The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-29
Sanders Indicates His Character a
! Washington Newspaper
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w O1Ous aug. z.-lSpecial. The
Star tonight says: Zone Of the most an,
man u the capitol to-dav vsay
r1sado,1 Senator Sanders, Of Mont.rs
while III that strife was going ON n a..
houao yestesday he was sitting r. "a.
lstolen1 plaos IN the senate. Col. Sanders
has foudneas for pugilism, that 4 ha
likes 10 look On, and he keenly regrets the
time wastsd In the senate when be mioht
have been % the other end of the can;tcl
4 ought 70 have been there said he in s.
gretful tones 70 Star reporter. Naturally
I am interested IN Wilson. We are near
whom We are at home and vant
TO see how he conducts himself in an en-
counter With Jersey man, ibid see ona
Of the Wilson family spar once. His front
name was Tug and travelled all the vav
from Hslsna 20 New York for the sole nur.
pose Of seeing John L. Sullivan kill him. -
Tho oensusl 01dice to-day Issued bulletin
showing tho. financial condition Of thu
United States BY counties. The .niddle
states, Illinois and Missouri, lead ON tha
reduction y bonded debt Of counties, while
tho statss that lead in the percentage Of in
crsass 40 Wyoming. Washington. Mon
tanA, the Dakotas and Minnesota. The
figures arc different from the financial
statement sent out some days ago, in that
they are compiled from the showing
made by counties. The bulletin shovs.
Montana Bonded debt, $1,7ls, ,4lS; floating
debt, 9216, ,736; sinking fund, $2S,3O4; cssh
and other available resources, S1s4, 1887: net
debt, $1,729.500; increase in ten years. A.
060,S1S. Oregon Bonded debt, $4,000;
floating debt, $767, oil; sinking fund, SENS:
cash, &201, 1,260: net debt. $572, ,72s; increase
in ten years. $160,2 WashinQton-Bond-
ed debt. e451, 900; floating debt, S7l9.607:
sinking fund, $1,000; cash, $42,927: net
debt, &7.12B, no; increase in ten years.
$921. 1896.
The land Office has practically settled
upon the allowance for surveys Of public
lands TO be made in the new states. Ths
whole amount appropriated for this purpos.
was e425, ,00N which is more than twice th,
amoank -apreea1ntsd- Last year. Of thi.
Washington gets 100000, tho largest
amount going there because Of the Difficult.
ty in doing the work and the consequent
higher rate per mile. Montana comes next
with $4,000. Each Of the Dakotas get
$4,000 and Idaho and Wyoming $4,000
each. In addition to the above amount tho
surveyor-general in South Dakota will have
charge Of the surveying in the Sioux reser-
vation, for which there is an especial appro-
priation Of 100000. With the amounts to
be thus expended in South Dako ta, WASH
ington and Montana, the department be-
lieves that the appropriation Of $4,000 for
examiners Of surveys will not be enough to
keep up with tho field work. In view Of
the loud calls for surveys which are coming
from those states the surveyors will be told
to go ON with the work as fast as they can
with the money at hand, and deficiency
bill will be trusted in to provide compensa-
ton for examiners.
| F1nco Hussell Harrison came to WASH
ington this morning and was at the capitol
most Of the day. He wants to take hand
IN politics himself. In company with Gem
eral Clarkson he called upon Represents
tive Carter, Of Montana, in the house and
the three had long consultation. Among
other things they discussed was the political
situation In Montana and Washington.
| General Clarkson, who has recently been
| there. giving his ideas as to the situation in
that state. They talked over at some length
the move which the democratic committee
y trying to make in Montana, and ME.
carter gave Mr.. Harrison such pointers %
the campaign as he had from his position
q secretary Of the congressional committee.
Locai affairs in Montana were discussed %
some length, but the Helena postofioe tight
wsa NO nearer settled when the pfesidents
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