The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-05-03
OF General Interest,

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! A big strike, in which golt
running as high as $40 to the pan wa,
found has been made 100 mile,
east of Nome. This information wa,
brought to this Seattle by three mer
who arrived on the steamer Cotaqe CITY
froma Nome. They are j. D. Morgan. 7
ii. Fredericks and q. Erickson. These
three left Cape Nome Jan. 6. The first
several pans ran from about s25 TO s55
As bed rock was scraped, the amount
reached $40.
Great excitement followed. A STAN.
pede has taken place from Name. bnt
only these who were foot-loose took part
IN 1t. the rest believing that they had as
good property as they wanted.
The Morgan party is credited with
having s6O,c9o between them, all Cane
Nome gold
e. f. Dam, well known ia Seattle
also returned from Nome. He saws
that other new discoveries Of gold have
been made at Bonanza, % miles this side
OF Nome, which promises to outriyal tbe
great gold camp. He says that tbera l.
not enough geld to warrant big STAN
pede from the states.
He says that boats can hardly reach
Nome before June 10, on account of the
ice.
Jas. L. Fisher was acquitted in his
trial at Fort Benton last week, for the
murder of John Allen. William w
Calder was hanged at Lewistown short
time ago fer the murder of Farnuhar
Mctae, ard Fisher and Jimmy Calder
were accused Of the murder Of Holm
Alien the herdcr, and Jimmy { alder's
testimony cleared Fisher, as he swore
that his brother Billy committed both
murders. There being no other eve Wit |
neSses Jimmy's testimony was ACCENTED !
oy the jury, and Fisher goes free. al |
though Judge Smith Of Helena. who !
presided at the trial stated that there
was no doubt of his guilt Jimmy Cal |
7ers testimony was in contradiction Of
mat which he gave at Billy's trial, SO he
vas arraigned last Saturday n Charge
'f perjury, pleaded guilty and was sen
'enced to the penitentiary for six years.
The body Of an unknown man was
o'nd lying in the water of Bullsbead
oulee under the trestle a mile east Of
'EoWerree station on the Montana Cen-
raj, last Thursday. Nothing could be
earned OF has identity, and he was ey- !
entity hobo who had fallen from
asslng train Or from the trestIe. into tbe !
'ater below. {
SlE ships OF the United States pavv |
re TO go out of commission because /
acre IS not sufficient number of officers S
furnish compliments for the vessels (
5tually required. There are fally 160 /
acancies III the line of the navy, and s
le total number OF officers is less thanit t
as fifteen years ago, Notwithstanding a
'e great increase in the number of ships. s.
1o0 car loads Of horses from the ranges a
Montana and Washington will be sold Ii
public auction in St. Paul, on the 9th -
st.
Dr. il. S. Kellogg OF Helena VINO was
TRIAL last week on the charge of muir
II In the second degree for causing the Z
'ath Of Mrs. Hrella, from the effects Of
criminal operation, was acquitted last
'lday. The verdict was in accordance -,
tn instructions from Judge Du Bose. o,
10 presided at the trial, Judge Smith .
'ng at Fort Benton on the trials Of e,
5Aer ana Calder. The Instructions to -;
quit were given for the reason that CT
ere was variance between the informa- ~
n and the evidence, and that the dv- A.
statement Of Mrs. Hrella was not sniff -,
ntly corroborated. DR.. Kellogg is al ~
charged with the death CT Ada Brum- .r
by the same means, and will probably oG
brought to trial. as the coroner's iury -
nd him responsible. -
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