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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-17
BELMONT'S HORSES.

To BE Sold Under the Hammcr-Tho
Opening Day.
New York, Oct. 1G..-What probably will
prove to be the most important sale Of
Thoroughbred stock that has ever taken
PLACE in this or any other country, WAS be-
gun at TattersalPs Hunt Point paddock
this morning. The entire stud of stations,
brood mares and weanlings, property of
the late Hon. August Belmont, is to be dis
posed of. To-day the sale was OF brood
are to be sold later. st. Blaise ia wanted
in England. Kentucky. and Cali
the Pacific slope will undoubtedly
make the bidding lively. The following
were principal sales to-day: Imp. Bella
dona, b. M, out of Bonnie Don. BY Hermit.
foaled 1885. bred to The Illused March 8,
A. X. Alcock, of New York, $500; Carina,
ch. M. out of Carita, by Kingfsher, foaled
1882. j.. b. Haggin, $500; ch. c., out Of
Carina, by st. Alaise, foaled March. 1891,
Charles Fleischman, $500; Carita, oh. M,
out of Camilla, bv The Illused, foaled 1887,
J. A. Morris, So, 800; Oh. T., out Of Carita, BY.
Rowe, 81 600; Carmen, br. M, ont of Ca
rnilla, by Fiddlesticks foaled 1883, j. E.
Mcdonald, $4,000: ch. c., out of Carmen, by
The Illused.. foaled March, 1891, Eastin &
Larabee, $500; Clara, bay mare, out OF
Camilla. BY The IIlused. foaied 1879.
Marcus DAILY, $500; Delilah, cf. m, ont Of
Dauntless, by The Illused, foaled 1880,
jacob Rupert, $3.50; ch. O., out of Deli
lah, byst. Blaise, foaled March. 1891. g.
Fleischman, $4,000; Fidss, b. M, out Of
Fillette, by The Illused, foaled 1886, Alcock,
ST, 200; b. c., out of Fen Follett. by The
illused. foaled February, 1891. Marcus
DAILY, $4,000; Fen Follstt, b. M, out of
Feiucca. by Kingisher, foaled 1876, Alcock,
$5. 100; Fillette, b. M, out of Filagree, by
Kinefsher, 1878, j. A. Morris, $500; b. c..
out of Fillette, by the The Illused foaled
March. 1891. J. Rupert. $4,000; Flavina.
b. nn., out of Fillette, by The Illused, 1886,
Haggin, $4,000; Lady Margaret, oh. M,
out Of Lady koseberry, by The Iliused,
1885, Alcock, $6. 100; Lady Primrose, oh.
M, out Of Lady Roseberry. by The lllused,
1856, Stephen Stanford, 900; oh. f.. out
of Lady Primrose. by st. Blaise April, 1891,
James Rowe, S5,40O.
| Several other mares were sold, which
brought the total of the sale up to 5000.
Among these were Viola. which brought the
highest price of the sale. She was knocked
down to s. Stanford fol. $4,000. Imported
Princess. dam of His Highness, was sold to
j. Rowe for $4,000, while imported Tocques
and Susquehanna were sold to the same
purchaser for S10,500 and SIS, 500 respec-
lively.
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In with the Steal.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.--'rhe postmaster
general has sent the following reply to the
protest of the San Francisco chamber of
commerce against the site selected for
postotllce in that city: ~ have tho honor
to acknowledg the receipt of your telegram
protesting against the site selected for the
new postollica building, and beg to say
that the same shall be laid before the COM
mission" II ia known that when tho mat
ter il presented to the commission Score
o. IA salnNtal. h.
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raupht seditious Doctrines.

PHILADELPHIA Oct. 16.-Before Judge
Biddle to-day hearing was had on habeas
corpus cases in the interest Of julius
Moskowitz, Isidore Bremen and Morris
Gillis, Russian Jews. charged with breach
Of tho peace distributing anarchistio circu-
lars, making incendiary speeches, and in
citing to riot. Oficers testified es to their
utterances. AT meeting they advised
their hearers not to believe in God, not to
fear the police, condemned the president of
the United States and said he ought to be
no doubt that the preaching of their doc
trines was seditious. These foreigners
came to this country voluntarily and the
first thing they did was to attack our insti
tutions They were enemies to the human
race. He held all for trial.
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Changed Their Postoffice.

M1ssouLA. Oct. l6.-[Special. 1-To-d
Chief Carlos with his band of Bitter Root
Indians, passed through Missoula en- route
to the Flathead reservation. There were
forty lodges numbering $50 souls. They
had with them 400 head of horses and 100
wagons. They were in charge Of Gen. II.
b. Darlington, who will accompany them
to the reservation, which is distant forty
miles. They will be provided with COM
Portable homes which are now being pre-
pared for them by Agent Roman, who has
government orders to care for them the
Same as other Indians in his charge. They
appear to be pleased with the change and
will be among friends at the reservation.
The sale of their lands will again COM
mence Oct. 10. These lands are not in
cluded in the Northorn Pacific claim Of al
ternate sections.
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Roanted the Men.

GRAND RAPIDS Mich, Oct. l6.--At to-
days session of the Association for the Ad-
yancement OF Women, Julia Ward Howe,
OF Rhode Island, was elected president for
the ensuing year; also long list Of Woe
presidents, including Jennie A. Froiseth, Of
Utah, and Ellen 9. Sargent, Of California.
The congress closed this evening with n
symposium on the subject Man." that
person being handled severely by humorous
witty apeAkera.
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Big Timber Democrats.

Bro TIMBER, Oct. 16.-[Special. Add
Big Timber to the growing list of Montana
cities in which there is tlourishing dem
ooratic club. The one here was organized
Wednesday at X. OF p. hall by W. ]. Reese,
state organizer. At the close Of his inter-
ssting address twenty-seven members were
enrolled and the following officers elected;
President, Harry Bliss; vice-pretident, o.
M. Hatch; secretary, b. X. Fisher, treas
ursr, A. +. Kavanaugh.
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Information Withheld.

BUTTE, Oct 16-[Special. Mrs Mary
Perkins took three grains of morphine for
Il midnight lunch last night at the Silver
Bow lodging house. The landlady discov-
cred the fact and DR.. Holyoke brought her
through. She refuses to say what she
wants to die for.
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s.raneled to Death.

REDWOOD FALLS, Minn., Oct. 16.-.William
Rose was hanged early this morning for tho
murder of Moses Lufkin, who refused to
allow his daughter to go with Rose. A
dreadful scene was enacted at the execu-
tion. The prisoner made speech in which
he protested his innocence and accused a
man named stover of the murder. The
trap was sprung at 4:56 and therope parted.
The body was picked up and another moose
was adjusted when the trnp was sprung
again and the man slowly strangled to
death.
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Wreck on tho Panhandle.

FlrrsnuRa, Oct. 16,-The Panhandle
yestibulo limited, east bound. was wrecked
at Mingo junction, four miles west of
Steubensille, Ohio, this morning. VIM.
Marshall, brakeman, Of Columbus, Ohio,
and Joseph Weston, express messenger,
were killed, and four other railroad men
we're seriously injured. Responsibility for
the accident is not ascertainea,
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+ +
AR RIC
i 1 BROTHERS /
119-121
North Main Street.

Now
AZ Home
Will DO pleased to see youi
We are settled at last. It is a
Prrible task. opening a new bust
less, but we are pleased it is fin
Hhed, and we are ready to receive
|ur friends. Not in the polxy, stuf-
y, crowded room where we have
|ndeavored for eight years to meet
Four wants, but in the handsomest
Clothinq Room west of New York
-we mean It'll
TIandsomest Clothing Room out
|ide of New York
Wide, Spacious and Light.
we mean what we say when
Ne assert we have the handsom-
|st Clothing Room west of New
Fork, and the best of it is-the Gle.
bance of the room is the work OF
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va,uab,e Horses Burned.

SABlNA, Ohio, Oct. 16.-rhe stable OF A..
M. Morgan, breeder of trotting horses, was
burned yesterday, destroying thirteen valu-
able trotting and pacing horses and mares,
Among the victims were: Nancy, Strath-
more, valued ut $4,000; Hazard Strathmore,
Artemus, Jr., Startaway, Clinton, Highland
King and others. The loss IL estimated at
S75, 900: no Insurance.. Tho fre IL believed
to be OF incendinry origin.
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Railway Trainmen.

GALRspuRof, H.. OCT. 1G.-'rhe trainmen
to-day completed the board of trustees by
electinr AZ. $. Bodman, Of Los Angeles,
CAL, Rnd q. l.. Rolfe, Of Beardstown, III.
Messrs, wilkinson, Morrisey and Sheahan
were empowered to represent the brother
hood in the federation movement and the
convention adjourned to meet in Boston
next year.
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A Railroad SnuthWMrl.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 16.-Frank
Britain, in from the Mexican border, says
tho last of bonus of $l5O0O0 for the Pan
American railway is raised and the party
of Boston capitalists accepting it have put
surveyors on the route with the promise of
beginning construction from Pectoria,
Tex, southward within twenty days.
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Racing at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Got. 16.-Mile-Pat King won,
Renounce second, Neva G. third. Time.
1A31a.
Five-eighths of mile-Arthur Murray
won, Paul Dombey second, Forest Belle
third. Time, 1:024.
Mile-Quotation won, Louise NJ. second.
First Day third. Time, l:421a.
Mile-Blaze Duke won. Falero second,
Little Billy third. Time. 1:43.
Three fourths of a mile--Ivanhoe won.
Verge d. second, Dockwick third. Time,
1:14.
Five eighths Of mile-Big Man won.
Freedom second, Angeree third. Time,
1:O21a.
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Injured at II Race.

LouIsvInLr. Oct. 16.-Geo. Mastin, tho
Versailles turfman, has sued Williams,
owner of Allerton, for $4,000 damages.
Mastin attended the race at Independence,
Iowa, between Allerton and Nancy Hanks.
While he WAS there the grand stand fell
and he was crushed under it and perma-
nently injured. Williams owned the track
and stand.
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Iexincton Meeting.

LEXINGTON. Ky, Oct 16.-2:l5 pacs.-
Bunko, Jr., won, lowering his record from
2:13s4 to 2:131a, in tho first, and 3:l3}4 in
the second heat. Grants Abdallah and
Lcah were second and third.
Four -year-olds. S2,O00-Sparks won, Millie
McGrepor second, Margaret Nj. third. Best
time. 2:20.
$50 class, for stations, 81, 2,500-Delmarch
won, st. Vincent second, Bellevue Wilkes
third. Best time, 2:2O.
Three year-o olds. 1927 class, S5,O00-Uncle
Sam won, Stamina second, kate Earl third.
Best time, 2:2sl.
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wor,h Money IA tho Company.

FARGO, N. d., Dot. 16.--ltis said the de-
eision of Judge Caldwell, in the Northern
Pacific tnx case, Wednesday, il worth from
$l5 900, 900 to S20, 900 900 to the railroad, al.
though on tho main issue IA to taxation OF
lands the decision ia against the company.
The decision gives them clear title to all
lands within their grant. Many thousand
acres arc in Montana. Idaho and Washing
ton, upon which gold, silver, copper, otc,
have been discovered.
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1--WE LEAD 49,.
...NEvER FOLLOW j..

We have the handsomest store
and the finest stock Of Clothing in
Montana.
Come and see them.
Come and see US.
We also have Shirt Factory.
No need to send your money
east. Leave it here at home. we
|fnake as good an article, and
BIT as low price as any first-class
shirt manufacturing concern in the
United States. Are we not enti-
lied to the preference under these
|conditions7
Visit our factory. You are well
|come to see how shirts are made
by machinery. It is an interesting
Study.
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CONCORD, N, H., Oct. l6.--Irving A.
Evans, son Of Hon. Alonzo, Evans, OF Bos-
ton, committed suicide this morning BY
shooting himself. The announcements OF
his death caused intense surprise on the
New York stock exchange whore he WAS
well and favogably known. Firms who
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-17
First Annual Meeting Of the Mon
tana Grand Chapter Of
Eastern Star.
Large Attendance OF Members and
Visitors and Much Enthu-
eiaem Exhibited.
OfYicers Chosen for the Year--A banquet
Where Men Were Conspicuous for
Their Siience.

BUrrE, Got. 16.-L Special. The first nn-
nual meeting of tho grand chapter of the
Eastern Star lodge, the women's branch Of
Montana Masonry, was held In the Masonic
tsmple to-day and adjourned tonight. Tho
session convened ut about ten O'clock this
morning with over 100 delegates and visit
ors present. The members appeared to
have been out In full force. In the after
noon the grand worthy matron delivered
her annual address aud was followed BY
the grand worthy patron. The discussion
OF subjects for the good OF the order took
mp gome time and resulted in the adoption
OF some measures of great Importance TO
the order, The election OF grand officers
for the ensuing year resulted az follows
Grand worthy mRtron. Lizzie y. Marsh, OF
Bette; grand worthy patron, J. M. Powers,
of Townsend; grand associate mAtron. Jo-
sephine Marsh, OF Glendive grand asso-
ciate patron. Cornelius Hedges, of Hell
ena; grand treasurer, Lizzie Davis, OF Boze.
man: grand secretary, Emma Fretz. Helena.
The grand muster also appointed the fol-
lowing officers: Grand conductor, Ada
Aiken, Of Butte; grand associate conductor,
Alice Dean. OF Townsend; grand chaplain,
"
Mrs. Marion Wood, of Townsend; grand
Adah, Alice Steele, of Butte; grand Ruth,
Lucy Railsback. of Helena; grand Martha,
Eta Norton, of Glendive; grand elector,
Emma Keene, Of Townsend; grand war
den, Amelia Hindson, Of Glendive; grand
organist Kittie Burton, Of Butte.
The new officers were installed at the
evening session, and the grand matron and
patron made short and appropriate ad-
dresses There were four new applicants
for admission to the roll of the grand lodge,
and charters were issued to Queen Esther
chapter No. 6, of Livingaton; Electa chap
ter No. Z, Of Missoula; Beulah chapter Ne.
8, Of Stevensville, and Virginia City chapter
No. 8. The session adjourned at about 10
O'Clock, and the first annual meeting Of the
grand chapter of the Eastern Star, MS we'll
the week of grand mason y, closed
with banquet at Caplice hall.
Mrs. Marsh, of Butte. officiated as toast
mistress, and assumed her duties with
neat land pointed speech. the toasts as
signedlas follows. with the response, con-
tributing wit and pleasure to the evenings
entertainment: Our Guests" Oracle Por-
ter, Of Butte; "The Eastern Star Order"
Edna L. Hedges, Of Helena: "The Founder
of Our Order" DR.. Chas. Il. Lancaster, Of
Bozeman; tThe Future of the Eastern
STAR Mrs. L. F. Woods, of Townaends
1.-THE General Grant Chapter" Judge G.
Hedges, of Helena; "Our Fathers, Brothers.
Husbands and Sons as Masons," Past
Grand Master w. L. Boardman, Of Helena;
"The Chapters of Illinois," Sister 8. ]. An
derson, of Missoula.
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Sale of Bonds.

MIssouLA, Oct 16. Especial. THE Mis-
SCUBA bridge aud sewer bonds were sold this
afternoon to the 9. r. Higgins Western
bank at par, less $500 commission, with
the provision that the funds be left in that
bank until paid out OH checks Of the CITY
treasurer on estimates of tho city engineer.
III. O. Barroll, of Theis, Foster ~ Barroll,
of Spokane, was the next highest bidder.
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No Kbeping Them out.

ST.. VINCENT. Mimi, Got. 16.--On account
OF the strict enforcement OF the anti-Chi-
neso regulations elsewhere, Celestials are
beginning to swarm over tho Minnesota
ana North Dakota borders, guarded only by
six customs otlloera.
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Harrington In Reply.

LONDON, Oct. 16,--Timothy Harrington,
replying to O'Brien'smanifesto denies TINT
the Boulogne negotions were based on the
absolute retirement of Parnell and says
tho sooner O'Brien publishes tho text Of the
negotiations the more delighted Parnell's
followers will be.
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Tho Government Dofea.sd.

SYDNEY, N. y. W., Oct 16.--rho govern
ment yesterday opposed the motion to tho
effect that the government bill regulating
the mining laws should be returned TO the
committee IN order that tho eight hour
labor clause, which II contained, might be
eliminated. Tho motion carried by vote
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-17
OF forty-nins to forty.one. II is understood
that In consequence Of the defeat OF the
government the cabinet will resign.
Note From tho Pope.

RoME. Oct. 16.--'The pope, in motto to
the powers, says the recent Pantheon dis
orders were OF extreme importance and In
aiats that IL is impossible for both the Ital-
Ian government and tho papacy to remain
In Rome.
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nlr.. Thurmnn ON the Rrlnls

CoLuMnus, o., Oct. 16.Mrs. Allen q.
Thurman's condition is very critical and it
is not thought she will survive till morn
ing. She has lain In q stupor three days.
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Twenty-n,no Head Sold.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Dot. 16.-At the Wood
ward Il Shanklin sale to-day twenty-ninc
head of horses sold for $4,000. Junius,
a:22, by Eiectioneer, brought $4,000; Lyle,
S3. OOO
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....HELENA....
.....woRKNEN...,..

we did not figure how cheap we
eould get it and then send our
money east to benefit men who do
hot benefit Helena, but we gave
Helena men the contract and Hell
bna men did the work, and it is
the finest in the west. We claim
II and it will prove itself
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a@g , ~
...:SUITS,....
.:oVERC0ATs.

We have in great abundance.
We have spread ourselves out in
|great shape in this line, and show
the greatest number of pretty nov
elites we have seen for many
years. Boys Suits, Long and Short
Pants, for every age, size and color.
Again we say:
Come and see uSl
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-03-21
Big Dedication.

L. r. Custer, the Summit Point
B. & O. r, r. agent, Is still in Jail
here, not having been able to give
the required bond. The case is a
complicated one and particulars
scarcely obtainable. The shortage
in his accounts amounts to in the
neighborhood of ST. ,140, but the Ex-
press Company has been secured in
this amount by a deed Of trust upon
property at Summit Point. The
serious phrase of the case is the
forgery Of the names of a number of
different people to some three hun
dred and fifty or more United States
Express money orders. In his
monthly settlement with the CON-
pany he would issue enough of these
forged orders to cover his shortage
with the company and send them to
q bank in Martinsburg, after which
he would send a check to the amount
of the orders, to the company,
which checks were honored. This
system was kept up until discovery.
The marvellous feature of the case is
that it could be kept up SO long and
so many orders accumulated before
discovery. Another peculiar fea-
ture is, that while the Express Com
pany lost nothing, Custer made
nothing. As an agent Mr., Custer
was popular and accommodating
and nothing but sympathy is ex-
pressed for him and his unfortunate
family.-Chdrlestown advocate.
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". s.. BUILDING LOCA TED.

This vexing question OF choosing
a site for the U. S. Building has
been settled and is now out of the
way. The Secretary of the Treasury,
on Wednesday last took up the re
port Of the chief architect and desig-
mated what was formerly known as
the DR.. Murphy corner, now owned
by Messrs, Harry Cushwa and w.
L. Jones, corner of Maple Avenue
and King Street. The location is
we'll adapted for the purpose, having
southern and eastern front exposure,
and slopes so as TO be well drained.
It was not our first choice as it is
not quite central, but extravagant
prices precluded a more central To-
cation, without resorting TO con-
demnation, which the government
dislikes to do. As we cannot al
ways get first choice, we yield to
the deciding power and now urge
that work be speedily commenced as
soon as convenient for the families
in the buildings to arrange for
other quarters. A contest now
might prolong the erection of the
building for years ano then not re-
suit in any good.
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Proposed Railroad Mems Federation.


ST.. LOUIS, March IT b =. Ray,
Chairman Of the grievance commit
tee OF the brotherhood Of Railroad
Conductors for the Gould lines, is in
the city for the purpose, it is said, Of
confering with the officers Of the
Firemen and Trainmen's Brother
hoods and the switchmen's Associa-
ton with view offorming fedora
ton of these bodies on the Gould
lines, and also If possible, prevail on
the Engineers Brotherhood, which
has hitherto held aloof from fedora
tions, to join hands with the other
associations and nmalgamate into
one solid phalanx. Mr.. Ray says
that no complaints Of any moment
have been made and that the meet
ing is solely for the purpose stated
above.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-03-21
REED OUT REEDED.

We learn that upon one occasion
the President of the West Virginia
Senate went ahead Of Reed in coun-
ting noses. He not only counted
some members present but instruct
ed that they be counted as voting
"No." This advance on Reed was
however recti6ed by falling back on
him and simply counted them pres
ent and not voting. This thing of
being quiet or stepping out of the
door to break quorum is not cred
liable to the representatives of any
party and they will all come to
adopt Reedism. Drawing the pay
from the people means either to act
or resign.
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HUSBANDS FOR WIDOWS.

ScoTTDALE, PA, March l6-The
Mammoth mine disaster of two
months, ago, in which ITO men per-
ished, widowed so women. District
Master Workman Peter Wise, of the
United Mine workers, at once offer
ed to receive applications from men
who desired wives. Ever since then
he has been overwhelmed with let
tiers, not only from men, but from
women in other parts of the country
who want husbands. Every day
brings a batch of letters, some CON-
ing from as far west as Washington.
David Brewer, a Madison, Neb.,
man, who wrote for widow, has
had his call answered by two-Mrs.
Florence harrington, of West Virgil
MIA, and Mrs. Annie Boyd, of Miner
al Point, Pa. Peter Delphia, vet
eran soldier, OF Lincoln, SO years old
writes that he is lonesome and would
like q good woman to make him a
charming wife," and holds out the
allurement of a small farm and a
monthly pension of $12. Mr.. Wise
thinks he has made several matches
already. He says his mail has be-
come so heavy that he thinks Of es-
tablishing matrimonial agency to be
conducted for the benefit of the coke
strikers fund.