The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-20
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BREVITIES.

ANN ARBoR, Mich, Feb. 19.-Prof. Alex
ander Winchell died this morning.
NEW YORK, Fob. 1a.-H. X. Enos. a bank
or and president of the Missouri. Kansas d.
Texas railroad, died this morning.
Cairo, Feb. 19.-The Egyptian revenue
daring the past year was the largest ever
collected. reaching the sum Of $50, $50, 600.
DENVER, Feb: ia snow slide =. ths Old
Lout mine yesterday swept away a boarding
house, killed three miners and slightly
injured three others.
Z ORLEANS, Feb. H~.-ArQuments in the
lottery case before the supreme court
closed yesterday. II will be three weeks or
more before the decision is rendered.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-The Standards GORE
spondent at Berlin says Emperor William
has distinctly stated that he had n inten-
ton of prosecuting Prince Bismarck.
IRokwooD. Mich, Feb. 19.-Joseph Ber-
canoe was killed n two other miners ser
iously injured by the falling of ore in q
shaft of the Aurora mine this morning.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-The Union League
Climb last night listened to an address by its
president, Chauncey Depew, on Gen. Sher-
man and voted to attend the funeral in Q
body.
MONTICELLO, Wis, Feb. ia farmer
named johnson, living near here, on re-
turning home from own found his house in
ashes and his twO little children burned to
death.
BLUFroN, Ala, Feb. I'D. Good and
Ford johnson fought a duel tonight with
hatchet n knife. as the result of q drunk
en- quarrel. Both were terribly mutilated
and will die.
AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 19.--The bill making
prize fighting in Texas a penitentiary of
tense has passed the house. The term of
imprisonment provided for ranges from
two to five years.
KANSAS Cry, Feb. ia Careless wiper
in the round house Of the Missouri Pacific,
across the river. started a fire which de-
s.royed the building and eighteen locomo-
tives. Loss, $175. 000.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb. 19.-The Aetna
Coal company assigned with liabilities
$4,000, and assets in lands and mines
100000. Inability to secure n extension
of paper was the cause.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 19.-Fire broke out
yesterday in the apartments of the empress,
but the flames were promptly ~extinguished
and only slight damage was done. The
car personally directed the operations Of
the firemen.
NV YORK, Feb. 1.-THE surrogate to-
day rendered q decision in ths F~ayrweather
will case. He would not admit the docu-
ment to probate, but would shift the bur-
den of proof as to undue influence to the
shoulders of the contestants.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Feb. 19.-Two prison
ers, one colored and one white. were taken
from jail at Gainesville last night by a mob
and hanged. Thcy had been arrested n
short time before fore completely in recent
crimes committed thereabouts.
WINCHESTER. Ind, Feb. 19.-Near Bar
tonia. n small village near here. Mrs. JOG.
Bass was brutally murdered by Anderson
Resell. colored. She was supposed to have
some inside knowledge of a forgery which
Resell had committed and Ire murdered her
to shut her mouth Resell il still at urge.
PIrrsgURG, Fob. 19.-Tbs Pennsylvania
company has answered the demand made
by employees in January for an advance of
wages, payment for overtime, etc. The
company refuses to make any changes what
ever. and refuses to comply with any Of the
articles presented by the grievance com
mittee.
DUBLIN. Feb. 19.-Wiliiam O'Brien and
John Dillon were transferred from the
Clonmel Jail to the Galway jail this morn
ing. The inhabitants of Tipperary got
wind of the affair and assembled in crowds
at the station and enthusiastically cheersi
the prisoners as they passed.
LONDON. Feb. 19.-Steamship Fireman
Sadlsr. who was r0manded for further ex-
animation on the charge of having murder
d the oma known as "Carroty Nelf' in
Whitechapel, has written q letter 10 men,
bcts Of the union to which he belongs. He
asks his fellow unionists to get she news