The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-14
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IoNpoN. Jan. 18.-Ths shah Of Persia has
expelled from hts dOmlnione 6heikh jana
leddin, an auglophoEist.
MoxTRxAG, JAM 18.-Ths premises. Of Il.
Hangos, tsnantsd X -vssious nFms. burned
last night. Loss, $4,000.
were burned and hundreds Of families
rendered homeless. Much suffering il
causod. 3s
ALBANY, Jan. l3.-The court OF appeals
has granted q new trial TO ex.6heriff Flack
and Wan. Flack, convicted Of conspiracy 70
securs a divorce for the former.
PARIS. Jan. ia crowd Of skaters tried
TO GROSS the Seine to-day, but when near
and nine OF them were drowned.
LONDON, Jan. 18.-The firm Of J.. Il. 4 M.
Clark b Co., South American railway con-
tractors, failed to meet their bills. Assets
e 1000 900, and Liabilities $780, 900.
BERLIN. Jan. 13.-Ths freisinnige party
has resolved TO propose In the reichstaa
that the prohibition against the importn-
ton Of American bacon be abolished.
PHJLApELPHIA, Jan. 18.--An unknown
man and woman were found dead IN bed
this morning. The woman was hot through
the head and the man through the breast.
FIsE ISLAND, Jan. 18.-The schooner OF
ter, from st. Kits, with q cargo OF salt.
went ashore at Bsllport, Long Island, this
morning. Two men were drowned in COM
ing ashore.
LONDON. Jan. I3.-The CHILEAN minister
Today said there was no revolutionary
disturbance is only q protest against the
Illegal collection of taxes.
CHICAGO. Jan. B.-The Chicago. Milwau-
kee and st. Paul management declines to
Iecede from it, position in regard to the
wages of teleRraphers on its line, and the
committee has gone home.
PASADENA, CAL, Jan. L3.-Col. j. M. Eddy.
national and Great Northern railroad, died
yesterday morning of hemOrrhage OF the
lungs.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13.-Three men em-
-loyed in the boiler room of the Edison
Electric Light company building were hor-
ribly scalded this morning by the bursting
Of q steam pipe. Physicians despair of
saving their lives.
MOBILE, Ala, Jan. IA row at Cathe-
resignation of = negro postmaster, was fol-
lowed by the arrest Of eleven persons. un-
AeT charge of conspiracy. All were bound
'wer TO the United States grand jury.
LOCKWOOD, Mich, Jan. 13.-Two lads
banned FredenberR and another boy named
Webster, all Of Hurley, Wis, have been lost
in the woods since Sunday morning and
have undoubtedly persisted. The weather
is very severe. A searching party has re-
turned in despair.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-The plan to convert
the Wholesale grocery n manufacturing
company controlled by Ihurbers into a
stock corporation, has been contaminated.
The company will be called the Ihurber.-
Whyland company, and will issue 81, 100000
in preferred stock and 81, 50O.OOO in common
stock.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 13.-The senate
and assembly balloted to-day for United
States senator to succeed Stanford. The
vote in the assembly resulted, Stanford,
republican, SO, Stephen w. White, demo
crAt, 18; in the senate. Stanford, ~, White,
IL. The legislature will declare the result
in Joint session tomorrow.
PORTLAND, Me-, Jan. ia freight train
on the Maine Central. railroad, while going
down a grade near Crawford. yesterday, got
from the control of the engineer, the brakes
would not hold and the train was soon go
ing at lightning speed. On a curve several
cars jumped the track and went down an
embankment 800 feet. Two brakemen were
killed.
HALIFAX, jan. 49, Advices from st.
Johns are to the effect that the visit of
Colonial Secretary Bond to Washington to
negotiate a reciprocity treaty with the
United States resulted in a fiasco. Unless
America can secure a monopoly of New.
foundland bait they will not open their
market to fish from that colony. If French
and Canadian fishermen are to get free
iNait the same international privilege must
,e accorded Americans.