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FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
S ! yer Men Must Take Compromise or
Nothing. s

WARRINGTON. May 25.-[Special. The
absence of Speaker Reed may interfere
somewhat with the plan proposed by the
yer question. 1t has been the intention
Immediately upon the passage of the river
and harbor bill for the committee on rules
to report resolution that the house inl-
mediately proceed to the consideration of
the silver bill, that two days DO allowed
for discussion when the previous question
shall be considered as ordered and the bill
put to vote. The bill to be considered is
the modified Window or Conger bill, and
has been agreed to by the republican Gnu
Gus. When the bill goes to the senate it
will be 80 amended that it will hardly be
known, rs that body seems determined to
pass either the Jones bill or free
coinage BILL Then the silver
bill will go into conference. Speaker
Reed has, it is said, intimated that he will
appoint as conferees on the part Of the
house, men who will adhere strictly to the
house bill. probably Conger, of Iowa. and
Comstock, of Minnesota, and an eastern
democrat who is not committed to the
silver men. These three, it ia expected,
WAAA CSoAAA AAA0 % AOOA oAAN UuO bcAoV0 WuA
be obliged to come to the house terms or go
without silver legislation. The reason
given why some of the ultra free coinage
men do not accept the Jones bill in the
senate is because their reelection depends
upon their standing out for such bill.
1t is almost, if not quite certain, that the
president will veto free coinage bill and
that in the end the silver men must accept
a compromise or no legislation.
Senator Squire has written request to
the secretary of the navy, calling his atten-
tion to the fact that an expedition from,
the National Geographic society is about to
leave for Alaska for the ascent of Mount
st. Elias, Alaska. He says that it is feared
delay will be caused by lack of transporta-
tion facilities from Sitka to fakutatt bay.
He asks that the secretary direct the naval
vessel Punta be put at their disposal, to
transport them to their destination. The
time occupied, says the senator, will be only
two or three days, and will greatly accom-
modate the expedition. The secretary has
not yet responded, but it is believed the
request will be granted.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-26

TACOMA, May 25.-GeorRe Francis Train
completed his trip around tho world Last
evening, arriving here at o'clock. The
time from start TO finish was " daya 1
hours, minutes and seconds.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-26
The French Oaks s ak !,

PARIS, May 25.-The French oaks stake
was won to-day at Chantilly and by three
lengths by Pierre Donan's chestnut filly
Wandora, with Aumont's chestnut filly
Nativa, second, and Liliane third.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-26
Contract TO Flnish the Panama Canal.

Contract TO Finish the Panama Canal
PANAMA, May 25.-A Colon telegram
prints dispatch from Santerean at Paris,
to Count Gousseneaur. in which he says:
II have contracted for completion of the
canal in four years. The French govern
ment and Ltmatin are in my favor. Ma
poleon. Whyse and Foutans formerly Sec
retary-general of the canal company, will
leave for Colombia at the end of May
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-26
tl.aring House Reports.

BosroS. May 25.-Total gross exchanges
for last week, as shown by dispatches from
leading clearing houses of the United
States and Canada, were 81 800 3sO. 2a5, an
increase of Ill per cent as compared with
the corresponding week last year.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-26
Killed by q Failing House.

PoRT WASHINGTON, May 25.-A house
which was being raised this morning col
iapsed, killing three men. All leave faml-
lies,
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LeDers Cured.

LONDON, May 25.-Father Mullen. of
Jesuits college. Mangalore. India, claims to
have cured several lepers by Count Mat
teiss' system.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-26
A Fatal Explosion.

CHICAGO, May 25.-By the explosion Of a
blast furnace at the Illinois steel works to-
d-y five workmen were terribly burned, one
of them fatally.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-26
Tho Congressional Programme.

Tho Congressional Programme.
] lin the senate the naval appropriation bill
comes up tomorrow as unfinished business,
and by agreement Wilson's original pack
ages bill is a special order for Tuesday.
1t is doubtless if the silver bill will get a
hearing this week. Pugh will speak on it
if the chance offers. Sherman may also
speak.
The committee on appropriations ex-
pected to have Notifications and legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation bills
ready to report during the week.
Probably the remainder of the river and
harbor appropriation bill will be disposed
of by the house tomorrow. The Alabama
election case has again been postponed.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-26
CAPITAL Notes.


Postoffioes established: Montana-At
Carter. Missoula county, William Bryan
postmaster.
The lead lobby is making determined
effort to kill the lead tariff in the senate.
but the western senators say they will have
a majority of seven for it.
A lst of the members of the republican
campaign committee was
announced yesterday. Among them are:
Bartine; Oregon. Senator
Dolph; California, Representative Vandever;
Colorado, Representative Townsend; WASH
ington, Representative Wilson: Wyoming,
delegate Carey; Idsho, Delegate Dubois.
Alabama, Arizona, New Mexico. Utah, Mis-
sissippi, Texas, Florida and Georgia are as
yet unrepresented, as they have no repub-
lican representatives in congress-, and
vacancies will be filled by selections made
by the congressional committee,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-26
M|SS0ULA!

Innate is perfect, beautiful, trees
and grass and flowers, large
river running through the
center of the city.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-26
IV|SS0()L- A
The prettiest, busiest and most
promising city in Montana.
M|SS0ULA!

With its unlimited resources, has
better location for large city
than any other city in Montana.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20
SALTMAKING IN VACU0.
A New Process That Effects n Great Saving
in Coal, and il Better Besides.

A New Process That Effects n Great Saving
in Coal, and il Better Besides.
Mr.. Alfred E. Fletcher, Chief Inspector
of Alkali and Chemical Works of England,
in his recently published report, devotes a
considerable amount Of space to descrip-
tion Of the method of manufacturing salt in
vacuo introduced by DR.. Sigismund Pick,
of Szczakowa, Austria. Not only is it
more economic, but it is first step toward
breaking down the ancient system so waste
full of heat, and so productive of black
smoke and acid gases. DIR. Picks appa-
ratus is made in three duplicate sections,
each consisting of four main parts-the
boiling chamber, the heating chamber, the
collecting chamber and the fltering cham
ber. The steam used enters the heating
chamber of the first section and there heats
the brine, and the steam given off from that
brine enters the steam chamber of the sec
ond section and heats the brine there. The
same process is repeated in the third Sec
ton, but the steam generated in the latter
section is drawn off by the means of vacu-
um pump condenser.
By the new process a saving of II hundred
weight per ton of coal is said to be effected,
where waste or exhaust steam is not avail
able, but where it is the economy is still
greater. In addition, the process being
automatic, no skilled labor is required to
carry it on, while the salt produced is finer
in grain and Of greater density But the
most important feature of the new method
in the eyes of the alkali works inspector is
the absence of deleterious gases.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20
OIL IN INDIA.


Vast Deposits SO Pure That Ii Can be Used
in Lamps Crude.
Newcastle, England, Chronlcle.l
A discovery likely to largely assist in the
development of the iron industry of India,
to which attention was recently directed in
this column, is that there are large deposits
of petroleum in various parts of the Indian
peninsula. In Upper Burmah, near Yen.
angyoung, oil wells have been worked for
some time, and the product has become an
article of commerce in the district. The
existence of this deposit suggested the posi-
bllity of there being others in the country,
and a survey has disclosed the fact that such
is the case.
AT a recent meeting of the Chemical So
cietY, Mr.. Boverton Redwood explained
what had been done in the matter, and from
his statement it seems that productive de-
posits have been found in both Upper and
Lower Burmah-including the Arakan
Islands-in Assam, in the Punjab, and in
Beloochistan. In Arakan the most product
i've fields are those of Ramri and the East
ern Baranga Islands, in both OF which local.
tiles petroleum of very high quality
in some cases sufficiently pure to be
capable Of being burned in ordinary lamps
in its crude state-has been obtained.
At Khatan, in Beloochistan, five wells
have been drilled, and each one is capable
of furnishing a supply of so, 900 barrels a
wear. The Arakan oil is the best from the
point of view of the kerosene manufacturer:
but on the other hand the Yenangyoung oil
Yields larger percentage of parafine. AL
ready arrangements have been entered into
with the Northwestern Railway for supply
ing petroleum to be used on the Sind Pislim
section Of that line as liquid fuel.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20
COLLISION OF EARTH AND MOON.


A Catastrophe the Old Astronomers Pre-
dictcd, but That Can Never Occur.
New Castle, Eng. Chronicle.l
1t is an undoubted fact that the moon is
and has been for ages approaching closer to
the earth, though whether BY a fraction OF
an inch or fraction OF ward in century l
am not prepared to demonstrate. This phe-
nomenon is fully proved by comparison OF
the Babylonian eclipses with those recorded
by the Arabian astronomers, and, further,
by comparing the latter with those of mod
ern times. A period, however, will arrive
when this falling toward the earth will
cease, and when the Queen of Night will
start and go back to her former position.
All this, no doubt, is very mysterious and
complex, and had it not been Tor the giant
intellects of Laplace and Lagrange, we
might yet be calculating how long, at its va
rious rates of progression toward the earth, our
satellite would take to reach that body, and
the probable results of such an event. The
limit to the moons acceleration and conse-
quent approach to our planet was dlscoVr
cred to be due to the decrease and subse-
quent disappearance in the eccentricity of
the earth's orbit.
Then the question naturally suggests itself
as to how near the moon will be to us when
the limit is reached. AS have intimated,
this will be settled in about SOC, 900 years, by
which period the moons mean motion will
indicate that she is between 600 and 700 of
her diameters in advance of the position she
would have occupied had no change been in
progress We may, think, take it for
granted that the arrangements of the solar
system are stable; and that the perturba-
tions in the moon S mean motion are not in
definitely progressive, but periodical, albeit
extending over countless ages, reaching a
limit, as they perhaps have done before, and
then resuming their old character.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20
ELI PERKINS JOKES.
Deliberate Character of the English
Police illustrated.
BEECHER AND BOB INGERS0LL.
Stories Told BY Eminent Divines 1T the EX
pense of BaptistS.
DIR. TALMAGE'S PITTSBURG LECTURE
rcoRREspoSpEScE OF THE DISPATCH. ]

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATCH.1
LONDON. July 11.-John Bull does every
thing deliberately. He thinks before he
acts, while the Frenchman acts and then
thinks. This habit of slow deliberation
saves the police much trouble.
To illustrate the wisdom of deliberation
on the part of the English police: To-day
large 200 o-pound Yankee sailor, loaded with
fiery Scotch whisky, got into Piccadilly
stage and insisted on riding for nothing.
ExpostuIation did no good. so the coductor
called to policeman to put him out.
$50 you won't pay your fare?" said the
policeman, looking at the belligerent Yam
kee from head to foot.
"No, I'll die first. They should have
given me transfer"
"But am obliged to put you out if you
don't pay your fare," said the policeman,
rolling up his sleeves.
"You jes' try it," said the sailor, with
glaring eyes.
The policeman took another look at JON
athan, thought moment and then quietly
handed the conductor cents.
81 guess that is the easiest way to adjust
this case" he said, as he went whistling
along his way.
The uniform of the London police is very
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20

The Best Insurance Companies Draw the
Line ut Glasses With Meals.
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.l
The best class of life insurance companies
prefer not to take risks on drinking men,
ana some of them absolutely decline to issue
policies to men who habitually use al
eoholic or matt liquors in the form of drains.
Every applicant is required to state whether
he uses stimulants. and in what manner and
quantity.
No objection is raised against the man
who uses wine or beer in moderation at his
meals, for psychologists generally teach that
liquor and food, when taken together, are
mutually helpful, or more properly that al
cohol is least injurious when used with food,
but when a man is in the habit of taking
even two or three drinks of liquor every
day at other times than with his food, the
best companies will decline to issue him a
policy. considering it only a question of
time when the habit will grow so as to
necessitate an increase in the quantity con-
sumed. While not absolute prohibitionists,
the companies draw the line at the glass of
wine or beer at meal time.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20
DIR. PARKER's BAPTIST STORY.

DIR. Parker, who had call to fill Beech
er's pulpit in Brooklyn, is a strong believer
in the doctrine that baptism means sprink-
ling and not immersion, and delights in
telling this story on the immersionists as
much as Beecher delighted in telling his
story on the close communists:
"One of my parishioners,e said the Doc
tor "came to me and told me that he
dreamed that Baptist friend of his died
and went to heaven"
"Well. what did he see there?" asked.
she saw st. Peter at the gate, and be-
voud him. through doorway surrounded
with claring lights, and smelling of brim-
stone, was the devil"
"What do you want?" asked st. Peter.
"I want to comein," replied the INNER
sionist.
"Well, whe are you?"
"I'm Baptist minister"
ga Baptistl'' repeated st. Peter, little
puzzled. GA Baptist, eh? Well, what do
YOU Baptists do? We didn't have any Bap-
lists in my time when was Pope"
"Why we baptize people"
"Bdptize 'em, do you? What imp"
"Why, water"
''What, all over?'
eyes, clear under"
"But suppose it's cold2"
"Why, down they 60 right through the
ice.''
The devil happened to overhear the word
ice, and came forward, rubbing mis- hands in
great glee.
''what did you say about ice?" he asked,
smiling.
"W6y, we baptize people through the
ice.''
"But suppose it's 40 below zero?"
"Down they go, all covered with ieicles. i"
ssThat'll do" interrupted the devil, "you
lust take my place; you've got something
worse than frel"
THE PITTsBURGERs ON TALMAGE.
The Pittsburgers in Europe are telling q
good story on our Talmage. 1t is akin to
the baptism of the unknown Arab tramp in
tbe Jordan and as shrewd as Talmage's Mars
Hill sermon which was dictated to steno.
prapher in Brooklyn. 1t seems the Pitts
burgers had the great preacher engaged to
lecture. The night came and full house,
Int no Talmage came. In, fact, he missed
the train, but before the audience was dis
missed came a telegram from the lecturer
saying:
Cannot come, owing to- the loss of
brother"
This stilled the audience and satisfied the
committee. A few weeks aiterward gen.
tleman called on the great divine to condole
with him about his great loss.
"Wbat great loss do you refer to ?' asked
Mr.. Talmage little puzzled.
"Why, your brother, who recently died?"
"Oh, nv brotherp' repeated the Mars
Hill preacher "Well-yes, he is dead.
He died IA years ago" ELI PERKINS.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20
REFORMS OF MoRMONIsM.
A Society nt Salt Lake City to Discourage
PoIygamy-The Decline


'sThe Mormon element in Salt Lake City
and vicinity" SAYS Prof. II. M. Mayo,
in the St. Louis Globe Democrat. sis
now in the minority, and they no longer
have even band in the government of the
community in which they once ruled
supreme. The municipal government and
the control of the schools have passed into
the hands of the Gentiles, and the presence
and power of the Mormons are felt only to a
limited extent The churches still retain
much of their former grandeur, and their
mode of conducting religious exercises and
maintaining the churches unchanged, but
many of their former social customs are dis
appearing. "They no longer dare to live
openly in polygamy. The laws on this
point are we'll enforced. A wealthy and in
fuential Mormon leader has just served a
six months term in the penitentiary for
polygamy. They are becoming more en-
lightened, and even the Church is. to some
extent, discouraging polygamy. There is a
society of young Mormon ladies maintained
in the city in which distintive feature is a
pledge not to marry polygamist."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20
TOP BOOTS FOR BELLIES.

A Spanish Custom That Travelled 10 France
and Then 10 America.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.1
Among the latest of fads recently intro
duced in this city is the wearing of top
boots by society bellies. The idea originated
in Spain, from whence it readily spread to
France. Of course its adoption by the
French at once brought it into prominence,
and it is now considered the proper thing
for driving in phaetons and other carriages
where ladies are supposed to occupy high
seats.
The boots are very light in weight, some
having heels and others low, either kind
being allowable. Patent leather seems to be
preferable, bus great many pairs are made
out of morocco with kid tops. The tops OF
the latter are highly ornamented with de-
signs in colored silks. OF course nothing
but the softest kind of leather is used in the
manufacture of these boots.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20
A ROYAL BETROTHAL

:j'cess Victoria to Wed Prince Adolf Won
schaumburg- Lipp1
nlustrated:News Of the World.
On the occasion of her visit to England,
Her Majesty, the Empress Frederick of
Germany, Princess Royal of Great Britain,
was accompanied by her two unmarried
daughters, Princess Victoria and Princess
Margaret OF Prussia, and by German
Prince. who is to be congratulated on his
having been recently accepted as the future
husband of the first of these two young
ladies. Prince Adolf William Victor Of
Sehaumburg-Lippe is this fortunate man.
Ris Serene Highness was born on July 20,
1859, the sixth and youngest of the chill
dren of the reigning Prince of Schaum-
burg-Lippe, and holds commission in the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20

Prussiau army. Her Royal Highness,
Princess Frederick Amelia Wilhelmina
Victoria, who Is second daughter and fourth
child of the late German Emperor Freder-
lex, King Frederick III. of Prussia, and of
the Empress Victoria, Princess Royal of
Great Britain, was born at Potsdam, April
The act of betrothal, which in Germany
is formal and legal ceremony, took place
on June II at the Royal Palace at Potsdam,
where 1t was proclaimed by the Emperor
William IL, brother of the afiauced Prin-
cess, to the whole Court assembled in the
Hall of Bronze. 1t was followed by a
luncheon, at which was present the
Emperor and the Empress his
Consort the Empress Frederick,
his mother, Princesses Victoria and
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20
MAJOR POND ON BEEcHER.

Major Pond, when over here securing
Stanley and DR.. Mckenzie for lecture tours
in America, told us some good stories about
Beecher
''One day." said the Major, eve were
talking about Ingersoll, when Beecher re-
marked, solemnly: ''Yes, Pond, Robert In
gersoll is eloquent-very eloquent"
do you think his works and saying will
live?" asked.
"Yes, he will go lows with Voltaire and
Thomas Paine, and should like to write
give me for it."
"What would you write?'
''Simply this line" said Beeeher, smiI-
ing:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20
ESCAPING A MAD DOG.
The Animal Inclines TO Straight Lines, bui
Will Follow IL One Fiees.


"If people were only taught half so much
about the way to avoid mad dogs as they are
about sunstroke, said Officer Mulvihill the
other day, 1--WE would not often hear of a
case of hydrophobia. A good thing to
know is that a mad dog never turns aside
from the course he is running to bite any
body. So if one is right in the path of a
rabid animal he can get out of ali danger
by jumping to one side and out of the path
OF the dog. But if it is absolutely impossi-
BILE to get out of the way, the man or woman
should stand perfectly still and face the
dog He will turn aside then himself and
run in different direction, while if the per-
son in front of him screams and runs away,
as nine out of ten will do, the dog win over
take and bite the victim. vi course it re-
quires courage to stand still and face a
rabid dog, terrible as this animal always
looks, but the result shows that the real
danger lies in taking AIght."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20
Won MOLTKE AND BEER.
He and Herr Bismarck Don't Agree on
Germany's National Beverage.

He and Herr Bismarck DON'T agree on
Germany's National Beverage.
Count Won Moltke, says a Berlin CORE
spondent, in reply to an inquiry as to
whether he had made a statement attributed
to him, that beer was the greatest enemy oi
the Germans, has given the following re-
ply: sI can never have made such state
ment. On the contrary, I wish good, cheap,
light beer for our people could be supplied.
I myself abstain altogether from al
cohol. I do not consider it neces-
sary or helpful, except, perhaps,
after fatiguing work, when the principal
thing is to revive ones strength at once.
Certainly, one of the greatest enemies OF
Germany is the misuse of alcohol. A
healthy man needs no such stimulant, and
to give 1t to children. which is often done, is
absolutely wicked. should like to see tea
and coffee and light beer cheaper than they
are, and brandy good deal dearer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20

Beecher's parable of the Baptist, con-
tinued the Major, was as follows: "One
night" said Beecher, 81 had sweet dream
and foated away to heaven. Heaven was
very beautiful with angels and pearly gates
and crowds of happy Christians. There
were Presbyterians and Methodists in happy
communion, and Episcopalians singing
hymns with Campbellites-alls so happy, but
1 could not see a Baptist 1 looked all
around, but not one in sight. Finally saw
St. Peter floating along on a cherubim, and
asked him about our missing brethren"
"It makes me sad, said. ''to see no
Baptists here
80, we have Baptists here-plenty of
them, " said st. Peter, "but they are off on a
leave of absence to-day. They've just gone
over to that cistern all by themselves to hold
close communion"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-20
Who's Got an Elephant for sales

Chicago Inter ocean,
The boys and girls of Atlanta some
months ago, aided by the Constitution, set
about raising funds ''to buy an elephant" /"
They have got the money in hand, and any
body with spare elephant should at once
communicate with the Constitution of At
lanta. The qualifications are: That ne
must be amicable, love little boys and girls,
have two sound iyories, and good trunk OF
his own