The Anaconda standard., 1895-11-20
DICK IS A TROTTER
This Youth Carries a Fund Of Nerve
and Confidence.
HE'S HOBNOBBED WITH KINGS
The Boy Has Travelled Around the
World Without a Cent-A Young
ster Arrested Upon His
Mothers Complaint.

Special Correspondence of the Standard
Livingston, Nov. 19.--Richard j. VIM
cent, the boy globe trotter, who travels
under the nom de plume of Louis *.
Morningstar," came in from the west on
Monday mornings passenger train ana
remained a day in this city. The youth
ful circumventer of the globe is only
Is years of age, yet he has been IN
nearly every known country on the
face of the earth. He left New York
city in June. 1898. taking passage on an
Atlantic steamer for Hamburg. with
out a cent in his pocket. He has been
on the go ever since and has never ac-
cepted so much as penny from any
person during his remarkable journey.
While in this city he stopped at the
Albemarle hotel and. as has been mis-
custom, was entertained free of charge.
Though broke, he travels first class
and stops at all the best hotels. He
said he had never been refused "A pass
on a single railroad or steamer ana
had never missed a meal since he first
left New York. He had a pass over
the Northern Pacific in his pocket, but
his dining car pass had run out, which
accounts for his having stopped in this
city. He gave an exhibition of the SUI
preme assurance and Immaculate nerve
that have carried him around the
world by asking superintendent FINN
of the Northern Pacific to telegraph TO
abling him to secure free accommoda-
tions In the diner and sleeper to 81
Paul. The superintendent acceded 20
the request and the pass came by wire.
The audacious and precocious youth
spent a year In Europe. Asia and Afri-
ca, and returning to New York contin-
ued his journey westward. going 10
San Francisco and from thence to the
Sandwich islands, New Zealand, Aus
tralia, China and Japan. He Is now on
his way back to New York again ana
upon his arrival there. which will be
inside OF a week. will write book on
his travels. entitled, Adventures OF
Louis Morningstar; or. Around the
World Without Cent"
He carries with him a scrap book
containing column upon column OF
press notices, clipped from papers on
both hemispheres. He wears numerous
medals and has photographs and auto
graphs of kings, princes and other dig
nitaries of the old world. He has had
audiences with all the crowned heads
of Europe and has met and shaken
hands with the cZar of Russia, the en-
perors of Germany and China. the MI
kado and the dethroned, dusky queen
of Hawaii.
Upon complaint of Mrs. Z. II. Craw-
ford a warrant was issued out of JUS
tice Roses court Saturday for the ar
rest of her 14-year-old son. Eidred, on
the charge of incorrigibility. The lad
was found in Bozeman by Sherin
Young and brought back to this city
Monday. being lodged in the county
jail. AS Judge Henry was out of town
the youthful prisoner was allowed 20
give bonds in the sum OF $500 for his
appearance on Nov. 2S and furnished
the required bail. his sureties heing
Rev. j. A. Jenkins and w +. Kirby,
who have interested themselves in his
behalf and secured from his mother a
promise that she will withdraw the
| charge conditioned on the lads future
good behavior. The boys mother
charges in the complaint that he re-
fuses to obey her; that he runs away
from school and from home and con-
stantly uses profane language of the
vilest character. II he continues in
corrigfble he will be sent to the Miles
City reform school. His mother Is a
widow and formerly resided at Boze-
man She Is now engaged in the mil
| linery business in this city.
| Sergeant Charles Badler arrived
from Fort Yellowstone. in the National
park, Monday evening in charge OF
private Thomas Miller. ID troop, Sixth
cavalry, and placed him in the county
| jail until morning. when he left with
his prisoner for Fort Smelling. Miller
| was recently tried by court martial be-
| fore Captain George $. Anderson ana
Lieutenant Nance, judge advocate, al
| Fort Yellowstone, and convicted OF
| fraudulent enlistment In that he repre-
| sented himself as being sound in wind
! and limb and without disease or blem-
1 ish. whereas he was afflicted with
| chronic sore eyes and had a big wari
/ on his little toe. For this he was court
martialed and sentenced to one year II
| the guard house at Fort Smelling. The
sentence carries with II a dishonora-
BILE discharge from Uncle San4s army
c. S. Hefferlin, the Livingston bank
er has addressed a long communica-
| ton TO the board OF county commits
| sioners Of Park county, notifying them
/ that il is his opinion that they are ifle-
! gally proceeding with the erection OF
4 the So, 900 court house. He claims thai
the special election was not conducted
/ in accordance with law: that the mon
ev was Illegally transferred from ths
| interest and bond fund to the court
/ house fund: that the county has moth.
/ ing but a tax title deed to one OF fns
lots upon which the building is beina
erected; that a grand jury should b,
called to investigate the matter. and
that he proposes TO see that the inter
ests OF the taxpayers are protectec
even if he has to get out an injunction
| himself The commissioners haven
paid very much attention to the some
! what remarkable communication. lega
opinion or whatever IL may be proper
~ termtd- 1nty lpoh Soou lcsai al
I vice on the matter before the election
was held and are willing to stand ol
fall on the action which they have
/ taken.
Mrs Teresa r. Bingham. through hel
attorneys. Messrs. Smith * Wilson. hai
I IN stituted divorce proceedings In tn'
/ district court. She charges her hus
band. III. T. Bingham. with adulter,
/ and with having private disease
| The present whereabouts of Mr.. Blng
| ham are unknown. He formerly con
Quoted the postoffice news stand In thil
city. but sold out 10 his mother abou
six weeks ago and left FOR A more con
! genial cline. His wife Is living will
1 her mother. Mrs. Josie Vaughn. OF thi
! city.
The case of w. r. Drew agains
Frank Bliss Of Big Timber was tries
before Justice Rose Monday and re
suited in A verdict for the defendant