The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-12

night of Nov. 6. the old man and his
wife retired about o'clock, leaving the
son, Christopher, reading a newspaper in
an adjoining room. The mother says
that about half past eight she heard the
outer door of the room in which she had
left Christopher shut with slam. In
about an hour and half she heard voice
at the front door calling: Mother,
mother, the scoundrel has hurt my head
and I want you to tie it up" Afterwards
another call was made: Oh 1t; get up
and let me in; I'm hurt" This increased
| her fears and the old man got up, went
to the outer door of the room and saw
| the body Of his son lying upon his back
but few feet from the door, his head
! almost severed from his body and several
wounds upon the head, caused by some
blunt instrument The old lady claimed
on the day of the funeral that she recog-
nized the voice at the front door as that
of the defendant. He lived about four
miles from the McAllister farm, and was
well known t. all the family
OMAHA, Dec. THE band of horse
thieves, which have been operating in
Northern Nebraska and Southern Dakota
for several months, was broken up last
week by the Brown county, Nebraska
vigilantes, who captured and hung seven
of them near Ainsworth. EThe sheriff Of
Brown county arrested three of the gang.
and brought them down to Fremont and
jailed them to prevent their execution by
the vigllantes. They will be brought to
Omaha tomorrow and lodged in Jail for
safe keeping.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-A large congress
sional delegation called upon the Presi-
dent to-day and presented petition
PRAYING him to exert his influence to Sc
cure respite for O'Donnel. The Presi-
dents reply was satisfactory to the dele
CATION. He said the Department of State
would at once telegraph Minister Lowell
to obtain all possible information regard
ing O'Donnells citizenship and he lthe
President) would do all he could with
propriety to further the wishes of the
delegates.
WINNIPEG, Dec. S.-There was large
farmers meeting at Rapid City last night
at which the railway monopoly and high
tariff were denounced. Rev. Mr.. Craw-
ford said: "In. we are to be trodden
down by provinces, would advocate Sc
cession." The citizens of Brandon en-
dorse the stand taken by the farmers
union and deputations have been ap-
pointed in all other provinces to attend
the grand convention at Winnipeg, De-
cember 10.
OwENsBoRo, KY, Dec, San unknown
man entered the house Of L. Clarke, near
here, early yesterday, and attacked his
daughter with club and was killed by
Henry Bumbers who was stopping in the
house. A picture found on his person
was taken in Sweden, but there was
nothing else to reveal his identity. 1t is
supposed he was insane.
Chicago, Dec. John Flemming and
Frank l.. Loring, prosecuted under the
federal statutes for participation in what
has been known as "fund Frauds" and
whose trial has been in progress the last
two weeks, before Judge Blodgett, in the
United States court, were found guilty
on all counts in the indictment. The
firm is known rs Flemning 4 Merriam
and advertised to do commission bus
mess in the Chicago board Of trade. They
induced a great many people in the
United States and Canada, to invest in
their ''funds," and it is estimated they
collected in this manner a sum to exceed
100000, which they claimed to be
using in the form of speculations in the
board of trade, and sent to subscribers,
from time to time, large dividends upon
their investments The federal authori-
ties exposed the fraud and Flemming
fled to Canada but was recently arrested
in Bismarck, Dakota. Loring was shown
to have had an active connection with
the firm. The indictments were fraud,
abuse of mails, and for obtaining money
under false pretense. The partners were
very strongly defended. The law makes
the miximum penalty in such cases $500
and imprisonment in the discretion of
the court
We publish to-day a synopsis Of taxes
and licenses collected in this county dur
ing the last quarter ending Dec. l, 1888.
BY it will be seen that the whole amount
collected up to that date for territorial
and county purposes is S74,9A.5O. For
licenses, sS.597.OO. There remains de-
linquent about sl5, 1000, a larger sum than
ever before, but in this amount the rail-
road company figure for about $4,000.
The license tax for this quarter is less
than the previous quarter, but owing to
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lecting taxes, they have not been collect
ed as close as usual. The sinking fund
has about s70O0more in it than necessary
to pay interest on bonds, and that
amount will be transferred to the general
fund, also some from the poor fund which
will also be added to the general fund
and be applied to the payment Of out
standing warrant Indebtedness, which
amounts to nearly $4,000. A sum near
" sufficient to extinguished it will be re-
allied. The general school fund has $22.-
1892 which will be about ten dollars per
head for each school census scholar
which will no doubt be sufficient to keep
schools running good length Of time
without any special'tax. The exhibit
shows the net amount in the treasury to
the credit of the different funds. On the
whole we think it gratifying exhibit
and places our county second to none in
financial standing. That there should
be so small a delinquent list when mon
cy is SO scarce, speaks well, when we take
into consideration the fact that we have
the best court house and Jail in the terri
tory, county poor farm Of great value
two handsome public school buildings,
IT, will be seen that we are practically