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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03
MONTANIANS COME HIGH.
The Cost of Taking the Census in
This State More Than
Elsewhere.
Speaker Reed Makes Poor Bx-
cuses for His Outrageous and
Illegal Rulings.
The House Committee on Territories
Takes up the Bill to Organize the
Territory of Oklahoma.

WAmlN0oN. Feb. -. Special. The
fact has been developed that the census
enumemtors in so.ae parts of Montana
will draw n larger per dem during the
thirty days that the work will be in progress
than IN any of the forty-one states, The
pay is based on the work necessary 10 secure
tho information in those sections of the
country whore the usual rate OF two cents
per capita is not sufficient 10 making living
wages. This occurs in sparsely settled dis
triels where great distances have TO be
travelled. Montana having so much noun
famous country 10 be canyassed, the allow
anco will have to be made in some districts
for pony service. The maximum allowance
is So day. and while in other states rare
exceptions will draw this amount, Montana
will probably have more enumerators Of
this elnss than all the other mountain states
combined. The census officers are now
making up the schedules for compensation.
The great growth in the northwest within
ten years leaves them little accurate infor-
nation ON which TO form basis Of work,
as the returns from the last census are all
that can be had ON which 10 form estimates.
\ lively correspondence is going on between
dwellers in the far west and the census
bureau with n view to giving as fair an ap-
portionment ms possible. II is expected
that even under the best that can be done.
some changes from the first schedule will
have 10 he made when the work is done.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03
TEN PEOPLE BURNED.
4 Terrible Tirc From which Escape Was
Cat on by Turning stairs,

4 Terrible Tirc From which Escape Mas
Cat oa by turning stairs.
BosToN, Feb. 2.--lt is now known that IN
this mornings North street FIRE ten persons
We're burned TO deuth. three others fatally
injured and six more seriously. il not fatal
ly hurt. 1t is believed that the ire started
in a clothing store on the first hoor. Be-
fore it WAS discovered il had eaten through
the partition wall of the hallway which
contained stairs leading 10 teEements
above md thus cut OF NIL escape Tor the oc-
cupants. The scenes which occurred
among the inmates when they were awnk-
ened were of the most exciting description.
Shriehs of terror, groans Of agony and cries
for help, filled the air Men. women and
children filled the windows and piteously
pleaded for help. Some of the more ven
turesome even hung from windows by only
slight hold ON the sils. Ladders
were hurriedly hoisted. lines of hose
quickly run of and In ten minutes fear of
personal safety Ind subsided. Those whom
II WIS possible TO save were taken from
their positions Of peril and the wounded
were taken 90 places where their injuries
could be cared for. Before the fire was
practically extingulshed, Chief Mehber,
followed 10y several iremen. went into the
building and with diihculty assembled to the
upper floors. When they reached them, n
sight that Mortified them met their eyes.
Under one of the windows crouched n
human form burned 10 crispwiih two palms
clBsped together and kneeing as though
IN prayer: further search revealed several
bodies covered with cinders and ashes
The victims had evidently rushed 10 the
upper floor IN IN attempt 10 escape and
they had been roasted as though held in a
furnace. Later two bodies OF infants were
removed from other parts of the building,
and the list of ten human lives made up.
The injured were removed 10 the hospitals
and the dead bodies taken to n morgue for
identification. Serious suspicious have
been raised that the fire WAS the work of
incpndaries. 1t is stated that when the
street door was burst open the smell gaye
strong indications that the stairs and floor
had been saturated with oil. The police
have decided on thorough investigation and
one Benjamin Simonds has been arrested
on suspicion.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03
CLAIMS THE LANDS.

Northern Pacific Agents Trying To secure
Fart of the Con"r dAlene Reservation.
EWAsHISoToN. Feb. .. - James Me
Naughi and Paul Schulke, of the North
orn Pacific road. have mnde a request
to be- heard by the house and senate COM
mitteos ON Indian affairs upon lands in the
CWur d'Alcno Indian reservation recently
cedpd to the government. The secretary
nf the interior has recommended that the
treaty with the Indians be ratified. ly the
contract 10000 acres are restored to the
public domain. all OF which is in the limits
of the Northern Pacific grant. The road
claims the odd-numbered sections. alleging
that the president, by executive order, cor
rocied the reservation after the filing
of the general map of the
Northern Pacific. and that he had no
right 10 take away their lands 10 which title
had attached The Indian commissioner
will be asked 10 approve the cont ract with
out legislation ~ 20 the disposition of the
land. The company will then 90 before the
interior department 10 establish their
claims. Mr.. Mcknight says the road would
be entitled to the lands after thrown open
under the Guildford Miller decision. but
prefers 10 establish prior title 90 the Indian
claim.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03
OLD LONG ISLAND.
H. sandy stretches said Once 10 Have iicrn
Great Forest.

IT, sandy stretches said Once 10 Have iicrn
Great Forest.
II seems incredible that where Long
Island now presents to tho Atlautic occnn
q long stretch uf sand and gravel and only
q little griss manages 30 preserve n poor
existence, WIS once n great forest. II was
broken here and there by marshes, and il is
acknowledged 10 be the fact, by all who
have given the thought any consideration,
that nll its coast was Oucc woods. EN-
Assemblymnn Huntington. of Suffolk
county, has devoted considerable Thought
aud study ~ the matter, and thus expressed
himself about IL the other day:
"BCfofe geology beCauie ~ generally
known the people on lho south aide of Long
Island were puzzled every time there WIS n
heavy storm by tie singular debris which
she waves threw upon the shore. Some
times 1t was great oak buuVh-, and some
times pine aud heml0ck trunks. All were
80 Wnterlogged and rotten M To be utterly
yaluelcss. More frequently il consisted Of
huge muses. Of pcnt and ignite. or moldy
blocks, which were really compressed
leaves. ln ycry calm weather, when the
ocean WIS like u mirror, hsherucn and
yachtsluon have noticed what seemed 10
be nu extent of forest md marsh below the
surface Of the sra. These have been seen
as far east as Amityyilc and us luT west MS
RoclAwuy. at depths v0rying from two to
four fAthoms. Anchors and sounding
lines have brought up the same kind Of
matter at fifteen and tWcnty fathoms
Similar objects were encountered in sink
inc wells and boring nrtcsnns all along
the South Side. Drs Newberry and
Rogors first Investigated the subject, and
pronounced II u cIsr of subsistence VI the
laud. They snid that NJ some period in
the fAr-oG past Long Island was much
higher, wider nnd probably Longer than
il Is NJ the present time. During this period
the climate was warmer than now, and
probably WIS like that which now prevails
in the state of Gsorgia. From ltockaway
% Montauk reached dense forest, broken
everywhere by swaInps WHOSE luxurinnt veg
citation must have reaembled the Dismal
swamp of Virginia or The Everglades Of
FlOrlda. It's width varied from a few yards
20 twenty or twenty-five miles. Then the
lnud sank beneath the sea. and the waves
pilcd up the sand until wood and marsh had
disappeared. II is an interesting fact. and
IL contains nm interesting suggestion. Sup
posing Long Island should do the same
lining again and sink seventy feet where
would Manhattan Island beY'-New York
Star.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03
Mrs. Coppineer Dead.

WAsnlXGroS. Feb. .. - Mrs Colonel
Coppingcr, Secretary Buine's eldest
daughter died AZ her fathers resi-
deuce here this morning. Death was caused
by congestion of the brain. induced by IN
grippe. All Immediate members Of the
family were present at the last moment,
Colonel Coppinger having arrived from the
west yesterday. This is the fourth death in
the family of Secretary Bluine within the
last thirty five days and this is the second
one of his children 30 die within that time
from illness brought on by H. grippe. The
president. members Of the cabinet aud
many older friends called to-day to express
he funeral will probably take
place Tuesday from ST. Matthews Catholic
church, and Father Sherman SON Of Cen
oral sherman, is expected to conduct the
services. Mrs. Coppiugcr was 20 years
Of age and was married about seven years
APO.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03
Trouble Aiming tho women.

BgAploIp. Pa.. Feb Mrs, NJ. G. Camp
bell, Of Mckcespor,. Pa, supreme president
of the Woman's Veteran Relief lnion, was
arrested yesterday charged with stealing
the charter of the Bradford Auxiliary. The
members Of the Bradford w. Y. Il. l. had
Il row and sent for Mrs. Campbell to invest
igate the trouble and decide who was right.
In response To this she came Tuesday. The
faction aguinsi which she decided adversely
sent u mnn numed Kelly IN represent tlcm.
aud demonstrate. He WIS ~ violent ia his
language that she bad him arrested Tor ns-
snnlt. lie in turn had her arrested on tia
charge of stcnling the charter. The case
will bc heard Monday.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03
DEyEE WAS AT BENTON.
He Turned States Evidence 10 Save Him
self Prom Prison.


FoRT BiNToS. Feb. l. Special. David
Denee. who robbed the faro bank nt Semitic
and shot Richard Richards the doorkcepcr,
on the morning of January 9th. is doubt
less the same man who was released from
the county Jail here last month. lie left
here on ihe glst. lie was arrested NJ Bill
lings in December, 1898, with Stewart Rus
sci for stealing horses from here. AZ the
last May term of court Denee turned states
evidence and Russell was convicted and
sent mp for five years. On Dence's evidence
another accomplice, james Adamson. WAS
indicted and Adamson and Denoe were
held the latter rs a witness, for last months
term of court, when Adamson WAS convicted
and sent up for one year. Denee WINS then
released and for per diem and witness fees
he received about 500. lie blew in CON
siderable of these ill-gotten gains in Helena
about ten days ago and then left for Seattle.
where the balance Of his money has evi-
IDENTIFY borne fruit When Denec left here
he wore n dark-blue chinchilla coat and
vest, loud striped pants, is aged twenty-five
years, black hair and eyes is six feet tail
and rnther good looking
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03
BTRNED TO DEATH.
4 Terrible Accident which Results in n
sad bereavement.


IowXsENp. Feb. 2.-I Special. MIR. and
Mrs. Vim. Schulz. of Toston, suffered an
agonizing bereavement yesterday afternoon
in the loss Of their baby boy . months old
from burning. The mother having ocea-
sion 10 go out for few moments drew the
little fellow in his high chair close 10 the
stove. and although tied in by sash he
seemed TO have sprung up and in some way
thrown himself forward and fell face down
wards full across the center of
the cooking hot stove where
he was found upon the return of
the her who thought she had not been
absent more than two or three minutes.
His hands, arms, sides and legs were ter
ribly burned and his bowels simply baked
into hard lump. The clothing being
flannel, did not ignite into blaze but
simply formed n charred coal. The smoke
from clothing and burning flesh stitled the
child so that u uttered no cry. DIR. Belcher,
of this place. was summoned but could do
nothing more than 10 relieve the child't
sniferircs aud death came tn iis relief ftwoly,
hours afreI the accideni. Both parents are
crazcd from grief.
After the chinook of to-day our valley in
which we had treble the amount of snow
that had fallen in and about the capital,
presents The appearance Of land of rip
plnig lakes.
TlIc heavy hand of ala grippe" seems 10
have finally LET 20. though not until IL had
snatched from Our town aud valley quite a
number of lives. both young and old.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03

sure bend the olecirotype and the sioel
plate together. the latter Keeping the copper
plate trues II, tried IL. II succeeded per
feeily. This month parts of the Scnbncrs
and Century were printed from plates made
in This WAY. Mr. De Winnie in TWO days
after FurlOng accomplished his success Of
fered him S50tou FOR hnlf interest IN his
invention. II is regarded hy printers MS
important rs the making of the fast web
All its delicate pictures Will De printed at
the rate of 1900 an hour, be paper run
ming from a roll and the publisher saving
5h per cent. un labor.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03

out on Nacquelm's jaw and again ON his
body, foinied again with the left and
cliuched with IL, leaving the right hand free
for work. His right swung around nnd
struck with terrific force on Naoquelin's jaw
and side in rapid succession. He got away
with few light returns. He repeated the
performance, landing his right three Tunes
more ON the jaw before the round closed
Clcnry urged NacQUclin TO continue, but the
big fellows sore leg had swollen from eX-
crcise and he said he would not go on. He
WAS far from being knocked out. although
his lip WAS cut and his jaw and sides were
sore. He said be- had no business 80 hight
ut all under the circumstances, Clchry
threw up the sponge aud kilrtin Was de.
clarcd the victor. Nacquelin cried and
wanted another 20. kilrRin said his oppo-
noni Is q good man. but green.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03
LIkin, win Have Paper.

kANsAs CRY, Feb. a.-rhe syndicate in
which II. II. Corrigan. of this city, is inter-
ested, and in which it is also believed
Stephen d. Elkins has an interest, has nc
quircd that part of the plant of the New
York Graphic not YET sold. ana will, within
fortnight. luunch in New York an evening
paper TO be named the Republican. Politi-
cally il will be- republican.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03
A SUDDEN DEATH.


BozEyAN. Feb. D. Special. A. W,
James. senior member Of the Bozeman Hard
ware company. died very suddenly at $50
this morning of heart disease. Mr. james
WAS at his place of business yesterday. aud
after spending pleasant evening with his
family retired nj the usual hour apparently
feeling very we'll He awoke curly this
morning with pain in his heart and cN-
pired in a few minutes. He leaves a wife
who is grief stricken over his sudden death.
Mr.. james came from Ohio two yenrs ago.
lie will he buried here tomorrow with Ma
sonic ceremonies.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03

CulcAGo. Feb. The jury selected by
the coroner to investigate the death of Rob
crt Gibbons, witness for defense in the Gro
MN case who WIS shot by Police Captain
Schuoiter in n saloon row, came 10 n con-
clusion ycsicrdny and u verdict WIS rem
dcred that Captain Schnettler acted ia self
defense. He WIS immediately release d
rom cugtOdy
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03
Mcrormiok Is Champion Now.

EM CLAIRE, Mis-. Feb. 2.-Axtel Paulsen,
for eight years champion skater of The
world. lost that title this afternoon to Me
Connick, Of New Brunswick. who defeated
hlm in Il ten.milc race. Mccormick made
the first mile in 80 minutes and the Inst in
I az tuiputgq
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03

GREESsDUBo, Pa, Feb. Peter Wise,
the labor leader, jointly charged with Pow
derly with conspiracy, was given a hearing
yesterday afternoon and was bound over to
the court in the sum of 800.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03
A French Duel

PANS, Feb. "A duel between the
Marquis de Mores and NJ. Dreyfus, editor
of the Nation, took place to-day. Dreyfus
was shot in the right arm. but not seriously
injured. The marquis was unhurt. The
duel was the outcome of an article in the
Nation offensive to de Mores.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03

Work for The government in any Of its
mechanical departments every now and
then brings ont some inventive genius and
makes him rich One of the latest instances
is that of Mr. p. ~ Furlong lately superin-
tendent of the electrotyping foundry ia the
government printing office, and now at the
head OF +. l.. De Ninnsos foundry ia New
York. Mr. Furlong clectrotype the Cen
tury. st. Nicholas and Scribncr's magazines.
Mr.. Furlong became interested IN electro
typing for fast presses Has attention wns
drawn o IL by tho almost endless work of
printing the Bgr cultural report every year.
The usually stale md 20 most people profit
less volume il the biggest single publication
IN the world. About a0),00l volumes are
printed of this report and Oh slow presses Il
used td take about ak months 10 get u out.
Then is was usually year behind. Public
Printer Benedict and more particularly his
brother G. H. Benedict. who wni chief
clerk Of the government printing Office and
who ranks among the hest practical print
ers in tie country. determined to catch
up" on the agricultural report. They de
cided 60 print II on a fast web press Just
ms newspapers are printed. To do this they
had 80 make curved electrotype plates
something that German printers
only had done successfully up tO
that time. Their method is 10 curve the
plates by hand and beat them into perfect
shape. THIS was impossible in this cOun-
try where We do not have such skilled
workmen. Furlong decided 90 make the
copper electrotype shell, put il in curved
sterotyping box Just as he would PAPER
metrix and pour type metal in back of it,
using an amalRam of his own TO unite the
copper she'll to the lead backing. This
worked fairly we'll. After coming TO New
York happy thought struck him. Why
could he not bend the cold electrotype
plnte, all filled, by putting it on a finely
tempered steel plate, such as SAWS are made
Of, and then in curved forms by heavy pres
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03
CRISP CAPITAL Gossip.
Newsy Notes and Cosby Gleanings
About Well-Known Political
Leaders in Washington.
How Ingalls, Once Made a Ridic-
ulous Exhibition of His Ugly
Temper.
How blaine MoNes About lie Is Not In.
eligible 10 The Presidency hl Reason
Of Age.

WASHINGTON. Feb. Special. There
WIS lady from Atchson in the senate gnl-
lery when the tail chief from Kansas was
discussing the race question. II knew In
gals" she said. twenty years ago. Our
families lived almost next door for fifteen
years. Satire is milk and honey to him
always was. When | was girl thought
he was the crossest and most disagroeahle
fellow ever saw.
HE started 10 come over 10 our house
one day and barked his cheek on the
clothes line in the yard. where the servant
girl had carelessly strung it. lie was so
angry that he turned around. went home
and didn't come near us for three months
and next spring he wouldn't vote for my
father for mayor. Mrs. Ingalls, was al
ways just as nice as he was horrible"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03

A tall, willowy Washington girl. whose
name rustled through this neck of woods in
the society gossip of year ago in connec-
tion with the young men of the Chinese le-
cation, received $50 telegram of thanks
few days ago from Pekin. This independ.
ent young woman. who asserted the right
TO receive the Orientals in a society way and
to accept their invitations TO the iheatre. TO
drives and walks. precisely as any girl
would those of any congenial American. de-
sired 10 show her appreciation of the many
gifts she had received from the rich young
Chinese. Therefore, last summer, she en-
gagged young artist who was home on va
cation from the lieaux Arts to draw for her
forty India ink sketches. the motif of each
10 be dictated by herself. One scene was
that of two pretty American girls passing
two eelestias III their native gArb.
Another pictured the introduction
of the same dramats personm nj
n fashionable afternoon reception. third
sketch described n passing recognition OH a
street car platform, the pretty girl getting
of Just as the follower of Confucius stepped
on. Another revealed the same pretty girl
showing her mother a heavy gold bracelet
in the shape of serpent whose eyes were
ubies. Others were pictures succcssively
of an afternoon call on the young woman
fIom her Oriental admirer. "a stroll in the
moonlight, n ride IN au open carriage a
shopping excursion. aud so on. The final
picture shows II fair. slender girl on the
steps of a Washington mansion. shading
her eyes with her hand and gazing at dis.
appearing cab, from which Chinese Young
man waves handkerchief. The sketches
mnde beautiful album, which was sump-
inously bound and sent to China us New
Years gift 10 the diplomat who was called
home last year. The artist went back 20
Paris 500 richer. the young woman is vefy
happy over the gift, and the young Celestial
was evidently yory willing to spend consid-
erable money 10 make lis acknowledgements.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03

Mr. Blaine walks farther and faster about
town since Walker, his son, died. But for
the snowy hair and beard, a contrasting
background for the black eyes, he appears
rs young and vigorous as ever he was. He
passes the sixtieth mile post this week-a
young man in American politics. Several
presidents have been older than Mr.. Blaine
when they were elected. President Harri-
sons grandfather was G3; Buchanan, ca;
John Adams and Andrew jackson were III;
John Quincy Adams was rs. Henry
Clay was seven years older than
Blaine when Polk beat him. Webster WAS
70 years old when he sought the whig NOM
ination in 1912 and his friends threw il 10
Gen Scott. who was himself rs.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03

OF Mr.. Bloine's contemporaries who are
regarded as presidential timber, few are
much younger than himself, some are
older. Here's Mr.. Allison. He was just
beginning TO walk in an Ohio log cabin
when the secretary of state was born. John
Sherman was a slim, hungry y-looking boy
: years old. Gen. Sherman, who several
times could have been president, and might
in '92, if he only would, was smart lad of
10. The smooth, bland secretary of the
treasury. Mr.. Window, was wearing his
first trousers when the little Blaine baby
SET up his first earth wall. Shelby Gnllom.
who may be elected president some time
because he looks like Lincoln, was begin
ming 10 talk then. Mr.. Eyarts was study
ing Latin and Greek. number OF older
men prominent and active on the public
stage were well On in the world when Blaine
was baby. Senator Morrill, was keeping a
country store. Philetus Sawyer was n big
stout boy running sawmill, Senator
Payne was in his senior year nj Hamilton
college. Senator Dawes was freshman at
Yale. These men are still young and hard
workers. What is the use of ruling Mr..
Blaine of the track on account of his ageg
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-03
To Organize Oklahoma.

The house committee on territories yester-
dny took up for consideration the bill organ-
zing the territory Of Oklahoma. The bill
WIS taken up out of its regular order in ac-
cOrdance with n recommendation of the
president, conveyed 10 the chairman Of the
committee through the secretary of the in
terror. that early notion looking TO legisla-
tion for the government of Oklahoma be
taken by congress. Favorable progress was
made with the bill and every effort is being
made TO GET the bill ready for presentation
to the house At the earliest opportunity.
II. A. Day and g. S. Appleton, of Helena,
are nt the Ebbitt They are architects Wis
iting the principal cities of the country for
au inspection OF the principal buildings.
They will visit Boston, Philadelphia, New
York, Chicago and St. Paul.