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SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

MacInnsh has introduced a bill in the
Carolina legislature To mako Gnelic an OIL
cinI language.
Latest returns md,cnts TINT the reform
pnTty will have u small majority in the next
Hawaiian legislature.
Brokers Simmons Pell, of New York,
failed 10 find bondsnen last night md were
rccommitied 20 the toInbs.
4. T.. Breclinridgc q Co.. tinwnrc, aud
Smith a lIaldemHn, elevator manufacturers,
of Toledo, Ohio, were burned out yesterday.
Loss, $E5,0O0.
Richard G. White. ~ private policeman of
Columbus, Ohio, fntally shot his brother-in-
law. Achilles Kell. for being too intimate
with the formers wife.
The weekly bank statement shows re-
serve decrease Of Y3.GG,0O; specie decrease
S800O,0O0. The banks now hold $3,0O,OO
IN excess of the rule.
Adyicos from Wood River, Idaho, say
that cnttle and horses are dying in large
numbers in that section. Many bands will
bo wiped out entirely unless tllow comes
soon.
MOwatt has introduced bill extending iO
tho Jews la tho province all the rights nnd
privileges enjoyed lay other religious
organizations.
A letter will be- read in nll The Catholic
churches Of Newark. y. D., to-day, from the
bishop Of the diocese, urging parents, un-
dor pain oi accommodation to send their
children 30 the paruchial schools.
Miss Regina Kothschild. young lady Of
Port Townsend. Washington. will start
from there March II on u tour of the globr.
in an attempt 60 beat all previous records.
She will go eastward over the CauUdihn
Pacific.
\ Chicago paper says that 'hc Union
stock ynrds oi Chicago. IRE under negOtia+
tiun and will doubtless ho sold 10 Gn Eng
llsh syndicate. The price OF the enormous
plant II $aO,OO0On. Treasurer Williams, of
tho company, says there is no truth Ia the
report.
Adiyorce was granted yesterday at Kansas
City in the ease of Capt. lh0mua PhclHu
against his wife, Alice PhoBu. Desortion
was the chargC. II WINS alleged and shown
that Mrs. phelnn left the captain sept. ..
1875 noyor returning. lhplr mnrringe oc-
CURED III. 1903.
The secretary OF tho treasury hns submit
tod o. congress estimates FOR additional ap-
propriations for tho current fiscal year as
follows; Printing the publications OF the
photographic Office, 5000; support ol non
reservation Indian schools. Sgl2. .G25. The
appropriations asked for amounted tOSlaO,-
$40, making the total Of the amended osti-
mate S7l3,l25.
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HAS LEFT HIS MILLIONS.
John Jacob Aslor Dies suddenly in New
York nf Heart Failure.


NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-John Jacob Astor
died this morning of heart fnilurc. Astor
complained yesterday morning of feeling
unwell. bat in the evening went out 10 din
ner. Soon after he returned he became so
i'll that the family sent for DIR. Fordyce
Baker. When the doctor reached his bed
side he tcund the patient alrcady dying,
with hardly any pulse perccptible. Astor
continued to sink slowly until O'Clock this
morning. when he died. There were pres
ent at the death-bed, William Waldorf As
tor and couple of other relatives.
John Jacob Astor was the eldest son of
the late William Astor and the grandson Of
the original John Jacob Asior, who founded
the fortunes of the family. lie was the
head of the third generation of the Astor
family, and was born sixty-five years ago.
In 1873 his father died, leaving John Jacob
thirds share of bis property valued at
500 10000. During the civil war Astor
wont 10 the front and served with credit ~
aide-de-camp TO General Mcclellan. He is
succeeded by his only son, VIM. Waldorf
Astor, who was minister TO Italy some
years ago.
The funeral will take place Tuesday from
Trinity chapel Thus passes away perhaps
the richest man Of America. certainly the
head of the woalthiest family IN this
country. The benefaciions of Astor aud
his wife, who died two years ago, were many
and great
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Land Commissioner Grod has written n
letter to senator Allen, of Washington, say
ing that he has revoked the order Of March
-. 1sSs, withdrawing from the public do
main the townships embraced in the con
tract of ID. c. 1hayer aud w. II. plachy.
These contracts cover twenty Two townships
in the Spokane land district. Settlers WHO
had supposed they had claims upon the
lands were in danger of eioctment. Senator
Allen submitted the ease 10 the land COM
missioner asking hun ta provide a remedy.
The commissioner has written the register
and receiver in the Spokane Falls land Of
flee. and settlers will be allowed 10 complete e
their titles. al once.
J. B Mailing. of Aberdeen. Wash. who
is here TO speak before the committee on
rivers and harbors in behalf OF Puget sound
interests, is loaded with information. lie
wants an appropriation for Aberdeen on
Gray's harb0r, which he calls the CONNER
cial short-stop between san Frnciicr and
Tacoma nnd Seattle. Hc snNs his city
shipped 100000 feet of lumber and received
1900 tons of freight last year. and ought
10 he recognized. lie will go before th2
committee at his earliest opportunity.
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NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS.


wAsuiSoroS. Feb. .9.-lSpecial. 1T is
unoaicinlly given out that the order OF
Secretary of Mnr Proctor releasing Private
Dell Z. Wild from the military prison at
Font Smelling, Is not the end of tho pro-
ceedings in this case. The president does
not believe in such Autocratic proceedings
as those Of Lieut NJ. +. .Steele, who first
ordered Wild TO help him at some meniai
work. abused him for refusing. and finally
arrested him, aud the president hns said rs
much TO the secretary of war. The secre-
tary gives hint gt the action which Il IL
snid will follow in his order, when hC says
that no proceedings seem 60 have been
taken against Lieut.. Steele, whose
breach of discipline WAS Of an aggravated
order. The statement is made that a court
martial would be ordered 10 investigate
Lieut.. Steele. with the idea of finding out
his course in the affair and doing justice To
all concerned. The action ly which Lieut..
Steele wasmade Judge advocate of the court
in which ne was Interested 50 largely. viii
also Ice looked into. and before the case is
ended tho department of Dakota may be
pretty generally oycrhauled 90 hnd out II
the common soldiers in that department OF
the nrmy are given thut sort OF treatment
as z rule. or whether Wild's ease was SIM
ply an exception.
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For LOUD AND MORAN.
The Republican Representatives We'll
romed Homo bN Milcs civ fTiends.

comcd Homo by Miles city Friends.
MINIS CRY, Feb. ~ Special. The re-
publicans advertised yesterday a ratiiica-
tion meeting for tonight, 10 receive aud
honor Representatives Loud and Moran up
ON their return from Helena. The meet
ing WIS 20 have been cnled to order No ,iO
O'Clock, but the enthusiastic republican
who was to have called the meeting to
order was IN hour and Il half late, and ms
the forty democrats who formed tho major
ity of the gathcnng attracted 10y curiosity,
began TO he restless, aud were preparing TO
leave. the meeting was called 10 order
hy a yOmg republican. chairman
WAS chosen who appointed n committee ON
resolutions. While the e0mmittc WIS ont
Loud and Norm told the old, old story of
the Yale locks. their devotion 90 duty, and
how dishonest and stubborn the democrats
were in refusing to accept the propositions
made 10y the republicans TO settle the diii.
Guilty aud proceed with legislation. The
resolutions wcre reported and adopted.
Thcy were exactly what would be expected,
MS they covered the returned republicans
with glory. and asked where ltodd is. They
also most strongly approved tho course of
Richards. But two speeches in favor of the
resolutions were mado. though n number
who should have been full of talk were
called. The whole thing WIS over hy $50
O'Clock.
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The Russian Atrocities.

LoNDos, Feb. 92-fnrihcr details of the
outraPes at the political prison at Kara
reached the Russian o1ilcs in London to
day. II appears the trouble originated in a
"hunger strike in August, when the
women political prisoners tried 10 starye
themselves 90 death, TO escape the brutal
itics Of their iailers. All the women i'm
prisoned abstaned from food for fourteen
DAYS. AZ first the jailers ieered Mt The
women. then tempted them with food, and
then, finding this OF 10 avail. Threatened
them. When several women were Mt the
point of death from voluntary abstinence
from food, the prison authorities resOried
TO artificial means 20 compel them 10 take
nourishmeni The methods adopted, how
ever, were violent and licentious, and the
women were compelled to abandon the
strike. Abominable outragrg followed.
This state of affairs led 10 Madame Sigida.
whose death by logging has already been
announced, TO ask for an interview with
thc director of the prison, in the hope of
securing am nmelioration of the condition
Ut the prisoners The request was
granted, but she found him so
abusive that IN her e1aspCruiion she called
him villain and slapped his face. Mad
nmC Sigidn was then taken from the diTcc-
D
which common Offenders were confined.
/ Three of her companions from among the
| political prisoners were permitted 90 join
| her. Some time later Baron kurif sent a
( special order directing TINT Madame Sigida
Z be punished according to the regulations
and tue order was executed 10 the fullest
extent, "a punishment so severe that she
died from n rupture of tile hclrt. Her three
companions committed suicide within nm
\ hours time Of hearing Of Slgida's DEATH
Many hearing Of The hogging nnd suicides
carried out their ihreut of suicide. They
met together and thirty Of them shared
what poison they could obtain. That even
| ing two dicd of convusions md the dead
silence which roiOned ia the other coils
aroused the attention OF the guards,
/ who immediately summoned physicians
who administered emetics 90 the survivors
and tndeayored ty every means TO counter
act the effects Of the poison.
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IN MEMORY OF GREAT EVENTS.
4 Representative Gathering ai rhiladcl-
phia tilicd " ith Promise.

phia Ruled " ith Promise.
PmApruru,. Feb. 9a.--'lhc initial steps
toward the crectionof memorial 10 porpet-
uatc 1.-THE memory of the events leading To
the formation of The United States govern
ment. were taken IN this city today with
the co-upcrniion of a large representative
gathering Of congressman and state authori-
tics. The gathering is a notable one. III
clnding full representation from the thir-
teen original states and scattering reports
from others. Tho meeting WIS held under
the auspices of the executive committee OF
governors appointed 10y tho thirteen original
states. The gaihcring assembled IN the
Continental hotel this morning. and
WIS presided over 10y Governor
Green of New Jersey. After the nd
dress OF welcome and replies the
party visited Carpenters hall. where
the first continental congress sat aud where
the early framework of the constitution
WIS adopted. Next, independence hall,
the old cradle of liberty, WINS visited. Then
the party proceeded up stairs 10 the COM
mon council chamber, where Governor
Green called for order and nnmed General
Banks for chairman. Addresses were made
by Governor Biggs, NJ Delaware: Congress
man Garter. Of Montana; Congressman
Clnnic. Of California and others in support
ol the projected memorial. pon the con
clusion of Clunie's address the meeting
adjourned aud the visitors returned 10 the
hoiel for luncheon. A. . O'clock ear
riages were taken nj the hotel and the yisi-
tors were driven through Paramount park "a
examine The sltcs for the proposed memoir
nj. banquet will he rendered the visitors
this evening.
The banquet ai the Continental hotel Co.
night WIS a brilliant affair, covers for 5Ol
being laid. Hnny speeches were nude. all
of the orators faNoriug the project which
brought the assemblage together.
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KILLED By AN EXPLOSION.
Three Men Lose Their Lives La Armour's
Omaha Packing Factory.

OMAHA, Feb. 29.-1here was mn explosion
al the Atmour-Cudahy packing works in
South Omaha this morning in the boiler
room, the outside boiler of II battery of nine
bursting, from some cause unknown. II
tore holes in the walls of the machinery
department adjoining, and about twenty
five men were buried III the debris. The
city fire department WAS summoned and
together with the employees of the establish
inent soon queled the flames
and began the work OF rescuing
the nnforiunates. Three men were killed
and seven badly injured. some of whom
will probably die. Those killed are; John
figho. Hans Olsen and John Linahan, all
tremen. The seriously injured are: Ed
ward Maskell. james Mcclure. Michael
Hoylehan. James Black. A. l.. Hardy. Sam
uel Gibson, i. T.. Sheridan. All these men
suffered badly from cuts. bruises, fractured
bones and were scAlded by escaping steam.
II rs likely that three, and perhaps four, OF
them will die. All the other men caught in
the debris were takou out practically un-
hurt
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FoET BENroS, Feb. 22.--lSpecial. T.
Stockmen in this vicinity are indignant al
the action of Auditor kenney in refusing 10
audit bounty certificates issued since Janu.
AIRY !. They claim that such are Just as
much entitled 20 audit rs those issued pro
vious TO that date. and the statutes do not
furnish any provision iustifying the audi
tors decision. The matter will doubtless
be placed before the courts al IN early day,
ms pending the decision the stock suffer
through the depredutions Of wolves and
other animals.
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M Appeal n'om America.

PBlLADILpun.F Feb. "a largely attended
meeting Of the Siberian ESiln Petition as-
sociation this afternoon agreed upon thu
form Of petition 90 the car OF Russia,
which viii be circulated al over the United
States for signatures. The petition. which
is a lengthy one, speaks of the interest
taken in tho Siberian exile system, COM
mcnds the penal reform already accom-
plished in Russin and calls the attention OF
the car 20 the feeling of tho friendly people
of America. that in the punishment of some
of her subjects, Russia. whether from
causes peculiar 10 her people, OF on account
of ancient custom, ia not in all points IN
harmony with the humanizing sentiment,
Of the ago.
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CAUSED BY LA GRIPPE.
Roman Catholics Need Not Observe tho
Icntrn last and Abstinence.

81. IoUIs. Feb. 22.-The Western Watch
man. prominent Catholic weekly journal
OF this city, prints to-day letter from it's
Roman correspondent in which il says the
congregation universal inquisition has is
sued u decree signed by Cardinal Monaco
aud published in the official organ OF the
Vatican nbolishinp the Lenicn fast and
abstinence this year, This is extended 90
the whole world, the letter says, wherever
tho ordinarics shall Judge the dispensation
necessary. The reason for setting aside
Tho Lontcn obligation IL is claimed, is The
prevailing influenza. which is making such
ravngcs in NIL parts Of Europe, and s
thought tp be prevalent in the United
States. This decree, IL is said, will bc quito
IA surprise Co the Roman Catholics, AS IL s
stated TO ho the first one of the kind ever
issued IN the history of the church.
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Rrscned The Crem.

ELLSWORTH, Me-, Feb. 22.-The revenue
cutter Dallas yesterday took a life saving
crew TO the wreck Of the British schooner
Glenn, on Little Duck Island and took of
some Of the crew Of the schooner. who had
suffered terribly from exposure. -Four oi
the men OF the schooner had left The
schooner before the cutter arrived, and i,
is feared they have been lost
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MrLw4uKgr. Feb. 22.-1hree lady students
AZ the State Normal school at Oshkosh,
Mary Carney, Sarah Carney, and Miss
Burns. started for church Sunday morning
and hayenot been seen since. II il feared
that ihcy attempted 10 cross Lake Winnie
bngo 20 their homes, broke through tho ice
and urfishcd.
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IN UsT AND UNREASONABLE.
chief Mayes. OF The 'herokecs, Denonnces
the Presidents Recent order.

the Presidents Recent order
klNsAs Cry. Feb. 2.-Presidont llowins,
of the Cherokee Strip livestock associa-
iion. said today his company will next
month take the necessary steps toward the
removal Of the cattle by October, m com
pliancc with the presidents order. Hc
does not know whittier they will ship. but
supposes in all directions. He exhibited n
letter from Chief Mayes on the subject, in
which the chief says the Chorokees look up
on the course of the administration as very
unreasonable and unjust 10 them. and
without lawful authority. 10 DO dispos-
sesscd of the use aud benefit of their lands
is something tho Cherokee nation cannot
submit 10 under any circumstances unless
forced ~ do 50.
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JAulsoS. Misc, Feb. %.-lhe report by
the legislative committee on the accounts
of the state treasurer express the opinion
that Hemingway is credited with money
paid out by him for coupons in 1876, Il will
be found the state owes him over 5000.
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Itsuy,uan,s nav

BuNNonAM, An, Feb. 22.-Gilbert Lowe,
colorcd, was hanged yesterday for the mur-
der Of j. ". Meadows, white.
Rev. Henry Duncan. the white minister of
tue Free Will Baptist denomination, was
hanged at Ozark, Ala, yesterday for poison
ing hia wife.
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PErs, Feb. 29.-rhe cabinet council at
Elyze has decided 20 postpone for the pres
ent the release of the Dnke of Orleans. He
The next cabinet council will probably hI
the date of his pardon.
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Thren Nenr. for a Driber

CmclGo, Feb. 99-The jury in the Cronin
jury bribery case this morning brought IN
verdict finding the only remaining de-
fendnnt on trial, Jeremiah 0Donnell.
guilty, and fixing his punishment az thTss
years Ia the ponitentlary,
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PROGRESSIVE MIsS0uLA.
4 Sew Fire Eogine Ordered Vote On y
Sewer system.

sewer system.
MI.sort.A, Feb. 22.-i Special. AT spe-
onl meeting of the city council tonight n
contract wis entered into with the agent Of
the Ia France Engine company to purchase
4 new fire engine NJ n cost Of i,oJa.
4 special lection hns been called for the
3sth inst. for The purpose Of voting on the
question of iloaiing SG0O00 worth OF city
bonds for The purpose Vt putting IN u sewer
system. The matter is oliciting considera-
bic discussion and hard Gght is antici-
Iaiod on the question, though il is thought
the project will cnrry.
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Nn Yoius, Feb. Geo. IL. Poll aud
james 4. Simmons, two Of the three inan-
ciors indicted for embez1ling S31,0 in &c
curities OF The Lenox Hill bank, spent last
night III "A prison cell. This morning
Simmons wns released ou $1,000 bail. Pell
will probably be released TINS afternoon.
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FACTS!
by
f. V. SMALLEY,
-OF-
ST. PAUL, MINI.

NIissoula has now at least d.
90 people, and is growing at a
ate that will bring it up to 49,
90 by the end of 1891. New
nd important developments have
iken place in the railway situa-
on in Western Montana. They
re making of Missoula great
transportation center, and are
Ding soon to give it the control
{ the trade Of large regions of
ountry which have heretofore
cen cut off from it by formidable
fountain barriers.
At NIissoula the Hell Gate
iver is formed by the Bitter
Root, which forms one OF the
lost beautiful and fertile of all
/ he valleys in the Rocky Noun
lins-a valley 100 miles long,
| With a width of from two to seven
niles, and with large resources
! its irrigated farms, its silver
hines and its forests of pine and
prucc.
The Bitter Root is the only
|ruit-growing valley in all Mon
ana.
Missoula is the county seat of a
ounty that embraces the whole
| f Northwestern Montana, with
n area of 1000 square miles.
t is larger than the state of
Massachusetts.
Missoula occupies one of the
most beautiful sites ever prepared
W nature for the uses of a large
own. 1t is called the Garden
'ity from its gardens, orchards
md towns.
Missoula is becoming one oi
he most important points on the
Northern Pacific system.
The Bitter Root Valley branch
|liverges here and runs up the
alley fifty miles to Grantsdale.
{ will soon be extended about
orty miles further, TO the head of
he valley. The new cutoff line
o the Cnur d'Alene mining
owns, also leaves the main line
It Missoula. This road already
,artly finished will effect a saving
# sixty-five miles in distance over
he present route, and will as a
consequence become the route of
he through trains TO the Pacific
,oast. The Northern Pacific has
projected a line through the Flat
lead valley TO the fine agricul-
ural region and the coal fields
forth Of Flathead Lake. This
Dad will be about $50 miles long,
md there is no question as 10
is early construction. The Wash
ngton and Idaho line, already
Completed as far east as Mullan,
las been located to Missoula,
The Great Northern has deter
mined TO start this year for the
Pacific Coast. One survey, and
he easiest for crossing the Rock
es, takes the roadup to the Dear
,orn river, through Cadets Pass,
md down the Big Blackfoot to
Nissoula. Should a northern
quite be selected the development
If farNs and mines and lumber
Industries in the northern part oI
Missoula county that would fol.
ow, could not fail to be of great
benefit to the city.
During the past year the out
lut of lumber from the Nlissoula
district amounted to $4,000, ,ooo
eet, and the industry employed
nearly 1000 men.
The best coal yet discovered
II western Montana is found in
he upper valley of the Flathead
iver, north of Missoula.
Petroleum has been discovered
iorth of Flathead Lake.
Descriptive matter mailed Free
o any address.
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AZ Elizabeth, n. j.. yesterday team
drawing carriage ran away and Mary G..
Tyler was killed, while her two sis - were
80 badly injured they will die.
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Won bV schacner.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-The fourth game OF
the billiard tournament was played tonight
between Jacob Schaefer and Frank &. Ives.
Schaeifer was handicapped with Is inch
balk line against an eight inch for his oppo
neut. but the former won by score of 900
TO 200. Average, Scheetfer, ~ els; Ives, II
2-1s.
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The trinl Of the Spickardsyille No, cru
saders, resulted in a verdict OF guilty and a
fine of five dollars and costs.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-23

John w. Seymour. brother of the late
Horatio Seymour, died yesterday, aged 90.
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The Natal Day of George Washington
Observed in All Parts of
the Country.
Ex-President Cleveland the Prin-
cipal Speaker at the Dinner
OF the Southern Society.
Chief Justice Fuller Talks on the stale
and ! judiciary TO a
Audience

NV YORK,
dinner of tho
tonight was
Calhoun, in h
the south LA
Jefferson Day
concluded:
alton of the p
NDfiou 20 tl,.