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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-11-18
SIX People Probably Drowned.

NORFOLK, Va, Nov 15-The pleasure
boat, W @. Winning left here on Friday
in the storm raging at the time for New
port. She was in charge of Samuel Brown
and Edward Smith, colored, and had on
board four white passengers. Nothing
was heard of the vessel until this after.
noon, when she drifted ashore bottom up,
near Caren island. It is believed that
all the occupants persisted.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-11-18
Buying more warrants.

ELLENsBURa, WASH, Nov. 14-H. L.
Stewell, OF this city, about the 1st inst.
received instructions from q firm In New
York city to buy $4,000 worth of state
warrants aud Immediately began to buy.
Today be received letter saying that.
as a result of the elections in the East,
he could invest $4,000 instead Of the
amount first agreed upon.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-11-18
women white Cans Eined

OscEoLA, Neb., Nov. 15-1he woman
white cap case that caused sensation
here few weeks ago, when dozen
prominent women were accused of fog
glng Osceola girls for alleged laxity of
morals, was settled yesterday by the ac-
cused wemen pleading guilty to the un.
lawful assembly, and being fined $25
each.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-11-18
preparing the New Tarin.

WAS HNeToN, Nov. 15-The Demo-
cratic tariff bill will probably be pub
lished much earlier than has been antic.
lpated. The resolute tariff reformers
have been warned by the attitude of the
moderate tariff men in the party since
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-11-18
Wanted.

A woman to do general homework on a
farm, fifteen miles from The Dalles. AP-
ply at this Office.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Resignation of Building Superintendent
Wtlliams-Other business Transacted.
At the meeting Of the board Of education
last night the resignation of +. M. Williams.
superintendent of construct ion, was re-
ceived. In rendering his resignation Mr..
Williams said the work on which he had
been employed WAS about finished. and he
did not feel there was any necessity for his
continued employment. The resignation
was accepted and the board carried unani-
mously the following, submitted by the
building committee:
"The completion Of the high school
building has terminated the employment of
Mr.. +. NJ. Williams rs superintendent Of
construction andsyour building committee
desires to express their satisfaction WITH
and qualification for the efficient mannef
in which he has carried out the orders Of
the committee and board m discharged
the often onerous and disaRreeable duties
of his position. He has in addition to this
other buildings, made drawings and details
for the same, as we'll as furniture and APP
paratus without extra charge. and was the
architecs of two of the best constructed
houses in the district. We consider that
to his efficiency and watchful care the citi-
zens of Helena owe the completion. accord
ing to the letter and spirit of the contract,
of q high school building of which any city
in the country might we'll be proud"
In reply to a request the board granted
the society of Montana engineers the use of
it's rooms in the Auditorium building for
holding its annual meeting. A large num-
of bills were allowed and other routine
transacted.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06
!, they ~.r. no, adopted until Friday a.

Aut tAvy WOAO ASS o0AfsuA N0S =
.sThia brought Professor Hamilton 10 his
feet, and he stated that the resolutions
were q Helena scheme. that Shsy had
been, ~ he believed. prepared IN Helena
before the association met. The Holsnk
scheme. engineered by what might be
called lobbyists, but in fact alleged smooth
EphA WAS to have them sprung on The An
ISOLATION 81 Thursday. and IN the mestin 4
Great Falla influence managed 70 have
the programme for Thursday and Friday
reversed, 30 that tho vote On ON
GERS, location OF The next session and on
resolutions would BE- taken on ThuradAy
; ;ns ssss,o. # Ts, rs5s.y no,n Ii ri ~. .. Sp Z
Was tried 10 be pushsd through. but 10 kill
It he arose in the association meeting and
stated that this would not be treating the
people of Missoula with due courtesy. This
citizens had arranged for y ball on Thurs
tion on Friday night. Many teachers had
come here principally to vote on these
questions and il they were determined on
Thursday most of them would leave Friday
morning, leaving our people to entertain
only . few outside Of the Missoule delega-
tion. This caused Prof.. Young. Of Helena.
TO withdraw the proposed sub~stitution OF
programme. But the Uriah Keeps Of Hell
ena were 80 suro that the resolution would
be passed that they had already wired The
INDEPENDENT or their fellow schemsrs in
the cracker city to that effect, and they were
published in HE INDEPENDENT before any
action had been taken on them, thus expos
ing the whole scheme ~ one emanating
from Hoaopolis."
Prof. Hamilton 10 either misquots d In
the above or he has a poor memory. There
was q meeting of the state council At the
Florence hotel on Thursday last. from four
TO six p. M, at which Prof. Hamilton as
present and acted a. secretary. A repre-
sentative of THE INDEPENDENT was also
present At that meeting. The resolutions
favo ring consolidation or the state educa-
tional institutions were read in full and the
council decided by a vote of ten to two to
pass them. Prof. Hamilton voted for the
on an aye and no vote. the two OPP
posed being Riley, Of Butte, and Simpson, Of
Deer Lodge. After the meeting adjourned
The INDEPENDENT representative was &C.
the courtesy of making a copy of
the resolutions. A synopsis was telegraphed
The INDEPENDENT Thursday night, and on
Satu' day morning last, after the same res
o~lutions had been passed by the state aaso-
HE INDEPENDENT printed them in
full. Both the Standard and Miner pub
lished the fact on Friday morning that the
had been passed by the council,
and to the Miner representative at Mis-
soula Prof. Hamilton gave the information.
There is an apology due somewhere and
by somebody.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06

smooth-shaven lawn mp into the woodland
whore The trailing arbutus scents the air
under tho pines; where the liverworts
spanQle the last years LEAKAGE under our
feet; where the sky-ysllow lady slipper
turks among the rocky woods; whore the
pitcher plant blooms in tho bog; whore the
silver bell Of the w%oodthrush tinklss swestly
in the forest"
Mr.. Riley will be with us this evening
and we fancy that all fortunate enough
to pass an hour or 80 in the sunshine Of
his humor will agree that, like one Of
his Hoosier characters, "he's jest the
best teller ever wuz."
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06

A SAN Franciscan wordmonger who
has never &C attributed even trifilng re-
suits to literature, but finds employment
on a leading paper in ~clawing at others,
recently attacked the standing Of
James Whit comb Riley among latter
day poets. The effort could doubtless
DO well utili zed in a delightful Uncle
Iemus fable by Joel Chandler Harris,
who was also scored by this journal
istlc reptile but now attracts passing
notice only because, for the first time, a
serious criticism was made of dialect
literature in general. The Seattle Post
lntelligencer makes a graceful and eff
fectiye return in these words:
HI Riley needs not TO apologize for the
dialect in llterature: so long "a men read
Burn's and T~4nnyson's Northern Farmer"
and Lowell's "Biglow Papers," they will
not need any argument for the dialect in
literature. As we'll apologize to a child for
leading him out of the hot-house and we'll
ordered garden the city park and the
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06

AFTER a pleasant Christmas vacation
n Helena Commodore Power will leave
within a few days for Washington.
When he attends strictly TO business
and leaves politics alone the COM
modore is a pretty good citizen and as
he is in o place to materially help Mon
tana, we wish for him a successful win
ter's work. We may add that it would
be Il delicate act of courtesy if he would
see that the War Horses desk is care
fully busted when a democrat arrives tc
take possession in March. The Wan
Horse may forget it.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.

A Missouia Gentleman Whose Remarks
Must Ee Misquoted.
The Missoulian Of Tuesday last contains
a report of u ineeting held in that city to
take action on the location OF the state uni
~yersity. Tn report OF the meeting says:
"Ihe action of the state teachers 1850
citation last week in adopting resolutions
favoring consolidation of the university,
agricultural college. normal school and
school OF mines in one institution was
brought up, and also the fact that The
HELENA INDEPENDENT published OH FRIDAY
morning the adoption of the resolutions az
part of the Thursday session when in real
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06

WITH much pleasure we anticipate
another series of picturesque interviews
after the War Horses return to Wash
ington. AS he is something of an cpl
grammist we suggest for the first inter-
view a mere announcement that Col.
Sanders arrived last evening and de-
clined to say more than that the next
United States senator would be a demo-
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06

WI hope that the fate Of Sanders will
serve as a lesson and that Col. Ginx of
the west side will cease making fun of
the populists. This diversion is pleas
ant but is not always one sided, and the
resonant peals of the populist's merry
laugh often betoken a glad heart and a
peaceful conscience. We expect to find
the accomplish he'd colonel running for
high Office som day and it would pain
US most g~rievously if he had to dine on
cpn"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06

The state auditor of Montana IL some
what Napoleonic, rather than Cromwellian.
in his method Of intsrposing his will
against the peoples, but it appears tina: he
was shy on United States marshals when he
called for one to do his bidding last Mon
day'-Salt Lake Herald.
Yes, and if the legislature does its
duty he will soon be "shy" on the
auditors Office.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06

THE senatorial stable is now we'll filed
with dark horses. One of the pleasant
advantages of the dark horse over the
sure winner is that he lives in the de-
lightful expectancy of a lightning stroke
while the latter does the worrying.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06

Mr.. CLEVELAND very promptly re-
turned a pass from an express company
of which Tom Platt is president. The
only pass which Mr.. Cleveland will use
came from the people who OWE the line
to the White house, but the fact that
only one is issued every four years will
not cause the abuse of this privilege by
the president-elect.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06

MRS. LEASE has kindly made the way
easier for Jerry Simpson by with drawing
her name from the Kansas senatorial
race. Mr.. Lease, if such a man exists,
will therefore accept out congratula-
tions on the return Of his wife to domes-
tic supremacy; if the good has
had enough of politics, we are very glad
for the sake of her family.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06

The republican who voted with the
democrats on the organization of the
house deserves o crown of gold and IT
he will send his name to this Office we
will start apopu lar subscription for that
adornment.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06

REPUBLICAN representatives will have
no difficulty in catching the speakers
eye, but they must not attempt any
bulldozing tactics. He is the wrong
man to fool with.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06

The di~sconsolate and faces
Of state stealers are sad to behold, but
in the hard draw lines OF suffering we
read a lesson that will not be forgotten.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06
FERNS d sUnsoR1FT1oN.

~Montanians abroad will always find THn
DAILY INDEPENDENT on file At their favorite
hotels: Fifth Avenue and Metropolitan, New
York: West, Minneapolis: Baldwin and Palace
San Francisco; NcDermott, Butte; Leland hotsl.
opringfeld. Ill.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06

The legislator who will successfully
promote a bill for the better protection
Of Montana gam will Darn the honest
gratitude of all s%portsmen.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06

For some un accountable reason the
Inter Mountain does not think SO much
of Speaker Matthews as it did.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHARP
J. holders Of tho National Loan and Saving
Union for the election of officers and directors
will be held ut the principal office Of the union.
room ~. Merchants Nntionsl Bank bull ling, on
the second Saturday in January. 1873 being
January IN. bet ween the hours Of two and four
o'clock y. IN.
Helena. Leo, n. 1892
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06
THE INDEPENDENT

Rsmittances at tho risk Of subscriber unless
made by Registered letter, ohsck, or postal or ex-
press order, payable to Yhe independent Pub
lishing Company.
EU- Persons desiring the INDEPENDENT served
ct their homes or place Of business can order BY
postal card or through telephone No. LOG. Plsass
report cases Of irregular delivery promptly.
Advertisements, TO insure prompt insertion.
should b. handed IA before . p. -.
Rejected Communication not rstufnAbls an
Less postage 10 enclosed.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06
THE WEATHER.

Reported for The INDEPENDENT daily by u. j.
Glass, United States observer.
COOS m. 600 p m.
Barometer ........ 500. 81 wv So!o.o
Temperature ....... ...... DIV 4o'u
Nlnu.. F.. A"
Temperature at noon, 4b.G
Maximum temperature, 52.I.
Minimum temperature. 400.
Local forecast for Helena: Fair; cooler.
Helena, Jan. 5. 1893.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-06
Happy ...
II. New
Year.

Having just finished in
voicing, and finding that
our stock is larger than we
expected, and as we must
have room for our spring
goods, we will offer our en-
tire stock at very low
prices, and will defy com
petition, on Fur Goods, es-
pecially.
Remember, we have al
ways done as we advertise
and will do SO in the
future.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-12
rx.spEAKER REEDS CRITICISM.

Washington, Aug. 1i.-After the House had voted
to adopt without debate the order OF Mr. Bland
fixing the procedure for the discussion Of the Sill
YER bill. ex-Speaker Reed said This action Of
the Democracy shows how little they can be ~
lied on for non-partisan action. On very Inn
portant proposition. involving the whole question,
ALI debate was suppressed Mr. Bland was per.
mitted to formulate his own proposition. and no
other was allowed to be even suggested. Mr..
Bland was given opportunity to submit half .
dozen propositions; other members could not pres
ent even one. If the plain proposition had been
on yes or to the recommendation or their own
President there would have been perfect readiness
for a vote at once on our side. but II the whole
question was to be open and long debate to be
had the House ought to have had chance to pro-
vide for the increase of National bank currency,
for just now the need of the country is currency.
and the country ought to see chance 10 provide
for its needs However, the Democracy has az
sumed the responsibility, which is something
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-12

his home. No 2S8 Palsade-ave.. Yonkers MI.
Devlin was about sixty-fve years Old and was the
last OF the brothers. the others having died some
years ago. He retired early in the best OF health
and at o'clock arose to go down stairs. When
he reached the top of the stairs he fell to the Dot
TOM He was alone. When assistance arrived ne
was dead. Dr. Swift was called In and said death
was due to heart failure. Mr. Devlin and MS lam
lily have lived at Yonkers since last October.
Mr. Deyljn was born in Ireland and came TO
America when he was eighteen years old. the
busipess was established in lsi3 He was a trustee
Of the Emigrants Savings Bank and OF st. Pat
ricks Cathedral About year ago MI Devlin
and his family returned to the United States after
an absence OF five years in Europe. His wife ana
nine children survive him. Two OF his sons who
have lust been graduated from Stony Hurst Col
lege Iancashke, England are expected to arrive
from Europe tomorrow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-12
THE EVIDENCE AGAINST MRS. SHANN.
SHE SEEMS TO REALIZE 1T, But BEARS UP WE'LL
COUNTY PHYSICIAN CANTwELL TESTIFIES.

COUNTY PHYSICIAN CANTwELL TESTIFIES.
Trenton " j., Aug 1.-THE fourth day of the
trial Of Mrs Matte c. Sham opened this morning
at 9l5. The prisoner entered the courtroom. ac-
companed by her daughter. Mrs. Kelly. Miss Up
dixie and Mrs Gray. For one who suffers as much
as Mrs Sham does, she bears up we'll She sleeps
and eats but little, but to-day she seemed better
than ON previous days. She followed the evidence
closely and seemed to realize that it was strongly
against her.
Professor Wormley, who testified yesterday. was
recalled for a moment To explain portion OF his
evidence County Physician Frank Cantwell was
the next witness. He testified that he saw young
Shanns body on the day after 1t was mutilated
and made the pos-mortem examination. which
resulted In his ordering a coroners inquest The
body he said, could have been disemboweled In
ten minutes and 1t did not need an expert tn do 1t.
DR.. Cantwel was asked what. In his opinion, was
the cause of young Shanns death
Counsel for the defence fought hard TO have the
question stricken out. but the Court ruled against
the defence and the witness answered the question
by saying that the youth came to his death
through Inflammation of the intestnes and stomach.
due 70 the presence OF mercury in them. The
symptoms OF Sham were not characteristic of any
particular disease. The patient he thought. had re-
celved more mercury than the regulation medi-
cnal dose.
DR.. Cantwen was subjected to a long examnatio
by the counsel for the defence. who decided to
prove that Shann's constitution had been shat
tered by drink and private disease. The doctor
would not admit that his symptoms proved that
he had been such sufferer
After recess DR.. Cantwe put on the stand
again for further cross-examnation He said that
Mrs Shann did not object to the ost-mortem eX-
animation. but wanted 1t made in her house Who
ever mutated the body of John Sham did II much
as a surgeon would have done 1t, but there was
nothing to indicate an expert hand
The court will be In session two hours tomorrow
morning Captain Holt says he has at least twenty
witnesses to call for the defence and that among
them Mrs. Sham will be put on the stand in her
own defence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-12

Of ninety-two is divided in pretty equal portions
between repealers and free silver men. but there
can be little doubt that the practically solid Re.
publican vote and the Democratic repealers con.
stitute q good majority Of the total membership.
and that IL vote could be reached repeal would
follow But the confusion Is so great, even the
anti-silver Democrats quarrelling among them.
selves, that no coherent plan OF action has yet
been developed. My own impression would be, al.
though it is rash to make any predictions. that In
the course of three weeks and after q debate Of
that length, they will reach vote In the House
and will pass, trust, unconditional repeal In the
Senate the majority for repeal II there Is one. ID
extremely narrow. II Is impossible TO reach q
closure, and at the. present time there seems M
indication OF either"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-12

at fits old ratio, and 1t was accea 6y sas iirst
producers. But even before Mr.. Cle' ,n%.bcrately
inauguration that platform had been a1n~scc
slapped in the face and spat upon Npp'aSc sri,se
lie quoted from speech made ~ MI W: striking
down Of from 81 to is Of the metallic ,ms OF this or
the country was the most gigantic fhat declaration
with the present poftion Of the srere. snss-cS was
Treasury on the sil<er question. The spe.oi Loader
made he said when that gentleman was ~e.ssces.
not a follower: when he was u 'ehoer u
Mr. Wheeler Dem. Ala.) said that tne '' inw ~wed
herinning debate upon question WHICH y" 70 The
American people. II was question "9i ;ldom' He
met calmly CONSIDERABLY and with Wlsuoh, ar saw
hnd Few weeks ago heard a Wall street Glnher and
that this struggle battle between MIL III knew
tha peoplc and that money would WIN. re ~ e. is
no1 how the battle would end but before Goa o that
country he stood by the people ie con'e Yniume OF
currency There could not be too nlcn o. o ming
onv country, II 1t had good purchasing anu e"'''
before the close Of Mr. Wheeler's speech 'u mill II
ot : o'clock under the order, ADJOURNED ui'''' -
o'clock tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-12
A ZIG FALLING OFF IN CUSTOMS.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE Treasury statement
issued to-day shows that the receipts from customs
at the Port of NcwYork for the first ten days Il
August aggregated $3O24,0o9, as against %,s31,iao
for the corresponding period last year. II Is est
mated that two-thirds OF the customs revenues II
the Government are collected at NewYork. like
falling of Is noticeable at other ports The customs
duties paid follows. In gold, 246 per cent;
in silver, O.3 per cent; in gold certificates SO per
cent; In silver certificates, 81 per cent; In United
states notes. j37 per cent, and In Treasury notes. ~
per cent This Is tho next largest percentage OF gold
received for customs dies for many years. and ac
counts for the Increase in the gold reserve. The
gold In the Treasury Is stated at Ss62s2914. against
which there are Sso,4l0.624 gold certificates out
standing and 573 7G5 gold certificates IN the Treas
ury The a1OOOCOOO0 gold reserve Is intact. and
s3.5e3200 free gold Is In the Treasury TOR use 10
currency business.