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The Russellville Democrat., 1888-06-07
NEWS IN BRIEF.
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In the Senate, on the 2sth, it was determined
to consider the Fisheries treaty with Great
Britain with open doors and the injunction OF
secresy on the proceedings already had on the
question was removed. In the House. un-
der the call Of States. bills were introduced by
Mr.. Cheadle, of Indiana, to retire on pay ex
soldiers and sailors who have been wounded In
battle after serving twenty-one years In the
Civil-Service and by Mr.. Plumb, of Illinois, to
provide for refunding the National debt by
new issue OF bonds.
IN the Senate, on the Goth, the flrst executive
session with open doors for the consideration
OF the Fisheries treaty was held, Sena tor Frye
leading the debate. At the conc lusion OF his
speech. Senator Gray obtained the floor, but
on motion OF Mr.. Beck, who said that he and
other Senators desired to attend the St.
Louis convention, further consideration
Of the treaty was postponed until
until June II. Motions to publish the proceed
ings in executive session (past and future) in
the Congressional Record were also made and
agreed to- Pending motion by Mr.. Morgan
TO postpone further consideration OF the treaty
until December the Senate, after passing the
bill TO revive the grade OF general in the army
in order to honor General Sheridan, adjourned
until the 3ist. :. In the House, consideration
of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Ap-
preparation bill was resumed in committee OF
the whole, and occupied almost the entire day
In the Senate, on the 3ist, number OF bills
were reported from committees and placed on
the calendar. The bill to quiet the titles OF
settlers on the Des Moines river was taken up
and considered The Senate adopt
ed the conference report and passed
the bill creating Department OF Labor.
In the House, also, the bill creating Depart
ment OF Labor was passed, after agreement 10
the report OF the committee OF conference. The
Legislative Appropriation bill was then taken
up in committee OF the whole, and some amend
ments were adopted. The House then went In
to committee of the whole on the Tariff bill,
considering 1t by sections under the five-minute
rule.
In the Senate, on the lst the chief features
OF the proceedings were the prompt confrma-
tion of the nomination OF Lieutenant-General
Sheridan to be General OF the Army,
and discussion OF the question OF
education of the Indians. In the
House, the bill to revive the Office of General OF
the Army after objection first by Mr.. Kilgore
and afterwards by Mr. Oates, of Alabama, was
passed by viva voce vote, Mr.. Oates going on
record as opposing it. The Legislative Appro
priation bill was passed. The House then went
into committee OF the whole on the Tariff bill
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-06-07

The fowls of the mir as we'll as the
beasts of the field are placed under
contribution by modern militarism.
In France, besides owning military
carrier pigeon service, the government
will have at its command. in case OF
war. the l5O 900 "homers' owned by
he three hundred pigeon-fying sooie-
lies of the country. Carrier pigeons
are used in Italy to convey dispatches
between Rome and the garrisons in
Sally and Sardinia
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-06-07
A COURTROOM TRADEDY.

The Rawson Divorce Case in Chicago Pro-
duces Another Sensation-Attempt of
Mrs. Rawson to XIII Her Husbands
Counsel - Lawyer whitney Seri ousiY,
Perhaps Fatally, Wounded.
CHICAGO, June Mrs. Meckie l.. Raw
son this morning marked another bloody
period in the celebrated divorce pro-
ceedings between herself and her mill
ionaire hus band by making deliberate
and savage attempt to kill one of her
husbands counsel, Lawyer Whitney, as
he was attending to branch of the case
in Judge Jamieson's courtroom. While
the court and attorney, at 1910, We're
waiting for the appearance of Mrs. Raw
son, who was tardy, the lady stepped
hastily into the room and drawing a 3S-
caliber revolver, leveled it at the
head OF Mr.. Whitney, who was
reading paper, and fred the bullet en-
tering his left leg and inhicting what may
prove a fatal wound. Judge Jameson,
Clerk Reich, and the others in the court
room sprang up in alarm, and as the in
furiated woman proceeded to fire again,
they sought places OF safety under desks,
and in remote corners of the room. Mr..
Whitney ran to gain the shelter of the
clerks desk, and had nearly reached ii
when Mrs. Rawson ran forward and fred
four times more, one of these shots
hitting the lawyer and the others
crashing into the desks and wood work.
Bailiff Sunderland, an old man, started
for the murderous woman, and had II
fearful struggle with her. He seized her
around the waist from behind, and at last
succeeded in wrenchiug the revolver from
her hand, and she was forced into seat
The crowd that had gathered rushed to
the assistance of the fallen man. He was
lying on his side behind the clerks desk,
the blood trickling from his garments.
In several places it had stained the
carpet a deep crimson. He was lifted
from the floor and carried tenderly
to the jury room at the south end of the
court. DR.. Andrews was Immediately
summoned 10 attend the wounded man.
The physician found him suffering from Il
dangerous bullet wound in the groin and
another little above the knee. Mean
while Judge Jameson had assembled his
rostrum, and in peremptory tones ordered
the sheriff TO be summoned, and Chief
Deputy Gleason was ordered by the judge
to at once remove Mrs. Rawson to the
county jail This was instantly done.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-06-07
MIsCEILANEOUa-

MAYOR HEWITT reviewed the Richmond
(Va.) Grays in New York, on the 2Sth.
OK the 2Sth snow storm visited Kirk
wall, Scotland.
1T is said that the Washington newspa-
per correspondents, en- route TO the DEM
ocratic National convention at st. Louis,
will lay over for few hours at Indianapo-
lis, Ind, as the guests of the editors of
that city.
THE Erie Railroad Company's April re-
port shows an increase of S24, 500 in net
earnings over the corresponding month
of last year.
On the 2sth the third convention of the
National Association of German Ameri-
can Journalists and Authors met in Phila-
delphia.
THE construction Of the proposed break
water in Santa Monica bay, California, is
reported by the Chief of Engineers to be
entirely feasible, but its cost will be
necessarily great, probably not less than
S6,000,000.
AT Marseilles, France, on the 27th, four
thousand Frenchmen and Italians met
and adopted resolutions protesting
against Itaiy's foreign policy, particular
ly her alliance with Germany.
Ar Franklin Pa, on the 2Sth, the Stand
| ard Oil Company purchased, at receivers
sale, for $4,000, the Keystone refinery,
the original cost Of which was S250,0O0.
ON the 30th the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad announced that, begin
ming June 4, its first class freight rates
from Chicago TO st. Paul viii be forty
cents instead OF sixty cents as heretofore,
with a corresponding reduction in the
other classes.
IT is reported that the cabinet Of New
South Wales refuses to modify its anti
Chinese policy.
The next meeting Of the Southern Pres
byterian General Assembly will be held at
Oh itanooga. Tenn.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-06-07
Fatal Explosion at wyandotte, Miohi

DETROIT, Mich, June la special to
the Netos from Wyandotte, Mich, says:
"About $40 O'Clock this morning two boil
ers in the rolling-lnill of the Eureka Iron
Works blew up, just after the early morn
ing force had gone to work. When the
steam had cleared away, three men We're
found under the debris, They were Harry
McCloy, night superintendent, whose head
was blown off, and his body mutilated; /;
Patrick Finn, head crushed, and George
Green, head and chest crushed. The first
two were dead when taken out, and Green
died in twenty minutes. The damage 20
The mill is small,
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-06-07

On the 3ist DIR. Mackenzie introduced to
his royal patient six-year-old lad on
whom he had performed the operation Of
tracheotomy year ago. A "fellow feel
ing'' made the Emperor sswondrous kind"
He loaded his little visitor with presents
and invited him to call again.
THE Senate bill to revive the rank OF
General of the Army was passed by the
House on the 1st. 1t was soon after
signed by the President, who Immediately
sent the nomination Of Philip Hen ry
Sheridan for the position to the Senate.
The Senate confirmed the appointment
and notified the President of its action.
During the afternoon Senators Hawley
and Henderson called and placed the
Generals commission in the hands of his
wife.
A BANQUET and reception in honor Of
President Carnot was given by Baron
Won Mehrenheim, the Russian Ambassa
dor to Paris, on the 31st. All of the Cabi-
net Ministers and many prominent states
men and diplomats were present.
On the 3fst General B. F. Butler put
himself on record as Sherman mana
William Tecumseh Sherman man. He
said General Sherman would prove sure
winner if run by the Republican party;
and that he possess a safe counselor in his
brother John.
On the 1st the nomination of Mr.. Fuller
to the Chief Justiceship was again before
the Senate committee on the judiciary, but
no conclusion was reached.
On the 1st Emperor Frederick wentfrom
Berlin to Potsdam, on the yacht Alexan-
dria. He was enthusiastically cheered by
the populace. The trip seemed to do him
good.
JOHN BRIGHT's chanc es of recovery are
spoken OF discouragingly.
THE newly appointed Governor General
of Canada, Lord Stanley, expresses conf
dence in the Canadian Ministry, and says
he has no preconcelved ideas of policy to
force upon an unwilling people.
In his speech in the French Chamber OF
Deputies, on the 31st, M. Goblet, in reply
to an Interpolation regarding the Tisza in
cident, limited at line drawn beyond
which none OF the enemies of France
would be allowed to go.
On the 31st Colonel Aaron K. Dunkel, OF
Pennsylvania, ex-State Senator and ex-
Secretary of Internal Affairs, died at
Philadelphia, aged fifty-one years.
Helena weekly herald., 1888-09-27
CITY COUNCIL.
The Sewerage Bonds Will be Issued at
Once.

A special meeting of the City Council
was held last night but little business was
transacted. Mayor Fuller presided and
Aldermen Lissner. Donnely, Worth, Kirk
endall, Featherly, Howey, Washburn, Ad-
kinsOn and Simons were present.
An ordinance was passed providing for
the issuance of $150,00O in sewerage bonds
of the City of Helena; said bonds to date
from September 1, 1888 and bear per
cent interest; interest payable semi-annual-
ly in January and July. 1t will be remem-
bered that Gaylord & Co., the st. Louis
brokers, purchased these bonds through
w. E. Cox, of this city. The bonds will be
issued at once and placed with the pur-
chasers on the deposit of the money in the
city treasury.
The vote, by which the building of the
Peoples Electric Light Co.'s plant had been
stopped, was reconsidered and the COM
pany authorized to proceed with their
work.
An ordinance was passed authorizing the
city treasurer to issue q license of $500 per
year to the Montana Investment Com
pany. The object of the company is to
dispose of the Auborne house in Des
Moines, Iowa, and to distribute $12,5OO in
cash prizes on the lottery plan.
The Council then adjourned.
Helena weekly herald., 1888-09-27
Why He is a Republican.

The workiugman, John Kirby, in his re-
cent Butte letter, presents forceful reasons
why he is republican:
I am q republican because as an Irish
man cannot support party who would
still further enrich the English aristocracy
and manufacturers, who for centuries have
oppressed their own laboring classes as we'll
as my countrymen, and driven them exiles
into foreign lands.
/ am Republican because remember
one of the first acts of this Democratic ad-
ministration was to send to an untimely
grave that honest old Irishman, that tai
ented mechanic, old John Roach.
II am Republican because / love the
man who went forth to battle in defense
Of that flag which is loved and honored
BY every Irishman, wherever he may sec it,
aud raise it high in the face of traitor
hOrdes who would destroy it and the
country no longer . refuge and home
Tor the poor and oppressed Of oil nations.
am q Republican, for in love and graf
itnde, remember the man who, without
ostentation or display, sent . shiplosd Of
iood to my suffering and starving country
men. lam Republican because, as an
American citizen, believe the Republican
party will in the future. - in the past,
make such laws as will give the labOring
classes the means of earning . livelihood
ROT themselves and their families. and not
oflng them down to the level of the pau
per labor of European countries. These,
ana many more, are reasons why my bal
T' ,ot Will be cast to swell the majority for
mos Il. Carter, our next Delegate to Con-
gress
Helena weekly herald., 1888-09-27
GEN.SHERlDAN'S MEMOIRS
The Widow Makes a Public Statement
Accusing a Publisher Of False
Repres

New YORK, September 20-The follow
ing telegram mas been received by the
press:
NONQUITT, Mass, September 20.-"I
have seen in several of the New England
newspapers a telegram which says that
Frank Burr, who has written life of Gen.
Sheridan. was an intimate friend of my
husband; that Gen. Sheridan aided him in
the preparation of his book and in revising
it. The statements thus made are untrue.
Gen. Sheridan was never an intimate friend
Of Mr.. Burr. and he not only never aided
him in the preparation or revision of any
book, but he ordered Mr.. Burr from his
office when that gentleman approached
him on the subject last winter.
I certainly have no objection to
Alm or any one else writing of
my husband, but when it is proposed to
toist Mr. Burr's book upon the public by
false representations / believe that the
public will forgive me for appearing in the
matter, particularly as / am prepared to
prove that agents of Mr.. Burr's publishers
have represented that am pecuniarily in
terested in their book. They are present.
ing what is also false, for have no pecun-
lar interest in any publication about
Gen. Sheridan except his own personal
memoirs. MRS. p. II. SHERIDAN.
The Montana agent for "Sheridan's
Personal Memoirs" is now taking orders in
Helena. Those who have not been Wis
tied aud want a copy of the book should
address q card to II. J. Seymour, Mer-
chants Hotel, and he will call for the or
der
Helena weekly herald., 1888-09-27
WILLARD IN CONTROL.
He Votes Over Half of the Stock al
the Northern Pacific Meeting---
Willard Coming West.
New York Tribune-21st.l

New York Tribune-2lst.l
The annual meeting of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, which was held
at the general offices in the Mills Building
yesterday, was quiet one. The total vote
amounted to 697,O shares, of which 361,-
44O shares were voted by Henry Willard.
The changes in the management that have
been foreshadowed were accomplished
The only change in the board was the
election of John C. Bullitt, of Philadel-
phia, to succeed August Belmont, who
declined a reelection. At the subse-
quent meeting of the directors Thomas F.
Oakes was chosen president. and Robert
Harris, the former president, was made
chairman of the board. This is new of.
flee in this company, but it is understood
that Mr.. Harris will receive the previous
ealary of $4,000 year. President Oakes
will remain at st. Paul and, to meet the
emergency, James B. Williams was pro-
NOTED to be first vice president, to have
charge of the New York office, and C. H.
Prescott, of Portland, Oregon, was elected
second vice president, with headquarters
on the Pacific coast. The other officers
were reelected; Samuel Wilkeson, secre-
tary; George s. Baxter, treasurer, and ]. A.
Barker, general auditor.
President Oakes will start for the West
on Monday, and he will be accompanied
by Henry Willard, who has not been over
the road since the opening in 1888. Mr..
Wizards control of the property is not less
absolute than it was at that time. The
principal action by the stockholders was
the approval of the lease of the Montana
Railroad and of the contracts with the
Northwestern Equipment Company. The
annual report of the directors reached this
conclusion:
The directors are confirmed in the con-
fidence expressed in the former reports that
the road would early develop large and
diversified business that would secure to
the company strong and permanent finan-
cial prosperity. Although it is only five
years since the road was completed to a
with the road of the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company, through |
country unoccupied almost the entire dis
tance from the Missouri to the Columbia |
river, the surplus of earnings over all expen-
ses and fixed charges, including sinking
fund paid out of the earnings of the road |
aggr-gating $766, ,342.S3. have been in those
five years $1.843,2O8. OF this amount |
the sum of 81 ,O55 65617 has been applied
to the payment of equipment, leaving a
balance of $787, ,552.21 applicable to divi-
dend on the preferred stock"
Helena weekly herald., 1888-09-27
WORK COMMENCED.
Thirty Men Making Dirt Fly on the
Helena Sewers.

Thirty Men Making Dirt Fly on the
Helena Sewers.
Yesterday ground was broken near the
Montana Central depot for the sewers, and
force of thirty men are now at work
preparing the trenches for the pipe of the
main sewer down Main street, and Last
Chance Gulch. They are working up tow
ard the city, and will soon be sinking A.
foot bitches in the busiest portion of Main
street. The working force will soon be in
creased by the contractors, Dewitt &
Green, until the whole city is covered. 1t
is expected that laying pipe will be COM
menced by the first Of next month, as
Capt, Porter has gone east to buy the mate
rial and will ship it at once. 1t is hoped
to get the main sewers under ground this
Fall, although the whole work will scarce
ly be completed before next July.
EXTENT AND COST OF THE WORK.
From the accounts so far published of
the sewers, il is difficult to get an idea Of
the exact nature and cost of the work; 80
a HERALD reporter sought an interview
this morning with Mr.. G. N. Miller, the
supervising engineer, and learned the fol-
lowing facts: In his plans for the whole
city Mr.. Miller has provided for about 43
miles of sewers, which will be sufficient
for all drainage purposes when Helena
shall have auadrupled in population. 1t
can be built with the $15O,OOO now voted
for the purpose So the city council have
determined upon first putting in the main
sewers and then building as many impor-
tant laterals as the amount of money
available will justify. This will be
about 10 miles in all. Contracts for 8
miles of this work have already been let
and two more miles, including some sew
ers on the west side and the outlet to the
filtration area, will be awarded this even
ing. These ten miles will cost from $12,-
600 to $751; 900 per mile; but after the main
sewers are put in the remaining laterals
can be built for $4,000 per mile.
The contractors, Green & Dewitt, will re-
ceive $105,0 900 for the eight miles they will
build, though their work proper will
amount to little over half that sum, as
the price of the pipe which is furnished
by the city, amounts to something
over $4,000 and will be deducted
from their estimates. As the city has con-
tracted for the pipe for about $4,000, it
will be seen that a saving of about $1,000
is thus effected-enough to pay all the
engineering expenses of the work. The
pipe will be received by the city's agents
at the depot and will then be turned over
to the contractors at the prices named in
the specifications.
The city has purchased from Mr.. Kir-
kaldie forty acres of ground about a mile
north of the Northern Pacific railroad
depot, where all the sewage of Helena will
be carried and disposed of by filtration.
Helena weekly herald., 1888-09-27
An Embarrassing Regulation.
HELENA, September %.

HELENA, September 25.
EDITOR HERALD:-As one of the Helena
parents whose children are being instruct
ed in music, feel called upon to make q
public protest against the new regulation
adopted by Superintendent Carleton and
the School Board, forbidding children from
leaving the school room to take their music
lessons. When Mr.. Howard was superin-
tendent, the children were allowed this
privilege and, believe, it was never de-
MED them until this year. It certainly
cannot injure pupils progress to leave
school an hour or two during the week and
this is all that is required) to receive mus
ical instruction. The school hours are
long and during the winter there is no
time before or after school for children to
take lessons, even supposing that the
music teachers could make their engage
ments fit these hours-which is extremely
doubtful. l understand that both the
and the School Board have
been waited on and requested to grant
pupils this privilege but they refused to
alter the regulation, which is embarrassing
alike to the children and their parents and
PARENT
Helena weekly herald., 1888-09-27
NEWS
From the Daily Herald of September "a.
PARK COUNTY POLITICS,
The Enterprise Opposes a Candidate
Because He Happens to be
Railroad EmpIoye.

LIVINGSTON, NJ. T., September 23.-To
the Editor: The Livingston Enterprise in
its issue Of September 22d, under the cloak
of consistency" comes out in an editorial
opposing the election of Mr.. Emmons for
the office of assessor for Park county. The
intuition of the Enterprise must be at a
very low ebb, or it could see that such
1limsy reasons as those upon which its op-
position is based can have no influence
with an intelligent people, who will care
fully advise themselves of the integrity
and capableness of all candidates before
casting their ballot and who will allow no
such narrow-minded reason to dictate to
their honest convictions. Mr.. En-
mons has been resident and
taxpayer in Livingston for many
years and all who know him know that he
Is loyal to the best interests of Park coun-
ty, where he has made q permanent home
and where all his interests are centered
The theory set forth that he lis not eligi-
BILE to the position" because he is at pres
ent in the employ Of the n. p. R. r. Co., is
all utterance unworthy an American citi-
zen, inasmuch that, if such condition of
affairs existed, the greater mass of the peo-
pie would be distrauchised. Persons sim.
ply in the employ OF corporation are las
all sane people know only in duty bound
to them, with the great American privi-
lege" of seyering their connection with
their employer at any time. As a matter
of fact, Mr.. Emmons would leave
the employ of the Northern Pacific
if elected, and the mugwumpish
attitude of the Enterprise, in appealing to
the voters of Park county to Rebel against |
allowing any such power TO assess their |
property at its own will and pleasure" |
shows either ignorance, or is wilfully |
unjust to Mr.. EmmGns, as people generally |
know that the county commissioners |
eauaize such business. The Republicans |
of Park county will attest by their votes |
in November that no such gable can lead |
them to murder the party in order to |
please some disappointed office-seekers or
clique. REPUBLICAN,.
Helena weekly herald., 1888-09-27
Suicide.

Livingston Enterprise: Word was re-
ceived here last Thursday night, by a mes
senger who came to order coffin, that
Oscar 0. Menor, had committed suicide
Thursday morning by taking an overdose
OF laudanum. The particular. Of the af-
fair are not known here. The deceased was
q well-known rancher and miner of Emf
grant Gulch, and it is supposed that des.
pondency over the outlook Of his business
affairs was tho cause of the rash act.