou. He will then station an officer at he doer, who will forbid admission to the hall. You are perfectly helpless is the matter, and any responsibility there is will be ippon the police.\ The wording of the Frubiec; of the lecture was a trifle am- biguous; in that it might include any and all phases of anarchy and socialism. There was no doubt in the minds of the police that Mrs. Parsons intended to say something TO CAUSE HER ARREST. Said Chief Hubbard: \Mrs. Parsons can advertise herself all she pleases, but we will not help her do it. We have pri- vate infornitition that she intends to make a violent anarchistic harrangue. Then we would have been compelled to arrest her, and you can be sure that it would be magnified in every way by the anarchists in the argument of their injunction suit to -morrow. The attempted lecture was simply for effect. It is well known that Mrs. Parsons canna refrain from talking of anarchy if she gets a chance, and we will not experiment with her further. She simply cannot speak in Chicago. The police programme was carries:rout precisely, and there was no lecture nor meeting. For three hours the narrow stairway leading to the hall was crowded vfith anarchist sympathizers who, how- ever, took the situation rather good na- turedly. Mrs. Parsons was among them. \Is this what you call a free country?\ suddenly broke out THE ANARCHIST'S WIDOW, as she waived aloft a big red handkerchief which had been concealed in her muff. \Why they would not think of stopping such a meeting as this in London or Scot- land. The anarchists march through the streets of London singing the Marseil- laise and are not interrupted. Yet they call this country free.\ Anarchist George Schilling then drew the attention of eve- ryone by announcing that the chief of po- lice had said there was no law to stop the meetings, but that he was going to do Wind public sentiment would back him. AFTER PERSECUTION, REVOLUTION, shouted a wild-looking youth on an upper step. He quickly subsided at a shrill cry from -Mrs. Parsons, though the glow on her swarthy face and the flash in her eye certainlyMid not indicate displeasure. The youth said he meant \evolution and everybody laughed derisively. The po- lice were denounced in strong terms, and several enthusiasts urged Mrs. Parsons to deliver her address, but cooler hePads de- cided it would be bad policy, and in small groups the disappointed anarchists grad- ually left the Vicinity. • BRITTON DRAWS THE LINE. t arriages Can't Go in the Grand Procession at. Harrison's Inaugural. : WASHINGTON, December 27.—Chairman Britton, of the inaugural committee, says it has been practitally determined to have no carriagss in the procession ex- cept those for the occupancy of the retir- ing and incoming presidents, the new vice president and the joint congressional commWee. John Dougherty, secretary of thrAotiflcation committee, which in- formed General Harrison and -Mr. Morton of their nomination, has written here that at least one-half of the forty-seven mem- bers of the committee will be at the in- auguration and they would like a place reserved in the line for their carriages. Britton says that on account of the great length cf the parade it will be impractica- ble to allow the members of the commit- tee to ride in the procession and also that no place in the lino can be given to any persons until about a week before March 4th, when the marshal will make the as- signment of positions to. the various or- ganizations tint will be represented. Word has been received from Colorado that 160 cow boys and a band will leave Denver to take part in the parade. They will be dressed in the characteristic style of the plains and will travel under the name of the Harrison and Morton club of marching cowboys. , to -night. One of the bills was handed to Chief of Police Hubbard, who sent Lieut. Laughlin to Mr. Laurie, proprietor of the hall, with instructions to order him not to ope the place. Mr. Laurie was not sat- ing vctice was raised to the proposition that the coopers' assembly should with- draw. It is probable now that within two weeks all of the fifty-one local coopers' assemblies in the United States will also withdraw from the Knights of Labor, and form themselves into a national or- ganization with A government and officers to suit the radical ideas of the members. The cause of this revolutionary movement within the Knights of Labor dates Lack to the time of the inauguration of the great eight hour movement in 1886. The meeting held Friday night wae the tamest gathering of the ( hicage coopers shim the stock yards strike, when Powderly or- dered the 30,000 men either to return to work on the ten-hou ystem or.tosurren- der the -charters of the)r assemblies. The local assembly then h •d 800 members in Chicago. Because the assembly reftised to withdraw from the Knights of Labor at that time, this number has dwindled down until now but 150 names are on the rolls of 2,309. Said George Schilling this afternoon: \After the strike and the dissatisfaction growing out of Powderly's conduct, 250 coopers quit us in a body, and it has been impossible for us to get them back. Assembly 2,309 really led the charge in the eight -hour movement in 1886, and the failure to carry out that fight is attribu- ted to Powderly.\ \Would this step have been taken had any one besides Powderly been elected general master workman at the last national meeting?\ I \I think it would. Nothing excepting a ; general cleaning out of the officers and a revision of the constitution to suit the self-government of the locals would have prevented it. The men wanted to with- draw after the Milwaukee meeting a year ago, but I prevented them. After this Indianapolis Ailing, nothing could have kept them in the order.\ . . \Will this move be confined to the Chicago coopers alone?\ \Not by any means. In a few weeks you'll hear that the majority of the fifty - One coopers' assemblies in the Knights of Labor will have followed the example of Assembly -2,309. The discontent is national. They don't like the national 1 government of the K. of L., and will go by themselves.\ \Are you still with them?\ \No; I withdrew sometime ago, for reasons of my own, however. I attended the meeting the other night, and I know of the contemplated action in the fu- ture.\ AN UGLY RUMOR. Talk About the Indefinite Closing Down of the Anaconda Works. Burrs, December 27.—It was reported to -night that a conference was held be- tween the Anaconda company officers and Supt. Dickinson, of the Montana Union, at which the Anaconda people informed the railroad superintendent that if better railroad facilities could not be furnished, the company would be compelled to shut down for an indefinite period. The trou ble this time is not want' of fuel, as plen- ty of this article is on hand, but it seems the road is short of engines to haul ore from the mines to tho works, as 2,500 tons are required daily. Of late the rolling stock of the Montana Union has been badly clipped, owing to several engines being badly demolished by accidents. Just what the result of the conference will be issaot stated, but , the fact that such a meeting was held has alarmed the community, as the report is circulated that the Anaconda mine and at:netters will be shut down to -morrow or next day. As the situation stands, the Montana Union is not equipped to handle the ex- tensive business of the big copper com- pany. Bad Whiskey Did It. GOLD CREEK, Mont., December 27.—J. Nelson, a miner, and twenty years a resi- dent of this vicinity, was founddead this morning near Pioneer, seven natles south. He was intoxicated last night and sue ambed to the cold while endeavoring to get home. He was unmarried. Found Dead. DEER LODGE, December 24. --William Glatzback was found dead on a road lead- ing to he mountains near this place to- day Glatzback was a wood chopper and ha been in town for a couple of days and staked home this morning. A coroner's inquest was held and the jury brought in DOESN'T WANT IT. Catowoo, December 24. --J. S. Clarkson, of Iowa, was at the Leland today. He said'atea&np to last Thursday President- elect Harrison had not signified by' word or deed who was to go into --his cabinet. Mr. Clarkson believed that if Mr. Blaine was offered the portfolio of secretary of state he would accept. He said that Gen. Alger, of Michigan, was looked upon as the successor of Gen. Logan, and that he was the most popular candidate for secretary of war, and would make a good one. Mr Clarkston deolared he was not a candidate for -any public office, and had !seen no indications that he would be of- fered one. He was now going home to earn some money to pay his debts. He thought the chances for an extra session of congress were decreasing. The repub- licans had seven majority in the house, and if everything went all right in Louis- iana they would have nine. ANOTHER ONE OUT OF THE RACE. Gen. Lucius Fairchild, of Wisconsin, was in town to -day. He said he had had I all the official positions he desired, and was therefore not a candidate fer a , cabi- net position or any other office under the coming administration. He admitted that some of his friends bad- spoken of him in this connection, but not with his consent. : The general said ,the disability bill might not become alaw right away, but its adoption was absolutely certain within a year or two. He thought the attempt to form an independent Grand Army of the Republic on the ground that the present was a partisan body was high- ly ridiculous. CHARGES FOR GRAZING. The Crow Agent and Prices For Pasturage Discussed. WASHINGTON, December 24.—The inter- ior department is considering the action of the agent of the Crows ia Montana in charging shippers of cattle 10 cents per head for all the cattle loaded at Custer. It has been the regulation of the interior department for some time that all cattle driven on the reservation from Wyoming for loading on the Northern Pacific should pay six cents a head. This charge is without authority of law, but it is be- lieved to be right as a recompense to the Indians for the grazing privileges used, and the grazers and shippers have cheer- fully paid it. Briscoe; a Mississippian, who succeeded Upshaw, is an uncle of Williamson, who was asked to resign be- cause he GOT SO BADLY MIXED UP in the law regarding the cutting of hay on the reservation, and contracted the whole cutting without consulting the de partment, seems to be as badly rattled on the law and regulations as his predeces- sor. In ocder to reach Custer station cat- tle to be shipped on the Northern Pacific have to be driven across about a mile, of the reservation, and are about an hour making the crossing. Briscoe has charged every shipper of cattle 10 cents per head for this short crossing, and he' has even gone so far as to say he would hold a rail- road company RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MONEY if the shippers did not pay, 1 and would see that by next year arrangements were made by which the tax should not only be levied, but collected. As large numbers of cattle are shipped from Custer and Huntley, both of•which are on the reser- vation, each year, the tax becomes a bur- den upon shippers. It is said at the interior department that the agent at the Crow agency had never been directed to charge anything for cattle temporarily yssing through the reservation for ship- ment, but that the charge was made for cattle grazing on the reservation. HOW IT WILL BE DOE. General Harrison Will Be Escorted to the Capitol By Cleveland. WASHINGTON, December 2:4.-- -Quarters have been engaged at the Arlington for General Harrison and family to witness the inauguration ceremonies next March. There will be in the party General Har- rison and wife, Russell B. Harrison and wife, J. R. McKee, wife and two children, ex -Senator ,Saunders, of Nebraska, and wife, the parents of Mrs. Russell B. Har- rison, E. W. Halford, private secretary,. and wife and daughter. On the morning of the inauguration they will i;o to Wil- is feared when the gorge breaks. lard's hotel, on Pennsylvania ai,nue • and • occupy a parlor on the second flobr, Where Harrison Worked a Day. SELLERS EXPLAINS : . lie Says' the Dudley Letter Was tt Trap -Set for Indiana Democrats. • . INDIANAPOLI December 24.—Ex-Sena- tor McDonald, Congressman Bynum and a dozen other office holders, arrived from Washington last night to spend the holi- days. Speaking of the'Dtulley letter Congressman Bynum expressed the be- lief that the government would have dif- ficulty in making a case against him. Emery? B. Sellers, United States attorney, whose resignation has not Set been ac- cepted, was in the city for a few hours to- day. He says he occupies rather a strange position. The president has not accepted his resignation, neither has he been offi- cially notified that he refuses to accept it, and unless he assumes that Bailey's nom- ination created a vacancy, why, he is still district attorney of Indiana. Judge J. S. Suite, of Frankfort, Ind., a close frfend of Sellers, and who is famil- iar with the inside history of Indiana pol tics, is out in an interview and gives the reason' for Sellers' resignation, which he says, he has from Sellers direct. Judge Suite said: Mr. Sellers talked unreserv- edly regarding the Dudley letter, and said lie was satisfied the Sentinel had fallen •inte a trap set for the Indiana democrats by Dudley; that the letter was written by Dudley with the view of having it reach as many democrats as possible that no better medium of circulation among dem- ocrats could be obtained than the Senti- nel: that only one letter was written and that one sent where it would certainly fall into the hands of the Sentinel; that it was Dudley's intention to divert atten- tion from New York by that letter, and cause the democrats to concentrate all their funds as well aa their best efforts in Indiana, enabling the republicans to carry New York, which they did, and that the letter was an important factor in such result; that no such letter was ever sent or received by any republican corn - mitts man; that he expressed this same opinion to his party, and that the Senti nel is mad because of the blunder it made.\ Judge Claypool, assistant United States district attorney, in an interview this evening intimated that something of in- terest might be said about the Dudley case if the law did.not impose silence re- specting jury room developments. Act- ing district attorney Bailey says the gov- ernment has made -geed progress and has a great amount of evidence, and it is not all against small try. : To Shoot at 60,900 Balls. • MINNEAPOLIS, December 24.—Dr. Carver, the rifle shot, sthrted in on an at- tempt to break 60,000 balls in six days, of fourteen hours each, at 'Washington rink this morning. Up to 9:15 o'clock to -night he had broken 8,150 balls and missed 200, giving him ample opportunity to break the remainder of the day's quota of , 11,000. From 4 to 6 o'clock he ade ri remarkable - record, :shooting at 2,000 balls, out of which he missed Only 180. The Haytien Republic. WASHINGTON, December 24. --Secretary Whitney to-day received a cable message from Rear Admiral Luce in command of the United states steamship Galena at KingstonisJamacia, saying • the American steamer Haytien• Republic, recently seiz- ed at Port au Prince by Haytien authori- ties had been surrendered to bim on de- mand.— A WOMAN INSULTER SHOT. An Editor Kills a Man Who Offered Indig- nities to His Sister. ST. LOUIS, December 27,—A special to the republic from Durango, Col.,says; In- formation reached here at a late hour last night of a tragedy at Rico, Christmas eve, in which, F. E. Rust, edit6r of the Rico News, shot and instantly- killed Signor Oleson. It seems Oleson insulted Rust's sister some time age and Rust demanded an apology, which was refused. On Christmas eve the men met in the Bruns- wick saloon. Oleson went behind the bar and got two revolvers and laid them on the counter. He told Rust to take one of them and go with him and they would settle the difficulty. A quarrel ensued, and Oleson finally jumped over the coun- ter, gun in hand. Rust was too quick for him, however, and drew his own pistol and shot Oleson twice, killing him almost instantly. Oleson was in bad repute, and puhlic aynapathy is with Rust. An Ice Gorge. they will view the procession as it forms. In accordance 'with the procedera estab- lished by. Andrew Jackson and observed by every president but two since then, President Cleveland will call for Presi- Cilvmssin.Ats, Dak., December 27. - An ice gorge has formed in the Missouri riv- er above this city. Damage to shipping Isniasseoras, December 27 - ,---Work in Gen. Harrison's library west on at a rapid rate to -day and much was accomplished. The general himself kept pretty close to dent -elect Harrison at Willard's and es, the work in hand and was interrupted by - .cort him to the capito'. 1)a few callers only. The most important visitors to-day were four West Virgiaia gentlemen, headed by N. B. Scott,' mem- ber of the national committee. The ob- ject of their visit is unknown, but they spent quite a little while`w0 Gen. Harri, son. It had reference t ()Ate condition of affairs in the south, and they left express- ing themselve htghlys sleased with their reception and the result of their call. SPAletSH OUTRAGE. Indignities Intippoted Upon the A inericaan Flag By -the Spanish Government. PHILADELPHIA, DOP,Ortiber 27. The brigantineJosefa, from NIontego bay, (Ja- maica) brings news of an outrage suffered at the hands of the Spanish government. While discharging outward cargo from New York to Arroyo Porto Rico, the Spanish custom official discovered twenty packages of corn starch marked on the vessel's manifest missing. The vessel was siezed by the Spanish authorities and held until a fine of $4,000 paid. The value of the goods did not exceed $20. The mas- ter and crew were forced to suffer many indignities at the hands of the governor of the island and officials under his au- thority. The authorities offered to settle the matter if the captain of the vessel could satisfectorily explain the where- abouts of the missing packages. After the fine had been paid it was as- certained that ths missing goods had been delivered by mistake on the Jose- ph us, which lay next to the Joseftt in New York, but were placed on the Jose- fa's manifest. The explanation wits made to the Spanish authorities ;lad the return of the fine re ested, but was refused. The owners fi d a complaint against the Spanish gove nment with Secretary Bay: ard. It will be urged that the warships Galena and Yantic be ordered to continue their cruise to Porto Rico and summarily secure redress. Butte's Output. BUTTE, December 27.—The Pacific Ea - press company submitted a report of bul- lion shipments for the year ending 1888, which shows 2,851 bars shipped, weighing 301,560 pounds, the estimated value of which if $4,924,960. Wells Fargo express recently began shipping tullion from the mills, which will easily swell the total in round numbers to $9,000,000. The esti- mated output of the camp this year, in-. eluding copper, is M,000,000.. JAIL DELIVERY. Six Prisoners Escape from the Silver Bos. County Jail. L 2 Burrs, December 27.--i-Between 8 and 9 o'clock to -night a jail delivery was suc- cessfully effected from the county jail in the rear of the court house, six pc.sons making good their escape. The prisoners who escaped have all been found guilty of 'various offenses. and sentenced from two to five years to the penitentiary, and in a few days more would have been taken to Deer Lodge. They escaped by cutting a hole through the upper tier of cells. when they were within a few feet of the skylight above. .After they had got on to they easily crawled to the roof, from from where they let themselves to the ground by tying the blanketitogether. The jailer did not notice the escape until about an hour afterwards, when the sher- iff immediately organized a posse and started in pursuii. A very dense fog pre- vails to -night, under cover of which it will prove a difficult matter to find them. It is hard',\ possible they will be out long, as the telegraph and telephone have been used to keep a watch in all directions. The sheriff and his deputies have just se- cured horses, and have started in chase. This is the first jail delivery under Sher- iff Lloyd's administration. Those who es- caped are G. E. Benson, sentenced f'(• - grand`larceny; Wm. Logan, grand lar- ceny; W. Heaston, the man who recently uttered forged checks on Marcus Daly and the Anacoffda company; Dickenson. J. C. Rick, and one McLennan. Work Begun. Bii,sisos, December 24.---Wcirk has be- gun on the Rocky Fork road in good earn- • eat: Thirty teams began grading this morning and others will go on to -morrow. A car load of groceries fial meat has left for Laurel for railroad use. The first severe storm of the season be- gan yesterday and snow has been falling since with a strong east wind. Will ar They Strike. ••••• Dssesit, December 29. --It is reported. here to -night, on the authority or one of the Switchmen's Brotherhood committee, that all the switchmen on the Denver, Texas & Fort Worth, between here and Fort Worth,will go out on a strike to -mor- row in support of the striking Union Pa- cific switchmen at - this point, It ne also rumored that all the switchmen at itawl ings, Butte and all points betvveeh here and Omaha on the Union Pacific, with the exception of those at Cheyenne. have agreed to go out whenever asked to. do so by the Denver men. I.
