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The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-20
Cattle Thieves, Vengeance,

New YORK, Oct. GA PaWling (VD
special to the Tribune, tells story OF
depredatiOns Of cattle thieves and their
discovery, and their revenge upon those
who disclosed their names. At half past
eight some person threw dynamite car
fridge through the window of house oc-
eupied by the Beach family, Mrs. Beach
and baby We're in bed. and John B. Beach
and Samuel Cram were in large room.
Cram seized double-bar shot gun and
started for the door, The cartridge had
fallen upon table near the. window, upon
which were tin pan and tin dinner pail.
The explosion blew pieces of pan and
pail into Grann's body, and destroyed
every window in the house, tore down the
greater part Of the ceiling, and split the
floor under the bed. Mis-. Beach and
baby were knocked down and stunned !;
Beach was blown from the room to the
bedroom, and when he recovered conscious
ness found himself hanging out Of the bed
room window. Cram is not expected to
live.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-20
Lengthening Short Wome N.

The London World tells of new con-
triyance for making ladies taller. The
woman who is to undergo this process is
encased in very tight corset, and her
feet are placed in shoes weighted with ff-
ty pounds of lead each. She is then placed
in a machine consisting of a ring, which
encircles her waist, and is suspended from
the ceiling at such height as to prevent
her feet from touching the ground. The
pressure of the corset forces the upper
part of her body upward, and the weight
of her shoes stretches her from the waist
downward. 1t is estimated that the ex-
treme length to which the spine can be
stretched by the process thus described is
two inches, and that the knee and hip
joints can be stretched an inch and half
more. Thus three inches and half can
be added to the height of almost any wo-
man who has the courage to undergo the
trouble and pain necessarily connected
with stretching process lasting, with
brief intervals, during five or six months.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-20
A Six Years Wonder.

Boston TRANSCRIPTS: In Polk county.
Mimi, the Cornell university has an uL-
broken block of TO- 900 or $4,000 acres of
land and now let NE compare the story of
John Barrett, who lives in Scott, n town
ship adjoining Morris. Barrett, induced by
the preaching of Bishop Ireland and the
writing of Dillon o Brien, left Wisconsin:
he arrived in Morris with Il farm wagon. a
pair of Berkshire pigs, some household
furniture. eight in family and fifteen dol
lars ia cash. He called on s'crony' and
ordered beer and reduced his cash. and
then he had the Berkshire pigs and other
effects and fourteen and half dollars.
He was told that he could take q quarter
section oflana for a homestead and
quarter for a tree cfaim,o and he Dur-
chased one yoke of oxen on long credit,
and Johnset to work, and now-in six
years, mind he has 400 acres of land, and
black pigs and horned cattle to the value
of So, 900, and owes but $780, Compare
the value TO the county aud township and
state of John, with his black pigs. to the
Cornell folk, with acres untouched from
the floods, or the glaciers, or the comets,
tail of Ignatiis Donnelly.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-20
Charged with Breaking up a Home

WAUKEsHA, Wis.,, Oct. 5.-William D.
Conlan, the young man whose newly-mar-
ried wife claimed, two or three weeks ago,
to have made mistake in marrying him,
supposing him to be his twin brother, has
to-day brought suit for $1,000 against
Daniel NeWnall Of this place, formerly a
distinguished Milwaukeean, for alienation
of his wife's affections. When Mrs. Con-
Ian found her marriage unsatisfactory,
and also that the Milwaukee justice who
married her to her husband could not un-
tie the knot, she entered Mr.. Newhall's
service. Conlan claims that if it had not
been for NeWhall he would have lived
happily with his wife, and that the former
in tact, broke up the household. The pc
pers IN the case We're completed, and de-
llvered to the officer fer service this after
noon.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-20
Thought 1t Was the Whistle,

r.
Ex-Sergeant-at-A French, in his in
teresting lecture, ''Ten Years Among the
Senator's" relates the following amusing
anecdote concerning Senator Davis of
West Virginia: "There was Davis, of
West Virginia. From the humble posi-
ton of brakeman on the railroad he had
fought his upward way to two honorable
elections to the Senate. An industrious.
useful, honorable member. A diIlieent.
conscientious worker on appropriation
committees, and, with Window, earnest in
all efforts for improving and cheapening
transportation from the interior to the
seaboard. Its wonderful how the infu-
ence of early education, or early habits
clings to us in after life. Senator Davis.
who, have just told you, was in early
days brakeman, once gave the Senate an
emphatic demonstration Of the oft-noted
tact. Senator Thurman, being gener-
Gus snuff-taker, carried an immense red
bandanna handkerchief; and when he
arose to speak, usually, as preliminary,
grasped his nose with the red bandanna.
and gave blast Ikea trumpet. It was
well toward morning OF wearisome all
night session, and Senator Davis was
asleep, his head resting on his desk. But
[ will say for the Senator that he was not
often asleep in the Senate. Senator Ed
munds had provoked Judge Thurman to
speech, and, by introduction, the Judge
unfurled his red bandanna and blew
blast of more than usual power. Mr..
Davis may have been dreaming of his old
railroad days; at any rate he sprang to his
feet in halfdozed condition, and, CATCH
ing site of the red tiag-the old signal of
danger-and seeming to imagine that he
heard shrek of alarm from the oren
throttle of locomotive calling for Down
brakes!' seized his desk, and, by the
brakeman's firm, quick twist, wrenched it
from the floor. | was not present on the
occasion, and, therefore, cannot assert the
entire truth of the story from personal
knowledge. But it was often repeated
about the Senate Chamber, and I never
heard any OF the details called in qlles-
tiOn''
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-20
A KNOWING GAMBLER.
Turning Night Into Day With Great
success.

London Letter: Sir William c. ha
won vast sums in the last few years b,
adopting more elaborate method oflivin
which may supply a valuable hint to th
night editors of newspapers. In stating
his programme for the day or night 1t i
difficult to know where to begin, for nigh
and day are curiously interlocked. LIE
us then begin with dinner. This is eater
in his charming petit hotel and is cooked
by chef to whom he pays high salary
But it is always composed of simple food
perfect oysters, exqisite clear soup, very
fresh fish and outlet, fowl or game
With this he drinks bottle of the fines
claret and no other wine or liquor. Din.
ing at seven, he goes to bed at nine. Al
one O'Clock his valet calls him and he gett
up, bathes, puts on his evening clothes
steps into his brougham, and at 2 a. m.
| enters the Cercle, where baccarat is in full
blast, quite prepared to hold his OWL
against the viveurs, who have been din
ing, theatre-going, supping or gambling
more of less, for six Or seven hours. His
attention never flags, and, as he Is play
er of great courage, he is ready to s'see''
the large sums plaaked down by players
oVerstaYing their luck or striving desper-
ately to recover their previous losses.
From two O'Clock he will sometimes play
till seven, and then instead of driving ac-
rually runs home. Arrived, he takes off
his dress clothes, puts on set of heavy
t1annels, and goes on long training run
around the Bois. This severe exercise
over, he bathes, dresses, breakfasts,
writes letters, and takes snooze for three
or four hours, after which he rides or
drives in the Bois or pays visits, after
which comes the quiet dinner at home,
and all da capo. During the long hours of
play, from two o'clock till seven or eight
he never drinks anything but pint of
claret and perhaps bottle of water, and
at breakfast is equally moderate. By this
scheme OF existence the hours of work are
Inverted, the working part being almost
exactly that of Billingsgate fish sales
man, who is done work at 8 a. M, and has
time 10 get on his ''pink'' and be at the
meet Of the Essex hounds by eleven or
twelve O'Clock. After the run the fish
goes home to six O'Clock dim
ner, is III bed at eight, and is called by his
servant about two or three a. NJ, so that
his system very nearly corresponds with
that of the fortunate and clever baronet,
who is always asleep at ml1tday and mid
night, and particularly vide awake when
ever he appears in public.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-20
They Got Their Fees.

BURLINGAME, Kans., Oct. Ga some
what singular precedent has been estab-
lished regarding fees in jury cases in this
county. In criminal case before Justice
Weber, at Lyden, the jury retired to make
up verdict. Upon returning to court
the justice asked if they had agreed upon
verdict. The foreman replied that they
had, but would not render it until their
fees as jurymen were paid; that they had
been taken from their business and made
involuntary attendants at the trial for
small fee each, and to the serious detriment
of their business; that they considered
their rights as important as those involved
in the trial; that frequently they had lost
even the small fee with which they were
entitled by law. They therefore would
not give verdict until they got their
money. The court insisted, but the Jury
held that while the law compelled them to
render verdict they would not do so un-
til paid their fees. The jury took the
money, rendered their verdict and were
discharged.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-20
CONTEMPORARY FUN.

There is reason for everything. To
illustrate. the man who blows his own
horn does it because the bartender made It
too hot.-Philadelphia Call.
L is said that Jay Gould's son wants to
go on the stage. All. the rascal wants to
initiate his dad and become stock actor
Philadelphia Herald.
A Philadelphia man fired sugar bowl
at his wife. and it hit the baby. There is
talk Of having him join the Philadelphia
base ball ub.-Boston Post.
Nothing in this little vale Of tears is more
amusing than the criticism of Wagner at a
boarding house table.-Puek. Who ever
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-20
DEFYING DECENCY,
The Polygamist Preachers Persist i'm
Disseminating Their Immoral
Doctrines.

SALT LAKE, Oct 9.-The semi-annua]
conference of the Mormon church held two
missions ON Sunday and adjourned till
April. Apostles Taylor, Cannon, Smith
and Wyman were the principal speakers.
They again impressed on the Saints the
necessity of keeping their counsel and liv-
ing up to their privileges as Latter Day
Saints, and their exaltation will be great
above all other persons. Taylor, president
OF the church, after speaking few minutes
was compelled TO sit down from fatigue,
and Cannon assumed his place, continu-
ing his discourse, but suddenly stopped,
and Taylor resumed, as follows: The Lat
ter Day Saints considered they had rights,
but they had been robbed Of them; treated
scurvily and oppressed by the national
representatives. They had submitted pa
tiently and quietly, but they proposed to
test the constitutionality of the law passed
against them, and if the nation persisted
IN prosecuting them the people would ap-
peal to God a1d leave their cause in his
hands. The God of Israel was on the
side of Israel, and there were more for us
than against us. Those who did not keen
the covenant they had entered in would be
condemned. No one would pass by angels
and God standing sentinel at the gates of
the celestial kingdom who did not abide
by the celestial laws of Polygamy. God
expected his people to do all he required
of them. God was building up Zion, and
Zion means pure hearts who would operate
for the benefit of fallen world. Woe to
them who would fight against Zion.
Apostle Lyman said he felt anxious to ded-
icate himself to the salvation of the human
race, and that God had commenced this
work for this purpose, and from the Lat
ter Saints they would yet spring nation
and kingdom which would never pass
away. Secret meetings of The priesthood
were held yesterday to give instructions
to those appointed to go on missions to
Europe and to the United States. To-day
the Mormon church constitution conyen-
ton will meet for further action in regard
to the admission of Utah as State. This
convention is entirely Mormon, the major
lty OF whom are polyganists.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-20
A RELATED CYCLONE.
Considerable Property Damaged and
Several People Injured i'm Trem-
peleam County. Wis

La CROSSE, Oct. 9.-The following dis
patch has been received from Arcadia,
Trempeleau county: A terrific cyclone
struck this place from the southwest at
midnight last night, lasting about three
minutes. People were driven from their
beds to cellars to avoid the most destruc-
tive wind ever known here. Barns, chin
neys and outbuildings were torn to frag-
ments and scattered promiscuously over
the country. The large belfry of the gra-
ded school building was taken off and
twisted into shapeless mass of kindling
wood. Lightning struck the south end of
the building and tore down wall twen-
cy-five feet wide and thirty feet high. The
Methodist Episcopal church spire, on the
southwest corner of the building was
twisted off, and hurled to the ground. A
large barn belonging to John Brigham
was blown into atoms, and four valuable
horses killed. The damage is upwards of
So, 500. Robertson's barn was a total
wreck, as was also number of smaller
barns east of town. Broken boards, trees,
brick, and stones were flying through the
air in every direction, pelting through
houses, and, in some instances, injuring
inhabitants. Stacks of hay and grain were
taken up and no traces of them can be
found. Many people were manned and
fearfully crippled by houses falling upon
them while they were quietly sleeping.
Reports of destruction are coming in rap
idly, but the damage to property cannot as
yet be estimated. The path of the cyclone
was narrow and extended from southwest
to northeast In three minutes from the
time it struck the town all was calm and
the stars shone brightly.
MADISON, Oct. "a very heavy storm
passed over this city at three O'Clock this
morning, and the unoccupied dwelling
house belonging to Michael Doyle, on the
insane hospital grounds, was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground, while
the residence of A. E. Brooks, was badly
damaged. The insurance Oil the house
destroyed was $500 in the Sun Insurance
Company, England, which nearly covers
the loss. A large quantity of rain fell. In
the early evening an ominous cyclone
cloud was seen by Prof. E. 2. Holden,
director of the Washburn observatory in
the northeast, but no reports are received
of it having struck the earth.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-20
The Kowa Election.

Dies MONIES. Oct. 1O.-A summary OF
the Legislature gives: Senators
cans, 81; Democrats, 4; in doubt, 5. In
the house the Republicans have 81; fu-
sionists, 40: in doubt, 6.
IL p. m.-Up to this hour the Republi-
can state committee and the state register
have complete and full returns from SO
counties, definite returns from 27, and
partial returns from the other ~. These
show that Sherman and the Republican
state ticket will have a majority over
Kline and the Democratic state ticket of
from $4,000, to 5000, and a majority of
$4,000 to $4,000 over all Judge Reed
does not run over 1,500 behind the rest of
the Republican state ticket. The result in
the 9th congressional district is
still in doubt, but Cook (fusionist) is
probably elected by a majority of 200 or
800.
Dies MONIES, Oct. Ill a. m.-The
Democrats concede the State to the Re-
publicans by 10000 majority.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-20
Ball Players Put Out.

MADISON, Wis, Oct. 6.-After trial in
the municipal court Of two days William
Mayhem, Charles Rooney, John Money,
Burts, Springer, Gregory, Corbitt, Thomas
Condor and r. Rusehe, members of the
Edgerton Ball club, have been convicted
of assault upon John Carlson with intent
to do bodily harm; and this morning
the judge sentenced Mayhem to a year in
State prison, and fined the others 500 and
costs each. The assault was committed
while the boys were returning home from
ball match at Stoughten about a month
since, Carlson losing an eye.
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NO. 13

strument of the awful deed was a small
iron bar, about eighteen inches long and
an inch in diameter. 1t is stained with
olood at both ends. The corpse, as seen
at the morgue, is horrible sight. The
bones of the head and face are crushed in
to pieces, so that they had to be taken up
separate from the body. The murdered
woman was evidently between twenty
five and thirty years of age. The murder
er gave his name rs August Hoffman at
the hotel. man answering the descrip-
ton OF the murderer took the early train
for Chicago, and two police officers have
been sent there to look for him. A letter
discovered near the body, written by the
murderer, explains that himself and wife
could lind no employment, and knowing
that starvation stared them in the face. the
wife had repeatedly asked her husband to
Kill her, This he did, intending to kill
himself after, but his courage failed him.
Communication with the chief of police at
Chicago has resulted in the information
that man OF similar description took
Michigan Central train about 3 o'clock for
the East, buying ticket for Utica, n. Y
The murderer was known at his boadino
house as House, though he admitted that
was not his real name, which was Elster-
mann. The boarders at the house had
come to the conclusion that the couple
were eloping, though they had no particu-
lar reason for thinking so. The dead
woman was apparently higher in the So
cial scale than her husband. Their bag
gage contains nothing to identify them.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-20
The Coolidge Train Robbery.

DODGE Cry, Kan, Oct 6.-The exam
ination of Dean, Donnelly and Chambers,
on the charge of attempting to rob train
at Coolidge, few nights ago, and killing
Engineer Hilton and wounding Fireman
Fable, began to-day before Judge Cooke,
but no conclusion was reached. Testimo-
ny was elected to show that neither of the
parties were concerned in the affair. Ex-
press Messenger Patterson recognized
Dean as the man who did the shooting,
but other persons swore he was thirty
miles from Coolidge on the night of the
attempted robbery. The examination was
continued until Monday.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-20
saw Wagner at a boarding house table ?
Boston Star.

saw Wagner at a boarding house table p
Boston Star.
Pittsburg Telegraph: Thirty Sioux In
dians refused to occupy rooms at a hotel,
but eamped in Lincoln Park. They were
willing to test the Great Fathers fire
water, but not his fire escapes.
Life: "Will you please state that Miss
Anderson is not the only dignified Ameri-
can. | too have in my day refused to see
the Prince of Wales, although at the time
| held three jacks. Schenck.'
Boston Globe: The lightning struck a
man out in Ohio, and when the news was
broken to his wife she asked in sad but
surprised tone of voice, "Is he dead 90
Yes was the reply. 'sPoor John;
then the lightning most have struck him
more than once.'
Boston Courier: The ceremony of receiy-
ing Sitting Bull into the church has been
indefinitely postponed because Mr.. S. B.
has two wives, and the forms of the church
forbid that a communicate shall have more
than one. An easy way this for Bull to
squaw-k out of his agreement.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-20
Sued for Libel.

DENVER, COL, Oct. 6.-The Atlantic &
Pacific Tunnel company, Brick Pomeroy
president and general manager, has COM
menced a suit in the superior court against
the Denver Republican for $150, 200 DANA
ges for alleged libel contained in recent
issue of that paper. The article referred
to in the complaint charged that the At
lantie & Pacific Tunnel company is a
fraudulent concern, running in Pomeroy's S
individual interest at the expense Of the
stockholders.
The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-20
POE I RV.
JAVA.

By Joaquin Hitler in Independent.
"And dark ess was upon the face of the deel
and the Spirit OF God moved upon t. e waters"
The oceans roar; the mon ntains reel;
The world stands still with bated breath.
Then burst of flannel and woe and veal
l lie drowned in darkne 6 and in death.
Wild beasts in herds, strange, beauteous birds
Gods rainboy birds gone in a breath!
0 God, is earth then incomplete?
The six days. labor still undone
That she must melt beneath thy feet
And her fair face forget the sun?
Must isles go down and cities drown
And good and evil be as one?
The great warm heart of Mother Earth
Is broken DER her Javan Isles.
Lo! ashes strew her iuined hearth
Along her thousand w atery miles.
hear her groan, hear her moan
All day above her drowning isles.
Tall ships are sailing silently
Above her buried isles to-day,
In marble halls beneath the sea
The sea gods children shout and play;
The mock and shout in merry rout
Where mortals dwelt hut Yesterday.