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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-05-25
pEFRAUoED A WIDOW.


Special Dispatch 20 the stsodsrd.
LAUREL, May A.-Dr. Thomas Butler.
who vas recently tried as Billings and
acquitted Of the poisoning OF man
named Miller, near Park lily, has lefs tho
country under circumstances which. to
say the least, look very suspicious.
Several days ago Il 10 alleged
that he secured tho signature OF Mrs.
Miller, wifc Of tho man he was accused Of
numbering, 10 two mortgages on her prop
erty aa9regating over 500. representing
that the papers were release to house
and lot that he had rcnted OF Mrs. Miller
for term OF three years, and which he
had no further use for. After obtaining
the MORTGAGES, he opened ncgotia-
tions with a lawyer at Red Lodge,
named Myers. with view OF disposing OF
them. After some correspondence bar.
gain was closed, by which Butler received
500 in gold for the papers. To-day Mrs.
Miller. who 10 very illiterate and unable
To read. received . notice from Lawyer
Myers that he held tho mortgage ON her
property, and ut once came to
Laurel to sec what she could do In tue
matter. DIR. Butler disappeared Sunday
night and Is supposed TO he in the vicinity
Of Helena and officers are making Wig
orous search for him. He was very pop
ular with tho majority OF the people here,
and much surprise is expressed at his dis
graceful conduct. II is hoped that he
will be captured and made to suffer the
full penalty Of the law for his misdoings.
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STORY OF THE SHOOTING
THE coRoNER's INQUEST
A Verdict Of Self Defonse-lt 10
Asserted That Champion Had
Confsdsrates Who Had Planned
Revenge on the Stookmsn.


Special Dispatch to tho Standard.
Lusk, Wyo., May A.-An inquest to a..
certain the facts concerning the death OF
Dnd Champion, the brother of Nat Cham
pion, killed at tho ''77" ranch, Is miles
north Of Douglas. Monday night, was held
to-day. Dave Matthews, foreman of q
Texas outfit and the only eyewitness Of
the shooting, testified ms followsi "Dud
Champion came 10 our wagon whlc
we were camped near the ~ ranch,
Of which Mike Shaugnessy Is foreman.
about o'clock Monday evening. In
about Nh hour saw ShauRhuessy coming
toward our camp and got OH my horse and
rode out to meet him. Soon after, Cham.
pSnfollowed me. Riding UP near where
our horses were standing, he called out
hello, Nike Shaushncssy drew his gun
saying, 'Dud, hear you theatcncd TO kill
me on sight Champion replied, No,
hold on but at tho same time started to
draw his gun. Shaughnessy had low
cred his weapon little, but
when Champion made q threatening
movement he fired. Champion fell from
his horse. Shaughnessy jumped TO the
ground and fired again. He then rode
away. Champion told inc to take his gun
and to tell the boys, 'Shonscy killed me- 4"
The verdict OF tho coronor's jury was,
skilled In self defense" Champions
funeral will be held hcre tomorrow. The
killing has created great excitement In
central Wyoming and trouble Is feared.
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OF VAST EXTENT.

European Miners Decide Upon IN Inter
national strike.
BRUssELs. May 24.-Tho Miners Inter-
national conference has adopted resol,i-
tion In favor OF an eight hour day. The
supporters Of the resolution ut present
number nearly q million miners, the oppo-
nents only . hundred thousand. The
conference then began to discuss the
Nssstion Of .. universal strike TO enforcs
the demand.
When the question was put to vote.
delegates representing $4,000 miners,
voted In favor OF an international strike.
Delegates representing 10000 members
voted against II.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-05-25
COMING TO The CAPITAL
The Burlington Road viii Begin Ik RX.
tension At 0gca
THE PLAN OF THE COMPANY
Work VIII Be Commences at shsri-
dan This Summer and the Road
Pushed Through to Billings
TO Anaconda.


Special Dispatch to the Standard.
OMAHA. Neb.. May 2s.-The riRht-of.way
secured by tho Burlington people through
the Crow reservation In Montana u the
first step towards building the line from
Sheridan. wyo., its present terminus. to
Billings, where il will form q Junction
with the Northern Pacific.
General Manager Holdridge this moen-
ing said: "The permission to extend tho
line was absolutely necessary before .
spadefui Of earth could he thrown up and.
going through so many hands at
Washington. IL naturally took consider
able time. Some work will undoubtedly
hc done on the extension this summer.
but how much cannot say. II will be .
long extension and the work will 70
slowly. beginning will certainly be
made. We are anxious to reach Ana.
conda, but have not yet fixed up route"
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CHICAGO. May @.-Thc Chicago Times
Tomorrow will print q story claiming that
tho worlds fair cannot be closed Sundays
by injunction. According to the Times.
tho United States as complainant would
have no grounds on which to ask an in
junction, nor would the Sabbatariaus. for
that matter. Commissioner ST. Clair
satisfied himself ON that point by holding:
conference with number or attorneys.
Tho Timcs will also print y dispatch from
Washington. agreeing with this opinion.
Director General Davis said to-day that.
from his understanding. the gates will bc
open next Sunday aud he should SO Iii.
rect, unless instructed b, n more impera'
tive man date than the directors order.
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1T WAS A LONG SPEECH
Dr.. Briggs RsM Forth for IN Hsll
and Z nilf
THERE IS MORE TO COME
The Heresy Trial 10 on Again In
All its Tedious Length -ouss-
tions OF Church Law
involved.

WAsRINoron. May 2l.-The Prssbyte.
rian general assembly resumed It's session
this morning.
The committee on aid to colleges recon-
mendsd that the proposition Of Arthur
Brown In donate 100 acres Of land at Salt
Lake City rs q site for tho location Of the
Westminster college OF Utah bo respect.
fully declined, was adopted.
Tho report OF the committee on foreign
missions stated that ON effort would be
mado to raise q. .250, 600 this year.
recess was thon taken till $3.50 o'clock
p. IN.
Al the afternoon session Moderator
Craig convened the assembly as q court.
Dr. Briggs assembled the platform, amid In
tense quiet. and made y preliminary
statement regarding the time which he re.
qnircd FOR his argument. Dr.W. r. Birch,
chairman OF the prosecuting committee,
then stcppcsl forward.
After touching tho history of the case,
DIR. Birch said: "Wc arc hero to invoke
,siis supreme court to put an end 10 the
uissension and disputation which tho
New York presbytery vAinly endeavorsd
to silence. Tho form in which the finai
Judgment OF the New York presbytery 10
returned, gives the impression that the al.
legged errors of Professor Briggs are unim.
portant, and that no essential doctrine IL
contrad,cted. There has been tendency
TO minimise the full force of the indict.
mcnt. Tue errors CHARGED are funda.
meatul.o
In reply to the argument that nm appeai
cannot he taken from a verdict OF nc.
quittal. DIR. Birch said; HE who asserts
that the power OF the general assembly
can be nulIiilesl by the will Of a single
presbytcry, lifts the banner Of treason
against the presbytery and the church.
Your appellant bcseeches this venerabIe
court to exercise its authority in this
crisis, SO momentous as to make every
plea for DELAY of Judgment. out of order. .
At $3.50 o'clock DR.. Bricps arose TO replv
10 the opening of the prosecutino commit.
tee aud protest against the entertainment
of the appcal by the general assembly. DR..
Briggs went on to add that the form of an
peal 10 incorrect and that there are many
things in Il which must be removed be.
fore the assembly, can entertain Il, He
also pointed out that there In matter In.
cluded In tho appeal which he said
renders Il invalid.
"A much more fundamental question is
at stake" said DR.. Briggs, ''than any prin-
ciple or doctrine that has yet been dis.
cussed. That IL that the Presbyterian
church should be considered as q merely
voluntary religious society of the church
of Jesus Christ. II Is the civil law of the
land that no man should be tried twice for
the same offensc. Is tho Presbyterian
church ready TO ignore or violate well
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-05-25
MURDERED A STRANGER.
A san2uinsry story From HsRss
Plains.
q, Dispatch to the standard.

Special Dispatch to the standard.
MIssorLA. May si.-lnformation has
been received in this city Of the killing Of
Q stra nger at Horse Plains some time last
evening. Il appears that tho murdered
man. who 10 said to bave come from the
Flathead country. was seen to leave town
i'm company with Angus Mcdonald aud
Jack Curry. A few hours later Mcdonald
returned To town with tho Information
that tho stranger had been killed. and an
officer was detailed to investigate tho
matter. The remains Of the man were
found about four miles from town with .
bullet hole through the body and several
severe wounds about the head. McDon-
aid was too drunk to tell . straight story
and was arrested on suspicion. His COM
panion. Jack Curry, had not been spprs-
hcuded ut last accounts.
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WOULD GIVE NO ADVICE.
Attornsy General OIaey viii Not Cros
N RrId0o Ulntll Ho Gam "a a. at

Attorney General OIaey Will Not Cross
bridge Until Hs Comes to 1t.
WASHINGTON. May @.-United States
District Attorney Milchrist Of Chicago,
had an interview with Attorney General
Olney to-day, about the action Of the
Unitcsl States commission In deciding to
permit the worlds fair to open on Sun.
day. In advance Of any violation Of the
law, the attorney general declined to give
formed him that until such q violation was
officially presented. he must use his own
discretion. Milchrist left hero for Chicago
this evening, and. II the fair IL opened
Sunday. IL 10 believed that he will 20 into
the United states circuit court and ask
for an injunction restraining the commits.
sioners from further Sunday opening.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-05-25

ishsd, and many Thousands q doelnrs
worth Of public property that has esen
carried on tho ofElcial rolls 10 not 70 b
found In the bureau aud b unaccouesed
Tor. II further appears that there = .
iamcntable lack Of harsnouy In the resa'
ttons existing betwesn the di6eeent
oiacials Of the wsathsr bureau. In con'
ciusion, Colby makes this signiacaut soG'
gsstion ~ to the power al the secretary in
the premises; The action Of cougseee IN
making appropriations for the veathsr
bureau for the fiscal year, 1888, contains
the express provision that the seoretesy
Of agriculture 10 authorised to make seeh
changes In the personnel Of tho wsethsr
bureau, for limiting or reducing expsuses.
~ he may deem necessary. ~.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-05-25
THE RAILS SPREAD.

A Freight Train Wrecked On shs Grest
Northern Road.
special Dispatch to tho standard.
GREAT FALLS, May .i.-As q freight
train, in charge OF Conductor Mcclure.
was pulling in this morning st about B
o'clock. the rails spread near the Sun
river bridge, one mile OH, OF this city, and
six cars were deraiied. Four Of the cars.
loaded with Boston & Moatana matte,
were smashed to pieces. No one was hurt
As n consequence of the wreck. both tho
east and west bound Great Northern ex-
press trains were detained hero until
o'clock this afternoon.
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A BROAD HINT.
Result of the Weather Bureau Invsstiga-
-SuRgestious.

Reuutt ot Nne w Gntucr ouEenu hnN08utEAs
tion-suggestioBs.
WASHINGTON. May 2l.--Assistant Attor-
ney General Colby to-day made report to
the secretary of agriculture on the weather
bureau investigation. He enters into
voluminous details 10 sustain his con-
clusions. Tho system OF management
adopted by the chief Of tho weather bureau.
In addition to the objection OF being with
out the authority of Law. has resulted in
relieving subordinate officials from re-
sponsibility and the entire absence of
business methods is noticeable In the gen.
cral conduct of executive work. The evil
dence shows that property Of the govern
ment has been taken from the bureau for
private use OF illegally sold and that
official theft and embezzlcmcnt has been
frequent. II had been discovered and
brought to the notice Of the chief of the
bureau, but the offenders, with perhaps q
single exception, have never been pun
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-05-25
TRAFFIC RESUMED.

The BELT Mountain branch is High and
Dry Again
Special Dispatch 10 the Standard.
GREAT FALLS. May 2L-According to
the local weather bureau. l.s6 inches OF
rain have fallen here during the last fve
days but for the last three days IL has
been so cold that IL has been showing in
the mountains. FOR this reason. both the
Missouri and Belt Greek rivers are falling,
rathe. than rising. and 1t has been posse
bile to resume traffic on the Belt Mountain
branch TO Ncihart.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-05-25
Teachers selected.
spec.a, Dlspa,ch to the standard.

Spfrt3I UfspHScu 20 tHc StIuuIru.
MissorLA. May A.-The board OF school
trustees has reappointed Prof. ]. ~.
Hamilton. city snperinte ndent OF schoolss
and has selected tho following teachers
for the year commencing Sept. q: Mrs.
Delta Wright. Mrs. Matte Wevman. Mrs.
Sue q. Anderson. Mrs. J. W. Lister. Mrs.
l.. A. Woodward, Masses tiettie Reilly.
Ellen Wool. Olive McL,in. Fanny Robin.
son. Mamie Sloane. Mabel Boiies and
Ray.
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CHEAP TRAVELLING.


OF Nnfes.
CHICAGO, May 2l.-Thc Atchison road
this afternoon sent word to Chairman
Caldwell of the Western Passenger asso-
citation that. next Monday, the Atchison
would put into effect. round trip rates as
follows: Missouri river and Chicago,
f17.bo; Denver and Chicago. $3.50. Tho
present rate % so from Colorado com.
mon points to Missouri river points will
be sustained. The Atchson will make n
rate from Colorado common points to st.
Louis and return for S32. The rate from
other points will be figured out as rapidly
as possible.
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Those registering at the Montana yes-
ter,iay were; G. w. Mackie, San Fran
cisco; J. n. Roach. ST. Paul; Z. b. Man.
ming. Minneapolis; J. Mcguire. Butte; y.
ID. Howe. Kansas City; George ID. b
Turner, B.. A. q p. railway; John Cap
lice. Butte; G. Dillnian. Miiwaukee; Z. y.
Nixon. Butte; NJ. Otey, San francisco; =.
D. Hooker, Dillon; 5. {. Biaekistees
Butte.
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BOOTH DISCHARGED.
His PrsIiminary Ex aminstion Rssaltsa
In His Acquittst.

In his AcquittsL
specla, Dispatch 10 the standard.
MlssorLA, May si.-The preliminary
examination OF Joseph ). Booth. which
has been In progress before Judge Logan
for the past three days. was concluded
this evening and the defendant was die.
charged, tho court holding that the tssti.
mony was insufficient to hold Booth to
appear for trial before tho district court.
Booths friends are naturally much elatsd
over this vlndication Of his character. but
IL is rumored tonight that the case will
yet be brought to the attention of the dis
trtct court.
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A DESPERATE NEGRO.


shoot Two Others.
CHICAGO, May Hugh Etter, colored
sleeping car porter. this afternoon took
offense at David Sheriff. because the lat.
ter Was talking to the sister OF the woman
with whom Etter Was infatuated. Draw
ing revolver, hc shot Sheriff. through the
body. lie then ran. but was arrested by
Officer Harris. On tho way to the station
he drew q knife and cut the officer In sew.
oral places. Tho latter became very weak
from the loss Of blood and was falling to
the ground. Etter scissd the officers re-
volver and was about TO shoot him, when
Officer Owen OConuor came up. The
crazed negro fired two shots at O'ConnoI
and was then shot down by the latter
Sheriff. died on tho way to the hospital
and Etter cannot live. Officer Harris il
badly hurt.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-05-25
PUBLISHERS IN SESSION.
Type Measuring and Folding Machines
Considered.

Considered.
CHICAGO, May 2i.-It was expected that
tho American Newspaper Publishers as.
sociation ut its meeting to-day would take
action for or against tho proposed new
system Of measuring type, by which
whether typo wcro lean or fat, tho COM
pensation paid the compositor would be
uniform. The subject was given careful
attention In executive session. Tho result
Was q decision to refer tho matter 10 the
committee ON type measurement and tho
executive committee, with power 10 act.
In regular session. tho members dis
cusscd folding and mailing machines. and
took action looking TO the formation Of u
committee OF experts to continue 10 seek
ideal apparatus.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-05-25
A Train Robbed.

ST. LouIs. May 2i.-Thc west bound
Missouri Pacific passenger train was held
up and robbed o. over 5000 In cash,
taken from the express car. No passcn-
gers wero in;crfcred with. The bandits
escaped
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Tia.wsier 4. Al Right.

New YORK, May 2i.Lrhe report That the
STANDARD Oil company has absorbed the
Tidewater Oil company 10 emphaticaliy
denisd by President samuel Q. Brown Of
the Tidewater company to-day.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-05-25
Against Female su Hra,s Z

BRUSSELS. May .l.-Thc Miners Inter-
national conference to-day voted unani-
mously In favor Of the exclusion Of female
labor from use In and about mines. The
question of making mines the property of
the state was referred to the next confer
enco.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-05-25
He Had Csnfcsierates.
ecial Dlspafch 20 the standard.

DoU6LAs.wyo. May 2i.-It has just been
learned that Dud Champion, who killed
by Mike Sbaughnessy, had one or moro
confcderates and that conspiracy had
been formed to assass inatc several Of tho
stockmen who took part In the raid into
johnson county last spring.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-05-25
HIS ACCOUNTS WERE BEHIND.
lt 10 Supposed that Uapsid Debts Caused
Towner's Suicide.

Ie 10 Supposed that Uapeta Debts Csased
rowner's Suicide.
SAN DIEGO. May 2A.-The suicide OF 3.
e. Towner Of Denver. at Cleveland last
night, caused no particular surpriss here,
where he and his companion, Mrss Aleu
or Brown had been living up to early In
March. The woman went BY tho namo OF
Brown, was we'll dressed and seemed to
have plenty OF money. Towncr had been
managing o ranch near hero aud was
elected tax collector for the Linda Vista
district. There was o rnmor that he was
short In his accounts. about the time OF
his leaving. but tho directors say that the
district owes him about as much ~ be 10
in debt to them. When Towner. In COM
pany with Mrs. Brown. left hcre. he had
81 200 In cash and. after night Mt San
Bernardino, they went to the Palace hotel
at San Francisco, on route to the worlds
fair. Tho supposition 10 that worry
about his accounts here may have
caused tho suicide, rs It is said
that he left numerous unpaid debts
about town. Acquaintauces of Tower say
that his home was At Minneapolis. Kan.,
where his father and two sisters lived. He
came hero in 1887 and was generally em-
ployed as q manager OF ranches. He got
acquainted with Mrs. Brown at o riding
school and they became intimate and had
rooms in the same lodging house and sat
together Mt the hotel where they boarded.
The woman drove q good deal aud her
vehicles are In store hero now.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-05-25
HICKEY WILL BE HELD.
He Must staad Trial For the Murder ei
Claytou.

Clayton.
special Dispatch to the standard.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, May 2.-The alleged
murderer of Clayton, Frank Hickey. has
applied for o writ Of haboas corpus. lie
Was taken before County Judge Cullcns
yesterday afternoon. After the argument
had been concluded, Judge Culiens re-
manded the prisoner TO the custody OF tho
sheriff. He must stand trial for the mur.
der of John N. Clayton.
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Action Beguu.

WARRINGTON, May 2l.-Tho prsiimi'
nary hearing upon the petition that rsls
be iss,ied upon W. z. Silnontls, late com
missioner of patents, and others. to show
cause why they should not be disbarrsd
from practiciuR before the patent once.
was begun this afternoon.
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The Woman 10 M.

CLEVELAND. May 24.-Fanny Allen. alias
Mrs. Brown, the woman connected with
last nights tragedy at the Hollenden, in
which Z. Z. Towncr committed suicide. is
lying at the hospital in o serious condi-
tion. She seems completely prostrated.
The following telegram has bssn received
from Cincinnati concerning the case: z.
E. Towner il wanted Mt San Diego. CAL,
on q charge OF embezslement. He held
the Office Of tax collector Of the Linda
Vista irriaating district. was high roller
and spent money freely. During his term
he lived with a handsome young woman
about % years old. They lived royalty.
When he was succeeded by q new col.
lector, Towner left with the woman. An
examination Of his books showed that he
was short several thousand dollars. ON.
GERS went in search OF him. but he and the
woman had fed. II Is supposed that the
woman who was with him is tho same one.
and that. his money being gone. she tried
to leave him, causing him TO suicide.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-06
LOOKING FOR PLUMs.

The Advance Guard of the Office
Seekers in Washington.
y WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 5.-Al-
ready considerable number of office
seekers have arrived in Washington
and are looking over the ground, using
congressional influence and otherwise
making every effort to secure advantage
in the coming race for the Offices which
will be at the disposal of the incoming
administration. Many of them were
here eight years ago, but when Mr..
Cleveland assumes direction of govern
mental affairs on the 4th of March next
they will realize that the classified civil
service has, during the past administra-
ton, absorbed many places thought to
be desirable. The general land office
will still have few places at its dis
poSal. Among the number are seven
teen surveyors general, one each in
Arizona, Alaska, California, Colorado,
Florida, Idaho. Louisiana, Minnesota,
Montana, Virginia, New Mexico, North
Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington aud Wyoming. The salaries
attached to these offices range from
Sl,S0O in Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota
and Nevada, to 81, 700 in California. In
a majority Of the states the salary is
$500.
There are also 123 local land offices,
with register and receiver at each,
with salaries ranging from about $3.50 to
S., 900, the maximum. Two of these Of
fees are in Alabama. Arizona has 2, Ar
kansas 4, California 10, Colorado 13,
Florida l, Idaho ), Iowa l, Kansas Z,
Louisiana 2, Michigan 2, Minnesota s.
Mississippi l, Missouri 3, Montana 5,
Nebraska II. Nevada 2, New Mexico 4,
North Dakota 5, Oklahoma 4, Oregon l,
South Dakota s, Utah l, Washington z,
Wisconsin 4 AMI Wyoming g. Then
there are eleven chiefs of division in
the general land Office who re-
ceive a salary of $4,000 a.
piece: one chief clerk at $1,000,
ten principal examiners at $1,000. two
law clerks at 81, $50, two law examiners
at $1,000, one receiving clerk at 81, 800, 4
confidential clerk to the commissioner
who receives 81 800, and number of
messengers and laborers whose com
pensatiOn ranges from 5000 to $40. In
the bureau of patents there are only a
very few important places outside of
the classified service, and this also is
the case in the Indian bureau. The
pension office has less than fifty places
above the lowest grade. The richest
field for the ofhce-seeker will be the
poStoffice department, which has the
appointing of about $1,000 postmasters.