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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-20
AVIS DOES NOT DOUBT.
cvclone" Says the Populists Must
Put Out a Ticket.
DESIRES A UNION ON ELECTORS
l.cx Must Re Purged of 0uId Men
|or II WIN Betray the People again.
Personal Opinions.

!. Louis. July 1a.-J. II. Davis. better
{or.n MS "Cyclolve" Davis. who - mere AS
s.Ieeate to the prpulist convention from
kxas, gave the Associated Press the Toll
Ling signed statement;
Fin my m!rd there Is II, doubt about IT,.
| m,,st and will make our own platform
l, nominate our own ticket. MY idea Is
\, we will draw largely from disaifected
h,blicai.s In this cainpn gn. The silver
k,ocrat wll remain col tented in his own
rty during This campaign and until the
bty b.,rays h.m again. which II " u do
n II the party is not completely pursed
the gold men they have nominated and
going to ntmifate for congress all
= the country. thus they Will do, he.
use in Texas IL they were 10 lose the
"A men who have been nomnuted and
IN. nominated. they would lose their
Moving for the StaEe ticket and turn
! Slate over to the populists. In other
les this purging would have the same
let or turn them over to the republican
Iry. The isJpuists bcieve 1t is the in
Non OF The gold men to work their way
Tough the democratic congress- onal
mmiitec of whtch Faulkner OF West Mr.
hia IN chairman. and which we uuder-
Ind is In the hands of the gold men. to
cMsress with gold men. who Womb
eat Tree coinage blli II MIR. Bryan
buld DE elected. FOR these reasons the
puiiss think the cause OF free silver
Likely 10 be defeated amy way. But II
} democr.uts are piacaD.e enough to
Idcscend their paticean pride ana com
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-20
MAGuIRE For BRYAN.



VIII Swing Massachusetts, INTO the Mar,
,'ratic Column.
Boston Mass t.,l, * mn r.,
""'S "' hi'aa"'nu-
s'''s u'iho'ih'le Rpld 'nafhine has capt.
riatcJ, and all will he smooth sailinr a.,
silver IN ths nav St,.. ,rh,, T..
- Nv ~ a. ''s' rs
the d,ino'Vauo ilNh ana he Is coho erneu
Eolters will grow saararr every day.
Hon II Maeuire. head of Nh. d.r,oor,,
i".,7 VIZ, "e''' y, me dciho'ra'ic
s'1te Hachine announced himself today
as Il supporter Of Bryan and silver. He
want Ia ,,bi,as., ,,s :, ,.Ia ,,i,
49, ,I',,,,'' 80 49, 49, anu
tel determined resistance. ever sin. the
convention. ,ft.r s.,rtin, , hoI, ,t,,,.
" oo',' which
SERIOUSLY threatened 'he UNITY oil the party
IN Massachusetts,, and after refusing every,
day repeated demands TO declare, himself
Tor slives. ne has taken this step
For u quarter OF u century Pat Maguire
has ruled the machine IN Ma,saanusetls.
and Tor a quarter OF u century none has
dared 10 OPPOSE nun. Wnal he saws r,,.s
ana wheu lie says silver Alass.. husett g,
SAYS silver
III ms been stated " he sud today "that
~. s,,tta drmn,racy. coliectiycly ana IT,,
diviaually. Is not In favor Of The silvs.
inl,nk or In. silver cana.4Iat. for III.
Ire ,1curv These centlerren. who ara a,
auIck 10 crlticise The state den,orra.v
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. III. DAVIS.
PLEDGES NO PATRONAGE.



h., CO., tn po,,,,it,,. ,t,,.. ,,>. M
i,n'., -, "-' i'''i
|. ,, ,,i, ~. ,r,,,
""'
al Tie Li'idoi. Ho;ei tonhnt IN the III
est vi Bryan. Chairman JD.as OF lh,,
|b,nr rYti,. >a.i.,i,,1 ,,,iu,uitt.e. ,yus NM
,,'.. s,.,.,.1,. 49,. 1870. ..,,,,,,,, -,
'''s ''-'' ~ ''' u. ~
pa, GcNeg!.i stone Oh hlssIiii vi. =.
p.more oI ~. l-e,..., and JonH n. MAJ
| WHO WAS .,ree.nt al arms Oh the ole...-
.r., co,.,,.,,,,.., mn. ,r,y ar,,. ia
u.s. .N''' D'' ,''
iahtr.S hotvI. "Heit u shoil e"u'
ea>e nas h..Q.
L,,.rnar Stone lntormed senator Jones
,,. ,. ...,., $40.
!" '"s ''' go"
1.ss' WEE "n'.'A W i''uo'se 1' ''''
4h.y coui9 Ue assured liltt tney "91.u
W Discriminatory At, -.iii>7.. i-.A,ft '1s'-. -
y .>..e., ,,,,nae. u ,-e.-n. OF ine bis-
men Ine Ny @ii IA auauar'era IN W.
ue.l. Apoui sally We're ptesv'i, ~
10 u Large idi"re. "a o. 9 ~
eniea. di"V'a nn,in 'e''e -, ID
y!aad, IL IL a., az .,,',,n.,n, ,,,w =,
Naah. 'oi eA""' ta'.' ,.'',
y. ~ ,.>,',N,r ANA l.'reo l.. I,ai.ey
p ",.'n ~ i'i ,,a'' ,r,,,I q, >.n..,sn.
Mr MN, nt Kansas secretaries.
~. ,,,,. ,,,.',.. ~. ...,.... ..JN,-
Hs,,'N, ..,, A,n.r lor a nomination
an ,n,lnr.7,,.nt SENATOR Jones WAC
ed as Ia Nnut I'M. loputis, could cX-
/, in M, Nv al r.,.,l,.nl,.i. ~ ci,.-e
AN .b,,,1.o n ,,,.,o,'s,.l nv the pUpi.!tst
,,nator .I1n,, r.p.ieu that IA event
{ir i.N',,.t, ,,,..I.,n m The ,r.st,. r,cy.
fw,,,id i.nnvy ga us,rtv ana would ie,os-
L, III ,l',,, ,'V ,1J r,,ilN tn MS sup
e. Ia,,,,,,'te ,..r.. moi ~ IL. look
XII lii..','.a,n'', y he recognition
fan NV mon could he equal. rms
,na !, ,..,, ',,,i.,,s ,.,..s',i afor
h. mao. r,,, .r..,,,',ns a,,ut
veay's .,,,',.,,,.r h,.ir., ,ipnt NV AIN
,.s',,,, @ 49, ,7,,I, ,iffor,,,c,s
IA ~. ~ ~ NJ @ - ,,i,,.a nrtiou
~, "'.p ~ .,'o ~ W. . M, ti,,.
80 u '''''i. ~ N.Y., c.,,,,
iN.ts ar "istli"rn - 80 80
h" VI 'htae statements "ei@%'' IVY"
alp'nuse:
h 'e'"hr'a - majors Jones ana
Conference with senator ibu,ier oi
Elh caro- na and urged hnn 10 use ms
Putno' with southern delegates to SUP
T. Bryan, as It MAS from thrsp d"ic-
[lons that lhe principal oppositon TO
Gan came.
was stated m the meeting that air,
an had formally declined 10 make any
fcitc pledge, Notwithstanding ne ha
Fn impnrttued to- dn "A nose If the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-20
ANrI-HRYAN MEETING.
Cyclone and Ills FlcniS We're In Secret

Conference.
st. Lofts. Mo. July 10 Some of III,
nnH- Bryan men held secret meeting a;
the liudell tough'. Among those pre-
ent We're lgnatus bonnclly e Minnesota.
"cyclonc" DAYS Of Texas. w G. M
powe!i Of Arkansas aud others. Thep
discussed Tive situation behind closel
doors and under strict tnjunc,ons of
secrecy Al ntidn.rhl the me ting vas
81 II In session. Those WHO emerged from
IA room whir he meetins was in pro
i'res~ cerareh absolutely to talk NJ e
nowcil met Mr.. Patterson of COLORADO
ami in tho course of nr converse on
said ;hni while Vt was pos. BILE for <nc
dem rr1ts and papulisis 10 gel tos hpr.
the democrats, must mn II them half way.
W. must mainta'n the IDENTIFY of oar
orcan2at'Cn" ne sad.
II you rofnge Ia accept his oppor'uu-
lily SO iou hr douociuis in she res'ora-
tiou Of = ivor" replied Mr.. iatters n cm-
phINlcnilV. tho object for winch W.
haze been fghiiui- you need not Worry
uh m The idcnltY IF tn party. Tho IN
div dual popn SITS wll sort you rs rats
desert nkirs sim
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-20
MARION BUTLER.

| '''sh Tribute to the Character OF
!, Bryan.
rs, louis. Mo. July la.-Senar-r Marion
81. OF North Carolina arrived to.
~ ne win be followed In day OF
" 'he rema nder of -he North Car.
''"sa'ion which viii come In n
var Senat + Butler 70 one Of tn
lca members of the nate AMI
Il ne TOOK his scat has become one
prominent factors n the popnI :,
W. lie said he had not been in con.
mas WI any OF the leaders here and
as Ia ~ NJ carry 10 express an opn-
,. Their course was best 10 pur-
ION vi me way t. the c.rventicn ali ~
Iose ,"In entitled to b. hnAr1 AM
raaoh Tvs would NJ eoubt be yailal,js
lTh,rs dc'erm nation.
hide No - great difference In Tho al
ISIS .ne Western and Southern non
bson continued. I'm the South ,haro
h ne contest between the Cemorra' !
y has t,pui sts, In the Wet tie con-
fe any an WIN the republican,. a.
pclama,icr owe step Is taken or any
tty VI made for the neonie's
Ices would be Will for th.sa w.
adon, come together and com,,ro,o s -
ferT ,h,oa plan II action VII eh WIN he
(lliam + sntler paid high tribute tn
\. ~ hlVan. HE Is - said III. eSn',1
It's a, .st man presented by the de,nn.
|mirnt,an'e IN cago convention far th.
essiv.,,ss. HIS fearlessness and az
1.-THE son,S commend him to the people.
MS nomination has been well
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-20
HAVANA BUDGET.
Insurgents Used Dynamite to Blow

Insurgents Used Dynamite to Blow Tn a
Train.
| Havana. July ~ lmpcilcd by rumors
that tho insurgents would attsmpt 10
dynamite trains In Puerto Principe ,he
railroad administrator on the issh ordered
Miguel IDros, an cnEnocg. To take out Il
naked Natn. running az q moderate rate
ui speed ;Nnd IN c;,sc of mi>hn;, to avoid
4 'tlAHuorh" as ldi rs Nass bic. AboIt
ilFh-ilvr f.inmelsrs ont tho iittinan sud
30 ihr cnpiuo"r; Did YOU sc a hur.,s.ui.tu
pass The Inc The latter answered y c,''
ana sl1eh nod the speed uf the ~ tin
shells exploded, de troyiuS the frs, and
u Hd c'ass etrs The oN.l s~Ion oecur.ei
j. Il hcr"ath the passengers ana two OF
th"m wer" killed CORPORAL WA HURLED
IN the Srlosion freut distance and
.isit saRuaI Who wore on guard at the
door wrre Killed ard one wounded SIX
intss' urrrS Wore 1is0 wounded. Nuu1ug
llh.m en- ga married couple in)n i'sr .
Tic nslrycnt lend' rs Enrique rollasc 6o
ami Reep. frarn Santa Clara have arrived
IN iuvio l'ft1Npc. Gustav Iayns who
las been NOV ng about Sagnn. Is nav
near sauto Domingo I he professor aud
..efi Try "f ihe faculty OF pharmacy in
thu university have been imprisoned for
LieueHant Garcia. OF the CeInfuegos
eu"r ias, las been Killed In an insnrgen,
irIifueh,
G,u"ral nernnl with the wardras bat
talon has 'n@ the bands If Narona. Gal
IL aud YuharA. 2n1i strong m Martina
Garcia, Pinar del RIO Hot shting en-
sued. the post on changed the insurPonis
holng Gi-loaged antcr 45 M nutes. The In
surg nj nc wl- an eAaens,v" one anl
their retf"a'inE group kcnt Mp cont nn
GUS VullayH With Altuser rifles. Tho inslr
geuis were overtakon by THE cevairv and
the infantry kept up the pursuit All day, |
burning many hints. Ih' Insurgents lef |
foriy.sHe lullui ana carried orr sixty |
wounded The insnrgsui leader rer"z wac
one OF the Killed ms well a. three insnr |
Mnl majors and several .oher cfQcers
The troops had four killed and eighteen
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-20
NO GAMES TO-DAY.
Houston VIII Go 10 San Antonio-umplrc
Clark

There are no games scheduled 10 be
PLAYED by the clubs OF the Texas ieaz Il,
coday Houston VIII leave this evening
for san Antonio. where they wal opcn a
series with the Bronchos and wiil he alb
sent uuiil July 81 During their absalee
th4 pmgress Of the club VIII be watched
with ,nterest By those here at home who
ar. enthusiastic about the 81 me. The last
tour of tie club was disastrous for various
reasons. VII en- II + not NECESSARY q re-
bosn wiped out and thc. clubs have All
commenced over agan. II Is the present
la,ve here heading The ast OF 'rcxas l,.r-
centapes. II IL hoped they VIII be able
10 reniain ut the head. The club has been
strengthened snce the iss tour. baltx
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-20

una the comparison of the two boys is
not AT all ill-suitcd 10 me no character
in literature tx more marvellous than this
litlie. dreaming, scrap OF humanity who
puzzled Horace Walpole. made run OF ,tll
the grHy-h ards of Iris oi and startled
the community with his discovery of an
ciont English manuscripts. SoWhey de-
clarss tina, Thomas chatterton was In
..liin, and draws HIS conclusion from tho
strange w!ll made out by the boy just
before he drank the fatal glass of arsenic.
| IL may bc ibat h" was Unbalanced hut
Chabtcrlon was a hiiinorint az wen az u
poet, aud white The Wis. lares of his town
w,rc struggling To geI tha meaning OF the
! wonderful productions found in the OLD
y, bridge chhtter,on was locked up IN his
garrol carAllns in hts sleeve.
1 Like ,'urils. thriicrton spring out OF
| obpeurliy. There rs similarity oil tcno
| tn tbs verses of the youngsters. Chatter
! ten says:
Joyloss ! seek tho solitary shade.
| Whore dusky contemplation wells the
sccne.
| Tn. dark Ntrclt OF leaf sss branches
made
Where sickenlng sorrow vets tho yell
lowed green.
A dreary sim broods DER all tho vale.
The cloudad moon omils IA feeble s.are:
Joyl"ss Seek the dafi0ing hill and dale,
W here'er ! wander sorrow sill IL there.
These lines We're written when Chatter
ton had reached the asn of 10. Soon af-
forwards he gave the world To understand
that he had found Ia an anc.nt church u
rare lot 81 did poem 'vriiir'I ,'v u ','''"r'
named Itowlcy. He believed thcy woul1
not b- accepted AZ ms OWN prUuuN,.pii ....l
though, 10 have n ntlc fun with the
critics. l
Canon Fnrrar thinks tho following tho
bst Of 'hattrrion'h work. II was written
when h" Was about ihe same age as tho
tliNeriown g'nins. and In selected from
ms Rowry productions; M
IN, sing to me my roiindsgay,
ON. drop the br.ily toar with mo. a
Dane NJ more at hoy-day
Lake a running river he.
My love ~ dead
Gone to hig drath-hed,
All under The willow tree.
Blank bis locks as the winter night, :.
=, Nhil- Ma sllhn as the summer SNOW,
i,h ms fhr@ nS the mofningAght,
cold he Hes IN the grave below,
My love IL dead
Gone to his de,lti-bed.
All under tho willow tree.
Iiark' the raven flaps his wing.
In the brier'd dell below;
Hark' the deith owl loud docs eng.
To the night Tares as they go.
MY love ~ dead
Gprr TO his death-bPd,
All under the willow tree.
whothsr tho new chattsrton shall f1g-
low the fate of the MAD Poet OF Bristol"
can not be told.
The career OF Curtis will be eagerly
watched. Alfred G.. Newell.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-20
THE FACTORY BELL.

| Ihero comes SOUND in tho morning gray
| when n row Ia-nt slcams are h,raids o
And II calls the bosons by cares oppres
Back from nha i~"ce-s'vlns country ,
| rest
| Calling them bnch 10 the workshop
10 INA benches long aud rnGine's beat.
Where the brow Of tic worker must evc
In tns dew of his streaming. homes
sweat.
! Ills tho factory hell the morning bell
| Harsh are The notes Of III tunele<sS knrll
| Calling them back from the dreanilhnd
far.
Calling ,is,m back to the world of care
The loud-clanRiug factory bell.
Aiti MI in moment tho streeis are
alive.
As tne golelrs pour out. IKE the besss from
The Etieris are awake with the tramp
tid the noise
OF M worters--the nen' the women uhe
onwarS they pour to The factory gates.
Behind\ when the meager-paih labor
awaits
Tho labAr mat STILES the mind and tno
And. lusk as they reach them. there
sounds abe last toll
OF the factory hell, THE morning bell.
Harsh are ME notes of its luneless kncl.
Gazing tnrM panN ''"" WV W Hi''
fair.
Calling them back to the world OF care
Tho loud -clanSing factory bell.
Eut when tho gre:h engine is laborins
And tme last few sunb-ams with gold are
agiow:
become dry
And The evening Ia drawing hsG v"tlt o. rr
the sky. aNf
The work II all over. the Tools laId away.
All bright for the uss OF the soon-ecinmg
day.
r'oI sweet to the cal comes the now wEl-
come sound
OF the factory bell but the evening bell:
Welcome us tones IN the evening swell
ana A p.easant meal in the gray IVA
light
I'll, welcome facusy bell
An example OF his morbid precocity "a
soen In the verses called: IAN Apology Tor
My own Weakness"
I lock at the world through the eycs
OF Iny OWE misfortunes. and see
That sorrow. and trouble ana wrong IN
dfilics
Mlth and IAre's vaLaty.
II any woulo blame me IN seeing
ana inlging Earth - - ss,o &C.
] ray them forgive me as being
Cas-, In a hard. ptlor sphere
sphere wherein even bread /
IL bitterly fought for, and gained
Not at a word, or nod Of the mead.
a sphere wherein poverty pirches
Each little baby face,
Where stout hearted manhood f1inches
When staring want In the facss
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-20

civcs she club another pitcher who can
he depended on, There are now three Az
good w!rcrs In the Houston club as can
ne seen In Texas
tErrc Clark win leave today for Deni-
sou, wncfe he has been assigned TO duty
BY Secretary Rarhsch. II Ia hoped that
Le VIII agun vst this city. is his work
mere has been OF Il satisfactory nature
ne appears fair IN verAlhiny and his de-
ciSlons have beon alike TO both the home
ana Visiting teams. II l. such an m
liruston ,'aniond thai 81 Is regretted thai,
he h taken from South Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-20
coXEY's PLAN.
lie Suggests Triple Alliance OF All the
Electors.


ST. Louis. July la--Ci,noral J. $. CJSey,
who is a delegate at large from Ohio. IS
not in favor of indorsing or even taking
the course pursued by great many or
the populist leaders aud 'nom.netina IN
stead OF Endorsing B.yan. lie thinks "A
slraiDht ticket should bc nominated, nat
Is lusnug a plan which he says 'ii unite
the silver VOTE against me Rulu Nute. u
H. To have electors selected lro rata a.
.ordine to III. votes cast bN the parties
whcs. National con, entions have declared
for y lNer That would give the democrats,
the pcpuists and prohititionists ,uth
r.urs sentaiiou IN Sc zeal states lie Aa.ils
these electors pnt on one ticket Nh'n
the electoral college meets me bitn.s,
and fhs n.Nt highest vote the vice prcsi-
dent. This would give the populista tie
Vie presidency If the scheme Should he
adopted
o,,s raj coxey viii press his plan before
the convention.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-20
MRS. JAMIE M'cuLLocH.

Rockrort. Texas. July l9.--Mrs. Jamie
Mcculloeh died at II o'clock last night at
the residence OF her daughter. Mrs. Brown.
An this city Mrs. Mccullcch was thu
widow Of the late Henry u, McCuilneh
ana both were proaninersi charartfrs "
the early history of Texaa The rsnAinn
were sent to Seguin for interment this
morning.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-20
PoLITICAL MOVIES

Montgomery. w. Va, July I9.--C. p.
Dorr was yesterday nominated for cons
iricf
Alliance. Ohio. July 19.--Secretury
Thomas. of the National party cxccirtlve
gram from John II. st. John denouncine
az false the story sent Out from Kansas
Cty 10 the effoct that he would support
Bryan for president 49,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-20

tain it with Bryan The Chicago plat
form contains great dcal tina. we want
n IS pretty good popui!st platform.
srHan ~ "A pretty good pupnfst The
democracy Is resersrntcd II is getting
back 10 tho principles of Jefferson, and
tina, Is what The conMtry nnads"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-20
MEAL PEOPLE or rENNEssEE'

Chattanooga News
Only a few gold men in tie large cities
ana towns in Tennessee viii bolt the dem
ociatic ticket. outside II Memphis Nash
vile. Chattanooga and Knoxville. thu
holters ear almost be- counted On ON y
Gnrars The farmers and res dents Of the
small towns constitute nlne-teniis eff The
people of the State. and they are prae-
Harris calls the zeal people Of Tennea-
see"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-20
MILL REMoYE AnnlI. PAsHA.

WILL HEhoVE ABDUL fASHA.
Athmps. July l9.--The porte acceding ~
the demands Of the powers will remova
In The Leland u Crete. E
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-20

Westminster Gazette sent man to in
terview the lad Ito is described AS a
healthy looking youlgster with sparkling
Krhy eyes and IA skin The boy became
famous. Many locked TO seq hnb. invi-
tn'ons were shawcrst upon him. iut MS
Mleccnas i,polShIm II stricl charge and
ieeiii HIM 10 com'GTy district whore the
boy WIN he educated, and his inicle t
developed and pat IN normal groove.
IT ~ s-rd that for the time All literary
Efforts Of Tia embryonic Laureate VIII b.
DISCOURAGED.
There - an unhealthy tone 70 all tho
VERSES of the strange ufchip. II e. weii
THAI he has been sent 10 the country,
where he can he fed on good buttariniik
and spring water and where tina whole
srmencSs OF nature VIII draw OUT tho
morbid faint of MS disposition.
Here II an effort of the BOY l'oot of
~ n" IL commonly called.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-04

Cincinnati. June 5.-Five and half fur
longs-Gid Law won. Blackstone second.
Huffman third; time. l.liis. Six and a
half furiongs-Hartford Boy won. Cane
wood second, Katie O. third: time. LIS.
-Four and a half furlongs-Olean won.
Cappy second. Princess TSck third; time.
:5s. Mile and a sixteenth-UTania won.
souffie second. Won't Dance third: time.
l:5i4. Six and hAlf furlongs-Chicot
won. Aimee Goodwin second. Judith
third; time, l;SA-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-04

Great Falls a. Canada railway, which
was built purposcly to carry coal from
the famous Lethbridge coal mines to
Great Falls. and after the completion OF
the Great Northern to the coast.
Since 1899 large importations OF silver
lead ores have been received from tho
kootenai mining region into this district
at Bonner's Ferry. Idaho. and shipped TO
the government bonded smelters at Great
Falls and Helena During the years 1898
and 1894 the receipts were by far the
greatest In the history OF the district.
When the district was nrst created there
were for years only two officers In the
district-the collector and one deputy.
Now there are exactly 20 custom officers
In this district stationed at various
places. The list Includes the collector.
special agent. deputy collectors. special
inspectors. mounted inspectors. Chinese
Inspector. storekeepers. clerks and the
like.
The principal supports where officers
are stationed are Sweet Grass. Bouner's
Ferry. Boundary. Coles Landing. Kalls-
pell, Blackfoot. Helena. Great Falls and
Butte. There are two bonded smelters In
the district for the smelling OF dutlable
ores. viz: Great Falls and East Helena
The district Is very large one, The dis
tance along the International boundary
from the North Dakota line TO tho Wash
ington state line Is 75l miles via. the
Great Northern railway. and at no point
Is Il 90 miles from the railroad TO the
line.
The Northern Pacific also traverses the
district inland from the North Dakota
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TO SHOW CAUSE.
Tho Trustees of the Orphans Home Mu.t
Answer - Question.


Answer - Question.
Special Dispatch to the STANDARD
Helena. June 3.-Chlef Justice Penn
berton yesterday afternoon issued an
alternative writ OF mandate command
ing the trustees Of the state orphans
home at Twin Bridges 10 show cause
why they refused TO admit Charlie
Erickson. 2-year-old blind boy Of
Butte. The writ was issued on petition
Of County Attorney Wines Of Butte.
who Is guardian of the boy. Mr.. Wines
sent the boy TO Twin Bridges last
month. but the trustees refused to ad-
init him. as his mother Is living The
child's mother Is sick, destitute and en-
tirely unable to care for him. being her
self a charge on silver Bow county.
The matter win come up before the SUI
preme court on June TO-
Frank. the 15-months' -old son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Berry Antich. who live at the
corner OF First and Davis street, fell
into tub yesterday afternoon and was
drowned. His mother had been wash
ing clothes and left the baby but a
minute,