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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05
BIG OFFICE BUILDING,
Designed For Erection In New York by a
Philadelphia Architect.

Joseph NJ. Huston, a PHILADELPHIA
architect. has designed the largest office
building in the United States for con-
%struction in New York city, and the
plan has been submitted to certain New
York capitalists. Mr.. Huston said re-
Gently:
"A gentleman has offered me sufficient
ground in Fulton street for the building.
The plaza consists Of al enormous arcade
like that of the Victor Emanuel in
Milan, the arch of which should be 80
feet high. On either side Of the arcade
will be stores with a frontage of so feet
and IS feet deep, which would make 16
stores in all Thanked at each corner of
the block will be fouG square buildings
20 by 20 feet and 10 stories high. with
o clubhouse Oh the top floor, covered by
an immense roof garden The clubhouse
is intended to be used as the United
Clubs OF Paris are, giving each small
club a separate room with a buffet, all
to be supplied from "a central restaurant.
The remaining IA floors will be de-
voted TO Offices, about $50 on each floor.
A theater II concert hall will be erect
ed on thf ground floor. each of which
Will have a seating capacity Of about
5000 persons. On side, running
parallel with the arcade. will be a large
hotel 20 by 100 feet, containing about
900 rooms. On the side opposite to the
hotel the arcade side entrances will be
located. The cost Of the building will be
about %, 600, 00O. New Work World.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05
MURDER At WHITEHALL
TOM DENTON KILLED BY
BERT BELD.
Beld Evades the Authorities Of Jener-
son County and is at Liberty-His Es-
cape From Butte.

Bert Beld shot and killed Tom Den
ton at Whitehall last Monday. Not a
great deal is known of the occurrence
and the murderer has put plenty of
daylight between himself and the
authorities Of Jefferson County.
The men Yer both laborers, and had
not resided in Whitehall any great
length of time. Both were young men.
The shooting occurred in front of a
saloon. from which place the men had
been elected by the proprietor.
Yesterdays Miner contained the
following account of the escape of Beld:
Bert Beld, who murdered Tom Den
ton at Whitehall night before last, left
Butte last evening by the I o'clock
freight train owe the Montana Union
and but for the lack of confidence shown
in the Butte police by Sheriff Alexander
P. Gillian of Jefferson county, Beld
might now have been occupying a cell
in the county jail.
There seems to be no doubt that the
Montana Union conductor conversed
with Beld not FIVE minutes before the
train was due to start. The railroad
official "a attracted by the mans
rather excited way of talking and hav-
ing read the description Of Beld, he
noticed that it fitted the strana er
exactly, wen to the pock-marks and
clothing. Officer Jim Young, who is
on duty in South Butte, had met Sheriff
Gillian at the California brewery just
before going or his beat and to him the
sheriff disclosed his mission and intro
duced a deputy who accompanied him.
The officer was put on his word to say
nothing of having seen the sheriff in
Butte, but with the meeting still fresh
in his mind, he was impelled by this
and some kind of a ''hunch" to go over
the long freight that was about to
leave the depot. So he hurried over
to the Montana Union depot just as the
train began to crawl out Of the depot.
The conductor was standing by the
moving cars awaiting the approach oil
the caboose when Young asked lim
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

A republican state convention Is
hereby called to meet at l. o'clock,
noon. on Wednesday. September 8,
1896, at the city Of Helena.
The purpose OF said convention will be
to nominate candidates for a full set Of
state offices. a representative in o
ress. three presidential electors, one
associate justice OF the supreme court.
the election of q state central committee
to serve the ensuing two years. and for
the transaction OF such other business
appertaining to the republican party in
Montana as may come before 1t.
The several counties in the state will
be entitled to representation in said
convention as follows.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05

whether he had seen any person about
the train who answered Beld's descrip-
ton.
Much to Young's surprise and cha
grin the conductor told him that a man
answering Beld's description by every
particular had approached him five
minutes before and inquired about the
time of the trains departure. His rest
less manner caused the official to re-
gard him more closely than is custom
airy in these common cases. He was
startled to observe a man whom. 1t
flashed upon him, must be Beld. He
told Young that he was sure Beld was
on the train somewhere. It was an
easy matter for the escaping criminal
to have slowed himself away for every
car was an empty"
AS the train was under orders the
conductor could not stop it there, but
promised to hold it at Silver Bow
junction long enough for Gillian or
any officer to get there by horses
Young Immediately communicated
with headquarters but as sheriff Gil
liam and his deputy had not taken the
Butte police into their confidence, the
message was not understood, con-
sequently nothing was done.
Up to an early hour this morning
the Whitehall officers had not been
found and it was thought they were in
Walkerville. Meantime Beld was
probably on board the freight and
steaming out of Silver Bow Junction
at a rapid bowl.
Gillian told Young that he had learn
ed at Homestake that Beld had been
! seen there on Wednesday morning
following the murder, but the man who
ran across him did not dare to arrest
him because he had no weapons.
They also learned that he had left
Homes,ake for Butte yet the Jefferson
county officials did not give the Butte
police the shadow of a tip, prefering to
reap for themselves the glory of the
capture.
The supposition is that Beld reached
Butte yesterday morning just before
the sheriffs and both have been in the
town all day. Beld is about IS years
of age, 5 feet, 6 inches high, sandy
complexion, goatee and mustache ting
ed with grey, weighs about $50 pounds
and is heavily pock-marked. He wore
a light hat and salt and pepper coat
and vest.
Denton died yesterday morning, sew
eral hours following the shooting, an
account Of which appeared in The
Miner.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05
DELEGATES TO MiSSOULA.
And Members OF the County Central Com
mittee Appointed.

And Members OF the County Central Com
mittee Appointed.
The convention then proceeded to
select delegates and alternates to the
state convention at Missoula, as follows:
Delegates-Tom Farrell, O. Is. Barb
er, w. Owsley, Jno. Dullea. Geo.
Wickham, Pat Carney, w. Ennis, E.
w. Pollinger. W. NJ. O'Brien, S. r..
Buford. Eli Adkins, James McAlister,
James NJ. Herndon, Dan Meany.
Alternates-J. w. Sanders. Z. S.
Dupuis, Geo. White. J. Vance, James
Woodside. A. G. Smith, Amos East
man. r. S. Mcintyre, T. F. Pollard,
NJ. NJ. Duncan, Fred Gibson, w. Nor.
ris, Hugh O'Donnell.
The delegates were instructed for
George Cope Of Helena for state
treasurer, and for Frank Showers fol-
Judge OF the Fifth Judicial district.
The County Central Committee was
then chosen, as follows:
Laurin, Z. S. Dupuis: Sheridan, Dan
Wisman: Waterlooo, E. j. Wickham
Gaylord. J. Mayland: Summit Valley
J. Westmoreland: PonyR. n. Hawkins
Washington Bar. w. L. Parkinson
Meadow Creek, F. L. Gibson: Beal
| Creek. Jno. E. Woodward; Easton
Y. Olney: Twin Bridges, D. \. Pease
Junction. Zen James: L~eiterville. Gu,
Moore: Warm Spring Creek, Jarry
Kinkead: Home Park, M. L. Smith
Taylors, A. c. Sullivan: Williams
! Gulch, =. T. Cook: Alaska, E. NJ. Pol
linger: Biyens, Abe Thurgood; Ennis
VIM. Ennis: Red Bluff, E. Adams
Adobetown. Jos. Lane: Silver Star
Jno. F. Dullea; Upper Wisconsin, Pa
Brene: Virginia City. S. r. Buford.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05
POSSIBLE CANDIDATES.
Who Will BE Named by the Populists for
the Fusion Ticket.

Who Will BE Named by the POpulists for
the Fusion Ticket.
Chairman McGown has issued his
call for the Populist convention, which
will assemble in this city on the 18th.
inst. Under the circumstances it is
thought there will b. little difficulty
in securing gentlemen of this political
faith to allow their names to be placed
in the blank places left for them on the
fusion ticket. Tom Taylor of Sheridan
is probably the leading candidate
mention for the commissionership,
although there are several others who
are willing to serve the people in this
capacity. Fred Kraemer has an
nounced his willingness to allow his
name t o be considered. Solomon
Wiles. who is no longera middle-of-the
road man. is mentioned a legislative
possibility, although there are others.
For superintendent Of schools Prof.
Mcfarland is spoken of but as the
office, under the county's new classified
tion will only pay $500 per year it is
thought he will not be q candidate.
Newton Orr may be nominated for
county surveyor.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05

A forecast of the delegates to the
Democratic state convention, published
in the Helena lndependent, shows that
t%wo-thirds are in favor of Bob Smiths
candidacy for governor should a fusion
be effected.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05
Delegates,


The republican county committees OF
the several counties in the state will
proceed to call county conventions as
usual and elect delegates and alternate
delegates to said state convention as
above apportioned. in the matter Of
nominating candidates for judges OF
the several judicial districts the ON
.mittee recommends that in all cases
where the district is limited TO one
county. the regular county convention
make the nomination at the same time
1t dominates candidates for all other
county officers. In other cases, where
the district is composed of more than
n county, let the delegates to the
state convention from the counties CON-
prising a district meet at the time and
place of the state convention and there
agree upon and make the nomination
TO- same, being guided by such instruc-
tions, if any. as have been given by
their respective county conventions
The following rules have been adopt
ed for the government of the republican
state conventions in Montana. are now
in force:
First-Delegates and alternate dele
gates shall be elected in future to state
conventions, and in the event Ct a fail
ure OF a delegate to attend, the alternate
delegate shall cast the vote of the dele
gate whose alternate he is.
SecOnd-In the absence of the dele
gate and his alternate, a majority OF
the delegation from that county shall
cast the vote of the absentee.
Third-In the absence of all the dele'
gates and alternate delegates from any
county, no vote shall be cast for sucn
county.
Fourth-In the county in which the
state convention shall be held, when
any absent, there shall De no vote cast
In their behalf.
Fifth-Delegatos and alternate dele
gates must be republican residents O:
the county which they represent.
BY order of the state central commit
tee. LEE MANTLE,
Chairman.
THOMAS CUMMINGS, Sec'y.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05

One lone delegate represented Mon
tsna in the gold Democrats national
convention nov in session in Indian
apolis. It is needless to state that the
Montana delegation will probably
think and act as a unit.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05

The candidacy of VIM. H. Thompson
who will ask for the nomination of
state treasurer at the hands of the Re-
publican convention, is assuming hand
some proportions.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05
EFFECTED
COMBINATION
CONTINUED from first page.

Democrat who came from a precinct
asking but little. The ballot resulted:
Mountjoy .5S
Wdlhef 80
For clerk OF the district court the
names of Alex Anderson, of Laurin,
Fred Gibson. of Meadow Creek. and r.
S. Mcintyre, Of Sheridan, were pre-
scented. Mr.. Mcintyre withdrew his
name and presented that of James 5.
Walker of Sheridan. The ballot re-
suited:
Anderson .....
0IoHoi.
Walker ..43
For sheriff. " 4. Clark named JO-
seph I. Haines. and Mr.. Haines was
nominated by reclamation.
The names of Julian A. Knight and
NJ. NJ. Duncan were presented when
nominations for county attorney were
called for. The first ballot resulted in
the choice of Mr.. Duncan by a vote Of
As to 80. In connection with this con-
test it should be explained that Mr..
Duncan, as the lone delegate from
Pony, had the nine Pony votes at his
disposal. He chivalrously cast the vote
OF the entire Pony delegation for his
opponent. Such actions are more often
read about than een
Julian A. Knight vas then chosen
public administrator by reclamation.
Previously the county treasurership
had been passed. 1t was then taken up.
j. NJ. Herndon declined it. as did also
J. NJ. Knight, the latter with the state
ment that if there was anything on this
earth that he did not want, it was a pub
lie Office. NJ. Carney nominated DR..
D. A. Pease, who declined with the
statement that he was too old. The
name of Charles BufOrd was then rre-
sented and he was nominated by accla-
nation.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05

We congratulate the Democrats of
Madison county for the slight con-
possessions they had 30 make for the
.Populistic support OF the Democratic
ticket.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05

Some ceremony in connection with
the laying Of the corner stone Of the
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05

The winners will be selected to-
morrow
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05

city hall building would be highly
appropriate, and the MADIsONIAN
respectfully refers this suggestion to
Mayor Bennett and his colleagues.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05

To the delegates who attended the
Democratic county convention, we COM
mend the perusal Of the MAD1sONIAN'S
account of their convention. and ask
them if it is not a full, fair and COM
plete report of their proceedings.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05

The First National bank Of Helena
closed its doors this morning. There
is no excitement and no runs or any of
the other banks, all OF which are in a
healthv condition. The matter will be
the occasion of widespread regret.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05

Democrat who came from a precinct
asking but little. The ballot resulted:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13
PUTS UP THE STUFF.
The Windy City Pays Part of Its Bill for
the Convention,

Chicago, April 1.-THE subcommittee
of arrangements for the national conven.
tion of the National Democratic Commit
tee adjourned this evening to meet again
in this city May /. The most important
action of the committee today was the
selection of John 7. Martin of ST. Louis,
ex-Speaker of the Missouri House of Re-
personalities, for the position of sergeant
alarms. The appointee has had large
experience in arranging details of large
gatherings and parades and is regarded
as eminently fitted for the position. The
committee inspected the unfinished coli
scum this morning, and in the afternoon
was oloseted a long time with the two
architeots. Several changes in the ar
rangements for seating the delegates
were suggested and assented to by the
local delegation. At the luncheon given
the visitors at the Iroquois club this af-
ternoon, the local finance committee
handed over n check for $40, 600, or one.
fourth of the guarantee, with the assur-
ance that the remainder had been sub
soribed and would be collected and paid
over in such installments as might be
called for by Chairman Harrity.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13
SAYS HIS SON WAS KILLED. wl
Berlin Professor Holds New Remedy for
Diphtheria Responsible.

Berlin, April 1.-THE celebrated Prof.
Langerhaus, medical director OF the
Moabit hospital, who startled Berlin by
causing the following announcement to
be published in papers on Wednesday :
our darling Ernest aged 81 months,
died suddenly in perfect health in CON
sequence Of the injection Of DR.. Behring's
o1phtheria serum" followed up his state
ment by repetition Of the publication
yesterday, together with an announce
ment given the date and place of funeral,
all of which was printed in large type.
The publications created degree of ex
citement which has reached beyond medi-
cal circles, and lively discussion Of the
matter is now going on in the press. The
body Of the child is still in the posses
sion of the authorities who at once seized
1T after the fathers announcement. I'M
mediately after the death of his child
Prof. Langerhaus sealed the phial con-
tanning the serum used in giving the al
legged fatal injection. The professor
states that his son was in strong health
and was inoculated with the serum mere
ly as a precaution, housemaid in the
family having diphtheria and he having
lost two children in 1895 from the same
disease. The adherents of DR.. Behring
ask for suspension of professional
Judgment and q calming of the public
mind until tho cause Of death OF the
child is proved.
Hon. Edwin F. Uhl, the newly ap-
moi nd 1Ty,it toto hoo cndn fc
greatly annoyed and highly indignant
| at seeing in the Lnkolanseiotger bogus
interview with himself and Mrs. CHI, in
| which they are represented as saying
MIR. Uhl says he does not permit inter
views they being contrary to diplomatic
custom. He and his wife. be said, ex-
changed a few conventional phrases with
a man on board the steamer Saale, who
introduced himself as an American, but
nothing passed that could possibly form
| the skeleton Of an interview.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13
Victims of an Explosion.

Butte, Mont, April 11.-By an explo-
sion in or near magazine on the east
100 foot level of the St. Lawrence mine,
about 4.SO this morning, six men lost
their lives. Their names are: Con G.
Lowney, John Qinlan, Ed Shields, James
Dryer, John McVeign and Patrick
O'Rourke. Lowney and Quinlan were
shaft men and were due to come off the
shift at about a quarter of z. The Other
men, four in number, were working in
the level beyond the magazine and were
off the shift at 4. 80. The magazine was
$50 feet east of the shaft Lowney and
Quinlan, it is supposed, had gone to the
magazine to make their primers. Just
how the explosion occurred is not known,
as the only ones in the vicinity at the
time are dead. The wreck must be tun.
nelled before the bodies can be reached.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13

in the year, there have been received from
the United States coast and geodetio sur
vey 307 charts. These complete the set OF
600 which was offered to the library a
few years ago.
Within the year /, 4S4 new cards have
been issued, making total registration
of Is, $50. There have also been issued 40
teachers cards; In all 81 teachers have ave
awaited themselves OF the extra privilege
granted them. Upo2 application, sever
al special cards have been granted TO
olergyinen and authors.
Eighty six thousand two hundred and
sixty nine volumes have been circulated
for home use, 70 small gain over last
years circulation. The classification
does not differ materially from that OF
last year.
The average daily circulation was 1888
volumes. The largest number Of books
given out in one day, February 9, was
$50, the smallest circulation was Ill vol
umes on July 9. March was the busiest
month of the year, 9274 books having
been delivered, while the smallest record,
8, $50 volumes, is for the month of June.
-Four hundred and forty-two volumes
were charged upon the teachers cards.
While Jnere has been growth in every
department of the library, the satisfies
of the reference work show the most de-
oided increase. A year ago, the visi-
TORS TO Enc reference room numbered Id, :
051, this year 1889 were recorded,
daily average Of Ga, while 1858 books,
exclusive of those upon the open shslves,
were used in the library, being gain of
9, 437 over last years use. This gain is
largely due to the frequent use made of
the reference room by the pupils of the
public schools. The confidence with
which they come to us for Information.
and the appreciation which they mani
fest for the efforts made to help them in
their various quests is very gratifying.
The periodicals kept on file in the read
ing room are accessible to all and no
record OF their use can be kept, but each
day the room is filed with interested
readers, and. although extra chairs were
provided early in the season, the seating
capacity is often insufficient
During winter evenings this room is
monopolized by small boys from the
street. who happily pass the time in por-
ing over the illustrated papers, all I'M
mindful OF the fact that their presence
does not contribute anything TO the COM
fort of older visitors. The need of room
for children is becoming each year moro
apparent
The principal undertaking of the year
has been the preparation of the two sup
Elementary catalogues, each of which rep
resents five years. accessions.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13
IVES AND GARNER
Give Brilliant Exhibition at City Hall.

There was great show at City Hall
Saturday night.
1t was the billiard exhibition by TWO
great ivory cracks, Ives and GARNER, ana
although the circumstances attending
the show were most dubious, the players
took the situation phtiosophically and
gave the most mastery exhibition OF
billiards and fancy shots ever seen IN
Maine.
The dubious circumstances referred TO
are as follows: Messrs. Ives and GARNER
were to receive by the terms Of their con-
tract $500. and their expenses for the ex-
hibition here, but when they arrived at
the hall in the evening the local manage
ment had barely enough money to pay
for the hall 1t got to be half-past eight
and the corridor was filled with men
waiting to go in, and no progress was
made. Finally several gentlemen talked
the matter over with Mr.. Twas and ME-.
GARNER, and the latter gentlemen, not
wanting to disappoint the people who
had come to see them in good faith, 1T
was agreed that the hall should be paid
for and that collection should be taken
up and turned to the bilIiardists to help
to defray expenses. 1t was an exceeding
ly courteous and manly thing for Messrs.
Ives and Garnisr to do, when they had
come to Portland expecting to receive
$500 for the exhibition.
The show itself was splendid and de-
served a packed house instead Ut the hun
dred or so gentlemen who attended and
received most delightful evenings en-
tertainment.
The total amount collected and all
that was paid over to the gentlemen,
was SOL 40.
The snow commenced with a 400-point
Dalk line game, which was hot contest
and was won by Mr.. Ives by one point.
Then GARNER defeated Ives in So
point cushion carom game.
Then came the most remarkable exhi
bition of fancy shots we have ever seen,
participated in by both gentlemen. They
did most everything with the balls ex
oept to make theu talk.
1t is to be hoped the gentlemen will
visit Portland again under more favor
able auspices. The scores follow.
The score Of the 14-inoh balk line was:
Ives-3. A, 1, SO. 90. 10. 6, 0, 5, II, 8, 2,
"A, /, Az, is, 2, 1875; 0, 400.
Garnier-12, II, 2. 81, "a, 1, 81, 10, "a,
10, 16, 2, 9, y, So. 0, IS, 81, 1898.
Best runs:
Ives-53, "a, 125.
GARNER, 81 81, "a.
L Averages-lves, 90; GARNER, 1919.
Score OF cushion caroms game:
Ives-o, 0, 2, IA, 0, 0, 0, LIZ.
Garnier-2, ], 20, 1, 0, 18, /, 0, $50