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In Convention Assembled They Take A
tion on the Duty ON Wool.

In Convention Assembled They Take Ac-
tion on the Duty ON Wool.
GALVESTON, Texas. June l2.-The Nation
al Woolgrowers' convention here adopted
the following resolutions: Resolved, That
an amendment to the Mckinley bill should
be made by the senate which shall provide
substantially that all foreign woods having
any cross or admixture of merino or Eng
lish blood shall be classified so and pay the
duties imposed upon class l or class of
woods, according to the nature of the cross
or admixture; that the secretary of the
treasury be required to remove all sam-
Piles now in custom houses of the United
States for the purpose of classifying for
eign woods for duty. substituting new sam
Piles in accordance with the prin-
ciples above stated. Resolved, That
paragraph 2S2 in the Mckinley bill
be amended by striking out the proviso
contained therein and that paragraph Cos
be changed by striking out the words 'Rus-
sian camel;" that we earnestly recommend
that any further changes that may be made
will give the woolgrowers of the United pro-
lection on wool as grown by the American
dockmasters; that We protest emphatically
against any Law that will, in terms or by
implication, permit wool to be imported in
any other than its natural condition as
shorn from sheep, except as washed or
scoured in unbroken feeces. Another reso-
luton was adopted deprecatinc the decima-
tion of eve docks west of the Mississippi.
by killing them for the market instead Of
holding them for bgeedsSs.
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owing to the lack Of transportation facili-
ties he could not place troops at all points
desired by the committee.
During the conference II developed that
slxty-fve young bucks. with forty-eight
guns were in hiding near tho Catholic mis-
sion, fourteen miles from the agency. and
that Major Carroll, In charge Of the troops
at the agency, knew nothing Of it. Col.
Curtis suggested that committee 20 to the
agency, tell Major Carroll Of the fact, and
have him disarm the reds and return them
to the reservation. Col. Swaine endorsed
the idea and suggested that Curtis and
settler make the trip. This will be done.
Col. Swaine is trusted by the people Of the
country and they feel that he will do all in
his power to protect them, but he is short
of transportation facilities. While Swaine
does not concede that there Is any great
danger, still. in the same breath, he advised
the settlers in the region to take their wo-
men and children ont Of the country. The
situation tonight is that the Indians have
been driven to desperation by lack Of food;
the young bucks are tired Of it and any
moment the report may como in of the
breaking out OF llostilities. Old Indian
fighters who know the reds would not desert
all they own in the world If there was no
occasion for it. The danger is not at the
agency, where the troops are, but between
this fort and the agency, where the Indians
are roaming and where settlers are scat
tered
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PARIS SHOCKED.
An Earthquake Moves the Earth and Nj
hilists Society.

An Earthquake Moves the Earth and Nj
hilists Society.
PARIS, June 12.-Seven shocks of earth
quake have occurred in the French depart
ment of Juro. indicting great damage in
the vicinity of the Juro mountains. The
people are panic stricken and since the first
of the shocks have refused TO re-enter their
houses. Hundreds of men, women and
children camped out in tho open fields. No
loss OF life is reported, but large amount
of property ia destroyed.
Gen. Silecorlstotf, a special agent of the
Russian police, arrived in Paris for the pur-
pose of obtaining information concerning
the nihilists recently arrived here. He ex-
pressed himself confident that the prison.
ers were connected with most atrocious
and dangerous conspiracy against tho life
of the czar and the institutions of the Rus
sian government. but that the nihilists had
not yet organized. He had positive infor-
nation that the French contingent of nj
hilists were in collusion with those of Rus
sia and Switzerland to murder the czar,
and precipitate simultaneous outbreaks in
different political centers. 5
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Grosvenor, in taking up argument of ..
Governor Foraker, comments thus:
"Fofaker's assertion that any intimation
that he wanted forgery was 80 aburd a. not
to be worthy of credence for moment.
When you and man in the.stato of Ohio
or in the broad domain of the United
States who is willing TO say that he honest
y believed at one time, or at any time, that
John Sherman and his associates upon this
paper had been guilty of felony, you have
found man who cannot screen himself
by any OF the ordinary rules governing the
condition Of mankind. Gentlemen OF the
COMMITTEES" General Grosvenor concludes
.the whole case is in your hands. Your duty
lies right ahead of you. Your report and
the action Of the house upon it, will Az the
standard Of political morality in the United
States. It is for You to say what degree of
rublic condemnation this sort Of thing
merits: Long after you pass OF tho stage
of action this report win be quoted and
commentsd upon. The people Of England
just emerging from the Tichborn and the
Times-Parnell scandal, involving the Pigott
outrage, will look with some interest to see
what estimate American statesmanship and
American morality puts upon transactions
like this.
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SENATORIAL SCRAP.
Stewart and Reagan Start q Rough and
Tumble.

Stewart and Reagan Start q Rough and
Tumble.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE marble room
|of the senate was almost the scene of bat
|tle royal yesterday between Reagan, of
Texas, and Stewart, of Nevada. The Ne
yada senator had just met with decided
lefeat in the fight he made on Major Pow
Isll, chief of geological surveys, and conse-
luently he feels very tender. Reagan. on
ihe contrary, had been staunch champion
pf Powell. As Stewart passed Reagan the
after began chatting him about the defeat.
Stewart took one or two samples of the
Texans badinages, then, wearied of it,
sngrily charged Reagan with being mere
ool and puppet of Powell. Reagan's wrath
ose, he retorted in good kind and words
an high until at last Stewart, beside him
elf with anger, charged Reagan with false
hood. Reagan jumped for Stewart, and a
,attle, in which age and avoirdupois were
he principal factors, was only averted BY
riends. Later, Stewart called on Reagan
nd apologized, but Reagan haughtily re.
used to speak to him. A few hours later
senator Hearst managed to make them
hake hands.
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TOWNSEND MAN IN LUCK.

Dennis and John Shay Fall Heir to Quar-
ter Million. 1
TOWNSEND, June e12.-[Special. ]-Notwith-
standing the liberal subscriptions of this
town toward the just completed Castle rail-
way survey, a paper circulated here for
thirty minutes this morning secured nearly
$500 for racing purposes, and for grand
celebration of July 4th at this place. The
discovery that Dennis Shay, a well known
ranchman of this valley, and his brother,
John Shay, now mining at Butte, are un-
doubtedly the two sought-for heirs to the
$3.50, 600 estate of the late deceased John
Shay, of st. Paul, has created intense in
terest among their many acquaintance
hereabouts, and shares with the Castle rail
way the honors of being very much
and enthusiastically talked about. Dem
mis-, with his matronly wife and
bright, handsome daughter of sixteen
summers, drove into Townsend yesterday
to do their usual quarterly shopping, ana
were the recipients of many warm and ar
dent fluctuations. The first installment of
the Meagher county wool clip, which is one
of the very largest in the state, was brought
in by Mr.. Burch, of Smith river, yesterday,
for storage in the Northern Pacific wool
house here. Other long wagon trains laden
with the same article are rolling in to-day.
The wool clip is pronounced of excellent
quality and an unusually ABUNDANT crop
this year, besides which the shorn mutton
weathers are bringing readily $3.50 to 1915
per head. Some 500 head have been pur-
chased by one agent during the past ten
days in this county for shipment to the
with the Bergs, of Townsend, have united
with the Hensley brothers, of Castle, to
start tri-weekly passenger coach line be-
tween here and Castle. The service will be
put on next Monday, and increased to daily
as soon as demanded. A big sale by Ad-
ministrator Hines, of mares and colts of
the estate of the late Mr.. Mannell, took
place here this afternoon at the Mccormick
st ables.
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YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Platt gave notice
that Immediately after the consideration of
the silver bill he would ask the senate to con-
slider the bill for the admission of Wyoming.
Among the bills reported from the COM
mittees and placed on the calendar, were
two senate bills to amend the polygamy
laws and the house legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill. Davis
presented the conference report on
the dependent pension bill and proceeded
to explain it. As to the question of de-
pendent parents he said that all the change
made by the bill of the existing law was
that whereas the existing law required de-
pendency to exist at the time of the SOL
dler's death, the pending measure merely
required dependency at the time of appli-
cation. The pension of dependent parents
was the same as under the existing law.
He went on to say that every house substi-
tute contained provision for service pen
slons for the benefit of all who reached the
age of GO years. The bill would add about
pensions. The report went oycr and was
ordered printed. The senate silver bill was
then taken up. Evarts addressed the SEN
ate. He characterized the act of 1873 as
''murderous thrust" at silver. After re-
view lof international conferres on the
4ue6UlOu OI silver, OUT OF WulCn mourning naQ
come, he said that now for the first time in
the progress Of the matter of redress the
question confronted the republican party,
which had a majority in each house and
control of the executive power, and it was
for that party to determine that the inter
val of lassitude and delay should be no
longer extended. Vance spoke in favor of
the unliminlited coinage of silver. Morgan
began a free coinage speech, but without
concluding, yielded to a motion to adjourn.
In the house a vote taken on agreeing to
the conference report on the antitrust bill
resulted in yeas IL, nays IL. Stewart, of
Vermont, moved a further conference, with
instructions to the house conference to re-
cede from the house amendment as agreed to
in conference. This amendment was made
to read: Every contract or agreement en-
tered into for the purpose of preventing
competition in transportation of persons or
property from one state or territory into
another, SO that the rates of such transpor-
tation may be raised above what is Just and
should be declared unlawful
within the meaning of this act, and nothing
in this act should be deemed or held to inn
pair the powers of the several states in re-
spect of any matters in this act mentioned"
The committee on appropriations reported
the deficiency bill. It appropriates s. 7O8.-
600 for the payment of pensions and s. 3Q75,-
COO for the expenses of the eleventh census.
Passed.
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FLAYING FORAKER.

|!rosvenor's Forthcoming Report Merci-
lessly Scores the Fire. Eater.
WASHINGTON, June Pit is said here that
report of some kind will soon be forth
|oming from the special committee of the
ouse which investigated the Ohio ballot
OK forgery. It is rumored that the report
|,ill reflect severely upon ex- Governor Fo-
(aker. General Grosvenor's report on the
|rgument of Foraker before the ballot-box
Committee just submitted on behalf of his
distinguished clients, Sherman, Butter
|'orth, Mckinley, etc., is absolutely merci-
,ss in the directness with which he singles
|ut Foraker as the responsible agent in the
reduction of the forgery. He runs a hot
.ail up to the very feet of Foraker and then
Fops short, and his conclusion is direct
nd solemn injunction to the committee to
indicate political morality in the United
tates by at least returning Scotch YER
let, 'sguilty, but not proveA."
| General Grosvenor sumo up the case in
lese words: This paper (the forgery was
,ade for purpose. It was an infamous
nrpose. It could serve no purpose of Wood
nless it were forgery. If it WAS genuine,
food destroyed his chances of profit nnder
It was made to meet demand. 1t was
sed for the purpose of that demand, and it
as not used in the interest of Wood. It
as used in the interest of somebody else.
could not inure to the good of Wood, but
might inure to the great benefit of Fora
pr. By what sort of reasoning do the
lies of construction which have governed
from the earliest period of mans study
man seek to be set aside? An explosion
deadly missiles is to be traced to the
ands of an individual. The individual is
be benefited by it. We look to him as
,e author. Counterfeit money is put into
rculation by criminal. He is to be ben
tied by it, and if detected we look to him
the author.
Evasion. equivocation, abuse of oppo-
snts. criticism of counsel, insinuation,
eat dragging in of other issues, can effect
,thing at the great bar intelligence. Wood
d not continue it. They say he could not
ave done 30. The demand Of Justice and
o rule of all mankind that has been found
be the guide of human Judgment points
onR the same pathway that it has been
SintinR for !, 200 years. The best men of
q country have been put upon the track
the man who did inspire and organize
is crime, and they have run IL down aim
" to the fact that it was made for the ben
1t of one man. and there we leave II.
riven by the wish, which VAS other than
9 thoughts, now he admits that he hon-
tly believed these men guilty of criminal
v. A mental condition like that in Auoust
ID September cannot be tried by any ordi-
W standard of comparison General
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GAVE THEM HIS OPINION.

T. s. Wakeman Makes u Plain Talk Before
the Temperance Congress.
New YoRK, June 1.-THE National Tenn
perance congress this morning discussed the
topic, "Should there be political party
whose dominant idea ia the prohibition of
the liquor traffic2" Rev. DR.. Carroll, editor
Of the Independent, took the ground that
such party was not needed. Prohibition
is a question that does not come within the
scope Of congress, except in a very limited
degree. Prohibition is evidently state
question. A national party to live
must have d ,minant national issue and
prohibition is not such an issue.
1--WE would have moro prohibition
il we had fewer prohibition parties.
Rev: DR.. Bascom, late president OF
the Wisconsin university, said the republi-
lous leadership. It cannot be trusted to se
cure prohibition, hence the necessity OF a
prohibition party. Mr.. Hilland, of Boston,
spoke in opposition to a prohibition party.
He thought this was to be congress or
conference, but it seemed to be only eau
Gus.
In the afternoon session the principal topic
discussed was, ".lo what causes is to be at
tributed the failure of prohibition amend
ments in the late contests in Massachu-
sets, Pennsylvania and Rhode Islandy"
H. H. Faxon, of Massachusetts, attributed
defeat in his state to the fact that high
license had been placed on the statutes
short time before the campaign, and Boston
was determined to get the $868, 600 fees. He
thought local option the best thing. The
prohibition party, he said, is exertinR
healthful and restraining influence on the
republican party. As for the democratic
party, it cannot be trrstnd to do anything
which will advance temperance ard morali-
ty. The attitude of labor unions toward the
liquor traffic was also discussed. President
Gomphers, of the American Federation Of
Labor, said that. as a rule, laboring men were
Indifferent to temperance and the prohibi-
tion movement. Under-paid laborers who
were unable to procure proper nourishment
sought relief in liquor and looked upon any
attempt to deprive them of it as move
ment to secure for the rich privileges they
could not enjoy. L. s. Wakeman said the
present attitude of prohibitionists was an
tagonistic to workingmen. Prohibitionists
should discard the religious fanaticism
which seems to guide them at present.
Prohibitionists must descend from their
pedestal of holiness, study the working
man, place themselves on the same level
and change their mode of procedure. Mr..
Wakeman's little speech created great COM
motion and the congress apparently did
not like his unasked opinion OF its work.
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SHOT HIs MKIaHBoR.
Two Ranchmen Near Reneon Fall Out sad
Fight

Two Ranchmen Near Benton Fail Out and
Fight.
FoRT BENTON, June 12.-[Special.1 IA
shooting occurred to-day at Highwood,
about eighteen miles from here, in which q
man named Jack Wilson was 90 badly
wounded that there are no hopes of re-
covery. A ranchan named E. j. Price was
. neighbor Of the victim and they had some
words regarding business matters which
resulted in Price going for his rife and
shooting his opponent through the lungs.
Messengers were at once despatched to town
for medical help and peace officers to make
arrests. Price made no attempt to ed
cape.
An editorial excursion party passed here
tonight under charge Of General Passenger
Agent Whitney and D. R. McGinnis, Of the
Great Northern. They will probably reach
Helena tomorrow afternoon.
The stegmer Bachelor was reported at
Marias to-day and will reach here to-mor-
row morning. She has heavy cargo and
will make her return trip loaded with large
quantities of coal, hides, ETC., now await
ing shipment by river route.
Heavy rains fell in this vicinity during
the past twenty-four hours.
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CAME IN l THIRD.
Verge dor, Winner OF the Kansas City
Derby, Lett III the Rear.

Verge dor, Winner or the Kansas City
Derby, Lett In the Rear.
KANSAS Cry, June 12.-Two-year-olds,
five furlongs-Ed Leonard won, Woolman
second, Flora II. third. Time, los "a.
Three-year-olds, mile East Love won,
Amelia II. second, Nose third. Time,
1-48 40. St
Brewers handicap, three years old and
upward, mile and one-fourth-Cl Climax won,
Blue Vail second, Verge dor third. Time,
lib 3-5.
Six furlongs- First heat, Consignee won,
Germanio second, Castillion third. Time
1:17; second, Consignee won, Jessie McFar-
lond second, Regardless third. Time 1:18.
Three-year-oldsa and upward, mile and one
sixteenth-Oro won, Bettina second, Metal
third. Time 1:52.
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Advancing Prices.

CHICAGO, June 12.-At a meeting of the
National Furniture Manufacturers associa-
tion it was decided to increase prices on the
FIRST of the month. The increase is, in the
language of the resolution, to be sufficient
to cover the increased cost of materials and
enable manufacturers to make living
profit"
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what they were going TO do shout it. The
manager Of the house simply said that the
decision was final and that the closing OF
the house for an indefinite time was a fixed
fact, 80 that there was no chance for any
argument. Il is not quite twelve months
since tho Montana Vas opened TO the
public.
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OUT OF THE DEPrHs
Three Bodies Taken From tho Anaoonda
Mine Last Might,

Three Bodies Taken From tho AnaOonda
Mine Last Night
BurrE, June Especial THE work of
reclaiming the Anaconda mine ia this
city progressed 30 far to-day . "a
make possible the recovery Of the bodies
of three of the brave mon who Rayo
their lives in the vain attempt to ave
that property. II will be remembered that
this mine, one OF the greatest copper pro-
ducers in the world, took Are last Novsna-
Der. The fire fortunately broke ont betWeo
shifts and the men were all oh the surfaces
or in such position that escape was IN
easy matter. When the men were nh out II
was remembered that q large quantity ofs
powder had been left on the 500 foot leyek
and Ave men, Page, Dolan, Sullivan, Keller
and Murphy volunteered to 70 down and
bring it out. The first three were ovexcoraa
while in the 800 feet station, whsre thetr
bodies were found to-day, but tho oEhsp
two clung to the cage and wers
hoisted 80 near the surface thaA
they could be seen by their comrades. Iha2
gas and heat proved too strong, howcycr.
and they fell back into the sump, distanoo
Of fully 500 feet. In order to extinouialfs III
the fire the mine had to be pumped full ar
water, and this was pumped down 70 theG00a
foot level to-day. Tonight q rescuinR party
reached the station and recovered ths hod
of Page. Dolan and Sullivan, lying s. II
had fallen. Dolan must have died lo.nf
upon the car. The copper in the water ..ss =
eaten ont all iron work and the bodv M
fallen forward upon the face acruas 4ha
wood of the bottom. The copper taken f.,s|
solution by the water was 90 strona thaX
every particle of iron in the mine haa 49,.
eaten up. and 1t was thought by fxien1 III
of the dead men that their bodies vu.Il1E
share similar fate. The contrary. ~
ever, proves to be the case. a. al thraoE - "
in wonderful state Of pressrvation. cun.s
sidering the fact that they have bcsn - xl a
water nearly eight months. and tbs ~
has evidently acted as preservative r. \
Of as destroyer in this case. An iue,, 4
will be held over the remains early "a
row morning and the funeral will ocouy ~ 4
quickly as possible after it is through. T1lS \
bodies of Murphy and Keller viii - 5issaa q
reached for two weeks yet, az thev - " r VI
at great depth under the water. m ss d
thought by some that other boS1iea uslls
found on other levels that have i
been accounted for, but those thaf nSSS sssss MI
quainted with the mime, and tn nns1a SS8 e
that only five were sacrificed. Tho n Il
of the bodies at this time will Caaf = SxsSa kSAA
ow over to-morrow's festiyitiee. Al fs sss
the twelfth anniversary of tbs ~ II II
Miners Union, and day oa,ef,fa aifSs sSss \
apart by miners for celobKetion 4 n 4 4
men were oil among the best hno1le Ii
most highly respected miners r. fhsl Ssss4s.sss
and death was severe blow IL - - ~
That OF Doian was especially unfu1 Ss
as it cost the life OF his youne NJ ~
days after. - r. ssss sss s.
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Capital Notes.


senator Allison To-Day reported the !eRis-
bill. The bill IS i passed the house car car
RED total OF w, D,o42,A7. The senate COM
mlttee added $3l3.4
Senator Edmunds from the COMMITTEES on
Judiciary to-day reported back favorably
With amendments the bill recently intro
duced BY him providing for the re -orginaza-
ton OF the government OF Washington.
the preparation Of the national election bill
on the lines agreed upon by the last caucus,
has been indrstriously perfectinp the de-
tails of the measure and have sent a rough
draught to the printer. When the proofs
are returned the committee will continue
In the conrsa NJ hia ramarka on tba oon-
eo-a,,no so..as4 - ...ss.sl ~ leAE W oou-
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To BE indefinitely Closed After tho Firs
of Next Month.

To Be Indefinitely Closed After the First
of Next Month.
ANACONDA, June 6. = Especial - The
Standard this morning says: Guests at the
Montana were enjoying dinner as usual last
evening when each received an envelope en-
closing dainty card which conveyed the
information that the hotel would NOT be
open for the reception of guests after July
1. This information was quite formal, az
the fact that the hotel was to be closed ON
that day had been announced at noon, and
the news had BEEN spread over the city in
less than thirty minutes. OF oourse, the
unexpected announcement caused con-
sternation among good many of the
guests. who have coma to regard the Mon
tana ~ the best home they ever had and a
good many nervous people began to wonder