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POINTERS FOR HUBBY
Large and Beautiful Diamonds For
Little Money.
A SOLUTION OF THE QUERY
"What Shall Oct for Swesthsart2"
Ladies' Solid Gold Watches
Offered at Exceptionally
Low Prices.

Many weary hour 10 spent worrying
about what you will present your wife or
sweetheart with on Christmas morning,
and you can hardly decide what Il will be.
Can We help you? We make IL our bust.
ness to help you should you ask our %.
sistanee. II she has not got solid gold
watch, why not buy her ono now while the
opportunity offers itself to buy beautiful
tirnepisce for little money! We are show.
Ing an elegant line At bargain prices. II
you cannot call, write us for prices and
descriptions. Should she have watch,
how would . diamond ring suit herf A
lady con always appreciate such o gift
even II she already has one. We have Q
special offer on sale now Of elegantly
mounted solitaire rings from $l2 to s26,
which are worth double tho money. or
course we have them cheaper II you wish
them. Our line Of opsra glasses this SEQ.
son 10 unexcslled. and prices cannot be
undsrsold, % We import all our glasses st
cash prices. An opera glass in . nice
case makes an elegant gift, a. we'll 20 .
very useful one, and will last Q lifetime.
We have hundreds Of different things We
can suggest. 10 you will only give 10 the
opportunity, and a. We buy for cash and
always buy to advantage, We often got
big bargains, which we In turn offer to
cur customers at like reductions.
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THROUGH H., HAT.

Dr.. Januis Puts Up Job That II EntI.
tied To the Whole Bakery.
CHICAGO, Dec. ca peculiar story OF al
legged blackmail and unique detective
work, In which o portable telephone fig.
ursd prominently, was developed to-day
In the case Of Attorney Charles Ioas, who
was held in heavy bonds by United States
Commissioners Writ in sending objection.
able matter through the mails. DR.. Jan.
mis-, prominent physician, had for o long
time, according to his story, been paying
Ioas for the suppression Of q disagreeablo
bit Of private work, and was driven to
desperation whom his wife received let.
ter from Ioas.
Ioas, the doctor said, frankly admitted
writing the letter whom no witnesses were
present. but denied all knowledge Of It
when others were about.
At last, on advice u Attorney Luther
Latin Mills, DR.. Jannis flttcda small tele.
phone in bis hat. with gold wire '-1iling
behind, which connected with telephone
outside the lawyers. Office, at which two
receivers wero stationed. o detective and
stenograpcr. Entering the lawyers Office,
DR.. Jannis declares he easily induced
Ioas to again admit that he had written
the letter. Then DIR. Jannis exhibited his
telephone, explained to tho astounded
lawyer that ho had been talking
through tho doctors hat. and secured his
arrest.
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JUST A RAY OF HOPE
Congress Still Threatens to Take Up
the Financial Question
CARLlSLE'LL TELL 'EM HOW
Next Monday the Secretary Will
Unfold His Currency Plan to the
Committee On Banking. Then
They May Do Something.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Secretary Car.
lis!e 10 to be invited before the house
committee on banking and currency next
Monday morning to present his views
concerning tho financial plan heiefiy sum.
married in his annual report, aud en-.
dorscd In President Cicveland's message.
Tho secretary was ut tho capitol to-day
and saw Speaker Crisp and . number Of
leaders. II is said, however, he In not
seeking to urge his plan.
A meeting Of tho bank and currency
committee 10 called for tomorrow to b.
gin consideration Of tho Carlisle plan. 1t
is expected that after the bearing Of the
secretary on Monday bill will be drawn
In accordance with his plans.
Many Of the house leaders declare q
financial measure 10 likely to pass tho
house, Notwithstanding the briefness of
tho session.
Springer says the subject has been thor.
oughly discussed In committee and therc
should bo no delay there. He hardly
hopes q measure will pass the senate and
become law, but he sees no reason why
the house cannot act.
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UNDER A NEW NAME.

One OF Hsisna's Baaking Institutions
Put Upon . sound Foundation.
HELENA, Dec. 6.-Tho First National
and Helena National banks have boon
consolidated and the new bank will take
the name Of the Frs, National. Tho First
National 10 tho great bank that has given
Montana renown in the financial world,
but sks -p.aie eauuhs n ancr forTYgV
weeks II Was closed. II rcopsncd under
an agreement with tho depositors 10 take
deferred certificates.
Under tho terms Of the consolidation
the capital stock Of tho First National
bank will bc 100000 and the un.
divided profits $4,000. Tho new
money that will be contributed to
the First National will amount to
o quarter OF o million dollars, giving the
new bank cash balance Of over three.
quarters OF Q million. The general bal.
ances Of the new institution will be very
little short Of s5.OO0,0Oo. and 1t will have
tho greatest cash reserve and tho largest
limo Of depositors Of any bank in tho city.
Ex-Governor Hauscr will continue to b
president. Hon. r. d. Edgerton will bs
vicc president and manager, and George
z. Cope will bs cashier.
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INreRsrArs COMMERCE.
The Co,nm'ssions Annual Report To
Congress.

Vne S0mm'est0ns Auuoal Report 10
Congress.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-The interstate
commerce commission transmitted its
eighth annual report 10 congress yester.
day. II recommends tho carrying corpo.
rations 10 bo indictablo and subject to fine
for violations Of tho act. The commission
explains tho necessity OF providing sin.
glc classification of freights for tho whole
country. saying that experience has shown
the necessity for congressional action and
supports tho belief that uniform CLASH.
Acation depends upon tho passage OF o
statute requiring its accomplishment. Tho
report states tho railway service which
pertains to shipping. billing and collection
OF charges. especially ~ 10 the trsffic over
connecting roads, 10 conducted with much
uncertainty, lack Of system and irregular.
ity, 20 that IL justifles charges Of gross
carslessness and disregard OF the rights Of
the shipping public. The fact that car.
riees undertake, after the collection Of
overchargcs, to adjust tho same, while
right and proper In itself, docs not fur.
nish on excuse or justification for tho
practice OF ovcrcharging to tho extent to
which 1t 10 carried OH. The present
method Of adjusting claims OF this charac.
ter 10 attended with such delay and vexa.
tion to claimants that II 10 extremely un.
satisfactory, resulting in great injustice to
shippers and consigners. Undsrchargcs
also result In grave injustice. It is stated
the provision Of the law relating 10 through
routes and through rates, on account Of
tho limited meaning which has been given
to II by the courts, Is practically inopera.
tive, and 1t Is strongly urged that tho law
DO amended to give effect to tho intention
Of congress in respect to this matter.
After lengthy revicw Of tho railroad
pooling bill the report says: 1--WE submit
for tho consideration OF congress that
pooling without other remedial legislation
10 unadvisablc. Pooling under conditions
to be approved by the commission and
rendered capable of easy and direct lcgis-
lntion with accompanying effective REM
edial legislation We believe might safely
bo tried"
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FORESTS OF The WEST
Congress viii Bs Asked 10 GiIs Them
Protection
ON A NEW AND NOVEL PLAN
representatives From These Re.
gions VIII see That the Miner
10 Not Excluded From
the Reservations.

WASHINGTON, Dee. "A number Of
western members Of congress, including
Messrs. Coiieen Of Wyoming, Pickrel Of
South Dakota, Ellis OF Oregon. Doolittle
and Wilson OF Washington, McRae Of Ar.
kansas, Caminetli OF California, Hartman
Of Montana, Hall Of Minnesota and Wells
and Lynch of Wisconsin, have agreed
upon o serios Of amsndments to the bill
to protect the forestry reservations which
came up IN the house to-day and went
over by unanimous consent. They will
bo offered to the bill whom It 10 called up
tomorrow.
The amendments provide that for the
solo purpose OF protecting the living and
growing timbers In the forest reservations,
the secretary Of tho interior may elimi.
nate therefrom so much only OF tho dead
or maturcd trees a. may be necessary to
preserve tho remaining timber. The soc.
rotary 10 to designate, appraise and adver.
tise for sale the dead or matured trees in
limited quantities to the purchaser. Tho
proceeds of the sale arc to be expended in
the care and management OF the reserva-
tion.
Upon the recommendation OF the sscre.
tary Of the interior, and with the approval
OF the president, and after due notice, any
public lands embraced within the limits Of
any forest which shall bs found better
adapted to agricultural than forest use,
may be restored to the public domain and
the lands In any forest reservations, the
character OF which may DO shown in &C.
eordance with the mineral laws, may bo
restored to mineral location and entry.
Prospsctors and mineral claimants arc to
have access to the forest reservations for
the purpose Of prospecting and locating
and developing their mineral resources.
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TOPEKA DOUBTS IT.
Hii'mon May he Alive But the Proof ID
Hard to Get.

Hii'mon May Ne Alive But the Proof 10
Hard to Get.
TOPEKA, Kan.. Dec. 6.-The story Of
the capture Of the real Hillmon in Arizona
In not received in Topeka with much
crsdence. Assistant State Insurance
Commissioners Taylor said: "Hillmon il
dead. He has been dead 16 years. The
insurance companies are simply trying to
defraud his wife out Of 200 life insur-
aucc. suppose they hope to got the case,
which is set for next month, continued
again"
e. F. Ware, ono OF tho attorneys for
the insurance companies, gave the follow.
ing information: "No continuance will
no asked by the companies. We have re-
ccivcd numerous messages from Arizona
from parties claiming to have arrested
Hillmon. These kilograms arc indsflnite
aud unsatisfactory, aud the chances arc
against the capture Of the real Hillmon.
However, these men, who are working on
their own hook for the rewards Of 5000,
think they have Hillmon, and have re.
quested requisition papers and witnesses.
d. E. Palmer, OF this law of1ce, left To-
pekA two days ago with papers from the
governor, and 10 accompanied by two men,
one Of whom 10 W. N. Nichols Of Valley
Falls, and both Of whom claim they could
identify Hillmon. Twill not say where
Palmer has gone. The messages wc have
received are not from Finney or Gem.
NELL"
Nichols, ono OF the witnesses who left
Topeka Tuesday, said: "The man killed
at Medicine Lodge In 1878 was not Hill
mon, % have % testified at every trial Of
the case and propose to again ut the trial
next month"
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ruRPIE PUTS Ir STRAIGHT.

ne says There's ,tPosg Rsasoas Ter
Chsosing s-nssors ny Direct Vote.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Upon the OPEN
Ing OF tho senate to-day German offered
resolution providing that whom the senate
adjourns to-day Il be until Monday.
Adopted. Tho prcsident's message, In
response to o senate resolution submit.
ting information 40 to the arrest Of Amss.
leans in Peru, was received.
Turpie took the floor for carefully Pre-
pared report on the resolution for the
election Of United States senators by o
direct vote Of the psopls. He said:
"When We recall the harsh criminstlonS
gross charges Of pscuniary corruption and
the fraudulent combination and intrigue,
disgraceful and dishouorabls to the whole
body. with which . prolonged senatorial
contest is accompanied, whether In party
conference or in open assembly, the n.
moval of such an evil should be deemed
prime political necessity.
''lt has been said that Q eraud central
railway has chosen senator In certain
state, o central bank has chosen aneshee
elsewhere, and o central aasQcaation Of
'Nalters and manufactures have defeated
fully third. Nothing 10 intended to be
assumed hero concerning the truth or
falsity Of these assertions or aeeusatious,
but these malfcasant charges have exist.
once. Tho way Of their riddanes 10 plain.
II tho choice Of constituent member Of
this body were left to the mass Of voters
In the state the charges would b ind.
nitely lesssned. They would altogether
disappear IL no reasonable grounds could
be gwen for their support"
At tho close Of Turpie's speech Morgan
gave notice that on Monday next he
would call up tho Nicasagua canal bin,
with the Wow to explaining IL and making
some remarks.
Dolph called up tho bill exempt.
ing from duty the foreign exhibits
at the Portland, Orc. exposition and
the bill was passed. The bill was passed
for tho national dedication OF Chicka.
magua and Chattanooaa national park On
Sept. 10 and 20. 1896, under the direction
OF tho secretary OF war, and then, at LIS
o'clock, tho senate went into executive
session and at is adjourned until Mon.
day.
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coLoRED Man APPEAL TO BURNS



he I. Aakrd to raso Up Their Fight
Here aud In Eag and.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. GA vigorous
effort viii be mado by leading colorcd
men at tho labor conference to bo held in
Denver next week to have the word
''whits" stricken from the constitution OF
tho labor organizations. To-day's issue
Of tho Christian Recorder. tho organ Of tho
African NJ. L. church. contains an open
lcttcr to John Burns, NO has como TO this
country from England for tho purpose of
attending tho conference, asking him to
espouss the cause OF the colored men In
the fight for equal rights. Tho lo,ter says,
In part:
In the name Of the ghts Of labor wc ask you
70 make some notes for your countrymsn at
homo concerning mors than s00ao0 workmea
In this country who suffer the greatest Injustice
at the hands OF Organized abor In the United
states. In the name Of these coiored workmen
We urge you 10 report upon tho conditions
which exist In this country. and to recommend
that there be no cooperation on tho part OF the
British trades unions until the American
trades unions shall give all tho workmen In
this broad land an equality Of opportunity.
The people for whom We speak. sir, are not
foreigners. They are not Poles and Huns and
ltal ans. whose condition has already provoked
your compassionate and frsternai interest
They are among the nrst comers. They arrived
with the other FIRST families Of Virginia early In
the 18th century. Their great and only crime
consists In having been born black.
Powderly made magnificent stand for Jus.
tice nj Richmond and his audiencs began to
wzne from that moment. Mr.. Gompers has ut.
tempted to do something. but he stands almost
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NARY A CHEER.


German Socialists Refuse to He Enthused
TO Order.
BERLIN, Dec. Ga disturbance occurred
to-day in the reichstag palace upon the
occasion OF the first sitting of the reich.
stag. After President Won Levetzow had
made a reminiscent speech he called for
cheers for the emperor. The cheers were
given heartily by all except the socialists,
who remained seated in spite OF the ex.
cited and angry protests of the other
members.
A great uproar followed. President yon
Leyclzow ccnsured the action of the So
cIalists in remaining seated when lie
called for cheers. such conduct. he said,
was not in consonnnce with the traditions
of the housc.
Herr Singer attempted TO justify the al.
titudc OF the socialists, and made bitter
personal attack upon the emperor. which
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CLOTURE DOESN'T GO
The Ssnits viii HaIa 10 Try Soma
0hsf Plan
A NEW SILVER BILL IN LINE
But 1t is to Be Framed Under the
Direction OF and On the Lines
Indicated By Cleveland
and Carlisle.

WASHINGTON. Dec, 6,-To-ioy's domo.
cratic caucus directed tho steering com.
mittee to prepare au order of tho business
which will be presented for tho considera.
tion of the senate ON the following sub.
jccts of legislation: A bankruptcy bill; n
bill of construc,ion of tho Nicaragua
canal; currency bill: bills for the admis.
sion of Arizona and New Mexico; a bill
involving the interests of the Indian terri
tory: a bill for the consideration of the
Joint resolution Of the house Of representa-.
tiyes on election of United States senators
by the people and such other measures.
Including appropriation bill as the "stecr-
ing committee'' NAV deem important,
Tho caucus also directed that In their re.
mort. the .steerine committee" shall pro-
vide the order in which the above subjects
of leOislation shnll IN, consifiered. Caucus
was in session from 9 O'Clock until 40
O'clock to-day and almost tho entire time
was devoted 10 the discussion of the first
proposition OF Senator Daniels, instruct.
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o'clock. The fight from start TO finish
was . mixture Of boxing. wrestling and
talking, with more than the usual abuse
by tongue, which the principals gave each
other. Each lick seemed to be accompan.
led by curse, and In tho 2ath round the
men were wrestling SO fercely that the
referee had to separate them.
From scientific point Of view the affair
was . magnificent flRsls and the ring In
which the men fought was plowsd up to
such An extent ss to make the audience
bslieve tho men had been fighting week.
In the 2sth round Maboe, bsing forced
down In clinch. took several seconds or
the floor, and after rising tho mon
wrestled little more. Al tho end Of tho
18th round, Referee Duiiy's decision de-
clarinR tho Aght draw was received with
rounds Of applause.
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CHICAGO. Dee. 6-For the fourth time
Ives has outclassed Schaefer. running So
whilc his opponent gathered IN 3sS The
total score is now: Ives, 2,tOo; Schacfer,
l,t5l. Ives broke the oaS line record Of
33l points twice tonight AMI latter
in the game he made run
of $50 Aside from this ono record Of
Ives. Sclaeter PLAYED the better game. lie
had a good lead and WAS putting up n
strong game when Ives settled matters by
making his big run.
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H.. An Enormous sum of Money.

WAsurSoroy. Dec. G.-The approp ria.
tinns committee of the house to-day COM
ple,ed the bill making the appropriations
for tho payment for pensions during the
fiscal year OF 1926. II carries an ap.
preparation Of Slil.Ssi. $40. rs against tho
estimates OF Slil.jsl.5so, and an ap.
preparation for tho currcn, year OF sl5l,-
JSl.57O. The only reduction from the esii.
mates was that Of sioD.OoO on accoun, of
fees for the examining surgeons.
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RACING IN The MUD.
This Talent Was Bndiy at Sea Yesterday
M >un ErtueIseo

Tbs Talent Was BADLY Mt Sea Yesterday
NJ >an francisco.
SAN Francisco. Dec. 1.-Two out OF five
wns the best tho talent could do to-day
in the rain and mud. They called the
first two races, but latter that were at sea.
Blue Banner, Is to 5, favorite in the sec.
ond race, threw his jockey before the start
and ran three miles and a quarter before
he was stopped. After that he was left at
the post. Rey el Santa Anita found the
mud bad for him in the Pacific Union
stakes and finished second TO Gilcad.
Six Observation-Disclosures Nun won,
Puryear ID. second. Norvell ;hlrd: time.
1:23. Five furlongs--Pat Murphy won.
ST. Cecilia second. Gree ihirl time.
:06sI. Seven NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. won.
Notmand.c second. McLi,ht third; time,
1:35s4. Pacific Union stakes. mile and an
eighth-G lead won, Rey cl Santa Anita
second. Oakland third; time, 2:y1H
Mile-Sir Reel won, Zobair second, CURT
third; time, l:5lS4.
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A GIRLS HORRIBLE STORY.
Il Lead. to the Indie men, of Her Father.
Clergyman.

WOOSTER. Dec. 6.-Rcy. John II. Schrcf-
iler. United Brethern minister. was ar.
few months ago. was n resident of West
Salem. and when he hear that his con.
duet was bcin, investigated. left for parts
unknown. The crime with which he Is
under Indictment was committed on his
own daughter, an uucommonly handsome
young woman of Is. The story told by
the girl is horrible one.
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kOBBEO.
Another DARN. Deed Pcrpstrated By
Texu Outlaws

Another Darin. Deed Pcrpstrsted By
Texu Outlaws
FoRr WORTH. Texas, Doc. 6.-The east
bound Texas d Pacific passenger train
was held up at tho trestle seven mica
west OF here a, 5 30 o'clock this evening.
Several shots were fired from the front
end Of the train and the passengers were
warned to keep their heads in the win.
dows.
II Is no, known how much boo,y was ss.
cured. The robbers had possession OF tho
express car until they accomplished the 2
object. A valuable package is said to have
been obtained. The safe OF the messeD,
ger was carried oil. I, is learned on good
authority that upwards OF 10000 was sc.
cured. The passengers say the whole
thing was done SO quickly tina, there was
little to tell.
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L,ry. shipment. OF Hrutc..

CHICAGO. Dec. 6.-The passengers on
Northwestern suburban train werc ter
ror god last night by - drunken soldiers
en- route TO fori Sheridan. who engaged IN
a great fight. Many wcrc badly bruised
and enc was knocked senseless, but all
were able 20 leayc the train Tor fort
Sheridan.
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provoked storm OF Indignant protests
from other parts Of the house.
Herr Won Lsvstsow thersupoa called
Herr Singer tn order. The hosps then
opened the debate on the motion y aban.
don tho pending prosecutions Of emo Of
the socialist members, during which Frei.
her Won Manteuffel inveished strongly
against the conduct Of the socialists to-
day. The rsichs,ag then adjourned until
Tuesday, when the budget will b intro.
duced.