The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-08
NORTHWEST NEWS.
Topics Of General Interest In the -Four
New States and Elsewhere.
MONTANA.

The population Of Glendive, as shown
by the census returns, will be 40.
Two bald eagles brought in by n wool
freighter attracted attention In Choteau
last week.
Messrs. Langhorne and Howell have
been succeeded in the land office at Hell
ena by the new appointees, Judge Swigart
and Mr.. Bourquin.
The third installment of Bishop Cards
recruits for the Mormon settlement on
Lees creek, consisting of five w~agonloads
of DISTINGUISHED humanity, passed through
Choteau last week.
John Mcclure, the buckingham Pet"
knocked out Billy Searles, the champion
light weight Of Montana, in three rounds
at Livingston Saturday night. McGuire
! was not hurt in the least.
The body of a mar of sandy complex
ion, about five feet six inches i'm height,
heavy set. was found in the Yellowstone
river ut Billings Saturday. There was no
clue to his identity found about him The
coroner was notified and the jury brought
i'm a verdict of accidental drowning.
/ James A. Teets, the lad who stole Frank
Days running mare at Lewiston, was cap
tured at the Dovenspeck ranch on Elk
creek on Tuesday evening of last week,
and is now i'm the county Jail. Teets had
a hearing last Saturday, at which
he waived examination and was
bound over to await the action of the
grand jury.
W. S. Tyler, brakeman of the Yellow
stone division OF the Northern Pacific,
met with a painful though not serious in
jury by being struck on the read by the
bridge al Huntley as he was e~ndeavoring
to set the brakes while on top of a freight
car. He has a cut about four inches long
: on the forehead and several bruises from
falling as he was knocked down by the
bridge.
\ The body of a man named Pat Mckee
I was found Sunday morning hanging In n
shed near Bozeman. 1t is evident that
Mckee deliberately killed himself, using
a cord and a scaffold which he kicked
over. Mckee was an Irishman and has
beer working in this part of the country
for the past year. He was broke and had
peer drinking heavily. He came from
Ireland and had no relatives in Montana.
John H~undsinger and William Cullen,
who were arrested n week ago at Great
Falls and brought TO Boulder on a charge
a of horse stealing, were given a hearing
2 before Justice Warner Saturday. The
hearing lasted all day, some ten or twelve
witnesses testifying for the prosecution
and defense. The evidence was contra
dictory and proved insufficient To warrant
holding the men to the grand jury, and
they were accordingly discharged from
custody.
a The state board of pardons met Satur-
day 10 consider the action of the governor
i'm the case of Albert jackson, who was
granted n new lease IF life by b COVER
nor's clemency a little over two weeks
ago. The communication from Governor
Toole giving the reasons why he had com
muted the sentence to life Imprisonment,
together with the petitions and afIidavits,
were laid before the board. Jackson's at
= torneys asked for further time before the
board took official action i'm the matter.
They desire to present afIidavits and other
evidence attacking the character of the
principal witness, the murdered mans
wife. The afiidavits are expected from
persons living in Canada. The board
granted the request and adjourned to
Wednesday, July 8. The law does not re-
quire the board to hear any statements in
\ cases brought before them. They can
meet and approve or ~disapprove of the
governors action, but the present MEM
bers desire to give the interested parties
every benefit. Attorney General Haskell
said: 1--WE could sit I'm our room with
affidavits piled up all around us and would
not he required to look at any of them,
nor are we required to listen to any one,
: but i'm this case we will hear all both sides
have TO say in this case and then decide
upon What action we will take"
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