The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-06-11

KASsAsCrrY June 3-The Times Pleas
anton, Kansas, special says about noon
to-day report was received that two
children were drowned in Sugar creek,
five miles north of Pleasanton. A coron-
er's jury was summoned which repaired
to the scene and found a wagon, one
horse, and full set of double harness.
Lying beside the wagon was the body of
a girl about sixteen years old With her
head completely severed from her body.
The stream was searched and the bod
iesof two children were found-a girl OF
about sixteen and boy of about six
years. The girls skull had been crushed
with an axe, and the boys throat was cut
from ear to ear Their bodies had been
thrown into the creek. Coffns were
procured and the bodies placed in them
and an inquest held. Meanwhile terri
BILE stencil was noticed issuing from a
neighboring thicket. Investigation re-
vealed the eliminating horror in the mu-
tilated body of woman apparently the
mother of the murdered children. One
side of her head had been beaten in with
some murderous weapon and her throat
cut from ear to ear. The body was hid
den under some brush and covered with
logs, All the bodies were too much de-
COMPOSED for removal. 1t is learned that
a man who accompanied the murdered
woman and children was in town last
week, but nothing has been. discovered
as to the identity of the party. The man
was of medium stature and raggedly
dressed. The affair is a mystery.
WAusAr, Wis, June 3-Will Thayer, of
this city, shot and killed Fred J. Beales,
of Bonneville, N. Y, yesterday orning.
Both were young men and clerks in the
Marathon county bank here. They
opened the bank as usual and had some
trivial talk about a pen. A moment after
while Beales was STOPPING over desk at
work Thayer stepped up beside him,
placed revolver close to the back of his
head and fred. Beales fell and died in
stantly. Thayer then walked rapidly out
of the bank and down the street toward
the Jail, wringing his hands and saying:
"I have killed him!" An outcry was
made and deputy sheriff, when he came
opposite to the Jail, hustled him in. He
beat his head against the bars of his cell
and fell on the floor. When he was put
in ne acted very much excited. The
murder seems to have been premeditat-
ed, as Thayer took the revolver with him
to the bank. No motive can be assigned
for the deed. Thayer belongs to a good
and respectable family and has borne a
good character always. There was no
trouble with him and his victim 80 far
as known. Altogether it is a mysterious
affair.
GALVESTON, June 3.--Waco special in
formation received from shackelford
county states that on Friday last a huge
water spout fell, covering several hnn-
dred acres Of land, doing serious damage.
One ranchman lost S69 sheep of a flock of
800. On the same day water spout
burst near Cisco, at the head Of Battle
creek, causing the creek to overflow for
few minutes, covering the bottom lands
drowning some cattle and washing every
thing before it. Several farms are in
ruins, No lives were lost.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3.-Five states
have declared war against President
Gonzales on account of the revenue stamp
tax. Troops are being concentrated in
the interior.