The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-05

fire is raging in the vicinity Of AiIl
Creek, and extends almost to Aienvilie,
distance Of nine miles. About. Ave
| thousand cords OF wood and like NUM-
| Der Of cords Of bark lave been destroyed.
| The fire extends over several thousand
acres of valuable timber land, and is sli-
posed to have been started by hunters
camping on the mountains
New YORK, Nov. 24-Hon. Henry
| Watterson, editor of the Coarier-JonraGl,
Louisville, delivered an address tonight
in advocacy OF the principles Of free trade.
The address was somewhat in the nature
| Of a reply to arguments in favor Of pro-
lection presented last night by ex-United
States counsel Dudley. Mr.. Natterson
| had an audience which included the best
| thinkers of this section, who gave atten-
ton to the subject of free trade and -
lection. While the closest attention ~
given to the litterance of the speaker the
| applause was generous and genuine. Rev.
Henry Ward Bcecilcr presided and pre-
scnted Mr.. Watfcrson, who had most
ctdiaI reception. Beecher said as to
the charge, Il am a republican, ] do not
deny it, btlt they do not own me. Every
| citizen must DO what he can to further
the end of government, and he can only
do this by working with one Of the great
political parties
am also a clergyman but only by
courtesy. I am also citizen and | am
here to perform my duties as such. Mr.
Beecher went on to say he believed tie
protective system was grinding oppres-
sion upon the poor men OF the country
Ii it was right to tax clothes, books, pie
lures, and iron, it could not be wrong to
tax ministers, and yet he didn't intend
the tax should be put upon sGch men as
DR.. TAYLOR and DR.. Hall. 1t was perfect
ly consistent with the theory OF protec-
tionists. hir. Watterson was proceeded
in short address by David A. Wells.
AHAiIANoiji'h, NV. i'i 5,
the last living OF the three Taylor broth
ers who murdered two slerifi5 and cap
tvred a railroad train with 100 passen-
ger, aboard, compelling the engineer to
carry them twenty miles at dangerous
high speed, about a year ago, will be
hanged tomorrow at two O'Clock at Lon
dyn, Tennessee. To-day while being
taken from Knoxville to London, he
slipped q revolver out Of the pocket Of
one Of the Guards, and though heavily
manacled, managed TO GET the muzzle of
the pistol within IL few inches CT the
head Of Sheriff FoGta, OF London, bat
ewing 10 the fat that Taylor thought
the pistol seli-cocl;ing, he was knocked
down Before he cotld raise the hammew
OF the pistol. lie remarked, ~ | had
not mistaken the pistol for a self-coclser,
you (I'oute) would have gpt 10 Hell sew
eral hours before me-
Taylor is about p years old, bat
seems to have no fear OF the gailows.
The execution viii be private. The
crime was committed by the two elder
brothers and himself to release their
elder brother, a prisoner. The deed was
one Of the. most atl'oeious and daring
ever committed n. the state.
LoSDoN, Tenn, Nov. 23.-Andy Taylor
the last of the three notorious brothers,
was executed at 3:l5 D. IL. He maintain
ed the same Indifference to the last and
refused to converse with the Minister.
lie ate dinner with much relish, and at
2:30 was taken from the Jail. Hemount-
ed the galiows with firm step, and,
when asked if he wished to address the
crowd, said that he dld not, and was en-
tirely unmoved on the gallows. After
the moose was adjusted he said to the
sheriff Of Hamilton county, 'G'd-n
Won, could drink your hearts blood"
The drop sprung at 3:l5, and he died Of
strangulation in nine minutes and was
cllt down at 3:0o.
The crowd was orderly and the gallows
screened. It was the first private excel
ton that ever took place in the state.
KINGSTON. Ont. Nov. 24.-Owing to
the rows in the Salvation Army meetings
the police commissioners have sworn in
nine Salvation Army constables for the
meetings DR.. Wilson, a c1rate of st.
George cathedral and a leading Anseli-
can clergyman, created a sensation by at
tending all night the prayer meetings Of
The Salvation Array and taking part in
the holy communion. The rector Of the
cathedral requested an explanation. DR..
Wilson ,icGcn,ie. himself and takes the
full. RESPONSIBILITY.
SALT LAKE, Nov. 24.-Tlle Chicago
Daily Aeus Rcat,r, ILL.,, special says:
The aged father Of the murdered Fora
Burns, accompanied BY dozen rorgh
looking fellows, passed through here for
Linc,In Ills, this morning and declined
to state the nature OF their errand. AS
old AIr. Burns has twice previously at
tempted to make a personal attack on O.
A. Carpenter: who was arrested for the
crime, it is thought that the present jour
ney is taken for a like purpose. 4
large nuubar ot people have gone to
Lincoln in ne expectation VI an cncoun-
ter Of some character.
Reward.