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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-27

SENATOR Htr.L's good work will be re-
membered by the democrats Of New
York in their contest this fall. It was
his tirmness that gave the party control
Of both branches OF the legislature and
enabled it, for the first time in a quar-
ter Of II century, to secure relief from
the o~utrageously unfair apportionment
under which alone, in the face Of ad-
verse popular majorities, the republic
cans have been able to keep two men,
bers of their party in the United
States senate. Under the provisions of
the bill re-distrioting the state, the
boards of supervisors Of the several
counties have just completed their
work of fixing the boundaries Of the 1913
assembly districts. The result Of their
superintendent gives the democrats six
ty sure districts, the republicans fifty
nine and leaves twelve districts doubtful.
The democrats will therefore have to cap
ture five doubtful districts to win, and
the republicans six. If the state goes
on the popular vote, the
democrats will be very sure of a major
ity in the assembly. They already hold
the senate by two majority. This body
holds over for another year, so that it
will be seen that the odds greatly favor
The election of a democrat to succeed
niscock.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-27
A GrOuu of Good ThingA.

Mems Outfitter: 1t is a good thing to
wear clothes that feel comfortable as well
as look stylish.
To change the socks from one foot to the
other-unless you wear anatomical socks.
To keep more umbrellas on hand than
just barely enough.
To dress your boy a. comfortably az Won
dress yourself.
To wear as high-grade underclothes a.
you can afford to.
To respect the rights OF your feet.
To have a pair or two of fresh gloves in
reserve.
To find the collar that suits you and then
buy a dozen or two of that kind.
To turn the points of your collars (if YOU
wear that sort) as soon as they como home
from the laundry-as it may save time some
morning when you are in q hurry.
To wear what ia becoming to you, ire
s~pectivs of whether it would beautify any
other human being.
10 have night garments that will insure
the utmost degree of repose-provided. of
course. that bedding and ventilation arc
also properly arranged.
IL hoep Ine Aehu uolst Wnlle exposed TO
the sun on hot days. "A cabbage leaf in
the hat" was the old-time prescription, and
it was a good one. but our gilded youth can
substitute rose leaves and do as we'll, if
only they have enough of them.
To have all the clothing loose and light
under the fervent heats of summer
10 walk slowly. keep III the shade, carry a
sun umbrella. avoid exciting drinks and
heated discussions-all on ninety-depree
1ayc
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-27

SENATOR ALDRtcH, chairman of the
finance committee Of the senate, is an
expert juggler in figures. His commit
tee was instructed by resolution of the
senate to investigate the effects of the
Mckinley tariff on prices. Mr.. Aldrich
has, just grouped some figures for cam
paign purposes which seemingly show a
lessening of cost generally to the con.
sumer. That is, he arrives at such a
result by striking an average. 1t does
not take an expert to discover that he
reaches his favorable conclusion by in
Guiding articles from which the duty
had been entirely removed and exclud-
ing some OF those on which the rate had
been increased. Thus he works in a re-
duction of 40 per cent on sugars of Ger,
tain grades, puts the reduction Of the
cost OF MANILA (Which is free of duty at
Is per cent, and includes these percent.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-27
ANY one who has travelled over Nor

ANY one who has travelled over Mon
tana this season cannot but be i'm
pressed with our vast undeveloped agri-
cultural resources. When we see what
a reasonable rainfall has done, we can
not help thinking Of the enormous
crops that could be raised in all our val
leys by irrigation. Homes are here,
awaiting tens of thousands of families,
who could gain a better livelihood from
the soil than in any other part Of the
United States. What a pity we cannot
have some organization Of brains and
capital that will bring them here. 9th
er states are pushing forward in this
direction. Montana alone lags.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-27
Political Poetry Scorned.

London Globe: To the ordinary man a
general election does not appear to be a
very inspiring theme. In his mind it ia az.
ISOLATED with noise, djslocntion of business
and other disagrseables. But to the poet it
gives the most unfeigned delight. The
moment that it comes upon the tapis he
ITO Immediately composes a bhllad-patriot,c.
s%ntlrlcal or humorous-and fires it at the
editor of his ~favorite journal. If we we're
to print all the verse that has been sent to
this office during the past week it would fill
the whole of our columns and still leave
enough for a supplement.
OF the three varieties. we did, until Just
now. prefer the humorous. But we do so
no longer; it is too dangerous. A few days
ago there was printed in ''By the Way"
what appeared to DO the most innocent
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-27
HE SHOULD STICK,

In another column we give o copy OF
the letter written by Hon. Frank P. Ar
buckle, chairman of the democratic GEN.
trail committee of Colorado, in answer to
a friend who inquired what a democrat
should do who is dissatisfied with the
declaration of the national platform on
the silver question. Mr.. Arbuckle very
~cogently reasons that it is the duty of
every democrat to support his party and
it's nominees at this time. In the first
place, he says, the platform is squarely
for bi~metallism. On that point all
democrats are agreed. The question
that remains to be answered, then, is
how to secure free coinage without a
sacrifice of other principles the party
holds dear. Mr.. Arbuckle then goes on
to show that there can be but one con-
clusion to the matter, and that is that
an overwhelming majority of the friends
of free coinage are found in the demo-
cratic party. During the present year
thirty-four democratic state conventions
have declared for free coinage. Every
PiopooAVloA VAdU las ctSI D66u
brought before congress has been sup
ported by a majority of the democratic
members and opposed by a majority of
the republican members. Only seven
democratic votes were cast against the
Stewart bill recently in the senate, and
in the house only eight republicans
voted for it. The eastern press from
which Mr.. Arbuckle quotes, in analysing
the vote on the Stewart bill is a unit in
giving the republican party credit for
defeating the bill. The Philadelphia In.
quirer declares, "1t has shown that the
democrats as a party favor free and un
limited coinage. 1t ls likewise shown
that the republicans as a party oppose
it. Acts speak louder than words or
party platform" The New York Press
says: IF the republicans had not voted
in the house yesterday the Stewart bill
would have passed. But for the repub
lican votes in the house on March "a
the Bland bill would have passed. The
democrats 10y an emphatic majority
voted for both these crazy and d%estruc-
tive measures" The New York Recorder
adds: 1.-THE silver fanatics were routed
horse, foot and artillery. Mr.. Harrison
was unalterably opposed to the wild
project and would undoubtedly have
vetoed it had it come before him."
We commend Mr.. Arbuckle letter to
the careful perusal of all friends of all
yer, His reasons for insisting that the
fight should be made within the lines of
the democratic organization are imam
swerable. AS the democratic party CON
talns more friends of free coinage within
its ranks than any other organization
we would like to see any better way
pointed out than for the friends of the
white metal to stand by those who have
stood by them.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-27
GROWING SMALLER.

Families In this Country Not rs Large as
They Used to Be.
Carroll d. Wright, United States COM
missioner of labor statistics, has been
Studying the census reports and brings out
some Interesting facts about the size of
families and the number of people in a
family in different parts of the country, It
appears that there has been a steady de-
crease in the size of the average family
taking the country as a whole, from +. 55
persons in 1859 to 4.N in 1880. The only
part OF she country whore there has not
states, where of course the re-
culiar conditions of settl ement
have reversed the tendency and the
size OF the family has grown from 4.18 in
1850 to 4.SS in 1890. The population there
has been more and more brought to the
family basis. The largest families are
found IN the south-cent,a al portion of the
country, where tho rural population pre-
dominates. In urban population a decrease
Is not noticeable, with a few exceptions in
the same general locality Just referred To-
the south and west. In New York city the
average siZe Of the fnmily has decrease
from 4.96 to 4.S4 persons during the past
decade end in Chicago from $40 to 4.99
during the same period.
Nlo ul5o DTOuRAL ouk DIV
Mr.. Wright relating to the denslty OF city
population. In New York only G.27 Der
cent of tue population live in houses where
there are less than seven persons to the
house: only 10. lG per cent live in houses
where there are less than eleven persons in
the house, while s357 per cent live in
houses having eleven persons or more,
Chicago has 22.97 per cent in houses having
less than seven people. 27.85 in honses huv-
ing less than eleven people. and ~. IL hav-
ing eleven people or more. PhiladeipLia.
where there are said to be more people liv-
ing in their W homes in proportion to
tho population than any other larpe city.
shows the remarkable percentage of 5l.95
living in houses having less than seven oc-
cupants. while only T. pes cent occupy
houses having eleven or more people IN
them. That is tho lowest percentage of
population in houses of eleven or more
among cities OF 100000 population, with the
exception OF Indianapolis. where tho Ier-
centaRe is 1907.
Among western cities, and in the eronp
to which Minneapolis 10 commonly
assigned, Kansas City makes the best
" with 6O.3O per cent. or over one
half her population in houses containing
less than seven people and only 1850 in
honses having eleven or more. Minneapo-
lis has 80. IL percent of her population in
houses Of seven population or less. "a 81 in
houses of seven to ton persons and uG.SG in
houses containing eleven or more eOple.
VI course, az cities grow, the population. rs
a ruls. becomes denssr. There are prob
ably 10000 to 10000 more people la Mime
apolis than in Kansas City. which would
account in part for the less crowded con-
d'tion of things in Kansas CITY, while The
backset that city has received and tho cou-
sequent cleapness OF rents ia n factor in
the case of considerable importance.
Dress goods. Take advantage of the sale nnc
\ hUY van "a ptna traua nha,n - .t...l -,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-27

New YORK. July 22-Cha;rman Thomas
II. Carter. of the republican national COM
mlttee, returned to the city this morning.
He went at once to the Fifth Avenue hotel
to 90 through the mail which had accumu-
lated during his absence. Russell b. Har-
rison called upon Mr.. Carter soon after his
arrival.-Press dispatch.
To save composition, our various con.
temporaries may as we'll keep this no.
tice standing, for the campaign,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-27

ages in his averages. In this way he
covers up the fact that carpets OF all
grades have increased in price about
five per cent, linen goods, towelings and
table cloths from two to Ave per cent,
worsteds, meltons aud other overcoat-
lngs about the same figure, and all
kinds OF tinware and household utensils
IN varying amounts. Even then his
figures are most damaging to the pro-
lection theory, for they show that the
greatest reductions in prices have been
on articles that we're put on the free
1. TO- "E."@ H@M=g@aE NTsM -E#E= "El -.-.- ri
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-27
(A) GOOD BUTTER.

The curly Completed gentleman
at the head of the stairs has every
indication OF being (a) good butter,
but what is good butter without
good bread, and where can you
get better bread than that made
from the North Dakota Milling
Company's celebrated Diamond
Brand Of Hard Wheat Patent
Flour. Ask your grocer for it.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-27

Nor a leading democrat in the United
States is a democratic bolter this year,
nor has a single democratic paper of
any influence, save the Denver News,
refused to give hearty support to Cleve-
land and Stevenson. The party was
never in better shape, and the signs are
all ominous of victory.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-27

CHAIRMAN CARTER announces that he
is going to stay in New York until Har-
rison and Reid are elected. Well, good
bye, Carter, good bye; we will meet you
at C!eveland's Inauguration next March.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-27
HELENA, MONT, JULY 81, 1892.

eaN-Montanians abroad will always End THK
DAILY INDEPENDENT on file At their ~favorits
hotels: Fifth Avenue and Metropolitan, New
York; West, Minneapolis; Baldwin and Palace,
San francisco; McDsrmott. Butte, Leland Hotsl.
Hnrinufeld. Ill. @S 44E @
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-27

The mystery of the appointment of
Justice Shiras is solved. Quay and
Cameron both asked the president to
appoint another man.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-27
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Dress goods. Take al yantaX of the ssla md
buy you Il Mise dress cheap at Ealeigh & Clarke.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-10-22
TIED UP BY A JOKE.

4 Smart Telegraph Operator Causes =
Suspension of business on tho Entire
Santa ,Fc System by Bogus Order to
Strike.
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. 1S.-The great
strike of the telegraphers of the Santa
Fe railway system was all the result
of hoax. The operators were in
formed by Chief Ramsay, of their order,
at9 o'clock Monday night, that the order
directing them to strike was forgery
and instrncting them to return at once
to their positions The operators inn
mediately upon receiving the order re-
turned to their keys and the work of
strengthening out the tangle caused by
the strike began.
Operator Barker, after reading the
accounts in the morning papers of the
strike on the Gulf, Colorado & Santa
Fe division of the Santa Fe system,
thought he would play joke upon the
manager Of his Office. He wrote a mes
sage, ordering general strike, and
after signing Chief Ramsay's name to
it laid it on Manager Sweets desk.
Manager Sweet, after reading it, inn
mediately repeated the message to the
next station and within fifteen minutes
it had been received by every operator
at every station on the entire system.
Sixteen minutes later every man
on duty had struck work. The
operation of the road was COM
pletely blocked and Dispatcher
Barker's joke was complete. For
twelve hours business was at stand
still and an immense amount of traffic
was lost to the road. Orders were sent
ont to all stations to managers to de-
cline to receive freight, and no freight
was received during the entire day.
Passenger trains were somewhat de-
layed, but were kept moving on the
time-card schedule.
1t was not until o'clock at night
that message was received from
| Chief Ramsay stating that the order in
structing the men to strike was
forgery and that he had ordered the
| men to return to work at once. At the
same time this message was received
the operators received a message or
dering them to go to work immediate
| ly. The order was Immediately COM
piled with, and the road resumed busi-
ness at 1880.
During the day the entire system,
| from Chicago to the Pacific CO. st and
from Kansas City to Galveston, was
practically at standstill, over 1000
operators being idle. The loss to the
company is very great while the only
| benefit to the operators is in showing
| the perfect manner in which they are
| organized and in demonstrating that
| they are in good condition to enforce
their demands.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-10-22
FLOODS ABROAD.
Furious Rains and Gales Cause Much
Damage and Some Loss of Life In
Great britain.

Furious Rains and Gales Cause Much
Damage and Some Loss of Life In
Great Britain.
LONDON, Oct. 17.-The storm that set
in over northern England, Scotland
and Wales Wednesday night threat
ems to cause as much damage as some
Of the phenomenal gales and
rains that passed over the coun-
try last autumn. The telegraph lines
are down in every direction and COM
munication with some of the coast
towns is greatly interrupted. Tidings
of disaster continue to be received and
loss of life by shipwreck is beginning
to be reported.
The fishing yawl James and Robert
was capsized in a heavy squall in the
Firth of Forth, Scotland, into which
she was putting for shelter. She had a
crew of five men, and all of them were
drowned. Another fishing boat that
was also making for shelter under short
canvas saw the yawl turn over
when she was about mile dis
tant. One man was seen clinging to
the bottom of the overturned boat, but
it was impossible for the larger craft to
reach him in time to save him. An at
tempt was made to rescue him, but al
most before the intending rescuer could
bear away for him heavy sea swept
over the yawl, and when it had passed
the man had disappeared.
At Leeds the River Aire has got out
OF its banks and overAowed the adja-
cent country. In some places the rail-
ways leading into the town are sub
merged to the depth of foot.
Houses in the lower portions
of the Leeds and in Holbre
and Hunslet are flooded. Several
piers in the river Tyne were damaged
by the storm. Many vessels continue
to take shelter there. A terrific sea
is running in the Irish channel. The
mail boats plying between England
and Ireland have been greatly delayed.
Large tracts of land in the north of
Wales have been flooded.
The Rye and Derwent rivers have
overflowed, and the country for miles
about is inundated. The floods have
naturally been most disastrous in the
moorlands. Half the crops still unhar-
vested are submerged, and vast areas
of pasture land are impossible except
in boats
The floods in Yorkshire are the most
serious that have ever occurred in that
county in the memory of the oldest in
habitant. Railway traffic has been
completely diverted from the usual
channels. The damage to prop
erty is enormous A bridge at
Selby on the York & Doncaster
railway has been destroyed by floods.
Thousands of acres of land are SUBJ
merged in the Barnsley district, and
many people are moving their effects
from their homes. The floods in Der.
byshire are causing large amount OF
damage. Many horses and cattle have
been drowned
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-10-22
VICTORIA WILL RUN.
Mrs. Martin Accepts tho Women Suffragist
Nomination for President.

Mrs. Martin Accepts tho Women Suffragist
Nomination for President.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-Mrs. Victoria
Claflin Woodruff Martin, the candidate
of the women suffragists for president
of the United States, arrived
here from her English home ON
the steamship Etruria, which, after
a night at quarantine, reached
her dock at 1850 Sunday morning. Her
husband, Mr.. John Biddulph Martin,
London banker, who is a worlds fair
commissioner from Great Britain,
accompanied the American presi-
Dental candidate. They will at
tend the dedicatory ceremonies
at Chicago. Immediately after the
ceremonies they will return to this city,
where the arrangements will be COM
pleted for the campaign speeches
which Mrs. Martin will deliver in
Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Washington, Pittsburgh, Cleveland,
Chicago and some other large cities.
Mrs Martin gave out for publication
her letter of acceptance of the nomina-
tion for president by the convention of
woman suffragists. 1t is addressed to
Gamma NJ. Parker and others, national
nominating convention of women suf-
fragists." A synopsis is as follows:
The letter begins by stating that the nomina-
tion upon o woman's suffrage platform COM
mends itself to the writer especially
from the fact that the issue is one
which was originally raised and advocated
by her and others as long ago 1870
before congress- and was afterward maintained
as the principal plank in the platform Of the
name was presented to the public as the first
female candidate for president Of the United
States"
Mrs. Martin then quotes at length from her
addresses delivered during that campaign, in
which she argued that the fourteenth and fif-
teenth amendments to the constitution permit
ted this right of suffrage 10 women, and she
earnestly commcnds all good women to persist
entity demand this right. The plank in the plat.
form adopted at the convention of 1892 which
declares that 'by the united efforts of the
women voters OF this nation we will drive an.
archy. crime, insanity and drunkenness from
our midst by our humanitarian efforts, backed
by the ballot" Is next considered, and Mrs.
Martin says:
"Old constitutions are incompetent to deal
with the new conditions. The advance in
science has shown personal conditions Of physi.
cal unfitness OF humanity itself to grapplo
with the various new conditions OF progress.
1t is becoming just as necessary now
to consider the important subject of
breeding intelligence and physical culture in
the human race as IL is in the inferior animals.
In order to accomplish such results, and /
will add to overcome the conditions OF
crime, insanity and drunkenness referred to
| in your resolution, new regulations
must be proposed for society. Nay
more, we must go even further and
| investigating the physical dcgeneracy which
| breeds criminals, we must surround mother
| hood with tho proper conditions OF an enlight
| ened age, 1t is TO women, therefore, at the
base, that we look for the regeneration of man.
kind"