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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-16
CARRIERS RICH REWARDS.
His Vote for Reed win Place IIim ON Two
Important Committees.


WASHINGTON, Dec. l5.-l Special. Your
correspondent was informed tonight by
one of the leading silver advocates that the
silver men will give Secretary windom's
silver policy careful and painstaking ex.
animation. The general impressions are
that il will not be taken up 10y the silver
men and that the coinage committee will
prepare a bill which will be entirely foreign
TO Mr.. WINDOWS policy aud will provide NJ
lesst that 100000 month shall be tho
minimum coinage or that free coinage will
be proposed by the silver men. II has been
practically determined by the silver men to
have the coinage committee of one o. the
other houses present bill covering mainly
one or the other of the points suggested.
They wish 30 increase the minimum any
way, and II they find Il practicable or posi-
BILE. free coinage will be proposed. The sill
ver men are raising the cry for more money
as reason for increased coinage, and are
preparing arguments to force their idens
upon the people. The sentiment first ex-
pressed by the silver men that Mr.. Wind0m's
plan was generally good. and with a few
notifications would be supported by them,
has now been changed They say upon
further reflection that u does not 90 far
enough, aud they return TO the old plan of
Increased coinage. They have been hearing
from their constituents. They explain,
and the sentiment of the people
they represent is for the first
plan rather than the compromise,
as they term il, proposed by secretary Win
dom. Mr.. WINDOWS plan will not he at
saohcd at lensi by tue republican silver n,en.
They will merely favor coinaee bin
sition az all. Representative Cater is no
doubt booked for two committees IN the
house that will he important 10 his state.
One is mines and mining, of which he may
may be chairman. and the other is coinage.
weights aud measures.
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Uncle sum to stand the Los.

1t is reported that four of seven members,
or a majority Of the committee engaged in
the investigation ON the delalcation in the
sergeant-at-nrms office have announced to
members Of the house that thor determine.
tion tO vote for n report that the sergeant
alarms is the dispursiug oilicE OF the gov
eminent. This would throw a.. burden of
loss from the members ~ a. government.
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Mr. nnrrellilo suller nn oncrnlIon.

Nrw YonK. Dec. lb.-Arthur u. Chase,
munger for Lawrence Barrett. tragedian,
returned from Boston 10 day aud stated TO
a reporter that Mr.. Barrett will undergo
surgical operation at the Massachusetts
general hospital in Boston tomorrow. Bar
rett has been troubled for rseveral years with
swelling Of The thyroid glands. OF late the
swelling has become extremely dishguring.
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HIGn-nANDED BUSINESS INDEED.
saii1rs shot Down In Brazil for uurrnhing
Tor Dom Pedro.

LONDON, Dec. l5.-rhe Lisbon correspond.
ont of the Times Says, Adviccs from Rio
de Janoiro up 30 Nov. ~ state that even
local journals are threatened with suppres-
sion II they criticise or fail 10 Improve the
new regime. Private letters brought by
passengers on vessels from Brnzil point 10
the situation in that country as rather alarm.
ing. The navy appears opposed TO the new
government and many sailors have been
imprisoned and shot for cheering for Dom
Pedro. One report states that 10 sailors
we're shot, while other reports place the
number NJ fifteen. Soldiers are also show
ing symptoms at discomfort. The citizens
ae recovering their moral courage and are
protesting against any military movement.
The government has become alarmed and IL
massing lis naval forces nj Bahia.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-16

The death of JEFF Davis makes no visible
ripple in the course Of events here. There
are old-time friends of his here in the quiet,
retiring families who settled here during
the long period when the South WAS domi-
nant in the government. They remember
him ns n man who entertained better than
any Of his fellow southerners, for he had
his presidential ambition even when his
uncompromising devotion TO states rights
had forever killed his chances with the
North. lie lived last in AN Old-fashioned
mansion ON Fourteenth street, opposite
Willard's hotel, where only few years
later Lincoln more than once stood many
lonu hours reviewing bodies Of troops
marching on down to the long bridge 20 go
10 the front. II WAS in this house his little
boy, jefferson Davis, Jr., was born. He af-
terwnrd fell from the porch Of the con-
federnte White house. in Richmond, and
WIS killed The little dinners Mr.. Davis
gave while he lived IN this house we're
highly priced by everybody in public life.
There were seldom more than six guests,
but they we're congenial spirits, and with
the wit and elOQuence Of the host, all went
charmingly. The New York Herald, for u
time had its Washington correspondents
domiciled in the Davis house, Ms IL WIS
ever aftervard known. A. 4. Stew
art. when be came tn Washington,
To become Gen. Grants secretary of the
treasury. lived in the Davis house. When
Caleb Willard enlarged the Ebbitt house,
the Davis mansion was torn down. The
Philadelphia Ledgef's correspondent now
has Offices where II stood.
Over in the war department, among a
great many relics of the Confederacy. nre
Mr.. Davis punch bowls. the pair Of double
bArreled pistols he carried when captured,
the rifle he bore. and. more famous than
all, there are the raglan and shawl IN which
be disguised himself when Col. Pritchard's
men came up TO him. by order of Gen.
Miles they were taken from Mrs. Davis and
sent 10 Washington, and here for nearly Il
quarter Of century they have been kept.
DIR. Milburn, the blind chaplain Of the
house, made a sensation the other day. As
a general rule the members Of the house pay
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-16

CANTON, o., Dec, l5.-Mrs. Margaret Ne
dill, mother of Joseph Medill, editor of the
Chicago Tribune, died last night. Mrs. Me
dill was II years Of age and was noted for
her philanthropy.
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LONDON, Dec. 12.-Some questions having
arisen M TO the burial Of Browning in Flor
ence, the dean Of Westminster hna renewed
his offer 10 have the remains Of the poet
placed in Westminster abbev, and il has
been accepted.
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Not Recognized ., st. Petersburg.

BERLIN, Dec. i5.-It is reported that the
car refuses 10 recognize the Brazilian re-
public and has broken Of relations with the
Brazilian minister at 81. Petersburg.
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weeIuv cJearInr uou.e Repor,.

BosroN, Dec. l5.-Dispatches from clear
ing houses in the United Stntes and Canada
give the total gross exchanges for the week
ending Dec. Il at 81, ,Is0, ,s5s ,559, an increase
Of SO per cent. ~ compared with the cor
responding period Of last year.
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Held Tn by one Man.

NEVADA, Cal, Dec. l5.-Ihe stage from
bonneville was held up this afternoon near
here by lone highwayman. About $40
and FIVE packages of registered mail we're
taken. The robbef attempted 10 break open
the express boz. but failed
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Tn. Miner. will Wait.

Essen, Dec. 15.-Three thousand miners
to-day adopted resolutions thanking the
authorities for sympathy and expressing
readiness TO await the result Of their prom
ises 10 intervene.
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AZ Fortress Monroe is the cell IN which
jefferson Davis was confined after the war
closed lie carried ON his studies while he
was in prison, and he then read Macaulay's
History Of England" and re-read Ban
croft's History Of the United States.'
During the first DAYS Of his imprisonment
he was allowed nothing but the Bible, hut
other papers and books were soon given
him. and he spent the greater part of his
time in reading. lie was "A man well versed
in English literature, and he said not long
ago that his favorite author was Sir Walter
Scott, lie regarded Byron as the greatest
of poets. and he snid that the striking feat
ure in Byron's works is that whenever he
renders II quotation from the classics he inn
proves il SO much ms to make IL his own.
Speaking Of Moore, he considered him the
perfection of harmony. and Burns was the
greatest poet of human feeling the world
has ever known. MIR. Davis was very fond
of Bulwer, and he said that he was the
greatest Of modern noyelists.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-16

The only army appointments now at the
disposal Of the president are few second
lieutenancies, but the demand is as great
and there is as much wire pulling in pro-
gress as il they were brigadier generalships.
II is not generally known outside Of the
army that these vacancies exist, nor can il
be authoriatiycly stated that the president
will decide 10 I'LL them, but should the pres
ident feel 80 disposed he could appoint dur
ing the present month about half dozen
civilians 10 second lieutenancies. The can
didates are mostly sons Of army and navy
officers backed by the strongest kind of 30
cial influence, and il il more than probable
that several appointments Of this kind will
be- made within the next few days.
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A Big Elevator Tire.

buffalo, Dec. l5.-The Exchange ele-
vator burned this morning. The losses
aggregate $4,000
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-16
EIgin Watches,
Holiday Presents.
DIAMONDS

The season is here and Christmas
presents must be bought for relatives
and friends. People having many pres
ents TO make and who do not care TO
taq their pockets too heavily, we come
TO their rescue. Our stock Of
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-16

The important topic in naval circles now
adays is the successorship To Commodore
Sicard, whose second term as chief of the
bureau of ordnance, expires on the 18th
prox. 1t is now accepted as forecone
conclusion that he will not succeed himself
and the gossips have therefore directed their
attention 20 other available officers
Navy officers are anticipating with good
deal Of interest the future movements of
Senator Chandler when he receives the an
swer Of the navy department 10 the resolu-
tion adopted by the senate on his motion
last week calling for information concern
ing the sea service of the ndnlirals and
eommodores Of the navy. The resolution,
il is understood, is aimed a Acting Rear
Admiral Walker, and is evidently intended
10 show that his five months 4 sea service
during twelve yenrs ms capl "A did not en-
title him to his present hiPh command. but
IL is not known 10 what usr this informa-
tion is TO be put after il is received.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-16

Mexican giant feet inches in height
is employed NJ special officer ot Scran-
ton, Pa,
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Sell at Very Low F rices

and look at neither cost price or value,
thereby sustaining our reputation Of
selling at prices TO suit the times and
leaving all would-be competitors far be-
hind
We have Diamonds and Watches TO
suit eyeryone's purse. Even with this
large stock il would be well TO
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-16

About ten years ago Jefferson Davis had
an interview with correspondent of the
Boston Herald in which he said; "You may
assure your people that have no unkind-
ness in my heart for them OF amy Of the
people of the north. | am not the devil they
have painted me. ! have neither horns nor
hoofs. and if they knew me they would find
that am very much like one of themselves"
This common humanity of jefferson Davis
is seen in his letters written at the time Of
the downfall of the confederacy. Two of
those which he wrote at that time 10 his
wife have become matters of history. In
one sent when he was nt Danville, and dated
April =. 1865. he closes as follows; "kiss my
dear children. | weary of this sad recital
and have nothing pleasant TO tell. May
God have you in his holy keeping is the
fervent prayer of your ever affectionate hus-
band"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-16

Director of the Mint Leach has prepared
a statement in which lac expresses the belief
that Secretary WINDOWS proposed silver
measure contains the solution of the silver
problem IN afiording a ready market for the
surplus silver product of the world, the ef-
feet of which would be TO enhance the value
of silver until il reached point so nearly
corresponding with its value in coinage az
10 cause withdrawal of all temporary
measures. The plan WAS original with Sec
retary Window and was not similar to that
suggested by Senator sherman. Mr.. Leech
does not believe in the objection Of nd
yanced silver men that II would degrade
silver. The currency issued under the
measure would be absolutely snfe, he thinks.
having behind it alwaysa dollars worth Of
silver, hs well as the faith of the govern
ment TO redeem il in silver bullion or gold.
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Waltham, Rockford and {
Watches.

These are the watches we make spe-
cialty OF.
Solid silver hunting watches. genuine
imported movement, stem-wnder and
setter. full size, 50.
Solid silver hunting watches. genuine
American movement, Elgin or Waltham,
cases chased and engraved.
Ladies' solid gold hunting watches.
beautifully chased and engraved, stem
winder, American movement.
Boys solid silver hunting case, stem
winding watches, 50 TO IS.
Fine repeaters and r. Howard & Co.
watches at greatly reduced prices.
We guarantee all goods.
Solid gold wedding rings, IA TO Is
carats.
l4-carat garnet, turquise seal and mi
tial rings speciality.
Gold headed canes and umbrellas in
great variety.
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is the largest in Montana. Even Il you
do not care to make a purchase, IL will
repay the trouble Of visit to take a
look at the glorious sight. We are quite
alive to the fact that there are more
diamonds and watches bought at this
time Of the year than at any other and
therefore shall not lose the opportunity,
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Diamonds and Watches

is complete. Our show cases contain
Diamond Rings. Diamond Lace Pins,
Pairs OF Diamond Earrings, Gold and
Silver Watches, and every kind OF jew
elry ever manufactured, in unique and
elegant designs People are always
anxious to see lovely sights, and our
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-16

DIR. Milburn, the blind chaplain Of the
house, made sensation the other day. As
general rule the members Of the house pay
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Make your Selections Now,

and take advantage Of our endless va
riety. Should il not be convenient for
you to take your selections at once, you
can leave them with us for future de
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contemplate purchasing just call on us
and compare prices. Al goods are Of
the finest qua ity.
Our stock OF diamonds consists OF the
finest grades white. brilliant and blue
white gems. No ether house in Mon
tana can beat us in quality and price,
A genuine Diamond bnby ring, $3.50; a
diamond collar button. 81; pair Of dia-
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diamond stud, sl2; pair Of diamond
ear screws, 80; a diamond ring. very
brilliant stone. sli; a very pretty knot
diamond scarf pin, ss; a pair diamond
sleeve bu tons beautifully engraved, $40;
ladies' and gents diamond rings from
sl5 to $500 each.
Bracelets, pendants, rings, studs. but
tons, in fact everything that is novel,
new. rich and unique, including watches,
clocks and silverwarc.
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nnonds

Display of Watches and Dia-
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-07-20
NUMBER 81.

| quickly or suddenly, so far us your own
happiness is concerned. There were
two Christians last Tuesdey who entered
heaven, the one was standing at a win
dow in perfect health watching a shower
and the lightning instantly slew him;
but the lightning did notfash down the
sky as swiftly as his spirit flashed
upward. The Christian msl who died
on the same day next door had been for
a year or two failing in health, and for
the last three months had suffered from
a disease that made the nights sleepless
and the days IN anguhis. Do you not
really think that the case of the one
who went instantly was more desirable
than the who entered the shining
gate through a long lane of insomnia
and congestion? In the one case it was
like your standing YEARLY at a door,
knocking and waiting, and wondering if
it will ever open, and knocking and
waiting again, while in the other case it
was a swinging open of the door at the
first touch of your knuckle. Give your
friendship to God, and have Gods
friendship for you and even the worst
accident will be a victory.
How refreshing is human friendship;
and true friends, what priceless treas
uresl When sickness comes, and
trouble comes and death comes, we
send for our friends first of all, and
their appearance in our doorway in any
crisis is reinforcement, and when they
have entered, We say: "'Now it is all
right" Oh, what would We do without
personal friends, business friends,
family friends? But we want some
thing
THAN HUMAN FRIENDSHIP
in the great exigencies. When Jona-
than Edwards in his final hour had
given the last good-by to all his earthly
friends, he turned on his pillow and
closed his eyes, confidently saying:
Now where is Jesus of Nazareth, my
true and n%ever-failing friend?" Yes, l
admire human friendship as seen in the
case of David and Jonathan, of Paul
and Onesiphorus, of Herder and Goethe,
of Goldsmith and Reynolds, of Beau
mont and Fletcher, of Cowley and
Harvey, of Erasmus and Thomas More,
of Leasing and Mendelssohn, of Lady
Churchill and Princess Anne, of Orestes
and Pylades, each requesting that him
self might take the point of the dagger,
so the other might be spared; of Epam-
inondas and Pelopidas, who lockedth
shields in battle, determined to die to-
gether; but the grandest, the mightiest,
THE TENDEREsT, FRIENDSHIP
in all the universe is the friendship be-
tween Jesus Christ and a believing soul.
Yet after all [ have said feel l have
| only done what James Marshall, the
miner, did III 1913 III California, before
its gold mines were known. He reach
| ed in and put upon the table of his en-
ployer, Capt. Jutton, II thimbleful of
gold dust. ''Where did you get that?"
said his employer. The reply was: 81
got it this morning from Il mill race
from which the water had been drawn
off" But that gold dust, which could
have been taken up between the finger
and the thumb, was the prophesy and
specimen that revealed California's
wealth to all nations. And to-day l
have only to put before you n specimen
of the value of divine friendship, only a
thimbleful of mines incxhaustable and
infinite, though all time and all eternity
go on with the exploration.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-07-20
FOOD FCh THOUGHT.

There are some things that silence
alone can answer.
If you multiply words, you will spoil
what you have done.
Hope is the germ, Faith the blossom,
and Charity the fruit.
Two-thirdS of what is called love is
nothing but jealousy.
Rich relatives are like wine-they
grow dearer with age.
When the pantry DOORS unlocked the
small boy gets his desserts.
The heart rules the head, because the
passions rule the judgment.
Avarice and la2ineSs make the most
disgusting kind of Il mixture.
The pugilists strike their hardest
blows when they begin to talk.
A fool always finds some one more
foolish than he to admire him.
Enjoy your present pleasures so as not
to injure those that are to follow,
Those who have little butter must be
content to spread thin their bread.
Measure not men by Sundays, with
out regarding what they do all the week
after.
The man WHO wears q diamond ring
on his finger is the nan who points with
pride.
No maj can be happy without Il
friend no be sure Of him Till he's un-
happy,
a noble heart, like the sun, showeth
its greatest countenance i'll its lowest
estate.
True merit, like the pearl Ill the oys-
ter, is content to be quiet until IN OPEN
ing comes.
Tie greatest events of any age are its
best thoughts. Thought finds its way
into action.
The path of sorrow, and that path
alone, leads 10 the land where SORROW is
unknown.
Among the innumerable analOgies
that may be traced between the phe-
| nomena of the natural and of the moral
world, there are few o perfect, or
more instructive, than that which may
he shown to exist between the weeds of
the field and garden, and the bad hab-
its, the weeds of the heart.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-07-20

Joseph Stinson, throwing 1t into 9 cor
field some distance away. Inc oWeil-
Ing house Of Finley WhiteheaG' II
Princeton, was washed away, and nus
wagon making shop, Dear by. was de,
molished. The large brick scnooi
building in the village was torn Gown
to the foundations, and the raftcr OF
the house was carrier 200 yards
by the force Of the wind and iodgeu
In the top Of a large oak tree, niie
the desks and other furniture were
scattered in every direction, and tine
blacksmith shop and barn Of Gus
kinnear were both levelled TO tne
ground. The houses Of John Lennart.
Rose Miller and Stephen Clawson yer
completely wrecked, while Wash wal
ter lost everything he possessed.
The oats and corn crops were ruined
and the village was deluged with
water. The destruction at Princeton
occurred in twenty minutes. The storm
was accompanied by a heavy rainfall.
The homeless families were taken IN
by the neighbors whose homes escaped
the fury Of the tempest
a report received laSG nlBnt iIoui
Hamilton says fifty people were Killed
or injured, but this has not yet been
verified.
Reports from Hamilton, Ohio, to-
day. concerning the storm of yesterday,
indicate that there was no loss of life.
The loss of property at Princeton Is
estimated to not exceed $4,000. Dam
age to crops, fences, etc, Is very
great in the pathway Of the storm,
which was about a quarter OF q mile
wide.
HARRIsoNBURa, Va, July l5.-Tbis
section was visited last evening BY q
eveTe hail and rain storm, doing much
damage in parts of the county. Corn
is ruined aud the land badly washed.
DAVENPORT, IA, July l6.-Toe
most severe thunder storm known 10
years occurred late Saturday night and
Sunday morning. The signal service
record shows a fall Of five and One-slxth
inches OF water in six hours. The
river rose seventeen inches in seven
hours. The telephone system was de-
molished and many bridges washed
away. Two washOnts are reported on
the Wilton branch of the Chicago. Rock
Island and Pacific Road. The damage
to crops is heavy.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-07-20
RAILROAD WRECK.
TWO PERSONS KILLED AND SEVENTY
INJURED.

Two PERSONS KILLED AND SEVENTY
INJURED.
sHAMoKN, Pa, July lL.-fhis
evening a train on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, carrying miners to their
homes. was wrecked near this place.
John Roush, married, and Aaron
shine. single, were killed. The follow
Ing were injured: Norton Weaver, leg
and face cnt; Levi Albright. head
emit: Irwin Kashner. leg broken; John
Baker, shoulder brOkeni p Hungarian
woman. ribs broken; James Hodges,
leg broken, Patrick Britton, leg
crushed; Mike BrittOn, back broken
i. Miller. collar bone broken; Jere
F~redericks, back injuredi Jacob kulp,
injured about the face; John Thomss,
head cut aud body injured; Joseph q.
smith. law broken; Conrad Drum.
helser. side injured; Mrs. John Nc.
Huub. injured internally; VIM. Linde.
man. leg hurt; John Metz. hand cut
Albert Reed, engineer, legs injured
IA chael Gabei, head cut and badly
bruised: John Darolt, legs mangied.
The passenger tram was ru1RtRg 81
its regular speed, wfiep the kssGers,
who were standing on tho plat