The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-08
NORTHWEST NEWS.


There is scarcely an Oregon ar WASH
ington newspaper that does not contain
some item regarding the scarcity OF po-
tatoes and the high prices Of the neces-
sary vegetable.
Sheriff Quieley wears the finest badge
of any officer i'm the state. says linz Sitrer
State IL IL the shape OF n shield. solid
silver, heavily plated with gold, and was
made by Joseph Kepler of Anaconda. Ii
is q beauty.
Montana does not claim to he a pork
}. ID. Huffine killed IL pigs last week which
were less than ten months old and they
Melted just 1904 pounds-six of which
weighed 800 pounds. This is not to he
laughed mt even where corn grows to per
lection and is fed from the bin with "a
scoop shovel.
Conductor Simpkins tells "a tale of "a
very singular accident which happened tn
his train ON Saturday night say the Mis-
soukiaN. While going east from Bonner,
through n deep cut, one of the brakemen
suddenly siQnalled the engineer to stop
the train. Simpkins was i'm he caboose
and lost no time i'm getting to the ground
to see what was the matter. He noticed
the two brakemen removing something
from the track and he concluded his train
must have run down a man. On nearing
the spot he discovered that IL was n fine
Whitehall deer. IL seems the animal
crossed the track in front of the engine
and in attempting to scale the steep hank
fell back ON the track and under the
wheels, dcrailinR the front trucks. The
head was completely severed from the
body. The trucks were soon replaced OH
the track and the carcass taken to Helena
where IL was dressed and half forwarded
to the superintendent of the road.
Seattle Post-inteUigencer: At 8 o'clock
yesterday morning a party of Indians
ssarDs. nCpsnsS the hnrfnDr from ERsf Seat.
tie in canoes, ringing with them the dead
body of a young Indian named Pete, who
had been murdered a few hours before by
a white man, whose name could not he
earne The police were notified and an
investigation commenced at once, but up
to a late hour last night nothing whatever
was known of the whereabouts of the
murderer. The particulars of the shoot
ing are SO meager that but u conne
account of the affair could he obtained.
A squaw, who claims to he n sister Of the
dead man, was found yesterday squatting
i'm the rain on the bank of Ballast island,
near where the canoe containing the body
Of n Indian was moOred. In broken
English she told her tale of the affair to a
POst-IateHi0encer reporter, from which the
following particulars are given: Early
Monday morning four white men stepped
out of "a boat near the little Indian settle
snent. and after securely fastening the
boat to the bank, went into one of the
tents, the inmates of which were an old
Indian, am uncle of the murdered man,
and his kloochman. One OF the white
men, who is described as being about 25
years of age. having n black mustache,
had three bottles of whisky, which he i'm
sisted on the indian drinking. They
claim they refused to drink any of the
liquor, which Infatuated the man, and he
proceeded to raise a big row, assisted by
his three companions. Several Indians
i'm adjoining tents, hearing the noise,
rushed into the tent To learn the cause of
the row. About this time the white man
struck the old Indian over the head with
his revolver, knocking him down and
bruising him severely about the head and
body. The white men then left the tent,
and a free fight took place outside. Pete,
the unfortunate man who met his death,
arrived ON the scene just as the light was
at It's height. He was u powerful young
Indian, and probably plunged right i'm to
help his companions. Soon after the
white man. who commenced the row..
pulled his revolver and fired. the shot
striking Pete about three inches below the
heart, causing instant death. The men
then took to their heels, and although fol-
lowed for 10 considerable distance by the
Indians, were soon lost i'm the darkness.
AS near as can he learned the shooting
occurred about 10 o'clock Monday night.
The Indians carried the man INTO his
cabin, carefully dressed his bofly i'm a neat
WOODEN suit, and i'm the morning brought
the remains to the city, as already stated.
1t is not known exactly what they brought
the remains here for, but it is presumed
they considered il the best evidence they
could give i'm presenting the case to the
police. Last night Deputy Sheriff Wool
cry had the body taken to Bonney & Stew
arts undertaking establishment, where
the inquest will probably be held to-day.
Although everything possible was done
yesterday by Sheriff McGraw and his dep-
rrties to discover the identity and where
abouts of the murderer and his accom-
pliccs, not the slightest clue was obtained.
The boat, which they had tied to the bank.
had not been removed, and il is thought
they either came over to this city on the
ferry early yesterday morning, or came
around on foot by the mainland.
Better Left Unsaid.
From the Columbia Spectator.
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