The river press., 1904-06-29

Qennltely announced that Senator
Paris Gibson will not attend the demo-
cratic national convention at St.
Louis on July 6. Joseph Smith II. of
Virginia City will attend in his place.
| BUTTE, June 25.-Five years in the
penitentiary is the punishment meted
out to Philip j. A. Ryan, the old man
accused of having assaulted 14-year-
old girl about three months ago. The
verdict did not seem to surprise the
defendant, who might have been sent
to Deer Lodge for life for the offense
he committed.
HELENA, June 25.-The new federal
building which has been erected here
at cost Of S35O.000, is completed and
the work of moving the effects of the
various federal Offices into the new
structure is in progress. Some Of the
officials are already installed in the
building, and it is expected that all
will be in Monday.
PHILIPsBURG, June 26.-While hunt
ing gophers at Princeton, 16 miles
from here, this morning, James Con-
nors, aged II years, was probably
fatally shot in the abdomen, and Tom
Turtle, aged 10, was shot in the arm.
The shooting was entirely accidental,
and was done by Arthur Scheer, aged
10 years. The three boys started to
hunt yODhers tOoather
WHITEFISH, June 25.-Work on the
Great Northern roundhouse here will
begin next week, and it will not be
long before construction of the COM
pany's Office building, machine shops,
etc., that are to be of cement blocks,
will be under way. Fifty men will be
put to work, and it is estim ated that it
will take four months to complete the
work. The roundhouse itself will in.
volve an expenditure of about S25, 900.
VIRGINIA CITY, June 25.--The
heavy snowfall of yesterday morning
will, it is believed, proved to have
been blessing rather than otherwise.
Fully foot of snow fell in this vi.
cinity, but with the rise of temper
ature yesterday it quickly disap-
peared, and the ranges as result are
much improved. The damage done by
the storm was confined mainly to the
fruit and shade trees.
| BUTTE, June 26.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Morrison is prisoner at the county
Jail and must answer to the district
court for the death of Richard J. Fin.
negan, who was mortally wounded in
his cabin, in South Park addition,
early on Friday morning. and who
died at St. James hospital, after
making an ante-mortem statement in
which he declared Mrs. Morrison was
responsible for the fatal wounds.
BUTTE Jhne 27.-The Great North.
ern saloon, in Arizona street, was en-.
tered by five masked men about 2
O'Clock this morning, the robbers Sc.
curing gold watch valued at S82 and
about $l2 in cash. The five men wore
black masks and each carried a re-
volver. The occupants of the place
were ordered to hold up their hands
in the regulation way and were lined
up covered with revolvers.
| HELENA, June 27.-The city of
Great Falls will have to pay a judg-
ment of $1,000 that Z. A. Dawes se-
cured in the district court as the
supreme court in a decision prepared
by Commissioner Clay berg has affirm
ed the Judgment. The supreme court
reviews the contentious raised by the
city on appeal but does not sustain
them saying that the plaintiff made
out a prima facie case.
| BUTTE, June 27.-The coroner 5
jury that has been looking into the
death of Richard Finnegan, who was
! fatally shot in his cabin near the
Catholic cemetery, today returned a
2 verdict finding that his death was due
: to bullets fired by Mrs. Elizabeth Nor
rison. The woman is under arree,
: and the county attorney will file an in
+ formation charging murder in the frs
Y degree.
i. GREAT FALLS, June 27.-The actor
e brought by the county attorney recent
= ~ against County Commissioner w
a D. Delphy to recover S250.l0, alleged
a to have been illegally collected in tn
t way Of fees, and for So 40 as attol
y ney's fees, was dismissed on motion
OF the county attorney, who is of tn
!. opinion that the suit could not b.
4 pressed to successful issue. Tn
t case grew out Of alleged irregularities
q in fees collected by the county com
4 missioner as recompense for service
0 in viewing roads.
:. MISSOULA, June 21.---TwO inveu
e tions of George Mains of this city
h who is yet a boy in years, are mai