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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-25
N. b K1NesBURY, Secretary.

An ordinance to provide for the levy
OF a tax for the year 1896 for the
improvement OF roads, streets and
bridges within the city limits BE
it ordained by the city council OF
the city of Brownsville:
Section l. That for the purpose OF
improving the roads, streets and
bridges. within the city limits, there
shall be and is now hereby levied
for the year 1896 upon all the pro-
perty subject to taxation within the
city an annual tax Of fifteen cents on
every one hundred dollars valuation.
Section 2. That said tax shall be
pald in lawful money Of the United
States or in duly registered warrants
of the city.
Section 3. That said tax shall be
paid on or before the 3ist., day Of
March 1897
Section 4. That this ordinance
shall take effect from and after its
passage.
Adopted IN open session Of the City
Council Dec. 18th. 1896 by unanimous
vote.
Approved Dee. 3Ist 1896,
THOMAS CARSON, Mayor
Attest
VI B. KINesBcRr, Secretary.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-25
RELIEF WORK
IN BENGAL.

Calcutta, January 20
There has been an enormous
increase in the amount of re
lief work in Bengal during the
past week, and many people
in search of employment are
Aocking to the British works
from the central states.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-25
PLACE ABOARD SHIP.

Hamburg, January 20
The steamer PIERRE has arriv
ed here from Bombay with
one of her crew dead and sew
erll others i'll. It is reported
that the sickness aboard fhe
vessel is bubonic plague.
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TO STUDY THE PLAGUE

New York, January 2o.-A
dispatch to the Herald from St.
Petersburg says; Prince Alex
ander of Ogdenburg, accom-
panied by two doctors, has left
here for MarseilIes, en- route
for Bombay, where he proposes
to study the microbe of the In
dian plague.
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-. are prompt, efficient and
Hoods Pills easy IN eject Is eents.

An ordinance to levy tax for the
year 1896 to provide for the in
terest and sinking fund OF the
bonded Indebtedness Of the city Of
the year 1889. Be it ordined by
the City Council Of the City OF
Brownsville:
Section l +. That for the purpose Of
paying the interest on and creating
a sticking funl for the bonded in
|debtedness of the city Of the issue
OF 1889, there shall be and is now
hereby levied, for the year 1896,
upon all property without the city
limits subject to taxation, an annual
tax of twenty-five cents on every one
hundred dollars valuation.
Section 2. That said tax shall be-
paid in lawful money of United
States.
Section 3. That said tax shall be
paid on or before the 31st. day Of
March 1897.
Section 4. That this ordinance.
shall take effect from and after its
passage.
ADOPTED in open session of the City
c. uncil Dec. 18th. 1896 by unanimous
vote.
Approved Dec 3Ist. 1886,
TAoAIAs CARSON, Mayor.
Attest
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-25

SarsapariIIa

Isthe One True Blood Purifier. An druggists. 81.
Prepared only BY C. L Hood Co.. Lowell, Mass.
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Attest

NJ. B. KINesBURY, Secretary.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19
A RATE WAR.
The Two Great Falls Telephone Companies
Are Cutting Rates Right and Left.

Are Cutting Rates Right and Left.
Great Falls, Dec 1S.-There is every
prospect of a rate war in this city
which will be bitter and of long con-
tinuance. The old company, the Bell
people, ever since the new company,
the Electric City, began operations, has
been making bitter fight. The ground
gained by the new company has been,
from the start on cut rates. and now
the Bell people are taking up the gaunt-
let and carrying the war into the
enemy's country. They have engaged
G.. O. MacFarland to solicit for them
and they offered commercial phones for
$50 a year and residence phones for $l2.
The Electric City company has a fiat
rate of $4S. 1t is likely to cut in it's turn
and the spectacle may be presented of
the companies paying fee TO sub
scribers.
Harry Solners of Helena. superintend-
ent of the Montana division of the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone COM
pany, spent yesterday in the city. MIR.
SomerS has just closed a contract for
10000 telephone poles which will be used
in part in constructing, at an early
date, next spring. an extension of the
company's line from Cascade to Cho-
teau via Sun River and Augusta. With
this done Mr.. Somers says his company
will be in position to furnish tele-
phone connection to almost any point
generally USED THROUGHOUT the staic'
He speaks very encouragingly regard
ing a long distance line from Great
Falls to San Diego. Cal, via Spokane,
a distance of nearly 2,400 miles AS al
most all of the line from Spokane is
now completed. ii will remain but for
the Rocky Mountain company to make
a comparatively short connection be-
tween here and Spokane. 1t has been
fully decided. Mr.. Somers says, to build
as far as Wallace, Idaho. That city is
now connected with Spokane and cities
of the Puget sound. From Spokane the
line of the Inland Telegraph and Tele
phone company runs to Rossland on the
north and Eugene on the south, with a
line now in the course of construction
from Eugene to Redding, Cal, which is
connected with San Diego, via san
Francisco. and when completed the
longest circuit in the world will be In
operation from Great Falls.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19
WILL MAKE EXHIBITS.
Sutherlin Is Meeting with Success in His
Canvass of the County.

Great Falls Dec 1S.-W II. Suther-
lin. Montana commissioner TO the oma-
ha exposition. went up to Riceville yes
terday to consult j. Talbert concerning
Cascade county's agricultural exhibit
He also secured the promise of a fine eX-
hibt of coal, coke and the like from
the Anaconda company works at Belt.
Sand Coulee Is to send lump of coal
six by four by four feet Mr.. Sutherlln
says that Red Lodge will try to send
n still larger lump If possible. These
facts and exhibits are significant, in
view of the fact that at the worlds fair
in Chicago there was but one poor lit
tie lump of Montana coal, weighing six
pounds. a shameful sample of one Of
Montanas biggest products. ,,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19
A VERY LIGHT SENTENCE.
Ellis and Blair Tried for Assault on an
Officer.


Great Falls, Dec. 1s.-The first case
called in the district court to-day was
that of the State VS.. John Ellis and Neil
Blair on a complaint sworn out before
County Attorney Lyter charging them
with having wilfully assaulted an officer
These are the men who a month ago
came IN from work on the Montana Cen
trail railroad. They had time checks,
which after first getting drunk. they
presented 10 a clerk in the general offices
of the road with the demand that they
be honored. When informed that such ac-
ton was impossible until adyices had been
received from st. Paul they became ahns-
i've and threatened To clean out the whole
office.
A telephone message was sent TO the
central station and officer W. II. Black
responded, but before his arrival the TWO
men began demolishing the furniture in
the office. When the officer arrived they
set upon him, and only after hard
struggle did the officer succeed in get
Ting the men down stairs to the street. ON
their arrival there they again set upon
Black who succeeded in knocking one
uown before he himself was felled by
q blow. Other officers arrived At this mo-
Inent, and after q hard struggle The men
were landed in the city prison.
These were the facts which were
brought out in the evidence and the case
went TO the jury al z clock this after
noon The jury was out for about an hour
and reported a short Imprisonment IN
the county jail As the Law provides Tor
both fine and Imprisonment, they wtre
sent back 10 the jury room ana soon aAler
TsappeaTed with q sentence VI - iine ana
Is days IN the county jail
The city officers and those IN the shtr-
fns office are indignant at the lghtness
81 ths sentence and tonight Chiei % 70
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19
1T WAS A BANNER YEAR
Business Has Been Prosperous in
Northern Montana.
GREAT FALLS AND BELT
Confidence in the Future Has Been Re-
newed-A Review of Progress Sand
Coulee is Keeping Up With
the Procession.

Great Falls, Dec. 1S.-Business in
northern Montana and Great Falls has
been good during the past season, and
better feeling prevails throughout
every branch of business. To the cat
tlemen and sheep owners this has been
a banner year. and the prices received
have went far toward paying up old
mortgages, settling red ink balances in
the bank and putting more money into
circulation generally. Great Falls, al
though experiencing no boom, has i'm
proved quite perceptibly, and her real
estate owners and business men look
forward to the city's future with re-
newed confidence.
The season has not witnessed the
erection of any large business blocks,
but there have been large number of
homes, eostig all the way from $500 to
$1,000. erected. The boulevarding of
Fourth avenue north and planting it
with trees, has added a beautiful drive
to the city's attractions, and will do
much to aid in the bringing of home
seekers. The smelters. both copper and
silver, are working steadily, and adding
to the city's payroll about 100000
monthly. AT the copper smelter a large
amount of building has been done, and
the silver Smeter has added to it's bust
ness by going into the leasing of good
producing mines. The railroad pay
day here amounts TO about 10000
monthly, while the breweries and flour
mill also add quite nice lump sum to
the payroll fund.
In Belt. located "a miles from Great
Falls, the year has seen the coal out
put largely increased and numerous
improvements made. About LOO men
are employed in the mines of the An
aconda Mining company, and the out
put is in the neighborhood of four train
loads Of 60 cars each daily. The town
boasts of good fire protection, school
house as good as any, and the best
Miners Union hall in the West, erected
within the past few months. Belt has
a population of about $500, a payroll
close on to 100000 monthly. and is ex-
ceeded in size by Great Falls only in
northern Montana.
At Sand Coulee, Il miles from Great
Falls. things are moving along quietly.
but steadily, and her coal mines, owned
by the Great Northern railroad, are turn
ing out two trainloads, or about 1,200 to
1900 tons of coal daily. About 500 men
are employed and the payroll runs
from $50 900 to $4,000 monthly. South
from Sand Coulee about three miles on
Cottonwood the company is opening up
a new mine, and about 30 men are en-
ployed at present. A large boarding
house is being put up and the necessary
shops and stables will go up at once.
The mine is owned by the same COM
pany as is the Sand Coulee mine. and
will probably divide the output with
Sand Coulee mines. A branch line OF
six miles, costing $4,000, is being built
to the mines. and it is expected that
trains will be running on the new line
by Jan. /. Frank Lewis of Belt has been
the contractor on the line, and Will COM
mence track-laying at once.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19
A HOT FIGHT.
II VIII BE Pulled on Between Ike Hayes
and George jackson Mt Havre.

Great Falls, Dec. 1S.-Many members of
local sporting circles left last night and
this afternoon for Havre to witness the
fight there this evening between Ike
Hayes and the colored pugilist of Havre,
George Jackson. There was tistic en-
counter between them some weeks ago
in which Jackson was whipped, but 1t
seems that he is not satisfied, and so ar
ranged for the present bout. II is said
that IL will be hot fight 10 n finish. After
the battle royal Is over Hays will go to
Butte where he says he is going 10 tackle
Salt Lake Williams and decide the cham
pionship of the divide
Another fight has been arranged for
Hayre which will be pulled off on the
9th. Flynn. who knocked out Freeman
at Belt this fall will be one of the prin-
cipals, and Smith of Hayre. who also de-
feated Hayes. the other. The little rail-
way town will not tolerate anything but
a fight for blood. and so the sports are
looking forward TO the eth with much
anticipation. 4
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Horse and Horse.

Great Falls. Dec. lS.-Mamie Johnson
and Jennie Howard, two colored inhab-
itants of Paradise Alley, had a row this
evening in which Jennie's features We're
somewhat punctured with fork in Ma
mics hands. Jennie arrived at the police
station demanding a warrant, With Ma
mic "A close second, demanding the same
Each had TO be satisfied with charge of
disturbance. 1t cost $50, which Mamie
paid, while Jennie elected to be tried on
Monday
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19
Conrad National Bank of KnlispeIl.

Among the strong banks of Montana
the Conrad National of Kalispell stands
in the front rank 1t was organized
seven years ago by w. G.. Conrad and
does general banking and commercial
business. The capital stock is $4,000,
with 5000 surplus, The officers are:
President, G. Il. Conrad; vice president,
W. q. Conrad of Great Falls; cashier
w A. Conrad
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19
GREAT FALLS NOTES.

Marriage licenses were issued to-day to
Charles j. Gulden of Arlington ana M IS
Sarah Daisy johnson of Belt; TO John
Luama and Anna Mattla and Jacob LII
ala and Elizabeth Ola, all of Sand Con-
lee.'
Born-This morning. 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
Luke Curry, twins. All are doing wen and
the father will put in an application for
two more positions on the police force
soon
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19

lice Guerin issued orders TO the patrol
directing them if called in a case of dis
turbances to which they were not per-
sonally witnesses to advise the COM
plainant to swear out warrant and TO
leave the premises unless further dis
turbance occurs in their presence. 1t is
probable that az soon as Ellis and Blair
are free they Will be arrested on charge
of disturbing the peace and the case tried
in the city court, where they viii be given
the limit
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19

j Mrs George A. Croft has purchased
1he Lena Johnson place over the Bruins
wick 212Ia Central avenue. Great Falls,
and will serve the best 25-cent meal in
the city. Room and board, $26 per
month. Those wishing first-class meals
and rooms are invited to call at the
above address.
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Mrs. winslow's Soothing syrup

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILL.
IONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN
WHILE TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS.
ALI4AYS all PAIN; CURES WIND collie, and
is the best remedy for DfARRHHA. Sold by
Druggists in every part of the world. BE
and ask for Mrs. Winslow's 500 thing Syrup"
and take other kind. Twenty five cents a
bottle.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19

Don't Tobacco Spit and smoke Your Life
Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag.
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strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaraa-
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EVIDENTLY A SUICIDE.
Remains of an Unknown Man Found
i'm the Willows.

On Sunday evening two young men
reported to Coroner Clark that they
had found the dead body of man in
the brush across the north levee, near
the Twelfth-street bridge.
The Coroner dispatched his deputies
to look for the remains. but they failed
to locate them. Yesterday morning the
search was resumed, and the body was
found. The man had evidently been
dead several months, and the body was
badly decomposed.
The remains were those of a man
about 45 or 80 years of age, and D
feet ~ inches tall. He had short red
hair and a heavy mustache of the
same color. The clothes were of black
cheviot, the coat being of the cut-away
variety. The shirt was of blue flannel.
and brogan shoes were on the feet.
In one of the pockets We're found S26 80
in coin.
Death had evidently resulted from
hanging, as a piece of decomposed rope
was around the neck. and the compan-
ion piece was still attached to the limb
of a tree above The body was in a
doubled-up position, and the Coroner
believes the unknown man committed
suicide The only paper found on the
body was a bulletin of the Unitarian
Church of San Francisco, issued in No
Vember of last wear
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AT REST.
Funerals of Patrick York and Little
Willie Hdmm

The funeral of the late Patrick York
took place yesterday from the family
residence, 1918 p street Thence the
remains We're taken to the Cathedral,
where services were held. Many friends
Of the deceased were there to pay their
last respects to his memory.
Mr.. York was for nearly twenty years
employed in one of the mechanical de-
partments of the Southern Pacific Com
pany's work in this city. He was an in
dustrious man and an efficient, trusted
workman. He leaves wife and two
little girls to mourn his loss.
The funeral of little Willie Hamm,
who was fatally injured by falling from
a tree several days ago, was held from
the residence of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. w. j. Hamm, No. 2529 K street,
Sunday afternoon.
The funeral services, which were
largely attended, were conducted by
Father Plus at st. Francis Church,
Twenty-sixth and K streets. The sing
ing was by the ST. Rose Girls Sodality,
who attended in a body, as did also
the altar boys. The floral pieces were
many and beautiful.
The pail was borne by altar boys
from ST. Francis Church. as follows:
Johnny Caffney, Bernel Wiseman, Frank
Geiser. Willie Burke, Frank Foley and
Timothy Healy
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SOCIAL EVENTS.

A very enjoyable surprise party was
given at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A. Gray, 1901 N street, on Saturday
evening, it being the twenty-fifth an
niversary of their wedding. The house
was handsomely decorated for the oc-
casion, and the evening was pleasantly
spent in music and recitations. At 10
o'clock the guests adjourned to the din
ing room where they partook of an ele-
CANT repast. The presents were hand
scme and numerous.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Tyler,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. II. JoeSink, Mrs. Slo-
cum, Mrs. Frank Slocum, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. w. Schaffer, Mrs. T. d. Manson,
Mrs. M. t. Lucas, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Coates,
Messrs. M. Remington, Chas. Gray,
Fred Gray, Arch Gray and Frank
Gray. Misses May Joesink, May Gore,
Florence Gray and Effie Gray.
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Mrs. G. A. connor. of Allegheny Spring, Mont
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PERSONAL MENTION.

A. L. Hubbard of San Jose is at the
Golden Eagle.
James K. O'Brien of Smartsville was
in the city yesterday.
Superior Judge Matt. F. Johnson
went to Roseville yesterday.
S. S. Nathan left yesterday on six
weeks business trip to New York.
State Highway Commissioner w. l..
Ashe came UP from San Francisco yes
terday.
Mrs. j. c. Bricknell left last night for
Kansas City, where she will visit her
friends for about six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry E. Haslett and
Miss Mae Herbert of Alameda are
registered at the Golden Eagle.
d. j. Simmons went to Newcastle and
Auburn yesterday morning by invita-
tion and delivered an address at each
place. at the Memorial Day exercises.
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THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE.

The indeterminate sentence and pa
role laws of Illinois have just been sus-
tanned by the decision of the Supreme
Court Of that State Both laws move in
right directions. That California has
not both instead of but one, is not cred
liable to progressive State.
1t is we'll known that arbitrary sem
tences work inequality and injustice.
Criminals for precisely the same Of
fenses, committed under precisely SIM
by exactly the same features, go to
State Prison for terms of involuntary
service differing so widely as to length
as to be ridiculous. In the minds of
convicts in prison this subject is one
of constant thought, and the inequality
and dissimilarity of punishment oper-
ate among them against reformatory
influences, and go far to negative efforts
made to turn the offender from GRIM
inal ways.
SO long as the man punished feels
that the law is unequal in its opera
tions, that it is severe upon one and
mild as to another, his spirit is embit-
tered against the law, the convict leads
himself to believe that he has been un-
Justly dealt with. and that the sys-
tenn of human justice fails of justice
Now in Illinois instead of the court or
Jury fixing a term of service for the
convicted criminal the verdict must
be either guilty or not guilty and no
term is fixed 1t is simply ordered
that the convicted be transferred to the
prison. The law. fixes a term of i'm
prisonment that is dependent upon the
behavior of the offender 1t is for the
prisoner to say by his conduct whether
he will remain a convict for the full
term prescribed by the law. In other
words the man is sent UP much as
the insane are committed to an asy-
lum. to be detained until it is reason
ably certain that they may with safety
to society be set at large.
Prison officers in daily contact with
their wards, are FAR better judges OF
the degree of punishment that should
be administered, than Judges or juries.
That was the unanimous judgment of
| the Committee on Criminal Law Re-
| form at the last National Prison Con-
gress. The Governors of thirty-three
States were addressed upon this sub
ject last year, and asked to give re-
plies after thorough counseling with
their prison authorities. All but four
made answers urging the adoption of
the indeterminate sentence system. The
| four who replied in the negative were,
the Governors of Idaho, Nevada. Mon
tana and Rhode Island. 1t is sub
mitted that such a verdict should COM
mand for the indeterminate system at
least a fair trial