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VOL.31.- NO. 142. HEiST A, MONTANA TERRITORY, SUNDAY MORNING. MAY 10, 1880 NTS HERSHFIELDADD'N. Situatedon Montana Avenue, Just North^of Flower Garden Addition. Tbt'Site of this Addition is a IWutifnl Knoll, and the Bmmtv^on all Sides is Unsurpassed.BITLIHNG HAS ALREADY COMMENCEDThe CATHOLIC COLLEGE GROUNDS adjoinit on thk NoRTii. Only six minutes) walk from the^Northern Pa^ iiic Depot. LargeLots, Cheap Prices, Easy Terms. SixtyLots sold the tirst day the Addition'was on the Market.^No better Lots were ever Offered in this City for Safe Invest^^ment :md Quirk Profits. WALLACE^ THORNBURGH, SoleAgents, Rooms 1,2 and 3. Second Floor First National Rank Building, En^^trance corner Grand and Jackson street*. shor'kscared. NewYorkers Caught in a Squeeze^Caused by the Villard-^Smith Fight. The^Short*^ Thought the Stock^Would Ease Up But Made^^^Miscalculation. Tlit Villard I Uni.nl Surf of Their Tri^^umph. Hut the Smith Faction Do^Not Admit MM FineCarriages, Buggies and Road Wagons, Landaus,Coupes and Phaetons, 11ST GEEAT VAE1ETY. SchuttiersMontana Lumber and Quartz Wagon Gears. Farm^Wagons. Harness. Etc. A.J DAVIDSON. Prselden HOWARDSKHKKK. Vice-Provident. t.r. white.^Treasirer. TBO. J. D-SVtDSCS^^^-rreia A.J. Davidson ^ Co., IN CORPORATKD. ) AGRICULTURALIMPLEMENTS, THEI JAIN WAG4 ^X. Carriages,Buggies, Etc., WoolSacks, Twine and Shears, ConcordBrurorv ^ Plow Harness. OFFICE-Fof.rteeuth Street and H^-l- n,^ Avenue. WARKHolsK and WAGON YARD On National Avenue, between Montana^fVntr.il aud Northern Pacific Railroads. i BraxdegeeBros., NewYork, May 18^The stock market^opened to day with a moderate volume of^business, with Oregon Transcontinental up Hper cent. The squeeze of the shorts in^that stock still kept the chief interest in it,^and immediately after the opening it be^^gan to rise rapidly and touched fifty-five,^an advance of 20 per cent, from last even^^ing's price. From this there was a reces^^sion even more rapid than the advance,^and the starting point was reached on the^back track in less ten minutes. At the^highest figure there was a flood of stock^offered, and the price dropped 5 per cent^at a time to forty. It later sold at thirty-^nine, but there was a demand for many^many thousand shares at that figure, and it^quickly moved back to forty-three, and at^the close sold at forty-two. The unlooked^for discovery of a big short interest in^Oregon Transcontinental made the brokers^anxious about short accounts in other^storks, and fears were everywhere ex^^pressed that the entire market was heavily-^oversold. This feeling was increased by^the course ot St. Paul preferred, which ad^^vanced 2 per cent, on an attempt to cover^sin rt stock. The buying fever extended^to Atchison, and orders to cover shorts in^that stock caused it to advance sharply.^Burlington moved up 2 per cent, and Rock^Island followed. The entire ^^ ^u contin- i^gent left the street anxious about the fu^ture, and they wait for Monday's opening j^with fear ana trembling. Atthe Villard office everything appeared^very q.iiet, in marked contrast to the ex^^citement at the stock exchange. Villard^was not down and his private secretary^explained the excitement on the street was^an outside matter with which Villard had^nothing to do. The fight for the control of^the stock at the election is over, and Villard^has 201 TOO shares out of a totai of 400.000.^Me adds that there will be nothing new in^the affairs of the company until the^election at P^rtland, Ore., in June. Theother party, to which belong Elijah^Sii ith. Sydney I),lion, Frederick L. Ames^and other well known men, claim they hold^a majority of the stock; that Villard cannot^possibly vote 201.000 shares unless he has^ts^ued some ot the remainder of the^^10,000,000 of treasury stock, in^spite ot the injunction. The opposition is^^sued a joint call for proxies this morning^and stated their policy would be in favor^of an amicable arrangement with the^Northern Pacific. St. Paul. Minneapolis ^^Manitoba and I'nion Pacific including the^connecting line, the Oregon Railway A^Navigation cotnnany. TheEvening Post says the corner was^undoubtedly brought about unintentially^aud that the contest for tne control ot the^Transcontinental was responsible for it^Many of the biggest houses in the street^thought that when buying for control was^over the price would fall back, and they^considered sel'ing it for delivery^alter the closing of the books a safe specu^^lation. This is what they did and they^now find that all the floating stock has^been bought for election purposes, and the^owners of it do not intend to part with it^at present The shorts, in fact cornered^themselves. THK WRONG MVN. DIAMONDAND TRACK. Leagueanal Association (.ame-.-standing^of Club, to Dale^The l: .. . . Philadelphia,May 18.^The visitors^were again defeated by Philadelphia this^afternoon in a well contested game. Both^pitchers were hit hard, hut Bufhnton was^! more effective when men were on bases.^Philadelphia's fielding was perfect At^^tendance, 7.500. Score^Philadelphia, 6:^Indianapolis, 4. The batteries were: For^Philadelphia, Buffinton and Clements; for^Indianapolis, Boyle and Myers. CHICAGOWON. Washington,May 18.^Eleven innings^waa necessary to decide the game to-day,^and the Chicagos won on Ryan's singl'^base on balls and two sacrifice bits. In^^terest was at fever heat all through the^contest, and the two clubs forged ahead of^each other four times. Van Haltren's work^In all respects was the feature. Score^^Washington, 13; Chicago, 14. The batteries^were: For Washington, Uoddock and^Ebright; for Chicago, Gumbert, Dwyer and^So turners. THEGIANTS I.OSB. NewYork. May 18.^The Giants were^lieaten by Pittsburg this aft en oon after a^lively and sharply played lame. Poor^base running by O'Rourke and Whitney^and a bungling play by Ward did much to^loae the game. Score^ New York. 2; Pitts^^burg. 3 The batteries were for New^York, Weller and Brown, for Pittsburg^Stabey and Miller. agood game. Boston,May 18 ^(iood batting and field^^ing characterized the game this afternoon^between the Huston and Cleveland clubs.^Score^Boston, 10: Cleveland, 8. The bat^^teries were, for Boston, Clarkson and Ben^^nett; tor Cleveland. o'Brunand Zimmer. HealEstate PaperPurchased. 52North Main St-eet^P 0. Brx 998. andFinancial Agents Moneyto Loan on Real Estate. GOLDBLOCK,^Rear of Ctb Co.'s Office jxt: M.VSrfAiTl KB.t AND DSALIR IN Stock SaddU^s, Side Saddles, Litrhtand Heavy Harness. Bits.Spars. Quirts, Whips, Lash^. Blanket-, sheets. Dust-re. Slicker*. None Bags,^Sweat Collar-, Hor^-e Boots and all other goods usually kept in a first-class har^^ness store. Hand made driving harness a specialty. OppositeGrand Central Hotel, Main St., Helena. M. T. Fatal Mi-take of an In uri.it.-.1 Mob at^Joll^-l. Illinois. Joliet,HI , May 18.^A man named^Barry Koehler, while crszy with drink,^ran amuck through the streets of the city^last night In his course he shot and^seriously wounded Miss Delia Hart A^crowd gathered and began to search for^him among some freight cars. Just then a^freight train moved past and at an open^door of one of the cars a man was seen.^Tti^ crowd yelled out that it was Koebler^and an excited policeman fired at him, in^^flicting a fatal wound. Then it was dis^^covered that the wounded man was net^K'M-t ler, but William Hansen, ^f Chicago,^on his way to Oklal.oma. Koehler was^captured this morning. Cantedby Poor Collection*. Philadelphia,May 18^The Almy^Manufacturing company, manufacturers^ot ladies fine cloths, have made an assign^^ment of the company's mills. The com^^pany i^ among the largest m the Kensing^^ton district employing 400 hands. It is ex^^pected the embarrassment will be only^temporary. Liabilities. S200.000, assets,^SJCo.uuo. Poor collections caused the em^^barrassment. Kaceoat t.ravesend. InYork. May 18.^At Gravesend to^^day the was cool, attendance very large,^track good. Onemile^Sam Wood won in 1:42'4,^Long Island second, Madstone third. Onemile^Tides won in 142, Carnegie^second, Paragon third. Five-eighthsof a mile^Ballarat won in^IrOK',, Lida second. Houston third. Onemile and a quarter^Cynosure won^in 2:10s,, Carroll second. / phyrus third. Five-eighthsof a mite^Urban a won in^1:03s,, Folly second. Ken woo.i third. Threefourths of a mile^Ban Cloeh won^in 1:14V Tattler second. Stonington third. Last lui al Louisville.^LorisviLLK, May 18^This was the^closing day of the Louisville .lockey Club^races. Weather fine, attendance large and^track excellent. Allages, one mile^Valuable won, Ten^^acity second. Probus third. Time 1:43. Allages, one and one-fourth miles^^Badge won, Montro^e second, Loomis and^Bell third. Time 2:00V Sevenfurlongs^Bravo won. Bridgelight^second. Amosa third. Time I to , Threejaars and upwards, s'x furlongs-^Tudor won, Bonita Bell second, Charles^Bee third. Timel.lt^ ', Headingthe Winner.^Chicago, May 18 ^The sixth day of the^bicycle contest closed to-night It was^won by Ned Reading, of the Twenty-sec^^ond infantry. For Omaha, Neb. The fina!^score is as follows: Reading, 685 miles^and 4 laps: K nappe. Denver. 6H5 miles and^3 laps: John S. Prince, Omaha 6x5 miles^Morgan, England. 6H5 miles and 2 laps:^Albert Schock, Chicago, ^V7x miles and 2^laps. MrAullffe and Myers .^New York. May 18.^McAuliffe has^covered Myers' forfeit for another tight to^a finish for the championship. Mvers^proposes that the fight be near New York^or under the auspices of one of the Call^fornia athletic clubs. ATTENTION! WeCarry a Full Line of GrayBros. Slices. Theyexcel any shoe in the market for STYLE and DURABILITY. Also the- large*^line of Gents shoes in the citv. including HAN AN ^ SON^and LILLY. BRACKKTT ^ CO. makes. RALEIGH^ CLARKE, No. 25 Uoper Main St. SUCCESSORSTO f. el gage * OO %Well of Ture Turpentine. Savanna.Ga.. May 18.^ It is reported^fr ^m Laurens county a well has been^found there from which pure spirits of tur^^pentine is drawn. The well is sixty feet^deep and it is claimed fifteen barrels of^turpentine were drawn from it at one time.^The question is whether it is a natural res^^ervoir or whether the well lias been^^salted^ with manufactured products. TheHeath of Bishop. NkwYork. May 18.^A special autopsy^on the bojdy of Washington Irving Bishop,^the mind reader, was made to-day. Dr.^Ferguson who made the original autopsy,^which the man's wife and mother assert^caused his death, was present The ex^^amination so far as was possible to be^made to-day did not reveal the cause of^death. Ootham News Note*. NewYork. May la.^The members of^the t'resbyterian general assembly went^to-day on an excursion. Capt.James Custer, Third artillery, sta- ,^tioned at Governor's Island, became vio^^lently insane on the street this morning^and was turned over to the military au^^thorities. Laid the Foundation stone. London.May 18.^The queen to-day laid^the foundation stone of the new college^building at Eton. The boys attending the^college presented her majesty with an ad^dress, to which the queen replied. TerribleStorm in Tesaa. St.Loi is. May 18.^A storm of a cy^^clonic character swept across Northern^Texas yesterday afternoon. At Forest^City, Montague county, a scboolhouse was^destroyed and two children were killed.^Many were seriously hurt, and three are^missing. Another schoolhouse at Stephens-^ville was blown down and two children in^^jured. Great destruction of crops occurred^and telegraph communication is broken.^It is feared when news comes many more^live* will be reported lost ThePlot Against the Cur.^London, May 18.^ Advice* from St^Petersburg say it has been discovered that^the conspiracy among the military official*^against the czar recently unearthed ha*^many widespread ramifications, officer*^of regiments stationed in Moscow and^Warsaw are implicated in the plot Three^of them committed suicide. A bomb waa^found in the quarters of one of the officers^in Warsaw. Hundreds of conspirators^have been arrested. The discovery of the^plot completely unnerved the czarina. RecelTerof the Chicago a' Atlantic Chicago,May 18 ^Judge oresham. of^the federal court, ha* appointed v. T.^Malott receiver of the Chicago A Atlantic^railroad. Cincinnati.May 18^A receiver was^appointed this morning for the Waldaner^Eiectrlc and Magnetic Brake company,^with a capital stock of $600 000. Cottona blare. Qckenstown,May 18.^The steamer^Emiliano, from New Orleans, ha* arrived^with cotton on fire and the main holds^burning It ha* been burning for two^days, it was found necessary to jettison^140 bales. | Howthe Banks Stand. NawYork, May 18.^The weekly bank^statement shows the following change*:^Reserve increase, $5,231,750; specie in^^crease. $3,4*9.300. The bank* now hold^$14 204,825 in excess of the rale. . ^[* aa. standingof League ( Inb- To Date. *OH. Lo-T. PIKCBMT Boston HhllarieiphU NewYork Chlrago Clevland Pittsburg Indianapolis Washington Associationtiainen. AtLouisville^Columbus, 3: Louis^^ville, 4 AtCincinnati^Cincinnati, 7: Baltimore, 5. AtSt Louis^St lyouis, 5;.Brooklyn. 5.^At Kansas City ^Kansas City. 15: Ath^^letics, 8. acrossthe pond. PHILIP8B1KG scorched. TheWork cf the Samoan Commis^^sion Not Likely to Continue^Much Longer. Samoa'sFuture Government as Re^^ported to Have Been Agreed^Upon by the Power*. Malletoato be King. Each Tower to Have^a Representative In the Govern^^ment-Tne Strikes. O'pyrightt^U !*^*, bw the X. T. Amtfiated Press. Berlin,May 18.^The fourth session of^the Samoan conference was held ^ ester^day. The meeting was called to order^shortly after 2 o'clock by Herbert Bis^^marck, who has presided at all the meet^^ings, in accordance with the established^custom that the highest representative of^the government of the country in which^the conference is held shall preside. The^proceedings were almost entirely formal.^They consisted chiefly in listening to re^^ports of various sub-committees^which had been holding daily^^essions ever since the conference^met At these meetings the real work of^the conference has been transacted, and as^nearly a* can be learned the American^commissioners have succeeded in carrying^every important point they set out to ob^^tain. Indeed, so prevalent is thi* feeling^in Berlin, that the Berlin press and other^Influential papers in Germany complain of^the success of the Americans. While the^greatest secrecy in regard to the proceedings^is maintained, aud heretofore nothing much^beyond the fact that meetings have been^held waa known, it can now be stated that^excepting the question of indemnity for^German sailors killed and beheaded by the^Sanioans, and one or two other minor^points of work, the commission is over. It^is thought the restoration ot Malietoa to^power is assured and that the plan of a^tripartate government in Samoa, fur which^the American commissioners contested^against the German plan for one represen^^tative selected by the three powers, will^surely be put into effect It is also more^than likely that the commission has decid^^ed in favor of the absolute independence of^Samoa, as soon as the people there demon^^strate their ability to go alone. The in^^demnity question is yet to come up. It^may prolong the meetings some weeks,^but this is believed to be the only part on^which there is likely to be serious contests Thequestion of Klein's connection with^the affair in which German sailors were^killed has never come up, nor is there any^likelihood of its doing so: neither will the^commission hear testimony of any kind.^During the past meetings of the conference^and committees the only points of differ-^. nee has been between the German and^American committees. The attitude of the^Knglisb members being neutral. Their^influence generally, has been cast with^a view of settling the question as expedi^^tiously as possible. They have, howev, r.^been strongly in favor of having a Protest^aut for king of Samoa, which is thought to^indicate their preference tor Malietoa, who^was trained in an English Protestai t col^^lege. Themost important work of the confer^^ence ha* been done bv what is known as^the working committee, consisting of Dr.^Krauel. assistant secretary of state lor^Germany, and sco't and Bates, and to^which Crowe and Phelps were added as^advisers. The first-named on account of^his long experience in British commercial^affairs, and the last named on account of^his long experience in America with the^tariff and in establishing a government out^of discordant elements in Louisiana. The^duty of this committee has ;^^^:, the prepa^^ration of material tor the general confer^^ence. In this class was the plan to settle^disputes concern ng land titles in Samoa.^The German, French and American inhab^^itants of Samoa have been acquiring land^so fast in Apia that little remains for the^natives, and it is claimed their titles in^many cases are d ub ful as the land was^Kiven to them by irresponsible native* in^exc hauge for liquor and trifle*. This com^^mittee ww also entrusted with the work of^settling the form ot government at Apia.^It is rumored the plan agreed upon is that^America, Germany and England shall each^appoint a representative and that three^more members of the board of control shall^be c ioaen by the ratepayers No liquor^shall be sold to natives, although foreigners^can have such stores as they choose in their^private house*. Fire arms are only to^be sold to the governmeat and^then only under certain restrictions, which^prev.nta their use except tor keejeng^peace. A plan fur giving the sanioans^their revenue* ha* also been devised,^which provide* for the re establishment of^their right to impose import and export^duties, which right is taken from them by^the existing samoan treaty. It is under^^stood the representatives of the three gov^ernments have expressed confidence of be^^ing able to obtain from their government^this concession to help the Samoan a. Theemperor is impatient at the delay in^bringing about peace between the miners^and the employers, and ha* directed the^president of Westphalia to convey to the^mining companies his desire to accelerate a^compromise Dr. tiintzpeter, who is now^by command of the emperor, making a^tour of the strike districts in order to hear^both sides, is charged to warn the mine^owners that the government will resent^t.ieir action if they refuse to grant the^essential claims of the men. The power of^the government to make the employers feel^the weight of its displeasure lies at band.^The mine owners have obtained during re^^cent years many favors: they have secured^sp-cial tariffs throughout Germany and^have been granted low freight ra'es to^Hamburg. Bremen. Belgium and Holland^in order to enable them to compete with^the English coal. These privileges are^readily assailable if tbe companies are^contumacious. While the Mate of the^mines is n ost prosperous, the condition of^the men is yeany more wretched. Publie^feeling is becoming more and more pro^^nounced in favor of the men. Three Buildings I ^,-t r..^ ,-d Kiitailtng a^I . ^ of Five Thousand !^. :.- Phii.ipsbchg.May 18.^[Special to the^Independent. | ^About 1:30 o'clock thi*^afternoon a fire broke out in Scott's board^^ing house at Kirkville, a southern suburb^of Philipsburg, distant about a quarter^of a mile and near the site ot thentwBi-^Metalic mill. In a short time two other^buildings adjoining were in flames. The^fire originated through the parting of the^stovepive in Scott'* house, which in a short^time after was all ablaze. The fire rapidly^took hold of Grant's boarding house on the^east and soon after the American Ex^^change . adjoining was on Are.^In a short time all three were a total lost. TheScott House was a two-sU^ry and the^other two were one story frame buildings.^A quantity of lumber belonging to the^Philipsburg Lumber company was also de^^stroyed. The greater part of the content*^of the buildings were saved, though the^clothing and other effect* of a number of^men employed in the mill were lost A^bunk bouse in rear of the Scott House was^destroyed. The loss is variously estimated^at from $4,000 to 35,000, on which there is^no Insurance. Mr. Barnes, of the Amer^^ican Exchange saloon, saved his stock of^liquors anr before the fire had quit burn^^ing had his sign up and was doing business^a short distance from the scene. Scott's^stable, in the vicinity, caught fire, but w as^eventually saved. GREATDAY FOR DEER LODGE. tiredof unm. AnotherSuicide in the Silver Camp.^This Time That of a Young^Woman. Foundin a Room at the St Nicholas^With a Bullet Hole Through^Her Head. TheArt rremewitated. as shown by Hirer^Owns Left for the I ndertaker to*^Her li FifthAnnaal Se^ion of the Knights of^I'ythias t.rand Lodge.^Deer Lodge, May 18.- [Special to the^Independent. ] -The fifth annual session of^t ie grand lodge Knights of Pythias, will^convene in Deer Lodge Tuesday next May^21. The local brethren are making exten^give preparations for the reception of the^visiting Knights and other visitors, and on^the afternoon of Wednesday there will be^a grand parade, consisting of the grand^lodge, subordinate lodge and Liiley Rank,^headed by the Boston Montana band I for^^merly the National Guards band i and un^^der escort of Joe Dawdall division No. 3^They expect a gtiod turnout from Butte,^Helena aud other points. Several com^^panies of the Montana militia are also ex^^pected to be present In the evening a^grand ball will be given in honor of the^grand lodge, for which Burt's orchestra^has been engaged. There will be a special^train from Butte, returning after the ball.^It will be a great day for Deer Lodge. GREATFALLS NOTES. Hu*lne- Itefore the Court a I'as- for a^Kail road. GreatFalls, May 18 ^ {Special to the^Independent]^The lawyers and court offi^^cials are preparing actively for the term of^court which Judge Bach will open on Mon^^day. The libel su t of Rsy against the^Tribune has been dismissed at the instance^of the plaintiff s attorney. The criminal^docket is light JudgeDyas has received from Chei-tnut^Valley two wuif cub*. The sportsmen dog^into the den and killed the mother and^two other cubs They found in the dea^the body of a large calf, which the welf^had hauled in to serve as a square meal. LieutAhern ha* returned from his ex^^plorations in the Rocky Mountains. He^reports that there is a pass w hich would^serve for any railroad that may be built^from here to the Pacific cogst. ATIE IN ^BOTE\F Minority^ andldateo in the second lii.trnt^Have the same Vote. FortBknton, May 18. ^[Special to the^Independent. | ^Latest returns fr^ m out^^side precincts give the following result:^Conrad. 324: Brown, 293: Peck, 21*: Mit^^chell, 214. It is claimed that these com^plete the returns, as no polls were opened^at the remaining precincts. If the official^count confirms tbe above result, many are^wondering how the tie between Peck and^Mitchell will be decided. I^i-ii i. I No. 12. GlosterMayger, 13: Ford, 13: Gillette. 1;^Burns. L Valley^Mayger. 10: Ford, 11;^Gillette. ^; Burn*. 9; Ralston, 2 Dearborn^Canyon^Ford. 0; Mayger, 0: Gillette. 10;^Burns. 0: Ralston, 10 Hogan^Ford. 6:^Mayger, 0: Gillette, ^; Burns, 2: Ralston.^10. Thevote as far as heard from in this dis^^trict is as follow: Ford. D 173; Mayger,^D. 227: Gillette. R. 221; Burns. R. 282: Ra -^-ton. Ind. 254 Tbe precinct* yet to hear^from are. Canyon Creek, Mitchell's Ranch.^Middle Fork of Dearborn Basin. Stemple,^Mission, sun River. Leavings and Willow^Creek. It i* supposed that in some of the^above precinct* no poll* were opened. Bcttk.May 18^(Special to tbe Inde^^pendent. ]^A mystenou* suicide was dis^^covered in the St. Nicholits hotel thi* after^^noon at 1:3a On Thursday morning a^young woman 28 or 29 year* of age arrived^at the hotel from the south. She regi^tered^as Mrs. A. Sanderson, of Oakland, Cala.^She was a very attractive looking young^woman, of about medium size, with brown^hair and blue eye*. She was assigned to^room No. 12 and her conduct was such a*^not to attract any particular attention. No^one knows where nor bow she spent^Thursday. She waa seen to leave the hotel^yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. She seat^down for her breakfast and it was carried^to her room. This was the last time she^was seen aiive. Late in the afternoon a^servant attempted to enter her room to put^it in ordt r, hut the door was lock and the^key was in the lock. Thinking the inmate^was sleeping, no further attempt was made^to enter the room until this^morniug. Repeated attempts to get a re^^sponse from the inside proved futile, and^finally a porter got a chair and looked over^the transom. He saw the woman lying on^on tne bed, full dre*^ed, with the excep-^t on of her shoes and stockings, which had^been removed. He could distinguish blood^upon her face. The door of the room was^forced and the woman was found quite^dead, having evidently expired at least sev^^eral hours before. A Smith ^ Wesson 88-^calibre revolver lying by her side on th^^bed told the sad story of suicide. Sitting^on the bed. she had fired a bullet into her^right temple, which passed clear through^her head. She died without a struggle and^with but little loss of blood. Thecoroner was at once notified, and^made an investigation. Two note* were^left on the bureau in sealed envelope*.^One of them was addressed to the pro^^prietor of the hotel, and read thus: ^En-^c'osed you will find $10 for two days' rent^^Tne other note was addressed to the un-^! dertaker, and its contents were as follow*:^! ^In my bosom you will find $36. My right^name la Alice Stevens I was born and^reared in San Francisco. I left there three^weeks ago yes'erday. Send a telegram to^| Mr. Stevens, at 390 Montgomery street,^room 3 Themoney was found as directed, and^1 the telegram was sent as requested, but no^answer has yet been received. NewBaptist College.^Boston, May lx ^The American Baptist^] here this afternoon and evening. The^{ treasurer in his report said it had been de-^! Educational society ht Id its annual meeting^1 cided to establish an institution of learn^^ing In Chicago, and It was proposed to^| raise $LOO0.0O0 for thi* purpoee before^.l ine, 1X99. The secretary announced he^had in bis hand a letter from John D. Rock^^efeller offering JtWO.OOO, and one from^C. Hinckely, of Chicago, offering $50,000^t tbey had to raise on I v $;t50 000 of the^$1,000,000 nt eegsary. A t jr the adot t on of^a vote of thanks to R-tck feller for his gift,^ofM~ers were elected as follows: President^Francis Wayland. Connecticut: vice presi^^dents, George A Pilsbury. Minnesota, W.^B Ely. Mis-ouri: .^e, retar^. Lansing Bur^^rows, Georgia; corresponding secretary. F.^T. Gates. Wisconsin; treasurer, .'oahua^Lovenng. Maryland; auditor, Colgate^H ^j t. New York The^ rain tors. Denver,May 18 ^ The election of offi^^cers at to-day's session of the conductors'^convention was the principal boalne*^^The following ticket waa cboaen: As^^sistant grand chief conductor, C. H.^Wilkins, of Chicago: grand senior con^^ducts, E. E. Clark, of Ogden, L'tah:^grand junior conductor, F. Silvernall. of^Denvei; grand outside sentinel, P. J. Co|- Ilitis, of Alabama, grand inside sentinel, W.^Mundy. of Ontario: member of the execu Itive committee for the next three years, M. IClancv, of Scranton.Pa ; member of the In- Iturance committee for the same time, W. IJ. Durbin, of Milwaukee. It was decided^to hold the next session at Kochester, N. Cu-.eralof Thorndyke Rice. XiwYork, May 18.^The funeral of^Allen Thorndyke Rice took place at Grace^church this morning. Tbe pall bearer*^were Vice President Levi P. Morton and^Walker Blaine, representing tbe depart^^ment of state, General W. T. Sherman. ex-^Mayor Edward Cooper. L. Pierre Lorillard.^Cbauncey M. Depew, T. H. Olin, William^Gay. William P. Douglas* and W. A. Storr.^Among the gifts of flowers was one from^President and Mrs. Harrison. The service^wa^ the regular -burial service of the Epi*^copal church. Bishop Potter officiated, as^^sisted by Rev. Dr. Huntington, rector of^Grace church. HutteCopper Miners Not I Deasy. Bctte,May 18.^| special to the Indepen^^dent ]^The past week has been a quiet one^in mining circles here. The mine* l.ave^run as usual and tbe rumors of deals have^bad no effect on the operations of the cop^^per giants. It is generally accepted as a^fact now that there is an understanding^between the American copper producer*^which will prevent copper trom going be^^low twelve cent* for lake, which mean*^from 11:^ toll cent* for Butte copper. At^such figure* it may be relied upon there^will be no relaxation of copper operations^here. Chargedwith R Lac km ail.^Chicago, May 18 ^John S. Cosgrove and^hi* wife Annie were arrested by the feder^^al authorities on complaint of C S. Smith,^of Los Angeles. Cat, charged with using^the mail* for the purpose of blackmail^The authorities decline to give the part cn-^lars. but gay that the case is an important TheCattle OeslKiied. NewYork, May 18.^At a meeting of^representatives of tbe American Meat com^^pany and the American Cattle Trust this^afternoon the deal between the two con^^cerns was finally consummated. A contract^f jr a term of years was signed by the con^^tracting parties by which the meat^company will handle the entire product of^the cattle trust Senator Dorsey, of the^meat company, preferred not to mention^the details, but said the two organizations^had been consolidated. ^We have effected^a traffic agreement,^ he added, ^which^practically makes the American Meat^company agent of the American Cattle^Trust Mormon'sMast Move On. Birmingham.Ala., May 18.^A flour^^ishing Mormon church in Clay county has^been broken op by indignant citizens of^the neighborhood and^the elders in charge^i of it have been warned to leave the county^I without delay. The Mormon elders have^I been proselyting in that coanty for five^! years and have made many converts. The,^established a church about a year ago and^I have been holding regular service* since.^| Most of tbe elders have left and the others^will follow. They carry most of their^e-jnverta with them. Wlasman'sflans.^Zanzibar, May 18.^Capt Wiseman^will soon attack Kilwa. at present in the^hands of tbe insurgents. NoI'se for Drunkard*. Indianapolis,May 18.^Tbe Supreme^Lodge of the Knights of Honor to-day de^^cided that hereafter benefits thai I not be^paid to tbe heirs of member* who commit^suicide, and subordinate lodges were In^^structed to rid themselves of habitual^drunkards and all other characters addicted^to vicious habit* that hasten death. ThePatent signed. Washington,May 18.^The president^I to-day signed a patent for the Co ur^d'AJene Mission claim in Idaho territory,^containing 640 acres, in favor of Joseph M.^Cotaldo. (uperior general of the Rocky^Mountain Mission of the Society of Jeans.^The ease has been pending In the general^land office for the last ten year*.