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VOL XXXVI-NQ 298. HELENA MONTANA. MONDAY ORNINO DECEMBER . 1894. PRI V
XXXV,--NO, 298. HELELNA, MONTANA. MONDA Y OANLNO. DPECPIdBER 17. 189+.IlI011. .
Gans &
....Klein
To-DAY the proposed secret
conclave of anarchists occurs
in Chicago. Among those who
are to take part are Herr Most,
Emma Goldman, Fieldcn, Mrs.
Lucy Parsons and perhaps Elisee
Reclus, the celebrated French
government engineer. What
they will do no one can tell, but
it is understood that a reception
will be arranged to the visiting
French anarchists. The police
have endeavored to prevent the
meeting, but without success.
Only
A Few Days...
To Christmas and we've got lots
of goods to show you before you
buy your Christmas gifts. Mostly
useful things we have to show
but useful things are best. These
are merely guides-each item
runs into endless variety.
Dressing cases.
Col ar and Cuff Boxes.
Necktie Boxes.
Silk Embroidered Suspenders.
Silk Handkerchiefs.
Mufflers.
Gloves.
Umbrellas.
Canes.
May be something in the stock
of Bathing Robes, Bathing .:,itts,
Bath Towels, etc., that may
make a suitable and appropriate
gilt for some one you know. No
other Montana concern carries
the complete stock that we do in
all lines.
In this stock everything de
sirable in Clothing is to be found.
The line of Men's suits in
any kind. of coat you want,
single or double breasted Sacks,
Piccadillys, Cutaways, Oxfords,
Long Regent Cutaways, Prince
Alberts, at prices from $7.5o to
$30 demands the careful atten
tion of every careful dresser.
You'll Buy
Something.....
For the boy for Christmas. You
know by rumor if not by
actual experience that our stock
of Boys' Clothing is best in cut,
quality, finish and style. Why
not a Suit or Overcoat for him
$·.5o to $5.oo.
Can't put off buying that Over
coat much longer-winter is
bound to come-and you'd better
buy while assortment and stock
are complete.
Oans &
... Klein
WHY HE'S CONFIDENT
Cambler Hayward, Aeoued of Conpiacy
to Murder Mis Clin, Holds
Trump Card.
MEN OF HIGH STANDING INVOLVED.
They Advanoed Money on Worthles Inur:
an Poliois on the Life of the Pretty
Dresmaker.
lit. Paul, Dec. 1.-An officer of the
law who has been very close to Harry
Hayward since his arrest, and who I
as much In the confidence of that very
secretive young man as an one on earth,
consented to say something to a Pin
neer Press reporter which fully ac
counted for the air of confidence that
Hayward wears at all times. He made
It a condition In making the statement
that his name should not be used for
the present. He has been with the ac
cused man very frequently since his
arrest and has talked with him and
there is, In his mind, no question but
that he knows exactly what Harry in
tends to use In his defense. The Pio
neer Press informant said:
"That Harry feels very safe there
can be no question, and he does not
assume the appearance of Indifference
through bravado but because he Is
aware that in making his defense he
will drag into the case men of the high
est standing In Minneapolis who are
so far implicated with him that they
share with him the profits arising from
the death of Kate Ging. No. I do not
mean that they were concerned in the
murder, but that they hold policies on
her Ilife.
"They are not struggling to get to
the front to make their claims under
the policies, and neither are the insur
ance companies clamoring to have the
world know that there are more poll
cles extant than those held by Harry
Hayward. The companies may be as
suming that 'the other policies will
never f e presented for payment, and
the m'la who hold the policies do not
intend that they shall be made to par
take of the odium that involves young
Hayward. Hence they are keeping
quiet in the hope that no one knows
that they hold these policies and that
their names will not be brought out.
"I have been watching Harry closely
and listening intently to what he has
to say, and I am quite certain that
his strength lies in the knowledge of
just what policies there were on Kate
Ging's life and who the assignees of
those policies are. And what is stronger
than anything else is the fact that
he knows the circumstances under
which they obtained these policies. He
will probably not talk about th' matter
until he comes up for triL Then h
expects to arrange a few startling eur
prises and call to the witness stand Mr.
Bo-and-8o and So-and-So, and startle
them out of their with by asking if on
such a date they did not get from Kate
ling a life policy for such a sum, for
which they paid so much money, and
won't they tell the jury the circum
stances under which they loaned money
on life policies of no actual face value?
That is his line, I would bet my last
cent. and it looks like a winner to him.
"And it doesn't look bad to me. I
don't- ., ve that Blixt has told the
whole trliuIh, nor does anyone concerned
in the investigation. I don't believe
that Adry has told more than half the
truth, or if he has, that it has yet been
made public. Harry is accused princi
pally by the man who admits that he
killed Kate Ging. We all know that
Illxt is trying to conceal something, but
just what it is I don't know, although I
have some well grounded suspicions. In
order to make Ulixt's confession go as
against Harry it must be corroborated
by the strongest kind of evidence, for
it is going to be very easy for the de
fense to lprove that the murderer is
telling some very bald lies in material
niatters. Then about Adry, his yarn
will not 'go' on the witness stand un
ite- he tells the whole truth, and it is
unlikely that he will do that.
"Then comes in Harry. The evidence
against him is not very well sustained,
iand consists very largely in shiowing
that he had the principal motive in
getting the woman out of the way. lie
au y ie able to t throw discredit on the
1, stin.o)y of ltllxt and Adry about
hIl attempts to get them to take a pelt
in the murder, and, if I am right in aily
idea of what he in planning, he depends
on the truths that he will present to
do the rest.
'llayward'u connectunn wain mulss
ilng was peculiar. They were in part
neirahlp in schemes for making money
Iy gambling, he admits, and he has
itroppied some remarks which go to
show that there was also a complete
unlaelrstanding between them about
making money by other plans. I do
noit Iaatn to east any reilectlons on the
I,.lad girl, anld, when one considllers what
influence Harry had over her. there
in Ino) injury dime her memory by the
statement now of what Hayward will
tell whlIen the time cme llis. T'rhe two
were freqluently in want of money, and
It has showin that Miss (tinug frequently
got money for Hlarry to gamble with.
Smnetilme' it was difficult to get money,
ciinli Harry one day found that Mhiss
fling had a life insurance policy for
$:.,,Ill). It was Ino gn id fotr husiness eol
lateral, but it struck Harry that there
wire' ITts of men who had monne'., iiandl
whiO, would nleit object teo iee'llnIIdl(ldate,
a young and attractive' wollln who,
ineede'd moIiney to geo Into biusimness. Men
aelle pmanty e'lloughi, aid men on f mollney
and standing, who would not object.
to Iiallning nmoney, leven on worthless
,ollteral, where the blrrowe'r was Kate'
(lung. And he told the girl to burrow,
With his Intlmale knowledge lof thI.
monllllied llmen ,of Mlainpolls anIIII their
weaitknteantes hIe could readily enolliugh
pick olt thel most likely eapitalist, wIi
ll loiiin was effected.l I'ndr the' ir
etilll tli ncltes it might ltnot tee dllIlhilt for
Mitsl tilng tio get $1.000 or 81,211 on it
$,i)00o policy frolnl a nI Ill clf wealth, t -es
pe'cially whenll she hadl fir helr dlrectior
a Harry Hlayward. and when It wice
seen how eas.ly the thing wasl done
anllother pollcy, or two and a few moreIII'
Ilans would ,he arranlged. Theltn the
etllamtaltion with the transfer of pull
ti's to himself and the plan to gil ia
large atnntlllt of money at oline turnt
b)y eri.rlltllllg the, woitmanl with whlm hlle'
wans on stlu'h termsl of friendship might
5,. .iCcn aaIv aneaaeaarh -tn.t
HIIi hintis GIaul ext-nlive. opera'I
tuns in In IMUraInce, anld 'certaini ab.l
lhte' kilnwledge that I have, besdhl, lthe
general tune of his clnvellvrvatirll , havet
on11vi ,nced m une that lith has lhis deufemsei
readly, alnd that It I on t he lin. Indlll 1l
nated. Anld he feels s.le In the knuwl
edKe' thllt Ihe nut unly can hllow that
others had very strlongl motives for ae
e'urlng the de.ath of Kate tling, but that
he hat Ipoaessionml f fa.lats that will Iwr
halt shatter the M14'itl fabric of the
ll ,rr twin. lie hat memonllllrann ol ith 1e
pot iies Iratnsferred, the datim upon l
whlch the truuansfer weret made and all
the other data for a most sensational
dlarlorntp, and it Its coming as sure
as he Is put on trial. And hi. mnk..
the statement boldly that when he R."ti
around to confess there will he a whol,,
lot of people In Minneapolls who will
want to get off the earth."
FA.ro,'N WHITER DKIAD.
Robert Louis Stevenson Expires Suddenly
of Apoplexy.
Auckland, N. Z.. IDe. 1.-Advices
from Apla, SHamsa, of IDec. ,. are to the
effect that the well-known novellat,
Robert Louis i4tevensorn, had died sud
denly from apoplexy. lls remains
were Interred on the summit of Pala
mountain, 1,300 feet high. At the time
of his death, Mr. Stevenson had Just
completed the writing of a new novel.
He was born in tfdlnburgh. Nov. 13,
1560; was educated at the private
schools and at the Itniverlty of IRdin
burgh, and was culled to t te NHcottish
bar, but traveled alnd devoterd himnelf
to literature. O)ne of his earlie.tl works
was an a(count of his travels In ('all
fornia, but the work which established
his reputtation as a writer of fletion was
Treasure island, published In 1:143.
Among the. most popular of his works
is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, which was
dramatized and played at the Lyceum
in London in 1848, and sulbsequently in
the United States. Among his other
works are Kidnaped, The New Arabian
Knights, The Slack Arrow.
Rome time ago Mr. Stevenson, who
was suffering from lung trouble, went
to the south Pacific for his health. He
became enraptured with the Hamoan
Islands and decided to take up his resl
dence and spend the rest of his days
there. He took close Interest in Sa
moan affairs, and has written many
letters In the newspapers in favor of the
natives as against the treaty powers
under whose direction the government
of the islands is conducted.
A PIONEER (ONE.
Mrs. Christians Duncan Died at Virginia
City, Thursday.
The old-timers are rapidly passing
away. One by one they go, and the
long list of the honored dead steadily
increases. Qp Thursday one of Mon
tana's pioneers to depart this life was
Mrs. Christiana Duncan, of Sheridan.
She was the widow of Rev. Hugh Dun
can, and her age was 68 years, 8 months
and 17 days, being born in Edinburg,
Scotland, Mar. 20, 1826. She was mar
ried to Rev. H. Duncan in 1846; a few
years after they emigrated to the
United States. Coming westward, they
arrived in Virginia City in July, 1864.
since which time they have been resl
dents of that valley. The deceased
could be truly called a mother in Israel,
havlng lived an exemplary Christlan
life from her youth, such being the
testimony of those who knew her best.
She passed over the dark river, follow
ing her husband and children, who
have gone before. She leaves two sons
and two daughters to mourn her. Their
losn is her eternal gain. Laying down
life's burden at a ripe old age, having
finished the work of life given her to
do. Her welcome will be, "Well done,
good and falth(ul servant' enter into
the Joys of the Lord. " Rev. George
Comfort preached from Hebrews 14 and
9th verse, "There is, therefore, a rest
for people of God," after which the re
mains were followed to the Sheridan
cemetery, where they were placed
by the side of her husband, a large
concourse of sorrowing friends attend
Ing.
A GOOD SHOWING.
The Report of the Northern Pacific Bene
fical Association.
The annual report of the Northern
Pacific Benevolent association has been
sent to the printer, and will be issued
in about a week, says the Western
Democrat. It shows the association to
be, considering general depressions, in
an excellent condition with several hun
dreds of dollars in the treasury. No
improvements of any account were un
dertaken during the past year, ending
June 30.
No addition of any consequence was
made to the hospital buildings or their
furniture. In regard to medical work
the report shows that there were treated
at the IBrainerd hospital 1,074 cases, and
at the Missoula hospital 1,041; by line
surgeons on the eastern division 8,907,
and on the western division 1.473, mak
ing a grand total of 16.4915. Out of all
eases treated at Itrainerd and Missoula
only six at each pllanel died, and out
of all cases treated by line surgeons
only eleven died on the eastern division
and an equal number on the western
division.
There are now forty-five local sur
geons on the eastern dlvismn and forty
two on the western divilson. There are
three oculists on the staff. In Irainerd
there are three chief surgeons and in
Missoula there are two besides the lo
cal surgeons.
UNITED J'EKID E FINISIIISD
MillionaireW. A. Clark Talks of Mines and
Railroads.
W. A. Clark, who left Blutte a short
tIme ago for Arizona. where he has
great mlinlling Interests, stopped it few
days324 In Hian Fill 21c18co. Thl I xaminte r
flote hui ItrtI l ti 12'.4 ill IwnI
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WHAT THEY MAY DO
The Senators May Dispoee of the Nicaragua
Canal Bill Before the Holiday
Recess.
ADJOURNMENT PROBABLE SATURDAY
The House May Dispose of the Banking and
Currenoy Bill, But This Is
Doubtful.
Waehington, I)er. 16.--The Nicaragua
c'ali hill holds Its pilace as the unlln
isthe-d huslilne1ss on thee senate' .alelndar,
and t he- Kgeteral understandinlll allppjears1
to be that it will conlltinue' to Ica ulpy thle
attention of the lonate with few Inter
rulptllo, arnd those by cansent, ulltil a
oete is reached. The bill only comes
up eon each day after the disposal of
molrning business, and it will surtrender
Its pl.ace temporarily on Thursday to
pIerllit cere-monles in -omtnmemlratIlonl
of Weblster and Starke, of the unveiling
of their stature, which ave beeen-m pll.ced
Inl the capitol. There Ins also a possi
billty that the committee on aplpropria
tionn may ask consideration for the
urgent deficiency bill toward the last
of the week. It is understood that Hen
ator (ockrell, chairman of this commit
tee, will lay stress upon the chance of
getting this bill through before the hol
Idays, and that he will ask the senate
to iass it on Monday or Tuesday. There
Is little probability, however, that any
,of the other appropriation bills will
receive the attention of the senate dur
ing the week.
The disposition among senators is fa
vorable to adjournment on Thursday
until after Christmas holidays, but It
is probable the house will not consent
to this arrangement, and adjournment
will be delayed until Saturday. The
programme thee with reference to ad
journment so far as one has been ar
ranged. Is to adjourn on Saturday, the
22d inst., until Thursday, Jan. 3.
Some senators predict that the final
vote on the Nicaragua canal bill will
be reached this week, but friends of the
bill scarcely hope for this result. They
realise that the pre.dents of the senate
are all against eation so speedy on a
measure of such Inlportance and pre
senting so many poitts for debate and
set speeches, and they are also pre
pared to encounter opposition, which
has not yet taken definite shape. Sen
ator Caffery's objectlon to an agree
anent for a vote on the bill on Wednes
day next is understod to have been
made upon constitutional grounds, and
it is quite probable that he, with sev
eral other senators, including Vest, Tel
icr, George and VU, will desire to be
neard in opposaltk to the measure be
fore it shall be l.moeed of. Senator
Cullom will to-mortew open the speak
ing fee the week with a speech on this
question.
This week, the last before the holi
day recess, promises to be an exciting
one In the house. The banking and cur
rency committee has arranged to bring
forward the Carlisle banking bill and
will to-morrow proffer a request to the
committee on rules for a special order
which will set aside the remainder of
the week, beginning on Tuesday, for
debate on the Carlisle bill, with a pro
vision for final vote on Friday next.
The banking committee desires to pro
long the sessions, to begin at 11 a. m.
and continue until 10 at night, with re
cess from 6 until 8 p. m. The terms of
the special order will be submitted to
the committee on rules to-morrow.
There Is considerable opposition among
the democrats of the house to the short
limit It is proposed to set upon debate.
Many of them feel that a measure In
volving such gigantic interests, con
templating, as it does, a revolution in
the entire banking system of the coun
try, should not Ib crowded through in
haste. This feeling is shared by some
of the most prominent leaders of the
house, and It seems a large possibility
that the banking and currency commit
tee will be overruled and the special
order will give this week to debate
with a provision for final vote after
the holiday recess.
To-morrow the house will take up and
dispose of the army appropriation bill.
Adjournment for the holiday recess will
probably occur on Saturday. Talk of
continuing the session without the cus
tomary recess seems to be based on
very slight foundation.
WAITING PATIENTLY,
But Soon the Time Will Come for Active
Retaliation.
Washhilgton. Dec. 16.-In view of the
dislnclinatlon of congres to take up the
sugar schedule of ie tariff act and the
consequtnt Improbability of ally actioh
such as was recomlmended by tihe presl
dent looking to the repeal of the duty
(ofI one-tenth of 1 per ceit on sugar prt'
duced udller ithe bounty system, tilhe
future actttin uf the lernlitl gotvern
nintt Is Ieing awatited with SInlllt aIp
lprehensllll Ii here. Tihe speech of tih.
.ermlln cha'lllll'tnllll II thi i reichsltllrg, ii
wh ich he mtiade sa MtllK pointut if the
tditcim tinaits n ;.impose stugdh. isnit-d
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the1,ii~l tpo lc lh'lich that 'l l 1in ine' lst,
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SOUTHERN REPUBLICS.
Information Gathered by the Bureau at
Washington.
\%'& nI Ils tung I b.". lU.-Th' Itu r.v&. of
A ,irlt'in lt..pu tIiu' i7(t -re.d Inar Iu
I I). inniiuruul jdtrI.iMM 1)1 PI'tI.14I,'d it
It mie' it. M ,,ri'e, . *r IlIitiI t I, .I t . r.".1
NI% 1. --Tht. ae pr rt.'Nldeat 1tt I e tltt~t
to 1nI' .1eected toeii eth high ofime. I y the
voice of the people@ of Migasl. hi. Iwo
lIitvlngi I i. i *tsl "t11 sly vidt I" Itttttn,
IaI ng f'., ...' e lect e ,UdIb v)otlrIIt
twD~,il J'lr~lugoy Mud11111 J(IVIM ii. ftt1 hu~ll*
I ItMt t,.il I ty I ttitt y Ii gr~.'4r16i ~ b· -
I wreii tii.* twa, i. ~liii rio,., Itoh Viar MI -
nu irnal en t -tn I ry w rh 11 grve. h.-r a
out the &aI tha inght hand stife' the ara
ghuily t-i.r fr r p lII.tal lhl, ,la ILbot
IWUnty le-gu·*..eo.
It Is ItarnaUI liy fltheflM .a i tht I " ta
t.IIlI'h Paragy Iand urlai val lanII td Ii
go"ld dtollar Ijf thre aIltyf H tire haM jIN
guayndar r c rdltl.
Hundreds of Them Hired to Do Political
Duty in Georgia.
i4a.annaih, ( . ),- 1. i. 1--The most
unlitUe. Irlnv l rl ,lJI d ,rly a d '*.* ral ly
,'e-,pted as th m.n,,st dliraiu ful p,.r.'io
ofr pollit(in I iIn h, Iilstoly of this lity.
hIfl come ts at blr.*atlllg Ipaul . Two,
fattlonul democrntlk unnid-ate. are in
Ihe field f.r thi. r.n'yorallty, the electioni
In kinK piluc' In .Jitnutry. I ndu.r the
first ia.* of th-. Austlrulian bIllt sys
tli Iiere Ino Ot, rai, vote1 wtho has
tInot It7,1I nill tlxes, IIncluI( ingI thllor' of
thin year, anllr regisered. 'rihs plvi'
1hul led to i wild st llt''iI l,i at Mist, andui
thet to i ituched hattl,. dailly |i*tw..,ll
larg. fornes for chl,'e Iuottllluis in line'
it the tax collec:tor's otIl en. 'rTh. co
le'tor could only Iasue. a..~ullt ~tol) r'
ceilpts a day, and as registration closued
Haturday It wats nllevitable that rliany
citizens would be shut out from voting.
The two factions hired two, gangs of
toughs, each numbering about 100, and
intluding the most delsperate whites
andl negroes in the city. These men
were paid from $1 to $10 a day. Each
was given a list of six names, tile
largest number the collector would ac
cept taxes for from one person, and
money to pay their taxes. Each morn
ing for ten days last gangs have
slugged each other in front of and In
side of the court house, hundreds of
citizens gathering from all parts of the
city daily to witness the big mills.
For two weeks at least no citizen paid
taxes for himself, all intrusting their
names and money to hired heelers. At
times nearly the entire police force of
the city hid to be called to establish
order, and For over a week the presence
of about forty policemen has been con
stantly required at the tax collector's
office. Armies of heelers were fed at
rival headquarters, where many of them
remained all night, going out early each
morning to resume the battle, and at
the court house, where beer, whisky,
coffee and sandwiches were given them.
Two or three times a day a number of
the workers skipped with their lists and
money, disenfranchising many citizens.
It is calculated that the cost of keeping
up the two armies, which In the last
few days has been increased to aboMut
300. to fight for polltax receipts, was
over $10,000. They were disbanded early
this morning. The next legislature will
be appealed to to amend the law so as
to prevent a repetition of these scenes.
DEP UTIES PROROGUEDL.
SSenamtional Move by King Humbert,
of Italy.
Rome, Dec. 16.-A royal decree pro
roguing the session of the chamwbr of
deputies was published to-day in the
official Gazette.
The Massafeur reports that Ex-Prime
Minister Ololetti and others, said to be
implicated in the bank scandals, will
he arrested. The paper says that troops
have been hurriedly summoned and are
already arriving to reinforce the garri
son in Rome.
A meeting attended by 150 opposition
members of the chamber of deputies
was held this afternoon. Marquis Di
Rudinl, ex-prime minister, presiding.
He was supported by lignors Imbrien.
Cavolitti and Zarnardelli. The meet
ing was convened for the purpose of
discussing the advisability of charging
the opposition members to get up a pro
test against iproroguation. The mar
quis declared it was his intention to ad
dress a protest to his constituents. The
result of the meeting is not known, but
it is stated that great indignation was
expressed because of the government't
action, and that the speakers Insisted
upon an appeal to the country as judge
between lignor Crslpl and the opposi
(don. As a parliamentary proroguation
Is the inevitable prelude of dissolution,
King Humbert has summoned various
leaders to confer with him on the situ
ation.
A decree has been Issued suspending
indefinitely police officials who were Im
plication in the alstraction of docon
nlents connected with the Uanca Ito
nmana trial.
nlRata trial.
iv, - -
Another Big Monopoly.
he Philadelphia, Dec. 14.-W. W. llbbi
he president of the Electric Storage Hal
he tery c.nmpany. of this city, stated t,
on night that the company has consunl
si- mated In New York thet purchase of a
lty ilptellts land patell nt lighlit ct'ellrnilln
the manufactture andi use of lectri
le storage bIatteries, securing to the Elet
trict Storage Ilattery company the aol
' right to supplty it this cotuntry electri
iP- ittorage batteries of all the vIaritu
he typtes lhert lfolre devt'lpedl , as well i
in the prot'ction of e' cry decisuti thin
h i' fa n litlel de tl h% the ft heral tltlit In ill i
American Cattle for Mexico.
(' .y of .I l ,x I ,, I, 'lh '.I. It ;116 t I a
l t111th.. her .itll, l l lll) that th, r".v,'v't
It"lat %%llI Klmllt n " ~, II mn i t, '|. I
tIJ . 1 llan 11. II o.] ,l Iatt I'llli t''1 . ut
1 t *'ll , 0', . :tu t .Itll .ii e t'i.N0 1 , 1,"+I0 1
I lv I , fo l y -.'1r 1t,1 ,I1. "'illmih lll n t .p I \lll
I.," Nln k yn lll. I t 11 .II h lt). It I 11II
.lttlnlll of t1,'1 oIgi,"ators of lt '
tIN' hIIs toI bring Inag Kr thittita 4 ,rtl.
t. 14. ntl uon . 1xhibih I I' w m 1111i ' l.+11,' 1
ially111 I M' ! A 'I l t rI th," purl , " , aI
pll,..'l I II ,1 t 1h 1 t, h," I 1 "
Illl d.ial.) 111.11.
A State funeral.
Algu 11.rt,' I urd. 111. IUPMIiII 1,t *
{'viler, the till nlnt."rs, tpI.0) ,IIrI :..I
aim-11 andnrenlhel r the .han, r ..IJK
it klle." ,Hru~l".1 in 11. .nn1 e1(11
Takes a Vacation.
h Vaum - Ir the('111 1 0 4 1 I i l -11 I" IIA Nt,"
PIl .tel as(I t1hi Ciiaa ttI% n o ir a lllilI I.
IuU11 ~rv%-I'."N. ll hig --k i-fil ls W lt
Is thelt' atttl .IIrl. lt'l u I.w di.ci ag
NCvaelnaLlut. Il,. 1 - -
PISTOLS FOR THREE
One of Them Did All the Shooting, and
He Is the Only One Yet
Dead.
OTHER TWO VERY LIKELY TO DIE.
Desperate Act of a Bank Bookkeeper Con
sidered Honest But Inclined to
Extravagance.
I "nitillI ~lr'pll iII., . io)PDe . 116 - At 1It
V '( . k t..-dlay it tria .ily w1 . II II4 .rIiit..
Ii IhII ' Irtvlrl.l. flire of I th, (tlliz'tn'
lini k, Ior I '. tln, l II.tiffs, whi i i1t may rI'
utl f;atally f',r thrli e i., l rnns. Johi
|unllltlgto , 11w1 1 iIu Lt booi lkke l,,."r and
rollc.tlion lr' k, shot II'. A. .IN nnw ll, of'
dMinirrnra;dis, and F. N. Ilayd, n.of ('Ili
I ot , r."Iprrn.' It autivesk of lith e l Illl y
anr , 1*tually , iir np.i of N .%- }ok',il,
int n Ih p i . inilld his i ,vnlv'',r in , hin
own |Il h, 1tut11tl >1i It A , w und frl'l
I'hin h h" 1i.I t.. w hoirls I |t, r. W I'irni
w l"II :r, llSi ,dih. it I tlho.uKht, wiAll le
llltnulgin .;4was on"e of the bost
known I. i n iii In ra nll Ithiffs arl Orlln
h . er I his f, 't1 ris hv hmirrd l, . ih far
as nallI1 Ih. rurltie lhi. 1 o brunbd habl.
Its, and trhis isn what makn n hin act
hirnud.r to x.llraii. )in ith,- 20th of last
July it .hclk fori $l0 was tIurned over toi
him by i'nt h'. ill iidrilki , one ot f the
employs of th. blanlk, Ii th,. regular
routine of business. ]IuntinKton
charged up the check to the Union
Htock National bank, of South Omaha,
and from that day to this nothing what
ever has been seen or heard of it. The
day following Huntington left for a
vacation trip of several weeks to New
York. The bank oflmclals kept thinking
the check would turn up sooner or later,
and deferred any action.
As time passed on and It became evi
dent that the bank was out $W0, they
sent a message to the FPdelity and Cas
ualty company, notifying it of the fact.
and suggesting that Inspectors come
on and make an investigation. The
bank offcials claim that at the time
they had no charges to make against
Huntinglton or any employe of the bank
In particular. All of their employes
were bonded in the Fidelity and they
preferred that the Fidelity coatpany
should make the investigation rather
than make It themselves. Messrs.
Cromwell and Hayden arrived in the
city last Friday and took rooms at the
Grand hotel. They cross-examined
each of the bank employes through
whose hands the missing cheek had
passed, and among the rest Hunting
ton. They claimed to have discovered
that h., had been spending more money
than the salary of $451 a month which he
was receiving would warrant, and on
this fact, together with the fact that
the check had last been seen In hbls
hands., they hbaed their susplelons.
Huntington and repre.ttatlves of the
Fidelity company met Saturday night
and made arrangements for another
sleeting at the bank Munday morning,
when the investigation was to be. re
sumned. At the hour appointed they
were together, and Cromwell and Hay
den commenced to put the young man
through a running cross fire of ques
tions. President J. I). Edmondson and
('ashler C. It. Hannan. of the bank. were
present during most iof the Interview.
The conference had not been In prog
..ss naire ,thaln five\ minutes, when
Hunting rose from his chair, pulled a
gun arndl conmmenced firing at the rep
resentatives of the Fidelity company.
The revolver he used was a 44 caliber
that belonged to the Ialb. and had
been kept In the desk of the paying
teller. The first three shots were fired
at ('romwell, who had taken the lead
In the interrogation, and all three took
effect. The fourth struck Hayden and
then Huntington raised the weapon to
his own head and fired. lie fell to the
floor unconscious and remained so until
his death, at 1:10 p. mn. The two
wounded menl ran out of the bank
down lFifth avenue and into the tirand
hotel, blood dripping front them at every
step. They Were taken to their rooms
and Dr. Donald Mcuae. Jr.. was sum
moned. lie found that one of the bul
lets had taken effect in Cromwell's
back. Just to the right of the spine,
about the waist line. It was found
about four inches below the surface
and extricated. The s.'cond bullet
struck lit thie lift slide of his cheek,
ploughed its way around the right side
of his neck and came to a stop, just
mlssing the carotid artery. The third
struck him In the right wrist, he hav
ing thrown upl his hand to strike the
revolver out of Huntington's hands. It
blroke oe on f the bones of the forearm
clear in two and Imtnbeldded Itself in the
other hone. almost severing it. Crom
well will probably lose the use of his
right hand onit aetounlt iof stiffening of
the wrist Joint as a result of the frac
ture of the hone.
kBiyde'n fatredl bet ter. The bullet
istruck hint lIn th.. neck aind. after pass
iln aroilund it quii a It .r of lIlt- Way.
einuiie~lK a ni lnmbwddhi I tse~l In a p~anuel
of t he dotil. wheie It wasi a fteirwa lia
founI. Illl w..und 1s Iut v,,uuMldored oI
bu itti that took Ilukhigt .gti'*
1I1. . 1( 1'11 111 the skull rttst hehind ill-IIII
ill Ills II. i!II C + wii 1111 1`·111 " ,1' 1)1. (ll th
h1111). had 11(' n ". I it al out * 1.11 1 I lni,
,not ills '\. oolurll illl the II'\. ..I' lilt- t""r-1
*Ilbl." .N 11111I I 111 1 Ia l ?.((llating Is Pu 111(
In lslnK. Jill 11' Ill .- liEl.\Iu Ilreelit tlt the
.1. II , 1'1lv1 'iiyt n. I i tO.I 1. trint. I
tlua lta 1 flu.1 n 11taI.1'6I ,I .ii .Id M ve li
f.luni In i1t1 ' 11M1111'.." U t i1wi't l I111,' Itt..
IA aiMn1 i tit I., ' . it al I. t tillIIi lt'at..
icii at a111i t. ha, I' 'Il- htati 1ak 'l'I tc.
,i ll 1111 1ittii,11 aaa't~ti'n 14 Ithi Ifll.
wit.1:11:11\'... itiotIu III' .'a l...t. w...'im1 lily cliii I
ai ti. .l liI tait 10 11. , IDun awk II ottI t I gtIltwI.
istaanilit bint ....a t'errh.,wI t as1Iti HaK
lit ui aal it" lwlt¶I. "( buItii Imitli w ihe hits
irf 1.11."lI11 t' 11 ..1'1'.1\ .".t( It . Ili, Couldlt Ilk tl
1.111.'unl..r, lull 411 1.1LI It wn14 tutu.' olr their
iic'lsir MU s Iiu.'. rIva to thal t!ma I
Wt11 lt ''tIh.. ard 1 141.tlaIt naie Ihote
SII·1 tlut I an i'M h sad gave h th. I lmut s
foss h, t his evasive I RtuI eI )M Inade no.1
djllht it I saw Mnolthtli 1,·111ph4 HIIY
1%1114 1/..tit Inoct lr fid ut 111 to lk 1·leave
H'H* room. Just11 114 I got 1.p I1* th I )ltJJ.
didi.~ Ilikl.W.ciU Ilr** pas ed blunt Iunn. -
Was H))hh11 g In 1 114 IclIWnu that Indi
WaM ithtllt Ih,~l wl~~lily between lily C hair
standinK between ('rlmwrll and Hoy
wen~t jut I hrawlln rsvrral more shut/lI
flied.. I ran out and save the a·krl
ant when usvtl
jprivate oAllc we
Ing on the or WI
rnrm a wound In lbS
nndl the two othif
the rfffPtt of his
"We. have aIwS"
honest young MU1y
einy weak point In UI
a little tendency to
IIBlHATION fle
How It Appesrs to1 CNiSi
Man.
Th,' Intrr Orean of $ f""a
collnl ao long and Well Wltl
trated article on "IrrigatitS
Inna." The writer of the
W. Itlneby, a member f
ct'eany editorial staff, Who
Il.hetna a short time a. Mi
coniflnenl his remarks ch0il to
diom. in ('alter, Yellow towo
tilt (o',unitl,." asIid on the OSOW
tiu i. It n cinimed that tlMh
460.l00l) acris utnder lrrlgat$S
i','l,,wtontl valley, while on ilt
river, i n c('utl county,
have bee)n placed under
the paInt four years. Of the
unI 1., (',row reservation he 1i~i
", nm of the most InterOletit
mints nt MoIntaiua Ii that In t
IndIanu r.s,.rvalion, about
nublhiast of llllIngs, near
Krirlnd where (hen. Custer a
were nmansacred. The Unatt
Kiovi .nlfllnt has made an ap
for thin work, and Walter
siNI.rielnced Irrigation enilSar,
Ito date constructed ive ditches
c·ot of about $50.000 and put .
part of the Crow lands under
Thsl iis, I believe, the tirst aot
,of this kind that has been done
government, Other a
have been made and other
schemes have been work.d ot
per, but Mr. Groves put his
the ground and tapped Prior
Rotten Grass creek, the IMS
Little Horn, and the Crow I
nouw selling hay andalitalfal t
ernment for the horses at Plat
which Is on the reservation,
hold their lands in severlity.
to each head of a family
each child, and some of them
only big families, but b g
growing rich by selilg bayl
Ram. There are II of th.IS
In the reservation, and the
ins a very good showlig IS
"Inder the aot girvli them
severalty they cannot yll it,
remain on it or releise it to
ernment. With Mr. Groved
ditches and the en.ou
government buyiYin muOh .
and paying them tue
fair prospect for
in tfarmlrs of the Crow
DE NIBs 01r'
Japsame Omkleauls we,
Colmmitd at Pe t
Washington, Dec. 1.-A
been received by the JapinUS
in relation to the atroeitles
have been committed by the
at the capture of Port Authb
government at ToMle Is ast SWt
session of the full detail. OW h.
but Informatlon already at m
conclusively that some of
which have been elrculate'
the conduct 6 the JaIafl
exaggerated and mn s .Iej1.
was unnecessary btoo
eme government cannot
there must have boee m
cause for the behavir Of tb
troops, as hitherto it hall hts
emplary, at times under
calculated to excite f
est resentment and an
It Is known to be a tact
majority of those Chinese
killed at Port Arthur were
able inhabitants, but
disguised in civilian dress.
inhabitants fed from the
days before Its capture at
ent time have returned, san
out molestation r restralt.
anese government sad Its
tives have no disposltlon to
of the facts, but, on the
caused the striotest tvesttl
results of which will be
public.
Hiroshima, Dec. 16.-A t
the front states that
were sent to the Japanese
which. on 'ec. 12, was s0
superior Chinese force to
taliashu. On Dec. 14 the
Japanese force made ,a
on the Chinese, who were
from Halbashu. The latter
vigor, but were completely
ing in disorder. The Japane
the enemy as far as Ch
captured four guns and
oners. The Japanese los I
officers wounded and seventy $ "
killed or wounded. The
still confronting the Japaneao
commanded by Gen. Tatis
fighting I. expected shortly.
AT THEF 8ANM T2IM
Lavingne's Funeal and the C d
Investigatlon Im uitsami u
New Orleans. Dec. 1L.-James
left for home this morning sad
disappointed. Hie sys be will /N
uttentlon to Connors.
Iavigne In detained by the
As IsoonI its he' can get away he wll
home' andi rest for three molthl.
will not retire from the ring, but
try. for. a match with Johnosn,Ofl"
Ihowe n'eI funeral will take plade
the' nllllrlllg. The' grand juryl Will
Kinll lc Ilinvestigation at the le u
unlt nx the blamel for his death.
(hovernolr P~leter said this e
"I hiave' alwayslt been very positive
emphatic In my opposition to g10
tealstsl s carriedl on In New Oels
proferssional l prlse fighters. I
ais a hrutal exhibition, tendiUaS
moralise public sentiment, an6
wie. calculated to elevate the
puhllhe morals In the community.
"'When an effort was made ti
the (''rbeltt-Ititchell fight tabk
in New tlrlrans, I determined
ianult all the' ower of this
prevelnt It, ann so deolared
timle. The unfortunatse t
the l.avlgne-lwen 41 co.411
ute. the importance of p
such further eihlbltlounl.'
TIXLEGRAPIIW 855
Nt. Paul. Minn Dee. I
tieh. Ollfllan dIkd this
Austin. Tel., Dee. 1&
b.rtasu to-fight ann
ment of railroad aomt
lows: John H.
L H. Rusa and IL H.
Kansas Cityr. De.
horn,. buyer fuir K
shut himself throug
rIh4unt this evenhg.
mulk d. has not beeR
O~rcskhi. Is,.
alysim of txhe tIgt
Itiwver t l night
of the lows
reasu, etsi
f da .