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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31
AMATEUR OR CRANK.

Orlnions Differ a. 70 the MONTANA Natioua
Bank Expiosion.
There was NOT . unAnimity OF opinion
yesterday among those who discussed Thu
explosion Monday night at The Montana
National bank building. Some were Of thu
opinion that II vas the work OF amateur
aud bunRliug burglars. while others held
the Wow that IL was tho work OF SOM
crank. or some one who had q grievance
against an occupant OF the building. Il Il
wac tho work Of a burglar. tho operator
wasted a st.ck Of giant powder for nothing
Had he succeeded In getting through she
top of tho vault he would have had q week
work before him to get below that and Into
the safe whore the valuables are Kept. 1hs
vault. running from the floor of the bank.
ing room to the ceiling, is constructed Of
chilled steel. railroad lion and heavy
masonry. while IL 10 constructed 70 with
stand the attacks Of burglars, Its main
design Ia al protection Tor
the safe In ths vault in case Of a severe frc.
The vault ID a two-story affair, The flrsf
and In IL ia the burRlar-proof safe Ruafan-
tesd to Withstand the work OF experts for
twenty four hours. The .oof Of the hrst
story is chilled steel. The second story OF
the vault is entered by a stairway IN the
rear. In this story books and papers axe
kept ~ also mas q CulAloO bto0A WV "a
road iron and masonry. Had the dyna-
mite been put into the upfer story - might
have given the operator access to It. Dus
then his work would only have begun.
Neither President Murphy nor Vice. Pxee.
ident McCulloh were fully satisfied that II
was an attempt ut burglary. though both
were moro or less inclined to that Theory.
II il was they said the operator was very
ignorant of the extent of the task he had
undertaken. If he wanted the cash OF the
bunk, because they would give an expert
twentv-four hours in which to get to l,
after the bank closes in the evening ano
then wager him he could not succeed:
Weather Observer Glass. whoss Once II
next 10 the top door, said yesterday that
he was in his office until 1880 Monday
night; when he came down the stairs there
WAS not a sign of anyone. ~ 10 possible
that some one is anxious to make . violent
and speedy change in tho clerk of the Mon
lama weather bureau. SO as to get some ieaI
summer weather. Some advance the tho
DRY that is was the sheepmen after III. dol-
loway. Workmen were busy all day yes
terday repairing the damage done By the
explosion, and to-day the effects OF the
dynamite will be no longer visible.
President Murphy has offered a reward o.
$500 for the arrest and conviction 81 th'
party who exploded the powder.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31
MONTANA GRAIN.
Goes East to Feed Equine Kings IN
Queens.

Goes East to Feed Equine Kings and
Queens.
Yesterday there left via the Northern
Pacific a car billed for Ierrs Haute, Ind,
laden with oats and hay, says tho. Butts
Miner. The c%onsigners were a. J. David
son & Co.. the we'll known commission mer-
chhnts, and the consiRnee was Bud Dobls.
the famous trainer and driver of race
horses. A large banner on the car will tell
the story to all who see 1t on its long jour
ney. It reads: t"Montana grain and hay,
consigned to Bud Doble, Terre Haute, Ind,
for Nancy Hanks, stambouf, Belle Vera
and Ellard." ..
Mr., Dobls has become satisfied that the
best hay and oats in the country are 6rown
in Montana, and though they como high he
must have them for his great racers. When
the car load reaches its destination the hay
will have cost 1858 per ton and the oats over
81 per cwt. Inc hay was grown and baled
BY Joseph Shinebereer, OF B~esvsrhead
county, near Red Rock. and the oats were
raised on the ranch Of 0. W.. Jay. near
Pony, Madison county. and neither can be
excellsd. if they can be equaled, outside OF
Montana; all of which causes the remark
that the valleys of this state must have due
consideration in summing up Its resources
and SOURCES OF wealth.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31
he will learn from the continuation
there was always a ''place At home" tor
the prodigal son.
A DOUnLE

A +s
We have received the following com-
m%unioation from the p~ostofice depart
ment:
e sS' ss i:: =, i $''' re.ro,rle-, y lDsaar,
kTArH: IpAHo; date. May ri, 1872 ~
Sir: Pursuant to Instruction from THE
postmaster general ! beg leave TO inform
you that Your paper. addressed so.....t.'.
The Tribuns.
Ia not taken out. but remains dead In this
Office. Please discontinue the tame.
A. M. WILSON. p. NJ.
Reason: The Tribune Ia dsiunot and the
editor IL in the psnitentiary.
The reasons VIC consider entirely suf-
%flciont, though we have known editors
to edit in prison cells. W. believe a
Helena journalist once tried this under
the guidance Of the Butte sheriff. The
paper an along beautifully and for a
time he was a greater man than Editor
Stead, OF London, who enjoyed a SINH
lar experience,
The editor OF the Mullan Tribune,
however, seems to have permanently re-
tired from our ranks. To transpose the
words OF the newspaper prophet, "He
has gone to stay" and to make the job
complete killed the paper rather than
permit it to fall into the hands of the
ignorant Or lowly. This is professional
pride of the most inspiring sort. We do
not know what an Idaho penitentiary is
like, but presumably an editor has no
time for literary pursuits. The cleans
ing Of cuspidors from the warden's
office, and the manufacture OF horse
hair brides are supposed to be more
conducive to an imprisoned editors
reformation.
We have not learned the details Of
this affair. We only know that the
"Tribune is defunct and the editor in
penitentiary," and are thus left to phil
osophise as best we can on the vicissi-
tudes Of journalism in the far west.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31
THE MILITARY A N
A Local Organization That Deserves the
Support of the Public.

A Local Organization That Deserves the
support of the Public.
The Helena Military band, which fur
yesterday. attracted q great deal of favor
able notice. The band is composed Of
thirty members, and though it has been or
ganized only three weeks, does y,good
work. II il composed Of amateurs. who
have signed 4 three-years' contract te
continue with the organization. II ii
under the leadership of that competent
musician. W.. W. higgins. During th,
season the band will give q number of pub
lie concerts. June 22 the members of thu
band will give q dance ut the auditorium
and as the enterprise is one that deserves
support, the attendance should be large
There is in The band an orchestra OF sixteoz
pieces.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31
WATCH OUT FOR THEM.

The unsuccessful attempt to ROD the
Montana bank has started an endless
quantity Of theories. Were the burglars
tyros? We're they professionals? Were
they really trying to rob the bank, and
if they were was the work stopped by
an accident? All Of our local Hawk
shaws are hard ut work on these lines
and a solution may be expected at any
time.
When we consider the large deposits
carried by our banks, it at first seems
curious that this should be the first at
tempt at genuine robbery. On the other
hand, smart burglars can give excellent
reasons for leaving Helena alone. To
begin with, Montana is remembered as
a state where justice has been dealt out
without regard to forms which obtain
elsewhere. The traditions of those days
still live. Then again the enterprising
burglar has studied local geography
and learned how difficult are the means
Of escape. The cities are small and the
distances are great. In order to get
away, he would have to take to the hills
and would there find posses in pursuit
aud no efforts spared to him down.
There is an old axiom that a crowd is
the safest place to elude detection, and
in the history of bank burglaries this
has been rigidly followed. The excep-
tions are those of the James and Younger
gangs and they operated in towns so
small that they could defy the assem-
bled inhabitants. Bank burglary as q
fine art has been practiced on institu-
tions like the Manhattan bank of New
York and the Northampton, where
means of escape were made easy by
railroad connections and plenty OF
friends. Another reason why Helena
banks have never been attacked is the
knowledge that the vaults and safes are
the best that money can buy; these are
as g burglar proof as can be found in
the country. In this connection we re-
call two statements from Inspector
Byrnes, who should be an authority.
He once said that no burglar proof
safes had eve been built, and that the
best %precaution against burglary was
found in locating the vault within full
view Of the street and keeping n bright
light before it at all times of night.
1t will be we'll to keep a close watch
One of our bankers recently received
word from a detective agency that {
gang of burglars was in Montana ane
liable to operate at any place. Thes'
people are always looking for new fields
and now that the state is rapidly be.
coming settled We may look for them a
any time. The state is we'll filed will
tough characters. In the eastern en-
the tramp nuisance is OF much large
proportions than ever before known
while the authorities of Butte are rid
ding that city Of all classes Of criminals
Our people must be on the alert and tn,
people must be watchful.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31
VIA THE PICTORIAL LINE.

The steere Excursion Party Leave for the
White City June 10.
State Superintendent of Schools E. A.
Steere md party will leave Helena for the
Wo.ld's fair via the Union Pacific in special
Pullman sleeping cars June Is. making
stops at Salt Lake, Garfield Beach, Denver.
Manitou. Colorado Syringe, Pixies Peak
and Kansas City. Pullman rate very cheap.
Slsepers to be held by party until arrival
at Chicago where party disbands: returning
any route desired. Tickets good until Mo-
yember Is. Make sleeper reservation early.
thus securing choice berths. Il
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31

THE silver statue of Ada Rshan and
the silver-tongued eloquence OF Major
Maginnis and Editor Quinn made Mon
tana conspicuous at jackson park yes.
terday. The ceremony of unveiling
took place in the presence Of a vast
audience and SO far as the advertising
of Montana goes was a magnificent sue.
cess. Concerning the statue, we shall
withhold comment until the return o,
our art critic from Chicago.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31
A Family NIassacred.

C~osNELLsv1LLE, Pa. May 9.-The entire
family of William Hoy. consisting OF
father. mother and WI children, living in
a thickly settled portion Of New Haven.
this city. were fouhd dead at homo thii
afternoon. The children's heads hnd been
cut off and all the bodies bu that OF HoJ
wers mutilated. The first theory Of the
police was that all had been murde ed. but
later they concluded the father hnd killed
his wife and children and then himself
No cause, however. is known, Il thor
ough investigation will be made by th'
coroner.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31

The opening Of the famous Broad
water hotel is always anticipated with
pleasure. The doors are open for guests
to-day and all will be cared for under the
very satisfactory management OF last
aaasnN.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31

WHAT man of you. having a hundred
sheep. il he lose one of them doth not leave
the ninety and nine In the wilderness and
20 after that which is lost until he find it.
st. Luke. IVA.
A reference to the above is necessary
because we doubt if the fire-eating CON
tributor to last nights Herald ever read
this beautiful story Of forgiving love.
By calling at The INDEPENDENT office
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31

WE can easily picture the consterna-
ton when a Seattle preacher told the
Baptists at Denver that the trouble in
his state was with the people who "were
too much married." The Seattle board
of trade will ngree that these matters
should be kept at home until the Pa
cific railroad companies advertise d.
yorce rates.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31

The spectacle of Editor Sam Small
apologizing to an Atlanta audience in or
der to avoid a horse-whipping for his in
decency should be remembered by other
sensational preachers who fill time in
stead OF space.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31

UNDER $4,000 bonds, DIR. Graves has
been released to return for u trial
which, it Is understood, will never take
place. In view of the doctors former
conviction and the absence Of new evil
dence, we may we'll assume that affairs
are rotten in Denver as we'll as Den
p,or1
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31

Ex-SEcRETARY FosrER's opinions on
finance were never highly regarded, but
those expressed since his failure have at
least the backing of personal experience.
His view that too much politics and too
little business caused it is worth re-
memboring.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31

Col. DAv1DsoN's complete denial OF
that interview should bring forth an Q x
lanation or apology from the Anaconda
Standard. This, we believe, would be
one phase of that much abused term,
honest journalism.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31

An absence of frills and q genuine ap-
probation of the things American COM
bine to make Eulalie the most popular
of foreign visitors since the late emperor,
Dom Pedro, who was with us in 1876.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31
TEENS OF s-unscHlPr1os.
HELENA, MONT. MAY 81, 1898.

-Nontsnians abroad will always dad THn
DAIlY INDEPENDENT on file 1t their favorits
hotels: Fifth Avenue and Metropolitan. Nsv
York: West, Minneapolis Baldwin and falase
An Francisco; McDsrmott, Butte; IslAnd Aceas
nprinsfsld, Ill.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31

AFTER the experiences of Governors
Mckinley and Foster, few Ohio demo-
Gratis NAV decline a nomination this fall
on the ground that the Office is q hoo
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31

THE Mears people we're stopped just
in time, but with the addition OF a dozen
or more members they could hardly
have equalled the record of Zimri Dwig-
~spo p. .
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31

The inspiration Of this Columbian
wear was shown in the unusual interest
attached to Decoration day. 1t should
AGAIN appear on the Fourth of July.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31

We challenge the country to produce
Decoration day features better than
Yesterdays weather and the graceful
and finished address OF Gen. Weed.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31

P-R1zEFIGHrER CoRBETT has been
pronounced physically sound. but there
will be more or less doubt until DIR.
Mitchell makes a final examination in
December.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31

In the interest Of a tired people we
hone that Mrs. james G.. Blaine, Jr.'s,
second marriage means her permanent
retirement from public view.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31

WHILE we shall have to drop the flag
on Marcus DAILY in the capital race, we
wish the best Of luck for his colors in
the great metropolitan handicap to-day.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31

A GOOD many republican editors will
be disappointed when they learn that
the president did not go-s-fishing yes
terday.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31
THE WEATHER.

In order to whack the memory OF
Jeff Davis, bloody shirt editors will sub
scribe to have his remain moved once a
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31
CYCLONE in Georgia.

ATLANTA, Ca, May 30.-Rsrotts from
several points east of Athens tell of a cy-
clone in that vicinity to-day. doing much
damage. At Gilliville James Kinslcy wal
killed and his wife. badly injured. In
Banks county George Downis was killed.
At Chandler's Mill George Barker's wife
and daughter were fatally injured and
number of other people painfully hu't.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31

Tho Fee Hive has another week of bargains
zee their announcement on another page. lar
gains In dress goods. mackintoshss ,cap's. suits.
bows weur, etc. Prices nre so low that every one
in need OF goods must bus.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-03-24

4Iti. worth the price to every t. son
who even reads q newspaper = 100
Journal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-03-24

Sole Agents for Hydro Safety Lamps for lneubators
and Brooders Cynona for 1slnectlng and killing yer
mine Ravens Horse, Cattle and Poultry Food. Nish-
bets Tonic Poultry Powder.
Man lfacturer Of Cr&~s California Poultry Remedy
for r,uo sweledhead and all diseases Of the head eyes
and throat Of fowls. Anglican ercan Dig Remedies Is
varieties, warranted to cure No Pills for Pigeons.
Everything for Fanciers and Breeders. Write for what
you want. j -
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27

We have got II return tickets and we
have been sitting here nearly hall an
hour and no sign of o move; more peo-
pie seems To be goin' off the boat than
Is coming on and she is chained fast
TO h dock: confound these show peo-
pie anyhow." About this time the
rigid marine feels il his duty TO en-
tighten the man from Kokomo, and he
gently intimates Chat perhaps the gen.
tleman has got on the wrong boat.
Capt. Taussig says that this amusing
blumder occurs in some form nearly
every day.
A Marvel of Deception.
The ship is indeed Il wonderful de-
ception. She sits the water like a
thing of life;'' she is moored TO the
rlanks out, she is painted white and
wharf by chain cables, she has gang
Is n perfect counterpart Of the battle
ship Indiana now approaching compile
ton in Philadelphia. There is no rec
ord kept, but it is probable that no less
than 10000 people visit he ship daily.
Gunner Walsh. who has charge of the
ordnance of the ressel, which, by the
way, is about the Only genuine thing
about her, says that the stream of peo-
pie who eater the after gangway, 60
through The ship and depart by the for
ward gang way is incessant. 1t is only
now and then that anybody comes
along who has an intelligent conception
of what a modern man-of-war is. They
know something about guns and forti-
fications, but the inside of q ship they
have never seen. The majority of peo-
pie are impressed from the very begin
ming; they come on board with a feel
inc nf 1ppapfain .tapinGitu. fhaV lnDk
about the spacious decks, into the ON
Portable, not to say luxurious cabins,
and Their their ideas of what a man-of-
war is begin TO expand. 1t is hard TO
say with which special department
they are most impressed. Rural visit
ors TO the ship care very little about
the guns or the armament. They in
spect, however, closely the quarters
of the officers and the accommodations
OF Il men. They look through the
chartroom with great interest and
listen a~ttendvely TO the explanations
of how a great ship is handled at sea.
The lady visitors pay particular atten-
ton TO the ships galley and to the GU
hnary department, and all good house
keepers common d the absolute clean
illness of the mess tables and the cook
ing utensils. The paymaSter's depart
mcnt is also the object of a great deal
OF interest, and particularly that
branch of 1T known as small stores"
In h days OF the old navy it used to
be a saying that a paymaster had ey-
erythlng for sale from Il hairpin TO a
Hedge anchor, but IL that were true of
the old navy it is infinitely more true
today. lii those days Jack had to live
on salt pork and salt beef. He combed
his hair with a COW brush and scrubbed
his clothes with a curry comb. The
only vegetable he ever get at sea was
Il patent thing called desicated vegeta-
bles. Every farmer knows what a
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-27

silo is and how green food for stock is
prepared by the silo for use. Desicated
vegetables We're prepared in the old
days i precisely the same way. Jack
used to call them "desecrated vegeta-
I.bles,' and the name was inaDt, for q
yiler compound was never PREPARED for
the human stomach.
All this is changed in these DAYS.
The naval exhibit in the paymaster's
department of the battle ship shows
the presence of canned fruits, canned
vegetables of all variety and prepared
meats in their countless forms. Not
all of these enter into the daily rations,
but Jack can buy what he wants under
certain rules, which is something never
known before. There is but one thing
In the paymaster's small stores that
does not seem TO have changed since
the days Of Paul Jones, and that is
Jacks tobacco; il is still made in yir-
ginia under the old naval formula.
comes in plugs about n foot long. is
as black as tophet and strong enough
to turn a landsman's stomach.
All day people crowd around these
and other features of the exhibit. Most
of the time Of the very polite officers
is devoted TO showing the mechanism
of the guns and particularly the rabid
fire battery. Gunner Walsh has his
hands full of this. 1t is well known
that the heavy guns-to wit, the four
13-inch and the four S-inch rifies-are
dummies made of wood and plaster,
but the secondary battery, consisting
of four 6-inch high power rifle and a
dozen or more rapid fire guns are genu-
inc. Great interest is felt in the 6inch
rifle. The patience with which Ensign
Blow and Gunner Walsh explain to The
crowds, some appreciative, and some
just the reverse, the mechanism and
power of these guns is truly commendl-
bic. and yet they must have their
jokes: the strain upon them would be
too great were they allowed no pleas
antrieS. The other day a dear old
Quaker lady with a drab shawl and the
conventional Quaker bonnet, came on
board and wandered l~istlessly about.
Gunner Walsh saw her, and with that
urbanity which SO distinguishes him.
approached her and asked what she
particularly wished to see. She said
she wanted TO see one of those muir
derous implements of which she had
read and whose existence in the world
she so much deplored. Mr.. Walsh
rubbed his clean shaven chin a
and then took the cid lady into II
Of the turrets. He opened the bogus
breech block Of one of the dummies
and the old lady looked through the
cylinder made of wire iathing and plas-
ter. 1T Is simply dreadful" she said.
Il did not think that any humane gov
eminent would eve build such a mon
ster OF destruction. What kind of a
gun do you call this:" THAT, my dear
madam, Is n Quaker gum said Mr..
Walsh, with a low bow. The old lady