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The weekly tribune., 1894-10-12

Appointments of the Hon. Hal s. Cor
bett.
The Hon. Hal S. Corbett, democratic
nominee for congress, will address the
citizens of Montana at the following
time and places:
The weekly tribune., 1894-10-12

PLAIN FILLS.
Great Falls took the
matter in hand and the
CO wardly methods of
the city (helena) that
had always Oppos d
this town In every par
ticular since the first
cabin WAS built by the
side of BroBdwater bay
were exposed. Great
Falls Leader. Oct. IS,
1892.
The weekly tribune., 1894-10-12
CHANGE OF MEDICINE.

SUGAR COATED.
Helena put a lumber
yard in Great Falls be-
fore there were a dozen
people. Helena people
started the Montana
Central railroad here
before the town had
1000 people, and before
the townsite company
had spent $4,000 In i'm
provements. The pass
age II the bill creating
Cascade county WAS due
to a citizen of Helena.
-Grsst Falls Leader,
Oct. =, 1894.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28
HE GETS A NEW HEARING.
Step in the State Courts that VIII
Delay the Execution of
PPeu0er0aSr

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March "a new loop
hole was discovered by Prendergast's
attorneys and an attempt to utilize it
was made to-day, Immediately after the
decision of the federal judges was an
nounced, refusing writ of habeas cor
pus. The attorneys decided to raise
the question of Prendergasts sanity
under a special statute Of the state.
Attorney S. S. Gregory proceeded inn
mediately to make a last effort to at
least postpone the execution until
the mental condition of the con-
demned man could be passed upon by
a jury Of his peers. Judge Baker, of
the state circuit court, to whom appli-
cation was made, consented to hear
trial of Prendergast for insanity and
begin this afternoon
Judge Bakers action, it is said, means
suspension Of the execution pending
a verdict, and if the verdict is that the
prisoner is insane the result is to post
pone the execution indefinitely.
Prendergast was exercising in the jail
when news of the latest move in his be-
half was sent to him. Another sur
prise" was his only comment During
the former trial he objected frequently
and strongly to the insanity defense,
and declared that it was unwar-
ranted and adopted over his protest.
He did not renew these statements to-
day. Prendergast's attorneys, it was
said, would try to show that the assassin
tried in the case Of Lingg, the An
archist, but failed.
Last evening Prendergast's attorneys
appealed to the United States court for
a writ Of habeas corpus. The judges
to-day refused to grant a stay or issue q
writ.
The decision of the United States cir
cult court was read by Judge Jenkins.
1t represented, however, the opinions of
Judges Woods, Seaman and Bum, as
well. Judge Baker did not participate
in the decision, as he was not present
when the argument was made by AttOr-
ney Gregory last night. Judge Jenkins
spoke quietly and deliberately, saying:
1.-The defendant alleges that in his con-
victlOn for murder by the state court
there were certain errors First, that
the right to appear and testify in his
own behalf was denied; second, that
judge Of the criminal court was allowed
to testify to the appearance and bearing
of this defendant before him, touching
his mental condition at that time; third,
that the jurors trying his case were
separated contrary to the order
of the Court; fourth, that the
Court, in his charge to the
jury, withdrew from their consideration
the question as to whether the peti-
toner had killed the person as alleged
in the Indictment, stating that this was
conceded by the defense and charging
them to consider only the question OF
bis SANITY
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28
CONVENTION OF LUMBERMEN.
important Matters to Come UP for Con-
sideration at Madison.

Important Matters to Come Up for Con-
sideration at Madison.
MADISON, Wis, March 20.-The fourth
annual convention of the Wisconsin
Retail Lumber Dealers Association con-
;vened in this city at o'clock this after
moon, with about 125 members present,
including representatives. of nearly all
the leading lumber firms in the state,
wholesale as we'll as retail, the whole
salers being honorary members of the
association. The principal objects of
the organization, which came into ex-
istence only three years ago,
is to prevent the wholesale
dealers from shipping lumber
prod ucts to anyone but retail Dealers
that IS, to stop the pernicious practice
(trom the retailers view of the whole
saler selling direct to the consumer, and
also to prevent retailers from shipping
into each others territory This
IS accomplished by blacklisting any
dealer who violates these rules, unless
he shall redeem himself by turning over
10 per cent. of the proceeds Of such
dOned. The plan has proved fairly sat
istactory thus far, though there
have naturally been some bitches
The most important matter 10
come up at the present meeting is the
consideration ofthe formation of Lum-
berman's Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany. The retail dealers claim tina
they are compelled to pay an unjust
rate by the insurance companies. The
first business after the opening Of the
session this afternoon was the
address Of the president Fl. II. Hem
ingway, of Tomahawk, followed by the
reading of the secretary's report.
These and other matters will take up the
session until about $50, when q grand
confederation of the Order OF Hoo-Hoos
will be inaugurated. There are twenty
five candidates to be initiated into the
mysteries of this distinguished body.
Tonight the lumbermen will sit down
to banquet at the Hotel Van Eta as
the guests of the wholesale dealers.
George 2. Miller, of this city, will
otficiate as POSTMASTER.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28
BARRED BY THE BYLAWS.
Assistant Food Commissioner Shut |
Out of the Cheese Makers
Association.

MADISON, Wis, March 24.-The state
dairy and food commissioner Office is
by action of the Northwestern
Factory Cheese Makers Associa-
ton yesterday afternoon, placed
III the position Of having one of
its chief officers refused membership in
the association for the reason that he is
charged with being engaged in the man
u1acture of filled cheese contrary to the
bylaws of the association. 1t is ques-
ton also whether he has not violated
one of the very laws his office was Gre
ated to protect.
The matter was brought to light by
the application of w. A. West, of Elk
horn, for membership in the associa-
ton. Mr.. West is Dairy and Food
Commissioner Hardness chief assist
ant. When the application was
announced a member of the association
objected to It's acceptance Oh the ground
that Mr.. West is engaged in the manu-
1acture of filled cheese, which makes
him Ineligible to membership under
the bylaws Of the association.
Mr.. West, who was present, arose
and said he was not aware of this con-
dition in the bylaws. He stated that
he holds stock in the company of Har-
ris & West, which operates factories at
Elkhorn, Waukesha and other places,
and admitted that the company manu-
features filled cheese. His application
was accordingly withdrawn.
The law covering the matter is
chapter 424, laws of 1889, which makes
1t a misdemeanor punishable by fine
of $50 to $500 to manufacture or sell but
ter or cheese in the manufacture of
which animal fat, oIeaginous substance,
etc, or vegetable oil is used. Filled
cheese is made by substi-
tuting lard and various other
substances for cream or milk Inferior
quality butter is also used for the pur-
pose. What Mr.. Vests firm uses was
not developed. The association simply
debars any person from membership
who is engaged in the manufacture of
filled cheese Of any description, and
Mr.. Vests admission was sufficient to
disqualify him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28

CHICAGO, March "a Especial. lit
was reported to-day that a large sum of
money had been offered the proprie-
tors of the cure for the tobacco habit
called no-to-bac," which is famous al
over the country for it's wonderful et
feet. This offer, it was said, was made
by parties who desire to take it off the
market and stop it's sale, because of it's
injury to the tobacco business. Mr.. I'll.
l.. Kramer, general manager Of the no
to-bac business, was interviewed at his
Office, As Randolph Street, and, when
questioned, promptly said:
"No, sir; no-to-bac is not for sale to
the tobacco trust. We just refused
for our business: Certainly MOTTO
bac affects the tobacco business. It
will cure over a half million people in
1894, at an average saving of $50 which
each would otherwise expend for to-
bacco, amounting in round figures to
$25, 900, 900. Of course tobacco manu-
facturers and dealers loss is the gain
of the party taking no-to-bac. Does no.
to-bac benefit physically? Yes, sir.
The majority Of our patients re-
port an immediate gain in flesh,
and their nicotine saturated systems
are cleansed and made vigorous
how IS nO-tO-Dac SOLO HrlnC1pdlIV
through our travelling agents. We en-
ploy over thousand. 1t is also sold by
druggists, wholesale and retail, through
out the United States and Canada. How
are patients assured that no-to-bac Will
effect cure in their case? We abso-
lutely guarantee three boxes, costing
$3.50, to cure any case. Failure to cure
means the money back. Of course
there are failures, but they are few, and
we can better afford to have the good
will Of an occasional failure than his
money. We publish little book called
Don't Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your
Life Away, that tells all about no-to-bac,
which will be mailed free to anyone de-
string it by addressing the Sterling Rem
edy Co., 1918 Randolph Street, Chicago.
IT is said of Senator Sherman that if
there is any possibility of mispronoun-
cling proper name he IS sure to hit
upon it when he happens to use the
name in one Of his speeches. This
orthoepical weakness, SO to speak, IS
well understood in the Senate, and his
brother senators watch for mispronun-
Citations and chuckle over them.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28
FOUND THE DYNAMITER.
Author of Several Explosions al Ian.
caster, Pa, Proves to be a
Prominent Young Man.

LANCASTER, Pa, March 23.-Four at
tempts to burn the large hardware es-
Enlistment of George Nj. Steinman &
Co., of this city, led to an investigation
which has resulted in the detection of
the author of three recent dynamite
outrages here. The culprit is Charles
Rawn, a young man belonging to ono
OF the leading families of this city, whose
sole incentive seems to have been an
insane desire to destroy. When the
nneXploded bomb was found in the
building next door to the police station,
a clerk in Steinman's store, in which
RaWn was also employed, reported that
stick Of dynamite had been abb
stracted from behind the counter,
but it was not believed that the
bomb fiend was any of their
employees. Yesterday Rawn was con-
fronted by evidence collected by Stein
man relative to the attempts to burn
the store when he made q full confess
sion stating that he had also committed
the dynamite outrages. The first bomb
did not explode, the second one badly
injured the Cherry Street bridge over
the Pennsylvania Railway, and the
third was exploded on the portico of
DR.. Bakers residence, doing con-
siderable damage and going off
just as one person passed with
in foot of it and two
others were within several feet ap-
preaching it. 1t is said to-day that his
friends claim that his mind has been
affected, and that by reading of the out
RACES in Paris he acquired an insane
desire to emulate them. 1t is said to-
day that his friends sent him away last
night, which is probably true, as no
trace Of him can be found to-day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28
HIGGINS HANGED ALONE.
He WAS Not Obliged to share His
Scaffold with Assassin
Prendergast.

CHICAGO, Ill, March 5.--"Buf" Hig-
to-day in the corridor of the county jail.
He had his expressed wish and died
alone, Prendergast, with whom Higgins
objected to sharing the scaffold, having
secured stay of execution until April 6.
Precisely at II noon the mournfll pro-
cession reached the north corridor in
full view of the spectators who had as
sembled to witness the execution.
The sheriff and Jailer Morris
marched directly upon the gal
lows and were Immediately fol-
lowed by the doomed man and
the priests, Higgins being brought to a
stop directly beneath the moose. In a
bound the prisoners feet, his arms al
ready having been secured behind his
back, and the rope was quickly placed
around his neck and the death cap adj
justed. At 1908 the trap was sprung.
Higgins died game. On the scaffold
he kissed a crucifix and smilingly said
goodbye to the priests. His death was
apparently painless. AS the clatter Of
the falling trap rang through the cell
corridors the prisoners raised a yell
of Hang Prendergast" The lit
tie assassin of Mayor Harrison
craWled further into the corner of his
cell where he sat trembling with rage
and fear. Prendergast would have
nothing to say about the hanging and
seemed overcome with terror by the
sounds accompanying the execution
which he SO narrowly escaped.
Higgins crime was one of the most
brutal ever committed in Chicago.
With two other hard characters, Hig-
ging planned to rob an old citizen, Peter
Mccoy. When the old man awoke
and started up to protect his house the
leader of the gang shot him before he
could leave his bed. The murdered
man was an employe of the city. A few
days before the murder Mrs. Mccoy
drew their savings, amounting to $780,
from West Side bank. 1t is supposed
that Higgins heard Of this and sur
missed that the money was still in
the house. At A. NJ, Hig-
gins, revolver in hand, entered
the house, his accomplices, cred"
McGarry and Harry Filnberg, alias
''Itzky," alias "Sheeny Joe," remain
ing in the yard to keep watch. Nc
COey was awakened by noise in his
bedroom. He lifted himself in bed on
his elboy and saw man rummaging in
bureau drawer. Almost at the same
instant the thief turned and saw that
he was discovered. Without word he
fired at Mccoy, who fell back back in
bed and died almost before his wife,
who was lying by his side, was aroused
Higgins and his pals fled without OBJ
tanning any money but succeeded in
evading the police only few hours.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28
SEVERAL TOWNS SHAKEN.
Four Persons Killed and Many Build
ings Wrecked by Dynamite
Mill Explosion.

PITTsBURG, Pa, March 23.-Tne dyna-
mite works of the Acme Powder Com
pany, at Blacks Run, mile and half
above Hutton, on the Allegheny Valley
Railroad, were destroyed by an explo-
sion at o'clock. Four persons were
killed and one badly injured. The
works were blown to pieces and build
ings in the vicinity of the works
wrecked, windows broken and the peo-
pie within a mile of the works ter
rorized. Of those killed two were men
and two women. The names of the dead
and injured are:
MoLLIE REMALEY, dead.
SADIE REMALEY, instantly killed.
WILLIAM l.. ARTHUR, instantly killed.
SAMUEL REMALEY, killed.
Mrs. WILLIAM ARTHUR, badly injured.
NELLIE REMALEY, instantly killed.
The four killed were at work in the
packing Mrs. Arthur, who was
injured, was in a dwelling house near
the works. The house was literally
blown to pieces and Mrs. Arthur was
found among the debris. The bodies of
Mollie Remaley and William Arthur
have not been found. The body of Sa-
die Remaley and Samuel Remaley were
terribly mangled and were gathered up
in box. So far as is now known the
four persons killed were all who were
in the works. All the victims boarded
in the house where Mrs. Arthur was in
jured. The works are owned by E. &.
McAbee & Co., of sos DuQuesne Way,
this city. Terror reigned in the vicinity
of the works. At Logan's Ferry, mile
away, brick block was badly damaged,
and at Hutton, Oakmont and Verona
houses were shaken. Nothing remains
Of the works except one small building.
1t was reported that ten to fifteen
persons had been killed, but as far as
known all the others have been ac
counted for. The plant consisted of
four brick buildings. These with the
Remaley boarding house were COM
pletely demolished, nothing being left
on the hillside but a pile of debris which
took fire, and for hours afterwards it
burned fercely.
The cause of the explosion is not
known. 1t is thought workman en-
tered the building with light, contrary
to orders. There was 10000 pounds of
dynamite in the works at the time of
explosion. The property loss was $15,-
900. The plant will be rebuilt at once.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28
DAN WILL BE FREE.
The States Most Important Witness
Has Fled TO Germany.

NEILLsvILLE, Wis, March 26.--Mar-
garet Wright, the principal witness for
the state In the case of Dan Allen,
charged with murder, cannot be found,
and there is not the slightest possibility
that Allen will be convicted without the
woman's testimony. Allen is in jail
here, having been surrendered by bis
bondsmen, and his case will be called
for trial at the term of court opening
Wednesday, April is.
The vital importance of Mrs. Wright's
testimony is shown by statement in
the case. Henry Wright, a farmer,
died in 1885 of what was supposed to be
poison. Allen and Mrs. Wright were
suspected of having caused the death
of the woman's husband, and both
were arrested. Under the strain of the
preliminary examination the woman
broke down and confessed. She took
the witness stand and gave detailed
account of the plot to kill her husband
and the part taken by Allen and her
self There was no other direct evil
dence against Allen, and it was solely
on the testimony of Mrs. Wright that
verdict of guilty was returned. Allen
escaped from jail with the assistance OF
Mrs. Wright and was at liberty two
years. He was recaptured in q little
town in Washington, brought back here
and sentenced to life imprisonment.
He appealed to the supreme court and
new trial was granted him. That trial
will take placement month.
When Mrs. Wright turned states
evidence the case against her was dis
continued. She went to Michigan, the
officers for time keeping track of her
movements. Months passed and Allen
was not found and the vigilance of the
officers relaxed, and Mrs. Wright elud-
ed them. When Allen was recaptured
search was made for Mrs. Wright, but
she could not be found. Several re-
ports were circulated as to her move
ments, but nothing definite has
ney ParkhilI 4 report is in
circulation that the woman has gone to
Germany, and the defense claims to
have evidence that this is true, and that
the missing witness is now in a little
town some miles from Berlin. On the
other hand, the States Attorney de-
Clares that Mrs. Wright has been traced
to Manitoba. In either case she is be-
yond the reach of subpoena. She will
not voluntarily return, and therefore
there is no possibility that she will APP
pear at the trial.
District Attorney Parkhill says that
no new evidence against Wright has
been discovered and that the state will
be forced to depend wholly on the very
meager circumstantiai evidence that
can be produced. In view of this ad
mission there seems little doubt that
Dan Allen will walk from the Clark
County jail within a month, declared
innocent of the murder of Wright. He
served nearly two years in the peniten-
tiary before the supreme court decided
the case.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28
MUST STAND TRIAL.
Mrs. MargareU Mayer Held FOR the
Murder of Her Husband
at Racine.

RACINE, Wis, March 21.-Mrs. Mar
garet Mayer was to-day held to the
April term of the circuit court for trial,
charged with the murder of her first
husband, Herman Groenke. DR..
Wheeler, who attended Mr.. Groenxe
before his death, was placed on the
stand AID testified that the prescrip-
ton which was introduced in court
not in his handwriting and did not pre-
scribe the medicine such as he had
written on his prescription. The ex-
animation lasted eight days. The cir
cult court convenes in this city on
ADrii
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28
New Plan to Ship Wyoming Oil.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 24-The de-
velopment of the oil fields of Central
Wyoming has been greatly impoded be-
cause Of the inability to secure reason
able freight rates for transporting oil.
A company composed mostly of ST.
Louis capitalists is to lay a pipe line to
run oil from the Salt Creek wells
through Grin Junction to Fort Laramie.
From this point it is proposed to ship
the oil in barges down the Platte and
Missouri rivers to st. Louis, where it
will be refined and put on the market.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28
Oil on His Hair Took Fipo

PERU, Ind, March 24.-Hiram Knob
lock, aged 10, living near Bremen. used
coal oil last night to wash his head and
shortly afterwards struck a match, ig-
hitting his hair. His aunt, Mrs. Gruber,
by desperate efforts smothered the
flames. The boy was probably fatally
burned, and the aunt was seriously
burned about the hands and face.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28
WOMEN NAME A TICKET.
New Feature in the Campaign at Enter
prise, kaS.

ABILENE, Kas., March 23.-At mass
meeting the women Of Enterprise, a
town Of 1000 population IN this county,
put up a complete temperance ticket
composed of women. Mrs. NJ. koehler,
wife of ex-State Senator KoehIer, was
nominated for mayor; Mrs. Kate
Haines for police judge, and full quota
of council members were named. All
are married women, and they propose
to purify the city's politics.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28
TYPHOID FEVER EPIDEMIC.
1t is Estimated that There Are 200 Case
in Ashland.

in Ashland.
ASHLAND, Wis, March 2O.-A meet
ing Of the Board of Health was held
yesterday to take action on the typhoid
fever epidemic. Health Commissioners
Rhinehart stated to the board that
oaly four physicians had reported TO
him sixty-two cases, and that he esti-
mated the total number to be about 300
A resolution was adopted asking the
State Board of Health to visit Ashland
to locate the trouble. So far no fatal
cases have been reported.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28
Drowned Herself While Insane.

JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, March 24-Mrs.
W. II. Hall, resident Of Osceola, Ia,
who has been here for treatment for in
sanity, drowned herself in the city dis
tributing reservoir to-day. She had
appeared rational lately and had been
given her liberty.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28
DIR. Rauch Found Dead

LEBANON, Pa, March 24.-Dr. John
ii. Rauch, ex-secretary of the Illinois
Board of Health, was found dead in bed
at the home of his brother in this CITY
to-day. Paralysis of the heart.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28
ATE OF DISEASED SAUSAGE.
A Family in Winnebago County Suffer
ing from TrichinOsiS.

ing from TrichinOsis.
OSHKOSH, Wis, March 2l.-Dr. Roos
is at present attending the members Of
a family in Black Wolf by the name of
Lehndorf, who are doubtless afflicted
with trichinosis. They have been suf-
ferers from the disease for the past
three weeks. The family is composed
of the father and mother, two sons and
two daughters. The disease was con-
tracted by eating sausage made from
the meat of a diseased hog.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28
Planned to Rescue Four Prisoners.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, March 23.-
Twenty miners armed with Winches-
tiers were at Fayette last evening to
-escue two murderers and two rioters
en- route to this city. The men were
concealed in q baggage car and the
guards eluded the Would-be rescuers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28
TAX ON HORSE RACES.
New York Bill Passes Both Houses and
Goes to the Governor.

ALBANY, n. Y, March 21--The SEN
ate has passed the bill, and it now goes
to the governor, providing for the tax
ing of racing associations per cent.
on their gross receipts instead of only
on their net receipts
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28
Found Dead in a Canal.

LONDON, March 24-The body of the
Hon Mrs. Fielding was found to-day in
the River Cherwell at Oxford. There
is little doubt that she committed sui
eide.