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The Helena Independent from Helena, Montana • 8

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A 1 PERIDAT, PROREART, 28, THE HELENA WEBKLY INDEPENDENT. BURNED AND WRECKED: CONTINE RIOTS. THROTONDET THE CIT SERVICE. IS. SUSPENDED Number Arrest, Are Wounded by Bullets Persean Taken to fleapitale help of Strikebreakers the Came at Attack on Veh, Rioting city, followed thie Every section of the Philadelphia Rapid of the attempt to operate tines Transit company PasseD gore and crews peter today.

were driven trot cars infuriated and In mobs of strike of instance the abane reafly a poore dozed ears wete burned or evory was destroyed. At nightfall ithdrawn from service. were adopted by the Stern quell the disorders. Five per. police to arrostid, charged with Inwere Tro women were shot eitlas bullets, and haany insured were taken to hospitals.

tonight ordered DIstuyor Relburn Clay to swear In 300 1 of Police committed of the Cen The excoutire tral Labor union this afternoon pledged financial support to the Loth moral and They also dectited to call wirikurs. strike of every union man the elty in case the autaorities DUE threat to operate the into effect their with policemen und Bremen. Moba Stone Cara. morning, the cars, were run the line with little 11rticulty en every in the mill district of Kensington, cape. were stoned by mobs.

At where curs o'clock transit company officials an gunced that cars were running on regular Hunday schedule. Shorttheir Ly afterward riots were reported from scores of widely separated localities. the southern section mob of In oys drove a conductor and motorman their posts and after the four from passengers had left the ear set women on Are: The cur following also was 1t and was being set on fire when stopped detachment of police and engine reached the scene. In this same section, Mary Devin. aged 10, was shot in this leg when tug police fired their revolvers an effort to check the mod.

In the usually quict residential sec tion of west Philadelphia for a Lime baffled the police. Iron Lars and were piled 011 the tracks and several care were wrecked. 1. Mounted rollce were powerless to disperse, the indus and hose was brought into Thousands on strike. Persed after $3 arrests had been made.

Little Girl Wounded. Contrudictory claims are made by the forces as to the number of opposing men on Leaders of the Amal- I Bainated Association of Street and tectric Railway employes HUy that 1.200 of the 1,000 emploves of the tianLit company have left their cars OfRictals of the company say flint 3,500 of their employee are loyal and that regular service will be resumed at day break The importation of 150 strikebreakTre from. New York led to an attacie 01: the barns. Windows were broken the inob, which was finally The most seriously injured aperson was 18-year-old Violet Beaven, sitot in the ubdomen by a stray bullet from policeman's revolver as she was ping from her house when a mob was attacking live cars In front of it. George, Keltsaup, a nurse, also was struck by a stray bullet when hastencondition del not to train.

officials say, that 307 car Transit Wrecked, two cuinplately burned burned today, Tru were and partially hundred anal elseht thousand windows were smashed. they will force the Untop leaders say, arbitrate. They charge company to wine for months, by TORE the company persecutions, been verten of petty the union to strike to force and by discharging large men, pruetically denumber of union clared lockout. Wonderful attention to details wan bye those engaged in wrecking shown the cars, Before the car and burning burtlet at Twenty-sisth and Whar: was freight car on nearby ton streets, across the street to siding was forced block the tracker. Colon Buttoan Couspicuous.

is strike, men with Untiice the pretto found with the union buttous were today, everywhere, and they are mob ringleaders In with being More rioting many disturbances. Orders of Mayor pected tomorrow. Relburn to swear in 13,000 additional, embittered the men. Much police have bolug experienced by difficulty of those arrested in today's friends finding the prisoners and In riots In the charges. It is getting coples of are being sent to claimed that prisoners houses tar distant from places station where the arrests took piace.

HELLO DOCTOR, TILLMAN SAYS RECOGNIZES AND ADSENATOR DRESSES MAN MY HAD SEEN BUT ONCE. CONDITION IS IMPROVED Caused Partial Early Symptoms Paralysis Are Abated and Hope That Full The Now. Have speech WIll Be Resting Comfortably, Washington, Feb. Favorable showed themselves today in dictions the condition of Senator Tillman. The initial symptoms which caused his parand loss of speech have ital paralysis abated and improvement has commenced, according to a bulletin issued late this afternoon by the three attending pliysicians, Today recognized and called by name one of the physicians, a man whom he had seen only once before.

Until today the senator had spoken two words since he was stricken only Thursday, but today, when the last physician entered, his face family brightened as he recognized him, and he said: "Hello, doctor. A little later the physician whom he had seen only once said: "I don't you remember me suppose "Yes, 1 do," replied Mr. Tillman. "You are Dr. White." doctors consider this return of The most favorable, and they enterspeech tain no doubt now as to the patient's full recovery of his speech.

The senator a comfortable night and awakpassed this morning 800n after the ened physician's arrived. Following is the bulletin issued by the uttending physicians: "The senator's condition is as favorable as could be expected. The unfavorable symptoms have abated and imhas commenced. The disprovement turbance of speech is less marked. Pulse 12, temperature normal.

He 18 comfortably. There are 110 inresting dicatione pointing to the probability of unfavorable developments at this time." Poverty or Wealth? The man who does not -save can never be 2 wealthy. The man who saves may be wealthy some day. There Is Only One Way SAVE 5982 We allow 4 per cent on savings. Union Bank Trust Co.

HELENA BIG DAY FOR MARYSVILLE RESIDENTS OP RUSTLING MIXING CAMP ENJOYED THE LA BEAU TRIAL. WERE ALL THERE Least 150 People Lined Up Platform to See the Notables Depot Come in and Them Repaired to Court House Sat Through Amusing Incidents. Residents of the little town of will probably remember Friday ville Goselp of, the for years to conte. Are witch recently, devastated astrous mining camp in now the thriving that concerning the La Beau placed by there, instead of trial and vialtor shown the ruina of the burned being is escorted to the barren buildings, convicted. In hall where Tim 'Was undertones he Is there told whispered that developed at! the of the things that eventful Friday night.

trial on Platform Crowded. When the train arrived there Friday Marysville was in an uproar, afternoon extensive depot platform teemed The and It is estimated that with humanity least 150 people were there. First at priest, then a crowd Was the village and children and behind all of minors holding in their arms stood mothers, Women, unable to leave their infants. houseliold duties "rubbered" from the of homes on the side hill. windows scrutininzing eye of the Before the populace passed the array spellbound nobility three attorneys, two conof chief of police, a deputy sherstables, a dose witnesses and In their wake folpaper reporters.

the crowd wondering which one lowed was La Beau and finally arriving -at that Constable J. M. Adthe conclusion amson was the accused. The trial, however, was probably the amusing feature of the trip. There most it was that the attorneys became even there it was that the personal: constable, realizing that it was ville.

longed tor occasion to convince his long that he was one of his fellow citizens their leading residents, wielded a huge billy in the face of the spectators and in accents ringing with that peculiur of a rube warned them to untwang heads under penalty of the cover their was he in seeing to law. So persistent others regarded the sanctity it that chamber that even he forof the court to uncover his own barren pate. got the trial, too, that La Beau. It was at recited his little piece On the Banks Rattlesnake. It was a touchof the little thing, the tale of a marriage.

ing is the way he recited it: This 4 Twas- 0n summer's afternoon, sun shone brightly, I had a horse the and buggy and $600 in the bank. suggested to Annie that we prepare and take a ride, so we did so. a lunch We journeyed up Rattlesnake gulch and we came to a secluded spot neath the branches of a cottonwood we aliglited and spread a buggy robe and the lunch upon the grass. 'Twas there I proposed to her. Site agreed to marry me, but said that she deplored wedding ceremonies, so drawing from my wedding ring that I had pocket a bought at a 'hock' shop in Missoula I it on her finger.

I took her for slipped lawful wife and she took me for my her lawful husband. 40. to celebrate the oceasion 1 we ate the lunch. I honestly thought we were married and so did she. We went to Missoula and invested $coo in a house on Front street.

Until she died we lived as inan and wife." But the story of the marriage was not taken seriously. The house roared with laughter and County Attorney 11. S. Hepner, arising, branded it as 1 pipe dream. Some Brilliant Arguments.

The arguments made by the attorparticularly amusing. Asneys were County Attorney McConnell led sistant off describing eloquently residence at Seattle. He woman's termed the whole matter a tragedy. E. D.

Phelan, the defendant's attorfollowed. His long pent up feelnes, ings were given vent and he entertained the spectators for more than 15 minutes by eloquent references to Helend's feeling towards Marysville, its dirty linen and "savage public and more savage press." The argument of County Attorney Hepner was a masterpiece. He spoke in strikingly plain language with regard the lunch on the Rattlesnake and to pointing to the crepe on La Beau's hat, asked who suggested it. "It 18 an injustice to the residents of Helena," said the county attorney, "and I think it should be replaced by rope." The Unpleasant Feature, The return trip was probably the only unpleasant feature of the entire proceeding. The train left Marysville 1 o'clock, making comparatively! good time Birdseye, but there was held for more than an hour awaitlue the pamage of freight.

The monotony was somephat broken by cracker lunch furnished by odee" Draper, a traveling salesman. wha opened his ample case and fed the car. GOVERNMENT EMATACA IRON MINI Caracas, Feb, The Venezuelegn government haw taken possession of the buataca Iron mine on the ground that it acquired title under the protocol signed by Foreign Afinister Pietel and the American minister, W. W. Russell, expropriating it.

This action follows a notineation sent by the government last inonth to the Pan- American Ore company. in which Charles M. Schwab la belleved to be largely Interested, chat, not recognize the transfer of It would this mine to that company an the title to the property questioned. GOOD ROADS FOR MONTANA: BIG CONVENTION TO, BE HELD IN HILLINOS IN JUNE, SAYS W. GEORGE.

MUCH INTEREST SHOWN Estimated That Least 1,000 Delegates WIll Attend Convention Discuss Problem to Have Pressing Better Rates, Beester. "No movenient ever started, in. this importance than the stute is of greater for state highways." said movement of Billings, last night. W. B.

George, who one of the best Mr. George, the big bunch of Billings known of boosters, was discussing the great convention which 19 to be good road's held in the eastern Montana metropolis June 12. Thousand Delegates Expected. futerest ds shown in great and it is expected that the movement 1,000 delegates at the June we will have The purpose of the meeting meeting. and means for a Is to discuss ways comprehensive plan of state highways create interest in the suband also to ject, which will result in appropriate action being taken by the constituted authorities.

speaking. the plan 1s for a "Roughly extended east and modern highway the state, and also for west through trunk lines, 80 to branch highways, lending into this great road. speak. Farmers are just beginning to appreof good roads, and the coming when the men most jolate the value day is fast in the problem of vitally interested transportation will demand country treatment than they have herebetter received. The farmers are betofore appreciate the enormous ginning to roads, and this evil is to be cost of bad remedied." to secure reduced railIt Is planned road rates for the Billings convention and to make the meeting of state-wide.

importance. Freight Rates to He Lowered. that Billings 18 Mr. George reports making rapid strides forward. "We made such an excellent showing before the interstate commerce comat the hearing last week, hie mission said, "that we confidently expect an order making much lower rates out of Billings, and.

this wilL mean the ing of Billings the big jobbing center of eastern Montana and northern We feel that the Big Horn Wyoming. is territory, and excountry pect to secure much better rates to rapidly developing section." FREIGHT ENGINE JUMPS NEAR GARRISON Understood That Spreading Halle It In Caused the Engine to Leave the Track. According to news received last night 111 Helena, a freight engine went the track last evening at 8 o'clock near Garrison. No one was Injured. A wrecking crew from the Helena yards was Immediately, dispatched to the scene of the accident.

but at 4 late hour this morning it had not returned, so 110 particulars of the accident could be learned. It in understood, bowever, that spreading rails caused the engine to leave the track, CATHOLIC COLLEGE BURNS AT CHAMBERLAIN, S. D. Chamberlain, 8. Feb.

20. The this place, formerCathlote college at Indian school, burnly the government ed to the ground early this morning. discovered the When the fire was exits were cut off by smoke. The stuCents and faculty of priests got out in their night clothes by WAY of fir buliding WOK recently escapes. The Bishop O'Gorman for purchased by $36,009.

USING BRAINS ON THE FARMS HARD PIGHT MAUR MY THE STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FOR NOIENTIFIO FARMING. HELENA INSTITUTE TODAY professor Shaw, the Great Northern al Expert, to the Chief Speaker. This Afterneon's Meeting -Every Merchant and Professional Man Interested, "It to but a short tine since the people of Montana were prone to look the farmers' Institute with upon tolerant humor. Even the farmer himwelt indulged in many a chuckle, when he thought of those tell a practioni man about trying to raising crops," sald a well known Helena man yesterday. "He had always been fairly ful growing oats, potatoes and the eral common vegetables, and It could not grow a good winter wheat.

be 'No, 1, It was not his that would but due to the absence of the fault, and soil conditions, and proper time to listen to anyone who he had no to tell him anything different, betried cause he knew. College Kept at the agricultural college Bozeman kept right on Insisting that when the proper variety of seed was found, and the proper treatment of the soll was given, Montana would rank wheat production, as she did in bigh in other crops, and the faculty, so many through the medium of the institute, for years in Its campaign of persisted education. with the result that we now. the whole world in lead practically acreage yield of the very finest quality ol winter wheat. In fact.

we just of the balance of double the average the United States, and we have scarcely to understand our soil. begun "When it was demonstrated beyond of a doubt that winter peradventure be successfully raised in wheat could this state, the farmer, and especially (who, by the way, althe man in town much more about farm ways knows who devotes his time and than the man labor to it) were willing to admit that under certain circumstances you might this staple, but not without grOW the idea of trying to cultiwater, and vate the great, burning about as sensible an undertaking was as to try to run an engine without: whenever you were told at a fuel, and farmers' institute that this impossible could be done, you might Just as thing well make your mind up that there was a scheme somewhere to get your money, serious, it was at least If nothing more especially to the man who had a joke, who is always in the never tried, and majority. Gibson's Good Work. beginning in 1883, when "For years, the townsite of Great he laid out Hon. Paris Gibson never lost Falls, the opportunity to insist to the people an benches surrounding that that the elty could be successfully bustling and that they would one day farmed, magnificent crops.

The teem with enviable place in senator had won an affections of his fellow citizens, the foolish notion about those but this bench lands came mighty near causing to be considered as holding thing up his sleeve that he would some loose upon them, and day suddenly turn well, didn't know just, what it they bench lands for them. was, but no Gibson established a farm "Then Mr. of his own and year after year, by acbumper crops, tried to tually raising doubters. Although It convince the was a wearing trial and discouraging, faltered, and now those same he never lands are making the new settlers rich, while the old crowd is trying to explain taken advantage of why they had not the opportunity. be the gratification of "What must Gibson that now comes to him Senator his declining years, as he sees the in of the ambition of extreme fulfillment to the betterment of a long life devoted the condition of his fellow men.

"And, the same conditions that rounded Great Palls obtain about Surrounding this city, in ena today. is land that is as procountless acres, of any portion of ductive 08 in that Montana, and all unrealized. of Great Falls and people may be forern and eastern Montana for having 80 long neglected to given of the things that. take advantage yearned to give to them, lavish nature had set them an example, because none that excuse cannot be ottered here. But "Prof.

Linfield of the agricultural the soil of our college 118. analyzed valley and bench lands, and pronounced finest quality, but have any them of the by that assurance? hereabouts profited man whom you meet what he thinks. of the "Ask almost any on the street" Prickly Pear valley and beach lards. and be will tell you that the scenery beautiful, and that lie likes the ellmate, but it too bad the poll And he knows, because, the poor. chances are, he has never been through It, and IF lie has, he probably cannot distinguish between lime rock and black loam." Tastitute This Afternoon.

the above are outlined some of the In to be discussed at the big matters Institute to be herd In the farmers' block, beginning this afternoon. Kohr who attends will not only Everyone entertained by Interbe delightfully esting and graceful speakers, but they learn something of profit about will fruit, grain and vegetable growing, 01 horses, chickens and well as about, relating to the farm every other tople time will permit of. that Prof, Thomas the chier speaker of the afternoon. considered by J. J.

to be the best authority In United States on soil and Its pose the Mr. Shaw la not only eminsibilities, agricultural authority, but ent as an English scholar of unusual he Is an most fascinating lecturer. note, and a Waiteside, who will also speak, Fred distinction of being the most has the and largest individual apple successful state. Prof. Dean, the grower In the Inspector, will discuss state orchard growing in the Prickly Pear valfruit Lintield, who has mans hey, and Prof, here, will consider such admirers as may suggest themselves as be- I Jects Ing of Interest to those present.

Every merchant and professional is vitally Interested In man of Helena settlement of the surrounding the and he should make it possible country, the meeting and beto be present at with the fact that come acquainted only a great grain and there 18 not vegetable country right Helen's but also that this country front doors, the opportunity to grow fruits has second to none. within 25 miles of There are now, more than three dozen orchHelena, extent from three to ards, that are in that grow as fine apples an 40 acres, the Bitter Root or any North Yakima, other country. FINISHES HYMN AND THEN DIES "WHEN I MEET THEE FACE SINGS THEN DROPS TO TO FACE" AND FLOOR DEAD. Yesterday morning, just 28 Henry tuner, had finished singSmith, a piano church hymn, "When I Meet ing the Face," the turned from the Thee Face to to the floor dead. piano and dropped believed that his den hi came as it is result of heart failure.

the death occurred at the The strange of J. A. Alford, superintenresidence Sunday School asCent of the Montane South. Rodney street. sociation, at rather early and after had arisen attending church returned home.

HO at the piano, and beseated hiniselt singing the bynin. He gan playing and from the piano when had just turned he dropped to the floor. resided in Helena but Smith has little is known of few months and him here. No arrangements have 08, been made for the funeral. yet ONE KILLED AND ANOTHER INJURED ACCIDENT AT THE HAUSERFATAL LAKE DAM YESTERDAY MORNING.

of the falling of a As the result morning, shortly scaffold yesterday 8 o'clock, at the Hauserlake dam, after Bulgarian, was inPhilip Marinoff, 'a stantly killed and Ivan Rusissno, an injuries which, It Austrian, sustained will prove fatal. is believed, fractured. He was no's skull was Helena late yesterday afterbrought, to receiving atnoon and is now tention at St. John's hospital. inquest held over the body At an Marinoft yesterday afternoon by of Flaherty a jury decided Coroner.

Bulgarian came to his. death that the, of an accident incidental as the result work. The testimony introduced to his tended to show that at the inquest Rusissno were working Marinoff and scaffold at the time it fell. under the skull was fractured and he Marinott's instantly. Neither of the died almost been employed -at the dam men have long period of time.

for a for the burlal of No arrangements Marinoft have as yet been made, FRANK H. EGGLESTON DIES. Denver, Feb. 20- Frank H. Egglesof Laramie, secretary of the Wyoton, bourd of pharmacy, died toming state Cay as a result of an operation week ago.

INTERESTED IN FOREST SHAME W. HILL COGEITE THAT LOTI PEOPLE TAKE SOME ACTION IN THIS STATE. TO CUT DOWN FORESTS President of the Great Northers read Calle Attention to the That 24 Per cent of the Total Aren of This State 14 Now Embraced National Forests. Independent is in receipt of letter, recently written by copy of Louts W. Ill, of the Great President Itallway company, to Leo H.

Northern Libby, in which the well Faust, of railroad otticial gives expree. known ston to lite views on the question of in Montana tied up the large acreage forests, and suggesta that in national! Montana take immediate the people of, sentiment which will netion to create a forest service how Montana show the feels on "thila question. Mr. Hill's Letter, President Hill's letter, lie says: In "While In Washington last week the prealdent of the United States suw of Lincoln county In in the Interest regard to withdrawing agricultural reserves, so settlers lands from forest be able to populate and settle will and fertile fruit land counyour rich The president seemed Interested try. shown him and in the statein the map 85 per cent of the county ment that forest reserve.

I SaW Was within in Washington, Including many others and congressman, and your senators opinion is that 24. per think general of Montana Is too large a portion cent for forest reservations, to withdraw within this reserve are particularly as suitable for high many fruit valleys, fruit farms, and other agriculgrade frequently made the tural purposes. if these valley landa: statement that to the public domain, were re restored planted thereon, that and fruit trees the planting of the five sears after lands would be worth $500 trees the in many cases. Senator Dixon per acre much interested in is apparently very fruit growing state. SenMontana as a always hopeful of the ator Carter is resources of Montana and doing his toward getting various disfull share in condition for settricts of the state tlement.

not see the new forester as did arrived in Washington, but he had not believe, In 4 general way, forestry will not progress very rapidly matters Forester Graves is well esuntil Chief position. In the tablished in his new, meantime a good live intelligent cami county and Montana, and paign in your western states, looking to through the of agricultural lands in the the opening will In the end, be torest reservations, is our Intention to keep effective. It and hope the westthis question alive committees will also. We cannot ern results if we keep nt 1t. help but get The possibilities are too great not to make the effort.

would suggest from your county to the big petition forester. asking that the 9,000 new Skeels has examined and acres that Mr. favorably on be Immediately reported restored to the public domain, thrown open to settlement, of course settlers what little timallowing the these lands. They will ber there le on need it for their fences and buildings. forestry department to Any plan of the the timber and then turn first remove settlement is more in the land over to of the lumbermen than the interests settlers, and for that reason the be advocated, and it think should not also mean great delay.

It is my would the lumbermen have been opinion that taken care of by the forpretty well in the past, and from now estry people should receive due the settlers eration." TWO ARE KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT FUSE CAUSES FIRE BLOWN OUT AND PEOPLE ARE PANIC STRICKEN. El Paso, Texas, Feb. peodead, one perhaps fatally ple are several perhaps slightly injured 0.8 and 1 result of a street car accident tonight, the blowing out of the fuse. caused by filled the car and the people Flames became panie stricken, a number jumpthe swiftly -moving car, The fing from dead: Smith. 32 years old, neck A.

G. broken. Maggio Riley, Canada, neck MIss broken. To feel strong. have good appetite and digestion, sleep soundly and enJoy life, use Burdock Blood Bitters, the great system tonte and bullder..

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