The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-01-22
LATEST ADVICES FROM THE TER.
RITORY OF HELENA,
PROSPECTS OF SPEEDY ADMISSION
NOT so BRILLIANT,
The Northern Pacific Railroad Coming
to Great Falls.

to Great Falls.
Special Correspondence Of the LkADER.
HELENA, Mont, Jan. 81, 1869.-The
solons are here In session and are getting
down to business. The vote on admis-
sion In the house Of representatives of
Congress appears to be bid for popular
favor. The impression here Is that 1t will
be rejected by the Senate. Its provisions
are somewhat curious in this Territory.
1t requires two more ratifcations by the
people of constitution which has al
ready been accepted by vote. 1t is likely
that the legislature will pass bill calling
for constitutional convention to meet
In July and
AMEND THE CONSTITUTION
already adopted, which does not, by the
way, provide for Park and Cascade
counties, then elect two senators and a
representative next November to proceed
to Washington in December and demand
admission. This was the course Of Mich
igan and there is no reason why, when
thus prepared, we should not be admitted.
The course of the legislature in
TABL1NG THE RESOLUTION
thanking Toole for doing what he is paid
$1,000 per annum for doing, is generally
approved. 1t is remembered that, when
tho Mills bill was in: the house, MI. Toole
sat like dummy andsaid nothing against
the measure which threatened destruc-
ton to one of the leading industries Of
Montana. The
PLEAsANTwRATHER
is making the finishing Of buildings in
Helena easy. One Of the fine structures
here has statue of"Sam Schwap'' hold
ing up the building ON his shoulders.
Sam is now the best known man in St.
Louis. During his stay there all the
papers were full Of portraits Of the great
West granite boomer. George Mullery, 4
prominent wool-grower of Chestnut val
ley, passed through here last evening
with his bride,
THE FAIR MISS ALLEN,
Of Chestnut. The happy couple are en-
route for California. A late joking arti-
Gle in the LEADER (Which by the way is
the most eagerly sought after paper
which comes to Helena) concerning the
removal Of the capital, created much
CONSERVATION among some OF the resi-
dents Of the Territory Of Helena, and
they would have called meeting Of the
Board Of Trade and passed lood-thirsty
resolutions; but calmer measures pre-
vailed and the
DANGER WAS AvERTED.
1t is rumored here that the Northern Pa
cifc will next season build branch from
Billings or Livingston into the Judith
country to the head waters Of Wolfcreek,
thence to Otter and Belt creeks, and
thence to Great Falls, where it will meet
BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC.
This line would tap the Belt mountain
mines and coal fields and give them the
control of the cattle and wool shipments.
The Northern Pacific is in excellent
financial condition and will build many
more branches in the near future. The
Helena people we're surprised to learn
that L. g. Phelps, lately Of Great Falls,
had been elected cashier Of the Montana
National Bank in place of E. Sharpe, who
has long held that position. Mr.. Phelps
now enjoys the honor Of being
cAsH1ER OF TWO NATIONAL BANKS.
A fire here this morning, At three o'clock,
on Edwards street, destroyed Zeigler's
livery stable. Fourteen horses were de-
voured by the flames and much other
property besides the building. The esti-
mated loss of Zeigler's property is $1,000:
insurance $4,000, as follows: Etna,
81, 900; Insurance Fund, $1,000; Home
Mutual, $4,000. OCCASIONAL.
Nutt