Show LIFIE IN BUTTE alkio A two days record la kontanis chief city the follo following wini record oi of events i is from the butte intermountain inter mountain of dj december 30 20 last night joba who has been employed all summer as fori foreman aman of the work in the montana central tunnel Just east of town ra r came a e into smiling alberva alberts saloon on treet and took a seat beat in one of the vacant chairs he appeared to be very tired and but att attention eption wa aid to him until ritu he forward ang and 8 fell heavily lily to the floor he was picked up insensible and placed in the cnair again and presently regained partial eon con scio aaness A lew few minutes I 1 later he swooned again and when the men who watching him reached his side he was found to be dead mr abavilla Sh avilla was as a man of temperate habits and has always enjoyed good health until about a week ao when he be bad a fit from the effects of which he was confined to hs his bed for a couple of days das but had bad been get getting ting stronger st roager and better steadily ever since until butil h ha met with his death last he was about 45 years of age and aad was burn born in america of french parents the coroners jury this afternoon after neon returned a verdict to the effect that the decease 1 1 came to his bis death net natural causes auses last evening about 7 two gentlemen who occupy high official positions tiona as executive officers in the C city ity government met on the corneal corner j of kala mailand Ma inand and park streets and one began upbraiding the other for not consulting him before proposing tain measures in connection with the police force both became somewhat angry and the argument becoming more heated one gave the other the lie the than man who had been complaining pla ining because his bis wishes inah in the matter in controversy had been ignored stepped bachand bac kand hastily whipping out his revolver fired at the other man but missed him and before he could shoot again a policeman who was standing near by stepped in between them and catching catchi ag one of them with each hand band forced them apart twice did the man with the pistol en deavor to get gel a chance to shoot hie bis opponent and twice was wag he thwarted by the policeman they were finally separated theman at whom the shot was fired was unarmed armed ua 0 last night a war of words occurred in main street saloon between a member of the city council and a gen ged 1 aleman tle manin in the employ of the street railway company and for a time mat loo looked ked very serious it if seems that the quarrel grew out of th the prevent recent action of the council in refusing to permit the steam motor to be operated within the city limits i aad toe the maw man who has the interests 0 the g treet reet railway company at heart accused the legislator of being mental i in securing this adverse ruling and lot ot being befog actuated by other than purely disinter disinterested esteg motives he was promptly given the lie whereupon he stepped back and sait said 1 I coulta fight you here where all your friends are but if yon pame outside with me ill make yoa take it back he had bad jumped the wrong inan for the coun oilman was only oaly too anxious t to accommodate him and replied ill go to south butte wk wah hyou you if you on like and well set the matter I 1 B both otla men were armed and were thoroughly orough ly in ea earnest tuest so they left the saloon ond and started across the ithe street when a poi po i diceman who had gotten lindof wind of the affair met them and catching hold bold of both of them informed them that lf it they stop their quarreling he would place them both under artest arrest of course this settled it for the time but as they are both men of moch personal courage and as they have tho the reputation of being desperate and determined terni ter mined bied men it to is feared that there may be a rene renewal walot of hostilities about 10 this mornings morning a ceol colored man dashed tip up the steps of bf the police court and into the abe room sod and breathlessly informed marshal lou P smith that there had bad been a shooting scrape in jack dowds saloon on the corner of main and galena galen Nt streets marshal smith jail or Walue Wai eke and an inter mountain reporter at once started for trie tae scene of the shooting and upon arriving there found a crowd burrou surround d ilag two raea MOB both of w whom b om tire were bleeding from the face officer carloton carleton was already on OB the spot and add had succeeded succeed edin an clearing a circle in the centre of the barroom bar room in order that the wounded men might get some tresh air the cause of the trouble was a dispute ovela over a game of cards it selems adems that will ainson the man who did the shooting nadreen had nad been playing curds cards with jim smith and thome thomas 9 leonard and hart had lost a trifle over five fl ve dollars all three had been drinking rather freely and the gamp game had ad broken up in a dispute wilkinson claiming he had hadnot been fairly used smith was remonstrating with kim him and explain i ing to him that he had no kick hick comins coming thal that they had used him all right when wilkinson loat his temper tempe rap aad ca told smith be want to h hyc c anything to do with him and t to ay lei e him alone they then separated only to resume their wrangling and auar in a few minutest minutes and this was war repeated several times finally wil kinson sk said see here smith I 1 am arme armed and if doni let we me alone 11 ill 11 be d d if I 1 dont pump you full of lead ead 11 bahl bab said smita santa you shoot why you shoot anybody you sand enough to busca use a gun 1 I 1 ba vent 1 I 11 replied wilkinson Wilk wilkin insoo sai and ad as he uttered fihe worda he whipped whip pea a 32 calibre revolver from his hip pocket and before smith mith edudd catch his arm pr anyone i interfere he be raised it and fired the ball striking smith in the mouth and powder oder burning buining his face badly south fell fell heavily to toe the floor and is as wilk neon turned turbid with his smoking pistol still in his bis hand band smiths partner pait ner thomas Leonard who is a very powerful young fellows jumped and caught him by the neck intending as he afterward stated to disarm him n order to prevent his bis shooting anyone else but bat hei he quick enough foi just as he brabbee him wilkic son whirled around aroun d with mith the rapidity of lightn lightning ingi ano an with the remark ob you want some come of it too dal bouhl beuf put up his bis pistol aull ani pulled the trigger the going through leonards bosel with wi th a cry of im shot his second victim staggered back and Wil Wilbin kinam aon dashed thi through ough the front door and scooted down main street putting atis in his pocket packet as he be ran when in ID front of the oregon stables he slipped and fell but quickly recovering his legs turned arlund the corner af pf this stable and doutin continued ud his flight llight towards the depota depot dr goodwan theu veterinary surgeon wason was on his way i to his office iu it the oregon st abes and was bituin a few feet of the dobrof door of the saloon whoa the second shot was waa fired and son ran out and leaving the purs pursuit ali t of the crimi nalto the polie poli ehe celie entered the barroom bar bat room to ascertain the effect of the shots he found south smith lying face downward on the floor almost stran strong led by the i be pool of blood in which ge he lay surrounded by a crowd of negroes and white men who were to much ex 1 cited to render any an assistance raising him up dr goodmun goodman forced farced some whisky whisk av and water into his bis mouth and succeeded in making him expel th atie coagulated blood from the throat which was choking him j i the two meu men ware taken to dr am skene office where their were skillfully fully dressed smiths smith wound is iauch more serious than i il 1 leonarda the bullet having struck him squarely in lathe the face and lately below tb the nose knocking oui ail ad his bis front ta teeth b h p I 1 e i c ID g hi his S to tongue 13 gue and lodging in ali the muscles at the bpck back of the neck the tae bullot bullet hunot ha nat yet I 1 been removed leonard Leotia Td struck fram top side VP the bullet aim simply P ly pi bassing asing through the lower portion bf vie nose B bowmen showed the greatest nerve nerve wipe e dr Anis din a I 1 wa was s sewing e wo i ap 1 ane he wounds and conversed freely laugh auch ant iny and apkin about in 0 abe ii matter atter as th though ugh it were avre an everyday occurrence rence wilkinson the map who used died his pistol so freely is bradman bra kethan on a train and ud aro is between butte and spring I 1 HUL if ki he 1 is a very pleasant yoong fellow Alow d about t 27 years of age and is i rather above height beight a aart nd powerfully built atthe at the time of the shooting he apis dressed in a dark suit of clothes and wore a tf sealskin lson cp cap |