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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-23
ELIMINATING CoNGREssMEN,

Interviews with representative mon of
the south published in the New York
Herald furnish accumulative evidence
of a systematic understanding of the
population in many southern states.
Specific cases of neglect on the part of
enumerators are pointed out in
such numbers, as to make it
apparent that the census bu-
reau, under the manipulation of the re-
publican bosses, is systematically work
ing to prevent increased representation
in congress from that section. The
Washington correspondent Of The Her
aid says the census returns are far from
satisfactory to the republican leaders.
What increase there is in the Eastern
and Middle states is largely confined to
cities which are mainly democratic. Thus
New York and Brooklyn together show
an increase Of considerably over 100000
inhabitants. Boston 100000, and the
only increase in Connecticut is found in
New Haven, Hartford, Bridgeport and
Waterbury, all democratic cities. The
history Of cities in this country, Phila-
delphia excepted, is that the larger they
growto be the larger become the demo-
cratic majorities. This islikely to be the
case in Chicago, where the increase in
population during the past ten years is
said to be nearly 100000.
All the.western cities, the correspond
emit says, show large gains, though not
in the same proportion. Two of the
stanchest strongholds of republicanism
have been the states of Iowa and Kan.
sas. Yet it is mot believed that either OF
them, especially Iowa, will show the ex.
.pected increase. Prohibitory legislation
has not only operated to stop emigra.
ton, but it has driven many out of these
states, and it is commonly said that
Iowa's old republican majority has gone
to the Dakotas. The states on which
the republican party must depend fol
gains through the increase of population
are Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, the
Dakotas, Colorado, Oregon and Cali
fornia.
Their gains in the other western states
will be mainly offset by the increase in
the ratio Of representation, and by the
democratic gains in the large cities and
their gains in the states conceded tc
them will be fully offset by the demo.
cratic gains in such southern states as
Alabama, Tennessee, Texas, Arkansas
and Missouri. 1t therefore becomes
clear that should the south continue tc
keep it's representation in congress dem.
ocratic the census returns hold out nc
encouraging prospects for the republi
cans. Hence the desperate efforts tc
make small showing of population ir
these states. 1t is crime, you say, te
do such thing? OF course it is, but q
party whose agents eliminate" votes il
Montana in order to change minority
into fraudulent majority isn't going tt
hesitate for one moment to eliminate
democratic congressman in the south
And don't you forget it.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-23

THERE will be one great overshadowing
issue in the campaign this year-Do the
people of Montana approve of the steal
ing of the state by Sanders, Power, Blake
and their confederates? Beside this all
other issues are insignificant. A vote
for the republican ticket this year will
be vote in support OF one of the most
infamous crimes ever perpetrated
against any people.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-23

HELENA only leads Butte in popula-
ton by little more than one thousand
according to the immortal Speer's figur-
ing. Under fair enumeration the cap
ital would show just about twice the
number of inhabitants possessed by the
great mining camp. We are satisfied.
We have had lots of fun with Speer, and
now We are going to have a census of
our own.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-23

g Montanians abroad will always find THx
DAILY INDEPENDENT on file; at their favorits
hotsls: Fifth Avenue and metropolitan, New
York; 0rand Pacific, Chicago; West, Minneapolis;
Baldwin and Palace San Francisco; st. Nicholas
and MoDermott. Butte: Leland Hotel. Spring
6sld, III.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-23

Part of the town of Slonia, Russia, has
been wrecked by q hurricane. Many per-
sons yyere buried in the ruins. Nineteen
BODIES have been recovered.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-23
20. s. of A, Installion.

Washington Camp No. 8, p. o. s. of A.,
had grand iollifcatiou and supper last
night the occasion being the installation of
officers for the ensuing year. Those in
stalled were:
President, R. g. Davies; vice-president.
R. Z. Teeple; conductor, Henry
Neill; recording secretary; q; A.
financial secretary. F. L. Currie; inner
guard. C. A. Strickland; master F. and G..
e. c. Dallas; outer guard. Il. H. Beckwith.
John p. Ketchum, installing officer.
SpeekAes were made by j. r. ketehun, Il.
G. Davies and d. A. Lathrop.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-23
THIS MORNINGS FIRE.

Tho Salvation Army Barracks Go Up in
Smoke-No Serious Damage.
What threatened to be a serious and dis
astrous fire broke out about l O'Clock this
morning in the Salvation Army barracks,
in rear of the Gold, Power, and Bach, Cory
d Co. blocks. The old shack was formerly
the planning mill of the Hotter Lumber
company, and had been standing
there for years. just how the
fire started could not be ascertained
but it licked the building up like finder
creating huge mass of flame which the
breeze carried to the magnificent business
blocks mentioned and illuminated the en-
tire district. The locality has long been q
lumber yard and quite lot of lumber was
in the flames. The tiremen were at the
scene with great promptness and their
efficient work alone saved q serious con-
migration. It was impossible to save the
rear of Bach. Cory d company's building
and their office together with
Lawson's photograph gallery suffered con-
siderable damage. The iron shutters on
the Gold block were closed in many places
and strenuous successful efforts were made
to keep the fire from spreading there. The
roof caught the blaze, however, but q
stream directed towards the fourth story
soon drowned the fire. At one time the
flames were dartinR into two windows in
the Power block on the third story. A
corps of volunteers ran into the big struc-
ture and turned on the house reels through
out the building and in short
time six streams from this
system were doing good work in keeping
the fire off. Sevesal shacks opposite the
barracks we're also burned down and many
people were glad to see them 70. In view
of the fact that nearly all the iron shutters
of the Gold block were closed, some people
believe that the fire was of incendiary ORR
gin. The damage all told will be about
$4,000, including that to Lawson, Bach,
Cory l. Co., the Montana club (by SMOKEY },
the Gold Bar saloon and Power block. The
barracks and lumber company's Office are a
total loss. The water supply was ample last
night. The hose on the Park avenue
side burst, but not until the fire was under
control. Fire Marshal Wilmer did good
work. but the usual number OF kickers who
know how to manage fire better than tht
marshal were on deck.
Massena Billiards. Office in the Cole
block, which was very near tho flames
fortunately was not damaged much, and N
papers or books were lost.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-23

NOI1OE-THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
N stockholders Of the Montana Central Rail
way Company for the election Of . board of fva
directors and for the transaction OF. such other
business a may pRoperlyicome before the meet.
in viii Be held q the Office Of the President Of
the Company, in HS1snss. Mont. on Monday, the
2sth day Of July. 1890 u o'clock p. n.
g, J. EEALS, Secretary
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-23
Call on Us ,ad Look Up Some d The
FOLLOWING BARGAINS,

On the installment plan We hase:
One good z-room house On Hoback st.,
e1,5O0.
One good 4-room house on Brecksn-
ridge st., $4,000
-Four good 4-room cottages on Lgn-
dale ave., $3.50 each.
One Groom dwelling in Broadwater
add, $500.
Two 4-room houses in Brosdwater
add, $780,
One Groom dwelling on Madison ave.,
$500.
One Groom dwelling on Ninth ave..
$1,000; and number Of other snaps.
Two hundred feet on Broadway at
rock bottom figures.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-23
Concert ut Ming's.

Concert ut Ming's.
The Fort Custer Military band will give
concert Friday evening at Ming's. The
admission will be 50 cents.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-23
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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-23

Second-han and new furniture on INSTALL
ments. b o Lsnoir. Northern PaciSo depot
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-23
Ella Wesuer.

The new attraction at Harmonic hall,
with Borchert's female orchestra, ia pack
ing that resort nightly. Miss Wesner's
long established reputation as an artist in
her speciality is we'll known here, and she is
the greatest impersonator ever brought to
Helena. The orchestra grows into popu-
larity with each tpassing week, and this
with Ella Wesner, draws the biggest audi.
ences to be found in Helena this week.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-23
ADJUSTMENTS.
1.-THE Creole" Tonight.

"Inhsrited'' was repeated last night at
Ming's, and 1.-THE Creole will be produced
this evening. Maud Granger has bean
making feature Of Inherited" this sea-
son. but was prevailed upon to give 1.-THE
Creole" to night, in which she was 90 we'll
received here three years ago. As sCora."
Miss Granger has won name which stands
with such artists as Bernhardt and Morris,
and she is acknowledged to be without an
equal in this particular fort. The perform
ance tonight will close Miss Changers en-
gagement here.
Band Concert.
The First Cavalry band which has been
giving the excellent open air concerts at the
Hotel Broadwater, will render another list
of we'll selected numbers this evening un-
der the leadership Of Professor Walker.
In addition to this tho militiamen of the
city will turn out in uniform and equip
ments and have dress parade on the
lawn. The public has enjoyed these free
concerts which have been given by the
band. aud as they do not receive anything
for their labor except the governments pay
they will take up collection this evening.
1t is expected that large audience will at
tend the concert aud parade.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-23

Our stock must go, to make room for the CO,
templated changes in our building. Come ar
buy Mems, Boys and Children's Clothing ,
Furnishings at prices that will make you loo
pleasant.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-13
He Was Absent-Minded,

The burning of the old church at Dan
vers brings very wildly to the mind of a
reader the Boston Transcript, for fifty years
the old pastor of the Danvers church, the
Rev. Milton P. Brainard. This reverend
gentleman was very absent-minded man,
as well as man with a large sense of hui
NOR and great skill in the use of sarcasm.
Most of the stories still related of him at
Danvers, however, have reference to his alb
sent-mindedness One Sunday he preach
ed for brother minister at Salem, five
miles distant from his home. He drove
his own conveyance, of course, and took
his wife with him. When the service was
over his wife came out and took her post
on the church steps in the rain. When he
reached home he put up his horse and went
into the house. He found his youngest
child making some sort of disturbance.
why don't you take the child to It's
mother?" he asked the servant who had
it.
Its mother?" said the woman, aghast;
why you took her to Salem this morn
ing!"
So the dominic had to hitch up and drive
back to Salem; and he found his wife still
standing on the steps of the old church on
Chestnut street in the rain, camly awaiting
him. She had learned to be patient.
The senate confirmed Henry Caldwell to
be judge of the United States court for the
eighth district.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-13
MY FIDDLE.

My fddlef Well, kind O. keep her handy, don't
you know'
Though l amt so much ned to tromp the
strings and switch the bow
AS was before the timber of my elbows got so
dry,
And my fingers were nor imber-like and eaper-
ish and spry.
Yeti can plonk and PUNK and pink,
And tune her up and play,
And Just lean back and laugh and wink
At every rainy day.
Ny playin's only middIin'-tunes / picked up
when boy
The kind o sort o. flddlin the folks call corduroy
"The Old Fat Gal' and "Ryestraw,'' and ''My
Sailors on the Sea,
Is I he cowtilllons that l saw when the chico is
left to me.
And so PUNK aud plonk and pink,
And rosum up my bow,
And play the tunes that make you think
The DEVILS in your toe.
That's how this dear old iddle's won my hearts
endurin' love!
From the strings across the middle TO the screech
in up above
From her apern, over bridge, and to the ribbon
round the throat
She's wooin', cooin' pigeon, singin' Glove me"
every motel
And so pat her neck and pink
Her strings with lovin hands,
And list'nin' clost 1 sometimes think
She kind O. understands.
JAMES WHITCoNB RILEY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-13
The Boy Preacher Era.
Burdette,

Another boy preacher has sprung up
down in Georgia. He is Ii years old and
draws great throngs to hear him. Oh,
well, there is nothing remarkable or unusu-
al about this kind of preaching. We have
heard men of 60 years old preach sermons
that boy of II might have written. But
we never thought it was powerful preach
ing. 1t was calming, tranquilizing, sedat-
i've in It's effect. and fellow with a con-
venient post to lean his head against could
enjoy it until the congregation, rising to
sing the closing hymn, brought him to
present wakefulness once more. Thirteen
year-old preachers are an outgrowth of this
century. The great Teacher didn't think
himself prepared to preach until he was a
man of 80 years, but then, that was nearly
1000 years ago. You take a boy with the
now, and he is fully qualified to make a
hop, skip and jump right into places that
would scare the halo off an angels head.
By all means let the 13-year- old boy keep
on preaching But if we were his mother,
which is impossible, we'd see that he ate
his porridge earlier than usual Sunday even
ing, that he might close his service in
time to be in bed by half past eight and
how. This is the era of boy" A 'boy
soprano is starring through the country;
it is a wonder incredible his manager
didn't bill him as the hoy prima DOM; p"
a "girl-boy" is nothing new By and by
there will be the ''boy basso profundoa, "
and the hoy president, - the ''oldest boy, :"
and about 1892, look out for the hoy
discoverer of America He'll be
brought out sure as guns.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-13
Sanitary Houses.
MI w. n.II

There is one more change | am sure we
will find in the house of the future, because
sanitation is to be the first law of construc-
ton as soon as we know what is sanitary
We shall, by and by, no more make our
houses storehouses of vegetables and fruit
part of which is always undergoing de-
composition, that we now follow our ances-
tors In making them stables for cattle. The
barn has been differentiated from the
house, of which it was at first but part
Decent people remove stables and hen
neries as far possible from the human hab-
itation But we have not yet differentiated
off the cellar. We live over cavities. or
pits dug in the soil under our houses
which are always hard to ventilate, almost
invariably unwholesome, and are the re-
ceptacles of articles that permeate the
room with poisonous odors. Not one
cellar in one thousand is wholly safe; they
are not seldom the breeding places of
diphtheria and typhoid germs, or rheu-
matte or consumptlve ailments.
The cellar is the monstrosity of modren
homes. In the city it should never go
much below the level of the soil and
should be built with more precautions than
the chambers But the country cellar,
which is store-house, should be separated
from the house entirely. l should like
to have Doubling Thomas take stroll
with me and get single Whit of air from
a dozen cellars taken consecutively along
any road of farmhouses. The stenches are
insufferable. They rise through the floors
and characterize the house. 1t is impos-
sible to improve and project the human
type so long as our homes are built over
vegetable pits. The house of the future
will smiley not be so hnilt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-13

Mr.. Burton's office looked like a curio
hall. Upon his desk laid a varied collec-
ton, including lot of keys, each weigh
ing from one to two pounds, which are
the ordinary house keys of the country. A
hotel key, there, weighs ten pounds
There was also a set of the cruel barbed
iron belts and wristlets, and the discipline
used by the order of Flagellatas to punish
themselves These Mr.. Burton obtained
from a cousin, the Rev. Henry Bissel, Of
La Barca, who, with several other mis-
sionaries, has been laboring in Mexico for
gle convert. He also had a cone of beauti-
with such cones, " said Mr.. Burton land
of large cylinder desk, which a clever
wood and which was valued at $4,000,
colored busts of President Diaz, NJ Hidalgo,
B. Jaurez and Lozada They were made
by full blooded Indian named Panuro,
which signifies ''hard bread who works
with only the tip of a deer's rib and a
Paris exhibition, and while President Car
llOG StOOd w Hill 1lC lI1dtl6 d DuSU VI
him. This he sent to the president, after
it had been colored, and it so pleased him
that he at once sent Panduro a check for
500 francs. Speaking of the game to be
had, Mr.. Burton said that it was very
plentiful. Deer were numerous and very
bold, and wild turkeys flew about in great
focks.
Outside of mining operations there are
endless opportunities for good invest
ments, said Mr.. Burton. There is not
a glass factory in Mexico, and glass bot
tie was never made there, yet rode nine
miles on a road cut through great beds of
glass, made by volcanic eraptions. A
glass factory would pay Then there is a
fortune awaiting somebody in the great
crops of wild couquito nuts going to waste.
The nuts give out ell in great quantity,
and the oil is one Of the best
known lubricants, yet it is not used. l
could point out hundreds of other similar
openings"
Mr.. Burton thinks that within two
years the Mexican Central Railroad, which
has set out to cross the country from
North to South and East to West, will
build through the country he visited, and
the lands which are now almost worthless,
will become valuable. He also believes
that within ten years there will be O. con-
tinuous railroad line from Canada to Pata-
gOnia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-13
Lively Experience of a Claim Agent.

Judge George McCrary, of Iowa, related
to New 7 ork Star man an incident that
occurred faw years ago while ne was gen
eral solicitor of the Atchison railroad.
Il had been to Topeka, said he, "and
had some other little business to transact
out in the Big Solomon river country. My
destination was small settlement remote
from the line of the railroad. When
reached the point where | was to take team
found no person or conveyance awaiting
me. Ny time was limited and | was much
annoyed, but made the best of it. There
were very few people about, and, as my
business required the concealing of my
identity, / could hold no communication
with the station people. Finally all the
stragglers disappeared with the exception
of one man, a particularly rough-iooking,
middle-aged individual. He had been
watching me for some time, and at last APP
preached me and asked:
Say, be you the railroad cattleman as
was sent down here to pay me-"
Thinking | might gather information,
or that perhaps this was the very man who
had been sent for me, | said, possibly |
may be.
''Well, you've ben long 'nough gittin
here! Come, now, we ant got no time to
lose"
Imagine my dismay when, u n my
refusal to go with him, this vilIainous-
looking fellow, in this lonely place, coolly
drew big revolver, placed it in front Of
my nose, and, conducted me to wagon,
invited me to ride Refusal was out of
the question. He took me about six
miles, to a point on the railroad where
there was a crossing, and exhiblted dead
horse the remains of one and demand
ed instant payment of $50 for his loss. He
had evidently stated his grievance to some
trainman, who had promised that claim
agent would visit him and make good his
loss. paid the amount he asked. 1t was
the smallest and for a time the most exclt-
ing business | ever transacted for the
road "
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-13
THE LANGUAGE OF THE FLAG.

To 'strike flag is to lower the nation
al colors in token of submission.
Flags are used as the symbol of rank
and command, the officers using them be-
ing called flag officers. Such flags are
square, to distinguish them from other
banners.
A ''fag of truce" is awhile flag display
ed to an enemy to indicated desire for a
parley or consultation.
The white flag is sign of peace. After
a battle parties from both sides often go
out to the field to rescue the wounded or
bury the dead, under the protection of a
white flag.
The red flag is a sign of defence, and is
often used by revolutionists. In our SER
vice it is a mark of danger, and shows a
vessel to be receiving or discharging her
powder.
The black flag is sign of piracy.
The yellow flag shows vessel to be at
quarantine, or is the sign of a contagious
disease.
A flag at half-mast means mourning.
Fishing and other vessels return with a
flag at half-mast to announce the loss or
death of some of their men.
Dipping the flag is lowering it slightly,
and then hosting it again to salute yes,
sci or fort.
If the president of the United States
goes afoat, the American flag is carried
in the bows of his barge or hoisted at the
main of the vessel on board of which he Is.
The day is coming when the Shorthorn
COW will again resume her place as one OF
the leading dairy cows. In fact, the dair-
les everywhere contain more animals hav-
ing Shorthorn blood than of all other
breeds