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CUT THEIR THROATS
AdOlph and Hattie NieSe Had Sworn
Not to Go TO Prison.
THE HUSBAND IS DEAD
JaiIer at Colvllie Found the IN
happy Couple Locked In Each
Others Arms-Had Just
Been Sentenced.

Colville, Wash. special to the Spo-
kane Spokesman-R Review: Judge Ar
thur overruled the motion for new
trial to-day in the case of Adolph
Niese and wife. Hattie, and sentenced
them to 20 years at hard labor in the
penitentiary, the extreme penalty.
At p. m. Jailer Albert Dingle. who
was in the corridor of the Jail. heard
an unsual noise issuing from the cell
occupied by the unfortunate couple
and Immediately Investigated it, He
found both prisoners lying side by side.
the woman's right arm locked in the
left arm OF her husband. and strug-
Cling in paroXysms of agony. The
sheriff was hurriedly summoned and
he in turn got DR.. Peck to come.
1t was found that Niese had cut a
deep wound in the right side of his
neck. severing all the arteries and the
veins in the throat and he died an
hour later. The neck of Mrs. Niese eX-
hibited a deep cut on the left side. but
no vital arteries were severed. She
had suffered much loss OF blood. The
physician dressed the wounds and
thinks she has a slight chance for re-
covery.
The sheriff made a thorough search
he returned to the Jail after the pris-
oners were sentenced. but found no
weapons on them.
They had previously said they would
never serve day in prison and their
deliberate intention of self-destruction
was amply evidenced by the large cor
respondence completed before the per-
petration of the terrible deed.
A fragment of a broken razor found
on the bed disclosed the savage method
of assault Nese broke a razor sew
eral days ago and had evidently Sc
creted the improvised instrument OF
destruction in his clothing.
Several notes were handed to the
other prisoners to he given 20 attor-
neys and acquaintance. Two letters
were found addressed to Judge Arthur.
Another letter was written to their
daughter Minnie, now at the Colville
Mission school. which requested her
not to allow her brother Harry 10
tread on their graves.
The deed was done so noiselessly the
prisoners i'm the adjoining cell three
feet away knew nothing of 1t. Neither
Niese nor his wife could speak at first
but after the husband had died ths
woman managed to articulate. Il want
to die; | can't die"
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TALK OF THE PRESS
Pertinent Comments of thu "Stand-
ards" State Exchanges.
MONTANA AND MONTANANS
A Variety of Subjects That the
Newspapers of This Young and
Thriving Commonwealth Are 81.
Discussing These Days.
The Killing of Mansker.

Stock Growers Journal: The shoot
ing of a human being is always to be
deplored, and the reason for taking
human life should always be an ex-
tremity. In dealing with men of the
criminal classes, officers must of ne
cessity secure the advantage or "the
drop" on their men, and that advan-
tage should be when pacific means
fail to accomplish the ends desired
arrest The criminal classes must be
filled with a respect for process in the
hands of an officer. and force to such
an extent as to prevent the criminal
from forcibly evading the process to
be used, even though that force extend
TO the taking of human life, otherwise
the law and its officers would fall into
disrespect. Neither can an officer wait
till force Is used against him before
acting, but on any demonstration on
the part of the criminal, which, to
reasonable man would indicate an in
tention of resisting or using force to
oppose the process of the law demands
that the officer to support the majesty
of the law must use force-it is duty
imposed by the position as officer, ir-
respective of the personal desire to
avoid violence. 1t was not to be sup
posed that the coroner's jury, COM
posed of such representative citizens
as this jury was, would do other than
GKOneTdle gOI1llH Nsdllit
has grown to such an extent that all
those who recognize the right of pri-
waite property must wish to see it
stamped out. AS the most desperate
men in the Northwest are engaged in
the enterprise an officer who seeks to
make arrests of this class of criminals
must be prepared to act, and act eff
fectively, as a seconds time extended
TO the criminal adept with a pistol
may sacrifice an officer, whose protec-
tion under the law is not respected by
the cattle thief The evidence in the
case shows that officer Smith did not
act a moment too soon and ii is a
credit to his efficiency as an officer
thathe was prepared to act as prompt
ly as he did. Bad men" have about
seen their day in Montana and when
they do appear II is a credit to the
law that there are officers who can
cope with them. Stock Inspector
Smith has always been a valuable OFF,
Ger for the stock associations, not only
of this state but to those of other
states, and his promptness in the af-
fair, the necessity for which he re-
grets, only goes to show that he is one
of the associations most valuable and
competent officers.
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HsIena's New Newspaper.

Billings Gazette: So the rumor of an
other daily paper for Helena has start
ed again. To the certain knowledge
of the writer it has been started regu-
larly about every six months ever since
the demise of the Helena Journal in
November, $685. when the sheriff lev
led on it's plant at l O'Clock in the
morning after the presidential election.
The liabilities of the Journal, If we
remember rightly, were close onto
$500 and the assets were about one
sixth of that sum. The Journal lived
less than four years and lost between
$4,000 and $4,000 a year. That was
when times were good in Montana, too,
and money plenty. With such show
ing what would be the fate of a third
daily paper in Helena now? 1t could
not we'll lose less than the Journal did,
and the chances are 1t would lose more.
If reports are true the Independent
has never paid it's way, at least dur
ing the past six or seven years. Be-
sides, 1t is said to own the exclusive
morning franchise of the associated
press and both the morning and even
ing franchises of the united press,
while the Herald holds the exclusive
evening franchise of the former. That
being the case, where is the new paper
going to get it's news? 1t won't get
any, for two very good reasons. the
first of which is that ii could not do
so if Ii started. and the second that il
will not start.
And the rumor about Marcus Daily is
all bosh. He has built up one news
paper in Montana and knows what
task il is, and could never have ac-
complished what he has IL he had not
had the Butte field. He would not
have that for a Helena paper. and
even If he had II could not control the
politics of the state unless Mr.. DAILY
was to become a republican, and we
believe there is little likelihood of that.
The republicans, no doubt, would like
to have a morning daily at the state
capital, but they do not need one to
make Montana republican. The pres
ent national administration has done
that very effectually. But the repub
licans who want a daily at Helena
want someone else to pat up for II,
and no practical newspaper man will
ever do thai under existing conditions.
We predict that there will be no third
daily paper in Helena this year. and
also that if the republicans should
start a morning paper in that city il
will be printed on the plant now used
by the Independent.
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A KANAkA VISITOR.
A Full Hooded South Ser Islander In TIN
Cracker City.

Cracker City.
Helena Herald: A curious specimen
of humanity called at the police sta
ton last night about o'clock. and re-
quested Sergeant Callahan 10 give him
a nights lodging He was a kind of
man that is not seen every day on the
streets of Helena, or even in the city
jail: in short, he was a full FLOODED
South Sea Islander. His appearance
would not have been singular had IL
not been for a mass of stiff, kinky hair
that waved in the mountain breeze
from under his broad brimmed white
hat. He was an excellent specimen of
manhood. physically. being about six
feet two inches in height. with square
shoulders and steady resolute step. He
appears to have been the victim of ad-
verse circumstances, as his clothes
were torn and dirty. and his face, when
he was allowed to walk into the free
for-all last night, had a sort of hungry
look about it. After having been re-
leased this morning. he walked out in
to the front office in which several Off
GERS. besides Judge Gage and Herald
reporter. were standing. He removed
his hat and stood while an officer di-
rected him where to go to secure work.
After this was over, he donned his
hat and STROBE out. The Herald re-
porter followed him. and on question
ing him rather closely drew from MIN
the following:
Yes, / am a South Sea Islander. one
of the class known as 'Kanakas' My
father was a sailor and my mother
worked on a tobacco plantation. The
family name is Mingo. and has come
down to me from many generations.
When / was quite young l went aboard
a large vessel as a stowaway, and, on
being found, was at once put to work
to learn the business. | drifted about
from one port to another. and finally
became stranded in a gulf port south
of Florida Since then / have wander
ed about, sometimes working and more
often idle. Last night l came to this
town, and, as was hungry, came TO
the Jail and the policeman let me in,
and here / am"
Mingo bears marks of hard work as
a sailor, but is cheerful. and sincerely
believes he can find work at once 1t
is believed that he is the first one of
his race that has ever visited Helena.
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The HIppophagou. ForcIne.

Yellowstone Journal: The noble
horse appears TO have struck the low
est level of degradation in Idaho.
where according TO a recent telegram
to the Anaconda Standard. horse
breeders. unable to find any other
market for their product. are killing
and feeding them TO pigs. While this
is new thing for this country, it has
long been practiced in South America.
-sSere in some sections horse breeding
. a mere incident OF the hog industry.
The Idaho informant says:
Hogs thrive on refuse and offal.
Taking advantage of this. horses are
being killed and fed 10 hogs in large
numbers. In Cassie county large bands
OF horses are being gathered in by
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a scIentine plscaxerr.

Fort Benton River Press. Editor
sam Gordon OF the Yellowstone Jour
nal Is one of the hardest workers in
the profession. In addition 10 publish
ing one OF the brightest papers in the
state. he finds time 10 devote his tai
ents 10 a variety OF subjects. including
Craftsmanship. weather prophecy, the
ethics OF baseball. determining the
relative merits OF the products 81 com
Deting distilleries. the secrets 81 sue
cessful pork production. and various
other subjects OF vital Importance 70
the welfare 81 the nation. lie has now
entered the field OF scientific research,
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From the Chicago Post.
Have you seen the revised constitu-
tion?" asked the man who is always
grumbling.
Constitution OF WHAT" inquired the
contented citizen.
"Of the United States"
81 hadn't heard that IL had been re-
vised."
"Oh. yes. II now reads government
Of the syndicart~. for the syndicates
and by the syndicates."
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BRUTALITY AND MURDER.
Nisse the Elder Was "A Man 81 Rem uka-
bIy Had Anfecedents

Nisse the Elder Was "A Man ~ Rem 'Tka-
bly, Had Antccedents.
Adolph Niese and his wife were tried
and convicted of numbering a 7-year-
old boy. The evidence proved that
they had beaten the boy so brutally
that he died. The parents explained
the cause of his death o. the result Of
injuries by falling over bank on the
Columbia river near Kettle Falls. An
older son of the Nieses, Harry, who
was the chief witness for the prosecu-
ton at the trial. was obliged to leave
home on account of the brutality OF
his father and aunt-stepmother. while
a daughter. Minnie, also very young.
left home and was taken I'm charge by
the sisters at the mission school near
Colville She was the mainstay of the
defense, but had told the neighbors
that her parents abused her.
Neise came to Kettle Falls about a
year ago from Chicago. where he had
married his present wife. He had just
been acquitted Of the murder Of her
sister land the mother of the three
children) by a jury at Ottumwa. Iowa.
and the people of the town were so in
censed at the verdict that the sheriff
had to spirit Niese out of town to save
him from mob violence. lie went TO
Chicago. where the sister OF his muir
dered wife followed and three months
later they were married.
Harry, the eldest son OF Adolph
Niese. says he was an eyewitness Of
the murder Of his mother in Ottumwa.
According to the lads tale. Niese
stabbed the unfortunate woman with
a sharp knife saturated the bed upon
which she lay with kerosene. lighted
a piece of paper and threw II upon the
bed. and then left the house 20 burn
up the evidences Of his crime.
Niese was a man OF violent tempera
ment and all through the trial just
ended at Colville could scarcely con-
tain himself when the attorneys for the
prosecution made inquiry as to his an
tecedents and the affair at Ottumwa.
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In Defeass Of Ric .srfs

Red Lodge Plcke.t: The severe and
unjus. criticisms that are being hurled
against Governor Richards by some Of
the state papers appear to be entirely
u-@alled for and ou- Of place. II those
papers wish 70 push tleir guoernato--
ial candidates 20 public notice &. W1u'
ba much more creli.able 20 adopt more
honorable met hois than by endeayorlug
20 bring into dsfavor our present Elf
c!ent chief executive.
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Clearing House Of the World.

Yellowstone Journal: That was a
pregnant remark OF Senator Carriers.
in his recent silver interview when. af-
ter stating his belief that the next
session of congress would enact a tar
III bill which would exact gold import
duties from gold standard countries
and silver import duties from silver
standard countries. he was asked If he
thought this would be satisfactory.
1T would make New York the clear
ing house Of the world. instead Of
London" he replied.
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State Of Montana.

cowboys and killed for the hogs. 9th
ers are following the plan and the
greater part of range horses in that
section will be converted into pork"
VIII this serve as a pointer TO some
of our horse poor" ranchers, or are
they too kind-hearted TO sacrifice the
noble brute to such base ends. There
is one thing TO be said for the hog
though, and that is his carcass Is al
ways saleable at a good price; and
there are a whole lot of glass-eyed
bronks that have no reasonable excuse
for living.
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Hut Foraker Il slippery.

Livingston Enterprise: And now
Foraker. the successor OF goldbug
Brice IN the senate. has declared he Is
a bimetallist The democratic party
may be a silver party. but 80 far the
cause of the white metal seems to be
gaining by the defeat of democratic
senators and the election of republi-
cans.
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Great Falls Tribune: Chicago has sto-
len John l.. Sullivan from Boston. just
the same as it stole the national demo
cratic convention from New York. Now
II the city by the lake viii only stretch
out its Briarean arms and take in the ex-
pectorating alderman OF Helena and the
entire city government of Butte. II will
have a combination hard to beat. Come
TO think OF IL. Montana Will throw in its
codes and the legislature that enacted
them, and. on a pinch. IL will be willing
to spare Attorney General Henri J. Has
kell, and then have some curios left.
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wasn't II tn, Morton Boom.

Dupuyer Acantha: The explosion Of
a meteor last Sunday caused a change
i'm the atmosphere OF as degrees In 3
minutes. 1t struck close TO the Cana
dian line, and was plainly seen by peo-
pie living on MIX river.
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and wearing them Easier. stronger, and wear longer
than the hand-sewed kind; cost less.
Try pair but first be you get Goodyear Welt
Shoes Any honest shoe merchant has them in all
grades all styles. for both sexes
bottom
the
points n
%.
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MissOula Republican: The time has
come when the belligareucy Of the Gu
bans can be recognized by this govern
ment without violating any OF the in
ternational propricties. As far as
Spain itself Is concerned. that decayed
monarchy does not deserve much con-
sideratiOn at the hands Of this gov
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Medals
u~NN~NNNNNNNN
Two Gold
Three Silver

Five-thats the number of Medals taken in Novem-
Der by Goodyear Welt Shoemaking System at Me-
chancs' Fair, Boston.
People said it the most complete working ex-
hbit of Modern Shoemaking ever made.
The Worlds Fair at Chicago gave half-dozen
medals They'll be delivered so they tell us, about
February l. 1890 A little late; but. added to those
we have they'll make fine display.
Taking medals is dead easy" but, what is more to
the purpose the people are taking
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eminent. but leaving aside all feeling
that may have grown out OF SPANS
hasty recognition of the confederacy,
the Cubans in their struggle for free
dom are certainly entitled to the moral
support of the United States.
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Caldwell for President.

Great Falls News: Populist sentiment
IS centering about Judge Caldwell-and
Il is not unlikely that ne may become
the presidential choice of the party.
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Health and sweet breath secured by
Shiloh's Cattarrh Remedy. Price 80
cents. Nasal Injector free.
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GOODYEAR SHOE MACHINERY CO. BOSTON.
The advocate., 1896-08-19

gold coin can be used for. Our laws
give that value to these silver dollars,
But our laws do not recognize the
Mexican silver coins as money. They
are not money here for any purpose
(though they were once). They are
only 80 much bullion, and can be sold
here only as bullion.
Orr silver dollars being, by our laws,
the equal of our gold coin, have ex
Rctly the same value In Mexico that
our gold coin has, and that makes
them equal to nearly twice their weight
in Mexican silver. 1t would not do for
Mexico OF any other silver standard
country to give their coin q greater
value than the market value of an
equal quantity of silver bullion, be-
cause the market value Of bullion is
regulated In the worlds market Ion-
dom and not in Mexicoj and If her
coins were oVerVslued, they could not
maintain themselves against the bull
lion market.
One of our silver dollars In Mexico is
worth, In that market, nearly two of
their dollars (Which are a few grains
heavier than ours), because, and only
because, the Mexican coin is worth as
coin Just about what it is worth 40 bul
lion, while our coin can be brought
across the line into the United States
where it has q coin value equal to
about twice its bullion value.
The advocate., 1896-08-19

KANSAS Republicans Of 1896 greatly
resemble the Democrats Of the East
and North In 1856. There Is open mu-
tiny among them. Those In possession
of the party machine then pledged the
party to the slave power, just as the
same class now pledge the party to the
money power. But the people won't
have 1t that way.
The advocate., 1896-08-19
GENT (NICKEL(.

GENT (NICkELb
Authorized to be coined, act ofFebru-
q, 1857.
Weight, p grains, composed of SS per
cent. copper and II per cent. nickel.
Coinage discontinued, act Of April %,
1864.
Total amount coined, $2,OO7,720.
CENT (BRoNzE).
Coinage authorized, act Of April %,
1864.
Weight, 49 grains, composed of 95 per
cent. copper and 5per cent. tin and zinc.
Total amount coined to December 81,
1893, s7,296,37694.
Legal tender, % cents.
HALF CENT (UoPPER).
Authorized to be coined, act Of April
2, 1892.
Weight, 132 grains.
Weight changed, act Of January IA,
1893, to 1O4 grains.
Weight changed by proclamation Of
the President, January 26, 1906, in con-
formity with act Of March 3, 1876, to "a
grains.
Coinage discontinued, act of February
q, 1857.
Total amount coined, $39,926.11.
The advocate., 1896-08-19
named:

THE Capital has printed some ex-
tracts from writings of distinguished
men of the past in order to show that
paper money is not always q good
thing. If that paper will consult the
history Of Kansas Republication, 1t
will find something late and fresh on
paper money, something more spplics-
BILE to the present situation. 1t will
find that paper money-snd of the fat
kind, TOBIAS been and still Is favor
ite among Kansas Republicans,
The advocate., 1896-08-19

Do you know how to prosper on the
farm?, Every farmer can be more sue
cessful If he reads the "old reliable"
Kansas Farmer. Call, or send to this
Office, or write postal to Topeka for
this weeks Farmer and supplement OF
benefits. 1t costs you nothing. No poll.
tics in 1t, but strictly agricultural
paper, prepared expressly for the western
farmer. Read our clubbing proposition.
The advocate., 1896-08-19

THE great cure all Of modern times,
as prescribed by the Republican party,
is to lay taxes on the people. When
times are hard and business dull, in
crease the taxes. And when the peo-
pie complain Of high taxation, change
the process and contract the volume of
circulating money and thus depreciste
the value of everything but money.
The advocate., 1896-08-19
Greenbacks PurpOsely Depreclated.

In report submitted to the Senate
December II, 1867, Senator Sherman
said "* and it became necessary
to depreciate the notes (greenbacks) in
order to create market for the bonds. "
--[See report Of Committee, No. 4, sec
ond session Fortieth Congress-.
The advocate., 1896-08-19

Do you want State and National po-
ntical news, good Populist doctrine
and q good, clean newspaper Send
Is cents to the ADVOCATE if you do.
The advocate., 1896-08-19
History Of Certain Coins.

GOLD.
The double eagle-$2O gold piece
was authorized by act Of March 3, l84O
The 3 collar gold piece was authorized
by act of February 2l, 1853. Its coinage
was continued by act of September 26,
1890.
The dollar gold piece was authorized
by act of March 8 1849. Its coinage
discontinued September 26, 1890.
SILVER.
The silver 2O-cent piece, authorized
March 8, 1875, and discontinued May 2,
1878.
The Scent silver piece authorized by
act of March 8, 1851, and discontinued
February IL, 1873.
FIVE CENT (NICKEL).
Authorized to be coined, act o. May 16,
1866.
Weight, 77.16 grains, composed Of 75
per cent. copper and 25 per cent. nickel.
Total amount coined to December 81,
1888, s13,283,O73.4O.
Legal tender for 81, but reduced to 25
cents by act of February II, 1873.
THREE CENT (NICKEL).
Authorized to becoined, act of March
3, 1865.
Weight, 30 grains, composed OF IS per
cent. copper and 25 per cent. nickel.
Total amount coined, $941, ,3494S.
Legal tender for 60 cents, but reduced
to 25 cents by act February y, 1873.
Coinage discontinued, act of September
26, 1890.
TWO CENT (BRoNzB).
Authorized to be coined, act Of April
%, 1864.
Weight, 96 grains, composed Of 95 per
cent. copper and 5 per cent. tin and zinc
Coinage discontinued, act Of February
u, 1873.
Total amount coined, $4,000.
CENT (CoPPERl.
Authorized to be coined, act Of April
2, 1892.
Weight, 264 grains.
Weight changed, act Of January IA,
1893, to 208 grains.
Weight changed by proclamation OF
the President, January 26, 179S, in con-
formity with act Of March 3, 1895, to
l68 grains.
Coinage discontinued, act Of February
q, 1857.
Total amount coined, Sl,562Ss7.44 !
The advocate., 1896-08-19
Population

Statement showing the population
of the United States on the years
named: