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Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-12-14

SITTING FOR FACTS.
The ooroner's Jury sitting For Facts in
Regard to the Shooting.

Auo OOfOner6 Jury Sl1C10g EO1 EoCC8 In
Regard to the Shooting.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Dec. 1O.-The cor.
oner's inquest to-day Is endeavoring to get
at the bottom Of the facts in Saturday
nights massacre. Excitement still runs
very high and the people are divided over
the action of the officers. One very re-
markable feature is that nearly every man
killed was shot in the back, showing that
the crowd had turned away when the firing
began. Postmaster Thrackmorton was
shot in the lower part of the back through
and through. A. ID. Bryant was shot
through the heart from the rear. Many
point to this as very damaging to the
officers. Several funerals took place this
afternoon. The postmaster, the body of
Mrs. Hawes, the murdered woman, and
little May ThrackmOrtOn's was the largest
and most imposing ever held in Birming-
ham. After Mrs. Hawes' murdered body
had been brought into the city early Satur-
day night and afterwards ordered out by
Mayor Thompson, numerous reports were
rife that the body of little Irene had been
found in the lake, but it was untrue. 1t
has not been discovered, so Coroner Bab-
bitt says. The shooting has almost blOtted
the appalling tragedy out Of mind and
nothing was said Of it yesterday. The lake
is being dragged to-day. An attempt was
made to see Hawes' new wife, Miss Maze
Starr, but she returned to Columbus, Miss,
Saturday morning fortunately in time to
eScaOo all
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THEY TAKE 4 RECESS.
The Jury Take Recess to tho Relief of
All Concerned.

The Jury Take q Recess to tho Relief Of
All Concerned.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 8-The federal
grand jury took recess this evening until
December 18th. During the interim the
federal court will hold session at Fort
Wayne. AS to just what progress the jury
made in its investigation of the letter as
sociated with the name of Dudley, late
treasurer of the national republican COM
mittee, it is difficult to ascertain, as the
court explicitly charged the jury prior to
adjourning to carefully guard all matters
that transpired while they were in SESSION.
More than hundred witnesses were ex-
amined before the jury during the week
and it is thought g0Odly number Of them
were summoned in the Dudley case. It is
known that copy Of the letter alleged to
have been written by Colonel Dudley was
submitted to the jury and q dozen or more
to the chairman and secretary Of the repub-
been supposed copies of the letter were
mailed, has been called into court. Some
of the witnesses are reported to have ad-
mitted they received similar letters, bear
ing Colonel Dudley's name, or saw copies
of the same in others hands, but this is
here
GIVEN AS A MERE RUMoR,
as nothing reliable is obtainable as to what
the witnesses testified to. tits certain all
the witnesses in the case have not yet been
examined. The editor of the Sentinel, who
supposed to know who received at least
one copy of the Dudley letter, has not yet
been before the grand jury. Chairman
Jewett, of the democratic state central
committee, was one of the witnesses ex-
amined to-day. tits supposed that copy
of the Dudley letter, which finally went
into the possession Of the Sentinel,
passed through his hands. Col. John q.
New, q member of the national republican
committee from Indiana, returned home
from the east to-day.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-12-14
his Family History Explained,

HIS Family History Explained,
LONDON, Dec. TO- -Presidente Har.
rison has written the following letter from
Indianapolis to correspondent in New
csstle-on-Ty
DEAR SR-You letter of November 18th
has been received. have never been q
student of our family history and can only
say In response to your inquiry that it has
relatives who have given study to the
subject that our family descended from
Gen. Thomas Harrison, an officer in CrOm-
wells. army. I never myself examined
into the evidence. Yours Truly,
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
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After . Useful Life.

BosroN, Dec. 10.-Elisha Atkins, one of
the most widely known and successful bus
mess men of this city, died at his residence
here last night aged Is years. Hewas con.
nected with Elder Ames in founding the
Union Pacific railway and for many years
was first vice president of that road, also
president of the Little Rock & Fort Smith
road, and had large interests in other
western roads. As merchant he con-
Quoted the Bay State Sugar Refinery and
was director in several local corporations.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-12-14
The Lilly Escaped.

OswEGo, N. Y, Dec. 12.-During Mrs.
Langtry's performance here tonight in
the Academy OF Music, as the curtain was
about to rise on the last act there was a
cry of fire from the rear of the hall and
thick clouds of smoke passed up through
the large register in the middle isle. The
cracking of flames was heard underneath
the floor, and the large audience arose,
panic stricken, for the exite. Cool headed
men sprang upon the stage and called out
to the people that there was no danger;
others mounted their chairs in every part
of the house and called upon the people
ally quieting the people and in two min
utes the the theatre was cleared just as the
flames sprung up through the floor. By
this time the fire department was at hand
and streams Of water were pouring into the
building. The fire was soon extinguished.
1t caught from the over heated furnace,
and but for its timely discovery it would
the main door and there would have been
q terrible scene as the house was packed.
Mrs. Langtry escaped through the crowd
and took refuge in q nearby saloon until
her carriage found her. The theatre was
black with smoke before all the people
got OUT.
AND STILL ANOTHER.
CHICAGO, Dec. IL, 11:S0 p. m.-The audi
torium of the Chicago Opera house was set
on fire by calcium light explosion just
after the conclusion of performance to-
night and is now burning fiercely. There
seems but little hope of saving the theatre.
No one injured.
LAgER.-At 1:15 a. m. the fire is under
control. Its course was from the floor of
the gallery to the sides of the auditorium
and from thence to the dome of the audi
t0rium where it was confined. The total
loss to the Chicago Opera House company
will be $4,000. David Henderson, the
manager, is now in New York. Thomas
would be repaired in three weeks. The
origin Of the fire is ascribed upon fuller in
vestigation to the breaking Of lantern
used by q boy who was cleaning the theatre.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-12-14
Mr. Powderly Gets !. Roast

ST. LOUIS, Dec. l2-The Federation Of
Trades listened to an address from Presi-
dent Gompers. That portion OF President
Gomper's address referring to the knights
Of Labor, in which he handled Master
Workman Powderly without gloves,
created quite . sensation. President
sGompers says: sOf the knights Of Labor
4 can only Say that their conduct towards
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-12-14
A Feeling of Anxiety.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-The Evening
Star says: "There is feeling of great
anxiety among the leaders of the demo-
cratic party in the house on account of the
course being followed by democratic SEN
ators in the tariff matter. They are almost
disheartened by it. The democrats of the
ways and means committee put their souls
into the fight in the house and feel that the
battle is still on and must be kept up to
the last. They think the senate bill should
be fought with the greatest persistency
and vigor so that every defect in it may be
exposed and felt, that any other course to-
ward it would be equivalent almost to a
confession of judgement. They are sur
prised at the passive way In which the
democratic senators appear to be conduct
ing themselves. Nearly all the hard work
in getting up facts and figures have already
been done by the ways and means commit
tee and senators have but to possess them
Yet, it is complained that they have shown
no disposition to do SO, and none of them
have undertaken the vigorous champion
ship OF the party cause. All that the dem
Ocrats OF the house want, Is that the defects
they think they see in the senate bill should
O0 UAo8k0uOu AuO uAyuSuG anu GVl&Or-
Ously attacked and denounced. They do
not care whether the bill passes the senate
or not, and they do not want to have to
take 1t up In the house at all this
session. They declare that the democratic
senators shall make either point possible
against the measure and then when it
reaches the house it will be allowed to lie
In committee. They say. however, they
cannot afford to let the bill 90 without
criticism, as It has practically so far, and
that II the senators fail to do their duty
the ways and means committee will be
Obliged to take it up. After all the work
they have done, the prospects Of having to
80 all over 1t has no honor for them, but il
some senator doesn't take up the cause,
feel that they will have to do so. One Of
the members Of the committee said to-day
he felt when he thought of it that death
would be welcome as relief from the
task, but II other folks in the senate did
not take up the fight Of his colleagues, he
himself would have 70 when it came to the
house. This was spoken with genuine
feelings. Much anxiety Of politicians about
the capital concerning the composition of
the next house OF CONGRESS was illustrated
yesterday In marked manner. During
the forenoon report spread like wild fire
that Governor Hill had issued certificate
OF election to Bacon, q democratic candi-
date In the Fifteenth New York district.
The basis OF the report Is said to be tele-l
gram received by some one from New
York to that effect. Apparently no effort
was made to verify the report, but 1t was
accepted on both sides as true, and the
buzz OF speculation became almost roar.
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Confessed the Deed.

New ALBANY, Ind, Nov. 10.-Late yes
terday afternoon Jacob Mattweiller was
found murdered about a quarter of mile
scious in a stable yard. Mattweiller had
been shot through the head while his wife
was stunned bya blow with an ak. "A
man and woman employed on the farm
were arrested. The mans name is BEN
son and he confessed.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-12-14
TIE DAY OF REST.
The National Sab

The National Sabbath Convention Adonts
Constitution.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Th national
Sabbath convention this morning adopted
constitution declaring the basis of the
union to be 'civil authority and universal
and perpetual obligation Of the Sabbath as
manifested in the constitution of nature.
as declared in the sacred will of God, for,
mulated in the fourth commandment of
moral law and interpreted and applied by
our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ; and as
tional lite. The object of the union is de-
clared to be a preservation of the Ameri
can Sabbath as day of rest and worship.
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173 TO SO.
That is the Vote By Which the Direct
Tax Bill Was Passed in
the House.
The Senate DevOtes the Entire Day
Discussing Further Clauses
of the Tariff Bill.
The River and HarbOr Bill Reported
From the Committee-Duluth
Gets $4,000.
Walter L. Bragg Renominated by the
President for Inter State Com
merce Commissioner.
Finally Passed.

GAuoAAy 16Soous
WASHINGTON, Dec 12.-The house spent
much time to-day in further consideration
of the direct tax bill. A few amendments
were made in committee of the whole and
the committee rose and reported to the
house and a vote was taken at once. The
bill passed by vote of 17S to 96. The
house then adjourned.
DISCUSSING THE TARIFF BILL.
The senate took up the tariff bill soon
after opening of the meeting and devoted
the day to the discussion of further clauses
of the senate bill. Adjournment was taken
with the debate still pending.
Under the bill Minnesota gets $108,O0O
and Dakota, $1,000.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The river and harbor appropriation bill
was reported from the committee this
morning to the house. Some changes were
made in the bill and as finally agreed upon
the amount of appropriations is $11,906, $50
Among the more important items is one OF
$4,000 for the Duluth harbor: Grand
Marias harbor, $4,000; Agate Bay, $4,000
and Red River of the North, $4,000.
WILL GO OVER.
| The Pacific funding bill will 20 over till
the tariff bill is disposed of.
NOMINATIONS.
The president nominated Walter L.
Bragg inter state commerce commissioner
1t is denomination, his term expiring at
the end of the year.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-12-14
AN on Account Of Love.

CHICAGO, Dec. 10-John Martin, an
engineer desperately in love with Mrs. w.
love was unrequited, shot her this morning @ mo
and then killed himself. The woman died
this afternoon
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-12-14
Lyuched the Murder.

MATCHES, Miss, Nov. 1l.--As sequeal
to the Stegall murder which occurred Sat
surday night near Harrisburg, La, the MUIR
Sderer, Noah Taylor, (colored) has been
lynched.
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a Weak Cabinetl,

MADRID, Dec. l1.-Premier Sagosta's
new cabinet Is weaker than the previous
one and will not last Its dissolution Is
probable IN the spring.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-12-14
"a Bloody Riot,

B1RxNaHAM, Ala, Dec. s.-Anothel
bloody chapter in the Hawes murder mys.
tery developed o-day. The body Of Mrs
sHawes vas found ct the bottom Of ! small
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weeps Over His Success.

PARIS, Dec. 12.-Another scene of ex
citement was enacted at the Offices of the
Panama Canal company to-day and the
crush was even greater than that OF yes
terday. At4 o'clock hush fell over the
throng and NJ. de Lesseps appeared.
Mounting table he said: sMy friends,
the subscription is safe. Our adversaries
are confounded. We do not need the help
Of tinanciers. The canal is made" Here
Among cheering, weeping and mutual
congratulations all present shook hands
with NJ. de Lesseps. When the excitement
had partly abated the news went around
that $41O,0 900 in bonds had been subscribed
for in Paris and the same number in the
provinces. Marseilles alone took $4,000
in bonds. SS0
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The Supposed Smell Murderer Turns
Ont to be the Wrong
Man.
A Feeling Of Anxiety Among the
Democrats in the House
Of Congress.
Birmingham, Alabama, Has Bloody
Riot and Several Citi-
zens are Killed.
A False Alarm.

CHICAGO, Dec. 8-The hope that the man
arrested in Kentucky would prove to be
the much sought Tascott. the supposed
murderer of the late A. j. Smell of this city,
has been dashed by the receipt of tele-
gram from Lyons saying the suspected
prisoner has been released. Stone, who
represents the estate, said in referring to it:
.sOn November SOth received the follow
ing telegram from Mount Sterling, KY:
II have arrested William B. YascOtt and
now have him In my possession. When
can you come on to identity him? Answer
at once" John B. LYONS.
colt? Can you send photograph %
To this Lyons replied, December1: "He
compares with all the descriptions; will
send photograph Monday"
Well, Monday came and went, but no
photograph appeared, so did Tuesday,
WED Med9essday and 1Sa Ts%5sday 9G during which
on the suspect). then wired Lyons ask
ing him about it and he replied: "Man ar
rested on suspicion Of being Tascott was
Identified as being some one else and we
released him."
Now, don't know Lyons or who he is,"
continued Stone, "but itseems very strange
that after being so positive and agreeing to
send q photograph he should have released
him without saying anything about it.
"WaS there anything in the safe by
which TascOtt could have obtained $4O,-
"There was not; and as for money, there
was not any to take; On the afternoon Of
asked him for his wages from the first of
the month up to date. Smell told him to
wait until the next day, as he only had ten
or twelve dollars with him. During the
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Welcomed Him Home.

New YoRK, Dec. 1O.-Hon. Carl Schurtz
was given q dinner at Laties club tonight
by thirty Of his fellow Germans as q
welcome home.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-12-14
Death Of . Celebrated Chief

DENVER, COL, Dec. l2-Word reached
here to-day from the Auray agency, Green
River, Utah., that Coloraw, the celebrated
chies Of the Southern Utes, died at the
agency yesterday Of pneumonia. The
red chief was the most famous in the west
and was the leader in the Meeker massacre
and also In the Coloraw war in Garfield
county 9 year ago. Since this last outbreak
he has been under military surveillance,
month ago he took violent cold. which
rapidly turned into pneumonia, resulting
fatally yesterday. he was over 20 years
OF age and Will be succeeded by Sapo0an-
arn, chief OF the UncOmpagres.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-12-14
Defiant Pirates.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 12.-The piratical
oyster dredgers are defiant. Tonight it
was reported that an attack was to be made
upon the police sloop Foley, which is on
guard at Hackett's Point. AS the other
police boats are elsewhere, Governor Jack
son teleeraphed to Secretary Whitney re-
questing the use of the steam launches and
Calling guns now at the naval academy at
Annapolis. At 11:S0 tonight Superinten-
dent Sampson received instructions to fur
nish the state what assistance he could and
he commenced to make ready two Of the
the other With Gatine aa1 ana
Howard and the crew Of the disabled police
steamer Mclean will take charge Of the
launches and go at once to Hackett's point,
where the police are said to be surrounded
by about forty dredging schOoners.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-12-14
Rear Admiral Luce Receives Orders
to Proceed at Once to Port
au Prince, Hayti,
And to Take by Force of Arms the
Haytian Republic, if it Be.
comes Necessary.
Dynamite Does a Charitable Deed-I1
Destroys a Distillery-Loud Talk
by Pugilists.
1t Looks Like Business.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O.-There are no
new developments in regard to the diff
Guilty with Hayti. Sailing orders have
been issued for the Galena and forwarded
to Admiral Luce, together with full in
structions for conoucting the expedition.
Admiral Luce is instructed to demand the
release. of the Haytian Republic and in
case his demand is not at once complied
with, his orders are to sieze the steamer
by force of arms. The Galena is expected
to sail tomorrow,
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-12-14

lne laSC words She SAID TO q relation who
went home with her were: sOh, my God
uncle, all this will kill me; cannot stand
it, I cannot stand it," She is a lovely girl
about 20 years old. There were wild
rumors about the street last night that q
SPECIAL train containing 500 Mississippians
would reach this city about 4 O'clock this
morning, but they did not come. The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, of
which Hawes was q member, telegraphed
they had engaged q detective to work up
and that c0lOred woman named Fannie
Bryant and Albert Patterson murdered
and robbed Mrs. HaWes and then killed the
children.
HALVES CONFEssEs HIS CRIME.
1t is reported that Hawes has just made
a full confession of his crime. Business is
going on as usual to-day, except that all
saloons are closed by order of Colonel
Jones, commanding the troops, and the
only evidence of trouble remaining is the
line of troops and cannons guarding every
approach to the jail. There is still much
feeling but it is subdued. No matter who
!. was right or who was wrong IN the tragedy
desire Of the mob to break down the Jail
Sheriff Smith is still in Jail under arrest for
murder, and Chief of Police Picard was
released on $4,000 bond this morning.
Smith may leave the city under military
escort until full examination of the
case is made by the coroner, but that is
not fully determined upon. The dead are
being prepared for burial and those who
lived out of the city sent to their friends as
fast as possible. Of the wounded at the
hospital it is now hoped all will recover
S. w. Gilmore and Matt Kennedy who are
the most desperately wounded are resting
quietly.
THE VERY LATEsT-2:1O A. M.
Governor Seary arrived here at 119O and
is now in conference with Colonel Jones
Governor Seary in an interview said he
came to satisfy himself as to the situation
here and to learn what the public senti.
ment was and to decide whether or not il
would be best to take Sheriff Smith away
till the excitement had subsidized He says
from reports he received by wire he thinks
Sheriff Smith only did his duty. At mid.
night the city is quiet and few people on
the streets. The excitement is fast sub.
siding. J. w. Gilmore, one of the wounded
is dying tonight. He was shot through
the body.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-12-14

LATER-The mob advanced on the Jail at
midnight for the purpose of lynching
Hawes and was fired upon by officials and
nine men killed.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-29
weber a Fairchild. Amctioneers

TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH
l. of Dry Goods at Auction-We will sell
at public auction, commencing this after
noon at O'Clock, the entire stock of dry
goods, furnishing goods, millinery and no.
tions of the Boston Dry Goods store, No. ia
Dakota av. The stock is a good one, EN-
bracing in part, silks, satins, velyets, vel
cloaks, shawls blankets, flannels. cloakings.
cloths. table linens, towels, napkins, yarns,
laces, muslin underwear, ladies' and gents
furnishing goods of all descriptions, white,
fancy percale and wooden shirts, pants, over
alls, hats and caps, millinery goods and q
full line of notions, Mr.. A. Marcus, the pro-
prietor of this store, has made all his ar
lease and fixtures, and now places his stock
in our hands to dispose of at public auction.
Come in, make your selections, aud buy your
fan supply of dry goods at your own prices.
Sales every afternoon at O'Clock, and even
ing at 7:3O, until entire stock is closed out
Weber IL Fairch Id. Auctoneers. 242-43
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-29

CTATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
~ Ramsey-SS. In Probate Court, Special
Term, August %, 1888.
In the matter of the estate of William L
Mintzer, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
Anna r. Mintzer of said county, represent
ing, among other things, that she is the widow
or said William Mintzer, deceased; that said
deceased died seized of certain homestead,
to wit: A dwelling house situated upon a
tract of land OF some thirty acres i'll extent IN
the city of st. Paul, in said county; said city
having then and ever since over forty thou
sand Inhabitants; that said tract of land was
then ana ever since has been and is situated
within the plated portion of said city; that
no part or portion of said tract of land has
ever been set off or apart TO said petitioner as
a homestead; that said petitioner claims as
homestead portion of said tract particularly
described i'll said petition, and plat of
which is annexed to said petition and marked
"a" and made part thereof; and praying
that the said portion of SAID land and dwell
ing house thereon be by said court set off to
said petitioner as homestead out of the real
estate belonging to her late husband:
1t is ordered, that said petition be heard
by the judge Of this court on Friday, the 21st
day of September, A. d. 1883, at ten
O'Clock a. M, at the probate Office in St. Paul,
in said county.
Ordered further, that notice thereof be
given to all persons interested, by publish
ing a copy of this order for three successive
weeks prior to said day of hearing. on
Wednesday OF each week. i'll the St. Paul
DAILY GLOBE, daily newspaper printed and
published at st. Paul, in said county.
By the Court
Il. 81 E. S. GoRMAN, Judge of Probate.
Attest: FRANK ROBERT, JR., Clerk.
MCMILLAN & BEALs.
Attorneys for Petitioner.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-29
Whitney Wall. Amctioneer.

A UCTION SALE-Iwill sell ON the prem
n ises, corner of Tenth and Wabasha sts.,
ST. Paul, by order of the receiver, on Thurs.
=, day. Aug. so. 1888, at 10 o'clock a. M, the
brick building formerly occupied by the st.
Paul Stone Co., together with the lease of
the ground on which it stands; the lease is
for terih of years at low rent, and is a bar
gain: terms of sale cash. Whitney Wall,
Auctioneer. To my patrons and the public:
The above sale is for the purpose of closing
up an old partnership affair; l will continue
business at the above location the balance of
the season, when l will remove factory to
Como av., where will have large and con-
venient quarters, and my Office at 154 East
Third ST., where L will be pleased to see all
who may be in want of anything in my line.
7. L. Morgan, Proprietor ST. Paul Stone COM
pany. 2I2