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AT HOME,

A recent magazine article by a prom
inent English traveller on the different
aspects of crime in America, the gen
erous and informal method Of melting
out justice through the agency of Judge
Lynch, the mob battles, the almost rec
ognized code Of the vendetta, was
thought to be'a series of gross exaggera-
tions and a perversion Of facts such as
often results when American manners
and methods are discussed By foreigners.
And yet within the last six weeks there
has been enough blood shed to justify
this aliens criticism. For instance, in
Kansas we find not only moes arrayed
against each other, but we'll organized
armies of men employing the tactics and
tinesse Of civilized warfare. 1t is not an
old-fashioned southern vendetta but a
cold blooded fight over the ownership
of certain municipal privileges. Men
have been killed in BATTLES and in am
bush, officers Of the law have been
threatened and the courts are power
less to punish the offenders.
Down IN Alabama one mob Of outlaws
has pursued another over mountains,
through we'll populated villages and in
a prosperous country. Where opportu-
mites offered they fought like trained
soldiers, and again, the officers OF the
law, either through un%willingness tc
perform their duties or through inabil.
ity have failed 10 punish the murderers.
Hardly a week passes without the
chronicling Of a l~yuching, moonshine
war or some other terrible travesty on
justice. AS civilization advances human
passion for bloodshed seems to keer
pace. II is time the national govern
ment took matters in hand when the
states are unable to punish the offend
ers Of this class, when several hundred
men can carry on a civil war in this
great American republic and continnt
it until one side is forced to retire
through lack Of resources. II will b.
time enough TO talk Of war with Soutl
American republics when it has beer
demonstrated that we can take care O
our own criminal mobs and proven
such scenes as have been recent.
enacted in this country.
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dians arrived in st. Louis and their
chief, like any other public man, AM the
gauntlet OF the interviewer. Among
other things he announced that here
after he and his friends would watch the
doings Of congress and for this purpose
would spend from seven to ten thous-
and dollars a year. This is something
OF an innovation, as heretofore tho In
dams have taken their medicine as it
has been prescribed by congress. They
are not satisfied with their alleged rep
resentation in the interior department.
If they cannot have three or four chiefs
Oh the floors Of congress they will have
eight e%agle-eyed and copper colored
watchmen in tho gallery to see that
their interests are not overlooked.
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MATTERS OF INTEREST.

An italian immigrant who landed in New
York the other day was so overjoyed a,
reaching free America that he dropped up
ground.
"Are you pretty we'll acquainted with you,
mother tongue, my boy?" asked the school
teacher of the scholar. Eyes, sill" answered
the lad. timidly; "ma jaws me a good deal,
sir.''-Critic.
One of the effects of the earthquake in
Japan was the sudden disturbing of the
sea seventy-fve miles from shore and the
deluging of the American bark Hesper with
water SO hot as to be apparently ut the boil
ing point.
In the London Gaiety theater all women
occupying seats on the first floor and in the
first balcony are requested to remove their
hats. A refusal would oblige them to 20 to
the upper galleries., where hats are al
lowed.
As war material becomes more deadly
every year, scientific men are estimating
the terrific loss Of human life which will
ensue in the next war. A bullet from a
Mannlioher rifle would go straight through
three or four mon standing close behind
each other, SO that there will be no more
shelter in marching in dense lines.
Paul du Chaillu, according to hin own
testimony, was once offered his pick of S53
beautiful African mnidens, clad only in
gauzy atmosphere and blushing violently.
He declined the offer, explaining to the
king of the tribe that if he took one all the
rest would be jealous. The king then Of
fered him the whole 1858, whereupon Mr.. du.
Chaillu fed back to civilization.
Sir Edwin Arnold says that in n sense
he dreads to die. 'If my DEATH" said he a
few days ago, lis to be painful, | should
shrink from it as I would from any trying
ordeal. Then, / should regret to die be-
cause of the large number of dear friends !
would leave behind. And yet, who has
reached 60 years, as I have, without count
ing most of his friends on the other side?
What a Joy it will be to meet them againin'
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The refusal of congress to pass q bill
appropriating 100000 for the starving
people of Russia is right and sensible.
This government is not IN eleemosynary
institution; nor is Its treasury to be re-
garded as a charity fund for other ma
lions of the earth. If we are to relieve
the starving subjects Of one foreign gov
eminent why not assist those Of any
other country? 1t is all right for pri-
vate charities to undertake this good
work, but the government of the United
States is another matter. To make
such an appropriation would be to es.
tablish a very bad precedent and one
likely to cause no end of trouble in the
future.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-12

DEMOCRATS who sometimes think the
democracy of Grover Cleveland is not
of the fighting sort will do we'll to re-
member these words at the recent
Jacksonian banquet in New York: "We,
who are proud to call ourselves Jack
sonian democrats, have boldly and ag-
gressively attacked a political heresy,
opposed to the best interests of the peo-
pie and defended by an arrogant and
INSCRIPTIONS party. The fight is still
Onn
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MONTANA NEWSPAPERS,

The Anaconda Standard is the first Mon.
tana newspaper to issue an almanac. 1t is
E valuable compilation and will be ex-
tremely useful to the journalists, profess
sional and business men of Montana. BE-
sides the usual amount of almanac infor-
nation it contains Montana statistics for
the year, lists of officers of all state organ
i%zations, county officers, religious societies,
votes in the last election. mining data.
county and state Indebtedness, etc. The
information is well arranged and the book
Is we'll printed. The publishers are to be
congratulated on the success of their work.
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Mr.. RUSSELL HARRISON having with
drawn the black typed manifesto from
the head Of the Journals editorial col
umn we may conclude that all republic
cans in Montana have been converted to
Clarkson's views. Mfr. Harrison and
Mr.. Clarkson should now furnish each
republican voter with a list of papers
endorsing President Harrison's renoml-
nation. Amy republican found reading
q democratic paper will not receive an
Office.
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The New York Press said that the re-

The New York Press said that the re-
fusal of the republican senators to enter
the New York senate would be an act
of patriotism, while the New York Re
corder says that they pursued a dutlful
and dignifed course in taking their
seats. The democratic senators of Mon
tana, who did both two years ago, will
be glad to have the official endorsement
of the republican press for both acts.
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The Columbian's special edition ia notice.
able for many excellent features. 1t is
filled with Information about the new and
prosperous city of Columbia Falls and the
rich country surrounding. The illustra-
tlons include a variety of subjects and are
well done. They show that astonishing
progress has marked the brief history of
the young city, while the Columbian on
eVery page gives evidence that it keeps Pace
with growth on all sides. 1t is a newsy and
well-editsd paper, and Columbia Falls
should be proud of it.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-12

A RECENT order of Kaiser William or
derlng all officers who cannot dance to
remain away from court balls in the flu
lure is regarded by some as another ev-
idence OF his alleged insanity. To other
people it will occur as proof OF good
sense and a sound mind.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-12

The big democratic majority in the
house of representatives will not prove
so much OF a "wbite elephant" as the
republicans anticipate. 1t will, how
ever, be sufficiently large and white to
make the republican elephant very
weary for twelve months to come.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-12

BLAINE organs u thatthe pre-
m,er has once mora recovered his health
and will be in condition in June to kick
the Harrison football clear into Lake
Minnetcnka.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-12

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ANNUAL
Gas Light and Coke company will be held at the
general Office of the company in Helena. Mon
tana. on Tuesday, January 19, 1892. at 1880 p. m,
for the annual election Of trustees and for the
transaction of such other business as shall le-
gally come before the meeting
H. L. WALKER, Secretary.
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OyERHEArED members of the CHILEAN
war party can satisfy their thirst for
blood by joining one of the two county
seat armies in Kansas. All methods OF
modern warfare from the ambush to the
sand bag are in vogue in that lawless
region.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-12

The divorce colony at Sioux Falls now
numbers 200 inhabitants. An interest
ing field for the novelist's or playwrlghts
study is to be found here, and yet thus
far no one has made use OF the opportn-
nitias. g. '"...
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-12

IT is gratifying to know that poor Lo,
who has been kicked and cuffed around
by the United States government ave.
since the landing at Plymouth Rock,
now proposes to watch matters. The
other day q party Of eight Creek In
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-12

PERHAPS Foraker, ingalls, and other
retired mountebanks could secure stu
atoms as political advisere, to the new
Khedive of Egypt. These gentlemen
Jan speak from experience.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-12

SENATOR WARREN, Of Wyoming, will
find Commodore Power after him with a
sharp stick, and the commodore will
stay with him, too.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-12

OvE week ago one Senator Edwards,
OF Cattaraugus, was the biggest man in
all New York state. Now, he is only a
state senator from an obscure corner OF
that commonwealth. 49,. "
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or SUBSCRIPTION.
HELENA, MONT, JAN. u, 1892,

sw-Montanians abroad will always find Il
nA1LY l~NprpEHDEHr aa ile at their ~favorite
hotels; Fifth Avenue and Metropolitan, Nav
york; West, Minneapolis: Baldwin and Palace,
San Francisco; Mcpcrmott, Butte; Leland Hotel.
Springfield. Ill.
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In Uncle Sam has q grievance against
any foreign government he will iniiict
all punishment by sending Egan as
representative. @".
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Helena, Montana. Dec. Is. 1881

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ANNUAL
Electric company will be held at the general Of
fee of tho company in Helena, Montana, on
Tuesday, January 10, 1892, at 1880 p M, for the
annual election of trustees and for the transac-
ton of such other business as shall legally come
before the meeting.
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DEMOCRATIC newspapers will save val
liable space by refusing to discuss the
candidacy of old John Nj. Palmer. lie
will not start.
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n WEATHER.

Reported for THE INDEPENDENT daily BY =. J'
Glass, United States observer.
600 d m. 900 p. m.
p.r.~,o+or 3M.5SS 3O466
Temperature. ......-...-,..- - Q
Wind..... ......- w W .
Minimum temperature -lSz
Maximum temperature 5.o.
Precipitation-,Irace.
FORECAST: Light snow; slightly warmer.
HELENA, Mont, Jan. IL, lS9..
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cTOCKHOLDERs' MEETINe-THE ,REGU.
y lar annual meeting of the Stockholders of
the Moptana Lumber and Manufacturing COM
pany for the election OF FIVE trustees for the en-
saing year and the transaction of such other
business as may regularly come before them will
be hsld at their office, room No, 8. Hotter block.
January, 1892, WILLIAM +. RECTOR,
Secretary.
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Observation-Disclosures BIDS ARE INvITED.
L for the care. support and maintenanoe Of
the sick. poor and infrm. of Lewis and Clarke
county, Montana, per capita, by the, week, for
ciuds and cover. the entire cost of feeding,
clothing and nursing OF said sick, poor and in,
be- received until March /. 1892. and to be i'd
dressed to the undersigned. @
BY order of the board. o,yrp c,or,-
Iya,on. REopfnro Tao 10 1901. -H- ~
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A NNUAL MEETING THE REGULAR AN
Helena District Telegraph company for the cleo
ton of directors and other purposes will b
held at the secretary's Office. room !, third floor,
airy rs. 1882.
Fl. SoMMERs, Secretary.
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cToCKHoLpERs MEETING-THE REGU.
IS lar annual nesting Of the STOCKHOLDERS Of
the Montana National bank will be held at
their banking house in Halena, Mont on tues
aay. Jan, II, baawean the no ITS OF 100 m an IL :
r. n. ROBr. L. MoCULLOH. Cashier.
Lated Dec. ~, 1891.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING-THE .REGU
- lar annual meeting of the stockholders Of
the Montana Lumber and Manufacturing com
suing year and the transaction of such other
business as may regularly come before them will
Be held at their office. room No, 9, Hotter block.
January, 1899. WILLIAM +. RECTOR,
Secretary.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CUT TIM.
~ Der; In accordance with the proyisi93ns Ct
honorable secretary Of the interior, MAJ 5, 1891.
the undersigned hershy gives notice that At the
LEGATION of this notice. it will apply to the hon
orable secretary of the interior, by it, written
understandable saw logs. consisting of pine and
fir timber, on the following described public
Beginning at the forks of Cottonwood creek.
which is ) tributary of the south fork Of the
Musselshen river, thence running mp the left Q,
west, and middle forks of said Cottonwood
creek. and embracing the natural water shed Of
both. ~
Said land en- braces what would be tp.6 n. =; 70
q, # surveyed. All of said land il rough. rocky,
mountainous and unsurveyed, and is south q;
and adjacent to tp. Z IL. /. 10 g. (snrveyed) and
i on tie north slope Of the Crazy Mountains. N
about three million 5000. O0W feet Of merchant
able pine and fir timber. y,
By John NJ. Smith. president
SMITH & BONN,
Attorneys for Applicant,
White Sulphur Springs. Mont.
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St. Paul daily globe., 1892-03-19
The Nebraska Freak Seem
ingly Bent on Belching
His Bile.
He Will Seek to Reopen the
Governorship Contest at
an Early Day.
A New York Paper Springs a
Very Raw Romance on
the Public.
Gov. Peck Discusses Presiden-
tial Matters--Canapd Set
at Rest.

LINCOLN, Neb., March lS.-Tuesday
next Gen. Thayer will move in the su-
preme court of the state for reopenlng
of the case of Thayer vs.. Boyd. Thls
announcement comes as surprise TO
the people of Nebraska, but is thor
Oughly reliable. When the mandate
from the supreme court of the United
States was served on the judges of the
circuit court last Tuesday, Gen. Thay-
er was out of the city and was unrepre-
sented by counsel. The ex-governor
returned last night and expressed sur
prise at the issuance Of the mandate
he had no knowledge of its presence,
and thinks the court is in duty bound to
reopen the case upon his application.
Gen. Thayer says he is impelled to this
act by the earnest solicitation of the
leading men of the state.
Judge Blair. of Omaha, and ex-Su-
preme Justice NJ. B. Brees, of this city,
will probably act as attorneys for the
ex-governor. They will base their argu-
ment on the theory that the court at
Washington, in its decision, merely
overruled the demurrer of Gov. Thayer
to Gov Boyd's answer. Therefore it is
only necessary for reply to be filed to
Gov. Boyd's answer, which averred
upon information and belief that Joseph
Boyd, father of James E. Boyd, had
completed his naturalization in 1854 at
time when James F. Boyd was
minor, and alleging further that James
E. Boyd had for many years been citl-
zen of the United States within the
meaning of the law and acts of congress.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-03-19
Mellette and Pettigrew Forces
Ready to Meet at Cham
berlain.
Most Of the South Dakota
Delegates to Go Unin-
Strueted,
Although There Are Indica-
tions That They Are for
Harrison.
Aid. Kennedy, Of Fargo, Under
Sentence, Escapes Into
Minnesota.
Specials to the Globe

Specials TO the GLOBE.
CHAMBERLAIN, S. D., March 1S.-Re-
publicans at Watertown, the home of
Gov. Mellette, have telegraphed here to
engage fifteen rooms for them during
the state convention in this city next
week. This indicates that the friends
of the governor will be here in full
force to prevent the Pettigrew faction
of the party from carrying everything
with high hand. The attendance at
the convention will be unusually large,
and lively times are anticipated.
III saABERDEEN, S. D., March 1S.-The
Republican county convention for the
selection of thirty-twO delegates to the
state convention at Chamberlain met
here today. No instructions or recon-
mendations were passed, but the dele
CATION is headed by Receiver Macleod,
of the United States land office, strong
Harrison man, and is undoubtedly
favorable to Harrison. Postmaster Mills,
another Harrison appointee, is also a
member of the delegation. The resolu-
tions endorsed the national adminiStra-
tion aud declared the Republican party
is alone committed to the doctrine OF
protection for labor and the home. A
new county central committee was
named, with w. u Allen. OF 6rOlOn,
secretary of the state committee, as
chairman. There was no contest of any
sort.
Elk POINT, S. D., March 1s.-County
Republican convention was held this
afternoon. The delegates are unln-
structed. but are for Harrison,
HURON, S. d., March 1S.-The Repub
lican convention this afternoon elected
eighteen delegates to the state conven-
ton at Chamberlain next week. The
delegation was not instructed to labor
for Harrison's denomination.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-03-19
PALMER is POSSIBLE.
Down in Illinois They Call
Him "the Grand Old Man
of the West"
ct Three Score and Fourteen
He Is Found as Young as
Ever in Spirit.
Against BANDS Bill and Gas
Near Free Trade" as He
Can Possibly Get.
Palmer Began Politics With
Stephen A. Douglas and
Is Still at 1t.
Favors Free Coinage When
Silver Shall Have Reached
Gold Value.
The Story Of His Own Long,
Eyentful Life Told in His
Own Words.

'Look at these gray hairs. I am too
old to be presidential candidate. My
fighting days are over. The next preSi-
dent of the United States will be Dem
Ocrat; he will be young man. ! have
no ambition to be president. will rep
resent the people of Illinois in the SEN
ate for six years, and will be fully salts
fed in fulfilling my pledges to them.
am too old for possibility"
Thus spoke Senator John NJ. Palmer
at his old home in Carlinville, ILL.,, just
year ago, says the New York World.
His old friends and neighbors there had
got up great celebration in honor Of
his recent election to the senate after
his remarkable canvass as practically a
senatorial candidate voted for directly
by the people. Suspended across the
main street of the town was great
banner. 1t bore the inscription:
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-03-19

plain food, but does not object to bot
tie of sound claret, or even the moro
plebian beer, at his dinner. He is a
very domestic man, taking little part in
the Washington social festivities. and
always going to bed at a seasonable
hour and getting up correspond
ingly early. Six o'clock is his fa-
vorite hour for getting up, bat he
wants his seven full hours Of sleep
when he can get them. If the weather
is fine he not unfrequently goes out for
a morning constitutional, around few
blocks, before breakfast. He smokes
moderately. and he has chewed tobacco
ever since he worked in the tobacco
field on his fathers little farm in Chris
tian county, Kentucky. He refers to it
as miserable, nasty habit, though he
has knack of indulging in the nasty
habit" in so transformations a way that
one would hardly detect hun at it. A
random glimpse at his teeth now and
then raised the awful suspicion, how.
ever. They are the senator's own teeth.
by the way. He never has had to have
dentist tlnkering with his mouth.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-03-19

GEN. PALMER.
''It is true" he said, ''that the news
papers and some of the public men of
The country speak of me as candidate
for the presidency, and | suppose | am
not at liberty to overlook the fact that
1t is within the range of mere pOssibili-
ties that the nomination might reach
me. | give my word | am not seeking
1t. Illinois is a Democratic state, and,
being Democratic state, Illinois, sur
rounded by Indiana, Wisconsin, Michi-
gan, Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri, we
have new political force developed in
this country. We need not depend upon
New York alone to furnish Democratic
candidates."
Senator Palmer lives in a comfortable
boarding house of the best class in
Washington. 1t is known as the Els
mere. and is a double house, with two
front doors close together. One OF these
doors is closed up, and the space made
by what was Intended for the hall en-
try is furnished with couple of chairs.
and serves as a sort of bay window.
Into this quiet little nook Senator
Palmer loves to tuck himself away and
talk quietly with men who come to see
him on business matters. He sat there
one evening last week and talked about
the presidential outlook and his connec-
tion with it.
II have nothing to say on that sub
1ect," he remarked, further than |
said in Springfield. The presidency
does not enter into my scheme of life in
any way. AS said at CarIinville. my
fighting days are over. Personally
should regard it as sort of calamity to
be nominated. | am sure, though. |
would have the support of my own state
delegation. AS to other states l cannot
say. The subject is one do not care to
speak further upon"
In other words, whoever ciphers on
the presidential question and does not
take Senator John NJ. Palmer, of Illi-
nois, into account, makes a grave error.
He is in it, He is in 1t to stay. 1t can
not be said he has got the bee. He is
not a man who gets bees. He is poll
tician who calculates political forces on
the basis of wider and more varied p0-
litical experience than any man now
living in the country. and upon the
basis of long-headed and totally un-
feverish Judgment. That judgment and
that experience tell him that, with the
way things are now shaping themselves,
he has fighting chance for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination at Chi
cago. He is in the contest to take that
chance,