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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-26
Texas Pacific Land Bill.

WASHINGTON, February l9.-The follow
ing is the text of the House bill as amend
ed and passed by the Senate to-day for
feiting the lands granted to aid in the con-
struction of the Texas Pacific railroad
BE it enacted, etc, that all lands granted
to the Texas Pacific railroad company I'M
der an act of Congress entitled IAN act 10
incorporate the Texas Pacific Railroad Co,
and to aid in the construction of its road
and for other purposes" approved March
3, 1871, and acts amendatory thereof or
supplemental thereto, he and they are
hereby declared forfeited, and the whole
of said land restored to the public domain
and made subject to disposal under the
general laws OF the United States as though
said grant had never been made: Provided
That the price of the land so forfeited shall
be the same as heretofore fixed for even
sections in said grant.
Section . That the act of March 3, 1s15
entitled IAN act for the relief of settlers
within railroad limits" is hereby repealed
The bill now goes back TO the House for
concurrence or nOnconcurrence IN the Sen
ate amendments
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-26
Canadian HOyagers.

QUEENSTOWN, February 19.-Orders
were received at the naval station here
tonight to send assistance to the Poonah,
the transport on which the Canadian voy
ayers were brought from Alexandria and
from which they were about to be trans
ferred to the Hanoverian for their voyage
home. A gunboat carrying strong force
of marines and infantry was at once dis
patched to her aid All information as TO
the nature of the trouble is refused by the
officials, and there is evidently a desire to
have the matter suppressed. 1t is alleged
that the voyagers became intractable and
showed signs of mutiny, and that the
officers of the Poonah, having only small
number of marines on board. were COM
PEELED TO call for assistance 10 quell the
outbreak.
Later reports referring to the trouble on
the Poonah state that there was disturb
ance among the Canadian boatman, during
which three soldiers under arrest made
their escape in boat
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-26
General GOrdon's Death.

KORTI, February 17.-Advices from Abu
Klea, near Gubat, state that small out.
post affairs occur daily. the enemy are re-
ceiving guns and reinforcements from
Khartoum, and that Mabdi has ordered all
tribes in the vicinity to assemble immedi.
ately and attack the British forces at that
point.
Gen. Gordon's trusted messenger, George,
has arrived at Abu Klea. He says that al
most all the native accounts agree that
Gordon, finding himself betrayed, made a
rush for the magazine near the Catholic
mission buildings, and finding the rebels
already in possession he returned to the
government house and was killed in try
ing to re-enter. The rebels were admitted
TO Khartoum at night-January 10th.
Another account says that Gordon rush
ed toword the magazine intending to ex-
plode il and thus prevent the ammunition,
of which there were several tons, falling
into the hands of the enemy. The enemy
quickly realized his intention and shot him
dead
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-26
Rumors About CIeveIand's Cabinet.

ALBANY, y. Y, February I6.-Some peo-
pie here who profess to know, declare that
up to this time Presiden. elect Cleveland
has not made a definite selection of any
single member for his cabinet. Others in
sist that Cleveland has already given the
appointment of Secretary of State TO Sen
ator Bayard. A prominent Democrat here
tonight predicts the following as the
names of Cleyeland's cabinet:
Secretary of State, Bayard, of Delaware.
Secretary of the Treasury, Manning, OF
New York.
Secretary of the Interior. Mcdonald, OF
Indiana.
Secretary of the Navy, German, of Mary
land.
Secretary Of War, Thurman. of Ohio.
Postmaster General, Villas. of Wisconsin.
Senator Thurman was expected in AL
bany tonight, but is supposed to he de-
tanned by the storm.
ALBANY, February 19.-There were no
visitors to Cleveland to-day and it is under
stood that he is at work on his inaugural
address and will devote his attention to it
exclusively until il is finished.
IL is the impression among leading Dem
ocrats here who are well acquainted with
Cleveland and Manning, that while the
latter has not been formally rendered the
appointment of Secretary of the Treasury
at the present moment there is little doubt
bur his name will be found in the list on
March 18th for the Treasury portfolio. Mar
ming, according to his friends, felt more OF
an aversion than inclination to take any
cabinet position, preferring less promi-
nent and less responsible position in life,
but as Cleveland has in E degree insisted
that Manning shall be one of his advisers,
the latter consents to accept the post.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-26
Severe storm.

Troy, y. y, February 17.-Last nights
the Troy q Boston, New York Central and
up north are snow bound. Street car travel
between Troy, Lansingburg. Cohoes, and
other points was suspended last night Ef-
forts were making this morning to open
tine tracks TO different points in this sec
tion. A heavy wind is stripping the trees
of their branches, leveling fences and blow
ing down chimneys. The country roads
are blocked, and there are drifts in places
twenty feet high. Stages are abandoned
and all mails are late.
WHITEHALL. y. Y, February l7.-There
was heavy snow storm last night Of about
III inches, with a terrible wind. The trains
are all laid out. No train from the south
since : o'clock last evening.
PLYMOUTH, y. H., February 1.-THE
worst snow storm and blow this year oc-
Cured last night. Eleven inches of snow
fell. Roads blockaded.
MONTREAL, February 17-Tho heaviest
snow storm for year has been raging here
since last evening. Traffic at a stand-still,
no trains from any point.
QUEBEC, February 1.-THE blizzard
continued with undated fury until day
light when a snow storm set in. All rail-
roads are blockaded.
CHICAGO, February 1.-THE weather
in Chicago has moderated somewhat. At
: a. m. the mercury showed 4 degrees be-
low zero. At Omaha it was cloudy and 10
above, and at Des Moines il was showing
and above. In Dakota and Manitoba
the thermometer still ranges from 20 to 80
below, so that no immediate relief can be
expected The wost effects Of the storm are
still felt south and southeast of Chicago.
Freight traffic is quite generally suspend
ed. Passenger trains on east bound roads,
except on the Grand Trunk, are moving,
though delayed. Incoming trains are from
one TO three hours late The Grand Trunk
has been closed since Sunday. The Pan
handle, c. x L l., and Louisville &
New Albany and Chicago are still showed
up. Illinois Central trains are several hours
late. Alton, Wabash, Chicago, and Burling-
ton & Quincy are all delayed. ST. Paul
and Northwestern going out on time, but
incoming trains are several hours late
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-26
MaIalI (.Ins.

NEW ORLEANS, February l6.-Clear and
cool weather favored the opening of the
Mardi Gras festivities and the reception of
Rex came off according to the programme.
except as to time. His majesty reached
the City Hall at noon, when Mayor Guil-
lotte surrendered the reins of the city. The
procession consisted of infantry. a detach-
ment of marines from the L. :. flagship
Tennessee and man-of-war Galena. music.
comedy and her followerson vans. trumpet
ers. heralds, bearers of the royal standard
a troop of his maiesty's men at arms, and
his majesty Rex, attended by royal conti-
mental guards. The procession moved
through the principal streets to the levee,
at the head OF Canal street, where the
party embarked on steamers for the Ex-
position. The attendance exceeded any
thing in the history of the Exposition. The
main tower was crowded with people look
ing down the river. eager to catch sight
of the royal fleet. Below, in Music Hall
and in the vestibule, the jam was so great
that locomotion was almost impossible.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-26
Railroad Accident.

WASHINGTON, February 19-The wreck
ing train has not yet returned from the
scene of the accident on the Richmond
Fredericksburg 4 Potomac railroad be
tween this city and Alexandria, and the
details which can he obtained are meagre.
The collision occurred in or near the shoI
tunnel at Four Mile Run, the colliding
trains being the New Orleans mail over
the Virginia Midland road. which should
should have reached Washington at II
n. m, and n freight train going south
Both trains were badly wrecked and shat
tered. The cars took fire, the flames being
fed by petroleum from two oil cara in the
freight train. Thirty-three cars were
burned, including the baggage and mail
cars with their contents. Andrew Anger
the conductor of the freight train. was
killed, and several of the train men art
missing. Seven or eight persons were in
jured, some of them seriously. The
wounded were taken to a farm house in
the vicinity.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-26
Ocean PeIlls.

NEW YORK, February 19-The ship
Hudson. from Antwerp, arrived to-day, re-
ports that on February 9th, in latitude
35'i0, logitude 62.40, she took a terrific
hurricane from the east-southeast, shifting
to the northwest, with heavy cross sea,
and lost two topsails. On February 10th
in latitude $40, longitude 625i, at m i'd
night. she sighted vessel showing signals
OF distress. She hauled up to her and
found her TO be the bark Minnie Gray,
Capt Moncrief, from Wilmington, y. c.,
anuary 26th, for London with cargo of
rosiB and turpentine. She was totally dis
masted. her decks swept, and making
water, the crew having been at the pumps
for days. Her provisions were all spoiled
Laid to until next morning, when the
captain and crew, nine all told, were taken
OFF and brought 10 this port. On January
18th John Buck, a seaman, about 30 years
of age, a native of St Louis, fell from aloft
and was killed.
Captain Moncrieff reports that be sailed
from Wilmington, North Carolina, January
26th for London. On February sth, in
latitude BIS, longitude 64-5s, they had a
terrific hurricane from the northwest, last
ing three days. At midnight on the 9th
they shipped an enormous sea, which car
ried away the bow and everything move
able, making the vessel a total wreck.
The Minnie Gray was of 3, 800 tons regis
ter, Il years old, and built at Sunderland,
England
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-26
General JacksOn's Biography.

WASHINGTON, February 16.--Col. An
drew Jackson. grandson of ex-President
Andrew Jackson, who resides at Hermit
age Tennessee, to-day took out letters of
administration upon hs grandfather, and
Immediately through his solicitors John L.
Jones and Robert Il. Lenes. filed bill in
equity setting forth that the widow of the
late Montgomery Blair and her son Wood
bury Blair now have possession of and
claim to own large number of very val
uable papers relating TO the public and
private life of General Jackson, and pray
ing for an injunction against the defend
ants to prevent them from disposing OF
or publishing any of said papers. 1t is
stated that these papers were placed in the
hands OF Amos Kendall in lsI3 with a
view To the publication of a biography tf
General Jackson which he Kendall had
undertaken 10 write. The papers were lost
for many years and were found by Col. W.
C. Terrell, OF Kentucky, IN 1879, sufsse-
quent To the death of Mr.. Kendall, when
they were placed in the hands of Mont
gomery Blair for safe keeping. The de
PENDANTS claim that the papers were given
TO Frascis y. Blair, Sr., by General Jack
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-26
HOPE on. HOPE EVER.

rty.,,o ,,,, bo.e ever Though dead leaves are
YnnE ,l,,.,c, meath vour wandering
"a xlo.ii'"A t
rri....'-I -; ,tr,. ,,,ipds through naked boughs
i'""A S.I't,,
III, s,,,,isrs are dead. vet Is the memory
INC noNei' " '
IN, .,,,,',',,r winds and countless roses glowing
rN-..,I ,I,e ,varrn Kisses Of the generous sun.
H.. -, bop. ever Why should tears be flow
nope ol' i"P' ''''
l. -. ...-,,, 4. sou,, y-ictory won
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-26
Civil Service Reform. I.

WASHINGTON, February 1s.-Represen-
tative Millard, OF committee of reform in
civil services, submitted a minority report
signed by the Republican members OF the
committee in favor of Representative Tay-
lor's bill to prohibit the discharge of hon
orably discharged soldiers or sailors, or de-
pendent relatives. from any Office in the
civil service of the United States, except
for cause. The report says:
This class of government employees have
a claim upon the gratitude of the nation
that cannot easily be compensated. They
saved the country from dismemberment
apd dishonor, and we submit that it is but
a just and proper recognition of their
claims that they should be retained in the
government service as long as they can
faithfully and effectively perform their Of
fetal duties. The bill Is eminently Just
in its provisions and should be passed with
the following amendment: 1T shall not APP
ply to the class of officers embraced in the
original tenure of office act passed March
3, 1867, and amended April ). 1862"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-26
Destructive FIRE.

PHILADELPHIA, February 19.-There
was a destructive fire this afternoon on
Chestnut street, between Second and Font
streets The locality is devoted entirely
to large warehouses and business houses.
The flames spread rapidly to the buildings
on the east, and Nos l23 and III Chestnut
street were enveloped in flames. The
former building was occupied by Irwin C..
Beatty * Co, dealers in worsted yarns,
and the latter by Geo. III. McFadden q Co,
cotton dealers.
Nine large business houses were entirely
burned out six damaged and four Others
incurred losses which many thousands Of
dollars will not repair. The Corn Ex-
change bank is in great danger as the fire
is still burning.
The complete square on Letitia street
has burned already. The loss thus far is
roughly estimated at between two and
three millions.
PHILADELPHIA, February 19.-John
McCourt, fireman, has since died from
injuries received at the fire on Chestnut
street The body taken from the ruins
and which was supposed to be that of
Joseph Blyler, has since been identified as
that of Thomas Marshall, a drayman, who
was in the building where the fire origi-
mated at the time the wall fell Blyler
was also in the building just previous to
the falling wall, but escaped.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-26
the CRUEL STORMS.
BIockaded and Separated for Two
Days.

The Chicago Times Of the -th inst. rs
authority for the following little romance:
Probably the bappiest man in Chicago
yesterday was Mr.. c. A. Harper, of Boze-
maD, Montana, who reached the Palmer
House at 2:30 p. m, coming in on one of
the Northwestern trains. The gentleman
is a stock raiser in thse Territory, and has
been attending To his interests for the past
three months, leaving his wife, a bride o'
last autumn, at her parents home in New
York. BY mutual agreement they were 10
meet at the Palmer on Monday afternoon,
but fate and the weather interposed, and
the trains on which they were journeying
both came to a standstill. one at Clinton,
Iowa and the other at Detroit, or rather
at a wayside-station between that point
and Chicago. The anxiety Of the couple
when they realized that Monday night
would pass without the desired meeting
was something more than can Ice told and
as the hours dragged by and no progress
was made, = became more intense. Both,
however, hit upon happy thought, which
they put into practice without delay Ii
was to make the Office clerk at the Palmer
act as an intermediate means of cummuni-
cation. The husband sought the first tele-
graph Office and wired 10 the clerk: Has
Mrs. c. A. Harper arrived? Answer" The
lady had Just sent a similar telegram, and
a response was returned to that effect.
Then telegraphing commenced, and some
forty dispatches were flashed hack and
forth, the clerk acting as Hello. central -
and repeating the messages as fast as they
came For two days this was kept up, the
trains gradually crawling nearer each
other, until the Northwestern came in
about an hour ahead. Fifteen minutes
later Mr.. Harper dashed Into the rotunda,
ran TO the counter, and gasped ont:
Has she Gomez
Has who come ?" asked the clerk,
Mrs. Harper
40, sir; but she will be in on the Michi-
gan Central shortly
Where's the depot Call a carriage.
Save me a good room, will you - And
away he went as fast AZ Jehu and his
steeds could take him. He got TO the Lake
Front depot just as the train came in, and
in time 10 meet Mrs. H., who fell sobLing
into his arms, exclaiminF: oh, Charley,
thought would never see you again y
Their nutual experiences were OF the
same pattern. Tempest and storm. howl
ing winds and drifting snow, trains block
AIDED, and provender short, and their stories
matched TO dot.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-26
Silver Coinage.

WASHINGTON, February l6-An amend
ment was to-day proposed by Senator
Morgan To the anti-silver coinage bill. 1t
strikes out the present provision for the
suspension of coinage OF the standard dol
Lar, and 2zthorlzes the President on and
after April ], 1es5, and in any succeeding
month until April /, lss6, to direct the
Secretary of the Treasury to suspend in
whole or in part the purchase of silver
bullion for coinage of standard dollars.
WASHINGTON, February 11-Representa-
tive Belford said tonight that if an amend
ment is made to engrait upon the sundry
civil bill proposition to suspend the coin
age of the silver dollar there will be lively
times in the House. and that before such a
measure shall succeed he and other friends
OF silver will resort TO filibustering tactics
and continae them until March 4th. Col
Belford claims nat 125 members are OPP
posed TO suspension of coinage and will
fight any bill having that purpose In view
with all the means at their command.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-26
Letting of Mail Contracts.

WASHINGTON, February 16.-In the
House, Money, from the committee on
postoffices and postroads, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill to regulate
the letting of mail contracts. 1t provides
that in case bidder fails to perform the
service according to his contract he and
his sureties shall be liable for the amount
of his bond as liquidated damages, to be
recovered in an action for debt on the bond
1t also provides that no sub letting or
transfer of any mail contracts shall be per
mitted unless the annual compensation
under the contract for the service shall
exceed 500, and in no case without the
consent in writing of the Postmaster
General. Dingley and Blount advocated
the bill on the ground that II would pre-
vent repetition of the star route scandals.
The bill passed.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-26
Protes, Against the Masonic Fra
teruity.

WASHINGTON, January 1s.-A printed
protest of large proportions against per
mitting Masonic societies to participate in
the dedication OF the Washington monu-
ment next Saturday has been received by
the Congressional committee charged with
the arrangements. The signers claim to
have 1900 signatures. The protestants
say that the Masonic order has no more
right to such distinction than the Hiber-
MIA s or any other secret order. The stone
sent by the Pope for the monument was,
they say, broken up and thrown into the
Potomac. Why, they ask, are Catholics
snubbed and Freemasons honored? Free
masonry, they say, is of foreign birth, is
entirely un-American and un-republican
its public displays are pompous and bar
barrie. its titles extrayagant and lordly, its
constitution despotic, its oath extrai judicial
(which Webster said should be suppressed
by law. They pray that only such cere
monies as are national in their scope and
American in their character be permitted.
The protest came too late for action by the
the committee.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-26
Pension DECISION.

WASHINGTON, February 16.-0n July
18th, 1s65, Captain VIM. Hargrove, of Gen.
Sherman's staff, was proceeding with others
in ambulance to headquarters at Knoxville
TO attend reception in honor of the day
when the team became unmanagable and
preciptated the ambulance with its occu-
PARIS down an embankment, and Hargrove
sustained an injury resulting in a disabi'i-
ty for which he asked a pension. The
peusion bureau decided against him on the
ground of not receiving the injury while
on line duty but the Assistant Secretary
of the Interior to-day decided that Har-
grove should receive g pension for the
reason that any soldier in going to OF from
social gatherings, religious meetings or
places of amusement, with the assent Of
his superior officer, does not thereby place
himself out of line duty.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-26

SALT LAKE, February tS-The relief
sParty to bring in the dead by the Alta
snow slide returned lete last night Tze
reported dead were rescued alive. Andrew
White, but little injured, was under the
snow IL hours. Fred Cnllman, injured in
the back, but not serious, was buried ie
blrs. keist, six hours bn-ied Besides these
Mr.. Ford was badly hart. though not en-
gulfed. The body OF one ,Chinaman was
net found. Twelve bodies were brought
down the canyon in the mournful process
sSGn, .single file scwe8 III blankets and
lashed on sleds. The first sled had the
bsdy of Matte Hickey, the next Tim Mad
den, Jerry Reagan, David Evans, James
Watson, Barney ellison and MrsEord, with
her baby lashed TO her hSeast. The last
sled had the four children of Ed .Ballou.
Mns Ford had been married a year and
half She begged her husband to take her
to place of,safety that fatal night saying
that she felt that slide was coming. He
disregarded her "whim." An inquest was
held this forenoon bringing out more facts.
Mrs Rallow, Airs Keist Mrs. Hemet, Mrs.
johnson and her four children and Han
Soiill anu lou4 yet ia f-ltst ii
constant danger The rescue party goes
out in the morning organized to bring
them in Slides are occurring there .dstner
than daily. The one i'll Superior guleh, the
Alta people are satisfied, resulted on
Saturday Ia the death of Sam Trescott, X.
Angore, John White, working there. Two
men going there to see ii they were
cafe, got in sight of their cabin and tunnel
and saw slide start, and in an instant the
cabins and all were obliterated in a sea OF
snow. The oooeussion of the slide was so
gseat that the messengers were hurled TO
the earth. They hafr:ed away, deeming IL
certain death 10 - further. The three last
fatal slides in Alta. sesuiting in about 80
deaths. all occurred on Friday evening.
The following was received at : o'clock
tonight: Sam. Trus, s,ott, Richard Angoye,
John White, L. b. Jones, supposed 20 have
been killed by the snow slides near Alta
since the Eatal slide Wednesday last, haze
arrived liz Wasatch all right.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-02-26
Heavy I.o.@.

CHICAGO, February i7,-The president
and directors of the Aurora Watch Co.
which has been in trouble foC some time
fled bill IN the circuit eoart to-day in
which they alLege that Maurice Wendell
secretary and treasurer and e4ief stock
holder, has spent 100000 Of the com
pany's funds in the space of a little more
than one year. la one item for machinery
he alleged that he paid S124,000. whereas
the actual outlay was only $4,000; that
in other ways he has misappropriated the
funds OF the company, and that when
taxed Herewith Wendell admitted the
truth of the charge. He asked them what
they were going to do about it, and said he
went into the company for the purpose OF
speculating on the money of the stock
holders. They ask for an accounting.