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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-28
SCENE OF THE FIRE
The Incendiary Theory Is Supported
by a Large Contingent.
A MONEY DRAWER MISSING
Sam Walters Residence Entered.
IL Is Thought. by Thieves, and
the Rest of the Story Is Known
Some Bad Men In Town.

Missoula, March 27.-Scores of people
have to-day visited the scene of last
nights fire. which came so near to de-
stroying the residence of Sam Walters.
AS was stated in the Standard to-day.
the chief damage was to the roof of
the building, the lower stories being in
jured only by water. c. +. Beckwith,
who insured the property. estimates
the loss on the building at 500 or $500
and the damage to the furniture will
be slight, water having done most of
II. The Insurance was $500 on the
house and $1,000 on the furniture. both
policies having been written by Mr..
Beckwith in English companies.
Mr.. Beckwith and others are of the
opinion that the fire did not start from
a flue but was incendiary. There are
several circumstances which seem to
support such a theory. 1t has been dis
covered that a drawer from a desk in
the living room is missing. together
with its contents. In this drawer was
a small sum of money and some checks.
The theory is that the person who stole
this money started the fire accidental
ly. 1t is supposed that the thief
stepped into a closet opening from the
living room to see what he had secured
and that he dropped a match into some
oil that was in the closet The fire
worked hts way from the closet into
the hall and from there to the roof,
where II was discovered. II is said that
the door of the room in which Mrs.
Walters was sleeping was locked from
the outside.
Those who doubt the theory of incen-
diariSm claim that the drawer was
taken by some one who entered the
house while the furniture was being re-
moved. 1t is not probable that this
matter will be solved but IL is true that
there is a large number of men in town
at present any one of whom would not
hesitate to do a thing of this sort. The
eight men sent to Jail yesterday are
but part of a big gang that has been
pouring in here from Butte and Ana
conda lately. 1t is claimed by some
that a man was seen running from the
building just before the fire was dis
covered.
The furniture on the lower floor and
the personal property of w. w. Carver,
who occupied the east side of the
house were nearly all saved. The dam
age to the furniture in the second story
Is chiefly from smoke and water. The
fire department did its usual excellent
work, although sadly handicapped by
being short-handed. The fire bell was
not generally heard and there were not
many who knew that there was a fire
until this morning.
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MIS- SOULA NEWS.

Missoula. March 27.-The police consta-
bles and deputy sheriffs did some detec-
tive work last night and before morning
located the man who stole the valise
found by Colonel Marshall in an alley
last night as reported in the Standard to-
day, and learned where he stole the va
hse. The mans name is Thomas Geagham
and he stole the valise from Shappard's
saloon by breaking a rear window. He
will have hearing before Judge Logan
tomorrow.
Judge Logan to-day discharged with a
ceprimand the crowd of boys from the
school section who had been arrested for
throwing stones and creating a disturb
ance.
Police Officer Larson is on the sick list
A new lodge of woodmen of the World
was organized here tonight with about
10 members.
The registration books closed tonight
with about $50 names on the list.
The delayed train from the East to-
hight brought large number of possen-
gers for Missoula. Among the number
was Mineral Land Commissioner Leon
ard. who is here to resume his official du-
lies as soon as his associates arrive.
Colonel Tom Cooney of the Northern Pa
eihc land department is also here.
L. II. Brewster of Wibaux is in Missou-
to purchase cattle for his Eastern Mon
lana ranch.
Davis. the soldier at the post who was
shot by woman last week, is much
improved in condition and his recovery is
expected.
ST. Patrick's hospital has an unusually
arge number OF inmates at present there
having been more accidents recently than
Tor long time. Some are quite badly in
lured, but none are considered TO be in n
dangerous condition. Young Schlossberg's
fc 1.aTE.
The injured rivermen who were brought
N last night are doing well Ed Myers
The man who was stabbed by Joe Stark.
$ nearly ready to be discharged.
Colonel John Lynch of Lynch's spur. is
n town.
T. G. Hathaway has returned from n
business trip to Hamilton.
The Bitter Root train was an hour late
to-day on account of heavy business. The
Hestbound train was about seven hours
behind time, the delay being caused by an
accident east OF this division.
There should not be business man I'm
own who does not belong TO the board OF
rade. The membership committees re-
bort at the next meeting should be an en-
souraging one.
Farmers are blowing and planting all
over the valley.
Mrs. A. II. Mcguire. wife of the late
.ditor Of the Muscular. left last night
or Ohio, where she will reside with her
parents. Mr.. Mcguire is now i'm Seattle
and writes that his health is much i'm
proved.
Twenty cars Of lumber a day are COM
ng down the Bitter Root valley.
James r. Stevens. editor of the Ravam
Republican. came down the valley TODAY
IN a business trip.
The committee which has in charge the
arrangements for the new athletic park
las organized by electing S. II. Draper
chairman; David Blackie. secretary. r
T. Mcleod, treasurer. Mr.. Draper repre-
tents the bicycle club. Mr. Blackie the
raledonian society. and Mr.. Mcleod Is
me manager OF the baseball club. The
has started on it's work and
he outlook for the new park Is encour-
lging.
Captain Mccormick OF the baseball club
5 in correspondence with a new pitcher
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wife to william Noser. ,ot 6, block g.
Horse Plains, $50; Henry Stanton to
William Moser. lots Z and 2. block s,
Horse Plains. SIS; N. j. Blake TO Frank
Barney, lots 5 and s. block 8. Horse
Plains. 800.
NJ District judges deed-F. II. Woody.
Judge, to Frank II. Barney, lots 3 and
4, block s, Horse Plains, $13.
Bargain and sale deed-Mrs. Alice
Haight to John Joyce, both of Carter.
lot and cabins, $50
Deed-John Joyce to James S. Pew.
garden plot i'm Carter. $45.
> Deed-Executors of c. p. Higgins es-
tate to William b. Brooks, lots 3 and
4, Block E. c. p. Higgins addition, 5000.
Deed-W. B. Brooks and wife TO A.
p. Tietjen, same property, $500.
Release of trusts. L. Jones, as
signee, to c. A. Stillinger, Stillinger
property at Ravalli, 81.
Certificate of sale-H. w. McLaugh-
lin, sheriff, to John Williams, Agnew
Moore homestead. $3,035.10.
Certificate of sale-H. w. McLaugh-
Sin, sheriff, ITO James Slater, Hawkes.
stable property, $14,43691.
Certificate of sale-H. w. McLaugh-
lin, sheriff. to First National bank,
lots IA to IL. block %, c. p. Higgins ad-
dition, $1,100.
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Missoula. March 27.-Guests at the
local hote are:
At the t'lorence-L. E. Chary, Min
neapolis; T. f. Rock, Pittsburg; H
Erich, New York; E. G. Everhart
Mushawaka, Ind; w. NJ. Butler, Ham
ilton; c. F. Woodman, Chicago; A. l.
Jordan, Chicago; NJ. H. Curran
Jameston, N. D.: Thee. Reese, city; G,
f. Cory. Pittsburg; ]. K. Larue. Louis
Vile; G.. w. Ashford, Portland.
AT the Rankin-Bertha Alex ander
Butte; Mrs. H. o. Turney, Butte; John
Warue. Mullan. Idaho; Louis Hespelt
Stevensville; Mrs. Drinkwine, j. L. Da-
Wis and wife, Horse Plains; Peter
Scheffer, Frenchtown; Fred ]. Mixter
Clearwater; Frank Lynch, Clinton; w.
T. Cople, Stevensville; George Wolvers,
Purtle's Spur; Chas. Hayes, Hamilton
Chris Strange, Perma; Dell Wells,
Woodwork; John Anderson, Rock
Creek; A. Clay, Gold Creek; Peter Nc
Allister. Arlee; ]. w. Lancaster and
wife, Stevensville.
At the Kennedy-M. Mietzner, New
York; John Lynch and wife, Spur; b.
Cook, A. Rhoades, c. E. Thorp, city;
George Brematel, Marysville; ]. E.
Stevens, Stevensville.
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who promises to be just the man that
Missoula needs. He has an excellent repu-
tation and his record is clean one. He
will probably come here for a trial as
early as possible.
Jack Bray. the well-known horse trainer.
came down from Hamilton for a few
days.
As result of the encounter at the sta
ton yesterday afternoon. Edna Mann was
to-day fined $3.50 and Judge Ross took I'M
der consideration the case of John ia
cobson.
M II. Curran of Fargo is the guest Of
his cousin, Under-Sheriff Curran, for a
few days. Mr.. Curran is an old railroad
conductor and is returning to his home
after an extended trip through the
South and California.
In the land Office to-day testimony was
heard in the case of Frank Thomas VS..
James Kanes, deceased. The land involv-
ed lies in the Bitter Root valley above
Hamilton.
The MCGOWAN stable. Delbert, Galtma
and others, was taken out to the race
track to-day for the training season.
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ATHLETIC PARK.
Much Interest Manifested by Baseball
Men and Cyclists.

Men and Cyclists.
Missoula, March 26-There are en-
couraging prospects for the carrying out
of the plans for an athletic park. The
bicyclists, baseball men and Caledo-
mans are all working hard to insure the
success of the scheme, and are meeting
with much encouragement. With
good baseball diamond and a bicycle
track, as well as the athletic field which
would be inside the enclosure, amateur
sport would receive an impetus here
which is much needed. The present in
dications are that the plans outlined in
the Standard a fortnight ago will be
carried out in full. If this proves to be
the case, Missoula will have an excel
lent park, equipped with many conve-
niences which have long been needed
here.
The baseball boys are alert. now and
are looking out for players for the
team of sc, which is not yet complete.
1t is certain, however, that Missoula
will have a team in the field and If she
does IL will be a good one. No team
that has ever played under Missoula's
colors has been anything but a good
one. Every day brings letters from
other clubs asking when the local sea-
son will begin, and the Spokane club
has already placed Missoula upon its
itinerary. The Washington boys ex-
pect to come through Missoula early
in the season and they promise some
good sport
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handsome otis.

Missoula, March 27-J. p. McEvoy, the
wild Irishman," came down from Ham,
ilton this noon with Ed Chevrier of Butte.
They brought with them a couple of 2
year-old colts from the Bitter Root stock
farm, which Mac will train for Mr.. Chew
rier. The colts are handsome youngsters
and promise to do well. Captain is by
Prodigal. dam McCap. second dam Mary
Cap. The other one will be a favorite
with Montana horsemen on account of
his breeding. He is Spalt' Lum, by Prodi-
gal. dam Red Cherry, second dam Madam
Herr. Red Cherry will be remembered by
all who saw her excellent performances
on the Montana circuit and Prodigal is
known to all horsemen.
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TRAPS AND ROUNDS.
The stevensvilIe Gun Club Getting Ready
for the Season.

Inc stevensvilie Gun Club Getting Ready
for the Season.
Missoula, March 26.--Local shooters
will be interested in the following re-
port of the plans of the Stevensville
Gun club for the year. as published in
the Ravalli Republican,:
The Stevensville Rod and Gun club
held meeting last night in the coun-
ty clerks office, preparatory to the
seasons work. Officers were elected
for the coming season as follows: Pres
ident, Charles III. Buck; vice president,
j. F. Borough; secretary and treasurer,
c. f. Smith; field captain, III. G. Tut
tie
Lew E. Williams. the retiring secre-
tary and treasurer, reported that the
club had $21.5S in the treasury. 1t was
decided to make an assessment of So
on each member for a fund towards
purchasing new traps and fixing up
the grounds. 1t was thought that the
citizens would help the club for the
honor of the town. and a committee
consisting of Amos Buck and Lew E.
Williams was appointed to interview
people and get donations.
The club decided that they could not
afford to be behind other clubs in the
state In regard to traps and grounds.
There are some good shots in the club
who will participate i'm the state tour
nament, and it is not right that they
should be handicapped with poor traps.
An order was given w. A. Selvidge for
five now Expert traps. and Emnire
electric pulls, the best in the MARKET
Arrangements were also made for fixing
up the grounds in proper shape, and a
ground committee composed of l.. +.
Williams and Tom Clark was appoint
ed to look after the ground arrange
ments and have charge through the
season.
The weekly shoot will be held on
Tuesday afternoons instead of We'd
nesdays, as last year. The traps will
be here and the club will be ready for
business in a couple of weeks.
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Western Montana Fair.

Missoula, March 26.-The Western
Montana fair. which was so successful
ly inaugurated last fall, will be hum
mer this year unless all indications fail.
The board of trade committee. which
has the preliminary arrangements in
charge. will be ready i'm a short time
with the first announcement. which
will be a general outline of the plan of
the fair. This announcement will be
made as early as possible this year in
order that ranchmen and fruitgrowers
may have ample opportunity to pre-
pare for the exhibition.
If possible. an agreement Will be
made with Hamilton that there may
be an arrangement of dates that viii not
conflict and that viii bring the West
ern Montana and Ravalli county fairs
as near together as possible. Both
fairs promise to far excel all previous
displays and an earnest EFFORT viii he
made TO have a large attendance OF
visitors from the outside.
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The Rod and Gun Club.

Missoula. March 27.-The Rod & Cur
club has elected r. E. Rogers presi-
dent vice c. Z. Devol, who has moved
from town. j. NJ. Evans, II. w
Thompson, ]. p. Menard and r. E
Rogers will have charge of the financial
end Of the state tournament next May
for that event. The secretary has or
dered for the tournament $1,000 blue
rocks and there will be big supply OF
live birds.
At the meeting of the club last night
the following new members were ad-
mitted: w. f. Dunlop, H. H. Hurl-
burt, Joe Bradley, Ed Mix, A. B. Shat
tuck, f. A. Shiveley, w. H. Houston
Joe Macdonald, Charles Beisel and
Pete MCGOWAN, Shotgun Pete"
1t was decided to hold the regular
weekly medal shoots at 1890 O'Clock a.
m, instead of 3 o'clock d. m.
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HE'S LUCKY.
Charles Allen, the People Say, Deserves
More I han H. Got

Missoula, March 27.-There is no
word but of commentator of the work
OF the horsewhippers at Victor VINO le st
night melted out To Charles Allen the
justice that law failed to provide 1t
was one of those cases where lynch law
seems justifiable and ii is ito she credit
OF those who participated that they
waited until the legal means Of retri-
button had been exhausted before TAX
ing the matter into their own hands
1t Is only to be regretted that the
wretch was let off with so light pun
ishment. He deserved more.
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THE WHIPPED MAN.
Charles Allen ha, Disappeared From
View and Is Out 81 light.

Missoula, March PA special from Vic
tor tonight to the Standard says: Charles
Allen has disappeared. No trace of him
can be found to-day. He has not been
seen at any of the valley towns and is
probably in hiding at some ranch. His
punishment was terrible. but no more
than he deserved 1t will be some time be-
fore he can travel with comfort.
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A SAD DEATH.

Sister Mary Nethalia, "a Young Woman,
Passes Away
Missoula, March N.-Sister Mary Ne
italia of the sisterhood of the Order of
Providence, died at st. Patrick's hospi-
tai yesterday morning, aged rs years. Her
baptismal name was Lizzie Forrest, and
she formerly lived in Seattle. Her mother
was with her during the last days of her
illness. The funeral will be held Saturday
morning from st. Xavier's church.
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Missoula, March 26-The following
instrument was filed with the county
clerk to-day:
Warranty deed-Nels Hansen to Pc
ter j. Hansen, lots 16 and II. block 1O9
Town company's addition to Missoula
$500.
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Missoula. March 27.-The following
instruments have been filed with the.
county clerk:
Warranty deeds-Frank Bai hey and
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GRAINS OF STRENGTH
LOST MANHOOD

Easily QulcSly and PermanensT Restore /.
BONJEAN'S TONGUE TABULES
the cseDra.eI French heinsIy
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The Kepnb,ican .pportionment.

Missoula, March 27.-The republican CEN
trail committee has apportioned the dele
gates TO the county convention Mays as
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CHRONIC DISEASES
ARE
DESTROYING MILLIONS
SUFFERERS YEARLY.

Men die daily from results of disease
contracted by abuse of natures laws, ex-
cesses and badly treated cases that are
delicate Private or complicated.