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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-28

E'oR RENT-NlCE ROOM BRICK HOIIsE
1 on Henry street near the electric motor Stea,a
x Clements. NV" oteo'e
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WANTED--CUsTOM CLOTHING SALES
w man for city trade; none but experienced
statesmen need apply; references required. Ad-
dress Salesman. this Office.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-28

HOE fENT-NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS
with board, At 30 South Rodney street.
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SITUATION WAN1ED-AS COACHMAN, BY
c. H. H.. box 95, Helena.
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WANTED-TWO YOUNG GENTLEMEN
~ room and board SO per month. No. 400
Fifth avenue.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-28

FOR SALE-1,60O FEET IN THE AMES AID
dition at a bargain. The Witherkee An
drew Co.. Gold block.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-28

FOR REMITTANCE LIGHT STORE IN DEN
YER building; has every convenience. steam
will he made to the right part'e s on long lea 20.
Apply TO Wallace Il 1hornburgh, Denver build
ing.
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o RENT-FURNISHED ROOMS.
NOR RENT-NlCELY FURNISHED ROOMS
l. from 81 to SO Per month. PA North Rod.
ney street.
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F'ois RENI. 8 ROOM BRICK HOUSE ON
l. Breckenridge only s25 per month. Sleelo 4
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FOR 5AI.E-FINE S-ROOM BRICK HOUSE
l. on Spencer street, near Rodney, only few
minutes from postoffice, at great bargain. Steele
q Clements.
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fob RLhT-sEVEhAL RESIDENCES ON
ior slo per month, Steele d Clemeptu.
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TOR S~ALE-Sa,30O. 3axss,. s-ROOM BRICK,
42xSs. 4room brick, cellar. water. otc., on kal-
eigh street; $500, b0xiU0 feet. 8-room frame
broom frame house on broadway. I. S. French
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-28

TOR kENT-WAREHOUSE NEAR MON
l. tana Central depot. Steele & Clements.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-11-06
Fled From the Wrath to Come.

A general exodus of negroes from
the neighborhoodof Lake Contrary
has been going Oh for week past,
says st. Joseph, No, special of
the 1st Instant, and to-day the last
remnant of once sturdy settle
ment departed, bag, baggage, mule
and dogs. Two weeks ago cherry
tree in the yard Of negro named
Ben Hall, suddenly bloomed. This
caused great connection among the
people Of color, who were informed
by "Aunt Hannah" Bacon, who is
credited with supernatural powers,
that the blooming was an omen of
the approaching termination of the
world, and Hall and his negro
neighbcrs began to prepare for the
final summons by holding meetings
and a continual session Of prayer.
The end did not come as soon as
they expected, but last Friday sew
eral other trees bloomedout. This
was enough for Hall, and Ire, with
his family and all the other negroes
iii that section, gathered up their
household possessions and skedad-
died with all speed. There is not
acolored man in that neighborhood
that could be induced to go within
a mile of the house and the fatal
cherry trees.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-11-06
Mcdowell Struck a Snag.

A special dispatch of last Satur-
day from Brownsville to the Amer
ican, says: j. H. Mcdowell struck
a snag to-day in this city in the per-
son Of Frank p. Bond. Mcdowell
and Pierce were billed to speak
here and a large rowdcame to hear
them, thinking they would be an
swered by Hons. d. o. Thomas and
Frank Bond. Mcdowell was wait
ed upon by committee and posi-
lively refused to divide time with
Mr.. Bond, but began his speech
with reference to the resolutions
adopted by our Democratic club
Tuesday night, which resolutions
were written by Mr.. Bond. Among
other things, Mcdowell said: "Mr.
Bond is an eloquent man, a fine
speaker, and by his eloquence had
the resolutions adopted. Mr.. Bond
is a smart man." he said, "but some
times the smartest man is the big
gest rascal"
Mr.. Bond arose and advancing to-
wards the stand said: g." Mr.. Mellow
ell, if you mean to associate myname
in that connection / desire to repel
it, and here, before this audience o1
white men, | denounce you as a ly.
ing puppy from the swamps Of De-
sha County, Arkansas, an associate
of negroes, and unfaithful to every
cause you have ever espoused;
pieceOf corrupt putrifcation, indie
cent and unworthy Of the associa
ton of the lowest hound"
Mr.. Bonds friends stopped hin
in his advance on Mcdowell anC
persuaded him to leave the house
and drop the matter, as Mcdowell
did not resent it. The inciden
showed Chat the crowd was Will
Bond, as most Of them left the hous,
Immediately. His contemptibl,
course in refusing to grant Bond {
division of time and then attacking
him has settled Mcdowell with de
cent people in this county, and t.
Bonds friends alone he owes hi
escape from a sound thrashing. H,
played the martyr act in his speecl
and the intense disgust he createc
here Cor himself has strengthened
the cause Of true Democracy.
AS for Pierce, Dorsey Thoma
attended to him, and completed,
knocked out his 0cala heresies
! making valiant fight for Democ
ropU
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-11-06

There has been an epidemic of
fires in Tennessee during the pas
few weeks, most of which seem to
be of incendiary origin.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-11-06


convicts at Briceville and Coal
Greek created intense excitement
in Nashville, and Governor Buch-
anan was besieged by callers all day
Saturday, seeking the latest infor-
nation from the scene of trouble.
Messrs. j. i. Gaines and Nat Bax-
ter, Jr., of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad Company, were at the
Capitol early seeking Information.
They seem to be Of the opinion that
the State ought to protect them in
theuse of the corvicts. They claim
that they have no place to work
these'convicts except at Coal Greek
and Briceville. That if they move
them to Tracy City or dnman they
would have to discharge free la
borers in order to employthe con-
Ticts, and that they are unwilling
todo this; thatif they have to spend
more money to guard the convicts
against outside attack than they are
worth, they will throw up the lease.
The Governor was informed by
telegram Of the situation and he
! left for Knoxville at once where he
issued "a proclamation Offering a re-
ward of $25 for each convict cap.
tured, and heavy rewards for each
rioter convicted. The Governor
has decided not to call out the mil.
itia at present, butwilldependupor
, the civil authorities to rearrest the
) convicts. Until this is done anC
they are placed back in the mines
there will be no necessity for using
militia at Briceville or Coal Greek
The conwicts are scattering, the
majority going to themountains o.
Kentucky. The State militia art
awaiting orders from Governor
Buchanan, but the officers do no
think they will be called out, as al
thedamagehas been done and there
is no need for their presence a.
| BriceNille.
A run1or was current at 'Chatta
: nooga Saturday to the effect thatj
secret understanding exists among
| the miners throughout the State t.
( liberate all convicts working in thu
r mines, and in consequence it il
thought the next move will be OF
r Oliver Springs, Tracy City and In
, man, where convicts areemployed
= AS a precaution the guards at OH
1 verSprings were largely reinforced
= but at l o'clock Monday mornin!
}, the guard-house at the stockade o
}, the Cumberland Coal Mining Com
4 pany at Big Mountain, miles iron
y Oliver Springs, was surrounded b,
: 200 mounted men and the guard
were compelled to surrender at th
e muz1les Of Windhesters thrust il
j at the windows. Their arms wer
j taken from them, then the guard
e posted on the walls of the stockad
: were next taken charge of, but tn
# gates were open. Bythis time tn
: conyicts haddressed themselves an
= vanished. Everything moveabl
g was destroyed. This was followe
r by "a bright fash, and in less tina
+, twenty minutes from the time c
1t the attack the quarterswere'a mas
: of flames. The convicts We're nc
provided with citizens clothes, a
l. at Briceville and Coal Greek, bu
IS were compelled to wear their con
e vict suits and about l65 made goo
/ the opportunity offered them to &c
IS away.
Il The guards at thestockade wer
+ taken by surprise. The gates wer
It opened and the convicts released
e after which part of the mob locke
y themselves inside andbroke up til
n furniture, and, after saturating e7
everything with coal oil, set fire
- II
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-11-06
GENERAL NEWS GLEANINGS.
A Summary Of Interesting News of
Tennessee and Elsewhere.

sen is said to be abundant.
San Francisco, Cal, is endeavcr-
ing to secure one, if not both, of the
next national conventions.
Jordan & Adams, one of the lead
ing dry goods firms of Milan, made
an assignmentSaturday for the ben
eft Of their creditors.
Moore & Postoa's cotton gin, at
Mckenzie, was burned last week.
1t is supposed to have caught from
a match passing through the ma
chinery.
Thomas A. Ward, "a nineteen-year
old young man Of Madison County,
was killed last week by the acci-
dental discharge Of his gun while
hunting.
Charlie Turnipseed, a negro boy
at Jackson, during a difficulty with
another negro at that place Mon
day, was struck on the head with
stone and instantly killed.
J.F. Taylor, of Weakley County,
was instantly killed while getting
out timbers last week. A falling
limb struck him and broke his neck,
shoulder, collar-bone, and back.
The beautiful little Tennessee
town, Franklin, came near being
wiped out by the fire demon Thurs
day morning of last week. The
total loss foots up in the thousands.
Fl. w. Foster, citizen of Hen
derson County, committed suicide
Sunday morning by shooting him
self. He was worried over recent
deaths in his family and financial
losses.
J. w. Brown and John d. Tor
rent of the revenue service destroy
ed the still of "a man named Dickson
in Henderson County last week. II
was one of the largest wildcat con.
Germs ever captured in West Ten
nessee.
The governorof Texas scathingly
denounces the burning at the stake
of the negro Lee Green in Cass
County, that State, last week, and
offers $1,000 reward for the arrest
and conviction of each member OF
the mob.
Two trains collided on the Nash.
Vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis
Railroad, between Nashville anC
Dickson, Saturday evening" One
or two railroad men received seri
GUS wounds. Saturday night trains
were delayed several hours.
The Theater Vendome, at Nash
vile, was damaged by fire FRIDAY
morning. At one time it looked a
though the entire building witt
others around it would burn, bu
after the fire department begal
work it was found to be more smok,
than fire.
Mrs. Ella Davis, wife Of William
Davis, of Lewisburgh, committed
suicide Sunday morning by placing
, a double-barreled shotgun to he
head and pulling the trigger witt
her toe. No cause is known for tn
deed. Her husband is a watchmal
at Inman mines.
William Bowman, a fifty-yea
old brute of Martinsville, Ind, out
ragged his ten-year old granddaugh
ter last week, leaving her in a crit
ical condition. After the outrag
was madepublic hewas taken out b
a mob and beaten almost to dealt
with hoop-poles.
The reviewing stand Of Demo
cratic parade at Baltimore las
week, which was occupied by Sena
tor German, Frank Brown, candi
date for governor, besides a nun
Der of other prominent gentleme
and ladies, fell with crash Just a
the head Of the parade approached
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-11-06
RELEASED BY ARMED MINERS.
Convicts Freed and Stookades Burn
ed in East Tennessee.

day says that $50 convicts had been
released at Briceville Friday night,
and the Immense stockade had been
burned. 1t was also reported that
a battle had taken place between
The guards and miners, but the
Idemoralized condition Of the wires,
which had been cut between Offuts
and Coal Greek, rendered it diff
cult to reach mountain stations in
the vicinity of Briceville, and it was
impossible at that hour g a. m. to
obtain accurate information, The
telegraph operator at Clinton re-
ported heavy firing goingon in the
direction of Briceville. He also
had information that the convicts
in the branch prison were released
at 9o'clock by miners.
A Knoxville dispatch at 3.15 q.
NJ, Saturday morning, stated that
beyond a doubt the stockades of
the Tennessee Mining Company at
Briceville, and of the Knoxville
Iron Company at Coal Greek, had
been burned, and the convicts in
these mines to the number of 800
have been released and are now at
large-most Of them reported to
have gone toward the Kentucky
line. Later news from the mining
district confirms the above.
The citizens Of Briceville heard
squads Of men passing through the
place on their way to the stockades
, between s and 9 o'clock on Friday
night. This was kept up for near
lyan hour. 1t was about $50 when
200men descended Walden Ridge
, approaching the stockade from the
) east They called upon Warden
Grass to deliver them the keys 0i
, the prison.
While this was going on the mag
, azine was blown up and the stock.
, ade was surrounded by $500 men
) Grass gave up the keys, and wher
the al convicts were released, they
assisted in burning iand destroying
the property.
The attacking party then moved
$ on the Chumley or Coal CreeE
Y stockade, and a halt was made neal
i, there. Twenty-Five men were sen
forward to demand the surrende,
of the convicts. The men kept ,tl
continuous volleys from their Win
chesters. Only one guard was OF
duty, and he lost no time in obey
y ing. The convicts were told to 90
}, and many of them, as at Briceville
l wereg given citizen'sclothes. Whel
u the convicts were liberated the,
: plundered Chumley's store and de
9 stroyed the stockade furniture.
y The mob then descended to til,
d valley, where they set off severa
S dynamite bombs and fired smal
e cannon they had with them. TIL
d racketoccasionedby these discharg
S es, together with the explosion o
5, the ammunition storedat the Brice
II vile stockade, which the fire touch
{ edof, createdthe impression anon.
. non!participants that a small wa
e was in progress. Such, however
'S was not the case, as there was nc
L a shot fired at any man or any pei
Is sonal violence.
: The woods and fields and raj
is road tracks around the stockade
Il were generously strewn with tn
IS striped suits of the released cor
II victs. Convicts in gangs of ten
/ and twenties were wandering q
't over the surrounding country Sat
q urday. Several gangs were.seen q
n various points along the Knoxvill
Il and Ohio railroad. Wheneverthe
asked for help it was freely give
If them by the natives.
II ~
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-21

been driven by Voltaire, to whom he
paid a high tribute, and who he
claimed, had been grossly slandered.
Voltaire, he said, had opposed the rack
and stake as necessary adJuncts to re-
llgion and had fought bravely and per-
slstently against religious persecution.
thereby driving a spike which not all
the hierarchies of the world could ever
pull up.
Another golden spike was the govern
ment ''of the people, by. the people, and
for the people," and in this connection
he proclaimed himself strongly in favor
of woman suffrage, and prophesied
that it would come about in time.
Public education he set forth as an
other golden spike, although this, he
said, was capable of improv ement. He
deplOred the fact that the boards of ed
ucation spent SO much time in deciding
whether teachers should marry or not,
and whether the unfortunate children
of questionable parentage should
be allowed the privileges of free
education, and did not devote
more effort to making the public schools
so far superior 20 the parOchial schools
that 10 parent would hesitate between
them, even when directed toward the
latter by the priest.
The condition of woman was another
golden spike although not perfect. He
spoke of the condition of the woman of
the time OF Socrates, who was little
better than a slave, and compared her
lot to that of the woman of the present
day. In conclusion he enumerated some
of the tendencies of the present day,
prominent among which he mentioned
the leaning toward greater tolerance
and more religion, and asserted the
belief that morning in the social world
was just dawning, and that progress
would grow greater and stronger from
day to daY.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-21
THOWN OFF A BRIDGE.
Attempt Of Jersey Wretch to
Murder a Child.

PATTERSON, n. j., Dec. 2O.-JOhn
Henry O'ConnOr, sixty years of age,
a boiler maker, made a dastardly at
tempt to murder his six-year-old STEP
son, Bernard Wattbury. last night.
O'Con nor recently married the widow
Wattbury and because her child seemed
to engross all of her affec-
tons, became insanely Jealous and
took a,hearty dislike to the child. Sat
urday night he induced the child to go
walking with HIM. He led the boy three
miles out of the city 10 the Fifth avenue
bridge, and when in the center of this
structure he raised the lad in his arms
and threw him off. The place was de-
serted, and. of course, O'COnner rapidly
disappeared in the darkness. Little Ber-
nard in the meantime had fortunately
fallen on a sand bar over which
there was but few feet of water. He
called for help with all his might,
which, about fifteen minutes later, was
heard by a farmer who was driving over
the bridge on his way to his home. He
took the relns from his horse, tied them
together and threw the moose to the boy,
who was some twenty feet below.
Bernard placed the moose about his
waist and was drawn to the
bridge, almost unconscious and badly
bruised by the mass of ice floating
down the river. The farmer wrapped
the exhausted boy in his blankets and
drove him to the hospital, where the
lad now lies in a precariOuS condition.
The police arrested UConnor at his
home. He told his wife that the boy
had became separated from him during
their walk and the couple were about to
leave the house to search for the boy
when the police came upon the scene
and arrested GConnor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-21
FIGHTING HEBREWS.
Serious Row in a Philadelphia
Church

PHILADELPHIA, Dec, 20.-A disturb
ance among church members which for
a time threatened riot and caused the
presence of a squad of police to
Quell, occurred this afternoon in the
synagogue of the congregation of
Israel. Shortly after o'clock while NJ.
Lapen, highly Polish Jew, who has
been active in promoting the cause of
education among the Jews, was deliver
ing lecture. faction of the cOngrega-
ton entered the synagogue and COM
menced praying. The praying portion
are said to be followers of Rabbi Block,
who are said to be opposed to Mr..
Lapen's schemes, because they divert
money from the regular chur n Golfers
The result of the rivalry was soon mani
fest in a confusion that brought nearly
every person in the synagogue to his
feet. Herman Levin and David
Leventhal got together in personal
encounter. with the result that
the former was kicked in the stomach.
Leventhal made his escape and has not
been captured. Before the rest of the
congregation came to blows o squad of
police appeared upon the scene, and
order was restored. Levy is seriously
injured,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-21
ADJUSTMENTS.

money Mad' played to two good
houses yesterday at the Bijou. In the
hands of the people presenting it, il
is not a great play. Its most strik
ing characteristics are of the sensation
al order. The audience seemed to like
it. The scenic effects redeem the piece
from the common place. The represen
tatiOn OF Clark street bridge, Chicago, is
something like the reality. 1t is swung
several times during the third act, tC
let vessels 90 by, and it IS from this
bridge that the hero Of the play jumps
into the river below to save drowning
man. The scenery is accorded poor
support by the cast.
There was a big house at the Pence
yesterday afternoon, and packed one
last night. to greet the New Black
Crook" company. The company is a
good deal stronger than on It's previous
visit, and gives a much finer perfOr-
nance. The scenery is new and pretty.
the wardrobeS handsome. and the girls
are shapely and march prettily. The
OIio is the best seen here in some time,
and comprises the pick of he profess
sion. Psyche is a high kicker, and
q splendid dancer: Z Snayal, clever
topical singer; Devany and Allen, two
Kn0ck-aD0ut comedians VINO make
hit; Laura and Frances and Z. Invest,
pleasing musical artists. 1t is worth
seeing. Same bill all the week, includ-
ing family matinees Wednesday and
Friday christmas day. closing Satur.
day night. This company will open
HiltOn's new play house in St.Paul Sun
day night next. Seats are now on sale
for the balance Of this week.
Miss Fanny Rice will commence a
three nights engagement at the Grand
opera house tonight, presenting her lat
est farce comedy, "A Jolly Surprise
She is assisted by very good company
and her principal comedian, Andrew
Mack, makes an excellent impression
everywhere. e. II. Bradshaw, Messrs
LAWYER and Thornton, Jennie Wealth.
ersby, Robert Vernon and a number OF
very pretty girls fill in the chinks of {
most pleasant entertainment, according
ito all reports.
The sale of seats for the engagement
of Thomas w. Keene will commence a
the Grand opera house box office tomor
row morning. A Christmas and Satur
day matinee will be given.
Pat BannOn, the business manager O
the Lyceum, will give his patrons some
thing Japanese for Christmas in "Tht
NikadO."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-21
A KANSAS ESTIMATE.
What the Topeka Capital Says of
the Dead Senator

TOPEKA. Kan. Dec. 2O.-The Topeka
Capital, in an editorial On Senator
Plumb. will say tomorrow: "Preston
b. Plumb was a man who brOadened,
deepened and grew strong and more
useful with success and experience.
He was loyal, big-hearted, generous
friend. and as such he will be mourned
by hundreds of Kansans who sustain in
his death a personal loss. Senator
Plumb never lost an opportunity TO help
his state. He was a KanSan first, last
and always, and possessed such intimate
knowledge of the story of the state, its
people, politics and resources as to COM
mand respectful attention at all times.
AS a senator he ranked with the ablest
men in the body. Carefully informed
upon the questions which came up for
discussion, he was able 10 defend his po-
sitiOn with such vigor as at all times to
secure attention OF the senate. For fif
teen years he has been power and in
fluence in their councils. His useful
ness to Kansas and to the nation can
not be estimated at this timeD