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The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-02-18
MONTANA NEWS.


to out skate any girl in Montana on
rollers for 800.
I. The people Of Billings think hl i..' ct
building the Bull mountain branch q ldg,lll oy
their own private enterprise.
Beaverhead county sheep are WIN
tering roughly Their owners are
feeding them. and have been doing 50
for some time past.
The 1Argellta placers in Beayerhead
county have been sold to an English
company for $4,000. They will be
iwoa ked by hydraulic pipes.
Mrs. C. o. Van Cleve of Minneap-
oils who has by Iler lectures greatly
encouraged missionary work in Boze
man an Helena is now doing likeiser-a1
vice in Miles ity. a iA -s
4 The miners at Maiden who remain
unpaid by the Collar mining company
are III such a state of destitution that
many of them are being cared Nfor
and relieved at Fort Maginnis. aa
A six year old boy named Deslaur
iers OF Anaconda stopped down to
drink out of a hole in the Deer Lodge
river and slipping in was carried un
der the ice and was drowned.
independent: Mart Mitchellreports.
that on ihesummitof the range, about
half way between Tr9ut creek and the
Coeur d "A lene mines, an enterprlsing
individual has dug .doWnto the ground
through ten feet of SHOW, has built a
fire in the hole, and is dosing ou4
whisky at four bits a drink from tel
gallon cask to tile weary stampeders.l
independent: John Ahcrcombie.
who is Just home from the Occur
d Alene mines. has rented a atworstory y
building in Eagle City, at $4oO per
month, and will engage in business
there within a few days. He-says
there are about 1900 people in the
camp now, and they are pouring in at
the rate of several hundred per day.
The Fort Benton people fear~a jop
lis being put up in connection
with the opening of the reservation
north of the Missouri. The
scheme as now understood would, il
carried out, leave stretch of Indian
country between Fort Benton and the
segregated portion of the reservation
and the fertile Milk river country
would become tributary.to a new town
to be started at the mouth OF Milk
river, below Benton on the Missouri
Independent: A guest at the Cos
mopolitan, who has just come in from
Belknap, says that nineteen out OF
every twenty of the stampeders er
route to tile new mines nave only
enough money to take them to the
nearest railroad point, or at farthest
! in to the mines. Then they have t
rustleor starve todeath. Many OF then
/ think that all they have to do is to 81
| in and pick up 4 fortune and thei
come out. 1t is noticeable. too, tha
/ while many of the stanipederS arr
lfrom old mining countries, Z large
| percs ntage are men who cannot tel
| gold from pyrites, or quartz from
sandstone. There will be plenty o
lhuugry people in that section befor'
| the snow goes off.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-05
Congressman Thompson Proposes to COnsOli-
date the Internal Revenue and Customs
Services Under One Management.
Circular Inviting Appointment of Dele
gates to a River Convention.
Mr.. Springer SmOOths His Feathers, and
Says He Will Accept the Pla es Given
Him by Speaker C2flisle.
NATIONAL REVENUES.
A Probable Reduction of Fifty Millions Dur
ing the Fiscal Year.

Probable Reduction of Fifty Millions Dur
ing the Fiscal Year.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-During the considera-
ton of the tariff bill at the last session of Con
gress, it was estimated that thenew tax law would
cause reduction of $50 000 900 per annum in
round numbers, the calculation being that the
customs would be reduced about $40, ,000, 900, and
internal revenue $780, 00O 900 or $40, 100000. The
receipts for the six months just closed, which
constitute the first half of the current fiscal
year, indicate that the reduction will not be so
large as was anticipated at that time. The re-
ceipts from customs during the fiscal year end
ing June 3O 1883, were 1914, 7O6, 497, and from
internal revenue $144, 72O, 3G9, making total
from these two sources of $3.50, 426 S66 The re-
ceipts reported from customs for the six months
just closed, are, in round numbers,
$101, 000 900, a decrease of about $12, ,000,
600 compared with the corresponding period of
last year; and from internal revenue $61 900, 0O0
a decrease of about $l3, 1000, 900. Assuming that
the receipts will be as large for the coming six
months as for the last, those from customs would
be $202, 100000, and from internal revenue
1922, 000-a decrease for the year in the
former of about $13, 600, coo, and from internal
revenue of about $23, 900, 000 thus making an ag
gregate reduction of about 36,OOO OOO or less
than one-half of the amount estimated.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, in his
last annual report, presented last month"; esti-
mated that the receipts from internal revenue
would be 1920, 100000 This estimate was based
actual returns received for the four months
ending September 30, last, but the additional re-
turns received since lead the Commissioner and
other Treasury authorities to believe
that the receipts from this source will
reach at least 25,COO, 900, and probably $780,
100000. The latter figure, it is believed, will
be reached if Congress does not at this session,
pass bih extending the period for retaining
distilled spirits in bond. IN any event the re
ceipts from this source are likely to foot up
25,OOO,O0O for the year, With this amount
from internal revenue and $2O2, 0O0O 900 from
customs, the receipts from the two sources would
be 1927 OOOO against 1859, OOO 600 for the pre-
ceding fiscal year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-05
ON THE UPWARD MARCH.
The Bulls Manipulating Corn on the
Chicago Market.
Wheat Weak and Dull, and Little Trading
INDUCED In-Bearish Tendencies
in Pork.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Viewed from the gallery on
Change to-day, the greatest activity was plainly
eentered in the corn pit. Corn is decidedly bull
fish, There is much interest in wheat, but it is
of a totally different nature Wheat is weak
and dull, save among local buyers.
''Wheat is weak all the time" said q heavy
trader to-day, 'the only demand being from
local shorts, who are coming in to cover Out
side there is nothing doing in wheat Freights
to-day from New York to Antwerp are only four
cents bushel, the lowest ever known, yet the
largest export house in New York writes us that
they can't get an order"
"The local shorts have been largely oversell-
ing during tbs past month or two" said another
trader, "and is only fse their necessity to cover
tl.e t..e ~, ~, de1,aa14u -stT37aays
Opinions diner considerably, however on this
point, and at the close, when wheat had dropped
a point or two, it was strongly asserted by one
or two that the ''shorts' were not at all scared
yet, but the bears were unloading brskly
William Murray sold good deal of May wheat
to-day. MuTays manipulations are watched
with little interest. He goes broke several
times year, it is said, but never fails to bob up
serenely between times. He made fortune last
fall, and although it is getting pretty near time
for him to tumble again, no one cares to bet
heavily on the chances that his sales of May
wheat will bring him to grass.
Wheat opened 3-sc up, and was active at first,
May reaching $1.03 IL but the market weak
ened later and closed at "a 5Sc; asked, 81 OF 10
Corn opened strong and active at an ad-
vance of 12c; it reached 5S 7-Sc for cash
and 81 IA for May, closing weak at 57059 3-4c.
Schwartz G. Dupee are reported to have sold
largely of May corn, and as it is almost entirely
a scalping market probably had its influence on
the closing weakness.
Corn is all locked up said one of the clique,
to-day land very scarce. There is very large
short interest, which must be covered"
Pork remained steady, with very slight luctua-
tions, and closed nearly at the opening figure.
The situation with hog products as with every
thing else, is bearish except when transitory To-
cal influences create at times feversh and un-
certain demand which can hardly be called de-
mand but the result of an attempt to inaugurate
a situation of affairs which will serve the scalp
ers in the absence of an actual demand Out
side orders are still as scarce as during the holi
1avs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-05
WESTERN RIVERS.
A Circular Requesting the appointment of
Delegates to a Convention.

A Circular Requesting the appointment of
Delegates to a Convention.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The secretary of the
executive committee on improvements of West
ern waterways will, tomorrow, forward letters
to the Governors of Western States requesting
each of them to appoint ten delegates to attend
convention to consider plans for improvement
of the Mississippi river and its tributaries to be
held in Washington on Feb. s. This convention
was authorized by meeting of representatives
of commercial bodies of the larger cities held at
st. Louis last July. The call for the convention
is addressed to the people of the Mississippi val
ley, and the basis of representation is ten dele
gates at large from each State and five from each
Territory, to be appointed by the Governor; five
from each commercial body and three from each
city, to be appointed by the mayor where no ex-
change exists. The Ebbitt House has been
selected as headquarters of the executive com
mittee In his letter to the Governors, Secretary
Wright says:
''An opportunity is now offered to the people
of the Mississippi river valley to show something
of their power and influence by making this CON
vention the largest ever assembled in the coun-
try Its deliberations if it is composed of repre-
sentative men, must have great weight with Con
gress. and will secure the needed appropriations
for Western waters"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-05

pillow by his shoulder. The sick man was silent
for moment, and then asked the cause of his
companions apparent grief.
''O Dudley" she said, ''some help is coming"
Mr.. Kelley, in his brief interview, had come to
the afflicted family as a friend. He told Mrs,
Haskell that he had understood her husband had
pledged portion of his salary for debt. AS
friend, he asked if it were So The grief stricken
woman merely replied Eyes"
There" said Mr.. Kelley his voice husky
from age, "accept 5000 from friends of your hus-
band and of mine. 1 wrote to them and told
them what 1 had heard, and asked their assist
ance. They. replied with this contribution, and
said 81, 600 or more would be sent if necessary.
They recognize your husbands worth, and with
me are praying that he may be spared to lift his
voice in support of the principles which he en-
tertains"
When Mrs. Haskell had finished the recital of
the conversation with the father of the House of
Representatives great tears were rolling down
the white face of her prostrate husband Hewas
silent for moment then he called to his bed
side Ed Smith, the clerk of his committee, and
Kansas friend, and gave him his left hand,
hand bony and thin. He placed his right arm
apout MS wire ana gently drew her towards
him. He was again silent for a moment and
than turning to his clerk he said: ED, it pays
to be clean. Next to my God, my wife, and my
children, value my good name Personally 1
do not care to live but would like to live formy
family. have nothing to leave them but my
name I'm proud of that name my record is
clean, and my children can look back upon it
with pride. Ed, I'd rather have the good name,
than all the world"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-05
MONEY FOR PENSIONS.


Dudley Demands $40, ,OO0, 900 in Addition to
the Unexpended Balance.
WASHINGTON, Jan. AT their request Com
missioner Dudley appeared before the members
of the House appropriations committee for
conference with reference to the pensions appro-
priation for the next fiscal year. Colonel Dud-
ley still adheres to his estimate of $40 COO 900 in
addition to the unexpended balance which will
remain at the end of the current fiscal year. Mr.
Holman said that the committee was not at all
disposed to cut down the appropriation below
what would actually be needed next year. and
he thought $40, ,OOO, 900 in addition to the unex-
pended balance would be ample to meet the
demands of the office. Last winter
Congress appropriated $50, OOO, 900 for
the current year, in addition to
the unexpended balance coming over from
last year. This balance amounted to $39 900 000
Hence at the beginning of this fiscal year the
Pension Office had at its command $125 900 000
Of this amount the Office has drawn from the
Treasury only $3O,0O0,0O0, and the Treasury
officials do not believe that over $40 000 900 will
be expended during the entire year. This would
leave an uneXpended balance of $50 000 900 at
the end of the year. Holnan's proposition is to
appropriate this unexpended balance and
10000 900 for the next fiscal year. The
other members of the committee are satisfied
that the pension expenditures this year win
not go beyond $G3, 600, 900. In that event
there would be at the end of the year au
unexpended balance of 500, 600 600 which
would be ample for the next fiscal year In sup
port of this estimate, the fact is quoted that last
year the total expenditures reached only $67,-
O0O,000 and the year before only $62 COO 600, and
that next year the force of the Pension Office,
upon the recommendation of the Commissioner
will be reduced by cutting off at least two hun
dred clerks.
1t is altogether probable that there is now suf-
fcient available money to meet the pension de-
mands during the remainder of the current fiscal
year and throughout the next fiscal year if the
balance unexpended at the end of this year be
re-appropriated, and it is not likely that, in ad-
dition to that amount, the appropriation com
more than one-half the amount asked for by
Colonel Dudley
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-05
A MAN OF MANY WIVES.
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Virginia Con-
tribute to Mr.. Harly's Family.

BALTIMORE, Jan. As. L. Harry, man with
four wives, was arrested in Nottoway county
Virginia, yesterday, charged with bigamy He
is held by the Virginia authorities for a requis-
ton from the Governor of Maryland, accused on
a charge made by one of his wives, formerly Miss
Everist of this city, and now living at her home
here. Harry is fftyfve years of age, was once
a merchant in New York and there had but
one wife. He went to Pennsylvania and took
unto himself another wife. After living with
her several years he crossed the line into New
Jersey, where once more he entered into matri-
mOny. About eight months ago he came to Bal
tmore lived here in STYLE made the acquaint-
ance of Miss Everist, and captured another
bride. With her he went to Virginia, purchased
a small farm in Nottoway county, and started "a
country store. Two months after the marriage
she returned to Baltimore and declared that she
had been so badly treated by her husband that
she had to leave him. She heard of the New
Jersey wife, cor1esponded with her. and then
her brother-in-law went to Virginia the other
day and caused the arrest of Harry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-05
MIR. SPRINGER YIELDS.
He VIII Fill the Position Assigned Him by
Speaker Carlisle.

~NN-"~~-~N
WASHINGTON, JAN 4.-Representative Springer,
at the earnest solicitation of prominent Demo
Gratis, both here and in the State which he repre-
sents, has concluded to accept the positions on
the House committees to which he was assigned
by the Speaker He says he is not unmindful of
the great injustice which has been done him and
his constituents, but it is not for him to decide
what position he shall fill on the committees
and he therefore will accept the situation in good
faith and proceed with zeal to discharge the du-
ties assigned him. His committee will at once
institute thorough investigation of the Depart
ment of Justice. He does not predict the result
except that the whole truth shall be known He
says that he has no friends in the department
TO shield, or enemies to expose. The investiga-
ton, as far he is concerned, will be non-parti-
san and impartial, but thorough. His com
will ask the House, soon after Congress reas-
sembles, for authority to send for persons and
papers.
Mr. Springer has been connected with num-
ber of investigations in the past nine years. In
the first session of the Forty fourth Congress- as
chairman of the committee on the Department of
State he investigated the offices of United States
consus abroad, especially the charges against
Consul general G. +. Seward, afterwards minis
ter to China. Theinvestigaton was continued four
years, and witnesses were brought from China
1t resulted in twelve articles of impeachment for
high crimes and misdemeanor Action on the
articles was prevented in the Forty-ffth Con-
gress by fllibustering. The Departmental State,
however, recalled Mr.. Seward, then minister
AS chairman of the subcommittee on fereign
relations Mr. Springerinvestigated the fraudulent
Venezuela claims. The subsequent Congress
continued the investigation, and at the last Con
gress a bill was passed setting aside the awards
and providing commission to audit the claims
anew. He was also a member of the Potter in
vestigating committee of the Forty fifth Congress,
and member of the subcommittee which went
to Florida to investigate the alleged frauds in
that State. In the proposed Investigation of the
Department of Justice the examinations will be
carried on openly and those who limited at frauds
will, Mr.. Springer says, be given an opportunity
to tell all they know.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-05
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
The Old st. Nicholas Hotel, st. Louis, Al
most Totally DESTROYED.

The Old st. Nicholas Hotel, st. Louis, Al
most Totally Destroyed.
ST. LOUIS Jan. 4.--The old St Nicholas Hotel
building, Fourth street. between Morgan
street and Franklin avenue, took fire about 10
o'clock tonight, and at this writing is
almost completely gutted. "a very high and bit
terly-cold wind, which swept fercely through
the entire building rendered the fire department
nearly helpless. The building was mainly oc-
cupied by Charles E. Lewis, undertakers goods
and G. 0. Baxter & Co., picture frames
At midnight the fire had exhausted
itself, having consumed every thing in the bu,d-
ing except the walls. Charles E. Lewis, who oc-
cupied SIT and 819, had stock valued at 1885,
900; insured for $50 000 1t is total loss Julius
Morrisse, hardware, occupied 815. His
loss and insurance is not known. About
thirty rooms over this store were occupied as
a lodging house, and known as the Adams House
The occupants saved their personal effects, but
N the property of the house was destroyed
The loss is not known. No 82I
was occupied by G.. O. Baxter g. Co
as an office and sample-room. Loss
not ascertained The entire building was owned
by the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. Its value and insurance is not obtainable
tonight. The upper part of the north wall fell
on the second story of the building adjoining
eompletely wrecking it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-05
The Recent Accident to the Czar Attributed
to the Nihilists, and His Injuries the
Result of Pistol Shot,
ENGLAND AND EGYPT.
The Latter Demands n Final Decision Upon
the SOudan Question

The Latter Demands a Final Decision Upon
the SOudan Question.
CAIRO Jan. 4.-The relations between Eng
land and Egypt are strained. Egypt has sent
note to Great Britain, pointing out that the
present state of things in Egypt cannot continue,
and asking final decision upon the Soudan
question If England refuses the assistance
asked, the Khedive and the Ministry have de-
termined to abandon to Turkey the Eastern
Soudan and reduce the Egyptian tribute to the
Porte. The Egyptian troops will then be con-
centrated at Egypt proper, thus giving force of
10000 to protect the frontier without the aid of
the English army. Evelyn Barring thinks $1,000
men insufficient for that service
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-05
THE KILLING OF CAREY.
The Jnformer Made No Resistance, and Was
Deliberately Murdered.

The Jnformer Made No Resistance, and Was
Deliberately Murdered.
DUBLIN, Jan 4.--rhe United Ireland publishes
an account of the murder of Carey, written by a
gentleman who received it from ODonnell 1t
was not to be told as long as a chance remained
of saving O'Donnell's life. The account shows
that O'Donnell deliberately killed Carey. There
was no struggle and Carey made no attack upon
O'Domell. Had Judge Denman permitted
ODonnell to speak, he would have told the
whole story of the killing. ODonnell was not
acquainted with Carey on the voyage from Eng
land to the Cape of Good Hope He was not
member of any society, but recognized Carey
by a wood cut which he saw at Capetown, and
resolved to kill him. He intended to 90 with
him to the farm at Port Elizabeth. which
Caroy had told him he going to take, and
thus show that there was no spot where Carey
could be safe. Finding himself, however. alone
with Carey he could not resist the desire to kill
him. Carey perceived the danger and said: 'Do
you know me!' ODonuell replied; you are
Carey, the nformcr; to he'll with YOU The bul-
let sped with the words, and the deed was done
Carey elutched his own revolver, but too late
ODome fired two more shots. and Carey rolled
to the deck. Nobody saw the encounter except
ODonnels companion. who threw her arms
around him md'iilled the ship with cries. He
told her that morning that he meant to kill