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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-07
ELUDED THE OFFICER.



New York, June Joseph Shannahan, II
convict on the way to Sing Sing to serve II
sixteen-year sentence, escaped from the
deputy sheriff Mt the Grand Central depot
this morning. Shannah0n was one of n
batch OF eleven prisoners to be taken to
Sing Sing. They were divided into three
goups. ! he second group. i'll which was
Shannahan, IN charge of Deputy Sheriff
Blu rke, had Just stepped on the platform of
tho car when Shannahan's hand shot up
and the hanacuil fell of. Shannahan
jumped across the platform and made for
The entrance to tho yards. As soon ns he
jumped Deputy Sheriff Burke fired q
shot attor him and started in pursuit. He
fired thsee mere shots and was gaining on
Shannahan, when he tripped ON tho track
and came down, dislocating his shoulder
and feoeiving other injuries. Shannahan
dashed on to Forty fifth street. where cab
was waiting for him, and he jumped i'll and
drove oil. The theory is that Shannahan
had handcuif koy furnished him by con-
federates.
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Scandal Levers Disappointed.

GREAT FALLS, June 6.-fSpecial. l.
The case of Mrs. Woodbridge vs..
William Ulm, charged with RESPONSE
bility for her interesting condition,
ia on before Justice Race. The preliminary
tonight was held with closed doors, dis
appointing many who expected to hear Il
racy trial. The examination will not be
concluded until some time next week. MIR.
Tim is prominent citizen Of this county
and complainant was formerly Il resident
of Helena.
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DnLoN, June 6.-lSpecial. The experts
who examined the Polaris mine last week
have made their report in reg ord to the
future working of the mine to Henry Du-
mont, general manager, who has referred
them to the directors in New York city.
Ore is being taken out, freiRhtsd to this
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Sheep Poisoned.

United States Marshal Furay came over
from the west side yesterday and brought
the news of the poisoning of 100 sheep near
Elliston. A band of 1000 belonging to
Nick BIelenberg, of Deer Lodge were being
driven to the valley pastures near Mullan
and had stopped near Elliston to feed. A
short time after grazing 100 OF the band
suddenly died. It is supposed that salt
petre had been thrown upon the grass by
some one who did not wish to have the
sheep Craze iii that vicinity. Mr.. Bielen-
berg said he had no suspicious of any one.
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FIRST IN ALL THINGS,
"The Independent" Base Ball Club Knocks
Out the Depot Nine.


Out the Depot Nine.
The HELENA INDEPENDENT base ball team
played the Depot nine on the latters own
gro unds yesterday, and did them up to the
score of nineteen to eight. James Reed
pitched his first game for The INDEPENDENT
club and made an elegant record. Charley
Dollars base running. Morris Langhorne' s
play at third and Alex Goodman's batting
were the features of the game for The In
DEPENDENTS. Goodman got the prize for
batting with n home run, two doubles and
three singles. Phil Young was umpire. This
is THE INDEPENDENTS second victory over
the Depot nine and they now challenge the
state. The score of yesterdays game was:
123i56 67s9
Independent. ...............3 b 2 0 1 81 , O-l9
Depot. U 2 0 9 D 0 i s
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How They Stand,

CIucAao, ILL.,, June 6.-The percentage of
the ball teams, including to-day's games.
is League-Chcago G2l, New York .594
Philadelphia .59S. Boston 800, Cleveland
800, Brooklyn .4s3, Pittsburg 472, Cincin-
natl .359 Americau-st. Louis .666. Bos-
ton $3.50. Baltimore $50, Cincinnati .47S,
Columbus .4GS. Athletics .4A, Louisville
45l, Washington .26S.
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PRINCETON, N. j., June 6.-fhe annual
Cnledonian class games were held this
morning. Luther Cary broke tho worlds
record in the 100-yard dash. Timer
Hughes held two watches. The first watch
shows '99., and the second WAS between
:9I1 and :9A. Lees watch showed - 4-h;
Fraser's 9a. The record was made ON
Fiaser's watch, which gave intermediate
time. The wind was blowing against Gary.
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Cut an Artery in His Arm.

DEER LODGE, June g.. Special. IA man
at the hospital, under the influence of tenn
porary insanity, cut an artery in his arm
yesterday. DIR. Minshall arrived in time to
save his life. The man goes by the name
Of Miller.
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Ilace and shipped 10 smelters, which runs
from 126 to 2G0 ounces silver to the ton.
The company will build mill near tho
mine during tho summer.
Verdict for Ml.OOO.

BUTTE June G.-[specal. AFTER being
out twelve hours the jury in the case OF
Martha Il. Noble w. the Butte City Street
Railway company brought in a verdict this
morning for plaintiff of $1,000. The amount
asked WIS $4,000. The suit was for dam
ages received in an accident on the street
car limo at Columbia gardens July 4, two
years ago. Three other suits are pending
growing out of the same accident.
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RRces at Chicago.

CHICAGO, June 6.-Track slow. Seven
furlones--Geraldine won, Joe Carter second,
Bill Nye third Time, 1:41.
Six furlongs-Lenn Frey won, Blaze
Duke second, Bon Voyage third. Time,
1:26.
Mile and seventy yard-Billy Pinkerton
won, lnsolence second, Duster third. Time,
2:02A.
Six furlongs-Ruth won, Post Odds
second, Patrick third. Time, 1:25
Mlle--Bon Marche won, Silverado second,
Friendless third. Time, 1:4l
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Westchester Races.

WEsTcHEsTER, N. Y, June 6.-Track fast.
Five furlongs-His Highness won, Canvass
second, Clara colt third. Time, :59IS.
Mile-L1ntriguante won, Rey del Rey
second, Mountain Deer third. Time,
1:A0l5.
Six furlongs-Tammany won, Osric. He'll
gate and Dagonet run dead heat for sec
ond place. Time 1:121@.
Six furlongs-Correction won, Sleipner
second, Saunterer third. Time. 1:1119.
Mile and one-qual ter-Eon won, Tristan
second, Tournament third. Time, 2:O61a.
Seven furlongs-Taviston won, Arab sec
ond, kempland third. Time, 1:2714.
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TWO INDIANS.
They Meet and Pump Lead Into Each
Other-The Cause.

Other-The Cause.
HORSE PLAINS, June 6.--[Special. IA des-
perate encounter between two Indians oc-
Cured near here yesterday. 1t appears that
Samuel, a Flathead Indian, some time ago
took away from Tapan Squea his squaw and
made off with her. Japan, at the time,
swore that he would kill Sam when he got a
chance at him. The two met Yesterday Mt
one of the Indian camps near Paradise and
at once began pumping lead into one an
other. Tapau Squea received three shots in
the leg and Samuel was shot through both
hands and through the body, the ball en-
tering his left side above the hip. He will
die. Tapan Squea was arrested by the In
dian police and takes it inditferently, ap-
pearing much elated over his revenge.
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Two Men for the Pen.

DEER LODGE, June G.-tSpeciai. Pierce
Kooken was to-day sentenced to two years
In the penitentiary for burglary committed
near Elliston last April
Thomas Murphy, convicted of robbing n
house in Anaconda was sentenced for one
year.
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Won by Manuel.

1t was good shooting weather yesterday
az tho scores Indicate. There was pretty
good attendance of members of tho Rod
and Gun club and their friends. The score
was: Harrity IL, II. Barbour IL. Manuel
70. Finn II. Fisk 10. Plensants II, A. X. Bar
bour Is, kennstt 10. Davis 10. Hauser u.
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LatOnia Races,

LAToN1A, Kv., June 6.-Irack slow. Mil g
and Observation-Disclosures won, Rainier
second. Cashier third. Time. 1:5S13.
Mile-Aunt Kate won, Little Annie Sec
ond Maru III. third. lime, 1:571s.
Half q mile-Francis won. Umatilla Sec
ond. Ollie Glenn third. Time. :52l4.
Mile and seventy yards-Marchma won,
Eli second Hamlet third. Time, 2:O24.
Nine and one half furlongs-Glockner
won, Marion second, Rosemont third.
Time. 2:ll.
Mile-Sir Planet won, Rimini second.
Liederkranz third. Time. 1:5IM.
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BASE BALL GAMES,
Tho Homo Club Mentioned First in the
Record Here Printed.

LEAGUE CLUBS
Philadelphia 3. Pittsburgh.
New York 4. Cincinnati 0.
Boston g. Cleveland 7.
Brooklyn 6. Chicago ..
ASSOC iATIoN CLUDs.
st. Louis IL, Boston 3.
Columbus 6, Athletic 3.
Louisville 8, Baltimore Z.
Washington game post poned: rain.
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exploded by an electric shock from the
shore. These were the successors OF the
old-time torpedo. Often dynamite is EN-
ployed, but the great danger of handling
this and many other explosives causes
popular preference in favor of gun-eotton.
Rows of these shells are planted in the har-
Dor directly in the path Of an advancing
ship. On each side is watching station.
and 1t Is possible by the careful observations
OF skilled engineers to determine the exact
moment when ship is over one of these
hidden mines, and thus to explode it at the
proper time.
Even these improved engines of destruc-
tion are now becoming antQuated aud are
giving place to the terrible locomotive tor
pedo. The ingenuity of military and naval
men has been exhausted in deyising ways
and means to render these effective. Over
800 patents have been issued, and like
number OF models deposited in the Patent
once Tor the travelling torpedo, the number
indicating how closely the inventors nave
followed the demand. There is an immense
fortune in a success of this kind; Govern
ments would pour out their millions for the
benefit of the inventor, and thus no little
ingenuity has been displayed and no end OF
lobor expended in devSing practical
moving torpedo. Many inventions in this
realized the expectations even of their
inventors to such an extent as to inspire
the faith of Government agents and
induce the investment of money Tor
experiments or rewards to the orlgi-
majors. Among the most interesting
of recent inventions in this line, says the
St. Louis Globe-Democrat, is the celebrated
hsh torpedo. so called from its resemblance
In shape to fish. 1t is locomotive tor
pedo, propelled by screw at each end, and
can be- exploded either by conclusion of
striking an enemy's ship or by an electric
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Kellogg Terrace estate. The grounds en-
brace $50 acres. The HousatOnic runs along
the west side. Tie house faces the north
west on the east side OF the wide, elm-
shaded main street of the town. From two
sides OF the house can be seen the winding
river and the mountain rising from it. 1t
was from this mountain that the stone in
the building was quarrled. II is blue
d9lomite, showing light-gray surface.
FROM the time tn" building was started
OF little else She seemed to delight in the
work OF construction. She was never
troubled with nerves anyway. MeKim,
Mead " White OF New York were the origi-
nal architects. But Mrs. Hopkins never
could get along with architects. She
chaged them half dozen times. c. B. At
wood, who is the architect of the Vanderbilt
mansions, was among those who could not
please Mrs. Hopkins. And when the ex-
terror pleased her the interior did not.
She met Ed ward A. SearIes in purely
business way. He had home in Berkshire
County and followed architecture in diet
tante sort of way. He cared only for in-
tertnrs. He was a rather goOd-ooking man,
dozen years her Junior, with charming
manners and exquisite taste.
MI Searles was engaged to design the in
terror OF the great mansion. He threw him.
self INTO 1t with enthusiasm. 1t was i'm
possible to make it cost too much. And the
result is very splendid.
The main entrance to the mansion is
through grand porch on the north side.
The doors, OF solid bronze, were cast in
Munich. They cost $4,000. From the hall
way is the entrance to the grand atrum.
There are three of these atria, and they
are the central feature of the house. The
grand atrium is of large size, and its angular
lines are broken on either side by rows of
massive marble pillars which support the
roof. These pillars represent all the mar
pies OF the world, no two being alike. AS
In the hallway or passage leading to the
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borne, at distance which does not, it is
true, prevent the crew of the little vessel
from running considerable risk; bat the
risk of the occupants of the little boat is
triflng compared to what is incurred by the
crew of the vessel against which the tor
pedo is directed. Torpedoes designed for
this use are generally of iron, in the shape
of cigar, in order that they may the more
readily pierce the netting with which men,
of-war are now always provided. The tor
pedo service is extra hazardous. No insur-
ance company would issue policy on the
life of man who enlisted as one of the
crew on a torpedo boat; but the fact of its
danger does not deter men of daring from
attempting what seems to be the impossi-
BILE, ana in every torpedo- boat will be
found men willing to sacrifice their lives in
order to blow up an enemy's ship. The
lightness, swiftness, noseless motion and
awful destructiveness of these little craft
render them the most terrible adjuncts to
naval force.
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How to Cultivate GeranIums.

The geranium is a universal favorite and
no plant is more deserving of popularity. 1t
is easily propagated from cuttings. The
cuttings should never be cut from the old
plants, but broken almost off and then left
for several hours until the sap has dried. A
place shaded from the MONDAY sun and
well drained is the best in which to start
them. l have rocky mound on the north
side OF large pine tree, where start my
cuttings, says writer in the House keeper.
l water them when first planted, then give
a small quantity of water every evening,
If they are kept too wet they will rot. In
about ten days they will be rooted, then
they are ready to be transpanted to pots or
in open beds. II geraniums are desired for
WRITER blooming they should be kept in the
shade during the summer and have all the
buds picked off, since they. like all other
plants, require season Of rest. An open
border for geraniums should be prepared as
follows: One-third good garden soil, one
third sand ard one-third well-rotted ma
nure. In watering plants be careful not to
pour any water on the foliage; that is the
great secret of success in cultivating them.
To keep them in constant bloom, water
them occasionally with liquid manure or
water in which old coffee grounds have bee IN
boiled,
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MY LITTLE PANSY.

In beautiful park pansy once grew,
Its soft pretty leaves all tinted with blue,
And as its sweet face turned up to you
1t said, That you love me, sweety, is true"
In beautiful city fairy once grew,
Her soft pretty locks were of auburn hue
And as her bright eyes were turned upon you
You felt that the heart beneath them was true,
Both paEsy and fairy dear ever will be-
Though but in memory their faces see
AS life, with its change, has sundered us three,
Leaving but sweet thoughts now of them for me.
The pansy. so fran felt the chilly winds blow
SO cold, they seemed from a region of snow,
So folded her wings and thought best TO go
To earth mothers breast in green tent" so
"Iow"
The fairy was weary and longed for some rest
So started away on the blue waves crest
And while she is gone from her pretty home nest
We trust that in all things she will be best,
The pansy miss, and love cen her name
And, loving the fairy, mss her the same
So, loving them both, give both the sweet name
OF " My Little Paas5'i-ehe and the same
august, 1891. NIX.
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ssahSS n Ezgi=77 sss==:======

looked upon as the richest woman in the
country. Until she was married to Mr.
Searles it was only when something called
attention to the millions that she was talked
about. The something" was usually q
building-often the great mansion in which
she died, and which gained for her second
husband.
Some folks say that "Uncle Mark" had a
comfortable sum of money when he married
pretty Miss Sherwood, who was his cousin.
Others say he had very few dollars. Her
father was William Sherwood, teacher
who was known as an author. After his
death his daughter maintained a school.
Mark Hopkins was 80 years old when he
sailed for California in 1919. The way to
the Golden Gate WAS aronnd Cape Horn
then. He then went to Sacramento, where
he met c. p. Huntington. They went into
the hardware business together. Then Mrs.
Hopkins Joined them
The firm of Huntington, Hopkins & Co.
devoted more time to specializing in rent
payments than anything else. But Hopkins
displayed an ability in making one penny go
further than other men could make two 60.
That pulled them along He never lost tina
ability.
Hopkins was lean, unkempt man, pain
fully penurious. No one understood him.
No one liked him. When the townspeope
gathered in the hardware-store to talk of
roads to wealth Hopkins listened intently
to the schemes which came from the fertile
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1t is not strange that the mania for build
ing palatiai houses SEXES upon each of the
Big Four" 1t attacked them after the
fortunes wee fixtures. To be sure, Hop
klns was dead when the frenzy possessed
the others, but his widow became victim
to it.
Mrs Hopkins had a residence in San
Francisco. 1t is on an elevation originally
known as California-street Hill. When the
mliionaireS bought II and builded there
newspaper dubbed it mob HILL" All the
town chuckled over it. It's Mob Hill to
this day.
Stanford spent 100000 on mis- house.
Croker was more modest. His residence
cost him S65o,000. Then Mrs. Hopkins gave
an idea of how much house can cost. Her
huge California home represents 81. $50 600.
All OF these houses, above the foundations,
are frame. Mrs. Hopkins has spent but
little time in the great San Francisco house.
She wearied of the Pacific slope and re-
turned to the home of her youth. She lived
very quietly, in hotels for the most part.
She didn't go into society very much. She
liked grand opera and she was familiar
figure in the Metropolitan Opera House,
New York, comfortable looking woman,
always wearing glasses, who seemed to en-
Joy life and wealth very much.
1t wasn't very long before Mrs. Hopkins
was again attacked with the building fever.
She decided to have q home In Great Bar
rington, among the Berkshire hills, where
She had passed her childhood. The house
was begun in 1884 1t was nearly five years
in building. and cost over 81, 0Oo, 600.
1t is built upon what is known as the
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torpedoes, all exceedingly ingenious towing
apparatus, composed of light beams and
rigging, keeping the torpedo at a respectful
distance on the boom. A light, swift boat
towing one of these machines, which may be
exploded either by contact or electricity, is
an exceedingly formidable antagonist, but
the danger of fouling and the possibility of
the towing apparatus breaking or getting
out OF order, SO that the vessel runs a risk
of striking her own torpedo. have proved a
powerful obstacle against "a general ad0p-
ton of the towing system.
A new plan suggested some years ago was
that of operating the torpedo by means of a
boom carried directly in front of the boat.
This is now deemed the most reliable
method of torpedo attack and every Euro
pean navy is provided with boats
of this pattern. The torpedo-boat is
a small. light craft, rarely more
than 90 feet in length and sometimes
not exceeding Is, but provided With pow
erfu engine. At the end of long pole
projecting from the bow the torpedo is
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head over heels in love, in a very decorous
and dignified manner, with a rich and cid
erlY widow. And so it came about that the
great mansion upon which he worked prac-
tlcally became his. From employe he was
made master. To be sure, there was Tim
othy Hopkins. the adopted son, who mar
ried one Of the widows nieceS, but he was
not the head of the family.
1t pretty nearly took peoples breath away
when the announcement of the marriage
was made. 1t was the guietest kind Of we'd
ding. 1t took place on November 8, 1887, in
Trinity Chapel, in West Twenty-s1xth
street. Very few people were there. Both
bride and bridegroom remained in Great
harrington until the day before the we'd
ding.
There was a great deal of talk indeed
about Mrs. Searles after the wedding.
They went directly to the big country man
sion. In few months the outside world
forgot all about them. Mrs. Searles never
cared j0t for society. She preferred her
home life always. They have lived in the
sleepy town in princely fashion. but it is
very far from the social world. And so the
world almost forgot that Mrs. Searles had
$40, 600, which is very strange, indeed.
They had a house in New York, 90 Fifth
avenue, but they seldom were seen there
Last January Mrs Searles suffered from
severe attack of grip. She never reeov.
cred from t.
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was allowed to drag beneath the surface in
sort of loop, and the boats being rowed in
the same direction, hidden torpedoes were
frequently caught and harmiessly exploded
by the loop. When not thus dealt with
they were drawn up with a tenderness of
handling that might be expected from their
character and transported to the nearest
beach, where sometimes adventurous per-
sons attempted to extract the explosive de-
vice. Generally, however. when several
had been gathered in the same spot field
piece at a safe distance was trained on the
pile and with a single shot the torpedoes
were all exploded.
In the Russo Turkish war torpedoes were
used by the Russians, both in the Black Sea
and on the Danube, 10 prevent The move
ments of the Turkish fleet, and two Lieu
tenants in the Russian service achieved dis
tin ction by destroying one of the best Turk
lsh irouclads by means of torpedo. The
possibilities of this formidable weapon were
thus demonstrated, and when the English
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ART WEARY, FRIEND

Art weary. friend? and doth the road seem long
Ger which thou tavelest slowly, day by day?
Do clouds appear, and not one sweet birds song
Break forth to cheer thee on thy lonely way?
Is all around thee desolste and drear,
AS on thou toilest through the MONDAY heato
Thy soul oerwhelmed with sorrow and with fear
And bruised and torn thy tired and dusty feet?
No fresh'ning breeze with healing on its wings,
No fragrant groves to tempt thee with their shade
No fern-lined flowing brooks or sparkling springs
Are for thy joy and comfort here displayed
But falter not; have faith weary heart,
Help oometh soon, and in 4 few days more
One will appear. who from thee meier will part;
Then will thy sorrows cease and trials be Ger.
No longer then wilt thou walk on alone:
BY his dear side wilt thou forget thy fears:
With JOY uhou'lt reap what was In anguish soyn-
HIS hand, divine, will wipe away thy tears,
Lean on his love. turn thou away from sin
And no more let his promise be forgot;
Let not thy faith or courage fall" for in
Due season shalt thou reap II thou faint not"
august, 1891. LEIGH LYNDON.