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The evening times., 1899-12-06
ID ED.

SILLIyAN-0n Tuesday. December .. 1890 at
$40 p. m. JAMES SULLIVAN. beloved husband
Of Nellie Sullivan, and native Of County Cork,
Ireland.
Funeral from his late residence 70l 4th ct. NV,
Thursday. December {, at o'clock a. m,
thence to ST. Patricks Church, where solemn
high mass will be said for the reposc Of his soul
Relatives and friends respectively invited.
Item
residence, lI7 10th st. Sc. MRS. JANE JUDAH
Funeral from ~. Cypran's Church, 18th and C
ats. se., Al o'clock a. m Requiem mass. Mem
bsss Of st. Bencdiets 6ociety and friends invited
- attend. Item
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SHIPPING TELEGRAPH POLES.
Natives in Porto Rico Refuse to Cut
Timber.

General Greely of the Signal Corps, has
just shipped $500 telegraph poles to Porto
Rico 10 be used in reconstructing the tele-
graph line destroyed last August by the big
storm. The poles will construct about 100
miles of telegraph lire.
There is plenty of timber in Porto Rico
suitable for polss, but the War Department
has found it impossible to get the natives
TO do any large amount of work.
The telegraph lines in the eastern er1 of
Cuba are not working well, owing TO the
very heavy rains which undermine the poles
and destroy communication.
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SOLD CIGARETTES TO BOYS.
John l.. Grant Eorfcits Collateral in
the Police Court

John l.. Grant. who conducts a small
store at Third and F Street northeast, for
feited So collateral in the Police Court this
morning when mis- name was called to an
swer a charge Of selling cigarettes TO boys
The charge was the sequel 10 trial be-
fore Judge Scott on Monday when Grant
appeared as the complainant in an assault
case. The defendant admitted committing
the assault, but said he did 50 because
Grant was selling his eleven-year- -oid
brother cigarettes.
Judge Scott advised that the police
investigate the matter with the result that
Grant was arrested
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JULIA NARLoWE SUES.
The Actress Seek. n Divorce From
Her Husband.

BURLINGTON. VT. Dec. G.-Julia Mar
lowe Tabor, the well known actress. las
applied for divorce from Robert Tabor. of
Stowe, who appeared on the stage with her
for Two seasons after their marriage. The
case was heard in the Lamo lie county
court before Chief Judge Taft. of the Yer
mont supreme court.
The charges on which the application
was based were intolerab'e severity and
refusal to support. Judge Taft reserved
his decision. Mrs. Tabor was represented
by W. b. c. Stickney, of Bethel VT, q
possible candidate for Congress.
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Big Crop. i'm Kansas.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 6.-The crop bulle-
tin of the Kansas board of agriculture for
the present year just issued, shows final
gains of the State agricultural products as
follows: The winter wheat yield amounts
to 42,815. AL bushels. The yield of corn is
225, ,1S3, ,432 bushels. Excepting that of 1889,
37S. Ss8.s21 bushels. this is the largest corn
crop the State has yet produced and exceeds
in value any preceding crop by $1,134, ,627.
The combined home value of the three
grains Of wheat, corn. oats, is $50, 1885,, ,622,
or Q total increase over the 1898 value Of
the came crop of $13, ,3S4,62l,
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued today to-: Frank
e. vanhorn and Nettie Bonnell; Walter L. Nor.
ling. Of Baltimore. Nd, and Lula Risen, Of this
city; William H. Spencer, Of this city, and Mary
E Breckenridge, Of Baltimore. Nd; Simon p
Scott and Mary Muse; Noah Neal and Mary T.
Bush; william W. Churn and Mary Micau; John
W. baxxie, Of Melrose. Va. and Enc ErmAntraut,
Of Zenda, Va; Henry Baylon and Emma Shep.
pard: Andrew C. Plant, IT,, and Oracle May Can;
4. Pitt Bowers. Of EdinburE, Va. and Gertrude
fellen, Of this city; Robert p. HcGraw and Mary
Donahue; James Z. Young and Annie 7. Quarles.
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CHICAGO THUG oUTRAGES.

by Threats Of Cremation.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 6.-Mrs. Charles
Snyder. of 5031 Armour Avenue, was rob-
bed of SIP last night by three men who
threatened her with revolver. saturated
her clothing with Kerosene, and threatened
to set fire to her if she did not reveal where
her husbands money was kept.
The whole affair occupied but five min
utes and none Of the neighbors witnessed
it. Inspector Hunt and large part of his
force are working OH the case, but they
have but poor cIews to the identity of the
robbers
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GOLD FOR THE SOLDIERS.
The Ants i'm the Philippines DentrOy
Paper Money.

Paymaster General Bates of the Army is
sending nothing but gold and silver to the
Philippines TO pay the soldiers. because of
the great prevalence OF ants, which destroy
paper money.
Some time ago about s500.000 Of paper
money was sent to the Philippines. but the
various paymasters had a hard time pro-
tecting it from the voracious ants and
sent word that they were Liable to be con-
siderable out of pocket on paper money.
Since that time only gold and silver have
been sent. The payroll of the army In
the Philippines is close to million dol
lars a month now.
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FOUGHT WITH A WILDCAT.
Hunters Seeking n Coon Meet With
fiercer Game.

DERBY, Conn, Dee. 6.-Wiliiam and
James Thompson had fierce fight with a
large wildcat in the woods near Indian
Well on Saturday night. Their dog mad
freed what they supposed was a coon, and
they chopped down the tree to dislodse the
animal. AS it fell. the deg and what
proved to be a forecious wildcat attacked
each ether. The hunters. who were lear
full Of killing the dog IL they fired. saw
that the cat, although being wickedly pun
ished. was steadily getting the best of the
encounter.
Finally they went to the dogs assist
ance with the stocks of their guns. The
beast turned on them with renewed fury,
and they were terribly clawei and bitten
and the dog killed before a weil-directed
blow from William ThOmpson's gun ended
the struggle. The cat weighs tNeGty -four
pounds. and is the largest spec.Tnen seen
In this region in twenty years.
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A HEADLEss BODY FOUND.

Corpse Of a Supposed Murdered Man
i'm the River mt Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE,. Wis. Dec. 6.-The head
less and almost nude body of a man was
taken from the Menomiree River at West
Water Street Bridge yesterday evening
The head was cut on at the shoulders and
bullet hole in the back strengthens the
theory that the man had been murdered.
Shoes and socks were on the feet but 9TH
eIwise the body was void Of clothing. The
body was that of a man apparently six feet
tall and weighing 200 pounds. From the
appearance of the hands the man was not
a laborer.
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HUSBAND Charges Desertion.

In a petition for divorce. filed today, by Paul
E. yallum. asking legal separation from his
wife, Marsretta B. vallum, he charges her with
deserving him without cause. According to the
statement Of the petitioner. the parties mar
ried at Newton City, Long leland, September 2,
1897. They then removed to this city, where they
lived together till October %, 1857, when, Mr..
vallum says, his wife deserted him and although
frequently requested to return has remainsd away.
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Excited Over . Temperance Measur.

ATLANTA. Ca, Dec. 6.-Intense ex-
citement ended the opening Of the final
debate on the Willingham temperance bill
in the senate this morning. The galleries
were jammed with excited women. preach
ers, school girls and boys, who in spite of
the presidents efforts to preserve order
manifested their approval Of sentiments
expressed by the debaters. The deciding
vote will be taken on the bill tomorrow and
the general opinion is that 1t will be de-
feated.
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The Best Evidence,

The best evidence that nothing but superior
analysis msGe by the chemists Of the United
States Agricultural Department II you have not
tested the qualities Of MaeIzen Senate, and Lager,
the best test aad the one to give the mcst salts
faction i to order n from the Arlington
Bottling Co., by 'phoning ga.
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Quaker city Convention Funds.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6.--At meeting
of the finance committee OF the citizens
organization that is endeavoring to raise
funds to secure the next National Repub-
lican Convention for this city, it was an
nounced that $50, 600 had been subscribed.
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An Unhappy Marriage.

Mrs. Ellen Meredith, today, through her at
torney, Thomas L. Jones, filed petition for di.
vorce from her husband, Henry Meredith, on the
ground Of cruelty and desertion. The parties
we're married in Louisa county, Va, in 1885, and
lived together till $50, when, Mrs. Meredith states
her husband willfully and without proyocation
deserted her, leaving her without means Of sup.
nnrf
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MARRIED IN THEIR OLD AGE.
Youthful ArdOr RekindIed After
Very Many Years.

ALBANY. n. Y, Dec. 6.-William Har-
mer, aged seventy three. Of Rensselaer,.
and Mrs. Charlotte Crichter. aged seventy
two. of Albany, were married last night.
They were engaged while in their teens but
the engagement was broken. Both were
married and lost sight of each other.
They met again a few years ago. He q
widower and she widow. The old love
was renewed and their marriage followed.
The evening times., 1899-12-06
The Nashville at Colombo.

The gunboat Nashville. en- route to Ma
nila. arrived at Colombo. Ceylon, today.
She is far in the rear of the New Orleans
and Brooklyn. which are leading In the
race OF the vessels from the Atlantic Coast
of this country to Manila.
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Sailed for H.npton Ro.a..

The battleship Texas. which has been at
Brunswick. Ga, for several days, has SAIL
ID for Hampton Roads. On her arrival
there she will coal and 60 to Havana to
bring to Washington the bodies Of the VIC
Tins Of the Maine.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

DIVISION 2, A. o. H, will hold a special
meeting at $50 p. m. Costello's Hall.
TONIGHT. "wednesday, to take action
on the death of Brother James Sullivan.
JOHN J. DOLAN, President 1t
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN OF THE IN
tention Of the undersigned to apply to
the Commissioners of the District of CO.
lumbia, or the 14th day OF December. A. D.
1889, for a charter Of incorporation under
the provisions Of an act Of Congress enti-
tied 'an act to provide ior the incorpora-
tion Of trust. loan. mortgage. and certain
other corporations within the District OF
Columbia" approved October /. 1890.
The name of the proposed company shall
be the Union Trust and Storage Company
OF the District OF Columbia"
The company is to be organized for the
mortgage. storage. warehouse. and eieva-
tor business in the District of Columbia.
and such other business as may be author
lied by saij act Of Congress.
The names of the proposed corporators
are: Arthur D. Addison, Daniel B. Clark.
Joseph H. Crawford, Michael ]. Colbert.
George W. Cissel. J. Maury Dove. Robert
B. Donaldson. Lynn o. DeLashmutt Thom-
as NJ. Gale. Bernard R. Green. George Glib
son. George E. Hamilton. Walter S. Har-
ban. Rudolph Kaufman, James B. Lam
bic. Frederick B. Mcclure. Theodore j.
Mayer. J. Nota McGill, William H. Nc
Knew, James G. Payne. Francis A. Rich
ardson. Edward J. Stellwagen. John H.
Small, jr.: B. Franris Saul, Charles G.
Thorn. and Joseph E. Willard.
nolsto dell.inc.exS
SPECIAL NoTICE-A meeting OF the
stockholders Of The National Metropoli-
tan Fire Insurance Company of the Dist.ic,
of Columbia will be held DECEMBER IS.
1899. for the election Of directors. Polls
open at Il m. and close at o'clock D. m.
SAM CROSS. Secretary. no23-u
OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE INsUR-
ANCE COMPANY OF the District OF
Columbia. s02 Pennsylvania Avenue north.
west, Washington. Oct. 16. 1888.
Po!!oy-holders are notified that on and
after NOVEMBER 1. 1899 the managers
will pay a return of savings. in proportion
10 the surrender value Of each policy. out
Of the savings Of 1885,
One per centum premium charge for In.
surance the coming year. Is payable TO the
company a. same time. INSURANCE POL.
ICIES MUST BE PRESENTED. that pay
ments may be stamped thereon.
This company insures brick dwellings q
from 81 to $1.25 per $1,000 of insurance,
and frame dwellings. without shingls root.
at from $3.50 to $3.50 per $1,000.
Please present your policies early and
avoid the crowd.
By order of Board Of Managers.
L. PIERCE BOTELER,
s. II. WALKER. Secretary.
President cc16-tf
A MEETING OF THE BAR OF THE DIS
trict of Columbia will be helj on Friday,
the Sth day of December. at 3 o'clock. pm,
in the Old Circuit Court Room, to take ap-
propriate action upon the deaths o: Justice
Charles P. James and Mr.. Wyman L. Cole.
SAMUEL MADDOX,
President of the Bar Association.
CORCORAN THOM,
Secretary.
dc5-3t.cm
The evening times., 1899-12-06

CwAMD. b not recommended for
everything; bus II you have
Df10T kidney, liver. OF bladder
NOOs trouble It will be found just
the remedy you need. At druggistf in ATTY
cent and dollar sizes You may have q ample
bottle Of this wonderful new dises~esy BY mail
Tree; also pamphlss telling al shout Il and its
grcst eurek
address Dr. Kilmer Co.. Binsh.msaa. h. Z.
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TAX ON CORPORATIONS
Edwin R. A. Selignan Before the
Industrial Commission.

Fhe Witness, q Teacher of Political
Economy, Gives His Views as to
the Methods the Federal Govern
ment Should Employ in Raising
Revenue-Laws ON the Subject.
The evening times., 1899-12-06

Easy to Take 4: e. 4: e. !: Z: !; :::: e.:
safest eathaxsic ever oasrsa The people. Pre-
pared By thsproprissoss q Hssls sarsspasilla.
The evening times., 1899-12-06

I. kKTHUR T. BR1CE, cashier of the above
named bank, do eolemnly that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. ARTHUR T. BRICE.
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn TO before this 9Th day
Of December, 1899.
tSeaLl D. RTTTENHOUSE
Notary Public.
Correet-Attesi:
CHAS. e. CLOVER
TH0S. HYDE.
JAMES N. JOHNSTON
WM. J. FLATHER.
Item Directors.
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SPECIAL NOTICE-A meeting OF ths
stockholders Of The National Metropoli-
tan Fire Insurance Company of the Dist.ic.
of Columbia will be held DECEMBER IS.
1889. for the election Of directors. Polls
open at Il m, and close at o'clock p. m.
SAM CROSS. Secretary no23-n
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF the
RIGGS NATIONAL BANK,

KItBtS NATIUNAI BANh,
Of Washington, ID. C.,
At the Close of Business. December 2, 1880.
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DIVISION 2. A. o. H, will hold a special
meeting at $50 p m, Costello's Hall.
TONIGHT. "wednesday, to take action
on the death of Brother James Sullivan.
JOHN J. DOLAN, President. 1t
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-07
The Gloom Deepening.

London, Sept. 3O.-The Transvaal sit
uation remains unchanged, though if any
thing, the feeling of gloom has deepened.
Cablegrams from Pretoria and Capetown
show that the general impression prevails
there that the Beers will not recede from
their position and that the feeling of un-
rest at Pretoria has been intensified.
A dispatch today announces that the
Transvaal government has begun to ap-
point officers to go to the front in case of
hostilities. The executive council of the
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-07
WASHINGTON.

The coal company at Black Diamond
is getting out nearly 1000 tons of coal
daily.
The accidental discharge OF a shot
gun tore away part of a rib of W. II.
Campbell, liveryman of Waterville.
exposing his liver TO view.
The wonderful facilities offered by
the marsh lands of Gray's harbor for
the raising of cranberries of the finest
quality should in duce more people to
go into business, says the Aberdeen
Bulletin The crop here has no enemies,
and does not require to be flooded, as
we have no frosts of injurious inIen-
sity.
Tuesday evening. when coming up
the breaks from the Columbia river, NJ.
B. Howe shot a magnificent specimen
of the golden eagle, perched on a crag
near the level of the prairie, says the
Waterville Empire. 1t measured, lack
ing the fraction of an inch, seven feet
from tip to tip, and had the strength TO
have carried of a child.
Several sheep droves. with several
thousand animals in each flock. have
passed south through Hillyard during
the week. These sheep come from Ore
gon, and are driven slowly northward
each spring and back again at the ap-
proach of cold weather.
The Reardan Furniture Company has
incorporated, and will be ready for
business early in October.
Residents of Reardan are complain
ing of the train service on the Central
Washington.
The 7-year-old son OF Charles Brown
at Tekoa miraculously escaped from
death this afternoon. While attempt
| ing to climb into a moving wagon load
ed with 100 bushels of wheat he missed
his footing, fell 10 the ground and the
wheels passed over both his limbs
close to the trunk of the body.
The Sunset Telephone Company has
decided TO extend its line from Airing
ton to Trafton in Snohomish county.
The order advancing the Cheney post
office from fourth to third class took
effect October l. The only difference
this will make in Postmaster Watts
salary will be the government will pay
the rent and furnish fuel and lights.
Morton Maskell, OF the Chehalis -four
mill SAP NhaI 'CAJ AANNtC Va ShO NhS<'
that is being offered at the mill is dam
aged.
A cutting frost melted the tender
vegetation at Colville last week. Thi:
is the first general frost of the season
and II is remarked by most old timer:
that it is the latest TO come on the cal
endar in the history of the county.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
large beet sugar factory at Waverly
and the beets are turning out mucl
better than was expected. By the frs
of November the interesting process o
Transforming the raw material int
the refined product will begin.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-07
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

BY local applications. they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that Is by consti-
tutionai remedies Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition OF the mucous lining OF the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have a rumbhng sound or imperfect
hearing and when II is entirely closed deafness
IS the result, and unless the Inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out Of ten are caused by
catarrh. which is nothing but an inflamed con-
dtion OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness lcaused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Hairs Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-07
south African Situation.

London, Oct. 2.-The general drift of
the news indicates that the position of the
British troops in South Africa is critical.
owing to the delay in sending reinforce
ments, and III the event of hostilities
early reverses are regarded as possible.
The latest advices show that the Trans
vaal mobilization has been rapid and com
prehensive. Many Beers, it is said, did
not wait to be commanded, but proceeded
to the border spontaneously. 1t is cal
culated that the Orange Free State al
ready has 1000 men on the border
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-07
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES.

Aliens Foot-Eease, a powder for the
feet. Il cures painful. swollen, smartlng,
nervous feet. and instantly takes the sting
out OF corns and bunions. It's the great
est comfort discovery OF the age. Aliens
Foot-Ease makes tight or new shoes feel
easy. II is a certain cure for Ingrow-
ing Nails, sweating. callous and hot, tired.
aching feet. We have over 30 900 testimon-
ials. Try 1t today. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores. BY mail for Csc in
stamps. Trial package FREE. Address,
Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
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The o. X. n N. and Oregon Short
Line have added a buffet. smoking snd
library car to their Portland Chicago
tb.ough train. snd a dining car ssrvies
has been insngusrstsd. The train 10
equipped with she latest chair cars.
day coaches and luxurieus Arst-slasa
and ordinary sisep-rs. Direct oennse-
tisn made at Granger with Union Pa
clio. Aad at Ogden with Rio 0rands
line. from all points In Oregon, wash
ington and Idaho to all Kastsra sitisA
Tor information, rates, sts,. call &c
any o. X. - n. assst. ~ address w
II. Hurlburt. General Passenger AGENT
Portland.
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Transvaal had u prolonged sitting yester-
day, and has been in constant telegraphic
communication with the Orange Free
State. No decision, it is now said, re-
garding the attitude of the Free State has
yet been reached
The TransvaaPs reply to the dispatch of
Chamberlain viii De drafted today and
submitted to the raad in secret session.
Members appear convinced that Great
Britain is determined on war. Being anx-
ious not to force Great Britain's hand the
Beers viii not take any definite steps
until the draft Of their reply is considered,
but notice has been issued to the burgh-
ers to be in readiness for Communicating,
which viii commence shortly.
A telegram from johannesburg says an
American named Blake is raising an
American corps of 500 men for the Beers.
On the Cape side the dispatches show
great military activity in the direction Of
the frontier The camp at Dundee now
consists OF two regiments Of infantry, one
Hussar regiment, two field batteries, one
mountain battery and detachment OF en-
gineers. Kings rifles are now encamped
at Smith and 500 Lancers are arriving
there. An armored train left Capetown 1T
midnight for Smith. The outfit is looped
for rifles and machine guns and is capable
of carrying l20 men. The Bechuananland
border is closely patrolled day and night
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Fighting Jack Had Night of joy.

New York, Oct. Fighting Jack Of
the Olympia had night of Joy last night,
as fitting end of a day of triumph. His
pleasures were banquet, concert and
smoker, served to him in that order in the
Waldorf-Astoris. He was there, ESQ
strong, on shore leave, and free of all re-
strictions. With him were 25 men from
each of the other ships at anchor in the
harbor, good fellows all, and selected on
that account. These figures included
about 10 per cent OF the marines, per
mitted to be present on account of past
good fellowship and on solemn promise 70
be good in the future.
a uniform ticket was enough to secure
admittance. As each man entered the ball
room he was presented with rubber
stemmed clay pipe bearing on its head a
high relief of the great admirals features
and was also given two cigars, two
ounce paper of plug tobacco, book Of ci
garette papers, menu card and pro
gram of the concert.
The sailors and sea soldiers came K
the Waldorf Astoria singly and in twos
threes and larger groups, and were a
once ushered TO the grand ball room OF
the second floor, which had been carpeteC
for them and set with tables and gildeC
chairs
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-07

An attempt was made recently to wreck
the east-bound passenger train on the
Montana Central passenger train on the
Montana Central railway at Iron Siding,
north of Helena, Mont