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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-23
THE STAR sPANGLED BANNER,
Copies of 1t May BE Found Hereafter OIL
the Ship,


Copies of 1t May BE Found Hereafter on
the Ship.
LIVERPOOL, June pa very Sensational
incident occurred on board the Inman
steamship City of New York, as she was on
her voyage to this country. As is usual a
concert was held in the saloon and collec.
tions made for two charities, the Seamen's
Orphanage, of Liverpool, and the Blue An
chor society, of New York. At the conclu-
sion of the programme the passengers
passed unanimous vote of thanks to Capt.
Lewis, commander of the ship, for the ex-
cellent manner in which he had worked uE
the affair.
Capt. Lewis in returning thanks an
nounced that the evenings entertainment
would conclude by singing the national
airs. God Save the Queen and the Star
Spangled Banner. Then checking himself
he added in the next breath: "Oh, I forgot
/ regret to say that there are no copies OF
the Star Spanglel Banner aboard this ship,
SO we shall omit it on this OCCASION"
A murmur of disanproval echoed through
the saloon. At last Henry Emerich, of San
Francisco. arose and said: II protest
against this. 1 have crossed the Atlantic
in this vessel twenty times, and on each
trip that same excuse for not singing ou,
American national air has been made by
the captain. think that even if it be true
that there are no copies of the song aboa, q
there is a sufficient number of Americans
present who know the song to sing it, and
if, indeed there are no copies on board
here is 500 to start fund to buy some, &c
that the ship shall no longer be left in such
destitute condition" At the same time
J. r. Emerich Indignantly threw down on
the table a $40 gold piece. The patriotic
example of Mr.. Emerich was enthusiastic
ally followed till the cabin table resembled
Tranby Croft baccarat layout.
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OUT FOR IT.
Senator Cullom Would Not Throw away
Presidential Nomination.

Senator Cullom Would Not Throw Away
Presidential Nomination.
CHICAGO June Ex-senator Cullom, of
Illinois, is a candidate for the republican
presidential nomination in '92, and he
makes no secret of the fact
"If the nomination is rendered to me
You can bet wont throw it over my shoul-
DER" were the words he used to reporter
this morning. "And if it is going to be a
free-for-all fight" he added, "and the Illi-
nois delegation is for me, why, then, I'll be
in the field.
"Blaine can have the nomination if he
wants, but doubt if he will encourage
any movement to put him in the field. Har-
rison stands the best chance in my opin-
ion, and will doubtless be named. The
tariff will be the issue. and silver and other
minor questions will be tailed on to the
tariff as side issues Mckinley will be
elected governor of Ohio for three reasons.
First. He is personally very popular
man, having the magnetic attraotiveness of
Blaine.
''Second. Campbell, who will doubtless
be his opponent, has succeeded in dividing
his party.
Third. The republican party in Ohio
never was SO strong as now"
The senator ia en- route to Europe where
he expects to spend most of the summer.
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Gould Talks SilYar.

NEW YORK, June 22.-The Tribune has
been interviewing New York financiers
upon the effect of coming silver under Sec
tion of the silver bill, which becomes
operative July l. Jay Gould said: 81
think it would be very unfortunate to en-
large the volume of silver money Just at
this time. we have a superabundanee of
silver as we stand, and j think
if nothing more Is done, that
We can about maintain ~ par
ity between silver gold. l should be afraid
If we went any further, that it might be the
last straw that would break the ca mel's
back. OF course lam very anxioNs as we
produce so much silver, to see it maintain
ed at high standard, but we have got to
take into accout other great financial ma
tions of the world, and no one can afford to
bear the whole onus."
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Experts, Not Arbiters.

WASHINGTON, June 22.-The department
of state has been notified of the appoint
ment by the British government of Sir
George Baden Powell and Mr.. Dawson,
agents to visit Alaska and collect informa-
tion respecting seal fisheries. The state
ment coming from London that these men
have been appointed arbiters js erroneous.
Negotiations looking toward the Rrbitra-
tion of tho claims by the United States
have not yet progressed to point that
would permit the appointment of arbiters,
and in fact the nature of the arbitration
itself has not vet been agreed upon. 1t
may be that Powell and Dawson will ..ere-
after serve as representatives of the British
government upon the expert commission
which the two nations are bound to send to
Alaska, but it is altogether improbable that
they will be appointed arbiters, as their
previous duties might be supposed to nnfit
them to act judicially in matter where
they formerly acted as partisan experts.
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COGNIZANT OF CROOK EDNES
Correspondence Not CreditabIe To tho
Com nptrOller Of Currency.


PnrLADELrnIA, Juno 22.-An official copy
of ell the correspondence between Comp
troller Lacey, Bank Examiner Drew and
others, with reference to the affairs of tho
Keystone bank, which was received from
the treasury department last week, was
made public tonight. 1t is very vol
luminous. and much OF it has already been
published in connection with the invest
ipntlon. letter from Drew to Lacey gives
| the result of his examination OF Jan. 3,
when he AaB informed of President Lucaa'
100000 deficit, and gives in detail the
| measures he took to recover from the
Lucas estate. He says Marsh WAS igno-
rantly led into these transactions, while
cashier, by Lucas. and the latter on his
death-bed exacted promise from Marsh to
| continne the deception under representation
TINT the money abstracted would soon re-
turn from Lucas enterprises. Following
| this, at frequent intervals, were letters and
| kilograms in reference to the condition OF
the bank and the reorganization efforts.
On Feb. 1G Drews mind was evidently
changing in regard to Marsh, for he re-
ported that Developments made him suapl-
cious of that gentleman.
On February rs Comptroller Lacey wrote
Drew urging prompt measures to rehabili-
tate the bank, and saying that unless some
other way WIS found at once no would
order the assessment Of stock. After the
assessment had been made there we're many
other communications and finally, March
IS. the comptroller telegraphed Drew to
visit the bank in the morning.
Next morning he received inattuc
tons to close it. On the same day,
Drew teleRraphed the comptroller urging
the appointment Of a receiver without de-
lay and suggested the name of Mr.. Lynch.
He added that there were strong probabili-
ties that the bank would be reorganized by
wealthy men. The same day Comptroller
Lacey sent Drew the following telegram.
marked confidential: Cali at southeast
corner Eighteenth and Spruce streets,
eight o'clock this evening, and
| give Mr. w. a close estimate of
of assets and liabilities. Encourage all
efforts to reopen the bnnk and give out no
information except snch as will conduce to
that eLd. and then with great care''
March % Drew wrote n private letter to
Lacey, advising that no action be taken
against Marsh as his services we're indis-
pensable toward the Investigation. Pre-
yious to Ma sh's arrest Il number of letters
passed in regard to reorganization
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SUNDAY RACE RIOT.
italian WOrkmen DrivSn From Chain of
Rocks by Americana.

italian W0rkmen Driven From Chain Of
Rocks by Americans.
81. LOUIS, June 22.--Polico investigation
has developed the fact that the riot ut Chain
OF Rocks Sunday morning was not tho re-
suit of a factional fight between Italians,
but arose from hard feelings caused by the
arrival of Italians at the camp. A raid
was made by American workmen. The
Italians were driven from their camp, their
vAlnables and money cenfscated by the
gang of American laborers making the at
tack and race panic insugurated. So SER
louS were the proportions assumed by tho
affair that Italian Consul Ginocchi this
morning called on Chief of Police Harri-
gan, at the four courts demanding police
protection for his countrymen and the be-
ginning OF official ivestigation. The con-
tractor Mt the works has also aaked
for police protection. There are like
~ to be serious consequences arising
from the bloody anti-Itnlian raid and a
rigid and searching investigation is now
under way. Some of the American labor
ers thought to have been implicated in the
riot are already under arrest. The Italian
lsborers driven from the camp are now in
refuge in this city. Whisky played prom
inent part in the affair, and the Malta cry
was used as Il means of exciting American
workmen to attack the Italians.
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Vote of Confidence.

PARIS, June 22.-In the deputies to-day
Lasserre moved that the government ex-
plain why they so long delayed the prose.
cution of culprits in the Melinite scandal
and why the trial was conducted with closed
doors. De Freycinet, minister of war; re-
sponded that as far back as 1889 he insti.
tuted an inquiry into the relations existing
between Turpin and Tripone and he found
that an open trial might lead to disclosures
which it would be inconvenient for the wal
office to make. Turpin's subsequent action
he said, caused further exhaustive inquiry
i'll 1890, and the committee on the matter
reporting that a trial would not endangel
the national defense, the prosecution pro-
eded. showing that everybody concerned
except the person charged deserved the cor :
tidence Of the country. After protracted
debate vote Of confidence was adopted
33S to 1877,
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SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

The banking firm of Sake Bros, of Nash
willie. Tenn, assigned Monday afternoon.
Liabilities, $500. 900; assets about the same.
Bill Pinkerton shot and killed Colbert
Pembroke. n prominent citizen, at Benite,
Tex. Sunday morning. There is much IN
dignatiun over the affair.
Early Monday morning fire caused from
$40, 900 to 100000 damage i'll the Border
City cotton mills. at Fall River, Mnss.
The fire is thought to have been inoen-
diary.
Capt. Andrews, in the dory Mermaid, and
Capt. Ilawler in the dory Sea Serpent,
sailed Monday from Winthrop Mass, on
their race to Lands End, England, for n
purse of 5000.
In prize fight near Racine, Wis, Mon
day, George Mobiles Knocked out Michael
Lonergain in three rounds. Lonorgain was
terribly punished and 1t Ii said he is not
expected to live.
Prisoners at the convict camp twenty
miles from Chattanooga, Tenn. ATTEMPTED
to escape Monday morning. and in the me
leo that followed, two guards and two con-
viotS were killed..
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Foreign Flashes.

Indians in the state of Vera Cruz have
revolted and tho Mexican government has
sent troops to subdue them.
The Italian government has forbidden
the public authorities to grant permits for
meetings. the objects Of which are to de-
nounce the Drelbund.
Messrs. Parnell and Healey attended the
funeral of O'Gorman Mahon Sunday, at
Dublin. In row following the funeral
Healy was violently struck. His assailant
was arrested.
Carl Abs defeated Tom Cannon, the
American wrestler, in a half-hour's contest
Sunday, at Hamburg. German athletes are
jubilant over the victory, as Cannon has
heretofore been victorious everywhere.
In the Italian deputies the minister of
finance, replying to advocates of the silver
monetary standard, declared the Italian
government would never withdraw from
nor do anything to weaken the Latin
union.
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Chicago Live Stock Exchange.

CHICAGO, June 22.-Atty. Gen. Hunt this
afternoon began quo warranto proceedings
against the Chicago Live Stock Exchange.
He set forth that the act under which the
company was organized restricts it from
doing business for a pecuniary profit. and
that its legitimate objects are to adjust
business disputes, guard against the sale OF
unwholesome meat eto. The attorney gen
eral alleges that the company is trying to
fix minimum rate of sale on the yard
market, and to prohibit it's members from
purchasing stock from any person not n
member of the exchange. In the name of
the people the attorney general asks the
company to show by what legal right it is
acting.
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yoyageur From Chill.

SAN Francisco, June 22.-Capt. Nesmith
has arrived here after a stay of eight
months in Chill. He was IN eyewitness to
the naval battle between the insurgent
cruisers and government torpedo boats in
the harbor of Coldero, April 23 i'll whic h
he says III of tho crew of the insurgent
ship Encalada were drowned VIXEN that
vessel was blown up with torpedo, and
two men killed and five wounded ON one of
the torpedo boats The captain of the En-
cnlada admits that the loss of his vessel
was his own fault, rs he had taken no pre-
caution to guard against surprise. At the
time Capt. Nesmith sailed for the north,
May H. 1t was reported n battle had oc-
cur ed in Coquimbo, and that many people
were killed.
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THE INACCURATE CENSUS
Mr. Porter Reiterates the Assertion
That His Work Is Almost
Perfection.
Nevertheless the Enumeration
Though Very Bungling, Was
Least Erroneous.
The superintendent May Have Boon Han
dicnpped-Heelars and Strikers and
Females With Influence.

WASHINGTON, June 22.-Supt. Porter, of
the census bureau, claims that the eleventh
census. will be the most rapid and ao-
curate census taken. In case that Mr.. Por-
ter's assertion proves to be true one, it
will certainly indicate that the past CEN
suses were mighty inaccurate and might
just as we'll have remained untaken. Ex-
perts who know something about the
gathering of statistics. are louder in their
declarations than ever that the statistics
gathered by Mr.. Porter and his force are
for the most pare entirely useless. About
the only Information gathered with any de-
gree of accuracy is the population statis-
tics. And it is now history that big cities
like New York, Chicago, Washington, Cin-
cinnati, Minneapolis, Denver, Cleveland
and Kansas City are not satisfied with the
count Mr.. Porter's enumerators gave them.
This count goes, however, 30 far as the
eleventh census is concerned.
There is possibility that Mr.. Porter has
been handicapped. Politics and lack of
money may have had great deal to do
with the poor work that has been done.
There have been hundreds of clerks in the
census bureau because they were supposed
to have some influence on ward politics.
These men are what most people would
term "heelers' and STRIKERS" Many
lacked education sufficient to do the work
allotted to them. One might 60 further and
state that good many of the females
were given nice places because they
welded certain influence over certain rep
resentatives, senators and other public Off
cials. A great many in this class were
entirely incompetent to do the
work given them. They have
spent more time during office
hours in quarreling over their "good looks''
or their Influence than in doing their
work real we'll. 1t is possible that Mr.. Por-
ter has not been entirely to blame for this
condition of affairs. He has been energetic,
keen, and has handled his work we'll. With
properly drilled force and plenty of
money Mr.. Porter would have been able to
have taken much better census. The
only way out of this difficulty in future
censuses is to have a permanent bureau es-
| tablished. It must be done if the census
in this country is to ever be valuable to any
one.
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A BNptist Mason.

BosToN, June 22.-During the regular
Monday meeting of Baptist ministers Rev
j. b. Stoddard delivered an address on the
influence of secret societies and denounced
masonry in tho strongest terms. Rev. Mr.
Cleaveland, of Melrose, arose and said he
was a Mason and could not listen to the
unj Just ani uncalled- for abuse. He made n
point of order. 1t was defeated, fifty to
seven, and Mr.. Cleaveland, after requesting
the conference to strike his name from the
members ship roll left the hail.
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War Ships Dispatched.

Cry OF MEXICO, June 22.-Several days
ago two war ships of a Mexican fleet sailed
from Vera Cruz with 400 soldiers for an un-
known destination. 1t is believed they
have gone to Hayti, whore they have been
ordered to demand reparation of Hippolyte
for violation of the Mexican consulate at
Port nu Prince This not of the unytien
president has caused intense indignation.
1t is stated by government officials that
neither one of the war ships sailed for
Hayti but that they hnvo gone to Puatnseo
10 down revolt among Indians.
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win Mine and Smelt Copper.

BUTTE, June "a Special. lit is learned
on pretty reliable authority that tho Blue
Bird company has bonded the mineral
rights of the Kemper addition, consisting
of two very valuable copper belts, and that
the company will go into the copper mining
and smelling business on an extensive scale.
Tho price fixed i'll the bond i'd said to be be-
tween $4,000 and 100000. Officials of
the company will not affirm or deny this re-
port, but it is we'll understood there il
something of this nature in the wind.
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A NcMsnaner Slouth.

PmLApELpHrA. June 22.-Max Freeman,
the detective who was murderously as
snulted near Spring Lake, N. D., Friday
night while irving to arrest man supposed
to he Gideon w. Marsh, fugitive president
of the Keystone bank, il II we'll known
newspaper man OF this city. who, from his
nptitu 10 for the work was commissioned
by Mnrsaal Leeds to run down Marsh.
Although Freeman's condition is still seri-
GUS, it is thought he will ultimately recover.
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Commencement Exercises

New HAVEN, Conn.,. June 22.-Commenoe-
ment exercises at Yale opened this morning
with the delivery of the class Grafton and
reading of the class poem in the chapel
The orator was Francis L. Brown, of Glens
Falls, N. V, and the poem WAS read by Lu-
ther Henry Tucker, of Albany, class poet
Glass day exercises were held this afternoon
iust south of the treasury building.
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CHICAGO, juno 22.-Half mile-Miss Dixie
won, Miss Bulwark second, Sunbeam third.
Time, 80.
Mile-Estelle won, Corinne Kinney sec
ond, Silver Lake third. Time, 1:444.
Mile and one -quarter-Joe Blackburn
won, Los Angeles second, two starters.
Time, 2:14.
Mile and Observation-Disclosures won.
Joe Carter second, Hypatica third. Time,
l:5lA.
Halt mile-Frank Kinney won, Terra
Firma second, Tom Elliott third. Time
| :49M.
Mile-Portlaw won, Bob Forsythe Sec
la4d, Rosemond, third. Time, 1:4314.
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Three Lads Drowned.

WASHINGTON, June 22.-While diving
from spring plank to-day John Chanlis,
aged TO- nephew of the late millionaire
Chanlis, struck his head on the bottom, and
was drowning when young John McKeown,
son of the millionaire oil king, jumped in
to save him, and the half unconscious boy
dragged him down. Walter Jones, aged Is.
son of the presiding elder of the Washing
district of the Methodist Episcopal church,
leaped in and made brave effort to save
his two friends, but was overcome and all
were drowned.
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CUTTING A NEW CHANNEL.
Floods Likely to Leave n Bridge HiHl
and Dry.

ST. JOSEPH. No., June 22.The Missouri
river is higher than for several years and il
still rising. All government work on the
Kansas shore has been abandoned. The
rapidity with which the sutging waters are
cutting away the Kansas bank can best be
imagined when 1t is stated that half acre
lots of earth have been tumblinR into the
river ever since yesterday morning. Work
men who came in from Belmont to-day
stated that the neck of land which sep
arates the river north and south is less than
II quarter of n mile wide. At the rate the
river is now cutting the land away it would
require but short time to place Elwood, a
suburb, Oh an island and leave st. Joseph
two miles from the river. This would also
leave st. Joseph's million dollar
bridge standing over dry spot
where the river once wended its way south.
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Closed lts Doors,

BIRMINGHAM Ala. June 22.-The Florence
National bank, of Florence. Ala, closed it's
doors to-day. The immediate cause is said
to be the spreading of false reports, which
caused run on the bank. Some of the
confusion seems to have resulted by reason
of Mr.. Flanagan, the cashier of the Alabama
Banking and Trust company having been
for n time also president OF the Florence
National bank.
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Tammany Again Winner.

SHEEPsHEAD BAY, June %. - Track slow.
Five furlongs-Kingston won. Potentate
second. Nellie BLY, third. Time 1:O3.
ond. Delusion third. Time, Ill.
Five and ne-half furlongs-Nidelio won,
Blitzen second, Picadilly third. Time, 1:1O.
Mile and three-sixteenths - Tammany
won. Calcium second, Mountain Deer
third. Time, 2:06.
Mile and ghth-Rambler won, Rico
second, Atlantic third. Iime 1:57 l-5.
Mile and three. quarters-M -Masterlode won,
Come 10 Taw second, St. Luke third.
Time, 2:33 1-5.
Handicap, mile and one-quarter-Walk-
over for Sir John.
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Technically Not an Insult,

WASHINGTON, June 22.--The Mexican gov
ernment has informed Senor Romero that
the Mexican consul at Port au Prince had
reported that an armed force broke into his
house under orders OF President Hippolyte.
of Hayti, and took four political refugees,
who we're Immediately shot. While it
is not true that President DiaZ, of Mexico,
authorized directly or indirectly such Il
step, the government took tho view that
consuls not having under international law
the right of asylum enjoyed by diplomatic
representatives, no insult had been made to
Mexico by such action although this was
otherwise hardly excusable.
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LOUISVILLE. Ky, June GA tornado Is
reported from the counties of Monroe,
Motcalf and Washington, in the southern
part of tho state. A number of houses
were swept away and crops greatly dam
aged. Near 1ompkinsville. James Pnyne'e
house was wrecked and several members OF
his family injured.