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The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-12-23
CAUSED a SENSATION.
The United States Grand Jury Indicts
Helena Bank Officials.

Helena, Dec. 1G.-Aftcr spending
about three weeks investigating the
recent failure Of the First National
bank Of this city. the United States
grand jury this morning returned
four indictments against three of the
officials of the bank. But two have
been arrested so far, the third one
being out Of the city. The ones ar
rested are e. ID. Edgerton, vice presi-
dent and manager. and George H..
Hill, assistant cashier. They were
arrested about an hour after the in
dictmcnts were handed in but the
fact did not become known until
after o'clock. Warrants were
placed in the hands Of Deputy Mar
sllnl Davidson, who had no trouble in
locating his men. Judge knowles
placed each under five thousand dollar
bonds. which were furnished as soon as
bond papers could be made out, which
was along late in the afternoon. 1t
is stated on most reliable authority
that the third Official is f. W. Beat
tie. director
Ii can hardly be said that the in
dictncnts caused any real excitement
unless in the case Of HILL as it had
been conceded for some DAYS past
that Edgclton would DC indicted and
lllmOrs even went 50 far as TO include
everyone connected with the institu-
tion. Perhaps the only real surprise
was that not more were Indicted
The most SrnS;1 ional feature Of
the whole matter was the report
made by the jury relative to its in
ycStinatiUn of the banks affairs.
This did create considerable surprise.
Judge Knowles remarks made to tho
Jury before discliarying them alSC
were surprising and come in for thciI
share Of public discussion. Ills re.
| marks were brought by SO much talk
On the streets during the jary's in,
vcstiIation relative to their actions
from day to day on bank matters
lie said than in many years Of cNpcr
irncc he had never before witnessed
a grand jury investigation that wa
accompanied by 50 much talk on th'
part Of the general public and hat
never heard Of such attempts to 10!
roll a grand jury into returning in
dictmcnts. He further stated tina
il the facts could be obtained as t
the leak he would inilict the punish
mcnt which the law prcscribcs.
There were two Indictment
against Edgcrton personally and ON
against he and Hill jointly. Tllc,
accuse them Of wronglully misapply
| ing funds, making false entries, ant
false reports to the comptroller al
| Washington. Tho indictments al
told contain about 30 counts.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-12-23
TIE DINGLEN BILL DEAD.
4 Long and Exciting Debate over tho
Measure.

Washington, Dec. l6.-Thc session
Of tile senate developed the most
cvcntfu and exciting debate that
either branch Of congress has heard
for a long time. 1t brought forward
the rcuryaniZed leaders OF the var
Gus parties and elements, including
such conspicuous figures as Mcssrs,
Sherman, Frye, Teller. Gorman.
Vest Aldrch, Platt, Mitchell, Of
Oregon, Chandler. Hale and Allen
in statements on the leading Qucs-
tions which have engaged the at
tcntion Of congress and the country
OF late. Not only on tariff and
finance, but the debate partoull Of all
the pent up feeling resulting from
the national contest. twas d,amat-
ic in its intensity and at all times
absorbinyly interesting to the crowd
in the galleries and the intent body
Of senators. Political differences
came in for Il fair share Of attention
and tho names Of Mir. Mckinley and
Mr.. Bryan, often were heard Pres
dcnt Cleveland also came in for q
share Of attention. Mr.. Allen do
clarcd the president was a republic
can who rcjoiccd with the republic
cans over the recent mutual victory.
The debate came unexpectedly when
Mr.. Vest called up the Allen rcsolu-
tion for consideration of the Dinglcv
bill in order to make some remarks
on it.. Mr.. Vest was in his usual
caustic vein and his speech tccmcd
with those graceful and catchy
phrases for which he is noted. 1t
severely arraiyucd the doctrine OF
protection and dcridcd the promises
OF prosperity held out. he said, by
Mckinley. which could not be full
filed by lcvying more taxes on tho
people. There were frequent sharI
and amusing cross fires between Mr.
Vest and Messrs. Adrch, Chandler
and Frye.
The debate advanced to u more
acute state when Mr.. Allen, with his
usual bluntncss, began to question
Mr.. Chandler as to the future Of tho
Dinglcy bill. He asserted that the
republicans had no need to fear OPP
position from tile president, who llac
::yonc over" body and soul To the re:
publican party. This brought for
ward Mr. Sherman and Mr.. Teller
The Ohio senator spoke with dccl
carncstncss, declaring that'it was
crime for congress not to give tl'
government ample revenue for need
, full expenditures. Mr.. Cleveland
course in issuing bonds to maintain
; the gold reserve he approved.
Mr.. Teller pointed out the lutlllt
, OF urging the Dinglcy bill. AS t
future tariff legislation he reserved
, his Judgment on it until the llcasur
was presented. ~.m
Mr.. German also pointed out TIL
usclessncss Of urging the plnglc
) bill, conccding, however, that OF
March f next tic republican senator
| would be in sufficient strength to pas
' a tariff bill. AS to the course on th'
! democratic side, he said he Antlcl
. patcd no obstruction to such
| measure beyond insistcncc on reason
c able debate.
Throughout the debate the scnti
j. mcnt had prevailed that the Dinglc
e bill was dead and to give this lin;
!. and apparently official sanction, MI
l. Platt OF the finance committee, ar
It nouuccd That no effort would De mad
c to force that bill to passage.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-12-23

them. The stirrups Of soldiers, the
swords of the miniature warriors,
and various delicate parts OF the
ornamcntation have been knocked off
and carried away to the homes Of the
yandals in various parts OF the
country, in order that they might
have Il relic Of the great building.
These relics are exceedingly costly to
the government, as, to considerable
extent, they mar the beauty Of works
Of art that have required the cxpcn-
diturc Of large sums Of money in Or
der to procure them. "-#
The statuary that adorns either
side Of the cast entrance, which.
from its prominent position would
seem to be comparatively safe from
the barbarous rclichuntcrs, have not
escaped injury The sculptors have
been called upon Il number Of times
since those statues were put in place
to patch on fingers and toes as neatly
as possible to cover up the injurious
| work of the vandals.
Thile the lead pencil and cane arc
the favoritc tools Of the vandals, the
pcnknifc is not without use among
them. Whenever there is costly
lace curtain. an elegant carpet, or
beautiful upholstery, the pcnIluife is
made to do its injurious work. In
many cases highly polished pieces OF
furniture have large chips cut from
them to be carried away as mcmcn-
tos of visit to the capitol.
OF course, by a considerable OK
pcnditure Of money every year the
uglness Of this vandalism can be
painted out or BY repairs removed Sc
that can not be highly conspicuous.
But if the capitol building could &C
for ten years without having one
piece of the vandalism occurring dur
ing that period removed from sight,
it would bc an exceedingly ugly me-
mcntu to the dcstructvcncss that
seems to dwell in a certain class o
visitors.
Many people think that this van
dalism is the work Of the rag-tag
1t may be so, but if SO the rag-tug i:
as likely to be found wearing sill
hats and patent leather shoes, attir
ed in a scalsliin coat and accompany
ing elcyancics, as it is to be fount
dressed in shabby clothing. 1t i
not the poor or the rich that do thi
work Of obstruction, but the yandal
at heart, in whatever station the,
may be found.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-12-23
LODGE: BILL. PASSED.
The Immigration Law Amended TO an
Apprcciuhlc Extent.


Washinston, Dec. LITTLE senate
today passed the immigration bill,
known as tho Lodge bill, with a new
section providing that exclusion
shall not apply to persons arriving
from Cuba during tho continuance OF
the present disorders there. The
strength Of the Dill was greater that
had been expected, the final vote be-
ing 50 to 10. As passed the bill
amends tho immigration law so as to
exclude from admissionto the United
States all persons over 10 years of
age who cannot read and write the
language Of their native country or
some other language, but an adlnls-
siblc immigrant over the age OF lb
may bring in with him or send for
his wife or parent or grandparcnt or
minor children or grandchildren not
withsthHding their inability to read
and write.
For the purpose Of testing the in
ability Of the Immigrant to read aud
write, as required by the foregoing
section, inspection officers Shall be
furnished copies Of the constitution
of tho United States printed on mum
bcrcd uniform pastcboard slips each
containing five lines Of the cunsLlLu-
ton printed in various languages Of
| immigrants in doublc small plea
type. These Slips shall be kept in
boxes made for that purpose and SO
constructed as to conceal the slips
tn Il
Of but one language, and the lnlInl-
grant may designate the language
in which he prefers tho test shall be
made. Each immigrant shall be re-
quircd to draw one OF these slips
from the box and read and after
wards write out in full view Of tho
immigration officers the five lines
printed thereon. Each slip thall be
returned TO the box inmcdiatcll
!, after the test is finished and the con-
tents Of the box shall be shaken N
bv the inspector before another
drawing is made. no immigrant
failing to read and write out OF tho
slip thus drawn by him shall be ad
mittcd: but he shall be returned tt
+ the country whence he came at The
expense OF the railroad or steam
ship company which brought him a:
5 now provided by the law. lnspcc
tion officers shall keep in each box a
! all times Il full number Of those
, printed pastcboard slips. and in cas-
Of each excluded Immigrant, shall
I keep Il certified memorandum OF TIN
number Of the slip which the lmml
grant failed to read or copy out il
writing.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-12-23

Lcavcnworth. Kan, Dec. IL
Warden J. W. French of the United
States pcuitcntiary at Fort Lcavcn-
worth la, made the discovery that a
gang Of live convicts, four Of them
sentenced for countcrfciting, were
making - bills. The leader Of the
gang va, J. G. Mckibbcn, the prison
photographer, who worked in a room
by himself and used government
tools to make the countcrfcits.
-Four TRUSTEES were his cOnfcdcrates
and they secured the paper and
material through the driver Of a
grocery WAGON. Tho counterfeit
bills were made by photography and
| uSiur chplnicllS
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-12-23

The train from Ncihart Saturday
forenoon met with an accident in
the canyon between Logging creek
and Armington, says the Great Falls
Tribune. The train had picked up
quite number Of cars OF crushed
lime rock at the Z. S. siding, and
was proceeding toward Armington at
Il speed Of about fifteen miles an
hour, when the fourth car from the
engine left the track. The engine
and three cars had just passed over Il
bridge spanning Belt creek. Whcn
the bridge broke down and two cars.
heavily loaded with lime rock, went
through and struck the bottom in
the position Of a self closing jack
knife. The train was brought to a
standstill with Il jerk that shook up
the passengers in tho rear car, but
nobody was hurt.
In order to get across the stream
and Join the engine and three cars
that were safely on the track on the
other side Of the broken bridge, ii
was necessary to build Il fOot-bridg(
across the stream and the men pas
scngcrs joined the train crew il
carrying stones and making a sort o
temporary bridge across the stream
with rocks and broken tlmbcro from
the bridge. Then two ladies and
child among the passengers were
| carried across and taken aboard TIN
engine, while the men contcntct
! themselves with seats on the TOP 0
the three box cars, and in this wa
the passengers were taken to Al
nington, where they caught TIL
Belt train for Great Falls.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-12-23
New tfSc for COW boys.
In all the large cities mountc

In all the large cities mounted
police are kept constantly active in
the work Of stopping runaway horses
or fast driving III the parks or on the
bo,llcvards. 1t is noW proposed in
one Of the most progressive cities Of
the east to employ COW boys for this
work. They are to be mounted on
swift bruncllOcs and each man is to
be arraycd as he is on the range,
Ills rope is to be ever ready to throw
on horses that have become unman-
agcablc. It is believed that by this
method Il great many lives can be
saved, a> the average eastern mount.
cd police is unfamiliar with horse
is Il poor rider and so far has only
been usrul in running down bicyclist
-EOZclnHn Chronicle.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-12-23

Albany: Ga, Dec. 1G.-Sankey
Cunningham, charged with assault
ing Miss Camp on December 8,
reached here today under escort Of
the Macon militia. The four court
entrances were guarded by troops.
Within twenty minutes a jury was
impancllcd. The evidence closed in
fifteen minutes, The jury returned
a verdict Of guilty, and Judge Spence
sentenced Cunningham to hang Jan,
uary. Cunningham was It celorcd
man and Miss Camp white.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-12-23
Frightful Decd or a Maniac.

New York, Dec. ll.--lIcrman
Schlmcycr, a small sh"pkccpcr be
came insane, and because his wife
barrcadcd herself in a backroon,
broke into it through a fire escape.
She tried to leave the room, when he
drew a knife and sprang at her. She
fell lfainting to the floor, and he:
screaming threats to Kill her. prod.
dcd her with the knife. The pair
drew from Mrs. Schlmcycr a shrek
Her husband Yrinncd at her agony.
"YcIl !" he shouted. "Ycll
like to hear YOU yell"
Again and again he drove The
knfc's point into her body and arms
but he never wounded her danger
olsly. With cruel care he took pain:
not to give her a mortal thrust. 1lt
wished TO proong the suffering that
delighted him.
1t was an hour before Il ncighbOl
called Il policeman, who broke dow
tilb larTicadc and grabbed Schlmcyel
Just as he stood over his proStrat,
wifc with knife upliftcd, as if about
to drive home the mortal blow.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-12-23

The Cuban section added to the
bill provides that the act shall not
apply to persons arriving in the
United States from any port or place
in the island Of Cuba during the
continuance Of tho present disorders
there, provided such persons have
heretofore been inhabitants Of that
iSland
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-12-23

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-The attcn-
ton Of officials here has been attract
ed by the stories coming from all
portions Of the country indicating
that inliStmcnts arc going on Of
parties Of men to go to Cuba to join
the insurgents. These cnlistmcntS
arc in direct violation of the neutral
ity laws and are prohibited under
severe penalties. For accepting a
commission to serve against Spain,
a country with which the United
States is now at peace, the penalty
prescribed by section 5,2Sl, revised
statutes, is $4,000 and three years.
imprisonment, while for enlisting to
serve against Spain or hiring anyone
to enlist, the penalty is 81 900 fine
and three years Imprisonment.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-12-23

"]1xcusc me" observed the man in
spcctaclcs. ',but am surgeon and
that is not where the liver is"
"Ncvcr YOU mind where his liver is,
rctortcu the other. ''lf it was in his
big toe or his left car DcWitt,o Lit
Tic Early Riscrs would reach it and
shake it up for him. You can bet
your gig lamps Oh that" }. d. MiScr
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-12-23

The old lady was right when she
said, the child might die if they
waited for the doctor. She saved
the little ones life with a few doses
OF One Minute Cough Cure. She
had used it for Group before. J. D,
MiScr 4 Co.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-12-23
MacrO Said to he Alive.

Key West, Fla, Dec. 1G.-Passcn-
gers arriving here tonight from
Havana report that Antonio Maceo
is alive and well and is in. the PROV
ncc Of MatanZas. The passengers
say that all Of the festivities that
were going Oh in Havana to celebrate
his death have been ordered stopped
since it has become known that he
is alive. "m.5. .....<
Passengers by the Olivctte an
nounce that Maceo is still alive. DR..
ZurLucha, who claims to be Macco>s
physician, betrayed him, and cscap-
ed only by Il miracle. He went with
Maceo as far as the trocha and saw
the party through safely. The party
was commanded by a mulatto who
resembles Macco, and who was killed
in the engagement after passing the
troclla.
MaccO and his few followers rc'
turned to the Pinar del Rio province
and went into Il cabin. When DR..
Zcrtucha reported this to the Span
iards they succeeded in killing mos
Of the party, but Macco Drained the
first man and escaping to the woods
leaving his clothing and effects Il
the cabin.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-12-23

The old way Of delivering messages
by postboys compared with the mod
ern telephone, illustrates the old
tedious methods Of ''brcallingo colds
compared with their almost inStanta-
ncous cure by One Minute Cough
Cure. j. D. Miscr s. co. 7
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-06
ANTI-McKINLEY MEN BOLT.

They Select Delegates of Their OtCn to the
st. Los1fs Contention.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, March Sat
80 O'Clock this morning, after an all night
session, the anti Mckinley element in the
Republican Convention, made up of friends
of Morton, Allison and other candidates,
bolted and held convention of their own.
The bolt had been carefully arranged and
a hall provided for. The bolters carried
with them only seventy-nine OF the go
delegates in the convention.
The regular convention, made up OF
friends of the Ohioan, then selected the
following delegates at large to St. Louis
J. E. Lee, J. G. Long. E. T. Skinner and l..
w. Livingston. Resolutions were adopted
in favor of the Government aiding in the
construction of the Nicaragua Canal. A
resolution of sympathy for Cuba was also
adopted.
The boilers selected the following dele
gates at st. Louis, who are for any body to
beat Mckinley: E. R. Gunby, H. w.
Chandler. H. S. Chubb and S. H. Coleman,
The fight for Mckinley was led by Ma
tional Committeeman John G. Long and
ex-Chairman Dennis Egan and Secretary
Joe Lee of the State Committee. e. R.
Gunby and 81. S. Chubb led the fight for
Morton and were aided by the friends OF
Reed, Allison, Quay and other candidates.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-06
THE NEWS OF SAN JOSE,
Suit of the Colored Claimant to
the Barron Estate Is
Continued.
Capture of an Alleged Forger-De
Poister Discharged From
Custody.

SAN JOSE, CAL, March Sat the call
ing OF the suit of Edward Andrew Barron,
the negro claimant to the Barron estate,
this morning Attorney Kerwin presented
affidavits showing'that Attorney Montieth
was unable to appear on account of:.illness
and asked for a continuance. This was
objected to by Attorney Pillsbury.
Attorney Morehouse then filed the an
swer, of George E. Barron to the suit of the
mulatto boy to establish heirship. The
answer denies the claim of the negro and
asks that the case be abated until the trial
and determination of the suit OF the de-
fendant, George e. Barron, to have what
is purported to be the will of Edward Bar
ron set aside on the ground of undue in
f1uence and mental unsoundness. 1t is
claimed that until the legality of the will
is settled suit cannot be entertained to
establish heirship and for distribution.
This altered things and Attorney Pills
bury, who has been vigorously objecting
to continuances, suggested that the case
might go over for few days.
Judge Reynolds continued the case until
Monday, March g.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-06
It Is Urged That Future Pros
perity Hinges on the Single
Standard.
SILVER, OF COURSE. OPPOSED.
Pressure to Be Brought to Bear to
Influence the Big National
Conventions.

NEW YORK, N. Y, March 5-The
tee on sound financial legislation to-day
introduced in the chamber a resolution in
the form of an appeal to commercial and
business men throughout the United
States, calling upon them to stand by
sound money in selecting delegates to both
National conventions. The resolution,
which was unanimously adopted by the
Chamber of Commerce, is as follows:
To the Commercial Bodies and Business Men
of the United States: The Chamber OF Com
merce of the State of New York believes that
the time has now come for movement on the
part of the commercial bodies and all men,
whether engaged in farming, manufacture or
trade, who are interested in the commercial
prosperity of the United States to remove from
political agitation the question OF the perma-
nence of the standard of value upon which all
the business of this country is transacted. 1t
invites cooperation to this end in an ehort TO
create strong public opinion in behalf OF an
unequivocaI declaration by the political con-
ventions OF both OF the great parties in favor OF
the maintenance of our existing standard ano
OF the elimination of all doubtful expressions
in respect to the reopen1ng OF the m nus OF the
United States to the free coinage OF silver.
The time is past il it ever existed for any
halting or doubtful phrasing to express the
meaning of political parties upon this I'M
portant subject We must have no platforms
that can be interpreted to mean one thing in
one part of the land and another in another
part OF the land.
1t is important to every business man, pro-
ducer and wsge-earner TO put stop TO the
enormous cost to the Government and TO all of
our people resulting from the continuance of
the agitation in favor OF the free coinage OF
silver, which stands in the way OF a revival OF
confidence and National business prosperity.
Therefore we ask all citizens to unite in
vigorous effort to urge the selection of dele
gates to the political conventions OF both great
parties who will advocate clear and distinct
platform utterances in favor of the main
tenance of the present gold standard of value.
The time is short aud action ought therefore
to be all the more prompt and determined.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-06
ALLEGED FORGER CAPTURED.
Tom Stickeman Arrested at Sequel fo
Passing q Worthless Check.

Tom Stickemam Arrested at Sequel for
Passing a Worthtess Check.
SAN JOSE, CAL, March 5.--Sheriff Lyn-
don to-day received word that Tom Sticke-
man, VINO has been wanted on charge OF
passing forged check in this city, had
been arrested in Sequel.
On February Is Stickeman, who lives in
Sequel, drove over to this city and put up
his horse and buggy at H. Young's stable
He called for the buggy on February %
and presented check for $40, signed by
Mrs. ]. E. Stickeman and drawn on the
Safe Deposit Bank. in payment of the
stable charges. Young did not have the
change and Stickeman presented the
check :, Charles Applegrew, proprietor of
the Albion Hotel who cashed it.
In the course of trade the check found its
way to the Safe Deposit Bank, and it was
promptly returned with the information
that there were no funds in the bank to
the credit of Mrs. Stickeman.
Applegrew then swore to a complaint
before Justice Goss charging Stickeman
with passing forged check. Stickeman
will be brought to this city tomorrow to
answer to the charge.