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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-01
GENERAL SPINNER DEAD.
The WelI-knOwn Ex-Treasurcr Dies at
jacksonville, Florida.

The WeII-Known Ex-Treasurcr Dies at
jacksonville, Florida.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 31.-Gen. +. f.
Spinner. ex-treasurer Of the United States,
died this evening. Francis Elias Spinner,
financier, was born in German Flats. (now
Mohawk N. Y, in January, 1902. His
father, John Peter Spinner, was born in
Weroach, Baden, January 49, 176S, and died
in German Flats May u, 1s4s. He otiiciated
for twelve years as r Roman Catholic priest,
then embraced professionalism. married,
emigrated to the United States in
1901. The son was educated care
fully by his father, who required
hiuI to learn trade, and at first appren-
ticed him to u confectioner III Albany and
afterward to a saddler in Amsterdam, N.
Y. He engaged in trade at Herkimer in
1894 and became deputy sheriff of the coun-
ty in 1929. He was active in the militia or
can;zation, and by 1884 had reached the
grade of major general. In 1857 he was
sheriff. and in 1889 commissioner for
building the state lunatic asylum at Utica
When he was removed from this post he be-
came cashier of bank at Mohawk. of which
he was afterwara president for many
years. He held various local offices, was
auditor and deputy naval officer in the
naval Office at New York in 1859. and in
1854 was elected to congress as an anti
slavery democrat. He served on the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, on a
special committee to investigate the assault
made by Preston Brooks on Charles Sum
ner and on conference committee of
both houses on the army appropriation
bill, which the senate had rejected on ac-
count of clause that forbade the use of
the military against Kansas settlers. Gen.
Spinner was an active republican from the
formation of the party. He was twice re-
elected 10 congress, serving altogether from
Dec. 3, 1866, till March 3, 1861. When the
Lincoln administration was organized Sec
retary Salmon p. Chnse selected him for
the post of treasurer. which he filed, under
successive presidents, from March 16,
1861, till June 10, 1875. When dur
ing the war many of the clerks
joined the army Gen. Spinner suggested
to Secretary Chase the advisability of en-
ploying women in the government offices.
and carried into effect this innovation.
though not without much opposition. He
signed the different series of paper money
in n singular handwriting, which he cUlti-
waited in order 10 prevent counterfeitine.
On retiring lie went to the south for the
benefit of his health, and for some years he
has lived i'll camp nt Pablo Beach, Florida.
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WOOL STATISTICS.


sHo ou'AOpk very tOGtp.
BosTos, Dec. 3I.--The American Wool
Reporter. in it's annual review Of the wool
trade OF the United States will say to-mor-
row: The amount Of wool on hand in most
primary markets OF the United States is
now excessive; the supply in Boston is con-
siderably lighter than year ago. A re-
cnpitulation Of the stocks in the principal
markets. to which is added estimated
amounts in other markets, and concealed
supplies of wool in pullers' hands, gives n
total supply of 32,Sl0.Ss2 pounds, against
93,2S4, $50 a year ago. The figures for the
first ten months OF 1890 for the whole
United States, show total importations of
1884. lN pounds, in comparison with no..
III, ,766 for the corresponding time last year,
and in consequence of the lessened amount
OF foreign wool on the market. and the fact
that there is n very marked improvement
in tho woolen goods business tho supplies
Of wool in the United States cannot be con-
sidered burdensome. The only weak spot
in the outlook il tho probability OF in
creased importations Gf foreign woods after
the beginning of the year.
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some move from the opposing forces. That
further desperate fighting will occur there
seems TO DO no doubt. II the Indians
should make mn onslaught during this storm
they would undoubtedly have great ad-
such time. The danger is that the In
dians will now break away to their strong
holds in tho Bad Lands and will ne rein
forced by Bosebud, Standing Rock and
other Indians.
Eight more dead soldiers were brought 10
the agency after dark last night, being q
part Of yesterdays fatalities.
Losses to the Indians are known to have
been great, but the definite number has not
ms yet been aacartained. The two strangers
who were found murdered within two miles
Of the agency yesterday nre now believed TO
signal lights were again plainly visible last
night in tho rough country twenty miles
north Of here.
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PROGRESSIVE,
COMPLETE,
MODERN
JeWe|ry Establishment

A place where you can find a
stock second to very few in the
largest Eastern cities; a place
where the finest and most exact
ing watch repairing is done; a
PLACE where manufacturing Of
jewelry and diamond setting is
done in a manner that admits of
no just criticisms. In brief, we
want to elaborate and improve
on the year just past, which has
been one of unbounded success
with us, and if our efforts are met
bya corresponding reward on your
part, the year 1891 will be still
more gratifying than its perde-
cessor; our policy shall be, as in
the past,
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Ordered Out the Militia.

LINCOLN, Neb.. Dec. T.-Gov. Thayer to-
day received telegram from the sheriff at
Chadron asking him to order out the
militia and send arms. as Indians had been
fighting there for two days and that city is
full of women and children. The governor
replied by ordering Company
T., Second regiment. Capt. Smith COM
manding at Chadrot on duty for the pro-
lection of the people in the town and coun-
try. II is understood that rowing bands of
hostiIes have renewed their depredations
along the Nebraska-Da border.
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Snow inthe Southwest.

SAS Francisco, Dec 3i.-A light rain and
snow fell during the night in Nevada and
Arizona. The snow fall varied in western
Nevada from three to ten inches and n
depth on tho ground is reported Mt from
two to four feet. Snow also fell in tho
Tehachapi mountains and in the mountain
districts of eastern California.
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WHERE ARE THE EEIENDLIES.
They seem to Have Quietly Joined the
Hostiies-losscs.

They seem Ia Have Quietly Joined the
Hestlles-losses.
PISE RIDGE AGENCY. Dec. 3i.-The quest in N
on every hand is. what has become of the
large number of friendly bucks located
south of the agency until yesterday? A
half-breed courier. who WIS through that
camp last night. reports that nearly every
able bodied Indian in this outfit had quiet
iy slipped away after dusk aud joined the
hostile forces. Tho friendly Indians at Pine
Ridge now. he says, nre principally
suunws, and those not able to fight.
Up to IL o'clock this morning, however.
everything was reported as quiet. both SIDES
resting on their arms and each awaiting
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-01
New Years Day Weather.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3l.-The signal Office
furnishes a special bulletin following the
morning reports. II shows that over Ar
kansas. eastern Missouri and Iowa the year
closes with one of the warmest periods on
record for this season of the year, the tenn
perature over those sections being from
twenty five To thirty degrees above the av-
eragc. The temperature is above the mean
over nearly the entire country west of the
Ailegnanies. This warm wave will move
eastward and ever the gulf states, Ohio
valley and a greater portion of the lake re-
gion. New Years day promises to be ono
OF the warmest days ever known.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-01
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

The thermometer registered 60 degrees
below zero Wednesday morning at Fair
field. Me.
A special dispatch from London, received
"Wednesday on Wall street, says Il rumorsd
large demand wns made from the Bank of
England of gold for shipment to New York.
Germany continues its demand. The Bank
charges q per cent. Tor loans.
Bateman d. Co.. bankers. of New York as-
signed TOD. A. Carver yesterday without pref
erences. Arthur q. Batcman also made m
individual assignment. The failure was
formally announced on the stock exchange.
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Disobeyed the Injunction.

OMAHA Dec. 3l.A summons WAS served
tonight on General Manager Clark and
other ofiicers of the Union Pacific railroad
them TO appear before Judge
Boane Saturday and show cause why thev
should not be lined for contempt IN yiolat-
ing the injunction forbidding tue interfer-
ing with the movement of Milwaukee Il
st. Paul trains.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-01
Ask for Consolidated Bonds.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 3l.-Yesterday Hope
& Co., the Amsterdam bankers, filed a suit
against the board of liquidation of Louisi-
ana, praying that said board fund 9,O42
bonds of the state, amounting to over $4.-
600. coo. into consolidated bonds. The board
of liquidation met two weeks ago and re-
fused to fund the bonds, hence the applica-
tinn to the courts.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-01

PINE RIDGE Agency, Dec. 31.-Nearly all
able-bodied bucks have gone to join the
bostiles. Red Cloud and and all lesser
chiefs except Little Wound and American
Horse have joined the hostiles for a last
great struggle.
At a late hour tonight a fierce blizzard
is still raging. 1t is more advantageous to
the Indians than to the troops.
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The Eaul, with Him.eif.

CAGgoLLroN, Miss. Dee. 3l.-At the pre-
liminary examination of Mcbride yester-
day for the killing of J. p. Matthews, the
republican postmaster of this place, last
Christmas. twenty five or thirty witnesses
were examined. After exhaustive argu-
ments it was decided that Mcbride acted
III self defense, and no was discharged.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-01
The List Augmented. 4

PINE RIDGE AGEscY, Dec. 3l.-The list Of
dead VIA augmented to-day by tho death
Of Private Shettie, q troop, Seventh cav
airy, and Lieut.. KranzberR troop A. This
makes total of thirty-fye fatalities for
the two battles Forty-one seriously
wounded are in an improvised hospital Mt
the agency, many of whom will die. Little
hope is expressed of the recovery OF Father
Craft, the Catoolic priest, ftabbed at the
battle at Wounded Knee,
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4 Desperate MOrtgugar.

MISNEAroLIs, Dec. 3i.-M. B. Lapping, n
carpenter. mortgaged his furniture with the
Adamson Loan agency and the mortgage
was foreclosed to day. This afternoon
I,appinr rushed into the Office and opened
fire with Il revolver. Victor Heath aud
Harry Merrick. employees of the agency.
were seriously but not fatally wounded.
Lupping .scaped
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Little Prospect of Reconciliation.

PARIS, Dec. M.-The Steele claims that n
hot hostile discussion took place yesterday
at the conference between Messrs. Parnell
and O'Brien Mt Boulogne- Sur-Mer. The
discussion according to the Steele lasted
until toward midnight and renders recon-
citation between the Irish lenders most
improbable. Parnell. Kenny. ScuIIy and
O'8rien left the city to-day on their return
to London. No announcement has ms yet
been made as TO when and where the next
conference between Parnell and 0Brien
will take place.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-01
Racing at New Orlcans.

New ORLEANS. Dec. H.--In yesterday :
first race Bonnie Annie won. Binfeum sec
ond, Daniel third. Time, 57i4.
Second race-Rui1ian won. Secret second,
Bauboy third. Time. 10ol3.
Third race-Jessie Mcfarland won. To
tenn second. Ida third. Time, Iii.
Fourth race-St. Adams won. Mark $.
second, Shibbo!eth third. Time, l;30.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-01
THE
J,STBIyMBTZ ],
Jewelry Co.
| 8 9 | +!

he ]. Steinmetz Jewelry Co. up
N this First day of the New
Year, wish to thank all their pat
rons for their substantial appre-
citation of the efforts they have
phi forth in the year just closed
to give Helena and the whole
State Of Montana,
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The Duchess Must Economixe.

Nxw YORK, Dec. I.-The duchess of
Marlborough will have TO curtail her ex-
penses in the future by $4,000 year, the
supreme court having decided that that
sum should now be applied to the payment
of three Judgments aggregating nearly
500 40, recovered against her recently.
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Bodies Recovered.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Dec. 3l.-A ghastly Sc
quel is being enacted to-day to the fright
full disaster which occurred in the shaft of
the Lehigh d Wilkesbarre Coal company at
South Wiikesbnrre last March when eight
miners were imprisoned. After repeated
efforts to secule the bodies four were re-
covpreI
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-01
Robbed the Express.

Bu.liNaroN. Ia. Dec. 3l.-An express
robbery is reported to have occurred To. day
at Abba. The robbers escaped with nearly
l,0oc. Particulars are delayed by the
de!uge of rain falling tonight, rendering
telegraph wires useless.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-01

The ]. ST[|NMEIz JENtLRY co ,
Leading jewelers.,
HELENA, MONT

N. B. This year we shall have
a email Order Department =" for
serving out of town customers.
Write us for anything and get
prices and selection packages. A
convenient arrangement for get
ting the exact sizes Of finger
rings sent upon application. You
can then order and get just the
MT.
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A Notorlou. Character scnt,lr.

SEATTLE. Dec. 3l.-Chas. +. Hammond,
formerly proprietor of the notorious Cleve-
land street house, London. who was CON
victed of grand larceny few days ago.
was to-day sentenced to two years in the
The case has been appealed.
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vienna, Dec. 3l.--Count Dey. ambassador
from Austria to England, and Count dc
Luton. first secretary of the embassy.
fought duel with pistols near this city to
dag. VI Neither WINS wounded. The affair
grew out of quarrel in London over the
question of social precedence Of their
WlYeI.
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Everybody shall receive the same
treatment. We want you to feel
as welcome when buying SO Cts.
worth, as when buying $500
worth. We want it to be the
" Jewelry House. of everybody
in Montana. We wish you all
New-York tribune., 1891-02-15
TIE pRLNT CLOTH MARKET.

Fall River. Feb. II (speciaD.-Thc print cloth
market for the week has been steady and larry
active The sales have been fair and win the iarSo
deliveries have reduced the stock by $1,000 pieces.
The demand for odd goods has been very large ana
no,rlv All the mills IN the city are at work. Tie
mills are well sold up for the coming few weeks ana
a further reduction is predicted The present con-
dltion Of the market gives great encouragement 70
manufacturers and more hopeful feeling Is expressed
than for months past. The following is the weeks
statement Production 100000 pieces deliveries, 2Do'-
600 pieces stock 100000 peces60X56s 1000 pieces
G4x64s. POS 900 pieces: last weeks stock, 362Ooo
pieces sales-l39 900 pieces odds, 770OO pieces !;
64XC4s G2,OOO pieces spots $4,000 pieces; futures,
900 pieces. sales for future deveries-February,
$4,000 pieces March, 10000 pieces; April, 1000
pieces: May, 1900 pieces; August, 1,oOo pieces !,
teptcmber 900 pieces The market is steady; price,
q / is cents for 6fX6fs . 5-S cents for 60XjOs
New-York tribune., 1891-02-15
COST or ATHLETIC Sports At rlRvlRD

Boston, Feb II Cp"clau.-lt cost S:2.37s 20 give
:hc proper amount Il atllotI, instruction and cN-
pcri,ncc 20 Harvard -tpd",t- last y,,r. iiar,arJs
graduate Treasurer for am :ic,. William Hooper, hes
iu-t made hi, annual report. According to il the
Harvard under graduate, to BE- spending "a year
for athletes ntlc NOR, than i'm Tho year
before originally the member, of the athletic tclrS
uad personally lar ,mr, @. tn expenses. lut now
tuey do not aud most of the extra burden for tho
support of athletics come, on the Undergraduates
The ,lm of S.,j7- does not include. of course the
sum, which the college corporation Itself appropriate,
for the mliutcuancc OF athletics Mr.. Hooper in hi,
report think, That thi, large amount spent by the
students can De- considerably reduced nv economy
and careful management The particular, of this *.
pcudititr are interesting They are roughly a, follows
Fr -hman baseball nine. $500; freshman boat culb
s-o go: freshman football eleven, :127 athletic a,,
citation. $50: baseball association. - so: ioot
,ua. tG.J5"; cricket oU5 fJ66. cycling aS,o,i,iion
E,77, football as,oc!atlon ~ OC0; lawn tepni, ASS,
ca.ion FiO1. Tho expense, fIr football and b,sr,,I
how, ree, do no; come ala ether on the shoulders 81
t4r student, for the -ato raccip's for aancs ere
amount to mo- iucoG,.dcrailc ,un.
Namcetngoi thccNccutiNr roum.ttccoi the Uorv,rri
Athletic Association last ugit. 1t was decided that the
winter meotr., -h)uld be reduced 20 two I'm uu,,l,r
IN. .k ui Interest and entries has led TO tlt rc,, t,
a.u u'IG N'H be no open meeting where all the
oth"r college, can cuer and compete The .tromy
feeling against ClaS, tugOf war contests, as str,,nm
and harmful TO the contestants, has led TO their d
continuance. " "'S' u''
New-York tribune., 1891-02-15
ORANGE

Mrs. Gilbert Colgate, Of iIghlandavc gave a novel
valentine party at her home last evening. There
we're about seventy guests. The Invitations were IN
rhyme and on receipt Of the acceptance poetlcal
uotc was sent TO each containing the name oi one ol
the opposite sex to whom the recipient was re
onircd to write a poetca valentine and send To tho
house bofOre the day of the party These were cad lac
rveulng 10y committee, creating much merrlmrht.
rp. IN ,orttion OF the table represented aH enormous
valentine. with bride and bridegroom standing Ill
the ccntN.
Mrs. +. l.. Chambers gave a brilliant reception yes
tard n afternoon at her home Ia Maple ave, t.t't
orange. There were some 200 guests present. Mo.
chambers wa- assisted in receiving by Mr.. l.. Frank
Ca.tlc Mis- Ella Courseu, Ml,- Mary !. Harrison.
Mis-, stella Reynolds. Ali-s Anna MITCHELL M!-' Bertha
lllduin and +, Gl1rrnc" Jennings.
4 new mean, Of intcrcommuneaton +, about to be
c.t9lll he'd 'in the DrtuLc5. \ company ma, been
or.euilcd and two line, of "Cacttc, vehicles
combining the Characteristic, of both the street car
aud the STAGE viii Zee connecting the northern
and ~outhern end, Of the city. one VIII run through
pr,,oct ana Harrison st-. connecting with the Ere
road and the other VIII run from Music Hall To
-oith orange ~ way OF CcutgrNt, Montro-e ave. and
.cotlaud Road. They viii run twelve minutes
h,advay and the fare VIII be . cents.
New-York tribune., 1891-02-15
THE INDICTED ASSENBLYnAN.
REPUBLICAN MEMDERs CHAING UNDER DEM
Arrests PRESENCE ~ THE CHAsiBER.

REPUBLICAN MEMBERS CHAFING UNDER DEM
Arrests PRESENCE ~ THE CHAslBER.
Albany Feb. If (spccial.-'Thc news Of the indict
mcut by the Grand Jury II Eockand COuIty Of A
-omllyman Demarest did not reach here until late
hour last night By that time Dcmarest had left h2
Dity. gjine il is supposed, % h, home IN NyacA.
What the majority In the Assembly viii do now IN
regard 10 his case r. j. impossible TO predict His
Democratic ate, to have forgotten - arrest
uud confession. and he now wu-lo, With them aS Of
DID, before any % the exposure, We're made. Deml-
r-t him eli seem, To Dee dead - all sense o dcccncy.
for h. continue, 10 appear daily in the Assembly
Chamber where he IS now of the leading exhibits
t. the stranger, aud country people from all parts o.
the state who come to Albany to see the Capitol
building and To watch the p:occeding- Of the Assem-
ilV and the senate. Druat--st stl remains al TIC
head II The Assembly Committee ON Taxation ana R,-
tr,.uchu,ut ard holds =" his place on the Ways
ard Means. IN. Excise and state Prison committees.
II, ha. said that De- Nil not from the Assembly
and II doe, not loc, though hs Democratic as
ISOLATE, VIII take Any move toward compelling him to
surrender hiS seat.
Every Republican member OF the Assembly feels
tina. something ought = be- done right away 10 nd tn
Assembly, Of such . member Tay favr waited pa
r.utly hopu- that q movement to tls end Wplh b2
made los the oacr- ~ prmat'''t, own pUF ".l -"
in see If his assert came uu' That nothing ''dll "i
dom. toward puui,hns him by tr authorizes pi h''
I'll strict before maxim. EOVt. Tie ptWOrFit, seem
~ l, p,riccty satisfied with hu. and tHr GRAND jury
dr.,r, 80 an, Republican, az" now COZ ,dern; W AZ
b, best 10 he done 10 rd m" Assembly, oi ms pH>e.'
In an probability a move m tI- direction VIII uo
undertaken by them within the next few days
New-York tribune., 1891-02-15
TIE CHESAPEARE OYSTER INDUSTRY.
PROPOSED STEPS FOR ITS DEvELopMENT-Co.
opERATION OT TME EIsM COMMISSION.


OPERATION OF THE FISH COMMISSION.
Baltimore. Feb. 14-Genera Joseph Is. Seth. COM
mandng the Maryland Oyster Navy, has invited the
Governor of Virginia and the United States Fish
Commissioner to cooperate with Maryland I'm an In
specton and of the Chesapeake oyster grounds
with view to their improvement and the establish
ment of a station at point in the bay for the
development Of the oyster industry. The Governor
of Virginia in reply to General Seth'S letter says
that he will be glad TO unite with Maryland In an
inspection Of the oyster grounds some time during the
spring or fall
Professor Brooks. who member OF the Maryland
oyster Commission of 1854 and is an authority
on the oyster question, has been invited by General
seth to accompany the expedition. Marshall NC
Donald United states Commissioner Of Fish ana
Fisheries, in bis reply to General seths invltatoh'
saws: THE United States Fish Commission realizes
fully the threatening condition Of the oyster industry
and is disposed in every way TO aid efforts To I'M
prove its condition. Ny judgment Is that an
oyser-cutural station at convenient point III Ihe
bay having for its definite object the Development "
methods for the production of spat and for the rearing
of oyster, i'm enclosed areas-methOdS that may DC
initiated by private enterprise with protwlll be the
most valuable aid that the Federal Commission can gve
and to the establishment of tl, propose specifically
IN direct our efforts. OF nothing can DC done
until this work is authorized by Congress and "a
specific appropriation maze 70 ciiIy ~ ptV; t,r,
General Felix Agnus, the Editor OF "1hc baltmore
American who has made study OF the oyster
question is earnestly urging the neces,lIy iog te co
oneraton OF the people with caIeiml Isis.lon II
ne stor Industry is be saved Ia Maryland zen
oral Agnus holds that the oyster production Goulu 10
ID, ~ lie worth to the state not less Than Dct"een
S3O 00O 900 and j0,000,0O0 year.