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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
POLYGS CANNOT VOTE.
Effect of a Decision by the Supreme Court
of Idaho.

Ehect OF . Decision by the Supreme Court
of Idaho.
BOISE, Idaho, Got. 18.-The supreme
court unanimously sustained the constitu-
tionality of the Idaho test oath law. The
decision in which the conclusion was
reached was handed down by Justice Hud-
son yesterday in the ease of Joseph r.
Sheppard vs Hyrum Grimmett, registrar of
Paris precinct, Bear Lake county. The
case was argued a week ago in Lewiston by
Judge @. W. Bennett of Salt Lake, and
Others for the plaintiff, q Mormon. who
offered to register upon subscribing to the
oath embraced in the constitutional PRO
vision, and ignoring the additional qualif-
cation of the test oath law enacted by the
first state legislature. This additional
qualification is that the eleotor shall not,
since January. 1885, have belonged to an
organization that teaches or taught, en-
courages or encouraged polyeamy. The
constitutional provision is simply that he
shall not practice polygamy or belong to an
organization that teaches or encourages it.
Application was made to the srpreme
court for writ of mandamus to compel
the registrar to register Sheppard. The
constitution provides that the legislature
nay provide additional qualifications for
the exercise of the right of suffrage and
under this provision the legislature adopted
the additional qualification referred to.
he principal objection urged to this was
the allegation that it is retroactive, OK post
facto and therefore void.
The court, however, finds that the pro-
vision does not come under the character of
e1 post facto laws relative to penal and
criminal proceeding, which impose punish.
ment or forfeitures, nor to civil proceedings
which affect private rights retrospective,
and is not applicable to OWL
laws, bat to penal and GRIM
inal laws only. The right of
franchise is next considered and is
shown to be privilege rather than right,
over which the law-makine power. when
80 authorized by the constitution. has en-
tire authority to prescribe such qualifca-
tions al are deemed best. Numerous cases
ne cited and the history of the Mormon
legislature in Idaho briefly reviewed.
In refusing to grant the mandamus and
holding the law to be entirely constitu-
tional, the court states that if the condi-
tions that have arisen since the law was
passed make it desirable thas the law should
be changed, application should be mad Q
direct to the Legislature. This decision
will prevent Mo mons from voting at the
election next month.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
Politics and Registration in Choteau.

Fort BENTON, Oct. 49, Special. "A
packed house greeted Hon. II. b. Smith
aud Hon. f. C. Day this evening at the
court house. The meeting was called to
order by ID. G. Browne, chairman of the
county committee, who presented Col. j. j.
Donnelly, the latter presiding. The
speakers devoted their remarks to the
tariff and were listened to with marked at
tention. They speak highly of the treat
ment accorded them.
At u meeting of the democratic county
committee tho resignation of j. L. Wam-
sley, candidate for representative, was ac-
ospted and A. b. Hamilton substituted.
The registration in Choteau county will
be more than 1,S00, an increase of 80 per
cent since two years ago.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
Sanders and Callahan.

BILLINGS, Oct. 1S.-[Special. Coils. San
ders and Callahan addressed large audi
ence at the court house here tonight. A
very good display was made by the newly
organized dambeau club who were sup
piled with red hats and capes. The audi
dience contained about half democrats.
Sanders defended the force bill and made
the usual very tame arguments for protec-
tion. He characterized the populists as
the ghost dancers of politics and woun
up with pyrotechnio appeal to stand by
the republicans. Callahan waived the
bloody shirt. twisted the lions tail, and
laboted with the tariff issues.
The republicans are much chagrined over
the result the registration, which show un-
doubted democratic gains.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
Attacked by Tougl,s.

WYANporrE, Mich, Oct. 1S.--For u long
time there has been i'll feeling between the
tough element and salvationists. It cul-
minated this evening during the army
parade, some one telling Lieut.. Low to the
ground with brick. A general free fight
ensued. Five persons were seriously in
ju: ed, one OF them fatally The victim be-
ing Carrie Lowe. n salvationist. The lieu
tenant and two other salvationists were in
jursd, and two bystanders struck with flying
miaRlea. No ar eats Mere maln.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
SPORTING NEWS.
The Three Year Old Trotting Race Record
Lowered.

Inc 1hree- eaT-Otu lrnttinT Race Record
Lowered.
NASHVILLE, Oct. 1S.-Another worlds
record was broken at Cumberland park to-
day. 1t WAS the stake race for 3-year- olds,
Ditectum clipping two seconds off she
previous best time making the distance in
2:l14. Hal Pointer easily defeated Guy in
n mile dash, pacing in 2:0419, lowering his
own record. Many outside watches made
it faster.
2:l5 trot Belle Archer won, Fred s.
Wilkes second, Aline third, Bonnie Will
more fourth. Best time, 2:1lll.
2:l5 trot-Directum took three straight,
Kentucky Union second. Trevilian third.
Ambrosial fourth. Best time, 2:l1li.
Mile dash. yearlinRs-Mill Lady won,
Winnie second, Brookside third. Firefy
Fourth. Best time, 2;30.
2:35 trot-Eli won. Lalla Wilkes second,
Baron Posey third, Bovbells fourth. Best
time, 2:128l.
Mile dash-Hal Pointer won. Guv SEQ
ond. Quarters. :32. 1:0234, 1.22559. 2:041x.
Two-year- olds. stakes untinlbhed-Bon-
ME Bell and Vidia each took heat. Best
time, 2:1SL.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
Secret Conference With Several Gen.
tlemen on the Subject of
the Capital.
They Will Probably Organize An
Anaconde-for-t the Capital
Club
Butte Decides tn Stay in the Capital Roc
SO Does Deer Lodge-Other state
News.

MIssoUnA, Oct. 18.-[Speoial. EARLY in
the evening it was learned that several
gentlemen considerably interested in Ana
conda for the capital had held a meeting
in one of the rooms of the Missoua hotel.
Among those present were r. g. Marshall,
+. q. Higgins, J. X. Woods, J. M. Evans,
9. M. Crutchfeld, Marcus Daily, w. y.
OBrien and others. Exactly what was
done at the meeting none of those present
seemed inclined TO com III unicate. 1t was
learned, however, that q capital club would
probably be formed in the interest of Ana
conda.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
Dwellings and Stores Burnsd.

CHroAGo. Oct. 1S.-Fitteen dwellings, and
stores were burned and two women killed
in EIglewood in the southern part of the
city this morning. The financial loss was
$4,000. Mrs. w. X. Butler, though not
really in danger, jumped from third story
window and striking on her hoad was in
stantly killed. John Howard, an employe
in the bakery where the fire started, was
burned TO death. A woman and child in
ono of the burned buildings are not ac-
counted for.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19

To-Day the American Street
Railway Association will hold a
National Convention in Cleve-
land, Ohio.
The sessions will continue un-
til the 2Ist instant, and all street
railway companies, horse, cable
and electric, will be represented.
'lhe interests represented aggre-
gate a vast amount, a sum in
tact larger than the combined
capital of the banks, and is said
TO exceed $15o,ooo,ooo.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
California Farmers, Al,,apc..

SACRAMENTO. Oct. 1S.-The third annual
session of the California Farmers Alliance
and Industrial union convened to-day.
Thirty-two counties out of thirty. six in
which the alliance exists were rsprasented
A lengthy address was delivered by Presi-
dent Marion Cannon, who devoted most Of
his attention to national Issues. He closed
the address with tribute to the memory of
President Polk. deceased, of the Nation Al
alliance. The convention will hold sessions
during the week.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
Park County Institute

LIVINGSTON, Oct. 1S,-[speois. The
teachers' institute for Park county con-
vened in the high school building in this
city al nine O'Clock this morning. Tho
mornings session was taken up principally
with routine work. This afternoon Miss
Ballinger read paper on primary work
and at the close of the reading there was
spirited discussion on thia subject. j. ID.
Rose read an interesting paper on civil
government. The attendance is very large,
nearly every teacher in the county being
present. The session will continue three
days.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
Two Were Rescued.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. 1S.-'rhe Nor
wegian steamer Agnes from Bluehelds. re-
ports having rescued the first officer and
one seaman of the Honduras steamer
Stranger, from Belize for Bluehelds she
capsized in n storm October 10. and of thir-
teen on hoard, including seven women and
three children. all except tho two rescued
are supL ossd ~ bs lost.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
Big Money for Hruisers.

BosroN, Oct. 1s.-Capt. Cooke, of this
city, has received II telegram from Lon
don sportsman stating that the National
club. of London, offers 81, 900 for q glove
contest between Champion James j. Cor
bstt and Peter jackson, and guarantees
jackson all the betting and backing that
Corbett requires and will consent 30 any
time for the meeting which the competitors
may decide on, although p. efe ring the end
of spring or late i'll April. Capt. Cooke
wired the telegram TO Corbett.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
The individual work for the two days, for
men who have made thirty-six or better at
the two ranges ls as follows:

Men who make forty out Of possible 100
in the four days shooting will be desig-
mated in classification rs FIRST GLASS;" those
making fftysix as rifiemen; those making
sixty-seven of marksmen; those making
seventy five as experts; and those making
eighty Us sharpshootets.
The officers in authority on tho range are
LIEUT.. Col. Shoemaker. officer in command; ;
Capt. William Zastrow, range officer; Lieut..
Ahern. assistant range officer: Lieut..
WYnne and Lieut.. Reif. scoring officers.
To-day's shooting will be at 800 yards.
sighting shots allowed.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
boston Took the Game.

CLEVELAND. Oct. lS.-lhe second cham
pionship game was moro of a slugging
match than yesterdays game, but the work
of the pitchers was very evenly balanced.
Cleveland 3. hits TO- errors 2, Garkson and
thinner; Boston 4, hits 10, errors >. Staley
and Kelly. Umpires, MoQuaid and Gaff-
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
Deer Lodge In tho Race.

DEER LODGE. Oct. 1S. - [speoi al. "A
tremendous mass meeting was held by the
citizens of Deer Lodge tonight to protest
against the report industriously circulated
in some parts of the state that she mad
withdrawn from the contest for the capital.
She in still in the race, and will be there
until she wins or is defeated at tho polls.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
Algeria stud Sals.

New YORK, Dot. 1S.-A representative
crowd was on hand when the sale of the
Algeria stud was resumed this afternoon at
Tattersals. Among the sales were the fol-
lowing: Santa Lucia. to w. Lakeland,
S7,400; Scottish Lass, to w. Lakeland.
S3, 600; Sauoy Lass, to l., s. Gardner, $3 900;
Sunnyside, to w. ii. Forbes. $1,000; Tur-
moil. to Il. J. EasRin. $500; Twihght. to
q. j. Enright, S3, 200.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
Butte Is for Butte.

BUTTE, Oct. 1S.-[special. IA Butte for
the capital mass meeting was held Tonight
with an attendance OF about 1000. Many
enthusiastic speeches were made, among
the speakers being men from Miasoula and
Madison counties. A capital club of about
1000 WAS organized and Butte is evidently
in the race to stay.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
Boodfer Pleads Guilty.

ToLEpo, Oct. 1s.-Alderman Frank Tan
ner, the second of the boodlers. WAS ar
raianed for trial this afternoon and plead
guilty. This has thrown tho remaining five
into CONSERVATION. X is believed that all
except one, Manchester, will also plead
guilty.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
Renyerheaa Democrats.

DILLON, Oct. 1S.-lSpeoial. The demo.
Gratis were out IN force here to- night. A
big mass meeting WAS addressed by Hon.
w. A. CLARK, Hon. 4. Il. Collins and Mias
Stayer. candidate for county superiptend-
ent. Delegations from outside points ar
rived during she day. The meeting was an
enthusiastic one.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
Dalton Fellewsrs Threaten Venseanee.

TOPEKA, Oct. lS,-Gov. Humphrey has
written letter to General Miles asking
him that a company of United States cav
airy bo sent to tho southern Kansas border
to Protect the settlers from the Dalton
gang. The governors action is based ON a
petition from the council and citizens of
Coifeyyille.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
For MnYor of Nnw York

NEW ionK, Oct. 1S.-The following nom
inutionH we're made tonight for mayor: by
the republican county convention, Edwin
Einstein; by tho Tammnny county oonven-
tion. Thomas L. Gilroy; by tho county den-
ooraoY convention, John Quinn.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
The Tickers WIN Tick.

ST. Louis, Oct. 1S.-The differences be-
tween the telegraphers of the Missouri
Pacific system and the management of the
road were amicably adjusted to-day by the
aid of mutual concessions.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-19
Snit Arninst EIkIns.

BALTIMORE, Oct. lS.-A Sensational suih
instituted agaipst Secretary of War stepheR
II. Elkins and Ex-U. y. Senator Dayia by
Alexander Shaw a leading coal operator,
The record-union., 1892-09-24
A Timely Suggestion.

EDS. RECORD UNION: The efforts of
the RECoRD-UNIoN to awaken the citi
zens of Sacramento to q sense of their
duty in preventing, to some extent at
least, the ravages of the cholera plague,
by thorough cleansing and disinfection
OF the highways, byways, priyy vaults,
cesspools and other filthy causes of sick
ness and death, are particularly COM
mendable at this time. Sacramento must
learn that san ounce of prevention Is
worth pound of cure,n not only in the
matter of cholera, but also in lessening
the inroads of scarlet fever, diphtheria,
typhoid fever, etc, all of which are ac-
knowledged to be the products of one
common cause, viz, filth.
However well meant may be the agita-
ton OF the press on this subject, it will
fall short of the desired effect unless some
compulsory means are adopted by those
in public authority. There are large
numbers of the illiterate among us who
do not read the papers, but there are
many who do read them and are will
fully negligent of the condition of their
premises.
The health authorities should send at
once q printed official notice to every
householder of this city directing him
Immediately to clean his premises, and
prescribe the manner OF cleaning and dis
infection. Ii the recipient cannot read,
the official character of the notice will
probably cause him to seek the assistance
of some one who can read. A corps of
inspectors should then be detailed to
visit every house and see that the work
has been done properly. While this is
only suggestion, it is one which should
receive the attention of the Board of
Health and some decisive and radical
steps should be taken at once to bring the
city into a better sanitary condition.
MEMO.
The record-union., 1892-09-24

DESPITE the fact that stricken Ham
under which she suffers, universal hui
man sympathy must go out to that I'M
fortunate city. Such death and suffering
has not been known in modern times.
Her people are PROSTATE before the
plague, which increases in violence, and
there appears to be no immediate help for
them. When the epidemic shall have run
its course it is probable that the city will
have been FURNISHED for gross violation
of sanitary laws as has been no other
community since the days of the plague
in London. While our hearts go out in
sympathy to unhappy Hamburg, let US
not forget the lesson that her afflicUion
brings to us. She is better situated than
Sacramento. Her lands are not so low
lying. Her drainage is greatly better. Her
wealth is, proportionately, infinitely
greater. Her city is not pitted as ours
with cesspools and filth pits, though
Hamburg has them in plenty. She has
not so warm climate as has our city.
In view of these facts, we ought to be so
| thoroughly prepared that if the cholera
reaches US we will be able to effectually
resist it. This we can do. The conditions
are not such that we cannot put the city
into complete state of sanitary defense.
The simple question is, will we do it d?
One of the first steps to be taken is to
order furnace erected on the north for
the cremation of garbage and the clean
| ings of filth pits. This can be done at
once. In fortnight it could be COM
pleted. If we fail to do this and the
plague assaults US this tall or next spring
who will stand forward to shoulder the
responsibility There is profit upon
the collection Of garbage. If now the
city collected this matter and carried it to
! its furnace, the same fees being charged
that are now collected by individual
scavengers, there would be sufficient in
come to pay for the fuel and operation OF
the crematory, Thus, aside from the first
cost of the furnace, $1,000, the burden OF
burning our garbage would not be greater
upon the people than the cost of dump
| ing now imposes. But if it were greater,
which is the better proposition in view
of the fact that one means a degree OF
safety and the other great danger from
the plague?
The record-union., 1892-09-24

swered by the statement that the truth
though known is not enough regarded.
Journalism has not, in unfortunately too
many cases, risen superior to the selfish,
gross and acquisitive human nature that
is so largely behind it.
Hundreds Of newspaper publishers
run" their journals upon the moral
level Of the panderer and procurer. They
excuse mendacity and uncleanliness upon
the ground that readers like lies we'll
told, and crave lasciviousness and filth.
Precisely the same excuse, and with
equally as much reason, can be advanced
by the Illicit, and lawless dealers in hui
man innocence, by those who prostitute
virtue to passion, and sell indecency to
vicious tastes. The demand does not, in
immortality, justify the supply.
But it does violence to the truth to
claim that the public do demand the scan
dalous, the unclean and the mendacious
IN the newspaper press. The truth is
that while large body of people will
read this contraband sort of matter, the
larger body prefer the clean newspaper,
for the larger portion of the public is
home-loving and jealous OF influences
operating directly upon the home.
The most vicious man in the commu-
nifty, he with the most depraved tastes, is
very often found to guard his family from
contamination with the utmost vigilance.
He will oftener than not exercise a CEN
household, and select for his wife and
children the reading that characterizes
the clean newspaper.
But the subject discussed by the
Weekly invites expansion of commentary
that would reach the limits of the essay.
The purpose we have in quoting our
New York contemporary is to give it the
Endorsement of the RECORD UNION in its
expression of the one unalterable truth
newspaper ownership or control does not
and cannot exempt the proprietor or con-
ductor from the obligations of gentility
and decency that he recognizes as man
TO be binding upon him. All this chatter
of late in certain journals about the i'm
personality of the newspaper man and his
duality of character is senseless and
humiliating. If there is anything in the
newspaper business that compels the
gentleman to become the bully, the self
respecting man to transform himself into
the scandalmonger and gossip, or the de-
cent citizen to become the panderer to
vicious tastes, then the gentleman and
decent citizen will get out of the bust
ness, and if out will not go into it. Fort
unately for the business, however, it
makes no such demands upon self-re-
spect. 1t is a business that does not in
wade the rule Of gentlemanly conduct.
When such invasion is apparent it is the
man who is blameworthy, not the pro-
fession.
The record-union., 1892-09-24
JOURNALISTIC CONDUCT.
Haaper's Weekly. in considering the
ethics of Journalism, says editorially:

Ha9per'S Weekly, in considering the
ethics of journalism, says editorially:
The rules that govern good conduct in an
individual are those that should prevail in
the Offices OF newspapers. There is news
enough in the world in which the public is
rightly interested to ill the columns of our
newspapers every day in the year; but the
trouble is that gossip and scandal are often
more Interesting than matters of real moment.
The rule of gentlemanIy conduct ought to be
the rule of the editor and publishers. hap
PLY, it very often is-and, as Judge Wallace
wisely pointed out, mere gossip and scandal
mongering are notexcused by the answer that
the patrons of q newspaper want what they
ought not to have.
The subject has not often been more
concisely treated, nor the truth regard
ing it more directly and clearly stated.
But why should it be necessary to state
it at alp Is it not self-evident? Why is
it that it is necessary at this late day to
preach to newspaper men that which is
so obvious? These questions are an
The record-union., 1892-09-24

THE San Francisco Bulletin in these
times does not go to press any day with
out asserting the natural right of San
Francisco to certain trade area. 1t thus
hopes by persistency and repetition to
impress the people with an untruth.
There is no such thing as right to trade.
Trade is as free as is the air. Men will
buy where they can buy to best advan-
tage. San Francisco has no natural right
to sell goods to any city or town. But
every town and city has the right to trade
where and as it pleases. 1t is truism in
commerce that natural right to the
trade of locality is not and cannot be
possessed by any place.
The record-union., 1892-09-24

IT is apparent to the discriminating
reader that cholera has considerable
foothold in New York City. The better
way is to tell the whole truth and make
no concealments in this matter. With
the pest in New York, the likelihood that
it will spread to other parts is as much
greater in 1892, as the means of commune
cation and transportation are greater, and
the passage of people in and out more
more frequent, than when New York suf-
fered from the plague some twenty-five
years ago.
The record-union., 1892-09-24
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