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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-18
PRICE FIVE CENTS
AMIDST MONTANA's MOUNTAINS

Montana, Oh, I love thee! Ny poor heart.
Though distant from thy glorias many miles,
htthy name Thought turns to the3 with a TART
And memory sweeps mo backward through
the tIlss
or tine. and once. nh! once again / find
Myssif amidst thy Col Hike peaks, and snow
About mo. and above my head the wind
Der park and p~ine-clad heights begins to
blow.
Once more ! know thy quiet. oh! thou hills!
And thy soft night about me draws its shade;
hear the mnrmurs Of thy hundred rills,
Ny Voices echo from tho rocky glade;
Bat all cave theso is silence; I'm alone
Amidst thy awful grandeur. and the gloon,
sets toward mo from the distance. Till thy
WHEREOF stand, seems changed into .
The stars. like Jewels set In cloth Of blue,
from their cold space, shins coldly ON thy
As they have shone Gro sincs ths world was
As they will shine. how old the world may
With whitcnees. whittier than thy frozen roLs,
With brightness. brighter than thy silver
store,
Their silent glow is seen by half the globe,
That has not known tea. longer, and no
Than thou. for they are mysteries like thee,
Their coming and their being, man knows
Thyself. we think was rolled up by the sea
III hReB Uhtt II ever known. forgot
We think we reason. as We grope about,
And here and there. in darkness, find = ray
Or light whereby we ferret something out.
Aniarsninz "From this, comes this" We
ray.
Eureka! for the pearl Of truth is found:
Thus much doth nature Of herself reveal
And moving on with speed from bound to
bound,
We find -and-know We nd-the stubborn
seal.
The bar which bars fromus the great unknown,
And marks the line, we seeking, shall not
pass;
From which when VIC, still urging. back are
thrown
Upon tho things we have and can amass.
But thou, eternal mountains! knowest all.
AMI all In all. More treasured than thy
In thy great heart. which thy rock ribs ~enthrall,
The mighty secret, buried, thou dost h Did.
As with the heavens thou dost earth con-
meet,
Thyself Of both a part, so like thou dOst
Upon the present, earliest past reflect,
Tying the ends Of time-an awful trust!
-WM. WuDAfg HowEs, in Evening Express
Los Angeles. Cal.
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the indictment. Gentlemen" said he to
the servants, for q second time ! summon
you to obey the law"
Seize this man. cried Vladimir; II CON-
mand you to do So"
But seeing that he was not obeyed and
that the servants, trembling and undecided.
hesitated between their master and the two
magistrates, he sprang toward the door.
Very we'll" sail he: "Lshall go and de-
mand justice of the emperor"
DHrine placed himself before him.
You cannot leave here. The commissary
of police will decide your fate. Your i'm
munitics as imperial aide de-camp do not
cover breaches of the common law
At this moment DIR. Dakouss appeared at
the door.
'Ohr' said Darine, there is a witness.
Come in, doctor, and tell us"
Lanine thrust Dakouss violently aside.
Let me pass"
But suddenly he stopped in amazement;
the servants formed a compact group be-
tween him and the door.
What does this mean? Are you beside
yourselves?''
'.ln the name of the law" screamed Ar
senief, 'let me out. This man is our pris-
oner."
I'VE shall see about that"
Vladimir had no need to employ violence;
the servants made way TO let the Countess
lanine come in.
why all this uproar?' asked lana calm
ly. These men are mistaken" she added,
going To Darine and handing him n letter.
Eat least. l hope 80. Please look ut this
paper. l WAS Ill the next room and heard
all. Vladimir, have u little patience! II
these gentlemen 10 not recognize their er-
ror WI shall then bethink ourselves"
Darine had unconcernediy taken the let.
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BESET BY PHANTOMS.

Queer yisitations Which are Troubling
K~ntirouders In Florida.
Old railroaders. and especially old Job
Simmons. who tends the railroad bridge at
Pemberton Ferry, Fla, are greatly excited
regarding recent developments in n ghost
case on the railroad. About a year ago a
bad accident occurred near here, where an
engineer lost his life, caused by the engine
hitting n tree ana being thrown from the
track. The engineer was thrown from the
cab directly undo the engine and crushed
to death. About three months ago the rail-
road men of that division began talking OF
the weird. strange noises heard at one por-
ton of the track on the morning run, and
many were so worked up about the matter
that they had their RUM changed.
The first that WIS known about the mat
ter is that the engineer on No. -. while
passing Elbow creek. near where the acct
dent occurred, NIL of II sudden while look
ing ahead saw what no thought was u big
pine tree lying across the track. The en-
CINE was so near that he could not stop, al
though he reversed the engine and put on
the airbrakes. The huge tree was plainly
seen, AZ he thought, on the track ahead,
and the engine rushed towards 10 with
headlorg SPEED. 1t was but IL second be-
fore they would strike, the engineer thought
and in that brief time was crowded n lifs
time. As the engine appeared to strike the
tree he brgced himself for the shock and
closed his eyes.
To his utter astonishment no shock came,
and the engine plunged through what
seemed to be the huge tree without hinder
ance, while n blood-curdling cry came from
the track underneath. The train came to
stop III a short distance, and the .rain men
got out to investigate. Nothing WIS found,
of course. and IA it was only the engineer
and fireman who had seen this strange APP
pearance. they were laughed ut by the Other
0embers Of the train crew.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-18
WOLCOTT AND HARRISON.

An Account Of the First Interview Be.
tween the Two Men.
Senator Wolcott is more than ever alien
ated from the affections Of President Har-
rison'since he delivered his eloquent speech
in opposition to the force bill, and cordial
relations are not apt to be soon established
between these two eminent republicans.
Mr.. Wolcott has been a severe critic of the
president always, and in his opposition has
had the sympathy of his colleague. Mr.. TEL
Ter. says the New York Sur. During the
last session of congress Senator Wolcott
took occasion, while delivering a speech
upon the silver bill' to hit Mr.. Harrison
some pretty hard raps. This speech
followed closely upon Il widely pub
lished interview with Henry Wolcott,
of Denver, the senator's brother. In which
some very caustic things were said about
the president, and the contempt which
Western Republicans feel for him, caused
the relations between the president and
the young senator to become very much
strained.
A few days ago. just before he delivered
his speech against the force bill, Mr.. VOL
colt was persuaded to call at tho white
house to pay his respects. Some of his col
leagues. older in years and accordingly with
more discretion than he, convinced him
that it WAS only proper that, as a senator,
he should wait upon the president and offer
the assurances of his most distinguished es-
TEEN and consideration. The young senator
accordingly vent over to the executive
mansion at a seasonable hour one morning
sent in his card, and, after waiting in the
ante-room some time with a lot OF miscel-
laneous people, As is the custom in this free
republic, was ushered into the presence OF
the president. Mr.. Harrison stood at the
corner of his desk, with his feet planted
firmly and his head thrown back upon his
square shoulders as if anticipating an at
tack. The senator grasped, with more or
less cordially, the hand of the president
and said: Good morning, MIR. President.
I have come to pay you my respects and to
wish you the compliments of the seasou."
"YesI" said the president.
"It IS a pleasant day." said the senator.
eyes" said the president.
"An agreeable contrast to the terrible hot
spell during the session last ummer. said
the senator.
.sStill, l have seen hotter summers than
last hummer was" said the president.
els it possible said the senator.
"Yes, / have known it to be 30 hot in
Washington some summer that the pave
ments melted into a soft sticky substance"
said the president.
~ nope that we shall have no such weather
as that during the coming summer" said
the senator.
~ hope not" said the president.
Good morning" said the senator.
''Goo morning. said the president, and
as Mi. Wolcott disappeared through the
door MIR. Harrison brought his head back
to its normal position, released his hold
upon the desk, and, with the Air of n con
aueror, resumed the chair that he had va
Gated upon receiving the senator's card.
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Ter handed him BY the countess; he sudden-
~ changed countsnance after reading Il.
"Oh"' said he bowling before Vladimir,
"that il another thing"
lie crumpled the letter with evident vcxs-
ton. "We have been deceived, really.
our rights, but In these times OF transition
it 10 our duty to keep q sharp lookout ev-
erywhere."
He turned toward the servants.
"You may 90 my friends"
But Vladimir was exa8perAted. This
change Of bearing and language, this sud
den courtesy, astonished him without de
minishing his resentment.
"'Oh! no! you think that after exciting mn
u~nheard-Of scandal in the house Of q man
such as / you can get Oh with excuses II
il / VINO now demand the interference OF
the police cOmniiSsAry."
Such an expression Of astonishment then
appeared ON the procurator's face that lana
perceived IL. what il tho use, my dear?''
she said to her husband. ''These gentlemen
acknowledge their mistake"
II don't understand it at all" stammered
Vladimir. as he drew back in sstonishment.
II shall explain II all to you, my dear"
She gave a majestic gesture. Every one
in the house had boundless respect for the
noble woman. The servants departed; Da-
kouss followed them. Then Darine walked
toward the door, followed by his compan.
ion. On the threshold he turned back and
said sarcasticalIy:
II could not suppose. sir, by the manner
in which you treated officials connected
with secret societies that you were SO wei
protected by them. My compliments, gen
eral. oh, the Emperor chooses his ennis
saries well. The socialists Of RiaZan may
we'll consider themselves Fortunate"
Vladimir was about to reply, but lana IN
joined silence by energetica!ly pressing his
hand. The magistrates departed.
will you at last explain, Lanai"
"What can l explain, my dearI A great
danger ia threatening you. as the nabot
warned you"
''This Indain frightens me-"
II cherish very different feelings fol
him." replied the countess. II All deeply
grateful to him, for he watches over u.s."
But, after all, lana, you must confess
that it is unheard of that ~scoundrels of this
sort should have dared to zone to me, an
imperial aide-de-caInp, in my " house!
You don't know-that duel! They dared
accuse me-"
~ heard it ALL"
She looked him in the face.
"Do You know who this doctor is whom
you have brought here? Do you know what
he would have answered."
Vladimir burst out laughing.
"Oh! you are always suspecting some vii
lainy! Why should he have q grudge against
me! ! have no bitter enemy as far as ]
know! And then such a n accusation would
be too absurd"
"Vladim1r, FOUR memory is short. Have
you forgotten Siberia? Have you forgotten
Schelm? Times have changed, and those
who wish to ruin you take another course
than they did twenty years ago."
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some such thing. But how did they find
out! Gould the p%rocurator be n traitor.
Oh! that is impossible. We have too strong
n hold on him. A man above me, He
would have to be too sharp. know no one
who il equal to it,"
Hearing three gentle raps at the IGOR OPP
posite TO that by which Darine had entered,
schclm seized the balls again. A door
opened and let in Mile. Louise de Schelm-
berg.
Father" cried Louise, ''is Nandine
dead2"
NO; he ia saved.'
"Oh, thank you. papa" murmured the
young girl. covering Schlem's white hair
with kisses.
Blu tho hideous paraiytic disengaged aim.
SELF with signs Of Impotence.
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v.
mE IMPxRIAL PROSECUTOR.

HAT evening there
were five persons at
the Lanines' table --the
count, the countess,
Alexandra,
Popof and
DR.. Dakouss, who had
tut recently been in
stalled at the house
and whom lana had in
vited to dinner.
The meal WAS short
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balls covered with green silk and selected
n OF these balls. At this moment there
came a third knock. Scheim pulled the
ball toward him; there WAS n grating Of
bolts and bars; one Of the doors opened.
The public procnrator appeared upon tho
threshold. Schelm lot 20 tho ball. The
door closed OF itself.
NWali y aaLad Anhnlm IGa u donaE1
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-13
FATHER AND SON.

Both Convicts, They Sue for Divorces
From Their Wives.
The two divorce suits filed in the Circuit
Court by William 3. +. Law Sr. and
William B. T. Law Jr.-father and SON
both confined in the State Prison South, a.
Jeffersonville, asking legal separation from
their wives, Jennie and Alice and posses
sion of their children. have created decided
sensation, says q Franklin Qnd.) dispatch
to the Cincinnati Enquirer. They were sent
to the penitentiary in September, 1888, for
twelve years each for jointly killing an old
man and his son, farmers, residing near
them. 1t was in March, 1888. that old man
Barker and his son were found in the field
not far from their house, each with his
throat cuS from ear to ear and two bullet
holes in each ones head. For some distance
around the ground was covered with blood,
everything indicating desperate struggle.
1t was evident the bullet-holes in their
heads had been caused by shots fired in
their dead bodies after death. At the time
there WAS no clew to the perpetrators of the
double murder. Several arrests were ade,
but as no evidence could be- found against
the various parties, they were released one
after another. Some time after old man
Law and his son were suspected by detec-
tive. 1t was well known all over the neigh
borhood that for long time a feud existed
between the Law family and the Barker fam
lily. The Laws though stood well in the
community. They were, however, arrested
and after long and bitter trial convicted of
numbering old man Barker and his sons
but the evidence was so circumStantial that
their necks were saved from the rope and
they were sentenced to twelve years each in
the Peni'entiary.
Not long after they began their sentences
in the Penttentiary Old man Law was
granted pension and arrearages amount
ing to large sum-nearly 5000, and the
young Law had a fortune OF $4,000 be-
queathed to him by relative who died, but
neither the father nor son ever sent any
thing home TO support their families, both
OF which live at and occupy the old Law
homestead near this city, and earn a scantv
living by attending the farm from year to
year. The older Law has three children
and the younger one. In both CONF plants
foF divorce intidelity is charged, and this is
the surprising part of it, for both the ladies
are above reprOach, the younger defendant
being the daughter of one of the most
prominent citizens of johnson County
just what the two eonyicts want with the
custody Of their children is hard to under
stand. Both cases will be bitterly contested
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-13
SINGLE TAX.

Ex-Judge j. G. Mcguire addressed the
Single Tax Society Sunday evening on the
condition OF the pauper laborer Of Emope.
The speaker reviewed the plan of General
Booth Of the Salvation Army, admitting
that the weak point Of the scheme was the
encouragement it offered to idleness. "Why
not" asked the speaker, remove the con.
ditions which make such project neces-
sary, and thus preclude the possibility of
providing an almshouse Tor generations vet
uuborn?' Mr.. MaGuire's suggestion is
good one. a scheme that will give every
Atalthful person of mature years a choice
between work at fair wages and starvation
is better than charity. The fact that makes
the condition Of the lower classes of En-
glish labOrers so pitiable is that work does
not enable them to live. Competition with
the products of the cheapest labor in the
world has beaten wages below the point at
which the labOrer can support himself in
comfort. The single tax theory, of which
absolute free trade is one tenet, exposes
labor IN all parts OF the world to the destruc-
tive competition which has reduced the En-
glish lsbOrer to the verge of starvation. It
invites the workers of each nation to I'M
derbid the workers of every other nation.
In place OF the survival of the fttest it sub
stitutss the survival of the cheapest. The
cheapest worker, all conditions considered,
will get the work to do. The removal of all
taxes Oh the products Of labor prevents any
legislation to give our Iaborer an advantage
in this struggle for life. How the right to
cultivate land by paying taxes, which is at
best but another form of rent, will mitigate
the condition Of the American lab1rrr, who
Is exposed to this ruinous competition, has
never been explained.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-13
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT ELL.

1t is now said that when the Internsti onal
Copyright Bill, which recently passed the
House, comes before the Senate several
amendments viii be offered. The bill, as
it stands, does not meet the entire approval
of the parties interested. 1t protects the
foreign author, but does not protect the
foreign printer. the foreign book-bnder, or
any other foreign mechanical work. An adj
vocate of the bill urges the Senate TO &C
cept it as it came from the House. Delays,
it says, are dangerous. Delays are dangerous
to ali measures Of this character. The more
they are examined the less likely that they
will meet with public approval. There
would be no opposition to bill to enable
authors to collect a reasonable royalty on
their works wherever published, but the
Dill tile House passed gives to a single pub
fishing firm the exclusive right to reprint the
works Of foreign authors The publishers
price of foreign works OF real value will in
all probability be increased out of all proper
ton 10 the percentage paid the author. The
purpose and effect of the bill if passed will
be to enable publishers. through the power
of exclusive right to reprint foreign works,
to fix their own prices on such works. The
greater the demand for a foreign book the
higher will be It's price. A single firm OF
American publishers will have a corner on
any foreign wo TX that might meet with pop
ular favor. The bill! places no limit upon the
price that may be charged. The publisher
will, Of course. be limited by the price the
public will paw. but if he prefers to adopt
the policy Of small sales and large profits,
the public cannot help itself.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-13
WIRT'S MANDAMUS.

Argument on the Supervisors and Police
Commission Cases.
The case of the People eX rel. Frank NJ.
Pixley ct ais VS.. the Board of Election
Commissioners came up for argument yes
terday in the Supreme Court. The petit
TONERS. fifteen in number, ran on an in
dependent ticket at the recent election for
the Office OF Supervisors and Police Com
missionerS, claiming the right to do so under
Article XI, Section 7.of the Constitution. pro-
ylding for the organization and election of
two Boards OF Supervisors, and subSe-
quent section making the Office of Police
Commissioners an elective one. 1t is alleged
by them that they received 1900 votes, and
that as there was no opposition they are,
therefore, entitled 10 receive their credentials
from the Board OF Election Commissioners.
Iue Commissioners, however, refused to
count the votes so cast, whereupOn the
REALTORS applied to the court for a per
empt0ry writ OF mandamus to compel
respondents 10 count and record the said
vote, and to issue to each Of them GER
titicate of election.
Upon this application argument was had
yesterday, n. ). Writ appearing for the re-
lators ana MeSSrs. Dorm and Davis Louder
back for respondents. Mr.. Writ made an
exhaustive argument in support of his
theories, quoting extensively from the early
California reports, especially the proceed
ing5 IN the Mayoralty contest in 1851 be-
tween Harris aud BRENNAN, and the contest
between Gordon Mott and W. j. Barbour
over the District Judgeship. The Harrison
bill of 1881 relative to the election OF city
and county officers, and the decision in
Staude vs.. Board OF Election Commission
ers (6I Cal. SD. were also relied upon by
counsel to sustain bis views,
The court from the outset showed de-
cided opposition to the speakers position,
and seemed to listen with more favor to the
brief but pointed argument of Mr.. Dorm,
who stood upon the single proposition that
there were no such offices as those contended
for by the other side, and that accordingly
no writ of mandamus should be let down.
Thereupon the case was submitted
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CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE.

The Galveston NelrS says:
The United States has prOspered under inter-
state free trade and it is not to be doubted that
II Canada and Mexico had been Territories OF
this republic the prosperity OF commercial trafIic
across what are now political lines would hays
been enhanced.
That free trade among the States has con-
tributed greatly to their prosperity no one
will deny. All the States are under one
system of national laws. They comprise
political family of which the welfare of one
is a contribution to the prosperity of all.
No State in its sovereign capacity has the
power TO raise or lower duties. 1t NAV only
exercise its influence in this direction
through its representatives in the national
Congress. When we extend free trade to
other countries on this continent we en-
counter different conditions. There is not
the community of interests between this
and other American countries there is be-
tween the States of the Union. What do
Canada or Mexico care for the United
States? On general principles we may as
sumo that their feelings are friendly, but
neither of them would carry its regard TO
the point Of surrendering the right to adopt
its own fiscal policy for the promotion of
its own interest. Free trade between Can
ada or Mexico and the United States would
involve one Of two concessions: Either the
United States would have to admit these
countries into its legislative councils, or
these countries would have to concede to
the United States the right to make and
change their tariff laws. 1t is not presum-
able that any nation would delegate this
lower to another. The conditions Of one
country might undergo a change that would
not reach iute the other country. Either
one Of The three countries might become in
VOWED in 4 war which would require a
change in its fiscal policy. A common fiscal
policy is possible only between nations or
States that have common interests in other
RESPECTS. For example, either Canada or
Mexico may encourage the immigration of
Chinese. The United States may continue
to exclude Chinese from her borders. Under
free trade between the two countries, the
products OF Chinese industry in Mexico OF
Canada may be sold in the United States
free of duty. thus forcing upon our people
the competition which our Chinese exclusion
law was devised to protec. US from. In this
way the policy of the Canadian or Mexican
Government would override the policy OF
the United States, as the admission of
Chinese-made goods from another country
would be as disastrous to our industries as
the admission of the Chinese themselves.