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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-06
FOR THE TEST.
Under Agreement 1t VIII Be PROMPTLY
Made.


Under Agreement 1t Will Be Promptly
Made.
NEW York, May 5.-Three Cinnamon will
be arraigned in the United States court to-
morrow to test the constitutionality of the
Chinese exclusion law. This action was
taken under an agreed case between the
Chinese Six companies of California and
the United States government. in order
that q quick determination may be reached.
The United states supreme court will con-
vene at Washington on Wednesday for
final argument. The programme is that
the United States marshal will tomorrow
arrest three Cinnamon who have not regis
tered. They may be taken before judge
Brown. in the United States district court,
sitting as circuit court. The Judge and
the United States district attorney, on be-
half of the governments. will request an
order that they be deported.
This order will be granted and the attor-
neys for the Cinnamon will bring habeas
corpus proceeding before Judge Lacomb in
the United States circuit court, who will
dismiss the haheas corpus and remand the
prisoners to the custody of the United
States marshal. This applies to two pris-
oners only. The third prisoner will be ar
raigned first before Judge Lacomb, as there
are two avenues of procedure open, and IL
has been deemed advisable to test both. At
this stage of the performance the matter
will be in readiness for the United States
supreme court. II fs expected that its de-
cision Will be rendered within week or
ten ,2aysf after the arguments have been
heard. The lawyers for the Chinese will
lay much st.ess on the unconstitutionality
OF the entire exclusion act, especially SEQ
tion six.
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COUNTING HEADS.
Those That Have Fallen Into the Basket
for Various Causes.

Those That Have Fallen Into the Basket
for Various Causes.
WASHINGTON. May "a statement has
been compiled from the records Of the
postofflce departments showing the number
of presidential postmasters appointed dur
ing the first two months of the present ad-
ministration and also the number app ointed
during the corresponding period in the
the Harrison administration. The state
ment shows that during the last two
months 155 presidential postmasters have
been appointed. as against 264 appointed
during the corresponding period in Ha-
rison's administration. Vacancies to fill
which these appointments were made oc-
Cured during the two periods, as follows:
Offices become presidential, 1893, twenty
one; 1889, 70 ty-one; designations, 1888
forty seven; 1889. sixty-nine; commissions
expired. 1893. tifty-five; 1889. eighty one;
postmasters deceased, 1898. four; 1889,
fourteen; removals, 1898, twenty eight;
1889, thirty-nine
The statement also shows that the aver
age term served by the thirty-nine post
masters removed by Harrison was two
years and eight months. while the average
time served by the twenty-eiRht post
masters removed during the last two
months was three years and four months.
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And Only Seven Per Cent Of the Chi
namen in the District Have
Registered.
The Collector OF In ternal Revenue
Has Very Busy Day
OF It Here.
Standing the MonGolinns Up Against the
Wall to Measure Them and Look
for Birth Marks.

May has come and gone, and the Chi
namen in this country who refused or
neglected TO register will await with some
degree OF anxiety the result of the test case
that will be takon up to the supreme court
OF the United States. There are somewhere
over five Thousand Cinnamon in the inter
nal revenue district presided over by Col
lector Lyman, and which embraces Mon
tana Idaho and Utah. The reports
recsiyed by the collector up TO the close of
business yesterday showed that 355 of the
five thousand and over had registered. The
total will 90 beyond that. however, as only
ono plnce, Salt Lake, furnished any figures
for the last day. Salt Lake reported five
for yesterday. Reports are yet to come
from Butte. Great Falls, Miles City and
Virginia City. Montana and Wallace and
Blackfoot. Idaho. About one-third Of the
total registration was in Helena.
The last day brought between fifty and
sixty to the Office of the collector of internal
revenue in Helena. They were very
docile lot of MonQolians. They mad been
considering the subject. evidently. and had
come to tho conclusion that registration
might be something like the faith oure-if
it didn't wot X right it wasn't likely to do
ouy uaEHs Up against CO0 OK Lno Walls OF
the Office the collector had marked off suf
fcient feet and inches to meet the possible
height of any Cinnamon who might apply.
Each one who desired TO register was
backed up against the measuring mark. and
his height taken. Then he was examined
az to any physical mark that he might have
and which might aerve for purposes of
Identification. The color of his eyes and
hair was also put in the printed certificate.
Needless to say the eyes and hair of praoti-
cally all of them were very much alike. The
tallest Chinaman reei istered five feet eleven
inches. The shortest registered anywhere
in the dist .ict, or in the country either,
was very likely the Chinaman whom the
deputy at Virginia City returned as being
thirty four inches in height. One of those
registered at the Helena office yesterday
was GO years of age. He had been in this
country since 1852. Billy Kav was sponso
for most of the Cinnamon registered here,
aud was also witness for nearly all OF
them.
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Tragedy at Spokane Involving a
Salvation Army officer Form
erly Of Helena.
Killed by q Desperate Suitor
Whose Love She Did
Not Return.
Ho Accused Her Of Being n Coquette aud
Deliberately Breaking His Heart--
Killed Himself.

SPOKANE. May 5.-Danisl w. Hoskins
| walked into the Salvation Army barracks
| at three o'clock this afternoon drew re-
| volver, firsd two shots into the heart OF
Capt. Ida Bennett then fired two moro into
| his own brain. They fell within few feet
OF each other and Immediately expired.
Hoskins had made repeated threats against
Capt. Bennetts life and when he walked
into the hall one OF tho soldiers cried ont:
Look out. captain. or he will kill you!'
Before Miss Bennett could seek safety in
flight, however. tho decd OF destruction
had been finished.
Hoskins was suitor OF Capt. Benefits
and she had refused to marry
him. He has been nursing this grief for
long while. The affair got into the papers
some time ago. Hoskins declared that
| Misn Bennett had played the part of
coquetts with him and had deliberately
broken his heart. Miss Bsnnets had de-
Tended herself in the newspa pers. and then
declared that Hoskins was insane, that he
had threatened to kill her, and that she
felt only feeling of sorrow for his delu-
sions.
Capt. Bennett hns been for several years
m ember of the army. working in San
Francisco. and last summer conducted a
meeting at Helena. She was a woman of
commanding figure and possessed of win
ming. earnest manner that caused her to be
| regarded rs one of the most efficient work
ers in the army.
Hoskins was 43 years old. He came from
Arkansas several years ago. where he had
been DEPUTY United States marshal and
sheriff. Here he was lsboref.
CHICAGO May 5.-suicide by morphine
poisoning was the verdict of the coroner's
jury in an inquest upon the remains of
Olivia Plows who died this morning in q
room in the Leland hotel. Mercedes Plows,
who had also taken the drug with suicidal
related her story at the inquest this after-
noon. Mercedes related the manner Of
their taking tho drug but refused
to give the reason for SO doing. Mrs.
Plows testified that there had been quar-
rel between herself and Mercedes prier to
the girls flight, in which she slappad her
daughter.
! V1SroN. Iowa. May 5.-The executive
committee of the Order Of Railway Telegra-
piers is examining the books and accounts
Of grand officers. There are serious charges
that the grand chief has recklessly squan-
de ed the money of the order to the extent
that the treasu is empty and money has
had to be borrowed 1t Is stated that be-
tween $40.O0 and $4,000 was spent in the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids d Northern and
Rock Island strikes. Other Irregularities
are charged.
New YoRK. May 5.-Mrs. Fannie Korn
young children, Edwin and Florence. then
shot them and then shot herself. Florence
died; the mother and son will probably re-
cover.
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Monetary Conference Postponed.

WASHINGTON. May b.-The international
monetary conference, which adjourned to
reassemble in Brussels on the 3Oth instant,
will not reassemble on that date. The gen.
eral feeling was expressed BY representa-
tives of leading powers that the end of May
is not suitable time for recommending
the labors OF tho conference and as . re-
suit of a consultation held between the
president, Secretary Gresham and some of
the delegates of the United States to-day,
it was determined to cable the announce
ment that the reassem bling Of the confer
encs would be postponed until some time
next November.
Gov. McCreary. of Kentucky. who is in
the city and who, as we'll as Senator Jones,
of Nevada. will continue to serve upon the
commission, expresses much qualification
at the change Of date and believes il will
increase the prospect of the conference ac-
complaining some solid results.
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CARLISLE'S NEW PLAN.
Synopsis of tho Proposition Made to tho
BRnkerA.

BRnkerA.
New YORK, May 5.-From a member of
one of the leading banking fl ms of the city
a synopsis of the plan attributed to Score
tary Carlisle to protect tho gold reserve was
obtained to-day. The banker from whom
the information was obtained said: Tho
plan would be for the banks to pay out to
customers and in part settlement of their
balances the article which they now hoard.
gold, which does not involve involuntary
boarding of Rreenbaoks by the treasurer,
and thus put in active movement tho larger
part of their present reserve.
Would it not be we'll for the banks"
said the banker. ITO meet and take this
suggestion into serious consideration and
thus putting boards of gold at tho &c vice of
the community they would save the losses
caused by the continual stringenoy to the
mercantile community and relieve the pres
sure OF continual sales at the stock tx
change. which latter help. however, is
wholly subor Innate to the help thus stford ded
to the merchants of the whole country by
adopting this plan."
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As to the Extra Session.

WASHINGTON. May 6. - Congressman
Cultivate, of Ohio. 10 the latest to verify
the report that congress will convene In ex-
ira session In September next. Outhwaite
does not take any stock in the statement
that Immediately after the appointment of
the house committees q recess will be taken
until Dec. l.
1T ia my opinion." said the Buckeye
statesman, that congress will be in con-
tinuous session, barring the usual Christ
mas holidays, from September until the
following June"
II should be added that Cultivate saw
President Cleveland this morning and he
made the statement after the interview.
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Ling uisttc Instinct.

The strength of the linguistic instinct in
children is shown by the remarkable shifts
they will make to finds forms Of expression
for their perceptions or feelings. An exam
ination of these shifts will show that tho
energy of the child msnifosts itself along
precisely tho same lines rs have been taken
bv the language of tho races of mankind to-
ward their ultimate forms. Thus. lacking
the word wide little one said: "Open
the door loud" extending the meaning of
the work loud" precisely a. we do when
We apply ID colloquially 10 colors.
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TO-DAY Bishop Potter will
Jay the corner stone of the new
St. Luke's Hospital on Morning
side Heights, New York City.
1t is also the anniversary of
the day on which Bishop Vain
wright laid the corner stone Of
the present St. Lukes in 1854.
Cornelius Vanderbilt and other
well-known New Workers will
direct the ceremonies. The new
structure will be the largest hos
pital in America.
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Reelstration at San Francisco,

SAN Francisco May 5.-Books for the
registration OF Chinese in the office of the
collector Of internal revenue for this dis
triot closed this afternoon. Up to noon to-
day there were altogether 1,756 Chinese
who had registered. OF this number only
800 out of 800, 900 are to be- credited to San
Francisco, the remainder coming from the
interior. Threats Of tho highbinders and
Six companies forced many Cinnamon to
refuse to register. II is expected that
many arrests will be made Tomorrow.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-06
Accident In y saw MIL.

Special to the independent.
MlssouLA. May 6-Fred Lodge. an sm-
ploys OF the blackioot Milling company, AT
Bonnor. yesterday met with a serious and
probably fatal accident. Lodge was run
ming q pluner. One of the knives beoamo
loossned and was thrown from the cylinder
with terrific foros. 1t struck Lodge above
the left eye. cutting a largo cash and OK
posing the brain. He has wife aad fam
jly ~ Bonner.
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,TELEGRAPHlC BRENITIES.

HANOVER, N. H.. May 6.-Ex- Senator j.
W. Patterson dropped dead last night at
prayer meeting. He sat dead in his seat
half an hour before he was noticed.
New YoRx, May h-Ths condition of
Vice President McMillen. Of the Chicago a.
Alton road, who was stricken with par
ally ysis Sunday night is much better.
MErnouRNE, MAY 5.-The Colonial bank
Of Austrslia, colony of Victoria, has aus
pended In consequence OF general feeling
Of apprehension In regard 10 Australian
banks.
BosroN. May 5.-The Episcopal oonven-
tion day chose Dean Lawrence. of Bos-
ton. the broad churchman's candidate.
bishop OF Msasachusettst 10 succeed the late
Philips Brooks.
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Deolslon Asr.ntinx tho Bul

LONDON. May 5.-In the commons to-day
the speaker declared that thirteen instruo-
tions to committees regarding tho homo
rule bill. which are standing on paper, are
all out of order excepting that offered by
Gibson Bowles, conservative, proposing
that homo rule should be separated and that
part relating to Irish representation In the
imperial parliament made distinct bill,
Tho rejection of instructions was q great
surprise to the house. immediately after
the speaker made the declaration the op-
position retired to decide upon united
course Of action,
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ON TRACK AND DIAMOND.


Winners OF Events C0ntested by Horaes
and Hall Clubs.
WASHINGTON May b. Jennings track
slow. Five furlon0s-Early Blossom won.
Industry second, Hippona third. Time. 1:o5.
Mine and one Larchmontw won.
Indigo second. Ada Blue third. Time,
l:L411.
Hnnkicap, six furlougs-B Bellevue won.
Marguerite second. Rosa FL. third. Time
1:l74.
Half mile--Felipa won, Lesbia second.
Clarrus third. Time, :51.
Mile and half. over six hurdles--Ecarte
won, Pat Oakley second, Return third.
Time. 2:59.
ST.. Louis. May 5.-Track good. Blk fur
lonRs-Volunteer won, Arthur g. second.
WhitewinRs third. Time. l:l7h.
-Four furlonps--Clara White won, Wine
dots second. Vons Doctor third. Time.
| :50I.
Six and a half furlongs-st. Joe won,
Lampost second. Winnie on third. Time,
1864.
six and a half furlongs--Hnsty won. Gen.
Mitchell second, Capt. Crane third. Time.
1:24.
Five furlongs-Ithaca won. Emperor Bill.
lot second. Doubtful third. Time l:02M.
LEXINGTON, Kv.. May 5.-Traok fairly
good. Six fur!ongs--Oliver won, Osieriui
second, Catalonia third. Time, 1:17.
| Fifteen -sxteenths of a mile-Kook Laid-
ley won. Happiness second, Lucknow third.
Time. 1874,
Handicap, mile and one-ei -eighth-Purioard
won. Old Pepper second, sweet Blossom
third. Time. 1:58M.
Half a mie-Zopnillies won. Sister Anita
second, Hunyara third. Time. 1902.
Five MISUNDERSTANDING won. Cedar
Brook second, Powder third. Time. LOG.
NASHVILLE, May 5.-'rrsck fast. Six
furlon9a-Ike :. won, Horace Leland sec.
ond, Prettiwit third. Time. l:154.
Four furlonRs-McLiRht won. Pat SEQ
ond. Saddlebags third. Time. 80.
Handicap mile and seventy yards-Maid
won. Francis Pope second, La Tosca third
Time, 1i45k.
Mile emmy, Jr., won. Forest Rose SEQ.
ond, Long Ton third. Time, 1:43.
Six furlongs-Cora Taylo won. Isso D sec
ond. Freedom third. Time. TIA.
Six furlonRs-Empress Frederick won
Ragner second, Flower Dellis third. Time
1:14L.
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Board of Visitors Appointed.

WAsHINaroN. May 5.-Ths president to-
day appointed the following board of Wis
itors TO the United States military acad-
emv for the year 1898: Charles S. Fairchild,
of New York; Henry l.. Pierce. of Boston;
Frank Thomson. of Philadel. .hia; A. G..
McClurg of Chicago; John w. Dinsmorc
of san Jose, CAL; Edwin A. Alderman of
Greensboro, N. c.; John p. Rea, of Mime
apois, MINI.
Tho Presidents selection of Faiv child for
the service disIroves tho report that they
had quarrelod and are no longer friends.
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Large Liabilities, small Assets.

BAN FKANorsco, May 6.-Reosnt rumors as
to the questionable financial condition Of
the State Investment and Insurance COM
pany Of this city brought statement from
tachsd to-day by creditors whose claims
are expected TO aggregate Sb0O.0OO. The
cause Of the anticipated failure IL said to
be owing TO composition and lossss from
hazardous risks aud the withdrawal OF
public confidence. The assets arc $6O. 600.
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Base HALL,

LOUISVILLE, May 5.-Ths Louisville e-Pitts-
burg game postponed, wet grounds.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-Washington won
easily. Washington II, New York3.
BALTIMORE May 5.-Boston WAS easily
defeated by the homo team. Baltimore 8,
Boston 9.
BROOKLYN. May 5.-Stein's pitching was
the only feature to-day. Brooklyn 3, Phila
delphia l.
CINCINNATI. May 5.-St. Louis was de-
feated after eleven innings. Cincinnati 3,
St. Louis2.
CLEVELAND, May 5.-The Cleveland club
SWING the stick with success to-day.
Cleveland 8, Chicago 6.
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struck by Lightning.

LIBERTY, Ind. May "a terrible storm
OF wind, rain and hail swept over this place
this afternoon. Ella Mitchell and Chas.
MoGee were struok by lightning and in
stantly killed. Mrs. McGso was also struck
and died this evening. Tho wife of Emmet
Leonard was stunned and fears ars enter
tanned that she cannot recover.
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Prof Merritts Little Hoy Hurt

Special to Tho Independont.
81. PAUL. May b.-=This evening the six
year-oll son of Prof. s. A. Merritt who
arrived al Sioux Falls. =. D.. from Helena
to-day, was seriously and perhaps fatally
injured by being run over by city bus.
The hol sss turned the corner as high rate
of speed, knocking the child down. Both
wheels Of the heavy bus passed over his
body.
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A distinguished Visitor,

WAsHINoroN, May 5.-The authorities at
the Washington gun foundry enjoyed the
pleasure of a visit from Woe Admiral Sir
John q. Hopkins. X. {. g.. com M anter- in
chief of the British North Atlantic squad
,on, to-day.
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Half tho Town Damaged.

WILMINGTON. o.. May b.-A terrible tor
nado this afternoon swept the town. Half
the business portion was unroofed and half
the plato glass broken. Strange to say, no
lives are known to have been lost. but
dozens were sliRhtly injured.
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Total Tor the loading cities Of the United
States. May 1, WAS S1SiS.6 68S l5t, an increase Of
73 per cont compared with the same week last
yeRr.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-13

TACOMA, June Especial. l-In.pector
Cohlensx arrived here from Victoria this
afternoon. Before he len that city he
counted Iei Cinnamon going aboard the
HSytian Repahlic. aud san the cargo start
of for Portland. where it is expected an
attempt will be made 20 land the Nongo-
l.ans Thirty OF shose aboard. Coblenx
says. hare heen TO Portland before for tie
purpose of being entered into the United
States. bas we're summasily rejected and
sent back 10 be kept n q corral or turned
loose. A prominent government ofssesai
who passed through the city today, sug-
eessed loosely that some sor, Of bond
ouga. TO be made oas y aich would COM
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The focal Inspectors were ct Anacoetes yesteR.
day.
steamer Angeles brought in IS tons Of lime
rock.
Steamship Haytian Republic 10 due here FRI
day or Saturday.
steamer Louise from Port Hadlock came In
yesterday for supplies
The German ship Baltimore sailed from Lon.
don June for Puget sound
Bark Germansa Capt Pierson. arrived q San
Francisco, eight days from this port
Barksasine Katy riickenssr IL loacins in San
Francisco In the George Dietrich line for sesssla
British ship hartford arrived at Port R1aksiey
yesterday from Victoria TO load lumber fog VAL
pa1aiso
Steamer Muitnomah viii not lay mp for in
spection today - reported, but will make her
regular trip
steamer Lydia Thompson went on her run
again yesterday. after having new wheel and
other repaira
Bark SonomA, Capt Johnson. now In San
Francisco, 10 chartered 70 load lumber on the
sound for IquiQue
Norwegian ship Prince Edward sailed from
San Francisco Saturday to load lumber At Port
Blakely for lquiqua
Schooner Caroline came In from the Straits
yesterday with about 5000 pounds OF halibut
ana TOOK Ice tor anoSneS Trip
Steamer Anna n. Pence came in from the
ekagit river yesterday with scow load of hsy.
and discharged ct the Merchants dock.
Steamer Monte Csisto lay at Bakers wharf
yessardsy, having come from the upper enoho-
mish river run for rev donkey and winch.
Steamer Garland came In from Port To wns-
end YESTERDAY, svaiIiug herself of the opror-
tunity, - there 10 no regular boat from there on
Monday.
British ship Yarkand. Capt Johnsen. has besn
chartered in Gan Francisco to load lumber at
Port Blakeley for Calcutta She loaded there
about fourteen months ego.
The report that the schooner J. N. Weather
wax was on the way here In the Kruse Madi-
son line 10 incorrect, - she has sailed for Homo
lulu to load sugar for San Francisco.
The sehome and State Of Washington changed
OF Sunday night BY . transfer OF passengers
aud freight At Everett. In order to get the Sc
homo on Monday nights, when there Is no
other early boat to Port Townsend.
The steamer George E. Starr arrived here last
evening from Port Madison. where she has been
on the gridiron. The steamer win probably be
inspected today ana will then be ready for bust
ness. although the owners have thus far ahso-
lutsly refused to say on what route the steamer
vial run.
All attempts to raise the Mystic have thus far
resulted IN broken linea A brand new six.inch
manila hawsef was mapped yesterday by the
Lift OF the tidc There seems to be no trouble in
getting good hold Of the tug, but she 10 en-.
bedded 20 deep in the mud that It 10 hard pull.
Ing 70 lift her out
Schooner Eva, Capt Kliggaard, arrived In
port yesterday. ten days from Gan Francisco,
with 800 tons OF freight In the Dietrich line.
Sunday night when half mile OF Point Wilson
the schooner picked up three men, Quint Ma
rion and two other Italians, who were clinging
to IN overturned whitehall boat Tho men be-
long At Port Discovery aud were reported from
Fort Townsend . being drowned.