The Helena independent., 1889-07-20
PROMINENT VISITORS.
Judge Cooley, Congressman Conger an
Ofherr Who ArriNed Nesfcrdar

Judge Cooley, Congressman Conger and
| Others Who Arrived Yesterday.
Judge Thomas ". Cooley and wife are
at the Grand Central Judge Cooley Ii
chairman of the Interstate commerce com.
mission and is enrOute 20 the Pacific coast
on business connected with the commits
sion and the railroads, though what the
purpOrt of It is the judge would not di.
vulge. He has no grievances in Helena,
however, but just stopped of here to see
the city and call on bis old-time friend Mr.
j. Il. Clsyberg. With the latter gentleman
he was driven around the city and this
morning be will be introduced to the
judges on the supreme court bench and
will also be a visitor to the constitutional
convention. In the afternoon he will take
q run over To the greatest mining camp on
earth" and will then proceed westward TO
the Puget sound, returning home by the
Central Pacific. Judge Cooley Is q hard
man to Interview; he becomes the inter
viewer every time and leaves with the re-
porter a good impression OF his affzbility
but does not leave any information.
Hon. Z. ii. COnger, member of congress
from Des MOines, Iowa, arrived in the city
yesterday and will remain a couple OF
days. Mr.. Conger and Col. A. G. BOtkin
met yesterday for The trst time in twenty.
SIX ears. These gentlemen used 10 make
mud pies together and attended the same
law school. When asked by a reporter il
the republican national committee proposed
sending a number of political orators to
Montana 10 stump during the campaign,
MIR. COnger replied his only information
on the subject was what he had read In the
newspapers. He said that the political
complexion of Montana was being watched
with some interest in the east. "You may
feel sure. however," he said, that Iowa
will 60 republican at the next election"
And Mississippi Will go democratic"
spoke up Mr.. Il. L. Crutcher, of Nicksburg,
Miss. Mr.. Crutcher is prominent legal
light of Vicksburg, and has been here a
few days. He is greatly infatuated with
Montana, and IL Is his intention TO remain
here and grow up with the country, follow
ing his profession
Col John b. Read, editor of the Inter
Mountain, was a visitor TO the conven-
tiOn yesterday. Editor Read was seen
stroliing through the streets ia company
with his confidential correspondent
"Ginx," getting some political pointers
through some of the residence streets,
while heretofore he has maintained that il
only required five minutes 70 see the entire
town.
j. ID. Abeles, president of the ST. Louis
Mining exchange is at the Cosmopolitan.
Mr.. Abeles is president of the Mountain
Lion syndicate, operating IN Oro FinO dis
trict. near Deer Lodge. Speaking of West
Granite, Mr.. Abeles said be did not know
what TO make of il, and notwithstanding its
many trials and tribulatiOns il is still the
most active stock in St Louis. He said
that st. Louis people were very favorable
10 Montana mines and always invest their
money whenever they have an OppOrtu-
nifty The people there have made lots of
money out of their Montana Investments
and have great confidence in the future of
the territory from a mining standpoint He
will visit the Mountain Lion mine TO day.
in company with Mr., G. Z. Gable, for the
purpose of examining the new strikes
made there this week.