Montana Plaindealer

THE MONTANA PLAINDEALER Vol. I. THE MONTANA PLAINDEALER Published Weekly by The Montana Independent Company. Address all Communications to The Montana Plaindealer, 19 South Main Street, Helena, Montana. PEACE! PROSPERITY !! UNION!!! Deserve Credit. At least one good act for which the Police Department deserve credit is in ridding the town of that gentry which will not work, and have no visible means of support. In their efforts along these lines they will have the earnest support of all good citizens. For such are the leeches on the body politic, and should be forever kept on the move. We hope that the warfare against idlers and hangerson will be carried on to the limit, and that anyone who will not work or enter the avenues of business activity will find a resting-place in Helena, and that all who come under this head will be given a floater regardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude. The coming State Convention will be short on offices and long on candidates therefore. The need of the hour in selecting public servants is to centre on those who are void of hypocrisy, that when they hold up their hand and solemnly swear that they will support the Constitution of the State and the United States, they mean it, and are not at the outset committing perjury. We read in a Kausas paper that in a Democratic Convention the mention of Roosevelt's name was enthusiastically cheered. After thinking, however, it is nothing strange, as the broad-gauged and liberal Democrats of Kansas admire Roosevelt just the same as other people do. The recent failure of the Milwaukee St. Bank in Chicago, has left not only financial ruin in its wake, but death and destruction as well; suicide and insanity have been rampart among its sufferers; there is no punishment too severe for those who were the cause of this financial disaster. The Twenty-fourth Infantry defeated a horde of vengeful Pulujanes a few days ago in the Philippines. The colored soldiers were attacked while on the trail between the towns of Toloss and Damani, Isle of Leyte, and a desperate battle took place, resulting in the rout of the fanatics, with a loss of fifty killed and more than sixty wounded while on the Afro-American side only one sergeant of the constabulary was wounded. The Negro can be depended upon to give a good account of himself whether in war or peace.—Freeman. The Way of the Trust. Out in California, around San Francisco, there is an organization known as the Lumber Dealers' Ass ciati n. There is nothing remarkable about this, for such organizations exist in other places also, but certain antics of the price of lumber in San Francisco since the fire and earthquake made it necessary to rebuild the city, have aroused the curiosity of the federal officers regarding this par- ticular Lumber Dealers' Association. The lumber business is, of course, exceedingly good in San Francisco now, and while prices were high enough before, since the fire they have advanced three dollars per thousand feet on an average, and another contemplated advance is rumored. This is what first aroused the curiosity of the officials, and since they have made certain discoveries involving the Lumber Dealers' Association, the United States District Attorney is directing some pointed questions to the members of that Association. For instance, the District Attorney wishes to know why members of the Association are reduced to give a $500 bond when they join. He is desirous of knowing what this bond is for. He is also asking why independent lumber dealers have to pay a dollar more per thousand for their lumber than do the members of the Association, and also why certain contractors are able to buy lumber much cheaper than others. As a result of the information he is getting District Attorney Deylin intimates that there may be something doing in the courts that will interest the members of the organization. If it is true that the price of lumber has been thus greatly increased in San Francisco simply because the dealers, by means of an organization and $500 bonds, are able to act together in forcing up the price, inasmuch ss there is now dire need of lumber there, it looks as though the continuation of matrial law in San Francisco would be a good thing. When a baker who happened to have a supply of bread after the earthquake put up the price to ten cents a loaf, he was compelled at the point of the bayonet to put it down again. It is entirely in accord with the grasping nature of a trust to take advantage of want and necessity to advance the price of what it sells, or lower the price of what it buys in order to increase its own profits. John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil are not the only ones in this country who are controlled by greed. It's the way of the trust.—Ex. Political Snapshots. The political pot is now past the simmering state, and has begun to boil. The Republican County Central Committee will meet Saturday to set the time for holding the County primaries, etc. From what we have seen and learned of the Hon. H. C. Smith, Judge of the District Court of Lewis and Clark County, the Republicans of Montana would look a long time to find better material for the supreme bench. There will be quite a contest, we understand, for the nomination for County Attorney at the Democratic primaries, with Spaulding and Wood as leaders, and poor old LaCroix bringing up the rear. There are seven representatives to the legislature to be elected at the coming election. They will all have a vote for Montana's next U. S. Senator. With twenty four nominations at their disposal the Democratic and Republican patriots who are anxious to serve the dear people will have a good run for their money. State Treasurer Col. J. H. Rice has returned from a visit to Yellowstone Park; he reports an elegant time. The members of the City Council have certainly earned the r salaries during the hot season this year, as they have met every Monday evening this summer, not to mention the committee meetings, etc. After the Central Committee Meeting Saturday candidates are expected to come out of the bush. In Montana at least, campaigns of education do not seem to meet with any degree of popularity, judging from the short session of their schools of politics. Helena, Montana, Friday, August 24, 1906. Alleged Wrongs of Race Set Forth by Niagara Movement ADDRESS TO THE NATION Suffrage Laid Down as Chief Right —Discrimination in Public Travel Condemned—Equal Enforcement of Law Claimed—Republican Party Scored—Education Insisted Upon HARPER'S FERRY, W. VA., Aug. 19. The Second Annual Meeting of the Niagara Movement came to a close today with religious exercises and a sermon by Rev. G. Frazier Miller. At the conclusion of the sermon an address to the country was read. It said, in part: "Address to the Country: The men of the Niagara Movement, coming from the toil of years of hard work, and pausing a moment from the earning of their daily bread, turn toward the nation and again ask in the name of ten million the privilege of a hearing. In the past year the work of the Negro has flourished in the land. Stripped of subterfuge, and in its naked nastiness the new American creed says: Fear to let black men earn their way,—to rise or to become equals to the whites. BRAZEN IMPUDENCE With brazen impudence duty it is to preserve law, neglect and refuse to perish. GAMBLING is, with the on in all the usual plains. There is not even a semicental, or any precautionary sight of the law; the given WHY IS THIS? Is standing that they will and if so, by what authority standing given? And if no revenue, who is profited. In the language of the "You cannot fool all the ones who are responsibilities shall yet have snatched from their factions." With brazen impudence the officers whose duty it is to preserve law and order, absolutely neglect and refuse to perform their duty; and GAMBLING is, with equal impunity, going on in all the usual places on Main Street. There is not even a semblance of effort to conceal, or any precautions taken to keep out of sight of the law; the games are Wide Open! WHY IS THIS? Is there a tacit understanding that they will not be interfered with, and if so, by what authority is that understanding given? And as the city is receiving no revenue, who is profiting by the same? In the language of the immortal Lincoln, "You cannot fool all the people all the time." The ones who are responsible for these conditions shall yet have the mask of hypocrisy snatched from their faces! Demands are Clear "In detail our demands are clear and unequivocal. First, we would vote. With the right to vote goes everything, — freedom, manhood, the honor of your wives, the chastity of your daughters, and the right to work and the chance to rise, and let no man listen to the liars who deny this. We want manhood suffrage, and we want it now, henceforth and forever. "Second, we want discrimination in public accommodations to cease. Separation in railway and street cars, based simply on race and color, is un-American, undemocratic and silly. We protest against all such discrimination. "Third, we claim the right of free men to walk, talk and be with those who wish to be with us. No man has a right to choose another man's friends, and to attempt to do so is an impudent interference with the movements of the privileged person." Want Law Enforced "Fourth, we want the laws en- forced against the rich as well as the poor, against capitalist as well as labor, against whites as well as against blacks. We are not more lawless than the white race, but we are more often arrested, convicted, and mobbed. We want justice even for criminals and outlaws. We want the Constitution of the country enforced. We want Congress to take charge of Congressional elections. We want the fourteenth amendment carried out to the letter, and every state disfranchised in Congress which attempts to disfranchise its rightful voters. We want the fifteenth amendment endorsed, and no state allowed to base its franchise simply on color. "The failure of the Republican Congress at the session just closed to redeem its pledge of 1904 with reference to suffrage conditions in the South seems a plain, deliberate and premeditated breach of promise, and stamps that party as guilty of obtaining votes under false pretense. Want Children Taught "Fifth, we want the national goverment to wipe out illiteracy in the South. We want our children trained as intelligent human beings should be, and we will fight for all time against any proposal to educate black boys and girls simply as servants and underlings, or simply for the use of other people. "These are some of the chief things which we want. How shall we get them? By voting where ence the officers whose new and order, absolutely perform their duty; and in equal impunity, going places on Main Street. Ablance of effort to con- us taken to keep out of games are Wide Open! Is there a tacit under- not be interfered with, authority is that under- as the city is receiving fitting by the same? Is the immortal Lincoln, the people all the time." Consible for these condi- the mask of hypocrisy faces! we may vote, by persistent, unrelenting agitation, by hammering at the truth, by sacrifice and work. We don't believe in violence, but we do believe in John Brown, and here on the scene of John Brown's martyrdom, we reconsecrate ourselves, our honor, our property, to the final emancipation of the race which John Brown died to made free." The address closes with an appeal to the young men and women of the nation, and asks: "Cannot the nation that has absorbed 10,000 foreigners into its political life, without catastrophe absorb 10,000 Negro Americans into that same political life at less cost than their unjust and illegal exclusion will involve?" Spirit of the Negro Press. A big parade of White Elks was held in Nashville, Tenn., several months ago, in which a trade display formed a prominent part of the procession. Among the many banners bearing inscriptions was one that adorned a laundry wagon, which bore the legend "Laundries Run By White People Not Chinese, and No Negro's Washing Taken," and now the Negroes of that city have banded themselves together and opened up one of the finest steam laundries in town, and are doing double the business that their white traducers, cheap discriminators and competitors are doing. Negroes in other localities would do well to emulate their action. Sitting down whining, singing and praying over the unjust discrimination perpetuated by the ignorant whites, and some of the crazy fool Negroes will not help matters. Wakeup! Bestir yourselves and do something! — Portland Advocate. Peter S. Barrow, a well-known Afro-American, died in Tacoma last week from the effects of having been thrown from a street car while attending a Baptist association in that city, Mr. Barrow had been a resident of Spokane for nearly twenty years, and for a number of years was a conspicuous figure in the Populist political party both of the state and of the county. He was a candidate for Presidential election in 1896, and subsequently was the recipient of small political favors at the hands of his party. Peter Barrow hailed from Vicksburg, Miss., where before the War he was a slave. In reconstruction days he entered the political arena and was elected to the legislature from Warren County, in which County Vicksburg is situated, and according to newspaper clippings relative to the doings of that legislature, found in a scrap-book, the property of another prominent Negro politician of that state, he made a splendid record. It was Mr. Barrow's boast in life that he was the first representative in the United States to cast a vote for a Negro United States Senator. The names of the members being arranged alphabetically, and no name beginning with the first letter, Barrow was the first to be called, and he voted for the Hon. Hiram R. Revels, who was elected on first ballot, and served the four-years of Jefferson Davis' unexpired term. A copy of said record is in the possession of the editor hereof, and bears out the statement made by Mr. Barrow. Only two admitted Negroes ever served in the United States Senate, viz.: Hon. Hiram R. Revels and Hon. B. K. Bruce, both from Mississippi; the former serving four years, while the latter served six years.—Seattle Republican. The best investment a colored man can make is in a good farm. A farmer creates a commodity that we cannot do without, and hence its value. Man can do without almost everything but food and clothing, and these cannot be made in large cities or a flat. When you have something that the other man needs, your article possesses value. Co-operate business benefits the people who own the business. The thing we need is something that will benefit the masses. But the masses must get YOU CAN FURNISH For Half the Money Required at other stores if you want partment for your Furniture Furnishings. This Debur junk, but clean fresh goods and are practical Arthur Required at other stores if you will come to our Second Hand Department for your Furniture, Carpets, Stoves and House Furnishings. This Department is not filled with old junk, but clean fresh goods that have been used slightly and are practically as good as new. Arthur P. Curtin, Reliable Housefurnisher, Grand Street. something, and the Negro Problem will solve itself.—Quincy Adams. Knocks of a Newspaper Man. "If a newspaper man knew how many knocks were given him behind his back he would adopt another calling," remarked a citizen the other day. The citizen is mistaken. The newspaper man who has the elements that make success to him expects to be maligned by every law breaker, swindler hypocrite, and carping critic who loves notoriety, and is ignored, in fact, by all who do not agree with him on public and private matters. The newspaper man who expects to go through life without being misrepresented and unjustly censured should make arrangements to die young.—Ex. A Second Daniel Unto Judgment. A Second Daniel Unto Judgment. Even if we are a trifle late in getting around to it, our hat is off to Judge Wofford of Kansas City! Jurists there may have been more learned in the law than this son of the prairie, but no member of the Supreme Court of the United States has ever handed down a decision so redolent with the milk of human kindness, or fot which a certificate of immortality was half so richly deserved as the deliverance of Judge Wofford, in mercifully pronouncing a sentence of mere imprisonment instead of the death penalty upon a forlorn Negro who had been convicted of the murder of another Negro in a bar-room altercation. Here is what this modern Daniel said,—and his words burn into the Courts of this whole land as a stinging rebuke to the practice of making justice mean one thing to the criminal with a long purse and another to the wretch who hath not a place to lay his head Listen: "Well," said Judge Wofford, "You are guilty of murder alright, but you're a poor ignorant black man, and I don't want to hang you. You have no friends. You have no one to plead that you were insane when you killed this man. If I sentence you to hang, you will hang, just as sure as there's a God in Heaven. There will not be a whole lot of women circulating petitions to save your neck. There will not be a lot of fool men writing letters to the Governor to save you. No one will send you flowers. You'll just be forgotten until the day set for your hanging, and then they'll hang you. I'll sentence you to thirty years in the penitentiary." What an indictment of the conditions with which this country is burdened from ocean to ocean every time a Thaw, a Mrs. Kauffman, or any individual of means takes human life! What incisive ridicule of the maudlin sentimentality of the mob, such as we saw when Hoch, Holmes, and Leutgirt were battling with the law which sought to avenge society for the foulest of murders! A volume of sarcasm, not unmingled with the acme of wisdom, is encouched in this brief but most timely address. It gives forth a leaven that ought to be felt in every section, and sets (Continued on p. 4.) will come to our Second Hand De- cide, Carpets, Stoves and House payment is not filled with old that have been used slightly ly as good as new. D. Curtin, Fisher, Grand Street. No.24. A Review of Happenings in Both Eastern and Western Hemispheres During the Past Week—National, Historical, Political and Personal Events. A fire that followed a violent explosion destroyed the hat factory of Frederick Cummings Sons & Co., at Orange, N. J., causing a loss of $300, 000 and throwing 500 persons out of employment. The Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Soo lines have filed with the Minnesota state grain and warehouse commission notice of a 10 per cent reduction in grain rates. The police of Racine, Wis., it is announced, have been ordered by their chief to shoot at autoists who refuse to stop when commanded to do so. With money pouring in at the rate of a million dollars a day from insurance alone, the banks of San Francisco are more crowded with deposits than ever in their history. National Bank Examiner Ewer has closed the First National bank of Chelsea, Mass. The Valparaiso earthquake was recorded in the seismograph at Victoria. The Fraternal Order of Eagles elected Edward Krause of Wilmington, Del., grand worthy president. President Roosevelt has completed the official roster of the interstate commerce commission by appointing James S. Harlan of Illinois to the last vacancy on the board. W. S. Fielding, minister of finance in the Canadian government, has been unseated as a member of parliament for the Queens-Shelbourne district by the supreme court. His political workers in the last general election had been guilty of corrupt practices. General Jiminez, ex-president of Santa Domingo, has arrived in New York. High Japanese officials deny the statements to the effect that the Japanese government is discriminating against foreigners. The birthday of Emperor Francis Joseph was observed Saturday throughout Austria-Hungary with special religious services and other celebrations. John D. Rockefeller is confined to his bed at Forest Hill, his suburban home, as a result of stomach trouble. The plant of the Baxter Moulding company at St. Louis was destroyed by fire recently. Loss, $130,000. Queen Alexandra has left London for Norway, where she will visit her daughter, Queen Maud, after which Queen Alexandra will go to Denmark and spend her usual holiday with her brothers and sisters. The trip will be made on the British royal yacht Victoria and Albert. Seventeen of the sailors of the cruiser Pamayat Azuvo, who mutinied August 2, and an agitator have been executed at Reyal, Russia. Vancouver, B. C.—The steamer Beaver, with 300 excursionists on board, crashed into the Frazer river bridge Saturday afternoon, phenomenally avoiding a serious catastrophe. Six thousand Greek families, fearing excesses, have left Bulgaria and taken refuge at Adrianople, where the authorities welcomed them. Robert M. Larner, for many years a prominent Washington correspondent, is dead. A huge gorilla which escaped from captivity a few days ago is spreading terror among the villagers who live on the borders of the forest of Berley, in the Canton of Friborg. There was a race riot at Seaford, Del., recently, in which four men were seriously injured. The announcement that the Prince of Wales is to visit Glasgow in the spring of next year has aroused widespread interest. A number of Americans are making a business tour of Ireland. Their object is to learn by actual observation what opportunities Ireland offers for the investment of American capital Recently the postoffice at Midway, B. C., was robbed of letters and money. Immediately afterward the building took fire and burned to the ground. Including the contents of general merchandise the loss is placed at $7,000, which is partly covered by insurance. President Roosevelt has issued a proclamation establishing the Crazy mountains forest reserve of a million of acres in south central Montana. The mountains are among the highest and most rugged in the northwest, and control the tributaries of the Yellowstone, Missouri and Musselshell rivers through their heavy snowfall. Snow can be seen on these mountains almost at any time of the year. The crests rise 11,178 feet above the sea Miss Regan Killed. San Francisco.—The blowing out of a fuse on a Market street car caused the death of Miss Jennie Regan, a sister of Detective Sergeant Regan of the local police department. The young woman was so badly frightened by the loud detonation that she fell off the open car. Her neck was broken. Jailed Plotters. Havana. Aug. 20. — Half a dozen highly prominent leaders of the liberal party have been taken into custody on the charge of conspiracy against the government and plotting to assassinate President Palma. FORTUNES QUICKLY MADE. Harriman and King Edward Made a Cleanup. Immense fortunes were won in Wall street Saturday in the remarkable rise in Harriman stocks, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific, following the announcement that for the first time in the history of the road a dividend had been declared in Southern Pacific, and that Union Pacific common stock had been placed on a basis of 10 per cent. E. H. Harriman and King Edward of England are named as the heaviest winners. Others who made tremendous profits in the bull movement today were: John W. Gates, James R. Keene, John D. Rockefeller, William Rockefeller, H. H. Rogers, James Stillman and Daniel Guggenheim. The Journal credits E. H. Harriman with a profit of $10,000,000 and the king of England with the same amount. It is known that when J. Pierpont Morgan met King Edward in Europe some months ago he interested the king in Southern Pacific. King Edward bought through Sir Ernest Cashel, his New York representative, and is one of the largest holders of securities. He cleared $25 a share on his Southern Pacific and $30 a share on his Union Pacific stock. REVIEWS 6000 SOLDIERS. Grandest Ever in Northwest Was Seen at Camp Tacoma. Camp Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 20.—Before 8000 to 10,000 spectators, Brigadier General Funston Sunday reviewed the troops of his command in Camp Tacoma. The soldiers, consisting of cavalry, artillery and infantry, regulars and militia, to the number of about 6000, passed in review before the general and his staff at noon. The review provided one of the finest spectacular affairs ever witnessed by the people of the Pacific northwest. The troops were in khaki uniforms and light marching order. They were reviewed in brigade formation. It took just one hour for the five brigades to march past. The review was most successful in every way. The troops were in fine condition. The civilian crowd was as orderly as the soldiers themselves. This review closes the first week of the encampment and the state troops will return home tomorrow and Tuesday. HARVARD'S OLDEST GRAD. DIES. Rev. J. H. L. Cross Was Friend of Webster and Holmes. Lawrence, Mass., Aug. 18.—Rev. Joseph H. Lawrence Cross, the oldest graduate of Harvard college and the oldest Congregational minister in the United States, died of old age at the home of his daughter here today. Rev. Mr. Cross was born in 1808 and was graduated from Harvard in 1828. He was a friend of Daniel Webster and at Harvard with Oliver Wendell Holmes and Charles Sumner. NORTHWEST NEWS. Fire which started in the planing mill of the Lamb Lumber company at Spokane burned an entire block, doing $33,600 damage. Only $12,000 insurance was carried. A man whose name is supposed to be D. A. Smith of Seattle attempted to board a moving car at Portland and was thrown under the trucks and killed. A note by his side in Swedish saying: "Unhappy for 32 years. For what I do may God forgive me," the body of Alfred Johnson was found in cabin No. 9 in Reeder's alley at Helena recently. It is presumed the man took poison. Bimbo, the monkey aeronaut at the Columbia gardens, Butte, for the past few weeks, was instantly killed recently. He dropped from a height of nearly 2000 feet as the horrified spectators watched. Bimbo accompanied "Professor" Wilber in his ascent to the clouds, the exhibition being a parachute race. Stensland Was Smooth Bank Examiner Jones, in his report to the auditor of public accounts on the Milwaukee Avenue State bank of Chicago, estimates the total defalcations through the manipulation of the affairs of the bank by President Stensland to be $1,000,000 and possibly more. He is of the opinion that Mr. Aisborg, the chief clerk; Frank Kowalski, the assistant paying teller, who has committed suicide; John Gillinski and Mr. Esdohr, the paying teller, and, without doubt, others of the employees of the bank, had guilty knowledge of many things which were not divulged by the directors to him. Mr. Jones declares that Cashier Hering, in swearing to the statement of January 30, 1906, perjured himself to the amount of $184,829, and in the April statement to the extent of $202,123. Smuggled From Mexico Discovery has been made by James R. Dunn, immigration inspector in charge at St. Louis, of a wholesale smuggling of immigrants from Mexico into the United States. Every one of the immigrants was barred by the law from entering the United States because of trachoma, a contagious disease of the eyes. Is Friendly to Leishman. John G. A. Leishman, the recently appointed American ambassador to Turkey, has been received cordially by the Turkish minister of foreign affairs, and there is no disposition of the Turkish government not to recognize Mr. Leishman as ambassador, according to dispatches from Leishman TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE NFARLY DESTROYS WHOLE CITY. Without the Slightest Warning the City Rocked Back and Forth—Buildings Went Down and Fires Started—Hundreds of Lives Were Lost and Thousands Were Injured—San Diego Also Damaged. Valparaiso, Chile — Without the slightest tremor or warning an earthquake visited that city last Thursday night, bringing death to hundreds of persons and leaving many hundreds more imprisoned in the ruins, many of whom were burned to death before aid could reach them. Fire started immediately after the first shock and every branch of the city's service was paralyzed. Panic and consternation indescribable followed, and those who escaped death and injury became frenzied with fear and could render little assistance to the victims. The business section of the city is almost entirely destroyed. As night comes on the city is everywhere aglow with anobstructed fires, and clouds of smoke and vapor settle in the streets where throngs of homeless ones are wandering about crazed by the awful calamity. Telegraphic communication is cut off in all directions and every one here is too much depressed by the calamity at home to seek information in other places. No trains have arrived in the city or left it since the shock came, as all of the railroad tunnels are filled and miles of track are twisted and tendered useless. It is only known from general accounts that death and destruction are on all sides. There were two distinct shocks, the second one following almost instantly after the first and completing the work of destruction. The day had been unusually calm and pleasant. At 8 o'clock the whole city seemed suddenly to swing backward and forward, and there came a sudden jolt of such mighty force that rows of buildings toppled to the earth as if made of brittle plaster. Whole rows of buildings were down in a few minutes. As soon as the second shock had subsided it became known that the business part of the town was doomed. From the Bella Vista section little was heard, but before midnight fires were seen burning there, and it was learned that that section of the city also was doomed. The city stands upon a formation of granite gneiss, which seemed to accentuate the force of the shock. Before the stunned people were given time to realize the magnitude of the calamity again the city was shaken with violence greater than before. The earth in places lifted and pitched the buildings forward. In other places there was a terrible tremor that shook every structure to the ground. This shock continued longer than the first. When it subsided fires were blazing up and thousands of terrified persons were praying, and panic swept the city. Many landslides have occurred around the city and scores of lives have been lost. Buenos Ayres.—Most of the damage is done in the center of the city, extending from the Plaza del Orden to the Plaza Prat. Probably one-third of the city is in ruins. Many lives were lost, but the number is not yet known, estimates varying from 500 to 5000. Hundreds of persons were injured. The property losses will total scores of millions. A state of panic prevails. Los Andes, 18 miles east of San Felips, and having a population of 5000, was almost totally destroyed. The finest buildings of the town—government houses, hotels and public offices—were completely wrecked. Other towns on the Chilean side of the Andes, wholly or partially destroyed, are Quillota, with a population of 8000; Llay Llay, with a population of 2500; Illapel, with a population of 5000; Vallenar, with a population of 5000, and San Felipe, having 12,000 inhabitants. Quillota is a mass of ruins and there was a great loss of life there. From Santiago to the Andes every bridge and tunnel on the railway was utterly wrecked and the railway lines torn up. The shock is supposed to have been caused by the eruption of a volcano near Jenin Los Andes. Fearful Earthquake at Santiago Santiago de Chile. — The worst earthquake ever remembered has occurred. Houses fell in the streets, which were filled with hysterical people. The clerks at the cabinet office say that the telegraph lines to the coast are severed. The electric lights are out, and as the correspondent was trying to file his dispatch the earthquake was again starting. He could hear the people walling and praying in the streets, while the fire bells throughout the city were ringing out alarms. The earthquake lasted three and a half minutes. All telegraph and telephone lines were interrupted for some time and as yet there is no news regarding the extent of the damage done in the province. In Santiago several persons were killed or injured. A few fires broke out, but these were promptly extinguished by heavy showers after the earthquake. Practically half the population rests in the squares of the city. The seismograph was rendered useless by the violence of the shocks. A Modern City. Valparaiso, which has recently been destroyed by earthquakes, for a long time was only a small village, exposed to the attacks of Corsairs. In 1578, when it had a population of but 250 souls, it was pillaged by Drake, and again in 1594 by Sir Richard Hawkins. Valparaiso is a fortified seaport of Chile, and the most important commercial town of the west coast of South America. It has a population of about 150,000. It is the capital of the province of that name and is situated on a large bay in the Pacific ocean, 75 miles west of Santiago, with which it is connected by rail. The bay of Valparaiso, which is well sheltered on three sides, is bounded by ranges of hills rising to from 1600 to 1700 feet high, on the slopes of which a considerable portion of the city of Valparaiso is built. On the south side of the bay are the spacious suburbs of Neuvo, Maelcon and Gran Avenida, from which pass out on the finest thoroughfares of the city the Avenida de las Delicias. The lower central section of the city is constituted by the Almendral having regular and attractive streets and containing the principal business houses, the Plaza Victoria and the National theater. To the northwest of this section, in the quarter of the city known as the Puerto, in which are situated the greater number of public buildings and the vast warehouses which line the quays and docks. In this portion of the city, however, narrow and crooked streets are still a feature, but the newer sections of the city have an attractive modern appearance, the buildings being massively built. The city has various academic and collegiate institutions, a naval school, school for marines, museum of natural history, hydrographic bureau, etc., and its industrial establishments comprise foundries, railroad and machine shops, sugar refineries, large bottling works and factories of all kinds. Elevators connect the lower parts of the city with the villa section on the heights. The port of Valparaiso is the terminus of many important lines of steamers for Europe via the straits of Magellan and Panama, and is the center of the South American coasting service. It contains a numerous foreign colony, composed chiefly of British, German and French merchants. There is a custom house wharf alongside of which steamers of any tonnage can moor, but most of the loading is done by lighters from a quay surrounding the town. The harbor is defended by modern, well mounted batteries. Severe storms and a tidal wave at Valparaiso June 30, 1899, wrecked the railroad and did great damage to the city. WATERS CLAIM TWELVE VICTIMS One Sunday's Record of Drownings in New York City. New York, Aug. 20.—Twelve persons lost their lives in the waters about New York Sunday. Most of the victims were bathers. A number of heroic rescues of imperilled swimmers were made, and these reduced what otherwise would have been a much larger death list. G. A. R. at Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minn. — The Grand Army of the Republic completed its 40th encampment and has adjourned to meet in Saratoga, N. Y., in 1907. The encampment after an exciting debate decided that a protest against the erection of a statue to Henry Wire should be sent to General S. D. Lee, the commander of the Southern Veterans' association. The proposition to depreciate the action of congress in abolishing the canteen from the old soldiers' homes was laid on the table without debate. Just prior to the final adjournment the new commander in chief, R. B. Brown of Zanesville, O., announced the following staff appointments: Adjutant general, Joseph W. Neal, of Ohio; quartermaster general, Chas. Burrows, of New Jersey; assistant quartermaster general, H. J. Holcomb of Philadelphia; chief of staff, J. V. Winanes, of Ohio. American Girls in Paris The American girls sent to Paris by newspapers in Kentucky, Ohio and California, and popularly known as "peaches," have come and gone. Really they captured not only Paris but all France. One French newspaper made a canvass and discovered that the members of the party had already received over 2000 offers of marriage. It may be taken as indicative of the good sense of the average American beauty or "peach" that up to the present time none of these offers has been accepted. Cannot Fine Union Men Leavenworth, Kan.—In passing upon an application to dismiss an injunction suit here, Judge J. H. Gilpatrick of the district court held in effect that the attempt to fine a member of the labor union was coercion and was unlawful. Kansas City Swelters Kansas City, Aug. 20—John T. Winternote, aged 75 years, was overcome here by the heat and died. Ninety two degrees were recorded. Mendoza Is Declared Traitor Bogota, Colombia—President Reyes has issued a proclamation declaring Diego Mendoza, ex-minister to the United States, to be a traitor 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. WASHINGTON ITEMS. Four-year-old Archibald Casaing was drowned in a well at Tacoma recently. The last of the shingle mills of western Washington, shut down on account of the recent strike of the weavers, has resumed operations. The state board of education has decided the custom of calling the roll in schools and then dismissing the pupils for a holiday must be discontinued. Mrs. N. E. Munson, wife of the late N. E. Munson, the Great Northern engineer who was killed in the wreck of a passenger train at Chain lake on July 23, has offered a reward of $250 for the recovery of the body. The drill team from Spokane Aerie of Eagles won first money in the prize drilling contest at the national convention at Milwaukee. William Henning, 52 years of age, committed suicide by hanging himself in a cell in the Everett city jail. Several Walla Walla grocers have taken up the proposition of recommending to the next legislature the passage of a law requiring the stamp of the manufacturer to be placed on every package of butter offered in the market to furnish a means of identification in case of short weights or adulteration. The fruit harvest is on in earnest in the Wenatchee valley. Superintendent Jesse Smoot of the government reclamation service has begun work on the Okanogan irrigation project, and the plan requiring years to mature promises swift fruition. Claire Hunt of Colville has been appointed special locating agent in the Spokane Indian reservation. Invitations have been issued for a triple wedding to take place in Puyallup. The principals in the unusual ceremony will be Miss Agnes J. Barry and John Mills Jr., Miss Catherine L. Decker and Fred L. Mills, Miss Frances B. Mills and Shirley D. Barry. Two of the bridegrooms and one of the brides are the children of Mr. and Mrs. John Iills. The Spanish War veterans hold next convention at Spokane. Fire consumed the residence of Charles Biery at Wenatchee Saturday and incinerated a 5-months-old baby who was sleeping in the house while the mother had gone into the garden with the father. Stockholders on the Farmers Telephone & Telegraph company turned down the proposal of the Pacific States Telephone company to merge the two systems. One of the largest cold storage plants in the southeastern section of the state is that just completed at the state penitentiary. The fiercest forest fire Pierce county has experienced this year is reported raging over a big tract of logged off land about three miles south of Puyallup. There was a wild runaway of 30 horses with a combined harvester and thresher in Adams county, in which 12 horses were killed, nine crippled and the harvester and thresher was broken into splinters. The damage from the runaway amounted to $3000. The Waitburg council has let the contract for the purchase of a pump and motor for the new filter system. The Chelan forest fire is dying out. Cuba and Rex, the two original diving elks, fought a desperate duel at Spokane, which ended in Rex being so badly injured that he had to be killed. Harvest work is again in full blast, having been resumed since the rains, and is being rushed. The death of William Baldwin, whose body was found floating in the Columbia near Bossburg, about two weeks ago, looks like murder. Willard Babbitts was accidentally killed recently while rolling logs on the bank of the Pend d'Oreille river about 40 miles below Newport, opposite McInnis' mill. Mike McHale, who shot and killed William Drugan, his mining partner, near Chewelah recently, was liberated on recommendation of the prosecuting attorney. OREGON NOTES The State Normal school will be crowded. William J. Wilkinson, ex-mayor of Athena, had both bones of his right leg broken in two places recently in a runaway accident near Weston. Coe D. Barnard, convicted of perjury as a witness to the final homestead proof of Charles A. Watson, has been sentenced by Judge William H. Hunt in the federal circuit court to imprisonment in the government penitentiary on McNell's island for two years and pay a fine of $2,000. The August excursion to the Yellowstone National park by the Northern Pacific company might well be termed the Spokane-Butte excursion, as nearly all of the 300 on the trip represented one of the two towns or neighboring districts. The O. R. & N. depot at La Grande is to be moved a distance of 30 feet from its present site in order to make more room between the building and the main track. Weston crops continue to be better than was expected by the farmers. Fire has destroyed a large warehouse owned by Lewis Bros., known as the Grande Ronde Cash company. The structure was filled with buggies and farm machinery. The total loss is $12,000. The origin of the fire is unknown. A sum between $2000 and $3000 in gold coin was abstracted from the burglar proof safe of Allen & Lewis, prominent merchants of Portland, recently. An unknown man was recently picked up in a dying condition three miles west of Pendleton by an east bound freight train. The three fruit packing establishments at Milton are getting in shape to care for the prune crop, which has begun to come in. There will be a fair yield of Italian prunes, and it is estimated that between 40 and 50 cars will be shipped. The peach and apple crop will be light, but the quality is reported exceptionally good. Fire has destroyed the sawmill and all the other buildings at Parkersburg, on the Coquille river, except the residence of Manager Kronenburg and one other. The sawmill was valued at $25,000 and belonged to the Doe estate of San Francisco. MONTANA NEWS The north bound flyer of the Oregon Short Line railroad dashed through an open switch at Lima, about 40 miles south of Butte, erasing into a freight standing on a siding, killing Freight Conductor Samuel Ewalt and fatally injuring Engineer John Fuce of the passenger train and seriously injuring his fireman, Phil Sappington. The board of equalization has placed the assessed valuation of Sanders county at $3,253,128. A compromise was effected with the Big Blackfoot Milling company, one of the largest concerns in western Montana, increasing its assessment. $103,291. The county commissioners then held a session and fixed the tax levy for the year 1906 at 12 mills. Helena.—The jury in the Carroll case returned a verdict of not guilty on the first and third counts and guilty on the second. The first count charged the willful enclosure, the second the maintenance and control of the same and the third the assertion of ownership. He is charged with illegal fencing of public land. level. From Chinook comes the report that W. E. Davidson, a cattle man and rancher, was shot and instantly killed by a crazy man, at his ranch on Cow creek. The murder surrendered. Secretary Pace, of the Montana State fair, has issued the premium list, rules and regulations of the Sixth annual fair of the Montana Agricultural, Mineral and Mechanical association, which commenced in Helena Monday, Sept. 27, 1875, and continued six days. There was a premium list amounting to $7670 and special premiums amounting to over $2300. The Earnest Stackpole jury at Los Angeles returned a verdict of first degree murder and recommended life imprisonment. He was raised in Butte. It is said the work of marking the boundary line between Montana and Idaho will be completed this year. The Milwaukee railroad contractors have begun grading for that road a few miles south of Butte. Fred Baker, known to the printing fraternity as "the pride of Montana," is back in Butte after seven years of wandering. The official notification of the resignation of Col. A. F. Bray, as colonel of the Second Montana, has reached the Governor. IDAHO NOTES: Few residents of Lewiston or Nez Perce county were too poor to pay 1906 taxes, according to the final report of the county auditor. Mrs. Agnes Staples, aged 43, wife of Clifford Staples, who lives near Forest City, may die from the injuries received by being dragged down the mountain side by one foot, which had caught in the stirrup of her saddle, and lying exposed for 24 hours before being found. The assessed valuation of the state outside of railways, telegraphs and telephones is $68,500,000 in round figures, an increase of $6,500,000 over last year. The railway assessment last year was $10,678,000, and the telegraphs and telephones $620,000. The latter will not be increased. Ah Sing, the only Chinaman in Orofino, is minus his queue, and the citizens of the Clearwater town are now hoping that he will leave the community. He lost his hair by imbibing too freely of whiskey and while laboring under the delusion that if he cut off his queue he could secure a white wife. The Indians about Spalding are about all gone to the mountains for the summer hunt or to Yakima to pick hops. The state board of equalization has fixed the valuation of railways for purposes of taxation. It increased main lines in some instances $500, others $500 a mile and others being left without change. While on a camping trip under the auspices of the Baptist church of Idaho Falls, Harry Williams was shot in the back by Roy Heller and instantly killed. It was purely accidental, and no blame attaches to the young man who did the shooting. Tidal Wave. Honolulu.—Wireless reports from the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Hilo. report a tidal wave, the general height of which was five feet. It then closed the bay of Maalaea. Its height was estimated to be 12 feet, where it carried away a wharf and its superstructure. FEELING HIGH OVER WHIPPING Public Demands Punishment of Russian Guards. Both Premier Stolypin and War Minister Rudiger of Russia are receiving many letters demanding the punishment of the officers and soldiers of the chevalier guards concerned in the whipping of Anna Smirnoff, and the newspapers continue to be filled with indignant articles on the subject. WONDERLAND—1906. No other travel-book tells as much about the Great Northwest as does "Wonderland 1906. Its chapters deal with Puget Sound, the Columbia River, the Quenut Indians, the Bitterroot Range of Montana, the Yellowstone National Park. There is nothing better as a guide to the splendid country between the Mississippi and the tide water of the Pacific. Send six cents for a copy, or send the six cents with the address of the friend to whom "Wonderland 1906" is to be mailed, to A. M. Cieland, Gen. 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Storm Sweeps Pennsylvania Pittsburg, Aug. 21.—Report's received here from points in all Allegheny and neighboring counties indicate that great damage has been done by a storm that passed over western Pennsylvania. Men change their minds when they are alone. COULD NOT KEEP UP. Broken Down, Like Many Another Woman, With Exhausting Kidney Troubles. Mrs. A. Taylor, of Wharton, N. J., says: "I had kidney trouble in its most painful and severe form, and the torture I went through now seems to have been almost unbearable. I had backache, pains in the side and loins, dizzy spells and hot, feverish headaches. There were bearing down pains, and the kidney secretions passed too fre torture I went through now seems to have been almost unbeatable. I had backache pains in the side and loins, dizzy spells and hot, feverish head aches. There were bearing down pains and the kidney secretions passed too freely, and with a burning sensation. They showed sediment. 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The fires which followed the earthquake in this city were promptly extinguished, but while they lasted they added greatly to the terror of the people. The towns of Virilage and Casa Blanca were entirely destroyed and San Felipe, Rancagua, Milpilla and Llay Llay were severely damaged. At Concepcion the shocks were severe and a number of persons were killed or injured. The towns of San Fernando, Quillota, San Antonio and Rengo, and many villages are in ruins. All railway service in the central zone is either interrupted entirely or greatly delayed and commerce is practically at a standstill. Public Buildings Dismantled. In the city of Santiago much damage was done. Many public buildings, particularly churches, were dismantled. The buildings of congress, the municipal buildings, the normal school, the courts, the Feruvian legation, the residence of President Riesco, the prefecture of police and the National Telegraph office were all destroyed. The scenes at the hospitals and prisons during the excitement were distressing in the extreme. The prisoners tried to escape from the jails in the hope that they might reach a place of safety and prison guards were obliged to fire into the air in order to intimidate and quiet their panic-stricken charges. Number of Return Shocks. There have been several return shocks of slight intensity. These shocks have served to continue the state of public alarm and a state of panic still prevails. An employee of the telegraph service sent word from Salto, near Valparaiso, confirming the news of the serious fires in the Almendral quarter. This employee also sent news that the Spanish Italian bank was destroyed by the earthquake. A traveler who came here by express train tells that when the train was near Las Vegas, about half way between Valparaiso and Santiago, the cars were shaken violently and the engine nearly left the track. A stop was made and the terrified passengers alighted. Later they proceeded to Llay Llay, which they found in almost total ruins. All lines of railway to the north and the line to Tacna are greatly damaged. In the city of Santiago a majority of the victims of the disaster were residents of the poorer sections of the city, where many small houses were thrown to the ground. Several deaths from nervous excitement and heart diseases are reported. Santiago Loss, $6,000,000. From London comes a report to the Tribune from Santiago de Chile which says: "Consternation reigns here. All business has been suspended. The people are bivouacking in the public squares. "It is announced officially that 55 persons have been killed and hundreds wounded. Buildings in every block have been damaged. Cerro Santa Lucia, a precipitous hill in the center of the city, has partly collapsed. The archbishop's palace, the ministry of the interior, the palace of congress, the buildings of the municipality, the national library, the university and the military barracks all were severely damaged, as also were several churches. The cathedral, however, was not injured. The damage here is estimated at $6,000,000. The people have been forbidden to enter the churches, the schools or the theaters." Other Towns Ruined. One of the Valparaiso refugees declares that Santiago has suffered nothing in comparison with the other towns he has traversed on his way. Rail, telegraph and telephone communication with Valparaiso are still interrupted. After the panic had subsided mass was celebrated in the open air, it being impossible to use the churches. It is reported that a merchant has received a telegram saying that the town of Amrica has been destroyed. Previous reports that buildings at Talca had fallen have been confirmed. The city hall and the prison are in ruins. The sea at Valparaiso remained calm during the catastrophe. Jerome Is Willing to Run. District Attorney William Traverse Jerome of New York has issued the following statement: "In the present shameful condition of our political life in this city I am willing to run for the office of governor of the state if the democratic convention shall nominate me without any understanding, expressed or implied, other than that, if elected, I shall obey my oath of office as I understand it, in letter and in spirit. "William Traverse Jerome." SKIN DISEASES There is nothing more distressing than an itching, burning skin disease, and upon the return of warm weather those who are afflicted with skin troubles find the symptoms appearing and know that they will be tormented through the hot summer months. The blood is heated with humors and acrid matter, and as they are forced to the surface the skin seems to be on fire. 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You're just back from a month at the seaside. Mrs. Jawback—Well, there's no help for it. I ordered a walking dress, and the dressmaker has made me a traveling gown by mistake. — Cleveland Leader. The Wocheimer railway, from Assing to Trieste, which was opened by Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, July 19, has 47 tunnels and 728 bridges. One of the bridges has the largest stone arch in the world. Its span is over 270 feet. To Break in New Shoes Always shake in Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder it cures hot, sweating, aching, swollen feet Curs corns, ingrowing nails and nunions. At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Don't accept any substitute Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen S Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Peoria, Ill., claims the most remarkable bicyclist in the world, considering his advanced age. This man, Thomas W. Davis, is now in his 77th year and has ridden over 100,000 miles. He received from the Century Club of America the first for tae 1902 mileage record. HOWARD E. BURTON. Assayer and Chemist, Leadilley, Colo. Specimen prices: Gold, silver, lead, $1; gold, lead, 75c; gold, 50c; zinc or copper $1. Cyan- tec tealine, lilac and full price list sent on application. Control and umpire work solicited. References: Carbonate National Bank. Admiral George Dewey, who is sum- mering at Richfield Springs, N. Y., is enjoying excellent health, despite a rumor to the effect that he was seri- ously ill. FITS St. Vitus Dance and all Nervous Diseases permanently cured by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE $2 in a bottle and treasive. Dr. R. H. Kline, Dd., 931 Arch St., Phila., Pa. Business men, gathered under the best influences, will look solemn when asked to open their pocketbooks or save their souls. Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use for their children during teething period. Dr. Buzzi, the Italian physician who has been staying with King Charles of Roumania at Sinaia, a health resort in the Carpathian mountains, reports that the king's health, concerning which some anxiety has been expressed, has made great progress and that his majesty is now on the road to complete recovery. A Hair Dressing Nearly every one likes a fine hair dressing. Something to make the hair more manageable; to keep it from being too rough, or from splitting at the ends. Something, too, that will feed the hair at the same time, a regular hair-food. Well-fed hair will bestrong, and will remain where it belongs on the head, not on the comb! Knife by J. C. Ayer's Co., Lowell, Mass. Also manufacturers of SAKSAPARILLA. PILLS. CHERRY PECTORAL. "20-MULE-TEAM" BORAX SOAP Saves Its Cost in Time Labor and Starch. Is Absolutely Uninjurious to the finest fabrics, never causes discolorations, makes the clothes snowy white, and hygienically clean, unlike ordinary laundry soaps, keeps the hands soft and white. Fr. e Sample for two from rot. d carton in 2-Mule- team in B. r. and d. a. name, your name and a- dresses and its assis including Free a Soya nut Fur. P. tat. and house, address PACIFIC COA BORAX CO., Oakland, Cal. Egan Dramatic and Operatic SCHOOL Season 1906 and 1907 Opens September 15th. Prepares for dramatic and operatic stage and plays graduates. Recognized by leading theatrical managers. Sand for catalogues and list of graduates and their success. EGAN DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC SCHOOL, EGAN HALL, ARCADE BLDG, SEATTLE FRANK C. EGAN, - - - Principal Spokane N U No 34 06 Lewis Morrison Dies. New York, Aug. 20.—Lewis Morrison, an actor whose work as Mephisto in "Faust" gained him fame, died suddenly of shock, after undergoing an operation for a disease of the stomach. He was 61 years old. ACNE, TETTER, ECZEMA, PSORIASIS, SALT RHEUM. matter, and as they are forced out of skin diseases with exter- t trouble which is in the blood. aching and burning and cover se returns. elements necessary to sustain WAS ALMOST UNBEARABLE. dy broke out with a rash or eruption efforts to cure continued to get worse. ally at night, was simply terrible, it Are the blocks with which we build. The Plaindealer 'Phone Number is 727 L.. Phone us your locals. The ice man lost his smile this week, and the coal man's stock was soaring high for a while at least. The regular Song Service of the St. James A. M. E. Church will be held as usual Sunday evening. It will be conducted by Mrs. Charles Johnson. Let us make a loyal and enthusiastic gathering. Mrs. Matthews entertained quite a number of children last Friday at her residence on Hollins St., at a birthday party for her eldest daughter. They all report a pleasant and enjoyable time. A restaurant is about to be opened at the location formerly occupied by the Zanibar. J. T. Bradley and Pat Keys are arranging for a Dam Party on Labor Day. The Lincoln Day Club or some other organization should hold appropriate exercises on Emancipation Day, Sept. 22. 4% COMPOUND TWICE A YEAR Savings Accounts Opened IMPOUNDED CE A YEAR 4% s Opened from $1 Upwards 4% COMPOUNDED TWICE A YEAR 4% Savings Accounts Opened from $1 Upwards WE RECEIVE DEPOSITS BY MAIL on exactly the same terms as though made in person at the Bank. The mails are entirely safe and are convenient. People in all parts of the country transact banking in this UNION BANK A COMPANY HELENA, = = Deposits may be sent by registered mail, money order, or by bank check. When the first deposit is received it will be entered on our books, and a pass book returned by mail as a receipt for the money deposited. We have issued a small book telling of the simple way in which an account can be opened by mail and we will send a copy free to anyone asking for it. BANK AND TRUST COMPANY MONTANA. UNION BANK AND TRUST COMPANY HELENA, = = MONTANA. "Build today, then, strong and sure, With a firm and ample base; And ascending and secure, Shall tomorrow find its place For the structure that we raise The Independent publishes a good story as to how Charles Porter Grove was buncoed in a drilling contest; they were probably getting even with the colored brother for the substitution he made in exchanging sacks of ore when the Hon. Thos. Cruse bought largely from the doughy Porter Grove. Editor J. B. Bass spent the week in Havre in the interest of THE PLAINDEALER. A West Side widow and an East Side widower are often seen together of late. What will be the next move? The Delmonico Hotel is enjoying a good patronage. A large party was scheduled to make the trip to the Dam Tuesday. W. E. Scott has, it is reported at this office, left Helena. Mr. and Mrs Ingram chaperoned a party to the Dam Thursday. Mr. Walker's Picture Show at St. James Chnrch last Monday evening is reported to have been quite a success. Thos. Lewis was down from the ranch at Mitchell this week. There was quite a windup by the Police Department of the gentlemen of leisure Monday. Monday was pay day at the Depot; the boys were all smiles. The Summer Outing Club will soon give another one of their outings. A good time is assured. As Conference approaches the Rev. Jordan Allen is making stren- BANK BY MAIL nous efforts to raise his quota of dollar money assessments. The Opening of the Luzon Saturday evening, it is reported, was a grand success. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Grant opened the Puget Sound Conference at Tacoma Monday. Central Park seems to be a hoodoo for individuals to successfully promote amusements. What about that St. Paul bunch, or have they concluded it is too long a walk? Geo. Alexander was in from his ranch Saturday. The Fire Department has been kept quite busy of late. For those who are looking for a good meal the Delmonico is the place. I have just put in a Gas Range, so as to afford quick service, and will be glad to meet all comers. Mrs. Dinah Brooks an example which judges in the South, especially, should seek to follow, because of the thousands of outcast there, who have never known sympathy, or the guidance of a good precept, the victims of an environment which they have neither created nor understand. Until the benigthed black waifs of the South learn what responsibility means, and more fully realize their obligations to the social code, they should have extended to them the hand of mercy. In the perfervid language of the Washington Post we echo the sentiment it so generously expresses: "Across the fruitful distance peopleled by happy, prosperous and enlightened millions, which smile and burgeon between Washington and Kansas City, we send to Judge Wofford the message of our overflowing admiration." SHOULD NOT FIND FAULT. Good Work Being Done by the Great Educator. Northern Negroes are not well advised when they permit themselves to be carried away by the favor of some of their orators' denunciation of Booker T. Washington, one of the greatest, and certainly the most influential member of our race. They should look at the work he is doing calmly and sensibly, and ask themselves whether he could better it by stepping aside from his noble mission, and indulging in political and social battles that would be absolutely futile. At a meeting in Boston the other evening Rev. Charles S. Morris of New York voiced the customary complaint against Booker T. Washington, and the colored people endorsed his remarks by their applause. It was the usual attack: Mr. Washington had been "currying favor with the whites;" under his leadership "the Negroes had been disfranchised in the seven states, and even during the race riots of the South the peer less leader had not seen fit to raise a hand, and now 10,000,000 Negroes are paying for his blunders." The trouble is that the Northern Negroes have expected Washington to become a semi-political Moses to lead them out of the land of social bondage; a great warrior to win their battles by some mysterious power; a statesman so overwhelming as to influence all the politics of the Southern States They appear actually to believe that he could have prevented disfranchisement and "Jim Crow" law down there had he tried. It is an entire misconception of the man and his mission in life. Booker T. Washington is doing a remarkable work for his race He is turning out men and women of useful accomplishments and high character. His influence is ever for a real, a practical power among Negroes; the power of thrift, industry, culture, and good citizenship. This leaven cannot fail to be working among the colored folk of the South, else were all training in vain. It is less noisy and spectacular than denouncing legislatures and inciting to hatred, but it is far, far more useful to this land, and all its people than would be the vain strivings Rev. Mr. Morris and his followers seem to desire.—Washington Times. Butte Notes. Mr. and Mrs. William Brown of Anaconda arrive in Butte this day accompanied by their daughter Mrs. J. Whipple, Mrs. William Brown was en route to Salt Lake City. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fortune have moved to rear of 616 Colorado St. Mr. L. O'Neil returned home Thursday from a week's stay in Milwaukee. Mr. Fagan and Mrs. Dunn gave a picnic on the 20th, at Nine Mile Canyon; all report a good time. Mr. H. C. Parson returned home from the Grand Lodge with a cousin from Pueblo, Col. Mr. and Mrs. L. Sharpe have taken charge of the restaurant at 118 South Wyoming St. Give them a call; we wish them success. We are pleased to learn that Miss Sarah White is able after a severe spell of illness to be up and around her room again. Mrs. J, Forster of 122 W. Galena St. is still improving. Mrs. L, Fleuter is reported on the sick list. Mrs. W, Drake is able to be out again. Pat. P. Smith. HORSESHOEING and BLACKSMITHING, 15 S. PARK AVE. Helena, Mont. Eugene Bourquin Dealer in Sawed and Split Wood and COAL. Yard, 437 W. Main St. Residence 37c Water St. 'Phone 632-F. Helena, Mont. CENTRAL BEER HALL AND RESTAURANT Henry Rossman Proprietor. Telephone 136. 118 S. MAIN ST. - Helena, Mont. NOTICE The Western Negro Press Association will hold its next Annual Meeting in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, on September 21 and 22, 1906. All newspapers west of the Mississippi are requested to send representatives. All business men are requested to participate in the meeting. This session will be one of the most important meetings ever held, and will be of very great importance to the race. Matters of importance to the race in the great West will be under consideration, and as we are nearing another presidential contest, it is important that we exchange views now. We urge that a large attendance be present at this meeting. W. H. DUNCAN President Colorado Springs, Colorado NICK CHILES Chairman Executive Committee Topeka, Kansas W. H. TWINE Secretary Muskogee, Indian Territory P. J. NAUGHTON, PROP. Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars 'Phone 778. - 39 E. Broadway Butte, Mont. SILVER CITY CLUB, C. DUMAS, MGR. Billiard and Pool Tables in Conne ction. All Appointments UP-TO-DATE. 38 1/2 E. Park Ave. Butte, Mont. CITY MARKET. J. Eisler, Prop. Fruits, Vegetables, Butter Eggs, Poultry, FiSh and Oysters. 124 West Park St., Butte, Mont Phone 54. Joseph Richards The Oldest Exclusive Undertaker in the City Office Always Open 140 West Park St. PHONE 307 BUTTE, MONT. The Family Theatre, High Class Vaudeville; Change of Program Weekly. Three Shows Daily, 3, 7:45 and 9 p. m. Popular Prices 10, 20 and 30c. C. F BROWN, Fashionable Tailor and Draper Full Line of Imported and Domestic Woolens Always on Hand. 113 N. MAIN ST. - Helena, Mont. UNION LAUNDRY CO.. 116-120 Broadway, Phone 13. Helena, Montana. JACOB POST. CIGARS AND TOBACCO 59 S. MAIN ST., Helena Mont. Distributor for Cherry Diamond Cigars. Strangers visiting the Capitol City will be given a hearty welcome at all times at the Manhattan Club. 17 South Main Street, Helena Mont G. P. ANDERSON, MGR., F. R. ANDERSON, STEWARD. The Delmonico Boarding and Rooming House. No. 19 State St. Meals 25 to 50 Cents. House Thoroughly Renovated. Everything First Class. Mrs. Dinah Brooks, PROPRIETRESS C. J. Bausch, Tinner. TIN, COPPER and SHEET IRON WORK Stove and Furnace work a Specialty. 315 N. JACKSON ST. - Helena, Mont. DALTON & RICHARDSON New and Second Furniture and Household Goods, Agents for Acorn Stoves and Ranges. 335 N. MAIN ST. Telephone 426-B Helena, Montana. Sch. The New York SPECIALS THIS WEE 85c Table Linen 50c.—A large collection of all pure linen table damasks, 68 and 70 in. wide, fine quality, and in a number of new and pretty designs; a bargain at 85c, yard 69c. $2.75, $3, $3 50 Opera Bai yard 30-inch Opera Batiste in the very latest designs, stripes, etc.; a good barga $3.50, pattern, $1.75. SPECIALS THIS WEEK 85c Table Linen 59c.—A large collection of all pure Iinen table damasks, 68 and 70 in. wide, fine quality, and in a number of new and pretty designs; a bargain at 85c, yard 69c. $1.25 Oriental Tapestry 65c—50-inch Oriental tapestry in the latest Bagdad stripes for cosy corners and draperies, $1.25 value, per yard, 65c. 35c Amisilk 28c—36-inch Amisilk, the best lining in the world, in all the latest shades, 35c value, per yard, 28c. 15c Fine Silkaline, 81-3 c—36-inch fast color draper silkaline in beautiful designs, a good va lue everywhere at 15c, yard 8 13c. $2.75, $3, $3 50 Opera Batiste 30-inch Opera Batiste Dress Panther in the very latest designs, dots, irregular stripes, etc.; a good bargain at $2.75, $3.50, pattern, $1.75. $1.50 and $1.75 Panama Suiting, all colors, gray blue, brown, green and tan inches wide, special, per yard 89c. 75c and 85c Wool Dress Goods, all goods in checks, plaids and stripes, 38 inches wide, special, per yard 39c. 35c quality Women's Hose, lace be effect, colors, tan, white and black, spider heels and toes, special, pair 25c. $2.50 Dinner Napkins $1.69—We have just 50 dozen of these napkins, they are good size and every thread linen, and are an unusually good value at $2.50, per doz., $1.69. 200 quality Women's Fine Black Cotton Hose, warranted fast color, spliced heels and joes, special, pair, 12 1-20 Hel PACKING - AND - PR WHOLE Oysters, Fish, Poultry, Fruit, Helena, PLEASANT Oysters, Fish, Poultry, Fruit, Vegetables, Butter and Eggs. Helena, Montana. Chiropodist Leave Orders at 119 You are Always AT THE Sale All Appointments Gordon & Irv Leave Orders at 19 South Main Street. You are Always Welcome AT THE LUZON Saloon 116 So. Main St., "A very excellent journal."—Col J. H. Rice, State Treasurer. "You are making a splendid paper."—Hon. J. M. Kennedy, City Clerk, Butte. "I want to tell you of direct results I have received from my advertisement in your paper."—M. M. Henniger, President Helena Packing and Provision Co. "A splendid paper. I like it better than any paper of it's kind I ever saw."—Mr. Davis, Butte. "You are getting out a great paper and writing fine; keep the good work up."—Ira Smith, Foreman Topeka Plaindealer. "Keep the good work up; we are with you Father Abraham 10,000 strong." Chas. Smith, Havre, Mont. "You have a very creditable journal."—Hon. E. W. King, Bozeman. "Neat in mechanical make up, newsy and highly creditable."—Butte Evening News. Please notify this office when you change your address; or if your paper does not reach you regularly each week. Church and Society Directory. St James' African Methodist Episcopal church, located at Co. 5th Ave. and Hoback street, Rev. Jordan Allen, Pastor. Services Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday School, 2 p. m., A. Marshall, Supt., Carrie THIS WEEK. $2.75, $3, $3.50 Opera Batiiste $1.79- yard 30-inch Opera Batiiste Dress Pan- stipes in the very latest designs, dots, fringe, stripes, etc.; a good bargain at $2.75, $3.50, pattern, $1.75. $1.50 and $1.75 Panama Suiting, all colors, gray blue, brown, green and tan, inches wide, special, per yard 89c. 75c and 85c Wool Dress Goods, all goods in checks, plaids and stripes, 38 to inches wide, special, per yard 30c. 35c quality Women's Hose, lace effect, colors, tan, white and black, spike heels and toes, special, pair 25c. 25c. Half Hose, 15c Men's Half Hose white feet, high spliced heels, double sole 25c quality, special, 15c 20c Half Hose, 12 1-2c—Men's seamless Half Hose, made with double soles, lace heels, colors fast and stainless, 20c value special, 12 1-2c. Helena PROVISION - COMPANY MIDLESALE , Vegetables, Butter and Eggs. Montana. J. DRAPER, and Manicuring 9 South Main Street. always Welcome E LUZON Saloon nts Up-To-Date Irvin, Props. HELENA, MONT. Dorsey, Chorister, 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, J. W. 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. nett, W.; Chas, Johnson, S.; Mrs. L. Napper A.; Mrs. Jas, Crump, R.; Mrs. M. A. Col, Esther; Mrs. E. Dorsey, M.; Mrs. George Alexander, Electa. Golden City Lodge No. 3455, G. U. of 0 F., meets the first and third Tuesday evenings of each 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, Warden; J. Ingram, L. G; J. Tolbert, P. N. F. Household of Ruth, No. 842, meets the 2nd and 4 Tuesday evening of each month. Mrs, Mattie Simmons, P. M. N. G.; Mrs. N. 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, K., of F. meets the 2nd and 4 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, M. of R. and S.; D. Gordan, M. at A.; Gen. Harrison, O. G.; W. C. Irvin, I. G.; A. Napier, Prelate. ---