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The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-08
AGENT MURDERED.
Terrible Crime at the Village of
Culbertson on the Great
Northern.
Robbery Doubtless the Motive of tn.
Crime-known to Have Money
In His Keeping.

GLASGOW. Feb. One OF the most
atrocious crimes that has ever darkened
the annals Of the state occurred at Cul-
bertson last evening at midnight. when
James Skinner. agent for the Great
Northern at that place. was brutally
murdered. and the shack in which he
resided burned over him TO hide the
tracks Of the assassin. Mr.. Skinner was
man 33 years Of age. For the past
four years heshas held the position Of
agent at Culbertson. and during that
time won for himself the respect Of the
community in which he resided. He
accumulated some money that he IN
vested IN the sheep industry and was
supposed 10 have quite sum Of money
in his room. Recently he incurred the
animosity Of some parties where he re
sided and they threatened him with his
life, and since that time he had been
well armed. fully expecting the threats
to be fulfilled.
John Rogers operates saloon in the
town, and has been giving his money
into the trust Of Mr. Skinner. Last
week the saloon keeper made q deal
whereby he secured $50 IN cash This
Was given into the care of Mr. Skinner.
The assassin must have done IL with
the intent to rob. At II o'clock. when
the west bound passenger pulled INTO
CulbertsDn the depot was enyeloped in
a sheet of flames The heat was So in
tense that it cracked the windows m the
cars. Conductor Smith attempted To
open the door. but it was securely fast
ened. and he glanced in at the window
Lying between the counter and the
stove was the one armed agent, with his
skull crushed. and his head lying in a
pool Of blood. At his side was a six
shooter. The heat drove everyone away
who attempted to force open the door
This morning the blackened and charred
corpse Of Mr. Skinner was discovered.
ana Sheriff Degan and Coroner Beary
were summoned To the scene Of the muir
der The authorities will make dill
gent search To appret end the murdcrers.
Mr.. Skinner had 5000 in st. Paul
bank. besides a large band Of sheep aud
cattle.
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clared all tariff laws vicious. but if the
country cannot exist without a law Of
this kind all articles should be treated
alike. He declared that the only feature
OF the Wilson bill worthy of serious
consideration was the income tax clause
which. it is feared. would be killed be-
fore the bill became law. At the con-
clusion Of the governors remarks reso-
Iutions were adopted. denouncing the
theory OF free trade as mot just. as un-
der such law over 100000 woolgrow-
ers Of the country will be ruined. while
only 10000 wooden manufacturers can be
benefited. Free wool will not cheaper
clothing, but will deprive American
iaborers of an opportunity to earn daily
bread
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-08
A LIVING MUMMY.
A Traveller Tells Of One He Found In an
Egyptian Donlicilp.
4. III. SwERDFIGER.
County Clerk.

A Traveller Tells of One He Found In an
Egyptian DomiciIe.
We went into the hut after some
hesitation the dragoman whispered
there were ladies thrre-and found "A
vigorous old man, telling his Mus,nl-
man heads crusalegged on mud bench,
and on the floor bent over the fire the
Oldest looking Auman being ever saw
slive.
'Mummics have seen, and wondered
not that they We're dead, but in what
part of her withered desiccated frame
that old woman found space to keep the
stern vital energies that lined her grim.
carved face | can scarcely guess. She
looked no more living than seaweed
does, dried and stretched on paper. Her
arms, her legs-thrust almost into the
6re-were so shrunk that the long
leathern flesh and fiaccid muscles hung
round them like dangling shreds on
sticks.
Round her neck were beads of
wood. and round her wrists leathern
bracelets-though, to be sure, I cannot
feel certain they were not folds of skin
and on her face lurked not only lines,
but gullies and passages, they seemed
30 deep and fallen. But for the occa-
sional upturned glance of her cold, un-
questioning eye could not have sup
posed her anything else than one of the
earliest and best preserved of the re-
motest queens of Egypt.
THE old man gave us a lusty well
come and sent for milk and dates and
filled our pockets. He showed rs his
long spear that hung against the wQ1l
and told me with proud gesture thuo
he had often killed his man, but moeD
often with sword, and taking me by
the shoulder showed me fiercely how
he used to do it. He was 80 years old
and had never been farther from home
than Assouan. and then only once.
"All his sons sat and stood round us,
and in the background against the mud
grafiary white teeth glimmered and the
broad, black faces of the women shone
! asked him what present he would
like, and he asked for little rice and
little coffee. All the time he clutched
and fingered his Muslin rosary. which,
when I admired, he wanted me to &C.
cept. The son came hack with us to
the dahbeah and carried OF the coffee
and rice in envelopes, b which add
ed handful Of cigarettes and q couple
Of oranges. with particular injunctions
that one WIS to be give to the old gen.
tleman. "-Cornhill Magazine.
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The " ooicro rowers.

WAsHISG-ON. Feb. THE meeting Of
the National Woolgrowers association.
called to defeat the free wool provisions
Of the Wilson tariff bill. began this
morning Immediately after opening
the meeting a committee was appointed
To draw up a petition. addressed 10 the
finance committee of the senate. asking
for hearing on the wool schedules Of
the bill. Hon. VIM. Lawrence Of Ohio.
president OF the association. presided
Among the members Of the association
already here are ex Senator Francis F.
Warren OF Wyoming; VIM. A. Herriort
Of Federal, Pa, president Of the Penn
sylvanIa Woolgrower' association; Hon.
J. ii. Mcconnell Of Elk Grove. Cal; W.
A. Baker Of Portland. Ore. editor of
Rural Spirits: A. q. Beal of San Fran
cisco. and Frank j. Hogart Of Idaho.
secretary Of the association.
The following preamble and resolution
was presented to Chairman Voorhees, Of
the Senate committee on finance by the
delegation Of woolgrowers:
WHEREAS. The National Woolgrowers
association, representing an industry in
which are directly interested and en-
gagged 100000 people of the United
States, owning and caring for AZ 100000
sheep. with a directly invested capital Of
soOO.O00.OOO. and an indirect investment
OF s:p0.OOO.OO more. are desirous Of be
ing heard in the interest Of the sheep
anu wool industry. which it is believed
IL threatened. even to complete annihila-
tion. by the proposed legislation in the
Wilson bill, so called. now before the
senate finance committee. therefore.
ResoIred. That the association respect
fully requests that there be set apart a
date soon, in which we may appeal r.
through committee duly appointed-to
present our cause for the consideration
OF the honorable committee.
In reply to the petition Voorhees, said
the committee had determined to give
no verbal hearings. and il would not be
possible for them to make an exception
in the case Of the woolgrowers. He eug-
gested that the association make writ
ten statement. Members of the associ-
alton will remain in the city for week
or more. and probably endeavor to influ-
ence the senators personally. being de-
MED formal hearing.
wAITE's VAIL.
DENVER. Feb. Gov. Waite delivered
free-trade speech before the woolgrow-
ers' convention this morning. He de-
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-08

BUTTE, Feb. The Butte public
library was dedicated tonight and thrown
open to the public. Speeches were made
by Judge Dixon representing G. y. Lar
able. the donor Of the first $4,000 for
the library: Judge Kirkpatrick. Lee
Mantle Mayor Dugon and Judge Me
Hatton.
james McN!chols city marshal Of this
city and Miss Sadie Dolan. daughter Of
William Dolan. foreman Of the Wake
Up Jim mine. were married this evening.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-08

For the convenience Of those who
wish to make comparisons and for the
benefit OF others who can never remem-
Der, the JOURNAL will hereafter keep
standing a table of the corresponding
month of last year, showing day by day
the principal meteorological conditions.
as obtained from the record kept by the
United States weather observer in this
city. Following is the record for Febru-
airy, 1893:
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-08

BUTTE. Feb. u. ;. Shropshire. the
attorney FOR the Union Pacific. yester-
day presented to Judge Knowles a copy
Of the order and iniu elton issued by
Judge Dundy Of Omaha. for approval.
The judge took the papers under advise
ment and may pass upon them some
time this week. 1t is probable that if an
Injunction is issued il will be in a some
what modified form from the original.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-08
Proposals for Building a Jail or Lookup
AT Forsyth.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board ot Commissioners of Custer
county. until l. o'clock noon. Of Monday
March 9th. 1884. for building a Jail or
luck-up at Forsyth. in accordance with
the plans and specifications now ON file
in the Office of the County Clerk at
Miles City. Mont. Proposals to be ad
Cressed to the undersigned and marked
Proposals for building Jail at For
syth." The board reserves the right Ia
reject any or all bids.
by order Of the Board Of Commits.
sioners of Custer county. Mont.
Dated at Miles City, Montana. Jany.
- 1894.
\. III. SwERDFICER.
County Clerk.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-08

The figures in the right hand column
denote the average thermometer reading
for the day. The coolest snap during
the month was -2G on the night Of the
3rd. The average for the month was o
above zero. Total snowfall during the
month was 5l2 inches.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-08
Photographs Report Better Than Eyes

'''"'"s' "I''1' ~ P'7ft H'"'t'f II HTdH TSes'
AT meeting of the Academic des
Sciences, Paris, NJ. Zenger exhibited
two photographs which he had taken at
midnight irom his window, looking on
the lake OF Geneva and Mont Blanc
The lake and the mountain are feebly
imaged on the plates, although they
We're both quite invisible to the eye in
the darkness. 1t is well known that
many stars, invisible to the eye, are re-
vealed on the Photographic plate, and
some years ago an advertisement on the
hull of the Great Eastern, at Birken-
head, which had been tarred over SO as
to be invisible, was quite legible in a
photograph which had been taken Of
the vessel.-London Globe.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-08
THE WISE TRAVELLER,
In Selecting His Railroad Route, selects
the One

That affords excellent and most com
Portable facillties-The Milwaukee.
That traverses delightful and pictur-
esque portion of the country-The
Milwaukee.
That has land merits) the reputation Of
strength and reiiability-The. Mil
waukee. .
That enjoys popularity and is stamped
with public approval-The Milwau-
= kee.
That has substantial roadbed and most
frequent train service = The Mil.
waukee.
That regards, always, the ease, comfort
and safety Of its patrons-The Mil
waukee.
That furnishes the latest private COM
partinent cars and latest library -buf-
fet smoking cars-The Milwaukee.
That furnishes elegant drawing room
parlor cars. tree reclining chair cars
and sumptuous dining cars-The
Milwaukee.
That has exclusive use Of the electric
berth reading lamp The Milwaukee.
THE Milwaukee" combines all Of the
above and more. too. It trains are ves-
tibuled, heated by steam, electric lighted
and unsurpassed in luxurious appoint
ments.
The immortal Lincoln said: Follow
the people and you cannot be far from
right" The People use The Milwau-
kee."
j, I. CoNLEY,
Asst. Genl. Passenger Agent,
st. Paul. Mimi
NoTE.-Five trains daily from Twin
Cities to Chicago. one to st. Louis and
one to Kansas CITY
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-08
Paderewski's Enduraoc~.

n. Paderewski. the night before q re-
cital in London. practiced all night, or,
Ut least. until $3.50 a. m. The morn
ing after the recital he went to Chelten-
ham. where he played tine same after
noon before densely packed audience.
He exhibited no fatigue.-New York
Gun.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-08
P0ST0FFICE REGULATIONS.
NAILS CLOSE.
Northern Pacific Time Table.

LEAVE MILES CITY eoI,c wrsr
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ALDERMEN.
First Mard-H. " McIuttro y +. Sorrrnson.
Second Nard-Ihps. GIbb " II Ballard.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-08

DENVER, Feb. 7.-Gov. Waite delivered
a free-tra speech before the woolgrow
ers' convention this morning. He de
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-02-08

For several yeaS I have reco1nmm1na
your 'Castoria,' and shall always cousinuD -
do 80 as it has invariably produced bsasnrona
results
EDWIN +. PARnEk, N. D.,
lS6th Street and rth Ave- yev yo~k ra<~
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NoTE.-Fiye trains daily from Twin
Cities to Chicago, one to st. Louis and
one to Kansas CITY
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-22
TRAINA1EN IN POLITICS.

Railroad Workers Meet to Take Hand
in tho Legislative Election.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 2l.-A meeting
of the railroaders of Pennsylvania who
formed an organization in Harrisburg
some months ago for the purpose of
combining in favor of state legislative
candidates who would be considered
worthy of their support was held here
to-day, ITO delegates being present.
The meeting was secret and the dele
gates refused to make public the pro-
ceedings.:
It is claimed that the organization
has membership. Of SO 900 IN Pennsyl-
vania ana controls nearly 100000 votes
It EN- braces tho Pennsylvania members
of the following organizations: Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers,
brotherhood of Firemen, Order of Rail,
way Conductors, Order of Railroad
.Trainmon, switchmen's Mutual Protec-
tive Association, Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen, Brotherhood of Railroad
Conductors.
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AIRY EAIEY LlLLIAN
Is Now Signora Perugini, or T1rs. Chatter
ton, Just as You nro Pleased to Call Her.

Is Now Signora Perugini, or HRS. Chatter
ton, Justa You nro Pleased to Call Her.
NEW York, Jan. 21.--For the third
time in her'life the erstwhile airy fairy
Lillian Russell, before whose shrine
have worshipped the "Johnnies" of
Gotham for tho last decade, stood at the
altar of hymen to-day and promised to
"love, honor and obey" her future "lord
and master" in the person OF John
Chatterton, whose nom de theatre is
Signor Perugini.
At 1880 o'clock Miss Russell, in COM
pany with her mother, Mrs. Cynthia
Leonard, her sister, Mrs. Alfred T.
Schultz. and several friends, were con-
yeyed across the ferry to the residence
of Civil Justice Moller, in Hoboken.
Awaiting them were the groom-elect.
Mr.. Edwin Hoff, OF the "Bostonians,"
and Thomas Daily. Then the marriage
was completed within five minutes.
The entire party returned to the brides
home, on Seventy-seventh street, where
sumptuous wedding breakfast was
served.
Tonight q dinner was rendered by
Signor Peruglni and bride.
The bride received many valuable
gifts, among them being two necklaces
of diamonds, a tiara of diamonds and
sapphires, diamond sun-burst, two
sets OF sterling silver knives and forks
and two score of jewel rings and brace
lets. Signor and Signora Perugini will
continue their roles at the Casino.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-22
Quay ON THE BOND ISSUE.
Tho Pennsylvania Senate Opposed To 1t
Grave Responsibility

Tho Pennsylvania Senate Opposed To 1T.
Grave Responsibility
BEAVER, PA, Jan. Ex-senator Quay
in an interview to be published tomor-
row, vigorously attacks Secretary Car
isles proposed bond issue.
He docs not favor legislation for the
issue of bonds to relieve the treasury,
and believes any that may be issued
without absolute authority OF the law
should be repudiated.
"'There should be no curative legisla-
ton. Takers of the loan offered on Feb
ruary I know that the securities go out
under cloud and their redemption
will be an important political issue in
future.
''ro recruit tho revenues and re-
establish the gold reserve (Which is an
idea not provided by law, it is only
necessary that the administration
whistle off its dogs and announce to the
country that the tariff is to be let
alone.
1.-THE ad ADMINISTRATION has produced q
condition OF affairs which has destroyed
trade, foreign and domestic, and grave
ly diminished the revenue, internal
and from customs. and urges the
passage of revenue measure which Will
enlarge the existing deficiency by at
least $40, 900, 900, and goes to the country
for per cent loan to relieve it OF the
consequences of the financial treason.
"The Republican party is not called
upon by any theory OF policy or duty to
come to its relief"
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SHE SAW HEAVEN;
Also, the Other Place, md Knows Vher
She Will Die.

Also, the Other Place, md Knows When
She Will Die.
SELDEM, ONO, Jan. 21.-Dora IcGraW,
aSixteen-year-old girl, has been going
into frances for three days. She and
two of her friends have been holding
song and prayer meetings lately. She
became much wrought up, and at 1880
p. M won't into trance, which lasted
seven bours. She said she had
seen heaven and walked the golden
streets, and had seen all her rela-
tives who are in heaven and those
who arein hell. She said she and one
OF her friends had crowns in heaven, and
that she would die in q year while in o
trance. She can tell the time and not
see any timepiece, and can tell when
she is going into a trance to the second.
She says one of her friends will die Feb
ruary 1S 1894. The affair is causing
great excitement, and crowds for miles
around throng in.
Many learned men here say it is the
queerest case they ever heard OF. Some
OF the ignorant are much frightened,
and think it's sign that the end of the
world is close at hand.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-22
IAN OLD MAN A1UHDERED
BY tho Man IVithNyyhon His Young Wife
yYns in Love .-EH

BY tho Man WithWhom His Young Vito
Was in Love.
PITTsBURGn, Jan. 21.-Bryan Richie,
aged eighty years, was murdered at
Mansfield, near here, about l o'clock
this morning by james McKeever, an
oil we'll driller. The cause of the mur-
der was jealousy. Ritchie's wife is a
young woman, and McKeever. it is said,
was deeply smitten with her. Last
night the Ritchies gave a party, and
during the evening the old man missed
his wife. She was discovered in the
company of McKeever and quar-
rel ensued, but tho affair was
fixed up. Ritchio then went
outside and NIcKeever followed him q
few minutes later. ltitchie was heard
to cry for help and several persons ran
to his assistance. When they arrived
they found him lying by the railroad
track with the headalmost severed from
the body. BY his side was an axe and
in the distance was afreighttrain speed
ing toward the city with McKeever
aboard. The murderer has not yet been
captured,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-22
ATTEMPTED BANK ROBBERY.

The Thieves Foilcd by the Timely Arrival
of the Cashier.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Jan. 2L-Chief OF
Police Speers received a telegram be-
tween l and 2 o'clock this morning
from Parkville, twelve miles north of
here on the Kansas City, Council Bluffs
and st. Joe railroad, saying an attempt
had been made to rob the Park Bank at
that place shortly after midnight last
night. The telegram was signed by A.
@. Hamilton, the cashier OF the bank,
and a. ]. Hamilton. the president.
It appears that Mr.. A. @. Hamilton
had spent the evening in Kansas City
and returned home on q late train. 1t
had been the custom to leave lighted
lamp in the bank all night, and on
reaching Parkville Mr.. Hamilton went
to the bank for the purpose of lighting
the lamp. On reaching the door no IN
locked it and was about to go in when
he heard noise inside and quickly re-
treated, suspicious of possible robbers
He went for assistance, and on return
ing to the bank kit of burglars tools
was found in front of the safe and also
two sticks of dynamite. a heavy clamp
and things looked as though the rob
bersIwere just about to force the knob
off and insert the dynamite when the
cashier discovered the plans.
While Mr.. Hamilton was seeking as
sistance q man was seen short dis
tance from the bank. He was in few
minutes Joined by two others and all
three walked quickly away in the direc-
ton of the depot. Mr.. Hamilton i'm
mediately telegraphed the police autho-
rites here to watch the bridges for the
three robbers and guard was placed at
the end of both bridges. Early this
morning Alonzo Zane, whose home is
in Kansas City, Kans., was arrested as
he was crossing the Council Bluffs
bridge. He denies all knowledge of the
attempted robbery but could give no
satisfactory account of himself and was
locked up. Tho police are still on the
lookout for the other two robbers.
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WILL CONTEST.
Tho Republicans Claim the Illinois Al
.na.+ianr,, nnt ct Is Unconstitutional.

Tho Republicans claim the Illinois Ap-
portionment Act Is Unconstitutional.
CHICAGO. Jan. 21.-At meeting of
the Republican state central committee
men held here to-day it was decided to
contest the constitutionality of the ap-
portionment of the legislative. sena-
torial and congressional districts of Illi-
nois by the last legislature. Ex-Attor-
ney General Hunt announced that the
bill to be filed will insist that the ap-
portionment does not meet the consti-
tutional requirements of equality OF
population, compactness and contiguity
of territory.