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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-25

bIrssouLA, March 9i.-lspecisI. Last
night well known character, the Kansas
City Rid, perpetrated an apdacious robbery.
Filled with bad whiskcy and the concentrat-
ed fumes of hop" he entered the Board of
Trade saloon in the Florence hotel. and ap-
preaching the proprietor, Tom Risch,
asked for loan of 81. Rsch re
fused, making some trivial excuse.
AZ this The Kid deliberately pulled 45-cal
bre pistol and presenting il, said: II want
RI and want it quick, too" Relieving
from his mental condition that he would
couple his demand with violence Risch
quickly passed ont 81. The Kid took the
money aud retired from the premises. Riseh
followed him TO the sidewalk. where hegaye
the alarm. Meanwhile the lad skipped and
up TO the present writing his whereabouts is
not known.
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The Land Grant Forfeiture Bills.

The house committee on public lands,
after trying in vain for several months 20
reach an agreement upon the general rail
road grant forfeiture bill, this morning de-
cided TO shift the controversy TO the house
by reporting the two bills embodying the
principles at issue. They are the payson
bill, which proposes 10 declare forfeiture
of lands opposite the uncompletod portions
of AN aided railroad, and the Stone bill,
which in addition proposes that suit be
brought against the railroad companies Ga
recover all lands opposite any constructed
part of a road not completed within the
lime specified in the granting net Favora-
bic reports were ordered upon the bills pro-
viding for the disposal Of Fort Ellis mill
tnry reservation. Montana, and abandoned
military reservations in Wyoming under
the homestead lRw.
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THE TRIAL CLOSED.


His superiors.
CHICAGO, March 2i.-The Lieut.. Steele
court martial resumed this morning. Steele
admitted striking Trooper Wild, but de
clared Wild WAS insolent and insubordi-
nate.
Capt Phelps testified that Wild was in So
lent, insubordinate and gave more trouble
than any other man IN the troop. Witness
had never known in twenty years experience
n better officer of his thun Lieut.. Steele.
Capt. Weeks, retired, testified 10 the
good character and reputation of Lieut..
81 eele. Col. Townsend, commander at Fort
Yates. said the report of the case wns made
TO him hy 9TH Steele and Wild. Steele ad-
mitted having struck Wild in moment of
passion, and regretted il. Townsend re-
buked him for II, and told him no officer
who cannot control his own temper can ex-
pect TO control other men. Private Wild
then came in and asked IL Steele had any
right 20 call him miserable deserter aud
strike him. Townsend replied he had not.
and further told Wild the order he had re-
fused 20 obey WAS o crfectly proper
one. and that he was guilty Of
a grave breach OF discipline. Steele asked
the colonel if Wild ought not TO bs tried by
garrison court. as the punishment he
could receive there was less than he might
from general court martial. Col. Town
send considered Lieut.. Steele one of the
very best Young officers of the army. This
ended the esiimony, and after arguments
by steele's counsel and Judge Advocate
Murray the case was closed. The finding
of the court will not be made known for
some time. On account of Gen. Crook i
death. Il viii be passed upon by Gen.
Schoheld.
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Tho women to incorporate.

Rockwell 10 day introduced bill in the
house 10 incorporate the National Amcri-
cnn Woman Suffrage association, aud
creating Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B
Anthony, Lucy Stone. Rachel Foster Avery,
Alice Stone Blackwell. and Jane II. Spof-
ford. body corporate with power Of sue
cession to hold and dispose of property,
elect officers and adopt and enforce by
laws. The object Of the association il 10
secure protection Of their rights 10 W omen
citizens of the United States by appro pirate
national and state legislation.
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ronndin The IYoods.

NASHUA n. H.. March "a Eighteen-year,
old Ellen Twombloy, the wife of Geo T
Twombley. disappeared from Dunstatilo
AZ the same time Euf Cummings, aged
20, who had lived short distance from tho
Iwombley's, was missing and II
was supposed the couple had oloped
This morning some workmen en-
gagged in righting n large pile of cord
wood in the woods which had become upset
in the autumn of 1853, discovered under tho
gether by the weight of the wood. The
bodies were badly dec0mposed, but from
the clothing were recognized AS those OF
Cummings and MIRA. 1wombley.
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Forgot Thier Friends,

BosToN, March 2i.-The carpenters at
work on the Boston Players club grounds
we're ordered TO quit work this afternoon by
the Carpenters Union. According TO 4
walking delegate the Federation of Labor
was piyenio understand that in payment
for their endorsement the brotherhood
would lei contracts only 10 such contractors
as would employ union labor. pay union
wages and enforce union hours. IL is as
serted that not only has the brotherhood
club Of Boston failed 10 conform to the re-
quirements of the union, but the brother
hood managers oi other cities have practc-
ally ignored in placing contracts tho en-
dorsemenls of labor organizations and the
wishes OF the CaIpenters' union.
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PROGRESSIVE BUTTE CITY.
To Have an Electric Road. New Bank and
q Gond Iial Clmh.


Butte, March "a Special. Progress
was made to-day in Two important enter
priscs for this city. The county commis-
sioners took favorable action on the electric
street railroad franchise. This project has
been hanging in the balance for soyernl
weeks past. Commissioner Caplice was 10
favor of the road and Commissioner Nc
Queency was against the improvement.
Saturday Commissioner Palmer. who held
the balance Of power. returned FROM the
east and to-day cast his influence for the
road. Work will commence at once %
build the road from South Butte, Walker
willie and Centeryille. with a
branch TO Meaderyille, Rocker, Colum-
hia Garden. the race track and the
new additions being laid out south of town.
This enterprise is the greatest in the way of
public improvement that has ever been un-
dertaken in Butte.
The second enterprises referred TO is the
origin of the Silver Bow National bank,
with n capital stock of 100000. The capi-
tai is all subscribed by Butte business men,
and meeting will be held tomorrow morn
ing nj 10 o'clock to elect officers. w. w.
McCracken will probably be chosen as pres
ident. l.. II. Hersh6eld, of Helena,
was frozen out of this enter
prise. and it is stated that he
and Leonard Lewisohn, of New York. will
start another bank here. All the papers
necessary TO start the Silver Bow National
are already here and the bank will start at
once.
Water is still being injected into the
Anaconda mine and IL will not be opened
before a week or ten days.
A meeting of citizens was held last night
and it was decided TO organize ball club
and apply for admission TO the Northern
Pacific leauun
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20 the committee which reported IL, whether
Y could not be 80 worded MS 20 con-
fine II td trusts that were offensive 20
good morals. The discussion then driftcd
10 the amendments offered by Ingalls,
laimed at dealings in futures and "op-
tions'.l sherman opposed II as not IN
harmony with the bill as proposing tax
(which could not originate IN the senatol
and AS moi having been considered 10y the
committee, lie ALSO opposed Reagan <
amendment. Stewart snid the bill was un-
constitutional. Huar criticised the bill IN
some OF iis legal aspects, and claimed II
failed 10 afford any adequate remedy, Sher-
man said il the duty on cotton cloths or
woolen cloths WAS too low to
20 protect the manufacturer OF Massachus
ctts, not month or day would bo allow
cd 10 pass before Honr would demand II
remedy IN this WAY of raising the duty.
Here was a remedy Tor greater wrong
than any that resulted from low tariff.
The farmers associations throughout the
country could not remove the source OF
evil, but they demanded n remedy, and tins
demand had TO loo heard. The power vi
congress was the only power that could
deal with those corporations.
George asked sherman whether the STAN
! daId Oil company wax not n corporation
under the law of Ohio, and whether ia,
! legislature OF that state could not annul ITS
charter.
Sherman replied that the Standard oil
Go. had been originally organized with u
modest capital OF $9l0,0OO, but there were
forty or fifty companies IN other states
combined with il. He had bucn in favor of
a general law declaring certain contracts
null and void. but had modified his pro-
position 10 meet the views of others who
thought he was going too far. and now the
objection TO the bill was its weakness. but
II was the weakness drawn into tho bill by
objections made IN the senate.
Vest and lIiscock spoke against the bill.
which went over till tomorrow without ac-
adjourned.
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THE ROUTE TO LETHBRIDGE.
The Great Falls a. CanaGa Locates Its Road
Across the Line.

GEEAT FALLS, March 9i.-lSpecial. The
route of tie Great Fails ~ Canada railway
hns boon finally determined. II is settled
that il will proceed from here up the Sun
River valley and cross the Teton near the
mouth Of the Muddy. This point is about
eighteen miles east Of the town Of Choteau.
The route will trend thence in a
northwesterly direction. The track will pro-
bnbly cross the Marias at Fort Conrad,
and after passing near the Sweet Grass
Hills mining region will proceed in direct
line 10 Lethbridge. Grading will begin here
on Wednesday, under the direction of Chief
Engineer Bnrclay and tho contractor, Don
aid Grant. Material is arriving for the
road. Two hundred thousand ties have
been cut. A narrow gauge locomotive and
rails will arrive as soon as some progress
has been made with the grade.
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The castner Coal Fields.

GRFAr FAILS, March A. Especial. i
Messrs. Wallace and r. II. Kleinschmidt re-
turned to-day from Belt and proceeded to
Helena. Thcy examined, as stockholders Of
the Castner Coal company, the tract of coal
land which that corporation owns in the
Belt district. They wero gratified with tho
coal lands, on which q ten foot vein was
struck on Saturday. Mr.. Kleinsohmidt says
that 800 men may be employed there before
lima
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-25
THE CAROLINA CYCLONE.
A Number OF People Killed and Great
Damage Done 10 Property.

CoLuMuit. S. c., March 2i.-Particulars
Of Saturday s'orn say the fury of the cy .
clone was principally felt in Sumpter, where
much damage was done. Ida Richardson
was killed by n falling house; two men.
names unknown, were fatally injured
and many badly bruised and cut.
The railroad bridge over Broad river at
Shelton was blown of the piers and an un-
known man, standing on the bridge, was
carried away. In Chester county the tor
nado did great damage. AT Blackstock a
woman and several children were fatal Y in
jured. Ia this city score Of cOnvicts nj
the state penitentiary narrowly escaped
death. the immense ycntilating roof being
blown off. II is reported the town of Pros
perity was swept away, but Rs the wires are
down nothing can be learned. II is feared
immense damage was done. At Camden the
cyclone struck house, killing Mrs. Easter
ling.
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Rival Railroads Running From Chi
eago to the Missouri River Pay
ing Big Commissions.
1t is Dangerous for a Man With o
Grip to Walk Through
"Scalpers Alley"
Some Of tho Roads said to he Paying One
Hundred Per Cent. To Brokers-From
Denver to Chicago.

CHICAGO, March 24.-The sealpers, run
nors, "cabbies," hack drivers. hotel agents,
hotel porters and train agents for news
companies and omnibus companies are
rcaping bountiful harvest. Decidedly
they are "tho people" The old days when
Dave Graumann, the king bee scalpor, OF
Kansas City, had q regular case of Hanni-
bal a st. Jo tickets right in his office and
sold in competition with the city ticket
Office have returned and Clark street is in
high feather. IL has again become dan
gcrous for n man with grip 20
walk through this distinguished thor
oughfarc. which is vnriously known in
railroad circles M "scalpers' alley" body
snatchers' court" "ticket lane" and tho
promised land" For stranger with n
grip 10 attempt 10 walk through "scalpers'
alley" means that the unfortunate citizen
Will be instantly sot upon by bowling mob
OF scalpcrs' runners. each anxious 20 steer
the victim to u ticket Office and sell him 4
ticket 10 somewhere. II matters not 10 what
point, 80 II IL in tho west. northwest or
southwest. While the railroads nrc only
charging SS first class and So second class
from Chicago 10 Missouri river points, aud
81 first class and 81 second class from Chi
cngo to 81. Paul or Minneapo-
lis, they are paying exorbitant com
missions to secure business, not because
there is any money in business AT these FIG
ures, but 10 keep II away from their COM
peitors. In one case $50 commission is
known to have been paid to secure So from
n passenger who went the rounds of the
ticket offices nrtistically beating down the
rate 90 the Missouri river. This was pretty
steep, however, and - is about all the com
mission the companies care 10 stand on
first class aud 81 ON second class, but these
figures are paid willingly in the fight 10 sc-
cure business. Anybody who eau control
a passenger can get commission by seeing
the right party. II is more than probable
that this state Of affairs will continue for
some tiue.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-25
P1EGANS FOR CARLISLE.
A Rand Passes Through Greet Fails
Drowned in the Rapids.

GEEAT FALIs, March Al Special. IA
party of thirty seven Indian boys and girls
hns left here in charge of Henry kelehor
for the Indian school at Carlisle Pa. These
boys and girls are tho first Piegans sont
from Montana.
The Tribune has issued special mining
edition 20 direct attention to the Barker
and Neihsrt regions.
The Sand Coulee strike is over. Some
ringleaders who were not needed have been
discharged
The Hnti-Chinese excitement is subsidng.
News has reached here of the drowning
OF Peter Carlson at Half Breed Rapids. lie
WIS crossing the river with two mules.
They went into deep water and he fell off.
A wholesale agency for Armours meats is
about 10 be started here.
Indications point 10 lively party con
test at tho coming city election. The
democrats are in good fighting trim.
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NaiIonaI Capital Notcs

The senate committee on territories has
amended the Arizona admission bill by in.
serting the Idaho test oath as u provision
of the constitution 20 be adopted.
The president to-day sent 10 the senate
the nomination OF Major Thaddeus III,
stanton, paymnsicr. to be lieutenant-col
onel and deputy paymnster-genoral
Senator Allen to-day introduced a bill Ia
authorize the war department 20 make sur
yeys OF several streams IN Washington state
with a view to their improvement for nayi-
cation.
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MissouIa DemocratIc Nominees.

MrssoULa, March 4.-lspscial. THE
democratic city convention tonight nom.
mated Hon. j. q. Higgins for mayor, VI. S.
Hobletzcll for treasurer, q. w. Reeves for
attorney, and j. NJ. Evans for police mag
istrate. The nominee for mayor is de.
seryedly popular and will make a fine race.
Another quarter section of school land
has been located as placer ground, this
time by Missoula people.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-25

senator Frye this morning introduced n
large number of memorials and petitions
from Montana asking for the passage Of
the bill reported by the special committee
composed Of Senators Davis and Frye 70
the extension of the time Of payment Of the
Union and Central Pacific rnilrond debts.
One was from tho Legislature of Montana,
one from citizens of lielenn, ono from Ana.
conda. one from Deer Lodge and one from
citizens of Butte.
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Favorable Report on Pension Bills.

The house committee Oh pensions to-day
ordered two general pension bills reported
to the house, with favorable recommends
tions. The first OF these is the Richardson
bill, granting pensions to survivors Of In
dian wars, and TO surviving widows OF
those men who married prior 10 their dis
charge, and who have not remarked, at the
rate Of IS per month.
The second bill proposes 10 amend the
Mexican wal pension act, 10 as to include
80 diers who served 60 days in tho Mexican
war. or were engaged IN battle, and those
personally named 10y congress for specific
services in that war, and the widows of such
soldiers.
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The NfcCalla Inauiry.

NV NoRK, March 2i.-In the McCalla
inquiry to-day more testimony was heard
regarding punishment. Private Sanford.
of the marines, testified that he knew Fire
man Walker in the Washington navy yard
under the name OF PROXY. McCalla's coun-
sci offered in evidence Proby's record in
Washington. showing he had been in the
house of refuge aud bore bad character
generally. During the pending of trial
for one offcnse PROXY slipped his bail and
enlisted. Surgeon Hernden testified no
men suffered in health during the cruise
from commitment in straight jackets. The
remainder of the proceedings of the inquiry
will be private
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FOUND IN THE RUINS.
Emigrants from A arkansas Burned 20 Death
in n seattle Lodging House.

ImigrantsTrOm Arknnhas Burned 10 Death
ina Seattle Lodging House.
SFlrTIr. March @.-ISpociAl. AT firo
on Friday night which destroyed the Stett-
son a. Post block, this city, and $4,000
worth Of property, no lives were supposed
to be lost. To-day Gardner Kellogg chief
of the fire department, was going through
the ruins and discovered the charred re
mains of three bodies, two men and Il wo-
man, with nothing but the trunks left.
The bodies wore found under tho roof,
which had fnllen into the second story, in
the part of the building occupied by Mrs.
GuyoI as lodging house.
The bodies have been all identified as
that Of j. g, Jonos and c. III. Mayos aud
wife. They we're from Arkansas aud Just
got hero Friday seeking a farm location.
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student. INN uprIslng.

LoSpoy, March 9l.-Dispatehes from
Russia in regard 10 the agitation Of uni
yersity students are confused and conflict
ing. The agitation started in the agricul-
tural academy near Moscow. and in spite Of
tue strict precautions Of the government,
the agitation spread to other institutions.
The students have been holding meetings
at all the universities There is n general
upheHval Of the student world. Arrests OF
students suspected OF being leaders in tho
agitation have been made az all the princi.
pal universities throughout Russia.
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kllrnin E.nanes .IaiI

BHTnoEE, March 23.--Mrs. Kilrain has
telegram from her husband. lie states h,
will not be sent TO Jail, but will spend biz
two months with his friend, Charles Rich
al Richburg, Miss, where Kilrain Tough
Sullivan. Rich. it is understood, purchnset
Kilrain'a release under the contract leasing
system.
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The Case Of Ward.

NEW YORK, March et.-Tho suit of the
Metropolitan Exhibition company against
John NJ. Ward, for an injunction to restrain
the defendant from playing baseball for
others was before Judge Lawrence in the
supreme court today The decision was re-
served. but the Judge intimated that he
would follow the action Of Justice O'I}rien
in the chambers. il being conceded that all
the testimony had been produced before
Judge O'Brjen,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-25

Senator Dolph has reported fayorablv
from the committee on public lands his bill
restoring l.25 per acre 20 settlers who have
taken homestead OF pre-emption entries
within the granted limits of railroads, and
paid a. ~ per acre, and where the lands
have slnee been forfeited.
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Hill After FIack.

Nrw Yonl, March 2i.-Col. Judson,
military secretary 10 Gov. Hill, to day
served Sheriff Flaek with papers notifying
him Of the charges preferred against HIM
by the attorney general. He also served q
notice from the governor requiring him 10
show cause why he should not be removed
from Office
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The House.

In the house today a resolution was
adopted making the Worlds Fair bill the
special order for tomorrow, to be voted on
at y. m.
The Rock Creek bill was considered but
no action was taken, and the house ad-
iourued
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Down They Go,

DESyrA March 2i.-The Burlington aud
Union Pacific to-day met the Missouri Pa
ciiic reduction of Yesterday, making $50
ratio TO the Missouri river. The impression
in railway circles here is that the war will
become 10 bitter that ~ rate from Denver
20 Chicago will AoOn be made
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Their We're No witncrses,

RrpLAND. CAL, March 9i.-P. G. Nc
Conkey, proprietor Of tho Windsor hotel,
aud Charles Gresham, an employe OF the
Celiograph newspaper, killed each other
early this morning. Jealousy is supposed
TO be the cause. There were no witnesses.
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Warned TO Keep ont.

The president has issued proclamation
warning all pcrsons against entering the
waters Of Behring Sen within tho dominion
Of the United States for the purpose of
killing seals or other fur-bearing animals.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-25

A postoifice was to-day established at
Rohner, Lewis and Clarke county, Mont,
with John Rohner postmaster,
Telegram-herald., 1890-02-22
INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS,

Jsy Gould Is reported u have &C.
quirsd nearly al tbe coal feds IN the
South west
Trains are again blocked by snow be
tween Colfsr and TrDckes, New, on The
Central Pacific road
A State savings bank ia being organ
izo5 in Hancock. Nlch- il vii hsvs a
cspi tsl stock e sle0. ooe
~ Iron Nountsin. Micb A johnson
vHkes iufo shaft sn5 fsll eighty fset.
meeting irstsrr death
Rsmors prevail g. Buffalo y 7. ths'
Senator WolootA = colorado - %
narry tas widow q Congr ssfusr Ii
nsn = Bass
A hotsl frun - Ssw T0rk Is ssis ~
ba~- secures - Granville Iua- 81 %
tfor or = - 8ssls hlock ~ FroUrd for =
hg hotei
Johr P Lett SAD - = ths olsss'
resident - scrthsrn Indians. sKpirs6
=. Col n-bus or T'hursdsy 81 tss age q
= Tesrs
Ttfs p--roee5 - ozTsrizs a. Indians
azse-saIl lssrus ~ eou rTlss stgot -
tsr rlotz RIurtan Fo-t MaTus A.
ss-san srs Mer~s 5svs alrsssy orvsn-
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