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LOCAL NEWS From the Daily Herald of October 10. the CHRISTIANS ADJOURN. proceeding» ol the Lflst Day* _ -Next Year they will Meet at Deer Lodge. On Saturday last the Christian Associa tion of Montana completed the work of its annual meeting. In the morning the various committees made exhaustive re ports and the time was consumed in hear ing them read and acting upon them. The nominating committee reported the following list of officers: President—E. H. Irvine, Deer Lodge. Vice President— B. F. Morris, Chestnut. KeeordiDg Secretary— Massena Bullard, Helena. ( orresponding Secretary M. L. Streator, Helena. Executive Committee—Dr. S. Irvine Stone, Massena Bullard, M. L. Streator, Helena : ,T. Y. Batterton, Win. Williams, Deer Lodge: Galen Wood, Anaconda; J. L. Humble, Corvallis; Allen Woods, High wood; David Anderson, Missoula; Harri son Jordan, Fish Creek : Minnie S. Gor ham, Chestnut; Dr. A. J. Hunter, Boze man Mrs. Ayres, Butte ; M. J. Ballinger, Livingston. The report was adopted. The greater part of the afternoon was de voted to a Sunday school conference, con ducted by Kev. M. L. Streator, during which papers were read by Kev. Galen Wood, of Anaconda, on "The Bible as the Sunday School Text-book on "Sunday School Superintendents," by Rev. F. D. Kelsey, of Helena: on the "(Qualifications of Teachers," by Miss Lassie Williamson, of Helena, and on the "Infant Class," by Mrs. M. A. Cummings, of Helena. In the evening Kev. K. E. Dunlap, of Deer Lodge, preached a sermon upon "The Demands of the Age on the Christian Ministry." Several resolutions were adopted return ing thanks to the officers of the associa tion for their services, to the Helena mem bers for courteous attentions, to the rail way companies for reduced rates, and to the daily press for the publication of re ports of the session. The association decided to hold the next annual meeting at Deer Lodge on the first Thursday in October. 1888, and then ad journed until that date. JOHN KINNA'S WILL. li is filed for l*robate---The Estate Valued at 873,000. The last will and testament ot the late lohn Kinna was filed for probate last Saturday and will be admitted on hearing on the 20th inst. The instrument is dated Septemlier 24th, 1887, and bears the well known autograph of the deceased. It is witnessed by Mrs. Sarah E. Woolman and W. ;E. Cullen. Mrs. Kinna is made sole executrix without bonds. The testator gives and bequeaths to his wife, after all just debts shall have been paid, all the real and personal property of which he died possessed, including his interest in the mercantile business of John Kinna & Son, in trust to keep and manage as long as the family remain together as at present. Should any change take place therein, making it necessary or desirable in the opinion of Mrs. Kinna, to distribute the estate, he desires that his wile shall re tain one-third part thereof to her own use and divide the remainder equally between the several children, share and share alike, as they respectively come of age': wheth er the daughters' shares shall be distributed as they come of age or retained by their mother during her natural life, to be optional with his wife. The testator ex presses the desire that the mercantile busi ness shall be continued under the manage ment of his wife and his son and partner, Clarence, and that the latter receive one third of the uet profits thereof for his own individual use as longas said business shall he continued ; the remainder to go into the general estate. What the value of the estate is can of general What the value of the estate is can of course he only estimated. Besides his hardware business, the deceased owned some valuable real estate in Helena and mining property, being a one-fifth owner in the Elkhorn mine. The total worth of the estate is said to be $75,000. Funeral ot Mrs. Fergus. Mr. James Fergus having arrived last evening, the funeral of Mrs. Fergus took place this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Gilpa*rick. Mrs. Fergus was widely known among the old time residents of Montana and uni versally respected. Mr. Fergus has the profound sympathy of all in bis bereave ment. That the loss is common does not make it less severe upon those on whom it falls. Last Evening's Lecture. The lecture of Dr. Morris at the Presby terian church, last eveuing, iu spite of bad weather, was attended by a full audience, and his theme, "From Gethsemane to Cal vary," was treated in such a real istic way, with description of places and customs, that it proved intensely interest ing. Speaking of the streets of Jerusalem, he said they were only from six to twelve feet wide. We doubt if this fact is gen erally regarded by those who try to imagine scenes that once transpired in that holy city. He gave an account of Calvary, or Golgotha, that struck us as new. There is a place outside the city where, from some positions, the obtruding country rock has all the appearance of a human skull. Doc tor Morris had vials with some of the soil gathered by himself from the Garden of Gethsemane, as well as from the Potter's Field. He did not pretend to show any of the wood of the True Cross, but he cou'd show a sample of the thorns and the vines that bore them, from which the mimic crown was woven in derision. Mountain Fever at Hutte. Eugene Sullivan, his two brothers, Dan and Tim, and his sister, Mrs. J. G. Murphy, are all suffering from an attack of moun tain fever at their home in Walkerville. Jeremiah, another brother, died yesterday. The deceased was a brother of ex-Sherifi' Sullivan, of Silver Bow county, was a native of Michigan and only 22 years of age. _ _ _ An Acrostic Welcome. ; The joke of the season is on the Chicago Daily Ac ns. It got out a boom edition on the day of Cleveland's arrival in that city, among the many good things addressed to Mr. Cleveland being the following poem, which was contributed : Here in this land of promise, I nder the glorious sKy, Reaching awide o'er shore and tide, Ruler and bride, do thou abide. And, heart of the West, beat high ! I orgetting the dismal rancor Of years that should be dead, Rally we all from cot and hall, blessing our nation's head. hong life to you, O ruler, ^ And t 0 y our Ken ti e wife— jj 1 Prosoerous ways God guide your days, :>or count them past 'till you at last Enjoy the endless life ! Ey reading the first letter of each line jou will have "Hurra for Blaine," and it is understood the News' staff is out in force with l>owie knives and dynamite in search 01 the "an who wrote it. From the Dally Herald of October 11. An Early Tinier. Stopping for a day in the city, en route to the Pacific Coast, is Mr. J. B. Heller, one of the pioneer traders of Montana. In 1865 he opened a general merchandise stock at Blackfoot, Deer Lodge county, using a wall tent for the business on the start. He soon put up a rude log struc ture, the first building erected in the camp, and opened up his store therein. It was in no wise a pretentious building, says Mr. Heller. He was a fair man and his miner customers weite dealt with squarely and on the ground floor. Like many of the build ings of that day, Mr. Heller's had a dirt roof and in wet times .he usually experi enced the discomforts of rain falls a day or so after the storms had ceased to trouble outdoor people. The gentleman made a very fair "home stake" at Blackfoot, and departing for the States by the river route later on in the sixties he bore away with him a comfortable sum of gold dust, and was also the custodian of a large amount ($75,000) in gold for the Hershfield bank ing house, which he safely delivered to the point of destination. Mr. Heller is now a prosperous citizen of Cleveland, Ohio. 'This afternoon he went over to Blackfoot to take a look at the camp which gave him his first considerable lift in life. A Slick Forgery. On Sunday night, says the Butte Miner, two men entered Shilling & Shea's saloon, in the basement of the Lizzie block, and called for drinks. The beverage was passed over the bar by the barkeeper and con sumed by the men. After the liquor had been swallowed and the foam occasioned thereby wiped from their lips, one of the men pulled from his pocket a check on Clark & Larabie s bank and offered it in payment for the drinks. The check was drawn by the Parrot Mining Company and made payable to bearer, and its face repre ented $112 50. Mr. Shilling took the check, and supposing it to he all right, handed out $112.25 change. The men pocketed the money and walked out of the place and have not since been seen. Yes terday morning the proprietors took the check to the bank to have it cashed, but it was rejected by the paying teller on the ground of being a forgery. The men who played the trick are unknown. Preparing for a Siege. A correspondent who recently visited the Crow Agency, which was fired at by some Indians not long ago and caused the appre hension that the 200 Crows under Sword Bearer were about to make war upon the whites, sums up the results of his trip as follows : "We do not think any trouble will occur as the Indians know too well that everyone is prepared. Arrangements have been made the school house at the made to use the school house at the agency as a garrison and block house. Water, pro visions and ammunition have been arranged for and these precautions are such that even in case of trouble no lives would pro bably be lost. The arrangements are most complete, efficient soldiers under experi enced officers, many friendly Indians, and the extent of civilization among the Crows all tend to prevent any such outbreak, and if the government pursues the policy it should and insists upon the immediate ar rest and punishment of these thieves, even ■with the assistance of the military, every thing will quiet down and kindly feeling will resume its sway. The older Indians are anxious to see this and Sword Bearer can count on no assistance from them." A Montana Temperance Worker. [ White Sulphur Springs Husbandman.J The temperance lecture last week by Mrs. R. H. Howey, of Helena, the president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Montana, was a splendid effort. She started out by saying that it was her endeavor and the endeavor of all good tem perance people by education to make total abstainers of the rising generation a certain ty very commendable object, and one on which all good people will strike hands with her. She made no tirade against liquor dealers or saloon men, though she did censure the government for licensing the trade. She dealt with the evil from a scientific physiological standpoint, and showed by the masterly manner in which she handled the subject that she had given it much thought. She is a lady of fine learning and possesses a suave manner and a voice that holds the attention of an audience from beginning to the close. Miss Boyd presided at the organ during the evening, adding much to the entertainment of the audience. Her temperance song at the close of the lecture was especially en joyed. Ancient Coin. Dr. Rob. Morris has presented Judge Hedges with a valuable aud unique set of coins representing each of the Twelve Caesars. Among the large collections of coins made by Dr. Morris when in the East, he was able to make out 100 full sets of coin representing the reigns of the twelve Caesars. During these reigns there were 217 coins'struck that have been discovered, identified and particularly described. Dr. Morris, in 1873, published a small edition of only 100 volumes, of a little work de scribing these coins, and with a special page containing a written description of the coins that go with each volume. Of these rare and curious sets only ten re main. It is a prize of the first magnitude to secure one of them. The coin of the realm is the most enduring, reliable monu ments of those ages when Imperial Rome was in the zenith of its grandeur and glory. Each coin contains the well cut features of the Emperor in whose reign it was struck, so that we know just as well now how they looked as we do how Wash ington and Jefferson looked. But it adds a still greater interest to those coins to think of the hands through which they must have passed. Each one has a history to tell to one of a lively im agination and well read in ancient history. Besides these coins of the twelve Caesars the gift included a coin of the reign of Antiochus VII, about 174 years B. C.; also a Roman penny of the time of Augustus, in which conquered nations paid tribute to Rome. Also two samples, of different ages of the Jewish coins known as the Widow's mite. These coin are of the material that the ancients called "brass," but they are almost pure copper. Dr. Morris has quite a large, and valuable collection of coins with him and he is an expert in this department of ancient lore. Against Helena. We were asked to-day why the passen ger fare from Philipsburg to Helena was $6.20, while from Philipsburg to Butte it is only $4 80—the distance being substan tially the same. Inquiring at the Northern Pacific headquarter?;, Mr. Stokes informs us that it is on account of double passen ger rates from Helena over the range to Elliston. This is a discrimination against Helena in the passenger business to which we call th« attention of the passenger de partment at St. Paul. The freight depart ment some months since made rates that gave Helena an equal show with Batte in the jobbing trade and now we trust the passenger department will do the same thing. F. jm the Dally Herald of Cetober 12. "PURE, COLD W ATER." The W'oolston Water Works Have Strack an Artesian W'ell--Pipe Laying to be Finished in Six Weeks. Yesterday the Herald job office turned out some large posters inscribed, "Five hundred men wanted at once on the Wool ston water works," and last evening they were posted in conspicuous places about town, and before night men were applying at the water works office for a job. This large force is required to push work on pipe laying, and will be recruited steadily until a little army is in the field making the dirt fly for the new water mains. There are now over a hundred men on the trenches, which are being laid open in all** parts of the city. Laying pipe was begun on Monday, and last night 1,000 feet had been put into the ground on Fifth avenue. To-day work was commenced on Eighth avenue, and is also in progress on Lawrence street, on the west side. There are 80,000 feet of mains to be laid, over fifteen miles in all, and the company hope to have it all underground within six weeks. If suffi ciant force can be obtained and the good weather holds out this can easily be done., and our citizens can be using the new water before Christmas. The flood of pure, cold water at the big well in the valley continues to increase in volume and millions of gallons of the crys tal fluid, the sight of which makes the average East Sider glad in his heart, con tinue to be pumped out daily into the bed of Ten Mile creek. The latest develop ment is an artesian well. In driving one of the pipes in the bottom of the well an increased flow was struck and the water ascended the pipe and spouted over the top ten feet above ground. A smaller pipe was attached and the water rose five feet higher, showing how great a force it has, Work on the pumping station is going on swimmingly. The building is over half completed and in a month's time will be ready to receive the machinery. The good work goes on merrily and every day brings us nearer the boon we have so long sighed for—a plentiful supply of pure, wholesome water. The Institute. The Independent's editorial discovery this morning as to the teachers' institute is prob ably the result of misinformation. The date-setting for these reunions is the prov ince of the Territorial Superintendent, who but obeys the law in convoking them, and all that the county superintendent has to do is to arrange the programme and live up to the directions [of his superior. We are informed that there is no dispute what ever between the city and county superin tendents over the institute or any other sub ject, and that the charge that the present controversy grows out of a conflict between them is absurd and manifestly unjust to both. It is simply the result of the reso lution passed by the school trustees that has evoked the discussion. We believe Mr. Howard's views coincide with the Board's on the matter, but for all that he has never allowed them to interfere with carrying out the letter of the law regard ing the yearly institutes. Helena and Victor. The Helena & Victor MiniDg Co. have Helena The Helena & Victor MiniDg Co. have made some new strikes in their mine in Missoula county, the Curlew. Last Wednes day a body of ore was struck in the 100 foot drift, which averages 10 inches in width and shows fine specimens of ruby silver. From this body they have taken about three tons of ore, which, though not assayed, it is thought will average the same as that shipped last winter, of which five carloads yielded on the average 203 ounces of silver and 50 per cent, lead to the tOD. Another lead has been struck in the 200 foot drift, which has been followed 100 feet with good results. In the language of the superinteudent '%he Curlew mine looks better than it ever did before and stock is on the rise." The mine is located in Bitter Root val ley, about seven miles from Stevensville. Messrs, llauser, Holter, Cox and others are interested in the property. One peculiar thiDg about it is that it lies right under an apple orchard, and while the owners dig out the precious metal underground they also gather valuable fruit crops from the surface. Indeed "The Apple Orchard - ' was urged for a name when the company in corporated, but it was called the Helena & Victor Mining Co in preference. The Elkhorn Resumes. Mr. A. M. Holter is in receipt of advices from the Elkhorn that active work has again commenced. The mine, it is known, has been shut down for several months on account of water. The letter says : "The water is now all ont and we have started raising in several places above 450 east and 550 east, and have a fine showing of ore on every level. We will raise 3,000 tons of ore above the 550. The showing on the 650 east and 750 west is big." New ma chinery is being added and the mill will start up about November 1st. Grand Lodge of Good Temptars. The annual session of the Grand Lodge of Montana, I. O. G. T , convenes to-mor row at 10 o'clock at Butte and will contin ue two or three days. The Helena delega tion left this afternoon for Butte. It in cluded Mr. and Mrs. Massena Bullard, O. C. Bundy, S. R. Douglas. Mrs. A. H. Priest, Miss Emma Hatch, W. S. Wright and W. J. Hunter. There will be a large attend ance of delegates from all parts of the Ter ritory. _ ________ Funeral of Mrs. Fergus. A very large concourse of neighbors and friends gathered yesterday at the residence of Mr. Gilpatrick to pay the last tribute of respect to the memory of Mrs. Fergus. The services were simple and in accordance with the wishes of the deceased and sur viving friends. We hope to-morrow to be able to present our readers in full the re marks of Col. Sanders. They were words that were well weighed and deserve to be in print. No such body of more sincere mourners ever assembled in our city. The Steamer Fern. The report that the unlucky steamboat. The Fern, had reached Gorham on her way to Great Falls and got stuck near there où a sand bar, turns out to be incorrect. The origin of it cannot be accounted for, but it looked wrong at the time, as it described the accidents which occurred near Town send as happening near Gorham. The matter of fact is that the Fen only reached Pickering's ferry, twelve miles belowTown send, last Sunday, and up to date has not yet been sighted at Hilger's landing, unless she passed there in the night,an exceedingly unlikely occurrence. Whether her owner still intends extending her voyage to Great Falls is not known. A Leg Broken. William Miller, a yonng German, in the employ of Fred. Lehman, had his leg broken this morning at the store. He was raising the elevator, when the rope broke and a shaft of the wheel struck him on the right leg, breaking it above the knee. He was taken to St. John's Hospital where the limb was set and his injuries duly at tended to. THE TEACHERS'TALK. The annual session of the Teachers' In stitute for Lewis and Clarke county is now in progress. It was called to order this morning at 9:30 o'clock in the High School building by Miss Helen P. Clarke, county school superintendent. Miss Ella L. Knowles Was elected secretary. There were present also Mr. A. C. Logan, Territorial Superintendent of Public In struction, Mr. C. L. Howard, city superin tendent, Mr. E. A. Carleton, principal of the High School and the following teachers : Mrs. M. S. Cummins, Miss Lou A. Shiell, Miss Ella L. Knowles, Miss Lassie Wil liamson, Mrs. M. E. Harrah, Mrs. X. L. Groshon, Miss May Scannell, Mrs. M. A. Howard, Miss Olive N. Jones, Miss Annie r ! I I M. Woodruff, Miss M. A. Brown, Mrs. Edith Muckey, Miss Ida Fullerton, Miss Emma Hoover, Miss Minnie Reifenrath, Miss Louise E. Mau. Miss Fannie Allen, Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs. Muckey, Miss Slocum, Miss Ballou, Miss Sperzin, Mr. Cranston, Mr. Manlove, Mr. Hutchinson. The first feature of the programme of exercises was "Phonetic Spelling'' by Miss Shiell. The subject was ably handled by the accomplished lady, who interested her auditors for an hour. The diflerent meth ods employed in the making of sounds and j letters was illustrated on the blackboard. To show the practical application of the rules of orthography to teaching, the sounds were uttered and combined by Miss Shiell. Alter her able discourse Mr. Logan, on the invitation of M:ss Clark, expressed his opinion upon the subject of phonetic spell ing. He was pleased with the work by Miss Shiell and said he would be glad to hear the subject discussed. Mr. Howard made some very interesting remarks on the question and was followed by Mr. Logaq, Miss Shiell and Miss Clark upon the same subject. The next subject was "Primary Arith metic," allotted to Miss Scannell. The youDg lady illustrated her task by her class of pupils. She put the work upon the blackboard and had her scholars per form it. Adding, subtracting and dividing in "the twos" was well done by the little folks and reflected credit upon their teach er. The method followed was that laid down in the course of study by Mr. How ard. Remarks followed on the subject by Mr. Howard, Miss Shiell and Miss Clark. Miss Clark dismissed the institute at 12 o'clock, when a recess was taken until two o'clock this afternoon. A feature of the apartment wherein the session was held was the presence of num erous bouquets of natural flowers, the donation of the young lady pupils of the High School. At the afternoon session yesterday the attendance at the Teachers' Institute was just as large as in the morning and the same interest was manifested. Miss Reifen rath read a paper upon the teaching of primary reading, and pointed out the uses of the word method in such instruction. Mr. Cranston held forth understandiugly and interestingly upon the subject of teaching fractious, and Mrs. Woodruff closed the afternoon session by a highly entertaining dissertation upon the methods of giving language lessons in the primary grades. Last evening the institute met at half past seveD. with a considerable number of spectators present to swell the audience for the lecture of Dr. Rob. Morris. The schol arly gentleman talked an hour in his most entertaining strain, describing his Oriental travels and illustrating his discourse by exhibiting several curious articles from foreign lands. He displayed a large quan tity of antique coin and other curios, ex plaining the nature of each as they were brought to notice. Among other curiosities exhibited was a quaint lamp, which is said to have belonged to the "foolish virgins" of Bible history. The address was greatly epjoyed and received with every manifes tation of appreciative interest. This morniDg the Institute convened at 9 o'clock and the programme of exercises was carried out to the letter. For the first hour Miss Brown entertained the meeting by a description of her methods in teach ing reading in the intermediate depart ments. Succeeding this Mrs. M. S. Cum mins read a carefully prepared and exhaus tive essay upon United States History. She illustrated her methods of teaching by blackboard exhibitions and sample recita tions by some or her high school class. The subject was handled masterfully and showed that the lady was not only familiar with the best methods of instructing in history but even an adept in the art of imparting historical information, that would be otherwise dry, in a manner cal culated to interest and amuse her pupils as well as fasten what was ttught firmly in their minds. So thoroughly did she treat the subject that there was no room left for discussion. Hers was the most interesting paper of the session. a discussion. Hers was the most interesting paper of the session. Mr. Howard filled in the last morning hour with a talk on arithmetic. On this question he is thoroughly at home, being an unexcelled teacher in this branch of mathematics as well as the author of text books on the subject. His views are sound, though they would be considered some what extreme by the average pedagogue. His discourse and illustrations were Highly interesting. The atteroon session of the Teachers Institute yesterday was opened by Miss Hoover, who discoursed upon the methods of teaching reading in the primary depart ments. By illustrations upon the black board and the exhibition of the accom plishments of her c)ass in this regard the lady unfolded her manner of teaching to the satisfaction and interest of all present. Mr. Carleton followed with a dissertation upon the subject of language, with special reference to advanced instruction in the English toDgue. He spoke at length and treated the question from the standpoint of practical experience in teaching. He explained his methods of reviewing and correcting essays and urged the import ance of personal revision of such efforts on the part of the scholars, assisted by the teacher. His remarks were heard with much interest. In the evening there was a large attendance present to hear the lecture of Rev. F. D. Kelsey. The speaker took botany for his text and treat ed it in a manner that showed deep re search and great familiarity with the sub ject. His discourse was highly enjoyed. The last day's session was convened at nine o'clock this morning with the usual attendance. Mrs. Groshon opened the ex ercises with a paper on primary arithmetic, in which branch of instruction she is an acknowledged fine teacher. She had her class present and fully demonstrated with their aid her methods of teaching. Black board work was performed by her pupils in the "twos" and "threes" in an entirely satisfactory and highly creditable man ner. At the close of her ex position the theme was made the subject of animated discussion, in which Mr. Carleton, Miss Scannell, Miss Shiell, Mr. Howard, Mr. Englehorn, Mr. Logan and Mr. Bayard participated. Primary geography was ably handled by Miss Jones, whose paper showed thorough experience and successful methods on the part of the writer. Miss Williamson began the last morning hour with a disquisition upon intermediate geography. She illustrated her subject with the" aid of her class, who acquitted themselves most creditably and reflected by their performance due honor upon their teacher. The children drew maps of the States on the board and explained them Incidly and satisfactorily. FUNERAL ADDRESS. Words Spoken by Col. W. F. Sanders at the Obsequies of Mrs. James Fergus, Helena, Oct. 10th, 1887. I am requested by the family of our de r ceased friend to say a few words. Entirely unfitted for a task like this and ! wholly unused to words on such an occa I sion, I have hesitated to comply. But I I am indebted to this family for nearly a quarter of a century of friendship and have had many evidences of its partiality and affection, and could not find it in my heart to say them nay. An ancient writer, seeking to say grate ful words of commendation of a wife through a series of sentences of high poetic merit, closes with the words, " Her husband also, he praiseth her." These words were the culmination of his praise. I have been requested by Mr. Fergus to read to these neighbors and friends of his and ot his lamented wife some words which he has prepared in exemplification somewhat of this situation and expressive of his views. I will proceed to do so : "Friends— The dead wife, mother and friend who lies here belonged to no reli gious sect, believed in no religions dogma and desired no religious services over her remains. The wishes of the living will be kept as a sacred contract with the dead. While she could not understand how she could live after death, or locate a heaven or a hell, she clearly comprehended the du ties appertaining to her station in life and in their performance was an obedient child, a faithful wife, a loving mother, a true friend and an honest woman, performing her full duty in all stations in life, beloved by all, leaving not an enemy behind. When our end comes may as much be said of us." A month ago 1 stood by the graves of those pioneers of this continent, the moth ers and daughters who, in the Mayflower, buffeted the ocean storm for sixty-three days and landed upon the then inhospitable shores of Massachusetts. And standing there aud contemplating their heroic lives aDd all that had transpired from that fate ful December day two hundred and sixty seven years ago, it occurred to me that we had not preserved the unities of our his tory. The event indeed has been told in every form of speech—anthem and epic have alike been invoked—a grateful pos terity has recited the story of their sacri fices and toil and the continent has re sounded with their praise. The contribution which they made to morality and good government, to our American civilization, is known and read of all. But the rudeness of nature and the harsh struggle with savage Indians and for material good, would have demoralized the Pilgrims but for the benignant in fluence of those noble women. Standing in that inspiring presence and in my mind's eye contemplating that line of heroic women who. from that day until now, have counted no sacrifice too dear that they might strengthen in all its refining forces our majestic civilization, it seemed to me we had omitted largely from our history and song the homage due our noble pioneer women. Much is said in these days about the pioneers. All people with one acclaim honor them for their enterprise, their in telligence, their energy and their toil. Their conquest is a deed of high emprise. But how little in all this praise is devoted to a recital of the toils, the deprivations, the sacrifices [and hopes, the dauntless courage and sublime faith of our pioneer courage and sublime faith of our pioneer women who, coming here while it was yet a savage wild, sought to aid in planting institutions of beneficence ; who, in the face of every forbidding circumstance, were light-hearted in their devotion to the good, the beautiful, the true. The final hour has come to one of these pioneers. Before us are the mortal re mains of a noble woman, whose rounded character of loyalty, courage and fidelity in every position in which she was placed was adequate to the task imposed. She was indeed a pioneer before she came to Montana. To the great States of Illinois and Minnesota she carried the enthusiasm of youth and in the maturity of woman hood became a pioneer in these mountains Her whole life seems to have been along the line of our rapidly receding frontier. All her years have been spent in rolling backward the tide of barbarism to the great Pacific sea. And she contributed in many places to the building up of the excellent institutions which are the crowning glory of our Amer ican continent. It has been my pleasure to know Mrs. Fergus for nearly a quarter of a century. She was not obtrusive, and it required a familiar acquaintance to detect the lofty courage the woman possessed, the fidelity which she manifested on all occa sions, the abounding hospitality which made her house a Mecca for the weary through all the years of our history, and that most admirable loyalty which at all times held her as the needle to the pole. The State ol New York by many muni ments of title has the primacy among the States of the American Union. Within her borders are sacred places ; her history is crowned with renowned deeds and adorned with illustrious names. Her daughters and sons going forth to do the world's battle are charged by the obliga tions of tradition and lineage to do high duty for mankind, to be in the forefront of every battle where justice leads the way. It has always seemed to me that Mrs. Fergus carried into her life the inspiration of her nativity. She was armed as a war rior for the discharge of every duty, and her habit of cheerfulness was omnipresent. It seems to me that our civilization for many centuries has been engaged in sur rounding this article of death with all the horrors with which it could be encom passed. And yet if we shall stop for a moment to consider, it cannot be trne that death is unkind. If we could from some high mountain top of space and time wit ness the great procession of humanity from age to age and see how in a never ending series of acts its culmination in the excellence of to-day and that it gives us promise of greater good and better life in the ages tha: are to come, we certainly should not feel that death was an occasion of nnkindness. Nature is never unkind. The changes which take place upon the bosom of this mother earth are a part and parcel of the great procession, each essential to the other, and there is as much occasion for tears over the birth of an iufant as over the death of an octoge narian. It therefore is becoming, I think, that we shall cease to paint death as some thing horrible, and that we shall so far as in us lies undertake to abolish a childish horror of it that terrifies the ignorant and makes a spectacle which no one desires to behold. Certainly for this friend of ours, with her garnered sheaves through years of toil, years of discharge of affectionate duty years also, alas, of pain, this supreme tnd which has come is not a punishment, and while we cannot but regret our loss, we must at once banish the thought that the ending was unkind to her or is nnkind to us. Mrs. Fergus, more than most of women whom we knew in the earlier times of Montana, has had demands made upon ho* courage, and she has always met them in a spirit of absolute fidelity. From this town, where she lived a score of years ago, she went down to encourage and become a part of a settlement where savage Indians bat a year before, if I remember rightly, appeared and startled ns by their career of mnrder and massacre. There was no un bending, no nn womanly complaint. She was willing to accept whatsoever of responsi bility the position and the duty required. Later in her history she was frequently subject to the same danger from savage tribes that she first experienced in Minne sota. It was the hope of the husband children, grandchildren, her friends and acquaintances, who were almost innumer able, that for years to corné îh the quiet of a well deserved repose she should reap some of the honors which her labors, her services and her high courage so richly en titled her to enjoy. We have come together to-day to place | her in the bosom of earth, there to sleep, j leaving behind her a grateful memory, and we place her to-day in our most sacred Pantheon, the glorified sisterhood of the j pioneer women of America. If from her | coffin could come words expressive of the most profound solicitude, she would say : j So live that when thy summons comes to join Tiie innumerable caravan which moves To that mysterious realm where each shall take His chamlier in the silent halls of death. Thou go not like the quarry-slave at night. Scourged to his dungeon ; but, sustained and ! soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him and lies down to pleasant dreams. TOWN AND TERRITORY. —Bonds of the Helena, Boulder Valley & Butte road are reported to have been readily placed at 97, cash up. —The militia companies A and B, First Infantry, M. N. G., at Butte, will be in spected on the 19th inst. by Gen. Chas. S. Warren, Acting Inspector General, pursu ant to the orders of the Governor. —Pipe laying was begun by the new water works company yesterday, under the supervision of Mr. Barnes, of the National Tube works. It will be pushed with all possible speed as long as the weather allows the progress of such work. —The Western Union Telegraph wires are accompanying the Manitoba railroad in its westward march, and the advent of the Montana Central will bring Helena another line of telegraph, which will materially better the service from this city. —Henry Bratnober, superintendent of the Drum Lummon, denies the report that he intends leaving the service of the Mon tana Company. He has not tendered his resignation and will not leave the Terri tory excepet for a winter visit to some more genial clime. —The suit against Cramer et al., for in terfering with workmen at the Jay Gould saw mill, came up again before Judge Eng lish at nine o'clock this morning. It was dismissed at the cost of the complaining witness, Ed. Hunter, and the defendants were discharged. The costs will reach over $100. —The Helena & Wickes branch of the Northern Pacific shows a constant increase of business. The earnings of the line are extraordinary. Its revenue from the Hel ena Reduction company alone is said to average $1,000 a day. The cost of construc tion of the road is equalled by its earniDgs every six months. —A man named Boswell died suddenly on a train between Drummond and Phil ippsburg, about 8-30 o'clock yesterday morn ing. He was standing on the platform of the car at the time. Heart disease is sup posed to have been the cause. Boswell was an old timer in this Territory and owned a ranch near Philipsburg. , : 1 1 j ; I I I near Philipsburg. Miner : Frank Clark, the man arrested in Helena a few days ago and brought to this city on a charge of dealing in and passing counterfeit money, was yesterday taken before Judge Hamilton, Acting United States Commissioner, and given a hearing. After summing up the evidence, the Judge arrived at the conclusion that it was not strong enough to hold Clark, and he was accordingly discharged. —Great Falls Tribune: The equipments of the Manitoba depot here and those of the Montana Central in Helena will be on a splendid scale. President Hill has a keen eye for ample space and makes that the primary consideration in his railroad improvements. He knows from experience the rapid growth of railroad business and how hard it is to acquire more ground for terminal facilities when cities spring np aronnd the depots and track. — Miner : The Colorado concentrator shut down last Saturday night at 2 o'clock, owing to a scarcity of ore. The last batch worked was from the Nettie aud some from the Burlington. It relies chiefly for its supply upon the Gagnon, bat as their mine is at present occupied in sinking to the 700-foot level and doing other necessary dead work, there is no ore from there now, and it cannot be definitely stated just when the concentrator will again resume. —Sheriff Hathaway yesterday received a telegram from Mr. J. L. Sloane, of Mis soula, announcing the death in that place of Thomas Keating, of Thompson Falls. The dispatch stated that a brother of the deceased resided in Helena but Mr. Hatha way has been unable to find him. Mr. Sloane said that the fanerai would be held this afternoon under the direction of the Knights of Pythias, unless the brother of the deceased were heard from to the con trary. —It is said that William Roe, the old time Helenaite, has struck it rich at Illi nois gulch, near Gregory. In a placer claim which he is working there he came across scattering veins of gold quartz from which specimens are obtained literally covered with gold—in fact more gold than quartz. He is now prospecting for the main lead and, shonld he find it, will pos sess a veritable bonanza. Many old timers would be glad to see him on the top row again. —Benton Press: Mr. D. A. G. Floweree, of Helena, one of the heaviest tax payers in Choteau county, arrived in the city to day. Mr. Floweree is the largest cattle owner in this section, his herds ranging on the npper Teton and the Marias. His fall shipment of beef steers, aggregating 800 head, were at Pen d'Oreille coulee two nights ago, en route to the Big Sandy stock yards, from which point they will be ship ped to Chicago over the Manitoba railroad. There will be two train loads, twenty-one cars each of the cattle, which will be loaded on the 12th or 13th instant. —Inter Mountain : Col. Thomas L. Nap ton has jnst returned from Washington. He says of the Smokehouse cases, which are on appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States, that it will be two or three years and perhaps more before they will be reached. It will be remembered that these cases went np on appeal from the de cision of the Montana courts. All Mon tana descisions as between James A. Mur ray and lot claimants have been favorable to Murray. Thirty-three claimants are interested in the appeal cases and the property at issue includes nearly every thing on Main street between Granite and Park streets, besides a good deal of property that is on side streets. Senator Edmunds has been employed as associate counsel by the Batte attorneys for the claimants, and if the cases are not won it will not be lor lack of able connsel. Dram Lummon Output. The Montana Company, Limited, reports the following ontpat of the Dram Lam mon mine for the month of September : Tons. Yield. 10 stamp mill crushed....._...... 432 $21,700 50 " " " 2665 104,000 60 " " (low grade)...........3330 54,500 Total for month..........._.M27 $180,900 Working expenses............................. $ 57,000 | j j | j ! PERSONAL. — C. G. Birdseye, of Biackfoot. is at the Grand Central. —Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F. Wsolston have returned from the East. —Hon. W. W. Morris, of Madison coun ty, is at the Cosmopolitan. — H. R. Whitehall, the Deer Lodge at torney, is at the Grand Central. —Frank Esler, of Bozeman, arrived last night and is at the Grand Central. —Harvey Barbour returned last evening , from the East after a month's absence. —Prof. F. Jay Haynes, official photogra : pher of the Northern Pacific, is at the 1 Merchants. —Herbert Nicholson of Big Timber and B. T. Gray of LivingstOD, called at the 1 Herald office to-day. —Judge Thos. C. Bach arrived last even ing from Lewistown, Fergus county, where j he has been holding court. — T. H. Foster, of Union. Oregon, is at ; the Merchants. He brought in a car load of stock for the Helena market. —Max Sklower, of White Sulphur I Springs, the well known hotel man, is re visiting Helena, his former home. I — C. W. Chowning, the Northern Pacific I land agent, returned from St. Paul yester day and is again at the Merchants. —Major J. R. Boyce, of Denver, Colorado, an old time Helenaite, arrived this morn ing and will spend a week or two in the city. —Mrs. Minich and son, mother and brother of Mrs. Dr. Eckles, leave this evening for a month's visit to Bellevue, Idaho. —John Tinkler, of Billings, is at the Merchants. He is deputy clerk ot the dis trict court for Yellowstone county and one of the prominent real estate men of Billings. — R. E. Fisk, editor of the Herald, re turned last evening from an extended east ern trip. He left his eldest son, Master Robert, to enter college at Faribault, Minn. — H. G. Balch, President of the Laramie National Bank, Laramie, Wyoming, ar rived from the south yesterday. He is en route to his ranch on the lower Mussel shell. —J. H. Hicks, proprietor of the Silver Creek Hotel, who has been seriously ill with fever during the past four weeks, has so far recovered as to be able to get out again. —Director Korosi, of Budapest, Hun gary, is a guest at the Grand Central. He bears letters of introduction to several of our citizens, and will remain in Helena a few days. —Henry Asmusseu, the affable attache of the Grand Central bar, has returned from a trip to Denver, where he attended the recent session of the Sovereign l.odge of Odd Fellows. —Mrs. Lizzie Wallace, of Sait Lake, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. F. J. Shaffer. Mrs. Wallace was formerly a resident of Helena and was then well known in society circles as Miss Lizzie Ellis. —Judge Gibbons, a traveling man favor ably known in Montana, is now proprietor of the Broom Hotel, ( >gden. Doc Macal li8ter, formerly clerk at the Cosmopolitan, is day clerk at the Broom. —J. Karatofsky, the pawn broker, fa miliarly known as Uncle Sam, will leave to-morrow for the East to purchase a large stock of goods for his new store. He will a to-morrow for the East to purchase a large stock of goods for his new store. He will be absent about two weeks. Gen. John R. Brooke, the commandant of this military district, arrived from Fort Shaw yesterday to meet his wife and her sister, Miss Hill, who returned from the east last Sunday. The party are at the Cosmopolitan. —Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Severance, who for the past month have been visiting the East, arrived yesterday at Billings and started by private conveyance for their home in Meagher county. The winter res idence of the family will be in Helena if a suitable house can be secured. —Mr. C. Conners, one of the prominent stock growers of eastern Montana—in 1865-7 a "esident of Helena—is visiting his ranches and ranges on Powder river. He has recently made several shipments of beeves to the Chicago ma.Ket. —CoL John B. Read, the spicy editor of the Batte Inter Mountain, paid the Capital a visit yesterday for the first time in two years. The gentleman tarried but twenty four hours, returning home to-day to the regret of his many friends who hoped he would make a longer stay. —Julias Koch, a wealthy young gentle man of Cleveland, Ohio, is a guest at the Cosmopolitan, having arrived by the North ern Pacific yesterday. Mr. Koch is mak ing a Northwestern tour and the coming winter expects to reside in Southern Cali fornia. He is a very pleasant and intelli gent companion to travel with. —Will O'Keefe, the well known miner, was in Sunday from his leads on the head waters of the Little Blackfoot. He said the snow was two feet deep there on Saturday. Mr. O'Keefe was formerly an actor and is one of the best comedians that ever appeared in Helena ; but he aban doned the stage for mining and is now a hardy specimen of the genus prospector and, we believe, making more money than he ever got out of the theatrical profession. Off for a Hunt. A hunting party, consisting of H. M. Pärchen, A. J. Davidson, W. B. Webb, W. E. Cox and A. J. Fisk, will leave to-mor row afternoon for Hilger's. There they will take a large rowboat and float down the river as far as Ulidia, stopping to hunt and fish where they choose en route. Col. Wheeler will assist with the navigation of the mighty Missouri. The party will be absent a week or ten days, and we may look for some good stories when they re turn. Lecture on Palestine. Dr. Rob. Morris will deliver his interest ing and instructive lecture on Palestine at the Presbyterian church to-morrow even ing. The doors of the church will be opened at 7 o'clock and the lecture will begin at 7:30. There will be, in addition to the lecture, some fine music rendered by the choir and a beautiful solo by Mrs. May. Tickets are now on sale at Jackson's music store and at the Grand Central Hotel office. There will only be sold as many tickets as the house will comfort ably accommodate. CLARK-MACHEN.— October 5, 1887, by Rev. F. D. Kelsey, assisted by Rev. R. S. Clark, father of the bridegroom, Mr. 8. T. Clark and Miss Blanche M. Machen, both of Rimini. SO^LJ\T. SALISBURY.—In Salt Lake City, October 8, 1887, to the wife of O. J. Salisbury, a son. DIED. McDERMOTT.—At Basin City, October 7,1887, John McDermott. UIHRIf FOB ALL. 930 A WEEK and ex* nunn penses paid. Outfit worth S3 and pai ttculars free. P. O. Vickery, Augusta, Me. «r*-octl3