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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-06
Tho Ruby Consolidated.

At II recent meeting Of the stockholders
of this company it WAS resolved 10 extend
the time of those shareholders who failed
to pay tho first assessment due Feb. %, tho
time of redemption To be set by the trustees.
A new board Of trustees Was elected, COM
posed of j. S. Halteman, Of Helena; ". X.
Welz, Finney Sprague, Of saltwater, Chris
+. Il. snow, Nico Wander Veldc, jacob Vsr.
nier and II. r, Bnssford. They will hold
their first meeting in 81. Paul In few days
and fix the date for tho REDEEM ption 0f stock.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-06
On the Bennlngs Track,

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Five and one-hali
furlongs-Miracle won, Appomattox second
Basil Duke third. Time. l:1O. ...- ,
Five-eighths of mile-Laughing Waters
won. Kingdom second, Stiletto Filly third.
Time, 1:06la.
One mile. J. OBJ won, Doodle second
Rhody Pringle third. Time, :4G
Mile and one Observation-Disclosures won.
Irene II. second, Lowlander third. Time,
1862.
Three-quarters of mile-Noonday won,
Cornelia second, Rustic third. Time,
1863.
Steeple chase, full course-Stonewall and
futurity made dead heat for first, Evan
gelne third. Time, 1856. Stonewall won
the run-otf. Time, 1856.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-06
Business Suits.

The rage for black continues.
and is greater than it was last
year. We meet it with the
largest stock in the city, nc
doubt. We show them in Thib-
cts, Cheviots, Flannels, Serges
and Corkscrews. The prevail
ing style is sack, and one of the
handsomest suits that is shown
this year is our 1906, a serpentine
Vale Cheviot, bound and patch
pockets, that will be seller or
we miss our guess.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-06
A New Phase of tho Fight.

OrruMwA, Ia, May "a new phase of
the miners strike was developed to-day
Yesterday the miners of the Hiteman and
Three Cedar mines held joint meeting
ana delegates made formal demand for
an eight hour day, which was refused. At
Phillips fuel mine No. .. Forbush, Willard
and other places, the miners who had gone
to work came out to see what the other
mines granted. Coal operators think the
strike of short duration. but those inti-
mately connected with the mines believe
the strike is now to be fought in Iowa coal
fields, since there are fewer miners and
those in other states can better contribute
to their support,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-06
Nashville Races.

NASHVILLE, May 5.-Track very fast.
Three years OLD and upward, six furlongs-
Fred Taral won, Sullrose second, Belle Req
mond third. Time, 11519.
Three-year-old fllies. seven furlongs--
Philora won, Too Sweet second, Hazel
hurst third. Time, 1909.
Three years old and upward, mile and
three-sixteenths - Atticus won, Bertha
second, Carter B. third. Time, 2O14.
Two-year-old fillies. four furlones-Addie
won. Bracelet second, Dolly Mobiles. lime,
:5O1a.
Two-yenr-olds, four furlongs-Niantio
won. Queen Isabella second, Little Billy
third. Time, :501a.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-06
Cansured hx Zala.

PARIS, May 5.-Emie lola censures tho
government for causiAg the Fourinies disas-
ter. He says that by its bombastic an
nounonr of armed preparations, as IL rev.
olution were imminent, tho minds of work
men were nflamed and affairs had assumed
great Importance in tho eyes OF its organ
izers. II meetings had been allowed 10 bs
held rs in England nothing would have
happened. After effects will be still worse.
The governments action will rankle iu the
hearts of the people and cause hntr0d OF
employers, and pilgrinages made to tho
tombs of tho victims will rekindlo Ne
smouldering hate.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-06
Untold Misery Of the Jews

LONDON, May 5.-The Telegraph's ST..
Petersburg correspondent says terrible
scenes attend the Jewish expulsions, many
Jews dying ON the wav. Misery in the
Jewish settlements, which are crammed
with new arrivals, IL indescrihable. All
speeches and pamphlets in favor of the
Jews are prohibited. The government il
considering u scheme to solve the jewish
question, which. if adopted, will astonish
and perhaps shock the civilized world. An
Odessa paper states that 10000 Jews have
joined tho Greek and Lutheran churches
since the Issue of expulsion deorces. Each
one embracing the orthodox faith receives
. Rratuity Of fifteen roubles.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-06
Lexington Races,

LEXINGTON. May 5.-Three years old and
upward, fifteen -sixteenths Of mile-Eu-
genie won, Happiness second, Cashier third.
Time, 1856
Three years old and upward, six furlongs
Royal Garter won, Liederkranz second,
Nose third. Time, ILL.
Handicap. three years old and upward
one mile-Uutlook won, Glockner second
Catalpa third. Time. 1:43l5.
Three years old and upward, one mile
Ethel won, Miss Hawkins second, Mabslle
third. Time, 143.
Two-year-old maiden fillies, four furlones
-Greenwich won. Clinty G. second, Dear
est third. Time, :514.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-06
The Depopulator Com ing West.

WASHINGTON, May 5.The business of the
census office is now in such condition that
Superintendent Porter will take advantage
of tho opportunity to make an extended
tour Of the northwest. Accompanied by
Mrs. Porter, he left Washington Sunday
night, going direct to Chicago, where he re-
mains several days. Porter will stop at all
principal cities Oh route to the Pacific
coast and will spend considerable time ith
relatives in San Francisco. He will also
travel through Puget sound. He expects to
return to Washington during tho early
part of June
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-06
CAUGHT IN IDAHO.
Butte Man Charged with Voting lille
gally Last Fall.

butte Man Charged With Voting lille
galiy Last Fall.
United States Marshal Furay leaves to.
day for Burke, Idaho to bring to Helena
one Patrick Lennon, who is charged with
illegal voting in Butte at the congressional
election last fall. Lennon, it is charged,
attempted to vote on the name of +. T..
Curtis. The latter WAS away at the time,
and Marshal Furay, who WAS aware of that
fact. and who happened to be at the polls
when Lennon offered to vote. secured hi q
arrest Lennon gave bail in $1,000, and
when the grand jury here indicted him. he
left these parts. His arrest took place in
Burke yesterday. A suit has been begun in
the United States court here to recover the
81, 600 forfeited bail. Dan Tuohy and John
Doyle are Lemons y sursties
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-06
Big Purse Tor Little Men.

SAN Francisco, May 5.-Ths California
Athletic club last night decided to match
Abe Willis, the Australian bantam weight
and George Dixon, colored. champion. for a
fight The purse will be 5000 and the
fight will take place in June.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-06
But Eew Remain Ont.

Sr. LOUIS May b.-Prospects for settle
ment between carpenters and master
builders OH an individual basis have be
come more bright, as several firms gave in
to the union scale to-day and only about
200 carpenters remain out.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-06
Found Dead in the Drum Lummon.

MARYsvlLLE. May 5.-iSpecial. IA man
employed in the Drum Lummon mine
named John O'Donovan was missed this
afternoon. Search was at once instituted
and at seven O'Clock he was found dead in
one of the slopes, into which. it is supposed,
he fell and was suffocated. He was about
35 years old and unmarried,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-06

WATERLOO, Iowa, May 5.--this section
was visited by severe frost last night,
Small streams were covered with jce sI0ht
inches In thickness. The thermometos Ysns
stered twenty eight. Much damage Wsa
done to fruit trees, which were In full
bloom. Small fruits wsrs NOT iniuro1
much. being a little back ward.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-06
Signed Contracts Under Protest,

TGRRE HAurr, Ind, May "a block of
coal miners returned to work to-day, sign
ing contracts under protest. The scale OF
prices remains the same as last year. Ri
luminous miners will undoubtedly be
influenced by this.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-06
On to Wallace.

M1ssoULA, May 5.-tspecial. l-Superin-
tendent Ramsey and Principal Assistant
Engineer Darling leave in the morning for
St. Regis, on the Ceur d'Alene branch, to
arrange for opening up the work of finish
ing the construction. They estimate that
the road will be completed and trains run.
ming from Missoula to Wallace inside two
months.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-06
BASE BALL GAMES.

The Homo Club Mentioned First in the
Record Here Printed.
-I...5 LEAGUE CLUBS.
Cleveland IA, Cincinnati 10.
Chicago l. Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia 0. New York z.
Brooklyn 6, Boston 12.
ASSOCIATION CLUBS.
Boston 7, Washington 4.
Athletic 1S, Baltimore 5.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-05-29
Number of States.

The party press is endeavoring to
make out that but few states were
represented in the formation of the
Peoples Party! This is a monstrous
injustice-for it had the largest state
representation of any party ever or
gained in the United States! Never
has there been anything like it. 1t
exceeded the republican party in
1856 and even in 1860!
Thirty-four states had accredited
delegates. Florida, Louisiana, Ala
bama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missis-
sippi, North Carolina, Texas, Georgia,
West Virginia, South Carolina and
Tennessee were officially represented
from tie South, and Georgia had her
prominent men there.
Onehundred and sixty five Delegates
came from the south, not counting
Missouri and Georgia-and Missouri
had a large number which we have
not yet ascertained. Besides this
there were 13Orepresentatives of rad
ical reform peoples Party" news
papers.
The convention was the most ma
tional OF any yet organized on the
continent-and it goes into conflict
with five million members in the Or
CARNATIONS back OF it-fve million
who cast ballots.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-05-29

The alliance movement is sweeping
the whole state of Texas like a whirl-
wind. It moves over farms, hamlets,
and villages. The 175,OOO demo
cratic majority there is disappearing
as the $4,000 republican majority in
Kansas has disappeared.
Minnesota will move on to the plu-
tocratic camp next year.
Get on your armor, boys, aud
sharpen up your political pitchforks.
Prepare for the campaign of '92 this
year. See that the G. W. gets into
every family. Work, boys, work
for the day cometh-behold the sun
riseth, and the dawn is near.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-05-29
An Example In Taxation.

A man died this week in a town not
far from Springfield whose estate is es-
timated at from one to three millions of
dollars in value. He paid taxes on less
than 100000. Probably not more than
one dollar in ten of his possessions paid
any part of the taxes for the support of
the town, county or state. In other
words, the tax he escaped was paid by
the real estate owners and by the poor
in higher rents on taxed homes.
The sum actually taken out of the
pockets Of the poor or those in moderate
circumstances by our unjust system of
direct taxation probably costs our people
far more than the burden alleged to be
imposed by the tariff. If the per cent.
tax on collateral inheritances, now pend
ing in the Massachusetts legislature, had
been law, the state treasury might get
at least $50, 900 from this estate. If it all
passed to direct heirs, and the per cent.
tax on such inheritances of personal
property were established, the state
would get at least 100000 Springfield
Homestead
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-05-29
John Davis OF Kansas.

The very antithesis Of the Hon. Jerry
Simpson is his newly elected colleague,
John Davis, who is probably the greatest
student in public life. He has always
been a bookish man, and his literary
and scientific attainments aze consider
able. Some people call him a crank.
One day this week a congressman who
is not friend Of his was asked 1t this
charge was justified. "Crank? was the
reply. "Why, he has handle on him
that'n stretch across the street; it takes
two men to turn il"
When Davis was student at an lii
nois college thirty-fve years ago he be-
came interested in a scheme for fencing
the prairies with hedges, which j. B.
Turner, a professor at the institution,
had formed. Turner had small farm,
known derisively in the neighborhood as
ssTurner's Folly" which he devoted to
the growing of thorn bushes of every
conceivable prickly description. many Of
them imported from abroad for expert
mental purposes. From this beginning
was developed great and successful en-
sterprise. Hedge fencing was contracted
for at so much q mile, and millions Of
acres of prairie were laid off in this way,
though now the thorn hedges are being
replaced with barbed wire.
Later on John Davis devised another
scheme, which did not pan out to any
great extent, for watering the arid lands
by means of artificial rains produced by
explosions Of gunpowder. All the same,
~ e., I,
first agricultural college established in
Illinois, and from this idea sprang the
whole system of agricultural colleges,
which now exist in every state in the
Union, and which receive money aid
from the United States government
Washington Post.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-05-29
A Southern Alliay e Congressman.

George w. Shell. congressman from
South Carolina, was in New York re-
Gently, and in an interview with a Times
representative is reported as saying:
The Alliance is strong and is growing
steadily, but when it comes to politics,
there are but two parties in South Caro-
lima, Democrats and Republicans. The
whites are Democrats, the colored men
Republicans. am farmer, and was
elected as such over another Democrat
who was lawyer and so not eligible to
membership. But l shall vote as a
Democrat. l donot indorse all the prin-
ciples of the Ocala platform.
Senator Irby, of South Carolina, is a
member of the Alliance, but he will vote
with the Democrats. He wouldn't vote
for his brother for anything if he were
not Democrat. This rule will hold all
through South Carolina, and, l believe,
in Georgia and elsewhere in the south.
The Alliance will not break from the two
great parties. It will grow and be of
great advantage to its members. AS be-
tween two candidates in the same party,
one an Alliance man and the other not,
1t would support its own man probably,
but that is the extent to which it will 90
into politics. Its members are Democrats
and they will remain 80. The south is
Democratic from necessity. The Kan
sas Alliance is a different thing from the
southern Alliance, think.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-05-29
State Aid to Farmers in Poland.

In discussing the proposition to ex-
tend state aid to the farmers Of Russia
the St. Petersburg correspondent Of
the New York Mail and Express gives
the following little bit of history:
An example is supplied by the king
dom of Poland, whose state bank had
established a credit of this kind some
sixty years ago, which was abolished in
1870 Notwithstanding this fact, Po-
land has, in large measure, benefited
by it, and the superiority of culture in
that country compared with that of
Russia proper dates from that period.
The impulse was given, and the Polish
agriculturists, even without the aid of
the state, now continue to introduce the
latest improvements of all kinds of farm
ing.
The bank of Poland became active i'll
1928, and later on instituted credit for
the improvement of agriculture, making
advances Of money at privileged terms
for the purchase of cattle for breeding
purposes, agricultural machines, artifi-
cial fertilizers and building material.
The conditions were ! per cent. COM
mission at per cent. interest, and the
time allowed was from one to six years.
The amounts advanced were in proper
ton to the solvency of the farmer and
the amount of taxes to be paid by him.
The farmer employed this credit in sup
plying himself for the account of the
bank, from factories and repositories
Indicated to him by the bank, such goods
as he required, and for which the money
was advanced. The amounts thus ad-
vanced by the bank to the local farmers
in some years reached nearly half a
million dollars
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-05-29
When Dorsey Heard of KEN.

Mr.. w. E. Dorsey, of Nebraska, was
defeated at the last congressional election
by the Farmers Alliance vote, which, he
said, was particularly strong in the part
of the state in which his district is stu
ated.
81 think the Alliance is as strong in
Nebraska now as it was six months ago,
he said. Il think it is as strong in other
western states. I expect to see the Al
lance make move for national cam
paign in advance of the other parties.
I believe that by next February, at the
latest, the national convention will be
called and the campaign opened at once.
"Mr. KEN, the Alliance man who de-
feated me, is reputed to be less radical in
his ideas than Jerry Simpson, OF Kansas
He has never had any experience in pub
lie affairs in Nebraska, where he has
ivsd for about ten years. never heard
Of him until he was nominated as my
opponent. New York Times.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-05-29
Kansas Farmers and the Fair.

The Farmers Alliance of Wyandotte
county is in favor of having Kansas rep
resented at the Worlds fair in spite of
the legislatures unfavorable action in
the appropriation, and at recent meet
ing adopted the subjoined resolutions:
Whereas, Kansas is one Of the great agricul-
tural states of the Union; and
Whereas, We, as farmers, believe that the
state should make exhibit at the Worlds
fair at Chicago in 1893; and
Whereas, The last legislature failed to make
an appropriation for the display she so rightly
deserves; and
Whereas, The organization known as the
Farmers Alliance of Wyandotte county feels
great pride in Kansas having the place she
justly deserves among her sister states; and
Whereas, We believe moneys raised by SUBJ
scription, as rule, are more judiciously ap-
piled than that raised by public process; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That we, the county Alliance of
Wyandotte county, make this proposition to
the various county Alliances throughout the
state, that we will be ono of fifty or more coun-
ties to raise 81 900 for the purpose of making an
exhibit Of the products and arts Of this state at
the Columbian exposition.
Resolved further, That we request all county
unions in the state that will act under this
proposition to report as soon as possible to the
secretary Of the state Alliance and through the
public press.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-05-29

The committee appointed by the
Executive Committee to investigate
prices and quality Of binding Irvine
are ready to make their report.
They have had samples and prices
from the National Cordage Con- any;
the Boston Cordage Company; the
Alliance Business Agency and others,
and they find that prices and quality
considered, the Alliance Business
Agency at 673 Wabasha St., st. Paul,
are Offering the best goods for the
least money, and recommend that
all our members make their pur-
chases of them.
The report will be published next
week.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-05-29
A Lesson for Minnesota.

The method of conducting the bust
ness of the Great Conference was a
lesson to the Minnesota Alliance.
With mighty conclave of over !, 500
delegates, each with ''views;" with
orators and Observation-Disclosures OF
every shade and type; with elements
sent there purposely to delay and de-
stroy-it completed it's business in
three sessions OF from three to four
hours each! 1t met first on Tuesday
afternoon, and Wednesday afternoon
it adjourned sine die. Wednesday
evening there was a mass meeting,
and Thursday morning the great
throng had melted into a few com
mittees and working forces!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-05-29
The Lies Of the PARTY Press

In regard to the Peoples Party are
already climbing to mountain
heights. Look out for them, grang-
ers. When you see these statements
made by our bitter foes believe them
not. The movement is on. 1t is on
to stay. You must expect the most
cunning and crafty opposition. We
have no daily papers, and our sever
al hundred reform papers cannot
meet the issues as promptly as is de-
sirable. But hold your own with dig
nifty, and with personal power-and
prepare for an awful struggle in '92.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-05-29

The Alliance Fire Insurance Com
pany just organized will fill long
felt want, Judging from the number
OF letters received by the Secretary
every day in relation thereto. This
must necessarily be the cheapest pos
sible kind of Insurance as none of the
officers receive any salary except the
Sec'y and that very small. President
Donnelly is bound to give the farm
ers the cheapest Fire Insurance they
have ever had-insurance at actual
cost. This is a move in the right di-
rectiOn, and the GREAT WEST wishes
them every success.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-05-29

The clouds are darkly gathering
around Miss Eva Mcdonald. She
stated to the Executive Committee
Ito avoid expulsion for violating the
unanimous vote of the State Alliance
not to send any delegate to the Oma.
ha National Convention) that she
did not go as a delegate, but as re-
porter for the St. Paul Daily Globe.
Now, the Nebraska delegation
states to the 100 members of the Re.
form Press Association that she
came to the Omaha Convention
claimed membership as a delegate
and stated that she had lost her Gre
dentials! And there, some unseen
force pushed her for Assistant Lectur.
er.
At that time Miss Mcdonald was
not even a member of the Farmers
Alliance land though claiming now
that she was, the claim has been dis.
proved as to West Union Alliance,
and she utterly refuses to name any
other alliance, while insisting on the
claim.
More and more evidence comes to
the surface to show the awful turpi-
tude of a ring extending over the
United States, under the name OF
Citizens Alliances, to break up the
mighty movement. The documents
are in the hands of the Reform Press
Association. We have heard them
read, and theJ are damning in their
character. 1t is too early now to as
sociate names Herewith, as the in
vestigation is going on with vigor.
But it includes some of the promi-
nent parties and the storm, when it
breaks, will scatter certain "Citizens
Alliance movements like leaves be-
fore the wind. 1t is necessary to
state that this does not refer to Citi-
zens Alliances organized under the
Minnesota Farmers Alliance, Tin
cities less than 5000 inhabitants),
but it does cast a cloud over certain
other city formations.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-05-29
Worse Than In Ireland.

There were in the United States in
1880 322,357 tenant farmers paying rent,
and 702,2A tenant farmers, villeins or
metayers, farming on shares, total Of
1,0A,701 tenant farmers. The total
number Of tenant farmers in England.
Ireland, Scotland and Wales is 1,O69. 1877.
If the 574,222 Irish tenant farmers
should be compelled to share their crops
equally with their landlords, as 7O2, IA
American farmers must, such an outcrv
would go mp to heaven as was never be-
fore heard in the world.
If the 414,S04 English tenant farmers
we're required to do it they would take
only from thirty-six to forty-eight hours
in which to wipe out the whole system
Of land tenures. The greatest share ever
asked Of them was one-fouth. IT. E.
Wilson.