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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
A SHOCKING
A Professor Shot by q Ma From the
Audience.


Audience.
BosToN, Dec. "A peculiar tragedy &C
Cured in Lynn early last evening. Pref
H. F. Sartelle, claiming a residence in Wor
cester, has for several days been giving ex
hibitions OF the dime museum order in
small wooden structure located at Wash
ington and Oxford streets.
Through foolhardiness or a deliberate
att, mpt at suicide he last evening lost his
life. The professor was exhibiting before a
small sized audience and produced for in.
speetion q rifle and bullet. He then loaded
the weapon and requested some one in the
audience to "kill' him. He made the re-.
quest several times. Finally William II.
Flanagan steppe9 forward and secured the
rifle and walked to a further corner OF the
room.
Sartelle instructed him to fire when be
had counted three. He then stepped upon
the stage. and, facing Flanagan, counted
'one," and then said, "Aim higher; aim
for my head; you are aiming too low" He
then resumed counting. Simultaneous
with the signal Of "three" Flanagan fred.
Immediately Sartelle fell PROSTATE. He
was killed instantly. The bullet, a
44-caliber slug, entered the victims neck
just at the left OF the jugular vein. Elan.
agan was arrested, but he will doubtless
be released. Many in the audience sup
posed that the falling was a part of the
trick, and left the hall without a suspicion
of the tragedy that had been acted.
Saitelle had failed to substitute q paste
board bullet for the leaden missile while
loading the gun.
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The Philadelphia Failure.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3.-There we're i'm
portant developments to-day in the sur
prising failure Of Lewis s. Cox & Co. The
sheriff levied upon the residence and other
personal property OF Cox ut the instance
OF " m. M. Singerly whose only interest in
the business was that of a large creditor.
He went into the court and secured a stay
restraining the sale OF the goods in the
store which were attached yesterday by
the other creditors. Singerly declared Cox's
debt to him exceeded all his (Cox's) other
debts combined. On July 2, 1889, Singerly
purchased from Cox the business OF the
store at 1920 Chestnut street, together
with the entire stock in trade in considera-
ton ci the sum Of about $14, 1000, which
sum has been paid in full. He (Singerly)
then took exclusive possession OF the store,
the name of Cox on the sign being retained
for the advantage OF business. The al.
fdavit asserts that Lawyer Ledyard Island
for many years past has been the regular
counsel ( ,r Cox, and that his judgment and
the note in favor OF George Victor drawn
in his Office. Singerly believes the proceed
ings we're instituted by Cox himself in COM
bination with Victor for the purpose OF
getting control OF the goods.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07

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COMPARATI VE STATEMENT.
The Clerks of the House and Senate |
Make a Report.

The Clerks of the House II Senate
Make a Report.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The clerks Of the
co mittee on appropriation, of the senate
and house have prepared comparative
statements Of the estimates appropria.
tons OF expenditures for the maintenance
Of the government for the fiscal year 1889
and 1890 from which it appears that the
increase OF estimates for 1891 for these for
the current year is 500, S67,16s and that
the. increase OF the estimates for next year
over appropriations for this year OF 81
1873, 1922, 112. The total estimates OF the
regular and permanent annual sppropria-
lions for the next fiscal year are $4O6,.
GAS. 315, while the total revenues are estim-
sted at $3.50, GA, 1877, showing an excess
OF the estimates OF revenues over the
estimated appropriations next year OF
$43,5 ST., O22. The net surplus for the
present year il placed at $53, $50, Gil or
$9,561,4S9 more than the estimated sur.
plus for the next fiscal year. This
prospective decrease in the surplus
is stated, too, without reference
10 UDo DOBBlDlllUy Vi I'LL cudCILuOuU vi
the river and harbor bill, for in the esti-
mates submitted by the secretary OF the
treasury, there is a notable omission OF
the ordinary provisions for the river and
harbor improvements. For the preserva-
ton OF the existing works, the sum OF $780,.
700 is asked, while the report OF the chief
engineers sayu So 1888 $50 can be profit
ably expended next year iu these improve
ments. The statement above quoted dit
iers materially from that proposed by the
treasury department, and exhibited in the
book of estimates just issued for the rea-
son that the postal receipts and evenues
are differently treated by the treasury and
the approximation committees Assistant
Attorney General Shilds of the Interior de-
partment has given the secretary OF Interior
an opinion as to the effect OF the seven
tenth section OF the act admitting the
new states, which requires the act of 1S4l,
the original ~pre-emption act and
the repeats the same rs to the new states.
He no DIS hat taking the whole section TO-
gether the intent was not to repeal the
Presumption avs but to make the grant OF
lands in lieu OF he eighth lection OF the
act Of 1S41, generally known as the inter-
nal Improvement grant, and to repeal that
section as to the new states, that the act
Of 1S41 was carried into the revised
statutes and repealed in 1865. That il
congress had intended to repeal the pre-
emption laws it could nave done 80 by re-
pealing the sections of the revived statutes
sppertaining thereto, Of by applying tine
words so declaring and not by the repeal OF
the old act OF 1S41, and hat the pre-emp-
ton law so contained in the revised statu-
tes, EXCEPT as to the internal impros cement
grants are still in force in the new states.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
i Second Judicial Dist let of the Territory of
Montana in and for the County of Silver Bow.
John HI. Sperry, Plaintiff, Nettie +. Sperry
Defendant. The people of the Territory of
Montana send Greeting to Nettie 4. Sperry,
You are hereby required to appear in az action
brought against you BY the above named Plaintiff
in the District Court of the Second Judicial Dis
trict of the Territory of Montana, In and for the
County of Silver Bow, and to answer the COM
plant filled therein within ten days Exclusive of
the day of ~service) after the service on you of
this summons, If served within this County; OF,
If served out Of this county, but in this District,
within twenty days; otherwise within forty days;
according to the prayer of said complaint.
The said action is brought to obtain an order
and decree of this Court dissolving the bonds OF
matrimony, heretofore and now existing be-
tween plaintiff and defendant. on the grounds
that on or about the 3rd day Of July 1885, and
ever since defendant has absented herself from
this plaintiff, willfully. and without reasonable
cause, that plaintiff has often requested defendant
to return to him, and more than one year has
willfully absented herself, and for such other re
lief, as may seem equitable to the Court.
And You are hereby notified, That, it you fail
to appear and answer said complaint as above
required the said Plaintiff will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Given under my hand and Seal of the .Distict
Court Of the second District of the Territory Of
Montana, in and for the County of Silver Bow,
this 9th day OF July IN the year ct or Lord One
YELLING NAPTON,. WILL L. CLARK.
KNOWLES 4 FoRB1s Atty's for Plaintiff.
First Publication Aug. 8 1889.
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THE CRONIN TRIAL.

Wing Concluded for the Defense and In
graham Speaks for the Prosecution.
CHICAGO. Dec. 3--Judge Wing concluded
his address to the Cronin jury this morning
devoting most OF his attention to the argu-
menf that it was not shown that the wounds
on Cronin's head were necessarily fatal, and
that it was impossible to decide whether
the snecimens OF blood and hair examined
bv the experts were those OF a man or not.
He was followed by Ingraham on behalf of
the prosecution.
Mr.. Ingraham spoke at length OF the kill
ing of Cronin, the disposal OF the body and
defined and illustrated the law of con-
sniracy. Addressing himself to the ques-
lion OF the value OF circumstantial evil
dence he cited legal opinions to the effect
that it may be stronger than the
direct evidence. Judge Wing, he said.
had taken up the evidence bit by bit
and argued it's weakness. This was sim
nlv the old story OF q bundle OF sticks, n
az II a in this case. Each discriminating
circumstance wa explained upon the
theory Gf lnnOcenco' ouo u -
clnsion to which they pointed were irresist-
ohle circumstan noes, that from the time OF
the meeting in camp 20 to the finding OF
the clothes oil Cronin in the sewer, was
shown to be an intelligent human design.
If had it's origin in hate; it's foundation in
tba charge that Cronin was a spy; and Its
end in the butchery in the Carlson cottage
md the burial liz the sewer. Then Ingra-
ham proceeded to analyze the evidence,
as Hu "Whs did Burke rent the cottage
and hold possessian Of it uninterrupted
month after month";" He was aday laborer
and working only. Where were . .ns Oro ths
e enttana with him. and why did they not
appesr and testify in his behalf
CHS Gs' cottage, yet it did not contain =. 2
to sl1 attend one Of s~ullivan's men that the
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doctor was called. The cottage was close
to S~ulllvan's house. Burke told Sullivan
about it as soon al he rented it. Subse.
quently Sullivan vouched for him. The
speaker dweltat length upon the suspicious
character Of the ice mans contract for
Cronin's services, the hiring OF the white
horse, Coughlin's suspicious actions etc.
He went over the ground OF the ride TO the
cottage, the murder, the subsequent be-
stowal OF b body in catch basin and
Burke's fight. All this connecting chain Of
evidences. he said, was undispnted. He
touched upon the able testimony and
showed that it was all by the friends oil the
accused, while the inculpatine evidence was
by eimpartial witnesses. IDgraham then
proceeded to trace the connection between
Coughlin, Kunze and Sullivan. Hereyiewed
the fight between Cronin and the triangle
as the moving cause Of murder and closed
an appeal for conviction.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
WOOL GROWERS MEET,
They Organize and Elect Oficers-Sheep
on the Increase.

They Organize and Elect O~facers-Sheep
ON the Increase.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The National
Wool Growers meeting was organized to.
day by the election OF Hon. Columbus De.
lano of Ohio president; G. H. Wal'a 20.
president of the Missouri Wool Growers,
secretary. There was a large attendance.
An informal discussion on the present con.
dition and needs OF the wool growing in.
dustry showed the concensus of opinion to
Re that, while the rate of decrease from
10000, 900 head of sheep in 1883 to 49,
100000 in 1888 had been arrested, but no
appreciate advance had yet been made.
The committee on reorganization and reI-
olutions was appointed this afternoon. The
members Of the convention called in a
body on Secretary Window and ASH slant
Secretary Tichener. Several congressman
from the Western states called at the con.
veation to-day and expressed themselves
as thoroughly in sympathy with the wool
growers.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
Trainmen Arrested for Robbery

MARION, O., Dec. Reconsideration was
produced among the trainmen OF the New
York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railroad by
the arrest If John Mcpherson. John Ken.
senger and Charles Downs on the charge OF
robbing freight cars on trains on which
they were employed and the issuing of
warrants for the arrest of many others.
The trial of Charles Downs was commenced
this morning. Downs was q brakeman on
q local freight and made a confession. He
said the first he knew of the thieving was
in April of last year. In nearly every a
car some boxes OF through freight were
found, and these were the boxes tempered
with. The goods were always taken from
freight consigned to points beyond the New
York, Philadelphia & Ohio. 1t is claimed
that q regular eommi ssion business was
done at Dayton by the suspected men.
Clothing, dress goods, boots and shoes,
whisky and nearly everything suffered.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
7HH MESSAGE READ.
Both Houses of Congress Lis
ten to President Harri-
sons Message.
The Speaker Of the House Ap-
points a Centennial cele-
bration Committee.
From Wednesday Daily.

From Wednesday Daily.
WASHINGTON. Dec. BIN the senate to.
oay a message from the house was pre.
sented announcing the organization OF that
body.
Edmunds on the part Of the joint com.
mittee to wait on the president. reported
that it performed that duty and has been
informed by the president that he would
communicates with the houses by message
Immediately. T~hereupon the message from
the president was announced and the secre-
tary OF the senate proceeded to read it.
The reading Of the message wal con-
Guided at halt past one and was listened to
with apparently close attention by the
senator's on both sides of the chamber.
AS one Of the paragraphs touching taxa
ton was read, q Republican senator re-
marked in q whisper, that it sounded very
much like Cleveland.
% motion OF Sherman it was laid on the
and ordered printed. TIE senate
Then adjourned till to morrow.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
Gladstone Inspires Enthusiasm.

LONDON, Dc. Sat the Manchester
meeting to-day Gladstone inspired great
enthusiasm by his definite expression OF
the Liberal policy. He said Ireland was
the leading question Of the day and that
the Tories would have been converted to
tie Liberal view OF the subject by this time
but for the dissenting Liberals. The split
in the Liberal party, he said, would not
have occurred except for the personal am.
bition OF some Tories and their allies who
desired more to form a national party
than to do political justice. He severely
arraigned the Unionist leaders on this
point, and said the plan Of campaign was
the necessary consequence OF the govern
ment's refusal to grant proper relief t.
Ireland. There was, he said, less crime in
Ireland than in England. He was OF the
opinion that the country had clearly ex-
pressed the desire that there should be q
change in the administration Of Ireland
and the Liberals might l1ok to the future
with confidence.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
A COSTLY HUSBAND.
Helena Helling Pays 800 900 for a Very
Ordinary Kind of One.

Helena Helling Pays 800. 900 for a Very
Ordinary Kind of One.
New YORK, Dec. ~3.-Alderman Walker
performed an interesting marriage cere.
mony at the city hall yesterday. The
groom, Carl Schulenburg, a billiard table
manufacturer OF Detroit, is Ell years old
and vas taking himself a third wife. The
bride, Helena Helling, OF East Saginaw,
Mich, is 81 years old and taking her Sec
ond husband. The groom impatiently
called upon the alderman to make the cere-
mony short, and this, with the caresses
that were exchanged as soon as the words
were spoken, gave the look of a love match
to the wedding. The preceding ceremony
in O lawyers office, by which 500, 900
worth Of real estate was conveyed by the
bride to the groom, was on the other hand
very business-like. Mr.. Schulenburg is a
Hebrew and Mrs. schulenburg is lot. The
couple are o on their way West.
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As DEAD.
A Woman After Wearing Weeds for Two
Years Finds Her Husband.

~ I'LL kAIbCE
Years Finds Her Husband.
CANANDA1GuA, N. Y, Dec. 3.-Last Sum
day Mrs. George Reddington OF this village
wore Widows weeds, but to-day she dis.
carded them because OF the news that her
husband, mourned two years as dead. Is
alive and on his way from a Western city
to rejoin her. He will also see for the first
time his little boy OF whose existence he is
yet unaware.
Three years ago young Reddington, who
was not yet OF age, was secretly married
and at once started for the West to seek
his fortune and establish a hone for the
wife who remained with her family
here, in company with two other
young men he settled near Lakin, Kas.,
and prospered. He wrote to his wife and
mother until Nov. %, 1887, about eight
months after his departure, when bis mother
received a telegram announcing MS suodeg
death. When the body was telegrapneo
for, the answer came that it had already
been buried. A second telegram was sent
instructing the friends OF the young man TO
exhurne the remains and send them nome
at once. To this the answer was thai tne
grave had been robbed. Reddlngton's
mother, Mrs. Ida Slater, went to Lakin &C
csompanied by her uncle. to invest'eaSe.
There she found the two young men VINO
had been Reddington's partners IN real
estate operations. They repeated tne
story of the kilograms. Shortly al.er
her return to Canandaigua, MIS-. SLATER
Was informed that the young men she mao
met had applied to the Mutual Lie insuI,
anee company for the payment OF q $o.oo9
policy ou R%eddington's life. This convinced
her that there had been foul play, and, ac-
companied by a detective. he went to
Lakin. Reddington and his partners, IL
appeared, had insured, their lives Tor 6,o0o
each, making the policies payable to tne
survivors. Mrs. Slater notified the com.
pany that SHE question: the regularity OF
the proceedings. The surviving partners
we're arrested for fraud, but both escaped.
One forfeited his bail bond and the other
escaped by reaaon OF a defect in the COM
plant.
Mrs. Slater dispaired OF ever recovering
her sons remains, but kept the detective
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IN THE HOUSE.
The Presidents Message Received--C Cole.
bration COMMITTEES Appointed.

The Presidents Message Received Cele.
bration Committee Appointed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. BIN the house the
COMMITTEES to wait upon the president and
inform him that the house was organized
and ready to proceed to business appeared
through Chairman Mckinley and informed
the house that it had performed the duty
and the president would communicate with
the house in writing forthwith.
One Of the presidents secretaries then
delivered the message, which was immsdi-
ately read.
Little attention was paid to the reading
OF the message and it was ordered printed
and referred to the committee oil the whole,
Under the authority by the last civil
appropriation bill the speaker appointed
Baine, Aut, Carter, Cutherson Of Texas
and Cumming a comm; ttee on centennial
celebration.
The house then adjourned until Thurs
day.
A democratic caucus is announced for
this evening.
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1ri.h delegates Return Home.

DETROIT, Dec. 3.-Rev. DR.. Reilly and Gel.
Atkinson, whe left Detroit ON Oct. IA, ar.
rived home from England this morning.
DR.. Reilly bears messages from President
Parnell of the Irish league, to President
Fitzgerald OF the American league, which
will probably be given the press in a few
days. Co. Atkinson discredits the rumors
that Parnell is missing under peculiar cir
c~umstances, and says he saw letters from
from Parnell written Nov. 20 from a small
town at which he was resting.
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The Democratic Cancn..


WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The Democratic
representatives held a caucus tonight,
Holman Of Indiana b, ing elected chairman
to succeed the late Representative Cox OF
New York, Carlisle having declined the post.
Oates Of Alabama offered a resolution pro-
viding for the appointment of a steering"
committee OF fifteen members with Speaker
Carlisle as chairman, TO undertake the
case of the political interests of the mi
nor:ty. Opposition was immed ately de-
veloped, Blound of Georgia and Brecken-
ridge OF Arkansas speaking against
it. Breckenridge Of Kentucky
suggested the appointment OF
q committee of three members, with the
power corresponding to those OF the execu-
tive committee, from whose decision an
appeal might be taken to the committee
OF fifteen who in turn may call the caucus
together.
Crane OF Texas moved as q further sub
stitute the appointment Of a committee OF
i've to keep the Democrats advised OF the
NOV aments and plans of their opponents
and call the caucus when necessary. FL
nally all the motions were laid aside and
the caucus adjourned.
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WOULD HAVE IDIVORCB
Money No Object With Him
When Wanting to Gel
Rid of a Wife.
He Had Plenty of 1t and Only
Wanted to Know the
Expense.

From Wednesday Daily.
Monday evening an excited individual
burst into the sheriff's office, anc stridin,
up to Mr.. Lloyd, exclaimed:
"Are You the sheriff."
"Well, Dardner, that's what I would like
to know myself. However, I'm acting in
that capacity. I've got the keys, but Sui
Ivan has camped in the court room. What
is it you want9"
I'm Mr.. Blank OF Walkerville. My wife
insists on lodging away from home at
nights. I'm dead stuck to get a divorce,
and I want it tonight; / want it right now.
Name the amount for expense and I'm
your goslin'. I've got money and don't
you forget it, but I won't stand that wo-
mans bad breaks" He then planked a S.
bill on the desk, struck a tragic attitude
and showing both hands deep down into
the cavernous depths OF his jeans, EYED the
sheriff with q look OF victorious triumph.
An expression of subdued amusement
mantled the face Of Mr.. Lloyd as the gro.
tesqueness OF the situation dawned upon
him, and he proceeded to take q mental
"a A1UO Vi xuIOCOuEO AUEOdus
.Tm sorry my friend, but TO grant you
a divorce would be to exceed my author
ity. The legal separation OF couples ia a
junction exercised wholly by the court.
The judge alone can free you from the
gal ing bonds of matrimOny, and you'll
nave to institute suit"
well, where's the court? I've started
to clean this thing up. and I'm going
to get a divorce tonight. Where's the
COURT"
which one OF them do you wish to rec.
ognizs," queried the sheriff.
Thunder! Is there two Of 'em. One
court is enough for me. Who's the
Nov, pardner, you've, knocked me
out the first round. Judge
Mediation claims that he is Judge,
which Judge Hamilton swears that
Mediation is q usurper. I'd give four dol
lars myself to know who's Judge. Then I'd
who's sheriff. It's what I don't
about this matter that worries me
and brings gray hairs to this classic dome
OF thought. On the whole, I think you had
better consult a lawyer. Possibly one OF
these monumental prevaricators can en-
YOU"
what lawyers shall Isee?" asked the
man.
AAOAC N0UCAuM W Ohluuu"s lu6y TO
In fact they're birds. and dead |
sure on divorces"
Give me a note to them. I'm started |
out for a divorce, and I'll have one if it
takes my pile"
Then Sheriff Lloyd seized bis trusty
pen and indicted the subjoined note:
"Ketchum & Skinnuu. Dear Sirs
The bearer OF this wants q di-
rorce. The man who wanted a revolver
sn't q marker to him. He wants it to-
hight II you have one lying around loose, |
i've it to him, but don't look to me for the
bill. Yours, Lloyd"
The man who hankered for a separation
rom his alleged worse hall. carefully folded
he note, took a sweeping glance at the
DOM and faded away. The last heard of
lin. his money had become exhausted, his
was in hook, his wife held pos
eesion OF thedomestic domicil and resisted
corners with a shot gun, while the law
,ers each sported a Rocky Mountain
diamond and had dined on lie four times
Iuring the day.