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VOL, XXXIV.-NO 285. 'HELENA, MONTANA. THURSDAY MORNING.r OCTOBER 12. 1893 '1PRICE FIVE CENTS
&ANS.& '
HtLEIN
To-DAY the great World's
Fair banquet signalizing the
climax of the Columbus Expo
sition, takes place in Chicago.
It is given by the Board of
Directors and President Cleve
land heads the list of invited
guests. It is the most elaborate
affair of the kind ever given in
this country, and the banquet
hall.presents a scene of imperial
magnificence and splendor.
How ls It WPithYou?
The day is'nt far off when
overcoats will be in demand.
You feel uncomfortable now.
A
New winter suit will have to
be added to your
Wardrobe.
There is no use wearing your
summer suit any longer. It
has served its time; what you
need is a
New Suit
And overcoat. You need it now.
We have your size right at our
fingers' ends. There is more
style, lit and wear in our cloth
ing than you will find in any
other
Ready to Wear Garment
And the prices are smaller
The Weather
Is uncertain; how about a
Mackintosh?
We have them in all grades,
from $4.50 upwards. Don't try
to get along without one.
GANS &
IILEIN
AH SIN, PRO AND CON,
Debate Begun on the MoCreary Bill
to Extend Time of Regis.
tration.
The Author Declares It Would
Save Billions and Prove Very
Aceptable
Geary klsa It Only Temporlues With a
SorleaRsitatloan-Attore'r General
Olnet Roasted.
WAsHmwa.ro, Oct. 11.-In the house
Outhwaite presented an order4or the con*
sideration of the MeOreary bill to amend
the Geary exlusion set from day to day
unatil disposed of. Without division it was
adopted and MoOreary, opened debate. The
bill, he aid, afected the contestion be
-sen two great couatries, soneerned 100.
000 Chinese this eocountry, and if passed
would save billions of dollars to the United
States, and at the same time meet with the
widespread demand for the diseeontinuane
of undesirable Chinese immigration. He
explained at length the provisions of the
bill, which have appeared in the Associated
press reports, snd alsoreviewed the trestles
between China sad the United States
and the legislation lookin( up to the pas
sage of the Geary exclusion act. This
bill simply gave the Chinese of this
country six months additional time in
whioh to register, they having deolised to
do so' on the advise of their attorneys,
pending a decision of the gspreme court.
The Chinese, he said, had able lawyers who
advised them not to register, as the law
would be declared uneonatitatlonaL The
feet that but five of the nine justices of the
aupreme court, said McCreary, could be
feund of the opinion that the Geary law is
constitutioial oertainly shows that those
attorneys had good ground for their advice.
He said the Ohinese who acted on the ad
vice of their attorneys should have an op
portunity to register.
To transport the 85,000 Chinamen who
have not registered would cost the govern
ment, eocording to the estimate of the seo
rotary of the treasury, $7.000,000. Over
85,000, said he, are anxiously awaiting
for congress to decide their fate,
and thousands of Ame ioan missionaries
in China are waiting with fear and tremb
ling lest, if we are preolpitous, the Chinese
may, in their wrath, retaliate upon them.
MoOreary said, in cononusion, that the ex
palsion of Jews from Rssias or the Lungeo
note from France was not more barbaone
than would be our action if wafo i:d85.000
Chinamen to deport because they had been
nieled by their lawyers.
Qeary, who followed, was granted leave
to proceed without lispit, He began with
en indignant denial of the refleetions made
upon the Pacific coast people in their war
on the Chinese. Moore were not sepelled.
Jews were not driven out, augnenots were
not forced from their homes because they
refused to obey the laws of the country in
which they resided. The chairman of the
foreign affairs committee was no more hu
mane than he, no more Christian than he.
"While I don't believe the Chinese are
entitled to any new rights," said he, "if I
believed this bill would give as a settlement
of this question, give us an opportunity to
regulate their stay here and to prevent
mere from coming. I would vote for it. I
am against it because I believe it only
temporizes with the situation. We will
offer amendments which we believe would
make the bill effective. If they are rejected
we will vote against it."
He went on to speak of the adverse oritl
aism of the bill that bore his name. He
as oke of the resolutions adopted by differ
ent religious bodies. All, strange to say, in
the same phraseology demanding the im
mediate repeal of the Geary law. What
riRht, he asked, had any ohursh to ask con
greas to do anything. He had supposed
the line between church aend state was
sharply drawn in this country. He did not
deny the sacred risht of petition, but
churchmen must petition as individuals
and not invoke the influence of the church.
[Applause].
Ever since 1882, when the United States
declared its hostility to Chinese, there never
was an hour when. by fraud and duplicity.
Chinese were not trying at all the borders
of the United dtates to break into this
country. China, knowing this, could have
AtopI ed the violation of laws, but China
remained silent. There is no room for
sympathy for China. Ishe has never neg
leoted an opportunity to defraud us. The
surplus earnings of the Chinese, which
they had carried back to China. amounted
to the enormous sum of $'00000,00,0. "Do
von wonder why we don't like the Chinese
in California?" he asked.
"If in any one of your eastern states
100.000 labores' were sapping from your
wealth $50,000 a day in esurpnus earnings,
would you not want to get rid of them?
They are an army of leeches, not an army
of labo ers,"
"Haven't they given value received?"
asked Baker, of New Hampshire. Gesry
said he believed now in protecting Ameri
can labor against pauper labor as well as
the p odunt of pnnaper laborers. [Ap
plause. ]
lHenderson. of Iowa. interrupting, said:
"That's pretty good republican doctrine."
n"If my party did not believe in that doe
trine," replied Geary. "then I would quit
it, but I think it does."
"Why don't yon extend the limit," asked
Baker, "so as to include other foriganers
besides Chinese?"
"I have a bill in this house now," replied
Gears, "to prevent immigration. Will you
vote for it, as I will ?" [Applause.]
Baker: "I believe in revising our treatise
first."
Geary, contemptuously: "Eome people
seem to believe we have not got our growth
yet, that before legtslating we must consult
the wishes of foreign countries." [Ap
plause.]
Baker: "We are not too old to be hon
est."
Proeoreding, Geary insisted that photo
grapha afforded the only eare means of
identificetion. He denied that it would
require $7,000,000 to enforce the Geary law.
If the olicers of the administrateon hpd
done their duty in May, the present condi
tien would not have been presented, and
there would have been no occasion for ex
testion. In reply to a question by Mc
Creary, as to whether thu $25.000 appro
priated would have been sutlcient. Geury
deelared that the Chinese would take so
risk of being cent bask to Chine. Rather
than do that. they would voluntarily have
left our borders. The $2.1000, by demon
strating our Intent to enforce the law,
would have been as effeotive as $2~000,0C1
[Applause.]
He denounced the adminletration for
violation of party faith and party platform,
and although he loved his party it wal his
duty to condemn democratic offiers who
betrayed their trust. It they violated law.
they meet go down. He bad no fault to
And with the treasury department, but the
notion of the attorney-ceneral in dlefyLing
the law could not he dfutended. It bad
made it the duty of democrats to denounce
and condemn him. He called attention
to the statement in a maorinag paper to the
effect that the ObChinese inlter had as.
septed the MoCreary bill as satisfactory.
"What a spectacle we present." sai b.e.
"Could we not modify any law. bearin· on
foreign people, tariffs for instane. without
the consent of foreign miisalrer?" He in
timated that the Chinese minister had a
hand in the preparation of the EvereSt bill.
of whloh the Me Oleary bill was a modifies
Sion.
Geary then propesed the ameadmente
whieb he said would perfect the bill, name
ly, a photographing clasee, and d initlon
of the term Ohinese laborer. He iosned
with an eloquent pies to the demooratic
party to do the Pacifio eoaet Justlee. "Over
95 per cent of the Chinese," sald he, "live
west of the Rookies. Not a demoorat at
either end of the capitol is unpledged to
the doctrine of local eelfLgoverament.
Gve as loel self government. When you
from the south eame to us battling for
white sopremaoy, we joioed with you. Do
not let it be said now that a democratic
co'grses has stricken us down. when we,
who recognised the justice of your enaten
tion, asked you to free as from the noearsed
bane of the yellow slave." [Tremendous
applause.]
Gold smeoerve and COrreney Balnce.
Wasnurorow, Oat. IL--The gold eserve
continues to decrease and to-day was lower
than ever before, standing at $96,809,008,
showing a reduction of over $6,6090000
since the first of the month. The govern
ment at Philadelphia elpects to coln $15,
000,000 Ia gold by the first of December.
The total net eurreney balance stands at
$18,787,75., and inerease of nearly $5,500,
000 since the first of the mouth, so the net
working balance of the department shows
a deerease of bnt little over $1,000,000 nosee
Oct. 1.
Reaeipts of the month to date are $8,.
703,000 and expenditures $10,270,000. Total
gold in the treseary, soln and bullion. Oat.
10, $166,448.707.
MONTANA GRAND LODGE.
About Three Hundred Delegates Are In
Attendaea on the Amnnual esalen.
The annual communication of the Grand
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., began its seselon at
noon yesterday at Masonic Temple. There
were bohet 800 delegates iresent, represent
nlog all the lodges in the state. The follow
ing omfcers were present: Moses Meses,
M. W. G. M.; Fred. C. Webster, R. W.
Deputy M. M.: James H. Montieth, R. W.
S. G. M.: Henry 8. Reed, R. W. J. G. W.;
H. U. Psrehea, i. W. G. S.; A. C. Logen,
R. W. G.L.; W. B. Combe. R. W. G. C.;
D. A. MePherson, R. W. G. H.; E. G. Pront,
H. W. G. 0.: Pat Carney. R. W. G. M.; E.
W. Thumn.son, W. S. G. D.; H. Berton, W.
J. ,G D.; A. Boargard, W. G. Swd. B.; O. C.
Cooper. W. G. btd. B.; E. D. Host, W. 8.
G. 8.; H. F. Cumming, W. J. S. ., and M.
L. Stone. W. G. 1'.
The session will continue to-day, when
the officer will be elected. Ip the evening
there will he a grand La iquet and ball at
Electric hall. Only Master Masonsin good
standing and ladies under their eseort are
invited to the ball and banquet.
The grand lodge was organized at Vir
ginia City Jan. 24, 1866, the following
lodges being represented: Virginia City
lodge No. 48, Montana lodge No. 9 and Hel
ena lodge No. 10. The representatives
were as follows: Virginia lodge, John Ji
Hull. W. M.; W. F. Sanders. S. W.; L.
Trap, J. W.; and Brothers Samuel L. Wells.
M. L. Star, Nat J. Davis, F. B. Cornell and
S. . Deinbiug. Master Masone; Montana
lodge, L. W. Frary, W. M.; L. . . Lee S.
W..; H. Dunean, J. W., and BrotherRH. S.
Metz and Samuel Word, Master esonase
Helena lodge, Cornelius Hedges, W. M.;
M. P. Sealy, S. W.; C. W. Mather, J. W.,
and Brothers H. M. Fee and John Potter,
Master Masons. The officers for this first
meeting of the grand lodge were elected
three days later, on Jan, 27. 1866. and were:
J. J. Hull. M. W. G. M.; Corneltne Hedges,
lt. W. S. G. W.; B. P. Sealy, R. W. J. G.
W.; L. C. Lee, . W. G. T.; Wilbur F.
Sanders, t. W. G. 8.; C. W. Mather, W. 8.
G. D.; L. Trap, W. J. G. D., and O. P.
isaymond, W. G. T.
Grand Colmmanlder Ollcers.
At the session of the Grand Commandery
on Tuesday the following officers were
eleted for the ensuing year: B. E. G. C.,
A. L. Babcock; Bi. E. D. G. C., H. C. Riley;
E. G. G., W. B. Norton; E. G. C. G., E. D.
Neill; E. G. C., F. T. Webb; E. G. L. W.,
W.: i. Come; E. G. J. W., W. F. Chamber
Imn; E. G. T.. B. O. Hickman; E. G. ..,
Cornelius Hedges. The followaing are the
appointive officers: E. G. Mwd. B., A. L.
Love; E. G. Std. B.. George Goho: E. G.
W.. G. T. Paul: E. G. S.. L W. Baker.
THE IRRIGATION CONorRESS.
Congress Asked to Aid Irrigation iA Vari
ous Ways.
Los ANGELBs. Cal.. Oct. 10.-The irriga
tion congress reassembled this morning.
Arizona asked that congress be memorial
ized by the irrigation congress to admit the
territory as a state. Another resolution
was offered that where estates or territories
do not have an irrigation department or
bureau, steps be taken at once to have the
legislatures establish soon. Another reeo
lution sets forth that settlers on the semi
arld lands of the government should have
government aid is reclaiming water sup
plies, and some part of the money recesolved
by the government for lan ashould go to
establisuing water basins and other water
supplies.
.esolutions were introduced uringa the
admission as states of the territories of
Arizona. New Mexioo, Utah and Oklahoma
at the earliest moment praetioable. Con
gress was asked to aid the anses of Irri
gation. first, by making the neassary
surveys to formulate a uniform system to
use economically all water available; seo
ond, to build all necessary reservoirs and
canals to convey water to lands, and to add
the cost of such developments to the price
of land, said lands to be sold to actual set
tlers only, in lots of forty sere each. Ser
eral papers were read.
Wreeked by a Misplaced Switch.
Font WAle., Oet. iL-The irst section
of express train No. 8, on the Pitteburg,
Fort Wayne & Chiosgo road, was wreeked
late this afternoon near Whiting, Ind.. by
a misplaced switsh. Fireman Henry War
aer, of Fort Wayne, was killed, and on
gineer J. ti. Christie. of Englewood, and
Conductor Jamei Bran, of Fort Wayne,
probably fatally hart.
TELEGRAPHiC BREVITIE8,
Lowcow, Oat. 11.-The earl of Elgin has
been appointed vieeroy of India.
COsrano. Oct. 11.-Total admisseionse to
day 340..1,0. of whclh 308,775 paid.
INDIANAPOLIas Oct. 11.-Complete retuMre
show the entire republlean ticket eleeted
by nearly 8,000 majority.
rT. Lors. Oat. 11.-A Desublie speoial
from Tasks Home says investigation of
Ex-Treasurer MCartain's shortage shoews
it now to be $688,000.
OLnvzrean. Oet. 11.-The amnlgamated
assootstion of street railway employes de
cided to-day to Join the Ameraeen federa
tion of labo-.
CnmoAoo, Oct. IL-M. D. Brennans of
Steux C.ty. enoenateoed a sable train to
day, as a result of whieh he is laid up with
a broken arm and other painful injurles.
Naw Yotx. Oti-.-The tsl: assoclation
met last night and passed reol tione de
nouncianl the nomination of IIeqae H. May
nard for judge of the eourt of appeals as
unfit to have been made. aend eallin upon
citizens to oppose him.
Pmrreuao. Oct. 1L-A eantral strihe of
Amerion flint glass workers hase been or
dered aend will take eect at once. The
action was the reeult of the declaration
that glass treet faetorls will ll be opera
ted saon-alon in the future.
THEY SAT ALL THE NIGHTI.
As The Independent Goes to Press
the Senate Is Still ,ln
Session.
The Question of Silver Put to
the Test of Physical
Endurance.
**ete*.y t .pe.e.mnshing eIie.ved by
otu Calls-meo lldioetles of IEther
side i0ld4eag.
W baIIIoroN, Oet. 1L-Usual methods by
wbhib controversies over legitlstion are
settled have failed i, earry end the world II
now* watebing the ,decision of the grent
flbnapeil question by a test of physical en
durapeps This pecatliar condition is a ne
c.ssity under the roles by which the senate
operates. All day long there woere wi.
deuese of preparation for the fight. Few
senators were in the ohamber, but a glancs
into the eloak rooms showed many of them
sleeplng, husbanding their strength for the
siege. The forces on both sides divided so
no to ba able to give eobeh other relief by
takina,ap the defense of their position in
tuarn. , Employes of the senate likewise
oepara.ed into relays in anticipation of
noatinioue work,. The address of every
senatoa was carefully revised up to date.
and th sergeant-at-arms compiled a mass
of Int resting information as to the unonl
haunteof senators in order that those who
drift ayav may%e tracked to their lairs.
In. toe committee rooms couches and
blanket wers prepared sand everything
poseibl to make comfortable the situation
whlok .he senators found themselves In,
wees doe. AL the hour of six o'clock ap
proahed. at which it was known the signal
guns for beginning the contcat would be
sonaded, the gradual filling up of seats on
the floor and in the galleries made it evi
dent the Aght was to go on, and the public
would Watoh it through.
Many members of the house were present.
The galleries did not contain an unocou
pied seat, and in the doorways a mass of
humanity were elamoring for admission.
The silver men had considerable advantage
over their opponents, and they were free to
admit their pleasure over the condition.
While they can rest in the committee rooms
and lob~bies, leaving only on guard one
speaker and Ddbois, to tee that a quordm
is present, it ii obligatory on the part of
the friends of repeal to remain continn
ouely in their seate in order to maintain a
quorum.
Various senators occupied the floor dur
ing the afternaon until 6:05, when it-was
jieldad to. Duhoi. who asked if Voorhees
proposed to make the usual adjournment
motion. Veorbefs replied that he felt it to
be his highest duty to ask the senate to
stay in continuous session until the pond
inu measure was die. oeed of.
Dubois, in reply, said the country was
drifting steadily toward the silver side of
the controversy, and added: "You know
as well when you start as you will when
you emerge from the struggle that you
mass fail. With conditions as they exist
in the senate, there is no hope of radical
legislation. If you conclude to abandon
P appeals to reason and sense and risk a set
e tlement of this question to the test of
which side can stand the moss punishment.
we desire to give notice now that we shall
protect our side by every means in our
power. We will insist that you furnish a
quorum and keep it constantly in the
chamber, if it takes innumerable roll calls.
Responsibility for what is to follow must
rest on you, as well as its physical eofects
on individual senators."
Voorhees reliled at great length: "We
will see who fails in this transaction before
we are done," said he, and he asked the
senator from Idaho whether he would fix a
day to take a vote. Duboie said there were
distinguisa d senators who had not talked
on thb subject and he could not, nor could
anyone else, say when the debate would
probably elose. ,
"I understand the seitation perfeally,"
said Voorhees, end added that this episode
in the history of the senate would result in
:eforminu its rules. "I believe," said he,
"that this body should have roles by whioh
to conclude disoussion and reach a vote.
higher, more reasonable, more sensible, nand
more decent than the rule on which we are
entering now, which is the only one. The
opponents of this bill will not name any
day for a vote. They will resort to dilatory
measures to prevent action being taken at
all. Who is to quit? Sir, I would rather
be carried from thie desk, feet foremost,
and put to sleep at my home in Terre
Haute forever, than to yield the prineiple
that the majority has the right to govern.
"1 stand here for the hblhest prlnOlble of
free government known to histo v. We
started is here some weeks a.o to udisees
the repeal of a bad measure of finuaeial
legislation. We have reached the question
of fres government. We have reached the
question of oonstitutional government.
We have reached the question whether or
not we have a government that can admin
aster itself. Idle, vapid talk takes plaeo in
the papers in regard to abolishing the sen
ate of the United tateos. The senate can
no more be abolished than can the conutl
ttlion, for it is a great part thereof; but it
can be governed by rules of its own mak
ing so as to make itself an asting and
reasonable body of legislation."
"I am tender of minorities," said Voor
bees. "I would not injure the minority;
but shall the minority govern? Answer
me. Shall the minority govern? Some
body has to control this government. Shall
it be the minority or the majority? The
senator from Idaho has signified that poe.
sibly they had a majority. Then let as as
certain that by a vote and we will submit
to it gladly, willlngly, if we are the minor
ity. Will you? No. Then the question
comes whether we have a government at
alL I stand here to-night, not talking
compromisee I steand for the rule of the
majo ilt. There is a milhty prineiple in
volved in this, end if I go down I will go
down with my lag nailed to the masthead.
It eompromise is to take place on the prin
ciple that the minority has a right to die
tate, it will be by others, not by me."
From eeven o'olook until 11 o'oloek the
debate continued without any unusual
features. Allen still retainilg the floor.
The erowd in the galleries did not dimin
isk until 11 o'clokL. Gradually the sena
tore eommemised vanjshlin and as mid
night approathed less than a dozen were in
their esate, but the thunderous voice of the
big popelst from Nebraska showed no
signs of weakeming. Of twenty-nine books
whieh he had estaked *pon his desk, only
three had been heened; the remaining
twenty-eta rrreesited so muoch stored-up
ability to talk agalust tJee.
Exactly at 12 o'eloek Debois arose and
remarked, es he looked about the chamber:
"Mr. Presldenat I belleve a quorum is not
present." The vies preelsident directed the
olerk to enll the sell. From cloak
rooms and eatrsak e senators arowded
into the chamber. When the roll
call was completed Stevenson announced
Ifty-five emnators preset a quorum, and
dlreoted Seaste Allen to proceed. The
Nebraskan promptly took the floor again
and'the quorum as p omietly began disap
eassing through cloak room doors.
AITZII MIDNIU nT.
The Weary flours Drag Along With i
Speeches and tn,1t Calla.
WARnmerTOu. Oet. 12.-At 12:45 Senator
Dubols again salled attention to the faet
that no quo, m was present and oacupants
of the cloak rooms again filed hastily into
the chamber and the vlee-president an
nounced lfty-three senators. a quorum,
present. After several arcastic I,assages
between Palmer, of Illinois, White, of
Louisiana, and Allen, the latter resumed
his speech.
At one a. m. Hoear weaily interrupted
Alien to know candidly whether Ncbreska
did not think his speech an overproduction.
Allen hotly asked Hoar if he wanted to In
sult him, whereupon the senator from
ulassaehuetts purged himself, apologizing
humbly, and equilibrium was restored. At
1:45 the galleries were almost empty.
At 2:10 a. m. Daniel made a point of no
quorum, and the sleepy senators poured to
to answer to their names. The sall devel
oped the presence of fifty-three senators.
At three a. m. a hot altercation occurred
between Hoenator O(liina.·r of New Hamp
shire, and Senator Allen, over the cause of
agricultural depression in New England.
At 8:45 a. m. Dubois again made the point
of no quorum. On this toll sail Woleott
appeared for the first time daring the night
but with other free silver rerublicasn be re
trained from answering. Fifty-foor sena
tors responded.
DIVIDED THE COMMISSION.
HI. . P Palmer Chers $750 on a Contract
WVith Oreat Falls eeheol Bard.
Special to The Independent.
GREAT FALLL, Oct. l.-Report of com
mittee from the board of trade to investi
ante the status of school bonds issued May
22, and contract made with ti. B. Palmer, of
Helena, for lithographing and selling same,
on which contract $1,250 had been paid by
the district, was read at the board meeting
this afternoon and has caused a p, ofound
sensation. The report is long and elabo
rate, but its salient points are: These bonds
are in the American Exchange bank of
Chicago, to whom they were sent by the
Mershants National (suspended) of this
city as a cash item, being secompanied by
draft on W. J. Hayes & Sons, of Cleveland,
Ohio, for $82,570, the bank wiring the
American Exchange, which, prior to this
had complained of the Merchants over
drawing, that it remitted that amount.
Hayes & Sons refused the draft and the
bonds, and the Chicago bank still hold.
them, though the school board made de
mand a month ago, and the president of
that bank has stated that it held them to
secure $85,000 indebtedness of the Mer
e chants.
On May 23, one day after the issue of the
bonds. Palmer executed a power of attor
ney to Will Hanks, president of the school
board, to collect $1,250 due him on his eon
treat for placing the bonds. Without an
thority of the board Hanks ordered Henry
SPrentiss clerk bft the board, to draw a war
rant, which was taken by the county treas
urer for a check payable to U. B. Palmer.
Hanks, as attorney for Palmer, endorsed
the check to Prentiss, who obtained the
cash on it and sent Palmer $500, which sum
Palmer states is all that has been paid him
on the contract, and that no agreement
existed by which Hanks or Prenties was to
r receive any part of the $1,250 due on oon
tract.
Prentiss, when called upon by the
board of trade to explpin the miss
Sing $750, stated that he had
appropriated $375 snd Hanks had the rest,
all of which had been done under Hanks'
instructions. The disncussion that followed
was hot. "Thieves," "highwaymen," "cor
ruption." and other harsh terms were han
died freely.
Hanks, who was present, denied the aecu
sation in tote, and asked if the report was
meant as a slur on himself. A. J. Shores
stated that it mast be considered asn eea
sation uqlesh he could explain what became
of the $475. It is expeoted that criminal
suits will follow, although Prentiss offer
to refund his share, and Hanks also, if
required.
Montana Iresbyteries.
Special to The Indepdedent.
BozaMAN, Oet. 11.-The Presbyterian
ministers of this state met in this city to
day and organized three new presbyteries,
Helena. Butte, and Great Falls. Rev. R.
. Doonaldson, of Bozeman, was elected
moderator of the Helena presbytery, Rev.
Fisher, of Great Falls, moderator of the
Great Falls preebytery, and Roy. Grube, of
Butte, moderator of the Batte presbytery.
The synod of Montana will be organised
Friday. To-night Rlevs. Fisher, of Kalis
poll. Moore, of Helena, and G-oenweld, of
Butte, spoke on the subject of missions, at
the Presbyterian church.
Charged With Stealing Cattle.
Speolal to The Independent.
GRnAT FALLe, Oct. 11.-Deputy Sheriff
Dwyer went to ban Rliver to-day to arrest
John Haylett, of that place, commonly
known as "Dl)irty John," on the charge of
eattle stealing. Much complaint has been
made on that sco • of late and stolen oat
tile sold to local btoehers are said to have
been traced to his hands.
ON THE RACE TRACK.
Flyers Over Eastera Courses Who Came
Under tihe Wre In Front.
MonRat PAuK, OGe. 11.-Track fast.
Handicap, five farlongs-Wah Jim, ItRo
Lookiel, Derfargilla, :57%,; handicap, mile
and ons-eixteenth-Vieterious, lamai o,
Fidelio, 1:47; five fnriengs--Florence Fao
totum, Baslrus, :58j4; Union hen dicap,
mile and one furlong-.lr Walter, Ruche,
Glenmuaynu, 1:5ii.; six furlongs-Benvolo,
Fair Stae, Bit Mid, 1:13iil; seven fnrlongs
Restraint. Will Elliot$. Madrid, 1 :21.
LaxxroTo., Kr., Oct. 11.-R-oords suf
fered again here to-day, three being broken.
Arlon was sent to beat his record of 2:101.4,
and trotted in 2:07.~, the fastest time eve
made over a track in Kentuoky. 2:14 paoe
--tuinett, Bessemer, Otneland, Wilkes,
2:10i'; free-for-all-Diretatum. Plxley,
Pamiaoo, 2:09 , 2:0814, 2:08k. 2:08;
2:29 trot-S-lent Brook, dserpolet
Heoles Reybur, 2:18). .
L.oxpo, Oct. 11.-The esarewitok stake
raor, ran today, resulted In a dead heat
between Red Eyes and Cyprea, Mrs. Lang.
try's Lady Rosoberry third. Lord Dam
raven's Moll Morgan, the favorite, was
unplaced. The stakes will be divided.
Lord "Dnorsvea e Hay Maker won the mile
sellingplate.
KAeats CITr, Oct. 1.-The special grand
jury ilvestigating the failure of the Kasase
Oity Safe Deposit and Savings bank, thisb
evening returneOd sixteen indietments each
against President James C. Darragh and
Cashier Elmer C. Sattley. oharging grand
larceny. The indictments were based on
their receipt of deposits when the bank
wau lasolvent
HE HOBBED THE MAILS,
Geo. W. Morgan, a Railway Postal
Clerk, Arrested on a Ser
ious Charge.
Rifled Letters Containing Postal
Notes or Cash Between
Butte and Havre.
Confesses His Guilt and Tells How He
Operated and Why He Preferred
Certala Letters.
Ceo. W. Mosan, a railwar postal clerk,
is in the oounty jail, where he will remain
until the United States grand jury meets
in November. Morgan was appointed a
railway postal clerk HKet. 16, 1891, and ham
been running between Butte and Havre. on
the Great Northern. For several months
the posteifiee authorities has received com.
plaints fornm t. Paul to the effect that the
mails from ibthis section arriving there con
tained all the way from 100 to 200 torn let
ters. In addition there were complaints of
losses of letters containing valuable enclose
ores. An investigation tel, the postofSce
people to believe that the trouble was on
Morgan's run. Sunday last Inspector
Whalen, acting under orders of ChiObf
Bedell, went to Butte and mailed ser
eral test letters. He wesnt on the
same train with these letters, end
on Tuesday he arrested Morgan at a
house in Havre. He had on his person
when arrested the money the inspector had
put in the test letter, and in addition $18.i0
in postal notes. Afterwards the inspector
found 150 torn letters, which Morgan had
taken out of the mails.
Morgan was brought to Helena yesterday.
and made a confession. He said he had
taken out of letters about $150. but the
exact sum he could not give. kits plan was
to tear a letter sufficiently to give him a
look at its contents. If it contained a
postal note he would take out the note
and destroy the letter. If the en
closure happened to be a money
order or something else that would require
a signature or identification he would send
the letter on. A peculiarity noticed in the
torn letters was that a great majority of
I them were addressed to women. Asked
n why it was he p eferred these letters Mor
gan said he knew that a great many men in
this country had wives in the east to whom
they sent money, and he found letters ad
I dressed to women more prolitfi of results.
Morgan wre taken before U:nited States
1 Commissioner Kineley and in default af
$1,000 baill was committed to jail, to await
the action of the federal grand jury, whish
meets in Helene next month.
y Morgan is a man about 37 years of age.
r. and hbs been making his headquartelrs t
Butte, where he has a child seven jears of
age. He has a mother living in North
SDakota. He s alleged to have been living
d rather a fast lie, and when arrested was in
a boose of ill-repute. He was very peni
· tent yesterday, fully realizing the diagrees
a his family would have to endure.
IDRIFTED ALONG.
But Did Not Cover the Distance-No
Yacht Race.
Nxw Yonu. Oct. 11.-What gave promise
of being the final race in the international
series for the America's sup, turned out to
be no race at all. Leek of wind was the
eaase of all the trouble. Early in the day
a nice breeze wees blowing, but as the hour
for the start approached the wind died out
entirely. The regatta committee could do
nothing but wait before it gave the et ltina
signal. About one o'clock the committee
was still unsatisfied as to the t robable
appearanoe of a breeze, and the signal was
run up asking the oontestants if they would
'ssent to postponement for the day. The
Vigilant answered she was willing The
Valkyrie made no resrJonse, and the com
mittee felt it incumbent upon them to
start the boats.
A little breeze had come out from the
south southwest. in the meantime, and at
1:35 the preparatory gun was fired. At 1:45
the Valkyrle crossed the line with a length
of clear water between her "and the Vigi
lant. They had sca-eely gone over \ hen
both went about, the Valkyrie having
gained two or three hundred feet. When
they came about arain it was seen the Vat
kvrie wse fully half a m:le to the good.
The wind increased faom six to eight miles
while this generaling was goinl on. but
dropped beok again, running of shore.
The Vigilant clearly outfooted the Valkyrie.
At 4:43 the Vigilant same around on the
tort trck, crossing the Vnlky:ie's bows a
good quarter of a mile away.
'I he air strengthened a little and the
Vigilant was fortunate by getting moat of
it. Finally the Vigilant rounded the stake
at about 6:08, the Valkyrie about seven
minutes later, After the racers began the
run before the wind for home darkness set
in and the immense fleet of ozeursion boats
undertook to get home as quickly as they
could. The yachts were towed in.
TIE FLY W IEIEL BURST.
Power House Wresked and Adjoialog
Houesses Iamaged.
Nrw Yoan, )lot. 11.--The electric power
honae of the Atlantic Railroad company, at
Third avenue and Third street, Brooklyn,
was completely wreaked this evening by
the bursting of a fly wheel of the
engine. The entire root and rear
walls of the building were car
ried away. One piece, weighing about
two tons. flew a distance of two blocks and
struck a two-story franie building at 472
Carroll street, completely wrecking it. Mrs.
Ann Keegan, a tenant, was badly out by
flying debris, and also suffered a shook.
Another piece of wheel, weighing about a
ton, landed in the rear of the house at 482
Carroll street. The foundations of the
house were loosened and the windows
smashed. Several other buildings in the
vicinity wre more or loes damaged. 'Iwo
man were slightly injured. Damage $80.
000.
A Long Deadlok ttBroken.
BALTmtoas Oct. 11.-After taking 5,812
ballots, the first judicial demooratic cos
voentlon yesterday ended tli' deadlook by
nominating as ohief justice Henry Page,. of
tnomerset. and as associate Henry Lloyd, of
Dorchester. The convention started to
work two months ago at Ocean City, a
summer resort, and lasted until it besame
too cold for bathing, They then mervd to
aliesbary and thence to this plaee.
More Rkeiveers Appointed.
OmroAco. Oct. 11.-As expected, the Far
mers Loan & Trust company, of New York
to-day commenced sul against the Chicago
& Northern Pacifie Hailroad company at
the request of mortgage bondholders, rep
resentng $40.000,000. The railway com
pany made no objection to the appointment
of receivers and Judge Jenkins appointed
Henry IL Howland, Warner Van 11ordc
and lRihard Morgan.