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fftl VCL.XXX. ^NO. 328. HELENA. MONTANA. FRIDAY MORN INC. DECEMBER 20, 1889. PRICE, FIVE CENTS J DIAMONDS Theseason is here ttrivl ('liribtinn*^prosente must he bought for relatives^ninl friends Pgoplt having nmny pres-^ente to make anil who ilo not rare to^Ue| their pockftl tOO heavily, we OMM^|0 their rescue. Our Btock of Diamondsand Watches ecomplete. Our show eases rontain^I ^ininonil Kings, Dteanottd I .a- ^^ Pins, Pairsof Diamond Knrrings. ^ ^^^i^l im SilverWatches, anil every MM of .lew^^If) erer manufactured, in unique ami^elegant designs Pontile are always^anxious to see lovely ^ ^^^.!^. ami our Displayof Watches and Dia^^monds if Uie lurgi-at hi Montana. Kven if you^do not care to make a purchase, it wi^repay the trouhle of a visit to take a^look at thogiortOUl eight. We arc.|iiit(^alive to the fact that there are more^diamonds and watches Uiught at this^time of the vcir than at any other, and^therefore shall not lose the iip|*^rtiihit v,^but Sellat Very Low Fricos ^ndlook at neither ciist price or value,^thereby sustaining our reputation of^selling at prices to suit the tunes and^Mgving all would lie competitors fur U^^bind. Wehave Diamonds and Watches to^Htiit everyone's purse. I'ven with thiH^large stock it would lie well to Makeyour Selections Now. Minitake advantage of our endless va^riety. Should it not lie convenient for^you to take your select ions at once, you^ran leave them with us for future di^livery. All we have tosa- is.that if you^contemplate pu rvtiamig just call on us^and compare prices. All tfoods are of^the finest MM it v. (lurstock of liiamonds consists of tin^finest grades white, brilliant and blue^white gems. No other house in Mnti^tuna can lieat us in quality and pi n e. Agenuine diamond baby ring. fcLQO; a^diainond collar button, *^i; a pair of din^moml sleeve buttons, lady's si/e, ^H; a^diamond stud. |13t a pair of d ainmnl^Ml Ilium, fjUt ^ lllOBWd ring, n very brilliantBti,|M; a very pretty knot diamondscurf pin. $H; a pair dinnum ^^aleeve bu tons bOButifully engravod. |U^ladies' and gents' diiiuioiid rings from^US to t'^**i each. Iiraccicts.nandinta, rings,studs, but tons,in l.n t everything that is novel,^new, rich and unique, including watches^Hocks and eilv env are. Waltham.Rockl'ord and Elgin^Watches. Theseare the watches we make a spe^pitta of Solidsilver hunting watches, genuine^iniported iiiovemeiit, stem winder and^setter, full size, #S. Solidsilver hunting watches, genuine^American movement. Elgin Of Walthnin.^eases chased anil engraved. Lgdtot'solid gold hunting watches,^beautifully chased and engraved, stein^under, American movement. Hoys'solidsilver hunting case, stein^winding watches. fAtofA Kmcrepeaters and K. Howard A Co.^WlUlIm at greatly raduoad price*. Weguarantee all goods. Solidgold wedding rings. It to 1M^carats. 14carat garnet, tuniuise seal and ini^ttal rings a sjiecialty. Goldheaded canes and umbrellas in^great variety. BEAUTIFULCHINA,^AIM POTTERY,^CUT CRYSTAL, BRIC-A-BRAC. SENATORPIERCE'S DENIAL J. TheNorth Dakotan Says the Stories^ol Destitution in His State Are^Much Exaggerated TheCharitably Disposed Warned^to be Careful of Those Seek^^ing Contributions JewelryComp'y, 24MAIN STREET. RaHhwaatenPtoMMfo PateMaaiteg Aajalaal^the liurki'i Mbmm Ratal Mm Prteao ,ilTheir Proline!-. WtaapuKua,Daa, M. Special lanitnr^Mara*pabtiaaai teabillowing card in the I'utttins morning: ^My attention ha* honaaHad la a telegram which apaaand onthe Ittfc in the Brooklyn I'.uglc under I^Washing.hi date as follows: 'Autlnu t/cd^representatives of the North Dakota luc:# reliefcommittee Mali Had from twu thoiis- Badto tliree t liousand families are destitute^there us a result of three years' hud crepe.^Many Ml staning. Itoxc* and money are^being sentfrom here. State pride toofl^the ajaalanHal laaaaaaaMMtoaa from the^Dakota* |from making mi apjieiil to either^congress m the public foi their |*^oplc.' 1^somewhat fear that irresponsible person-. pretendingto represent destitute MNm ofNorth Ihikotn. will BgBMM in Washing^^ton and other cities in the east soliciting^subscriptions fur their alleged relief. I hiicfnre tahi lataaaaaatoato warn ehair-^itaiiie people nalnM the solicitation* of thmewlio collie to tin ^ for this purjmse.^The commissioner of agriculture for North^Dakota, whose address is at Hisniarck. has baaadesignated by the goonraovto ascertain whatrelief is needed, and to supply the^destitute. While tin-sufli ring in that state^has been grossly exaggerated, there is ill a^few uf the newly settled sections soun^^dest nut inn. Hint I do not desire to dis^^courage 111 any manner the spirit which^prompts the good aaaalt of the east to con^^tribute fur such Bajraoooi but in c.iM at suchrout i iliutluns, tin y sliould lie sent to^KaBOBatbli pofauOl Who will see that they^are religiously applied to t he purpose dc- aigandby the owners. ' filLIIKKTA. I'lUll I . PaMMaal*^( Mai i urtners. SenatorsDavis and Casey to day luoiicht^!^ petitions signed hy 'he fanners of Min^^nesota and North Dakota, asking legislation^to protect tin in from Inicket simp BOiaafl^and other s|h cnlatuis. the one lv Sens tor^Davis asked that it tie Bado unlawful fur^hoards of trade and Inicket shops to aft^^tempt to regulate the market price of raw^material, except as they are able tu du su tiv^a showing uf actual commodities. \x asks^that ^abaft selling^ lie arotltbltad. Mr.^Casey's petitiun asks that it lie nmde un^^lawful ti sill or prou ise to drlivat arm^products when the one siiluig^does not have^the goods to deliver. iin- v Ml of Mm Mom i'hepresident gave a n ceptioii this after^aaaa to I delegation of lion Indians. 1MB*^liering about titty, now on a visit to this^city. The reception was held in the rust^room and was witnessed by Mrs. Harrison,^Mrs. Mchei, l^r. SkmIi and I'ostiaaster (ien-^eral Waliiunaker and others. General Warair iotrodaaad John Qraoa, of Standing bockagi ncy. who nuide a good uaturcJ^spi ei li to the pnsideiit, in the course ol^which ha laaMthad with quiet humor that^this was hot a scalping Ms.t. hut merely^a friend \ call, lbs BOOpb would like^among other things a houudarv line for^their raaorvattoa, and bitter schools^Auoiher Indian, American, also math an ad^dress, afh r which the presnlent s|ioki to^t ne d. legation through an bltorpNtori ^1^am glad,^ said tin president, ^to meet so^many representatives of the Slum^nation. Your true interest is in^the direction of legislation to settle each of^you on a farm of your own. It is the policy ofthe gpmnaMUt to give your aaildraa the advantageof schisils, which yoo ha\e not^had. 1 w ill read with pleasure the icpoit ol^the c iuimissioiiers, and it will give BM still^greater pleasure tn aid them in s. curing^from congress those laws that are nece sary^to meet the suggest ions made hy the cuiu-^inissiuiiers.'' Nurprisi*iitin' laajatofai Therewas great i iciteiueut 111 the ciecu-^tive session uf the senate this all* moon,^when a senator, upon laafMMJ ^P at the^gentlemen's gallery, discovered a man sit^^ting there and apparently taking a good^di tl of interest in the proceedings. The ut^^most confusion prevailed for a while, and^the duorkee|h r was dispatched to eject the^intiinler, who pioved to bi a young man^about 1S^ years of age. He had evideiitlv^been asleep when the senate went into ex-^ecutive session, and wasprubalily discovered^Is fure he seemed any valuable information.^He will always, however, carrv with him the^dlstiuctioii of having been in the gallery^while the mato was supposedly enjoying^the seclusion of a secret session. MataaIn MM Knee. TheWashington correspondent uf the St.^Loins (ilols-llemocrat ti h graphs to that^paper in regard to Miami 's candidacy for^the pr.sidencv in MM; that ^there is^abradant continuation of the information^previuiislv si nt regarding Mr. blame's cm -^dldacy for IMt, Some of the sicretarv's^frif'Ilds go su far as tu express their belief^that the president knows and acquiesces 111^the drift of things, these friends say that^while neither the president nor the s, cre-^tary will oaaatoplaa for Mr. illaiiie's iiomi.^nation, yet they will both vn w with^satisfaction the development uf senti^^ment in that direction. It is^claimed by Mr. Illaiiie's friends tint^nobody c m Botet to an act of the presi^^dent's since the 4th of March and say that^behind it is apparent the second term^motne. Tha| contend that President^Harrison entered ipoahid duties will tbi^single term idea firmly fixed in Lis ^tod,^and that being still m such a fr ime of^mind, he is able tn look with opiaminitv on^the movement uf the lil.ime aaoptt for i-.i_^In support of this vn w. attention is in^^vited to the close relations win q ,\|r.^Itlaine's most devoted friends sustain to^the president. Klkms. Kerens and others^who are for Klaine ^hist, last and all the^time,^ as the saying goes, aie on t!iciuo-t^frnndlv footing with the president. All^that Mr. Harrison insists n|sm is that^this iluill he a Harrison administration.^He will permit no over topping by^Hlaihe now. He will not consent tu^the use uf any patronage to help on^the Klaine movement. Kut he will counte^^nance any legitimate prominence uf Klaine^which loos- to the close identification of^the secretary's name with the issues upon^which the next campaign is to be conducted.^In pursuance of this policy, Mr. Hlaine will hpas i ,Rtcly assiM-inted as is possible^from th* time on with the legislation fur^tl^ lltllilunaiial of our South American^trndi. that is to lie a strong card of the^republicans in MM. As the head of the In^terniitioiial congnss. the secretary will na^tur.illv have much to do m advising the^republicans in congress about the iieeeasary^legislation fur the encouragement of this^trade, and if the trade developes as rapidly^in n spouse to Bovermeiital eiicouragemelit^ss it now promises to do. Mr. Klaine will go^before the eoiilivTV in WJ simply iuviucible.^This, of course, is lisiking into the future^through the Klaine horoscope. ihe Industrial llirtMhin Home Thevice president to-day laid ls^fore the I^senate the re|m^rt of the I tah cnminissinii^am the management of the Industrial Clms^tian Home, of I tali terntnry. The re|xirt^says thai up to Nu\. M. fMVMI had been W^^IM llded on the building, leaving Itijnof^the appropriation unexpetided. The cum^mission has paid nut a^ 1.441 for necessary FtpanaMattba botna*ndtbeoapport of the Inma MO, and about |14,0UO should In i\^pendod fur tiirnishing the home. Ihe MM^is under the immediate inanagenieiit uf a^board of ladles and gi ntlcmi Dot broad and philanthropicriawa, who. vMhaajthopaof otherreward than the approval uf a gmsl^OoaaatoMa, are laboring for the rescue, and^to promote the interest, of women who have^been deluded into, und wish to lb i^from, polygamy, and seek a home in^tins asylum so bounteously provided bv the^goM'inniiiit for their relief. These ladles^are couragi-nusly working to break down the^prejudices of tile Mormon church against^the institution, ami win the confidence of^those for whom this shelter is elected The^commission express no opinion as to the^ultimate success of the home. It is an ex^^periment winch time can only solve, ihe^Mormon church is charged with working^against the institution and ihe belief is ex-^piessedthat more womi n would enter the^home if the restrictions cunt rolling admis^^sion were less stringent. Till'mbmm Mesl Thecommittee investigating the Sili ott^defalcation has agreed U|sm a lepoit, by^the terms of which an appropriation will Is^^asked to make good the losses sustained by^the memliers of the house. A separate lull^will be reported making sergeant at-arum^disbursing ollicer. Kive out of seven mem^^bers of tho committee, including the chair^man. hold that the seigeant-at linns was a^public ollicer. and that individual mends rs^are justified by usage and ollicial recog^^nition, extending over many years, in so re^^garding him, and t he loss by tlie malfeasance^of Silcott sliould be borne by the public^treasury and not by members of congress,^who have not receivid t he compctis t Ion to^which the) were i litith d bv law. I;., com^initlcalsohohlsth.it tin govertuni tit won Id^not do just.lied ill taking apMial deposits^left with Ihe sergeant-at-aiins foi I e pur^^pose of applying it toward the p: \un lit of^salaries due by the government and tin re-^fore that such poraoajal funds abould be re^^stored to the pro rata owner*, liv tie pro-^poa*d private ariatigi meiit thos mI c have^regularly drawn their salaries up to .Novem^^ber would have the adviintage of sharing ill^Ibr ^^mntl that the other members had^toll undrawn, which the Majority of the^committee regard as iindefensible. NorthwesternNiiKirel^. Ainongthebills introduced by llepresen-^taiive Bansbrough yesterday was one^aineiiduig the revised statutes relating to^declarations in panda* cases. proMibng^that declarations may be made before any^ollicer having n seal and whose certificate of^authority is filed with the coiniuissioiii r of pmatoaa. Thesenators and r^| reseiitative from^North Dakota ha\e bu n Hooded with tele^^grams offering suggestions us to the ap^puintoamt ^t a district judge and post mast-^Mi HI the Mate, Ml these gellllelnell Sliy^tin re will be no more appointmi nts until^after the holidays. Tin y have all the facts^before them necessary to act m the judge^ship, and when they make a recommends^tiuli the ^ppoiutearnt will be made. UanrooontatifoCarter will remain in^Washington dining the holidays. The^W i-hmgtoii state delegalion will also re^^main in the city during the recess. EditorItoull, nf the North Dakota Ba- piililican,will be postmaster at Castleton.^['here has been a great contest over this^ollice. and the appointment of Small is a^victory for Cot. PlBMMOt. He is a partner^of the to-be postmaster. Theterritories were far down on^the list last night, and it was a^late hour before Delegates Dubois^and Carey got in their bills^fur the adinissiun uf Idaho and Wyoming.^They also tottodnaod mm memorials adopted^by the late constitutional convent ions. It^is known that Stiube.of Iowa, will be chnir^mail of the committee on territories, and^Mat linker, of New York.who was first men^tinned for that place, will go at the head of^commerce. Amongthe |sistmasters appointed to day^Were the following: Montana. Mury A. Ito^main, at Alamo, Keaverhead county: Wash^^ington, A. Hrucc, at llogium, Chehalis mty, MMt a.e ol Morgan. Thesenate committee on Indian affairs^had up to day the nomination of Indian^OoBMBtoniotMf Morgan. Knther Stephan.^director of the 0 ithotifl mission headquar^^ters in this city, was present and tiled I^written charge against Morgan of prejudice^towards Catholic schools and teachers un^^der the coiitnil of the Indian bureau, ihe^matter went over until after recess for final^action. jhose ^ astaMad i laat loo Caoaa Thesub-corn in it tis- of the house election's^committee, charged with the arrangement^of the contested elccti m cases, completed^its work this morning. It was agreed the^republicans should select line ease, and the^d. mocrnts another in alternation, until all^were arranged. This was done und the^hearing will la gin after the holiday recess. ithi anraj paaa inn. I'liiLiisuiruo,Dec. 111.^: Hiiecial] ^ What^might have resulted in a frightful accident^occurred thai afternoon at Klack 1'iiiu. A^lady and gentleman driving a spirited livery^team from this place started down the Com-^lunation company's quart,! road. When on^(he lirst downward pitch the driver acci-^deiitally dropped a lino on the horsi s anil^they immediately jumped into a run, Ufaj d^both occupants out and dashed down the^mountain side. I la c utter wassiuashed into^kindling wood, and the horses were badly^injured. No other very serious damagy was^dun.. ^ . ^^ i^W sitinic to he 4fftaatotL MaaaHMiPn*i Di e. i;t.^ Onajtohh) Wmb nhsugh,of Oreeusburg, who yesterday tele^^graphed that he had i warrant for Muster^Workman I'owderlv's arrest, was sup|smed^to reach here at 'J..V this morning, but at 1^o'clock had not put in an appearance,^l'owderly has been walking about the prin^^cipal streets all morning expecting the^officer. MjIHruto df.ath. I 1Mb I.ill It. hearsing * ( III i-tni i- I an- tatei^ aoai Bat Ltfa, DMJaWTiDt* I'.'. At the I'llden public^scIiikiI this evening, while some sixtian^Ijirls were rehearsing a Christmas i-autata^which was to be |s l formed to nioi iou . oM^of the peifornn is accident!\ st i nek I caudle^with her wand, igniting the wand, the^llnuie* cumiuunicntcd to the children's^clothing and all were burned mote ol less.^Five w ho were envi lo|s d in MMMO ran into^the street, where some workmen rolled^them in the mud and extmgu.shcd the tire.^Jennie Lancashire was burned to death,^however, and the other four seriously, hut^not fatally uijuri d i he flames, which m^the meantime had coiutiiiiuicated to the^floor of the school house, were cutiuguiabad^with difticultv. IIIRw K\I III ^H I III'. KATIOX.^The lulled Mataa Maate Mm MnMia MTartd luTavedand i BWBad i'ropeilv NkwVoiik. Dec l-.l iiie World has -ib^tamed from the treasurer of each stale the^Tabic of property assessed for taxat ion. Tho^census ollice in I'M mad' a report of an in^^quiry into 1 he ptoi*ut ions cust mg in each^state betweiii laved pro|s^tv old ctual^Wealth, which ranges between IS Bat cent in^Illinois and lis ill W yoming. I In W orld'^re|sirt shows an increasi in taxable BTOJMft) of|b\MbVHbVbM since iksii. iia total wealthis MMMMMiMb\ excblsive of public^pro|h rly. and fffjfflHt.rffr*.ffa pro|s-i t v InW st-^ed and owned abroad. i'he wealth of the^I lilted States now i vceeds the lotMl wealth^of the whole world at any time previous to^the middle of the eighteenth century, and^the amount invested abroad is alone equal^to the Bat tonal wealth of I'oitugal und Den^mark, ihe total wealth ol oUJllw mi^1 lolls is equal to the men- lucieale of th^I nib d States in the past nine yeiifs. CHANDLEROPENS THE FUN TheNew Hampshire Senator Springs^a Sensation on His Unsuspect^^ing- Co.Workers Hammondis Oi Seattle. St.Patn* Dec. IV. A special to the I' ncerI'ress from Scuttle, Wash., savs: \^man named Hammond, wanted for teste^^uony against the members of the nobility^and royalty in l.ngland. is still in Seattle.^He made ail exhibition ol himself to day^by calling the lady proprietor of the lodg^^ing house a liar. The ludv's son slapped^him in the face ami diovc him and Ins two^companions out of the house, i his soli is^H. It. Moon-house, and he says Hammond^told Ins folks his fine dog liose was pre^sellted to 111 111 bv tile earl uf Klistoll. 'lid he^also has a line lug diamond ring giNen linn^by an Lnglish lord. Imjmjm in i atan PnaMM Manatoto ito Nil*. Dec. I'.l. S|k cial. 4Mlici.il cil - oalarvMMonnatom a iptMtajtoMajte on theMissouri and Monulaiii divisions of the^l iiioii I'acilic were given out at headquai^tets to-day. C. V. Kesigue is to succeed 0.^M. Cnminiugs as general manager of the^Mountain division, loseph M. JlMT tape,',^intendeiit at Chevenne, takes the i.l.iee here^liiadc vacant here hy BjOBajajo'l promotion.^K. M. liydet siiccei ds Kan. ami II. M. Maitai^becomes assistant siijh rinti tub nt of the^Wyoming run. Onlyn flajMpaVMMa I iiIiiii. Omaha,Dec. I'd J. Troutinaii. ol l opcka.^was to day chosen ti.rmatieiit chairinan of^the Interstate Prohibition convention. If^was decided to call the organization the Intel-stateTomporaMo Union, and thai it^shall consist of 1 he states n presi nted and^such others as wish to join. One reproach-^tati*a is allowed for every RO^OW paMOtM to^the state. i'he following ottlcels were^rhuseii fur ti e i nstiim-year: pre-ideiit, C,^A. At kin-oii. I.incobi, Ni b.; secii tai v, Thoa.^II. Hitltn. Tonaha, ham; treasurer. John Mohan.Iowa, l.nuhiudand I'ortnuul ul I tat* JiOMMiN,Daa. III. -i he admiralty as a pre^cautioii in view of ihe |sissihle straining of^relations between Knglaiid and I'ortiigul^regarding their possi ssmus m Africa, has^iiiade arraugeinelils to transfer the dOpOBI^and hospital stores for tin- Mediterranean^and Channel squadrons from Lisbon.^Orders wen- recently issued for the w^r^ship Againeiniuoli, how at /an/.ibar, to re-^Join the Mediterranean squadron. These^orders have since been countermanded ami^she will remain at Zanzibar. i TheAl ^iill it Work. Ciiicaoo,Dec. ID.^There wen- five more^discharges issued from the ollice of the su-^BOftah ndeiit of Baliaa, Hubb*rd. to-day.^The nllicers removed ale Ditectives rainier^and Flynn, ratrolmeu Michael Miern ami^David Cunningham, and BtatiOB-haOaai^I'eter Kelly, i'he charges sre in each case^^conduct ^nboOOaatoN an ollicer und neglect^of duty.^ but the men are all removed for^their actions during the Cronin case. i-'oundwith ( oiupiouii-iiik LaMafa,^Vienna, Dec. ID. ^1 he iagblatt says: A^nillnbei of proclamations address, d to the^Russians in Oalicia were found in posses^^sion of a man disgmsAHl as a jsctaant. Is-t^ti-rs compromising many memla-rs of the^ltussian church were also found on him. Baattoitetwei-u i BfMMto mid Tnlaea*. Waco.Tel., Dec ID. News has reaohed^here of a fight Tuesday between four farm^^ers without firearms, and two robbers an a d^with six shooters, in which OM farmer, John^T. Matins, was killed, and another. W. II.^Hams, seriously wounded. The others wen-^more or less injured. .Jim boajoofi Hiipi*^scd^to he one of the robbers, was arrested. Ihefort Worth llexl IksvroN,Dec. ID. -At a meeting of liiioii I'aciticditaaton today, too Dnioti Paablo FortW orth deal was cmisideri d and re^^ferred to the executive commiltec to he put^into Baaaa and eiecuti-d. BjayaftedDteaadaM in iimrii. Lonon,Dec. ID.^A private cable dispatch^from Itiu Janeiro states that fresh disorder^has broken out in that city, and further^complications an feared. explosionon Ito.ml ship. LotnOItiDec. ID. ^An exp| isioll isjcurred^on hoard the liritidi tank steamer Ferguson^at Koiien from Philadelphia, by which one^man was killed and four others injured. ifuilif**b| m il's Turn. Oweniikuo,Ky., Dec. ID. Last night Doc^Jones, a negro barber, while drunk, shut^John Westerfield (white) dead, and early^this morning a mob tisik Jones from jail^and lynched him. ThePlans of Army und Navy Offi^^cers to Increase their Salaries^Comnientod Upon iheatoaaaCaninitMao ftiaoaannaa ^* rtsu^to Ke-|ia^ the BMaanan Mm N|n ilW ,,l | s|,,|r Wisinsoion, D^s-. W, III the senate to^day the house concurrent rcsulutnui torn^holiday recess from Saturday next till Mon^day. January ll, was cnucuried in Stewart,^from the committee on military affairs, r^^p uled a resolution directing the examina^^tion hy tin treasurer ol the war claims of^the state of California, growing nut of^Indian hostilities and disturbances. OotioM^introduced a lull to provide fur Ihe OOM*^hral ion oi Ihe four hiindlcdtli anniNeisai \^of the discovery of America by the expo^*ttion uf arts, industry, BUMMfnOtoM and^pioducls in MM Ky tltsirge. to pi rinil^st.u.s to tax national hank notes and^I'nitcd States notes. Chandlercalled up the resolution olTcled^by htm in regard- to oi ganizalions among^naval officers to influence oougrea-^sional legislation, and made a stats^iinnt on the subject. II. ^ desired, if^possible. o protect naval ollici rs^from being levied U|hui ami induced or^BOtnnalMd to pay monev ^ which they could^BOOnj spuei tol the MMpOBO of llllllleliclllg^legislation He said a year or two ago^Thomas J. Lowrie. passed assistant pay^master in tIn-navy, prepared a lull for an^increase ol the rank ami pay of ollicer* of^Ihe navy. It was a very comprehensive^lull. It contained no feature at icoiiiiin^whatever. Unit bill had not been Ultro^dined in either house, hut it had his u flittingaround uftoatoti In print. In eon metion with thai lull their had been a^movement organized to scenic money from^naval ollicers. lint movement had taken^the shape of a certain punted^circulars. One of these BUWMfi^Chandler sent to the clerk's desk^and had read. It was from l.uwiie, and^dated December g, |MW, It slated that^John H. iiiomss, of Illinois, bad been^engaged as attorney to lake dial: i d and^advoc ate the passage of Ihe hill framed by^him for Ihe reorganization and equaliz.i^tlon of the pay ol the personnel of the navy,^and It expressed the hop that all ollicers^would respond iirompl ly tu Thomas' com^^munications, [a oral Boot ion with tins ^-u cilia',one (nun Thomas himself was s. nt^to the clerk's desk und read. It states lie^hid IM requeslid to III t III the luattel;^that i Xp^ Uses must necessarily be^incurred, and I line and labor must he ih^Noted lo the wolk, and his ^ ii onia:' ic^Ceptalice of the pio|Nisit ion th pclulcd upon^its approNal by the otl-cer aihln ssed, upon^his sending I retaining ft e ol f.'i and sign^^ing a coiil r et i of which a lorin was m nr)^lo pay a contingent of III |ier cent, on the toaiaaaoof pay fat one year, (Jbandlvi^added that theiewere IJUt naval uMotn,^and tl is attempt togi I tin in into the hionc-^MOBM had taken an extremely idfanaivo^slnqs. He submitted to the senate M was^an exln iiiely objcctioiiitble and discredit^^able attempt to inflaeno* legislation.^He did not believe such a cm^tract, even if entered into, would he^legally binding: hut at liny rate it was a^contract which would nb-ollltelv palal\/.e^the OUUUaittaao of congress, who would^have the lull under consideration. There^were a gn al BMAtf men Ining in Washing^ton i and living pretty well ^ VMM source ol^income was derived Iron: their sup|Miscd In*^Ibn nee on legislation. Ho hnpod Ihe reso^^lution would be al li ed lo. and promised^Alien tin nihil mat ion was received the^^aval committee would give Ihe matter ii^thorough iiiNtstigutioii. IfaPnanondefendedthe action of Pay^BMatef Lowrie Hi said if that ollicer had^discovered a method by which the pay of^ollicers nf Ihe navy could be equalized to^the satisfaction of all naval olliceis. he^should be regarded as a public benefactor. Bittersaid while ha suggested the other daythe laaolation be rofarrad to the com^^mittee on naval nllaws. he hail no objection^to its In ing adopted, nor to the fullest in^^vestigation of thewhole subject. The spin!^of reform was abroad in the land^politioal^n^lorin, i dncatu/intl reform, and now there^Was to las K lobby reloltn. He lapBOOad^that it was better late I hall never, but it ap^pean d to hint to be a tempi st in a teapot^An ollicer of the navy, because he chose,^in the exercise of Ilia right as B CHilMof^the I luted States, to employ counsel |o le|l^resent BUB before congress, Was denounced^as if he had been doing a very improper^thing, and a reputable nthirney, because to ahoaatoMihoaantMraofwith a navalott Oar,was held up lo Ihe country us violating^some code of propriety and rectitude. He^thou Id the whole performance was iinmc-^MOOryi and he wished the i lfott to drive^away lobbyists Would he applied In other^direction* as well us to ollicers of the army^and navy, whose MOttl hs were otoatdi ('is-krellexpressed ustolilshment ill hear^ing Mje semttor from South OBroiina say^the ollicers of the tinny and navy had their^mouths closed and could led approach con^^gress. CoBjgtBM was just as OSOfl to them^asativ MtiMI of the I mled Slates. The^question was whether officers had the right^to go into a continual ion, paying a fixed ft*c^hl advance and ngrei ing to pay ^ Don tin gentf,-i . HutIi r Why should not olluuisdo it as^well us other citizens CoohiaU-TIM public will answer that^question. I hold iii i.iy hand a similar cir^^cular, issued a short time ago ill^n ten ure tn another hill to increase^the salaiy of ofl'o r^, in which it i^^stati d tin fee is An us II retain' i. with a oontinganffee of pt, laeh things, in- da dared,w. re a disgrace to Ihe army and^iinvy. After further discussion by Batter.^Cookrall a 'id Call, the resolut ion was agiied^to. The resolut inn nffered yesterday, call^^ing for information as to the disposition uf^the lands of military reservations relin^^quished hy the war depart mini, was re^^ferred to the committee on military nffairs. iinresolution offered yesterday by Coke,^as tu the attack on Justice Field lit Cab^forma, und the killing of 11 rry, was re^^ferred lo the judiciary committee. Mitchelloffered an i iiieiidiiu nt to the Pa^ci lie railroad fund ing I. ill, which was reft rrcd^tothO select committee OHtbat subject. He^explained the bill itself was confined to^the ITiion Pacific and its branches, and his^amendment applied to the Central Pai ilic^and its branches. Thesenate thin Went into executive m^-^sioii. After the doors reo|*-ned, a message^was receiNed from Hie Louse iinuoiincmg^the deaths'during recessi of Representa^^tives Laird, Towiiahcud and Cox. Ue*olu-^tlons expressive of the regret of the senate^were offered by Maudersun, Ctillom and^KvartH and agreed to, and as farther murk^of res|sct to the decsased, the senate ad^^journed. Till'\\Imi\ Rl UMHY CASK. Auolliei i'hiiMe ot the i mil nil ersy In the BBaaoat anitei IkvstoN.Dec. ID. A large audience ns-^lOBabted in the judicial court room this^moi mug to In ar arguments in one of the^many issues of the celebrated Andover^heresy ease. Th* evidence was all in on the^charge that visitor F.ustis, who sat in judg^^ment on Professor Smyth, was biased^against him and had so expressed iuitnelf.^Professor Dwighl, of Columbia college,^summed up for Smyth. He claimed in^KtiNtis' case there was a leaning toward the^side of the prosecution and an utter want^of decorum out of court. A. 11. Wellinan,^for the visitors, said the charges nf bias on^the putt of Dr. Fust is were not made until^six weeks after the bitter's death and nut^until a year and a half after the trial of the^professor, an inexcusable delay, which^called for severe criticism, burrows, in^behalf of Smyth, confined himself to the^Ohafgi t hut F.ustis hud formed and re|k^at-^edlv expressed to divers |M-rsons an opinion^that (he professors were guilty of the^t bingo charged. RC8HRLLwas IN 11. ih^- ProoMant'* n^ii ssbi to tlsve i-. ^ ^ in- leresleilIn the i'lipill limit, s, henii1 \Uaaiog dispatch to the Han York Km aidsavs: ihe Herald story of the con^^templated organization of a Catholic bunk^baa created an immensity of talk here. In Spitenf the denials of several ol tile |s rsollS^supeosed to be interested, the iiiipres-uui^lem aus that I he Herald's story was en^^tirely warranted. I met a mull to day who^said Ihave known of such a project since last^June. In Hint mouth I was asked to trans^late into Italian a pros|h ctus intend, d for^private ciiculat ion. It di scribed an organi^zation to be called Ihe Anglo-ll.unan bank^and was to be founded in Loudon with^raUMMM capita1. i'he mspirer ot the^project is a gentleman high in papal circles. Amongthe directors Biantionad were^the Dnheof Norfolk. liussiJI Hamsun, son^of the picsldt nt of the lulled States; the^Karl of Hafftogton and Count I'ecci.^nephew of the BOpa*** Howdo you know Kaaootl Harrtouaj was tobe toteraatt d in the schemer IIIJune both fJoCBl Ceci l and liussiil Barriaoafwere to UBBdkna, and while hart^they discussed the organization nt the bunk^and Bgfaad upon the priiiiuiuurv steps.^Tho prospectus haj been iendy since June,^and I saw ll ill printed foliu. I'hegentleman ret, in ,1 to as Ihe inspin r^of tin projii t has been a resilient in London^for some time, and lives in handsome style,^lb- is depended upon to secure Ihe up^prnaajot the Poajf for tin- scheme. The^Herald's publication may have killed the^project, but Hint it was seriously under way isoottete, Mmvbbmiio ihe BnAoajBtea,^Nrvv Votik. Dec. ID. i he All American^attoajateato-day tonmaaad Bhaajt the city^in carriages, visiti-d Ki^*^klyn, and idler^wards the chaiidu r of coniinerce, where^President Smith i !,v- n d an i.ddieas: (Jen.^ei d Sheriiian ul.o s|sikc. In bMing tu^I'litizil, he s.nd that at 1 he commercial cele^^bration ol the declination of indc|m nd-Mifc^he had ohscived Dote I'edio reading a copy^of thai historic docntnetit. Theanperur^had said lo bIm that his I din i had said,^^lead and stlnlN It.^ ^^ientleinell,^ coll-^ttoaad tien. Sherman, ^sludv our iiianiifac-^tafl ^ und collllnclci. I alfalls and iM-cept^such mn yoil deem wise fur your country.^TofBg We give our whole hi aits and leei-^Mgt and may Qod s|*-, d yuti. Ihe Ve i ll Ii i Is a s,, rel. Illn. Die. ID. - [BbbMbL] i'he^jury in Ihe Ward case finished then labors^to day ami brought in a sin led verdict. In^addition to this lin y look all oath not to^(ell what the verdict was. It is presumed^thai a lurgc number of |^ rsotis are inipli^i . ted in the verdict, and that the secrecy is^maintained in order lo allow their arrest^No trace has la i n obtained of Gallagher,^and the county eoiiiinissioiiers have offered^* reward of lf|i^l for his uriest. seir..i H i tMteraAo MMMterj, liii--so,Cal., Dec. ID. -To-day deputy^internal revenue collectors seized the^viim iy, distillery, wines, brat'dies, ciMipcr-^BJM Htiil pHBOMl pro|*-rly of the Fresno^Vineyard compaiiN. nmouiitiiig to half a^million dollars. It is said to he the larliest^seizure ever made in California, II is^chimed the amount of brandy made and^disposed of is in excess of that BMOOnt d^for. Mallle ^ Ml Oulhiws iAiii.r.iviiAii, I. T., Dec. ID. Sin rifl Knight^mid soli, of the Cherokee nation, attempted^to arrest Jim Kurgess, John Hunter mid^Johg Newton fur carrying intoxicating^liquors mto the Nation contrary to law. A^battle ensued during which flisirge Knight,^the sin rill's son, was instantly kilhd. The^sheriff received an uglv wound 111 the lag^and Jim Kurgess had a leg broken. The^two uninjured outlaws escaped. Tin-Rnd ^i ^ RaaattetM s, mdsi. W'ashinoion,Dec. ID.^A decision was^handed down in the district court lo-dav^grantiiiK Alfn d H. Witheibee a divorce from^Marie A. Witherhis-. This is the end of a^scandal which created quite a sensation.^Mrs. Witherbee left tins city with Judge^Mackey, of South Carolina. They went to^llisniarck, N. [)., where they Were received^ill the best society 111 that city until the^facts in the case been in. known. ^ g ^ .. ihut thatoatod Nateoao, Ht.I/OI-ls. Dec. ID.^The proceed I ligs ill^court to day to coin|*-l Charles Spink and^John l ay lor to priKlucc Alice Jiickmaii, the^Bxtodllg heiress who was abducted in No^^vember, have brought forth a reply from^Spink that he took charge of the girl at her^own request, ami sent her to live with a^family at Wisidlaiid, Ills., where she is^receiving pro|Hi care and intention, and^expresses herself hh being happy. spakksrioM 1111: wiHKs. theInaimui|silis Wheel works were de^^stroyed by tire to-day; loss $n%000, Iiiuolhy J. ('^*^, one of the lu st known^hutel proprietors of New \ork, shot und^killed himself yesterday. The act was^then suit of lagMOfBfy iiisauiiy, induced^by illness and protracted insomnia. Itis rumored that thu steami r City of^Kingston bus been halt. The vessel for^erly plied between New York and Hondout^nil the Hudson, but was sold tu the North^^ern Pacific railroad to run 011 Pugnt Sound.^Two weeks ago she left here, destined for^that plaoi.- by way of Cape Horn. Since^that time nothing has been heard of her. ANOLD CRIME RECALLED. TheGrand Central Suicide One f of^fthe Principals in a Dear-^^,j born Tragedy. TheBurning of a Hotel and a Roe^idence tho Work of J. O.^McDonnell Tiie11 oniiie in the Maaoa PhaaMy Which I. el In the 10 .uli uf Tun IVopI*^Trm eil tu II iui. Thesuicide of J. C. McDonnell nt the^(iriinil Central lintel Tuesday was the final^net 111 one of the moM ih plorable tragedies^which ever bapis lied ill this country. InIK^:' there were married at the Cosrao-^I'^In ni hutel, this city, Mr. Win. Moore to^to Miss ll.ittii- Dell Kohbins. A few day*^later the happv pair went to Mr. Moore's^ranch, on the lleiiton road, and began^hiiiiM-kccping and iscupying thcmselv-M^with such pursuits as usually p. it.tin to^nnahangl in addition to which they kept *^Station, or stopping place, [or the accommo^^dation of travelers pun;; In and from^Helena and Kenton. They hud many^friends, were well liked, and crew pnmper^otis. and tu the course of twelve year*^had accumulated pro|s-ity to the value of^ot slu.nuo. During those years three cliil^dn ii wi re born to them, and their domestic^happiness seemed all that could be desired.^The children had now arrived nt an nge^when it was necessary to scud them to^school, and it was decided to do ro. There^was none nearer than Dearborn, a distance^ol cinhf or ten miles, ami it was determined^thai Mrs. Moore should remove with the^children to Dearborn ami send them to^school, while M r. Moore remained to take^care of the ranch. This BITBMMbHM whs^earned mil 111 the fall uf |MnV Mr. Misire^rtoittog Ins family once or twice a week. Itwas usual, as it is in all country dis^^tricts, for t hi teacher to board niiioiiK the^nuanteof the scholars, and sisrii after Mrs.^Misire had established hers. If in her MBV^|sirarv home, the teacher of the si-IiimiI ap^plud for board und lodging, which whs^granted, Not long after this. Mrs. Misire^and the teacher became the subject of scuu-^did and guaaip for the BtighbthThond. The^bnobajM ami wife ilnl not i;ct along vi-ry^well: still, there was no o|n n rupture, i Ins^stale ot ulfaiis ouatinned till early one^ruorning it was discovered that Mrs. Misire'*^dwelling was nu lire, and the flames spread^so rapidly that it was iui|s^ssible to save^aaythtag except a sewing machine and a^lew hooks belonging to the teacher. 8he^secured another house und remained^toara, Majdtag the children lo school till^about the first o| Kehruary, when, at the^n ipiest of her husband. kIu- returned with^1 etiTdre'i to the ranch. In the meantime,^boon a t, the hotel baiongiag to A. H. Milut,^BttjOaenpiod, had be, 11 iiad and hnrneil tn^the gronnda and J. a. Iteidlerw'iisaummoiieil^to find out. if paoatbtei the pi ris trator uf^the deadi lor that it wusol incendiary origin^than vvus no inaiiner of doubt, lb-went to^Dearborn, osletisiby on a Uniting excursion,^and soon discovered that the teacher was^the incendiary, hut for some reason he whs^Hot piosectiled. beforeteavung the Deaiiwirii there had^1 vidi atll been sever d ipuirrels lutween the^hilsluiinl and wife oil account of the school^leacher, and he, siding with the wife, BJBWO^In r, whether at her reipiest or nut is nut^known, a revolver, which she ca.ned with^her on return ng lo the ranch. i'henext heard of Mr. and Mrs. Moore^tin v came to Helena for the purpose of se-^riirinu a divorce, and placed I heir children at^V incent's Acailcmv, Mr. Moore, who was^dev ot, illy ut 1 ached t o his wife, agreed to the^pro|sisiiion, through his attorneys, und^lin y 11 turned home In await the action ot^Mn Court on the case, which was dia-keUd^for the March term, lam;. Onthe lv.th day of February, lKHfi, a^couple of travelers stopped at the house,^and 011 enterillK discoven d the .1 id bodle*^uf billy Misiii- and his wife stretched upon^Hie Moti Mrs. Moore was lying in the^d oi way connectini; the diniug-rooui and^ollice.In r face restiugoii hot riijiit hand innn^attitude of n pogo, i he body of Mr. Moore^lay mi its fan m th,. dininu-risim, a Win-^clifsti r nth- iinih riieuth, a dischnr^ed shell^on the lliKir, and a flattened bullet lying at^Ills feet. IIII the follow ing day t he coroner visited^the scene of I he tragedy. NothuiK had been^disturbed. The Isidies lay exactly as when^lirst discovered. There was 110 witueas to^five testimony as to the actual facta of the^tragedy, hut it whs plain lo the jury that a^n mn nt qaarrel had taken plan-, and the^ibooty i-Nolved from the circumstance* was^ih t Mrs. Moon- drew the revolyer,^which the teacher had presented her, on her^husband, who snatched the weapon from^her hand and threw it out of the door:^when- it was found, fully loaded:^that while he was doing this^the wife, evidently distract, d with passion,^rushed into tin bedroOH adjoining, where a^Winchester idle was kept, seized it and as^her husband turned. Bred at him, the bullet^prcsuiuithly entering the parlor floor, hut^another shot was fired, which took effect in^his breast. A struggle for the weapon then^ensued, as whs evidenced from the disor^di-nd state of the roOM, the center table^and 1 hairs hi inn knocked over. Obtaining 1.loll of the guii the husband shot his wifein the side. She itOggMod toward the^ollice and fell 111 the doorway. Moore went^to her, hiinoalf almost dying from the^wound in his breast, 'and endeavored^to raise her in a last embrace, the^dying woman'* bloody finger mark* beinu^plainly visible across Ins shoulders, lie^UMB Blood up, held Hie muzzle of thu gun^to his temple ami fired. Hie ball imaging^through bis temple und out at the top of his^head, when he fell dead on the floor. Thewound 111 Moore's hfeast was a fatal^one. the bullet having passed entirely^through the body and lodged under the akin^111 the small of the back. Thejury rendered a verdict that deceased^came to their deaths by ^. tin-hot Wounds,^whether hy their own hands, or the hundsuf^others. Ihe jury wa* unable to state. Ihe school ttacher who is said to have^tired Mrs. Misire'* dwelling. Mi lot's hotel,^and been the direct cause of this direful^tragedy, was J. C. McDonnell, who died Ma^death ot a suicide at the Grand Central^hotel 011 the cveuiugof December 17. 1 s'.t Atthe impost In-Ill on the liody of Mc^^Donnell yesterday morning nt rwhorty'l^BSuJartektag rooms, no new fads were^clnulcd bevond those published in Tin- Is^in 1 1 Ntn M. except that hi* liabilities will^reach if. 10.1 mil. Slolethe I i.ih in. Wanes. HtiimoN,N. V., Deu. ^.Juhn C ainc mil,^of Plainfleld, N. V., a railroad contractor,^wa* arrested at the instance of the Kiuder-^hook A Hudson railroad, on the charge of^stealing about #110,0U.^, wages due Italian^laborera. T he latter, when they learned^that their wages were missing, threatened^to burn and plunder the town.