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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-16
A BOUNCING BABY.
He Kicks the Beam at twenty-five
Pounds.

He Kicks the Beam at twenty-five
Pounds.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 15.-Perhaps the
largest infant that ever saw the light of day
was born at 1880 North Eighteenth street,
Nicetown. Sunday. The baby has not been
weighed, for it is deemed by many an un-
lucky act to weigh newly-born child, but
competent authorities who have seen and
handled it are sure that its weight is not
less than twenty-five pounds, and maybe
more. This big little boy is as large as the
average child of three months. He is bright
and hearty, and all his limbs are well de-
veloped. He crows and laughs necessarily
and seems to be in the best of health. The
mother is the wife of Matthew Hardigan,
who works in one of the big iron factories Of
Phoenixville. Mrs. Hardigan, who is about
35 years old, is a perfect eiantess, over six
feet tall and proportionately built. Her
husband is about 40 years old and is of av-
erage build. Mrs. Hardigan has had
twelve children. Three of these have died.
She has been married twice. She is re-
markably handsome and her children are
noted for their beauty among the neigh
bors, The Hardigan family originally
lived in Phoenixville and moved into their
present home about three months ago. The
husband lives in Phoenixville, and has not
vet seen the latest and largest addition to
his family circle.
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NUTS FOR THE DEMOCRATS.
Tho Reign Of Prince Russell IN Montana
Republican Politics.


MMNKAPoL1s, July 1k-A special to the
Journal from Washington says: The sfail-
ure Of congress to pass free coinage Law
is going to give the republicans any amount
of trouble in Montana this fall. The indi-
cations are that Congressman Tom Carter
will now be succeeded by ademocrat. The
internal fight in the republican party in
that state has left the political outlook very
dismal. Prince Russell Harrison has done
more injury to the party there than any
other man. The prince has carried the ap-
pointment power that he wields with very
high hand. Since Sanders and Power have
been seated in the senate they have had no
more power at the executive mansion. ap-
would have. And Sanders and Power
and Carter have been doing some tall and
lofty kicking, but no results thus far seem
to have been obtained. This augurs ill for
republican success in the looming election.
The republicans lost the governor q year
ago, and came near losing the Legislature.
This fall the democrats are making super
human efforts to get things in shape for a
sweeping victory. Ex-Gbvernor Hauser
has been east several times duying the past
six months in consultation with leading
democratic politicians. Hauser is after
money for a vigorous cat jhpaign. It goes
without saying that he nRdE mot been unsuc-
cessful. 1t need surprise no one If the
democrats win CONGRESSMAN in Montana
this fall. They are sure I'd do it unless the
republicans don their political war paint
and fight as they have never fought before.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-16
A Southern Ripper Jack.

CHARIorTz. N. C., July 15.-The people Of
Robinson county have been hunting for a
aend of the Jack the Ripper nature named
Simon Ward. He was enamored of Mary
Sellers, a handsome young lady of Maxtot.
Meeting her ON Sunday going to church
with her fance, named Craw
ford, he ordered the latter to
make himself scarce. Crawford was not
armed ana ne went, but stopped in a clump
of bushes. Mary refused to walk to church
with Ward, and he drew razor, cut her
throat and then completely beheaded her.
Crawford did not dare to show himself, but
soon after, Ward having disappeared, he
hastened to town and gave the alarm.
Ward has not been caught yet.
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An Indignant Lawyer.

WAsHMo1oN, July 1.-THE house COM
mittee ON elections to-day heard an argu-
ment by Judge John Mcclure, of Arkansas,
Clayton's representative, upon the Breck-
enridge election case. Judge Mcclure be-
gan his argument by attacking Brecken-
ridge, in reply to certain statements made
by that gentleman, as exhibited in the
record. He charged that Breckenridge had
sought to incite his partisans to treat him,
(McClure) as they had treated Clayton.
He resented the effort which. he said, had
been made to make the people of Arkan-
sas responsible for a series of crimes, which
he sought to show were part of general
ballot box suffers and stealers, with deiiber-
ate purpose to reverse the will of the peo-
pie at the polls.
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A Day of Funerals.

RED WMo, Mimi, July l5.-The sixty
six bodies brought here yesterday are laid
out in an empty store room, and to this
place Of death came the mourning friends
to claim their dead or look in vain for the
absent. All day long pine boxes that sug-
Rest heart-aches and heart breaking were
carried from the store room to tho stricken
homes Of the city, and at many hearth
stone but one or two survivors of the fam
ny awaited the coming of the mortal clay
Of their loved ones. This is . day Of
covered are baing taken to Gods Acre."
where the last words Of farewell and CON-
ISOLATION are being spoken, and the falling
earth as Il strikes the coffin lid beats also
upon the hearts Of the mourners, and the
agony Of their grief again comes over
them.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-16
A CASUS CELEBRE.
The Cornell-Fiske Controversy Again At
tracting Attention.

The Cornell-Fiske Controversy Again At
tracting Attention.
New YORK, July 15.-Since it was an
nounced that the Cornell-Fiske controversy
has now reached that point in settlement
which requires the payment of cash to the
successful contestants of Mrs. Jennie Nc
Graw Fiske's will, the terms of payment
have been made known privately by the
counsel most closely identified with this
famous case. The executors of the will are
to pay over to the contestants. in which
Charles p. Bacon brought nearlv ten years
ago in Ithaca, round $25O.OOO on Sep
tember l. The trustees of the university
agree with the executors and their friends
that it is useless to attempt longer delay.
OF the cash paid over to Cornell, wrong
81, 600 is to be paid the contestants by
January l, with interest at the rate of 51a
per cent. since Cornell received it. Two
ffths of all received goes to the McGraw heirs
in aggregate, two-fifths to Prof. John Fiske
and one-fifth to collateral relatives. Prof.
Fiske,s share is about $75O,oW; He isworth
in addition about 100000. A private
letter from Ithaca, to well known lawyer
relates some astonishing facts as to the fees
the eminent counsel are to receive in the
Fiske-McGraw will case. United States
Senator George +. Edmunds' .charge for
arguing the case in the supreme court Of the
United States is $1,000, Judge Edwin
Countryman's bill for legal services for the
defendants is $4,000; s. b. Halli-
days bill for the same is $25,O0O.
The surrogate up there has ordered those
charges to be paid out of the estate in dis
pute, instead of partly by the Cornell uni
versity, for which, as we'll as for the estate.
these high priced counsel appeared. From
his order Professor Fiske and counsel have
appealed. But the most astonishing thing
in this letter is this:
Among the legacies paid by the execu-
tor, ex.Justice Boardman, of the supreme
court is one to himself of $25.0OO-not in
lieu Of his fees, but as token of Mrs. Jen-
ME McGraw-Fiske's good will.
"Ey law the executor is entitled to charge
l per cent. on all legacies paid out by him.
Judge Boardman-who, as executor of John
McGraw's will as we'll as that of Jennie
McGraw-Fiske, will get not less than $780,
0Oo-is actually shown by his accounts to
have charged the estate $4,000, or 1 per
cent, for paying to himself, a legatee, from
himself as executor, his legacy of So, ,O00."
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More Than Ten were Killed.

CINCINNATI. July 49, i a. ma mes
senger of the Adams Express company, just
arrived from the scene, says when he passed
Kings Mill station at 1880 it was as bright
as day all aeound. Everything combusti-
BILE was burning and the people everywhere
for great distance around were
fighting fire. The roadmaster of the Little
Miami road had information that there
were three families living in little cottages
near the place of the explosion. Diligent
search had failed to find any trace of them.
He said Furthermore that all was con-
fusion there, and such thing as
ascertain;ng names was next to an impossi-
bility. An incident related by him was
that eight or ten girls in the cartridge fac
tory saved themselves from the flames by
catching hold of a rope that happened to
hang from the house to the ground and
sliding down. His story is that more than
ten were killed.
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ANACONDA SHAKEN UP.
A Raging Wind Storm Creates Havoc for .
Short Time.

A Raging Wind Storm Creates Havoc for Q
Short Time.
ANACONDA, July 16.-[Speoial. AT .
O'Clock this afternoon terrific wind storm
suddenly swept down on the city lasting
fifteen minutes and working havoc among
signs, awnings and all loose material in the
streets. The plate glass window, valued at
$3.50, in Playnter's drug store was smashed.
Three windows were broken in Keef's
saloon and upwards of dozen awnings
taken from their fastenings. A huge sign
board just erected for advertising purposes
on the hill opposite the depot was demol-
ished. The fury of the wind was such as to
excite general alarm, but it died away az
suddenly as it came.
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LOSS ONE MILLION,
Tho Security Warehouse of Minneapolis
Crumbles Into Ashes.

Tho Security Warehouse OF Minneapolis
Crumbles Into Ashes.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 15.-The large seven
story warehouse of the Security Warehouse
company, on First street and Fourth ave-
nue., north, owned by Wood d Morse, was
entirely destroyed by fire, together with all
contents, this afternoon, entailing loss of
nearly million dollars. The fire is sup
posed to have been caused by spontaneous
combustion. Two men-W. w. Morse, one
of the proprietors, and his engineer-were
rescued by means of ladders from the fourth
floor. They were almost blinded and suffo-
Gated by dense smoke. A three-story stone
building on the north side of the warehouse,
occupied as dwelling house by a number of
Jewish families, was crushed fat by falling
walls. No one was injured.
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Fury Of a Preacher scorned.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 15.--At IvondaIe
last night the Rev. Daniel B. Martin, a
Methodist preacher, killed Samuel Walker
by cutting his head open with an axe. A
woman was the cause of the tragedy. Mar
tin was in love with Susan Williams and
had for some time been paying her atten-
tions which were coldly received. There
WAS church supper in the village last
night: and Martin asked the girl to accom-
pany him there. She refused, and later &C
couple had walked oniy one block when
Martin came up behind them with an axe,
and with one blow split his rivals head
open. The girl fell fainting to the ground.
The clergyman fed and has not been cap
ta.ed.
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81. PAUL, July H.-Thousands Of ourioul
people to-day visited the scene Of Sunday
nights cyclone at Lake Gervaisa. Tho
search for the bodies of three miasing vic-
TINS has not yet resulted in SUCCESS. All
DAY to-day parties OF ssarohezs were scous-
Ing III woods and swamps in the vicinity.
Or dredging ths Lake. bat ahsolutely NO
3ured. With two o. tA1ss sxesptjoas. ass
doing Well, and Aso al uu1ae medleal tEoat-
Ueak eeve1 fnniliso that Ies11ea h ~
paA g ~ stosn vese left .aeeceo4e -
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-16
Thirteen Hundred Kegs Of Powder
Explode With Immeasurable
Force.
Kings Mills, on the Little Miami,
the Place Of Dis
aster.
The Mills Utterly Demolished-Houses
Buildings and People Leave
Not Trace Behind.

CINCINNATI. July 1b.-A terrible explosion
occurred late this afternoon at Kings pow
der mills on the Little Miami railroad,
twenty mine miles east of this city. Ten
persons were killed and nearly q score seri-
ously injured. Two empty freight oars
were being rolled on to side track where
a car containing 500 kegs of powder was
standing. As the cars struck there was an
explosion and Immediately after another
car, containing 800 kegs of gunpowder, ex-
ploded, making 1900 kegs altogether.
William Frailey, brakeman. was standing
on one of the empty cars when the explo-
ion occurred. No trace of his body has
been found. Five other persons, supposed
to be employees of the powder company.
were killed. Kings Powder company and
Peters cartridge works have buildings on
both sides of the river along the railroad.
The explosion occurred ON the south side
and the destruction was enormous. There
are number of cottages occupied by work.
close to the track. These were shattered
by the explosion, and their inmates injured.
Twelve or fifteen girls, at work in the car
fridge factory, were crippled by otne the
belonging to the Little Miami railroad
GOQ6Gu0E WIFI Oil 6UJaCout Ouuu1uSb, WOAo
set on fire and totally consumed. The
tracks and ties of the railroad are torn up
and great holes ploughed in the ground.
Peters cartridge factory was burned to the
ground and nothing but a mass OF black
ened, smoldering ruins remains to mark
the spot where the building stood. AS soon
as the news reached this city a relief train
was dispatched to the scene of the disaster,
with Superintendent Peters and large
party of surgeons on board. and relief was
afforded the sufferers as soon as possible.
The work of searching for the missing and
caring for the wounded is now progressing:
The force of the explosion demolished
all wires in the vicinity, and it was impos-
sible to get any news from there until mid
night, when the delayed Pan Handle train
arrived. Even then passengers could
not say much as everything about
Kings Mills was in too demor-
allied condition when they left to
learn much about the actual state of affairs.
They describe the scene in the vicinity of
the explosion as awful. Fences, trees and
buildings, strewn 100 feet in every direction
from the explosion, we're wrecked. Peters
cartridge factory was literally demolished by
the explosion, and fire from its combustible
contents completed the work Of destruc-
tion. About thirty girls are thought to have
been at work in the factory at the time of
the explosion and most of them are thought
to be badly hurt. Passengers who arrived
on the train say ten persons were killed and
that it is possible more bodies are in the
debris.
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H.. Not signed tho scale.

TRENTON, N. j., July 15.-Five hundred
iron workers at the New Jersey Steel and
Iron company's works struck this morning.
This mill is principally owned by Abram 8.
Hewitt, e1-mayor of New York. who is
travelling in Europe for his health. The
strike is the result of refusal to siQu the
scale of the AmslRamated Society Of Iron
and Steel Workers. Supt: Stokes says in
Hswitt's abesnce no one has authority TO
sign the scale.
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Asks Heavy Damages.

ST. PAUL, July 15.-(Special].-The case
of Louis w. Sutherland against the North
ern Pacific railway company was on trial
to-day in the federal court. The plaintiff
asks ga, 600 for the loss of two fingers and
a broken leg, caused by being run over BY
a train in the company's yards at Missoula.
Mont.
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Contemplated Army Regulations.

WASHINGTON, July 15.-The president and
Secretary Proctor are considering the
proposition advocated by several prominent
officers for the abolition of the present
system of division commands and to have
military affairs administered hereafter
through department commands. In case
the change is made major-general will be
ant departments, the Atlantic and Pacific,
and the interior department will be COM
manded by a brigadier- general, all of whom
will report direct to Major General Scho-
field. commanding the army.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-16
LOOPING OFF THE LEADERS
Several Republicans Who VIII be Missed
Next Year.

Several Republicans Who VIII be Missed
Next Year.
WAsHrNoroN, July 6.-[Special. Con
gresham Struble, Of Iowa, who is chair
man Of the house committee ON territories,
has been defeated for reelection. He is a
rank republican and man of considerable
foroe. The republicans are losing great
many Of their experienced men. Mckinley
will not be in the next congress. Gros-
venor, of the same state, will probably not
be back. Morrill, and Peters, the strongest
men in the Kansas delegation, have de-
clined reelection. Bayne, of Pennsyl-
vania, has been knocked out. Butterworth
is going to retire, and Burrows, of Michi-
gan, will probably be defeated if he runs.
He has been beaten out once or twice, and
the democrats this year will run candi-
date against him who will be hard to beat.
Congressman Henderson, of Iowa, has Just
been renominated. He is one of the rank
est radicals in the house, and has been tell
ing q story around Warrington that he
could not be elected in his district but for
the democratic votes he receives at each
election. Henderson's district went demo-
cratic in the state election last year, and it
would be the proper thing to give him the
dose this year, 80 as to leave him at home.
The idea Of democrat voting for Hender-
son is simply outrageous.
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The Prairies ON Fire.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, July 15.-Tremendous
prairie fires have been raging west all along
the Southern Pacific railway. No rain has
fallen for five weeks AID the grass is as dry
as tinder. All water courses are dried up,
and in places where there were once
marshes vegetation burns fiercely. A num-
ber of head of cattle have been lost. Many
deer we're driven against barbed wire fences
and burned, and vast areas cleared of rab-
bits and the smaller forms of animals.
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Killed by q Posse.

MERRoueE, La, July 15.-Sunday night
twenty-five colored laborers left Hefner's 8
plantation, near Oak Ridge, to make their
way into Arkansas. They were pursued by a
posse gathered by Heffner and found this
morning in the woods. After parley they
agreed to return, but when the posse went
forward some shots were fred. The posse
killed. Much indignation prevails among
the planters on account of the running
away of colored help, whom they brought
here from North Carolina at much expense.
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the last few months by white caps, In the
persons OF several hundred Mexicans, who,
armed, masked and mounted, almost night
" parade through the country for thirty
miles around Las Vegas, destroying crops,
houses and bridges, shooting and terrify-
ing citizens, Gov. Prince has been ordered
to report and troops will probably be sent
to the afflicted district.
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Anti-semitic Agitation.

ST. PETERSBURG, July l5.-There ID strong
irritation among anti-Semitics, owing to
Paris of being implicated in the nihilist
plot are Jews. Stringent measures against
the Jews ase being prepared by the authori-
ties. They include the suppression of the
newspaper Novisti. whose editor has been
warned to settle his Affairs and leave the
country BY ths ed.
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Racing at Chicago.

CHICAGO, July l5.-Washington Park
races-Malden three year olds, mile-Salute
won, King Like second, Bargain third.
Time. 1854.
Three-year olds and upward. mile and
one furlong-Balantyre won. Cashier Sec
ond, Bonnie King third. Time, 2:O2 1-6.
Quickstep stakes, two-year olds (foals ofe
49, half mile-Slster Linda won, For :
runner second. Anne Elizabeth third. Time,
51X.
Three years old and upward, mile and one
sixteenth-Catalpa won, Russell second, Eli
third. Time 155.
All ages. mile-Atticus won, Santalene
second, Ballyhoo third. Time, 1:48.
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One More Victim.

MlNxxApoIIs, Minn., July l5.-Anothsr
victim of Lake Gervaise cyclone died yes-
terday, Mrs. John Clark. whose home vas
at Little Canada. Her left arm vas torn
of and lung exposed. She died in great
agony. A silver pierced her husband iuat
above the heart. II y Thought IS - =
chance 10 recover.
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Must Join the Union,

NEW York, July 1.-THE cloakmakers'
strike ended this afternoon by the manu-
facturers agreeing to discharge all non
union men, with the understanding that
they could be taken back as soon as they
ioined the union.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-16
A Riot in Dixie.

CHARLESTON, S. G., Julp ia riot is re-
ported near Kearsin, Barnwell county.
Two hundred negroes, armed with rifles,
are said to confront twenty-five white men.
One negro was killed. Assistance has gone
from neighboring towns.
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Successful Fair At Marysville.

MARYsv1LLE, July 16.-[Special. THE
Catholic fair now in progress here is being
literally patronized and proving very
successful entertainment. The Marysville
cornet band is furnishing the music and
delightinR the audiences with its excellent
performances. The fair will continue dur
ing the week.
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To Pension tho Widow.

WASHINGTON, July 15.-In the house to
day vandever. of California. introduced a
bill granting pension of 5000 year to
the widow Of the late Gen. John &. Fre-
mont.
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A Coming Encyclical.

ROME, July 15.-The coming encyclioal OF
the pope urges the nations to resort to papsl
arbitration for the settlement Of social
questions and national wars.
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Garfield Learned OF Him.

Dies MONIES. Ia., July 15.-Norman d.
Shee, professor of languages in Drake uni
versity, died this morning, aged 6e. He
was graduate of the Western Reserve col
lege in the class of '45, and for several years
an instructor of the late President Gar
Aold.