The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-20
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BREVITIES.

MAnysvr1lE, Cal. May 1a.-,Last evspin!
Lane at q picnic and sat down to talk viii
her. Her father and one Danley. Appeared
md Lane drawing a revolver, told the CIR
to leave Foulk. The latter said abe shoule
not go, whsreupon he waa struck, ans
knocked down. Henry Flowers, oolore1
four men began firing then. and when tn.
affair was over Flowers was dead, Lane anc
Foulk fatally wounded. Danley escaped
injury.
PARSONS, Kan, May 1a.-The meeting Of
the Missouri, Kansas \ Texas railway chose
a board OF directors. including Msssfs
Rookie TELLER, Bond. Dowd, Hoyt. Poor,
sterne, FRESHMAN, Sloan, Rouse and Purdy.
They will meet in New York on the gath,
to elect officers, The meeting was thor
ouphly Harmonious, and resoiusions COM
mending the wise administration OF tho rs-
firing president and general manager;
Cross. we're passed. h. T. Mcdonald, local
treasurer, resigned. lie Will Dc suoceeoe"
by Il. W. Mcclure.
PHOENIX, A. T.. May ia dispatch from
Guaymas, Mexico, says an unknown plague
ia killing of cattle along the border. esps-
oially on the Elias range, in large numosrs'
SALT LAKE, Utah. May la.-The republic
can territorial convention was held hero.
Strong resolutions we're adopted endorsin9
age, lead tariff, aud tho republican organl-
cation OF the territory. Tbs delegates
elected to Minneapolis are @. G. Goodwin,
of the Tribune and G +. Alien. Inc Al
ternates are DR.. Bolliver and +. MoLaugh-
lin.
MoRR111roN, Ark. May 19.-By the Gap
sizing of a boat on the Dowdle place THIS
Iy.,.,> William Nn1nFnd. fnuT NO.
men and Ave children were drowned.
WEns C1rY, Mo-. May hilary D.
Roche. superintendent of mines. Charles
Enlett. and a man named Hsmlln were
injured by a mine cave in yesterday morn
ing and thu &c lives lost.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 19.-The quarters
Of the cavalry companies and post oantsen
burned at Fort Mckinney this morning hy
the explosion of q stove. Loss $2Oo'OoV.
Half the garrison will havs to 90 into tents,
but the weather is mild. BY hard work the
stables we're saved. Nobody Was injured.
CHICAGO, May 19.-At 2:20 this afternoon
a man stepped suddenly In front OF an IN
coming Northwestern train as it passed
through the yards and was ~instantly killed.
The body was taken to the county morgus.
where papers were taken from his pockets
giving evidence that the dead was A.. ID.
Hobby. OF Oregon, on the way east.
SYDNEY, N. S. w., May 19.-Tbs premier
and attorney general of the colony OF
South Australia are comforting with tho
New South Wales ministry here on trade
and federation. The conference resulted
in a decision to seek ths power 10 coin
silver.
Ros1yN, WASH, May 19.-Ths ooroner's
iury investigating the cause of the explo-
sion in the coal mine here a week ago. IN
which forty-fve men were killed. this eve
ring found that the explosion was the re-
suit OF deficient ventilation. The verdict
will probably result in a large number OF
com by relatives of deceased miners.
New ORLEANS, May 19.-Ths Department.
of Louisiana and Mississippi G.. A. K. sur
rendered it's charter because the commander
in chief suspended q division commander
for not recognizing colored posts.
CHICAGO, May 19.--F. Fitzgerald, Of Lon
don. constructor Of the famous Forth
bridge, is in this city. He said in an inter-
view that he has information that a bridge
Constantinople. 1t will cost twenty mil
lions and revolutionlzs European-Asiatlo
travel.
New YoRk, May 1o.-Mrs. Walter Dam
rosch, n daughter OF Secretary Blaine, has
given birth to a daughter.
LONDON, May l9.-lhe Paris correspon-
dent of the Chronicle says that we'll in
formed circles believe the pope's policy to-
ward France is inspi ed b. a group OF ltal-
ism French statesmen. including Bonghie
and Jales Simon, who are aiming to astab-
lish a re public in Italy, and thereby secure
the Independence OF the Holy SEQ. II is
said that the pope sought the advice OF
Archbishop Ireland on the .elations of
Catholicism to republican institutions.
ROME. May 1.-THE Vatican has leaned
that the comte de Paris will issue a man.
lfesto in reply to the pope's anti-royalist
attitude; that the royslists Of France
threaten a reduction of Peters pence con-
tribItions. The Vatican. however. il salts
tiod that the increasing receipts from Amer
ioa and Australia will amply compensate
for any falling of in France.
VIENNA. May 19.-The counting of the
silver currency of Austro- Hungary shows
that the entire atock is Of the value Of e15,-
600, 600 sterling. which is much less than
generally believed. Probably instead of
any being sold silver will have to DO bought
TO meet the demand for small coin.
LONDON. May 19.-The Durham coal
miners have decided to continue the great
strike which began March II, in spite of
the great suffering, not only among tho
but factory hands, iron workers
and others thrown out through the lack OF
coal supply. The result is that many have
been compelled 10 accept parish relief, and
consequently, under the British law, have
been disfranchised.
MANCHESTER. Tenn, May 19.-At an early
hour this morning q mob lynched Charley
Everett, the negro who entered the room OF
a young lady at Tullnhoms. Monday, pre-
for = vile purpose. Altar the
A. Y. Smith, a relative of the girl,
himself to DE the leader OF the
mob, and that he was ready te assume all
the re~sponslbllltv.
LoNDo., May 9.-The PRIV council to-
day denied the petition of Deeming, the
Australian wife murderer, for a respite.
This was his last hope, and he must Ger
tainly hang May %. The .~etition was
based on allegations that Desming is in
sane.
VICTORIA, B. c., May 19.-F. C. Walker,
charged with attempting to defrsud 3. F.
Clinton. has disappeared. There are a large
number of Judgments against Walker.
ttis liabilities are $780, DOC.
MANHATTAN, Kan, MAY 19.-Ex-Con-
John A.. Anderson died Yesterday
Liverpool, England. He went abroad
for his health.
QUEBEC, Nav 19.-The Quebec legislature
has rejected the proposal to abolish the
Legislative council.