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LUME XVI.- GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, FRIDAY , OCTOBER 12, 1894.
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EN WARSHIPS
Seen Cruising About Somewhere
Is the Neighborhood of
Cores.
JAPANESE INQUISITIVE
Sheng Tao Tai Swindled the
als Governtment and Made
His E.cape.
, Tmx, Oct. 8.-The steamer Wen
reports having spoken seven war
on Sunday. Some were ten miles
and others were northeast of the
ntery. The Japanese were inquir
ut the Chinese southern squad
A Corrupt OCret1c.
DoN, Oct. 8.-A dispatch from
hat today says theng Tao Tal, or
at magistrate of Tien Tarn,
dsgrace and flight have already
ported, had bought from Ger
discarded rifles, for which
two tals each and charged the
menat nine tals. He also bought
quantity of cartridges which
found to be utterly useless. Li
Chang disoovered the fraud and
ed Sheng to him. In the inter
IA Hung Chang ie said to have
Sheng's face. Sheng later made
tion for leave of absence on the
that he was ill and the leave was
The report of the insurrection
ot, the seat of one of the imperial
1 0 miles from Pekin, is appar
conflrmed.
DISCOUrTEOUS OrFFICE.
errl.l Barber Saaub the Army of the
Tennessee.
Neb., Oct. 8.-A letter from
rril Barber, adjutant general of
entof the Platte, to the local
tatives of the Army of the Tenn
refusing to have anything to do
t soolety and referring to it in a
meaner, may eause a
martial. General Howard was
when he read Barber's letter
he would "attend to the matter
gets back East." General Stone,
of the executive committee,
to suppress all the corre-.
with Col. Barber, but some of
Ittee insisted upon oaving
Barber, in his letter, declared he
heard of the association and
igr for it.
SALTH OF THE CZAR.
Ordered In Churche. For UHl
Reeovery.
Oct. 8.-The Schlesieche
publishes a dispatch from St.
our which says: "A sudden
for the worse has taken place in
ditlon of the czar and the min
war has ordered prayers for the
tion of the life of the czar to be
up in all garrion and regimental
Fainting fits are reported to
rvened and oendered an oper
mediately necessary. The court
and other high Russian ofi
v hurriedly started for Lvidiad."
QVITm A STEAL
shorts. of $1000,000 Ic th
eeesate of a Corportona.
AuGc Oct. a--Suit has been
in the United States district
the appointment of a receiver
innesota & Ontario Lumber
lob Dennis Ryan is president
Galueha seoretary. The com
Stephen Douglass Ryan of
avers that Dennis Ryan sold
to the corporation val
,000,000, of whioh there hee been
ate. Dennise Ryan spy. the
I put a difeent light on the
-NT nvaTTErIXo.
-he u.stma compeay to the
wasseate pseeemasae.
Oat. .-Answer was fled to
ciroult court, before Judge
In behalf of the Pullman
company to the quo war
begun by Attorney
y. It denies the charge
peao is exoeding its rights
bp.laees not provided by its
The time allowed for the filing
-.pi. tody.
Nessaley's Trip.
Ost. L-Governor McKinley
bee early today. This fore
addressed briefly 1,900 students
h school. This afternoon he
usual political speeoh to an
oudisoe, excursion being run
the country around.
r. Wn Es oEred a Brib..
onm, ot. --Jobhn F. Gof to
to deny or afmrm the report
that he has been approached by Tam.
many and offered 130,000 to drop hil
connection with the fight against it
Goff promised that tomorrow's evidence
before the Lexow committee will be sen
sational.
THE PRINTERS.
Internstional Typographlcal Union In
Seaslon at Loulsville.
LouoeviLLu, Ky., Oct. 8.-The forty
second annual convention of the Inter
national Typographical union opened to
day. Mayor Taylor delivered an addrese
of welcome. Col. R. M. Kelley, editor of
the Commercial, welcomed the Typos on
behalf of the prees, and H. A. Bose,
president of the local Typographical
union, on behalf of the local printers.
RAY STATE DEMOCRATS.
ER.Gov. Russell Chairman of the State
Convention.
BoSTOn, Mass., Oct. 8.-The demo
cratic state convention met today. Ex
Gov. Wm. E. Russell was chosen per
manent chairman. The platform adopted,
after pledging allegiance to the time
honored principles of Jeffersonian demo.
cracy, affirms loyalty to the president
and other leaders who have so courage
ously battled for the people against the
errors and iniquitles of republican ad
ministrations.
AN AWFUL STORY.
Dastardly Wreck of a Realroad Train in
Wisconsain.
ToxMAAWr, Wis.,Oct. 8.-Train wreck
ers sawed the supporting timbers off a
Boo railroad bridge at Tomahawk Juno.
tion and the westhound passenger train
was wrecked. The engine plunged into
the Tomahawk river. The body of the
fireman is buried under the engine. The
engineer had both legs broken. No pas
sengers were injured.
DISTINGUISHED DEATH ROLL
Oliver Weadell holmes and Ex-Gov.
ernor Curtin Died
Yesterday.
Citizens Not Quite So Notable De.
parted This Life In Other
Sections.
BOSTOn, Oct. 7.-Oliver Wendell
Holmes, famous as a poet and author
died at his residence on Beacon street
at 12:15 today from a complication of
diseases. Dr. Holmes has been in feeble
health for a long time and although an
iron constitution has long baffled dis
ease, it was at last habattered. The last
hours of Dr. Holmes were passed quietly
with his family by his bedside. Dr.
Holmes returned from Beverly farm
about ten days ago and the removal
greatly fatigued him. The family resi
dence was darkened and apparently de
serted, and few knew Dr. Holmes was in
Boston. The news of his death was
kept quiet until a late hour tonight.
Death of Andrew O. Curtiu.
BELLFONTE, Pa., Oct. 8.-Ex-Governor
Andrew G. Curtin died at his home here
yesterday, aged 77 years. His last hours
were peaceful, the end coming from the
exhaustion of nature by old age. The
funeral will be conducted with military
honors.
Old Timn Minstrel Gene.
PHLAnDLPnHI, Oct. 8.-Paul Berger,
said to be the oldest negro minstrel in
the country, died here today of heart
disease, aged 70. He has been employed
as a turnkey in a police station.
Alleged uielde.
CHroAoo, Oct. 8.-Andrew Shaw, a
wealthy es-board of trade man, died sud
denly last night. It is said he committed
suicide. He was 50 years old, a brilliant
but eccentric man. He had not been in
business of late.
Sltlsad Worettaatoa.
Naw Yon, Oct. 8.-Richard Worth.
Lngton, president of the Worthington
Publishing Qo., died of appoplezy at Se
Clff, L. I.
Prof. Sloe Departs Life'
COhrsoo, Oct. 8.-Prof. Wi. Sloan
died today after a fat of fifty days.
Prof. Bloan was a prominent educator
and newspaper man. He had been sub
Juot for many year to eattoanacks, a
strange diseas which he said compelled
him to fat.
An Iews Errterer Naters a Pies oi
Fbor Donom. Is., Oot49.-In the case
of the itte of Iowa against John Ballou
for the murder of Joseph Tifany a sur
prise was sprung this morning by the de
fendent entering a general plea of guilty
to the indiotment, withdrawing his
former plea of "not guilty."
Late Pratt Killed,
Oisaoo, Oct. 9.-A killing frost o.
turred last night through Missouri,
Arkansas, West Tennmesse and the Ohio
ralley. All late fruit is killed.
THE WAR IN ASIA
Brief But Very Important News From
the Scene of the Corean
Conflict.
JAPS AGAIN VICTORIOUS
The Italian Government Has Sug.
geeted a Conference Looking
to Peace.
YOKOHAMA, Oct. 9.-It is reported that
the Japs have captured Chee Foo and
everybody ie wild with excitement. It
is now believed that the war cannot last
long.
The Chee Boo Bloekaded.
Hoso KONo, Oct. 9.-A dispatch says
the Chee Foo river has been closed to
shipping. This blockades one of the
most important military and commercial
standpoints.
Italy Wants Peace.
PARIe, Oct. 9.-A dispatch from Rome
says the It.dlian minister at Pekin
has addressed a note to China at
the request of his government in
viting a conference with Japan in the
endeavor to end the war and offering
his own. oMces to effect such an arrange
ment.
A BACKSLIDER.
Democratic Nominee for Lieutenant Gov
ernor of Miohigan Deelinae.
MIDDLEVILLE, Mich., Oct. 9.-M. E.
Jordan, after declining the nomination
for lieutenant governor on the dem.
onrtio ticket, renounced his allegiance
to the democratic party and united with
the republican party, aeclaring that he
had lost all confidence in the ability of
the democratic party to legialate in the
interest of the people. Jordan denoun
ces the adminjetrationpension policy and
says he believes the republican party
has the ability to properly deal .with the
silver question.
TaHI TIME IN NEW JERSEY.
Brutal Assault By a Negro Upon a White
Woman.
UAMDEN, N. J., Oct. 9.-Miss Mary
Ottinger, 24 years old, is employed in the
weaving department of Croft's woolen
mille, at Broadway and Ferry road. She
was returning from work about 7:15
o'clock last evening and as she crossed
the Reading railroad tracks at Jackson
street a colored man grappled her by the
throat at the same time striking her on
the side of the head with a sandbag.
Miss Ottinger defended herself until
help arrived. The negro escaped.
SOUTHI AFRICA.
Reports That Kamrn Are Marching
Agaanst a Settlemeut
LoDnoN, Oct. 9.-A dispatch from Jo
hannesburg to the Pall Mall Gazette
says the report is current that the in
habitants of Laurenzo Marques, Clasgo
Baty. are in fear of an immediate attack
by Kaflirs. Hostile Mahuzlas are now
said to be within a mile of town. All
stores are closed. Everybody capable of
bearing arms has been ordered to take
part in the defense.
UNLOOKED FOB FAILURE.
The Great University Prose of Cambridge
Assigns.
CAMBnIDGr, MEm., Oct. 9.-The Uni
versity Press,John Wilson & Son, has
assigned for the benefit of its creditors.
The concern is one of the oldest and
largest printing houses in Cambridge,
having been established In 1839, and
was believed to be very strong flnan
oially. The company employed nearly
380 persons. The assets and liabilities
are not yet known.
WILSON AT HOME.
Boyal Beeeption By HEthuslastle Demo
eratlc toastltueats.
CaZuasTox, W. V., Oct. 9.-Con
gressman W. IL Wilson, arrived here
at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was
met at Harper's Ferry by a special train
crowded with enthusiastic econd dis
trict democrats, who escorted him to his
native town, where a mass meeting was
immediately convened.
CAN IT BB POSSIBLE.
Talk of W. P. O. Breekartdgse Per Seaa
toer Prm Kentecky.
CNCINNATI, O., Oct. 9.-Tbhe Times I
Star Kentucky special says that the
friends of Breokinridge are bringing him I
out for United States senator. Secretary
Carlisle, Senator Blackburn, Governor
Brown, General Buckner and Henry
Watterson are among the other names
mentioned.
Feorsas Rte Colors.
COacAoo, Got. 9.-Gen. F. H. Winston, I
minister to Persia during Cleveland's
firet administration, and at present aa
park commissieoner under Governor Alt- I
the democratic congressional and legis.
lative tickets the coming election.
A HRFTY MOBTGAOR.
e Southern Bllway Company to Ralse
1,o00,000ooo for Debts. egta
RICOMOzID, Va., Oct. 9.-The general
meeting of the stockholders of the
Southern Railway company gave the ofl
cere authority to execute and deliver a
mortgage by the Southern Railway com
pany to the Central Trust company of
New York, as trustee, upon the railroad's
property, privileges and franchisee to se
cure an issue of bonds for $120,000,000,
payable June 1, 1904, in gold, with inter
eat at 5 per cent, payable semi-annually.
t Of the issue, 878,088,37213 will be re
i served to take up the outstanding mort
t gage and equipment obligations; $21,911,
t 627.87, including $6,000,000 for new con
struction, will be used now; $20,000,000
will be reserved for new construction
after Jan. 1, 1806, but not more than
83.000,000 will be issued during any one
year,
There were $100,000,000 of common
I and $50,000,000 of preferred stock repre
sented at the meeting.
Another Hilton Fallure.
Nr.w Yoan, Oct. 9.-The firm of Hilton,
Hughes & Co., the old house of A. T.
Stewart & Co., is to be closed. In its
palmiest days it sold $40,000,000 worth
of goods in a single year. The firm has
not done well lately.
A Seldler For Montana.
WAsHImoTo, Oct. 9.-Second Lieut.
Robt. B. Wallace, Second cavalry, has
been detailed for temporary duty per
taining to the National Guard of Mon
tana and ordered to report to the gov
ernor at ielena.
FRIGHTFUL MINE EXPLOSION
One Man Killed and Four Others
Impreoned with No Avenue
for Escape.
Probability that 9,000 Men Will Be
Thrown Out of Employment
for Months.
SaxmoxIm, Pa., Oct. 9.-By an ex
plosion in the Luke Fidler mine shaft
this morning one man was killed and
four others imprisoned with no avenue
of escape. The shaft is on fire. Fifty.fve
workmen were taken out alive. The
fire started in an airway of shaft No. 1
late last night, and Irvin Buffington,
whom the colliery officials hold respon
sible for the disaster, is dead. George
Brown, a miner, and his Polish helper,
Anthony RIobertiky, a driver boy and
another Polish laborer, are in the mine
and no hope is entertained of rescuing
them. The mine is a mass of flames and
cannot be approached from any direction.
It is feared the inside workings will be
flooded, which means many months of
idleness to ).000employes.
THI.t). STEVENA' WILL.
A Twenty-Six Year's Contest Over the
Property Ended.
LANCASTeH, Pa., Oct. 9.-Thaddeus
Stevens made a bequest in his will which
provided that, if after paying other obli
gations his estate should aggregate i50,
600, the sum should be applied to the
founding of a free home for deserving
boys, without distinction of race, color
or nationality.
When his executors came to adjust
his affairs they found that the funds
available did not reach the stipulated
$.0,000, but that by the accumulation of
various interests the estate would ulti
mately aggregate that sum. The heirs
thereupon started a contest over the con
struction of the will, which has been in
the courts twenty-esix years.
A few years ago a local court decided
that the provisions of the testator call
ing for the founding of the home should
be carried out. An appeal was taken to
the supreme court, which has just af
firmed the decision.
NAIMeUs' CONesasI.
TlIlers of the Soil nMet sad Express Their
Views.
PAaKnsanuRo, W. Va., Oct. 9.-To
day's session of the Farmers' National
congress was attended by an immense
crowd, including prominent farmers of
this and twenty-five other states. Reso
lutions favoring free mail delivery, Sun
day rest for railroad employs., and for
government control of railroads were in
troduced and referred. A resolution
favoring a law to compel railroads to
carry live stock through to destination
without stops of more than an hour was
adopted.
Anti-Wl Demeerate.
New Yoax, Oct. 9.-The nomination
for governor has been tendered Charles
. Fairohild,ex esecretary of the treasury,
by Mr. 8hephard, chef of the disffeoted
anti-Hill democrats. Fairchild will make
the decision within twenty-four hours.
STORMS OF WIND
Visit the Atlantic Coast and Do Much
Serions Damage on Land and
Water.
FIVE VESSELS IN DANGER
The Sea So High Life-Saving Crews
Could Not Launch Their
Boats.
NEW YORx, Oct. 10.-The storm which
broke upon the Atlantic coast shortly
after midnight has done great damage
on sea and land. The tracks of the New
Jersey Southern railway, between Sea.
bright and Highland Beach, N. J., are
covered with sand washed upon them
by the waves. The fishing mack Louise,
driven ashore at Highland Beach, is a
total loss. The crew were taken off by a
life saving crew. A steamship, appar
ently in distress, was sighted soon after
daylight at anchor some distance of
Long Branch. While the sea was run
ning so high no effort was made to es
tablish communication between her and
the shore. The steamship does not
seem to be in immediate danger. At
Seabright and vicinity buildings were
unroofed. At Long Iron City a big iron
tank, belonging to the East River Gas
company, was blown down to within five
feet of the foundation. The tank was
200 feet high and 185 feet wide. The
wires were all blown down, and small
boats along the shore from Long Island
City to Bower's Beade broken and thrown
upon the beach. Trolley wires of the
Brooklyn railroad at North Beach were
broken and the cars are not now being
run.
At Cape May.
CAPE MAY, N. J., Oct. 10.-The severe
gale which struck the city last night
continued until daylight. The sea is
running high and the high tide has com
pletely submerged the meadows. Five
vessels are in sight of the beach rolling
heavily in the trough of the sea. Life.
saving crews cannot launch boats to
make even an attempt to board the ves
sels The wind has shifted to the north.
west, but is still blowing a gale.
TEMPERANCE APOSTLE.
Dlseiples of Father Matthew Do Honor to
His Memory.
CHIcAio, Oct. 10.-The birth of Father
Matthew, Apostle of Temperance, was
celebrated today with a parade, in which
15,000 people participated. The com
mittee received the following reply from
Mgr. Satolli to a letter complimenting
his stand for temperance and inviting
him to be present: "I am pleased to
hear my recent decision hbe proiuced so
happy an effect. It ls a matter of deep
regret that so many catholices are en
gaged in the saloon trahfic, which, by its
abuses, is the cause of so much harm to
our fellow man and a ecandal to our non
Catholic brethren.'
TWO INNOCENT VICTIMs.
A Vile Criminal Has Not Yet Met min
Reward.
ST. CHARLES. Mo., Oct. 10.- Dave
Woods committed a criminal assault
upon Emma Collier yesterday evening.
Robert Collier started out to avenge the
wrong done hie sister. In a battle with
corn knives Collier was fatally wounded
The girl is also dying of her injuries,
Woods is in jail here with every prospect
of a lynching.
ON BEHALF OP LABOR.
The Mayer er F ali iver Asks that Mills
Be Re-Opened.
FA.L Rnva, Mass., Oct. 10.-Mayor
Coughlan ha sent a letter to the print
manufacturers of this city, syinog there
is great suffering throughout the city
ana asking that the mills be re-opened.
A meeting of the manufacturers will
consder the question of a compromise.
Goldbags in Sssuoea.
BALTHORns, Oct. 10.-The twentieth
annual convention of the American Ae
sociation of Bankers convened at Ford's
opera house at 10:30. Every section of
the union is represented. Secretaly
Gleas says the crowd's check for @100,
000,000 would be cashed. Addressese o
welcome were made by J. P. Poe and
Enrich Platt, chairman of the Baltimore
learing bouse.
COLORM O ODD rI LOWs.
Deers mleetse-Orand Ledge Will Nest
MOss sm. aImaaapeUs.
Boervo, Mass., Oct. 10.-At the cloe.
og seession of the national convenyton of
he Grand United Order of Odd Peliows
it was voted to hold the next convention
It Indianapolls two years hence. The
llowin ofoers were ooelected: Grand
aster, James Needha.,~hiladelphi;
leputy grand master, sCharle D. Wilso,
rew Orleans; grand seoretary, 0. H.
Brooks, Louisville, Ky.; grand treasurer,
R. M. Smith, Hampton, Va.; grand di
rectors, John Harmon, Montgomery,
Ala.; D. C. Clark, Washington, D. C.;
William Catlin, Monongahela City, Pa.;
J. Holmes, Arlington, Va.
COURAGE RkWARDRD.
How Engineer James Root Decame a
Temporary Actor.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-James Robt, the
brave engineer of Hinckley, Minn., who
is visiting in this city. has signed a two
weeks' contract with the "Ride for Life"
company, which opened at the Grand
opera house Monday evening.
"It happened just like this," said Root
last night. "I didn't come east to pa.
rade myself, but that's what they'll say
out home, I suppose. What they call
the advance agent of that show came to
me at the hotel and said he wanted me.
I laughed at the idea. My wife was indig.
nant. So when he asked if I would go
my wife said $500 a week and he pulled
out a contract. I had to sign." The of
icials of the St. Paul &oD)uuth railroad
gave Root a gold watch and chain yes
terday.
Lots of Assets.
CHICAcGO, Oct 10.-Elhas Lummerfleld
was appointed receiver of the American
Debenture company today, at the re
quest of stockholders and directors.
Obligations of the company are said to
amount to $1,600,000, and its holdings of
stock are considerably larger than that
sum.
Frleads of the Heathen.
MAmnSO, Wis, Oct. 10.-The Amer
ican board of foreign missions opened its
annual meeting here this afternoon
About 1,000 delegates are in the city
and more will come by later trains.
PROPERTY RIGHT AND UNIONS
Workingmen Spring a New Claim
Upon the Attention of
the Courts.
To Prevent Their Unwarranted Dis.
charge by Railroad Cor
porations.
PHILADILPHIA, Oct. 10.--Attorney
William T. Montague, of Washington,
appeared before Judge Dallas, in the
United States circuit court, and asked
the judge to interfere with the proposed
discharge of some of the employee of
the Philadelphia & Reading railroad
company.
Mr. Montague said that the men in
question had been notified by the super
intendent that they must renounce their
membership in a certain labor organiza.
tion, or be discharged from the railroad
company's employ. Some of the men
had been members of the organization
for the past seven or eight years, and
their leaving it would involve the giving
up of property rights. He desired a re
training order until the matter could be
disposed of by the court.
After some discueio ) it was arranged
that the lawyer bh.ului io:lty the re
ceiver's counsel, and in the meantime
bhe matter went over.
The organization in question is sup
posed to be the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen.
RUSNELL s. $1HI08 t'l',
And Says "Pa" Will Not Decline a Noml
atlones.
NEW YORu, Oct. 10.-A special to the
World from Youngstown, Ohio, says:
General Manager Thomp. Burton, of the
Daniels Street Tie company, returned
today from Terre lHate, where he was
engaged in closing up a contract with
Russell B. Harrison, who is largely In
terested in street railway lines. Mr.
Burton inquired of Mr. Harrison it his
father would be a presidential candidate
Mr. Harrison replied:
"As an active candidate, no, I think
that a number of other aspirants for the
nominatioh will loom up before conven
tion time, and if general diversity of
sentiment develops In the convention
and there should be an expression from
the peopleth at father as their choice it
is not probable he would decline."
CALICO OHARILY.
Will settle With Oreditom at 40 Cewts on
tme Dnel.
FoeromA, 0., Oct. 10.--The long
delayed settlement with the creditors of
ex-Governor Faster and his partner, Mr.
Davis, has at length oome about. The
assigne as announcad that he would
be able to pay 40 eants on the dollar,
and the claims amount to 5218,000 The
settlement with reditors will begin at
once.
She Leaded sae,
Ganyvj.a, Ill., Oct 10.-The balloon
with which Mile. Ddeat was making an
asenlon at the fair grounds late est
sovning b when up about 800 fest.
Mlle. Del at on. took in the dlun.
atnn, and, ,uttin8 hrradf do en de
pwhen wo lce ad thei th wsee hei
injury,