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Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-02-12
sAVANNAH'S EPIDEMIC OF FIRE
Damage of $l25.OOO by Flames
Starting in Hay Warehouse.

Savannah Ga. Feb. 7.-Savannah' 5 epi-
demic of fire continues. Damage to the
amount of Sl25,OOO was caused by a fire
which started in hay warehouse on the
wharf at the foot of jefferson street. The
fire started in the hay in the warehouse
and threatened to be a large contlagra ton
by the time the alarm was turned i'll.
The fire communicated to several brick
buildings on Bay street and three of them
We're entirely gutted. The heaviest loss
was sustained by Charles Conklin 4 Co.,
who carries a 100000 stock of hardware.
with an insurance of $75, 900. There have
been dozen fires here within the last
of lirebugs.
Before the fire which broke out in the
hay warehouse had been brought under
control, flames burst. out in the magnifi-
cent Cathedral of st. John, the Baptist,
the seat of the Catholic church in the
of ruins.
All of the fire engines in the city We're
engaged at the other fires. Inc conse
quence was that it was nearly an hour
before an engine arrived to turn stream
on the valuable property that was fast
going to waste, or other property around
that needed protection. The tremendous
shower of sparks that was carried up in
the heat for an hour or more fell in the
square and on other buildings made q
grand spectacle. The fire started in the
organ loft and spread rapidly through the
church. Everything was removed from
the rooms in the vicinity and it was only
after a struggle that they were saved
At midnight the destruction of the ca
thedral WAS complete The cathedral cost
$22 900 and was insured for $4,000. 1t
was one of the finest ecclesiastical struc-
lures in the south. The edifce contained
many works of art, all of which were
saved.
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BLOODY SHIRTS DISCOVERED.
Evidently Foul Crime Was Com
mitteI Near PaIOuse River.

CofaX, WASH, Feb 7-Evidence of
what is undoubtedly d foul murder was
discovered near here yesterday by f. X.
Lloyd while walking along the Palouse
river. one mile west of Colfax. Loyd's
attention was attracted by pile of cloth
ing lying in the mud by the river bank.
He picked up one of the garments, which
proved to be white shirt, and further
search revealed another white shirt and
pocketbook and diary. In the former We're
two drafts issued by the Banco de Occi-
dent of Mexico on the Anglo Californian
bank. limited of San Francisco. payable
to John Schiess, for 5000 each The drafts
were written and printed in Spanish and
were dated May 2, 1892. There was also
what appeared to be a copy of deed or
contract written in Spanish at Guatemala
and signed by Juan M. Rubin, also a GER
titicatc from the clerk of the court OF
Multnomah county, Oregon, that the fore
going was a true copy of the declaration
of intention to become a citizen of the
United States. The copy stuck to the
pocketbook and was so badly torn it could
not be read. The certificate was signed by
w II. Harris, the clerk of Multnomah
county, Oregon, dated September ID.
1892.
One of the shirts was covered with
blood and had five clean-cut holes, un
doubtedly cut by knife. The holes were
in various parts of the garments, as if
made during struggle. Around the
neck of the shirt was great deal of blood
and blood stains were plainly visible
around each hole in the garment. From
the appearance of the clothes, they had
lain there long time, and had probably
been washed by the river las they were
filed with dirt, and the pocketbook was
thoroughly soaked. All the writing was
in Spanish except the certificate mention
ed above. The two bank drafts were neat
Iy executed ON fine paper, but appeared
to have been in the water a long time,
and the corners were badly worn.
Thre is no doubt that a murder has
been committed and evidences of the
crime thrown into the river, which at last
gave up it's secret. The pocketbook was
wrapped in -four sack, and around this
was wrapped the two shirts. Deputy
Sheriff Matlock was notified and went
out to Lovds house at the fair grounds
and examined the papers and garments,
hanging the latter in a stall near the race
! track to dry.
John Schiess was undoubtedly the own
er of the property, and it is presumed he
was murdered When some one is found
who can read Spanish the identity of the
dead man may be learned.
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WRECK ON NORTHERN PACIFIC.
CARS WENT THROUGH TRESTLE
Killed Two Tramps Who We're
Beating Their Way, Third Sc
riOusly Injured and Fourth
Slightly Bruised-RunninG Cau-
tiously Under Slow Orders.

Pasco, Wash, Feb. THE eastbound
passenger train on the Northern Pacific
went through Il trestle a few miles west
of Connell about 4 o'clock yesterday
morning. -Four men We're beating THEN
way at the time. Two were killed, one
seriously injured and the fourth slightly
bruised. One of the mail clerks received
slight cut upon the head, the Other
trainmen and the passengers escaping UNI
hurt.
The dead are John Calvert and 2. j. Le-
land. The injured man gave his name as
Peter Smith
On Galvert's body were found letters OF
recommendation from the superintendent
OF the Sutro Street Railway Company
San Francisco, and from the Duluth
Street Railway Company, also a shipping
receipt for box from Tacoma to Bos-
ton, and a telegram to him from Bos-
ton saying "Come at once,' and signed
&c. s.
A small note book was taken from Le-
lands coat, on the first page of which
was written: ''Diary of P. J. Leland
from Los Angeles to st. Louis" This
contained an account of his trip up to
the night before his death. There were al
so letters of recommendation from parties
i'll both cities Coroner II. Gantenbein
went to the scene of the wreck on an
extra train and returned during the after
noon with the bodies Of the dead. Every
effort is being made to locate relatives.
The injured man claims to have been
aboard the steamer Corona. recently
wrecked during the passage to Alaska,
losing his outfit in this wreck. He was
endeavoring to beat his way home when
overtaken by a second disaster
Water from melting snow has been Civ
ing considerable trouble for the past few
days, and the train was proceeding eau
tiously under slow orders. Had it been
running at the usual speed many more
must have been killed and in ured. The
engine and mail car of the wrecked train
are lying upon their sides in the ditch.
The express and baggage cars, also a
Tourist sleeper, are derailed The remain
der of the train was brought back to
Pasco and proceeded east over the 0. r.
& n
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IS DIVORCED AT FARGO.
4 Span;sl, Countess Released From
"a Spanish Husband.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. s.-A journal
special from Fargo, n. d., says:
Saturday night States Attorney Fred
Morrills secured divorce for Spanish
lady Cruelty was the ground upon which
the decree was secured. There was no
fight made on the suit by her husband.
The plaintiff was Countess Marie de III
Conception de la Canteraby Clark de
Gobely Fernandez. The defendant was
Juan c. dc Gobely Fernandez They
were married in Madrid in March, 1892
The lady belongs to one of the Oldest
and wealthiest families in Spain and owns
large estates in both Spain and Cuba
United States Minister Woodford resides
in one of her houses at Madrid and the
lady is second in rank and wealth only
to the family of the premier. She came
here several months ago, accompanied by
a maid. and seems to have had mortal
fear of publicity.
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SAYS HE DID IT FOR REVENGE
Belew Confesses to the Murder of
Brother and Sister.

Fairfield Cal. Feb 6.-Frank Belew has
confessed that he is a fratricide-a double
murderer On the 9th of last November
the little town of Dixon was thrown into
a condition of extraordinary excitement
by the deaths from poisoning of Louis Be
lew and his sister, Susie, who lived in the
same house. Bruno Klein, an employe of
Louis Belew, was also poisoned, but recov-
cred after severe illness. Louis and
Miss Belew were each engaged to be mar
ried, and suspicion of having placed in the
water kettle the poison which caused their
deaths at first fell upon Il rejected suitor
Of Miss Belew. This man was not arrest
ed, however, the officers being satisfied of
his innocence. Detectives worked secret
ly on the case and We're soon convinced
that Frank Belew had murdered his
brother and sister because he had been
dsnhcrited and coveted their property
The authorities were aided by Franks
brother in law. John w Bird, who alleged
that Frank had confessed his guilt to him.
Frank Belew was arrested on Thursday
night and at first protested his innocence
denouncing Bird as deliberate falsifier
The officers predicted that Belew would
weaken in Jail. and before he had been
in his cell As hours he had told the story
of the poisoning twice to reporters in the
presence of two different jail officials. At
first Belew said he did not know why he
had committed the crime. but subsequent
ly said: Il guess 1 killed them for re-
venge; they had slandered my wife.
The officers are unwilling to admit that
Belew's motive attained the dignity of re-
venge, insisting that he committed the
murder through cupidity and for the sole
purpose of securing the six or seven thou
sand dollars possessed by his brother and
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LIVE STOCK TRUST AT OMAHA
Exchange Has n Rule to Freeze OHt
Independent Operators.

Omaha, Feb. An the hearing of the
United States against the South Omaha
Livestock Exchange, exPresident Rich
ard Gilchrist was on the stand. He was
closely questioned and some Of his testi
mony bordered on the sensational. He
admitted that the exchange was a monop-
oily so far as the control of the sale Of
stock on the local market is concerned.
No man can handle stock there who is
not a member Of the exchange, who has
not paid in $1,000 for his membership. Mr..
Gilchrist explained how one rule of the
exchange had been used for the purpose
of freezing out combination of stock
growers and farmers, who had sought to
avoid the rules Of the exchange and han
die their own business on a cooperative
plan.
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block stands now Mr. Latimer built the
house in 1858, and in the spring Of 1854
turned it over to Mrs. d. E. Blaine for Il
school house. 1t was i'll Mr. Latimer $
house that the first regular church ser
vices were held i'll Seattle. Rev. ID. J..
Blaine was the officiating clergyman. His
first sermon was delivered on the first
Sunday Of December, 1853 Mr.. Latimer
was one of those who helped load the first
vessel that sailed away with a load of
Puget sound lumber. He served King
county as treasurer from 1882 to 1890.
Idaho.
The officials al the Nez Perce agency arc
now engaged in preparing the rolls for the
semi-annual Indian payment The dis
bursement, amounting to about $4,000,
will be made about March lst.
The bonded Indebtedness of Kootenai
county, as shown by the treasurer's re-
port to the board of county commissioners,
is sl44 600 OF this amount $4,000 bears
9 per cent, $4,000 per cent, and the re
mainder per cent interest. The entire
sum becomes due within the next / / years.
The greatest amount to be paid in any sin
ole year is in 1906, when Sl9,246 becomes
due.
The record of mortgages relea sed in La
tah county during December shows that
fully 100000 of mortgage Indebtedness has
been discharged. 1t is estimated that
fully sl5000O of mortgages has been paid
during the six months from July to Jan
nary With considerable proportion Of
the wheat crop still unsold, ii does not
seem an eNaggeration to put the amount
Of mort cages that will have been paid IN
the year following July ], 1897, at $3.50,
600 to 100000.
The report that three men were drown
ed in the Pend d'Orelle river near Mr.
Markham's ranch has been confirmed. The
names of the men are Carl Hagan. G.
Randall and 0. Hawlland. The three
men were in a boat which became fouled
in some thin ice. r. j. Sage, who lives
down the river. heard the men shouting
about 9 o'clock in the evening and tried
to get to them, but found that impossible
The empty boat was afterward recovered
with some letters and a Swedish Bible
The bodies have not been recovered.
The justices Of the supreme court, who
are the custodians Of the state law library
are making energetic efforts to improve it.
They have recently secured a full set of
the Lawyers Reports, annotated. The
funds for the Improvement Of the library
have all been derived from the fees paid
by attorneys. but a new resource has Just
been discovered. Section SO7 of the Re
vised Statutes makes a continuing appro
priat ton Of $3.50 year for the library.
Since the admission of the state this ap-
preparation has not been drawn until now.
The matter was recently taken up and the
justices have directed the auditor to cred
it the library with the appropriation for
all the intervening years. This will give
the library something over $1,000, which
will No inmaiiat alv ayaiIa hle
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SLIDE AT QUESNELLE FORKS.
Three Miners Buried in the Cariboo
Country.

Vancouver. b. c.. Feb S.-News has
been received here of a landslide at Qucs
nellie Forks Cariboo. Three miners, Will
lam Allen. Joe Rich and Alexander Me
Lean. were buried. The slide was 1000
feet wide, 500 feet long and % feet high.
The steamer Capilano, which has just
returned from the northern halibut fish
ing grounds. reports the drowning OF two
Of her fishermen. named Robert Loughead
Of Ontario and Michael Driscoll. The cap
tain of the Capilano reports the roughest
weather in his experience.
The steamer Danube, which sailed for
Alaska yesterday, carried a full passenger
list The Danube also took up a sawmill
to be operated on Lake Lebarge. She had
to refuse 200 tons Of freight. including
three carloads of bacon from Omaha for
the United States relief expedition.
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7. WEIGH GOT TWENTY YEARS.
Associated with the MurdercrS of
Minnie Brown in Montana.


Helena. Mont. Feb. S.-'Thomas Welch,
a halfbreed Indian who was convicted
of murder in the second degree in Custer
county. was taken to the state peniten
tiary yesterday, where he will serve Il 20
year term. Welch was associated with
George +. Geddes in the murder of Win
ME Brown young Tongue river rancher.
Brown was killed by a colored man named
Dixon, who had been urged to make away
with him by Geddes and Mrs, Geddes. At
the time of the shooting Geddes was in
Chicago. but he was arrested for COM
plicity, tried last month and found guilty
of murder in the second degree, and sen
fenced to 90 years in the penitentiary.
Geddes is the son of wealthy New York
er. who is prominently connected with the
Chicago. Milwaukee & St Paul road
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-02-12
LAGEST SILK MILL IN U. S.
VIII Bc Built in New Jersey by Ger
nan Capital.

Chicago, Feb "a special to the Tri-
bune from New York says:
One OF the biggest silk manufacturing
houses in Europe, with mills at Cietield,
Germany. is to remove to this country,
locating ut Paterson. \. j., and build
what is intended to be the largest silk
mill i'll the United States. The incorpor-
alton papers, filed in Paterson, give tn"
name of the concern as the Andiger Meyer
silk Company Employment will be Civ
en- to 1900 weavers.
1t is stated by Julius Brander, the pro
jector Of the enterprise that the scale of
wages of skilled silk workers in the
United States has been lowered in the last
few years so that European manufacture
ers are forced to come here if they would
retain their business in the American
market.
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JAPAN TO INVADE KLONDIKE
Five Thousand LabOrers Will De
scend Upon Dawson City.

San Francisco. Feb. S.-The Call says:
Japan is going to invade the Klondike.
A standing army of 5000 ablebodied la
borers is being got together for the gold
fields and in month or so they will make
descent upon Dawson City. One of the
Nippon Yusen Kaisha steamers will bring
them here, but as they will not land on
the soil Of the United States, there will
be no one to say them nay unless Great
Britain takes hand. One Of the Japan
ese steamers that has been carrying la
borers will be used to carry the men to
their destination 1t is added that the
japanese will be brought over by a syn
dicate, and trouble on the Klondike is
predicted"
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HAMMOCK AND SHOSHONE LAND
Commissioner HOyt Concludes IA
Treaty for It's Sale.

Pocatello, Idaho, Feb. &c. G. Hoyt Of
the Fort Hall Indian commission, practi-
cally concluded treaty with the Ban
mock and Shoshone Indians of the Fort
Hall reservation. for the lump sum Of
$525,Go0. The treaty also carries a pro
vision for the payment Of $4,000 to the
Indians for the REIMBURSEMENT of their
hunting rights in Jackson's Hole.
The treaty is the result Of the commits
sion. About one-fourth of the land to be
sold is fine agricultural land and the bal
ance mineral land 1t is thought that
the treaty will be ratified before congress
adiourns.
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BOY KILLED IN A GLOVE FIGHT
High School Lads Were Settling a
Dispute.

West Bend, Wis, Feb. 4.-During a
glove contest between Carl Lindback and
Willie Kants, high school boys, Lindback
fell dead in the fourth round. The young
men mad been unfriendly and decided to
settle their differences with gloves. Short
ly after the beginning Ct the fourth round
Lindback received singing blow which
felled him to the floor face down ward. His
friends ran to his assistance and were hor-
rified to find him dead.
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DYNAMITED BY INSURGENTS
Passenger Train Near CarnSuya,
Cuba, Was Shaken Up.

Havana, Feb. 4.-The insurgents have
dynamited passenger train near Cara
guya, partly destroying the engine and
deraling the cars. The detachment of
Spanish cavalry has been engaged with
an insurgent force under Colonel Lazo
at the Aguyo plantation, Havana PROV
ince. The Spanish reports OF the affair
says the insurgents were captured and
that the spaniards had seven men
wounded,
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-02-12
A MARVELLOUS SILVER DEPOSIT
Some Of the Ore Runs 10000 Ounces
to the Ton.

FL Paso, Tex, Feb. 4.-Mining men in
this city are excited over a phenomenally
rich silver deposit discovered the other
day on the line of the Rio Grande, Sierra
Madre & Pacific railroad, in Mexico, 100
miles from El Paso. Francisco Consado
of this city discovered the deposit three
miles north from the railroad track, where
it had been tramped over for months un-
noticed by railroad men. Consado brought
samples of the ore to this city which as
saved 10000 ounces of silver to the ton.
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London Preacher Stirs st. Louis.

St Louis, Feb. S.--Rev. Dir. F. L. My
ers, the celebrated preacher of London,
England. has completed a series Of sue
cessful revival meetings in this city. Dr.
Myers has been touring this country,
preaching at the principal cities. The
meetings in this city were held at Pilgrim
Congregational church. one of the larg
est houses OF worship here. The house
Was crowded yesterday afternoon and last
night. as it has been every day for Il
week, and many were disappointed in not
being able to hear the preacher. Many
overflow meetings were held.
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Charged witt, Criminal Neglect.

Geneva. H.. Feb. s-The grand jury
will be asked to consider the evidence i'll
the case of jerome Parce and wife and
Miss Willette McCracIen, a healer, all Of
Batavia. in this state who are charged
with criminal neglect in allowing the a.
months-old child of the Parccs to die With
out medical attendance All of the ac-
cused are Christian Scientists, and the
whole case hinges on the issue whether Il
Christian Science healer is a medical at
tendant within the meaning Of the term.
States Attorney Joslin of Elein believes
that he has a strong case.
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To Secure Alaskan Business.

San Francisco. Feb. 5.-The Alaska
Commercial Company and the Southern
Pacific railroad have entered into a COM
bination to obtain a share of the klon-
dixie travel According to the arrange
ments made. through tickets from all
eastern points will be sold to Dawson
City via San Francisco, through passen-
gers being given preference on the Yukon
river boats from st. Michaels to Dawson
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Power House Destroyed.

Montreal. Feb. THE Transforming
house of the Citizens Power and Light
Company at Cote st. Paul, suburb of
this city, was destroyed by fire last night.
Loss, 100000 Th company derived its
power from the Lachine rapids, the cleo
trio current carried to Montreal through
cables. The plant has been running but
few weeks.
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Nominations by the President.

Washington, Feb. 9.-The president has
sent the following nominations to the
senate:
Justice-Edward b. Thomas of New
York to be United States district Judge
for the eastern district of New York.
Consuls-Louis \. Berg of Texas, at
Durango. Mexico: +. w Goring of Hi
nois. at New Castle, \. S. w: Jacob II.
Therot of New Jersey, at Lisbon, Port
ugal.
Postmasters-J. W. Irwin, to be post
master at Butte. and j. w. Miskln at
Glendivc
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Tho total stock Of coffee in the [

The total stock of coffee in the United
States at the close of last week was 539.-
$50 bags, which, added to the 396,Ooo
bags now afloat and under way for our
ports, makes visible supply of 935,5s6
bags, an increase over year ago of more
than 35 per cent and nearly 20 per cent
above the visible supply at the same date
in 1895
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Janan Will Force C0rea.

London. Feb THE correspondent OF
the Times at Kobe, Japan, says: The
Corean government having adopted res
olution that no railway concessions shall
be granted to foreigners the japanese
minister at Seoul, NJ. Kato Masua, will
demand that the contract for the construc-
ton of the Seoul-F -Fusan railway by Jap
anese under an agreement made i'll Aug
ust. 1894, shall be signed without delay.
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Spokane, Wash, Feb. S.-William My
ers was sentenced yesterday to five years
in the penitentiary by Judge Richardson.
Myers has had two trials on a charge Of
assault with intent to commit murder.
He was convicted both times. Myers is
the man who tried to cut the throat OF
his former mistress with a razor on How
ard street one evening last October
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Rutfe Miner ASnhxxiated.

San Francisco, Feb. Sam Martlno
witch. miner from Butte City, Mont.
was found dead in his room at hote1
having been asphyxiated by gas. A draft
for 5000 was found in one of his pockets
and there is no reason to suspect that
death was not accidental.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-02-12

San Francisco, Feb 7-Captain W. G.
Hall, the shipbuilder and designer, died
yesterday morning at his home in this
city He was one of the best known men in
shipping circles on this coast and his
shipyards turned out many OF the fast
est vessels Of the Pacific sailing fleet.
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neath of Gen, John COcilrane.

New York. Feb. s.-General John
Cochrane died last night at his home in
this city. General Cochrane was i'll 1864
nominated for vice president of the Unit
ed States on the Independent republican
ticket, General John C. Fremont being
the candidate for president.