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The morning news., 1888-12-16
IRENE HAYES BODY FOUND.
1t Was in the Lake n ear Where Her
Mother Was Found.


MEMPHIS. Dec. ia Birmingham. Ala.
special says: "The body of Irene Hawes,
the second daughter of ''Dick" Hawes. was
found in the lake at LaBeview at II 20
o'clock this morning by Detective Robbins
The water had been drained until it was
only foot or two deep. The child wore d
small slip half covering the body, and a
hemp cord fastened two heavy fishplates
weighing 30 pounds each to the babe.
HOPE HAD BEEN ABANDONED.
1.-THE searchers had about made up their
minds to give up, when Detective Robbins
thought he would make one more attempt
He threw in his line and brought up the
horrid find. The body was badly decom-
posed, but was at once identified by James
Hawes, 'Dick'sn brother, as that of the
dead Irene The child was found about
twenty feet from the place where Mrs.
Hawes body was concealed"
CAUSED NO EXCITEMENT.
The find caused no excitement, as the peo-
pie had expected for a week that it would
be found near where the mothers body was
discovered.
When told that the body Of his other
missing child had been found, Halves had
nothing to say, except to ask in an indiffer-
ent sort of way, where it was He then re-
fused to answer any questions. No trouble
is expected tonight, but the guard at the
jail has been increased as a matter of extra
precaution. No other attempt to lynch
Hawes is anticipated.
The morning news., 1888-12-16

GRAND CoTEAU. La, Dec. 15.-Informa-
tion has been received Of u serious shooting
ARRAY a short distance from town. Two
men are reported killed, one woman seri-
There is no further information other than
that the participants are all white.
The morning news., 1888-12-16
In the Senate.

In the Senate to-day several bills were
passed, among them the following:
To create the Office of solicitor Of the
county court of Tattuall.
To amend section 953 Of the Code. SO as
to authorize the establishment of additional
state repositories at Cartersville, Dalton
and Thomasville.
Mr.. Rice introduced bill to exempt from
all taxation church and parsonage property.
The morning news., 1888-12-16
GLADsToNE's IRISH P APERs.
The Ex-Premier Tells Why He Has MOI
Produced Certain of Them.

LONDON, Dec. 15.-Mr. Gladstone, in ex.
planation of why he did not redeem his
promise of Sept. II, to publish documents
showing that the cabinet of 1882 had come
to unanimous conclusion that Mr.. Parnell
and the other nationalists who were released
from Kilmainham jail were free OF all COM
plicity in the crime, writes that he had
found it impossible to produce the docu-
ments before the Parnell commission began
its inquiries, and he did not deem it ex-
pedient to produce the documents or TO
reopen the subject while the commission
was sitting
The morning news., 1888-12-16

NEW ORLEANS, dec. 15.--A 81. Joseph,
La, special says The caving in u tho
river bank has extended beyond the Iine OF
ths protection levoe, laid or by the govern
m'ns engineers 10 protect tho parish from
ctorllow while work ls in progress at Hard
Times and Wilson's Point. Promet action
Is required 10 prevent disastrous results,p
The morning news., 1888-12-16

I. /. N. G. is not a cure-aI, but a quarter
Of century OF constant use has demon
strated beyond question that Tanners In
fallibie Neuralgia Cure Is the only known
infallible cure for all kinds OF neuralgia and
for nervous headache. 50 cents per box.
kangum Root Med. Co., Nashville, Tenn.
Sold by Lppman Bros, wholesale agents.
The morning news., 1888-12-16
LABoR's FEDERATION.
The Oficers Elected-Boston the Next
Meeting Place.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 15.-The American Fed.
Grafton of Labor adjourned sine die to-day
after electing the following officers: Presi
dent. Samuel Gumpers of New Yo X,
first vice president, Daniel McLauglin OIL
Braidwood, Ill; second vice president, Will
lam Martin OF Pittsburg; secretary. r. j.
Mcclure Of Philadelphia; treasurer, Henry
Enrich of New York; trustees. Hugo
Miller, August Delabar and Josiah p. Dyer
OF New York. BY close vote Boston was
selected as the place where the next an
nual meeting will be held.
The morning news., 1888-12-16

PRINTERS BURNED OUT.
A Disastrous Blaze Among Several ct.
Louis Firms.

Louis Firms.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. ia disastrous
fire occurred tonight in building on Pine
street, between Third and Fourth, occupied
by several printing and publishing con-
Germs. The loss on the building, which Is
owned by Edward J. Gay, millionaire, is
100000. 1t Is fully insured. The building
cost, in 1859, t2jO0O0.
The Bechtold Printing Company loses
$4,000. Their insurance is 100000.
Little e. Becker lose $4,000, but are fully
insured.
The Nixon Jones Printing Company lose
$4,000, but are fully insured. At midnight
the fire was under control.
The Spectator Office was located in the
building. and was damaged TO the extont OF
S2.bOO.
The morning news., 1888-12-16
BURNED ON YAzoo RIVER.
A Steamer, 900 Bales of Cotton ar
1000 Sacks of Seed l. .ost.

A Steamer, 900 Bales Of Cotton and
1900 Sacks of Seed Lost.
YAzoo CITY, MISS, Dec. 15.-The
steamer F. Barksdale, together with 900
bales Of cotton and 1900 sacks of cotton
seed, was burned this morning at Hendricks
Landing, ol the Yazoo river The boat
was valued at Sl2, 900. The amount Of the
sured for 5000. The seed was insured
with underwriters at New Orleans.
SHOE FIRM BURNED OUT.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 15.-M. II. In
gals a. Co. 8 wholesale DOT and shoe house
was burned tonight. The loss is $40, 600,
and the insurance S33 900.
The morning news., 1888-12-16

"The negro replied with an oath, and
knocked Brown down. Other negroes and
Peter Brown, a brother of Tom Joined in
a general fight. Tom Brown cut one or
two negroes with his knife, and stabbed the
mother of 'Wilp Hicks in the throat. Tom
Brown and his brother were also badly
hurt At last accounts the negroes were
armed. There was much excitement and
danger of further trouble.n
The morning news., 1888-12-16
sMuaaLEp OPIUM SEIZED.
A Hard Fight Made over One Lo
Valued at $1,000.

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-A So. Paul dispatch
reports the capture Of 800 pounds Of SNUG
gled opium near the Dakota line by the col
lector ut st. Vincent, MINI, and specials
from Port Huron and Sandy Beach an.
nounce another heavy capture in the forest
near Sandy Beach after bard fight with
one OF the smuggors The last mentioned
haul Is valued at $4,000. 1t was shipped to
Port Huron by officers.
The morning news., 1888-12-16
MORTON STARTS EAST.
he Leaves Earlier Than He Announced
To the Public.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 15.-Mr. and Mrs.
Morton concluded their visit to Gen. and
Mrs. Harrison. and left for home this
morning at ll:S5 o'clock Mr.. Morton
stated last evening that they should leave
at 4 o'clock, p. m, but it is thought that
the hour was changed 10 avoid the crowd
at the depot. Mrs Morton arose much re-
freshed and feeling almost entirely reccy-
cred from her indisposition Of last night
The vice-president elect was in excellent
health and spirits.
The morning news., 1888-12-16
DEATH FROM POISON.
A Methodist Minister and His 2
Children the Victims.

n MbIhOuIBt MIuIbVtr and HlB TWO
Children the Victims.
CHICAGO. Dec. ia dispatch from
jasper, Ark, says: This town il greatly
excited over tho sudden death Of Rev. +.
Alfred, Methodist minister, and bis tive
children, aged 10 and l6 years The syrnp-
toms in all cases are those OF poison. The
father died in eight hours after the first at.
tack, and the children n few hours later.
Later, Mrs. Alfred aud her intent wore
attacked. One theory is that the family
were poisoned by diseased milk. but many
think 1t is a case Of wholesale murder
The morning news., 1888-12-16

ladies', n word In your ear,
Good looks are your gilt most precious,
For these are tho siiken toUs
With which tho girls inmesh us.
so fine teeth yalr paramount charm
With SOZODONT guard from harm.
The morning news., 1888-12-16
Aocentnncas OF Bonda.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l5-The bond offer
ings to-day aggregated s230,750. Tho nc
ceptances were Sl29,250 In 4Jzs at
. 10S@108H.
The morning news., 1888-12-16
A Tailor Assigns.

MEMPHIS, TENN, Dec. 15.-Elias Slayer
a tailor made an assignment to-day. fiis
liabilities are 100000 and his assets $40, ,0OO.
The morning news., 1888-12-16
A FIGHT IN A COURT ROOM.
Whites and Blacks Try their Knive
on Each Other.

on EaCh Other.
NASHVILLE, TENN, Dec. ia special
to the American from jackson, Tenn,
says: During the trial before Esquire
Exum in tho Tenth district of this county
yesterday, over settlement between Tom
Brown, and a colored family named Hicks Z;
Will Hicks cross-questioned Miss Fannie
Brown in rather abrupt manner, and he
was told by her brother Tom to be more
careful
The morning news., 1888-12-16
BALL CARTRIDGES FOR HAYr1.
Rumors That Several Hundred Thou
sand have just Left New York.

New YORK, Dec. 15.-The Atlas line
steamer Andes sailed to-day from this port
bound for Port-au-Prince. Rumors that
she carried besides general cargo several
hundred thousand ball cartridges for
the Haytian government could not be
officially verified. 1t was stated at the office
of the agents of the line, PIN, Forwood&Co.,
that they could not yet tell the nature Of
the Andes cargo until her sailing papers
had been closed and received. The Hay ian
minister, Senor Preston, also could not say
positively that the steamer carried any am
munition for his government, but thoug t
it very likely that she did. From auother
source, it was learned, however, that the
Andes in addition to her cargo Of cartridges,
carried about 900 Winchester and Rem
ington rifles consigned by a manufacturing
firm in this city to the Haytian govern
ment
The morning news., 1888-12-16
ANOTHER STORY AFLoAT.

Minister Preston this morning positively
refused to affirm or deny the report tele-
graphed from Jamaica last night to the
to take possession OF the seized steamer
Haytian Republic, had arriv d at Kingston.
The report is, however, credited in shipping
circles, and is looked upon as q wise mo O.
ment of the Haytien minister. 1t is agreed
that this crew will at once be sent to Port
an Prince, and be placed Immediately on
the Haytian Republic. The vessel will then
be headed for New York where she will
arrive barring accidents, before the
America vessels Galena and Yansc, can
reach Hayti.
The morning news., 1888-12-16
DONDs or COUNTY OFFICERS.

At meeting Of the board OF county COM
missloners to-day, the following resolutions
were adopted relative to tho bonds TO DO
given by tba county officials;
ResoiUed, That the maximum amounts stated
In the statute relative TO the bonds OF county
officers tchapter 312I. Laws OF Florida will b.
required as iecurity on oil bonds presented fer
approval, viz Bond OF the county Judge s. OJl.
bond Of the clerk Of the circuit court s5,JOU;
bond of tho clerk Of tho criminal court u
record, 80 600; bond Of the sheriff $40 900: bond
OF the tax collector. SO 900; bond OF the county
treasurer sisD,392. bond OF tho tax assegsol. .
SlOOO; superintendent Of public instruction.,
$1,000; county surveyors, $1,000 each; con
stables each $500.
The morning news., 1888-12-16

Laura Daintry. the novelist OF the deni-
moude. is now aud then to be met at some
body's afternoon. She is wonderfully
handsome girl aud wears her bodices fear
fully and wonderfully decollete. Her mother
says that Laura is only -, aud II you run
he will confirm the tale. Train counts her
among the children who used 70 play WIN
him IN Madison square and refuses TO listen
TO any criticisms OF ''Eros,n as be tells sto-
ries Of the little girl whose long yellow hsf
used 10 lend a glow to the sunshine as sne
brought her FIRST manuscripts 20 the sage;
Miss Daintry has heaven-kissing nose any
The morning news., 1888-12-16

The city is assuming its normal winter
condition. 1t is tea-drenched, tea-soakod.
IL would not be surprising 10 see a. fog hang
over it from the steam Of tea. Every
woman who is anything Of a woman at all
owns one of those cast iron, hooked parlor
tripods which hang tea kettle over an all
cohol lamp keeping things hot for whose
may drop in for cup Of an afternoon. The
tea tripod is becoming as essential an arti-
Gle of furniture as the two aud four shade
lamps which stand on pedestals and confer
the latest touch OF elegance on the drawing
room. Two or four. Milady abhors three.
She thinks three-shade lamp unlucky.
Can it be that she is growing superstitlOus
these daysi
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-08

Austria and Hungary haye popula-
tion Of about 3s 100000. The average
wheat crop for the last sixteen years was
III, 800 900 bushels; the average import
ofwheat and -four was |, 100 600 bushels;
the average export, 100000. The crop
Of 1887 is estimated at 1T 100000 bush
els. For the last six years the crop has
averaged las, 600 600 bushels. The Aus
tralasian wheat crop for last year is 25,-
100000 bushels. The average annual
wheat export from Australasia for the
last five years was about l2. .0O0 900 bush
els. For the year 1887, less three weeks,
British. India exported 2S, 100000 BUSH
els Of wheata decrease of 100000 for
the corresponding period of 1886. One
half the total export was to Great Britain.
For the last six months of 1887, the ex-
port of wheat from the Atlantic and Pa
cific ports of the United States and from
Montreal was about 75,O0O,OOO bushels.
The average annual export of corn from
the United States is 100000 bushels.
The United States, as the above figures
show, maintain their ground in the
wheat markets of the world.-American
Agriculturist.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-08
Railroad Projects.

The Spokane Falls Chronicle says the
Manitoba will be forced to build to the
Coeur d'Alenes. either through Marias
Pass or from Butte, to obtain fuxing ores
for the 2O0-ton works to be built at Great
Falls, and that the Northern Pacific is
bestirring itself to anticipate every ag-
gressive movement on the part of the
former. 1t says the new chief engineer
and general manager are looking over
the ground with a view to shorten the
main line and build branches wherever
there is business in sight. IfMessrs.
Hendricks and Cakes will come down to
Butte they can learn just how the main
line can be shortened by over 200 miles
and the business Of the whole system
almost doubled, at the same time tapping
the greatest deposits of fluxing ores in
America. Miner.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-08
Brace UP.

You are feeling depressed, your appe-
tite is poor, you are bothered with Head
ache, yon are fidgetty, nervous, and
generally out of sorts, and want to brace
up. Brace up, but not with stimulants,
spring medicines, or bitters, which have
for their basis very cheap, bad whisky,
and which stimulate you for an hour,
and then leave you in worse condition
than before. What you want is an
Alternative that will purify your blood,
start healthy action of Liver and Kid
neys, restore your vitality, and give
renewed health and strength. Such a
medicine you will find in Electric Bit
ters, and only 90 cents bottle at W. NJ.
Awards Drug Store, K
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-08
Astonishing Success.

1t is the duty Of every person who has
used Boschee's German Syrup to let its
wonderful qualities be known to their
friends in curing Consumption, severe
Coughs, Group, Asthma, Pneumonia, and
in fact, all throat and lung diseases. No
person can use 1t without immediate re.
lief. Three doses will relieve any case,
and we consider it the duty Of all drug
gIsts to recommend it to the poor, dying
consumptive, at least to try one bottle,
as $4,000 dozen bottles were sold last
year, and no one case where 1t failed
was reported. Such a medicine as the
German Syrup cannot be too widely
known. Ask your druggist about it.
Sample bottle to try, sold at 10 cents.
Regular size, rs cents. Sold by all drug.
gists and dealers, in the United States
and Canada.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-08
Personal Points.

John Scott. of Big Timber. was in
the city last week.
C. w. Mardis, of Timberline, was
in the city on Saturday.
Attorney R. P. Vivion visited the
city of Helena last week.
B. H. Whitney. of Philadelphia, is
registered at the Northern Pacific.
"A. Levy, Of the Northwestern Bar
gain House, was in the city from Helena
on Friiey last.
W. ]. Lawrence, representing the
Bishop Paper Co.. was in the city last
week taking orders for goods.
Ed. Couch and wife returned from a
visit to Missouri on Friday last. Ed.
says that Missouri is covered with mud
and Minnesota with snow and that
Montana IS good enough for him.
Engineer Bundock came up from
Billings last week and informs us that
the Rocky Fork people have paid off a
great deal of their help and that those
who have had large contracts with the
company are not in the least frightened
over the outcome.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-08
FORT ELLIS MILITARY RESERVATION
rooie's Bill to Dispose If the Reservation
Under the Homestead Law.


Under the Homestead Law.
The following bill was introduced JAN
uary 10th, 1888, read twice, referred to
the committee on military affairs, and
ordered tc bc printed:
Whereas, the Fort Ellis military re-
servation, in the territory of Montana,
has become useless for military purposes
and has been duly abandoned as such !:
Therefore,
Be it enacted by the senate and house
OF representative of the United States Of
America. in congress assembled, That
the secretary of the interior be, and is
hereby, authorized to have the lands
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-08
Protect the Forests.

For the lumber tax there is not even
the excuse that it benefits American Ia
Dor; for the Michigan woods and saw
mills are full of Canadian workmen who
come for the busy season and bear away
their earnings to spend elsewhere. If
the taking off of the duty were to result
in importations of lumber from Canada
1t would be all the better for Michigan.
not only because the price of lumber
would be brought to more reasonable
figures, but because the forests of Michi-
gan, which constitute large part of Its
natural wealth. would be dealt with
more prudently and with more regard to
the future. The motto with the lumber
man now is: "Let me be quickly rich,'
and he leaves behind him desolation.-
Michigan Farmer in Chicago Tribune.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-08
Honor to Erickson.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Miss Maria A.
Brown, of Boston, is here endeavoring to
have the discovery Of America by Lief
Erickson in the tenth century made .
part of the centennial exposition Of 1892,
celebrating the anniversary Of this gov
ernment's inauguration and also the dis
covery of America by Columbus. Miss
Brown is indorsed and aided in her
endeavor by all the Massachusetts, con-
eressmeu, and Knute Nelson says that
the Scandinavians of the Northwest, as
well as everywhere. will be pleased to
know that an effort is thus being official
ly made to give public recognition to the
race and the hardy explorer who really
discovered America, 400 years before
Columbus ever thought of sailing west to
the East Indies. Lief Erickson sailod
south estwardly from Iceland, landing at
Labrador, and settling for months at or
| near Boston, naming the country Vine.
land. in the Morse language, because Of
| vines of fruit there discovered by him.
Miss Brown will probably accomplish
| her mission.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-08

THE WESTERN MAGAzINE.-The Janu.
ary number of The West Shore, though
somewhat delayed in publication by
reason of its change of form and increase
of size, has reached us, accompanied by
an elegant oleograph in nine colois. This
is a splendid marine view, showing a
large ocean steamer crossing out to sea
from the moutl, of the Columbia river.
The engraving is richly colored and full
Of life. 1t is printed on heavy plate
paper and is worthy good frame. The
magazine itself is a specially fine one
having numerous illustrations tinted in
the pages amid the reading matter. AS
usual, it is full of information about
the great Northwest. Published by L.
Samuel, Portland Oregon, at $3.50 per
year. The January number and oleo-
graph sent, postage free, to any address
for 80 cents,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-08

A meeting was held at the city hall on
Saturday NIGHT last. for the purpose of
nominating delegates to attend the
N;,oroI JorJ uoot;ro in ua,apo which
met Yesterday. and had for its purpose
the adontion of resolutions and other
means of protesting against the N, P.
becoming ownep ofa great deal of land,
mineral in its character, in this territory.
A number of citizens were of the opinion
that late telegram from the department
at Washington, had done away with the
necessity of the meeting and consequent.
ly the attendance was very light, R, P.
Viyion and Mr.. switzer, being delegated
to represent this county at the territori.
al meeting. a committe was appointed for
tn purpose of collecting the wherewith-
al with which to pay the expenses of the
representatives.
RESOLVED: That we view with alarm
the danger menacing our mineral re-
sources from the probability that the
patentipg of granted odd sections to the
,P.R,R.Co., il patented without in.
v,estigation of their character, must re-
sult in an passinp mineral lands tn that
Co.
That, the requirement, which obliges
settlers and claimants under the various
land laws of the U. S. to show the
character of lands sought by them.
should be extended to the applications
of said Company under its grant.
That the terms of the grant to said
company excluding from it all mineral
lands, except coal and iron lands. It
should not be permitted to "select" or
patent any tracts without first dis-proy.
ing their otherwise mineral character.
That, this requirement should be ex.
tended to all lands. said companv NAV
have SELECTED" or patented. as well as to
all lands it may vet seek to select or
patent,-whether mountains or other
as it is well.kpown that Investigation
may and does often prove necessary to
determine the non.mineral states of our
lands, and that without it the intentions
of said grant in this respect NAV be
evaded.
That, in this County we have large
areas of placer and Quartz lands
both deyeloped and undeyeloped which
should be protected as herein suggested
That, this is true of all narts of Mon.
tana, that. as time passes. mineral d;s.
coveries are being continually made nm
on tracts not before supnosed IN conta;,
sucb donos;ts onI thot ,hns ~ -.
SUI uopo''.' anu '''a'' mus ho lna'ter
whether YET or not selected or patented