The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-12
NORTHWEST NEWS.
Topics Of General Interest In the -Four
Nov States and Elsewhere.
MONTANA.

James l.. Marion, a popular conductor
Of the Northern Pacific railroad, died last
week ut Junction City, KAN. his old home
where he has been since May 1, endeavor-
ing to regain his health. He was n of
the oldest conductors on the division.
William Davis Of the Conservatory has
some wild hop vines in front Of his place
which ave made a remarkable growth
during h past two weeks. By actual
measurement they added five feet to their
length, and are now breaking their record
by growing five inches every "a hours.
They are now reaching out after the capi-
tai and, barring accidents, they will have
il in their curling, clinging tendrils before
the close of the season. They are capital
vines and no mistake Benton Press.
authoritative reports coming into Miles
City from the vicinity of the Cheyenne
agency state that the bucks have left their
regular camps and are gathering i'm small
camps Of from Is to % in the timber, and
are acting I'm q most insolent manner to
settlers, firing Mt houses and making the
most threatening demonstrations. Ranch
men are bringing their families into the
settlement. Cattle are being shot down
by the Indians through pure malice, as no
parts of the animals are used for beef, IL
having been shot down i'm one bunch OF
Otter creek. So alarming were the reports
to-day tina Colonel Swaine, commanding
at Fort Keogh, telegraped to department
headquarters, and this evening orders
came to send one troop of cavalry and
two companies of infantry TO the Chey-
enne agency The troops start in the
morning under command OF Captain
Hoolten. Citizens have telegraphed to
Governor Toole for arms and ammu-
milton.
For the past several months Private
Lundy Of Company G, stationed at the gar
rison, has been b~estowing his attentions,
and affections as well, upon the 17-year-
old daughter Of Quartermaster Ser
geant Williams, says the Missouri
ian. Lundy proposed to Miss Will
Jams. who is claimed to be quite a pretty
colored girl. His proposal was accepted,
but the girls parents objected to the
match on account OF the girls youthful
ness. ON Saturday night the couple de-
cided thst they would no longer remain
single, and leaving the garrison, came To
Missoula and boarded the 10 o'clock pas
senger train for the west, supplied with
tickets for Spokane Falls. About mid
night the girls parents became aware of
the clopement, n the night dispatcher
at Northern Pacific headquarters was in
structed to telegraph the conductor of the
train to nave the fleeing couple arrested.
This was done after train reached Noxon
and Sunday afternoon the couple were
returned to Fort Missoula. Lundy will be
tried by court martial for desertion.
Maggie Devere. who was last Thursday
detected in the act of poisoning Thomas
King with a heavy dose of morphine for
the supposed purpose of cheating the gal
lows by suiciding, vas arrested Saturday
night at Boulder OH a warrant charging
her with an attempt at murder. She had
bee Swallowed constantly by Sheriff Hal
ford's officers since Thursday, and was
arrested AT Elkhorn. where she had gone
after leaving the jail, by Deputy Sheriff
Mitchell. Tuesday the woman was given
a preliminary examination before Judge
Warner. A. j. Reidel, expert pharmacist
in the employ of Parchen & Morris, drug
gists. testified to having made three
analyses of the powder submitted by
Sheriff Halford, and to finding il to con-
tam mine and one-half grains of sulphate
Of morphine. Jailer Ellis and George
Graham, Kings day guard, identified the
powder and described the manner in
which the paper containing the deadly
drug was conveyed to King by the de-
PENDANT. The defense introduced no evil
dence and Judge Warner bound the de-
PENDANT over to await the action of the
grand Jury.