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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
First Day at st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 8.-This was the opening
day of the fall meeting of the st. Louis
Jockey club trots. The track was good.
our-year-olds-Fred Wilkes won, King
Chester second, the others distanced. Best
time. 2:20A.
800 class-Dan Jennings won, Maud sec
one, Kate Cloud third, Jennie K fourth.
Best time, 2:25.
Pacing-Telegram won, j. H. l.. second,
Bunco, Jr., third. Best time, 2:10.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
p,s,strou, Fire in Now York.

/ New Yonk, Sept. s.--lhe five- e-story stor-
age warehouse of Il. @. Layton. 63 and TO
South street. burned to-day. The losses
will aggregate $t25,oOo. Five fremen were
injured, two seriously.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
Trottinx at Mystic Park.

Boston, Sept. Sat the Mystic Park trots
today in the 2:37 class, Donavan won, Pa
tience second, Jim Anderson third, Stanley
fourth. Time. 2:3S1.
Two-thirty-four trot-Tom Carpenter
won, Gratz second, Arthur Wilkes and Vlr-
ginia Evans third. Best time, 2:2211.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
Tho Congress at Newcastle Is the
Largest Ever Held in the
World.
President Burt, In His Address
Outlines the Objects Of the
Federation.
l Flea fsy the Womsu-strlkss Deprs-
Catsd, but Their Necessity ~ Times
Almittod-As to Arbitration.

NEwoAsTLE, Sept. 8.-Though the trades
union congress really opened yesterday the
real business Of the meeting did not begin
until to-day. The president Thomas Burt,
this morning, in his opening address, con-
|gratulated the congress upon being tho
Largest body Of representatives of trades
unions to meet in any part of the world.
Burt also said he was glad to SOC that the
|woman's unions we're 10 largely represented
lat the congress, ~ women needed more
organizing than men. The president e1-
pressed the opinion that whenever women
did the same work in quantity and quality
"a mon they ought to ask the Same pay a.
men, and the latter ought to support them
In their demands. Long applause. Con.
tinuing, Burt predicted that as the trades
unions grew stronger, strikes would dimln-
ish IN number and in Importance. A strike,
he said, is always an ugly weapon with
which to enforce claims. A strike, in the
speaker'a opinion, was like boomerang
which, il not skilfully thr own, comes back
and wounds the thrower." Still, Burt ad-
mitted, strikos were necessary when the
dictates of mammon obliged workmen to
stop the wheels. Referring to arbitration
as q means for settling disputes between
employer and employe, Burt said: Where
arbitration affords chance of arriv-
ing at a settlement it is criminal
to strike.'' (Applauae.) Touching upon
the subject of state legislation III reeard
to workmen, their manner of employment
and their hours OF labor, Burt declared
this was subject upon which great dlvid-
ing limo was drawn between workin IN, some
advocating the functions of the state ought
to be limited to enforcing existing laws, and
others desiring such action upon the part
of the state rs would lead to fundamental
change in the entire industrial srsten.
Burt believed self help this best solution for
existing social problems. and declared that
in his opinion the advocacy of the sugges,,
tion that the state should be a producer and
employer of labor would lead to disaster II
In conclusion. Burt reminded the delegates
that the important problem for the work
men was to discover some means which
would bring about better distribution Of
wealth, and so raise themselves in humanity
in greater material well being and in no
bility of character. Long and enshusi-
astic applause. :,
After considerable discussion the CON
press byn large majority approyeda y resolu-
tiop fSvoring All International elght-hou
law.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
Trouble in the Canadian Cabinet.

QUEBEC, Sept. 8.-There were various
rumors in circulation this afternoon as to
differences said to exist between the lieu
tenant governor and the oabinet. 1t would
seem they could not agree on a course to be
followed with reference to the scandals,
and it ia limited the minister will resign
rather than ooncede to the slieutenant
governor the naming of the commission.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
Clarlxson is Nam ed.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.-The Star this
evening published report that James S.
Clarkson, chairman of the republican
national executive committee. will probably
be appointed to succeed Proctor as score
tarv of war.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
DIR. Ganse Is Dead.

CHICAGO, Sept. S.-Rey. Hervey B. Ganse,
d. D., secretary of the Presby board
of aid for colleges and academies, died sud
denly this evening at his home from paraly-
sis OF the heart. DR.. Ganse was born al
Fishkill, N. Y, in 1892.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
Suicide Of an Entlrs Family.

PARIS. Sept S.-A whole family in this
city numbering six. committed suicide
YESTERDAY. The father and mother showed
the way by hanging themselves, and the
others who were adult children, initiated
their parents,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
William Talks Peace.

MUNICH, Sept. s.-Last night Emperor
William, in the course Of his reply to the
address of welcome by the municipal au-
thoritiss, referring to the peace Of Europe,
said he would be graceful to his high allies
II he was supported in his efforts to pre-
serve the pence.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
A Hirhwaym.n Makes a Haul.

M1ssounA, Sept. s.-[Special. al.]-Mr. Gus.
Moser, secretary of the Missoula Mercan-
tile company, WAS held up this morning at
1890, on Front street, by a masked man,
who placed pistol to his breast and Or
dered him TO put up his hands. Mr. Moser
did SO, and the robber relieved him of a
gold watch and chain valued at $500, and
S74 in money.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
C,u,,u, from the Cmur d,Alenes.

President Oakes wires the board of trade
committee through Chairman Hotter that
w. l.. Mellen, agent at st. Paul, had been
directed to arrange for an excursion from
tho Cosur d'Alenes to Helena. MIR. Mellen
wires A. ID. Edgar, agent ut Helena, to that
effect.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
short Ten Thousand.

DENVER, Col, Sept. S.--A telegram from
Grand Junction, Col, says that John w.
Bridges, postmaster and Western Union
manager, has been missing for two weeks.
1t ia stated that his accounts with the gov
ornmant are 81 600 short,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
In Memory of sawyer.

FAN FRANo,seo, Sept. S.-All the state ana
federal courts closed to-day out OF respect
to the memory of the late Judge Sawyer.
The funeral takes place from the Congre-
rational church tomorrow afternoon.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
Arizona constitutional Convention.

Puo&Nrx, Arix., Sept. s.--'The const'-
tutional convention of Arizona met Monday
and formed temporary organization. To-
day permanent organization was effected.
w, A. Rowe was elected president.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
Denmark Follows Suit.

COPENHAGEN, Sept. s.-United States
Minister Carr has received notice of the re-
movRl of tho prohibition placsd upon the
importation Of American pork, which will
houcsforth DO admitted.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
Scott IsInproyinr.

ERIE, Pa, Sept. S.-The latest advices
from the bedside of Hon. W. u. Scott are
Of an encouraging nature. distinct I'M
movement has taken place during the week
since he was taken to Newport.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
Proctor AOCepts.

BosroN. Sept. s.-Hon. Rsdaeld Proctor
has sent letter to Gov. Page, Of Vermont,
accepting the appointment to the scat in
tho senate made vacant by tho resignation
Of Senator Edmunds.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
Tho sheriff Believes He Has Thorn.

v1sA11A, CAL. Sept. s.-William Dalton
and Wiley Dean, who ans ser to the desorip-
ton of the Ceros train robbers were cap
tured late Yesterday afternoon about three
miles south of Traverse, Tho sheriff is
positive that they are the robbers. He IL
dent he will capture the third soon.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
The Clerks Held for Trial

PurLADELpHIA. Sept. S.--Three individual
ledger clerks of the broken Keystone Ma
tionel bank, Mcclure, Ege and Lawrence
cha, sed with making false reports. have
haan hold in &LbOO bail each for trial.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-09
Killed In the Curlew.

M1ssou1A, Sept. s.-[Special. Coroner
MYERS received telegram from Victor to-
day stating that man had been killed at
the Curlew mine.
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n,ssnlxeh hx tho Court.

BosroN. Sept. s.-The Standard Sugar re-
finery and tho Bay state Sugar refinery
oompauies were to-. day dissolved as a cor
poration by the supreme court.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-08-19
The Farmers Mortgage.

The count of the farm and home
transcripts, made in accordance with
the mortgage collection clause of the
Census act, has been completed by the
Census Office. The figures are subject
to slight notifications. There were
returned by the enumerators 2.491 $50
farms and homes occupied by owners
which are incumbered by mortgages.
This number includes some farms and
homes about which the enumerators
made no report, and which belong
partly to the class of hired and partly
to the class Of owned free, as well as
partly to the class of owned and in
numbered.
Until this unknown quantity, due
to the failure of the enumerators, is
eliminated, it may be regarded as ap.
proximately true that two and a
quarter million families of the twelve
and one-half million families of the
United States occupy and own incum-
bered farms and homes, and that ten
and one.quarter million families occu-
Ply farms and homes that are either
hired or owned free.
The preliminary results indicate
that the average debt for farm in
Iowa is 81, 1888; home, $719; average
for farm and home, 81, 140. If these
averages hold good for the Union, the
incumbrance on the farms and homes
of the United States occupied by
owners is about $2,565,000,000. In
complete returns from several Western
States indicate that farms and homes
are mortgaged for about one-third the
value put upon them by the owners.
-Ev
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-08-19
The Commerce of a Year.

The Bureau of Statistics of the
Treasury Department recently issued
review of the foreign commerce of
the United States during the fiscal
year ended June 80, giving also COM
parison of the imports and exports of
the past nine months, during which
the new tariff law has been in effect, as
compared with the corresponding nine
months of the preceding fiscal year.
1t says,
The total value of our imports of our
merchandise during the last year was
$S44, 905, 491. The total value of our
exports of merchandise during the
same period 1884 ,425, 4O5, which shows
an excess in favor of exports during
the fiscal year of 39,519,914. There
was also an excess of exports of domes-
tic merchandise over such exports of
the prior year of s26,941,737. The
increase in these exports has been in
the following articles, stated in order
of magnitude of increase Raw cotton,
provisions. refined sugar, cotton man
ufactures, copper and manufactures
thereof, iron and steel and manufac-
lures thereof. The value of the lead
ing articles of exports from the United
States during the past year was as
follows: Cotton, $290,7OS, 1893; bread
stuffs, 1927, 66s, O92; provisions, $685.
1868.
Since the new tariff law has been in
operation-from Oct. 6, 1890, to June
30, 1891, inclusive-the total value of
the imports of merchandise was $780,.
206, 005, as compared with 1898, 769,-
905, the value of such imports for the
corresponding period of 1890, which
an excess for the nine months of 1891
of S31 1886, 100. The value of mer-
chandise admitted free of the duty
during the nine months ended June
30, 1891, was 1926, $685. while the
value of such imports for the CORES
ponding period of 1890 was $20S, $685.
S73, showing an increase in the imports
of free merchandise during the nine
months of $S6,979,792. Daring the
same period ended June 30, 1891. the
imports of merchandise paying duty
were of value of 1884, 242, $40, as com.
pared with s3S9,7S6,O32 for the
corresponding period of 1890, so that
it appears there has been a decrease
during the last nine months of the
fiscal year 1891 in the value of dutiable
imports of 55,543,692.
1t will be seen, then, that during
the nine months since the new tariff
went into effect of the total value Of
acknowledgement into this country
1926 per cent came in free while dur
ing the corresponding period of 1896
44.92 per cent. was admitted free.--
In fact, it appears that the value o.
merchandise imported free during the
last nine months of the past fiscal yeal
was greater by s3O,O00,0O0 than thu
value of such merchandise admitted
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-08-19

their freedom is your permission to
vote the Republican ticket.
The exports of the agricultural
States, the bread and meat stuffs of the
West and the cotton of the South, are
all that keep this country out of
bankruptcy. Yet the trade of the ag-
ricultural States with their European
market is taxed 60 cents on the dollar.
Instead of getting $1.60 in imports for
81. of exports, we give good dollars
worth of exports for 62a cents worth
of imports and 32s cents tax on i'm
ports. The prices of our Western and
Southern surplus are taxed down by
the same law which taxes up the prices
of our supplies. A bushel of Western
wheat or pound Of Southern cotton
will buy half as much again in London
as in Boston, but the profit we could
otherwise make is taxed against us at
the custom house and instead of trad
ing in the best markets, we are COM
PEELED to trade with the Northeast on
terms. And the North
eastern Plutocracy gauges the negroes
as it does the rest of us. 1t has no race
prejudice against taking the negro's
last dime. Oh, Mr.. Halstead, the
negroes are included.-St. Louis Re-
public.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-08-19

duty on imported wheat is % cents a
bushel-5 cents less than the cost of
getting bushel of Kansas wheat to
the seaboard. The duty on imported
corn Is 10 cents bushel-and il takes
twice that much to get bushel of
Kansas corn to New York or Boston.
The simple truth is, the duties the
tariff law fixes on these staple farm
products are sham and pretence, and
it is a shame to those western Repub-
licans who voted for the measure that
they allowed themselves to regard it
in any other light.
The avowed object of protective du-
ties is to encourage the production of
the protected articles in this country
until we shall produce enough of them
to supply our home market. and not
be dependent upon foreign sources Of
supply. But there is no need for en-
couraging the cultivation of the crops
that form the staple products of west
ern and southern farms--grain, cotton,
hay, meats and provisons--for we al
ready raise more of them than we can
consume at home. Instead of import
ing them, or even desiring to import
them, we have to export them, and
export them, too, to the very Europe.
an countries whose manufactures the
tariff forbids US to take in pay for
them. 1t is no comfort to a Kansas
farmer to tell him there is duty of Is
cents a bushel on corn to protect him
against foreign competition when his
only choice is between selling his sur
plus for IL! cents a bushel and burn
ing it for fuel. 1t must be amusing
to the dairy farmers of Iowa to he told
that they are protected by duty of 6
cents pound on imported butter when
they know that none is imported, and
if any were imported they could un-
dersell it with their better article
And the fraud reaches the climax
when it takes the form of protective
duties on cabbage, peas, straw, eggs,
sage and dried apples-as if it made
any difference to western farmer
whether these unimportant products
are protected by 1000 per cent. duty
or not protected at all..-St. Louis Re-
public.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-08-19

On motion Of Alderman Guyott, Henry
Thompson was appointed member of Board
Of Health Of the Fourth ward, for the bal
ance Of the term. by unanimous vote.
On motion of Alderman Campbell, Jos.
Reinke was appointed member of the Board
Of Health Of the Fifth ward, for balance Of
term, by unanimous vote.
On motion of Alderman Daoust, II. Buh-
oldz was appointed member of the Board
Of Health of the Sixth ward, for the bal
ance OF the term, by unanimos vote.
BY Alderman Alpsrn, supported by Al
derman Denton:
RESOLVED, That the salary Of the City
Attorney be, and the same is fixed at the
sum Of seven hundred and fifty dollars
per year from and after the first of the pres
ent quarter. Said salary to cover compen-
sation for all duties of such officer, includ-
ing the employment of any and all assist
ant counsel.
Carried by unanimous vote
On motion of Alderman Fourier the
Council adjourned.
MICHAEL O'BRIEN,
w. A. MCDONALD, Mayor.
Recorder.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-08-19

When the first month of the fiscal
year 1S9O-91 showed an excess OF
expenditures over receipts Of the
National Government of some three.
quarters of a million of dollars, we
took the liberty of pointing out that
that was an ominous beginning of the
term for which the Republican House
controlled appropriations. The be-
ginning of the second fiscal year Of
that term is still more unpromising,
for the excess of expenditures over
receipts is about $5,500,000. This is
Immediately due to the falling off in
customs revenues, which were So, 500,-
600 less in July this year than IN
July, 1S90.-N.Y. Times.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-08-19
The Trick on Farmers.

One of the most discreditable feat
ures of the new tariff act is the increase
it makes in the ineffective and worth
less duties on certain agricultural pro-
ducts which we export very largely of,
and which, therefore, cannot be affect
ed by low or high tariff-by an inn
port duty of B per cent. or one of 500
per cent. These duties, which do the
western farmer no good whatever,
were increased for the sole object of
making him submit more meekly to
the increased duties which do him
great evil-the theory of tariff.makers
being that if the western farmers can
only be deceived into the belief that
they are protected, too, they will not
complain of the tribute they are pay
ing to eastern manufacturers.
The new tariff advances the duty
on imported barley from 10 cents a
bushel to 80 cents 8; OIL Indian corn
from 10 cents a bushel to Is cents !;
on oats from 10 cents to Is cents on
wheat from 20 cents to % on butter
and cheese from A cents pound to 6;
on hay from 50 to 81 a ton on onions
from 8 cents bushel to Is; on pota-
toes from 10 cents bushel to %; on
flaxseed from 20 to 80 cents and it
imposes on cabbages of 8 cent head,
and on eggs of 5 cents a dozen. 1t Is
pretended that these duties will in.
crease the prices Of farm crops and
benefit the producers of them to that
extent. But western crops are sent to
the seaboard cities for market, and it
cost something to send them there
The average freight rate on grain from
st. Louis to New York in the last IA
years has been 20 cents a bushel. All
grain raised west of St. Louis, in Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and
Texas, must pay in addition to this an
average of 10 cents a bushel to get to
St. Louisiana so it will cost 80 cents
a bushel to send grain from points
west of st. Louis to New York, where
it would be subject to competition with
imported grain-if any were import.
ed. But the transportation charge Of
80 cents swallows up the pretended
protection duty and leayes the western
farmer without a cent of benefit. The
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-08-19
The Negroes Included.

Our last years exports of bread
stuffs were 1927 100000, of provisions
$13S, 900, 900, and of cotton $290,000,-
900. "This shows who pays the bills
of the country" as a contemporary
says-an assertion that is displeasing
to Mr.. Murat Halstead, who generally
starts to asking questions when his
mental repose is disturbed. "Well,
tell u.s." he asks, eff any class of per-
sons pay the bills of this country, just
who they are. Cotton, we see, shows
up the largest figures. BY whom is
the cotton raised and picked, and baled
and prepared for its long journey ?
The black farmers, perhaps. Are
they included in your Democratic
farmers fad business ?"
And the negroes included? Well,
they are, Mr.. Halstead, to such an
extent that the money Northeastern
Plutocrats have taken out of their
earnings since 1866 would haye bought
their freedom twice over and given
them their forty acres and mule be-
sides.
Take the matter of cotton ties fol-
instance, on which the Mckinley bill
makes an outrageous increase of tax
The hard working, ignorant negroes
to whom a silver dollar is as large al
a cart wheel, will have their dimes
taken away from them ON every cottor
tie they buy--to double the millions
of few men who are millionaire
already. The negroes are included
Mr.. Halstead. In the language you
have doubtless learned since goinl
East, they are in it, not only on cottoI
ties, but on everything they use.-
Your Eastern Plutocracy bleeds then
until about all they have to show 70