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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-13
One Half the People Missing.

LuplNGroN, Mich, May l2.--Some people
who lived in Walkerville before the fire
struck that town have arrived here in II
wretched state. They say it is impossible
to tell how many inhabitants escaped alive,
but they fear many died in the woods,
whel Q they He'd for safety. The village had
800 inhabitants. and no one knows where
more than half this number ave ut present.
Rumors of large loss OF life ut other points
come in. but yerihoation is impossible.
This entire country will bc swept unless
rain comes at once.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-13

Foreign Minister Mariscol. of Mexico,
says all necessary steps have been taken SO
that when the itutu reaches any Mexican
port she will not be allowed to land.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-13

The British minister at bantiagO, Chilli,
obtained unconditional clearance toe the
British and other foreign mssohantuao0
bound for foreign pssts.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-13

MrcHANlcsnuRo, Pa, May l2.--Disas-
trous forest fires have swept over the noun.
tain lands of this country since last Mon
day and still are raging. Fully 10000 acres
of valuable timber lands have been burned
over. The valuable mining property OF
Alex Underwood. near Dillsburg. was dc.
strSyed. Losses by hres already exceed
xlbO,OOO.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-13
A Mishan and a Death.

LIVINGSTON. May 12.--tSpecial. -Robt.
G. Griffith, the we'll known blacksmith, 70.
day met with painful accident. He wa4
having some heavy irons handled from his
shop on lower Main street to the now
Henry-Frank building. and was himself In
the wagon holding tho irons whom he lost
his balance and fell to the ground dislo-
eating his shoulder. He was carried to
Billy Miles feed stable where Drs. Alton
and Campbell dressed the wound, and he
was then taken home and is reported to be
doing we'll.
j. Rice, who came liere from Milwaukee
about five months ago with his family. died
at his home yesterday of a complication OF
Diseases For the past two months he has
been engaged in business here and his TAX
off was extremely sudden. as but few OF his
acquaintances knew Of his illness. He was
buried by the Odd Fellows fraternity, Of
which he was member. This afternoon
about fifty of the brotherhood in full
regalia accompanied his remains to the
grave. He leaves wife but no children
to mourn his loss.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-13
Great Falls Pulling for the College.

GREAT FALLS, May 12.-[Special.l IA
meeting will be held at the board OF trade
rooms Wednesday evening to take action In
regard to the Congregational college.
Through the efforts of some members Of
the committee the final decision will not bs
made until the 21st instant. This practi-
cally amounts to receiving new bids. 40 the
old ones are subject to amendment before
that time. full attendance of citizens IL
desired at the meeting Wednesday, and .
new bid will probably be submitted on be-
half of Great Falls, comprising land nearer
the city. The committee will reconvens on
the 2lst at Livingston. At the time tho
bids of Great Falls and Helena were made
it was understood that outside property was
desired but as the committee concluded
that they prefer inside property this ID
ieErnment was taken 10 give them show
to make new offers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-08-14

The students at the normal school
is still increasing.
Tom Frazee, We learn. is to com
mence the erection Of his new hotel
this week.
Nels Gibson has quit W rk in the
timber to take a hand in the cree
ton of Tom Frazee's hotel.
Our Jr. q. t. \. VI. expect the
officers of the State council to be
present at their next council meet
ing, Friday evening of this week.
The first crane killed here this
season, was brought in by Taylor
Glover. We learn that he sold it
for good price.
Miss Mamie Gale, of Rockville,
Preston county, W. Va, is stopping
with friends in town. She says
that she likes to live in Friendsville.
|. Beals, formerly agent at this
place, was in our burg last week in
company with his best girl. They
put up at W. Taylor's.
J. &. Kolb is making some very
good improvements about his plan
ing mill.
j. d. Evans made himself scarce
on our streets Tuesday of last week
and didn't return until Thursday.
Come up and give an account of
yourself, Johnnie!
We learn that the railroad is to
be extended to cross over the river
at the club house and extend for
nine miles up among the timber.
Don.
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Mountain Lake Park.

The assembly is moving on very
successfully in every sense of the
word. SO far there has net been a
disappointment in carrying out the
programme. The attendance is
larger than ever before and most of
the accommodations are taken up,
both for board and cottages.
Lots are being sold to those who
expect to build in the near future.
Dean Wright and Leon Vincent
are with us this week, who add
greatly to the interest of the Assem-
bly,.
notice among the many visitors
DIR. j. A. Fullerton and family,
Judge Berkshire and wife, Profs.
Wiley and Wade.
L. IL. Mong, who has been with
us for the past two seasons, arrived
here again last evening.
We have to-day a company of
nice young Catholic people from
Piedmont and Westernport, who
are having a picnic on our beautiful
grounds.
Directors for the faith training
home were elected last week and
the building will likely be COM
menced this fall.
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in our town Saturday and Sunday
from different parts of the state
and county. We think our vice
chairman and committee were lit
tie negligent in their duty. On Sum
day morning we seen them hauling
lumber and building a platform i'll
the grove. This should have been
done during the week and not wait
till Sunday morning. We hope our
committee hereafter, when we have
a Sunday school convention, will
prepare for the occasion in time.
Our merchant, Jonas Frazee, has
Is head of good draft horses and
mules, which he would like to trade
for yearling colts and cattle. Any
person wanting a good team would
do well to see him or write to him.
We noticed Jonas Frazee, when
the train arrived Saturday, march
ing down the street stroking back
his beard and pulling up his coat
sleeves in order to show his new
cuffs and to invite some of the good
people home with him who came to
attend the convention but just as
he was in the act of inviting lady,
a young gent stepped up took her by
the arm and escorted her across the
river. Mr.. Frazee returned home
very much disguised saying he
would not have anything to do with
the convention but by the entreaties
of his friends he became in better
humor and extended a hearty well
come to one and all, and we believe
there were as many people seated
around his table, which was weighed
down with the luxuries of life, till
it trembled from the weight, as
any other table in town.
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JOhnSOnS.

Seeing no items in your valuable
paper from this section for some
time will send you a few for publ
cation.
The farmers are finishing their
hay making, being detained by the
recent rains. Crops are good and
there is an abundance of fruit.
Miss Nora Mckenzie is attending
the Grantsville normal.
Mrs. Cummings, of Kansas, her
daughter and son are spending the
summer at G.. W. Blocher's.
Miss Mintie Blough, of Cumber-
land, is visiting friends here.
Henry FinzePs family, who have
been suffering with scarlet fever are
well again.
Edward Finzel's barn is nearing
completion.
Jacob Steinla is preparing to
build a barn this fall.
Henry Blocher, who has been i'll
for long time, is improving.
Rosenberg Bros. are moving their
saw mill on the Frost tract of tim
Der.
jeremiah Mckenzie received the
news last week that his brother,
Zachariah, dropped dead from his
horse while out riding. The de-
ceased lived in this section many
years and moved to Indiana about
ten years ago. He leaves a wife,
ten sons and Il daughter to mourn
| his loss.
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I1OOSIER.
GrantSVille,

Weather is very warm. Although
such is the case, there is generally
refreshing and cooling breeze
which lessons the heat, rendering it
more agreeable and not as impress
sive as in sections where they are
not favored by as lofty an elevation
and extensive forests by which our
temperature is cooled. The nights
are generally cool and sleeping is
enjoyed unhindered by the heat.
Misses Dorsey and Berkey were
the guests of Mrs. J. S. Broadwater
last Friday.
Some of our young ladies and
gentlemen took in the picnic at Bit
finger last Saturday.
A number of men from Pittsburg
are here fishing and enjoying the
genial hospitality of the proprietor
of the National House. They re-
port catch of seventy bass and an
eel in Swauger's mill dam in New
Germany on Saturday.
Jerome, son of J. S. Broadwater,
who was run over by the threshing
machine as reported in our last let
ter, is nearly well again.
A crew of men moved large saw
mill on the farm occupied by Doug
las Stanton, where they intend to
saw the timber on that place. We
are not prepared to give particulars
now but will do 50 later.
1t is said that something resemb-
ling an apparition was seen on diff
terent occasions upon our streets at
night. On Wednesday night the
young folks had a social party at
Squire Fuller's residence in Shade
Hollow, west Of town. On their re-
turn it appeared as though the
ghost intended to have q hand in
the fun also, for as the members of
the company who were in advance
came up Shade hill something hav-
ing a spectral appearance was espied
on the fence at the side of the road.
The boys pelted it very generously
with stones and the girls screamed
very generously especially when it
fell into the road. When the entire
company had assembled and the
"spook' was investigated it turned
out to be Il superanuated suit of
clothes filled with straw. A bonfire
was made of it and the now sedate
youths and maidens returned home
in peace.
II. Ii. Smith, of Berlin, Pa, who
is agent for a firm in Bedford coun-
ty, Pa, conducting business in
buying wool and manufacturing and
selling WOODEN goods, was in town
last week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-08-14
Less Debt and More Pocket Money.

Less Debt and More Pocket Money.
Secretary Fosters statement for
July of the public debt and the
cash in the Treasury of the Uuited
States shows, in brief, that our
total Understanding debt is now
$610, 529, 420. On the first of
March, 1889, three days before the
present Administration came into
Office, it was 1914, LOG, 22O. There
has been a decrease under President
Harrison, therefore, of $685. 76,-
800.
The amount of cash in the trea-
sury, aside from the coin held as
reserve for redemption of certificates
and Treasury notes, is S55, 1888, US
so, as compared with S53, 1893, $685.
SO at the end of June, a gain of
81, 8S9, 907.07.
The Democrats and the Farmers
Alliance are denouncing the eek
travagance" of an Administration
that is paying the national debt at
the rate of 5000, 900 a month, and
talking about a Treasury as "bank-
rupt' which, in addition to all coin
held as redemption fund and the
100000, 900 in gold held as re-
serve fund, contains enough actual
cash to give a dollar apiece all
around to nearly every man, woman
and child in the United States.
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AmiSh Centre,

S. J. Miller and wife, accompan-
led by Benz. Beachy and Christian
Swartzentruber, of Oregon, are Wis
iting in Lancaster county, Pa.
ID. S. Beachy expects to com
mence building the wall for his new
house this week.
Farmers are busily engaged pre-
pairing the ground for wheat.
A Clydesdale colt, owned by Try
Yoder, fell on little dog recently
which ran out on the road barking
and frightened the colt. The dog
was killed almost instantly. What
ever may be said of the agile feats
of the Clydesdales they certainly
are dandy tumblers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-08-14
SelbVSpOrt,

The farmers of District No. ,
are nearly all done harvesting.
They report good crops.
A number of prominent Pitts
burgh men are contemplating
building a summer resort here. We
hope they will, for we like to see
our town improve.
". A. Fulton, the noted dry
good salesman, was here among our
merchants few days ago.
Barney Shinbone, Esq, of Union
town, Pa, spent the 3rd with us.
Isaac Umbcl, Commissioner from
Dist. No. 2, ordered a general clean
up in the town of Selbysport on
Friday the 18th, such us removing
salt sheds, wood piles and white
washing fences, salt barrels. and
hltching posts. The citizens took
a great interest in it and there was
a thorough cleaning up of the
streets which made a great improve
ment.
Our saloon keeper says he wishes
some more Of our good people would
catch the spirit of building pave
ments in front of their houses.
This is what we need and we hope
the people will take some action
upon this matter.
We seen Il great number of people
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SWanton,

About two o'clock Monday morn
ing a west-bound freight separated
and the two sections ran together
one-half mile west of Swanton caus-
ing a bad wreck. Six cars were
smashed up and the north track
blocked for several hours.
Newton Manila, one of Garrett
boys, now employed in Baldwin's
locomotive works, Philadelphia, was
visiting friends in this section last
week.
Rev. Pearson, of Ohio, who has
spent the last four or five summers
here, last week bought the house
now occupied by Alex Fairall and
will make it his summer home in
the future. We are glad to have
the reverend gentleman with us and
do not see why, with the proper eff
fort upon the part of the people,
Others could not be induced to come
and spend their summers here.
NJ. Il. Brady and wife, of Elk
Garden, We're on a visit to their
daughter, Mrs. A. F. George, and
are now in Preston county, W. Va,
visiting relatives and friends.
Samuel Green, late of Garrett,
but now of Elk Garden, has gone
on visit to friends in Salt Lake
City, Utah.
G. NJ. Miller and wife attended
the county convention at Selbysport
as representatives of the p. +. S. S.
of this place.
We hope the Republicans of this
county will show their interest in
the coming important election by
attending the primaries and sending
live delegates to the convention.
With the proper effort on the
part of the Republicans We believe
the State can be redeemed. Nc
Comas, Lowndes or some other good
man be elected Governor, two q. S.
Senators be elected, Gormanism and
ring rule be overthrow, our State
be redeemed from the corrupt ring
that has been ruling it so long and
the party which was responsible
for the robbery of our State treasury
of S133, 900, be overthrown. Re-
publioans, Maryland expects every
man to do his duty. Stand shout
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-08-14
Mineral SPRINGS.

News items at this place seem so
few that we can scarcely find any
thing to write.
Norval Speelman, who has been
attending college at Mt. Union, O.,
has returned.
Russell Frazce met with serious
miShap a few days ago. lie caught
chicken hawk and thinking of
making pet of it started home.
While on the way the hawk caught
him i'll the arm with its talons and
sunk them nearly through that
member. Russell was compelled
to break his pets legs before he
could get it loose.
Miss Blanche Miller fell from a
horse few days ago and hurt her
arm severely.
Farmers are done harvesting hay
and wheat at this place. Both are
a very good crop. The prospects
are good for an abundant apple
crop.
Every one is suffering with the
heat. 1t is warmer than ever
known here.
Miss Maggie Lochncr, who has
been visiting friends here, has re-
turned home.
MOUNTAIN ROSE.
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reaches an amount that seems in
credible and almost beyond the
power of conception. The grand
total, as expressed in figures, is
$8, 900, 000,0 900, or an increase of
So, 100000, 200 over the fgurers
taken in 1880, representing the
same interests and covering the
same duration.
The valuation of our manufac-
tured products has, therefore, in
creased at the marvellous rate of
$33O,OOO, 900 each year for the past
ten years.
Is it possible to conceive of a
more satisfactory and convincing
vindication of the wisdom and benef-
icence of the public policies in
augurated and operated by the Re-
publican party for the last twenty
five years?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-08-14
German.

Our town can now boast of H.
brary (circulating) consisting of
los volumes. As new stock is
taken the library will be enlarged.
The stock holders of the Dobbin,
Gormania and Greenland Telephone
Company met here on Saturday
evening and made application to
the state for charter. We under
stand the company anticipate ex-
tending the line to Oakland and
other points. We hope it will
soon be duly Incorporated and have
much success.
Nicholas Rinker met with Il heavy
loss, by having his house burned on
last Thursday night. BY the
prompt aid of several harvest hands
most of the contents of his new
house were saved but the old one,
used as kitchen, dining room, etc,
together with all its contents, was
destroyed. The property was not
insured.
Jno. W. Sollars, who is engaged
on this section of the W. Va, II.
r., had Il finger mashed off on Sat
urday.
S. G. Baker has purchased the
stock of goods of W. A. Barrett, at
this place and is now doing business
for himself. Give him call.
Vim. Heavier leaves in few
days for his home near Buckhan-
non and will not return for prob
ably a month.
&. w. Moon has closed his school
here and will open one at Bayard
the 18th inst.
The funeral service of Martha
HendricksOn will be conducted by
the Rev. Evers at her fathers on
Sunday, 10th inst.
Rev. J. A. Sargent, of Point
Marion, Pa, preached to us on Sun
day evening and will hold temper
ance meeting for us tonight.
The Seymore band, together with
several others from this place, at
tended the fair and festival at Davis
on Saturday evening.
Quite o number of persons, re-
ports say, are suffering from kings
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-08-14

Some Facts About Tin that are True.
Tin is mined to considerable
extent in Wales, but the English
tin makers import most of the pig
tin they use from India. Tin mines
have been also discovered and are
being worked in the Black hills and
in California. Recently shipment
of 30 tons of pig tin was sent East
from California. The tin mines in
South Dakota are said to be richer
and much more extensive than they
are in Wales, and millions of dollars
have been invested in their develop
ment.
Tin is valuable because it will not
rust.
Tin plate is made by putting thin
sheets of steel or iron into the
melted .tin which adhercs to the
other metal coating it on both sides
so as to protect it from the action
of acids. In hundred pounds of
tin plate there is 9G9 pounds of iron,
and 81 pounds of tin.
There has never been any consid-
cradle quantity of tin plate manu-
featured in this country. Factor
les were built and machinery put in
in different localities in Pennsyl-
vania, in 1884, but about the
time they begun operations their
English competitors reduced the
price on tin plate to such an extent
that the Americans were compelled
to give up the business, and then
just as soon as the fear of Ameri-
can competition was out of the way
the prices went up again.
Last year the people of the United
States paid England over 1928, OO0,-
600 for tin plate, and although the
Americans use more tin than all
the rest of the world put together,
there was not u pound produced in
this country for years.
There is nothing difficult about
the manufacture of tin plate. 1t
can be made as well in this country
as in any other as we produce nearly
everything on large scale that ia
essential in it's manufacture, the
only difficulty being the cost of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-08-14
Republican Primaries.

The Republican voters of Garrett
county are requested to assemble in
primary meetings in the several
election districts of the county at
the usual places of holding the same
on Saturday, August 22d, 1891, at
2 o'clock p. m. Of said day for the
purpose Of electing five delegates 10
attend a county convention to be
held in Oakland on Tuesday, Aug.
rs, 1891, at : o'clock p. IN. to elect
three delegates to attend a State
convention to be held at Ocean
City on Thursday, August ~, to
nominate Il State ticket consisting of
one candidate for Governor, Attor-
ney General, Comptroller and Clerk
of the Court of Appeals, respective
ly and also to elect three delegates
to attend the Fourth Judicial Dis
trict Republican Convention to be
held in Oakland on Wednesday,
September 2, 1891, to nominate
candidate for Associate Judge in
said District.
E. E. SoLLARs,
Chairman State Central Committee
for Garratt Coun+v
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evil. We sincerely trust they may
all recover in due process of time.
Sparks and Aliens show will be
here and exhibit Wednesday evening
and night. a lively time is antici-
pated.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST IA, 1891.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The following rates for announcements
will be charged and must be paid pri5r TO The
first Insertion of.the same:
States Attorney, IS; Sheriff, "a; County
Commissioners, $3.50; Judge of Orphans
Court. 81
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MOUNTAIN ROSE.
M arrIed.

FELTY - WRIGHT.-On Thurs
day Of last week, at the residence
of the brides parents, Ncwburg, by
the Rev. {. +. Clark. of Oakland,
Mr.. Robert Felty, of Oakland, and
Miss Lena Wright, of Newburg,
W. Va.
The REPUBLICAN extends con-
gratulations.
GArER - LowER.-On Sunday
last, i'll the public road near the
Lindale church, by the Rev. d. W.
Cunningham, Mr.. Jacob Gauer and
Miss Julia Lower.
BILL - BoNIG.-Aug. 6, 1891,
near Grantsville, at the home of the
bride, by Rev. j. NJ. Evans, Chas.
II. Bill. of Racine. Wis, to Nettie
Bong, of Grantsville, Md.
MCCREADY - CLARK.-At the
residence Of the brides parents, by
the Rev. J. G. Browne, Anthony
McCready, of Frostburg, to Maggie
Clark. of Observation-Disclosures
Corr.
SwIERs - LoAR.-On Sunday.
Aug. 9, 1891, at the residence of
Marmaduke Swearinger. near Mt.
Lake Park, by the Rev. ID. W.
Cunningham, Martin F. Swiers
and NolIin q Toar
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-08-14

Miss Julia Orem, teacher of elo-
cution and Il resident of the Park
during the summer months, de-
lighted the jewellers at Monte Vista
last Tuesday evening.
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der to shoulder, work hard for vic,
tory and expect it.
HOOSIER.
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FOR SHERIFF.

By request ofmy friends l announce my
Selfa a candidate tor Sheriff OfGarrett cOun-
ty, subj ect to the decision of the Republican
nominating convention.
JACOB STANLEY MEY ERS,
District No. 2.
Selbysport, Md, April %, 1891.
hereby announce myself n candidate for
the office ofSheritf for Garrett County, subject
to the decision of the Republican nominating
convention.
JOHN o. MICHAELS,
,"Cheap John"
District No. I.
Oakland, Md, April %, 1891.
hereby announce myself u candidate for
the Office of Sheriff for Garrett County, sub
iect to the decision of the Republican NOmi-
mating Convention and solicit the endorse
nent of my friends.
GEORGE d. WHITE,
District No. :.
Oakland, Md, April -, 1871.