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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-17
( THE INDIANS MESSIAH.

Old Rorcupine Says He Is the White Mans
i Christ Returned to He'd Man.
| CHIcAao, Nov. 16. Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
commander OF the department of the Mis-
souri. has just returned from trip through
Dakota, Montana and Nebraska. When
seen by reporter the General talked about
the strange fanaticism among 80 Sioux
and Cheyennes. He says many of them
now assert that they have already seen the
messiah. Among them is Old Porcupine.
a prominent Cheyenne chief, who last win
ter made trip with large body of braves
to Wyoming, and said he had been taken to
the messiah by some Bannock Indians.
who came over the mountains to act as
guides. Old Poroupine reports that the
messiah is the white mans Christ returned
after 800 years to visit the red men. The
messiah is white and wears his head muffied
so that his face cannot be seen. His hands,
wounds inflicted by the white man centuries
ago. These scars serve to remind the Indian
of his duty to the messiah, who will bring
all good things If he is only faithful to his
old traditions and customs. There is
nothing particularly new in the latest craze.
The Indians are great dreamers. They sell
dom if ever work, and consequently have
plenty of time to sit around and pray and
dance and fast. This is all that they have
been doing thus far, and I don't know that
they have done any different for the past
fifty years."
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FORGERY BY WHOLESALE.
A New York Stock Brokers Crooked
Transactions Foot Up About
$350,00O.
Ho Says He Used the Money to
Make Up Customers
Losses
Tho Firm Of Which He was the .Jnnior
Member Makes an Assignment
His Methods.

NEw YoRk, Nov. 16.-Albert h. Smith,
junior partner of the brokerage firm Of
Mills, Robson d Smith. 10 a prisoner
charged with over seventy forgeries, aggre-
eating e35O, 600; Smith acknowledges his
guilt, and has turned over all his property
for the benefit of hia creditors. The dis
covery of the forReries, which cover a
period Of six years, was accidentally made
Saturday morning by clerk in the employ
of the firm. In conversation Smith says he
used the money to reimburse customers who
had lost money on his suggestions. The
loss resulting from Smiths misdoings will
fall upon his firm, which has been in ex-
istence SINCE 1872, and which has been held
in the highest repute. Smiths plan was
simple. He would buy eight or nine shares
of nrst- class stock, and by adding cipher,
or the letter "y'' raise the order
to eighty or ninety shares. These he de-
posted with the firm a. private account
and thus made his partners responsible.
When the discovery was accidentally made
by the stock clerk Smith confessed every
thing to his partners.
Smith is prominent churchman and .
member Of several clubs. He is 45 years
old and a childless widower. All the for
geries are not total loss to the firm, az
about one-fourth can be recovered.
The Arm has made an assignment to w.
A. Watson, to whom Smith yesterday made
personal assignment.
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ALL TOOK A HAND.

An Indiscriminate Shooting ARRAY In q
Florida Village.
JAcxsoNy11LE, Fla, Nov. 16.-A very sori.
ous affxny occurred yesterday at Reddick, q
small town fifteen miles north Of OcaIa.
George Sanders, white man, while crazed
with whisky, went into Hagard's store and
fired shot at Ned Roux, one oftsshe clerks
employed there. The shot did not take
effect. T. P. Williams and John
Friday. standing near, rushed at
Sanders and succeeded in disarming
him. A negro rushed across the street to
Sanders store and told his brother Bob
that two white men were trying to kill
George. Bob seized gun. rushed into
Hagard's store. and began firing right and
left. Williams was MOrtally wounded.
Another bullet struck the young negro and
he fell dead. Still another hit John Friday
but did not make serious wound. The
last shot struck negro woman who came
in the rear door and badly woudded her.
During the firing George Sanders escaped
from his captors ana rushed out when
some unknown person fred load of fine
shot into his face and head, painfully
woundinR him. A minute later Bob Sam
ders having exhausted his ammunition.
started to run out Of the store, when some
one in the rear of the place brought him
down, fatt,lly wounded, with charge of
buckshot. By this time the whole popula-
ton, about $50, was on the streets and the
widest excitement prevailed.
The Sanders faction would not allow an
operator to send any messages out Of town
about the matter and nothing was known
of it elsewhere until Sunday morning. A
deputy sheriff then went from 0cala
with posse and, arrested George Sanders
and quiet was restored. The posse return
ed this afternoon.
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BuTrE's UNRULY CARS.
The Steam Motor has Collision and tn
Electric Runs Down Two People.

The Steam Motor has . Collision and the
Electric Runs Down Two People.
BUTTE, Nov. 16. Especial. An epi-
demic of accidents appears to have visited
the rapid transit lines OF this city to-day.
The morning opened with collision be-
tween the steam motor and a Montana
Union freight train which resulted in a
badly crushed passenger car, q number of
frightened passengers, but no serious dam
age. Tonight the electric motor took its
turn. running down J. H. Reese and Mrs.
h. P. Morgan of South Butte. They
had signalled the motor to stop,
but it ran past before the mo-
tor man received the signal. He then
started to back down and met them coming
up the track. Mrs. Morgan was thrown
and caught beneath the fender of the motor
IN such manner as to require the
car to be pushed ahead before
she could be released. She escaped
with broken rib and several bruises about
the body, while Reese was even more for
tunate only receiving some bruises that
will lay him up several days.
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RELIEF TO BE FURNISHED.
The Clearing House Association to Issue
$1O.OOO,OOO

The Clearing House Association to Issue
41O,OOO,OOO.
New YoRK, Nov. 16.-Jay Gould was at
the Windsor House for an hour tonight.
So were Addison Cammack, George N. Pull
man and w. i. Conner. This is prlnci-
pally remarkable from the fact that moth
ing short of a financial crisis could have
brought these men there at such time,
They were surrounded by crowd
which included such mon az John
Bloodgood, Harry Durant. w. E.
Young, w. Issidor Wormser and
a dozen others we'll known on
the stock exchange. The situation on Wall
street was freely discussed. and all agreed
that it was grave beyond any recent prece-
dent. The feeling, however, was hope
ful, not confident. All agreed that more
liquidation was to come; the question was
how much more. Gould did not talk at all.
Neither did Pullman. They listened atten-
lively, however. and went homo early.
Pretty soon il became noised around that
there had bcen meeting OF bank presi--
dents and that tho clearing house associa
tion would issne $4,000, 900 certificates of
credit pro rata among the banks. This was
partially confirmed by President Curran, Of
the Chase national, who said there had been
an informal meeting of several bank presi-
was decided that the machinery of the
clearing house was ample for any emergen-
cy that might grow out Of the present crisis,
The clearing house certificates would be is
sued to any bank actually needing such u.s.
distance.
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DISTILLERs CLEANED OUT.

"A m00nshiner Fort DismAntlod and q
Daring Desperate Captured.
kEYsER, w. Va, Nov. 16.-Deputy United
States Marshal o. G. Miller arrived here a
day or two ago, having in charge moon
sinner named William Fansler. the prison.
er being one of the most daring and des-
perate of that class in all West Virginia,
The chase and capture of Fansler consti-
tute one of the most remarkable episodes in
the criminal annals of West Virginia. Miller
followed the man for several weeks alone
and after capturing him was ten days get.
ting back to place of safety with his pris-
oner, undergoing great hardships.
Fansler was member of one of the most
daring and successful gangs of moonshiners,
counterfeiters and stock thieves ever infest-
ing the mountains of West Virginia. Their
camping. ground was the Canaan wilder
ness and contiguous portions of adiOin-
ing counties, and their headquarters were
established in a log house strongly fortified,
with repeating rifles, and situated in the
most inaccessible portion of the back
bone range OF mountains. Il WAS. sur
rounded for many miles on all sides
with laurel timber so thick as to
make approach to it almost impossible,
time was known only to members of the
band. Here the gang had for several years
operated splendidly equipped distillery,
with capacity of eighty five gallons day,
and made and sold immense quantities Of
mountain dew until betrayed by one Of
their own number, who led posse of gov
ernment officers to the 'fort,'' as it was
called, at time when those in charge were
absent in Philippi disposing of their sur
plus stock. The detectives left not one log
OF the fort" standing upon another, and
destroyed the still, mash tugs and every
thing else of value about the place.
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She Has Enough of rh,. Man.

ST. PAUL. Nov. 16.-[Special. Alice Nc
Milan has filed complaint in the district
court in this city for divorce from Allen
J. Mcmillan, alleging that he is man of
uncomfortable temper and jealous dispo-
sition. She says that in June. 1886, he
rushed into her room, in Glendive, Mont,
where they were living. and kicked her
brutally until the blood flowed from her
wounds; that he charged her at times with
undue intimacy with E. p. Gassman, of
Glendive, and William Tuttle, of Willis
ton, Mont. She says he swore terribly at
her and abused her in many ways. She
further deposes that her ill-natured spouse
is saloon-keeper doing good business
and that he is doing nothing for her sup
port.
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A MURDERoUs HIRED MAN.
He Tries to XIII A Farmer and His Wife
and Cuts His Own Throat.

He Tries to XIII Farmer and His Wife
and Cuts His Own Throat.
MARsHALLTowN. Iowa, Nov. 16.-A bloody
affair occurred this morning at the home of
Marcena Stone, wealthy farmer living
four miles southeast Of here. I. 4. Pei
beam, a hired man, without any warning,
attacked Stone with he.caet, striking him
down with violent blow on the head.
While the farmer lay on the floor, partially
stunned, the assnilant repeatedly struck
him with the weapon. Mrs. Stone rushed ia
from the other room, and Pelbeam turned
upon her and struck her five time with the
Ratchet, and would undoubtedly have killed
her had not Stone partially recovered, and
Rrasping the hired man BY the throat,
brought him to the floor. The screanss sof
the woman and children had by this time
attracted some nei9hbors aud AZ they ap-
preached, Pelbean wrenohed himself loose
and fed. He was afterwards found in the
woods, having cut his own throat. The
wound is not necessarily fatal. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stone will probably recover.
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The past week has been a great
one for Overcoats. True, it was
colder for some than for others
bat all seemed to want to get one
of Harris now Box Overcoats, and
in case they did not want a Box
Coat. they did catch on to those
Macintosh lined Irish Frieze vi.
sters. We cleaned out seventeen
of the latter style in two days
only seven left. Sizes good, and 80
are the garments.
Our novelties 90 first.
Why is it7
We can't tell
That is for sure but we can
make guess and tet we guess
right: That we show more novel
ties In Overcoats than any three
clothing stores in town.
That's the reason.
A man that wants nobby gar
mont, no matter how tall, how
short, how lean, or how fat, we
can fix him, and are .ne only folks
in town that can suit him if he is
hard to fit and hard to please.
BOYS OVERCoATS
C1ILDREN'S OVERCOATS
A new line in this week by ex-
press. We had to wire for them
Remember, boys, a wagon with
each.
Getting ready for Christmas nov.
elaes1 We have a dandy line a
coming and dandy line in stock.
500 what we have. Only fancy in
style ana quality. not in price
Anything you want.
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THREE TIMES IN A WEEK.


Train Robber in tho South who 10 Very
Persistent
AUGUSTA, Ga. Nov. 16.-Last Saturday
night the north and south bound trains
were robbed Of express matter by mysteri-
ous man. After relieving the messenger in
one car he escaped, and then. getting on
the other tarin. robbed the other messenger
in the same way The same thing happen
ed last night ON the south bound train. the
man entering the train between stations
and robbing the messenger. The latter
claims to have exchanged shots with the
robber. and there are spots Of blood on the
car. The point where the man is said to
have jumped from the train is soft and
muddy; but, although the officials visited
there early this morning, no traces of foot
steps could be found. The whole affair 10
very mysterious.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-17
An Alleged Doodle sche me,

New YORK. Nov. 16.--A Quebec special
asserts that Laurier, the opposition leader,
is in possession of proofs of Doodle scheme
beside which the Canadian Pacific scandals
of 1873 are insignificant. He says that he
will spring them at the next session Of par
lament. It ia alleged that boodlo was paid
Thomas McGreevy, NJ. p, by the contract
ors for the Quebec and Esquimault docks
for information from the public works de-
partment, of which his bosom friend, Sir
Hector LanRevin, is minister. 1t is said the
friends of the government are urging the
ministers to dissolve parliament before
Laurier can present and prove his charges.
Unless this is done Langevin and McGreeyy
will probably be expelled.
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STILL A LITTLE SHAkY.
Confidence Not Yet Restored in Londe
Financial Circles,

/ ~OsseA~ASAASO ASOS A0b It68COE0U IN x00O0U
Financial Circles.
LONDON, Nov.16.-The dlstrust in financial
circles was not entirely dispelled by yester-
days relief of the Barings. In the general
feeling it is still too early to conclnde that
all is right. 1t is known that number Of
minor firms have been under heavy strain,
1t is also improbable that confidence will
be restored until the position Of the Bar.
ings toward the Argentine financial mat
ters becomes clearer.
The Scottish banks will have q meeting
tomorrow for tine puepose OF adding to the
Baringe guarantee fund. The whole bank
ing world has shown alacsity in subscribing
and when all the provincial and other Sub
scrieers have arrived tho total sum will b.
such as will make the whole incident
brilliant triumph of the Organizers of tn,
fnnd. BESIDES three millions surplus, tn,
partners estates represent immense re-
sources.
Barring Brothers offered to sacrifice every
thing. but unavoidable delay in realizing
would have been almost equivalent to az
actual collapse. and for this reason it was
decided to raise the guarantee fund. The
Barings assets include 100000 pounds o1
the finest paper in the world. II ia believed
that three years will be ample time to bring
the firms affairs to substantial position.
AAo A1a1AuS0 OmUdEEN0HIu6u6 was OU0 TO
the action of the Russian government,
which. alarmed by the financial trouble in
the Argentine republic during the summer,
suddenly withdrew from the Barings $780,
600 pounds, just as it withdrew 1000 600
pounds from the Compton Des Cempts in
the spring of 1889. Its action at that time
resulted in the suicide of the manager Of
the institution and the collapse of the COP
per ring.
1t is rumored that Russia q agent in Paris
recently withdrew another two half mill
ion pounds on the rumor that the Bariuoe
had stopped payment.
Another large firm called q meeting of
its chief connections Saturday, and submit-
ted statement which effectually removed
dny grounds Of suspicion. There are
rumors of radical change in the personnel
of the firm of Barring Brothers.
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NoRcRoss UNDER ARREST.

charged with Misappropriating Funds
which He Returned
BUTTE, Nov. 16.-United States Marshal
Furay arrested in this city to-day Ed. Nor
cross, until recently assistant postmaster,
now under Indictment for misappropriation
Of government funds. Some time since
Norcross used about $500 of government
money, out made it good the next day, and
the matter was dropped, as everyone
thought. The case appears to have been
taken before the United States grand Jury
and this indictment is the result. The ac-
cused has always stood we'll heie and has
host of friends who hope to see him come
clear of this charge. Furay left with his
man for Helena on the afternoon train.
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Marriage Did Not stop tho Suit.

CHEsrKR. Pa. Nov. l6.-Though Miss
Alice Goodley's breach Of promise suit for
$4,000 will not prevent Samuel Clayton
from marrying Miss Evelyn Partridge, the
daughter Of the Chicago millionaire dry
goods merchant. which took place last
week that will not stop Miss Goodley from,
pushing her suit for breach of promise. Miss
Goodley expressed to friends the fullest
confidence OF winning the case, and claima
to have letters in her possession from Mr..
Clayton, which will show that there has
been something moro than little Irritation
between them. She claims that her suit is
not money-makiug venture. but IN effort
at vindicating her good name.
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Prompt Measures for Relief

LINCOLN. Neb., Nov. 15.-At mass meet
ing held here to-day, presided over by Gov
ernor Thayer, steps were taken for the inn
mediate relief OF the destitute in the west
ern part of the state, and q substantial
fund was raised. It is designed to tide over
all pressing wants BY individual subscrip-
ton until the meeting OF this Legislature.
Tho commission appointed by the govern
ment reported twelve counties included in
the drouRht-stricken district, and an appro-
priation Of 100000 will be required to pre-
vent actual suffering.
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Every Indian on the Reservation
Expected to go on the
Warpath.
Settlers and Ranchers In North
Dakota Fleeing from the
Danger.
A Woman at the Standing Rock Agency
Said to be the Coming AIessiah's
Mother.

| MASDAN, N. D., Nov. 16.-Settlers living
on the border of the Sioux reservation
bring stories OF the arming of the Indians,
which is borne out by Joseph Buckley, who
speaks their language. Buckley came in
to-day and says every Indian on the reser-
vation will shortly 90 on the war path, and
they have got possession of Custer's rifles,
which the United States army never found.
The local hardware men, have, in the last
few days, sold their entire stocks of am
munition to the Indians. The Indians say
II they are unsuccessful in the raid, they
will get double rations, and that they have
nothing to lose. The citizens here, and the
settlers, who are unprotected, believe that
Gen. Ruger and the Indian authorities are
harborlng feeling of false security. The
mayor of Mandan has called a meeting, and
the War Department will be asked to fur
nish the citizens with guns, if not with
soldiers. Many settlers between Mandan
and the reservation are abandoning their
farms and ranches because of the lack of
protection offered them by the governments.
The most conservative feel gloomy at the
outlook.
The Indians appear to be becoming more
and more crazed over the messiah story.
Serious trouble is anticipated at the agen-
cies over the coming ghost dance. The
agent has endeavored to induce the Indians
to forego it, but they are defiant and refuse
to obey his orders. A woman was brought
before the agent at Standing Rock lew
days ago whom the Indians said was the
mother of the messiah. The agent inter
rogated her, but got no satisfaction as to
the identity of who is to be the messiah.
She oontepted herself with repeating the
stories about the millennium to come, and
how the white people would be wiped out
entirely. Several of the leading Sioux
chiefs seem to be as firm believers in the
story as the young bucks.
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Don't Forget

What we say in our notice headed
caution" It's fact. A poor
man, indeed, that can't oct his
traoe on business merit or the ma.
ture OF his stock. The man that
would steal the legitimate benefits
OF his neighbours advertising and
popularity, would steal his purse
if he thought he would not be
found out
Pass him around.
He's no good.
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& A Jewel Of a wife.

PRov1DrscE, r. l., Nov. l6.--Mrs. Alice
Parker, Of Plsinsville. has not bean ont Of
her house for nine years. This seclusion
il wholly from choice. She ID very domss-
tic in her tastes During all this time she
has done all the Homework for large fam-
lily. Her health IN good, and her hushand
oonsiden her jewel g5 q.
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Koch's supply OF Lymph Runs Out.
BERLIN. Nov. 16.-There are fifteen hun
dred foreign doctors already here. The
supply of Koch's lymph is temporarily ex-
hausted. Prof. Koch suggests that the
remedy be called ''paratoloid'' in tho pre.
scriptions.
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Secretary Proctor Not Alarmed.

Secretary Proctor Not Alarmed.
ST. Lou1s, Nov. A.-Secretary Of War
Proctor. who is here on q. tour Of investiga-
tion, was joined to-day by Gen. Miles. In
an interview this evening the secretary "a id
no arrangements had been made to send
troops to the Indian reservations in the
northwest. The excitement, he had reason
to believe, was subsidinR.
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CAl]TION! !!

Unprinctpled competitors, talk
Ing advantage Of proximity. have
represented their place Of bus
iness as HARRIS. We would
say to all who are not intimately
acquainted with our premises. to
look for the name on the front
windows.
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All Quiet Mt Fort Niobrara.

KANSAS C1rY, Nov. 16.-A special from an
army officer at Fort Niobrara, Neb., to the
Times. states that the excitement among
the Sioux Indians at that place over the
messiah has subsided to great extent. A
special from Fort Leavenworth says NO
orders have been received there to prepare
for the movement of troops a. reported.
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Drowned While Skating,

Phillips, Wis, Nov. 16.-Charles Oster-
man. Fay Bartoe and Edward Brown, aged
respectively 10. II and Il years, were
drowned to-day while skating ON Eli laka
by breaking through the ice,
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MADsID. Nov. 16.-Ex-Premier sae.sta
returned to day. Sixty thousand liberals
escorted him home. cheering and shouting:
Long live liberty"
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Neeotlatlne . BIZ Lo.r-

BERLIN. Nov. MA st. Petersburo dis.
patch to the Borsen Zeitung says the Bank
Of England is negotiating with the Imneri-
a bank for 81, 500, 600 gold.
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An Anti-Tarifr Combine Denie

An Anti-Tarin Combine Denied.
ROME, Nov. 16.-The Reforma gives a for
NAL denial to the statement that Crispi and
Caprivi at their recent interview arranpad
for the formation of On international
league in opposition to the new United
States tariff.
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Bank Closed. Cashier Conc.

MOUNT CARMEL, ILL.,, Nov. l6-The bnnk-
ing house of Cowling, Gowenlock & Co. was
closed on Nov. 5 on account Of the death of
President CowlinR. It did not reopen. and
Cashier Gowenlock has disappeared. Yes
terday q receiver was appointed, and tho
safe found to contain loss than two h- ndred
dollars. Tho superstition 10 the cashier got
away with $15, 900 or moro.