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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-12
THE CARBONATE CAMP.
Two Railroads Headed for Castle
and Working Hard to Get
There.
A Great Deal of Business Already
Anxlously Awaiting the
Iron Horse.
Extensive Operations Of the Manhattan
Mating Company Begun-Bozeman
business News and Notes.

CASTLE, April H. Special. THE talk Of
this whole community Mt present is the
near approach of n railroad. Our people
are aware there is but one thing needed to
make this camp one of the largest in the state,
and That is to possess railroad coummuni-
cation. The ores of this district are mostly
free smelling, on account of which they
command from seven to eight dollars a ton
more than their assay contents. The chief
officials OF the Northern Pacific rail-
road declare that inside of six weeks.
We will witness the dirt flying of the Castle
branch. The Burlington 81 Missouri has
had its engineers in the field all winter.
The survey is completed from the present
terminus to Helena. The line runs by Bill
ings up the Musselshell to Castle and
through Sixteen-Mile canyon. 1t is claimed
that by this route the distance will be
shortened from Billings to the Capital city
of Montana twenty-five miles.
The past week has been one of the most
eventful for some time in the history of the
camp. In the Iron Chief an immense
strike has been made. Ala depth of 21O
feet in the perpendicular working shaft 4
station has been cut. A drift was then run
towards the lead. The owners continued
the sinking Of The shaft. Last week while
sinking, an immense body of ore was uncoy-
cred. At this writing the whole bottom of
the snaft IS IN ore. This fine property adj
joins the California and Hidden Ireasure.
This new mineral strike shows the contin-
uity of the ore bodies of this district. On
the surface of the vein on which this claim
is located. rich ore was found. The pres
emit two-compartment working shaft was
sunk to tap this lead at a depth of over
200 feet.
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AN AID IN AGRICULTURE.
How Electricity is Applied to Growth
of Plants,

How Electricity is Applied to the Growth
of Plants.
1t has long been a problem how to apply
electricity to the growth of plants. Use of
the electric force for such a purpose is still
IN the experimental stage, but enough has
already been one to show that there are
possibilities in the case.
In one series of experiments. as reported
i'll the lronmonger, the seeds of beans. II n
flowers and winter and spring rye were
used. The seeds were soaked, electrified
and Immediately sown. The plants were
more fully developed, their leaves were
larger, and their color brighter than those
grown from non electrified seed, but the
yield was not affected.
In another series of experiments plates
of copper and zinc about two feet bv two
feet six inches were buried at the end of
the plots, connected by their upper
faces, the effect being to establish a cur
rent through the earth. The result was
a larger crop II vegetables of enormous
size.
In the third series electrical collectors
were mounted on insulated rods and CON
nected by wires. the effect being to
obtain a highly electrified atmos.
phere. Seeds OF rye, corn, oats. barley,
peas, clover, potatoes and flax were used,
This form of application increased the
yield of seed an average of one-half, and
that of straw one-third, while the ripening
was more rapid.
IL was also found that potatoes grown by
this treatment were rarely diseased, and as
the beneficial effects of electricity on vines
by phylloxera have already been
observed, 1T is possible that means have
been found OF combating the microscopic
pests which attack vegetable growth.
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BOZE NEWS,
Snow Still In the Va1ley-Manhattan MaltS
ing COmpnny-Other News.

Snow Still In the Valley-Manhattan MaltS
ing Company-Other News.
BOHEMIAN, April 11.-[Special. The snow
still retains its hold upon mother earth In
the valley and it will be at least a week with
continued sunshine before it goes of sufli-
GENTLY to allow farmers generally to plow.
This is to be deplored, but the amount Of
water it will make compensates the farmers
to some degree for the loss of time they will
sustain. The Manhattan Mailing company
have been enabled to start their ganp plows
during the week and now have twelve at
work, but by the end of the week double
that number will be turning up the virgin
soil. The company will pillow and seed as
much ground as possible this year and con-
tinue the work of blowing as long as it can
be done. With 10000 acres in front of it
this means plenty of work.
Lieut.. Gov. Richards was in the city last
week and opened a branch real estate office
for the disposal of Bozeman real estate.
Gen. Wilson and wife returned from a
ten weeks %sojourn in Washington and
other eastern points last week, and were
glad to get back. as they had not seen the
sun for some time.
Mrs. W. Z. Cullen and daughter. of Hell
ena, also Miss Fuller, have been visiting in
the city during the week. The former were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Story.
A german was given at the Rozeman in
honor of Miss Cullen. who is a general fla
vorite here. by her friend. Miss Wakefield.
1t was one of the most elaborate affairs ever
given in the city.
The drug store of w. w. Morris, of PONY.
has been sold to DR.. e.. L. Hogan.
A new dry goods firm. Haskell, Philpot
d Co., are about to open a large line of
goods in the Nichols block.
Geo. Barnaby, who will engage actively
in the university, has disposed of his inte,-
est IN his grocery store to his partner, E.
H. Fisher.
The Bozeman hospital, purchased and
fitted up by citizens of the town, has been
opened. A plot of land consisting of TWEEN
ty-tve lots and buildings forms the nucleas
OF what promises to be a we'll patronized
institution. An experienced matron has
been employed and taken charge.
Mrs. Gen. Hoffman, Miss Penfeld, her
sister and Eugene Hoffman. have returned
from an ali winters visit east.
Il. V. Smalley's agent is here with the
view OF writing up the town, for a consider
alton, which our people seem inclined to
give, though this field has been pretty thor
oughlv cultivated of late.
building has commenced and a fairly
prosperous season seems to be at hand.
The crop outlook is certainly good.
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! titled the ground with my own hands. !
humbled myself before God and man.
want to feel physical pain-I knew moral
suffering we'll enough.
"They would not let me-they were good
ana pardoned Ine--ahe said ! iIhd suffered
enouRh---perhaps! never knew what love
w~as-nobody ever loved me. Oh. how l
suffered!
"Yes-but not enough! 1 repent. / con-
1888 my crime. ! wanted TO fathom the will
or God--l wac cursed by him"
HIS eye fell upon the nabob and emitted
q flash.
II am not afraid, oh, king! II | have
deserved punishment up thsre--I am ready
but u mere man, u sinful man, may feel
some anxiety at tho moment when he Is to
race his God. Nabob Dowgal Sahib, do you
think my crimes will be forgiven me?"
The nabob went and tried to avoid
Muller's eye. After some reflection the
Brahmin raised his voice and said:
II do not know who your God ia, stranger;
but my God would have forgiven you. You
have suffered, you say?"
'Oh. yesv'
With n majestic gesture the Brahmin
lowered his head twice till it nearly touched
his breast.
"Thanks!" said Muller.
His eyes opened unnaturalIv wide, his
body shook in supreme agony and he cried
in a vibrating voice:
Here / am, oh, my God!'
And, heaving a long sigh, he fell back
m expired on the cushion which the naboh
OF Cawnpore held in his arm.
1.-THE END.
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THE CAR OF THE NIHILISTS


You can return to St. Petersburg to-
morrow II such should be your pleasurew
d. ~ ], ! wished to enter China? May
"China?"
China or India, it matters not. II l
should wish to cross Lake Baikal and 40
Deyond the frontier, would you authorize
His majesty, the emperor, has granted
you a full and complete pardon. I shall
give you passports to any place it may please
M9ller's brow looked almost radiant and
a sign Of relief escaped from HIS breast.
'Ah!' he said. Then l have'at least one
more purpose in life! / may still wait,
nope. even suffer. l thank your excellency
most cordially! l propose to cross Lake
balkal. to &c to Shanghai and from there
INTO India. | wish to leave Tomorrow,
Can yonr excellency enable me to carry ont
my proiectY'
Certainly, but you know that to cross
Mantchuria there are dangere of all kinds
to encounter-'
"Your excellency forgets that | / have been
a sovereign in that part of the world, Be-
sldes-to go the other way aronnd the world
that 10 too far and l am too old. and the
other man is too old tool have no time to
walt. shall 90 on horseback as far az tho
relho ana then shall go by sea. 1 hope to
reach Cawnpore in two months, beseech
rom excellency to do what l pray for"
Let your will be done then"
Inc carriage was driving down one of the
streets of Irkutsk. Before the portico Of
the palace, which is the official residence of
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the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of Eastern Siberia, a
crowd of officials, high officers and mer-
chants was awaiting tho famous criminal.
the ex- czar of the exiles, whose name was
on everybody's lips.
VIXEN the carriage drove into the court
yard 9aey all took off their hats most re-
specially, and many cried:
long life to the emperor! long life ia
the GOVERNOR! Long life to Muller!'
On, what is the justice of manv' muir
INJURED Muller as he painfully got out of the
carriage, formerly they hated me without
reason. avenged myself by ravaging
their country. Now they cheer me-and
why! What have we in common with each
other?'
CHAPTER XXXII.
TaE TWO MAJORS.
A fakir lay asleep under a tree, This
tree o~vershadowed with it's dark foliage the
portico of a pagoda. At some distance the
forest wss murmuring; in the background
the city of Cawnpore was shining in the
bright sun, which with its burning rays
made the white stones of the walls look
still whittier. 1t was eight O'Clock in the
evening, a light breeze blew up and re-
freshed the air, the leaves emitted a slight
rustling and the jungle behind the pagoda
which was beginning to turn yellow already,
showed its playful bright undulations.
The fakir was fast asleep. He was an old
man. White hair formed a frame for his
haggard face, bronzed by the sun and re-
.uced by fasting and se~lf-inf1icted suffer
ings, his body showed through the rags in
which he was clothed. The shade of the
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MULLER ENTERS CAWNPOkE.
tree had attracted some mosquitoes that
| stung him as they danced about him hit

Tree nad ATTRACTED some mosquitoes that
stung him ms they danced about him but
did not succeed in breaking his slumbers.
At some distance from him in the center
of a meadow which almost reached to the
foot of the walls of Cawnpore some COWS
were browsing on the yellowish grass and
upon a hill, which overlooked the plain, a
shepherd was watching MI the motions of
the sacred animals. The high road from
Calcutta to Cawnpore passed by the side of
the pagoda and cut through the forest after
having crossed the plain.
An old man on horseback came along this
road. He left the forest and was now APP
pronching the pa2oda. Like the fakir he
also was covsred with rags, and he also
had long white hair which the wind
blew hither and thither; his features were
perhaps pnler, but not less shrunk. 1t is by
no means rare in travelling in tho East
Indies to see men sleeping under a tree;
nevertheless, the second old man when he
noticed the sleeper stopped his horse in
stantly and then got down: seizinp the
brides on one side he walked up to the
mar. 4
The noise he made did not break the
fakir's slumbers and thus the old man had
ample time to examine his features with
the most minute care.
"At last"' no said. at ia her
He knelt down in tho grass and MUIR
INJURED:
"Oh, great God, ! thank Thee! He Ia not
yet dead, and Thou giyest mo vet before /
die this supreme consolation! The emotion
which l feel in my inmost heart %reconciles
me with myself. Couldst Thon have par
doned me-, oh Lord? And could she have
been right, after ALP"
He touched the fakir's shoulder and
walked him. The sleeper started up, then
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"You are not at Cawnpore?"

You are not at C~awnpore?"
"Oh, l shall be there this evening. 1t is
only two hours walk from here"
Muller smiled mvsteriously. "Aud you
expect to sleep tonight in your palnce?"
My son, who has ruled the kingdom
these four wears ana who rules it well, for |
have questioned the travellers who pass
through this valley, does not expect to sec
mo again. l think with delight of his Joy
when / return"
Muller frowned. $50 you think you'll 90
to ~Cawnpore?"
u confess to you l am eager to make
haste and to grant my poor body some ro-
pose after all the privations of every kind
which have had to endure. l have fulfilled
my VOW. think have n right now to
enjoy myself"
Muller simply said: Every wellr' He
brought his horse to the fakir and said: "Be
pleased to get on him. l shall lead him by
mo. do you get on. You have Just made
a long journey. | shall walk by your side"
Muller shook his head. IL could never
sit on a horse and SEQ you on foot!'
VERY we'll, then. let us walk both of u.s."
'Sahih. l pray you! Two old mon load
ing . horse between them might exotic
laughter"
Very we'll. let your will be DONE"
The nabob mounted the horse, while Mul-
Ir held him by tho bride. The " old
mon took the road towards the city, the
walls of which gradually assumed a tosy
nue. under the rays of the setting sun.
They went on thoughtful anu silent. The
road was rough and often tho nabob's rags
anu Muller's white hair came in contact.
The CITY became more and more distinctly
visible az they drew nearer, aud strangely
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Situation In the Copper Market.

The Michigan Mining Gazette says sta
tistics of copper supplies ana movements
IN Europe threaten Il copper famine. On
January 81, 1890. the visible supply was 3d.
l25 tons; on January 81, 1891, it was 60. 596
tons, a decrease in one year of 81, 556 tons.
Moreover, this tendency to decrease CON
tinues right up to date. In January it was
1870 tons. and on the first of February it
was something over 1000 tons, The our
rent price of copper abroad is above quota
tions of the past month and indicates that
the supplies are still running low. The
Chillan trouble seriously affects the price
of copper. Chill has heen supplying an
average of about 1000 ton s a month. No
from that country have been heard
of since the early half of January.
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enough Mnller's face grew darker and
darker IN the same proportion.
soon after they passed by tho shepherd
WHO was sitting on an eminence watching
Ms sacred animals, and who, at the sight Of
wy Two HisH FUss respectfully, then, recog-
nizinR a fakir, he threw himself on the
ground.
'Sahib," Muller began after n while,
viii you permit me to send this man TO
Cawnpore that he may inform your son of
your return?'
The nabob looked at Muller in surprise
Why! When | loft my palace ! said to
ny son; am not going away and you
~ beseech you, Sahib, permit me to send
this man."
THE will Of the guest is sacred. Do AZ
you choose" And understanding what
was going On in Muller's mind, he added,
teproachfully:
"Your misfortunes hive made Won span;-
cious.' :.
Good shepherd Muller said, without
answering the nabob, Ego thou before US
ana inform the nabob of Cawnpore that
ms father il following you and that he will
nave TO receive him properly. Such is
Vishnu's command. COP
the shepherd rose, and, after having put
MS hand on his head in token of his obedi-
enco, he ran towards the city.
The nabob and Muller slowly continued
their journey, following with the eye the
Shepherds rapid course till he disappeared
beneath the vault OF one of the gates,
from which they themselves were not dis
tant more than 500 yards.
The nabob, in the meantime, had in his
turn become pensiye; his eager, almost
anxious, eyes. looked as if they would like
to pierce the city walls and instinctively hs
drew the reins and made his horse walk
very slowly.
Now the two old men were before the
drawbridRe. All of a sudden the men of
the nabob's life guards appeared on top of
the wall and from the interior of the town
a great din and turmoil wal heard, the
noise of weapons and horses mingled with
cries.
Muller smiled sadley. The nabob touched
the side of his horse lightly and thus got
upon the drawbridRe. Muller murmured:
w may as we'll end thus. They are going
to kill us as imposters."
He followed the nntob. The main street
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The Greatest silver Mine.

The half yearly report of the Broken Hill
proprietary company. of Australia, shows
1t to be the greatest mine in the world. The
total number of tons of ore worked for the
year 1850 was l07,31l, 1t yielded 1858, 275
ounces of silver and b, 1889 tons of lead. The
average saved contents of the ore were
consequently n little over thirty two ounces
of silver and over IA per cent. lead per ton.
The ore is smelted in thirteen ordinary
water jacket furnaces, of the American pat
tern, and the cost per ton during the last
hall of the year was S20.49 per ton. which
inclues the cost of refining. The dividends
paid last year amounted TO $4,Sll, 300. Tho
cash and surplus on hand. less all the liza
bilities, amounted to 81, 119, 945.
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A BlARRITX SKETCH,

Iee rnnoiond rests upon tho Rhune,
a ~silyery light is on the sea,
II g,e. shale cliffs shine wet, and we
With pallid skies are more in tune
Than when the purple mountains glow
Along the clear horizon line, .
Ana sparkling waves like foaminr wilma
Leap upand DER the rocks below.
We seek tho fresh, salt-laden air,
The oiot OF the soa-wracA thrown
Upon u fearful co st. storm blown,
Tia, bids the mariner beware.
We cannot always feast or treal
li~shtfooted, FOR the heart has fears,
Ana Matchful eyes have hidden tears
Bitterest tears are oft unshed.
-beatrix l. Tollemache III Academy,
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Advice Thrown AWAY,

Olive Thorne Miller has posted from her
home in Brooklyn 10000 printed slips. ask
ing the women Of New York not to wear
birds or their plumage. The women Of
New York 20 on wearing birds aud BIRDS
wings until. according TO the dealers, the
demand for this style Of ornaments 10
greater than ever before.
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CHAPTER XxxI-CoNr1Nurp.

ULLER did not open
the package that was
OH his knees. but
promptly opened Iana's
letter.
II know you 40 we'll,
my dear old friend"
wrote lana, "that 1
write you this letter to
assure you that Vlad-
imir has had nothing
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ie followed the nabob. The main street
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-10
rHE lower -MlssIssIPPI.


Above the Danger Line Mt Memphis-Ex-
traordinary Rains.
New ORLEANS, March 10.-The fol-
lowing was received from Memphis
Sunday night:
The rainfall in this city and section
of the south for the past two days is un-
precedented. Nearly five inches have
fallen in this city during the past forty
eight hours.
Specials from the adjacent country
report the heavy rain as general. The
entire lower part of Canton, Miss, is
under water and all trains ON the Hi
nois Central road are delayed.
The Mississip ppi at Memphis is one and
half feet above the danger limo and
still rising. Considerable bottom coun-
try in Arkansas and Lower Mississippi
is overflowed, but no damage has yet
been reported,
jackson. Hiss, reports Pearl rlvcr as
having risen three feet in twelve hours
ana all trains delayed trains having
arrived from the south since Saturday.
The whole country roundabout West
Point. is flooded. and al the trains are
badly delayed The Georgia Pacific
eastbound passenger train is tied up
west of that place on account of 400
yard wash-out near Line Creek, and the
westbound is tied up at West Point
from similar cause. The damage is
considerable
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BURIED TREASURE.
Singular oy > old by a Spanish Priest

Singular Oy old by Spanish Priest
in ~ Letter e. aa American BanL.
WHKEsBARRE, Pa, March i0.-The
First National bank of Pittsburg has re.
ceived a letter from Spain signed by
priest, stating that vast sum of money
is buried somewhere in this vicinity.
The letter says one of the most favored
of the courtiers of King Alphonso was
given large some of money said to be
100000 francs while the king was on
his death-bed, in return for the per-
formance of dying wish.
The queen was jealous of the courtier,
and at the kings death instructed her
ambassador to arrest the courtier for
stealing casket containing number
of jewels from the palace. He fed to
America and buried his treasure, but re-
turned TO Spain and was arrested and
put in prison where he died. The plans
of the place where the treasure was
buried were in a satchel which was
taken by the tribunal, which, not know
ing of the contents, offered to dismiss
the suit on the payment of costs. The
priest asks for money to pay the costs
and obtain the satchel and plans.
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TUPPBR' s PLAN
For Reciprocity Between the
United States and Canada
Soon to Be Laid Before the
Canadian Cabinet.

Natural Produot. on,x Inc,nd.a a. 81.
-
"0"n 'i"'""""'" > propose" neeiproeity
Agreement-Secrotary OF state Blaine
EmphaticalIy Refuses to Ehus Limit
tha N.~o,,a.,on.
~, 49, 80 -
oIrA"A' Maroh lV'--lt mas neen
learned from ofnclal authority that Sir
Charles Tupper will arrive at Ottowa ON
Wednesday to attend meeting Of the
cabinet to outline the governments
policv with regard 10 onenin0 pao,,sia-
tions M once with +ha Trn;tsa Stata.
o.oraS '.o,-a,,',,,os,4 80 =, ~ ~ sno nV"'oS
e.. 5o'oi iiA'eNO ~ 'i'o o'ieoVion VI iec'i's"'-
IVY w, 11,.e
Inc i1aillaA Ilefald, tne organ of MINI
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nsyAA Yenetian Village.

CHICAGO, March 10.-The bureau of
construction of the worlds Columbian
exposition will make a change in the
plans TO-. the pier which will run into the
lake. Instead of an ornamental casino
at the end of the pier, Venetian village
will be built The houses will be repro
duciions of houses in Venice, built al
most on level with the lake, and will
be used as restaurants and resorts
Scores of little steamers and ornamental
gondolas will be used to convey the visi-
tors through the Venetian streets, and
the gondolas will be manned by crews in
holiday attire, costumed after the pic
turesque manner of the gondoliers Of
Venice At night this village will be il
Illuminated.