The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-24
THE GREAT NORTHWEST
topics Of General Interest In The New
States and Elsewhere.
Jackson's Sentence Commuted-
Fatal Result of q Runaway
at Helena-A "Spotter"
Roughly Handled.
MONTANA.

MONTANA.
The population of Miles City, as re-
turned by the enumeration, Is 1853.
Renald Fechtig, a section hand working
near Glendive; died from the effects OF a
sunstroke Tuesday.
The Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany on Sunday last paid out to its many
employees centering at Missoula the
enormous amount of si7s,O00. that sum
being the wages earned aRgregately by
the men during the non of June This
against $4,000 paid in May, and double
the amount paid i'm the similar month
one year ago. Pretty good for n little
town." as we are cynically termed by our
more ~populous suburbs across the range.
-Missouid Gazette.
Albert jackson, who was sentenced to
he hung for the murder of Bruno Leveille
in Skelly's gulch a year ago has been
granted clemency, and instead of suffer-
ing the extreme penalty of the law will be
Imprisoned in the state penitentiary dur
ing his life unless pardoned out. II is
learned thai when jackson received the
news he displayed no surprise, as he fully
expected n communication of sentence. He
received the glad tidinRs with the same
cool spirit that has characterized his de-
meanor from the time of his arrest up TO
the present time.
The Rising Sun says a critical surgical
operation was successfully performed by
DIR. Scion b.. Stone on the person of a
half-breed girl, who was brought
from the 81. Peters Mission last Satur-
day. The patient, who could not have
long survived had the operation not been
performed, is now reported i'm a fair way
-.- -.
from n wagon upward of ten years ago,
receiving an injury of the right hip bone,
which as caused her intense suffering at
intervals ever since. Several ladies have
kindly administered to the wants of the
sufferer since the operation was per-
formed.
Levi b. Wells, the manager OF Wells
conservatory in Helena, with his wife
drove down in the valley Tuesday after
noon, on a visit, and on their way home
were driving along Benton avenue. Mrs.
Wells happened TO look back, and saw a
unawa team. with an excited Cbinaman
clutching Mt the reins, and told her hus-
band to pull out of the road. This he did,
but the ~Chinaman's team came tearing
along headed directly for Mr.. Wells We
hicle. He put the whip to his own team,
but was unable to get out of the way, the
runaway horses plunging into his buggy,
capsizing it and throwing both Of the &C.
cupants TO the ground. Mr.. Wells struck
on his head aud died from his injuries al
an early hour yesterday morning. Mrs.
Wells condition is serious, rendered more
so at hearing of her husbands death, but
her physicians think she will recover.
During the past few weeks IL has been
quietly whispered among the train hands
OF the Northern Pacific that a force of
spoilers have been set afioat over the
main line and branches i'm anticipation
Of catching the train hands i'm committing
some act contrary to the rules of the COM
pany. On Saturday evening, when a
freight train started from Ravalle for
Missoula, one of those specimens of la
borer whose business it is to act as spy,
was on board, having secured n place in
an empty box car. Nearing Arlee, the
brakeman found the man, and elected
him from the train. As the caboose
passed him il was noticed that he took its
number, and, as the train was not going
very fast, he MOUNTED it again. He was
put off the train the second time, and was
given such n thrashing that he will re-
member il for some time. The train
hands accused him of being a spotter.
This he denied. His pockets were
searched. and il was discovered he had i'm
his possession a memorandum of his trip,
md the names of a number of railroad
men whom he had considered crooked
because they allowed him, on the strength
" his pitiful story, to ride without money
and without price. Ii cannot be disputed
out among the railroad men there are rs
many dishonest ones as among other
t~lasses, but il can be truthfully
said that they are as good-hearted
4 class as can be found, and il
has been known that on certain
occasions conductors and brakemen have
carried on their trains, free, worthy peo-
pie who did not have none 10 pay their
fare. The spotter makes no distinction
N such cases. He is always ready with a
lie for the conductor. and il he finds the
ticket puncher has n humane heart and
ioes not put him of, he 1.-THE conductor)
is rewarded by receiving orders from
headquarters that his services are no
onger required. 1t is understood that the
spotter mentioned i'm this article landed
n Missoula on Sunday with his nose
BADLY dislocated and his general makeup
much out of shape. He will be very apt
10 lay by for repairs for some time.-Mis-
souidH.
WASHINGTON.