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MARTIN WAS NERVOUS
The Sheriff Tells the Story of the
Shooting at Lattimer.
THE MOB SWORE AT HIM
He Said the Crowd Jumped on Him
When He Read the Proclamation.
One Man Tried to Stab Him.
Strik ers Had Revolvers.

Wilkesbarre Pa, March LIN the
trial of Sheriff Martin and his deputies
to-day Thomas A. Harris, paymaster
of the Calvin Pardee company at Lat
timer. testified that he was sworn in as
a deputy and armed with a Winchester
rifle loaded with is ball cartridges.
September he. together with w. Kulp,
was guarding the railroad approach to
the breaker at Lattimer. When the
strikers approached, Kulp fired his gun
in the air and the strikers broke and
ran. At the same time a striker fired
a revolver and shouted: You've got
us to-day, but wen come back to-mor-
row several thousand strong. Sheriff
Martin was called, and as he entered
the witness stand there was rustic OF
excitement. He was rather nervous,
eoughed frequently and could not keep
his hands still
His commission and proclamation
were read and placed in evidence. He
then went on to tell his story and
spoke for an hour without interruption.
He told of the trouble with the strik-
ers and, describing his movements on
Friday, said:
The mob swore at us when we ap-
bulge when / told them to do so. /
read my proclamation and walked
through them. asking them to go home.
one young man swore at me violently
and said they would go to Lattimer in
spite of me. ! answered him. One
man picked up stone but dropped 1t
when / pointed my revolver at him.
Il told a crowd of spectators to so
home. as the strikers were desperate
md mi o. "a
the strikers left the road and started
over some lots. Soon ] heard they ware
going to Lattimer and hurried off with
my deputies to intercept them J. tod
them again to keep cool and not to shoot
unless their lives or mine were in dan
ger. After lining them up alongside the
road | told them | would go out to meet
the strikers and try once more to dis
rerse them. A deputy asked me II he
should not go with me. No, | said
IN go alone / thought one man was
enough to die at once. ! felt somehow
there was going to be trouble. | met
the strikers about 80 yards from the
deputies and asked them where they
were going. To stop the Lattimer
breakers, a lot of them cried.
Il told them they must not go, and
tried to read my proclamation to them,
but they crowded around me, swearing
at me and hustling me 10 one side. One
man tried to grab me, and | then at
tempted to get hold of him. but the
crowd jumped on me and pounded me
about the body. | dropped my paper
and pulled my revolver. One of the
men tried to snatch the revolver from
me- but failed. Then one struck me
an awful blow in the face and knocked
me to my knees. | tried to shoot MIN.
but my revolver would not explode.
Then the shooting commenced. 1t last
ed about half minute
In the crowd | saw three men armed
with revolVers and one with a knife.
The latter made a stab at me but
missed. Two men were shot just be-
hind me to the left. | was in the direct
line of fire."
Cross examination of the witness will
be resumed tomorrow.
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The Conner River Rnnte.

Portland. Ore. March 1.-The United
States government is about TO send an
expedition from Vancouver barracks To
find practicable route up the Copper
river. Alaska. to the Yukon basin.
While official information is not avail
able ii is understood that this eXpedi-
ton will consist of so men and officers
of the 18th infantry and that II will
leave Vancouver barracks for the north
about March Is. The reindeer that
were secured for aiding the relief ex-
petition to the .Klondike, now aban-
doned, will probably be utilized in con
necfion with the exploring trip up Cop
per river
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max under wraps, let her down. and she
rapidly overhauled the lightweights.
Sloane cut Ostler Joe loose little later,
and there was hot battle through the
stretch. Tod Sloane on Ostler Joe made
superb finish and hundreds claimed that
the Montana horse won, but the judges
gave the decision to NapamaN. Highland
Ball was third. Sloane had three mounts
and landed two winners and second.
Results: Seven furlongs--Prince Tyrant
won Bow and Arrow second, Bonnie
lone third; time 1:32. Five and a half fur
longs, selling-Tnrsion won, Viking Sec
ond Durwad third: time. 1:10sa. Three and
a half furlongs, elling-BuenaVentura
won CanaCe second. Gold Scratch third;
time :4414. Mile. handleap-Napamax won,
Ostler Joe second Highland Ball third;
time, t:42i2 Mile. selling-Satyr won,
O'Fleta second, Fashion Plate third, time,
l:44l5 Five and a half furlongs-Geyser
won, Tea Rose Ill second, Roy Caruth-
ers third time, los
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New Orleans March Again the IA
vorites were I'm hard luck and Sim w.
was the only one OF the six 10 score.
Weather tine. track good, Results. SIX
furlongs- Massacre won. Delgado second.
Dazzle third time. t.lSiA. Six furlongs-
Globe II, won 'rabouret second, Ben
Frost third time. 1853 Selling. mile ard
a siNtetuth-NanesSa won, Inflammation
second Mamie Is Sister third time
le5lis Handicap six furiangs-Sim W.
Wvu. Brighton SecoHd, Ella feuaance
tnird: time, I:l5'a. Selling. seven furionEs
Hot stun WOE. Dorothy III. second,
Greusa third time l.sl. Mile king :
Pawn won. Jack Of Hearts second, Bob
Ciampett third time, l:i5.
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
An Insane Man Taken From the Missouri
Nearly DeHd.

Nearly Dead.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Great Falls. March lit is reported
from Fort Benton that considerable ex-
element was caused on Front street
yesterday morning by an attempt ut
suicide by drowning in the Missouri
river. The effort was made 10y Henry
Halverson. demented unfortunate.
who was brought up from Chinook on
Sunday by Sheriff Clary. He was in
charge of John Breen, and his guard,
believing him to be perfectly harmless,
consented to stroll across the bridge
with him.
After arriving on the other side of
the river Halverson broke away from
his guard and made a rush for the wat
er and threw himself into the stream.
In the meantime Sheriff Clary had fol-
lowed the party across the bridge. and
arriving at the scene about two min
utes after the immersion, he waded in
and rescued the would-be suicide, who
was lying face downward and nearly
at the point of death. He slowly re-
vived after being rescued, and is being
cared for at the county jail.
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Special Dispatch to The Standard.
Great Fails. March 1.-Antoine and VIII
liam Trottier. the men who were arrested
last week in Choteau county for fraudu-
lent wolf bounty transactions, have been
turned loose. When the trial came II was
found that none of the witnesses for the
state were on hand. and consequently the
discharge of the prisoners was obligatory.
The absence Of the witnesses was due to
the fact that under the present Montana
law they could obtain no pay for services
or mileage. and being persons without
means they We're unable to travel TO the
county seat
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viii Abandon the Expedition.

Washington. March 1.-The war de-
partment has decided to abandon the
expedition for the relief of the miners
in the Klondike country because the
conclusion has been reached that no
necessity exists for ii. Secretary Alger
has written a letter to Senator Haw-
ley, chairman of the senate committee
on military affairs. explaining the de-
partment's position and asking con-
gress to take action authorizing the
department TO dispose of the supplies
purchased for the expedition, including
the reindeer from Norway, and to aban-
don the project entirely. In this letter
Secretary Alger says the conditions on
the Yukon have changed so as to rem
der the expedition unnecessary and that
Generals Miles and Merriam both agree
with him. He is also advised TO this
effect by the Canadian minister of the
interior. The military committee met
to-day but did not act upon the re-
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4 Clever Trick .

II certainly looks like il, but there Is
really no trick about il. Anybody can try
IL who has Lame Back and Weak kid
.neys. Malaria or Nervous troubles. W.
mean he can cure himself right away by
taking Electric Bitters This medicine
tones up the whole system. acts as a
stimulant To the Liver and Kidneys Is a
blood purifier and nerve tonic n cures
Constipation. Headache, Painting Spells.
SleepIessucss and Melancholy. IN Is purely
vegetable. mild laxative. ANA restores
the system To its natural yigur. Try Flee
trio Bitters and leu convinced thai they
are a miracle worker. Every bottle guar
auteed. Only SOC bottle al ali draE
stores.
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SURVEY OF ALASKA
Plans for the Seasons Work AL
ready Laid Out.
HARBORS AND CHANNELS
The Geography of Alaska to Be Reduced
to Record-The Relief Expedition
VIII Be Abandoned by the
Government.

Washington March 1.-Goyernment
work in the way of reducing to record
the channels, anchorages, harbors,
navigable water bodies and other inn
portant features of geography in Alas
ka will be carried on this summer and
expedited as rapidly as possible. Super
intendent Pritchett. of the coast and
geodetic survey, has completed the
plans for the season in Alaskan. When
the season opens Lieutenant Helm,
with the coast survey steamer Gedney
and a steam launch, Will begin work in
Cooks inlet. As the ice leaves the vi
entity of the mouth of the Yukon river
a search will be made for anchorages
and harbors south of the delta and for
a channel into the Kuslvak slough.
This feature of the field campaign is of
the greatest Importance to navigation,
as at present vessels entering the Yu-
kon have to follow channel running
in from a point many miles north of
the delta. The government experts,
however, expect to find an easy and d.
rect entrance TO the Yukon If these
anchorages and harbors are found inn
mediate publicity will be given the fact.
so navigators may take advantage of
them during the coming season.
Meanwhile a large launch will be
taken in sections to st. Miehaels ISL
ands at the mouth of the Yukon, to be
set up there in charge of Mr.. Pratt,
and a survey will be made of the re-
gion from Cape Dyea to St Michaels.
extending inland through the various
sloughs to the head of the delta. The
two parties will make a comprehensive
survey of the shoals lying off the riv-
er's mouth. Every effort will be made
to collect material for such chart as
the growing Importance of the great
river demands.
The lower portion of the Copper river
country, becoming prominent through
extensive gold discoveries, will be in
vestigated, and the practicability of its
navigation definitely determined Other
parties will make detailed eXamina-
tions of the Chilkat. Dyea and Skasuay
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E,ntrie. nj InrIesiIir.

Entries for to-days races at Ingleside
are as follows:
First race five-eighths of mile-k UNI
mel Bonita r., Gosina. Deserret, Entra-
TIA. Agnes Tobin. los: ockturuk, Approba-
ton FL Roca, Padrone, Brown Prince IN
domenus 107: Hertha. Little Alarm, Hob
enlohe. Cipriano. Aprona Apple Jack. Nj
ahua oahua. 10; Joe Levy, 1l2; Mainbar.
Il. McHugh. ia
Second race. quarters of a mile
Whirlwind H.. lGl: Silver State. 10i: Major
Cook, Last Chance, Tim Murphy, Iarfo
Sutton. Cavallo, Harry Gwynn. les; Chap
pie, Judge Stuufer 1C7: Miss Ross. Her
manitn. los. Schnitz. 100 Pat Murphy,
Jack Martin. Treachery. lie. Don Fulan2,
Ill II. @. Ban ll3.
Third race. the Oceanside stakes, half
a mile. foI 2-year-old tilhes-Humidity.
Engea Penela, Royal Fan. Fo&ey. ll5:
Magdaienes. l2u eHumidity and Engea. b,
Il W. entry1.
Fourth race. mile and a half-Lincon
H., 105; Argentina, III: Howard Mann,
ll5.
Firth race two miles. hurdles Major s..
~: Monita 1870; Esperance Mestor SNl-
vester lS9. Governor Budd. 10. Captain
Rees 154.
sixth race one mile-Martha H.. 1903;
Melvin Burnham los; Mornel. lol, TO To
Bed. les: Glorian. 10: Travcrser, lie.
Clear. track fair.
Form of to-day's races:
First race-Joe Levy. Oekturuk, Main
bar.
Second race-Don Fulano r. Q. Ban.
Pat Murphy.
Third -Magdalenes 3. & w. entry,
Argentina.
Fourth raee-Howard Mann. Lincoln,
Argentina
Fifth yaee-MaJor g, Captain Rees,
MeStor.
sixth race-Traverser. MorineI Glorian.
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OSTlER JOE BEATEN.
Hut II Was n Great Race and the Hottest
Kind of a Finish.

Special Dispatch 10 tho standard
san Francisco, March lit was reg
ular summer day at lngleside to-day and
a large crowd went To see the ponies run
The sport was high class. The best race
of the day was the quarter of a mile han
dicap. 1t was a slashing contest. In which
Napamax and Ostler Joe were the con-
tenders. and although the speedy 3-year-
old won. the Montana crack ran 4 re-
markabie race and was only beaten a
head In the hottest kind of finish. ostler
Joe conceded the Burns 4 Waterhouse
lilly 10 pounds. NapamaN was faVerite at
TO ;. ostler Joe was second choice at
II TO .
After good deal of iddlng Al the
post they broke away all in motion. Ref
ugee went right 10 the front and led
into the stretch. followed by Highland
Ball. Then ola wson, who had kept Napa-
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DR.. WURTH'S OPINION
OF THE NEW DISCOVERY IN MED
ICINE.
Remarkably Successful Remedy for
Dyspepsia, Indigestion and stomach
TroubIes.


A Remarkably Successful Remedy for
Dyspepsia, Indigestion and stomach
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Dr. Wurth, in commenting on recent
discoveries in medicine, said: There is
none which is certain TO De so valuable
and far reaching in benefit as Stuarts
Dyspepsia Tablets, the new stomach
remedy; i say far reaching, because
people little realize how important a
sound stomach and vigorous digestion
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Indigestion is the starting point of
consumption, heart disease. Brights'
disease. diabetes, nervous prostration.
liver troubles: why is this so? Simply
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In our bodies is created and nourished
from the food we eat. If that food is,
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heart, lungs and other organs and seri-
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He says further. the point to direct
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nor lungs, nor kidneys. but the stom-
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The remedy 10 use for Indigestion
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of indigestion and stomach trouble ex-
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Full size packages Of Siuarts Dys-
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The aceomplice Arrested.

Athens, March 1.-The accomplice of
Karditza. "A Macedonian workman named
Giogii. has been arrested. karditza and
Gogii. on Saturday last. attempted to
assassinate King George of Greece by
shooting him while he was out driving
with his daughter. Princess Marie.
Giogii has made confession. lie de-
clares that he acted at the instigation of
karditza the latter representing that to
XIII the king would be an act of great
courage and glory for them both. Gio6if $
courage oozed out at the last moment,
and he was unable to hit the horses upon
which everything depended.
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Fusion in Idaho.

Boise, Idaho. March 1.-The silver re-
publican state committee met here to-day
and passed resolutions recommending flu
sion throughout the state with the demo-
Gratis and populists. 4 letter was read
from ex Senator Dubois who is now in
Washington. in which he declared that
any member OF the party opposing fusion
is not friend Of htmetaillsm.
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WihclmshaNen March Emperor VIII
liam arrived here to-day TO attend the
ceremony of swearing in the naval re
cruits. His majesty addressing the naval
recruits later. referred To the colors OF
the German flag. black, white and red
saying that black represented work
white represented peace and red repre-
scented blood which was necessary to
cement the others together"
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MORTUARY RECORD.
Lieutenant Commander Craven.

Washington. March Lieutenant
Commander Charles Henderson Craven.
United States navy (retired), died here
to-day aged So years He was the old
est son of the late Rear Admiral
Thomas T. Craven. and was born at
Fort Preble. Me. He was graduated
from the naval academy in 1860 and
rendered efficient service in the late
war. He was on the Housatonic when
blown up by torpedo boat off Charles
ton in 1864. After the war he served on
the European and Pacific stations.
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KILLED IN A CAVE-lN.
Ten Feet of Earth Fell on Robert Walton
at Trinity GuIch.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. March Coroner Brooke re-
ceived a telephone message from Marys-
vile tonight announcing that Robert
Walton, a miner, had been killed by a
cave-in in Trinity gulch 10 miles from
Marysville this afternoon. he was
tunneling under an embankment pre-
paratory to commencing placer mining
as soon as the weather would permit,
when about 10 feet of earth fell, COM
pletely entombing him. He was dead
when dug out. This is all that is
known here of the fatality. The coro-
ner will go out to Trinity gulch to-mor-
row to hold an inquest. Nothing can
be learned of the dead mans family
connections other than that he is a
brother of Mrs. George Booker of this
city, and had been mining in Trinity
gulch for ten years.
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Causing Anxiety.

London. March 2.-Thc Gonstantinople
correspondent Of the Daily Mail says:
Bulgaria's attitude concerning the Mace
DOMAIN troubles is causing anxiety at Viii
dig kiosk. II is believed at the palace that
Russia is backing Bulgaria, and rumors
of impending war with Russia and Bull
garia are In circulation. An extraordinary
ministerial council was hastily summoned
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To Repeal the Franchise

Frankfort. Ky. March 1.-Mr. Stout of
Woodford. dem, introduced bin in the
house to-day proposing To repeal the
charter of the Southern Pacific company
declaring an emergency because of the
refusal OF the company to pay the state
franchise tax. There is not enough of the
session left To make probable IL possible,
the passage of any bin introduced at
this stage.
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Directors Rr-t,Irc.n,l.

ST Joseph. Mo. March 1.-The annual
election of directors Of the Burlington
Missouri lines was held in this city to-
day. The directors who We're reelected
We're as follows; G. r. Perkins, +. W.
Huunewell. &. ]. Paine. j. l.. Gardner.
w w Baldwin. Howard Elliott. 4. +.
Van Natta, q. NJ. Spencer and {. NJ. Car
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For lie Omaha Exnnsilinn.

Omaha. March Twenty ear loads of
exhibits consigned TO the United States
government commissioners of the trans
Mississippi exposition. reached Omaha to-
day from Washington and Nashville.
Fully 80 car loads of exhibits now lie ON
the sidetrack and In storage warehouses.
The main buildings are nearly ready to
receive them
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The Injunction Disso we'd.

Cleveland March Judge Neff of the
common pleas court to-day dissolved the
Injunction granted some time ago re-
straining the Tippeeanoe club from ex-
polling Mayor McKisson and Legislators
Bramley. Burke and Mason for the part
they took in the fight against Hanna in
the late senatorial campaign.
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On q Special Schedule.

New York. March 1.-The special
train over the Pennsylvania. carrying
the reindeer and attendants which were
intended for the proposed government
relief expedition. left Jersey City to-
night for Seattle. The train will be run
on special schedule, requiring about
five and half days TO Seattle.
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Inkrn Ia EtncknrII..

New York. March Edward J. Rat
ellie. the actor, Was taken to-day to
Blackwell's Island penitentiary where he
will serve a sentence Of six months inn
prisonment for an assault upon his wife
Alice De Lacey Radcliffe.
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Left for Copper River.

San Francisco. March 1.-Over 400
miners left for the Copper river gold
fields ON the steamer Valencia to-day.
The vessel will stop at Seattle on her
way up. Her passengers are mostly
from the Eastern states.
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returned from the Klondfke last fall,
after having acquired valuable proper
ties. Five tourist sleepers were provid
ed for the party. Their route is by
way of ST. Paul and will sail on March
from Tacoma on the City of Seattle
for Dyea.
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Special Dispatch to the Standard
Philipsburg, March Peter Clark.
who was undersheriff of Granite county
up TO the time of his departure. and
Martin Costello. left to-day for the
Klondike. They We're accompanied to
the depot by many of their friends. who
all wish them success in the gold fields.
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still Dragging Along.

Columbus. Ohio, March 1.-The senate
committee investigating the alleged
charges of bribery in connection with the
late senatorial election held session to-
night and examined several witnesses, but
nothing of any real Importance was
brought out.
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sIissourians for Alaska.

Mexico, Mo, March IA party of 123
Missourians left here to-day for the
KIondike gold regions. The expedition,
which is the largest that has departed
from Missouri is under the guidance of
Capt r. +. Purcell a prospector who
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Hurry Meredith,

New York. March HAIRY Mere
dith. an actor who has played in all
the principal cities of the United
States, died here to-day aged 6S years,
of paralvsis
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DR.. w. A. Rogers.

Waterville. Me, March DIR w. A.
Rogers. professor of natural philosophy
and astronomy at Colby university and
a scientist of national reputation. died
at his residence in this city to-day.
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Permission Granted.

Washington. March 1.-The secretary
of the treasury has received through the
British ambassador information that
the Canadian government would here
after allow American vessels to carry
merchandise from one port in Canada
TO another
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NJ. Dudley Beam.

New York. March 1.-The death of NJ.
Dudley Bean. In this city, was an
nounced to-day. Mr. Bean was best
known as one of the founders of the
American Geographical society.