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4 Chriatmns Preaan. for Raxard

The London Telegraph announces
the donation of e10O as the opening of
national subscription to present to
Mr.. Bayard, the United States ambas.
sador, a Christmas farewell gift Of re-
spect and good will. The paper has an
editorial CT unstinted eulogy Of Mr..
Bayard, "who." 1t says, "like his
illustrious namesake. has been sans
peur ct sans reproche.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-12-11
patal gadlnr Of I Faed.

A fight between old man Harrison
and his two sons and Morgan and his
two sons, Tom snd Caleb. occurred in
one OF the mountain counties Of KEN
tucky. The elder Morgan 10 dead.
Both sons are dying. Both the Har-
rison boys are also dead.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-12-11

John Thiel. who was supposed TO
have fred the shot that entered the
head Of young girl at a wedding party
In Ritzville, WASH, has been acquitted
by jury. II was proved that he bor-
rowed the gun. and that the shot was
fired from the gun, but no one saw him
fire IL, and so the jury discharged him.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-12-11
Msssacred by Kurds.

A Constantinople dispatch says that
nnder the pretext Of revenging an old
grievance, 10000 Kurds raided the
province Of Mamourel ul Aziz. where
they burned and pillaged the villages
and massacred the inhabitants
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-12-11
struck by an Electric Car.

In Denver an electric car struck
carriage containing Mrs. John q. Mont
gomery. wife Of q prominent Denver
capitalist, and two other ladies. The
carriage was wrecked and Mrs Mont
gomery was SO badly injured that she
cannot recover.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-12-11
KILLED by Poaci,ers.

Count Finickenstein. an intimate
friend Of Emperor William. OF Ger
many, has been mortally wounded on
his estate II is supposed he was shot
by poachers. He was one Of the
wealthiest landowners in Germany.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-12-11
French would Exclude Our Pork.

At a mass meeting held In Paris,
France, OF the organized Farmers
Union, the dealers In salt meats adopt
ed resolution in favor Of the exclusion
of American pork products, In view Of
the fall In the prices Of swine.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-12-11
The Ffts.immons-sharkey Fight.

Robert Fitzsimmuns and Tom Shar-
key fought for purse Of $4,000 in
San Francisco before the National
Club. The contest was to be ten
rounds. but Sharkey was knocked out
In the eighth round. The referee,
however, gave the fight to Sharkey,
claiming that Fitzsimmons deliberately
fouled Sharkey by striking him below
the belt.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-12-11
TRAVELS OF HlNMAN.
Fought Pitched Battle in California
Town.


Angels Camp, Cal. Dec. IA
pitched battle was fought on the streets
of Angels Camp this evening between
two officers and Robert Hinman, the
desperate who is wanted at Roseburg.
Or. for breaking Jail and shooting a
deputy sheriff. Before the constable
had an opportunity to prepare for Hin
mans arrest, he broke away and ran
up the street. which was full of people.
The officers followed him, firing at ev-
cry step. Hinman turned and took a
shot at each of his pursuers. but with
out effect. The officers ammunition
was finally exhausted, and they were
obliged to give up the pursuit, while
their man disappeared in the darkness.
A posse was organized and sent in pur-
suit. but up TO a late hour he had not
been found. 1t is thought by the offi-
GERS that he was hit by one Of the shots.
Spain has fewer daily papers than
any other European country, and four
ffths Of those she has. are owned and
edited By Hebrews.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-12-11
Miner Crushed At Murray.

At Murray, Idaho, cavern OF the
Small Hopes mine, killed Gus Holmes.
Holmes was working in slope and
tlred blast which probably caused the
cave
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Jpmped Prom : metel wladow,

Mrs. Eliza Cummings. aged 55, q
wealthy woman Of Hillsboro, o., COM
mitted suicide In New York by jump
ing from third.story window Of ho-
tal
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-12-11

Business locals win be charged at 10 cents per
line for hrst insertion and cents per line there
after.
Legal advertisements win in all cases Be
charged TO the party ordering them. at legal
rates, and paid for before afHdsvit is furnished
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STATE OF Oregon.
seventh Jaaieiai Dls.riet.

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Member stats Y. WILLY
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-10-08
THE DUpUYER HCHNTHH.
THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 1885.

I will give two lots in a desirable
location in the town of Dupuyer,
and 800 in cash, toward the con,
struction of a church in Dupuyer.
J. w. MCKNIGHT.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-10-08

CHAB. W. R00EROY.
The following nominations for
justices of the peace and constsbles
were made last Saturday by the re-
publican county central committee:
Dupuyer +. H. Federhen and Geo.
E. McGill for justices; no nomina-
tions for constables.
Choteau, Byron Corson and B.
B. Rogers for justices; James
Lemon, constable.
Marias, H. F. Lancaster, justice;
F. Stolten berger, constable.
In Great Falls recently the
county commissioners were dis
cussi"g the awarding of the cons
tract for the printing. Two bids
were in, n from the Tribune and
the other from the Leader. The
debate on the question grew arm
between Chairman Ellis and Com
missioner Dickey. The lie was
passed and a rough and tup Die
fight ensued. Other county officers
parted the scrappers, but not be-
fore both had been punished
severely.
Alfred Harris spent a couple of
days in Dupuyer this week, look
ing after business interests.
Mrs. Chas. Peterson, of Choteau,
passed through town Tuesday en-
route to Ross!and, B. c., where
she will join her husband, who has
secured a location In that promis-
ing mining district.
Republicans of Teton county:
1t is a condition which confronts
you and not a theory. 1t is for you
to decide whether we will win a
triumphant victory, Or play into
the hands Of the enemy. Only one
man upon the ticket has a hard
fight, and under natural conditions
his election would be assured. We
refer to S. L. Potter, the regular
republican nominee. Mr.. Potter
won his nomination fair and square
but it seems that Mr.. Zimmerman,
who was an accident in politics,
and who owes his very existence at
the present time to the republican
party, would rather wreck the
party than abide by the decision
of its convention. 1t is time that
we, as republicans, sat down on
such political pirates. We do not
believe that Mr.. Zimmerman is re-
ceiving any encouragement from
republicans in any part of the
county, but receives his cue from a
big democratic burd. We submit
that the sheriff's Office in the next
two years, will shape the politics
for this county for the next de-
cade. Under these circumstances
it is worse than folly for republi.
cans to vote fer Zimmerman. Lei
US stand by u ticket from top tt
bottom. and when the polls close
we will all feel better.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-10-08
LOCAL LAYOUT.

Mckinley & Hobart caps for
boys hats with watch on
each n of them. boys hat with
pocket knife, and boys hats plain at
Meningitis.
The Anaconda Recorder is now
published daily.
S. L. Potter has leased his sheep
to G. r. Scofin, of Pondera.
Thos. w. Lett spent a couple of
days with Choteou friends this
week.
Lost.-A horse collar and pole
strap. Finder please leave with
r. S. Brown.
James McDevitt, OF Shelby,
came over last Sunday and spent a
couple of days with Dupuyer
friends. Mr.. McDevitti is as strong
a democrat rs ever and never v
looked a chance to put in a good
word for his party.
We clip the following from the
Times printed at Troy, in the
western portion of Flathead county
We have heard of no republicans
in this section who are dissatisfied
with B. J. McIntire's nomination
for the ~judgeship. He is the
regular nominee and in every way
qualified to fill the high office.
There r only two weeks in
which to register, and every quail
fed voter should see that his namt
is ON the list, or he will lose his
vote.
Evan D. Jones. of Pondera, wal
in town Tuesday morning.
The republican campaign in Te.
ton county was opened in Dupuyel
last Saturday evening by W. N.
Noffsinger, of Kalispeli. A fair
sized crowd, including many citi'
zens OF Choteau, greeted the
speaker. and the many telling
points he made against the demo
cratic and populist parties were
enthusiastically received. Mr.
Nofsinger is a Mckinley re-
publican and his remarks were de-
Iivered to an audience wholly il
sympathy with his ideas.
Ross Brown has moved his fam
lily into Dupuyer in order to sene
his children to school.
To LEASE, 900 head of dr.
sheep. Good terms given. En-
quire of J.. G. McCuaig, Dupuyer
For SALE-Sixty good grad
Merino bucks. Four years old
Will be sold cheap.
G.. NJ. CoFFEY. Bynum.
Do not forget to register. l
you do not register you al no
vote.
H. F. England and Billy Hage'
have been down to the county seat
this week, drumming up votes.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-10-08

] will donate four lots in the
town of Dupuyer, and subscribe
5000 toward the erection Of a
creamery at Dupuyer, Mont.
J. w. MCKNIGHT.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-10-08
Announcement.

l am an independent candidate
for the office of sheriff of Teton
county, and would respectfully ask
all my frtends to vote for me at
the election in November.
JOHN ZIMMERMAN.
To % votersJ Teton county:
hereby announce myself as an
Independent candidate for the
Office of Judge Of. the Eleven tn
judicial District.
CHAs. ". PeoERoY.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02
WEALTH,
POPULATION
Rich, 70

"Commenting on this, Mr. Shear
man says: 1.-The United States of
America are practically owned by less
than 25O, COO persons, constituting less
than one in sixty of it's adult male
population. Within thirty years, the
present methods of taxation being
continued, the United States of
America will be substantially owned
by less than $4,000 persons, constitu-
ting less than one Ia 500 Of the male
population He says that this is an
underestimate, and In the second
article adds: II this system contin-
ues. the coming Of the Millionaire on
the one hand and Of the million pau
pers on the other, is inevitable
'"The second witness is George K.
Holmes, special census agent on mort
gage statistics. and q scientific man.
This census was taken under Republi-
can direction, with a Republican chief,
and Mr.. Holmes is said to be Repub-
lican. He approaches the subject
from standpoint diametrically op-
posite to Mr.. Shearman's. BY means
Of the statistics of the last census, he
carefully estimates the wealth of the
rich by subtraction. Mr.. Holmes
method was not practicable when Mr..
Shearman wrote, because these facts
were not then gathered, and he thinks
that Mr.. Shearman has underesti.
mated the wealth of the milliOnaires.
His final conclusions are illustrated
in the two diagrams:
Diagrams showing, by percentages,
the population and wealth distribu-
tion in the United States, according
to Holmes tables.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02
POPULATION. WE
Rich, SO

"Mr. Spahr, commenting on this,
says: Whatever error there Is In this
table is demOnstratably on the side
Of understa nding the present cOncen-
tration of wealth, for In the returns
made to the surrOgates the debts are
not yet deducted from the value Of
the estates, and it is the small house
owners and shopkeepers and farmers
whose debts cover the most consider
able portion of their holdings. We
must recognize, therefore, that the
nations vast wealth does not bring
comfort and independe nee to the rank
and file Of the people. If the nations
wealth is to mean the nations we'll
being, the rank and file OF the people
must reverse the policies which the
rich, and the tools of the rich, have
thrust upon them.
Compare these three estimates by
these independent Investigators. One
has been affiliated with the Democrat
ic party, the second was with the Re-
publican party and in the employ OF
the Republican chief Of the census,
and the third is Independent In poll.
tics. But all three are Stude 1ts ane-
scientific men. Their reenlts>1re SUBJ
stantially alike and they corroborate
and support each other.
These diagrams show at glance
that there is something wrong In our
laws concerning the distribution OF
wealth. 1t is not strange that human
laws should be more or less imperfect,
but it is strange that this fact Of the
imperfection Of human laws is not
constantly before us, and that we are
not continuously watching and striv-
ing to correct defects. 1t is true that
our laws have produced much better
results than no law at all. Yet, IL do
not improve these laws, it will be on
ly q few years until the startling con-
ditions shown in the above diagrams
will increase to such an extent that q
very small per cent of the population
will own practically all the wealth Of
the nation. This very condition LED
to the downfall Of ancient Egypt
Persia and Rome.
equal Justice to all with special.
privileges to none" covers about the.
whole ground, for Especial privileges"
in some form or othOr, account for the
most of the injustice portrayed
above.
We imagine some OF our readers
looking up astonished and asking,
what has all this to do with the
medical profession?" Need we point
out the fact that II the population
and wealth Of the rich were measured
only by superior merits and industry,
CONTINUED ON THIRD PAGE.)
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02
THE NUMBER of this AzE
issue Of the paper is.... ITO
# the number opposite your name on the
Cbl0red Label Is less than ttis number
1t shosrs that your Subscription is IN a.
rears and should be paid up at once.
when 1t sihaugurated president ut
terly at the mercy Of the ring that

terly at the mercy OF the ring that
grit him round!
Why don't they give the man his
notes? Why are these $l18.000 worth
OF paper slips SO put to sleep ia the
vaults of the syndicate? Is 1t for Nc
Kinley's good or for Hanna's good
that this debt Of $11S,0OO is thus
maintained living, breathing, thing
of law? Is a country to be better
served while syndicate holds such a
gun and president is such target?
Let us bend to the Lesson Of Hanna.
There is but Que Allah and Moham-
med is his prophet; but one syndicate
aud Hanna Is its dictator. Who,
therefore, IS Hanna? Hanna is one re-
markable for his brains. his courage,
his aggressive ferosity, and for his
hard and cruel heart. All that these
and millions Of money can do McKfn-
ley will have done for him. And IL he
should succeed, then woe to the work
ing man: labor's night has come.
When the arch foe Of unionism makes
the laws and enforces the laws, when
the other on the patronage. Hanna
makes his home at the White He use,
while a Republican Congress calls
each day to learn his will aud departs
to do it, dark indeed will be labor's
outlook.
Hanna will be within the law, mind
you, IL lie has to make the law to be
within. Hanna only the other day
paid Foraker q huge sum, and made
him Senator, too, for lobbying
through his flfty-year franchises and
making law to fit his case. Hanna
IS ever on the right side of the
statutes. And yet he Is of that tribe
Of law abiders Of whom Judge Swan
spoke from the bench when he said:
ITO be within the letter of the law is
not .morally enough. He who takes
the law Of the land for his sole guide
Is neither good neighbor nor an hon.
est man. "A. H. Lewis, in the Mid.
land Mechanic.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02
DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH.
WE MUST HELP TO SOLVE THE
PROBLEM.
The Folly Of Leaving the Regula-
ton of Public Affairs to
Statesmen"
(Dr. O. F. Taylor in Medical WORLDLY

(Dr. @. F. Taylor In Medical Worldly
Well, brethren, the problem is still
before US. We have solved many pa
theological and therapeutical problems
we are continually solving them.
But, while we are doing this, we and
our families must live. This is the
problem I refer to. We are doctors
and have been doing our work we'll
witness the wonderful progress in the
treatment and prevention of disease
in the last one or two decades. While
we have been doing this we have left
our public affairs to what we call
''statesmen." And what is the result
of their work? We will see.
In the American Federationist for
July, there is an article on THE Con-
centration Of Wealth." by Mr.. Elt-
weed Pomeroy, the well-known advo-
cate Of Direct Legislation, and editor
of the "Direct Legislation Record. I"
He takes the figures Of three eminent
statisticians and presents them in the
form of diagrams, by. which the story
that they tell is at once apparent to
the eye:
''The first was Thomas G.. Shearman,
of Brooklyn, N. Y, in The Forum for
November, 1889, and January, 1891.
Mr.. Shearman is an ardent advocate
Of the single-tax and has been a
Dem ocrat in politics. He Is promi-
nent and successful business man, and
is we'll and favorably known as a
writer on economic ubjects. His con-
clusions were bitterly attacked at
first, but not successfully, as he fully
proved in the second article. They
have been confirmed by the later
writer's on the same subject. His
method was to take the wealth of the
very ricll-and he gave list of many
very wealthy men-and then, by using
the total wealth as shown by the CEN
sus and other statistics, to get the
wealth Of the middle classes and poor,
and to separate the property OF these
two classes by the facts gathered by
tax assessors and other returns. His
financial conclusions are illustrated in
the two diagrams:
Diagrams showing, by percentages,
the population and wealth distribu-
tion In the United States, according
to Shearman's tables.
pnpJyV ArvnN wEAIru
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02

all the facts, they are welcome to all
the comfort they can get from the
"Object lesson" OF the Mexican dollar.
They never mention the case of
Japan. There they have no gold debts,
and the people have all the blessings
of a plentiful money with none of it's
drawbacks. That fortunate little
empire is forging to the front rapidly.
and fast driving English manufac-
lures from the markets Of the world.
And it is this view of the case which
is producing ''silver craze" even in
Pennsylvania. New York and Mas
sachusetts. Our only safety In this
struggle with the silver countries Is
an honest and fair bimetallism. sup
plemented with a reasonable volume
Of legal tender greenbacks. Cordially
your, JOHN DAVIS.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02
TELEGRAPH SYSTEM.
EVILS OF THE PRESENT. MON
OPOLY ON THE TRANS
MISSION OF NEWS.
Telegraph Combine Menace to the
Strength of the Nation in
Time of War.

Our present telegraph system is men
ace to the national strength in time OF
war. The telegraph is one of the most
important instruments of war, and the
nation ought to own the system on mill
tary grounds, even If there were no other
reason This argument was presented by
the committee on ways and means in
1S45 (House Rep 1877, 1922, was urged
upon congress by Postmaster Generals
Cave. johnson and Cresswen (whOse
views were approved by John Wanna
maker in 189O), and doubtless had some
thing to do with Gen. Grants advocacy
of the national ownership of the tele-
graph. The telegraph is the nervous sys-
tenn of the nation. What sort of nation
is it that does not own it's own nervous
system? Imagine A in fight with B,
having to ask third man, c, to send a
message to AS foot to kick B. G might
not be much interested in AS success, or
he might even be friendly with B, and
the message would be apt to be delayed,
and the kick come off to late to do A
any good. C might even give B a hint of
the message before it was sent a AS foot,
or he might send message that would
make the foot kick some other part of
AS anatomy. We have seen an actual
fact that during the rebellion the govern
ment's messages to the troops were not
safe in the hands of the private tele-
graph To a large extent during the war
and since the government has found It
necessary to build it's own military lines,
thus establishing two systems, where one
federal plant would be amply sufficient to
do the whole business, military and civil.
It is true that In time Of war the govern
ment has the right to impress the tele-
graph into its service, but this is very
expensive and inefficient plan. The SER
want of C is not as good a medium for
AS business as AS own servant. Men
selected and paid by Jay Gould cannot be
relied on to serve the government as we'll
as men selected and paid by the govern
ment. II so, why not let the king of the
Western Union choose the soldiers and
pay and discharge them as well as the
operators? No general would care to
fight the nations battles with regiments
selected and paid by Gould, and subject
to his discharge. And private tele-
graph impressed by the government
system owned by the government ana
manned by its servants as armies hired,
paid, disciplined, and discharged by
Gould, Vanderbilt and company would be
inferior to the Grand Army of the Re-
public.
A private telegraph system is not
merely weakness in war time; 1t con-
stitutes even in time Of peace very seri-
GUS breach in the law of conference,
which is most important element in
social strength and evolution. What CO.
hesion is to q bar of iron social conference
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-02
tables Of public and private debts. and
their ownership, and other census
statistics, In which he is an acknowl-
edpQd aYnort = - = - =

tables of public and private debts, and
their ownership, and other census
statistics, In which he is an acknowl-
edged expert.
"The third witness to the present
distribution Of wealth is Mr.. Charles
b. Spahr, lecturer of law In New.
York City, and associate editor Of
The Outlook Mr.. Sphar is an inde-
pendent in politics, with leanings to-
ward the Peoples Party; is college,
bred, and Q careful student OF eco
nomic subjects. He uses an entirely
different body Of statistics, only re-
Gently gathered. In 1892 the New
York Legislature passed law making
it the duty of ali executors and ad-
illustrators to file with the clerks of
surrogate extract records Of the es-
tates Of deceased persons, whether
subject to any charge or not. Rich
men die as we'll as poor men, and
their estates are accurately inven-
tOricd. Ii a long enough time is TAX
en- over an area wide enough, the
average of the estates Of the rich,
middle class and poor who die will cor
respond very closely with the distrbu-
tiOn Of wealth in this country.
"This method excels that of using
assessments OF property and income
LOT CaXatIOQ WQere Gne student mas TO
guess at the amount of undervalua-
tion. 1t excels personal knowledge to
cover accurately a wild enough field,
and some personal bias is sure to creep
into the mind of the most candid
man. 1t excels Mr.. Holmes method
in that 1t Is not necessary to estimate
the farmers personality and other per-
sonal property. There is no under
valuation Of dead persons estates.
The only element OF uncertainty is
the fact that the rich and middle
class, as insurance statistics show,
live longer than the poor; hence, fewer
die, in proportion to the population
than among the poor; therefore, the
number of the rich and middle class
will be slightly underes timated. But
this is very small element Of uncer-
tainty, and, altogether, Mr.. Spahr's
method is the most accurate.
II will not go through the many
calculations that he gives, interesting
as they are to the student, (they may
be found in The Outlook for Febru-
ary 18, 1894). but only give the con-
cludiEg table, which applies the facts
established for New York State to the
whole country, and the two diagrams
to accompany it:
Spahr's table OF the distribution of
wealth In the United States.