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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-12
MAJOR CAMPS LECTURE.
Another Successful Meeting Last Even
ing.

Another successful Meeting Last Even
ing.
The gospel temperanance meeting las
night was excellent. Maj. Camp spoke
earnestly and church members who made
Sunday a day for dress parade received hi.
attention last night. He said prohibition
of the liquor traffic is the only remedy for
the evil. Among other things he said
"Whatever is worth doing is worth doing
right. Enthusiasm is one of the evidence.
of success. Ii you are ever going to sue
ceed III wrenching tho power from Satan
and hand it over to Christ We have got to do
it with great deal more of enthusiasm and
power. They want everything done
quietly and carefully and with propriety
and dignity. They don't want any show of
excitement. If you arc going to elect a
president of the United States, everybody
Is excited and talking politics, and tho is
sues that divide the parties. | am not op-
posed to it at all. The Methodists used to
have an ''amen corner" But now you aio
excited if you happen to yell out amen
when something good is said; YOU must
sit like lot of stocking bottles, very digni-
tied and sanctlmonlous, but when YOU get
outside You cheat the devil out of sight.
Tho men Will 90 to church on Sunday and
be sanctimonious. and on Monday morning
beat some man out oil 800, and the women
will buv dress and pay IA per yard for it
and beat the dressmaker down to starva-,
ton point Curse tho whole thing. There
is hot Il bit of religion in It,"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-12
NEWS OF THE MINES.
Copper Bell Looking First Class-Work
on the o. X. tS n.

Copper Bell Looking First Class--Work
on the o. X. & n.
1.-The Copper Bell is producing more ore
now than ever before,'' said Secretary
Howell, of that company, yesterday. sThe
shaft is now down 375 feet, at which depth
a level has been run a distance of fifty feet
Some very good ore has been found recent
~. The shaft will be continued till il
reaches depth of 800 feet. Twenty men
are row employed on the property and
Mr.. Howell says shipments of ore are made
daily.
The cross-cut tunnel in the O. II. & N ia
now IN 400 feet, and the expectation is that
the main lead will be encountered in a few
weeks.
Word was received from the Gold Dust
IN Jefferson county, yesterday that ricE
strike had been made in that property
he strike is located twenty-five feet from
the old vein, consisting of three feet of ore,
and the report says it has more than
doubled the value of the mine.
number of orders were received in Hell
ena yesterday for East Granite, Exactly
what caused the demand no one seemed to
know, though the belief was it had some-
thing to do with the recent reports that the
Sunnyside lead, which enters East Granite
ground, is proving valuable.
Il. +. Suydam, of Castle, received chunk
of ore from that camp yesterday, weighing
fifty pounds, which assays from $500 to $3,-
ooO. Ii comes from Il mine III that district
on which very little development has been
done and which Mr.. Suydam believes will
be one OF the best producers in the camp.
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MURDERED FOR REVENGE.
Malicious Killing OF George ii. Sew
ell BY Discharged Sheep
Herder.
Tho Victim Was a Well-Knowr
and Esteemed Citizen Of
the State.
Glorious Democratic Victory In the Dee r
Lodge City Eiection-Other Mon
tana State News.

GREAT FALLS April Special. News
reached this city late tonight of the fatal
shooting Of George II. Scwell at camp on
Sheep creek in the Belt mountains. Mr..
Sewell was superintendent of the Sheep
creek camp of the Butte and Montana Com
mercial company, and had II few days ago
discharged one j. +. Mccormick for some
cause, which caused n bitter feeling to exist
between the two men, especially on the
part of Mccormick, who is of a revengeful
nature. Tuesday evening Mccormick
returned to the camp and started
a quarrel. which ended in
his pulling revolver and shooting the
superintendent SeweIl, the murdered man,
has been prominent figure in Montana
for number of years and was n conscien-
tious man in the discharge of his duties.
He had charge of the construction of the
Anaconda company s smelling plant several
years ago. He was prominent Knight
Templar and Mason. He leaves wife and
two children in Frederickstown, New
Brunswick, to mourn his death. McCor-
mick, the murderer is still at large and if
caught will do doubt be summarily dealt
with, as Mr.. Sewell was beloved and
respected by all his employees at She ep
Creek.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-12
CANVASSED ONE WARD.
Slow Work by the chicago soard-A Bal
lot Box Broken.

Slow Work by the chicago Isoard-A Bal
lot BOX Broken.
CHICAGO, April 1l.--The board of election
commissioners met to-day for the purpose
of taking up the canvass of votes cast at
the city election Tuesday. The board pro-
ceeded to hear evidence in the matter of
the alleged misconduct of Dennis Shee-
han, one of the judges of election,
for whose arrest warrant was issued
yesterday in behalf of the chairman
of the republican campaign com
mittee, Harris, one Of the republi-
can jndgeH, testified to Sheehan's breaking
inio the box after it had been locked and
sealed. Harris said he was Informed there
was conspiracy to destroy the ballots and
poll books Sheehan testified that the
whole trouble arose from the fact that
Harris wanted to run things to suit himself,
and did not propose to let the democratic
judges have any voice in the matter. He ad-
mitted he broke the box with hammer, but
said that it was with no intention of fraud
The investigation was then laid over
until after the completion of the canvass
In the meantime Sheehan was locked in
jail. After remaining in Jail for one hour
he was released on bail. The board then
turned it's attention to the canvas of votes
After going over the First ward, subject to
revision in certain precincts, which was OBJ
jected to, the board adjourned until Mon
day morning. The result in this ward, rs
canvassed, showed a loss of twenty votes by
Cregier. of five by Washburne and two by
Harrison:
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-12
A DEMOCRATIC TRIUMPH,
Deer Lodge Carried by the Democrats
the City Election.

Deer Lodge Carried by the Democrats at
the City Election.
DEER LODGE, April H. Special. Ito
day the city election for Deer Lodge was
held. Both parties had candidates in the
field for mayor and for aldermen in each of
the wards. H. A. Smurr was the candidate
of the republicans for mayor, and H. B.
Davis, the candidate of the democrats for
that office. Throughout the day both
parties worked hard, polling in each of the
wards within few votes of the registration.
The result is that the democrats have car
ried each ward, electing three aldermen,
and also electing their mayor by a majority
of forty-six. The greatest of
enthusiasm prevailed tonight, Main
street being alive with democrats
yelling themselves hoarse. Mayor elect
Davis is a civil engineer and il prominent
in many affairs III the state, and is the
author of the railroad law regarding the
killing of stock, passed at the last session
of the legislature. I. S. Eldred, the news
agent and Rocky Mountain telegraph oper-
ator is the lucky democratic alderman
elect from the Second ward. Sam Scott,
the noted horseman, is the democratic al
derman-elect from the First, and Albert
Mooy. Il young gentleman of good business
qualifications, is the democratic alderman
elect from the Third ward. The council
will now stand four democrats and two re-.
publicans, with democratic mayor.
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j. j. HILL.
The President of the Great Northern In.
Town for Few Hours

The President of the Great Northern In
Town for Few Hours.
President j. j. Hill, of the Great Nor
thern system, reached Helena yesterday on
his way to Butte. He and few friends
who have accompanied him from st. Paul
will leave for the west side at l p. IN. to-
day for few hours visit. Very few of the
railroad people in town knew that Mr.. Hill
was on his way here. He was told last
night in his private car at the Montana
Central depot that his visit was surprise
from the fact that his trip had been un-
heralded. There is nothing significant
about my VISIT he replied. am merely
on one of my regular inspection trips over
the road to see how things are getting
along. No, l am not going through to the
coast this time. j shall return to st. Paul
at once" Mr.. Hill said he had not heard of
the reports brought in from the Great
Northern extension by laborers who claimed
to have been duped by an employment
agent at Butte. 'These men must have
got into the hands of scalper who simply
took advantage of their desire to 90 to
work. We have not authorized any one to
engage men to go to work at the sum men,
toned, S3 per day. We can get all the men
we want at 81 Mr.. Hill seemed much
pleased when he learned thai the Butte
agent had left the country. He was also
also pleased to note the promising outlook
for busy season in all the cibjes ialoac tia
line OF the Great Northern
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-12
Harrington Satisfied.

LONDON, April ll.-In an interview to-
day Timothy Harrington said ho was salts
fled with the resolutions passed Friday by
the Irish National League of America at
the council in Cincinnati in regard to the
interchange of views between Parnell and
himself and the president and secret arv
of tho league. Harrington declared that he
and Parnell would be glad to receive any
suggestions from the American executive
committee. and would welcome any assis-
tance from America with view to arbitra.
tion to settle existing troubles in the Irish
party and effect reunion of the warning
factions.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-12
The Bitter Root Valley Mills.

Mckeen's mill, at Florence, has capaci-
ty of $4,000 feet per day; the Silverton mill
30,00O the Mclaughlin d Co.'S mill, at
Woodside, has daily ourput of 10000 feet;
Dunbar IL Johnson's MILL 25000; the saw
mill at Riverside, 25,000; Hamiltons mill,
the old Bremen mill, $4,000. These mills,
located ut different points along the valley,
|employ some 100 men, while the grand af-
fair of the valley, the mill at Hamilton,
|employs ol0 men as loggers and mill men.
For the new saw mill now being erected at
Hamilton there are now banked on the
Bitter Root river, awaiting water to float
them, some 30, 600 900 feet of logs. The Ham
|ilton dam produces II sixty acre pond for
holding logs for their mill.
There are also several smaller mills To-
Gated in the valley not doing great deal of
anything just Mt present Among them are
'Prirtz's mill, Mt Grantsdale, Buker's mill,
'noar Visitor, two mills Mt Florence, owned
by tho MissouIa Mercantile Co.. one near
Nictor, belonging to Il. J. Overturf d Son,
which these gentlemen shortly intend mov-
fng to Darby, in the upper part of the val
ley.
The Hamilton mills and dam, when COM
|pleted, will be an enormous lumber pro-
[lucing concern and be of great commercial
worth and benefit to that growing little
'Eity.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-12
Mills In tho Tlathead Country.

j. M. Fay's steam saw mill, seven miles
northwest of Ashley. has capacity of 5000
feet per day and employs at present both
day and night shifts. MIR. Fay has another
mill run by water power, at Ashley, with an
average capacity of 5000 feet day. Henry
Therriault's new mill, located about three
and a half miles below Demersville, is run
by steam power and turns out 10000 feet a
day. The just completed mill at the new
town of Columbia Falls has present
capacity of 10000 feet per day. John Evers
is putting in new saw and planning mill
just above Ashley on the Saltwater. His
machinery, recently ordered from n Helena
firm. is now en- route. This mill will have
u capacity of 10000 feet per day.
. 1t is reasonable to say that before next
fall six or eight other mills will be built in
the Flathead region. However, with them
all, their capacities will not be adequate to
supply the market of that rapidly building
up new country, and most of the lumber
will have to be furnished from the Bitter
Root and Blackfoot mills.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-12
FIRE AND SMOKE.
A Hotel surned-The Smoke Messiah
Politics and Registration.

A Hotel Isurned-The Smoke Messiah
Politics and Registration.
BUTTE, April 11.-fSpecial. THE Edger-
ton house on East Broadway was destroyed
by fire about seven O'Clock this evening.
The building belonged to Jas. A. Murray
and was valued at $4,000, on which there
was ST. 800 insurance.
Col. Storer's smoke consumer was given
private test yesterday. but the stack was
defective and has to be taken down and re-
built. 1t is thought the process will be too
expensive for practical use.
Politics were red hot in Butte to-day.
The republicans never worked harder than
they are working now. The registry books
have been open all day and constant stream
of voters has been pouring in. The repub-
licans have the best of it on the days regis
tration. Their workers were in the field
earlier than those of the democrats and
seem to have done better work. The books
have just closed with total registration of
3,O31.
There are many rumors concerning the
Anaconda property, bat nothing definite is
known, and speculation is Improbable.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-12
SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT.
The Reports That Rudini May Take Ex
treme Action.

Ahe reports Ihat Rudtni May Take EX
treme Action.
ROME, April 1.-THE principal topic of
conversation to-day has been the latest re-
port put in circulation last evening, to the
effect that unless the American government
made speedy reply to Premier Rudinl's last
note. Minister Porter would be politely re-
quested to leave Rome, and tho Italian le-
cation be recalled from Washington. Such
attitude on the part of the Italian govern
ment seemed s, unreasonable. in view of
all recent developments. that last night the
report was at first generally discrsdited.
Many of the newspapers, however, to-day
gave 1t prominence, and asserted the belief
that it was substantially correct They saw
America would be allowed to April ID to
answer. The original report fixed to- day
as the limit The original source of the re-
port seems to give it increased
plausibility. This, it is learned, was a
prominent member of the chamber of dep
uties who is an ardent supporter of Ruaini
and is believed to share his confidence,
Whether or not the premier has ACTUALLY
decided already upon the extreme course
indicated, it is unquestionable that this
course is under discussion in high govern
ment circles, and meets with favorable COM
ment. 1t may be the deputy who started
the report supposed Il decision had been
reached when the subject was really only
being considered. 1t may be the report was
given out to test public opinion before the
cabinet should commit itself absolutely to
SO grave Il step. A dispatch from America
hints Secretary Blaine has already pre-
pared his answer, and that it ia thought
likely he has already sent it to Rome in
stead of through Marquis Imperial.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-12
Mclaughlin Il Go. n Mills.

Situated in the city of Missoula Is COM
plete plant for the manufacture of sash, doors
and blinds, mouldings bar and Office fix
lures, at which from twenty-gix to thirty
men are employed. The amount of bust.
ness done by this firm from March
l. 1890, when the mills were
opened, to Dec. l, 1890, was $780,
00O, or $4,000 per month. With the favor
able outlook for the continued prosperity
of the country it is safe to say that this
amount will be largely increased this year.
This company carries at all times some eight
million feet of lumber in stock besides its
stock of manufactured supplies, which is
at all times some $4,000. The mills are
located on the south side of the river, nre
complete in all their appointments and
built at a cost of $45,0O0.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-12
ITALIANS SENT TO RAyALLI.
Two Hundred shipped From Spokane
Northern Pacific Ohicials.

Northern Pacific Omcials.
SPOKANE FALLS, April IL. Especial. T.
UvBf aH itaiiHH iHboFeFB cHfia iii OH tho
Union Pacific last night aud were Mt once
shipped over the Northern Pacific for
Ravalli, Mont. They will go into tho Flat
head country to engage in work at tho cast
end OF the new extension of tho Great Nor
thern railrond. The snb-contractors on
that part of the road are pushing work
rapidly forward to join the work eastward
from the Kootenai station.
special car having on board M. G. Kim
berly, general superintendent OF the North
ern Pacific; w. Il. Small, superintendent of
motive power and machinery; A. 9. Barber,
master carbnilder, and A. r. Hickey passed
the city from st. Paul enroute to
the sound country. The trip is an
official inspection over the entire sys-
tenn of the Northern Pacific 1t is
limited in railroad circles that Mr.. Hickey
is receiving instructions and familiarizing
himself with the road in order to accept
the position of superintendent of motive
power and machinery in place of Mr.. Small.
whose resignation has been called for.
The change is to take place the first of next
month.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-12
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TO STOP TIMBER CUTTING.


Projections.
For some months past n large force of
IHui fiavo been employed iii fsiiinR tito
timber along the west bank of the Missouri
opposite York. Tho avowed purpose was
to float it TO Grent Falls to be manufactured
into lumber for sale. Miners and others
residing in tho neighborhood, foreseeing in
sucll Wholesale denuding Of tho public do
main the injury that would result to settlers
ana miners who might hereafter desire to
take up these lands. determined to invoke
the interference of the government. 10
this end Nelson, Langhorne and Settles, the
Weli-khoWh W: lahd ana mining attorneys of
THIS city, were employed to properly present
tine matter to the secretary of tho interior
Inc department took prompt action, Special
Agent M. J. Haley being instructed to OK
amino and report at once. Finding at tho
outset q difficulty in the fact that the land
still nnarveyed. Mr.. Haley recon-
mended special survey for the
purpose of determining whether tho
timber ia being cut from odd or even num-
bered sections since, II it is taken from odd
numbered sections only the Northern
Pacific Railroad company 3 rights are being
invaded and not those of the government,
! Yesterday in answer to a telegram advising
the commissioner of the general land Office
thht prompt action must be taken or tho
the timber cut wonld soon be in tho Mig
sour on It's way to Great Falls the follow
ing telegram was received from Commits
sioner Carter:
Agent reports it impossible to ascertain
timber cut from government land until
even sections are segregated from odd by
survey. l appreciate the necessity for
haste and will take earliest action possible
TO protect the interests of the settlers and
the government. Letter by mai.''
lt seems to be the purpose of Montana's
land commissioner to stop the wholesale
destruction of what remains of our rnuch
needed timber lands,
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Milli1s or Feet Annually Produced
oy the Mills Of Missoula
County.
An hdustry That Employs Thous-
hnds of Men and an I'm
mense Capital.
Lotion, Capacity and Men Engaged at
tho Various Figures Pro-
phetic of the Future.

rssouLA, April 11.-lSpecial. IA very
inprtant industry of Missoula county,
wtern Montana and the pan handle of
Iho is the lumber supply and lumber
nnufacturing. For years it was the only
geral product in this region, together
VII its agricultural resources. and it's des-
ty was then by many prophesied to be only
tit of great lumber producing region.
lis was just half true, for other Industries
tthis section now rival it in Importance.
1rdly perceptible fraction of our timber
pply has as yet been used and the present
lneration will not live to see the time
Sen timber shall be scarce in this section.
The growth of the logging interest and
mber manufacture of Missoula county
ls been simply phenomenal. Shipments
the large mines of Silver Bow, Deer
pdge and Beaverhead counties have at
lined large proportions and the local con-
imption runs the figures into aggregates
most inconceivable. The lumber supply
western Montana and the pan handle of
pexhaustible. The first saw mill in Mis-
pula county was built at Stevensville by
dayor John Owen. The Bitter Root and
5lackfoot valleys have been the main
source of supply, but vast tracts
along the st. Regis and throughout the
tlathead country are now coming into
prominence as timber supply sections, the
latter being as yet in its infancy as lu1n-
Der saving and manufacturing section.
The daily capacity of the mills of Mis-
'oula is by carefully gathered statistics not
the big mills at Hamilton, which
Ire as yet unfinished. some $4,000 feet. 1t
ian, therefore. be easily noted that the
lumber industry of Missoula county prom.
ses great resources. 1t has long been
Known to possess vast and extensive tracts
Vt timber, the development of which has it
night be said, as vet only gained it's in
Nncy.
In order to acquaint the readers of THE
DEPENDENT throughout the state and the
fst, but most especially its eastern read
q, with an idea of what is being done in
stern Montana regarding the lumber in
ttry, the following data from the differ
t mills of Missoula county, have been
.thered.
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SalS of the polaris.

DILLON, April Especial. The Polaris
mine, one of the most promising properties
in the Comet Mountain district, has been
sold TO an eastern syndicate of capitalists.
1t is understood that tho price paid was
$4,000. The sale was made through Henry
Dumont, who inspected the property during
the winter with tho view of pu' chasing.
The mine was the property of Ex-Governor
b. +. White and William Roe. of Dillon,
and DR.. j. $. Meade, of Bannack.
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NOT AN APPLICANT.
Tom Graham Says He Is Not After thu
Fast Red Wagon.

Tom Graham Says He Is Not After the
Fast Red Wagon.
Tom Graham wants the public to know
that he is not out after the red wagon of
fire marshal. He says he don't want that
or any other office. This announcement
will no doubt be received with gratitude by
ex-Marshal Wilmer, +. Il. Lee and many
Others who saw little chance of bucking
against the man who carried that demo-
cratic stronghold, the First ward. for Klein
schmidt. The word was passed around
Yesterday. by whose authority is not known.
that there was to be a clean sweep-up among
the city officials. "None but reptblcans,'
was the talk. The same indefinite authority
parcelled out the Offices as follows: City
marshal, Billy Sims; fire marshal, Joseph
Wilmer: city clerk, Ill. G. Smith; street
commissioner Emil kluge; police sergeant,
James kuddick; building inspector, Will
linn Norris, subject TO the approval of
Mayor-elect Klejnschmldt and the CON
tirmation of the city council