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The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18
CARL SCHURZISD DEAD.
FAMOUS SOLDIER AND PUBLiCiST
Died IN new YORK CITY.
Was United States Minister TO Spain
in 1sef-Resigned and was Made q
Several Newspapers and Held Sew.
eral High Political Offices.

Carl Schurz, the noted publiclst
died Sunday morning in New York
city. His family was at the bedside
He had been I'D a week or more.
He was born at Liblar. near Co
lOgne, Germany. March 2. 1920. He
received a university education in
Germany and in this country was Civ
In degrees by Harvard. the University
Of Missouri and Columbia university.
While a young man he published a
liberal newspaper at Bonn and took
part in the revolutionary movements
in 1888. He was compelled u leave
Bonn in 1549 and he Joined the revo-
lutionary army, but finally had { fee
10 Switzerland. He was a newspaper
correspondent in Paris in 1851. Later
he was a teacher in London. He mar
ried Margaretta Meyer in Hamburg in
1852. He came 70 the United States
In 1852 and settled in WatertoWn.
Wis. He was defeated as republican
candidate for lieutenant governor Of
Wisconsin In 1857. He was a member
Of the national republican convention
IN 1860 and became United States min
lister to Spain in 1861, but resigned to
enter the Union army. He was made
~brigadier general in 1862 and major
general March IA, 1863. He was com
mander Of a division at second Bull
Run and Charlottesville n a corps
at Gettysburg.
In l-s5-GG he was Washington cor
respondent Of the New York Tribune.
He founded the Detroit Post In 1866.
but became editor Of the st. Louis
Westliche Post in 1867.
In 1868 he was temporary chairman
Of the national republican convention
al Chicago. From 1869 to 1875 he was
United States senator from Missouri.
SchurZ vas one OF the organizers
the liberal party in 1872. He pre- !
Iided owe the convention at Cincin- :
iati which nominated Horace Greeley
or president. In 1876 he supported
rutherford b. Hayes. republican. for 0
resident. He was secretary Of the j
Interior during the administration of [
iayes. From 1881 to 1884 he was edi h
or Of the New York Evening Post. d
lie was one Of the leaders Of the in. d
dependent movement in 1884. He sup
orted Cleveland for president. From u
sS2 to 1901 he al president Of the 81
National Civil Service Reform league. p
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18

Kellogg, Idaho, May I6.-Ben Oar.
wln' hardly 80, was killed in a saloon
near b railroad station here, by
sandy Lamb. Theories differ as TO
whether the dead man was killed bv a
bullet or dubbed either with a revolt
yer or blunt instrument. A %coronor's
Jury attributed the murder to Lamb.
Both men had been drinking.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18
FERRIS WHEEL is NO MORE.
Wonder Of Two Worlds Fairs is
Destroyed by Dynamite.

Blown 10 pieces by a monster
charge Of dynamite. the Ferris wheel
came to an ig~nominious end recently,
after a varied career Of 13 years. At
its ending It was unwept and unsung.
Constructed as one Of the engineer
ing feats Of a century, # first was a
feature Of the Chicago worlds fair in
1893.
Then for a long period Of monumen-
tai and Improbable inactivity il tow
cred in an amusement park at North
Clark street and Wrightwood avenue,
IL finally was removed to st. Louis
10 form for the second time the huge
mechanical marvel Of a great expo
sition.
For more than a month heavy wag-
ons aden with 1900 tons of steel Of
its construction numbered through
Chicago streets. The old wheel. which
had become st. Louis white elepbant |
dies hard. 1t required 200 pounds of
dynamite to put 1t out Of business.
The first charge was explode under
the supports Of the north side Of the
structure, wreckinn it's foundation and
permitting the wheel to drop to the
ground. a matter Of but a few feet.
AS the wheel settled IL slowly turn
with it's bottom as a and
then after tOttering a moment like a
giant in distress, It collapsed
slowly and within a few minutes It
a tangled mass Of steel and iron
80 or 40 feet high. The huge axle,
'elghing "A tons, dropped slowly witt
me remnants Of the wheel, crushing
ne smaller braces and steel frame
work. When the mass stopped set.
ing 1t bore no resemblance to the
Vheel which was SO familiar to Chi
ago and st. Louis and the 500. 900
musements seekers from all over
world in the days when 1t was in
peration, who made the trip to the
op OF its height Of 264 feet and then I
lowly around and down to the start. /
ng place !
Following the blast that wrecked
he wheel, but which failed to sbatter
8 foundations came an explosion of b
mother charge of 100 pounds of 0
ynamlte. The stocks were sunk in I
oles drilled in the concrete founda- b
that supported the pillars on the D
orth side of the wheel. II
The wheel was the wonder of two o
%1ntinents by reaso OF it's cost of Il
10000. its dimensions and its utter a
.5elessness. It a the rival of the n
ifei tower of Paris. Chicago was H
au o get rid OF 1t and st. Louis is
"a to have witnessed its destruction
it'll satisfaction.
george Washington Gale Ferris n.
'esident Of a Pittsburg engineering u,
m originated the idea Of the wheel :,
at bore his name. and adapting the -
instructive principals Of steel bridges -
its erection. he
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18

D. :. Hill, president of the Great
Northern railroad. says he expects 10
nave a line completed from Winnipeo
10 the coast by the time the Grand
Irunk Pacific had reached Winnipeg.
which means by the the fall of 1907
said that he had no intention of in.
yadlng eastern Canada, but would use
me Canadian Pacific railroad and
Grand Trunk Pacific.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18
Methodists to Give Million.

Inc raising Of a fund OF a million
dollars to rebuild the etbodis
Episcopal churches in San Francisco
and at other points on the Pacific coast
Is contemplated In the org~anization
OF a Methodist laymen's legion at
Cincinatti.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18

AS a result of the crusade
some time ago by the women ~ rauo
gambling in that place is comn1oeI
closed. 'eIy
Three houses we're struck by li,h.
ming recently at Athena. One %
heaviest thunderstorms ever we
enced in that vicinity prevailed
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18

Kamloops, b. c., May I5.-The train
robbers who held up the Canadian Pa
cihc train last week have been can
tured. One man was wounded in the
fight with mounted police. The latter
surrounded the bandits and compelled
their surrender.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18
MONTANA soUIss.

Morrison K. Wilson, a well known
pioneer rancher of the upper Yellow.
stone valley recently committed sui.
eide by shooting. Wilson had lived
alone on the ranch for the past 20
years.
me third annual meeting of the
Montana State Bankers association
VIII be held this year in the CITY of
Great Falls, August % and %.
A. }. Earring, president of the Chi.
cago' Milwaukee & st. Paul railway
recently made a tour through the Mus.
selshell country in Montana. driving
between Harlowton and Miles CITY. the
proposed route of the railroad.
IL was one hundred in the shade one
day last week at Havre.
carried through one of the six 3.
root pipes which are temporarily cor
Veying the main channel of the Mis-.
slurt river under the workings of the
ne" dam being constructed near Hell.
ena' was the experience of a 10 year
old boy named Potter Sunday He
was picked up. supposedly dead. but
soon recovered, none the worse for
MS trying experience.
Carbon county will hold a four DAYS
iair this year in Red Lodge. The dates
nave been fixed for September II to
II inclusive.
corporal Tanner, commander in
chief of G. A. R., is to visit Montana
IN ne near future.
FolloWing an illness of several
LnohIhs' William Matthes of Silver
BOW a pioneer resident of Montana.
uied recently. He was six~ty-four wears
1879. 'H'er DO" Since
Inc resignation of Eugene Carroll
IS the representative of silver Row
upon the board of directors of
ne montana State Fair association
las e e sent in.
me seeing Butte" car on the sys-
OF the Butte Street Car company
nade its first trip Nav IL
All the school buildings in Anaconda
ave oeen fumigated to prevent the
pread OF diphtheria.
ninIngs gets the next years Christ
meeting.
me Northern Pacific railway has
ehhltely decided to erect a large
lmmer resort at Gardiner.
an VI the properties involved in the
nIe ntlgation recently settled will
: operated either by the Butte Coali-
u company or the Amalgamated CON.
This will add many men to the
ute payrolls.
lhg inquiry at Billings fails to
ATE the party who is alleged to
Alanaped Ii boys from Denver
took Them to work in the sugar
ct helds, as reported.
The cleanup of the Barnes-Kine. at
snoaIl' for the last month is about
0 Zoo, and the usual dividend will he
In a few days. In addition
'nls the company will add a large
u 10 lts surplus fund The Barnes
ne Is taxing out ore of higher grade
usual, and the cleanup next month
eAPected to be in excess of $50. 900.
9 Kendall is also in richer ore than
laI, q the new bodies are showing
Oe'ter even than was expected.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18
Jewels Worth $4,000 Gone.

Philadelphia.-Mrs. Edward 7.
Weich, wife of a prominent banker.
a notified the police of the loss of
rare and costly jewels. which were
stolen from the suburban home at
chestnut hill. The value OF the gems
II said to be more than $4,000. A for.
mer butler is suspected.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18
Are Mining Hard Cal

scranton, Pa.-Work was generally
resumed Monday at practicable om :,
q anthracite c%ollieries. All of N.
imported men have been Skinned
away and almost all evidene. of the,-
occupancy OF the collieries has beon
removed. mas Deen
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18

Wenatchee, Wash. May 17.-Caueht
by the terrific rush of water pouring
trough the canyon of the Columbia at
Rock Island rapids 10 miles below this
city, the steamer Selkirk met her fate
on the rocks. She lies a total wreck
the bed Of the river. The crew and
others aboard escaped with their lives
and without being injured.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18
OREGON ITEMS.

N Z. Horton, Pendleton manaeer .,
.ne Blue Mountain creamery. Is miss.
ing, and also some 5000 belongtng -
81. Z. Harper proprietor of the cream
Sharles Schuyler and George Hail
desperate robbers heavily armed w.
captured by Sheriff Taylor near Rina
ham Springs. Ding
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18
Another Revolution Is On.

Reports have reached the state de-
partment Of the organiratio, ~
another revolution movement direct.
ed against the government 10 Presi.
dent Caceres OF santo Domingo.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18

You a fatten a dear, sweet sister
INTO a saint on an amount OF religious
angel food that wouldn't suffice TO
Keep a full grown man from swearing
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-18

loves sacrifices are life's most sat
isfying luxuries.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08

Tor Charlie. He tried to evade the
order, but the sergeant was too sharp
for him, and he had to go out without
time to take of his shirt. For some
unfortunate reason or other the gen.
era1 was unusually cross that day,
and gave us a very severe drill FL
nally, forming the brigade in square,
he ordered double quick around, and
when we got around all of US were in
a good lively sweat On marching
into camp the colonel dismissed us
without the usual parade. and we got
supper and went to bed, the best of
US completely tired out Some time
in the night Charlie walked us all up
to help him get that darned shirt of
The starch had become moistened by
the excessive perspiration and stuck
to him all over like tar. We succeed
ed at last in getting it OFF, though at
the expense of considerable skin and
more profanity, greatly to the amuse-
ment of the boys Charlie was so
wroth that he Immediately made up
a fire in the stove and burned the
shirt, but it was a long time before
he heard the last of that billed shirt"
Poor Charlie, who was a brave lad,
now sleeps in the sunny south, but
| shall never forget him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08
CHARLES sTARcHED SHIRT.
As an Article of Soldier Toilet 1t Was
Not a Success.

Charlie G. and George F. were two
of the oldest boys we had in Com
pany~K, and the most successful for
agers-sometimes too successful
tentimes carrying off things they had
no earthly use for several miles, and
just as likely as not, if they got tired
of the load, dropping it on the way
and leaving it, says a writer in the
American Tribune. Once they went
out and were gone two days, no one
knew where. Late in the afternoon of
the second day the two boys-for
neither was more than IS years of
age-toiled YEARLY into camp with
load they might have gone twice for
They had, besides their arms, which
they never went without, an old-fash-
toned Franklin stove, complete with
an oven, the necessary frying pan,
pots, kettles, stove-pipes, flat-irons,
etc, and a fair assortment of crockery
to match, the whole slung on two
poles they had cut in the woods
Never was the result of a foraging eX-
petition more welcome, as we just
needed a good stove to make us COM
Portable in our winter quarters, though
what on earth Charlie-they were his
pet selection-wanted with the fiat
irons we could not guess. Charlie
had also obtained complete suit of
clothing, and regarded them with spe-
cial pride. After we had successfully
finished the disagreeable job of put
ting up the stove and fitting the pipes
"a thing we had never succeeded in
doing at home without the help of a
woman-Charlie washed himself, and,
going away for a few moments, soon
strutted back rugged out in as mar
velous a suit as ever met our wonder
ing eyes. The neatness of the fit
would have done honor to a Chatham
street Jew, for, while Charlie was
rather diminutive in size, the suit had
evidently been made for giant. A
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08

So-called wandering pains" may
come from its early stages, or the
presence of danger may be made mani
fest by profuse monthly periods, accom-
panied by unusual pain, from the
abdomen through the groin and thighs.
If you have mysterious pains, if there
are indications of Inflammation or dis
placement, secure a bottle of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound right
away and begin its use.
Mrs. Pinkham. of Lynn, Mass, will
give you her advice if you will write
her about yourself. She is the daugh-
ter-in-law of Lydia E. Pinkham and
for twenty five years has been advising
sick women free of charge.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
6 take the liberty to congratulate you on
the success 1 have had with your wonderful
medicine. Eighteen months ago my periods
stopped. Shortly after 1 felt so badly that
l submitted to a thorough examination by
physician and was told that / had tnmor
and would have to undergo an operation.
Soon after read one Of your advertise
ments and decided to give Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound a trial. After
taking five bottles directed the tumor is
entirely gone. 1 have been examined by
physician and he says have no signs of a
tumor now. 1t has also brought my periods
around once more, and 1 am entirely
weH."-Fannie d. Fox, Chestnut Street,
Bradford, Pa
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08
Baseball in EnQIand,

Baseball seems as slow in taking
root in England as cricket is in this
country. Yet it has a good start and
the prediction is made that before the
summer ends there will be 20 league
clubs in Great Britain. The game
was introduced in England in 1874,
when the Philadelphia Athletics and
the Bostons made a tour of the coun-
try. In 1889 a game of baseball was
played on the historic Kensington
oval, with the present king in at
tendance. Buffalo Bills cowboys
played several games in England
afterwards. Later the National Base
ball association was formed and also
the incorporated London Baseball
association. During the nineties, five
clubs were playing regularly in and
about London. A few weeks ago a
match game was played in London.
except the catchers. The American
boys who are in England with Rhodes
scholarships are doing much to de-
velop the game there. AS yet the Eng
1ishmen do not seem able to master
the art of the catcher. Neither do
they understand the slang of the
game, which adds so much to it's en-
5oyment- The spectators also miss
many of the fine points of the sport
says the Cleveland Leader. Baseball
may grow on King Edwards islands,
but there is little likelihood that it
viii supersede cricket
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08
DIAMONDS IN UNITED STATES
Stones to the Value of $500 Found in
Single Year.

Never in the history of the United
States has there been such a demand
for diamonds as there was in 1903.
Large quantities were imported, but
the country produced none.
In 1903 it produced diamonds to the
value of $50, in 1901 it had an output
worth 500. in 1900 its production was
valued at $3.50, and in 1899 the coun-
try boosted native diamonds to the
value of $500.
Diamonds have been discovered in
the United States in four different re-
gions, but their actual place of orr
gin is unknown. All have been found
in loose and superficial deposits. and
all accidentally.
It is not at all improbable, how
ever, that some day the original
sources of this queen of gems may be
discovered. The high price of dia-
monds has made the recent search for
these precious stones in the United
States and Canada keener than ever
MISUNDERSTANDING American.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08

pair of corduroy knee breeches, Tapped
at the waist, loosely-hanging folds of
the shadbelliest of waistcoats sug-
gested a convenient receptacle to
Charlie on his promised expeditions
for the good things which would en-
able us to make the best use of our
newly acquired stove, a swallow-tailed
blue coat with brass buttons-which
If it was made for the prince of
Wales" must have been kept for his
Sunday suit, for 1T looked as spick and
span as though just from the tailor
seemed to be vainly hunting like a
claw-hammer for nail in the ground
Charlie evidently delighted most in
this patriotic-colored acquisition, for
he kept ceaselessly turning round and
round to display it to us in all its
glory. bell-crowned beaver of am
pie proportions came down over his
eyes, and his mouth was effectually
shut up in the folds of an enormous
collar and stock, which obliged him
to hold his head as high as possible.
We had plenty of fun out of Charlie
that day. He had on also a home
spun tow-linen shirt, to which the
enormous collar was attached After
wearing it for some time as a night
shirt, he finally decided to wash it.
We had general wash day, going out
to creek near by, with a kettle to
heat the water. One day, after 1 had
finished. Charlie filled the kettle about
half full of water and hung it over
the fire to heat. 1 sat near by busily
whiting at pipe. waiting for my
clothes to dry. When the water be-
came sufficiently heated Charlie pro-
duced package of starch, and empty
ing the whole of it's contents into the
kettle, stirred it steadily with a stick
until the mixture was at the boiling
point Taking the shirt, which he had
Just washed, he plunged it into the
pot and stirred it vigorously until he
thought it was sufficiently ''starched. -
He then took it out, and when it was
cool enough wrung it and hung
1t up to dry. When finished the
shirt was SO stiff that it would
stand alone. All our chatting
amounted to nothing. as the only re-
ply we could get out Of Charlie was
that he was doing just as he had seen
Marin" do at home. The shirt stood
for several days against the pole at
the back of the hut Charlie asked
for a pass one day to go to town He
had managed to get on the shirt and
to fix himself up pretty sprucely for
his expected visit. and was waiting
for his pass. wnen suddenly an or
der came for brigade drill in heavy
marching order. There was no help
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08
Renewing a Kansas War Relic.

The old stone schoolhouse at Mound
City, the county seat of Linn county
is to be RACED and the materials in its
walls used to improve the public high
ways, says the Wilson County Citizen
The building was erected about the
beginning of the rebellion, probably
in 1851 The only conflict between
regular federal and confederate troops
fought on Kansas soil and called a
battle occurred on Mine Greek, near
Mound City, October 25, 1864 The
schoolhouse to be dismantled was
used as a hospital at the time of the
battle, ambulances from Mine Creek
carrying both union and confederate
wounded soldiers to the shelter of its
walls for care and treatment, a num-
Der of them dying in the building.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08
All Like to Travel.

In fact. the bulk of the summer ex-
odus business is pure restlessness or
the result OF the ordinary human love
of travel The practice of going
somewhere" in summer is a mere ex-
cuse in the majority of cases for the
qualification of the nomadic instinct.
We lack the frankness In this respect
that the poor Mexican peon possesses.
Since railroads were introduced in
Mexico, with their amazingly cheap
fhird-class cars, which the roads are
compelled by law to carry, all Mexi-
cans travel when they can rake or
scrape the price. 1t does not matter
to them where they go. If somehow
the peon becomes possessed of rs
cents. he takes bag of acorns and a
blanket. goes to the nearest railroad
station, puts down the silver and says:
Viaje por seis realesi" which means,
Six bits worth of travelt" And the
agent sells him a ticket to any point
that he can reach with that amount
of money Thither, blissfully, he
goes. and trusts to the Lord to get
him back again. somehow, some time.
We are not exactly like this Mexican
pecn. says the New York Mail, be-
cause he takes his idle voyage at any
old time. We take ours in the hot
weather and call it a summer out.
ing"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-08
The French in the Sahara.
KANSAS

The activity of the French in the
Sahara is the marvel of recent ex-
ploration. They claim more than two
present prospects are that they will
seek out and map every sand dune.
well and grazing area throughout
their domain within the next two or
three years. The latest flying trip
has been made by Capt. Flye Sainte-
Marie, who has Travelled west and east
through the heart of the desert, his
outgoing and return routes being
from so to 100 miles apart and near
1y every mile of the way leading
through regions never seen before
by an explorer excepting where he
crossed the north and south tracks
of other travellers. He ascertained
the lay of the land throughout this
long unknown tract and discovered
a number of excellent wells that are
believed to have been the source OF
water supply for the nomad robber
bands that have made a practice OF
swooping down upon merchant cara
vans which had time to wonder, even
as they were being plundered, from
what mysterious source those fellows
managed to replenish their water
bags. The French have practically
put an end to banditism in the Sahara,
and one of their most effective ex-
pedients is to guard the wells against
all those whose business on the road
is not manifestly legitimate. If the
does not take more rapid pace, says
the New York Sun, large areas of
1t will still remain untraversed and
unknown when every important fea-
ture of the Sahara will have been
spread out on good maps for the in
formation of the world