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The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
WAGES OF SIN.
Heavy Fines Imposed ON Some Tous
Characters at Missoula.

Heavy Fines Imposed on Some Tough
Characters at Missoula.
M1ssouLA, Sept. 16.-lSpecial.l deputy
Sheriff McVey brought in from the st.
Regis country VIM. Lapp, J. H. Boulder
Chas. Nelson, w. J. Smith and Oliver Ohl-
grin. whom he arrested for selling whisky
within the two mile limit of railroad con-
struction. These are the men who have
been causing great deal of trouble along
the line of construction of the new Cnur
d'Alene branch, running hard places and
dance houses. They were brought before
Judge Logan this afternoon and fined
$2o46 each. w. j. Smith plead guilty and
paid his fine. Chas. Nelson and Oliver
Ohlgrin also plead guilty, and are out to-
night endeavoring to raise their fines.
Lapp and Boulder thought the fine toe
heavy, would not pay it, and were remanded
to Jail in default.
The preliminary examination of Postmas-
ter McLin, of Trout Greek. for shooting
young Gavia, the 'Squaw Kid" was held a,
Thompson Falls yesterday, and the pris-
oner was bound over to appear before the
grand jury in the sum of $1,000. Judge
Marshall this morning reduced the bail Of
Louis Stiff, charged with horse stealing, tc
800, which was furnished and the prisoner
set at liberty.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
Important Decision at Butte as to
the Status Of Half
Breeds.
Fully Entitled to Share the Prop
erty Possessed BY Their
Ancestors
Heavy Fines Imposed ON Some Undesir-
able Citizens - The Future of
Hunters Hot Springs.

Butte, Sept. 16.-[speoial. IA suit was
decided in the district court here to-day
which is of interest throughout the west
because it passes upon the validity of the
marriage of a white man to a squaw. A
short time since one James Mathews died
in this city leaving an estate of $4,000
the least calculation. 1t was supposed
that his sisters children were the sole heirs,
but when 5000 of ready cash was turned
over to the probate Judge Mrs. Martha
Berdan appeared on the scene and claimed
her portion of the money as the child of
Matthews by an Indian wife. She claimed
that while in California in '56 Matthews
had married Shasta squaw called Reni
Reni, and that she was the offspring of that
marriage. The opposition claimed the re-
lation was one Of purchase, with NO thought
of marriage in it, and that the child must
be illegitimate. It will be seen at
once that the questions raised
will have bearing upon great many
estates in the west. The jury returned
verdict finding for Mrs. Berdan upon every
point, but especially finding that the mar
riage of Matthews with the Shasta squaw
was legitimate, and that plaintiff,
as the offspring of that marriage,
was entitled to her share of the estate. The
result has caused a great deal OF talk here
and the case will doubtless 20 before the
supreme court as there is too much involved
for it to be left as it now stands.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
JAMES H. LEMONS DEATH.
A Pioneer Of Montana and . Useful Citisez
Gone.

a Pioneer Of Montana and . Useful Citisen
Gone.
The news Of the death Of James II.
Lemon, of Florence, was great surprise
and source of grief to his many friends
in Helena, where he had resided at differ
ent times. Mr.. Lemons horse fell on him
Saturday last and injured him 90 severely
that he died on Monday. The body will bs
brought to Helena to-day for burial. The
services will be held at st. Peter church at
three o'clock this afternoon.
James II. Lemon was one of the early day
pioneers, landing in Montana in 1863 be-
fore he was OF age. For several years, be-
tween 1864 and 1867, he was engaged with
an older brother, Robert, in mercantile
business on Bridge street, in this city, un-
der the firm name of II. H. Lemon d Go.
He was subsequently connected with =. q.
Maclay & Co., the we'll known wagon
freighters. In tho seventies he received the
appointment of post trader, and at Fort
Ellis conducted the business for some years.
Later, for number of years, he was with
George Steel, Sun River merchant, and
under President Cleveland served as deputy
February, 1880. he married Miss Sarah II.
Lippincott, and located at Florence,
northern Lewis and Clarke county.
where he had a handsome homo. He
war of lrish parentage, born in Philadel-
phia, in 1874, and brothers prominent in
business in that city are residents of the
suburb of Germantown. His brother Rob-
ert, with whom he was in trade in Helena,
while on his way to New York by the 18TH
mus route, fell overheard from the steam-
er's deck near Panama and was drowned.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
SILVER BOWS ASSESSMENT.

An Increase of Over Four and Half
Millions in q Year.
The assessment for Silver Bow county
was received by the state board of equaliza-
tion yesterday. It shows a total of $15,-
97e,771, divided as follows: Real estate
and improvements, $685., ,5l9; money and
credits. $4,2l5, ,ll6; other personal property.
$2.441, 1876. Last year the total was Sl1,-
6s,572, showing an increase Of $4,e10. .190.
This makes Silver Bow still the second
county in point of wealth, while Lewis and
Clarke remains first with $31, ,0OO, 600,
against $15,437,OOO last year. Missoula
county. which was fourth last year, will
probably be third this year with its $1O,-
0O0.0OO and over, relegating Deer Lodge to
fourth place.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
YOUTHFUL THIEVES.
Tive Youngsters Steal Money From q
Store,

Tive Youngsters Steal Money From n
Store. ..4
The store of Jacobs d Sutton, ON Rodney
street, was entered Sunday by two boys.
One of them found a key to the safe, and
took $51 in silver and small change. In
the safe was $3.50, but the boys found $5l
all they could conveniently carry off. All
the money has been recovered but $19.
One Of the boys is named Dwyer, and his
companion was German lad, whose father
made him confess where he got SO much
money. The boy staid away from home all
day Sunday and Monday, and his father
found him yesterday on Main street. Mr..
Sutton was told of the affair, and all the
money the boy had was returned. A search
was begun for Dwyer, but he could not be
found. Dwyer had only $19, while his
companion had the balance. Dwyer's pos
sessions consisted mostly OF. small change,
and his pockets would not hold any more.
Dwyer has not yet been found. The boys
are about fourteen years old.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
Father and Son Burned Seriously.

SPOKANE Falls. Sept. 16.-LSpecial. lat
late hour last night Kinter Moore, son of
Col. j. 2. Moore, prominent attorney and
member of the late constitutional conyen-
tion, attempted to blow ont lamp, causing
it to explode. The young mans night
clothes caught fire and he was seriously
burned from head to foot. His condition
is critical and il he survives he will be dis
figured fof life. Col. Moore. IN attempting
to save his son. was 30 severely burned that
he will be confined to the house for some
sime.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
HAMILTON'S BODY.

Green Positive in His Identification Of the
Snake RIVER FlOater.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 16.-Dr. Green
says there is no doubt that the body found
was that of Robert Ray Hamilton, in spite
of the doubts expressed in New York. The
body had been in the water many days.
Hamilton probably attempted to ford the
river at night. He ,s was g good good swimmer SWIM h;s
and perhaps cast Himself loose from ms
horse and attempted to swim ashore. His
spurs were clogged with water weeds and il
NAV be that they cost HIM his life. There
we're no marks of violence on the body.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
stood ON His American Rights.

SAN FRANc1sco, Sept. 16.-The sealing
schooner, j. H. Lewis. from Behring sea,
had an adventure with a Russian gunboat
June 13, near Cooper island, in the Japan
sea. The Lewis was chased by the ex-Rus-
sian gunboat Alexander, now used by the
Alaska Commercial company to carry seal
skins, but which has on board Russian Of
ficials to arrest sealing schooners within
nine miles of the Russian coast. The Lewis
was overhauled and her papers demanded
by the Russian officials. Captain McHern
hoisted the American flag. and refused to
deliver the papers. The crew were we'll
armed, and the Russians allowed the Lewis
to depart.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
GEN. MILES.
The Indian Fighter Looking Into the Chey-
enne Troubles.

The Indian Fighter Looking Into the Chey.
enne Troubles.
MILES CRY, Sept. 16.-[Special. Gen.
Wilson A. Miles, after whom this city is
named, and who conducted the early ex-
plorations against the Indians in this Sec
tion of the country Immediately after the
the Custer massacre, arrived from San
Francisco by special car to-day. His car
was side tracked at Fort KeoRh. He has
just been assigned to the command of this
military division, with headquarters at
Chicago. His visit was to learn something
with regard to the Cheyenne troubles. In
town number of cattlemen met him and
the situation was thoroughly canvassed.
He withheld an opinion, as he had only Just
assumed command. He deplored, however,
the fact that the Indians were under the
control of the interior department, and
that therefore the military were powerless
to handle Indians under proper discipline.
He knew the Cheyennes thoroughly as he had
brought them to the country and knew that
with proper power they could be thorough
ly controlled. From what he was able to
learn the cause of all the trouble is that the
Indians are not piven sufficient food, and
nature only asserted itself when they killed
what could be eaten. He was of the opin-
ion that the government should pay for the
cattle that have been killed, and no doubt
the government would pay if the claims
were reasonably presented, and it would be
an easy matter to arrive at an estimate of
cattle killed. The cattle men feel that
Gen. Miles, the Indian fighter of the army,
will be able to accomplish something for
their relief by throwing his influence in the
scale. His stopping here ON his way to
Chicago and asking for consultation with
the cattle men shows that he has desire to
know the situation and not to hear of it
through military channels alone.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
THE BASE BALL RECORD.

Scores Of Yesterdays Games, the Home
Teams Being Given First.
THE pLAYERs' LEAGUE.
Chicago l, Buffalo 3.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago 8, Cincinnati 2.
Cleveland 4. Pittsburg2 2.
Boston 4, Brooklyn u.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Toledo /, Louisville 6; Toledo 0, Louis
Vile 8.
Columbus l, st. Louis O.
Rochester l, Syracuse ].
Athletics l, Baltimore 5.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
Dramatic Scenes at the Killing Of
the Two Murderous Cheyenne
Indians.
In Full War Paint and Gorgeous
Bonnets They Charged Like
Demons.
Riding Between Lines OF Soldiers They
Use Their Winchesters vainly-Gen.
Miles Investigating.

MILES CrrY, Sept. 16.-[Special. Jules
Seminole, half-breed Cheyenne, who was
on his way to the agency, returned to-day
having been warned by some Cheyennes
whom he met not to go to the agency as
there was great excitement there. HIS
presence would only intensity it, there be-
ing feeling against him for having recent
ly killed an Indian by accident. He de-
scribes, as sehearsed to him. the dramatic
killing of the two Indians, Head Chief and
Young Mule. An old chief came
to the agent and wanted to make
some arrangement by which the two
Indians could surrender, on condi-
tion that they should not be taken to Miles
City. he paying for their crime in ponies.
The agent replied that that could not be
done, so the old man replied that the two
Indians would fight to their death and that
he would 90 out in the hills and help them
dress in their war paint, put on their war
bonnets and tie up their ponies tails. This
done, he notified the agent that on Satur-
day afternoon the two Indians would
come to the agency by q GER
tain road. The troops and police
went out on that road and drew up in line
on both sides. The two Indians came at
the appointed time yelling like demons,
their bodies naked and painted and the
feathers of their war bonnets streaming.
At a mad pace they rode between two lines,
shooting right and left with their Win
chesters. After having ridden through once
they turned and rode through the lines
again, firing all the time. They then rode
up hill and were fred at by the troops,
killing Young Mules horse. Head Chief
rode down the hill and charged the two
lines made up Of fifty soldiers and twenty
five scouts, and was killed, being shot twice
in the forehead and once in the mouth.
Young Mule charged the lines on foot and
was wounded in the side. He
jumped into hole from which
he shot at the soldiers. They
did not endeavor to dislodae him till the
troops formed circle and cautiously ap-
preached the hole. When quite near the
Indian scouts broke the ring to find that
Young Mule had died from the effects OF
the wounds received in his savage charge
on foot against such odds. The two In
dians intended to make their death dear
exchange of life. but their firing had no eff
feet and the dramatic end will serve only
to crafty their friends savage desire for
foolish exploits and brave death. The
only excuse the two Indians offered for the
murder of young Boyle is that they were
tired. of life and knew they would have to
die If they killed white man.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
He,nmed In by Flames.

DAsBuRY, Conn.,, Sept. 16.-Fire broke out
this morning in Tulley's boarding
house. Twenty Ipeople we're in the place.
and the flames about the stairway cut off
tire only means of escape. Many of the oc-
cupants, some of them women, scaled down
the building to cornices. Jennie Hanley,
who was on the third floor, swung out on
blind, which broke, precipitating her to the
ground. She was fatally injured.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
A GAME FIGHT.
Jimmy Carroll. Of BafAlo. KNOCKS Out
Andy Bowen.


New O1lnAxs, Sept. 16.-The long ex-
pected fight between the light-weights Andy
Bowen, Of New Orleans. who recently
bested Billy Myer, and Jimmy Carroll, Of
San Francisco, who was defeated by Jack
McAuliffe in forty-aeven round fight some
time ago, came of tonight, and Bowen was
knocked out in the twenty-first round.
About 5000 people witnessed the battle,
which was good one. Bowen weighed
13O1< and Carroll 1921. The purse
was $4,000, of which $500 to loser. The
police insisted on five-ounce gloves. In the
frst two rounds there was NO material ad-
vantage on either side, Bowen having the
best of il, if anything. In the third, fourth
and fifth, Carroll was on top, landing severe
blows on Bowen's face and body, although
he was pretty we'll daxed himself from
punches in the stomach and on the nose.
In the sixth both men were tired,
but Bowen succeeded In knocking
Carroll down with a right hand SWING, and
nearly repeating 1t q moment later wish
right handler on the jaw. From this to the
fifteenth round honors were. about even.
Some hard blows were received by both
men, each of them seeming pretty weary.
In the fifteenth Carroll Knocked Bowen
down with terrible right handler. Bowen
got up. OuG CATTOA was tOO Woon W A.A0t,
him, and in the sixteenth both received
punishment. and in the seventeenth Carroll
gave tremendous punch in the stomach to
Bowen in return for stinger on the neck.
and also drew blood from Bowen'a
nose. Bowen clinched and they fell,
Bowen hit Carroll on the eye, cutting it and
receiving in return blow on the nose
which felled him. In the nineteenth
Bowen was very weak, and Carroll, getting
blows, In the twentieth Bowen tried to
steady himself and managed 70 avoid q .
knockout, but in the twenty first Carroll
landed right and left and Bowen fell e1-
hausted. He rose again but fell immedi-
ately and then was counted out. He was
terribly punished but made no complaint,
having done the best he could. He showed
great gameness and WAS loudly applauded.
Carroll was unhurt save slight cut and
swollen upper lip.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
Indicted q Bishop.

BOISE CRY. idaho, Sept. 16.-Word has
reached here that Bishop Bulge, of the
Mormon church, has been indicted by the
grand Jury of Paris, Idaho, on the charge OF
conspiracy. 1t is alleged that in the elec.
tion two years ago Bulge advised Mormoni
to sham withdrawal from the church in Or
der to vote, and BY this means several Nor
non members of the Legislature were
elected from Bear Lake county. The Nor
mons. however, were not admitted, and
several we're convicted of illegal voting.
The bishop was released on bonds OF goo.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS-.

WASHINGTON, Sept. IL. - Vice-President
Morton presided in the senate to-day. The
following bills were passed: The senate bill
authorizing the librarian of congress to
purchase, at not exceeding $4,000, Town
sends library of national, state and indi-
vidual records concerning the origin,
progress and consequences of the late civil
war; the senate bill to grant the right of
way through public lands for irrigation
purposes. The conference report on the
railroad land forfeiture bill was resumed
and, after debate, adopted by strict party
vote. The house anti-lottery bill was then,
on motion of Sawyer. taken from the calen-
dar and passed without word of discus
sion. @.
The senate proceeded to consider the ac-
tion of the house bill to repeal the timber
in the nature of substitute. Manderson
moved an amendment providing that no
more than $40, instead of 16O, acres shall
be embraced in one townsite entry.
Agreed to. Other amendments were Of
fered, including one by Sanders, providing
that in the gold and silver mining regions
of the state of Nevada and those states and
territories in which there are public lands
containing timber and where there ia no
United States law authorizing the sale of
such lands, residents of such states or terri
tories, if prosecuted for cutting timber,
may plead that it was cut for agricultural
or mining purposes. After some modifica-
ton this was agreed to. The substitute
was agreed to as amended and the bill
passed.
In the house the senate bill was passed
for the relief of Admiral s. P. Carter. On
motion of Carter, of Montana, the senate
amendment was concurred in to the house
II. o$ON 1$ yY,tn
to submit proposal for the sale of thr
western part of the Grow Indian reservation
in Montana. The house then proceeded to
the consideration of the Enloe resolution
relative to Kennedy's speech. II directs the
clerk to communicate to the senate that the
house reprobates and condemns Kennedy q
language as supplementary. The pending
question was on the point of order against
the resolution raised by Grosvenor, of Ohio.
Blount of Georgia, in arguing the point,
recalled the Brooks-Sumner episode, and
cited the action of the house in that case.
Whenever a member of this body arraigned
senator as felon and traitor by reason
of his conduct in regard to legislation
there could be no question but that the
character of the house was assailed. He
(Blount) was not here to vindicate the char
acter of the senator from Pennsylvania; mol
to investigate whether or not the charges
made by the gentle:san from Ohio were
true or not. But the question of the char.
acter and dignity Of the house was one
with which members had something to do
and for which the people would hold then
to rigid Responsibility. The chair ruled or
the point OF order, and Bayne, of Pennsyl-
vania, offered resolution referring the En-.
loe resolution, together with Kennedy's q
speech, to the committee ON the judiciary,
with instructions to repoSs. Adopted. The
speaker announced the appointment of tn,
following conferees on the tariff bill, Nc
Kinley, Burrows, Rayne, Dingley, Mills
Mcmillan and Flower.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
A Fatal Street Duel.

NEwBuRN, Ala, Sept. 16.-Robert Turpin
and Glen Duskin. prominent men. quarrel.
ed Saturday afternoon, but parted with the
understanding that each should arm him.
self and shoot on sight. Yesterday after
noon they came together. Each emptied
his revolver. Duskin fell mortally wounded
with four balls in his body. and a shot from
struck Turpin in the forehead, killing him
instantly.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
Meddlinx with Ohio.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 16.-Representative
Boothn,an. of Ohio, introduced in the house
joint resolution which by the title pro-
vides for congressional districts in Ohio,
and is also to secure to the electors therein
the right to choose members of the Fifty
second congress by congressional districts.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
AProsperous Road.

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-The twenty-siKth an
nual report of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul road for the year ended June 30.
1880, shows the gross earnings to be $685.
AO5. .7OS. an increase over last year of 1888,
149: operating expenses $l7 ,l73,0 ,097. an in
crease of 1924, 7l2: net earnings 81. 232 .6lO,
an increase of 1855, 436.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
ManRled by Q Lion.

DENVER, Sept. 16.-As Wallace Il Co.'S
circus was on the way from Trinidad to
Clarendon. Tex, hostler, sitting on top Of
one of the cages, his legs dangling down.
attracted the attention of lion. The beast
reached one of its claws through the bars,
fixed its nails on the leg near the knee and
stripped the flesh from bone to heel. Be-
fore the poor fellow could be released it
was necessary to pry the beasts jaws open
with iron bare.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
Trottinr at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, Sept. 16.-Opening day of
the fall meeting of the Cleveland Driving
park.
24O trot, $SOO-Tom Arden won, Colma
second, Pat Downing third. Bismont fourth.
Best time, 2:21.
Two-year-old stakes, value 81, 2,235-Stein-
berg won, Free second, others distanced.
Best time, 2:26I.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
No CITY Counc,l Meetinx

The city council was to have meeting
last night but upon roll call only four mem
bers were present, and an adjournment was
taken until next Tuesday at 1880 p. M, or
to any day previous should the mayor or
two aldermen call q meeting.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17
Meckie H. Wins at Louisville.

LOUISVILLE. Sept. 16.-The opening day
of the fall meeting at Churchill Downs:
One-half mile, two year olds-Response
won, Lum second, Liberty Bell third. Time,
:504.
Split from first-Tenor won, Oriental
second, Maud b. third. Time, :491a.
Mile-Meckie H. won, Cen. Caldwell sec-
ond, Joe Talton third. Time, 1:46.
Mile, all ages-Nina Archer won, Rogers
second. Robin third. Time, 1:45.
Blue Grass stakes, two year olds. six fur
longs-Tom Rogers won, Philora second
Rudolph third Time, ILL.
All ages, mile and one-eighth-Catalps
won, Hamlet second, Eugenia third. Time
1:57.
All ages, mile and one-sixteenth-Mamie
Fonso won, Hopeful second. Neva G. third
Time, 1862.
The Helena independent., 1890-09-17

Troops have been dispatched to lesser
etc, Switzerland, to aid in dlspersing bands
OF armed men assembled there. Addition
al rsinforcements will probably bs recruit