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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-11
ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT.
Veterans Meet at Great Fnlls-The Parade
Great Success.

Veterans Meet at Great FAlls-Tho Parade
y Great Success.
Special to the Independent.
GREAT FALLS. May 10.-Thts was Tho first
day of the annual enoampment of Montana
G.. A.. X. 1t was fttingly observed by
maCniicent street pageant, which com
menced at 2:30 p. m. The limo OF march
was formed At the City hall on Second ave-
ma south. The parade moved east TO
sixth street, north to Central avenue. and
vest to the Park hotel whore the mayor de-
liyered his address of Welcome. The pa
rade was in the following order: Marshal
and sixteen aides. police. mayor and dis
tinouished guests. Women's Relief Corps,
Helena drum corps. Company Montana
National Guard. Grand Army veterans,
Great Falls drum corps. Sons OF Veterans,
fambeau club. fire department.. oitizens in
carriages.
When the Park hotel WAS reached Mayor
Gelsthorps delivered a speech OF Welcome
and handed the key Of the city TO Colonel
Sanders, who responded in behalf OF the q.
| A. r. veterans. The colonel was greeted
with rounds Of applause as he stood up In
carriage, holding in his right hand the pro-
verbal key. which was nearly two feet long.
made of tin covered with gilt. He made one
of his characteristic speeches and vas
roundly applauded.
After the speaking The g. A. H. veterans
adjourned to Minos hall and spent the rest
of the day In transaotinR business pertain
ing to the order. The parade was shs
largest ever Witnessed here. Tho veterans,
| oOO .tronv. Wsre greeted with tTsmsndous
Hpplause oil along the line of march. To-
night tho hsmbesu club gave sosohiiRns
parade In honor Of the visitors
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BIssELL's FIRST ASSISTANT.

Frank II. Jones, of Springfield. ILL.,,
Chosen for the Place.
WASHINGTON. May 10.-Frank H. Jones. OF
Springfield. ILL.,, who was to-day appointed
first assistant postmaster general. vice d.
Clay Evans resigned, is a native OF Spring
field, and is SO years Of age. He graduated
from Yale in the class of '75 and immedi-
ately took up the study OF law. Since ad-
mission to the bar he has engaged in the
active practice of his profession. He was Il
member of the last Illinois general assem-
bly, from the Springfield district. Jones is
president of the league of democratic clubs
of Illinois, and was a delegate to the last
democratic national convention. He has
always taken deep and active interest in
national and state politics and is possessed
of brilliant attainments. Mr.. Jones has
been selected to deliver the Grafton on the
occasion of the dedication of the Hin ois
state building at the Worlds fair ON the
18th inst.
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Government Crop Report.

WASHINGTON. May 10.-May returns to
the department Of agriculture ON the condi-
ton of winter wheat show a reduction OF
2.1 points from the April average, being
b53. against 77.4 last month, and "a in May
of last ysar. The chief loss 10 ia Ohio.
Michigan. Indiana, Illinois. Missouri and
K.nsns. In the last named state She condi-
tion ia only 81. and the average for these
six states is only GS.3 against 72.2 in April.
Conditions for growth and developments are
favorable in the Pacific statea. In Cali
fornia the condition advanced 10 points.
The average condition Of barley Ia $50 In
states Of principal production the averages
are: New York 95. Ohio "a. California 80.
In California the Drop is damaged by oyer
ilow and wet weather.
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Whore tho Money Coos.

WASHINGTON. May 1o.-The pension de-
pnrtmsnt has unearthed what appears TO be
a series Of gross pension frauds by W. Il.
Drewey, q pension attorney of Norfolk, Va,
who is now under arrest. year ago he
was discovered In frauds and debarred
from practice in pension cases. lnvestiga-
tion by the present administration shows
that he had 1876 pensions granted, mostly to
illiterate negroes. and that % per cent. of
them woro fraudulent the notsriss. names
and seals being forged. The extent OF
these frauds will DO better appreciated
when il IL stated that all the pensions Sc
cured carried arrears. The matter will
come up in the United States court NJ Nor
folk Monday. The fsauds will probably
roach 100000.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-11

TO-DAY the final contests for
championship honors of the
National Fencer's League will
take place at the Berkely Ly-
ceum, New York City.
Under the rules of the League
the preliminary contests were
held month ago, and only those
having fifty = five per cent. to
their credit at that time, can
take part in the finals to-day.
Great interest attaches to the
several events.
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Carl Schurz In Washington.

WASHINGTON. May l0-Hon Carl sohurz
had n conference to-day with Secretary
Gresham. 1t ia understood the Russian OK
tradition treaty was tho topic OF oonversn-
tiou. Schurz tonight dined informally
| with President Cleveland. HIS visis 10 ho'
h,iisyea 10 have any political Significance
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Change
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In weather conditions is rapid.
Extremes succeed each other
at short intervals. Warm
weather is certain, and it is
good policy to select suitable
apparel now. Delays are un-
profitable and inconvenient.
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Base Hall,

LOUISVILLE, May l0-Ths Cleveland and
Louinville game possponed; vet grounds.
BRooKLyN. May 10.-No special fsntureu
In to-day's game. Brooklyn 4, New York 6.
Hr, LOUIS May 10.--The Browns did CON
siderable batting to-day. 81. Louis IA.
Chicago 2.
RAnrIMonH. May 10.-Ths sisitnrs hroks
their string Of hard LUCK to-day. Balti-
more z. Philadelphia 8.
CINCINNATI. May l0.-PittshurQ won the
game OH or ora of Latham and Oaruthers.
Cincinnati 3, PittshurR5.
WASHINGTON. May 10.-The visitors wert
defeated by superior all round playing
! Washington IL. Boston D.
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29
WILSON'S STATEMENT.
The Chairman OF the Committee Makes
Plea for the Bin.

The Chairman OF the Committee Makes q
Plea for the Bill.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 81. - Chairman
Wilson Of the ways and means COM
mittee has made statement in relation
to the new tariff bill, saying it is meant
to reform vast lsbyrinthian system Of
class taxation. He details its main fea-
lures as follows:
First-The adoption, wherever 1t
seemed practicable, of ad valorem in
stead of specific duties.
Secondly The freeing from taxes Of
those great materials of industry that lie
ct the basis Of production.
Specific rates Of duty are objectionable
for these reasons: They frequently con-
ceal rate of taxation too enormous to
be submitted to if exposed to ad valorem
terms as the duty of 8 cents hundred
pounds ON salt In bulk, which amounts
to over so per cent on common neces-
sary Of life. They always bore heavily
on the common articles used by the
masses and lightly ON the expensive arti-
cles consumed by the rich, as tax of $50
ON all houses would be little or nothing
on the great mansion and very high on
the humble home. And, contrary to
to common belief, specific duties
Lead to Greater Frauds
in administration, for counting and
weighing at the custom house are done
by the cheapest and most easily cor
rupted labor, while ad valorem rates are
assessed by the best paid and most re-
sponsible appraisers. The ad valorem
system has worked well in practice, Is
essentially the fair system because it is a
tax upon the actual value Of an article,
and was declared by Mr.. Clay himself
to be in theory, and in accordance to
every sound principle of justice, entitled
to the preference and vindicated by long
trial.
The boldest innovation of the bill is
its large free list of the raw materials.
Taxes upon production are double
wrongs. They gather and cumulate on
the consumers of the finished products.
They hurt labor by narrowing the mar
ket for what it produces. Coal and iron
are the foundations Of modern industry.
Material progress is measured by the
amount of their consumption. No other
country can supply them as abundantly
or as cheaply as we can. Untaxed ores,
coal, lumber, wool and other things
must immensely stimulate production in
certain parts of our country,
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29

A characteristic feature of Mashona-
land, the kopje, is frequently mention
ed in the dispatches reporting the en-
gagements with the Matabele. Some
description of these curious elevations
is given in a letter to Professor Geikie,
from Mr.. j. B. Don, formerly one of
his pupils A uniform granite forma-
tion is, he says, by far the most promi-
nent geological popularity of Mashona-
land and indeed of most of the interior
of South Africa. Sometimes it rises
into mountains, but usually the general
level is only broken by low kopjes, and
in those parts where the bed rock and
surface are fattest the kopjes present
the most singular appearance. The
whole country seems dotted with huge
curbstones, and in whichever direction
you look they gradually close in the
view, as the trunks of trees would in
forest. Some of these curbstones are
800 feet or more high, sheer all round,
and apparently of smaller diameter
than height. Sometimes the original
mass has been so broken up as to form
the most marvellous steeplelike struc-
lures springing out of the rich foliage
that grows in all the crevices. Native
huts are built on these kopjes in almost
inaccessible positions. London News.
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29
PoWDERLY is OUT.
HIS RESIGNATION ACCEPTED BY THE
KNIGHTS.

The Vote Stood e3 to 13-Labor Commits.
sioper Sovereign of Iowa Was Elected
to Succeed Him-Third Man to Hold the
once.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 28.-James r.
Sovereign of Iowa was elected gen.
eral master workman of the Knights of
Labor during the afternoon by q vote of
90 to 3, James Campbell of Pittsburg
being his opponent Mr.. Sovereign is
the third man to hold the Office of gen.
eral master workman in the order since
its organization In 1869, Mr.. Stephens
and Mr.. Powderly being the two others.
The afternoon session was characterized
by very peaceful and harmonious pro-
ceedings. General Worthy Foreman
Bishop occupied the chair. Upon as
sembling the delegates announced the
following nominations for a general ex-
ecutive board, three of whom were to
be elected: Fl. B. Martin, Minnesota;
J. w. Kenna, Indiana; James Mcclure,
District of Columbia; T. Chonforker,
Maryland; J. Robinson, Indiana; d. L.
Roy, South, Dakota; s.. G. French, Mas
sachusetts. Martin, with "a votes, and
Kenna and Roy, each with 18,
Were Declared Elected.
T. b. Mcclure of New York was elected
on Friday, making complete board of
four. The next business was the re-
sumption of balloting on General Master
Workman Powderly's resigna ion, which
was accepted by 90 to 10 votes. James
R. Sovereign, James Campbell and T.
B. Mcclure were then nominated for
the Office, but Mcclure withdrew. Only
one ballot was taken. This resulted as
follows: Sovereign % and Campbell 8.
The news of his election was imme-
diately telegraphed to Mr.. Sovereign,
who is expected to be present before the
adjournment of the general assembly.
Mr.. Powderly was seen shortly after
wards by an Associated Press reporter.
He seemed in excellent humor. When
asked his opinion of the assembly's ac-
ton he said: "The king is dead, long
live the king. Mr.. Sovereign will have
no heartier support by any individual
of the order than he will receive from
me. He is eIninently worthy of the po-
sition and believe he will fill the Office
as well as anyone can"
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29
Friday. Nov. "a.

Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot,
is seriously i'll.
Arrests of anarchists continue to be
made throughout Spain.
There is now strong probability that
the Peoples Savings bank of Dsnver will
resume business at an early date.
The oath annual conference of the
Pennsylvania Woman's Suffrage associa-
ton is in session at Philadelphia.
The employers liability bfll passed its
third reading in the house of commons
Thursday night without division.
Terrific SHOWS prevail in the highlands
of Scotland and number of railroad
trains are imbedded In great drifts.
Marshal Canrobert has informed the
electors Of his intention to resign from
the French senate and to retire from
public life.
1t is estimated that the coal output for
Colorado for 1893 will reach SIC, 900, 900,
for Wyoming $5,OOO,000 New Mexico
81, 1000, 900.
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29
The Trihm,re.
PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS.
HI. II. STEVENS.
PUBLISHES.
Job Printing a Speciality.
ON THE FREE LIST.
THE NEW TARIFF BILL GIVEN TO THE
PUBLIC.

Long List of Articles Which WIN BE Ad-
mItted Free of Duty-The Bounty on
Sugar win BE Reduced One-Eighth
Each Year. TIL It Is All Gone.
WASHINGTON, Nov. a7.-The new
Democratic tariff bill has been given out
to the public, and its provisions fulfill
every expectation of those who have
predicted that 1t would be radical
measure. In many respects it is sur
prise, even to the Democratic members
of congress, as it is unprecedented IN
many of its provisions.
The free list is of that liberal scope
sufficient to satisfy the most radical ad-
vocates of reform, and the repudiatiou
of the principle of reciprocity, which has
been the pride of the Republicans and
the bette noir of the Democrats for a
number of years, is
Decisive and Emphatic.
The bounty on sugar, which was to be
so promptly repealed, is instead, to. be
repealed by easy gradations, and viii
not reach its conclusive effect until after
the present century.
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29
Saturday, NoY. 2b.

The Italian cabinet has decided to re-
sign.
The jury in the st. Paul bank robbery
case disagreed. They stood six to six.
E. E. Faville of Mitchell, Ia, has been
elected professor Of agriculture in Nova
Scotia.
j. J. T. Ball, pioneer railroad man,
died at Denver from dropsy. He has
been Ill for seven months, but his death
was unexpected.
The libel suit of Chief of Police Adam
son against George Raymer, president OF
the Madison, Wis, Democrat company
has been dismissed.
A dispatch to the London Daily Tele.
graph from Athens says that the Rus
sian admiral, Avelan, will visit Constan-
tinople during December.
An order simplifying the practice of
the pension bureau in adjudicating
claims under the act of June 81, 1890,
has been issued by Commissioner Loch-
ran
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29
SEVEN INDICTED.

officials of the Madison Square BaI.k Must
Stand Trial.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-Thirty- three in
dictments were presented by the grand
jury against seven of the officers of the
defunct Madison Square bank. The
only two directors who escaped were
Frederick Uhlmann and Lewis Thomp-
son, the cashier. Thompson was let off
because he turned states evidence. Sew
eral other indictments in connection
with the wrecking of the bank were
handed in, but they were not made pub
lie. The indicted men are: President
Joseph F. Blaut, Directors Ronald T.
Mcdonald, Andrew Soulard, Frederick
A. Kursheedt, Adolph S. Kalischer,
Simon Gutenberg and Charles E. Sell
nunr
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29
SIX PLEADED GUILTY.
Trial of Indicted Smugglers at Portland,
Or, Begun.

Trial of Indicted Smugglers at Portland,
Or, Begun.
PORTLAND, Or, Nov. 27.-The trials
of 20 persons indicted for smuggling
have begun in the United States court.
The trials are of unusual interest, owing
to the social and political prominence of
some of the defendants, among whom is
James Letan, ex-collector of customs,
and J, G. Mulkey, ex-special agent Of
the treasury department,
The first case called was that of
Nathan Blum, on the charge of SNUG
Cling 800 pounds of opium. Blum plead
guilty. Sentence was reserved. It is
stated that Blum will now be witness
for the government.
When court convened in the afternoon
L. G. Sweeney, w. B. Jackling, Robert
Garthorne, w. F. Patterson and Thomas
Borg also pleaded guilty. Sentence in
each case was suspended. The plea of
guilty entered by the six defendants
will, it is thought, be detrimental to the
interests Of the remaining defendants.
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29
An Editor Suicides.

ST. PAUL, Nov. 2S.-About IL a. m.
Albert Wolf of 220 Prescott street, West
Side, was killed in the Union depot, be-
ing horribly mangled by a Kansas City
transfer train. From what could be OBJ
served of the mans actions around the
depot and prior to his death it was a
case of suicide and was attempted twice
before it was accomplished. He was
formerly editor of The Volkzeitung, and
was quite prominent in politics.
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29
Tuesday. Nov. 2s.

The Southern Pacific has removed its
boycott against the Canadian Pacific.
There seems to be no prospect Of an
immediate settlement of the Italian cab
met troubles.
The spread of influenza is increasing
at Berlin, and several deaths from the
epidemic are reported.
Furman & Hamilton, one of the oldest
and largest grocery firms of Shreveport,
La, have failed. Assets, $122, 900; LA
bilities, $4,000.
J. E. Hannigan, general passenger
agent of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
aud Northern, has resigned, the resigna-
ton to go into effect Dec. 81.
The visible supply of wheat and corn
in the United States and Canada on Sat
urday, Nov. 25, was as follows: Wheat,
77,286, 900 bushels; corn, 1880, 900 bush
els.
The state department has recognized
temporarily Don Luiz Munzi az acting
consul of Spain at Baltimore in place of
Don Carlos Diaz who recently committed
suicide.
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29
Gnvernnr Peck Denies.

MADISON, Wis, Nov. 28.-Governor
Peck has filed his answer to the Tracy,
Gibbs & Co. complaint in which it is set
up that the governor, Attorney General
O'Connor, Assistant Attorney General
Clancy and Colonel G. L. Clark entered
into conspiracy to get $1,000 from
them for use by their personal organ,
the now defunct Madison Times. Peck
denies conspiracy and says the print
ing order was given out by him after
the attorney general had said it would
be lawful for him to SO act. Each of
the other defendants deny conspiracy.
The matter is causing considerable ex-
element here.
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29
weekly supplies for the Needy,

MILWAUKEE, Nov. .28.-Governor Peck
and the relief party who took two car
loads of supplies to the starving miners
at Hurley, Wis, have returned to the
city. They found the most urgent need
for the food and clothing. Governor
Peck will send supplies weekly to the
distressed people until the people of the
towns where the destitution exists pay
their annual taxes, when the township
officers will assume the burden.
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29
Forty Torpedo Cruisers.

NEW YORK, Nov. 28.-The Herald's
Washington dispatch says it is under
stood that at arecent cabinet meeting
the president gave his hearty approval
of the annual report of Secretary Her
bert. The secretary s recommendations,
which received the approval of the presi-
dent, contemplate the construction of
one new battleship and 40 torpedo
c1-T1isers
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29
e-ss.
Rusk's FUNERAL.
Impressive Services Held For the Dead
SOldier-Statesman.

i NAmHEC5eANO 0SINlCGh AA1AW EOA SAA0 @~Ses>~
SOldier-Statesman.
VRoQUA, Wis, Nov. 25.-The obse-
quies over the remains of Hon. jeremiah
Rusk were fitting finale of the simple
life of Wisconsin's commoner, the most
/ picturesque character the state has ever
| produced. The bitterly cold wind did
not prevent the people of the entire coun-
| try from attending the funeral, and
many thousands Of strangers were pres
ent, large delegations coming from the
most distant parts of the Northwest.
Three heavy special trains arrived dur
ing the day, the first arriving from La
Crosse. The second, from Madison,
brought Governor Peck, the most of the
state officers, judges of the supreme
court and large number of other prom
inent people. The third and largest
special came from Chicago and Milwau-
kee, bringing 700 notable people, includ-
ing ex-President Harrison, ex-Attorney
General Miller, Captain Meredith, ex-
chief of the bureau Of printing and en-
craving; Edward Willets, assistant sec
retary of agriculture; Senator Philetus
Sawyer and John G. Spooner, ex-Goy-
ernor w. D. Hoard, General Lucius
Fairchild, Henry G. Payne, and large
delegation of the Loyal Legion and Ma
sonic fraternities.
The Funeral Services.
The funeral arrangement were In ac-
cordance with the wishes of General
Rusk. A short service was held at the
residence on the previous day in the
presence of his family only and the re-
mains were then conveyed to the Meth
odist church, where they lay in state
until the hour of burial. The little
church holds only about $50 people, and
a continuous stream passed by the bier.
There were many affecting scenes as old
veterans hmped by to get farewell
look at the familiar face and in many
instances weeping and audibly express
ing their grief and sorrow.
The public services were of an extern
pore character, and were conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Muzum of the Methodist
church and Professor D. Butler, warm
personal friend of General Rusk A
choir rendered a number of favorite Sc
lections, and there were one or two so
los. The religious services were fol-
lowed by the reading of the beautiful
burial service of the Masonic blue lodge
by E. Fl. Benzenberg, commander of the
Wisconsin consistory. Immediately fol-
lowing the services the procession formed |
and proceeded to the cemetery where |
the last scene in the eventful life of |
General Rusk was enacted.
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29
Not Part of the Message.

WASHINGTON, Nov. .25.-There has
been general belief that the president
would discuss the Hawaiian question in
his message and more interest than ever
has been manifested in the document on
this account, but it is stated at the White
House that this matter can easily be
avoided by an allusion to the Hawaiian
affair in the regular message with the
statement that it will be treated in a
special message on the subject when
further and expected information has
been received
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29

DAVENPORT, Ia, Nov. 2s.-Mrs. John
L. Reid committed suicide by hanging
herself on the front porch of her home.
She was discovered after life had become
extinct and cut down by her daughter.
Mrs. Reid was deserted by her husband
about year ago. Being proud spirited
she suffered much rather than let her
friends know of her pressing wants.
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29
Monday. Nov. 27.

The French cabinet has resigned.
Yale defeated Harvard at football
Saturday by score of 8 to 0.
The salaries of officers and employees of
the Northern Pacific are to be again re-
duced Jan. /.
The Swiss minister at Washington,
DR.. A. De Claparede, has been trans-
ferred to Vienna.
Dan Creedon and Bob Fitzsimmons
have signed articles to fight before the
club Offering the largest purse.
The steamer City of New York, which
went on the rocks at San Francisco a
month ago, has been finally abandoned.
Fire destroyed the new Henrietta
theater, the Chittenden hotel and the
Auditorium and Park theater at Colum-
bus, o.
A committee to reorganize the Union
Pacific has been named by the stock
holders and the government. Senator
Brice is chairman.
T. v. Powderly, master workman of
the knights of Labor, has resigned.
James R. Sovereign of Des Moines, Ia,
will, it is thought, be his successor.
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29
Illinois Banker Sentenced.

NORMAL, Ills, Nov. William II.
Schureman, the ex-banker, who was
president of the defunct Exchange
bank of this city, pleaded, guilty to 30
counts of an Indictment for embezzle-
ment in receiving money for deposit
when the bank was insolvent. He was
sentenced to one year in the peniten-
tiary and to pay fine twice the sum of
the deposits involved,
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29
MENACE is FREE.

The Noted Minneapolis Embezz1er Not q
Prisoner In Guatemala.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-A special to the
World from Guatemala says: The man
calling himself Miller, but who is al
legged to be Menage, the Minneapolis en-
bezzler, has given the American sleuth
hounds the slip, having got safely across
into Honduras.
Morris tribune., 1893-11-29

NEW YORK, Nov. 28.-A dispatch to
The Herald from Paris says: Princess
Colonna, the daughter Of Mrs. John w.
Mackey, has applied for legal separa.
ton from Prince Ferdinand Gallatro
Colonna and for the custody of the three
children.