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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03
ANOTHER scURvY DEVICE.

We are informed on good authorit,
that last attempt is to be made to
defeat Judge Dixon by distributing an
alleged fac simile OF the gag law Will
the charge that he is its author. No
body should be deceived by such clap
trap device. Decent republicans do moi
approve of such dirty methods N will be
seen by the following manly letter from
Gen. Charles s. Warren, member Of the
republican national committee for Mon.
tana, to the Butte Miner:
Editor Miner: During the past week my
name has Teen mentioned in your paper in
connection with what is known a. the s'cao
law" am at all times willing to take my
share of responsibility in connection with
the gag law or any other public measure.
The following believe to be the facts in
connection with this law. During the ses-
sion of the legislature Of 1873, the law as
passed was handed me by the late Judge A.
J. Davis. gave it to Colonel w. F. San
ders. He gave it to his brother, j. g. San
ders, q member of the council from Jeder-
son county, who introduced it az council bill
No. 81. This bill received ten out Of the
twelve votes of the members of the council,
and every vote present of the twenty-four
members of the house. It required no lob
bying to pass the bill. both democrats and
republicans voting for it, and both houses
were democratic. Hon. A. Il. Mitchell was
president of the council, and Hon. Samuel
Word speaker Of the house. For years
have been blackguarded for the passage of
this law, though not member Of the legis-
lature. Very respectfully, etc..
CHARLES 8. WARREN.
Judge Dixon was not member of
that legislature nor a lobbyist in it's
halls, but practicing lawyer in Deer
Lodge attending to the duties Of his
profession. He never advised nor urged
the passage of the law in question.
Don't let the scaly trick of Carter's
deceive you.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03
MARSHALs AT THE POLLS,

Federal deputy marshals are being
sworn in by United States Marshal
Furay and will swarm around the polls
on election day like feas on California
sand bar. These men are little fore
taste of what We should have under a
force bill such as Carter wants to have
enacted. They have no right to bull
doze or intimidate any lawful voter.
Let every such voter, native born or
naturalized, go to the polls and exercise
the right of suffrage. He has ample
protection under the law and no man
can deprive him of his vote. Let no
man intimidate you.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03
FIELD, WILLIAM T. Ind. Labor.

The Independent Labor Party has
withdrawn MI. Fields name but under
the law it is printed on the ballots as a
matter Of form. The man who wants to
vote for Dixon, and every intelligent
man does, should mark an x opposite
the name Of William w. Dixon, thus:
WILLIAM W. DIXON. DEMOCRAT. X
Don't scratch out or mark the other
names. If you draw pencil through q
name you vote for that name.
II you live in district where state
senator is to be elected, mark an x OPP
posite the name OF the democratic can
didate.
In Lewis and Clarke county the
voters will find on the bottom of their
ballots this proposition.
NEW JAIL TO COST 10000.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03

ALL of the fraudulent "Sons of
America" letters were taken from
Helena to Butte to be mailed.
Those received by voters in Butte
were dated Helena on the inside.
Those received by voters in Helena bore
a Butte date. All were written in Hell
ena. Call Bernard to the witness stand
and ask him who took them to Butte.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03

''The United stases has reached tho point
whore ono Of its highest duties 10 to on
large the area Of its foreign trade.
1hsfe 70 not section or line in tho en-
tire lMeKinley bill that will open . mar
k0t fo1 another bushsl Of wheat or . bar.
rel Of pork."-James G. Blaine.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
HELENA, MONT, NOV. 3, 1890.

"Montanians abroad will always find THE
DAILY INDEPENDENT on file 1t their favorits
hotels: Fifth Avenue and Metropolitan, New
York; Grand Pacific, Chicago; West, Minneapo-
lis; Baldwin and Palace, San Francisco; st.
eprinxfield Ill
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03

AFTER revolving over in its alleged
mind the exposure of the republican
authorship Of the alleged Sons of Amer
lea" letter, the alleged newspaper which
acts as the resident agent of the Quaya
and Dudleys Of politics comes to the
conclusion that it is SO child of SIM" As
We view the list Of sponsors for the in
FAINT We have no doubt about it.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03
Time Brings Changes.
SccccccccccS

No modern city boast of structures
built of granite, brick and strong timbers; they combine
strength Durability and grandeur The dsnegang tooth of
time will effect them They will endure for centuries
and will not be outdone by pride enterprise sk
these houses tower above the decayg buildings of slower
time, stands the imposing character of the Largest Cloth
ing House in Montana Weha built up establishment with
square blocks of integrity strong mbes of fidelity and solid
rocks of honesyupon the enduring principle Of doing
others would have them do
That the reputation we have established; in day or
year, but within the last IS years And still building
measuring by the Golden Rule growing older stronger larger
better and broader Time does not destroy eace tens
strengthen such structure. We Boosting now Of
the addition store which will compare favoraby
with the best of modern business blocks but of good name
which enjoys the confidence of all; the moneyed the
business world well the who clothes BY the
sweat of their brow.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03
FOR THE JAIL.
AGAINST THE JAIL.

The need Of new building is gener-
ally conceded and we take it for granted
that a great majority Of the votes will
be for the new Jail.
Go to the polls early, deposit your
ballot and then turn in and aid in
bringing other voters to the polls. Keep
cool, keep sober, and put in good days
work for your country.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03

"SAY nothing, and vote Is you Think
is the eminently sound advice OF the
Butte Inter Mountain. We beg to as
sure our esteemed contemporary that
that is the platform OF hundreds Of
Dixon republican,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03

The righteous" Indignation of the
republican state central committee over
the exposure of the authorship Of the
"Sons OF America" letter found vent in q
Hood OF afidavits. Convict Bernard's
latest" at the bottom Of tho page is all
that is necessary now to give them q
truly republican flavor.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03

WHEN the republican state committee
begins an official inquiry as to where the
spurious letter came from it will get on
the right track by summoning as wit
nesses Henry Bernard, the ex-convict,
James B. Walker, secretary Of the re-
publican state committe, and T. B. Nc
Knight, editor Of the Helena Journal,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03

If the campaign was only about .
week longer SO as to give the enemy an
opportunity to get up few more "roor-
backs, " there wouldn't be much occasion
to hold an election.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03

Ar present all doubts q to the origin Of
the letter have passed away.-Helens Jour
nal.
Convict Bernard and his co-laborers
will now take the witness stand and
throw themselves on the mercy Of the
court. Confessions are in order.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03

The public don't want afidavits 90
much now as a few personal and indi-
vldual confessions from members Of the
republican state central committee.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03

Carter il . better fsisad q Bate than
Dixon.-Ints1 Mountain.
What does this mean?
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03

Iwill state that I am now aud aiways
have been free coinage democrat. 1 wa
paired with Mr.. Carter on the silver bill.
-ChaA. j. Boatnor.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03
HOW TO VOTE.

Voting under the Australian law to.
morrow will be much easier than it was
a year ago when about eighty names
we're on the ballot. The official ballot
this year is as follows:
ror REPRESENTATIVE TN r0Nopras
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03

CoxvIcr BERNARD u abroad aeain and
the aaidsvit mill b grinding grindine.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03
THE INDEPENDENT

Rsmittances It the risk Of subscriber unless
made by registered letter, check. or postal or ex-
press order. payable to The Independent Pub.
fishing Company.
~ Persons desiring the INDEPENDENT served
ut their homes or place Of business can order By
postal card or through telephone No. 100. Please
report cases Of irregular delivery promptly.
advertisements, to insure prompt insertion.
should be handed in before p. m.
Rejected communications not retufnable IN
lees postage is enclosed.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03
CARTER, THOMAS h. Republican.
CORBLY, ANDREW L. Prohibition.

DIXON, WILLIAM w. Democrat.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-03
HATS FOR CHILDREN
DANCING.
MADAME COE.
THE HEIENA.

Pfoe. A. Thelin guarantees to teach
~ one TO dance in fifteen le3oua.
C!aa meets every Monday night at
Gsecsf1c HALL Regular dance night On
1nursday eveninga Muaie b.
PROF. q. w. DUNCAN
, 1890-05-15

OF "A saloon kept by Peter Hanson,
caused by the bursting of one OF the
lamps, and long before the lire de-
partment appeared on the scene
flames were Issuing from the win
dows. IL was some time before the
alarm was sounded, as no one could
be found who had key.
When the iircmen arrived on the
scene the structure was roaring
mass of flame, and II was but few
minutes time when the entire
block was afire and 1t was apparent
that nothing could savc IL from de-
structlon, SO fierce did the flames
lick the dry wooden timber. All oi
the buildings burned were wooden
structures consisting OF stores,
hotels, tenement and lodging-houses,
many of the occupants losing all
their effects, although greater
portion of the contents of the burn
Ing buildings were saved with
great difficulty.
, 1890-05-15
BURNED TO DEATH.

Sam Fryer, one OF the firemen,
had very narrow escape from
death, He was at work in the lodg-
ing house over Hansen's saloon.
He found man In one of the
rooms on the second floor suffering
from sufiocation, He grabbed him
by the leg and ttarted to drag him
to one of the front windows.
Just as Fryer reached the window
the flames broke into the room and
be had to abandon the poor fellow
and save himself. He jumped to
the ground and escaped with COM
paratlvely slight injuries.
J. b. Costello, lodger in the
Louvre, finding escape by the stair
ways shut off, made for a front win.
dow. Throwing up the sash he
leaped from the second story and
fell In a heap on the sidewalk. Sew
eral physicians were called, but
none could be found who would re-
spond. The full extent OF Costello's q
injuries are not at present known,
but II Ia thought he has received re-
rious internal injuries.
May Maher, Hattie Thompson,
and John Seward, inmates OF the
same house, received severe burns
about the face and arms.
, 1890-05-15

A Sensation Pampiiss Issued by n
York club Mou.

Sensation Pamphiss Issued by n
York club Man.
Nkw fonx. May li.--Thomas &. Mus
grave was arrested this morning at tho
Union League Climb, OF which he 10 a
meinbor. on n warrant Issued on com
plnint Of Augustus ID. Fasdi, OF Rhine
beck, n. y. Me. Musgraye is charged
with sending an indecent pamphlet to
the c"mplainant through tho mails
libelfng relatives Of w. W. Astor. Tho
complalnantdid not appear IN court
when thecaso was called and an adjourn
nent was had until Monday.
The iibslous article IL In the shape Of
type writtcn pamphlet, and is on.
titled, statement of Z Blackmsiling
Case. The story il remarkably scnsa.
tional and is very lengthy. IL II rcla.
tive 10 tho mIsfortunos OF u Wall street
broker In mining stocks, who IL said to
have been blac ckmailsd by man and a
Woman through schsmc OF an extraor.
dinary nature. The male schemer Is
named In the pamphlet as Joseph 8.
Armstrong. . near relative to Mrs. Will
iAn Astor. Tho names OF other promi-
nent people are also mentioned In tho
pamphlets, among thom being Evelyn
ufnnviilc. an actrcss, who Is said 10 have
been mixed up In the caso with Arm
strong, whoever that person may be,
, 1890-05-15
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Conference Ordered on the
Pension Bill.
THE TARIFF DEBATE RESUMED
Mr., Bynum Imputes Bad Motives
to the Ways and Means
Committee.

WAsHrTsroS, May il.-on motion oi
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Kansas, the house to-day
insisted on its amendment to the senate
dependent pension bill, and conference
was ordered.
The house then went into committee
OF the whole on the tariif bill.
Various amendments reducing the
duties on eartbenware, china and glass
were made ON the democratic side, but
met with no success,
In thu course of the discussion on one
of tho amendments MIR. Campbell, oil
Pittsours, q glass manufacturer, asked
for protection from foreign labor, while,
h . soid. he was charged with importing
foreign labor in violation to the contract
labor law.
Mr.. Bynum said that MIR. Campbell
had come before the ways and means
com mltteo and held q consultation with
tho gentleman from West Virginia twil-
som and himself, and then gone away
and made an affidavit, which was false
from beginning to end.
MIR. Payne said that he would Ike
MIR. Campbel's word as soon as lie
Nohta VI sht hsVih A<a
diana, and he knew them both.
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, CON
firmed what tho gen tleman from In.
diana had said.
In the course of some further remarks, 5,
Mr.. Bynum said that the committee on
ways and means had information that
its bill had closed the doors of the capi-
tol against the labor of the country. He
admitted that the manufacturers were
at the very entrance to the capitol, and
that II was closed In order to keep any.
body from coming IN but those that the
majority would allow. The manufac.
turers, however, were admitted, but II
honest labor came and knocked at the
door II was not admitted.
Mr.. Mckinley said that the imputa-
ton Of the gentleman from Indiana that
the ways and means committee had
closed up the passage To the house in
order that the majority might have pri-
yate consultations was false. fie did
not permit any man TO impute to the
committee any bad motives. The mi
nority of the committee knew that any
imputation of that kind was false.
Hayins considered sixteen of the fifty
six pages OF the bill. the committee arose
and the house adjourned.
, 1890-05-15
THE LOSSES.

The losses were as follows: Peter
Hansen, saloon; J. Bogart, saloon;
John Anderson, ,lgrocer; A. j. Shir-
ley, grocery; Pelton Il Co., drug
store; Louvre house, owned 10y Peter
Hansen; American restaurant,
owned by ii. ID. jones' Miss a. NJ.
Ballinger, millinery store, No. Sec
ond street; Hand Laundry, kept by
Mrs. Jones; j. +. Mccoy, wall
paper, No. o Second street.
The buildings on the west side OF
Howard street, which were partially
destroyed. were occupied as follows;
Boston bakery, A. NJ. Luce, pro-
prietor; secondhand shop. carpenter
shop OF Ragland 4 Ashen fclter, and
the tailor shop Of John Kroft In the
same building, Mr.. Eddy's lodging
house.
Other buildings more or less dam
aged were: j. Sengfelder, Home
bakery, No. 7 Second street; Fulton
market, owned by Malrh offer X
Paler, No. . Second street; Spencer
Il Mass, Eagle lodging.house. Nos.
IL to 10 Second street; Japanese
store, IL Secod street. Alexander
II Powell, cigar manufacturers, No.
10 Second street; the I.esland house,
No. 20 Second street; Mrs. Herrin,
proprietress tenement:house occu-
pied by Mr.. L. f.. Wilson, between
Mill and Howard In the rear of the
Zealand house, and owned by j.
NJ yers
, 1890-05-15
A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING.
Marriage of Senator woIeott and Mrs.
n. Mctcalfe Bass.

-
n. Mctcalfe Bass.
BuFYALo, May lL-At high noon to-
day ST. Paurs cathedral was tho scene
OF beautiful wedding, when 1T. Rev.
A. Cleveland Coke, bishop Of the diocese
of Western New York, united in mar
riage Hon. Edward Oliver Wolcott
United StateJ senator from Colorado,
and Mrs. Il. Metcalfe bass, daughter
of the late James II Metcalfe. AS the
choir began chanting the procession
turned into tho center aisle. They were
followed by the ushers, George Porter,
Thomas Carey, Carleton Smith and
George Carey, the bride coming last
with her son, Lyman Metcalfe Bass. The
best man was III. Il. Wolcott, and among
the group of friends who stood near
were Hon. s. Rogers and Mrs. T.. Evans.
The bridal robe was creation OF
Worths, of white satin, brocaded in roses,
forming long train. which opened over
a petticoat of white satin, banded with
fringcs Of crystal and silver a slightly
pointed bodice, with a Medici collar of
point lace and full front of silk null,
finished with tincture OF white and sill
yer, below which fell q null sash, softly
turned into d love knot The toque was
null, With n wreath Of white ostrich
tips, fastened by diamonds, while at the
throat sparkled the groom gilt, pend
ant OF diamonds, formed of an Inn
mense diamond surrounded by smaller
ones. The flowers carried were cluster
Of La France roses.
After the ceremony breakfast was
served at the residence of Mrs. James
Metcalfc, on North street.
At o'clock senator and Mrs. VOL
colt LEFT for New York in u special car
the Interior of which was filled with
flowers.
met, and for over quarter OF century
his ancestors were governors OF Con-
nccticut. He has the honor Of being the
youngest United States senator.
, 1890-05-15
THE Willy CHINAMAN.
Next to Impossible to Ex-
clude Him.
EVERY ACCESS FROM MEXICO
Report of Chinese Inspector Coon
at San Diego-The Best
Remedy.

WAsUrsaros, May is.--The secretary
ofthe treasury to-day transmitted TO
the senate the report from Chinese In p
spector Coon at San Diego. Cal, dated
in April, with respect to the eyasions OF
the Chinese exclusion act Coon says
that it is true that Chinese ore coming
into the United States, despite the efforts
Of the customs department to keep them
out. lie says that the opportunities for
crossing the Mexican border into Cali
fornia are many, and that with the force
at the command Of the department II
will be impossible to prevent oil oi them
nom entering this country. When they
have once reached san Diego unob-
served II Is practically impossible tc
prove when or how they came in.
Commenting upon the charges tina,
the scott exclusion act was a failure,
Coon says that this IL practically true,
as to Its execution, for the reason that
when Chinaman is arres, ed he Is en-
abled, while IN confinement, to make ar
rangemcnts with friendly countrymen
TO be returned q second time and be con-
Quoted to some other town. He Is also
able so disguise him elf so as to make
Identification, If caught, extremely dii-
ficult. The order OF the secretary oi
the treasury prohibiting the transfer oi
Cinnamon In transit in the hnrbor OF
san Francisco was a most fortunate
one, and will check the traffic for time,
but some other method, Coon Is conf
dent, will he found, by which to come
into the United States.
Coon suggests treaty negotiations with
the British government and Mexico,
looking to the exclusion of the Chinese,
and says that anti-Chinese exclusion
legislation would then be very simple.
The Morrow and other bills, Coon de.
clares, are defective, in that they provide
for the return of the Cinnamon TO the
country from whence they came. Even
children laugh when told this law, for
they know that Chinaman returned 20
Mexico will be eating his breakfast III
the United States the noxt day.
, 1890-05-15
Observation-Disclosures
A Complete List for the Sec
ond District;
THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES
There Are Seventy OF Them
Three Districts Are Still
Unrepresented.

PULLnAs. wash, May i3.-Tho fol-
lowing persons have been nominated for
census enumerators for the Second su-
pervlsors district Of Washington.
A new plan of numbering has been
adopted. Instead of segregatng the
counties, the districts arc now numbered
from to 10, which is the whole number
Of districts Any ono can keep track Of
the new numbers and their correspond
ing districts by remempcring that the
lowest number In any county, by the
new plan, represents No. Of the old,
cations have been received for Nos. and
II, In Stevens county, and No. ~. In
Douglas. II. y. MEl,R MAN.
Chief Clerk.
, 1890-05-15
THE SCHOOL LANDS
It Is the Duty of tho State tc
Protect Them,
TRESPASS IN SPOKANE COUNTY
Congressman Wilson Lays the
Matter Before the General
Land Office.
Especial Service OF the REVIEWS Washing
ton Press Burcaul

Especial Service Of the REVIEWS Washing
ton Press Burosu.l
WAsHIsGToS, ID. o., May 6-Some-
time since Governor Il. +. Ferry, OF
Washington, referred to CongIsssman
John l. Wilson a letter written by a
citizen Of Rockford, Spokane county,
relative to tresspass and cutting oi
valuable timber upon school lands In
the vicinity of that place. This letter
was not signed and therefore can not be
answered except through the public
press. Upon receipt of the letter Mr..
Wilson referred 1t TO the commissioner
Of the general land office. Herewith is
his reply, which is published in order
that whoever wrote the letter may bc ad-
vised of what is necessary IN the prem
ises. II seems that these LANDS having
passed TO the state II Is now the duty oi
the state 10 protect them. Following is
the letter:
Hon. J. d. Wilson, House OF Repro.
sentatives, Washington, ID. C.-Sif:
have the honor to acknowledge receipt,
by reference from you for my considera-
ton, of letter addressed by "A Citi-
zen at Rockford, Spokane county, state
Of Washington, to the governor OF said
state, and by him referred TO YOU, COM
planning Of timber cutting upon certain
described school sections 10 and 80 In
Washington.
i have respectfully to state that while
sections 10 and 80 In every township ol
the territory of Washington were held
In reserve for territorial benefit they re-
ceiyed tue protection of the United
states. But such lands having, under
the act Of February %, 1889, been granted
TO the state of Washington upon It's nd
mission into the Union, the duty of pro
longer devolve upon the general govern
nent. They are now under the contro
and protection OF the state.
The referred letter is herewith returned
Very respectfully, w. NJ. STONE.
Assistant Commissioner,