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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14

New ORLEANS. March l3.-The river con.
tinues rising steadily. At $50 y. m. il was
six inches above the high water mark OF
former years. A large part of the city be-
low Canal street is entirely submerged. The
water az the custom house IL over the side
walks and coming up rapidly. On the Deca.
tur street side the water fills the street and is
beginning 20 encroaoh on the sidewalk
The water is following out Canal street and
the indications nre the entire business por.
tiou of the city will be covered before morn.
inp
A $40 p.m.t the leyee broke and the portion
e. r. Is nppn the river front WIS entirely
81 amersed. The city is lower than the riY
e.. The water is all through the streets
and is being pumped out at the back part
of the city into Lake rontchnrtrain. Tn,
fall Of the water nay exceed the capacity
OF the pumps, and flood the whole back
town, but possible efforts ure being
made 90 check the overflow.
The council tonight appropriated $50
0lO for work on the leyees during the dan
Ger period. At Natchez the levee on DAVIS
island, lake Concordia. gave way. flooding
Novelty. Evergreen, Snfara, Morgan and
Potawama plantations.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14

Representative Carter tried to call up his
bill providing for cession of part Of
the Grow reservation in Montana. but XII
gore, Of Texas, objected even after the
Montana man appealed for unanimous con
sent.
Delegate Dubois. Of Idaho, got his bill
through the house to-day granting right Of
way 10 the Spokane q Palouse railway
through the Ncz Pcrces reservation. Oh
lection was made 10y the democrats to the
provision in the bin making the rgh, Of
way 80 feet wide, and i wi,s changed to
100. The delegate also bad passed "a bin
rntifying the action VI the Idaho legislature
for wagon road from the north 20 the south
crn part Of Idaho, "a distance Of lJJ miles.
This rond will opeu up a prosps fous mining
region. 1o-molrow the delegates bill au-
ihorizmg the people of Sh0sllone county 10
change the comfy seat will probably lie
passed The advocates of Wyoming and
Idaho admission are lust now trying 10
placate Springer and will probably consent
10 the postponemont Of the consideration
of these bills for two weeks, when the Ari-
youa-Me1ico bills will be reported.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14

Representative Carter. of Montana hp-
penred before the river and harbOr commit
Tee, urging an appropriation Of $4,000 Tor
the survey Of the upper Missouri river
above Great Falls. He expects to get fliy-
orable report.
Representative Henderson, of Iowa. TO-
day reported 20 the house from ihe COM
mitiec on military and militia bill 10 i'm
prove the efficiency Of the militia. which
the committee has had dndeT consideration
for some time.
Turpie to-dgy introduced a bill appro-
priAtin Z $4,000 for the establishment End
maintenance on the ground Of the United
States arsenal AZ indianapolis. "A factory
for making ordnance ana ordnance sup
plies for the army.
AZ . meeting Of the Dolph investigation
committee to-day George N. Harries, of
the Washington star, declined 10 answer
when asked bow ho obtained a report Of
the proceedings Of the secret sessions Of the
senate.
The president has sent 10 the senate the
following nominations; Henry g. 6oOding.
of Indiana, 10 be chief Justice oi the supreme
court OF Arizona; Andrew Davidson, OF New
York. first deputy commissioner of pensions.
vice Siriam Smith, resigned; Robert Waugh.
OF Iowa, agent for the Indians of Utah and
Ourny, OF the Ouray agency, in Utah; Jo-
seph II. Hughes, receiver Of public money
al spokane, Wash; Charles W. Seyde. TO
be postmaster at Miles City, Mont.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14

ern states from all political Offices and sald
on the contrary, there is no such discrinln-
alton in the south. THIS very day
and for the past week the news
papers have been iecnng Win
accounts of the white men ~ Okinhoma,
and republicans among them, announcing
TO the world If the colord people dared To
assert their right to control the territory hy
superiority of numbers. they would drive
them out NJ the point uf the b9yunct. lie
had seen accounts of outrage on colored
people in Ohio and Indiana, and yet bad
heard not one syllable of protest. lie
would tell the senator from Ohio thai
whenever BE- attempted to carry ont his
threat ~ another crusade upon the south
through supervisors and United states
marshals for tho purpose NJ dominating
elections there. he would have ire IN bus
rear from men IN the north who
had carried their money and their
industry into the souih Whenever he
ATTEMPTED tn rc-cstnblish IN the south those
reconstruction governments which had LETT
IN their train the black mark OF spoliation.
disgrace aud humiliation, protest would
arise IN his own state and tie country that
wOuld cause him 90 hesitate before hc car
ricd il out. lie Butler would hot exchange
one hour OF guod order in The south for all
the poll .onl power that negro suffrage had
gwen the south, lie appealed 20 the sena-
tors and the people of the north 10 believe
the southern men when they said they were
far more interested in the orderly, humane,
honest settlement of the question than the
people of the north could possibly he.
Adjourned.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14
Danger M NeMpnrt.

LITTLu Rock, March iS.-The situation nj
Newport, Ark. Mt tho confluence Of the
White and Black rivers. is one Of extreme
danger. The waier Is within few inches
Of the top Of the leyee which surrounds the
town. and is rising Mt the rate Of three
inches an hour. The inhabitants are great
ly excited. Should tho lcyees break the
destruction would he terrible. At Bates
vile all that portion of the town through
which the Iron Mountain runs IN foot
under water and trains are abandoned. Re
ports from Black river valley show the low
lands are now under water, at some places
so deep that the tree tops alone are visible
Jacksonpor Is under water from two 20
four feet. Telegraph and telephone wires
are down in all directions and no estimate
of the damage can be made.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14
LyNCHERS 10 BE HANGED.
People Who Take The Law IN Their Owu
Hands VIII suffer.

MSNrAIoLIs, March l3.-Thc trial of the
first three persons charged with tho Oleson
lynching nj Whitehall, Wisconsin, was
concluded day, SO far rs the testimony is
concerned. The wife and son Of the nur-
derod man and Ole Slot, n woll-io-do
farmer. have been ON trial for what. nccord.
ing to the iudgo's charge. Is murder in tho
iirst degree. Thirty other men will plead
guilty 20 the charge Of rioting. though the
JUDGES charge is unmistakable that they
are All guilty of conspiracy md murder.
The jury tonight returned a verdict of
murdtr IN the first degree ngninsi Mrs Ole
son. Ole Hansen and Ole Slcito. Tho two
FIRST namod'wore tie wife gad suu respect
lively OF the man ynchcd. NbOut thirty Of
the persons who took part in the outrage
pleaded guiliY 10 riot and were fined 800
each. Charles johnson. who pleaded guilty
with three Others, was convicted today and
will he sentenced 20 prison for life.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14
I.rilaIn,. t.rowlnE Nnr,.

LosDpS, March Blu the commons to-
night Hamilton, first lord Of the admiralty.
said the estimates for building war ships
the coming year were eGAs6,0OJ. This sum
was exclusive OF tho estimates for arlaa-
ments, which amounted 10 El700,0l0.
Smith, member for llinsLire, liberal, asked
whether the government had seen tho print
ed reports Of cruoliios inflicted upon noliti-
cal prisoners in Sboriu, Hnd whether II
would cause tho British Ambassador az st.
Petersburg 10 direct the attention of ih,
Russian government 10 ihe matter. Smith,
government lcador, replied that the gov
erninont had no means of ascortainlng tho
truth OF the reports nor had II the power Ca
approach tho Russian government on the
subject.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14
TESTING THE Guns.
The Dynamite Cruiser illustrates Whai
May bo Expected OT Her.

The Dynamite Cruiser Illustrates what
May be Expected 0T Her.
PmLADrtruA, March l3.-lrho lnal Off
cial test Of the pnoumatic guns OF The dyna-
rnito crusier Nesuyius was made to-duy.
The result will not be- mado public until
tho report reaches the secretary Of tho
unyy, but IL is understood 1t was satisTnc-
tory. Ono explosive shell filed with gun
cotton weighing 700 pounds, was fred from
opch gun, and In addition several wooden
bombs. The firing WAS done over u
measured mile. and the projoctiles are said
10 have gone in some instances third of
mile beyond the distance. Three different
fuses were used. the FIRST being the kind to
explode proioctle in i've and half sec
onds after striking tho water, the next in
ono and half seconds, and the last on
touching tho water. The shock from tho
latter WAS felt in tho city Of Chester, four
miles distant. The explosion Of each shell
was followed 10y II violent commotion ot the
water and those who witnessed it say no
vessel could stund the force shown.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14
RUsHERS IN THE SENATE.
An Illustration OF the Attention Paid Pub
lie Measures.

WAsHlNGroS. March lS.-l Special. The
proceedings in the senate to-day over the
I'LL which appropriafes $1,000 Cor 2 post
office building in tho Yellowstone National
Park. indicates that il went through the
committee room in hurry. and If IL ia a
fair sample Of the scrutiny which a public
building bill gets in the senate il is little
wonder that all the bills of this nature in
troduced in the senate 20 through with n
whirl. The bill WAS introduced by Senator
Vest, Of Missouri. who called IL up this
morning and urged its passage. IL is in
tended to provide for Il postoflice AT Mann
moth Hot Springs. Regardless Of the fact
that the government has title 10 the entire
park. the bill IL in the usual stereo-
typed form, which provides that
no money shall he expended until
the title TO the site is vested
in the government, a useless waste of
printers ink and an absurdi,y on The face
of it,. Further than this the bill continues.
proposals for the site Of land suitable for
a site shall be invited by public advertise
ment in one or more newspapers of said
city Of largest circulation, etc. None Of
the committee seems 90 have considered
that said city is simply tract Of land
with hotel or two within walking distance,
and that there are no newspapers published
within many miles. The bill. however.
was going through the mill nj II rapid rate
and IN few minutes would have been
passed. had not Senator sherman graspcd
the situation and had action delayed until
the correction could be made.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN.
Another Zig Deal Among the Railroads
Rumorcd i'm the East.

kumorcd IN the East
NNw YoaK. March l3.-ln speaking OF the
snlc Of the Chicago, Burlington a Northern.
the Times says; lopularly this new control
WAS credited 10 the Chicago, Burlington n
Quincy company; but from an important
quarter There are suggestions that the Bur
lingion n Quincy will ultimately be found
TO figure less prominently IA the deal than
the Manitoba and pennsylvania, which are
credited with contemplating great trans.
continental route. The friends of the Chi.
eggo, Burlington \ Quincy say the consuiu-
nation of the deal will be found 20 have IN
influence and significance Ear beyond wha
anybody yet suspects,
| President Cable, of the Rock leland, said
lnsi night: III the deal goes through, lts
4 importance cannot be- oycrpstimnted. II
will give us a clear atmosphere out west.
A director of the Union Pacific company
said: 1T changes the whole railway sitna-
ton. IL docs ior the western roads pro
ciselv what the Lake Shore deal did Tor the
eastern trunk lines. In Gould circles simi-
/ lar enthusiastic comments Hro made
Missouri Pacific director says; This deal
is the biggest thing that has happened VI
railroad circles in yoarS. Tho Darlington
| 4 Northern has been charged With being rc-
| sponsiblo for all the ratio cutting in the
west for the past two years.
PuLtpFtpmA, March i3-- Pennsylvania
railroad officers deny the stories connecting
that road with the purchase of western and
southern roads. They believe. however,
| that the Louisville a Nashville has bought
/ the Louisville, New Albany ~ Chicago
road. The statement that the Pcnnsyl-
vania road WAS likely TO acquire the Mani
toba road is said 10y officials 10 be without
foundation.
NTw York, March l3-An official OF
the Manitoba company, when asked If there
WIS any truth IN the report that the Mani
iohn WIS interested IN the purchase Of the
Burlington a Northern, said he heard of
the deal until II WIS announced in the
papers lie had NO reason IA believe the
Manitoba was interested in the purchase.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14
CATTLEMEN's CONVENTION.
Congress 10 Be Ashcd 30 .. ,iabli,h Bureal
oi statistics.

FoHT Wol,TH, fcx.. March IL. -Atto-day's
session Of the Interstate cattlcmen's con
vcntion the committee ON statistics reported
on the matter of establishing bureaus for
information and statistics in each Of the
live stock producing and live stock fec ding
states and territories, 10 the effect that il
was very essential to have correct record
of the available supply and probable de.
mand OF 1--we stock, in order 10 form nn in
telliscnt opinion rs 10 the value of tho
same. The committee were doubtful IL
united action could be had. and il WIS
therefore recommended that the convention
memorable congress to appropriate suili.
cient money 10 Introduce this improvement
in the conduct Of the live stock business of
the country under tho auspices Of the de-
paltIncnt Of agriculture. The report WIS
adopted asking the next legislature To ap-
point a veterinary WhUse duty II will be 70
suppress all diseases ia cattle, especially
that known a. "IeKas fever"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14

The house committee on Paciiic railroads
to-day further considered the question MS TO
whether il should report a single hill pro-
yiding for the settlement Of the government
indebtedness of the Union and Central Pa-
cifc. ns was done by the Senate committee,
or 10 report separate bills. There is n
marked Difference of opinion in the COM
miitcc on the question. and this mornings
discussion did not result in nm agreement.
The published statement that tho secretary
has invested the moneys to the credit Of
the companies n their first mortgage bonds
WIS also discussed and a resolution ordered
10 he presented 20 the house requesting the
secretary Of the Treasury to inform the
house whether such was the case,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14

CAsTlE, March ll.-(Special. The first
annual election Of officers by the Yellow
stone company was held yesterday; the old
officers were reelected. The mine contin-
ues 10 look very fine. Tho FIRST fifty feet of
the 100 foot contract is completed and tho
ore will bo cross-cut before mining further.
Notices have been posted for claimants of
Castle town lots TO die their claims within
sixty days. The weather is cold and stormy
and uufay0nbe for stock.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14
AN OLD MANS FATE.
Killed While sitting IN His Chair by MUIR
deTous Thieves.

DAsEgroET, Iowa, March l.'.-1he little
town Of Brown, Clinton county, was the
scene of tragedy this morning. Henry
Nurre. wealthy farmer, waa found mur-
dered in his bed. and his wife seriously
wounded. Tho murderer IN unknown.
The murder mast have been committed u
day or two ago. When found Nurrc was
cold. Ho evidently hnd been struck down,
as he sat IN his clair down stairs. pstnirs
in the bedroom Mrs hurre was found IN
cuiuatosc condition. There lad evidently
been s,yerc struggle IN the room. Tho doc.
tors do moi expect her 10 live. A reward of
81 900 has been offered Tor the apprehension
oi the flufdeTurB.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14
sen.ntlonnl chnrch Trlnl

PirrsmHo, March BIN the sensational
trial Of Rev. DIR. Mausolle, Of the Methods
Episcopal church, Of Mckeesport, for lying
and defamation Of character, scono wa,
created to-day when the counsel of the rev
erend gentleman refused to go on with the
case. lie stated that ho had handed Mau
selle letter which was offered against hir
and that the gentleman had thrown il in
the FIRE. The case now goes 20 the commit
tee in charge.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14
Mnninnn NIrn Confirmed.

Among the combinations by tho senate
to-d duy were the following; Lieutenant
Colonel wm. Smith, 10 be paymastor gene
eral, with the rank Of brigadier general.
George B. Eaton. To be surveyor general OF
Montana: l.. y. Ferris, TO be register of the
land office at liozeman, Montana; j. 4. Car
lin, TO be receiver OF public moneys at Boze-
man, Montana.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14

In the case of Cortez the Cuban cm-
bezzlor, United States Commissioner Ly-
man has ordered that he be turned over to
the Cuban authorities.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14

Nrw YonE, March 19.-As a result Of his
indictment and arrest for the alleged ac-
ceptance Of brides, Warden keating,ol Lud.
low street jail, sent in his resignation this
afternoon.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14

The Cretan refugees are returning TO
friends in Crete. The Cretan committee
sustains the revolt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-11
Application for License.

ELIJAH WILLARD'S ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT Caledonia District,
In Probate Court, holden at the Probate
Office in st. Johnsbury, on the 22d day of
Aug, A. D. 1890.
Stephen G. Cree, administrator upon the
estate of Elijah Willard late of Vince
lock, in said district, deceased makes applca-
ton to said Court for license to sell the whole
of the real estate of said deceased consisting
of one third Of of land more or less,
with buildings thereon, eleven and
one-fourth acres, more or less
with barn, thirty-one acres of pasture land,
more or less, in two lots, all situate in Vince
lock Representing to said Court that it
would be beneficial to the Heirs, and all
persons interested in the estate of said de-
ceased to sell the whole of the real estate of
said deceased aforesaid, and convert the
same into money; and also brings Herewith
into Court the consent and appreciation in
writing to the granting of such license, of all
the Heirs to said estate residing in this state.
WhereupOn, it is ordered by said court that
said application come under consideration
and be heard on the 18th day of Sept, A.
ID. 1890, at the Probate Office in st. Johns
bury; and it is further ordered that all per
sons interested be notified hereof, by publica-
ton of notice of this application and order
thereon, three weeks successfully in the Gale
DOMAIN, newspaper printed at st. Johns
bury, before said time of hearing, that they
may appear at said time and place, and if
they see cause, object thereto.
BY the Court, Attest
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-11
SAVINGS BANKS.

1t may surprise some people to
know that there aren no savings banks
in thirteen of the United States In
Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Kan
sas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Ore
gon, Virginia, and Washington the
savings bank is unknown In some
of the other states the amount of
savings bank deposits is compara-
lively small. In Wisconsin, for in
stance, the total of deposits last year
was only $47, 7O4; in Dakota, $23,-
927; in West Virginia, 500, 1873; and
in North Carolina, Alabama, Texas
and Utah, each less than $4,000
The greatest amount of deposits i'll
any state was $523, GIT ,515 in New
York, while Massachusetts came sec
Ond with 1915, 1885, O7O. Consider
ing the comparative size of these two
states, Massachusetts leads New
York in savings bank thrift, and its
people have third more money in
savings banks than all the people of
the western and southern states to-
gether.
In the six New England states,
with New York, Pennsylvania and
New Jersey, the amount of savings
bank deposits is six times the total
amount of such deposits in all the
rest of the country. In Massachu
sets there are three depOsitors to
every family in the state. The total
amount of savings deposits in Mass
achusetts gives $500 for every family
in the state In Rhode Island the
average per family is 1896; in New
Hampshire, 500; and in Connect
cut 1874.
These figures are certainly instruc-
tive in more ways than one. They
show that the savings bank idea has
Travelled westward very slowly, and
that its merits are not appreciated
by the people of the western and
southern states. They show that
the savings bank thrift of the country
IS among the people of the manufac-
turing states, and that the people of
the agricultural states, if they have
money, invest it in other ways. The
people of Massachusetts certainly
have reason to be satisfied with the
showing their statistics make. 1t
Will be good news to Il good many
families, no doubt, that their average
share of the total deposits in Massa-
chusetts banks is 5000. That the
figures tell the truth there is no
doubt; but they do not tell how the
average impecunious family can sue
cessfully claim the money = Somer-
vile Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-11
SCHEME FOX NUMBERING COUN-
TRY HOUSES.

The system of house numbering
now being carried out IN Contra
Costa county will insure the graft
tude of every traveller who may have
to traverse the roads of that region.
Practically 1t converts the whole
country into a city. When it is fully
elaborated a stranger can drive to
any farmers house for the first time
as easily and unerringly as he could
find his way to the Flood building
by the help of the San Francisco di-
Tectory. The idea is to name every
road IN the country and divide every
mile of its extent into ten imaginary
blocks. Each block has two num-
berS, one on each side of the road.
Each house is given the number of its
block There are few blocks that
contain more than one house each,
but when such cases occur the extra
houses have letters added to the
block number, as 1894, 1863, and so
on. When a stranger desires to know
how to find a certain farmhouse. he