local news
from the D*ilv Herald of June 18.
BOLD TRAIN ROBBERY.
Masked Highwaymen Attack the West
Bound Northern Pacific Train Near
Big Horn.
They Go Through the Express Car and
Make The Passengers Pungle to the
Extent of $500.00.
A dispatch from Billings yesterday in
formed the Heeald that the west bound
limited passenger train on the Northern
Pacific was "held up'' by highwaymen on
Saturday night near Big Horn, a station
about Bixty miles east of Billings. The
special gave but a brief account ol the rob
l*ery, so a Herald reporter interviewed
Mr. J. F. Williams this morning, who was
on the train at the time. Mr. Williams is
the engineer of the Woolston Water
Works, and just returned yesterday from
a visit to his home at Janesville, Wiscon
sin. He says the train was stopped sud
denly by a danger signal at 10 o'clock 8at •
urday night a few miles from Big Horn,
lie was traveling in the Pullman and was
sitting in the Buioking room in the for
ward end of the car. There were about
sixteen passengers on board, including six
ladies.
The engineer stopped the train on seeing
the danger signal, a burning torch, and im
mediately a masked man stepped up to the
cab armed wit h a Winchester rille. The
engineer saw what was up and at once
threw the throttle wide open to start the
train, but the air brakes relaxed so slowly
that the train did not gather headway at
once and the robbers, seeing that the engi
neer was trying to foil them, began
FIRING INTO T1IE CAR.
Several masked men armed to the teeth
now appeared, and twoot them jumped on
the engine, commanding the engineer to
reverse the engine and hold up his hands.
As the man enforced his threat at the
point of a revolver, the engineer complied
without loss of time. Several bullets had
w histled close to bis bead before, and the
cab windows were riddled, so he did not
wish to take lurther chances.
By this time the train was surrounded
by masked and armed highwaymen. Mr.
Williams counted twelve of the robbers,
and thinks there were more. They were
all armed, some with Winchesters, others
with revolvers, and some with both. A
low of them were stationed on each side of
the train, undone at each car door, so that
no one was permitted to leave the train.
It was only after several ineffectual and
daring attempts, wherein Conductor
Beaman risked bis life more tnan once,
that he was permitted to run back on the
track and set a night Hag to stop the train
winch was following.
The leader of the highwaymen, whom
Mr. Williams describes as a stout man
about 5 feet 10 inches tall, with brown hair
and blue eyes, started to go through the
tram. He was masked and dressed in'a
shabby dark coat and vest with blue over
alls out at the knees, and carried a huge
revolver. He first
VISITED THE EXPRESS CAR,
making the engineer and fitemen precede
him, and demanded the keys to the safe.
The messenger at first refused but finally
weakened and turned over the keys. The
small safe was gone through and the rob
bers got a package containing $50 from
that. The large safe they did not touch as
it had a time lock. The robbers then went
through the train, made the passengers
give up what money they had and secured
:n all about $500. They visited every car,
hough did not molest the ladies.
IN THE SLEEPER.
Mr. Williams says the ladies in the Pull
man had retired before the train was
halted, but most of the gentlemen were up.
Conductor Beaman first informed tnem
what was going on, though the shots
heard had been a partial explanation. The
conductor was prone to make a fight at
first, but on seeing the large number of
the robbers, wisely concluded to offer no
resistance. He so advised the passengers
and, acting on his jadgment, no revolvers
were displayed by the passengers, although
several were armed. The result was that
no one was hurt. The firing done by the
robbers was principally for effect.
The robber chief entered the sleeper
after he had gone through the rest of the
train and Mr. Williams was the first man
he saw. Lev* ling his revolver at him the
desperado said, "Come, partner, donate."
Mr. Williams responded and handed over
bis parse, which the robber emptied of
everything except a baggage check and
then returned it. He then proceeded
throngh the car and collected from every
man, not offering, however, to molest the
ladies. Nor did he go into the drawing
room, which was occupied by a crowd of
returning school boys, who had locked
themselves in when they heard of the
robbet s.
As the sleeper was the last car visited
the passengers hsd time to conceal their
treasures. Mr. Williams hid $150 under
the carpet and a Catholic priest, of Taco
ma, safely concealed $700 in the same man
ner, each gave up about $5 in silver to the
lobber, who did not search for any more.
The highwayman got about $100 from the
passengers in the sleeper and
590 from the Pullman conductor,
Ko wley. The road agent made frequent
comments on the impecunious condition
of the crowd, and said that they were the
poorest men he ev^r found traveling in a
Pullman car. On leaving the car he ad
dressed the passengers thus: "I don't
wish to give you people any advice, bnt it
\ou profit by the advice I might offer, you
will ail reach the Pacific coast as ^soett as
possible and join an alms house. ' lhe
robbers then departed and the train was
allowed to proceed. It was stopped at 10
o'clock and tfce robbers left at 11:45.
The following were arooDg the passen
gers in the sleeper : J. H. Rombenne, J.
F. Williams, John Harper, H. Fligelman,
F. H. Gilman, Rev. P. F. Hylebos, G. H.
Beckwith, P. Holbrook, T. L. Nap
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Gray, A. C.
Campltell, Chas. H. Spencer, Miss A. Lons
berry, Miss Minnie Humphreys. Mr. and
Mrs. Gray came from Auaconda and Mr.
Napton is the Butte lawyer. They, with
Mr. Williams, we believe, were the only
Montaniaus in the sleeper.
Many ludicrous incidents, whose humor
could not be appreciated till afterwards,
occurred during the robbery, but lack of
space prevents speaking of them to-day.
The passengers, however, sustained noth
ing more than a severe fright and the loss of
some money. They gave Conductor Bee
man a testimonial for his wise conduct and
braver}-, being convinced that his presence
of mind alone prevented bloodshed.
The engineer of the train was T. H.
Sargent and the fireman W. B. Cavender.
The dining car of the train was not en
tered by the robbers and its conductor,
with $200 in his possession, slept peace
fully through the robbery and knew noth
ing about it until it was over.
AFTER THE THIEVES.
Yesterday the sheriff and posse of Yel
lowstone county set oat after the robbers.
We hear also that the U. S. troops from
Fort Custer and Indian scouts are on their
trail. The Northern Pacific has sent out
a large detective force from St. Panl and
will leave no stone unturned to effect the
capture of the highwaymen.
The Helena Maroons Defeat the Marys
ville Nine by a Score of 24 to 10.
An Interesting Afternoon's Races at the
Fair Grounds—The Winner.
Saturday and Sunday witnessed two
important sporting events iu Helena. On
Saturday afternoon there were three fine
races at the fair grounds, and on Sunday
the Helena Maroons and the Marysville
club met on the diamond to test the merits
of their respective skill in base ball.
THE BASE BALL GAME,
as the latest event, deserves first mention.
It came off at the Helena avenue park
yesterday afternoon and was witnessed by
over two hundred persons. The Marys
ville club, who have been playing the In
dependents, or second nine of Helena, for
two years, bave often expressed the wish
to meet the first nine on the diamond. So
yesterday they were accommodated. The
visitors appeared on the field with their
strongest players and seemed sanguine of
success. They had their backers, too,
who did not hesitate to take up
proffered bets whenever any odds were of
fered on the Helenas. The game was called
abont half past three, with Geo. Hill as
umpire and J. K. McDougall and L. H.
Faust as scorers.
Marysville started in with two runs and
Helena with three on the first inning, but
for the next four innings Marysville won
nothing but goose eggs, while Helena add
ed 16 runs to their score. This practically
settled the game, which was finished after
Marysville's ninth inning by a score of 24
to 10 in favor of the Helena Maroons. The
game was necessarily uninteresting. The
Helena's played a little carelessly, owing
to their superiority, but on the whole held
their adversaries in reasonable check and
made them work for their scores.
Following is the score of the game :
HELENA.
R. P.o. E. A.
Semper, p...................... 4 4 11
Marshall, '-'<1 b................ 3 2 3 2
Tutt, L f......................... 3 I
Dallas, s. s..................... 3 2 3 2
Hemingway, 3d b.......... 2 112
Betz, r. f......................... 2 1
Haftenmiller, c............... 3 II
Huffaker, 1st b............... 3 6 2
Adams, c. 1..................... 1
Totals...................24 27 8 20
Struck out, 11; home runs, 1; two-base bits,
1 ; three-base hits, 1 ; passed balls, 1.
MARYSVILLE.
R. P.O. E. A.
Sullivan, 1. f.................... 12 1
Emuir, c. f...................... 1
Sbea, r. 1 ........................ 3 4
Duivan, 1st b................. 1 7 2
G. Oker, 3db.................. 112 1
Ralston, s. s................... 12 5 3
McDougall, 2d b.............
J. •kor. a........................ 18 2 4
Edwards, p..................... 1 1 2 10
Totals...................10 19 18
Struck out, 6; two-base hits, 1 ; passed balls,
4 ; wild pitches, 2.
SATURDAY'S RACES.
The races at the fair grounds Saturday
afternoou drew oat a large attendance and
excited much interest. Betting was lively,
the track and day good, and the contesting
horses among the best of their classes.
THE FIRST RACE
was a dash of two furlongs for a puree of
$100 between Morehouse & Blevins' Daniel
B, Stafford's Kitten, and White's Green
Preuitt. H. R. Baker's Sunday had been
entered for this race, but was withdrawn,
not however until after he had opened the
pools as favorite. After Sunday's with
drawal Green Preuitt sold favorite, with
Daniel B a close second, and Kitten third.
The last named took the lead from the
start and won the race easily in 22* sec
onds; Green Preuitt second, Daniel B
third. Mntnals paid $16 75.
THE SECOND RACE WAS
a four furlong dash for a purse of $100 with
the following entries: Bakers' Warpeake,
Stafford's Councilman, Morehouse & Blev
ins' Nevada, and Morehouse & Blevins' Ida
Glenn. All the entries started. More
house & Blevins' stables sold favorites in
the pools. The horses got a good start and
ran a beautiful race. Ida Glenn took the
lead and held it almost half way, when
Councilman drew np to dispute it. He
soon fell behind and Nevada took second
place. The horses came down the home
stretch in a bunch, but Ida Gleen main
tained her supremacy and got her nose un
der the wire first, winning by a neck, Ne
vada, second; Councilman third; War
peake, fourth. The race was run in the
splendid time of 50 seconds. Mutuals
paid, $11.45.
THE THIRD RACE
was a two in three trot for a puree of $100
contested by Breckenridge's Hailstorm,
Lafierty's Lady Maxim, Breck's Maude P.
and Crosby's Ry Z. Piatt & McComas'
Minute Man was entered bnt withdrawn.
Ry Z. and Lady Maxim took toms as first
choice in the pools.
The first heat was won by Ry Z., Lady
Maxim second, Hailstorm third. Maude
P. distanced. Mime 2:41|. Mutnala paid
$2215.
In the second heat Lady Maxim sold
favorite and justified her backers by com
ing in first, Ry Z. second, Hailstorm third.
Time 2:38j. Mutuals paid $10.
The third heat was won easily by Lady
Maxim, Hailstorm second, Ry Z. third.
Time 2:42.^_ ___
Strike in the San Francisco.
Philipsburg, June 18.—[Special to the
Herald.]—An exceedingly rich strike was
made to day in the San Francisco mine on
the 400 foot level. The ore is very rich
and the walls of tfce vein well defined.
This places the San Francisco in the rank
of the first class mines of Montana.
Drum Lummon Insurance.
The half yearly report of the Drum Lum
mon Provident and Accident Association
for the period ending fhe 31st day of May,
1888 has been presented by the trustees,
Theo Allen, D. B. McKillican, P. J. Dono
hue and P. Seunott. The balance sheet
shows the receipts for the half year to
have been $3,830.91, and the disbursements
$3 261 50, leaving a balance in the hands of
the trustees of $569.41, which »carried to
the reserve fond, making the total credit of
that fund $4,616.68.
Songs for the Children.
A dainty new book, and a choice and
pleasing collection of songs for the Kinder
garten Primary school or home, » the new
vo'umejuat i„o,d .ad «.titled
Kindergarten «ad
words and music in this book are entirely
by OliyerDitaon & Co., Baffon.
From the Dally Herald of June 19.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
John McCarthy Arrested in the Act of
Holding up a Stock Man--His Two
Pals Escape, but one is Recap
tured.
' •
Abont midnight last night, auctioneer
Short, who was at the N. P. depot, heard
some one calling for help. Mr. Short polled
his revolver and started in the direction of
the stock yards, whence the sound came. He
soon arrived at the scene of danger and
fonnd a man straggling with three high
waymen and shooting lustily for help. Two
of the foot pads fled on the approach of
Mr. Short, who promptly emptied his re
volver at them though, unfortunately, with
out effect, and the fugitives escaped in the
darkness. The third robber was held in
the grasp of his intended victim so
tight that he could not get away.
With the assistance of Mr. Short
and several others who came np
on hearing the disturbance, the robber was
captured and safely pinioned. He proved
to be one John McCarthy, who had jnst
been liberated from jail alter serving a
short term for vagrancy. His intended
victim, for whom assistance came just in
the nick of time, was a stock man who had
been attending to the loading of some
stock at the yards and was walking np to
the depot when the three ruffians attacked
him and attempted to rob him. He fought
them desperately for a time, as he had a
large sum of money on his person, but he
would soon have been overwhelmed as he
was overmatched, had not Mr. Short re
sponded so promptly to his cries of help.
After the stockman was rescued, one of
the bystanders secured a rope, tied it
around McCarthy's neck, and was redhot
for stringing him up. But cooler heads
advised a different course, and Mr.
McCarthy was lugged off to jail with the
rope still around his neck. His conductor
would occasionally give the rope a jerk,
which would so terrify the prisoner that
he yelled bloody murder whenever he felt
the hemp tightening about his wind-pipe
He was safely escorted to the city baetile
and lodged in jail for the balance of the
night.
The name of the gentleman assailed by
the footpads is Paul Peeler. For some
years he has resided in Choteau county
near the Old Mission, but now he is on the
way to Washington Territory to settle
there with his family. He was attending
to shipping his stock when he was held up.
At 4 o'clock this morning John Mnrphy
was arrested for complicity in the attempt
at highway robbery. He was found hid
ing in a hay stack near the depot and has
been identified as one of the three men
who assaulted Mr. Peeler.
McCarthy and Murphy were arraigned
before Justice Sanders this morning on
the charge of attempt at highway robbery.
Each was bound over iu the sum of $1 500
to answer to the grand jury, and in default
of hail both were incarcerated iu the
county jail. _ ____
$800 REWARD.
The Governor Offers $300 and the
Northern Pacific $500 For the
Capture of the Train
Robbers.
Governor Leslie yesterday issued the fol
lowing proclamation:
"By virtue of the authority iu me con
ferred by Section 287 of the Fourth Divi
sion of the Compiled Statutes of the Terri
tory of Montana, I do hereby öfter a reward
of $300 for the arrest and conviction of
each pereou engaged in the robbery of the
Northern Pacific passenger train at a point
about three miles west of Big Horn,
Montana, on the 16th day of June, A. D.,
1888.
A Northern Pacific announcement reads
as follows -
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company
will pay $500 reward additional lor the
capture and conviction of each of the per
sons engaged in the robbery mentioned in
the foregoing proclamation.
By order of T. F. Oakes,
Vice President and General Manager.
$10,000 REWARD.
The Northern Pacific Will Spend
Royally for the Capture of the
Train Robbers.
Since the above was pnt in type we are
informed by a gentleman authorized to
speak for the company that the Northern
Pacific will offer $10,000 reward for
the apprehension of the highwaymen who
robbed the train last Saturday night. This
looks like business in the superlative
degree, and will no doubt stimulate the
efforts of all pursuers until the road agents
are captured and brought to justice.
Another Burglary.
The residence of R. E. Samson, book
keeper for Stadtler & Kanfman, No. 1,015
Fifth ayenue, was entered by a bnrglar last
night. The fellow effected an entrance
throngh a window on the first floor, the
only window in the bouse that had no
fastening. He prowled throngh the house,
opened closets and ransacked bureau
drawers. The inmates were not awakened
and knew nothing of the occurrence until
they got up this morning. The only thing
they missed is an umbrella. Mr. Samson
was armed,and if he had beard the burglar,
would no doubt have given him a dose of
lead. As it was, he slept through the
burglarious visitation undisturbed.
Attempted Burglaries.
Mr. Whiteley, book-keeper of F. S. Lang
& Co., who lives on east Fifth avenue, eays
he is certain that a burglar was prowling
aronnd his premises last night. His dogs,
however, set up a howl and the night
prowler was scared off.
JohnjR. Drew, whose residence is on sooth
Rodney two doors from Broadway, was
awakened last night by sounds in his
yard. He went to the window and lighted
his lamp and distinctly saw a man, who
was in the act of crimbing the fence, drop
off and disappear in the darkness. His
gnn was loaded for bear or burglars, and
he would have indulged in Borne target
practice if the burglar had given him half
a chance._____
The Stars and Stripes.
Pittsburg, June 15,1888.
A. J. Fisk, Esq, He'ena , Mont.
DEAR Sir: —Oar Democratic friends
have adopted the bandana as an emblem
in recognition of the tail of the ticket.
Those of us who believe in the party that
fought for the stare and stripes have
adopted the national flag as our emblem to
lead the Republican party on to victory at
the polls this fall. Please accept the en
encloeed flag as a token of my regard for
yon and the other members of the Helen a
Herald staff.
I remain very truly,
John W. Thompson.
From tbe Dally Harold of June 20.
HE WAS BOUND OVER.
John Doyle Attempts to Rob a Man of
$3,000 but is Caught and
Jailed.
There is another tough character behind
the prison bars to-day and the commnnity
is so mach the gainer. His name is John
Doyle and he was bonnd over by Judge
Sanders this morniug in the sum of $1,000
to answer to the grand j ary and went to
jail in default of bail. The circumstances
that led to his arrest are as follows:
M. Dennison, a contractor and horse
trader, has been in the city disposing of
some stock and yesterday was paid $1,000
in cash by a livery man. Doyle
happened to see the money handed
over and followed Dennison when he
went oat. Dennison was having a good
time aronnd the saloons and Doyle soon
made his acquaintance and followed him
about. When night came Dennison got a
bed at the I. X. L. lodging house and
turned in with his pants on, fearing to take
them off, as there was
$3,000 IN THE POCKETS.
About midnight, as he was lying awake
in bed, he saw Doyle enter his room and
begin to go throngh the pockets of his coat
and vest, which were hanging on a chair.
Not finding anything there, Doyle
approached the bed and was just about
putting his hand in Dennison's
pants pocket, when Dennison
very snddeDly sprang up and
clutched his throat. The two struggled a
few moments, but finally Doyle pulled
himself loose aud ran out. Dennison fol
lowed him and, with the asssistance of the
bar teuder, captured him in another bunk,
where he had hastily secreted himself. He
was turned over to tbe police and had his trial
this morning with the result above stated.
Doyle is known as a tough character aud
the police were glad of the opportunity to
get their hands on him.
Mr. Dennison is not out a cent. It is
rather au unusual thing for a man to retire
in a lodging house with $3,000. on his per
son. and it is no fault of Dennison's that
he did no lose his roll. We presume last
night's incident will bring with it the con
viction that banks are safer places for a
large sum of money than any man's
breeches pocket. Mr. Dennison should
become a depositor.
BOLD H IGHWAYME N.
A Helena Gentleman Held Up While
Driving Just East of the City.
Mr. F. E. Gage, proprietor of Gage's
shoe store, met with au adventure this
morning while driving abont a mile and a
half east of Dry Galch. He went oat to
visit bis mine, the Humboldt, which
situated beyond Dry Gulch. While pass
ing a thicket of underbrash two roagh
looking men jamped out and asked him
how be was fixed. He replied that he was
pretty well fixed and the men, after asking
a few more questions as to where he lived,
etc., walked back towards the thicket and
Mr. Gage proceeded to the mine. When
coming back the two men halted him again
aud this time Mr. Gage tnought they in
tended to rob him. Without say inga word he
drew his revolver, levtled it at the men
and then asked what they wanted. They
meekly replied that they only wanted
chew of tobacco and on Mr. Gage's inform
ing them that he bad none about him, they
withdrew and allowed him to drive on.
The fellows were suspicious looking char
acters and were no donbt bent on robbery,
but the muzzle of a revolver was more
than they were prepared to dispute and
accordingly had to abandon their game.
Mr. Gage may congratulate himself that he
was armed.
It is a disquieting reflection that this
occurrence induces, viz. that it is not safe
for a man to take a drive in broad daylight
within the city limits unless he is armed.
A SMART ^PASSENGER.
How He Got Ahead of the Northern
Pacific Train Robbers.
One of the passengers who was on the
Northern Pacific train that was held up
Saturday night, last night related to an
admiring Butte audience how he fooled the
robbers, says the Inter Mountain. Said he:
"I was in the sleeper and had gone to
bed, being tired. Yon know it yvas abont
11 o'clock when the train was stopped.
I had just dropped oil' into a snooze when
the curtain of my berth was pushed back
and when I tnrned over to see what was
the matter, I saw a masked face and felt
a pistol muzzle shoved against the side of
my head. The masker in a very polite
tone informed me that he wanted either
my money or my life. I had no particular
use for my life and was abont to inform
tbe robber that he wonld have to kill me
before he coaid get money, when a happy
thought struck me. I had two pocket
books. One contained $250 in currency
and the other some unanswerable letters,
my ticket and odds and ends of
varions kinds but of no par
ticular vaine. This made it quite
a fat looking pocketbook and when I
handed it oat to the robber be didn't stop
to examine it bnt stack it in his pocket.
Jast as they had finished the car and I
was watching them go oat the door, con
gratulating myself on my smartness in
saving $250, a sadden recollection strack
me that threw me into a sweat. Great
Cæ=ar ! I had forgotten all about a $600
set of diamonds for my wife—eardrops and
cross—that at St. Pani I had pat for safe
keeping in the pocketbook. I had given it
to the train robber. It was a little surprise
for my wife, yon see."
"What did yon do?" was asked.
Before the smart passenger coaid reply,
a friend who had been with himjon the
train, spoke op and said :
"I'll tell you what he did. The robbers
had just stepped off the train and signalled
her to go ahead, when a baldheaded man
in his night clothes came dancing out on
the platlorm waving a big pocket-book in
his hand and shooting, 'Here, you've got
the wrong one ; this is the one that's got
the money in it." Tbe robbers laughed
and told him to ,»et inside there mighty
quick, fired off their pistols, and the train
moved out."
A DANGEROUS EPIDEMIC.
The present epidemic of crime demands
some powerful remedy. Old timers re
member when a worse condition of things
was cured in about two weeks. The
essence of hemp was fonnd to be the only
reliable care. A few involuntary sus
pensions led very soon to a general suspen
sion of crime, and for years Montana has
enjoyed comparative immnnity. We can
not live on our reputation always. It
needs to be rejnvinated occasionally.
In plain English we think it needs
that about a dozen should be hung within
a reasonably short space of time, even if it
requires the suspension of other business
till this suspension took place. Montana
has once had the well-established reputa
tion of being the nnhealthieet country in
the world for criminals. Wouldn't it be
well to renew the X oellency of onr tonner
reputation ?
CLOSE OF THE TERM.
Exhibition of the Miles City Public
Schools.
Miles City, Jane 16.—[Special Herald
correspondence.]—The Miles City Public
Schools closed the 15th for the summer
vacation. The closing exercise consisted
of two parts. In the afternoon the annual
exposition of the year's work consisting of
written examinations at the end of each
term, miscellaneous written reviews, reci
tations reduced to writing, etc., etc., all
bound neatly and hong on wires or laid on
the desks ; maps, sketches, colored, plain,
critical and outline decorated the walls.
Graded tablets constituted *»u important
part of the display. The drawings of the
physics class called forth many
compliments from the inter
ested visitors; and the long ranges of
improvised day-books, ledgers, journals,
cash and rate books made np daring the
year by the enthusiastic class elicited many
remarks from the practical business men
as to the possible fnture supply of book
keepers on the Eastern Montana markets.
The Declaration of Independence, so
familiar to the pnpils of the fifth and sixth
grades, could not be recognized in its new
dress, except throngh the interpretation of
some members of the seventh or eighth
grades, which have been investigating the
mysteries of short hand for the
past year. The algebra and Latin
display showed that the work
in these high school branches lead
not been neglected. The house and
grounds are in excellent condition. The
green row of cottonwoods planted last year
give evidence of perfect success and
promise in a few years to make the school
grounds the pleasantest spot in the city.
In the evening the plays "The Great Re
public" and the "Milk Maid's Carnival"
were rendered by the school in the large
City Hall for the Benefit of the Pnblic
School Library. The play was a stage
history of the United States,
beginning at the aboriginal period and
extending down to the present time. All
important periods in onr history were
brought out and impressed by national
song aud tableaux that spoke volumes in a
few minutes. Encores testifying to the
appreciation of a crowded house were not
infrequent, and the stirring scenes of "61"
were brought back vividly to the memory
of many scarred veterans by the children
of another generation.
Prof. J. C. Templeton, an able educator,
is superintendent of the school, aud is
assisted by a corps of successful teachers.
THE HERALD^ BUILDING
To be Enlarged and Improved.
Messrs. Paulsen & McConnell, the archi
tects, are preparing plans for the improve
ment and enlargement of the Herald
building. The whole ground floor, frontage
45 feet—will be adorned with handsome
iron pillars and plate glass. The west
room on the gronnd floor will be lowered
two and a half feet, to conform to the
grade of the sidewalk. This room, now
occupied by the Herald job office, has
been leased for a term of five years to a
leading mercantile house of Helena. It
will be 18x85 feet, 144 feet high. Some
seven hundred yards of dirt are now being
excavated in the rear of the lot, and a
building 40x65, two stories high, will be
erected. The room thus attained will
more than double the present facilities of
the Herald job, press and mailing rooms.
The counting room will be artistically
finished and famished, with a large fire
proof vault adjoining for books and for the
preservation of the bound files of the
Herald dating back to the year 1866.
The whole work will be finished by the
middle of September, and will cost abont
$10,060.
^ADVERTISE.
The Herald Want Column Finds
Valuable Gold Watch.
A few days ago, Mrs. Frank L. Sizer lost
a fine gold watch and immediately Mr.
Sizer inserted an advertisement in the
want column of the Daily Herald. To
day the finder of the watch, Mr. Joe Col
bert, formerly employed as a foreman of
the Helena Water Works company came in
from Rimini, and immediately called at
the Herald office to deliver the watch
without desire of reward. Snch prompt
and honest action on the part of Mr. Col
bert is worthy of commendation.
Terrible Hailstorm.
The north bound Montana Union train
last evening about 7 o'clock, encountered a
severe hail storm in the Deer Lodge val
ley. The storm lasted abont 25 minntes
and was accompanied by thunder and
lightning. Passengers on the train de
scribe it as the most violent ever witnessed
in that section. The hailstones were larger
than hen's eggs and peppered the roofs of
the care with a deafening noise, resembling
a fusilade. The passengers had to yell to
make themselves heard daring its continu
ance. All the ventilators in the top of the
cars were broken open and many of the
thick plate glass windows were cracked.
In one car there were only two whole panes
left after the storm. At Warm Springs
station, one of the passengers got oat and
picked np a hailstone as large as an apple
and tried to break it. It was only by
jamping on it with his heels that he accom,'
plished this. Crops and stock in the val
ley mast have suffered severely from the
terrible storm.
Station Agent Shot.
A Warm Springs special dated the 18th
inst., says: This evening jnst after the
north bound train left the depot and was
speeding on its way, a man named Jack
Wheeler had some words with the station
agent, James Archer, and before anyone
could interfere he palled a pistol and
shot him in the head, the ball entering
back of the ear. Archer was not so badly
wounded but what he was able to load his
gan and take after his assailant, who shot
ont of the station and ran rapidly np the
track as scon as he had fired.
He followed him for some distance until
his strength failed him from loss of blood,
when he was obliged to return. A tele
gram was sent for Sheriff Coleman to come
up, and he and Deputy Sheriff Hatton
stepped on the train just as the south
bound was palling oat. They got off at
the Springs, where the wounded man lay,
and received a description of Wheeler,
when they went on with the train as far
as Stuart. Wheeler was a section hand,
and had been working only a short time
there. Archer was shot at by a tramp only
a couple of months ago. He is not be
lieved to have been fatally wounded.
More Tail Than Head.
The Corvallis New Idea says : The Demo
cratic comet that recently appeared at the
St Louis national pow-wow will be visible
to American people from now until next
November. The comet starts out on its
mission with more tail than head, but it
has even got head enough for the average
Democratic voter. When Democrats go to
the polls they do not care a snap whether
the nominee has got either head or tail,
they pnt their little vote in jnst the same.
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Y. M C. A. ATHLETICS.
Preparations tor Outdoor Exercise
this Summer.
Mr. W. F. Selleck, of St. Cloud, Minn.,
has accepted a call as general secretary of
the Young Men's Christian Association of
this place, aud will enter upon his duties
as such on August 1st. Mr. Selleck has
been a teacher in the State Normal School
at St. Clond, and comes highly recommend
ed by members of the International Com
mittee as a thoroughly qualified man for
the position he is to fill, having had large
experience in Association work.
Mr. H. Barbonr, manager of the Helena
Base Ball Club, has very generously ten
dered the Young Men's Christian Associa
tion the exclusive use of their grounds on
Helena avenue whenever they are not
being used by members of their own club.
The association has put in a fifth of a mile
circular running track, a 100-yard straight
way, prepared a place for tng of war pull
ing, jumping, etc. Base ball and foot ball
goods, a sixteen-pound hammer, shot, etc.,
have been ordered, teams will be organized
and in the near future a field day will be
given. In short, the Association expects
to conduct a thorough athletic work this
sommer. The nse of the grounds will be
made a privilege of membership, and only
those holding gymnasium, bath or special
tickets will be admitted. For the benefit
of those who are not members and who de
sire to engage in the sports or have the
freedom of the gronnds, a special ticket
will be issued entitling to all privileges
except gymnasium and baths. Thi9 ticket
will only cost $1.00 and will expire Sep
tember 1. Iu this way it will be no hard
ship for any who are at all interested iu
athletics to enjoy the privileges offered.
It is desired that all who will join foot
ball or base ball teams or who will partici
pate in a field day will hand in their
names to the secretary at once. Prizes
will be given at the field day and entries
will be free. An onting will also be con
ducted once a week for each of the youths'
and small boys' classes.
A New Paper.
The Great Falls I eader, a six column
folio weekly paper, made its first appear
ance in the Montana journalistic field last
Saturday. It is issued by the Leader Pub
lishing Company and announces itself de
voted to "the agricultural, mineral and
manufacturing interests of Northern Mon
tana." As to politics its salutatory says :
"Politically the Leader will be Republi
can and it makes no apology lor being at
tached to that grand old party which, an
der the leadership of such men as Abra
ham Lincoln, Grant and Garfield, saved a
nation restored its credit, resumed specie
payments, opened np the great West, struck
off the shackles of an enslaved people,
made the Declaration of Independence
something more than a "hollow mockery,"
inaugurated civil service reform and now
seeks to protect the farmer, miner and
manufacturer from the machinations of
Great Britain and her American adher
ents."
Its editorial columns have the ring of
true metal and its news service is first
class. We wish the new venture success.
May it be a Leader with a large following.
An Old Landmark Gone.
In the course of making extensive build
ing improvements at his business place on
Bridge street, Mr. Mike Reinig was yester
day compelled to take down an old land
mark—the eagle flagstaff that has stood
over the San Francisco bakery since 1869.
Th» pole was a pine shaft 65 feet high and
stood on the roof of the old Turner's FaU
building where for many years it floated
the colors of the United States and Ger
many. The staff was snrmounted by a
large gilded eagle, cut in wood, perched on
golden ball with outspread wings. The
eagle was made by Lonis Wissner and Pete
Schemmals in 1869, and after weathering the
storms of 19 years, is still intact and the
gilding untarnished. Mr. Reinig will have
the old pole repainted and will set] it upon
the new building, now in course of erec
tion, to preserve snch a staunch and valued
relic of the early days.
Held Up.
Robert Keifert, an employe at Kessler's
brewery, was held up by footpads on the
road to the brewery after spending the
evening in town. Out on Madison avenue
he was baited by five men, who assaulted
him and searched his person. They se -
cared his pocket-book containing $4.50, but
that was all. Mr. Keifert resisted the ruf
fians as well as he could, and gave them
some blows and scratches which he thinks
they will remember. There is no cine to
their identity.
TOWN AND TERRITORY.
—The proposed fight between McKeown
and Smith, set for next Monday evening,
has been declared off.
—The inventory of the Rand estate was
filed with Probate Judge Clements yester
day. It foots np $8,320.90.
—The Manitoba and Montana Central
are making fast freight time from the East.
Yesterday four cars loaded with Helena
freight, arrived after being ont only three
and a half days from St. Panl.
—Missoula has been sued by Thomas
McCone for $10,000 damages. McCune
fell into an excavation, which the town
should have guarded, and broke his leg,
besides receiving permanent inj uries.
—Fergus County Argus: In answer to
onr query as to who could beat the lamb
harvest of Brooks Bros.—95 per cent—Mr.
Trassier, of the firm of Jacobs & Trassier,
of Saraha, holds up his hand. Out of one
band of 720 ewes they can count 710
lambs ; 97 per cent. Next !
—The Republican flag sent the Herald
by Mr. Thompson, of Pittsburg, is a fine
silk emblem of the National banner. It
bears the flavor of Pennsylvania's protec
tion ideas, and is a fitting exponent of Re
publican principles. The Republican em
blem is the Nation's banner.
—Mr. C. D. Haig has been succeeded in
the editorial chair of the Butte Miner by
Mr. A. F. Doty, an experienced journalist
of New York. Mr. Haig takes the city
editorship and Moritz Koch retains the
management of the paper. The appearance
of the Miner shows improvement since the
change occurred.
—Rodgers, the ex-base ballist, who was
arrested last week on suspicion of being
implicated in the barglaries, was sent to
Batte yesterday, where he will answer to
the charge of grand larceny, committed
there. No evidence can be procured
against him as to tbe Helena burglaries,
so the officers here have washed their
hands of him.
—Any one in the city knowing the
whereabouts of Mrs. M. C. Mynea or Mrs.
Maggie Bland, will confer a great favor by
leaving word at the Herald office. Mr.
Enos Bland, the father of the young lady
(who is an invalid) has jnst arrived from
Kansas to take his daughter home, bnt
cannot find where she is stopping. Both
ladies were in Helena on the 8th of June.
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PERSONAL.
—Major and Mrs. Davenport and daugh
ter, Miss Pearl, arrived home on the Pa
cific express this morning.
—Mr. T. P. Lawrence, of Omaha, ar
rived on the limited express th;s morning
and will stop several days in the city.
—Major W. W. Alderson, editor of the
Avant Courier, arrived from Bozeman this
morning to six*ad a day in the Capital.
— L. W. Peck, editor of the Wool Grower,
arrived from the West last night and start
ed for his home at Fort Benton this morn
ing.
—Professor W. H. Ringnalda, of Batts
the gentleman who cultivates the taste for
foreign languages among residents of the
Silver City, is visiting Helena.
—Elmer E. Woodman, formerly with T.
H. Clewell, has accepted a position with
Meyendorff & Wells, where he will be
pleased to see his old frieuds.
—Mr. and Mrs. James M. Childs, of Bos
ton, arrived in Helena last evening and
left for Boston this morning. Mr. Childs
is the well known wool commission mer
chant of Boston.
—Norman Holter, son of A. M. Holter,
returned this morning to spend the sum
mer vacation at home. He has been at
tending college at the Columbia School of
Mines, in New York.
—Miss Etta Cline, one of the teachers
engaged in the High School during the
past term, left Saturday night for her
home in Louisville, Kentucky, where she
will spend her vacation.
George Lewis Heins, of New York, the
architect of the Merchants National Bank
building, has arrived in the city, and will
a) once take steps to begin the erection of
that structure on the corner of Main and
Edwards streets.
— T. H. Kleinschmidt and John B. Clay
berg returned this morning from a short
business trip to the coast. They combined
pleasure with business, and made an oceau
trip from Tacoma to Seattle and Victoria,
having an enjoyable trip.
—Joseph Spitzley, a contractor and
builder of Detroit, is visiting his brother
in-law, J. G. Ringwald, in Helena, accom
panied by his family. He is a brother of
Stephen Spitzley, of Craig, and met him
the other day for the first time in twenty
one years. __
"MULTUM IN PAKVO."
For a condensed, practical presentation
of the case of a protective tariff the fol
lowing will commend itself to all practi
cable and sensible people :
If, as every well-posted man will allow,
the progress of this country in the present
era of protection has been marvelous and
Btands unparalleled in the world's his
tory—
If the policy of protection rales at the
present time iu all nations of the earth,
with bat two or three exceptions, and is
everywhere gaining in favor rather than
losing, even in England—
If the products of onr manufactures
have grown so tremendously in this era of
protection that we are now the foremost
manufacturing nation on earth—
It wages are higher now than they were
at the close of the last free trade era—
If the American citizen is better paid,
bettei clad, better educated, and (unless he
is a free trader) more conteuted than any
ether on the face of the globe—
If the tide of emigration on the part of
those who are seeking to better their con
dition in life is away from free trade coun
tries to protection America—
If the American workman not only earns
more and spends more, bnt also puts more
money in savings institutions than any
other class of working people—
If business is fairly good and we are
holding our own in every branch of trade
and industry except our unprotected
ocean-carrying trade—
If the future ontlook is for continued
growth and development as in the past—
Why in the name of common sense and
ordinary prudence, should we aim a dead
ly blow at this same protective system
which has served ns so well—
When it is purely a matter of choice and
not of. necessity in doing so—
When the snrplns revenue can be more
easily and quickly reduced by the aboli
tion of the internal revenue war taxes,
wholly or in part—
When further reductions of the revenue
can be had by paying the National debt
through bond purchases, by appropriating
fnnds for National aid to education, by
needed appropriations for national works,
which shall be a national benefit—
Unless one believes that protection has
been so harmlul to this country in the past
and bodes Euch evil for the fatnre, that it
needs an exterminating blow before any
thing else is done, in which case he is fair
ly entitled to consideration as superlative
ly foolish.
Summed np in one sentence onr indict
jnent against the Mills bill, the President's
message and all movements in sympathy
therewith is this: If our country has done
exceedingly well in the past, is doing «ell
at present, and has a fairly good outlook,
why strike at the fiscal system under
which so much vosperity has been at
tained, when it is not only necessary to go
out of the way to do so, but also to retard
other deeirable legislation by so doing or,
is lacking in good judgment and prudence.
All of which goes to show that the tre
mendous burden of proof resting upon the
free trade assailants of the statn quo to
show that we have prospered in spite of
protection, and that we wonld be all bet
ter off without it, wili make them very
weary before the campaign of 1888 is half
over. _ _ __
Knights of Pythias.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Jane 19.— The Su
preme Lodge, Knights of Pythias, to-day
approved of the action of Supreme Chan
cellor Howard Douglass, suspending the
Pennsylvania Grand Lodge and agreed that
the grand lodge's charter be restored con
ditionally upon their complying with the
orders of the Supreme Chancellor hereafter
issued. The grand lodge is placed under
order of the Supreme Chancellor until
snch action is taken.
Bonds Accepted.
Washington, Jane 20.—The Secretary
of the Treasury accepted 1,086,500 bonds
as follows: 4 per cents registered, $21,000
at 127â: $10,597,000 at 128; 4 per cents
coupon 3,700 at 128; 4* per cent registered
2,000 at 107.
After the routine business the House
went into committee on the sundry civil
bill. In course of the debate upon the
the item relating to the special agent's ad
ministration ander General Sparks, it was
severely criticised by Laird, of Nebraska,
bat stoutly defended by Herman and
others. _ _
Storn in Iceland.
London, Jane 20.—Details of gales on
the coast of Iceland last month show four
hundred French firshermeu drowned and
thirty vessels wrecked.
MARRIBS.
ANDERSON-HAMBERG.— In Helena, June
14,1888, by Terrence O'Donnell, J. P„ E. Lud
wig Anderson, of Clancy, M. T., aud Annie
Hamberg, of Helena, M. T.
BOfUff.
MERRITT.—In Helena. June 14, 1388, to tbe