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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-05-02

An indignant parent rebuking a refrac-
tory son, exclaimed Remember who you
are talking to, sir! Pm your fatherw To
which the youth rejoined: "Oh, come now!
hope you aint't going to blame me for
that.
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Facility and Genins

Facility is often mistaken for genius,
but it generally leads to mediocrity.
How many a person | have known, who,
with great promise at She beginning, soon
faltered, and then stopped while others,
with no early facility, strengthened them
selves by study and will, and passed far be-
yond them at the end. So many are salts
fed with doing pretty well what they can
do easily, and want the energy to do very
well when it costs labor and struggle.
But at least four-ffths of genius is an in
domitable will
Take Michael Angelo, for instance; he
had not natural facility like Raphael,
but ne climbed to far higher regions by
force of viii, and an energy that ninety
years did not tire; while Raphael passed
his elimination at thirty-seven, and his
last works, young as he was, are far from
being his best. However, we need not 60
to the great examples: common life and
every day will furnish them A thousand
are pleased with dabbling in water colors
and toying with them as amateurs,
to one who earnestly works with the
determination to be an artist. After
all, there is far greater difference
between men in their will than in their
talent What we viii do, despite of OBJ
stacles and failures, we generally succeed
in doing at last Easy writing" says
Sheridan, makes damned hard reading !"
and we must make up our minds to work
if We wish to win success.
" Nil sine magno
Vita lahore dedit mortalibus."
says Horace.-Blackl0OoP Magazine.
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EASTERN RACES,
Result of the Races at Washington
Park To-Ray.

Result of the Races at Washington
Park TO-aay.
CHICAGO, June 2Sth-Fine weather at
tended the races at Washington Park to-
day, the track being in excellent condition.
The running resulted as follows:
First race, twO-year- -olds, three quarters
of a miles, Lord Peyton won, Portlaw sec
ond, outlook third. Time, 1:l5I.
Second race, three-year- olds, one mile
Teuton won, Monita Hardy second, Heron
third. Time, 1:434.
Third race, one and one. sixteenth miles,
Elyton won, Huntress second, Big Trees
Third. Time, 1:47f.
Fourth race, one and one-eighth miles,
Panther won, Frederica second, Bonnie
King third. Time, 1:54l.
Fifth race. three-qusrters of a mile,
Cousin Keens won, Faunus second, Lady
Gay third. Time, l:14f.
Sixth race, three-quarters of a mile, Es-
telle won, Oracle 81. second, Queen OF
Trumps third Time, 1:144.
Diamond Dust.
CHICAGO, June 28th.-The games of base
ball played throughout the East to-day re-
suited as follows
At Chicago-Chicago IL, Boston g.
At Pittsburg-Pittsburg 8, Philadelphia 0.
At Indianapohs-Ind 2, New
York 5.
At Acknowledgement I, Washing
ton 2.
At Baltimore-Baltimore O. Columbus S.
A Kansas City-First game: Kansas
City !, Louisville 3. Second game: Kansas
City 8, Louisville 3.
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Bountiful Crops Everywhere-Excelle
Points on Fruit Drying.
SAN Francisco, June 27th.-The regular
monthly meeting of the State Horticult-
ural Society, composed of the fruit-growers
of the State, was held this afternoon in the
officers of the State Board of Horticulture
| at 120 Sutter street. The meeting was set
for 1 o'ciock, but at that hour the attend
ance was small and it was not until 2
o clock that the meeting was called to
order by Secretary WiCkson, in the absence
of the President Among those present
were J. NJ. Shinn of Niles, A l. Bancroft
of Contra Costa w. w. Motherall of Han
ford, Tulare county, Judge Stabler of Sut-
ter county, a. L. Wright of Pomona and
others.
Judge stabler of Su,ter county, was
chosen to preside
Charles y. Tyrrell, Secretary of the State
Niticutural Society, and w. W. Molherall
of Hanford, were elected members Of the
Board.
Mr.. Wright of Pomona, stated that in
his section the fruit crop was very large
and prices low When he left 10 come to
this city, the cannery was not running,
and he thought considerable Of the product
would be left TO rot on the ground TIE
outlook for large crop was good but
there was little disposition on the part of
the growers to bother with it on account of
low prices
Mr.. MotheralI. OF Tulare county, said
that considerable drying was being done in
Tulare, Kern and Fresno counties, but the
fruit crop would never amount to much.
as the transportation rates were too high.
The fruit was gathered by Cinnamon and
white people, but growers preferred to dry,
and it was possible that this plan would be
followed. The prune crop was large, the
trees being loaded with the fruit, and the
peach crop was fairly good, but the locality
was troubled to some extent with the cod-
lin moth.
A L. Bancroft, of Coptra Costa county,
beliered that his Locality would produce
good crop of delicious fruits, especially in
plums and apricols The peach crop
would not make a very good showing. bat
what there was of them the varieties were
good.
The most important thing before the
meeting was the remarks made BY A. G.
Freeman, of TIE Executive Committee of
the Dried Fruit Association, on the subject
of Preparing, Packing and Marketing
Dried Fruits
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Free
man stated that the first consideration
in peaches and apricots was color. The
Eastern jobbers and consumers want color,
and, as business proposition, what they
want should be produced Past experience
leads Us to believe that California dried
fruit men always have been too saving of
their sulphur
The speaker never knew of a single
pound of dried fruit being rejected on
account of over sulphuring. He did not
think it an exaggeration to say that at
least fifty carloads were rejected or greatly
deprecated from their real value on
account of not being sulphured enough.
The statement that apricots and peaches
could be sulphured in ten minutes Mr
Freeman did not countenance In his
opinion one hour was fair time of sui
nburinp
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formerly a guard in the Jefferson City
Penitentiary, has been arrested on suspi-
cion of being connected with the murder
of Annie Weiss. 1t is thought at least he
knows something of her seducer.
Bolton was released this evening. the
police having satisfied themselves of his
innocence. Frederick Bulhrie, the uncle
of the dead girl claims to believe that GER
tain sporting man in Jefferson City was her
betrayer. 1t is learned that the girl before
leaving the house of her sister burned all
her letters and told her sister in case she
did not return to divide her effects among
the family. The police are now proceed
ing on the belief that the murderer was a
man employed to do the job, or that he
was engaged to arrange for criminal
operation on her. A dispatch from Jeiler
son City says the man, whom the uncle
thinks was the girls berayer, protests his
and promises to make things
warm for his sccusers.
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theft occurred. Going back they found
where the trail divergsd and following it
recaptured all but a few of the animals.
The juveniles fed, but were identified and
bound over in the sum of $500 each for pre-
liminary examination on charge of grand
larceny.
Charles Ferrsnd, a prominent French
resident who came TO this city early in the
htties, and had for over thirty years until
recently, conducted photograph gallery.
dropped dead last evening while ehopping
some kindling.
The City Trustees have determined to
not endeavor to enforce the new ordinance
regulating water rates, pending the de-
termination of the suit of the Spring Val
ley against San Francisco, which presents
many OF the same features as the contest
here. Had the Trustees persisted in en-
forcing the new rates, the owner of the
works would have furnished no water 10
the city after next Sunday
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EXCITEMENT IN TULARE.
Brutal Treatment of Suspect by Twelve
Masked Men.

VI d suspect ny Twelve
Masked Men.
TULARE, June 2Sth.-Last night twelve
men went in mask to the jail, and with a
stolen key entered and made Eagan, the
man caught prowling around town few
nights ago, get out of bed and dress and
accompany them to some trees near by.
A rope was placed about his neck and he
was ordered to tell what he knew about the
robberies that have been made of late He
said that he knew nothing of them and
was innocent. He was then strung up to a
tree. After allowing him to hang min
ute he was lowered and asked again to di-
vulge the secret, but he still claimed to be
innocent, and was again strung up. When
lowered the second time he was in pitt
able condition and begged for mercy.
He was told to pray, which he did, and
still declared he was innocent thathe was
simply looking for fruit when he was ar
rested, and had nothing to do with the
robberies. He was then put in Jail and
warned not to tell that he had been taken
from the Jail or he would be killed. The
brutal act committed last night has caused
great excitement among the more respect
able people here, and is condemned in un-
measured terms.
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Peter jackson.

CHICAGO, June 2Sth.-Peter Jackson, the
noted colored pugilist, was the center of at
traction in one of the hotel rotundas to-
night. He conversed atfably.
Are you going to fight Sullivan ?" asked
one.
My business is to fight any one"
DO you think you can whip him 2" put
in another.
81 try to whip everybody I go into the
ring with"
The champion could not be drawn into q
sporting talk further than to say he is ready
to meet either Sullivan or Kilrain.
The Montana Indians.
ST. PAUL, June 2Sth.-A Pioneer Press,
Helena, Mont, special. says: Governor
White and Mayor Sloan returned this
morning from Raville where they went to
ascertain the condition of the Indian trou-
Bile. The Governor reports the situation
on the Reservation as not reassuring.
Renegade Indians have taken to the woods
and for the present are probable beyond
arrest.
No serious disturbances are expected,
though the troops now al Rsville will be
retained for time on the reservation,
principally to protect railroad property
from possible attack by disafiected Indians
Disastrous storm in Canada.
CINCINNATI, June 2Sth.-A terrible storm
swept over southern Ohio this afternoon.
The streets in the northern part of the city
were running streams. The damage in
neighboring counties is immense Near
Batavia the railroad bridge was swept
away, and the Ohio and Northwestern mail
train, consisting of three coaches, mail
car and engine, plunged into the gap.
Samuel Hunt, the receiver of the road, and
W. Kain, the conductor, were fatally in
Jured. The water is not deep. Several
bodies are still in the wreck
Wonderful Human Freak.
FRANKFORT lind, June 2Sth.-Probably
the greatest human freak in existence was
born to Mrs. Jones, near Kempton, Thurs
day. The monstrosity consists of a single
continuous body, on each end of which is a
we'll formed head. 1t is provided with four
arms and legs, all perfect and of normal
size. The heads face the same way, and
while one half is asleep the other may be
awake.
A General Denial.
CHICAGO, June 2Sth.-General Passenger
Agent Charlton of the Alton to-day sent q
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FOUR THOUSAND DEATHS.
The Situation at Johnstown Grow
Brirhfer ENarv nav

The Situation at Johnstown Grows
Brighter Every Day.
JoHNsTowN, June 2Sth.-The situation in
Johnstown is growing brighter every day.
Eight thousand dollars in cash arrived to-
day to pay the men in the various depart
ments. The work of registering the flood
sufferers for the purpose of distributing the
local funds was finished tonight, but the
totals have not been added The men in
charge of the work do not think more than
1000 person were lost. Rev. Beale, Chair
man of the Morgue Committee. made his
official report. He has a record Of about
2,300 bodies. Ten bodies were recovered
to-day. The greatest loss of life occurred on
Washington street, nineteen persons being
killed in one house, and the list of the dead
from this thoroughfare reaching 15S. Pro-
perty losses amounting to nearly $4,000, GOO
have been reported. The Board OF Inquiry
began its work to-day in the Seventh
Ward. They aim to secure the number of
lives and the amount of property lost and
saved.
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nacco, Utilla, Barburet and Moret The
inhabitants are chiefly colored emigraDts
from the Cayman Islands The islands
were ceded to Honduras by Great Britain,
but are practically Independent. A trade,
chiefly in bananas and cocoanuts is carried
on with New Orleans and New York. The
population is about 6 600.
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THEY WANT THE EARTH.
Canadian Pacific Road After the United
States Coasting Trade.

Canadian racine Road After the United
States Coasting Trade.
New YORK, June 28th.-A Washington
special to the Post reports an interview
with Solicitor Hepburn concerning the re-
ported decision preventing the transmits
sion of goods from one Canadian port to
another Canadian port in bond through
Maine by the new Short Line Railway of
the Canadian Pacific road.
Hepburn says he has seen no decision,
not even date fixed for a hearing On the
law and facts of the case as requested by
the American roads since the Canadian
Pacific application was filed. He does not
know when such hearing will occur. The
Post correspondent adds The application
of the Canadian Pacific is even broader
than supposed. The company asks author
ity to transport goods from any port or
point in the United States to any other
port or point in the United States, through
the dominion of Canada, by railway or BY
vessel. The application asks, in fact, for
permission to enter into the coasting trade
of the United States"
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DEATH IN A DIVE,
Four Women and Two Men Meet With a
Horrible Death.


PATERSON On. j., June 28th. - Four
women and two men, all of disreputable
character, were discovered dead about 9
o'clock tonight in house of i'll fame at
All Ryle avenue. Death was caused by
asphyxiation. Three of the women were
stretched at full length On the floor and
half naked. The oldest, who was about
40 years of age, was lying in
pool of blood which came from an ugly
wound in her head, and blood covered her
face and body. Her right eye was almost
torn from its socket and her face was hor-
ribly swollen. The bodies OF all were
badly swollen and somewhat decomposed.
The keeper of the dive, man named
Godfried, a man about so years old, was in
the worst condition. His place had been
the harbor for lewd women for more than
year. The fatal work was evidently done
by gas stove. The police and Coroner are
investigating.
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AN ILL-sTARRED YOUTH.
John j. McAllister, the Boy Murderer,
Dies in Prison.

John j. McAllister, the Boy Murderer,
Dies in Prison.
PORTLAND, June 2Sth.-John J. McAllis-
ter, sixteen-year-old prisoner, died at the
penitentiary Yesterday of consumption, af-
ter lingering illness. The prisoner was
under life sentence for the murder OF his
father at Woodville, Jackson county, Or,
about a year ago. The boy and his father
had had difficulty about some work to be
done, when he shot the old man through
the head with a pistol as he lay in bed,
causing instant death. The boy stayed
with the dead body alone all night. He
was tried and sentenced TO the penitentiary
last October. He was the only boy muir
derer in the penitentiary. At The time of
the trial there was a strong public feeling
against sending him to prison for life. An
impression prevailed that he was not NOR
ally responsible for the sanguinary deed.
AT no time did the lad seem TO fully real
ize the enormity of his offense.
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DEATH ON THE RAIL.
Two Men Killed by Engines While Walk
ing on the Railroad Track.

AAAS oAi AhC ANtiAAAbdb dttNE
PENDLEToN (Or), June 2Sth.-A man
named Ben. Phillips was run over by an
engine last night on the Oregon Railway
and Navigation line at Blue Mountain,
twenty miles from here, and sustained in
iuries from which he died ten hours later
He age was % He was walking with
companion at the time, and the engine
came up behind him during a storm and
struck him. The man who escaped refused
to give his name. Phillips was native of
Wales, and had no relatives in the country.
The wounded man was brought 70 town
for treatment.
No man was more kind 10 him than an
old citizen named Townsend. Last night,
while returning home at late hour, Town
send was struck by freight train and in
mutilated. He leaves a family. His age
was 63, and he was a native of Maine. He
came to the coast in 1858
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ELECTRIC FLASHES.

Condensed Telegraphic Dispatches From
/. All Parts of the World.
Chicago claims population of over 900,-
600.
The Harvard Yale boat race yesterday
was won by the latter.
J. W. Shepherd fell from q wheel-horse
yesterday near Visalia. The wheels of the
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YACHTING CONTESTS.
rhe Royal Yacht Squadron Refuses to
Accent the Chanenre

The Royal Yacht Squadron Refuses to
Accept the Challenge.
New YORK, June 2Sth.-The first official
information received by the New York
Yacht Club from the Royal Yacht Squad
ron concerning the challenge for the Amer
lea cup was received today by cable from
Cowes. The committee regrets it can not
confirm the challenge.
Ex-Commodore Smith, of the New York
Yacht Club, says the cablegram received
oday ends the prospect of a race for the
America Cup this season. The yachts
must challenge through the clubs to which
they belong and as the Royal Yacht
Squadron will not let Lord Dunraven ac-
cept the cup terms, nothing more is to be
said on either side.
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NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
The Grand jury Yesterday Returned no
More Indictments.

The Grand jury Yesterday Returned no
More Indictments.
CHICAGO, June 2Sth.-If the Grand jury
obtained any valuable information this
afternoon regarding the Cronin case it did
not become known. Lawyer Haroy, who
conducted the cross-examination when
Alex. Sullivan by ruse was investigating
Cronins record before Justice Of the
Peace several years ago and stenographer
Nllllston, who took down what Cronin
said at that time were among the wit
nesses.
The dentist who identified the corpse
found in the sewer as that of DR.. Cronin
was recalled and reiterated his testimony.
An adjournment was taken tonight
without the return of any indictments.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
CHICAGO, June 2Sth.-The lire OF in
vestigation followed by the Grand Jury
this morning was toward uncovering the
outer circle of the plot for Cronins mur-
der. Some thirty Clan ma Gael men were
summoned for to-day's session, and the
questions nut to them were all framed
with view 10 finding out, if possible, who
was responsible for spreading the malicious
reports that Cronin was & spy. Every man
who made such an insinuation, knowing
II 10 be false, is ali accessory to the mur-
der under the law, and will be so con-
sldeTed by the Grand Jury.
HE HAS NOT sQUEALED.
CHICAGO, June 2Sth.-To-night, for the
first time since his arrest Tuesday night,
John +. Beggs was allowed to be seen by
representative of the press He was
plumply asked if he had squealed. He re-
piled that he had not, because he had moth
ing to tell. He protested in strong Ian
guage against the action of the police in
locking him up as they did. without giving
him the slightest excuse for his detention.
He said he was arrested as be was entering
his own door, and that the officer refused
even to allow him to notify his wife.
BURKE, CooNEY AND SULLIVAN.
CHICAGO, June 2Sth.-Martin Burke, IN
der arrest at Winnipeg, and Pat CoOney
are said to have been seen together in the
office of Alexander Sullivan a few DAYS
prior to the Cronin murder. This testi-
monv was given before the Grand Jury to-
day ty member of the Land League. The
flies Of the telegraph company do not con-
tain the message alleged to have been re-
ceived by Alexander Sullivan from Labou-
chere, warning him to look out for Dr.
Cronin, as he was about to go to England
TO testify in favor of the Times The tele-
gram was sought TO be given wide public
ity by Sullivan, but the attempt failed.
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Mrs. Culture" Well, my dear, did you
meet Mr. Greathead, the eminent scientist
and philosopher, whose vast stores of
knowledge and mental acumen are the
wonder of even this mighty age?" Daugh-
ter" Yes, ma" "Oh, Pm so glad. Sit
right down and tell me all he said" "All
he said was, Its very wet day "-Ne0
York Weekly
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BANKERS SUICIDE.
$. c. Morgan, a Nebraska Banker, Takes
His Own Life.

SIDNEY (Neb.), June 2Sth.-At 10 o'clock
yesterday mornings. c. Morgan, cashier of
the State Bank of Sidney, committed sui
eide. He was found lying in bed with the
top of his head blown off and a 45-caliber
revolver in his hand. The bank was not
making money. Six years ago he eloped
with the daughter of II. W. Yates Presi-
dent of the Nebraska National Bank of
Omaha. He was the son of a wholesale
groceryman and young man of exemp-
larry habits, but the ladyis parents opposed
the union. On the same day Frank John
son el0ped with the daughter of Byron
Reed, an Omaha millionaire, and married
her. johnson and Morgan shortly after
ward started the bank at Sidney.
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NEVADA CITY NOTES.

Three Nevada County Kids Steal Band
of Sheep-Sudden Death.
NEVADA CRY, June 2Sth.-A colored boy
IA years old, and two white boys aged re-
spectively and IL, were arrested to-day
for stealing 160 sheep from band of 5000
belonging to W. B. Stinehard, who was
driving them to the mountain pastures.
The drovers did not miss the animals until
they had gone mile beyond where the
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SHOT HER HUSBAND,
Mrs. DIR. Backenstose Tried to Murder
Her Better Half.

IHTs' DIT DaUhtHsIUst ITItu
Her Better Half.
SAN DIEGO, June 28th.-Dr. Z. Backen-
stose, County Veterinary Surgeon, was
shot last night about 10 o'clock by his wife,
to whom he had been married only a
few months, at the corner of Fourteenth
and H streets. The couple had been down
town, and on the return home they quar-
PAGES, drew q revolver aod shot her hus.
band in the back.
The wound is serious one, but not nee
essarily fatal. Mrs. Backenstose was ar
rested at her home about twenty minutes
after the shooting, and her actions in the
affair give rise to the theory that she is
demented. She laughs and cries by turns,
and in one breath is in agony lest her hus-
band should die and in the next she says
she will kill him when she gets out.