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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-19
LAST QUARTER.


The last Quarter-pole In the rscs Of
1osO has been passed and everybody is
now on the homo stretch.- The ]. Stein
metz Jewelry Co. intend to surpass all
previous seasons in the extent and va
rely OF their display, and to-day (Sat.
day, Sept. s., their buyer,
Mr.. H. H. BRADLEY.
Starts for New York. to purchase fall
me- Announcements Of arrivals Of
stock will be made from time to timA
we hope to have the most magnificent
line OF Art Pieces, Onyx Tables, Piano
Lamps, Silver Novelties, Clocks,
bronzes, etc., ever shown west Of Chi
cago.
The Largest, Best Assorted and Finest
Stock in Montana.
The Ono Metropolitan Stock Of the City.
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~! abs t s sId c. g, limited sell tho best
posita Northern Pacific freight depot w
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Reduced Rates to Miles City.

On account Of the Custer County Horse
Fair and Sale association Sept. 18th to Oct.
9th, the Northern Pacific railroad will make
rate Of one and one-hfth fare Helena to
Miles City and return. Tickets ON sale
Sept. 28th, Oct. I'd, 4th, 9Th and 9Th. Good
returning until Oct. 11th.
CHAs. s. Fee,
q. p. T. A., st. Paul.
A. d. EDGAR, Gen. ARt.. Helena.
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]. GPb ios|;9 Raa,o,a
". Y. Myere, Toston.
NJ. A. Mitchell, Mitch
ellis
W. B. McGeny. Chicago
Mr.: and Mrs.. W. H. Nc
8, ". Merrill JeHoraon
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sheep For sale

5000 ewes and 1900 lambs, GOOD or.d.
strong and healthy. Located on Nnssei.
shell. Address II. II. PARCHrN.
Hslena,
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Hso. buy anew and substantial 6va.roo,,
houss built for the owner. Easy terme.
Call ct the premises, LOS Alta street.. AM
Of Broadway. 'ousa
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Special bargains in ladies' underwear to-day ct
Tho Bee Hive. "
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Arrivals At tho Grand Ce.tr.l

Il: ]. Henderson, New
Chicago.
H. NJ. Cole. Paradise.
Aug. Nicheiser, Castle.
John Murray. Toston.
j. w. Jensen, Wickee.
Ernest L. bakers, Three
Forks.
T, " NJ ( Elliott, Elliott.
H. D. Wilkinson, wife
and sister, Missoula.
ME. and Mrs. J. w.
Lewis, Marysville.
jas. q. Tuohy, Basin.
w. e. Sherman, Castle.
Jas. B. Brien, Basin.
w. H. H. Dickinson.
Missoula.
H. E. Murdoch, Min
ne polls.
Norman Tripp, Towns
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H,
Walker, West Superior
Mics A: Howell, West
Sun0rior.
T. q. Briggs, Valley
c. W. Woodi
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Opening.

Ope01ngs
Grand opening Of fine millinery Tuesday
and Wednesday, September 18th and l7tn.
at 8. A. Irelan's,
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Do Yoa Want . Home>

Head9uaTters for window glAss and paints az,
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Tho Knitting Factory, 213 8. Main stree
IL the best place to buy your hosiery, yarns,
underwear, gloves, etc. Hosiery knit to
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Go to II Warren street for switches wies an1
fronts. Hair cut, curled and dressed
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Now millinery.

For the latest styles in millinery 90 "a
Mrs. g. A. Irelan'a.
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PERSONAL.

Special bargains to day and tomorrow It The
Bee Hive, -
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J. Steinmetz Jewelry Comfy,
Leading Jewellers, Helena, Mont
Watch this space. We. change ''ad" thrcs tim
week.
northwest Engraving. enamelins: jewelry made
TO order and repaired. Original designs for
badges. presentationembleme,e etc.
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Sailed for Eurone

NEW YORK, July S-The ocean steamers that
left this port for Europe today were crowded
with passengers. Among those who sailed by
the Cunarder Umbria were Hon. Cecil Barring.
Thomas Barring. Stanley Brown and wife, Judge
j. L. Daily and wife. Robert Endicott and wife
Lloyd Garrison. Mr. George Gould and Henry
Willard and vie. The French line steamship
La Bourgoyne for Havre had as passengers
Count and Countess D'Arshot. Rev. DIR. r. r.
Booth and wife. HoE. q. l.. Barrett. Prof f.
CharIler, Paul Dejurdins. consul general OF
France at New Orleans: Hon. o. l. lnCraham
Hon. L. Nlebant, the French consul at Charles
ton; Prot. L. Richard and wife and Judge
Ienny. Among the Elders passengers for
Bremen was VIM. A. Eubleer. United States
consul TO Prague. On tie Rotterdam for Am
sterdam were Albert Ghion. C. USN, and DR.
David hlndieberger, who go 70 represent the
United States at the medical congress in Ber-
lin
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Coming Home From the Picnic

LOUISVILLE, July 5.-About o'clock last
evening the northbound express on the Louis
vile Southern railway struck a wagon con-
tanning twenty-one persons returning from a
picnic at the Preston street road crossing Just
beyond the city limits Frank Pratt, ed twenty
one. Ben Pratt, aged seventeen, and Mary Nolt-
meyer, three years old, were instantly killed,
and the remaining eighteen were all more or
less seriously injured.
CHICAGO, July 5.-While returning on a
Santa Fe train yesterday afternoon from a pic
mic at Columbia Park Frank Lutgen, who was
partly intoxicated, became involved in a quar-
rel with David Welsh, a saloon keeper. during
which Lutgen was shot through the stomach
and almost instantly killed Welsh Jumped
from the train and escaped arrest
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Ohio Accidents yesterdav.

CINCINNATI, July 5-The usual number Of
Fourth Of July accidents and fires was not
lacking yesterday. The fire bell was ringing
all day long and the fremen were kept busy
extinguishing small blazes. The only death
yet reported here is that of Annie Cobb, who
was killed by a stray bullet Rev. Charles
Tanner of Walnut Hills was rendered uncon-
scious by being struck on the head by a rocket
At Norwalk, John Costello, while hunting. ac-
cidentaliy shot and killed Ben Thompson. a
brakeman. Al Lima, John Linman, vice presi-
dent of the Geyser Oil Company, had his
thumb and two of his fingers blown of by a
dynamite hrecracker. At Canton, by the ex-
plosion OF a small cannon with which a party
were celebrating, Daisy Brisbane, an eight
year-old girl. was struck on the head win a
heavy piece OF iron, crushing her skull ana
scattering her brains over the payem ,nt.
Charles Elkins had q hand torn of.
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AT TER THE FOURTH.
A Good Many Unfortunate Victims
of Patriotism.
THE NEW MINISTRY OF SPAIN.
The Miscellaneous Happenings Of
Yesterday and Today.
MANY SAD CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
THE RIOT IN ALEXANDRIA.
A Bloody Ending Of the Celebration uf
the Fourth Of JULY.

Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
ALEXANDRIA, July 5-Throngs OF colore
people enjoyed the holiday yesterday, and Ms
the bar rooms were fully open the crowds to-
ward nightfan had among them many who
had INDUCED in drink and were consequently
restive. Officers James McCuen and Samuel
Ticer, who had been charged by the mayor
with the preservation of order near the Wash
ington Southern railway depot, had some diff
Guilty In keeping order and Oficer Ticer. who
had attempted to make an arrest. was resisted
by Thad or Fayette Lee, q refractory colored
man who is often prominent in political gath
erings. Lee knocked Officer Ticer down, break
ing his nose; but the officer. after rolling over,
ieaped up again and advanced on Lee, hold
ing his billy up, but Lee seized
the billy, and then the officer drew
his revolver and fired Lee, who had turned
as II to run, quickly faced back and advanced
on the oftcer, who shot him under the left
shoulder, and he fell, dying almost Immediately.
AS ne fell the crowd surged upon the officers
Tor Officer McEuen had come TO the rescue of
ms associate. Ticer fired again and struck a
coiored man named Geo. Pyne in the head and
he fell This awed the crowd and. other
officers arriving, several colored men were ar
rested and carried to the station house. Crowds
were forbidden to follow the arrested men TO
the station house, but fingered about the door
OF Lees house, on Payne street near Cameron
street. Lieut.. Smith put Officer Ticer under
arrest and the mayor, having given an imme-
dlate hearing, released him on $4,000 BAIL
with VIM. p. Wools surety. This morning
Pyne hes dying at his home. the ball having
entered his brain. Coroner Purvis is sick and
there has been some delay in the holding of
the inquest upon the body Of Lee.
PYNE STILL ALIVE.
2:15 p. m.-Doctors O'Brien and Ashby made
an autopsy on the body of Lee this morning
and found the ball in his backbone An inquest
will be held tomorrow. Pyne is still alive this
afternoon.
NOTES.
The city school board reelected all the pres
ent teachers. The election OF janitors has been
postponed until August.
Yard superintendent Peyton Of the Midland
Railroad depot died suddenly Thursday night
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A Big Land Sale.

San ANTONIO, Tex, July 5.-Information was
received here yesterday of the contamination
OF one of the biggest land trades in the history
OF the American continent The parties to the
contract are John Hancock of Austin and
Eobt. Summerlin of San Antonio on the one side
acting for the owners and the representative
of an English and Holland syndicate. The
land lies all Ia one body in the state of Tsmuli-
pas. Mexico. within easy distance of the Me rican
National railroad. and COMPRISES between
5000, 600 aud 1000 900 acres of land and also
80 900 head of cattle. The terms are private
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AN AERoNAUT's DEATH.
Sparks From q Mil Set his Parachute
Afire.

BEaRosrowS. III, July 5-Samuel Black,
an aeronaut, met with = horrible death here
yesterday. When at a height of 400 feet in his
ascent he signaled that he Was about 30 de-
scend but something seemed TO have gone
wrong with his parachute. A few minutes
later thin streak Of smoke was seen issuing
from the parachute, which in q few seconds
burst into flame. severing the parachute from
the balloon and the aeronsut was seen falling
through the air at u frightful speed Half an
hour later his body was found horribly mangl.
ABOUT Two miles from the scene of the ascent
IL Is supposed the parachute caught fire from
sparks from a mill near bv
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The Mistake MIR. Snooks Made.

DENVER, July John Snooks, a butcher en-
ployed at the Union stock yards slaughter
house. had a quarrel with Foreman K. A. joyce
yesterday Snooks was discharged and elected
from the house lie went away and returned
IN "A few minutes with a Mlnchest rife and
pointing il through the window ordered the
foreman TO hold up his hands. Joyce ran out
of the door. disarmed Snooks and plunged a
butcher knife through his heart and then
slashed his neck. Joyce has been arrested and
Is in jail.
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He Called Her Down and Killed Her.

COLUMBUS, ND, July John Petllot and
his wife Mary, who have resided in this city
Tor the last ten years, quarreled some DAYS ago
over triting matter and separated. The wife
refused to return and live with her husband
and took rooms at the Western Hotel Pesillot
called at the hotel and sent a messenger to call
his wife. When the two met he pulled re-
volver, shooting her FIVE times in the head and
breast. killing her instantly He then at
tempted TO escape, but was run down aud
placed in iail
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The Peacemaker Was Shot.

TExARKANA, ARK. July 5.-At Garland City.
on the Cotton Belt Railway, 20 miles east of
here, bloody double tragedy occurred yester-
day. Ed. Brennan and number of men we're
talking just outside of Brennan's home. dis
pute arose between Brennan and man na AIMED
Bernard. Brennan was stabbed through the
body by his antagonist and he drew his pistol
to shoot Bernard when a third man, name not
known. interfered as peacemaker and was try
ing to get possession of the pistol Brenhan's
wife ran out of the house with Winchester
and resting the weapon on the fence shot the
peaccmsker through the body. His wounds as
wen as Brennan's are pronounced fatal
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Hippodrominc on the Watcr

Sioux CITY, July 5.-Edward Hanlan de-
feated George Hosmer by half length in a three
mile shell race on the Big Sioux river yester-
day afternoon for purse Of $500. of which the
winner got 300. The exhibition was a pretty
one. Hhnian weighed l73 pounds and Hosmer
l42, and both were in good trim. In the start
Hosmer took a slight lead and kept il for
nearly mile. when Hanlan shot ahead and
held has position to the finish The water was
stlli and the race Was witnessed by nearly
1000 people
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Trouble Over a Street Railway

EVANSVILLE, IND, July 5.-A Cleveland syn
dicate which paid s25O,OOO for the street rail-
roads Of this city asked the city council to ex-
tend their chrrter for forty years. The coun-
Gil passed the ordinance granting the EATEN
sion. An indignation meeting followed and
late last night the council met and unanimously
repealed the ordinance. Jacob Eyechel who
the Evansville JOtu1sai and the Courier 60
cused of being lobbyist, sued these papers
for SIS, 900 each for libel
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Passenser-Rate War Immi,a,,

CHICAGO. July 5.-There Is prospect Of an
other western rate war. General Passenger
Agent Charlton has complained to the chair
man of the Western Passenger Association that
the Burlington has made a rate OF n fare
from a suburb of Chicago to the Missouri
riyer and intermediate points and return and
announces that the Chicago and Alton will, ON
July >, sell tickets 10 Kansas for ii fare.
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Gen. Alger Yesterday.

STERLING, Ill, July 5-Over 10000 people
attended the unveiling of a monument dedi-
Gated to the sailors and soldiers here yester-
day Gen. Russell A. AlGer. r., delivered
brlef address. The monument was presented
to the city by Col. Moses Dillon. president Of
the Monument Association. at a cost of IS OOO
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They Stopped to Denounce.

OTTAWA. KAN, July 5.-During the celebra-
ton here yesterday at which 10, 600 persons were
present, it was reported that an agent for a
Kansas brewing company was about to start an
original package house. The exercises were
suspended long enough to denounce in un-
measured terms the sale of liquor and beer in
original packages and favoring measures that
would prevent such sale. The exercises were
then continued
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SPANS NEW CABINET.
Dukes and Senors that VIII Guide the
Castiiian Ship Of State.

MADRID, July S-A new cabinet has teen
formed and is composed as follows. Prime MIN
ister, Senor Canoyas Del Castillo; minister q
foreign affairs, Duke Of Tetaan: minister OF
nnance, Scnor Cosgayon; minister of the In
terror, Senor Silyeia: minister of Justice. senior
Nillayerde; minister of commerce Senor Isasa;
minister of war, Gen. Azcaraga. minister OF
marine, Admiral Berenger; minister of the coli
Onles, Senor Eabre
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Almost q Fatality.

BATTLE CREEK, MICH, July 6-A steamer
dock at Goguac lake resort gave way yester-
day afternoon just as crowd of thirty per-
sons were about to board the boat. Twenty
persons were precipitated into the water, which
was several feet deep. A baby was crushed in
the crowd under water and may die Three
ladies were held under the water by the strug-
Cling crowd and we're saved with great diff
Guilty. One old lady was badly injured But
for the prompt work Of the steamer hands sew
eral persons would have drowned
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The Lamp Exploded.

Boston, July 5.-At O'Clock last evening a
lighted lamp in the hallway of Mrs. Catherine
Waters residence, Al Webber street, Roxbury,
exploded, inficting injuries on Mrs. Waters,
aged forty-five, and her sister, Miss Susan
Garvin, aged forty. Their cries for help sum-
moned assistance. They were found lying on
the stairs in an unconscious condition and with
their clothing entirely burned from their
bodies. They we're taken TO the city hospital
where Mrs. Waters died about midnight Miss
Garvin cannot recover
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Postponing Their Convention.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND., July 5.-Chairman Mich
ener has practically decided not to call the re-
publican nominating convention till after the
democrats have nominated a ticket, and a.
this will not occur till late in August il is not
probable that the republican convention viii
meet till September
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Chased Out Of Town.

CARTHAGE, Ill, July SIS. o. Denton, who
deserted his wife and dying babe in this city
some months ago, was chased out of the city
with shot gun yesterday, on his return, by
the father of the abandoned wife
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A BAD Week I'm Canada.

OTTAWA, July a-There has not been q day
during the last week in which something of a
murderous character has not occurred in thi,
city. Two of the oldest citizens, Benjamin
Shotweil and George S. West, got into a dis.
pute over the construction Of fence between
their property yesterday, and West went into
his house, obtained his shotgun and filed Shot.
wells body with powder and shot The latter
10 q man over seventy years of age and his in.
juries are fatal West was arrested, but was re-
leased from custody in bonds of 2,5O0.
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Caught Smuggling.

NEw YORK. July 5-Heinrich Lang OF Mis-
souri, and Gustave Eisenman of this city we're
caught this morning on the steamship Aller in
an attempt TO smuggle ive gold watches aud
chains. The goods were confiscated and placed
in the seizure room al the cnstom hnnse
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Restless Roustabouts.

81. LOUIS, No., July a-The strike fever has
reached the rivermen, and the roustabouts en-
ployed on the Mississippi river boats have
made a demand for $50 month. This request
is considered extortionate, and owners of steam
boats say under no circumstances will it be
granted Nearly all the river craft leaving
here yesterday and today have had but half
crews.
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Drought.

RAMSEY, ILL.,, July 5.-The extreme and pro-
traeted drought in this section is becoming
alarming. Oats are almost a failure, grass
hardly an average, wheat poor and corn
greatly damaged already and no prospect Of
rain
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Mr.. Windrim,s Errand

NEW YORK, July a-supervising Architect ef
the Treasury VIM. H. Windrim and Chief Com
putor Pease arrived from Washington this
morning and went to Ellis Island. The object
OF their visit Is to select the sites for the
Gus buildings which are 10 be constructsa
there.
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Another knowledge Box Begun.

Sioux CRY, Iowa, July 5.-The corner stone
of the Northwestern University was laid yes
terday with impressive ceremonies. Bishop
Bowman of the Methodist Church was present
and delivered the principal address, The
university, which will be on a large scale, is a
Methodist institution.
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Rnsfnn,s 4I1nON-

BosroN, July 5.-Supervisor 5. Wadlein OF the
census bureau gives as an official estimate of
Bostons population 4372i2. The figures of
the census OF 1850 were 362 36g
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NAVAL ORDERs.-Prof. W. W. Hendrickson
has been detached from duty ct the Naval
Academy and placed on waiting orders. Lieut.
c. j. Boush has been ordered to examination
for promotion. Naval Cadet n. T. Holmes
has been detached from special duty at Cramps
ship yard, Philadelphia, and ordered to the re-
ceiying ship st. Louis
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INDIANS AS SCoUTs.-The War Department
has approved request from Gen. Ruger com
manding the Department of Dakota, to in.
crease the number of Indian scouts at Fort
Custer from six to thirty. This makes the
third increase in the number of Indian scouts
authorized during the present yeRr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05

Pensions FOR DISTRICT PEoPLE.-Pensions
have been granted to residents of the District
Of Columbia as follows: Original invalid
John Blckipgs Garfield Hospital); increase
John Hines Soldiers Home) and Zachariah
Thomas
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OFFICERS WANTED FOR THE COAST SURVEY
The superintendent of the Coast Survey has
asked the Secretary of the Navy for the detail
of twenty officers for coast survey work in ad-
dition TO the sixty-one already SO employed.
The service is not sought after by naval officers,
for while it is really sea service it is not 30 con-
sidered. Young officers before they are avail
able for any other class Of duty must make a
three years cruise on a war vessel and it is
from this class that most of the details to the
Coast Survey service have been made hereto
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05

SPECIAL CENSUS AGENIs.-Superintend
Porter has appointed John Birney futile chief
of special agents for the collection o, statistics
OF manufactures at New Haven, Brsnford and
Hamdeu, Conn.