The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-12

BREVITIES,

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TouLoS, Feb. 1.-THE United States stee
cruiser Baltimore sailed from this port to-
day for Chill.
HARRIsON, Ohio, Feb. led. Jackson,
Of Bright, Ind, formerly a member of the
Indiana Legislature, committed suicide to.
day by hanging.
NV YORK, Feb. u.-Adolph A. Hoffman
and Alfred u. Frommett, silk manufacture
ers at Paterson, N. j., assigned to-day with.
ont preferences.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE president has
commuted to four months the sentence Of
two years imprisonment imposed on JAS.
II. jenkins. convicted in Utah for adul.
terry.
OMAHA, Feb. 11.-A Union Pacific engine
jumped the track in the yards this morning
and overturned. Jacob Jensen, the engi-
neer, was killed and two switchmen terribly
injured.
VICTORIA, i. c.. Feb. 11.-From this date
al PIGS entering Victoria will be liable 10
quarantine for twenty-one days. This is
to avoid the further spreading Of hog chol.
era in British Columbia.
vienna. Feb. 1l.-Horrible reports of
Expectations b., wolves have been received
ausr's estate alone twenty peasants we're de.
voured by the ravcn0us beasts.
.koKoxo, Ind, Feb. 1.-The livery sta-
bles of McFee d McDaniels burned this
morning and Zeni, an imported stallion
worth 5000, and other valuable horses,
were burned to death. Loss, 10000.
WILMINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE shortage of J.
Eldridge Pierce. the abscondinR secretary
of the City Loan association. will amount
to $4,000. The assets Of the concern are
about 5000 against $4,000 this time last
year.
LEXINGTON, Ky, Feb. la meeting Of
representative live stock breeders of the
Union, held to-day, endorsed Col. X. Ed
mondson, Of this city. fort he position OF
chief Of the live stock department of the
Worlds fair.
ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 11.-Governor Hill
when how the letter pnrporting to be
from Henry Wattcrs0n, published in the
Baltimore Sun, this morning said: II
never received any such letter. It is the
first ] have heard Of such q thing. 1t must
be a forgery"
LOUISVILLE. Feb. 11.-Mr. LevinQe was
appointed receiver OF the Kentucky Union
Railway company on petition of Kennedy,
Todd Il Co. and the Central Trust nemna...
of New York. who alIeRe they advanced
money to the railroad company for which
no return WAS made.
GnoyELAsD, N. Y, Feb. 11.-Last night.a
passenger train on the Lackawanna road
cOllided with . wild engine. Both were
wrecked. Fireman Albert EnQiehart and
Brakeman James Powers were killed and
two other trsinmen severely hurt. The
passengers escaped with a shaking up.
Fl. LOUIS, Feb. 1.-The west bound Wa
bash train and tho st. Louis, Keokuk Il
Northwestern freight train coliided at
Ingleside, near here, this morning. Brake
men Bush and Keefer. of the Northwestern
train, vera killed and other .rainmen in
jurcd, but not fatally.
CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-President Hill, of the
Great Northern railroad, who went to
Europe recently. has secured from English
capitalists their controlling interest IN the
Cbica go, st. Paul 4 Kansas City road and
enough money to mike the extension of his
road from Hayrc, Mont, to the Pacific
coast.
AVER, Mass, Feb. 1.-The First National
and North Middlesex Savings banks closed
their doors to-day and ugly rumors ara
adoat concerning them. II. u. spnnlding,
cashier OF both institutions, has been miss-
ing from tho town since Monday, n
where he has gone TO no one knows. The
financial condition of the bank IL good.