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The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-10-31
For Sale.

Three good lots in River View Addi-
ton, cheap and on easy terms 10 per
down, and $40 per month thereafter
until paid. Call on or address.-F. ]
NORRIS, Hamilton.
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IMMENSELY or THE THEFT.

In August, 1899, Martin Toole and
Special Agent Chadwick continued
their Investigations and discovered
that O,OOO, 900 feet of timber had been
cut off another tract, and they forward
ed to Washington evidence and afida-
Wits relating to these depredations. In
other words, evidence and affidavi,s
wereforwarded toWashington by Agent
Ryan and Martin Toole and Agent
Chadwick and Martin Toole, showing
that 1O3, 900 feet of lumber had been
stolen by the Anaconda company off
government lands In Ravalli county.
All this evidence and all these affidavits
are on file in the department of the in.
terror. They were not buried with poor
Agent RYAN away in Indiana. Neither
did Martin Toole nor Special Agent
Chadwick go down to their house of
clay the same time as Special Agent
Ryan. They both breathe the vital air
and are ready to give Mr.. w. B. Rod
gers all the assistance necessary to
compel the Anaconda company to make
reparation for the hundreds of millions
of feet of lumber stolen.
Mind you, the 1O3, ,O0O, 900 feet is only
small part of that stolen by the Ana
conda company. There arc other large
tracts of public land denuded of their
timber by the Anaconda company; but
the department. of the interior cut short
the Investigations in December, 1899.
Senator Thomas H Carter had by that
time become the attorney of the Stan
dard Oil trust and Marcus Daily had
become the ally of the Standard Oil.
Senator Carter had Martin Toole dis
missed and Special Aaent Chadwick
stopped from further Investigations of
the Anaconda stealings. These are the
bald facts as known to every settler in
Ravalli county. The Investigations
and the prosecutions ceased at the
same time that Senator T.. H. Carter
the Standard Oil combine. Mr.. W.B
Special Agent Ryan's death was the
Cause of the delay in prosecuting the
timber thieves won't hold water. He
had Toole and Chadwick and 500 wit
nesses in Ravalli county to prove these
facts.
l Mr.. Martin Toole, of Darby, Ravall
county, aided Special Agent Ryan L
gather all the evidence and affidavts
: he aided Special Agent Chadwick t.
. do the same. He is here at Darby amt
: doubtless both he and Mr.. Chadwicl
5 are prepared, if called upon, to prov
. all these facts as to the stealing of tn
1O3, 900 900 feet of lumber, and to prov
that more than 100000, 900 more fec
. have been stolen by the same Auacon
:. da company. Why does not Mr.. w. E
Rogers prosecute the thieves with tn
aid of Mr.. Chadwick and Martin Toole
: Echo answers, why? Thomas Carter
: has stayed his hand, for the thieve
:. are the Standard Oil, and Carter
their attorney.
: THIS IS ANOTHER ONE.
g Some 13 years ago the Montana In
provement company was sued by til
government for over million dollar
It for timber stolen from governmei
o land. Bonner, Hammond and Edd
were the company, Carter went to col
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BEN BURROWS CASE.


his old tricks.
BEN BURROWS CASE.
Over at Bozcman lives an old soldier,
infirn and needy, named Ben Burrows.
Ben Burrows, 40 years ago, went forth
at the call of duty and fought for the
stars and stripes and risked his man
hood and his life for his couptry. But
today al he has left in the world is a
horse and wagon, both old and wealth
erbeaten like himself. Last winter he
went out and cut some wood off govern
ment land, about IL cords in all. But
the agents of the interior department,
the slheth hounds of the law, swooped
down on poor old Ben Burrows and fin-
ed him $50 for cutting - cords of wood
to keep this aged and weatherbeaten
old soldier from pauper's grave. The
great and mighty republic thus deals
out punishment to the man that helped
to save it 40 years ago, merely because
he took II cords of wood from the ma
tion's lands. But the Anaconda com
pany has stolenmore than million dol
lars worth and Thomas Carter ant
H. II. Rogers and Mark Hanna preven
the attorney general from prosecutin,
the big thieves. Poor Alden Webster, o
Bozeman was treated just like Bel
J Burrows.
|, Here at Darby lives Reese Overturi
He came here less than 20 years ago t
build up home for himself and hi
! little ones, and by constant and unre
uniting toll and care he succeeded i
making that home. But he had tn
misfortune to encroach on governmen
: timber and he was pounced upon b
: the government agent and fined $500
and to pay off the fines imposed b
!. the slueth hounds of the law poo
4 Overturf had to sell his little sawmi
4 and mortgage the little home he ha
A created
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Tom on Carter
and Timber
More Than One Hundred Million Feet
Of Timber Stolen By Anaconda
Copper Mining Company.
AFFIDAVITSFILED

United States Attorney Rogers Thin Ex
cuse Shown Up by Special lnvestiga-
tion OF the Thiefts IN Rayalli County
and by Sworn Statements In Depart
ment Of Interior.
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Hamilton, Mont, Oct. 26.-In obedi-
ence to your instructions to make
thorough examination of the facts re-
lating to the vast timber thefts Of the
Anaconda company and the evidence
furnished to the department of the in
terror relative thereto, am now pre-
pared to publish the facts that I have
discovered.
In September, 1897, Special Agent
Ryan was sent by the government to
the Bitter Root valley to investigate
the depredations of the Anaconda COM
pany on public lands. It was under
stood he was sent by Senator Carter to
make things hot for Marcus Daily. Mr..
Ryan was instructed to secure the as
sistance of Martin Toole, who for 10
years had been engaged in numbering
in the Bitter Root valley. Martin
Toole and Special Agent Ryan contin-
ued their Investigations for nearly a
year, or until July, 1899, and their in
lvestigations revealed the fact that Is.
lOOO, 900 feet of lumber had been cut off
the government lands examined by
them. Special Agent Ryan sent bun.
dies of affidavits to the department ol
the interior, bearing on this subject
Those affidavits forwarded by Martin
Toole and Special Agent Ryan contain
all the evidence necessary to obtain {
verdict against the Anaconda company
for the 65, ,OOO, 900 feet of timber stoler
off the tract of government land inves
tigated by Martin Toole and Agen
Ryan.
/ Special Agent Ryan, owing to i'll
health, had to leave off the investiga
ton, and the department of the inter
ior, fully alive to the extent of the pir
acy of government timber, sent Spec
ial Agent Chadwick to continue the in
vestigations along with Martin Toole
chadwick and Toole got together fact
and affidavits from August, 1898, til
january, 1899, showing that 5000, 90
It feet had been cut by the Auacond
company off another government tract
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gress, pulled the wires for Bonner,
Hammond and Eddy, and the govern
ment case against the Montana Inn
provement company was dropped.
When Carter became commissioner of
the general land Office he wanted to
help out his friends, Bonner and Ham
nond, aud he issued permits to lum-
ber merchants to cut timber off the
public lands of the nation--the first
time they were ever issued. When
Carter stopped the investigations into
the Colossal Anaconda thefts ne was
living up to his past. When he stayed
the hand of w. B. Rogers he was al
his old tricks.
Evening star., 1900-05-19
THE FINANCES OF CUBA
ITEMIZED STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS
AND EXPENDITURES.
Communication Sent by the Wnr De-
partment to the Senate-Year'x
Surplus About S0.OOO.OOO.

The War Department has sent to the
senate. IN answer to a resolution, an Item
lied statement of the receipts and expendi-
lures of all sorts in Cuba, including salaries
and allowances to officers, since the United
States government assumed control of the
island.
This statement is in extension of a con-
densed one supplied February 15 last, Cen
eral Wood having furnished the details at
the direction of the department. 1t is
shown that the actual cost of the Triscor-
MIA railway, connecting the harbor of Hi-
vtIia with the interior railroad system of
Cuba was altogether S3E6ll. The road
was built in yellow fever time under great
difficulties and in great haste by the chief
quartermasterS of Cuba, and t.le United
States government has been since reim-
bursed from the island revenues The six
miles OF road Were required II pass the
American troops around the city OF Havana,
then infected with yellow fever to the
camps on the uplands. and the actual cost
was S32oOO per mile
Surplus of Nine Millions.
The statement shows that the total re-
cepts from all sources In Cuba for the year
1873 We're Sl3.316.J@. The expenditures are
set down as s7,421,71 719. 1t is explained that
this is sum total for which vouchers had
been audited by the auditor of Cuba His
the civil departments of the island but his
report for other expenditures covers only
the six months from July 1 to December
81 of that year. and the itemized state
ments of these expenditures are submitted
with the statement today. The auditor
promises to supply the report for the first
half year of 1899 in the near future when
it will be sent to the Senate.
OF the islands receipts $15,012. 100 was
made up of customs receipts, $3.50 OPS pos
tai receipts, $16O.SS0 internal revenue and
$2.3, ?Si miscellaneous receipts. OF the ex-
pendftures S211 .232 went to the department
Struction, $2J5.4eD to agricultural and pub
lie works. S640.375 to state and government
si4S.079 to extraordinary expenses and s612.-
29O to post office
The sum Of 81 6SS44 was spent on sani-
ia anon in the half year from July to De-
cember 81, 1899. In the same time the
rural guard cost s506. 152. Barracks and
quarters cost $617. 1856, the customs service
cost s343,9S5. and public works absorbed
S26S.o36 Charities got $262.O92. civil gov
ernment is set down for S164.2S1 and
municipalities $123 lib. The census cost
$211, f01.
Allowances to Military Officers.
The allowances to military officers are
shown in detail, and are nearly all for
small amounts. The 5000 which was said
to have been paid for a house for General
Chaffee was actually expended by the
Quartermaster' department for building
for its own use General Chaffee occupy
ing portion of the building for his mill
tary headquarters as provided for in the
army regulations.
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QUIT WHITE BREAD
COULD NOT GET STRENGTH FROM IT.

COULD NOT GET STRENGTH FROM IT.
An Episcopalian minister of E1lenville n Y
who is interested not only in the spiritual welfare
of his congregation. but in their physical we'll
being also. says: Il do immense
that 1 am using Grape-Nuts breakfast food and
have quit coffee entirely and using Postum
Food Coffee.
health. We have largely abandoned the use Of
white bread. Upward Of twenty-five persons have
changed their diet. my Recommendation. 1t is
gladly given because I know, from personal ex-
perience, whereof l speak,"
1t is well-known fact that white bread is al
most entirely composed Of starch, and this s diff
cult of digestion by many people, particularly those
who have weak intestinal digestion. The result OF
the use Of much white bread is lack of brain and
nervous power to do mental work. and it also
ates intestinal troubles. because the of
starch ferments fn the intestines and makes the
conditions right for the growth of microbes where
Grape-Nuts breakfast food contains the needed
starch, but In a pfedigested form. That Is, 1t Is
transformed into grape sugar in the process OF
manufacture, and delivered in the packages, ready
cooked, and In such shape that 1t is Immediately
assimilated without hard work Of the digestive Or
gsns.
The food also contains the delicate particles of
phosphate Of potash which, combined with albu-
men, is used by nature to make the gray matter
that must be in the cells of the brain and the
nerve throughout the body In order to give
strength and ability to stand long and continuous
work. Both the Postum Food Coffee and Grape
Nuts sold By all arst-class grocerA
Evening star., 1900-05-19

also from the Milwaukee Normal School.
He will graduate in law at Wisconsin this
year.
The first man to face the judges for
Georgetown will be Mr.. d. w. O'Donoghue.
He is District man and graduate of
Georgetown College. having taken his A. B.
there in '97 and A. NJ. in '9S In '97 he had
the bachelors Grafton. Last year he re-
ceived the degree of Phi d. at Georgetown.
and also LIB. from the Law School. His
own voluntary withdrawal was all that
prevented him from being on the Colum-
ban debate last year
Samuel VIM. kfes. second speaker for
Wisconsin, follows Mr.. O'Donoghue. Mr..
Kies was born at Mapleton. Mimi. in 1877.
He graduated from the Oshkosh Normal
School, and was principal of the High
School for two years. He entered the Uni
versity of Wisconsin and finished the
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INTERCOLLEGIATE DEBATE
EVENT OF INTEREST AT LAFAYETTE
SQUARE OPERA HOUSE.
Representatives of wisconsin and
Georsetown Universities, Respeo-
lively, to Compete for Honors.

An intercollegiate event of exceptional in
terest will take place tonight at the Lafay-
ette Square Opera House. when the Uni
versities Of Georgetown and Wisconsin will
Evening star., 1900-05-19
Woods Rea.surtnr Re

Woods Reassurfng Report.
The War Department has received the
following cablegram from General Wood
at Havana:
Registrations for election completed On
the 18th without disturbance throughout
the Island. Situation excellent"
Evening star., 1900-05-19

Mr.. Kirby won the Fulton debating medal
at Boston College. was class orator and
one of the three commencement speakers
At Georgetown he was also masters ora
tor at the commencement of '9S. This Is
the third time that Mr.. Kirby has been
chosen to represent his alma matters in in
tercollegiate contests. and was each time
closing speaker for his side. The other
two occasions were in June, '9j when he
closed the debate for Boston College against
Georgetown, and last year when he was
Closing speaker for Georgetown in the
memorable debate with Columbian.
Managers COylc and Carr.
Accompanying the Wisconsin team as
manager is Mr.. J. ]. Coyle. who is also the
chairman for Wisconsin of the intercollegi-
ate debate committee. He has been in
charge Of the arrangements at the Wiscon-
Evening star., 1900-05-19

MAYOR PHELAN'S STATEMENT.
He Says There is Doubt About Alleged
Plague Cases.
A diSpatch from San Francisco vest erd a v

A dispatch from San Francisco yesterday
says:
Mayor Phelan stated today that the same
conditions prevail when the news
that the Asiatic plague was prevalent here
was published several months ago. Chinese
have died. and some physicians have de-
clared their death was due to plague. Other
doctors said that 1t was not the plague
Mayor Phelan says there is no cause for
alarm. and that ample precautions are being
taken to prevent the spread of the disease
IL it should be found to exist here. He said
no attempt will be made to suppress the
news when the board of health decides that
the plague Is really here.
Evening star., 1900-05-19

spectively. At present he is editor of the
Wisconsin Daily Cardinal.
John ]. Kirby. Georgetown's closing
speaker. halls from Marlborough, Mass,
and is twenty-three years of age. Mr.. kir-
by was graduated from Boston College in
June. 80. and received his A NJ at George
town in June, 81, and his LII. B. last year
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debate about and make 1t la success almost
since the beginning of the school year. and
il this he has been ably assisted by the
other members of the committee, Mr.. Louis
J. Potts and Mr. R. C. Flanagan.
The Wisconsin boys arrived yesterday at
BAD p. m. and were met at the train by the
Georgetown committee. Senator PettuS Of
Louisiana has been chosen as a Judge. but
the other two were not announced up to
last accounts.
The Lafayette Square Orchestra will fur
consin visitors will be invited to supper
at the Shoreham. where the Georgetown
boys will endeavor to assuage the pangs of
conquest in the breasts of their rivals or
else show. If needs be. that they them
selves can gracefully accept defeat.
Complimentary Dinner.
The members Of the University of Wis
consin Association resident in Washington
entertained the men who are to represent
their college in the debate at compliment
tary dinner last evening in the banquet hall
of the Hotel Dewey. The guests numbered
twenty-five. The president of the WASH
inSton association. Representative A c. Bot
kin. acted as toastmaSter. Senator Spooner
Is first vice president of the association. Mr..
A. S. Parkinson. second vice president, and
Mr.. r. c. Coyle. secretary. Toasts We're
responded to by Senator Quarles. Represen-
tative Barney. Mr.. Pratt, Mr.. Coyle and
Mr. Bosshardt Among the guests were:
Messrs G. w. Esterly. L. A Pradt F. w.
hardt. L. c. Manson. W. f. Colladay, E. C.
Balb, a. G. Young, George Esch, H. A.
Ganderson, I. w. Brahamy and r. A. Ell
ward.
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uate class at the Georgetown Law School.
Mr. Theodore w. Brazean will be the
last speaker for the affirmative. Mr.. Bra
zean was born in Grand Rapids, Wis. He
graduatd from the Grand Rapids High
School and entered the University Of Wis
consin. where he graduated in 81. He then
entered the Wisconsin Law School and will
graduate this year. He took part in the
annual joint debate in 1896 and 1897. re-
Evening star., 1900-05-19

holds three degrees from Georgetown. hav-
ing graduated at the head OF his class at
the college In '07. and Is this year can
Mr.. Carr has worked hard to bring this
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course in three years. He concluded the
semi-public and joint debate. and his team
won in the Joint debate, which is the most
important one at Madison that takes place
in the college year. He was commence
ment orator for his class In the univer-
sity, and Is now member of the junior
law class.
The next speaker for the negative is Mr..
James H. Higgins. Mr.. Higgins is a resi-
dent of Rhode Island. where he was born
in 1876. He graduated from the Pawtucket
Hich School In 1894. and in the fall of that
year entered Brown University, Providence,
r. l. He graduated in June, 1898, with the
degree of ABB. While at Brown Mr.. Hig-
prize for excellence in debate, was one of
the three class day speakers and one OF
the six commencement orators He entered
Georgetown Law School in the fall of 1888.
and was one of the representatives Of that
institution on the debating team which de-
feated Columbian University last year.
Mr. Higgins Is member Of the post-grad-
Evening star., 1900-05-19

over. is private ownership and operation OF
electric lighting and gas plants preferable
to system of municipal ownership and
operation: the municipalities to have the
sole right to furnish light for private as
well as public uses. it being conceded that
under municipal ownership all employees
shall be appointed under strict civil service
rules?" Wisconsin upholds the affirmative,
while Georgetown has the negative of the
proposition.
The records Of the two universities In
debate are probably well known by all per
sons interested in such matters. George
town has won many laurels, and has
proved herself invincible in all of the con-
tests the students have entered. Wisconsin
has defeated every prominent institution in
the middle west.
The DebatOrs.
The men who are to represent the west
ern university in this contest are well cal
culated to uphold the brilliant record Of
their alma mater. VIM. NJ. McGrath Of
Wisconsin will be the first speaker. He
was born in Argyle. Wis. in 1878. and
graduated frsm his local high school and
Evening star., 1900-05-19

meet in debate The affair has attracted
widespread attention, and the outcome is
eagerly awaited by the students, alumni
and supporters of the two institutions OF
Elaborate preparations have been
made for the debate, and the young men
who are to represent their respective uni
versities have studied earnestly and care
fully trained themselves for the contest
The question to be discussed is: I'm cities
Of the United States Of $1,000 population or
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-05-22

at the n, Y Ra oket Store you can buy
screen doors at so. %. l 10 aud 81 p; win
dow screens 20, so. IS ard 40c; screen
door hinges tho best at 10c pair; lawn
mowers 10 in So o.; the best clothes
wriugers one dollar and q half. sold
every Were for two dollars and half;
family dial scales weighs 4 ~ to 20 lbs.
one dollar and twenty i've, with SCOOP.
one dollar thirty five; tsble knives and
forks 4Gc set mp to one dollar and fif-
teen; Russells celiuloid handle table
knives one dollar and TWENTY-FIVE set,
Rogers II pvt silver plated table knives
and forks three dollars and half set /;
knives only one dollar ard seyent five
a set; tin lea spoons 10 II set; AiEotta
teas SC a set; solid silver metal teas Zoe a
set; Rogers triple plata one dollar a
set; table spoons 6ouble The price of
teas; hears to 45c pr; tooth brushes
to zoe; side combs 4 to los pr; fancy
black combs 10 to 1Sc; childrens round
combs 3 to Sc; ladies puff combs to l4c;
eye glasses Sc pr; tie best skeleton
frames S5c pr; spectacles good lenses AT d
looks like god and VIII wear like old
40: pr; writing paper , to SC or; en-
velopes 20 sc pack pencil tablets l 10
sc each. composition box ] to s.; we
have special job of ink tablets and
Toe each fine paper ard worth nearly
double; Just received another lot of
laoies hats in the latest shapes another
lot of ladies Oxford shoes Just received.
j. w. CoFFMAN.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-05-22

The Fee Press. in announcing Mr..
B. c. Washington for the Legislature,
pays him the following deservedly hand
some tribute;
In the Candidate column this week will
be found the announcement of Mr.. B. c.
Washington for the House of Delegates.
That he will stand for nomination and for |
election if nominated will be gratifying
to very, very many people of Jefferson
county and elsewhere. Mr. Washington
is so generally and favorably known that
it is superfous for the Press to say any
thing, but it is the custom-we must not
be out of the fashion. Mr. Washington is
a gentleman in the best sense of that term
after the sort that is known as the "Old
Virginia Gentleman "-dignifed, yet cor
dial and courteous to, and considerate of,
men of all conditions. For number of
years "t1ller of the soil, " but since COM
ing to town, engaged in other pursuits.
ever enterprising, philosophical and pro-
gressive. No man in the community bet
ter knows the needs of the whole people
nor has keener interest in their welfare
He is man of culture, of practical wis
dom, fluent and entertaining and force
full speaker. and gifted with his pen as
his contributions to the Reviews and
periodicals of high order attest. He com
mands the respect and admiration of men
everywhere, and as a representative in
the law-making body of the State will be
a credit to Jefferson county. In the days
that tried mems souls" he was brave
and chivalrous and efficient soldier-frst
IN the Bolts Grays," "Stonewall Bri-
gade, afterwards in the 18th Cavalry
with Co. B, (Baylor's) and helped to make
the splendid reputation of that superb
command. During political campaigns
of past years he has been president of the
clubs. not infrequently presiding at pub
lie meetings always in such capacity
dignifed, delicious in introducing public
speakers or in preparing the way for pub
lie discussions or the transaction of bust
ness. and ever superior to conceit, coarse
ness and vulgar assurance Though only
a few days intervene before the primary
election. Mr.. Washington and his friends
will doubtless make an active canvass,
and if they cannot see every voter it will
be because they cannot do impossible
things. If elected to the House of Dele
gates Mr.. Washington will be valuable
constituent part of that body and not :. the
whole thing"