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HE FOUND SOME LETTERS
AN AWFUL TRAGEDY AT HELENA
Harold NJ. Cole, n Representative
Mining Man, Shoots Himself
and His Wife.

Helena, Mont, Feb 17.-Harold NJ.
Cole, assistant superintendent at the East
Helena smelter, is dead in an undertake
er's establishment. and Olive Mayne Cole,
his wife, is at her home NOR ally wounded
as the result of shots fired by the hus-
band
Mrs. Cole is young and handsome The
theory is that the husband found some
correspondence belonging to his wife and
that there was a quarrel and then the
tragedy. -
Harold NJ. Cole was one of the promi-
nent young mining men of the state. He
had been with the smelling company since
1893, coming to Montana from New York.
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library boards are concerned: and the
reference was made by request.
Two new bills were introduced. One,
by Representative Morley, amends the dog
tax law passed at the last session, MAX
ing it's enactments in the several counties
of the state dependent upon the will OF
the county commissioners, and providing
that the money raised under it's provi-
sions, in excess of the amount needed to
pay for sheep killed by dogs, shall apply
on the road and bridge fund This bill
was given its second reading and placed
on general orders
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NINE TIMES TOO HIGH

DR.. Kimball Corrects the South Da-
kota Incorporation Report.
Neac York Ss.a, Special Sercice -.
Boston, Feb. IFS. A. Kimball, who is
mentioned in dispatches from the west as
one OF the directors in $90O,O00,0OO con-
Germ incorporated in South Dakota to
handle meat products, when seen at his
home here said:
Yes, am interested in the incorporation OF
the company. am one Of it's directors. l am
not in position, however, to discuss the
plans of the company. The reported capital
ization at 5000, 0O0,0 900 is quite excessive. The
capitalization is more nearly about 500, 0OO,-
0OO l have been connected with a company
and the present scheme is virtually reor-
ganization, but cannot tell you about that.
|. will say, though, that the new company
has very strong financial backing in New
York.
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A. BOER TRAP
British Walk Neatly Into 1t and Lose
Heavily,

Pretoria, Feb: 17.-One hundred and
fifty mounted infantrymen while patroll-
ing the Kip river, south of Johannes
burg, Feb. Fl, surrounded farmhouse
where they suspected Beers were in hid
ing. single Boer broke away from the
house and the British started to pursue
him. The Boer climbed kopje, the Brit
ish following. Immediately a heavy fire
was opened upon them from three Sides
The British found themselves in a trap
and in position where they were unable
to make any defense. Eight of the Brit
ish officers made a gallant effort and de-
Tended the ridge with carbines. and revolt
vers until they were overpowered. The
British had two officers and ten men
killed and several officers and forty men
wounded before the force was able to
fall back under cover of a blockhouse. O..
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AUSTRIANS PLAN A FETE,

Special to The Journal
Ironwood, Mich, Feb. 1.-THE Austrians
of this city are planning to entertain the
Austrian consul general here in the near flu
ture. It is expected that 5000 Of their conn
trymen will be in the line of march -Satur
day was the largest pay day in Ironwood
since the Oliver company assumed charge Of
the Norrie group, about s137 900 being paid
out.-fhe Oliver company is sinking two new
shafts on its Norrie properties.
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CUT DOWN IN TIME
Alleged FOrger In q Great Falls Jail
Hangs Himself.

Great Falls, Mont, Feb. 17.-Forger
Fred Manor made a desperate effort to
commit suicide in the general cell in the
county jail early yesterday. With the
rope used by the prisoners as a clothes
line he hanged himself to one Of the upper
bars of the cell. His body swaying
against the side of the cell, awakened the
other prisoners, who rescued him.
Manor is awaiting trial for the forging
of thirteen checks amounting to about
$500.
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BOBLETER BILL TABLED
A Motion to Reconsider Is Side.
Tracked.

Motion to Reconsider Is Side
Tracked.
In the senate this afternoon Senator
Miller moved to reconsider the vote by
which H. F. IL was passed. This is the
bill releasing Colonel Bobleter from LA
bility on his bond as state treasurer.
the table, which prevailed, and the mat
ter there rested for the day.
On general orders the senate then took
up the bin appropriating $4,000 for the
use of Attorney General Douglas in fight
ing the railroad merger. After facetlous
speech by Senator Ives, the committee
recommended the bill to pass, which ad-
vances it to the calendar. The senate then
adjourned.
Another Il. & w. Comm issiOn Bill.
Senator Halvorsen. introduced bill in
the senate this afternoon providing for
the appointment of members of the rail-
road and warehouse commission by the
governor. 1t was ent to the committee,
and both it and the MCGOWAN bill will
probably be reported for indefinite post
pOnement tomorrow.
Senator Stockwell introduced a bill au-
thorizng the social democratic party to
change it's name to the socialist party.
This, of course, is aimed to prevent ignor-
ant democratic voters from scratching the
names of socialistic candidates by mis-
take. Being a party measure, and demo-
cratic, the bill will never pass.
Senator Schaller presented a bill
amending the primary election law SO as
to make it imperative in towns and vii
lagos of less than 5000 Inhabitants as far
as municipal elections are concerned.
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TOOK NO CHANCES.

SptClaI 70 Tue journal. ]
Sioux City, Iowa. Feb. Thames McDon-.
aid, farmer OF sSmithland, aged 80. took no
chances when he married, on Saturday, Mrs.
Elizabeth Landon, aged 30. Before the we'd
ding ceremony the couple went before no.
tary public and signed an agreement that
neither one should ever claim any, interest
in the others property, and that each should
be empowered to handle his own property
without consulting the other.
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COMES BACK AGAIN
Mrs. Gait Reelected President of the
Women Suffrasists.

Women suffragists.
Washington, Feb. 17.-Interest in this
mornings session Of the National Wom-
ans Suffrage association attached princi-
pally to the election of officers for the en-
suing year. which resulted:
President. Carrie Chapman Gait, New York
honorary presidents, Elizabeth Cady Stanton
New York; Susan B. Anthony, Rochester
N: Y; vice presdent-at-large, Rev. Anna II
Shaw, Philadelphia; corresponding secretary
Kate M: Gordon, New York; recording secre,
tary' Alice Stone Blackwell, Boston; treas
tors Laura Clay, Lexington, KY: Mrs Nav
j. Coggeshall, Des Moines, Iowa.
Except in the case of the second auditor
Dr. Smith Eaton, declining a reelection
all the old officers were reelected.
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Mr.. FARGO CAVES
Three Days In Jail Brought Him to
the Courts Terms.

OpeCIdI 20 ne JCL THU.
Deadwood. S. D., Feb. 17-Charles G..
Fargo has signed the deed conveying to
the Elkhorn railroad a piece of real estate
in ;Deadwood, after spending three days in
the Lawrence county Jail for contempt Of
court, The contempt. lay in lis refusal
to make the conveyance in compliance
with an order of.the court. He was given
the alternative Of signing the deed or pay
ing fine of $500 and be committed to
jail until the payment of the fine. Upon
his signing the transfer the court re-
mitted the fine and Mr.. Fargo was given
his liberty.
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THEY'RE FOR cRoNK
Sioux Falls Elks IndOrse the Candi-
dacy of Omaha Man.

Special to The Journal.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 1.-THE candi-
dacy of George P. Cronk of Omaha for the
position OF grand exalted ruler OF the Elks
has been officially indorsed by the Sioux
Falls lodge of Elks. The local Elks were
firm supporters OF Grand Exalted Ruler
Pickett of Waterloo, Iowa, when he was
elected, and they believe that the Om;a ha
man will win at the coming meeting. The
have appointed committee to have
charge Of the arrangements for the dedi-
cation of their handsome new lodge and
club building, which is rapidly nearing
completion.
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BOAT NAMED FOR HILL

Special to The Journal.
Hastings Mimi, Feb 17-Captain R. C.
Libbey has a crew working upon the cabin of
his new steamboat, which will be christened
the 81 j. Hiil."-The VIC. T. u will OBJ
serve Willard Day tomorrow evening with
an interesting program, including remarks by
the ministers, Mrs 3. Critchett and others
The funeral Of the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George Carisch was held this. after
noon at 2:3o o'clock, Rev. P. H. Linley ON
ciatinS.
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ONCE LIVED IN MINNEAPOLIS.
Mason City, Iowa, Feb 17.-Bert Lund,
shoemaker, shot himself in fit of despon-
dency, dying instantly. He had consumption
and came to Mason City from Minneapolis.
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SNOW AND WIND

Eastern States Again Made to Rea-
1ize That Summer Is Afar.
New York, Feb. 17.-Snow, which began
in the early hours of the morning, devel-
oped into storm and 614 inches have
fallen. The snow was accompanied by q
strong northeast wind, but there was only
slight drop in the temperature. High
lands, Sandy Hook and Quarantine observ-
ing stations reported a northerly gale
blowing. AS the wind is off shore, wrecks
will not be so likely to occur on the Long
Island and New Jersey coasts as during
the last gale. The storm extends over the
middle and New England states.
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DULUTH-A man supposed to be Walter
Reese If West Superior, was drowned in Lake
Superior while skating.-The Kelley-How
Hardware company has bought 100 feet front
ing on Fifth avenue west for S3O. OOo and will
erect a seven-story building
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Washington Small Talk.

S1NdlE
Second Lieutenant Fred L. Perry has been
ordered for recruiting duty to Des Moines.
George Towle of Park River, N. D., started
home to-day. He had been in Boston On
business and stopped in Washington "a few
days sight seeing.
nesota to-day for weeks business trip.
Henry J. Gjertsen OF Minneapolis has left
for home, after spending only one day in
Washington. He visited the capitol where
he saw several of the members of the Mime
sofa delegation, but If he was after anything
he kept his own counsel pretty we'll, SO far
as the newspaper men were concerned. It
was probably nothing more than a flying
call, Mr.. Gjertsen was on his way home
from New York.
The suit of the Standing Rock Indians to
prevent the going into effect of the grazing
contracts on their reservation, has been con-
tinued to Feb q, owing to the illness of
Justice Barnard of the supreme court of the
District Of Columbia, before whom the pro-
ceedings were brought
Rural free delivery service is ordered estab-
tional route at Winnebago City, Faribault
COUNTY. to begin April l..
Representative Burke called at the White
House to-day and introduced Indian Agents
somers, of Lower Brule, and Chamberlain, of
CroWC reek, to the president.
S. G. Dewell has been recommended for re-
appointment as postmaster at Pierre This
is Mr.. Burkes home city and he made the
selection, which Endorsed by the other
u1cluUSIS VI tue uGleSdtlOu.
The South Dakota delegation will appear
tomorrow before the house committee on
military affairs in behalf of the bill for the
establishment of a branch soldiers home at
Hot Springs S. D. This bill has passed the
senate and the delegation hopes to have it out
Of committee and through the house this ses-
scn.58
Representative Tawney to-day argued for a
favorable report on the oeo bill, before the
senate committee agriculture. The COM
mittee has devoted three days to hearings,
which will end tomorrow. There Is little
doubt of favorable report
Representative McCleary is confined to his
apartments with heavy cold. He secured a
pair on the vote on the revenue repeal bill
rule
Postmasters appointed to-day; Minnesota
Lydia, Scott county, G. H. Miller Cherry
Grove, Fillmore county, Christopher Pieten-
pol. Iowa-Coalville Webster county, E. B..
Burke; Jerome, Appanoose county, w. s. Fox
Wisconsin-Cedar Falls, Dunn county, J. F.
Miller; Norske, Waupaca county, A. l.. Lar
son; Patterson, Polk county, G. A. Nelson.
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Washington, Feb. 1.-THE severe storm
which started on the Florida coast Fri
day night and ranged along the coast in
a northward direction is now central off
the coast of New Jersey. The storm is in
creasing in fury as it moves north through
New York state and New England, and in
it's wake during the next twenty or
thirty-six hours, according to the bureau
predictions, will be heavy snow falls
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REMEMBERED employees

AliIloha1re SODA Fountain Man Ap-
preciated Faithful Service.
iyeso Yorzo Sun speo,aI Service
Boston, Feb. 17.-By the will of the
late James w. Tufts, millionaire soda
fountain manufacturer and president of
the American Soda Fountain company,
$4,000 is divided among old and trusted
employees Of his company. In addition
Mr.. Tufts left 500 to each domestic
servant on his several estates. His estate
is valued at $4,000, 600.
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ct CLOUD-The committee sent by the
ora mite nroducers to st. Paul to confer with
the railroads in an effort to secure more IA
yorable freight rates for st. Clouds leading
nrodnct has returned with assurances that
the concessions asked will be granted
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WON BY RIoTING.
Trieste, Austria, Feb 1T.-The strikers here
resumed work to-day, their remands having
been conceded.
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ALBERT LEA-The residence of ]. A. COM
stock was burned. The loss is $500 or 81, 900,
with $500 insurance on the house and 5000
on the contents,
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BABCOCK Representative Richard
son, the democratic floor
IS G0MRED loadnr hic cnontS

~ BABCOCK Representative Richard
son, the democratic floor
IS COMBED leader, paid his respects
to Mr.. Babcock of Wis
consin in the debate to-day on the ques-
ton of adopting the rule for the consid-
Grafton of the war revenue repeal bill.
Babcock had just made short speech, an
nouncing that he would vote for the rule.
but would at the earliest opportunity
press his bill for reducing duties on iron
and steel. Mr. Richardson said the only
opportunity there could be in this con-
gress to reduce iron and steel or any
tariff duties would come while the war
revenue repeal was being considered. ana
that if the rule for which Babcock in
tended to vote was adopted, as it prob
ably would be- that would be the last Of
tariff revision so far as this congress was
concerned. He accused Babcock of in
consistency, of permitting his hands to be
tied and predicted that the peopleof his
district would scrutinize his vote of to-
day very closely and call him to account
for it.
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MARSHALL-The Congregational church
has extended call to Rev. ]. w. Vallantyne.
now of Buffalo, Mimi.
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MINNESOTA

BUFFALO-Bonds to the amount of S., 500
have been voted to enlarge the schoolhouse.
DODGE CENTER--M. l.. Thuet's store
was broken into and several small articles
taken.
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SENATE And
PHILIPPINES
Continued From First Page.

sixth district of Minnesota, for instance,
with Stearns county's 5000 to 1000 Ger
man democratic majority, it is figured that
proper circulation of the Wheeler speech
will be of great help to the republican
congressional nominee this fall and there
is series Of close districts elsewhere
which will be similarly affected, notably
in Illinois, Wisconsin. Michigan. Missouri
and Ohio Many of the close districts are
now represented by republicans The re-
republican politicians that Prince Henry
gress is unusually large, but in the 'off
year. there is always great danger of re-
lapse to democracy and that danger is
all the greater at time such as the
present, when the general republican pol
icy, as shown in congress, is being so Sc
verely criticized.
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Every Exerti0n
q Task

There is failure of the strength
to do and the power to endure; a
feeling of weakness all over the
body.
The vital functions are impaired,
food does not nourish, and the
whole system is run down.
A medicine that strengthens the
stomach, perfects digestion, invig-
CRATES and tones is needed.
What Hoods Sarsaparilla did for Mrs. L. B.
Garland, Shady. Tenn, it has done for Others
She took it when she was all run down . with.
out appetite. losing flesh. and unable to do
her work. 1t restored her appetite. increased
her weight. and made her we'll and strong.
This is her own unsolicited statement
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Secretary Hitchcock to-
day sent to the house "a
full report on the orders
issued by the interior de-
partment and Indian Of
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TO-Iuy's New Bills.

IO-uaE>S Ne" Bills.
H. r. IS, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $4,000
for the payment of wolf b6untes. Referred TO
committee reception OF bills.
H. F. 80. Notwithstanding the dog law Of
1901. Placed on general orders.
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REDUCED
INDIAN
RATIONs


down of rations to Indians under the new
policy of making the Indians self-support-
ing as far as possible. He reports that
letters of inquiry on this subject were sent
to the agent at Blackfeet, Mont, later to
the Sioux agencies in the Dakotas and SUBJ
sequently to all other agents throughout
the United States. In each case the agents
were Instructed to go over the ration
rolls and erase therefrom all Indians who
are wholly selfsupporting. They We're then
instructed to regulate rations issued to
the necessities Of the recipients. The let
ter says: .t
There is one important consideration Ra-
tions must not be issued to those who have
no disposition to attempt to support them
selves. The law and regulation to this effect
are old, but in many seem to have
been hcnored more in the breech than in
observance. Nevertheless they are good and
should be enforced as far as possible. The
time is rapidly approaching when every able
bodied Indian must depend upon his own re-
sources for a living.
The secretary also transmitted a state
ment Of rations distributed to the Rose
bud Indians in South Dakota, together
with supplies purchased from and for
these Indians.
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SSiloIllaeils.
They Show No Structural Defects, Exhibit No
Evidence Of Real Disease Because they
Arc TAGGED, Lazy or Contrary,
They Won't Work.

Food Lies in them for Hours Deoopong Rottng Fermenting
Forming Noxous Compounds that Poison the System and
Overtax those Organs that Have Eliminate Instead
Nutritious Chyss that will Enrich the May
the Various Tissues and Structures Of the Body.
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RIVERS AND The river and harbor
appropriation bill will
HARBORS probably be completed
the latter part Of this
week. The committee has tentatively
agreed upon the amounts to be appropri
ated for projects on the Atlantic and gulf
coast and great lakes and is now consid-
ering Pacific coast projects. Information
regarding appropriations is withheld by
the members, but from what can be
learned, it is probable that this years
bill will be about equal to that reported
last year in the amount Of appropriations.
1t will provide about 100000 600 cash and
$50, 100000 in contracts. Representative
Fletcher is satisfied that an increase of
the cost of lock and dam work will be pro-
vided for and that the completion of the
reservoirs at the head waters Of the Mis-
sissippi will be approved.
w W Jermane
The age-herald., 1902-04-29
PROTEST AGAINST SALE
 OF MULES TO ENGLAND

for the people of the South African re- publics in the brutal war being proseeut- ed for their destruction by the English monarch. whose purpose has always been the extirpatlon of republics from the race of the earth.
 That we express our abhorrenee ana detestatIon of the reconcentrado system, so called by which England Is charged in her present war on South African re- publics of visiting the calamities of war upon the inhabitants of the Transvaal and Orange Free State without regard to age, sex or condition, and using such reconcentrado camps for defensive mili- tary purposes, which we denounce as cowardly and unchiyalrous.
 Further that we urge President Roose- welt to put a stop to the exportation of horses and mules for the purpose of help ing Great Britain to exterminate the brave and heroic people of the South African republscs
 That we hereby request the governor of our state following the patriotic exam pie of the governor of the neighboring state of Illinois, to issue a proclamation to all citizens of this state calling their attention to the sufferings of the Boer women and children in the reconcentrado camps and urging them to raise fund for their relief, and that the mayors of all the large cities in the state and such other prominent citizens In the state as the governor may select be appointed as trustees to receive donations to such fund"