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Homesickuess During the War.

'Do you know that many soldiers
died of homesickness during the late
war;" said an ex-Federal Colonel.
"Yes, sir; they called it nostalgia
that's the medical term for home
sickness. Many died apparent with
out cause-nOt from fright. Home.
sickness was not the cause In nine
cases out of ten. l remember that at
one time l was in charge Of depot
at Louisville, KY, where $1,000 con-
valescents were waiting for strength
to to 60 to the front. noticed that
many of them grew worse, instead
of better. 1t puzzled the surgeons
1t was not due to a relapse,
it was not the old disease. 1t did
not seem to be new disease.
looked into it a little, and then l
told the surgeon I thought it was
nothing but nostalgia. I had
chance to prove that / was right.
One of these sick we'll men men
came to me next day. Colonel he
said, Il want leave of absence for a
day or two. l want to 60 home and
see my folks. am pining away for
a sight Of my old home. l believe ]
shall die if don't co. On inquir-
ing found that his home was right
across in Indiana, and tnat he had
an idea that he could see the smoke
rising from its chimney. He had
not been home for several years, and
he was fretting away in sight of that
smoke. l was not supposed to let
any of my cOnvalescents go
anywhere except to the front, but
1 determined to try an experi-
ment with this sallow, peaked faced
young man. We'll, sir 1 said, how
long will you be gomez This is
Friday he replied: Il will be back
on Monday NO. I said, you eau
stay until Friday of next week. All
right he said, looking better al
ready. On the next Friday he re-
turned new man. I'm all right
again, Colonel, he half shouted when
be saw me; Pm ready to go Oh to the
front at once. l went home, saw my
mother and fatherand my sisters and
brothers, and had some good home
fook and some good home sleep, and
fought all my battles over again
down at the village store. That was
all that wanted It was the fact.
He had been cured of Nostalgia
FhiladciJ2htd Record.
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THE WIDOW AFLOA1'.
Mrs. Edeington Transported to
the Placers by Water.

A correspondent of the New York
World has the following In regard to
the tripulations of Mrs. Edgington,
widow Of the late Abe Edgington,
and well~known former resident OF
the Comstock, and more recently
resident of this city. There are some
points in the story which may be
new to our readers, notably the as
sertion that Prltchard was staked by
Mrs. Edgington and that he brought
to her while she lived here the first
specimen of gold from the Cosu1
d'Alene country:
The "Widow's" claim has been
Jumped, and is now being worked by
IL determined men, who swear they
will stay by it through thick and
thin. It has yielded to date about
$4,000, and the men who have Sc
cured this sum proclaim their iDten-
tion to hold on to it indef1ance of the
widows right and title.
Mrs. Edgington, the "widow,"
seems to have been unfortunate in
more ways than one. She it was who
first staked Pritche rd, The man who
discovered the new mines, ard first
started the cry OF "gold" in the Coeur
d'Alenes. He made the prospecting
tour at her expense, discovered,
staked and named the widows props
erty (the richest 10 the gulch), and
brought to her at the Edgiugton Ho-
tel, of which she was prOprietress. In
Butte City, the first specimen OF gold
from the Coeur dAlene Mountains.
Mrs. Edgington promptly set on!
for the mines last Gall, but reached
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COd0sh ArlStOcracy.

LONDON, May 2S.-1Tuth says Of
the special honor paid by The Ameri-
can Minister to France to the Count
of Paris: Tue lady asked Morton to
introduce her 20 the Count of Paris.
Morton informed the Count of this
request and he intimated he should
be pleased to have her presented.
Morton thereupon said to the lady:
1.-The Count Of Paris permits me to
introduce you to him." The Orlean-
lists present made up this incident to
circulate the report through France
that America a. mitted the sovereign
ty of the Count of Paris Morton erred
IN inviting an active open pretender
to his house, but he was led
int 1t by American ladies'
unworthy Americans who pose
in Paris as leaders of society by
virtue of their large fortunes and the
fact thai they are married to idle
Frenchmen of dubi' US nobility.
These ladies regard untitled Euro
pcans as mean whites and fancy that
y nation without nobility Is garden
=" ithout flowers. Mr.. and Mrs.
Morton are liable, however, to meet
in royalist drawing roolns speckled
peaches that wouldn't be admitted 10
respectable houses in New York.
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MAPLE CREEK, Manitoba, Nav
28.-The Indians raided the settle
ment last night, killing Paul Pollock
aud stampediDg forty horses. Details
later.
LATER.-The Indians went to Pol
locks corral and were running out
his horses, when Pollock hearing the
noise jumped out of bed hastily and
ran out in his night clothes unarned.
He had q hand to hand tussle with
the Indians and in the melee was
shot twice, one bail entering bis
shoulder and the other passing
through his chest, from the effects of
which he died in about two hours.
The Indians left Immediately after
the shooting. The mounted police
were notified and force with Supt.
Ellis in command started for the
scene of the murder with the inten-
ton of pursuing the Indians. There
is little hope of the Indians being
captured. The raiding party NUNS
ber about twenty or 80. It is not
known whether they are American
or Canadian indians.
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the mission just in time to be blocked
bY winters storm and storms.

the mission Just in time to be blocked
by winters storm and storms.
She remained there until Febru-
ary, when the tide Of gold-seekers be-
gan to fow towards the new gol
fields In great numbers. but being
blessed with 800 pounds of avoir>
dupols, no one could be induced to
transport the bulky dame through
the mountain g0rges and over bleak
SUBMITS to the land of promise.
Her only hope was to possess her
soul in patience and await the build
ing of q boat to convey her to the
headwaters Of Lake Coeur
d'Alene, which would place
her within eight miles of her
property. Recently the World CORE.
spondent had the pleasure of meet>
ing the widow" near the mouth of
C9ur d'Alene river, serenely reated
on a pile of shawls and skins, in q
sort Of batteau, or raft, which was
being slowly poled and towlined
along by party Of men wading near
the shore. She seemed delighted to
hear that her claim was pannlng out
so well, anl from few words which
fell from her lips as well as from the
blood which plainly sparkled in her
eye, one can readily imagine the
lively times IN store for the '.jump-
ers" a. soon as the resolute lady shall
arrive at her destination.
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Local News.

A man by the name Of Lou Criss-
man shot a Mr.. Sykes yesterday
morning at Meaderville. He was
admitted to ball in the sum of $500
by the examining magistrate. The
extent Of the injuries to the wounded
man Is not yet known and until they
are we refrain from comments.
At the meeting Of the Liederkrans
society last evening fine Winches-
ter rife was presented to Director w.
E. Clark by the members. DR.. De
Freye made the presentation speech
which was happily responded to by
Mr.. Clark. The occasion was one
which will be long remembered by
those present.
Dennis Hickey wanted whiskey
and not wanting to pay for 1t, or not
having the money to invest In the
luxury, made a draft Of . bottle on
the stock Of Fred Anderson without
leave of the owner. Justice Nickols
thought thirty days in the cooler
would balance the offense with just
ice and accordingly sent him up for
that time.
The Boulder Hot Springs is com:
ing to the front as the finest medic>
inal springs In Montana. Upon the
large linen bills just issued from the
MINER office appears a card to the
public signed by thirty or forty Of
the most prominent citizens OF Lewis
and Clarke and jefferson counties, IN
which the virtues of these popular
springs and the accommodations of
Mr.. Merrill's cspaoious hotel are st
tested to in 1attedng terms.
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LOUISVILLE, May 28.-In the sell
ling race, club purse of $4OO, three
quarter mile heats, Chill took second
and third heats, Queen Esther first
heat and Cathcarr second. In the
Dirt heat Chill was third; in the
second Nimble Foot, second; Egypt
ian third; Tomahawk distauced;
time, 1:l64, LII, lie. The winner
wss not sold.
Eldendorf stakes, tw0.year olds,
three-quarter miles; Rhadama held
the lead into the stretch where
Orlando, the favorite, closed up and
won by nearly two lengths; Rhada.
ma, second; Trophy, third.
Turf stakes, all ages, mile and q
quarter; starters, Pearl jennings,
John Davis, Long King, knight and
Alctino. At the stretch the horses
were punched. Half way up Long
King cut loose and won by three
quarters of length Pearl Jennings
second; John Davis, third time,
2:124.
MacauIay stakes, steeplechase han
dicap, ALL ages, about II miles; Re-
lok won Capt Curry, second; CAL
las fell early. Curry went down at
the last hurdle, but the Jockey
remounted and got second place;
time, 2:l7.
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A C:Onlplica Case

New YORK, May 2s.-Taylor 4
Co., trokers, loaned Grant l. WARD
500, 900 on collateral negotiable at z
per cent. per year. 1t was subse'
quently raised to per cent: May
9Th q demand was made on Grant q
Ward for repayment of the loan
under the rules of the Stock Ex~
change and they were notified If they
didn't pay that day by certain
time Taylor & Co. would sell out the
securities. The money was mt
paid and Taylor & Co. sold
the securities, comprising $l0O,0OO
in bonds of the New YORK, Chicago
and St. Louis Railroad. When
Taylor & Co. were about to deliver
these bonds they were served with
notice that the bonds belonged to the
railroad company: Taylor Il 90.
were proceeding to deliver them when
the Stock Exchange decided the sale
was valid by reason of the notice
given. They have ever since held
The bonds, claiming there is = bal
ance due on the loan of over $34 .OO0.
The matter has been left to q referee.
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NJ. E. Conferences.

PHILADELPHIA, May 27.-When
the conference assembled Bishop
Walden occupied the chair for the
Arst time. Rev. DR.. Goodshell, chair
man of the committee on traternal
greetings. presented a beautifully IL
Illuminated message of greeting from
the Methodists at Turin, Italy; the
message WAS in Italian. The chair
man was directed to make a suitable
reply. The report of the general con-
ference on districts was discussed at
some length and adopted with slight
amendment. The itineracy commit
tee reported resolution relating to
the relief OF the conference in Ger
many and Switzerland from the re-
striction of town limits and placing
them under missionary rule. A mo-
tion to table the resolution was lost.
Adjourned.
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WASHINGTON, May 28.-The House
committee on elections, by vote OF
9 to ], decided to report In favor OF
seating J. H. Chalmers, Jr., In the
contest ed election case OF Chalmers
vs. Manning, of Mississippi. lL the
ease Of Massey VS.. Wise, Of Virginia
the committee agreed in favor OF
Wise. An effort was also made to
agree on q report on the contested
case OF Campbell vs.. Moore, OF OHIO.
Six Democrats voted in favor OF
Campbell. Adams and Cook. Demo-
Gratis, voted adversely. Five Repub-
licans refused to tie, thus breaking
the quorum. 1t was said by those
who refused to vote that they were
not acquainted with the merits of the
ease.
The amendment offered In the
Senate to-day by Senator DolPh to
the bill to reimburse the State Of Or
egon for expenditures In common
defense, provides that the Secretary
of the Treasury be authorized to pay
to the State of Oregon $35, ,l4O, and to
the State of California $40 500 for ex-
penditures Incurred in suppressing
the Modoc Indian hostilities.
Representative Bagley was In
strucled by the House committee on
invalid pensions, to-day, to prepare .
favorable report on Repre- entative
I.aird's bill regulating the proofs re-
uuired in pension cases.
Collections of internal revenue for
ten months OF the fiscal year, $685.
1854, 745; decrease, SIS, ,90S, ,627, as com.
pared with the corresponding period
of the previous year. The principal
decrease was on tobacco. There was an
increase If $l2, AGO, ,564 from spirits.
Delegates to the Good Tempiar's
convention called on the President
to-day.
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Night before last three or tour un-
known persons attempted to rob a
Chinese store just below West Park
street. They were prevented from
carrying out their intentions by the
lusty bellowings Of the proprietors.
One Of the Cinnamon was severely
beaten over the head by one of the
robbers, who with his accomplices
fed upon the approach of help.
The same afternoon some parties
attempted to break into the dwelling
OF Mr.. David Upton. They were
foiled, but afterwards returned and
again tried to effect an entrance. Dave
met them at the door and with
blow that would have made Sullivan
turn green with envy, sent one of
them sprswliGg to the ground. AS
Dave couldn't surround them all
they got away, but in demoralized
condition. The same day the resi-
dence Of Ed O'Donnell was visited
by some parties unknown and an en-
trance attempted. Being discovered
they also fled.
We understand that parties are
daily besieging residences in the
suburbs of the city for something to
eat. 1t may be food they want aud
1t may be they are prospecting for
something of value to steal. These
tramps should be attended to. Butte
Is not q healthy place for healthy
men to beg In, and it is one of the
most unhealthy places in the West
for burglars. 3.7-77.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

BosToN, May 28.-The statement
of the assignee of Hawley y Co.
shows the indebtedness to be $342, ,00O;
assets, $32, 1000.
New YORK, May 28.-The Pacific
Mail directors were reelected to-day.
Net earnings for the year, 81 400, 600.
LITTLE RoeK May 2S.-The Ga
zette's Hot Springs special says: The
financial storm yesterday Is succeeded
to-day ty clearisky. There was no
run to-day on the Arkansas National
bank. and no money drawn out ex-
cept for ordinary business purposes.
Chief of Police Toler left tor st.
Louis to-day to bring back Andrew
Bruon, the absconding President Of
the Hot Springs National bank, who
was arrested there to. day.
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The o'clock afternoon freight

The o'clock afternoon freight
which has been running between
Butte and Garrison has been taken
off. Interested parties should govern
themselves accordingly.
From a French State paper, lately
brought to light, it appears that in
1910 the following Parliamentary
decree was solemnly passed and duly
registered under King Louis XIV:
whatsoever, by means of red OF
white paint, perfumes, essences,
artificial teeth, false hair, cotton,
wool, iron corsets, hoops, shoes with
high heels, or false hips, shall seek
to entice into the bands of marriage
any male subject of his majesty,
shall be prosecuted for witchcraft
and declared incapable of matri-
mony." If similar law were
placed upon our statute books not
single young lady in Butte would be
amenable to it. Butte girls don't
use or wear the prescribed articles.
District Attorney w. Y. Pember>
ton returned from Eagle City last
evening. The gentleman has been
absent several days and during the
time has secured some valuable inter-
ests in the new Ell Dorado. Mr..
Pemberton speaks in the highest
terms OF praise of the Ceur d'Alene
country and regards 1t as one of the
richest gold bearing sections ever
discovered in the West. The gentle
man showed us some fine specimens
of nugget gold which were recently
taken out of one Of the gulches there.
He saw q large number of old time
Montanians and Californians who
unite in pronouncing the new mines
rs among the best they have ever
seen.
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LONDON, May 28.-The race for the
Derby was q dead heat between st.
Gat1en and Harvester. The race took
place on EPSON Downs. Sir John
Willoughby's flly, Queen Adelaide.
came In second. The other starters
were Girard's st. Midard. Hamilton's
LOchranza, Osborne's Waterford.
frlce's Bedouin, Walton's Richmond, :,
Mclntyre's Beauchamp. Jardine's
Borneo, Longs Condor, Haldaway's
Hopeful Dutchman, Rotbchild's 8
Talisman, Lefevre's Brest, and Roth
chjld's Woodstock. The betting be-
fore the race was two to one against
Queen Adelaide, five to one against
st. Midard, thirteen to two against
Talisman, ten to one against st.
Gat,en. twelve to one against Beau
champ, twelve to one against Water
ford, fourteen to one against Borneo,
eighteen to one against Richmond.
The race was not run off The STAKES
were divided between the owners of
1T. Gatien and Harvester. At the
start st. Gatien took the lead, Rich
mOnd next, Condor last.
The race home between st. Gatien
and Harvester was exciting. Queen
Adelaide finished two lengths be-
hind; time of st. Gatien and Har-
vester, 2:45 ! S, the first time recorded
in the history Of the Derby
The horse had an excellent start.
After three strides Richmond as
sumed slight lead. After quarter
of q mile had been covered Wood
stock took the lead, Richmond follow
ing. The bair went through the
furzes in front of Bedouin to the mile
post, where Richmond again took
command. They ran thus to the
top of the hill. Borneo assumed the
lead, followed by St: Gatien and
Richmond. Entering the straight
Lochranza joined Bornec, with
Queen Adelaide and Harvester close
by. When a quarter mile fr m
home Borneo was still leading, fol-
lowed bv st. Gatien. The leaders
in these Positions to the
distance pole, where Borneo was
beaten. st. Gatien was here joined
by Harvester and q tremendous race
home took place, the pair running
locked together: Queen Adelaide,
third; Waterford, fourth; Brest,
Talisman, Borneo and st. Medard
followed in the Ordernamed.
Richmond was the ninth across
the line and Woodstock and Hopeful
Dutchman last.
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NIGHT DISPATCHES.
NATIONAL Greanback c0nVen'
tion in Session.
General Butler Asked to be
the Candidate.
A Defaulting Bank Presi-
dent Captured.
Pennsylvania Bank Affairs
Muddled.
The Deficiency Creeping Up
in the Millions.
Outlaw Indians at Work in
Manitoba.
The Pennsylvania Bank.

Pl1TsbURG, May 2s.- Owing to
tbe extremely muddled condition Of
the affairs of the Pennsylvania bank,
in the absence of the President, the
only person who bolds the key to the
secrets of the bank, and the reticence
ofthe directors anO others concerned.
no definite conclusion can be reached,
but 1t is now taken for granted that
depositors will be lucky if they get
five per cent of the amounts entru>t-
ed. 1t is definitely known that the
concern is completely gutted. The
assets are decreasing rapidly and the
liabilities swelling even more rapid
". Those who had to cali on the re-
serve fund drew with unsparing
hand, and there is little left to tell
tale. The books shed very little light
on the identity of those who de-
spoiled the institution, as many of
the accounts are fictitious. The
shortage grows hourly as the in
Ticacies of the book accounts are uD~
ravelled, and from $4,000 over.
drawn it has grown to $l,OOU,O 900 to-
day, and the end is not yet. The
liabilities, it is believed, will rfach
over $2 0OO, 600. 1t is said the hank
manipulations date back three wears
to the time of the Cherry Grove oil
excitement and since then the bank
has been losing steadily.
The deficiency still grows and this
evening reached 81, 100000. A heavy
defalcaiion is also ninted at which,
it is claimed, will reach nearly
81, 900 600. The direct RS have been
in session all day and have decided
to have u thorough investigation and
q full statement furnished the public.
II wrong has been done by any one
they shall be made to pay the penal
ty. Many of those who made depos>
It'd on Friday threaten the bank off,
cials with criminal proceedings OF
alse pretenses in obtaining money.
Cashier Reeber Ia now under police
President Riddle Is
much better to>nlght and probably
viii be strong enough to come to the
'ity tomorrow.
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NJ. e. Conference.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2s.-At the
general conference Of the Methodist
church the committee on the state of
the church called up for final action
its report on marriage and divorce.
1t recommends that no divorces be
granted, except upon grounds justi-
fed by the Scriptures, and also that
a commission be appointed to con-
fer with Governors of all States and
endeaver, to secure the enactment Of
uniform laws on this subject. The
first was amended by making it the
sense of the conference that divorces
should not be granted but for adul-
terry, and any one divorced for such
reason, it he be guilty party, can
not be married again by any minis
ter of the church. The report as
amended was adopted.
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AtteInpted Suicide.

NEW YORK, May 2S.-GeOrge De
Toulgnes DeNera, said to be q scion
of one of the noblest families of
Frace, was discovered in his room IN
his hotel in this city last night suffer-
ing from acnte poisoning. He had
stepped the head OF matches In water
and swallowed it. He has been
drinking heavily Of late and was dis
pondent. He has ample means. He
is co nsideIed out of danger.
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MADRID, May 27.-The vineyards
are destroyed and Carthagena is
ravaged by hurricanes and many
families are ruined. In the district
of Urihuela the houses are inundated
and the village of Molina Is sub
merged, the people being compelled
to take refuge on the roofs of their
houses and in boats. The frigate
>aragossa has gone to the relief OF
Laroa and Burgos which are flooded.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa. May 27.-The
body of Nellie Colley. a wealthy heir
ess, who disappeared mysterlously
from her home in December last, was
found in the Susquehanna, three
miles below Nanticoke, this after
noon.
New ORLEANS, May 27.--Dis-
patches from New Iberia and st.
Martinville report everything quiet
and no probability of a conflict.
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Marriage OF the Aritl9ess.

LONDON, May 2S.-The midRets,
General Mite and Millie Edwards,
were married this morning in the
REGISTERS office at Manche. ter. Both
were carried up stairs envelopei in
shawls and placed on q low Office
table. They were perfectly self
possessed and answered the usual
questions and repeated the declara-
lions distinctly, but in their piping
voice. After the marriage they
l,reak tasted at the Grand Hotel. The
Religious ceremony was performed in
the Afternoon according to the Pres
byterian rule.
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The Wheel Horse.

In England 50 miles have been
covered in 3 hours q minutes on a
tricycle., and the 100 miles between
Bath and London have been ridden
In 8 hours Is minutes on a bicycle.
A mile has been ridden in minutes
81 2-5 seconds; 10 miles in % minutes
20 S seconds: 20 miles in 50 minutes
II S seconds; SO miles in 2 hours 43
minutes 58 3-5 seconds and 100 miles
in 5 hours so minutes 5 3-5 seconds.
The other day, a very windy one. q
veteran of II rode 5S miles In 5 hours,
and a man and his wife rode III
miles in II hours to show what they
could do.