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VOL.31.-NO. 166 ======% HELENA. MO^\ANA TERRITORY. SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE 16, 1889. FIVECENTS Thislnt^res#Yoii! A**rTOME ON ^^SY TERMS: Fivenew houses on Fifth Avenue.^Five minutes walk from Court House.^Three 4-Room Houses.^Two 5-Room Houses. Justfinished, water, fences, sidewalks, etc..^all complete. $300 in cash. $40 in monthly^installments. Call and investigate. WALLACE^ THO^NBURGH, Agents. Rooms 1. 2 and 3, Second Floor Kir-t National Bank Building, Kn^trance corner (irand and Jackson street*. FineCarriages, Buggies and Road Wagons, Landaus,Coupes,and Phaetons, I-TNTG-EEATDVAR1ETY Schuttlr'e Montana Lumber and Quartz Wagon Oears. Farm Wagons.ITlfllii M, Etc. ST.AMOUR ^ LAMBIE RealEstate, Insurance and Mining^Brokers, Room 8,Pittsburg Block Ji36,oOOwill buy 37o acres adjoining ColIegeJGrounds and one-^sixth interest in Canyon Creek Ditch Company. $2o,ooowiM bay 180 acres three-fourths of a mile from College^Grounds. A BARGAIN. lO.oooshares Golden Gate Minim: company's stock at 2.r^ cents NINERoom House on Buford Street, $4,35o. TWOHundred and Fifty acre Ranch, one and-one-half miles^from City Limits $75 per ace. * LOTin East Helena at a Bargain it Taken at Once. CHOICELo-b in all the Additions. Genera1Ac^nt for the Bankers Life Association St. Paul.^MONEY TO LOAN ON CITY AND FARM PROPERTY^IN ANY AMOUNT. TheCriterion Cafe! lOS HKk\i FIRST NAT'h BANK. lOS Inspite of the dull rimes we are still doing a thriving business.^We are here to stay. Come and Bee us. Our prices are the^lowest and our Mali are served better than elsewhere In fact,^we are a Criterion. An ex'ra tine dinner every day. We will,^after June Id have all kinds of Ice Creams and Ices. HASTINGS'BLA t. ThePennsylvania Adjutant Genera!^Gives Johnstown and Vicinity a^Severe'Shaking Up. (RIMEAT Rol LiiEK. ACm of Five Hundred Pound* of Dynamite^Used at One Charge to Remove^the Debris. : Rrokrn. Building* Collapse and ^.rn-^eral Havot Wrought, but a Chan^^nel i- Mulr for the Water. Johnstown,June 15.^Major Phillips^^dynamiters have had Johnstown in a state^of nervous terror all day and this evening,^General Manager Fulton, of the Cambria^iron Works, dictated a forcible protest to^Gov. Beaver, stating that the mills and of^^fices of the company were being ruined by^the blast*; that Adjutant General Hastings^had paid no attention to two requests for^its discontinuance and that the state would^be held responsible for any further dam^age done. Before the message was sent,^ISMffi, Adjutant-General Hastings had^issued an order to Maj-ir Phillips^to discontinue blasting. Major Phillips^has been engaged since Wednes^^day in blowing out the wreckage in the^channel of the Conemaugh,above the Penn^^sylvania railroad stone bridge. He was^anxious to have a passage for the water ny^this evening, and to that end put in a 500^pound blast of dynamite at noon. The^blast was placed under two buildings, one^I of which was lying upon the other, and^both of them were covered with logs. The^explosion was terrific. The report was^awful, and the strongest houses in the city^trembled like leaves. All the glasa was^blown out of the windows of Odd Fellows^ball. In the same neighborhood the rear^wall of the wrecked Catholic church fell^upon the Baltimore * Ohio tracks, blocking^them. ChimDeys rattled down all about,^and dishes were broken in houses in K in^ville, half a mile away. Asked^about the matter. Major Phillips^said, -'We have used only two^thousand pounds of dynamite to-day. The^charge will not be 8^ heavy hereafter. 1^had no idea we were doing any damage.^So far as 1 knew no persons were in^^jur' ^l Adjutant-GeneralHastings today re^^ceived a letter from Vice-President Morton^saying that on his return to his country-^home he four.d that his little girls, from K^to 14 years of age, had been hard at work^since ^the tern bit- disaster at Johnstown in^making articles of clothing for poor and^hon eles- children who have survived the^floods; that he forwards to-day 127 articles^of w.ariug apparel made by their own^hands, or purchased with their own money,^some of their dresses, and that his children^will feel greatly obliged if you will cause^the clothing to ne distributed among the^little suffer.-r* by the recent calamity, for^whom they feel the deepest sympathy. Theopening of the wedged line of drift^above the stone bridge today was an en^^gineering feat For ten days several hun^^dred men have been at work upon the het^^erogeneous mass, hut only about sixty feet^of the channel had been cleared, when on^Wednesday, William Phillip*, of l.-^is-^ton. and a force of dynamiters were put at^work. Six acres of solidly parked wreck^^age, wedged between the river ba ks by a^hydraulic force that cannot be^estimated, have in three days^melted away. A large frame^bouse, hundreds of logs and monster trees^were tangled up and bound together with^wire and iron bars brought down with the^Hood. The scene this afternoon, when the^great mass moved down the river, was a^remarkable one. The crowds that lined^the shores and the now famous stone^bridge raised a shout that was heard the^lengih and breadth of the valley. The^west bank of the Conemaugh is again a^furnace of fire. To-night the wreckage^torn up by the dynamite to-day was piled^up and the torch applied, and the whole^valley is illuminated. Themeasles are very prevalent among^children. The Bedford street hospital has^two cases of pneumonia, and bronchitis^and diarrhir* are very general among the^workmen. 1 here is no sickness of conse^^quence among the militia. Fromthe most authentic records obtain^^able, the number of bodies recovered so far^is 1,533. Fourteen bodies were taken out^to-day. Dr.Free, of the state board of health, in-^sj~-cted the river towns as far down as^sang Hollow to-day. The worst discovery^inide was a large number of dead persons^and cows floating in the river. The dyna^^mite explosions have brought the carcasses^to the surface. They are in a bad state of^decomposition. K:ghtcarloads of lumber arrived to day.^Kougb sheds are already being erected in^the heart of the city to be used as stores. ayhfin-Hallway Cars Hcing^RoIiIh .1 l^y Tramp*. Boildf.k, June 15. ^[Special to the In^^dependent. ]^ The justice court over which^Judge Dougherty presides has been busy^all the week, dealing out justice to some^petty thieves who ^t^le six cases of beer^from the Northern Pacific depot at Cal^^vin's station. Four men were arrested,^three have been tried and one acquitted.^There have been some very hard feelings^engendered by the trial, which culminated^in quite a scene last night Lewis Con-^stantine. who was the prisoner acquitted,^and by all deemed the most guilty, had a^dispute with one of the witnesses named^Albert Brown, and it was agreed by both^that they tight it out, and see who was the^best man in a discussion with fists. Con-^stanstine not only proved himself to be the^beet man in the argument, but also showed^his cannibal propensities by biting off^Brown's ear. Constanline was arrested^and bound over to await the action of the^grand jury. Thismorning sheriff Halford was ealleo^to the Montana Central railroad depot to^arrest three men for burglarizing a freight^car. He took the three men in custody,^one being a tierman or Swede, the other^I two Americans, both claiming to be print^^ers. A charge of petit larceny could be^! preferred against them here. bu%the charge^I of burglary will have to be proven in Sil^^ver Bow county, where the prisoners broke^the seal of the car. They will probably be^turned over to Silver Bow authorities on^Monday. GERMANYNOT HAPPY. TheKtrnult of the Stainomn 4'onfereare a*^\ i^ u ,.^. at It. rKn. STILLINQUIRING. NoIndictments Returned Yet by the^Grand Jury Investigating the^Cronin Murder Case. MissMurphy Sticks to the Story that^She Saw Cronin Alive When^Others Say He was Dead. In-m Kitrgerald's Reply to a Man Who Asked Him to Put tbe League^Ksronl-Msroin')'* ( .^- on SVipyrifft/rt, )aj ihf IT. r. JkKt^^tiaU^ Prt**. Berlin,June 15 ^ The American dele^^gates to the sanioan conference are much^complimented on the result of their labors.^Willliam Walter Phelps is regarded by^every one as the coming I'nited States ! Sullivan^minister, though he himself denied he had^been offered the position. Tbe official^press is disinclined to dwell upon the mat-^| ter of tbe Samoan settlement, all the glory^of which is lost to Germany, and a brief^i paragraph in the North (ierman Gazette at^j the conclusion of the conference states the^t agreement was arrived at with perfect^unaninimity by the powers represented^and to the satisfection of all parties con^^cerned. 1'o-daybeing the anniversary of the^death of Emperor Kredenck, memorial ser^^vices were held at Potsdam, which were^attended by a large concourse, including^all the members ot the roj al family. Chicago,June 15 ^The special grand^jury in the Cronin case began its fourth^day's session this morning. Tbe indica- |^lions are that several days will be con- |^sumed ere the jury is prepared to make a^tins: report. Miss Annie Murphy reiter- |^I ated to the jury her oft-told tale about hav- j^ing seen Dr. Cronin on a street car. appar- j^I ently bound for the depot at the time when,^as subsequent events Indicate, be was cold^I in death. Miss Murpby still insists that^the man she saw was Cronin. or his ghost^' and adheres emphatically to all the details^of her original story. '1 homas G. Windes.^! the law partner ot Alexander Sullivan,^^ was called and questioned minutely re-^1 garding Sullivan's speculations. The wit-^i ness knew but little regarding Sullivan's^private affairs and it is stated was unable^! to Rive the jury any valuable information.^Alexander Sullivan's friends were jubi^^lant to-day over his release. Lawyer^1 rude, referring to Judge Tuley'sdecision,^I said Sullivan had been receiving letters^and telegrams from all over the country^expressing indignation at the course pur^^sued toward him, and tendering aid and^sympathy. Luke Dillon, the well known^representative of the Clan-na-Gael, said he^thought Judge Tuley's decision was a just^one, as the evidence before the coroner's^jury was not sufficient to warrant Sullivan^being held without bail. He expects that^an indictment will be returned against^but cannot say that he has any^real grounds for the expectation. A Letter from Fitzgerald. Chicago,June It.^P. W. Dunne, of^Pekin, 111., formerly of Chicago, received a^letter, to-day, in response to, as he says,^^a request for the president of the Irish^National League of America to speak out^puulicly.^ Dunne claims to be the person^who originated tbe charges against Alex^Sullivan. He expresses dissatisfaction GEMCITY NEWS. Prasrreseor ^ arious Industrial Enterprises^^The l ^. k Wallers Koman^ . Bozeman,June 15. ^[Special to the In^^dependent J ^ Humors regarding the distil^lery plant have been flying thick and fui.^ous during the pas! week, but there is eveiy^reason to MbN that the plant will ie^boilt. The contractor has had the site sur^^veyed during the past wrek and a side^^track will be built at once. Thewater-works aie oeing put in very^expeditiously, and in a few weeks Bcze-^man will have a supply of fresh, pure^water from the mountains. The reservoir^work being done by Contractor Gray, of^Chicago, is pronounced to be above the^average. Alarge elevator is to be erected by^Banker Baker, of Bismarck, as soon as^possible. The excavations for this im^^mense structure have been completed and^the railroad company is now bunding a^sidetrack to the site. Thecontract for the new city hall has^been let to a locai firm of brick:*^^ rs, v.,10^agree to finish the building for S27.000. Theindividual who telegraphed to a^Helena paper that Jack Walters, the mur-^I derer of his wife, was in danger of being^j lynched when he was taken from here to^I Park county.where he is to be tried in Sep-^I tetnber, is a romancer from the ^head of^I the gulch.^ No one. except the officers,^I knew that Walters bad been removed until^be was safely in the Livingston jail Wal^^ters was granted a change of venne be^^cause of the reports that he was liable to^be visited by a lynching party, when, to^the contrary, there never has been the least^danger of such an awful proceeding. FORTHE SPORTS. Yesterday'sSpecial Meeting1 af the^Wes: Side Racing Association.^With the Winners Hanoverand Inspector B Among the^Lucky Ones at Sheepshead ^^The St. Louis Meetirg. Tuesday Ktening the I^ate for the I . -.1^talion of Spokane's Hl*nket--League^and Association (.allies. INylIsmVI Rl 8SIAX TheCzar's People Examining the Defenses^at Victoria and Ks^|uimalf. Ottawa,June 15.^Special advices from^British Columbia say there is much excite^^ment over the presence of a Russian man-^of-war. whose officers have been studying^the defensive points of the province, taking^notes and observations of the coaling cen^^tres ana fortifications. They visited Vic^^toria and Esquimau, and without regard^for international courtesies go on with^their work. They are under 8urveillat.ee^by parties detailed for the work, but it is^impossible to hinder them from gaining^the information they are evidently aeck- Bitte.June 15. ^[Special to the Inde^^pendent. |^A special meeting of the West^Side Fair and Kacing association was held^this afternoon, with only a fair attendance.^The events were as follows: Firstrace, (W0 yards dash^Entries, Sor^^rel Dan, Limber Dick, Billy D and Silver^Heels. Sorrel Dan won in 35 V One-halfmile dash^Chesapeake, Half^Moon and Bed Bird entered. Half Moon^won. Time 4V^. Trottingrace^Kntries, Bellarat, Chico^and Tarantula, Kvening Star drawn. Bal-^larat won in three straight heats. Time^2:40, 2.40 and Maff FirstOny at Kansas City. _ Kan-asOty,Jane 15.^Tbe attendance^was good at the opening day of the Kansas^City meeting, and the track fast until after^the first race, when rain came, which con^^tinued steadily through the rest of tbe^afternoon. Three-fourthsof a mile, all ages^stony^Montgomery won, Angelus second, Mamie^B third. Time, 1:16. Sevenfurlongs, all ages ^Madolln won,^T. J. Busk second. The Elk third. Time. imx. Fivefurlongs for colts and geldings, two-^year olds^Queer Bov won, Sixteen second,^L. H third. Time, 105 4 Halfmile, for two-year old fillies^Lulu^B. won. Queen Anne second, Girtie B.^third. No time taken. Unemile and all ages^Albert Stull won.^Entry second. Frederica third. Time, 1:50. wUh'tbetone of thJ'ietter froml'resitien^ I^.^' 11 -'^ u^^^r^t^^^l ^^e ^^Fitzgerald, intimating it is not so radical TIlKMONTANA INloN SHOPS. TheHoard or Trade Wants u. Make a Hid^for the Location. Bittk. June 15.^[Special to the Inde^^pendent. |^A meeting of the board of trade washeld this evening, the. full import ot j deplorable tragedy of^which is expressed in the*following tele^^gram: TL. Kimball, t.eneral Manager Union^Pacific, Omaha: I am directed by tbe Butte^City board of trade, at a meeting held this^evening, to inform you that the shippers of^Butte feel that a great injustice is being of the^done by the contemplated action of your i rials,^company in locating the Montana I'nion^shops at Anaconda. They feel that the^importance of Butte as a freight center en^^titles them to some consideration, and that^before any positive action is taken this^city should have an opportunity to present^Its claims, and if necessary compete for the^location of these works. The board of^trade will meet again next Monday even^^ing to further consider this matter. In the^meantime, petitions are being circulated^among shippers protesting against the con^^templated action of your company. LkkMantle,^President Board of Trade. aswas desired I , ._^ ; aid's letter is as^follows: ^Members of the Irish National^Land League of America are law abiding^citizens of the t'uited States and hold mur^^der as mu^*h in abhoiTeuce as any other^element of the community can possibly do.^Honest men are not necessitated to protest^iheir honesty, and the league has no need^to prvteat its horrors of murder. None but^those whose wish is father to the thought^would for an instant couple the name of^tbe Irish National League ot America with^a crime of any kind, much less with the^hicb your city has^been ttie theater. There is. thereiore. no^necessity for protests or apologies of any^kind from the Irish National league of^America in connection with tbe murder of^Dr. Cronin. A foul crime has been com^^mitted, tbe laws of the country have betn reportedto the government here. From^what can be learned they are taking notes^of the various points which could be made^available for defensive purposes in the^event of war between England and Hus-^sla. The report which arrived today says^it is oue of t!ie most oarefaced attempts on^the part of a nation to spy on the defenses^of another power ever recorded. DISASTROUSMoKMs. Propertyllestroted and Lives Lost l,* Kain^and Lightning In the Last. NewYork, June 15.^Associated Press^dispatcr.es from New Jersey, Delaware.^Maryland and eastern Pennsylvania. New^York sta'e and New England as far east as Itacesat M. Louis. St.Louis, June 15^Weather fine, at^^tendance large, track good.^Six furlongs, all ages^Cora A. Fisher^! won. Kertnesse second. May W. third.^; Time 1:33. Fourfurlongs, for two-year-olds^Indian^MM won, Anna second, Leo third.^Time 53^4. One-fourthof a mile, for three-year-olds^^I Joe Courtney won. Havilah second. Sports^^man third. Time 2:18,'V-^Six furlongs, all ages^ Bedstone won,^i Mamie Hunt second. Tudor third. Time^1:17 i. Onemile, for three-year-olds and up^^wards^Spinette won, Winona second. In^^solence third. I ^.^^'. r Maine,indicate extensive damage to prop^outraged, and it is the duty of the officers j erty and some loss ot life by storms, ac- lawto rind and punish the crim- Fairbank^ Sutermeister. WILLPLAY NO MOKE. uill inoi B. Clark, a I'lano l laor lllows^His Bralas Out. M'okANKFalls. June 15.^William B.^Clarke, a piano player, blew bis brains out^at his lodging place over the postofhee this^forenoon. The deceased was formerly em^^ployed in one of the variety theatres in this^city. Two months ago be went to Mon^^tana, where he was engaged in the same^manner. He returned here yesterday in^the hope of improving his health, which^has been bad tor the last few months. He^was 23 years of age, and came here from^California, where he has a divorced wife^and two children. His widowed mother^and sister reside at North Temsecal. near^Oakland. Cal. Naplest^ oe Kenovated. Naples,June 15 ^King Humbert, ac^^companied by ^j n en Margherita and tbe^Crown Prince, assisted at the inauguration^to-day of the work of improving the sani^^tary condition of the city. I'nder the plans^adopted the poorest districts, where the^cholera epidemic of IShT made such rav^^ages, will be thoroughly renovated. Sev^^enteen thousand houses will be demolished,^new streets opened and the main street^from tbe central depot will intersect tbe^district which now contains tbe lowest^and most pestilential dwellings. It will^take ten years to complete the work. TheCase of Vlaroney. NewYoke, June 15.^Judge Andrews^heard arguments to-day upon the writ of^habeas corpus in the cases of Maniney and^McDonald, charged with complicity in the Croninmurder. At the^served his decision. conclusionhe re- LASTDAY OF THE PRLNTEHs. StanleyWood's ^Ad.^^Denver, June 15. ^Mr. Stanley Wood,^an author and journalist prominently^known in New York and all western cit^^ies, who for the past scv^ n years has been^general advertising agent for the Denver ^^Bio Grande railway, resigned bis position^with that road to-day to take exclusive^charge of ^The Great Divide.^ a journal^the great success of whish renders it neces-^I sary for him tx. devote his whole time to^I its interests. It is not known who will be^! Mr. Wood's successor. ATTENTION! WeCarry a Fall Line of GrayBros. Sh.oes. Tharexcel any shoe in tbe market for STYLE and DURABILITY. Also tbe large*^line of Gents Shoe* in tbe city, including HAN AN ^ SON^and LILLY. BRACKKTT ^ CO. makes. RALEIGHL CLARKE, No. 25 Uoper Main St 8TJOOX8SORSTO W. R GAGE * OO Alltjuirt in Hayti.^Washington, June 15.^The Haytien^legation here to-day received the following^cablegram from the secretary of war at^Port au Prince: ^The situation is good;^reports of the Nordist ^ Hyppolite's I sue^cess are false. Perfect tranquility reigns^in the west and south. All our lines are^efficiently guarded. ThePresident's Onting. Washington,Jane 15.^Tbe president^and Secretaries Blaine and Windom went^down the Potomac this morning in Post^^master-General Wanamaker's yacht. They^will lie at anchor at the month of the river^to-morrow and return Monday. BuriedI ndor a Roof. Cityof Mexico, Jose 15.^The roof of^Merced market fell in yesterday burying^nearly forty persons. Eight dead and^fourteen wounded have already been taken out. Theblack vomit has made its appearance^at Yera Cnu. These (-^t Consulship*. Washington.June 15^made the following appointments of con^^suls general to-day: Wakefield G. Frye, of^Maine, at Halifax: Joseph A. Leonard, of^Minnesota, at Shanghai: Zacbary T. Swee^^ny, of Indiana, at Constantinople; Oliver^H Dockery, of North Carolina, at Bio de^Janeiro: Oliver II. Simons, of Colorado, at^St Peterslim g; (ieorge W. Ii.s^sevelt. of^Pennsylvania, at Brussels; Levi W. Brown,^of Ohio, at Glasgow. Allthe Work Before the Ilenver Conven^^tion Completed^To Meet at Atlanta. Denver,June 15^The Typographical^Convention today elected Harrison, of^Philadelphia, and Yaughn, of Denver, del^^egates to the American federation of^trades, and Crowley, of Cincinnati, and^Curran, of Montreal, delegates to the^World's Labor Congress at Paris. A com^municatton from Houston, Texas, stating^that the principal daily having gone out of^existence, a practical lockout existed, and^asking financial aid. was recommended^favorably by the finance committee. The^report of the committee was concurred in.^A recommendation that a French-speaking^printer be employed as an organizer in the^province of Quebec, and designating a cer^^tain person as a suitable organizer, was n it^concurred ia, as the matter had already^been acted upon in another way. Tbe re^^port recommending the adoption of a reso^^lution demanding that the government^return to the process of hand work In^printing government bonds and bank notes^was adopted. A resolution, presented by^the Chicago delegation, recommending the^appointment of Capt. Wm. M. Merritt, of^Chicago, to be chief of the national bureau^of engraving, was adopted. The conven^^tion endorsed governmental control of tele^^graph lines. Atlanta. Ga, was selected as^tbe place of holding tbe next session, which^will be on tbe second Monday In June. It^was ruled that all delegates to the Denver^The president i convention should be eligible to tbe At^^lanta convention. A fter adopting a reso-^I it ion of thanks to the boards of trade of^Denver and Colorado Springs, the press,^tbe convention adjourned. companiedby lightning. In this city a^Catholic church spire was struck, the cu^pola stripped away and stones weighing^300 ponds displaced. An oil tank in Jersey^City was struck by lightning and the^flames from 200,000 gallons of petroleum^have been burning much of the night. No^lives were lost. Another fire from the^same cause occurred in the lumber district,^but was headed off. From all parts of the^affected territory come news of damage to^crops and fruit trees. ONLYONE MAN HLRT. the r'lrst Reports of the TrouMe With^Chippetsaa t.remtlt Kxag-g-erated. St.Cloi d, Minn., June 15.^Swan Mag-^nusson. who was shot at Mille Lacs, was^brought here yesterday and placed in the^hospital. Magnusson says that be always^has been on the best terms with the Indian^Wadena, who did the shooting, and is at a^loss to account for the attack upon him.^except that Wadena was crazy drunk.^Wadena called him to the door at midnight^Wednesday, and without a word fired upon^him. Credible reports brought here this^afternoon from Mora are to the effect that^Magnusson was the only person injured^and the wild and sensational reports bad^but little or no foundation. TheVault* Stand the Test. Washington,June 15.^The comp^^troller of the currency has received a tele^^gram from the cashier of the Puget Sound^National bank of Seattle, W. T., saying^the loss to the banks by the fire was nom^^inal. All the vaults stood the test well.^Tbe banks are now doing business in tem^^porary quarters. TheArthur Memorial. Albany,June 15.^The handsome gran^^ite and bronze memorial erected at the^grave of the late President Chester A.^Arthur in tbe cemetery here by some of his^personal admirers was unveiled to-day^without ceremony by the donors, who in^^spected its John^Gilbert Dying.^Boston, Jane 15 ^The condition of John^Gilbert is reported very critical to-night,^lis will not live until morning. etc.. TheSiheep Were Srabby. Livingston.Jane 15.^[Special to th^^Independent ]^Harvey Bliss, deputy vet^^erinarian for Park county, came up from^Big Timber to-day to inspect tbe sheep be^^longing to Mr. Hoy, which he was driving^through to market. Bliss reported the^sheep scabby and ordered that they be held^here and properly treated for tbe disease.^This is to be done at the owner's expense. accordingto tbe law, and also tbe expenses^and fees of the deputy veterinary. Wantedto Pay Freight Bills. MilksCitt, Jane 15.^(Special to the^Independent]^James McLaughlin, with^many aliases, wbo victimized lawyers,^priests and business men yesterday by bor^^rowing sums of money to pay for mythical^freight, was tried to-day by a jury and^found guilty. RussiaIs PoaeefoL St.Petersburg, June 15.^Tbe Jour^^nal de it- Petersburg makes an emphatic^denial of tbe alarmist reports circulated by^foreign newspapers attributing warlike in-^I tentions to Russia. tirealKalis Notes. GreatFalls. June 15(special to the Independent]President Hill, Col. Broad- I^water and party are in the Belt mountain^mining region viewing the proposed route !^for tbe railroad from Great Falls to Barker^and Neihart. On their return to-morrow '^or next day they will leave here for^Helena. JohnT. Murpby, the prominent mer^^chant and stock man of Helena, returned '^home to-day. He made a trip yesterday to^Belt Creek to inspect his sheep, which are^in charge of Judge Wynn. Messrs.Flowerree and Lowry, of Hel^^ena, who have been out to the range on tbe^Marias, arrived in tbe city to-day to receive^the shipments of stock they are bringing^In from Utah and Nevada. The first train^loads are expected daily. TheRainbow club will be inaugurated^by a grand ball and reception Thursday^next. WholesaleIndictment*. MemphisTenn., June 15 ^Tbe United^States grand jury, which has been investi^^gating tbe manner In which the election in^tbe tenth congressional district has been^conducted during tbe last four years, sub^^mitted a report to tbe court this morning.^Indictments were returned against nearly^all the judges and clerks, some 200 in num^^ber, of the last election In this congres^^sional district. Tbe particular offense for^which most of these men were indicted is^for not returning the poll list and count to^the clerks of the county and circuit courts^of their respective counties, aa the law re^^quires. The remainder of them are in^^dicted for taking the election books away^from tbe polling places to conduct tbe^count. Kheepsheadlla^ Hares. SkeepsheakBay, N. Y.. June 15.^^| The track was In excellent condition antil^: after tbe first race, when rain fell. Five-eighthsof a mile^ Pontiac won in^1:01 2 5. Beciare second. Tormentor third. fiveand a half furlongs^Torso won in^' 1.0^, Flaibush seeond. On way third. Oneand an eighth of a mile^Hanover^I won in 1:55, Joe Lee second, Ben Harrison^i third. Onemile and a fourth^Tenny won in^! 2:10, Long Island second, Zephins third. Oneand three-sixteenths of a mile^^1 Longstreet won in 2:13. Birch second, Gre*^I Dawn third. onemile and three-eights^ Inspector B.^: won in 2:03 2 5. Cortez second, Kurus third. Onemile and an eighth^Ballston won^in 2KB 4 5, Tattler second. First Attempt^third. Spokane- Costly Robe. Chicago.June 15.^On next Tuesday^evening 11. V. Bemia will formally present^to Noah Armstrong an elaborate and hand*^some blanket tor his horse Spokane. Tbe^blanket was secured by Bemls on behalf of^the residents of Spokane Falls, who or^^dered him to secure the best one purchas^^able for their namesake, tbe runner, Spo^^kane. Tbe blanket is worth 5300 and is^f he finest piece of work of the kind ever^turned out in tbe city. TheLeague t.amos. AtCleveland^Cleveland, 4; Chicago, t.^The batteries were for Cleveland, O'Brien^and Ximmer; for Chicago Hutchinson and^Darling. AtIndianapolis^Indianapolis, 14; pitta-^burg, 11. The batteries were for Indian^^apolis, Busi, Burdlck and Meyers; for Pitts^^burg Staley and Miller. AtBoston^Boston, 3; Washington 4.^Tbe batteries were for Boston, CTarkson^and Bennett; for Washington, Haddock^and Mack. Tbegame at New York was prevented^by rain. Associationfiames AtBaltimore ^ Baltimore, 4 : Louis^^ville, 2. AtColumbus^Columbus, 14: Kansas^City, 8. Tbegames at Philadelphia and Brook^^lyn were prevented by rain. EASILYEXPLAINED. AmAppointment for Ten trays to Cover a^Trip to Helena. Washington,lane 16.^[Special to the^Independent. ]^George B. Squires, who re^^signed from tbe pension office yesterday,^and was appointed special agent n tbe^land office and directed to go to Helena,^left last evening. As it was known Squires^resigned by request, there was some sur^^prise that be should be given a place in the^public service, but it was learned at tbe^land office to-day that bis appointment was^only for ten days, which would give bim^an opportunity to reach Helena at tbe gov^^ernment's expense, make a report and^retire to private life. ThisStrike Was a Failure. London.June 16.^The sailors' strike at^Letth ia collapsing and the shipowners find^no difficulty in securing crews. Paris,Jane 16 ^ An increased number^of cabs are plying the stieets to-day. The^strike, however, continues.