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hungry dog came along and grabbed
for it he would pull the bell, which
would of course arouse the master, in
dignant at being called at 50 early an
hour This incomr arabic practical
Joker and wag once set an eut.re street
in an uproar, had the police called out
and a riot alarm rung in by writing
several thousand letters to us many
tradesmen in London to call at GER
tain hour in the morning at very quiet
house in one of the most respectable
streets in London. They ali came with
their wares Mt the appointed time, and
such a rush, crowd and gang was never
before seen. One brewer, who went
with several casks of ale, had them
broken open and the contents drank by
the mob, which only made scene of in
dcscribable confusion. until Bond street
officers and special poll emen were
called to quell the disturbance. - Cin-
ctnnati Enquirer.
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BOUNTY LAND SWlNDLERS.

Operations Unearthed by when Old sof
diers Were Being Defrauded of Theii
Land Claims Against the Governments
The Rascals Arrested and Held to Answer.
HURON, OAK, July -.
A gigantic land fraud In Dakota has
Just been made public by the arrest OF
Captain j. b. Weeks in this city Satur-
day. The case was worked by L. M.
James, Special Agent of the Inferior
Department. A year since, it is alleged,
Weeks arranged with L. T. Cummings,
of Chicago, to procure for him soldiers,
declaratory statements to cover l60 acres,
and paying sixteen dollars for each
declaratory statement. Both men were
old soldiers, members of the Grand Army
of the Republic, aud of considerable intu-
ence in the order. 1t is said Cummings
told Chicago people he was engaged in
getting possession of large tracts of
Dakota lands. II soldiers would give
him their declaratory statements and
sign REIMBURSEMENT in blank he would
attend to the filings, and in six months
they would get from 5000 TO $500 for
each tract entered.
At the end of six months the soldiers
began writing the United States Land
Office inquiring about their filings. The
inquiries were so frequent that the mat
ter was thought worthy of investigation.
Cummings said Weeks had the papers; he
was an attorney at Huron, and all was
right. The matter was referred by the
officers of the land Offices here to special
agent James. 1t was found that as
Weeks secured customers for these
lands he filled out the Accomplishments,
acting as attorney for the soldier and ac-
companying each filling with his own af-
fldavit to the effect that he had no per.
sonal interest In the transfer of the land.
Because of these facts and the affi-
davits, Assistant District Attorney Muir
ply swore ont a warrant, and Weeks
was arrested and taken before United
| States Commissioner Taylor in this city
last Saturday evening, who held Weeks
| In bonds of $4,000 to appear for trial on
| Tuesday.
Weeks has operated quite extensively,
having acted as attorney and filed two
declarations in the name of Herman TAT
FAINT, one at the Mitchell Office In Janu-
airy last, and the other at the Huron Of
flee last August, and did the same for
Patrick Kingsley. The Land Office rec
ord is being searched to learn the mag
nitude of the swindle, which so far prom.
ises to be the greatest known in the Ter
ritory. This receipt Is IN the hands OF
United States officials;
"Received of ], B. Weeks $500 for sixty sol
diers' declaratories and $3.50 for blanks"
So anxious were the Chicago soldiers
to realize the promised $500 or $500 from
their decaratories, that they paid to
Cummings from $40 to $40 to hurry
their cases. TrehUmas, partner o
Weeks, was arrested, but released on ni'
own recognizance, it being believed tina
he has had no hand in the matter. III
case has caused much excitement here.
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A BAFFLED MOB.
Intellectual Attempt OF Mob Mt Minne-
apolis, MINI, to Secure and Lynch Three
Prisoners Charged with the Murder of n
Policeman.

Intellectual Attempt OF Mob Mt Minne-
apolis, MINI, to Secure and Lynch Three
Prisoners Charged with the Murder of n
Policeman.
MINNEAPoLIs MINI, July 20.
The murder of Policeman Robert
Laughlin by Tony Cautieny, Mart Cor
man and James Parker, roughs, created
intense excitement. Crowds gathered
Saturday about 1.-THE Jail where the pals.
oners were confined, and threats of lynch
ing were openly made. An extra police
force was put ON guard. BY nightfall
crowds began to gather in the streets and
about the Jail. 1t was evident there
would be trouble, and the Mayor ordered
the police to be armed with rifles aud
sa5res, and the military to rest under
arms and to be ready for action at a
moments notice. At midnight, the mob
around the jail had increased to thous-
and, and a systematic effort on the en-
trance was began. A huge beam was
brought from lumber yard, and the
outside door was battered in in few
moments. The inner door was stronger
aud refused to yield The shouts and
cries of the mob could be heard all over
| the city.
In the cage where the cells are situated
strong armed force of police was sta
| toned. The excitement outside was in
tense. By one O'Clock the mob failing to
effect an entrance began to weaken, and a
! gradual retirement began. Chief of Po-
/ lice West was hit on the head with a stone
and knocked down, but not badly hurt.
He addressed the crowd later, asking
them to observe the law and help him
preserve the police. In this good advice
the majority acquiesced and went away.
At 80 the outer room of the Jail had
been cleared and no further trouble was
| apprehended.
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MATES.

a dainty little shcpherdess.
With such cunning air;
with such most bewitchnQ smile,
And features wondrous fair;
Who poses grace fully upon
\ roSe-engarlanded crook;
While eyes rs blue as violets
Loves expectation look.
A jaunty little fisher-lad.
With sunny. eager face;
With form of sturdy symmetry,
In attitude of grace;
Whose net is thrown across his arm,
While laughter in his eye
Declares he knows the shepherdess
Is lurking somewhere nigh.
Alas! alackl and well-adayl
The course of love, we're told,
Finds multiplied impediments-
Obstacles manifold.
The hearts which nature designates
Apparently for twins
Are sundered most relentlessly.
Just as their bliss begins.
And so my little shepherdess,
And so my little fisher-lad,
No tale of love may hear OF tell:
Yet they are far from sad.
Their hearts are ell unbroken,
Are even free from care;
For they're only Dresden china,
This interesting pair,
Who stand on either side the clock
Upon my mantel there;
And are luckier than most lovers
If they knew IL, | will swear.
j. CheeUer Goodwin, in Continent.
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The Surviving Sufferer.

jim Curtss and Tom Morton, two
New York dudes, while they were going
home from the club, were talking about
the lightning killing so many people in
Pennsylvania, the other day.
"Tye got a mortal dwead of tighten
ing said Curtiss.
EVA been stwuck by lighteningP"
"Nevah, but my aunt was killed by
a thunderbolt. 1t was dweadful."
Il expwect so, but she didn't suffah
much. did she?"
"You cawn't have any idea how
dweadful it was. She hadn't made her
will, YOU see. and another fellah got all
the property. Nav, she didn't suilah
at all. | was the suffahwah. "-Te1aS
SJtings.
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SHOT DEAD.
A Maryland Gentleman shot Dead by His
Daughters Admirer in Her Presence
Surrender ~ the Murderer.


A Maryland Gentleman shot Dead by Hts
Daughters Admirer in Her Presence
Surrender 40 the Murderer.
PRINCESS ANNE, MD, July -
The details of the murder Saturday OF
Captain L. T. c. Davis, wealthy citizen OF
Worcester County, have just reached
here. Irvine ]. Mills, drummer in the
employ of VIM. G. BANNER Co., OF
Baltimore, has been for some time pay
ing attention to Mrs. Mary +. Ross, a
beautiful young widow, the daughter OF
Captain Davis, against the wishes of
the lady's father. During Captain Davis
absence yesterday Mills called on Mrs.
Ross, and the pair went out driving.
When returning in the evening they were
met by Captain Davis in Dublin district,
near Pocomoke City. The irate father
ordered Mrs. Ross to leave the carriage.
The lady proceeded to obey, but Wills
whipped up his horse in an endeavor to
get away. Captain Davis sprang to the
horse shead and held 1t by the rein.
Mills became so enraged at this that he
drew a revolver, and when Mrs. Ross
stepped upon the ground 1t was to fall
upon her fathers corpse, he having been
shot through the heart by Mills. The
murderer, fearing that the residents OF
Pocomoke City would take the law into
their own hands, drove to Princess Anne
and delivered himself up. He is now in
iail
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"A London scientific paper is not
sanpuine as to the success of the new
Russian scheme for reaching the North
Pole bv means OF sledges, starting from
the Siberian Islands and having depots
at intervals, inasmuch as the most
northern part of the Islands is nine
hundred nautical miles from the Pole;
and, Judging by the appearance in
other parts, it would be no easy matter
TO haul sledges over the hummocky ice.
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QANNIBAL1SM.
Hunger Prompts q Man to De-
YOUR His Dead Companion.

A horrible story has reached Win
nipeg through w. d. Mcbride, of
Chicago, who has just arrived there
from trip through the Rocky Noun
tains. A California miner named
William Owens was found recently
near Kicking Horse river in an
almost famished condition and par.
TALLY insane from privations and
suffering. He tells . shocking story
of having been compelled to resort to
cannibalism to sustain life. Owens
said that he started with Joseph
Williamson from Kaml0opa to strike
the Columbia river, but their supply
of provisions became exhausted long
before reaching there. After trav-
cling SIX and q half days without
food, Williamson could 60 no further
and after lying down short time
died. Ovens terrible hunger
prompted him to cut strips of flesh
from his dead companion's legs,
which he devoured ereedily, aud
supplying himself with quantity of
human flesh he proceeded on his
journey, living for six days on the
ghast1y food. When found he had
quantity of the flesh, which had
dried hard, wrapped in q handker-
chief. He was greatly emaciated.
His story was believed, and the
authorities have taken steps to inves-
tigate the case. Owens had q con-
siderable sum of money in his pos
session.
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A Hard-Heartsd Conductor.

We have often in our varied ex-
perfence heard some good yarns told
about the hard-heartedness (7)ef con-
ductors In stopping = train forty
miles from no where and ejecting an
impecunious passenger who either
had no money to pay his fare or for
the sake Of "principle" refused, but
the following told on q certain Utah
4 Northern conductor, by far takes
the bakery: About two weeks ago
our informant was q passenger on
the south-b0und train. When the
train pulled into Silver Bow juno
ton An old lady, weighing about 200
pounds avoirdupois, having in tow
two large baskets, got aboard. When
about = mile out the con. made his
rounds, and asked the lady for her
fare. She said she had no money
and would not have any until she
arrived at Dillon, where her husband
resided. This would not 60 down
with the obdurate con-, and stopping
the train he called the brakeman,
and with his assistance elected the
aforesaid corpulent lady, together
with her baskets. Our informant
does not state whether she walked
back to the Junction or proceeded on
her way to Dillon. There is one
thing certain, however, parties with
out wealth do not attempt to beat his
train any more.
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Ceur d'Alene Items.

We collate the following from the
Murray Sun of the 23d inst:
Although the departures are nu-
merOus the idle men about town do
not seem to decrease.
Mark Cooney has eight men en-
gagged in digging a d,aln on bis
claim little above Eagle.
Another hot wave was ushered 10
yesterday, which sent the mercury
up to 80 in the shade at 3p. III.
The Pacific mine has starteda a new
drift, due north from the shaft to-
ward Main street. 1t is thought
probable that the bedrock will rise
gradually and give the company an
opportunity to make some good
washings.
Charles Skeels is opening q claim
On Oregon Gulch, and struck rlm-
rock Tuesday, which prospects Is
cents to the pan. The Wiley boys
are opening an adjoining CLAIM with
good prospects already In sight. Or
egon is q good gulch and will pro-
duce heavily when fully prospected.
DR.. Littlefield on Tuesday panned
out $25 worth of gold in less than
half an hour on Rammelmeyer &
Co.'s claim, below the cedar cabin on
Pritchard, three miles above Murray.
The Doctors operations on Pritch-
ard are two claims below the one
from which the gold was panned.
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A Letter From Hendricks.

DUBUQUE, August 27.-The Rer0ld
will publish tomorrow the following
letter from Governor Hendricks, re-
ceived by q citizen of this city in
answer to an inquiry concerning
rumOrs affecting change in the
national Democratic ticket, conse-
quent upon reports against Governor
Cleveland.
INDIANAPOLIS, August 2lst, '84.-
I have your letter of the 10Th inst.
I cannot consider with favor your
suggestions of q change in the ma
tional ticket. The action of the con-
vention cannot now be feconsidered.
It must stand and l think it ought
to stand. 1 do not agree with you in
respect to the probable result. 1
think the probabilities are favorable
to the success of our ticket. The
Cleveland scandal will not have
weight with the people nor ought to
have weight. II is unworthy the
national contest. Three times Gov.
Cleveland has stood the test of pop.
ular canvass; once for the office of
mayor, of his own city, and each
time he received the endorsement OF
his neighbors by a vote largely above
his party strength. What ever there
may have been OF the scandal exist
ing before that, it is not just to him
or to the people now to review 1t.
Public welfare requires that he be
judged by his public record and by
his capability and the fitness for the
discharge irresponsible and impor.
tant public duties and not by old
and exploded private slanders.
Very respectfully yours etc.,
II, A. HENDRICKS.
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d. John VIII Receive Another Nor,-
1Nati0n. ..t ..-3

WASHINGTON, August 27.-Edwin
~. BAILEY, secretary Of the national
committee of the American party
says: Tonight Senator s. C. Pom
eioy who was nominated for Pres
iQent will Withdraw in favor of St.
John. When the convention of the
party Yves in session, st. Johns name
was prominently mentioned bv
Leaders In connection with the Pres.
idency. 1t was thought, however.
MS nomination at that time would
prevent his securing the nomination
OF the prohibition party at PittsburQ
and without that nomination the
American party did not desire his
name at the head Of their ticket. A
resolution was passed by the c0nyen-
tion OF the American party giving
the national committee authority
to supply any vacancy occurring.
Next to st. John ex-senator Pomeroy
Is said to be the choice of the conven-
t1On. A conference was held with
the latter and at his own suggestion
HALEY says 1t was agreed he should
be nominated with the understand.
Ing if st. John was nominated at
Pittsburg he should withdraw in his
favor: Pomeroy was present at the
prohibition convention and to a
number of prominent persons after
the nomination st. John signified
his intention of Withdrawing in pur>
suance Of an agreement at Chicago.
The national committee Of the Amer
ican party will meet, either in Chi.
cago or in this city, early in Septem.
Der, when their presidential candi-
date will recommend that the vote
Of the party be given to st. John.
Mr.. Bailey says there is no doubt but
the action Of Pomeroy will be acqui-
esced in his withdrawal in in fav or
of st. John. It is estimated it will
give him 10000 votes.
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EOREIaN.

LONDON, August 27.-Gladstone
started for Edenburg to-day. He was
greeted by large crowds vt railway
stations.
LONDON, August 27.-A Calcutta
dispatch says: 1.-THE war between
China and France thus for has had
but little If any effect on the Indian
trade or money market. It is be-
lieved the effect will be only slight
unless the war is prolonged.
LONDON, August 27.-Gen. VOL.
seley will start for Egypt Sunday.
He will proceed to Cairo to assume
immediate command of the forces In
Egypt and direct operations for the
relief of KhartOum.
LONDON, August t27.-Advices from
Calcutta state \ famine at Mysore 10
inevitable owing to drought. The
authorities are taking no steps to
provide relief.
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NIGHT DISPATCHES,
Al Alliance by Germany
and France.
Canadians Wanted to Rescue
uoluon'
A Sensible Letter from Gov
ernor Henricks.
Report Of DR.: Salmon on
Pleuro Pneumonia.
The American Party's Man
tor the Presidency.

OTTAWA, August 27.-The Gov.
ernor General has been ordered by
the home government to secure the
service of 500 Canadian voyagers to
20 up the Nile to the reliei Of Gen.
Gordon, at KhartOum. The class
of men required are those whose con-
slant occupation has been running
timbers on Canadian rivers. They
are needed to take fat bottom boats
I'D the Nile and making portages in
Round Rapids and will sail from
Quebec the 18th of September. It is
intended to take 800 men from Otta-
VA district, and the remainder from
Quebec and st. Maurice region.
Already applications are rushing in.
Indians will be eligible.
hThe Governor General has written
the military department asking for
the names of some militia officers,
whose services can be obtained to
take charge of the contingent Cam
adian voyagers that will be sent to
the relief of Gen. Gordon. Prefer
ence will be given to officers who
served under Wolseley in the Red
River expedition. Some French
Canadian officers are also taken as 1t
s expected a majority of the vOyagers
will be French Canadians. An ad-
calling for volunteers
will be issued at once.
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Envelope Contracts.

WASHINGTON, August 81 The
contract for furnishing pOst061e en-
velopes was recently annulled by the
postmaster general and previous con-
tracts for envelopes supplied were to
be of exact dimensions. 1t appears
upon investigation the sizes required
were different from those kept in
stock by envelope manufacturers
generally. The effect of the require
ment was to prevent the great bulk
of manufacturers from bidding upon
proposals, as extensive and costly
changes in their machinery would
be required for the manufacture of
sizes which would not be warranted
by the profits from the contract for a
single year. The result at the last
letting was to limit the number of
bidders to six firms. To obviate this
difficulty, proposals are just issued
for q supply of these envelopes, pro-
vided that sizes may be slightly
larger than dimensions given but no
smaller, thus allowing the manufac-
turers to compete tor the contracts.
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Been Here Half q Century.

Charles Mercier, now living in
Choteau county, 80 years old, has
lived in Montana since 1927. He
came here from st. Louis with the
first party that visited this Territory
after Lewis and Clarke. The winter
of 1S26-27 was spent at the mouth Of
Hart river. The following summer
they came to the mouth OF the
Marias and remained there for some
time. Mr.. Mercier assisted in the
building Of Forts Cotton, Brule and
Benton. He smiles when tho re-
ports reach him Of an old-timors'
association being formed in Helena
of people who for the most part date
their residence back only to from
1860 TO 1855.
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Racers for tho Helena Fair.

We made . mistake in yesterday
mornings MINER in referring to the
horses coming from Armstrong;
ranch to Helena to participate In the
races there during Fair week. The
following is q list of the horses:
Trotters-Lottie Thorn and Thorn
boy, by Mambrino Patchen; Edward,
by Gold Dust; Annie Wilkes, BY
George Wilkes.
Runners-.Monarch, by Monarch
ist, Hermine, by Alarm; Gray Cloud
and Levine. by Hyder Ali.
William Bryant and Dan. Law
renee will hold the reins over the
trotters, and expect the horses will
do some fine work. Harry Mix will
ride the runners, and is sanguine his
colors will not be found tagging be-
hind on the home stretch.
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Local News

The old Lexington mill is running
steadily on ore from Walkerville.
The work of tearing out the side of
the amphitheatre building has CON-
menced.
Last Monday, at Helena, Olaf Berg
had Ida Jones arrested for robbing
him of $1,O76.
The new cell-work in the Lewis
and Clark county Jail cost that coun-
ty $15,sO.
The new brick buildings on West
Park, near Montana street, will be
ready in q short time.
The earnings of the Northern Pa
cific for the week ending Saturday,
August 16, were $244, 20.
Two creeks named Froze to Death
and Starved to Death are on the map
Of Custer county, Montana.
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PARIS, August 27.-The trial Of
the directors and managers of the
Banque Lions Et Loir, which failed
two or three years ago, was eOnclud-
ed yesterday. savery, ex-deputy,
and at one time under secretary of
state, ts sentenced to five years in
prison and fined 10000 francs, and
suffer ten years suspension Of his
civil and political rights. NJ. Zlelin-
sky, manager is sentenced to five
months in prison and fined 5000
francs. M. Billantan, sub-mana9er,
four months in prison and fined 5O,-
COO francs. The rest are only fined
in amounts ranging from 1000 to TO-
600 francs. M. Savery, chief Offend
or has fled the country.
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DRIVEN TO FRENZY.

The Royal Baking Powder Company driven to
frenzy in their efforts to exrcate themselves from the charge
made by the chemists of the nation against e eSS the
s0fety, 0mAlhe cleanliness OF Zhe Z0wez1ml drug
:a.k1EO.1-/4 in their powder.
Ridcue and abuse, bombastc statements extrayagant
assertions crying dirt and lime will not answer. Though
they paint it inch thick to this complexion will at
last "f an evil drug is the secret of the preparation
painted.
Dr. Charles A. Pauly, we'll known physician of Gin
cinna said reporter of the Commercial Gazette cam
monia drug of great and sometimes dangerous power
I in the subsistence of mankind any of its FORMS
is dangerous and improper" The Royal Baking Powder
contains Ammonia, and its manufacturers DazPE .NOZ
DEWITT.
For the purity whoesomeness and freedom from lime and
Ammonia of
Or. PRICES CREAM BAKING POWDER,
and the mpurty and Ammonia in the Royal Baking Pow
der refer to the following chemists and physicians of the
highest national recognition and authority:
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