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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-29
WIFE SLAYER
MUST HANG
Mott, the Mssoula Laundry Man Who
Murdered His Wife
WILL BE HANGED At MIssoULA
The Crime Was Committed Year
Ago and the Man Was Convicted
But an Appeal Has Been Hanging
Fire in the Supreme Court Several!
Months.

Missoula, Dec. 24.-The spark of
hope that Louis r. Mott entertained
of escaping the gallows went out
last evening when word was receiv-
ed from Helena that the supreme
court had denied the uXorcide a new
trial.
The highest tribunal in the state
declared that the man who had talk
EN- the hfe of his own wife must s,lf-
fen the Mosaic punishment. Who
$40 sheddeth mans blood by man
shall his blood be shed"
To-day a death watch is keeping
tab upon the murderer and Sheriff
Thompson proposes to see to it that
there is no chance given for cheating
| the gallows.
The news of the action of the SUI
preme court appears to meet with
| general satisfaction. There is some
| talk OF an effort being made to in
duce the governor to commute THE
| centence, but few believe that the
| executive can be prevailed upon to
| Interfere with the Judgment of the
| counts. 1t is expected that in a few
days. as soon as the remittitur OF
| the supreme court arrives from Hell
| ena. Mott will be taken before
Judge Webster to again be sen.
| fenced.
Mott. a laundryman. killed his
VII Leah, at their home in the
| No" h Missoula building January
| "a during a row He shot her
! vice in their room upstairs oven
| their laundry, and once down stairs
as she was trying to escaue from the
! murderer. He was arrested and in
! due time tried and convicted OF
| mNEdea' in the first degree. Judge
| Webster sentenced him to hang, af
ter denying a new trial, hut a stay
was secured pending appeal to the
| supreme court. Motifs attorneys in
| appealing from Judge Websters s
| motion denying a new trial relied
| upon the claim that Juror Coleman
| was biased against the defendant,
which condition of mind he conceal
ed from the examining attorney
while being teseted as to his quail
fcation to sit on the jury.
The supreme court. however, in a
| decision prepared by Commissioner
Galloway and announced in Helena
| late yesterday afternoon, after dis
cussing the question of the disqual-
! ification of jurors i'm general and the
affidavit in this case says:
while it is imperative that the
| accused shall have a trial by an i'm
partial jury, the mere possibility, or
even probability that one of the jul
rors was incompetent is not suffic-
lent to Overturn the verdict After
the verdict the accused has the la
boring oar. Error will not be pre-
sumed, it must be affilmatively made
out. A trial having been had under
the rules prescribed by law, the pre-
sumption is in favor of its validity.
In passing upon a motion for a
new trial based upon the alleged
competency of a juror, lie lower
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-29
THEY REFUSE
TO Leave
Engley and Williams Are Threatened
With Arrest.
Wholesale Arrests of Strikers I'M
pending, But Nothing Is Given Out
Officially or Known Definitely.
Whereabouts of Attorney and Vice
President Unknown.

Telluride, Col, Dec. 2S.--lt is re-
ported here today that former At
torney General Eugene Engley of
Cripple Creek, attorney for the strik-
ing union miners of this district, has
been notified that unless he leaves
the district at once he will be arrest
ed. He is said to have stated that
he will not 90, and that if arrested
he will make no effort to secure bail
J. G. Williams. vice president Of
the Western Federation of Miners
was told by Deputy Sheriff William
Rnnnells last night that unless he
left town this morning he would be
jailed He did not leave, so far as
known at present, There are ru-
mors of wholesale arrests of strikers
impending but nothing is given ont
Off cially.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-29
And Sever Diplomatic Relations With the
United States of America.
THE P!L';%>>MA PROPOSITION PUSHED
But None of Hays e Acceptable the Representatives
of Colombian Govern. u. S. Warshps Proceeding
to the lsthmus rom Both Oceans.

Washington Dec. 2S-Although
Secretary Hay has not yet replied to
the note of General Reyes, prepara-
tions are going On rapidly for the
closing of the Colombian legation
here and the departure of Colombia's s
representatives for home. 1t is clear
that they do not entertain very much
hope of a satisfactory response by
this government.
It is believed that while the reply
of Mr.. Hay has not been made suffi-
cient information has been obtained
by the Colombian Representatives
in the interviews they have had with
the secretary to enable them to fore
cast it's conclusions.
The preparations going on for
closing up the affairs of the legation
would seem to indicate that General
Reyes and DR.. Herran are awaiting
only as a matter of form and diplo-
matte courtesy the official communi-
cation Of Mr.. Hay setting forth the
reasons why this government can
not accept their view of the Panama
situation before severing diplomatic
relations with the United States.
The fleets of warships on both
sides of the isthmus OF Panama will
shortly be reinforced by severl YES
sells now on their way to that quar-
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-29
TWO CRUSHED
UNDER WRECK
Fireman and Head Brakeman of Fast
Freight Killed Near Chatka.
LAND SLIDE FILLED THE CUT
And the Fast Freight Rushed Full
Upon 1t in the Early Morning,
Wrecking the Engine and PiIing
Up Coal Cars Upon lt-Through
Trains Delayed.

Fireman E. F.. Mcdonald and Head
Brakeman d. F. Boxer were killed in
a wreck on the Great Northern at
Chatka. Idaho, Friday morning
The wreck occurred early in the
morning in a cut near the Kootenai
liver, II miles east of Bonnel''s Fer
ry. The train, No. 215. fast freight,
in charge of Engineer John Conway
and Conductor F. V. Smith, was run
ming at rapid rate of speed when
it chashed into a slide which filled
the cut Engineer Conway was
thrown forward out of the cab win
dow, and escaped with a few bruises.
We're caught beneath the wreckage
and crushed to death.
When the engine struck the mass
of rock and dirt it climbed partially
UP the pile. but was covered beneath
the cars loaded with coal pinning
the unfortunate trainmen beneath the
splintered wreckage.
News of the wreck was wired to
Spokane and a wrecking train in
charge of Superintendent Hood went
at once to the scene. The slide and
wreckage filled the cut, requiring AS
hours or more to clear the tracks
sufficiently to allow trains to pass.
At first trains from each way We're
run close as possible to the cut and
transferred. Slow progress was made
and on Saturday night westbound
passenger No. | was sent around on
the Northern Pacific going by way of
Havre and Helena. Traffic was
practically at a standstill Saturday
and all trains were late SATURDAY.
afternoon a track was laid around
the wreck and trains passed on it.
The wreck occurred on the SpO-
kane division and the dead trainmen
We're residents of Hillyard. They
We're well known among the railroad
employees of this city. and their death
was matter Of regret. Both were
unmarried. Boxers parents living in
Minnesota ad McDonald's in Los An
geles, California.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-29

There is not likely to be much diff
hculty in finding money in case of
war. foreign loan on acceptable
terms is probably impossible. but the
Russian banks and merchants have
ample funds on which the govern
ment could draw.
One reason why the British parlia-
ment news fails to convince Russia is
the perfect understanding here of the
benefits Great Britain derives from
continuance on the strained condi-
ton. It was known here year ago
that Great Britain was planning to
occupy Thibet and extend the rail
road to a point in tine Yangste valley.
which is reachable by gunboats from
the sea.
Great Britain's forward movement
at this time eXciteS both admiration
and rage, the former for the clever
political move, the latter because
Russia is SO preOccupied in the far
east that she is unable to prevent
Great Britain from creating her own
Manchuria in the Yangtse province
1t is pointed out here that the pres
ent situation affords Great Britain
the same opportunity as actual war
with Russia and amy third power.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-29
EFFlNGER is FREE
MissouIa Jury Acquits Clerk Of
CHARGE Preferred. =

MissouIa, Dec. 24.-Charles Etfin
ger. after a memorable trial in the
district court on THE charge of ,m-
bezzling $Sl.S3 from the Fisher Mer-
camille company where he was en-
ployed has been acquitted by a Jury
Of his peers. The case came to am
end yesterday afternoon about 5:f!
O'Clock. In less than an hour the
jury returned verdict of acuuittal.
At the time the verdict was read
the defendant his wife. baby and
aged father We're present and it was
a pathetic, though joyful. scene to
see the father burst into tears and
repeatedly kiss and embrace his
son. after the stern monotonv of a
four days trial, with seven lawyers
and a host of witnesses before the
bar
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-29
INDIAN MURDERER
Flying Bird, Who Killed "Bad Man."
BROUGHT to Missoula.

Missoula, Dec. 27.-Louie Flying
Bird, a Flathead Indian, will be given
a hearing before United States Com
missioner Smith in Missoula, Decem-
ber 80, for the alleged murder of
John Amilio the night of December
IA.
Amilio, who was notorious dad
man" and brother of an Indian
breed who was hanged for murder in
this city twelve years ago. entered
the home of Flying Bird s father and
threatened the aged brave with death
If he failed to grant a certain request.
The old Indian refused and a quarrel
ensued in which Amilio beat his op-
pOnent into unconsciousness. 1t is
not yet known whether he can re-
cover.
Flying Bird came to the defense of
his father and shot and killed Amilio
using a rifle. The buck, who is %
years old. fled and was caught a few
days later in the extreme western
end of the reservation by two of the
Indian police, to whom he surren-
dered without resistance. He is now
in the Jail in Missoula.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-29
SOCIALISTS ON WHEELS.
Orators Of That Party Will Travel
About in a Van.


Spokane, Dec. 23.-The socialists
Of Spokane are planning to build a
van and put it ON the road for the
purpose of teaching the socialist doc.
trines to the people of Washington.
The plan has been under considera-
ton for some time. and the Spokane
socialists have taken hold of the mat
ter in earnest now.
An eastern paper has been adver-
tising A.. it will give van to a
state if certain number of subscrip-
tions are pledged for the paper. The
number is large one and it makes
the price quite expensive The local
men have decided that they can do
much better by working independent
ly. A team OF horses has been
pledged by one man and 500 in cash
has been pledged by another when
5000 has been raised A complete
van will cost about $500. An ar
local organ of that party whereby a
proportion of the subscriptions re-
ceived will apply to the van fund, and
the first 5000 may be raised in this
way
When the state committee heard of
the plans to get van it held a meet
ing several weeks ago and passed
resolutions to the effect that it would
have nothing to do with it. This has
not disturbed the local men, who
have gone ahead just the same.
When completed the van is to be
placed in charge of one or more 50
cialist speakers, and will be driven
from one town to another in Wash
ington and the doctrines of socialism
eXpoundeh. The running expenses
will be paid from the collections
made from day to day
The reason that the state commit
tee turned down the proposition is al
legged to be because one of the mem
bers Of the committee is the owner
of a printing Office in Seattle, where
large amount of socialist literature
is printed, and that he didn't like
competition.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-29

ter. The gunboat Topeka of the At
lantc training squadron left Key
West for Colon. by way of Kingston
as convoy of the torpedo boat de
stroyers TruXtOn and Stewart. which
have been assigned to patrol duty on
the Caribbean coast of the isthmus.
The gunboat Castine arrived at Co
Ion yesterday fron' Philadelphia. none
the worse for her recent grounding
on bar in the Delaware river. The
collier Caesar has left Culebra win
coal for the fleet. The converted
cruiser Dixie left League Island to-
day for Colon with the Panama ma
rime brigade, numbering about 600
men. in command of Brigadier Gen
eral Elliott
Naval movements in the direction
of the isthmus have been almost
equally active on the Pacific coast
The gunboat Petrol, bound for Pana-
ma, arrived at Acapulco, Mexico. ON
the 26th instant. and has left there
by this time. The flagship New York
the gulnboat Bennington. the torpedo
boat destroyers Preble and Paul
Jones. and the collier Saturn have
been fitted ont at San Francisco for
service in the vicinity and it is un
derstood that all of them will start
south in day or two.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-29
A. l.. U. is GROWING.
President Dan Mcdonald Has Re
turned From Tour in East.

President Dan Mcdonald Has Re-
turned From Tour in East.
Butte Dec 26-President Dan Nc
Donald has returned from the east,
where he has been proselyting for
the American Labor Union.
Mr.. Mcdonald is we'll pleased with
his success in the east. and states
that the A. l.. u. is rapidly forging to
the front. Among the most impor-
tant acquisitions to his organization
was the capturing of the ShoeWork'
ers unions OF st. Louis, which with
drew from their national Ol'San1Za
tion. owing to the unprogressive atti-
tude of President Tobin of the ma
tional organization.
While in Chicago President Me
Donald received the street eXcaVa
tors into the A l.. U., an organiZa
ton numbering 800. The work OF
organizing other bodies OF working
men into the A. l.. u. is constantly
going forward in Chicago. and Mn
Mcdonald states that eight organi
cations have come in within the Last
year or SO.
The American Federation OF La
bor." says Mr.. Mcdonald, "attemptet
to disrupt our organizations in the
east. but failed. Especially was this
true in the case of the street eXca
vatOrs., A. J. Lawrence is now busi
ness agent for the st. Louis Shoe
workers and is doing good work"
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-29
A HEAD-0N
COLLISION
Caused by High Wind Blowing Out
Signal Lamp.
EIGHTEEN PEOPLE KILLED
And Thirty Are Injured-Some Fa-
taliy-Trans Met With a Terrible
Crash and Some Of the Cars Were
Reduced to Splinters Instantly.

Grand Rapids. Mich. Dec. Go
Eighteen persons are dead and thir-
ty-one injured, several of them fatal
ly, as the result of the collision early
this morning of two passenger trains
on the Pere Marquette railroad six
miles east Of this city The collis-
ion, which was head-on. was caused,
according to statement issued by
the officials of the road at the gener-
al offices in Detroit. by the high wind
blowing out the red signal lamp at
McCord's, where the westbound train
No. should have stopped and re-
ceived orders to pass the eastbbound
train at Fox.
The officials deny the report that
a misunderstanding of orders on the
part of one of the engineers was re-
sponsibwle for the collision, Ac-
cording - statement of the Off
cials, the trains We're originally to
have met and passed at Oakdale
Park. but to help the eastbound
train the dispatcher issued new or
ders. fixing Fox as the meeting place.
The eastbound train received this Or
der and the westbound should have
received the same order at McCords,
Instead. it rushed by this station, and
the operator there. after reporting
the fact. found on going out on the
platform that his red light which
had been burning two minutes before,
was out, presumably eXtinguished by
wind.
The trains met with terrible
crash, the baggage and smoking cars
behind each locomtive being instant
ly reduced to kindling wood. The
boiler of the engine of the eastbound
train was torn from the running gear
and stands perpendicularly in a
ditch.
Engineer Frank Waterman, who
survived the catastrophe, says he and
r. B. Moon. the fireman. did not see
the eastbound train until the crash
came.
A special train bearing surgeons
and officials was made up here i'm
mediate1y after the news was receiv-
ed and arrived at the wreck at 7:15
o'clock Both injured and uuinjuTed
passengers were brought to this city.
The eastbound train carried scores
of Christmas visitors. returning to
their homes along the Pere Mar
quette lines after spending the holi-
day here. The incoming train was
also heavily loaded with a holiday
crowd.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-29
10 Prevent War Russia Will Make Conces-
sions Which Can Lead
TO A SATISFACTORY COMPROMISE
An Official Opinion is That Any Concessions Russia Now
Makes to Japan Will Only be Deferring the Difficulty
Until More Seasonable Time

st. Petersburg. Dec 2S-The con
sensus of official opinion among those
associated with the government. but
not responsible therefor. is that the
car is so peaceably disposed that he
Will make such concessions to Japan
as are necessary to prevent war, pro
Vlded no unforeseen events force the
hands of the governments concerned
At the same time the czar it is
pointed out. agrees with those who
believe that preparation for war is
the best safeguard Of peace and that
apparent Willingness to allow matters
to be submitted to the test of arms is
more likely to lead to satisfactory
compromise than an exhibition of
overmuch peacefulesS.
The unofficial opinion. however. be
lieves that the controlling party in
Russia regards Korea as necessary to
the conrluon of Russian interests in
the far east and therefore is deter
mined to prevent the peninsula fall
ing into Japanese hands and that
amy concessions Russia now makes
to Japan will only be with the object
OF deferring the difficulty until a
more seasonable time
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-29
MEXICAN INDIANS.
Serbs of Lower California on a
Rampage.

Chicago. Dec. 2S.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from HermoSiiIo. Mex
leo. says:
The Seri Indians, who occupy Ii
buron island in the gulf of California
have gone on the warpath, and. ac-
cording to information re, ed by
the military authorities, the savases
are raiding the ranches and commit
ting depredations ON the mainland.
The Seris are said TO be canniba.s,
and are known to be the fleetest run.
ners in the world.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-29
FIGHT LOCAL OPTION LAW.
saloonkeepers Of RavaIIi County Will
Test New Statute.

Hamilton, Dec. 24.-Ravalli county
saloonists are not satisfied with the
cOnstitutiOnality of the law under
which local option was adopted at a
recent election and have determined
to fight. At least Attorney Wagner
has been retained with this avowed
object.
The local option law goes into ef-
feet January and it is believed that
a test case will be made and perfect
ed the first day of the dry period
and will be supported by all of the
leading saloon keepers
Funds with which to assist the
county attorney in defending the law
will be provided by subscription.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-29

court is called upon to exercise a
Sound legal discretion. In the alb
sence of a clear showing OF error in
this regard the appellant court will
not Interfere
The record in this court is very
imperfect. Section 22Sl, penal code
expressly provides how the record
of appeal shall be perfected and
what it shall contain. The appeal in
this case probably would have been
subject to dismissal, under the stat
ute, had THE proper motion been
made ON the part of the state. AS it
is. no Judgment appears i'm the rec
ord
The appeal from the judgm ment is
dismissed and the order denying the
motion for a new trial is affirmed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-30
KING OF zap LEFT
ESTATE OF $I,5OO,OOO
Large Amount Left 10 Daughter in
Savannah, Ga.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept s0.-wiInam
c. Hartridge, who went 10 the Caroline
Islands last May in the interests of
Mrs. Catherine O'Keefe. widow Of
David D. O'Keefe, has arrived here on
the steamer Doric OKeefe was known
as the King OF zap. He left his wife
and daughter in Savannah, Ga, in the
early seventies. and was wrecked on
this island. The natives made him
King. More than year ago, after visit
ing Hongkong on business, he started to
return on one of his vessels. and that
was the last ever heard Of him. He al
ways kept his wife and daughter I'm
Savannah well supplied with money.
Upon hearing OF his death LAWYER
Hartridge was sent out to see how mat
ters stood. He found a will in Hong
kong distributing an estate valued at
81 100000 in property all Of which is pro-
ductive- He left a large amount to his
daughter, Mrs. J. F. Butler. Of Savan-
nah, and it is expected that the sayan-
nah widow VIII claim about so per cent
of the estate
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-30
AUSTRALIA ALARMS
EARL OF LONSDALE
English Tourist and Wife Arrive
at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. sO.-The Earl
OF Lonsdale has arrived here on his
way home after making tour of the
world. He is accompanied by bis wife.
During the last few months he has
been travelling through the Orient and
Australia. studying the social. political
and Industrial conditions.
In speaking of Australia. he says that
the conditions there are both unsatis-
factory and alarming. The Australian
parliament has enacted laws that are
disastrous-stitiing industry. The gov
eminent. he declares. is topheavy and
overpaid- Instead of having one governor
for each colony appointed by the crown,
one governor general for the common
wealth. he says, ought 70 be sufficient
head for the government.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-30
ARCHBISHOP KAIN'S LIFE
SLOWLY EBBING AWAY
Physicians Decide an Operation
for Appendicitis Impracticable.

BALTIMORE. Sept O.-"ArcStishop
Kahn is resting much easier it was
said at ST. Agnes Sanitarium this morn
ing. He passed a restful night, and
seems much stronger
The news given out at the sanitarium
shows that, contrary to the general
course of the disease, the archbishop
rallies in the morning, passing his worst
hours late in the afternoon. and during
the early part OF the night
Yesterday afternoon IL was feared that
he would not live to see another day. and
extreme JUNCTION was administered by
the Rev. Thomas z. S. Stapleton. The
patient seemed TO improve from that
time.
While the improvement is marked over
his condition yesterday afternoon. there
is no denying that Archbishop Kahn is
still in critical state.
Drs. Hill and Blake and Prof Cham
bers have decided that an operation for
appendicitis is out of the question, and
the disease will be allowed to run its
course. The prelate could not survive
the use Of the knife.
Bishop Coadjutor Glennon. OF St.
Louis. is expected to arrive in Balti-
more in a few days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-30
President Emphasizes
Position Toward Labor
ARBITRATION UNION
TO MEET IN ST.LOUIS
Representative Bartholdt Sees Pres
ident With Reference to 1t.

Representative Bartholdt. of St. Louis.
called on the President yesterday and
was closeted for a half hour with him
He took up with him the matter of the
meeting of the Interparliamentary Union
for International Arbitration.
This meeting will be at St. Louis next
September. and will be made up of
groups OF men interested in arbitration.
from the different parliaments of he
world. Mr.. Bartholdt attended the
meeting in Vienna this year, being the
only American present. He succeeded in
getting the 1904 gathering held in this
country.
The President has promised to pay all
possible attention to this distinguished
body of men, which will visit Washing
ton before going TO St Louis. He may
possibly deliver an address before the
meeting in st. Louis, as he is in SYM
pathy with the movement for arbitra-
ton, though believing in the theory OF
preparedness for war.