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, 1890-07-10
CAPTURED ON A BOAT.
The Cashier of tho Fort Nor
gan Bank.
DEFAUL TER IN MANY THOUSANDS
Now in Jail at Seattle-The Crime
Committed in the Fall
of 1889.

SEATTLE, Wash, April 81 II Bart
lett, the doiaulting cashier Of the hank
OF Fort Morgan, Colo, Is under arrest
here, having been captured By a detec-
tive Sunday and kept locked up In one
OF the secret cells Of the city jail while
awaiting Identification, which came to-
day. 1t is said that Bartletts defalca-
tions foot up S57oJJ,
A week Hgo last sunday stranger
walked into the police headquarters, and
told the officer In charge, Captain Barr,
that one l.. A. Bartlett, who was wanted
in Fort Morgan for emhcz1ling q sum of
mohoy from the Fort Morgan National
bank, OF which he WAS cashier, was On.
gagged OH tho steamer George T.. Starr.
Captain Barr at once dispatched all OF.
ticer in citizens clothes to the steamer,
telling him to get good look at the man,
su that ho would known him when he
saw him. The captain then tele-
graphed to the chief Of police at Fort
Morgan, asking II Bartlett was wanted
there, and II so to send n descriptio A
dispatch was received tho next day,
stating thatthe clerk ut the Russ house
had description Of Bartlett, WHO was
badly wanted at Fort Morgan, Captain
Barr hunted up the clerk, but found that
the description had been lost. lie az IN
tcegraphed for description which was
received Saturday last, together with a
letter, stating thHt theirs was u reward
offered for tho arrest OF Bartlett. The
Starr was due Sunday and the officer
was sent 10 the wharf. on the arrival
OF the boat Bartlett was placed under
arrest and locked mp in steel cell at the
police headquarters. Ills namc was not
entered on the register. A telegram was
at once scnt to Fort Morgan, ASKING the
amount of the rvwJrd. aud reply was
received stating that it was 500 An.
other telegram was then sent, stating
that Bartlett had been arrested, and an
officer will arrive In few days to take
tho culprit buck tu Colorado for trial.
The crime for which Bartlett was ar
rested was committed In the fall of 1889
and lie was ut TINT time the cashier of
the Fort Morgan National bank. lie is
a splendid accountant and tine book
keeper. but too fond of dissipation, and
this 1t was that caused him TO become q
deiaultcr. ono day Bartlett was miss
ing Tho directors became alarmed,
and his books wcro at once examined.
1t was found that his accounts
wore many thousand dollars short.
The pilicring had extended over a
period OF many mouths. BARTLETT came
to Puget sound several months ago. and
ut that time was completely out OF
money anu obtained "a situation as a
waiter on the Starr. Ho was soon
promoted to tho position OF night clerk,
ana from that to freight clerk. which
situation he held at the time OF his
arrest.
The prisoner was seen In his coll by a
reporter to-day, but he positively re-
fused To mukp uuy ,tltemeut or tD .ny
anything about the matter. lie Is about
- years OF age, five ieet, eight ncnes
tall, wears o brown rnustache, and Is
rather gool looking,
, 1890-07-10
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
a State Asso citation to Be
Organized.
The MEETING TO Be At TACOMA
A Letter of Congratulation From
ex-President Cleveland Made
Public.

OLYMPIA, Wash, July 3.-The demo.
Gratis OF this state will meet In Tacoma
In August to organize "the Washington
State Association OF Democratic Clubs"
Delegates from every county will attend.
and extensive arrangements arc being
made by the local committee for tho
meeting.
Tho following letter from ex-prcsident
Cleveland Is now made public:
MARroN, Mass, June %, lSoo-Georgc
Hazard, secretary Dear Sir: Your
letter OF June ~ has been forwarded
to me at this place, whcro |
am spending my summer vacation.
am very glad To know that move
ment Is on foot to organize q state asso-
citation of democratic clubs in Washing
ton. am firm believer In the useful
ness OF such political instrum mentalitIes,
and think our party is 10 be eongratu-
lated upon the number TINT are now in
active operation. Their exi ,tencc
furnishes evidence OF democratic zeal
and activity, most encouraging not only
In party sense, but in regard
TO that higher patriotism which
prompts honest and sincere citizens
to love their country and desire It's wei
fare aud prosperity. | shall not lie able
to meet my party friends in Washington
at tho time they expect to come to.
gothcr ON the subject of state Organlza-
ton, but hope thor meeting will bc
fully attended, and successul.
Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
, 1890-07-10
GONE TO CATCH THEM
The Horse Thieves Are Heading
for the British Columbia
Line.
There Are Six Men and a Woman
With $50 Head OF Fine
Horses.

Tuesday morning Joo Warren
and onedeputy left for Hope, Idaho,
In pursuit OF n band Of horsethievcs
that have been committing dcprc-
datlons through n vBst scope OF
country. Nows was received late
Monday night that the band, with
$50 head of fine horses, had crossed
tho Pend d'Oreille river and wefe
heading toward the British Colum.
bla line.
There are six men In the gang,
headed by half-breed named
Dutch Mike and his sister, n nlost
beautiful young woman of -.
An ex.United States marshal OF
Idaho Is authority for the statement
that the present move OF tho gang Is
but the sequel to winters CAM
paign carried on by Dutch Mike
and his fnir sister, who goes by tho
name % Dutch NIiko's sister, Pretty
Nell.
Dutch Mike has mountain fast
ness, on the Umatilla Indian rcser-
vatlon, and, all last fall and during
the winter, ne mas oeen making
depredations on the neighboring
country.
The valley OF the Lapwm was N
very heavy sufIerer and oattIo as
,soiI 40 borses ,voro drivcu oft in
I,r"e numhers II ia s,nuosed that
Inc ca,tio bave Lecn soiI in s,nalI
bn nncbcs 10 the butchers in the sey-
crni citjes notoblv Snokane, lint 40
carefii has bccn The rang thai ihev
ba'va her..tntore oscened detection
aIthough datcctivea have been ~
,ynrII IN the ..ose ever sInce last No
,,a,nhor 49, ~
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ny fiI.' hoaao 1t nas vee ha.S- iaS
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lntsc no,aes s.' 'ue ~ -. ~ oaii IN
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, 1890-07-10
A WHITE RLUE.BIRD.
A Curious Specimen Of tho spaoies
In Illinois.

iol'Hs bid DNIChIls
Among the bluebirds that returned
TO this locality (Elsah, Ill..) In the
spring Of lsSS was curiosity. IL was
an Albino, milk-whlte specimen, and
from the distance at which II allowed
itself TO be Inspected not q feather Of a
darker shade could be seen. Puradoxical
as 1t may seem. II was q white bluebird,
and yet IL was not q bluebird, because 1t
was 4 whi,cbiri. Its song aud habits
were identical with others of the same
species. On three different occasions we
were within few yards of II, but were
unable to determine its sex, or whether
u paired with any other bird OF ITS
kind during the breeding season. II
was often seen during the summer OF
that year, aud during the months OF
October and November was in It's
fayorite huunts nearly every week. anu
sometimes every day, but nearly always
in company with Diueoirds
1t seems enamored OF the sunny slope
and deep, cool, wooded Tavluts nlUns
the biuhs on the Mississippi river at that
point Late In the fall. when the frosty
nights proclaimed the summer ended,
u would Hit about its iayurite trees,
dashing ~ and out OF the yellow sun
shine with its ieathered friends that
were getting together TO seek winIcr
quarters, unu we wished IL sale and
speedy Journey TO the balny southern
home, little expecting TO ever see IL
again. But IL returned the following
spring, spent the second summer with
us and fcmained until DECEMBER. when
with Others ut its kind 1t was evidently
preparing for its annual migration 10
warmer oiiIncA We trust IL has not
fallen by the gun Of the pot hunter or the
tnxidermist and we often ask ourselves
"Will IL come again3'
, 1890-07-10
sAwpusr VS.. TROUT.
A Fisherman Lifts Up His Voice and
Protcsts.
sPoKANE FALLs, July 5.


SPOKANE FALLS, July 8.
To THE EplroR oF THE RgyiEwi
The morning Of the Fourth we
started upon what has proved u
several days jaunt, along the lower
Spokane. Some years ago there
was splendid fishing below the
falls; to-day 1t is like Mississippi
eam-boating-played out. For
the first eight or ten miles your fly
gets 30 mixed up with sawdust and
saw mill debris Of all kinds, neither
yourself or trout (if there are any OF
the latter can tell them apart.
Below, and above the mouth OF the
Little Spokane, this rubbish Is con-
s,antly forming into bars and
shoals, only to dissolve again under
different stages Of water. All TINS
Is sure death to tho trout and It's
spawning grounds. ,,
Returning, we found the Little
Spokane In the same condition, 50
caught only few miserable trout.
Nearly every small stream tributary
20 these larger ones has n sawmill
located upon II, which day alter day
il pouring It's refuse Into II Tor the
destruction Of trout. SO far ~ we
know, not one of these mill owners
il man enough To stop this Tor the
trouts' sake, but Is waiting for Wig
orous application OF the law. What
has become of the organization
formed here some time ago for the
protectlon OF game and fish? There
Is n law in this state intended TO pro
hibit the Wholesale dumping OF saw,
mill debris into our rivers and
creeks. II 1t is II bad law II should
be repealed, lit Is n good ore II
should be in full force and effect;
j. III. Il.
, 1890-07-10
THE Pomr nLAKELY ROAD.
Its Purchase Completed by tho
Sorthcrn Pacific.

SEATTLE, Wash. July $ --lts under.
stood that the Northern Pacific yestcr-
day acquired the Port Blakely railroad
from kamilchio to Montesano,
distance of sixty.six miles and
that Counsel James Mcknight had the
transfer completed yesterday, pay ing a
large amount Of the purchase money.
superintendent J. l.. Howhri', of the
Oregon Improvement Company, who
arrived here Monday night from Port
land, went over tO Port lilHkely yester-
day to try und obtain an op-
ton on the road. President
Eljph Smith and Manager II. W. Nc
Sell, oi tho same company went over
Monday ON similar erTand, which
proved unsuccessful.
ltis also under'tood that the Union
Pacific has been Try ing to obinin the line
from kamrlchic Ia Muntcstno.
The requirement Ot the road by
the Northern PdU.iio Will give
that company q decilci uG vantage over
the Hunt lino In the race ior GrIy's
uarbor.
, 1890-07-10
A FAR SIGHTED PLAN.
Investme ents in Illinois Cen.
trail Stock.
EMPLOYEES MAY BECOME OWNERS
a Schome for the Prevention of
Strikes, and the Promotion
of Thrift.

CHICAGO, July S.-Concerning the
published rumor that the officers of the
Illinois Central Railway Company are
seeking to induce their employees to in
vest their savings in securities of th at
company, President Fish said to-day
that tho company had no stock for sale,
but proposed to assist any of Its officers
and employees to buy ono share at n
time for the market price, the purchaser
to pay In sums of not less than s.. ON
these sums interest will be credited,
and when one share is paid
for he con, If he wishes, begin the
purchase Of another. at is hoped lie
continued, ito enlist every frugal person
in any way connected with the railroad
as partner ON basis of the utmost
liberality to the small proprietor. IL is
not proposed TO form u savings bank, or
a benevolent association, the experience
of tho company being that the men
prefer to handle these matters them.
selves. The purchaser may at any
timo have his contract cancelled and tlo
money returned to him with interest.
Thus the company assumes the entire
risk Of any fall in the price of the shares
and the expense OF doing the work,
President Fishs belief is that the plan,
properly presented, will induce greater
thru among the men. and through their
example spread among the people
the habit OF saving and investing
in tho securities OF the railroads
which run past their doors. The ulti-
mate object is TO produce community
OF interest between the citizens and the
railway, which shall give perfection to
the railway service, and the most prot.
table investments for small investors
IN sound, dividend paying railway
shares.
, 1890-07-10

A New York special to the Chicago
lntcr-Ocoan thus mentions the progress
of the scheme to construct railway
from America to Europe and the East,
the idea OF which originated In Spokane
Falls; "Thc announcement made to-
day that Charles l.. Colby and n party
Of railroad friends had gone to Alaska
for the purpose OF considering the ques-
tion Of connecting America and Asia by
rail and building q railroad bridge
a ross Behring's strait, revived interest
in tho proposed railway across Siberia,
In the interest Of which, II Is under
stood, General Butteriield went to ~.
Potersburg recently. The general do
clines to talk about his conference
with the Russian government on the
subject, but IL is hintod that his prOpo-
sition to build the proposed road with
American capital, provided certain val
uablc concessions were given hin, was
we'll received and Is being favorable con-
sderod. Mr.. Colby's party is said to be
Interested In tho whole undertaking.
, 1890-07-10
THE HOMIE pItE So.



Yakima Herald: There is no use de-
nylng that II Is hot in Yakima and that
1t is hot throughout the state. The
mercury has been lingering lovingly in
the ncighborhood Of the hundred degree
mark, but 1t has not caused the discom.
fort here that 1t has in tho East, where
the thermometer has registered twenty
degrees less. Look at the record OF Gin.
oinnati and St. Louis OH Monday, with
the mercury at eighty. In the former
city there were fifteen cases OF sunstroke,
three of which were fatal; In the latter
place there were eight prostrat,Ons, two
being fatal Who ever heard OF u case OF
sunslrolSo in Inkima2 Who ever nenrI
of one in lhi3 big state of Washington
No onc for it is we'll known fuct that
this fearful visitation Of Old SOILS sunny
temper has never been experienced here,
, 1890-07-10

Dspiorablo Condition Of tho Indians
at the Cheyenne Agency.

ST. PAUL July s--A Pioneer Press
special from Pierre, $. D., says. News
from the Cheyenne Indian agency con.
firms the surmiscs of trouble at that
point. About i,oc Indians arc at the
post, and created u disturbance to-day
when 1t was found that no rations could
be issued until Wednesday. The delay
was caused by the fact that the cattle
were not driven In from the range,l thus
leaving the Indians almost starving
from Monday until tomorrow.
The Indians also ,biect 10 he counted
In the census, aud the census will bo
IT, ken with great difficulty. The condi-
tions of the lndians il dopiornule. Yes.
terday twelve died OF cunsu mption and
lung fever, and the physician has many
more serious cases on his hands. The
sickness prevails almost entirely among
the semi civilized.
, 1890-07-10

RrcnMosp, Va, July i,--Ilon. Bevcr-
ly Tucker died here this morning. He
was born at Winchester, Va, June &.
ls20. lie was perhaps as well known
personally to leading politicians
throughout the country as any man OF
his time. lie was a nephew of John
Randolph. OF Roanoke. IIo was editor
of the Washington Sentinel from 1853
to 1867, and consul to Liverpool under
buchanan. lie visited England and
Canada during the war on special
mission for the confederate govern
ment Since 1870 he has resided al
most continuously IN Washington.
, 1890-07-10
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
A Terrible Tragedy In Ono Of the
Portland suburbs.


PoRrLAsp, Or, July Sat II O'Clock
this morning Charles II. Hewitt, q we'll
known Portland attorney, was murdered
by Charles Bellgarde. Frcnchman, and
a well-known tough character. Hewitt
went out to Sellwood yes
terday. one OF Pcrtland's suburbs,
to look after a house he is
building. and while there met IIcllGarde
whom he has known for u long time, and
they drank several beers together in a
saloon. and had quarrel about n wo'
man who claims to bc tho Frenchmhn's 8
wife, and for whom the attorney was
IRVING to got u divorce. Tho c0nv crsa-
ton waxcd warm but the parties quietcd
uown, ana at u late hour Hewitt accom-
panied BellgardD to his home on tho
opposite side OF tho street,
where ho seemed all right,
me DISPUTE was commenced again tile
next morning carly. and Belleganic was
h%eatd % to say, Hewitt, have never
Killed q man, but l mean to kill YOU. "
Inc attorney passed the threat lightly,
anu shortly after the men pnrtcd
AZ III O'Clock Hewitt was seen to enter
beliegnrdes place, and few minutes
aitel thIee pistol shots were heari, and
a second later Hewitt burst out Of the
uoor ana ran into the yard. closely fol-
iowed oy uic cnraRcd Frenchman, who
mao 2 Double, Notwithstanding shotgun
about thirty feet Hewitt wa,
seen to staggor, aud turning around and
u,opping on his knees begged Tor his
ne ana said, Don't shoot nrnln' Chn r.
ICY, lease don't shoot" seeing IN a,
.nete was no mercy IN Belleaar,i 8 blood.
snirsty look, Hewitt turned 10
si.c.d ~ daga,n, when tho frcnchman
, 1890-07-10
FINE WHEAT rRosPkCTs.
The Farmers Beginning to Harvest
Their Grppa.

TACOMA, WASH. July >. s.--Adviccs re
ceivcd by the Northern Pacific Elevator
Company to-day report that tho farm
crs huvo begun cutting their winter
wheat In tho Walla Walla district MIR,
Cordia, who has just returned from II
tour OF tho wheat country, says that
the winter wheat is looking uniformly
we'll, and promises u most satisfactory
yield. II Is the judgment of the grain
dealers that fully 30 per cent. more win.
ter wheat will be marketed this fall than
was the cnse year ago. The
Elevator Company expect to begin hand.
ling the new wheat by the 10th OF the
present month.
In tho Pulousc country all the crops
arc backward, although looking remark.
ably well. Spring wheat, however,
shows an exception to this rule In that
II apparently suffered from tho dry
weather. The farmers are In the midst
of haying. anu will secure good crops.
, 1890-07-10
THE SEAL rIsaERIEs.
a Denial OF the Report Thst the
NIItish VIII FIchi.

VrCroRrA, Il. O., July s.--Thc state.
ments In American papers, dated at
Victoria, that schooncrs are arming
here and al Maple bay for the purpose
of resisting American cutters IN Bchring
sea, are wholly without foundation.
The sealcrs generally are ol the opinion
that no seizures will Do made this year.
They have gone into Bchring soa in
large numbers.
There are rumors that the English wal
cruisers, lately arrived in port, will go
into B0hrinE sea for the pro,cc tion Of
British sealcrs, but this has not been
confirmed.
, 1890-07-10
ALMOST A CYCLONE.
A Terrible Storm on Lake
Champlain.
SEVERAL LIVES REPORTED LOST
A Hotel Almost Domolished--Grea
Damage by the North Da-
kota Storm.

BuRuSGroS, VT, July s.-Tho storm
this afternoon was the worst known for
years, and several private Yachts had
narrow escapes from sinking. The
steam tug Little Nellie, Captain Clarke,
Of Wcllsboro, foundcrcd oil Rouse's
Point, and sank, with Captain Clarke
and his son and the engineer. name un-
known, on board. SO far ~ learned no
other lives were lost in this immediate
vicinity, but great damage was done to
property.
, 1890-07-10

DIR. John Bedloe, president OF the An
thropological Institute OF Great Britain
and Ireland, In recent address referred
to the yexed question as TO the original
seat of Aryan race. speaking OF the
fact that the Lithuanian language is re-
garded by some philologists as The
most primitive In form OF the whole
Aryan fnmily,n he points out that we
have little definite knowlehge as 10 the
physical type Of the Lithuanians.
''liere, then. he says. lis hne oppor-
tunity, well within reach, for partisan
OF the European origin theory. Let him
no 10 Koyno or wilma aud bring us back,
thoroughly established, the true lith-
uaninn tVpc.
, 1890-07-10
THE KANSAS FARMERs.
A Grand Demonstration at Emporia
Prominent Speakers.

EMroRIA, Kan, July 5.--rho Farmers
Alliance and other kindred orraniza-
tons united In one Of the srnndcst dem
onstrations to-day ever held in this city.
and there wero 10000 people In attend
ance, No such turnout of farmers has
ever been witnessed In this pnrt Of the
state. Tho speakers were l.. l.. Polk.
president OF the National Alliancr;
Ralph Beaumont and other prominent
members.
, 1890-07-10
PIXIES PEAK ILLuMIsArED.
a Novel Fourth of July sshibition
In Colo rndn.

DEsvER, July "A Colorado Springs
special says: One of the most novel cx-
hibiiions ever devised for the celebration
OF the Fourth OF July was put III execu-
lion this evening. The originator OF the
idea was George W. Altcmus. OF Cam
den, n. J. Two barrels OF kerosene and
one of rcd fire were taken up 10 the sum
nit Of rikc's peak with great effort yes
ierdny, together with u large supply OF
rockets and other fireworks. Tonight
ut $3.50 bodRfes wero built Of the oil
and powder, aud the peak Is brilliantly
illuminated. The mountain has the ap-
pearance OF IN enormous volcano vom-
, 1890-07-10
ANOTnEn ACCOUNT.
The soveicst windstorm Ever Known
at Fargo.

FAndo. n. D., July This CITY was
visited tbIs mornlnp bv tho .cv,ros,
Nindstorm ever known here, Ii began
AZ -ido ana coh,lhuei lor hhli an honr'
Earlier IN the night there were some in
dications OF rain, and about midnight
Il brrpn to thunder and the wind first
bogon ,o blov from tho sonth hn,
s,'si',',.i',' - .,'IHaI 80 ,L. Nu'
s"u'eIIy S"''"" w. s"o Not ot"'NVs'; "''''
III very sno'' u'ne IL was p'o"lhR u
hurricane. Inc electric towers wcr soon
blown down, leaving the city In dark.
,,,,s IN, yr,s ,,li,y,d o,Iy L,, ,,i,.id
shcs,s ,i,I,ring Tho C,i,t.,an.J ,n-
.sLI,.,,,' a,,..I ~,
n"o''""'s M''v Hio"seu "oh' 'he''
, 1890-07-10

and the lawyer Toll over on some potato
side, penetrating his heart. Hewitt was
also shot once In the breast with forty.
hvo.callbcr bullet.
After the murder Bellgardr returned
to Tie house, locking himself up, and
Noru was sent to Portland.
The sheriff and two deputies
went to thcIscene aud broke open the
door, and IN bedroom found the life.
less body OF the Frenchman covered
with blood, a razor In one hand, and his
throat cut from ear to ear.
The bodies were turned over TO the
coroner and taken TO Portland.
llewitts wifc. n practicing physician
IN Vancouver. Wash, has been notified
Of the tragedy
, 1890-07-10
R,s INTO A BURNED BRIDGE.
A Freight Train Wrecked Scar Mosier
WehneahnY NIEht.

THE DALLrs Or, July 3.-Lnst night
at s:45 freight train No. 81 ran into a
burned bridge east OF MosIer. The en-
ginc and three freight cars were ditched,
one loaded with merchandise, another
with machinery, and one with wool.
They took tire and were burned. The
engineer. fireman. brakemcn and con.
duc,or escaped uninjured. The passen-
gers on trains Oand were ira nsferrcd
fcrred to the Baker which arrived in this
city at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Very
likely the bridge will be repaired to-day,
SO that trains will make through trips,
, 1890-07-10
THE NORTH DAKOTA STORM.
Great Damage Done tho Crop. In the
James River Valley.

sr. PAuI, July s.-A jamestown, n.
d.. special to the Pioneer Press says:
Yesterday mornings hurricane did great
damage in the James river valley.
John rosbcrG, n farmer near jamestown,
was killed aud his wife and baby were
fatally injured In tho southern part Of
tho county, In n strip ten miles long and
four miles wide, the crops were annhi-
lated. II was terrific, and 5000 acres OF
grain were destroyed.