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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-26

those without permission of the secretary
of war-a privilege accorded to but few,
and few ask for 1t. for they are raving,
wandering observations. that have little
coherency, and are of no value as relating
to the great conspiracy.
little pocket diary that does contain some
thing interesting. The are four cartes
de visite of actresses famous in
picture is tinted, as was the
custom in those days. Miss Ehie
Germon, once leading lady at Wallack's Is
one. 1t 10 a fair young face, s~trlklngly
beautiful. Thu hair is combed down over
the temples and ears, as was the fashion
thirty years ago but the features are fresh
and girlish. Miss Gormon, if living. is now
an old woman, and they say she is fat.
Caroline Richings, the once famous
singer, ID another face that figures i'll this
historic diary. She, too. is fresh and fair.
Her picture is taken in profile and from
the back of her mead and about her ears
hang a profusion of short and kinky curls.
Brady, of New York, is the photographer of
both theee. The third picture, Mr.. Saxton
said. nobody knew who it was, but his Wis
itor had doubts as to whether Mr.. Saxton
was telling the exact truth. The picture
looked like one of Olive Logan. who was
once a noted actress in New York and since
an authoress of repute. The visitor asked
If it was she. but Mr.. Saxton busted himself
about something else. The lady was full
of face, with great dark eyes. and on
her head was arranged a lace scarf IN Span.
ish fashion. The reticence of Mr.. Saxton
was afterward explained when it became
known that this was the picture of a
daughter of one distinguished senator
from a New England state and the wife of
another now living from the same section.
The fourth picture in the diary is that of
Rose Eytlnge, long since retired from the
public gaze. All these women when in the
heydey of their youth and popularity. and
at the veiy zenith of their careers. Perhaps
those who are living may read with aston
ishment that their early portraits are being
so carefully guarded by the judge advocate
| general of the army.
In fact so carefully does the Judge advo-
cate general guard these pictures that he
will not permit them to be copied. He was
closely pressed the other day to permit
this, but he said: mo, YOU can make pic
lures of all the lnanlmate things, but | do
not think it fair to make drawings of the
pictures of the ladies whose portraits were
found in Booths diary. Some of them are
l~iving-all of them have f~riends-and | do
not think it fair at this late day to give
their features the publicity which you pro-
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portraits into prominence." And General
| iieber drew the line right there.
but he said, 60 on with your other pic
lures"
Then came the hidecus dirk. This was
tho weapon that Booth brandished in his
hand when he jumped upon the stage and
shouted ''sio semper t%yrannis." With II he
slashed his way across the stage, striking
blindly like Il wild man. No matter who
came in his way he went at him furiously.
DR.. Withers, who was then leader of the
orchestra at Ford's theater, happened to be
in the wings. He heard the shOt and in
quiringly put his head ont to find out what
was the trouble. Boot rushed upon him
him aside and with the other made a furious
drive with the dagger. DIR. Withers 10 yet
alive. but he carries n mark ON his arm
which he often shows to his friends Even
Spangler, the accomplish, stumbled across
the Infatuated mans path and received a
from the stage door Of the theater and
plunged for the horse in waiting he threw
the knife away and il was found by the
government official. II is = c%lean-cut
blade, double-edged and with an old fash
Toned silver-plated hit, the handle Is OF
with all sorts Of Inscriptions, such as
America" "Home of the brave md land
of the free" Liberty and independence,'
but the manufacturer name appears AS
Mason OF Snefneld.
A tiny little copper medal or token, said
to have been blessed by the pope. which
was found ON Booths breast At his death, is
still preserved carefully. The ribbon which
once held it is gone, but the medal has all
the signs and insignia of the church. 1t is
purely a church emblem which everybody
might nave worn. The interest lies in the
fact that the same little copper medal was
found on Booths body over his heart.
The club, or piece of scantling, before ro-
ferred to, was then brought out: The little
piece of wood had more TO do with the con-
%viction, sentence and final hanging of the
conspirator than anything else. Il was the
brace of a door. 1t was proved that on
the day before MIR. Lincoln was killed
Booth and Spangler, the stage carpenter,
fixed the box of the president 80 that the
assassin could enter it at any moment.
They took off the lock of the door to pre-
vent anybody else closing it. Whom Booth
the vestibule of the box he closed
the door and put up the wooden bar to
hold it against any incomers while he was
nerving himself to do his work.
That is the woOde bar that Mr.. Saxton
has to show. 1t is covered with Mr.. Lin
coins blood. 1t has been worn by constant
handling. 1t was that, because it was
proved that he made it, which sent Stage
Carpenter Spangler to the Dry Tortugas
for twelve years. 1t came very near hang
ing him. Il. d. BoGART.
Copyright.
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ton had carefully rolled this up and packed
it away in its tin case, he brought forth
from the vault a small box, about two
feet long. Across the top of the box lay
what seemed to be a Cuba piece of scant-
ling about three inches wide by two inches
thick. Ii was tinger-worn, and full of
bruises. Over one of it's surfaces were
huge blotches of blood stains. Mr.. Sax
ton. with almost an air of sacredness,
gently lifted thisb billet of wood and laid
it aside, until he could get at the box it.
self. Saxton is a lecturer as we'll AZ a Gus
todian, and he said, II put thar stick away
then because want to get at the contents
of the box first, and put them all
club down, and fshed out Al
old-fashioned Derringer pistol of exquisite
make. Very impressiyely he laid that
Gown; then out of the box came a hideous
dirk and two little boxes of wood, one of
them with o glass face in it, like the crystal
OF a watch; then n pocketbook, such az
men carried thirty years ago in their breast
pockets-intended for money and memo
randa. In one compartment was the place
for the old carte de visits, which was tn
pride ot the early photographer.
When Mr.. SaKton brought out the little
Derrlnger he said impressively: This is the
weapon with which MIR. Lincoln was
killed" Mr. sa1tun allows no one to take
that in his hand. II is an expensive gun
powder toy-just as they used, or had al
ways ready to use, a quarter of q century
AGO. 1t 10 an expensive weapon, as those
things were in those days. The short barrel
is sharply rified and studded with silver,
The hammer portion is two clicks" pulled
with the thumb. The hammer goes down
on n percussion cap. The stock is of rase.
wood, beautifully carved, and the whole is
artistically mounted and decorated in sill,
yer. That old type of Derringer WAS q
w,ckaH shooter at abort rama Rppth M
il at President Lincoln's head, within two
inches of the skull, and death quickly fol
lowed. He threw it away in the box before
making his leap to the stage, and that il
how the little weapon got into the hands o,
the government. In the butt of the little
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pistol are two old fashioned percussion
caps. They are widowed with age and
worthless, hut Mr.. Saxton says. s'These
little caps are just NJ they were found in
the butt Of this pistol" When Mr.. Saxton
shows them he gets u sheet of glass, or pure
white paper, and dumps the little caps out.
No stranger is permitted to touch them.
Mr.. Sa1ton next produced one of the
little wooden pill boxes. and out Of it came
the leaden bullet which had caused Mr..
Linooln's death. 1t had originally been =
round bullet. but was slightly flattensd by
impact with the Presidents skull, and Is
was shown just as it came from the hands
of the army surgeon who had extracted 1t.
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Lissner's Mineral Water.
Water from Lissner's mineral spring has
been turned into the International hotel
and is now running full blast.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-26

CLOSING OUT
SHIE.
Falls, and offer our entire stock at both houses at ACTUAL COST
until sold. We have at both places a complete and finely assorted
stock of Implements, consisting Of
Mitchell Farm, Quartz and SPRING WAGONS,
Buggies, Carriages, %Phaetons, Road Carts,
Buggy and Spring Wagon Tops and Shades,
lhAaceomick Binders and Mowers,
Walking, Suky and Cane P|ows,
Hay Leaders and Carriers,
Thomas Hay Rakkees One and Two Horses,
Disc, Lever and Spring Tooth Aarrows,
Field and Garden Cu|tvators,
Feed Cutters, Mills and Horse Powers,
Steel and Wood Scrapers,
Iron and Wood Whee|barroWs.
Barbed and Smooth Fence Wire,
Wood Saving Machines,
DERRICK Hay Presses,
Button Sickle Grinders,
Root Cutters, Barrel Churns,
Pumps, Grindstones, Tanning Mills,
Tents and WAGON Covers,
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pose. one of the ladies whose face figures
.nste You could not copy anyhow, but
nian2ut reference to her ! do not think
Old associates on the stage, to bring their
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-26
A SANE ONE.

Not all the members of the Farmers,
Alliance of Kansas are cranks. One of
them says: II believe we must bring
capital and labor together ana not drive
them farther apart. l want to protect the
farmer in his rights, but want to protect
the railroad, the bank and every man and
interest in their rights, too We cannot
make every man in the country equally
prosperous and rich. You cannot make
men different by passing laws. All you
can do is to give every man equality before
the law, and then let the devil take the
hindermost"
Too many of the self-styled or so-called
reformers in politics are impractical in
their ideas. They know that evils exist:
we all know this; but they do not know
how to correct those evils. The plans pro-
posed viii not operate successfully. One
OF the first wrongs" which all s'reformm
parties attack is the railroad They berate
the railways in their platforms and from
the stump and charge the men who own and
operate the roads with crushing out other
enterprises and industries; with impoyer-
lshing individuals and communities and with
illegal exactions and extortion that few
may wax rich at the expense of the many.
Ii one OF the reform organizations get into
power it at once proceeds to legislate
against the railroads, sometimes imposing
ridiculous restrictions and usually limiting
rates to unreasonable figures. The grang-
ers, few years ago, came near running
some of the western railways, and would
have done so had the courts not stepped in
to protect the roads against the bankrupt
ing legislation.
Every party which has come into exist
ence within the past fifty years has
imagined it could devise better financial
system than the one in existence, and each
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-26

THE SCHOOL board will submit to the vote
OF the people the question whether or not
the board shall borrow $500, 900, with which
to build more schoolhouses. The school
accommodations are at present far from
sufficient, and the necessity for larger
schoolhouses is apparent to any one. We
think the money will be voted by the peo-
pie, and we think it should be. At the
same time, it will be good policy on the part
of the board, to let the people know where
the schoolhouses arc to be built, or en-
larged, and how much each will cost. The
disposition to be made of the money should
be known by the taxpayers who are asked
to vote it. Expenditures for school pur-
poses will meet with comparatively little
opposition in this community.
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SOME MONTHS ago Mr.. BACON agreed to
build the Deep Creek railroad if the city
would grant him the right-of way along
certain streets. The grant was made, but
not shovel of earth has been turned on
the proposed grade. Now Mr.. BACON
comes in and asks the city to give him half
a million dollars worth of property for
$4,000, and to deprive the people of a
magnificent parksite, before he goes on
with the road. If his present impudeut re-
quest were granted, what assurance is
there that in three months, before pre-
liminary survey was run beyond the city
limits, the gentleman would not demand
two or three more city blocks with depot
privileges on East Temple street where
his trains would be convenient for mer-
chants and travelerss Mr.. BACON is act
lug very much as if he were willing for
Salt Lake city to construct and equip the
Deep Creek railway, and hand it over
to him.
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If iron costs from soto Sl3 both in England
and the United States, and if iron in the great
Cities long way from the manufacturers is
selling for $3.50, how much profit can either
the manufacturers of Great Britain or the
United States be making?-Ifj6uise.
That is a secret known only to the manu-
facturers themselves. and cuts no figure in
the case. When the commissioner of labor
reported the complete cost of making iron
$50 to Sl3), iron was selling at nearly $50
In this country and at about S13 abroad. If
the selling price is now $3.50 here, it is be
cause the foreign iron has fallen that much
IN price on account of cheaper production
and is now selling at about &c. In any case
the tariff of s6.72 is added to the price of
each ton of domestic iron sold, while the
wages paid in making ton of pig iron are
ouly 1886. But the tariff is levied for only
one purpose, and no other plea has ever
been set I'D in its defense 1t is levied to
enable the manufacturer to pay the differ
ence in wages that exists between this
country and Europe, while in fact the
amount levied and charged upon pig iron
is more than double the total wages paid in
the manufacture of the pig iron; and this
is the fact the Tribune carefully hides from
its readers.
The cost of production varies, both here
and abroad, but it is the price of the for
eign iron with Sc. q added that IS our sell
ing price.
And, if there is a tariff of S6.72, and if iron
manufacturers have reduced their business to
so close system that they practically III: ow
of the tariff in trade, is that all proof that the
tariff is robber, OF that through it this country
is fast reaching point because of the tariff,
which, after little will enable it to dispense
with the tariff altogether?
The trouble is that they don't throw off
the tariff in trade" but charge it up to con-
sumers, while paying in wages less than
half of it.
Protection for iron began in 1918 with so
cents hundredweight; in 1928 the rate
was 6211S cents; in 1882, Sl2 so per ton; in
1872 $40; in 1861. So; in 1864, 50: in 1874,
81 and in 1888, S6,72, at which rate it re-
mains to-day. 1t thus appears how fast
we are reaching point" OF discarding the
tax or iron. The ad valorem rate has risen
from Is per cent. in 1873 to IS per cent. in
1890.
$50 it appears" to use the words of
HORACE WHITE, that pig iron was robust
giant terrifying JOHN BULL on his own
Island, literally smelling the blood of an
Englishman' before it entered into the
period of infancy at home. 1t was nearly
two hundred years old, and strong in pro-
portion to its years, when it was first put
to the nursing bottle, from which it has
not yet been taken"
If an infant 273 years old, of which its
last seventy three years have been course
OF tariff nurture, with constantly increas
ing allowance of tariff pap, does not argue
that 1--WE are fast reaching the point which
will enable US to dispense with the tariff
altogether" then what doesl
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OF these organizations has devised and
advocated schemes which were cranky and
impractlcable. Fellows who never pos
sessed enough money at one time
to pay for a second suit of clothes
will evolve schemes of finance which their
ignorant dCpes think would make the gov
eminent prosperous and provide all the
people with plenty of money.
The Alliance man whom we have quoted
above seems to understand that others than
those in his party have rights, and to
know that while all men may have been
created equal, the equality does not extend
through life. He also appears to realize
that everything cannot be accomplished by
legislation. In view of what he appar-
emily knows, it is somewhat surprising
that he is member of the Alliance. Such
man ought not to handicap himself by
training with party which can accomplish
nothing beyond its own overthrow.
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If CREMATION Is the better system of dis
posing of the dead, some of the peoples
less highly civilized than the Americans
and Europeans are more rapidly advancing
In it than we. For instance, it is said that
for three years six crematories have been
maintained in Toxic under police reguIa
ton, and during that time 29,Ol3 bodies
have been consumed. The average cost of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-26
CAUSE OF RHEUMATISM.

The supreme Importance of purifying the
blood and restoring the liver and kidneys
to healthy action, has been a subject of
great study, the results of which have en-
abled US to present to the afflicted. Hib-
bard's rheumatic syrup. BY cures un-
precedented, it has proven its right to tho
title of 1.-The greatest rheumatic remedy
ever discovered" For sale by johnson.
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burning is $500. A cremation is not per-
mitted until twenty four hours after death
has been officially declared, except in cases
OF infectious disease. The crematories are
built of brick and the capacity of the small
est is twenty five bodies at one time. The
burnings all take place between sunset and
sunrise
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-26

OK WHAT meat hath this our city fed that
it has grown so poor9 The city has just bor
rowed 100000 and the council is in frantic
haste to sell the Old Fort block for $3.50 900.
The bonds were sold below par, for the first
time in our history, while the block is to be
sold far below its actual value for rail-
way station. Has it come to this2 Is the
city corporation public pauper? The tax
payers are doing good deal of thinking
inst now
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-26

WE CAN tell the city council that every
member who votes to give away or sell the
Old Fort square as "boom" transaction
will regret that vote during all the days
that he lives in Salt Lake. The people re-
member their friends as well as their
anamias
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-26

If CAPITALISTS can be made acquainted
with the facts, they will not be apt to
loan much money on the strength OF the
gift of public square the title of which is
nationally vested in the people any one of
whom can at any time appeal to the courts
to protect him in his right to the nse of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-26

The CITY attorney gives it as his opinion
that the council has no right to sell Old
Fort square, and that no legal title to the
land ban be conveyed; but councilmen who
are occupying seats in defiance of statutes
and court decisions think they know more
law than the attorney.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-26

SUBMIT THE proposition to sell the Old
Fort block to the vote of the landowners,
and if there are not three votes against the
sale for every one in favor of it THE HER
AID will urge no further objection to the
proposed job. If the decision could be
made by property valuation, there would be
ten dollars opposed to the sale to one dollar
in favor of it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-26
THE NEW DISCOVERY.

Ysu have heard your friend and neigh
bors talking about it. You may yourself
be one of the many who know from per
sonal experience just how good thing it is
If you have ever tried it, you are one Of its
staunch friends, because the wonderful
thing about it is, that when once given a
trial, DR.. Kings New Discovery ever after
holds place in the house. If you have
never used it and should be afflicted with a
cough, cold or any throat lung or chest
trouble, secure bottle at once and give it
a fair trial. 1t is guaranteed every time, OF
money refunded. Trial bottles free at A
G. Smith & Co.'s drug store. e.
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Take it before breakfast" because il
will give you an appetite, regulate he
bowels, and cleanse the system of all i'm
purities-Dr. Henley's English Dandelion
tonic. Sold everywhere,
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Parties Tenp0Ui'1g from one place TO another, and
desiring papers changed, should atOdyS gioe former
as aCeU as present address
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Entered at the Postoffice at Salt Lake City,
Utah, for transmission through the mails as
fecond-class matter
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MORE IRONY.

If iron costs from $40 to sl3 both in England
and the United States, and if iron in the great
cities, long way from the manufacturers is
selling for $3.50, how much profit can either
the manufacturers of Great Britain or the
Init Ln
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1891-05-17
Non plus ultra

Por I'm el problema del movimiento contfnuo
eS va nm hechO q Puerto Rico ls cabe la honra
de haberlo descubierto. tY quien fu6 Ell que 10
10 descubri6.
tQuieni Te 10 dire 81 me guardas Ell Sc
zcr0to, -COnvenido.
-Pues H6gate q la Flor BOrinquena de Pacc
Giralt, San Jose 25, veras como entIa v sale Ia
gente comprando peFas, melocotones, cirnelas, al
baricoques, conservas ae pescadO, bacalao la
vizcaina, merluza, langosta y bonito, q 20 cehta-
lamares en- 81 tfnta, vinOs Navarro. Priofato
Valdepena Is ctvs botella, Sardiuas dOhles en-
aceite y escabeche real. Idem pequenas & 6
ochavos, yy.-.. No sigas chico, que Ilabias mas
que LagOjannis. -Pues bian tsabajate, csllado
como s9 9&labreQa 81
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1891-05-17
Secci6n mercantiI
nERCADO DE LA CAPITAL

AsscGr. Hoy no ha tenido efecto ningu-
ma venta.
MieIes. - Continda el mercado sin opera
clones de que hacer menci0nt
CQfS.-Sin alteration: las existencias de
primeras manos Sc reducen considerablement
y SO acerca la termination de lacampana Sc
paga. &c $248 a $243 por eorriente limpio se-
gun calidad.
Desanimada la demanda q conse4
cuencia de que son muehos los que SO dedican
4 Ia fabrication. V6ndese de $40 $41 los 100
galones.
CaAsbios.-Co Ia marcha del corr6o espa-
hol, la demanda ha decaido. Hoy cotiza ell
Banco como sigue:
Londres CODY, $5-S5.
80 Paris dlV, SIT por 100.
ss Estados- -Unidos DIV, 90 por 100.
Espana div, "A por 100.
Habana div, Is por 100.
ENTRADAS
DE Liverpool escala, papor esDaflol
GGditGfaO, de I'LL tOneladas, Captain Chirafu-
50, Viiande 9. carga de transito,
Vapores Que se aguaxdan:
Plessey, que sali6 81 de NueVa York -
LarySnGgG, zarp6 eI 10 de Santander. "a,
'sstsltta, del 20 al 21.-A l10nSO XIII, que sali0
de Cadiz Ell 10.
Mexcados de IA Inla
MAYAGUEZ
CG1e.-Muy limitadaa existeneias. So pa.
sc de @24 @26s