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The Press Association Meeting.

Mr.. j. d. Matheson, editor of the Bill
ings Gazette, has accepted an invitation to
deliver the annual address before the meet
ing of the Montana Press Association, at
Bozeman in August. Col. WILDER Sam
ders of Helena has beeh invited to attend
and deliver an address and as the colonel's
courtesy is as unbounded as his talent for
speech making, it is reasonable to hope
that he will accept. These features with
Will Kennedy's continuation of the history
Of Montana and Guy x. Piatt's original
poem, and perhaps some special features,
will make very interesting bill of fare for
the association meeting.-Independent.
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The Billings Failure.

BILLINGS, Montana, July 10.-The SEN
sation of the day here was the assignment
Of Camp Bros. to their uncle, David @.
Porter. Much sympathy is felt here for
the firm, as the brothers are very public
spirited. It will be impossible to ascer-
tain the amount of assets and liabilities
until the invoice now ii progress is com-
pleted, which will require several days, as
there is 4 large stock in the store and many
branches of the business to be included in
the schedules. Aside from the First Ma
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MAJOR ROGERS.
His Mysterious Movements in the Mountains
Mean the Extension of the Hill System
to Butte.

Major Rogers, he of the white burn
sides, and the great dlscoverer Of the
Kicking Horse pass on the Canadian Pa
cific. who has hae.- hiotiiig pach anu Aoi III
between Butte and Helena for four or five
weeks, seems to be giving his plans detl-
mite direction. He has been taking a
view of the route between the cities tor
some time from both sides Of the range,
Rimini and Butte. It may also be safely
assumed that he has been over the contem-
plated line, and has run his eagle eye over:
the grade and has practically made up his
mind as to the general line OF location Tor
The Montana Central across the range.
For two or three days well known engl-i
neers. for the field and for the office, nave
been congregating here and they are now
actively on the move. Such sklllful en-
eineers as Samuel e. Bundock and Arord
Ridstrom, formerly with the Northern
Pacific. and the latter more recently con-
nected with the Canadian Pacific, are not
here for any picnic occasion. Both OF
these men are too busy for excursions Tor
pleasure in the territory. Besides there
are other engineers here under the eye of
Major Rogers, who keeps his own counsel
and is about as communicative as clam.
The mysterious party left for Rimini yes
terday at 1 %. m. The only conclusion
that can be drawn from these movements
is that the Central system is making for
NAL survey from Rinini to Butte; and.
perhaps to some point beyond. Ihls ta-
ken in connection with the declaration OF
Jim Hill (which must always taken tor
the contrary to the effect that the presl-
dents veto doesn't affect any or his pro-.
iected lines, leads to the legitimate con-
clusion that the Manitoba east and west
/ system will find an objective point at
Butte. AS the Independent has shown,
| by the time the Manitoba has reached the
Missouri river, the reservations north OF
the Missouri will be vacated, and the
through connection made to Duluth and
ST. Paul in due ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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A Civil Service Proclamation.

WASHINGTON, July 14.-The following
executive order was issued by the presi-
dent this afternoon:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, D. c., July Il, 1861
To the heads Of departments IN the service
Of the general government:
deem this the proper time to especially
warn all subordinates in the several de-
partments and all office holders under the
general government against the use OF
their official positions in any attempts to
control political movements in their local
tiles. Office holders are agents Of the
people, not their masters; not only is
their time and labor due to the govern
ment, but they should scrupulously avoid
in their political action as well as in the
discharge of their official duty, any Of
Tending by the display of obtrusive parti-
sanship of their neighbors who have rela-
tions with them as public officials.
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frankie Won Him.

MINSEApoL1s, J uly 12.-The Evening
journal has the following: Leaving Wash
ington on a through sleeper the other day"
said Randolph Hurgess, of New York, this
morning, Il had a long talk with Dr.-Well
I had better not give you his name-Who
was an intimate friend Of Mrs. Cleyeland's
father and is still intimate with the family
He told nae that Mrs. Cleveland is an ex-
ceedingly ambitious girl, and is using all
her personal popularity TO win prestige for
her husband. Mr.. Cleveland has been
won over to the idea Of a second term, IN
spite of his famous one term letter. That
letter was written before he was married.
frankie made all the difference. She IS
anxious to continue as long as possible the
first lady in the land, and in furtheranee
Of her ambition, she is getting 70 be quite
politician"
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Liquids in the Mails.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE postmaster
general has, in compliance with petitions
signed by large numbers Of business men
in numerous cities, amended the postal
law so as to permit the transmission
through the mails within the United
States and territories Of liquids not liable
to explosion or spontaneous combustion,
or ignition by shock or jar and net inf1am-
able; soft soap, paste or confections, ONT
ments, salves and articles Of similar con-
sistency, under certain conditions, insur-
ing safety to other mail matter in trans
mission
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"A SHOOTING SCR4APE.
.Je1y Jake" Shoots Stranger at Great Falls,
ill Alleged Self Defense.

George Farmer arrived in the city Thurs
.dav from Great Falls. after DIR. Fairfield
to return to attend a stranger who was
shot the evening before by SsJew Jake. =
The particulars of The shooting as given to
our reporter by Mr.. Farmer are as follows: :
A party from Helena, a friend of Jake s.
named Matthews or MattheWson, had been
playing pool with stranger, whose name
is not known, who after awhile became
very insulting and abusive; so much so
that Jake went to his friend and persuad-
ed him to get out of the mans way and
90 to his room. After he had done this
the stranger went over to Spurgeon o
,CroWder's saloon and still continued his
abuse of Matthews. Geo. Farmer sug-
gested that as the man had gone away his
chin music was useless and he had better
stop it. Jake returned about this time
and was standing about twelve feet from
the man, when he commenced to move to-
wards Jake. At the same tinae some one
said ..look out, he has got a razor :,
George jumped off the porch simultan-
eously with Jake and picked ap a stone
and threw it at the stranger, knocking
him down. At the same time Jake shot.
After the shooting it was discovered that
the man had razor in each hand. The
ball froaaa Jake's pistol entered the right
side iust-above the hip bone, and at the
time Farmer left the extent OF his injury
was not known. Jake expressed great re-
gret at being obliged to shoot and gave di-
rections that the wounded man be taken
to the Pioneer hotel where his every want
should be provided, and sent Farmer to
this city for the doctor with instructions
not to spare horse flesh. These are the
only particulars at hand and they indicate
there was some excuse for the shooting on
the ground of self defense. But there
may b- anntl,rr side Of the story yet to be
told. jew jake is !; gamblers and is
well known here and in most Of the towns
/ of the territory. This u the first time we
have eyer heard Of his getting into trouble.
lie gave himself up to await the result Of
the injuries.
The Great Falls rribune's account oi
the shooting Of Smith by jew Jake" is
essentially the same as that which appear
ed III the RIVER Press. Smith at last ac-
counts MAS still alive and hopes aie enter-
II
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Goodies Successor.

WASHINGTON, July ll.-Itis pretty gen
orally assumed that the successor of John
Goode as solicitor general will be south
ern man, and, as the Office is an important
one, bringing its incumbant constantly
into the supreme court and paying him
salary of $500, large crop of cand1-
dates has sprung up. Boyle, of Pennsyl-
vania, who was the chairman OF the Pan
Electric investigation, and who has been
defeated for denomination, is making an
effort to get the place and is the only
northern man so far to come forward.
Ex-senator Whyte of Maryland, who has
been governor of that state. and who has
the reputation of being the leader OF the
Baltimore bar, is more talked Of than any
one else, except j. Randolph Tucker, OF
Virginia.
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NEWS FROM TIE NORTH.
The Conviction of Wright and Ras1ey--Th
Bad Effects of the Continued Drout1.

Mr.. J. M. Boardman has returned from
Medicine Hat where he has been TO secure
the conviction of Wright and Rasley, the
horse thieves. The case was tried before
Colonel Macleod at Medicine Hat, no par
sticular defense being made. Col. Macleod
after Informing them that it was in his
power to give them fourteen years, sem
fenced them to five years eachin the Man
itoba penitentiary at Stony Mountain,
eleven miles from Winnipeg. This prison
is one of the most severe in America, be-
ing conducted on the silence plan. Pris-
oners are not allowed 20 converse with
each other and any infraction of the rules
of the prison is punished by whipping the
offender.
Mr.. Boardman says that too much
praise cannot be given to Capt. J. H. Nc
Liree and Sergeant Major Douglass for
their untiring eforts to secure the con-
Viction Of the prisoners. When they es-
capped they spared no men or horses to
effect the capture.
In regard to the northern country Mr..
Boardman states that the region nortf,ot
Milk river is dry and parched. In the Vi
cinity of Maple creek there has been no
rain since last fall, and the creeks and
lakes have gone dry, presenting very
poor prospect for the farmers. Milk river
Il nearly dry and there is ne ru9nEling ulyEls, ahu u
what water there is stands in pools 1tis
stated that the troops at the post are on
half rations of water. The prospects OF
securing a hay crop is looking pretty slim
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tional bank, with whom the firm did busi-
ness, and T. G. Power & Co., Of Helena,
the creditors are mainly eastern firms,
hardware houses, agricultural implements.
etc. The cause Of the suspension is at
tributed to too many kinds of business UNI
der one head-hardware forwarding and
commission, raEehing, horse raising and
racing, block building and office holding.
The brothers were very enterprising and
pushing and undertook to attend to too
many branches of business, AS appears
above.
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Almost d Fire.

i vacant building on Power -treer b.
laneins 10 i. q. Power q Bro. was sun
dav evening discovered 70 be % ire, but
fortunately the discovery was made N
time 70 exlinguish the flames before any
great damage was done. The building
has : been unoccupied for several months
and has been used, il i believed y : ren-
aa1vons M for tranps, quite number Of
whom are in the city It present. ne
t,aar Il the front room was burned oas
and but for the timely discovery 'he
'ha;,a.no I must have been destroyed
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THAT VETO.
Some Interesting Information on the Subject
From the National Capital.
Virginia.

WASHINGTON, July 9.-Delegate Toole
in getting through the bill granting the,
right of way to certain railroad through
certain Indian reservations in northern
Montana, is much depressed over the pres
ident,s veto of the bill, and called on him
regarding the matter. The president ex-
pressed regret that he was compelled to
disapprove the measure, but showed the
Montana delegate that the bill had been
so loosely drawn that it opened the door
to great abuses, and no other course than
the veto was left open to him. The infer
ence drawn from the presidents remarks
tF4ssb C ,sss1 eelte d. paft1ctl-
lars would meet his approval. This veto
does not, as people here have asserted,
mark the initiative of hostile action to-
ward railroad legislation on the part OF
the executive, for the president strongly
favors all legitimate schemes looking to
the development of the territories; but he
is especially desirous of guarding all rights
of the Indians and the government, and
hereafter these interests must be carefully
looked to in all bills granting privileges or
franchises to corporations or private indi-
yiduals. When this bill was first present.
ed to them, Secretary Lamar and Commis-
sioner Atkins approved it. 1t is believed
that later the president drew their atten-
ton to the bill, and after fully investigat-
ing it they reconsidered their endorsement
and recommended a disapproval. Ex-
Delegate Maginnis, before leaving for the
northwest, where he now is, it is said,
went to the white house and labored stren-
uously with the president for his approval
of the bill, but could not get him to change
his views on the subject. A bill will prob
ably be prepared at once.
OTHER HEARTS THAT ACHE.
The presidents veto Of the bill granting
the right of way through the Indian reser-
walton in northern Montana is said to have
struck others besides President Hill, of the
Manitoba road, and Pat Kelly, both of
whom gave literally to the Cleveland cam
paign fund. Several prominent eastern
democrats are said TO be interested in the
enterprise, among them Congressman w.
L. Scott, Of Erie, Pa, the prospective Sec
retary of the treasury. Scott is said to be
greatly chagrined, not only because of his
personal interest, but also because Ml
Cleveland has given himself away badly
in stating the grounds of his objections.
The senate Indian committee will send
back the bill with a recommendation that
| it pass, notwithstanding the veto. The
committees report will criticise the presi-
dent for his ignorance of the Indian treaty
from which he quotes. The bill may pass
the senate over the veto, but it would
stand little show IN the house at this stage
t of the session. The senate Indian COM
mittee does not care, however, whether it
goes through either body, as the demo-
cratic politicians who are engaged in the
enterprise are the only persons directly
concerned. These will not now be so
warm in their praise Of the presidents
yetoes.s
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Married.

At the Park Avenue hotel, by the Rev.
DR.. Dickinson, on July Ill, 1886, Major
General Schuyler Hamilton, of New York
city, to Louise Frances Paine Cavanaugh,
late Of Sanford, Maine, now Of New York
city, widow of the Hon. James Mazeto
Cavanaugh, NJ. C. No cards.-NeW York
Times.
The bride is the widow of the late James
M. Cavanaugh, who represented Montana
in congress two terms.
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The Midnight Returns.

Lospon, July 10.-Returns received up
to midnight tonight show that the conser-
vatives have elected 2se candidates, the
stnionists So, the Gladstonians 10 and the
Parnellites p. The conservative gain has
been reduced two. Lord Harrington is re-
elected. It is rumord that Gladstone, who
was elected in both Midlothian and 11eith,
win recommend Sir Charles Dixie for the
latter seat, in which event the anionists
viii run G1sehen il opposition.
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Pushing Along the Grade.

kirkendall e. McCune are dispatching a
large number Of men and teams north in
Prosecution of their contracts covering
about forty miles from Half-breed Rapids
% treat Falls. Except single piece of
soek work the Montana Central grade is
now in complete form to q poiut in the
eaFy limits back of the old smelter, on the
1ess side Of theeity. Tomorrow about
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Wool Shipments.

Up to date between 1900 and 5000
sacks Of wool have been received at this
point, amounting to over ], ,125,000 pounds
as against $4,000 pounds last season.
There are several loads still en- route which
will bring the total up to million and a
half pounds. The old river town holds
her own, even with 'snothing but sand
bars in sight"
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The New Road.

ST.. PAU. July o.-Mandan Oak spe-
eial to the Pioneer Press: Agents Of the
Chicago 6 Northwestern railroad are buy
ing land between Mandan and the Mis-
souri, river, it is thought, with q view OF To-
eating depot and terminus.
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A ForcibIe Letter.

IA letter Of introduction brought here
bv an attache of the representative news
paper Of Montana, written BY Commodore
Tom C. Power, at Helena, and addressed
70 q. g. Power 6 Bro, Of this city, con-
cl1des as follows: ssDo what you can for
the independents paper that stands by
northern Montana, Benton and the great
Missouri river
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tanned of his recovery, unless peritonitis
sets in. It is said he came down to Great
Falls on purpose to do Jake up. A gem
tleman who arrived in the city yesterday
says that Jake was examined before Judge
Huy and discharged, the evidence show
ing that the shooting was done in self-de-
fansa
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100 teams more will be released here and
dispatched to the Missouri. Kirkendall 6
McCune have the contract to grade twenty
miles from Sand Coulee to the coal fields,
and this work will be tackled as soon
as the trunk line grade is completed to
Great Falls.--Herald.
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Conference Appointments.

The M. E. conference, in session at
Bozeman, has made the following appoint
ments for this section: Fort Benton, Joel
Vigus; Judith Basin, W. ". Van Ors-
dell; Sun River, j. H. Little; Great Falls,
to be supplied. The many friends OF Rev.
Vigus will be glad to learn that he returns
to Fort Benton.
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Untrue Reports.

LosDos, July Is. Parnei has written
a letter in which he says: The statements
of Lord Harrington that the Irish party
and the National Ieagne are inunion with
the American Feniaas are untrue.
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Frank Fish, the man injured in the Gal
latin train wreck on Saturday, died at the
residence Of his sister, Mrs. D. w. Curtis,
in this city yesterday morning at o'clock.
He never recovered from the shock of the
Els BODY viii be buried at his 1drrher
home in Chicago and will leave this morn
inc for its destination. At Bozeman the
body will be viewed by a coroner and jury
and the inquest will be held at that point.
The death is a peculiarly sad one. He was
a young man, getting along well in the
world and would have been married in a
few weeks to young lady IN Ohio.-ln-
dependent, 18th.
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VIM. Young arrived in the city Mon
day on the strength of a warrant issued
by Judge Powers to answer to the COM
plant of I. C. McCord for using violence
to prevent the complaining witness from
securing the water to which it is said he
is entitled. Mr.. Young gives different
version of the affair than that presented
by McCord on Saturday. He sta "a atas sss.a IT. :
ening and abusive language, in addition
to which he threw stones at the defendant,
one Of which felled him to the ground,
and that the alleged assault on McCord
was made after the knock-deWn and ac-
tually in self-defense. There ere other
circumstances connected with the affair
which will be brought out when the trial
takes place, which on account OF the alb
sence of witnesses has been postponed un-
til August 9TH.
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MORE WATER TROUBLES.
VIM. Young Of HighWood Assaults I. C. Me-
Cord With Shovel, Infiicting Serious
Injuries.

L. G. McCord, of HighWood, was
brought into town Saturday suffering from
the results Of injuries received at the hand
of Wm. Young. The ranches Of McCord
and Young are adjoining, that Of Young
being on small tributary of Highwood
near the Gap. McCord located on High
wood in the spring of 1876 and appropriate
ed the water from this creek for irrigating
purposes, as it was more, convenient than
taking it from the main stream. and up
to the present year there has been suf-
fcient water for all settlers who located
subsequent to McCord. Our reporter
visited Mr.. McCord to-day and obtained
the following information relative to the
assault: Finding there was no water COM
ing down he went up the stream yester-
day morning and ascertained that Young
had built dam, thereby diverting the wa
ter to his own uses. He demonstrated
with Young and told him that he must
have the water and insisted that he must
remove the dam, instead Of which Young
seized shovel and struck McCord over
the head several times, iniicting serious
injuries. McCord says Young then fol-
lowed him up, saying that he had got
him now be would kill HIM. He came
near enough to seize McCord's thumb be-
tween his teeth injuring that member se-
verely. A warrant for the arrest Of
Young for criminal assault has been issued
and civil suit will beeommeneed against
him for diverting the water. Upon the ar
rival Of Young we will make known his
version of the affair, as we have no desire
to predjudice the case and do either party
an injury. McCord is at the Overland
hotel under the physicians care and suf-
fering intensely.
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RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Frank Fish of NTeagher County Probably
Fatally Injured.

GALLATIN, July 10.-This morning about
II 80 o'clock passenger train No 2, east
bound, ran into the rear of freight train
at the water tank just west Of this place,
severely injuring Frank Fish and doing in
jury to the rolling stock of the two trains.
The passenger train had lost an hours time
and the freight had orders to run to Gala
attn ahead oft. Thinking there was plen-
ty of time, the freight stopped atthe water
tank before running in on the side track at
the station. The train is just east of a
sharp curve round cliff When the freight
stopped man was sent out with a flag,
but before he could reach a point where
the passenger train could be tagged, it
came laundering along making up time,
and though the engine was reversed and
air breaks applied, dashed into the rear Of
the freight train. The cabin was knocked
to splinters, car ahead damaged and the
engine of the passenger train badly wreck
ed.
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Mr.. Fish is prominent stockman of
Meagher county, and the unfortunate and
probably fatal accident will be regretted
by many friends throughout the territory.
He was taxed to Helena for treatment and
in regard to his condition the Independent
says: Doctors Monroe, Morris and Lesser
made an examination of the injured man
last evening and found him in a much
worse condition than had been supposed.
His right leg was found to be broken in
three places, and the flesh badly torn and
snangled. Two fingers upon each. hand
are broken and another dislodged. His
right wrist is broken. Two or three ribs
are broken, and there may be internal in
juries. The patients condition is critical.
If death does not superyene in the mean
time and he is able to stand the shock, the
leg will be amputated this morning.