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than they conld il they were republicans,
as the new president will not expect 10 feel
annoyance at the resistance offered him by
his open political foes.
THE LAW A DEAD LETTER.
1t VIII Take Over 1000, 900 to Enforce
the Chinese Exclusion Act.

1t VIII Take Over $4,000, 900 to Enforce
the Chinese Exclusion Act.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Att seems to be tho
unanimous opinion of those intrusted with
its execution that tho latest Chinese restric-
tion act has fallen a dead letter. The law
was passed on the 9TH Of May last, and re-
quired that within one year from it's pass
age all Chinese laborers within the United
States should take out registration papers
before the collectors of internal revenue of
their respective districts, and furnish pho
tographs of themselves for purpoaes OF
Identification On July the internal rev.
enue ofico issued its forms of application
for registry to all the officers having
Chinese laborers residing in their districts,
and distributed warnings in Chinese
through all the Chinese quarters, enioining
every ChinamHn who wanted to remain in
the United Statea to come up and register
to bring his photograph with him, and be
ready TO swear that it was a correct like
ness. Up to yesterday just FIVE Cinnamon
in the whole United States had compiled
with the law. and they were residents of
far-off Oregon. Two Others had offered to
do 80, provided the certificates TO bo issued
them covered the right to go to China and
| return; but ms this WAS something dis
tinctly forbidden by the law, their condi-
tonal offers were rejected.
hcCoT0iHR 10 CenbuS UGureb JD6r6 were
107, ,475 Chinese in the United States on June
!, 1890. These igu ca are. however, be-
iieyed to fail far short of the truth. The
difficulties of enumerating Cinnamon are
very great, and their evasiye powers are far
above the average. Wong Chm Foo, SEQ
retary Of tho Chinese Liberal Rights league,
claims that there are not fewer than 10000
Chinese in this country possessing qualifi-
cations which, he contends, should entitle
them to the suffrage. This would make the
total Chinese population double that num-
ber or at least 25O,000. The only penalty
provided in the law for failure to comply
with its pr PROVISIONS is deportation back to
China. Taking the lowest estimate. that
given by the census people, 107, 500, and the
average cost of shipping each Chinaman
from his present place of residence in the
United States to some port in the Flowery
Kingdom at $100-a very moderate estimate
the enforcement of the law would involve
an expenditure of $40, 100000. The duty
of carrying out this programme is imposed
by the statute upon the secretary of the
treasury and tho attorney general, and
$4,000 is appropriated for the purpose.
The additional $1O700000 required for
transportation purposes must be paid by the
next congress if the law is to be enforced
on May next, for it is made evident that
the Chinese now resident in the United
States haye not the slightest intention OF
attempting to comply with its provisions.
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ARIsTOURATIC sWINDLERs.
Sent to Prison for Year for Deluding the
British Public.

Sent to Prison for Year for Deluding the
British Public.
b, LONDON, Dec. 4.-William Gordon and
Ernest Northbrooke. both of whom are
connected with arstocratic families, have
been sentenced at the Durham assizes to
one years imprisonment with hard labor
for swindling. They issued million cir
culars announcing puzzle, the solution of
which was to be rewarded by large money
prizes. To enter the competition it was
necessary to enclose with the guess a
fee of three shiilings. The scheme
was most successful, and the swind-
lers collected thousands of pounds,
which they divided between them. When
the time came for announcing the result
the swindlers coldly made public the state
ment that everyone who had competed had
been unsuccessful, and in consequence the
money prizes to be distributed were SO
small that it would not be worth while to
remit them. Some of the victims brought
the matter to the notice of the police.
Home Secretary Asquith is said to be de-
terminsd to suppress such enterprises 80
far as he has the power under the lottery
laws. If the laws are not sufficient u new
bill will be introduced by the government
to cover all such cases.
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THRICE SENTENCED TO DEATH.
The Laws Delays in the Case of MUIR
derer Leville.

The Laws Delays in the Case of Muir
derer Levilie.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Dec. 4-Napoleon Le-
vile was yesterday sentenced for the third
time to be hanged for the murder of his
wife in this city Feb. II, 1890. Leville was
born in London and served in the civil war
as a member of the Eighth New York. In
1885 he married Belle Tesky. They did not
1.-Two happily together. Leville was a car
penter by trade, d man of violent temper,
and given to drink. His wife left him in
1889 and came to make her home with her
aunt, she wife of BENZ. Feldmann, re-
spected Charleston grocer.
The Feldmanns would have nothing to do
with Leville. and when he urged his wife
to return to him they probably advised her
not to do SO. One night Leville called at
the Feldmanns' and asked for his wife.
When she appeared he shot her in the neck.
Feldmann came on the scene and Lsville
shot him IN the shoulder. The wife died
next day. Feldmann recovered.
Leville was tried twice. convicted both
times, and sentenced and got two appeals
to the supreme court, or rather his LAWYER
did. for LevilIe never fought for his life
Once the remittitur from the supreme
court was stolen from the clerks Office
here, which gave time for a respite. 1t is
believed now that nothing can save him
from hanging March 10.
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DEMOCRATS IN THE SENATE.
The Division by Which They win Reor-
Eanizc That Body.

The Division by Which They win Reor-
Eanizc That Body.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-With the vote of
Vire-President Stevenson, even without the
assistance OF independent or Farmers al
lance senators, it seems to be certain that
the democrats will be able to reorganize
the next senate and command n majority
vote on all nominations. With democratic
legislatures in California, Montana. New
York Wisconsn and Wyoming, the demo
Gratis will have forty four senators, just half
the senate. The vote of the vice-president
will break tie of the re of the senate
should it vote together. Should the repub-
licnns in Wyoming manage to deprive the
democrats of senator from that state. it is
believed that the four independents will so
divide 40 to give the democrats control by
the division.
Senator Petfer of Kansas, has intimated
that he will vote with the democrats. Sem
tor Kyle. of South Dakota, will probably
vote the sumo wnv, Ms will also the senator
TO be elected in Nebraska, who will proba-
bly, be chosen by II combination of alliance
men and democrats. Senator Stewart. of
Nevada, has declared his purpose to vote
with the republicans on all questions of
organization.
! senator Patt, of Connecticut. says that
unless the republicans can make out clear
minority, he hopes the democrats will bs in
full coutrol ns it will be altogether unsat
| isfac,ory to have the body doubtfully
divided. As n republican, he would prefer
| to see the upper az we'll 'as the lower branch
of congress in control of the successful
party, SO that il may have no excuse to
give for failure to carry out the measures
of reform to which it was pledged by its
platform, and which the country expects to
be put in operation at the earliest practi
cable moment.
Each of the states that will be entitled to
| send democrat to the senate in place of II
republican is promising to send man who
will be q credit to his state and his party
| and supporter Of the president. Califor-
mia IL SUE to choose man of distinction
| out OF n list of half u dozen aspirants.
Montana has not begun to settle upon a
| man, but no will be, when elected, unques-
| tionably man of affairs and of force of
character. In Wisconsin there will be u
contest, but it will be between men of CON
| spicuous admitted ability. Until il is set
| tied whether Wyoming IL to be dem mocratic
or republican tho character of the senator
cannot be Predicted.
New York appears to be the only state in
which the controlling politicians are in
clined to belittle the senatorship by CON
| ferring 1t as political reward. With tbe
division in the senate 30 close as il appears
likely to DO. the presence in the senate of
two senators from New York who may be
inclined to oppose the president will be
| serious embarrassment to him and a mon
| ace to democratic success. IL two demo-
Gratis from the samo state chose to be hos
| tile to the president on personal or fac
| tional grounds they might annoy him more
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THE LADY AND THE TIGER.
They Prove Too Strong for NJ. e. Lehman
a Lawyer of Neihart.

They Prove Too Strong for NJ. E. Lehman,
Lawyer of Neihart.
GREAT FALLS. Dec. 4.-[Specisl. M. L.
Lehman. Neihart lawyer, is in Jail here
awaiting trial on the charge of passing
worthless checks on several Great Falls
people. He is quite an able young man,
and was in fair way to achieve success al
his profession, when he became infatuated
with faro. After losing all the money he
had in the Bank of Neihart he induced
County Auditor Ringwald and others to en-
dorse his checks for amounts ranging from
$50 to 5000. This was in August. He lost
most OF the money at faro and spent the
remainder on women. Finally to escape
arrest he fled to Denver. whore he was cap
tured last Sunday by Sheriff Hamilton and
brought back to stand trial. Lennar
claims he has been wronged. and that ht
still has enough money in the Bank Of Nei-
hart to meet all outstanding checks.
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A big Cavern.

SHENANDOAH, Pa. Dec. 4.-Residents OF
Lost Creek. two miles west of here, were
thrown into great t'exoitement at an early
hour this morning bv the sudden caving in
of about 800 feet of the surface for n space
100 feet wide. directly underneath the LIE
high Valley railway tracks. -Four tracks
we're carried down TO the depth of twenty
Ave feet, and the southern wall of the Los,
Creek store fell ont aud u large part of the
building Is now overhanging the immense
cave-in. People are in state of dread as
night approaches, being in fear of still fur.
ther settling. The cave.in was occasioned
by drawing the pillars of the mine.
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ELOPEMENT ENDS IN TRAGEDY.
The Angry Father shot the Young Man b,
His bweetieart's Side.

HIS sBWeeIhenrGS SIDE
GLAsnow, KY, Dec. Am elopement
ended with tragedy In Oil City last night
When the oil excitoment came tho capital
ists. who said they were developing the
fields in opposition to tho Standard Oil
company. got the services OF mn expert in
building an oil refinery. John l.. Morton,
well-known worker in tho Ohio oil fields,
WAS secnred. lt1 brought his family with
him. Among hts chiidren was a pretty pirl
OF lG. They arrived IN Oil City last year.
Several days ago Frank Potts, n voung mer-
chant Of Findlay, Ohio, the former home
OF the Mortons came to Oil City and asked
Morton for his daughter Helen in marriage
Morton had repeatedly ordered Potts
from his house in their old home. and
when the young made bold enough to ap-
proach him on the subject of marriage to
bis daughter Morton grew furious. He told
Potts that he should not even see his
daughter. and If he attempted to do 80 he
would get his head shot off. Potts tried to
reason with Morton, but was ordered to
leave bis office. 1t is supposed that the
young man saw his sweetheart secretly, for
when Morton returned from his Office last
night Miss Helen could not be found. The
neighbor who had been watching her ar
rived about an hour later with the story
that the girl had elopsd with Potts. He
had seen her como from the rear of the
loube uTebbeu AH ubuhl, ana Bthrb Oh
toward the suburbs as il for a walk. He
followed her and saw her meet Potts. who
was in buggy with two horses attached.
AS the girl started to get into the carriage,
her guard rushed forward to prevent her.
The lover drew revolver and told him to
stand off or be shot. Then they drove
awny.
Morton at once mounted horse and
started in pursuit. He carried a shotgun,
and declared that he would follow the III to
Canada il 1t should be necessary to get the
girl back. The elopers went toward Cave
City, but got lost en- route. The father
reached that place first. and, learning that
| they had not arrived, decided that they had
turned off side road. As he was starting
home he met them in the road.
Morton called on Potts to surrender.
Potts replied by attempting to turn his
buggy and escape. Morton fred at once.
Potts fell from the buggy shot in the breast
One OF the horses was killed by a stray
shot and the girl narrowly escaped a sim
liar fate. It is not thought that Potts'f
wounds will prove fatal. His relations are
en- route from Ohio
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Cleveland Passes n Quiet Sunday.

ExMoRE. Va, Dec. 4.-President- Elect
Cleveland had perfect weather for his last
day on the island, which was spent in COM
parativo quiet. He and his party boarded
the steam yacht Sunshine shortly before
three o'clock in order to reach the main
land before dark. A crowd greeted the
p esident-elect and as he made his way to
his private car he shook hands with half
dozen ladies. During tho tour hours the
Cleveland car lay on the side track num-
Der of tesidents were received by the dis
tinguished gentleman.
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After u Buried Treasure.

CITy OF MEXICO. Dec. 4.-Thers is much
excitement in the city over a search being
conducted ky Inaco Desha and associates
in the little town of Tepezottan, near here.
dence. lies buried in the old cathedral of
Tepezottan, where 1t was stored by the
Jesuits about the close of the eighteenth
nnntnrY.
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THE PRESIDENT ELECT.

His Future Movements and Those of His
Family.
LAKEWOOD. N. j., Dec. 4.-From an in
innate friend of Mrs. Cleveland it is learned
that the president-elect is expected here to-
morrow afternoon. Wednesday or thurs
day he will return to New York with Mrs.
Cleveland and baby Ruth. Mrs. Cleveland
will remain in New York for few days.
when she will leave for the west, where she
proposes to spend two weeks Whether the
president elect will accompany Mrs. Cieve-
land on the western trip cannot be learned.
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An Attempt on Hippolyte's Life.

KINGSTON, Dec. A desperate attempt
was made to assassinate President Hippo
lyte of Hayti. yesterday morning. The
pi esident was taking an early morning walk
in the palace grounds, when the attack was
made on him. Before the assassin could
infiict any damage he and two accomplices
we,o overpowered and captured. They
were shot within short time after the
failure of their attempt. and quiet now pre-
walls in the black republic.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-05

TO-DAY navigation upon the
great lakes will be closed for the
season of 1892.
The last month has been a
period of unprecedented disaster
to lake shipping, and the losses
bystorms have aggregated nearly
halt a million of dollars. This
hgure was only approached in
1889 when the losses footed up
100000. AS the vessels were
insured at a low rate the COM
panies lose heavily
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Cbilareu Crushed Under ~ Bank

Woopyulf. Miss, Dec. A sad acol-
dent occurred yesterday. Three little girls,
children of DIR. j. Z. Carol. were playing
under the bank of Buffalo creek when with
out any warning whatever the ground sud
denly caved in. killing two of them, aged
four and ven. instantly. and severely in
turing the other child aged five years. A
little daughter of l.. Morris WAS also badly
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Nor. Land to BE opened Up.

SIOUX CRY, Ia, Dec. 4,-The commits
sionors for some time at work securing the
signatures of Indians to petition for
opening the Yankton reservation in South
Dakota report that they have secured the
required number of names. by this 600,-
600 nc es of the most fertile land in the
state will be thrown open TO homesteaders.
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Mahcr and Goddard Fight Thursday.

Nrw YORK, Dec. 4.--Peter Maher. the
Irish champion, and Joe.Goddard. the Aus
tralian puRilist, will settle their differences
i'll a stakeless ring at the Coney island ath-
letio club, Thursday night under Marquis
of Queeusbury rules. 1he purse hung up
for the men to battle for is ST. 800, of which
$1,000 will 60 to the loser. Goddard, who
is trimming tor the contest at Jim" Glib
bons' place in Passaic, says he is willing to
bet that he will win inside of fifteen rounds.
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Failure Already Announced.

LONDON, Dec. 4.-The Times, speaking
editorially of the monetary conference.
says; 1T is not gong too far to say the
monetary conference has resulted in fail
ure. Probably there will be u sharp fall In
silver when it IL recognized that tho con-
ference will have no iesult.'
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The Funeral of Jay Gould.

NEW York, Dee. 4.-Quietness reignsd
both without and within the Gould resi-
dence to-d day. When 1T became dark the
police guards resumed their vigil outside,
which will be kept up until after the body
ia removed for intermant. The funeral.
which will be Ms quiet as possible. and quite
in limo of Mr.. Gould's unostentntious pref
eren ces will lie at the house ut four o'clock
in the aftet
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Sr. PETERSBURG. Dec. 4.-The trial by
court martial OF the persons concerned in
the cholera riots in SaratoI In July last
has ended. Twenty three prisoners were
sentenced to be hanged and ffty-six to be
imprisoned in Siberia.
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United for Order In samoa.

IoNpoN, Dec. 4.--The Berlin correspond
ont of tho Daily News has learned that the
governments of England, Germany and
the United States have agreed to common
action to restore order in Samoa.
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Already Engaged to Lecture.

DENVER, Dec 4.-The appeal in tho case
of DE-. Thatcher Graves is set for to. NOR
row, when it WILL without doubt, be heard.
DR.. q raves feels confident the court will
give him his liberty. He has already
signed n contract to lecture tn. ough the
country on Colorado Justice and prison
life -
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Power To settle All Disputes.

BALriMoRE, Doc. i.-Monsignor Satali.
papal delegate. has been empowered bv the
holy see to hear and decide without appeal
all religious questions between bishops and
priests In the United States.
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Senator Gibson Dying.

Hor SPRINGS, Ark, Dec. 4.-AppaI emily
only u few hours Of lie remain to Senator
Gibson. of Louisiana, who lies upon his
death bed at tho Park hotel here. Ho has
been gradually sinking, and death is only
a question of u short time.
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Repairing .rheir Losses From America

Repairing Their Losscs From America.
MADRID. Dec. 4.-Royal DEGREES are pub
lished permitting the free importation of
American vines to repair the losses caused
by phylloxera in the growing districts of
Spain. The districts mentioned are Bar
celona, Algeria, Granada, Seville. Sala-
manaca, Famora. Orenz, LuRo, Malaga,
Corona and the Balearic islands.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Dec. i.Tho Black
Diamond mining troubles at Coal Creek
have been settled. Word WAS received that
the miners resumed work .o-day.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1892-11-05
Hudson, Humphries% Cassell
THE WORLDS FAIR
Pleadings Preparing for Man.
damus Against Auditor
Norman.

At last the Worlds Fair Commits
sioners for Kentucky have discovered
that the only way to obtain the ap'
preparation of 100000 is to institute
the suit to test the act, which Gov.
Brown, in his veto of the Revenue
bill and the recall of the Legislature,
construed to be of doubtful validity.
Pleadings were in course of prepare
tion yesterday for mandamus
against Auditor Norman, and if both
sides were ready the case was to have
been heard by Judge Montfort last
night. Judge w. P. D. Bush and Geo.
NJ. Davie represented the Commission
ers, and Senator VIM. Gobel and Gov.
Proctor Knott the Auditor. Which
ever way the decision may go the
case will be appealed and taken up at
once by the Court of Appeals.
Though the Commissioners have lost
all the time since the last of August,
when Auditor Norman informed them
CidU hC WOuiNt lOO pay UhC ulOhCJ III
til the courts settled the question of
the validity of the act, they will,
doubtless since they have been al
lowed to institute suit, put no further
obstacle in the way of speedy de-
cision involving the issues which the
case naturally carries with it. 1t is
thought that within two weeks the
case will have reached a determine
ton in the Court of Appeals, and if
favorable to the Commissioners they
will have ample time before next
May, the date of the opening of the
Worlds Fair, to make creditable
representation of the State. If favor
able to the Auditor, the responsibility
of the States misrepresentation will
rest upon the Governor, and the Com
missioners and the State Treasury
have 100000 more than it would
otherwise have had.
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at the University. Considering the
reputation and extensive practice of
DR.. Roberts, the appointment, which
carries with it wide field of expert
ence in surgery and medicine, is of
great Importance to a student in the
profession.
FIRE AT MRS. DR.. GREEN's-A fire
from defective flue at the residence
of Mrs. DR.. Green, on Washington
street, on Saturday, destroyed the
roof and the water that was necessary
to eXtinguish the fire almost
destroyed the rest of the house
especially the plastering. Major G.
M. Adams and his wife, who were &C.
cupying a room in the house, sustained
a light damage to their carpet. Mrs.
Green's total loss will be about $500,
uninsured. The dwelling belongs to
the Diocese of the Episcopa Church
in Kentucky.
GEORGE Q. WATsoN-A letter which
Mr.. Howe Watson received from his
cousin, Mr.. George G. Watson, this
week, announces that the latter gen.
tleman, like all Kentuckians who re-
move to other States, is heading,
with chances of success, for an office
in his adopted home in Michigan.
He is the Republican nominee for the
Legislature in Tuscola county, and
as native of this city and grand
son of John j. Crittenden, there is no
such word as fail" in the lexicon of
his aspirations or ability in the per-
Torrance of trust or duty.