HRLEJsTTY WEEKLY HERALD 7

L O C A L N E W S .} ■ ,m th e D ativ H era ld of M ay 17.

ON T H E K A M P A G E .

1 11 in ii k <* ti M iner Drive» ti W idow andChildren From T h e i r H o u s e

and H o ld s th e F o r t a t theP o in t ot a W in c h e s te r .

At half past seven o’clock last evening ̂ *beriff "s office here received the fol-ng startling dispatch :

Hi t j .kk, May 16, 1*86. t . ‘he Sheriff at Helena :

Come to Butler immediately. Man- u niting at widow and children, breaking

things in house. Family at section nouse for protection. He has possession ■ her house, drunk and crazy.

(S igned I O PE R A T O R .

Under Sheriff' Hathaway received the message and stood not upon the order of : > going iu responding to the call. He Ltched up a team at once and in companyw. th Deputy Gibbs started for the scene.

Butler is a station on the Northern l ’a-. railroad, about H miles from the city,

..nd situated dose to the old Eleven Mile ' Touse. on the Greenhorn road. Fast . ’uses and a good road enabled the sheriffs o reach Butler in a little over an hour,

,,nd on arriving there they found the place, so to speak,

IN A STATE OF SI EOF.

.'he old Eleven Mile house, occupied by the widow C’oomes and family, was guard­ed by two men armed with shot guns, who

trolled the premises and acted as sen- lies for the female garrison inside. Mak- 3 g hasty inquiries the shrieval visitors

ertained that the widow and children ere iu the house and that the men on

.. lty were preseut to prevent another in- rsion of the enemy. It seems that in

ié afternoon Peter Oehlrich, a miner who ,d tilled up on some beer that a party >:u Helena had brought out, went to Mrs. ! tomes’ house. While there lie indulged : language so unbecoming and nncompli- r-ntary that the aggravated widow laid ileut hands upon him and ejected him uu the premises. This energetic and mmary disposal of his person roused

he lion in the breast of the intoxicated Teuton, who resorted to a Winchester riile that he carried with him to maintain his- premacy. Kille in hand he

STORMED AND FUMED

Through the house and drove the widow id family out of the door at the point of

:Le gun. He then barred the doors, took if mal possession of the mansion and pro- eeded to hold the fort with force of arms, !

rringafew shots into the woodwork of he house and through the windows by

way of diversion.The widow lied with her children and

: )ok refuge in the section house, some dis- j :,:uce away. At this juncture the dispatch was sent for the Sheriff. The rampant

erman remained master of the premisesx, ,r some hours when, probably tired of i

aying conquering hero all hv himself, heett the house and repaired homewards. The evicted family then returned to their lomestic hearth and two men armed with i hot guns accompanied them to prevent J

; irther disturbance.Learning this the Sheriff started for birich's cabin, near the Iron Ridge tun­

nel and found the disturber there in bed with his partner,Sullivan. He was brought mto the city and lodged in jail, where he 1 remained until to-day at 2 o'clock, when i

e was arraigned before the Probate Court on the complaint of Mrs. G'oomes.

Oehlrich is a German miner who has been in Montana] since 1868 and is steady nd honest enough when sober, but those

who know him style him “a holy terror’’ when drunk.

Mrs. Caroline Loonies, the prosecuting witness, is the widow ot one of the men who were hung for barn burning near Butler during the construction of the Mul- lan tunnel. She has a family which, with her, have been supported by the county in i

years past. They are yet in straitened cir­cumstances.

F 1 K E A T T E N M IL E .

T h e R e s id e n c e o f E r n e s t K r a n ic h , a t K r a n i c h ’* G rove , B u r n e d to the

G ro u n d .

The one story frame house of Ernest Kranich, on the Benton road at the cross­ing of Ten Mile creek, was destroyed by i re this morning at halt past five o’clock. Mr. Kranich lived there with his family and kept the beer garden known as Kranichs Grove, a favorite resort for picnics and excursion parties. Besides this Mr. Kranich runs a dairy and conducts the ice storage business at the same place. Lately some carpenters have been engaged in erecting a hall in the grove, and this morning one of these men, who occupied the barn for sleeping quarters, on arising at half past five o’clock discovered flames issuing from the roof of the residence. He gave the alarm and the house was quickly ieserted by the inmates, who turned to with a will and got out all their furniture and personal effects. Efforts were made to stay the progress of the flames but to no avail, and when the impossibility of stopping the fire became apparent the workers ceased their useless labors and watched the building burn to the ground.

It is supposed the fire caught in the roof from sparks from the chimney, as there is no other way to account for it. The loss will reach $1,500 or $1,800.

M em o r ia l D ay .

F rom th e Dally Herald o t M ay 18.

A LIFE LOST.

The East Bound Train on the Northern

Pacific Meets with an Accident

Near lor t Ellis.

From the Daily Herald ot Mav 19.

K N I G H T S O F P Y T H I A S .

C o n v en tio n o f the A n n u a l S e ss io n o f the G ra n d L o d g e .

SHOT GUN VS. GRADERS.

A B r a k c m a n K il led a n d Sev e ra l

O ther* In ju red .

Parlies ou a tie train coming in from the east yesterday brought the intelligence that the east bound passenger train that left here yesterday morning had met with a severe accident near Fort Ellis. The heat of the day probably caused the ex­pansion of the rails, which broke at a point a short distance east of the Fort as the train was passing along at the rate of twenty miles an hour. The first cars passed the spot safely, but the dining car and sleeping coach left the track, the latter rolling clear off the road bed and landing on its side on the ground. A brakeman named Fitzgerald, a resident of Bozeman, who was standing on the platform at the time of the accident, was crushed to death beneath the sleeper. Mr. Harris an agent of the C., B. & Q. railroad, bad his legs severely crushed in the accident. It is doubtful if he will ever recover their use. Several other passengers were more or less injured, but none seriously.

A wrecking train was immediately dis­patched to the scene of the accident and began the work of repairing damages. The wrecked sleeper was left on its side in the ditch, but the dining car was hauled on the track again and pulled off' by the west bound train, which was delayed about live hours by the accident.

The remains of the brakeman were taken to Bozeman, and the wounded Mr. Harris was conveyed to the hospital at Fort Ellis, where he is now undergoing treatment.

C R IM IN A L C A S E S .

H e a r i n g s of F re d Cole a n d C u r ra n B e fo re J u s t i c e C o u r t s - - - - T h e

F o r m e r H o u n d Over to A n ­s w e r to th e G ra n d Ju ry .

Judges Armitage and English were hav­ing busy times to-day iu their respective court rooms.

TERRITO RY VS. COLE.

In the police court room at 10 o'clock this morning the case of the Territory vs. Fred Cole, for assaulting George Wiliams with a deadly weapon, came up before j Judge English, J. P., for a preliminary hearing. Assistant District Attorney Weed was present in behalf of the Terri­tory, and Col. McCutcheon appeared for the defense. Fred Cole, the defendant, was arrested last Saturday for shooting at 1 George Williams, a colored man engaged in a fight at Zeigler's stable with Joe Debar. The prisoner was arraigned, pleaded not guilty, and was placed under $1,000 bond to appear for examination at 10 o’clock this morning. At the appointed time the prisoner and counsel were present and the examination of witnesses commenced. Theodore and Woodville Mulroy, of Marysville, were the first witnesses. Their testimony was in substance that they went to Zeigler's sta­ble on the morning of the light. That after Debar and Williams had fought awhile in the saloon the latter ran ont the door, when Cole came iu the front door, ran out into the barn after Williams, say­ing, “I ’ll have him now,” and fired at him with a revolver. That Williams continued running and that Cole pursued him, hut slipped and fell near the back door. That Cole picked himself up quickly and de­liberately fired another shot at Williams, who dropped as though struck by the bullet.

Other witnesses were examined but their testimony difi'ertd in no material points from that of the two just cited. As a con­sequence Cole was hound over in the sum of $2,000 to appear before the grand jury. It is not yet certain whether he will fur­nish the bond, but at last accounts the considerate officers were escorting him aronnd town on a tour of rustling for bondsmen.

TH E C H IN ESE CASE.

Yesterday, as noted in our last issue, the preliminary examination of W. J. Curran was commenced before Jndge Armitage. Assistant District TAttorney Weed prose­cuted and Casey & Voss appeared for the defense. An interpreter and stenographer were sworn in and the examination of wit­nesses commenced. The testimony de­veloped the following facts : Lee Sing, aChinaman, formerly cook at a hotel in Helena, arrived at the Seven Mile House, kept by W. J. Curran, on his way to Marysville. He had a purse containing $95 with him. After breakfast he flayed poker with him, the stake being $1 a game. Sing won two games and then a third, when Curran disputed his band and claimed the stakes. A row then ensued, in which Cnrran knocked the Chinaman down, beat him and shot at him with a revolver. A man named Glass parted them, when the Chinaman ran out into the road and flourished a pistol, calling abusive names at Curran. The latter then went to the window and fired at him again, but w thout effect.

At 2 p. m. to-day the hearing of the case was resumed, and the work of taking testi­mony is still in progress as the Herald goes to press.

l’hc executive committee of Wadsworth st No. 3, G. A. K.. held a meeting recent- j and appointed the following committees : Memorial Day :

Arrangements—J. G. Sanders, K. C. al- j

e, Ross Deegan, Jno. Moffitt, R. E. ! lith, A. J. Fisk, Richard Hoback.Flowers and Decoration—Ross Deegan, o. W. Shaw, R. A. Craig, H. F. C. Klein- ] uuidt, Richard Hoback, Geo. W. M bite, i Newbury.fratory—R. C. Wallace, Jno. Moffitt, ;0. 8. Tooker.Music—H. C. Yaeger, Chas. Albrecht, - E. Smith.Uraves—W. F. Wheeler, Geo. H. Piatt, : Kumsey. ICarriages—Geo. H. Piatt, J. P. Donald-1, Wm. Sims.Hall—Ross Deegan, A. J. Fisk, >» m. ,

Reduced Rates to the G campment.

A . K . E n -

The Union Pacific, as we are informed by John J. Fallon, their Helena agent, have made special reduced rates for the G. A. R. men of Montana who wish to attend the national encampment to be held in San Francisco next August. To offer induce­ments to members of the G. A. R. and their families to visit the encampment the U. P. has made the astonishingly low rate of $45 from all points in Montana to San Fran­cisco and return. This will place the trip within the reach of every one who wishes to attend and will doubtless secure a large Montana delegation to the Grand Army reunion in Sau Francisco.

At 8:30 o'clock last night, in Castle Hall of Myrtle Lodge No. 3, K. of P., the dele­gates and jepresentatives of the different lodges of the order throughout the Terri­tory assembled to commence the annual session of the grand lodge. The number of lodges iD the Territory is 16, and each sent two delegates to the grand lodge, so when the members of that body, aug­mented by past chancellors, who are en­titled to seats in the grand annual conven­tion, had all assembled Castle Hall was filled with a large company.

At nine o'clock G. C. C. Mantle called the assembly to order, and a roll call of officers was had. The following were present :

P. G. C.—T. H. Kleinschmidt, of Helena.G. C. C.—Lee Mantle, of Butte.G. M. of E.— J. E Rickards, of Butte.G. K. of R. and S.—John G. Evans, of

Butte.G. M. at A.—Geo. E. Barnaby, of Boze­

man.G. I. G.—L. C. Dear, of Miles City.G. Ü. G.—J. E. Stevens, Townsend.Absent—G. V. C. S. D. Bebee, of Dillon,

and G. Prelate E. J. Groeneveld. of Deer Lodge.

W. W. Alderson, of Bozeman, was ap­pointed G. V. C. pro. tern., and G. R. Met­ten, of Helena, was appointed Grand Pre­late pro. tern.

A committee on credentials was ap­pointed and made a report, naming those entitled to seats in the grand lodge, after which all the representatives and past chancellors not previously endowed had conferred upon them the grand lodge rank.

The Grand Chancellor then presented the report ot his stewardship for the past year and accompanied it with an enter­taining address upon the state of the order in the Territory.

A sumpuous repast replete with all the delicacies of the season was served in the ante room and its consumption topped off’ with liquid refreshments supplemented with elegant samples of the fragrant weed.

At midnight an adjournment was made until 10 o’clock this morning.

This morning the session was resumed at the appointed hour.

L. A. Walker, on behalf of the com­mittee on distribution, presented their re­port for the past year. The report of the grand keeper of records and seal was re­ceived and referred to the finance com­mittee. The consideration of these re­ports and the several resolutions intro­duced occupied the whole of the morning.

TH E BALL.

To-night the members of the Helena lodge, who have been ss lavish iu their preparations to receive and properly enter­tain the visiting Knights, will give a grand ball and banquet iu honor of the grand lodge, which will suspend its session to attend. The ball will he given in the skating rink and the banquet will be serv­ed during the evening at the Grand Cen­tral Hotel.

C A P T U R E D IN H E L E N A .

A P e c u la t in g S a le s m a n ot M issou la Seek* Im m u n i ty an d s a f e ty l>>

F le e in g to th e C a p i t a l , hut i* D iscovered

a n d A r re s ted .

Last evening Sheriff' Lane, of Missoula, acting iu conjunction with Under Sheriff' Hathaway, of this county, arrested on the streets of Helena one Charles Myers, an absconding salesman of M. Cummings, a Missoula butcher.

The circumstances leading to his arrest were his dishonest conduct towards his employer in the position of trust that he occupied. For over a year past it was sus­pected that be was making more money out of his position as clerk in the People’s Market than his salary warranted, and lately evidences of his guilt have been de­veloped that leave no doubt as to his ras­cality. Mr. Cummings, his employer, does not know the exact amount appropriated but estimates it at $3,000 or $4,000, Last week positive proof of Myers’ dishonest dealings was obtained, and his employer charged him with thievery and demanded restitution. Myers confessed his guilt and turned over to Mr. Cum­mings $1,200 of the stolen money claiming that it was all he had. He then asked to be retained in his position, pledging him­self to amend his ways and walk upright­ly and honorably in future. Bat Mr. Cummings coaid not see the wisdom of such a step and accordingly discharged the dishonest clerk from his employ, at the same time swearing ont a warrant for his arrest. The warrant was not served, how­ever, owing to the condition of Mrs. Myers, a bride of eight months, who is lying at the point of death with consump­tion. This clement delay, prompted by kindness and humanity was made use of by Myers to seek safety in flight, and with the craven spirit of an accomplished vil­lain, he deserted his dying wife and left the town secretly to escape the law. His coarse was quickly blocked. Telegrams, which were sent all over the Territory, re­vealed the fugitive in the person of a new arrival in this city, and once on his trail the officers of the law paused not nntil they had him in custody.

When arrested Myers was placed in jail here, and to-night he will be taken to Missonla for trial.

Mrs. Wassweiler and a Fowling Piece

Successfully Bout a Force of Work­

men on the Montana Central.

T h e B e ll icose L a d y A rre s ted a n d P la c e d U n d e r B ond* to K e e p

the P e a c e .

—Parties in Butte thought they had stumbled on a hidden treasure when they found a cache of some copper matte near the Bell smelter there a few days ago. It was the bottom accumulation of a crucible weighing over a ton and valued at $50 or $100. When it was discovered its value was estimated at $6,000, and it was im­mediately attached by creditors of the Bell company. A subsequent assay proved its comparative worthlessness and disappoint­ed the high expectations.its discovery bad raised.

Wassweiler’s Hot Springs are "a too well known resort to need any description. Suffice it for the general reader Mr. and Mrs. Wassweiler keep an inn and bathing 1 establishment at the hot springs a few miles from Helena on the Ten Mile road. The line of the Montana Central to Rimini ; passes through Wassweiler’s property, and the damages its right of way would entail, not being able to lie agreed upon between Wassweiler and the company, was left for settlement to the arbitrating committee appointed by the court to adjust such differences. With other claims the com­mittee settled this one, and the Montana Central company placed with the clerk of court for payment to Wassweiler the amount fixed by the committee as com­pensation for the damage to his property.

Yesterday work was commenced by the Montana Central contractors upon the line through the Wassweiler property. Wm. J. Ross, foreman for Porter & Fresham, who have the contract covering this poition of the road, started a force of graders at work in the morning near Wass­weiler* house. No sooner had they begun than the irate Mrs. Wassweiler. a buxom German woman six feet tall and heavy and muscular iu proportion, appeared upon the sceue, armed with a double barrreled shot guD, and commanded the party, at the peril oi receiving a broadside from the formidable towling piece in case of non- compliance, to desist from their work and leave her premises. A glance at her Amazonian proportions and determined attitude were sufficient and the invading forces retired, leaving her in possession of the field. The vanquished graders re­paired to the city and bad a warrant for the arrest of Mrs. Wassweiler sworn out. This was done before Judge Armitage, and Constable Kuntz started out to the Springs to serve it. In the meantime Mrs. Wass­weiler had come to the city bent on uo errand of mercy and sought her lawyer for the purpose of bringing about the ar­rest of Judge Eddy, whose connection with Montana Central right of way mat­ters made him in her eyes responsible for the whole business. It is needless to say the Judge was not arrested. Mrs. Wass­weiler, however, was taken into custody, and this morning she appeared before Judge Armitage to answer to the charge. She pleaded guilty, and the Judge placed her under bond of $250 to keep the peace. The bond was promptly furnished. This will end the affair, aud satisfactory ex­planations w ill no doubt ensue.

F L E D T O B U T T E .

An E r r in g H u s b a n d F 'orsake* H is V ile for a W o m an in the Silver

City.

Charles McDonough, alias Francis, left for Butte yesterday morning accompanied by his two year old hoy, leaving his wife behind him in, Helena. McDonough told his wife he was going East for a short business trip and would take'the boy with him. She did not object and they depart­ed. After they had gone she received from Butte a telegran addressed to her husband aud signed by a woman named Menden­hall, asking him’to come quick and bring the boy. This aroused her suspicions and she at once concluded that her husband had gone to Butte to join his former mis­tress, the woman who had sent the dis­patch, who is an inmate of a Butte bagnio. Mrs. McDonough then went before Judge Armitage and swore out a warrant of ar­rest for her husband, charging him with desertion and abducting her child. Tele­grams were sent to Butte and when he arrived there he was immediately placed under arrest and held for the sheriff of this county. J. W. Hathaway, the Under Sheriff, started for Batte this morning and will return to-marrow with the absconding husband.

McDonough, or Francis as he was known then, came to Helena some months ago and became proprietor of the Mint saloon in this city. He bronght the woman Mendenhall with him and they lived to­gether here for some time as man and wife. One night they had a quarrel at their lodging house and she shot at him. The next day. however, they appeared very affectionate and explained the affair by calling the shooting entirely accidental. Not much notice was taken of this oc­currence, and shortly after the woman re­turned to Butte. McDonough then went to work in a planing mill, bronght his lawful wife and child to the city and com­menced to lead a respectable life. His in­fatuation for the Batte woman, however, still existed, and yesterday he yielded to it, deserted his wife and taking the little boy started to join the object of his un­lawful affections.

Mrs. McDonough don’t shed many tears over her husband’s departure, but she is very anxious for her child and is making every effort to get him back.

B o a n d O ver. LLk

The hearing of W. J. Cnrran, the keeper of the Seven Mile House on the Silver City road, who was arrested for maltreat­ing, shooting at and robbing a Chinaman at his place last Thursday, resulted in his being found guilty as charged and bound over in the sum of $500 to await the action of the grand jury. Not being able to give bond he was sent to jail.

TOWN AND TERRITORY.

—Helena schools close for the term this week.

—Horse found ; tor description see adv] in another column.

— Read local adv., “A Splendid Chance for an Investment.”

—Butte's new City Council held their first meeting last Monday night.

—P. M. Sullivan, a miner in the St. Lawrence mine at Butte, was instantly killed Saturday morning by falling down the shaft.

—The decomposed remains of a man were tound on the bank of the river near Frenchtown last week. They were not identified.

—P. H. Mahoney, of Missoula, has a gold nugget that was found in a Cceur d'Alene claim in which he is interested, which is worth over $360.

—Chicago June wheat to-day ranged from 74] to 751. June pork opened at $8.721 and closed at $8.60. Petroleum oil raDged from 67jj to 68],

—The Union Pacific is buildiDg a hotel at Beaver canyon, on the Utah & Northern, for the purpose of accommodating the tourist travel to the National Park over that road.

—Anyone visiting the flourishing camp of Marysville should stop at the Grand Pacific Hotel, kept by Mrs. C. Shaffer. This house is new y refitted throughout and sets au excellent table.

—L. H. Rosencrans, of Bentoo, met with a serious accident while out duck hunting there a few days ago. His gun, an old musket with enlarged bore, recoiled with such violence that it broke bis collar bone.

—The new mill to be erected by the Granite Mountain Company at Philipsburg will have 40 stamps instead of 30 as first projected. The company have closed a contract w ith Frazer & Chalmers lor the erectiou of the plant.

—The Western Union is doing some good work in extending its telegraph lines in Montana. The line from Livingston to Cinnabar is being extended to Mammoth Hot Springs and a new one is now being stretched Irom this city to Wickes.

—By telephone from Deer Lodge the Herald learns that Michael Dooley, the man shot by James O'Brien near New Chicago on the 12th inst., died of the wounds then received on Sunday last. His murderer is still in jail.

—The house at Kranichs Grove that was destroyed by tire yesterday was owned by Ernest Kranich, but was rented to Wm. and Max. Kranich. Ernest Kranich lives on his pre-emption a half mile away, and was not residing in the house at the time of the fire, as stated yesterday.

—Several arches over the windows and doors of the new court house have already been turned in the finely worked brown stone and display evidences of the future appearance of the new structure. The beauty of the desigu is being developed daily in the rapidly progressing work.

—Van Wart & Co. have a change in their advertisement to-day. They announce some bargains iu ladies aud children's dresses aud also some special inducements in goods slightly damaged in their recent fire. This firm keep only the liest things in the dry goods line and give universal satisfaction to their patrons.

—The suit against Peter Oehlrich, whose escapade at Butler was chronicled in the Herald yesterday, was withdrawn by the complainant, Mrs. Cootnes, ami the de­fendant was made a free man again after the costs of the case had been le\ ied upon him. He had a talk with the widow and arranged matters so that she refused to prosecute him—leaving everything lovely again.

—Miner : The programme for the Fall Meeting of the West Side Fair and Racing Association has been completed and purses to the total amount of $7,000 will be con­tested for. The purses range from $250 to $1,000. The first regular meeting under the auspices of the new organization will be held August 10, 11,12, 13 and 14, by which time the grounds will be ready to receive the public.

—Deer Lodge Neic Northwest : Some weeks ago we mentioned the project of purchasing the old Olin race track grounds, fencing the same, erecting stables and stands, and securing a week in the racing circuit of Montana. There has been $4,000 raised, insuring the success of the project, and a meeting is now called for 7 o’clock next Tuesday evening at Firemen’s Hall to organize and take active steps to pat the grounds in order.

—Butte Inter Mountain : The firm of Lee W. Foster & Co., this city, will be dis­solved the 1st proximo, bat the firm of Foster, Estes & Co. at Anaconda, and of L. R. Maillet & Co, in Batte, will continue business as heretofore. This announce­ment is made to disabuse the minds of those who labor ander the impression that the dissolution of all the firms in which Messrs. Foster and Estes are interested will necessarily follow the dissolution of the firm of Lee W. Foster & Co.

P a r c h e n ’s B u ild in g .

—Livingston Enterprise : port the loss of considerable stock in this vicinity from the effects of poison weed— supposed to be larkspar. It is estimated that one firm south of the river has lost at least forty head of horses from this cause during the past few weeks, while numerous other smaller losses are reported among cattle and horses in other localities.

H. M. Pärchen yesterday let the contract for his new three story building on Broad­way to Messrs. Shaffer & Welter for a sum a trifle below $16,000. Mr. Welter is the architect. The contractors agree to finish the building by the first of Angnst It

j will be a handsome structure, 36x100 feet j in dimensions and three stories high above ! the basement. The front will be very

handsome, composed as it will be of pressed . brick, iron pillars, plate glass and terra ; cotta. One side of the new building will ! be occupied by the Independent Publishing

Company and W. E. Norris & Bro., the con- ; fectioners, will occupy the other side of the

first floor and basement. Almost the whole Ranchmen re- i house was rented before the plans for it

v ere completed. The building will be surmounted by a mansard roof with gal­vanized iron corniceand trimmings. When completed it will be one of the finest busi­ness houses in the city and a decided ad­dition to Broadway’s already earned repu­tation for large and handsome bn si ness blocks.

The Adm ission ot Dakota.Washington, May 19.—At a meeting of

the House Committee on Territories to­day an informal agreement was reached that the Senate bill providing for the ad­mission of Southern Dakota as a State should go upon the House calendar ad­versely reported, and that the Springer bill providing an enabling act for the entire Territory should go upon the calendar as favorably reported. Owing to the absence of several members a formal vote was not taken, bat it is expected that this will be taken at the meeting on Monday next.

Telephone Tax K aised.Boston, May 19.—The Senate yesterday

passed a bill raising the tax on the telephone companies from three thousand to twenty- five thousand dollars.

PEES0NAL.

—E. L. Bonner, of Deer Lodge, is at the Grand Central.

—Mr. and Mrs. M. Genzberger, of Butte, are at the Grand Central.

—A. E. Bunker has returned 1'rotu a short tour iu Eastern Montana.

—Alvin Lent, Clerk and Recorder of Missoula county, is at the Cosmopolitan.

—W. C. Buskett and H. H. Davis, of Wickes, are spending a few days in the city.

—William Morris, the Boulder druggist, is in the city participating in the K. of P. festivities.

—W. C. Child, who has been East to purchase some choice dairy stock, has re­turned home.

—S. E. Atkinson, of the Montana Na­tional Bank, returned Saturday from a short visit to Beutou.

—J. E. Stevens, of the Townsend Tran­chant, is one of the visiting Knights of Pythias now in the city.

—Mrs. M. L. Streator and little daughter have returned home after a six months’ absence in the Eastern States.

—J. L. Randall, H. L. Lowndes and C. Hagonin, all prominent stockmen of More­land are at the Cosmopolitan.

—Aldermen J. E. Rickards and W. Pink- ham, of Butte, are in Helena in attendance upon the K. of P. Grand Lodge. The former is accompanied by his wife.

—Henry Tietjen, the cigar merchant, who returned a few days ago from British Columbia, reports business flourishing in that country.

—Hon. Jere Sullivan, Mayor of Beutou, and Jerry Collins, editor of the Benton River Press, are in the city. Both are dele­gates to Grand Lodge, K. of 1’.

—Miss Nellie Cuthbert, daughter of Postmaster Cuthbert, has returned from the East after a pleasant visit with friends and relatives in Galena, Illinois.

—Hon. Lee Mantle, of Butte, is a guest i

at the Grand Central. He is Grand Chau- i cellor Commander of the Grand Lodge K.I of P., and is here iu attendance upon its j session.

—Colin, Napier, an engineer from St. Paul, is at the Merchants. He comes to Montana for the purpose of taking charge of the Montana Central coal interests near

; Great Palls.—The Deer Lodge delegation to the

Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge iu the persons of J. F. Strauhal and Dr. J. H. Owing* arrived this morniug. The gentle­men are quartered at the Grand Central.

—Ed. B. Lamme and Geo. *B. Bamaby, of Bozeman, Frank Henry and Charles R. Woods, of Livingston, and L. C. Dear, of Miles City, all delegates to the Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias, are at the Grand Central.

—At the Merchants: H. J. Pearson and wife, Silver City ; G. N. Dickinson, Eng­land ; G. T. McKay, Wickes : J. H. Bart­lett, H. T. Davis, Anaconda ; Mrs. Rowson, Mrs. Wood, Townsend; W. F. Sanders, Detroit, Mich.

—David Urquhart arrived in Helena yesterday from Colorado. David was one of the merry staff' of topographers iu the Surveyor General’s office here a few yeers ago, and numbers many warm friends iu this city. He is at present correspondent of the Financial and Minimi Record, of New York, and will remain in the city a week or more before resuming his westward journey.

—At the Cosmopolitan : W. C. Bus­kett, Wickes; W‘ H. Upson. St. Paul : Jno.G. Evans, J. C. Smith, Butte : J. A. Nickum, W. J. Crowell, Dillon; Jno. C. Griswold, New York ; F. J. Eastman, Anaconda; Al­vin Lent, T. C. Stoddard, Missonla. J. R. Marks, Townsend ; Gavin Johnston, Bed­ford; E. Callaghan, Three Forks; T. H. Logan. U. S, A., Custer ; P. H. Logan, Miles City ; K. L. Lane, Missoula ; J. H. Burke, Chicago; Wm. Morris, Boulder; W. H. Delliugham, Missoula.

—At theGrand Central : J. Montgomery, Toston ; J. Daniothy, Beaver Creek ; R. Toms, J. Payne, Gloster; Jno. Caplice, Rimini; J. T. Harper, Stemple; J. B. Wills Deer Lodge; M. Genzberger and wife, Mrs. Sternfels, B. C. Kingsbary, L. Gunderson, J. M. Knight, W. Pinkham, E. C. Freyschlag, J. A. Schiffman, B. M. Anderson, J. E. Rickards and wife, Butte ;H. A. Whaley, Mexico ; B. R. Sherman, White Sulphur Springs ; E. Fitzgerald, St. Paul; C. L. Pratt wife and daughter,* Chicago; F. D. Low, Beaver Creek ; E. H. Cooney, Jno. Nolan, Jr., Canyon Ferry ; C. L. Pierce New York.

A Novel Fair.

Great preparations for the bazaar of nations are making by the ladies and gen­tlemen who are to participate in its estab­lishment and conduct. It is to be held for the benefit of the Episcopal church, and will commence next Monday, the 24th, lasting thronghont the week. It is to be held in the skatihg rink, where booths representing nine different nations will be established and conducted by ladies and gentlemen of the city* The decorations of the booths and the costumes of those in charge will be characteristic of the nations they represent, so that parties who have never traveled in foreign parts can improve their knowledge of other lands by visiting the bazaar next week.

Season tickets for the bazaar are for sale at Pope & O’Connor’s drag store. Single admission 25 cents. These tickets will be sold only at the door. The season tickets, admitting a family or a gentleman and lady, are $1. Children 10 cents.

D E S T R U C T I V E WIND S T O R M .

B o z e m a n is T r e a t e d to a l l r e e z e on the Cyclon ic O rd e r .

[special to t h e herald.]Bozeman, May 19,1**6.

A severe wind storm passed over Boze­man this afternoon aliout one o’clock tha t was a trifle on the cyclonic order. A de­cided calm prevailed all morning. with in ­tense and oppressive heat. About noon black clouds commenced to gather and soon filled the whole heavens.

Quickly following came the wind, blow­ing with terrific violence, unroofing houses and causing general destruction. The residence of Mr. Fielding was almost en­tirely demolished. The verandah on Mr. Tracy's house was blowu off' and carried quite a distance away. Scarcely an aw n­ing is left in the city.

T O T A K E E F F E C T JU N E 1ST.

R u le s a n d R és i l ia t io n s P r e sc r ib e d bythe I n te r io r D epa rt m ent w i th R e ­

gard to the C u t t ing ot T im b e r .

The following circular, ju s t received a t the Helena Land Office, is self explanatory :

D epartm ent of th e I nterior , | Ge n e r a l L and Of f ic e ,

W ashington , D. C., May 7,1886. j To Registers and Receivers, l . S. Land

Offres, and Sp<dal Agents, G. L. O.:Gentlemen:—By virtue of the power

vested in the Secretary of the Interior by the first section of the act of JJuue 3, 1878, entitled “An act authorizing the citizens ol Colorado, Nevada and the Territories to fell and remove timber on the public do­main for mining aud domestic purposes,” the following rules and regulations are hereby prescribed :

1st. The act applies only to the States of Colorado and Nevada and to the Terri­tories of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah, Dakota, Idaho aud Montana, and other mineral districts of the United States not specially provided for, and does not ap ­ply to the States of California or Oregon, nor to the Territory of W ashington.

2d. The land from which tim ber is felled or removed, under the provisions of the act, must be known to be strictly and distinctly mineral in character aud more valuable for miuing thau for timber or for any other purpose or use.

3d. No person who is not a resident citizen or bona ride resident of the State, Territory or mineral district, shall be per­m itted to fell or remove tim ber from lands therein.

4th. Timber felled or removed sha41 be strictly lim ited to bnilding, agricultural, mining and other domestic purposes.

All cutting of such tim ber for sale or commerce is forbidden. But tor buildiDg, agricultural, miuing and other dopiestic purposes each person authorized by the act may cut or remove for his or her own use, by him self or herself, or by his, her or their owu personal agent or agents only.

5th. No person will be perm itted to fell or remove any growing trees of any kind whatsoever less thau eight inches in d i­ameter.

6th. I ’ersous felling or removing tim ­ber from public roiueral lands of the United States m ust utilize all of each tree cut that can he profitably used, and m ust cut up aud remove the tops aud brush—or dispose of the same in such a manner as to prevent the spread of forest tires.

7th. These rules and regulations shall take effect June 1,1886, and all existing rules aud regulations heretofore prescribed under said act, inconsistent herewith, are hereby revoked.

W M . A. J . SPA R K S,A pproved : C om m issioner.

I.. <2. C. L a m ar . S ec re ta ry .

—A t a meeting of school trustees, held last evening, the contract was let to the R uttan Ventilating and Heating Co., rep­resented by Mr. E. C. Coudit, one of the proprietors, for ventilating and warming the Central school building by the R uttan plan. The contract price is $1,1*40, and the work is to be done on or before Au­gust 15.

A n E x c e l l e n t C e t e r e r R e n ur«l«-il A m p l yM r. L eu tz . a re s ta u ra n t k e e p e r a t No. S W il­

liam s C ourt for n in e te e n y ea rs past, a n d c a te re r for th e w ell k n o w n S h e rm a n H ouse in C ou rt S q u are , w as in no p a r t ic u la r need o f th e m oney w h ich he received for o n e d o lla r sp en t in o n t- fifth o f tic k e t No. Æ.244 in th e A pril d ra w in g o f T h e L ou isiana S ta te L o tte ry , b u t he w ill m a k e good use o f it. H e is an o ld m e n d ie r o f th e So­c ie ty o f E lk s, a n d a p ast co m m a n d e r o f P ost 21, G. A. R .—B oston (M ass.) C om m ercia l a n d S h ip ­p in g L ist. A p ril 23.

A S p l e n d i d C h a n c e f o r a n I n v e s t m e n t .T h e p ro p r ie to r d es ir in g to en g a g e in a n o th e r

business, o tte rs fo r sa le u s to ck o f g roce ries au d fix tu res. A n es tab lish ed business, a n d one o f th e best locations in th e c ity . In q u ire a t H k r a i.d office, o r ad d re ss P . O. Box 354, H elena .

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L I S T O F L E T T E R S

Remaining in the Post Office at Helena. Lewis and Clarke County, Montana Territory, on the 19th day of May. 1886. When called for please say “advertised."Adams Geo B Alexander W H Anthony David Balichaux Arture Balcom A D Hell Joseph Benjamin J P Bayer John Brady Thomas Bright Harry- Brown Geo Bryan Francis Burt Herbert E Camell R E Mrs Carrick Tom Charpentier G Chiappini G Clemens Frank Conway Frank Conley Geo F Crawford A M Crow Jim Curry Wm Mrs Donaldson Walter S Dakin Wm I Ellis Bailie Mrs Elliott Henry E 2 Ensign E C Finnegan Andrew Fowler James Fuller E L Geiger W W Germain A 2 Giar Boht Gibson Browne Gibson John Hall G W Herschier J H Howlett Jonney Haffler Joe Holm Valean Miss Hough Vene Hoehn Frank Huit* Jake Kelts John Kern Anna Mrs Kilbourne Clara Miss Kirby Patrick Kitt Albard Lavine I I Litton B F

Leahy Wm J or Bruck Henry Lundal Charly Meloney Michael Miller Maggie 8 Miller F C Murphy Michael Mussey John Murray James Murphy Wm Murphy Geo W Nanchuer J A Nilson Pole Nebben Geo R Page Charles Peregay W J Phelps Harrv Pike Chas D Reilly P J O Rhodes Henry Richards Albert M Rider V 8 Robertson H Mrs Robbins John Robinson J H Russell J M Rumley John Sandy E C Schmidt 8 J Short John Sheamon Frederick Sparks Howard Sperling Geo Sperling G M Smith James Steele Guy Sullivan Frank Sublet! Joehuay Thorts Frank C Thompson Theodore Thomas Thomas 2 Taft FTruman H M Tracy James Vieau A rthur Mons Walter Mart L Walsh H G Ward L Webb Otto E Wheeler M M Wiegand Albert

D. H. CUTHBERT. Postmaster.

LaLONDE—-PITMAN.— At the Cathedral, Thursday, May I3th, 1*86, Mr. John LaLonde and Mias Florence May Pitman, both of Helena, Rev. C. Imoda, S. J., officiating.

BOHNT.CHURCHILL.—In Helena, May 17th, 1886, to

the wife of D. H. Churchill, a daughter.

S t ra v e d .Came to my ranch on Cottonwood, twenty-five

miles north of Helena, one hay horse, bald face, branded T on left shoulder, weight nine hundred pounds. The owner is requested to pay for this advertisement, prove property, and take him away.

w4t-mv20 HIRAM MIRACLE.