The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-05
LATEST FROM BOISE
Angelo Mackhn Indicted for Forging
Pension Papers.
THE GAME OF STUD POKER
There's a Fight, and a Hot One,
Brewing-Fusion In Political
Parties and How the Law
Looks In Places.
spec,al p,spatch to rhe standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Boise, Idaho. Dec. 4-The United States
grand jury to-day returned an Indictment
against Angelo MackIin. a weIl-known
Grass valley farmer. who was charged
with forging pension papers. Mackifn
was desirous of securing an increase in
pension and his anxiety went to the
length OF forging the name OF
prominent Boise physician and Probate
Judge Ryans. A special officer was sent
out from Washington and worked on the
case for some time It is a prima facie
case against Mackln and It Is understood
that he win plead insanity. 1t Is said the
government has been defrauded by others
in this section. who did the work more
cleverly than Macklin. The vigorous pros
ecution OF this case has placed several
well-known pensioners on the anxious
seat
No little excitement was caused by the
latest report from the old mining camp
of Florence. which In early days pro-
duced millions Of dollars. Denver par
ties and others have given the camp at
| tention and some lodges OF great extent
| and richness have been discovered. one
| ledge Is II feet wide and has a pay streak
OF three feet. assays from which run as
! high as s275 In god and 400 ounces In st-
/ yer to the ton. A number OF prospectors
shoes. 80 great Is their anxiety to reach
/ the mines. Several new stamp mills have
been ordered. A rumor Is afoat that a
number OF leading mining men OF West
/ Cave formed a combination and bought
/ up a large number of mines through
| agents and propose to make florenc one
OF the leading camps of the state.
| At Caldwell to-day the sensational
murder case OF Matt Crump. charged
with the murder OF Thomas Roman. was
commenced. The entire day was spent In
preliminary sparring A motion, filed
some time since. asking for a writ OF
habeas corpus. was denied. Threats are
numerous. and II wnl go hard with
/ Crump. even though he Is acquitted. SEN
| tfment is divided and there Is liable to be
a rupture OF factions any time.
| Steps have been taken here against the
playing Of what Il termed percentage
stud poker. the favorite game OF the state
among the sporting fraternity. A gambler
| running the game was arrested In the
lower court and the case VIII be test.
Much importance attaches to II. Sports
are arrayed on the one side and the
the other. and the case win go
TO the highest court. Idaho has a law
| prohibiting percentage stud poker. Prior
| 70 fts passage IL was dealt similar to faro
but after the law was passed every play
er was allowed TO deal the banker merely
| tAklnk III a peTCf0taHt hhOn thc akPCAh-
ance OF pairs. Men high in the social and
political sphere have engaged in the
game In back rooms for months. and the
anti-game people are going after their
scalps. threatening exposure n rhey at
tempt to assist the professional sports.
The strange feature OF the case Is that
the case grew out Of a dispute between
gambler and the owner of a game. and
the latter was arrested az the gamblers
instance. The gambler is now more than
anxious 10 withdraw the charge. but a
new element has made an appearance In
the shape OF church people. and they VIII
prosecute 30 the bitter end. II u said that
the legs OF many prominent men have al
ready been pulled out Of all shape by
professionals to raise fund to make n
night. Prominent men are In q sweat for
fear the church people viii find out they
have contributed and the outsiders ex-
pect TO hear something drop any day.
A great many people In the state. and
particularly politicians. are under the i'm
preston that the last legislature passed a
law aimed az fusion OF the political par
ties which prohibited the appearance OF
| a name on an official ballot In more than
| one place. In this they are mistaken Al
though n was the intention OF the repub-
lican majority to enact such a law. the
section containing the provision referred
to was omitted. II Is only recently that
this fact developed. and republicans who
had hoped to prevent the fusion OF demo-
Gratis and popultsts next year are In an
awful state of mind and charge trtckery
on the part Of the opposition. Represen-
tarive Thompson. republican. OF Idaho.
presented a bill governing elections. 1t
dealt with a number OF minor points and
wound up with the important section
containing the following; The name of
candidate shall not be printed IN more
than one place on the official ballot"
Afterwards at a republican caucus IL was
decided to put a bill through with rhe
anti-fusion section, adding a few more
sections covering minor matters not
touched by the original. Accordingly a
substitute was returned by the COMMITTEES
on privileges and elections containing the
: secpgon. An examination Of the printed
substitute shows that the vital section
had been omitted. Referring to the sub
/ stftute as reported by the committee on
privileges and elections. Il Is seen chat
the anti-ftision ticket had prior TO the
time n was ordered printed been stricken
! out with q pen. The printed copy did not
show the section referred TO. but in the
excitement attendant upon the election OF
a United States senator friends of the
. measure evidently overlooked that fact.
On the sth OF March. the day before the
, legislature adjourned. the measure passed
: the house without opposition This fact
leads to the belief among republicans
that the opposition had the section re-
moved. otherwise they would have bftter-
ly opposed the measure.
In the Baker-Scott election contest over
the authorship OF Bannock county. now
IN the supreme court. an effort Is being
made TO have the court hold the appear
ance of a name on the ticket in more
than one place Illegal The republicans
thought they had clear sailing ON that
point until they found the laws did not
contain the important section Their
only hope now Is TO make such showing
as viii induce the court 70 make an ar
| | bitrary ruling.
Chsrokee Bill Downed.