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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-05
PARK CONTRACTS.
Statement by Secretary Noble on the
Subject.

l Gt~A-
. ''"'oo"' ny secteeary Noble on the
| SUBJECT.
| WASHINGTON, April 4.-Secretarv Noble
was before the senate committao IN +arr;.
tor;aa ond ,,odo . 49,, ha,..a, - W.
'o',oa "nu tn"oo q e"o nouts sSasement IN
reply to the charges made by Charles Glib
son. of the Yellowstone Park association,
relative to his letting contracts TO Waters
| for the Ysllowston. Ront oox,,ona -
u..,. :, oonponS ano w
-. - a. 1rhn aoa sue lausportatlon prlvl-
.',itI 80 sso. 1 1saiy Wens inso the matter
WILL Mi.n eloat uea5 ol uetail ana submitted o
i"igs "a faat amoan. 4 - AuoouehsaIy evidence, and
th ~ .aor' ~ M o. some OF lne mem bera OF
:n: "a" ynn1..eo 1ie ooncefneu, entlfely Just
.neu nsn.; ~. ao..on - me fellowstone Park
s,nalao'1o1s' alhnn Ne suDmltted letters from
u,to that of n piislss h lnalslanals showing
onntract nsa. Il 49, vsru oy nsu me ssage
wv n;a;t. nnLo W. vety uncom1ortable Tor
~ ene vlslools VINO Weht 70 the PARK, and that
nv was neaossa.y w nAve some chahRe made.
M Mno %..y S:oi ss"iy olso p!eseugeu issGers from
~, ~. Uanson mn snoWlnR !nst no nad encour-
aeeu aet va .h ~ secuIing tns exclusive con
Isaes 1or ms; sne poHe prlvlllRes OF lel4oWatone
taAs haa h,, n.S ne.Aowseone; wv, Iark matter
.;s nAs oeon . worrying 1ne secretary Tor some
!. siilio pass. anu az was anxious 70 unburden
nllnseil oeiole tne sehhte committee. and it
VA WAS aeainss tne auvlos OF some members of
ny nuo ooln nlul.sec enae ne mace mas statement.
-. - - ... ~ w ot"At sn0s WERE
III some necossity Tor leRlslatlon relative to
oont,acts ana transportation IN the park,
Whlon VIII pace the matter IN such shape
as TO lesve Tue secretary with less dlscre-
non anu lurlsalctlon IMAM ne mas at the
prssen. tlne.
lug socIetaty ~ MS nearing to-day de-
volea w. nlose oI hls slme 20 Inc refutaton of
~ sno ulpson elrcullr, Wnlcn WAS presented to
inc senate committee and which caused
Gohsluerapie M, OF sensation some time ago.
me secretary, IN referring to GIBSON smoke
OF MN as 81. Louis man who had been
nesplng eontnmely and abuse upon him, al
lnounh he ald not name MIR. Gibson per-
sohally. peonllar feature OF the secre-
tary 8 examination was the fact that oc-
caslonaliy ne would say that he did not
waht 1hls or thas pars OF his statement
TAKEN aoWn pt the stenographers. and gem
eraily these parts wele the most inter
esting 1eatures One OF them in par
tleuiar was Ill reference to letter he had
written upon Yellowstone park matters
TO q unltea states senator, III which he
told ihat u1atlnSuished statesman that
when ne was being urged to accept tho
posl.loh OF secretary OF the interior he did
not tesl that he was competent to do the
WORK, nnt ne wanted to say that since he
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-05
ELECTIONS IN OTHER STATES.

Republican Towns Go Republ,oan and
Democratic Go Democratic.
CHICAGO, April 4--Murioipal elections
were held to-day pretty generally in Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana and Iowa. Returns
from Michigan and Indiana show republi-
can gains in most places. Tho same is true
OF northern Ohio, 80 far as heard from.
Evansville. Ind, WAS captured by the re-
publicans. who also secured several cities in
Iowa. Dubuque, as usual, went democratic.
That party secured some other towns.
Prohibition WIS the issue in most cases.
The Detroit Free Press, democratic. saws
reports indicate that the gains of one party
will offset those of the others in that stata.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-05
A Bad Acciden t.

BOHEMIAN, April 4.-[special. George
Maxey met with bad accident
Sunday evening. While putting hay down
for the horses he slipped and fell. striking
his head on the feed box. He was carried
into the house unconsciou 8. in which state
he remained till 8:3O A doctor was sum
moned, and after examining, reported no
bones broken, but painful bruises on the
head. They ars not serious.
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Abducted a Second Time.

CHICAGO, March Ada Path, whose
mother lives in Oakland, CAL, the girl re-
siding with her grandmother here, disap-
peared last Friday and Is believed to have
been abducted. On st. Patriots day she
was lured away by strange woman and
kept over night. escaping the next after
noon. It is thought she has again fallen
into the hands of the same people.
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Z 7=g.-a-
Digcredft the Con nf~axtnn

SAN FRANCISCO, April 4.-Ths confession
OF John X. Griffith that he was implicated
in the Pixley train robbery. is generally
diacredted here. Griffith is OF unsonnd
mind and has been ooufned in an insane
asylnm four times. He was shipped on the
Whaler in tho hope that the sea voyage
would do him good and it is thought be
was rather more than usually insane when
get away from the ship.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-05
Heavy Snow in Nebraska.

OMAHA, Neb.. April 4.-Reports from
western and central Nebraska and South
Dakota show severe blizzard in progress.
The mercury fell forty degrees in three
hours at Grand Lodge, and q norther pre-
valling, with the worst snow storm of the
season reported along the Burlington in the
Black Hills. At Alliance, Neb., trains are
showed i'll. A heavy snow storm il raging
between Valentine and Chadron, and at
Seneca. and in eastern Colorado. Wires
are down in nearly all directions and trains
delayed. A blockade is feared in the north
and west.
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Buried in a Snow Drift.

JuIEsBuRc, Col, April 4.-Charles Roson-
quest F. L. Gorham and Joseph CIevet, to-
gether with two daughters, were living in a
barn, which WAS blown away this morning,
They were soon covered in q snow drift,
and managed to keep alive till rescued.
The intense cold froze their limbs, fingers
and feet, but all but all will recover. The
loss of cattle and horses in the surrounding
country is very large. The Union Pacific
trains are delayed by a train wrecked in
snow drifts. No one was injured.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-05
To Investigate A,lotment,.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-[special. Col.
Sanders to-day introduced bill providing
that Fred h. Foster, Fellows D'peare and
and Elbert d. Weed should be a commits
sion to examine and report upon the al
legged fraudulent land allotmsnts to Indians
and half-breeds upon the central portion of
the Crow Indian reservation.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-05
A CLEAN SWEEP.
The Democrats OF Billings Elect All Their
Men.

1He DeMUcTHls OF b1Il1nEs Eject All Their
Men.
BILLINGS. April 4.-Ispecial. Tho city
election wassheld to-day on purely party
issue, and the result is a victory for 3tho
democratic ticket from top to bottom. II
was clean campaign, without personals
ties. Both sides put forward good. honora-
BILE citizens and their defeat is highly NOR
tlfylng to the republicans. The SUCCESS
ful candidates and their majoritles are:
For mayor, Harry r. Fish, thirty-six; clerk
and attorney, Gilbert A. Lane, three; treas
urer. William b. George, twenty-one mar
shal, 3. Schneider, seventy nine; aldermen.
Hetfner nineteen, Boyden five, Vaughan five.
Of the holdover aldermen two are demo-
Gratis and one republican.
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Hoomer. Growing In Number.

kISer1sHHa, o. T., April 4.--Excitement
over the opening Of the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe reservations is increasing in in
tensity hourly. A line of booners has
been formed at the land office several days,
ready to make tllinga. The Fifth cavalry
is deplpyed along the border 10 arrest
trespassers. Ex-soldisrs are here in force
to make declaratory statements. There IL
bitter feeling against them, aud thruats OF
riot in case agents file a large number of
them. The land will be opened for settle
ment April 10.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-05
Capital Notes.

Justice Lamar is improving. --..
II Ia understood that negotiations for n
modus viyendi are nearly complete.
Nominations; John M. Browne to liz
surgeon general and nhief OF tho bureau of
medicine and surgery; Commodore j. A,
G'ear TO be rear admiral; Capt. Henry
Erben to be commodore.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-05
The Innocent Caus. ofn pu,,.

RrouMoNp, Va, April 4,-Mrs. Philip
Ha1all, formerly Miss Mary Triplette, died
this merning from an attack of apoplexy of
the lungs, which only lasted eighteen min
utes. She was Il noted society belle and
beauty and remotely tho innocent cause of
tho famous Mordeoai- MoCarty duel which
occurred in 1873.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-05
Land Gaze Decided.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Secretary Noble
to-day rendered decision in tho case of
WeRtel Grant against tho Northern Pacific
Railroad company. in which lie holds in
favor of Grant. Tha land involved il To-
Gated near the city OF Spokane Falls, and is
said to be very valuable.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-05
The Cruel Mother.

DUBLIN, April 4.-Mrs. Montague,
charged with cruelty treating her children
and causing the death of of one of them by
tying her up by the hands in such way
that she was strangled to death, was found
guilty OF manslaughter and sentenced to
imprisonment one year at hard labor.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-05

BOHEMIAN, April 4.-Especial. The DEM
ocrats carried the town today, eleotinR
everything on the ticket but police maeis-
trate, city treasurer and one alderman.
Mayor Ramsey received a majority Of 26O.
The band serenadeu the successful candi-
dates and and everybody is iubilant over
the great victory.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-05
Second Floor

Boys and Children's Suits.
Boys and Children's Waists,
Boys and Children's Underwear
Boys Long Pants.
Children's Knee Pants.
Boys Shirts.
Boys Collars and Cuffs.
Smoking Jackets. ..=-
Dressing Gowns. sa=~----4
Night Robes. +
Blankets and Quilts.
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TIL. n,ormons In conf,r,nc.

SALT LAKE, April 4.-Over $4,000 Nor
mons attended the first days session of the
sixty second annual conference of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints to-day.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-05
Sale of School Lands.

RozEMAN, April Especial. At thu
sale of achool lands today every acre was
sold at appraised value and there were buy
ers for much moro than was advertised.
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Easements
First Floor"

Mems Furnishing Goods.
Umbrellas and Canes.
Mems Hats and Caps.
Children's and Boys Hats and
Caps.
Mems Trousers.
Mems and Children's Shoes.
Mems Underwear.
Mems Flannel, Madras and Dress
Shirts.
Mems and Boys Gloves.
Silk and Linen TIandkerchiefs.
Collars and Cuffs.
Mems Vests.
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- ANS 6
hLEIN.

On APRIL 5TH, 1914, the great
NAPOLEON was compelled to ab-
dicate.
The disastrous Russian Cam
paign broke his power and, though
he made one more desperate effort
to retrieve his fortunes at Water
loo, his imperial sun had virtually
set. Up to that time, when terms
OF peace were being agreed upon.
he had usually dictated them.
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reforenca to the fact that he did not know
of any effort on tho part OF Huntlsy 10 buy
tho Yellowstone Park association's trans
porsation outfit. or the transfer OF any
property in the park.
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0ur Departments
ELEVATOR TO ALL FLOORS.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-03-12
IOWA PROHIBITION.

The Legislature Passes Local Option BIZ
That Practically Nullifies Prohibition.
DIES MONIES, Ia, March 9-The Iowa
prohibition law was practically wiped
out of existence yesterday. The state
senate yesterday afternoon, by q vote
of twenty-seven to twenty-five, adopted
The Catch bill, which allows county
option, each community being given
the right to settle the liquor question
for itself by elections to take place
not oftener than every five years.
The matter can be brought up only
ON petition Of one-flfth Of the legal
voters. Three republican senators yes
terday afternoon sided with q number
Of democrats in the passage OF the bill
There IA little doubt the measure will
receive the approval Of Gov. Boies and
become q statute. An acrimonious de-
bate preceded the final roll call, the
question at issue being a. to whore
rested the political responsibility for
the bill. Tho announcement OF the
vote was received quietly, but with
signs of relief BY the big audience
uresant
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-03-12
LIABILITY OF CARRIERS.
An Important Decision OF the Kansas su-
prems Court ON This Matter.

An Important Decision OF the Kansas gu
prems Court ON This Matter.
TOPEKA, Kan, March 9.-The SUI
prome court has handed down an i'm
portant decision, which materially AZ
fects the liability Of railroads for goods
damaged while In transit The
case in question is entitled the
Atchison, Topeka G. Santa Fe
Railroad Co. vs. Mark Dill and
David w. Dill. The defendants
shipped some household goods, and
brought suit in the Lyon county dis
trict court for damages sustained while
the shipment was in transit The
shippers had signed waybill, to which
was attached an unintelligible HERO
glyphic which Is seen on all waybills,
the purport of which is that the ship
per releases the carrier from RESPONSE
bility.
The shippers in this instance claimed
that they did not know that they were
signing q release. Judgment was rem
dered in the lower court aud the su.
preme court sustained It. The decision
was written by Chief Justice Horton,
both the associate judges concurring.
It is as follows:
A common carrier cannot limit his common
law liability by special contract in writing with
the shipper, unless it is freely and fairly made
and the carrier cannot exact rs condition pre-
cedent for carrying stock OF goods that shipper
must sign contract In writing limiting or chang
ing the common law liability. II the carrier
has two rates Of charges for carrying STOCK OF
goods, one II carried under the old common law
liability and the other II carried under special
contract, the shipper must have real freedom OF
choice in making his selection.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-03-12
CAUGHT AND INCARCERATED.

Three Vicious Characters Arrested at Kan
sas city Charged with Different Crimes.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 1O.-Three
desperate young negroes were arrested
last night by Policemen John Hobby,
s. w. Nicho and ]. j. Willis Two of
them sadbagged a stockman at mid
night, escaped and were caught in the
act of garroting another man at $3.50
o'clock this morning. The money Sc
cured in the first robbery had been lost
on n gambling table before the second
robbery was attempted
One of these men is thought to have
been the highwayman who ''slugged"
and robbed Collector George S. Ros-
we'll in ''Belvedere Hollow" Mr..
Roswell partially identifies him.
The other of the trio, though not d.
rect,y implicated in either of the rob-
berries, was with the two highwavmen
during part of the evening and issus-
pected of assisting in the first assault
He is known as a vicious man and was
released from the work house not long
ago. He will be tried for vagrancy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-03-12
PRESIDENTIAL POINTERS.


Gen. Alger Ii In the Race For the Repub-
lican Nomination For President-Mr.
Morrison BALD to 10 Opposed to Gen.
Palmer For the Democratic Nomination.
DETROIT, Mich, March 6-The Trib-
une to-day contains the following:
Gen. Russell A. Alger will leave for
California tomorrow evening TO attend
the annual meeting of the Fort Bragg
Redwood company. A reporter called
on Gen. Algcr ut his home on West
Fourth street last evening and in re-
Spouse to inquiries the general said
that his trip involved purely private
business affairs
"Will you not say before leaving,
Gen. Alger, something as to your at
titude toward the suggestions Of your
name for the republican presidential
nomination."
II have until recently" said Gen.
Alger. "been undecided as TO whether
I would enter tho contest for the
nomination, but in view Of the express
sions which have come to me from
earnest republicans throughout the
country, have concluded to enter the
field, You may say this for mo
through the Tribune for the informa-
ton of my friends both at home and
abroad"
MORRISON OPPOSES SENATOR PALMER.
CHICAGO, March 8-Hon. William R
Morrison. OF the Interstate commerce
commission, arrived in this city yester-
day. Speaking Of the Cook county
democratic convention, which last
week Endorsed the candidacy Of Gen.
John NJ. Palmer for the presidency, he
said:
II cannot see that It was conducted
any different from that which instruct
ed for Hill in New York" Continuing,
Mr.. Morrison said:
II am opposed to Senator Palmer's
candidacy and regard it as an unwise
movement Senator Palmer is alto
gether too old to be a candidate. He
is in his 18th year and don't believe
any man ut that age should be q candi-
date Then again, the Democracy OF
the state would look upon Senator
Palmers candidacy as practical gift to
the Republicans of senatorship, be-
cause the next legislature which
would elect a successor to General
Palmer will no doubt be Republican.
shall have my friends in the state
convention. They will be staunch
friends of mire. They will be opposed
; to Gen. Palmer's candidacy, which is
not looked upon fayorably in the
southern part Of the state. want to
state right here, however, that / never
bolted the nominee in my life and I
never will Hence have no reason
to believe that my friends would do
such thing, bat cannot tell what
they will do. OF course II the state
delegation is not for me / certainly
will not be candidate"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-03-12
A MEXICAN ROMANCE.

The Terrible Mistake of y Mother Broughs
ON BY the Trsaehery OF . False Friend.
SANTA FE, n. NJ, March 8-Podrigo
Martinez, a miner just retured from q
long stay in old Mexico. was stabbed
to the heart by his mother at Ell Rito.
a Mexican plaza about fifteen miles
from here
The stabbing was the terrible result
of an intentional piece OF misinforma-
ton by George HAllston, o young
American. Some years ago Rodrigo
MARTINEZ went 70 old Mexico to make
his fortune in mining leaving behind .
mother and q sweetheart
Hallston loved the latter's betrothed
and brought the mother and sweet
heart the news that Martinez had been
killed in fight
Martinez returned to his native town,
however, to fad his sweetheart un-
married and his mother alive. About
the first man he met was his supposed
friend Hallston. The latter persuaded
him to visit his mother with him
in disguise. While Disgusting himself
his rival ran to the mothers house and
said that he would bring the slayer OF
her son to her in few minutes and
that she should kill the rascal
When Rodrigo entered the enraged
old woman pOunced upon him and
stabbed him to the heart. A moment
later she found her mistake. Raving
mad, she cut her throat
Hallston was set upon by the sweet
heart OF Martinez, but escaped.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-03-12
Mlnlnr deal In the black HuIs.

DEADwooD, S. D., March a-one OF
the largest mining deals in the history
of the Black Hills was contaminated
Yesterday. The parties were the
Hardiu-BaIner Mining Co, recently in
corporated under the laws OF VISION
AIN. with headquarters at Milwaukee.
who purchased the Gold Bullion. Julia
c. and William L. Lodes, from Leroy,
G. Hoyt aud C b. Strauss paying
therefor the sum of s5OoOOa This h
only one OF many large mining deala
on the taps that will be contaminated
within the coming month
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-03-12
TO SUCCEED w. / BRAGG.

Judson C Clements, ofGeorgia, Appointed
an Interstate Commerce Commissioners.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-The presi-
dent has sent to the senate the nomi-
nation of Judson C. Clements, of Geor-
gia, TO be an interstate commerce COM
missioner, vice Walter L. Bragg, de-
ceased, and William Lindsay, declined.
Ex-Congressman Clements, of Rome,
Ga, was born in Walker county, Ga,
5S years ago, February ~ last He
was educated in the schools of his ma
tive county and in the law school
of Cumberland university at Lob
anon, Tenn. He was admitted
to the bar and began the prac-
tice of law in 1869 at Lsfay-
cite, Ga. He was elected representa-
tive in the general assembly Of his
state in 1872 for term of two years
aud was returned in 1874 In 1877 he
was elected state senator and five
years later appeared in the Forty-sev-
enth congress Us one of Georgia's rep
resentatives. He served five terms and
retired just previous to the last cleo
ton, when he resumed his law prac-
tice. He was reelected to the Fifty.
first congress as q democrat on vote
of 9,05l against S204 for q. B. Har-
graves. republican.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-03-12
TIMBER CULTURE LAWS.
A Bill introduced ny Senator Perkins In
the Form OF an Amendment.

A Bm introduced ny Senator Perkins In
the Form Of an Amendment.
WASHINGTON, March 9-Senator
Perkins has introduced q bill amend
ing. the act to repeal timber culture
laws It provides that any claimant
for public lands under act Of congress,
auproved June a. 1878, residing in the
state or territory in which his
claim Is situated, shall, upon proof
without notice, as now provided,
by the testimony Of himself and two
disinterested witnesses, that he has In
good faith complied with all the re-
ouirements in respect to the planting
of trees and their cultivation on the
claim for thirteen years consecutively
from date of entry, receive patent
therefor, regardless OF the number of
trees or their age growing on such
claim at the date Of his proof. Tho
bill went to the committee on public
lEnda
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-03-12
TT, PoIt aud the third Party.

RALEIGH, N. C., March 1o.-Most of
the political talk here is of the third
party; and this is brought about by L.
I. Folks visit He says he has severed
mis- connection with the old political
parties and Is now with the third party.
He declares that the new party will
sweep the west and have q large fol-
lowing throughout the south. This Is
the first positive statement here rs to
his afiiiiation with the third party. He
says that It is not the purpose Of that
party to put state tickets In the field,
but that in all states there will be q
full electoral ticket