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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-08
An Important Order Just Issued by
the State Board Of Ex-
aminers
Treasurers Authorized to Receive
State Warrants in Payment
OF State Taxes.
II You Have y state I. q. u. You May
Tara IL in for One Fourth tho
Amount You Owe.

At 4 meeting Of tho state board OF exam
iners held Monday. II was decided that
county treasuKsrs may receive one fourth
Of the state taxes In state warrants. Yes
tsrday State Treasurer Wight sent to all
county tEsaaarers notices to that effect.
Tho following rules will govern county
treasure eTs in this matter: The county
treasurer shall, At ths time he collects the
| taxes. prepare a statement in triplicate In
which shall be inserted. the name OF the
taxpayer, the assessed value of his prop
srty, the amount OF state taxes. as2lI mills.
paid by the taxpayer, the amount of one
fourth OF the 21 mills state tax the num-
Der of each state warrant paid for ia Ies.
the name of the party 10 whom the stats
warrant was originally issued. tho date
when received. and the amount Of tho state
| warrant.
They will be required 10 oauss the party
, TO whom the warrant was originally issusd
10 endorse his name upon tho back. and the
party Who turns over tho warrant 10 en-
with the date upon which be turns
tho same over to tho county easurer.
The warrant. 80 taken in. must accom-
psny the statement transmitted to the sta to
| treasurer, together with the oash, so that it
can be easily checked up by the treasurer.
These statements n ust bo made out in
| triplicate, ono transmitted to the state
board OF examiners, one TO the state trsas-
| urer and ono to ths county clerk Of the
county, and each must be subscribed and
swern TO by the county treasurer.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-08
TWO PRUPELLERS SUNK.
They Come Together in n Fog and Both
Go Down.

They Como Together in Fog and Both
Go Down.
SAND BEACH. Mich.. Nov. The pro-
pellets Albnny and Philadelphia oame to-
Rether in fog off Port au Barques, and
both sank in 200 feet of water. Both crews
took to two boats, only one Of which has
yet reached shore and reports received say
the remaining boat, which contained
twenty -four men. sank and all perishsd.
Eleven bodies have been recovered.
II is supposed the whole crew Of TWENTY
four men were drowned. eight OF the AL
bany's crew and the others o. the Phliadel-
phia's crew. The life saving Grew found
small boat capsizsd and picked up eleven
bodies. The names of the Albany's orsw
drowned are: Is. b. kuirhead. chief engi-
neer; James Aolley. second engineer;
Thomas Pierce, second mate; Job Price,
watohman; s. Nj. Murtrie. vaiter; William
SturraL. porter; Frank Ksithen, deck hand;
Albert Holm dock hand.
Ths manner of the lost crew Of the Phila-
delphia are: @. M. LsRRett. 4. st engineer;
Jerry Morgan. second engineer; J. Hunt.
fret mate; A. Hanna, second mate: W.
Gibbs. wheelmsn; G. Linauist, whselman;
Grown. lookout; Renshaw. lookout; Will
Jams, watohmRn; J. Coffee. f enan; John
Paint. fireman; G. Lsbelle, fireman; George
Keidsfwsster, cook; George Wise. second
cook; A. Connors, porter; . deck hand.
name unknown.
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THE HONOURAN OUTRAGE
Report Of the Firing on the Stars
and Stripes Is Con-
firmed.
Fuller Information Is Needed Be-
fore This Governments Ac-
tion IL Determined.
Dental of the story That the AdmInistra-
tion Would Force the RsinstatemsAt
Of LiIjoukalanI

WAsHINaToN. Nov. 7.-sec-sta Gresham
this mo ming received . dispatch from
United States Minister Baker, who was On
board ths steamer Costa Riea, st Anna pala,
when fired on BY the Hondusan authorities
because the captain of the vessel refused to
surrender refugee from Honduras on
board as a passenger. The dispatch fully
onnrms the press reports of firing on ths
United States flag.
While the ship was in the port Of ANA
pala she authorities demanded The survsn-
dor Of Polioarpo Basills. who was recently
concerned In revolutionary movement
against the Hondufsn government The
captain declined. After Tho ship received
her clearance papers, aad while she was
leaving the port, six or seven shots were
fired TO bring her 10. Minister Baker was
ON board ~ the time. Whether the shots
were fred directly at her or In front was
not stated. The matter was discussed At .
cabinet meeting this afternoon.
Cspt. Dow, who was in command Of the
Costa Rioa. 10 the same captain who har-
bored Barrundia, who was killed on his
chip several years ago bv the Guatsms mslan
authorities. II has boon established shat a
political refugee who 10 . passenger, as Bar
lila was, cannot be taken from ship
which hs 10 on. The chance presence of
the United States minister on tho vessel In
this case Is not considered to make any
difference In the diplomatic aspects Of the
csss. Nothing could be learned of what
| reply was sent to Minister Baker. or what
| steps II is prsrossd to take In the matter.
The United States steamship Alliance sailed
yesterday from San jose to Aosjutla. In
| Salvador. Whsther this movement was
oocnsionsd by the incident is not stated Al
| the department..
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The Returns From New York Are
Not All in Yet. but
#.- Enough.
They Show That the Democrats
Staid 1T Home or Voted
Otherwise.
Kentucky Legislature Democratic, Four
to Ons-MsKinley Nominated for
President Three Years Hence.

COLUMBUS, O., Nov. with plurality
of 80, 600 aud o-thirds of both branches
of the legislature. Mckinley has won the
most decisive victory recorded In Ohio since
the civil wax. II has bsen won ON national
issues. II would not have boon surprise
two weeks ago, but after tho action of CON
Rress there seemed to have been such
reaction that the overwhelming vote 10 a
surprise. The democrats did not allow the
contest to go By default. but made most
vigorous fight. with harmonious working
forces. Ex-Gov. Campbell eanvassed the
state for lawrence T. Neal all last week,
and the democratic committee was hopeful,
after congress had reached decisive action.
The weather was pleasant all over the state
and there WAS full vote of over 800. 600.
Tho decisive results Of former years have
been because Of small votes. those of one
party or the other not turning out but the
voters were out TO- day all over tho state,
and Mckinley has a ma ajority over all, with
democrats, prohibition and populist tick
cts opposed to him. This 10 tho frst ma
jority over all any state candidate has had
since Fosters election just after Garfield .
death in 1881.
No IepUUIio0ue 31o 1ppIeuOHoIV0 OH OuO
part Of their victory. The Legislature
elected to-day docs aot select United
states senator. and il 10 over two-thirds
republican, the strongest since the wa.
With such large working majority they
fs ar suoh legislation by city members as
may lsad to defeat two years hence. when
another Legislature 10 to be selected that
will choose Senator Brics's suoesssor.
No moro doubt being held at midnight
headquarters were abandoned aAd meet
inRs held nominating Mckinley for presi-
dent in speeches BY Boutelle. Dolliver,
Horr. Chairman Dick and others.
COLUMBUS, Nov. ITO the general man
ager of the Associated press: 'At 1880
desire to change the figures made earlier.
l have carried Ohio for Mckinley by from
sc, 600 to rs. 600 plurality. and both bran cnes
of she legislature by mois than two-thlrds
majority. [signsd.
CHARLES DICK.
Chairman Republican State Committee.
COLUMBUS. O.. Nov. 7.-Chai1mRn Seward.
OF tho democratic state COMMITTEES, was
seen just after midnight. He had no
ststemsnt to make on the result. He and
Col Taylor. democratic candidate for
lieuten ant governor, were discussing laugh.
inRly Meals motion to make it lnanim.
ous."
COLUMBUS, Nov. Sat 2 q. m. Chairman
Dick said the returns indicated . plurality
of 81, 900 fer Mckinley.
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NEW YORK.
Democrats Helped Out tho Republican
Candidates.

Democrats Helped Out tho Republican
Candidates.
New York, Nov. 7.-One of the mo ST pc
culiar campaigns in the history Of the state
closed At sun down this evening and it Ia
not moro surprised At the result
than the republicans. The dominant
issue in all portions of the state has been
ring rule. and republicans in New York
city. Brooklyn, Albany and Buffalo have
been greatly assisted bv the organized Of.
forts Of Independent democrats. Isaac II.
Maynard. candidate on the democratic
ticket for judge of the court Of aprea Ia.
against whom indspepdent democrats .
waped war. is Overwhelmingly defeated.
Practically complete returns indicate that
the republicans elected their entire state
| ticket, and that they will have q good work
ing majority In The next legislature. In
Brooklyn the democratic majority of 30
600 at last election was completely over
| turned.
The sspublioau mayor OF Brooklyn was
| elected BY about 1900. VIM. ]. Gsynor, =
prominent democrat who led in the fight
against Boss Mclaughlin and tho ring.
nominated BY the republicans for supreme
court judge in the sec ond district. with the
result of 10000 majority In his favor.
Tho local contest In Now York city was
verv interesting. republicans making buS
small effort In behalf Of their local ticket
Conplete returns for the day show the
election of the entire Tsmmanv ticket by
msjortties ranging between 67.000 and
6S, 900.
New YoRK. Nov. 9.-Riohard Croker.
Taumany chieftain. At nine O'Clock said:
~ looks as II the republicans made q olean
sweep of the state Nckss. including the
legislature"
ALBANY, Nov 7.-At II o'clock Gov.
Flower conceded Tho state by about 5000.
but said be still hoped tho assembly and
senate would be democy attic.
OswEao. N. Y. Nov. 7.-OswsRo oity.
which usually gives = dsmocr alto ma ajority.
goes republican by fifty-four votes, for ths
first time since 1888.
BUFFALO Nov. THE News claims the
City has gone republican BY . clesn sweep.
democrats saving only an occnsionA! alder
man.
NKw YoRx, Nov. The total CITY vote
for secretary OF state gives Never. demo
, cFSt. 147. 2b6. Palmer. republican. 79s7S.
NHw YoRx. Nov. THE Tribune bulletin
! says Bartlett 10 elected over Maynard by =
plurality OF 5000 in tho state.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-08
KAN AAS.
Henvy Falling or In tho vots-Nsw Bal
lot Law.

Heavy Falling or In tho vots-Nsw Bal
lot Law.
TopfKA. Kan. THE Australian ballot
system was used In Kansas to-day for the
first time. and though there was some frie-
tion In localities whore the law was not
thoroughly understood the vote was not
nearly As large as In 1892. when 1924. 1856 votes
were cast.
In tho frst place II is an of year. then IL
Ia estimated that fnlly 25 per cent OF the
voters In tho western part Of tho state have
emfQrated on account Of the failure OF
crops and besides there WAS a considsra-
bio exodus from all sections to the Chero-
kee strip. and finally. many voters. through
| ignorance or tinidity, would not venture
into ths booths under the new law. BY
common consent the vote to-day was COM
pared with two years ago, when the same
| county of1cers we're elected.
TOPEKA. Nov. S.-The Capitals dispatohsa
| up to two O'Clock from all parts OF Kansas
show rer ublican gains. The twenty seven
counties heard from are all republican.
including the most populous coun ties OF
the state. many OF which We 9 populist the
past two years. II looks like . clean sweeE
| of tie state for tho repub ieans.
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In tho Jag House,

SAN Francisco, Nov. 7.-Col. ]. Hampton
Hoee. OF Roanoke, Vs.-hs Of ths revoked
consular exequasur to Amoy-hss gone
neither TO China nor back TO his homo In
the old dominion. His baggage 10 at the
Baldwin, but the COLONEL has apartments at
the home for the care of the inebrintes,
where tie sizZle of his accumulated trans
continental jag 10 slowly simmering down.
ROANOKE. Va. Nov. Col. John f. Penn
will print tomorrow a defense Of j. Hamp-
ton Hoae. recently recalled consul TO Annoy,
China. He claims that hoge 10 perfectly
solvent, and if wong checks we're given il
WAS through inRdvertence. due to his hur-
tied departure. Charges of forgery he
believes Gtoundls.s and made for ssnsa-
tienal purposes. As 10 a d tunken dsbauoh,
Col. Penn says the statements arc grossly
exaggerated anu inconsistent.
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year the democrats broke Awny and
nominated q ticks. of thsir own, and tha
rtpublicans seem 10 have elsoted every ju-
dloisl candidate. Tho great fight has been
over tho election Of Judge Gary. who pre-
sided nt tho trial Of the anarchists. At the
time Gov. AltReld par toned tho anarchists
he made severe attack upon Gary and lhs
night has been bstwesn the latter and the
state machine. with the yesuls that Gary
seems not only TO have polled the full re-
publican strength. but to have gained on
the democratic vote as we'll. Tho general
Eesults show decisive republican gains oveR
the presidential election Of q year ago.
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CtlICAGO.

Republicans sscna to Have the Best VI
the FiEures-
CHI oAao. Nov. THE election to-day
was hotly contested. ana the republicans
seemed TO have, a. late hour tonight tho
best Of II. The Times. senior democratic
paper. comedies thc election Of the entire
judicial tieke. with one possible exception.
and claims no more than fvs Of tho county
commissioners inside the city. Outside She
oitv, Of course, Ia republicans. Tho
judicial ticket heretofore has been
On . non. partisan basis bss shls
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-08

TO-DAY the National Aca-
denny Of Sciences meets in AL
bany, N. Y.
The most distinguished .scien-
lists on this side Of the Atlantic
are in attendance, and important
papers upon the most interesting
topics, suggested by scientific
research, will be read and dis
cussed. To the labors of the
members of this association, the
rapid progress of scientific STU
dies is to be attributed
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-08
Eighteen Lost on y Burninx Steamer,

TORONTO, Nov. by the burning Of the
steamer Fraser to-day on Lake Nipissing.
eighteen persons lost their lives. The dis
aster occurred near Goose island. and in
spite of the most strenuous efforts to save
life that number persisted. Lake Nipissing
10 situated near the head of Lake Huron, in
Ontario, nearly midway between 1t and tho
Ottawa river. and ID 10 supposed that tho
steamer was in regular service on The lake.
Only n,esgre particulars nbtninRbls.
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The German ElecSiSps.

BERLIN. Nov. 7.-Returns received up -
midnight ON the German elections show ths
parties divided In the diet a. follows: Con-
servativss l49. free conservatives Atty
seven, national liberals elghty-eiaat, fFsis-
siuAige volkspartie. including Berlin. four
tsen. freissinnigs union six. Danes two,
Poles eighteen. Farmers allianos two,
Guelphs one, independents two.
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Defnulter Took strvcb . . ..

CH1cAao. Nov. John I. Bell, oonndsn-
siai clerk for Frank J. Flood Il Co.. psb-
fishers, WAS arrested to-day charged with
snbszzlinu $4,000. when arraiansd In the
polio. s,stion hs announced that he had
ssksn asry ohnins and fell 10 ths fsor In
oonvulsioua Hs died tonight ah ths
oounty hospital.
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Dynamite Factory Blows UD.

WFsrcHrsrKR N. Y. Nov. 7.-Dittmar's
dy ynauite factory at Bayohsster blew up this
morning, shaking the surrounding country.
The building. a large. low frame structure.
was com plstely demo molishsd. Three hun
drsd pounds of nitto-glycerine and 500
pounds Of dynamite exploded. Nobody
vss killed and the loss 10 not heavy.
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BosroN. Nov. The result Of the cleo
tion In Msssach usetts to-day oan only be
described a. huge political landslide. For
the first time in three years the state will
have a republican plurality ia 10000 at
least. The whole ticket is elected with
him, and the legislature 10 solidly repub-
l,csu IN both branches.
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TWO MONTHS PAY.

In which Two Young Mon Frsa Nom
tnna Are Interested.
WAsHrNaron Nov. 7.-Thrss times the
senate tackled to appropriation bills an
amendment sppropriating S2l. 600 for two
months extra pay for senntoHs' clerks in the
Fifsy-arst eougrsss. Three times has ths
house refused 10 allow this liber rxlity. and
tbs senate has each time reOedsd. Now.
however, the senate insists on The payment
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-08
Made New Blcy cle Records.

INDEPENDENCE lows, Nov. 7.-Johnson
was greeted by a good track and crowd this
morning and In a successful effort TO lower
the worlds flying start. mile. bicycle REQ
ord, hs covered the distance in Loo SO,
beatinR Windle's record ons-ffth Of Il SEQ
ond. He squaled this again this afternoon.
and also beat his stantinR start record.
msde here last year. by going = mile In
2O5 La
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south Oak otA.

YANKroN 8. D.. Nov. 7.-Infornlation
received from headquarters Of both repub-
lican and democratic central committees
assure the election of all candidstes for the
judgsship spon ths republican ticket. The
vote cast will be about one-haif, or 10000.
Of which the republican oandidates will re-
osiye G5 per cent. The actual figures will
not b. available till 10 morrow night
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Michigan.

DETROIT, Nov. 7.-At midnight eighty
three precincts out of Z total Of Ill Givs
, Pinsrse, republican. for mayor. E.l7S;
Godfrey, 14,oS&. Fifty SIX precincts out Of
| ninety -nve in the First congregational dis
trist give Griffin. democrat 1882: Stone.
| republican. o. Boz.
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Conspired to Rsb the Mail.

WASHINGTON. Nov. THE postofios de-
parsment has been notified of the arrest At
Robert Leo, Texas. of Chas. Rowe. assist
ant postmaster. J. ID. WsllinQ, a stage
driver. and W. y. Buchanan. q banker. for
completely In highway mail robbery and
oonspiging to rob the govsrnns snt. 500
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SAN FRANolsoo. Nov. -Four and half
furlongs-koAd Runner. Raphael. Ricardo.
:b7A; six furlones-Prize. Fidello. Stevens,
l:l44; mils.-Don Fulsno, Gracia, Red
Cloud, :44l4; four and one-half fuYlonas-
Hal Fisher, Bill Howard. Jack the Ripper
six furlongs-Aotts. Charger. Sir Peter.
~
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Colorado.

DENVER Nov. 6.-County elections wsH
hold Throughout the state. In this (AEapa-
hoe) county there are eleven tickets. II
will be late before the result 10 known.
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IOWA.

Republicans Claim the State by $4,000
Probably Got 1t.
DEs Mo1NEs. Nov. Tho republican
com mmittee, basina their claim on gains
made In precincts emprisinR one-tenth Of
the state. claim the state by 5000. Chair
man Fuller. of the democratic state CEN
trail committee, conceded that the repub-
licans have carried the state by probably
1000. The populist vote SO far shows no
gain over last year. while the prohibition
vote will be almost doubled.
Returns from moro tn n one fourth Of the
state a;e now in nnd the ratio of increase
can hardly be materially changed. Re-
turns As to prohibition and populist votes
are scattering. not enough to base a good
estimate on. The prohibitionists will
probably not poll over 1900. doubling
their vote Of last year, and the populista
25. GOO. showing only gain Of 5000.
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In Line Of Prom notion.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 7.-The order Of Com
modore Skerrst to examination for promo
tion will not effect his assignment to the
command of the Chinese station in place
of Admiral Irwin. who takes SkerYet's for
meT station at Honolulu. Commodore
Skerret will have his physical examination
at Mare Island. CAL. and the rest of his
examination will be made In Washington
from his record. He il now On his way
from Honolulu to San Francisco.
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PuuAprIrHlA. Nov. THE entire re-
pnhlio.n ticket was elected In this city.
Largo republican Rains are reported all
over The state.
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P1rrspuRa, Nov. The anticipated
pr,xs fight between the liRhtwsiRhts Ed
Go1msu, Of Now York. and Billy Murphy.
Of Australia, took place this morning early
Al Rock Springs, German won easily II
the ninth round.
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Award for Road Mskinx Exhibit.

WoRLD's FAIR. CHICAGO. Nov. The
highest award was given the Western
Wheeled Sorapev company. Of Aurora, Ill.
ON road making machines. wheeled scrap
ers, grading plows. drag sorapsrs and sle-
vatins graders. Thirty-six miniature
maohines Wese shown making roads.
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WARRINGTON. Nov. The PRESIDENT has
apro,uted ". IL. Moss. Of Bloomfield. Iud..
supsryisor of Indian schools
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OMAHA, Nov. 7.-Returns from The state
are coming in slowly. Scattering returns
received at II O'Clock indicate republican
losses on the head of the ticket and popu
list gains. Tho rnos between Harrison.
republican, and Holcomb. populist. 10 very
close. The outcome will probably not be
known till morning. Bsmis. republican, Is
elected mayor of Omaha over Bedford. DEM
oorst, BY 1850 plurality.
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Dus Ia Conditions Not Political.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-6soretaTiss Gresh-
am, Lamont. Hoks Smith and Morton re-
eeived election returns at the White house
In Private SEQ etary Thurber's room. Suoh
% vere indicative .! results were tele-
phoned to the president at Woodley.
Members of the cabinet attributed the
results to the business depression of the
past several months and she statement was
IN ads that this was tho worst possible time
for democrats to have an election, while 10
many people wore suffering from oondi-
tions shat wore not political, but wholly
extHanoous.