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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-11-27
Woman Suffrage Association.

CHICAGO, November 19.-The American
Woman Suffrage Association began its an
nual session here to-day. There was an
informal session in the forenoon and short
talks. In the afternoon Committees On
credentials and other matters were ap-
pointed and addresses delivered by Mary
A. Livermore and Lucy Stone. At the
evening session there were about so dele
gates representing thirteen States, and the
evening was given up entirely addresses by
Mary B. Clay, of Kentucky, who presented
Helen E. Starrett, of Illinois, Mrs. Tracy
Cutler, of Illinois, DR.. H. b. Blackwell, OF
Massachusetts,, Mary F. Thomas, OF Indl-
ana. A dispatch was received from Chief
Justice Green, of Washington Territory,
saying than woman suffrage had proved
satisfactory in that Territory and that the
women generally availed themselves OF the
privilege of voting at the recent election
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-11-27
Guarding Against the Cholera.

NEW YORK. November 20.-A large
number of prominent physicians, sani-
tarians and health officers from various
seaboard cities met at the Office of the
Board of Health to-day to consult about
the threatened danger of the cholera epi-
demic and the best means of barring it out
of the country. The conference lasted
from early in the forenoon to late in the
afternoon. Cholera was discussed in all its
phases and plans formulated to keep it out
of the cities if it cannot be kept away from
the shores A circular to the health boards
of all communities prescribing essential
precautions, will be issued as the first fruit
of the conference.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-11-27
A Peculiar Book.

Perhaps the most singular curiosity in
the book world is volume that belongs to
the family of the Prince de Ligne, and is
now in France. 1t is entitled THE Passion
of Christ" and is neither written nor print
ed Every letter of the text is cut out of
leaf, and, being interleaved with the blue
paper, it is as easily read as the best print.
The labor and patience bestowed in its
completion must have been excessive,
especially when the precision and minute
ness of the letters are considered. The
general execution in every respect is in
deed admirable, and the volume is of the
most delicate and costly kind. Rudolph
H., of Germany, offered for it in 164O II, J,
600 ducats, which was probably equal to
100000 at this day.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-11-27
Chinese Restriction Act.

NEW YORK, November 19.--United
States Commissioner Shields to-day de-
cided that All Kee, Chinaman who
shipped at Calcutta on the bark Richard
Parsons as cook for round voyage and
return to Calcutta, but who ran away from
the vessel at this port, must leave the
country Immediately. The captain of the
Parsons is held responsible for All Kee g
departure. Ah Kee says he is willing to
return to Calcutta, but not on the Parsons,
where he was reduced on account of lazi-
ness to the position of a boy. His counsel
had argued that the Chinaman's employ
ment did not properly come within the
meaning of the word "laborer"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-11-27
SShines fO' All.'

An old colored man plies his trade of
boot-blacking at stand in the Union de-
pot at Columbus. He is one of those
bright looking old chaps that everybody
likes to talk to-
"Well, pap" inquired one of his custom
ers few days ago, you are for Blaine,
amt you?"
Dunno bout dat, sab. Who's yo' fo' ?'
"Oh, I'm Blaine man every day in the
week"
Som [, boss. Blaine am de man. My
two sons an my son-in-law's fO' Cleveland,
but I'll bring them ovah-Tll fix 'em.
Never yo' feah."
The customer was well pleased, both
with the old mans work and words, and
! gave him quarter.
| did I hear you say you were for Cleye-
land ?" inquired the next customer.
"G'way. What's an old man like me got
to do with politics ?"
"Well you ought to vote for Cleveland
Blaines fraud. Why didn't he 60 to the
! war;" .
JUS what / was tellin' dat odder gem
man. I'm fo' Cleveland early an late
boss. My two sons and my son-in-law's Is
| fo' Blaine, but I'm talkin' 'em ovah-Tll
fetch EN- No Blaine in mine, sah."
The Democrat was so well pleased that
he, too, dropped quarter into the old
mans hand.
The next customer was ProhihitiOnist.
After learning this the old darkey was for
ST. John, and loud in his boasts as to what
he was going to do with his sons and SON
in-law His reward was twelve cents.
The fourth man to occupy the chair was
a Butler man. After ascertaining this by
his usual non-committal caution, the old
sinner came out for the Peoples Party, and
repeated his flexible story about his sons
and his son-in-law. Reward, fifteen cents.
See here, you black rascal" exclaimed
bystander, who had overheard the con-
versations, what do you mean by talking
like this? You ought to be ashamed OF
yourself"
"Nevah you min, boss. Dis hyar son
know what he's about-res' you min easy
on dat l shines fo' all, / does"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-11-27
The Congo Question.

PARIS, November ia telegram from
Berlin states that an agreement is about
concluded between England and Germany
whereby the Congo conference will estab-
lish rules relative to the trade of the Niger
river, entrusting to England the execution
OF the agreement. The idea of the forma-
tiOn of an international commission has
been abandoned
LONDON, November ia Berlin dis
patch to the Standard states that at the
meeting of the conference yesterday the
delegates from Portugal read a memoran-
dunn insisting on Portugals right to Congo,
when John A. KaSson, the American dele
gate replied, pointing out somewhat sar-
castically that Henry NJ. Stanley in all his
long journeys on the lower Congo had been
unable to discover any signs of such Por-
tuguese dominion or civilizing influence as
were now claimed. He had, in fact, said
Kasson, found everything and every body
but Portuguese.
appointed.
LONDON, November 2O.-In October
Count Won Munster, German Ambassador,
wrote to Earl Granville, saying Germany
would. at the conference, advocate policy
giving the W lneICudHlS OI
countries that no import or transit dues
should be levied upon goods entering Con
go, but only moderate imports, such as
would be sufficient to supply money for
the administrative needs of Germany. He
said further that he shared Granvilles de-
sire to secure the fullest freedom of navi-
cation and commerce, not only the Niger
and Congo, but il all other African rivers
as well. 1t advocated the adoption of the
principles similar to those used in the reg
ulation of traffic ON the Elbe and Danube.
The conference, while giving expression to
these principles, would leave to later nego-
tiations the formation of the international
body, whose duty it should be to overcome
the obstacles to navigation and provide
police ordinances. In the further Occupa-
tions OF the African territory Germany's
duty would be to insure the application of
the principles laid down by the judges and
jurists of all lands, including those of
England. Granville, in his anwser to the
note, expressed himself perfectly satisfied
with the suggested scope of the conference.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-11-27
SOON WILL COME THE SNOW.

White as the daisies, white as milk;
The stately corn is hung with silk;
The roses are in blow,
Love me, beloved, while you may,
And beg the flying hours TO stay,
For love shall end, and all delight,
The day is long, the day is bright;
But soon will come the snow.
Up from the meadow sedges tall
Floats music'ly the lark's clear call;
Scarlet the little glow,
Love me, pray you, while you may,
And beg the flying hours to stay,
For love shall end, and dear delight,
The day is long, the day is bright;
But soon will come the snow.
An islet in a shoreless sea,
This moment is for you and me,
And bliss that lovers know.
Love me, beloved. Soon we die,
Joys IKE the swallows quickly fly:
Al Ana love shall end, and all delight;
ne day Is long, the day is bright,
But soon will come the snow,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-11-27
THE DANITE'S EPITAPH.

Inc gold that with the sunlight lies
In bursting heaps at dawn.
The silver spilling from the skies
AT night to walk upon:
Inc diamonds cleaning with the dew
lie never saw, he never knew.
, lie got some gold, dug from the mud
some silver crushed from stones:
m, Inc gold was red with dead mems blood.
Inc silver black with groans.
,sn' amd when he died he moaned aloud.
ihey II make no pocket in my shroud.n
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-11-27
Gum.CheWing City.

1t is stated in the ST. Louis Post Dispatch
that fully four-fifths of the population OF
ST. Louis habitually chew gum. 1t says
Men keep it at their houses and in their
pockets, and shave some chewing gum p
is nearly as common an invitation as take
a drink" or take a cigar" Gum-chew-
ing is especially the rage on Change, where
it bears high reputation as an aid to di-
gestion and cogitation.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-11-27
Ratification Meeting.

Newman Independent.
WELL" said Smith, at the conclusion of
an argument, ''every dog has his day."
Select your day, then," said Brown.
'Oh, pshaw But that reminds me that
yesterday was my birthday"
How did you celebrate it ?"
Pretty well. l took that terrier to an
old pit in the southern part of the town
and he killed forty-two rats in fourteen
minutes"
"Humph! Celebrated your birthday,
did you? / should say that your dog
ratified it y
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-11-27
Report on Halfway Service.

WASHINGTON, November 1S.-W. B.
Thompson, General Superintendent of the
Railway Mail Service, has submitted his
annual report. 1t appears that on June 30,
1894, there were 117,16O miles of railroad
upon which the mails were carried as COM
pared with 7S miles in 1884. During the
last fiscal year the increase was 6, ,952 miles.
The number of railway postoffice lines in
operation on June so, 1884, was S45 the
annual miles of service was 92,64O, ,999.
The number of casualties during the year
were 154, in which postal clerks were
killed, % seriously injured and 60 slightly
injured.
The recommendation is made that the
Postmaster General be authorized to pay
to the widow or minor children of all
clerks killed in the service sum equal to
one years salary of the grade to which the
clerk belonged at the time of his death.
An additional appropriation OF SS1 800 IS
recommended for the purpose of increasing
the salaries of clerks of class 4 and to
81 200 and 81 400 per annum respectively.
During the year past the mail service
has been greatly improved without increase
of cost to the department. 1t seems prob
able that the Postmaster General will soon
be able to have the fast mail arrive from
Omaha much earlier than it now does, and
it is also hoped that the mails can be ex-
expedited so as to arrive at San Francisco
about a. m. instead of at lilo a. M, as
at present The city mail can then be de-
livered Immediately upon arrival in time
to get replies for the eastbound mail the
same day, which will be equal to saving
one day between New York and San Fran
cisco. The separation for city delivery in
San Francisco is now made on the cars.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-11-27
NOON.

The suItry noon sleeps on the drowsy hills;
On fragrant grasses ripeniug in his beams
While swarthy Summer in voiuptuous ease
Stretches her lazy length beside the streams.
The sun swings high athwart the cIoudless blue
The air is scintilant with fervid heat;
All natnre droops like living things that faint
Fen birds are silent in each cool retreat.
The flowers droop pensively; the languid leaves
Scarce answer to the soft airs whispered call
DimIy their family quivering shadows lie.
Where shimmering bars of golden sunlight
fall.
The sun-burned reaper, with his brows adrip,
Enioys his midday rest beneath the trees;
Anon he bares his brawny breast and arms,
Tocatch perchance some family stirring breeze.
The browsing cattle leave the parching fields
Toseek the shelter of some shady nook
Or needless Of the clover, stand
With hoofs deep buried in the cooling brook.
The rustic ofthe gray grasshopper's wing,
The wild bee humming on her busy round,
Are music sweet to half unconscious ears.
Mingling with the distant harmony of sound.
And So with idle pace the droning hours
Stretch out their golden length with dreamy
grace,
SwoOning in odorous airs and waning light,
Till night enfolds them in its soft embrace.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-11-27

The Trenton Times says: A woman en-
igrant cid Castle Garden official recently
that the reason so many English women
join the Mormons is because they have no
hope of getting husband at home. She
said there were no less than A 4,000, 900 women
between twenty and forty years, in all
England and Wales, and of them nearly
100000 were unmarried. And so, when
the English women learn about Utah, and
the glorious opportunity 1t offers them in a
marital way, they become impressed with
the place at once.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-11-27
BELLS OF THE NIGHT.

The grass is wet with dew,
And the stars are faint and few
In the sky;
The fireflies soar aloft,
And the crickets chant a soft
Lullaby.
Then, floating on the night,
Comes a melody so light
1t would seem
Less thing to name or own
Than an echo overblown
From Il dream
The heavy Odors sweep
From the tropic coast of sleep
Far away;
And the music, vague and low,
Seems to languish, seems to blow
Fen as they,
How il saddens. How it cheers!
How it lulls the drowsy ears
With its spells
Oh, the midnight music sweet
That thy airy towers repeat,
Distant bells!
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-11-27
Report Denied.

LONDON, November 20.-The report that
James Russell LOWELL American Minister,
intends to take up his permanent residence
at Oxford is untrue.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-11-27
FIRST Snow.

NEW YORK, November 18.-The first
snow of the season fell here tonight.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-11-27
Admiral POrter's Report.

WASHINGTON, November 19.-Admiral
Porter, in his annual report, says that a
comparison of the expenditures of foreign
navies with our own will go far to put
stop to the cry that wasteful extravaganza
has been shown in its administration of
financial affairs, and will show the neces-
sity of our doing something towards build
ing navy if we want to keep pace with
the spirit of the age and hold ourselves
ready to maintain the respect of foreign
nations. Admiral Porter submits what ne
thinks the government out to do in the
next two years
First Complete the unfinished monitors
and arm them with heavy ritied guns,
making them rams as far as the models
will permit.
Second. Appropriate money for all yes
sells that were proposed to Congress last
winter.
Third. Build as commencement four OF
the heaviest monitors, with great endur-
ance and speed, each to carry four slx-1nch
rifles in the turrets.
Fourth Build twenty torpedo boats, not
less than 100 tons each, with speed of
twenty knots.
Fifth. One cruising irOnclad of not less
than 1000 tons.
Sixth. Have all our ships over l ,250 tons
supplied with torpedo boats fitted with
noiseless condensing engines, so they can
not be heard when approaching the enemy.
Haytien International Commissioners.
WASHINGTON, November 19.-The United
States and Haytien international commits
sion, consisting of Hon. VIM. Strong, ex-
Justice of the Supreme Court, as arbitra-
tor, and w. B. Fredrick as joint secretary,
met at the State Department to-day in
pursuance Of the protocol concluded be-
tween Secretary Frelinghuysen and the
Haytien Minister, for the purpose OF hear
ing the claims of two citizens of the United
States, Antonio Pelletier and A. II Lazare
against the government of Hayti. The
United States was represented by Solicitor
General Phillips, and the government OF
| Hayti was represented by Ex-Governor
Broutwell and Marquis de Chambrun. The
case first taken up was that OF Pelletler, a
formal statement of whose claim was made
by his counsel The claimant, as master OF
the bark William, was, it is alleged. illegal
ly arrested at Fort Liberte in Hayti, March,
1861 and tried upon the charge OF piracy
and slave trading and sentenced to be shot.
His sentence afterward was committed to
Imprisonment for five years, but his vessel
and cargo were condemned and confscated.
For this loss, with accrued interest, and tor
the sufferings and injury which he expert
enced at the hands of the Haytien officials,
he claimes $2,466,000. After hearing the
statement of the case the commission ad-
iourned TO November Goth.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-05
STRANGE CASE.

strange Persecution of an Illinois Farmer.
NATION, Ill, July "A case Of pcrse
cution exists in a neighborhood five miles
northwest of this city that is attracting con-
siderable attention. Alfred Conovcr re
sides with his family in house which they
have occupied for FIVE years past. Last
spring their accustomed repose was dis
turbed one night by somebody throwing
stones and clubs against the house. At the
same time scurrilous and indecent letters
we're found on the doorSteps addressed to
his wife and daughter, aged seventeen years.
Night after night these outrageous attacks
were repeated, and though a strict watch
was kept by the farmer, the perpetrators
could Tot be caught He has sat at upper
Windows of the house far into the night on
manv occasions, only to find letter on his
doorstep the next morning informing him
that the perpetrators were aware OF the fact
that he had his shot gun in waiting for them
and that they concluded to be quiet that
night Amateur detectives worked the case,
and finally sued for the $50 reward the
farmer had offered on the ground tha' il
was the daughters of the household who
were raising the disturbance, but failed TO
establish the charge. Recent developments
prove cenclusively that il is outside parties
who are continuing the outrageous persecu-
ton. Letters threatening personal violence
TO any member of the family il they attempt
to step outside of the house after dark are
found upon the door steps every few morn.
ings and in these are the most obscene and
indecent reflections upon the ladies Of Mr..
Conoyers family.
The strangest part of the affair is that the
marauders seem to be appraised of every
move made to catch them, and so inform
The prosecuted family the next morning af:
ter their vigils in attempting to apprehend
,hnm-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-05
AN AWFUL FATE.
Four Men sufocntsd To Death In . Chin.

Four Men sunocatcd To Death In . Chin.
ney.
CHICAGO, July A terrible accident oc.
CURED at balfpast 0 O'Clock this morning.
at the works Of the Calumet Iron and Steel
Company ut Calumet, through which four
men met death in one Of the most ap-
palling forms. They had been engaged dur.
ing the morning In the work OF cleaning
one Of the chmnevs in the puddliag mill.
which is located about the center Of tho
works. Whether from want Of proper care
or knowledge on their part 10 10 the method
Of doing the work, or from some
unforeseen accident was not asccr-
tanned, but at the hour above
named the awful discovery was made by the
employees Of the mills that the unfortunats
men had been sufocatcd 10 death In the
chimney Their bodies were e1tricaied from
their dreadful position, when il was found
they had been dead probably for some time.
The ingredients used in producing The ors
sometimes produces deadly "a. and this
is what undoubtedly caused the fatality. The
uames Of the four men were: Louis Saver.
Oloff johnson, August Dahn and Adolph
IublecGcns. II was found that the retorts
had been overcome by as aping gas.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-05
REDTCED To ONE.

The IutelHgencer has been interviewing
some Of the prominent actors in last Sun
day nights State House caucus. 1t makes
one Of them say
"Vanmeter is the Only man We can elect
Governor, and doubt it ne can be nomi-
mated.
This is a pretty pass for the State admin
istration to bring the party TO With a good
round 5000 Democratic majority in the
State, one OF their number admits that they
have put the party IN such a strait that but
one man remains who can save it from de-
feat-and he doubts if that man can be
nominated.
IUtmay throw some light upon the above
prophecy if it is discovered that the author
oft expects % be made Secretary of State
nader Mr. VASNETER-and become the
real Goverf.,r himself
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-05
SUDDENLY VlRTuOUS.
The Louisville Chief of Police in "a New
Role


LOUISVILLE, Ky, July 4 Special. J.
The city is convulsed with gossip to-day
over an order issued by Gen. Taylor, Chief
of Police directing the art stores to remove
from their show-windows steel engrayings
of French painting called The Double
Star The picture is that of two nude fe-
male figures slightly draped, pendant in an
evening sky, one supporting in her upraised
hand the scepter of virtue crowned with
STAR which finds its counterpart in
a brilliant evening star i'll the
sky. The picture has been displayed
in FIVE windows for several weeks and
is an art treasure Gen. Taylor regards
the engraving as immoral and lacivious, and
says that while the law prohibits the exhi.
bition of lewd and nude pictures, he can not
find excuses for the exemption of fine art.
One dealer removed the engraving upon no
tice, but the others have so far paid no at
tention to the order, and those who have not
displayed it are talking about putting it on
view merely for the purpose Of defending
fine art against such an arbitrary ruling.
The artists are indignant at this order,
and the threat is made that if the picture is
bounced they will make war on the coming
Exposition art gallery and the Polytechnic
society gallery, where nude statues and
paintings are exhibited The Mayor sus-
taiHs the chief of police tonight and an in
teresting conflict with the authorities is an
ticipnted,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-05
AGAINST CHOLERA.
Sanitary Precausions Being Taken in the
East.

Sanitary PreCauSions Betng Eakeh IN the
East.
NEW York, July 1--WE have made no
extraordinary preparations against cholera,
said DR.. Smith, the health officer Of the port
Of New York, today, beyond ordering a
strict quarantine against Marseilles. II
will be extended TO other ports as fast rs
they are known to be infected. You mast
know that We differ here from other com
res in that we have the quarantine line
drawn at all times. Il does not need especial
Larm ike this to make us careful. But
be law saws that in the presence Of i'm
mediate danger we may take extraordinary
precautions. We can hold passengers
IN quarantine until the time for in
cubaiion of the disease is fully
ard subject their baggage and clothing to
any jisinfeetion deemed necessary. At
present We should be careful in dealing with
vessels and passengers coming from Mar
seiIies or other Mediterranean ports, and we
shouit sl!oN ne suspicious cargo TO enter
So far as the mails are concerned, we do
not get any closed mails from the infected
district What there is Is open mail and it
comes through France. and il is without
doubt thoroughly fRmigated before it gets
here. Nv object is TO keep the Gordon so
strictly drawn that nothing can possibly
pass il either ehclera or yellow fever or
anv form Of infectious disease
Or. Smith said further that he had little
doubt that the present epidemic would ex-
tend throughout the continental countries
of Europe. It Was certainly Asiatic cholera,
and bore no marks Of difference to the dis
ease which ragged in Egypt last year. The
quarantine ship Illinois was taken to the
lower bay to-day and summer quarantine
formally established