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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-10
ALL READY TO ADJOURN.
There Is Nothing to Keep the Senate
From Going Home This
Week.
Action on Remaining Foreign Mis-
sions Gan Be Deferred
Till Later.
Tho Cases Of Loo Mantle and. the Other
Appointces win Await the Next
Session Also.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The senate has
practically concluded its labors and is now
waiting for an intimation from tho presi-
dent to bring the extraordinary session TO
q close. All idea Of passing upon the ques.
tions involved in the appointment Of three
senators from tho northwest has been
abandoned, and that matter will be left for
disposition al the next session. Although
the impression prevails that nearly all the
foreign missions have been filed. the
records disclose the fact that no nornina-
tions have yet been made to twenty of these
impor rtant places. In majority OF these
cases there 10 no good reason why the places
cannot be filled by appointment. subject to
confirmation when the senate meets again
next session. Therefore the impression
prevails at the capital that the present ses-
sion will adjourn sometime this week.
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All Union Workmen on the Worlds
Fair Grounds Stop Work
To-day.
The Council Of Administration
Accused of not Keeping the
Agreement
Eight Hours and Arbitration to To In
sisted on-Othsr Struggles Between
Capital and Labor.

CHICAGO, April 9.-At eight O'Clock to-
for the Worlds Columbian Exposition COM
pany 10 expected to quit work. 1t is esti-
mated that between 1900 and 5000 men
will quit. They como from almost every
division of workers on the grounds. 1t re-
quired four meetings of the agents of the
unions to decide the question of order
ing all the men out, but it Ia said to have
been made plain that the only other re-
course was for the organizations to ucknowl-
edge defeat. None Of the delegates would
agree to this and the order for st! ike was
tho result. 1t was the Buildings Trades
council which passed the resolution calling
out the men. They addressed . long
communication to the council OF admin
istration. declaring the laborinR men had
been friendly to tho fair and saying: "We
do not mean to charge any one with bad
faith, but We do mean to ga Y that the agree.
ment that eight hours should constitute a
days work and all differences be submitted
to arbitration was never fully adhered to
by you, and at this time. as We look at it,
the council of administration is about to
finally decline to arbtrate the difference
between organized labor and tho e1posi-
tion." The address then asks the council
to submit the matter to three arbitrators, q
decision to be rendered Wednesday next,
both parties agreeing beforehand to accept
the same.
II don't know exactly what Ia to be done. !"
snid Director General Davis to- night "but
one thing il certain, the work must be
finished. My opinion is the contractors will
be more affected by the strike than our own
construction department"
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EVERYTHING SWEPT BY FLAMES
Tho Destruction Wrought by the Forest
Fires In Ohio,

Tho Destruction Wrought by the Forest
Fires In Ohio.
CHILLICoTHE. O.. AIril 0.--Terribly high
winds that prevailed Thursday, Friday and
Saturday famed the flames. There were
very destructive fires throughout Ross.
Pike and Athens counties. No rains have
fallen for the past month and decayed
leaves and vegetation were like prepared
finder boz, needing only u start. Fences.
timber and everything else that would burn
were licked mp by the flames In their mad
course and all efforts at control or resist
ance wero hopeless. Fortunately no lives
were lost and tho great destruction was
confined to the timbered lands. Hundreds
Of thousands Of dollars worth Of young and
growing timber are utterly ruined. Rain
fell Saturday night quenohinQ the flames.
PORTSMOUTH,, o., April 9.-For the past
two weeks very strong and dangerous for
est fire has prevailed west Of Ecioto river.
Over $4,000 in ties, hoop poles, tan bark.
cordwood and sawed timber has been
burned. The hamets of Union Mills and
Friendship were surrounded BY the fire. but
rain saved them. At present the fire is
smolderinQ and another rain will quench
IL. Tho loss, it is estimated, will exceed
500. 900 in timber, etc. that was burned.
not counting the scores Of farm buildings
swept away.
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THE POINT AT ISSUE NOT WAGES.
Santa Fe Strikers Want the Company t
Enter Into n Contract.

Santa Fe Strikers Want tho Company to
Enter Into n Contract.
TOPEKA. Kas., April 9.-There were no
developments in the strike of the locomo-
tive shop men of the Santa Fe railroad to-
day, and tho serionsness of ii cannot be
approximately estimated before tomorrow.
The strikers are loath to give out the par
ticulars of their grievances, and those OF
them who know the exact terms of the
proposition submitted by the grievance
committee to the railroad company admit
there is little if any differences. so far as
wages are concerned. The real point at
issue is whether the company shall enter
into a written contract with the three
unions controlling the shops, or
continue to deal with the men
as individuals, as it has been
doing. So far no excitement has been
manifested. The shops and yards were de-
sorted to-day. A number of applicants for
positions received places. One OF the
strikers who was interviewed to-day said
in his opinion the strike was premature.
Dissatisfaction over its having been ordered
is already beginning to show itself among
the men. The speaker said he intended to
return to work Monday or Tuesday aud he
thought others would do the same. Inquiry
among some of the men. however fniled to
show that this sentiment was prevalent.
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HEALY IN ALASKA.
Tho Former Montnnian Writes an Inter-
eating Letter From tho Yukon.

Tho Former Montnninn Writes an Inter
csting Letter From tho Yukon.
John j. Hsnly. the former sheriff OF Cho-
teAu county and who will be remembered
by Helena people who met him laat sum
mer whilc he WAS here. has written tho fol-
lowing letter TO his old friend. Hon. A. i.
Hamilton. from Nulato, on tho Yukon
river In Alaska. under date of Nov. "a, 1892:
Dear AL: drop you few lines to inform
you am we'll. ] am here GOO miles up the
Yukon river and 1000 miles below the
mines OF Eighteen Mile creek. got froze
ia here on Oct. g. two weeks too soon. We
can't get away before May 70 and will
reach the mines June l.. ! think that
though much quieter and safef, but a
healthy and good country to live In. Our
letters will start Tomorrow via Healy u
Nelson's place at Chilkoot. thence to Ju-
mean. distant from here 1900 miles. 9. III !.
Hamilton, OF this company, is tho pioneer,
II years old and lots OF nerve. Three In
diana. three sleds and twenty dogs are his
companions. Think of 1900 miles across
Alaska in midwinter. touching en- route tho
Arctic circle! He will make u, but 1t will
cost him plenty of money and five months
travel. will not come out for another
year after you receive this, a. posts will
have to be established.
II feel satisfied now that / have got into
an unexplored gold field. There are years
Of work ahead, and when all other fields of
explof alton are exhausted the miner and
prospector will turn to this, tho great for
gotten and misrepresented country. II is
to be hoped that our government will look
upon it some time in n more favorable
light, and not keep it az II they wanted to
swan 1t away to some foreign power.
when We Get mail routes, surveys, eto.,
into this country it will settle fast. / am
contented now. but will be more so when
We can read news of tho world along the
entire length of this river at least once
month. Think OF a river one-third larger
than tho Mississippi and nothing known
about it. We are here to develop and will
in tima make known its riches >,
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THEY FOUGHT THE DRAGONS.
strikers at Hull Care for Neither Police
Nor Soldiers.

strikers at Hull Care for Mother Police
Nor Soldiers.
LONDON, April 9.-Two steamships put
out into the river from the Hull docks last
night so as to be able to take aboard their
crews at safe distance from the rioters.
Two companies of dragons armed, formed
on both sides of the crews two hours later
and escorted them to the tenders. The
police tried to keep the mob back, but Tho
strikers broke through the lines repeatedly
and began stoninR the soldiers and sailors.
The police swung their clubs right and left,
cracking heads and bat:erinQ faces. The
dragons beat the strikers back with the
butts of their lances and finally the crews
were placed on the tenders. Several police
men and dragons were injured and about
dozen strikers were carried from the
scene OF the conflict. gunboat arrived to-
day at Hull. Another is expected to-mor-
row. 1t ia hoped the presence Of the gun
boats will awe the strikers sufficiently to
prevent further violence.
Ben Tillett and Joseph Havelock Wilson.
N. p, before mass meeting to-day ex-
hotted the mon to hold fast to their present
position and Wilson proolaimed his inten-
tion to produce general strike.
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THE LAW STEPPED IN.

A Young Lady Prevented by Force From
Entering II Convent.
CRY OF MEXICO, April 9.-There is con-
siderable excitement among Catholics of
this city over the alleged action of the gov
ernment authorities in forcibly OBTAINING
Jesura Lopez, daughter OF prominent
merchant, who left here last Tuesday for
Lafayette, La, where she was to enter
convent as nun. The reform laws of
Mexico prohibit converts and no woman is
allowed to take the veil. Miss Lopez. how
ever, desired to enter the convent in the
United states, and her wishes were acceded
to by her parents. She was 900 miles north
of this city when the train was boarded by
police officer, who took the lady of and
accompanied her back to the City OF Mex
leo. The authorities claim the brothers of
the young lady opposed her entering the
convent and ordered her detention, but the
Catholics claim the arrest was made upon
orders of the government authorities on the
ground that the prisoner was attem ptinR to
violate the reform laws.
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THE WAR CLOUD LIFTS.
A Correspondent Says No American Con-
suiate Was Attacked in Peru.

A Correspondent Says No American Con-
suiate Was Attacked In Peru.
New YORK, April 9.-The Herald's Valpa-
raise correspondent says: I'm obedience
to instructions l made an investigation into
the report that the American consulate in
Peru had been attacked by mob. for
which an apology has been demanded by
the United States government. have not
been able to find that any consulate in
Peru was invaded. but the incidents con-
nected with the reported sacking have led
me to believe the outrage took place in La
Paz. Bolivia. The Tow occurred on March
27. party of students who we're en- route
to the Chicago fair attended the funeral of
Senor CRsarda, Chilian merchant of La
Pnz. The funeral services were held in the
Masonic temple This enraRed the anti
Masonic opulace. who attacked the build
ing. The mob then set the building ON fire
and it was burned to the ground. During
the riot seven persons were injured. There
was no attack upon or demonstration OF
any kind against an American consulate. -
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THE REST THEY WENT FOR.
President Cleveland and Party Enjoy 1t
at Wilmington.

President Gle veland and Party Enjoy 1t
at Wilmington.
WILMINGTON, Del, April 9.-President
Cleveland. Secretary Gresham and Senator
White spent very quiet day at Ambas-
sador Bayard's home and save for a stroll
this morning around tho grounds remained
indoors until 3:05 O'Clock this afternoon.
At that time they finished luncheon, and
then the gentlemen. accompanied by Mr..
Bayard. went for drive. Several men
who were waiting around the house lifted
their hats and the salute was returned by
the president. As the party left the house
Mr.. Bayard was again asked whether there
was any significance attached to the visit.
He replied there was not, and shat the gen
tlemen had merely come here for the rest
which they were getting. At six O'Clock
the arty returned and took dinner This
evening was quietly spent. There were no
callers during the day and no one was IN
vited to meet the president. Mr.. Bayard
said this after noon he would sail for Eng
land in about month. The ambassador
will be accompanied by his wife and In
London will probably be joined by his
daughters, who are now in Sweden. The
p esident and party will leave for Wash
ington tomorrow morning.
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1T WILL BEAT THE CARNEGIEs.
A Monster Syndicate Formed by Inventor
Harvey at Pittsburg.

A Monster Syndicate Formed by Inventor
Harvey at Pittsburg.
PIrTsBunG, April 9.-It has just been dis
covered here that powerful syndicate is
being formed, which will rival the combined
interests of the Carnegie organizations.
The financial backing will come from vari-
GUS parts OF this country and Europe, aud
the capital stock will be $1O0.000!000.
David Reese. one of tho interested parties.
would not deny that the facts as stated
were substantially correct. The most i'm
portant feature of the whole business ia
probably the fact that James Harvey in
ventor of the famous nickel shell and the
Harvey,zed steel, from which armour plate
is made. is the protector of the syndicate.
The Carnegies used his patent, paying
royalty on the production. Harvey was
dissatisfied with the arrangement. desiring
to enter the firm. but this was denied him,
and he determined to go in business for
himself. Influential persons were ap-
preached and the present syndicate 10 the
result.
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Route of u Railroad.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, April 9.-W. H. Pat
ten. chief engineer of the Pan American
railroad. will be aided by corps of assist,
ant engineers in running the proposed line
through Texas. The road will start at Vic
toria, Texas. where connection will be mad Q
with the Southern Pacific road. and will
follow the gulf coast to Brownsville and
thence along the coast to point below
Tuxpan. Mexico. whore detour will be
mnde and tho line built to the City OF
Mexico. 1t is now claimed that the com
pany ia on n solid financial basis and the
road will be pushed to early completion. A
contract will soon he let for the constrzo-
tion OF the road from Victoria to Rsfugio.
Texas.
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WIRE WOUND CANNON,
The Woodbridge and Crozicr Rifles to BE
Tested at Sandy Hook.

The Woodbridge and Crozicr Rifles to BE
Tested at sandy Hook.
WASHINGTON. April 9.-Durine the present
month an interesting and important test
is to be made of the Woodbridge ten-inch
wire-wound gun, which was building at the
Watertown arsenal. Masa., for a long time
under the supervision of the inventor, DR..
W. Z. Woodbridge. The gun is receiving
its brsech mechanism at the Watervliet.
N. Y, gun factory, and will be fred at the
Sandy Hook army ordnance proving ground
in week or two. The gun consists of a
continuous steel tube, overlaid throughout
its rear half with cylinder of closely
fitted steel slaves. the whole wound with
timed steel wire. to be soldered or brazed
IN nm oven. The whole length of the gun
is divided into three sections by steel rings
or bands. and forward of the slaves the
wire is wound directly upon the steel tube
This is one Of the experimental guns which
the army ordnance people will test during
the present year.
The rival weapon, the Crozier wire wound
ten-inch rifle, designed by young officer
of the army ordnance department., whose
for trial, and will probably be fred during
May at Sandy Hook. The gun is complet-
ing at the Watervliet factory. This gun
consists of steel tube. overlaid from breech
to muzzle with a practically continuous
covering Of steel wire, wound in layers.
with jacket cylinder enveloping the steel
wire over the reinforce, and continuous
layer of steel hoors covering the wire from
the trunion band forward to the muzzle.
The coils of wire are electrically welded,
end to end SO that the gun is wound with a
! continuous strand of wire. The breech
mechanism is of the usual service tyre.
The ordnance experts have taken every
in, okt
wound rifles to overcome the most obvious
weak point OF this type of gun, which lies
In insufficient longitudinal strength. The
friends of the wire-ground weapon look
upon it rs a formidable rival of the so
called built-up guns. The wire-wound gun
does not necessitate the handling and I'm
ishing of the great foreings required in the
built-up construction. 1t 10 also claimed
that such gun could be built both more
quickly and more cheaply.
The test of these two guns will be the
most important trial which has been held
at Sanity Hook for some time. There is q
possibility that the result may revolution.
ize gun construction in this country.
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TO-DAY Prince Ferdinand of
Bulgaria will we'd the Princess
Maria Louisa, daughter of the
Duke Of Parma.
The ceremony will take place
at the Dukes villa near Rome,
and will be an occasion of un-
usual magnificence. The Prince
now seems to be firmly seated
on the Bulgarian throne, and the
family of the Duke is one Of the
oldest in Italy. 1t will be a royal
display.
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SHEEHAN WAS NOT PLEASED.

The President Hadn't Time to Talk OF
New York Vacancies.
New York. April 9.-Lieut. Gov. Sheehan
returned from Washington in very bad
humor. II may as we'll tell you the simple
truth about my experience in Washington"
he said, smiling. "When l went to the
president in regard to the Offices vacant or
soon to be vacant in Buffalo and the west
ern part of New York. called in company
with senator Murphy. Cleveland told US
he had arranged to 90 to Delaware TO
spend Sunday with Bayard and had no
time to consider the subject of our visit.
He would be pleased, he said. to see me
Monday or come other day. could not
stay over till Monday, but will return to
Washington later in the week."
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WANT ALL TO ATTEND.

A Meeting at Three p. IN. To-day of tho
Columbian Association.
The ladies of the Columbian association
will hold II very important meeting to-day
nt three ?. M. In the Board Of Trade rooms
and desire to urge upon all members the
necessity for their attendance. The treas
urer will. give detailed and full account of
all moneys received and disbursed by the
association aud all persons desrous of
hearing what has been accomplished by the
association. and also the cost Of the fount-
ain donated by the ladies OF the county to
the woman's building, are respectfully ra-
uuested to attend.
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CORRESPONDENTS NO LONGER.
Naval Officers Embarrassed Both Sides
During the Chilian War.

Naval Officers Embarrassed Both Sides
During the Chilian War.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-In explanation of
the paragraphs in the navy regulations re-
Gently issued, prohibiting naval officers
from acting as correspondents OF newspa-
pers, it is said to have had its origin in the
late Chilian trouble. During that
struggle. the story goes. two naval officers
stationed at Valparaiso were in the
pay of certain New York newspapers, to
which they wired frequent inside news in
cipher of the movements of eaoh of tho
forces engaged. 1t frequently happened
that Bslmaosda on one side or tho provis.
ional troops on the other were thus made
aware of the movements of the others. it
being wired back from New York
by friends that could not 9th
q; wise have known. The provisional
70 oes subsequently complained of this to
the United States governments and alleged
that they had not been seriously embar-
rasssd thereby. Whereupon the United
States expressed regret at what had passed.
but rendered repetition of the complaint
impossible by causing the insertion of tho
much talked Of paragraph in the new regu-
lRtionB.
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THE AXE WORKS SLOWLY.
Headsman Maxwell Not Up to the Reoor,
of March. 1889.

HeRdsman Maxwell Not Up to the Record
of March. 1889.
WAsHINaToN. April 9.-The following
comparative statement. prepared at the
postofflce department has been made pub
lie: The total number Of fourth-class post
masters appointed from March 4, 1S93 to
April 3, 1898. inclusive. was 1878, of which
COS were to fill vacancies caused by resigna-
tions and deaths. and 80 were removals.
OF the removals ninety had served four
years and over. The total number of
fourth class postmasters appointed from
March 4. 1859. to April 3, 1883, inclusive,
was 1928. of which 503 were to fill vaoan-
cies caused by resignationH and deaths, and
1876 were removals. At that time no book
of record was kept of the terms of service
IN the removal cases.
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Locke Is VlutltCnte(l.

PARIS. Tex, April 9.-Agont Bennstts
report to Secretary Hoks Smith was read
with great interest. Looke's friends feel he
is fully vindicated and are anxiously await
ing the arrival of troops. They sRv they
can then return to business without fear OF
molestatioc and with some assurance of
protection. Locke and his men were all IN
Antlers this afternoon. They returned to
the fort say ing they would not disband until
tho federal troops arrived and the militia
went away.
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Victory for the brotherhood.

MACON. Ga, Arril 9.-The decision Of
Judge speer, rendered yesterday. on tho
petition Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers to require the receiver Of the
Central railroad of Georgia to enter into q
contract with that o ganization for the SER
vice OF its members on that road. is re-
garded by the brotherhood az a signal vic
tory for the organization. 1t attracted
much attention and discussion among
members of tho bar. by whom IL is pro-
nounced to be the most far reaching, i'm
portart and satisfactory declaration upon
the relations of capital and labor yet rem
dored.
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Tidal Wave Swept In.

sr. JOSEPH, Nioh.. April "a tremendous
tidal wave swept in over the beach from
Lake Michigan last night, the water ex-
tending back over the sand = distance of
six or seven hundred feet. Water in the
river also rose to u height OF four or FIVE
feet above the normal stage. The big wave
swept every movable thing before il. The
wave receded within few minutes after ii
In
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II Nill Dc yrensurer Morgan.

WASHINGTON. April 9.-N is said that
Daniel Morgan. of Connecticut. will be
nominated for treasurer of the United
States. His nomination ia said to be do
layed until the state legislature adjourns.
because Withdrawal from that body now
would alter its political complexion.
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A strike In Boston To-Day.

BosToN. April 9.-The boiler makers and
Iron Ship Builders union of this city have
resolved to strike tomorrow. The strike
will involve 800 men and will temporarily,
at least, stop all work on the cruiser Mar.
bleheau,
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Tho Prisoners Wore Butohered.

VALPARAISO, April 9.--Ths revolutionists
in CatamRnoa, Argentine. have suffered a
defeat at Cralle station. The prisoners
were butchered and defenceless passengers
on a railroad train attacked. Tho chief of
police of Catxmaroa, who 10 tho leader of
tho rsvolutionists in the province. 10 now a
priaoper,
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interesting In Ogden.

OapRN, Utah, April 9.-unusual interest
ia being taken in the approaching session
of the Tiansmissiasippi congress. Letters
and kilograms from prominent men all over
the Transmississippi country indicate \
lArpe attendance.