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STANDING OFF THE JUMPERS.
Prnspectnrs Guarding Their Eaoatiuns
with Winchesters in Utah

Prnspectnrs Guarding Their L1oattuns
with Winchesters in Utah
GRFEN RIVER. Utah, Feb. 23.-Reports
had Just been received of the jumping of
6,O0O acres of rich placers at the foot OF
Crescent gulch, III the Henry mountains.
Three hundred desperate prospectors are on
the ground guarding their claims with
Winchesters. A townsitc ia also involved
Desultory shooting is frequent. No one
has yet been killed. Two saloon outfits
from Salt Lake add fuel to the flames
The prospeotors are determined to p, ,otect
at all hazards their new locations
kumors also prevail regarding Shootnps
on Gardnel's Cteok townsits. This cnn,
not. however. be corrobotated at the pres
ont writing. More than hundred pros
peotots have crossed tho Colorado river
bound for H.nry's mountains within the
last Wnck.
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thanks. Then tho conference report ON
the army appropriation bill WAS prosen ted
and agreed to.
The senate. without hitoh or delay.
passed the diplomatio and consular and the
military academy appropriation bills and
then took up tho executive. Legislative and
judicial appropriation bill. During tho
discussion the house bill for opening and
adjuatinR tho accounts OF Geo. W. Jones.
OF Iowa, was laid before the senate. Sher-
man said ths committee on foreign rela-
tions had already considered the matter
fRvorAbly and asked that the bill be put
upon its passage. Tha. course was taken
and tho bill passed. its venerable bone
fictary being present in the chamber at the
time and bowling shanks.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-24
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Compliment to n Promoted Member of
the House,

Compliment to Promoted Member OF
the House,
WAsHlNGToN, Feb. 23.--ln the house
Hatch again antaRouized the Indian ap-
ropriRtion bill with tho nnti-option bill,
hut WAS again knocked out the house de-
Gliding to take up tho Indian blll. A bill
was passed for tho relief of George W.
Jones, first United States senator from tho
state of Iowa and late minister to Colon
bia The sundry civil bill, with senate
amendments, was referred to the commit
tee on approximations.
Bland asked that it be reported back ms
soon ms possible. as he proposed TO have
tho amendments fully discussed i'll COM
mittee of the whole. Az this point Hilary
A. Herbert, of Alabama. the new seoretpry
of the navy in Cleveland's cabinet. APP
peared md wau recognized and accorded n
hearty round of applause which was so per
sistent that no was obliged to come forward
and acknowledge it III few words OF
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To Fight n NH.

Special to Tho independent.
BUTTE, Feb. 23.-Cousiderablo indisna-
tion developed itself among the laboring
classes to-day as u result of last nights
meeting at Miners union hall, when n oom-
mittes of conductors spoke i'll defense OF
the anti scalrers bill. Asa result OF the
feeling which was worked up to-day sew
oral prominent labor leaders left this after
ternoon for Helena to fight the bill 10 the
bitter end.
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WITHIN In A FEW DAYS.
Trains Will BE Running Into Chicago OF
Tme--Situntion Discussed.


CHICAGO, Feb. %. - All trains entering
tho city over the line of tho Chicago IL
Western Indiana road were from one to
three hours late to-day, though the mails
were put through on time. Officials of tho
road did the work of switohmen, and say
they have no fear of a strike in other
branches of the service. They expect TO
be running as usual within a few days The
general manager Of roads centering at
Chicago met to- dav and discussed the stu
alton. 1t was decided that reasonable de.
mands by the men would be given careful
attension. but no terms would be made
with men who presented demands and re-
fused to allow time for consideration. Both
officials and swtchmen of the Santa Fe de-
Glare there ls no probability OF strike on
that system.
kANsAs CrrX, Feb. 23.-Trouble is brew
ing among Missouri Pacific switchmen of
this city. Al "a stormy meeting last nigh.
the question of strike was discussed
Their grievance is that they get no extra
pny for for overtime at noon or night. The
matter will be submitted TO the general
grievance committee and if their demands
are not complied with strike is probable
at once.
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Federal Court at Butte.
Special to The independents.

SpeClal " uc uepsliouls
BUTTE. Feb. 23.--ln the United States
court to-day, after ten days adjournment,
business was resumed. j. j. Garrity. of
South Butte, who was indicted by the
grand jury on a specific charge Of robbine
the mails, changed his plea of not guilty
and plead guilty as charged in the indict
ment. Sentence will be pronounced to-
morrow.
In the matter of Sheldon E. Thomas,
who is accused jointly with James McGrath
with counterfeiting, postponement was
granted until 10 II. N. tomorrow to give
the accused an opportunity to obtain coun-
sci. Mt which time he will be arraigned On
furnishing bonds to the amount OF $3.50 he
was released.
The Utah & Northern aud Oregon Short
Line railroad, through their counsel. MIR.
shropshire. were granted ten days in
which TO answer to the complains of Hattie
Frost.
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NNnr on thr MhtskY Trust

SPRINGFIELD u, H., Feb. 23.-Wsr on the
whisky trust WAS declared by the general
OF Illinois to-day in long reso
luton presented by Senator Salomon. of
{ took. and adopted by an overwhelming
vote III both houses after IL pretty sharp do
bate. The investigation Id to be conducted
by n committee consisting of three senators
and five representatives. Salomon's reso-
luton III very sweeping III char
acter. embracing all the charges which hav0
ever been made against the trust.
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Poison In Whisky.

WARRINGTON. Feb. 23--In tho whisky
trust Investigation to-day H. u. Terrill of
New York. one Of the directors. said tho re-
bate system IL not a contract. but ia merely
understood. The purchaser could quit
whenever he chose. A New York chemist
told OF finding by analysis that some of the
essential oils would destroy life if table,
spoonful were taken.
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Capital Notes.

The senate rejected the nomination of
John V. #. Findlny, of Maryland. to be ar
bitrator for the United States in ths matter
OF Chilian claims.
The president sent to the senate the nom
nation Of Benton Hanchett, Of Michigan,
TO succeed Judge Jackson as United States
circuit Judge for the sixth district.
The total receipts from internal revenue
Tor The first seven months of the present
nsoal year were $9G. Ala 1856, being $7,715. .577
more than for the same period last year.
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ST. PAUL. Feb. o3.-An assignment doed
Of tho Beaupre Mercantile company to
Theodore Berry WAS filed in the district
court this afternoon. From outside sources
IL IL learned that the assignment ia general
in character. with no preferences and no
releases from creditors would be required
and that the assets would foot ny about
S2Oo.o0n The liabilities will approximate
about 800 600
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Drs MorsEs. Ia, Feb. 23-Fiye men.
among whom were DIR. John Overton aud
j. w. Shaifef. OF tho United States signal
service, were arrested for body snatching.
They were caught in the not and were pnt
in hack with tho corpse and taken to the
police station Mt tho point of cooked isvcl-
vers.
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Free Gold Growing Less,

WASHINGTON. Feb. 23. Secretary Foster
was advised that $1,0O000O in gold WAS
taken day from the sub -treasury in New
YORK for export. This leaves the free gold
in the treasury at $3 00O.00 If free gold
10 much further reduced it Ia believed Soc
retary Foster will sell bonds to protect the
reserve.
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SENATOR FROM WYOMING.
A. G. Beokwlth. Wealthy Stockma
MN Nucraed N ALLAN

A. G. BeckMlth, IL Wealthy Stockman,
wan Succeed Warren.
CnEyENNR. Wyo., Fob. 23.-A c. Beck
with. u wealthy stockman OF western Wyo-
ming. was appointed by Gov. Osborne to-
day AS senator from this state for the mex
.wo years. Two prominent candidates
for the position were John Charles Thomp-
son, whose election was defeated by the
detection of one democratic vote, and A. l..
New, who lacked six votes of election
Reckwith ls 80 years of age. lie ID commits
siouer from Wyoming to the Worlds fair.
and was delegate to the last democratic
national convention,
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TODAY Jacob Schaefer, will
sail from Havre for New York.
lie has accepted the challenge
of George F. Slosson to play a
match, and series Of games
that will constitute an event in
the annals Of billiards may be
looked for. Schacfer has lost
pone of his old time skill and as
each of the contestants has de-
Ieated the other, the result is
aot certainty.
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Took In More Voters.

BoIsE. Idaho. Fob. - The governor to-
day signed the bill enfranchising Nor
mons. lhe measure adds about 5000 TO
the voting population of the state.
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tired from She street
two years ago and has
been failing in health
ever since. Tho i'm
mediate cause of death
was a complication OF
kidney, heart and liver
troubles which COL
fined him to his room
for several weeks.
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The ErstWhile Wall Street Magnate
Passes Away at tho Age
of g.
Up and Down the Ladder of Fe-
verish Money Getting
and Losing
Among the First to Appreciate tho Won
hers of Yeiiowstone PArh-Ho
Had Two Hobbies.

NEW YORK, FEB. 23.-kufus Hatch, the
once famous Wall street maenate died at
thls afternoon at his residence in Spuytsn
Duyvtl. Hatch was 81 yeata old. He rs-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-17
PERSONAL POINTS.

1t turns out that tho recently cabled
advance resume Of what was declared
to be the pope'a encyclical was COM
posed by some enterprising correspond
ent who completed his task far 10 i'd
vance of Pope Leo,
President Angel, of the Boston HUI
name Society, says that Prof, Louis
Agassiz, the greatest scientist we ever
had on the American continent, was q
firm believer in the immortality Of
dumb animals,
M. Dielenbach, the famous but eccen-
trio Bavarian painter, who refuses to
wear modern clothes and walks about
the streets in 2 sort Of toga, has about
decided to come to this country,
Paderewaki has gone to hia homo in
Poland for rest and recreation. He will
remain in retirement until October,
when he Ia expected to make his reap
pearance in Paris.
Mrs. I.angtry was one OF the conspi-
cuous figures at the Brighton racing
meeting, where she appeared attired
ono day in yellowanl the next in black
and'white striped silk,
Frost Johnson, who painted life
sizo portrait OF Cardinal McUloskey
many years ago. is at work on similar
likeness Of Cardinal Gibbons, OF Balti-
more.
A book OF travel to DO entitled "a
Lazy Tour in Spain and Other Lazy
Tours" is soon to be brought out by
Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton.
The duke Of Edinburgh has what is
believed to DO tho finest and most OK.
tonsive collection Of stamps in exist
enCo.
The rumor that Mrs. Deland, tho
writer, and her husband intend to re-.
move from Boston permanently is dc.
MED by Mrs. Deland,
1t is said that the latest caprice OF
Sarah Bernhard ia to wander about
the streets OF Paris in masculine attire.
Last season the Carl Rosa opera com.
pany made profit OF about $4,000, the
first in several years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone have been
married ffty-four years.
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BREAKFAST BUDGET.

1t is not often that the engineering
world is called upon to witness the
completion Of work nearly $500 years
after it was first projected, but such Is
the case with tho canal through the
Isthmus OF Corinth. Projected 600
years before Christ, agitated again 800
years later, actually begun by tho En-.
pcror Nero, 1t is completed in 1903.
The largest two.picce pulley over
constrIcted was cast u tow days ago in
Pittsburgh. Mono OF tho casting works
OF the country would take the contract
for the pulley, and tho firm wanting II
lually did tho job for itself. The wheel
is twentY-four feet in diameter, has Il
faco OF forty-oight inches and weighs
$4,000 pounds.
The gsassAoppcrs have made araido OH
tho Choccolocco valley, Ala, and are
destroying tho crops. Tho farm Of
Captain I. G. Bush was attacked and q
throo.aCro fold Of clover was completely
eaten up in twonty.four hours. Not Il
trace Of vegetation could DO seen.
Scores Of mon are working to got rid OF
the pests.
Tho consldorato editor of tho Mon.
troSo, Mo-. Magnet soys: Tho purity that
left tho tin bucket In our corn bin Can
got tho same by coming to tho house for
II. People aro III tho habit Of stealing
things from our barn and We have takon
1t to tho house for saio Keeping,
An exhibition Of national industriol
was opened In Lisbon by tho king OF
Portugal two weeks ago. Tho cxhibl.
ton Is regarded as "a Bign OF progress
made In the manufactures OF tho coun.
try giuco tho adoption Of tho protOc'
Zionist tariff Of February, 1902"
The heaviest yield OF wheat reported
by tho Kansas State Board Of AgrGnl
turO for tho year 1902, was raised BY
soigol Carr, Of Lakin In Haskell county
His fold Of ton ncros nottod him UjC
bushels, or alxty.lvo bushels to the
acre,
A snake twolvn foot long wrapped
itself around tho ioro and hind wheel Of
Il Nevada stage tho OtlUr day, blocking
progress uhtil killed., Aitor TINT thu
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FUNNY SNAPS.

A statesman from New York was in.
dulging in little social relaxation. The
lady with whom he was converslng un.
tertook to give the conversation little
life by tho remark: Don't you think
Burns poetry is beautifully" A shade
Of naughty indignation swept over his
face, but he answered gently: "Mr.
Byrnes, madam, is superintendent OF
police, not poet, y Washington Post.
Old Uncle Gabe's young masters love
to mystify him with long words, which
he will never own that he does not un.
derstand. One day one OF them said to
him, "Uncle Cube, ii you and your wife
were walking down the street, and q
man should come up and recognize you,
what would you do7" I'D knock him
down" promptly returned Unclo Gabe.
-HarperS Baaar
"There's one curious thing about dis.
covering PLACES" said Johnny, after no
got through with his study. "Take
Bermuda, for instance It was discov.
cred by man named Bermudez. How
he happened to stumble on place with
a name just like his boats me."-Har-
prs Bacar.
Workman-"I must go to the dentist
aud have my wisdom tooth pulled"
Employer-"I won't allow It'll You arc
stupid enough already. You had your
wisdom tooth when l hired you, and
you must keep FIiegende Btaeter.
Rev. Enoch Howlcr-"Do you pass
ministers on your trainsW Railroad
superintendent-"Why, certainly. Just
stand along the road somewhere and
flfty.four trains will pass you every
day,"-ErchangG
"rhat," said the nervous citizen, "is
one OF tho most remarkable cases OF
fortitude I ever saw" "What ISL"
"Tho manner in which that man listens
10 his own practclng on the ciarionet."
-WdShingi0n Star
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cork was put into the bottle and the
party proceeded.
At the Maryland Prohibition state
convention little bags of muslin were
passad around, with the request that
delegates should deposit cent for each
birthday they had passed.
Tho Indians replied when q mission
airy asked them ii they were willing to
abstain from work on Sunday; "Yes,
aud not only on Sunday, but on all
other days Us WE'LL"
A shingle was recently removed from
the roof OF the Congregational church
at Pennington, Coma, where 1t had
been since III.
Navy blue potato bugs have struck
Hancock, No., and the farmers are try
ing paris green on their complexion,
In the geological gardens at Loipsic
are thirty young pythons, just Matched,
and all poisonous.
Seventeen year locusts are singing
their songs in all parts Of Missouri,
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Tho Gamblers TRACKS.

Tho eastern press has brokcn out
with articles on tho decline Of racing,
by which soems TO DO meant tho do.
elmo OF public interest in turf sport.
Tho crowds that used to 20 to tho racos
ut the big tracks arc not there any
moro.
People Of note who wore wont to give
tono 10 tho tracks ro conspicuous by
their absence. Racc.going Is no longer
fashionable. For tho most part tho
people to DO soon thGro aro not tue poo.
plo whom othor people like TO bo seon
with. Tho cause Of the decline IL not
far 10 sock.
Tho great tracks aro run for money
only, and tho gambling features have
oyOrtoppod tho racing, Tho public has
come 70 look on racing as now CON.
Quoted as d pretty good thing to stOor
clOar Of
A turf writOr says that the attend.
anCo at Monmouth Park lust wUel,
was only 10000 people. ''l'or tho
privilege Of betting against thOm forty.
uovon bookmakcrs paid in the asero.
gate, counting all their expenses, sl2,.
800. In other words, every boOklna.
kcr In the rlug had to have morc than
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-17
Tho silverJoss.

In Senator Vests opinion mo greater
calamity could come to this country
than the establishment OF u single gold
standard" Not tho establishment
OF single silver standardH
Tho silver men profess to DO in favor
Of the double standard. In fact the sin
gle standard of silver is what they are
driving at. There are no ranker mono.
metallists than the silver men, OF two
money metals they choose tho least val
liable and the one discarded by the
world and sock to SGT up that as the
American money joss. In their Wow
anything that interteros with tho
scheme TO make silver supreme is sacrl.
!ege Vi tho worst sort.
since the country does not agree with
the silver men, and sinco Congress
ought to represent the country, 1t is tho
duty OF Congress to turn deaf ear to
the silver advocates, whether selfish or
merely misguided, aud stand by the
greater interests OF tho whole country.
This is what tho people demand.
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THE WEIZEL INSTITUTE.
Tho Attendance und Interest Growing
Tho Personnel.

Tho Attendance and Interest Growing
Tho Personnel.
Special Correspondence Of he IRleligeHcer
New MARTINsvILIE, August 16.-The
teachers OF Wetzel county and the citi-
zens of Now Martinsville have surely
been enjoying literary treat during
the past few days. On Monday night
DR.. j. W. Simpson, OF Marietta college,
gave his celebrated lecture on England
and Wales, illustrating it with very fine
stereopticon views. He also talked for
nearly two hours yesterday morning to
the institute. His subject, "Fhe Teach
cr's Duty to Himself and to His Pu.
pills." was ably handled. He spoke
many plain truths in way that ought
to cause those who heard him to take
grounds in their profession. Professor
Smith, Of the Marietta high school,
talked on tho township high school sys.
TEN OF Ohio. Tho regular exercises Of
tho institute havo continued with in.
creased interest through both yesterday
and to-day.
There arc now 1913 teachers enrolled,
more than ever before in this county.
There are also number OF teachers
here from Tyler and Marshall counties,
and all seem determined to take d
higher stand in their profession. There
are many teachers in this county quail
flied TO take much higher positions
than they now occupy. The schools OF
tho county are safe in the hands OF w.
T. Sidell, the county superintendent.
He is young man of more than ordi.
nary attainments. Hc has the cause Of
education at heart, is enthusiastic in
the work and the schools Of tho county
will no doubt make rapid progress
during the coming year. District in
stitutCs will be held throughout the
year. Another thing-Mr. Sidell seems
to have tho confidence OF all his teach
era. lie holds an examination at this
place Monday and Tuesday OF next
week.
Jacob W. Kemplo, OF Wheeling, last
night delivered his famous lecture,
"a Public Office u Private Snap-Whon
You Got It," to q largo and cultured
audience, and tonight he speaks on
Mexico and Her People as Saw
Thom." This lecture will be free.
The colonel Is enjoying himself we'll.
W. =. RowOll's daily drills in arithmo.
tic cause tho teachers TO think, and
there will bo moro than one among
thom who will wish they had paid moro
attention TO thom than they arc pay
ing, for some OF Thorn may DO presented
next week. D. W. Shields drill was
greatly enjoyed. Mr.. Shields ia u load.
ing educator OF tho State, and under
his BupOrlntcndenCy tho Now Martins
VillO school Is taking high rank.
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Ghe GnteIlQetrrer.
wmrELlN0, AUGUST II, 1903.
A Clearing House for Wheeling.

A Clearing House for Wheeling.
Tho meeting OF Wheeling business
men last night was the largest in the
history OF the chamber Of commerce.
The proceedings were short and to the
point. The banks were asked to form a
clearing house and it ID believed that
they will respond to tho demand.
It is thought by this association that
the banks may DO able to accomplish for
Wheeling what is being accomplished
elsewhere. tits reasonably certain that
ii the banks were to conclude to issue
clearing house certificates they would
readily pass current here, They would
be as we'll secured as n national bank
note. for the value would be back of
them and they would have the COM
bined guarantee Of all the banks OF
Wheeling.
These certificates would not, OF course,
make n market for the product of any
manufacturing establishment, but If a
mill saw its way clear to run, the certi-
ficates would provide for its pay roll,
without which provision it could not
run.
A local currency OF this kind would
relieve the local pressure for currency.
1t would not be creating money but it
would be supplying very servicoable
substitute. For that matter very
small part OF everyday business is done
with actual money, Credits form the
basis OF business, and these certificates
would be credits put on the very high
est plane of security.
Tho first thing is to get the long-do-
layed clearing house. This secured its
deficiency will develop on such lines as
seem the most practicable.
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THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
The Three Elenleuts,

NeO York Post (Dsta,l
There are three elements to contend
with; the selfish element, composed Of
the silver mine owners-each men as
Jones and Stewart-who seek to further
their own interests at the expense OF
the people at large; second, the dema-
gogue element composed Of western
and southern members who seek Popu-
list votes; and, last and most formidable
OF all, the Cleveland personal-enemy
element, such men as Hill, German,
Brice, etc. These men are smart, and
will work in the dark unless they are
made TO do otherwise; as long as they
can work in the dark they will work
against repeal and for delay and COM
promise measures. They must be
smoked out, and then, as they represent
sound money states, they will quit thoir
dirty work and vote as they know the
people they represent mean that they
shall