The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-12
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Butte Will Have a Special Sleeper
From Logan to Garrison
on the New Line.
The Missoula Dirk Knife Not the
Weapon that Killed One
Eyed Julia.
County Attorney Nolan Anxious to Pros
ecute the Montana LOttery-The
Great NOrthern's Work.

Great NOrthern's Work.
General Agent Edgar returned from Butte
yesterday, and when approached by an item
chaser, unbosomed himself as follows
"Ihings are lively in Butte. You can hardly
walk along the street without being knocked
over. visited Anaconda also. The smelt.
ers are running to their full capacity. No
don't think the Northern Pacific will rur
one Of its extra passenger trains through
Butte via Garrison, but 1 do think that
sleeper will be put on for the accommoda-
ton of Butte travel. 1t will run from Lo
gan. where the Butte-Gallatin branch start:
on the main line, and will run to Butte and
thence to Garrison, and there will be nc
changing of cars. ! think the new roaG
will be turned over to the company by MAY
15 There is good deal of work to be done
on it YETI
If Montana has been neglected in the
east during the past, from an advertising
point of view, it will have no cause to COM
plain this year. The Helena Chamber of
Commerce, assisted by other towns of the
state, will see that Montana is thoroughly
advertised, and in this connection it is we'll
to know that the Great Northern railway is
not overlooking us. 1t has issued for gen.
eral distribution throughout the eastern
states great reservation book; pamph-
let on Montana's free lands, the healthful-
ness of Montana and Montana's record for
1889 andout look for 1890. This great road
is doing all it can to build up the new stat
and Helena, the capital city, with the
Broadwater Hot Springs rs feat
ure, is receiving a due share
of attention. This road passes through
grand empire in the northern part of the
state, embracing over l9,00O,OOO acres of
fine lands which are open to settlement,
and where every young man should secure
homestead. Recent rulings at Washing
ton shat permanent residence ON these
homesteads is not required; all that is
necessary is to build cabin and make
other inexpensive improvements. The
Great Northern will be an important factor
i'll populating Montana the coming year.
The proprietors of the Cosmopolitan gave
their many patrons big surprise yester-
day morning. The usual familiar faces of
the male walters were not to be seen, but
eight buxom girls from Minnesota were
on hand to attend to the wants of the guests.
1t is becoming very popular now among
leading hotels of the country to have girls
in the dining room, and the Cosmopolitan
hotel proposes to live up to the style. It is
quite new feature Helena, and seems to be
very popular.
E. M. Gould, of this city. arrived from a
trip to the east yesterday, on the second
section Of No. /. and tells that the wreck at
jamestown on Wednesday morning was due
to rotten ties. -Four people were injured
and eleven coaches ditched. - -..s..
A member of the police force would be
doing the ladies of Helena great favor if
he would keep the passageway to the post
Office clear about the noon hour. A gang of
young dudes make it a practice to hang
about the entrance and on the stairway,
staring at ladies and blocking the passage
way. 1t has grown to be quite nuisance,
and would not be tolerated if Marshal Hard
knew about it.
The robbery of the lottery Office yesterday
has brought that business into prominence
8gain, and the question as to whether the
lottery business can be conducted here is
being agitated. In conversation with
County Attorney Nolan yesterday he stated
that he was of the opinion that while tick
cts in foreign lotteries might be sold by the
payment of a license, he does not think
that the law will uphold the Montana state
lottery, and he proposes to prosecute them
as soon as he can obtain evidence. All the
evidence he desires is to have some person
purchase ticket. He says he requested
the sheriff to secure evidence, but that Off
cial declines to do SO. Mr.. Nolan believes
the lottery is an unlawful institution, and
he is anxious to test it.
Sheriff Jefferis went to Missoula few
days ago and took with him the dirk knife
with which One Eyed Julia was slain, for
the purpose of ascertaining if it was the
same as purchased there by a Chinaman a
few days before the murder. In size and
brand it was the same. but the engraving
on the blade did not correspond with those
the merchant has in stock. and he declared
the knife was not the one purchased at his
place. The identity of the perpetrator of the
crime is as much a mystery as ever. but
murder will out" and in this connection
it may not be amiss to state that there is a
reward of $500 for the arrest of the muir
derer.
The discharge of one A. w. Sprague from
the service of the Northern Pacific as loco
motive engineer has occasioned a contro-
versy between him and the brotherhood,
and in which this paper does not care to
enter. Sprague claims that because is not
one of the brotherhood he was worked ont
of his position by unfair means. He was
discharged for insobriety on March 20. He
has said some unkind things against the
order and member of the same requests
HE INDEPENDENT to state that though
Sprague applied for admission he was re-
lected on account of his immoral conduct,
particular mention being made of his I'M
due intimacy with another mans wife at
Hope. They disclaim any interference in
his discharge OF to the resignation of Supt.
Kemp, and characterize Sprague as n
schemer who has freqently beat men out of
money by standing III with train dispatch
ers, and possessing generally tricky,
mean and unpopular disposition, who can
not get recomm endation from any mem
Der of the B. L. L.
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