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PROMPTEXECUTION^Of all Orders fur^Commercial Printing,
ShowPrinting, and
FineWork of All Kinds
VOL.30--NO. 68
HELENA, MONTANA TERRITORY, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 22, 1889
TheINDBPBNDBffT he. the
AssociatedPress Dispatches,
8ejt I^o^I Jfewj* ffeport*,^A Laboib CracrtATiON than any^other two daily papers in Montana.
UjSSSSSMmmADVKRTI8ING^MKDITJM.
FIVECENTS
seat'illsbk^i.^^,^Freet. end U^u. M^-r
I.D. BDeiBTVH,
Secyud Tree*
PublicSiiig Co
lajpHh4 Ow MeM
Bamplee^ f Mat M NubmllUd to tbe
differentHreaeUere end the Ore euld to the^highest Bidder.
WRITEFOR TERMS.
Cityoffice at Merond National Hank.^Telephone No. 71.
HempHag Work* at Northern fecltc sad Mob-^taae C'eotrel railroad Junction. Telepboae *
TakeMotor Line weet.
GRAND
i, BALL!
Tobe given under the direction of the
HarmoniaGesang Verein^MARCH I, 1889,
atuk
Assimii1)1 V Hall.
J.P. WOOLMAN L CO.
(NKXTTO FIRST NATIONAL BANK.)
CAN
Tlx
UNDOUBTEDLYSHOW
ZEPim-estLine
OK
caaiTTii or aitiuNOBeBS'TB,^Lottie HlUehrecht.Hermen Rlrhter, Jacob Loeft
CXHaiT1lt OM IBVITATIO*.
TH. Kleloechnddt, ll. nrv M Parchea, Mike^Relntg
H.O.Bo^h^, m
ooaaiTTakon hak^ui.
Vr.titlr. T. H. K'Mnerhmldt. Geo. K^K. C. Ktelnechmidt, *' b Jarqnemta,^P. Kuphel
n-^n com an Tax
rthan. Boe-dnar, Herman Rlthter, R Leopold,^N KeatUr, 1, Vote.
ADMISSIONS3
Carriagesrae.
Ticket*to be obtained only at Loan * Broe.^^tore.
InaugurationDay
BALL,
1889-March 4^1889
Tobe given under the direction of the following^organiftetloiii:
A.0. U. Vi Knights of Pythias,
SelectKnights A. 0, U. W.t^Order of the Iron Hall,
Knightsof Labor,
AT TBS
GRANPE BLOCK HALL,
(Nowoccupied b) Prof. Begg^ )
rmnmi': Arrangftnierta
Donnelly,Lorey, tubbe, Loeb.
Meeere.Meyers,
KI^ ^ r Ms^,*.-. re Meeere.^trow, Bou her, Leery
L.A. Walker. Zee
TICKETS $2 00
ASHBURNK. BAKBOUK,
Attorneyand Couuselor at Law
MAHUMCTlaU'i.B, IIKLENA, M T
MASSENABULLARD,^Attorney and Oounoeler at Law,
BJILENA, ^ MONTANA
Willprartlce In all onnrta of record la the Tar
rltory.office In Oold Block.
R.G. DAVIES,
ATTOKNBY-AT-LAW,ROOM \ AHHltY BLOCK, - HE LBN A, M.T
DR.M. KOCKMAN,
PhysicianSurgeon.Aoooucher, Oculist
andAunst
Member^f Han Praucleco Medkal Society, eleo^Nevada btate MedlcAl society.
Office-Parraane NM store, corner abort Mala^and Broadway. Entrant* on Broadway and Jack^^son Helena, Montana ^ onenllattons In Oenuan^and Britfllah.
Noseand Throat.
G.PARSONS,
Eye,Ear,
DR.M,
fifteen)eare' eiperlance ae
OCULISTAND AURIST
perform*all operations and treaU all dlaeaeea
ofthe By**, Bar, Noee and Throat. Correcla er^rora of vlelon and ailjnete itlaeeaa.^( om-*\ c ^rner Main street and Sixth avenue,^over In*- Murphy's grocer*' e'ore,
J.H. FRENCH,^Veterinary Surgeon.
ort'1CB-Jo*.4.1*1 P*1re streets
O'NeUl'e^table, ocrner Mair
MONTFORDSBACON, M. D.^Physician, Surgeon, and Oculist,
HKJBeteV M. T.^aMaasMM getBSJ to the Kye r^r and
FINEFOOTW^
EverPlaced on Inspection West of New York.
All Widths, Styles and Size*,
WHOLESALEAND RETAIL.
PromptAttention Given to Mail Orders.
r.C. POWER ^ CO.,
IN
JOBBERS AND DBA *KS
MININGMACHINERY
AND
AgriculturalImplements,
Joat received, a large stock of
Bement^c Son's
Celebrated ^ Maine ^ and ^ Brown
BOBSLEDS.
Deere^ Co. Sulky, Gang and Walking Plows.
SCHUTTLERAND RUSH FORD
TUBULAR AXLE AND STEEL SKEIN WAGONS.
FINEHAND-MADE^Oarria^e and IHea v .y [Team Harness
Ourstock of fine Carriage and Buggies is the largest ami most complete evei^shown In Helena.. _
Afull line of Mine and Mill euppllee embracing Blake Steam Pumps, Revere^Hubber Co. Mechanical goods. Common Heuse Whim, etc., etc.
Sendfor Circulars ami Price List. Steamboat Block, corner of Main street^and Helena avenue.
9.U. A8H BY.
O.A. B HO A D VY ATMs
S.C.Ashby^Co.
HELENAAND GREAT FALLS.
SWEET'SPATENT
Common Sense^ 'Arctic^ and ^Manitoba.
BOBSLEDS.
Mitchell^ Farm and Spring Wagons,
FineCarriages, Buggies, Phaetons,
Buckboards,Road Carts, Etc.. Etc
HARNESS,BARB WIRE,
VICTORFEED MILL
-^^rial
Tiraat.
Pullne-e^rtr*-rt^ .t arUflrial evee
AM SANDS,
TYPE- WRITING
aJi^
AmanuensisWork.
Offlrewttb PanlMn A McCoaneU.
W.LONG,
IirrsiBJK akv mvaomom
teniae.L
Mo.iio
t'T-a Br^^rk * Kleher'i HUnlae, bSMS HSji
Saraa
FRENCHLESSONS.
PROF.A. DANSE,
LatnofWaters UuiT*-r^lty,
Msai
Pa. Room ^ nuM
MILLINERY
AtCost^No. 12 Warren St.
|'** C r^LLIIIf |. ^ ODI1VJ.
PAULSEN* M'CONNELL,^AROHITKOTf
IffaWtr^*ctfr Al MrchXmtvr*/ Work
Worktoper
WALLTENTS, WAGON COVERS, ETC.^FURST ^Sc BRADLEY
HARROWS,HOOSIER DRILLS,
DEDERICKHAY PRESSES
I3ailiiia-Ties, .Etc., Ktc.
F.S. LANG ^ CO.
(INCORPORATED.) WHOLKSALK AND RKTAIL
Ranges,Stoves, Crockery,
GLASSWAREAND HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS.
Granite Iron. Copper and Tinware.
BohemianVases,
Mushand Milk Sets,
ChinaDinner Sets.
BANDALLAS WAY.
ThePannsylvanian Anxious to Re.^dues the Tax on Tobacco Be^^fore Congress Adjourns.
TheCowles Bill the Measure Proposed^as s Substitute for Other^Tariff Schemes.
TheQa*Be%MI Hill Me)* In Hi* HantU uf thv^rreeldrnt. n ho \\ til I'n.bably^HfB It To-day.
MarbledGlassware,
PalmettenGlassware,^Japanese China.
OPAQUECHINA, DECORATED AND PLAIN.
HavilancTsChina, Decorated and Plain.
Cupsand Saucers, Salad Sets,
I)0 ORBAtt SETS, WT E SBTS, ROCHESTER LAMPS.
44Aurora^ Quadruple Plated Silverw.re,
fHI bc8t IN THE WORLD.
Washinuton,Feb, 21.^The dt-iuosratlr^inemben of the house held s caucus to^^night to consider tht* rovenue bills. Cox,^MtUs and Carlisle were absent, as well as^many others. Crsln offered Kandairs sub^^stitute for the Cow lea bill, with the free Ust^of the senate bill as an opportune measure.
tstlmsltiaUtwould reduce the reveuue^t90.(NK),000 on tobacco and $M,000.000 on^tbe free list The senate could not go back^on its own free list, and could not afford to^ffppose the repeal of the tobacco tax. liy-^num offered a resolution that the mandste^should he binding and that It should now^adjourn u^ meet again Saturday. Barnes,^tieorgis, was anxious to reach a compro^^mise, tf the Mills bill could not pass, he^favored the Forney bill and would go fur^^ther thau Train and add all the reductions^made by the senate bill. Kandall said he^was loosing ahead to the struggle that^must follow In the future and that would^result In again bringing the psrty^lnto nower. There was no use^of brooding over tbe pasL CowIh's bill^have been kept a month in committee and^was not taken up until all its other work^was finished. He was opposed to longer^delay. The caucus might appoint a com^^mittee as proposed by Uuckalew to report^s feasible solution, but he would not there^^by be deterred from trying to repeal the^tobacco tax.
O'Meil,Missouri, said he stood by the^ways and menus committee, but was in^favor of Cowles' bill. To day the tax was^s war tax, and should be abolished.^Cowles said he was tired of ijuihhling, and^talked plalnlv snout the pntcrastination of^the ways and means committee, and how^the^ had out him off time ami again when^he begged them to report the tobacco bill^one way on the other.
Scott,Pennsylvania, and Hreckenrldge,^Kentucky, earnestly defended the ways^and means committee snd chsrged the^Ksndsll bill was a divorcement of the two^wings of tbe party, and warmly pioiested^against the severance of the tariff and reve^^nue features of the Mills bill. Coiupton,^Maryland, said it was evident the republi^^cans wanted the house to adjourn without^cutting off tbe tohecco tax, when they^woula call s special session ot congress snd
fasssuch a bill within the next fifty days,^t would not be wise to allow the demo^cratlc parr^ to he weakened in that way.^Vance wanted the whols tobacco tax re^^pealed.
KandallInsisted on the consideration of^tbe bill, in answer to Hreckenrldge he^said he was endeavoring to facilitate the^consideration of s bill to repeal the tobacco^tax and would not agree to abide by thede^cision of the majority of the caucus. Me^had reason to believe thst two democratic^members of the committee on rules would^agree to report hack ttie resolution Intro^^duced b^ him to day, and the speaker had^done all in his power to secure considera^^tion of the matter during the session. After^several other speeches the caucus, without^reachiug a definite conclusion, adjourned.
KENTTO TIIK PKKslDKNT
MOMASIANS CUHaUTI,
Kr|ir#*eiit*tlvr (OT the Territory sIioh^Their ,loj at Molilalia'* AdmUalou.
NewYoek. Feb. 21 ^[Special to the In^^dependent. |^A small jubilee celebration^was held at the Fifth Avenuehotel tod ^ by^several prominent citizens of Montana over^the adoption of the conference report of^the house and senate to admit the four ter^^ritories into the union. Ex Gov. llauser^and Hon. H V. Kingsbury were the princi^^pal celebrities. Uoth are patriotic Mon-^tanlans and believe their territory will be^^come one of tbe greatest and wealthiest^states In the republic. Ea-itov. llsuser^said: ^Montana certainly has been kept^out of the union long enough. We hsve^been knocking; at Its door in vsin for yeare.^As long as we remained s territory It^would retard our progress, because people^in the east are apt to think a territory Is^lawless. 1 think Montana will go demo^^cratic. 1 confess It did not go democratic^last fall/'
laanswer to an Inquiry be said: ^No, 1^am not a candidate for governor and hsve^noL 'io eye on the senate.
Mr.Kingsbury, who was formerly a^democrat, but supported the republican^congressional nomine*' last fall, says he^will continue to be a republican as long as^that party advocates protection. He ex^^pressed confidence that Montana would^send two republican senators and a repub^^lican representative to congress.
SHOTMIDMOHT UeUaR
Ko*HvtMrtMi Colored Womru. In Which^(hie !^ Tatally Injuns!.
Hittte,Feb. ^ ^(Special to the Inde^^pendent ] ^Jessie Stuart, s colored woman^living In the disreputable quarter of Ana^^conda, shot another colored woman known^by the name of Midnight liclle, in a row^this morning. The parties had all been^drinking and the trouble was started over^some trivial matter. The bullet was of^SH caliber and took effect In lielle's breast,^and It Is certain that she cannot recover.^The woman who did the shooting was^Jailed, and lielle was removed to the hos^pltal, where her ante-mortem statement^has been taken. A bystander nsiued^Henry Hsyes tried to Interfere with Stuart^while she was shooting, snd she fired one^shot at him, which took effect In his thigh,^indicting a serious wound, from which it Is^feared he will not recover.
flea*tad tpoetflraUouF
rtee1.
.'KM ^- VUaon H:'^-fc, Ketone, atoaiana.
ED.L. FLAHERTY,^TjN DEETAKER.
pi 9 warren ^! Teies-heea^ 10
ATTENTIONLADIES!
Haveyon seen the Finest Line of
Evening^^ Party Slippers
laL'ndreseed Kid,
Beaded,ever^to see
shownIn tbe West,^them call on
Jf,you would like
RALEIGH^ CLARKE, No.t 25 Upper Main St
8UOCXS80RSIO IE OAttE 4k GO
I'm 'iii io Ingalto iii^i sprHker Carlisle^Mft-ii the Hill MMkliiK MoiiImii* m Mtalr.
Washington,Feb. 21-In the senate^tbe committee on buildings and grouds^reported a resolution directing the presl^dent of the senate to issue a wsrrsnt ro in^mandtng the sergeant-at-arms forthwith to^arrest and bring to the bar of the senate^Thomas 1) Foster, chief rlerk In the super^vising architect's office, to show cause why^be should not be punished for contempt.^Morgan objected to Its present considers^tlon, and It went over till Monday. .Stork^bridge presented two Immense packages of^petitions In favor of the ^Sunday rest lsw^^and sent them to the clerks desk by s^couple of pages, who were sltnosl overbur^^dened by the load. The conference report^on the legislative spproprlstion bill was^presented snd sgree*! to.
At3:45 the presiding officer announced^the enrolled bill for the admission of the^ststcs of North Dakota, .South Dakota,^Montana and Washington had been signed^by him snd by the speaker of the house.^It was then sent to tbe president for his^approval.
Thesundry civil appropriation bill was^then taken up. Harris offered an amend^ment (which was agreed Un appropriating^$285,000 ^ additional - under the head of the^prevention of epidemics. Hlsrock offered^sn amendment appropriating $800,000 for^the expenses of the sdequste preparstlons^for sn appronrlst ^ celebratlrm of the cen^^tennial of the constitution of the United^.States. The vote on the atnetdment re^^sulted^ yeas, U: nays, 12. (No quorum i^A motinn to adloum having been made,^Harris gave notice that If such s thing oc^curred again during this expiring year of^congress (the absence of s quorum* be^would Insist on a regular call of the senate^and on having the sergeent-at-arms sent^for absent members. Adjournod.
thehouhb.^Kandall fired tbe first gun In the con^^test between the ways snd means commit^^tee and the committee on spproprlstlons^with a resolution amending the rules to
providethat onday the house shall st
onceproceed In committee of the whole to^consider Cowles* bill, shall report It to the^house st 4 p. m. and a vote on Its passage^taken forthwith, no dilator^ motions to be^allowed at any stage of the proceedings.^Tbe resolution was referred to the commit^^tee on rules. After several unsuccessful^attempts to get particular measures con-^M'l. red the bouse went into committee of^tie- whole on the postofnee spproprlstion^bill.
Afterthe discussion of minor amend^merits consideration of tbe bill wss con^^cluded snd the eo mm It tee rose. Cannon,^Illinois, moved to recommit the bill with^Instructions to the post office committee to^report It beck with tbe clss^lticstlon fea^^tures eliminated. Tbe postofnee bill then^passed.
Forneypresented the conference report^of the le gislative, executive and judicial ap^^propriation bill and It was agreed to.
Tnebouse went into committee of the^whole on the deficiency appropriation bill^On motion of Scott, Pennsylvania, an^amendment was adopted appropriating^8^,000 to pay Daniel Lamont, the presi^^dent's private secretary, the difference Ik*^tween nb present salsry snd the $5,000 s^year salsi which his successor will re^celve. \\ ithout completing the bill tbe^bouse sdjonrned.
WillKl*n it Hi Wm$.^Wasuinotow, Feb. 21.^It is believed^tbe president will sffix bis signal ure to the^omnibus territorial bill to-morrow, in honor^of Washington's birthday.
ual for Pago I'atg-e.
Washington.Feb. 21.^ The secretary^of the navy has contracted with M F. Pick^^ering A Co., of New York, for the delivery^of 2,000 ton* of cosl at the coaling station^at Apia. Samoa, at f IB 25 per ton. Tbe^coal was purchased from C. f*. Marker A^Co,, of New York, at I8.12 per ton. The^ship Svheui, of Boston, will be used In^transporting the coal. It Is expected to^make the voyag* In four months. The^veeeel Is being laden st New York. The^shipment will cost tbe government about^134000.
HenuaKI#-^ t*d.
Chari.bstowh,W. Va, Feb. 21.^On^the second ballot to-day Kenna was elect*^United State senator by s strict party vote^. amid great applause.
ATHOl SAM^ PUT.
AnKapliiehin at Hutte^, Klve Men Narrow It^i ^^ .^|ohk li^ mii
Hi'ttk,Feb. 21. ^ISpeclsl to the lnde^pendent. 1-The boiler of the Blue Jay mine^burst this afternoon and narrowly misaed^killing five men. The boiler was blown^100 feet direct through the company's of^flee, which was entirely destroyed. The^gallows frame wss blown entirely swsy.^The five men who were workiug st the^mouth of the shaft narrowly escaped death^snd were sll Injured. Jim McCrimmen^wss the worst hurt, sustaining a severe^se^ip wound snd is now at tbe hospital.^He was struck on the head by sn anvil,^which an blown sixty feet by the explos^^ion, but he will recover. The accident Is^Inexplicable, as the boiler was st low pres^^sure when tbe accident occurred. Pie.. s^of tbe boiler were hi ^wn one thoussnd feet
JACKFHOST'S RKHiY
I...m MHiilUilta to South ^'nritllhH the ee^vere*t WcMthar uf the s^a*mi Ke|t^^rtetl.
St.Paul, Feb. 21.^The fiercest storm^oflheaesson is raging In Minnesota, Ds^kota and Manitoba to-night. Winnipeg re^^ports tbe mercury JM beb w zero; Moor^bead, Minn.. 20 below and a bllz/.ard rag^ng; Huron, Dak., 12 below. In this city^23 below and falling. The mercury has^dropped 53 degrees since morning.
Aiui hta, QtV^ Feb. 21.^A blinding^suow storm, the severest In several years,^prevailed steadily all day throughout this^Mute and South Carolina, followed by a^heavy rain and sleet to-night
Columbia*n. c, Feb. 21.^snow began
fallingshout MJW this morning. It Is now^two snd s halt inrhes deep on tbe level^and tailing thick and fsst It Is the^heaviest fail of snow witbin the recollec^^tion of the idileat Citizens.
1.handKoi.kh, Dak., Feb. 21 -This^morning, betwi^n 4 and 5 o'cbM-k, the^worst gale of the season was experienced,^reaching a velocity of nearly sixty miles.^People were expecting their houses to be^blown away, but the storru subsided with^^out serious dstnsge. The gale still contln^ues on the prairies.
Localami Territorial.
Thetemperature In Helena yesterday, as^shown by It. ^. lisle A Co.'s Yale College^observatory thermometer, was as follows:
a.m., 1 below, noon, 5 above; 1 p. m^5 below; 10 p. m , ft below.
Dispatchesto the Indkpkndknt last^evening show the following conditions st^the points nsmed st n o'clock:
MandanCloudy, calm, K below.
(HendlveCloudy, 1 below.
MilesCity^Clear, calm, 7 below.
BigTimber^Cloudy, 2 below.
BillingsCloudy, calm, 1 below.
lio/einnii Cloudy, calm 5 below.
LivingstonClear, 5 above.
Missoula C.oudy, 20 above.
Philipshurg' ioud^, light west wind^40 shove.
toaconda Strong west wind, 20 above^Butte^Clear and calm, 8H above.^Deer Lodge^Cloudy, north wind, 34^above.
Marsvllle^Snowlng.calm, 11 below.^(Jreat Fails -Snowing, H below.^Fort shaw^Snowing, 10 below.^Fort lieuton^ Cloudy, snowing, 2 above^Fort Assinnibolne-Snowing, 14 shove.^Battle Creek, N. W. T.-Suowiug, 1^below.
Testimonyof the Man Who Alleges^He Obtained the Times-Par-^nell Letters in Paris.
PERJl'RERHOOT!
Historyof the Negotiations snd the^Price 8aid to Have Been Psid^for Irish Papers.
Thoughrtgot Swore NJever to Kevwal Cer^^tain Thing* He Telia All en^thv Stand.
London,Feb. 21.^At the h^*srtng of the^arm II case to-day, Kichard Pigott, a well^dressed and t^enevolent looking man, ap^^parently about m years of age, was called,^le testified he was tbe proprietor of tbe^Fenian orgsn. The Irishman, In 1 ^^^... Ue^belonged to the supreme council F. B. All^tbe members of the amnesty assoctstlon lu^1N70 were Fenlsns. Parnell belonged and^about Lett, Blggsr, Barry. Harris, Neary,^Mullet and Murry belonged to the supreme^council of the 1. K. B. The w itness bs^^longed to the 1. K. B. until Aug., IttHi.^He detailed the negot lations in^1H7V by which The Irishman and^The Flag of Ireland were sold^to a company In which Parnell and Kgan^were shareholders. He did Hot doubt tbe^league provided the money. Later Kgan^said he proposed to render the lite of^Knglish officials in Kuglard uot worth an^hour's purchase, and replying to a asjaj^ion said of course Parnell whs aware ot^this proposal. Directly after Kgan'e Might^to Paris witness received s letter In which^Kgan asked for the addnssof Uavis, w ho^was s writer on The Irishman and who^bad gone to Pans to prepare tor the pi 1. -t^hood\
Pigottsaid he had interviews with^Kugeiie Davis at Lausanne in January,^hhh, and pi ''tended he 1 Pigott ^ wantesj h^write a pamphlet on the league and desired^to embody certain documents in it. Davis^declined to furnish the documents, saying^the Fenian brotherhood was iMtund to Par^^nell not to Interfere with his plans till al^ter a certain time. Finally Davis, for a^thousand pounds, furnished witness the^pi 1 ne 1 pai facts with the understand lio^^net they would be written, but not pub
thatthey would be written, but not^lishod till s certsln time. Witness at^wrote out this Information and gave^Houston. This was the statement^veaterday. Subsequently in Paris a^M01
onceit to^read^man
Kailuualtapltal Cullliige.^Washington, Feb. 21^ There was^large attendance of republican senators at^the caucus this morning to oonslder tbe ex^pediency of further proceedings on the^resolution idTered by tbe committee on^privileges and elections providing for an In^vestlgatlon Into elections In the south,^wss dec Id* d to take up the resolution sfter^tbe sundry civil appropriation bill Is dls^posed of and press it to a vote. It Is ex^pected the democratic senators will oppr^the adoption of the resolution to the bitter^end.
FrancisWharton, solicitor of the state^department and legal writer, died this^morning aged ^H.
Thepresident's reception to the public,^tbe last of his state receptions, drew a tre-^mendeus crowd to the white house tonight
RepresentativeO'Donuell presented In^the house to-dsy sn enormous petition^against the Sunday rest bill, whtcb bears^the slgnstures of 280.000 Seventh Day Ad-^ventists In sll parts of tbe country.
Thepresident has returned to the house^with s veto message the bill for the relief^of settlers on the D^ s Moines river lends.
Thehouse committee on agriculture has^decided to report sdversely bills in trod nr. d^last session to punish dealings In futures In^agricultural products, and to prohibit ficti^^tious and gambling Mranssctions In the^price lof articles produced by American^farm industry, on the ground that congress^has no Jurisdiction over the matter.
Tiuu'sbsd alarmed him, and that^he bad, therefore, asked archbishop^Walsh, because be regarded the archbish^op as his confessor. He denied that be^knew tbe srtlcles on ^Parnelllsni snd^Crime^ were h^-ing prepared.
SirCharles Kussefl bore produced s let^^ter from Pigott to Archblsh^ p Walsh dsted^March 4, 1kh7. In this letter Pigott told^the archbishop he was aware thst proceed^^ings were contemplated with the object of^dcMroying the Paruellltes' lnffuence In^parliament. AH that be could Indicate^was thst the proceedings would consist of^the publication of statements tending to^show complicity in crime of Parnell^and his colleagues. He assured tbe sreb-^blsbop be wrote with a full knowledge of^these designs, and could indicate how they^could be successfully couthatted and de^^feated. Sir Charles Kussell pressed tbe^witness to explain how these designs could^have been defeated If tbe letters were genu^^ine. Pigott replied be had not the slightest^recolloctiou of writing snythmg of the^klud. He could not hsve had tbe Parnell^letters in mind when he wrote tbe arch^^bishop; he must have been thinking of^other chargea, but he could not say what^those charges were.
SirCharles Kussell then read the^postscript to the letter as follows:^^1 need hardly ssy did 1 consider the^parties really guilty, 1 should not dream^your grace would partake In the effort to^shield them. My ouly wish Is to Impress^upon your grace that the evidence Is an^parently convincing, and probably^drill to sec me couvlctlon by an Kn^jury.
Pigottreiterated that the Parnell letters^were not in his mind when he wrote the^postscript He added he never thought the^letters In themselves constituted a serious^charge. He asked for the archbishop's^reply, w hich Sir Charles Kussell produced.^Pigott, after inspecting the srchblshop's^letter, said he believed he never received^IL Adjourned.
PARL1AMKNTCONYKNKs.
sutliglish
the
miiimIa Want-* u^ Buy.^Ottawa, tint., Feb. 21.^A conservative^member of parliament will shortly Intro^^duces resolution authorizing the govern^^ment to purchase the eastern states of tbe^American Cnloo.
namedMorris Murphy, for ^500, furnished^witness the documents which he bad tiled^to get from Dsvis. They were in a bag^and consisted of five or six of Kgsn's let^ters, some of Psrnell's sod sonic old ac^ounts. Witness lead the letters snd^msde memorandums, but did le-t asm^kam Pigott here Identified six letters of^Kgan's, five ot Parnell's, including the^letter which appeared in the Tiino, and^scraps of a. count* prisJuced in court as the^contents of the bag.
Pigottsaid be not know Parnell's writ^Ing. He knew his signature. He kteltsvetl^the signatures attached to the letters were^those of Parnell. He 1 ad no Idea as to^who wrote the body of the letters. Wit^^ness returned to France April in, and told^Murphy he would accept his offer. Alter^a long discussion Murphy told witness It^would be utter y impossible to obtain the^letters unless witness went to New York.^Witness consulted with Houston snd went^to New York. There he naw lireslin, to^whom Murphy bad given him a letter.^Bresllu banded witness a sealed b iter^bieb he said witness was to dedver to^Murphy In Paris. Witness continued: ^!^1.1 i.ined to London and told Houston^what had oecuiied. He belie\^d the let^ter contained authority to dcl|\or the^bag. 1 went to Paris July M and^ssw Murphy at tbe hotel St. Petersburg.^1 banded hi in the letter and he said It was^all right, but he could hot give me the let^ters until he had seen other people. Two^evenings later Murphy invited MS to a cafe^in the Hue St. Ilonore. He conducted un^^to a private room where five men were^seated around a table, these men, be^said, represented the Clan NaGael. He^made me swear on a Catholic prayer honk^that under no circumstances would 1 re^veal the source from winch I obtained (be^do. unit nts I also a wore 1 would not^mention names, and If any proceedings fol^lowed the publication of trie letter* 1 would^not testify.
PigottOld not get tbe documents that^night. Witness detailed the purchase of^the letters and Murphy's offer to purchase^them. Witness knew Kgan's writing and^signature and was convinced tbat Kgan^wrote tbe letters aacnh. .1 to Mm Murphy^wss displeased with the refusal to return^the letter*. Pigott, resuming, said he hrM^heard of the existence of the other letters^at the beginning of lKHK. His Informant^was Thos. Brown, a sassabf Of the Clan^Na-(fSel. Hsyes introduced Brown snd^witness in a csfe lu the KueSt Ilonore,^Paris. Brown produced the letters and^witness sent Ut Houitoh copies of two of^Parnell's and one of Kgan's. Pigott had^not the slightest doubt the stgnatuies were
f[ermine.In July, IHHH, be heard of other^etters. A person in Paris, who declined^to reveal hi* name, offered to surrender^them for BMfc He was paid tax*, of^hich witness received ^50 back. Pigott^continued: A man named O'llrlcn visited^me in Dublin undei the alias ol Sinclair.^He ssld Parnell had sent him to try to^get me to assist Kgan. Labouenefe.^he ssld, was acting tor Kgan and would^pay me a very high price if 1 had any^letters of Parnell's to sell. Sinclair sug^^gested 1 should see Labotn here in London^and gave me five pounds with which to pay^my passsge. 1 went to the place men^tinned, but LabOachstl wa* not there I^declined to hold any conversation with^Slnclslr. 1 afterwards wrote to Lsbou-^' here without Sinclair's knowledge,. La-^bouchere replied and 1 had an interview^with Parnell and Labouchere at tbe lat-^ter's house.
Continuing,Pigott said at the meeting^referred to Parnell told him he held prima^facie evidence that witness bad forged the^letters and Labouchere proposed Ut witness^to admit the forgery. Lewil cut- rod dur^ing the interview and said if witness fol^lowed bis directions he would lie bis beet^friend, but If he fslled to obey Instructions,^Lewis would prosecute nun merciieasi)^for perjurv and forgery. Afterwards wit^^ness saw Labouchere alone, outside of tbe^room. Labouchere said he was prepared to^pay ^1,000, but that money matters^must not be mentioned to Parnell. Wit^ness Induced Labouchere to think he^would accede io his proposal, but on If^turuiug to the loom he ssld nothing would^induce him to swesr the letters were for^genes. Lewis then ssked witness to write^to the Times that he (witneas) helie\ed the^letters to be forgeries, when the Tiiims^would withdraw tbe haters. The follow^Ing day witness asked whether^Labouchere's offer would hold good if wit^^ness Induced the Tunes to withdraw tbe^letters; Lewis said ^Yea.^ On tbe da)^after witneas accidentally met Parnell and^Lewis. The latter deun d that be had ever^given witness any assurance. Parnell^manner was tbrestenlng. He reitcrsted^thst witness had forged the letters, snd^also accused him of having committed^u.er^ antile forgeries. Witness denied the^allegations.
AttorneyGeneral Webster then read ^^long correspondence between Pigott am^Lewis. In his letters Lewis averred he^snd his assoclstes were aware Pigott was a^forger before they saw hltn, and he sug^^gested Pigott meet Parnell again.^Pigott replied that be was prepared^to meet any proceedings and declimd to^meet Parnell again. Witness continuing,^said Labouchere repeatedly wtote him in^Dublin, pressing him to testify, and offer^^ing to psy bis passage. At the end of Jan^^uary he received a letter containing ten^pounds. He was anxious to svold testify^^ing. He was aware it was dsngerous to of^^fend the Clau-Na-Gael. and he might be^murdered
MrCharles Kussell ^ r ss exsmlned^Pigott He caused him to write the aver^^age words which occurred in the letter.^Pigott isld he hsd corresponded with^Forster from 1W1 to 1HH4 He wrote Sir^O. O. Trevelvsn asking lor money on ac^^count ot Ins support of the government, but^did not offer to furnish information. Be^denied in bis statement to Lewis thst he^said the publication of tbe letters by tbe
ItiMUh laM makers In Hetelon, and^rro*p^ct BsSaS] for K*fH!ii|- Hrenre.
London,Feb. 21-Parliament reassem^bleed to-day. The speech from the throne^reviews sffalrs lu Kgypt snd lndls; says^consent hss been granted for a renewal of^the conference between tlreat Britain, Ger^^many and the I 11 iled Mates on the Samoan^.pieMion; declares the warlike prepara^^tions by other Kuropean list Ions render^uec. shar^ Increased precautions by Ureal^Britain for the aafely of her shores and^commerce; gives notice of measures to^be Introduced for the development of the^material resources of Ireland and the^amendment of tbe conatltutiun of tribunals^having jurisdiction over sffstrs In Ireland;^declarea the recent legislation in Ireland^for Die restoration of order produced good^results; ssys thst legislation will be ueces-^ssry (or the execution of the sugar conven-^ton; announces measures will be Intro-^lucid to remedy the defects In the gold^oinage and for tbe establlahiuent of a de-^psrtinent of agriculture.
\fterthe reading of the queen*^ speech^lobn Morlcy gave notice that he would In^^troduce an amendment in the address lu^replj to the -pei eii from Hie throne con^li mning the administration ot the law In^Ireland as harsh, unjust and oppressive,^and asking that measures be adopt* d to^ontcut tfie Irish and re-establish the real^union of tireat Britain and Ireland. (Bad^atone was enthusiastically cheered by the^opposition on entering the bouse. The^ministerialists cheered Balfour, while the^opposition hissed hliu aud shouted ^Pi^ott smiih was similarly greeted. It^llllhataallj admitted Hit- senslou will be the^ticrcest on record. The Irish actions of the^^0*11 nment will he vigilantly watched,^l lie programme Is approv .! by (Hailstone.
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CIHLDIiKNTHK UtTiMK.
TheHone* or Mlehaal ^t'nlehaa l^ealroyed.
Twol.lltlc tinea I'eHehln-r.
MAitVHVit.r.ic. Feb. 21 ^(Special to the^Indi pendent. I ^ The house of Michael^Calchaii, at lieluinut, a mile above here,^took tire about 10 o'clock to-day and two of^his children, Johnnie, aged 4, and May, 1^year old, received fatal burns, the latter^dying this afternoon and the former not^being exp'm-ted to live through tbe night.^Mrs. Calehan came to Marysvlle this morn^^ing on an errand,leaving the three children^alone In the house. A neighbor, Tim^Shea, wfio happened to pass, saw that^the house was on (Ire and succeeded in get^^ting them all out alive. One was found^under a bed aud although she wss uncon^^scious from the smoke was not otherwise^seriouHly injured. The. house, being built^of logs, burned slowly, otherwise all would^have perished. The tire was extinguished^hcloroithad done much damage to the^house, the lining and furniture alone being^destroyed. How it originated U not known.^Mr. Calehan Is a timherman, employed In^the Drum Liiuuunn mine.
ITIS NOWA FACT.
TheInterstate Commerce Association^Formed With Some Roads^Out of the Pool.
TheWisconsin Central Falls Into Line^but the Burlington ^ Northern^8t.il Holds Aloof.
Agreement Between the Northern an^1 ut..n Pre* Itlr Concerning I om pet It I KfJ^llaslnrMe In the rar Weet.
Chicago,Feb. 21.^The proposition to^perfect the organization of the Interstate^commerce rsllroad sssocistion with the^lines that have signed the presidents*^agreement instead of laboring further with^the companies refusing to signed, was car^^ried tivday, and the association Is now a^fact. The Wisconsin Central, for some^unknown reason, changed front and signed^to day. Tbe Burlington A Northern gave^Its final answer to the effect that It could^not become a member unless Its northern^and principal competitors on seaport traf^^fic were also taken In. The committee on^changes in sgreement made no alterations^except to strike out the provision in regard^to tbe number of signatures necessary and^recommended that the agreement be adopt^^ed as It -tt An animated discussion
followed.In which President Adams, of^the Union I'acitic, sharply criticised the^Chicago, Milwaukee A st. Paul,^whtcb was holding back, ana^also tbe Burlington A Northern.^He introduced a resolution that the move^^ment be then and there abandoned, as It^had been found imposdhle to carry it to^success, owing to the obstructions placed^In the way by the two roads named. This^caused a sensation aud President Miller, ot^the .St. Paul, sharply reuirted. After fur^^ther discussion Mr. Adsms withdrew bis^resolution and apologized to Miller. The^sgreement was finally signed, with the^understanding that it become operative Im^^mediately. The four roads not In the^agreement are the Illinois Central, Chicago,^Burlington and Northern, Kausas City,^Fort Scott and Memphis, and Missouri,^Kansas and Texas.
Tbedetails of the sgreement were not^completed. A committee was appointed^toeouterwttb Interstate Commerce Com^^missioner Wslker snd sscertaln if be will^accept the chairmanship.
TIIBI.KMKN IN.M UKD.
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Witha ^ age I5tl^Mln* el llutte.
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Mittk, Feb. 2l.-|Speclsl to the Inde^^pendent. 1 -An accident which may result^fatally, happened in the main shsft st^Clark's Fraction, which lies between the^Alice and Magna Charter, yesterday after^^noon. Tbe foreman, James Currsn, In^company with a couple of visitors nsmed^Michael Bsrrey and Albert Boyle,^hoarded the cage to show them through^the mine. The engineer, a brother^of the foreman, was at the throttle, lower^^ing them, and contrary to orders used tbe^brake instead of the clutch. When the^cage was within 150 feet of the bottom the^brake slipped and the cage drooped the full^distance. The foreman sustained a broken^thigh, hip crushed snd his spine was ser^^iously affected. The visitor* were Injured^internally and were carried to the hospital^in a bleeding condition.
TheArbitration turn pact.^Nkw Yoke, Feb. 21.^The Northern^Cat th^ board of directors at a regular^meeting to day approved what is called the^arbitration compact, which is an agreement^between the Union Pacific snd the North^^ern Pacific to place the control of all -ein^petltlve lines In eastern Washington terri^^tory and Oregon In the hands of five msns-^gers, to be sppolnted by tbe parties to the^agreement This will secure alt the advan^^tage* u^ both companies that would have^resulted from a joint lease of the Oregon^Nsvlgstlon. snd st the ssme time svold^the responsibility of guaranteeing divi^^dends on tbat stock. Tbe only condi^^tion connected with the contract Is the^control of the Oregon Nsvlgstlon, and this^will probably be obtained through tbe sale^of Oregon Navigation stock now held by^the Oregon Tranacoutlneutal company to a^syudlcate. As the Oregon Transcontinen^^tal owns s majority of the Oregon Naviga^^tion stock, and as four out of the six mem^^ber* of tbe Oregon Nsvlgstlon executive^committee, represent the North^^ern Pacific and the other two^the Union Pacific, snd as they^are all In fsvor of this contract no difficulty^is expected. The meeting of the Oregon^Transcontinental committee will be held^next week to consider tbe means to carry^out the plsn.
UseNorthern I'm-I fie at Untie.
Awest sider who srrlved from Butte on^Isst evening's train Btstes thst Col. Sanders^and other Northers Pacific oftlclsls had an^interesting time before the city council^Wednesday night. For Its proposed new^route into Butte, the compsny desires the^right of wsy serosa s certsln Oregon ave^^nue, sltusted In one of the addition* to^Butte. At a previous meeting a special^committee hsd m en appointed to consider^the matter, which reported favorably, rec-^mending that the city attorney be in^^structed to draw up an ordinance granting^the request. Then the mayor brought the^attention of the council to the fact thst^it possessed no title to the street^mentioned In which tbe city sttornev con^^curred. Col. Senders sppesred and took^this occasion to explain the position of the^Northern Psclfic on the sileged existing^difficulty between the company and the^Butte property owners which was very^satisfactory to the aldermen. In connec^^tion with the right of wayover this particu^^lar Oregon avenue be showed how much^more advantageous it would be to have^this street crossed hy lines of steel than to^have It remain open for traffic. The mat^^ter wss referred to the Judlcisry committee^which will report Ssturdsy. It Is s matter^of surprise to the average Buttelte that the^city council should show sny disposition to^hesitste to grant a new road the right of^way on one of Its outskirt streets.
KVI I N UN \\ol.\ KS.
Two Children In tfllineftota Reported t^^II.i w I^ ^ m It. v.1.
Wini k Kaktii, Minn., Feb. 21.^News^from a ereditsble source has reached here^that a few days ago In the sparsely settled^country around Aiken, two chlldrtn re^turning to their homes from school, were^attacked and completely devoured by rev^enous timber wolves, a few scattered^bnues and shreds of clothing alone remain^ing as the horrible testimony of the cl.il-^dren*s fste.
The1'lnet.lonr Teas Harvey.
Bettk, Feb. 21.-(Special to the Indepen^dent]^A meeting of the hoard of trsde was^held this evening and appointed a commit^tee of five to secure an engineer to morrow^tu make an immediate survey of the Pipe^^stone Psss. Mr. McCalg was present snd^proposed a plan of co-operation with the^citizens of Butte In tbe survey, but the^board refused to consider it, and will make^tbe survey independently.
Timand Pete H ill Hang.^MiNNKAl'oi.ie, Feb. 21.^After a trial^unpsralleled in this Btate for length snd^for the skill with which It was conducted^sod after numerous sppeals to the gover^^nor, the0ej went forth today thst flm^and \\ te t rarreti, the two young men who^shot and killed street car driver Tollefson^In Minneapolis about a year ago for tbe^pur|^ose or robbing the car box, must hang^for their crime. The date for tbe double^hanging Is March 22nd.
AKORTI NK V01 A HORSE.
A New Yorker I'aye Mfty-une Thoueantt^Dollar* Tor Hell Hoy.
Lexinoton,Ly , Feb. 12.^ The sale of^trotters here to-dsy was most phenomenal,^sixty-one head sold bringing a total of s 142.-^630. The price paid for Bell Boy Is the^highest ever paid for a horse In America,^either trotter or thoroughbred. Ue was^sold to J. 11. Clsrk, of Kltutra, New York,^and IL 11. Hopper, of Marcensvllle, Ohio,^for $51,000.
S.A. Br.wn A Co.. of Kalamazoo, Mich.,^and M. Bissel!, of (trend Rapid*. Mich ,^have purchased through . I. W. Knox, of San^Francisco, the nine year-old bay stallion,^,(Antoo,M record, 2:iei4, from the Sonoma^County Stock Breeders association of Santa^Boss, Csl., for $30,000 cash.
Mtaynerand Ivee Indicted.^New York, Feb. 21.^The grand jury^has found sn Indictment sgalnst Ives snd^Stayner for grand larceny In connection^with their doings with the securities of tbe^Cincinnati, Uamlton A Dayton railroad.
BISMANLY COURSE.
TarlfTKeforuiera Kapreaa TheiueelTes on^rreeltltint ITevelanU'a Leadership.
CumAo... Feb. 21.^The Tariff Reform^league met again this morning. After^some discussion it was decided to sppolnt a^committee of nine on the propagandlsro of^principles announced yesterdsy. Bowker,^of New York, offered the following, which^was loudly spplsuded snd adopted by a^rising vote:
Wehonor President Cleveland for bis^brsve, msnly and statesmsnlike course in^making the tariff reform issue before tbe^people. We see In the Incressed popular^majority which thst Issue won for him and^the Increase of his vote in the Industrial^centres the assurance of the early trlumpb^of 'the people's cause,' and we pledge our^^selves to Incressed sgltstlon until tbat tri^^umph Is won.
Severslspeechese were made against the^tariff on tlnplate.
scholar*Debate.^At the high school yesterday there was a^debate by a number of tbe pupils, the^(juistion being ^Did Washington do more^for his country then any other man f^ Tbe^debate In the affirmative was opened by^Andrew Fritz, followed by Hurry Yseger^In tbe negative. After being discussed^from every point by Harry Brown, Gilbert^Mtiitb. Clara Bullard, Willie Israel, J.^Loeb, Toby Hedges, Ben J. Tonn. and^others. It was finally decided in the nega^^tive.