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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-08-27
VOLUME 27.
The Nurse Is Dry.

. Tho :. +. Report thus cou ments
on g. 4. Howard, Justice OF the Peace
OF CandelaIia, and publishes tho fol-
lowing in reply TO n letter Howard re
coived from San Francisco liquor
firms:
Tho Justice OF tho Peace OF the
mining town OF Candelarin, New, has
novel ideas about the Obligations oi
debtors, and they are largely based
upon the silver question. In reply to
lstter OF the trustee OF suspended
San Francisco liquor lirm iuclosing
some bills for collection, this Nevada
Solon sent the following under date
Of July IL, 1893: Your letter Of the
l3.h inst received, inclosins parcel OF
bills for collection. l am Justice
OF the Peace and have duties to per.
form aud try to perform them con.
scientiously. My conscience in this
case dictates to mo that should u ot
~ beyond the letter and spirit of the
So W VHtciSo ~ ~ hiS Sdso OIOubul
before me. II is not my duty To
hunt up business OF that kind = - =
The Conscientious part is this:
This town is suffering from tho dis
ease planted in the United States in
1873 by ths money sharks OF tho East
and Europe. Tho disease has per-
tneated the whole body polite, be-
cnuse the pressure Of tho Eastern
bankers was brought to bear on the
Western dealers who wore willing
serts 10 Eastern influence. San Fran
cisco rs u whole forgot tho tent that
II was smoking. 1t swayed California
politics in sham fight upon the tar
iu. leaving tho wet.nurse to hunt
sGge brush. The nurse got dry and
San Francisco feels its nourshment
diminished, and now cries for tho
blood OF tho nurse. Tho nurse is
desperate and cries for holp.
Will San Frnncisro turn deaf ear
or will II recover It's senses, il not out
OF charity at least out OF self interest.
Wo already hear small voice answor
ing: We are coming. A meeting OF
silver mon hus taken place at the par-
lors OF tho Palncs Hotel, and enthus-
iasm is aroused for large gathering.
Now my advico to you is TO go right
away ana to help tho silver mcn to
reestablish silver TO the function il
held before characterization, md your
nurse will soon revive and utTord you
nutriment. Then our merchant u
will DO willing und ablo to pay thei.
debts without tho need OF an inter-
vcninR lawyer or Justice OF the
Peace.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-08-27
Humboldps Assessment Roll.

County Assessor Guthrie has near.
ly completed the assessment roll of
this county for 1893, 1t shows about
the sRme amount OF taxable property
as was assessed last year, minus the
horizontal ruise Of twenty per cont.
made by the State Beard Of Assess
ors. The increase Of live stock will
tend 10 swell the roll somewhat, aud
altogether old humboldt is holding
her own rs the best county in the
Stnte.-Silver State.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-08-27
EdlsOns Latest.

In IN intorylow recently, Thos.
Edison said:
Tho kinotograph is 10 tho eye whnt
tho phonograph In to tho car. by
this machine figures onn DO produced
on screen; evcry shade Of oxpres-
sion and eyory gesture Gun DO repro
duccd. TO mako this machine 1 hnd
TO t0ko forty.six picturcs n second
This la equal to tho capacity OF tho
cyc. Ton or twenty or oven thirty
pictures second would show tho
movomunts Of nm arm, but in jerks
but with iorty.six photographs scc.
ond tho arm 10 seon 10 riso just rs tho
human oyo uoes IL, aud with Tho samo
bpood.
"a combination Of photograph and
kipotograph, which | eIall probably
call tho phono-kinotograph l hnyo
alao In course Of conbituctiop, yhia
will show q name every motion, aud
tho lilioncas will speak"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-08-27
The Riot In Parliament.

'Twuz whin O'Connor shpoke the
crowd
Grew patriotic, truly;
For thin O'Dooley hit O'Doud
And Hcaley sthruck O'Dooley:
And Redmond give Muldoon swat
And all went we'll, begorry,
And there wuz home rule on the
sphot
Till to his fate O'Connor got
An'sez, SCI he: "Eor sayin' phwat
Oi did" sez he, "Oi'm sorry"
Exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-08-27
State Land once.

The Carson Nows says that twelve
or fifteen new tracks Of the prehistoric
men have oeen uncovered ut the State
prison. They arc in the extreme
southern portion Of the yord, where
the quarrying has been going on
They differ elightly from those pro.
viously discovered, in that they arc q
triflo smaller and are going eastward
instead OF toward the west.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-08-27

Thore arc no new cases ut diptheria
10 town. II was br ,ught hore from
California and only two or three chill
dren who camo In direct contact with
tho patient contracted tho disonso.
Every possible precaution has been
taken TO prevent tho spread OF tho
disease and IL is hoped and beloved
that IL has boon stamped out Reno
Journal.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-10
CONFIDENCE NOT RESTORED.
People Think the Senators and Deputies
should lie pr0secuted

People Think the Senators and Deputies
should Ic Prosecuted.
PAE1s. Feb. 9.-Tha sentencing Of the
prisoners in the Panama trial has CAUSED
the utmost CONSERVATION. CHARLES De
Lesseps was calm duriag the recital of the
decision, but burst into tears when he
heard the sentence passed upon his father
M, Fontane was FRUSTRATED. Charles
De Lesseps telegrnphea. informing Mad
anne Do Lasseps of the result OF the trial
Tha general belief Ia that the sentence will
never be executed against Count De Les
sepe. The fines imposed wore the utmost
legal penalty. but they do not prevent ac-
tion at law to recover money squandered.
Tho only possible appeal from the decision
given to-day is one to the court of cessa-
tion for revision OF sentence.
The excitement caused by the announce
ment of the aontences in parliamentary
lobbee, Oh the streets and in tho case sur
lassed anything of the kind since the open
ing of the Panama investigation. The
worst feature OF the situation is that the
sentences failed to dispel the sus.
picions and doubts OF the people
I'D to tho honesty of the governments
intentions. The contrast between tho
treatment accorded Rouvier and that to
which the directors wee subjected il tie
subject of much bitter criticism. While
the heavy sentences have vindlcatea tho
administration OF Justice they have fnilod
to restore confidence in the political world.
This evening the house OF tho convicted
director was thronRed with sympathizing
visitors and journalists.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-10
WAS NOT AFTER WORK.

How = Hobo Did Not Garry Out a Wood
Saving Contract.
To The independent:
The other day q we'll known Main street
merchant employed q man to cut and split
3 cord of wood on the accommodation of
w. 8. D. Smith. of the Gospel mission.
Tho man began work on Saturday last, and
reported the task as completed yesterday
afternoon. The merchant. without going
to see whether the work had been prop
erly done or not. paid the man tho sum
agreed upon, and the workman went on his
way rejoicing. This morning the NOR
chant had occusion to visit tho stable, and
to his great surprise he found dozen or
moro of the largest, hardest and knottiest
sticks the pile contained slowed away in
manger. The merchant was angry at
the deception praotised upon him.
and went forth, club in hand,
to find the swlndler. He failed to find
him, however. and the knight of the saw
and axe still lives. This man belongs to
that class known as hobos and was masuuer.
aiding in the garb OF workman for amuse-
ment. He was stranger to Mr.. smith.
He called at the mission and told that gen-
tlemen that he was out of work and penni-
less. Mr.. Smith, believing the man to be
deserving of assistance, bought saw and
found work for him. with the above do
scribed result. There are several men of
this description in Helena at present, and
this is written for tho purpose of warning
the public against them. JUSTICE.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-10
MONTANA MILLING THE BEST,
Though Many Australian Properties Ar.
Only Awaiting Capital.

Though Many Australian Properties Are
Only Awaiting Capital.
Mr.. L. A. Bennett. of London, one of the
managers Of the Elkhorn and DeLamar
syndicate. arrived in Helena yesterday
after an extended trip through Australia,
including South Wales and Greenland. MI.
Bennett was in Helena last year with Col
Chadbourn, of London, and has since
passed the greater part of his time in look
ing for gold properties for the syndicate.
He reports successful results though he
adds that Montana miners have more pro-
gressive idehs of mining. There are, how
ever. moro opportunities for investments
than in this country. The smaller pros
poets are very promising and need only
capital and experience to make good in
vestments. The larger mines are we'll de-
veloped, but the milling is far behind that
of Montana.
Mr. Bennett stopped at Honolulu on his
way enst. but the revolution at that time
had not taken definite form. The Ameri.
cans with whom he conversed seemed satis-
fed with the government. The greatest
detriment seemed to be in the Mckinley
tariff which deprived sugar owners of reve-
nues heretofore enjoyed. MIR. Bennett be-
iieves that by reason of the situation. the
Hawaiian ie!ands should be annexed to the
Uuited States rather than any other gov
eynment, and he also thinks that the Eng
lish COVE nment will be quite willing to
allow the Hawaiians to settle the matter as
thew think best
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-10
DISCUSSING THE pRorECroRArE.
Made Necessary by the Inex xperlence o
the Provisional Government

Made Necessary by the lnexperlence OF
the Provisional Government.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The press dis
patches from San Francisco this morning
contained the first information received ut
tho state department or by the Hawaiian
commissioners of the establishment Of a
protectorate over the Hawaiian islands by
Minister Stevens. Secretary Foster de-
clined to discuss Stevens action. Carter
said that among some membcrs of the pro-
vlslonal government the sentiment pre-
valled before the departure of the commits
sioners for the United states that a pro.
tectorate should be sought He and Thurs.
ton, believing the government should stand
upon its own bottom nding negotiations
with this country, had opposed this.
who made the Trouble to which the Homo.
lulu Advertiser referred comprised what
was known as the "opium gang" of poli-
ticians and their associates. who wonid be
known i'll this country as ward strikers"
or "Aeelers.'
Kinney. of Salt Lake, who accompanies
this commission i'll the capacity OF counsel
tho dispatches from Honolulu WAS that
there had been indications of dissentions
existing among members of the executive
council. "!his," he said. "betrays the
greatest danger which now threatens tho
government. The members of tho council
are mon who have been clothed with au-
thority without any previous experience in
the exercise OF il. and without the restrain
ing force of II protectora:e they would in
evltahly have divided into factions and
worked at cross purposes"
There appears to bs IA very general feel
ing of satisfaction, that the affair has taken
the present shape and this afternoon the
Hawaiian commissioners received n telegram
from Chnrl M, Cook announcing his ar
rival ut San Francisco with dispatches for
them frcm the provisional government.
Late to night Secretary of State Foster re-
oeivsd the following dispatch from Minis
ter Stevens, at Honolulu:
''Iho pi DIVISIONAL government IN gaining
power and respect, Everything is quiet
and annexation sentiment is increasing
The desd mona, chy and opposition to an
nexation il supported chiefly by the lottery
and opium ring To-day at nine a. m., in
accordance with the request OF tho y owl
sional government. l placed the govern
ment under United States protection dur
ing negotiations. not interfering with the
execution of public nifaifs."
Secretary Foster said Stevens action was
without instruction from the state depart
ment In fact the movement for the
change of government was unex rected and
had not been anticipated by instructions
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-10
CAR COUpLEIs3.
Tho Senate Discusses Them at Length
without Action.

Tho Senate Discusses Them at Length
without Action.
WAsHINGToE. Feb. 3.---Ths automatic car
coupler bill was taken up by the senate to.
day. the question being on the amendment
offered by Dolph to that offered by Morgan.
Morgan'a amendment required tho attor-
nsy general to bring suit for tho condemna
tion OF any coupling patent that may be
selected, and Dolph's ls that no railway
company shall be required TO use such patent
until suoh condemnation has taken place.
Tbs amendments and the bill we're debated
at much length and finally Mr.. Cullom
moved to lay the Morgan and Dolph
amendments on the table. This
was carried, yshs thirty-six. nays nine.
Brice offered An amendment but withdrew
it in favor OF ono snggested by Palmer 10
strike out all of section two except ths frat
sentence. which Ia to the effect that rail
ways muat nos use cars not equipped with
uniform couplsrs coupling automatically
by compact. Palmer's amendment was
agreed 10. Butler offered two amend msnts.
which were agreed to, changing the date in
the first section (when powder driving
wheel brakes must be used) from Jan. !.
ls35. to Jan. ], 1893. the date in the fourth
section (grab irons or hand-holds in ende
and sides of cars must be provided) from
July !, 1888. to July !, 1875.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-10
HIS NAME IS KANGAROO jim.
A Trick an Alleged Helena Man Onoe
Played In Nevada.

Played In Nevada.
The people Of Butte have not forgotten
the cunning way In which tho M. and M.
robbers easily eflsctsd an entrance into the
basement, asoended TO the nrst floor on
level with tho bar, and by mems Of an au-
eer bored through tic partition and onsh
drawer and extracted the cash. says tho
Butte Miner. The cRse reminded n gentle
man formerly of Bodie OF = similar trick
practiced on faro bank In that oity, but
which required good deal more nerve and
assurances. The man who put up tho job
proposed the scheme to well-known char
actsr In the camp known as kangaroo
Jim." The proposition was accepted at
At once and carried out successfully. The
original scheme was TO buv few chips and
begin playing against the bank. Soon
snmar.ns'n after hanRaroo roo JIM % was to come In.
sesass Tho .bls s'on is 'ssSxs' ac%n .n2
roll under IT, The sohemsr was then to
get very mad. which he did, at the in
terfuption. and when Kangaroo foil ho
gave him kick and remarked in n satisfied
tone, "let the aon-of-a-Run lay thersv'
game went on. But when il came to count
ing up the cash the bank was just short
$1,000. 1t was easy to be sesn what had be-
come OF the money. The bottom Of the
bank and of the drawer had been neatly cut
out and the bag of coin and notes extracted.
Kangaroo JIM was at once suspected az
tho guilty party and the owners of the
gambling game went to his cabin and de-
mandsd return OF the money. This de-
mand being backed by a six-shooter in tho
hands of determined man Jim reluctantly
raised the cash and returned il to the own
ers. having had no time to make his escape.
He had provided himself with a very sharp
knife before entering the house and his
seemingly drunken atats disarmed all sus-
pic,on and ne had little trouble in carving
his way through tho bottom of the cash
drawer. Kangaroo Jim" is now a resident
of Helena.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-10
Important Railroad Deal.

MEMPHIS Tenn, Feb. 9.-Ths Atchison,
Topeka n Santa Fe has surpriae in store
for its rivals. Negotiations have been
quietly pending for some time for the pur
chase of the Little Rock & Memphis by the
Atchison people. and is has leaked out that
the deal is about completed and the trans
fer will shortly he mad. Ihe Santa Fe
offered to purchase tho Little kock n Mem
phis and complete the gap between Little
Memphis would take n small amount of
stock and secure for the company terminal
facilities In this city. Chadwick had Il
consultation with Hsnry smith. receiver of
tho East Tannesseo, Virginia n Georgia for
the purpose of making a traffic arrange
ment which will give the Santa Fe n
line from Galveston to New York,
Philadelphia and Washington.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-10
The Frigid Temperature That Ended
Yesterday the Most Severe
Yet Known.
Coldest on More Successive Days
and the Lowest Temper
ature.
Three Tables Covering Cold Wave Periods
In Different Years--What the Chi
nook Did.

Tho chinook 90 long looked for and 90
sincerely wished for arrived in Helena yes
terday morning At LAO. At 1:30 4. IN. the
thermometer at the signal station regia-
tered 2.OE above zero. Two hours later IL
was twenty-si above. showing the chinook
had really arrived and had made Y change
of twenty four degrees in two hours Al
six 9. m. 1t was still twenty-siI above; at
noon thirty-two above; At two p. m.
thirty-fve above, the highest during the
day, and OF six p. M. twenty -nine shove.
As result OF tho warm wind the big
stacks OF snow rapidly disappeared. and il
II continues to-day the water from the
melting snow will run in all directions. As
a result Of the thsw Numerous water pipes
that have been frozen solid burst. and there
are many residences In the city in which
water is running to waste from
this csuse. The forecast for TO- day IL fair,
with slight changes In tenn psraturs.
The cattlsmen were - much pleased as
any one with the change. If 1t continues
for couple days it will put now life into
range animals and they will begin TO rustic.
Conservative growers hold to the opinion
that the loss in range cattle will not exceed
stock shipped in late in the season.
Tho cold spell that came to an end yester.
day was tho most severe ever experienced
in Helena since the establishment Of tho
weather bureau. The most severe in that
the lowest temperature WAS reached, is that
the mean temperature for any ono day was
the lowest. and that the thermometer was
below zero on more successive days. Yes
tsiday was the first time since Jan. "a
that the minimum or mean tsmpera-
ture as been above zero. The next
coldest spell was in December, 1887, and
January. 1883. At that time tho cold sst in
on Dec. 26 and continued for eighteen days.
But during that time the msan temperature
was below zero for six successive days only,
and on several days ii got considerably
above zero. The coldest on any day was
Jan. 10, whom the maximum was twenty
eight below, the minimum forty-ons below
and the mean thirty-four below. The next
coldest snap was in February. 1887. This
cold lasted thirteen days. but the mean
temperature was below zero only ON nine
successive days. the maximum was above
on several DAYS, and the ooldess day vas
on Feb. 2. whom the maximum was twenty
seven bslow. the minimum forty below and
the mean thirtv-four below. During the
late cold snap the mean, maximum and
minimum temper rature were below zero ON
fourteen successive days. The coldest day,
and the record breaker, was on Jan. 81.
when the maximum was thirty-thsee below,
the minimum forty-two below and the
mean thirty eight below. The snow
fall was seventeen inches. Below are three
tables of the coldest spells that are inter
ssting reading and worth preserving. They
are made up from Observer Glass official
records, and are absolutely correct:
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-10
MAYORS In SESSION.
Several Amendments to tho Municipal
Laws Approved.

Laws Approved.
The mayors of different Montana cities
reasaembled at The Helena yesterday
morning and were in session tho greater
part of the day and until late in the even
ing. Those present were Mayors Mantle.
of Butte; Curtin, of Helena; Webster of
Great Falls; Higgins, OF Missoula; Ramsay.
OF Bozemhn; Titus, of Philipsbura; Dwyer,
of Anaconda, and several CITY officers. No
definite programme was followed. The
state laws on municipal matters were dis
cussed section by section and several
amendments were suggested and approved.
or these the most important were those
fixing the mayors term nt two years instead
of ono and giving to him the power of ap-
pointing all city officers except those chosen
at the regular city elections. 1t was also
agreed that the city should have the option
of paying its warrants at my time within u
limit of shree years. 10 is probable that "A
brief session will be held this morning and
that tho results of the deliberations will be
II bill before the legislature providing for
the amendments approved
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-10
No Grape Nor Funeral Junkets.
CABINET TIMBER.
Hewn Out for Cleveland by the Press and
Politicians.

Hewn Out for Cleveland by the Press and
Politicians.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa. Feb. 9.-F. w.
Faulkes, editor of the Evening Gazette, of
this city. received letter from promi-
nent editor of one of the New York dailies,
saying one Of Cleveland's intimate friends.
a congressman from New Yotk, said in his
presence that since Gov. Boies had declined
ths position of secretary Of agriculture,
Cleveland had decided to tender it to Hon.
w. !. Buchanan. of Iowa. now chief of the
Worlds fair department. of agriculture.
Cleveland was led to this conclusion by the
surprising excellence of Buchanan's organi-
zntion of his department.
CHICAGO. Feb. 9.--rhs Evening Journal
says positively that Walter Q. Gresham
will be President Clevelnnd's secretary of
state. The question was put to him by a
representative Of that paper, and he refused
to deny it.
DALLAS, Texas, Fob. "a private tele-
gram received here tonight from Congress-
man Springer. of Washington, says that
Judge Walter Q. Gresham. Of Illinois, has
been rendered the office of secretary of
state by President Elect Cleveland and ac-
captaH
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-10
Triple Tennessee Tragedy.

kNoxvrLLE, Tenn, Feb. 9.-It is reported
from Greene county that triple killing
occurred there. Two factions led by Ed
johnson and Jim Cole, noto ious noun
tainoers, respectively, have been fighting in
the coulta for the possession of certain
farming lands. Yesterday Cole and II
friend, Tom Hixon, went to Johnson's
place claiming to have n warrant for Mira.
Johnson. A fight ensued, i'll which John
SON. wife and H,xon were killed. Johnson
leaves ak grown children. who swear they
viii nyenge their pRl euts' death.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-10
state Lpgihlnturrs.

TopEKA, Kan, Feb. 9.--The republican
house to-day declared the seats of two pop
ulists vacant. which had been contested.
and III eater 10 unseat the entire populist
membership unless the populists join the
legally constituted house by Feb. II. The
populists say thoy will pnss II legislative ap-
Precipitation bill tomorrow. 90 the repuhli-
cans can test the question of the populist
organization in the supreme court.
sALEM Ore, Fob. 9.--lhe senate to-day
passed the Worlds fnir Appropriation bill
over the governors veto,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-10

To- DAY His Majesty Rex,
King of the Carnival, will enter
New Orleans, his capital city.
This ceremony opens the great
annual Mardi Gras festival for
which the queen city of the Cuffs
universally celebrated. The cere-
mony will be an event of un-
usual splendor as the dignitaries
who will be in attendance on
His Majesty upon his arrival,
have made extraordinary pre-
parations for the occasion,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-10

DENVER Feb. "A wind and snow storm
has seriously impeded railway traffic In ths
western and south western por tions of tho
state. A snow slide near Ouray killed four
men and carried away q stock train, which
was destroyed. Tha men wsrc John swan,
Martin White. Hank Meteslf aud one .uu-
known.