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OVERS TALKING AGAIN.
He Tells Wha, He said and Others Testify
Before the Committee.

Leadville. Feb. 6.-Sheriff q Mahoney.
Mayor Nicholson and District Judge
Overs testified before the legislative
strike investigation committee to-day
and were the last witnesses to he cx-
amined here. the committee returning
To Denver tonight, Sheriff q Mah0ney
testified that he thonght the troops
were not brought here soon enough.
hut that 900 would have been sufficient
To preserve the peace. He thought the
troops would have been necessary even
II no miners had been imported. He
said the conduct of the imported min
ers had been good. Mayor Nicholson
conceded In the sheriff's opinion as To-
the troops, adding that he expected the
troops would be interfered with. He
said IL was necessary tn import police
men because the local officers showed
partiality. Judge overs said he con-
sidered the strike was inopportune and
ill-adviscd and told the miners so in a
speech at one of their meetings. He
detailed several fruitless efforts he had
made to effect compromise. He said
he endcayored Ia induce Manager j. +.
Campion to compromise, by suggesting
that it would help Campion in politi-
cal way, and after n heated discussion
campion said he would thereafter help
the strikers all he could legally To win
the strike Judge overs also admitted
having said. when told that armed men
were patroling the county warning
workmen away. that he oDwcrsl
thanked God that the constitution
guaranteed the right TO carry arms"
Overs said that Judge Maxwell had
distorted his Interview in which he was
quoted as saying the city would be
burned. He also said that he believed
Ihn t'.rnnu.l,, -,
provoke "A fight and get the militia
here.
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WINE ROOM SCANDAL.
Mis-. King says That she Was Robbed
by John Toolcy.

John Tooley was arrested little be-
fore | o'clock this morning charged
with stealing $40 from Mrs. A. H. King
of No. 1l0 South Dakota street. in "a
wine room in the Monte Cristo saloon
in West Broadway. Just how the par
ties came to he in the wine room is
question with two sides to it. Mrs.
King claims that she and "A lady friend
We're there waiting for friend when
Tooley entered the room without an
invitation. Tooley claims that he and
Mrs. King were together and emphat-
ieally denies that there was any theft
committed. At little before o'clock
Mrs. King ran out of the saloon and
turned loose a call for help that was
quickly responded TO by Officer j. j.
Anderson, who arrested Tooley on her
complaint on being searched at the
jail Mrs. Kings gloves were found In
his pocket, but there was no trace of
the $40 that was alleged to be missing.
Mrs. King was required To furnish a
bond 10 appear against him. Mrs.
Kings connection with the affair will
cause n small-slzed sensation. as she is
well-known and was regarded as being
eminently respectable. She has "a large
family of children and her husband is
very highly spoken Of.
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M'ARrHUk's ESCAPE.
This Murderous Outlaw Leads Gailatin
Ofhcers "a Chase.

SIecill Dispatch to the Standard.
Hozemau. Feb. 5.-James Macarthur.
who for so long has been stealing from
ranchmen about Belgrade, and since
Thursday has been sought for by OIL
GERS Ia answer tn charges against him.
has not yet been apprehended. al
though officers who left here Thursday
are still upon his trial. The fact that
about twenty shots were exchanged
between Arch Martin and Young Gum,
who were after Macarthur and ran
across him Thursday in the brush be-
low Central park, without any one get
ting hurt. is the cause of much COM
ment here. Macarthur fired six of the
shots at his pursuers. while there must
have been hail storm of lead about
McArthur's head as ne golloped of
through the brush. When John Border
saw him later and held him up h. was
not aware uf the previous shooting,
and SO did not shoot To kill his man.
as he would have done had he been
aware Of the desperate actions of the
man In trying to escape few hours
previous
Deputy Charles Kreiling is at the
head uf a posse which is hunting Me
Arthur but no word was received from
him to-day. John Border who shot at
Macarthur. late Thursday night. was in
town to-day. People In this valley
are thoroughly wrought up over these
altogether too numerous occurrences Of
shooting and defiance ~ law which are
following every attempted arrest. OFF,
GERS arr becoming more and more de-
termined and fatalities are sure TO fol-
low in the near future.
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pooled their issues and are scratching
one another's backs with great zeal
and amiability.
Although he never joins the excur-
sions of any irrigation committees To
the lower regions of the temporary
state house, wherein according to cur
rent rumor a saloon is running full
blast, the senator from Sweet Grass,
Parson Hannah, is rapidly acquiring
the friendship of all who come into
contact with him. At the age OF y,
with 1925 i'm his pocket, Mr.. Hannah
started out Ia get an education. He
got ID. He took his bachelors degree
at the University of Indiana. and later
took post graduate course at Leland
Stanford university, making n special
ty OF history and economics. He is
now 81. hard student and tireless
worker. with something to say on every
bill of any consequence that comes up.
He Is at his desk nearly all the time
from . a. IN. until bed time. He burns
the midnight incandescent lamp. Like
the Bereans who searched the scrip
lures daily. Senator Hannah pOurs over
the codes, and woe unto anything that
he thinks isn't as II should he. He Is
Introducing bills cutting down salaries
right and left lie is writing TO all the
county clerks for statistical data and
information as TO the practical work.
inks OF this law and that. No mem-
Der of any Montana Legislature ever
worked harder To earn his six dollars
per diem. Withal the parson IL a high
ly agreeable fellow, and although Il il
a hardship upon some of his associates
to refrS In from using cuss words in mis-
presence, they all like him. Apparent
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BRUTAL AND CHASTITY
A Feeble Lady, u Years Old, Mur.
der'd at Night in Hr Eolse.
MRS. MDONAGH OF BASIN
Her Aged Husband. Who Is Blind,
Was Away From ttome-Discov-
cred by Her Daughter-The
Officers at Work.
10 the srnnllnrh.

Special Dispatch 10 the Standard.
Basin. Feb. 6-The quiet little town
OF Basin was shocked this morning by
the discovery Of one ~ the most brutal
and CHASTITY murders ever committed.
Mrs. Mary McDonagh. a feeble and
helpless old lady Of 20 years, who has
lived here for several years with het
aged husband, blind soldier was the
victim last night. Her husband re-.
mained over night with her daughter
Mrs. John Wall, in the north end oi
town. leaving the old lady alone at
their humble home on Main street. At
? o'clock this morning her grandsons,
Harry and Fred Slurr. on their way
home from a dance. raped on her
door and talked with her for few
minutes. so the crime must have been
committed some time between that
hour and daylight
The mutilated body, with a blood
stained double bitted AK by its side
was discovered this morning at ll:3D
o'clock by Mrs. John Wall. who had
come To lead her blind father home
The body lay in In dingy back room.
the head and face being horribly bruis-
ed and cut until the features were
hardly recognizable. The hands and
other parts of the body were also badly
mutilatcd by the tlend who committed
the crime.
Coroner Nawter and Deputy sheriff
Halfnrd were sent for az Boulder and
arrived at o'clock this afternoon. A
coroner's jury Is now investigating the
case. but will not finish before mid
night. Although the inquest is secret.
II is known that they have a clew To
the murder, and IL is expected that
arrests will follow before morning. No
motive IL known for the deed. The
murdered woman has two daughters
living here. Mrs John Wall and Mrs.
T. Hopkins. and several other relatives.
who are grief-stricken over the sad af-
fair Coroner Nawter and Deputy
sheriff Halford. working with the cor
Oner's jury, are leaving no stone un-
turned to discover the murderer and
are being assisted by the citizens In
every way possible
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CHAMPION SKATERS
NILLSON OF MINNEAPOLIS
GOES FIVE MILES IN 14:l7.
He and j. X. McCulloch of Winnipeg Are
the swiftest lee Men In
the World.

Montreal Feb. 6.-J. Nillson OF Min
neapolis Is the professional champion
skater Of the world and J. X. McCul-
loch of Winnipeg Is the amateur cham
pion. Those are two results of the
worlds championship races held here
yesterday. one Of the races won by
McCulloch. the 10000 metre interna-
tional skated yesterday, will be skated
over again Monday on account of the
mistake in the distance, but IL is looked
upon as sure thing for him Ia win.
Nillson to-day reeled off the five miles
In the professional event in 14:l7. which
is more than a minute better than the
previous professional record. The most
exciting race of the day, from the spec
tators' point Of view. was the skating
off Of tic between MCCulloch and
Mass. Norway, in the l,j00 metres in
ternational championship. The finish
was very close, the Winnipeg boy
breaking the tie only Icy about two
yards from the finish; time. 2:iO i-5
The European skaters did not distin-
guish themselves to-day and did not
succeed in capturing "A single first
Mass took second in the l.500 metres
and Seyler second in the 1000 metres.
Results: 150O metres. international
amateur-First, ]. X. McCulloch. Win
nipeg; time. 2;i0 As; second, Alfred
Mass. Christiana, Norway; time.
2:il l-5. Half-milc professional-First
John Nillson. Minneapolis; time,
III l-5; second, Harry Davidson. Men
treal; time, l;20 l-5 10000 metres. in
ternational amateur race-First. J..
X. McCulloch, Winnipeg: time.
2o.02 2-5; second. Julius Seyler Davis,
switzerland: time. 2O.i2 10.
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by the steering Com mittee.

Washington, Feb. 6.-The republican
steering committee met to-day but did
not change the order OF business hereto
fore agreed upon. This means that the
bankruptcy hill will be taken up as soon
as possible after the Nicaragua canal bill
Is dropped. as it will be on Monday. and
that II its consideration should be con-
oluded IN time II will he succeeded by the
Hawaiian bill and that In turn by the
Pacific railroad committee bill. None of
these measures, however. will be allowed
TO antagonize the appropriation bills. The
committee also decided against making
any opposition TO the motion of which
Senator sherman has given notice that
on Monday next he will call up the ar
duration treaty in executive session. II
was definitely stated in the committee
that the Nicaragua canal bill would be
abandoned for the present session on
Monday. but it was not considered prob
able that the bankruptcy bill could be
gotten up on that day on account of 9TH
ers which will press for consideration.
Members of the steering committee ex-
press the opinion that very little legisla-
tIon will be accomplished before final dd-
journment
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Regarding Its Legality.

indianapolis Feb. 6.-The supreme trib-
unal. X. OF T.. closed their sitting thls
afternoon. The matter presented for ad-
Indication was the case of PHILIP COT
grove as supreme chancellor and James
Il. Carnahan as major general OF uniform
rank X. of u. The question involved was
whether or not the Fo-called new ritual of
the uniform rank as presented at the
Cleveland session OF the supreme lodge
was legally adopted and whether II was
the duty Of the supreme keeper OF rec
ords and seal TO push this so-c1lled ritual
for the use OF the rank.
II WAS decided that this ritual was not
adopted by the supreme lodge in the man
ner prescribed by the fundamental law Of
IN" order and that IL was therefor" not
legally a ritual Of the order and the SUI
preme keeper Of record and seals WAS not
authorized to print and publish the
sune. There were several other matters
disposed OF at this sitting. but none OF
them was Of general interest TO the order
at large.
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Three Friends libclIrJ.

Jacksonville. Fla, Feb, G.-The steamer
Three Friends was seized and lbcllcd on
her return to-day from a towing trip
down the coast. The libel charges piracy
In that n llotchkiss gun was mounted
upon the bow of the steamer and was
fired at Il spanish gunhoat at the mouth
OF the San Juan river while endcavoring
tn land an expedition. The persons named
In the libel are John o'Iirien. W. r. Lew
Is, John Dunn, August Arnau. Michael
Walsh and Ralph -. Payne. Judge Locke
fixed the bond at $j.coo, which was imme-
datcly furnished and the boat WAS re-
leased upon the special provision that a
deputy marshall should be placed on
board and have authority To take charge
of the boat IN case an attempt should he
made at any time to violate the law.
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Placed Under Heavy Bonds.

Special Dispatch TO the STANDARD.
Livingston. Feb. Ed Howell WAS
placed under SlO.0"l bonds by Justice
Bcrgh at Aldridge to-day for appearance
before the district court TO answer to the
charge Of assault in the second degree.
His arrest grew out OF u light In which he
and ]. w. clifford were the principals, Gil
ford received severe usage and was laid
out with a blow on his skull from "A gun.
Howell was prevented from attacking
him with hatchet by the action OF one
OF the witnesses. who drew Iun ON
Howell and ordered him to desist The
trouble WAS over the possession of a
building which both were trying to hold.
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IN CONCRES S,
The Days Proceedings in the Senate and
House.

House.
1,,.,,,,. nj, A., A.,
""sni's 'oi'' reo' ,i'ei 'ne pas
sage III the SENATE oi soile resoiut'ohs
oi minor Importance Ihurston re-
sumed his speech on the Pacific rail-
road debt. Following Mr.. Thurstons
speech, the senate, by unanimous con-
sent, went to the calendar and passed
the following bills:
For the relief of the Mobile Marine
Dock company: for the establishment
of soldiers home at Hot Springs: to
place Rear Admiral McCann on the re-
tired list; amending the law in regard
TO collision at sea; a resolution of in
quiry as to the capture of the Compete
tor by a Spanish ship of war: for a
public building at Joplin Mo-, and for
the relief of James Talfree and Pay
Clerk Blake of the United States navy
on account of fire at Yokohama.
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Joaquin miller In Canton.

Canton. Ohio. Feb 6.-The noon valley
train brought the poet of the NCvadas, 3
Joaquin Miller Of California. lie WAS ac-
companicd by Hon. Harry Wagner of
San Francisco and /" T.. Holden Of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer, When asked as
Ia their mission Mr.. Wagner said that
MIR. Miller. who Is To lecture In cleveland
Monday night. was here 10 obtain "A
sketch OF the home life of the president
elect for the inaugural number OF a news
paper and that there Is nothing political
In their visit so far as he and Mr. Miller
are concerned
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FAREWELL RECEPTION.
Mrs. Cleveland Receives for the Last Time
In the White House.

Washington. Feb. 6-Mrs. Cleveland =
farewell reception this afternoon drew II
large crowd despite a drizzling rain. The
white house was artistically decorated
with red and white roses and smilax and
groups of big palms and garlands of vines
beautilied the parors Throughout the re-
cepton the marine band furnished the
music. Mrs. Cleveland was gowncd IN
violet and white striped moir" silk. the
bodice of deep cream lace. She wore u
bunch of volets but no iewelry. Mrs.
Stevenson, wife of the vice president. and
the ladies' OF the cabinet were the immc-
diate assistants. while prominent ladies
assisted back of the line in the blue par
lor. Mrs. Stevenson. standing next To
Mrs. Cleveland. was richly dressed In
black corded silk.
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GuAhDlNG A CRIMINAL.
CUAt DING n CRIMINAL.
state Troops Will Try to Keep the Negro
From Mob.

Cincinnati. Feb. Ga special from
Frankfort. Ky. says: Governor Bradley
received telegram this morning from
Judge Patterson asking military proicc-
tion for Black, the negro confined In the
Lebanon jail. charged with criminal AS
sault. and who Is about 10 d" hanged.
The governor replied by placing com
pauy of state troops at the disposition Of
the Marion county officers. The Judges
telegram says the situation at Lebanon
Is very grave. The troops viii guard the
Jail tonight and II the mob shows up
bloody battle will ensue.
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men named by the United States grand
jury ut Baltimore. from which port the
Woodall sailed on her sO-callcd nllbuster-
Ing expedition, The commissioner com
piled with the request, whereupon bench
warrants from the Baltimore court were
served upon the accused Cuhans Counsel
for Rolon, Luis and Trnilllo waived eX-
animation upon the charges relative to
the Horsa expedition and the men were
released upon their own rccognzauCcs.
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case Of cuban Filnu.,er.,,.

New York Feb, 6.-When the eases OF
Rolon Luis and Truiillo charged with VI
olation Of the neutrality laws. were callcd
for hearing before United States COM
missioner Shields. United Marshal Me
Carty asked that the action based upon
thu defendants alleged participation in
thu Woodall expedition b. dismissed. This
cours. W3p- taken in view OF the fact tnat
irdictmeuts have been found against the
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Athens, Feb. 1.-THE Warship Alphoes
has been ordered to crete. \ royal yacht
has been sent TO deport the refugees. I'm
thusastic agitation over the union of
Crete and Greece is reported from every
town and village. National leagues ev-
erywhere are urging that the Crctans inn
mediately proclaim a union with Greece.
Seven hundred refugees are expected to
arrive shortly on the island of Syria.
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Z. j. LanghIIn,. ,nccr..nr.

Srccial Dispatch TO the Suudard
Helena. Feb. &C NJ Winter OF Ash
lard. WIS, VIII succeed the late Thomas
j. l.auehl.a rs general agent for the Wis
cuusiu Central 1t this point The news
OF his appointment. which took effect to-
day, reached here this afternoon. Mr.
Winter is expected TO arrive II his new
post IN q day or two.
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Kansas city Feb. g-Thr Investigation
OF police affairs In Kansas city by spr-
cnl committee OF the state senate WAS
brought 10 close this evening. The day 81
Proceedings Were uUTT'Utful. IL Is stated
tonight that Owiug tu the hrgc amount
OF testimony y,t 20 be- transcribed the re-
port OF the committee cannot De made TO
the senate for fully tW0 weeks.
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Miss Meseryey Appointed.

Special Dispatch TO the STANDARD.
Helena. Feb. 6.-Miss NJ. l.. Mcservey of
Hutte was to-day appointed clerk of the
state board of pardons to succeed Miss
Lou Hawthorne, She was nominated by
State Auditor PoindeXter. Attorney Cen
eral Nolan nominated Miss Ewing Of Hell
ena for the position. Secretary Of State
Hogan voted for Miss Meservey. The Sc
lection of Miss Meservey was made unan-
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MnrrnN MAY Tnke the Advice.

Washington. Feb. Representative
Murray OF South Carolina has been ap-
pealed to by hts associates in the house
not TO execute his programme OF protest.
Ing South carOlina's electoral vote and u
vice,
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NIn.i of rhtm >n,rh.

Coruuua. Feb. 6.-The passengers on the
British steamer city Of AEra outward
bound from Glasgow which Wis reported
total loss yesterday by the british
steamer Ouga have been saved with y
Out ct a total ut a Ot the crew. They were
mostly l.ascnrs. The captain OF the Agra
Ougl.
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AWFUL IF TRUE.
A Report That t.5oO Christians Have Been
Killed bN MnsseImnns.

Vienna. Feb, "a Neue Fret PrcsSe dis
patch from Athens says that $40 Chris
tians, constituting the whole population
OF IL village, the name OF which Is not
given, have been massacred by the Mus
Splmlus
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The Ioo-Mile Bic,cIe Race.

Cleveland. Feb. 6.-The l00-mile hi
cycle race at Central Armory tonight
grtween Louis Gimm and Teddy Hale
for $50 side was Wun by Glmm by
about 10 feet. The start was at Gao
o'clock and the finish a. ll:iO;56, the
time being hours and IS seconds.
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Washington, Feb. 6.-The house to-
day passed the District of Columbis
appropriation bill and after some rou
tine business a. 2:45 o'clock adjourned
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Special Dispatch tn the STANDARD
Boise Feb t-Thr anticipated strike at
the De Lamar mine did not mdteri3llzr.
the men accepting the company Tcduc-
tion of,wases.
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Stock
Taking
Sale ....
Big BARGAINS
THIS WEEK

We take stock In February. To make
The process easy we will offer for this
week big reductions
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pooled their issues and are scratching
one anOther's backs with great zeal
and amiability.