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Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16
AN EXCITING ROLLER RACE.
Championship Of Montana and 600
n Side.

+. L. Orton, manager Of the Amphi-
theatre, is in receipt of telegram from
James Reynolds, the champion roller
skater of Montana, saying that he will
skate James Orton one nile dash for the
championship of the Territory and purse
of 500, each side putting up half of that
amount; the race to take place in Helena,
at the Amphitheatre, next Saturday night.
JAMES REYNOLDS,
the Montana champion, is familiar to
everyone in the skating circles of the
Territory, and needs no introduction here.
He has met and vanquished many COM
petitors upon the floor of the different
rinks of our Territory and stands now
without rival in Montana. He has been in
training for some time past, preparing to
enter the six-day skating contest to come
off next month in New York. Conse-
auently he will be in the best possible
trim for the race this week, and with
money and reputation at stake will no
doubt enter the contest determined to win.
JAMES ORION,
another skatorial artist, is no: as well
known as Reynolds, but is an expert
skater. and will enter the arena with the
champion with many points in mis- favor.
lie has run many races and come out vic
torious every time. His skating powers
were exhibited to our citizens the night of
his race with Kirkham, the Chicago cham
pion, whom he beat easily. He also has
been in training for two weeks past under
the instruction of III. W. Stevenson, an ex-
pert athlete and trainer, and viii enter the
race in fine condition.
Such an important race will no doubt be
attended by hundreds of spectators. The
large amount of money put up by each
side that is at stake, together with the
contested Territorial championship, will
make the race the most exciting and inter
esting contest that has ever taken place in
Helena.
Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16
From the DaiIv Herald of April Is.
ANOTHER STABLE BURNED.
A Horse and saddle Consumed in the
Flames.

Again we are called upon to chronicle
| another fire. which occurred last night
about half-past nine in stable belonging
to Mrs. Hugh DAILY, situated IN the rear OF
her lot on Clore street. Mrs. DAILY was
called upon this morning by HERALD
reporter and kindly impaired the follow
ing information:
Between nine and ten o'clock last night
Mrs DAILY went out to the barn-yard to see
that the cows were in for the night She
found everything all right, and having at
tended te this she walked up to take a
look into the skating rink, which was only
a short distance from the stable. Here she
was net by another LADY and together they
returned to her premises and stood for
some time talking at the back gate. While
standing there she saw a man sauntering
up the alley, which separates her property
from the rink, but paid no attention TO
him, as men often come up there to peep
into the rink windows. She noticed that
he did not approach the windows but stood
upon the platform in front of the side door
OF the rink, apparently gazing into the
nearest window from that point. A wood
pile that intervened prevented her from
obtaining distinct view of his person, and
so little attention did she bestow upon him
that she is unable now to give an accurate
description of him.
In few minutes she and her friend
separated, the latter going home, and she
returning through the yard to her house.
At this time she noticed nothing amiss.
The horse was in the stable and the cows
in the yard Five minutes later she came
out of the house to get some fire-wood,
when she saw the reflection of blaze upon
the house and thought the skating rink
was on fire She ran Immediately towards
il, when che discovered that it was her
own stable on fire. She gave the alarm
and ran to uniasten the doors of the stable.
At this juncture, colored man who was
in the rink, rushed out and jumped through
the window into the stable to liberate the
horse. He was well nigh sufiocated him
self, when John Daily arrived, opened the
door of the stable, and let out the colored
man. The halter OF the horse was cut,
but :he animal backed toward the fire and
refused to be taken out, and he was burned
10 death.
The fire department soon arrived in force
and by some hot and lively work saved
Kleinschmidt's warehouse, the adjoining
building which had already taken fire.
The stable and contents were the only
loss. The former was a new building and
was valued at $500 1t was owned by Mrs.
DAILY, but had been rented by her a short
time before to two men who intended to
keep their horses there during the summer.
The horse that was burned was owned by
a Mr.. Quimby and valued at $40. A $50
saddle was also destroyed.
The ire originated in the north end Of
the stable, where the hay was kept, and
like all that have preceded it was undoubt-
edly an incendiary's work.
Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16

SOME man named Sheppard has got him
self advertised for offering the Canadian
government a regiment of Montana cow
boys to fight Riel. Guess it would be
hard to raise that regiment or get them
over the line The impression is now that
the Canadian government has got more
troops out on the frontier than it can
properly equip and provision. And so far
as the sympathies of our cowboys would
incline them TO take hand in this fight,
they would be more apt to aid the half
breeds, so far as the causes for the rebel
lion are now understood here.
Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16

John Perkins, of Missouri Valley, who
came to the Territory in '63 and who is
one of the HERALD's old time subscribers,
paid us call this morning. Mr.. Perkins
was miner both in Alder and Last Chasoe
gulches, but has for some time been pros
porous ranchman ON North Creek. AS an
illustration of what Montana can do, this
gentleman has family of twelve children,
the eldest of whom is fourteen years of age,
and all enjoy the robust health usual with
children born and raised in Montana.
Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16
LOCAL NEWS
From the Daily Herald Of April l3.
FURTHER FLAMES
Beach's stable Burned Sn,n,s,
Evening.

Another livery stable went the wav n,
Az livery stables on Saturday. At s:l5 in
the evening an alarm was sounded. and n.
usual the flames had gained great head.
way before a stream was thrown upon
them. The fated building this time wa,
the livery stable on the southwest corner
Of Rodney and breckenridge streets owned
By Crounse q Motif and occupied by d
". Beach. II was built and for a long
;ime occupied as a stable by Gilmer, Sails
bury x Co, wko sold il with adjoining
property to the present owners last fall.
II was a frame structure and valued al
about $1,000.
The fire was discovered in a small shed
at the rear end Of the building, but not in
time to prevent its communicating with
the stable. Members Of the Salvage Corps
and other citizens who were present com
menced to take out the horses, vehicles.
etc, and succeeded in saving everything
but the hay and grain BY the time they
had completed their labors the flames had
well nigh enyeloped the building, and
though both engines were playing upon
'hem, it was some time before they were
subdued The Hook and Ladder Com
pany rendered important service in tearing
down the building, and thus putting a
speedy end to the fire. The night was
calm, and no trouble was had in prevent
ing the further spread of the flames.
The streets were lined with hundreds
Of spectators, and many left the theatre
and other places of amusement to witness
the spectacle afforded by the fire.
Again the origin of the fire is wrapped
in mysterious uncertainty, and again the
rumor obtains of somebody's having heard
from some one whom somebody else had
told that some one saw an indi-
vidual running away a short time
before the fire was discovered. But any
thing more definite than that vague rumor
has not been heard No doubt, however,
is entertained Of its having an incendiary
origin.
The building is a total loss, but was in
sured for 81 1000 in four different COM
panies.
A young man, who was one of the first
at the scene of the fire, saw the flames
break out in the shed at the rear Of the
stable. A large puff of smoke was seen
inst quickly followed by the bursting out
of the flames, and in a few seconds the
whole shed was IL a blaze. The whole
surface Of the shed was on fire. and burned
with a blue flame at first showing con-
clusiyely that the boards had been soaked
with kerosene or some other inhammable
duid. Shortly after the young man gave
the alarm, men quickly congregated on
the spot, and five OF ten minutes later the
Tiger engine had a stream of water on the
fire, but not until the whole rear end of
the stable was enveloped in flames.
The discoverer of the fire saw no one
about the premises when the flames broke
out and at the time it occurred the whole
square was well lighted by the electric
light close by. No clue TO the perpetrator
of the deed has been discovered.
Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16
COUNTY FINANCES.

We publish to-day the statement of
county receipts aud expenditures for the
year ending the first of March, 1885. 1t
is a document that every taxpayer
should study and preserve. 1t shows our
net county indebtedness TO be SSl 900,
while for the year before, as given in
the Auditors report, it was only $4,000.
This would make au apparent increase
of about 5000 during the year. There
is evidently an error in these figures,
which represen, an increase of debt last
year and decrease in the year before
of $4,000.
The debt has been larger than repre-
sented, all the time. And even now the
balances of funds on hand represent
what should be on hand rather than
what is. On bonded and warrant in
debtedness the county is paving interest
on about Sl3i, 200
Some will think this is not a good
condition in which 10 undertake the
erection of a costly court house. While
the condition is worse than we wish il
was, it is really no worse than it has
been for long time. We know the
truth now and the worst of it. As to
the balance due from the late Treasurer.
its payment is secured by two as good
men as there are in the country, and
either one could pay it all out Of hi.
monthly profits.
In all probability the present debt
will be paid off within the next two
years and by the time the first interest
will become due on the court house
bonds. The money spent on a court
house will not 90 out of the county.
We shall not only have it represented
in full in the court house, but what is
paid for labor and material will remain
here, too, and the erection of such a
court house will enhance the value OF
other property as much as its own cost,
and that enhancement will be assessable.
The tax on the natural increase OF
county wealth during the time of the
erection of the court house will more
than pay the interest on the debt and
provide for its payment when due.
Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16
HOrsemen to the Front.

A meeting of the horse-growers of North
ern Montana was held at Sun River last
week, and was well attended by many
prominent horsemen. The meeting resulted
in the permanent organization of the North
ern Montana Association. The following
officers were elected Robert Vaughn
President; William Ulm, Vice President
William II. Clark, Secretary William K
Flowerree, Treasurer
Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16
DASTARDLH ACT.
A Chinese Wash House Blown Up
With Giant Powder.

News by telephone from Anaconda to-
day is to the effect that, at 3 o'clock this
morning, Chinese wash house was blown
up with giant powder. Three Cinnamon
were killed outright and two Others 50
badly injured that they viii not live. No
clue to the perpetrators of this dastardly
act was obtained.
Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16

The story of a case of mistaken identity
comes to us from Chicago A party Of
friends, consisting of a lady and two friends,
husband and wife, were stopping a; one "i
that city's principal hotels. To make the
story more interesting We will ccme out
with the truth and say that they were a
party of Montanians. One day at table
the first mentioned lady, whom we shall
call Mrs. Y for convenience, addressing
her friend, said, Mrs. Blank, you see that
gentleman sitting at the table immediate
ly opposite u.s."
Yes" said the lady addressed
"Well,r continued Mrs. Y, "he is the
newly elected delegate to Congress from
Idaho-the Republican candidate who
gained such q brilliant victory over the
Mormon element there by his election.
His name is John HALEY, and he is the
person from whom the town of HALEY de-
rived its name. / met him before, about n
year ago, and saw him this morning, acci-
dentally, as came down to breakfast. If
he comes this way Ill introduce him"
No sooner had she ceased speaking than
the object of the preceding conversation
arose from his table and came over to the
one at which the party were seated After
an exchange of greetings between himself
and Mrs. Y. the latter said:
"Mr. HALEY, 1 will introduce Mr. and
Mrs. Blank"
Now, HALEY was not the mans name at
all, and he was not the delegate from
Idaho. but his name had . similar sound,
and SO indistinctly was the name pro-
nounced by Mrs X. in the introduction
that he understood it as his own.
After the interchange Of social taffy
always consequent upon an introduction,
the following conversation took place
Mrs. ", to stranger-"I. was just telling
my friends of your triumph at the last cleo
ton"
Stranger-''Iudeed,
Mr.. Blank-"Yes, we are glad to hear it
Il congratulate you"
Stranger-"Thanks."
Mr. Blank-'So you beat the Mormons
up in Idaho? Well, I'm glad of that. l
suppose you're a strong Republican,
well, not exactly. I'm sort of mug
wump-I voted for Cleveland" said the
supposed HALEY with bewildered air. III
think have met you before, Mr.. Blank"
Mr. Blank mot in the least undeceived)
-"Oh, possibly, yes. Up in Idaho-Ive
often been in Idaho"
Stranger (smiling)-"No, not in Idaho,
in Montana. / think there is o case of mis-
taken identity here, and that you are all
taking me for some one else. Ny name is
s., and live in -, Montana
This was a revelation. During the pro.
gress Of the foregoing conversation, the face
of Mrs. Y. expressed almost every senti-
ment capable of production upon the hn-
man countenance, as she began to see her
mistake and realize the extent of the
blunder she had made.
why, Of course said she, trying to
make the best of it, show stupid in me to
have confounded the names. Mrs. Blank,
this is Mr.. $, of whom you have
heard me speak. | have entertained both
him and Mr.. HALEY at home, and by some
piece of stupidity have confounded their
persons"
II have no objection in the world to be
taken for a Delegate 20 Congress, but as
am not one would prefer not to personate
such dignitary," said Mr.. s., laugh
ingly, as the whole party reached the par
lor and sat down to take hearty laugh
over the case of mistaken identity.
Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16

The petition for the pardon of Williams,
who was sentenced to the penitentiary for
cattle stealing, was signed by numbers OF
the members OF the Stockgrowers' Associa-
ton, who believed the man to have been
unjustly accused and convicted
Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16
Election Of Officers.

At meeting of Helena Salvage Corps
No. last night the following officers were
elected:
Capta.p-Z. T. Burton.
First Lieutenant-P. Poznanski.
Second Lieutenant-Tom Mackaness.
Sergeant-G. G. Chandler.
Treasurer-I. s. G.. Van Wart.
Secretary-L. Auerbach.
Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16

We were pleased to meet to-day the
Hon. J. Luttrell Murphy. an attorney OF
Seattle, Washington Territory. Thirteen
years ago Judge Murphy was an Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of Montana,
and this is his first visit to Helena since
that period. He is on his way to New York,
Boston, and other Eastern cities, and is
general correspondent of the Tacoma Daily
N,3rs
Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16

The fire bug has transferred his scene
of action to the west side of the city, and
turned his ardent attention to private
property. Hitherto almost every fire has
occurred on the east side of the gulch and
upon public stables.
Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16

An alligator twenty-seven feet and sew
en inches long was recently caught out OF
Lake Wimlico, Florida, by Wyman Jones.
lie killed fcaf dogs with one sweep OF his
enormous tail after he had been dragged
ashore.-NiRer. Does the pronoun "he"
refer to Jones or the alligator?
Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16

STUBBS-LAY.-In this city April sth, lss5,
by Rev. l. l.. Wood OF the Baptist church, Mr..
Judd c. stubbs and Miss Nancy Lay, both Of
Helena.
Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16

CoLLIER.-At Deep Greek Channel Mines
near Bedford. March Goth. lss5. to the wife of c
Il. Collier, "A son.
Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16
DIE ID.

D0UGLAS.-At Little Boulder, NJ. T.. April
5th. 1855 Lille Grace daughter of G. A. and
Calista A. Douglas, aged year and months.
Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining In the Post Once at Helena, Lewis
and Clarke County. Montana Territory, on the
18th day Of April. 1885, When called for
peaae any "adyertisedu
Helena weekly herald., 1885-04-16

For the first time in ,he history of our
city, the Mayor has placed within his con-
troll at Inauguration the veto power.
trust it will not be called into requisition
this year, for | believe we can labor in
harmony. But should il be required, l
assure you, gentlemen. it will only be used
In sharing with you the responsibilities of
our positions and after mature reflection,
and in the interest of Helena.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-28

Hon. JOHN A. HOLMAN has been figuring
in this community for a long time as the rep
resentative par excellence of ''non- partisan
Judiciary" He was elected twice to the bench
on that plea, and was supported in more than
one campaign because he assumed that char
acter. In the recount now in progress Mr..
Holman sneaked into the commissioners
room upon the plea of being a witness for
Edward S. Pope, the Greenback candidate,
where he assumed place under the command
of Mr.. 'Sim" Coy, the Democratic boss.
Whether Mr. Pope's consent was obtained or
not the thing is none the less con-
temptible, and Mr.. Holman soon found the
self-assumed task too mean for him,
and he withdrew after very short period of
service Mr. Holman has enjoyed too high a
reputation in this community as lawyer and
gentleman to descend to such a palpable
trick as this was, and we gladly do him the
justice to say that his native sense of honor
speedily came to his relief, and forced him to
doff the ridiculous garb of Greenbacker, in
which he had, in moment of partisan aberra-
ton, consented to masquerade.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-28
IN, consented to masquerade.

Mr. BYNUM thinks an ak is very effectual
way of getting into ballot-box. Another
leading Democrat, perusing the Journal bull
letin yesterday, expressed his satisfaction
with the conduct of box-smasher Holt, be-
cause the Republican would not give up the
key. These may be regarded as representa-
tive Democratic expressions; but the
Journal believes there are many
Democrats who will not take that
view Of the matter. The control of the Board
of Aldermen is small thing; the control Of
the joint convention for the election of city
attorney, engineer and market-masters is a
trivial question; but the purity and sanctity
Of the ballot is vital and fundamentals
thing in which every honest, patriotic citi-
zen is interested. Men with hatchets, like
Sterling r. Holt, cannot be allowed to have
their own way with safety. They are danger
Gus to the welfare of the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-28

took part. For the benefit of Mr. Holt who
seems to be very pliable in the hands of a
trickster and unprincipled man like Coy, we
beg to call his attention to Sec. 2195, r. S.,
1881, which provides for the offense of
breaking open ballotbox a fine of
from $50 to $1,000 imprisonment in
the States prison for a term of from
one to five years, and Acknowledgement for
any term at the pleasure of the court. It re-
mains with Judge Ayers to put such stamp
of condemnation on this thing that no at
tempt will be made to repeat it; and we much
mistake the temper and character Of the
Judge if he does not teach the miscreants a
lesson that not only they, but others like
them richly deserve.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-28
Mrs. DIR. CLEMENcE Loz1ER. WIN

MRS. DIR. CLEMENcE Loz1ER, who, as she
says, has for for ifty-fve years "paid her
taxes like man." appeared before registry
board in New York. on Saturday, and asked
to have her name recorded in order that she
might vote at the coming election. After dis
cussing the matter, the board decided that
only mandamus from court would induce
them to register Mrs Loziers name and the
lady went her way, not, it may be supposed,
deeply surprised or disappointed. Hers is
rather an exceptional case of taxation without
representation; but it may be questioned
whether the attempt to vote, where the law
does not expressly authorize the privilege, ad-
vances the cause of the equal suffragists to
any extent. Though their progress towards po-
litical rights is somewhat slow, they will find
it more profitable, as we'll as more dignifed,
to enter into possession of the coveted privileges
by way Of the front door rather than by steal
ing march up the back stairs as they are try
ing to do in New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-28

THE attempt to form a ladies' social club in
New York has failed, owing to the fact that of
the six hundred prominent society women asked
to give the project their support. less than two
hundred responded favorably, and those who
did were not the ones whose names were most
needed to give it standing. Under some circum-
stances conditions may exist which will rem
der the establishment of woman's club of
the kind named success, but as society is now
constituted the plan is everywhere likely to fail
as it has done in New York Women will Join
together for literary, benevolent or business pur-
poses, but those among them who have homes
and families prefer to keep their social relations
under their own control and to entertain their
friends in private. On the other hand, those
who are not so situated as to be independent of
outside aids in this respect and whose circle of
acquaintance do not satisfy all their social re-
quirements, are not usually of the established
position necessary to the successful founding of
club. A ladies' club is probably not thing of
the near future,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-28

The stories of General Gordon's death,
while differing in some particulars, all agree
that he was not put to lingering torture by
the savages of the Soudan who slew him, but
that he died instantly. AS if to make up for
this comparatively tame ending of a famous
man, the intention, on the part of Eastern cor
respondents at least, is to let no other advent
urer in that region escape into the other
world without experiencing the proper proper
ton of horrors which newspaper readers have
right to expect in such case. AS a begin
ning it is narrated that Olivier Pain fell from
his camel while i'll, and that the Arabs, who
were hurrying forward at the time, buried
him while he was still alive. This may be re-
garded as fair start in this line of romance
but it is question if they can keep up the
measure of horrors to the standard thus fixed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-28
WE have not the pleasure of acquaintance

WE have not the pleasure of acquaintance
with Mr.. Sterling R. Holt; but we venture the
liberty of introducing him to Section 2195 of
the Revised Statutes. The ballot-box he
opened with Ratchet, yesterday, was one
FUSED in an election" it was then being used in
an election, the result of which was not vet
definitely settled. Opening ballot-box with
Ratchet will not be regarded as 'lawful'
way of getting into it. AS it looks to us, the
points in Section 2195 are met very closely in
Mr.. Hollis action yesterday, and, if the prose
cutting attorney, the criminal judge and the
grand jury are not afraid of their duty, they
will certainly make Mr.. Hollis remarkable and
unparalleled action the subject of earnest and
thorough inquiry