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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-03

"High Water Mark monument receives
its name from the old copse of scrub oak
trees on Cemetery Ridge. at Gettysburg,
where the confederate army Legan its re-
treat on that fateful July 3. 1t was the
thigh water mark" of the rebellion, and
from the moment that Longstreet fell back
dates tho decline of the confeder ate cause.
The monument association has enclosed
the copse of trees with high iron fence to
protect it from relic hunters. The monu-
ment stands on the east side Of the copse,
and was erected bv the states of Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massach usetts,
Rhode Island Connections. New York. New
Jersey, Delaware. Pennsylvania. West Vir-
ginia, Ohio, Michigan and Minnesota.
Troops from all these states fought and re-
pulsed the famous onslaught. An open
bronze book surmounts the monument,
1t weighs 1872 pounds and is sup
ported by pyramid of cannon balls. The
left page bears legend describing the
assault and that on the right tells. of the
repulse. The whole rests ON highly pol
ished pinth and base of Maine and Massa-
chusetts granite with a massive water table
OF Gettysburg granite. A walk of grano-
ithic cement, inclosed by dressed granite
curbing and approached by hammered
granite steps, surrounds the monument. In
the center of each space on the side stands
a twelve FOUNDER, Napoleon gun, with pyra-
mids Of cannon balls. Three bronze tab
let's on the plinth of the monument tell an
interesting story. On the south side are
the names of all the regiments that marched
in the charging column, while on ths north
batteries which met or assisted to repulse
tho assault. 1u front is a tablet containing
the names Of the states that made appropri-
atlOns to erect the monument.
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Fierce Battles With Bandits and
Brave Express Messengers
on the Santa Fe.
Tho Latter Held Their Ground I'm
til Further Resistance
Was Useless.
The Great Falls and billings stare Held uu
several Mail Sacks and the
Treasure Box Taken.

GUTHRIE, o. r., June 2.--Ths details OF
tho robbery last night Of the Wells Fargo
express car on the Santa Fe train make a
story of unexampled outlawry on the part
Of the bandits and brave resistance on the
part of the custodians of this property.
The robbers were at work nearly an hour
attempting to intimidats the messen gers
into submission and during the battle be-
tween the messengers and the bandits fully
200 shots were fred and not a man
wounded. The robbery doubtless was oom.
mitted by the notorious Dalton gang, for
whom large rewards are still standing.
Two masked roubers jumped into the en-
ginee''s cab from the tender and covering
the engineer and fireman commanded them
to run the train to the stock yards and stop
there at given signal. The engineer and
fireman obeyed, as to have resisted would
have meant death. When the train stopped
the two robbers were joined by five masked
companions. The leader commanded tho
engineer and fireman to walk back to the
express car and commanded the fireman to
bre ak,open the door.
T.. G. Whittlesey, messenger, and j. A.
Riehl, guard, anticipating what was going
on, had blown out the light and refused to
allow any one to enter. The bandits
opened fire upon the car from all sides. but
the two men within RESPONDED promptly,
aiming all shots at the doors. The high
waymen shot into the car from all quarters.
The firing. however, was to no effect for
the messengers stood their ground. In the
meanwhile the robbers chopped hole in
the door large enough to admit q BODY and
the fireman was told to crawl into the car.
This placed him between two fires. and En-
gineer Mack, seeing it meant death to his
compsnion, explained the situation to the
messengers and told them to cease firing.
The robbers then entered the express car,
covered the inmates with their guns, and
with sledge and chisel broke open two safes
and robbed them of everything of value.
The robbers are described bv the passengers
as being we'll dressed and of gentlemanly
bearing. The leader apologized to the en-
eineer for rough remark made by one of
his men. The amount secured by the rob-
bers is unknown. 40 the express company
has made no statement, .r
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MAKING FOR PEACE,
Action Of the Missoula Board Of Trade Ii
the Mining Trouble.

Action Of the Missoula Board OF Trade In
the Mining Trouble.
M1ssouLA, June 2.-[Special. AT meet
ing Of the Missoula board of trade this
evening" the following was adopted:
Whereas. A difference having arisen be-
tween the miners of the Cnur d'Alene
country of Idaho, and the mine owners;
Whereas. Every conflict between labor
and capital has tendency to unsettle val
uss and retard business;
Whereas. The trade of this importaa at
mining section being tributary TO this city
and the continued closing down OF the
mines is being perceptibly felt by our busi-
ness interests;
Resolved, That We deplore the present
conflict and this board, without putting it.
self on record rs sympathizing with either
of the parties. would respectfully recon-
mend, N that the miners of the Couer
D'Alene select some man to whom they can
intrust their interest; (2) that the mine
owners also select some man unidentified
with the present difficulty, and. (3) these
two a third man who can have no bias in
the matter, they to constitute board Of
arbitration before whom represent tatives of
the miners and mine owners may come with
their sepcrate demands.
Resolved, That the board of arbitration
submit Il plan of settlement of the differ
ences now existing in the hope that work
may be resumed at ah early date.
" Resolved. That the secretary be instructed
to send to the president of the miners ex-
ecutive committee copy of this preamble
and resolutions; also to the Mine Owners
association. attested by the officers of this
hoorl
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AMOUNTS TO MILLIONS.
Tho Damage Done by the Rains and
storms.

The Damage Done by the Rains and
storms.
CHICAGO, June 2.-Advices to the Asso-
ciated Press give further details of loss of
life and the destruction of property BY
storms and cyclones in the northwest
A dispatch from Lott, Tex, says the re-
ported cyclone near Durango caused the
greatest havoc, sweeping everything before
it from the face of the earth over a space a
quarter of mile wide, and several miles
long. Houses were utterly demolished.
Many escaped injury by entering Cyclone
cellars. but five or six are known to be
killed and number injured, some fatally.
The effects of the transforms which have
prevailed since Monday throughout Mis-
souri,. Arkansas. Texas, Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory, and which continue in
many places, are becoming evident in the
rising rivers. All streams in this territory
haye risen rsuidly and promise TO exceed
the high stage of water recently recorded,
who're they have not already exceeded.
Enormous damage has already been done,
Damage by rain and wind in the neighbor-
hood of Texas has been estimated at half 4
million.
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NOUS gathering. Robt. n. Ford was tenn
porary chairman and Robt. Finn secretary.
The temporary organization was made per-
manent. RESOLUTIONS we're adopted on
dorsnR the action of the democratic party
in congress- in its efforts to reduce the tariff
and In Its efforts to pass the Bland silver
bill. The convention pledged itself to the
free. unlimited coinage Of silver, and in
structed the delegates 10 Bozeman to sup
port free silver plank in the state plat
form. Gov. Yoole's administration il en-
dorsed. Resolutions also were adopted
commencing the career of the late Col.
Broadwater and deplorinG his death. The
following are tho delegates and alternates
elected to the state convention. Delegates:
II. 8. Ford. 4. d. Collins. Robt. Pontst, +.
p. Atkinson, VIM. Cockrill. Andrew Jen-
sen. A. +. Schmitz b. p. Gallagher, j. w.
Stanton; alternatss-Jas. w. Greeley, W.
T. HigRott. 4. A. RinRwald, JAS Donovan,
w. G. Downing. John Burke. Chas. Law
son, J. W. Merrill, VIM. Albrecht. ,...
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What New York society Costa,

SpeRking OF the late William Astor's pro-
vision for his wife in the will recently filed
for probate. a millionaire Wall street man,
who is Il member of the 400" says: Fifty
thousand dollars year, though accom-
panied with the use. free from rent. taxes
and other charges. of the house in the city
and the Newport mansion, is wholly made
quate provision for n woman of Mrs. As
tors standing in society. She has, of
coutse her marriage portion in addition,
but even with this | cannot see how she
Will be able 10 maintain two great estab-
llshments and entertain III the manner in
which, during MIR. Astor's life, she was ac-
customed to do as the leader of New York
society. l know that il costs me a good
deal more than $4,000 wear to maintain
my household. The cost of entertaining in
New York society is growing everv wear.
single ball costs thousands of dollars.
small fortune may be expended on n sin
gle dinner party. would not be surprised
If Mrs. Astor should live good "eal
abroad, where her income would count far
more than at home.-Philadelphi Ledger.
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MONTANA STAGE HELD UP.
The Great Falls and Billings Stage--N0
Much Secured

The Great Falls and Billings stage--Nol
Much Secured. ,s
BILLINes June Especial. THE stage
coach Of the Billings and Great Falls line
was held up this morning at $3.50 and two
mail sacks and the treasure box taken.
Halsey r. Watson. of the Lewiston Argus,
and his mother were the only pas
seneers. The hold-up occurred on
the summit of Painted Robe Hill,
nine miles south of Lavina. The
robber shot one horse. when the driver,
"Old Bill" obeyed orders, threw out the
treasure box and sacks. The robber was
short and slender and had brown eyes.
Two other masked men stood in the brush,
They did not modest the passengers, who
carried $500, besides watches and jewelry.
The stage came on with one horse to the
next station and the last seen of the rob-
bers they were dragging the box and sacks
behind a horse into the brush.
The coach arrived at Billings at 7:3O this
evening, when posse was dispatched by
the sheriff, under Under-Sheriff Ramsey.
1t is thought very little money was OBJ.
tanned as most of the remittances from that
are by check and the robbers are
strangers.
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Capital Notes.

The senate passed the bills creating two
additional land districts in Montana. Also
the senate bill to provide for holding terms
of courts in the district of Montana.
James r. Young has been acquitted by
the corps of Washington correspondents Of
the charges upon which the senate dis
missed him from the position of executive
clerk.
A statement prepared at the treasury de-
psrtment shows that there was net in
crease OF $643. 1856 in the circulation during
the month of May. and Il net increase of
$79lO,OOS in money and bullion in the
treasury du ing the same period.
The secretary Of war authorized Cant. ].
T. Haskell. Twenty-third infantry; Lieut.
Geo. Andrews. Twenty fifth infantry, and
Lieut.. II. A. Reed. Second artillery, to at
tend the national competitive drill of
National guards at Omaha, Neb., from the
18th to Goth instant.
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That Census Bureau,

WASHINGTON, June 2.-Miss Ida Creagan,
census bureau clerk, stated before the
house investigating committee to- day that
the first two months OF her employment
she paid Miss Conover, relative of Chief
Clerk Childs, $12.50 per month of her sal
ary of $50, a. Miss Conover said she would
endeavor to have Miss Creagan retained.
Witness had been reappointed and is not
paying commissions now. Miss Conover
returned the money to witness afterward,
at the instance of Assistant Secretary
Chandler. Private Secretary George M,
Miller and E. w. Kerr, section chiefs in the
census office, denied charges made against
them yesterday of undue familiarity with
women clerks in the Office.
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Northwestern Officers

CHIoAdo. June AT the annual meeting
Of the Northwestern railroad to-day the
following were elected directors for the
term Of three years Of each: Horace Will
hams, Frederick l.. Ames. John NJ. Burke
Marvin HuRhitt, N. n. Farrbank. Byron
l.. Smith was elected for the term OF one
year to succeed Wm. l.. Scott. The board
afterws'd elected officers 10 follows:
Char man. Albert Keen; president. Marvin
Hughitt; vice. president, NJ. l.. Sykes. Rs-
sistant secretary and assistant tressur or,
b. y. Howe and ]. u. Rsdtield.
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One Hundred Bodies Recovered

PRAGUE, June 2.--Ovor a hundred bodies
have been taken from tho mine to-day, but
none were rescued alive. The faces OF The
victims are scorched and showed traces Of
desperate struggle for life. The scenes ao
the mouth Of the pit are hsartrending. One
woman fell dead and another went mad,
Inc rescuers were encouraged by hearing
bell in an adjoining pit. whore nutnb az
miners are known to be imprisoned. The
rescuers worked at great risk Of being over
come by smoke. A panic was created 10
day when II became known that 40 pounds
OF dynamite was stored In the mine.
though the manager declares the explosive
cannot be reached by fire.
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Charged with Treason.

BosroN, June 2.-rhe following telegram
was received from Joseph q. Carter, q
Honolulu, manager of the branch house
there of Chas. Brewer & Co.. OF Boston,
to-day: Honolulu, May "a. Everything
quiet here. Accept no alarming newspaper
accounts. V. V. Ashford. r.. w. Wilcox
and twenty others we're arrested for tros-
son. Preliminary hearing on the a6th,
Warrants were issued by Judge Dole, OF
facts. No Excitement among natives. At
torney general and marshal confident Of
convictions. Fifty other warrants In hands
of the marshal. Our citizens generally sp-
prove of the action Of the government.D
Carter is brother Of thu late Hawaiian
minister to Washington.
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BASE BALL.
Scores Made in Yssterdav's Games BY the
League Clubs.

r I {,
WASHINGTON. June 2. 2.-Knell gave Clevs-
land too many bases ON balls. Washington
6, bits 7, errors 2; Cleveland Z, hits q errors
3. Batteries, Knell and Milligan; Davis
and Cupp, thinner.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2..--'rhe Philliss hit
hard and timely. PhiladslplsiA q hits .,
errors l. Chicago /. hits Q, errors !. Bat
teries, Carsey and Clements, Luby and
Schriver.
New York, June 2.-The Giants work
was superior all around. Now York Z, hits
y. errors B; Pittsburc 1. hits 10, errors a
Crane and Fields, Camp and Mack.
BRooKLYN. June 2.--It was an exciting
game, Brooklyn hitting the more effective.
Brooklyn 7, hits IL. errors 2; Louisville .,
hits g. errors 6. Batteries, Haddock and G.
Daily, Viau and Dowse.
BALTIMORE, June 2.-Cobb batted ont
victory. Baltimore 4. hits 8, errors 81; Cin-
cinnati 3. hits Z, errors 2. Batteries, Cobb
and Gunson, Mullano and Murphy.
BosroN. June 2.--A most inter esting game;
sharp fielding and hitting. Boston g. hits
II, errors 0; st. Louis z. hits 10, errors 2.
Batteries, Stivetts and ClRrkson. GanxeIl
and Bennett; Gleason and Buckley.
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A Comforting Reflection.

In the book in which Berry, the famous
executioner OF England, described his OK
perlenoes. he says it aslong been his habit
to ask from condemned man or woman a
private confession for the relief of the ex-
scutionSr's own feelings in order that he
might feel sure that he was not hanging an
innocent person. The confidence reposed
in him at such moments he says, he has
never divulged. but he is at liberty to say
that Of all the people he has executed. only
two or three have died without fully and
freely confsssing their guilt to him.-Ex-
change
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Liquor Traffic the Prime Issue.

WORCESTER. Mass. juno 2.-The annual
convention of pronibitionists today nomi-
mated the following state ticket: Governor,
Walcott Hamlin; lieutenant-governor, Ed
win Kendall; secretary of state, Samuel b.
Chapleigh; treasurer, W. d. Farnham;
auditor. A. B. Evans; attorney general
Robert +. Raymond. The platform adopted
holds that the liquor traffic ia the prime
issue before the American people. It says:
THE democratic party is the open ally of
the saloon, and the republican party hope
lessly divided on the question:" No public
money should be used TO support sectarian
institutions; tariffs should be equitably
fixed and immigration restricted; free coin
age il wrong; women shall have equal pay
for equal work with men. The republicans
in the state are charged with an effort to
crush the prohibition party.
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Fruit Mem nj Outs.

ATLANTA, Ga, June The national as
sociation of nurserymen, in session here,
to-day passed resolutions virtually ins.itut-
ing a boycott against California fruit. The
resolutions cite that California quarantine
on eastern nurserymen's stock aud nssocia-
ton and resolves. in case this is not raised
to exert all its influences to get stricter
inspection laws passed by Legislatures Of
the middle and eastern states.
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PoRr JARVIS, N. Y, June Elena Nc
Mahon, daughter of John McMahon, of
this village, was brutallv assaulted by
negro. Bob Jackson. today. The assault
was witnessed by number Of young girls
and two young negroes. who we're held at
bay by the tiend's revolver. After fearful
crime. Jackson fed, leaving his victim in
an insensible condition and prob
ably fatally injured. A posse was
organized and the brute was captured,
On return to the village, Jackson con-
fessed and implicated one William Foley.
white man. who, he claimed. conspired
TO ruin Miss McMahon. On arrival
at jail he was taken in hand by mob.
The police made an unavailing effort to
protect him. A moose was adjustsd and
he was strung up to neighboring tree in
the presence of = bowling mob of people.
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SAFE WITH BLAINE.

But VIII Go Democratic II Harrison Is
Nominated.
CHICAGO, June 2.-Ex- Governor Larabie,
Of Iowa, opened \ sort Of Blaine headquar-
ters at the Palmer house to-day. He talked
Blaine to all come,s. He asserts that the
majority OF the Iowa delegates have de-
clared for Blaine and that the state would
have instructed for him instead of Harri-
son il the convention had known what ev-
erybody knows now. Larabie says Iowa
would be safe with Brine, even against
Boles. but it would be . grave doubt with
Harrison as the nominee.
John X. Lynch, the we'll known colored
politician of Mississippi, is at the Palmer
talking strongly for Harrison. He declared
Harrison's treatment of the colored men is
very satisfactory.
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Twenty Thousand People Homeless.

LONDON, June 2.-ActinR Gov. Jerming-
hams letter to the lord mayor of London,
appealing for help for the sufferers in Mau-
ritius, says: "Over %, 600 people are home
less. Three thousand houses in Port Louis
are in ruins. The scene ut Port Louis on
Sunday was most dreadful. The stencil
from the many decomposing corpses lying
in the ruins ia sickening. Search for the
bodies ia horrid work. We have employ
msnt for 5000 men if we had them, All
drains are blocked and it is feared an epi-
demio OF violent disease will follow the
6taRnation of the sewage.
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Fighting In Nanezuela.

NEW YORK. June 2.-The Herald's Velen~
cia, Venezuela, dispatch says that IN i'm.
portant battle was fought in the prairies
near that town and resulted in the defeat
OF PalRcio's forces. There was terrific
fighting all along the line. and tho route of
the government troops was complete. The
town OF Maturin Ia in possession of tho
rebels. Lostablos was retaken by the gov
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A Suit Involving $4,000. 900

BosToN, Juno 2.-The motion of the
Western Union Telegraph company to have
it's suit against the Bell Telephone COM
pany dismissed without prejudice on pay
ment of costs, has been granted in the
United States circuit court. The suit was
to compel the telephone company to trans
fer to ths Western Union 20 per cent. of its
stocks, bonds and dividends in sundry
companies operating telephone exchanges
throughout the country. The decision will
enable the Western Union to try the suit
again. The suit involves S12.OOO.OOO
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SLAvIN'S BROTHER JACK.
Had BETTER Luck Than Paday niA WttI
jackson. ss

A0u A&0sS1s AbuSN AM0W I0WWy A1AN WN&A
Jackson.
LONDON. June 2.--Ths fight bstwesn JAeh
slavin, Of Australia. brother of frank
Slavin. who was defeated by Jackson lev
niRhts ago. and Con Riordnn. an American
boxer we'll known on the Pacific coast, took
place tonight. According to the articles
signed the men we're to box twsnty rounds,
Queensberry rules. four r-ounoa gloves, st
catch weights. for q purse Of 4250.
Kiordsn weighed 141. Hlavin 14a. BettinQ
favored Slavin. The science Of the flghtars
was conspicuous rather by its Absbnce. No
real fighting was done until the eleventh
round, when Riordan dropped TO escxpe
punishment. In the twelfth RiordAn's ap-
peal for foul was overrulsd. Ha was
twelfth and nineteenth, and finally threw
up the sponge, his loft eys being closed and
his face badly marked.
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VIII Proceed Against tho ReOels.

SAN Francisco, June 2.--Advices from
Hong Kong state that Admiral Shen will
take four msn-of war and proceed agains,
the Tagenshan rebels and cooperate with
the land fotees. Seventy-fve rebels cap
tured were decapitated on the spot Two
leaders were conveyed 10 the capital to die
a lingering death.
At Sapporo. Japan. May 1, FIRE de-
stroyed 4 Thousand houses
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SnNR'lpOx Raging

PARKERsRuRa. W. Va. June 2.-Smallpox
is raging in the Ohio valley between the
Rig and Little ksnahnwa rivers. Stringent
measut es have been taken to prevent the
spread of the soourge. No shipments can
be made to or from the district and at this
point business Ia practically at a standstill,
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Snecinl Catholic Exhibit.

CHCAao. jane 2.-W. j. Onahan received
cable to-day from Archbishop Ireland
saying Pope Leo had decided TO send a
special evhibit to the World slfair and ask
ing that space be engaged for sAme. such
step was never before taken in regard 10
. worlds fsir by Papal authorities.
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Bride and Groom Weigh 1911 Pounds

curious sight at the Union station, last
night. was that of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Far
low as they alighted from No. 4. They are
the largest couple in the world. and, having
been mar led last week in Chicago. are en-
route to New York on honeymoon trip.
As Mrs. Farlow weighs 6s53l pounds, and
rs her husband tips the beam at G2511. it is
necessary for them to ride i'll fruit car.
No passenger cars in use have u door wide
enough for either. Leader.
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Garfield Rneea-

CHICAGO, June 2.-Track slow. Five fur
lonRs-Freelieht won. Miss Rosa second.
Mike sherlley third. Time, l:2233h4.
Seven furlongs--P Prather won, Msphisto
second, Woolman third. Time, 1:O7h.
Mile and ns-sixteenth-Biue Banner
won. Profigate second, Ed. He'll third,
Tine, 2:23. s.
Five furlonos-Quiver won, Edith Bel.
mont second, Lallie third. Time, l.26,
Five furlonRs-Timberlsnd won, JOHNNY
Creeper second. Shiloh third. Time, 1:l9J1.