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THEDAILY INDEPENDENT: HELENA. sCXDAV HORNING, AUGUST 1^1889.
ESADDLE.
CountyRepublicans Hold Their Con-^vention and Nominate a Full^List of Officers
TheCheerful Giver a Prime Favorite^for the Honors to be^Conferred
Lowilutkiniiua War Cry Oul-^kuii Hoodie Mu^t Do^the KumIoch.
SheriffCHARLES M. JEFFEKIS
Clerkand Recorder JOHN S. TOOKEK
AssessorGEORGE WALKF.K
TreasurerRICHARD P. BARDKX
Am..... ^s. A. BALLIEr
PublicAdministratorF. W. ELLtS
Supt.of SchoolsHELEN P. CL\RKK
Coronery. ROCK MAN
SurveyorK. F. WAI^E
{A. M THORNBIRGU^Com i.idoners... 1 A. J. Bl'KS's
'W. D. WHEELER
Uiatrir JudgeWILLIAM H HINT
Clerk.if the Dutrict Co^irt ..JOHN BEAM
StateJvnatorCOR\ELlT ^ HEDGES
GEORGEH. KOKINsON^MMnSersofthel''^^ .A**f*'X
r^otatt,ReaP ' VoH^HOKSKY^res niatlves - M1CHAELH KKEFE
IANTON M. HOLTER^I DAVIO A. COI1Y^ROBERT U. HOWEY
Inate one of the old county officers would^be to show a weakness which was inexcus^^able. Whatever mistakes Mr. Balliet may^I have made, be is a loyal republican who^1 has Riven according to Ms means for the^success of his partv. and he was honest and^upright. To refuse him the reaomination^accorded the other county officers would^be to i^'ace a stain upon his name.
Mr.Weed had no controversy with either^of the colonels, but he would nominate for^county attorney a man who had always^] been a liberal contributor to the party,^both in time and money^Francis N. Mc^^lntire J. W. Kinsley came to the rescue^I of Balliet and predicted that he, who had^been third on the ticket last year, would^lead the poll this year.^A ballot ww taken and the count was^I progressing. Balliet having received 88,^Logan lv and Mclotire 8 votes, a delegate^I moved to make the nomination of Balliet^I unanimous, which was done. Mr. Balliet^I accepted the honor and predicted a victory^for the entire ticket by greater majorities^, than those of last year.
F.W. Ellis, Helen P. Clarke and K. F.^Wade were nominated^I public administrator,^schools and county surveyor, respectively.^Col. McCutcbeon put Dr. G A. Rawson^i in nomination for cor ner. but Mr. M I n-^tire told of the lorg service and liberal^contributions to the party Dr. M. Roc km an^bad made, all of which was reiterated by^! 7. T. Burton, whereupon Dr. Bookman's^title to the office was conceded and he was^nominated with a whoop.
Mr.Burton did not want to make too^many speeches. He bad, however, been^asked by Mr. Crounse, county commis^^sioner, to say to the convention that he^could not accept of the office again. Mr.^. Burton bad a candidate for the office, how-^I ever, in the pers m of A. M. Thornburgh.^1 That gentleman modestly pleaded^his lack of qualifications for the place,^! but he was nominated by acclama^^tion. A. J. Burns, of Marysville, was^i also nominated. A geeat deal of difficult)^I was experienced in getting a third candi^^date. Those who would accept were not^acceptable to the convention, while those^who were coy were pursued relentlessly.^Among the names suggested were Phil^Manix, II. M. Parchen, W. D. Wheeler,^FrancM Pope, Richard Lockey, Henry^K -m. W. A. Chessman, K E Fisk, and^Isaac Ureenbood. When the nomination^having been passed for a time to permit a^committee to interview some of the g-'ntle^men upon their willingness to take the of^^fice, a ballot was takeu, W. D. Wheeler, of^Augusta, was chosen. On the first^Wheeler received 44 votes. Henry^34, Pope 7, and 3 scattering. On the second^ballot the vote was: Wheeler 44, Klein SM,^scattering 2
Acommittee of nine to select delegates^and alternates to the Anaconda convention^was appointed with instructions to select^fourteen delegates and fourteen alternates^from the city and the others from outside,^precincts. Some discussion took piace^upon the propriety of selecting delegates^according to wards. Col. Sanders speaking^com'mitteeHof one~from fifteen minutes and concluding by saying^1 it was immaterial which plan was adopted.^Mr. Burton said the delegation to Ana-^eonda would go as representatives of^Lewis and Clarke county, and not of the^wards and precincts of the county res^^pectively, and would go there to face the^Davis 'and ! conspiracy against this county which bad^' developed in the constitutional convention^in making the apportionment for state^senator-. The committee was composed^of Burton, Schmidt, Weed, Featherly, Mey-^end ^rff, Thieme. Dunn, Biggs, Manix and^Donahue.
AF. Burleigh spoke of the necessity of^keeping partisanship out of the judiciary,^and spoke of the need of electing ti the^bench men of probity and ability. iJe^nominated William H. Hunt for judge of^the district court, and praised him for bis^services as couhty attorney and in the^house of representatives of 'he last legisla^^tive assembly. Mr. Hunt was nominated^by acclamation. Soon afterwards Mr.
ORGUnJ \TION.
At11 o'clock yesterday forenoon T. H.^Kleinschmidt, chairman of the republi^^can county committee, called the county^convention to order and announced the^purpoies of its assembling^the nom^^ination of county officers and legis^^lative candidates and the selection of
twentynine delegates to the state conven^^tion at Anaconda next week. The machine^started off very smoothly, and for a few^num.: - it appeared as if the dress rehear-^aal of the previous night had borne fruit.^M. A- Meyendorff nominated Eugene^Goodcll, of Marysville, for temporary^chairman; the motion was put and carried^and promptly Francis X. Mclntire nominat^^ed R. A. Harlow for temporary secretary,^which motion prevailed also. Then Steve^Carpenter was chosen temporary assistant^secretary.
Mr.Goodell having assumed the chair,^Delegate DeLestry popped up with a mo^tion to appoint a
eachward of the city and one from each^outside precinct to select candidates for^the legislature, but he was ruled out of^order upon suggestion to the chair from^delegate* on the floor.
Onmotion, Messrs. Ilorsky. Weed, Ful^let, Cory, Meyendorff, Kinna,^Thornburgh srere appointed a committee on^organization, while as Messrs. Botiia, San^^ders, Hedges, Klauxschmidt, Donahue and^Burton were made a committee on plat^^form.
Mr.Burton wanted a recess of twenty^i^!r^utes in order that committees might^confer, and the question was ably debated^by M ssrs. McCutcheon, Hershfield and^Burton, instructions to the chair coming^from parliamentarians on the I jor of the^convention like the wash of the waves by^the sea sbore. The motion for a recess was^finally put and carried.
At11:4$ the convention was called to or^^der to hear the report of the committee on
credentials,which had found the delegates | Uunt entered the hall and was called upon^^ii r,r.,^ri,- ...r^.t^i.^,^.,.! for a speech. He accepted the nomination
withgrateful acknowledgement ot the^honor it conveyed. His mind was crowded^with thoughts of the requirements of the^place. He could only promise a fixed and^inflexible determination to do his duty as^his conscience dictated.
Thehardest fiitht of the convention was^over the clerkship of the district court.^Col. Botkin nominated Harry H. Davis,^Col. Sanders becam-* sponsor for Willis F.^Parker, the mr/unitvnt of the office, and i^Judge Sterling did the honors for John^B-an. Five ballots were necessary to de^^cide the question. Tbey were as follow^:
allproperly accredited from their re^ pee^tive districts. The report precipitated a^conversszione in which Messrs. Uorsky.^Burton, Hershfield. Manix, Seligman and^Kleinschmidt took leading par:*. The re^port was accepted.
Th^ committee on permanent organiza^^tion and order of business reported, recom- I^mending A. J. Seligman for chairman,^Manix, Abercrombie and Donahue for^Tice chairmen, and F. P. Sterling for sec^^retory. John W lcome was made assistant !^secretary That part of the committee's^report wh'ch fixed the order of business^called Burton to bis feet with, the suvgea- |^tion that the legislative ticket 5e nominated I^urst Instead of the county ticket, as re-^commended by the committee, so that the j^work might be done before the convention ,^mi^ tired out. Tce ,.5mir ri,l(d Burton's i^motion out of urdc-r, but discussion upon it^continued ttclil a vote was taken and the^motion defeated. Then the report of the ;^committee was accepted, and Mr. Selig- i^man assumed the chair, predicting, in a^two-minutes exhortation, that the republi^^cans would elect their entire county and^legislative ticket.
Mr.Kinsley. like Mr. Burton, began to^feel the eff-el of the day's labor, and moved^the appointment of a committee to choose^delegates to the Anaconda convention, so^that this important duty might be dis^^charged before the county conven^^tion was tired out with the less important^work before it. H- was voted down and^the convention adjourned until 1 30 p. m.
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Thenomination was unanimous, where- ^^i upon ^Johnny^ mounted a chair and pro^| ceeded to tell the convention the great |
thingsthat are in store for the republic^I party of this county if the party would^but stand by him.
'/.T. Burton was tired again, and moved^to adj ^urn until 7 p. m. The convention 1^was tired also and his motion was adopted.^A box of buttons furnished by Delegate^Carter was passed around among the boys,^and they marched off to supper.
THECOI NTV TICKET.
Allof the afternoon session was con^^sumed in the nomination ot county officers.^Last year's ticket was adopted without ex^^ception, although there was an effort to re^^tire the present county attorney. The^speeches in making nominations abounded^with reference to what was termed the^arbitrary and outrageous conduct of the^constitutional convention in ordering the^election of county officers at the same time^as state officers and before the terms of the^former had expired.
Thechair, having appointed two tellers^i to whom two others were added later in^the afternoon ^. announced that nomina^^tions for sheriff were in order, whereupon^7.. T. Burton, at the risk of tiring h.m^elf^and the delegates, before the legislative^ticket should be reached, moved that^Charles M. Jefferis be nominated by ac^clamation, which was done. Similar ac^^tion was taken in the case of John S.^Tooker, clerk and recorder, on motion of^Col. McCutcheon. George Walker, the^present under sheriff and who was defeated^for the office of assessor last fall, wax nom^^inated to that position by Delegate De^L 'stry. Judge Sterling sec. niing. The^latter eulogized Mr. Walker in warm terms^as a kind son and an excellent citizen, who^was sacrificed last fall by treachery in the^republican party. Mr. Walker was taken^into the band wagon without dissent.^Then Richard P. Harden was renominated^for treasurer br acclamation, E. D. Weed^standing godfather for him.
Whennominations for county attorney^were reached, 7. T. Kleinschmidt renomi^^nated S. A. Balliet.
A.C. Botkin said Vie office was one of^the most important in all the list, and bare^a close relation to the welfare of the com^munity. In the east people looked upon^Montana as a country where crime brought^no punishment, but was on the whole^rather comu-endable. This was unjust,^for no people more cordially detested crime^than M^^ntanian*, and now, as Montana^stands in the fierce wb^te light that beats^upon the throne ot statehood it was more^than ever important that a man of ability^should be in the position of prose^^cuting attorney. It is now. said^Colonel Botkin, twelve years since^civi ustion and barbarism had met in bat^^tle shock upon the soil of Montana Upon^the field at Big Hole there fell Capt. Wil^^liam Logan, who bad fought in the army^of the union; and If we could trust the^father to defend us agamst a savage^sure i y we could trust the son to defend us^agamst the cohorts of crime. He nomi^^nated for county attorney Sidney M.^Logan, a voung man who had been trained of the unity^in the beat law offices of Helena and who gTeat nation
THELEGISLATIVE TICKET.
When the convention reassembled it was^half an hour after the time set. Even then^there were many delegates absent, and in^order that all might have the opportunsty^to participate in nominations the oner of^business was suspended and the report of^the committee on platform and resolutions^was called for. It was read by Judge^Hedges, and is as follows:
^Aftertwenty five years of territorial^apprenticeship ai:d vassalage, and the
nominalenjoyment of the abstract rights^of citizenship, the people of Montana have^in Immediate prospect the entrance upon^and full exercise of the concrete rights of^citiz -nship in the state and nation.
Aconvention of delegates of our own^people, in accordance with the provisions I^of an enabling act of congress, have just |^completed the body of a constitution, that^only awaits the approval of our people at^the p():is and the proclamation of the^president to receive the breath of life,^when Montana will step forward proudly^into the charmed circle of co-equal sov^^ereign states of the great republic, and ber^star of destiny will shine forth in the con^^stellation on the azure field of our national^emblem.
^Thoughdistasteful in some features,^we assume that our people, keenly mind^^ful of past neglects and humiliations, but^confident In themselves and their future,^will accept the constitution with its de^^fects.
We,therefore, the republicans of Lewis^and Clarke county, assembled for the first^time to select candidates for offices provid^^ed for by this constitution, record our em-^I phatic and united protest against the par^^tisan action of the responsible majority In^the convention in vacating all the county^; offices for no other substantial reason than^I the hope that the verdict of last November^m.ght in some measure be reversed in the^. coming October. We conceive that the^, most effectual rebuke of such partisanship^1 would be the re-election of those officers^by an increased majority.^^Yet, with defect* which we can trust^| republican majorities in the future to cor^^rect we urge the republicans of Lewis^1 and Clarke county to vote for the conatitu-^i tioo, as much less of an evil than further^disfranchisement.^^Considering and comparing the policies^' of the two great national parties, we fee.^that we should impugn the intelligence of^our people to express a doubt as to which^one Montana is allied in every great con-^i trolling interest Not only the freedom.^1 but the existence of our nation Is to be^credited to the great National Republican^party. We look to it as the safest guardian^honor and interests^We affirm without
jlast year. Every interest has been mvig^orated by the change. Our miners, ranch^I men and lumbermen are no longer dogged^by spies and harried with costly suits for^trespassing upon the public domain in cat^ting timoer fur necessary and useful pur^^ pose* that otherwise would be food for^Spark* and flames. Our settlers are no^longer insulted as frauds' and hindered^. or useleaslv taxed to secure titles to their^homes.
Therepublican doctrine of protection^, to American labor and industrial enter^. prises and investments is peculiarly adapt^j ed to the development and prosperity of^I those interests which are paramount to^, Montana^our mining and stock interests.^The revenues from protective duties are^needed to pay our national debt, to con^struct a superior navy and to carry out^schemes of internal improvement, from^! v^ bich Montana has so much to hope and^I exp-ct.
'V inscious, therefore, of Montana's^stake in the ascendency of the republican^party and policy, we recognize the trans-^ei dent importance of securing a repub-^by acclamation tor i lican majority in the legislature which will^superintendent of have the selection of United States sen^ators. When Montana's interests are at^' stake in the legislation before congress, let^| her voice and votes be neither doubtful or^: divided.
Letthere be no wrangling or straggling.^We have the protection of a registration^and an impartial voting law. There is^every incentive to honest effort and Intelli^! gence appeals to reason and bides self^' interest.
'Beit resolved, therefore, by the repub^^licans of Lewis and Clarke county, in^convention assembled. That we pledge to^| each other, to the candidates this day^named, to our constituents, and to the^republicans of the whole country watching^our actions and awaiting the issue with so^much interest, our united and continued^' effo.'t* through ^ut this opening campaign^to secure a complete ana decisive victoty.^Ke.oiv-(\ riittt ide convention has^j yielded with regret to the wishes of the^Hon. Silas 11. Croun-*e in declining a re-^! nomination to the important office of^I county commissioner and desires to ex-^I press the thanks of the people of the^county which are pre-eminently his due for^his faithful and intelligent service.
Resolved,Tnat the delegates from this^county be instructed to present to the state^convention as our choice for representative^I to congress the name of the Hon. Thomas^j H. Carter, who was so triumphantly elect^^ed as delegate thereto at our recent elec-^ballot | tion. and who without question as to what^Kiein was merely official duty or personal ease,^has been instant in season and out of sea^^son in caring for the interests of all the^people of Montana
Forstate senator Burleigh nominated T.^C. Power. Mr. Seligman said Mr. Power^had authorize him to say he could not ac^^cept Col. Sanders said Mr. Power might^be wanted for some other office and nomin^^ated A. M. Hotter. Mr. Burton nominated^Cory, who declined absolutely. Mr. Ster^^ling nominated A. J. Seligman, who said^he would not be in the country when the^election occurred, and seconded Holler's^nomination.
Uoweynominated T. H. Kleinschmidt^who declined and spoke a good word for^Hotter. Mr. Hershfield thought he could^select for senator one who would be of^more use to Lewis and Clarke county than^A. M. Hotter. The county, said he, need^^ed men of eminent talking ability, and he^nominated C. Hedges. A. J. Craven was^nominated by Mr. Mtnnix. Judge Armit-^age said Mr. Craven would not accept.^Mr. Burton said Craven had indicated to^him he would accept if nominated. .Hersh^^field said Craven bad told htm that und^r^no circumstances would he go before the^people this year as a candidate for a polit^^ical office.
Atthis point trie convention dropped^consideration of the senatorial question^and went into nominations for members of^the house of representatives, when George
H.R loinson, of Marysville. Oilman Riggs.^of Eist Helens, and Pail Manx, of An^gusts, were nominated by acclamation.
Aftera recess in order to ascertain Mr.^Craven's mind the convention returned to^the senatorial office. Mr. Kleinschmidt^bad been induced during the recess to re^^consider his declination. A delegate an^^nounced that Mr. Craven positively de^^clined to be a candidate. A ballot was^then takeu: resulting: Hedge*. 82; Chess^^man. 15; Kleinschmidt. 21; Hotter. 14;^Craven. 1
Mr.Kleinschmidt withdrew. The second^ballot o^v^ Hedges the nomination, by 50^bal!'..^ to 17 for Chessman, 15 for Hotter^and 3 for Kleinschmidt
JudgeHedges made his acknowledgment^of the honor conferred upon him.
Col.Botkin named John Horsky, who^was nominated by acclamation. Col. San^^ders' nomination of M. H. Keefe was made^by acclamation.
ThomasO'Connor nominated Richard^Lockey. Burleigh nominated D A. Cory,^and J. S. Featherly nominated Hugh^Kirkendall.
Col.Sanders reminded the convention^that the Scandinavians had no representa^^tion on the ticket thus far, and he believea^it would be a graceful recognition ot a race^which always voted for the republican^tickrt to nominate A. M. Hotter. Mr.^Donahue suggested the name of M. L^Mi a Mr. Thieme sprung K. H. Howey's^name and eulogized him highly. Z T.^Burton seconded Howey's nomination.
Itwas announced that delegates should^put three names on the ba'lot. the three^candidates having the highest number of^votes to be the nominees of the convention.
Col.Sanders moved that A. M. Uolter be^nominated by acclamatson, but was ruled^out of order, and a ballot was takeen for^three representatives. Holter received 77^votes, Howey 51. Cory 58, Stone 42, Lockey^23, Kirkendall 15, Sterling 2 The nomina^^tions of Messrs. Holter, Howey and Cory-^were made unanimous.
Thecommittee on delegates to the Ana^^conda convention reported the following:
Delegates.Alternates.^L. H. Hershfield, W. A. Chessman,^A. C. Botkin,J. P. Woolman,
A.J. Seligman, F. M. Mclntire,^T. C Power.Sidney Logan,
W.F Sanders,J. V- Sanders,
T.H Kleinschmidt W. F. Parker.^A. F. Burleigh, George Bottscher,
E.I). Weed.Charles Cook.
I.D. McCutcheon, James Gurley,^R. E. Fisk,^Louis DeLestry,^Joseph Davis,^H. H. Davis,^J. W. Hathaway,^Hugh Kirkendall,^Clarence Kinna,^George E Boos,^M. A. Meyendorff.^T. H. Clewell.^Z T. Burton,^1*. S. Washburn.^Angus McDonald
F.P. Sterling^Joshua Armi;age^Tboa. Wilkinson^J. T. Kearney^P. A. Manix^P. Abercrombie^Miltou Cauby
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Col.Sanders said an Indignity had been ! was possible without the co-operation of^put upon this county by the constitutional congress, justified all the pledges and ex^convention, which it was the duty of this i pectations upon which the republicans of^convention to resent To fail to renoml- Montana fought and won the campaign of
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T.H Kleinschmidt was re-elected chair^^man of the county central committee, and^the following were chosen members of the^committee: Ben Benson, R. A. Harlow, J.^S. Featherly, John Steinbremmer, J. W,^Kinsley, F. K. Thieme, F. P. Sterling. P.^J. Donahue. M. Jacobs. F. N. Mclntire,^Phil A. Manix. W. C. Gillette and John^Johns.
TheHelena township officers nominated^were: Constables. J. W. Cleary and Al^fred V Richards; justices of the peace, B.^F. Woodman and C. W. Fleischer.
Theconvention adjourned with three^cheers for the nominees.
TheSalvation Army
JudgeSanders yesterday overruled the^motion to dismiss in the case of Phil Best^a pol'cemaa. against the Salvation Army.^Attorney McCutcheon asked for an ad^journment until Monday, which was gran^ted. Frank Chandler, one of the Salvation^Army, made application for a writ of ha^^beas corpus to Judge Blake, which^granted, and a hearing will be had Monday^at 1 o'clock in the district court room. The^soldiers are out on their own recognizance,^but still In the custody of the city marshal^and the object Is to secure Judge Blake's^opinion on the validity of the ordinance.
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Weare determined to sell lots of goods this month, and prices will do the business,^date for the grand opening of our new addition has been decided upon, but before that
GloriousMemorable Day We Must Sell Great Quantities of Goods at a
FEARFULSACRIFICE!
HISPIDTHE PEIOES QUOTED IBIIEIRIE:
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Ladies'Plaid and Striped^Dress Ginghams. Bl-'Sc. a yard
ReducedFrom 153.
BARGAINNO. 5.
Ladies'Dress Patterns with^ten yards plain goods and niue^yards Hamburg at $1 3^^ each.^Reduced From $2 50
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Ladies'Corsets, tue best bar^^gain ever offered, at /^^^'^. ^ pair.
Keducedfr^m $1 00
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Ladies'Dress Patterns, ten^yaids plain goods and nine^yards Hamburg, at #2 65.
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Turkeyred Napkins. Fringed^Border, a' 50c. per dozen.
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Ladies'Fast Black Cotton^Hose, at 17c. a pair
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FineLinen Towels, good size,^at l^^r. each.
ReductdFrom 20c^BARGAIN NO. 11.
ifChildren's Aprons at 86c.^each.
Reduced From 75c.
BARGAINNO. 4.
Largesize Marseilles Quilts,^$1.(K) each.
Reducd From $1 50.^BARGAIN NO. 8.
Extralarge size Linen Towels
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- I Helena, M. T
JAYBIRDSAXD WOODPE('KIKS.
TwoMen Reported Killed In a Rare War^In Team*
av9tik,Texas. Aug. 17 ^ Tnsterdsy tv-^eninft Governor K^es received s dispatch^from Kichmnnd oa^ Ins a light had occurred^between the ^Ja^birds^ and ^Wood^^peckers,^ rival political tactions, in which^Sheriff Garvey and Deputy Ulackeney were^killed and several others wounded. The^dispatch said the fight was still in progreM^and troops were needed. A dispatch was^also received from Captain Richards, of the^Hueton Light Guards, saying that Rich^^mond was in th.- bands of a mob and sev^^eral people bad been killed. Governor^Ross ordered the Light Guards of Houston^to go to Ricnmond at once and also to tele^^graph orders to the Bonnam Grays to be^ready to leave at a moment's notice.
Jaybirds^is the name given to the white^democrats of Fort Bend.who number about^four hundred. The ^Woodpeckers^ in^^clude the negroes and a few whites.^The negroes are vastly in the ascendant.^It is the renewal of a race cjuarreL
Houston,Tex., Aug. 1^ ^Two gentle
menwho arrived here from Richmond on^the 11:35 train reported that the Wood^^pecker crowd vu In the courthouse sur^^rounded by the ether faction, but no more^fighting had occurred. They confirmed the^news of the shooting of sheriff Gsrvey and^De uty Blakeney, A young mulatto girl^was killed by accdert. The following^were wounded: Henry Fro*f. baitl^; Val^Gibson, slightly: Judge Park r. badly:^Mason Bradley, seriously.
Theriot was precipitated by a Jaybird^walking through the town with a Winches^^ter. He was arrested and put in jail and^the fight commenced soon after.
AWelcome Visitor.
R.F. Sea*^.ury, representing the Amer^^ican Hosiery company of New York, Is In^the city. Mr. Seaoury will remain here
forseveral days, talking up his line of^hosiery, underwear for fall and winter, for^ladies, men, boys and misses.
Kn;ally RffiiKl.
BATKirru,Aug. 17.^The emperor and^empress of Germany met a royal welcome^on their arrival here, the people greeting^the visitors with on bounded enthusiasm.
AWOVIAN S PLEA.
Whata Lady Ha* ta^ Sav About the Arre-i
ofthe salvation \nny.^A Woava' Flaw fof the Salvation Army.
Tothe editor of; the Iwdepesdmt:^Will you allow me a few words in regard^to the Salvation Arm* ^ 1 am not uphold^^ing them for playing ^ithout a permit, and^I know a great many have ^no use for^them,^ but I would lis* to say. it seems^unjust to keep up tbe^ continual warfare^against them which ha* been the case ever^since their coming, ^f he ordinance pro^^hibiting street music^from the mayor was^the poor Salvationist^much If the Coliseum^been arretted last nig^It seems too bad that v^women have courage e^streets in the face of jee^bystanders, doing what^duty in trying to do son^poor soul, that our coanc^tioned to stop them, v^many glari^g evils that^energies. It is Dot n^^the evils: tbey are too ap^to increase every day. A^the singing of a few hymn
withouta permit^forced solely for^as I doubt very^nd would have^bad they played^n a few men and^ugh to parade our^and taunts from^ey consider th- ^r^good to some^should be peti-^n there are so^ht occupy their^to enumerate^t and seess^I amy, do IK^be award from
the{Salvationists in the wilderness of wick^^edness in our midst, snd let our council be^petitioned to save our boys and men from^the many temptations that assail them,^which would be far more noble than trying^to stop the Salvation Army.
Justice.
ButteRaces.^On account of the races at Butte Ang.^ltftb to 20 h inclusive the Northern Pacific^railroad will make a rate of one and one-^fifth fares for the round trip from all points^between Billings and Missoula inclusive to^Garrison and return. The Montana Union^will maae a similar rate from Garrison to^Butte and return Tickets will be sold on^Aug. is h to 24'b inclusive, good to return^until Aug 26th inclusive.
Cha*.S. Fkk.^G. P. A T. A., St. Paul.^A. D. Emak, Genl Agent, Helena.
Fivehundred straw hats worth^su rents to tl to close out at 25 cents; 500^worth SI to S3 at 50 rents to make room for^our fall stock. Just received the most at^^tractive ladies muslin underwear ever^shown in this city: price to defy all compe^^titors at H. Toon's.
