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The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-01-23
THE CITY COUNCI. L
They Offer 800 Reward for the Con-
viction Of the Dog Poisoners,

A regular meeting of the city council
was held last Monday night. Present
Mayor Ringeling, and Aldermen Spen-
Ger. Pier Sherman, Allison and
Thompson.
The minutes of January 6, and 10
We're read and approved.
On motion of Aid. Pier, seconded
by AID. Sherman, a reward OF 500 was
offered for evidence leading to the con-
viction of the party or parties con-
cerned in the recent dog poisoning.
The fire committee reported accept
ing the hose tower, which report
was approved.
The bids for painting the hose tower
Were laid over until the next meeting.
The clerk was instructed to order a
new docket.
On motion Of Aid. Thompson the
clerk was instructed to publish notice
regarding cemetery and grave digging.
The clerk was instructed to have IA
sign painted OH the window OF the
council chamber.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-01-23

Moore, Call; Lizzie Gunnon, Little
Red Riding hood; Mcleod, fairy ;
Johnson, Josephine; Mary Nixon,
queen of hearts Lottie Mcleod, Flor
ence Mcleod, two little girls in blue ;
Gertrude Shearer, good luck; Mary
Dooley, Gussie Ballard, two little girls
from school Tessie Orr, Topsy Emma
Swain, black domino; Maggie Hickey,
night; Nellie Northey, butterfly; Lii
lie Weaver, Mabel Weaver, two little
girls in blue Bertha Callow, America
Ida Vetter, canary bird Kate Schultz,
shepherd girl.
JOS. J. Appel, clown; Alex. McDon-
aid clown; G. FL. Coy, mask; John
Orr, Geo. Burls, fool for luck; Mike
Tonglas, clown Dan Mcdonald, DOM
ino d. Roberts, clown; VIM. Stark,
black prince Julius Hanson, Bowery
Swell; A. j. Ballard, clown E. H.
Ryan, Kelly the ball player H. Nc
Donald, clown; August johnson, gen
eral: John Hickey, politician Jack
Boyd, clown; H. J. Hanson, Harvey
Creek coon; James Willoughby, dom.
ino G. FL, Campbell w. S. McLees,
clown; John Roach, domino; Chas
Williams, clown; Ben Goetz, jockey
Will Lough-in, leap year; Winfield
Scott, policeman Thos, Kimball, Eng
lish lord Ed Ballard, baseball player
S. j. Wilson, prince; Malcolm McDon
aid, Prince Faust; Alex. Berthoud
Philipsburg Star; Archie Thibault
clown; James McGowan, domino
Harry McCrimmon, red prince: Nei
Mcpherson, slide, Kelly, slide; Johl
Pattee, Uncle Sam; Chas. McGowan
the lost coon; K. H. Mcleod, Mexi
can Pope Clark, Salvation Army
Henry Howell, Russian nohleman
Viii Banfeld, p. S. G. band; Ere,
Isauer, clown: A. B. Ringeling, Wear,
Waddles; James Bauer, Mediaeva
Prince.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-01-23
THE MASQUERADE BALL.
A Decided Success in Every Particular
--List of Those En- Mascue.

The masquerade given by Pref.
Westphal at Morse's hall last Thursday
night was a decidedly successful affair
A very large crowd was present and
the number of masquers in attendance
was larger than usual. 1t was shortly
after s o'clock when those en- masque
began to file into the hall and they
continued to come steadily until 8 80
when the dancing commenced. There
were a large number of original char
acters present who caused a great deal
OF amusement for the crowded hall Of
spectators and masquers. Many Co.'S
tunes were home made and cOnse-
quently entirely new and handsome.
The prize for the handsomest ladies'
costume was won by Mrs James Will
loughby, of Granite, and to say that
she deserved it hardly expresses it.
She represented fairy, and wore a
costume composed of French crepe It's
sue paper of various colors and shades
which she had made herself The
costume at once attracted the attention
Of everybody in the hall and all felt
that she had won the prize and GER
tainly would get it, which consisted
of ladies' toilet set
Julius Hanson took first prize as the
most original character. which prize
consisted of silk handkerchief.
Julius had rugged himself up in a
Prince Albert coat, silk plug hat and
everything else to make up the toilet
of a well dressed man. He painted his
face 1--WE do not know whether this is
just the term the ladies use or not) and
capped the climax by adding jet
black moustache. He represented a
Bowery swell, and put on swagger
that puzzled everybody. In fact, it
may be said that nobody knew him.
After it was really found out who he
was very few people in the hall would
believe it. 1t was the general opinion
expressed among the girls that he ought
to wear that handsome moustache all
the time, and we don't know but what
he is taking the matter under serious
consideration.
The masquerade was success in
every particular, and the large number
present, which included quite crowd
from the outside, principally from
Granite and Combination, had good
time if anybody ever did.
CudS. oUluBIe Iurul SneQ an eXcellenu
supper at the Grand at midnight, after
which most OF the crowd returned to
the hall and it is said that the dance
did not break up until 5 O'Clock the
next morning.
The following is list of those pres
ent en- masque handed us by Prof
Westphal and is supposed to be correct
and complete: '~
Mesdames Mary Gird, silver mine
Will Banfield, Josephine; w. J. Wea-
yer, nurse; Sullivan, sailor girl H.
Rehfeldt, morning; j.. G. Wilson,
night; M. W. Bullard, morning A.
B. Ringeling, Swiss; Carr, frost fairy
Minnie Young, Turkish lady; Mason,
red domino; j. M. Daniels, night
Morgan, coffee girl; James Will
loughby, fairy; Zada Thompson, god
dess of liberty; Geo, Cornell, Wright
son, two little girls in blue;
Misses Lena Vetter, nun; Weist,
bride; Lucy Kohler, flower girl; Min
ME Messenger, folly; Violet Calhoun,
peasant girl; Clara Ries, mask Tresse
Dunn, mask; Anna Ross, Japanese
girl; Mary Beaton, belle of the ball
Maud Colbert, goddess of liberty
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-01-23
A GOLD GLUT IS COMING
American Bi- Metallism.
GOLDBUGS ARE INCONSISTENT
The Suggestion is Now Being Thrown
Out That Ere Long Gold Might
Also Be DemGnetizod.

Last week we called attention to the
increased production of the yellow
metal, and pointed out the inconsistent
cies Of those gold champions with
whom an increased production of gold
and an increased production of silver
both prove the same thing, namely ::
the supreme excellence of the gold stan
dard, says the National Bi-Metallist.
The suggestion was also casually
thrown ont that ere long the demoneti-
zaiton of gold might be proposed.
An initamtion of that kind GENES
even sooner than we dreamed of.
Mr. W. r. Lawson, in the London
Bank l1ers' Magazine, speaks Of the mat
ter in this way:
Imitation of paper money and an
over abundance of silver money are
matters of common knowledge, but a
possible plethora of gold presents itself
as novel idea. It is, however, an
idea which may have to be reckoned
with shortly. X x The right of
free coinage of gold may have to he
suspended i'm England as the free coin
age of silver was suspended in India
and under the Latin Union Behind
that, again, would stand Jhe last resort
OF all, limitation of its legal tender
power. II the gold shut out from the
mint lost value in consequence, that
would be a matter for the producers to
adjust, as other producers have to do.
For the evil Of excessive currency
there is but one remedy, whatever the
or. hf,- ~ &c ;o<;o nd
for metallic money the only known
methods Of restriction are, first, linn
tied coinage second, limited legal
tender''
The American goldite draws all of
his inspiration, primarily, from Lon
don, and he ought to study with care
the language quoted above. 1t COM
pletely exposes the unsoundness Of the
fundamental arguments in favor of the
gold standard. What becomes of the
intrinsic value' theory, if Mr.. Law
son knows what he is talking about?
Where is Mr.. Atkinson "fixed and
inyariable standard?' What of the
hammer and "fire'' tests of which
we hear SO much? Mr.. Lawson says
that the coinage may have to be sus-
pended and it's legal tender limited. If
the value is "fixed' and "unchang-
ing" how can such an act possibly do
any good? It seems, too, that he ap-
preciates the fact (Which ought to be
self -evident) that the gold bullion ex-
cluded from the mint would shrink in
value but says that concerns the pro-
ducer only. What joke it would be if
in few short years we should have a
"gold question to haunt the souls and
harrow the consciences of the cham
pions of 'honest money! But don't
get alarmed, brothers We won't let
London and New York demoralize gold
in this country if we can help it. AL
though you call us "fakirs' and silver
mono-metallists' we assure you that we
want both metlas. and providence per-
we are going to have them
one of these days, not merely in con-
current circulation, one as "token'
and the other as standard, but both
as standard
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-01-23

The Ladies Aid society will meet
at the home of Mrs Joseph Lutey Oh
Thursday, Jan. 30, 1895, at O'Clock.
Let all members make an effort to be
present.
AT the annual election of officers
for the First National bank. held last
week, the following We're elected
President, Joseph A. Hyde; Vice Pres
ident. j. M. Merrell; Cashier, James
II. King; Assistant Cashier, Allan P
Bowie. Directors w. /. Power, Jo-
seph A. Hyde, J. M. Merrell, A. P
Bowie, James H. King.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-01-23

The administrator for the estate of
Louise Hornung will sell a Kimball
piano tomorrow afternoon, at the fur
nlture store of Allison & Sherman,
which is a part of that estate.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-01-23

Chris Lannen, the Bearmouth post
master, was i'll town during the week
on business.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-01-23

Marlin rifles, $16; odd dishes and
broken sets at cost cook stoves at cost.
f. j. Wilson.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-01-23
FOR ONE WEEK.
NOTICE

NOTICE
1t having been reported by some peo-
pie that the poison laid out for dogs
came from my place Of business,
wish to say that all such utterances are
absolutely false. Any person repeating
this accusation will be prosecuted
}. F. GREBIL,
52-1t Proprietor Corner Restaurant.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-02
TOM LUCAS, TONGUE.
Merrily 1t Wagged, Even il Not
Well.

The German section of the socialists
convened at Labor halls yesterday aft
ernOon, with the doors wide open to
those who cared to enter. Tom Lucas
occupied nine-tenthS of three hours He
made the usual harangue against cap
italistic outrages," and launched forth
in flights of eloquence in favor Of the
proletartat. Thomas Jefferson, Mr. Luz
cas- insisted, was a true socialist, one
who always practiced democracy in
his dealings with his fellow man. His
was the democracy that appealed to
the common people; love for the down.
trodden, the oppressed and the heart
broken. Tom said he did not believe
in any written constitution gotten up a
hundred years ago for the sole inter
est of those then living. He wanted
the up-to-date article, one that could
be abbreviated, elongated, revised to
suit the needs of the present genera
ton, and insisted that the generations
to follow should be allowed to govern
themselves. Nature here asserted it.
self, and Tom sat down, amidst pro-
longed applause. Then a regular fusi-
lade of interrogations was fired at
Toms devoted head. He lodged sew
eral successfully, but one a double
shotted broadside of grape and CAMS
ter, struck him amidships, and he an
swered it with solid shot from one OF
iilo I'LL ICS1i-iHCu suns. OOIu6 one In
the audience wanted to know why Ire
land was in slavery to England today.
Tom Immediately, and without appar-
ent effort on his part, said that it was
all owing to the Irishmans love of
the Englishman's gold; that the lead
ers among the Irish sold the liberty
of the remainder for the golden coin
which passed current in Queen Vic's
realms. Ireland would never secure
freedom until she herself should advo-
cate self-government for all the world.
Toms address abounded with the
word patriots" and it issued forth
from between his lips with a sound
peculiarly his own. Il see here" said
Tom, Representatives Of five separate
and distinct nations-men without a
countrywide came from foreign lands
to this with the expectation of better
ing their condition, and yet today they
are no better off than they were before
they came, and they will be in a worse
condition before many years."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-02
FOR SPECIAL CASES,
Archbishop Ireland Talks About the
Secret Society Decree.

Archbishop Ireland, when interviewed
yesterday concerning the recent secret
society decree, admitted it's authentic
ity. He said:
While the Catholic church clearly desires
to hold her members aloof from these So
cieties, she gives all possible consideration to
special difficulties or circumstances. and is
as indulgent in the application of her prn-
ciples is at all allowable. The previous
Fellows, Knights of Pythias and Sons of
Temperance are modified in two important
points. First, Catholics who had Joined
these societies previously, and who by total
serious detriment, are now allowed to leave
their names on the rolls and pay dues and
assessments-all other participation, howev-
err being still prohibited. Secondly, partic-
arise from compliance with the letter of the
condemnation, are now adjudicated finally
by the delegate in Washington, instead of
having to be referred to the congregations of
Rome, which, being remote. are far less
able to understand our local circumstances
and complications arising from them.
What, in the archbishop's opinion,
forms the only gravamen of the church
against the societies of the Odd Eel
lows and Knights of Pythias is the re-
ligious spirit in them, which apparent
ly transforms them into religious sects,
or churches. They should leave out
from their constitutions and rituals the
mention of affairs, chaplainS, Bibles,
etc, and adhere to their prime purpose
of benevolence and brotherly counsel.
In so doing they would strengthen
their genuine work, remove needless
and offensive barriers, and invite to
their membership men Of all classes
and all creeds.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-02

ments later the fight began, and the
two officers tried to stop it. Two men
were arrested, but one declared himself
to be the only guilty party, and the
other was released. Officer Gall start
ed for the police box to call the patrol
wagon, leaving Hoefer in charge Of the
prisoner, when the gang declared it's
intention Of freeing him. Hoefer
backed up into a doorway, showed his
star, and. drawing his revolver warned
the crowd back. Just as the officer
had convinced the crowd that he meant
business, his prisoner began giving
him trouble, and, taking advantage Of
his occupied attention, the toughs closed
In on him.
man, put up a strong tight, as was evil
denced by Jailer Hammes' find, but
the odds were too great, and finally,
getting him down and nreleasingg the
prisoner, the gang beat and kicked
Hoefer about the head and body in a
most brutal manner u
1t was in this same vicinity that Of
ficer Rafter was assaulted by Red
Powers and several companions about
six weeks ago. andlthea frequency of
such occurrences has stirred up consid-
cradle feeling in police circles, where
it is claimed that the municipal court
is too lenient in dealinglwith such Of
tenders. The police say there is no
fear Of punishment for such action at
the hands Of the police court Judges.
They cite the recent experience Of Of
ficer Tschida, who, after, being pound
ed and narrowly escaping being killed
by bullet from his assailant's re-
volver, which passed through his cloth
ing, Is said, after describing how he
endeavored to discharge his own weap-
on at the fugitive, to have been told by
the court Ito treasure his revolver as
a momento of possible murder" Such
a policy, 1t is claimed, puts an officer
at great disadvantage, and lessons
the efficiency of the department.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-02
TO HELP HELENA.
ST. Paul Will Figure In Her Coming,
Convention.

st. Paul will be represented at the
Mining and immigration convention,
which conveneS at Helena, Mont, on
March 10. Among the officers of the
Northwestern immigration association
who will be present will President Theo-
dcre L. Schumacher, Secretary David r.
McGinnis and Hon. William B. Dean;
eX-President FOotner, Of the CONNER
cial club; General Manager J. w. Ken
drick, Traffic Manager Jules Hanna
ford, General Passenger Agent c. S.
Fee, Of the Northern Pacific; General
Passenger Agent Whitney, M. D. Grover
and Moses Folsom, of the Great North
ern; T. D. O'Brien, E. V. Smalley and
others, will go.
Gov. Richards has named delegates at
large from each county, and there will
be POT delegates present, in addition to
the members of the parent organiza-
ton, who will be present. The North
ern Pacific and Great Northern rail-
ways have conceded one and one-fifth
rate to delegates to the convention, and
the Helena hotels have agreed to make
reduced rates for the convention.
The convention will continue through
out two days, with evening sessions. and
among the addresses will be one by
President Schurmeier, on ''The Move
ment Of immigration and Capital" by
T. D. O'Brien, on Montana and Min
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-02
WARMEST SINCE ~.
Thermometer on Feb. Goth Beats All
the Records.

the Records.
Local Weather Observer Lyons yes
terday issued the following summary
of the month of February and the win
ter so far:
The deficiency in moisture continues, in
creasing most decidedly, while the converse
is true in regard to temperature. The Febru-
airy just ended was remarkable for dryness,
there being only IT of an inch precipitation
and it fell as snow which, If unmelted, would
make an average depth of two inches. The
normal or average February precipitation is
.94 of an inch, so that there was a deficiency
of II; the corresponding month in 1877 and
1884 was dryer, but any one Of the rest from
1870 to date was wetter. In regard to tenn
perature 1t was a record breaker" inasmuch
as the maximum of 81 deg registered on the
18th exceeded by deg any previous February
record since 1872. The minimum or lowest
temperature occurred on the 18th, when 1t
went to only IA deg below zero. The daily
average or monthly mean temperature was
20 deg, showing an average daily excess of
deg when compared with the February nor
NAL The month was decidedly cooler than
terial margin of February, 1871 and 1892, but
was decidedly warmer than either of the rest
since 1870. The coolest February since then
was in 1875, its mean being deg, while both
1877 and 1878 are credited with the warmest
Their average was 80 deg. The past month
had eight clear fourteen partly cloudy and
seven cloudy days, and snow that yielded 01
of an inch more of water fell on six days
The winter, which here is considered to
embrace the months of December January
and February, just ended, had total precipi-
tation (rain and melted snow of 1.36 inches
the normal being 3.17 making a deficiency
Of 1.S1. The average temperature of these
months is "a deg. The accumulated daily
excess from Dec. to Feb. 20 is found to be
225 deg a daily average of about rs deg
The winter was certainly agreeable as to
temperature, IS deg below zero being the
lowest registration, and is the only winter
since 1882 that the mean temperature was not
lower than IS below by several degrees
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-02
PROBLEM WHICH THE WESTERN
LEAGUE MAGNATES ARE TO
SETTLE TODAY.
MANNING AND COLT UNABLE
TO AGREE ON A SCHEDULE, WILL
SUBMIT TWO RIVAL DOCU-
MENTS.
OTHER MATTERS OF MOMENT
To Base Ball and It's Devotees VIII
Come Before the Associates of
COmislxey.

None of the magnates of the West
ern base ball league were to be found
in St Paul yesterday in spite of the
fact that the annual spring meeting
of the league is to be held at the
Windsor hotel here today. Manager
ComiSkey and the rest Of them will be
here this morning, however, ready for
the meeting of the board Of directors
at 10 o'clock, which will be followed at
noon by the regular meeting.
The most important business on the
tab is the making up of a schedule.
Two of these will be submitted by the
schedule committee, Manager Man
ming, of Kansas City, and President
Colt, of Indianapolis, having been I'M
able to agree. Mr.. Colt wants the
Western clubs to open in the East
while the Manning scheme would have
the Eastern clubs open in the West.
That is. each wants to open at home.
Manning claims that as the Western
teams have regularly opened away
from home, it is time they were get
ting a show, and he will claim that
the weather here has been shown to
be as reliable, if not more so, than
that in the cities where the early
games have been scheduled.
Mannings schedule is likely to be
adopted. as Colt is involved with
Brush. and Brush is to be made
subject Of much criticism today. At
the recent meeting of the National
league in New York, he was instru-
mental in having the price of draft
players reduced from $1,000 to $500, and
as he is interested at both ends, his
/. confreres charge him with disloyalty
to the Western league. 1t will natur-
ally tend to make the big league CLUBS
more liberal in their experiments, and
will inversely have a disorganizing
effect on the minor league.
Matt Killilea's scheme to restrain
farming by turning half the draft
money into a sinking fund for the
Western league will also come up for
discussion. The league will hardly be
able to finish today.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-02
POLICE ARE PERTURBED.
Say There Are Too Many Officers
Assaulted.

Tony Devenok, the young man shot
by Officer Hoefer during the progress
of a street fight at Seventh and Wall
nut early Sunday morning, and who
was later taken to the city hospital by
several friends, was yesterday reported
to be only slightly injured. The bullet
entered the side of Devenok's head,
and lodged in the skull Immediately
above the forehead, where it still re-
mains. The affair which led UP to the
shooting transpires to have been of a
more serious nature than was at first
supposed. AS a result of his expert
ence, Officer Hoefer was yesterday laid
up with number Of painful bruises.
while Jailer Hammes, of the central
station, in passing the scene of fight
shortly afterwards, found the first Joint
OF one finger and the tip of a second.
which had been sacrificed by some
member of the gang who assaulted the
officer. The fight was begun by six or
eight young toughs, who had Just been
elected from Sauerwein's saloon. at
Seventh and Walnut. Officer Hoefer
who was off duty and in citizens
clothes, was waiting for a car when
the crowd was put out of the saloon.
He scented trouble, and notified Of
ficer Gall, on that beat A few mo-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-02
SUIT TO RECOVER LINCOLN,s eIAT
Venerable Relic of the Martyrei
President in Dispute,

WASHINGTON. March IA suit in re-
plevin was filed yesterday before a justice
of the peace in Washington to recover pos
session of a tall white hat once owned and
worn by Abraham Lincoln. The suit is
brought by the administrators of the estate
of Phineas D. Gurley, deceased. who was
church in the capital. The defendant is
Osborn H. Oldroyd who is the owner of
a collection of Lincoln relics, now in the
house where Lincoln died. SIG Tenth street.
1t is claimed that the hat is being unjustly
detained by Mr.. Oldroyd. The writ was is
sued and the hat delivered to a constable,
who put 1t in possession of the plaintiffs
they giving bond. 1t is claimed by the plain,
tiffs that the hat was given to Dr. Gurley
by Mrs Lincoln after the death of the pres
ident and that it remained in the possession
Of the family of DR.. Gurley until they loaned
1t to the government. When the house on
Tenth street was fitted up a Lincoln mu-
scum the hat was transferred there The
hat is tall and white with a broad black
band, and is nominally valued at $40.