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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-07-12
CHINOOK zEPHYRs.

The Founder of the Town Gives Some In
terestiDg Information.
ID. r. MagiDnis, general manager Of the
agricultural colonization association, ar
rived in town last night from St Paul.
Mr.. Maginnis is the founder OF the town Of
Chinook, in the Milk river country, and
while only ten weeks old, the town has as
sumed substantial proportions and gives
promise Of being the business center OF an
extensive mining, cattle and agricultural
region which Is sure 70 soon build I'D on
the great erTatiOn- AS q Tustler Mr.
Maginnis can hold his own with the best
OF them. The association of which he Is
the head is backed with $50, 600, and dor
ing the short time since the town WAS laid
out forty substantial buildings have been
erected T. G. Power, the weaIthiest mer-
camille man in the territory whose inter
hitting up large store for general mer-
chandising purposes. The depot AT Chi
nook, Mr. Maginnis said. iE the largest and
hsBdsOmest on the line Of the Manitoba
railway west Of Grand Forks. A town OF
much Importance Is sure TO spring up, and
few people are aware Of the rapldity with
which Il ls growing. at the Chinook de-
pot, MI Maglnnis said, Is stored $1,000
pounds OF wool, the result Of clip on q
ranch near the t9Wn. Thousands OF cattle
are being turned into the Milk river
valley, and before the snow flies 100, 900
head VIII be grazing there. Speaking OF
the dry season, Mr.. MagiDnis said he was
surprised when he reached the great val
ley. Having heard reports from other Dor
tiOns of Montana that everything Was dried
up, ne was surprised 20 see that the Mix
river valley and particularly In the vicinity
OF CHINOOK, was clothed with abundance OF
green grass, while the recent rams had left
the country thoroughly moist. a news
paper has been started AZ Glasgow and Mr.
Maglnnis believes that Chinook Will have
one before many moons. The marvellous
growth that town viii experience during
the next year. he says, will open peoples
eyes. He has been advised that q colcaR
OF htty families in Sumner county, Kansas.
Will start for the farming lands near Chi
nook during September.
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Boston special, June %: A gentleman
well Informed in copper matters expresses
the opinion that the American companies
have sold fourteen million pounds to the
trade this month. He had knowledge of
half that amount being sold in the first
fortnight of June. He further said that
the common view that the present arrange
ment OF the companies expired July l was
erroneous. Their agreement was for no
speclnc time, but IL was agreed that any
company could withdraw from the present
arrangement on thirty days notice. The
companies have a common selling agent
and single price now. Upon withdraw
ing the company would appoint its own
selling agent and make its own price.
Consumption has improved a good deal
since the price was quoted at twelve cents,
ana there Is less Inducement than formerly
70 disrupt the agreement between the COM
paDies. Some of the companies are bur
dened with surplus of copper and will
have 70 postpone dividends until the metal
fe sold
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WILL STAY HOME.
An 0fieial Circular from the G. A. r.
Concerning the Proposed En-
eamPment at Milwaukee.
Comrades Advised to Forego the Plea
sure of Attending the Reunion
But to Have Local Camps.
The Action OF the Railroads In Refusing to
Grant the Soldiers the one-Cent
Rate the Cause of the Action.

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE celebrated G. A.
r circular against the railroads was formu-
lated to-day, and will be officially prOmul-
gated tomorrow. Ii states that after long
continued effort on the part Of q large
number of department commanders of the
Grand Army of the Republic, supplement-
cd by earnest appeals to railroad officials.
the @. A. X. has failed to secure 20 the old
soldiers the customary rate Of one cent per
mile 10 the national encampmenL The
circular recltes the fact that a rate OF one
cent per mile OF less has recently been
granted 10 other organizations, and states
that the refusal OF the railroads 20 give this
rate 70 the veterans OF the late war Is an
unjust discrimination against the q. A. r.
Concurrently the department commanders
OF the various states request all comrades.
''as a matter of self-respect and self-de-
tenses and out OF love for the order, 20 fore
90 the anticipated pleasure Of meeting
their comrades at the national encamp-
ment, BY remaining at home, only those
attending being duly elected delegates OF
ex-OflciO members Of the encampment Let
us. Ia dignined and resolute manner, re-
sent this great in ustice sought 70 be meted
out 20 Old soldiers by the railroad manag-
efs- The circular concludes by recon-
mending the organization of county and
dlstrlct reunions throughout the various
departments, IN order that every old sol
dier may be given an opportunity to meet
hls comrades around the camp fire in q
gladstone reunion.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 1.-THE mayor
has signed the resolution apprOpriating
$4,000 for tents for the q. A. X. encamp-
ment- the encampment council having
pledged not 20 eXpend the money until the
tate OF the encampment is settled
No definite action was taken AT the meet
ing Of the q. A. r. encampmeDt council To-
night The meeting adjourned till Satur-
day, to wait further Developments. The
sentiment however. was to hold the re-
union despite the bOycOtting circular OF the
department commanders from eight neigh
boring states.
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A BURIED CITY DISCOVERED.
Ruins of a Forgotten Race Pound in Hon
duras.

Ruins of a Forgotten Race Found In Hon.
duras.
The Los Angeles Times publishes the
following special dispatch from Teguci
galfa, Honduras, from A. J. Miller, which
comes via New Orleans. He says: at
was not until now that was at liberty to
inform you that had made discovery OF
buried city hitherto unknown to the
civilized world, 1t being necessary to take
precautions against others robbing me OF
the fruits of the find. The discovery was
made during our sojourn in OlAncho, about
a month since, and l have just obtained
from the Honduras government the exclu-
sive right of excavation. The ruins are
located in the new department of Mosquito,
about $50 miles from the mouth of the Pat
ko river, and ten miles from the mouth of
the GuampoO, one OF the main tributaries.
They are approached only by river, no
path OF trail passing within three leagues.
"lhe Indians OF this region are the PO-
yas, and noue of their traditions point 70
the existence OF such ruins, SO that they
aDtedate their oldest civilization. The ru-
ins are partly buried by the debris of ages,
and covered by an immense forest They
are perhaps two miles square, and the
greater portion is in an excellent state of
preservation. Our casual inspection de
veloped not only evidences of former city
partly surrounded by a wall, but an i'm
mense workshop where the ancient Indian
sculptOrs manufactured. Many beautiful
designs were observed. White granite
entered largely into all the implements and
utensils found, and this presents a curious
study, as no stone of this class is found
anywhere in this immediate section of
Honduras.
Among the relics, in good preservation,
were found immense tablets OF stone,
weighing 500 pounds, granite bowls on
three legs, weighing forty pounds, fOrtil-
las, blocks of various sizes weighing
twenty five TO 600 pounds; urns and vases.
chased in curious h1eroglyphics, are orna.
mented with the heads of snakes, turtles
tigers or rude human forms The carving
and general ornaments were similar in
some respects 10 those found about Capan
and Quierga. They are undoubtedly very
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MAY Meet Cnmnetitinn.

CHICAGO, J-ly 11.-At the session of the
interstate commerce railway association
held to-day it was decided to allow all the
rail routes between the west and The SEE
board 20 meet any rates made by the lake
and rail routes.
In consequence of the action of the Chi
eagO * Alton in Withdrawing from the as
sociatiOn. the presidents OF the other Kan
sas City lines were constituted a committee
to take such joint action as they may agree
upon at any time IN protecting their inter
ests against the competition of the Alton.
The association then adjourned, subject to
the call of the chairman.
The committee appointed TO confer with
Vice President Harris, of the Burlington
II Northern, reported a resolution which
was adopted, requesting the lines interest
ed in 81. Paul and Minneapolis traffic To at
once open negotiations through the north
western division of the western freight as
sOclatiOn with their eastern connections
with view TO making joint trsffics and
rates between all points reached by the
Canadian and lake routes as shall meet
any and all rates made by said Canadian
and lake routes.
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Not long since prOspectOr was explOr-
ing the Death Valley country. He camped
in the mountains at spring and stayed at
the same place some weeks. His pack
mules strayed among the mountains and
he went in search Of them, says the InyO
Independent. They were found near
spring where there was good grass The
miner went TO the spring TO get water and
near by saw part OF an ore sack sticking
out OF the ground. He removed some Of
the dirt and found that the sack was full OF
ore, and little further search brought to
light four other sacks of ore. All the sacks
were very rotten and had evidently been
IN the ground long time. The miner
caught his mules, went back to his camp
for sacks, and then returned and got the
ore. lie carried IL out 70 where 10 could be
milled, and from the i've sacks, each con-
tanning about seventy pounds OF ore, be
realized 81, 800. Not long after finding the
ore the miner met an Indian, who Is well
known In that region and who knew that
the man had found the ore. The miner
asked the indian what had become of the
men who had hidden the ore, and the In
dian replied; "MeObe so Indian heap kill
'um."
Men are now searching for the ledge
where the ore was taken from. Ia a small
canon on the east side Of Death Valley is
small spring PrOspectors went there for
wateTi and short distance above the
spring found Groupings that are very rich
IN gold. There are slight traces that lit
tie work has been done there al some for
mer time.
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BRUTAL SLUGGING
Jackson. the Negro Pugilist, Almost
Kills Sailor Brown in a Match
at Chicago.
The Australian Agrees TO Stop Brown
in Six Rounds, and Uses Him
Up in Three.
Races at Monmouth Park and at Chicago
The Babies Lose a Game TO the
Giants-Other Games.

CHICAGO. July ia bloody slugging
match took place in Chicago tonight with
out even a show Of the interference made
by the governor of Mississippi in the Sulli-
van Kilraiu light. The negro, Peter Jack
son. of Australia, and Sailor Brown The
former had agreed TO ''stop" the latter in
six rounds. The men fought with two
ounce gloves and Brown rushed the fight
ing but was repeatedly knocked down by
his antagonist. StubbOrnly he continued
but in the third round his condition be-
came pltiable. He was bleeding prOfusely
and unable 70 raise his hands. The spec
tators cried out that he was being killed
and the referee stopped the fight, award
ing the victory TO Jackson
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HE MADE MONEY.
The Neat Capture of a Gang of Counter
feiters in Texas.

The Neat Capture OF Gang Of Counter
feiters in Texas.
Ell PAso, Tex, July ia nest of coun-
terfeiters doing business at Jusrez, Mex
leo, has been broken up. A man named
Allen approached Charles Jones, a young
stockman, in FL Paso, and volunteered to
show Jones how to make $4,000 il Jones
would give him 5 per cent. of it, Jones
agreed and Allen informed him that a man
in Juarez named Martin was making coun-
terfeit $40 gold pieces that conld not be
distinguished from the genuine stuff. and
that he could get $4,000 of it for $500 in
currency. Jones reported the matter to
the police and this afternoon nsrt of the
gang was arrested at FL Paso and Martin
in his den at JuareZ, while in the act of
casting money. He tried to destroy his
dies.
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Fixing the uemmrttees.

BISMARCK, y. d., July 1.-THE stand
ing committees of the constitutional con-
vention were announced today. There
are twenty-three committees, of which the
democrats receive the chairmanships of
three. Mr.. johnson is made chairman of
the corporations committee, and it is
worthy of note that he is classed among
the so-called railroad people. He processes
justice TO all corporations. The chairman
of the committee on temperance, Mr..
Hughs, is pronounced in favor of constitu-
tional prohibition, and a majority of the
committee hold the same view 1t is prob
able that this question will be submitted
amendment to the constitution. Governor
Mellette addressed the convention. urging
the greatest safeguards for the purity OF
the Dallot. Both parties are preparing for
a lively campaign in North Dakota in the
effort TO gain supremacy IN the coming
election.
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kIRKENDALus CLOSE CALL.
An Incident in the Battle OF the Big HoI
that Has IocnI Interesf.


An Incident in the Battle OF the Big Hole
that Has Local Interest.
In the graphically told story of the bat
tie of the Big Hole, Aug. 9, 1877, written
BY G. o. Shields and published by Rand.
McNally * Co, Chicago, there occurs the
following, which possesses special interest
in Helena, where both the participants are
now living:
During the afternoon Of the sth Iof
August the wagon train and hOwitZer had
been brought down TO within i've miles OF
the Indian camp, parked and fortified by
Hugh kirkendall, the citizen wagonmas-
Ter IN charge. aided by the few men who
had been left with hun as train guard
An amusing incident occurred that
night, AID yet one that came near costing
klrkendall his life Among the men left
with the train was William WoOdcOck,
Lieut. Jacobs servant BE was armed
with a double-barrei shotgun and ordered
10 take his turn on guard.
During the still hours of the night the
Wagonmaster was making his rounds 70
see II the men were on the alert. AS be
approached williams post the latter called
out to him 20 'hGlt;' and, without waiting
70 learn whether his challenge had been
needed blazed away At the intruder whom
ne TOOK 70 be a prOWling redskin. The
charge OF buckshOt tore up the ground and
cut down the brush around the wagon
master but fortunately none Of them hit
him. William showed himself 70 be a Wig
liant Sentty, but poor shot, and it is sup
posed that he will never hear The last of
Who goes there bang while there
Is a survivor of the expedition"
MI klTkendall, since the days when he
turned out as a volunteer 10 hunt the Nez
Ferces who had been numbering and pill
laying in Idaho and were then forcing
their way through MtssOula county. In con-
tempt of the orders of the authorizes, has
become Well known a. one OF the largest
contractors IN thus city, aud as a lover or
last horses, fOudneSs which he is in q
position 20 indulge. William MOodcOek
has abandoned the warriors camp, and Is
70 oe seen IN the cloak room at All the club
dances and similar entertainments given
during the social .ras ~ iu Helena and in
addition runs carpet-c leautng establish
inent, filling in las odd moments with
caring for the lNDEPESUENT business and
rooms and ita other Offices In
The business part Of tie city He delights
In "reminiscences OF the Sez PeIces cam
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The Amber Mine, OF ,be Hai,,c-

Amber is found in paying quantities
only on the shores of the Baltic sea The
vein extends westward from the coast Of
Russia to Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
The largest and most systematic workings
are on the coast Of Prussia The amber is
obtained By dredging and diving and by
land mining. ~ Is found mixed with sand
and stone In some places amber Is found
thirty miles inland from the coast. Steam
worked. The sand containing the amber
10 thrown into a long trough filled with
water. This separates tie sand from the
amber, which IS caught By nets Of various
sizes The amber is then cleaned by ma
chiDeTy and assorted according 70 lie quail
ity and purity.
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A SHELTER IN PROSPECT.
Silver Bow Mining Companies LOokin
Up a Location for a Plant.

.
BUTTE, July 1l.-ISpecial te the Inde-
pendent THE Butte x Boston company
will at once erect a blast furnace, with a
capacity for handling about 100 tons of ore
per day. This furnace will be put up some
where;near the Silver Bow mill. and work
on il will be begun Immediately, and no
time wasted in building. The object of
this is 20 handle the ore taken out in the
development of the compsny's properties,
especially the Silver Bow shaft. The large
holders of Butte * Boston stock in the east
are also large holders OF Boston x Montana
A proposition is now under consideration
for the constr Iction of a smei. 20
treat the ores OF both companies. In
case this plan succeeds a smelter llh
capacity of at least 2. 600 tons will be ect
ed. The plan has not yet been def ely
decided upon, but Mr.. Palmer is inc ed
TO think it will go through owing to he
close relations and common interest of the
two companies. The site for the smelteT
has not yet been determined upon, and
that matter is being investigated by Chas.
o. Parsons, the Boston mining expert He
recently made q trip to The Big Hole for the
purpose of investigating the advantages OF
that locality. The smelter will probably
be erected there OF at Great Falls.
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WAsHISGToN PARK, July 1.-THE al
tendance was 5000, weather fine.
Three-fourths of q mile-VAlOut Won,
Oracle ID. second, May w. third. Time,
l:l6.
Three-fourths OF a mile-The Dude won,
Cashier second, Cora Fisher third. Time,
l15I.
One mile-Mrs. Jackson won, Josie NJ.
second, Nengeur third Time, l:42
Hyde Park stakes tor 2-yeaT-OldS, three
fOurths of a mile-El Rio Rey won, Slnalys
second, W. q. Morris third. Time, 1:l491.
Three-y ear-olds. one mile and an eighth
Kate Galore won, Caliente second, Robin
Hood third.
One and one sixteenth of a mile-Uu-
lucky won, BledsOe second, Prophecy third.
Time, l4S5s.
One and One-sixteenth Of a mile, all ages
-Landlady won, Queen of Irumps second,
Clara c. third. Time, las 5.
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AD@Ar.b,an S,rb,.- An.oao,e.

Atlantic Monthly: In bis biography
UBiverseIle," Miehsud (quoted by Burton
tells q story that illustrates the popularity
Of the "Nights-" In the first part of the
work GaIland always introduces the narrE-
tion by the formula, "My dear sister, II
you are not asleep / beg you 70 relate one
of those pleasant stories that you know
Some yO3Dg persons, tired OF this dull rep
etition. went on q very cold night to Gal
lands house, knocked ~ his door and
peared In scant clothing. After number
Of unimportant questions. during which he
stood shivering. they said TO him. "Oh, NJ.
Galland, IL you are not asleep, tell us one
OF those beautiful stories you know 81
Galland took the hint and suppressed the
formula in the subsequent parts OF the
hOoE
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MONMOUTH PARK, July 1.-THE pros
poets in the morning were for good and
fast track, but shortly after noon il began
to rain, converting the track, just before
the race, into q soft, sloppy mud.
Seven-eighths of a mile-JAy F. Dee won
in 1:S1JS, Benedictine second, Fitztoy
third.
Three-fourths of q mile-St. James won
in 1:20, RavellO second, Mucilage third.
One and one-fOurth of a mile-SenOrita
won in 2.l65S, Fides second, Meriden third.
One and three-fOurths of a mile-Firenzi
won in 2:l0, Raceland second
Three-fOurths of q mile-Nivid won in
117lS. Spectator second, Adolph third.
One mile-My Fellow won in las, CynO-
sure second, Bell Boy third.
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NEW YORK, July 1.-THE joint com.
mittee of the eastern and western lines, in.
cluding the New England railroads, held a
meeting, and freight rates were restored on
everything except corn TO basis of %
cents per 100 pounds, Chicago to New
York, the restriction to take effect July %
Rates on corn continue on the 20-cent basis.
The rates were also changed on the class
ihcstion of wool, by which the minimum
amount per car load subject to charge was
reduced from 1900 to 10000 pounds. This
reduction was brought about by the Grand
Trunk of Canada, and was approved by
Commissioner Blanchard. An application
to reduce minimum weight of live stock per
car was referred to the officers Of the Joint
executive committee for . vote and official
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Railway Register, ST. Louis: The tip is
n quiet circulation among railroad men
that Helena, Mont, is the future great city
OF the northwest, and real estate there. in
advance of early developments, is q big
purchase Its no secret that at least three
more Of the great systems contemplate
reaching out for share Of the immense
traffic generated in territory which has
more acres of good farming land than
Illinois. more timber than Michigan, more
iron and coal than Pennsylvania, and preci
Gus metals sufficient 20 pay the national
debts OF the world Coupled with this is q
climate so healthful that existence is a con-
tinuaI physical delight The capital city
is the unquestIoned centre.
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Drowned in the Yellowstone.

LIVINGSTON, July 11.-ISpecisl TO the
Independent Tuesday evening at Gard
iner, g. W. Wakefield, a stock tender,
while watering horses at the Yellowstone
river, saw fisherman on the opposite bank
unjoint his rod and after sticking the pie ces
In his boots, wade into the water, evidently
with the intention OF swimming across.
He was rapidly swept down the stream by
the current and soon sank, and has not
since been seen. A party Of hOrsemen yes
terday rode some distance down the river
in search OF the body, but did not find il
The gentleman was probably tourist and
a stranger, as no one is missed from that
section.
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DEER LODGE, July II.-[SpeciaI to the
lndependentl-The preliminary examinA-
ton of VIM. H. Gray for killing James
Gallagher at Philipsburg, July 4, was had
yesterday in the probate court. The evil
dence showed that Gallagher followed up
Gray, threatening to attack him Gray
started 20 run, when Gallagher followed.
pulling his pistol. Gray stopped, turned
around and fired at about the same time
that Gallagher did. Gray finally killed
him. Gray was discharged.
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LIVINGSTON, July. IL-lSpecial to the
Independent THE Pat Killen combIna-
ton came down this evening from Horr,
where they gave an exhibition last night,
and proceeded on their way 70 Helena.
There was a report here to-day that Killen
had been knocked out by husky Cornish
miner. but Manager GOOding denied the
story and said no one appeared TO accept
KiIlen's offer of 500 for a man 20 stand
before him for fonr rounds.
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To Proparate Eth i'm Colorado.

WAsHINGToS, July 1.-THE fish com
mission were to-day engaged in Quitting
a summer expedition for the interior. The
expedition is under the general charge Of
Prof. David S. Jordan, president of the
Indiana state university. Prof. Jordan
and Assistant Davis will spend the sum
mer in Colorado, investigating the re-
sources and capabilities of the streams of
the state with view of determining the
best FISH TO propagate at the new station
to be established this summer near
Leadville, on Twin Lake, fed by Rock
creek In order to preserve this stream
for the purposes of the commission the
president has set apart 1900 acres of
ground on both sides from its mouth TO its