The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-01
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BREVITIES.

LONDON, Feb. 2s.--Unised Stataa Consul
General New will leave the consulate on
May 15.
New YonK. Feb. 2s.-The anthracite snles
agents mot to-day and decided not TO re-
duce prices.
ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 2s. -Jalla Force, who
murdered her two sisters Saturday, WAS ad-
Judged insane to-day.
PocAHoNTAs. Va. Feb. 2S.-Fire this
morning destroyed an entire block of
twenty houses. stores and dwellings,. Loss,
100000.
New York. Feb. 28.--The top three
stories of Monroe's we'll known publishing
house we're Quilted by fire this morning,
loss, $75.0O0.
Hor SPRINGS. Va, Feb. pa negro
named Anthony. arrested lass night for
rape, was ia ken from jail during the night
and lynched.
PHd&NIy. Ariz., Feb. 2S.--In "A placer diR,
trict on the Hassyampe river Il man named
Miohaels killed two Mexioans who tried to
jump his claim.
New York, Feb. Is. -Waltor Gratz, OF
Philadelphia, the we'll known horse owner,
died Yesterday in this city. He owned Elk
wood and Dry Monopole.
GoLDrnwAIrnaTe Tex, Feb. 28.-The business
portion OF town, embracing thirty business
houses aud Geven residences. burned laet
night. Loss, over VI, l0O.OoO.
BERLIN, Feb. 2S.-The Brazilian govern
mont has ordered $1,000 small oalibrc rifles
and 80. 600. 900 cartridges from Loe, small
arm manufacturers in this city.
NASHVILLE, Feb. 2s.-The celebrated kite
shaped track at Columbia. Tenn. was sold
to-day for $1,000 to forecloss a mortgage,
and was bought in by Norman Kirkman.
RomE. Feb. 2s.-The police to-day sur
prised twenty-six anarchists working i'll "A
bomb factory on the outskirta of the city.
A large quantity OF explosives was seized
H. L~l 10 ~ MA
choll appointed Samuel Pascoe United
States senator from March 4 till his success
sor ia elected by the Legislature which meets
in April.
PARIS. hv.. Feb. 2S.-A smoking car on
the Kentucky Central caught fire when near
Talbot station, while the train was running
full speed. Several passengers were pain
fully burned.
BUFFALO, N. Y. Feb. 2e.-William Nc
Crea, e~x-teller of tho National Savings
bank. which institution Cashier Damn
wrecked, was to-day sentsnced to five years
for grand iaroeny.
ST.. LOUIS. Feb. 2S.-A powder explosion
in tho sporting goods house Of Savings
Bros. this afte noon blow ont the front Of
the building. severely burning Emil Mel
rose and Lizzie Nelook.
CLEVELAND. O., Feb. 2S.-Sidney, the cell
ebrated California horse. was sold at the
THttsraall-Easig GALES this forenoon for
$4,000, George Ii. Hammond. of Detroit.
Mich, being tho purchaser.
PARIS. Feb. 2S.-Clem encoau denies the
truth OF the statement in yesterdays Figaro
that Charles DeIesseps stated that Clemen-
ceau advised DeLssseps to yield to the de-
mands of Herr and Reinach.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-The national conven-
ton of the Freedman's Aid and Southern
Educational society was held here to-day.
Bishop Walden. of Cincinnati. presided
and numerous addresses were made.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Feb. 28.-Tom Hill.
n white man convicted of rape and SEN
fenced to twenty yesrs' imprisonment, was
taken from Jail at Spring Place, Ga, last
nigh: by his friends and has left the coun-
try.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.-The United States
revenue cutter Washington was 80 badly
damaged by a collision with the Pennsyl-
vanin annex ferry boat No. 3 to-day that
she sank in the government buy north of
the barge office.
BELFAST. Feb. 2S.-The national fedora
zion elected Thomas Sexton president, en-
dorsed Gladstone's home rule bill and de
nounced Salisbury for endeavorin9 to III.
cite the Orangemen to outrage and riot in
opposition to the bill.
Boston, Fob. 2S.-The United States dis
triot court ordered vacated the decree
whereby Massachusetts receivers were ap-
pointed for the Reading road because they
failed to give bond. They are the same as
the receivers appointed in Pennsylvania.
New YORK. Feb. os.-There was a North
ern Pacific directors meeting to-day to con-
sldor the matter creating a debt negotia-
tion and making reply to the circular of the
stockholders committee. Willard stated
that no report would be made public to-
day.
PARIS, Feb. 2S. The Temps states that q
French vessel of war has taken possession
of kerguelen, otherwise known ms the Isle
of Desolatlon, in the Indian ocean, which
WAS discovered nv the French navigator.
Kerguelen, in 1172. The island is said to
have beds of coal.
LONDON, Feb. 28.-No such restitution as
exists in Oldham, owing to the prolonged
struggle between the cotton masters and
the operatives. has existed since the war in
the United States, when the scarcity of
cotton closed the mills. Thousands are
out of food md fuel.
New ORLEANS. Fob. 2S.-This afternoon
n duel was fought in Iexas near the Louis
lana line between Editor Chevis. of Baton
Rouge, and Editor Hicks. of Shreveport.
Pistols were used at fifteen paceg. Afteg
m exchange OF shots. in which no one WAS
hurt. n full reconciliation was effected.
CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 28.-Gov. Mckinley
has written a letter to the Leader, which
has been receiving the voluntary contribu-
tions to the fund TO help tho governor out
of his financial difficulties, saying that
while these generous offers of assistance
have touched him deeply. he canno accept
them.
CRY OF MEXICO. Feb. 2S.-The National
Board of Public Charities of Mexico have
petitioned the government for another re-
duction or temporary suspension OF the
duty on corn, claiming that large quaint
ties of grain are required to prevent suffer
ing among the poorer classes in various
parts of the republic.
NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 2S.-The home of
James Vaughan. n negro. was burned last
night while he was away from home.
When HIS wife, who, with three children,
was sleeping in the house when it caught
fire, was awakened by tho roaring of the
flames she became frightened and ran out,
leaving the little ones to perish.
TACOMA, Wash, Fob. 2S.-The Puvallup
Indians have commenced construction of
the first railroad built bv Indians in this
country. 1t will run through their reserva-
ton md it is thought to be part of the Port
land-Puget sound road, and to belong to
the Great Northern and Union Pacific,
which companies have been unable to &C.
cure from congress a right of way through
the reserve.