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Two of England's Coming Men,

confess that I thought it (the appoint
ment of Mr.. Balfour as chief secretary for
Ireland) seemed like some stroke of droll
humor in one of Mr.. Gilbert's topsyturvy
pieces. Mr.. Balfour now was to stand up in
the house of commons and face Gladstone,
Harcourt, Morley, Parnell, Sexton, William
O'Brien, Healy! 1t looked ridiculous. All
four. 1t turned him into parliamentary
debater from having been college debat-
ing prig. He has become one of the best
debaters in the house. 1t is needless to say
that in describing him as success l am not
describing his Irish policy as success
full. am speaking of the de-
batter and not of the statesman. l do not
yet know-nobody knows-whether MIR.
Balfour is a statesman or not. He has not
had an opportunity given him of showing
any claims to craftsmanship. He has I'M
dertaken an impossible task-to govern Ire
land at the present day by coercion. For
such a task as that craftsmanship is of no
use: brains are of no use; Jack would be as
good as his master; an idiot as good as a
sage. Craftsmanship will not enable a man
shadow. But what Mr.. Balfour had an op-
portunity of proving was his capacity for
debate, and he has proved it. He is by far
the best debater on the treasury benches
1t Is all but impossible that he should not
come before long to be a leader of the house
of commons if the tories continue in power.
He surely is, to all appearance, a coming
man.
There can be no doubt of the great intel
lectual power of Mr.. John Morley. Mr.
Morley is, alter Mr.. Gladstone, the man of
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-17

east OF the Mississippi river. The farm
ers OF the middle and prairie states are
not prosperous at the present time, and
are calling for a reduction Of taxation.
They all strongly protest against paying
taxes to bring under cultivation millions
OF acres in the western states, which
they believe will be the means of still
further depreciating the value OF their
land and products. For several years to
come private enterprise will have to be
relied on to construct irrigation systems
in this region. There are golden oppor-
tunities for capital in many parts of
Montana to-day. Take the Prckly Pear
valley, for instance. With irrigation it
could be made one OF the most valuable
districts in the world. It's
products would always command good
prices in home markets. The cost of
transportation would absolutely bar un-
due competition, and there could never
be any over production of crops, for the
Of our cities and mining
camps would more than exhaust the
supply. The corporation that has the
enterprise to bring water into this val
ley will speedily realize fortune.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-17
BRAINS AND DOODLE.

Crime has had it's perfect work. The
ballot box thieves, the thugs of the re-
turning boards, the bribe-takers and the
bribe-givers, the fraudulent affidavit
procurers and the Jail birds have hac
their conspiracy ratified by the corpora
ton lawyers ard boodlers who dominate
the republican party in the United
States senate. Wilbur +. Sanders and
Thomas G. Power, two men who repre-
sent all that is vile and vicious in our
politics, both of whom have appealed to
the popular vote only to be spewed out
by the people; neither of whom has ever
been able to carry the city, or the
county, or the state in which he lives at
an election by the people, these two
men, the brains and the Doodle of the
republican party of Montana beneficial
ries of one of the greatest crimes ever
perpetrated against free people, have
crawled over rifled ballot boxes, through
polluted Legislative halls, over the very
throne Of justice itself, which they have
stained with their unclean touch-hu-
inflated, disgraced, weary, and be-
grimed with the mire, yet still painting
and pursuing, into two stolen seats in
the United States senate! There they
sit as in pillory, indelibly scared with
the brand Of Fraud, living monuments
to the criminality and folly of once
great party. What honest man enves
them? ...
Titles are marks of honest men, and wise;
The fool, OF knave that wears a title lies.
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most powerful intellect lin the English lib
era! party. Every one believes in his sim
cerlty. He is becoming immensely popu-
Lar IN the country and on great provincial
platforms. l am assured that he stands
next to Mr.. Gladstone in popularity. He
has not as yet had very long experience Of
regular good old maxims of parliamentary
wisdom. he entered it too late for success.
The one only comment which has to be
made on the application of that maxim to
him is that he is success. There cannot
be any possible doubt on the sub ect. He
is the only man on the front opposition
bench who could dispute the leadership
with Sir William Harcourt. He has greatly
improved of late in debating skill and
power; and, indeed, think every speech he
makes is an improvement on the speech he
made Just before. An orator, perhaps, he
could never be; but there is an elequence
OF exalted thought put into noble language
which sometimes carries the sympathetic
listener away, as if he were under the spell
OF the born orators enchantment. There
is sort of charm, think, about the look
Of the student, of the recluse even, which
Mr.. Morley still retains. and always, per-
haps, is destined to retain. He seems like
some gowned scholar in a camp.-Justin.
MCCARTHY in the North American Review.
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CROSS-CUTS,

Never kiss your sister before another girl.
Make sure of the other girl first.-Cheste,
(Pa.) Democrat.
1t is curious that when carpenters strike
not the sound of a hammer is heard.-Bal.
timore American.
''Does one black ball keep a man out OF
your club, Sambo?''
"No, sab. But white ball does, sah.'-
New York Sun.
Gen. Greedy, chief of the signal service,
is in receipt of at least twenty letters day
from cranks who solemnly hold him re-
sponsible for the weather.
Lawyer-If, you and your husband can't
agree, why don't you agree to disagree?
Fair client (firmly)-Never. If I'd agree to
disagree he'd think I'd weakened.-N. Y.
Weekly.
Teacher-What's the past tense of see?
Pupil-Seed. Teacher-What's your au-
thority? Pupil-A sign in the grocery store.
Teacher-What does it say? Pupil-Tim-
othy seed.-Binghampton Leader.
"Oh, the poor little lamb!' said a tender
hearted lady at the butchers. II hate to
order the meat and think I'm helping to
destroy the little creatures II can send
'em around alive, ma'am, if you say so,"
said the butcher.-Chatter.
"Who is that who wants to see me?"
asked very busy merchant of his servant.
81 don't know his name, but he says he
was an old friend of your father's.'' "All
right; you tell him am very sorry, but my
father is dead" boston journal.
"What are you doing up here?" said the
cloud to the balloon.
''Oh, was full again and got sent up,
soar did," answered the balloon, but it
didn't seem to care asoent.-Detroit Free
Press.
Shelves, I will marry you in April if
papa says may. Will you ask him?
He-I did.
She-What did he say?
He (sadly)-He said March, and I
marched.-Detroit Free Press.
It is a remarkable fact that while four
new postoffices have been named after the
Hon. Benjamin Harrison, only one COM
memorates the fame of the late Mr.. Nc
Ginty. And yet McGinty, on the whole,
was perhaps the greater success of the two.
New York Sun.
Gripp-Well, doctor, did you succeed in
breaking up Cables fever?
Young Doctor would have done SO in
another week had ! been given half a
chance.
Gripp-They didn't call in another doc
tor, did they?
Young Doctor-No, but this morning, Just
as was noticing an improvement in Cable,
he died.-The Epoch.
Census Enumerator-Any children?
Housekeeper-One son.
C. E.-Male or female?
H. K.-Male.
c. E.-Age?
H. K.-Ten months.
C. E.-Married or single?
H. k.-Single.
G. E.-That's all. Thanks.-Philadel-
phia Record.
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The American Agriculturist attrib
utes the depression in agriculture to the
governments FREQ land policy and the
immigration system, which tend to slim
ulate production beyond all demand
Possibly both these causes have some
thing to do with it, but there should moi
be any indiscriminate suspension of the
land policy or an abrupt checking of i'm
migration. There is yet room for mill
ions Of settlers in the inter-mountain
states. 1t IS undoubtedly true that too
many people have rushed into Kansas,
Nebraska and the Dakotas for the good
of the country. There is more than
enough Of corn and wheat-the leading
products Of those states-but in Mon
tana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah and Colo
RADIO, with their undeveloped mines and
fields of coal and iron, and magnificent
water powers, there are inducements
for immigrants such as other states can
not offer. Too many people have been
drawn into a few industries There
should be an intelligent diversity. Let
the farmers of the Dakotas and Kansas
who are starving to death trying to
raise wheat and corn that will not sell
for the cost of production come to Mon
tana and become market gardeners,
dairymen, poultrymen, and small fruit
growers in the valleys adjacent to our
towns. Let capital come here for in
vestment in new mines, and in tlocks
and herds, and thus give employment to
every form of labor, and we can add half
million prosperous and contented peo-
pie to Montana's population. There is
no over-production Of anything in Mon
tana, nor will there be for quarter of
century to come.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-17

The compulsory education laws of
Wisconsin and Illinois about which SO
much ado has been made do not appear
to furnish material for political issues.
The objection to them is that they make
imperative the teaching of reading, writ
ing, arithmetic, geography and the his
tory of the United States in the English
language practically an inhibition upon
German schools. The laws, which are
identical in both states, have excited the
hostility of the Lutheran and Roman
Catholic denominations, which have
large German membership in the states
named, solely for the reason indicated,
and with cause. There would be no OBJ
lection worth considering were the law
made to read that ali children between
certain ages should be instructed in
reading and writing the English lam
guage, and in arithmetic, geography and
in the history of the United States. To
make all these studies obligatory in the
English language would be to cause the
loss of valuable time to children newly
arrived from foreign countries. but there
is no politics in the question. Demo-
Gratis are all in favor of education, and
so are most republicans. If republican
legislators have Numbered in the phrase
ology of statute and commandments of
this creed or that one think the blunder
ing denotes incapacity, they certainly
have the right to express that idea by
their votes. The democrats of neither
Illinois nor Wisconsin are responsible
for the errors of the republicans, but
they will not make mere error of COM
position political issue.
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some new school houses will adver-
tise Helena; so will paving Main street;
and the new chamber of commerce
building, and two or three hands ONE
churches; and a public library building;
and more fine residences, and one or two
good driveways, free from dust; and an
other fine hotel, and adequate railroad
depots; and more efficient work on the
streets. All these things can be done
by the people now living in Helena, and
when they are accomplished, more peo-
pie will want to live in the city, because
it will be an attractive place of residence.
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Infuenza's Tour OF the World.

The st. Petersburg Medical Weekly of the
18th of March announces that the influenza
on its tour around the world is approaching
its starting, point-Northern Siberia. Latest
news from Vadsoe. on the north coast of
Norway, reports its arrival at that place and
its proceeding along the shores of the Polar
Sea towards the east. At st. Petersburg
there were on the above mentioned date
among 6,103 patients in the city hospitals
only seventy-fve affected with this ep1dem-
ic, while in the small hamlet of Vadsoe,
Norway, forty persons were taken. From
the same source it is seen that at the pris-
oners' depot of Tomsk, Central Siberia,
among 765 exiles then confined there 275
were lying sick. OF 1915 exiles deported
to this station in 1886 only Ia, 1866 reached
the interior of Siberia. In 1887 there were
sent from the same prison to more distant
regions 1882 Of total of 14.227 banished
persons; in 1888, respectively, 1929 out of
15O15, and in 1889, up to September, about
ll,0OO out of more than 1900. Among a
daily average of 1880 exiles there was a
daily sick list Of 1926 during the year 1883.
"Bristling with bayonets and barbarism,''
as an English contemporary describes him,
1.-The Russian Bear brings his battalions
and brutalities nearer and nearer to the
borders of British India" and his exiles to
Siberia,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-17

WHAT an old republican mossback the
Butte Inter Mountain is! 1t raises the
antedeluvian cry Of fraud at the election
in that city on Monday, and charges
that five hundred democrats were lille
gally registered, and that repeaters we're
hired to vote in fictitious names, and all
that sort of rubbish. And then it for
gets itself and charges defeat up to $50
called republicans, who, during the leg
islative session conspired to defeat the
west side in it's laudable ambition for q
representative in the national senate"
Too thin. Too thin.
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The temper of the discussions in con-
gress Of the irrigation question shows
there is remote prospect indeed that
the general government will undertake
the redemption Of desert lands. Ac-
cording to the statement made by Ros-
well P. Flower, of New York, in speech
in the house the other day, there are
over 2, 000, 900 acres Of abandoned farms
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Notice.
The first annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Cyclone Gold and Silver Mining
company, for the purpose of electing trust
ees for the ensuing year, will be held at the
office OF the company, room ID, Pittsburgh
block, Helena, Montana, on Wednesday,
April %. L. SuroR, Sec.
Helena, Montana, April u, 1880.
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HELENA, MONT. APRIL II, 1890.

-Montanians abroad will always find the
DAILY INDEPENDENT on file at their favorite ho-
tells: Fifth Avenue and Metropolitan. New York;
Grand Pacific, Chicago West. Minneapolis
Baldwin and Palace, San Francisco: St. Nicholas
and McDermott, Butte.
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Rusinass Onno.4,ani4u

Business Opportunity.
Am about to erect two story brick build.
ing on Helena avenue. Will leass basement
and first floor on very reasonable terms to
good tenant. Enquire of Oscar Carlson
next to Thos. Cruise bank.
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Notice..

Notice.
The INDEPENDENT will pay reward of
$40 for the arrest of any person taking
papers from the doors of subscribers
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The Rest

Hest,
The choicest fruit preserves and delica
cies. The finest cured ham and breakfas
bacon. The best patent flour at John I
Murphy g. Co.'S.
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Notice.

DR.. Treacy has removed his office to the
POWER q keefe building, corner Main
street and Sixth avenue,
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beautiful blue building rock INQUIRE of Emile
kluge, COS West Main street. or Box 2 city.
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Think Of This.


Within the next twelve months
the largest FOUNDRY PLANT in
Montana will be located at West
Helena.
The largest SAMPL1NG Works
in the state are already in opera
ton at that point.
Other large manufacturing in
terests will find this the best loca-
ton for their plants.
An Electric Line of Street Cars
will be in operation to this tract
within thirty days.
The best railroad frontage for
all purposes can be obtained in
West Helena.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-04-21
EAGAN's CLOSE CALL.
A Steamboat Fireman Comes in Contac
with Freight Cars.

A Steamboat Fireman Comes in Contact
with Freight Cars.
About o'clock yesterday morning, as
officers Wagner and Frazee had Just
reached the pol ice station with prisoner,
a railroad employee arrived and informed
the officers that man lay over on the old
wharf near the steamboat landing, and
Seemed to be suffering from injuries re-
ceived in some manner. The officers
named, accompanied by officer Higgins,
went to the spot indicated and found a man
lying alongside the railroad track and be-
tween 1t and the side of the raised freight
platform on the river bank, at the foot of J
street. He was insensible, but grooming as
if in great pain.
The officers picked him up and carried
him to the Receiving Hospital. where it
was found that he had been terribly injured
by some freight cars which had short
time before been run down upon the track
where he was found. His left ear was
badly torn, his right arm broken above the
elbow, and his left foot had been run over
by one of the car-wheels and severely
crushed. The wheel had passed diagonslly
over the heel, missing the ankle and leg,
or the limb would have been crushed to q
pulp. AS it was, the heavy, stiff heel of
the shoe partially protected the foot al
though the injury to the latter may prove
to be worse than it appears, which is bad
enough.
City Physician c. B. Nichols was called,
and he dressed the mans injuries. Some
hours later he recovered sufficiently to
partake of some broth, which, however,
did moi stay on his stomach, and he COM
planned of severe pains in the abdominal
region.
When seen by RECORD UNION reporter
in the afternoon he was resting tolerably
easy. He said his name was Charles
Eagan, and that be was fireman on the
steamer d. E. Knight, running between
here and Marysville. He had been up
town drinking, and the last he remem-
bers was going toward the landing to get
aboard the steamer. He said he was alone,
so far as he knows, but thinks somebody
stole S. from one of his vest pockets, which
he claims not to have spent.
The space between the railroad track and
the side of the platform, where Eagan was
found, is only about two feet, and the sup
cars and the edge of the platform, was
knocked down. falling parallel with the
| track, and that his clothing was caught by
| one of the projecting irons about the
| wheels, causing him to be dragged along
| for several yards and dropped Just before
| the cars came to halt, SO that only one
| wheel passed over his foot. 1t is possible
| that the man is injured internally, as he
| says his side and stomach pain him very
much. 1t was close call for his life.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-04-21
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Joseph G. Enright. ofSan Jose, is at the Golden
Eagle.
Judge George E. Williams, of Placerville is
in the city.
DR.. W. B. H. Dodson, editor of the Red Bluff
Sentinel, is in the city,
DR.. F. C. Durant and wife, of San Quentin.
are at the Golden Eagle.
Mr.. and Mrs W. Il. Kelly, of willows, Colusa
county, are at the Capital Hotel.
J. H. Rogers. of the Orland Ne,cs, Secretary OF
the Northern California Press Association, is at
the Capital Hotel
John F. Uhlhorn, of Oakland, well-known
former Sacramentan, is in the city, stopping at
the Golden Eagle Hotel.
The Misses Epson, of this city, have appar-
emily enjoyed their Washington visit to the
full. One of the young ladies was observed on
the White House porch the day of the egg-roll-
ing, an interested spectator of an exclusively
Washingtonian entertainment.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel Yesterday: .
+. q. Durant and wife, San Quentin; II. L. Drew
San Bernardino; f. B. Dexter. Fresno N R.
Spect. Orland; j. L. Conroy and wife, Auburn
Edwards, Z. B. Braden, A. Bunster J. Zeller, L.
Weinmann, ]. C. Eubanks, H. A. McCraney, J.
F. Uhlhorn, San Francisco.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yesterday: l.
Dean, Reno; L. r. Clark, Fresno; NJ. f. Finn
Mr.. Speer, Mr.. Sweeney, Mr. Shea, Mr.. Buchan
Mr.. Ebrfght, Mr.. Levy, George Hanley, Mr.
Young, Mr.. Lookabaugh, Mr.. Stevens, San Fran
cisco; b. Kelly and wife, Willows; George K
Williams, Placerville; W. H. Kelly and wife
Willows; 7. J. Maxwell. Jr, Winters: John
Dean, Isleton; j. Fl. Rogers Orland.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-04-21
ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Clunie Opera House this evening
John Slater, the mind reader and test me-
dunn will appear. He is announced as a
wonder" For a long time lie has been
weekly drawing crowded houses at Metro
politan Temple, San Francisco. A large
number of interior press notices are ex-
hibited by his agent, all of which speak of
his performances as very mysterious. 1t
appears that he uses no cabinet, nor
machinery or devices, but stands upon the
stage and tells first one and then another
auditor his thoughts, his recent action in
important matters, what he or she con-
templates to do presently. He goes into
details that it is said amazes the subject
and greatly mystities the audience. Slater
announces that he will pay S., 600 to any.
one who will point out that he has con-
federates or practices any deceit whatever.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-04-21
DAYS OF FoaTY-NINE.
THE FORTHCOMING VISIT OF THE NEW
ENGLAND PIONEERS.
How the Gold-Seekers of Early Days
Will be Received ON Their Old
"Stamping Ground"

The Pioneers of this city and other early
residents are anticipating a pleasant reun-
ion when the New England Pioneers of
California arrive here on Saturday next.
Many of the visitors resided in Sacramento
sin the winter of 40 and the spring of 50.n
while others of the party followed the
fortunes of the miner along the streams
and gulches in the foothills of this and ad-
joining counties. They return now, after
an absence of from thirty to forty years, to
revisit the scenes of their adventures in
early days, when they were young and full
of the enthusiasm that animated the
breasts of the gold-seekers that thronged
from the East to the new ell dorado.
The e1cursionists will be rendered a
formal reception by the Governor on their
arrival, and will also be handsomely enter
tanned by their brother Pioneers, who are
determined upon showing them that the
be outdone in hospitality by those of any
other section. 1t will be true Pioneers
welcome back to the scenes of their early
lives, without pomp or show.
The visitors will also be received by the
Mayor and members of the California
Museum Association at the Art Gallery,
aud it will no doubt be revelation to them
to see the progress made here in art since
they left the wilds of the Pacific Slope.
1t is expected that many of the New
Englanders will from here make short
tours into the interior and visit some of
the places where they dug the gold, in the
long ago, with which they have built up
their homes in the East Among the places
to which it is said visits have been pro-
jected are Mormon Island, Mississippi
Bar, Prairie City, Negro Hill, Rattlesnake
Bar, Coloma and other localities in that
section. The excursion party is composed
of the following named person. among
which many of our citizens will no doubt