The sun., 1886-10-14
Montana is Booming,

8. T. Hauser, Governor of Montana Ter
ritory, in his annual report to the secre-
tary OF the interior, concerning the trans.
portation facilities Of the territory says:
This question underlies all others in the
development OF Montana. Railroads are
more important to us and our industries
than any other portion Of the United
States"
The products of the mines OF the territory
for the past year are estimated as follows:
Gross value gold, So, ,43O, 900; silver, So
600, 1000; copper, So, 900, 900; lead, ST.
25O,OOO; total, $22, 100000. The govern
or discusses the subject OF silver legislation
at some length and says the necessity al
free coinage OF silver with gold is becoming
daily more evident. The governor makes
various recomme ndations in the way oil
legislation for the good of the territory.
The steamer La Mascotte, bound from
Grand Tower, ILL.,, to Cape Girardeau, Mo-,
exploded her boilers opposite Neeley q
Landing, burned to the waters edge and
flnated nearly mile below Willard 8 Land
ing, where she lodged on the shore. The
full list OF killed and wounded cannot he
obtained. Among the lost are supposed
to be: Judge Hager and wife. Miss Knigh-
or, daughter OF Christ Knigher, William HI.
Wheeler and two children and Fritz Lard,
all OF Cape Girardeau; Charles Ansel, col
ored, two chambermaids and an unknown
lady with two children. The bodies OF the
last three and one OF the chambermaids
were recovered. j. r. Perkins, first cook,
Miss Julia Robach of Cape Girardeau and
First Engineer Porter are supposed to be
lost.
box OF thirty pounds OF giant powder
exploded in the 300 level ol the Gale lonia
mine at Deadwood, Oak, killing four men
and inluTlng FIVE or six others. The killed
are Philip Wyman, Thomas Chesire, John
Pascor and Henry Roserier. Fred Felin
was badly hurt and not expected to live.
Wyman and Chesire leave families. The
bodies Of the killed were blown te pieces
and the remains were taken out in barrels:
Fringe Meliesane, a member 0i one Ql the
best Neapolitan families, committed sui-
cide alter %eeing his name postad as a de-
iaulter at bis club, because Qf his failure to
pay Losses at gambling, *
The New York court OF appeals has hand
ed down decision confirming the SEN
tence OF ex.Ald. Jaehne, who was convict
ed on charge Of bribery in the Broad
way railroad francise.
R. 2. Wallace, the murderer ui the Logan
family offve peraons father, mother and
three children at Cuba, No., was taken
from the jail by q mob and lynched. He
waS ntbS strun8 up Dy mOO Dut afterward
let down and taken back to Jail. After
wards g masked mob OF 100 men ba ttered
down the doors OF the JAIL took Wallace
out and hanged him to o tree. He died pro.
testing his innocence. IS
Assistant Secretary Of State Porter says:
The suspension OF Greenebaum from tina
consulship at Samoa, which took place re-
Gently, was made necessary by HIS coiii1act..
His removal was determined up6f as soon
az the department. waa advised ofhis pc.
culiar actinn at Samoa in taking sides with
one OF the factions Of local governments
The iollowiQ lighthouse keepers were APP
pointed: g. A. Malone, in place OF r. J.
McCann. removed, at Pier head, ST. Louis
river; MINI; &C. Chapman, In place 81 r,
Sturgeon Bay canal, Wis. ! ,ss,..s ~
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