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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-08
THE IRRIGATION CONVENTION,
1t VIII Convene In Helena To Morrow An
Continue tn Friday

1t VIII Convene in Helena To Morrow and
Continue to Friday.
The Irrigation convention. called to meat
at Helena Tomorrow. promises to be very
we'll attended. Each county will be euti-
tied to ten members. and number of
counties have sent in full list of dele
gates. The following programme has been
arranged, subject to change by the conven-
ton:
Calling convention to order at II O'Clock
q. m.
Address of the governor of the state.
Address by the mayor of the city of
Helena.
Selection of com mittee on credentials.
Selection of committee on permanent Or
Ranization.
Report OF the committee on legislation
appointed at the last session, including W.
X. Sutherlin, j. A. Brown. G. l.. Ingersoll
j. w. Strevell and William Flannery
At the afternoon session there will be the
report of the committee on an irrigation
law, and the appointment of committees
on the status of irrigation in each county.
Discussion of the bill before the legisla-
ture and the members Of the convention.
At seven p III. Lieut.-Gov. Botkin will
deliver AL address upon 1.-The Chemistry OF
Irrigation" and there will be addresses by
other gentlemen.
On Friday there will be discussion upon
the best methods of building irrigation GA
nails and reservoirs, and reports of COM
mittees from each county upon irrigation
works.
At the afternoon session there will be the
report OF the committee on constitution
and bylaws; election of permanent officers
for the ensuing year; memorials to con-
gress and discussion of miscellaneous sub
iects
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SUPPORTS GAVE WAY.
And Lot the Boilers Down-Skull Crush ed
in II Quarrel.

And Lot the Boilers Down-Skull rush ed
In II Quarrel.
MIssouLA, Feb. 7.-[Special. l-Partiou-
lars Of n peculiar accident at st. Icnatius
mission last Friday have reached here. An
immense water tank over the boiler room
OF the Sisters building crushed through it's
supports, down through the building, de.
molishing everything in its course. One of
the boilers was completely destroyed and
the other badly damaged. Fire started,
but the escape of the large body of steam
extiuguished the flames. Every one in the
vicinity rushed to the scene and the work Of
Ioscuing those caught in the debris COM
menced Immediately, Three mon were
taken out one of whom Geo. Charette, was
dangerously injured.
At Grantsdale last night James Horn
struck Charles Lnwrence on the head with
heavy scale weight, crushing in the skull.
The two men are ranchers in the Bitter
Root. and have heretofors.. borne good repu-
tations. The quarrel occurred in a saloon.
The recovery of Lawrence ia very doubtful.
Horn has not yet been arrested.
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POPULIST ELECTED.
VIM. '. Allen Chosen to Succeed Paddock
OF Nebraska, In tho Senate

VIM. v. Allen Chosen to Succeed Paddock,
of Nebraska, In tho Senate.
LINCOLN. Neb, Feb. 7.-Willam V. Allen.
popuiist. was elected United States senator
on joint ballot at noon. receiving seventy
votes to ffty-seven for Paddock. The in
dependents and democrats voted for Allen.
The election was made unanimous.
William Vincent Allen. next United
States senator from Nebraska. was born in
Midway. Madison county, Ohio, Jan. %,
lS47. In 1886 he moved to Iowa and en-
listed at the age of Is years with company
q. Thirty second Iowa. After the
war he studied law with l.,
]. Ainsworth, of West Union. Iowa.
Nine years ago he came to Nebraska, locat-
ing at Madison, his present home. His
conversion to tho populist idea Of rolitics
occurred during the campaign of 1890, and
since that time he has been enthusiastic
and constant in advocacy Of the
party's principles In the fail of 1891 he
was nominated by the populists for Judge Of
the Ninth judicial district and was elected.
Previous to going over to the populists he
was an enthusiastic republican. Judge
Allen is an enthusiastic Grand Army man.
The newly elected senator is giant in
stature and is said to have mental oalibey
consistent with his physical makeup.
BISMARCK, N. D., Feb. THE ballot for
United States senator resulted: Engle
eleven. The rest scattered among seven
teen candidates.
OYMp1A, WASH, Feb. Tho atty second
ballot for United States senator showed no
change to-day.
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THE PANAMA MILLIONS,
The Government Will Not Take Measure
to Secure Victims.

The Government Will Not Take Measures
to Secure Victims.
| PARIS, Feb. 7.-Late this afternoon 1t wal
announced that ex-Deputy Gobron had
been committed for trial. Senator Grevy
sent to M. Monchioourt. judicial liquidator
of the Panama Canal company, q check for
10000 francs the amount credited to
Grevy on the lhierree conterfoils as having
been delivered to him in 1883. In the
ch mber to-day Deputy Angeles spoke at
length in favor of the governments OBJ
tanning from Colombia n prolonRstion of
the canal concession, and asked the min
istry whether any steps to this end had
been taken. Ribot replied guardedly that
directly in the matter. The government
would aid the judicial liquidator, however,
to a certain extent in the efforts to get an
exension.
Deputy Gauther insisted that the gov
ernment must accept the responsibility
which Rlbot declined. If the stockholders
lost the hundreds of millions already ex-
pended through the hesitancy of the gov
ernment to interfere, the government
would have to answer for the consequence.
Ribot replied that the object of Gauthier
and colleagues apparently was rather to
make political capital than assure the fu-
ture OF tho canal. Befo q vote was taken
on the order of the day. Tirard, minister of
finance, evoked loud applause bv declaring
that as long as he should hold office no in
stitution connected with the government
should be in any way tied to the Panama
canal enterprise. The order of the day
was voted 374 to thirty-four.
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TALKING ANNEXATION.
But npparently Little Progress Made in
the Matter

But apparently Little Progress Made in
the Matter.
WASHINGTON. Feb. THE Hawaiian an
ne1ation commissioners and DR.. Mott
Smith. Hawaiian minister, had another in
terview this morning with Secretary Foster
at the state department. As was the case
with the two previous interviews, this was
entirely informal, being confined to an in
terchange of unofficial views upon the sub
ject OF annexinR the Hawaiian islands TO
the United States. Nothing WAS said about
time when the commissioners shall be re-
ceived by President Harrison. and thus
formally recognized. and the determination
of this date will depend upon the nature of
advicss from Honolulu, which are e1-
pected to reach San Francisco Tomorrow
on the steamship Australia.
All members of tho cabinet were present
at the cabinet meeting to-day except Sscre-
tary Noble. There will be no change in
the situation of Hawaiian affairs as far as
the cabinet is concerned until the president
and secretary OF state conclude negotiations
with the commissioners or decide that ne
gotiations cannot be formally entered upon.
OF course there is nothing for the cabinet
rs body to consider.
Thurston and Carter left on the noon
train for New York on personal business,
and will roturn tomorrow evening. An
other conference may be held Thursday,
but when the commissioners separated from
Secretary Foster to day no definite engage
ment to that efsct had been made
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A POLITICAL TWIST.
Given to tho Car Coupler bill by Senator
ChAndlar.

Given to tho Car Coupler Bill by Senator
Chandler.
WAsH1NaroN, Feb. 7.-Senator Chandler
managed to give political twist to the do
bate on tie automatic car coupler bill. He
brought up the resolution in the national
democratic platform which denounced the
republican party and the republican senate
for not having provided legislation for pro-
teoting railroad employees. and insisted that
the position of many democratic senators
aRainst the bill 10 inconsistent with party
fealty. He twitted them with the fact that
only seven Of them voted yesterday to take
up the bill for the repeal OF tho sherman
act. knowing the declaration of the ma
tional democratic convention Oh the sub
ject of silver. and knowing tho cntrsaties of
the ptesidsn s-elect 20 have tho Sherman act
repealed before March I. and he predicted
that the course of the democratic senators
at the next congress on the subject of tho
tariff would be equally at variance with the
party platform. After considerable debate
the bill vent over without action.
The senate bill for the relief of legal rep
resentativos of John Roach, deceased. to
pay tho balance due on tho United States
ship Dolphin, was taken from calendar and
passed.
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THE CANADIAN FARMER,
Restrictions OF Cattle Shipments May
Work Hardship.

Restrictions OF Cattle Shipments May
Work u Hardship.
OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. Tho announce
ment f ON Washington that Canadian cat
tie are to be scheduled by the United States
has caused no little excitement among gov
eminent followers who begin to realize that
President Harrison means business in re-
taliation against Canada. 1t is gener ally
agreed among politicians that it will be
only second to the Mckinley bill in its eff ct
on Canada, for the Washington govern
ment has by this step absolutely placed the
Canada farmer in position of most serious
disadvantage. Hemmsd in by the tariff and
now dep ived of any possibility of sending
his cattle to his nearest MAJ ket (foG
no farmer could afford TO bear the expense
of a ninety day qua hntine) the Canadian
agricultur ist is inIeed in a mise able plight.
The dispatch said it was decided to quar-
antine Canadian cattle at Buffalo ninety
days because of pleuro- pneumonia.
dispatch from Toronto says cattle
dealers there say the scheduling of the
Canadian cattle by tho United States gov
ernment will not seriously affect Canadian
trade. An occasional cargo goes to Eng
land via Portland or Philadelphia. and the
stoppape of this would not be felt. In 1891
cattle to the value of only $2l.UO0 WAS
shipped to the United states, out of . total
to all countries of 81. 10000.
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1T HAS GOTTEN UP TO ZERO.

Inc Highest Temperature Recorded Yes
terdny Since Jan. "a.
The highest temperature recorded at the
signal service station in two weeks was that
Of yesterday, whom tho thermometer in the
afternoon got up to zero. At six q. m. it
was fifteen below, at noon eight below, at
two p. m. four below at three O'Clock zero
and six p. IN. hve below. The minimum
was early yesterday morning, when it was
eighteen below. Last night il ranged from
five to ten below. The forecast for to-day
is fair and warmer.
The change in the weather was appre-
ciated by the ladies, and for the first time
IN ten days many ventured down town.
The only point go far heard from that re-
ports continuous temperature above zero
during the cold spell. is the Ontario mine,
| IN Deer Lodge county, at an elevation of
5000 feet. where the thermometer has not
| been lower than 10 above zeru.
Reports from the cattle-growing sections
arc conflicting, but indicate on the whole
that stock has suffered severely. Tho
worst reports come from the Judith country,
Nofthern Choteau. along the line of the
Great Northern and Dawson county. The
losses will be most severe among old COWS,
late calves and southern stock that were
shipped in late in the season. Mr.. John T.
of Tremendous losses. said no did not place
much credence in the exaggerated stories.
He believed that losses among the classes
| of stock mentioned would be consid o. able.
but many of these cattle would have been
wiped out in an ordinary winter. He said
ne had seen great many hard
winter for cattle in Montana and this SNAP
did not worry him. "The losses NAV be
| considerable" he said, "but cattle were in
good condition. there was wind enough to
give them plenty of feed, and do not be-
lieve the results will be so serious as some
people allege. 1t is too soon to hear def
nitely. ANYHOW. from the ranges. l have
| advices from the Powder river country to the
effect that cattle down there are all right
that stock down there had all frozen to
DEATH"
Secretary Preuitt. of the Stock Growers
association. while believing that the LOSSES
will be considerable, does not believe they
will be SO large as first reports would iudi-
cate.
l.. L. Kaufman, of Stadler & Kaufman.
who is largely interested in CATTLE takes a
gloomy view of the situation, especially in
the losses there and in Choteau county WI
be very great.
According to the River Press, wolves are
doing as much damage to cattle in that
section as the cold.
Railroad traffic is still somewhat i'm
reded. The Northern Pacific westbound
train was five hours late yesterday, but the
tram from the west was on time. The
Great Northern WAS reported about nine
hours late. There is omplete blockade
on the latter road in western Montana. It
49, to use an expression of one Of the en-
ployes. plugged up," and there have been
no through trains for week or SO.
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OUT ON THE RAGING MAIN.
Dangers that Beset Toiiers and Travellers
ON the Sea.

Dangers that Beset Toiiers and Travellers
ON the Sea.
CHATHAM, Mass, Feb The steamer
Cottage City, from Portland for Now York,
went ashore on the outer bar. The sea was
very rough and che pounded heavily. No
boat was able TO get near enough TO render
assistance The steamer threw part of her
cargo overheard 80 tighten he- and WAS
tioated this afternoon but slightly damaged.
New YoRK, Feb. 7.-The Norwegian bat k
Alice, in ballast. came ashore at the Long
Beach life saving station last night. Before
All attempt could DO made TO rescue the
crew five attempted to land in their own
boat. but 10 was oapsizsd and all were
drowned. The remaining eleven memb bers
of the crew were rescued by the life line
This afternoon the body OF another seaman
came ashore. Two bodies are still missing.
LONDON. Feb. The Dutch steamer
Schiedsm. from rotterdam Jan. is for New
York and Baltimore. passed Weaver point
this morning making for Queenstown un-
der sail. Tugs towSd her into port. She
experienced sixteen days OF terrible weather
and had fire in her coal bankers several
days.
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IN PENNSYLVANIA,
Floods Arc Disastrous but Not Like That
of AuStralln.

Floods Arc DISASTROUS but Not Like That
Of Australin.
PrTTsBURa, Feb. THE food that
threatened disaster to Pittsburg and Al
lesheny has it is thought, been checked by
the cold weather and al midnight the worst
ls believed to be ovor Tho lower part of
Allegheny and the south side are submerged.
Damage, as far as known. 10 not large, but
poor people who were forced to leave their
homes suffer greatly from tho cold The
railroads and nearly all through trains are
delayed. The famous ConnemauRh is
swollen 80 1t has broken over its smbank-
ments at several places. causing fear and
CONSERVATION among many who reside
along the stream.
tie creek ls also a raging torrent. Over
thirty miles OF telegraph lines on the
Franklin division of the Lake shore road
were destroyed by last nights storm. Two
small station buildings on the Pittsburg b
Lake Erie road were carried bodily away
by the flood.
Dispatches from various points through
out the west end of the state in Indicate a ssri-
ous condition off affairs. Al Oil City, Park
ers. warren, and Freeport. on tho Allegheny,
hats are submerged and water still rising,
Many people have been compelled 10
move out of their houses and others
with interest at stake and remaining up all
night to watch tho RISE At Gfeonville the
prospects are that Rreat damage will be
done before daylight by high water. At
Newcastle an immense ice gorge broke this
morning and water and ice came down in
body eight feet high, completely flooding
the lower portion of the city. Several
houses were swept away and many families
taken from their homes in boats. The
damage will amount to thousands Of dol
lars. At franklin a gorge broke tonight
and carried away number of county
bridges.
BUFFALO, N. u, Feb. IA big food in
South Buffalo was caused by the overflow
of creeks. Water covers lands and streets
to depth Of two to three feet.
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A MISSING MEMBER.
What Has Become of tho Senator From
Uintah?

w h1S HNs hCCOmo OF tho S6nAtOr From
Uintah?
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Feb. III. d. Woodruff.
of Lander, received the republican vote Of
tho legislature in the ballot for United
States senator to-day. The vote stood
Woodruff. twenty y-one; New. demo-
crat nine; Osborne. democratic. five;
Brown, populist, seven; Baxter. dem
ocrat. two. Russell. the repub-
lcsn senator from uintah. who
disappeared on Saturday morning hsve not
returned. Resolutions were adopted by tho
senate today appointing II committee to in
vsstigats RusselFs absence. Three mem
bers were appointed. with authority 10 call
witnesses and ascertain all tho facts sur
rounding the transaction. A. l..
Now. A. c. Beckwith. Bishop Psnrose.
associate editor for the Salt Lake Herald,
and II number OF other witnesses were sub
pnnaed. Penrose, whois charged with hav-
ing put Russell on the train. WAS arrested
AZ he was leaving this city this after noon.
He has been lobbying for New. and 1t 10
charged that he has sufficient influence
with Russell. who IL a nj o. mon, 70 induce
him TO leave and thus help New.
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TIE STRICKEN LAND.
The King and Queen of Greece Visit
ZAnte.

ZAnte.
| ATHENS, Feb. 7.--1he king and queen of
Greece have arrived at Xsnte. When the
royal couple landed there was some cheer
ing which WAS followed by almost complete
quiet. After an exchange of greetings be-
tween the king and tho civil and military
authorities the king and queen drove
through tho ruined streets to ascertain the
extent of the damage done by the earth
quake. Thousands of inhabitants followed
in silence the royal carriage. Most of the
chu ches, for which tho city was
| celeb ated, wore wholly or partially
wrecked. Hardly fine building on the
main streets was lott uninjured. Many
must be constructed from the foundations
before they can be occupied. No effort las
yot been made to repair the damage. az the
mechanics fear to work in the olty, and tho
owners are apprehensive tha0 each day
may bring another violent Hhook. The oity
10 ahnken daily by light shocks and the in
habitants who fed from the CITY fear to re-
turn for more thnn an hour or SO nj time.
The royal party will remain on the island
three days.
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A Railroad Tied Tn.

EAGLE PASS, Tex, Feb. The boiler
makers in the shops in Pisdras Negras. and
all switohmen in the International road 4
yards, went out Yesterday. resulting in n
ouplets tis-up of the road as far as freight
traffic was concerned. Tho grievance of
the boilermakers WAS tho discharge OF a
union man in the Monclove shops and the
employment OF negro in his place. 1he
switchmen demanded more pay on account
of the depreciation OF Mexican money.
The company aoceded to the demands Of
the swtchmsn for standard pay, and they
will go to work.
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BECAUSE THEY WE'RE WHITE.
Reason why tho Reds Killed the Cowboy
at Pine Ridge.

Reason Why tho Reds Killed the Cowboys
at Pine Ridge.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY. 8. d.. Feb. 7.-Bear-
That-Runs- In Woods, a policeman. brought
in this morning one of Two Sticks sons
who is ono of the murdorers. He confessed d
as follows: Two Sticks. his father. and the
Others agreed 10 so to the beef camp and
kill the COWBOYS. They clipped into the
dugout while tho mon slept, and each
selected II victim and at a signal, a cough,
they killed hlm. The cook WAS MOI killed
at frat, and attempted to crawl lnder ths
box, but was shot in the head and died
Tho cowboys were Bennett and Royce, the
hoys. aged l3 and l6 years, Bacon and
Kelly. Tho bodies were brought here bv
old man Bacon. The dying Indian says the
men wero killed because they were white.
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Worst Disaster in the History OF
Australia Falls Upon That
Town.
Water Forty Feet Deep In the
Main Streets and Deeper
in Others.
Pennsylvania Streams Also Out Of Their
Banks and Doing Great Deal
of Damage.

BRIsGANE. Queensland, Feb. Water Ia
four feet deep in the principal streets Of tho
city tonight and In the suburbs has oov-
g cd buildings sixty feet high. Five hun
dred houses have been demolished Hun
dreds OF families lost their homes and left
the city In boats to seek shelter ON higher
ground. All gas and water pipes are de-
stroyed and the city is in darkness. Tho
governor came TO the city in a boat. He
says all towns between Brisbane and
Ipswich are submerged. This ia the great
est disaster in the history of the colony.
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strntion, developed into an anarchist out
break. " WAS necessary to call tho civil
guard to the assistance OF tho police, and II
WAS at this timo that some of the Annrch-
ists threw u petard. woundinR . corporal
and several others. Finally the civil
guard and the police suocssdsd in dispers-
ing the rioters, and Teresa Ilarimun, her
husband. and a dozen other prominent an
archists were arrested.
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No Significance Attached,

ST. PAUL. Fob. 7.-Adjutant Hutchinson,
OF tho Ninth United States cavalry, sta
toned at Fort Robinson, near tho scene of
the Pine kidge Indian troubles, was in the
city tins morning. He says: II do not at
tach tho least signilicsucs to the trouble.
ana cannot help laughing al the exag
gerated accounts printed. There is moth
ing at all serious in the situation and there
is no danger Of An outbreak
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Buried 'Nonth Liiacs and Roses.

NEW YORK. Feb. The funeral of Mrs..
VIM. c. Whitney. wife of the e1- secretary of
the navy. was held this morning at 81.
Bartholomsw's church. The audience room
was fragrant with flowers and flled with
prominent people. Among the pallbsarsrs
were President elect Grover Cleveland and
Cornelius Vande, bilt. The services of the
Episcopal church were conducted BY tho
rector. and then the body was removed 10
Woodlawn cemetery and buried in grave
covered with white lilacs and roses.
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A Chinook Expected. i.
Special to The Independent.

Special to The Independent.
GREAT FALLS. Feb. Tt was zero to-day
tho highest point tho thermometer has re-
corded in fifteen days, and stookmen are
correspondinely happy. A chinook was re-
ported at Pondera twenty-five miles north
and indications point to the arrival hers Of
that Montana weather freak in twenty four
hours.
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Good M,.sour,an Como Wrong

JEFFERSON CIrY. Mo-, Feb. ii. S. Smell |.
chief clerk in Adjutant- General Wick
ham Office under Gov. Francis, has laid
before Gov. Stone a charge of misappro-
pr,a::oI: of funds by Wiokham. The
amount Ia NOT stated,
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Conquering tho Tribes.

CALCUTTA. Feb. THE British forces
are making war upon the kachyen tribes
and won decisive advantage over the en-
smy by capturing their Rtockades in the
Soma district. The stookades were carried
by an assault against which tho Kachyens
made fisrce resistance, but were finally
overcome with loss TO the British of two
killed and six wounded. Iwenty-four
Kachyens were killed.
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Spanish Cnravol Coming,

CADIz, Feb. THE caravsl Santa Maria,
escorted by the Cruiser Island de Luzon,
sailed to-day. The cruiser will prscesd
half way across the Atlantic with the CARA
vel. 1he Santa Maria will stop for few
days at the Canary islands and several
weeks in Cuba.