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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-29
ANXIETY FOR GLADSTONE
The Health OF the Grand Old
Man in a PrecariouS
State.
Fears That He May Not
Hold Out Until tho
Elections
Tho italian Chamber of Deputies has
Big Rumpus at Its Last Sitting

LONDON, June 28.-Renewed anxiety is
felt regarding the health of Gladstone. His
recovery has not been complete. He has
had occasional relapses, being apparently
hearty one day and broken down the next.
1t 10 feared that he has seen his best parlia-
mentary service, and there is n disposition
on the part of the liberal leaders to relieve
him as much as possible. They appreciate
the loss that his death would be to the
party, tending as 1t would to dissolve tho
ties that hold the popular mass in combine
tign with the middle and upper GLASS of lib
erals, and perhaps leading to dissolution
of the party as at present constituted.
II is expected that Mr.. Gladstone will
have to seek quiet for some time to come, if
he is to be in form for the fatiguing de-
mands of the approaching general election.
Indeed, 1t is said that the condition of Mr.
Gladstones health is watched with sinister
interest by the tory leaders, one of whom
remarked that Mr.. Gladstone might not
live to take part in the next parliamentary
contest.
The st. James Gazette SAYS Gladstone's
physicians fear tho veteran statesman may
not recover from the effects of the attack OF
influenza from which be suffered in tn,
spring. He was left rather weak by it.
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TO CUT OFF UNDEsIRABLEs.
A Steamship Company Co-Operates Wit
the Government.

A Steamship Company Co-Operates With
the Government.
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-'rhe new immigra-
tion bureau has received copy of the in
structions issued by the Hamburg American
Steamship company to its European agents,
which prohibit the sale of passaas tickets
for America to certain specified classes of
undesirable persons. This is new de-
parture on the part Of steamship companies
which has been iAaugurated by this line.
II the other transatlantic companies shall
adopt 1t there will be very little left for the
commissioner OF immigration to recon-
mend to be enacted at the next congress.
The rule adopted by the company Ia as SIM
pie as it 10 practical. Its list of persons to
whom tickets may not be sold includes
not only the vicious criminal, pauper
and diseased Glasses designated in
the United States law, as we'll as
contract laborers, but also all known an
archists and those socialistic extremists
who place their views and designs above
the considerations and restraints of law
and order. Any agent selling ticket to a
person belonging to ono of these classes in
circumstances where a reasonable inquiry
would have established the facts in tho case
will be charged with tho price of the unde-
sirable immigrants return ticket. The
burden of proof az to his having made such
reasonable inquiry will rest upon the agent,
and as. every neglect will entail penalty in
the nature of fine he may be relied on to
use due diligence in ascertaining the facts
before giving passage to a doubtful appli-
can't.
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BLOODSHED AT THE MINES.

Miners at franklin Attack the Negro
Camp and Four Men Are Killed.
FRANKLIN, WASH, June 2S.-The white
strikers. anRered at the action Of the Ore
Qon Improvement company in taking me-
groes to the New Cnstle coal mines started
to clean out the negro camp tonight. In
the fight four persons were killed. The
deputy sheriff who has been at the scene
for the past four weeks catlsd for militia
and two companies left on a special train.
The threat Of the company to place ne
Rroes in its mines in place of the striking
white men was carried out this morning.
The company sent special train to Nsw
Castle with eighty negroes from the Frank
lin mine. The strikers wore all asleep
whom henegross arrived, and off their guard.
At Gilman the strikers are maintaining an
armed organization and drill daily. Tho
Seattle Coal and Supply company will un-
doubtediy take in fol ce of men in few
days and start up their mines. Serious
trouble seems almost inevitable
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MICHIGAN FOR BLAINE.
II tho PIumed knight II . Candidate
AIger Will Support Him.

AIgsr Will support Him.
CHICAGO, Jnne Ex-senator Stockbridge.
Of Michigan, now in Chicago, speaking OF
Michigan's candidate for president, said
that Blaine Tss go far ahead in the racb
Blaine wants the nomination." he said.
Michigan will give him her solid vote.
He will accept 1t, too. When the nation
demands Blaine, as II will, the eminent
statesman cunnot refuse"
What If ho doesn't accept"
"Then there will be sone fun. Indiana
will lead out with Harrison, Illinois with
Cullom, Michigan with Alger and Wisconsin
will have the Rusk banner. You have four
starters now and there is no telling what
will happen IN year. Algsr is a strong
man and stands next to Blaine, not only ia
Michigan, but in the west and in some
states in the far east. The farmers will
support Uncle Jerry Rusk, and 1t will be
surprising II he doesn't capture every vote
of the farmers Alliance and other similar
organic ations?"
:Could Mr.. Blaine be eleoted?''
MOST assuredly. Michigan would give
him 10000 majority at least He is the
most popular Statesman in America. Dur
| ing the trouble that followed the New Or
leans lynching there was little excitment
in Washington. There will be no trouble,
democratic senators used to say, for MIR.
Blaine is handling the case'"
"Could Blaine get Michigan's support In
| the convention if General Alger is candi-
date?"
"That is impossible. General Alger ia
one of Blaine's most ardent supporters and
will work for him. But If Blaine refuses
the nomination, then Alger will launch biz
boat and We will stick to hlm to the end.
That is how Michigan stands on tho presi-
Dental election"
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ON THE ANXIOUS BEACH.
Postoffico Department. Employees Expec
aShaking Up July 1.

Posteffice Department. Employees Expect
Shaking Up July 1.
WASHINGTON, June 23-The postoffi CO de-
partmsnt is to be reorganized on July l.,
and the clerks, messengers, watohmsn,
chiefs of divisions and charwomen are
trembling in anticipation of dire disaster.
It is certain that quite number of men
will be dismissed, especially among the
chiefs and principal clerks, who have fallen
into a rut and imagine that they own the
department., The creation of now
Office by a recent act of congress, that of
fourth assistant postmaster general, which
takes effect July l, causes the present con
sions of the department. will be detached
from their present superior offices and
transferred to the jurisdiction of tho fourth
assistant. It is probable that an appoint
ment division will be retained by
ess Niss ist as'ist1ns tSa bond Ih' avson Ed
free free delivery @ and correspondenoe ] division.
The star routes will remain under the Sec
ond assistant, and the stamped envelopes
and postal cards as we'll as the finance di
visions remain under the third assistant.
The fourth assistant will have the dead
letter office. the salary and allowance
odds and ends which have here
tofote gone along In haphnzard man
ner. All these changes will necessarily
cause shaking up OF the entire depart
ment. The clerks have been writing bushels
of letters.to their congressman and senators
to have them retained in positions, and the
postmaster general has been deluged with
correspondence in consequence thereof.
The entire clerical force of the department.
is on tenterhooks; the women are in hys-
terics and tears, while the men are as nerv-
ous and scared as SO many sheep.
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FREE SUGAR FOR CANADA.
The Raw Article to Be Admitted to I'll
Dominion without Duty.

Tho Raw Article to Be Admitted to the
Dominion without Duty.
OTTAWA. June 29.-The leading features
of the budget are references to reciprocity
issues and the announcement of the aboli-
tion of the duty on raw sugar, by which net
tho treasury loses over S3.000,000 duties.
The budget states that during the last
year the exports to the United States had
fallen off over $1,o00,oOo, but that exports
to Great Britain, Germany. ETC., had in
creased correBpondingly. While bank after
bank has gone down in the United States in
tho recent stringenoy Canadian institutions
had stood without harm. This the premier
attributes to Cannda's good banking laws.
The government Was prepared to meet the
government of the United States and en-
deavor to agree upon equitable terms to re-
move the causes now preventing freedom of
trade between Canada and the United
States.
The net debt of the dominion is $239. $40,
900. Several important tariff changes would
be made; the abolition of import duty on
sugar, and increased taxation on malt and
distilled spirits and tobacco. The duty on
refined sugar would not be taken off, but
would be changed from u per cent to five
per cont of value, equal to .0S of u cent per
pound.
Sir Richard Cartwright claims that the
government ID not taking the duty Oft sugar
because it WAS in the interest of the people,
but bsoause the United States had done So,
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It wa. all over a widow,

NEW YORK. June 28.-Darwin Meserole.
son of General Meserole. who last night
shot and killed Theo. LarbiR, was today
committed to Raymond street Jail. Mrs.
Comstock, in whose house the shooting oc-
carred, was also committed rs a witness.
Larbig was a travelling salesman from
Providence, r. L., where he left wife and
family, and when in this city lived with
which he had fitted up for her. Yonng
Meserole rented part of the fat from Mrs
Comstock. Yesterday he took her to Coney
Island whore they met Larbig. On return
ing home, Larbig began to abuse Mrs.
Comstock. who ran to Meserole for protec-
tion. A general fight ensued which ended
by Meserole shooting Larbig dead.
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on for Isering Sen In Company.

VICTORIA, b. G.. June 2s.-The British
man-of-wnr Nymobe, Commander Turner,
will go direct to Nanimo, where she will
meet the United States steamer Mohican in
whose company she will proceed to BerinR
sea. It is expected that the British steamer
Pleasant and the United States steamer
Alert will alRo make the Bsring sea cruiss
in company leaving here Tuesday. During
the past week both the Mascot and the
Otto, two Victoria schoopers, have been
quietly fitting out for sealing and both
captains not having received any official
notice OF the suspension of sealing. will
take chances of securing their share of
skins before falling in with tho war Ships
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.COLLUS|ON IS CHARGED.
Farmer and Post Trader Of Tongue
River Agency to Be Inves-
tigated.
Violation OF the Rules OF the
Interior Department. Is
Charged.
A Steamship Company Co-operares witt
the United States Government to Shut
Out Undesirable Immigrants.

WARRINGTON, June 70. There is trouble
brewing for the farmer and post trader at
the Tongue river agency. 1t has been re-
ported At the Indian Office. and the report
is being Investigated as to its authority,
that G. M. Harrison, the agency farmer.
has been in oollusion with Indian Trader
Walters to make contracts with the govern
mont against the rules and regulations of
the interior department. which forbids Off
ciAls from making or entering into con-
tracts. Recently contract was awarded
to Walters to furnish oats for the Tongue
river agency. The charge is that Harrison
is to furnish the oats and that he paid
Walters $40 for signing the contract for
him. These charges have not been proven
yet, but they are believed ut the Indian
Office. Commissioner Morgan intends to
have all agencies investigated to see
whether there ID any crookedness at any
point.
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ST. PAUL'S ENOCH ARDEN.
He Leaves His Wife and Returning Finds
Her Married to Another.


ST. PAUL, June 2S.-St. Faul has an Enoch
Arden. His name is David A. Souoie. His
wife's name is Mrs. Angeline Mathews.
The story is told in an action for divorce
instituted by Mira. Mathews yesterday. She
states that her maiden name was Angeline
Morand and that she and Souoie were mar
ried in Faribault in 1880. They had two
children, one of whom, girl ten years old,
is living, the other one being dead. Soon
after their marriage they came to st. Paul.
and in 1883. the complaints alleges that
Souoie deserted her. He disappeared
and she never heard anything more
of him until last April, when he
turned up in this city again. Thres years
after his desertion Mrs. Souoie, that then
was, through an attorney named Mckennsy,
begun a suit for divorce OH the grounds of
desertion. Il never WAS tried. as McKen-
ney, the complaint alleges, told her that
her husband was dead, and that it was use-
less to get divorce from dead man. With
this assurance of Soucie's death, Mrs. Sou
Gle became Mrs. Mathews, and for five
years has lived happily as the wife of Sam
uel A. Mathews. Mrs. Mathews now asks
the court to dissolve any tie there may be
existing between her and Soucie, and also
to allow her the custody of her little
daughter.
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Paraguaxan Ideas of Work.

A French gentleman who has recently or
Ranized colony called Villa Sana. about
twenty leagues northeast of Villa Conception
on land belonging to the eParaguayo- gen-
tine Land company, told me that in the be-
ginning, when he went to survey the ground
and to ascertain its exact whereabouts al
ways = troublesome business in these coun-
tries, whore there is as yet no topogrnphios al
survey-he had the greatest difficulty in in :
duoinQ half dozen Paraguayans to accom-
pany him. They told him that he would
never find the land that he would bs ma
BILE to cross the river Aquidaban, and, in
short, that his was awld-goose chase. How
ever, when they arrived at ths river. and
tho Frenchman simply jumped in and swan
across, their amour propre was touched,
and they swan after him. These
half dozen Paraguayans have remained at
tached to the colony, but they have lost the
esteem of their countrymen. When. after
the exploring expedition, our Frenchman
started from Villa Conception with his
sixty colonists and his train of bullock
carts and impedimenta, the loafers OF the
town said to the few Paragunyans who ac-
companied him and were helping in the
loading: "What! Are you rs big fools as
those Europeans, to work like thatp"-'rhe-
odore Child in Harper's Magazine.
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Tlla Actors' Colony.

1t is n strange vissicitude OF fate which
has overtaken New Rochelle. As its name
would indicate, the town was founded by
religious refugees from France-Hugenots
driven out after tho revocation of tho edict
of Nantes. Even yet the descendants of
the Frenohmon and Walloons, who came
here for conscience's sake cling to tho old
town and to their faith in Calvin.
But the Hugenot blood isn't what shows
on the surface. For some occult reason,
perhaps the mysterious attraction of op-
posites, New Rochelle has beon pitched
upon by the artists and actors for their
summer homes. When tho theaters oIose,
or whom the weather 10 fine. whether the
thsaters arc closed or not, the town Ia full
of gay soubrottes and thin-facod comic
opora clowns, and stars in Legitimate"
holding somewhat aloof. Francis Viii
sons homo at Pelham, with it's
third story theater, ia only little way OFF.
Frederic Remington heads n little colony of
artists who live there, and Mrs. Jennie June
Croly, of tho Home Maker, expects to build
home there for present and future oocu-
pAuCy.
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The Biggest Farm on Earth,

New YORK, June ga company COM
posed of New York and southern capitalists
has just been organized with a capital of
$1.000,000 for cultivatinc farm of $4,000
acres In Florida. This will be the lnrgest
farm IN the world, and upon it enough
could be raised to supply the city of New
York withsfood. The name of the company
is the San Sebastian Land. Improvement,
Sugar and Investment company. Tho farm
st. Johns rivers. II has muck soil similar
to that in this valley OF the Nile. The COM
pany does not propose to raise cereals or
garden stuff, but sugarcane and cocoanuts,
especially cocoanuts. This will be in the
nature of an experiment., as cocoanuts are
not indigenous to Florida.
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MOONSHINERs CAPTURED.
Internal Revenue Officers Breaking Up {
Notorious Mullins Gang.

Internal Revenue Officers Breaking Up the
Notorious Mullins Gang.
WnEEnINa,IW. Va, June 2S.-Harvey Mul-
lins, leader of the notorious Mullins gang
of moonshiners, who have been making
whisky and committing murders and other
crimes in Mcdowell county for several
years, has been arrested together with Pile
Cooper, one of the gang. Tho capture was
made by Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
Road, who took posse of men with tho de-
termination of breaking up the gang He
took warning from the fate of other officers
and instead OF opening attack, made still
hunt nnd hid in the woods for several days,
being at last rewarded by ambushinR Har
vey Mullins and Cooper, Mullins attempt
ed to shoot but was knocked down with a
rifle and hnndcutfed. Cooper surrendered.
They will be taken to parkersburg before
the United States court tomorrow, after
which an attempt will be made to capture
the remainder of the gang, numbering
about twenty-five,
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A Challenge to Bozemnu.

BELGRADE, Mont, June 28.-[Special. T.
Belgrade has a base ball club. composed of
professionals of no mean standing.
Thomas Shafer is recognized as the best
amateur pitcher, from Portland, Me-, while
John Burns. of Pittsburg, has had few
equals as catcher. The Others of the club
are all athletes of known ability. Kaiser
and Mcdonald were formerly tumblers in
Barnum's circus. The club is known as the
"Get Thars." We have challenged the
Bozeman nine to play game at Bozeman
any time on July from nine a. IN. to eight
p. m. for the championship of Gallntin
county. The challenge is to be accepte
not later than July 2, and the Bozeman nine
is to pay the Belgrade club $3.50 expenses.
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IMPRISONED BY ARGENTINEs.
A British Captain Forced to Act rs q Sol.
dier in Busnos Ayres.

A British Captain Forced to Act rs Sol
dier in Busn0s Ayres.
BALTIMORE, June 28.-Capt. Kenneth
Pritohard, of the British steamer Tangier,
from Buenos Ayres, had remarkable expe-
rience there. He arrived nt that port just
after the revolution, when trouble again
broke out. The captain was captured by
soldiers and led at the point OF the bayonet
to the arsenal, whore he was given a Win
chester and compelled to join the warike
crowd. Without much complaint he be-
gan popping away at every man who passed
within range of the arsenal. He was kept
at work with his rifle for three hours,
when he was relieved and placed on picket
guard.
An opportunity presented itself and Capt.
Pritchnrd slipped around q wall and es-
capped. He had gone but few yards when
he heard some arareshot whistle by him,
and upon looking around he saw two guns
being used at the head of the street to keep
it clear. Capt Pritchard dropped into a
three-foot gutter and there remained with
the water streaming over him for about an
hour, W hen the firing ceased.
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NEITHER APE NOR MAN.
An African Dwarf That Must He the
"Missing Link"

An African Dwarf That Must He the
"Missing Link"
LONDON, June 2S.-The wonderful ac-
counts given by Henry NJ. Stanley OF the
dwarf tribes he had met with in Equatorial
Africa has aroused great deal Of public GU
riosity.
Mr.. Cross, a Liverpool naturalist, in or,
dor to meet this demand, gave orders to his
agents to obtain at any price the bost speci,
men they could get of this peculiar race
which seems to supply the long sought fol
missing link between the anthropoid ape
and man.
After " long and tedious search in the
depths OF the dark continent remarkable
female pigmy was produced from native
tribe by which she had been captured aud
was brought safely to Liverpool.
She is thirty-six inches in height, Of vel
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EXCITEMENT IN THE CHAMBER.
The Italian Deputies Narrowly Miss Com
4% ing to Blows.

The Italian Deputies Narrowly Miss Com
ing to Blows.
ROME, June 28.-There was another scene
of wild disorder in the chamber of deputies
when the foreign policy of the government
came up for consideration. After few
preliminary skirmishes, Admiral Brin, ex-
minister OF marine, who WAS speaking yes
terday when this sitting had been suspend
ed on account of the tumult in the chamber.
rose to proceed with the foreign interpella-
ton. but he was met with such strong radi-
cal protests that he was only able to repeat
the text of the Interpolation. Premier
Rudini then arose and declared in emphatic
terms thnt the government would adhere
firmly and stolidly to the dreibund, adding
that Italy and Europe might rest assured
these alliances would be maintained. and
European peace would long be preserved.
ton of the extreme left rose and
cheered long and heartily. After
further chickering's some deprecatory allu-
sions made by Martino excited the anger of
the radicals, who sprang from their seats,
gestculsting violently and drowning the
voice. OF the speaker with their shouts;
Cavallette made a rush at Martino aud
would have struck him but for the inter
ference of friends. who parted the two men.
Every member stood shouting, disputing
and menacing in the widest manner.
Finally the president, finding himself una
BILE to pacify the members, abruptly sus-
pended the sitting. When the sitting re-
sulned Oavalette, Signor Bovio, and the
president of the chamber appealed for con-
cord and all three were enthusiastically ap-
plauded by the house. Finally parliament
was proroGued for the summer.
In the midst of the confusion to-day
Signor Sonning threw bundle of papers in
Signor Cnvalotti's face and the latter rushed
to attack Scnning, when friends interfsred
general scutfle then took place. Only the
ministers remained in their seats. The
whole house seemed.to be transformed into
an arena crowded with combatants. In the
badly injured. Io-day's scene is unprece.
dented in the history of the chamber OF
deputies.
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developed body and jet black complexion,
with n peculiarly monkeyish expression,
and a nose 80 fiat that the lower part OF the
faoe resembles CLOSELY tho muzzle of an an
imal.
She has lenrned little English and con-
verses freely, M far ms her vocabulary goos,
human accomplishment she has also ac-
quired-sho smokes the best cigars with q
relish.
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KILLED IN THE SHAFT.

A Fatal Accident to Ono Of the Lessees Of
the Pixies Peak.
BUTTE. June 28.-LSpeoial. ANDREW s.
Prime was instantly killed at 1850 o'clock
this morning while at work at the bottom
of the Pixies Peak shaft. Tho shaft is
seventy feet deep. A bucket had Just been
hoisted to the surface. Apparently the
brake slipped and the bucket fell. striking
Prime and breaking every bono in his body.
Prime was one of the lessees Of the mine.
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The American the Best Wrestler.

BERLIN. June 28.-In the Grpco- Roman
test here to-day Tom Cannon, the American
wrestler, easily vanquished the the German
Rhinowa. The struggle lasted only five
minutes. To the chngrin Of the Germans
present, Crystol, the French athlete, proved
struggle of thirteen minutes Cannon was
again victorious.