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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-02-25
Financial sItn,tlon in M.,loo.

CRY or MExIco. Feb. 2L-Ths sharp de-
cline IN silver yesterday on the London
market Bent exchange TO unprecedented
hgu es. The situation il exceedingly grave.
bankers fear n further decline. A number
% dealers in European goods who bought
on six months time direct from European
manufacturers fnd their position perilous.
having experienced an increnss OF 60 per
ce.t IA exchange since tho goods were
bought, thereby wiping Out their profits.
Ihs position of large French houses In the
dry goods trade. vino are large importers,
~ bad. Consumption OF this class OF goods
has been steadily dsclinR as exchange has
gone ~.
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CmcAeo. Feb. 2i.-Judgs BFentano. who
presided a. Abe trial OF PrendergAst. the
m.n who assassinated haVor Carter Harri-
son. after listening 60 arguments on the
motion for new trial. to-day rendered n
decisinn over uling tho motion AMI son
fenced him 10 be hanged March N
Nsfofu the sentenoe was pronounced
prendefGnst delivered long. rambling
talk 90 th- court. ohircting 60 the plea OF
insanity made by bis counsel. AMI declared
,he only roint az issue was whether he hai
done right in killing Harrison; whother he
was testified in committing she dead. Thir.
49, krfnl.
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THE ARREST OF wILKERsON.
Constable Billings Tells How It Came
About


To The Independent
WOLF CREEK, Feb. a In your issue Of
the 22d was an item concerning the arrest
OF man BY the name Of Wilkefson. who
had bsen arrested very unjustlT for killing
deer. AsI am the officer who made the
arrest feel somewhat directly interested
and would beg leave for a small space TO
correct a few somewhat erroneous imprss-
siOns under which you seem 90 be labOrinQ.
On the llth, while lying In bed sick, a man,
en- utter stranger 20 me. came 20 my house
and after stating his business, said he
wished TO procure the arrest of a man By
the name of WilkersOn, on Medicine Rock
creek, that he had entered into some sort
OF wood chopping psrtnerahip with said
Wilksrson. and had put IN $500 worth OF
grub 10 the other mans nothing; that when
shat amount was exhausted an Hlto cation
arose. and MilksisOn had run him OF with
an axe. and that IL he dared peach on him
conee ming three deer that he (Wilksrson) }
had killed on the 10Th he (Wnkerson)
would blow his head oh; that
be wished Wilkinson prosecuted fer killing
she deer. what was the penalty. etc, etc. |
told him 90 consult the justice aud he
could probably End out. which he did. and
swore out warrant for the arrest OF Will
inson IN consequences. After an interval
of one or two days. l set out TO effect ths
arrest OF she party IN question. whom
found ensoonesd in q comfortable log
dwelling house, with tWo deer hanging on
the outside. also several hams sailed down
on the inside. with . small amount Of other
atuf. No enclosure was visible 90 me with
the exception Of a small piece of what had
once been fenced land (the fence having
long since been rOtted away several hun
dred yaids up the creek. Wilkinson plead
guilty 10 the ofsnsss and the smallest PEN
atty for 10 was inflicted by ths justice OF
the peace. aud the injustice OF MA arrest
and conviction was eonsum N atod. notUtth-
standing the holding up in horror of the
hands OF the righteous citizens OF Wolf
Creek. TO see the breaking of the statuts
punished. II. l.. BILLINGS.
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NFw Yonu. Feb. eL-Erastas wimaa was
released from custody a. noon. CHARLSE n.
Dssrs. Of Moline. III. having deposited
twenty ave one thousand dollar bills Ia the
once % the citT chamberlain, thia beina
the amount Of bis bail. Recorder bmythe
signed the bond. Dssra 10 ths fathef In
lGw OF Wiman's son. William, nou lTiag la
preoarieua condition a. hia home on
staten Island Wiman'a son 10 much aoras
o-day aud is nct sHpssisd % live.
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AFTER THE BOND ISSUE.
The MontAns HationsI nrinEs Suit Against
the Electric Railway.

The Montana Nationat firtnEs suit Against
tho Electric Railway.
suit was fled In ths district court res
day by the Montana kationAl bank against
tho Helena Electric Railway company,
Massona Bnllafd. q. X. Wells. g. W. Can
non. II. NJ. Pafohon. W. A. Chsssman and
the old Colony Trust company, Of Boston.
The complaint states that prior 20 Dec. q
last the railway company. for value re
coivsd. gave she Montana katiOnal tts nots
for over $50 600 Ga Dec. u she note vas
due and the bank attached the railroad
property. On Jan. following the bank
got Judgment for t35 3G3 %. which vas re
turhed unsaNsled. 10 10 further alleged
that prior 10 Nay 10 last the road became
indebted 10 various persons eud corpora
tions for xl32 OJJ. and gave piOmissorJ
notes for the amounts.
On Jan. ]. 1891. ths railroad, the com
plant charges. oIecutod n desd or mort
gHgs 10 the Ola Colony Trust company.
None Of the sl50 900 OF bonds authorized
under the deed Of trust we're ever sold BY
the railway. but we're executed 20 the Old
Colony Trust cOmBany. On Nay 10 last. u
IL alleged, the directors Of the Electric rail
way adopted a resolution authorizing the
plodRinR OF the bonds 10 secure payment OF
the $4,000 of obligations. and placed
them In the custody Of Massona Ballard.
This. 10 10 claimed. was done 10 delay aud
dofTaud ths bank and all The creditors OF
the road other than those secured by the
bonds. Cannon, Chessman and Perchen,
10 IL further claimed. have since Dec. Il
last become owners Of the various claims
against the road. and will unless re
strained. have Bullard sell the bonds, and
will appropriate the proceeds 70 satisfy
their claims.
The complainant asks that n recsivsr be
appointed 90 take charge Of the property OF
ths railroad company, aud sell II and ap-
ply the proceeds 70 the payment OF tne
banks judgment; aud that Ballard. Wells.
Parchen and ChessmAn be restrained from
selling or attempting TO sell or In any way
disposinR OF the bonds Of the railway com
psny; and that the banks judgment be de-
clared a lien on the company superior 90
any rights OF the defendhnta
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Special g. D no independent
Hurr. Fob. "A man who claims 90 be
the onlv relative OF Hans Won Bulou. the
2 eat German pianist. who died In Cairo.
Egyrt. Feb i3 has been discovered In this
city. Ilis name is Car von Bulow. lie
saws be is nephew OF ths lead musician,
aud bsins the only relative vill come In
for tie estate. which amounts 20 s.O00Oo0
marks The nephew 70 nov employed In
the capacity OF tar porter IN the Hotel
Butte. but saJs he will start Tor Germany
to-morrow 10 claim she fortune.
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Rebel Transpert Ennk.

RIo DE JASEIRo Feb. 2i.-Dsstruetion OF
tie insureent transport Merourio Is said to
have resulted in considerable loss of life
Shots penenstrated the boiler. which burst
and killed number of insurgents. The
snip then caught nre and many OF the IN
jured a.s said 90 have been burned 60
death. number we're drowned while at
tempting 90 swim ashore and others were
cAutured.
II IL reported PeiIoto's fleet has finally
left for Rio and Bahia. Another report
SAYS there has been battle AZ Bahia aud
tte insurgents are supposed 90 have gained
sofne advantage.
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whether or Not Anything Can Be Don
for silver.

for silver.
LONDON, Feb. 2L-Ths Financial News
says: "Guatamala to-day and other silver
countries tomorrow. Default with most
of them is only a question of time. The
worlds commerce is reelinR TO a crisis.
yet the mischief from the appreciation of
gold has only begun. Bimetnllism in EuR-
land is gaining converts.
1T Is understood that Liddsrdsls. sI-
govsTnor Of the Bank of England, is a
strong advocate OF an international agree
msnt for joint standard. BimetAl-
lism Is no longer the creed
Of handful OF cranks. Nearly every
economist of emineaoe Is on its side. The
international ooufe ence must be reopsned.
France Germany aud the United States are
anxious that this snail be done. Surely oar
interests @ as great a. theirs. IL. in our
pride as the gold mart of the world We
stand aside. punishment will fall upou our
own heads. IL depends upon the British
cabinet whether the conference be fruitlsss
or not "
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WASHINGTON. Fsb. H.-fhe closing sss-
sion OF the third continental congress of
the Daughters Of the American Revolution
was inauRurated to-day By the election of
ofhcefs for the ensuing year. 40 foliowsi
Mrs. Adlai Stevenson. president goneraii
Mrs. A. q. dser. Washington. yica-prssi-
dent ia charge Of oFganizationi recording
secretary general. MTa. Henry 0aunett.
District of Columbia; corresponding secro-
tary general. Miss Marie Deshai treasurer
rnnaIal Mrs. NlTanda Inlloek.
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AT SAM HERE'S.

The Finest Place for Candles. Oysters,
Home Msde bread, Etc.
Herr. in the Beveridge block. stili main
tains his reputation az the finest in bis line
Of business. Oysters fresh from the east
every day. candies that never stay long
enough TO get stale and homemade bread
that Is just like that TO be had at home are
among the many good things that are 90 be
found AZ the place. Give him a call.
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The improvement in the weather warns
the prudent that this Is tho time 90 begin
thinking about spring and spfiaE garments.
Raleigh q Clarke have just the very thing
10 a. abe oecasion. 10 IL their new lins OF
spring wash goods. ius, received. Nothing
like thess goods have been seen In the
northwest for many Tears. Ihsy are sure
70 please the ladies OF Helena as soon as
thsy set their eyes on them.
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The new line OF zephyr Ringhams Just re-
eeivsd a. Raleigh q Clarkg's should be seen
b ever lady In Helena. They are the
loveliast thing sosn anywhere In Montana
aud this h. the time OF year for just such
goods. The ginGhams 10 Q ordered Ia the
east dufing the vtsit OF NJ. W. h. kalsigh.
aud they will prove a TcVo alton.
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WILL OPEN MARCH 1.

Mrs. NJ. n. Speriiag Has Moved TO II
south HodaeY street.
Mrs.. NJ. II. spsrline has moved from the
Denver block to Il South Rodney stree,
ami will open March l With eastern help
and eastern prices. She will be pleased TO
meet her old patrons and friends.
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wAsHNGroN. Feb. 24.-Guzmau. Nioar-
aeaun minister 10 the United States re-
ceivsd tho following cablegram from the
minister Of foreign affairs Of that country;
"reguoigalpa. capital of Honduras. ca
pitulated last night Publish this cable
gram. Oar victory puts an end to the war
IN Honduras" The u Minister added: so
Nicaragua came out victoriousr'
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coprrss.man wr.on,. Health.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 24-Ths following
telegram was received at the department
Of state this afternoon:
Cry OF MExIco, Feb. 24.-ConRressman m
Wilson has developed marked typhoid
fever. Ills general condition is grave.
though the fever ia yet Of mild type. DR..
Millet Provost has had him removed TO
Guadalaiara. which he considers a location
which will give him she bsst sanitary sur
roundings in Mexico. 10 bring him 20 this
city would be most dangerous.
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Nav YoaK. Feb. 5L-Ths wssAiy bsnh
statsmsnt shows Reserve. inefsass. 4@ii'-
Oo0; loans. increase. sii.so3,O10i specie, de-
crssse. SGIl on; legal isudefa inefsssa.
81 .O0O, deposits. inoreess. g4ialuYA
Ihs bauks nos bold tlA.boL,000 IA s1eass
Of legal rsquirgmeatA
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To call and sec a oomplsts line OF ehias
glassware. lamps. silvsTvars. ate.
Prizes to suit every purse.
best goods lowest prices.
\. }. EpwARDs. 5 PARK Avenue.
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Dy Associated Frcss)
sTAuNToN. Va June s.-lawrence spiller.
: eolored. convicted Of the murder OF Lo,tie Rove
on April q. was hanged at S25 o'clock this morn
ing. Death seemed instantaneous,
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INSANE FROM SMALLPOX.
The People at Fordham Hospital
Given a Scare.
New Cases Of tho Disease Discovered
In the Fourth Ward.

An irrational man, about t~wenty-four
years old. who, II is believed, lives
somewhere in westchester County, was
removed from Fordham Hospital TO
North Brother Island this morning, suf-
fering from smallpox.
He walked into the Office OF the hos
pital yesterday afternoon. and said he
wanted the scars" removed from his
face, m%otioning with his finger at erup-
tons too thick to be counted. 1t was
discovered that he had smallpox, and
when II was so announced, there was n
stampede of clerks. outdoor patients and
attendants.
The patient talked incoherently, being
unable to tell anything about himself.
He was evidently insane. probably from
the effects of the disease. Where he
came from is a mystery, but IT was sur
missed hat he might be one OF the dis
charged patients from the Charity Hos
pital on Wards Island. who had be-
come infected there, and who had devel-
oped the disease after leaving that in
stitution.
Tn Health Inspectors had hoped that
they had succeeded In STAMPING out the
Infection In the Fourth Ward, but their
hopes met with disappointment; yesterday
The victims were Annie ami Lillian
Burke. Of 50 Oak .treet, aged twenty
seven years and three months, respect
lively. They were removed - North
Brother Island his morning also.
The whole block in which they lived
night and this morning. but no cases
were discovered.
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INSANE AFTER VACCINATION.
Garritv Attributes His Wife's
Trouble to the Virus,
Committed for Examination In the
Norrisania Court.

Mrs. Catherine Clarity, wife or Will
lam j. Garrity. n carpenter, living at 9i5
Forest avenue, was committed to the
care OF the commissioners OF Charities
and Corrections in the Morrisania Court
this morning for examination as to her
sanity.
Three weeks x Mrs. Garrity was vac
cinated hy "A Health Board physician.
When the virus began to take effect
Mrs. Clarity suffered considerable pain,
which increased in intensity as the days
went by. Her arm was so infiamed and
swollen that she had no use of 1t for
several days.
Last Monday the infimmatlon was
leaving her arm, and Mrs. Clarity was
apparently getting better. 1t was motto d
by her husband, however. that as the
strangely. She was harmless In her
alteration. but, as the couple have no
children, Mr., Garri'y secured a nurse
tc. take care Of hiS wife.
icstcr lay. during the absence OF her
husband, AIRS. Clarity became very lio-
lent. She threw up her arms and shout
ef IN an ~incohtront way, as If in fear
time to throw herself out of the win
dow.
MIR. Garrity said that his wife had
never before, BETRAYED any symptoms
OF insanit", but that, on the contrary,
she had possessed "A strong mind. He
thinks his Wifc'a present condition Is
due to the effects OF vaccination.
Whit Board OF Health physician per
drove with his wife to the Courthouse.
In a cab. She remained in the cab
tee RurEe committed her or the afii-
davl;s of her husband and the nurse.
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SALOONS CLOSED UP EARLY.
Noticeable Result of Byrnes's
Talk to the Captains.
Central ONCE Men Said to BE Look
ing for Violators Of the Law.

One of the %injunctions contained In
h orders given out by Supt. Byrnes to
the police captains of the several pre-
cincts. ali of whom were summoned be-
fore him yesterday, was made manifest
At 1 O'clock this morning, when all the
saloons in the Tenderloln Precinct
closed their doors.
Tho order had been transmitted to the
saloon-keepers by policemen on their
beats, and IL was obeyed, o~stensiply. III
every instance excepting by places
which had been licensed to keep open
all night. II there are any such IN the
Capt s~chmi,tberger delivered q long
lecture to the 6 O'clock and midnight
piatoons, and II is said That among
other things WHICH he en3oined them 10
look out for was gambling houses UT
other suspicious places. .u
In the twentieth, and in fact all other
precincts, the same edict as REGARDS t.;e
was the more noticeable in the, Ming
tccnth and Twentieth, because hereto
fore the saloons have done business az
all hours of the day and night Win put
The excise laws must be rigidly en-
forced hereafter, according to the Su-
perintepdent's orders, else the captain
81 the precinct In which any. violation Is
discovered viii be summarlly called to
account by the Superintendent, who has
full power to act under a recent resolu-
ton OF the Police Commissioners.
II is also said that Central ONCE de-
tectives, were scattered all over the
city last night taking notes and making
observations. This could not be except
by Supt. Byrnes's directions. The OBJ
5ect Undoubtedly must have been to
make observations for the benefit of the
Superintendent as to how faithfully his
orders were executed by the captains:
Supt. Byrnes refused to discuss the
matter to-day or even affirm or deny
whether the saloon and gambling-house
order was to be OF general application
or what further Instructions, II any,. he
gave the captains yesterday.
As q re- suit of the police vigilance. only
two excise arrests We're made in the
Tsnderloin bistriet last night. They
and Joseph Sheim. bartender for
Michael MInden. of 500 Sixth q
There was no evidence produced In court
to show that they were doing business
after hours. and Justice Mcmahon dis
charged them.
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ATTACHED FOR s500,000,
General Electric Proceeds Against
the Fort Wayne Company.
Agent Adams Says the Property Has
Been Transferred.

An attachment for $500. 900 against the
Wayne, Ind. was filed in the County
Clerks office to-day.
The attachment Is In favor Of the
General Electric Company. OF this city.
and Is said to be for money loaned be-
tween 1892 and 1894.
Mr.. Thatcher. OF the law firm OF SImp-
son. Thatcher & Barnum. 10 Wall street,
attorneys for the General Electric Com
piny mas gone tot Fort Wayne to make
an inquiry into the affairs Of the Fort
Wayne Electric Company In the interest
OF his clients.
President Coffin was not in his Office
nor were there any other officers Of
the General Electric Company in who
would talk about the big attachment
now in the HI nds of the Sheriff.
II. e. Adams. Eastern agent for the
Fort WAYNE Electric Company, who has
an office in he Edison Building. at ~
Broad street. when seen to-day, said
that he had heard something concern
ing an attachment. but declared that
he knew rothing of the business tran
sacted .b"tweel his Company and the
General Electric.
Then he made the statement that the
Fort Wayne Electric Company was not
now in existence.
\ the property Of the old Company
ms been transferred 10 me orr W ayne
Electric Corporation, of Indiana said
he, and the only. property concerned
in the action in this State Is the Office
furniture here. which is valued at $3.50"
Mr.. Adams said he didn't know when
tn" Old Company died, and when the
new one was born, nor did he know, he
said, when the property WAS trans
fcrrcd. II might have been a week
or longer.
All the business was transacted at the
home Office. he said. The branch Office
The main office of the General Elec-
trio Company is in Schenectady. n. Y.
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HE REFUSES TO APOLOGIZE.
Therefore, Fuchs Wants Wcster-
nachef Araeated ror Assault.

A warrant was issued this morning by
Justice Connolly: in the Gates Avenue
Police Court, Brooklyn. for the arrest Of
Gottfrfed NWesternncher.' a prominent
wine merchant of WILLIAMSBURG. aud one
of the teaders Of the Arion Singing So
ciety and many other German societies
OF the Eastern District.
Tho complainant. lis Joseph Fuchs. OF
70S Bushwick AVENUE. Some time last
April Wester1acher and Fuchs were at
tending a meeting OF the Arion Singing
Society. They got INTO al argument. and
Fuchs seys W~esternacher enforced his
point with n chair used MS n club. West
ernacher has firmly rcfused to apologize.
and consequently Fuchs has secured the
warrant.
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DECLARED FLYNN INSANE.
Man Who Sued n ItnilrOnd Taken
Before u Jury.

John T. Flynn. forty-fve years old, n
Flatbush Insane Asylum patient. was
taken to the city Court. Brooklyn. this
morning. where AN application was
made for the appointment OF n commit
tee of his person and property. Flynn
has no property to speak of. but may
realize something from his suit against
the Brooklyn city Railroad for damages
for injuries alleged to have been sus-
tEineh on July I last. when he was
struck by "a trolley car. II is claimed
that he became totally blind and insane
from his injuries.
when ono juror asked Flynn how Did
he was the latter replied:
Il was born last night at II o'clock.
I'm n babe, | am"
After Flynn said he owned all the city
parks and a church In Lafayette ave-
nue., the jury decided TIT he was insane
without leaving their seats.
a committee viii be appointed later.
Flynn was formerly n trdckman.
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Nephew and 81 Missing,

Mrs. Billings, of West Farms. called at Police
Headquarters this morning to make Inquiries
about her eleven-year-old nephew, who disap.
pearCd from her home about eight weeks ago.
The boy il a son Of Mrs. Biilings's widowed
sister. About two months ago she sent him
did not return
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struck by n Falling Bcnm.

Jacob Heinrichson, of III Flushing avenue.
williamsburg, while at work on a new building
at North Eighth street and bedford avenue this
morning. was struck Ivy n falling beam and re-
ceived internal injuries. He was taken home.
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shooter Kenny Arrested.

Joseph Kenny. a saloon-kceper, OF los Wsveriy
avenue. Brooklyn. was arrested this morning
charged with shooting Edward Petty. Of IS Fleet
place. The men met on the corner ni Hudson
and Myrtle avenues early SUNDAY morning and
ouarrelicd. Kenny drew a revolver and shot
Petty in the foot.
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SHOT BY A CHICAGO THIEF.
SchnebcrEer Fatally Wounded in
a Scufle.

CHICAGO. June S.-James Schneberger,
a butcher. was shot and fatally wounded
by an unknown thief last night. Schne-
berger was attempting to detain the
thief in his butcher shop until the police
could be m when the man sud-
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shipmates. Las, night while eating sup
per they got into a heated argument.
After supper Schafer drew a knife, and,
holding Williams by the collar, stabbed
him in the arm.
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denly broke away from him and, in the
scuffie which followed, placed a revolver
aginst his abdomen and fired.
The thief made his escape.