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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-05
POISON IN THEIR FOOD
a MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS
BROTHER AND SISTER.
He Was Overlooked in His Parents, win
and Threatened to Commit
Terrible Tragedy.

Suisun. Cal. Feb. 4.-Frank Bellew ha
been arrested on ranch near Elmira
and lodged in the county Jail here charged
with numbering his brother and sister by
poison. Lewis and Susie Beilew were two
of the most popular young people in Dix
on. They lived together in a cottage on
the outskirts of town.
The night before they were poisoned
early last November. Frank Belew ate
supper at the house. He was the one per-
son who had access to the water and
food. When the victims took sick he was
almost the first person to come to their
house. lie helped the nurses to make
cruel, using water from the teakettle he
is alleged TO have poisoned.
The day before the crime Frank BeIlew
called upon his brother-in-law. John W.
Bird. Sacramento photographer He
complained to him bitterly, as he had
done to others, that he had not received
enough of the property of his parents
who had overlooked him in their will
He added: Bird. I'm going to commit
a terrible crime tomorrow. I'm going to
commit a tragedy that will shock the
whole community"
After the crime Bird had reason 10 be-
lieve that Bellew intended to kill him.
and has made a statement which led to
his arrest.
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the school house. and did not see any
weapons on any of them"
Miss Coyle said on one point lust
what the defcsse desired TO get at. She
said: Shortly before O'Clock Miss
cora Heinbach came to the school and
SAID the strikers are coming and I
want my little sister to go home with
me- l excused the little girl and then
thought IT best to dismiss the class, so
they could get home before the strikers
came"
This will be strong evidence for the
defense. as 1t will show that on the
tuesday previous to the shooting a
number OF strikers were roting in Lat
inner and terroriZed the residents
The commonwealth called stephen T.
Adams. travelling man, by whom 1t
was hoped to prove that some of the
deputies while journeying to the scene
of the shooting made threats that they
would kill some OF the strikers. The
witness said he could not identify any
or the deputies on the ear. As he was
proceeding to tell his story the defense
objected. The objection was sustained
ana court adjourned until tomorrow.
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MORE REINDEER COMING
ALSO a LOT OF LAPLAND WOMEN
TO DRIVE THEM.
The Government Makes inquiry as to
whether There's Moss in Alaska to
Feed the Beasts.

Washington. Feb IA eabIegram re-
ceiyed at the war department from Dr.
Jackson at Alton. Sweden announces
that the Manitoban. chartered by Lieu
tenant DeVore for the government has
Just sailed from that port for New York
with so reindeer and IS Iapland women
TO care for the animals and drive them
for the relief expedition when they ar
rive in Alaska. The war department is
now making arrangements for the trans
portation of the deer across the contf-
nent from New York 10 Seattle
In answer to inquiries that have been
made at the departments instance as to
the probability of finding i'll Alaska the
moss upon which the reindeer feeds alto
gether i'm his native country the bureau
of education has submitted some corre-
spondence its agents have held on this
subject. The inquiry had special reference
10 the vicinity of the Chilkoot region and
samples of the Norwegian moss were sent
up there for Identification. In response
the Presbyterian missionary at Haines.
w. w. Ware. writes as follows:
The reindeer moss came BY the last
mail and have been asking good many
natives and whites about ii. The net out
come is that there Is very little indeed
along the coast, but 80 miles over the
coast range there is great abundance.
Some say the whole country is covered
! accept that statement with some reser-
vations, but l should judge that there
must be a great deal
Washington, Feb. 4-The war DEPART
ment has contracted with the Pennsvl-
Ndnia railroad for the reindeer now ON
the way from Norway from New York
70 Seattle. The route will be over the
Pennsylvania road. the Chicago. Mil
waukee x ST. Paul and the Great
Northern. Passenger train time is TO
be followed and the government re-
serves the right TO stop the train and
rest the animals at points selected by
its agents. The price paid is S243 - for
stock cars and Sies l. for box cars. and
the railroad company is To furnish ac-
commodations for the attendants.
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ARCHBISHOP IRElAND'S LANDS.
Commissioner Hermann Decides a Case
Long in Controversy.


Washington. Feb. 4-Commissioner
Hermann of the general land office to-
day decided the case of Archbishop Ire
land involving the right to about 10000
acres of land In the ST. Cloud district.
Minnesota. With a view to colonization
and other purposes the archbishop enter
ed into two contracts with the St. Paul
Minneapolis 4 Manitoba Railroad COM
pany. within whose limits the land lay
tor its disposition. These contracts were
dated July H. lSs0. and March 90 1855.
Subsequently ii was determined that the
land was not properly conveyable to the
railroad and the question arose whether
the archbishop under the agreements
with the company could become the pur-
chaser Of the lands, on which many per-
sons had settled.
The commissioner decided that under
the agreement of 1850. in which about So
900 acres are involved, the archbishop
cannot become the purchaser. as he was
simply the agent of the company in dis
posing of the lands, for which he received
a commission. The settlers now on those
lands can acquire patent under the land
laws at the price Of 81 % per acre. or, un-
der certain conditions, may take out
homestead rights.
Under the agreement of 1889 the COM
sioner decided that the archbishop has
the right TO purchase the lands These
he viii have to pay for at the rate of
s. 30 per acre
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THE SiMONS' AFFECTIONS.
simons Denies That He said Thumbs Up
and Thumbs Down to- His Brother.

Special DISPATCH to the Standard
Helena, Feb. 1.-The conclusion of the
evidence in the Simons VS.. Smons sIo90o
alienation of affections suit was reached
this afternoon. and f.. A. Carleton of
counsel for the plaintff made a portion
or his address summing up the case be-
fore court adjourned The court room
was crowded all day with morbidly-in-
elined spectators, who appeared to find
entertainment in the evidence adduced
The chief witness was c. r. Simons OF
Livingston. the defendant. He did not
make the best sort of a witness for his
side. lie denied in toto all of the ailega-
tions as to his influencing his brother
towards growing cold towards the ptaint-
in. but his replies To questions asked were
delivered in such an uncertain manner
that the attorneys for the defense were
glad when he left the stand. The case Will
so to the jury about noon Tomorrow.
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KLONDIkERS COME TO GRIEF.
Customs Officers RuthiessIy Seize $50 Bot
ties of whiskey.

Tacoma. Feb. 4.-The steamship
Queen, the finest vessel In the Pacific
waters and which has heretofore been
the summer excursion ship to the ice
fields of Alaska. sailed from Tacoma
Tonight for Skaguay and Dyea She
carried Northward 1000 passengers.
loo tons of freight. 200 dogs. 80 horses
and a score of dressed carcasses of eat
tle' hogs and sheep for the markets
OF the coast cities. Juneau, Skaguay
and Dyea.
The departure of the ship was sig
nal event on the water front. Although
drizzling rain prevailed all day. thou
sands of people visited the ship and
mingled with her band of intrepid men
and women fortune hunters. arrayed
In mackinaws. furs heavy boots and
sombreros or kIondike caps The
women wore short skirts knickerbock-
ers and other snug costumes Nearly
All the passengers on the Queen intend
70 ultimately go to tho interior of Alas
ka and have bought outfits on the
Sound. The passengers are from every
quarter of the globe.
The customs officers searched the
ship here and found $50 bottles of
whiskey. all in small lots. which was
confiscated.
Kansas City. Feb. "A party of "a
klondikers from st. Louis passed
through here to-day in special car
over the Burlington road The guiding
spirit OF the party is Alex @. Wilson
who prospected in the Klondike last
year and secured claim on Hunker
creek Among the others arc r. NJ. B.
Tidd, widely-known St Louis hicy-
ciist' and DR. c. A Jessup. who was
accompanied by his bride of one day
and who will practice medicine i'm Daw-
son. The party will go i'm over the
Chillkoot Pass. The expedition is well
equipped with such supplies as cloth
ing and hardware. 4 supply Of provis-
Ions sufhcient 70 last two years will be
purchased at Seattle
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MURDERED A RANCHER.
After Nearly Four Years, Gus wachIin
Swings for 1t.

Hillsboro. Ore. Feb. 4-Gus Wachlin.
the murderer of John Ledrick was
hanged here to-day. The crime for
which Gus Wachlin suffered the death
penalty was the murder of John Le-
drick, rancher of Washington county,
about March 19, 1894. Wachlin, al
though only 2S years of age. served "a
term in the Oregon penitentiary for the
larceny of COW from Ledrick prior to
1894. He had just been released from
the penitentiary when he went to Le-
bricks farm, and taking a CLUB beat his
brains out. After buryfng the body i'm
the barnyard he took what money Le-
drick had. and with a team drove to
Portland. where he sold the horses
Wachlin disappeared and for two years
no trace of him was discovered In
the meantime Robert Buck. a rancher
was arrested and charged with the
murder. but he was discharged at the
preliminary examination. In Septem-
ber last Wachlin who was suspected of
being the murderer, was arrested in
Morrow county, brought here and
found guilty. 1t was known that Lee
drick and Robert Buck were not on
good terms, and Wachlin endeavored to
fix the crime on Buck
When on the scaffold Wachlin said:
What / wish to say is that the state
ment | made is a true statement. | am
innocent of the crime of which am con-
victed. ! ask the Lord Jesus to take me
as I am"
Seventeen minutes after the trap was
sprung the body was cut down. Invita-
tions were sent out to about $50 persons.
but when the doors We're opened leading
to the enclosure where the scaffold was
erected about 800 people pushed their way
III and witnessed the execution.
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THE AMERICAN HORSE.
He Hasn't Any Influenza. the Washington
Au.horities say

Washington. Feb. 4-When the cable
as 10 the prospective quarantine of
American horses was shown to Chair
man Hit of the house foreign affairs
committee. he said this move was
clearly a part of the general move to-
ward exclusions as shown BY the re-
cent action against American fruit.
His colleague on the committee. Mr..
Adams OF Pennsylvania. said that the
dispatch suggested that il was time to
discover A bacilli in German wines. and
II would be desirable also 10 determine
as 70 the sanitary character of the pro-
cess of making German sugar sent To
the United States
Mr. Cousins Of Iowa. another MEM
Der OF the foreign affairs committee
said: our state department should
give distinct notice that if there i any
desire 10 stop trade with us this should
be done in straightforward way. and
not by indirectly attacking our pro-
ducts on sanitary grounds"
Chairman Dingiey. of the Navs and
means committee. said this was in line
With the German action on American
frutf. Quarantine WAS not an absolute.
prohibition. however. and il remained
IL be seen whether a quarantine SO Wig
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HAVE THEIR KNIVES OUT
All the Western Roads Are Gut
ting and Slashing Rates.
DROP OF FIVE DOLLARS
The Burlington Blames Ii Onto the
Northwestern = Representatives of
Four Companies Try to Effect
a Reconciliation.

Chicago. Feb. f.-The conference held
to-day at the office of the Western
Passenger association between repre-
sentatives of the Atchison. Burlington
Northwestern and Rock Island roads
over the rate situation, availed practi-
| eally nothing, and the reduced rates
| between Chicago and Denver an
nounced by the Atchison and the Rock
Island will go into effect Sunday as an
nounced. Chairman Caldwell made
every effort TO induce the four lines to
come To some agreement. but he could
do practically nothing The North
western said that il could not take off
It's fast train, for the reason that the
train which will start on Sunday will
give its daylight service between Chi
cago and the Mississippi. which it has
not until now been able to secure. The
burlington threw all the responsibility
OF the fight on the shoulders of the
Northwestern. and said that it had not
now. nor had IL at any time, the desire
10 provoke any trouble, but it was
forced 10 put on fast train by the
action of the Northwestern.
ON the other hand. the Atchison and
the Rock Island reiterated their deter
mination to cut the rate between Chi
cago and Denver by s.. and Immediate
~ after the meeting concluded the an
nouncement was made by a placard i'm
the windows of the Atchison ticket Of
flee that tickets To Denver could be
purchased for $2450.
The Rock Island took a similar ac-
ton, and in "A few minutes both the
northwestern and the Burlington had
met the rate and the fight was on in
earnest. The Rock Island and the
Atchison are now in the same position
as before they reduced their rates
They are selling tickets at the same
rate as the Northwestern and Burling-
ton, and those roads will make faster
time TO Denver than they are capable
of making. 1t is not yet settled wheth-
er any further reductions will be made
by the Rock Island and the Atchison
but they are certain to be in the same
position at the end. for the other roads
say that they will not take off their
trains. and that they will meet any re-
ductions that are made by the Atchi-
son and the Rock Isias C.
The other roads Interested in the
tight are feeling very aggrieved at the
Tour lighters. and say that they will
be compelled to meet the reduced rates |
10 Omaha and Kansas City without a |
chance TO get anything out of it, The |
reduction of 81 between Chicago and |
Denver will certainly pull down the |
rate between Chicago and Omaha by |
81 and between Omaha and Denver |
by 81. The Burlington and Union Pa |
cihc announced to-day that they would /
make these reductions at the same time /
as they make the cut in the rate be-
tween Chicago and Denver.
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SHOT IN THE BACK.
The Deputies Fired the strikers as
They Were Running Away.

/ Wilkesbarre, Pa. Feb. 4.--The trial OF
| Sheriff Martin and deputies, jointly
! charged with the murder of striking
miners at Latimer was conntude to-
/ day. The court was crowded. The deputies
are beginning to realize their position and
| are paying the closest attention to the tes-
timony of the commonwealth $ witnesses.
Many witnesses bear reminders of The
/ late shooting in the shape of ghastly
wounds IN legs arms. etc.
Charles Guscott. the school teacher was
recalled a witness this morning Gus
+ colt pointed out by maps and photo
graphs the scene of the shooting. where
the deputies and strikers met and where
| the dead and wounded had fallen.
DIR. William Kellar. who viewed the re-
mains of the strikers and attended many
of the wounded, testified that a number
of the strikers were shot in the back
thus bearing out the allegation that the
deputies fired when the men were running
away.
DR.. kellar mentioned in order each of
| the 80 patients taken to the Hazelton
| hospital and described their wounds
minutely. 1t was evident that they
had been shot in all positions. some
while fronting the strikers some while
running away and some while lying on
the ground in the hone of escaping in
jury. Forty-siX wounds on 80 men were
inflicted by i4-caliber Winchester bull
We're caused by buckshots. OF the pa
tients seven died in the hospital. two are
still there and recovering slowly and
30 have been discharged. all of them
cured except one. who is now in a pri-
yate hospital.
Rev. :. L. Staffiett. pastor of the
Emanuel Reformed church of Hazelton
testified that the strikers were orderly
and apparently unarmed
Miss Grace Coyle of the I.afimer
school. proved TO be the most import
ant witness of the day. She said she
was standing on the porch Of the school
house and saw the deputies line up
along the roadside. Then the strikers
approached quickly and orderly The
sheriff stopped them ard some or them
gathered around him, bur she did not
see any Of them attack him. some of
them cried Go ahead" and A few
strikers pushed past the sheriff At
that moment a shot was fired. then
came another and in an instant the
volley.
4 saw men fall" said Miss CovIe
some Of them ran toward the school
mouse. and when they had got half way
tney fell. / do not know whether they
were shot Just before they fell OF If
they were wounded bv thu volley and
ran so far before their strength failed
them. The shooting continued for
ahout two minutes and after the first
Folley II Was scattered. | helped many
u Inc wounded strikers aho fell near
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orous as to be a prohibition would be
put in force.
Ihe offfcials of the agricultural de-
partment emphaticaily discredit the
probability of American horses carry
ing the influenza into Germany and
say that If they do develop IL after i'm
portation, it Is contracted from animals
IN that country. The statements of the
ferman minister of agriculture, Secre-
tary Wilson says. are unwarranted. DR.
salmon. chief of the bureau Of animal
industry, said: so far as the depart
ment of agriculture Is aware there is
no influenza prevailing in this country.
IL Is disease common to horses. and
possibly may be present in places OF
Whlch we have no information, but this
IS improbable. The horses which are
exported are not inspected, but IL any
animal has the disease 1t will recover
or die before the transatlantic voyage
IS made The duration of the disease
is about two weeks
The growth of shipments of American
horses TO Europe in the past few years
mas been enormous. These shipments
IN 1897 aggregated in value $4673 $40
against $1.470s90 in 1896. The value of
those sent to Germany in 1897 was ss22.-
90 as compared with $3.50, 1870 in fS93
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Drowned In the Pend d'OreiiIe.

Spokane. Wash. Feb. "A Hope. Ida
no. special TO the Spokesman-Review re-
ports the drowning in the Pend doreille
river of Carl Hagan. c. Randall and o.
Hawkland. The three We're in a boat
which became fouied in thin ice. Il. J.
Sage. who lives down the river. heard
the men shouting about o'clock at night
and tried 70 get to them. but found ii i'm
possible. The empty boat was afterwards
recovered with some letters and Swed-
ish Bible. The bodies have not been re-
covered
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Big Hole in Live stock

Special Dispatch to the STANDARD
Helena, Feb 4.-David Z. Metten. \ T..
6raeter and William Roe, all of Dillon.
filed with the secretary of state to-day
articles of Incorporation of the Big Hole
Herding company. Capital. S1l 400 Shares
xl0. The company is formed for the pur-
pose Of breeding and dealing in all kinds
Of live stock in Beaverhead county, with
headquarters at Dillon.
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Gives Himself Tn.

Fort Scott. Kan. Feb. 4-George Finch.
the murderer who broke Jail here last
Tuesday. called Sheriff Wheeler up On the
telephone from La Monte. Mo. to-day
and told the sheriff he had surrendered
To a la Monte constable. and wo4lId be
brought here this evening Finch muir
deTed Frank Swonord in this city Ill 1884
Ior the purpose OF robbery.
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ONLY TEN ROUNDS.
BurIey of California and Jimmy Rya,
Fight Draw

GAINESVILLE, Ohio. Feb. 4-Nick Bnrley
of California and Australian Jimmy Ryan
Fought 10 rounds before the GAINESVILLE
Athletic club here tonight. Burley had
the best of the fight throughout, but as
Ryan was on his feet the fight was de-
clared draw. The men We're matched
for ~ rounds, but the crowd was so small
that the men refused to go on for more
than 10
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many friends of Mr.. Gordon who knew
him when he was connected with the
smelter in that city. Rev. r. A. wickes
OF Boulder officiated. Every rig that
could be pressed into service, even includ-
ing the ore teams. followed the remains
from the house to the grave in the cem-
etery at Jefferson. The palbearers were
George Scharg. Pat Manning Theo. Frey
Ter. Harry Tesky. G. III. Merrill and John
Deich, all old friends of the deceased.
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FOR AN INDIAN SCHOOL.
Mantle Wants Young Crow Ideas Taught
To Shoot Something Besides Craps.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Washington. Feb. 4.-Senator Mantle
has offered an amendment to the In
dian appropriation bill setting apart
1000 acres of the Fort keogh military
reservation for the establishment and
maintenance of an Indian industrial
school for the Cheyennes and Crows,
1t is provided that S7S, 900 shall be ap-
proprlated for expenses and the con-
struction of building suitable for the
instruction and care of 500 children.
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Lantanay Fla. Feb. 4.-The Norwegian
lark Lothus. Captain o. Anderson IRON
hull tonnage IlS2. with a cargo Of lum-
ber from Pensacola To Buenos Ayres lost
her bearings and stranded at ais a. m
Of Santana tonight. The crew of Is m.n
was saved, The vessel is probably a to-
tai loss.
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Hartman on ceding Lands.

Special Dispatch To the Standard
Washington. Feb. Representative
Hartman was heard at length BY the pub
Tie lands committee this afternoon In ad-
ypcacy of his bill 10 cede all public lands
IL the states. The committee will vote
next Friday on thu Shafroth bill 10 eedc
all arid lands TO the state in which they
are located.
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Colonel Hn.kem Aennl,ten.

Minneapolis Feb. 4-The jury In the
criminal libel case against Colonel W. i.
Haskell, manager of the Times. has
brought in a verdict of not guilty The
article ON which the indictment was based
attacked the management af the Minne-
apolis Trust company as receiver of the
Guaranty Loan company.
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Washington. Feb. THE senate to-day
confirmed the following nominations. To
be consuls-Bsniamln johnson Of Iowa AZ
Utilla. Honduras; W. b. SorSby OF Mis-
Sissippi. mt San Juan del Nurte NicarN~
qua: r. n. eheny Of New Hampshire. 2s
Lspase Mexico; }. Z, Rowen of Iowa. n
Port Stanley, Falkland Islands.
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NIr. Gor.Ion,s Funeral.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, Feb. 4.-The funeral of ". B.
dordon. the mining man who lost his life
IN the fire in the Great Eastern block at
Spokane. Was held from his late residence
at Wickes Yesterday afternoon at .
clock. and Was largely attended By the
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Topeka Kan, Feb. News has been
received here Of the death OF eN-eior-
ttHuI Osbarne at MeadyilIe. p. to-day.
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Nothing Better
FOR THE
PRICE


The "Just as good" kind of goods are
not sold at Legs They sell only one
kind
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The Best

That is the cheapest kind when it
comes to Watches and Jewelry.
Our Four Packing Watches are the
very best that can be bought for the
price.