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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-08
FATAL END Of A FEUO
Details of the Killing of Charles
Buckley.
A COLD-BLOODED MURDER
Simons and His Victim We're Seated at
Card Table When the Shot
Was Fired-Had Had Previ-
Gus Trouble.

Great Falls, April 7.--Partcu!ars of
the killing of Charles Buckley by
Charles Simons are learned from arriv-
ais in the city. II seem that there had
been bad blood between the two men
for some time, and it is charged that
Buckley took a shot at Simons one
Light about a year ago, and left him
for dead on the prairie. Sunday night,
when the shooting took place, Buckley
was sitting with others in a saloon at
Robare playing cards. Simons came in
and asked permission of the bartender
to lie down in a room partitioned off at
the end of a room. This was given and
Simons went in. There he found re-
volver belonging to the bartender. and
evidently appropriated it, as it was the
weapon with which the fatal shot was
fired later. After some time Buckley
invited the crowd in the place to drink,
and as they stood up at the bar Simons
came out of the room. He inquired
who was doing it, and being told that 1T
was Buckley, asked if he was in on it,
Buckley said yes. Then Simons in
quired if he should take his drink at
the bar or at the card table. to which
Buckley replied that he did not care
a blank whether he drank at either
place or went down to the creek. ST.
mons flared up at this and drawing his
gun said no man could make him go
down to the creek to drink.
Both sat down at the card table. and
while Simons still had his gun in his
hand Buckley played with the buttons
on his overcoat. This was probably in
terpreted by the murderer as an at
tempt to draw gun, and possibly 1t
was. Simons fired at once, the bullet
striking Buckley in the breast and PEN
etrating a lung. Buckley succeeded in
getting his gun out and fired as he fell
to the floor. His bullet creased Smons'
forehead but inflicted no serious
wound. A bystander cooked his gun a
second time, and told him to take an
| other shot at Simons but his strength
| had failed, and he died shortly after.
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has been graveled and the bank peo-
pie and Henry Springer are contem-
plating laying sidewalks on their prop
erty. If this is done but very little OF
the walk on that side will be uncoV-
cred. j. T. Dullea, who is on the other
side of the street, states that he IS go
ing to build an eight foot walk from
his store to the Northern Pacific depot
and along his lot to Main. The cross
walks have been graveled and the de-
pressions filled in, and in the course
of time no one will have reason to COM
plain of the streets.
Private J. NJ. Box, a member of Com
pany D, has written to his old friend,
Judge M. H. Lott, from the Philip
pines. Mr.. Box was slightly wounded
in the first battle, but is still fighting
for the flag. He states that Filipnos
are towards and will not stand fire.
Mr.. Box expects to come home soon, at
least he wrote in that vein.
Hank Brown, a famous stage driver
of pioneer days, recently died in Cali
fornia. Mr.. Brown was in 1856 pro-
pretor of a, stage line that operated
between Corinne and Helena, and was
quite we'll known by the old timers.
School election Saturday passed off
quietly the first half of the afternoon.
but the latter half a rivalry sprang
up and considerable electioneering was
done. Politics cut no ice whatever, but
local issues were in evidence. The can
didates were C. W. Birchard and DIR.
f. M. Wilson, the latter winning by
majority of %. The total vote cast
was 9s, a very large vote, considering
the elements that day. A proposition
to raise $500 for additional school facil-
tiles was defeated by one vote An
| interest was taken in this question that
was astonishing, as is shown by the
| vote, which was 81 out of SO. The
! school board now comprises c. P. New
ell, John Seyler and E. NJ. Wilson.
Dr. Johnston, the Butte banker, came
over from that city Tuesday to look
after his mining properties in Bear
| OIL
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From the Chicago Chronicle.
The people of France have taken UP
a farmers son and made him presl-
dent.
They have done what the American
people did when they elected Lincoln.
Real France has spoken, the France
whose bone and sneW are made up
of the mass of plain people-the peo-
pie who have made France great, just
as the plain farmers made America
great.
Emile Loubet exhibits to-day in his
timid and awkward manner the traits
of his early training. The French peo-
pie don't mind that. They know that
he has those other characteristics of
the common people-honesty and in
dustry. The American people didn't
long criticise Lincoln because he was
born poor or because he remained awk-
ward 1t is the same with the French
people and I1oubet, and it is sign fun
of promise for France.
Loubet was born in 1888 on a little
farm at Marsanne, about two miles
from Montelimar. 1t is the typical
farm of the south of France. 1t has
two buildings forming a right angle.
The stables and barns are on the
ground floors, and above them the liv-
ing apartments.
The pigs, sheep, cows and hens hud-
die about in the roomy court yard.
The presidents mother, Sc years old.
still manages the farm. She has never
been in Paris. Her sons advancement has
not altered her in any respect. She
wears the garb of the peasant as her
people had done before her-the home
spun gown, Bingham apron and white
cap with its fluted edges.
She is a plain, simple, clear headed
old peasant mother, proud of her son,
but sorry to be separated from him.
H.
borhood, became lawyer and built up
a moderate practice at Montelimar-
the little town famous for its candy.
In 1867 he married Marie Denis. an
iron mongers daughter. Her father
was tramp. He came from Picardy
and found employment in a nailsmth's
shop at Montelimar. When he died he
left prosperous business to his son,
who now operates it, and a fortune
to his family of 900, 900 francs.
The presidents wife was brought up
in a simple way and trained we'll in
household duties She was good cook,
but more partial to the garlic
spiced dishes of the meridional than
the Paris CONNECTIONS. She is stout and
gray haired, dresses richly, but makes
no attempt to follow the fashions. She
is courteous and motherly.
In 1870 Loubet became mayor of
Montelimar and in 1876 was elected to
the chamber of deputies. Then his
Paris life began. His wife was of a
retiring disposition and they made no
display. Later, however, when she was
called to preside over her husbands
official household in his respective po-
sitions of cabinet minister and presi-
dent of the senate she surprised every
one by her dignity and tact.
The president has three children, one
of them, daughter. married to Sou
beyran De Saint-Prix, a judge at Mar
settles. Nine. Saint-Prix will assist her
mother in her new social duties at the
| Elysee. The president is worth more
than $4,000. He is short in stature and
has a round plump figure.
He is intensely devoted to his fam
lily and derives his chief recreation from
books and music.
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What Presidents Cost.

From the Boston Journal.
Presidents "come high, but we have got
to have them 1t costs us s114S65 a year
for a chief executive. His salary is $50, 900
and found" our Western neighbors
say. The presidents finding is rather COM
prehensive, covering about every possible
requirement of a family. His private sec
rotary, the clerks doorkepers, messengers
and steward and three other servants Gust
us $33.965 year. Then there is a contin-
gent fund of $1,000 a year, which the presi-
dent may use according to his discretion.
In furniture and renairs to the white
house the sum of $4,000 more, to be used
by the direction of the president, is pro-
vided by the nation and is always eNpend-
ed. For fuel alone 5000 is allowed. and
for necessary repairs to the greenhouse
there ie $4,000.
Altogether, the presidential finding"
annually amounts to the snug sum of
S64, S65, nearly s15, 900 a year more than his
salary. The two aggregate sl14S65. This
is an imposing aggregate, but it is small
compared with other presidents. The
president of the French republic receives
as salary 100000 year, $50, 4S0 for contin-
gent purposes and a handsome house,
rent free. So we get our president rather
cheanly, after all.
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soon had 81 900 in hand and designs for a

soon had 900 in hand and designs for a
monument to cost that amount were ask
ed for Many were submitted. but the
New FORK camp of Confederate Neter-
ans desired particularly a design by Zoi-
ney, a New York sculptor. This was an
angel in Italian marble, the price of which
was $1,000. The sculptors friendship for
the Davis family caused him to reduce
the amount to $3.50. which included the
81 900 raised by the women and $3.50 given
by the New York veterans.
Zoney's design was accepted as soon as
Mrs Davis expressed her wish for it. The
sculptor is now at work on a bronze
statue of jefferson Davis, to be placed at
his grave in Hollywood. and is also de-
signing the Winnie Davis memorial tablet
of bronze, to be placed in ST. Pauls Epis-
copal church in Richmond. in which Mr..
Davis received the news of the virtual fall
of Richmond.
1t is the purpose to unveil the monu-
ments and memorial at the annual meet
ing of the Daughters of the Confederacy
in Richmond next fall. The design for
the Winnie Davis monument is a seated
angel. 1t will be carved in Italian marble
and mounted on a hammered granite
pedestal with a coping in front. The
statue measures little more than seven
feet The granite pedestal is two and
half feet high, three and a half feet wide
and two and half feet deep. The coping
is six feet long, two feet wide and Is
inches high.
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attention was attracted to the balloon fly.

attention was attracted to the balloon fly.
or "telltale," as it Is sometimes called.
and, after observing its action for several
hours, he concluded that the idea could
be utilized in kite building. Accordingly
he set to work and constructed one on the
lines of the balloon fly, and, thinking to
increase the lifting capacity of the kite to
carry such instruments as 1t is desired to
send aoft for scientific observation he
built three, each within the other. The
mouth of each one consists of a frame of
bamboo circle, to which the silk bag is
fastened. These circles in the experiment
tai kite constructed by him are H. Is and
"a inches in diameter and the cones are "a,
sc and AZ inches in length each, with a
two-inch outlet at the end. The weight OF
the entire construction is seven ounces.
For the test 1000 feet of cord were un-
rolled, and at this height the pull regis
tered 16 pounds. 1t was found that In a
moderate wind the three cones were most
effective for at a subsequent time in a
very strong wind it was noted that any
one of the cones alone would exert a
greater pull singy than when placed as
originally, one within the other.
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IN A DRUNKEN ROW.
Ranch Hand Had Seventeen Holes Cut
in Him.

Great Falls. April ia story comes
from the Judith basin to the effect that
at the Cruise ranch a man named Rodg-
ers has fatally stabbed another en-
ploye named Wilson. The sheriff and a
physician have gone out to the scene
from Lewistown, Clarence Settles bring
ing report of the ARRAY
1t appears that the men filled up on
fighting whiskey and on their way to
the ranch quarreled over some trif1e
as a result of which Wilson was very
severely and possibly fatally cut by
Rodgers. A pocket-knife was the weap-
on used and Wilson was cut about the
stomach and lungs, given a three-inch
cut in the neck near the jugular vein
and also about the head and shoulders;
the coat worn by Wilson showed II
holes. When Mr.. Settles left for the
surgeon and officer the injured man was
splitting blood and in a very precarious
condition. Rodgers expressed great re-
greet for the affair and was unable to
explain the cause.
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GREAT FALLS NOTES.

r. George HEIDI is attending the G.
A. R. encampment now in session at
Butte.
Miss Grace of Fort Benton is visiting
in this city as the guest of Mrs. j. M
Verge.
Miss Anna Franklin Of this city has
gone to Anaconda, where she intends
to reside.
The marriage of L. V. Bogy and Miss
Grace Barrett is reported from Chi
nook, where both reside.
A marriage license has been issued
to John H. Ellis and Mrs. Harriet
Nichols, both of this city.
George Thomas and family Of Belt
left this morning for Tuscaloosa, Ari-
IONA, where they intend to locate.
On the Marias range snowfall of
- inches has taken place, though in
this vicinity the ground is nearly bare.
Mrs Reilly, Mrs Herbold and Mrs.
Metter left yesterday for Butte to at
tend the meeting of the Women's Re-
lief Corps.
Miss Ella Francis will leave this
week for the East, where she will visit
relatives. Before returning she also
intends to visit California.
County Treasurer w. II. Gelsthorpe
mas asked ana received PERMISSION
from the county commissioners for an
absence Of go days from the state.
Reports from Fort Benton say that
the ice in the Missouri broke up there
last night and went out without gorg-
ing. 1t is the latest break up in SO
years.
The district court has adjourned in
Fergus county. The trial of the young
er Calder who turned states evil
dence against Fisher and his own
brother for the murder Of McRae and
Allen, has been postponed to the May
| term.
A driver for the Judith Stage COM
| pany reports that he encountered the
| worst blizzard of the season at Geyser
| on Tuesday night The wind was no:
so very cold, but it was strong and
the snow fell fast and was driver
| badly.
Mrs. John Odds of Little Chicago, the
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BUTTE NEWS
IT IS A F|SHY STORY
Martin Ferguson Says He Was
Robbed in Meaderville.
COULDN'T FIND THE PLACE
Officers Helped Him Search for the Man
Who Is Alleged to Have Paid
Him Money-Had to
ga Give 1t Up.

In a complaint he made to the police
last evening Martin Ferguson, al old
timer who is reputed to be .lrite
wealthy, told a story of a remarkably
bold hold-up, which, according TO his
statements, took place in the ncart of
: the city about s o'clock in the evening.
Ferguson was the victim and he
claimed to have been robbed Of 1862 in
money and a gold watch worth $3.50.
Ferguson told the police that an ere
hauler named John Alexander, living
at Meaderville, had been indebted to
him to the amount of $3.50 and last
evening he left his home at 10 South
Montana street and went to Meader-
Vile to collect the money, which Alex
ander paid him. He said he walked
both ways and got back to town before
8 o'clock, and that as he was proceed
ing along West Mercury street to his
home, two men stepped out of the all
ley between Dakota and Montana
streets and held him up. Both We're
masked and one kept him covered with
a gun while the other went through
him. They then compelled him to
walk back as far as Dakota street and
then turned him loose.
Detective Murphy and Captain Daw-
son visited Ferguson's house and were
told by Mrs. Ferguson that her hus-
band had gone to Ohio avenue to col
lect the money, instead of Meaderville,
! and upon observing that the
officers were inclined to be suspicious,
remarked, "Oh, it's a sure enough
11old-up.''
The officers told Ferguson to conduct
them to Alexander. who had paid him
4 the money, and he took them to Mead
erville, but failed to find his man. He
called at dozen or more cabins, and
at last professed to have forgotten
where Alexander lived. After investi-
eating the case as thoroughly as they
could, the officers were inclined to
doubt that any such hold-up occurred.
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An TntimeIy Death,

Great Falls, April miss Laura
Ethel tSewart died at 3 o'clock this
morning in this city, aged 20 years. She
was born at Perth, Ont. and reared at
Winnipeg, where her father at one time
was superintendent of schools. She
came to this city about five years ago
and was a member of the class which
graduated in January, 1898. Illness pre-
vented her from completing her stud
les and last August she was seized with
lung trouble. which has confined her to
her room ever since and finally brought
death. She was an amiable and beau
tful young girl. who had numerous
friends in the city, and her untimely
death will be mOurned by all.
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HONOR THE SOUTHERN GIRL.
Monument to the daughter of the
Confederacy."

Confederacy."
From the Chicago Chronicle.
The beautiful monument to be erected
over the grave of Winnie Davis in Holly
wood cemetery is a voluntary offering of
love by the women of the South to the
Daughter of the Confederacy." The
money that will complete the undertaking
has been accumulated solely by voluntary
contributions-in fact. almost without So
licitation or appeal.
This movement was started by the
Richmond chapter of the Daughters of
the Confederacy. At first it seemed a diff
ficult undertaking. A great monument to
Jefferson Davis was already awaiting the
raising of funds for its construction,
while proposed monument to the women
of the South had been temporarily ahan-
doned. But the women sent out a circu-
lar to confederate organizations, suggest
ing that they contribute as they saw fit
TO this work of love, and contributions
soon came pouring in.
The Winnie Davis monument committee
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IN TWIN BRIDGES.
Citizens Have Declared War on Brutal
Drivers.


Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Twin Bridges, April 5.-Several times
during the past winter humane per-
sons who have been upon the streets
of Twin Bridges have been shocked by
the sight of horses, warm from rapid
driving, tied to post in the wind and
cold for hours, while the owner or
driver found it more comfortable in
doors out of the wind. Rev. r. H.
Reed, pastor of the NJ. E. church, has
made war on such fellows and issued
manifesto to them and says here
after If there are any persons who
come to town and have such claims
upon their time that their horses must
remain tied out long enough to cause
them to suffer, who cannot raise the
two bits to pay for stabling, if such
persons apply at the feed stables the
cost will be paid by the minister. Mr..
Reed states that such cases reveal one
at least of the following conditions of
character: First, criminal careessness;
second, lack of sensitiVeness to a moral
obligation; third, lack of knowledge of
the nature of such deeds of cruelty;
fourth. lack of brains and conscience;
fifth, an overload of whiskey; SIXTH
or a viciousness of character, which
might be dealt with profitably by the
following prescriptions: First, hand
cuffed to a post on the street: second
wet to the skin; third, left to stand
in this condition until he can feel the
force of the moral obligation to treat
his dumb, helpless servant well.
Although Twin Bridges is not incor-
porated the citizens have taken the
matter in hand of improving the
streets and their results add much to
the appearance of the thoroughfares
especially Third avenue or Depot
street. The south side of this street
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Great Falls April 7.-Further prep
arations for work on the Great North
ern change of route are reported from
Verona, says the Benton Press. There
are three work trains being held be-
tween Box Elder and Toledo, and Con-
tractor Guthrie has just made trip
of inspection over the new route. 1t is
reported among railroad men that no
work is TO be done on the Government
eoulee track except what is positively
necessary for the safety of trains.
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Rheumatism Cured.

My wife has used Chamberlain's Pain
Balm for rheumatism with great relief.
and I can recommend it as splendid
liniment for rheumatism and other
household use for which we have found
it valuable.-W. J. Cuyler, Red Creek,
N. Y.
Mr.. Cuyler is one of the leading mer-
chants of this village and one of the
most prominent men in this vicinity
W. G. Phippin, Editor Red Creek Her.
aid. For sale by druggists.
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wife of an employe of the B. & M.
smelter, died last night at the Column
bus hospital after an illness of sew
eral weeks Funeral services We're held
day at the Episcopal church and
the remains will be shipped tomorrow
morning to Houghton, Mich, for inter-
ment. They will be accompanied by
Mr.. Odds and his two daughters. The
deceased has been a resident of this
city for the past three years. and a
large number of friends join in the be-
reavement of the family.
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LOSES HIS SEAT.
Pittwood Was Not Long Enough in His
Ward.

Ward.
Great Falls, April THE republicans
of this city are considerably disappoint-
ed to-day, for they have just discovered
that w. H. Pittwood, their candidate
for alderman who was elected in the
First ward, unfortunately voted in the
Fourth last fall, and this makes his
term of residence in the ward in which
he was elected too short. Matt Dunn,
the present incumbent of the office, will
therefore hold over and the council will
be made up of five democrats, two pop
ulists and one republican. In their
anxiety to scoop In all of the oppoint-
i've Offices, the republicans had planned
to unseat the democrat from the Third
ward, F. p. Auerbach, if it was possible.
But even this move would do them no
good at the present time and it is likely
that they will drop the matter, partic-
ularly as the votes in the ward seem to
be against them, anyway.
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and she is well to-day"
For more than thirty years DR.. R. v.
Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y, has enjoyed a far
larger practice than many physicians who
charge large fees for advice. DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery is made without
alcohol, and is preparation based upon
his extended experience with disease 1t
is a temperance medicine, pure and simple,
and without alcohol, whiskey sugar or
syrup to preserve its properties, keeps per-
fectly in any climate for any length of time
Others may initiate the remedy; they can
not initiate its cures. Let no one talk you
into using an imitation medicine as sub
stitute for DR.. Pierce's. Sick people who
cannot visit Buffalo may consult DR.. Pierce
by mail. He gives free, fatherly advice for
treating and curing diseases of a chronic,
obstinate and lingering nature. No charge
is made for such consultation.
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Cautious,

From the Boston Transcript.
Miss Oldbride's Papa-I suppose you
always avail of your privilege, Mr.. joy
ner, and kiss the bride
The Parson-When it is a privilege
yes!
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