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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-30

The international railroad congress to
be held in st. Petersburg in a few
months will be one of the most import
ant convocations OF the coming year.
All the practical questions Of railway
construction and equipment will be dis
cussed by practical men. The relative
merits of wood and metal ties, the best
mode Of rounding curves; the most
suitable equipment for light locomo-
tives, the best method of heating trains,
the establishment of exact and uniform
nomenclature, and other topics Of inter
est not only to railroad men but to the
great public on wheels, will be among
the problems that will DO far advanced
toward settlement as the result of this
exchange of experiences and ideas by
men of brains.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-30
WHAT has been done in California can

WHAT has been done in California can
be done in Montana. AS result OF
wise irrigation laws the San Francisco
Chronicle says: "The extent of the in
duence of irrigating enterprises on the
future of California agriculture may be
inferred from the magnitude of some of
the companies formed to build dams and
supply water. The Bear Valley Irri-
eating company, which has been incor.
porated with a capital stock Of $4,000,
- L 5dpr1 s the one already built,
is completed, will be able to supply wa
ter to district containing $4,000 acres
Of the choicest fruit land in southern
California. The number of engineering
works Of this character is increasing SO
rapidly in this state that we may fairly
assume that California in very few
years will rival India IN her facilities for
irrigation"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-30

MAJOR MCKINLEY, after his recent
sad experience in raising taxes, will SYM
pathize with the perplexities Of the min
lister Of finance in Saxony, who is trying
to devise new means for recruiting de-
pleted exchequer. Eminent Saxon
statesmen, after racking their brains to
find something that hadn't been taxed
and ought to be taxed, finally concluded
it was cats. Whether they found the
country was being flooded with the
cheap pauper cats OF Bohemia ard Ba-
varia and thought it wise to stimulate
home production, or whether, like the
city fathers Of Helena, they simply re-
joiced that there was one more thing to
license, Is not stated in the Saxon news
papers, but it is clear that the country
is divided into two great political bodies,
the cat party and the anti-cat party. and
that the latter is in large majority. So
strong and 80 numerous have the petit
tions against the tax become that the
minister OF finance has weakened in his
purpose and pussy is free. The minis
ter concludes an exhaustive paper on
the subject with this argument:
aside from the unpopularity OF the
tax in the household, sufficient reasons
against 1t may be found in the impossi-
bility Of a careful assessment and cor
rect collection, and difficulty of deter
mining the owners, and the prevalent
reluctance Of any one to take charge of
-s--.-- GOTTA lain at-cannnt ha
marked in such way as to show that
the tax on it has been paid. The Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Ami
mails suggests leather collar with a
record of the payment on it. This, how
ever, would hinder the cat in catching
rats and mice, and would be likely to
hang fast on nails and pegs, thus caus-
ing the cat great misery and eventual
death, often from starvation. All refer
ences to the dog tax must fail Of all ar
force, as the cat is of a diff
ferent nature and cannot be confined
within the same limits as the dog"
Why don't the Saxons try the good
old American plan of taking the extra
tax out Of the hides OF their farmers?
Then the grangers can starve and be
hanged, il they want to, and If they
don't like it, why, just let old Frisbie
Hoar fasten a force bill around their
necks. That's the way to do it.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-30

SENATOR STANroRD's crazy scheme to
lend money to farmers upon their land
at two per cent. interest has been pretty
nearly laughed out Of court. Secretary
Window, when asked the other day for
his opinion Of it, said he would favor the
proposition if he could add three amend
ments to it. First, that the loans should
be extended to all classes of property;
second, that money be loaned to people
who had brains, but no property; third,
that money be loaned to any man who
had title as an American citizen, al
though he might have neither brains
nor property.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-30
will find no favor. A grave mistake was

will find no favor. A grave mistake was
made at the outset in comforting the
right Of suffrage 90 precipitately on such
an ignorant mass. The privilege should
have been given gradually to the more
intelligent members of the race as they
became fitted to exercise it.. It cannot
now be taken from them. The point is
made by southern members of congress
that their section would be compensated
for loss OF representation by loss to
the republicans OF enough colored votes
in Ohio and Indiana and other northern
states to give those states to the demo
Gratis. That might be the case, but it
constitutes no worthy argument for 60
ing backward. We believe the most
s.atesmanlike view Of the great problem
is that taken by Senator Vance, Of
North Carolina. He is opposed to Mr..
Buffers proposition, he says, because
the result would be to inject into our
body polite large class of citizens who
can neither vote nor be voted for. They
would constitute an element Of political
as we'll as social pariahs. They would
be an incubus upon our national pros
perity. They would have nothing to ap-
peal to their better instinct. They
would lose their manhood. They would
be without responsibility, and as such
dangerous element in the community.
The south, Senator Vance says, is grad
ually working out this race problem to-
Il happy solution. A few years more and
it will be solved completely. As the ne
gro acquires property he becomes bet
ter citizen. His interest is identical
with the white mans, and with this
community OF interest he is quite as de-
sirous Of good government as his white
neighbor is.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-30

The New York bankers have been
lecturing Mr. Harrison and as a result
it is now announced that the president
has changed his mind and no longer
favors any financial legislation this win
ter. A Washington special says the
president believes he has been the vic
tim Of species of confidence game. He
thinks that the representations made to
him recently on the money situation
we're inspired by spectators. He has
received good deal of information
about silver pools. He attributes to
such influences the pressure brought to
bear for financial bill. Two weeks ago
the president was deeply anxious about
tho situation. He prepared special
message to send to congress.
His cabinet ministers were in daily con-
sultation with leading senators. The
features Of bill were agreed upon in
caucus. At the time the bill was
framed it was expressly spoken of as an
administration measure. One of the
republican leaders, who now says quite
positively there will be no financial leg
islation, said at that time there would
be no difficulty IN putting the bill
through the house. The outlook was
extremely favorable. Silver went up
three cents an ounce in three days on
tho strength of the encouraging pros
pect. Then came rumors of silver spec
ulation, and q sudden cooling of ardor
all around The republican senators
who were few days before SO unani-
nous, split into factions. The admins.
tEation turned against immediate finan-
cial legislation. And now the leaders in
the house say without reserve that no
bill will be passed. Buncoed again!
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-30
Card From q Stranger.

To The INDEPENDENT: On Sunday morn
ing attended the Presbyterian service in
the court house and was nearly stifled for
the want of fresh air. l attended in the
evening the NJ. E. church, and, although
enjoying the service very much, made up
my mind that rather than breathe such
four ar for an hour again would walk
the streets.
For nearly five years have been living
where no church privileges offered. and Il
may be that the regulation gospel air Of
Helena is too rich for me to take twice a
week. Hoping you will ventilate this mat
ter in your independent paper. 1 am YOURS,
etc. /. i. WEBSTER
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-30
HELENA, MONT, DEC. 80, 1890.

- Montanians abroad will always find 1HE
DAILY INDEPENDENT on file at their favorita
hotels: Fifth Avenue and Metropolitan, New
York; Grand Pacific, Chicago; West, Minneapo-
be- Baldwin and Palace. San Francisco; 81.
Nicholas and McDermott, Butte; Leland, Hotsl,
opeiugfield III.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-30

SENATOR BUTLER, OF South Carolina,
q y reported, will propose - . substi-
int Tor the force bill that the blacks he
disfranchised and that the representa-
- 10 southern states in congress and
- electoral college be reduced pro-
iootoly. We hope this proposition
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-30

Handsome Calendar for 1891, Free.
The Chicago. st. Paul i Kansas CITY
railway has issued one of the handsomest
calendars We have yet seen for 1891.
Enclose three cents postage to F. n. lord
q. T. y L. A., c., st. p. & X. C. Ry.. Chi.
cAgo, H.. and copy will Immediately be for
warded to your address,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-30

The ladies of Helena who will receive on
New Years day will obliee us by sending
their announcements to this Office not later
than Wednesday noon.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-30

New Brnnswlck Smelts.
Our first shipment this season arrives
this morning. LINDSAY Il Co.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-30

NOCIVHe
The attention of all dealers in wood is
called to city ordinance No. 36, requiring
every dealer in wood to furnish eyery pur-
chaser of wood certificate from the in
spector showing the amount of wood deliv-
cred.
The inspector will be at his office, No. 3ee3
Lower Main street, during the hours be-
tween 8 and II q, m. and and D. m.
L. ID. BEARY,
Inspector of Weights and Measures.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-30

The situation has been discussed even be-
yond repetition. The only difference now
is that no United States senatorships are to
be contested for. The whole contest is now
reduced to business proposition; will the
state have much needed legislation or will
we work along another year without laws or
appropriations. It is generally believed
that some form of settlement will be
reached through there are no very good rea-
sons for this superstition. 1t was quite as
easy to solve the problem last winter after
the senators were elected, but no solution
was reached.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-30

DR.. G. K. Cole has spent good part of
the past year in the east and ia therefore in
position to know how eastern capitalists
regard Montana as a field for investment
In this connection he said: II found last
year that the deadlocked Legislature greatly
injured this state. It left q general i'm
preston in the east that Montana was not
a safe place to invest money because our
laws were in an unsettled condition, Now
then, We find ourselves in the same situa-
ton, for which. at the present time, I can
see no immediate relief unless the leeis.
lators are thoroughly determined to get to-
Rether. have heard it suggested that the
undisputed fifty members meet to discuss
matters aud receive suggestions for settle
ment. think this very good plan, for
the good, hard sense of our members will
find the right way out OF the difficulty.
The importance of legislation cannot be
exaggerated. Think what Montana has
undergone. She has had two drouphts. a
deadlock in the legislature, and then lately
We had q stringency in the money market.
With all of this the state ia wonderfully
prosperous because of the wealth that has
legislature that will legislate. and We
must have it."
Alderman John w. Thompson saws; "If
the republicans of Silver Bow county are
right they should stand pat, but if they are
wrong they should resign. The supreme
court Of the state and the United States
senate have sustained them. As it now
stands the democrats have the governor
and the senate and the republicans have
the house. Recognizing that fact, why not
get down to buainass. II an immediate
election were ordered in Silver Bow county
it would only create business for the courts.
So far AZ can discern matters NAV con-
tinue just as during last session and the
remedy be found in the next election
found the state officers even more EN-.
phatic in discussing the importance of a
legislative session. A years experience
has shown the value Of legislature, par-
ticularly to new state. Attorney General
Haskell has been burdened with work
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
Machinery For Sale!!

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DIR. HENRI 6. McGREW,

A FTER AN ABSENCE OF FOTR
"A wears i'm Paris, has returned to his
home on the Islands, for the purpose of
resuming the practice OF Medicine. He
may be found at his old Office on Hotel st.
between Fort and Alakea SITS. Office hours
from 3 to IL A. NJ, and 2 to and 6 To 8
X 133-1m
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-11-06

A WASHINGTON letter written
last week in giving the views of a
prominent republican Of the north
west, says: "He is confident that
the Farmers Alliance will held
the balance OF power, and dictate
the organization of the next
house. He thinks the Alliance
men Of the south, who have here
iofore been democrats, and those
in the north and west who have
acted with the republicans, viii
refuse to enter the caucus of either
panty, should they, as he thinks
they will, hold the balance Of the
power in the house, and will act
as a unit, casting their vote for the
party that gives them the most.
The gentleman is a republican and
opposed to the Farmers Alliance.
Should his PrognosticatiOn prove
to be correct, the tifiy-second con-
gress viii be a most interesting
body"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-11-06
WHAT IS DIVIDING THE PEO-
PIE INTO PARTIES2

While there are many perplex-
ing questions TO be met in the near
future by the Cherokee ration end
with which our nation stands face
TO face to-day and the solution Of
which is the one question OF the
hour. we have searched the plat
forms of the two political parties
in vain for a single suggestion as
to how these difficulties are to be
met. There is not 4 single prin-
ciple, or a single question upon
which the par ties stand divided.
Neither one of the opposing can
didates for chief has as yet had
backbone enough to come squarely
before the people and suggest an
idea as to what is the best way out
Of the labyrinth OF pcrpIexing
problems which con front and
which affect vitality the welfare
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-11-06
a NEW RAILROAD FOR AFTols

THAT Alton will soon have
another railroad" says 4 cores
pondent from that place, "can no
longer be doubted. A charter has
been granted to the c. T. & F. s.
r. R. Company for the right OF
way through the Indian Territory
and mentions Alton and Table
quah as locations through which
the new road is 10 be built. II is
to extend from Pittsburg, Kansas,
to Fort Smith, via Columbus, AZ
ton and Tahlequah, and viii be an
extension Of the line running from
Carthage to Pittsburg. After in
vestiga:ing several routes the COM
pany has selected the one Jus.
mentioned, since it is the most
practicable. There will be but lit
lie grading over this route, and the
company will be enabled to con-
troll all the shipping north and
south along Grand River. over the
prairie westward to the NJ. K. &
I. r. r. and of all the easter
part of the Cherokee nation.
Chief Engineer Beeden a few
days ago stated to one Of the lead
ing business men of Alton that
the route via Fairland, and Carey's
Gap would be altogether imprac-
ticable. Over this line they
would encounter an elevation of
200 feet at carey's Gap, which
can be avoided by crUSsing the St.
Louis & San Francisco line about
eight miles west Of Fairland. This
viii give another road to Alton,
which is now one of the leading
business centres of the Indian
Territory. With the increased
railroad advantages the town will
receive a large impetus to its al
already hOurishing trade. I'm
provements are being made con-
inually; new houses are going up
every week; Alton is characterized
wherever known for its stir and
hustle, wide awake. energetic bust
ness men and square dealing.
The Alton school is keeping
pace with her material prosperity.
There are now fifty-eight scholars
enrolled, and new ones entering
every week. The school hoard is
planning to establish an academy.
Assistant teachers viii be en-
plOyed, and a new school building
erected as soon rs there is a de-
mand for T."
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-11-06

Of our nation and people. What
is to be done with our lands
west OF 96 :? This is a question
which affects every individual cit
izen of the Cherokee nation. Upon
this question neither one of the
candidates have told the people
what they think would be best;
both are "as dumb as an oyster"
when it comes 10 expressing their
opinions upon this subject. The
intruder question is another which
must be net in some way or in 4
few more years the iutruders will
swamp the nation. They laugh
TO scOrn every effort made hereto
fore for their removal. What sre
you in favor of doing about this.
Mr.. Mayes and Mr.. Benge? Both
are dumb.
A few individuals have about all
there is Of the public domain. and
they are in n number Of instances,
iniruders. They are leasing every
day TO white men for from ten to
fifteen years. What do you think
about it Mr.. Mayes and Mr. Benge?
Not a single word Of advice do we
hear from either. Are you in IA
vor Of, or are you opposed TO allot-
ment2 Neither ne answers. Now
then, are we to vote for Mayes
simply because he is a Downing
man or for Benge simply because
he is NaiiO1al2 l say ho, emphat-
icaIly. Let's hear what these men
are in favor of doing before We
cast ballot for either. We have
been voting for men long enough;
it is time 10 lose sight of the man,
in supporting measures for the re-
liefof our threatened nation. And
let the voters force these candi-
daies to some sort of a position on
these leading questions.
EERIIAs.
Prairie City, Oct, 2Sth, 1890.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-11-06
The Second Chapter in the Be
lew Case.

Just the position of the Interior
department in the Belew case it is
difficult TO understand. About three
weeks ago letter from the agent
was published by which the sale
of Gov. Bellows place by the sher-
iff was peremptorily set aside.
Now, by the following letter from
the acting commissioner of Indian
affairs, Mr.. Belew is given to un-
derstand that the government con-
siders him an intruder and that
some day he viii probably regret
that he has not sold his improve
ments and got out II the depart
ment has finally made up its mind,
justice 10 all parties concerned
demands prompt action. Here is
the salient portion Of the letter to
Indian Agent Bennett, alluded to-:
"With reference to the matter of
Mr.. Belew's intrusions upon Mr..
Stuart's claim and 10 the erection
and maintenance by him of OBJ
structiOns in a public road in the
Cherokee nation, you will advise
Mr.. Belew that the decision of the
Cherokee authority by which his
right to citizenship in the said
Cherokee nation was denied, Is
accepted by this department as
fixing his stains in the nation as
that of an intruder therein, and
that as such intruder it becomes
him 10 conduct himself in such n
manner as TO give no ground for
complaint TO ary member of the
nation; that he has no more right
TO the use OF the common property
Of the Cherokee nation than any
other non citizen thereof; and that
he IL liable 10 removal from the
said nation as an intruder any day.
Two years have elapsed since
the rejected claimants to citizen
ship in the Cherokee nation were
advised that they would be regard
ed as intruders in that nation, and
required to remove therefrom after
a reasonable time, yet this office
has not been advised Of a single in
stance of an intruder of this class
disposing ofthe Improvements made
by him, and leaving the nation.
All of these intruders must know
that the time will come for their
removal when this evidences OF bad
faith on their part will count
against them. and when they may
regret their neglect of the oppor-
tunity now offered them to sell
their improvements in the nation.
Very Respectfully,
r. V. BELT,
Acting Commissioner -
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-11-06

The Democrats seem to have got
everything worth having last
Tuesday and according to the es-
Inmates OF leading New York pa
Pers win have a majority in the
house OF from 80 TO 81. The tariff
seems TO have done the work and
done it effectually- As stated By
the Globe Democrat, 'there was
no excuse for any increase upon
any article" But it is the new
element in politics. the Alliance,
which Stayed things in the west
aud apparently beat a Republican
Congressman or two in Kansas.
From the Kansas City Star of
last evening Democratic it ap-
pears that Patterson, Democrat,
beat the Republican nominee for
governor Of Pennsylvania some
5000 votes. Massachusetts ard
Wisconsin also elected Democratic
governors The fate of Congress
man Mckinley is still in doubt,
but he has certainly overcome
most CT the 2, 500 votes which the
Democratic s.jerrymander" has
placed against him. The Kansas
Republican state ticket has been
elected Gin all probability but the
5000 majority has been cut
down to about 5000. Kellogg,
the attorney general, for his &C
tivify in the enforcement of the
prohi5itory law, was considerably
scratched. W. A. Phillips seems
to have been elected to Congress.
In Missouri the Republicans lost
most if not all the representation
they had in Congress, Wade, of
Springfield, being among the VIC
tins.
Fortunately or unfortunately,
the tariff Is a fixture for the next
sixyears at least, unless the Re-
publican senate concludes to aban-
don il or permit modification OF
such sections as seem most Objec-
tionable-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-11-06
Acting Commissioner. ~
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL.
The First Chapter, Though an Un-
important One.

TAHLEoUAH, 1. T., Nov. 4, 80.
Both branches of the national
council met yesterday but the SEN
ate had to use the sergeant al
arms 10 get a quorum. By ?
O'Clock, however, both houses
were in working order, with R. NJ.
Wclfe temporary president of the
senate.
A committee from both houses
waited upon the principal chief
and shortly afterwards he inform
ed the council by message that he
would deliver his annual message
in the public square at ? O'Clock
this p. m
The first day was spent mainly
in greetings and hand shskings,
and the inquiries passed around
whats going to be done?" Ru-
NOR has it that the chief will urge
the payment, per capita, of the
grass money and also the sale OF
the Strip 1t was reported this
morning that the Cherokee CON-
mission would be here during the
session.
There seem TO be more full
bloOds present than usual and all
demand the payment Of the grass
money.
Every department Of the nation,