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know II she had seen the thief as he es- 1
capped by the window. and could identify
To find Lola. however. was not my sole
object. !:
Hoeck excited my misgivlngs. and. despitei
myself with having abandoned my blind
partner. The gudgo's notions of Justice
were peculiar. and based upon the rough
usage OF California miners In the days when
they made and executed their own laws. I
believed him capable Of applying torture
only stopping short OF actual murder. TO
wiring from Van Hoeck the secret which he
believed him to hold with respect to the
I.rctraced my steps to tho spot where I
had helped to conceal Van Hoeck. The
broken brnke mdrkod a adistnct trail. and in
pit hundred yards from that point the
underground was beaten down, as II a strug-,
gle had taken place. =.
Was 1t not possible that Brace had gone,
inrther than no intended. and killed Van.
Hoeck? Had he concealed the BODY and
fed with his daughter to escape the conse-
quences Of his act2
Asking myself these questions. followed
q track from the pit that brought me into
the bridle-way. Looking for further traces
OF passage through tire brake, / made nv.
way down toward the road.
Agnin perceived the broken brake and
following the line. l threaded my way be-
tween the trees upon the slope OF the hill
until l emergdd from the wood upon the
high bank that edged the Abbey road at
that part. II was as nearly as possible the
point where Van Hoeck had stopped mo In
tho morning upop hearing Brace In our
rear. Looking hpthe road saw the finger
post at the eross-roads; looking down, i
aaw that which took my breath away with
amaxement--Brace was trudging along the
road toward tho Abbey. with Van Hoeck
holding his arm on ono side, and Lola his
hnn1 upon the other--an incomprehen
picture OF unity friendly assistance. and
reliance. ,ts.o - -
II was truo that without assistance Van
Hoeck could not have found his way along
the road. and very possible that, Without
the restraint OF her fathers hand, Lola
6Yould not have walked by his side: but all
ydoubt as TO the existence OF friendly un-
Gerstanding between the two men was dis
'-pelled from my mind by whit followed.
Arrived opposite the bridle-p ath leading
mp into the wood they stopped. and con-
suitation ensued between the two men. /
could not hear their voices at that distance,
Sut ] saw by their gesticulatlons that tiey
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A CASE Of transmission of Infection 70
m unborn child has occurred in Paris.
A child born during the convalescence
of the mother from pneumonia was at
Sfected with the same malady, and died
1t the end Of Ave days.
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were Discussing some point; It ended by
Braces going TO the side OF the road. and
crsning c;ssi his neck 60 see Z any one we're in
which partly concealed mo.
when cautiously raised my head and
looked again, Brace. still standing oppo-
road.
ducked my head. as once he peered to
the right and left; They were all gone. all
threo, when I looked again.
when thought It safe to venture, / went
TO the spot where Brace had stood. There
was a rabbit-hole in the sandy cutting,
partly hidden by the training growth from
the overhanging edge. I took of my
coat. turned back my sleeve, thrust in nv
arm and drew out-the leather case I'm which
the diamond had been taken from my wristl
Itwas empty. - -.
I again thrust my arm in and explored
the hole. thinking-though It was little
!ikely-thst the diamond had sNpped-out uf
a kind Of cul-de- sac-the earth had faiien-
but did not dive ab ffkfHrt fks A ft
absolutely certain that the Great Hcsper
was not there. 1t was not probable they
would place tho diamond in such an open
place; the leather case was different. It
was unsafe to keep that. but 1t was Of littlo
consequence where they abandoned it.
But why had they taken the diamond from
the case. and what had they done with it?.
clew to this mystery also I discovered
When got back to the Abbey. Brace.y
Hoeck. and Lola were In the library with
the police officer, Sir Edmu nd, Mr.. Wray-
his lawyer-and couple of friends. JUS
ticcs OF the Peace. who had been brought
by the rumors which were already widely
spread.
Lola was still under examination. She
was stubbornly silent. II was with the
greatest difficulty that any response 10 the
questions could be drawn from her. But
she admitted seeing the man drop from tho
oriel; and asked IL 1t was one Of the serv-
ants. she replied firmly. NO" But more
than this could not be got out OF her Oh this
point.
To the inquiry how she had discovered
tho means OF getting from the bay into the
oriel for 1t was by that way she had come
to my assistance. she replied that she had
seen 1t done BEFORE" but she would not say
whom she had seen.
The police officer asked me to go into the
adjoining dfning-room with him. -.ss,,s-
May ask he said. IF you have any rea-
son to suspect that you were robbed by
your friends-your partners In the dia-
mend? because they profess to have been
In the woods all the morning, whereas I
have good cause to believe that they have
In the town OF Southampton part Of the
time"
Are you sure OF that2"
II will take my oath that I saw the little
savage in the red petticoat in the High
Street as started to come here.
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QUAKE IN CALIFORNIA.
Ground settles Several Inches -Railroad
Bridge weakened.

One ofthe most severe shocks of earthquake
experienced in California for long time was
felt in San Francisco and neighboring locali-
ticsn little after $50 o'clock in the morning.
The buildings were. shaken perceptibly, and
persons aroused from their sleep. Plastering
fell from the wnus in places, but no serious
damage has beenrcported yet. A dispatch from
MayfieId says the shock was very severe there
The railroad bridge was rendered impassable,
as the piers, sixty feet high, settled few inches,
and the rails spread apart about foot. The
ground In places settled six to twelve inches.
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restrictions and uncontrolled by combinations
such rs / have referred to elsewhere they
s shscss those who might
kets. Unfortunately, irksome restrictions do
exist, and especially is this the case with ref
erence to our live stock industry. Evidence is
not wanting that demand exists in Great
Britain for our live stock, and but for the op-
pressive restrictions imposed by the British
government, and said TO be necessary owing to
the alleged existence of contagious disease
among American cattle, there is little doubt
but large proportion Of our product Of live
thus greatly relieving our home merkets. So
with our pork products, oppressed by the em-
harg0es placed upon them by certain European
powers, with the result Of an enormous de-
crease during the past stsix years In our exports
snS ISL 81 aSou Hsss
coo ponnds, they had fallenin 1888 TO less than
400 600 600, and until last year never exceeded
l20,000000. The effect Of this has naturally
been to greatly restrict competition among pur-
ehasers. and TO seriously depress the price Of
our hogs.
s"rhenational government owes II the farm
ing and cattle-growing community that no eff.
those restrictions upon our live stock and meat
trade. We must maintain an absolute and eff
fcient control of cattle diseases, and pursue
with the utmost energy the course which has
resulted today IN the almost somplcte extirPa;;
disease Of MI, contagious pieuro- pneumonia
| Az to or meat products, ] can zee but one way
/ 10 accomplish the desired results, and that Il
BY the epactmept ofa thoroughly efficient meat
Tie Secretary thinks our system of taxation
I also needs Improvement In certain directions
\ He calls upon the fhsmers to stand firmly to-
Rether, demand their rights and resist all en-
1 0oachment upon them.
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A GREAT TREASURE,
The Strange Mystery Surrounding
Its Disappearance.
A STORY OF EXTRAORDINARY INTEREST.
BY FRANK BARRETT.
CHAPTER xn.-Ioosr1surp.l

7 two O'Clock
] went once
more into the
wood. la
was wanted.
Th o police
officer fro m
South hampton..
on'hearingm my,
story. declar-
ed at once
that the theft
IN a d b Q o n
ecommitted by
a servant. and
/ h a t l. o | a,
must be found
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-05
PROMINENT PEOPLE,

The car of Russia is one of the greatest
art collectors in the world. The acquisi-
ton of unique painting or priceless
bronze gives him more joy than the annex
alton of slice of Central Asian territory.
His study at Gatchina is miniature mu-
scum.
The youthful king of Spain one day re-
Gently was served for lunch with the breast
of chicken cut into small pieces. He at
once began to help himself without the aid
of either spoon or fork. Sire" said his
attendant gravely, kings never eat with
their fingers This king does" responded
his majesty, continuing his meal.
The emperor of Brazil has been a little
unsettled in his selection of sojourn of
late. He is now in Baden Baden and said
to be meditating long stay.
The youngest college president in the
country is Prof. W. A. Quayle, who is at the
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-05

The extreme modesty of Philadelphia,
Wanamaker's town, is shown in the re-
cent arrest Of several street fakirs for
selling copies of Tolstoi's Kreutzer Son
alta. They were taken before the police
magistrate, who, after reading a few
passages from the book, declared it un-
fit for circulation and held the prison
ers in $500 bail each. When asked by
counsel If he had read Fielding, Pope
and Shakespeare the police superintend-
ent blushingly admitted that he had but
was not sure that he had found i'm
proper utterances in these works. After
disposing of his prisoners this Quaker
magistrate should have held the police
superintendent for perjury. The Incl
dent shows that Philadelphia needs only
the ducking stool and statute against
common scolds to complete its antedi-
luvian methods.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-05

In the course Of a thoughtful editorial
on the question Of reciprocity the es-
teemed Herald remarks: "In iron and
steel, the only things that England can
really be said to produce for export, the
United States already surpasses her"
Our contemporary will hardly assume
that the product of a nation is merely
the product OF the soil. Labor, skilled
and unskilled, inventive genius and
mans work in hundred ways combine
to enrich nation and prepare her ex.
ports. II the Herald's statement is to
be accepted, England has nothing tc
offer in exchange for goods from other
nations. Then why is tariff of forty
seven per cent. levied by our laws on
English exports? The Herald is either
grossly mistaken or the tariff is a Won
derful absurdity. The value of cotton
goods exported from England last year
to the South American countries was
sl77,OOO,OOO. Does our contemporary
understand that these manufactured
cotton goods were not exports simply
because the cotton was not grown in
Great Britain, or that the muscle and
brain of the English workingman did
not contribute to the production thereof
as we'll as the elements of nature?
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KANSAS REPUBLICANS.
They illuminate tho Regulation Platfor1
and Start Home.

They illuminate tho Regulation Platform
and Start Home.
TOPEKA, Sept. 4.-The republican state
convention this morning nominated s. e..
Slower for treasurer. The platform favors
protection Is expounded by Blaine; de-
mands service pension, deep water harbor
on the Gulf of Mexico, endorses Harrison s
administration, endorses prohibition and
more stringent laws for it's enforcement
declares against alien ownership of land.
The platform further says: We believe
it to be the highest dictate of the CONNER
cial policy of the country to cultivate most
intimate as we'll as most extended CONNER
cial relations with our sister republics of
the two American continents, and that it
will be wise and expedient to adjust our
tariff laws SO as to promote this and at the
same time adopt such legislative policy as
will compel all countries that have exercised
determined discrimination against Ameri-
can products, to cease such hostility. The
newly enacted silver law is commended as
good step in the right direction, and free
coinage of silver is demanded. Such legis-
lation il favored as may be necessary to
insure the increase of the volume OF cur
rency adequate to the growing demands of
trade. While not naming the Lodge BILL
the platform demands of congress the pass
age of law for the protection. freedom
and purity of the ballot box and SECURING
congressional representation based upon
the actual vote cast.
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ADDRESS TO THE LEAGUES.
The Executive Committee Of the Republ
can Clubs to Its Constituents.

The Executive Committee Of the Republi-
can Clubs to Its Constituents
SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. 4.-The executive
committee of the national league of repub-
lican clubs held its semi-annual session
and adopted an address to the various state
leagues. In it, it states that there is much
political prosperity throughout the country
to renew courage. Since the Nashville
meeting there has been great growth in
numbers. State leagues are admonished to
keep up actice work in OF years. Referring
to the tariff, the address says: We still ad-
here with frmness to the doctrine that a
we'll arranged tariff law is the real protec-
tor OF our country's prosperity. The theory
of free trade is heresy that calls upon US
to lend a helping hand to complete its over
throw. In this direction alone the leagues
OF the states can accomplish unmeasured
good. Leagues are urged to uphold sena-
tors and congressman in favorinR the cleo
ton bill. These words were used: It is not
for You to say whether the present pending
federal election bill shall pass in the man
ner in which it is drafted, but we do earn
estly insist that it shall pass in it's present
form unless some better one shall be speed
ily devised.
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AN EXPLANATION, PLEASE.

A citizen of Helena interested in the
honest administration of municipal af-
fairs writes the following letter:
To the Editor of The INDEpENDENT: It ia
charged that the school trustees have let
the contract for lighting and heating the
Central school building to a bidder who
was not the lowest by over $3.50. If this ia
true there is occasion for q vigorous kick.
The amount is too large to be thrown away.
Perhaps there is some explanation of the
proceeding that will improve its complex
ion, and if SO it ought to be forthcoming
without delay. Its present appearance is
that Of double-barreled iniquity. First,
it is an outrage upon the people of the dis
trict who have to provide the money. Next,
1t is wrong to contractors to solicit pro-
posals and put them to the trouble of max
ing estimates, ETC., if the award is to be
governed, not by the figures which they
submit, but by caprice or favoritism.
Let lis have an explanation by all
means. The taxpayers Of this town
were forced to submit to one outrage
from the SCH DOL trustees and il other
"jobs' are on they should know it, II
the above charge is untrue the trustees
should be more than willing to explain.
Guardians of the city's interests should
be the last to withhold information OF
public interest, particularly when public
money is concerned. The extreme reti-
cence of the trustees in the matter Of
the purchase of the First ward school
lot indicated desire on their part to
keep the people ignorant OF their trans
actions. If public money is spent for
private interests the people must know
it, no matter if the sum is seyenty-five
cents or $780,
Messrs. Guthrie, Howey and Gllpat-
rick, kindly furnish the information
requested by our correspondents
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head of Baker university, in Kansas He ID
not yet 80, and is fine pulpit orator n
we'll as scholarly thinker.
Probably the smallest millionaire in tha
country IS Jacob SeliRman, who il hardly
more than four feet high. He came from
Germany when boy and went to Michigan
twenty years ago without dollar. His for
tune is now estimated at e15, 100000.
The spectacle, says Labouchere, Of Ger
man prince holding the place Of com.
mander Of the forces in Ireland and receiy-
ing large salary from the British nation,
has struck the Duke Of Abercorn with such
admiration that he has become chairman
of committee to present testimonial to
Prince Edward Of SAKE Weimar on his va
eating his post in Ireland.
Some delightful stories are being told Of
Cardinal Newman. One in particular, Of
his antipathy to smoking, illustrates admir-
ably the great simplicity of his character.
A gentleman in railway carriage once
asked him if he objected to smoking. mot
in the least" said the cardinal, "only
shall shortly be very sick if you do"
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THE MARKETS.
STOCKS
NEW YORK. Sept. 4.-Bar silver. $L17H.
Lead-Strong; domestic, 34.82li.


NEW YORK. Sept. A.-Bar silver. $l17A.
LeAd-Strong; domestic, 34.82h.
Copper-NominAL
The stock market to-day has been as dull
usual in the most of the list, but there was
marked activity in q few stocks, which gave sc m
tone. The features of the days trading was
renewal Of attacks upon the Rock Island and
Burlington & Quincy, weak in silver certif ,ates
and comparative strength in sugar retneries.
Sugar gave way to a final drive toward the close.
when it lost all the forenoon's advantage. Pres.
sure was abated somewhat in the last few min.
utes and closed dull but steady at fractional con
cessions in all cases bat Northwestern. Govern,
ments steady.
Petroleum dull; spot Pennsylvania oil opened
2sc., closed sslsc; October opened at SIC
Government bonds-4's. l2ls; AVS. 1o4;
Northern Pacific, ssss; preferred, siA; Oregon
orspson shep. as
Onion Pacific. 81.
81, Money On CAN easy. saaa Prime mercsn,
bills, Sl.s2ls; demand, Sls6A.
CHICAGO CATTLE
CHICAGO, Sept. A-Cattle-Rece,pts 1900
slow and lower; natives, s.. Dogs .O5; Texans
q. !063 IS: rangers, $a.a5eS IS
Hogs. Receipts, 2,000; active: packers, - LOG
butcher weights 49, Ps shns ssssy .ne
Sheep-Receipts. 5000. steady: natives. s4.oo6
Asu' westerns, 81 1894 -; Texans. - .O0G4 20.
CHICAGO PRODUCE
CHIcAan Sept. &.-Close- Wheat-Easy; cash
HS; December $l.02A; May. $1.O6A.
Corn-Steady; cash, 45i.c; October, 45sc; May,
Fsc.
3ats-Essy: cash, s5,.c; May, ssssc.
Barley-firm: CSC.
Iors.pali; cash, $1,000 October o. S; Jan.
Lard-Easy; cash Ss.e,; October. a6sG Jan
nary, 81. Is.
Shout ders-Ss sssss s7n
Short elear-<a6595 20
Shoit ribs-Sa s5easA
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Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1876
Tho state central COMMITTEES has adopted tho
following rules for the government of tho stat9
democratic convention:
First-Delegates and alternates shall be selected
and they must 10 democratic residents Of tho
county they represent.
6scond-In the absence OF delegate his alter
cato snail cast his vote.
Ihtrd-ln tho absence of delegate and his
alternate majority Of the delegation of tina,
county shall DO eatitled 20 cast the voto of the
absentee.
Four,h-In case any county shall be withou,
representation, either by delegates or their al.
sernates, such county will not be entitled to vote
Bv order Of :hs state democratic central com.
0ittee
MARCUS DAILY. Chairman.
H. TODD Secretary.
Re~1E C-.Y, Mont Aug. Is, 1890.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-05

The Philadelphia Ledger evidently
thinks that the boundaries Of the United
States on the west should be confined
to the eastern states. It refers to Idaho
as an insignificant settlement and says
that the worst of all is that these pocket
states appear to have no particular
principles. They are for themselves all
the time.
OF course they are and they are not
pocket states either. They are the
lustiest sort Of thriving youngsters, and
their particular principle is to work fol
themselves all the time.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-05

In his recent reciprocity speech Mr..
Blaine declared that the United States
has reached point where one of the
highest duties ls to enlarge the area of
its foreign trade. The country reached
that point years ago, but the tariff bar
ons of the republican party succeeded
IN combining the American flag to Amer
lean shores,
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quite 10000 gallons. Because at is nee
essary to protect domestic manufactur-
ers from large importations" the Mckin-
ley bill proposes to raise the tariff from
Is to p cents gallon. This is all very
nice for the trust, but different mat
ter for the people. The Mckinley bill in
nearly every part shows the liberal use Of
oil from many sources.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-05

AMONG the prominent republican
newspapers opposed to the force bill
are the Boston Advertiser, Philadelphia
Telegraph, Bulletin and Enquirer, st.
Louis Globe Democrat, st. Paul Pioneer
Press, Brooklyn Standard Union and
Helena Herald. In the face of this OPP
position Sanders doesn't believe there is
a single republican in the United States
senate who would dare vote against it.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-05

SPECIAL CENSUS AGENT WooD seems
to understand his business thoroughly.
Much time might have been saved il he
had been sent out to give few element
airy lessons in census work to Supervisor
Speer,
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Not Many Of Them.

BOHEMIAN, Sept. 4. Especial. The re-
publican county convention to elect eight
delegates to the state convention was not
largely attended, there being only six out
side delegates. The following named gen.
tlemen were delegated to attend the state
convention: Chas. Hartman, Peter Koch.
Joseph Radforu, Fred. Butcher, J. H. Nixon,
j. N. Brown, y. P. Chisholm and Harris
Kirk. A resolution eulogizing Carter to the
skies was passed.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-05

IT is reported that the farmers of
Oklahoma are starving. If they expect
to ameliorate their condition by voting
for republican war tariff it is only q
matter of time when the territory will
be depopulated,
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HELENA. MONT. SEPT. 4, 1890.

e.Montanians abroad will always End Tz1
DAILY INDEPENDENT on file at their favorits
hotels: Fifth Avenue and Metropolitan, New
York; Grand Pacific. Chicago; West, Minneapolis;
Baldwin and Palace, ean Francisco; st. Nicholas
and McDermott, Butte; Leland Hotel, Spring
6ald, NJ
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-05

WHAT Is the matter with nomi-
mating Richards for congress? His
record as legislative bully and
an originator OF disgraceful rul-
ings entities him to some sort
Of recognition from his .party. Then
again, his days Of usefulness in the
Montana senate are over.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-05

These the expressions that burst forth nvoceso
Fall Winter Clothing opened the demand
latest styles We intended leave these goods
depot until building improvements competed
urgent their demands
Fashionable Clothing that felt constrained exhibit
goods earlier than original intention.
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BUTTE people are not satisfied with
one through train day over the North
ern Pacific, if the Inter Mountain is to
be believed. Their Joy will only be
complete when Helena is made a water
tank station on side track.