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low, but the vigilant officer never

to follow, but the vigilant officer never
lost it.
Had Deputy Crawford been sure that
the hunted man had gone direct to the
mounted police camp he would not have
troubled to follow the tracks SO closely,
but he was not sure of that, SO he thought
it best to "keep on the TRAIL" and SO he
did and tracked the fleeing criminal into
the police camp where he found that
Hoppe was already under arrest, charged
with pilfering from the camp.
1t appears that Hoppe had travelled all
day Friday and got to the camp about
daylight Saturday morning while the
men were asleep. He went to prowling
around camp and gathering up provisions,
etc., and taking them out and secreting
them He was detected in this by one of
the men who awoke and watched his ac-
tions. A sargent was to start for Leth-
bridge that day, and intended to take
Hoppe with him. Deputy Crawford, af-
ter having been in camp for some time
without making his business known, and
getting all the information he could
about Hoppe, then made his mission
known and read his warrants for the ar
rest of the murderer, and asked that the
commanding officer hold the prisoner
pending extradition proceedings, which he
was assured would be done. He then re-
mained in camp that night, taking needed
rest for himself and horse, and left Sun
day morning at 10 a. m., travelling one
hundred and fifty miles to this city, ar
irving to-day (Monday) at 2:45 p. m.
Mr.. Crawford says that Hoppe makes
the old plea Of self defence, claiming that
Adams and he were quareling and that
Adams tried to shoot him with the rife
etc., etc. He says that Hoppe had taken
off his white shirt and washed it, and If
he had worn an undershirt, which he
thinks he did, he had thrown that away
because ithad blood stains on it,
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Thurman the Choice.

New YORK, June 1.-Justice Maurice J
Power, who came over from Washington
on Tuesday with the president says the
New York delegation will be solid for
Thurman. The leaders say that it has
been settled that Judge Thurman will ac-
cept the nomination, which they feel sure
will be unanimous one. Mr.. Campbell,
one of the presidential party, says that he
has been instructed to go for Thurman.
It is also given out by higher authority
than Judge Power that the New York del
egation intend to hold a meeting in St.
Louis on Monday afternoon to pass reso-
lutions for Thurman.
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Fearful Disaster at Butte.

BUTTE, NJ. T., June IA cave occurred
in the st. Lawrence mine at Butte Sun
day, which came within few minutes Of
imprisoning one hundred men who had
just left the mine for dinner AS it was
only four men were caught party is
hard at work trying to rescue them. They
are within fifty feet OF the imprisoned
miners, and by signals have ascertained
that three OF them are alive.
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From the Fergus County Argus.

A band Of Gypsies is camping at Reeds
fort. Now is the time to have your for
tune told.
Mrs. o. W. Kelly has been dangerously
i'll for the past ten days, but we are
pleased to say is now convalescent.
Brookes Bros. were in from their Salt
creek sheep ranch Sunday. They are
through lambing, and report 90 per cent
harvest. Who can beat it?
A mail sack has been received by Post
master Vivian for the new route to be es-
tablished between Lewistown and Benton
The department will probably advertise
for bids and let the contract by the first
Of July.
Joseph FL. Ralston, who spent the win
ter in the east, returned about two weeks
ago and is now looking for desirable
range for sheep grazing. He intends to
embark in that business as soon as he can
find desirable location.
The steamer Batchelder, Of the Benton
Block P line, left Judith Landing yester-
day for Bismarck and eastern points. We
understand she had large cargo to take
on at Judith. The river is sufficiently
high to warrant uninterrupted navigation
the summer. Parties going
east can get dates Of departure of boats
BY addressing I. 2. Baker, Bismarck, and
5hus enjoying one.of the finest trips i'm
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VIM. j. Martins Case.
aginable.

The case of VIM. J. Martin, who is
charged with the killing Of Pat Reardon
at Anaconda, which came up in the dis
trict court of Silver Bow county on the
26th ult, was continued on motion Of Mar
tins counsel until the next term, on the
ground that several witnesses who were
necessary to his defense were absent. At
the suggestion of counsel for defense the
court fixed Monday, Nov. IL, as the day to
which the trial should be postponed. This
continuance necessitates the return of
Martin to Deer Lodge county jail, and the
continued incarceration Of the three wit
nesses for the prosecution who were sent
there IN February by the probate judge
before whom the preliminary examination
was had.
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TWO FIRES!
Helena Suffers With two Disastrous Confia-
grations This Morning-Seyera1L Lives
Supposed to be Lost.

HELENA, June 2.-Shortly after mid
night last night fire was discovered in
the Chicago Clothing store on Main street
south of Broadway. Some delay occurred
in getting water on the fire. but it.was
soon extingulshed when the department
got fairly to work. Store was owned by
David Schas, who is at present in Cali
fornia. Two men who were sleeping above
the store barely escaped with their lives
Loss not given.
Half an hour after this fire was extin-
guished Ry Zeigler's immense livery
stable on Main street at the foot of Wood
was discovered to be on fire. The alarm
was turned on and the fire department
again responded promptly. The fire was
burning fercely before stream could be
turned on. The building extended from
Main to Clore street and was filed with
horses, carriages and all the appartenances
of first class stable. The fremen
fought from both Main and Clore streets,
but the flames were so scorching hot they
could not get near enough to fight to adj
vantage; but by fierce struggle the fire
was kept from spreading to any great ex-
tent. Attempts to save the horses IN the
basement were fruitless, and they had to
be left to their doom.
The water service was very powerf IL
and effective. Six streams were playing
part of the time, and the firemen found
it difficult to hold the nozzles in position.
the force of the pressure was SO great.
Adjoining the stable was a cheap lodg-
ing house, which was usually full, but last
night there we're not SO many lodgers as
usual The dodgers were awakened by
flames bursting through the floor, and
some of them barely escaped with their
lives and singed hair It is feared some
of them we're burned Walter Yelson is
known to have been in the lodging house,
and he cannot be found. He came to
Helena from Lincoln, I'll.
After the flames had been somewhat
subdued torch bearers succeeded in get
ting into the ruins Of the stable where
the body of an employe named "Jack"
was found burned to crisp. It is thought |
be had gone to bed under the influence of
liquor and never ayoke.
Frank Taylor, another employe, who
was sleeping with another man whom he
lid not know, awoke to find flames all
around him. He escaped, he hardly knew
now, but thinks the other man was burn
ID.
One horse belonging to Jake Loeb was
aved from the main stable Ry Zeigler
managed to save valuable stallion and
en- or twelve scrub animals, but all the
ther good horses, about 80 in number,
7ere burned.
Ry Zeigler lost $4,000, with insurance
only $4,000
The stable building valued at $4,000 :,
elonged to stock company consisting
A. G. Clarke, Cans & Klein, Chas. L. :
larke, John H. Shober and Nick Kessler. ;
he only insurance was s40O held by !.
ans & Klein on their interest.
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General Sheridan Still in a
Critical Condition, but
May Survive.
He is Commissioned General of the
Army.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The following
bulletin was issued at $50 a. M Gen.
Sheridan held his own through the night.
There has been no recurrence of immedi-
ate danger The generals condition JUS
titles grave anxiety" DR.. Pepper, of Phil
adelphia, reached Washington at $40 this
morning. The other physicians, except
DIR. Lincoln, were waiting for him. On
arrival at the house all Immediately pro-
ceeded to the sick room, where DR.. Pepper
made diagnosis of the case. The result
of his examination was not encouraging,
as was clearly shown by the brevity and
evident alarm expressed in the $50 bulle-
tin, which at its conclusion said: "1he
patients condition still iustifes the
gravest anxiety" DR.. Pepper returned to
Philadelphia at 8 o'clock. Col Sheridan,
however, said this morning that the gen
eral had comfortable night and looked
very much improved. 1.-The general has
had a bad time of it," he remarked, "but
think he will come out all right yet"
At three o'clock Senators Hawley and
Manderson drove to Sheridans residence
with the commission which the president
had just signed, making him general of
the army. They were at once admitted
and were soon joined by Mrs. Sheridan.
As she entered the room Hawley handed
her the commission with the remark:
MADAM, handyou this with great pleas
ure." Mrs. Sheridan, much moved, ex-
claimed, Il know he will get wellv She
thanked the gentlemen with much ear
and retiring said she would at
once hand the commission to to the gener-
al. At $40 p. m. Sheridan signed the fol
lowing formal acceptance of the commits
sion as general of the army:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY oE THE T.. S.,
WASHINGTON, June l, 1888.
To the Hon. Secretary of Var:
have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of my commission as general of
the army to which position the president
to oday appointed me. I hereby accept
the same, [Signedl
t. ii. SHERIDAN, General,
The signature was written with pen
cil in large, perfectly legible hand.
Soon after the receipt of the commission
Sheridan took the oath Of office and di-
rected the issuance of the following gen
oral order, it being his first official act in
lis capacity as general:
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place these Indians on the lands of some
of our Indians who are willing to receive
them, If not to set apart small reserva-
tion for their benefit. He recommends
that $1,000 appropriation be made to be
used to relieve any destitution which may
exist among them during the next fiscal
wear
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THE MURDERER.

Since the above was written and in type
we have been able to ascertain the name
of the man who committed the murder
and something of his history. Mr.. Geo.
S. Stanford, of this city, knew him cou
pie of years ago in the Northwest terri
tory of Canada. He says the mans name
is Max Hoppe and that he is well known
at Calgary and all along the Canadian Pa
cifc railway. About two years ago he
was in Fort Macleod, where Mr. Stanford
met him. He was afterward in Helena
and Butte, Montana. He is a ieweler by
trade, and in Calgary worked for Mr..
Jakes. At Helena he is believed to have
worked for Mr.. Jacques (or Jacquemin),
and also worked at his trade in Butte
AZ Fort Macleod, N. W. T., he left lot Of
jewelers. tools, among which he has since
CANNED there was one with hollow han
die which contained papers relating to
ms family history and proving his right to
large amount of valuable property.
MI. Brede say that Hoppe was.Drob-
ably 26 or p years old, height about five
feet eight inches, weight about 100 !
pounds; hair very light color, mustache B
shade darker and close clipped, not over
three-quarters Of an inch long. He had
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-06-06
Tate's Bondsmen Sued.

LOUISVILLE, June 2.-Judge Hines, for
the state, instituted suit against Ex-
Treasurer Tate, and his bondsmen, to re-
cover s247, 900, less certain credits.
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Indiscretions in eatingor drinking often
cause serious troubles which may be pre-
vented or removed by Tarrant's Seltzer
Aperient.
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GENERAL GREER NO. 81.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY.
ADJATANT GENERALS OFFICE.

WASHINGTON, W JUNG I, Io55, J
The following named officers are ap-
pointed aide-de-camp on the staff Of the
general of the army with rank of colonel,
to date from this day: Major Michael v.
Sheridan; assistant adjatent generals,
Captain Stanford J. c. Kellogg, of the
fifth cavalry, and Captain S. E. Blunt, of
theordnanee department.
2d.-In addition to the duties of aide
de-camp Col. Blunt will be Inspector Of
rifle practice at head quarters of the army.
By command of General Sheridan, r. G.
Drum adjutant general J. G. Kellogg as
sistent adjatant general.
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old sores. he stated, on both legs from the
knee down which we're not fully healed.
Wore black stiff Derby hat, laced shoes
with black twisted cord strings; white
shirt and dark suit of clothes. His upper
set Of teeth were worn into a hollow
which was quite perceptible, while the
lower set was not 80 badly worn. He
speaks very lndistinct and badly broken
English. Is Polander by birth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-05
THE PLOT TRIC.FENS

The Examiner middle over in Waco is
becoming quite interesting. Mr.. E gin
publishes card, Mr.. Crisp publishes 8
card, Mr.. Cravens publishes a caro-, Mr.
Hardy publishes card, the employees
publish card and Mr.. Sanger publishes
8 card, all explaining their positions and
the position Of the paper, until it is as
clesr as mud, as lucid as the tariff ques-
ton to everyone. The trouble has =e-
yesled q peculiar state OF circumstances.
The paper has changed owners with q
rapidity seldom witnessed and the trans
actions were all made on the borrowing
principle" One nan purchased from an
other who owned it and owed for 1t, pay
ing therefor paper Endorsed by sixteen
gentlemen, who in turn we're secured by
some one else behind the scenes. Every
body owned it and nobody owned it.
"'Twas mine, tits his; tits something,
nothing" Political schemes were said
to be at the bottom OF the deal and when
a change Of ownership occurred it was
claimed that this one or that one's friends
were dominant. 1t is an ugly middle,
which We hope will soon be settled.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-05

they can be turned into promissoty notes.
They got the New York Sun to publish q
most circumstantial story, giving the
James OF all the pretended victims, as
we'll as the name OF the banker who ne
gotiated and held the notes; but on INQUIRY
being made by the Forest and Stream Pub
fishing Company, through Messrs. Ham
mond, Mcdonald & Mcdonald, 8 firm Of
lawyers in Seneca Falls, it appeared that
al the names were fictitious and the
story utterly without foundat on. The
Sun, finding that it had been imposed on,
published complete denial Of t story,
which it characterized as go tsle of the
imagination" Items OF this kind are
still foating about through the press, and
1t is useless to try to trace each one to Its
source. "a lie will travel twenty leagues
while truth is putting on its boots"
All the stories about farmers signing
Audubon pledges and getting them turned
into promissory notes are equally false,
and the work Of the same gang. 1t is
utterly impossible TO turn al Audubon
pledge into q pIOmissory note, and the
Audubon Society has offered 8 reward OF
5000 for proof which shall convict any
one of having fraudulently sttempted'it.
THE AUDUBON SOCIETY, 8
40 Park Row, New York City.5
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-05

did not wasn't Cleveland before and does
not want him now, but the country did
and does. The grand sachem, Mr.. Kelly,
and the loud-mouthed Grady, did all they
could to prevent MIR. Cleveland's nomi-
nstiop, but the country SLOWED him for
the enemies he had made" and Tam
many went down in defeat. There is
no reed to fear the opposition Of that or
ganizstion. 1t is poTerfal and strong,
but the country is more powerful and
more strong. The fact that politicians
from the metropolis assume TO control
the politics Of the party should be suffi-
Gent notice to the country to prepare for
contest that will effectually snub this
arrogance. It is inst as we'll to under
stand that it is not so much difference
whether the County Democracy, Tam
many Or Irving hall select q man and
agree to make him President. The whole
country must be heard, and the whole is
bigger than any part.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-05
THE CRANK.

Let US not call Henry George a crank until
after the tariff is reduced. he has made mo c
and ADLER arguments in favor of tariff for rev.
enue than Mills or Morrison ever dreamed of.
Fort Worth GAZETTE.
That's 1t. He is never a crank who adve
Gates the things that we Ike, but he is an ever
lasting crank who advocates the things we GO
not like. Henry -orge. the author of "Pro-
lection and Free Trade" is r more tolerable
than that other Henry George who wrote
Progress and Poverty [Waxahachie Mir
rot.
A crank is one who differs with you IN opin-
ion, and as all men differ in opinion about
some things, all men are cranks,-TFree
Speech.
A crank Is one who, having the mental facuI-
ties to form an original opinion which conflicts
with 'he conceptions OF ignorance, has the
,audacity to give itpublic expression.-lsa san An
tonic Tribune.
A crank has been better defined to be q man
with conscieIc e and an idea.-[Waco Exam
liner.
You are all wrong, gentlemen. A crank
is piece of wood or metal of various
shapes snd sizes, which is attached to OIL
end Of bar which forms the axis of a
grind stone, and by skillful manipulation
Of which the stone is caused to reyolye,
which motion creates friction that
wears away or grinds down the Old scythe,
and the centrifugal force, when the stone
is given too much momentum oy the rapid
turning thereof, spatters drops IF muddy
water upon the old gentlemsn's pants
that he had been holding up to you as
sample Of nestness ard asking you why
you could not keep your clothes IS clean
as his. and-but that is enough. Any one
ought to know what crank is; there are
enough of them.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-05

NEW YORK is the chief city Of the United
States we are willing to admit, but she
should not become too arrogant and over
bearing. She may control the stock market
and the L,oney market and all other
markets, but she must not attempt to con-
troll the politics of the country. Both the
Republican and Democratic parties have
some rights which. New York politicians
are bound to respect. The people Of the
United States are not going to submit
much longer to the dictation Of New YORK.
There are "other counties to he heard
FROM" and they are going TO be heard
from. New York is necessary to the sue
cess of candidate just SO long as she
does pot try to domineer too much.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-05
NEW YOBE ARROgANCg.

Ex-Msyor Grace is in Washington
working for Mr.. Clevelsnd's denomination
nominally and for his own nomination
IS Governor of New York really. He sd.
vises Mr.. Cleveland to placate Tsmmany
by farming out several fat Offices among
its leaders in violation of the civil serY-
ice law and the Presidents promises.
This is wrong. Mr.. Cleveland should
not and doubtless will not listen to any
such counsel. He is sure to be the choice
Of the Democracy of the country in spite
Of the nne msneuverings of Governor
bill and in spite Of TsmmsnY. Tammany
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-05
RIOTING MINERS.

The striking miners have lost the & ght.
as long as they were pesceable the senti-
ment of the American people was with
them, but since they have elected to Vio-
late the laws of the land there is no
longer thst sympathy extended. No me.-
ter who is to blame for the trouble the
miners will be charged with the offense.
1t is the best thing that could happen as
far DIS the railroads are concerned, and no
doubt they will welcome the turn affairs
has taken, The presence of the Pinker-
ton men doubtless had much to do with
melting the miners to acts of violence.
They are lot Of men who go about arm
ed without any authority of law and pro-
pose to execute the law for pay, and very
naturally in the interest of those VINO pay
them. The organization is an insult to
any state where they are permitted to
operate. When the people of state can
not execute their own laws they ehould
attach themselves to some other state
where officers can be found who are will
Ing to see that the laws are respected.
The Pinkertons should go. The Poles
who are now rioting should not have been
brought here in herds by mine owners in
violation of lsW.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-05
Tho Fort Worth Lyrs.
Gainesville Register

Fort Worth has au immigration CON-
mitteemsn who writes poetry. That set
ties it. We have money which we are
willing to spend; We have good farming
lands for sale on cheap and on easy terms ;
we have good water in abundance and
coal near at hand; but Whist are ell CT
these, Wnen it comes to inducing i'm
migration, to one poet2 Alas and
SLACK! We may talk never SO sweetIv
and argue never so elegantly, and yet. If
We sing not our voice will not be heard
when the bs-d Of PsnthervIlle loosens
his bHzoo to the breeze. Demosthepes
was an elegant man, Cicero logical, but
1t was the twaDg Of Ofpheus' Tyre to
which the trees Waited, snd we fear 1t
VIII be the music OF the Fort Worth liar
that Will stick most delightfully."- upon the
ear Of the home-seeker.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-05
NEWEPAPER Critics

Some Of our eastern exchanges are iust
now discussing themselves, being driven
to the necessity doubtless by lack OF
something better to do, and in pursuit Of
its object many and various are the opin-
ions expressed. Russell Sage would like
to see the press less fippant, less level
ing in its tempers, less inspired by the
mere stone throwing impulses of the
small boy. Professor Royce of Harvard,
thinks the press errs in giving too much
emphasis to the facts related, and Rev.
Lyman Abbott says about the same thing.
Some want newspaper to be q daily
chronicle of current events reduced to
1gures; Others want the newspapers to
be sort of daily magazine and so oD,
while the Mail and Express thinks, "the
best vitality of the newspaper is upon it's
editorial psge and not in its vast accu-
mutation of reports; that as vehicle of
opinion, the advocate Of 8 cause, a rea-
soner with the people upon the great
themes that the piow of time turns up, it
is Of more consequence than as retail
dealer in the tittle-tattle of the world.
Yet we have seen thSt 8 bad editorial
psge is what kills; that water on the
brain, especially dishwater, is q deadly
malady in newspaper offices; and also
that while hasty prosperity may be
gained with hodge-podge Of reported
events, yet If the editorial pages fails to
acquire an in, ellectual hold upon the pub
lie mind that success is without stability.
All Of which seems to imply that the peo-
pie want more than the chronicle of small
beer"
It is difficult to tell whist part of the
newspaper constitutes dts best vital
ity." Anyone who has ''gone all the
gsits' can look back over the road which
is marked with changed opinions. The
local reporter will naturally think that
his page is the only thing in the paper
worth reading, the. telegraph editor