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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-26
THE BOYS' GYM.
Organization of the Virginia CITY Attn
letic Assoriation.

Organization OF the Virginia CITY Ath-
letic Assoriation.
The Virginia City Athletic Club was
organized Thursday evening and from
the h%calthiness of its membership ron,
promises to be one Of the long-lived
institutions of the city. \ constitu-
ton and bylaws were adopted. and it
was decided to rent w. \. Clark hall
and fit it up as Il gymnasium, which is
to be open to members every night eX-
ccpt Sunday.
The followin" officers were elected
Walter C%urtcman, president: Henry
BufOrd: vice president: Valentine Gil
bert. secretary, and Norman Nelson
treasurer.
A standing committee Of five. con
sisting of Henry Buford, Frank kohls
George Farrell, Richard Nickers ant
Morris Wilcs was selected, as a com
mittec to preserve order.
AS the members of the club cOnsis
largely of boys who are rapidly ap
preaching the threshold OF manhood
and as the gymnasium such as proposed
would give them Il place to spend thei
evenings advantaGcously and pleasure
ably, the boys should be given ever.
encouragement. The movement j
timely and we trust, will succeed.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-26

TRY Our Founder for sale at
Madison.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-26
LIKE TNE OLD DAYS
ADE-PHI HALL WAS CROWDED
Like II was. Mayhap. Thirty Years Ago
\ Huge Success.

The young people of Nevada have
reason to be proud of the success of
their entertainment last evening in
Adelphi hall. Both socially and
financially it was n Of the big
successes OF the year. Virginia
sent Il biz delegation and all the Ruby
valley towns were represented. The
entertainment opened with a play
"What Next" tn rendition Of which
reflects credit on the talent Of the par
Elephants. nearly all of whom arc stu
dents Of Mrs. Ellen Carney, who by
the way. was the directre5s of the af-
fair. Those who took the principal
characters in the play We're Misses
Emma McGovcrn. Elizabeth Carey.
Edna Williams and Hannah kcnealey:
and Messrs Herbert Fcnncr, Frank
Carey, Al. Finncy. Peter Richards Ar
thur Hartman and Ben Williams. 1t
is useless to northumberland the
young people acquitted themselve,
with credit, and their praise is being
sung in every town in the Ruby valley
this morning. AZ the conclusion of the
play, the hall was cleared Of seats and
the light fantastic "a tripped unlil
about } o'clock this morning. The
floor We're Tom Lynch. Os
car Fenncr. Waiter Mcf;0vcrn. Her
bert Fenner, Dennis Mahagan an,
Ralph Wynnc, and they handled th'
big crowd nicely. 1t was q great nigh
for all who attended. And it should b.
remembered that last nights success
was u repetition Of Il similar occ asioi
Just u year ago, when Prof. Hovee at
tempted to administer d rcbuke to Ne
vada because the Nevadians would no
employ him. Over one hundred dol
lars was cleared which will be USE
towards enclosing the Nevada GENE
terry with a substantial fence.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-26
VIRGINIA VISITORS.
People Who Have Visited the County
Seat During the Week.

Among those registered at the Mad
ison house this week are:
Albert Vincent, Meadow Creek; l..
j. Price, Dillon, II. +. Howard and
wife, Allen Quarry, A.. Klein, Chicago;
j.. w. Saunders, >. w. Batterford,
Ennis: J. w. McConk, Revenue: 5. Il.
Smith, Ennis: Richard Caswell and
wife, Ruby: ]. T%urnbull, Dillon: f.
Fredrickson: A.. b. Davis, J. G. Done
gan, w. Chiffon, Home Park: }. X.
Nagle, Butte: &. f.. Gum. Helena:
Bert Maynard, f. a. Maynard, Thos.
ThextOn, Ennis; John Dumas, J. Il.
Dextas, Sheridan: Alex Metzei, Pull
Ter Springs: James Mcdonald. Defiance
Ranch: j. p. Beardsley, Chas. Gem.
nell, Sheridan: G.. w. Maskin, Bel
grade, II. Hutton, Pete Gibson, Ennis;
b. w. Stevenson. Dillon: Doc Turner,
Beaverhead: Chas. Metzel. Alber'
Metzel Pullersprings: $ b. Page. Nu
by: Geo. j.. Pitts, Helena: Jno. 5. VII
lis, Dillon.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-26

l.. J. Price has placed in the Bertha
mine n of DiXon's Hand Power drills.
Mr.. Hathaway. the manager, says, in
regard to the drill, as follows: To the
mining public: | have tested the Dixon
hand power drill to my entire satisfac-
ton and will say that one man with the
drill will do two and one half times as
much York as two men a do the old
way usi.s from one-half to one-third
less steel. {. l.. HATHAWAY.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-26
Term Of Court.

The regular term of the District Court OF
the Fla judicial District, OF Montana, In
and 10; the County OF Madison, i.
fixed as : lows:
THIRD Monday OF February, May, Angus,
and November.
FRANK SHOWERS,
Judge.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-26
Equal Rates to Butte Via Dillon and Union
paciijc.

Commencing at once, the Union Pa
citic will make passenger rates from
Virginia City, Sheridan. Laurin.
and Twin Bridges to Butte, Ana
conda, Deer Lodge, etc, and vice versa,
as apply via Whitehall. For further
information and tickets apply to any
representative of the Virginia City and
Dillon stage line or I. +. Smith. agent.
Dillon: f. V. Maze, general agent, j.
T.. Nagel. T. f. & =. A.. Butte.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-04
IS NOT A CANDIDATE
An Official Letter from General
Harrison.
TO CHAIRMAN j. K. GOWDY
Does Not Want to Return to
the White House.
TWO NOMINATIONS ARE ENOUGH
rhe Ex-President Thanks His Friends
for Their Support and Says
He Wants No Further
Endorsemen

indianapolis, Ind, Feb.3.-Captain
John X. Gowdy, Chairman of the Re
publican State Executive Committee,
called on Gen. Harrison this evening
by invitation, and the ex-President
handed him the following letter:
Hon Jno. X. Gowdy, Indianapolis, Ind.
I'm view of the resolution passed by
the State Central Committee at its
recent meeting, and of the fact that
delegates to the National Republican
convention are soon to be chosen in
this State, / have concluded that some
statement from me as to my wishes
and purposes should now be made to
my Indiana friends. Hitherto / have
declined to speak to the public upon
this matter, but scores of friends with
whom / have talked and many scores
more to whom | have written will
recognize in this expression the sub
stance of what / have said to them.
To every one who has proposed to pro
mote my nomination | have said no.
There has never been an hour since
left the White House that | have felt
wish to return to it.
MY Indiana friends have been most
devoted and faithful, and | am their
grateful debtor. The Republican
party has twice in National convention
given me it's endorsement, and that is
enough. / think the voters OF our
party are now entitled to have new
name For the sentiment, great or
small, that has been manifested for
nv nomination, / am grateful, and OF
that wide respect and kindness
breaking party lines-which have
been shown me in so many ways, | am
profoundly appreciative.
II cannot consent that my name be
presented to or be used in the st. Louis
convention, and must kindly ask my
friends to accept this as sincefe and
final expression upon the subject.
(Signed) BENJAMIN HARRISON.
indianapolis, Feb. 3, 1896.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-04
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AFFAIRS.
Day in the House Spent in Discussion
of Appropriation Bill.

Washington. Feb. 3.-The House
spent the entire day in discussing a
serious amendment to strike from the
District Of Columbia Appropriation
bill eight appropriations, aggregating
$4,000, for the maintenance of desti-
tute women and children in various
private and sectarian charitable in
stitutions in the District. 1t was the
announced purpose of Mr.. Hainer
REP. Neb.) who led the fight to place
the appropriations in the hands of a
board of children's guardians created
several years ago. The amendments
opened up wide field of discussion as
10 the policy of appropriating money
for private and sectarian institutions,
and Mr.. Robertson (Dem. La.) a mem
ber of the Appropriations committee.
made the direct charge that the war
on these appropriations had been
inaugnrated by the A. p. A. This
phase Of the matter was, however, ap-
preached with great caution by those
iwho,spoke; the advocates of the
amendments placing their opposition
on the broad ground of antagonsm
to appropriating money for private or
sectarian purposes.
Two OF the amendments carried by
large majorities when some of the
supports of the amendment urged that
an exception be made in the case OF the
National Association for the relief Of
destitute coIored women and
children, which, it is claimed,
was almost wholly dependent
ON public money for support
Mr. Grain Dem. Tex called attention
to the anomalous spectacle of South
ern representatives supporting this APP
preparation against the opposition of
representatives of the North.
Before a vote was taken the House
adjourned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-04
THE LARGEST GlRGQA71OM of AMY NORTH CAROL lMA DAILY

surgents had to be driven out OF the
houses of the village at the point of
bayonets. They left seven killed and
the troops captured four prisoners and
a quantity of arms. On the govern
ment side three men were seriously
wounded and two slightly wounded.
Major Gonzales, commanding the
Talayera battalion, has been engaged
with the insurgents commanded by
Gomez. They numbered about 500
men when the fighting occurred near
Caguainas. The enemy left five killed
and retired with the rest of their killed
and wounded. The troops lost four
killed.
The insurgent leader, Diaz, at the
head of the strong force of insurgents,
has attacked a train conveying provi-
siOns and ammunition, and conveyed
by troops between San Felipe and Poso
Redondo, south of this city and not far
from Batabano. The troops forming
the convoy only numbered so men, but
they made a gallant defense Eventu-
ally four companies of troops were
sent to the assistance of the convoy,
and the insurgents retreated, leaving
three killed and fourteen rifles behind
them, after having plundered and
partially burned the train.
Maj. Lopez Tobazuelo, one sergeant
and eight soldiers were killed on the
Spanish side, and one officer and six
soldiers were wounded.
Adyices received here to-day from
the province of Pinar del Rio says that
the forces of Antonio Maceo, when
last reported, were moving southwest
through Paso Real and Los Palacios
towards the southern coast, apparent
ly with the intention of pushing on
eastward towards the province OF
Havana, and forcing the military line
drawn north and south between
Mangas, Artemsia, Guanaiay and
Mariel, not far from the borders OF
the province of Pinar del Rio.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-04
FIVE PRISONERS TRY TO ESCAPE
A Yankee Musicians Clever Money
Making Scheme.

Lenoir, n. G., Feb. Especial. y
Five of the prisoners in jail here came
very near making their escape n few
nights since by cutting the bars Of
the cage with an old knife. They were
found out just in time.
4 musician advertised fine musical
entertainment at the courthouse last
night He made n speech, congratu-
lating the people living in such pret-
ty country and town, and the young
gentlemen on having such handsome
young ladies to select from. He pro-
posed presenting the young lady that
was considered the most popular with
a handsome copy Of Longfellow's
poems to be decided by vote at ten
cents each or three votes. for quarter,
and at that rate, any gentleman could
cast as many votes as he wanted to.
1t is said that one young man spent
about ten dollars, and then his girl did
not get the book. The Yankee trick
yielded nearly hundred dollars to
the musician.
Wells that have yielded an abund-
ance of water from 90 to rs years in
the town and country have failed, and
many of them have to be dug deeper.
The scarcity of water is getting to be
serious.
There are many cases of measles in
the town and country, but few deaths
have resulted thus far. One family
lost three children in two days last
week.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-04
A BIG LUMBER TRUST FORMED.
includes Every Lumber Mill and Ship
Owner on Pacific Coast.

Port Townsend, Wash, Feb. 3.-The
biggest trust ever formed on the
Pacific coast and representing capital
of over S70000,o00 has been consum-
mated and went into effect last night.
1t is the Central Lumber Company, Of
California, and it's membership in
cludes every lumber mill, all ship
owners, wholesale and retail dealers
of coal on the western coast of the
United States and British Columbia.
All the charters Of vessels and sales
of lumber must be effected through
the Central company which regulates
freights and puts the buying and sell
ing price on all lumber, regulating also
the product of each mill and proper
tionate amount Of lumber each vessel
shall carry during the year. Not
only are the markets of the Pacific
coast thus controlled but the lumber
shipments 10 foreign countries are
placed under the same restrictions.
Every mill on the coast has its product
regulated.
The first order issued by the com
pany was to advance the price of lum-
ber 50 per thousand feet.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-04
PROBABLY A FlLlBUSTERE
The Steamer Veazey Sails Under Sus-
picious Circumstances.

Norfolk, Va, Feb. Sit is known
that the Spanish government has sew
eral special agents in this port watch
ing for possible filibustering steamers.
Despite these precautions, and not
withstanding the presence of a quar-
tette of United States war vessels in
Hampton Roads, it develops that last
night the steamer /. n. Veazey slipped
out of this port with no prescribed
destination.
The Veazey was sold last week by
Deputy United States Marshal under
libel for wages due. The purchaser
was well dressed stranger, who says
he bought the boat for a New York
Fulton Market firm 10 be used in the
fish trade.
One night she laid at a big freight
dock, and few hours before she was
coaled and steamed up, an unusually
large number of men were seeen to
board her. No clearance papers have
been obtained for a vessel of that
name, yet incoming ships report pass
ing boat of her description outward
bound near the Capes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-04
FORT THOMAS MURDER MYSTERY
The Deed Probably Committed by a
Jealous Husband.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 3.it is be-
lieved that the body Of the woman
killed near Fort Thomas, Ky, opposite
the eastern suburbs of this city last
Friday night has been identified. Ow-
ing to the head being cut off, all efforts
to identify the body have heretofore
failed. The reservoir has been drain
ed the river dredged, and every nook
and corner for miles examined, but
still the head has not been found.
The latest and apparently the most
plausible theory of the murder myste-
I.y is that the murderer was jealous
husband and the victim was his
wife. IT is thought he suspected that
she had letters from her gilty lover
hidden under her corset. Her corset
was found badly torn as IL forced
violently from her body. It is be
lieyed the butcher-knife was drawn as
menace. The woman's right hand
was cut, showing she had grasped the
blade desperately two or three times.
Then, according to the theory, the
murder following, but the search for
letters finished, the murdered severed
the head, and smitten with remorse,
plunged into the reservoir or river and
drowned with it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-04
HOLMES LAST CHANCE OF LIFE
His Lawyers Argue on the Appeal
Taken Last November.

Philadelphia, Feb. 3.-Another page
was turned to-day in the manifold mis-
adventures Of ii. II. Holmes, murderer.
The Supreme court of the State listen
ed to long and tedious argument on
the appeal taken by the defense from
the verdict of murder in the first de-
gree rendered last November. Since
that time, the lower court refused a
motion for a new trail, the sentence
of death was passed upon Holmes and
arrangements were set on foot to eN-
pcditiously remove this ordinary
criminal from the face of creation.
Even condemn murderers have rights.
however, and Holmes lawyers fought
at every step.
\ big crowd filled the court room.
The commonwealth was represented
by District Attorney Graham and AS
sistant District Attorney Barlow.
Samuel P Rotan conducted the open
ing argument for the appellant and
associated with him was II. o. Mon.
The most important fact dwelt upon
by counsel for Holmes was the intro
duction of irrelevant evidence. regard
ing the other crimes charged against
Holmes and having no connection with
the death of B. +. Pietzel. for whose
murder Holmes was on trial.
At the very outset, Mr. Rotan de-
clared this tremendous error had been
| made by District Attorney Graham in
his address to the jury. I'm that
| speech Graham went over all the out
side crimes and even went so far as
| to intimate that Holmes had srduccd
little Alice pietZpI
District Attorney Graham replied
| to Mr.. Rotan. He took up the obiec-
| tion to his opening speech to the jury
| and said that after the fullest review
| and considerations he had been con
yinced that every particle of the testi-
| mony concerning the other crimes
should have been admitted In over
ruling the motion fol new trial, the
court had said that it should have
been admitted.
They were not separate affairs, ar
gued Mr. Graham. but all were part
and parcel Of u single crime com
mitted upon a number of victims
The entire argument was upon the
law questions involved The court re-
served it's decision
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-04
LEGISLATURE AGAIN A TIE.
And Lively Times are Looked for al
Frankfort this Week.

Frankfort, Ky, Feb .3.-Politicians
are looking for lively times in Frank
fort during the week, as Senator
Ogilvie Dem.), who vas i'll, has ar
rived and Breckham (Dem.) who was
elected Saturday in Nelson county to
succeed Wilson, deceased. will come
tomorrow. This makes the assembly
again a tie on joint ballot and it is
thought the Republicans will report
and act favorably on the contests of
Dunlap, from Lexington, and Werner,
unseating two Democrats and thus
elect Congressman Hunter to the
Senatorship to succeed Blackburn.
The joint assembly convened at noon
and went through with its stereotyped
preliminaries, which up to the voting
were without incident
The ballot resulted: Hunter, So;
Blackburn, 4G; scattering, II.
Necessary to choice, 81.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-04
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLAR FIRE
A Young Man Shoots ArothCr in
Allegheny County.

Winston, n. c., Feb. 3.-(SpeciaD'-
4 four-story brick tobacco factory
owned by Fogle Bros. and leased by
II. b. Ireland d Co., was destroyed by
fire at 2 o'clock this afternoon, causing
Il loss of $4,000. Three upper stories
were occupied by 10000 pounds of
fine leaf tobacco, owned by II. j. Rey
nolds Company His loss is $4,000,
with $4,000 insurance. Ireland q Co.
place their loss at $4,000, and manu-
featured tobacco besides machinery,
with $500 insurance. Factory cost
$4,000; insured for $500.
In Allegheny county yesterday, Pres
ton Andrews shot and killed George
Edwards, a son OF Melvin Andrews,
one of the leading citizens of the coun-
ty. The shooting was the result of am
old feud.
Winston sold 1,948,20 pounds of leaf
tobacco during January, an increase
of 511,700 pounds over same month last
year.
Tobacco factory of II. II. Reynolds.
who failed few years ago, was sold
by the trustees this afternoon. 1t was
bid off by A. II. Eller at $4,000.
John Finley, one of WilSesboro's
best citizens, died to-day, aged IS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-04
COMMODORE TO BE RELEASED.
The Collector to Consult With the
United States Attorney.

Washington, Feb. 3-The collector
of customs at Wilmington, n. c., has
been directed by Secretary Carlisle to
consult with the United Safes Attor-
ney in regard to the case now pending
against the ship Commodore" re-
Gently detained on suspicion of her
being about to sail for Cuba with arms
and supplies for the insurgents.
AS the United States Attorney has
been advised by the Department of
Justice that, on the showing made, the
Government has decided not to pro-
ceed in its case against the "Commo-
dore," she undoubtedly viii be re-
leased at once.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-04
A MILLIONAIRE CONVICTED.
DIR. Duestrow Found Guilty of Murder
in the First Degree.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Feb 3.-Dr. Arthur
Deustrow, a millionaire, charged with
the murder of his wife and child i'm ST.
Louis, was found guilty of murder in
the first degree by a jury at Union,
Mo-, yesterday.
The crime of which Dr. Duestrow was
found guilty was committed in Feb
ruary, 1894. One day that month his
wife and child were at home awaiting
his coming to take drive. When he
came into fhe house Dir. Duestrow, who
had been drinking, began to abuse his
wife and finally shot her down. lie
then picked up his three -year-old boy.
a beautiful child, and, holding it at
arms length, killed il with a pistol
shot through the head. His wife lin
gered for several days and finally died.
Ex-Governor johnson, Who is credi-
ted with being one of thSinest crimi-
nal lawyers of this State, was retained
for the defense He was assisted by
Col. Nat Dryden, Chales Noland and
j. Wesley Booth The State was ably
represented.
The defense endeayored to establish
a plea Of insanity, but after two in
quiries held before juries in which
much expert testimony was heard on
both sides, it was given up and u
change of venue granted, removing
the trial from St. Louis 10 Union.
The first trial, which took place last
year, resulted in a disagreement Of the
il1rv
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-04
THE SENATE SUBSTITUTE.
1t WILDE Defeated in the House by a
large Majority.

Washington, Feb. 3.-The fate of the
Senate's silver substitute for the House
bond bin is so well assured that the
House programme eXcites almost no
interest except for the fact that it win
furnish the first direct test Of the free
silver strength in this House
Various estimates made by the free
silver men place the silver vote at
from 100 to 1876, the latter figures be-
ing the limit prophesied by the most
sanguine silver Democrats Mr.. Hart
man, of Montana. predicts that the
Republican vote for the silver substi-
tute viii be 80 or 80 and Mr.. Bailey, of
Texas, says that about 70 of the 1O5
Democrats in this House can he count
ed upon to support any free silver pro-
position. These estimates are based
on the supposition of a full attendance
which may not materialize for there
are many absentees this week. There
are several Southern Republicans. new
members, who are an uncertain factor
upon the financial question.
Chairman Dingley Of the Ways and
Means committee, says the members
who voted to report the bond bill will
vote to recommend that the House do
not concur in the silver substitute
while minority report for the silver
bill will be made.
1t has not yet been decided when
the reports will be made to the House.
but it can be safely predicted that the
bill will be acted upon this week.
Silver men are preparing speeches
upon it. many of them being anxious
to talk.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-04
THE SPANISH SIDE OFT.
Official Dispatches Report Insurgents
Defeated Everywhere.

Havana, Feb. 3.-The column of
troops commanded by Gen. Luque, at
San Juan Martinez, in the province of
Pinar del Rio, has dislodged from that
place the insurgent force commanded
by Varona. During the fight the in