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Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-01-05
4 JAKE IN MEXICO.
Panic Caused IN Il ihea1er III tbs Capi
tai City OF The. Marion

Panic Caused in ii Ihea1er III tns Capi
tai City OF the Nation
elIy OF Mexico, Jan. 1-Sundav an
osclliatofy earthquake shock was felt
II this city and other parts Of the val
ley. Ine movement was east and north
but OF short durat ton. The disturbance
caused great alarm from those Who
feared repetition Of the disastrous
earthquakes Of November 2, which killed
Is people and did great property dam
age.
In the Arben theater, the only play
house now open in this capital, as the re-
suit Of the damage sustained bv other
theatefs IT previous shocks, d stampede.
occurred. Women Ieaped from the low
ef boxes and the audience struggled for
escape at narrow exits The manager
appeared upon the stage ana tried to
calm the fear people. and al
last degree Of quiet was restored, but
not until most Of the audience had
taken refuge in the streets. which We're.
full Of frightened people, many in their
night clothes. The scene of November
was repeated in a large part, and
thousands of penitents knelt III the open
streets and prayed and cried in a loud
voice from deliyerance from death. In
Pelem prison, where thousands OF
Wretched beings are nuddIed together
ia barracks, pandemonlum reigned and
the guards had hard work to prevent
hundreds breaking out and f1inging
themselves over the walls A large sup
ply pipe leading TO the city burst. food
ing the streets
The disturbance was foretold two
months ago by Jian r. Con;I eras u1
Guallajuato an accredited and locally
famous seismic prognosficatof. who
p1pphesied that between December 80
ana January 2 this volcanic scene would
be visited hy another earthquake dis
tulbunce Contreras is making prophe-
sizes fnr three events in This line, and
says the disturbance will continue in
greater o. less degree Al periods during
1S4-
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MARKET FOR WOOLS QUIET.
Buyers, However, Are Paying About Il.
Former Rates.

Boston, Jan. 1.-The past week was
quiet in the wool market, with the
value of sales falling off. 1t is too
early to estimate the effect Of the new
tariff on trade. The tone is steady,
and buyers in need OF supplies are pay
ing about former rates.
The prices for leading descriptions
are as follows: Ohio and Pennsylvania
fleece, 19@2Gc; Xxx and above, 18@1S1ae;
Ohio delaine, 19@191ac; territorial Wools.
Montana fine and fine medium, S012c
No. 2 medium Wyoming, Utah. Dakota,
Nevada, Idaho and Colorado fine and
fine medium, 912c; 2 medium, 11@121l2c;;
Oregon woods, eastern, fair. 9@1oc: Aus
tralian woods. super. 47a@5c.
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FATAL HOTEL FIRE.
Nan, Baby and Mother-in Law Perish at
Lancaster, n. \.

Lancaster, n. Y, jan 1.-The Miller
hotel burned between and 6 o'clock
this morning. There Were four persons
in the building-EdWard A. Pascoe. wife
and baby and mother-in-laW. Mrs. Mas
ters. The wife alone escaped. The fire
started in the cellar The Pascoes We're
about suffocated when awakened. The
husband assisted his wife to the window
and went back to assist his mother-in
law and babe, but was not able to es-
cape Pascoe had made all arrange
ments to give up the hotel today, hay-
ing moved the furniture out. The fire
is believed to be Of fncendiary origin
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GUARDING A TRAIN.
EXPLOSION or SEWER GAS.
Eight Men III a Chicago Saloon Seriously
Injured

Chicago, Jan. by an explosion Of
sewer gas in the basement of Edward
keeleys saloon on Fifth avenue this
evening. eight men We're injured, sew
eral of them seriously. The explosion
was caused by the ignition Of sewer gas
from a candle carried by the porter, who
had gone into the basement for the pur
pose Of drawing wine. The porter, Henry
Washington, was most seriously in
jured his head being badly cut and he
sustained internal injuries. The explo-
sion was 50 violent that the saloon was
badly shattered and the stone sidewalk
thrown into the street.
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FOUGHT THE SALE OF OUR MEATS
AeTaiian Party OF Germany Caused u
Good Deal OF Trouble.

ssTaiian Party OF Germany Caused y
Good Deal Of Trouble.
Washington, Jan. lit is stated at
the agricultural department that the
agricultural or agrarian party III the
German empire brought about prohibit
ton of the importation to Germany OF
live cattle, dressed beef, canned beef
and other meat products from the
United States. Secretary Morton says
the canned beef proprietors are protec-
tionists who teach McKinleyisn and
high duties. They desire, he says, to
exclude all competition which may arise
from the fertile lands of the United
States. In proof OF his position the sec
retary gives out the following extract
from the morning edition of Dec. Z,
1894, No. 572. of the kreuz Neu Nissische
Zeitung, published at Berlin, which IS
the acknowledged organ Of the a grariSn
interests:
Business firms of Hamburg interest
ed in the importation of American cat
tie are doing everything in their power
to remove the prohibition which was
enforced on account of the danger Of
the disease. Experts went to England
for the purpose of obtaiing informa
ton as to experience derived there
about the importa ton Of cattle, and to
the surprise Of no one returned home
with most favorable news The English
men, who look for disease everywhere
and for this reason have made German
life burden for years, state that they
are of the opinion that Texas fever has
no dangerous character and is not con-
tagious at all. 1t is to be hoped that
Hamburg gentlemen will be mistaken
if they are of the opinion that this opin-
ion, which from their standpoint is
easily explained, was shared by respon-
sible authorities. The Hamburg busi-
ness interest was warned When it formed
the idea several months ago of replae-
ing the exporta ton of human beings
(emigrants) with the importation Of
cattle. The conservative and agrarian
press had already at that time called
attention to considerations against il
on account of the danger Of infections,
but, as is always the case, no impression
was made.
The new course CCapriyi's) had ham
pered business in so far as it was not Of
an agricultural character to such an ex
tent that business people had an ideG
they might do anything. Therefore the
cattle steamers We're built and the bali
began 10 roll That this proposition.
coming sooner than anybody could have
anticipated, is disagreeably felt We are
ready to believe, but we are all the same
convinced that Hamburg business in
terests will bear this loss better than
German agricultural interests could
bear the importation Of dangerous and
contagious diseases. and We therefore
sincerely hope. AS already stated. that
the English Travellers experience OF
the Hamburg export will be shelved
with records as valuable material in
Berlin and elsewhere"
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Idaho Pioneer Passes AnaY,

Boise Idaho, Jan. ii. c. Wicker
sham, Sr., died here this morning after
an illness of nearly two years. He was
at one time one OF the foremost politi-
clans in Idaho. He was territorial
comptroller during Cleveland's s first ad-
ministration, and occupied many posi-
tions Of trust and responsibility in pub
lie life. He was chief clerk of the state
senate two years Ego.
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FEE AND SALARY ACT ALL WRONG
An Indiana Law Which Was Altered After
Ii Was Passed

Indianapolis, Dec. -Attorney-Gen-
eral William A. Ketchum, OF Indiana,
today began suit in the Marion county
circuit court praying that the fee and
salary act of 1891 be purged of its lln-
constitutional features and restored to
the manner and form in which it passed
the general assembly. The suit is
brought on the recommendation Of Gov
ernor Matthews, and the defendants
named are Secretary of State Myers
and a number Of county officers. The
charges of the attorney are that a GER
tain section Of the bill through care
lessness or fraud, had been altered to
q discriminating degree when it finally
reached the secretary OF state for filing
and custody, All persons " no had any
thing to do with the bill after it passed
the legislature will be called as wit
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SEARCH TO BE COMMENCED.
STRIKE IN ENGLAND INEVITABLE.
hooi and shoe Operatives Refuse 10 AZ.
eepr trhifration

London. Dec. 30,-The strike Of the
employees OF the boot ana shoe man
utartn1'in2 establishments throughout
the country which has been threaten
lt&s fOl several months now seems ineV-
liable The operatives remain 1l1ln in
their refusal to become a party to ar
bltldtlon under the conditions now de
tnanled by the employers, while the lat
ter positively refuse to settle the matter
under other conditions than thOs al
ready proposed by them The strike
would mean at the present time p1iva-
-1on and in many instances miesfy to
fuii 100000 families, but the men say
5hat il is Impossible for themselves and
families TO live on the wages now paid
and they submit that the average earn
ings for 81 weeks have not been above
$3.50 a week. The executive committee
# the National Boot and Shoe Opera
tiyes' Union has Just issued a manifesto
10 the members stating that they do
not intend to accept l1tmliatng cOndi-
tions, even though the refusal might
7ntai! a serious struggle, and closes
with the statement that The men might
as well play and starve as work and
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Chopped His Wife 10 Death

lndianapola, Miss, Jan. 1.-Joseph
Roundtree last night murdered his wife
by chopping her to pieces with an AK.
He then set fire to the house and the
Noman's body was cremated. The sher
ilf captured and Jailed the murderer,
and there is strong talk Of lynching.
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tNCC NE TAX LAW LITIGATION.
John &. MooTe's Case Thought TO BE a

IL
Weak One.
Washington, Dec. 2S.--Assfstant At
sorney General Whitney has filed in the
district supreme court 4 demurrer to
the complaint Of John G. Moore against
Commissioner Miller Of the internal rev
enue bureau in which he asks for an in
junction restraining the latter from col
tecting the income tax imposed by the
neW tariff The demurrer Is very brief
and general in its term, setting forth
that complainant has not made such q
case as would in any equity court en-
title him 10 the relief sought.
The case is set for hearing on January
!. The case is attracting attention
anOng government officials, many of
whom say that the complainant has ab-
solutely no case. They also believe the
plaintiff viii find it impossible 10 raise
a constitutional question in the present
proceedings. because an injunction is
not proper proceeding in such case
and is in fact expressly prohibited by
the revised statutes.
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On the Trail OF Bandits

Meriden, Miss, Jan IA party Of
determined men with bloodhounds left
today to hunt down the Livingston.
Ala, robbers and it is reported that two
Of the bandits have been run down in
the Sucarnoche swamp. The express
people claim the robbers made a light
haul
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Madrid ,Jan.I-The queen regent today
signed a decree appointing a commits
sion to revise the Cuban and Porto Rico
tariffs The commission is composed of
members representing all political par
ties in Cuba. q number of Spanish colo
nial merchants trading with Cuba and
officials of the ministry Of the colonies.
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Toronto, Dec 29.-Alderman Stewart is
under arrest charged with having offered
TO secure for one Of the competing electric
light companies the civic lighting con-
tract for $4,000, which sum was used in
buying up 13 aldermen. Other arrests are
expected to follow
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Craell5,neas Work Spoiled.

F1gia. Tex. Dec 31.-Cracksmen ut
ta.Iy demolished the vault and safe of
the Elgin bank by two explosions OF
dynamite. The heavy reports awakened
the citizens and the lookout for the
thieves was captured. Three men in
the bank, however, escaped. The man
captured gave his name as A. H Foster
No money was secured
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BROKE JAIL TO CELEBRATE.
iittshurg, Kansas, Naisfactors Returned
when They Had Had Their Fun.

Pittsburg, Kansas, Jan. 1.-The in
mates Of the city jail escaped last night
by digging through the outside wall OF
the corridor, went to Litchfield, about
four miles away, and spent the night
by drinking and celebrating the advent
Of the new year. Five of them hired a
carriage and returned this morning and
demanded admittance to the jail to
complete their sentences. They Were
all pretty drunk, and apparently en-
joyed the joke they had played upon the
officers.
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ONE DEaD. THREE INJURED.
The Result OF Collision 8ctHeen ;'rei&hi
Trains on thc Big -Four.

Muncie, Ind, Jan. l.-TAsra was a
collision at Yorktown a 4;@9 this morn
ing between a we&t-boUnd freieht traja
in charge Of Conductor Norman, Eoai-
neer ". A. shulI and Fireman Henry
Hurst, and an east-houud freight train
OH the Big -Four in charge Of Conductor
Tingle, with Charles Sutton engineer
and Joshua Walsh freman, I.i1}ad:
w A. Shull fatally injured, Joshua
Walsh: badly injured, Henry Huast and
Charles Sutton The eaStnas came to
gether with terrific force rising high in
the air and falling a mass Of dehlis.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-01-05

New York, Dec. 31.-President James
G. Martin Of the police board announced
today that he would within a few days
send his letter Of resignation to Mayor
Strong Martin said that he felt he was
exonerated, and hoped Mayor Strons
would accept his resignation iin3nedf-
ately.
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TRAIN ROBBERS MADE A MISTAKE.
Forgot to Take the Express Car Up the
Track 10 L GOT IL


Camden, Ark, Jan l-Siy masked
men made an effort to rob the north
bound Cotton Belt train 10 miles south
Of Camden al II .. m. The object was
TO secure the express money. The train
stopped as usual 10 take water and the
negro porter got II ILL., trait. 70 ~
around TO the tank to let the wafer on.
He was stopped by 4 Winchester in his
face and Orderru 10 uncoupie the cars.
This order vas O5tyea- The engineer
was made to run up the track from he
Train Il distance Of hair a mile. fnt
bandits discovered too late that they
had n1alt. L NatarhauI taking the bag
gage car Instead OF the express car
They had 10 grin and take their medi-
cine and 80 to the woods The leader
told the engineer that he had the laugh
on them, but would see him again. The
work was so quickly done that the pas
stngerS; did not know what was going
on until the WOuld-De robbers had found
refuge il the dense forest
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THE NEW YEAR IN EURDII.
lhe French President and Ambassador
EnStis Receive parisians

ING french President and Atnba ss. dor
Enstis Receive parisians.
Paris. Jan. l.Fresident Casilnil Pc
fler has been busily engaged The entire
day receiving New Years greetings.
Among his callers were most OF The
cabinet ministers, judges, generals of
the army and members Of the senate
and chamber of deputies This after
noon brilliant reception was rendered
by Ambassador Eustis to the American
residents of Paris. Altogether about
400 persons called to pay their respects
COURT FESTIVITIES IN BERLIN
Berlin, Jan. New Years day was
celebrated here today with the usual
DOmp and ceremony. All the municipal
buildings and many private residences
We're decorated, and from tht. chapel Of
the SchlOSS the imperial standard and
the flag Of the Branderburgers were dis
played. The festivities commenced with
the firing Of q salute Of 101 guns from a
battery facing the imperial castle. In
the morning the emperor and empress
held the usual court reception in the
White hall OF the old palace and this
afternoon they received the ministers
and leading army officers Of the empire.
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TRAIN ROBBED IN ALABAMA.
Express Car Entered hy Masked Wen
Who Escaped to the Woods.

t,S ~ SO tdi Entered DIV .Ha@keu wen
Who Escaped to the Woods
Birmangham, Ala, Dec 31-At Liv-
ingst0n, Ala. two robbers boarded the
sOuthbound express on the Ala bama &
Great Southern train which left here
this afternoon and robbed the express
car Of its yalubles. The scene Of the
robbery IS 120 miles south Of here and
the details are meager. 1t seems that
the robbers We're disguised as passen-
gers. After boarding the train, they
waited until it was again i'll motion,
and then went on the PLATFORM where
they put on masks and entered the ex-
press car and at the point of pistol
compelled the messenger to give up the
contents Of the safe, which is thought
to have contained several thousand dol
lars. When the robbery was completed
the robbers backed out Of the car with
their pistols still on the express mes
senger and baggage master, who oc-
cupied the same car, and pulling the
bell cord, got off and took to the woods
The express people are hurrying Of
ticers and bloot}hounds to the scene
GUARDING 4 TRAIN
South McAlester, l. r., Dec. 3l-J. ].
McAlester, United States marshal re-
ceived a telegram this afternoon that
a large number Of armed men We're in
the vicinity Of MusllOgee and that an
attack was expected on the NJ. & +.
train tonight The marshal and a large
force Of deputies Immediately left for
Muskogee on a special train.
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SIR CHARLES GETS ACQUAINTED,
Met The Board OF Directors Of the Cen
1raI Pacific

San Francisco, Dec. 2S.A special
meeting of the directors of the Central
Railroad Company was held this after
noon. The principal object of the
meeting was to give Sir Charles Rivers
Wilson, who is here as a representative
Of the dissatisfied English shareholders,
an opportunity of meeting the directors
as q body The meeting was very in
formal and no business of particular
importance was transacted.
An Investigation by a representative Of
the Associated Press of the reports Of i'll
treatment and poor food among the steer
age passengers of the Southwark, at quar-
antine Delaware breakwater, on account
of small pox, show the allegations to be
absolutely groundless.
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KILLED LIKE SHEEP
Armanians Surrounded by Blood.
thirsty MODS
4 PRIEST HACKED TO PIECES
One Assassin t5uasIs That he Alan.
to"a the Lives Oh Th:rt, Help
less Women.

Boston, Jan, IA letter received from
a point near the seat of the outrases in
eastern Turkey places the number of
slaughtered Armenians at fully Is 600
1t IS written by a man in whom the full
est confidence is placed and saws the
ArnenianS are oppressed by kurds and
Turks. but can not pay taxes to both
ku1ds and Turks. They We're plumb
cred and oppressed by the kurds when
they resisted them and there were some
Killed. Then false reports reached Com
stanrinople that the Armenians We're
in arms and rebellion. Orders were. sent
to the vizier at E,rzerou1n to extar,ni
nate them. The orders read before the
Armenian army, collected ia haste from
ali the chief tribes OF eastern Turkey,
Were. wv hoeVef spares women men or
children is disloyal" The region was
surrounded by soldiers and u. 900 l[urtls
also are said to have been rlassat there
lheE lhen advanced on the center. lriv-
ing iii the people like flock Of sheep
ana continued thus To advance for d4ys
NO quarter was siyen, no mercy shown
Men. women and children were shot
down OF butchered like sheep. MANY Of
tie wounded fled IN all directions, but
the majority Were slain. The most prob
able estimate is 5000 killed. with 81
villages plundered, razed and burned.
\ priest was taken to the roof OF his
church and hacked to pieces and the
adifice set on fire. 4 large number Of
women and girls, collected in the
church, We're kept for days, then mur-
dered. It is said that the number was 50
large that blood flowed out nf the
church door. The other dav several
soldiers returned from the seat of war
and one was heard to say that ne alone
had killed SO women
BOSTON IS INTERESTED.
Boston. Jan. 1.--1: d meeting Of the
Methodist Episcopal ministers Of this
city and vicinity resolutions were
adopted expressing profound sympathy
with the Christians in Turkish Armenia.
thanking President Cleveland for, ap-
pointing a committee to investigate the
outrag ges and urging the state
department to promote this investiga-
tlon by every means al its command
1t was also demanded that a sermon
shall be preached every month until
further orders on the condition Of af-
fairs in Turkish Armenia.
AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
Paris, Jan IA dispatch from Shang-
1ai says that 10000 of Ii Hung Changs
BEST tsoces have been .7l4., q ti>,eti i
serious rebellion at Chin Chow Flu
y fortnight ago the dowa ger empress
had 10 laShes given TO Chin ana Chen. +
.onctlbines Of the emperor. VINO had es~
2ited har ire by offering advice 10 his
ma laS3ty.
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CIVIL SERVANTS.

At half past II the long line of govern
ment officials was admitted. II includ-
cd the regents of the SmithsOn institute.
civil service and interstate commerce
commissioners, assistant secretaries Of
departments, commissioners Of Ia Dor
and heads Of several bureaus. The del
eSahons OF war veterans was smaller
than usual, including representative Of
the veterans from the Mexican war.
Loyal Legion, war and Union veterans
most or them wearing their plain blue
uniforms. Several walked on crutches
IN line, and empty sleeves We're numer-
GUS Venerable members Of the society
of Oldest Inhabitants Of Washington,
VINO never miss this yearly event, We're
somewhat Deiated, but secured places
II line. At the appointed hour Of z
o'clock Mr.. Cleveland shook hands with
the last person ani the doors Were.
closed
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Steinbufg, Paymaster General Smith,
General Casey, Of the engineer corps,
and General Alger chief Of ordinance.
Red cavalry plumes next waved
through the doorway. Their wearers
We're officers Of the Sixth cavalry, sta
toned at Fort Meyer. and commanded
by Colonel Morgan. Red plunes her
aided artillery. which was led by ofti-
GERS Of the Fourth, from Washington
arsenal. and after them were several
infantry officers on detached service
The naval contingent made an even
more brilliant array than the army
TWO officers Of the retired list, Adlnrals
Russell and Erben, We're at the head
followed by Admiral Ramsay, Commo-
dores Selfridge, Cochran and Matthews,
Chief Engineer Melville, Paymaster
General Stewart and Judge Advocate
T,er1Iy