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VOL 'XXXI-N. 8 HELENA, MONTANA, SATURDAY MORNINOG MAY 14, 1892. PRICE FIVE CGSNT
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SEASON OPENS TO-DAY.
First Games of the State Ball
League at Helena, Butte and
Bozeman.
Great Falls and the Home Team
Play at the Athletio
Park.
A Return Game to Be Played To-morrow
-Sehedule of the Games 1Ending
Sept. 25.
At Helena, Butte and Bozeman to-day
the umpires will say "dplay ball" and the
season of 1892 of the Montana league will
be opened for a series of sixty-one games,
which are to ehd on Sept. 25 nest. The
promise is bright for a nucesesful season
and of course Helena is out for the $50 silk
pennant of the national colors. The open
ing game in this city will be played this
afternoon between Helena and Great Falls.
Miseoula will play at Butte and Philips
burg at Boseman. The Helena game will
be called at 8:80p. m. at Athletic park. The
grounds have been rolled and are in good
shape. Both electric lines have made ar
rangements to put on extra oars and make
quick trips to the park and bask. Under
the regulations of the league the price of
admission is 50 cents. If the game should
be stopped by rain before the end of the
fifth inning the home club will issue rain
checks good for any succeeding game.
Helena and Great Falls will play their seo
ond game to-morrow. The visiting team
is entitled to receive $75 guaranty from the
home team for each game or 50 per cent of
the gate reeipts. Manager Dallas has the
home team in good form.
The batting order of the home team is as
follews for to-day: Earley 8b, Forbes s.s,
Crotty 2b, Twnesham o, Smith a.f, Griffin
Ib, Stingley r.f, Waggoner l.f, Freeman p,
Mullen bench. Freeman, the corkscrew
twirler, arrived in Helena yesterday from
the Bound. Freeman was in the box one
season for the St. Louis Browns. Mana
ger Dallas calls his center fielder a star.
Smith was in the Washington state league
last season. Twineham was with the Den
ver team last season where he made a good
record. Griffin is well known in Helena,
Butte and Missoula. He was with the
Maryeville team when they held the cham
rienebip of Montana. Waggoner is a fa
miliar name to Helena cranks. While
away from Montana he was in the Califor
nia league. Early was with the Butte Else
trioes last season. Stingley is a local man
who can play good ball. Any one who ever
sow the Helena Maroons when they held
the state championship will remember
Crotty and his fog horn voice which he
need with such good effect on the coach
line. Forbes has a good record and shows
p well in practice. Mullen played last
teason in Oregon.
The visitors were placed yesterday as fol
lows; J. W. Buchan 8b, Robert Emerke p,
Thomas Menefee e, J. W. Conly Ib, W.
Madison a.s, Fred Hemmingway 2b, Arthui
Stevens r.f, Frank Miles c.f,. Lee Tutt If.
Murch and Miles are change pitchers and
Stevens change eatcher. Some abanges in
the above order may be made to-day.
The Great Falls league is thoroughly or
ganized and it is confidently predicted by
the base ball enthusiasts of that city that
the Gleat Falls aggregation of ball tosser.
will take the league pennant to the Cata
ract city next fall. There is undoubtedly
some good material in the club and if the
other clubs in the 'state league expect to
have a picnic with the club from Great
Falls they are very likely to meet with a
big surprise. To be sure the men have not
yet had the advantage of practicing to
gether but all are in good trim and capable
of doing good work individually. The 'fol
lowing brief sketches of these men is fur
nished by Manager W. G. Friend, to whom
great credit is due for the thor
ough organization which has been effected:
Robert Emerke, pitcher, played in '90 with
Des Moines and Spokane Falls. Thomas
Menefee, catoher, played with the North
west league in '90 and in '91 was with Ta
coma, but finished the season with the
Erie, Pa., team, making a good record as
catcher, batter and base runner. J. W.
Buchan, third base, was also with the
Northwest league. F. W. March, pitcher,
is a good batter, a speedy pitcher and a
speedy base runner. He played with the
Tacomas last year, and with practice
should develop into one of the best players
of the Montana league. W. A. Madison,
abort stoPr is a local player of great prom
ise. He played on good eastern teams a few
years ago. Fred Hemmingway. second base,
is also a good ball player and is well known
in Helena and Butte, where he played with
the local clubs during the past four years.
J. W. Conly, first base, played last season
with Bates City and is a ball player of good
promise. Arthur Stevens, catcher, is a
local player, an excellent catcher and a
sure fielder. Frank Miles, center field, is
also a local player of note;, ad a first-class
fielder. Lee Tutt, left field, needs no intro
duetion to the base ball cranks of Helena
and Butte, where he has often won the ap
plause of the spaetato: by his clever bat
ting and daring base running.
Missoula commencee the season with an
amateur team. As far as their records go
the members will have the honor of begin
ning their careers in any kind of a league
with the Montana league. On account of
inability to procure players on whom Mis
soula had counted for the opening game
the team is slightly handioapied but they
hope to be in line within a short time. 'lhe
offlcers are: Frank S. Higgins, president;
Col. S. G. Ramsey, vice-president and man
ager. C. W. Blair, secretary and treasurer;
J. Morin, captain. The members
of the team are, James Border,
c., Hugh Camubell, p. and infielder, Ike
Harpster, c,. and outfielder, Jack Harkness,
outfielder, John Morin, 2b, James Mc
Keevez. as., George MoVeigh, c. and 3b,
Walter McKee, lb, Paul O'Brien, p., Rich
ard Sniith, outfielder.
The make-up of the Butte team is: Wil
son, catcher; first professional engagement
was in 1890 with the Creston, Iowa, club.
In 1891 he played the first part of the sea
son with the Kansas Citys, from there he
went to Salt Lake City. hay Harkness,
pitcher; was with the Minneapolis team in
1890, and Evansville, Ind., in 1891. Larry
Gleason is a Butte boy and well known in
Helena. He willplay first base. Flannery,
second base, In 1890 played second base for
the famous Picketts, of St. Paul, and in
1891 with Hastings, Minn. Jud Smith,
third base, in 1889 covered third base for
the Aberdeen, S. D., team. In 18'90 he was
with Portland, Ore., Pacific Northwest
league, and in 189)1 with the Champion, La
Grande, team in the Oregon and Washing
ton Interstate league. J. E. McCormick,
short stop, played in the Eastern league,
Illinois Interstate league, Pacific league
and Dakota league. He will manage and
captain the team. For fielders Butte has
Burns, Sloan, Evans, Hall and Marr, all
local players. They have not been placed
yet. loan and Burns will also act as
change battery.
Philipsburg will doubtless have the
cheapest team, as far as salaries are con
aerned, of any in the state, as the total
amount paid in salaries comes considerably
undor the $200 per month limit allowed
each club hb the state league. Among the
repoats in airculation throughout the state
is one that Phillpsburg is paying her play
ers to the extent of $700 per month, which
is pronounced wholly untrue by the press of
that town. In the first nlace,the Philadelphia
organelztion intend to keep strictly within
the bounds of the laws laid down by the
state league, and in the second, Philips.
burg or any other town of its size could not
aford to pay any suho salaries.
The personnel of the team, together with
the positions of the playbre as near as it is
possible to obtain them at present, is:
Cbes. E. Hoover, oaptain and e.; George
Hill, p. or r. f.; H, KE.Wisecarver, p. or r. f.;
George Whiteley lb.; W, H. Hughes, 2b. or
field; C. W. WIokeler, 8b; T. A. MoMillan,
ss.; Charles Gibson, I. f.; 0. J. Quivey, c. f.
Bozeman has a strong team, made up of
Adams, e.; Gibbs, p.; Cox, lb.; Hearn, 2b.;
Schultz, s.; Porter, 8b.; Bently, 1. f.; Viz
ner, e. f.; i'iaes r. f.
The following is the sohedule for the
leason:
Le e eaguese O 3nbs.
1it a rP:i. brs, . orati er a he"
u, , levelando 6,'.%, 1 ror 4 -
r . ý, rra 7. G:er .eY
. . . . . . . ..o , . . . . . . . . . . .
C'zYropn , May 13.5 Meein' s timely
itie on lr&"ut" oi and ur h e nrro wr the
il , hits 8, errors 5. Batteries, Dure
and O'onphno,, Min and GS m.
Ve0d Mur-ahye ein trdand Grame. by th
ago Western at Columbus,Indiano
hnd Milwatkee were postponed on account
c C ea " h e
ani O'Conr Smith ad Ma'k.F
Srain and wet grounds. Toledo l2, Kansas
. ity, hits , errors ; 8.
villaS, hits 8, errors 5. Batteries, DoQre
CCaGOý, sMay 1.-L'eaget gam s a Chi-,
andores de Iane e wars pso es accuth
oiraing and wet giounds. Toledo12 Kans the
Lonuisvlle Races.
LourevInLa, May 13.-Track in fair con
dition. Five and one-half furlongs-Knott
in-It won, Critic second, Lady Blackburn
third. Time, 1:10)4.
Five furlongs-Ferrier won, Lady Jane
second, Poor Jonathan third. Time, 1:04.
Delback handicap, mils-Balgowan won,
Rorka second, Tulla Blackburn third.
Time, 1:43.
Mile and fifty yards-Rook Laidley won.
Reveal second, Gray Duke third. Time,
1:4734.
Mile and seventy yards-Major Tom won,
Bob L. second, First Lap third. Time,
1:50.
Five and one-half furlongs-Tennv, Jr.,
won, Hardee second, Red Prince third.
Time, 1:12.
St. Louis Races.
ST. Louis, May 18.-Track a sea of mud.
Six furlongs-Highland wona Clifton sec
ond, Caesar third. Time, 1:19%4.
Two years old, four and one-half fur
longs-The King won, Frank Evans sec
ond, Dave C. third. Time, :53.
Six furlongs-Neva C. won, Little Midget
second, Sullivan third. Time, 1:201.
Six furlongs-Bart Jordan won, Miss
Pickwick second, Bob Purdy third. Time,
1:20.
Mile-Coronet won, Corticelli second,
Carter B. third. Time, 1:50.
WATERSPOUT BULRST.
Mines Flooded and Many Lives Lost by the
Catastrophe.
PESTH, May 13.-An immense waterspout
burst to-day in the neighborhood of the
collieries situated at Fuenfkirohen, in
county Baranya. A huge volume of water
innondated the surrounding country and
poured into the mines, causing terible loss
of life. Water poured into the mines so
quickly that the unfortunate men received
no warning of danger. Water rose rapidly
and in a short time every avenue of escape
was shut off, and the men perished miser
ably. It is known there are twenty-two
men dead in one pit, and many others lost
their lives at different points. The men
who lost their lives were working in the
lowerlevels. Those in the upper levels es
caped, and they, with the assistance of
thole who flocked to the mouths of the
pits, went to the resene of the men in the
flooded levels. As news of the catastrophe
spread, immense crowds hastened to the
:cene and the entrance to each pit was
soon surrounded by a surging and wildly
excited mass of men women and children.
the lamentations of those who had rela
tives or friends in the mines were heart
rending, and many pitiful scenes were wit
nessed. Some bodies have already been
recovered, and the work of rescue is being
steadily carried on.
THREE TWISTERSL
eormed Near Wichita, Kan.-Towanda
Wiped Out a Second Time.
WCHo.rrA, Kan., May 13.-The formation
of three tornadoes was witnessed here
about six o'clock this evening. Two were
about six miles south and another about
the same distance northeast, A dispatch
from Augusta, Butler county, says the
northeastern twister struck there about six
o'clock, demolishint fifteen houses and
wrecking the Santa Fe stock pens. W. ,.
Elleworth had a leg broken and Frank
Marsh was slightly injured. Neely all the
people in the town saw the storm apuroach.
ung and sought safety in cyclone caves,
which, it is thought, prevented great loss
of life. Telegraph wires qre down and
details are unobtainable. Towanda, a few
miles north of Augusta, was also visited by
the tornado and half a dozen housea de
molished. Towanda was totally wiped
from the face of the earth by a cyclone in
March and a number of people killed and
Injured. The citizens who had the courage
to rebuilt their houses, and these buildings
were blown down this evening. It is not
known whether any one was hurt. Inquir
ies at several points south of Wichita fail
to reveal the track taken by the other two
storms.
The Arizona republloans elected dele
gates to Minnsapollis Wedneday evening,
PRESBYIRIAN VISITORS,
Nearly Three Hundred Delegates to
the General Assembly Will Ar.,
rive To-night.
Will Be Entertained by the Clti
zens Sunday and Then Con
tinue on West.
Fall List of the Party, Among Them Some
of the Most Prominent Men in
the Church,
The'special train, carrying the illegatess
to the general assembly at Portlind, will
arrive here at 12 o'clock to-ngant. The
train gill remain on the track at the North
ern Pacific depot, and not at the Hotel
Broadwater as first intended. Owln to the
latenesa of the hour it has been decided not
to entertain at private houses or hotels ex
cept for dinner, or lunch on Sunday. It is
hoped, however, that citizens in person will
seek out friends and become acquainted
with the visitors, and extend to them, even
during the short time they are in the city,
such hospitality and kindness as comes in
thair way. The party is under the care of
B. N. Anstin, assistant general passenger
agent of the Northern Pacific, who goes
with it to Portland. To the kindness
of General Agent Edgar, of the Northern
Pacific, TuE INDEPENDENT is indebted for
the following complete list of the visitors,
and to the exertions of the same gentleman
and General Passenger Agent Fee, of the
same road, are the people of Helena largely
indebted for the visit of the noted Preebly
terian divines. There are 273 people in the
party, among them some of the most prom
inent men in the denomination, The com
plete list is as follows:
S. V. Wright and wife, J. Rath, wife and
daughter, J. Morton, W. Bryant, G. Ear
hart, J. B. Donald, A. J. Arlson, R. N.
Adams, D. E. Wells and wife, A. J. Schlager
and wife, H. M. Myers, Miss Silver, J. F.
Bock and wife, M. F. Brown and wife, H.
D. Lossman and wife, W. Gaston, H. Knox
Taylor, J. A. Anderson, 3J. M. Gilfillan, 8.
Mitchell, D. H. Dickson and wife, R.
Christie and wife, C. K. Crawford, J. R.
Clark, L. J. Ballows and wife, J. C. Morri
son, Miss A. Morrison, D. D. Biggar, R. P.
Hall, J. V. Hutohison and wife, J. C. Pra 11,
J. Prall, J. G. Bichedoffer, H. C. Malland
and wife. J. Montgomery, D. J. Meese and
wife, C. C. Meriam and wife, E. M. Wheny,
C. Williams, E. A. Gardner, I. Campbell,
wife and child, L. R. Hall, H. L. Janeway,
H. N. Connelly, W. Neading, J. C. REnselel,
C. Bayless and wife, W. McDonald and
wife, Miss G. Krauss, J. W. Eamshaw, J.
H. Taylor, W. A. Hendrickson, S. J. Haynes,
Mrs. E. Haynes, J. R. Ewing, D. Argent, A.
H. Gunn, Miss S. E. Gunn, D. D. Dodge, E.
Bristoll and wife, E. C. Smith, E.R. .Davis,
J. Frantz, Mrs. M. Snyder, H. R.
Ross, J. H. Nesbitt, E. J. Striggett,
MI. Rolunes, E.,Holmes, Miss M. Holmes,
3. B. Devino and wife, R. McUaslian ahd
wife, D. R. Silver and wife. Mrs. E. T.
Mathes, H. T. Mathes, Miss A. Miller, W.
Dorris and wife, S. N. Hopkins, Mrs. A. T.
Hill, Mrs. J. Brown, Mrs. J. J. Roberts,
Miss Carrie Powers, W. W. Watt, J.O.
Hogagh, S. A. Vandyke and wife, W.
Hoover, Mrs. R. Steigner, Miss E. L. Car
penter, Charles Lee and wife, Miss P. H.
Crawford, W. H. Roberts and wife and
three children,. D. H. Shields. Mrs. J.
Bastable. Miss Gage, W. B. Isenberg, and
wife, E. B. Sturgis, N, F. Stalhb, D. R. Sil
ver, R. S. Vanoleve, N. M. Shipley and
wife, Mrs. C. H. Raymond, C. M. Fraze,
Mrs. C. W. Raymond, J. D. McLaughlin,
G. Carpenter and wife, S. R. Mason and
wife, J. C. Logan, Mrs. F. Marsh, Thomas
Clark, T. J. Cellar, T. L. Dickey, J. W.
Cummings, W. A. Beck, C. L. Cass and
wife, S. F. Baird, J. W. Willson, E. Lay
porte, W. E. Moore, J. H. Cooner, P. D.
Bergen, L. J. Shed and wife, E. R. Brin
son, C. G. McDonald, Miss R. Evan. J. B.
Fish, H. W. Cady, J. S. Stewart, J. B.
Converse, W. Evans, Thomas H. Atherton,
J C. Molnj and wife, Miss F. Foot, J. D.
Mills, J. E. Merrill and wife, W. H. Pen
hollegen and wife, Miss F.S. Pnallie. Miss M.
Paulie, A. J. Pettibone and wife, Mrs W.F.
D. Wallcott, Thomas D. Marsh, H. C. Mol
doge and wife. J. T. Black. W. Earnest, W.
C. Young, R. H1. Sutherland, J.
Day, W. A. Bartlett, J. S. Mc
Intosh and wife, Miss Alice Wilson,
G. Woodley and wife, J. Pollock and wife,
Mrs. C. W. Robinson, E. Vennum and wife,
W. P. Finney, S. M. Park, Miss N. P. Or
mond, J. L. Kennedy, Mrs. S. Poage, Miss
3. Moody, Mis. M. Simberman and daugh
ter. Mrs. A. Buss, J. B. Locke and wife,
Mrs. J. Gleason, Miss Ashton, Rev. D. H.
Goodwillie, H. Anderson, C. P. Osborne,
W. D. Cochrane, W. W. Reading and wife,
J. W. Spencer and wife, J. 1). DeMott, D.
W. Corbit, J. Gillapil, Miss McIntyre, Mrs.
J. Eldridae, Mrs. E. Raff, Mrs. Colville,
Miss Strabe, H. W. Nelson and wife, Miss
Nelson, A. B. Kobr and wife, J. H. Kohb
and wife, L. C. Cooley, Miss G. Ormond,
B. K. Warmond and wife, O. B. Bailey and
wife, O. E. Boyd and wife, R. M. Wallace,
J. W. Loch, Miss Loch, E. M. Whery, A.
R. Onaiffe and wife, J. M. Stillwell and
wife, H. D. Sosseman and wife. R. L.
Clark, J. S. Patterson, Mrs. C. A. Munger,
E. B. Russell, W. Laurie, A. C. Shaw, K.
J. Stuart, E. M. Abley, G. Johnson, J. F.
Killen, A. *, Norton, Mrs. W. C. Stone,
Mrs. B. N. l.htin, B. N. Austin.
V SITING KINIG UITS.
Prominent Pythians Who TWill Be Enter
tained in Helena To-Day.
There will arrive at Helena to-day three
very distinguished gentlemen, members of
the Knights of Pythias, in the persons of
Supremo Chancellor George B. Shaw, Major
White, supreme K.
of l. and S. These
gentlemen are on
their way to attend
the meeting of the
grand lodge of the
Knights of Pythias
of the state of Wash
ington, that con
venes at Tacotma
next week. The lo
cal muembers of the
order have arranged
to take gis good care
oeOIltO n. suAW. as possible of them
during the time they are in the
otty. A committee will meet the
visitors at the depot and take them to The
Helena. At 3 o'clock members will meet at
Sixth avenue and Main street. A special
car has been chartered, and th . -rt.v will
go to the Broadwater
nstatorium and spend
an hour or so. At 7
o'clock there will be a
formal reception at Cas
tle hall, where a past
supromo chancellor's
gavel will be presented
to Mr. Shaw by Myrtle
lodge No. 3 end Ivy
lodge No. 24. The com
mittee having the afflr
in charge are Jacob
Luoeb. iL. A. Walker and
L. 5. F onch, for Myrtle
lodge, and J.A.Doughty,
T. H. Crawford and aI. li. . warrs.
Eugene Meyer, for Ivy lodge. In the
evening there will be a banquet at
The Helena by the citizens of the
l, ndependent of the reception by the
'I'he gentlemen are not only prominent
in the order to which they belong, but they
are also well known in business and social
life at their homes. Mr. Shaw lives at Ean
Claire, Wis,, and is a suoeessful lawyer.
Mr. Carnahan resides at Indianapolis, and
JAs. It. CAaNbHAN.
is also a lawyer, but devotes his entire time
to the order, while Mr. White is a prac
ticina physician. Their reception in Hel
ena will be a cordial one, and overything
possible will be done to give them a pleas
ant impression of the city and her people.
TIHE CITY COUNCIL.
Large Amonnt or Business Transacted at a
Special Meeting.
A special meeting of the city council war
held last night to take steps to acquire the
strip of ground necessary to give Warren
street near Lawrence the uniform width.
Alderman Fuller, from the speeial commit
tee, reported in favor of giving Mrs. EIfi:
R. Foote $870 in city warrants for a strip
fifteen feet wide and 150f feet long, on the
west side of Warren street. The amount is
the same as paid by the Foote property as
assessment for opening Lawrence street.
The report was adopted and an ordinance
appropriating the amount was passed.
The Helena Consolidated Watercompany
presented a petition, which was referred,
setting forth that the service pipes supply
ing Main street with water from the main
are of iron and have been in use a great
many years, consequently have lived their
lifetime and are now badly rusted and de
fective and have been giving out, breaking
and leaking for some time pest; that this
breakage and leakage will continue because
of the unsafe and defective condition of
these service pipes and will necessitate a
teoring up and excavating of the streets to
repair the pipes unless remedied. The
company say that to pave Main street and
cover up the service pipes in their present
condition would result in great annoyanoe
and inconvenience to the people, and great
expense to the owners of property. To pre.
rent this inconvenience, annoyance and ex
pense the company say it will be necessarJ
for oroperty owners to replace the iron ser.
vice pipes with galvanized or lead pipes,
which would not require one-tenth the ex
pense that would be entailed in repairing
the old ones. The counoil is asked to no
tify the property owners on Main street to
replace the iron pipes with galvanized or
lead pipes.
Alderman Wieber offered the following,
which was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The present and increasing im
portance of that pbrtion of the city of
Helena, designated as the Sixth ward, does
warrant for its inhabitants a greater meas
ore of consideration at the hands of the
city council, and
Whereas, the least that citizens and tax
payers resident in this locality may be en
titled to expect from the city government
in return for their contribution towards
sharing the burden of taxation is proper
and adequate protection for their lives and
their property; therefore,
Resolved; That it is the sense of this
council that the present fire department, as
existing in the Sixth ward is entirely in
competent for the absolutely necessary re
quirements of this portion of the city, and
that one of the first steps necessary in the
direction of the improvement sought, is the
enlargement of the present hose house.
L cemsuiei uiug somrmioree,
together with the committee on fire depart
ment and the inspector of buildings, be
and is hereby instructed to prepare plans
and specifications covering such improve
ments to the Sixth ward hose house as was
suggested in the report of the fire depart
ment committee April 26, 1892, together
with an estimate of the cost, and report to
this council at its next meeting.
E. W. Fiske, contractor for the audi
torium, stated to the council that the
school board had requested him to get the
building ready in time for the commence
ment exercises on May 26. He was happy
to say it would be ready. He himself would
ask permission to have a promenade dance
in the building on the 27th. Alderman
Jackson said the Elite orchestra had al
readv gotten permission to ppen the build
ing with concerts, the proceeds of which
would go to buy a piano for the auditorium.
They had calculated on the curiosity of the
people to see the place bringing a large
crowd. If some other affair were hold first
the curiosity would be gone. Contractor
Fiske pledged himself not to carry away
any of the curiosity and the permission
was granted.
A resolution offered by Alderman Roeec
was adopted, requesting property owne a on
Sixth and Seventh avenues and Warren
street to put their sidewalks in proper con
dition leading to the auditorium. City Eu
gineer Keerl suggested some changes in the
graae of Warren street near the auditorium,
but the council decided to allow it to re
main as it is.
Alderman Fuller called attention to the
fact that it is customary to have an exam
ination of the city treasurer's books each
ear. Mayor Curtin said he had thought of
the same thing, and an examination will
very likely be ordered.
On recommendation of the sewerage con
mittee the council decided to extend the
time of A. T. Newberry from June 1 to Nov.
1 for payment of rent on the sewer farm.
The bonds of City Treasurer Walker and
Pelice Judge (*age were approved and filed,
All bills against the city were, on moration
of Alderman Reese, ordered piesented by
the third day of each month.
TO PROTECT NON-UNIONISTS.
United States Deputy Marshals Waitlag
for the Now Men.
There arrived in Helena last night at
10:20 from the west a car containing thirty
rough appearing men. This car was at
tached to the regular east-bound express
on the Northern Pacifis, but was dropped
off and side tracked here. 'I he men took
breakfast at a hotel near the depot, but kept
to themselves during the day and were very
reticent. Late in the afternoon one of the
party said the men were all deputy United
States Marshals from Boise, Idaho, who
had been sent here to meet a car contain
ing a number of men who had been enm
ployed in the east to work in the C(urr
d'Alene mines. He said in addition that
they had on the car two eases of rifles and
two eases of ammunition, in case of nred.
The men from the east were expected in
Helena some time last night.
Forged Notes andt Certifeates.
FaetRN, Cal., May 13.-W. H. Baird,
formerly cashier of the Bank of Madeira,
is on trial here on the charge of forgery of
promissory notes and certificates of stock
on the bank for large amounts, giving
them as collateral to secure overdrafts on
the bank. John Brown, son of the famous
John Brown of Ossawottomie, and formerly
president of the bank, is also under indict
ment with him for forgeries.
DEFENDED HER HONOR;
A Brave Woman, Alone on a Ranch,
Kills a Villainous As.
saliant.
Mrs. Drake, of Fergue County, a,
Niece of Fred Warren, the
Stookman.
John Coburn, a Neighboring Rtanher, the
Offending P'arty-I-is Midnight In
trusion Brings Death.
UTIcA, May i1.-- Special.-John Coburn,
of Antelope Creek, Fergus county, was shot
Tuesday night by Mrs. Drake and died
come hours later from his injuries. Coburn
had on different occasions insulted the lady
by making improper proposals and ad
vanees and had been warned to keep off
Mr. Drakeo' premises. iBusiness engage
ments frequently kept Mr. Drake from
home two or three days at a time, and tak
ing advantage of this fact Coburn perse
cunted the lady with his insulting advances.
Tuesday night, knowing Mr. Drake was
absent from home, about 9:30 o'clock Co
burn went to his house and rapped on the
door. On receiving the answer "Who's
there?" he said, "Coburn." Mrs. Drake
told him he had better go away and not
come in, but he answered he would some
in. She said, "come on," and as he arnsme
in the door Mrs. Drake had a rife leveled
at him. He then retreated to the outside,
but in a few minutes forced his way in
again and she immediately fired, the ball
taking him in the left side somewhat below
the breast. He turned putting his hand on
the wound and fell instantly forward.
The gun used was a 45-90 Colt's rife.
She immediately ran to her unole's (Fred
Warren's), a distance of two miles, arriv
ing in a very wild state of mind, and in
formed them of the occurrence. They im
mediately went down to the place where the
shooting had occurred and placed Coburn
in a wagon and started for Philbrook for a
doctor, but he died on the way. They re
turned and placed the body in his own
house on his ranch. Coburn had previonsly
warned Mrs. Dake that he would kill her if
she disclosed the facts of his advances to
her husband. The coroner has been aoti
fed and an inquest will be held.
Mrs. Drake is a niece of Fred Warren, the
largest woolgrower of this vicinity.
Accidentally Shot Himself.
BOZEMAN, May 13.-[Special.]-W., S.
Evans, deputy sheriff at Timberline, acci
dentally shot himself last evening while
trying to capture a prisoner who had made
a break for liberty. Two men, named Wil
son and Hunewiger, wanted in South Caro
lina for grand larceny, were located at
Timberline and word was sent to Evans to
make the arrest, which he did. While
boarding the train for Bozeman the two
men bolted in opposite directions. Evans
took after one, and while running stum
bled, eausing his gun to go off. The ball
entered his leg just above the knee. He
fired at the fugitive, who left blood stains
on the ground. Both men essaoed. Evans
will be laid up for several days, but the
wound is not serious.
BlDed to Death.
BUTTE, May 18.-[Special.] - Calvin C.
Devoes bled to death at the Exchange hotel
this morning by the bursting of a tumor.
The tumor had formed directly over his
heart, and he had suffered from it for
months. He arose this morning, and in
washing his face the exertion caused the
bursting of the tumor and in a few min
utes he was dead. Devoes was 60 years old
and an old-timer in Montana.
Sale of Gallatln Bonds.
BOZEMAN, May 13.-[Speoiai.]-The sale
of Gallatin county bonds, amounting to
$35,000, took place to-day. N. W. Harris &
Co., Chicago, were the buyers, at a pre
mium of $1,885.
Died of His Injuries.
BUTTE, May 13.-[Special.]-Michael Mc
Grath, who was injured by the explosion of
a blast at the Moulton Mine last Snaday,
died of his injuries this morning.
KNOCKED DOWN AND ROBBED.
A Serious Charge Against the Mlanager of
the Coliseum.
Nick Williams, manager of the Coliseum
variety show on Wood street, was arrested
by Policemen Lloyd and Finnegan yester
day on the charge of knooking down A. M.
Downing, of Elliston. and robbing him of
$20. Williams was released on $100 bail
for a trial on Monday night. According to
Downing's story he went into the place
during the early hours of the morning and
beean drinking. In paying for his liquor
he displayed enough money to arouse the
oovetoucness of somebody. As he was
leaving Downing says several of the Colis
eum employee set upon him and Williams,
the manager, knocked him dtown and took
the $20 bill from his pocket. The bill was
one easily identified, having a niece of pe
culiarly colored paper pasted on it to repair
a tear. When Williams was searched the
bill was found on him. Without showing
it to Downing the police asked him to de
scribe it. This he did in the most minute
manner. Williami claimed that he had
received that irentical note in part payment
of his salary as manager of the Coliseum.
County Attorney Nolan drew up a com
plaint against Williams, charging petit
larceny.
CON.VENTION LITERATURE.
The Great Northern Issues an Instruetive
Advance Bulletin.
The Great Northern railway has just
issued a very complete four-page paper
devoted to Helena and published for thu
information of those who will attend the
conventions that meet in Helena this sum
mer. There are a number of illustrations,
inoluding a view of the Broadwater nata
torium and the hotel, an excellent likeness
of Col. Broadwater. one of Gov. Toole, an
other of Ex-Goy. Hauser, and of Messrs.
Sanders and Power. There is also a view
of the west end residence district. It gives
a good deal of information about the city
and the three conventions and will un
doubtedly be of great service in bringing
Helena and the conventions to the atten
tion of the public.
Never lhould Have Been Indieted.
Cucasoo, May 18.--The first of the trials
growing out of the recent grand Jury in
restigations was held to-day. The defend
ant was M. B. Hereley, member of the
eoard of edneation, charged with solloitai