The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-22
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BREVITIES.

ROM. N. Y, April 2l.--Rev. Henry Oar
ling, president Of Hamilton college, Clin-
ton, N. r., died OF bronchitis.
PrrTsnURa. April 2l,-Employmsnt was
given to 1000 men to-day by the resump-
tion Of the Edgar Thompson Steel works.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April gl.-Willism
Muscoe, alias Jordan negro, who muir
dered n policeman three years ago. was
Hanged this morning.
ewenty-hfth ballot, which resulted, Gall, IS;
Epeer 50; Bloxam. 2, last nights democrat
sc senatorial caucus adjourned.
CLEVELAND, O., April 2l.-The funeral OF
the late Bishop Gilmour took place this
morning at st. Johns cathedral with much
pomp and ceremony. Fully $500 persons
were present.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 2l.-John Scar
~, aged 30, a real estate broker, after
making his will, shot the top of his head
off last night. His wife recently sued him
for a divorce.
Ell. Louis, April 2l.-A dispatch SAYS the
continued wet weather in eastern kansaa
corn and potato crops. Wheat, however, is
not affected except in the lowlands.
VIENNA, April 2l.-A Jewish lawyer at st.
Petersburg writes to n friend here that all
the Jews residing in st. Petersburg have
been ordered to leave the city by May s..
This means the ruin OF many Jews.
LONDON, April 21.-In view OF the ap-
proach of May the anarchists are busy
throughout Europe organizing for a general
strike. All European Governments have
decided to prohibit outside demonstrations.
PALERMO. April 2l.-A serious riot oc-
Cured at Cerda to- ay, growing out of op-
position to the PIN tax. Two thousand
peasants took part ind released n comrade
from prison. Troops have been dispatched
to the scene. -
OTTAWA, Ont, April 21.-British Colum-
bia has sent q resolution to the governor
general of the council, requesting the Do
m1nion parliament to make the Chinese act
more restrictive. An increase in poll tax
of from $50 to 500 is also asked.
LONDON, April FLA Valparaiso corres-
pendent of the Times says the CHILEAN
men-of-war Imperial, Lynch and Condell
are starting for the moth under orders to
attack the squadron commanded by officers
who revolted against the government.
~PITTsBuRa, Tex, April 21.-A severe
cyclone cut a swath through this place at an
early hour Monday morning, completely
destroying two residences and badly aamag-
ing half a dozen others. Mrs. Croweli WAS
fatally and her daughter seves ely hurt.
OTTAWA, April 2l.-The ten-gun armored
cruiser Warspite, of the British Pacific
squadron, has been ordered to Esquimault
dry dock on account of the alleged discov-
cry of structural defect. The Warspite was
launched in 1884, and was supposed to be
the best, as she is the largest, armed cruiser
owned by Great Britain.
CHICAGO, April 21.-H,gher cables kept up
the excitement in wheat to-day. NAV
opened higher at ll5 ana July at 1l3. Both
soon sold up to ZIG and 1889 respectively.
Under heavy offering both declined, NAV
dropping to 1881 and July to 1134. The
price rallied again, and at 12:45 May was
quoted at ia and July at 1921.
WAsH1NaToN, April 21.-Under authority
conferred by congress the secretary of the
navy Is making arrangements to open the
Boston and League Island rnvy yards for
construction and repair work. The dock
ing of the Newark at League Island Satur-
day was the first work of any sort done at
Philadelphia Oh a naval vessel under gov
nmen auspices for six years.
CHICAGO, April 21.-Joseph Mulhatton.
travellng salemen's candidate for president
OF the United States in the last campaign,
was locked up at Detention hospital for The
insane Monday night. Last January he
was thrown from a street car in New Or
leans and his head injured. The injury
has now, apparently, resulted in demen-
tia. he will probably be sent to a private
asylum for treatment.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, April GA report
reaches here from lockwood, seventy-six
miles from Chattanooga, on the Cincinnati
Southern road, that twenty-six miles from
that place, Sunday, a party of ma
tive mountaineers rode into a tan bark
camp on the Cumberland mountains. and
without warning, shot and killed six ne.
groes and wounded ten. The mountaineers,
1t is said. had been discharged for incom.
potency and took this method of vengeance.
F1NDLAy, o., April 2l.-The missing link
in the chain of title establishing Gen. Ere
mont's claim to the island of Alcatraz in
San Francisco bay was received by W, r,
Covert. Of this city, who is one OF the
claimants under Fremont, he having fur
nished part of the purchase money This
missing part OF title is i'm the form of a
giant from the Mexican government to
Plinio Temple, the man from whom Gen.
Fremont made the purchase. The United
States government now has possession of
this island and Fremont's heirs are suing
for its value, which is estimated at SlO'9-