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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-22

Hon. H. D. Rossiter was in town a
few hours Monday.
o. B. Varney. of the Madison. vas ii
Virginia visitor this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Macdonald OF
Meadow Creek. were in the city Sun
day.
Judge Showers and Court Steno-
grapher Monaghan arrived from Boul-
der Sunday evening.
James Orion of Butte, who first saw
light Of day in Daylight gulch: spent
the week in Virginia.
Miss Rossiter. who was the guest OF
Mrs. \. Nj. Hall several days last week
has returned to her home in Sheridan.
Mrs. A. Byrd, who has spent the past
four months in California and Idaho.
has returned to Virginia very much
improved in health.
Miss Ella Swift. who has been the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Clark. for the
| past three months. departed for Butte
Wednesday morning. She has been
lie schools this winter.
John Johnson. an employee of the
Easton mine, had his left hand badly
lacerated through the explosion OF a
giant cap, which occurred at the
mine last night. His left optic was
also slightly injured.
A geyser party. consisting of Mrs.
Henry Filing, Misses Wight, Filing
and Gohn, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Buford,
Messrs. J. A. Knight. Ira French. p.
IA. Gohn, and Louis Rooney. with Prof.
Berg as chef de cuisine, will leave fol
the National Park tomorrow.
Hon. Alex Metzel. who has trans
ferred his base of operations from the
national political field to his fields Of
alfalfa. stopped haymaking long
enough Monday to come to Virginia
and complete the sale of a bunch of 40t
beef steers.
The condition Of Miner Moore, while
not dangerous. is such as to make i
impossible for him to attend the pres
ent term of court as a witness in the
) Garry Rain case. and the trial will
undoubtedly go owe until the No
vember term.
r. B. George, director of musica
conventions, will give a free concert d
the Episcopal church this evening, t.
which the public is cordially invited
Prof. George will teach a class in vote
culture which he proposes to organic
this evening.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-22

Tom Teal has returned from Dillon.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-22
Resolutions of Coincidence.

TO the Master Workman. officers and
brethren, of Alder Lodge. No. 30.
A. O. U. W:
WHEREAS. in His Divine Wisdom,
Almighty God has seer fit to call from
his earthly labors, II beloved brother,
Barclay Jones, Past Master Workman
of this lodge, and
WHEREAS, Our brothers untiring
efforts, and sympathetic personality
has been one of the principal factors in
making Alder lodge a prosperous and
permanent institution in u commun-
ity; and in his death our lodge has lost
a Jealous advocate and eXemplar of it's
principles, his family all that a loving
son, husband and father could be, and
the community an ideal neighbor and
citizen, and
WHEREAS, Wishing to make a re-
cord of our love and regard for our
brother, for his unremitting devotion
in the performance of every duty Of
life, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, While submitting
to His Decree, knowing that he doeth
all things we'll, yet we must express
our sorrow and regrst, though seem
ing tame in words, yet is most earnest
and sincere, at his untimely death; and
we tender u sympathy to the mother,
wife and children Of our departed
brother, and pray that u Heavenly
Father may shield and comfort them
in their affection.
REsoLNED, That these resolution!
be entered upon the minutes Of the
lodge; that our lodge room be draped
in mourning for the usual period, and
that a copy Of these resolutions be- sen
to the family of our late brother, an(
to the MAD1soNIAN for publication.
THOMAS, DUNCAN,
w. A.. CLARK,
J. NJ. KNIGHT,
Committee
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-22

Hon. Il. &. Smith. who is being
urged by his friends to accept the Pop
ulist nomination for governor. arrived
in the city last evening wearing his
usual honest smile and a Prince Albert
coat of the latest cut. He is here to
attend district court. Mr.. Smith has
just returned from an eastern trip and
says he was agreeably surprised at the
preponderance of Bryan supporters in
that section of the United States.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-22

G. Moritz handles the General Ar
thur cigar. Try it. 1t is acknowl-
edged as one OF the best on the mar
ket.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-22

Delegates to the county convention
are to be chosen by the republican vot-
ers, at the precincts above named. on
Saturday, August Goth. 1856, between
the hours of 6 and 8 o'clock, p. N.
The central committee recommends
that none but regularly elected dele
gates or their a~lternates be admitted
to seats OF votes in the convention.
THOMAS DUNCAN.
ALMON J. WELCOME. Chairman.
Secretary.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-22

It is recommended that none but reg
ularly elected delegates Or their alter
mates be allowed seats in the conven~
ton. S. K. BUFOED,
WILEY NOUNTJOY, Chairman
Asst. Secretary.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-22

no you want to lease . good mining
~ property? II 60 advertise in this col
umn OF the MADIsoNIAN and you will get
good returns.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-22
GREAT KUT
,.. IN PRICES, at.~..,
rhe e. o.. Store, DILLON Mont

Turing June and Jnly, VIC will knock the ~daylights
Dout of prices in all Summer Goods: No such bargains
were ever before offered in Montana. No matter what you
want, write for prices and we will astonish you at the ridic-
ulous low figures, we will make you on anything and
everything. If you have never as yet been one of our Gus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

About three miles from one Of the
mountain towns met hardy old man,
who was also on foot, and after passing
the time of day he queried:
"Gwan into town, reckon?"
Eyes
"Gwan to stay 1ong?"
fOnly day or two.
'sStranger, continued the old man
after looking me over, 1--WE got a son
Abe Twin in town, and if things should
happen all right Abe would take yo'
right to his house and make yo' feel to
home. !"
"What things do you refer to?'' ask
ed.
"Yo' doan' weigh more'n $50 pounds,
take it?'
''No.''
"And yo' hain't much on the-wras-
sle?''
"No.'
"Then mebbe yo'd better skip the
town altogether and pass on to the
next"
"But what has my weight and SO
forth got to do with your son Abe?'
ga heap, stranger. Ny son Abe sorter
runs the town, yo' know"
"But he won't rnn me. !"
"Won't he? That's what I'm a-tellin
yo'. As soon as Abe gifts sight of yo'
he'll spit on his hands, jump two feet
high and dare yo' out to lay him On his
back. I'm afeared yo' hain't hefty huff
to do it,
"Well?''
"WaaI, if yo' was, Abe would cotton
to yo' in great shape and gin yo' the
best he had in the house"
''And if 1 can't?''
''Abe is curious kuss-a curious
kuss. If a man kin flop him, he's all
right. but if he kin flop the other man,
then that man has to eat dirt and git
right outer town. So you can t wrassle?"
"No"
"And yo' doan' look like man who
carries q gun?'
"No, have no weapons. -
elbow ar yo' on the run?"
"Not very fast -
"Stranger, said the old man as he
laid his hand on my shoulder in IA
therly way, "yo' better flank the town
and fetch up sumwhar else. AS I told
yo', Abe runs it from top to bottom,
and if yo' can't down Abe he'll down
yo'. I'm his pop and outer know.
eyes
f'And may tell yo', further, I'm jest
from town myself. I'm Abe's pop, and
yit bekase I couldn't flop him he run
me out, and 1 dassent go back. Yes, run
his ole pop right out, and if he'll do
that to me how on airth do yo' expect
to git out a1ive?''
hanked the town, and it was well
did, for the next day I heard that Abe
"fopped" a stranger who couldn It
wrestle and nearly broke him in two
II. Quad in Detroit Free Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
Has Been Declared in the Pro-
vince of Havana,
In Anticipation of General
Gomez Advance.
READY TO TAKE ARMS.
Hitherto Non-Combatants May
Join the Cubans.
Spaniards Alarmed in the Pro-
vince of RinaP Del Rio.

| HAVANA, Jan. 4.-Owing to the near
approach of the insurgent forces to
Havana and the distur Dances in the
provinces of Pinar Del Rio, martial
law was declared yesterday in the pro-
vince of Havana and in the province
of Pinar Del Rio, Maxine Gomez has
declared his purpose to penetrate into
the province of Pinar Del Rio. AL
though his forces have not reached
the borders of that province, the ac-
ton of the authorities is understood to
indicate that they have no hopes of
preventing him from carrying out his
threat.
It is not only the organized armed
force of the advancing insurgents that
the authorities find themselves COM
PEELED to prepare against. In fact,
there is little apprehension that this
force could effect much success in an
assault upon this city, great as is the
| damage that they have wrought in the
country. But the irresistible progress
of the insurgent army whittier it
listeth from one end of the island to
the other has served immensely to in
crease the boldness of their sympa-
| thizers, who have hitherto remained
| passive nOn-combatants. If these were
! to see the occasion for a successful
stroke there is no doubt that great ac-
CGSS1OnS 10 OuS 4OTCCS WOu1O
be gained throughout the provinces of
Havana and Pinar del Rio, and there
are grave fears that an uprising would
occur in the city of Havana itself.
The insurgents are apparently MAX
ing swift advance directly upon Ha-
vana. The advance guard of their
cavalry, under General La Crete, was,
at latest accounts, at La Paste. which
is only eighteen miles from Gaunaba-
Goa, the latter being a suburb of Ha-
vana, five miles from the city, where
bathing beach frequented by the
citizens of Havana is located.
General La Crete with his cavalry
seems to be but a scouting party in
! advance of the 1nsurgent wing COM
! manded by Quintin Bandera.
Nothing definite is known as to the
| strength in numbers of BaHdera' s
command, but the news of the near
approach of the insurgents has caused
/ the utmost anxisty among the author
| tiles, and every prepare ton is bein g
| hastily made to have the city defen ses
in readiness to repel an attack or to
prevent damage being done within
the city, even if the projected move
ment should prove to be nothing but
a dash1ng cavalry raid. The railroad
station at Xenes,- near Bainoa, has
been bdrned by the insurgents
So far as known Gomez is still oper-
| ating in the region about GuineS with
| a large force of insurgents and moth
ing has been learned of the movement is
of that wing of the insurgent army
that indicates a immediate movement
to cooperate with Bandera in a direct
attack upon Havana. It is believed
! Bandera is simply planning a demon
| stration against Havana to divert at
tention from Gomez and the Southern
wing, while that general completes
the work of destruction in the cane
fields of Havana province or makes a
| dash into Pinar Del Rio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
1t Was Possible.

''There couldn't be anything wrong
about it, could THEREOF he asked of the
special officer at the Third Street depot
the other afternoon.
"What do you mean?" replied the
officer.
CT came in on the train from the
east half an hour ago.
eyes"
care the passengers all gomez"
"Yes -
''Iwas in hopes not. wanted to find
a young man who rode from st. Thomas
with me.'
"Anything wrong?"
"Oh, no. Something little singular.
I have unintentionauy done him an in
justice.
ST see. -
tHe asked me to give him two fves
for ten, and come to look closer at the
bill see it is twenty. He has robbed
himself of $40"
Exactly. Let me see the bill. -
Certainly"
as he returned it. ''It is singular you
did not know the bill was bad
F'Mercy but is it?''
VI course. InaG Dill WOu1dn' q 1OOl q
newsboy."
"Dear, dear mel And he talked SO
plausibly, and he was SO interested in
me, and he SO hated to bother me for
changed Is it possible he knew it was
bad?''
'fOf course he did. "
''Dear, dear mel And he was on his
way to California in hopes to stay his
consumption Why didn't he ask for
two tens for this twenty?''
Probably thought he had hit your
pile at ten. -
"You don't sayi Well, now remem-
Der saying I had only $40 left. Is it
possible? And he SO young, and one
lung already gomez"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
rhoy skated on Thin Ice.

Fort SCOTT, Kan, Jan. 4.-Eleven
boys and girls of prominent families
in this city broke through the ice
while skating on a lake in Knapp's park
last evening, and narrowly escaped
drowning. The large lake was COW
cred with skaters when an area of ice
about 30x70 feet gave away and they
all went down. The water was only
four feet deep at that point, but some
of the younger ones were unable to
get out A dozen young men jumped
in to rescue them, and, with the as
sistance of benches, ladders, planks,
etc, thrown in from the bank, all
were safely landed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
THE ST. LOUIS HORROR.

Death List Increased to Six and stu
Two More are Missing.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Jan. 4.-Six men are
dead and two are missing as the result
of the terrible explosion of fireworks
in the II. B. Grubbs Commission build
ing at $40 north Second street Thurs
day. The dead are:
Frank Niehaus, 10 years old.
Paul Haueptner, II years old.
Albert Cumelir, 81 years old.
Aloysius Schnietz, 20 years old,
taken from the ruins alive and died
at the city hospital several hours
later.
Norman Arthur. IS years old
Lewis Lay, % years old.
q. S. Williams, 10 years old, and
Charles Erickson, % years old, both
employees of the Excelsior Wire and
Manufacturing company, are still miss
ing and their bodies are thought to be
buried in the ruins
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
Dun's Shows a Decrease But an
Increase in Liabilities.
Last ThreeMonths Decidedly the
Worst of the Year.
PRODUCE MARKETS
Wild Speculation Reduced the
Expectation of Wheat.
Cotton Growers Suffer at the
Hands of the Spectators.

New YORK, Jan. 4-R. G. Dun e.
Co. s weekly review of trade says:
1.-THE commercial failures during
the complete year 1895 number ID, 1877,
against 10, $50 in 1894, but the aggre-
gate of liabilities is slightly greater,
$173, 196, 600, against S172, 992, SOC, so
that the average per failure Is Si3, 124,
sgainst $12, 45s in 1894. The bright
promise offered by a large decrease in
the first quarter was followed by a
small increase in the second and third
quarters, and a large increase in the
last quarter of the year. In that
quarter also the deferred liabilities to
each firm in business increased, and
also the proportion of deferred liza
bilities to payment through clearing
houses
Remarkable contrasts are shown
this week in prices of materials and
manufactured products. Compared
with January 1. 1855, prices of manu-
featured products and materials rose
for pig iron rs. 1 per cent at the high
est point, but only 81 at the close,
while manufactures of iron rose SO. z
at the highest point, and 25.5 at the
close, anthracite coal rising IS. 3, but
closed s.. lower than January /, 1895.
Cotton rose Ga per cent at the high
est point and Al. at the close, but cot
IOA SOOOS only loo the n1Rn6SG ana
H. at the close. Hides rose IS at the
highest point and 1876 at the close;
leather As. 0 at the highest and 81. at
the close, and boots and shoes, 2i.9 at
the highest and II. . at the close. Woods
rose II at the highest point and 6. g at
the close. but wooden goods recently
one-eighth of 1 per cent at the highest
point, closing a shade weaker. Silk,
II at the highest point and 1O.7 at
at the close. The comparisons cast
much light on the depI ession and in
crease of the failures during the last
quarter.
Produce markets have been the
theater of surprising changes, which
have influenced all business. The
acreage in cotton was wisely restricted
in order to give the producers a better
chance for fair returns, and the crop
was further reduced to some extent by
injury, but growers were injured still
more by frantic speculation, which
checked exports, and by false lnfor-
nation and advice. Wheat producers
suffered in like manner from wild
speculation, which prevented the ex-
porting of many million bushels, and
false reports which encouraged farm
ers to keep back their grain until the
cream had been taken off the market
by spectators. The inevita BILE conse-
quence has been the very lowering in
prices. the yield being clearly in ex-
cess of all demands, while Atlanti ex-
ports for the last five weeks, flour in
cluded, have been 9,411 $50 bushels,
against 9,073, 673 bushels last year.
The great crop of corn has materially
affected the prices of meats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
NO GROUND FOR DISPUTE.

English and American Surveys of the
Alaskan Boundary Nearly Coincide.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-General Duff
field, the chief of the coast and geo
detic survey, hrs presented to the sec
rotary of state the joint report on the
Alaskan boundary which was agreed
upon by him and the Canadian repre-
sentative, Mr.. King. 1t shows prac-
tical agreement between the surveys
of the two governments, and may
have the effect of partially quieting
the apprehension of trouble over the
boundary The greatest difference
between the lines run by engineers
for the two governments is but six
feet, seven inches, or Is seconds of
longitude.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Subscriptions are being raised in
Germany in behalf of the Beers who
were wounded at Krugersdorf, and
$50, 900 marks have already been sub
scribed-
The building industry in New FORK
is again involved in series of strikes,
about 1000 men walking out in obedi-
ence to the order of walking dele
gates. Most of the strikers are mosaic
and tile workers.
At Milledgeville, KY, boy named
Walters. while playing, secured a re-
volver and shot his two little cous sins,
two girls, aged and s years. A
third was also slightly injured The
boy then sent a ball through his own
head. All are fatally injured.
Three Indians escaped from the
United States prison at Fort Leaven-
worth
Captain C. H. Green of the Seven
teenth cavalry has been retired at his
own request.
Friends of Carter II. Harrison IT.,
have decided to urge the late Mayors
son to run for Congress.
Sidney Clarke, ex-Oklahoma Dele
gate, is heading several Statehood
movements in Washington.
Arguments in the Captain ving
court martial were completed and the
case Is in the courts hands.
The New York Chamber of Com
merce adopted a peace resolution and
sent it to President Cleveland.
Constable Shelton killed Druggist
Patrick at Helena, Ark. It is said
that he shot while shaking hands with
his victim.
Senator Chandler says that he will
make a great effort to secure favora-
BILE Congressional action upon his bill
for the enlargement and reconstruc-
ton of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission
It is said that the appointment of
the Venezuelan commission was not
made known to special Washington
correspondents because they had
brought resentment upon themselves
by anticipation of the Presidents ac-
4lon on other matters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
FRANK JAMES AS COLONEL.
Noted Missouri ex-OutIaw Mentioned As n
Promising One in Case of War.

Noted Missouri ex-OutIaw Mentioned As n
Promising One in Case of War.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. An case of war with
England the state of Missouri will fur
nish at least one colonel to the govern
ment, providing the government is will
ing to accept him, which is doubtful. His
name is Frank James. and he is at pres
ent law abiding citizen of st. Louis.
James has to all outward appearances
reformed He has an interesting family,
including boy nearly grown, who is, or
was until recently, student of the Mar
mBduke military academy. Frank him
self holds a position of trust, and ham
dies other peoples money daily. A lit
tie past middle age. he is as mild in
manner as he is retiring in disposition.
and about the only thing that can excite
him is a horse race or a eulogy on one
of his old comrades.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
American Born Chinese

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4-Judge Nor
row decided in the United States dis
trict court that every Chinese born in
the United States is a citizen thereof
The decision was rendered in the case
of Wong Kim Ark, who was born in
1873 in Sacrame nto, Cal, returned to
China year ago, and is now refused
landing because the collector of the
port holds he is not a citizen. The
collector will appeal to the supreme
court
Public installation of officers of Topeka
lodge No. SO K. of P. takes place On
Saturday, January 4th, '96, at their hall,
corner Sixth and Quincy street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
Gold at a Premium in New York.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Treasury de-
partment officials are somewhat per-
turbed over the news that gold is com
manding a premium of l to IL per
cent in New York, subscri bers to the
new bonds being the bidders. The
fact that the gold bid for must be
''outside gold"-that is, gold outside
the treasury vaults-affords only mo-
mentary relief, for with the coin sell
ing for any such tempting premium as
that, they fear it will not be long be-
fore some means is found of drawing
on the reserve to meet the demand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
Rejoicing in Chicago's Negro quarter.

CHICAGO, Jan 4.-There was great
joy in the negro quarter of Chicago
last night. The magic numbers, Ali
A, had won at policy, and more than
$50, 900 was divided among the lucky
ones who had played that gig"
for winner. Two other "gigs" had
also won. Those were 800 and 1-10-6O.
The red and green book, which is oper-
ated by a Chicago concern. was hit
hard to use a saying of the street.
Great excitement followed the first
drawing of the day when 4-11-44 won.
Colored men and women who had
staked their money on this combina-
ton suddenly found themselves rich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
Strike Was a Finsco,

PHILADELPHIA, Pc, Jan. 4.-The
street railway strike, precipitaied by
the incendiary actions of few hot
headed agitatOrs against the earnest
protests of President Mahon, and the
other leaders, ended in complete
fasco, after a few hours, in which no
damage was done. There was no tie
up and almost every line ran its cars
as usual. This was because many Of
the motormen and conductors were
opposed to a renewal of the strike, and
reported for duty at the regular hour.