The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1892-12-17
NEWS OF THE STATE.
A WEEKS RES yME OF MONTANA's
MOST NOTABLE EVENTS.

ters of General Interest-The Doings of
People and the Record of Affairs Con-
densed for Our Readers.
The people of the Flathead country
are agitating the formation Of the county
of Lake, to comprise the Flathead and
Kootenai sections.
At about o'clock Sunday night the
boiler of a Montana Central locomotive
exploded at Shields, a small station 20
miles east of Helena. The fireman and
engineer were SO badly scalded that it is
thought they will die.
Brakeman W. B. Moran, of the Great
Northern, recently held up Conductor
George Mclean, Of the same road, and
robbed him Of $1,000. Moran was ar
rested and jailed at Spokane and one
third Of the stolen money found on his
person.
The following changes in officers of
the national guard Of the state have oc-
CURED since last report: Captain Henry
Filing, company D, first infantry, to be
major; Second Lieutenant Caleb Davis,
company p, to be first lieutenant; Ser
geant j. Fl. Thompson, company E, to be
second lieutenant; Sergeant John Dahl
ing, company Fl, to be second lieutenant.
Deputy United States Marshal Evans
returned to Helena from Fort Custer.
Miles City and other points in eastern
Montana, last Saturday. having in charge
young man named Collins, charged
with killing man named Reed, and
| Medicine Cat, an Indian, charged with
killing cattle on the government reserva-
ton. He also brought some witnesses
with him.
John Mcguire has leased the Mascot
theater at Missoula for term Of three
years. The Mascot was built fer va
riety theater, The stage, however, is
one of the best in the country, having
better facilities for scenic display than
the Helena theater. The boxes will be
torn out Immediately after the holidays
and a gallery put in their place. The
entrance will be from Front street
through a handsome vestibule Opera
folding chairs will be placed in the dress
circle and Misboula will have the advan-
tage Of new opera house which will
seat 800.
Ebaugh Hunt, Black and Bass, the
men who We're arrested for holding ur
the Great Northern train near Malta, had
hearing before the United States com
missioner at Great Falls on Thursday of
last week on the charge of interfering
with the United States mail, but they
were discharged for lack Of evidence.
They were arrested Immediately after
ward and charged with train robbery.
Ebaugh, Hunt and Black were discharged
on this accusation also, but Bass was held
over. One member Of the gang, Long
baugh, is still st large, having eluded the
officers and escaped to the Yellowstone
country @
Charles Guard, employed in the Silver
Bow mine No, 2 of the Butte & Boston
company, fell three hundred feet and
was instantly killed Friday morning of
last week. He was working on the 400
foot level, repairing portion of the track
near a turn sheet in the drift. Needing
a nail, Guard wanted to cross the shaft
to get one. H. came out of the drift to
the station and signalled the engineer to
lower the cage. After short delay it
came down and the cage man inquired
what was wanted, but Guard was not to
1 1,o A faIxr oft ar9 hic hnI1-
was found in the sump at the 700-foot
level. It was supposed he had grown
impatient waiting for the cage and had
tried to jump across the shaft.
A wood d-hauler, named Johnson, made
a desperate but unsuccessful attempt to
commit suicide at Dewey's Flat last Mon
day night, by cutting his throat with a
razor. 1t appears that Johnson, who
lived alone in a cabin, had an engage
ment to go out with number of com
panions, who waited for him till about
II o'clock, and when he failed to show
up at the appointed place, they visited
his cabin and found him lying uncon-
scious on the floor in a pool of blood
He was removed to a neighboring house
and examined, when it was found that he
had two gashes in his throat, having the
appearance Of being slashed from bott
sides. Neither of the cuts, however
were deep enough to prove fatal of them
selves, but the loss of blood may resul
in death. He was taken to Dillon anl
placed in tt care of a doctor, wht
sewed up the gashes. No reason can bt
assigned for his act, as johnson had al
ways seeming ely been in good health and
spirits.
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