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Helena weekly herald., 1889-04-04
Killed hY Cow Rows.

DENVER, Colo, March 2s.-At Trinidad,
Colorado, word was received that Consta-
BILE Montague was killed at Elmore, late
yesterday evening, by three cowboys whom
he attempted to arrest for disturbing the
quiet of the town. The cowboys belong
near Barela and were drunk when the
shooting occurred. Montague received five
bullets in his body and lived about two
hours. After the shooting Sheriff Burns at
once organized posse and started after
the murderers, who had skipped out, but
late reports say that one is captured. One
of the cowboys was wounded but his COM
panions assisted him to escape. Great ex-
citement prevails over the affair, as the Of
ficer was a man held in high esteem.
NEWARK, N. j., March 31.-Herbert E.
Coddington, alias Herb. Parker, the Colo
RADIO cowboy, was arrested here last night
on charge of larceny, arson and kidnap-
ping. The dispatch on which he was
arrested came from Trinidad. from which
place he abducted a 16-year- old girl. In
order to secure her he set fire to her fathers
ranch, and then fled to New Mexico, where
he married her. They came to this city
and stayed with Jarvis Ayers, q relative OF
the girl The accused admits all of the
charges except larceny. He says that the
girl was willing to 60 with him. He is
held for requisition.
Helena weekly herald., 1889-04-04
The Weir.Murphy Prize Fight.

CHICAGO, March 31.-The long talked of
fight between the feather weights, Ike
Weir, otherwise known as the Belfast
SPIDER" and Frank Murphy, of England
for the championship, took place at Koutts
Ind, this morning, but as so many fights
have recently taken place in most unsat-
isory manner, the interest was not great
The referee, after the 8Oth round, was OBJ
liged to declare the fight off for to day and
announced that it would be finished some
time before Tuesday. 1t is extremely
doubtful, however. if the men will come
together again, certainly not within that
time, and another draw will probably have
to go on record.
1t is understood to night that the match
will not be fought again. Parson Davis
said to have the men come together again
would be brutal, and that he is willing to
divide the $500 purse equally between the
men. If this is done it would mean that
the fighters each would obtain one-half of
the net gate receipts. The purse and gate
receipts are one and the same thing. The
affair, therefore, was practically contest
for the gate receipts and one explanation
of the listlessness of the fgt ters during the
last two-ihirds of the affair, as by that time
they were practically agreed it would be
most agree able to make division and not
injure their future business by spelling the
other mans reputation by knock out.
Helena weekly herald., 1889-04-04
Missing Heir Found.

PITTsBURG, Penn, March 31.-Arth III
Krushuacki, aged IA, who is said to be
heir to $50 900, and whose mysterious dis
appearance from his home in Chicago last
Wednesday has been stated in these dis
patches, turned up here to-day and applied
for assistance at the police station. He
said that Tuesday last while at the stock
yards he was accosted by man who asked
him if he would like to accompany him
and take care of some horses in a car on
the railroad After receiving his fathers
permission he consented to 90 and said the
understanding was that the destination
would be Youngstown, Ohio. Saturday
afternoon they reached Allegheny where
the man deserted him. When the sugges-
tion was made that he be sent back home
he Logan to cry aud said he would rather
stay here and work, that his father abused
him when he was at home. He stated that
his grand parents were still living in Ger
many and were poor people. He knew
nothing about himself being an heir to a
fortune The Inspector telegraphed to
Chicago this afternoon asking what dispo-
sition should be made of the boy, but at
midnight no reply has been received.
Helena weekly herald., 1889-04-04
OFFICES TO BE FILLED.
Partial List of the Appointments Yet
to be Made.

WASHINGTON, April 2-There are q
number of important offices yet to be filed
by nomination of the President and ap-
pointments by heads of departments. These
include the following: Justice of the Su-
preme Court, Solicitor General, Commits
sioner of the General Land Office, Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, Public Printer
Superintendent of the Bureau of Printing
and Engraving, Minister to Germany, Min
lister to China, COnsuls General to Liver
pool and Paris and all consulates; officers
to the District If Columbia, including two
commissioners, marshal, recorder of deeds
and register of wills; two civil service and
one interstate commerce commissioner; local
officers Mt New York and Philadelphia,
postmasters, collectors and surveyors of
ports, etc.
This list is sufficient to keep place hun
ters in Washington for several weeks yet,
and they will lbe accompanied by Senators
and Representatives who are not satisfied
70 leave the selection of the fortunate
nominees to the Executive Department
without their advice and suggestion.
To days developments indicate that the
office of Public Printer will be bestowed
upon none of the gentlemen who have
been so far named in connection with it.
Helena weekly herald., 1889-04-04
SupDoSed to be Lynched.

ST.. PAUL, March 28.-A Pioneer Press
special from Springfield, Neb.: Mrs. Gan
non, wife of settler living near the Da-
kota line, was in town yesterday asking
help in rescuing her husband from the In
dians. Cannon and number of other
men were captured by vigilance commit
tee couple of weeks ago on the suspicion
of being cattle thieves. The committee
finally released them on their promise to
leave the country at once. Yesterday
three of them, Cannon aud two men named
Babcock and Remus, were found at their
homes and taken across the Dakota line by
masked men who delivered them to band
of Sioux Indians who have been losing
cattle for some time, and there is little
doubt as to the fate of the three men.
Helena weekly herald., 1889-04-04
THE SMALLER OFFICES.
Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson
g;yee Pointer en- Fourth Glass P. Ms,
Halstead's Confirmation Held up-Cause
Of fsenatorial Opposition.
POSTAL APPOINTMENTS,
Assistant Postmaster CIarksOn's Ex.
planatIon.

WASHINGTON, March 28.-First Assistant
Postmaster General Clarkson was question
I'd to-day concerning certain newspaper
criticisms directed against his policy in
the appointment of fourth class post
masters In answer he said that practi-
calIy all of the changes thus far had been
made for other than political reasons. A
large number of appointments had been
made during the last administration that
were bad A considerable number had
been found to be delinquent in their
accounts Other changes had been made
in order to secure better locations for the
offices. and In many cases the appointments
had been made with a view to the removal
of the Offices from the vicinity of saloons
In every case of removal there had been
good and sufficient cause therefor. "Per-
haps." he added, 1T is not generally known
that my predecessor, within a month or six
weeks of the 4th of March, made over 900
appointments of fourth class postmasters
for the purpose, apparently, of putting them
upon this administration. This course has
no, been pursued, to my knowledge, by any
previous administration. During the last
several weeks of President Arthurs term
not a single fourth class postmaster was
appointed except in rare instances, and
when Postmaster General Hatton resigned
there were more than 5000 designations on
file in his office The commissions of the
thousand appointees of my predecessor
were. of course, withheld, and these vacan-
cies and others are now being filled as
rapidly as possible.
Helena weekly herald., 1889-04-04
Sensational Affair.

CHICAGO, March 31-A special dispatch
rom Washburn, Dakota, to a local paper
says that M. A. Williams and brother, Tom
Williams, trappers, few weeks ago went
to the Little Missouri river trapping. The
second morning after they went into camp
they found that their traps had been visited
and the game taken out. The next night
Tom remained out to watch for the thieves.
In the middle of the night his brother was
awakened by several shots, and sprang out
of bed in the cabin to see Tom fall across
the doorway a corpse. Fifteen Indians
came up and opened fire on the survivor.
Williams protected himself as well as he
could He opened fire on the Indians with
two heavy revolvers, and, according to the
dipatch, managed to kill eleven of the In
dams, when the other four fed. Williams,
although severely wounded. managed to
bury his brother and drifted down the
river in boat to Fort Stevenson.
Helena weekly herald., 1889-04-04

A Boy Roasted Alive in Coke
Over.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, March 29-John
Harris, thirteen year old boy, was riding
on larry, used to charge coke ovens at
the Percy coke works, with a companion,
yesterday. The larry passed directly over
the coke oven mouths, and when it stopped
running Harris supposed they had passed
all the ovens, and he stepped off the rear
end of the larry directly into coke oven,
which was blazing up six feet above the
mouth. The boy sank in TO his armpits
and was completely enveloped in flames,
while his feet and legs were in mass of
red hot coal in the oven. The driver of
the larry hastened to the boys help, get
ting him out in ten seconds after he fell in,
but in this short time Harris was burned
all over, great flakes of skin falling of,
while his clothing was charred into a
cinder all over him, and there was scarcely
a spot ON him that was not scorched and
burned. Though suffering horribly, the
boy was still living this afternoon, with no
hope of recovery.
Helena weekly herald., 1889-04-04
WHO THEY ARE.
Biographical sketches of the Late
AppOintees.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Geo. Chand-
Ter, First Assistant Secretary of the In
terror, is about AZ years old, has been a
resident of Kansas for twenty years, and
il a, present Judge of the Stae Court, COM
prisng circuit about Independence, and
is the only public office he ever held. He
il of high character, irreproachable life and
great attainments in his profession.
w. Scruggs, who was to-day nomi
mated to become United States Minister to
Venezuela, was born in Tennessee but
afterwards moved to Georgia. He has had
considerable experience in diplomacy, hav-
ing been appointed United States Consul
10 Canton. Chins, in 1880, from which pos
he was promoted to be Minister to Bogota,
in 1884 Scruggs held this until relieved
by the last Democratic administration.
Lanzing B. Miner, named as United
States Minister 20 Central America, is a
resident of Benecia, Gala. He is a large
land owner there and is reputed to have
accumulated fortune through invest
ments in real estate.
Mr.. Shoup, nominee for Governor of
Idaho. is one of the oldest and best known
residents of that Territory. He is large
cattle dealer, the owner of several general
merchandise stores and runs one or more
stage lines. He is man of considerable
wealth.
Robert Adams, nom mated to be Minister
to Brazil, is gentleman of culture and
attainments living in Philadelphia. He is
a graduate of the University of Pennsyl.
vania, an ex-State Senator and member
of the Governors staff of the Philadelphia
city troop.
VIM. O. Bradley, named for Minister to
Corea, is a prominent southern Republican
During the war he was Union man. He
has been the candidate of the Kentucky
Republicans for Governor and United
States Senator and made good race against
Gov. Buckner. At the Chicago con-
vention Kentucky urged him for Vice
President and he received number of
votes from the southern delegates. He is
q fine lawy er, with large and lucrative
practice, and it is said that he will not
accept the Office and that he has informed
the President that he did not desire any
appointment whatever.
Helena weekly herald., 1889-04-04
Combinations To-day.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Senate this
afternoon confirmed the following nomina.
tions.
Lewis Wolfey, to be Governor of Ari-
IONA.
Lewis A. Walker, Secretary of Montana.
Charles A. Scobey, Indian Agent at Fort
Peck, Mont.
James W. Huston, of Indiana, Treasurer
of the United States.
Ellis H. Roberts, of New York, Assistant
Treasurer at New York city.
Edwin Fl. Terrell, of Texas, Minister to
Belgium.
John T. Abbott, Minister to the United
States of Colombia.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The Senate in
executive session confirmed all the nomi-
nations of delegates to South American
Conference. Also the following nomina-
tions:
VIM F. Wharton as Assis,an Secretary
of State
l.. Bradford Prince, Governor of New
Mexico.
George H. Shields, of Missouri, Assistant
Attorney General.
Robert J. Fisher. of Illinois, Assistant
Commissioner of Patents.
Helena weekly herald., 1889-04-04
TheLatest From Hayti.

NEW YORK, March 28.-The brig Solario,
which arrived this morning from Hayti,
reports: "We left Port au Prince March
10. On that day the city was very much
excited over the news that at that moment
Legitime's gunboats were bombardipg Con-
avies Three of the gunboats, Belize, Dis
salines and Toussain Lieverature, were said
to be doing terrible damage. The bonn
harding has been going on for some hours,
and it was thought that the town would be
entirely destroyed. Reports of several
decisive battles were brought by the Ger
man steamship Primo, Hans Frederick,
from Port au Prince. Minister Preston has
not as yet returned from his trip to Wash.
ington. 1t is said he is endeavoring to get
an interview with Secretary Blaine
Helena weekly herald., 1889-04-04
Indictments Quashed.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 29.-Under the
decision given by Judge Woods, of the
Federal Court, on the motion to quash the
indictments in the election cases, 123 in
dictments will, if the defendants make
application, be thrown out. Already
twenty-five have been declared invalid, in
cluding ten yesterday and fifteen to-day.
In some instances only part of the indict-
men,s against certain individuals have
been quashed. In no instance has bribery
case been dismissed. The indictments
uuashed were against individuals charged
with illegal voting or with assisting others
to vote illegally. The charge as made by
the attorneys of the defendants and by the
Republicans is that the indictments have
been carelessly and loosely drawn. 1t is
held that the court had no other course
than TO grant the motion to quash. Judge
Woods says the indictments were irregular
and could not be brought to his attention
in that form. All of these indictments
were found by federal grand jury under
the direction of the lately retired Demo
cratic officials of the court. 1t Is not the
in,eption of the present United States
District Attorney to call back the old grand
Jury. He says any grand jury can return
the indictments and that some of the cases
may be brought up in the State courts.
He does not think himself called on to do
ANYTHING further with the grand jury.
Helena weekly herald., 1889-04-04
Ruling in Regard to Pensions.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-Commissioner
Tanner, of the Pension bureau, with the
approval of the Secretary of the Interior,
has issued the following ruling, pursuant
to an act of Congress approved March 1 j.
1889:
Whenever pension certificate of any
character, original, increase. restoration,
arrears or otherwise, shall have been issued
by this bureau andthe beneficiary therein
is found to have died before payment of
the amount due on said certificate to date
ofsaid pensioners death. it will be paid to
the widow Of such pensioner. If there be
no widow, then said amount is to be paid
to the minor child or children of said de-
ceased pensiOner. If there be neither
widow nor minor children, then the amount
due said deceased pensioDer will in the
discretion Of the Secretary of the Interior
be paid to the executor or administrator of
his estate. Minor children as contemplated
by this act are minors recognized as such
by law of the locality in which the pen-
sioner lived.
Helena weekly herald., 1889-04-04
TO ADJOURN TODAY
The Senate Confirm Number of Nomina-
tions and Then Adjourn Finally.

WASHINGTON, April lit seems to be a
universal expectation amoug the Senators
that the Senate will adjourn the present
session tomorrow. President Harrison has
sent In about $50 nominations since March
5th, all OF which, with very few exceptions,
nave Deen reported from the committees
ana VIII nave been confirmed before the
adjournment. Of the offices yet to be
nIled the most important are Commissioner
OF General Land Office and Public Printer.
IL Is beIleved they will be filled within the
next few days. Editor Osborne, of the Los
Angeles Express, is believed to be the man
selected for Public Printer, but no salts
factory guess can be made as to Land Com
missioner. The general opinion is that w.
r. Meredith, of Chicago, who was supposed
TO De the coming man tor Public Printer.
VIII succeed + y. Graves as Superinten-
oent OF the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The Vice Presi-
dent LAID before the Senate Stewards reso-
luton expressing the profound sorrow of
the Senate in the death of John Bright.
Sherman suggested that the resolution
had better be referred to the committee on
ioreign Ieiations, as Its adoption might es-
tablIsh precedent that would return to
plague the Senate.
Hawley remarked that no such occasion
was likely to arise again.
Reagans motion TO refer was carried.
The Vice President stated he was about
to vacate the chair for the remainder of the
sess ion and th anked the Senators for the
courtesy shown him.
Ingalls, was the chosen president pro
tenn. and took the oath as such.
The Senate then went into executive
session.
At $40 on motion of Cameron the Senate
! adjourned sine die.
Helena weekly herald., 1889-04-04
THE OFFICE ROLL,
Nominations by the President---Two For
Montana.
Walker for Secretary and Soobey for In
dian Agent Both Confirmed.
Nominations TO.Day,

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The President
nominated the following persons to the
Senate to-day:
James N. Huston, of Indiana, Treasurer
of the United States
Ellis 81. Roberts, of New York, Assistant
Treasurer at New York City ssus Nxm )
Cbapt. George B. White, U. S. Navy,
Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks
to fill vacancy.
L. Bradford Prince, of Santa Fe, to be
Governor of New Mexico.
Louis A. Walker, of Helena, to be Secre-
tary of Montana
Chas. R. A. Scobey. of Montana, Indian
Agent at Fort Peck, Montana.
VIM. F. Wharton, of Massachusetts, As
sistant Secretary of State.
George II. Shields, of Missouri, Assistant
Adjutant General rice Richard Montgomery,
resigned.
WASHINGTON. April 2.-The President
sent the following nominations to the Sen
ate to-day:
Robert j. Fisher, of Chicago, Assistant
Commissioner of Patents, vice Robert B.
Vance. resigned.
Navy, Commander Bartlett J. Cromwell
" UC Ndptdiu
Lieutenant Commander Geo. r. Durand
to be Commander.
Lieutenant Uriel Sebrie to be Lieutenant
Commander.
Lieutenant Morris L. Wood. Junior
Grade, to be Lieutenant.
Ensign JAS Fl. Glennon to be Lieutenant
of the Junior Grade.
Commander John W. Phillip to be Cap
tain.
Lieutenant Commander Francis M. Bar
Der to be Commander.
Lieutenant David Daniels, Junior Grade,
to be Lieutenant.
Ensign Harry K. Knapp, to be Lieuten-
ant of the Junior Grade.
Passed Assistant Paymaster Josiah R..
Stanton to be Paymaster.
Assistant Paymaster Thomas j. Cowie to
be Passed Paymaster.
Second Lieutenant Harry K. White,
Marine Corps, to be First Lieutenant.
Helena weekly herald., 1889-04-04
Excited Settlers.

DENVER, COL, March 28.-The great in
terest of Colorado in the opening of the
Oklahoma lands is evidenced by the thropg
that crowded the Office of the company
from the time it was opened in the morn
ing. All day the Office was besieged by
anxious people waiting their turn to enroll
themselves upon the company's books and
to learn every possible detail OF the coun-
try. During the day a private colony of
railroad employees, numbering over fifty, ap-
peared at the Office and expressed desire
to join them, which was granted 1t is
thought that $50 people will leave with
the first band on next Saturday night and
more will follow as fast as they can make
arrangements to leave.
Helena weekly herald., 1889-04-04
Confederate Soldiers Home.

NEW YORK, April 1.-Major Stewart, a
member of the board of directors of the
National Confederate Soldiers home at
Austin, Texas, received a telegram from
the president of the board of directors, at
Austin, stating that the Texas Legislature
had passed bill leasing the old capitol
building at Austin for ten years at five dol
lars per annum. The State constitutions
forbid the property being given, and hence
this nominal rental This income will
maintain fifteen inmates annually as the
cost is about eight dollars per month per
capita. Up to this date about $500 has
been sent to the treasurer, Chauncey M,
Depew, for the home.
Helena weekly herald., 1889-04-04
TEMPERANCE ISSUE.
Wanamaker's Address on PrOhibi. .
tiOn.

PHILADELPHIA, March 31.-Postmaster
General Wanamaker made his first public
utterance to-day at the Bethany Sunday
school on the question of high license and
prohibition. He declared in favor of the
constitutional amendment and exhorted
the persons who listened to his words to
work, pray and vote for it. Mr.. Wana-
maker announced that he had been re.
quested to talk on temperance. After
speaking in general way of the necessity
OF Temperance in all things, he referred to
the wreck OF the American men of war at
Samoa and spoke of the broken hearted
wives and children who were waiting for
the return of their husbands and fathers
who had been dashed to pieces on the
rocks. He continued: Right here in our
city are broken hearted people beaten
against the rocks of adversely by the tide
OF liquor and license. A man who will not
sign temperance pledge, though he does
not need it himself, to help a
weaker brother, is not as much of a man as
he thinks himself to be- Christ said
Deny yourselves, take up your cross and
follow me-" The man who takes only a
little and will not give it up, is as much
controlled by it as if he was an habitual
drunkard. He is under the influence
because be won't give it up. What is the rea-
sonyou won't stand out for amendment. Be-
cause you like your glass of beer, you say
i want to be free to take an occasional
drink if l feel like it" What influence
keeps you from voting for the amendment?
Is 1t the influence of the glass of beer?
There are thousands of men in this city
who do not get drunk. They say we have
to drink it if We want to sell it, to buy it
or to give it away. A man may not drink
it at all, but he may be under the influence
OF the liquor spirit. II is the same with
many politician. He is afraid he won't
get votes, so be is silent on the liquor ques-
| tion. When minister or a teacher refuses
to speak out on this question he is ruled by
| the liquor interest. The drunkard who
| votes for prohibition is a freer man than
the total abstainer who carries water on
both shoulders, and then votes for liquor
or to put it in the harmless terms of high
license. Just as if saloon
keeper must answer for every
glass he sells, so we must answer for
voting for liquor. 1t is simply question
of whether or or not we are are in favor OF
the saloon. 1t isn't question of high
license. The bubble that prohibition does
not prohibit has nothing to do with it
The law against stealing was to prevent
stealing. The same power that puts an
amendment on our constitution will attend
to the enforcement of it. 1t is our duty to
make it as difficult to get liquor as it is to
| get poison. License means that the city
State and saloon keeper shall go into part
nership to ruin men; to build up jails
almshouses, hospitals, houses of correction
and to keep up taxes. God is willing to
count the votes. Vote for prohibition and
you will be voting for him; for order, fol-
religion, and for the highest civilization
He will see every ballot. When you
60 home tonight 90 down on your knees
every one of you, and pray God to help
you to carry the amendment"