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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-03
MARRIED AT 0RETNA GREEN.

Farmer who Knew "a Faint Heart
Never Won = Fair Lady
FERGUS FALLS. Minn.. Dec. "A sem
sational elopement has just occurred here,
the principals being u wealthy young
farmer named John Altirich and Miss
Minnie Brown, resident OF the town of
Maine. This is the young lady's second
attempt, and il seems tn be successful.
Last spring she eloped with another young
man. They started from her home i'm
Maine township at dusk and reached this
city at daylight the next morning, walk
ing all night. The father of the girl started
early in the morning after them and found
city. He smashed in the door of the
room and gave the would-bc benedict a
terrific thrashiug and threatened To kill
him 11lc came near his premises again.
Hstu1kf<k his daughter home. Tho
encounter cooled the love OF swain No.
and he kept away, and Farmer John
Alslrich succeeded as "a suitor for Miss
Browns hand. Mr.. Brown repeatedly
told Aldrich To keep away. Ii seems that
Brown went of for n few days. and Aid
rich. unmindful of the fate of his presle-
cessor, went to the girls home and
brought her to this city to marry her. She
was too young, SO no license could he is
sued. Aldrich was little set back. but
Wahpeton, North Dakota, which il hut N
few miles away, is "a second Grctta
Green, aud those who cannot get married
woulti-be bride went there and were mar
ricd.
In the mean time younger brother Of
the bride has gone to notify the fond par
ent, and the meeting between Brown and
his son-in-law PROMISES to bc stormy.
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AS CLEAR AS MUD.


whhf Judge WING says OF the A0ivos
FounA Coughtia.
CHIcAGo, Dec. 2.-fn the Crunin case to-
day Judge Wing continued his review OF
evidence and coming down tn the two
knives said: "This question is very easily
disposed of by two propositions. First.
Coughiin is either guilty or innocent. II
innocent, he could not have had these
knives. II guilty. he would not have had
them IL they were Cronin's. These two
plain propositions in the mind OF any
knife. episode. This was the las, and
grand climax that the state gave to the
cas-. OF suspicion against these men,"
state, he said. had to make
@ Sas. could %SnsTs no. is mai"ssansI n in amy amy
court OF Justice against the defendants
unless the fact of the conspiracy was
Speaking of the ways i'm which to estah-
lish conspiracy, he said: "fou can con-
slider all proven facts and from them infer
process beyond all rca-oriat,ie doubt. II is
right under the law that when you are
Coarhiia You shonl.i leak at the circmm.
stance in the light at the law. hut not i'm
the light OF facts proven against the other
a partly proven conspiracy aud from ii
giving color and character to individual
circumstances and acts proven against
Judge Wing then went on tn say that he
had never heard presented absurd "a
theory Of conspiracy the state presents
i'm this ease. "rhe state prrtcntis,' he said,
| ''that there nultituslca of circumstances
which. IL con sidcresi. lead To the concl,i-
sion Of conspiracy independent of camp
-. That IL not material: the question il,
| whether acts proven against the men on
| trial Indicate that they were criminal par
ticilants i'm some conspiracy which re-
| suited in Cronin's death. Ii may te his
death did result from conspiracy, but that
| is not what you are here to try. IL IL is
| uncertain, then there nust bc an acqliit-
l u fstsp IsscAvssina to 0nd, = noss eosls1a
| sively iessIoustrated.''
| The speaker then went on to argue tina
! various circumstances atitlticcd i'm evi
| ,icnce to show CouRhlin's connection will
| the crime were consistent with the tlieor,
| of innocence. As tai the noted horse, even
| IL il was the animal which drew Cronin {.
his death. still Coutyhlin might be limo
| cent. He might not have known wha
| the man from Michigan wanted IL for.
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Nsnetee-a Saii0r~ brow n~si.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 2.-Thc steam
ship Gaelic. which arrived from China
aud Japan yesterday, brings news that
the American ship Chcscbrouxh was
wrecked October M by running an n rock
OFT Sl,ichi ri Hama, and nineteen OF the
crew drowned. The vessel was bound
from Hokoslate to San Francisco. Four
OF the crew were saved.
The most violent typhoon known here
in many years swept over the island of
Saso on tho 2ist of October. Fifty houses
and as many boats were destroyed. On
the 18th of October at kaulda, wachi in
NuRata, the prefecture and three-fourths
of the village were destroyed by fire.
lhrae shiinren ana Lss houses wer" de- de-
Misemono. at Tannichimai, collapsed
and n number of lives were lost. The
and twenty-nine aud many were i'm
iirssl.
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UNCLE SANS new NAVY


WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.-In his annual ~
port Secretary of War Tracy says:
The purpose for which the United states main
ssnins n navy in not conquest, hut defense. For
Feasons of economy and lublic policy, the force
mould he small AS II consistent with this Oh
Dect- hut Il appears that with all the additions
anthorled by the Legislation of the last seven
years. the country, so far as Its capacity for de
tense is concerned. will he absolutely at the
nercy of states hasin. less than onptcnth of its
flDpulation, one ethtrtieth Of its wealth, and one
hnndre,ith Of its area While the element
a defensive strength Is thus clearly
Gencicnt, the vulnerable points open Ia AN
onemy s attack, and the interests liable mt all
MINES to injury, are numerous and important.
osast line OF '3.no miles upon which are situated
more than twenty great renters OF population,
ys.alth and commercial activity. wholly unpro-
grs.ted against m,sicrn weapons, affords AN inSit-
log object of attack, with wisie range of choice
a. Ia the points to he selected Any one of the
great powers could, without serious difficulty,
after the ronrl...n o, % our % ss, as & now os, ~.
N amount of money sufficient Ia meet the ex
Ehsh. IL r. iua,.ie,,siy rx,anied over "a series OF
rars. wo,id I've suti,cicni To afiord this country
II The country is g have navy a, an. IL should
n.vS one ,ha, is sn,e M iSr T., ans time ~ a"n
we are To stop short of this, We ha, might better
anence and control rian the sea. il is idle 10
DItend our money In building small. slow going
Is man sa fsf sis sssss ,nan H. the @S
p"y sa rGs. ssa; nra a Gt d s.y m nr s% as
gnon as war broke out The country needs a
Is ,ha' % viii viii ses"%p,i.h this IS a navy ,ha. can
l age
/ xThc new cruisers are eight in number.
| - Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, and Dol
| hin, contracted for i'm 1Sss, and the Bal
more, Charleston, Yorktown. and Petrol,
| dntractcd for i'm lssi and 1887. The ef-
| rtive force OF the United States navy.
| hen all the ships now authorized arc
| cnmpletcd. excluding those which hy tho
| urpcess Of decay and the operation of Law
/ vii by that date have been condemned.
| Will comprise II ariuorcd vessels. of which
ohly three are tlisighed for lighting at sea,
/ add 81 unarmort,d vessels, making total
| q AZ.
1 THE following statement shows the
uSvmlsrr of war vessels on the effective
/ lit of the principal foreign powers, built,
hhilsing. or projected. Mt the present time
| and exclusive OF sailing and practice
| ahips:
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PLEASED WITH sUNoL


0reaa Three-Year-OlA.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Dec. 2.-The millionaire
owner OF Maud s., Sunol and . score OF
other of the fastest stock on earth was
accompanied the other morning ON the
San Jose train by a half-dozen more
frienGls, bound for the Palo Alto Stock
Farm. David Bonner. the son of the great
horseman; Colonel II. =. Strafler of Lex
inRton, KY; w. II. Crawford. who has
wagered 5000 Stamboul will not do 2:l2
this year; Ed Bitteru, who drove Jay Eye
See i'm 2:1O; Grin Hickok, Stambors
driver; L. A. Davies, the owner of Roy
Wilkes, and others i'm the party.
AZ Senator StaforSis beautiful farm
Sunol, Mr.. Bonner's latest purchase. was
she went n quarter. Marvin drove her. as
were held on her. The morning wa. dis
n. s;nd 'ci The sn sraeR n Mss osi sio%. The %
pretty mare responded tn Marvin's call
and trotted i'm 3lk seconds, a 2 sOS gait.
The look on Bobert Bonner's face was
simply grand. His monster hat set we'll
down over his ears, his mouth wide ops'n
and his eyes sharply set on the advancing
hlly, he was the perfect picture of ex-
pectancy. As he pressed his watch and
observed the time Inc n,uttered hut n
single word, .'(;rcat," and he ran out I'm
the track and watched his mares action
from the rear she disappeared down to
s.Sheii do 2:Oo i'm another year." he
stated to a reporter, who asked him what
he thought Of her. '.The track is damp"
he continued, land that quarter is equal
little later, i'm spea king TO Marvin, Mr..
Bonner conpliments.t him highly for the
perfect form and balance he had brought
the mare to. I'm offer NO suggestions tn
you about her. She's yours for another
year. The day you beat Johnston's ? :0bh u
I'll hand You "a II ,OO bill"
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SANTA FE, Dec. Am order came from
the war department to-day susyDcntlinx the
general lcourt-unartiai called by Col ricrc-
son, department commander. for to-mor-
row for the trial of the charges against
Captain Morris 4. wessctts, twenty-fourth
infantry, now sta toned at Fort Grant.
Captain wissetts was charged with viu-
lating the articles of war relating to
drunkenness. Saturday afternoon he APP
pcared before Captain Bailey. acting
Judge advocate at Fort Marcy, and made
IA satisfactory explanation of his conduct,
at the same time taking n pledge To re-
frain from intoxicants FOR n period of i've
years. Upon this showing the war de-
partment issued the order. wsssetts is "a
son of General wessetts, u. =. A., re-
tir ed.
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County Seat war in X an.as.

TOPEKA, Dec. "A new county seat war
Is on in Wallace county. Sharon Springs
has been temporary county seat for five
years, but Wallace received IA ma ajority of
the votes al the recent election. When an
attempt was made To move the records
from Sharon Springs. however, IL was
found that the court house was guarded
by armed men, who would not allow the
removal of the records. The ease has been
taken before the supreme court and pend
ing decision the guard at Sharon Springs
will he maintained.
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Five p~r~on. Burn~a to Death.

PHILADELrHrA, Dec. 2.-The bakery OF
Gustave Cross was burned this morning.
His wife and four children were burned
tn death. Another family. consisting of u
man whose name il not learned, wife
and child. were rescued with difficulty.
They Were removed to- the hospital and
are said to bs. in "a prs.carious condition.
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Pledged sor rnrin Reform.

wAsHiSGroS, Dec. 2.-The house DEM
ocratic committee met this morning. The
following was adopted without division:
Htssoired, We, Democratic members OF the
house Of the Fin y-nrst session. hereby send
greeting tn the ps,ple of the country and an as
surance of our continuous confidence. i'm their de-
yotions to the principles of tarin reform :
braresi In tleyeands message to the last
gress upon that subject, aud in the platform Of
principles adopted the last democratic ma
tionai convention at ~. Louis: that we hail with
delight the emphatic approval of those principles
by the people AS EXPRESSED AT the polls the re-
cent elections: and pledge them to renew and
continue in congress the contest for the resuc-
ton of war taxes ably begun and prosecuted
In the former congresses by our representative
and senators.
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Monster lssss Packing Concern.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-Georgc Broughon, one
of Chicago's prominent meat packers,
stated last night that he had disposed of
his pecuniary interests in Chicago and will
sail from New York soon for Buenos
Ayres for the purpose of establishing "A
monster meat packing and beef extract
works in the Argentine Republic.
Broughon will act as manager of the busi-
ness for an English syndicate of capital
lists. He has arranged FOR a large force OF
skilled American employees.
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GAINEsvILLE, Texas, Dec. City Mar
shal Honeycutt has received inforna tion
that three Santa Fee train robbers have
been captured i'm Oklahoma City, Indian
territory. The arrest of these parties will
make almost "a clean sweep of the entire
party with these now under arrest. Sew
eral are well-known in Gainesville. The
entire gang will he taken to Purcell and
Terry and have a temporary hearing be-
fore the United States commissioned.
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Failure of n Drug Comp,~ny.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 1.-The Meller &
Rittenhouse company, drugs and cheini-
Gals, assigned to-day. The company was
organized three years ago with a capital
stock of $s3OU,OU. The liabilities are .sti-
mated at $ctSJ,OD.
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DELTA, Cal, Dec, "A southbound
freight struck land slide two miles north
of Middle creek yesterday morning, ditch
ing the engine and three cars. The engin-
Ger was Killed and two other employees
were several injured.
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NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 2.-Jefrerson Davis
is very weak and cannot take nourishment
but his physician thinks him somew hat
better than last night.
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Are escapes ou the TttbHRe building for nne doing
ss coroner 10 esresSiiy ana niiiy invessiasse asd
place the blame where 10 belongs.
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Ar. Wood Finally Appointed.
WAsHINGroN, Dec.2.-Attorney General
Miller to-slay appointed fremont Wood
assistant Cnited States attorney for the
district of Idaho.
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J. H. Rennyson to A. j. Moss
Sale of los acres of land in sectionsI
III and 20, township Is, range II, forI
.S2025.
j. j. Robertson to R. c. Mitchell
Northeast quarter of northeast quar-
| ter of section %, township %. rangeI
|12, 40 acres, for $500
". J Hughes to w G. Hughes
Sale of lands as described in trans
fer, for 81.
Mrs. Fannie Gillespie to S. J. zeig
ler-West half of east half and west
half of section 2, and east half OF
east half of section 3, township %,
range 10, 480 acres, for $3.50.
w. j. Hickman to ella Martin
Northwest quarter of northeast quar-
ter of section Is, township Is, range
II, 40 acres, for $500
f. NJ. Hanks to Lloyd Payne
& Northeast quarter of northwest quar-
ter and southwest quarter of north
least quarter of section 8, township
20, range Il, 80 acres, for $648.
A. B. Murf to J. p Ivy-North
west quarter of southwest quarter OF
section q, township II, range II, &C
acres, tor 1891 60.
S. j. Zeigler to Marshall Pearce-
sLot in Bossier City, with improve
Sments thereon, for $1,000.
B. f. Lynn to ]. J. Allums-North-
east quarter of northwest quarter
land south half of northwest quarter
Aof northwest quarter of section /,
township %, range II, so ac1es, fol
aS365.
VIM. Burks to r. L. Burks-Dona-
ton of $50 acres in section 80, town
ship %, range II.
E. L. Raines to J. H. McMath-
North hslf of southwest quarter Of
section IL, township 18, range II, sc
acres, for S.
W. o. Campbell to N. B. Vaughn
West half of section "a, township %
range IA, 800 acres, $4,000.
N. B. Vaughn to A. Chase, r. FL
Woods and A. Sever-West half o.
section "a, township %, range Il
800 acres, for $3.50.
]. w. Prince to J, B. Oneal-Wes,
half of west half of section IA, town
ship Is, range II, 100 acres, fol
1882 20.
j. B. Bixler to L. 4 Bixler-57t
acres of land as described in transfer
together with improvements thereon
S264O
J. NJ. Foster to succession of Pau
Oliver-Lot in Bossier City, for $3.50
I. G. and w. Z. Hall to E. J
Stephens-West half of northeas
quarter end east half of northwes
quarter of section 30, township q
range II, $50 acres, for 1881 80.
Estate of VIM. Young to j. A
Bowles-103 acres of land as describ
ed ia transfer in section 9, TOWNSHIP
q, range IL, for S266.
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Succession Sale
Of Valuable Lands and Live Stock.

Succession of R. E. Wyche, deceased.
7 n pursuance of a commission to me directed
i from the Honorable District Court of Bos /
.sier Parish, La, authorizing and requiring me
to sell all the property belonging to the sue
Bcession of R. e. Wyche, deceased, except
rights aud credits, forpa5 ment OF debts will j
On S lturday, January 4th, 1890,
sell at public auction, within legal hours, all OFF
the Real Estate belonging to said succession,
to-wit:
One-ffth interest in lots 10, II and 10 of
block 81; lots and 12ot block %; lots ,, 1, 5.
4 and of block B. lots g. IL, g aud is, block
c. aud lots 81, 8, 10, IL IL, Ii and IA, block
ID" and blocks 49, 40 and so, of town OF Ben
ton. according to map of c. McClenaghanj inI
all 81 acres.
One-sixth interest in lots and 5 of block D ),
and lots 5 and of block &C." of said town of
Benton, reserved for Court House
One-tenth interest in west half of southeast
squarter of southeast quarter and east half oil
southwest quarter of southeast quarter, andI
northwest quarter of southwest quarter OF
southeast quarter of section 80, township 90
range Is, less acres to Railroad; containing
: I and 70l00 acres, and known as Arick Tract
q 0ne-half interest in southwest quarter and
seast half of northwest quarter Of section / and
Southeast quarter OF section II, township I'll
orange IA; containing 400 acres, more or less,
known as Palmer land.
3 One-haf interest in northwest quarter OF
southeast quarter and east half of southwest
sguarter Of section s. township 49, range II 60
acres; known as :Hill Place"
Lots y, %, 80 -, SO and 81, in town of Bos-
S sier City, 6 acres
q Residence lotin Bellevue, known as Rasber-
Cry Place; 29R acres more or less.
East half of fractional northeast quarter and
northeast quarter of southeast quarter Of sec,
tion ,, township %, range -, known as d. w
Adams Tract; containing 72 acres, more or less.
81 0ne-ffth of three-fourths interest in and to
northeast quarter of southwest quarter of
section %; and northwest quarter of southeast
quarter of section 30, township 20, range 49,
containing - acres.
One-third of northeast quarter of southeast
aquarter of section 30, township 90 range Is;
less II acres and right of way of Railroad
containing 81 acres, moro or less
Also, halt interest in Jersey Bull, TON
s3Watkins,' and whole interest III one one-half
Jersey and half Durham Bull.
Terms of Sale-Cash, if the appraisement OF
two-thirds thereof be bid, and if two-thlrds OF
ssappraisement be not bid then the property
znot sold Tor cash will be readvertised and sold
Con terms OF credit prescribed by law.
The Bulls, having been offered for easl
q without bid, Will be sold for what they viii
: bring on II months credit, with notes and
Security as prescribed by law
November IS, 1889
Il. E. WYCHE, Administrators
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Succession Sale.

Succession OF Hiram G. In District Court
Gryder. deceased. Bossier Parish, La.
Dy virtue of an order of sale to me directed
D from the Honorable District Court in anC
Tor the parish Of Bossier La, authorizing ant
commanding me to sell all the property be
longing to the succession of Hiram G. Gryder
deceased, situate in Bossier parish, La, l will
ION Tuesday December 3lst. 1899, at the Cour
house door, in the town of Bellevue, La
within the legal hours prescribed BY law
proceed to sell at public auction, to the las
and highest bidder, the following describe,
property, to- wit:
Northeast quarter of southwest quarter, ant
Ieast half of northwest quarter of southwest
quarter of section ten, township twenty-one
range eleven, containing in all, 90 acres, NOR
iUr less
Terms of Sale-Cash, if the appraisemen
ior two-thirds thereof be bid, else GU a credit o
Twelve months, after re advertisement, ae
lcording to law.
A. r THOMPSON, Sheriff and
ex-officiO Auctioneer, Bossier Par, La
Bellevue, La, Nov %, 1859. dec 70
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Succession S0Ee.

Succession of William In District Court
Hudson, deceased. Bossier Parish, La
by virtue of an order of sale to me directed
ID from the Honorable District Court, ii
and for the Parish of Bossier Louisiana, au
thorizing and commanding me to sell all the
real aud personal, belonging to tht
succession Of William Hudson, deceased, stu
ate in said Parish of Bossier, will, on Satur
day, the 18th day Of December, 1889, at the
bate residence of deceased, in said Parish OF
Bossier, within the legal hours prescribed BY
law, proceed to sell at public auction to the
last aud highest bidder, the following described
property. to-wlts
One horse, mules, Is head cattle, IS head
hogs, more or less wagon, $50 bushels corn
more or less; lot OF fodder, II 900 pounds seed
cotton, more or less; farming utensils, &c
Terms of Sale-Cash, if the appFaisement OF
twe-thirds thereof be bid else on credit, ac
cording to law,
A. &. THOMPSON,
Sheriff aud ex-oficio Auctioneer.
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Succession Sale.

Succession of William In District Court
Hudson, deceased. Bossier Parish, La.
by virtue Of an order of sale to me directed
O from the Honorable District Court in
and fol the parish Of Bossier, La, authorizing
and commanding me to sell all the property,
real and personal, belonging to the succession
CT William Hudson, deceased, situate in said
parish of Bossier. will, on Saturday, the
4th day ofJanuary, 1890, at the late residence
OF deceased, III said Parish of Bossier. within
the legal hours prescribed by law, proceed TO
der, the following described property, to-wit :
West halt of northwest quarter of section
y township20, range 10, containing so acres,
more or less.
Terms Of Sale-Casb, if the appraisement or
two-thirds thereof be bid; else on a credit of
II months, after re-advertisemeat, and ac-
eording to law.
A. r. THOMPSON,
Sheriff and exofiicio Auctioneer
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JEFFERSON DAVIS is dead he

JEFFERSON DAVIS is dead HeI
died at the residence of Associate
Justice Fenner, in New Orleans, at
a quarter TO 1 O'Clock on the morn
ing of 9Th instant.
The whole Southland moarns the
loss of their Chief, aud the bowed
heads and aching hearts of hoary-
headed sires and matrous, mature
men and women of the middle aged
and of the young all over the
South, attest the sorrow of q people
and the love they bore to the leader
of a Lost Cause. He was made the
vicarious sacrifice for what others,
who had the power over hun, deem
ed the sins of his people, aud his
people have Loyalty and lovingly
efung TO him living, mourn him
dead, and will tenaciously cling to
bis memory, forget his faults aud
mistakes and cherish his many no
bic qualities in their very heart OF
hearts. On Wednesday, 18th inst,
bis funeral took place in New Or
leans, and never IN history were
greater honors paid to any Chief
than were paid to him.
Woe, woe is US, how strange and sad,
That all our glorious visions fed,
Have left us nothing real but our dead"