The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-04
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BREVITIES.

ROME. Feb. 3.-KinR Humbert has sum
moned Zanardelli, Crispi's minister of JUS
tice, to form q cabinet. Di Rudini has
abandoned the task.
MARTIN. Tex, Feb. 3.-Last night q hand
car was run down BY a freight train and
while five others were badly injured.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-James Davis, a wealthy
stockman from Cheyenne, lWyo., who came
here with a load of cattle, was held up by
foul men at the stockyards this morning,
and relieved of $3.50. r
GALVESTON. Feb. 3.-The white squad
ron," consisting of the Chicago. Yorktown
and Dolphin, under command of Rear-Ad-
miral Walker, cast anchor in the outer
roads Monday morning. 3
LONDON, Feb. 3.-The funeral of Charles
Bradlaugh took place to-day at Working.
Surrey. Over 1,50O people travelled from
london by special trains in order to be
present at the funeral.
EDMUND, o. r., Feb. 3.-While burning
prairie grass a young daughter of Dave
starkweather was so badly burned that she
died. James Funk, who attempted to res
cue the child. was fatally burned.
PARIS, Feb. 3.-Ihe body of Meissonier
was laid to rest to-day at Poissy on the
Seine. The funeral services took place in
this city ut the church of La Madeline and
an imposing military cortege escorted the
remains.
MEApvILLE, Pa, Feb. 1.-Two freight
trains on the New York, Pennsylvania d
Ohio road collided Eoar Cory, Pa, to-day
fireman on one train we're killed, while the
crew of the other train were injured.
New York, Feb. 3.-Flint IL Co. have re-
ceived advices from Chill to the effect that
the insurrectionary vessels had failed to oc-
cupy any port on the coast, that the people
and army were standing by the government
and that order was preserved on land and
sea.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-The petition of certain
~depositors of the insolvent bank of Kean &
%. to be made preferred creditors on the
ground that they had made their deposits
within twenty days of the failure, was re-
fused by Judge Scales this morning. They
will appeal.
SYRACUSE, N. ", Feb. 3.-The North Shore
limited on the New York Central was
wrecked at East Rochester this morning by
a collision with a wild engine. Engineer
Brown was Instantly killed and Fireman
Feeney fatally injured. None of the pas
sengers were hurt.
TYLER, Tex, Feb. 3.-lhe East Texas
Fire Insurance company, with headquarters
here, went into voluntary liquidation to-
day. Adverse legislation in Texas is
claimed as the cause for its suspension.
The company is in a good financial condi-
ton.
COLUMBUS, Chic, Feb. "a house joint
resolution was offered in the legislature
Monday evening requesting Senator sher-
man to vote against the admission of Sena-
tor-Elect Brice to the United States senate
on the ground that he is not a resident of
Ohio. but of New York.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 3.-The house this
morning passed resolutions favoring the
Paddock pure food bill; condemning the
Conger lard bill, and favoring an appropri-
alton to the deep water harbor ut Calves
ton. The bill providing that mortgages
given on chattels for loans at u~surious in
tcrest shall be void was defeated.
DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 3.-On Monday s. T..
Weatherford, a wealthy farmer residing
two miles from Wilmer, left his home to 20
to the timber for the purpose of cutting
wood. To-day he was found in tho brush
In an unconscious condition, with q deep
cash in tho back of his head. He was
taken to his homo and 1t is believed will
die. Foul play IL suspected.
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