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Judge Wade S Charge to the Grsnd Jury.

Judge Wade, in his charge to the
Grand Jlry at Helena. last week, dwelt
at considerable length OH what he
sharply termed a ''crime Of uncommon
atrocity'-that OF the hanging of Con
Murphy by mob. Strictly speaking
the Judge is correct in his bitter de-
nuncia,ioa of this method Of dispOsing
of criminals, but il is a condition OF
things brought about through the fail
ure, in late years, in nearly every stste
in the union, to convict or deal
oct justice to just such character: as
Murphy. 1t is the laNity OF the law
rather than the depravity OF the people
that makes Judge Lynch's court so
popular OF late years. But Judge
Wade makes an abe plea for the
supremacy of tie law and pictures the
injuries that will befall our territory by
IcsOftIus W hioo ven heSaiNS. wv ""'S
only space for a sample extract OF his
able address. He says:
Mob violence Is no remedy. 1t is y
perpetual menace and a perpetual
wrong. TIE hanging of Murphy is a
! threat against the sacred right OF every
citizen oI Montana. IL has deprec.a-
ted the value OF property, enseadrre.,
a feeling of insecu. ity, and shaken the
very foundation upon which society
and civilization rest. It has pu1lsbed
to the void that Montana is the ref
fuge of lawlessness and dnor"si which
is no, true. IL has injured tae b.Slless
Interests and prosperity OF the Tern
tory. What man WITH family would
seek home or invest money IN bnsi
ness in country where human lfe Is
not protected by the strong am OF the
law? How can We expect TO thnve ol
to take our proper place among The
commonweallns OF the Union VII lt
these dark spots shadow our history
and taint it with deeds Of blood?
He charges the officers OF the Hell
ena Jail guilty of neglect or bribery
says the jail is strong and slfe witt
competent men in charge, and tina
no I,Nsons;a "a :. -. toses out, 5u
have been turned loose upon the public
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Don't forget the eclipse which occurs
on the 10Th inst. The performance will
begin about eleven O'Clock. M post
ponenent on account oi he weather.
Front seats reserved for lad-heasied
men. Children in arms admitted free.
Speer, the member from Silver Bow,
ia his remarks on the proposition to
enlarge the jurisdiction vi Justices Of
the Peace, said: His experience had
been that n justice of the peace would
do what judge of the SUI RENE court
ar the chief justice would not dare
t., dO.'
A jury Of twelve men were sum-
moned ON a dog case at Gleniiv, re-
Gently. The Times want, 10 know how
Dawson county can ever get ont Of
-i4.ll-lXlcu- such things ar, allowed.
That's nothing We expect tosre II jury
Of twelve nrn sitting ona case wherein
the defendant WI, arrested tor killing
time.
Some people are so full If dcprav;:y
that they are not content unless ipIiict-
ing injury I, some one. Several waltz
able hoisr-cats have i,cen poisoned
during the past week hy some miser-
abfe criss who is not probably aware
that the owners have redress for such
acts an,l are on the watch for him.
D.mnes,ic pets are entitled to protection
and have nonied value. There is as
much difference in eats a..d dogs as
there is in people, and it is safe Ia say
tha, the ciiizcu who maiiciuusly loi-"ns
these household pets could he spared
from our milst with less regret than
that which clings to the loss of Il valu-
able cat. Certain parties vii! find it
less expensive to nail ON few boards
To their buildings.
David IIilger and wife visited Maiden
last sunday. Dare, like all sheep men,
is waring a broad grin nowadays.
He has only one source Of grief ut
present and that Is IN the shape Ot u
prairie dog village near his residence
ON Dog creek. lie says lac will give
five cents II piece for the scalp Of every
dog killed in the village, or $50 for
sv,ne ,net,,pd that w'll r,,,se them ia
migrate or lie down aud die. He has
tried several way, t" dispose Of the
little pests but all have failed. We
would advise Mr.. Hilser to procure the
I has, dram. that has made the nights
and days hiaeous in Maiden and make
n a tour of the village evey day. II has
nearly depopulated this town and we
don't see Why it would not have .he
same effect ON II prairie dog village
An ACCOMPANYING arts, could he spared
d On the pinch.
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edr on ION and Dryer C 'ptlrad.

Two more Of the escaped prisoners
from the Helena jail. Edmonson and
DIVER, have been blsscd. They
were found ea-amped III 4 s lch oi
the Spokane or Beave- creek range,
about seventeen miles east Of the city.
Ne clip ,he foilowin from Ae T. eralds
account ii their capture:
In the mc,niime Evans and Gibbs,
accompanied by the ini3rflan', pco-
ceeded into the mountains after tnc
prisoners. They got within about
lthrec-qdartcrs oil ul,e OF their hi =
my place when they were Obliged to
leave their horses an,i proceed oa foot
1t was then about IL c.oc3, at night,
but the moon was shining and gave
plenty of iight Aiter much hard
travelling through deep snow and over
rocks, they at length arrived at the top
oi the hill forming one SIDE Of the
canyon. and discovered the campfire
OF the prisoners about Two hundrei
! feet below them in the Such. Pro
ceeding cautiously they advanced with
in speaking distance and sat down
beneath Tree To arrange n plan OF
attack. All this time the prisoners
we're sitting on their blankets by the
ire talking in low tone. au able bat
not rnteliig be ~ tle men under the
tIee. The party sat here until the
prisoners rolled themselves up IN then
Blankets and went To sleep when the, /,
separated. two going down the guich
and one up. SD as IL approach thenn
from ro,h sides. Evans and GiDbs,
having m.de TIE d-lour. we're the first
To reach the prisoners, waen they GOV
cred them with th-r gun, an crieJ
to taern to wake up. TUis not pro-
ng sufficient To arouse them. scCohd
cry had the desired effect, wien lna
command WAS gIvel 70 throw nj
your hands, which WAS pconptl.
ob.,eA by both prisone,<. t.lmoAso.
adj. "Nell, ,ol've got u "ihu
what we nave" respon ed one OF The
deputies, "anl were gong 10 kces
sou." Are th=y golAg - hang u,
l,Ncd EinlnsD,. No IT lie
Evans. 'wc wi. see tha; YOU are 40
aung. bat you are going back To JIiI.
You can't *; Us back theie io'
.iLick,r slii o ~ uf III. prisoners. wA'
ae.e 10th v,r. muca IN ,lrcdi oi bc.n.
hanged. Tnry begged ID oe sepa.
uscn lo Dec' Lodse, any place rIihe
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than Helena. as they seemed to think
that Con. Murphy's fate was awaiting
them.
The hiding place Of the prisoners
was given away by John O'Neil. the
man who informed on Con Murphy.
The circumstances are as follows:
After E,.monson and Dwyer lett Hell
ena they struck across the mountains
east Of town, passed near Montana
City, crossed the Bozeman road and
cont;nned on that side past Spokane
butte, and made their camp in a small
gu.ch in the Spokane ranse. Being
hard pressed for grub, Dwyer went to
ONelrs cabin. told him everything.
and struck bargain with him, by
which 1t was agreed that he should
procure them grub and clothing and
keep them supplied at their camp in
the ga.ci until he coull get up some
horses for them. when they would
skip" as soon as the s,ov me!.ed
ONeil vs'e. their camp. agreed to
the conditions proposed, and lett them
for Helena, os,ensib.y to procure pro-
visions Instead of that he came int
Helena and gave them away TO- the
authorities, and thea followed thel'
capture and return to Jail as narrated
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IN the pin.

In a letter to The Butte Miner,
writer thus describes the Montana
exhibit at New Orleans:
Montana ATTRACTS great deal of
at,e,lon. Her specimens Of mineral
weallh representing as they do disi-
dend paying prol.erilss III ouslout
the Territory. daily gather admrns
crowds. The produces OF blt =. es-
pee ally, excite wonder. Her n,gnih
cent EXHIBIT OF s.lver-beain 1.e IS 4
marl.ed iealure in the great t..pos.tion
and calls fortl tlitlerin5 comments on
the mineral rcsourCes OF that une-
aua.led mining section OF the No. til
aest. The rich gold specimens from
Cable and the attractive Nuggets { ON
Helena elicit tie adm ration OF lhous-
.,nds daily. lihere are but compara-
lively few in the swei.iig, sirg'ns
owd5 here who haze b.iore scel
sll or ia rock AMI gold II is Guide
stat, al tht. exciun .tions of surpi,sc
and rer,ar.,s heard upol every sic
A, visitors enter the Montana de..art-
ment plainly indicate how little the
great mass Of the people North and
Su'i, East and West know # the
Uouniless Resources Of our peerless
Territory. Our exhibit cannot fail to
impre ) a desire to know more of
Mo lana. cannot close tie mention
ul Mo iana's exhibit without noting a
tact acknowledged by all that her dis
play OF potatoes arr ,he finest IN sze,
ii not in nuinb.r OF varieties. They
are simply mar,e'ols in tie eyes OF
the visitors. an on comm s,lorcis are
constantly impo.rl'ed Tor ''just one
to take home to s!ov the ''tolis. \
dozen Car ioa Is OF MJn:anI potatoes
would not SATISFY the dean ,nd made
ior them.
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LOCAL NEWS.

Stock men are happy.
Pretty good cabinet, that?
The fireworks we're immense.
Hens have res,i med business.
"Skookum" got Il dose # poison.
Constable Washburn is back from the
Springs.
Every streamlet is on the boomlet
just nov.
Oats ere worth IL cents per pound in
this market.
NV SON. deal with men who adver-
ti>e.'-Franklin.
Considerable yol has been received
at the Helena assay Office from the
Little Rocky disgings.
II. W. Hicley met Barney Trainor in
st. Paul He Wa, complaining about
the narrow sidewalks.
! Fanny Ferguson gave birthday
party last Thursday evening. Quite II
number of the "boyhoys turned out.
a Pennsylvania woman has had
,wcnty-iour needles taken from her
breast, side and arms. \ living pin
cushion. as it were.
An English earl is suing for n divorce
because his wife refuses To talk to him.
In Montana such woman would he
considered II prize.
Carpenter. are pushing Richard Gies
building along rapidly. II will be used
for bakery 10y the owner, and being
well located Dick" ought Ia have Il
bulge on the trade.
The refusal of the post Office depart
ment to increase the service bctwcei
Chct and Maiden to II daily refer, To- ~
eiort made last fall in that direction
rnc new deal will he hunkalnra.
4 surprise party was given at til,
residence of Mr.. IL Mr.. c. W. Gardner
Last Friday evening The dieting hour
were employed in dancing aud whi>
playing. Ii Ha. tive most pieasurabi'
parry Of the season.
NJ. J. Keith arrived in Maiden las
week from Bciion and j. now II
the employ oi the Masinnis Minin;
, Company. He thinks of reniainn.
permanently. If So will move his f.,mii,
here about tn Arst of Nay.
II hal; the miuing schemes that ar,
n,w ia a ,h, sic. nrhuluus STATE .houl'
evolve into something tangible, Mailer
, would have Il boom that would sur
prise al. Montana. But bear in min'
r this !. - great "ouutry 'nr Mud
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4 man. a sleigh,
\ p-etty girl,
~ .or-es graz,
a. ay they wh.rl.
Sue ucsiles close;
It's useful arm
Bound her waist goes,
Drawn by loves charm.
The slpigh-bells ring.
The sun shines bright.
The run ners sing
DER snow - white,
Through village street
,nd country road
The trotters l.eet
Speed with their load.
A little hill,
A slackened rein
A qui,; thrill.
A fi.-tree lane,
A whisper .ow,
throb OF bliss,
A hug OF 80,
And then a kiss.
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The cheapes, thing in life is COM
moa sense, but lew people seem to
have a corE-r IN il, and are holding
for 4 rae
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-07-10
FIRE CRACKER NUISANCE.

The Milwaukee Sentinel, in noticing
the death of Miss Bessie Kinks of that
city, whose clothes were set on fire on
Saturday last by a fre-cracker, while
walking on the streets of Boston,
where she was visiting a friend, re-
marks as follows:
From all parts of the country
comes the news Of fatal accidents, as
we'll as destruction of large amounts of
property, all due to our absurd man
ner of observing the national holiday
1t is time that the civilization of the
age put an end to this barbarous
method of expressing patriotic senti
ments, which from year to year is
growing more Objectionable and turbu-
lent"
We fully endorse the above. In this
city the authorities allow the practice
to have full swing on the fourth, and
permit it to slop over on Sunday and
Monday.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-07-10
STATE TEACHERS CON VEN
TION.

We were enabled to take brief look
at the State Convention Of teachers at
Racine on Wednesday last. The at
tendance was large; nearly two-thirds
of those present were young women,
and considerable proportion Of them
apparently quite youthful. The en-
ployment of teaching in the summer
schools appears to have fallen into the
hands of this class. Twenty-Five years
ago it was strongly urged that the
business of teaching should be made a
profession, as in many countries of
Europe. 1t was urged that no occrpa-
ton could be made successful without
special training and experience; tina
temporary lawyers, doctors, engineers
or teachers could not be relied upon as
serviceable, or of great account. The
making of teaching profession in
our common Or public schools is now
abandoned as impracticable. Of the
young women who attended the Teach
ers' State Convention probably not one
in twenty-five has any intention Of
making teaching permanent calling
In most cases they will embrace thu
first opportunity for matrimony, Of
some employment more free from carr
and perplexity. and less liable to crit
cism. For the present school boards
may as well make up their minds t,
employ unprofessional teachers ant
those of comparatively limited expert
ence, and run the risk OF their adapted
ness to perform the important trust.
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THE FOURTH.

The Fourth, on Saturday last, was
quite generally noticed in this region
in variety of ways. But most of the
methods adopted to observe the day
had no particular reference to that
historical event, and could have been
about as appropriate on any other day
in the month as the fourth. The day
was made available for advancing local
interests, many of which were com.
mendable. This is perhaps all well
enough, but it is not pleasant tossee
the patriotic ways of celebrating our
national independence as they have
been handed down to us by our fore.
fathers falling into disuse. Fiddling
dancing and horse racing may have
their times and seasons, but none of
these revive the spirit Of patriotism
that glowed in the times of the
revolution. Nor does the explosion OF
any amount of fire-crackers instruct
the rising generations in the principles
of our government. Thomas Jefferson,
the accredited author of the DECLARE.
ton of American independence, has
left on record his idea of the proper
celebration of the fourth of July.
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THR KING OF SPAIN

Kings are not always imperious, but
are oftentimes models of human kind
ness. Spain is now being visited by
that terrible scourge, the cholera. King
Alfonzo of Spain has manifested q
deep interest in those of his subjects
suffering from the terrors of this
disease, and expressed determination
to visit the infected districts in person
and see for himself how the sick were
cared for. The Court, learning his
hazardous purpose, earnestly besought
him to abandon his intention, and it
was supposed he had acceded to their
wishes. But his purpose was not
given up; he stole away in disguise,
took the most convenient train, and
found his way where the cholera was
raging with fearful violence; he visit
ed the hospitals and witnessed the
treatm ent of the sick and the care they
were re ceiving. After satisfying him.
self that all that human skill could do
for the stricken ones was being done
he returned to the capital. where he
received the joyous congratulations of
the Chambers of Deputies and the
Queen for his safe return. Such noble
ness carries its own commentary.
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THE PEACH CROP.

The National Agricultural depart
ment at Washington gives full re-
port of the condition of the peach crop
in various sections of the Union. The
report says the past winter has fully
demonstrated the unftness of the
Northern states for the raising of
peaches. In Ohio the trees are mostly
dead from frost killing. In New Eng
land the trees were killed, with but
few exceptions. New York and Penn
sylvania but little better. In the great
Northwest the universal expression is
"No blossoms and trees dead" In
many of the Southern states the crop
is reported bounteous; in Georgia and
some Southern states the prospect is
better than for years past.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-07-10
SATURDAY HALF HOLIDAY

Since the half holiday movement in
New York began it has been growing
increasingly in favor by the people
and the newspaper press. Some of
the leading public journals of New
York city have expressed decided APP
prevail of the reform. 1t appears so
eminently right and proper. we cannot
refrain from re-endorsing what was
said in the TELEGRAPH last week.
The New York Herald says the half
Saturday holiday has been in vogue
in Great Britain for many years, with
great benefit to both the EMPLOYERS
and the employed. 1t is declared al
most universal in England, and has
been greatly promotive of health and
contentment, besides largely diminish
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-07-10
IRA YELLING IN 1900.

CFrom McMas ters New History of the PEOPLE
OF the United States.)
The stage-coach was little better than
q huge covered box mounted on springs.
1t had neither glass windows, nor doors.
nor steps, nor closed sides. The roof
was upheld by eight posts which rose
from the body Of the vehicle, and the
body was commonly breast-high. From
the top were hung curtains of leather, to
be drawn uplwhenth the day was fine, andlet
down and buttoned when rainy and cold.
Within were four seats. Without was
the baggage. Fourteen pounds of lug
gage were allowed to be carried free bv
each passenger. But if his portmanteau
or his brass-nail studded hair trunk
weighed more, he paid for it at the same
rate per mile as he paid for himself.
Under no circumstances, however, could
he be permitted to take with him on the
journey more than $50 pounds. When
the baggage had all been weighed and
strapped on the coach, when the horses
had been attached and the way-bill
made out, the eleven passengers were
summoned, and, clambering to their
seats through the front Of the stage, sat
down with their faces toward the drivers
seat. On routes where no competition
existed progress was slow, and the
travellers We're subjected to all manner of
extortion and abuse. Brutality. neeli-
gence and filching," says one, are as
naturally expected by people accustom-
ed to travelling in America as a mouth.
q nose and two eyes are looked for in a
mans face Another set out one day
IN Match, 1876, to go from Frenchtown
70 New Castle, on the Delaware. Seven
zen miles separated the two towns, a
distance which he declares a good, |
healthy man could have passed over in |
our hours and half. The stage-coach |
ook six. When it finally reached New
Castle it was high noon, the tide was
making, the wind was fair, and the boat
or Philadelphia was ready at the wharf.
Yet he was detained for an hour and a
half that the innkeeper might scrub the
passengers out of the price of a dinner"
Dinner over, the boat set sail and ran I'D
he river to within two miles of Glouces-
er point. There wind and tide failing.
he vessel dropped anchor for the night,
'ome passengers anxious to go on by
md, were forced to pay half dollar
ach to be rowed to the shore. At one
4 the morning the tide again turned.
tut the master was then drunk, and,
then he could be made to understand
hat was said, the tide was again ebbing,
nd the boat aground Evening came
efore the craft reached Philadelphia.
he passengers We're rty-eight hours on
Oard. Another came from New Ysrk
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HARD ON TOBACCO.

Ten warehouses filled with tobacco
were burned in the early morning OF
July 5 at Stoughton, twelve miles south
of Madison. The loss on tobacco is
estimated at 100000; the loss on
buildings, freight cars and other prop
erty is very large. Stoughton is the
great center for the storage of the Wis
consin tobacco crop. 1t is said the
fumes of tobacco waited on the all
was smelled for miles around. It is
also said the fire probably originated
from cigars of drunken fourth of July
celebrators who had craWled into an
old warehouse on the night of the
fourth.
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and various exercises. The situation
is a pleasant one. located on Lake
Monona, which is reached by steamers
from the city of Madison every
quarter Of an hour. For those who
desire pleasant retreat with intellec-
tual entertainment, the visitor will
find the place enjoyable Over forty
persons have been engaged to take
part in the Assembly, as instructors
lecturers, &c.
The MononG Lake Quarterly con
tains full contents OF each days ex
ercises, together with all desirable in
formation for visitors. Price of copy
Fifteen cents. Address J. A. Mosely
Madison, Wis.
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by stage and by water. He was almost
shipwrecked in the bay, lost some of his
baggage at Amboy, was nearly left by
the coach, and passed twenty hours go
ing sixteen miles on the Delaware. The
captain was drunk. The boat three
times collided with vessels coming ND
the river. A gentleman set out in Feb
ruary to make the trip from Philadel-
phla to Baltimore. Just beyond Havre
de Grace the axle broke. A cart was
hlred and the passengers driven to the
next stage inn. There new coach was
obtained, which, in the evening, overset
IN wood. Toward daylight the whole
party, IN the midst of a shower of rain
and snow, found shelter and breakfast at
a miserable house three miles from
Baltimore. But the host would not suf-
fer one of them to dry his clothes by the
kitchen stove. When an editor in the
town was asked to publish an account of
their trip he refused. The owners of the
coaeh-line might, he said, hinder the
circulation of his newspaper. To add to
the yexation ofsuch delays, "The Apes
tollc Assembly of the State of Delaware"
had forbidden stage-coaches to cross
their hands breadth of territory" on
the Sabbath. The worst bit of road in
the country seems to have been between
Elkton, in Maryland, and the Susoue-
hanna ferry. There the ruts were so
deep that, as the wheels We're about to
enter one, the driver would call upon
the passengers to lean out of the oppo-
site side of the coach to prevent the
vehicle being overturned. "Now, gen.
tlemen," he would say, "to the right"
Now, gentlemen, to the left"
| Yet another traveller had quilted
Philadelphia for New York. All went
smoothly till the coach drew near to the
town of Brunswick. There one of a
rival line was overtaken, and race be-
gan. At Elizabethtown, young woman
well mounted, rode up behind the coach
and attempted to pass. In an instant
half the men on the stage began to revile
her most shamefully, raised great shout
frightened her horse, and all but unseat-
ed her. One, indeed, ventured to ex-
lpostulate. But he was quickly silenced
| by the question, "What, suffer anybody
to take the road of us ?" At New York
three of the passengers found lodgings III
a single room at an inn. The custom
was a general one, and of all customs
was the most offensive to foreigners. Nc
such thing, it was said, was ever seen il
the British Isles. There every decent
person not only had bed, but even {
room to himself, and, if he were so mind
ed, might lock his door. In America
however, the traveller sat down at thu
table of his landlord, slept in the frs
bed he found empty, or, if all were taken
lay down on one beside its eccupan
without so much as asking leave, or car
ing who the sleeper might be- If he de
manded clean sheets, he was looked up
on as an aristocrat, and charged we'll 70
the trouble he gave; for the bedclothe
were changed at stated times and not t.
suit the whims of travellers.