Montana Plaindealer

THE MONTANA PLAINDEALER Vol. 1. Published Weekly by The Montana Plaindealer Company. J. B. BASS, . . EDITOR. Subscription $2.00 per year, Strictly in Advance. Advertising Rates on Application. Entered as second-class matter April 12, 1906, at the Post Office at Helena, Montana, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Address all Communications to The Montana Plaindealer, 19 South Main Street, Helena, Montana. PEACE! UNION!!! It is well for the complexion of the 60th Congress that the order dishonorably discharging the battalion of the 25th Infantry was withheld until after the election. True to the spirit of the mossback democracy the Independent says let bygones be bygones. It is the same old story in the same old way. In patronizing the various firms for the necessities of life we urge our readers to look over the advertisements that appear in these columns. It is a good barometer as to the appreciation of your patronage and the progress of enterprise conducted by our people. Evidently President Roosevelt does not believe in the Book of Books, wherein it teaches that it is better than ninety and nine guilty escape than that one that is innocent shall be punished; but on the contrary ninety and nine innocent shall be punished rather than one whom is guilty shall escape. There has been quite a little sentiment expressed by some few of our progressive citizens regarding the forming of a Business Protective Association, having for its object the promotion of business enterprises by our people. The movement is a splendid one, and has the active and unstinted support of THE PLAIN-DEALER. After certain matters of a public nature, which we are busily engaged in at the time, are settled, we shall do our utmost to assist in putting such on organization on foot, in which we shall asked for the united support of that part of our citizenship which is desirous of accomplishing something for the material advancement of our race. Dishonorable Discharge of. the Twenty-fifth Infantry The sole topic of discussion for the last few days, especially among the members of the Colored Race, has been what has universally been termed the harsh action of President Kosevelt, in dishonorably discharging from the United States Army Companies B, C and D,—a whole Battalion of the famous 25th Infantry. This action has been so contrary to what has been the President's attitude toward a struggling race, that we have been overwhelmed in the premises, and view with alarm the possible results to follow in its wake. While we have not at hand the minute details of the Brownsville trouble we can think of no exigency that would bring down upon the head of three-fourths of the men of this Battalion, who are entirely innocent of this extreme and humiliating disgrace. Men who have spent the best years of their lives, their ambition almost reached,—to retire after their thirty years of service with only a few months more of service, entirely innocent, as well as the black heroes who caled the heights of Elcaney and San Juan, and who have been awarded the medals that heroes wear, for gal- lant services rendered their country by Congress, though innocent they may be, must suffer this galling penalty. We do not condone the crime which was committed at Brownsville by some of the soldiers, nor do we condemn the men who refused to turn informers on their comrades, more especially so when they apprehended the stake, and most certainly the rope would be their portion. But why not discipline the probable guilty one,—and that would be very liberal,—but when it comes to putting the ban on those who were at the barracks in their bunks, or at home with their wives, absent on leave, etc., we certainly think it an injustice, and we hope the President will see the injustice meted out to the innocent, and recind this order. Petitions are being sent in from all over this land, asking that this be done. The liberal white journals of the country discuss the matter in this vein, and the Negro press for once is unanimous in the belief that an injustice has been done. We are loath to believe that President Roosevelt will not do the right thing in the matter, and will yet, in some manner, right the apparent wrong which has been put in vogue. Opinions of Other Exchanges This summary action of the President will hardly commend him to the sober judgment and approval of his just and conscientious countrymen, or justifiy him according to the rules of military ethics. There was, undoubtedly, in this large number of enlisted men and officers, some who knew who the real perpetrators of the crime were, and others who did not know them; and to dismiss these men in disgrace, and forever debar them from re-enlistment in the Army and Navy, or employment in any civil capacity under the United States Government, simply because they would not deliver up one of their comrades to be burned alive by scoundrels, is shameful in the extreme. If this is military discipline, then we say, to hell with military discipline! The colored soldiers did right to have nothing to do with it. We commend them for it. Had they known and told who the guilty ones were, and they had been delivered up to the Brownsville civil authorities, there would have been a lynching bee the next night, and the United States would have been the last to afford them military protection. As it is, they will not be disarmed, de-uniformed and then turned over to the Brownsville authorities. We pity them!—Excerpt Bee, Wash., D. C. The President has issued orders dishonorably discharging the men of the Battalion of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, stationed in Texas. This was done because the men refused to disclose the identity of the men who were in the shooting scrape at Brownsville. In this matter grave injustice has been done the innocent men of the Battalion who would not perjure themselves to be retained in the Service. One significant fact about the matter was the publishing of the orders the morning after the Election.—Savannah Tribune. On the Move The gentry who reside in the tenderloin district are up in arms at this time on account of the city officials having the temerity to put a higher tax on their lives of leisure and shame. Some of them actually rebel and say that it is entirely wrong to tax any higher the man that works, even if he does live with a "siren" in that locality; but that is no news to tell Chief Flannery, and with commendable zeal the campaign against this vicious citizenship will be waged until they shall find Helena not a very desirable place for their vocation of leisure and they will truly be on the move. Helena, Montana, Friday, November 16, 1906. ALL RACE JOURNALS SO DECLARE Upon the recommendation of Brig-Gen. E. A. Darlington, Inspector General of the Army, President Roosevelt has ordered the dishonorable discharge of every man of Companies B, C, and D of the 25th Infantry, for alleged complicity in the Brownville fracas of August 13, in which one white man was killed, and several injured. It is not alleged that all the men of this battalion were concerned in the fracas, but it is alleged that they refused to give such information whatever concerning the affair as would lead to the apprehension of the alleged guilty parties. the columns of The several weeks ago doubted by the loud called Negro leaders, lican Party in this cident Roosevelt, who proven himself a trago race and has given every pledge that he it, in the way of reeern representation in account of the exco Colored voters in the states, would dish charge companies B, the 25th United S Infantry, who saved This action of the President is considered extraordinary by army men and civilians. It is carrying into the Federal Government the demand of the Southern white devils that innocent and law-abiding black men shall help the legal authorities spy out and deliver practically to the mob black men alleged to have committed one sort of crime. The principle involved is not only vicious and contrary to the spirit of our Constitution, but DON'T STOP WITH The discharge of the as ordered by the President ceeding in Army discipline fused to give the names of who are guilty of the Brig. August 13. There is s standing of soldiers for rades, even if it is a kind that may not safely be cow. But it does seem that if punished for refusing to should be a litt e more equ system all along the line expeditious way to make the violation of the law. tional rights" should not grafters when it may not munity for troops who ha pline.—Kansas City Time DON'T STOP WITH THE SOLDIERS The discharge of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, as ordered by the President, may be a necessary proceeding in Army discipline. The troops have refused to give the names of those of their number who are guilty of the Brownsville, Texas, riots of August 13. There is something heroic in this standing of soldiers for their friends and comrades, even if it is a kind of heroism or loyalty that may not safely be countenanced in the Army. But it does seem that if these Negro troops are punished for refusing to answer questions, there should be a litt e more equitable application of the system all along the line. There should be some expeditious way to make others tell the truth about the violation of the law. The refuge of "constitutional rights" should not be allowed to protect rich grafters when it may not be invoked to secure immunity for troops who have violated Army discipline.—Kansas City Times. is an outrage upon the rights of citizens who are entitled in civil life to trial by jury, and in military life to trial by court-martial. Any black man in any part of the United States who offers to enlist in the United States Army to fill the places of those innocent, but dishonorably discharged men should be hated and spurned by all the members of the Army in the 25th Infantry, and by the Afro-American people at large; and any member of the 25th Infantry whose term expires should not re-enlist in the service, which has so little regard for him that it gives him no promotion in the Army, however meritorious his service, and no protection in his civilian rights when a mob of hoodlums in a Southern town seeks to do him bodily injury and he retaliates, as he should, and as all Afro-Americans should, under like circumstances. If we cannot have a change of policy in the War Department toward Afro-American troops in all directions, The Age earnestly advises the members of the three remaining black regiments not to re-enlist when their term expires, and that Afro-Americans everywhere refuse to enter the Army unless conscripted to do so. If we cannot get justice in the Army, we are not compelled to enter it.—New York Age. As it was exclusively stated in the columns of The Broad Ax several weeks ago, which was doubted by the loud-mouthed so-called Negro leaders of the Republican Party in this city, that President Roosevelt, who has long since proven himself a traitor to the Negro race and has gone back on every pledge that he has made to it, in the way of reducing Southern representation in Congress, on account of the exclusion of the Colored voters in those rebellious states, would dishonorably discharge companies B, C and D of the 25th United States Colored Infantry, who saved his life at El Carney, assisting him to win his great victory, and making it possible for him to become President of the United States, unless they revealed the names of its members, who participated in the shooting affray at Fort Brown, Tex., August 13th, in which one white man was killed, and another wounded, and it is the first time in the history of this country, and possibly in the world in which its Chief Executive Officer has resorted to such damna- WITH THE SOLDIERS The Twenty-fifth Infantry, but, may be a necessary pro- me. The troops have re- ref those of their number bownville, Texas, riots of something heroic in this their friends and com- nd of heroism or loyalty continued in the Army. If these Negro troops are answer questions, there suitable application of the there should be some others tell the truth about The refuge of "constitu- be allowed to protect rich be invoked to secure im- ave violated Army disci- es. ble tactics, in order to wreak vengeance on innocent soldiers! An order has been promulgated by President Roosevelt, while at the same time no effort has been put forth by him, nor by anyone else connected with the War Department, to bring to the bars of justice the white gentleman who insulted the uniform of the United States, and at the same time knocking down with his revolver the two Colored soldiers wearing it, on the streets of Brownville, without the slightest provocation.—Broad Ax. It is so unlike our ideal Roosevelt that we can hardly believe the fact that our President has discharged with disgrace three companies of the famous Twenty-fifth Regiment of Negro soldiers for a crime for which only one or two men were guilty, if any were. It seems that the white people of Brownville, Texas, where these soldiers were quartered, got into some trouble with the soldiers, which resulted in a conflict and shooting. One white man was killed and another wounded. The citizens of Texas, who generally lynch Negroes for resisting or fighting with white men, demanded that the officers turn over the soldiers engaged in the trouble to the civil officers for trial. This the soldiers refused to do on the ground that they did not know who the guilty parties were. The matter was finally taken --- up by the government and a demand made on the companies involved to reveal the names of the parties to the troubles. Fearing they would be lynched, the soldiers defied the demands of their superior officers, and stuck together, mum. As a result, the President, the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, ordered the Companies dishonorably discharged. To a civilian who knows nothing of the rigid discipline of the Army this act of the President looks like a piece of pure prejudice and Negro hatred, and a cowardly catering to the proud, unbridled passion of the bloodthirsty element of the white South; but Army rules and discipline are not matters of mercy and sympathy, and our judgment in such matters may not always be just. We could never understand why a man should be shot to death for running when he is frightened in battle, but it is said the rules of the Army requite it. The same President who issues this terrible order, in the same breath issues an order asking that a prominent white colonel of the Army be punished severely for using offensive language about Negro soldiers at Fort Sheridan, and the whole business may be a part of the great play of Uncle Sam's Army. The President, in our opinion, did very wrong, and played into the hands of the worst element of the South when he disgraced the men who saved the flag for a people who tried to shoot it full of holes. If the soldiers did wrong they should have been punished, but the wit nesses upon whose testimony they were punished should have beer freer from race hatred and prejudice than were the Texas wit nesses.—Conservator. We are surprised to learn that President Roosevelt has approved the order for discharging one battalion of the 25th Infantry, stationed at Fort Reno, because a few of the soldiers asserted their rights as men in protecting one of their comrades against the invasion of a few Texas rebels, where they were stationed. Some of these Negro men have been in the service nearly thirty years, and had fought at San Juan Hill, saving Roosevelt's life, and preventing his Rough Riders from being entirely wiped out. We think this is one of the unkindests cuts of all, and President Roosevelt has lowered his dignity as a soldier, and a statesman in the estimation of thousands of loyal American citizens. We cannot understand his attitude on the Negro question at this time. It seems that since his trip South he has joined hands with the Southern rebels to continue the outrages on the Negro. It was not right nor just to dismiss all these soldiers for the action of two or three, and we hope Congress will take this matter up, restoring them to their rights. Governor Hoch, when asked by the manager of The Topeka Plain-dealer to telegraph President Roosevelt, asking that he recall the order discharging the soldiers, said, "I did not know it, and will give the matter my most careful YOU CAN FURNISH Y For Half Required at other stores if your partment for your Furniture Furnishings. This Department junk, but clean fresh goods and are practical Arthur YOU CAN FURNISH YOUR HOME COMPLETE 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. Reliable Housefurnisher, Grand Street. No. 36. consideration. We next went to Congressman Curtis and made the same request, which was granted, and the message reached the President before his departure for Panama.—Topeka Plaindealer. In discharging in disgrace from the United States Army an entire battalion of the 25th Infantry (colored) because the Company as a whole would not divulge the names of those soldiers guilty of committing the riotous acts at Brownsville, Texas, some months ago; President Roosevelt evidently thinks he is doing the right thing. When a crime has been committed the guilty one or ones should be punished. It is the duty of the innocent ones to inform against the guilty ones even, though said guilty ones be comrades and friends, or even blood relations. If those troopers really knew the guilty ones it would have been the act of good soldiers to have handed them over to the law, but of the battalion not perhaps to exceed fifty knew anything of the actual participants in the riot, while the remainder of the soldiers were probably in their bunks and asleep, and yet they are to suffer the same as the guilty ones because, forsooth, they did not inform against someone of whom they knew nothing. But a few days ago and the world denounced the Atlanta rioters for the wilful killing of harmless and innocent Negroes because half a dozen criminal Negroes had attempted outrages, and yet in a milder form President Roosevelt is doing exactly what the Atlanta rioters did, sacrificing the innocent for the acts of the criminals. It is rather remarkable that the President waited until the last vote had been cast before giving out this bit of information, for had it been made public a day before the election, 90 per cent. of the Negro votes would have been snatched from the Republican Party, and in many of the states a different tale would have been told on the various tally sheets at the polls. The above are excerpts from Editorials of The Seattle Republican. Havana, Nov. 13.—Lieut. Col. William L. Pitchers' attention was called tonight to an article in an American newspaper declaring that President Roosevelt had directed that immediate report be required from him as to whether he had been correctly quoted as denouncing Negro troops while at Fort Sheridan last year. In reply Colonel Pitchers said that he had never entertained and never expressed such sentiments. He explained that he had served with colored troops in the past, and had seen them do heroic fighting. SHORT DISPATCHES 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. In a rear end collision between a Salt Lake freight and Santa Fe freight, two miles south of Victorville, Col., L. B. Gound of Vanwert, Iowa, a brake-man on the Santa Fe, was killed. William Thaw, the young millionaire, nephew of Harry Thaw, who awaits trial for killing Stanford White, will soon appear before a sheriff's grand jury to defend himself against the charge made by his mother that he is a habitual drunkard. It was reported on reliable authority that the Mexican Central railroad has been purchased by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific and is now a part of the Rock Island system. The official election returns as they come in cut down Governor Hoch's plurality in Kansas, but there is scarcely a possibility now that they will bring his plurality below 2000. Two masked men, each armed with a brace of revolvers, entered the saloon of Dempsey & Harris at San Luis Obispo, Cal., and held up R. L. Dempsey, one of the proprietors, and several others who were in the place. Harris was compelled to open the safe, from which $400 was handed over to the robbers, who, after riting the cash register, taking a drink and some cigars and a bottle of whisky, left the saloon on a run. Trial of the charges against the various Chicago companies indicted for alleged combination in restraint of trade and commerce has been postponed until December 10, neither the government nor the packers being ready for trial. The trouble between the union switchmen and the 23 railroads entering Chicago has been adjusted, and all danger of a strike of the 20,000 men has been avoided. Austin, Tex.—According to a dispatch received by Governor Latham from Captain McDonnell of the ranger force, the rioting has ceased at Rio Grande City. In the famous old Harper Publishing house in Franklin square, New York, Saturday night nearly 250 men and women prominent in American literary life celebrated with Henry Mills Alden, for 37 years editor of Harper's Monthly, the seventieth anniversary of his birth. During the dinner letters of congratulation from President Roosevelt and Samuel L. Clemens to Mr. Alden were read. Cincinnati.—In resolutions calling the action of President Roosevelt in discharging the three companies of negro troops from the army for attack on citizens of Texas, "despotic usurpation of power," the Union Republican club condemned the action of the president. William R. Hearst has left New York for California for recuperation. During a quarrel in a gambling room near Fort Bliss, Texas, two soldiers of the Twenty-fifth infantry (colored) were shot and killed. Another soldier, also a member of the troop, has been arrested and charged with murder. An official report says that several Boers, led by a man named Ferreira, recently surprised a police camp in the vicinity of Witkop, wounding two troopers, seizing their guns and subsequently capturing a corporal of police. The colonial government has adopted measures to suppress the disorder. TRAVELING BANK IN AUTO. Sends Machine to Call at Business Addresses of Depositors. The Night and Day bank of New York has started an innovation which, it is expected, will please business men who make late deposits. To make late collections and to avoid the risk of sending deposits to the bank by messengers, the bank officials have had built a specially designed automobile, containing a huge safe, which will call on all regular depositors. Each depositor who desires to have his money taken to the bank by the collector, receives a metal dispatch box, numbered and enclosed in a leather case. In this he puts his currency and checks, and when the machine comes around he turns the box, locked, over to the messenger, who gives him a receipt for the box. "Contents unknown." On the stub of the duplicate receipts which the messenger is to take back to the bank is a memorandum of the box's contents. When the messenger gets the box he drops it into an automobile safe. As the safe is built like a letter box, the deposit boxes can not be removed save by some one knowing the combination of the safe. At the bank the boxes are taken out and the receipts checked off with the deposit slip that has been locked in the box. Bad Fire at Mobile, Ala. Mobile, Ala., Nov. 15.—Fire that broke out in the big sawmil plant of Hymoreus Eros, Division and Water streets, caused a loss of $100,000. The Hymoreus plant was destroyed, and firebrands carried by the high wind set the mill of the Mobile Hardwood company, on the river front, on fire. The yards of the latter company were destroyed. FOUR ORATORS FROM OUT WEST. Transmississippi Commercial Congress to Be Notable Event. At the meeting of the officers of the Transmississippi Commercial congress, held in Kansas City, the official program for the tenth session, which opens in Convention hall in Kansas City on November 20, was completed. Among the speakers who will deliver formal addresses are: W. J. Bryan, Elithu Root, secretary of state; former Secretary of the Treasury John G. Carlisle, Senator William J. Stone of Missouliu, E. H. Harriman of New York, Congressman Joseph E. Randall, president of the National River and Harbor association; H. D. Loveland of San Francisco, John Henry Smith of Salt Lake city and John Barrett, American minister to Colombia. The following named United States senators have accepted invitations to participate: J. H. Patterson and Henry M. Teller of Colorado, Elmer J. Burkett and Joseph H. Millard of Nebraska, Chester I. Long and Senator Benson of Kansas, William Warner of Missouri, Weldon D. Heyburn and Fred T. Dubois of Idaho, Samuel A. Piles and Levi Ankeny of Washington and Charles A. Culberson of Texas. The governors of several states have accepted invitations to attend the congress. WASHINGTON NOTES. Ralph Doan, 16 years old, son of L. A. Doan of Endicott, while hunting for ducks on the Palouse river, was accidentally killed by the discharge of his shotgun. One of the most up to date churches in the northwest is the new Christian church, just receiving finishing touches at Walla Walla. The total cost will be $50,000. A poultry show will be held in Spokane next January. Spokane may get supreme court sessions. The executive council of the Washington State Bankers' association has taken preliminary steps toward the framing of a new state banking law. Superior Judge Albertson of Seattle has rendered an oral decision sustaining the legal validity of the proposed issuance of $500,000 in King county bonds to reimburse James A. Moore after he has constructed the proposed Lake Washington canal. Mrs. Maud Creffield, widow of the notorious "Holy Roller" Creffield, murdered by George Mitchell in Seattle, who in turn was murdered by Esther Mitchell, his sister, is on the verge of nervous collapse. Mrs. Creffield is held in the county jail in Seattle as a prisoner with Esther Mitchell. Governor Mead has announced that he will name citizens' committees respectively to visit the state school for deaf and blind at Vancouver and the state reform school at Chehalis to investigate and make suggestions. Strong pressure brought to bear by the Washington farmers has done much to induce the state of Oregon to continue the operation of the portage road along the Columbia river at Cellio. Chester Thompson, accused of murder in the first degree for the killing of G. Meade Emory on July 7, will be tried in Tacoma, the county seat of Pierce county. Judge Frater has granted a change of venue asked for by Thompson. Free letter carriers will soon be installed at Ellensburg. E. Wagner, one of the most extensive fruit growers in the Wenatchee valley, is in Australia marketing six carloads of fancy apples which he shipped from here a few weeks ago. Burglar recently entered the Oregon Railroad & Navigation depot at Garfield and dynamited the big railroad safe, blowing it into small pieces. They secured little cash. The body of an unknown man was found by the Great Northern section gang near Winchester. Action has been taken by the board of county commissioners to advance Pierce county from the third to the first class. A telegram to Olympia from Walla Walla censures the board of control for not making more purchases of jute and stating that farmers of eastern Washington "would lose from $500,000 to $750,000 this season" because of the shutdown of the jumellm. The new town of Harvard, 23 miles east of Palouse on the Washington, Idaho & Montana railroad, has been given a postoffice by the department. Henry Vincent, one of the most extensive wheatgrowers in the Walla Walla valley, has acquired the entire equipment of farm machinery and live stock owned by John Hoffman, together with a lease of his 3500 acre ranch on Eureka flat for six years, with an option for 10. W. H. Brown, aged 75, one of Walla Walla's early pioneers, is dead at his home in Walla Walla. He died of heart failure. The Building Trades assembly of Tacoma has decided to adopt the "card rule" on all building operations in Tacoma, as a means of assisting the striking plumbers. This action will result in union men refusing to work where plumbers are employed who do not possess a card. Whole Train Leaves Track. Bloomington, Ill.-The Nashville special on the Illinois Central, northbound, was wrecked at Buckley, north of here. The whole train left the track, but none of the coaches turned over. The accident was caused by a broken rail. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SAYS HE IS NOT A CANDIDATE. Makes the Statement at Recent Conference at Whitehouse—Thinks two terms Is Sufficient for the President of the United States—Regards This as His Second Term. It was announced at Washington, D.C., Sunday that President Roosevelt before starting on his Panama trip took occasion at a White House conference to again strongly reiterate his public announcement "that no combination of circumstances could induce him to become a candidate for reelection in 1908." It is said the subject was broached by one of the callers alluding to frequent publications which declared the president to be the logical man to lead his party to victory. The president, in declaring that he had not changed his mind, expressed appreciation of the compliment implied. He said that while the suggestion was no doubt made in all sincerity, it was embarrassing because it created the impression that he could be swayed from his former attitude. He said his decision to retire at the conclusion of his present term was irrevocable. The president subscribed to the time honored tradition that the president of the United States could not serve more than two terms. He regarded this as his second term. He scouted the suggestion that the policies he had been pursuing could not, or would not, be carried to their conclusion by his successor, whoever he might be. Late Message From Voyagers. The president and Mrs. Roosevelt are greatly enjoying the trip, spending a great deal of time on deck. MONTANA ITEMS. William Penna, convicted of the murder of Mrs. Susie Bryant in Butte, has been sentenced to death by Judge Donlan. Percival Simmons, a deserter from Company H, Fourteenth infantry, United States army, was shot and perhaps fatally wounded at Vancouver by Policeman Secrist while attempting to evade arrest. The shooting was accidental. With the usual suddenness of attacks of heart disease, Anteone Marceau, one of Butte's earliest pioneers, died recently at the age of 66. August Mier, who is reputed to be the most skillful hunter of big game in the Lewistown section of the state, recently mistook a companion, S. E. Miller, for a deer, and fired on him with fatal effect. The men reside on Beaver creek, where both are engaged in ranching. Steve Stanich, the young man who wandered away from his uncle's home at Anaconda about three weeks ago, is still missing and unheard from. F. E. Garside, late cashier of the Aetna Banking and Trust company, is coming back to Butte in charge of Deputy Sheriff Frank Burke. The Butte Elks have organized for their annual minstrel show, which is soon to be presented. All the mines of the Amalgamated company, in Montana, are in better shape now than ever. So says Ben B. Thayer, official examiner, N. Y., who has finished inspection. He says shafts are going deeper and that two are now en route to the twenty-six hundred-foot mark. Electric pumping machinery may be installed in high ore property. TWO DIE IN S. P. WRECK. Trainmen Victims—Many Passengers Injured San Jose, Cal., Nov. 12.—Two men were killed, another fatally injured, and many passengers more or less shaken up and cut by broken glass by an accident to the Southern Pacific express No. 10, southbound from San Francisco to NewOrleans, opposite the depot at Sargents station, 87 miles south of San Francisco, at 9:35 o'clock Saturday night. The dead are Engineer Gillespie and Signal Construction Foreman Goodfellow. The accident was caused by the explosion of the engine boiler, the force of which blew the depot to pieces, tore up the track for a hundred feet on both sides of the place, and turned over the first four cars of the train. Horrible Death on Bails. New York.—Three men were killed by being run over by a switch engine at Park avenue and Fifty-sixth street Saturday. The men were at work setting third rails for the New York Central road and the locomotive came upon them without warning. Two of the men were dragged several hundred feet and terribly mangled. Steal a Memorial Tablet New York.—The bronze tablet on the monument erected in the Lutheran cemetery, on the outskirts of Brooklyn, to the memory of the victims of the burning of the steamer General Slocum has been stolen. The cost of the tablet, which was three feet square, was about $450 The $75,000 Bixby Hotel in Ruins—150 Men Were Scattered Through the New Structure—Was Built on Beach Sands, Facing Ocean—Rescuers Went to Work Immediately. With no warning save the cries of workmen who first felt the floors sag beneath their feet, five stories of the central wing of the new $750,000 Bixby hotel at Long Beach, Cal., collapsed, carrying 11 men to death in the tons of tangled wreckage. About 150 artizans and laborers were scattered through the structure at the moment it fell, and nearly a hundred were carried down. Twelve bodies have been taken from the mass of debris in the basement. Three other bodies have been located under the ruins, making 15 the total known dead. All of the men on the contractors' rolls are accounted for save one, and nine injured are being cared for at the hospital. None of the injured will die. The new hotel is built on the beach sands facing the ocean. To this fact Contractor A. F. Spaulding attributes the disaster, claiming that the footings were insecure and weakened the structure. John A. Austin of the firm of Austin & Brown, architects for the building, ascribes the disaster to the premature removal of the support of the concrete work on the fifth floor, alleging that the cement had been given but three instead of six weeks to set. Almost without exception the men contend that the building fell from the top, carrying the lower floors with it. Immediately after the collapse of the structure hundreds of bystanders lent willing aid in the work of rescue. At the first call for help the women of Long Beach began preparing food for the rescuers and established commissary tables near the building. Forty Lives Lost in Wreck Near Chicago Forty Lives Lost in Wreck Near Chicago Chicago, Nov. 13.—The officials of the Baltimore & Ohio announce that they have received positive news from the wreck at Woodville and it was known that out of the 135 persons on the train 40 were killed, 35 others injured and 60 escaped unhurt. Later Report — A wreck occurred Monday on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad at Woodville. Ind., about 30 miles from this ciyt. Reports so far are conflicting, but the majority of them place the number of dead at five killed outright in the collision, 20 to 30 others caught in the wreckage and burned to death and 25 seriously injured. The accident is said to have been caused by a confusion regarding signals, which allowed the immigrant train to pass a station when a freight was approaching from the opposite direction. Gen. Shafter Is Dead Major General William Rufus Shafter, U.S. A., retired, died last Monday at the ranch of Captain W. H. McKittrick, his son-in-law, 20 miles south of Bakersfield, Cal., after an illness of seven days, despite the best medical attention in California. ROGERS AS TRUST BUSTER Standard Oil Magnate on Trail of Offender. Fairhaven, Mass., Nov. 14.—Henry H. Rogers of the Standard Oil company is about to start out as a "trust buster." The company to which he will first turn his attention is one of the strongest combinations in the United States, the United Shoe Machinery company. All this has come from the announcement just made that a new shoe machinery company is at once to be started in this town, in which Mr. Rogers is deeply interested. Disarm Negro Troops. El Rene, Okla., Nov. 11.—The members of Companies B, S and D of the Twenty-fifth infantry (colored), recently ordered dismissed by President Roosevelt as a result of the riotous disturbances at Brownsville, Texas, on August 13, were formally disarmed Sunday. Many of the men, some of whom had been in the service more than 20 years, shed tears when they gave up their guns. Rioters Shoot a Priest Mitchell, S. D., Nov. 11.—Shot while attempting to quell a riot on a Milwaukee railroad train, the Rev. John Phelan, a Catholic priest of Sibley, is dying. Eight men were engaged in the fight, and Father Phelan rushed among them just as weapons were drawn. One of the number sent a bullet through the priest's head. Curb Unions Too Much. Superior Judge McEwen of Chicago agrees with organized labor that "government by injunction" has gone too far. FOOTBALL GAMES SATURDAY. At Champaign—Illinois 6, Wisconsin 16. At Hanover — Dartmouth 4, Amherst 0. At Andover —Andover 6, Exeter 0. At Topeka —Washburn 0, Kansas university 0. university 0 At Washington—Georgetown university 0, University of Virginia 12. At Columbia, Mo—Missouri university 11, Arkansas university 0. At Columbus, Ohio—Ohio State university 10, Kenyon college 0. At Omaha—Neoraska 17, Creighton 0. At Fort Collins—University of Colorado 0, State Agricultural college 0. At Washington—Virginia 12, Georgetown At Berkeley.—Stanford gained a victory over the University of California in the first Rugby intercollegiate contest by a score of 6 to 3. Ten thousand spectators crowded the big football arena to witness the struggle. At Philadelphia.—Despite the fact that Pennsylvania showed marked improvement in her play its team was played to a standstill by Lafayette and the game ended without a score by either side. At New Haven, Conn.—Speed, staying and running power won at Yale field a victory for the Yale eleven over the Brown team in one of the hardest football battles of the season. The final score was 5 to 0. At Spokane speed, generalship and luck won the game for the Spokane high school against Coach Johnny Bender's heavy "preps" from the Washington State college. The final score was 21 to 11. At Seattle, for the third time, the University of Washington has played a tie game of no score. Willamette was much stronger than was expected, forcing Washington to put forth her best efforts. From the kickoff it was plainly evident that there would be many hairbreadth escapes, as each team was playing tricky football. At Chicago Minnesota's giant eleven defeated the University of Chicago football team by a score of 4 to 2. The game was one of the most remarkable ever seen in the west. At West Point Princeton defeated the West Point cadets on the football held by a score of 8 to 0. SPORTING NOTES. Tacoma will play ball in 1907 and George Shreeder, the head of the club, promises that the team will be stronger and better than ever. In a football game at Menominee, Wis., between the Stout manual and high school Saturday Arthur Olsen of Oconomowoc, quarterback for the manuals, was crushed in a mass play and sustained a serious injury to the brain. In a football game at Fort Shaw, Mont., between the Great Falls and Fort Shaw Indian team, James Curtis, fullback for the Great Falls team, was killed in a scrimmage. Curtis was 2 years of age and a native of Syracuse, N. Y., where his parents live. Louie Long was given the decision over Kid Harrison in the 14th round of their night at Palouse City, Wash. Saturday night, after a bout which proved fairly satisfactory to the Palouse fans, despite its unfortunate ending with a foul. GOT $650,000 IN COIN. Men Who Robbed Rogow Station Worked in Good rder. Rogow, Russian Poland.—The Cossacks have thus far been unsuccessful in their pursuit of the revolutionist train robbers, numbering 100 well armed men, who at 9 o'clock at night surrounded this station, threw three bombs at the mail car of a train while engines were being changed, derailed the car, robbed it and fled with a sum of money now said to amount to $650,000. The station master declares the revolutionists hid in the neighboring forests and were excellently disciplined, their commander giving orders through bugle signals. When the robbery was completed the revolutionists transported their booty to two wagons and marched off in military order, singing socialistic songs. Fights Burglar; Is Slain. Pittsburgh.—Henry F. Smith, the 25 year old son of Joseph Smith, a wealthy business man, was shot twice and almost instantly killed by a burglar, whom he surprised in the dining room of his father's residence in the east end. That a desperate battle took place between young Smith and the burglar is evident from the disordered condition of the dining room and kitchen. California Train Wrecked. Marysville, Cal.—A northbound local Southern Pacific train was derailed here, the engine, tender and baggage car going off a 15 foot embankment. Engineer McManara was hurt internally and badly scalded. Fireman Ed Allen had his left leg broken and his body and limbs feartifully scalded. Trouble Over the Language. Berlin.-Fifty thousand Polish children persist in refusing to respond in the German language to religious instruction in the public schools and the Prussian government continues to apply measures designed to convince the children and their parents that their resistance will be of no avail. Pet Buck Deer Slays Him It has been definitely established at Mont Clair, N. J., that a pet buck deer killed Herbert Bradley, a wealthy four exporter, whose dead body was found on the preserve at his home there. A THEATER TRUST WILL-INCLUDE 350 OF LARGEST THEATERS IN THE U. S. They Will Plan All Tours—To Be Represented in Every City in the United States—Is $50,000,000 Combine—To Include Klaw & Erlanger, the Frohmans, Al Hayman and Others. Chicago.—The Tribune says: The most gigantic theatrical combination in the world of which the biggest syrduicate now in existence will be only a part is in the process of formation in Chicago. The new combination is to include 350 of the most important meaters in the United States, will be represented in every city from New York to San Francisco and from Portland to New Orleans, will dictate matters of bookings, tours of all big companies, and, in a word, do the theatrical business of the United States, if not the world. Although the combination is still in the process of formation the following interests as slated are those to go in to it: Klaw & Erlanger, Daniel Frohman, Charles Frohman, Al Hayman, Nikox & Zimmerman, Rich & Harris, Orpheum circuit. Is $50,000,000 Combine It is estimated by some of the managers who expect to go into the new combination that the properties controlled by the corporation will value far in excess of $50,000,000. According to present plans a new corporation will be formed, probably under the laws of Illinois. Its capital stock will be placed some where between $50,000,000 and $100,000,000. IDAHO NEWS. Heavy rains the past week caused a rise of four feet in the Clearwater river and put a stop to construction work on the railway bridge. The Hope postoffice was robbed recently, the robbers securing about $15 from the till, which was found later on the lakefront. Judge Dooley is still the court at Hope. Although Hope went republic can by a large majority Justice John Dooley were reelected. He was the only democrat elected. Fire originating from a defective flue in the Reynolds hotel, Orofino, destroyed the building and store and contents of the White Front Furniture company; total loss. $3500. It is said plans are being perfected for the building of a tie treating plant by the Northern Pacific to be located in Sandpoint. Its cost is estimated at from $150,000 to $200,000, depending upon the process decided upon for treating the timber. It is definitely settled that Judge Frank J. Smith of the Seventh district, before whom the Moyer-Haywood cases are pending, has been defeated by Edward L. Bryan by about 50 votes. A brickyard may be established at Spalding soon, where fire and paving brick will be made in large quantities, also white pressed brick. A monster wildcat was captured recently in a steel trap by C. W. Bittle of Hatwai creek. When President Roosevelt, before leaving for Panama, signed a proclamation creating four new forest reserves in Idaho, and enlarging two others, he added to the reserve area of the state 7,406,556 acres. He created every reserve recommended by the forest service, including the Shoshone reserve in northern Idaho, which was so vigorously fought by Senator Herburn. The Shoshone reserve is created in conjunction with the Coeur d'Alene reserve, adjoining it on the north, and two others to be known as the Coeur d'Alene reserve. Their aggregate area is 2,250,000 acres. They lie in Shoshone and Kootenai counties, extending northward to the middle of Lake Pend d'Orellle. The Lemhi reserve, next in size, embraces 1,046,400 acres in Lemhi and Custer counties. This reserve consists of three narrow strips of land running northwest and southeast adjoining the Montana boundary. Innumerable streams that empty into the Lemhi river head in this territory. In extreme northeastern Idaho, on the British Columbia and Montana lines, 165,240 acres have been reserved, forming but a small segment of the larger Kootenai reserve in Montana. Like the Lemhi, this reserve lies on the west slope of the Rocky mountains. The Salmon river reserve in Lemhi and Custer counties embraces 2,201,120 acres. It comprises a solid block of mountainous country lying between the Salmon river and the middle fork of the Salmon river. In Cassia and Oneida counties 291, 976 acres have been set apart as the Raft river reserve, embracing many tributaries of Raft river and Deep creek. Numerous additions are made to the Sawtooth reserve, their aggregate area being 1,371,760 acres. These additions are made at various points along the present boundary. Drink Evil in the U. S. Army. Washington.—The resolutions favoring the restoration of the army canteen for the sale of beer and light wines to soldiers under proper restrictions, unanimously adopted by Advance tent, Independent Order of the chabites of this city, perhaps the oldest temperance organization in the world, have aroused great interest in temperance circles. ma BY), Te I - > = Ba ey = <== or a. TONICS AGO a LEY The ingredients that enter into S. S. S. and the method of com: (ae © bining and preparing them so that they build and strengthen i every part of the body, make it the greatest of all tonics. S. S. S. is nature’s 4 remedy—PURELY VEGETABLE—and while it is restoring the lost appe tite, overcoming that tired, run-down feeling, and other ailments common to Spring, which warn us that it is necessary to take a tonic, it is purifying the blood of all poisons and waste matters so that it can supply to the system the strength and nourishment it needs to keep it in perfect condition during the depressing summer months that are to follow. a @ Spring is the season when most every oue needs a tonic. It is nature’s time for AN EFFORT TO PULL THROUGH THE DAY. i anging; i 1 aS. 8. 8. quit ively and unhesitating! renewing and changing; and as everything tyne sty as tho best blood porter and toulo mace, puts on new life, the sap rises in vegetation, 1am a machinist by trade and at one time my system was the earth thaws out from its winter freezes, s° Tun down that by 10 o'clock every day I would be com- and all Se ? pletely exhausted, and it was with the greatest effort thu. d al srepou to Spring’s call to purge f could pull through the belance of the day. ‘Since taking and purify themselves, there is a great 5S. 8 8., however, all this has disappeared. Iam astrong, fake ae takes place Giourbodies, ‘The acne noses ueeec up eT eee ine lod endeavors to throw off the poisons and my sleep is sweet and refreshing. and T know further that + . + ‘ified blood and it i ri ithe 1 accumulations which have formed in the _ pits tee Kune Oro pet ergy 5.8. system, and been absorbed by it, from the 817 W. Broad St., Columbus, 0, A. B, MONTGOMERY, inactive winter life, and calls upon every . member to assist a the elimination. The SHE FOUND IT THE BEST SPRING TONIC. system is often unequal to the struggle, the .,0a‘re.coment Lavi o"seoonmund i as tous ane appetite grows fickle, the energies give Way, blood purifier. I was troubled with headache, indigestion the spirits are depressed, and a general run- s4.¥gr Rovio ae ‘ail daseppented under the use of i: ite, which was poor, wi down condition is the result. uo Loan covanything I want now without tout of tue _© Then the body must have assistance— digeston, and.ny Moa Est See uoagais, ae stone it must be strengthened and aided byatonic, and biood purifier it is all you olaim for it. and S$. S. S, is the ideal one. Being made 771. MainSt., Springfeld,O, MRS. G. WIEGEL. cutirely from roots, herbs and barks, it does : ¥ not disagreeably affect the system in any way as do most of the so-called tonics ou the market, which contain Potash or some other harmful mineral ingredient to derange the stomach and digestion, unfavorably affect the bowels, or otherwise damage the health. S. S. S. tones up the stomach and digestion and assists in the assimilation of food; it rids the system of that always-tired, worn-out feeling, and imparts vigor and tone to every part of the body. It re- establishes the healthy circulation of the blood, stimulates the sluggish organs, and calms the unstrung nerves which make one feel that he is on the verge of prostration. S. s.§ Sives an appetite and relish for food that nothing else does, and by its use we can find our. Selves with as hearty, hungry an appetite in Spring as at any other season. * It acts more promptly and gives better and more lasting results than any other remedy, and is absolutely safe because of its vegetable purity. Dyspeptic, irritable, nervous, debili- tated people will find S. S. S. is just the medicine that is needed for the purification of the blood, which, from its diseased or impure condition, is causing their trouble, as well as for toning up and helping the entire system. When you take your tonic this Spring do not experiment, but get the best—the tonic with forty years of success behind it, and the one endorsed by the ‘best people all over the country—S» S+ Su THE GREATEST OF ALt TOMIes, ‘It is necessary at this time, when the system 1s ‘depleted and weakened at every Pit, that the right remedy be used—one that is especially adapted to the condition, and . S. S. has proved itself to be this remedy for many years. If it is taken at the first sign Spring the system will be so built-up and strengthened that the disagreeable affections of Season will not be felt as warmer weather comes on. ” THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, ATLANTA, GA. The* Kidneys when they are weak, torpld, OF stagnant, the whole system suffers. Don't neglect them at this time, but heed the warning of the aching back, the bloated face, the sallow complexion. the urinary disorder, and begin cee wt ce with = Hood’s Sarsaparitla syolen contains the best and safest curative Ersances. : a usnal quid form or i chocolated fabiets known as Sarsatabs, 100 doses $1 w. L. DOUGLAS 13,50. °3,00 Shoes Ee) L\\ Gee BV Wxa7e 285) a "| HI | APs Ro y \f ese eo Sonaee POR EVERY DUE 44 Shes 2A, av | canoes. $5 to $1. reams Suen, $6.60 to Bae Renee’ Rice, A te Fas. en Bonin’ Wonwesta, Mince and Tyke guseer for style, ft and wear pene nee other minken. it tcould take you Into my Inrge tutorles at Brockton, Mass.,and show Wrahow carefully W.L., Douglas shoes ire made, you ‘would then understand wy they Hold thelr shape, fit better, Wear longer, and are of greater value than any other make. ‘Wherever you live, you can obtain W. L. nae a ua pce eid Douglaston, wich protects you against hi Ghee and nferior shoes. Take, no subst price ap your dealer for W. 1. Douglas shoes edlanist upon having them. a rac at vt ce ate epee af Pal Shane W. L. DOUGLAS, Dept. 13, ‘Brockton, Mass. eee A poymemn sTa‘TCI Model sane asylum with a speclal ward for crazy eetvurs and motorist, “But 1 dou't see any patients,” sald a visitor to whom the automobile ward was shown, “On,” the physician replied, “they're ‘all under the cots fixing the slats.”"— Citpping. wet Lem Onalinenen: “phe last tine I passed through bere,” said the travellag man, “she was roving for her busbithd, who had Just died. 1 suppose she's resigned now," “Resigned,” echoed the native ephat's a new way of expressing it Yes, she’s married = agata.’ Pailade! phia Press. _ Stella—Professor Loe s#ys candy Is 4 cure for fatigue. Bella—Taat's true; a man who brings me chocolate never makes me as tired as @ man whe doesn't, i Mistress (sollloquizing)—I'm afraid this hat’s rather out of date, Maid— Oh, no, mum. It’s quite fashionable, Cook has just bought oue exactly like it—Punch. Balty Moore—The meanest man has been again discovered. Calvert, Jr.— Where this time? Baliy Moore—In Oblo, as usual. This chap'is making money by selling the weather predic. tons furuisbed by his father’s rheuma tism.—Baltimore American, ence "I anderstand~ began Mrs. Gatley, sternly, “that you have been seen at the theater with my busband——* “Well,” interrppted the pretty govern- ess, deflantly, “what of that?” “Well, Miss Reeder, If you wisi to remaln to my employ you'll have to keep better sompany.”—Pbiladelphia Presa. “So, Tommy, you wish to be exeused from school this afternoon?" “Yes'n." “I your excuse a good one or fs It baseball?” “Both, ma'am.” “Why did you have the sun-dial moved, Amy?” “I wanted It where the meonlight would shine on It, so we could tell the time of night.”—Lite, Lady Visitor—That new girl of yours seems very nice and quiet, Mistress of the House—Yes, she’s very quiet. She doesn’t even disturb the dust whea she's cleaning the room.—Bverybody's Journal. a Friend? Then tell him about Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. Tell him how it cured your hard cough. Tell him why you always keep it in the house. Tell him to ask his doctor about it. Doc- tors use a great deal of it for throat and lung troubles. ‘The bast kind of a testimonial — “Sold for over sixty years.” Muto RT manthoraiers oF 9 SARSAPARILLA. yers PILLS, siz Vicor. Wo have no seorets! We publish the formulas of all our medicines. ) eee er neerearerimomnreranme ‘One of Ayer's Pills at bedfime wi hasten recovery. Gently laxative cust ec OLDS % conMON | WoHEMBER | SF % qs “iy “hy ——=a Ane bie “ — \\PE-RU-NA Wa RU: i HEAD THRO: ar \ Les. STOMACH 9 MIDNEYS BLADD R A PELwic i ts a B= “Sfamma,” asked fhe ttle girl, “has Mr. Brown got heart disease?” “I don't know, my child. Why do you ask?” “Well, It says In my new book that faint heart never won fair lady, and when f saw Mrs, Brown I made up my mind that something must be wrong with his."—Toledo Blade, “Where are we going to take lunch?" she asked her husband, while out In his touring car, “O, wherever we happen to stop,” he replied. “Goodness! You're not going to eat as often as that, are ‘you, dear?’”—Yonkers Statesman. A LEGALIZED “BOSS” SECRETARY BONOPARTE SUG- GESTS A NOVALSIDEA. Cut Out Nominating Conveltiann-it One Man Do It All—Have Him Elect- €d Annually by Legal Voters of His Party at a Primary and Let Him Choose All Candidates. Tn a recent interview Secretary of the Navy Charles Bonaparte suggested the establishment of a legalized “boss” in political parties in each of the states and cities, the “boss” to be empowered to solect the candidates for the various elective offices, ‘thereby doing away with nommnating conventions. It is hard, he said, indeed, often im- possible to get men who are fit to become candidates, Unfit candidates can he secured by the bushel. “Now, by a legalized boss I mean an méividual guthorized on pehalf of each party te choose all candidates for that party for elective offices within a designated territory. Of contse, every facility should be afforded cor making independent nom inations, whether within the organ. ived parties or without, so all citizens who may dissent for whatever .eason from the ‘regular’ nominations may he able to vote effectively acecrding to their convictions.” The reporter asked how Mr, Bona parte would choose his proposed “le galized boss.” “He ought to be elected annually,’ said the secretary, “by the lega voters of his party at a primary hel mder all the sanctions of law, and al which only this one officer, or rathe position, should be filled. I lkewis think it probable that no one of th persons who have been known ai ‘bosses’ since I have known of poli ticians would have been elected a such a primary. “perhaps it might be well to pro vide that the nominator or ‘legalize boss’ I Inve suggested should be him self disqualified to hold public office but of this I am not sure, There ar certainly two sides to the question. Expect a Large Corn Crop. _ The preliminary returns toi the crop estimating board of the department of agriculture pulletin just issued shows the production of corn in 1906 to be 2.881,096,000 bushels, or an average of 30.2 to the acre, as compared with an average yield of 28.8 bushels estimated in 1905. Race Suicide in France. Paris—Publie attention has again heen drawn to the national peril in- volved in the constantly diminishing birth tate by the publication of the vital statistics for 1905. A PUBLIC DUTY. Montpelier, Ohio, Man Feels Com- pelled to Tell His Experience. Joseph Wilgus, Montpelier, O., says: “{ feel it my duty to tell others about Doan’s Kidney Pills. A Exposure and driv- A ing brought kidney he «trouble on me, and I Sej suffered much from F\.2m,) irregular passages of ee the = kiuney — secre- . tions. Sometimes » Doan’s Kidney Pills. Exposure and driv- A ing brought kidney he = trouble on me, and I my. suffered much from a Pr.) itregular passages of Egle the kiuney secre oN tions. Sometimes there was retention and at other times passages were too frequent, especially at night. There was pain and discol- oration. Doan’s Kidney Pills brought me relief from the first, and soon in- fused new life. I give them my en- dorsement.” Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Fosier-Milburn Co,, Buffalo, N. Y. ‘Mr. City Boarder was being enter tained by his rural sweetheart. “Do you play and sing ‘When (he Cows Ave in the Corn,’ Miss Milywelgh?" “Lord bless you, no!” she ejaculated. “I get the dogs and chase ‘em out !”—Harper’s Weekly ii: ti ‘The readers of this paper wil! be a tearm duet there inatloast ome dreaded dincake that ecience has been able to cure in all its Hagen) and that is Catarra, Hall's Catareh Cite a the oniy ‘positive cure known to, the medical fraternity. \Catarrh ‘being » comatity Honal diseese, reqatres a constitutional trest- Ment. ‘Hall's Catarrh Curetstaken internally, acting directly upon the tlood and mucout Porinses of the eyetem, thereby destrortng the jandation of the disease, aud giving the pa. Home strength by building up the constitution find abslsding mature in doing ite work, Phe proprietors have so much fuith in 1ts curative fomerathat they fer One Huniret poli ranyeare chat it fails to cure, Send for Uist of testimonials. ‘Address. FJ, CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0 told by druggists, 750. ‘Mall's Fainily Pills are the best. The perfect human figure should be equal in height to ten faces. * “Do you suffer much with the hu midity, Mrs, Flanigan?” “No, mum; sure, the doctor sez as it’s the dyspepsy.”—Baltimore Amer St. Vitus Dance and all Nervous Diseases Rermanentiy cured by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Kestorer. send for FREE #2 trial bottle and treatise. Dr. i. H. Kiine 14., 95) Xeon st, Phila, Pa. Newspapers are beginning to flour ish in Italy. The first in circulation and ‘enterprise is the Evening Courier of Milan, with 120,000 circulation and an equipment of American Hoe press: es. The Tribune of Rome is next in circulation and influence, with am out put of 100,000 copies daily. Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup the best remedy to ase for their children during teething period. Venetian glass 1s not made in Ven ice, but in the island of Murano. FS i (nae ° What Ease) With r> & * . 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OE ee pm | ° PASTORIA|s The Kind You Have gE AT Always Bough Penne ee |” ANegetable PreparationforAs- Ways bOug I simlatingheFood and Regula ting the Stomachs andBowelsof | Boars the LISP EAS Aaa Si t + Pronais DigsatonCicertl- | oO 4h ness and Rest.Contains neither |{j of Opium Morphine nor Minesal. | Nor NARCOTIC. I Reve of Od Dr Sa Pre | oe f a —.. as saduaa tate’ ' Use Hon. Sour Stomach Diarrivea |i neosaniLOSSOF SuEEE. |p For Over — Signature of } : | gem i Thirty Years Ale months old Ig ; b Deseo daaons heal 1 EXACT copy OF WRARPER. caitlin tee Tae Oh, the Whale Dairy Matdst | “Do you keep a whale?” some fale visitor may Inquire next century as the ponrs the cream over some nevly | concocted breakfust food. A practical | minded professor up along the Cana-| dian coast has learned the art of uutlk- ing the whale and declares this dairy product to be as nutritious and as pal- atable as the milk of the reilective cow, and further to possess medicinal | qualities quite like thdse of cod liver oll. How romantic It will be when every dweller along the coast will pos sess his own whale, all properly tagged and registered, and when at dusk the milkmaids, chanting their whale-caliiug songs, will row out beyoud the surt to drive In the water mammals from thelr sea pasture.—Buffalo News. A Georgia man lost a leg In an acel- dent, and when they picked him up the first’ word he sald was: “Thank the Lord, it was the leg with the rheuma- tism in it!”—Atlouta Constitution. "|| There is no satisfaction keener! than being dry and comfortable S|) when cout in the hardest. storm. So YOU ARE SURE OF THIS} HANS IF YOU WEAR " 5 HH] AS iy SOWER's n \ “Heh 775K BRNO : {WATERPROOF > \ OILED CLOTHING t As LACK OR YELLOW 407 ON SALE EVERTWHERE. A.J TOWER CO. BOSTON, MASS.U.S.A. 'e TOWER CANADIAN CO. Limtet TORONTO. CAN. Stowell Drag Co. ¥ \M Spokane, - - - ~~ - Wash. } ————L—— The Ideal Family Laxative is one that can be used Ly the eatire family, young and old, weak and strong, without any danger of harmful effects. It should have properties wnich insure the same dose always having the same effect, otherwise the quantity will have to be increased and finally lose its effect altogether. These properties can be found in that old family remedy, Brandreth’s Pills, be- cause its ingredients are of the purest ‘herbal extracts, and every pill is kept for three years before being sold, which allows them to mellow. We do not believe there is a laxative on the market that is so carefully made. 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Uy No.46-6 Within the Secret Place I stand, Where naught but Good I see; What need I fear with the Christ's dear hand Escaping from the world awhile, Oh, how sweet it is to know There is always one place free from guile One blessed, sure and safe retreat. Apart from earth's rush and roar; Down in the depths of the heart's great deep Where the mind may learn to soar. The place is filled with light and peace. With wisdom, strength, and power; 'Tis here that life's bountiful hopes increase In this sacred silent hour. —Ella Caroline Clarke MISS MAMIE WALTON, Teacher of Pianoforte, Studio 109 Jefferson St., will be pleased to receive her patrons at any time. Music furnished on all occasions. TERMS EASY. Please notify this office when you change your address; or if your paper does not reach you regularly. The Manhattan Club will hold its regular Reception and Dance next Thursday evening. THE PLAINDEALER is planning to get out a Special Christmas Number—something like sixteen pages, half tones and sketches. Be sure and get in. The ladies of St. James want to sell 300 tickets for their Thanksgiving Dinner; be sure and get one. Look out, and be sure and get in our Christmas Number. Do not forget the Thanksgiving Dinner at St. James. The tickets will be out in a few days. Get one. The Rarebacks and Strutters will be out Thanksgiving. The Ladies' Sewing Circle met yesterday at the residence of Mrs. A. J. Young. Mas. A. Booth as be on the sick list again. The Big Thanksgiving Dinner at St. James Church is the talk of the town. It will be a record breaker as to results. Mr. H. Robinson was in in the city this week. He reports operations at his mining properties progressing nicely. Presiding Elder Hubbard was UNION BANK & TRUST COMP AT THE CITY OF OFFICER: GEORGE L. RAMSEY, President A FRANK BOGART, Cashi r C S. McKENNAN, Treasurer R Report of Condition Made to Examiner as at the Close of Bu RESOURCES UNION BANK & TRUST COMPANY, OF MONTANA AT THE CITY OF HELENA Report of Condition Made to the State Bank Examiner as at the Close of Business, Nov. 12, 1906 RESOURCES LONAS AND DISCOUNTS..... $1,752,109.49 BONDS AND WARRANTS..... 150,448.08—$1,920,557.57 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES..... 0.00 BANK BUILDING..... 62,500.00 CASH..... 210,005.61 DUE FROM BANKS..... 972,135.31—1,182,140.92 CAPITAL..... UNDIVIDED PROFITS..... DEPOSITS..... TOTAL..... DIRECTORS R. S. Ford, President Great Falls National Bank. W. A. Clark, of Virginia City, Executor of Henry Elling Estate. W. G. Bailey of Helena, Capitalist. A. P. R. C. Georg Frank TOTAL..... $3147,198.49 DIRECTORS R. S. Ford, President Great Falls National Bank. W. A. Clark, of Virginia City, Executor of Henry Elling Estate. W. G. Bailey of Helena, Capitalist. A. P. Curtin, of Helena, Merchant. R. C. Wallace, of Helena, President of the R. C. Wallace Company. George I. Ramsey, President. Frank Bogart, Cashier. BANKING BY MAIL A Savings Account, drawing interest at carried on by mail. We have complete faci and have many customers in all sections of the booklet telling of the simple way in which and we will send a copy of it free to anyone A Savings Account, drawing interest at 4 per cent, can be opened and carried on by mail. We have complete facilities for out-of-town accounts, that include customers in all sections of the State. We have issued a small booklet telling the customers of the State that they can be opened by mail, and we will send a copy of it free to anyone asking for same. Only two more weeks until Thanksgiving and Turkey. One of the Rarebacks is in estacies over the fact that she will see her better half inside of six months. The limit on nicknames has been reached. There is a young man in town who answers to the call of "Jiggles." Buy your Provisions from the Helena Packing and Provision Company, and you will get your money's worth. We are under lasting obligations to M. O. J. J. Armett for assisting our Mailing Clerk with our big Special Edition. John Montgomery has returned to the city, having suspended mining operations for the Winter. Mr. Wm. Seals and wife were visitors in the city this week from their ranch near Wolf Creek. Mrs. J. E. Ellis is numbered on the sick list this week. Mrs. Geo. Alexander is expected home from Washington, D. C., on or about the 21st of December. The Autumn Leaf Social Club held a meeting Tuesday evening; there was a full meeting of the members, and it was decided to hold their next Ball at as early a date as possible for this month at Electric Hall. A Committee was appointed to make all necessary arrangements. Many matters of interest that excited animated debate came up before the Club. The Club is prospering in every way, and no doubt will give a good account of itself during the Winter Season A Colored Order of Elks is now assured, and will be organized in this city in the near future. This delightful weather is only a harbinger of what's coming, so it is well to see the coal man and be prepared. Mrs. Jane Warren was a caller at this office this week, and informed us that she had received from the U. S. Treasury $500 as bounty and back pay for her brother who died in the U. S. Service in the Civil War. Exercises at St. James Literary Society The Second Meeting of the Literary at St. James Church was a decided success, the By-Laws and Constitution were adopted, and the Society formally starts out with a large membership who are taking a decided interest in its success. The following excellent program was rendered: Recitation.....Bernive Cole Solo.....Miss M. Johnson Paper.....Mrs. H. J. Baker Solo.....Chas. Cole A. P. CURTIN, Vice President C. B. PFEIFFER, Asst. Cashier R. O. KAUFMAN, Secretary Presiding Elder Hubbard was present, and addressed the Society in an encouraging manner for the progress it is making along the lines in which it is engaged. The subject for discussion at the next meeting of the St. James Literary Society on Wednesday evening will be, "Resolved, That the action of President Roosevelt in dishonorably discharging a Battalion of the 25th Infantry is not only a grievous wrong against the parties affected, but the race as well." J. B. Bass lead the affirmative, and J. W. Clark the negative. ANACONDA NOTES The ladies of the A. M. E. Church will give a Thanksgiving Dinner, Wednesday, Nov. 28th. The gentleman members of the Literary showed their ladies how to entertain by giving an oyster supper last Thursday evening. Mr. Frank Battles and Mr. Ed Thomas left last night for Tacoma, Wash. Mrs. Emma Duff will leave shortly for Goldfield, Nev. BUTTE NOTES Mr. L. H. Johnson of St Paul is in our midst. Mr. W. Webb of St. Paul was in Butte Monday looking very much pleased. Rev. R. B. Jefferson arrived home Friday, after an absence of one month. Mr. and Mrs. Burse have moved to rear of 315 South Dakota St. Mr. J. Bullet has just received the sad news of his brother's death. Miss A. Wilds was confined to her home for a few days last week. The wedding bells are soon to ring in this quiet old town. Mr. J. Collins of Oakland, Cal., is in our midst for an indefinite time. Mrs. D. McMurray of Anaconda made a flying trip to Butte Tuesday. Mrs. J. Foster is very much improved. The little infant son of Mr. H. Palmer died on the 9th, and will be buried Sunday. Mr. J. M. Withers is very much improved at this writing. His many friends wish him a speedy recovery. Mr. P. H. Parsons is added to the sick list. Mrs. D. Walton returned home last Friday from Leavensworth, Kans., to which place she accompanied the body of her sister, Miss Ida Shackford. Mr. and Mrs. H. Fletcher were in from Silver Bow Friday. Mrs. J. Wilds of 416 So. Main St., returned Saturday from Salt Lake City, where she was called on a very sad mission to attend the funeral of her brother-in-law, the late H. H. Voss. The Boque Social given by the ladies of Bethel Baptist Fair Club at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. Freeman Friday evening was a grand success. Mr. J. Duncan and Mr. C. Oliver were out calling on the West Side Sunday. "Look Boys! Big game! Don't get excited!" Mr. Miller left for Seattle, Wash. where he will join his wife. Mr. Frank Mitchell of Salt Lake was in Butte Monday. Church and Society Directory. St. James African Methodist Episcopal church, located at Co. 51 Ave. and Hoback street, Rev. W, T, Osborne, Pastor. Services Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7-30 p. m. Sunday School, 2 p. m. A, Marshall, Supt., Carrie 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 even- ings of each month in the Lucas Block. R. I. Ford, W. M.; C. Johnson S. W.; Spencer Smith, 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. Bethshea 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. Matthews, Sect.; Mrs. Jos. Clark, Con.; Mrs. J. Harrison, A. B; M. O. J. Art, nett, 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 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, Chaplain, W. Mason, Warden; 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. Sadie Ford, M. N. G.; Mrs. Lucy Nicholson, P. M. N. G.; Mrs. Elanora Johnson, R. N. G.; Mrs. Carrie Johnson, N. G.; Mrs. Georgia Irvin, W. R. Pride of Montana Lodge, No. 4, K., 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. Joseph Richards The Oldest Exclusive Undertaker in the City 140 West Park St. PHONE 307 BUTTE, MONT. Billiard and Pool Tables in Connection. 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. 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., JERRY McAFFEE, 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 Furnished Rooms or Houses by the Day, Week or Month Apply 115 East Cutler Street Helena, Montana 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. The New York Dry Goods Store. Helena, Montana PRIGES WOMEN'S COATS Women's Coats, last season's styles, regular $10.00 to $15.00 values . . . $1.90 CHILDREN'S HOSE Children's 15c grade Black Ribbed Hose, expansion knee, all sizes, pair . . . 10 CALICO WRAPPERS, regular $1.50 values, your choice 75 SURGEON'S CLOTH 36-inch Unbleached Surgeon's Cloth, per 3½ WOMEN'S VESTS Women's 65c and 75c Vest low neck, sleeveless, color white blue and pink . . . 45 MEN'S UNDERWEAR Men's Balbriggan Underwear, elastic ribbed or fluff 75c values, choice . . . 45 LADIES' UMBRELLAS Ladies' 26-inch Steel Roller Umbrellas, regular $1.75 and $2.00 grade . . . $1.40 CHILDREN'S PANTS 25c and 85c Children's Womens Vests or Pants, odds an ends, choice . . . . 50 PACKING - AND Oysters, Fish, Poultry Helen PLEASE Chiropod Leave Order You are All A Gord 116 So. Ma AGES FOR NOVEMBER SIS COATS tails, last sea regular $10.00 nows . $1.95 NIS HOSE grade Black base, expansion sies, pair . 10c RAPERS sapers, regular your choice 75c SIS CLOTH bleached Sur- per yard . 45c SIS VESTS and 75c Vests, beveless, colors, and pink . 45c DERWEAR Under- ribbed or flat choice . 45c MBRELLAS Sh Steel Rod regular $1.75 nows . $1.45 NIS PANTS children's Wool nows . 50c LAWN SHIRTWAISTS Ladies' White Lawn Shirt- waists, $2 and $2.50 value now . 95c MISSES' HOSE Misses' Fine 25c grade Ribbed Hose, sizes 5 to 9½, spliced heels and toes . 15c SATEEN PETTICOATS $1.50 Sateen Petticoats, your choice for . 95c EVERETT GINGHAMS 27-inch best quality Everett Ginghams, checks and stripes, 12 1-2c grade 7 1-2c WOMEN'S HOSE Women's 15c grade Black Cotton Hose, guaranteed stainless, choice . 10c INFANTS' BONNETS Infants' White India Linen Bonnets, 65c and 75c grade choice . 15c PARASOLS Our entire stock of Ladies' and Children's Parasols for Thursday . 20 percent off INDIA LINEN 15c Beautiful Sheer India Linen for Waists, yard . 10c SILK PETTICOATS Fancy Silk Petticoats colors, $12 and $15 ues, choice . . . CHILDREN'S VE Children's Good P lined Vest color, white, chic SAPPHORE CORE Sapphire Correx, set $6.00, $8.00 and your choice . . . AMISILK 36-inch Amillk, the lining in the grade, choice . . . WOMEN'S VE Women's 35c grade Pants, vests high long sleeves, tucked, choice . . . LADIES' DRAW 35c and 40c grade Muslin Drawers, tucked, choice . . . CHALLIES 8 1-3c Challies for Coat ers, in Oriental de- choice, per yard . . . WASH CLOTH 6 1-4c Turkish and K Wash Cloths, your each . . . Helena ING - AND - PROVISION - COMPANY WHOLESALE Fish, Poultry, Fruit, Vegetables, Butter and Eggs. Helena, ---- Montana. LEASANT J. DRAPER, opodist and Manicurin Save Orders at 19 South Main Street. You are Always Welcome AT THE LUZON Saloon All Appointments Up-To-Date Gordon & Irvin, Props. 6 So. Main St., HELENA, MONT. PLEASANT J. DRAPER, Leave Orders at 19 South Main Street. All Appointments Up-To-Date Gordon & Irvin, Props. 116 So. Main St., HELENA, MONT. GRAND ING DINNER ST. T. JAMES CHURCH Thursday Nov The 29th. CONCERT IN THE EVENING. DINNER TICKET 50 CENTS; GET ONE NOW! THANKS GU AT