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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-05
RAIN ON THE WHITE CITY.
1t Stopped What Would Have Been.A Bi
Sunday Attendance,

1t Stopped What Would Have Been.A Big
Sunday Attendance.
CHICAGO. juno 4.-Ths second open Sun
day at the Worlds fair dawned bright and
clear and unoomfortably warm. Thetrane-
poEtation companies had prepared all facili-
ties In anticipation Of an immense business
Up to O'Clock they carried upwards OF
So, 600 people to tho White City. About
that hour the clouds came up and shortly
rain was falling in torrents. The wind
blew gale and the thunder and lightning
played in an uncomfortable manner. Very
few braved snch weather and the conse-
quence WAS less than 10000 paid admission
the working class. accompanied by their
families. and nearly all brought lunch
baskets. Machinery hall was crowded
pretty much all day. as was the fins arts
building and tho manufactures building.
Nearly all the eastern state buildings were
closed 81 ;,;. to T., =, the public; ;sa1 Mhils the
had theirs open. K.upp's big guns were
put through mimic drill this morning.
being handled exactly as in actual service,
though they were not fred.
According to tho registers in nearly every
building. western people are coming to the
fair in much greater numbers than those
number of people registered at the follow
ing state buildings. among others: Illinois
of course leads the list, and Michigan is
second with 5000. Montana 5000. Arizona
65. New Mexico 80, Utah 800, Idaho $50.
Washington 1000. Some states keep no
register.
The International Columbian prize shoot
ing contest began this afternoon. The firing
to-day was at the 200 yard range. +. Tog-
RenberRsr, of Chicago, won the gold medal.
scoring the greatest number of bulls eyes
and points. The contest is to continue each
Sunday and Monday till September.
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BROOKS STORY ARRESTED.
He IL an Escaped Convict and Has Been
Sentenced Fer Life,

He IL an Escaped Convict and Has Boon
Sentenced Fer Life.
AMRR1oUs, Ga. June 4.-On Thursday
Chief Lamar and Liet. Wheeler arrested q
man named Stone, alias Gray. on suspicion
of his being Floyd Hoea. The murderer Of
Mr.. 6hippey. in Marion county. Stone
turns out to be Brooks story. convicted of
train robbery in Mississippi and sentenced
to tho psnitsntiary for life. for whose
arrest several big rewards are offered.
Sheriff Rushin, Of Marion county,
and Marshal Story, Of Buena Vista,
cnme over to see him. but failed to
identify him % Hoag, and be vas about to
bs released. whom Chief Lamar, who
thought no was the Mississippi criminal.
got reply from the keeper Of the peniten-
tiAry at Jackson describing minutely the
prisoner, and htwas held until Monday in
spite of habsas corpus proceedings. Tho
following telegram came from Gov. Stone
TO Sheriff Forest: ''Will send agent soon
40 possible. Hold him and say to the
authorities that he 10 bad criminal and
should not BY any means be discharged" !"
From other so1Tces Chief Lamar learns
that Brooks and his brother were engaged
In train robbery In Nississippi some time
ago and resisted arrest. The brother of
Brooks Story killed i've of the arrestinR
party and was hanged. Brooks was shot in
several places. but he recovered and was
sentenced 10 the penitsntiary for life. He
has made two escapes while being taken 30
the psnitantiary, and has never vet been
inside the wallis.
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CAUSED BY HOT ASHES.

ORIGIN OF the New York Fire Which Cost
Five People Their Lives.
New YORK. June 4.-Lyina In an under
taking stnblisment ON east Twenty eighth
street, are five hlaoksned and burned bodies
Of the persons who perishsd in the fire last
night in the fat houss At 1856 east Forty
third street. Four Of the persons
who were killed. investigation showed.
had boon burned In their beds.
II is generally believed The drs WAS caused
by hot ashes which were sent down the
dumb waiter. streams of water had
scarcely begun TO play on the flames before
there was a loud explosion from bsneath
the fat. wAsrs most of the fire was. Until
after the nrs Was extinguished IL was
thought only ons had perished. Then
flremsn searched through the place and
found Ave bodiea The loss by IRE was
about $1,000.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-05
MONTGOMERY AND MAnpLEHEAD.
Two More 1900 Tonncrs to Have Their
Trial Trips This susnm mer.

Two More 1000 Tonnors to Have Their
Trial Trips This summer.
| WASHINGTON. Juno 4.-Wtthin . short
time the proseetsd cruiser Montgomery is
to mako her speed record. while her sister
These two vessels. With third. the Detroit.
were authorized BY the sot of Sept. Z, 1888.
which nxsd tho limit Of their cost at
800. 900 each. Tho hrst bids on them
however, were $3.50 600 each from tho Bath
Iron Works and $s75,OO0 each frem
TIao, Il. .voidsd the diifeal.y By ''1.. r..
duoing the speed called for by
the contract from eighteen knots
to seventeen. Az there was n premium in
| the revised contracts of $25. 600 for each
/ quarter knot in excess OF tho guarantee,
and penalty for each quarter in deficiency
800. 600 more bonus for the vessel than
under the nrst requirements. The engines
| remained the samo and were calculated to
produce eighteen knots. and the cont act-
ors could figure on their doing 90. There
were also some desirable revisiona in the
manner of reckoning premiums and penal
ties, 40 compared with the frat call for bids.
AZ q fact, the Detroit. Tho frat finished of
the three, made her 1876 knots, 80 that the
emo, nous premium earned justified the low
bids that were made In the second series sf
competitions. The Columb bian iron works
offered to build the Det, oit and Montgom-
cry for 3612. 800 sneh. while Harrison l,or-
ing, Of Boston. proposed 10 build the re-
maiuinR vessel. tho Marblshead, for
&674. 600. There appes to be NO reason
why tho Montgomery, At least. being built
BY ths builders Of the Detroit. should not
do a. we'll a. the lutte In speed. since the
failure Of Harrison Loring ths work on the
harblsheaa has bssn continued with care
and skill. and she ought 10 be % good %
her sister ships.
The Montgomery and Marblshsad are
steel protected cruisers. having . length on
load water line OF 2b7 feet. an extreme
breadth OF thirty seven feet. and mean
drnught Of fourteen sn&a half. giving them
= displacement of 1000 tons. Their engines
are Of ths twin-surew, vertical. triple sx-
pansion tyre, calculated 10 give 3 400 aoaRe.
gate indicated horse power. The vessels
are riaQed - two-n,natsd schooners; they
have topaailant forsoastls and poop docks.
connected by 4 bridge. With an open
gun deck between. The covered
pretsstive deck covers all vital
parts. and Q so6sr dam. blled with
osllsloss, rune above il the top being fonr
feet above the load water linc. The coal
bunksts also. Of course, are arranged TO in
cYenss the r,otessiou. The main batteries
CONSIST Of two six-iaoh and eiRht rapid-h hrs
hvs-inch guns. while In the secondary bat
tory are aix six. pouddeSs, two 0nS- pou dsss
aud two GatlingA Each vessel 10 fitted
With ok torpedo tubes The normal ossl
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TROUBLE II BREWING.
Chill and Peru May s0on be Involvsd In
Another ftruggie.

Chilli and Peru May Soon be Involvsd In
Another ftruggie.
WARRINGTON. June 4.--Hemi- ofiioial re-
ports still continue to Ysach Washirgtou
from Peru, indicatinR a threatened revolu-
tion In that country. A private letter re-
ssivsd from Lima to-day indicates an ex-
tremsly CRITICAL political situation and grave
danger 10 apprehencsd OF q revolution be-
fore the day OF the presidential election.
The unpopularity Of Che candidate for tho
presidency and the old controversy about
tho nitrate beds which Chilli assumed con-
troll Of at tho close OF tho war
with Peru. arc given AZ causes Of
the unrsst AZ the comina election II IL
10 be decided by ballot whether Chill ID to
be paid certnin portion Of tho revenues
obtained from these bsds. The agitation
Of the question 10 said TO have aroused
much OF the old war spirit and further
complications between the two oountyiss
arc tea Cd. Nothing cnn be learned at the
state departments on the subject. but both
the atats and navy departments are mani-
Testing intense interest In the departure
for the Paciho coast Of ths Charleston and
Philadelphia. II IL probable that ths
Philadelphia will sail from New York ON
the 10Th inst. for Callao.
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The Terrible Result Of the Fire
Saturday in the Fuenta
Mine.
Those Working Near the Main
Shaft Succeeded In Get.
ting Out.
Pending an Investigation All the Parties
Managing the Mine Have Been
Placed Under Arrest.

| EAGLE PASS, Tex, June 4.-Fire started
last night In the Fuente conl mines. opeI-
atcd BY the Mexican International railway,
four miles from here. Az at aour YES.
terdny evening, shortly after + locomotive
with train Of cars had left the mine en-
| trance. the mine was discovered 10 be On
fire. and smoke and fumes were seen issu-
ing out of She air shafts. About one-half
OF tho minors were working near the main
tunnel and these made their escape. leaving
twenty-si1 of their number TO perish from
heat and smoke and poisonous gases which
spread like lightning to every portion Of
the mine. When II was seen that all efforts
to rescue the Imprisoned miners was use-
less every energy was directed to saving
property from destruction. Water was
poured on the burning timbsrs and in three
hours the dre Was under control.
At IL O'Clock to-day body was recovered
and shortly after another, fearfully
scorched snd blsckened, and brought 10
the surface. Il 10 believed that BY to-mor-
row tbs mine will be cleared OF the heat
and smoke. which at present makes II i'm
possible to 10 far into 1t. and all the bodies
will be recovered. All the miners en- ployed
were Mexieans and most of them leave des.
titute families.
A large number Of friends and relatives
OF the unfortunate miners gathered at the
mouth Of the mine. mutely awaiting the r.
covsry of the bodies. When q body was
taken out there was no ontburst of grief,
but look of quiet resiQnstion and deep
grief appeared upon every oountenance.
Hundreds of people visited the scene to-
day and the smoke still issuing from the
air shafts impressed one and all with the
folly Of hoping that any OF tho miners are
yet alive.
It is reported that all the parties respon-
sible for the management Of the mine have
yestigetion of the cause of the disaster,
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EASY MONEY PREDICTED,
Thomas Lowry Expects Times to
Be Good Again in the Near
Future.
Northwestern Credit Is Reported
to Be Splendid Among
Eastern Banks.
a Prompt Restoration Of Credit IL Look cd
for BY tho RaslFoad Masnats and
PoIiticlaa Of st. Paul.

6r. PAUL. June 4.-Thomas Lowry, tho
we'll known railroad magnate and rspub-
ltcan politician. has Just returned from q
"trip TO the sast. Concerning tho financial
situation he says: 1.-THE financial situation
has improved very materially within the
last ten days. The situation has been very
unususl. but confidence IL being restored
and money is plenty In the east. ALI that
10 necessary to draw II into active use ia the
restoration Of confidence. The good crop
reports shat the east 10 receiving from the
northwest are having Z good effect. Good
crops means prosperity, whsthoF the price
of grain IL high or low. and II our crop out
look continues A. good as At present IL will
help us very materially. There is dispo-
sttion in the east among the bankers TO
help all solvent parties In tho west. a. far
% possible. II can hardly BE- said that
bankers have been too conservative. because
the situation has been very unusual. The
restless feeling has not been confined TO
this country. but II exists all over the world.
London II feeling the efsot more than
ws are, and the bank fail
uFes In Australia have added
to the trouble abroad. There is more
mOuOy - Sn0 Now 1ofk OAnk8 tnan ever
known, there being an excess of $25. .OO0, 600
over the reserve. think the New York
bankers have bson very heroic. They are
meeting and have met every complication
with courage. talked with many of them
while in New York. and they oil expressed
special dssire to help customers. They
think money will bs easy this summer and
shat thors will be q gradual Improvement
from now on.
"The want of . policy BY the administra-
tion has helpsd very largely to bring about
the present trouble. and this opinion il hold
quite generally by Nsw York bankers. re-
gardlsss of party affiliation. The utter
ances Of secrstary Carlisle arc regarded ns
very indisoreet, and the opinion il that the
damage had been done before the presi.
dents interview was published stating that
the parity between gold and silver would be
maintained. think the northwest stands
better IN the east than any other section of
the west. There is a tendency TO resume
the buying of commercial paper, and as
soon as there 10 little moro improvement
along this limo there will be, in my opinion,
q prompt restoration of confidence. All
that is necessary ~ the present time IL to
be sufficiently conservative in business
policies to keep credit good. In my opinion
there will soon be An easy money market for
all legitimate needs"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-05
INVADED BY sPARRows.

The Little Things Arc Taking Up Much
Space at tho Fair.
WASHINGTON. June 4.-The agricultural
department. has received a letter from it,
ornitholoRist at Chicago calling attention
to the fact there has been serious invasion
of the buildinss On the Worlds fair grounds
BY the ubiquitous English sparrows.
Thousands Of pairs are reported 10 bs
domicilsd beneath the great roofs Of the
BUILDINGS mono Of the st uctures being on
tirely free from the little pests. and some Of
them fairly alive with them. In the gov
srnment building alonc scores Of nests
were removed during April and every effort
made to get rid Of them. These attempts
have been but partially suooosaful. while in
many Of tho larger buildings they have
utterly failed. The sparrows are q great
ANNOYANCE. owing to tho litter from the
nests falling upon cases containing valua-
BILE exhibits and defaoing objects not en-
closed. AS most pairs produce two broods,
or from four TO six spar rows in a season,
and some of them third brood later on,
IL 10 apr rent that the plague promises -
be serious one before the season IL over.
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Ono Of tho Dalton Gang Attempt. su,o,d.

TOPEKA. June 4.-One Of tho Dalton
gang, which was nearly wiped ont at CofIey-
vile last year. attempted suicide hero yes-
terday bv lesping into the Kansas rive,
from = bridge Thirty feet high. Tho cold
water dampened his ardor. aud he quickly
grabbed a floating log and managed 10
keep his head above water till rescued. He
was then taken to the police station, whore
he put on n dry suit OF clothes. He after
ward l0ft town. He acknowledged being a
cousin of tho Dalton boys. and said that At
the time OF the Coffeyville raid he was sick
Al their rendezvous in the Cherokee Nation.
Ho said he was tired of life.
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THE INFANTA'S SUNDAY.
She Attends Church and Takes T1lp on
the Water.

She Attends Church and Takes . T1lp on
the Water.
NEW YORK. June 4.-The Infants Eulalis
and party attended mass at ST. Fran oils
Xavier church In West Sixtesnsh street
this morning. After returning TO the hotel
the princess breakfastsd and then at her
request about twenty children whom she
had met about the halls Of the hotel, were
presented to her. The princess received
committee from the Cireulo Colon Ger.
vantes. DIR. Juan N. Navarro, president Of
the society. presented her with q memorial
in the shape of An album bound with white
kid and lined with moire silk. This after
noon the princess took q farewell excursion
on the river and bay. She went ino0Rnito
and salutss and other ceremonies we're
omitted. The party was out for two hours
and half and shen returned to the hotel.
The princess remained in the hotel this
evening with her party. She will leave by
special train over the Pennsylvania road at
1890 p m. tomorrow, and 70 through TO
Chicago without stop except to change on
gines at necessary points.
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A Big strike Likely To-Day.

CHICAGO. Jane 4.--Thers 10 every psoba-
bility that by tomorrow morning the Stan
dard Oil company will have big strike ON
its hands. The entire working force Of
2.40O men at Whiting, Ind. have decided TO
strike unless tho company accedss 20 their
demands for nine hours day with ten
hours paw. Tho men submitted their de-
mands two weeks ago and yesterday re-
csived . refusal. The men held mass
meeting to-day and decided 10 walk o1t TO-
morrow unless the company gives in.
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NO DOUBT OF HIS GUILT.
a Man Arrested for the Murder Of Mis-
Bertha Manch ester.


Bertha Manchester.
FALL RIVER. Mass. June 4.--Joss Car.
retro, suspected Of the no ribls murder Of
Bertha May Manchester, 10 under arrest In
the Central Police station, charged with
the crime. That he really committed the
murder thoSe soems to be little room TO
doubt In view Of the developments made In
the investigation which ended this morning.
Miss Bertha Manchester Was ~ years old,
q fOrmor student in the high school and
dsaosndent Of ono Of the Oldest families In
this section Of New England. She lived at
81 farmhouse mhs. four miles from tho city hall,
Boston road. very near the Wilson
road. Shs WAS last seen alive
Tuesday morning. when her father. Stephen
Manchester, leit for Fail Rives, ACCOM-
panied By his SON and hired boy. to deliver
| milk on his regular route. About two
O'Clock in the afternoon they arrived home.
FREDDY. his 12-ysaH-old boy. opened the
Kitchen door and saw his murdered sister
lying In pool of blood on the floor. He
ran TO the barn and told his father. The
latter started for the police station four
miles distant.
II was after three O'Clock whom the police
arrived, and Medical Examiner Dolan ar
rived about the same hour. A hasty exam
ination was made of the house and its i'm
mediate surroundings. A bloody axe was
found In woodpile near the back fence.
Alter hunting all over the premises and
being satisfied that the murderer. whoever
he was, had escaped, closer investigation N
of the case was made. The examination
Of the body disclosed horrible conditions
The young woman was lying close TO
the foot OF the stove. where she had
evidently dragged herself through pools Of
her blood. Her right leg was drawn under
her body, her clothes were partially drawn
from her hips. and her head and face wore
frlRhtfully mutilated. There were four
long deep cnts on the back Of the head, and
tho top of the skull was crushed 10 Jelly
thore were several cuts ON the face and
nose, and two Of the girls teeth were found
on the floor beside her. Her loose hair
was matted with blood. and her face and
arms were cove ed with II.
The space In which she was found meas
ured about six by eight feet. and the sheath
Ing and windows all around it were spotted
with blood. Some fow spots OF blood were
found leading from the kitchen 10 the cellar
door, and there were pools of blood on the
tiao. Of the cellar just beneath where the
body lay.
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STRUCK BY A CYCLONE.
Death and Destruction In . Village Down
In Texas

Death and Destruction In . Village Down
In Texas
HousToN Texas. June 4.-spanish Camp,
In Wharton county, twenty miles from the
railroad. was struck by . terrible cyclone
ON Friday night number Of houses were
unroofsd and destroyed. In the village
Josh Wllkins' house was blown down and
two children killed. For three miles square
everything was wrecked and ruined. Three
miles from town Mrs. Simmons was killed
and Wash Jenkins. oolorsd. over 100 years
old, was caught beneath the ruins Of his
and outhouses on the Montgomery: planta-
tion we're blown away and several persons
hurt but noue killed. w. q. Duncan's
farm houses wore unroofed and two fami-
lies of solorsd tenants badly injured. two
fatally.
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No Hope for Booth Whatever.

New YORK. June 4.-Edwin Booth 10
worse. This evening the following bulletin.
signed by DR.. Sinclair Smith. was posted at
the Players' club: "ln regard TO kE.
Booths condition IL may bs stated that he
has been gradually growing weakss during
the past twenty-feur hours and there 10
now very little hope Of even . partial
recovery"
Az 1880 O'clock q bulletin Was posted TO
the stfeot that there was no change in MI.
Booths condition. No Information was
vouohssfsd at the olub whom inquiries were
made late TO- night other than that DR..
smith WAS still with Mr.. Booth and would
remain ali night.
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Must 0s back Seen to Gss the Same Pay.
LEAvExwoRrH. Kan. Juas 4.-Notiee has
been posted by the operators Of The Home
mine that the men must return 10 work By
next Tuesday morning In order TO receive
the same pay they wsrs getting ~ The time
thoy Quit The miners have mot yet inti-
mated what position thsy will take. -Four
mines IL LeavenWosth are now cloSod.
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q Ra.t.n s.r, OF :. otllo.

KANSAS CRY. Jane l-Govsransat on
eials arrived here last week aud have been
pushing aA investigation into the Affairs Of
the postofaos ever since. Eight postoffics
clerks and ave carriers have already been
discharged for Duplicating and hypothscat-
ing their salaries with money lenders.
Other diseAAsass are sxpeeted.
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A presby ,sriaa Minister sseadsa

ALBANY. N. Y. Jane 4.-Rsv. Dr.. James
Rosb. Of the Ssoond Presby tsrian church Of
this city. in his morning sermon to-day re-
nouAosd bis allegiance TO the Prssoy tsstan
denomination because of the decision Of
lhs general assembly In the Brigas eass.
action and leave ths denomination with
him.
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A Cannon Hal, Train Wrecked.

81. LOUIS. June 4.-Ths Soush bound
Cannon Ball train ON the Iron Mountain
road, which lsft this oity last night for
Texas, was wrecked by q misplaced switch
at Lopefs station. Seven passengers were
injured. only one Of them seriously. All
trsflio was delayed from twelve to fourteen
hours.
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A Lot of Sunday Drowning Acoidents

BAKERsFIkLp. CAL, June 4-Jnmes II.
Reid and wife were drowned TO- day before
the eyes Of their children while bathing in
an irrigation canal.
NEWARK. N. j.. July Potter NsGovern.
yosg Rasfitter. aud an unknown girl were
drowned in the Passaio river tonight by
the boat oApsizn9.
DETROIT. Mich. July 4.-Lottie Dingman.
ago IL aud Clara Wagner, ago tive, fell
into the river this afternoon aud we're
drowned.
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Supposed to Be u Missing naaker

CMoAao, June 4.-Ths impression 10
growing that the man who committed sui-
eide BY jumping into ths lake from Lake
View Friday WAS Herman Sohasffner. the
missing banker. The principal reason for
the belief 10 that hat found in the boat
was identified a. one worn by SchaeffneR
previous to his sudden disappearance.