The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-08-03
MONTANA INDIAN SCARE.

Trouble Believed to be at an End-Red-
skins Returning to Reservation.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The Bannack
Indian scare seems ended. The Indians
are returning to their reservation. There
has not been any fighting or any desire to
fight. The information comes in a tele-
gram received at the War Department
this morning from General Coppinger
through his headquarters at Omaha.
TWO MEN REPORTED KILLED.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The HerdLPSsDe-
cial Market Lake IdahoJ dispatch says
that courier has just come in, bringing
q report that two men were killed or
Trail Creek, at the head of Teton River,
seventy-tive miles from Market Lake.
Both are supposed to have been killed by
Indians.
The mail carrier who brings mail from
Jacksons Hole to Teton Basin is also
supposed TO have been killed. When last
seen he was coming over the divide from
Jacksons Hole this way, and he is now
two days overdue.
The sons of William Hopkins, a mer-
chant of st. Anthony. report that late on
W ednesday a large mum Der of Indians
were seen in the vicinity of Marysyille.
A watch was placed on their movements,
and presently firing was seen in the di
rectiOn OF the foothills toward Teton
Basin, when the Indians who were
watched started TO run toward that place.
Scouting parties were sent out by the
residents with the understanding that all
should meet at o'clock at a designated
place. All were there at the time except
Bishop Wilson and Captain Harris. A
party sent out in search of the missing
men did not find them. They found in
stead band of Indians firing at the
n hin all tn fHba
searching party was compelled TO with
draw, and no Information of the fate of
Wilson or Harris has yet been received.
MEEKS MURDER CASE.
Verdict of Guilty Against William and
George Taylor.
CARRoLLToN MO-, Aug. 2.-After
being out two hours and half to-day.
the jury in the Meeks murder case
brought in verdict of guilty against
William and George Taylor. The YER
dict finds them guilty of murder In the
first degree.
The crowd began to applaud vigorously
and William Taylor half rose in his seat
with look of terror in his eyes. The
Judge and Sheriff raped for order, but
the crowd appiauded, and the Judge. ris-
ing on the bench, shouted to the Sheriff
TO arrest any man that applauded. Then
began rush for the doors, and dozens of
men ran to the telegraph Office to send
dispatches TO the people OF Browning
and Milan. The crowds gathered in the
Courthouse square and on the streets and
discussed the verdict. But one ballot
was taken by the jury.
William Taylor is a banker at Brown
ing, Linn County, Mo-. and nis brother
George is farmer near Browning. Both
are married and wealthy. The crime for
which they stand convicted was the mur-
der OF Gus Meeks. his wife and two chill
dren in May, 1894. Meeks had shortly
before the tragedy been released from the
penitentlary, and was an important wit
ness for the State in the prosecution OF
the Taylor brothers for an alleged fraud
ulent cattle transaction. On the night of
the murders Meeks and his family were
taken in wagon by the two Taylors
from their home. on the preteXt of send
ing them from the country. The next
morning the half-burned bodies of Meeks,
his wife and two of their children were
found in a Strawstack on George Taylor's
farm. Little Nellie Meeks aged 8, sur
vived her injuries, and gave the alarm.
The Taylor brothers fled, but were cap
tured.
Mine Accident in Scotland.
LONDON, Aug. "A dispatch from
Saltcoats, town on the Bay of Ayr,
Scotland, says that the Auchenharyie
Colliery, near that place, was flooded to-
day by wafer breaking out from de-
stroyed workings. About ninety miners
were at work when the accident occurred.
Most of them escaped, but fourteen are
still III the mine, and it is feared have
perished.
Drowned in the Lake.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-This afternoon some
fishermen found a hat and coat living