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The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17
NEWS OF Tl!.!: S'rNri:.

Archie Duncan, an old time faro
dealer in Montana, was found dead
in his bed at Anaconda las wee k.
r. J. PoWlcy,, at. one time a con-
G1scte,; On the Hrtvve>.' Root ,lss:;ncls OF
the Northern 1'Ni fc. killed his wife
at Suspension Bridge, n. y, last
Tuesday.
DRobcrt Ennis, the lumber jack
with whom, it is said, Mrs. Stairs:
living near Bonner, clopcd last win
ter, has been arrested in Missoula by
Deputy Sheriff Mccormick.
Ex-senator San<1crs IS looming up
as Il candidate for the: vacancy jAsGjlc
circuit judgsllip Of the Ninth district
to succeed Judge Mckcnna, who is
now attorney general in the cabinet.
The friends of Salton Cameron, the
! we'll hnN,&n mining man, will loarn
with regret that he shows Hnm istak-
able symptoms Of insanity at the Sis
tcrs hospital at Deer Lodge, where
he has been since his removal from
his home ut Cabin.
The supreme court has decided
that when "a :apIe.' places; an x nollQs-
itc Il candidates name in another
column, the vote cannot bc counted
for either candidate for that particu-
lar office, when an y is also placed
in the circle at the top Of Il party
ticket
Among tho contemplated improve
malts in Anaconda this year are a
i bO-room addition to the Montana llo-
j tel, the building Of Il big second class
hotel, the building of a new passcn-
ger depot at Main and Front streets
by the L. \, .apa p, thc extension OF
the street gar, ,sciyice and sewer sys-
tenn
! Complaint twas filed in; The district
court at'Phillipsburg against Charles
D. Mcclure in an actiOn;i for the col
lection Of note Of $3.G given by
the defendant ScptcK1;pr ~. The
note, for the collection Of which suit
is brought; was given to the bank for
ovcrdraits to pay labor claims against
Mcclure.
The democratic papers Of tl.e state
are e1Q;ng not. a!4it.le. Kicking about
the appointment Of Harry ID. Moore,
Of Missoula, a populist, to the posi-
tion Of register to the state land
office. 1t begins to look as if GOV.
Smith intends to recognize the al.
J legged agreement that the populists
should have all the stale appolntivt
Offices whether the democrats liked it
or not. This is Il populist admins.
tration and the people may as well
make the best Of it. That is. what
they cast their votes for, ant 'tney
can only blame themselves if the
governor believes that they so in
tended it to be.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17
TO THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATE.
Grand Jury Given Instructions TO Space
Neither Time Nor Expense.

Helena, March 10.-Judgc Henry
C. Smith, Of department No. /, first
judicial district of the state, sworc
in special grand jury this after
noon whose duty it will be to inycsti-
gate fully the charges or bribery and
corruption during the fourth and
fifth legislative assemblies, the cap
itol commission matter, and to look
into the ;Arairs Of. aAe county and
city officials Of Lewis & Clarke
county and the city of Helena. Be-
sides this the jury will look into the
confessed bribc- taking OF Representa-
tive Martin j. Buckley.
Some time was spent by the judge
in selecting his jury, and when at
last it had been secured, he sworc
them in, and thea proceeded to in
struct them. lie read his charges
from a typewritten copy prepared: in
advance. He told them that they
had good, hard work before them;
that the matters demanding their at
tcntion were Of a most serious nature
and the matter Of expense should not
| DC CDtlSlNCIC Cu NilV1i ~ A'1uAo w ooiA
moning witnesses in order to get at
the bottom facts. Neither were
they limited as to, time. In, Other
words they were selected to get tho
true facts regardless OF time and cx
pcnsc.
In delivering his charge Judge
Smith said that any goo!ng:
connected with the fourth Legislative
assembly had not been outlawcd BY
this time, and it was as much thciI
duty to pay attention to the rumor>
of bribery and corruption during
that session us to the charges con
nectcd withc the recent Legislative
assembly. This statement caused
breeze Of excitement and surprise
among the hundreds Of spectator
who were in attendance upon th'
court during the afternoon session
If the jury does,its work, and carrie
out the Instructions Of the judge t
the. l,tttt;l, it will no doubt be able Il
I bring. in some very spicy reports OF
; tho VARIOUS matters it has to consider
and many may be caught in the ne
which it will throw out.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17
thing should have beer, done, you
should have removed that awning.
It had no right to be 4lacsc blocking
pedestrians.


Portland, Ore, March 1o.-Ex-
Scnator't ~. Dolph died at l 80 to-
day. On Monday his leg Yas ampu-
tated in the hope Of saving Ills lite,
ysEi.ich was threatened by Flood POT
.Soning but the s;:eck was 200 great
and at no time since the operatipC
has there been probability Of his
recovery. Joseph N. Dolph was
born at Watkins, n. y, in 1892.
He was appoip,tfidt ;Iplted States ,fi5
trict S$atainey ~faI Gs--cg,Qn 81 by t'E,r.s**,i
dent Lincoln. In 1882 he was elect
ed United States senator and served
! two full terms.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17

If YOU have ever seen child in the
agony. Of Group, YOU can appreciate
the gratitude Of the mothers who
know that One Minute Cough Cure
relieves their little ones as quickly
as it is administered. Many homes
in this city arc never without it,.
J. ID. Miscr & Co.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17

How nice it is to feel and know
that you are looking we'll in society
or around home. You cannot eX-
pcricncc this unless your linen and
undcrclothing is clean and bright.
Send it to the Florence Steam laund.
ry through j. ID. Miscr & Co.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17
4 MONTANA MUNCN.AySEM.
The StcSeasville Ranchcr Bothcrs the
Denver POLICE.

The Stcteasyillc Ranchcr Bothcrs the
Denver p0licc.
''The mantle of the late i! :!aalsented
Baron Munclpauscn, said Chief Of
Police Russell Yesterday. !.'hilQuld be
placed upon TIC shoulders Of $. +.
Wanncr. the Mopaana, ranchman who
said he was held :unt,n t.ie..Sxtcnt Of
$50 under the ,>pl<i Fourteenth
street viaduct on Wednesday night"
After 4 little investigation the
case haas ipecn sifted down to the bot
tom,s til a~4lEult being the above cx-
preston III ,;ap:pipn by the head Of
the police department.
After it had been learned by tNf
police thot the real Wanncr, where
ever or whoever he might he, had
actually sold his Montana ranch for
$5, 200, Chief Russell tclcgraphcd to
Montana for Il description Of Wanner
and the following reply was received
yesterday afternoon from Sheriff
Irvine OF Stavcnsyillc, Mont. ~"
"S. +. Wanncr is about 81 years
old, weight about l43 pounds, height
about 5 tcc6 inches, dark complcct-
ed. is. Il Pennsylvania Dutchman, a
little stoop-shouldcred, Roman nose,
talks great deal, smooth shaved
when he left here, is a crank on in
tidclism."
Chief Russell no longer had any
doubt that the man in Jail was Wan
ncr and not Henderson: alias Moore.
| a bunco man, whom Nv. R. Nance
an ex-sccrct service man ct Trinidad
persuaded the chief he had known tt
p2rform shady tricks in various
parts Of the country.
Whatever may be said of WanncE
no one at the police station denies ht
is anxious to be agreeable and accom-
modating. Having been requested
by the police to think long and hare
! whether he really lost all Of S4,1So
he on Tuesday soothed their feeling
by acknowledging that it was onl,
ST., 400.
4 At n,early hour yesterday morn
ing Wanncr chanccd to awake from
sound sleep On his iron bunk in th
! city Jail. Then he sent for the polio
captain and admitted that the hold
ups had secured only $720 from him
"Arc you sure they got .tha
mucl,," inquired tile captain.
"Oh, yes rcplicd Wanner, sever
cent Of it, | could not drop to
I lower figure, for always tell til
truth"
"Wcll," said the captain, stake
sleep for the rest IF tlle night ant
! you may be able to quote us Il bcdtc
estimate in the morning."
Then Wanncr dropped off into
snooze and when interviewed by Chic
I: Russell yesterday morning at i
o'clock stuck to tire 1870.
At ) o'clock in tile Afternoon WhcI
he had been released by the chief, h
said: "Wcll, Mr.. Russell, you hay
been pretty kind to me: SO [ don
: mind telling you the holdups only 60
| $40 from me.
"Lcavc my sight at once" tllul
}, dcred the chief: i'l'ou cheated tel
j. Of nay }atro1mcn out Of eight hour
sleep apiece, dcvourcd four clegan
city Jail meals and you never wcr
, robbed ut all. If you remained be
, hind the bars much longer you woul
I begin to believe you had made 81, IS
, by being held up, instead Of losin
: it,"
L. Manner left and says he will 90
1 Montana and square himself with II
: famly.-Dcnvcr Republican.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17

It is surprising what "wcc bit of
thing can accomplish" can accom-
plish. Sick headache, constipation,
dyspepsia, sour stomach, dizzines,
are quickly banishcd by DcWitt's
Little Early Riscrs. Small pill.
Safe pill. Best Pill. J. D. Miscr
s. Co.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17
Notice for Bids.

Scaled bids will be received at the
Office of the secretary of the Supply
Ditch company on Or before the Goth
day Of March, 1897, at I o'clock
p. m. to furnisl, tonc hundred thous-
and feet, more or less, first class tlume
lumber to be delivered along the line
Of Supply Ditch.
The company reserves the right to
reject any and all bids. Address
Secretary Supply Ditch Company,
Stevensvillc, Montana. Marked bids
for lumber.
BY order of the board Of trustees.
AMOS BUCK, Sec'y.
Supply Ditch Co.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17

1t is severe st'4ick to the public
to learn +tilat: populists in Idaho ard
Kansas have been branded: as bribc
takers. AS custodians <4sf political
morality and wisdom, better things
were expected Of the populists, and
these exposures are apt to shake pub
lie confidence in popullst professions.
Can it be possible that popuFtst walls
of compassion for the masses arc
simply a blind behind whicll-lG make
Il raid upon public otliccs?-?slh.}yer
DrpsS
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17

Many cases of "Grippe" have lately
been cured by One Minute Cough
Cure. This preparation seems cs'
pccially adapted to the cure OF this
disease. 1t acts quickly thus pre-.
venting serious complications anc
bad effects in which this disease Of
ten leaves the patient. J. D. Mise]
s. Co.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17

To,tllriny, itching, scaiy Skin
cruptions, burns and scalds are
soot1lcd at oncc and promptly healed
BY DcWitt's Witch Hazel Salvc, the
best known cure for piles. J. y.
MiScr & Co.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17

Fine job work at this office,
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-17

The neatest job work in the county
is done by the REPUBLICAN,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-02

NEW YORK, March 3.-rhe World
this morning Gays: Passing coasters
observed four Suspicious looking craft,
two tugs, schooner and barge,
lying oil Barnegat until the storm with
lis white iuzz orsnow became 80 thick
as to shut of the vision.
A steamer with d single funnel, O
black hull anu two masts rugged as
derricks, emerged from the gloom OF
the morning signaled the ugs, which
answered understandingly and they
presently came about and tied up
Alongside the little lore and aft rugged
sailing vessel which in turn wae made
fast to one OF the tugs anu had no sail
spreau. The whole proceeding looked
like the start OF carefully planned
niibustering expedition for Cuba. IL
was learned that Major Casirovordi, a
young and dashing Cuoan patriot,
who WAS formerly with tho lac Gen.
Maceo, disappeared u week ago last
sunday. He went south to lead an
expedition from some point on the
coast. his friends In the Cuban juntu
state. His outfit will comprise rifles
and ammunition and lew picked
men. The point he was 10 call for II
kept a secret. No one about the
iunta would say he knew OF tile aims
Of tho SSpedition'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-02

more advertising than anything else
that can think OF. IL would be
known, IA the "Nevada Belp1 and
would always go with the heavy
weight championship. L am going TO
do all l eau to push 1t through"
me measure is at present being
drafted by Rep. rhomae Teunet u
Carson, one OF the brightest lawyers
here anu man who has served six
terms In the Nevada legislature. The
title OF the bill ia "a n act recognizing
the science OF physical culture ethics,
and approprlating s8, 900 Tor Nevada
emblematical testimonial to the win
ner OF the WORLDS heavyweight box
Ing championship, commemorative OF
the forthcOm ng contest at Carson
City, Maron II, 1907.
A big crown assembled by the rail-
wsy station yesterday before the ar.
rival OF the 3:40 o'clock train believing
that john Il. Sullivan was ABOARD. In
TACT, the whole town turned out TO
gaze at the ex.cbampion. Tho big
fellow was not among the passengers,
however.
ID. o. Mills, the well know capitalist
anu president OF the Virginia and
Truckee railway system, arrived from
san Francisc1 to Complete the details
necessary for the transportation OF
visitors to and from Eono. He be.
lieves that the rUad will be well able TO
handle the crowd both ways aud that
there will be- no difficulty or delay in
getting people out OF Carson. Referee
Siler has fallen victim to the TEACHER
Gus Nevada. winter olimste. he Is
not seriously III, however, and expects
to be around again in DAY or two.
As yet Dan Stuart has not lett his
room. lie sat up for two hours yestoI.
| day but 10 YET very weak anu has re-
| ceived no visitors other than his busl.
ne.s representatives.. Things are go.
Ing quite as smoothly, however, as IL
| Stuart was at the helm.
Billy Delaney Says that JefirieH has
been offered sl,7O0 lufse to fight
| Stelzner In San Fsaacisco and that
Jeliries wired back bis accepta ce.
| However, Steiner lsaid sthat the clut
| putting up the purse wanted the fight
| for April Let aud claims he cannot be
there In condition at that time rs Al
| will be impossible 10 get ready 30 soon
after the fight between FitzsimmoDs
| and COrbett. After the middle oi
| April he Gays he will 6ght Jefiries fol
! money or matbles.b
Speaking of Fjlz ,immOns's work lest
| night Martin Julan SAID:
| "Bsg punching 10 tue kind Of exer.
| else Bob wants. Boxing does not do
him mucn good, as he IL not boxer
He fights very different from the
accepted style when he goes into O
ring, and consequently We have got
| him TO depend more on foot work ami
punching the bag to put him In perfect
condition."
As to his ability to stand punish.
| ment, Julian said: "Peter Maher is
the hardest hitter 10 tue business out.
side OF Bob ana he hit BUb a couple OF
times at Langtry with TIVE bl)ws that
seemed to be hard enough to bring my
| one down. But Bob stood them both
aud they were foul smashes ut that.
| With dozens OF instances OF this kiud
to guide my opinion dom! think that
Corbett VIII hurt Bob very mucn De-
lore he gets crack himself that viii
bring him down to our mans
weight"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-02

WOOSTER, March 2. Christian
Shank, aged 80 years, who has for
many years lived IN a miserable hovel
In an isolated section Of this county
a0d who was known as the Sugar
Creek hermit, is dead. He had al
lowed his hair to grow until 1t hung
almost to his waist, while his whiekers
were almost us long. Unlike most
hermits, Shank was tidy about bis per.
son and kept his hair braided, per-
hitting it to hang down his back like
school girl. A few days ago Rs
party OF hunters were going by his
howell Shank was found Ill With pneu'
monia. He was removed TO the
hospital where, to an attendant, few
moments before his death he told why
he never cut his hair.
When young man his sweetheart
had filled him because he had allowed
barber to cut his hair, and he then
mnds vow never again to cut his
hair or trim his beard until she mar
ried him. The maiden married
another and Shank died without hav.
ing broken his vow.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-02

CAMBRIDGE, Eng, March 2-The
syndics appointed by Cambridge
university to consider the question OF
granting degrees t. women has pre-.
sents1 its report, While 1t is not pre-
pared TO recommend that women be
admitted 10 membership, the syndics
recommend that the title OF b. A. be
conferred by diploma upon women who
have already passed or hereafter pass
the tlnal iripos. The syndics further req
omme I'D that the women may proceed
in uue course to the M. A. degree and
that the university be empowered TO
grant degrees in arts, law, lelters, sci.
ences ard music to women who have
not fulfilled the usual conditions but
who have been recommended for such
titles honoriss causa, by the council OF
the senate.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-02

WAsHINGToN, March 2.--The House
was prepared for a long, hard days
work when 1t met at ii O'Clock. The
rotupda and corridors of the Capitol
were thfonged aud the galleries
| crow ded. The traditional Jealousy
between the House and Senate was
the cause OF a resolution by Dockery
mo, Dem.). introduced and asking
Tor al inquiry into the reason why
precedsnts had been ignored in the
location OF the platform upon the east.
ern terrace OF the Capitol where Me.
Kinley will be inaugurated, entirely
IN front OF the Senate wing. Hereto
fore the platform had been built out
from the main entrance, and neither
house had cause to feel slighted. Under
the rules the resolution was referred 10
q COMMITTEES.
Richardson (Dem., Ps.) suggested
an amendment to ascertain what
authority existed for the erection OF u
platform anywhere on this plaza.
The District OF Columbia and tn e
naval appropriation bills which came
over from the Senate were sent to con.
ference.
Hopkins Rep, Ill.,) tried to get a
separate vote on tns Senate opositi o n
to fix the price OF armor plate at $500 q
tor. He wanted that amendment
concurred In. He said the Illinois
Steel company was prepared TO furnish
the government with armor plate for
which we were paying $3.50 for $3.50.
DIS that company responsibility"
asked Mines Rep, Mich.).
"IL has q capital stock of 100000. :
600 t" replied Hopkins, sand has Ia the
directory Marshall Field. Rockefeller,
Pullman anu Armor. 1t IL one OF the
strongest companies of the United
States"
The House today sent the whole
naval bill, Including the srmor plate
amendment, to conference. Dslzeil
OF Pennsylvania made a cRustio reply
to the recent STRUCTURES on Judge
Shirss OF the Supreme Court. He
declared the justice was a rlghteo US
Judge, and had not changed his mind ON
the income tax question contrary
to a report by "Popoeratic news.
paper"
McMilien aud Dearm9nd ireplIed to
Dslzell and dared MIN specifically to
deny that Justice Shirss had changed
his vote. Dalzsll insisted that there
was no proof that II was Justice Shiras
VINO changed and the burden OF proof
was on tho other side. Dearmond said
the justice himself should speak anu
could not hedge himself about with
imaginary walls OF propriely In such
matter - public concern.
The H)uss unanimously voted that
Black, Georgia, whose seat was
contested by Thomas L. Watson, the
late Populist candidate for vice.
president Is entitled TO the seat.
Aldrich called up the prize fighting
bill to prevent IA detailed report OF
iights, but the motion OF reeeis for an
hour prevailed, ~ to 32.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-02

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The SEN
ate passed the Notifications appropria.
ton bill in thirty minutes.
The international monstaty confer
ence bill was taken up and led to
heated criticism by Dubois, Idaho, and
Cannon, Utah. Dubois warned his
former Republican associates that the
Silver Republicans would never re.
turn to them.
Cannon asserted the next admins.
ttation would be as though Grover
Cleveland was elected third term.
Stewart, Nevada, said the choice Of
Lyman j. Gage fixed the gold stand
ard policy OF the next administration.
Teller spoke OF the probable futility
OF an international monetary confer
ence. He said President-elect Nc
X inley by his cabinet selections evi.
| IDENTIFY had gone over to the gold
| standard to stay there.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendments to the international
monetary conference bill. This il the
last legislative stage. The bill now
goes to the President.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-02

Diplomatic Relations Bstwsen Eng
land and Vcn'zueia Restored.
WASHINGTON. d. O., March g.
The state department has been in
formed that tho diplomatic relations
betweenl Vene2ueln anu Great Britain,
which were interrupted some yeare
ago, have been restored, and that Juan
Pietri, the present Venezuelan minister
to Germany, hos been transferred to
Great Britain. This will leave but one
step to wind up the whole embarrassing
anu critical Venezuelan controversy
assured OF ratification by the Ventz'
uelan congress arbitration agreement.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-02

Tor permission. Mr.. Troy received tue
telegram this morning, c)nierrei with
the Burlington people and they refused
to permit n passenger on the Train, say
ing they had no place for one.
MIR. Troy sent the discouraging answer
to Rock. 1t caught him ON the train
at Cleveland. He wired back that he
would ride on the engine, on the plat
form, or anywhere he could get loot.
hold,
Mr.. Troy had second conferences
with the Burlington people. He showed
thom R5ok's last telegrsm,in which he
said II he missed the steamer he would
have to walt al San Francisco for
three weeks before he could get Hnoth'
er steamer. The railroad authorities
then consented to let Rock ride In the
cab. and the reply was sent to tue
anxious antipodean. He reached
Chicsgo at midnight on the Lake
Shore train.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-02

AUSTIN, Tex, March Gov. Cul.
beIsOn has sent special message TO
the legislature recommending the en-
sclmsnt OF law to refund Sli9,120 TO
Il. M. bacon and ii. q. Gravss, the
same having been paid on 1886, $40
acres OF laud originally CONTAINING u
survey granted the Houston & Texas
Central rail ay for construction OF
railway lines In the state. This money
was paid the state in 1891 with the
distinct understanding thst tho state
would contest the claim to the land.
The state has recovered the land by
order OF court and the governor now
recommends that tho purchase mo ney