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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-03-22

Phillipsburg March 22.-Unless At
torney haywood and Judge Durfee,
counsel for the defendant and state,
respectively, make their arguments
unexpectedly long, the Hunter mur-
der case will be submitted to the jury
tomorrow afternoon. The defense
closed it's case this afternoon.
The awful tale of depravity un.
folded by Mrs. Melville, the victim
of brutal fathers lust, widowed by
his murderous hand, was given by
the 16-year-old wife and widow from
stretcher where sickness had laid
her.
In June, 1899, Hunter took hel
away from the protection of her sis
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-03-22

Washington, March 20.-General
Nelson A. Miles today told the senate
committee on military affairs that if
the bill introduced by Senator Haw-
ley, at the instance of the war de-
partment, for the organization of a
general staff for the army, should be-
come a law he would decline to
longer hold his commission. The rea-
son he gave for the statement is that
the bill is utterly subversive of the
interests of the military and he said
he would not be a party to such pro-
ceedings to the extent even of hold
ing his place.
The statement was made in the
course of prolonged hearing by the
committee, which was conducted be-
hind closed doors and in which Gen
eral Miles touched upon variety OF
subjects connected with the army
He directed especial criticism against
section 7, reading as follows:
"That from and after the passage
o. this act, the senior general Officer
OF the army shall be assigned to com
mand such portion of the army as the
president may direct, or be detailed
to duty in the general staff corps
All duties prescribed by law for the
commanding general of the arm!
shall be performed by the chief o
the general staff or other general off
Ger designated by the secretary o
war; provided that so long as the
present lieutenant general of tn
army continues on the active list h
shall be chief of the general staff
and upon separation from active serv
ice of the said lieutenant general 0
the army, said office, except as here
in provided shall cease"
General Miles said that if this Pre-
vision should become law it woul
have the effect of destroying tn
unity of the army. He declared tha
under section it would be compt
tent to one day promote captai
to the position of brigadier genera
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-03-22
J0LLIED BY
the ADMIRAL
American Embassy at Berlin Treated
to More Blarney.
HIS WELCOME AT BOTH ENDS
Of the American Junketina Tour
Causes Henry to Repeat the Dose
of Compliments to Minister Whites
Deputy at Berlin for His Reception.

Berlin, Mrch 22.-Admiral Prince
Henry of Prussia mas sent telegram
to Secretary John B. Jackson, as
charge of affairs here in the absence
of Andrew D. White, the American
ambassador, in which the prince
says: 81 pray you to accept for your
self and the members OF the embassy
my very best thanks for my welcome
on my return from the United States,
I shall never forget the cordial and
splendid hospitality l met with in
your country or the kindness shown
me by the American people.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-03-22
cURRAN WINS CONTEST.
Great Falls Wrestler Takes Battle
From Peters.

Tuesday night, at Great Falls, there
was a splendid wrestling contest be-
tween Jack Curran and William Pet
ers of North Dakota, Curran winning
out in three stTight falls. AS Curran
has many friends and admirers in
Kalispell, the full account of the
match is appended for their informa-
ton: -'* ss-
The largest crowd which ever at
tended an athletic exhibition in the
city was at the Grand last night to
witness the wrestling match between
Jack Curran of this city and William
Peters of North Dakota. The match
was catch as catch can, with strangle
hold and flying falls barred best
three out of five, and Curran won in
three straight falls.
Peters is a clever wrestler, but is
not at all in the same class with Cur
ran.
At no time was there any chance
for Peters to win and, though he
la,.er had him at his mercy at all
times and put him down whenever
he got through sitting around and
letting the Dakota blizzard play with
him.
w. H. Justison acted as referee
and o. F. Wadsworth as timekeeper.
In the first bout both men went at it
hammer and tongs and it took Cur
ran just five minutest to put the man
from North Dakota ON his back with
a half Nelson and rolled arm hold
The decision of the referee was dis
puted on this fall, as it was claimed
that Peters had only one shoulder
down. However, it could make little
difference, as he could not have got
ten away anyhow, and his fall was
only a matter of seconds.
In the second bout Curran sat
around on the floor for the greater
part of 40 minutes and let Mr. Peters
tug at him, in order to give the peo-
pie the worth of their money. Sew
eral times the Great Falls man went
to the mat, but each time the lat
ter's superior strength told and he
broke away. At the end of 40 min
utea Peters was forced to the floor
on the half Nelson and rolled arm,
and both men went to their rooms as
fresh and jaunty as when they
started.
The third round was repetition
of the second, and for the greater
part of the time there was nothing
doing and the two men sat around
and looked at each other like piaI
of straddlebugs. Petres could make
but little impression in tugging al
. Curran while the latter was sitting
around and would occasionally go ovel
in a corner and wait by himself unit
: the Great Falls man came over anc
5 got busy. Then there would be do
r ings and the crowd would howl ap
: plause as the clever young man from
r the land of billiards. escaped time
4 and again from what looked like de
feat. But it was only prolonged, anC
at the end of 43 minutes Curran wen
after him in earnest and the rolled
S arm and half Nelson put Peters dowI
d for the third fall and for the match.
AS an exhibition, the match was
n clever thing, but Peters is outclasse'
It by Curran, though a clever wrestler
: and has no chance whatever VIII
the Great Falls man.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-03-22
FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE.
Montana Volunteer Heroes Breveted
for callantry in Action.

Washington, March 2l.-Among the
executive nominations sent to the
senate today was the promotion by
brevet in the volunteer army of Lieu
tenant Colonel Robert d. Wallace, de-
ceased, First Montana volunteers, to
be colonel for distinguished gallantry
at Manila in the action at Grande De
La Pampam, on April 27, 1899; Cap
tain John Hallahan, First Montana
volunteers, was also appointed to a
majority by brevet, for distinguished
gallantry in action at Caloocan on
February 10, 1899.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-03-22
THE NoxIoUs MEASURE.
Passes the Senate-Mason to Score
the President.

Washington, March 21.-In the SEN
ate today the war revenue bill was
passed without division, and after
only one short speech. Considera-
ton was then resumed of the bill for
the protection of the president and
passed by a large majority.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-03-22
Passinq in His Checks.

Capetown, March 21.-Last night
Cecil Rhodes was breathing better
and took nourishment, but his heart
was weaker, according to the latest
report issued at midnight. Last nignt
the patient was restless and decid-
edly weaker.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-03-22
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL
With Its Many Millions of Appropria'
tions Passed.

Washington, March 21.-The house
passed the river and harbor bill,
which has been under discussion
throughout the week, although sew
eral amendments were adopted, not
a single dollar was added to the
measure as passed. 1t carries ex-
actly what it did when it came from
the committee, $40,688,267.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-03-22
Investments in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 2z.-It is
stated on good authority that United
States Senator Clark has acquired
control of the Los Angeles Traction
company, which is the only street
railway system in this city in compe-
tition with the Huntington lines.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-03-22
DIED AT HOT SPRINGS.
John Noyes of Butte Succumbs to
Disease.

Butte, March 21.-John Noyes, for
81 years a resident of Butte, and one
of the leading citizens, died at Ar
kansas Hot Springs yesterday at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, from pneu-
monia contracted since he went to
that resort, nearly two months ago.
Those of the immediate relatives who
are left to mourn the dead are Mrs.
Noyes, Mrs. McC. White and Mrs. A.
r 58deinze, sGcaughters Tom and John
Noyes, sons. Mr.. Noyes leaves one
brother, Charles Noyes, who lives at
504 Colorado street.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-03-22
MISSOURI MURDERER

is Acquitted OF Deed COMMITTED
Under the Mistletoe.
ST. Joseph, Mo-, March 21.-A spe-
cial to the Daily News from Savan-
nah, Mo-, says :
when court opened this morning
the jury in the case of Stewart Fife
charged with the murder OF Frank
Richardson, at the home of the vic
tim on Christmas eve, 1900, returned
a verdict of acquittal. 1t is said that
only one ballot was made, the jurors
being unanimous for acgulutal
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-03-22
CAN SAVE FLOUR GOLD.
Big Hole Rancher Makes Valuable
Discovery.

If the reports which come from the
Big Hole basin can be believed, one
of the most wonderful discoveries of
modern times has accidentally been
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-03-22

Secure copy of "The Horse Fair"
or "The Chariot Race" (from Ben
Hur), given as a premium with the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-19
A Peculiar Accident.

Pearl Grant. brakeman on a Maine
Central freight train. has been seri-
ously injured IN rather a peculiar man.
ner according to the story of the affair
that has reached the city. 1t was at
Newport, "Wednesday, and the train
was at a standstill at the station.
There was a Jumper" nearby, that is
a man who jumps at any sudden or I'M
usual noise. Mr.. Grant was planning
to take a rise out of him" and in
order TO do so placed torpedo on the
rail just in front of the engine so that
it would be exploded as soon as the
train started.
The plan worked all right but Il
small fragment of the tin covering of
the torpedo flew in such a way as to
strike Mr.. Grant squarely in the eye.
causing Il bad wound. The injured
man was taken to the hospital in Ban
gor for treatment and it was reported
here. yesterday. that the doctors gave
no hopes of being able to save the eye.
Mrs. Grant went over from here. yes
terday. to be with her husband.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-19
HOSE 2 ENTERTAINS.
Celebrates the Completion of Extensive
Repairs on Its House.

Hose celebrated the completion of
the repairs and improvements on the
house on Silver street, last evening, by
entertaining the members of the board
of engineers, the committee on fire de-
partment from the city council and a
few friends outside of the organization
named.
The hose house has been thoroughly
renovated so that Major fitzpatrick
won't know the place when he gets
back from California. The major has a
warm place in mis- heart for Hose and,
as will be remembered, entertained a
party of friends there when the repairs
had just commenced. There was an
other Jolly party there, last evening,
when everything had been completed.
The hall up stairs is now one of the
best in the city. The carpet has been
renovated the walls freshly papered.
the wood work freshly painted and
other details attended to until the place
shines like a new bottle. There are
sleeping quarters for two men who will
spend their nights there in the future.
Almost as great Il change has been
made on the first floor. A new hard
wood floor has been laid there and room
made for the steamer as well as the
hose truck of the company a small
door has been cut in the east side of
the building so that it will not be
necessary to open the big doors every
time anyone enters. The hose tower
has been improved and many other
minor changes made.
4 furnace has been placed in the
basement capable of heating the whole
building in good shape. This will be
necessary when the steamer is placed
there which will be in a short time now
rs she is about ready for trial which
will BE- made in Portland before ship
ping her back home.
II is expected that she will come back
shining like Il new penny and be as
powerful as the best of her class. She
will make a good addition to Hose 2
house. Arrangements will be made
with Ira Mitchell whose livery stable is
next door to the hose house. to furnish
horses to draw the engine whenever
there may be call for her.
So the whole hose house is now in
frst-class condition. The apparatus
will be we'll housed and the men will
nave n very pleasant place in which to
meet whenever they desire. The hall
will probably be kept open all tn time
now and will be a good place for the
men to gather for chat during a
leisure hour. This work has been badly
needed for some time, but the demands
on the department have been so heavy
that ii has been postponed until this
year. when the committee was able to
get at it. The members of the COM
pany are delighted with the job that
has been done so took this means OF
showing their appreciation.
There was Il good attendance from
the company and the board and COM
mittee were well represented. An oys-
ter supper was served and an informal
smoke talk enjoyed. 1t was a delight
full evening for ali who were present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-19
Edward c. Minnehan.

News was received in Auburn,
Wednesday. announcing the sudden
death Of Mr.. Edward G. Minnehan of
Waterville, but formerly of Auburn
and well known there. No particulars
We're received and he was supposed
by family and friends to be in the usual
good health.
A brother, Mr.. Peter j. Minnehan,
and sister, Mrs. Frances Langevin,
both of Auburn. left for Waterville on
the forenoon train, and will return with
the remains on the Pullman, tonight.
The body will be taken to the home of
the parents of the deceased, Mr.. and
Mrs Peter Mnnehan, % First street,
New Auburn.
Mr.. Minnehan was a single man,
forty-two years of age. He was born
in Ireland but the greater part of his
life WAS spent in Auburn, until five
years ago, when he went to Water
vile and opened a machine shop, which
ne run most successfully ever since.
He is survived by three brothers.
Peter j.. jeremiah and John, and one
sister. Mrs. Langevin, and father and
mother.
Funeral arrangements have not been
made.-Lewiston Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-19
Cascade GRANGE Fair.

The fair under the auspices of the
Cascade Grange. p. of H., opened.
Wednesday evening, in Memorial hall,
with large audience present. The
booths We're very prettily arranged
and We're filed with a fine assortment
of useful, fancy and other articles, all
of which sold readily. The stage en-
tertainment was given by the North
Augusta Dramatic Club. who present.
ed The Deacon's Tribulations." Fol-
lowing is a cast of characters: Deacon
Thornton. with weakness for lemon
ade with stick in it, L. II. Tillson;
George Graft, the deacon's nephew by
marriage, w. S. Knowles George OAR
rah. James Reed. escaped convicts. c.
G.. Black and F. w. Damren. Dusty
deacons hired boy, l.. NJ. Leighton;
Pete. Mrs. Thornton's factotum, r. NJ.
Brann: Constable. NJ. ]. Springer;
Amelia. deacon's wife, Mrs. H. s. Ro-
bic: Daisy Dean, as pretty and pert
as OF yore. Mrs. w. S. Knowles: Mrs
Thornton. Amelia's sister. Bessie TILL
son: Nellie. Darrah's daughter, Mrs.
r. NJ Rrann.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-19
Christmas Windows.

c. NJ Turner x Co. have window
done i'm yellow and white that is very
attractive. IL is filed with the many
by the dry goods firms for the holiday
trade. The colors are effectively ar
ranged and the whole is pleasing.
II. ID. Durham has devoted one of
his big windows to a fancy display of
neck scarfs and the other to useful hol-
iday gifts. This latter window has a
nicely arranged arch, the articles max
ing an attractive display.
Nearly all of the drug stores have big
displays of holiday novelties in their
windows. These stores carry many
things not to be found anywhere else,
and their windows are among the
most attractive on the street. Light
body has an especially attractive dis
play. A good share of the space in the
store is given over to holiday goods
and the display is very beautiful. The
windows are filled but more can be
seen on the tables and counters inside
The tobacco stores are up with the
leaders. making fine displays from
their stocks. Their principal holiday
feature is pipes of all descriptions and
fancy gift boxes of cigars. AS good "a
line of these things can be found in Wa
terville as in any place twice the size
in New England. All sorts of novel
ties for the smokers are carried and
given the prominent place for the hol-
idaVS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-19
A PIucky Woman.

One woman in the city whose hus-
bands business takes him away from
home much of the time had growing
suspicion during the recent cold snap
that the Pipes in the house were freez-
mfg in spite of roaring furnace fire.
They had never frozen before. but there
were unmistakabe signs that Jack
Frost was at work in them this time.
So she hustled for the telephone and.
called up well known plumbing firm
down town, asked that a man be sent
up ut once. She was told that the
whole force was working night and day
and that jobs We're then promised for q
week or 10 days ahead and that it
would be impossible to send a man up.
But my pipes are all freezing mp
solid" she urged, land l must have
some one to attend to them" Sorry.
but we haven't got even a boy to send
up SO I guess you'll have TO let EN-
freeze" came back over the phone.
We'll / guess not" the woman an
swered with all the emphasis on the not
and banged up the receiver so that a
pole OUTSIDE trembled.
When the husband arrived q few
hours later lie heard a great commo-
ton in the upper part of the house. It
sounded as if a whole carpenters union
had taken possession. Tracing it UP he
found his wife in an upper room with
the carpet and a good section Of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-19
Some joys of the Railroad Man.

The past seven or eight days have
been the worst that the Maine Central
has ever experienced since it took it's
place among the modern, up-to-date
railroads of the country. In the fist
place there was the intense cold that
made il we'll nigh impossible to keep
up the steam to the proper pressure in
the engines. Some of the coal in use
now is not UP to the standard of what
is usually consumed and this with the
cold made steam making pretty diff
ficult job. In some instances the steam
had to be shut off the train for a time
in order TO get enough to keep the en-
CINE moving and this made the passen-
gers suffer. At times it was impossible.
figure any way they might, to keep the
wheels moving and stops had to be
made - give the fire a chance for its
lie. Hauling heavy passenger trains
and long freights under these condi-
tons has not been "a cinch by any
means, and the firemen have been
working like slaves in Il galley to keep
things moving.
Then last Saturday, came the report
of the big storm moving this way and
the big storm itself on the Boston &
Maine. This mixed up the traffic in
grand style. Freights had to be cam
celled and passenger trains were way
behind the schedule. Trains that
should have been hours apart have
been chasing each other across the
country with only the regulation al
lowancc of time between them.
The tangle caused by the cold and
storms had just about been straight
ened out when the wreck near Var
mouth happened and the whole system
was "balIed up again. Not many
freights could be moved. Wednesday.
and most of the passenger trains were
delayed. The operators at this station
had to do double duty to keep their
heads above the rush and if any one
will be glad when the good old sum-
mer time comes again it Will be these
men. Something like y trains have
been delayed in one day and the Won
der is that every one has not given up
in disgust and gone home. leaving the
road and the public to take care of
itself Delay reports have been about
as common as mosquitoes in New Jersey
and about the only thing in them to
excite comment is some new cause lOr
their making. 1t seems as if every
imaginable cause has been reported
and what will be next is somewhat in
teresting among the officials.
And the end is not yet. The Christ
mas rush is now due and soon huge
loads of express will be seen waiting
| for shipment from all of the princi-
pal stations These will cause delay
and soon delayed by express" will be
a common saying. The express men
will soon be crowding into Il space
about large enough for strong crow
| bar and sending forth an avalanche of
packages large and small at almost
| every stop
When ali things are considered it is
! remarkable that the trains are kept
| running as well as they are and an
| inkling of the difficulties cannot fail to
increase ones admiration for the sys-
| tenn that can survive the load now be-
| ing heaped onto it.
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Watervil
dec13dtfSp

Rev. FIR. Desjardins of Livermore Falls,
who were educated for the ministry by
FIR. Charland. A sermon in French was
preached by Rev. Fr. Motion of Lew
iston, superior of the Dominicans.
This WAS followed by a short address
in English by Bishop O'Connell who
spoke of the events that We're being
celebrated. Special music of a very
fine character was furnished for this
service by mixed choir.
The service of blessing the chapel
followed. The parochial school was
then visited by the visiting priests and
Il short entertainment, consisting of
music and recitations, partly in French
and partly in English, was rendered by
the scholars. Bishop O'Connell re-
sponded in Il very pleasing manner.
A banquet was served by FIR. Char
land at noon at the parochial resi-
dence. Bishop O'Connell returned to
Portland in the. afternoon. There was
a large attendance of clergymen from
all over the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-19

Monday morning of last week the en-
plcyes of the Hoilingsworth 4 Whitney
Co. crossed the Kennebec in boats:
right after dinner of the same day two
of them crossed on the ice. This will
probably remain as the record for quick
freeze for some time to come. There
was Of course ice in the morning and IL
had to be broken ahead of the boat but
it could be broken and would scarcely
have supported good sized dog. One
of the men who crossed after dinner
says that he could feel the ice give un-
der his feet. His companion had long
board to use in case of break and was
ahead with that. When the middle of
the river was reached his nerve failed
him and he broke into a run for the
shore with the board, leaving his COM
panion 10. follow as best he could.
Both reached the other side in safety
but wouldn't have returned Immediate
ly for $1,000 in clean cash. There have
been many daring crossings on the ice
since the mill was built, but this takes
the record. One man crossed once in
the sIring when the ice was breaking
up and fell in several times, finally
reaching the shore in safety, but the ice
looked better then than it did in this
last instance.