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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1895
Page
6
District Court in Jefferson Madison Beaverhead counties sets 1891 regular terms. Sessions begin 10 am on designated Mondays: Jefferson January April July October Madison February May August November Beaverhead March June September December. Clerk R Z Towas signs order.
Secretary Walter Q. Gresham died at 1 16 Tuesday morning in his Arlington hotel rooms after a long illness. Doctors used nitroglycerine and other stimulants, with saline and blood transfusion, as his condition grew critical. His wife and daughter were at his side, and he spoke bravely to them before passing away.
Washington mourns Wiltor Q. Gresham after his death at night. Flags lowered to half mast, government officials suspend business, and a semi official funeral in the White House cast room precedes a train to Chicago. President Cleveland and cabinet members lead tributes and pallbearers from the White House to the depot.
A fragmented verse lists horse care cautions and constraints about handling. It mentions avoiding harsh actions like whipping and burning feet, and requests gentle restraint and timely shoe care while noting a rider’s fear and hunger limits in a rough, oblique style.
Word of the cattlemen and sheepmen dispute reaches Rup Curb as four men are badly wounded, two possibly fatally. Victims include William Matna and Alex Winslow with deep cuts, Text Dick and John Winslow also injured. The fight occurred about 20 miles above Wolcott on the Sheep Horn.
Danville Illinois May 26 John Halls Jr and William Royce two young men of ill repute who assaulted Miss Laura Barnett and Miss Lillian Draper were hanged at 3 30 a m at the Gil bert street bridge scene of their crime A procession moved from the jail they refused to jump and were thrown over the bridge railing They dropped 80 feet and died after convulsions Their faces were not covered and they hung side by side on the east railing
Bodies of the Crocker family found two miles from the murder site in Wuarren Texas. All three victims lie riddled with bullets. Crocker shows extensive wounds indicating postmortem shooting. Authorities say a mob of Crocker opponents carried out the killings.
Oscar Wilde was found guilty of the charges at the Old Bailey. Justice Wills presided as the jury returned after four hours. Wilde received a two year prison sentence with hard labor. associate Alfred Taylor also sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labor.
The indictment against Alderman Sampson for embezzlement was quashed due to improper grand jury drawing. Sampson bound over to the next grand jury. Superintendent Byrnes retires. Miss Dodge very low after relapse. Geary Chinese exclusion act upheld. Dr Robert Buchanan sentenced to die the week of July 1. Market roundups show mixed grain and livestock activity in Chicago May 23-24.
A compact digest of events includes Wilde’s second trial in London and a fire destroying Angelica. News notes report bodies found near Oregon Missouri after river drowning, a mining tax plan in Mexico, a killing frost in Kentucky, a Nebraska court case, a bank burglary in Oneida Kansas, a fatal railroad wreck near Cheyenne, Cuban rebel leader Jose Marti death confirmation, Misappropriation charge in St Joseph Missouri, a Leavenworth dry goods failure, libel suit in Lyons Kansas, ill Chicago meteorology officer, Taylor Rinckel murder sentence at Keokuk, and Dakota telephone line work starting.
A garbled May to June sweep of small items notes missing deputy Charles Amos at Clinton. retirements, deaths including Mrs Rose at Mattoon. suicides such as Adiun Gross of South Bend. a flag presentation to Bluff Creek Indiana veterans. paychecks stolen in Eldon Iowa and returned mysteriously. plans for a Cherokee Iowa insane asylum. memorials for Judge Soverers in Des Moines. suspensions, bribery probes, and legal actions across Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota and Wisconsin. crimes, accidents, and public notices intermingle with political notes and regional deaths.
The clipping mentions Charles Cook arrested in Evaleth Minnesota on a government notes charge, a farmer near Colo Iowa who killed himself, the Prince of Iran conclave in Marshalltown, a cold snap in Michigan foretelling frost, Governor McKinley contested support denied by friends, Charles W Armour ill in New York, a South Chicago electric car crash killing a woman, Missouri legislature adjourning without new laws, William Laeber sentenced to life for murder, chinch bug destruction in Kansas and university inoculations, nineteen indictments against Dr. William Breyfogel, Samuel Shirpe murder trial in Edwardsville, drowning crossing the Columbia near Spokane, a fatal baseball dispute in Chattanooga, Waverly hotel fire at Hot Springs, and Louis Kramer killing his daughter before suicide.
Dying from lockjaw after self harm in Chili Indiana. a man killed attempting to board a freight train in Dubuque Iowa. two named individuals wed in Charles City Indiana. 80000 pounds of wool shipped from Pierre South Dakota. Polls show poisoning case in Viroqua Wisconsin. embezzlement charges dropped in Ashland. farmer linked suicide in Indiana. self inflicted death on train near St Joseph Missouri. 39 baptisms and 3000 witnesses in Arcola Illinois. tombstone dedication in Waterville Michigan. 17 Baltimore and Ohio conductors discharged. former Congressman Hewitt dies in Birmingham at 62. court order to seal Pacific Short Line bridge at Sioux City. quarrel ends in stabbing near Folka Indiana. 1000 sheep frozen in Summerville. Cincinnati Roer mills fire loss 60000 each. 88th session progress noted.
Northern Pacific announces No 7 from St Paul Chicago and eastern points arrives daily at 840 am. No 8 from Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland and coast points arrives at Montana Union Depot around 10 45 pm. No 7 departs daily for western points at 1045 pm and No 8 departs for eastern points at 850 am. Pullman sleeping cars and dining car service on through trains. For information contact W M Tuchy general agent Butte Montana.
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