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The Hale -Cowles Case Settled.

MONTREAL, Sept. 16.-When the case of
G. C. Hale of Cleveland, Ohio, charged with
shooting with intent to kill his brother-in-
law, Eugene B. Cowles, in this city, last
June, was called in the court of queens
bench to-day. the counsel Tor the prisoner
said he wished to withdraw the plea of not
guilty of the charge and substitute one OF
guilty of aggravated assault, The opposing
counsel accepted the plea. A fine of $500
was promptly paid and the case came to an
end
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A HORRIBLE DEATH.
Another Lineman Meets a Terrible Fate
in New York.

Another L1neman Meets q Terrible Fate
in New York.
New YORK, Sept. 16.-As the audience
were leaving the New Park theater tonight
lineman was seen to climb this electric
light pole in front of the theatre, and many
stopped to watch him. Suddenly it was
seen that something was wrong. The man
became limp and the sizzle of burning flesh
was heard by the crowd below. who stood
Mortified. The man was released from his
terrible position, but was past all help and
died before reaching the hospital.
At the moment of contact with the wire
Kopp was paralyzed with the shock. His
hand clung asst to the wire, his body stit-
iened and shoots of blue flame and multi
tude OF sparks seemed to spring
from all parts of his body. The body, the
hand and arm were fearlully burned, with
a thick saliva ooz.ng from the mouth and
the lace fearlully distorted.
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PERSONAL.

Francis Murphy, the temperance orator,
md Mrs Rebecca Fisher of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, were married at Rock Island, Ill.
Col. John L. Mitchell has been nominated
for congress by the Democrats o the Fourth
Wisconsin district which includes the city
OF Milwaukee.
Louis Gathman OF Chicago claims to have
an invention by which an eight-inch ord
nance can throw shell containing over
one hundred pounds power ul explosives
a distance OF three or four miles, and one
shot properly directed will sink any iron
clad atoaU.
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suming the sole responsibility of fastening on
the people this most useless, deenseless aud in-
iquitous tax OH all article OF universal and he
cesstouS use.
We denounce the recent attempt of the Re-
publican majority i'll the federal congress TO
usurp power to impose unjust taxation to stifle
proper discussion OF pubic measures, and to
substitute the dictatorship OF the speaker of the
house OF representatives for the considerate
action OF a dellberative assembly. We condemn
the attempt to enact into law monstrous pro-
poSaIs for overturning the election laws of the
several states and substituting for the local su-
pervisors OF election the mercenary and unscru-
pulous agents of the Republican party and i'll
the language of Speaker Reed to enable them to
do their own registering, their own counting
and their own certifying"
We regret that the zeal which Republicans
now profess for purity of elections in the South
was not sufficient to secure for elections in this
state the safeguards of the Australian ballot law
for more than five of its cities, and We demand
that its protection be extended to eVery pre-
cnct in the state.
We demand further that that Law be supple
mented and strengthened by limiting the use of
money in elections and compelling candidates to
make, verify and file for public inspection item
lied statements OF ali money SO spent by or for
them directly or indirectly.
We oppose any legislation that would restrict
our right to transport our products over Cana
dian railways, or AN attempt to extend the pro-
tective system in the interest Of American rais
way monopoly. -,
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Said TO he Fraudulent.

MADISON, Wis, Special Telegram,
--Sohn s. Galloway, Catherine Long.
meir, George w. Garn and Stentos Swesky
of the town of Wingville, Grant county,
were arrested to-day on the charge of fraud.
ulently conniving to procure pension ioi
the woman. Mrs. Longmeir received the
regular widows pension and $2,700 back
pay. The husband, 1t is alleged, was killed
by the premature explosion of q blast
whereas the woman issaid to have obtained
a pension on the strength of an affidavit
setting orth that he died of chronic dis,
ease contracted in the army. Galloway
was the Justice who is alleged to have made
out the affidavit and took acknowledg.
ment thereof.
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Teaot, Girls Thorouphlv.

Girls should be taught to be thorough in
whatever they undertake. Whatever is
worth doing at all is worth doing well" is
an old rule OF more importance than ever
in these progressive days. Teach a girl to
do one thing we'll. and later on she will find
that this one talent will gather many unto
itself. A slnatterln. of everything is al
ways dangerous, especially in a girl. To
learn less and TO learn it more thoroughly
should be the rule OF her education.--[ New
Orleans Picayune.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-09-18
0ntprowth Of a Faiture-

Boston. Sept. 16.-Messrs. Potter and W.
D. Lowell, of the firm of Potter, Lowell &
Co., were arrested to-day on warrants
charging them with embezzlement and lar
ceny. The complaint is made by Charles
Richardson of Philadelphia, a member of
the firm of G. Richardson & Son, director
in the National Bank of the Republic in
Philadelphia, and president of the Edge
Hill Furnace company, and it alleges the
of bonds OF the Edge Hill Furnace COM
pany. The prisoners were held in S75, 900
each for hearing on Sept. 25. Both FUR
nlshed bonds
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TWICE STOLEN.
A Little Child Much IN Demand Among
Its Relatives.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Special Telegram. Sept
16.-A case that has excited much interest
has occurred here, and will be brought be-
fore the court tomorrow.
The daughter of John Stuber an old
resident, married man named Powell in
1881. A child was born, the mother dying
in childbirth. Some years later Stuber's
wife died, owning considerable property,
which was lett to the children. Stuber
then married again and moved to another
residence.
A lew days since he stole his grandchild
by his dead daughter from its aunt. The
latter wrote to Powell and received permis-
sion to have the custody of the child and
to-day the aunt of the child went to her
fathers residence and stole it from the old
man; The latter has appealed to the law.
He claims the child on the ground of being
nearest of kin.
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A bold attempt was made by number OF
prisoners confined in the all in Fort Wayne,
Ind, to overpower the keeper and effect a
Wholesale Jail delivery. James Bennett who
had ust been sentenced to two years in the
penitcntiary, knocked down one of the keep
ers and made his escape. Before any oil the
other prisoners had got out the keeper was
joined by the sheriff and several deputies and
the mob was suppressed and the ringeaders
handcrffed and placed in dungeons. Bennett
has not yet been recaptured.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-09-18
ECGEXE WILSON REMEMBERED.

The Democratic convention honored the
memory OF Eugene Wilson, the Democratic
standard bearer at the last election, by ad-
opting the following resolutions:
Whereas, AT the summons OF our Divine Ruler,
Eugene NJ. Wilson has departed this life and en-
tered into an eternal rest; be it
Resolved by the democracy of the state of
Minnesota, in convention assembled, that We
most sincerely deplOre the loss which the state
has sustained in the death of man adorned
with the superb grace Of character, grand men
tai capacity and kindly sympathies. He bore
we'll his part in every relation of life aud wenow
probity. great learning and lofty patriotism.
ReSo.ved That we extend to the widow and
bertaved family OF Eugene NJ Wilson our pro-
found sympathy.
Resolved, That copy of this memorial be
transmitted to the widow of the deceased with
assurances Of our high regard.
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ESCAPED From Jail.

GRAND FORKS N. D., Special Telegram,
Seept. 16.-Eight prisoners in Jail escaped
to-day by saving off the bars in an outside
window. Among the number were sew
eraI old offenders charged with highway
robbery No trace of the escaped men has
been discovered. 1t is supposed they had
accOmplices outside.
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Charged With Adultery.

ASHLAND, Wis, Special Telegram, Sept.
16.-Archie Weisman OF Eagle River was
arrested here to-day charged with adultery
with Mrs. s. Thurber of that place. The
pair came here Friday accompanied by the
woman's two children. The husband of
Mrs. Thurber traced the couple here and
caused Weisman's arrest.
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DUEL TO THE DEATH

Two Alabama Men Kill Each Other in
Duel on the street.
NEwBERN Ala, Sept. 16.7-A double fatal
street duel occurred here between Robert
Turpin and Glen Duskin, prominent young
men OF the town, They had quarreled, but
parted, with the understanding that each
should arm himsely and shoot OH sight.
They came together in the center of the
town, when firing began. Each emptied
his revolver. Duskin fell mortally wounded
with our balls in his body, and the last shot
from his pistol after he had lallen to his
knees. struck Turpin in the forehead, kill
ing him instantly.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-09-18
NEWS SIFTINGS.
Criminal, Personal, Foreign
and Other Interesting
News Items.
WASHINGTON,

Representative Wilson of Washington,
who has been seriously i'll for some time, is so
ar on the road to recovery that his physi'
clan is arranging for him to leave Washing
ton for some quiet place in the country in a
ew daYs.
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INDIANS SHOT.
Hugh Boyle's Murderers Killed by Police
in Montana.

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Sept. 16.
The Indian bureau expects no further
trouble with the Cheyennes at Tongue River
agency in Montana, as the agent at that
place to-day telegraphed that everything
was quiet.
The two Indians who killed Hugh Boyle
on the 9th inst. were shot yesterday. The
telegram stated that the United States
troops and the agency police killed them as
they were charging on The agency and thus
resisting arrest. Complete details O the
killing and the circumstances attending, the
agent said had been sent on by letter.
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LOST ON THE LAKE.

A Schooner Missing and Is Supposed to
Have Gone to the Bottom.
MARQUETTE, Mich, Sept. 16.-The schoon-
er Comrade, owned by Gilchrist Of Cleve-
land has been lost with her crew of eight
men on Lake Superior. She parted her
tow line from the Columbia during west
southwest gale Saturday night, and two
days search has failed to find any trace of
boat or crew. She was loaded with 1,6O0
tons of iron ore from Ashland and was val.
ued at S35. 1000.
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THE OTHER CANDIDATES.

The rest of the ticket was then made up as
follows:
For lieutenant governor, E. G. PahE for
secretary of state, Andrew T. Lindholm for
treasurer, Charles NJ. Foote; for auditor,
Adolph BPrman; or attorney general, David
T. Calhoun; for clerk of supreme court, 7. F.
O'Hair.
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CIVIC SOCIETIES.

A.'F' &. M. -Golden Sheaf Lodge
No 1873, meets lst x 3rd saturday of each
month. T A. HANCOCK, w. NJ.
w. W. GRlswoLD, Sec.
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MT LERAN)N R A CHAPTER No A
m cts I 8 " ed Ofeach month
w. c. BICKNELl Sec DAVID KEMP, II. P. .
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KNIGHTS TEMPLAR,- Bethel Command
cry No. g. meets Pad and 4th Monday of
each month. EuWlN J. JONES. +. c.
o. e. HANSON, Rec.
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A. 0. U. ". Morris Lodge No. So. Meets
each Tuesday evening at their hall.
\. E. ANDERSEN, NJ. W.
J. D, GILLESPIE. Rec.
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&. A. r. G. A. J. Overton Post No. 80
meets Il Friday OF each month at 7 .. m
\. e. SPURR, Com.
H T BEvANs, Adj.
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Also Select Knights meet at same hall Isl
and 3rd FRIDAY Of each month
J. D GILLESPIE E, Com.
W. II MILES, Rec.
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DIVISION NO. la. o. Fl. meets second
Wednesday OF each month at its hall.
:. A. FLAHsRTY, Pres.
TIMOTHY MURPHY, R. S.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-07
lutte Real Estate.

Butte, May 1.-The following trans
fcrs were recorded in the Office of the
county clerk since our last report:
Kesslcr 4 Smith to Nettic Caspar for
$500. portion Of Banker lode claim No. "a.
John Carlson To Fred Carlson for 81 one
third interest In Iowa lode claim.
John O'Neil To George II. Casey aud w,
Il. Cobban for 81, lot q in block u OF Noyes
and upton's addition.
Robert NJ. Cobbau To Anna Morris for
$50, lot 3 and parts of lots = aud 4 i'm
block of Plymouth lode claim.
Henry l.. Haupt tn j. ]. Harrington for
5000. lots ~ and "a in block Of central
addition.
N. ]. Bielcnberg to Butte Butchering
company for II and tD shares of capital
stock of the company, u acres Of land
aud improvements on ranch in township =.
II. NJ. Cobban Ia Henry rmhang for
$50, lots | and > in block 4 of Noyes and
tpton's addition.
George A. Cartier 20 Joseph Cartier for
81, north west quarter of north west
quarter of section Ia in township |.
CIV. Henderson To Henry T.. Doremus
for siOO.. onc-cight interest in the Head
light claim.
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BACK TO BUTTE.
I'raii Humanity Finds Anaconda too Gidd,
and Returns to Butte.

Iraii Humanity Finds Anaconda ton Gi.dy
and Returns to Butte.
The first ease called in Judge Fitz-
gcrald's court yesterday morning was
that of Mile Kelley VS.. Cityof Anaconda.
Mile arrived in the city Monday evening
on the q o'clock train, and before mid
night was arrested for disordcrly conduct.
When arraigned for hearing Mile. char
acteristic Of her class. had a pitiful story
to tell. She pleaded SD volubly and in
such n pathetic strain that the heart of
any one unused TO listening 10 such
stories would have been melted to
softness. But the court was con-
WINGED that an ordinance had been
violated and that blindfolded justice
shunld he mcted out. Accordingly Lizzie
was given an option of going 10 Jail in de-
fault of costs or To Butte. At this point
Millic again burst out in eloquent plead
ing aud fatty told his honor she preferred
Ia 90 TO Jail, but she declared that il he
would suspend sentence for three hours.
she would get a great rustic on herself
and procure from some friend the
money and liquidate the fine. Ii APP
peared that Miles friend had evidently
peer un~succcssfully twitching the festive
tigers tail and she failed to secure the de-
sired mount. Still vowing thai she pre-
fcrrcd Jail To Butte but finally conscnting
To leave town. h was given i've hours to
do so. She left the city on the 3 o'clock
train yesterday afternoon.
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BIG ENOUGH TO Be ACITY
WalkerVille Will Be Asked 10 Vote
on Incorporation.
Business Transacted by the County
Commissioners Yesterday
Steps Taken to Benefit
the Public HEALTH.


Spec.ai correspondence Of the Standard.
Butte, May 6.-Complaints have fire.
qucntly been made TO the Board OF
County Commissioners since their last
meeting in regard 20 the rate of speed at
which the Butte City Street Railway COM
pany have been running. The board
tool action Oh the matter to-day and the
clerk was directed To notify the railway
company 10 comply with d provisions
Of their franchise and use care IN rum
ming their cars so thai the speed attained
shall not exceed six miles an hour.
The resignation Of j.. j. Gilligan rs alb
stract clerk was received and approved,
NJ. Is. Murphy, census takcr of Walker
vile, presented his report, which showed
i753 people in the limits Of the proposed
new city. This census was not as large
as was expected, il having been antici-
patcd that the census would show about
1900 people. Only 1900 people are re-
quircd for q city of the sccond-class and
accordingly the city can he established In
the inhabitants desire IL. The commits
sioncrs will tomorrow consider the mat
ter of ordering an election in Walkcryillc
to ascertain whether the majority desires
Ia establish "A city government.
The county board OF health also met
to-day in connection with the meeting of
the commissioners. Commissioners Me-
tguccny u Palmer and DIR. j. A. Trcm-
blay constituted the board. The meeting
was called on account of the numerous
complaints that have been received as tn
the filthy condition Of the private prem
Uses of soinc of the residents OF the sub
urbs Of Butte City. After consideration
il was decided that some action was nee
cssary for the prevention Of contagious
diseases and il was ordered that the
county clerk procure 800 printed no
ticcs with section lG4, chapter IL, 9th
division, compiled statutes, printed
thereon and an order In blank directing
persons notified to clean their premises
and the alley adjoining. II was also
ordered that all persons whose premises
need cleaning be notified To clean them.
II was also ordered that the county. clerk
procure 800 postal cards and have printed
on the back n notice in blank directed Ia
the board of health of the existence Of
contagious or infectious diseases in any
locality TO be distributed among the prac-
ticing physicians Of the county.
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MACARTHUR STEPS DOWN..
A.. j. Daum As.une the Position Of city
Marshal.

a. d. Daum Assumes the Position Of City
Marshal.
By the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, May &C. J. Macarthur for
mally turned over the office Of city mar
shall To his successor, A. j. Daum, this
afternoon and is again n plain. everyday
citizen. Mr.. Macarthur was a conscien-
ious and p~ainstaking officer and always
attempted TO perform his duties faithfully
and impartially. His successor will, no
doubt, prove equally jealous and efficient
and will fill the Office with ability and dig
nifty. His long connection with the police
department of the city has given him a full
insight into the business of b Office and
enabled him To become thoroughly famil-
lar with the criminal element OF the
town.
To-day he made the following police
details for the month: Officers doing
day duty: Charles Swanson, court officer;
James Leyden, Galena street; John Me-
Laggan, Park John Colbert, Broadway.
One more officer for day duty will be Sc
lected tomorrow.
Night patrolmen have beef assigned
beats by Chief Carroll as follows: Bender
and Waller. Galena street; Donovan and
Cantwcll, Park; Waters and Durham,
broadway, Welsh and Kilihan, upper
Main and Eastern outskirts; McDavitt,
Western outskirts. Thomas Cody, who
has been officer at large, has been APP
pointed sergeant and will nave charge OF
the city jail at night.
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The Hire Ucparttncnt.

by the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, May at meeting of the
Butte City fire department this evening
Ia new members were received. Monthly
reports were received from Fire Marshal
O',ricn aud Treasurer Bordeaux. Mr..
O'Brien said that hereafter he should on.
force the rule competing all flrcmen To
remain II the fire until regularly dis.
missed. Lately many Of the iircmen have
struggled away rs soon as the fire began
to go down, although the hardest work
then begins. This in the statutes is a
misdemcanor, subject la "A fine of S25.
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THE ARONSONS.
Their Engagement ut Butte Giving Great
satisfaction.

Iy the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, May 4. Another good audience
greeted the Aronson comic opera COM
pany in their presentation Of the "Black
Hussars" tonight. This opera is in many
ways more taking than ''Erminic.' the
one chosen 10y the company for their first
performance, hut il lacks the splendid
stage setting and the gorgeous costumes
that go Ia make the first 81 popular. The
company did even better work on the
whole tonight, the chorus being noticably
in better voice and singing in closer
harmony. Wilson as the Black Hussdr
was also much more appreciated thai he
had been i'm the former role, and was re-
pcatedly applaudcd To the echo. The
ladies were AZ beautiful and shapcly as
ever and the performance was such as To
warrant even better hearing for the matt
nee and for "Nadjy" tomorrow night.
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A LADY OF STRONG NERVE.

Miss Daisy Ward Claims the ham pion-
ship as Chnrioteer.
by the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, May 6.-Miss Daisy Ward, who
drove one Of the teams in the chariot race
at the race track on Sunday, wishes to
deny the statement in the STANDARD that
she was beaten in the race.
81 won that race by half "A neck" ex-
claimed Miss Ward. 81 can heat any
time, and am not afraid to meet u team
in Montana hitchcd Ia "A chariot. Ii is lots
of fun Ia drive "A lively team. ] am now
practicing Ia drive IA six horse tandem nj
the races next summer. | was brought up
on a Montana ranch and | can drive with
any of them"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-07
THE BABY WAS STOLEN.

4 Colore,i Woman Got Drunk aud stole
Her N~cighbor'- Child.
By the Standards Special Vine.
Butte. May GA woman en-
ployed as waitress in n concert
saloon on lower Main street noti-
fled the police to-day that her child had
been kidnapped and invoked their aid to
recover the little onc. The woman said
that while she was at breakfast ~at9o'clock
the child, "A baby about four months old,
was asleep in it's bed in the front room,
that after finishing the meal she
went TO look at the baby
and found II, together with n
perambulator missing. She suspected a
colorcd woman Of having carried off the
body and search for her was instituted,
hut without success. Tonight il was
learned that the child had been recovered
having been found in possession of the
colorcd woman who was ON n spree and
took the the infant i'm a moment Of
drunken idiocy.
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THE BOSTONIANS.
The Great Troupe Will Arrive in Butte
O-Day

The Great Troupe Will Arrive In Butte
To-day.
By the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, May Ga dispatch received to-
day from the manager of the Bostonians
announces that the troupe will reach this
city at noon tomorrow. They will, ac-
coraingly, have a long rest in town before
their appearance in don Quixote" on
Thursday night. Quite "A number of tick.
cts for the great engagement we've sold
to-day, but SO far the sale has not been
SO great as il was two days before the
Juch engagement. There will undoubtedly
be- n rush for seat, as the engagement
approaches and those wishing good seats
should secure them early No
better opera has favored Butte with a
visit and il will be fully a year before
such opera singing a again he heard
here. All overs of music should avail
themselves of this rare opportunity.