The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-22

their lot in life. The other night a mass
meeting was held in the Bourse du Travail,
at which some 1,500 BARRIERS were present.
MN. Lachize and Ferroul, deputies, and
MN. koumanet and Deschamps, members
of the municipal council, took part in the
proceedings. The men demand that all their
employers shall close their shops at nine
O'clock at night. AS a matter of fact. nearly
all the barber shops in the center OF the
city are closed at eight O'Clock; 1t Is in the
quarters excentrlques. that Is to say III the
outlying districts, that the shops are kept
open later. teveral stormy orators were IN
favor of an immediate strike, others that a
list should be q avn up OF the employers
who refuse to close at nine, and that Stones
should be thrown at their shop fronts. This
last motion was nearly being adopted. but,
at the Instance of Messrs. Roumanet and
Deschamps, wiser counsel prevailed. FL
nallv, a committee was elected to open ne
gotiations WITH the employers.
Judging by a case just tried before the
Eighth chamber of the Police correcionelle.
a deceived husband may shoot down his
erring wife and an inoffensive passer-by i'll
the open street with almost impunity. M.
Arthur Bardelle was grossly deceived by
forRaye her faults, but she always, notwith-
standing her promises of amendment, re-
turned to her evil ways: finally, she fled
from him and TOOK with her a large sum of
money. Not long afto- the husband met
her in the street; he pulled out a revolver
and fred four shots in quick succession at
his spouse. Two of the shots took effect,
and one hit a gentleman, who was unfor-
tnnate enough to be passing at the time, in
the small of the back. TIL two wounded
wtre removed to g hospital, whence, after
three weeks' care, they have now been dis
charged cured. NJ. Bardelle was only fined
200 francs. The gentleman who was acci-
dc, tnlly shot ic yAry indJpnapf at fha EaD-
tence.
Three old soldiers who were detained in
the military offences at Rouen for offences
| against discipline, discovered yesterday a
means of ESCAPE at once simple and effect
i've. They all three pretended illness, and
were, in consequence, removed TO the hos
pital. The symptoms as acted by the trio
appeared to the medical men to bear a
strong resemblance to typhoid fever, and
tho soldiess were shut up in a 'eprrate part
Of the building. At night, owing to their
feigninR sleep, they were left ungarded.
About one O'clock they left their room and
gained another, from which they let them
selves down into the street and made off
without being seen. Nor was their escape
discovered until some hours afterwards.
Up to the present thoy have not been re-
taken.
There have been since 1857 only five
winters in Paris more rigorous than the one
we have Just pone through. These winters
are those OF 1854, 1889, 1794-95, 1S29-30,
and 1880.
A whole host of workInen are at the pres
ent time engaged on the Champs de Mars,
the site of tile last international exhibition.
1t la stated that Monsieur Alphand, the
able director OF tho works to the city OF
Paris, MS the intention to install there m
exact representation of an oasls. as seen in
an African desert. Round the oasis q sem
blnnce of a desert will be made, to which
end c~artload after cartioad of the finest SAND
has been lately brought on to the ground
The enterprising director OF works has alst
made w his mind To reproduce, for tn,
benefit of Parisinas. all the joys of the Rue
de Caire OF the 1859 exhibition. We shat
see AGAIN the white asses, the degvishes, IT,,
Lsvantine merchants. and al the rest o
the entertainments of that show-all excep
the danse du ~ventre, forbidden by the po
lice Tor all time.
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