Montana Plaindealer

THE MONTANA PLAINDEALER Vol. I. HE MONTANA PLAINDEALER. Published Weekly by The Montana Plaindealer Company. J. B. BASS, . . . EDITOR. Subscription $2.00 per year, Strictly in Advance. Advertising Rates on Application. Application made for entering the Helena Post Office as Second Class Mail Matter. Address all Communications to The Montana Plaindealer, 21 South Main Street, Helena, Montana. PEACE! PROSPERITY!! UNION!!! We believe in the Booker T. Washington proverb: Learn to do common thing in an uncommon way. Helena and Montana. Helena, according to Polk's City directory of 1095, is a city of out 20,000, which we verily beve is about 5,000 too liberal; but that she lacks in population she ks up in public spirit and business activity. These elements are recognized by e casual onlooker the moment he lives in the city; the bustle in the business district and general enoment at once gives it the airtance of an Eastern city of 000. We have an up-to-date and very modern electric street railway sysm, a complete gas and electric lighting system, and a splendid later works system. In and around the city there are numerous summer resorts; within short drive is Ft. William Henry Harrison and scenic and stately Mount Halena, towering like a large giant above the city, overlook our destiny and progress. In this realm of pure atmosphere and bracing climatic conditions, the death rate is reduced to a minimum, and with a steady growth it improved civic conditions, we in truthfully say that we know of a better place to live than in this seat Eldorado of the Northwest. Here we find opportunities for business along all lines and avenues of life. There are thousands undeveloped claims with theiriden treasuries waiting to be unried; ranches for cattle, sheep and poultry raising and other avenues of business, for the man with new dollars to invest, too numera to mention. There is a demand for good, re- le and industrious men in all s of work. In and around tena there is a dearth of good reliable labor; the wages are old, from $2.50 to $3.50 per day, a women receive from $25.00 to 000 per month. There is no room for the idle and on hanger-on as there are too y of that kind here already. A demand is for men and women so are strong enough in charac- so as they will be inaffected the enviroments that naturally be a result of saloons, con- halls, etc., as obtains in this entry. considering the advance in the es here, over what is paid the t, the cost of living here is no later or as great as in the East the opportunities for earning a petence is far greater, we verily ve that our best citizenship, ing to better its condition, make no mistake by looking the field and locating in or Helena the Beautiful. Undesirable Notoriety. he colored population of Helena within the last thirty days, to ge extent, been in the limelight public notoriety. While the of course cannot be helped, this notoriety, to say the least, is very undesirable. The case on trial in the district court as we go to press, by reason of the long residence of the defendant and the creditable life of herself and family, have naturally made for them a host of friends who are loyally standing by them in their hour of distress. Others have attended out of morbid curiosity; the scenes in the corridors during the recess of court reminds one of an Emancipation Day celebration. The case itself, of course, will take its course through the courts and receive the consideration which it deserves and we hope and trust that so far as the colored people are concerned, no occasion will ever again arise whereby our people shall be brought in the limelight for such undesirable notoriety. Let's Pull Together. It is conceded that the only way to accomplish results for the race is to put up a united front. Of course it is impossible for any people to all see alike but what we call a united front, is for a considerable portion of our people to come together on any proposition by which it is hoped to accomplish something for the race. Some of us are not patient enough, when we have a set opinion, we fail to think the other fellow may have the same, and we fail to execute the principles of give and take. If we accomplish results we must learn that great principle which is becoming universal, and learn to arbitrate our differences. In the the future let us regard the other fellow's opinion and get together on some hypothesis for the benefit of the whole race, even though we are forced to arbitrate, G od Words for The Piaindealer. We are in receipt of Vol. 1, No. 1 of The (Helena) Montana Plaindealer. It is a 6-column folio, and tids fair to become a power in the journalistic world and accomplish great good for the race. It is owned and edited by our old-time friend and former townsman, Mr. Joseph B. Bass, which is a guarantee that the paper will be a strong exponent of the race's rights and will at all times demand a "square deal" for the Negro. Mr. Bass was one of the best known newspaper men in Kansas—a deep thinker and writer of rare ability. Before.removing to Montana, Mr. Bass was on the staff of this paper and rendered excellent service. He is a perfect gentleman, and we hope the people of that city and state will give him the support that he so richly deserves. The above clipping from The Topeka Plaindealer, one of the leading Negro journals of this country, published at the place where the editor of this publication has lived for more than a quarter of a century, indicates that if we presumed to be a prophet, we are not without honor in our own home, and it further shows that if a man or woman does things good or bad their deeds will follow them wherever they may go. We shall continue on the even tenor of our way, doing all in our power for the uplift of the race with which our destiny is linked forever. Thirty-three years ago David Henry, a Negro of Concordia, Kan. sold a piece of town property for $2,800, and loaned the sum to John Hollis, of Mommouth, Ill., taking a deed to a farm as security. He never collected or attempted to collect his interest, and last winter, when Hollis died, and his family went to settle up his estate, it was found the farm was in Henry's name and would require nearly $10,000 to secure it to the heirs. It has become very valuable property, and Henry has been notified that his money awaits his orders at Mommouth as soon as the property is deeded back to the estate. He will send the deed at once and collect his fortune. Helena, Montana, Friday, April 13, 1906. Race News. To the colored people of Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and other Southern States: We are in receipt of a communication from Mr. W. G. Byrd, 675 Hood St., Portland, Ore., who says that excellent opportunities are now offered for progressive colored men and women who wish to improve their opportunities. There is great demand for them, as the white people of that section of the country are getting tired of Japs and Chinamen; they do not want anything but progressive and industrious colored men and women. No loafer or those who idle the year around need look towards Oregon, as the laws are very strict against that class and are rigidly enforced. It strikes us very forcibly that the colored people of these states who wish to better their condition should go to a state like Oregon, where the laws are more equally interpreted. The schools are mixed, the laws are administered according to justice, and seldom, if ever, do the people judge by the color when it comes to business. Take advantage of the opportunity, and scatter over the great Northwest.—Topeka Plaindealer. The above applies to Montana also, and all information desired can be secured by addressing The Montana Plaindealer, 21 So. Main Street, Helena, Mont. H. C. Littlefield, foreman of the city delivery department in Mobile, Ala., resigned because he had to report to James T. Peterson, a Negro who was over him. So, also, did H. C. Sackeriff, the General Delivery Clerk. Daniel Webster, retired Color Sergeant, 24th Infantry, is now en route to Washington carrying a $4,000 present to Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth from Gen.: Wood of the Philippines. Every Negro is being urged to stay away from the Jamestown Exposition in Virginia, because of the "Jim-Crow conditions," by the latest Negro weeklies. At Cash, Scott county, Miss., Lee Black, colored, who was sentenced to thirty days' imprisonment for carrying a pistol, has been lynched. Ed Turner, who killed his mother; Coots May, who killed his wife, and Robert McGrew, for murdering a man, are to be hanged at Indianola, Miss., April 24. Henry Johnson of Washington, D. C. has been appointed traveling inspector of chefs on the Pennsylvania R. R. system, a position never before filled by a colored man. A number of Afro-American business men of St. Louis have organized an association for the purpose of buying or leasing ground for a summer park. The organization is to be called the Afro-American Stock Company. Hon. William T. Francis, one of the most popular attorneys of the Northwest and connected with the legal department of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company at St. Paul, Minn., was successfully nominated as a member of the City Assembly on the republican ticket at the primary election a few days ago. His victory was enviable, and was due to the hearty support of the wealthiest citizens of Saint Paul. Inventoried with the wines and whiskies in the saloon of F. N. Castleman, at Berryville, Clark County, Va., Dan Robinson, an old Negro, was sold with the saloon to W. A. Harford & Co. It was stipulated in the bill of sale that Robinson was to be included in the purchase. No such transaction is recorded in Virginia since slavery. The Southern California Real Estate and Investment Co., of Los Angeles, Cal., gave an elaborate reception on Monday evening at Wesley Chapel M. E. church in that city in honor of Major Allen Allensworth, retired Chaplain of the U. S. Army, who upon his re- tirement was promoted to the grade of Lieut.-Colonel. The affair was a success in every particular and was attended by all the leading citizens of Los Angeles. Wintertime Ball Player's Waterloo A representative of THE PLAIN-DEALER having in view the publishing of all meritorious news for the benefit of the public, and having had a tip on one who was supposed to be the real dope maker and premier baseball artist in this great western country, went out to the commons on last Sunday afternoon to see and report the sensational playing of this miraculous artist. Our ideal ball player who had made good around a hot stove during December and January came on the field with his aggregation of assistants, and for practice purposes they said, as there was a team of juveniles there, they lined up to play a game. Our ideal placed himself at back stop, but he is so large that he has no difficulty in stopping a ball, so he is due but small credit for that. He explained his short throwing to second by saying that he had a weak man in that position and did not want to throw the ball through him. He explained that his great strength was at the bat and with a juvenile pitching it would be necessary to get a horse to chase the ball. We heaved a sigh when our ideal came to bat. "Strike one!" the umpire cried. "Strike two!" he cried, but we knew it would only take one to make good; we looked for our ideal to knock the ball for a home run the next one that came over the plate; it came gliding slowly out the hands of the juvenile pitcher and our ideal made a mighty swipe with the willow and groaned; it was all off, he had retired his side with two men on the bases. Four times up and it was the same old tale and the juvenile catcher said "Oh Fudge; you could not hit a balloon with a bass fiddle," and our ideal from the red hot stove had met his Waterloo. We mused as we strolled away: Maybe when the clover shows up, Clover will make good,—maybe,—maybe. The Bluff Failed to Work. Greenwood, Mo., March 10, 06. To the Negro occupants of this house:—You are hereby notified that a secret organization has been formed to protect Greenwood against negroes on Commonwealth avenue and we take this means of notifying you to move within one week after the receipt of this notice. If you have not done as requested you will be taken out, and hung to the large oak tree on the east lot of your house. If you cannot get out without putting our lives in danger, you will be assassinated. Hangman, president; Sharpshooter, sec.; Deadnigger, treas. Negroes Reply. St. Louis, Mo., March 19, '06. In regard to Mr. Scott White of Greenwood, Mo., we as, a protective organization of Negroes will clean out the rough citizens of Greenwood in twenty minutes if Mr. Scott is disturbed by them. If Mr. Scott has done anything wrong, let the law take its course. Jesse James, president; Jack Tracy, sec.; Sitting Bull, treas. The editor of THE PLAINDELER desires to announce that on account of the immense amount of territory to be covered and the varied amount of work incident to getting a substantial start for a newspaper, that it will be about three weeks before we can accept any of the numerous invitations to place this paper in neighboring towns. Literary Laurels For Negro Poet James Ephraim McGirt of North Carolina, Seems to be a Worthy Successor to Paul L. Dunbar. Up from North Carolina comes a young Negro poet in whom some critics profess to a see a future Paul Lawrence Dunbar. He is the son of two old slaves; his father took his name from John McGirt, a cotton planter, whose property he was. James Ephraim McGirt is the name of the poet. He was born in Robertson county, North Carolina, Jan. 14, 1877, and he is a graduate of Bennett college in Greensboro, a Negro institution, conducted by the Freedman's Aid and Southern Educational Society. Having read English literature and poetry, studied Latin up to Livy and Greek to the "Iliad," delved into the intricacies of the language and learned how to express a thought, the poetic sentiment in him is not hampered by ignorance. This verse from one of his poems called the "Spirit of the Oak," shows his facility of expression. Birds I have sheltered many a year; They hear the storm, desert in fear. The strenuous eagle strives to stay, But, ah! at last his heart gives way. He stretches forth his feathered form And sails to heaven above the storm. Devoid of every earthly friend; I stand undaunted until the end. With head uplifted to the sky— The spirit of the oak am I. McGirt says he has been writing poetry and short stories since he was 12 years old, but his work has been much hindered by lack of resources. He got through college by working in a tobacco factory, and after his graduation he taught school for a year. Then he put together some of his poems and published a small volume, from which he gave readings. His first recognition was from the Southern newspapers at the time of the Spanish-American war, and it was not until recently that a Northern magazine accepted, paid for and published one of his poems called "When de Sun Shines Hot." This is the first verse: The receipt of that check was a proud moment in McGirt's life. It emboldened him to send some of his verses to literary personages of prominence. Among those from whom he has received letters of commendation are Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Margaret E. Sangster, Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis and Julian Hawthorne. McGirt is now in this city endeavoring to raise enough money by subscription to insure the publication of a volume of poems and short stories. He has brought along a lot of samples. Here are excerpts from some of them: No. 5. Born Like the Ploes. Born, like the pines, to sing, The harp and the song in my breast, Though far and near Is none to hear, I'll sing as the winds request. To tell the trend of my lay Is not for the harp or me. I am only to know From the winds that blow What the theme of my song shall be. Born, like the pines, to sing, The harp and the song in my breast, As the winds sweep by I'll laugh or cry; In the winds I cannot rest. HEAR YE! In the matter of recognition of the colored vote in the distribution of patronage by the incoming administration, we take it that they may have some friends to reward and no enemies to punish. One of the tenets of true republicanism is that when a victory is won, no one should be disqualified on account of any position he may have taken in the primaries of his party; the only question is, was he loyal to the ticket? Otherwise from a political standpoint it would be the appex of political impudence for those who opposed the ticket to advice or ask for favors. In fact we can conceive of no condition by which we could ask favors of those whom we fought. THE PLAINDEALER gave its unqualified support to the successful ticket. We have no candidate for position, we are only interested to the extent of seeing some colored men get places whom were loyal to the success of the ticket. Had our man been defeated we certainly should have no favors to expect and most assuredly none to ask. Mr. L. V. Graye purchased last week a business house and lot at corner of Joliet and Miller streets. The consideration was $600. Let the good work go on. SOME ADVICE,—AND A STORY. There is a somewhat ancient lesson contained in the following from the New York World, but it is so excellent that the story is produced here: "Don't advertise if you believe you are wasting money. Let your competitor waste his money on advertising, and perhaps in this way you'll soon put him out of business. Just stand back and laugh at him when you see him squandering his money for printers' ink. Once there was a boy named,—we think his last name was Wanamaker, or maybe Moneymaker; anyhow, his name was John, with some sort of a maker attached to his last name. He owned fifty yards of calico, three pairs of jeans, and a half dozen pairs of boots. He called this a dry goods store through a Philadelphia newspaper, and offered to sell a pair of socks for 39 cents. The don't-believe-in-advertising just laughed. Young John spent $65 with a Philadelphia paper to advertise just one time, and not less than $100 worth of goods. He was cautioned by the merchants who 'knew it didn't pay.' It was through sympathy that they offered him advice. But John did not listen to them, and went and blew his money foolishly; and today poor John sees the result of his misdoings,—he has so many large dry goods stores that he can hardly find time to study his Sunday School lesson. Can you see a lesson in this? Be a progressive up-to-date business man. Advertise your ware if you wait to sell them." CITIES ARE RUINED MOUNT VESUVIUS SHOOTS OUT A RIVER OF LAVA. Molten Metal Coming Down the Mountain Sides Causes Grand Sight and Makes the Earth Tremble—Sulphur Smoke hovers Over Valleys—Thousands of Homes Swept Away. Naples.—Mount Vesuvius is a colossal brazier and the town of Boscotreze, en its southern declivity, has been transformed into a gray island of ruin by the ashes from the crater of the volcano. Torrents of liquid fire, resembling, in the distance, serpents with glowing yellow and black scales, are coursing in all directions, amid rumblings, detonations and earth tremblings, while a pall of sulphurous smoke that hovers over all makes breathing difficult. The streams of lava are resistless They snap like pipestems the trunks of chestnut trees hundreds of years old and blight with their twirld breath the blooms on the peach trees before the trees themselves have been reached. The molten streams do not spare the homes of the peasants, and when these have been razed they dash into the wells, as though seeking to shake their thirst, and, after filling them, continue their course down the mountain side. Everywhere in the vicinity of the volcano pitiful scenes are witnessed—women tearing their hair in their grief and old men crying aloud at the loss of their beloved homesteads. Artillery carts have been sent to the assistance of the fleeing peasants and the duke of Aosta, Cardinal Guispee Prisco and all the authorities, despite the rain, went to the portions of the country most threatened. Duke of Aosta Works Hard. The duke of Aosta was especially active. He explained what means he thought best to save the lives and property and had the engineers and soldiers erect parapets and dig trenches in order to change the course of the lava streams and at times gave an example of his energy by working himself. Cardinal Prisco distributed the necessaries of life to the people and even went so 'ar as to give many the rings he wore on his fingers. Repeatedly he exclaimed to the frightened peasants: "Pray, my children; you may be sure God will not desert you." The statue of St. Anne, which was taken to the mountainside to confront the lava, is frequently moved backward as the tide advances. Signor Matteucci, director of the observatory on Vesuvius, still continues to occupy a most dangerous position. With him is an American engineer named Perry. New craters have opened at different points on the mountain, but it is impossible to ascertain their number or where they are situated. There have been no fatalities at Boscotreze or elsewhere as a result of the eruption. The flow of lava was stationary at 10 o'clock Sunday night. The duke of Aosta visited Boscotreze Sunday. King and Pope May Visit Scene. It is asserted at Rome that King Victor Emmanuel, who was born at Naples, spent his youth there and as crown prince of Italy bore the title of prince of Naples, has expressed his intention of visiting the afflicted districts on Mount Vesuvius. According to other rumors, which it has been impossible to verify, Pope Plus is also desirous of taking this time as an opportune one to break his voluntary imprisonment at the Vatican and go among the sufferers. LATER REPORT The hope that Mount Vesuvius was becoming calm was dissipated Sunday when the volcano became more active than ever. The panic has spread to Naples. Two strong earthquake shocks which shattered windows and cracked the walls of buildings were experienced. The entire population rushed to the streets in terror. No trace remains of Boscotreze, where a few days ago 10,000 persons lived; and Torce Annunziata, on the shore of the Gulf of Naples, is almost surrounded by the invading lava and has been evacuated by its 30,000 inhabitants. The people were brought to Naples by trains, street cars, milk carts and tram ships. The police and carbinees are guarding the abandoned houses, and several members of the government also are there. A telegram received from the mayor of San Sebastiano, a village near the observatory on the northwest declivity of Vesuvius, says that lava is ap proaching rapidly and that the people are terror stricken. They have been for some nights without sleep, he says, and are destitute and beg that assistance be given them. The work of succor is hampered, owing to the delays to the railway service, which is interrupted by red hot stones, thrown to a height of 3000 feet, falling on the tracks. As yet it is impossible to count the craters that have opened and from which streams of lava have flooded the beautiful, prosperous, and happy land lying on the southeast shore of the Gulf of Naples. The atmosphere is heavily charged with electricity, and at times the flashes of lightning are blinding: Desolation at Naples The City of Naples bears an aspect of desolation, everything being covered with ashes from the volcano. The lava destroyed a few houses in the suburb of Torre Annunciata, and also the cemetery there. Then, fortunately, the flow ceased, as it did also at Torre del Greco. At Pompeii the rivers of lava are less rapid. Incandescent matter has set fire to the village of San Guiseppe. Latest Report. Naples—Reports of fatalities consequent upon the eruption of Mount Vesuvius are coming in. According to information received late Monday night, probably as many as 500 lives were lost. It is said that many more than 500 persons perished in the district of San Guispee, where, from the ruins of a church which collapsed owing to the weight of ashes on the reef, 49 corpses were extricated, and it is asserted that at Sorreino, 27 persons were killed by falling houses. A railway train from San Guisepe to Naples was derailed owing to stones on the track. The sea is greatly agitated. The sky has cleared, but heavy clouds hang over the east, threatening a further downpour. The streams of lava are almost stationary. Troops are creeping barricades in the direction of Pompeii to prevent further danger in that quarter. PLAGUE AMONG U. S. TRCOPERS Impure Water Causes Malaria and Disease at Stotzenberg. Manila, April 11.—Among the 1500 emergency troops in the cantonment of Stotzenberg, 143 are suffering from malaria and 117 from other diseases. There is an inadequate supply of pure water, the portion available being impure. The heat is excessive there, and there are insufficient barracks. Officers are quartered in tents. The First infantry has arrived and is due in Stotzenberg, but is being held in Manila in rented quarters on account of the unhealthful condition at Stotzenberg. BIG STOCK FIRE PENDLETON, ORE. BIG STOCK FIRE PENDLETON, ORE. Pendleton, Ore., April 10.—The most spectacular and awe inspiring fire perhaps in the history of eastern Oregon is raging at the immense stockyards of A. C. Ruby & Co., not three blocks from the heart of the business section of the city. Sheets on sheets of flame envelope an area of over two acres of inflammable buildings filled with hundreds of fine horses. Mingled burning to death are the hearttending voices of the caretakers of some of the finest bred animals in the west, many of which are only just arrived from France, Belgium and England. Scenes of reckless bravery are being enacted by some of the grooms who are facing death by rushing into a veritable calfish to save some of the animals. It is reported that seven men are caught in the fire that is threatening to leap across the few vacant lots that separate the stockyards from the St. George hotel. TEACHERS HELD CONVENTION. O. J. Craig, of Missoula, Elected as President. The meeting of the Inland Empire Teachers' association came to a close Friday night at Spokane. Several addresses were delivered by professors from various states. O. J. Craig of Missoula, Mont.. was elected president of the association; G. F. Bond, first vice president; R. L. Traver, second vice president; Miss May E. Scott, third vice president; H. C. Calhoon, secretary, and H. C. Sampson, treasurer. The next meeting will be held in Lewiston, Idaho, April. 1907. IN WESTERN PENNSLYVANIA Peace Assured in the Coal Mining Situation Peace is now assured in the mining situation so far as the soft coal fields of western Pennsylvania are concerned. The organization of the independent operators, who were holding out against granting the advanced demanded by the miners, at a meeting Saturday night decided to give up the struggle and will sign the scale. French Strike for Eight Hours The general labor federation of France has decided that all workmen will be asked to cease work on June 1 and remain on strike until an eight hour day is granted them. The organizing arrangements of the federation have been perfected and it is estimated that a majority of the men will accede to its request, thereby causing a record general strike unless the employers meet the demand. Finger Prints of Soldiers Finger prints are hereafter, to be used by the war department in identifying deserters. An order has been issued providing for the taking of prints of the fingers of all men entering the service, in addition to photographs and various measurements. This action was taken on the recommendation of a board which made a thorough investigation of finger prints as a means of identification, and it decided they are even more useful than photographs and measurements. Some men think nothing of being dragged in the dirt if they can have a place on the tail of a kite that has the prospect of flying. A Review of Happenings in Both Eastern and Western Hemispheres During the Past Week—National, Historical, Political and Personal Events. The Moroccan convention has been signed and the conference adjourned sine die. After innumerable conferences a new Hungarian cabinet has been finally constituted. Eastman Johnson, the painter, died recently in New York, in his $2d year. He had been ailing for a year. The Chicago & Northwestern railroad has just paid into the Michigan state treasury $640,758 for back taxes. The resignation of Moses Hallet as United States district judge, district of Colorado, has been tendered President Roosevelt. Maxim Gorky, one of the leaders in the Russian revolutionary movement, is reported to be on the way to the United States. The Ohio coal operators have decided to "stand pat" on the miners' strike and to offer no concessions whatever. It is announced at the White House that Judge Alfred S. Moore would be reappointed United States judge at Nome, Alaska. The street car strike at Winnipeg was over at noon Saturday. The men get an advance of 1 cent per hour. They asked 2 cents. Snow melting in the foothills, combined with the heavy fall of moisture during the past 10 days, has caused unprecedented damage in central Wyoming. From 20,000 to 30,000 members of the Salvation Army celebrated General Booth's 77th birthday at London Saturday afternoon. The general was in splendid health. General Adna R. Chaffee very probably will succeed John P. raaines as president of the New York City society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. It pays $6,000 a year. Once found guilty and sentenced to be hanged, Joseph Briggs was acquitted at Chicago of the murder of Hans Peterson, who was shot and killed by robbers nearly a year ago. George H. Mastick and Ferdinand Butterfield have purchased the California ranch of Mrs. Lily Langtry, the actress, in Lake county. There are about 5000 acres in the property. A Burlington train was derailed near Alliance, Neb., last Sunday, and delayed traffic several hours. Damage to the track and the train was light, and there were no serious injuries. The license of the Metropolitan Coal company, the "coal trust" of Boston, has been suspended by Secretary of the Commonwealth Olin on a complaint that it was charging extra high prices. Tamboff, Russia.—The sentence of Mlle. Spiridonovo, the 17 year old girl who shot Chief of Secret Police Luzhenoffsky, and who was condemned to be hanged, has been commuted to 20 years' imprisonment. One hundred printers were discharged Saturday by Public Printer Stillings, the reason assigned being lack of work. The public printer also has accepted the resignation of Patrick Byrnes, foreman of the bindery. There was a heavy fall of snow in the mountains and rain on the plains throughout Colorado Saturday. In Cripple Creek and Leadville the snowfall was the heaviest of the season. Trains were delayed in both districts. The Reich says Russia hopes to get $750,000,000 from the loan the government is now getting and the government has offered exceptional terms to the bankers in order to conclude the negotiations before the Russian parliament assembles. Governor Hanley of Indiana, in a statement issued recently, refuses to pardon or parole David E. Sherrick, now serving a sentence for embezzling state funds. A petition signed by 10,000 people asking parole or pardon for Sherrick had been presented. John A. Linn, clerk of the circuit court of Cook county, Ill., and formerly clerk of the superior court of the county, recently entered a plea of guilty to a charge of conspiracy to defraud and was given an indeterminate sentence in the penitentiary. Ohio River Boat Explodea While on her way up the Ohio river from Cincinnati to Pittsburg with 12 empty barges the boiler of the towboat H. M. Hoxie of Pittsburg blew up and the boat sunk within five minutes off Portland, Ohio. John Moran of Pittsburg, a fireman, is missing, and is thought to be drowned; while Joseph Wheeler, another fireman, was scalded by steam and will die, while three others of the crew had limbs broken and were also badly scalded. Russian Governor Murdered Tver, Province of Tver, Russia. While the governor of Tver, M. Sleptzoff, was passing through the principal street at $ o'clock Saturday afternoon he was killed by the explosion of a bomb. Governor Sleptzoff was regarded as a reactionary official and was held responsible for the beatings administered to the intelligencia by the black hundred last fall. LIVERPOOL WHEAT MARKET. Greatest in World—No Pit or Loud Trading. Is Liverpool the greatest wheat market in the world? Chicago is a greater speculative market, and Minneapolis is the greatest primary market. Yet Liverpool, buying wheat in all quarters of the world, and, besides, doing a large business in futures, exerts an influence on prices in all exporting countries greater than any other market. It has an individuality possessed by no other, for it is the central market of the world and cares less what others are doing than other important markets care what it is doing. The United Kingdom imports over 200,000,000 bushels of wheat and flour reckoned as wheat annually. All the large wheat growing countries are exporters to a greater or lesser extent, with Liverpool the principal buyer, and, as three-fourths of the trading in futures of the United Kingdom is done in this market, it is bound to have great influence in final price making. A peculiarity of this great market, the Liverpool Corn Trade association, as the exchange is called, is the seemingly ordinary, businesslike appearance and lack of all rush and excitement, strain and nervous tension, such as is always in evidence on the Chicago board of trade. There is no pit on the Liverpool ex changes and no noisy trading or demonstration of any kind. The room in which the future trading is done is very small, as compared with American exchanges, and the members on their clerks stand around in conversational groups during a time of no special activity. The hours of the exchange are from 10:30 to 4:15, but from 1 to 3 the room will often be nearly deserted for luncheon. There can be, in fact, no better illustration of the difference between this market and American exchanges, in "speculative atmosphere." than this. Here the sessions are long and lacking in excitement and intense interest. In America they are short, and no one thinks of going to luncheon until the gong rings at 1:15. In Liverpool there may be thousands at stake in the market, but it is as if it were in real estate—the turns of the market are slow. In America the market is watched like the turn of the dice. Big traders may reverse their position in the market in an hour, buying or selling hundreds of thousands of bushels and making or losing thousands of dollars. It is slower in Liverpool, but the result is the same. CATTLE MORTGAGES VOID Kansas City Live Stock Exchange Is a Trust It has been decided by the Kansas supreme court in the case of State versus Wilson, that the Kansas City livestock exchange is a trust and that all mortgages on cattle made through members of that exchange are invalid. Nearly all the cattle mortgages issued through the members of the exchange contain the provision that a commission of at least 50 cents a head shall be charged. This is sufficient to constitute a trust, according to the decision, and all the notes and mortgages are absolutely void. The decision of the lower court was unanimous. Millions of dollars' worth of cattle paper will possibly be affected by the decision. Wilson had been convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses and sentenced to five years in prison. PHILIPPINES NOT FOR JAPAN General Bates Smith Says Islanders Prefer Americans. General Bates F. Smith, a member of the Philippine committee, who arrived at Honolulu Sunday, says that there is no truth in the report that Japan was likely to buy the Philippines. The Filipinos, he said, would not welcome such a change of ownership. There are rumors among American residents in the orient that Japanese steamship companies were going to buy the steamers of the Pacific Mail and Oceanic Steamship companies. PEABODY DENIES CHARGE. Not a Tool of Harriman or Standard Oil. The New York Tribune says that Charles A. Peabody, president of the Mutual Life Insurance company, has declared over his own signature that he has no connection with E. H. Harriman. J. Pierpont Morgan or the Standard Oil company. Charges have been made from time to time that he was placed in control of the Mutual in the interests of one or another of these capitalists. Sad Ceremonies in Black Forest Nagold, Black Forest, Germany.—The burial of 50 bodies of those who perished by the collapse of the hotel Zum Hirschen took place Saturday by twos and threes, so that the three pastors who came from neighboring villages might read the services by the graves at each interment. There is scarcely a family in the village which has not lost a member. A Romantic Simile They were walking out together our cloudless night under the light of the big round moon, which seemed unusually bright and beautiful. Suddenly he stopped, clasped his hands and cried, rapturously: "Oh, Mary! Look at the moon tonight. Isn't it beautiful—magnificent?" "Yes, ain't it, William?" she replied, with equal enthusiasm. "It looks just like a big fried egg, don't it, dear?"—Judy SOCIALISTS GIVE BATTLE WITH THE CITY POLICEMEN. For Fully an Hour There Was a Fierce Fight, in Principal Streets of the City—Socialists Had Held Meeting as Expression of Sympathy for Their Officers in Jail in Idaho Towns San Francisco, April 9.—The fiercest riot San Francisco has witnessed in a generation was a sequel Sunday evening to a meeting of socialists held during the day at Woodward's pavilion as an expression of sympathy for President Moyer and Secretary Haywood of the Western Federation of Miners, who are imprisoned in Idaho on the accusation that they were implicated in the assassination of ex-Governor Steunenberg. At the meeting some typically violent socialistic speeches were made, in which it was declared that Moyer and Haywood were innocent, and that if convicted they would not be hanged unless the entire United States army was brought in to assist in their execution. At the conclusion of the speech making a procession was organizer and the participants in the assemblage marched down Market street, headed by a band. At the corner of Kearney and Market streets a halt was made, and one of the paraders, who carried a red banner, climbed Lotta's fountain and affixed the emblem to the topmost lamps. The banner bore the inscription: "The constitution be damned; so say the corporations." It was decided by the leaders to hold an outdoor meeting, and A. C. McGinty was selected to address the crowd. Police Come; Riot Starts So great was the throng, however that he could not make himself heard and George S. Holmes, a metal worker with a powerful voice, was substituted as speaker. He was in the midst of his talk, when Policemen Jack Stelzner and W. J. Cavanagh and Detective Thomas Ryan made their way through the crowd. Ryan rore down the red flag and passed it to Stelzner. Ryan then ordered Holmes to desist, but was met with a refusal, and the detective pulled Holmes down to the pavement. In a moment a riot was precipitated. Stelzner was seized knocked down and kicked in a vicious hand to hand fight, the crowd seeking to recover the flag. Ryan and Cavanagh came to his assistance and began beating back the crowd with clubs. The flag was torn from Stelner's grasp, and then Ryan, who had held Holmes all of the time, started to take his prisoner through the crowd, beating a path with his club. An electric car was passing and halted opportunely for the detective. He boarded it and the other officers tried to keep the crowd back. Near the fountain a new building is being erected and the street was full of building debris. Almost instantly there was a shower of scrap iron, bricks and blocks of wood upon the car, and the missiles crashed through the windows, injuring a number of passengers. The motorman was made a target, but he slowly forced his car through the human blockade and gaining speed, ultimately reached the hall of justice. In the meantime alarm calls had been sent to the neighboring police stations and a squad of patrolmen came hurrying to the scene. They found themselves confronted with an angry crowd, armed with sticks and stones, and for half an hour a lively battle was in progress in which the police were using their clubs with telling effect and the crowd was retaliating viciously. Policeman Stelzner was struck several times by flying bricks and was cut in the neck and head. Policeman Doran was also bruised and cut. Policeman Harry Seguine was seriously hurt. He was knocked down and kicked again and again, one of the blows striking him in a vital spot and incapacitating him. Seventeen of the rioters were arrested, three being charged with assault with a deadly weapon. The rest were booked at the prison for misdemeanors, Holmes, the orator, was charged with disturbing the peace. It was fully an hour from the time the trouble started before quiet was restored in the neighborhood. TWO APOSTLES ARE DROPPED Cowley and Taylor Are Hit by the Mormons As foreshadowed by President Joseph F. Smith at his opening address before the Mormon conference, two members were dropped from the quorum of the twelve apostles at the church election Sunday, held at Salt Lake. When the nominations were about to be read, Apostle Francis M. Lyman announced that Apostles Matthias T. Cowley and John W. Taylor had tendered their resignations on October 28, for the reason that they were not in harmony with the quorum. Swift Estate Worth $10,000,000 The will of E. C. Swift, the Chicago packer, was admitted to probate recently in Salem, Mass. Beyond a bequest of $5000 to a church at Sagamore, Mass., there were no public gifts. Except for this donation and small annuities for two long time employees of Mr. Swift the estate, estimated at about $10,000,000, is left in trust for the benefit of the family of the testator. ures in Canada. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: Opening of spring trade is not perceptibly retarded by the partial interruption to coal mining, except in the immediate vicinity of anthracite mines. Were it not for a few labor controversies the commercial horizon would be cloudless. That the year 1906 started out to eclipse all records is evidenced by bank clearings being 18 per cent, larger than for the first quarter of the previous prosperous year, while liabilities of commercial failures averaged only 81 cents of each $1000 of solvent payments through the clearing houses, which is the lowest commercial death rate for the first three months of any year. The average loss if distributed through all the firms in business was only $24.86 to each concern, not a serious burden to be borne by the mercantile world. Railway earnings in March were 69,9 per cent, larger than last year and foreign commerce at this port for the last week showed gains of $1,139,369 in imports and $837,959 in exports, as compared with the corresponding week in 1905. Further strength appeared in the hide market. Failures this week numbered 197 as against 232 last year and 18 in Canada as against 28 last year. NAVY YARD JOBS GO BEGGING Secretary Bonaparte Finds Difficulty in Filling Positions. In three months which ended March 31, 243 persons either resigned their employment at the navy department or in navy yards, or refused to accept positions under the navy department after being certified by the civil service commission to the secretary. The percentage is unusually large and Secretary Bonaparte is worried about the lack of desirable new employees. The positions vacant command salaries ranging from $700 to $1400 a year and the failure to fill the places is due chiefly to the provision of the law that a certain quota of employees must be taken from each state. The pay in the navy department is lower than in many other departments. ALL QUIET IN THE COAL FIELDS Work Resumed in Pittsburg District Monday Pittsburg—There were no developments that disturbed the peace of the bituminous coal fields reported here Sunday, and while in the Pittsburg district 90 per cent. of the miners have returned to work, the storm centers, which have been in other districts, are growing more settled and there is every evidence that the men at these points will soon be at work. At Philadelphia the miners and all other classes in the hard coal region are anxiously awaiting the reply of the operators to the miners' request for arbitration. At Scranton, Pa., 50 delegates, representing 1000 rockmen of the anthracite region, met Sunday and voted to remain out until such time as the contractors accept the demands which have been presented to them. NEEDS NEW TREATY WITH CUBA Uncle Sam Is Getting the Worst of the Present Arrangement Acting under instructions from the state department, Edwin Morgan, minister at Havana, has been in conference with the officials of the Cuban foreign office for some time past with the purpose of framing a new reciprocity treaty to replace the existing convention. He has now practically finished the work, and a treaty has been drafted that may be ready for submission to the senate before the adjournment of the present session. The reason for the preparation of the new treaty is that the officials here have become convinced that America is getting by far the worst of the bargain under the present arrangement. CHANGE IN ARMY DEPARTMENTS General John W. Bubb to Command the Dakotas Lieutenant General Bates, chief of staff has issued orders assigning Brigadier General McCaskey to the command of the military department of Texas and Brigadier General John W. Bubb to the command of the department of the Dakotas. These commands have been temporarily filled for several months past by Colonel M. B. Hughes, Second cavalry, and Colonel O. J. Sweet, Twenty-eighth infantry, respectively. Canada Fighting J. J. Hill An Ottawa dispatch declares that Hill's lobby in the house of parliament to promote his Canadian railway scheme is arousing opposition in both political parties on the ground that Canadian trade should be kept in the hands of Canada's three transcontinental lines. An organized attempt is evident to prevent his obtaining any more charters. Northwestern Wheat Portland, Ore—Club, 66@67c; bluestem. 66@67c; red, 64@65c; valley, 68c. Davenport, Wash.—Bluestem, 54c; club, 52c. Walla Walla, Wash.—Bluestem, 58c; club, 56c f. o. b.; no sales. Tacoma, Wash.—Unchanged. Export—Bluestem, 68 1-2c; club, 67 1-2c; red, 66 1-2c The Congregational society of Lewiston is planning to erect a church this spring. Pure Blood Is certain if you take Hood's Sarsaparilla. This great medicine cures those erup pimples and boils that appear at all sea cures scrofula sores, salt rheum or eca adapts itself equally well to, and also cures pepsia and all stomach troubles; cures matism and catarrh; cures nervous trodebility and that tired feeling. This great medicine cures those eruptions, pimples and boils that appear at all seasons; cures serofula sores, salt rheum or eczema; adapts itself equally well to, and also cures, dyspepsia and all stomach troubles; cures rheumatism and catarrh; cures nervous troubles, debility and that tired feeling. This is proved by thousands of testimonials, 40,366 by actual count in the last two years—a record unprecedented in the history of medicine. Be sure to get Hood's Sarsaparilla. 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CATARRH Catarrh is usually regarded as nothing more slight inflammation of the inner skin and tissue when it is, in fact, not only a vexatious and trouplicated and dangerous one. It is true that Cat cold in the head, but when the poisons, which secrections, find their way into the blood, it beco that affects all parts of the body. It has more ammoni than any other disease. There is a sicken from the nostrils, a constant buzzing noise in the in the eyes are frequent, while filthy, tenacious throat requiring continual hawking and spitting disease the breath has an odor that is very offer Winter, because the cold weather closes the porons and unhealthy vapors which should pass of on the tender linings and tissues, causing the RH ANNOYING- DANGEROUS nothing more serious than a bad cold or ckin and tissues of the head and throat, violous and troublesome disease, but a com- rue that Catarrh usually begins with a isones, which are thrown off through the blood, it becomes a constitutional trouble has more annoying and disgusting symp- eis a sickening and offensive discharge gnoise in the ears, headaches and pains ay, tenacious matter drops back into the and spitting, and in certain stages of the is very offensive. Catarrh is worse in loses the pores and glands, and the pois- ould pass off that way are thrown back causing the inflammation which starts CATARRH ANNOYING DANGEROUS Catarrh is usually regarded as nothing more serious than a bad cold or slight inflammation of the inner skin and tissues of the head and throat, when it is, in fact, not only a vexatious and troublesome disease, but a complicated and dangerous one. It is true that Catarrh usually begins with a cold in the head, but when the poisons, which are thrown off through the secretions, find their way into the blood, it becomes a constitutional trouble that affects all parts of the body. It has more annoying and disgusting symptoms than any other disease. There is a sickening and offensive discharge from the nostrils, a constant buzzing noise in the ears, headaches and pains in the eyes are frequent, while filthy, tenacious matter drops back into the throat requiring continual hawking and spitting, and in certain stages of the disease the breath has an odor that is very offensive. Catarrh is worse in Winter, because the cold weather closes the pores and glands, and the poisons and unhealthy vapors which should pass off that way are thrown back on the tender linings and tissues, causing the inflammation which starts the unhealthy secretions to be absorbed by the blood. When the blood becomes diseased with this catarrhal matter all kinds of complications may be looked for. As the blood circulates through the body the foul matter finds its way into the stomach, ruining the digestion and producing chronic Dysentery. body, while the general health is weakls despondent and half sick all the time. I checked the lungs become diseased from food through them, and Catarrh terminates all diseases. You cannot get rid of Cashes, inhalations, etc., because they only while the real cause of the trouble is in the symptoms for a time, but the poison is old on the system and when they are left in than before. S. S. S. is the greatest of cleansed the blood, this pure, rich stream healthful properties to the diseased and tissues begin to heal, the dis- bladder and other members of the body, while the general health is weakened, appetite lost and the patient feels despondent and half sick all the time. But worst of all, if the trotble is not checked the lungs become diseased from the constant passage of poisoned blood through them, and Catarrh terminates in Consumption, the most fatal of all diseases. You cannot get rid of Catarrh by treating it with sprays, washes, inhalations, etc., because they only reach the membranes and tissues, while the real cause of the trouble is in the blood. These relieve the annoying symptoms for a time, but the poison is all the while getting a stronger hold on the system and when they are left off will manifest itself in worse form than before. S. S. S. is the greatest of all blood purifiers, and when it has cleansed the blood, this pure, rich stream circulates through the body, carrying healthful properties to the diseased parts. Then the inflamed membranes and tissues begin to heal, the dis- Bladder and other members of the body, while ened, appetite lost and the patient feels despondent. But worst of all, if the trotble is not checked the constant passage of poisoned blood through it in Consumption, the most fatal of all diseases. tarb by treating it with sprays, washes, inhalati reach the membranes and tissues, while the real blood. 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CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Soubrette—I hear the sweet singer sang a lullaby last night. Was it realistic? Comedian—I should say so. Even the audience went to sleep.—Chicago News. Strike at Havana. A Havana special says at a meeting of many unions a general strike has been declared. Several thousand men will go out. The trouble is the outgrowth of the street car line strike which has been on for several days. the unhealthy secretions to be absorbed by the blood. When the blood becomes diseased with this catarrhal matter all kinds of complications may be looked for. As the blood circulates through the body the foul matter finds its way into the stomach, ruining the digestion and producing chronic Dyspepsia, or Caterrh of the stomach. It also affects the Kidneys. Bladder. S.S.S. PURELY VEGETABLE options, seasons; eczema; dys- rheu- boubles, Mrs. Helen L. Thompson of Lewiston, Me., reports great benefit to her little girl from Hood in Hood's Sarsaparilla, which thoroughly purified her blood after an attack of that blood-poisoning disease, scarlet fever. It gave her strength and renewed health. Thousands of others tell of similar cures, also cures of scrofula, salt rheum, eczema, etc. THE ORIGINAL WATERPROOF OILED CLOTHING TOWER'S FISH BRAND Made in black or yellow for all kinds of wet work. On sale everywhere. Look for the Sign of the Fish, and the name TOWER on the buttons. A J TOWER CO. BOSTON, MASS. U.S.A. TOWER, CANADA CO. LINCOLN, TORONTO, CAN. Three Were Drowned How'a This? "Matrimony."—Philadelphia Press. MONTANA SQUIBBS. A grand jury has been called for Yellowstone county. It is reported that work on the Billings-Great Falls cut-off will begin from the Great Falls end within a very short time. The United States senate in executive session, has confirmed the nomination made by the president of George W. Huffaker as postmaster at Helena. Governor Toole has designated Tuesday, May 8, as Arbor Day, and in his proclamation urges everyone who can do so to plant at least one tree on that day. A. Murrifield, an old time ranch friend of President Roosevelt, is to be appoint a marshal of Montana to succeed Charles Lloyd, when the latter's term expires, next December. Judge William H. Hunt, of the federal court, has gone to Portland, where he is to hear arguments in several of the timber cases which were tried there last spring. The present term of court was adjourned until April 16. It is said that Helena high school is going after every prize at the interscholastic athletic and declamatory meet in Missoula at the State university, this spring. An irrigation company has a large number of men and teams employed on the big ditch near Billings, so that the water will irrigate all parts of the land in that vicinity. Thomas Kirk of Bozeman, a member of the Gallatin county board of commissioners, says that the Gallatin valley beet sugar factory is assured and will be erected and in operation within a year. Fred Schauer, an old-timer of Helena, died in Butte recently. Mr. Schauer came to Helena in 1863. For a tite he was foreman of the famous Whitlach-Union mine at Unionville, he was 74 years of age. Pago Kuhn, who killed John H. Plunkett at Troy last month, pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree and Judge Erickson sentenced him to Deer Lodge penitentiary for the term of his natural life. Kuhn formerly had a tailoring business in Spokane. Jealousy caused him to murder the woman's husband. The fire drill which the pupils in the Helena city schools have taken was put to the test recently by Fire Chief O'Connell and Superintendent of City Schools Condon. As a result of the test the fire chief said that the showing was a most remarkable one, and in case of a fire in any school house visited, there would be little danger of any one being hurt, even if but one exit was available. ZION WITH VOLIVA Mrs. Dowie Applauds Bitter Denunciation of Her Absent Spouse—Gates Barred to John—The New Overseer Warns Followers no Glad Hand Must be Given Former Leader Zion City, Ill., April 9.—The people of Zion City heard their former leader, John Alexander Dowle, denounced from the pulpit in Shiloh tabernacle Sunday, and they approved of it, or at least as many of them as could crowd into that vast meeting house signified their willingness in a manner that left no doubt of sincerity to follow in the footsteps of the first apostle's successor, General Overseer Voliva. Zion's new leader was the man that told of Dowle's alleged misdeeds, and the more bitter and scathing the words of denunciation the more generally enthusiastic the people became. When after denouncing Dowle as a "spendthrift," "liar" and a "traitor to his trust and his people," Overseer Voliva suddenly stopped in his denunciation of the founder of the sect, and at the end of a moment's hesitation demanded a decision from the audience as to who should be their future leader, the 6000 people in the tabernacle arose as one person and signified their willingness to follow Voliva to the end. On the platform with Voliva were Mrs. John Alexander Dowie, Judge Barnes head of the law department of Zion City, and Overseers Speicher, Excell, Cantel and Granger. The conclusion of a short prayer by Overseer Speicher the newly appointed head of Zion, clad in a robe of simple white and black a decided departure from the gaudy raliment assumed by the first apostle on similar occasions, stepped to the front of the platform, and in a slow calm and studied voice made the announcement that he was going to take advantage of the meeting to tell them a few truths. Mrs. Dowie Applauds. When most bitter in the denunciation of his former master, there was no one in the tabernacle who showed approval of his remarks more than Overseer Jane Dowie, the wife for 30 years of John Alexander Dowie, and the mother of his three children. At one point in his remarks, where Voliva, in angry tones, exclaimed: "I will see that all costly furniture and expensive library adorning Dowie's Zion City residence, and which were purchased by the hypocrite while many of his people were in need of food, are sold and the money turned into Zion storehouses." Mrs. Dowie half rose from her seat, and with her voice and hand loudly applauded the words of the speaker. Pleasant dreams have to look to the stomach for consent. DEMOCRATIC STRENGTH CAUSES PANIC IN GOVERNMENT CICLES. Dramatic Effects Looked for—Premier Witte's Hand is Greatly Strengthened in His Fight Against Reactionists—Success of Big Russian Loan Is Assured—Witte Visits Emperor. A panic has been created in the Russian government circles by the strength developed by the constitutional democrats in the elections, which may have dramatic consequences. The issue between reaction and reform, which has been hanging in the balance, was unexpectedly precipitated by Premier Witte. The elections have greatly strengthened the premier's hand in his fight against the reactionists, and he now feels strong enough to challenge General Trepoff, Minister of the Interior Durnovo and the entire reactionary cabinet. Less than a fortnight ago the premier was decidedly pessimistic and believed that the majority in the lower house of parliament would be conservative and that the entire program for reform might be overthrown. The results of the elections, however, convinced him that the radicals will control the house and that an attempt to thwart the popular will as expressed by the ballot box would be a fatal blunder on the part of the government. It is learned from an unimpeachable source that the premier journeyed to Tsarskoe-Selo to lay the situation before the emperor. The impression is abroad that the success of the constitutional democrats will insure the success of the big foreign loan of which the government is in such urgent need. Monday 28 provincial conventions met and elected 187 members of the lower house of parliament. The peasants' representatives have a clear majority over all the other classes combined. Should the radicals make anything like the sweep which they anticlate, the emperor probably will be compelled to yield to the premier's advice. At any rate, Witte seems to have aligned himself on the side of the people. In effect he told the emperor that he regarded the situation as desperate and that the time had come to choose between himself and Interior Minister Durnovo, and counseled his majesty not only to accept the result of the elections, but to anticipate any demand on the part of the lower house of parliament for a constitution by the issuance of a constitution before parliament convenes, and at the same time mark his change of policy by a proclamation of general amnesty at Easter. The premier is also understood to have pointed out that such a course would make a splendid impression. SPORTING NOTES. The coast league opened its season last Saturday. Joe Walcott has accepted the offer of Joe Gans to fight for the weltier weight championship of the world. The bout will be fought April 27. Yale's wrestlers won the intercollegiate wrestling championship in the Columbia university gymnasium Friday night by defeating the teams of Columbia, Princeton and Pennsylvania. The best three billiard players that baseball ever turned out are said to be Walter Wilmot, Anson and Dr. Harley Parker. But keep your eye on McGraw. He is a comer with the cue and is credited with running 48 recently at straight rail. Jay Gould, representing a New York city club, won the national court tennis championship title Saturday by defeating Charles E. Sands of New York. Sands won the honors a year ago. Gould, who is only 17 years of age, won from Sands in three straight sets. What was to have been a 15 round glove contest at Rossland Saturday night between "Indian Joe" Gregg and "Kid Fredericks," was ended in the fourth round, when the Indian got Fredericks up against the ropes and rained rights and lefts on him till he fell and took the count. The 63rd annual boat race between crews representing the universities of Oxford and Cambridge was rowed Saturday over the usual course from Putney to Mortlake, on the Thames, a little over four and a half miles. Cambridge won by three and a half lengths after an unexciting contest; time, 19 minutes 24 seconds. The 1906 season of the Northwestern league will be formally opened in Spokane, Saturday April 28, Charlie McIntyre's miners from Butte being the opponents. Butte will be there for seven games, closing Sunday, May 6. Grays Harbor will play at Tacoma seven games on the same dates. The opening day had been set for April 25, but was postponed three days to allow the Butte team more time to practice. OVER 6000 HOMESEEKERS Enormous Travel to the Northwestern States. Saturday night cleaned up the week's homeseekers' business and the record for two years is broken. The exact figures are not yet obtainable, but the union depot officials at St. Paul place the number that were sent forward at 6500 persons, exclusive of first class travel. The continuance of low rates in effect every Tuesday will keep up the movement to the west and north for some time. KC BAKING POWDER is the wonderful raising powder of the Wave Circle. Thousands of women are bringing greater health and better food into their homes by using K C Baking Powder. Costs just one-third what you always pay. If you have never used it you don't know what you've missed. Don't wait! All grocers. 25 ounces for 25 cents JAQUES MFG. CO. Chicago The artistic "Book of Presents" free upon request. TOOLATE? little AMA! Don't be frightened —but be warned! Every Mother knows, or should know, that the terrible Mortality among little children is caused by Stomach and Bowel troubles. Colic, Sour Curd, Cholera Infantum, Summer Complaint, Measles, Rashes, Scarlet Fever—even Mumps—have their first cause in constipation. The Delicate Tissues of a Baby's Bowels will not stand rough treatment. Salts are too violent, and Castor Oil will only grease the passages, but will not make and keep them Clean, Healthy and Strong. --- There is no other medicine as safe for a child as Cascarets, the fragrant little Candy Tablet, that has saved thousands of families from unhappiness. The Nursing Mother even in good health should always keep her own Bowels Loose, and her Milk Mildly Purgative by taking a Cascaret at night before going to bed. No other medicine has this remarkable and valuable quality. Mama takes the Cascaret, Baby gets the Benefit. Cascarets act like strengthening Exercise on the weak little bowels of the growing babe, and make them better able to get Governor is Doing Well. The physicians attending Governor Pattison of Ohio, states that the governor is much better. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets, Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signature is on each box. 25c. Fishes have been discovered at Guatemala with two pairs of eyes. One pair does duty above the water, the other below, the fish thus being able to see in two elements at once. A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES, Iching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding Piles. Druggists are authorized to refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure in 6 to 14 days. 50c. Montreal has the largest flour mill in the British empire. It turns out 5000 barrels of flour a day. Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use for their children during teething period. Insurances recently have been placed in London to cover the risk of war breaking out between England and Germany during the ensuing 12 months at 3 guineas per cent. Nothing knocks out and disables like Lumbago and Sciatica Nothing reaches the trouble as quickly as TRADE MARK. St. Jacobs Oil Known the world over as The Master Cure for Pains and Aches Price, 25c. and 50c. all the Nourishment out of Baby's Natural Food. Larger children cannot always be watched, and will eat unreasonably. The Ready Remedy should ever be at hand—Cascarets—to take care of the trouble when it comes. No need to Force or Bribe children to take Cascarets. They are always more than ready to eat the sweet little bit of Candy. Repulsive medicine forced on the little ones does more harm than good. * * * Home is not complete without the ever ready Box of Cascarets. Ten cents buys a small one at the Corner Drug Store. Be very careful to get the genuine, made only by the Sterling Remedy Company and never sold in bulk. Every tablet stamped "CCC." --- FREE TO OUR FRIENDS! We want to send to our friends a beautiful BONUS BOX, a BONUS BOX, hard-matched in colors. It needs dressing table. Ten cents in stamps is asked as a measure of good faith and to cover cost of Cascarets, with which this Eminent津贴 is loaded. Address Send to-day, mentioning this paper. Address Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York. W. L. DOUGLAS $3.50 & $3.00 SHOES FOR MEN W. L. Douglas $4.00 Glit Edge Line cannot be equalled at any price. W.L. DOUGLAS SHOES ALL PRICES BEST IN THE WORLD THE WORLD'S GREATEST SHOEMAKER SOLE AGENTS FOR W.L. DOUGLAS SHOES ESTABLISHED JULY 6, 1876. CAPITAL $2,500,000 W. L. DOUGLAS MAKES & SELLS MORE W. L. DOUGLAS MAKES & SELLS MORE MEN'S $3. 60 SHOES THAN ANY OTHER MAN'S ACTUALLY WORLD. $10,000 Reward to anyone can disprove this statement. If I could take you into my three large factories at Brockton, Mass., and show you the infinite care we give to every pair of shoes you buy, you can size them up $2. 80, cost more to make, why they hold their shape, fit better, wear longer, and are of greater intrinsic value than any other $3. 50 shoe. W. L. Douglass Strong Made Shoes for Women's Dress Shoes, $2.50, $1.75, $1.50 Dress Shoes, $2.50, $1.75, $1.50 CAUTION. —Instain upon having W.L. Douglass shoes without the price stamped on bottom. Fast Color Eyeglasses used; they will not wear brazy. Write Name on Back. W. L. DOUGLIUS, Brockton, Mass. Coffin's Prepared Codfish (In glass top boxes) The Finest Packing of the Finest Codfish Coffin's Prepared Codfish NEW COFFIN FISH CO. MONTEREY, CA Coffin's Prepared Codfish NEW COFFIN FISH CO. MONTEREY, CA Practical receipts for preparing codfish in each box. Ask your grocer for it. Packed only by The W. H. Coffin Fish Co., Seattle. WHEN writing to advertisers please mention this paper. A fat salary is attractive in the eyes of the man who is short. The Montena Plaindealer Joseph H. Tucker, Foreman. | WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF Letter Neads, Note Neads, Galling Gards, Envelopes and Dodgers. All Work Guaranteed Satisfactory or Money Refunded, One Trial is all we Ask, 21S. Main, Helena, Mont, Locals. W. M. Crosby was in the Cit this week. "This is pay week at Ft. Willian Henry Harrison. Mr. Geo. Lee left for Hunter's Hot Springs Wednesday. Mrs, Wm. Howard will move out to Fort Harrison next week. ‘The indications 80 far for the Easter ball, are not encouraging. McConnell, Spalding and Purcell have invented a new defense: “Hysteria.” Be sure and attend the Easter: at St. James Church. An excellent program is assured, Harry Jacobs came over from Butte Sunday, He is a witness in the King murder trial. Alexarider and Howard are mak- ing things hum in their business of house cleaning, planting, ete. Mrs. M. A. Cole has gone to} house keeping. She is at home,| vor. Lyndale and Warren Sts. Prof. J. Berne Barbour, the noted | pianist, left Tuesday night for| Havre, where he has accepted an engagement. E ‘The Ladies’ Aid Sewing Circle), met this week at the residence of Mrs. A. Napper and were royally} entertained by Mrs. Morris, Having entirely recovered from his injaries, Harry Simmons will] leave this week to resume his work|! on Northern Pacific Railroad, 4 Almost the sole topic of conver. ! sation on the street, at the lodges, 4 chureh, etc, this week, has been the probable result of the King murder trial. C i There will be a meeting at this| office next Monday evening at 7-30|. sharp, for the purpose of organizing|° « base ball teamn of colored players| to represent one of the leading| business establishments of this city. The crowds at the King murder| tt rial, during the recesses of the|P ‘ourt, while assembled in the cor-| idors, acted as if they were attend. |J- ngan Emancipation Day celebra- | ion, ef m If many of our people would take| j. 8 much interest in their race enter- | tj, rises as they did in a minstrel]: how which appeared in the city|.u ris week, they would accomplish | pe uch for the uplifting of the race. me The All Star aggregation of ball players are figuring on securing J B. Reed and Spencer Smith as umpires, | Many housewives’ work went un- done and many a husband went without his dinner this week while the better half attended the King trial. Our job press is now in working order and we are prepared to do all kinds of Job Work from a calling card tothe largest poster. Bring’ us your work. Easter services will be held at St James A.M. E, church next Sun- day with a sermon in the morning and at 3p. m. by the pastor and Sunday School exercises, Every. body invited. It issaid that Jas. Howard, Gus Mason, Arthur Palmer and Ward Cole, will constitute the outfield of the All Star aggregation of ball players now being formed in this city. Arthur Palmer to play sub. stitute, Don’t forget the Easter program |, for Monday evening at St. Jaies|; hurch, The children are working | nard to make it a success and they leserve the patronage of the gen-|, ral public, ; Mr. William Cole, brother of our} enial fellow townsman Ward Cole, | 8 a visitor in the city. He hails|q rom the East and remains in this|¢ ity provided he can secure a busi- ess location. A Mrs. Rev. Lyndia Allen has re-| 4 ured to the city after a week of angelistic work in Butte and naconda, She reports an excel. |¥ ‘nt time and says the Tux Prain-|¥ EALER is in great demand both in naconda and Butte. Pe A few days ago, in celebration e ther 5th anniversary, little Miss! lyrtle Taylor, the daughter of Mrs. |} lester Taylor, entertained a party | ‘her little friends at the residence ‘Mrs, Lou Miner, All the little |) Iks present report a “delicious |er me.” th There was a fair attendance at|°Y e public meeting held at Lloyd’s ace Inst Monday evening. A. F. nith was elected chairman and A.| Johnson secretary. Matters were | zo, ken up and discussed for the ben. | pa tof the race, and progress was |up le, Another meeting will be |jes id in the near future at wu ae itis hoped a greater number |eo, 1 be in attendance, when the |ng timent of the majority of our| ite mple can be obtained as to the| tters under discussion, | | aster € Novelties | ee. sulls, | ibs OVERCOATS | Ye -. (S§ Bivalve Gray, | Ea, Le For the Swell Dresser, [} ME 15to$35 By u Blue | [4 ° : “ IT'S A HUMMER. | £ ais eM Che Dub SSeS L. Weigel, Fres, Douglas Shoe. meee ‘nox that. | maloon And Cate. Tonsorial Parlors. Pool and Bil- liards. Free Library and Gynasium Elegant Furnished Rooms in Con- nection. Steam Heat, Baths and Electric Lights. Professional theadquatters: 121-23-25-27 CLORE STHET. HELENA, Mon rT. Phone 479. Graye and Gorden, Prop, | If you are a race man, and have the pride that goes with it, subscribe [oe THE PLAINDEALER and keer posted on the doings of the race. == W. M, Settles, our genial County Treasurer hails from the southland. His home is near the famous ‘Tus- keegee Institute and he appreciates the efforts of our people to rise and does not hesitate to encourage their enterprises, The case of the State vs. Eure- ka Lewis has been continued for the term in Judge Smith’s court, Don’t fail to patronize the ad- vertisers as seen on these pages, if you want your money's worth. One of the members of the pro- posed All Star Colored Baseball Team says that the chief difficulty which no doubt will be overcome is that so many want to be captain and manager, The ladies of Besheber Chapter Chapter No. 10, Order of the Hast- rn Star,gave a basket social at heir hall on Rodney St., Thursday vening. ATTENTION. There will be an adjourned Citi zens Meeting at Lloyd's Shining Parlors Monday evening to take up unfinished matters from the last meeting. It is to be hoped that all citizens interested will come out on this ogeasion as the meeting will no doubt take defin. te action on the matters before it. A. F. Smith, Chairman, | A. J. Johnsen, Secretary, ~The New York Dry Goods a 4 SPIRNG STYLES CAA aN | _ AN aE is gee: Aree Ma ae iat) eb Men's Fine SUITS i LD 1. and OVERCOAT Nai : i‘ eg | ra ieee we Rea Dar | Wy AAW AQAA Sits and Overcoat eye) LY ave —~ . the PAE Ny oto NM EFAS isi an 200 Lr, LES : S-" Lsnes. Z Washington ‘ans & Khin (a =e 'S Boot Black Parlor, Pantator Lloyd's Boot Black Parlor, Pantatorium A 'B D . PRICE List: Shoes Cleaned, Sponged, Oiled and Shined, [0c Vests Dusted, Sponged and Pressed 1[5c, Trcusers Dusted, Sponged and Pressed, I5c, Coats Dusted, Sponged and Pressed, 25c, Overcoats Lightweight Sponged and Pressed 25c Overcoats Medium, Sponged and Pressed 35c Overcoats Heavy, Sponged and Pressed 50c Ladies Coats and Jackets, Dusted, Sponged and Pressed, 25 to 50c. Ladies Overskirts Dusted, Sponged and Pressed, 20 to 60c. © a ree eee ea es eee a Phone 410 Llovd’s. Free Calls and Delivery. Under National Bank of Montana. Special nsparinenc anal Special Attention co OurLady Patronage. Patrons Please Report Any Inattention On Part of Employes. Lloyd Vernon Gre Pee. Bee 8 62. White and Colored Shirt Waists $1.50— Rich values, oceans of them, regular $3.00 to $3.50 fora few days $1.50. Dress and Watking Skirts. $4.95—Good values, colors and black, knitted, side pleated, circular and circular gore $8 $toand $12 values, at $4.95 $0.95 Coats and Jackets, $1.95—In mel~ tons and beaver; colors tan, red, brown and black, $10, $15, $20 values, $1.95 $1.25 Sateen Petticoats $1.25—$2.soand $3.00 Sateen Petticoats,made with ac~ cordeon pleating and full lounce $1.25 Women's Vests—45¢ and soe quality Women’s Jersey Ribbed Vests summer weight, high neck and long sleeves, ecru color, at 260 Vests and Pants—6se quality of Women’s Soft Cotton Vests or Pants, Jersey ribs bed, Forest mills make, the spring weight, special 400 Summer Vests—12¢ quality Women’s ot Children’s Summer Vests, low neck, sleeveless, all sizes, special, each 10¢ Women’s Union Suits—soc quality Women’s Union Suits, low neck, knee length, sleeveless, lace trimmed, all sizes, special suit 25¢ Men’s Socks—A great offer— Mews ee fant French hose, of every conceiaty style; regular 50€ to 75¢ values, cee per pair 25e Men’s Collars—Men’s pure linen cally, all styles, sizes and shapes, egslar 1g quality, ‘each 8 1x Men's Underwear—Men's Derby Kittay Underwear, heavy weight diawen, made wiih double seat, colors blue ang flesh, 75¢ quality, at each Se ‘Men’s Night Shirts—Men’s Muslin, Night Shirts, made from twilled Wamsuit, muslin, are reinforced througiiou, gy quality, each tee Children’s Hose—15¢ and 20¢ qualiy Children’s Fast Color R:bbed Hove, sizes § 1-2 to 7 1-2, odds and ends, black only, special this sale toe & Misses’ Hose—ase quality Misses’ Extra Fine Ribbed Cotten Hose, wacranted fast colors, sizes § 1-2 t0 91-2 special this sale, pair 50 Women's Hose—35c quality Women’s Fine Gage Lisle or Cote Hose, tan or black, spliced heels and toes, double sole, special pair ‘e Women’s Hose—35¢ quality Women, Hine Black Hose, lace instep and boot effeet, colors tan, white and, black, special pair. he