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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-21
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Engineer John Ford was killed in COLI
sion on the Housatonic:
Ex-U. s. Senator Blair has declared him
self p esidential candidate.
Gov. Mckinney, of Virgins, signed the
bill for the settlement of the state debt.
Additional gold to the amount of $780,
600 was taken Saturday for shipment to
Europe, making S1,000.0O0 in all.
Four new cases of typhus fever we're dis
covered Saturday among the Russian im,ni-
grants at New York. They have been re-
moved to the Roosevelt hospital.
The Rio Grande railroad and it's tele-
graph operators have agreed upon scale
Of salaries and the proposed aud throat
ened strike is off. Increase i'll paw has been
granted.
The Iowa state senate adopted q rssolu-
tion providing for the investigation, by a
committee of four. of the charge that two
senators had been arrested in house Of
ill-fame in this city last Saturday night.
Tho famous Bossio mine at Silver Creek,
Colorado, hns been sold to George
Wright, of Omaha. The price il stated to
has been closed about ten years on account
of litigation.
About week ago Joseph Espalla Jr., a
left Mobile. Ala. for Chicago. He has not
yet returned and his business WAS turned
over by his attorney to G. w. Joseph. 1t il
said hs is short about S30,OOO
Particulars were received ut Rapid City,
S. d., OF n wreck on the Elkhorn road nen.
Smithwick luto Friday afternoon. A con.
duotos named Benson, OF Dharterton, and
the only passenger, Commissioner Hum
phreys, received fatal injuries.
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EUCHRED THE WIZARD.
Edison Owns But Little of the Company
Making Millions.

Edison Owns But Little of the Company
Making Millions.
New York, Feb. 20.-It is rumored in
Wall street that Thomas A. Edison is dis.
satisfied with the projected consolidation
of the Edison General Electric company
and the Thompson Houston company, and
that he will retire. if indeed he is not
froasn out. 1t is said ho owns only one.
tenth of the stock of the Edison company.
which controls nearly all his patents. and
with such small portion of the whole
stock ho is practically powerlcss. The fact
that he has only comparatively small
amount Of stock is interesting in itself as
showing that Edison is sharing the fate Of
inventors generally. Other men have
majority and are drawing the dividends.
Some believe that through his ignorance
of tho ways of Wall street he has been out.
witted, and that some one else has control
of his stock. No ono has been able to find
out definitely what Edison thinks of the
scheme, as he refuses to dis
cuss ths matter. by the terms of the con-
solidation the total CAPITAL stock of the
Edison company will be exchanged for one
hundred millions OF stock in the new COM
pany, and that the Thompson Houston
gets Sis, 400 900 stock in the new
company.
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YOUNG COOK WON THE HEIREss
And Red Hook Society Is Puzzled and
Greatly Surprised

Aud Rcd Hook Society Is Puzzled and
Greatly Surprised. r
PouaHKEEpsIE, Feb. 2O.-A marriage was
solemnized in Brooklyn on Feb. 6, the an
nouncement of which has caused Il social
stir in the village of Red Hook, Dutchess
county. The principals are Duane S. Cook.
a bookkeeper for d. w. Wilbur, lumber
merchant. OF Red Hook, and Miss Ids A.
Vidder, of Troy, who is an orphan with
100000 in her own name. Miss Vdder
attended the seminary in Claverack, Col
umbia county. where she, became ac-
quainted with the daughter of the Kew. "
N. Traver. of ked Hook. Miss Nidder
spent her last summers vacation with the
clergyman's family. She was ~ years of
age and remarkably handsome.
1t was whispered about that she was be-
ing wooed by the clergy son, and the
knowing ones of Red Hook society pre-
dioted an early marriage between the young
Mr.. Traver and the handsome Young wo-
that Mr.. Cook, who is only Is years OF age,
was making hopeless efforts to win the af-
fections of Misss Traver, daughter of the
clergyman. These conclusions were all
shattered when the announcement was
made that young Cook and Miss Vidder
wore married in Brooklyn. Their courtlnr
WAS unknown to any one, and they left Red
Hook i'll Il quiet manner and on different
trains.
The question uppermost in Red Hook SO
Ciety ia, was it or wns 1t not an elopement?
1t was certainly great surprise.
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A MUNICIPAL TICK Ell.
1"l Ill the Field by the Lal,~r Organiza-
tioUk of MIssOuln.

tioHK Of MissOuln.
MIssouLA. Feb. 90 Special. IA Joint
convention Of the labor organizations of
Nlssoula met in tho X. Of +. hall this oven.
ing ana Was called to order by j. J. Hoffet,
VINO stated that the object Of the meeting
Whs 10 nominate municipal officers for tho
city OF Missoula. Hon. Frank B. Ives was
elected temporary chairman. and Charles
Bonner secretary. Fifty-two dslegatos were
present, representing members OF the fol-
lowing organizations: Brotherhood of I.o-
connective engineers, Brotherhood of Loco
motive firemen, Brotherhood OF Railroad
Iraln men, Brotherhood of Railway carmen.
International Association of Machinists,
lBrotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners,
Workingmen's union, Typographical union,
and Switchmen's Mutual Aid association.
Inc committee on permanent organi-
zation reported several resol utions, Of which
thss eaolution to make the organization
permanent was the most Important. Tho
committee on declarations made report.
~ substance, demanding progressive and
economical administration of city affairs
endorsing the Australian ballot system,
and recommendin its adoption in city and
county elections; endorsing all lawful means
to prevent the employment of Chinese, and
calling on all to unite with the independ-
enS party in securing the honest admins
trat,on Of city affairs. The report of the
commlttee was accepted as read.
~ 4. Draper, prominent locomotive
engineer, received the nominasion for
mayor; 9. A. Harnois, city treasurer: II.
G. Stiff, city attorney: j. 4. Robinson
police magistrates; John Bonner. alderman
Fist ward; E. d. Andrews, Second ward;
G. L. johnson. Third ward; P. M. Reilly
Fourth ward.
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ROCK ON WHICH THEY'LL SPLIT.

| Will Probably BE Rock and Rye, With
| the Rye Prcdominating.
! 81. LOUIS, Feb. 20.-The principal event
to-day among delegates to the industrial
conference was the meeting of representa-
tives of the prohibition party, peoples
party and national reform party, in an en-
deavor to reach some common ground upon
which they could support single ticket.
Among those present were Gen. j. B.
Weaver, Ignatius Donnelly, Miss Frances
Il. Willard. u. j. Wheelock and G. M.
Miller. No decision was reached beyond
continuation of the action of the confer
ence held ut Chicago recently, at which it
was determined that committee having
among its members several of to-day's con-
terees should present the industrial con-
ference series OF resolutions declaring in
| favor of the issue of money by the general
government i'll sufficient quantities to pre-
vent the intervention Of private institu-
! tions; the suppression of saloons; favoring
government control of transportation; op-
posing alien ownership of land, with a
limit on any ownership, and fayoriug mu-
niclpal suffrage for women, with educa-
! tional qualifications. he committee will,
therefore, present these issues to the con-
ference, with request that they be en-
dorsed in the platform.
1t is understood the liquor plank will be
met IN the conference with counter prop
ostion to the effect that when the state
legislates upon the question that lecisla-
tion be regarded by other states and the
federal government, and the state pro-
tected in the enforcement OF its law. A
lively time is expected over this prohibition
question. One wing of ethe industrial peo-
pie led by General Weaver is said to be
practically i'll favor of straight prohibition
and an alliance with the prohibitionists,
while another, headed by Washburno and
Tauheneck, insist that economic reforms
are what the conference are after, and that
the liquor question should receive consid-
Grafton later.
At ths first meeting of the National Git
izens' alliance to-day the delegates to next
week's conference were instructed to sup
port independent political action.
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~. y. y, N~tr-t Ss
SCORED MOTHER-lN- II. BLA
BLAINE
a Dakota Jn4kc Severely Caasures Two OF
s-tlG Family.

FL InG FAMILY.
M1ssrAroLE E-Minn., Feb. 20. : The
Journals DEAdwood, s. D.. special says:
Judge ThomsS has granted decree of di-
voroe to Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr.. with
the custody OF her child. $1,000 to pay tho
permanent alimony Mrs. Blaine will
lenye Deadwood for Sioux Falls to- morrow.
MIS-. Blaine is apparently happy over the
result. There was practically no defense.
Defsndants attorneys simply watched the
case under instructions to npht only in tho
event that cruelty and adultery were
charged. Judge Thomas. in announcing
the opinion. said the testimony showad that
the cause OF tho separation was tbs un-
friendly feeling of the family, and especially
OF the elder Mrs. Blaine. 10 far as Mr..
treated, but Mrs. Blaine did all in her
power to make the life of plaintiff unhappy.
She recently concluded it was best to sepa-
rate thsm and so surrounded them with
circumstances which would result in appar-
snt dsssrtion on the part Of the plaintiff.
oruelly as to cRuae her to become 80 un-
happy that she would be compelled to
leave the family home. and so Mrs Blaine
could claim that the wife deserted her hus-
band. Young Blains's conduct was verv
rsprshensble. ''Hs does not seem," said
Tue JudRe, TO Dc mAdo OF tho RtuH We
would expect from his family. As soon az
he got under the domination of his
mother, he seemed to become estrangsd
from his wife, and treated her with neglect.
The evidence shows that the desertion was
the result Of the Vaccinations Of his
mother. and that his treatment Of the
plaintiff was reprohensible and bad in
every respect"
speaking Of young Mrs. Blains's illness,
Judge Thomas said, in part: s'It il hard
to find language to describe the courts
feeling against young man who would act
as be has. All the testimony shows that
plaintiff did everything in her power to
mako her husband return to her, while hs
seemed sstranged from her by his mother"
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SHOWED UNDER.
The United Kingdom Buried Under
Heavy Blanket.


- Heavy Blanket.
LONDON, Feb. 2O.-Snow storms prevailed
last night throughout the united kingdom.
In London two inches of snow fell and this
morning the city was enveloped in dense
fog. The weather remains cold. In north
Wales 10000 quasrymen are thrown out of
work by tho snow that has fallen to great
depth in that part of the country. All out
door work in the ship yards at Hnrtleport,
county Durham, has stopped, owing to the
yards being buried in snow. Seven thous-
and men nre idle. A dispatch from Dublin
states that telegraph wires and poles are
down in all directions through Ireland, and
railway traffic interrupted. Snow IL still
falling heavily in Ireland, and in Cork and
adjoining places the roads are covered four
feet Anxiety is felt regarding the safety
of several farmers, who left the markets
bound for their homes, at a late hour yes-
terday evening, and of whom nothing has
been heald d since.
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Awru, Fate of Three Ch,,dren,

IRoNwooD, Mich, Feb. 20.-A lamp OK
plosion last night caused the burning of a
store building, occupied by Bedart's saloon
on the first floor and the family of Chus.
DsIIong above. Three of Belongs child
ren, Albert, aged seven. Marie, aged five,
and Charles, aged two, were burned to
death, Other members of the family es-
capped with difficulty. When taken from
the burning building, a babe i'll her
arms. and questioned Nd to where the other
children were likely to be found, the frantic
mother could give no clue, as she had be-
come separated from them in tho dense
smoke. Firsmen and citizens fought the
fire with renewed energy, but to no avail.
The tt tunks of the little ones were taken
from the ruins this afternoon. two being
found close together, about ten feet from
the front of tho building, and the third
thirty feet AWAY. Several citizens were
seriously burned in attempting to rescue
the children.
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Tho Reading Combine.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 20.-Gov Pat tison
to-day made public two letters he had re-
ceived, one from Auditor Cassett, of the
Pennsylvania road, and the other from
Master Workmen Powderly, of tho Knights
of Labor, protesting against the Reading,
Lehigh Valley Il Jersey Central deal. Cas-
setts letter gives an array Of facts which
he considers sufficient to prove tho illegal
itv of the deal and Powderly protests as u
citizen of this state and demands thnt the
constitution DO uphold. Tho letters were
referred by Gov. Pattison to tho attorney
general with instructions to take such &C
tion as Will enforce the constitution of the
state and bring all who violated it within
it's control.
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In Chicago's Grasp.

CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-Four special trains
bearing the congressional and diplomatic
visitors arrived late this afternoon. The
travellers were mot at the depot as the va
rious trains arrived. and at once escorted
to hotels by the reception committee.
This evening the visitors were rendered a
reception at the residence of MIR. and Mrs.
Potter Palmer, the latter being tho presi-
dent of the board of lady managers. Mon
day visit will be made to the Worlds
fair, but the most important feature of tho
visit will be the banquet which the Com
mercial club will give at the Grand Pacific
Monday night to the visiting statesmen.
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MONTANA STATE FAIR.
The Assignment of Directors to tho Differ
ent Departments.


At the meeting OF the directors of the
Montana state fair yesterday, President
Davidson made tho following assignments
to the different departments of the exhibit:
Horses, g. ID. Hard; cattle, w. B. Hundley (;
poultry, VIM. Muth: agriculture, Il. ii.
Kleinschmidt; minerals. b. II. rntem; art
and flowers l.. II. Hershtied; floral hall,
w. A. Chessman; home department., II. Nj.
Parchen.
The application Of the Rapid Transit
company for All entrance on tho east side
of the grounds for the new electric line was
referred to committee composed of Di-
rectors Hundley, Muth and Hershfeld.
Manager j. Ill. Lawrence, of tho electric
line, said that the road was now an assured
proposition. Francis Pope. who has been
serving as secretary pro tenn, was elected
permanent secretary, at IN annual salary
of 5000, Is. Fl. Tntem WAS re- elected treas
urer. The outlook for tho exhibition de-
partment is very promising. The colt
stakes nominations close March l..
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IS 1T MEXICO's?
A Strip of Territory Sixty Miles Deep
Involved.

l0VOlveu.
Benson, A. t., Feb. 2O.-Considerable
comment has been aroused by the state
ment of a prominent Mexican official of
the state of Sonora, Mexico, en- route from
Hermosilla to the City of Mexico, that re-
survey Of the international boundary line
would throw sixty miles Of American soil
into Mexican jurisdiction. This change
would include the large towns of Tucson,
Yuma. Tombstone, Nogales, Bisbee, Wilcox,
Benson, Gils Bend, and many smaller ones,
also San Diego. CAL, and as far
north as San Juan Capisrance. An i'm
mense amount of valuable mining property
would also come under the new deal, also
the entire line of the Southern Pacific rail
road in Arizona. While the statement is
not credited rs being correct it is generally
understood that the survey now about to
commence will show some looseness at
least in original lines. Capt. Finley. U. S.
A. is at Fort Bliss, Texas, with two com
panies OF soldiers, and q corps of $50 men
preparing for the survey, which will occupy
the better part of this year.
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NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
All Arrangements Complete for the Co
venti0n on Monday.

vcntinn on Monday.
ALBANY, N. Y. Feb. a0.--An arrangements
for Mondays state convention, to
elect delegates to the national
democratic convention are completed.
The convention will consist of
3S4 delegates. Outside of l0S delegates
from New York and Kings counties, which
are supposed to be friendly to Senator
Hill, lie CLAIMS 2i3 of the remaining 26G
delegates. A protest against the so-calleu
early convention will be presented to the
state committee previous to meeting Of the
state convention, noon Monday, accom-
panied by Il request that the convention be
dissolved and Il later date fixed. This, 1t is
expected, will be refused by the state COM
mittee, it being doubtful If the protest ever
reaches the convention.
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The Ice Gorge Broken.

PARKER, Pa, Feb. 2o.-,rhe great leo
gorge, which has caused feelings of sppro-
hension along the Allegheny river for is
tanoe Of twonty- y-nine miles for II week,
broke here nt two o'clock this morning and
by daylight all tho ice had passed ont. Tho
water rose raridly, inunln.ing tho upper
end of Parker, and several houses on the
pants had desert ed them before tho food
came. All danger ia past.
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High Officials Under n Cloud.

LISBON, Feb. 20.-senor Mendoza Cortez,
e1-minster and peer of the kingdom, who
holds the office of president of the Lusitano
bank, was arrested on warrant signed by
the minister of justice. The arrest is prob
ably due to financial trouble between the
government bank and the Royal Railway
company. Senior Res Souse, director Of
the Lusitano bank is now out on bail, and
Marquis da Foz, formerly director of the
Royal railway, was arrested in connection
with the same affair. Fraud in connection
with the railway employees pension fund is
IUhRrged.
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OptImIstic. but Terrible.

ST.. PETEnspuRG. Feb. 20.--The czare-
Witch's central famine committee ia pub
Wishing the reports made by the delegates
Sent to the famine districts. Ono delegate
sends an optimistic report concerning the
part of Snmaria that he visited, but admits
the peasants are obliged TO sell their live
stock owing to the lack OF fodder. Another
delegate, who visited Vorenish, says over
10, 600 women i'll that province are destitute,
having suld everything for food. Thirty
thousand horses will ba sent to take the
place of those sold by the peasants.
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CAPABLE of Self-Govern IN ent.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The delegates who
appeared before the senate and house COM
mittees on territories during the past week
or SO favoring bills to give a local govern
ment to Utah, closed their presentation of
the case this morning before the senate
committee on territories. Ex-Gov. West
thought the passage of the bill would
demonstrate to tho people of the country
that the people of Utah were capable of
governing themselves.
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a. Million Due.

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 2O.--Sheriif Mac
Kay, of Benton county, made domand to
day OH Col. 4. Egsrson Hogg receiver of
the Oregon Pacific railway, for balance
of $l,W0,000, to be paid by him and
Hephin Job as tho purchase price of the
rosd, but the money was not forthcoming.
Col. Hocg pleaded for three dnys grace.
which WAS allowed. He had bsen IN so
clusion at Corvallis for several days, but
appeared on tho streets this afternoon.
The sale will not bo confirmed until tho
money Is paid.
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The Penrose Murder Case.

BUTTE Feb. 2o.-[Special. The motion
for change of venue in the Penrose mur-
der case was called in Judge Pemberton's
court this morning. the defendants being
present. The defendants tled an objection
that the court had no jurisdiction to grant
change of venue, saying that the consti-
tuition of the state repealed the territorial
statute covering changes of venue. Argu-
ments on this point will be heard Tuesday,
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Ouay's Condition.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Miss Quay, daugh-
ter OF Senator Quay, received a telegram
to- night, dated Ft. Pierce. Fla, saying:
Don't be alarmed. Rumors that am Sc
riously i'll are untounded. Cold has on
tirely left me,o
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Kent nunlicata books.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 2O.-The United
States customs officials seized tho invoice
books of Wempe Brothers, importers OF
Japanese goods, and ascertained that dur
ing the past year the government has been
defrsuded out of about $4,000. Tho firm
admits its guilt. The case has been re-
ferred to the secretary of the treasury.
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fractional War Over.

New ORLEANS. Feb. 20.--rhe two factioni
of the democratic party have reached sn
agreement by which the tickets nominated
by each will bs submitted to vote OF the
pnrty at primary elections, and the one re.
ceiving u majority will be declared tho reg
ular ticket and voted aa such, the other
being Withdrawn.
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I<lllad thu uirnl Man

DunuQuR. lows. Feb. 2O.--Dennis Taylor,
farmer living near Manchester, yesterday
shot and killed his hired man, Michal
kcnnn, who, he says, was eriminally init.
mate with his Clay lor'sl wife. After tho
murder Taylor hitohed up his team. drove
to Manchester and surrendered.
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swarmed to tho White House.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Mrs. Harrison
gave public reception this afternoon
which attracted moro people to the White
house than ever assembled there before on
a similar occasion. Sixty-one hundred
people entered the mansion, and when the
reception closed hundreds awaited ad.nis-
sion.
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PERsEcUTED THE CHINESE.
Arrest Of Two Men in Butte on That
Charge.

Arrest OF Two Men in Butte on That
Charge.
BUTTE, Feb. 20. - Especial. = Deputy
5Sheritfs Richards and Nichols this after
noon arrested Robert Thomas and "A. j..
Marshall at Meaderville on suspicion of
having set fire to Chinese laundry there a
week ago. There are two charges against
the mon, one of arson, in setting fire to a
Chinese laundry the property of Sam Lee;
the othero of malicious mischief, in throw
ing stones through the windows and kick
ing in the doors of another cabin owned by
Sam Lso. Both men pleaded not guilty to
both charges The arson case was set for
next Thursday and the malicious mischief
case was set for Friday. Marshal said he
could prove an alibi. Bonds we're placed
at $3.50 each. 1t is understood here that
conference between Gov. Toole and Sheriff
Lloyd resulted in this arrest and that there
will be other arrests.
Fowler, the young man convicted of at
tempting to murder Chinaman, and who
tried to cut his throat after conviction, was
today sentenced to two years in the pen
atentissg ats hard labor. .s
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A CLEAR X

M1ssouLA, Feb. 20.-LSpecial. Young
Brady, of San Francisco. was knocked out
in the third round this evening at the
Mascot theater by Brennan, of Missoula.
The first round consisted of sparrine. In
the second Brennon caught Brady on the
left eye. closing it, and also gave him
several other heavy blows about the head.
In the third he countered Brady and caught
him on the neck. knocking him onto the
ropes. Brady attempted to get up, but was
again Knocked down and could not come
to time. 1t was a clean knockout.