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Morris tribune., 1889-09-18
s,narior to Dynamite,

Experiments first made in London
with carbo-dynamite, one of the latest
explosives, would seem to show that it
possesses some important advantages
over ordinary dynamite, among others
that of considerably greater power, and
the generation of much less noxious va,
por when exploded in confined places
1t is composed of nitro-glycerine absorb
ed by ten parts of variety of carbon,
and is claimed to be entirely unaffected
by water.-Sew York Telegram
Morris tribune., 1889-09-18

This is a great peanut year, and the
peanut boom is on At present this Vir-
ginia staple constitutes large part Of
the cargo of the steamers leaving Nor
folk. Thousands of sacks are piled high
upon the docks and in the warehouses of
that city. 1t is a picture worth seeing,
the negroes tossing the bags and wheel
ing them in rhythmic motion, singing a
sort of chant to keep time with their
movements and tighten the labor.
Morris tribune., 1889-09-18
Half Fare-s5 Harvest Excur-
SiOf1S.
August 9th and 10th, September 10th and
24th, and October 9th.

The MINNEAPOLIS& ST. LOUIS
RY. ("Albert Lea Route'', will sell
upon the above named dates round
trip excursion tickets to points in
Minnesota, Dakota, Nebraska, Kan
sas, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee,
Indian Territory, Colorado. idaho,
New Mexico. Montana, Wyoming,
Arizona, Missouri, Iowa. Louisiana
for the round trip. Tickets good 80
days from date of sale. St0p-orers
granted in the territory to which
tickets are sold. For information re-
garding rates, maps, call on any
agent, or write to
e. III. HoLDRIDGE,
Ct. T. & p. A.
Minneapolis, Mimi. 31tf.
Morris tribune., 1889-09-18

II tlleowners of the $4,000 barrels of
oil lost in the Antwerp fire belong to a
great petroleum combination the loss
viii not fall so heavily ON them. Other
members of the combine will chip in,
here little and there little, and make
it up to them.
Morris tribune., 1889-09-18

Senator Wade Hampton remarks in
reference to the negro question: mo
country was ever made or can be made
for the occupation of two races distinct
from each other in color, habits and ira
ditions. One Of the races must migrate,
or one Of the two must be exterminated,
or the two must amalgamate."
Morris tribune., 1889-09-18

One effect which was not foreseen has
been observed in neighborhoods illumi-
mated by electric Light. Crime has been
diminished therein. Burglars and sneak
thieves are afraid to ply their nefarious
trades in such a powerful light, and have
skulked off elsewhere. Can't we man
age somehow to have our trusted cashiers
and highly respected bank officials con-
stantly under fire of powerful electric
light
Morris tribune., 1889-09-18
From Skeleton to Eat Boz

There were several side shows con-
nected with the North Carolina state
fair, and | was much taken with sign
regarding fat boy. It stated that he
was only IA years old and weighed about
400 pounds. l paid a nickel to go in
and found lad of that age, but his
weight was not over 100 pounds. He
was dressed in costume and sat on a
platform. while the Snowman delivered
q short lecture at intervals
''See here. said to him, after look
ing the hoy over; "are you deliberately
swindling the public?"
How
''By passing that kid off as fat boy. >
No. sir"
"You advertise that he weighs about
400 peunds?"
Yes" visa .....- .-.. ..-.
That's faisehood. Ie won't weigh
l00."
"When?'
To-day; now; this minute.
i "Oh, see. An explanation is due you.
run a museum in New Orleans. Thai
boy is one of my freaks. In the summer
he is my skeleton and in the winter my
fat boy 1t takes him about six weeks
to make the change, and he just began
to pick up flesh last week. He was the
most beautiful skeleton you ever saw,
and if you can only see him two months
later you'll be delighted at his rotundity.
He'll weigh all of 400 in two months
from this.
eyes, but came in here to see a fat
boy"
swell, there he is"
"But he's no fatter than any other
boy of his age. It looks to me like a
fraud"
Good heavens, man, but do you want
the earth all at oncel'' he gasped. "Give
him time to change, won't you? Here,
look at this lock of hair cut from the
head of George Washington. It's my
own property, and not on exhibition, but
want to satisfy you that am square.
A skeleton weighing forty-two pounds
can't change to 400 pound fat boy in
an hour or day. We expect the public
to be lenient with us. Going? Well,
good-by. Come in with your family and
I'll make reduced rates. New York
Sun.
Morris tribune., 1889-09-18

Chicago has already more millions sub
scribed for a worlds fair than New
York has The goose bone indications
are that it viii b cold day when Chi
cago gets left
Morris tribune., 1889-09-18

TIE pension department has at last
beenl Forced to refuse an allowance to
q crippled volunteer. He received his
injury in a bloody engagement with one
of his own messmates.
Morris tribune., 1889-09-18

aYFor information in reference to
Lands and Towns owned by the CHICAGO
MILWAUKEE s. ST. PAUL RAILWAY CON-
PANY, write to III. G.. HAUGAN, Land
Commissioner, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Morris tribune., 1889-09-18

Ma.nSsss8AE, SEPT, Is. 1889
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-19
Railroad stories Put to Rest.

BosToN. Sept. IS-PresldenI Adams, Of
the Union Pacific railway, states he never
heard outside of the newspapers of Unicn
Pacific scheme for building to southern
California. AS TO the story that the Union
Pacific wishes to secure sn outlet to the
Gulf via the Denver & Fort Worth roRd.
Adams said: | went there TO look around
and the people said 1 wanted TO build q
road there, but have nothing to say about
itE
Inquiry at the Union Pacific Office de-
vel0pss the fact that the published story
of The trs fiic agreement with the st. Paul,
Minneapolis x Manitoba railroad by way
of Duluth has no basis, in fact. President
Adams, while in Chicago. did have a con-
ference with Hill. of the Manitoba, but il
was on another matter and nothing what
ever was talked about in relation To a
traf1c arrangement Adams visit to Texas
with a view to the consideration OF the
Old question Of ''Sun Set Route" or a
water and land route, which has been un-
der consideration since the provisions OF
the Interstate commerce law went into
effect No project or scheme of any kind,
With view to changing the
Union Pacihc's northwestern traffic
route IS yet under consideration. The
story of union with the San Diego Eastern
Terminal company is also without a basis
in fact. The Union Pacific officials claim
they never even heard OF the scheme, ami
Adams Is also said 10 be in the dark con
ceTDing il. The project of pushing n line
To Puget Sound, as reported from Portland.
Ore, T. something for the future. Ii may
BE- secured this year, and may not.
The Union Pacific vii sooner OF later, il Is
stated, have Its own line To that point
Adams is reported as saying the general
business outlook through the west and
northwest is splendid ann the prospect foI
earnings on all Union Pacific lines Is ss
good IS could be desired. The statement
of the Utah Central railroad, the new con.
sOlidatiOn. was made public for the first
time II shows surplus earnings over all
fixed charges of S429, 267
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-19
THE ISSUE MADE.
Wool Manufacturers Demand Of the
Rspu blieans an Immediate
Revision Of the Tariff.
The Duty Must be Taken OF Wool OF
Increased On the Msnufac-
tured Article.
An Emphatic Protest Against Making the
Wool Interest the Foot Bali
of Politics.

Boston, Sept ls-Before the wool
manufacturers adjourned, resolutions
were adopted declaring the forty
seventh congress reduced the specific
duties upon the manufactured pro-
duct so far beyond the reduction of duties
on wool as to decry their compensatory
character. causing en- increasing of the i'm
portations OF certain goods and to flood the
market thai the wOOlen manufacturers Of
the United States should occupy; that the
wooden manufacturers demand a revision
Of the tariff in which there shall in every
instance be placed upon the manufactured
product the full amount OF specific duty
necessary 10 compensate whatever rates
the republican policy may require TO be i'm
posed upon raw material; that as
existing duties afford nearly 20 per cent.
less protection than was deemed necessary
for the DEVELOPMENT Of the industry when
the rates OF 1881 We're fixed, the association
demands an increase In the adyalOrem
duties and asks for the adoption Of single
rule Of duty as applicable to each para
graph of the wooden schedule and for the
abolition of the system OF minImums. 1t is
held that no rate Of duty on wool can be
protective OF American wool growers which
is not accompanied by corresponding
duties. compensatory ana protective upon
manufactured articles sufficient tO enable
the American manufacturer to hold the
home market. The resolutions solemniy
and emphaticAlly protest against the
making of the wooden industry any longer
"a foot ball Of politics. The resolutions Will
be submitted 10 the annual meeting of the
national association to be held in New
York OctOuer
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-19
A Young GIrI,s Tate.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1s.-One of the
most horrible cases on record in the crimi-
nal annals of this city was brought to light
and the perpetrator of the outrage safely
landed in jail. Louise Shoemaker, a
pretty ,londe, aged Is. has been missing
from her parents residence for over a
year and all efforts 20 locate the girl proved
futile until yesterday, when Sergeant Ken
ney was informed that young white girl
was kept prisoner in a room in the rear
of 3 barber shop, situated on Felicity
street, by a negro named Gus Rood. The
officer repaired 20 the place, and finding 1t
Closed broke Oprn the door In the rear of
the shop q horrible sight was presented.
Standing in the centre of the room was the
frail form Of white girl, her nAkeGDess
being hid by a ta;teTed and torn under
garment. her lace was as pale as death.
while her eyes CLEANED In an
unnatural manner. AS the sergeant
entered she rushed to him and
ciung tTemblingly TO his arm, repeating
half a dozen times in piteOus tones, "Save
me, save me- keDney attempted to con-
sole the poor creature. but her mind being
somewhat unbalanced ii was only after re-
peated assurance that she was now in
friendly hands that the unfortunate girl
She was much emaciated. The officer In
IN mediafely secured clothing and upon Ques-
tiOniDg the girl learned that she had been
locked up in the room by Reed for over a
year and compelled TO submit TO his base
purpose Reed was found in his shop and
taken to the STATEN and the proper charge
preferred against him.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-19
THE ODD FELLOWS SESSION.
Election OF OneeTs by the Rsbekah De
gree Members-A IsiE Parade.

Election of Onieers by the Rsbekah De-
gree Members-A Big Parade.
COLUMBUS. o.. sept. 1S-The constitu-
tion Of Rebekah degree members l. o. o.
F. to-day formed a national association in
accordance with a resolution OF the SOver-
eign Grand Lodge, passed at the last
session. The following officers were elect
ed: President, Mrs NJ f Rea, OF Mis-
souri,; vice president, Louisa b. Hall, of
Indiana; secretary, Julia A Burroughs.
OF Massachusetts; treasurer, Mrs e. A.
Reed, Of Kentucky; warden, MRS NJ. l..
Pfeifer, OF Montana; conductor. Nellie
Ortou, OF Ohio; guardian, Ernie Page, OF
the District Of Columbia
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows Was not IN session 10 day, having ad-
jOurned till TO morrow on account of the
bgparade. b Theparade was great success
and the largest, IL Is sad, ever held by the
Odd Fellows. The number in line is esti-
maiid al from Is 900 10 20.000. Before the
parade started Grand Sire Understood was
thrown from his horse and received pain
iul injuries, hut they are not dangerous.
He Is sulf and sore, aud his face and one
leg were cut and bruised, but attended by
"A surgeon he took part IN the paTsda. lie
could not take past in the reception To-
night given iU his honor.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-19
And sin Another Case.

BILLINGS. sept ls.-tSpecisl to the Ia
dependent l-Wm. r. Morgan arrived Ii
Billings about two weeks ago and in COM
pany with woman whom be called his
wife, rented a house where he has since
lived, having obtained work at the North
ern Pacific round house at this place. On
Monday W ". Bowen, of Dillon, Idaho,
arrived in search of his wife 20 whom he
had sent money to come TO him at Dillon,
where he was employed, from point
further west. He found her living
with Morgan and caused the lstter's arrest
yesterday for adultery. At the hearing be-
fore Justice Campbell, when Morgan was
bound over to the district court, and in de-
fault committed. the fact was brought
out that Morgan had travelled through the
park with the woman, and had been the
custodian of the funds sent her by her hus-
bard, which were exhausted. Morgan has
a wife in Idaho.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-19
THE TRIAL OF IVES.
Some Facts Brought Out which May Help
the Young Napoleon.

Some Facts Brought Out which May Help
the Young Napoleon.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-lves was again
early in court this morning; the lsteness OF
the session last night did not seem 10 have
in any way interfered with him. The first
witness VS. Henry McGowen, Of the firm
of HelImus, MeGOwen & Co June -,
1883, witness arranged loan for Henry ).
Ives 4 Co. for $1,000 pOunda sterling from
Kugl Loeb X Co. The collateral received
was 2 $40 shares of Cincinnati, Hamilton *
Dayton common stock. On cross sxaminA-
ton witness said he was witness for the
prosecution in Cincinnati at the request of
!. .ssell sage, who held loan OF witness
firm.
''Do you remember saying to Ives you
had 10 testify Jr old sage would call in
your loan, which was past due ~ counsel
asked.
II don't remember
THAT loan is held over you yet, is il
not? ?''
Yes
Helmus, McGowen's partner, testified
the loan was subsequently paid by Ives &
Co
Edward Burns, cashier of the American
Exchange National bank, testified To his
bank register Of the stock of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton * Dayton road. He had diff.
Guilty in forcing Ives & Co. to surrender
the old certificates for cancellation after
the new ones were issued 20 take their
ulaca.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-19
ON A NEW TRAIL.
Paid Representatives Of the British
Government Alleged to be the
Murderers Of Cronin.
The Defense to EndeaVor to Con-
meet Lecaron With the Killing
of the Doctor.
-Four Jurors Secured After More Than
Two Weeks WOrk-Re-iEBAffOh
From the Cian-na-Gasl-

CHICAGO, Sept. ia local paper this
evening printss = sensational article re-
garding the CrOnin case. IL says the law
Yers for the defense claim 70 be IN posses
sion Of evidences sho wing that the murder
ers of DIR. Cronin were the paid representa-
tves Of the English government which
had been duped by Cronin, who was sup
posed by the British authorities 70 be one
OF their American spies The form this
evidence has taken and In which il viii be
presented at the trial on behalf OF the de-
fense are 3 number of letters written by
Miss LeeAron, daughter Of the notorious
witness in the ParnelI case. 20 her afliAnced
husband ia Chicago. These letters have
been written from London AZ brief inter
walls ever since Miss LecarOu joined her
father in that city last winter. The story
outlined in the letters u 70 the effect that
Lec4rOn aud Birmingham, with whom he
was IN partnership IN 3 drug store on
the north side were both British spies;
that DR.. Urouin learned their real
character and IN order 10 maintain a fuller
insight into their plans, permitted them TO
think he could be aired. he apparently
accepted their proposition that he enter the
American branch Of the English secret
service, and obtained all their Information
without giving any in return 7 h y bee IN Q
suspicious and sought TO obtain irom him
y
character of spy. He n fused 10 give them
up. Meanwhile Leclrun WIS summoned
10 England ~ testify against Parneli Bur
linghEm was told To obtain from Cronin the
papers, but the latter refused 10 y yield them
and threatened an exposure of the English
practices. IL WAS resolved 10 rob him of
the papers, and tt was Ia that attempt that
DE- CrOnin was kllied. Birmingham has
SINCE sold out his drug store and disap-
pesred-
The Evening Journal has the same story
IN substance aud adds that in opposition
thereto it Is claimed At the proper stage OF
the Croniu trial the prosecution viii pro
duce a. witnesses T. j. Kirby, who was In
Chicago a. An agent Of the British govern
Uent some time before tue Cronin murder,
Drying into the secrets of the Clan Gael,
LecarGn, the spy, and Patrick COoney, IA
miiiaTly known as The Fox" LecaTon,
tt Is allowed, has revealed 10 the American
detectives the names Of certain men on
whom suspicion has not heretofore rested.
The PROCEEDINGS IN the CrUnin case were
not resu umed until ! o'clock TINS afternoon,
Judge Mcdonnell being engaged In another
matter during the forenoon. The work OF
getting q jury was AZ unee resumed A
little before adjournment louF jurors, who
ha0 been repeatedly que STONED by both
sides, were pronounced satisfactory by the
defense. The counsel for the state con-
suited and then announced that they ac-
copied The men, who were promptly sworn
Ia. Their names arr lEllOs A Pearson, Of
Greenwood, John Culver, OF Evanston,
John l.. hall, Of FernwO0d, and Chas. q.
DIX, OF Chicago
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-19
THE HUSBAND UNDER ARREST.
Scandal at Butte which May End in a
Murder Trial.

Murder lrlAA
BUTTE. Mont, Sept ls.-lSpecisI 10 the
independent. John Martin, watchmsn
at the Ramsdau Parrott mine, is now under
81, 600 bonds for assault with attempt 70
commit murder. Martins wife is good
looking woman Of about "a. ano she keeps
a boarding house in Dublin gulch. The
pair have not lived happily together for
some months past Martin suspected int
deity on his wife's part, and came home at
an unaccustOmed hour this morning with
view to verifying his suspicious In this
he succeeded even beyond his expectations,
as be found Mrs. Martin and Jonn
Mcintyre occupying room together.
Martin drew a revolver and rushed into
tie house, but was elinched BY Mcintyre
and rough and tumble fight for the pos
session of the revolver eDsuad. Mrs. Mar
tin rose and getting a revolver fired shot
at her husband. which fortunately missed
its mark. Ii had the effrct OF breaking up
the tight. however. and Martin retired and
was subsequently locked up. he dealt
Mcintyre a terrible blow on the head with
the butt of the revolver, and it is not yet
certain whether Mcintyre will recover.
He is being cared for by Mrs. Martin, who
SAYS she wishes he had had q revolver to
',do up her husband.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-19
The Trial Of Mrs. Hamilton.

MAYS LANDING, n. j., Sept 'S.-The
courtroom was crowded this morning with
people anxious to hear the proceedings in
the case of Mrs. Robert Ray Hamilton, in
dieted for Rn assault upon her child's
nurse. Mary DonDelly. Mrs. Hamilton sat
beside her counsel. She looked pale and
wan and her face showed the strain of
close confinement MT Hamilton did not
look toward his wife. Tnc work Of select
ing jury was quickly disposed OF. Mrs.
Hamilton rtqaently Sobbed aloud during
the selection OF the jury and gave every
evidence OF hopeless despOndency. DR.
Crosby, tn first Witness described the ma
tuTe ~ the wounds aud added that Mrs.
DnDnelly was entirely out of danger. Mrs.
D0nneliy then testified as to the facts of
the assault and the court took a recess.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-19

NEW HAVEN. Conn, sept. is.-The will
of the late Prof Elias LOomis was made
public yesterday Ii bsqueaths the bulk
OF bis estate, which is valued at S25O,OOO TO
$500 600. to Yale university. This Is the
second largest gift ever made 70 Yale.
After various small bequests the will pro-
vides that the bulk OF the professors books,
pam mphlets. manuscripts, eugravings. Curl
Oslties and nOusr hold furniture 20 70 Henry
b LOOMS % Seattle, Washington territory,
and all the em8inder 10 Yale 10 trust
One-third ~ the Income from this trust 20
be given Henry Lo0mis Of SeAttle, one
third % Frances z LoOnis, nov travelling
in Europe, and the other third 70 Yale
ObEeI vatOry-
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-19
SOUTHERN FREE SCHOOLS.
All Races Amply Provided with the
Means OF EduCMtion.

All Races Amply Provided with the
Means OF EducMtioD.
WAsHINGTOS, sept. ls.-Hon. K. Daw-
son, commissioner oil education, has filed
with she secretary Of the Interior his an
nual report ivr tbe year ended June 30,
1852. in the course OF which he says that
from an analysis N the car 1876 70 1856 81,
il appears the pubic school sy stem, con-
sideTi0g the whole county, Hss outstsipped
during that period the rroWth OF populR-
ton one 70 six. This gain, the commits
siOner says, is due entirely 10 The progress
NJ public schools In The southern states.
The sentiment la favor OF free schools,
supported by public funds, be says, is becom-
ing each year more universally prevalent.
The public school system 0f the southern
states have been undergoing unpre cedented
development under the laws adopted ln
each case 20 suit local circumstances aud
are now all prartically established on q
permanent basis. COlpred children are ap-
pOrtiOItd 40 equal slHTe Of the school
funds. unless in The state Of DeleWare and
their schools are kept open ~ long and IN
der AZ we'll paid teachers as those Of the
white children. Funds for the support of
these schools are furnished mainly by the
white Inhabitants.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-19
DrSCurran Resigns.

CHICAGO, sept ls-Dr. p. Curran,
senior guardian of one of Chicago's Clan-na-
Gael camps, has resigned his position be-
cause the camp refused % coincide with
bis suggestion that a resolution be adopted
denOuncing General secretary ROmeyne for
not having turned over ID General Treas
urer Seerney the percentages receive from
camps throughout the country since May
last, when the existing deadlock in the ex-
ecuttve board began. In q long interview
In local paper Dr. Curran conveys the
impression, without making direct
charge, that klmayue has been using these
funds, amour ing u anUut 5000. in de-
fense OF the CrOuin suspects, nov on trial.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-19
VOTERS DISFRANCHIsED.
How the Registration Law Operates In
the Flathead Lake Country.

How the Registration Law Operates In
the Flathead Lake Country
NIssoULA, Sept ls.-ISpecial to the In
dependent The total vote registered In
the Flathead country is 4l6. People had
estimated il at not less than 500 The
Lnter-LAke, an independent republican
paper, makes the following CONNECT on
the Effects Of the registration law in thst
country: Under the Australian voting
81 stem there will be a very light vote
polied in the Flaihead Lake country.
IEere are great many men who are
obliged 20 seek other means OF sustenAuce
than depending entirely upon their ranches
Some md work away from home many
miles, putting up hay, working In the
mines, etc, while the voters from Tobacco
Plains are about ninety miles from their
registration office, aud none of these men
can AFFORD 70 make special trip just to
register and another trip to their voting
precincts This system may be al right
tor some Of the older settled states. but for
Montana it is about as foolish law as the
ground squirrel law that was passed 9 year
ago last winter"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-19
starving Northwest Indians.

WINNIPEG, Sept. IS. - The venerable
Archdeacon Reeve, who has mission In
the Athabasks district st Port Chippe-
wayan, 500 miles north Of Edmonton. is
here He says there are less than 400 In
disns 81 Fort Chippewsyan, many having
died during the past four seasons Two
months ago thirty died from starvation.
Lsst winter number died owing to previ-
Ous privAtions, which could not be called
actual death from starvation. though in
reality that was the indirect cause