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The new North-west., 1888-10-26
H1GHwAYMEN IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Murder and Robbery of Paymaster and Driver

W1LKEsBAERE, Pa, Oct. ia daring
murder and robbery occurred this morning
q few miles from here on the Wilkesbarre
mountain. Paymaster John Mcclure and
stable boss Hugh Flanagan of Philadelphia,
and their horses, we're shot dead and sum
of money amounting to $4,000 in their
possession was taken by the murderers.
The murdered men were on their way to
pay the workmen on McFadden's new
branch Of the Lehigh Valley road between
Mill Creek and Lascal Run. They were
riding along in buggy through strip of
woods to the place where the payments
wero to be made, when the highwaymen
stepped out of the woods crying halt, shot
both horses and Flanagan and the paymas-
ter dead. The money, composed Of gold and
silver, the robbers took. The act has caused
. great deal of excitement here, and all
efforts are being made by the police, detec.
tives and citizens, to capture the villains.
The bodies of j. B. Mcclure and Flanagan
were discovered about 10:45 O'Clock by Con-
tractor McFadden, Of Philadelphia, who
was coming from his Office at Juniper
Greek, about mile and q half from the
scene Of the tragedy. He first saw the empty
buggy, and the horses bleeding from gum
shot wounds. He next discovered Mcclure
below the wheels quite dead and with bull
let holes in his head. McFadden then re-
turned to his Office for his foreman, and the
two went to the scene of the tragedy. Both
armed themselves. On reaching the lonely
spot they found Flanigan's body lying
alongside the road. He had been shot in
the head. The me $4,000 in currency
and $1,000 IN specie, mich had been carried
in leather satchel, was gone. This money
was drawn out of the Wyoming National
Bank of this city at 10 O'Clock this morning.
Both Mcclure aud Flanagan, his companion,
we're we'll armed. 1t is thought they were
shot from ambush. Great excitement pre-.
walls. Local detectives and policemen are
out, and kilograms concerning the assassina-
tion have been sent to all points.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26
Officers Of the Loyal Legion.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct 17.-The Com
mAhder in-Chief Of the Loyal Legion Of the
United States had its fourth annual meeting
in this city to day. The following are the
officers tor the ensuing yea: Commander
in Chief, R. B. Hayes, to fill vacancy caused
by the death of Gen. Sheridan; Senior Vice
Commanders in Chief, Senator Joseph R
Hawley, Of Connecticut; Junior Vice Com
mander-in- Chief, Judge Walter Q. Gresh.
am, of Indiana.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26
BLA1NE,s BURNER.

Blaine addressed an assemblage of 1000
people at the Armory of Battery D., Chicago,
last Friday, and made the most comprehen-
sive, forcible and unanswerable arraign-
meut Of Cleveland's administration that has
been uttered during the campaign. It was a
scorcher. Among the principal points were:
1. His hypocrisy and treacEery in the
civil service reform movement.
2. His surrender of the rights of the
United States in the fishery matter.
3. The character and multitude of his
veto messages on pension legislation, and
his general reckless use of the veto power,
arbitrarily using it thus far 80 times as
against Is vetoes by all preceding Presi-
dents.
4. The hostility of his administration aud
partisans to Dakota, refusing to admit her
to the Union, although she has ali the re-
quirements of Statehood; has zoe, 900 popu-
lation, greater number than IL States
have; produces more grain than any one Of
the 50 States of the Union; has more miles
of railroad than the 16 Southern States ex-
cept Missouri and Texas, and nearly as
many as all New England.
5. For breaking down the policy Of pay.
ing the National debt from the surplus rev.
enues, which he had full power to do, while
permitting if not directing Secretary of the
Treasury Fairchild to loan without interest to
pet National banks, notably in Carlisle's dis
trict andto Manning s. Jordan's bank, many
millions of dollars Of the peoples money.
He has loaned to banks in New York State
where his political eggs are Matching $13,-
100000 Of treasury funds, and in Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
Kansas and Nebraska, with twice the popu.
lation Of New York, and needing money
especially at this season to move crops he
has given only little more than S., ,000, 900.
6. His deliberate attempt to destroy the
protective tariff system of this country.
These themes Mr.. Blaine handled and
developed with m asterly skill, and the
speech has created q profound impression
throughout the country.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26
BOGUS BUILDING
The Arches of An Insane Asylum Cave, Killing
and Wounding Several Persons.

YANKToN, OAK, Oct. 22.-The walls ol
the new wings to the insane hospital, now
in course of construction, have caved in this
afternoon, on account of the giving way ol
an arch.
Christopher Thompson was instantly
killed, Jacob Lee fatally hust, Superintend-
ent D. II. Keen dangerously hurt, and
Michael Churay slightly injured.
Nine other arches in the building also
gave way, the interior mass Of brick, mortar
and timber falling through to the first floor
Several other arches in the building have
given away during the past few weeks, for
tunately without injury to any ore. The
matter is now in the hands of the coroner
The men at work on the building agree thai
the walls were very weak. Some of them
state there were two courses of brick filled
in between with bats and mortar. This
constituted the support for the heavy iror
interior finishing. The mortar, they state
was nearly all sand.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26
The Locomotive Engineers.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 20.-The Brother.
hood of Locomotive Engineers to day de-
clded to hold their next convention at Den
yer, Colorado, October II, 1889. .o.
The following officers were elected:
Third Grand Engineer. J. r. Spragg of
Toronto, Canada; First Grand Assistant
Engineer, Henry G. Hayes of Cleveland,
Ohio; Second Grand Assistant Engineer, A.
NJ. Canener Of San Francisco. Executive
Committee, Edward Kent Of Jersey City; R.
NJ. Clark of Denver, Colorado; Edward
Tinslay of Hamilton, Ontario; VIM. John
ston of Rock Island, Illinois, and j. F. Re.
gard of Atlanta, Georgia.
Chairman Hoge, of the Engineers Com.
mittee who managed tbs c., B. & @. strike,
presented his report, giving = detailed &C.
count Of the strike from the engineers
standpoint.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26
The Shortest Transcontinental Line.

The Shortest Transcontinental Line.
SALT LAKE, Oct. 22.-The Salt Lake
Valley & Eastern Wyoming, and the East
ern aud Nebraska and Western railway
companies have just completed the filing of
mortgages in various counties of Utah,
Wyoming and Nebraska, through which the
respective lines pass. These mortgages are
to the Manhattan Trust Company of New
York, and provide for the issuance Of bonds
limited to $4,000 per mile. The lines of
these companies constitute the through
route from the Missouri river at Sioux City
to Salt Lake City. The syndicate backing
the road propose to complete the entire line
of 96O miles within the next two years.
This will make the shortest transcontinental
route.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26

Col. W. F. SANDERS is speaking in East
side counties for Mr.. Carter, and will speak
at Butte the Monday night before election.
Are any of the Democratic orators "hanker-
ing" for a joint debate, or do they prefer
tall timber and plenty of 1t? Echo answers,
"tall timber and plenty of it,
The new North-west., 1888-10-26
Thieves Taking Advantage of 3d.

" Barbecue
PERU, Ind, Oct, 90 This little cjtv :. =,
. peck of trouble over the re,nl,. y, % 10
Thurman Democratic barbecue Of Tbn.., '"e
Tbirty-two thieves and pickpockets vha :,
tended are in Jail in this city. Incend;.,;
was resorted to by the thieves Thn,.s 1'
night, and during the excitement .co.s
houses were pillaeed. Officers Bn,,o,
Kessman Of this city, and Detective o,,s, 1''u
of Indianapolis we're stoned and badlv -
by the crooks while making an arres, "uf1
large humber of the thieves are slill b..
ing around the city, but they are ken, "a"s lou!
by the constant arrests. A large npn'haa a'ie.
empty pocketbooks are being f,und ~ o! }!
constant reports Of robberes are hs;na a',a
made. ''e
The new North-west., 1888-10-26

GOVERNOR HILL has returned to New
York State and in speech at Osdensbnrg
alleged he was for Cleveland. Cleveland
has not yet reported his state of mind about
Hill. The mugwumps arc too close Oh his
trail. The jig is up with Cleveland. The
danger is now that Hills friends will trade
Cleveland off for Hill and endanger Warner
Miller.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26
A Grave Accident.

New YORK, Oct. ia peculiar accident
occurred Wednesday in Greenwood while q
burial was taking place. The body of David
B. Gladding was being buried. Two other
graves had been dug alongside for later
burial and flooring planks laid over them.
While Mr.. Gladdlng was being buried, up.
ward Of score of people were standing on
the planks. As the grave d,ggers prepared
to lower the body the planks broke and q
dozen persons fell in heap in the empty
graves. One of them was the widow Of the
dead man. She tainted and had to be lifted
out.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26
IOWA PRoH1Blr1oN1sTs AHEAD
A Supreme Court Decision Sustains the Iowa
Law.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-The Supreme
Court to day sustained the constitutionality
of the Prohibition laws of Iowa. The point
at issue was the right to manufacture intox-
icating liquors solely for expectation to
other States. The prohibitory features of
the State law, it was contended in so far as
the manufacture for expectation was con-
cerned, was in conflict with the constitu-
tional provisions giving Congress the sole
right to regulate interstate commerce.
The Court holds that the State law pro.
hbited both the manufacture and sale, ex-
cept for mechanical, medical aud sacramen-
tai purposes, not in conflict with the inter
state commerce provisions, and the decision
of the Iowa Court is sustained. The opin-
ion Is by Justice Lamar.
The Supreme Court in another decision
rendered this afternoon atIirms the right of a
State to prescribe tests for color blindness
among employees of railroads.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26

THE recent interview between Emperor
William of Germany and the Pope is not
believed to have resulted satisfactorily to
the latter. William is said to have stated
to King Humbert subsequently, ~ had to
destroy his (the Pope's) illusions, and it
was done effectually." The ' aticsn realizes
that the sentiment of the German Emperor
is against 1t in its differences with the King
of Ita:y, and is bestirring itself accordingly.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26

IT is somewhat unfortunate for the NEW
NORTH. WEST that both Mr.. Clark and Mr..
Carter were billed for Deer Lodge apd the
demonstrations took place on Thursday
evenings, when the forms Of the paper are
being closed, and 1t is impossible to say any
thing of the meeting to be or that has been.
By another week the occasion has gone "out
Of date" Newspaper men, at least, will
appreciate the position, and we trust all
readers will.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26

DEMOCRATIC stump speakers think it
very funny that the Senate tariff bill puts
"acorns" on the free list. Well, in some
free trade countries chestnuts constitute an
article of food for workingmen, and it might
come to acorns yet in this country if the free
traders could have their way.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26

Special Correspondence Inter Mountain.
DILLON, Oct. 20.-Dr. j. A. Leason, q
prominent physician of this place and life
long Democrat, got up in the Democratic
club meeting last night and told them he
had voted his last Democratic ticket, and
would not have anything more to do with
the party of free trade and British tenden-
cies. He is now member of the Fl. and NJ.
and Carter clubs. and will vote the Republic.
can ticket this fall.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26
FOREIGN ITEMS FROM FRENCH PAPERS

Translated II, Substance for the Ne,v North
1Fest.
The telegraphic service of the French
army are experimenting at Mont Valerien,
fortress near Paris, with an instrument
called q cryptopbone, that when buried un-
der ground and connected by a wire to a
battery, will record footsteps or speach
taken or uttered for several miles in the
vicinity.
The French and English admiralty in
presenting their reports of the recent naval
manGuvres have concluded that torpedo boats
were insufficient for coast defense against a
we'll equipped and properly manned invad-
ing feet, but would be useful in defending
ports if used in large numbers.
The Colombophile society of Paris pro-
pose to open the great Exposition by turn.
ing loose fifty thousand carrier pigeons, each
supplied with an olive branch to announce
to the whole of Europe the arrival of the
great triumph of Peace and Industry.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26

AFTER reading one of Blsine's speeches,
Cleveland doubtless feels like the chap who
under very distressing circumstances re.
marked it would have been money in his
pocket if he had never been born.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26
Deer Lodge County Republican Ticket.

We are pleased to know Hon. Isaac
D. McCutchen is to speak here and at other
points in Deer Lodge county. He is an
eloquent and effective speaker, aud is doing
good service in the campaign.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26
To break up trusts.

Patrick Murphy, a we'll known resident Of
Butte, is one Of four equal partners who in
Salt Lake last week sold seven copper mines
in Arizona for 900 cash.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26

BosroN, Mass, Oct. 2O.-Col. r. NJ. Pull.
sifer, for 10 years proprietor of the Boston
Herald, was found dead in his country
home at Ellington on Friday morning.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26

1t is expected Maguire's new Butte Opera
House will be under roof in 80 days. 1t is
said to be superior in many respects to the
old one.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26

A. G. BoTK1N, ESQ, tells we'll the story
of the commander Of brigade riding onto
field at the head of his column while the
battle ragged, reporting for duty to the CON-
manding officer, asking where his services
were required, and being directed: "Go in
anywhere, General; there's lovely fighting
al along the line." 1t looks just that way
in Montana at present. The lines are not
only close together and holly engaged in the
center, but the flank movements are getting
interesting.
THE tenth division Of the railway mail
service will be organized to commence Nov.
1st, Walter 81. Butler, Superintendent, with
headquarters at St. Paul. Montana will be
under his jurisdiction. There is not only
room for wonderful improvement in the
service, but their is especially need for con-
staut and vigllant supervision Of the work of
railway clerks. The numerous branch
roads in the Western part of Montana d.
verging from the Northern Pacific with
mails incoming and outgoing thereon, and
the numerous towns, requires vigilant, in-
dustrious and energetic handling of the
mails, and this is not always maintained.
We hope with q new division established
we may have less 10 complain of hereafter
than we have had since the railroads have
been operated.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26

EUGENE NJ. Wilson, Democratic candi.
date for Governor of Minnesota, has been
making similar harrangues to those by
Messrs. Clark, Maginnis, Pemberton, Smith
and others of Montana, about the tariff on
wool being for the benefit Of manu- facturers,
and alleging by his figures and arguments
that pair of blankets which can be made
for So costs the consumer SIS in America.
The tariff on the wool in the blanket re-
ferred to amounts to SLIGO. Mr.. Wilson's
fore make $1.40 profit by means of the
tariff. Now comes the North Star Woolen
Mill Company of Minneapolis, the largest
manufacturers of wooden blankets in this
country, and in formal, business PROPOSE
tion, agrees to manufacture all wool blank
cts of the grade referred to- on basis Of 25
cents per pair profit, and If their plant is
not sufficient to supply his demand, to in.
crease it as he may dictate. Mr.. Wilson, up
to date, has not accepted the opportunity to
make the profit of $1.15 per pair on blank
cts, and the proposition has knocked all the
wind out Of Wilson's argument on wool.
A DISPATCH says: "The French Cabinet
has approved the scheme of NJ. Peytral,
Minister of Finance, 10 impose tax of per
cent. upon incomes and half of per cent.
on labor returns. Incomes of less than
1000 francs are to be exempt from taxation,
and incomes of from 1900 to 5000 francs
are to be allowed certain mitigation. Resi-
dent foreigners are TO be liable on the whole
of their incomes, aud temporary residents
for portion of their incomes spent or col
lected In France. The press generally op.
pose the scheme" Democratic speakers Of
the demagogue stripe make complaint that
the Republican party took early occasion
to repeal the United States "income tax"
law, which was an extreme war tax levied to
meet the extraordinary strain of gigantic
war debt, and at the same time are COM
planning Of the ''surplus" accumulating in
the Treasury since that tax was removed.
Is it not better, outside of the quality
of protection, that these revenues Of
the Government should be derived from
tariff on imported competition goods, rather
than have An income tax levied like that
proposed in France, on incomes and receipts
for labor?
The new North-west., 1888-10-26

Hon. THos. Fl. CARTER is being ably
supported in his general canvass in the Ter
ritory by all the Republican orators Of
Montana. There is not one but that has
spoken or will speak for him and the Re.
publican cause, unless iusurmountable OBJ
stacles prevent, with ability and zeal. San
ders, McCutcheon, Craven, Eaton, Carpen.
ter, Mantle, Sergeant, Botkin and Burleigh
are few of those engaged in the general
campaign, while in each county other elo-
quent speakers are locally advocating the
ticket. There has never been more cordial
support Of territorial nominee. Mr.. CLARK
has also been supported by Maginnis, Toole,
Word, Pemberton, Penrose, Smith and
others in the several counties, and the
speaking campaign has been the most
thorough and demonstrative there has been
in the Territory. The newspaper campaign
has also been vigorous, and something like q
half dozen dailies, born of the campaign,
have sprung into existence full fledged and
bristling with war guns. The engagement
of 1888 will be recorded as the greatest
fought in Montana in the first quarter cen.
tury Of her existence.
The new North-west., 1888-10-26
Deer Lodge County Democratic Ticket.

For Council. DIR. A.. Il. MITCHELL
For Representatives ........J. c. ROBINSON
and FL. l.. RoDaERs
For Sheriff f...............J. B. MCMAsTER
For Clerk and Recorder. >. .CHAs. AsPLING
For Treasurer. r. T. KENNoN.
For Assessor. JOHN J. KING
For Supt. Schools. MISS MARGARET WOLFE
For Coroner. DIR. A. HARpENBRooK
For County Attorney. .....J. r. BoARMAN
For Probate judge. JOHN Y. BATTERToN
For Public Administrator. PHIL. 4. EVANS
For County Commissioner. Jos. A. HYDE
For County Surveyor .........H. B. DAVIS
The new North-west., 1888-10-26
THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

The Scheme of Reclamation by Reservoirs.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-About the busiest
place in the city now is the Geological sur
vey. Major J. w. Powell and staff Of
scientific men are engaged day and night in
the solution of the problem presented by
Congress in the new act for the survey of
the arid lands with view to irrigating the
barren lands of the great basin between the
Rocky Mountains and Central Kansas COM
prising 1900, 900 square miles, or one third
of the entire United States. A good deal of
this cannot be economically irrigated for
various reasons, but 1t has been decided by
Major Powell that quarter of it and per-
haps more can be, and that it is practical to
make it so attractive to settlers that it will
bear luxuriant crops and dense popula.
tion. If one-quarter we're irrigated it would
make the other three fourths valuable as
auxiliary timber and pasture lands. Re-
garding this vast undertaking, Major Powell
said to your correspondent:
Il may say We have begun to begin. It is
o S1uPCAoOuS pAoJSS1s AASOAS406 ICAl4IOAy
as large as Europe, which supports popu-
lation of 25O,O0O,0OO. I see no reason why
the land now unfertile may not ultimately
be brought sufficiently into subjection to be
desirable for farms and enough of it rem
dered arabic by irrigation to aupport as
many as are likely to seek homes upon it.
The selection of sites for reservoirs, ETC.,
rests on complete Typographical survey
which is the first factor in the problem.
Nothing worth while can be done till this is
at least approximately made. A large part
of the arid region has been thus surveyed.
We are now equipping thirteen parties for
this special work in the field. Of course the
amount of irrigable land in the west is linn
tied by the amount of water flowing in the
streams, and the next thing to be done is to
find how much water every stream carries.
Every stream will have to be gauged. We
must also ascertain how much land each
stream will serve, and this will vary accord
ing to the texture of the soil, the character
Of the irrigation, the aridity of the climate,
the methods of irrigation used and multi
tude of other considerations"
The new North-west., 1888-10-26

ALBERT KLE1NsCHM1DT President,
JOHN F. STRAUHAL, General Manager
c. S. SCHROEDER, Asst Genl Manager.
p. BADER, Secy and Treasr.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-12
IE WATERBURY EVENING THURsDAY APRIL lss8
why Aaron Burr Pleased.


 A chapter devoted to Dr. Hague's early inn pressions of that remarkable parsonage in our American history, Aaron Burr, deserves more than passing notice. The family re- lationship to his accomplished and brilliant wife gave the schoolboy almost daily oppor- tunities for observing the charm of Col. Burr's manner and conversation. Dr. Hague enlarges with enthusiasm upon the ease with which that accomplished man put himself in communication swith people of every class, from the highest to the lowest, from the most cultured to the rudest, old and young alike; instinctively quick to adjust himself, as to thought, tone and manner, to any personal presence whatsoever, confident in his ability to win responsive feeling, and realize the aim, or even the whim, that may have impelled him at the time"
 For illustration he describes the entrance of the colonel into the parlor, once when he had himself been left there for e moment alone; "his physique, air, style of movement, realize boys highest ideal of the soldier and the gentleman; while his keen and genial glance and sunny smile, expressive of per sonal interest as real as if had been sena- tor, awaken feeling quickly responsive to the tone of cheer in his greeting: Well, Will, I'm glad to see you. Have they left you here aloneP" Dr. Hague sums up the aggregate of the impression which this fas- cinating man made upon him as a boy, and says that Col. Burr realized to his youthful conception 1.-the highest type of cultured man. hood, and awakened an intense desire to ap- propriate and assimilate the elements of manly power of which he was ever before me as the most complete exponent.n1W. l.. Kingsley in New England.