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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
The Patti Ticket Swindler.

New YORK, January 90 Extradition
proceedings against Charles Benson. the
rowing swindier, who victimized the Next
cans to the amount of 50, 800 by selling
bogus Patti opera tickets. were begun to
day before United States COMMISSIONS
Lyman. Benson's lawyers had three
Mexican witnesses, who happened to be in
town at the time of BeusDn's arrest. and
also Manager Abbey and Seat Manager
Mayer. The old complaint of forgery was
withdrawn by the prosecution and, instead,
Benson was charged with having forged
the name OF Henry E. Abbey to a letter,
and that OF Marcus +. Mayer to tickets
both of which acts wtrecommitted in the
City OF Mexico. A number of witnesses
were examined sitter which, at the request
OF Abhey's counsel, the case was continued
one week.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
THE GRAHAM MURDER.
Second Trial Of Cora Lee for Compiic"s
in the Deed.

Second Trial Of Cora Lee for phc
in the Deed.
SPRING FIELD, Mo-, January 2o.-ln the
second trial OF Cora Lee for completely III
the Sarah Graham murder to-day, Charity
Graham testified regarding what he saw pc
tween Cora Lee and Graham at kigln, liz
At Washington, Kas., Graham was mama
ger OF a paper known as the Morning ana
Dav OF Reform, and Cora worked IN the Oh
fire. His mother (Sarah Graham( managed
the hnrsehoId. Witness hen told atsome
length about going to Springfield ana
mentioned that Cora asked if bis mother
had come with aim. When the body was
fornd Cora went to the well, but did NOT
want the children to go. Saw ora ahu
Eta Malloy burning letters written ny
Cora to Graham. On cross'e2a1hihaoicn
witness 81 id when he and Roy were penn
taken to the Malloy farm Graham tod mem
to say they last saw their hio,nel
in st. Louis. He also told them she was
really in Pierce City. that he owned nan
the Malloy farm, and that AS soon as ne
could get it all he would send for her ara
away Cora and Mrs. Malay. Hea'so
witness of meeting Sarah IN spring,
field. and when asked whv the latter ann
Roy were not taken to see her, salo ne NV
not know she was going to be ther'. ocher
witnesses testified as to suspicious actions
Cora before and after the murder.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25

III" New Northwest, commenting on the
remarks attributed to Nelson Bennett in
the columns of THE MINER a few DAYS
ago. comedies with the ideas entertained bv
him and adds: 1.-THE Board of Trade.
which could put the Pipestone project on
its feet and secure the construction of the
road in a few months, does not seem to do
anything; and its citizens, in the matter of
the street railway, have shown a spirit of
obstruction that is perfectly astounding,
4 = Why don't the city, with it's won
derful advantages, drop its factional an
shake itself out of the deadly
'etharey that prostrates it, and with a
of the public enterprise that charac.
terizes its citizens in individual pursuits.
victorious hold upon the fruits that
are ripened to it's bands, and otherwise
will rot on the tree OF opportunity"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25

The news from the ranges so far received
IS encouraging. Whila stock are reported
to have y ris3ed in their stables and under
cover Ia Kansas and GA the Texai plains,
news from Dawson County is that the
stock has never 10 kel SO well for four win.
tiers past as it does at present. The stock
men there think the worst OF the wister is
over and ii this shall prove true the pros.
poet Tor stock coming through In good con-
dition is more than favorable. There has
probably hean scverer Geld weather expert
enced already tAan last season, but the
good condition in which stock entered the
winter enabled the animals to endure it's
sew rity unaff cted by it. Ii the remainder
OF the ; inter passes over without any de-
cided thaWs followed by more or less in
tense freezes, the cattlemen OF Montana
will have cause to congratulate themselves
and The range interest upon their improved
prospects over the same period last year.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
Charged With MiSmanacement.

New YORK, January 2O.-DanielD~r iscoll,
the condemned murderer. has given out a
letter in which he bitterly attacked Warden
Walsh of the Tombs prison, as abnor-
mally and mentally unfit to occupy the
position. He charges the warden with al
lowing social privileges to prisoners who
fee him, such as sleeping in hospital beds
receiving female visitors in the privacy
their cells; with brutal crueltyto prison
ers and with locking boys under IA years
OF age in a dark cell in cold weather with
out b. dding I n weeks at a time. Warden
Walsh says some OF the charges are false
and Others exaggerated. Driscoll SAYS he
has seven buil-ts in bis body, ard that he
Is Wiling tina after execution the doctors
may nave his body to trace their course in
the interests OF Scie. zee.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
To Be

CINCINNATI, January 21.-The Comri
sion to try the charges preferred again,
the Grand Lodge OF Pennsylvania &
knights OF Pythias were in session to,&s
investigating the charges. The Gran
Lodge OF Pennsylvania presented q write
answer in which it denies the right oft
Supreme Lodge to enact any laws for
government or for the government Of 81
ordinate lodges under its control, the :
right OF making and enacting such H.
being invested, as it is claimed by,s
pennsylvania Lodge, in the Grand Lo&..
1t Is understood that the Commission be-
unanimously decided in favor ri the.r
pension OF the Grand Lodge OF PennsyIa
ma n that an edict to that effect viii.
issued.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25

TIE annexation Of the Idaho Panhandle
TO Washington Territory will be argued by
De, gate Voorhees, on Monday before the
S2Gatc Committee on Territories. The
prospect t. for 9 favorable result are said to
be b. no inea"s as COOL as they were last
year. Mr.. I'ooie viii have something to
say on the sanae subj ct from the Montana
point OF view.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25

N~ICE.IEEsIBINT TUTTER is a victim OF
overw"rk. The gigantic task Of reorganiz.
ing the widely extended corporation to
which he has devoted his energies since his
election with such signal success to the
profitable working If that corporation
might well have taxed the physical energy
Of q more robust man han he. His alb
Ecncc from the deliberations incidental to
the ratification OF The Oregon Railway O.
Navigation lease has, however, not inter
fired with the coinpl ton OF the long pend
ing negotiation, which is now an accom-
pli.ied met.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
Death of Lieut.. ThiesS.

Fort SHAW, Mont, January 2o.-lSpe'
cial to the Miner by Rocky Mountain 1e!e-
graph Lieut.. Thiess, Qu~artermaster o.
the Third Infantry, died at this post at
$50 D. m. to-day OF erysipelas, after an III"
ness of but a few days. He was a man
well liked by both officers and enlisted men
and his death has cast a gloom over the
entire garrison. He entered the service as
a private in 1866 in the Thirty-seventh In
fantry. He held various grades and was
finally promoted to the rank OF Sergeant
Major. He afterwards served i'll Clusters
regiment, the Second Cavalry, from which
he was appointed a Second Lieutenant IN
the Third Infantry in October, 1874. He
was appointed Regimental Qnarternaster
in 1885, succeeding Lieutenant, now Cap
tain Jones. BY his death the service loses
one of it's best officers and a true gentle
man. He leaves a wife INT two children.
His re mains will be taken to Fort Benton
for burial.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25

IHERE is a city ordinance here against
allowing snow to remain on the sidewalks
d certain length OF time after a storm has
ceased, just as there is in every other town
IN the Union subject to s~nowfalIs. And it
is observed with the same religious indiffer-
enee here that is noticeable in every town
or hamlet where the ordinance exists. At
the sa me time il is in order to observe that
the present moderation of temperature af-
lordsthose who feel inclined an opportu.
nifty to clean the snow-crusted sidewalks in
front OF their property-should they feel
s Q disposed, Of course.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
Convicted of Murder.

NORWICH, Conn.,, January 2l.-The .I
IN the case OF Perry, for killing Whitte:'
this morning returned a verdict Of murI
IN the second degree. The murder grew O.
o Perry's eccentricities. He made hin:
obnoxious to his %neighbors, and When
monstrated with covered his house y.
%placards, defying the neigh.
ana the whole town of New London.
Day picked up the matter and pubHs!
an expose OF Perry and his habits una
tne heading OF IA Crank on Dogs" Per
S.s1oeo the office of the Day and de.'H
ately shot Whittlesey, the business ma.
article.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
IN THE TOLLS.
HamberS safe in San Francisco-Au His
Gang Corrillcd by the Police-Pros-
pect of Ten Years in the Pen.

The San Francisco Chronicle Of the 15+,
publishes a hldeous looking portrait OF
ilampFrs' The Border City swindler, and
The following pen picture: "a lean. cadav
erous lace; sunken, searching eyes; protrud.
ing, hungry teeth; a thin. mean fopre
cronchlng within the folds Of a hea Wv blre
o'ercoa'. g%ldncing ~nervously here and
there, blowing upon his lank and chilly
hlgers, and chattering like a freezing mon
key. Such a picture did Simon Hamhero
make as he stepped from the ferry boat
yesterday in the custody oil Marshal Road
OF Butte City, Montana.
ne was led directly to the office of tho
ehiel OF police. and there held in detention
n"'n ms ifienas provided bail for him
curing 'nese lew minutes a Chronicle re-
porter had a conversation with him
L ne reporter asked Hamberg soma n
tons about his exchange of San IT, I'es-
property for an Oregon ranch, ard sayaraI
oys,ailaerS were laughing derisivelv about
me bogus exchange, upon which Hamher,
%.Ihat's all right gentlemen. wall
VIII You Kindly % to the Hall of ReccrIs
ana see II that property was not entered
ior me. II 1t wasn't I'll give up"
= up ABOUT ten years OF yOur
worthless HE for the State. that 49, ~
you will give up" laughed Chief Crowley "na'
Not so fast, not so fast y n,;Il,,,
returned Hamberg. That is a matter -
proof before a jury" vi
u;.ir"e enough interposed Attorney
-Hitcfeii, his counsel, who had inst en+onoJJ
ana heard the last words, "but Won ..a,u
10 De trying your case in the uewsna ners
alreldy.' '"opapers
Af+on a..
Al,er thIs Ammunition Hamberg won!d
speah no more. His confidence in the So
tLS vi us position is exasperatins to
! nose who know his real character .nd ~
know how difficult it is to convict set
his ilk. 'on'lco one OF
but we've got him now, said Cbiaf
Orowley yesterday. m.+on;ai
% break down all his plausible lies
Iuu Perjurea testimony, or if we baven,t
10 can be no hope for the safety OF tbo
npe-!nilided men OF means VISITING 49,
'lous crowd" "nole pernl-
liaunoefs was particularly so1ici+o,.
,is should appear that he came bact rs l
Iraa1 Il a'cora' but as the requisition was
bara - .e'Ieo upon MIN and he was in iail
neie Is nothing to his credit in tb;s !an'
ious pretense. His bail was urn;ah, spe- t
ne sum OF $4,000 cash by W. Maanan ~ c
hearny street. This same oas;..oi e
Mt ~ w. a Ike amount for Pitcher, codefend' /
tas ~ i~lainperg' Just about fifteen min.
the Quarantine closed the
hearn Kenny, who was indicred cu;,- {
q as w arrested yesterday at his home. wbay b
! IVA vas allowed to remain until he f,n Il
Ianeu ponds, he being i'll. With pilcl,ar Y
d moers. Neustadt, Kenny. Brown 'aer '
onnelly IN the tolls, the authorize an" ho n \
tnat they have the whole nest ~ HE I
he th sharpers and will proceed w. a
the most vigorous prosecution apa inst y y
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25

the instruction OF member and
bers OF the association. The dlfferentlal
allowed the Canadian PACIFIC IS sio on
limited irst-class rates to Puget oouoa
and Portland and So on emigrant t'cke.s
to the same point. Puget Sound and Fo1.,
land territory is given entirely 10 .ne
Northern and Canadian Pacific. hepresen
~tatives of the passenger business are geu,
ting up a circular giving rules so'e1n
round trip and excursion rates.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
POSTAL

President Green of the Western Union
Opposes it Before the Senate Commit
tee and Arguments Follow In Its
Favor.
WASHINGTON, January Ex-senator Saw
yer, Chairman OF the Senate Postofice
Committee, called his committee to order
at IL O'Clock this morning and DR.. Norvin
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
Onearthing Customs Frauds,

NEW YORK, January 21.-Judge "
nard, Assistant Secretary of the Treas
called early this morning on INSPECTOR
gone and was closeted with him ssF4
hours. 1t was reported unofficialIg {
'he conference was in regard to undera,
urement frauds on customs which .as..
throw light duplicating imnortars l.
tho salu ne carried documents with btu
he Capltal' and that arrests viii t..
thelr arrival at that place.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
WASHINGTON NOTES.
STATUS OF the Kentucky Election Contest
Inc Parcel Post Convention With
Canada. Etc

oAAtoSl-
The Parcel Post Convention With
Canada, Etc.
WASHINGTON, January 21.-In the Honse
'o-day' Mr.. Bacon, Of New York. Chairman
ol the committee on Manufactures 70.
ported a preamble and resolution, ~recitino
1he allegation that certain individuals ona
corporations engaged in manufactnr;no :.
'nin'ns, or dealing in Some necossa. -
me- nave combined for the purpose for
''n'roilhs. or curtailing the prodnction
or supply OF the same, thereby increa s,nn
'helr price to the people; affecting ;nin.;
o"S c~olhtherce between the Sta tes .na
'ipair'hg the revenues of the Government
ana directing the Committee on M...sAN
lures 20 inquire into the names NE a
az t1teht OF such alleged combinatinns
~ an "Iner matters relating to tho 80 m
D'on nlaS call for legislation by Conoress
Il Annoy EXPLOSION.
IL secretary OF State has received
from Consul Crowell. at Amov ;a
TO the explosion, on November1 10 -:
n""oy' Oh The magazine, CONTAINING ohon4
our hundred tons of powder .na -u
rAplosives; by which over two o9he1
were lost and several ro4 1n u
destroyed. The MAGAZINE u"ell-
14tsu and !" the tha midi" idst Of a very ropulo uss sn 10:
,nd . ~ me foreign settlement on tho TsI |
Nuiangsoo, in Annoy harbor w.
.auly shaken up. No lives were lost. WAS nas
any personal injuries susta;nad ~
on trT n%sf SEA residents ta den sol Of Annoy. They
RS Tor which the governor made = . s ser
DE acknowledgment. " Holta-
Fl PARCEL POST
Invention between the United States ona
mentioned in a dispatch rece;n na
y the Associated Press from Ottawa
was signed by postmaster 60 70,
, tas a lew days before he left tho go
ien1, 1t was then sent to Canad depar
nd si' t is sspe ssesr Il Mt Misc's1lan's s%isoatu 1ss
'ashington on Monday whsn returned to
residsn General will present si It present. tn ths
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
farm House Burned.

OoL01H' Mimi, January 2O.-Ta: NOV
VI august Wintross burned smsst'.
morning, ten miles west of here, Al
'am'.y were obliged to trudge nearly
parefooted in their nightclothes toa"
nDorlhs house. All were badly n
armer Wintross will probably lG
e e and legs. A school tencher 5ha
'ne mouse was also seriously frozen.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25

A LONDON dispatch Of recent date an
npnn"es that a hundred emigrants have
started from B~alfort, France, for Dakota.
T1is viii, in a measure, help to replace the
os-es in Dakota by blizzard, though it is
doubtful il the emigrants when they lana
Will De as anxious to continue their jour
ney to the land OF Billiards when they hear
some Of the narrowing facts of the late
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25

EozHMAN was again the victim Of a fire
having on Tuesday last sustained a
$4,000 loss on a couple of houses on Main
street east OF the p%ostofice. This is the
sec, nd fire within u few weeks, and Boze-
man is one Of the places where they pro-
posed to start a local insurance company.
It is safe 10 say that these fires nave cooled
the ardor OF the inhabitants for entering
upon surh a business until they are better
prepared to fi9h. fires.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
last Up BY the Sea

OTTAWA, January 2O,-Tbe cap.s
'ie government steamer Newficld ba'
~arded to the marine department IL.
loving letter picked up near Sable !.
last week:
NhNFouNDLAND, November l., !.
l nS4s PARENTS: l come to bid yoG
well forever, l will soon be in AZ
n nu,u. Not alone however. for wea'
b P1senser IN terrible despair. On!
tai hour to live, and then ~farewe.'
'aAe courage and think no more ON.
Al the bottom OF the letter is apps
d signature, which read IL. Lincoln
Nlcholas, Meurthe." The Marine =
matter.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
Had His Feet Frozen.

FIT. AssINIBoINE, January 2O.-[Special
to the Miner by Rocky Mountain Telegraph.
Charles Pierce an old-timer of this region
is lying in the hospital. He will lose one
foot ana all the toes on the other, result
ing from exposure on a trip from Maple
Creek, n. w. Ty. Weather clear and calm.
Thermometer $50 below.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
"A Pilgrimage to Palestine

NEW YORK, January 21.-yerr
charles Vissani, o. s. F., of the Cox
sar'at OF the Holy Land, is prepar.
great pilgrimage OF American rara2a.
a'estlne Tor the spring of 1889. T.
gtntnage will go by the way OF Par.
.Ione' n will probably receives;
aII1ence from His Holiness Poss
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
The Case Against hopkins.

CINCINNATI, January 2Q.-The Govern
ment closed its case against Ben. E. Hop
kins OF the Fidelity bank this afternoon.
The jury was then dismissed to enable
them to visit their homes with instruc.
TORS to return on Monday afternoon.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
Steamers Collide.

New York, January 21.-The French
steamship Gascogne for Harve, and
Switzerland for Antwerp, collided of
Robbins reef lighthouse in the upper bay
about 1 O'Clock to-day. The Switzerland
ran into the Gascogne's starboard quarter
as both were proceeding to sea. The dam.
age done is not definitely known as yt
but the Switzerland was compelled 20 r.
turn to her dock in Jersey City. The
Gascogne ran down to the lower bay and
anchored. 1t is thought hat no person
was injured.
The agent OF the Switzerland reports
that the Gascogne attempted TO cross the
Switzerland's bow, and was struck about
midships. The Switzerland had her port
bow stove and her stern torn out for seg.
eral feet under water and her forwa6
bulkhead is full of water. She will Dis
charge her cargo and 60 on dry dock FORE
pairs. The damage to the Gascogua is
and she will probably proceed
to night.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25

SS-2The2 tlIe sGbscriber 20 orders his sub
-cyia.iDu, wil be discontinued at the end of the
.ilI, ,ais ,rT, ntheTwiSc il will be continued.
EI,cl1 lie -e,ni-Wc"kll il 80 continued, ii viii
n chrI&e,I tor at the rate OF S5.00 per ann11m.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
A Selfish Policy.

MARsEILLEs, January 22.-The Compag-
ME Generate Transatlantique is dismissing
its foreign workmen and has ordered none
shall hereafter be employed. It is reported
other companies will adopt a similar
course.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
Interfering With Strikers.

READING, Pa, January 2o.-The shin.
ment OF bltuminous coal and coke from the
western section of the State into tho
schuylkill valley seriously interferes with
the plans OF the strikers. 1t is thought the
miners OF the Conuelsville region will he
asked to GO out if the operators persist IN
shipping bituminous coal coal and coke
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
"A BunkO Victim

FlT1sBuRa, January 21.-Willis1
oock' an old and well known citis''
vlctlinlzed by bunkomen out of, =
this morning.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25

The Helena Herald argues that the cause
OF wages of laboring men in this country
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
F|FT|ETH CONGRESS.

The House of Representatives Alone in
Session Yesterday.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25

OAnT-aqr 1890
.&ily stg 600
DALI t.trce M5rfir-. $50
E~.G-@EEELT. Yer 400
xix outns..... acc
tlT9c laynths......-.-.r.-- LIZ
cae t3nfL....-.. so
- ~chr-i@r, per MONTH";. so
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
IranscOntinental Association C;..

ST. LOUIS, January 2O.-The first c;rc,.
lar OF the passenger department Of tho
lranscontlnental Association has been is.
sued. 1t contains one-way rates 20 the Pa
cifc Coast and rules governing traffic for
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-25
RLOuNI.

LONDON, January 20.-Evelyn, retiring
member OF Parliament for Deptford, who
recently left the Conservative party and
became a G%ladstonian, advises the electors
Of Dept'ord to vote for Wilfrid Blount as
their representative in the House of Com
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-10-26
Notes.

SAuAowsrs au used In Wyoming Terri.
tory for fuel The stalkA when dry. are
- hard - maple wood. and maxi. . hot
IRE, and the seedheads with the seed in
are said TO burn better thar the hest hard
coal. An acre Of ssnhowsr vll Furnish
fuel Tor one stove Tor . year.
II 10 not necessary " harvest bsets and
carrots until October, - the crop will not
b. injured BY remaining in the ground. A
cool place should b selected for them, but
10 is best not - hsvs them freeze.
The farmers Of Cedar Blu6 neishhor.
hood, Dodge County, Nsh., have organised
an elevator company and are erecting the
nece buildings.
Old wells in the fields should never h
boarded over, but alled up. They often
cause injury to the stock when boarded,
- the boards rot and unexpectedly fall in.
A large number Of animals are annually
lost by old wells or sinks In the delds.
The New York Tmes says that the farm
wife has been the drawsv or water, the
newer Of wocd-in actual fact very often
and the servant Of oil. even of the hired
naa; "a coax, mend and wash for him, 70
walt upon him. and to DO oil his 81 ,imss
Tor several q them.
The celebrated stallion Norman Medium.
owned by Charles 4. Waters, Of Mime.
spolls, Kan, valued at xis0O, died 70.
Gently With inflammation Of the stomach,
6s had . record Of s.2
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-10-26
THAT WHEAT STEAL.
Director Holmes Tells thu Whale story os
the n mous MlnneApnlla WheA Afeal.

Director Notmes Tells thu Whais story os
the Fsmous minneapolis wheat steal.
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. Oct 1.-THE famous
wheat steal case came up In court hero
To-day and for tho first timc tho whole
story wss told by Director Holmes, OF tho
Union Elevator. The method Of proceed.
ure by which = large amount
Of wheat, varlously estimated ut
from $1,000 to $1,000 bushels, Was
stolen from tho elevator II unique. Mr..
Holmes alleged that the grain. brokin9
Arm Of d. {. Moak 4 Co., which recently
failed, wore the principals. Iy collision
with their book.kceper. VIM. u. Harley.
and the foreman OF tho elevator. Charles
Mason. cars Of wheat were overloaded
and delivered 81 tho Arm. The money
realized from, tho surplus thus dishon.
estly put In tho cars was di.
vided among tho conspirators. Tho
elevator company discovered that Mason,
the foreman. and Harry lfpicomb, tho
ex-foreman. were impl Gated In the deal.
aud succeeded in forcing partial rc,titu.
ton. Harley and Mason were arrested,
Holcomb escaped while the company was
trying Ia settle with him. aud Moak a. Co.
failed. The disclosures arc likely to TO.
suit II further arrests.