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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-24
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.

Speaker Crisp had avery difficult duty
to perform in making up the standing
committees of the house of representa-
tives and it is not probable that he will
escape criticism for obvious sins of ON
mission and commission. We think his
first and greatest mistake was in not re-
appointing Mr.. Mills chairman of the
ways and mean committee-or rather
in humiliating Mr.. Mills by rendering
him second place on that committee.
Mr.. Springer, the new chairman, is an
able, honest, experienced member OF the
house, and an earnest friend of tariff re-
form. So long as Mr.. Mills was to be
set aside, no fault can DO found with the
selection of Mr.. Springer. The ways
and means committee is formed almost
wholly of new material on the demo-
cratic side. Turner, Of Georgia, Nc
Millin, of Tennessee, and Wilson, Of West
Virginia, are the old members Of the
committee in tho Fiftieth congress who
are retained. The new msn are Mont
gomory, OF Kentucky, Whiting, of Mich
igan, Shlvely, of Indiana, Stevens, of
Massachusetts, and Bryan, of Nebraska.
Montgomery is a weak substitute for w.
CT. Breckenridge and Shively does not
fill Bynum's shoes. Springer, Turner,
McMillin and Wilson will furnish the
democratic brains for this committee.
William Steele Holman will make an
admirable head for the appropriations
committee. Hs is tried and true, every
time. Forney, Sayres, Dockery and the
two B~reckenridges will give him q strong
support. Silver Dollar Bland rightfully
goes back to the chairmanship of coin
age, weights and measures, and Herbert
to the head OF naval affairs. Mr.. Mills
takes Speaker Crisp's Old place as chair
man OF The commerce committee, and
Mr.. Cultivate, who vas chairman of tho
Pacific railroads COMMITTEES in the Fiji
tieth congress, is transferred to the
head Of military affairs.
The committee on mines and mining
is curious aggregation that can only
be accounted for on the theory that at
this point Mr.. Crisp began to pay polit-
zeal debts. The chairman is a Mr..
Cowles, Of North Carolina, and those
great mining communities, Indiana,
Arkansas and TIE Sixth ward OF New
York city, get the next three places.
Mr.. Crisp had plenty of better material,
and there il no excus for such work as
that.
Judge Dixon represents Montana on
the committees OF irrigation and labor,
two posts where he will render good ser
vice, but, as the only democratic mem
ber from a silver state, he SHOULD have
been placed on one Of the committees
having to deal with our chief interest.
However, Speaker Crisp is all right on
tho man issues. Ten good tariff re-
afsalemocrats are on ways and means
and nine good friends of silver are on
the coinage committee.
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PnEsI,ENT HARRISON 10 being roundiy
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-24
Our republican friends who have been

Our republican friends who have been
pretending to be filed with concern be-
cause the seat of Evarts in the senate
was vacant for a few days while con-
gress was doing nothing, can celebrate
the holidays in the assurance that the
country is safe. David Bennett Hill
will appear in his seat when congress re-
assemblies after the holidays, and his
chair at Albany will be filled by a
mighty good democrat, too.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-24

In view of the discussion regarding the
Massachusetts law, it may be interesting to
many to know the origin of the so-called
siberian bloodhound" Some twenty
years ago Mr.. George r. Stevens first intro
duced to the general public a number Of
great Danes, which he imported for use in
an 'Jjncle Toms Cabin company. He
pictured them on the bills as great fero-
cious monsters, with red mouths and blood
dripping lips. in pursuit of Eliza Harris.
10 further thrill the public he called them
"Siberian bloodhounds." The name origi-
mated in his own fertile brain and was
purely the inspiration of 4 theatrical man
ager, who was seeking something sensa-
tional for advertising purposes. These an
imals heavily chained and muzzled he pa
raded up and down the streets in the differ
ent cities he visited. Other enterprising
managers soon followed his example, and
within a few years every place of any i'm
p%ortance had been introduced to the great
Siberian bloodhound" 1t is not to be
wondered ut that an ordinary legislature
made the mistake of believing that these
dogs lived on raw human flesh.
Mr.. Stevens now lives at st. Joseph,
Mich, and while he has discarded the ''Si-
berian bloodhouuds'' and Uncle Toms
Cabin" he maintains n kennel of sporting
dogs and manages a theatrical company of
a different kind.-Forest and Stream.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-24
THE GRINDING OF THE MILLS.

My name is Mills?
Think SO?
Well it isn't!
It's Mud.
And thank the Lord
there's no duty on Mud
Free as the air OF heaven.
free as the laugh of girls.
Free as u railroad pass.
Free as the song of birds.
Free as my free trade.
Free RS an income tax,
LIS Mud.
And that's me!
That i alm not speaker
Rctects the less on itoger @.
Ihank 1T does on those
Who thwarted me
In my ambition!
For Mills Is Mills forever.
While the democratic majority
In congress
is bot a Heeting shadow,
CAT by a most uncertain sun
Across II more uncertain field!
DOMned!
Am / downed?
All. we'll, ! rust confess
To part of that:
But who could rise
If he were never down?
And touched by the
Soothing senatorial
Hand If my beloved state.
The eyes that now doWncast
Are fixed On me,
Upturnipg soon. shall see me ride
Itesplendent on the clouds
That tisck the senate sky,
Serene as summer skies are!
For six long years
interrupted b. those
Bisnniel storms.
Which make n members life
An agony Of doubt and dread,
l shall. as half of
The Lone Star duet,
Sing psalms Of praise
And songs OF glory!
Upon this hope 1 hang!
It's roses bloom for me,
Its lilies wave, and watt
Their whitaness and their
weet perfume to me.
It's tender, blue for-get-me-nOts
Lie gently on my throhbing bosom,
And l don't giyeadam
If my name is Mud
To-day!
Savey! New York Sun.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-24
1880 ~-F"'E7N~ - -
HELENA, MONT, DEC. q, 1891.

tav- Maa,suiaas abroad will always find THa
DAILY lsnkrnSuEYr on iils AZ THAR f;yorite
hctc.s: Tifta &yaaus and Motropolitaa, New
York, West, Minneapolis. Baldwin and Palace,
San Franoisee; Mcpermott, Butte; Leland Hotel,
erringkeia. I'LL.
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h INDEPENDENT

nSmittances 81 the risk Il suhscribsr unless
mads BY registered letter, check. sr postal or ex-
pscWs erser, payable to The Independent fes.
ishing GenapAny.
INV. rerssns dcsiring Tho INDEPENDENT serves
Il tbcir heyxsa Or place Of business oan sraer by
poetal GARD or through telephone No. ioa flsass
report cssss Of irregular delivery promptly.
Advertisements, to insnro prompt insertion,
5shcula W handed la before : p. "a.
Rsjected communications not returnahls un-
less postage Is enclosed.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-24

Electricity Applied to Relieve Pain.
Amalgam and silver filings, 81 and up.
Gold filings, $3 and up.
A full set of teeth, upper or lower, $40,
Extraction of teeth with electricity. 80
cents.
DRs. SKrMMrN & EssIG, dentists. Sixth n.y.
enue and Main.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-24

Woodrnan g. Sanders have an line
Of briar pipes for the holidays. Opposite
Grand Central hotel.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-24

Merchants National Bank
OF HELENA, MONT.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY.
Paid in Capital, $35O,OOO
Surplus and Profits, S 10000
L. Fl. HERSHFIELD, President
A. j. DAVIDSON, Vice President
AARON HERSHFIELD, Cashier
. Hoard of Directors. .
Thomas Cruso. NJ. Sands,
&. $. Hun,ley, A. X. Prescott,
A. J. Davidson, Moses Morris,
L. Fl. Hershfield, Aaron Hershfald.
j. Switzer.
First-cla.s City. County and State Securities
bought and sold.
Exchange issued on the principal cities of the
United States and Europe. Transfers of money
made by telegraph.
Interest allowed on time deposits. Collections
promptly attended to.
Boxes for rent at reasonable prices in one of
the beet constructed fire and burglar proof safe
deposit vaults in the country.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-24
Trrns or s~ussoRIrTloN.

n.,,v r;rclndinr Sunday per year. ......... $40 90
Daily iincluding Sunday six manths...... b 90
Daily Including Sunday three Tentfs-... 2 30
T1a;Iv fexcludiur Sundayl pcr yea. Q 90
Daily foxcluding Sunday per iasnth...... %
1rpjay cr1v lin ADVANCED per year. ........ asa
Weekly lin advanco onlsl Fsf sesr........ 2oi
Daily by carrier, par week, .sassn ~issassi,. g
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-24

Directors.
S. T. HAUsER, President
f. w. KNIGHT, Cashier
r.. Fl. KLEINSCHMIDT, - Asst. Cashier
GEO. H. HILL, End Asst. Cashier
Granville Stuart, stockgrower
Hon. T. C. Power, U. s. Senator
j. G. Curtin, Clarke, Conrad d Curtin
H. s. Hamilton. Capitalist
o.. Il. Allen, Mining ana Stockgrower
Chas. X. Wells, Merchant
A. III. Hotter. A. NJ. Hotter Hardware Co
Associated Banks.
Northwestern National Bank. Great Falls
First National Bank, Missoula
First National Bank. Butte
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-24

PRESIDENT HARRISON 10 being roundiy
scored in the independent press for his
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-24

The American NatiOnal...
BANK, OF HELENA.
CAPITAL. 100000
T. G. POWER. President
A. j. sELIGMAN, Vice. President
A. G. JOHNSON, Cashier
GEO. +. COPE, Assistant Cashier
Directors.
r. G. Power, Al seli9man.
A. G.. Johns n, Richard Jockey,
James Sullivan.
Interest allowed on time deposits. Exchange
Issued on principal cities Of the United States,
Canada and Europe. Transfers of money made
by telegraph. Collections promptly attended to.
City, county and state securities bought and sold.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-24
The Thomas Cruise Savings

The Thomas Cruise Savings
BANK, OF HELENA.
Incorporated Under the Laws of
Montana.
PAID IN CAPITAL, 100000
THOMAS CRUISE President
FRANK X. CRUISE, Vice President
WIN. j, COOK, Asst. Treas. and Secy
WIN. j. SWEENEY. Treasurer
Trustees.
Thomas Cruise. Frank II. Cruise,
VIM, j. Cook, VIM. j. Sweeney,
John Pagan.
Allows 4 per cent. interest on Savings Deposits,
compounded January and July.
Transacts a general banking business. Draws
exchange on the principal cities of the United
States and Europe.
Deals in county and city bonds, and makes
loans on real estate mortgages.
Office hours from 10 a. m. to a D. m. Also on
Saturday and Monday evenings from z to 8
OF bck.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-24

landmarks crnnble and pass awa5, but Wash
burn Crosby Co. world crowned AMI Justly
cete brated "Best' flour stays with us forever,
and there are more barrels OF il sold now than
ever before. Ask your grocer for it. A. II.
Gates Grocery Co mill agents, Helena, Mont.
Jewelry OF all kinds and high class ornaments
at cost Mt The J. Steinmetz Jewelry q O.'s. Best
place in town for holiday goods.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-24

CauiiIower.
Boston Fish Market.
IL N. Warren street.
Telephone 81.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
SALOONS.

A table giving the relation to the pop
ulation of each state Of the saloons in it
paying a federal license tax to sell intox-
icating liquors has recently been pre-
pared from the census report of 1890 by
the Chicago Tribune. One of the most
striking features exhibited in the table
is its showing hat the number of saloons
to the thousand of population in prohi-
bition states is greater than in states
where the sale of liquor is regulated by
Take four states, for instance, in
which prohibition has been made an is
sue for many years and five southern
states where the saloon business is car
ried on under law and note the figures.
They are interesting:
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
FEARFUL AND WONDERFUL.

Fearfully and wonderfully made is the
Mckinley tariff, if its worshipers are to
be believed. 1t is double-action, breech-
loading, warranted not to cut in the eye,
fast colored, shrink where it is too large,
stretch where it is too small, and con-
trived to fit everything and everybody
without regard to race, color or previous
condition of servitude. It checks ex-
ports and increases exports; it lowers
prices and increases prices, by the same
turn OF the wrist. 1t protects us against
a flood OF foreign goods and at the
same time invites larger imports without
slipping a single cog. 1t lowered the
price of sugar by removing the duty on
it.; it will lower the price of tin plate
by doubling the duty upon it. Free
traders are asked to upport
it because under it half our imports are
admitted free; protectionists swear by it
because it secures them against foreign
competition in the home market. It is a
tax and it is not a tax. One day the con-
sumner pays the tax, the next day the
foreigner pays it. 1t creates a home de-
mand for the farmers wheat and creates
a foreign demand for it. The manu-
%facturer gets more for his cloth and the
gets it cheaper. We get free
human hair, free teeth, free bladders and
free CUTS and are taxed on everything
that goes in either. 1t is death on
foreign manufacturers and producers
and their life as soon as they touch our
shores with their plants or their labor.
Oh, most wonderfully and fearfully
made is the Mckinley tariff.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
Possibilities or ELECTRIC-
TTI.

Mr.. Henry Willard is a firm believer in
electricity as a motive power. Mr.. Vii
lard is right. The time is near at hand
when electricity will not only be the mo-
tive power of the world but its remedial
agent. Railroads, great ocean steamers,
all manufacturing establishment large
and small-road vehicles of every de-
scription, quartz mills, smclters. mining
machinery and every other appliance
used to tighten the labor of man and to
furnish speedy transportation will be
moved and operated by electricity. The
possibilities of the subtle mysterious
fluid is just beginning to be understood.
AS a remedial agent it is supreme, as it
is life itself. Within the next decade or
two an electrical appliance will be found
in every well regulated household. And
then the great value of the unlimited
water power of Great Falls will be prop
erly measured. 1t will generate cleo
tricity for the whole state. Railroads.
air ships and all other vehicles for rapid
transportation will get their motive pow
er from Great Falls. The incredulous
may not believe 1t but it is manifest des-
tiny. Fifty years ago men couldn't be
made to believe that people could talk to
each other thousands of miles apart
The telegraph, the sewing machine, the
photograph and the telephone were not
then dreamed of. They are as common
as sunlight. So will be the prac-
.ical application Of electricity to the
of vast machinery IA few years
hence. Speed the day.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
TRANS-MISSISSTPPI CONGRESS-.

The trans-M Mississippi congress has met
and adjourned. The value of its work
viewed from a practical standpoint will
not be very highly rated. The congress
was sound on the mineral land question,
level-headed on the irrigation question
but very shaky or the silver question.
But there was no Smalley there to charge
that it was packed by and in the interest
of democrats. 1t favors deep water
harbors and will hold its next convention
at New Orleans. The complexion of the
body may be changed another year and
a new set of opinions may be incorpor-
ated in resolutions. For this reason
these annual western congresses are of
little practical value to the country at
large. 1t is true they give expression to
opinions upon certain subjects but it is
questionable indeed very questionable
whether their expressed opinions are
in harmony with those of the people
they represent in all matters,
There may be no two opinions con
corning the duty of congress to take
some action looking to the preservation
of our mineral lands from grasping cor
p%orations. There is a diversity of opin-
ion in regard to the proper disposition of
irrigable lands. But upon the silver
question the sentiment of the west is
practically united. The congress, how
ever. did not reflect that sentiment in
adopting a resolution favoring the free
silver coinage for the American product
only. There is not a state in the union
that has placed itself on record by the
action Of either OF the two great parties,
as favoring the coinage only of American
mined silver. In this matter the con
gress simply followed the trail blazed by
ex-senator Hill and others at the last
meeting Of that body at Denver.
OF course the attitude Of the parties
OF the day toward the silver question cut
no small figure in the action of the con-
gress. Silver has become a political is
sue and will always remain one until it
is taken out of politics by a free and I'M
limited coinage law. But it is in politics
and 30 are the members of the congress.
They compromised with themselves by
taking middle ground upon the subject
thus virtually leaving it where they
found it. 1t is hoped that before the
next congress meets at New Orleans it
will be so far settled as to be eliminated
practically from the discussions of every
deliberate and Legislative body. Each
makes a mess of it.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

ELATED with their success in running
Balmaceda out of their country the Chill
ian insurgents are now trying their hands
or Americans. They recently killed a
sailor belonging to the American man.
of-war Baltimore and beat and stabbed
others. Officials Of American vessels
now go ashore at Valparaiso armed and
determined to resent any insult offered
them. A demand for reparation will be
made by Minister Egan which will be
backed by the presence of four United
States cruisers. Thus says a late tele-
gram. Warm times may be looked for
on the Gillian coast, but in view Of the
action of u government in the case of
the New Orleans lynchers it is not easy to
seen what can be done by this govern
ment toward forcing Chill to indemnify
the relatives Of the dead sailor for his
violent taking off.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
PROHIBITION STATES.
N~ON-PROHIBITION STATES.

These tables seem to indicate that
prohibition has not decreased the sale of
intoxicants but on the contrary it has
increased the number of lawless places
where intoyicants may be obtained. For
instance Iowa, a prohibition state. has
nearly three saloons to .Alabama's one.
and Maine, where prohibition laws have
been in operation during this generation
of men, has over one and a half where
Arkansas, the supposed home of des-
peradoes and lawless characters, has but
one. If these tables teach anything
they teach that p%rohibitory laws do not
decrease the sale of intoxicants nor the
number Of saloons where they may be
obtained.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
A CHINESE PUZZLE.

The irrepressible, ever unwelcome
Chinaman again forces himself upon the
attention Of the government as a discord-
ant element in the harmony which exists
between Uncle Sam and his neighbors.
He comes this time as a problem to the
general law department at Washington.
1t doesn't know how to deal with him.
A couple of them came over from Mani
toba to Pembina, North Dakota. They
were taken back to the line by a United
States marshal, but the dominion Gus
toms officers wouldn't allow them to
cross unless the $50 head tax, exacted
from all Cinnamon who enter Canada,
were paid. The Celestials didn't have
the money, the United States marshal
wouldn't pay it and so he brought them
back. This country is two Cinnamon
poorer and Canada is gamer to the en-
tent of slOO-the head taxes paid upon
their first entrance in tie dominion
and the absence of the moon-eyed
heathens.
Attorney General Miller is at a loss
how to proceed against them without
violating the exclusion act. At this dis.
lance it appears the only thing that can
be done is to send them to China. If
Legislative enactment be required to
the problem care should be taken
to provide that Cinnamon coming into
country in violation of the exclusion
act shall be punished by confinement
and hard labor for a term Of years.
Smuggling is a felony and a Chinaman
who smuggles himself in the United
should suffer the penalty of the
.rime.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
BLAINE'S CANDIDACY.

Dec rOlente Blaine will be a candidate
for the presidency before the national
republican convention. He will not ask
for the nomination. His state delegation
will not present his name, indeed it will
cast it's vote for Harrison in compliment
to that gentleman. The nomination will
from some other state; it will be seconded
with a whoop and hurrah and Blaine
will be named as the candidate without a
dissenting vote upon a motion to make
his nomination unanimous. This is the
programme. In the meantime Mr..
Blaine will write no letters of acceptance
or declination. He will not oppose or aid
Harrison. He will simply remain
passive and accept the situation as he
finds it next year.
There is only one thing that can upset
this programme, and that is Blaine's con-
tinued ill-health. His friends claim that
he is a well man; that his health is COM
pletely restored. The assertion is pre-
posterous. Mr.. Blaine is not a well man.
If he is his recovery is among the mar
wells Of the age. He doubtless is in bet
ter health than he was when he went to
Bar Harbor. He may be a well man
next summer; he may be dead. Disin-
parties who have had access to
him declare that the Blaine of today is
far from being the Blaine of 1884. His
mind fails to crap the weightier political
problems of the times, while physically
he shows all the signs of weakness. In
language of the day he has 'lost his
grip"
1t is said that Harrison has come to
the conclusion that his only chance to
secure a denomination lies in Blaine's in
to conduct an exciting political
campaign. IF Mr.. Blaine shows up in
anything like his old-time form Harrison
will hang his harp upon the willows; if
lie is in no better health than he is to-
lay President Harrison will be the NOM
nee of his party. But God willing
Blaine will again lead his party to defeat.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

THE spectacle of one of the highest
cabinet officers under the government
upon the stump is witnessed in Ohio. If
politics is a dirty business as many con
tend it is not purified in the least
by Secretary Foster leaving the duties
of his high Office in the care of an infe-
rior officer, to descend into the mire and
of McKinley's campaign. The I'M.
dignified scramble for place and power
with their dollars and cents makes the
average man very, very weary with his
kind,
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31

The city council Of Butte proposes to
enforce the ordinance which declares
"heap-roasting" a nuisance, and notices
are being served upon smelter men "to
quit" OF course this action upon the
part OF Butte authorities does not i'm
mediately concern outside people who
are not compelled to endure the smoke
arising from h~eap-roasting, but at this
distance it looks very much like killing
the goose that lays the golden egg.