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THE BALLOON EXPLORERS.
Their North Pole scheme Discouraged by
Scientists.

Their North Pole Scheme Discouraged by
Scientists.
PARIS, Jan. 1.-The two daring aero
nauts who proposed to make a journey to
the north pole are meeting with many dis
couragements. The French Society Of
Aerial Navigation, which would approve the
project il thsy saw the slightest hope of Its
success, have pronounced unanimously
against it. At a meeting Of the society hero
the president, M. Mage, editor Of Cosmos.
made an address which was quite aishea,t-
ening to the projectors of the enterprise.
He advised them to make better use of their
energy and devotion to science than at
tempting to reach the north pole by a bal
loon.
MI. Mage said it was impossible to believe
that the men would succeed. Frost upon
the ropes and other part OF the rigging
would make the management OF the balloon
extremely difficult if not impossible. The
water surface would for days at a time be
obstructed by heavy mists, the compass
would be useless and the voyagers would
have to try to direct their movements by
the stars, IN art in which balloon travel
ers are not proficient. M. Mage's remarks
were heartily endorsed by the entire society.
M. Hermite. who, with M. Besancon, pro-
jected this daring voyage, said in reply that
he and comrade intended next summer to
go to S~pitzbergen and launch pilot bal
looms, for the purpose of learning all they
could at that point of the direction of pre-
vailing winds. If the result of these exper-
iments is favorable, they will return to
France and prepare to make their Arctic
voyage in 1892. If the results are unfavora-
Bile, they will enounce the expedition. He
did not believe that the difficulties in the
way of balloon travelling were SO great as
the president believes.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-12
THE BLAME IS ALL poxrrp.s

Robert T. Porter, the superintendent
OF the notoriously incorrect census Of
1880, in a report made to the secretary
of the interior, evidently finds great
comfort in charging that his predeces-
sors in the same business had done
much worse. After pointing ont the
fact that the percentage of increase be
tween 1870 and 1880 was 30.OS, and that
between 1880 and 1890 but 24.s6. he
says: "if these figures were derived
from correct data they would be disap-
pointing. Such a reduction in the rate
Of increase in the face Of the heavy i'm
migration during the past ten years
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would argue a diminution in the fecnnd.
ity OF the population or a corresponding
increase in its death rate. These tig.
ures, however, are easily explained when
the character OF the data used is under.
stood. II ia well known, the fact hav.
ing been demonstrated by extensive and
thorough investigation, that the census
Of 1870 was grossly deficient in the
southern states, SO much so as not only
to give an exaggerated rate OF increase
of the population between 1870 and 1880
in these states, but to affect very ma
terially the rate OF increase in tho II
try at large" Az an authority on do.
ticiencies in population in the south
and other democratic quarters Robert
p. Porter stands without an equal. lie
can give the superintendent OF the ninth
census cards and spades and then beat
him out. In pleading his " case it is
but natural that Superintendent Porter
should seek to defend his own omis-
sions. though laying the blame on the
figures Of twenty years before scarcely
helps his cause. The fact remains that
the people OF the United States gener-
ally have n very strong suspicion that
the decrease in the percentage OF in
crease was due tota we'll defined purpose
on the part OF Superintendent Porter TO
deliberately falsify the returns from GER
tain quarters in the interest of the party
which he represents. and for whose adj
vantage he was working. The popula-
ton of the United States, it was conf
expected, would reach sixty-tive
millions. 1t fell nearly two and a quar-
ter millions short. This failure to
realize expectations may not all be the
of the late lamented census. But
that Il great portion Of it is can be evil
denced by tho vigorous protests that
have gone up from all quarters of the
Let the census OF 1870 take
care of itself, Mr.. Porter. Tho present
generation is dealing with the census of
1890, and you are held responsible for
,he glazing errors in it.
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MARRIED AT LONG RANGE.
A Roaring Torrent Separates the squil
and the Bridal Couple.

A Roaring Torrent Separates the Squire
and the Bridal Couple.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind, Jan. ia novel
wedding took place last night near Blue
Lick. Justice Treyanton Weir, armed
with q license, rode toward the homes OF
Harvey Tyler and Kate Newly to marry
them, but all the water-courses were up and
unfordable. After waiting for several
hours, the BRIDES father appeared ON the
farther bank of the Blue Lick. The situa-
ton was explained, and the bridal couple
were brought to the creek, where the jus
tice married them, shouting the marriage
service across 200 feet of swirling stream,
all the parties remaining mounted on horse
back III the mud and rain. Although the
couple could not hear the justice. the mar
rlage is considered binding.
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TIE Denver Republican says that
'Montana's senators may expect a chilly
reception when they 20 home to their
mining constituency" What matters
it whether they come home or not. Their
presence in the United States senate is
disgraceful enough to this state without
their systematic efforts to injure Mon
tana's greatest industry.
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Not Dead. Hut Quite We'll.

baltimore, Jan. LA private letter re-
ceived here c%ontradicts the recently pub.
lished story Of the death Of Miss Annie
Oakley, the marvellous female rifle shot.
She is alive and well and i'll London.
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HELENA. MONT, JAN. IL. 1891.

~ Montaninns abroad will always find THH
DAILY INDEPENDENT on file at thor favorite
hotels: Fifth Avenue and Metropolitan. New
York: Grand Pacific, Chicago; West, Minneapo-
ts: Baldwin and Palace, San Francisco; st.
Nicholas and McDermott, Butte; Leland. Hotsl,
Springfield. Ill.
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Those h have looked all over the town
for something suitable for "A wedding or
birthday present. and have not been salts
fied, should call ut William Weinsteiu Il
Co.'S. They have silyerware. fine aueeus-
ware and III TACT every taste can be gratiied
in their immense stock.
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pROPOsALS-sEALED PROPOSALS. ace
1 invited for the care, support and uainten..
ance Of the sick. poor and infirm Of. Lewis ana
for the year Succeeding March /, 1891, said PRO
posals to cover the entire cost OF feeding, cloth
ing and nursing of said sick. poor and intirn'.
and all burial expenses thereof. Bids to be ~,
dressed TO the undersigned, 10 be received until
February %, 1891. The commissioners reserve
the right, to reject any or all bids by order OF
tho board. JIG. TOOKEK, Clerk
Helena, Montana, Dec. 10, 1890.
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The Cable Broke,

ELK GARDEN, w. Va, Jan. lion the
inclined plane at the Atlantic mine yester-
day the cable broke letting a car down the
plane at a terrific speed, and two men we're
killed and several badly injured.
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The cashier Of a Baltimore bank has
been dismissed for allowing a man who
failed recently to overdraw his account
100000. The bank officials do not
think that the cashier made anything
out Of the transaction, but account for
his strange actions on the ground that
he was h~ypnotized by the bankrupt.
This, coming or top of the claim made
on behalf os the female accomplice OF
the Paris stranger, Eyraud, makes it
look as if the hypnotic theory was
about to take the place OF the some
what overworked Temporary insanity
dodge used to such advantage IN the
courts in years past. 1t also furnishes
an opportunity for the Warhorse and
the bncking Cayuse to explain their
authoritarian position on the silver
question by the allegation that they
were hypnotized by some one Of the
Wall street gold bugs.
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United States Marsha, De.d

PHnAngGfHra, Jan. H-Andrew g. Dill,
United States marshal for the eastern dis.
trIct Of Pennsylvania. died to-day.
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LONDON, Jan. u.-Adyices from Zanzibar
are to the effect that the route to Victoria
Nyanza is again insecure. The blame for
this state of affairs is laid upon Enin
Pasha.
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A Strike in Chicago. stone Yard

CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-As a result of the at
tempt of employers to enforce a new wage
scale the employees Of all the stone wards
i'll the city will strike.
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The Author Of She,

NEw Yong. Jan. I1.-H. Rider HaQpard
and wife arrived on the Etruria yesterday.
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Lumber Mil Burned,

NORFOLK. Va. Jan. 1.-THE Tunis Lum-
Der company's mill and plant were burned
to-day; loss, $1,000.
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Bank CBsarings.

BosTos, Jan. 1.-THE ciearings of the
banks during the past week amounted TO
81, rs, 4333, 4G9, a decrease of Is per cent.
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Wedding and birthday Presents

maihefon 4 Co. real estate. ctr. have remove.
10 room iJ9. Power building, ID floor.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-12

we adsih. early buying ~ our prices create a
isely demand. Sew tngisnd Shoe store.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-12

All kinds Of miners boots anil shoes al
gteat aiscount this month at the New England
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In looking over the percentages Of in
crease of population given by Superin-
tendent Porter for the several states and
territories, it is found that the growth
of Montana in the last decade is ex-
ceeded by only that of North Dakota
and that of Washington. Unfortunate
ly, for statistical purposes, the figures
furnished by the census bureau are not
received as correct in many particulars,
but they are the only official data on
the subject. North Dakota heads the
list with an increase of $500 per cent.
Washington comes next with 365.13 per
cent. Montana is next in line with
237.49 per cent. The other states whose
percentage of growth is represented by
three figures, follow in this order: South
Dakota, 23460; Wyoming, 1921; Idaho,
15S.77; Nebraska, 134.oG; Colorado,
1912. Montana is credited with but
49, ,159 people. She has 10000 voters.
This is an average Of less than three
persons to each voter. In the older and
more settled states the average is as five
to one. Naturally it could not be ex-
pected to 60 that high in Montana for
many reasons. Mining, prospecting,
ranching and other outdoor and ardu-
GUS employments engaged in by men, to
the exclusion Of women in most cases.
decrease the disproportion between the
sexes, and with it the average Of people
to voting population. But it is safe to
assert that it is not as low as three per
cent. A fairer average would be four
people to a voter. That would bring the
population of Montana up to somewhere
in the neighborhood Of $4,000. In
spite Of the Porter census, official
though it may be, the people of Montana
will be inclined to believe that the larger
figures are much nearer the truth than
those made up in Washington.
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OUR Word IS OUR BOND.

The immortal Lincoln once said:
"You can fool some people all the time, and you can
fool some of the people some OF the time; but you
can't fool all of the people all the time.''
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rhere Is Mil1ions in IT.

SAN Francisco, March "a local
/ aper says: The New York company
that proposes to explore the northwest
prise. 1t is singular that some of the
young fellows who are burning with a
desire to reach the north pole or to in
vestigate Central Africa, do not turn
their attention to the unexplored regions
of this country and Mexico. Arizona
and New Mexico are rich in archeologi-
cal treasures. Death valley alone is full
of interest, while old Mexico abounds
with material that has never been
handled by the scientist.
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Is Disease a Punishment.

The following advertisement published
by a prominent western patent medicine
house would indicate that they regard
disease as punishment for sin:
''Do you wish to know the quickest
way to cure a severe cold? We will tell
you. To cure cold quickly, it must be
treated before the cold has become
settled in the system. This can always be
done if you choose to, as nature in her
kindness to man gives timely warning
and plainly tells you in natures way,
that as punishment for some indiscre-
tion, you are to be afflicted with cold
unless you choose to ward it off by
prompt action. The first symptoms of
cold, in most cases, is dry, loud cough
and sneezing. The cough is soon followed
by a profuse watery expectoration and
the sneezing by a profuse watery dis
charge from the nose. In severe cases
there is thin white coating on the
tongue. What to do? 1t is only necessary
to take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
in double doses every hour. That will
greatly lessen the severity of the cold
and in most cases will effectually count
eract it, and cure what would have been
a severe cold within one or two days
time. Try it and be convinced so
cent bottles for sale by SnIpes & Kiners-
ley, druggists.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-03-11
IT EX-SENATOR PALMER.
The Long Illinois Contest Settled by
the Election of Geu John M. Palm
er to the U. S. Senate.
Blaine will Leave the Behring Sea
Matter to Arbitration.
The Associated Press Reports are Sent
Exclusively to the Chronicle at
The DaIIes.
THE LONG CONTEST ENDED.

John NJ. Palmer Elected Senator from
Illinois Today.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March l1.-General
Palmer was elected United States senator
today on the first ballot to succeed Chas.
B. Farwell.
A veriication of the roll call showed
that every republican voted for Lindley
and every democrat for Palmer. son
this l54th ballot said Speaker Craft,
"the whole number of votes cast are 204,
necessary to choice 103, of which John
NJ. Palmer has received 103 votes, dem
ocratic cheers) A. J. Streeter one vote
and Cicero j. Lindley 100 votes and 1
hereby declare John NJ. Palmer duly
elected United States senator"
Palmer was then introduced and spoke
as follows: Gentlemen of the thirty
seventh general assembly, feel more
like saying, amt 1 glad to get out of
this wilderness 1 thank you 104
members for vindicating the rights of
the people by pleurality of the votes
that expressed the desire OF the people to
select senator and the election is his
torical. You men who have labored SO
long to elect your Independent candidate
also deserve my thanks (applause.) My
republican friends, 4 thank you too. |
thank you that the contest has been free
from personalities. (Applause.)
When the vote was progressing, Rep
resentative Tanbereck, the only one OF
farmers who did not vote for the demo
Gratis, said: s'I vote1 for A. j. Streeter,
the nominee of the f. M. B. A.
and dropping into his seat burst into
tears. 1t was sincere sorrow, nobody
doubted, and cheer after cheer from the
republican side rewarded his loyalty tc
his party nominee.
John McCaulley Palmer, was born in
Scott county, Kentucky in 1917. In
1881 he emigrated to Madison county
Illinois, and during the summer of 1885
he commenced the study of law. He
was admitted to the war the following
| year. At the commencement of the reb-
ellion he was elected colonel of the 14th
Illinois infantry, and during the wal
took an active part in many of its most
important engagements. For gallant
services under General Sherman he was
made major-general. Palmer held the
office as governor of Illinois from 1855
to 1872 as republican, but his politica
conrse during the term was such as tc
ALLEVIATE him from his party and his ac
ceptance as democrat, which he ha!
been ever since.
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An Immense shark.

While native fishermen were out fish
ing with nets at Waialua, ON the othef
side of Oahu, monster shark got en-
tangled in one of the nets and was
hauled ashore on the beach. Almost the
whole village went down and killed the
monster with axes. The shark meas
ured eighteen feet in length. When cut
up into pieces two good sized turtles,
one of which was still living, were found
in the stomach. The turtles measured
eighteen inches across. Other things of
a varied nature were also found in the
stomach. The jawbones were brought
to Honolulu by the steamer G. B. Bishop
and placed on exhibition. The jaws
have seven rows of teeth and measure
twenty-five inches when fully extended.
The natives stated that the mate of the
dead shark managed to escape. Homo
lulu Times.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-03-11
THE JEWS IN RUSSIA.
Driven by Persecution Abandon
Their Religion.


ST.. PETERSBURG, March 1O.-The ten
sion of affairs cansed by the political
situation in Scandinavia is keenly
watched and followed here. Russia has
long been waiting for an opportunity to
incorporate into the Russian empire the
country beyond the northwest frontier,
thus gaining a free Atlantic seaboard,
and enabling Russia to make Ofoten, in
Norway, naval port of equal strategic
Importance with Vladinvostock, near
the northern limit of Corea in the Sea of
Japan, by joining Japan, now separated
by railway systems of Russia and Scan
dinavia.
The semi-oficial organ, Novo Vremja,
has taken up the hint that if the Boths-
childs espouse the cause of the Hebrews,
it means financial pressure upon the
Russian government, and publishes a
long, venomous article, stating that the
Rothschilds themselves have given hos
tages to the Russian government inso-
much that they now own, practically,
the naptha springs of Baker, and have
arranged with the American Standard
Oil Company to divide the markets of
the world. Novo Vremja then says
Russia would not fail in the event OF
financial troubles to give a Roland for an
Oliver
Since the London mansion house
meeting, which expressed sympathy
ing memorial to the cZar, the severity
of the anti-Jewish penal laws have re-
doubled in vigor. When written laws
are inadequate, arbitrary laws replace
them. In view of these prosecutions
about 100, 900 of the poorest classes o.
Jews have embraced the Russian ortho
doxy.
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THE new CONSTITUTIONS.
Draft of the Platform Upon Which the
Anti-ParnelIites Will Stand.

Draft of the Platform Upon Which the
Anti-ParnelIites Will Stand.
DUBLIN, March 10.-The draft of the
constitution submitted today to the
meeting of the anti-Parnellites in this
city defines the objects of the national
federation as being home rule; land law
reform; improvement in the status of
the masses, as sent to the social, politi-
cal rights of laborers and artisans de-
velopment of Irish industries and re-
sources abolishment of the grand jury
system; establishment of the educational
system, based on the principle of equal
dealing toward all sections; electoral
registrations reform in regard to parlia-
ment and municipal government and
other bodies, and repeals the coercion
act. The pledge also proposed binding
all members of parliment who declare
for national federation to vote with the
party.
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QUICK RETRIBUTIoN.
Five Negro Robbers Are Compelled
to Disgorge.

10 OlSSOTScs
PARKERsBuRG, West Va, March TO-
The men working in the Hatfield tunnel
on the Norfolk & Western extention
were paid off last Friday. All the work
men except five negroes got gloriously
drunk, and during the night the negroes,
by a preconcerted arrangement, robbed
the others of 800. When the victims
discovered their loss they appealed to
the leader of the famous Hatfield band
of desperadoes. After listening to their
story he blew a blast upon horn, and
six Hatfelds, mounted and armed,
responded to the call. The old man,
putting himself at their head, started in
pursuit of the negroes. About seven
miles from the tunnel they were over
taken, and instantly seven rifles were
leveled at their heads, while they were
told to deliver the booty. The entire
amount of stolen money was recovered,
and 500 of the negroes money was taken
also. The Hatfelds returned, gave the
$400 to whom it belonged, keeping the
800, and tackled up at the end of the
tunnel, where the negroes work, this
sign: "Any niger found on these prem
ises after tonight will be attended to-
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THE NEXT ELECTRocUT1oN.
New York Murderers who Are Sentenced
to Die Next Week.

SING SING, N. Y, Merch 9.-Despite a
strong hope instilled by their counsel,
Slocum and Smiler, the nurderes con-
demned to die some time during the
week beginning midnight Sunday, are
showing change in demeanor. This
change became noticeable yesterday in a
restlessness which has not marked the
conduct eff either Slocum or Smiler since
the first few days after they received
their sentences. The passing of Satur-
day without any move by their
lawyers toward preventing the execution
of the sentence seems to have had a
powerful impression on the murderers.
They apparently began to realize that
this is their last week of life. Warden
Brush has the preparations for the cleo
trocution well in hand. The state COM
missioner of lunacy, who will see to the
carrying out of the sentence, will visit
the prison some day this week and assist
at preliminary test of the instrument
of death
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A Hor-HEADED MARQUIS.
Acting in a High Handed Manner in the
Eviction of Tenants.

LONDON, March 1O.-The Marquis of
Londonderry is accused of acting in
very high-handed manner in the evic-
tions at Silksworth, Durham, which
were continued yesterday. 1t is asserted
that men who were brought to the place
to assist in the evictions, and refused to
do so, were detained by the police. On
the police finding that they were going
beyond the law in such detention, they
allowed the men to depart. The mar
quis is, a hot-headed nobleman, and pro
claims his hostility to all labor agitation.
His course in the Durham evictions has
won him great unpopularity. 1t is said
that one of the miners evicted is an
illegitimate son of former marquis,
who was entirely ignored by his
unnatural parent
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Asstenments and Dividends.

NEW YORK, March I'D. A. Wood
house & Co., dealers in railway and tele-
graph supplies, assigned today without
preference.
Powers & Son, tea merchants, assigned
today.
The treasurer of the Western Union
Telegraph Co., has today declared the
regular quarterly dividend of IL per
cent.