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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-08
ing his sons lottery circular before the
November election he may escape en-
barrassment on that account.

The oft-repeated charge that religion
is dying out in this nineteenth century
is not borne out by the figures. The
New York Independent has gathered
the statistics OF the various christian
denominations in the United States for
the past year and they show most re-
markable growth. 1t appears that there
are in the United States Isl ,261 churches
of all denominations, 10000 ministers
and nearly 100000 members. During
the year there has been an increase of
$500 churches, nearly 1900 ministers
and nearly 100000 members. The
most numerous denomination is the Ro
man Catholic, with its 1900 churches,
$500 priests, ETC., and $4,000 popula-
ton, OF whom 4,676,OOO are estimated to
be communicates. Then come the Meth
odist, with, in round numbers. 1880, 600
communicates; Baptists, 4, 292. 900; Pres
byterians, 1,229,OOO; Lutherans, 1885,
Geo; Congregationslists, 491, 1000, and
Episcopalians 100000. The increase in
the Catholic population during the year
was 421,7OO. The estimated gain in
Catholic communicates was over 1885,
Goo The growth Of protestant member
ship was 6G5,00O. The Methodist gained
more than 256,00o, tho Baptists more
than 213OoO, tho Lutherans $4,000, the
Presbyterians nearly $4,000, the Congre-
gationalists more than 10000 and the
Episcopalians about $500. The access
sion of new members was even greater
than these figures, since in every demon
ination there were deaths OF members
whose places were filed by new acqui-
sitions.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-08

THE republican leaders in Washing
Ism evidently have discovered that
speaker Reeds unpopnlarity endangers
his chances OF reelection. Orders have
1ne out for the employment Of large
,{orce Of men at the decaying old navy
yard at Kittery and the republican vote
III Reeds district will thus be swollen
~ several hundred. The buildings at
this yard were burned last winter and
when it was proposed recently to re-
shuild them, Senator Allison opposed an
appropriation for that purpose for the
,rSason that the yard could only be used
to repair wooden ships which were being
put out Of service as rapidly as possible
Mr. Allison didn't know at the time of his
protest how obnoxious Reed would
make himself to the voters of his dis
trict.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-08

q Z AN Ell Paso despatch to the New York
World says: The vice president of the
Juarez Lottery company refuses to dis
close the terms Of the contract existing
between the company and Mr.. Russell
Harrison. From the best information
% be obtained, however, the World cor
respondent has learned that the con-
tracts were solicited when the Russell
Harrison party was there on July 3, and
consist Of . yearly contract, with month
II payments from July 3, and special
contract with Frank Leslie's Illustrated
Newspaper. This latter contract has
been repudiated by Mr.. Arkell, Mr.. Har-
rison's partner, but the contract for the
Helena end OF the business is being car.
ried out.
"The ethics Of journalism according tc
Mr.. Russell Harrison" says the World
sis very simple. 1t includes but one III
junction, which is: Keep within the
letter Of the law and so keep out Of the
penitentiary."
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-08

higGEN. CHARLES w. TURNER, OF Seattle,
who has just returned to that city from
ts,visit to the national capital says:
hes'The Montana election fraud has been
well aired and is thoroughly underst God
throughout the east, and the demand
" Reed and his satellites for a free bal
lot and a fair count is regarded as a
piece Of monumental hypocrisy in the
Hecent remembrance that the people
everywhere have Of things political in
Montana. This fact has strong ten
dency to prevent any respectable sup
port among the masses anywhere to the
eforce bill"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-08
LET US GET TOGETHER.
3. TO r. n

In the cleaning when the booming
Waves that were hired to boom it
Swept DER Cape May point, asmall man
Stood alone on the piazza,
In the sultry summer weather,
Grooming, LET us get together!
Politics is such a lottery,
Let us get together. Russell,
Or this democratic fuss'll
Knock your poor old father endwish!
"Who i'll ttelena'd have thought it,
That Just when my proclamation
Bid for public fancy caught it,
Captivated all the nation
You, my first born, heir-apparent,
Editor and advertiser,
Should be advertising lotteries!
Russell, oh, thought you wiser,
As a man and advertiser!
'And if in the bleak November
I'm knocked into q cooked cady,
What will boot it to remember
Twas tho tiger. not the lady
Twas the Juarez tiger did it;
Heaven and Dudley, oh, forbid itr'
New York World.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-08

The review of last winters republican
senatorial fight that the Inter Mountain
u giving purely in the intereN Of har-
m0ny-is calculated TO throw the pale
cast OF thought over many republican
brow. The situation is indeed full OF
Hperplexities. There are only two candi-
daSas for the republican nomination fol-
conGress Seligman and Carter. The
Inter Mountain makes it clear tina,
6oligman must bo withdrawn and the
billings Gazette is equally determined
fhnf Carter shall be retired
Is looks q though compromise can
sdidets would have to be taken. THAI
- inds us that the Great Falls Leader
fhinlu very highly Of Col. Isaac D. Nc
OStoheon who although he has resi-
3n6o 81 Helana, would really represent
lnterssts Of Northern Montana. W.
! nj know how tho colonel stands a
1lT - H. adninistrstion' and its son
) 1o1tuey qusstioa but q the presi
f 161bly Mn succeed in suppress
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-08
GERMAN STATE LOTTERIES.

Tho Ticket Holders Chances Reduced to
Minimum.
Tho campaign which is now in progress
in the United States against the renewal
of the charter of the Louisiana State Lot
terry company, is being watched with con-
siderable interest throughout Germany and
Austria. In both of these countries vast
sums are raised for public purposes BY
lotteries carried on under tho auspices
of the national government, and in both
there exists, a. in America, a strong and
important party that is bitterly opposed to
such immoral and degrading methods Of
filling the public treasure chest. The ar
guments put forward by the foes of the
Louisiana lottery in America arc being re-
produced at length here in the
press and are used for the purpose of at
lacking the numerous lotteries that exist
on the continent. One of the most import
ant of these, and the one that 10 probably
best known in the United States. - that OF
Hamburg. Indeed. very considerable por-
ton of the lottery's revenues is contributed
by credulous American purohasers OF ITS
lottery titVsets, both 1t home and abroad.
This Hamburg lottery. guaranteed by the
imperial Garman govNFnmens ana consul
tuted as regular Department Of the mum
the state lotteries WHOM exist elsewhere
in Germany and in Austria, and as such
deserves a passing notice. According
to the official prospectus the lottery
is asserted to consist OF lGe,OOO tickets
and 80, 200 prizes; and it is also stated that
the lottery 10 divided INTO seven glasses,
the space of five months. On careful ex-
animation, however. the motive of this
division of GLASSES becomes apparent. For
while there remain but the 5000 prizes
above mentioned for the total number Of
seven drawings, distinct series OF
Of Off, these drawings. This is tc
say, instead of there being 1o0. 900 numbers
| to the So 200 pri1es, az stated In the official
and government stamped prospectus, there
are 100000 tickets, fact which OF course
greatly dimlnishes the investors chances
of winning anything. Each ticket costs s.
but it is divided up into fractions to sucl
an extent that nottingham can purchas,
part of a ticket for the paltry sum of y
Cexts.
As two lotteries are held at Hamburg
every year, the one in spring and the othel
in autumn, it will readily be seen tina
of its tickets, it receives in return
SUM of 100000, ont of which it pro
feases to distribute 4GO0O, 600 in prizes
while retaining the other 100000 TO
! itself. The last lottery drawn was tn
296th. Therefore. according to its owl
admission the city of Hamburg has al
ready realized net profit of 1856, 00O, 90
from this tainted source. 1t is probable
however, that the sum in question only rep
resents a portion Of the city g earnings fron
the lottery enterprise. For as all the tick
J cts, sold and unsold, are drawn at eacl
drawing, some of tho principal prizes &C
casionaIly fall to the unsold numbers, an,
las such accrue to tho municipality Berlil
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-08

The Inter Mountain wants to know
how about the secret ballot as an issue
this fall. A firstrate idea We take
! the affirmative Of the proposition that it
should be counted as cast and should
mot be eliminated" or stolen. Let's
shear from the I. NJ, and Blake in the
snegative.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-08

" The Standard informs us that Speer
has found 5,64O inhabitants in Amazon
1da. This puts it a little ahead Of Walk
erville and givcs it considerably more
than half the population Of Butte and
nearly one-third the population of Hell
ena as shown by our municipal census.
The Smelter city is booming right
along.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-08
Ina. MONT. AUG. 8. 1890.

1ontanians abroad will always find TIP
1NDErENDENT on file At their favorit.
3: Fifth Avenue and Metropolitan, New
g Grand Paci6c. Chicago; West, Minneapolis,
Edwin and Palace, San Francisco; st. Nicholas
I'd NcDermott. Butte; Leland Hotel. Spring
lid, III
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-08
Call % d = Look Up Some 4 tie
9Ash ~: tfssc
FOLLOWING BARGAINS

On tho fnGtallment plan ~ haye:
One good 4-sDcm house on Hoback q.
81, 500
Ono good A-room house on Brscken-
ridge IT, G0oQ
-Four good A-room cottages on Lyn.
dale ave-, Q,10 each.
Ono Groom dwelling in Broadwatel
add, $500.
Two 4-roun houses in Broadwate,
add, e1,60l
One Groom dwelling on Madison ave.
e2,5OO.
One Groom dwelling on Ninth ave.
$500; and . number OF other snaps.
Two hundred feet on Broadway al
rock bottom figures.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-08
Attention, Sixth ward Democr.t..

All democrats who are in favor of organ
izine an independent democratic club will
please meet at the Sixth ward hose house
Saturday evening, August 8, 1880, at 8
O'Clock p m. sharp and take such steps Is
may be deemed expedient. C. H. Sxuxuxa.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-08

Mr.. RUSSELL B. HARRIsoN's lottery
circular would be more discreet il 1t
maintained the mastery silence of its
\ evening contemporary.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-08

See the Sc counter at the Bee Rive
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
AFRo-AMEaICaN CLUBS.

In accordance with the scheme adopted
by the Afro-American convention at
Chicago few weeks ago. subordinate
clubs are being formed of that complex
ion In most of the cities. The Chicago
gathering resolved itself into non
partisan league, excluding all who hold
federal or state offices. These local Or
CARNATIONS are the constituency of the
general body. Some of the papers pub
lished by colored men give the details
OF the movement, and express conf
denee in it. SO far as it cOntemplates de-
taching the colored men from the con-
troll of any party or the dictation of
party manipulators, it has a field for
useful work. The coIored people have
particular need for seif-assertion as
voters. They should seek to dissipate
any impression that they are controlled
by unworthy prejudices, or are subject
to leadership that inVokes no individ-
ual intelligence or independence. The
danger in the formation of such bodies,
with no central or defined purpose, is
that venal suspicious are likely to
attach to them. The professional
politlciduS are apt 10 Judge Them
from their own low and selfish
standpoint, and assume that they are in
the market. 1t has been alleged that
the Chicago gathering did not represent
the black IN the South to any consider
able extent. If the political Afros are
principally in the cities and banded to-
gether to throw their vote as unit in
any direction that promises most for
the body, it would afford temptation
for the leaders who operate in mercenary
ways to test their intelligent prObity.
1t is not understood that in the North at
least they have any smaller bundles of
rights than other classes of citizens.
There is no legislation needed to estab-
lish any of their privileges. The judi
cious way for them, both North and
South, is to vote as men and not as Afros
or any special class. IL they do this. it
will not be charged that they are UNI
worthily Influenced. Let them divide
their votes as adopted citizens of all ma
tivities do, and they will do more to ad-
vance their interests as race, as we'll as
citizens. than they can do in any clan
nish organization.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
A STRANGE UNION.
Father-in-Law and Daughter-in
Law Anxious to Marry.

Father-in-Law and Daughter-in-
Law Anxious to Marry.
Pittsburg Post.
Marriage License Clerk Heiber yes
terday refused TO grant license in the
first case of the kind that has occurred
in this county since the passage of the
marriage iiceuse act, It was an appli-
cation for license for man to marry
his deceased sons widow. The couple
in question are residents OF Etna Bor-
ough. The man is a widower, about
fOrty-five years of age, and the lady is
the widow of Ills son. who recently died
suddenly. She is not yet tWenty-one
years of age, but had the necessary con-
sent of her parents for her intended sec
Ond marriage.
When their relations and wishes were
made known to Capt. Heiber he was
forced to refer to the marriage laws to
decide the question. No objections
were seen in the law to lady marrying
her late husbands father, and the
license was filled out. But gentleman
who was reading over the law found
that 1t was Illegal for man to marry
his sons wife. This stopped proceed.
ings and the clerk informed the lady OF
the status of the affair, She could
marry her father-in-law, but he did not
have the privilege of marrying her. The
lady left the court house in a very bad
state of mind.
Some of the officials of the court
whose curiosity had been aroused by
the Incident began to figure out what
new relations the Would-be BRIDE would
have assumed had the nuptial knot been
tied. They found she would be the
grandmother of any children who might
result from the union. She would be
her own mOther-in-iaw, and her nus
band would be her father-in-law. Her
nephews and nieces would be her
grandchildren, and her brOthers-in-iaW
and siSters-in-Iaw would be her sons
and daughters. Her first husbands
aunts and uncles would be her brothers
anu sisters, and she would probably be
the stepaunt of her second cousins.
Should her children by her first hus-
band marry their offspring would be
ner great-grandehildre as we'll as her
grandchildren. She would be the grand
aunt of her nephews and nieees.
Said one of the calculatOrS: sit is
evident that the man who framed the
marriage laws was humanitarian. His
foresight has prevented numerous Com
pllcationS. How would woman of
thirty summers feel should a number of
children run about and call her great
grandmother simply because she had
married her father-in-law? The law
strictly prohibits man from marrying
his daughter-in-law, but says nothing
about his leading to the altar his
mother-in-law. There is no need for
such law, and the lawmaker knew it.
The fiamer of the marriage laws evil
IDENTITY had mether-in-law."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
Senator Sawyer Proposes to
Clip Them Through Fed
eral Legislation.
He Introduces a Sweeping
Measure Calculated to
Squeleh Lotteries.
Senator's Wrangle Over the
Details of a Murder in
Florida
Purchases Of Four Per Cent
Bonds From National
Banks Shut OFF.

WASHINGTON, Feb. SO.-Mr. Sawve
introduced in the Senate to-day bill to
amend the law in relation to lotteries.
The law as amended is to provide fine
of 500 to 5000 and imprisonment for
not less than six months, for mailing a
letter to lottery company or receiving
letter addressed to such a company,
The act of mailing is to be continuous
from the place of mailing to the place
OF delivery, and all United States
courts III the districts through which
it passes or where it originates
or is delivered are to have juris-
diction. The postmaster general is
to have the power to stop all registered
letters coming to lottery companies or
their agents or representatives whether
the agent or representative is acting as
an individual or firm, bank, corpora
ton or association of any kind; and
these letters lie is to return to the mail
Ing office stamped fraudulent" The
public advs rtiSement naming the agent
is to be sufficient evidence of his ident-
ity unless he shall have denied that adj
vertisement publicly. The postmaster
general may also refuse to pay money
orders to the lottery company or its
agents.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
GEN. CLAPt,a DECISION.

The decision rendered by the attorney
general Yesterday in the American
Building and Loan association case is a
reversal Of the action taken by the public
examiner. who attempted to arrive the
association out Of business. Gen.
CLAPP makes it very clear that if there
has been any fault anywhere it has
been in the law and not in the manage
ment of the association. which, accord
ing TO his opinion, has confined its BUSH
ness operations strictly within legal
limitations. There has been an accusa-
tion made by the friends of the associa
ton against the public examiner. that
he treated the whole matter from a
prejudiced standpoint. and has over
stepped the limit Of power vested
in his Office to do the association
an injury. While there is nothing in
Gen. CLAPP's decision to justify this ac-
cusation against the public examiner,
there is enough to sustain the charge of
ineXcusable negligence in not posting
himself on the law relating to such
cases and, in the vulgar parIance of the
day.of going off half-cocked. His action
was unquestionably hasty and has un-
dOubtedly resulted in more or less harm
to an institution which. according to
the attorney generals opinion, has been
doing a strictly legitimate business,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

The fund for the benefit of Hon.
Samuel j. Randall amounts to about
$4,000.
1t is probable, says Truth Nondonl.
that the Emperor William will visit
France very shortly.
Mary j. Holmes, the novelist, received
royalties on 1900 copies of her books
sold in 1889.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, British minis,
ter at Washington, has learned to waltz
in the American style.
Lord W0lseley is not popular with the
royal family of England. The queen
especially dislikes him.
1t is not strange that the car of Rus
STA is downhearted. His court has been
lndulging in private theatricals.
Miss Amelia B. Edwards will return
TO England next month. She has prom
ised not to write book about America.
No man who sits within the precipcts
of the house of congress loves sherry
and egg better than Congressman Amos
j. Cummings.
Rev. Dwight Moody. the other day
made large congregation stand up
while the plate was being passed, so that
every one could get his hand in his
pocket.
Rev. W. N. McVickar, of Philadel-
phia, and Hon. w. C. Breckenridge, of
Kentucky.are to be the orators at Roam
Oke college commencement this year.
Ell. NJ. Flagler has expended $4,000. 600
upon his hotel properties i'm Florida.
They do not pay, but he says he is pre-
pared TO spend as much more to keep
them running.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
CURED By STARVATION.

Wisconsin has woman who has been
trying fasting as relief from dgspep-
STA. Under the advice of physician at
Racine she went without eating three
solid weeks. When she then began to
partake of food the digestive apparatus
did straight work. and the doctor pro-
nounced her cured of that most dis
tressing malady. 1t has not been held
that abstention from all sustehance
would cure dyspepsia, and a definite
opinion in the case reported may be
more confidently had after the woman
has remained free from the disease a
few months. No doubt rest is often
very beneficial to the stomach,
and may afford marked benefit to
the dyspeptic, but the causes
of that complaint are varied, and
the physical conditions are not the same
with different persons. Dyspepsia may
be induced by lack of nutrition, and
further starvation might be fatal. Then,
with the overproduction of the great
staples, there are economic reasons for
not encouraging any notions thai will
reduce consumption.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
HELLO, MIR. PRESIDENT.

The Chicago Tribune, one of the lead
ing Republican papers of the country,
invites the attention of the president to
Private WILD's case, which was first
made public through the GLOBE. in the
hope that his experience as a lawyer
will enable him TO observe how legal
principles are disregarded in courts
martial. There is an old-fashioned be-
lief in this country that no person has a
right to be deprived of life. liberty, or
property, without due process of law
and a strict observance of those forms
and principles which have descended
from Magma Charta. There is another
new-grOwn idea, but equally well fixed
in the American mind, that no person
has a right to exact mental service of
another without just compensation, or
without the consent of the person
who performs the service. In other
words. every form of Involuntary
servitude is abolished by the amended
constitution. Both of these ideas
have been totally disregarded in Private
WMD's case, which leads our Chicago
contemporary to the conclusion that
1.-The only way sailor or private in
the regular army can secure half way
decent existence is by doing unhesitat-
ingly. and without look or word ex-
pressive of dissatisfaction, everything