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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-22
Disastrous Fire at Athol, MASS.

ATuoL. Mass, Dec. 2i.-The most dis
astrous fire ever known in Athol occurred
today. The Masonic and Central blocks
were completely destroyed. Five mer.
chants, posi-ofiice. Masonic rooms, etc.,
being burned out A, c. Porter, George
Burnbam, l.. U Perry and VIM. Connor,
of Orange, hremen, were seriously injured
by falling falls. Perry probably fatally.
Alex Mcleod, foreman Of the Star Hose,
fell thirty feet from n ladder, fracturing
his skull. The property loss 10 9434, 600;
insurance $4,000 The fire was first dis
covered near the heater In the basement OF
Cls veland's varieIy store. Owing to the
difficulty experienced in getting at 1t and
the ir rilsmmable nature of the goods, the
IRE soon assumed serious proportions and
aid was summoned from Gardner and Or
snge. Both blocks were owned by Elisha
Wekk OF Petersham aud valued at e45,-
600, insurance $4,000. The other losses
are: G. A. Carruth, clothier,
loss. S25 900, insurance Si3,50O;
Il. Cleveland, Variety store, books and
jewellery, loss 50 coo. insurance % 900;
post Office fixtures. loss 81 900; Masonic
lodge, loss S3 800, insurance % 200; Hol-
lis State, musical merchandise, loss 81 600,
no insurance; John Donovan, barber shop,
loss 5000, insurance $3.50; +. v. Wilson,
LOST valuable law library; q. N. Briggs,
plumber,los $1,000, insurance $500 ;Smith's
,hoe store, loss $4,000, insurance $1,000 Fred
Lord. druggist, less $1,000; insurance
$1,000 b. +. Barnes, proprietor Of the
Central House, loss 5000; insurance
sllbo. W. W. Norton, dry goods, los
s25 coo: insurance $4,000. The Com
mercial Union telegraph offics was de.
stroyed. The losers are principally insured
in the following companies Royal Home.
Yourg AmeHcan. Traders and Mechanics
Of Springfield, Phoenix. Aetna and Union
C. Il. Whiuemore. grocer. located In the
adjoining building had his stock damaged
by water to the extent Of 81, 1000.
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CoNDHNsHD DISPATCHES
rhs Pith OF the News Taken Prom the
Current Events OF the Day.

Nine lives were lost in the wharf disaster
at Halifax, N. S., Friday night.
The Meriden. Conn polo team had won
ten straight games up to Saturday night.
The Howell torpedo is to have an ex-
tention of time for trial at Newport, r. /.
Succi. the Ialisn who has tasted forty
five days at New York, goes on exhibition
at Boston. Monday.
An attempt was made Saturday at the
Brooklyn navy yard to sink the monitor
Terror by leaving the sea valve open when
being taken from the dry dock.
The skeleton of the youngest of the
James boys has been found in cave at
Mortified, MINI, where six of the gang
were killed during the raid on them some
years since.
Miss Rosa Krohe attempted suicide at
the Park Thesre, Boston, Friday. by tax
ing creoscte. She will recover. The at
te mp. was caused by her parents opposi-
ton to her stage career.
The "reservoir strip in Wisconsin is
being rapidly snapped up by land specula
tors. Over 5000 acres were taken up to
Saturday aoon. and hundreds Of settlers
are bound for the strip. Consider.
The election of Fred T. Dubois as
third United States Senator from Idaho
will probably be contested His opponents
allege that his election is void on the
ground that such procedure was in viola
ton Of resolutions of the House and Sen.
ate.
Jasper Lazure was not and killed in hi,
saloon at Manchester. Ohio. Saturday by
Bert Csdwxllsder, ~ result of quarrel
over money. The murderer jumped
through window and fed, pursued by loC
men, fred upon whenever within range BY
those Who carried weapons. Seeing thai
he could not escape. Caldwaller shot and
killed himself.
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BELFAST NEWS,
A Breezy Letter From That
Lively Maine City.
Horrible Death Of a SkoXhesin lin In
aYat Of DYE.
othsr Items OF Interest to State OF
Maine People.

Especial to the KEsSEBEc JouRxAL-l
BELFAST, Dec. 2i.-on account Of the
icy rails, both on this track and others, the
trains have been late good many times in
the past week.
Thursday evening by an invitation from
the grand keeper Of records and seals, W.
G. Smith of Portland, the following officer.
and Knights of the Knights of Phythiss in
this city went to Pitsaeld to institute a
new lodge there Past Chancellors. W. p.
Carter, W. A. kimball, Walter L. Walker,
and j. A. Cloughs, Chancellor Com. NJ, J.
A. Gsmmans Vice Chsncellor. N. J Pot
tlei Knights, A W. Heating, +. G.. Mixer,
F. a. Riggs, Henry Staples, and Daniel
Wagner; District Deputy. G. c., F. II.
WEIGH. There were also some Knights
from Bangor. Supper was served at the
Lancey House. The Belfast Knights came
near getting left, bat by the courtesy of the
Train Dispatcher at Portland, the Belfast
Branch was sent up to bring them home
again.
Schooner Gazelle, Sampler. is loading
hay for East BluehiIl
On Sunday, Dec. 2l, Rev. L. NJ. Weeks
Of Rochester, N. B., preached ss q canii-
date in the Belfast Baptist church. Mr..
Weeks has twin brother who is also in
the ministry and who has preached for
several years on the Pacific coast.
On Sunday evening the Bsptist church
have Christmas concert.
Ths Rebeksh Lodge, Aurora Degree,
No. 10, have an entertainment Christmas
evening Odd Fellows hall. The enter
iaiDment is 10 be given by the children
and all Odd Fellows with their families are
invited.
The N Z. o. p. of Belfast have an
initiation Monday evening, and short en-
tertainment.
The members of the Methodist sabbath
School have supper ard entertainment
Christmas eve in place of the usual Christ
mas tree.
Friday evening large audience assem-
bled in the Belfast Opera House, to listen
to the Temple Quartette Of Boston. They
were accompsne ed by Miss Mlliken, whist
Ter, and MICS Slsby, autoharpist and ac-
compaist. They were eBcored many times,
and it is safe to say that Belfasts people
never spent a more delightful evening.
On January /. W. II. Mcclellan, Jr., ,
eldest son of exAttorney General McLel-
Ian of this city, will enter into partnership
with Hon. T.. W. Vose of Bangor. Mr..
Mcclellan wss educated in Germany, spent
two years at the Harvard Law School, and
after passing a most excellent examination
was admitted TO the Waldo bar last January
being at that time only twenty one years of
age. Though strongly urged to accept the
democratic nomination for County At,or-
ney las. fall, he declined. Hi, many
friends. while cougratulating him on sc-
mission to one of the best known legal firms
in the State, regret his departure.
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Foreign HoteD.

PANEL, in speech at Kilkenny. Satus-
day denounced Mccarthy asswould be lead
er ard affirmed tbst he (Psrneli) would givs
'hsIrish party . good sbosiog 10 Pafiia-
ment II permitted 10 lead.
There Is some grounds for the belief
that great deal Of evidence was sup-
pressed At the O'Shea-Psrpell trial and
tbst the Queens proctor may intervene and
prevent decree ni,i in the case next May.
The next election OF Pope is now On early
probability. The whole influence of France
~ili be directed to the selection Of csrdi-
nal favorable to the French republic. The
Candidates for the pspacy who wonli be sat-
isfsc.ory to France are Ca'diasls Lavigerie,
Zi<iisri, R.naele, Monaco. Lavslie,ta and
@ bbons. The lsst named cardinals i'm.
pusisi treatment Of republican countries
makes him fsvorate candidate after Car
dinal Lsvigerie.
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FRATEanITY NOTES.

At the annual meeting Of Meridian Splen
dor Lodge Of Newport on Dec 25. officer,
will be elected aud business Of importance
transacted.
Lyndon Lodge No. a. X. Of r.. was
reorgsnized in Caribou recently Luther
B. Roberts, Grand Chancellor Of the Grand
Lodge Of Maine X Of r. and Wesley G.
Smith, G. X. Of r. and s.. Of Portland
assisted by officers and members of Gen.
Custer Lodge No ~. Of Pre.qus Isle, were
present ard initiated five new members.
The follo~ing officers were instslied: T.
". Willis P. G :; c. c. King, G. c.; A
W. Hall, v C.. G. NJ. Runnels, X. OF X
4 s.: Albion Runnels, PR L. Towns, NJ
AIS q. Hackett, NJ. y II. Y. Jones, NJ
2. r. W. Barker, I. g.; W. Il. Lumbert.
O. G.
Ssgsdahoc District Lodge No. I3, Good
Templsrs. hold their quarterly session Of
Bo ~doinhsm, il the hail of Merrymee,ing
Lodge on Thursdsy, January LIST, 1891,
commencing at 10 o'clock A. NJ. Forenoon.
afternoon and eveuiog session. will be held
Grand Chief Templar A. J. Bsnes, OF
Augusta will be prssstt and work the Dis
,rics Lodge degree. and address the lodge
in the evening AL the lodges in the dis.
,ric, vi i'll be represented and gssnf good
time is anticipated d By the Good TempIssi
Of SsssdAboc. The lodge was Instituted
In iss3 by @ G. T.. M. J. Dow, and hal
proved . prospefou, lodge since the star
ard will doubtless accomplish much zoo.
work in,its district
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Powdssly on the rarmssAy .u..


PnxAprLrnIA. Dec. so.- General Ma,
ter Workman Powderly ~ ~. asI
arrived in this city today = ON Florida A.,
registered st the "inh Jr Hotel lie i,
looking pale anu worn. and shows uumi,
ssN,ole en.cs OF .ne ork of the past few
~se. Mr. Io~uss ~, ia answer t, 4
SIvsuon' m;" .A'a What the Farmers
Anee s~ " 10 do an
Ao P,ep..eu ~ say, but ii canno,
s%. s,.n WI no' Anee our plans. am not al
aoersy 20 speAs of the relationship exist
nng oe'~eeh - order and the alliance. y
hase you " cided yet whether you will
'M1e ,M IN ,epev dent political action or not!T
snAI :" low the course lain down BY the
oenersI Az sembly. We shall act in &C.
Gora ws'n e sch other all the way through
nu' 'ne VT 'rds independent political action, .
=; u"ue'n ood right, would settle the ques.
,oh in he minds Of The people. we
mean sT iply that in Joining our forces We
frames platform upon which, ~ organiga
nons. e stand. not necessarily to form, a
new 'litical party, but a political move.
mehs having definite object in view. "It
rup IN this basis that shall issue call 10
sAi sbor leaders, social reformers, siug.e
'AH men. in fact any body who desires The
~ Geese of the labor movement, to
,eet in convention. 'sour object will
'e to discuss the labor problem
in all its aspects, and to attempt
the making of platform which will satisfy
all to such an extent that they will work
for 1t. You want 10 bring order out Of
chaos. Mr.. Powderly; do you think that
ispossib!e?" II think that an attempt will
do no HARM" ''When will you hold thi.
convention. and wh.re?" IL am not
certain of the time, but the place
will be Washington, ID. c." "What 10
the condition Of the knights at PRESENT.
"Very good. The reports that the order
is going down, imcrically. are all non.
sense. The state ment is based upon the
reduction in the Income of the per capita
tax, and it is supposed that because this has
decreased the IAembership has decreased
This is not So The cause 10 that a large
number of our assemblies have been made
exempt from taxation for a period. but in
spite OF thin our finances are in good con
dtion, and there is a surplus In our treas
| ury. "A statement has been made that
you have made two loans for the glass.
blowers of New Jersey, one of $4,000, In
1883 sod one of $1,000. this year, for the
purpose of covering deficit in your treas
nry. Is there any truth in it?" n
''No, none in the least. We have not
borrowed money from any body, for we are
under no necessity to do so. Our surplus is
an honest one 10 every respect" Has
the GLASS Blowers national Assem-.
bly, of Pttsburg Withdrawn from the
orderf" mo, at least not to my knowl-
edge. 'rhe talk of secession 10 all humbug -
els th ere not an element in that assembly
against your" "lf there 10, it has no man
ifes,ed itself. There have been no me ct.
ipgs, rs reported. and there is no talk OF
sec lssion except with the enemies of the
ORDER
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Shocking Death at skowheean.
Special to the KENSEBEc JOURNAL.

SKowHEaAN, Fec. 20 john Dorney
aged 26, employed st the Coburn Woolen
mill, fell into dye vat this afternoon. fall
ing head first and being entirely sub.
merged. When extracsted he was taken
to bis boarding place in Patten Court and
Dr. Dascomb was called. The skin fell
from his entire body, face and hands. He
vas na,ive of Ireland and has served in
the English army. He was married and
leaves wife and two children in Ireland.
He died from his injuries Friday evening
at 10 o'clock.
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FIRE BUGS
M-i, Mass, Has 4 Disastrous Ca
diSIltion- -..SeIeFal Pifsnal
Badly Iciussd bv Falling Walls, one
Preb ably Fatally.

DANnuRr, Conn, Dec. 2l.--A Ore bug
got in some e6ectual work 10 Danbury dur
ing Saturday night and Sunday morning,
kindling two extensive free. Il was nrst
started in = lumber yard OF Osborne Bros.
at White and Canal streets. at about 10
Saturday night. The fire was discovered
in the rear of one OF three long sheds, all
Of which were filed with lumber. Il sprsad
with marvellous rapidity and Ia lees than
five minutes reached the office in front,
200 feet distant. II shot along
the buildings ~ II fed BY oil.
The hremen's efforts AvAiled nothing, aud
10 an hour the whole was In ruins, together
with ak loaded freight cars on the siding Of
the Housatonic railway adjoining. The
Hou'atonic freight house near BY was
partially consumed. Osborne Bros., loss
was $4,000 Housaionic railways Co.'S
loss about sl0 900.
The second fire occurred at 3 o'clock
Sunday morning, totally destroying the
large box factory OF Green q Beebe, two
story double, house, with three barns ad.
joining belonging to Geo. Baruum, the
foundry and one-hslf OF G. H. Reid's ma
chine shop belonging to c. II. Reid, all ON
Maple svenue.
The alarm was sounded while the fremeu
were still at work ON the ruins of the nrst
fire Both fires were ia what 10 known %
the "frebug district." The last Hrs was
started with the oily waste material that
has been used in kindling all Of the inceu.
diary fires occurring during the past three
years. The oil WAS saturated and used
abundanily between the barn and the boz
shop. and several of those first at the fire
obtained hsndfu!s Of the stu6. The boz
ohop 10 next 20 the tracks Of the New
England road. and at the time Of the
breaking OUT of the fire, "a freight
train stood on the track. Some
of the Ncrew saw the first burst Of
flames from the train. but before the hose
and steamers could be transferred from the
first fire, the last one ssined great headwsy,
and the tiremen could only direct their e.
forts to saving of the surrounding dwellines.
which were thickly clustered In the locality.
In two hours the above mentioned property
was destroyed. Losses are a. follows:
Green & Beebe Si5 900; G. II. Reid eS,- =
200; Geo. Barnum. on house, %. 600, on
barns and contents e5 900. Total loss from
the two fires will reach $40 900, on which
The insurance is about $4,000. Shortly
after the first fire. officer Drumm arrested
Frits Beal on suspicion.
Beal Is known as an anarchist and
quantity of chemicals was found At his
house. Beal 10 well educated. 10 . linguist
and is considered little crazy. The ex-
,itement In the city has bees intense all
lag and crowds visited the ruins Nothingis
alked of bnt this latest and most success
nj work of the fire fenl. Should he b
'een applying match to q building he
you'd undoubtedly be shot at sight. The
nal tao for "a haa h.a ,n,v .al -.,l
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Bath Iron Company and the Naval
Bids.

At the opening of bids at the navy depart
menf Saturday for the Ammen ram. 1850
tons, the only bidder vas the Bath Iron
Works of Bath, Me-, and the award will
undoubtedly be made to the company. The
price i. $3.50 coo. Other advices say that
the bid will be rejected and the department
will either readvertise for nes bsds or build
the vessel at the navy yard. The Bath com
pans qualified its bid BY declining to accept
the coadition to take the vessel tack on ito
hands if i. fails to make . speed of seven
teen krots. There were two bids for the
torpedo bost No 2. The Hereschof CON-
pany put in two bid, one for . vessel Of
more than l25 tons, price 4i25,o00 The
second bid. for smaller vessel, vas $685.
900 The Covles Engineering Company
Of South Brooklin, n. T., bid slis,94o for
the same vessel.
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Whereabouts Of Edgecomb People.
[specia. to the KEssEBEo JOURNAL. !

Specis! to the KENsEBEo JOURNAL
EDGEcoMB, Dec. 2l.-School in District
No. | is in session, Miss Carrie Morse
teacher. School in Cross District is being
taught by Miss McFaiden of Dresden viii
lage.
There will be Christmas tree a.
Central hall for the benefit of the chill
dren.
Mr.. John Bryant has closed his farm
house and gone TO Charlestown for the
winter.
Alfred Baker has bought ont first clsss
milk route in Somerville. Mass, and has
removed to that place.
Atherton Greenleaf is clerking for his
brother, A. Z. Greenleaf, at Southport.
Thomas Chase has been a. home on
short visit at the Cross.
Mrs. S. N. Greenlesf is spending the
winter at Capt. +. Huf's.
Miss Annie HUFF is in New York
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Pensions have been granted to the fol-
lowing residents of Name:
Original, navy, John NJ Sullivan. Togus !;
Albert TwiriDg, Winterport; Isaac w.
Powers, Bre~ar; Omar +. Savage, Au.
gusta; Chas G. Shaw, Togus. Increase.
navy, Pa,risk Brady, National Military
Home: Frank E Stickney, Washington /;
Moses T. Jones, North Fsyette; Rufus d.
Stanley. Carroll; EIbriage Wardwell,
North Auburn; Sewell P. York DamaIis-
Gotta Mills; reissue, Nelson b. Martin,
Fort Fairfield; Henry R. Fuller, Phillips
original, widows. ETC., special act. Delphia
P. stepmother Of Melvin F. Walker, East
Poland; Julia A., widow Of Frank W. True,
Portland; John O., father of Charles A.
Douglass, Lee; Phebe F., mother of John
A. Glidden. Newcastle.
Original, Albion Sawyer, Portland; Alex
C. Roth, deceased, Oldtown; JOSEPH II.
Berry, Bath. Navy, Andrew J. Curley,
Bath; Luke II. Roberts, Alfred; VIM.
Boland, Togus; Fred Roeske, National
Military Home; Charles U. Barnard,
Togus; John Haggerty. National Military
Home; Albert II. Lothrop, Auburn.
Inerea.e-Newell W. Smith, Dixmont
VIM. H. Work. Sebec; Raymond 2. Mash,
Pembroke; Hollis Smith, Carmel; James
Fly, Rocklapd; Frank Seabury, Yarmouth
Charles Vickery, Red Beach; Samuel r.
McCurdy, North Yassalboro; VIM. Gam,
Biddeford; George T. Coolbroth, Port.
land John H. Larabee, Augusta. Orisi-
nal, widows, etc.-Rebecca Parker, former
widow Of Alex. G. Roth, Oldtown.
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wouldn't you like to live until the year
A. d. 1000. just to see the people and the
world generally? Who knows but you
might, II you observe the laws of health,
and keep the Stomach, Liver and Bowels
in full action. The best medicine known
for this 10 DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
They are small. sugar coated eranules, but
powerful to cure; produce 10 nausea or
gripping easy to take, asd sure cure for
constipation, headache, and
diseases produced by an inactive liver. A
convenient vest pocket remedy.
dec22d&wfolrm.
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SPARKS FROM MAINE wIRns.

n O. Pope of Poland, is to build kite
shaped track on his stock farm.
Directors of the Biddeford & Saco horse
railroad met Saturday and reconsdered
their recent vote to discontinue herdic trips
Herdics will continue TO run during the
winter, but on shorter schedules.
The Philip, & Rangeley Railrosd Com
psny have applied to the Railroad Commits
sion for an Inspection preparatory to the
opening Of their road for business. The
inspection will be made at an early day.
The case of Clara NJ. Vaughan in tbs
district court. charged with procuring a
letter from the Brunswick post office, was
finished at Portland Saturday. The jury
brought in a verdict of guilty. Judge
Webb sentenced the prisoner to one yeal
at hard labor in the State prison.
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Funeral Of = We'll Kuown Veteran
6tsgo Driver.

LANCASTER, N. H., Dec. John
Lindsey, who died Friday, was buried to.
day. The services were held at the Ian.
caster House. The deceased was for
msdy years prominently known throughout
New Eogland ~ = veteran stage driver and
hotel proprietor of the old Lancaster House,
Pho ak Hotel, Concord, N. H., Fabyan
House, White Mountains, Pfeble House,
Portland. Me-, and Of late years. with bis
son, Ned A., connected with the New Ian.
easier House. A large concourse of reis-
tises and friends attend services, among
whom were many old time stage drivers
from different sections Of New Hampshire
ard Vermont.
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LONDON, Dec. a. The steamer Cremon
German, from Boston, Dec. 7lh.
for Hamburg and Antwerp, arrived at
Gravesend with bows stove and seven feet of
water in her forehold She had been in col
lision in the downs with the ship Bigamy
The poop quarter of the latter vessel was
cut away ard she is lesking badly. A
steamer will tow her 10 London
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Cheers for Psrnell and 0roans for
Heaiey.

DUBLIN, Dec. 2l.-Timothy Harrington
M. p, arrived last night in Cork in compa-
ny with the Mayor of that city. A number
of Parnellites had intended 30 greet him
when he landed from Aursnia 10 Queens.
town and had organized torch light pro
csssion in his honor. They missed the
steamer on her arrival, bnt nevertheless
made denomination, assembling on the
quay and marching through the street. with
cheers for Psrneil and groans for Hesly
Finally body Of anti -farnellites charged
urpon the paraders and routed them,
throwing their torches into the harbor
The shindy was sharp one and several
were hurt
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BANGOR, Dec. 21.-lt has been found
that Frank Ham, who vas found dead at
his camp near Keno as previously reported,
committed suicide, having'left letters saying
he should kill himself. He wrote the girl
he was engaged to that he was not worthy
of her, ard should erd his his life. He
was captain of the steamer Kineo, plying
on Moosehead Lake,
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Have more thsa once been saved BY The
timely use Of kemp's Bslsam for the
throa: and ianss, after all other remedies
have bsen tried 10 vain. The Balsam stops
decay Of the Lungs snd cures influenza and
asute and chfonic coashs. There 10 NO
other medicine in the world that acts 90
promptly, certainly none that does its work
- thoroughly ss Kemps Balssm. All
druggists sell il. Large bottles Soc. and
9i. dsc3deod&w4w
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Mstsoro,os,oai Report.
Instructed to Vote Ag .inss Ingalls,

WICHITA, Kansas. Dec. 2l.-The con-
vention Of the Representatives Of the
Farmers Alliance from the seventh Con-
gressional District met here yesterday, and
adopted the resolution, iostructinR all farm
ers alliance members of the Legislature
from tia. district to vote against Ingalls,
fer United States Senator and work for hi.
defeat.
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ReTthold Iodisrs Affscted with the
Messiah CTsze.

BISMARCK, N. D.. DEC 2l.--John S.
Murphy, Indian agent At Fort Berthold,
has asked for the protection Of the troops
as the Berthold Indians have been coaxed
by renegades from Standing Rock, and
become affected with the Messiah crsze,
ere in ghost dance to stay. The Indians
are hitherto most peaceful in the Northwes.
They are composed of remnants of the
Grosventres, ArickaIees and Msndsns
On the little Missouri is located n band OF
Mandans who never yielded obedience to
the government. They bold aloof from
all intercourse with the whites. AID will no,
draw subsistei &C from Uncle Sam. They
are creating more apprehension among the
settlers Ihan the Indians on the Berthold
reservation.