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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
KEEPS WHEAT DOWN,
Trading bv Board of Trade Speculators-
\ pillShurY DuaStinnGd

Trad ing bv Board of Trade Spectators
Pillsbury Questioned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE silver ques-
tion was broached again this morning and
this time it was in the hearing before the
house committee On agriculture on the anti
option bill, which has been under discus
sion by the committee for the past two
weeks Charles A. Pillsbury. the Minneap-
oils miller, was on the stand. He stated,
in the course of his remarks that the
worlds surplus of wheat was steadily
dwindling and was being drawn on each
year to meet the increasing consumption of
wheat. He said if one man owned the
wheat crop raised in the United States this
year it would have been possible to get
$l.5O bushel for it from Europe, lust as
easy US 80 cents. because Europe had to
have it. Russia had none to export and
India had shipped it's surplus the previous
year.
Lewis-"Then the statistical position of
wheat has boen growing better for five
years past and the price, except for u squirt
this year, has been growing weaker7''
Pillsbuyr-"That's so.'
Lewis-'Does not tho value of money
have great deal to do with it? Isn't
money worth moro than ever?"
Pillsbury-"I think IA whole a dollar
will buy more goods than ever."
Lewis--"If we had ST Sl,5C0.000,0 900 instead
Of $6500O0,000 in circulation. would not
farmers get more for their wheat2"
Pillsbury-"More nominal dollars, but
perhaps they could not buy so much''
In reply to further question from
Lewis, PilIsbury admitted that short sell
ing alone would not account for the decline
i'll wheat, which was too great to be change
able. Pillsbury advocated the passage of
an anti-option bill. Ho said there should
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Republicans Of Pmhsylvania once
More Annount.eNar Against
Senator Quay,
But Just the Same They Will Do
His Bidding, as Here
tofore.
Reasons Enough. In All Conscience. Given
for His Defeat-But Ho Is still
tho Boss.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. T--An address is to
he issued Tomorrow by the executive com.
mittee of the Pennsylvania Republican
association, an organization whose object
ia to prevent Quay's reelection to tho
United States senate. The address, sub
stantially, opposes him because he has
forced unpopular nominations and plat
forms which brought defeat to the party;
because he has instigated or countenanced
the defeat Of the psrty's candidate to
achieve some personal end; because he has
aided in defeating legislation to secure a
free ballot and fair count in the south, to
the enactment Of which the republican
party was pledged; because he has, by
words and actions, discredited the pledged
policy Of his party in behalf of genuine,
efficient and business-like reform Of the
OWL service, and compelled Office holders
70 devote their time and money TO political
work in his behalf; because Of his at
tempts to embarrass the present admins
tration, due to the fact that the federal
Offices in this state were not placed entirely
at his disposal because he has repeatedly
opposed the nomination of James G.
Blaine for the presidency, when the over
whelming sentiment of republican voters of
the state was favorable to Blaine's sslec-
tion; because, SO long as he dared, he OPP
posed every change of party rules calcu
lated to increase the power of voters; be-
cause he has had primaries and conven-
tions called long bsforo there was any
necessity for doing so in order to forestall
growing sentiment against him; because he
has insisted that no recognition be accorded
any element of the party net willing to act
with, or be subservient to, him; because we
believe republicans have right to choose
their United States senators, instead of
their being selected by ofiiceholders with
out regard to character, ability or fitness.
The purpose of the organization is de-
clared to be to carry on the contest strictly
within party lines, and secure the election
Of 9 majority Of republican members to the
next Legislature who will oppose tho re-
election of Quay.
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55HS{s 3 n !. N r M :.
GERMANS In RIGA.
Crueltiss Practieed Upon Natives e Causes
OF lfnilnra al..aa VA

~
Of Failnre.
BEnL1N, Fob. 17.--Eugeue Wolf. the
newspaper correspondent, whose reports to
the Ihgeblntt on the disaster to the Xe-
leviski expedition and other matters canssd
Chancellor Capriyi to order his expulsion
from German Last Al rica, November Inst,
has published an amplified attack upon
Baron Sodsn's administration of the gov
q. ee.Inorship Of the East Asrican colony.
Wolff declares that no report Of the actual
lossea Of the last two fights with natives
has ever been published, nor, he adds, was
the efnctannounced that an English cara
van WAS plundered Wolff says all officers
Of e1perisnce in East Africa were either
dismissed OF have resigned in disgust and
tne soden % M regime is bound to end in disas-
ter. VOLTS article will form the subject
of Interpolation in the reichstag. DIR.
Marselle. medical adviser of the sultan OF
Zanzibar, gave, two years ago, de-
tails with regard to the causes
Of the troubles in Africn. He said the
attempts at establishing plantations, made
tory csded by the sultan, were never ser-
ious. Further, the Germans lend at ZanZi-
bar luxurious lives, and the greater part of
their money is spent in champagne. For
the administration of this territory they
agreed to pay the sultan the annual sum Of
30 000 rupees. but the chief object was the
receiving OF customs duties.
Inc convention came into operation Aug.
u, and within two months from that date
German ciyilizers had spoiled everything.
The Germans behaved with extreme brutal
lty and for the merest triHes shot down
natives with revoiyers. Protests BY the
natives were met by acts Of violence. At
fenanGl the snltan's flagstaff was burned.
An uprising Gnsued, and for suppression
the Germans, joining irony with insult,
compelled the sultan To send his own
troops, under pretense that ii pertained TO
him ~ sovereign Of the country to insure
peace.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Lottery and Reciprocity.

Cry OF MEXICO, Feb. 17.-There is no
truth in the report that the Mexican GOV
ernment will grant a. concession to the
Louisiana lottery. One of the most prom
inent personages in Mexico said recently
that reciprocity with the United States was
improbable. When asked his reason for
his belief he replied that the United States
made attempts to secure exemption from
duties, or at least considerable reductions
on American wheat, corn, and flour. The
Mckinley law, however, offers Mexico no
lmi ortant concession, and he thought
Mexico will not increase its concessions to
the United States
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Very wild and Very woolly.

SPOKANE. Wash., Feb. ia special says
the opening of an enormous dance house at
Sand Point, Idaho, resulted in a riot and
bloodshed last night. Three hundred rail-
readers, cattlemen and miners were pres
ent. In the midst of the dancing tho row
started. One man was shot in the breast,
another had his brains blown out, and two
dissolute females were probably fatally
wounded. In the midst of the atfray u. S.
Marshal Warren and Sheriff Morley, with
five men, entered and closed the house, and
now twenty-five of the worst characters in
the northwest ere penned up in stocknde
corral and are guarded by deputy sheriffs.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Income Tax for Revenue.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE committee On
ways and means to-day devoted attention
to the principle of income tax as means
of raising revenue iii the event that the re-
duotion of tariff should ever bring the rev.
enues OF the country below the legitimate
expenses of the government. A few days
ago Representative Wike (Ill.) introduced
q series Of resolutions endorsing the iucom
tax theory and recommending legislation
i'll that direction by the Fifty-second con-
eress. These resolutions were referred.
The committee to-day accorded Wike a
hearing in advocacy of his resolutions.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
An Ancient Sport Rev,ved.

BUTTE, Feb. T.-ESpecial. IA six day
go-as-you-please pedestrian match was
started here at niae O'Clock Monday even
ing which promises to become exciting.
Dan O'Leary, nearly SO years old, is in the
race and expects to win. Ht 1920 o'clock
tonight the score was: Richard Lacourse,
2l6 miles; j. Hyde, colored, 215 II. j.
Jones, 1872; Dan O'Leary. ls9; Il. john
son. 1GG
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Asked to Mitigate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE sub-commit-
tee to whom the foreign affair committee
referred the several Russian Hebrew reso.
lptions introduced in the house,
have reached an agreement upon the fol-
lowing resolutions to be reported: RE
solved, That the American people. through
their senators and representatives in con-
gress assembled, do hereby express SYM
pathy for Russian Hebrews and their de-
pressed condition and hope that the gov
ernment Of Rsssia, however. with which
the United States have always been on
terms of amity and good will, will mitigate
as far as possible the DEGREES lately issued
respecting them; and the president is re-
uuested to use his good offices to induce
the government of Russia to mitigate said
decreas';
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Avalancll es Feared.

VIENNA, Feb. 17.-Snow fall on the east
ern and central Alps has been incessant
since Friday. SHOW is now twelve to six
teen feet deep in the Semmering and Hoche
Veitsch passes. A number of cottages in
Styria are almost buried. The weather
moderated to-day aud thaw set in which
causes the utmost alarm among Alpine
dwellers as it is feared much destruction
will be caused by the ayalanches now
threatening.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Attempt to Kill MONT.

VALPARAISO, Feb. I.-Plots to kill both
President Montt and Gen. Canto have been
discovered and thwarted. The attempt on
President Months life took place last Sun
day night. The miscreants engaged in it
removed the rails three kilometers north of
Maulest station. The intention was TO
wreck the train which Montt was an
nounced to take. Fortunately he stopped
at Chillan, and moreover the removal OF
the rails was discovered before any damage
was done. s#4
Llaillai yesterday Gen. Canto left his seat
IN the Pullman car to take breakfast.
Upon returning he found the seat saturated
with kerosene. Burned matches were also
discovered near by. There is no clue to
the perpetrators.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Glalstonians Distrnst the Irish.

LONDON. Feb. 1.-THE Constitutional
club gave a banquet to night in honor Of
Arthur j. Balfour, first lord of the treas
ury. Balfour, in speech. said that beside
inability to define their Irish policy, the
Gladstonians were in dilemma. They
made one set of promises to English. and
another to Irish. electors. The Question
was, who would be the dupes? He believed
the general election would show that tho
patience of English electors was exhausted.
Ii a home-ru!e bill carried the Irish mem
bers would be like so many soldiers of for
tune, supporting any government willing
to extend tho already undue limits granted
by the bill to an Irish parliament. The
the government to dissolve parliament.
In fact. they dreaded nothing more than
return to power with a majority dependent
on the Irish party.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Good Chunc, for AN Eu,,l,,n,,

NEWCASTLE. Pa, Feb. 17.~-Garvone Ma
zetto an Italian living near here. reported
that his brother, one Of the Massalias pas
sen9srs, died to-day. Mnzetto says his
brother WAS not we'll whom he landed and
after reaching here grew rapidly worse, his
body being covered with bright red spots.
He Thought his brother had smallpox, and
had him bucied without doctor seeing
him. There are threatening chances of an
epidemic among the colony of Italians ut
Carbon, whore Mazetto lives, they having
crowded together in small huts and, it is
thought have been exposed to tho disease
from which Mazetto's brother was suffer
iuu
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Another Blaze in M.mnhi..

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. N.-At 1:45 q. m.
fire broke out in the building at 2l7 Main
street, occupied on the ground floor bv
Sloan's millinery establishments. The fire
was gotten under control with considerable
difficulty. Loss not heavy. Mrs. Kate
Sloan, her mother and her child were res
cued from the third story windows. The
firemen in doing this had to cut nearly ali
the wires running out of the city, and com.
mnnication with the outside world was
shut off for some time. TIT
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
-A Democratic Club.

TERRY. Mont. Feb. 17.-[special.1 IA
democratic club has been organized here to
be known as the Jefferson club. There
were thirty-two members present at the
call. The following officers were elected:
w. r. Jordon president; James Drum
mond and FL. E. Bourdette, vice-rresident nts;
Henry Hilburn, secretary and treasurer:
James Donnelly, John Mcintyre and G. W.
Croft, soliciting committee.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
President of Theosophy viii Resign.

LONDON, Feb. 17.-Col. Fl. S. Olcott, the
grand hierophant of theosophy. has sgni-
ged his intention to resign the presidency
of the order of which he is the head, on ac-
count of ill-health. Col. Olcott has re-
Gently met with considerable success in or
Ranizing conference between representa-
tives of the northern and sodthern schools
of Buddhism in Japan. whittier he went for
that purpose, and it is presumed that his
labors there. together with the cxactions
of the climate. have SO Rleatly impaired his
health as to compel his retirement from ac-
tive life.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Hold tho Measure uncpnstitutiona,.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE senate COM
mittee on Interstate commerce listened this
morning to an argument by Richard Olney,
of the Chicago, Burlington ~ Quincy road,
on the measure before the committee known
as the procedure bill, which contemplates
defining the method of procedure in hear
ing railroad cases before the interstate
commerce commission. He held that the
measure was unconstitutional and should
not be enacted. George Crocker, of Boston,
spoke in favor of the car coupler bill now
before the committee.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Unavailine uerois,n.

LOUISVILLE, Feb. 17.--Fivo men lost their
lives here to-day in an attempt to rescue
person supposed to be within the walls Of Il
burning building. They had been in the
building only few seconds when the walls
fell with a terrific crash and they were bur-
led beneath huge pile of burning debris
and instantly killed.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Unlucky Whaleback,

VICTORIA, b. G., Feb. 17.-The whaleba ok
steamer @. W. Wetmore is still in hard
luck. Last night the propeller was being
taken off to get out the tail shaft The
propeller was lowered on to piledriver
scow, when the scow capsiznd, dumping the
propeller and pile driving engiues and
boilers into the bottom OF the harbor. The
loss IS about $2.5OO.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
WIN uc Go to nn,lnsa

Hor SPRINGS, Ark, Fob. 17.-Col Simp-
son, OF Dallas, Tex, whose name WAS cou-
pied with tho recent financial sensation
there, is in Hot Springs When seen tod
he pronounced the story of alleged crooked
dealings false, denied all knowledge of the
reported Indictments, and said he would
start for Dallas at once
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
The Missourl Lcrislnturn.

Sr. LOUIS, Feb. 1.-THE Missouri legis-
lhtule was i'll extra session ut Jefferson City
at noon to-day. Among the subjects to be
considered at the session in the state juris-.
diction over the Jefferson Barracks. u mill
tary post belonging to the general gov
elnment, and tho redistrioting of tho
stnte. After nshort session both houses
adjourned until tomorrow.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
A Man,mnth Gaha wal,s.

New YORK, Feb. 1.-THE first mammoth
cake walk ever given in this country took
place tonight at Madison Square garden.
There were 5000 people in attendance a
majority colored. Beside tho cake walk
there was programme of music, singing
and dancing.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Tho Bill Recommitted.

WASHINGTON. Feb. H.--[Special. l. The
bill for the public building at Helena came
up III the senate to-day but at tho request
of Col. Sanders, it was reoomm,tted, it bo-
ing understood that it will DO amended to
suit the democrats who arc making tho
fight on public bills at this session.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
New Placer Gold rlslas.

OuRAY, Col. Feb. IA new placer gold
fold is reported ut the head of Portland
creek, in the Pnquin district five miles
from here. Assays just made run from
90 to 40 ounces of gold, One hun
drod claims have already been staked out,
and hundreds of miners uro OH tho way
thara '
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Silver Will Have - Hearing.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE leaders OF the
contest i'll the house for free coinage have
received from Speaker Crisp assurances
that a special order will be brought in the
house i'll favor of the free coinage bill. The
speaker has assured them that he is in fa-
vor of consideration of the bill, and of it
being finally disposed OF in the house with
i'll reasonable time.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
cuoCrAws AND cnIcKAsAws.

\ Message to Congress on tho subject OF
Payments to Them,
WASHINGTON, Feb. i7.--The president to-
day sent to congress- message in oounec-
tion with tho Choctaw and Chickasaw
claim, for the payment of which congress-
appropriated S2,99l, 400 in tho Indian ap-
preparation bill passed by tho last congress.
Ao says if the section in question had been
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Bob Ford not llillca,

CREEpE, COL, Feb. IA rumor was in
circulation to-day that Bob Ford, who
killed Jesse James. had been shot and
killed In quarrel over game of cnrds.
III was denied tonight bv Ford himself,
who snys that so far Az ho knows ho 10 still
alive and we'll.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Denounced the Assertion

DErRoE, Fob. I'm. W. O'Brien. of this
oity, one OF the committee on arrange
ments of the Catholic congress, when shown
the Rome dispatch, denounced az false tho
assertion made i'll the Dunno letter, Tho
convention. he snid. had worked in hnr.
mony and there was no intention to change
the programme as originally agreed mon.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Eenevades Quiet Down.

AlpuqueRouE, Feb. T.-Deputy sheriff
Harrill has arrived here from Coolidge,
whore the alleged fight occurred yesterday
between tho Navajo Indians and cowboys.
disbanaed and returned to the reservation.
There has been no trouble with the Indians
at either Coolidge or Graves since yesterday.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
DEAD IN A CHAIR.
George Everett Shot to Death by William
Wirtz.

BUTTE, Feb. H.-ISpecial. Late this
evening George Everett was shot and killed
in Dublin gulch bv VIM. Wirtz, saloon
keeper. Wirtz went to the officers directly
and said that he had shot man and had
done it to protect his place. He said that
Everett had been ordered out Of the saloon
several times during the evening, but each
time returned. The fourth time he was in
he told Wirtz he was going to kill him. He
went out and came back the fifth time and,
Wirtz says. put his hand to his back pocket
and called Wirtz vile name. Then Wirtz
shot him. When the officers arrived at the
saloon, Everett was sitting in chair dead.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Ins,i,ute of Mining Engineers.

BALTIMORE. Feb. 17.-rhe American in
stitute Of Mining Engineers to- night elected
John Birkinhine, of Philadelphia, presi-
dent, and Rossiter w. Raymond, of Now
York, secretary.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-18
Cnptnln nnd -Four sen,non.

NEWPORT. Feb. T.-Capt. Gault and four
seamen of the scaling schooner Oscar and
Hattie were drowned at Nestucoa to-day.
They left tho schooner in a small boat, ana
in attempting to land the boat oapsixsd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-05
MEETINGS AND ENTERT4INMENTS.

An entertainment under the auspices OF the True 70
Christ Society Of Seventh Presbyterian Church will be
given In the church tomorrow evening.
4 meeting q the XINth Assembly District Republican
ORGANIZATION will be held 10, headquarters, SlAtyseNent-
st. and the Boulevard tonight.
The Union Club Of Harlem will meet at No. $3.50
Thri.syc. tonight.
The last meeting OF the Princeton Club OF New
York will place this evening at the Hotel Brunswick
NJ half past O'Clock. The mandolin club OF the university
will be present and interesting reports will be made by the
following chairmen eomulttees. Tracy II. Harris on
athletics Professor Edward D. Lyon the curriculum.
Charles w. McAlpine grounds and buildings large
audience is expected and there vil be the usual supper
.or,sl Intercourse and singing Of college songs.
The members River idc Club gave reception TO
their female friends evening In their clubrooms. A.
"a 10 West One.hundrcd and four.hst IL the nrso
rer.son OF the kind club has given for Ave aud
drd from the present the opportunity was fully
,unr,ci,od There were vocal and instrumental music
rtons and pre- cnta,on loving cup % he president
OF the club W. c. Rogers. william Stewart made the
presentation speech
Tn. J. w. Terry Republican Association Of .he xXlId
Assembly District will give entertainment aud IT,
ccptlcn on MAY IS at Hmtey's Hail. No. 200 East
Elehty.siNh.s,.
Mr.. Amanda Smith the coorcd eyunaett. gave an
talk last night at the Second Collegiate Shurch
q, u,rcn Lemon ave and Onehrndrcd andtweny.third'
Il ON hor work America, England. Africa ana lndia.
TN, S,lmagundl Club will have meeting Tomorrow
evening in the rooms which it has just taken possession
NJ 40 40 West Twcnty.secondst This will probably be
IL, last gathering OF the season.
The Liedcrkranz Society will have chidren's festival
Sunday. -
The next meeting OF the Century Association VIII be
held on saturday evening