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THE MONTANA PLAINDEALER Vol. 1. MONTANA PLAINDEALER Station made for entering the Helena Office as Second Class Mail Matter. Ass all Communications to The Montana Plaindealer', 21 South Main Street, Helena, Montana. EACE! PROPERITY!! UNION!!! Harmony and Energy. the natural trend of events in great Northwest if our people up with the mighty progress the country, they must work other as a unit, on all questionsing the prosperity of the try. Incidents of a trivial nashould be laid aside and all together, shoulder to shoulder higher citizenship along all We want HARMONY to preto the utmost. With our peoworking together along all lines go to make good citizenship, destiny in this particular secs assured and we shall be in ion to command the respect commendation of our more red friends of the opposite dom race, who when they see a and people struggling to do part in the development of resourceful country, will at all lend support and encourage- with harmony reigning supreme. Must have energy and thrift. He is no time to lose with the stress. We need the combined skills of the energetic and thrifty sons to the end that every stroke he uplift of the race will count. We should encourage more of best citizenship to this country. We are openings along all lines men to obtain a livelihood. Day in our rounds we are dane we secure good men and men who are reliables, for differ occupations. The employers people to work for them whom can depend upon and who are r and industrious. he sooner we as a people can onize on the vital principles ofice progress and prosperity,use real energy in promoting less enterprises,the sooner will be recognized to the fullest asstor in the development of the maustible resources ofthis great invest and gather the credit accrues thereto. Why The Negro Is Disliked. ulpit orators, colored philosoars, and all kinds of other advoices of Negro equality of citizens have wondered and conjectured the colored man is disliked, advocates of negro equality of consent have argued all around great question, and are only inked to give the bright side of question and leave the misshidden. The enemies of the red man outnumber his friends those who are friendly to him often embarrassed for what the overable and lawless colored does. If our good white ends will only discriminate been the ignorant and uncultured refined and educated colored if they would be convinced that latter class will compare as fably with them, as far as social are concerned. The colored ole, that is those who obey the are not responsible for the acts the lawless element. Their acs are just as disgusting to them they are to the cultured class of the people. We know why the colored people are disliked by certain white people. The entire race is condemned for the acts of one member of the race, which is unfair Because one colored man commits an offense against the law of the land, is that any reason the entire race should be condemned Because one rude colored person enters a car and seats himself upon the lap of another, white or black, should a "Jim Crow" car law be passed, to effect the entire race? The Williams and Walker 'musical oddity' at Convention Hall this week, fully demonstrated the fact that the cultured white man and the cultured colored man, the white woman and the colored woman can sit with dignity with one another. The refined white man and woman were seated with the refined colored man and colored woman. The occasion was most gorgeous. It was a scene that would have made Ben Tillman blush; Vardaman would have fled because the company was too cultured for him, and John Sharp Williams would have looked with amazement and said to himself that all colored people are not alike. The pulpit has a duty to perform. The Sunday schools should teach children good manners. There should be less of singing in the churches and Sunday schools and more sound talk on good manners and good morals. There is too much grafting in the church. Williams and Walker are demonstrating Negro possibilities. They are showing to the world that there is something in the colored man. Those who witnessed "Abyssinia" this week and heard the musical composition of Mr. Will Marion Cook, the world's greatest composer, must have felt very proud of thd genius and ability exhibited. What did this show demonstrate? These two artists, as well as the author of the play, Mr. Shipp, compared the American Negro with Abyssinians. Where upon the American stage is there another such play of this character? The people who saw and heard white and black shows will say that the colored comedian is doing much to eliminate social prejudice. Players of this character are comedable and helpful to the colored race and the people of this city showed their gratitude by giving this new production the greatest ovation in the history of dramatic art. When Mr. Cook left this city and went to New York his talent, his genius and his industry were appreciated, and when he returned to the city of his nativity, where he first saw sun-light and received no applause for his musical genius, it showed the narrowness and lack of pride and appreciation for a young man who has reached the zenith of his ambition. Not a flow er was presented to Mr. Cook, not one applause was given the man who is responsible for making the music in "Abysinia" great. The white press was either jealous of "Abysinia" or too mean and bigoted to give a just comparison between this and the former productions of Williams and Walker. And again this show takes the lead in everything. The participants are men and women of high moral character. No female or no male is allowed in this show unless he or she is of good character and live moral lives. The comments of the white press were not such that can be appreciated by the Bee. These two musical geniuses deserve all that can be said of them. The Bee feels keenly the stupidity of the Washing ton people who failed to appreciate the life work of one of their own. It demonstrates the fact that they are not appreciative of anything that redounds to their credit. These are a few of the reasons that the white people dislike the colored people, or some of them. If they have no respect for themselves and each other, many of the whites conclude they have no respect for them. Helena, Montana, Friday, May 11, 1906. The Negro in Society. (Gertrude M. Elam, in The W. U. Uplift.) There is not a more interesting nor a more difficult problem confronting the people, than is the one of to-day. "The position of the Negro in Society," is being discussed widely by men and women interested in the welfare of all beings. First. what position does the Negro hold in society? The answer would be not any. Is it because he is not educated or refined or is it simply because he is a Negro? Negroes are like all others in heart and brain although they have to surmount more obstacles. Take for instance the Negro girl, the daughter of misfortune, she has to endure more hardships and suffer more insults than any other girl. Why is it? Because of prejudice. The men of her own race knowing that the elevation of the race can come only through the elevation of its women, take part in saying that all Negro girls are alike. Of course we were all created equal, but the character of one girl may be as different from that of another as day is from night. Hence, character is the most important part after all. So when you see a girl of good character, consider her a precious jewel in the uplifting of the race. Why was it that Alice Roosevelt, the President's daughter, had A GREATER MONTANA Our people should Developement of a Great Encourage Thrifty dustry along all lines, the Great March of Progress which this section is about take our part in this M Encourage the com- ship to this Great Eldo- to assist in building up exhaustable resources, but we do this we shall be de- solution of the problem Let it be known that the idle, shiftless and for a hearty welcome for So- telligent and Thrifty M Our people should do their utmost for the Development of a Greater Montana. Encourage Thrift, Education and Industry along all lines, to the end that in the Great March of Progress and Prosperity with which this section is about to witness we shall take our part in this Mighty Procession. Encourage the coming of our best Citizenship to this Great Eldorada of the Northwest to assist in building up and developing our inexhaustable resources, both in mine and soil. If we do this we shall be doing our part in the solution of the problems which confront us. Let it be known that there is no room for the idle, shiftless and floating population, but a hearty welcome for Sober, Industrious, Intelligent and Thrifty Men and Women. so much prominence given to her in her marriage to Nicholas Longworth, so much that she has been the recipient of showers of gifts of the greatest governments? It was her character—her pure life, her sweet disposition. Her lady-like dignity and graceful independence won over in kindest friend ship the Empress of China, a thing never before heard of. What did it? Wealth nor beauty, nor color did it. Education alone nor fine clothes did it. But the Character of a remarkable daughter of a remarkable father was the secret. Do you think that Rockefeller's or Carnegie's daughter backed up by their vast wealth could win the esteem of the American people and the tokens of friendship from the royalty of other nations as did this ordinary looking young lady? No, a thousand times, no! The colored girl has a great opportunity in this nation. Just as Alice Roosevelt has captured the hearts of nations by means of her character and inward noble accomplishments, in a like manner the ideal of the American Negro girl should be to win the hearts of the world; not by wealth or beauty, not by color or fine clothes, nor a high-headed, haughty education, but by true womanhood, pure life, prudence, modesty and adapting herself to all conditions and service, in the hospital, in the home, in the office, in the school-room, at the church, in the lodge, wherever she may be—always and everywhere a true lady, a ministering angel of love and usefulness. She will find the world bowing on the footstool at her shrine and all men will rise up to call her blessed. Young girls, do not think because one girl performs on the piano, another manipulates on the type writer or dresses finer than you, that she is above you, for all these things without character are of no value to her. Even though you toil in the laundry or cook in the kitchen the former girl should not be encouraged any more than the latter. Say that economy and character and honest labor are the three main stones in the uplifting of the race. Young men, when you see a young girl possessed cf these three necessary things for success in life, throw around her that chivalry of honor and protection which shall cause the recognition and respect of all the world. Young men and women be true, upright and honest, not only with yourselves but with every one else, and in doing so be protected from --- do their utmost for the water Montana. at, Education and In- to the end that in the less and Prosperity with about to witness we shall Mighty Procession. going of our best Citizen- porada of the Northwest and developing our in- both in mine and soil. If doing our part in the us which confront us. that there is no room for floating population, but Sober, Industrious, In- Men and Women. the the insults of men. When we reach that point, then and only then shall the Negro have a position in society. Not to be outdone by their white brethren, five colored men filed articles of incorporation for the Afro-American Mining company yesterday and will develop and operate eight claims northwest of Butte near the Big Bonanza mine. Chasles F. Jones, president of the company is well known in this city and Butte, where he has been engaged in mining for a number of years. Mr. Jones is an excellent speaker, and when Pres. Roosevelt last visited Butte, Mr. Jones made a speech in behalf of the colored people and presented the president with a rouvenir made from Montana gold and copper. This company owns several good mines in Madison county from which ore is being shipped. The The directors are Chas. F. Jones, Andrew J. Henson, Wm. H. Jones, J. W. Duncan and Dr. T. S. P. Miller. The incorporators are all residents of Butte, with the exception of Dr. Miller, who is a physician of New York city. Tee company is capitalized for $200,000 in shares of 1$ each. Race News. After years of unrequitted toil and suffering under an unjust verdict of an unfriendly courts-martial—that of dismissal from the army—Lieut. Flipper has been restored to the regular army by the reviewing board at Washington, D. C. Prof. W. T. Vernon taken the recent Republican convention off of its feet, such was his splendid and eloquent appeal for fair play and justice to all mankind. It was such a scene as was witnessed at the republican convento in in '88 when that finished orator and states man, Frederick Douglass, caused that great body to cry, and men embraced each other under the spell of his mighty eloquence. The Western Negro Press Association will meet this year at Colorado Springs, Col., in August. The grand jury investigating the Springfield mob has brought in a report severely criticising the sheriff, police and county attorney and many indictments are looked for. The A. M. E. church throughout its connection is raising funds for the San Francisco sufferers. Topeka, Kansas, May, 2.—At the Republican state convention the following resolution was passed: The prenicious enemies of Prof. W. T. Vernon of Kansas received a solar plexus blow when the republican convention at Topeka passed the above resolution and no doubt the U. S. Senate will now lose no time in confirming him. The first colored man in the U. S. to receive the 33rd degree was H. H. Gilbert of Philadelphia. He received the same in 1842 from Jos W. B. Smithtthe founder of the New York Supreme council. The only objection the colored Christian may have to the Catholic church is a restaiction that the church may place upon his shouting proclivities. The colored Protestant Christian likes to shout. If he enters the Catholic church this privilege will be taken from him. If, however; the church offers protection to his body, it would seem that he would be willing to let shouting alone and pray in silence and conform to the rules governing that church. What the colored man wants today is not only religious freedom and protection, but civil and political freedom and protection. The white Baptists, the white Methodists and the white Presbyterians don't care to associate with their religious sisters and and brothers. Just what kind of religion this is, The Bee is unable to state. It is not so much of association as it is to allow the colored brother to sing and pray with them. The white Baptist doesn't care to pray with his colored brother and sister and so it is with the white Methodist and Presbyterian. The white Catholics are very charitable toward their colored Catholics and they treat them as human beings and not as cattle. There should be no discrimination in religious worship. Why should there be? The colored churchman should think for himself. He should worship with those who are Christians in deed and in fact.—BEE. No. 0. POLITCAL SNAPSHOTS. The kissing] bee, Gov. Hoch, was renominated for a second term in Kansas. The pluggers and fixers evidently had their calculationf verified when the appointments of Mayor Lindsay were made public. Really now, just how much does the average elector have to do with the results of an election, and is there any hope of reward for party loyalty. Col J. H. Rice our genial state treasurer is one of the staunch republicans who does not hesitate to encourage enterprise and thrift among the colored contingent. After all what is it that makes the colored vote mugwumpish if is not because it is continually shown tnere is no reward for party loyalty. There is none who can question his right to at times go off the reservation. Hon. M. A. Witmer who began another term in the city council is one of the stalwart republicans of this section, of whom the best the party can give is not too good. If all the party workers of Montana were of the calibre of Dr. O. M. Lanstrum, whose work for republicanism needs no comment in these columns, there would be no question of continued republican supremacy in this county and state. Mayor Lindsay's administration starts out under the most favorable auspices. He is broadgauged and up with the times. His inaugural address was a concise, business document which if carried out will not only redund to the credit of the city, but Mr. Lindsay as well. We believe that he should have the hearty support of the council in upholding his policy as Mr. Lindsay is undoubtedly the right man in the right place. The Plaindealer Would Like To Know WHY It was that the contemplated parity that was scheduled to be given last week was declared off. There are so many able bodied men in town, who when offered work refuse it. Those who were most profuse in their promised support of a race jovnal before it started, do not patronize one now. The Helena Giants do not play the Fort Harrison Team. The gentleman with the best trotter lost a bottle of wine last Wednesday. There are not more of our young men qualifying themselves to take the civil service examination. Spencer Smith is so elated this week. Some one does not open a first class restaurant and ice cream parlor on Main street. There is not an organization in Helena to promote and provide intellectual entertainment for our people. The PLAINDEALER though it is sent does not reach some of our subscribers. A prominet lady is so inquisitive as to other people's affairs. More of our people do not keep posted the current events of the day. Clever Billy Young never gets old. Maharra's famous base ball team failed to meet the Giants. Nick Chiles has become reconciled to Gov. Hoch of Kansas. Subscribe for the PLAINDEALER and keep posted as to the news. Northern Pacific Freight Depot and A Block of Wholesale Houses Went Up—Man and Boy Injured—Change in Direction of Wind Saved Town From Destruction. North Yakima, Wash., May 6.—Fire has wiped out a block of wholesale warehouses bounded by the Northern Pacific right of way, Selah street, A street and Yakima avenue, entailing a loss of $200,000, only partially covered by insurance. The Northern Pacific freight depot was entirely consumed. It was filled with freight and the company is the heaviest sufferer from the fire. For a time it appeared as if the western part of the city would go, but a change in the wind saved this section by hard work. The Northern Pacific passenger depot was saved, which prevented the big buildings on Front street from catching fire. Thomas Clemain, a 14 year old boy was struck by a shot of an exploding shell in the Yakima Hardware company and seriously injured about the face. James Metcalf, a volunteer fireman, fell from a building and was badly hurt. Both injured were removed to the hospital. The fire originated in the Pioneer Lumber company's plant from an unknown cause and burned with great rapidity. Six of the eight buildings in the block were frame, as was the Northern Pacific depot. The fire leaped from Yakima and Selah street, but the blazes were extinguished before they gained headway. It had it gained a foothold on Selah street a large part of the residence district would have been consumed. Big Fire the Day Before. Fire starting from crossed electric wires or a defective flue destroyed the Yakima county courthouse. The blaze started near the roof, which gave plenty of time to save the county records. In offices having vaults the records were hurriedly placed in safety. Scores of persons labored to carry books from the other offices and deposit them in the streets and nearby houses. It was a frame structure and burned rapidly after getting a start. A dozen prisoners were in jail in the basement of the building. When the fire was discovered they were marshaled in the rear of the jail, and when it was seen the building was doomed they were handcuffed in pairs and removed to the city jail. The Indian and negro prisoners appeared as cool as the white men, as Sheriff Grant, with drawn revolver, accompanied by several deputies, brought them through the big crowd at the rear of the jail. The basement was damaged only by water. The new $100,000 courthouse has been under construction for three months. It will be completed during the summer, and until then the county offices will be located in various buildings in the city. TRADERS INSURANCE CO. FAILS Loss Placed at $3,748,000—Assets Are About $500,000 Short. Byron L. Smith, president of the Northern Trust company of Chicago, has been appointed receiver for the Traders Insurance company by Judge Julian Mack in the circuit court of Cook county. The company is one of the largest fire insurance companies in the west and its distress is due to the heavy losses it sustained in the San Francisco fire, the amount which is stated in the application for the receiver to be approximately $3,748,000. It was stated in the application that the assets of the company will not exceed $3,300,000. Theatrical Notes. Viola Allen has engaged Fuller Melkish for her company next season. Mrs. Melkish this season has been with Richard Mansfield. The big chorus of the New York Metropolitan Opera company comprising about 165 people, is reported to be stranded in New York. Vesta Tilley is to make an American tour soon. The name of Sam Bernard's play by Edgar Smith is to be "The Rich Mr. Hoggenheimer." Mrs. Fiske appeared in New York with success in a new one act play by John Luther Long, entitled "Dolce." Mrs. Patrick Campbell appeared lately in one of the large English cities in a foreign adaption entitled "The Whirlwind." Annie Russel is to make a brief tour in "Friend Hannah." Selma Herman is to have a stock company of her own in Chicago for the summer. Richard Mansfield is to deliver a lecture in St. Louls for the San Francisco relief fund. The Idle Have the Drink The drinking of intoxicants is decreasing among the middle classes of the world, and is increasing among the very poor and the very rich. Such is the conclusion drawn from a foreign tour by John G. Woolley, once prohibition candidate for president, who has returned to Chicago after a 13 month's trip abroad. SPORTING NOTES. The Scaler-Thompson affair was a great battle and some fans think it the best ever pulled off at the S. A. A. C. at Spokane. One could see at every stage of the game that both men were trying hard to best the other, and a harder 20 rounds were never fought in the city. It was a draw. Frank Kramer of Valesburg, N. J., the American champion bicyclist, won the international professional mile, one half and three quarter mile bicycle races at the Crystal Palace, London. In a game to decide the girls' basketball championship of the state of Washington and of the northwest the Colafx girls' high school team defeated the girls of the Everett high school in a hotly contested game at Colafx, winning by the score of 18 to 11. The final round of the amateur court tennis for the championship at the Queen's club, London, Jay Gould of Lakewood, N. J., beat S. L. Hill by 3 to 0. By the close score of 61 to 59 Whitman college defeated the Washington state college of Pullman in one of the most exciting track meets ever held at Walla Walla. George Bowerman, a noted trainer of trotters, was stricken with paralysis while sitting in a sulky on the track at Lexington, Ky., and is in a serious condition. He was rendered speechless, but recovery is not impossible. The naval academy of Annapolis, Md. defeated the Yale boat crew Saturday afternoon by a length. The winners finished strong, while the Yale carvers were greatly distressed. Time, 10:45. The University of Idaho defeated the Lewiston high school at Moscow in a handicap track meet. President Frank J. Dorsey of the Spokane league bail team and Malcolm Gillis of Butte have returned from Seattle from the conference with James P. Agnew of the Seattle club. Dorsey is more confident than ever that the two northern towns of the Pacific Coast league will come into a reorganized northern circuit. With an unfinished run of 234 points and an average of 100 in his championship match with Willie Hoppe, George Sutton wiped existing billiard records off the board. Western amateur golfers will not play their championship on early summer dates after all. The directors have now set the championship for September 4-8 on the Glen Echo links at St. Louis, the Olympic cup competition, as curtain raiser, coming on Labor day, September 3. The University of Washington team won the open track meet scoring 80 points to 21 for the Seattle Athletic club and eight for Everett. The surprise of the afternoon was the winning of the half mile run by Parker, a promising freshman; in 2 minutes and 7 seconds. Colfax high school won the field meet of the Whitman County Athletic association. Spokane City League. STRIKERS IN COLORADO FIGHT Pueblo,Col, May 9.—About 6 o'clock Tuesday morning about 100 strikers employees of the Pueblo smelter gathered near that plant and endeavored to keep other employees from entering the works. Sheriff McMillan and 25 deputies went to the plant, but by the time they arrived the mob had increased to nearly 200 persons, including many women and fighting between strikers and strik breakers had begun. The sheriff's men were attacked when they endeavored to stop the trouble. At this juncture a shot was fired by some one and the sheriff's posse fired a volley into the crowd, killing an Italian, Mike Marino, and seriously wounding to others strikers. The mob then scattered. To deputies were badly beaten in their endeavors to disarm strikers. The deputies are still on guard at the smelter. The cause of the disturbance was the inanguartion o fan eight hour day at the plant. The men demanded the same pay for eight hours as for the former ten hour work day. SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE. A Review of Happenings in Both Eastern and Western Hemispheres During the Past Week—National, Historical, Political and Personal Events. James Mills, for more than 30 years an editorial writer on the Pittsburg Post, is dead. H. L. Whaley, a salesman of New York has been arrested charged with having presented at a bank for deposit a city warrant, which, it is alleged, had been raised from $3 to $359,000. After consultation between the officials of the navy department and Admiral Sands, superintendent of the naval academy, the fate of 30 midshipmen has been settled. They will not be expelled. The battleship Rhode Island recently went on a sand bar off York spit, in Chesapeake bay. Professor Eugene Renevier, the scientist, was killed at Lucerne recently in an elevator accident. The Chinese government has given notice that it will open certain Manchurian ports and interior cities to the world's trade only after it has completed the preparation of regulations for the government of foreign colonies there. In a battle at Passaic, N. J., between riotous Italian strikers and police four rioters were shot and a number of policemen injured. One man may die. Thirty-two men were made prisoners by the police. George H. Walker, treasurer of the Gridiron club, died in Washington as the result of a second stroke of paralysis. August Braun, a citizen of Cincinnati, committed suicide yesterday by jumping from the Elfeli tower in Paris while deranged. Elizabeth Gates, 114 years old, said to be the oldest person in the state of Georgia, died recently at Brunswick. She had been married three times and leaves four children, 23 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. After the fight at Kaplan, near Uskub, recently, between Turkish troops and a band of Bulgarians, in which three Turks and two Bulgarians were killed and several Turks wounded, the troops were reinforced and pursued the band, and exterminated it. According to a report, A. N. Daguerre, secretary of the Mexican district of Bravos, Mex., is going to send a commission to San Francisco to look into the needs of her citizens there. It is officially announced in St. Petersburg that Maxim Gorky will be prosecuted on the charge of fomenting an anti-Russian and revolutionary abroad. The executive council of the American Federation of Labor has given its endorsement to a strike among 3000 agricultural laborers in the Arcalibo district, Porto Rico. The mysterious disappearance of Miss Bertha Muenter, sister of Professor Erich Muenter of Harvard who is charged with poisoning his wife, has been solved. The young woman was located at the home of his sister, Mrs. Farmer, in Chicago. Henry G. Goll, formerly cashier of the First National bank, at Milwaukee, indicted for misapplying funds, has been sentenced to 10 years at Fort Leavenworth prison. Acting secretary Oliver has sent out a circular letter to the governors of the various states having organized militia forces inviting them to have some part of these troops go into summer camps with the troops of the regular army. Two Chinamen, Yen Hing and Fah Chow, have been murdered near Lillooet, B. C. Robbery was probably the motive for the murder. The latest date set for opening the banks in San Francisco is June 1. OCCURS IN CHINA Washington, May 9.—The state department has received the following cablegram from the American consul at Hankau, China: "Immense flood in Hunan province Great loss of life and property. All foreigners safe." Electricians Strike in Spokane Spokane —A dozen inside wiremen working for the Washington Water Power company went out on strike Monday morning in sympathy with the linemen of the company who quit work last week. The wiremen themselves have no grievance against the company, but decided to go out to support the linemen, who are looking for a reduction in hours and an increase in pay. Killedby Burglar. New York. — Charles L. Spier, a prominent business man of Staten Island, and said to be a confidential agent of H. H. Rogers, vice president of the Standard Oil company, was shot and killed in a duel with a burglar in his home in New Brighton, Staten Island, early Monday. Many mistake fluidity of mind for faith. THE DOOR OF MANCHURIA OPEN. May 10 Japan is to Open Antung and Tatungkau Ports. Pending the gradual withdrawal of troops from Manchuria the imperial Japanese government has so far been unable to permit the entering of foreigners into Manchuria of oignal vessels into the ports of the province, or the arrival of foreign consular offices. The evacuation, however, has now made much progress, and the government has decided to put into execution its declared principal of the "open door and equal opportunity." From May 10 foreigners and foreign vessels will be free to enter Antung and Tatungkau, while foreign consular officers will be permitted to reside at Antung. From June 1 next consular officers will be allowed to reside at Mukden, and, so far as no military inconvenience shall be occasioned, permission will be accorded to foreigners in general to travel in the interior of Manchuria. The Japanese government has also decided to open Ta-lien-wan to foreign commerce at as early a date as possible. Mr. Roosevelt Talks to Newspaper Men on Rate Bill. Thirty-six members of the corps of Washington correspondents representing the leading daily newspapers and press associations in the United States, met President Roosevelt by invitation in the cabinet room of the executive offices recently to discuss with him the status of railroad rate legislation and to learn the president's views as to certain pending amendments to the Hepburn bill. The meeting lasted more than an hour. While the president made it clear at the outset that he desired not to be quoted directly as to the views which he might express, he was perfectly willing that his views should be known and stated in the language of the members of the press who were present. The discussion dealt chiefly with the various propositions for a court review, from the board amendment proposed by Senator Bailey of Texas to the restricted amendment offered Senator Long of Kansas. The president in the beginning indicated clearly and positively that he would be satisfied with the enactment of the Hepburn bill as it was reported to the senate from the committee on interstate commerce. He pointed out, however, that senate advocates of railroad rate legislation—as sincere friends of the legislation as he himself was—believed it would be wise so to amend the measure as to provide specifically for a review of the decisions by the interstate commerce commission by the courts. To this end the proposition evolved by Senator Allison of Iowa, which now practically has been agreed upon by the republicans of the senate, was offered, and after consideration was accepted by the friends of the measure, including the president. The president expressed the opinion that the effect of the Allison proposition was embodied in the Hepburn bill, but it was also his opinion, as he stated it today, if there is the slightest doubt that the Hepburn bill, by implication does not carry the effect of the Allison proposition, it ought to be incorporated explicitly in the measure before its enactment into law. Personally he favors the narrower restriction of the amendment of Senator Long, but some other advocates of the legislation do not favor the amendment. He made it clear that the judgment of the friends of the measure was so evenly balanced on the question of the Long amendment that it was scarcely worth while to make a contest for it, as a year or two of the law's operation would demonstrate clearly whether it would be necessary further to amend the act in the way proposed by Senator Long. The president assured his hearers that he and every advocate of the pending measure would be satisfied perfectly with the Hepburn bill with the amendment proposed by Senator Allison. HE KILLED HIGH HOLY ROLLER Shooting Occurs on Streets of Seattle—Refugee Seattle, May 8.—Frank E. Creffield, leader of a notorious religious organization, known as the holy rollers, was shot in the forehead and instantly killed Monday morning. Creffield's blood paid for the practices which his organization follows. The man who committed the crime, George Mitchell, claims he wiped out the stain his family suffered through the seduction of his two sisters by the leader of the holy rollers. Creffield and his wife—a woman he married the third day of last month—were walking down First avenue. When near Cherry street Mitchell, who was following them, address a remark in a low tone to Creffield and the latter turned to face his pursuer. A revolver was drawn and flashed, Creffield reeled and fell to the pavement. The bullet had penetrated his brain. Within a minute of the shooting Deputy Sheriff Sam Huth and Patrolman Le-Count had arrested Mitchell. Mitchell is 23 years old and a laborer by occupation. San Francisco, May 9.—Safety deposit vaults in several big institutions were made accessible Tuesday and everything was found to be in fine shape. Nothing was harmed. The speed of the electric current in copper wire is 463,500,000 meters a second. The fastest ocean steamer makes only 9.8 meters a second. WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA AND OREGON NEWS ITEMS. A Few Interesting Items Gathered From Our Exchanges of the Surrounding Country—Numerous Accidents and Personal Events Take Place—Fall Trade Is Good. IDAHO NEWS. The supreme court of Idaho, in a decision rendered recently has decided that land owners along the Coeur d'Alene river in northern Idaho have a right to bring suit and have their cases tried when they allege that their farms have been flooded and grass destroyed because the big silver-lead mines of the Coeur d'Alenes have dumped poisonous refuse into the river. The steamer Mountain Bell has been towing lumber to Lakeview, on Lake Pen d'Oreille. It is understood that the miners of that section will build a dridge across one of the streams so that ore can be hauled on the lake to be loaded on boats. The ore will possibly be smelted at the smelter here. The water in the south fork of the Coeur d'Alene river is still on the rampage, and further damage is threatened. District court at Moscow has been adjourned till May 14, and the jury is to report May 28. Judge Steel is sick at Lewiston with the grip, but is reported improving. The new double cilinder chemical fire engine bought by the city of Grangeville arrived in fine condition. It is the latest improved machine of its kind. D. J. Lambert of La Grande, Ore., has purchased the mill and timber at Council belonging to the Richardson Sawmill company. This is one of the largest mills in the section, having a capacity of 20,000 feet daily. Major George A. Manning, department commander of the department of Idaho, Grand Army of the Republic, has issued his order naming June 26, 27 and 28 as the dates for the annual encampment, which is to hold in Pavette. The Oregon Railroad & Navigation company is making preparation to push its work along the Snake river, and early this week construction will start out of Huntington, northeasterly along the stream to a point west of Council. McCabe & Peterson have the contract to build 57 miles of line. The firm is also doing considerable work on the Riparia-Lewiston branch, which will be rushed to completion. The Hunter Mining company at Mullan will soon be running its machinery by electric power supplied by the Washington Water Power company of Spokane. Timber owners operating in the Coeur d'Alene district of northern Idaho have begun the formation of an association for the prevention of forest fires in the vicinity of their holdings. At an early hour Sunday morning a sanguinary fight occurred on a freight train of the Short Line at Orchard. Brakeman Milan Miller was shot by a tramp in the groin, but is not thought to be fatally wounded. Oscar Lafavor, the miner who fell 80 feet down an ore chute in the Standard mine at Burke, is seriously injured. His spinal cord is broken and the entire lower portion of his body is totally paralyzed. If he survives he will be a hopeless cripple. His wife and family of little ones are with him. The sheriff has paid into the Shoshone county treasury a total of $25.125 in liquor, pool and billiard licenses. A considerable amount of this is for saloon licenses which will expire March 31, 1907. WASHINGTON NOTES Sheriff Dixon has rounded up a bunch of horse thieves on the Alpawidge in Asotin county, Harry Hayner, a stranger about 27 years of age, on a charge of stealing a horse from Henry Brockman of Garfield county. Hayner, it is alleged, had taken the horse a few days before and had tried to sell the animal to its owner. Sugar beets have been grown in the Okanogan valley and have shown a high percentage of saccharine content, but a movement is now on foot to give the matter a wider test. The supreme court docket for the May term was arranged by Clerk Reinhart, and includes 164 cases. This is the largest docket ever gotten out for a May term. The term begins on the 14th and will run to July 10. Cases docked are as follows: Kittitas, 1 case, June 20; Yakima, 6 cases, June 20 and 21; Chelan, 2 cases, June 21; Okanogan, 2 cases, June 21; Columbia, 1 case, June 21; Lincoln, 3 cases, June 21 to 27; Walla Walla, 7 cases, June 25 and 26; Douglas, 2 cases, June 27- Adams, 1 case, June 26; Spokane, 30 cases, June 27 to July 10. Louis H. Bearce of Concord, N. H., is quoted as saying that he will establish a starch factory in Spokane if sufficient supplies of potatoes are guaranteed. The shingle mills bureau, at a recent meeting in Seattle attended by 150 manufacturers representing more than 60 per cent of the total shingle output of the state, voted to close the mills for 90 days, beginning December 1, with the exception of the combination mills, which are to close for six weeks, beginning December 15. Fears are entertained at Sedonia that two brothers named Donaldson were drowned in the Columbia river on Thursday, according to a report by Clayton Miller of Sedonia. A heavy frost visited eastern Washington last Saturday night and is believed to have done considerable damage to fruit. The Sunnyside branch of the Northern Pacific was put in operation Monday morning. The exhibition building at Davenport of the Lincoln County Fair association burned Sunday. Loss on building $1000, with $500 insurance. In the building was stored a steam merry-go-round worth about $2500, which was a total loss, with no insurance. The Stevens County Pioneer association will hold its annual picnic in Colville this year. The date has not been definitely fixed. There is a big additional acreage going into grain in Chelan county. The results of last year's crop with the excellent market stirred ranchers to activity and many newly, broken fields are the result. The construction of the Great Northern line up the Similkameen valley is an incentive to many farmers. It is said the North Coast Railroad company, incorporated at Olympia Saturday to take over the North Coast Railway company's project, will have a steam road and telegraph system between Spokane and Seattle in readiness for operation inside of two years. The sub and superstructural work will be of substantial and standard character and the equipment will be modern in every respect." MONTANA SQUIBBS. The Honeycomb group of mines, in the Marysville district, owned by Frank Loughran and Matt Dorrity, have been sold to a syndicate of eastern men, at a price in excess of $50,000. It is said that Saltese is having a boom. Judge Hunt has ordered the circuit and district courts at Great Falls adjourned from May 7 to May 14. Frank M. Kain of Livingston has been ordered discharged from bankruptcy by Judge Hunt. J. G. Morony has been chosen president of the First National bank of Great Falls. Fire recently destroyed the barns of W. C. Doherty, owner of the Great Falls-Lewiston stage line, at Stanford. In addition to the vehicles, harness, etc., destroyed, five horses were cremated, the rest of the animals being saved with great difficulty. Prize fights are all off in Butte now. Mayor MacGinness has notified all managers of the athletic clubs. The new Plains flour mill is now grinding flour. Arbor day, as usual, was a memorable occasion in Butte this year. Arrangements have been perfected by some of the horsemen of Billings for a race meet, to be held at the fair grounds May 13, the proceeds of which will be sent to the San Francisco earthquake sufferers. The pesthouse in South Billings was set on fire and burned recently by order of the city council. Lambing is now in progress all over the Lewistown section, and reports from the Judith basin country and Meagher county show that so far it has been unusually successful. Dennis Kane, the 94-year-old resident of Helena, was buried in Helena in the Catholic cemetery. Peter Hocking, a well known smelterman of Butte, was killed recently while employed at a smelter at Humboldt, Ariz. The president sent to the senate the nomination of Walter P. Sales to be receiver of public moneys at Bozeman. The Spokane men who have been seeking a franchise for a gas plant in Great Falls appear to have practically won their fight. In all probability the gold shipments from Fergus county to the Helena assay office for April will be considerably in excess of $1,00,000. Part of the increase will come from the Gold Reef mines at Gilt Edge, which are now turning out more ore than at any period since the property was opened, and part from the increased output of the Kendall. OREGON ITEM8 Umatilla county prohibition convention was held last week. FEW WERE SHOT TO DEATH. Denial That Executions Occurred In Frisco. The records of coroner Walsh of San Francisco disprove the widely circulated stories that large numbers of people were shot and killed by the soldiers during the great fire that followed the earthquake. Of the cases handled by this officer, in one only was it found that death was due to gunshot wounds. The exception was Hebert Tilden, killed by a civic guardman, who had the mistaken idea that the automobile in which Tilden was riding was being used for looted purposes. The military authorities have records of two cases of killing for disobedience of military orders, but there is not a single record of any person being shot to death or looting. "My office has reports showing 358 deaths," said coroner Walsh. "In the time of great excitement we heard of man" cases of shooting, but the fact that we never got the bodies convinces me that the stories were false. In all our 358 cases, with the exception mentioned, death was due to one of three causes—fractured skull, crushing of the body or asphyxiation." London motor bus drivers who avoid accidents for a week receive a bonus. They are fined for accidents. HE ATTENDS TO BUSINESS | who goes straight to work to cure ‘ Hurts, Sprains, Bruises by the use of : oy St. Jacobs Oil | : Tee tee ae cee tiionnnnnnnnnnrooroods ioognsannoneneooeeneeeneooe’ The Watch-Dog in your Vest Pocket Blood H Inde rate or general debility, Without Hood's Sarsaparilla expels them, renovates, strencthens and tones the whole system. Tuis is the testimony of thousaads annually. Hood’s Sarsaparilla t peeular to Healt, Accept no. substitute Be pent vin Horde tl get Ht today. a ae tablets, 1 Doses One Dolla. New Continental Road. Engineers of the Mexican National railway have succeeded in locating a line from Durango to Mazatlan on the Pacific coast. The locating work has been going on for a year. It is prob- able that the Interoceanic railway will build an extension to the ofl fields from the Teziutlan. For Infants and Chi?dren. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of “A college professor says that 20 years from now women will be ruling the world.” “| don't doubt it. I see no imme- diate prospects for man getting tae supremacy.”—Minneapolis Tribune. $100 Reward, $100. readers of this paper will be to eine ret eraes inet Teast one dreeded deans Ig lence haa been ablo to eure in all ite Mag that fe Catarrh. Haile Catarrh E88 the only positive cure known to. the medical fraternity. Catarrh ao Hevalgusence, requires @ constitutional treat teat airai's(Catarrh Cure istaken internally, Bitte directly upon the blood and mucout feriafog of ineeyelem, thereby destroying the Bination of the Uisease, and giving’ the Hiegtatrength by building up tke ‘constitution fedumiting nararoin dole Ite work, ‘The Plopreiors have no much faith im ta curative worsthat they oiler One Hundred Dollars Kernay cate havi fails to cure. Send for Mat otro FJ, CHENEY & C0., Toledo, 0, Bold by droggist, 750. 7” Malis Funliy Fille are the best. Most of the churches In Naples have three or four cats attached to tnem, The cats are kept for the purpose of catching the mice, which infest all the ancient Neapolitan buildings. The ant- mals may often be seen walking about among the congregation, or stretched ‘before the altars, To Break in New Shoes. anette ferent Cures corns, ingrowing nails and bunions. At Seeiaiins sane ete nae” hase Mien Olmted, La'Hoy, NY. . Countess di Miranda, long known to the lyric stage as Christine Nilsson, | the Swedish nightingale, is an invet- erate gambler. She has a beautiful villa near Mentone, but spends a | great deal of her time at the Monte Carlo gaming tables, at which, gos- sips say, she has lost $200,000 this an ‘OU can buy Health Insurance Y now, Several good * Accident’ Companies sell it. Sinty dollars per year will bring you $25.00 per week, for every week you are Sick, But, your time alone may be worth far More than that, ‘And $200 per week might not pay for Your suffering. That's why “Cascaret"* Insurance which Prevents Sickness, is worth ten times as much money as other “Health Insur- ‘nce, ‘Yet “Cascaret Insurance’ will cost you ‘ess than Ten Cents a week. That gives you a “Vest Pocket" Box Wecany Sonstantly, ee 8 “Indigestion” means food eaten but ‘nly partially digested, Constipation” means food retained in the body undigested too long, till it decays. Wt then supplies the Poisons of decay pbesystem, in place of the nourishment Mt might have ‘supplied. / lsn't that a tremendous handicap worth Insuring against? What does it cost to Cure Constipation S indigestion, with their train of ‘small ad great ills, and to Insure against a ‘feturn of them? =a Notsovery much, One 10 cent box of Cascarets per week, ‘most, perhaps half that. One candy tablet night and morning, taken "egularly for a short time, is war- Fanted to Sure the worst case of Constipa- Mon ce Indigestion that walks the earth a: eS One tablet taken whenever you suspect YOU need it will insure you against 90 per Sent of all other ills likely to attack you. ‘Because 90 per cent of there ills begin | OVER 300,000 ARE CARRIED FREE. | Raitroag Figures on Number of Refugees. According to official figures the Southern Pacific compuny, during the exodus from San Francisco following the earthquake and the great fire, car. ried 300,000 free passengers. This total is for the nine days from April 18 up to and including April 26. Of these passengers, 67,00 were carried to interior California points, 7684 to other states, and 226,000 to suburban points around San Francisco bay. This is only the movement from San Francisco, figures as yet not having been computed on the free transporta- tion from Santa Rosa, Vallejo, Sacra- mento and Stockton. eee ees New Chief for Philippines. Secretary Taft and General James H. Smith, vice governor of the Philip- pines, who is in the United States on leave of absence, were in conference with the president at the White House recently, After his leave has expired, General Smith will return to the Phil- ippines, and in the early fall will be- come governor general on the retire- ment of Governor Ide. fete es ct AN EVERY-DAY STRUGGLE. Men and Women of Every Occupation Suffer Miseries From Kidney Complaint. J. C. Lightner, 703 So. Cedar St, Abilene, Kansas, Is one of the thou. sands who suffer from kidney trou bles brought on by daily work. “I first noticed it eight. or ten years ago,” said Mr. Lightner. “The dull pain in the back fairly made me sick. It was = hard to get up or iaon- tae x seees 6=€6©waO (Bute! from kidney trou bles brought on bj , daily work. “I firs noticed it eight or ten years ago,” said Mr. Lightner. “The dull pain in the back fairly made me sick. It was = hard to get up or down, hard to straighten, hard to do any work that brought a strain on the back. I had frequent attacks of gravel and the urine was passed too often and with pain, When I used Doan's Kidney Pills, however, all traces of the trou: ble disappeared and have not return: ed. 1 am certainly grateful.” Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. HOWARD E. BURTON, Assayer and Chemist, Lewdville, Colo. apeclmen prices: Gold, silver, tead, $1; gold, tliver, 760 ; gold. we; xlue or copper, 8. ‘Cyan ide tents,” Mailing ‘envelopes and. full price Ust sent on applicalion. Control and umpire work solicited, References; Carbonate ‘Na Honal Beak," “reuse: Spain's bull fighting season lasts six or seven months out of each year. In that time between 2500 and 3500 Castilian bulls are killed for the sport of the mob Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow’ Soothing Syrup the best remedy to ns for their children during teething perioc You can fatten a dear, sweet sister into a saint on an amount o? religious angel food that wouldn’t suffice to keep a full grown man from swearing. in the Bowels, or exist through poor Nutrition, Cascarets don't purge, don't weaken, don't irritate, nor upset your stomach. No,—they act like Exercise on the Bowels, instead. They stimulate the Bowel-Muscles to contract and propel the Food naturally past the little valves that mix Digestive Juices with Food. ‘They strengthen these Bowel-Muscles by exercising them. ee The time to take a Cascaret is the very minute you suspect you need one, —When your tongue 1s coated a little. —When your breath is not above suspicion. —When your head feels dull, dizzy, or achy, —When you have eaten too heartily, or too rapidly. —When you have drunk more than was good for your digestion. —When you have a touch of Heart- burn, Gas-belching, Acid-rising-in-throat, cor a Coming-on-Cold, s = % Cary the “Vest Pocket" Box where it belongs, Just as you would your Watch, Pocket-knife or Lead-pencil. It costs only 10 cents. At any drug- ist. Be sure you get the genuine, made only by the Sterling Remedy Company, and never sold in bulk. Every tablet stamped “ccc.” a Ss my 7 vane To oun. Saree. fe want to send to oor friends a beast F Shu'B STATED soubON BOL, Errecesemenst, Cane Pats beauty, Wr tae Gressing table, Ten cents in stamps is asked as a Sear of ess ah an cover cnt ascarets with which this dalaty trinket is leaded. 729 Send isday. mentioning this bape Sterling day. mentioning (his papel, Adésees UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA PRAISES PE-RLU-NA | <a Le as z= . \Zoze@~gy | Eze ara aay || S55 | | = AN S=- Bi: == b A Rapes WZ} fe. Ex Senator M.C.Butier. ff pseasesesesesesesesesessas Dyspepsia Is Often Caused by Catarrh of the StomachPeruna Relieves Ca. tarrh of the Stomach and Is Therefore a Remedy for Dyspepsia. : Hon. M. C. Butler, Ex-U. 8, Sen- j fator from South Carolina for two j } terms, in a letter from Washington, { D. C., writes to the Peruna Medicine Oo as follows: } ‘'I can recommend Peruna for } dyspepsia and stomach trouble. I {have been using your medicine for {a short period and I feel very much } {relieved It ig indeed a wonderful f medicine, besides a good tonic" | CCATARRH of the stomach is the cor rect name for most cases of dyspep- sia, In order to cure eatarrh of the stomach the eatrrh must be eradicated. Only an internal catarrh remedy, fch as Peruna, is available. Peruna exactly meets the indications, MINING NOTES. The leaching plant of the Snow. storm at Mullan, Idaho, will be ready in 30 days. This plant will treat the vast quantity of low grade copper ore. A three drill Ingersoll compressor and a 60 horse power motor are being installed on the Great Western Min: ing company, two and a half miles northeast from Burke, Idaho. An elec: trie power line is being built from there to connect it with the Washing- ton Water Power line. At the Kendall mine near Lewiston, Mont., on the 600 foot level an im- mense and entirely new body of ore assaying $20 to the ton is reported. It proves to be of greater extent than was at first supposed. Competent mi- ing men say that it will add 25 per cent to the value of the property. _ The railway commission of Canada, has granted a concession for the first railroad to be built in the Klondike region, The road will start at Dawson City and will run into the regions that are now only reached by dog sleds. It is proposed to have 30 miles of the road in operation within six months, The late discoverers of the old Lost Cabin mine, near Roselake, Idaho, B. W. Dixson ‘and William Mettler, are enthusiastic over the showing made by their claim and are confident that they possess a great future wealth pro- ducer. Judge Lynn of the Thurston county, Washington, superior court has ap- pointed George P. Cragin as receiver for the Great Western Coal company, operating at Tenino. The appointment was made on petition of Willard P. Hindman of Happy & Hindman, Spo- kane, who claim the company is more than $50,000 in debt, $30,000 of which is unsecured. The Great Western Coal company is financed by Spokane men. The Center Star, War Eagle, Le Roi and Le Roi No. 2, at Rossland, B. C., have been successful in locating ore bodies by means of diamond drills. The Jumbo and the Whitebear are now arranging for some extended exploratory work with diamond drills. In the latter operations begun with the drills Monday and in the former a few days later. ‘They Put Gan on Dress Trains. Nordhausen, Prussian Saxony—The town council of Nordhausen has issued an ordinance prohibiting women to allow the trains of their dresses to drag in the streets as “a measure for the protection of health and for the prevention of tainting the air with dust.” The passion of sanitation sweeping over Germany is likely to result in similar ordinances being enforced by other cities. Secretary Hitchcock is Turned Down. Secretary Hitchcock's scheme to abolish land office receive’s through- out the country and cause a saving of nearly a quarter million dollars to the government every year was buried under an avalanche of adverse votes in the public lands committee of the house. ae ee IS oe gepemee mceereeers iC TE Rillne, Lig Arch St, Philadelphia, Pa The “Egyptian” cigarette is made of Turkish tobacco and paper manufac- tured in France or Austria and is rolled by Greeks RHEUM ATISM ALMOST AS COMMON IN SUMMER AS IN WINTER. While the damp, cold, changing weather of | Winter intensifies the pains and other disagreeable symptoms of Rheumatism, it is by no means a winter disease exclusively. Through the long months of Summer its wandering pains and twitch- ing nerves are felt by those in whose blood the uric acid, which produces the disease, has accumulated. Rheumatism is a disease that involves the en- tire system. Its primary cause results from the failure of the eliminative organs, the Liver, Kid- neys and Bowels, to carry out of the system the urea, or natural refuse matter. This coming in contact with the different acids of the body forms uric acid which is taken up and absorbed by the blood. This acid causes fermentation of the blood, making it sour and unfit for properly nourishing the body, and as this vital stream goes to every nook and corner of the body, the poison is distrib- uted to all parts. The nervous system weakens from lack of rich, pure blood, the skin becomes fe- verish and swollen, the stomach and digestion are affected, the appetite fails and a general diseased condition of the entire system is the result. .., Not only is Rheumatism the most painful of all diseases, with its swollen, stiff joints, throbbing muscles and stinging nerves, but it is a formidable and dangerous trouble. If the uric acid is allowed every part of the body by its fine tonie prop While cleansing the blood of all poisons it builds appetite and digestion, soothes the excited nerve duces all inflammation, relieves pain and comy cures Rheumatism in every form—Muscular, Infla tory, Articular or Sciatic. If you are worried wi nagging pains of Rheumatism, do not wait for it come chronic, but begin the use of S. S. S, and the blood of every particle of the poison. Write for our book on Rheumatism, and as physicians for any advice you wish. We make no charge for either. iit: Cdaiiiiniaiiiaiai caiman din as a aa a as MEN IN PARIS WEAR CORSETS Are Calied a “Shaped Belt” and Are Quite Popular. Men's Wear declares that the de ] mand for shaped belts by the men by Paris is increasing, and ‘that many doctors are now recommending these supports for the manly figure. The belts, which are akin to corstes, are being taken up by hosiers, and in ome case a well known firm of spe- cialists in underwear supplies a shaped belt Scientifically cut and ap- plied. Corpulency and the lapse of the chest, it is claimed, can be avoided by the use of these belts, while men who have to stand long derive great benefits from them, finding that they Support the body just where support ls naturally needed Sixty Zulus Were Killed. Durban, Natal—Colonel Mansell’s column, which is pursuing the Zulu rebels under Chief Bambaata, was at- tacked Sunday by 200 Zulus while de- scending a precipitous hill near the grave of Chief Cettiwayo. Sixty Zu- lus were killed. Colonel Mansell had three men wounded. | In the United States are 350,000 acres of peanut land and 170,000 pea- hutters. Three hundred million pounds of peanuts, worth $11,000,000, are pro- duced here every year. Vi ARE YOU GOING EAST > pret me ross rt (ng, rhs how best to’ get there and the cost. 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DOUGLAS. rockton, Mass. The Montana Plaindealer JOB DEPARTMENT Joseph H. Tucker, Foreman. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF Letter Heads, Note H Galling Gards, Envelo and Dodgers. All Work Guaranteed Satisfactory or Money Letter Heads, Note Heads, Galling Gards, Envelopes and Dodgers. All Work Guaranteed Satisfactory or Money Refunded. One Trial is all we Ask. 21 S. Main, Locals. 21 S. Main, Helena, Mont If you are a race man, and have the pride that goes with it, subscribe for THE PLAINDEALER and keep posted on the doings of the race. Preaching at St. James church 5th avenue and Hoback street, Sundays at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. by the pastor. Sunday school at 2 p. m., A. Marshall supt., Carrie Dorsch, Chorister, Florence Anderson, sect. V. Rodgers our genial friend from Alhambra Springs was up from the spiings Monday to attend Maharra's Minstrels and while here he visited the PLAINDEALER and left his subscription. Mr. Rodgers has charge of the Turkish Bath and Massage department at the springs. J W. McMoore of Lincoln, Nebr. is in the city. He is a nephew of Wm. Mason and will locate in Helena. Presiding Elder Hubbard of the A. M. E. church, is in the city and he held quarterly conference this week at St. James church. The PLAINDEALER is the recipient of many compliments for its newsy makeup in the last few weeks. During the week we have had a good many complaints concerning the incorrectness of the list of officers in our church and society directory. If the secretaries, clerks and keepers of records and seals will furnish this office with a corrected list, we will be only too glad to make the necessary corrections. Pleas notify this office when you change your address; or if your paper does not reach you regularly each week. Maharra's minstrels which played at the Helena Opera house last Monday evening was without question the very best minstrel performance in that house in many years; it was refined and up to date in every way and they have some extraordinary good talent. Tim Owsley as a comedian is a star of the first magnitude. Taylor, Collins and in fact all their comedians showed class and their quartette is a phenomenal one in all parts. Mr and Mrs. Marshall in their comedy act was the particular hit of the evening. The troupe carries a sylendid band and orchestra under the direction of Prof. Billy Malone who is a finished musician and his band and orchestra can truthfully be ranked way up with the best. The Odd Fellows annual sermon , Note Heads, Is, Envelopes odgers. factory or Money Refunded. will be preached Sunday evening at St. James A. M. church by Rev. Jordan Allen. J. W. Bush arrived in the city last week. He spent the winter in the Sunny South and has returned to good old Montana for the summer months. Snpt. Clarke of the Rocky Mountain Division of the N. P. R. R. is taking one of his famus fishing trips this week. Mrs. Wm. Howard moved out near Fort Harrison last Saturday. Mr. Gahart night janitor at the Union Depot reports many 'Frisco refugees passing through. At the eleventh hour the great Maharra minstrel nine wired the Helena giants that they could not get in condition to play. A large delegation of fans were disappointed and the Giants robbed of their first victims. The PLAINDEALER man will visit Butte and Anaconda next week in the interest of this paper. Mrs. Lydia Allen left the city Thursday evening for an extended trip to prosecute her work as an evangelist. Presiding Elder Hubbard left the city Friday for Great Falls where he will hold Quarterly meeting next Sunday. The ladies sewing circle met last Thursday at the residence of Mrs. Harrison on the Lower Broadwater line. Maharra minstrels were well patronized by the colored contingent Monday night. The new Police Magistrate Judge Horn has taken charge of the police court and will dispense justice from that throne for the next two years. The two most talked of republican candidates for the U. S. senatorship are the Hons. Lee Mantle of Butte and Congressman J. M. Dixon. BOZEMAN NOTES. Mrs. Chas. Bruce of Sheridan, Wyoming, spent a few days in the city this week visiting her mother, Mrs. Fanny Tucker. Mrs. Jessie Stansberry left a few days ago for St. Paul to absent all the summer. Everybody is plantigg sweet peas and getting ready for the Sweet Pea C nrival to held in this city in August. Mrs. Jceph H. Tucker reports a pleasant time while in the capitol city. While there she was entrained at dinner by Rev. and Mrs. Allen. --- OUR $15.00 SUITS Are as Good as the Average $20 Suits. This Season We are Showing a Special Line of New and Up to Date Patterns Cut in the Very Latest Style For $15.00. GANS & KLEIN COMPANY, Established 1866. Pleasant Draper, Chiropodist and Manicuring Leave Orders at 11 South Ma in Street. Church and Society Directory. St. James' African Methodist Episcopal church, located at Co.; 5th Ave, and Hoback street, Rev. Jordan Allen, Pasior. Services Sunday at 11 a, m, and 7-30 p. m. Sunday School, 2 p. m., A. Marshall, Supt., Carrie Dorsey, Choristar, Florence Anderson, Sec'y. Prayer Meeting Wednesday Evening. Class meeting, Friday evenings. R. J. Fletcher Lodge No. 101, A. F. and A' M., meets the first and third Wednesday evenings of each month in the Lucas Block. R. I. Ford, W. M.; Jas. Crump, S. W.; W, H. Rivers, W. J. Geo. Alexander, Sec'y; W. R. Dorsey, Treas. Byrd Lodge No. 11, A. F. and A. M., meets the first and third Monday evening of each month at 14 1-2 S. Main St. H. J. Baker W. M.; G. M. Lee, S. W.; J. Harris, J. W.; Chas. Ecton, Sec'y; W. C. Rose, Treas. Bethsheba Lodge, O. E. S., meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday evenings of each month, in their hall in the Lucas block. Mrs. Chas. Johnson, W. M.; Mrs. N. Ford, A. M.; Albert Napper, W. P.; Mrs. M. Simmons, Treas Mrs. C. C. Matthews, Sect; Mrs. Jos. Clark, Con.; Mrs. J. Harrison, A. B; M. O. J. Arnett, W; Chas. Johnson, S; Mrs. L. Napper A.; Mrs. Jas. Crump, R.; Mrs. M. A. Cole, Esther; Mrs. E. Dorsey, M.; Mrs. George Alexander, Electa. Golden City Lodge No. 3455, G. U. of O F., meets the first and third Tuesday evenings of eech month. R. Brown, N. G.; J. M. Reed, V. G.; J. Howard, P. N. G.; N. Ford, P. S.; W. Parker, E. S.; W. Cottles, Treas.; J. W. Crump, N. F.; Albert Marshall, Chapain; W. Mason, Wardom; J. Ingram, I. G; J. Tolbert, P. N. F. Household of Ruth, No. 842, meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday evening of each month. Mrs. Mattie Simmons, P. M. N. G. Mrs. Mitchell, M, N. G.: Mrs. S. Ford, R. N. G.; Mrs. E. Johnson, N. G.; Mrs. G. Irvin, W. R. Pride of Montana Lodge, No. 4, K₂, of P., meets the 2nd and 4th Monday evenings of each month at G. A. R. hall. J. W. Crump, C. C.; H. Robinson, V. C.; S. Smith, M. of F.; W. Cottles, M. of E.; J. H. Howard, K. of R. and S.; D. Gordan, M. at A.; Geo. Harrison, O. G.; W. C. Irvin, I. G.; A. Napper, Prelate. 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 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-belleve-in-advertising just laughed. Young John spent Lloyd's Boot Black Parlor, Pantatorium AND BARBER SHOP. 'Phone 410 Llovd's. Free Calls and Delivery. Under National Bank of Montana. Special Department and Special Attention to Our Lady Patronage. Patrons Please Report Any Inattention on Part of Employes. Lloyd Vernop Grave. Prop. Harry E. Saulburg, Mgr. vertise 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. Manhattan Club. Strictly a First-class, Gentlemen's Club. Everything up to date. Augustus Mason, Press. Read THE PLAINDEALER for the news. ADVERTISE in the Plaindealer. The New York Dry Goods Company Helena, Montana. Tonsorial Parlors. Pool and Billiards. Free Library and Cynasium Elegant Furnished Rooms in Connection. Steam Heat, Baths and Electric Lights. Professional Headquarters: 121-23-25-27 CLORESTEET. HELENA, MONT. Phone 479. Graye and Gorden, Prop. 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