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says: The statement of the clearing banks
of New York city for the week ending
Aug. IL was unexpectedly favorable, the
chief feature having been the heavy in
crease of s6.3SS. 800 in specie. There was
decrease of nearly the same amount in
loans, and as deposits are made station
airy, the gold expansion went to swell
the surplus reserve, bringing 1t to S14,-
39o, 700 the highest point touched since
June u last.
There is no doubt that factors that
We're present but unaccounted for in the
previous week have been operative in the
present exhibit. The transfers of gold
from the West and return movement of
specie recently shipped to Canada may
have aided in swelling the total for the
current week, but a ~etalled analysis goes
to show that four and one-half millions
of the entire specie gain is reported by
one bank. This institution also expanded
it's deposits by the same amount so thai
the remaining clearing house banks really
curtailed their outstanding deposits by
that amount. 1t is not known whether the
lending of money in th.s center by in
terror banks has Influenced the statement.
If such has been the case the loan COL
umn might be expected to show it. Look
ed at in any light, however, the statement
Will go far towards restoring better
feeling
There has never been cause for appre
hension at best, but the moral effect of a
display of strength such as chronicled
will prove beneficial in every way. The
main question at present is to what ex-
tent New York will be called upon to aid
in the crop movement. Best advices now
are that interior cities are well prepared
to handle the situation and that there will
be little, If any, drain on New York.
There is nothing in domestic exchange
quotations to indicate a westward move
ment and the season is close at hand
when cereals and cotton will flow out
ward in increased quantities. The July
figures now at hand show a decided gain
in produce, exports and August and Sep
TENDER are expected to make new rec
ords in this respect, thus paving the way
for gold imports later.
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HAVRE NOTES.

NJ. A.. Arnold, the county surveyor,
passed through town this week on his
way to the Highwoods, where he will
do some surveying for private parties
He is so busy this year that he has
four men working for him, and this is
merely one index to the manner in
which Choteau county is being settled
John E. Low of the Teton Chronicle
accompanied by j. p. Glimoker of
Grand Forks. passed through Havre
this week on their way East. Mr.. Low
will visit relatives in Wisconsin.
Charles Howell is in Fort Benton this
week experimenting the placing of an
iron fence about the cemetery lot in
which the remains of his wife lie.
Joseph Saucier of Anaconda is in
town visiting his old friend. Thomas
GoWrie He will leave in a few days
for his former home in Ontario.
Mrs. Thomas Scott and Mrs James
Lenahan have gone to Butte and Ham
ilton. where they will visit friends for a
week
Mrs. John B. Mitchell is spending the
week with her relatives in Choteau.
Miss Annie Gallow has resigned her
position as night operator for the
Great Northern at Harlem and has ac-
cepted a position with the Western Un-
ion in HaVre.
John McGie, master mechanic of the
Montana Central division, accompanied
his wife and child to Havre this week
and saw them started for visit in
Kalispell.
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They Want Water.

Great Falls, Aug. 12.-At a public
meeting held on Wednesday evening
a. Chinook the question of securing a
public supply of water was reopened.
NJ. p. Jones was placed in the chair
and w. c. Kester elected secretary.
L. V. Bosy outlined proposition
which had been made to him whereby
If the people of Chinook would incor-
porate, the promoter of the scheme
promised. in consideration of a fran
chise to put in water works. Mr.. Bogy
was instructed by the meeting, which
was warmly in favor of incorporating,
if that means plenty of water, to cor
respond further in the matter and OBJ
tain more definite terms.
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STAMMERiNG MAY BE CURED,
Even the Most Obstinate Cases May By
Overcome by Deliberate Speech.

"Stammering is a purely nervous dis
ease" said prominent physician the
other day, land may be cured by the
simplest means. 1t has been found up
on investigation that very beneficial re-
suits follow special treatment Some
of the methods practiced at the differ
ent schools or institutions in existence
Tor TINS purpose can often be applied at
home with good effect where the affec-
ton takes a mild form. The mother of
a boy of II, who has been with her son
for two months in an institution while
he was being treated for a most aggra-
waited case of Stammering. says that a
large part of the treatment consisted in
SLOW speaking. and this has always
been my remedy. Most stammering
arises from nervousness and TO restore
confidence by eliminating haste seems "a
rational method of treatment In the
case of this lad, who stammered so
badly that he was in danger of COM
pleteiy losing his power of speech, the
eight weeks trea tment restored him to
his family and fellows as glib talker
as a boy of his age usually is"
A young lady who contracted the
habit from mimiCking a brother who
stammered found relief in another insti-
tuition only after much longer treat
ment. 1t is said that cases of STAN
mering acquired my mimicry often
prove the most obstinate. and ii is sig
niticant that in this instance the broth
er, who was born a stammerer, recoY-
cred quicker and more completely than
the sister, who acquired the affection
The first treatment for the young lady
consisted in three weeks of speechless-
ness. She was not permitted to make
an artiCulate sound during that time,
writing all her requests and wishes.
This was to restore tone to the vocal
organs by resting them.
Where a child betrays tendency to
stammer the trouble may often be con-
trolled at the very beginning by insist
ing upon slow speech. both on his part
and, so far as possible, on the part of
those associated with him. 1t is I'M
wise, however, to call his attention con-
stantly to it.
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CHICAGO MARKETS.
Produce,

Chicago, Aug. 12.-Wheat opened easy
ssmlac under yesterdays close, September
starting at T0IQ70asc The chief influence
was the disappointing attitude of Liver
pool which showed only slight advance
in the face of the local bullishness yes
terday. The indifference, it is supposed.
was due largely to much-needed rains in
India and to the generally favorable con-
tinental prospects The decline was brief.
Shorts. nervous from yesterdays domes-
tic developments and still largely I'M
covered were active buyers at the open
ing decline.
The Northwest also bought, and as the
selling was scattered the price advanced
rapidly to 71lsc for September. The pros
poets for small worlds shipments was an
aid to the market. The weather in the
wheat growing sections was reported a
vorable to crops. especially in the South
west, but this had little effect on the APP
parently oversold market After the
shorts had absorbed enough for their
needs the price eased off somewhat. Sep
tember declining to 7OhG70Ssc under real
izing but buying was active at the de-
cline and the close was strong at 7o7sc.
May was traded in to some extent and
showed a closing advance of sc.
Corn was steady with only a moderate
business. September closing unchanged.
Oats were dull and prices kept within
narrow range, closing unchanged for
September.
Provisions were firm at the opening and
closing, with weak interval between,
caused by realizing and selling by pack
ers. The market was sustained by an adj
vance in hogs and the strength of the
grain market At the close September
pork was &c higher lard unchanged and
ribs o1ac higher
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GREAT FALLS NOTES.

Mrs. ]. !. Mettler is seriously ill at
her home on Fifth avenue north.
E. o. Terrell, justice of the peace at
Cascade, is spending a few days in
town.
The birth of son to the wife of
julius Dannelson is reported from Fort
Benton.
Mrs. Ed: Trevillyan left this morning
for months visit at her old home in
Michigan.
David Hoffman has returned from
weeks vacation spent in the vicinity
of Kibbey.
Harry B. Hill returned to the city
this morning from trip to the various
cities of the state.
Simon Miller has closed out his laun-
dry business at Belt and is preparing to
return to this city.
e. Homer Stone editor and proprie-
tor of the Stockett Post, is transacting
business in town today
Almon Spencer of White Sulphur
Springs is in the city as the guest of his
daughter, Mrs. A. c. Gormley.
Mrs r. S. Ford accompanied by her
father, has gone out to the ranch on
the Sun river for weeks outing.
The Fortnightly club will give
dance to it's members at the Black
Eagle pavilion tomorrow evening.
John Woodson. mining man OF
Mexico, but formerly an old timer of
White sulphur Springs, is in the city.
Misses Duer and Clary of Fort Ben
ton, who have been the guests of Miss
Mary Leaning, expect to return to their
homes on Sunday morning.
Mrs. w. f. Hester left on the east
bound train this morning for Chicago.
She viii remain through the rest of the
summer in Illinois, Iowa and Indiana.
The default of the plaintiff to the
cross complaint in the case Of William
A. kittenger vs. Jesse l.. Henry and
others has been entered in the district
court.
A marriage license has been issued
in Choteau county to Elmer Moe and
Miss Mary Fontaine, both of Hill. The
wedding will occur on Aug. %, at the
home of the brides parents.
The ranchers of the Sun River valley
report an unusually heavy crop of hay
this season. On the ranch of Press
Rowles are 40 acres of timothy which
will reach to a mans armpits.
The other evening as the result of a
small bet Alex. Irvine and II. A. Ben
ner, members of the gun club, shot
against each other over 20 birds. The
contest resulted in favor of Benner by
a score of II to Is.
Arrangements are being made to hold
a game of cricket in this city at the
time of the state convention of the Sons
of St. George, the 21st and 22nd of this
month. 1t is probable that two very
good elevens can be picked up between
the home talent and the visitors.
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IT IS A LABOR FAMINE
The Great Northern Cannot Get
q, Men Enough.
HOBOES WILL NOT WORK
Glasgow Forced to Take Extreme Mea-
'sures Against the Wandering
Willies-A Plague OF Box
Car Tourists.

Great Falls, Aug. 12.-While Glasgow
is figuring upon paying deputy sher-
iff an extra salary, made up of volun-
tary contributions from merchants and
business men, for the purpose of Sc
curing better protection from the hobo
element, and other towns all along the
line of the Great Northern complain
that they are overrun with idlers of
this class, it is singular fact that the
contractors who, are making the i'm
provements ON the Great Northern in
this part of the state are having the
hardest kind of time to get enough
men to keep their work moving One
of them is in the city and he says that
it is almost impossible to get a man
to work steadily.
The pay is 50 and the grub in the
camps is of the best quality but the
men will work only enough to get the
spare money for a drunk, and then
quit. He stated that there were 500
idle men in Havre alone, but it was
impossible to get a single grading gang
out of that number. The railway had
been shipping men out from ST. Paul
by the carload. but the visible supply
did not meet the demand by wide
margin. There is any quantity of
work to be done. but there seems to be
no one willing to do it.
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CHOTEAU NOTES.

James Sulgrove has leased the prop
erty of Jacob Schmidt and will soon
move to town to occupy It
T. j. Moore and others have discov-
cred what they believe to be a very
valuable lead of coal near Bynum
Tests made of it show that it burns
freely, with a small amount Of smoke
and with much heat.
After reaching a depth of 1877 feet
the artesian well on the William Hodg-
kiss ranch was abandoned. Another
attempt made in town brought a fine
stream at a depth of only 20 feet.
Charles w. Gray is entertaining his
mother, who arrived this week from the
East.
Dan Floweree has purchased the cat
tie belonging to H. F. Lancaster and
the latter is preparing to return to
New Mexico.
J. V. Davies is intending to remove
his family from the ranch on the Ma
rias to Choteau, which he will here
after make his residence.
Dan Gray. whose home near Belle
view was recently destroyed by fire in
mysterious manner. lost about $500,
$3.50 of it being in currency. Some
time ago he was warned that threats
were being made against him and on
his last trip to Great Falls he insured
his place for 1900. Nothing is known
as to the cause of the fire.
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CHANGED BRANDS.
That Is tho Charge the Indian, Flattail,
Must Answer

That Is the Charge the Indian, Flattail,
Must Answer.
Great Falls. Aug. 12.-Flattail, a
Blackfoot Indian, passed through here
this morning on his way from Helena,
where he will await the meeting of the
United States court. He was in the
custody of Deputy United States Mar
shall Wall and is charged with having
changed the brands on some cattle.
The --offense is alleged to have occur
red on the Blackfoot reservation on
or about July 20, and Mr.. Flattail is
specifically charged with having chang
ed the triangle Fl brand on six steers
belonging to the Florence Cattle COM
pany into brands which looked like
Il D. The 2 Is the private brand of
Mr.. Flattail, while the l d, of course
signifies Indian department. Stock
Inspector Harry Lund of Fort Benton
put in a large amount Of work upon the
case and thinks that he has sufficient
evidence to convict. Flattail was given
a hearing. or examination, before
United States Commissioner c. E.
Prescott at Dupuyer and was held in
$1,000 bail to the federal district court
Flattail and the other members of his
family are said to have killed one Of
the steers with changed brand. and
the hide was taken along with the
party to Helena to be used in evil
dence against him.
Frank Pollinger, formerly stage
driver between Dupuyer and Blackfoot,
is charged with having sold whiskey
to the Indians on the Blackfoot reser-
walton. He had his examination yes
terday and was bound over to the fed
eral court in $500 bonds.
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CHINOOK NOTES.

William Shearer this week began his
duties as mail contractor on the Lloyd
Cleveland route.
The people of Chinook are consider
ing the matter of Incorporation to the
end that a public system of water
works may be obtained.
Mrs. F. 5. Sweet and Mrs. Fred WAL
ner left this week for visits in the East.
Mrs. Sweet will spend the summer at
her old home in Unity, Me-. while Mrs.
Walner will stop at Port Huron, Mich
Most of the spring roundup work in
this vicinity has been completed and
all of the cattlemen agree that the loss
in calves this spring was very heavy
Probably the increase will not reach
more than so per cent of the average
yield.
A cloudburst occurred on Clear creek
this week which raised the waters of
that stream by four or five inches
Fl. l.. Rome, William Weaver and N,
b. Good are spending the week on
Beaver creek catching trout
So much building is being done this
year in Chinook that there is not an
idle carpenter in the town.
On Tuesday evening a severe hail
storm visited Big Sandy and so much
hail fell that on the following morning
1t lay foot deep over the railway
track.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ Jacobs and Miss
Connors of Clear creek spent the week
with friends in Chinook
Clate Pierce has Just purchased IA
fat steers, for which he paid the lump
sum OF $780, an average price of $50
per head.
The sunflower dance, given by the
ladies of Chinook on Friday night, was
great success. In addition to the gem
eral dancing there was a cake walk in
which Miss Agnes Barrett and Mr. Mer-
rifield took the prize.
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GLASGOW NOTES.

Mrs. j. billiard has returned after a
pleasant week spent with Mr. and Mrs.
H. J. Rutter at Hinsdale.
The family of Rev. W. d. Luther was
increased on Monday evening by the
birth of boy.
James Shirley of Culbertson was
thrown from his wagon in the course of
a runaway and had the back of his
head injured and two ribs broken.
w. r. Wake, representing the wool
house of jeremiah Williams & CO., was
in Glasgow this week and purchased
the following wool clips: Randall &
Bretzke, $4,000 pounds, at II cents;
Martin Choyninski, 1900 pounds, at
1875 cents. Russell Bros clip of Il. 900
ponds brought 11s cents, and Lee Corn
well sold his clip of 5000 pounds 1871
cents
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DUPUYER NOTES.

DR.. and Mrs II. A. Gillette have
leased their ranch near town to F. d.
Kingsbury for a period of three years
and are contemplating spending the
coming fall and winter in Florida.
Mrs. E. S. Reber has gone to Great
Falls to join her husband who has re-
Gently obtained a position with the
Great Northern at that point
The settlers on Birch creek are cir
culating a petition asking for the es-
tablishing of a county road between
the bridge across Sober Up coulee and
the Charles Davlin ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Brockman of
Alton. Iowa, have left for Washington
after a pleasant visit with their daugh-
ter Mrs. F. j. Leech. They will visit
in Washington for short time before
returning to their home
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used to live at Belt, and in 1897 he
was arrested and charged with having
stolen a watch from his brother-in-law,
the husband of the woman who now
accuses him of having assaulted her.
He was tried before Justice j. P. Fitz-
gerald at Belt and sentenced to 80
days in the county Jail, which he
served
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There are a few of the smaller dis
tricts which have not sent in the re-
turns, but in some of these no vote
was taken and the general result will
not be changed. -6r
The question now turns upon the Sc
lection Of principal and corps of
teachers. Messrs. Vancil, Silloway and
Parent are said to be applicants for
the place and there are likely to be
others before the selection is made The
outlook is thai there will be nearly IS
pupils and that Is recitations a day
will be the regular schedule for the
two teachers to be appointed The work
will cover that of the eighth to twelfth
grades inclusive and will be divided as
follows:
Eighth grade-Arithmetic, grammar,
geography, history, reading, physiology
and science.
Ninth grade-Arithmetic, compost
ton, botany, bookkeeping, physiol-
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ogy, algebra, zoology. physical geog-
raphy, civics.
Tenth grade-Algebra, rhetoric, Latin,
zoology, botany, physics, geometry.
Eleventh grade-Geometry, literature,
Latin, general history.
Twelfth grade-Arithmetic review,
algebra, geometry, chemistry, elocu-
ton, literature, didactics and geology.
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New York Mining Stocks.
Money Market.

New York. Aug. 12.-Money on call
steady at per cent Prime mercantile
paper, 4lsG5 per cent. Sterling exchange
steady, with actual business in bankers
bills at s4.S6d4. s6la for demand and si.S1a
G4.Sl34 for so days. Posted rates, s4.s31
asa and S4.S71&. Commercial bills Si.Sl12
Silver certificates, fO12I61c. Mexican dol
lars. 4Sc. Government bonds firm, state
bonds inactive, railroad bonds firm.
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Live stock.

Chicago, Aug 12.-Cattle-Cattle were
very scarce to-day and the market was
entirely nominal Prices We're un-
changed
Hogs-On good general demand hogs
advanced 56loc. Heavy hogs. S95ll4 72ia:
mixed lots. s4.30n4.75; light Si.5oa4 S2l2;
pigs, s.. j0ni. 20: culs $2@3.90.
Sheep-Sheep and lambs were strong at
Yesterdays advance. Prime lambs $500
I; commoner lots. S3.75d6.5G: sheep. $2N
3 for inferior lots up to $4,5cd5.U for
prime.
Recepts-Cattle, 30; hogs, 10000; sheep,
5000.
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San Francisco Wool.

San Francisco, Aug. 12.-Spring wools-
Nevada. 1Od12c: Eastern Oregon, 10d14c;
valley Oregon 17919c. Fall wools-North-
ern mountain lambs, sd1Oc: mountain
lambs, s@1Oc; San Joaquin plains, 6asc;
Humboldt and Mendocino, l2a13c
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OTHER MARKETS.
Omaha Live Stock

Omaha, Aug. 12-Cattle-Receipts. / 600.
Market unchanged. Native beef steers.
"a. $4,000; cows and heifers, 81. 25a4.35
HoSs-Receipts, 1900. Market 5d71bo
higher. Heavy, $4,000 32la; mixed 81 30
Qi.35 light, 81. 3504. 49,
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COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.
Light Vote in Fergus, but the PROPOSE
ton Was Carried.

Great Falls, Aug. 12.-The proposition
to establish a county high school at
Lewistown in Fergus county was
carried at the election held on Satur-
day, although the voting was-very light.
Returns from the various districts of
the county give the following vote:
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Treasury Statement.

Washington. Aug. 12-To-days state
nent of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance. s273,57l.-
GAS; gold reserve, s2i6 176, 157.
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NerlY'S Record.

Great Falls, Aug. 12-William Verify,
who is accused in Anaconda of having
criminally assaulted his sister-in-law
has small record in this county. He
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Boston. Aug. 12.-Boston & Montana,
355; Butte * Boston, rs; Parrot. 53Is
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London Quotations,

London. --ug. l2,-Anaconda, 117s: bar
silver steady at 21&d money, 2iaMS per
cent.
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Metal Market.

New York, Aug. 12-The firm that fixes
the selling price for miners and smelters
quotes lead at 4.35c at the close. Bar
silver, 60isc.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-02-09

Spanish troops in Manila had were
dated as far back as 1896, while the lat
est pattern, such as described by the
cablegram. was right up to date, SEEM
Ing to indicate that they had not been
obtained by capture or gift from the
Spanish, but from some other source.
The authorities of the state and war
departments were in consultation on the
legal status of General Otis in view of
the protocol which. binds the American
forces to maintain the status quo in the
Philippines till after the ratification of
the treaty by Spain and the United
States.
1t was said at the state department
that while the Americans are still bound
by the protocol there is nothing in that
document to prevent the American COM
mander from maintaining order in the
Islands, and he, in fact, is compelled by
the terms of the protocol to do SO. In
carrying out this obligation he is not
confined to Manila or to any other re-
gion, but may extend his lines wherever
necessary to preserve order and prevent