The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-05-16
LOIS, 100000 feet. L eft over from last
.-I Ann foot

A meeting OF the association Of Iron
Manufacturers of the West was held in
Pittsburg. No diffe renee was reported
in the strike situation.
A new industry hfssprung up in Wash
ington, "civil service institutes" where
persons ambitious to enter the civil ser
vice may come for examinations.
The alumni Of Cornell university think
President Andrew D. White has too
many outside irons in the fire, which
impair his usefulness to the university.
1t is said that during the last three or
four months over 100 girls have been
graduated into welded life from the
treasury department at Washington.
The supplementary estimates Of the
Canadian government for 1888 aracunt
to s., 300, S7S, making a total estimated
expenditure for the year of S31 ,S74, $50.
The exports ofproduce from New York
during the past week were 1854, 1900.
The total since Jan. I was $4,000, 900,
against SILL, 10000 the same time last
year.
Cathani Bey, the Jewish millionaire,
died recently in Cairo, aged seventy-three.
His property is estimated at over $685.
100000. He had two wives and numer-
GUS progeny.
At the military headquarters in Chi
cago no information has been received
that the Piegan Indians are on the war
path, and no significance is attached to
the rumor telegraphed from Helena.
The trial of Phillip B. Thompson,
charged with the murder Of Walter H.
Davis, full account of which will be
found on our first page, commenced on
May 10th. The court room was crowded
with spectators, most of them being mid
dle-aged and elderly men. Thompson
sat at the table with cigar in his mouth
looking over morning paper. The tes-
timony proceeded more rapidly than had
been anticipated. The ladies who have
been subpenaed as witnesses were ex-
cused until later on in the trial. Several
physicians were examined to prove the
fact of the death of Davis, and three eye
witnesses to the shooting gave their testi-
mony. The State rested at 3 o'clock.
About thirty-five of their witnesses were
reserved for use in rebuttal. Ex-Judge
Jacobs made the opening address for the
defense. While. relating the incident Of
Mrs. Thompson being intoxicated at
Cincinnati the accused was visibly affect
ed, dropping his paper, removing the
cigar from his mouth, and bowling his
head. Counsel emphasized the statement
that Davis, in registering at the St. Clair
hotel, signed his name III. Davis" using
the second initial and emitting the first
name, "Walter." Counsel also dwelt
upon the allegation that Davis was at
another hotel in Cincinnati last Novem-
Der, and registered as Walter H. Davis,
and when asked day or SO later where
he had been the night of the 2Sth of
November, he prevaricated both as to his
whereabouts and also in regard to Mrs.
Phil Thompson's departure from Cincin-
natl. The utmost silence prevailed in
the court house during the opening for
the defense, and the eyes of many an old
man among the spectators was filled with
tears as counsel dwelt upon the alleged
wrongs inflicted upon the accused by the
deceased.
May 1.-THE people of Cleveland were
startled by the announcement that
Amasa Stone, the well known railroad
man, capitalists and philanthropist, had
shot and killed himself Since last No
vember Mr.. Stone has been afflicted by
insomnia, brought about by indigestion,
and of late his condition has been SO
much worse that he was unable to obtain
more than an hour or two Of sleep in a
night. He did not leave his bed this
morning, and at noon complained that he
was feeling more depressed than usual.
At o'clock he was consulted by his sec
rotary on a matter of business, convers-
ing at that lime in perfectly rational
manner. About 2:3O o'clock Mrs. Stone,
who had been in her husbands room all
day, went away for short time, as he
had expressed desire to sleep. About
4 o'clock she again visited the room and
discovered that Mr.. Stone had arisen
from his bed. She went to the bath
room, but found the door locked. A
servant climbed through the transom
and discovered Mr.. Stone already dead,
and partly dressed. It is supposed that
after bathing he was seized with sud
den impulse and fred bullet through
his heart with accurate aim. Death must
have been instantaneous. The report of
the revolver was not heard by any one.
The theory is that Mr.. Stones physical
suferings had produced temporary mem
tai alteration, while laboring under
which he had committed the awful act.
1t is also said that the collapse Of the
Union Iron g. Steel company Of Chicago,
the Kansas Rolling Mill company Of
Kansas City, and Brown, Bonnell & Co.,
of Youngstown, in all of which corpora
tons he was largely interested, worked
upon his mind and combined to produce
the lamentable result. His intimate
friends, however, scout this idea, claim
ing that Mr.. Stones future is SO great that
he had no uneasiness on that score.
They say his only solicitude was for
those who were less able to Withstand
the failures. He leaves a widow and two
daughters, one the wife of Col. John Hay
recently assistant secretary of state, and
the other the wife of Samuel Lather.
Col. and Mrs. Hay sailed yesterday from
Liverpool, after protracted absence
abroad. Others of the family are at
home here.
CITY ORDINANCES.
ORDINANCE NO. II.
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