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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-13
TWIN PLAQUES.


Yellow Fever and Cholera Have Reached
Our shores.
WARRINGTON. Aug. 12.-Startlins news
comes by telegraph from BrunGwiok, Ca,
to Surgeon General Wyman. Yellow fever
has apr cared In that city and that its frat
victim 10 man who was sent there to guard
against the scourRe. All information con-
corning the matter known to Wymsn il the
following kilograms received by him TO-
night from Brunswick: "SutReon Bran
ham. detailed to enforce quarantine regu-
lations at this port Is very i'll in this city at
a private residence. Local physicians say
he has yellow fever. People are greatly
alarmed"
Assistant Surgeon I. Branham has yell
low fever. Precautions are being taken.
Can you send us Carter?'
Another. dated Savannah. Ga, reads:
''Dunwoody wires that Branham has vel
low fever. Precautions being taken; have
seen private kilograms stating that people
are leaving the CITY,"
DR.. Wyman took immediate steps to pre-
vent the disease spreading. Surgeon Car
ter, who arrived in Pensacola tonight to
take charge OF the quarantine. was ordered
to proceed Immediately to Brunswick. to
see that the United States sanitary regula-
tions are enforced. Surgeon Hutton, who
had large experience in the Jacksonville
yellow fever epidemic of 1888. arrived In
Washington to-day from Detroit. and he
was ordered to Brunswick.
Officers OF the marine hospital service are
not surprised to learn that yellow fever mas
appeared In Brunswick. soms time ago
the bark Anita Berwind. on which vessel
tho captain died of yellow fever, WAS PEI
mitted TO pass quarantine and the crew
landed in Brunswick. Surgeon Carter who
investigated. said Brunswick quarantine
regulations are very loose. In fact, only
local quarantine officers supervised the in
spection of the vessels, the state of Georgia
having NO board of health. The port ia
now in charge of the United States marine
hQapitRl aerYioa.
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MONEY FOR THE SOUTH.
Not Enough According to Bradstreets
Plenty According to Hankers

Not Enough According to Bradstreets,
Plenty According to bankers.
NEW YORK. Aug. 12.-Bradstreets says:
lowing to tho inability of banking institu-
tions in the south to advance money 10
move the cotton crop crisis in the cotton
region is imminent. II would require $780,
100000 to move the estimated crop of g. :
600, 900 bales. A large part Of the crop is
raised by negro tenant farmers, who RELY
on the owners to advance the money for
picking. ginning, pressing and baling.
This they are now unable to do. In view
of this emergency tho secretary of the
treasury has Just made an arrangement by
which the deposit of currency with the sub.
treasury at New York tho government will
telegraph the sub treasury the means 10
pay like sum in silver dollars. which will
go far TO relieve the stringenoy."
CHARLESTON. :. c., Aug. 12.-Inquiry
among bankers elicits the information
that the banks will be nbundantly able TO
furnish money TO moye the cotton Drop.
One quarter of the fifty millions needed is
already in the hands of fat mers and IA
soon as ops begin TO move enough cash
will DO forthcoming to complete harvest
ing.
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THREE CHILDREN; $780, 900.
A Woman with tho Former Wants the
Latter.


WASHINGTON. Aug. 12.--In ths supreme
court OF the District Of Columbia to-day
suit waa filed for $5O.o00. for breach oe
promise against Representative WIN. q.
y. Breckenridge. Of kentucky. by Adelins
H. Pollard. Plaintiff charges that In April.
1884, whom she was II years old and stu.
dent at Wesleyan female seminary. Cinoin-
natl. she was mot by Breckenridge, who
made hor acquaintance on plea OF his
knowing her family. and that she was nat
tered by his attentions. lie got permission
OF the president for her to dine with him.
and by wiles and artifices and protestations
Of affection subsequently took advantage
of her youth and inexperience. She avers
that he got her completely under his con-
troll.
Tho allegations fled go At great length
into the relations which existed between
plaintiff and breckenridge, as she charges.
until recently. Tho birth of two children,
who died, and tho premature birth of u
third child are alleged AS u result Of this In
timacy. She further allegoa that after thc
death OF her children abe came to Washing
ton, and that after tho death Of his wife she
was again Ia u delicate condition. aud with
protestations of love and affection hs In.
duced her to continue their relations and
promised to marry her as soon as y would
be proper for him to do 40. From time 10
time, she alleges, the date for their afria8s
was postponed, until on July 18 she AYERS
breckenridge wrongfully and injurioualy
married another woman.
| Plaintiff was for some time an empIoye Of
one OF the departments here. The an
nouncement of her engagement to Brecken-
ridge and the subsequent breaking oil OF
the engagement and Breckenrdge's mar
riaGe created aensation in the capital.
| Col. Breckenridge was absent all day in
Philadelphia, witnessing the launch OF the
| cruiber Minneapolis. On his return to tho
oity this evening friend informed him OF
the filing of the suit but IL did not seem to
worry him Bit. After dinner deputy
marshal served the papers on tho colonel.
who showed the paper to his wife. and
neither appeared disturbed.
To an Associated press representative
Col. Breckenridge said: II have not had
time to examine the papers in the case. |
can only say at this time. before have had
a chance to know tho extent of tho allega-
tions made, that hope my friends will be-
lieye that the charges are tho result OF vim
dictivenesa yexation and perhaps an inten-
tion to blackmail. and ask that they sus-
pend Judgment until n full hearing shall
have shown oil that is in them. do NOS
care to- say anything further until I have
had an opportunity to consult with attor-
neys and thoroughly examine tho allsan.
tions."
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FROM BERLIN.
The Qustions of Tariff and Revenue Cnus
ing Trouble

The OustiOhs of Tariff and Revonue Cnus-
ing Trouble.
BERLIN. Aug. 12.-The finance committee
composed Of delegates from the federated
states. will meet in Berlin in Septem ber.
The semi-offioial announcement from
Frankfort that the conference which was
recently in session there had agreed to the
general principles of q new taxation plan
is not credited here. In the best informed
quarters on the question the contrary is
believed.
Count Won Sohouva.off. Russian Ambass-
ador to Germany, has gone to ST. Peters,
burg to try to counte act the German policy
Of DR.. Witte. Russian finance minister.
Gen. Won Werder, German ambassador to
Russia. has been & anted audience by the
czar. He was accompanied by Count Won
Schouvalo6 and both of them urged that q
| commercial entente bs concluded between
Russia and Germany. 1t is reported that
DR.. Witts, after the interview, declared TO
the cAar that hs would resign his office II
the tariff war with Germany was aband oned
without con cessions being made by Germany.
Witte was strongly supported by the i'm
psrial council and the czar was obliged to
give way to him in the matter. The latest
developments of the struggle thus justify
offioal warning issued here TO the public
not TO trust reports that settlement Of tho
tariff troubles was close at hand. Only
Thursday the omv o. or signed decree add
ing 80 per cent to the duties collected on
finished products impor ted into Ger many.
This increased tariff will practically cause
the ruin of the leading branches Of trade in
Finland.
Proceedings of the American cong -ess
are watched with keen interest here.
Tho proposed visit in September of Car
dinal Ledochowski. prefecs of tho congre-
cation Of propaganda, to Berlin and Posen
the hrss time he will have visited those
tiles since he was exiled in 1876. Is exciting
all Catholic Germany. The cardinal wants
the quietest kind of a reception, but Prus-
sian Catholics are determined to give him
a public ovation.
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IRRIGATION CONGRESS-.
Call for Meeting at Los Angeles, Cal.
Oct. 10.

Cali for n Meeting at Los Angeles. Cal,
Oct. 10.
SALT LAKE. Utah, Aug. 12.--Ex- Gov.
Thomas. chairman of the national executive
committee. to-day issued call for a meet
ing of the International Irrigation con-
Rress in Los Angeles. CAL. during the week
commencing Oct 10 next. Membership in
the congress will be two delegates f,om
each congressional district and four dele
gates at largo, prointed by governors, two
appointed by each county ooust, two from
every university and college. two from each
chamber of commerce. two for every hun
dred members of every agricultural or hor-
ticultural association. one for each irrigating
corporations. mayors of cities Of $500 or
more population. officers of state agricul-
tural or other industrial schools all COVER
nors of states and territories, members of
congress, members of the American society
of irrigation, engineers delegates and irri-
CATION engineers from foreign countries.
Attention is called to the fact that the
secretary of state has requested the diplo-
matte officers Of the United States TO ask
the governments to which they are accred-
tied to be represented by duly appointed
delegates.
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APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.
Issued by the Executive Committe OF the
Silver Congress.

Issued by the Executive Committe OF the
silver Congress.
WARRINGTON, Aug. 12.-The executive
committee appointed at the Chicago silver
convention met to-day and tonight issued
an appeal to the psople. signed by A. j.
Warner, chairman. aud George +. Wash.
burn, secretary. The appeal says. In part.
Unconditional repeal of the present silver
law will at once stop all the increase In cur
rency, place the country on a single Qoid
standard. and at one stroke change all
debts to gold debts, with the certainty thaA
gold will thereafter continue to increase in
value at nm accelerated rate" Tho address.
then comments on the present financial
disturbance, and asks:
Can this condition be improved BY shut
ting OFT the money supply and stiil further
restricting the volume of ourrencyI II 10
time when moro money, and not less, Ia
needed. IL is futile to suppose that credit.
already over-expanded. can be made to
take the place of money. There 10 work.
but no money to pay for il.
The appeal then calls upon the people
everywhere to turn aside party differences
and to assemble ''as our fathers did OF olds
and pass resolutions calling upon their
representatives and senators in congress to
resist the repeal of the present silver law.
unless coupled with provision restoring
the free coinage OF gold and silver al II
existed under the law prior to the passage
of the fraudulent act of 1878"
The appeal recommends the reading OF
the Chicago silver convention platform NJ
all assemblages, the writing OF letters 10
senators and representatives. and. In fact,
to make n vigorous campaign against Tho
repeal. The address concludes: 1T IL ~
important now that We free ourselves from
The financial domination of Europe 40 10
was for our fathers to free themselves from
political domination OF the foreign power.
Let this movement be she spontaneous &C.
ton Of free people. conscious that the
government is yet in their hands. and con-
scious too. OF their rights. and with the
will to maintain them.
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Nearly 200 Lives Lost in the Flames
or TO Droves of Voraoious
Sharks
Surrounding the Ship in Hundreds
They Leap Into the Air for
Victims.
Running . Gauntlet Of Sen Monsters
Tariff Struggle In Europe-nuiet
Rsigns at Hawaii.

BAN FRANoIsco, Aug. 12-Furths1 partio-
ulars of the burning of tho steamer Don
Juan off the Chinese coast were received
here to-day. The Spanish steamer Don
Juan loft Hong Kong for M aniIa with a full
Grew and all tho Chinsse that could be
slowed AWAY. Thirty miles off Darigayes
point fro was discovered In between decks.
II soen spread to 1000 cases of petroleum
and then all hope Of saving the vessel WAS
abandoned. Two life boats were destroyed
by the flames and tho others were cspsized
by the Chinese. Sharks made short work
OF these. and In this manner the second
engineer. quGrtermaster, steward and SEQ
ond officer lost their lives.
On fire being discovered almost all the
Chinese ran up the rigging and other high
places. As the fire increased In intensity
the poor wretohes dropped to the deck and
into the fire. Others jumped ovarboard
and were destroyed by sharks. Those who
reached ono Of the boats filled It to excess.
Sharks leaped into the air TO snatch their
prev. The panic was fearful. The Chinese
huddled together and filled the air with
their moans. The fore and after parts Of
the burning vessel were full of people i'm
plorin& assistance. and the central portion
Of the vessel was like the crater of vol
oano.
Sharks came in droves and hundreds Of
them could be seen around the blazing
steamer. The fireman succeeded in reach
ing one of the overturned boats and right
ing her. He then went to the others and
managed to get two moro of them ON an
even keel. hey were all kept at dis
tanoe and everybody who wanted TO get
into them had to run the gauntlet
OF the sharks. In this way ninety eight
persons escaped aud reRohed shore after
sixteen hours OF hard rowing. They at
once telegraphed for assistance and the
steamer San Antonio wns sent out. When
she roached the derelict three Chinese more
dead than alive were found in the rigging.
This made the total saved 101. Including
officers and crew there were 283 people on
board so the sharks and flames must have
devoured 1872. The Don Juan was towed
into Manila still on fire.
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STATE NEWS,
Tho Great Falls Tribuas Roasted by thu
Trades and labor Council.

Tho Great Falls Tribuae Roasted by tha
Trades and labor Council
Special to The independent.
GREAT FALLS, Aug. l2.-The Trades and
Labor council adopted the following resolu-
tions last night:
Whereas. There is published in this city
newspaper known as the Tribune, and
Whereas. Said shoet has, under it's pres
ent management, constantly and malicious.
ly misrepresented the union workingmen Of
tho city and during the past several weeks
has seemed to go out of It's way to print
misstatements and Rarblsd accounts Of
trouble between certain olethinR msr-
chant and the Trades and Labor council
and Clerks union; be ii
Resoled by the Great Falls Trades and
Labor council that we denounos tho Trib-
une and its editor and manager as instru-
ments detrimental to union workiuemeu
and also to the city of Great Falla."
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TALKED TO EMPTY SEATS.
congressman Not Actively Engaged
Making Speeches Off for
the Seaside.
VIII Stay Away Until Their Turn
to Swell the Congressional
Record.
The Speakers Saturday Were Wheeler
Morse, Harter, Hendrix, Bowers
and RAwiins.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 12.---The silver debate
In the house to-day did not attract much
public interest. knowledge that no vote
can possibly be reached until Aug. 2S
causes the members to take little interest
in tho proceedings and it is doubtful
whether there was quorum present in the
house o-day. Many members left for the
seaside last night. resolved to remain until
1t should be time for them to return to de-
liver the speech which nearly every man is
preparing on the financial situation. 1t
seems likely that the daily spectacle in the
house for the next two weeks will be that
of an impassioned individual delivering q
fiery speech to n score or two OF his personal
friends and an array of two or three hun
dred empty benches. When tho house ad-
journsd to-day there were not more than
fifty representatives in the hall.
After the opening Wheeler, of Alabama,
continued his speech.
Morse, republican, of Massachusetts fol-
lowed Wheeler. He heartily approved Of
the Presidents views in regard to the re-
peal of the purchasing clause Of the Sher-
man act though he believed the present
depression was not entirely due to that act.
1t came from the threats of the democrats
TO pass tariff legislation.
Harter, democrat, of Ohio, followed in
favor OF repeal. Harter had come little
controversies with the republicans, in which
he charged the republican party with being
responsible for the present situation, but
eulogized Sherman for his attitude in the
passage of the law which bears his name.
Instead of being abused he thought Sher-
man should receive the grateful thanks of
the whole people.
Harter wac followed by Hendrix demo-
crat, of New York, in favor of the repeal of
till the opening of the regular session.
Bowers. republican. of California, spoke
for the free coinage of silver. md in doing
SO cast a slur upon political platforms. de-
Glazing that no party platform amounted
to anything, nor was it intended to mean
anything. He feferred to the scarcity of
small currency and raised laugh by stat.
ing that he went into q drug store this
morning to get something which cost 10
cents and could not get any change. Free
coinage of silver would tend to ,elieye the
present depression. Many of the hanks of
the United States, which are to-day closed
would be glad to receive the dollar of our
daddies.
This nation could make its own money
for its own people, aud if England wanted
to put up bars. ali right. This great ooun-
try which could produce every necessity
and every luxury must not surrender
to little island which must depend upon
what it could obtain from other nations.
This question was no par tisan one it was a
business one. and as such it should be con-
sidered.
Delegate Rawlins. democrat, of Utah.
lent his voice in favor of free coinage. AT
the conclusion OF Rawlins' remarks the
house ad djournsd until Monday.
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TOOK ALL BUT ONE.



oondA Track.
Special To Tho independent.
ANACONDA, Aug. l2.-Except in the first
race the favorites won every time. Special.
quarter mile. hsnts-aray Dick took two
straight heats, Pat Sullivan second. Time.
:Al4. M14.
Three furlonQs, purse S15O--Blnok Prince
won. Cyclone second, Flora Il. third. Funny
fourth, Roanoke fifth, Time, :35.
Mile and one-eighth. handicap purse
%360-Diavolo won, Mss Idaho second.
Wild Oats third. Time. 1:5G4.
Three fourths Of mile selling. purse
So0o-Viesroy won, Cyclone second. Little
Dorrit third, Rilla II. fourth, Bonnie Blue
fifth. Time. LIT.
Pacing. 2:23 class, Purse S500-Edith took
three st. aight heats. Volluls second, Black
Cloud thira. Prince Almont was entered
and WAS second in tho first heat. In the
second heat he tiled TO pass between
Vollula and Edith. A collision followed
and Prince Almont's sulkey was smashed
and the horse himself wns badly cut about
the ankles. Time, 2:1S4, 2:18M, 2:1G4.
SARATOGA, Aug. 12.--Track fair. Five
furlongs-Prince Deceiver. Polydora, Artil-
lery. 1:02; mile-Acclaim Cora Taylor, Tom
Flynn. lag; q. II. Mum handicap. mile
and ono furlonR-Lowlander Charade,
Strathmeath. 1:4l4; six furlonQs--C Capt.
Brown, Sadie W.. X. Kirsoh. l:15; fve fur
lonRs--Fred Douglas. Buckwa. Mcdonald,
1929; SIX furlongs-Tigress, Beldemonio,
1:0214; handicap. steeplechase, futurity
course-Ecafte, Pat Oakley. 4:0215.
MONMOUTH PARK. Aug. 12.-Tfack fair.
ile-khmapo, Picnicker. PIutus, 1907;
fivo furlonQs-Henry Of Navarro. Senella,
Dorian, 58si; seven furiongs--st. Leonards,
Charmion, Sabine. 1923; six furlongs-Sir
Excess. 1t. MAY. Jack of Spades; mile and
ne-quarter-Sir Francis Kilkenny. After
noon, 2:13; consolation sweepstakes, six
futlonRs-Grace Brown, Chief Justice, Miss
Kitty.
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Worlds Fair Notes.

CHICAGO. Aug. l2.-The board of lady
managers adjourned o-day, TO meet at the
onll of the president. Adjournment was
bitterly fought by Phoebe Conzins aud Mrs.
Hooker. but the vote WAS practically unani-
nous for sine die adjournment.
Popular features of amusement intro
duced during the past week have proved 40
successful in attracting big crowds that the
management has decided to prepare attrae-
tions for next week.
Tho jury of sculptures has com pletsd its
work. awarding prizes 30 artists iu Amer
ina. Great Britain. Austria. Japan, Spain,
Italy, Denmark and Sweden. France, Rus.
sia, Belgium and Norway withdrew. owing
TO dissatisfaction with ths system of
awards
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TO-DAY opens the week of
the Chicago Navy Regatta on
Lake Geneva.
The affair will continue until
the 23rd instant, and excites un-
usual interest. This is an age
of naval developments, and re-
views and displays follow each
other so quickly, that only a
naval expert can keep them in
mind. In speed and destructive
ness the latest war vessels seem
marvels Of Naval Construction.
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Fire In Packing Establishment.

CHoAao, Aug. 12,-Ths largo beef pack.
ing and fertilizer establishment of Nelson
Morris. one of the big -Four" packers, ai
the stock yards. burned this morninR. The
fire started by an explosion of grease In the
fsttilizing Department., caused by contact
between two electric light wires. Two ON.
ployes we're severely hurt. The loss Ia esti-
mated at $500. 900.
The flames were confined 70 q space 1bO
feet saun in one corner. The cold stor.
age plant and warehouse. with their con-
tents. valued at Sc. 600. 900. were not dam
aged. Eight hundred men working In the
burned part will be out of employ msnt till
ID can be rebuilt
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Vest Expresses HIS Opinions.

WARRINGTON. Aug. 12.-It is reported
there was a very significant occurrence in
the senate finance committee Thursday. A
motion was made authorizing the chairman
to introduce bill to amend the law gov
erning tho issue of national bank notes to
the par value of the bonds deposited as se-
curity therefor. This was agreed to after
discussion by . majority of two to ene.
Then it was proposed to authorize the
chairman to report q bill to reresl the sill
YER purchase clause of the Sherman law.
whersupon Vest is said to have made q
speech denounoinR the proposition and no.
tifyinR its friends that no bill which ig-
nored silver could pass the senate. Under
the influence of the remarks of Vest. the
committee unanimously reconsidercd the
action on the currency question and ad-
iourned.
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silver Purchases.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 12.-Ihe trsasury de-
partment yesterday was offered G52, 0o0
ounces of silver at .7G to .75l5. A small lot
was bought at .7516. The other WIS de-
clined and counter offer of 1915 made.
This morning the di eotor received teie-
grams accepting his otfsr. Tho total pur-
ohases for the day footed up 5000 ounces,
NIL that was offered at .75l5 making the to.
tal purchases for the month so far 1,506.O00
ounOas,
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An Abbott Appointea Pr,mate.

New York, Aug. 12.-The Rome corre-
spondent of the Catholic News cabled To-
day: Don Hildebrand J. Hemptinne O.
$. B. abbott of the Benedictine mon astery
in Mared Sous. Belgium, by papal brief, has
been appointed primate of the entire Bene-
dctine order. This is the first time in the
history of the Benediotines that pope has
ever appointed an abbott primate"
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BRooKLYN. Aug. 12.-rhe Commercial
bank, state institution. failed this morn
ing. Notice on tho door says 1t is tempo
rary. The officers decline to make state
ment. The directors say ths bank will pay
in time. The failure causes no excitemens.
TrRRr HAurE Ind. Aug. 12.-The Prairie
City, Il private bank, has failed. No state
ment.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 12.-The Peoples
bank at LewisburA failed this morning, ms
the result OF bank failures here. 1t is eN-
pected to resume,