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Mac, you know you have got
n gum
'Bacr made for Mac, who said:
Keep. away from me, or III
hurt you
"Baer made n rush at him, and
they struck at each other ut about
the same time. Mae struck straight
from the shoulder like n trained pu-
gliist, and caught Bacr over the left
eye. He made no effort to hit Bacr
again, and stepped back toward the
bullding.
"Eler pulled his pistol. He held
II In both hands, as If cooking the
weapon. lie did It 80 coolly and de-
libcratCly that | did not think he
meant To shoot,
'NlcCrossin moved away. Bner
followed him up, and when within
about four feet of him fired, hold
ing the pistol In one hand. Me-
tr0Ssin was standing sidcwise tn
Bner The fire from the pistol al
most reached McCroSsln, and from
the direction Of the flame ! Judged
the pistol cracked, he WINGED or
curved his body.
"McCrossin again stepped away
and Baer followed, and when with.
Ia probably three feet of him, and
willie McCro~sin was still standing
sideways, fired again.
II did not wait To see any more,
hltt ran across the street In front of
the Senate saloon. | thought Me-
Crossln might have Il gun on him,
and If he had commenced to shoot
! would have been directly In range.
When L not across the street Me.
Crossin turned and walked across
toward the Palace restaurant.
'Whcn he got almost across the
street he began to StIggcr. He
reached the restaurant and
began supporting himself
with his hands against
I he building aud working his way
along the sidewalk toward the Sen.
ate saloon. was standing so near
him at that time that he almost
touched me.
when he got i'm front of the
saloon he dropped on one knee aud
watched him from the time ho
= tutted ucrO-, the street. II he had
thrown that pistol where 1t is
said to have been found | would
have seen him, for, ~ | said, |
was standing very close 10 him,
81 went into the restaurant, ate II
hurried lunch and slipped away, |
thought | escaped without being
recognized, and had no idea Of being
cal led upon To testify.
''rhe bullet which passed through
arm and struck him ON
the side no doubt accounts for his
ut the iinst shot. The see
ond shot was the one that killed
him.
, 1890-01-16
5IHEOTHERS SIDE
I Light on the MoCrossin
4 Tragedy.
fWAS 1T JUSTIFIED?
Startling Developments by
Review Reporters.
WITNESSES WHO DO NOT AGREE
The COroner's Jury in the Case
Finds Verdict Of Justi-
fable Homicide.
A PROMINENT MANS STORY
He and Three Others Declare
That Harry Baer Was
in the Wrong.
WITNESSES WHO Do NOT AGREE
A PROMINENT MANS STORY

In rs search for news the REVIEW
has developed the presence In this
city of four men who witnessed the
killing Of McCrossin by Harry Baer.
Strangely enough, none Of these
men appeared before the coroner's
jury at he inquest.
Stranger still, these eye-witnesses
tell u plain story, corrObomtiye In
all essential points Of each other,
but widely mt variance with the tes-
timony produced ut the inquest, and
OH which was based the verdict Of
Iustlfable homicide.
This evidence il not favorable to
the defense. The REVIEW Il sorry
for that. II has not the faintest
nnImOSlty Y toward Mr.. Baer. But II
considers II its duty to print this
news In the interest Of justice, and
In order that the authorities Of this
city may know of the existence of
such testimony.
Some OF the authorities may not
attach mudh Importance to the tos-
tlmony of four eyewitness. That,
however, is matter for u jury to
decide
One of these oye-witnezses is u
prominent young business man of
his city, whose partiality no one
will question. With him at the
line was still another gentleman
equally ms reliable, but who as yet
has made no public statement.
Another man, who tells his story
below, X Miles Stebbings, wagon
maker, whose forciblo removal from
the gambling room by the defend
ant, led 10 the bloody tragedy.
Standing in the doorway of Dutch
Jake's saloon at the time, was an
engineer. who witnessed the whole
encounter, and whose name IL held
I'm confidence In this Office.
The story told by William II.
Wilson, thc fourth eyewitness, was
published In sundays REVIEW.
Vet he was not called upon to testify
nj the inquest.
, 1890-01-16

Napoleon l., the great emperor OF
france, never could smoke, although
when in Egypt he several times attempted
to do so la orler to please the people
ON one occasion when the Persian am.
bassador presented to hin: ON behalf oi
the shah, very valuable and Gorgeous
pipe, ''all diamonds and rarv lowels'
Napoleon's attendant filled ihe pipe aud
"a light was applied but In the way the
Emperor went to work no smoke would
have appeared until doomsday. ZIG
merely opened and shut bis lips IN the
energetic manner OF a mechanical ngurc'
The attendant ycntured 70 observe that
his majesty was not exaeilysprceeding
in the usual manner, and showed
hlme the correct way 10 "h.eh
to manage bis pipe Of peace, But
tho inapt pupil Professionally returned TO
his bad imitation ofyawning until tired
and vexed with repeate- failures he AZ
last desisted, saying: constant 90
you light the pipe can not SO said,
so done, and We are informed tas9 the
pipe was returned TO him With the W
, 1890-01-16
THEIR CAUSE HOPELESS.
Nineteen Anarchists Despair and Take
Their own Lives.

NEw YoRK, Jan. i3.--Within the past
ten days nineteen anarchists have killed
themselves in New York and brooklyn
several by drowning and others by
poison and hanging Nearly all these
men left some almost unintelligible
writing giving as their reason their dis
gust at the failure Of the anarchist move
ment, and several declared they died
~ martyrs tor the cause of the poor.
one OF these men was formerly a San
Franciscan named Franklin, who also
made away with his family. Most OF
the others had none TO destroy.
Peter Dittmayor WAS one of the lead
ors in Brooklyn and two days before his
death he tolL several friends that lac bad
taken a vow OF suicide and said al the
anarchists would kill themselves when
they realized, as he did, that their cause
was hopeless A pledge, IL IL stated
had been made by these anarchists that
they would kill their families too and so
relieve all misery OF longer existence
"on this accursed globe"
, 1890-01-16
TO GRANT A CHARTER.
Kootenai Miners Circulating Petit
tions to Secure the Spokane
Falls &c Northern Railroad.
How Spokane Falls Can Best Se-
cure the Ores OF the Rich
Kootonai Mines.
MEDICAL LAKE, Wash, Jan. 8.

MEDICAL LAKE, Wash., Jan. y.
To rHE EDfToR or rrE REVIEW.
| have just received a private let
ter from Warm Springs, Kootenai
district, stating that the miners arc
circulating petitions, which are be-
ing unanimously signed, requesting
the British Columbia parliament to
grant a charter to the Spokane Falls
Il Northern, or any other American
line which will open up the great
Kootenai section from the south.
Public sentiment Is enthusiastic In
favor Of railway connection with
American lines.
The letter also states that the own
ers OF tho Sky Line, one OF the
recently discovered mines in Warm
Springs camp, had just gotten re-
turns from large shipment Of ORC
and that the same went over
$500 per ton. This mine contains
dry ore, has Il uniform width Of four
teen feet, all ore, the average yield
Of which Is sl32 per ton. The ship
ment made was sorted.
1t Is no eNaggeratlon to state that
in the two leading camps In the
Kootenai country-Warm Springs
wet and dry ore to keep u mammoth
smelter In operation at SPotsane
Falls during the lifetime
of any of the towns Inhabitants.
All that Il needed To develop that
section and turn It's products toward
Spokane Falls Il he extension OF
the Spokane Falls x Northern from
Colville TO Nelson, and the people
of Spokane Falls ean not turn their
attention 20 u matter of moTe vital
importance.
In view Of the unanimous desire
on the part of the people living In
the British part OF the Kootenai
country To establish commercial re-
latiOns with the United States tho
provincial parliament will not dare
TO refuse to grant charters to the
lines of railway seeking an entrance
from tho south into this mineral
empire.
10 give any one an idea Of the
quantities of mineral near Warm
Springs II need but be mentioned
that the Blue Bell mines alone v,n
produce lO0 tons of galena ore per
day. IL Is "a fact that every claim
which has To some extent been tie
veloped at the Warm springs camp
was turned into an actual bonanza
Not a single play-out Is ON record.
As soon ~ railway facilities are es-
tabllshed IL VIII prove the greatest
district Ia this
part Of the country.
GEORGE HERB.
, 1890-01-16
SPOKANE'S VICINITY.
S6e:o h of tho Country Between
Here and the Town of
Rockford.
beautiful Woodlands, Sheltered
Wales and Occasional Prairies
May Be Seen.

STARTING out from Rockford toward )
] Spokane we find ourselves surrounded
by forests Of pine, fir and tamarack upon
which man has as yet made but little
impression, but an occasional farm with
substantial Improvements of orchards,
fields and fences, comfortable buildings
and contented faces shows that toll re.
ceiyes its reward, and all nature is happy.
To the right of our course, and some tive
or six miles distant at the nearest point,
Mica peak lift its head, now heavily
hooded in snow while we wcnd our way
over hills and through gulches,
dense timber and occasional patches
otprairic, which seem to SAY, "Comc aud
select just Wnat suits YOU; here are
samples of f.yery kind high land low
land, forest or plain, and climate almost
where frost ubouHds at all seasons, and
there are spots where the most delicate
fruits OF tempcrate climates will flourish,
open places where the wind blows freely,
ana cosy wales where the winds are never
known, well watcrcd and deep soils, and
rocky aud dry places, gravel here, and
there clay, 50 that the Sandoro of what
ever taste or prejudice can scarcely fail
TO ne suited.
Then we come to the great city
Eastern Was hington, and the choice Is
open TO become an urban or n suburban
resident Surely nature invites the
wanderer to cease his wanderiugs and
settle quietly down to the ouloyments of
home. And as We return to sketch the
surroundings in another direction our
thoughts rant ble in something like this
straini Many are the thousands of
wanderers of earth who have no homes
10 such Washington oilers many
inducements; but to those who afe
comfortably Oft where they are, there
Is no place like hOmc,' Don't leave
competence for the uncertainty OF ind
ing fortune. The greatest cause of
disappointment and discomfort is the
idea 50 many bring with them, that
they are to lind wealth tor he mere ac-
ceptauce OF IL, forgetting that frontier
country is not nlled with the latest i'm
proyemGnts and advantages of ciyilila-
ton. This locality has long since
ceased TO he "A frontier, but still It does
not satisfy everybody.
In the opposite direction |. O., toward
the south. the soil is moro uniformly
good, prairie land more abundant, and
tile prospect more extensive. EastwGrd
the beautiful Rock creek valley extends
tar and wide toward the CDtr IL Alone
mountains, while the Pulouse country
spreads its fields and farms, hills and
valleys, villas and villages before the
eye in panorama of surprising beauty.
Steptoo butte, with its hotel dOtting the
summit stands guard on the south, and
TO the east the forests shutin the vision,
and to the west lie the settlements OF
Mt. Hope, Wsyerly and many points il
has not yet been our good fortune 10
visit
, 1890-01-16
A BIG FUTURE AHEAD.
That Is What the Washington
d. c., Post Thinks Of Spo-
kane Falls.
A Record That Speaks Well foI
the Enterprise and Pluck
OF the People.

I 'h''AhANf W. W "''Nf "NiAhhAE -
The recovery of Spokane Falls
from the catastrophe with which
that thriving city was overtnken on
the 4th of August last is something
phenomenal. What ut the time
seemed great disaster really proves
to have been II blessing In the guise
Of fire. 1t had to come sooner or
Later. 1t was IA contingency upon
which the reconstruction of the city
waited; aud although the conflagra-
ton swept away many hard-earned
savings and made poor men out Of
numbers who perhaps the day be-
fore were well-to-,lo, the general re-
suit can only bc of advantage. The
entire community will participate
In lis ultimate benefits.
The first act of the council, before
even the flames We're cNtlnguished,
wns to extend the fire Limits, so that
no frame buildings should hcrcaf-
ter be erected within nm area of for
" squares, This insured to the bust
ne-s portion of the town improve
ments of solid and permanent
class, and largely eliminates the Gle
mlent of future danger. Asa result
the new business houses within the
limits prescribed ARE of brick and
stone and of very substantial
character. Among them are the
Spokane National bank, granite and
costing s7j, 900; the Washington Ma
L.
, 1890-01-16
Personal INSULATION.
An Invention which VIII Protect Any
One From Elect ricity,

ERIE, Pa, Jan. s.-Elec Jricians In this
section of the state were invited by
Superintendent Jacob Pfetch, Of tho Erie
Motor Car Company, TO witness test
Of personal insulation to-day. Pfetch,
alarmed at the fatalities in New York
and elsewhere, studied day and night to
arrest the danger lying in the over
charged wires. He forufed himself and
taking hold OF the buzz rod OF the dyna-
mos In his bare HANDS which he had
dipped In water, he then stepped upon
u pile OF wet dirt and received the full
charge, over 500 volts, the force used to
operate about ten miles of road. To the
surprise OF every one the electricity did
not ground, and the Superintendent felt
no e.'ec,s whatever, This invention is a
secret to himself and upon which he
Will apply for patent at once. The in
sulation enables linemen and others to
hand le any wire with safety and is an
absolute protection.
, 1890-01-16

A Prominent Man Frozen to Death
Near Denver,

DENVER, Jan. ia Republican
Rock Springs, Wyo. special says; A.
W. McEdwards, a prominent business
man Of this place, went into the noun
taius hunting Sunday morning with a
companion. A snow storm came up
and IL turned bitterly cold, and both
men became greatly exhausted. McEd-
warts companion was compelled to
leave him and make his way 10 Rock
Springs, and reached there badly
frozen. A searching party went out
after McEdwards, whom they found so
badly frozen that hc died this Inorning.
, 1890-01-16
coSDEssED TELEdEAMs.

In the democrntic caucus AZ Annnpo-
u.s. Md, Wednesday, Senator Wilson
was renomlnated by acclamatlon a
United States senator.
Lady Douglass, rciict OF tho late Sir
James Douglass, tho first governor OF
uu,l'ish uh Columbia, died at Victoria
Wednesday night, aged rs.
William Torrens Of PHILADELPHIA. afte,
lovers quarrel, shot Belle Carter and
then himself Ho died at once. Tho
young woman will probably die
An attachment has been issued against
,he dublin Froeman's Journal In a suit
ior damages brought by Captain o'shea
los comment upon him In connection
win MS suit for divorce.
The New York Times say. that thu
new postal cards are not up TO tho con.
tract material, They arc 40 bad that tho
~ ~. 'pIvnns IKE n blottcr. A. l.. Dag.
gett Brooklyn politician, is the con-
Tractor.
A largo fleet Of British war ships ara
assembled In the waters about Zanzibar.
Others OF the same nationality am con.
ssanlly arriving. The excitement Is in
.ahse ana speculation Is rife concerning
SJe~~ VI ehc RNuVbug.
The London Chronicle corrc-pondent
at Rome says that Portugal has sug.
gente d that tho pope act as arbitrator In
the dispute between herself and England.
put that England has refused point
pihnk TO accept arbitration.
The. Ihroop Avenue Prosbytorian
Srhurch In brooklyn was wrecked
thursday morning by high wind. Ths
uepris lodged on small house ad Join
lag killing two Uf the inmates. Several
o'hefs were seriously injured.
A copy OF tho proposed extraditlop
treaty between the United States and
uIeat Britain has been received by ths
ministry OF justice at Ottawa. Tho
scope OF the proposed treaty Is very
VIDE; if the pending treaty Is adopted,
legislation by tho dominion parliament
VIII be necessary 10 bring Canada un--
der Its provisions.
Miss Lotitla Aldrichc, niece OF sena
tor Stewart OF Neyada, made her debut
at the National theater at Wnshin atom
Thursday afternoon In the presence OF a
large and fashionable audience, ia Miss
NJ; u. Iowelrs play, Maid Marion.i
Miss Aldriche made good impression
before the critical assemblagv, and was
called out several times 70 receive q
number of handsome floral tributes
, 1890-01-16
m'cRossINS WIFE.
She Denies That Ho Was an Opium
Fiend or Carried Gun.

She Denies That He Was an Opium
Fiena or Carried Gun.
The wife of "Big Mac' was seen
Monday afternoon byn reporter ol
the REVIEW. Mrs. McCrossin Is u
woman rather below the medium
height. She wore II heavy sealettc
plush sacque, which served to
helghten u tendency toward corpu'
lency. she had been weeping
Traces of tears were upon her cheeks
and as she told her brief story shc
was frequently choked by sobs.
"Have you any statement 10 make
to the public?' asked the reporter.
ayes, sir, | have. | want to
deny the story that my hus-
band was an opium flend.
have lived with him for four years,
and IL he used opium his wife would
know II, wouldn't she?"
"Did McCrOs-ln carry u revolver2''
"Ncver,p was the emphatic reply.
'"To my certain know ledge he has
never carried Il gun since we were
married. Why, the poor dear was
Us iTtt bl tllul Us tlie cllllti tiitt WuH
born last night"
"lIarry Baer and Dutch Jake
have offered to assist you with
money, have they not?'
Eyes; but they did not do so until
sunday afternoon
"Will YOU accept that offcr?n
"Why of course ] willW she eN.
claimed in IA tone that indicated her
surprise at the question. 81 have
no money at all, except what was
found on my poor dear, | am go-
ing to take the body back Ia Wis.
consin. | would follow 1t to the end
Of the world, so would"
"Where will the remains be
buriedw
at Elkhorn, Wis, where my
husbands father Is now living.n
Mrs. McCrossin at the time of
the shooting was Ill in bed, but she
Is now able to be up and to attend
To the funeral arrangements of her
husband.
, 1890-01-16

ally established connection with the
storm stricken city,
Much SUFFERING REPORTED.
ST. Louis, Jan. BAT Wichita ten
inches Of snow fell, and for hundreds ol
miles west the storm ragged with fury,
ami tho whole country is covered with
snow TO the depth Of foot or more.
Railroad trains are stuck at eScrnl
places, and traffic Is practically sus'
| pended.
Intense suffering Il reported In the
destitute districts In several OF the west
srh counties, There are forty or more
cars of provisions at the town Of Liberal,
en- route To the sufferers. but that is tifty
to seyenty-liyo miles away from the
starving people, and nobody Is willing
TO take the t.ianccs Of freezing by haul
ing the freight In wagons.
The temperature Is not very low yet,
nut the mercury Is falling and severe
cold Is approhendcd.
ELEVEN PERSONS KILLED.
CArRo, Ill.,, Jan. ia tornado last
night struck the east sido of tho city of
Clinton, KY, demolIshing my y-tyo
houses and killing eleven people and
wounding forty three.
The storm also visited WickliH, KY,
but no loss Of lite is reported.
PERlsTED IN THg STORM.
ArcnisoS, Kan, Jan. l3,-lienry $.
Crook, carpenter while temporarily
insane, tore his clothes from his body,
len his room and disappeared In the
storm last night Search Tor him has
proved futile, II Is supposed that ho
perishcd in the storm and that his body
les buried IN snow dr.lt. Too large
doses OF medicine caused his dorangc-
InonL
A COLLISION sEAR TOLEDO.
TOLEDO, Jan. i3.-Durlng tho heavy
gale last night freight car was blown
from the siding at Custer station OH tho
Cincinnati Hamilton 81 Dayton rail-
way, thirty-nye miles south of Toledo
upon the main track, and was then
driven three miles north, where Il
colltded with the south. h.bound passenger
train leaving here ut midnight. The
engine, baggage and mail car of the
train were wrecked and both the engi-
nccr and fireman were injured, but not
fatally. The gale injured roofs and did
Considerable minor damage.
AT MiSSEAPoLls,
MNSEAPoLIs, Jan. l3.--rhe storm did
very little damage in the Northwest,
Trains on all the roads arc little late,
but there is no serious delay. The
weather Is clear and cold.
OTHER FATALGrtEs.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. l3,--At Wycklin. KY,
thirteen ofthe principal business houses
were wrecked. aud twenty-five persons
were more or less injured.
\ special to the post-Dispatch from
Jackson, Tenn, says the cyclone visited
Moscow ny, and that two persons were
killed and fuuror five wounded at that
place.
, 1890-01-16
ourRAaEs OF .NwHIrE cars"
A weii-to-Do Farmer Fatally shot
by n Gang.

RoTHKRsyilLE, Ind, Jan. I3--Ear'y
yesterday morning sparty Of masksl
men broke open a door OF the house oc-
cupied by Andy Slater. well-lo-do
farmer and pulling him out OF bed ic.
mandeI why he dlsObeyed the orders
previously given him to leave the CONT
try, lie said that he had done nC,nlns
for which he should leave. Thersnpoa
one of the white Caps fired At him,
the ball passing through his body and
intlctlug a fatal wound.
, 1890-01-16
II. A. BRACRETr.
A Credible Witness who Saw tn
Whole Encounter.


Whole Encounter.
Monday afternoon II REVIEW
reporter accidentally learned that II
prominent young real estate broker
and one OF his partners, who hap.
pcncd to lie passing Dutch Jake's
Saturday morning, had witnessed
the shoot ing, but had skipped out
on the appearance of Captain Mar.
tin in order to avoid being mixed mp
la the matter.
Upon investigation II waslcarnCd
that Harry \. Bracket, of the firm
of III. A. Bracket d Co, was the
gentleman referred to, and the rc-
porter az once proceeded To Mr..
Brackets office, where he bluutly
informed that cutleman that lie
understood hc had witnessed the
shooting Of Big Mac by Harry
Baor.
Mr.. Brackett opened his eyes wide
In ustonishmcnt. "Who in the
world told you | saw the shooting?n
"Well, ! know you saw It, re-
Piled the newspaper detective, land
you might as well make n statement
through the REVIEW as before jus
tico Curry at the preliminary cXaIi-
iuation, which you will certainty
have to do. | have II from good uIl-
Ihority shat you saw the whole
transaction, and you might Us well
unbosom yourself at once"
Seeing there was 10 use trying to
outlie II newspaper reporter Mr..
Brackett gave in and said:
''I am awfully sorry | am TO lie
dragged into this thing. II Is not
very pleasant to have to testify in n
case where the odds are 50 much
against mc. OF course II | am sub
penacd will the truth, no matter
how many witnesses may testify to
the contrary. could not have be-
lievcd such II thing of Henry Baer
If | had not seen ii with my own
eyes. ! guess I'll take trip to the
Sound, he concluded.
After an immense amount ofcross-
examination and persuasion Mr..
Bruckett yielded and told the follow
ing
STORY or THE CRIME:
''I was UP rather late that night"
he began, ''and was on my way To
the Palace restaurant TO get lunch.
When | got In front of Dutch Jalie's
| saw Harry Bacr, Big Mac and u
! small man on the sidewalk. Big
, Mac was moving away from Baer
and the small man and they were
following him up. There was also
another man near 10y. Buer went
up To Big Mac and slapped him
with his left hand three or four
times haNlng his riWht hand In his
coat pocket at the time. ] thought
there was going to he fist fight,
and naturally halted to see the fun.
Big Mac told Baer To lei him alone,
but Baer continued To follow him
up. The other two mon went up TO
Baer as It trying to ge, him to stop.
Big Mac said;
Pm not fool enough to ret into
trouble with you when you have
that gun, but II you will 10 and put
II away and come away from your
own place | will pound the face of
of you. OR, If YOU will wait until
go and fix mysylf | will stand YOU
off, or some such remark.
"Blg Msc then turned his hin
pocket inside out to show Baer that
he had no gun. While he wps do
ing this Bacr had both his hands
out of his pocket for the ilrst time.
When he svaw Big Mac had no gun,
Baer said=
"'I have no gun either
"'You lying s. OF b. said