The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-28
THE CAPITAL.
The Story Of McCutcheon's Blud-
geon by an Eye Witness.
Carpet-bag Officials and the Tie
That Binds Them.
A Gubernarorial Equestrian and
- + His Valet. ri @
Republican Tactics-Town Topics
Special Correspondence of the Miner.

excitement in Helena. The Nc
Cutche0n-Woo oolfolk affair has caused
considerable talk. The cowardly
manner in which McCutcheon at
tackled Col. Voolfolk is condemned by
everyone, with probably the excep-
ton Of the carpet-bag CLIQUE. If
there is any feeling of respect or
manhood, or if McCutcheon has the
great respect he claims he has for
Mrs. McCutcheon No. 2, I should
think this climate would be getting
"too hot" for him, and, like. the
Arab he would "told his tent and be-
tween two days silently skip" If
he does take the advice of all hon
orable and respectable people and
rid this grand and glorious country
of his presence, many will join in say
ing, Ta-ta, Isaac d., "tra Ia la."
Having been witness to the dis
graceful affair on Monday last will
attempt to, as near as l can, give an
account of what I saw. A blow with
a cane was first struck by Nc
CutcheOn, when Col. Voolfolk
seized the cane with his left
hand and commenced, to all ap-
pearances, using his right hand
vigorously. Col. Voolfolk was on
the outside of the sidewalk at Par
chen's corner, and McCutcheon on
the inside when the fight began, the
sidewalk being about two feet above
the street. In moving around in the
struggle Col. Voolfolk fell back
wards over the sidewalk, dragging
McCutcheon with him, who fell on
top, but Col. w. had already risen to
his knees at the time they were sep
arated. Voolfolk showed game
throughout, while McCutcheon
showed a sign of weakness, and
seemed well enough satisfied to be
separated.
The most cowardly feature of the
whole affair lies in the fact that the
morning previous to the assault Nc
Cutcheon called at the Independent
office and exhibited no signs VIZ at
ever of his having been aggrieved.
1t is generally supposed that John
Schuyler's sympathy runs on the
McCutcheon side-in fact it is whis-
pered that the Governor is obliged to
sustain the Secretary, for it is sai0
that McCutcheon knows something
that J. Schuyler don't want told,
and to sum up the situation it is q
sort of IF you don't tickle me I
wont tickle you" proposition.
Eatanatn, Il atnec c, W{lgkinYssPEgady, lgkii Is g Chief Ad-
the question since some of his friends
have advised him to keep quiet. He
was told that to toot his bazoo too
loud would perhaps attract some at
tention towards his lord and master
j. Schuyler, whose affairs will not
bear too close an inspection.
The Governor has become quite an
equestrian. Each evening after tea
he is seen riding up and down Main
street at 2:4O gait. Dorfenwisyen,
it seems, is engaged for the season as
his valet, always being in attendance
at about fifty feet in the rear. The
little fellow seems in his glory W hen
he can tag himself to tue coat-tail OF
one of the carpet bag officials.
Although it is late to speak of the
matter, it might as we'll be men
toned that the Republicans of Hele
ma played it rather shrewd in ap
pointing Botkin as orator on thu
Fourth of July. They never lose ar
opportunity of bringing him before
the public. It would have been more
appropriate on the occasion Of such {
! celebration to have selected such {
man as Warren Toole, w. F. .Sauder'
or some other of the many "Old
timers" in Helena; but no, the Hell
ena Republicans want to run Botkil
for Congress next time and want t.
keep him before the public. 1t i!
hoped by the Democrats that Botkil
may receive the nomination, as sine
the last election the carpet bagger
nave not leomed up in just the styl
that suits the average Montanian
Helena for the last week or tw
does not seem as lively as it was befor
the FOurth-''a calm after the storm.
1t is bound to pick up again. as i
the last day or two some large rea
estate sales have taken place and tn
building boom is beginning afresh.
Major Maginnis leaves here mex
Tuesday for st. Paul where he ha
been summoned to appear as wi
ness in the case of Col. Ilges. H
will return ss soon as possible.
The Cosmopolitan hotel will pos
lively close on the first of August an
the public seem to be at loss t
know what to do in the premises, 8
with the Cosmopolitan in full bias
there is not room enough to accom-
mOdate the immense amount of a
} tention demanded by the larg
crowds daily arriving in the city.
CAPITAL.