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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-02

took him up to the room n then shut
ting the door pulled out a revolver and
other guy put up a kick when the u
was flashed on him., but Lane made him.
self understood.
You are a crowd of thieves said
Lane, AVE got away with my pile. That's
all right. l got the experience, even if I
did have to pay for it. Now, I'm going
to get some of that money back. You
juts sit down and teach me how to deal
cards SO I can win
'"The guy SAT- down, and for IL solid
shuttle and deal cards. The slick guy
dealt seconds, stacked the deck in is diff
ferent ways marked cards, as he played
them, and in just about nine times out OF
ten he would fool Lane completely. Then
he began to explain all the tricks. He
sharpened Lanes thumb nail SO he could
! mark the cards filed off the skin of his
thumb so he could feel the marked cards
as they came out of the deck. Lane
proved to be an easy pupil, and then his
teacher left him that night he had learn
ed the manipulation of every trick known
to the gamblers trade. Then he started
cut to play a little. He didn't have
enough confidence at first to try ay Of
his games when playing. but he invariably
practiced marking the cards. A good
! gambler. l nave been told, can mark all
of the big cards in the pack within 20
minutes after the first and is dealt.
Lane told me thai he could oeas that, and
l believe him.
by and by he started IN to deal him.
! self seine of the marked cards. and he in
variab,y won, as he played in games
where he was the only dishonest man.
His nerve was like a veteran. He played
like a flash of lightning and never arous-
ed a suspicion by his ACTIONS. He sim
ply toyed with the plungers who ran up
against him.
lone night he sat down in a game in
which a rough looking fellow with a sharp
nose and sleepy eyes was playing. Jim
didn't pay much attention to him at first,
but he never forgot that game. He didnt
know it then. but he was playing with
Dopey Jack Hale. There were several
: young FRISCO fellows in the game. Jim
started in to play in his usual n
The frs. king that he get in his hand was
the king of diamonds, and he immediately
plunged the sharp corner of his thumh
rail into both ends of the card. The
very next hand the deal came round to
Jim. He shuft1ed and rif1ed, feeling caro-
after card. He dealt the hands and
watched for the king of diamondsl. Sud
denly he stopped in the middle of his deal
"'What's the matter? asked a mar
across the table. Jim was white, but he
went on in a minute, passing 1T off by
saying he had a cramp. The truth was
he had found his king Of diamonds, and
had felt a double mark in it. Evidently
somebody else had begun to mark cards
Jim suspected Hale right away, but he
6idn' find much to strengthen his suspi'
o;ons. as Hale appeared to be very dopey
and sleepy. He seemed to go to sleeT
. over every hand. Jim watched him fol
Hale appeared especially sleepy he helt
a magnificent han 1t looked strange
but as the game went on without any
, startling occurrence Jim began to- thinl
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-02

he was mistaken, and that he had marked
The SAM card twice. Then he started
out 10 mark the rest OF the cards. The
very first ace he al across he
carefully and he fOund it already marked.
That settled it.
g For some reason inns suspicion wan
dered from Hale until they seutled on a
quiet looking chap who sat next to Hale.
There was NO particular reason for It,,
but the suspicion kept growing stronger.
That's the guy that's doing the funny
business with these cards. thought Jim
to himself; I'll lie low and watch it out
Jim kept marking cards just the same.
Suddenly Hale stopped in the middle, OF
a deal and jumped UP in his chair with a
startled look on his face. He settled
down again and held the cards tight. No
one spoke. Several ook up in surprise.
Jim began ITO recko out how he could
reach the door in case a gun was pulled.
for he thought Hale a surely tumbled
to his game. Somebody asked Hale what
was the matter.
" Indigestion answered Hale in a
sharp tone, which Jim regarded as omin-
Gus. Jim's nerve went like a flash. He
could barely lift his head for fear Of be-
traying a guilty countenance.
I've got enough he said, throwing
down his cards after the next deal. Tn
going home
Hale overlook him at the corner and
tapped MIN on the SirOuLuer. JIM StaTteu
as If he had been shot.
=, LAW, come on said Hale. Brace up
No ones or to you except me. Come in
here (pointing to a ~snloon), I've got some
thing I wan to say to YOU
, '.They went into the back room of the
saloon and sat down in a quiet corner.
You're the slickest dealer that ever
happened on this eantn,' said Hale.
! "'No, I'm not answered Jim. You are
the siicksst. I watched you for half ar
hour arl did no playing just to find ou1
who was marking those cards, and
couldn't
;" We won't quarrel over that sale
Hale; but I've got a proposition to put t.
you. You come in with M as a partner
and we will rip out the dough from TIN
jeans of every player on the coast
| " L couldn't do Tt to save my lffe,' re
piled Jim. I've lost my nerve, n II
never get it back. LIS no go. Get GU
and let me a-One.'
"Eale went. He was shot across a care
table three weeks aftecward and died il
his chair. Jim quit the game. Tha is. h,
quit marking cards. You will find hin
playing once in a while ven now, becaust
he can't leave poker; but he's on the level
His nerve never came back"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-02
LOST HIS NERVE PLAYING POKER.

New York Telegraph: Jim Lane is in
New York, so l am told" remarked Col
onel am S. Evans, of Mississippi, at the
Hotel Rivers last night. "Of course you
him the nerviest and best gambler in all
probability VINO ever stacked a deck Of
cards in this great and glorious poker
playing country. He knows every trick
that was ever played with cards, and can
work those same tricks better than any
other man l ever saw or heard OF. l Tor
mean slight of hand tricks; l mean the
regular professional gamblers tricks. the
tricks that are played 10 win money dis
honestly. He must be 35 years old, if
he's a day, but you wouldn't think it if
You put your eyes on him. He's got a
little thin. boyish face and a light mus
tache that will never grow any larger
than 1t is, and, altogether, he has about
the most innocent appearance you would
strike from New York t oFrisco. I've
crossed the continent by stages. winning
my car fare at the great American game,
and l never saw his equal in the lamb
like, innocent way. But, oh, how hat
little fellow has fooled The best OF them!
In fact, l think he was only caught at the
game once. and then the man who caught
him didn't care to squeal, because he was
working the same IDENTICAL game. Jack
Hale, who was known all over the west
as Dopey Hale. caught him. At that
game Jim Lane lost his nerve. He never
got it back, either.
Lame was a natural born gambler. He
couldn't keep away from the cards, just
the same as an opium fiend hangs on to
his dope. It's a disease. An old uncle
down in San Bernardino county had died
! and the bulk of his fair-sized pile went to
Jim. The young fellow started in to spend
i. right and left until he struck a stiff
poker game at the old Fleming House in
Frisco one night. There We're at lot Of
slick guy in the game, n they Let the
young chap win just enough h first
night to get the fever in his blood; the
next night they made his pile look sick,
and the rest of the week they kept him
, busy writing out checks to square him.
self. Then the ang who had fieeced him
left town.
"A bartender in the house tipped him
off one night as to the character of the
people who had got intO his roll. He
went home and though. it all over. He
thought it all owed many times. and the
next night he ran across one OF the guys
who had been in the game.
"COme up to my room,' said Lane; I've
got something I van to show YOU
""The other fellow went along. Lane
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-02
NO SCHOOL THIS WEEK..

The reopening Of the public schools on
to-day after the holiday vacation was
postponed until next Monday. Jan s.
Or the advice of DR.. Stephens, the
health officer, the school bOard decided
Yesterday to continue the holiday vaca-
tion until next Monday. This is done
because so many children are more than
half sick With vaccination n because
some children have been exposed to small
pox and sufficient time has not elapsed
for the disease to develop. 1t is consid-
cred safer to close until all danger is
passed. IL is more thar probable that on
next Monday another continuance will be
made for the reason several hundred
children will during next week have sorer
arms from vaccination thar they have
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-02
A QUIET NEW YEAR

New Years in the Copper City was. so
the old-timers say, one of the most quiet
and enjoyable for a long time. Business
was suspended on every hand and the day
given over to feasting and making. resolu-
tons for another year. Although there
was feasting it was not carried to extremes,
the day being marked with not a single
arrest by either the police or sheriffs Off
GERS. 9 few New Year calls were made.
During the afternoon several ladies called
at the new club rooms of the Anaconda
Catholic club, in the old Hearst library
being furnished as they will be within the
next 50 days. the ladies who called were
we'll received in an informal way.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-02
A LIVELY RUN.

Andrew Jackson Cole. a trusty in the
county Jail. came near giving up his life
on New Years behind the black team of
Sheriff Conley, which is gaining the repu-
tation of running away at the drop OF
a hat. The team ran away on CONNER
cial avenue. crossed over side streets to
East T.l:ri street dragging the driver
over the frozen ground. The team came
to a stop at the stable near the corner of
Third md Cherry. Cut and bleeding
Co,e was carried back to the Jail and
ratched up None of his bruises are seri-
Gus,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-02

This week. BY the children remaining at
home for two weeks 1t would In a way help
check the smallpox in case any of them
have been exposed.
DR., Spelman that all chill
dren who have been vaccinated at his
office may receive certificates IN appli-
cation there.
The members of the school faculty who
have been out Of town visiting during the
holidays have returned but are not dis
annOirted.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-02
MALICIOUS MOTIVE.

Here's an item," said the senior part
ner, that states that lao, 600 words an
hour was recently sent by telegraph from
Chicago to Milwaukee,"
clip that out" said the Junior, Il
want to take it home and give it to my
wife. 1t will make her whist club feel
cheap.''-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-23
Was born II STEELE COUNTY
HIS FATHER WAS A PROMINENT
FARMER AT MEDFORD, NEAR :
OWAT0NNA
VARIOUS GRIMES CHARGED
Demand Comes From Utah Gold
Fields for His Arrest, Asserting
His Liability for the MUIR
der of Four People.

CHICAGO, April 22-(Special. Med
ford, Minn., small town in Steele coun
ty, promises to acquire not little un-
pleasant notoriety as the birthplace of
notorious triple murderer, If the suspic-
ions of the Utah authorities are correct.
The individual was born to the name Of
Wright although he has adopted several
aliases, it seems, during his career
Circulars have been received here ask
ing for the capture of George H Wright,
a Michigan university law graduate, who
is charged with the murder of four men
in Utah and Colorado. Attorney William
j. Candlish, also an Ann Arbor man, and
now resident of Chicago, has likewise
received one Of the circulars issued by
Sheriff George A Storrs, of Provo City,
Utah, and he is longing for a view Of
Wright
Mr.. Candlishs interest in Wright is Of
unique origin, involving a strange confess
sion, stranger disappearance and an un-
usual transfer of valuable properties. 1t
was because the little daughter of Attor-
ney Candlish attracted the regard of
Wright that CandIish is now the pos
SCISSOR OF mining claims and other real
estate at Cripple Park and Guffy Col.
The sheriffs Of two counties are looking
for Wright, and the state of Utah now
offers a reward of $500 for his arrest. a.
embodied in the notices received by the
Chicago police, but since Aug 81 1891 no
one interested in the matter has known
the alleged murderer's whereab bou.s savA
perhaps Attorney Candlish. He is re, ain
ed for Wright's counsel for defense in
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-23
MORE THIN WORKING
TASK OF REBUILDING THE BIG
EXPOSITION BUILDING IN
KANSAS CITY
MANY STATE CONVENTIONS
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS SE-
LECT THEIR DELEGATES DUR
ING THE COMING WEEK
OHIO AND INDIANA ALSO
Hanna Will Go as Delegate
at Large to Prevent
Scramble for the
Place.

KANSAS CITY, MO-, April 22-Progress
in the reconstruction of convention hall
is being made with rapid strides. The
tons of twisted steel and debris have been
removed from the site, much masonry in
volving the outside walls has been re-
placed, and tomorrow morning the GIL
lette-Herzog company, of Minneapolis,
which is to erect the steel structure, will
put its force of men to work. Night work
will be done to fulfill it's contract, calling
for the erection of the ponderous steel
trusses by June Is.
The last contract to be negotiated by
the hall directors is that for fire and
water proof tile roof, to cost over $4,000
The contractors give bond to have the
roof on the building within ten days after
the trusses are in place. If this agree
ment is kept, it means that the new con-
vention hall will be inclosed by June 25
Two car loads of steel of the hall have
arrived from Minneapolis today, and the
lumber is already on the ground.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-23
KEPT THEM IN The SCHOOL
HAD THEY BEEN ALLOWED TO GO
HOME THEY WOULD HAVE
PERISHED
FLAMES STRIP A TOWNSHIP
Reports of the Bush Fires in North.
ern Minnesota and Along the
Southern Canadian Bound
airy Line.

HALLOCK, Mimi, April 22-(special.)-
Miss Abbie West, a teacher in the vil-
lage school at Beaton, is the heroine OF
this section today. Beaton, a village
about fifteen miles southwest of here. in
Spring Brook township, is on the oLen
prairie where fires are raging, and that
Charles and Kittel Dahl, aged eight and
ten years respectively, are not now
lying dead in the burned waste is due TO
the forethought and decision Of the
teacher in OBTAINING the children, in spite
of their cries and protests, at the school,
where, by prompt back-firing, she sue
ceeded in saving their lives, and the
school building and contents, although in
other parts Of the county schools and
churches have been burned, and many
farmers have lost their all.
The fire that is now sweeping the east
ern portion of the county, and still rag
ing f1ercelY In Hazelton, ten miles east
of here, started Thursday in the town
ship of Deerwood, in the sou theastern
portion of Kittson county, and has con-
sumed in it's nav horses and cate, as
well as public and private buildings, with
out respect to persons or localities. In
some places where small settlements were
clustered, the farmers, by energetic CO.
operation, were
ABLE TO SAVE PART
of their property, although much had to
be sacrificed because of the brief warn
ing given them in many cases Of the COM
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-23

that the Modder river has fallen sutfi-
GENTLY to permit cavalry to crosss The
Standards representative says almost the
exact opposite. Present indications, how
ever, point to still further delay.
Without attaching undue Importance to
the stories from I.ourenzo Marques con-
cerning the strength Of the Boer forces
1t would almost seem that the former es-
Inmates of 10000 were rather low
During the last few days there has been
a renewal of Boer activity in all parts
of the theater of war. The tenacity of
the enemy around Col Dalgety proves
that considerable forces are still there
Lord Roberts has ordered Lord Methuen
to retire from Boshof, probably for the
same reason. The presence of a BoeI
force at Frankfort looks like an endeavor
to cut off Methuen, who may next be
heard of as retiring upon Kimberley. The
Boers are said to half encircle Bloem-
fontein to the eastward in a crescent
formation. There have been several out
post affairs in that vicinity.
The Eleventh division, under Gen. Pole
SCarew, and the Fourth cavalry brigade
are operating toward Sannazport.
In Natal there is no diminution OF Boer
activity. 1t is reported that Sir Charles
Warren is to be appointed governor Of
the Free State Nothing is known re-
garding Sir Redvers Butler, but there is
little doubt regarding his removal and
rumor has it that Lord Kitchener will get
an important independent command.
The Boer peace commissioners are un-
ierstood to have been disappointed by
their visit to The Hague, but to be de-
termined to visit Berlin and Paris before
going to Washington.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-23
DE WET REPORTED DEAD.
Gist of the Dispatches Received by
London Papers.

LONDON, April PA correspondent of
the Times at Boshof, telegraphing Sun
day, says:
1 have been with an ambulance to the
Boer lines. While there 1 conVersed with
Commandant Cronje, second son of the
famous general, and with Assistant Com
mandant BOuthwait. They had expected
Lord Methuen to operate to the eastward
and were still expecting him, and they
were confident they could defeat his col
umn. Bouthwaft complained that he had
not changed his clothing for a fortnight,
Indicating that he had been travelling
tain from what point.
The Boer commando occupies strong po-
sitions around Spitzkop, about eight miles
northeast of Boshof.
The Daily News has the following from
LourenZo Marques, dated Friday, April
20:
1t is reported here that Gen. Dewet has
been killed. Other European ambulance
corps, besides the Irish-American, are
taking up arms In behalf of the Beers.
The latter are unable to obtain smoke
less powder. Trenches are being con-
structed for eight miles around Pretoria.
There are So guns in position at Kroon-
etad.
The Kimberley correspondent of the
Morning Post, telegraphing Sunday, says:
The Beers are reported to be near
Frankfort, where the country is very diff
ficult. At Kip Dam they were entrench-
ing their positions.
The Bloemfontein correspondent of the
Morning Post. telegraphing Friday says:
: President Steyn's address to the bur
ghers was an impassioned speech. He
implored them to continue their resist
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-23

Case at Guffy, which is just around the
bend of a mountain from Cripple Park,
both towns being near Cripple Creek and
in the Freshwater mining district, Cand-
ltsh went 10 Cripple Park in the charac-
ter of a young lawyer looking for a de-
sirable place to locate for practice. He
told no one that he knew Case, but when
ever he heard Cases name mentiond he
drew out what information he could re-
garding him.
He remained at Cripple Park and Guffy
ten days and heard both sides of the
stories current regarding his client.
1t proved later that Sheriff Storrs, of
Utah county, in which the murders were
committed, had traced Wright, who was
known by his true name in Utah, to Grip
pie Park, and there lost track of him, as
ne had left there short time before for
the klondlke. The publicity given to
Cases lectures and interviews in Chi
cago, through the newspapers, had come
to the attention of Sheriff Storrs, and
about the same time the Denver papers
published pictures of Wright in connec-
ton with the CHAMPION murder indict-
ment, but with the name of Charles T.
Case. Sheriff Storrs then saw that
Wright and Case were one and the same
man, and when Case fled from Chicago it
was to escape the tribunals Of justice il
two states, in both of which he was liable
10 tIldl on the chdrge of murder.
During his first stay of ten days in Grip
pie Park Mr.. Candlish investigated the
Champion killing and found strong cir
cumstantial evidence against his client.
He since has learned the story of the
Utah crime
STORY OF UTAHt CRIME.
1t developed that when Wright was liv.
Ing beside Utah lake near Pelican Point
Utah, three young men, stepsons of his
neighbor, suddenly disappeared, and be
tween the next two days Wright and his
wife left the state. The following spring
the bodies of the three young men were
washed ashore from the lake and each
was found to have bullet wound be-
tween the eyes.
subsequently the -stepfather of the boys
was tried for their murder, convicted and
sentenced to be hanged. A short time
before the sentence was to be executed
knowledge came to his attorney that evil
dence duplicating Wright had been found
This suggestion Of Wright's guilt soon
grew into belief, from the fact that the
young men were shot by some one who
was expert in handling rifle, for Wright
had been known as a crack shot.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-23
STORMS In THE SOUTH
RAILROADS ARE HAVING A HARD
TIME WITH THE FLOODS.

NEW ORLEANS, April Especial dis
patches received here tonight report
heavy and general rains throughout the
greatest portion of Texas, Louisiana and
Mississippi. Two spans of the big l.. &
N. steel bridge at West Pagoula, Miss,
were forced ten feet out of place today
by floating logs coming down the river.
The passenger service is badly crippled,
and passengers and mail are being trans
ferred in boats The traffic is entirely
suspended.
Northern Louisiana points report heavy
rainstorm tonight. Railroad tracks are
washed out at a number of points, and
loss to strawberry and vegetable garden
ers on account of lack Of shipping facili-
ties will be heavy.
Dallas dispatches say that rains have
fallen all over the state. A severe wind
prevailed this evening in Northwestern
Texas, doing much damage in the vicin-
ity of Marshall.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-23

of an interruption Of the long line of COM
munications, together with the unsettled
state Of the country in our rear and the
guerrilla tactics of the enemy 1t is OBJ
vlous that until our fiarks are cleared
and no longer menaced, no forward move
ment is possible without mourning the
gravest risk
The most pressing need is a further
supply of horses. Gen. Hamilton has
awaited himself of the services of the
bushmen to scour the country in all di
rections, buying horses from farmers who
have surrendered, ard driving in animals
found on unoccupied farms. Horse raid
ing is dangerous work, but the bushnlen
are more than a match for the I3oers''
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-23

ing of the fire, an unusual occurrence at
this season of the year.
At Beaton messengers flying before the
fire warned the teacher of the inn lending
danger and told her to close her school,
The children were dismissed all but the
Dahl boys, whose route home lay directly
toward and through the route of the on
coming flames. Miss West, hucrying the
other children to their homes, bravely
kept the Dahls there, remaining with
them, and speedily starting a strip of fire
which spread to meet its ravenous proto-
type Of larger growth. With tear
stained faces the little fellows SCI b"avely
to work. stamping out each littlc blaze
started by the bits of burning bushes and
such which fell within their enclosure.
and at last nightfall found the red line
of fire fleeing from them, vanqTishcd.
The childrens hands and faces were
blistered by the fire. but they escaped Sc
rious injury The brave teacher has been
the recipient of the highest praise since
the facts of her heroism have been spread
through the stricken district
Many farmers have lost everything they
owned, and an appeal for help will prob
ably be sent to the governor.