The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-05
STATE BRIEFS.
ute has 1000 school children.

IDubUc HIS t.tup Stl1otl tIlllultll.
The report of Il reduction Of wages
/ by the Anaconda Company, sent out
/ from Denver, is denied by the Butte Of
licials of the company.
| A convention was held at 'Orsythc.
! Saturday, to nominate officers for the
pre- posed county OF Rose Bud. IS dele
gates attending. The following were
sci ectcd: Huntington, Isaac and Ter
rctt for commissioners: George Men
G ,7h@9, treasurer; f. w. Finch. clorll
and recorder: O. $. Hon. sheriff: G.
Eldring, clerk of the court: II. b. Dar-
nell, superintendent of schools: +. G..
Philbrick, surveyor: and William
ChOisser. assessor.
a Butte dispatch to the Helena In
dependent says, James Kelly, Il broth
er of the late }. + kully, and of Fred
Kelly of this city. committed suicide
to-day by taking g big dose Of morphine
and laudanum. Kelly had been drink
ing. heavily for two weeks. He spent
last night ut the Casino, carOuaing.
At about five O'Clock this morning his
companions noticed his heavy breath
ing as he sat by the stove. He admit
ted that he had taken poison. He was
rolled over on his back and slapped on
the body until the physician arrived
with stomach pump. Kelly had
swallowed about 60 grains Of morphine
and part of a bottle OF laudanum which
he had in his pocket. Tho physician
and others worked over him for several
hours. He partially recovered once
and inquired. Am | still on earth?"
He died at one o'clock this afternoon.
Kelly was 30 years of a@e and came TO
Butte from Canada about four years
ago After the suicide of his brother.
J. f. Kelly, we'll known Butte bust
ness man, six months ago, he went to
the coast. and returned here Il few
weeks ago. On his return here. Fred
Celly. another brother. gave him Il
suit OF clothes, a gold watch and some
money. The money lasted one day.
and he pawncd his watch and most Of
his clothes.
J. \. Mcdonald, young railroad
man on the Great Northern, wa, iu-
stantly killed near Mcaderyillc at six
o'clock Sunday morning. Mcdonald
was brakesman on the freight which
left Clancy last evening with ~ ears.
drawn by engine l01. In passing the
Pennsylvania switch. ucarMcadcrville.
Mcdonald was keeping lookout from
the top of one of the rear cars. Just
after passing the switch the forward
wheel of one of the cars broke, pl'0hl-
bly, owing to the frost. Seven ears was
ditched including the one Mcdonald
was on. The car fell on him and killed
him Instantly. The cars were badly
smashed. but Il Wrecking crew had the
track cleared 10y noon to-day. McDon-
aid was 26 years Oil and leaves Il wife
and baby at Clancy. He has been with
the Great Northern about Il year. and
on the Helcna-Rutte division about
three months.
William Day, who was convicted last
week OF murder in the second degree in
striking Thomas Lee on the head with
hatchct. and causing death, was SEN
tcnced tO6O years imprisonment The
jury had requested OF the court a Sc
we're sentence. y life sentence would
have been given Day but for code com
plications.
a young fellow named Manning. who
passed three forged checks in Butte
two weeks ago. was arrested on Tues
day in Helena for passing worthless
checks. which are believed to have
been drawn by himself. one Of the
checks which he passed in Butte was
sent to Helena in order that the hand
writing might be compared. Chief
McCann, OF Helena, tclegraphed Chief
Tcbo that he had Il sure case against
Manning, and after his sentence ex-
pires there he will be brought to Butte
to answer for his Oifenses.