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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-11
THE DIAMONDS GONE.
Mystery in the United States Express
Office at Grand Rapids.

Mystery in the United States Express
Office at Grand Rapids.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Dec. 7.-Clarence
J. loot, cashier at the United States Eek.
press Office, is missing. and the circum.
stances OF his disappearaiice are singular
in tie extreme and mysterious. loot was
around as usual yesterday and seemed in
his accustomed spirits and good health.
He sleeps in the express Office, but yester-
day morning when two employees of the
company entered the Office, loot was not
there.
His clothes lay on his bed, and his revol-
yer was under the pillow. A book. Look
ing Back ward, !" lay open on the spread.
One safe containing $4,000 and some valu-
ables was locked. and when opened the con-
tents were found undisturbed.: The other
sale was open and several packages of dia-
monds were missing, and vouchers and other
documents were scattered or the floor.
In one package which wal scot by Fox
Brothers, OF Cincinnati, to IN agent here,
were four diamond rings, valued at $125
each. In another package which is missing,
was q very valuable solitaire diamond, the
other stuff taken was not so valuable.
Tooth FL years OF age, highly connected
and above suspicion.
Fears OF q foul were at once expressed,
as a notorious gambling den was run in
the block owned by W. T. Powers adjacent
the express Office. Later in the day q
was found who had seen three men
with boards CARRYING a burden across the
public square at midnight. At 6 O'Clock
yesterday morning a coffin box shipped as
baggage vent east on the Michigan Central
in care of a stranger.
Officers are on the track tonight. There
seems to be no doubt that young Tootw was
murdered by the robbers, who could not
get into the large sale and then robbed the
small n A consignment OF diamonds
valued at SIS 900 was expected last night,
but did not arrive till this morning. The
case is one OF the most sensational in the
state since the Crouch murder at Jackson
sever years ago. +
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-11
May File q Bond.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Acting Secretary
Batcheller has issued a circular to the GUS
toms officers announcing the following pro.
vision has been added to paragraph 8
OF the department circular of Sept. %:
ANY transportation company engaged in
the transportation of Chinese laborers
through the territory of the United States
may execute such general bond, under.
taking to the Unit ID States in the penal
sum and with such conditions as may be
fixed by the secretary OF the treasury, and
such company and it's transit OF Chinese
LAT orers shall thereafter be exempted from
the foregoing requirements OF this para
oraDh.D
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-11
was a Green Cloth knight.

MILWAUKEE, Dec. August Schatten.
berg, secretary OF the school board, shot
himself this morning because OF the discov-
cry OF ~crookedness in his accounts. Schut-
tenberg raised a bill Of q Boston publish.
ing house from So to $SO6, and drew the
money. When the discovery was made
last evening be refunded the money, but an
Investigation OF the books was ordered,
and he killed himself rather than face
other crooked d. velopments. Schatten-
berg was a reckless poker player. and it is
believed he lost Thousands OF dollars Of the
school money.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-11
FOR MONEY
A Sensational Trial in a Quiet French
Village.


PARIS, Dec. 7.-There has been a sensa.
tional murder trial at NancJ that will
stand high in the annals OF causes celebre.
Last year a series OF murders were com.
mitted at Point a Mousson, near the Ger.
man frontier that recalled the exploits
OF slack the Ripper" On December
Is a married couple named Sulzer, who
kept q sort of brokers' shop in the village,
were sound dead. In the middle OF the
room was a table with a white cloth and
the remains OF a frugal repast. Beside
the table and in a kneeling posture was
the body of the husband still
clutching in his hand a pair Of scis.
sors with which he had been cutting some
cloth for a customer. Two PAGES distant
lay the body OF his wife. Both had their
throats cut, and or the tops of their heads
were holes in the skull as if made with a
hammer.
The pocket OF the deceased had been
turned wrong side ont, and all the n. oney in
the shop had disappeared. Anew days after
wards a woman named Ferry, who kept q
wood and charcoal shop, was also found
dead. Her throat was cut in exactly the
same way as those of Sulzer and his wife,
and on the top OF her head was a hole as if
made with q hammer. ALI her money had
been taken, and she had been assassinated
just as abe was showing her wares to a GUS
TONER.
Three days later still another murder
was announced and the inhabitants of the
little village were panic.stricken. This time
the victim was a widow named Francois.
who kept q wine shop. She was found on
her back, with her throat cut. and on
the top Of her head was q hole
corresponding with the other. The rigid
hand of the corpse clutched q
bunch OF gray hair, apparently torn in q
struggle from the assassin's head. On the
counter was q glass filled with wine, indi-
eating that, as in the other cases, the
murderer presented himself rs a customer.
All the money had disappeared, showing
that here also robbery was the motive.
The panic at Pont a Mousson is now SO
great that Immediately after sunset the in
habitants barricaded themselves in their
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Protest Against Chinese.

OTTAWA, Dec. THE following telegram
a received by Premier Mcdonald; "In
behalf OF the bread winners and electors Of
this city. I earnestly protest against any
modification of the Chinese restriction act.
This measure is necessary for the protec.
ton against the dangerous invasion Of the
worst form OF debased Monaghan heather
ism which tends only to degrade labor and
impoyerish the country.
THOMAS CUNNINGHAM,
Member-elect for New Westminster, B. c.,
dietrict.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-11
POISONED By Il JOKE.

Sulphuric Acid Poured in a Man Coffee
Results In Death.
AKRON, O., Dec. 7.-Michael Lee, a we'll
known workingman, died tonight under
peculiar circumstances. Three weeks ago,
while Lee was employed by the Akron Iron
company, some practical Joker poured
into his lunch coffee some sulphuric acid,
used for cleaning iron. 1t was intended
to merely acidulate the coffee, but too
much acid was used, and Lees throat was
terribly burned by the mixture. In spite
of the best medical aid hemorrhage set in,
and after three weeks OF intense agony the
practical joke ended fatally tonight. He
was aged % and leaves a wife and three
small children.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-11
Anaconda Notes.

Joseph S~urprenant, who has been absent
for the past year, returned yesterday.
Guy x Pratt and wife passed through
town Friday enroute to Gable.
Mrs. J. D. Pecko yer leaves Wednesday
for Kentucky where she will spend the win
ter.
Miss Matte Durston will leave Wednes-
day for New York where she will enter
Vassar college.
Miss Cornelia Surprensnt and Miss Dora
came up from st. Marys' academy Friday
and will return tomorrow.
The Shakesperian festival will begin to
morrow night at Evans hall and will con
tinue for six consecutive nights. The
Daniel Bandmann company will receive a
hearty welcome from all appreciative
theater goers, as all are Joyous over such a
promised treat.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-11
THE nThetis, Arrives.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. THE United
s.otes Steamer Thetis arrived here from
the Arctic to-day, having completed an
o;.ht months cruise. The Thetis VAS caught
~ an ice pack near Point Barrow IN
ano' 15. and narrowly escaped destruc.
~. Cantain Stockton also reports that
tss Thetis has travelled along the entlre
one line ~ Alaska, and made a longer
cruiss than ever attempted by any ooner
vessel i'm one season.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-11
Compromised the claim.

CHICAGO, Dec. THE Northern Pacific
railway company to-day settled for ST.
100 the suit for $40, 900 brought by Adele
Nelson, the Australian equestrienne. The
claim was made on account OF injuries re-
ceived 10 q wreck real Gold Creek, Mont.
The company had decided to fight the
claim, but It is said Madame Nelson had
sent out to the scene OF the wreck and pro.
cured q tie which had allowed the rails to
spread. This was SO rotten that il would
not hold the spike and the attorneys after
looking at it compromised the claim.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-11
A michigan Professor Dead.

ANN ARBoR, Mich, Dec. Henry 8.
Frieze, the professor Of Latin and liter
allure, and dean OF the faculty Of literature,
science and art at the University Of Michi-
gan, died this morning.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-11
committeas, Report Adopted.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Tin the Pan Ameri'
can conference to-day the entire report OF
the committee was approved. Tegarra OF
Peru was elected first vice president and
Romero OF Mexico, second vice president.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-11

Mr.. and Mrs. II. Helm and daughter have
gone on q visit to prominent European
cities and points of interest. Mr.. Helm
will return some time during next April.
leaving Mrs. and Mss Helm at Berlin, who
will remain there indefinitely to thoroughly
study the German language.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-11

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE navy depart
ment is informed of the arrival to-day at
st. Paul de Londa, Africa, of the United
States ship Pensacola having on board The
American eclipse expedition. All well.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-11
Burned at Sea.

CAPE Town, Dec. THE barque British
Monarch from Hamburg, Oct 1, for Sid
ney, burned at sea. Sixteen OF the crew
were saved. Aboat containing six others
Ia missing.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-11

Sellers. He admitted that early IN the
spring several persons called upon him and
mentioned such an enterprise but be had
no time to waste on any such gigantic
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-11

GTRAYED FROM BUTTE THE FOL-
y lowing horses: ,
One iron gray horse A on left shoulder and
thigh.
One black horse strip in face left four white
w on left shoulder.
One roam mare strip in face, hind feet white,
Z on left shoulder.
One sorrel horse star in face marked
E on left thigh.
One bay horse blotch brand on left thigh
all had T hair brand on when strayed.
A reward of SIS 90 will be paid for their re-
turn to CA. SLOAN, Butte Mont.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Jacob HOFFMAN, deceased. -
Notice ishereby given by the undersigned ad-
ministrator of the estate of Jacob HOFFMAN, de-
ceased. to the creditors of and all persons hav-
ing claims against the said deceased, to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication of this notice,
to the said administrator at probate court room
in court house, Butte City. in the county of Sill
YER Bow.
JAMES F. PROWSE, Administrator of the
estate of Jacob HOFFMAN, deceased.
Dated Butte City, NJ. T., this 22nd day of Octo-
Der, 1889. =
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-11

TAKEN UP-CAME TO MY RANCH ABOUT
Il q year ago, ono gray horse branded figure 8
one small horse branded combinative 81. g.. on
left soulder and thigh. C. A. SLOAN, Butte.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-11

plating marriage and for men suffering
from Private, Nervous or Chronic Dis
eases. Sent prepaid by express only, on
receipt of 10 cents.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-08

and discussed a resolution prohibiting
the erection of wooden buildings in the
burnt district, and mass meeting of
citizens sustained it unanimously. 1t
will be passed at regular meeting
Wednesday evening. The council has
passed resolution revoking licenses
OF all hotels and restaurants and deal
ers in provisions who advance their
prices. Only two saloons re-
main, and they have been
closed by order of the mayor.
The council ordered the committee on
fire, water and sewers to investigate
the cause of the absence of its super
intendant of the works, as the man
left in charge was incompetent. A
hopeful feeling prevails, and, although
the destruction will retard the progress
of the city for a time, it is impossi-
bic 4hat resources so vast and stability
so well established should be blotted
out. 1t will rise again grander and
better than before and will still claim
its position as the commercial center
of eastern Washington.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-08
NEWS SUMMARY.
DOMESTIC.


The new cruiser Atlanta broke a
piece of her machinery during her
trial trip.
In the land office at Washington
there were about half million acres
of land certified to railroads during
the fical year ending June 81.
Kentucky democrats elected their
state treasurer by 10000 majority,
being large democratic gain.
The loss at Spokane Falls is now
estimated at $10,000,000, with one
fourth that amount insured.
The mayor of Chicago had an inter
view with Burke in Jail.
A lawyer of Carthage, Mo-, hanged
himself with wire.
FOREIGN.
In the French election the republi-
cans carried 949 and the conservatives
489 places.
The revolt in Crete is spreading.
STATE.
The Galveston and Western railway
is largely in debt.
Mrs. Rathhouse suicided at Jeffer-
son.
Fred Peck, boy, has been arrested,
charged with the awful murder of
Leroy Beck.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-08
TWO TRAGEDIES.
A Young Man Blows His Brains 0ut-An-
other Shot Dead in His Tracks

A Young Man Blows His Brains Out-An-
other Shot Dead in His Tracks
MADISON, Ind, Aug. 6.-This usual
ly peaceful and quiet city was the scene
last night of two awful tragedies. The
first case was that of VIM. Johnson, a
well-known young man. He intended
to go south this morning, and last
night, with his sweetheart, Miss Sadie
Athey, attended wedding. After
the ceremony he took Miss Athey
home, and before leaving begged her
to marry him. This she declined to
do, when, becoming desperate, he sud-
denly drew revolver and fired, for
tunately missing her; but thinking he
had killed her he placed the weapon
to his own head and blew his brains
out, dying instantly.
The other case is that in which
young George Schlick shot Richard
Sisco, son of Marshal Sisco, killing
him instantly. Schlick had quarrelled
with Sisco's brother, and afterward
found Dick Sisco in saloon
and shot him dead, at the
time slightly wounding Raeder and
a man named Close, who essayed to
stop him. Schlick got away, but was
discovered at his home this morning
by Walter Sisco, the dead mans
brother, who tried to arrest him, but
Schlick cut his would-be captor dan
gerously across the throat and made
good his escape, being still at large.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-08

and representatives who would help
to break the influence of the bond
holders. "The debt cannot be paid in
gold" declared Senator Stewart. at
would bankrupt the country"
Senator Reagan followed in thesame
vein. The committee is evidently
bent on doing missionary work in the
new states. This is the first public
meeting held upon the Sabbath in the
history of Dakota.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-08
ROW AMONG BARRIERS.
Negro TOnsOrial Artist Murders Another
and is Himself Fatally Shot

and is Himself Fatally Shot.
CHICAGO, August 6.-The colored
BARRIERS picnic, at Island park yester-
day, wound up with fatal affray.
Cal Duncan imagined Ed Bennett
had insulted his wife, and whipping
out a revolver shot Bennett through
the head and killed him. He then
walked down to the depot. A crowd
of Benefits friends followed and
found Duncan in the waiting room.
He tried to use his revolver, but his
pursuers put four bullets into his
body before he could shoot. He rose
and again tried to fire, and two more
bullets followed the preceding four.
AS he lay on his face bleeding from
his wounds big negro jumped on
him, and with knife slashed his
back until the flesh lay in strips. Not
satisfied with this, some of the crowd
kicked the PROSTATE man about the
head. One hammered him with a
brick. A special officer had a hard
time driving them away at the point
of a revolver. Duncan was brought
to the city, and died during the night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-08
The Smiths and Slushers.

LOUISVILLE, KY, August 6.-The
quarrel which has been going on for
some days between the Smith and
Slusher families, in Bell county, cul-
minated in fatal meeting last Fri
day. VIM. Smith and forty armed
men went to Flat Lick, and about l
O'Clock in the afternoon were attacked
by the Slusher faction, who opened
fire on them from mountain 200
yards distant. The Smith party
sought shelter and both sides kept up
the firing for several hours. Jim Min
ter, of Slusher's force, was the only
man killed. The quarrel grew out of
a contest between the families over a
50 hog.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-08
THE SIOUX RESERVATION.
The Indians Finally Sign Away Their Lands
and the Whites are ReiOiced.

CHICAGO, August GA dispatch
from Standing Rock agency says the
requisite number of signatures for
opening the great Sioux reservation
was finally secured last evening. The
sensation of the day was the signing
by Chief Gall, and all his band fol-
lowed him. All day the Indians signed,
and now the IL 100000 acres of land
to which the whites have been looking
longingly for years are theirs. The
commissioners are rejoiced over their
success. 1t is predicted that the rush
to the reservation will be greater than
the Oklahoma stampede, as the
land is of much better quail
ity, and the prospects for
prosperity are brighter. Gen. Crooks
said the commissioners hope to close
their report within few weeks and
place everything in readiness for the
formal opening of the reservation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-08
Senators Reagan and Stewart in Dakota.

CHICAGO, August Ga special from
Aberdeen, Dak., says: Senators Rea-
gan and Stewart, of the senate irriga-
ton committee, arrived here Sunday.
An exhibition of the force of the city's
artesian well was given and public
meeting held at the opera house, at
which both senators spoke at length.
They announced the conviction that
irrigation by artesian wells was prac-
ticable and Senator Reagan said that
land now worth from Sc to $40, when
properly irrigated, would be worth $50
per acre.
Senator Stewart discoursed upon the
demonitization Of silver at great
length, denouncing the money bags Of
Wall street, and calling upon the peo-
pie of the new states to elect senators
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-08

retary, Gen. R. A. Cameron, to-day
called northwest Texas immigration
convention to, meet at Fort Worth
Saturday, August II, to form per-
manent organization to invite immi-
grafton to northwest Texas. The
northwest is thoroughly aroused, and
it is believed the most practicable and
profitable immigration organization
Texas has had will result from this
convention. II is expected thatcher
sections of Texas will organize simi-
larly.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-08
Senator Quay's Cruise.

PHILADELPHIA, August 6.-United
States Senator NJ. S. Quay started to-
day from this city on an extended trip
on the steam yacht Manatee. He
took with him as guests ]. Sloan
Fassett, of New York, Col. A. l..
Conger, of Ohio, VIM. C. GoOdloe, of
Kentucky, and Assistant Postmaster
General Clarkson, all members OF the
republican national committee. 1t is
the intention of the party to cruise
along the Atlantic coast as far north
as Bar Harbor, calling at Atlantic city,
Cape May and other points, but the
programme of the trip will depend
entirely upon the weather.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-08
Accidental Shooting.
Special to the Statesman.

Special to the Statesman,
GALVESTON, August 6.-Jim Turner,
Frank Barnes and Louis 'Carraway
negro boys, were out hunting near the
fair grounds yesterday evening. Barnes
accidentally shot Turner, who was ly-
ing on the ground near him, in the
head. Turner cannot survive, as last
accounts from him say his brain was
oozing from the wound in the head
where the charge entered.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-08
A Horrible Murder,

ST. LOUIS, August 6.-Sheriff Pohl-
man has declined to appoint jury to
pass upon the sanity of the wife mur-
derer, VIM. Anderson, who is under
sentence to be hanged next Friday.
There is evidently no hope for Ander-
son, and the preparations for the exc
cution have been commenced. Ander-
son is weakening and will not talk.
His crime was brutal one, he having
killed his wife with a base ball bat
while she was asleep.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-08
The Texas League.
Special to the Statesman.

Special to the Statesman.
FoRT WORTH, August 6.-The Texas
Base Ball league met here to-day and
decided to close the season August 19,
one month earlier than the scheduled
time. The dropping out of Waco
made this action necessary. This
virtually declares the Houston team
the pennant winner. The Dallas
team has formally challenged the
Houston nine to play nine games of
ball after the league season closes for
$500 side, the club winning ma
jority of the games to take the
81 900.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-08
A Terrible Death,
Special to the Statesman.

Special to the Statesman.
BoNHAM, August 6.--Information
has been received from Mexico Of the
horrible death of VIM. McKamy, who
formerly resided here and who is we'll
known throughout Texas. He was
working in his fathers gold mine and
gone into the quartz crusher to repair
some part of the machinery, and his
assistants, not knowing that he was
in, started the machinery with the
above terrible result.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-08
Attached by the Sheriff.

OswEGo, N. Y, August 6.-The
property of the Riverside and Oswego
Mills company, owning extensive
worsted mills at Oswego Falls, Oswego
county, was to-day attached by the
sheriff on an attachment for $4,000
in an action brought by Julius Nc
Kenzie & Co., dry goods commission
merchants of New York city.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-08
Kentucky Election.

LOUISVILLE, August Ga special to
the Evening Times indicates that
Stephen G. Sharp, democratic candi-
date for treasurer of Kentucky, has
been reelected by between 10000 and
10000 majority. The democrats gain
eight, and possibly more, seats in the
legislature.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-08
Challenging the sluggers.
Special to, the Statesman.

FoRr WORTH, August g. Jake
Campbell, the Texas slugger who
challenged Jake Kilrain to fight him
the first week in October, having re-
ceived no reply from Kilrain, today
proclaimed himself the champion of
the world and challenged John L. Sui
ivan, Jem Smith, Charley Mitchell
and McCaffrey to fight the first week
in October, London prize rules, for
any sum whatever. Campbell is in
earnest.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-08
Suicide at Jefferson.

Special to the Statesman.
JEFFERSON, August 6.-Mrs. Elma
Rathhouse, recently from st. Louis,
committed suicide this morning about
10 o'clock by cutting her throat with
a razor. She had made several at
tempts heretofore with morphine and
rough on rats, but failed. The woman
was thought to be demented.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-08
A Pitchers Arm Broken.

KANSAS CITY, August 6.-James
Hamilton, the Weir pitcher, met with
peculiar accident in game at Weir
City yesterday. The force of the de-
livery of ball broke his arm square
in two between the shoulder and the
elbow.