Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-08-07
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WAR ON STOCK THIEVES.

SALT LAKE, Aug. 6-Montana ad- vices convey fLe information that the stUrk Iaisers ard rancErrs of hat territory aIe carry ng on war l of ,xtei minntioD aeHiI st horse al d | cattle ihit Ves. FTt ln a letter found in the rocket of a thief r, gently p'urtd and hung, full particulars ere ol ined of Il Gxistcncc of an organize d gang Of fem 75 to 100 thIev, s, who had long and su"cess- fully coftd tie legal auiboIilIa E, and had operated between the Mss eouri ard Ytll6w wsicne rivers. below | Benton. The cuwhe ys are out in foIce bounding up the thieves. Near oii FnIt Hawlew, q few day since, won'y cowboys gave a enng of thieves battle at Bale man's wood yard, and succt tdrd in killing one man lan,cd Jamcs, his two sons, and several others, break ing mp that rendt 2 GUS, after which the woOd~ di u VI tiS til iit u IT ali II iS Cclt m"tCd 'hai twenty of the gang have bet n killt d, and more have emI- rra ed. Itis claimed that the name and Li tory of each thief is known 10 the cnWb boys, and the war will go on until the horse thieves are as scarce in Montana es. they are in H, aven.
 IDLENEss OF OPERATIVES.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-A Times Norwich, Connecticut, special says: The mills are shutting down in all parts of Eastern Connecticut fer in tervals ranging from one to SIX weeks The large Giosencrdale mills stopped this week, throwing large lumber of operatives out of Cmploy ment, who must uow live hy their W ts or aims. A day tWoago the W indnam Cotton Manufactory stop ped work. A cotton company here only recently compromised with its 400 men a;.d omen, N Bo were on strike, by announcing that he pro- posed reduction of wages after the middle Of the month should not be more than 10 or 5 per cent. Many operatives refused 10 gc 10 work at the reduced prices. WOo'cn an cot- ton manufacturers throughout this part Of the state are on Ihe eve cf shutting up the facforles in the hope of getting better prices for their sur plus goo ds in tue fall.
 LITERARY GRANT.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Ang. 5.-A Bulle> iin's New York special says: Gen. cral Gram has agreed to write war articles for the Century. He will receive $10,0O0 for them from the publishers.
 TILL HE BE DEAD.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5.-The death warrant was issued to day cons demning HutchiDgs, the strangler, to be hanged on September 12ih.
 LAND SLIDE.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. b. The overland train was five hours late to>day owing to land slide at Truckee last night
 FIRE IN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS.
 PHILADELPHIA, Aug. GA fire pr oke ut in the engine room of the Bal win Locomotive Works, corner of Broad and Hamilton strc eis, late last night ard destroyed the machine and tool shops and q large number of Val uahle patterns. The toIal loss is estimated at S150,00s. The fire is supposed to have be, caused by Tightening as the engines had been shut down for some time before it's discovery. A part of the boiler house was subsequently, destroyed by falling walls.
 KILLED FOR SHOUTING FOR BLAINE.
 CINCINNATI, Aug-Wm. Holmes, boy sixteen years old was beaten Gn the head last night nt the Vine Street Opera House for shouting for Blaine during the performance Ills skull was fractured and il is thought the boy will dle. The private wat hman Y, ung, who did the beating has been arrested. 
 PERUVIAN.
 LIMA, Aug. s--A party cf Monto>