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He Was Disguised,

Great Falls, July THE fake Reu-
ben, wandering through the streets and
making supposedly facetious remarks
about the things he sees in the city is
such an old gag that it is seldom any
one bites. That makes the exceptions
all the more ludicrous. Yesterday the
81 Perkins band paraded the streets
in hay rack, each man dressed in
costume which by tradition belongs to
the farmer and playing at his instru-
ment with an exaggeration of the be-
ginner's attempts. Down at the cor
ner of the Great Falls National bank
a husky sheepman, some degrees
smaller than a cottage house and car
rying jag that even overtopped him
self, leaned against a telephone post
and watched the approaching wagon
with a growing disgust. AS the wagon
came opposite him, one of the players
said in a loud tone:
by gosh, I wisht we could be to
town all the time. l like this place, I
swan I do
That was too much for the giant on
the corner. "Gwan, We round-headed
son of dishwasher, gwan! A show
that sends out such a lot of ,spotty-
faced buns as we are ought to be run
in. Gwan, l say, or Til punch in the
face of every mothers son of We.
Ye're the rottenest out. Gwan, now,"
And the band "gwanned," while the
man on the corner continued to burl
his disgust at them.
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They Pleaded Guilty.

Great Falls, July 7.-Sheriff G. c.
Proctor returned this morning from
Glasgow. where he had been to have a
look at a suspect. He says that Homer
Peas and Jack Leonard, who were ar
rested for shooting Japanese section
hand on the Great Northern at Exeter,
pleaded guilty to a charge of assault
in the second degree and were given
five years each in the penitentiary by
Judge Dubose. The Jap was sent to
Seattle to be placed in hospital there
because he had friends in that vicinity.
The physician having him in charge re-
ported by letter to the court that the
Jap would probably recover from his
injuries. and as the two men were
anxious to plead guilty the court al
lowed them to do so and sentenced
them. Barnard, the section foreman,
who is believed to have instigated the
shooting of the Jap and who fled the
country Immediately after the shooting,
has not been found and his whereabouts
are not known to the authorities. His
description has been sent out and a re-
ward offered for his capture.
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Almost n Deadlock.

London, July THE officials of the for
eign office were shown to-day the associa-
ted press dispatch from Washington on
Thursday, saying there was almost a
deadlock over the modus vivendi fixing
the Alaskan boundary. neither side be-
ing willing to accept the provisional line
proposed by the other. The officials con-
hrm the contents of the dispatch, ac-
knowledging that the situation is grave.
and say the present outlook is more un-
satisfactory than at any time since Feb
ruary. Ambassador Choate received this
morning important dispatches from Wash
ington regarding negotiations.
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SCHOBERG DROWNED.
Drove His Team Into the Creek in the
Dark


Great Falls, July IA special dis
patch from Neihart to-day says: About
IL o'clock the night of July 4 the camp
was startled by the news that John
Schoberg had been drowned. Searching
parties were at once organized and pro
ceeded to the scene of the accident to
recover the body
1t appears that the deceased and
Magnus Bark were returning home
from Kibbey, where they had spent the
Fourth, and in returning home it was
so dark it was impossible to see the
road, and the team was driven into the
stream, where the turbulent waters
drowned both the driver and the team
The only witness to the accident, Mag
nus Bark, testified before the coroner's
jury as follows:
I'VE left Monarch for Neihart at
about 9:05 o'clock the night of the
Fourth 1t was very dark and we could
hardly see the horses. We ran upon
the rocks on the side of the road two CIR
three times, and l got out and walked
behind the buggy. When we came to
where it was level and the road was
good the deceased called to me to get in
/ got in again and rode for quite a
piece, and we ran up against the rocks
on the side of the road and came near
tipping over, 50 / got out. When we
came to the bridge below the grave
yard the deceased stopped his team for
a moment and when the lightning
flashed he proceeded. The horses got
off the bridge and pulled the buggy in
with them. / called to the deceased
but he never answered me. l then went
to Jericho for help"
1t appears that when the buggy went
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Alger Was Wcaried.

New York, July 7-Secretary of War AL
ger was a spectator of the Columbia-De
iender yacht race. Afterward, being in
terviewed, he said:
About the war, we are moving along
as expeditiously as possible, and the re-
crulting of many regiments has been or
dered. But you have published all that"
What will be done to aid the sufferers
by the Texas fioods?"
The war department will promptly
render all reasonable aid that it can. Or
ders to that effect have been given"
Is there anything new about your re-
ported probable resignation from the cab
met or about the United States senator
ship from your state?' asked the re-
porter.
A wearied expression overspread the
secretary's face, and with a somewhat
sharp Goodnight" he turned on his heel
and rapidly walked away.
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over the deceased was thrown out and
was rendered unconscious and was
current.
The body was found about 800 yards
from the place where the accident oc-
CURED by Fred Danielson. When found
1t had lodged under the railroad bridge.
An inquest was held in the afternoon
and the jury returned a verdict of acci-
dental death by drowning.
The deceased was a very popular
young man and was foreman of the
Big Seven mine. He was sober and in
dustrious and numbered his friends by
the score. He leaves two brothers, Al
bert and Charles, to mourn his sad de-
mise. The funeral will take place Sun
day under the auspices of the Miners
union and the Maccabees, of which he
was a member
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Hay has sent Instructions to Minister
Bryan at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. and Con-
sui Ruffin at Asuncion, Paraguay, direct
ing them to investigate the report of the
massacre of an expedition of which Amer
leans were members on the Gingu river
in. Brazil. A report received several days
ago from Minister Buchanan at Buenos
Ayres reported that a Mrs. Williams,
whose brother resides in Asheville, s. c.,
and whose husband was a member OIL the
Inflated expedition, is in distress in Bu-
enos Ayres. where she was to await her
husbands return.
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the citizens of Great Falls to visit your
city Is appreciated. No definite plans
have yet been made for trip to your
part of the country, but If later on 1t is
found possible to make tour of this
kind the president will be very glad to
give careful consideration to your in
vitation in connection with a number
of others which he has received.
Thanking you sincerely in the presi-
dents behalf for your thoughtfulness
and courtesy, believe me, very truly
yours,
GEORGE B. CORTETYOU,
Acting Secretary to the President"
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Educators Arriving.

Los Angeles, July THE first big rush
of Eastern visitors to attend the Ma
tonal Educational convention began to-
day. Prominent educators from all over
the country are beginning to arrive. The
first regular meeting of any of the auxil-
larry organizations takes place tomorrow.
when the three-day session of the council
of education begins.
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Incorporated.

Great Falls, July ARTICLES of in
corpration of the Great Falls Building
and Loan association were to-day filed
with the clerk and recorder. The in
corporators are Andrew Rinker, Vim
cent Fortune, F. 6. HEIDI, J. T Morrow
and A. I. Elliott. The capital stock is
100000, divided into 1000 shares, This
is the principal place of business, and
the directors for the first three months
are Andrew Rinker, Vincent Fortune
]. T. Morrow, A. T, Elliott, F. w. Web
ster and Peter Harvie.
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Our baby has been continually
troubled with collie and cholera infan-
tum since his birth, and all that we
could do for him did not seem to give
more than temporary relief, until we
tried Chamberlain Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. Since giving that
remedy he has not been troubled. We
want to give you this testimonial as an
evidence of our gratitude, not that you
need it to advertise your meritorious
remedy.-G. M. Law, Keokuk, Iowa.
For sale by druggists.
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AIcKinley's Reply.

Great Falls, July Mayor Collins
has received the following answer to
his letter to President Mckinley, invit-
ing the latter to visit Great Falls while
making his Western tour:
c., July /, 1893 My Dear Sir: Your
letter of the oath ultimo has been re-
ceived, and. in the presidents behalf,
beg to assure you that the cordial invi-
tation which you extend on behalf of
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Shortage of Food.

Richmond. Tex, July 7.-Never in the
history Of Richmond were such scenes.
witnessed as are depicted to-day. Business
is practically suspended. Many planta-
tions are under water. All trains except
those on the Southern Pacific west have
been abandoned. Provisions are running
low. and unless some are received quickly
there will be suffering in few days
There will be from 5000 to 1000 people to
feed in this place within a week.
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San Francisco Wool,

San Francisco. July 7.-Spring wools-
Nevada, 10@12c; Eastern Oregon, 10914c
Valley Oregon, 16@1Sc. Fall Woods
Northern Mountain lambs s@10c; noun
tair. lambs, S910c; San Joaquin plains, ca
Sc; Humboldt and Mendocino, 11012c
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Treasury Statement,

Washington, July 7.-To-day's statement
of the condition of the treasury shows
Available cash balance, s277, 663, 1892; gold
reserve, s243, 332, 600.
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Totals ). ... 81. PIG. a63 s626. 44O s529, 42s

A summary of totals shows that
$500, 900 is embarked as capital in the
banking business of the city, the banks
have $4,000 in surplus, S31,575 in I'M
divided profits, $112,500 in national
bank notes outstanding, $1.S01, 1856 in de-
posts; they have 1888, 1872 in loans and
discounts, $161,012 in United States
bonds, $502,S9S in cash or it's equiva-
lent and $S5,1S in other resources.
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Americans Murdered.
Chicago, July IA special to the Times
Herald from Washington says: Secretary
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$500 Silk Capes at sl.D

A line of beautiful silk capes, in
brocaded designs, made with
pleated back. lace and ribbon
collar and lined with near silk,
worth $500 each, Saturday, to
p. m. at.............. 81 10
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GREAT FALLS BANKS.
Reports Show That They Are Conducted
on Conservative Lines.


Great Falls, July THE three banks
of the city have just made their Off
cial statements, and while there are
probably not as good as they will be
at the close of the wool season, in some
respects they show that the banking
of this city is done upon conservative
lines and that there is good deal of
1T done. The following is a summary
Of the three statements:
First CT. Falls Cascade
National Natl. Natl.
Capital :. =. IS 100000 $125, 200 s $4,000
Surplus :. -. $4,000 ....... 5000
Undiv profits. 2O,592 545 10,43S
Natl Blk notes
outs ding -. 1880 $4,000 .......
Deposits :. 80. 916,271 455,S95 AIS, 800
Totals :. -. 81, 226, 1858 s62s,44 $685., 42s
First Ct. Falls Cascade
National Natl. Natl.
L'ns, disc'ts s s54,571 $4o5,s76 1926
us. bonds and
Premiums !. so,so6 $500 27sos
Cash resources 245,644 $4,000 10S19O
Other res'ces.. 1852 $4,000 20,647
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75c Crash Skirts at l9c
$500 Silk Dress Skirts at Sis

Fine brocaded taffeta silk skirts,
in swell designs. made with
button back, well lined and
bound, value $500 each; Satur-
day, to S p. m. at..... 2.IS
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Sl.50 Ladies Dress Skirts at @c

Good quality brilliantine skirts,
in small and large designs, we'll
lined and bound, value $l.50
each; Saturday, 2 to 5 6OC
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Sl.ee Ladies Shirt Waists at 45c

Organize, bingham and percale
waists, in plain co,ors and
fancy designs. some trimmed
with braids and others with
laces and embroideries, large
line of styles, value $1.00; Sat
urday, to s p. m. at..... acc
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45c Boys Waists at Dc
75c Mems Laundered Shirts at 80
Sc Mems Gloves at l5c

Working gloves of oil tan Sara
nae and muleskin, good wear
ers, value 35c a pair; Saturday,
to p. m. at.
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Soc Mems Sweaters at I5c

Medium weight cotton sweaters,
with turtle necks, in gray mot
ties, value soc each; Saturday,
10 p. m. at. ..-..IEC
, 1899-10-26

broke. He had a large supply of
everything purchased and on the
road, and it had reached Fort
Steele. He left for the mine the
first of the week, to see if it
were possible for him to break a
road into the mine and get his sup
plies in yet this winter. If be can
do SO he will rush matters as much
as possible and, if he succeeds, will
keep a force of men employed all
winter doing development work.
He has an abundance of cord wood
in the gard and the mill and ma
chinery are in good shape for the
winters work. He hopes to sue
coed IN opening up communica-
ton with his mine soon and to be
able to get his supplies in.
, 1899-10-26
Broncho Sheer.

Improvement is the order of the
day. 1t has been generally sup
posed that there was not much
OOH for improvement in a black
smiths tools, but now and then
even the precincts of that calling
are invaded by some innovation.
One of the latest of these is a ma
chine to shoe bronchos in. S. E.
McAnulty, the blacksmith, has
concluded that he has had enough
falls out of the festive broncho,
and so invested in d machine in
which he can lace an unruly horse
up and do with him as he pleases.
1t is a huge affair, all padded and
provided with large cinches and
straps, which bind Mr.. Broncho
up so tightly that he may, like the
Dutchman's boy, think damn it"
but he cant send his tormentor
whirling across the shop, emitting
a sulphurous stream of profanity
as he goes. 1t works, we are told,
like a charm, if our readers know
how a charm works-we don't.
, 1899-10-26
Forest Destruction and Famine.

Famine follows famine with
alarmingly rapidity in parts of
Russia which were once fertile and
furnishing. The cause is found
by many observers in the de-
struction of the forests. In ap-
plying the lesson to the states of
the Rocky Mountain region, Mr..
James Mclean of California, in a
recent letter to Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson, quotes as follows
from an article in the Edinburgh
Review:
"Owing to the destruction of the
forests, the rivers are drying up,
and the western part of the coun-
try is literally being sanded up.
The ruthless forest destruction
which has been going on for a
long time has had a serious effect
in reducing the average rainfall.
The belts attracted and held the
moisture, which slowly distributed
for the benefit of the agriculture;
now. i'll vast regions, as, for in
stance, on the black soil, there is
hardly a tree to be seen, and the
consequence is that the under
ground rivulets which nourished
the soil have disappeared. The
forests also broke the force
of the fierce east desert winds.
Now these winds, piercing cold in
winter and scorching hot in sum.
mer, burst with full fury on the
great plains. In summer their
blasts r capable of whitening the
corn in a few days. and With them
come saudstorms which turn fertile
land into permanent deserts. The
unfortunate experience of Central
Asia, which once was a garden of
fertility and now is a desert, peo-
pied by Nomads only, is now re-
peating itself"
, 1899-10-26
Judge Havford's Matinee.

Chris Birk, who was pardoned
from the county Jail last week eel
ebrated the event by getting on a
spree and got in Jail again last
night. Judge Hayford fined him
and gave time to leave town. A
friend gave him a loaf of rye
bread and a hunk of cheese and he
went west on a pig train.
Marshal Sterling arrested a hobo
Saturday night and on searching
him found a gold watch belonging
to Leslie Ellsworth. The hobo
gave is name MS Frank Lewis and
claimed he bought the ticker" for
S400. Judge Hayford told him
he could board with Sheriff Yund
till the district court could look
into the matter Laramie Repub-
lican.
, 1899-10-26

Benjamin f. Pierson left Mon
day for a visit to old friends and
relatives in the city of Indian
apolis. He will be absent about a
month.
Capt. l.. G.. Davis arrived from
Salt Lake the first of the week.
He left his wife much improved,
which will be good news to their
many warm friends.
Mrs. Z. w. Bennett expects to
leave sooon for Elk Mountain,
where her two daughter, Edna and
Nellie, are teaching school. She
will! spend the winter with them.
NJ. l.. HARRISON leaves for Og-
den today, where he will go into
business as a raiser of fruit. Mr..
Harbison's friends will follow him
with their good wishes for his
prosperity.
Our Fall and Winter Stock of
Dry Goods is now here.
CosGRIFF Bros. Co
Mondays stage for Fort Steele
had sixteen passengers, many
o than it could haul, and an
extra had to be sent down to car
ry those who could not 90 by the
regular conveyance.
Saratoga people are supplying
fhnnnGAlval NTH tI,,, ~ ~
, 1899-10-26
Bell Telephone Company.

Saratoga is soon to have long
distance telephone connection with
Denver, Cheyenne, aud Salt Lake
City, The material for the con-
struction of the line from Pink
hampton to this place and the stub
to Battle, is now at Fort Steele, we
are informed, and work on the
construction of the line is to begin
shorty. This connection with the
outside world is much needed at
this time and the need will contir-
ne to grow with expansion and
improvement of the town and
country surrounding it,
, 1899-10-26

The people of this valley who
have known and esteemed Mrs. B
T. Ryan for many years will he
very glad to learn that she is rap
idly recovering from her late
alteration. She is still in Den
yer and under the care Of ID. @.
Kelly, formerly of Rawlins, who
is a magnetic healer. She has al
most entirely recovered her mind,
and her friends think that her
complete recovery is a matter of
but a short time.
, 1899-10-26
THE HAsKINs COPPER MINE.
VIII Make an Effort to Get in Supplies
and Provisions and Run During
the Winter.

The tremendous snow storm the
first part of this month caught
many of the mining companies
without provisions or winter sup
plies. This was the case with w.
j.. Haskins, who is operating a
mine just southeast of the Rude
feha. He had erected a large shaft
house and gotten his machinery
all in place and was busy at work,
delving deep into the earth for
precious metals, when the storm
, 1899-10-26
All the Mines in the Battle Lake
Region, with the Exception of
the Rambler. will Work
Straight Through the
Coming Winter
The Camp
Active.
EXPECT TO STRIKE ORE IN
The Workings of Both the Hercules
and Portland Group of Mines
Roads all Broken and in
a Fine Shape for
IA Winter.

n Mr.. A. H. Grow, of Battle, who
is connected with the Hercules
Mining company of that town, WAS
in the city yesterday and in an in
terview, said:
"Yes, we are going to work
right along this winter, all reports
to the contrary, Notwithstanding.
l know it has been generally re-
ported that we would shut down
for the winter, but that is a mis-
take. The fall of the snow, which
was about six feet on the level, has
settled down to about four. The
roads to Battle, and to the differ
ent camps, are all we'll broken and
travel is uninterrupted every
where. Ed. Haggarty arrived
\ there Tuesday with the machin-
ery--a complete mill outfit, hoisting
engine, boiler, and all, on the way
to the property he is interested in.
That shows that the roads are all
right and that the activity has
not abated a particle. Ed. Hag-
garty and his people intend to
erect buildings at once and 60 right
ahead with the development work.
"The gasoline for the gasoline
hoist, in the Hercules, is here in
Saratoga, and as soon as we get
it up, which will be at once, work
will be resumed. W. are making
preparations to spend the winter
in development work. The Port
land people, who are very close to
us, will also keep right on during
the winter, for everything is in
shape for uninterrupted work. The
Rambler has closed down, it is
thought, for the winter, though
they may start up again.
Il purchased the Darling saw
mill at Battle yesterday and will
put it to work saving mine tim
bers: and keep it in operation dur
ing the winter as needed so there
will be no delay for lack of timbers
and lumber. / can see nothing
whatever, to hinder the entire
camp from moving right along
through the coming winter. Just
the same as usual, for the roads
will be kept open all the time. I
want to be understood, most en-
phatically, as saying that the Her
cules company anu the Portland
group will go right ahead with
their development work through
the entire winter.
Il have been in the camp only
about a month and shall remain
there about that much longer be-
fore | go back to my home in Ne
braska, but | am confident that be-
fore | go, l shall have the pleasure
of seeing ore coming up out of the
shaft of the Hercules mine and
also that on which they are work
ing in the Portland group. The
Portland people are n little nearer
the contact than we are and may
strike ore first, but unless some un-
forseen accident happens to pre-
vent, both parties will be taking
ont ore within n few weeks"
, 1899-10-26
Large Shipment of Cattle.

Harry A. Hunter manager of
the Big Greek Live Stock compa-
ny. shipped a train load of 33 cars
of cattle to Chicago from Walcott
last Saturday. This is the second
shipment made by that company
this fall, and the number sent to
market is about 1,400 head. This
shipment would have been made
some ten or twelve days ago but
for the storm. On account of the
damage to the cattle in the loss of
flesh by driving them over the
slippery roads, they were held at
the Baggott ranch until the roads
get so they would not slipor slide
around while going to the railroad.
Fifteen or twenty years ago cattle
men would not have taken the
question of slippery roads into
consideration, but would have
pushed their stock right through
regardless of the worry and ia
tigue of wet roads.
, 1899-10-26
Pass Greek Stables.

G. NJ. Scribner, the owner Of
the Fort Steele-Saratoga stage
and mail line, has found it neces.
sary to increase his stable Dom at
Pass creek to the extent of an adj
dition 16x100 feet. The large
number of freight teams that stop
at that point for the night in CON-
ing and going to and from this
place, has made it imperative to
have more stable accommodations.
When the new addition is complet-
ed Mr.. Scribner will be able to
provide room for rs head of hors-
es. Pass creek now has a board
ing house and is fast coming to
the front as an important point in
the immense freight traffic be-
tweenthe railroad and this town.
, 1899-10-26

1t any of our readers would
like to try a three months sub
scription to the Review of Re
views, for % cents. we can acom-
MEDIATE a few at that rate if they
will call at this Office within the
next ten or fifteen days.
We are showing a large line of
Ladies Flaunelette Wrappers and
Wool Shirt Waists.
CoSGRIFF Bros. Co.