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The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-17

He has had his seat at the coun-
possesses power. ,.
I'll table because he fought ms
yav into the house. We accept
his views worthy OF respect.
no other certificate OF election to
= seat at this table. We respect
no mans views who has not made
Therefore-w we have in this coun-
FRY as factors in its multiplicatlVe
of affairs negroes like Booker !.
Washington, w. II. Concille' W..
:. Vernon, J. w. Lyons, Chas' W
/ Anderson. w. +. b. DeBois. Ed
Norris. John G. Jones. lhos,
Fortman and the late lamented
/ Dunbar.
b. Washington is best known
other race.
in all matters as related to the
has also been the race councillor
at. that which effects us most, he
Foremost in matters of education
accord and called him Leader
whole world has united in one
fidelity are so blended that the
sweet as those of any singer at
that which is best in nature.
Who can deny that the songs
and words OF Dunbar ore not as
a., as a man in whose ability and
, years.
. ed countless numbers in recent
=, lite although prejudice has remov-
has made the negro a prime favor
ed with dog-like fidility to a trus'
Capacity for public service llnE
examplers. We have them II
8 vice, Lyons and Vernon are thu
OF another kind of public ser
: countless numbers ar we'll as thu
public service.
In the field OF financ cthe ncg".
has just begun I omake himsei
s ielt. We have no less than bal
5 a dozen banks owned and con
5 trolled exclusively by negroes
In executive and Legislative bran
ches we have had one Governor o
5 a State no less than 5 L. S. Sena
tors and an endless number o
1 Representatives. RObt TenelI i
4 a Judge in the District court o
4 our National capital and Bostor
boasts of her talented negro judge
Sc we might go on almost in
] definitely enumerating negroes
who hold places in America.
Even when he is a climber. To
see a peak is with him to conceive
a desire to conquer it. Sometimes
| clay.
FRED Z. SPEARMAN
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-17

Miss Alma Bass in company
her mother is visiting in SOU
tbern Kans. She made remarkable
progress in music at Western I'm
lversity last year and will start in
AGAIN when school opens Sept.
the 18th.
Mrs. Walter Parker and Mrs
Hattie Anderson gave surprise
partyon Mrs,M Jacobs on last Wed
nesday evening at tneiS home on
east 9Th ave; A delightful time
was had by all the evening was
spent in dancing games and ect.
The Helena Colored Band GER
tainIy made a hit.
Since wide open gambling is In
vogue the sports are broke,
Geo. M. Lee after his annual va
cation here left for Hunters Spri-
ngs Friday, accompanying Mrs. Lee
as far as Butte.
The Plaindealer man he's a siren.
Gus life with, his better halt gone
On an indefinite visit, his compos'
TOR a June bride and more Work
before him than ever
The Heleua Packing and Provisler
COMPANY is still the best place IL
town to trade
The Band bsys are planning
a monster emancipation celebration
at Central Park Aua. 4th'.
We will pay no Mind to vii
Walkers message until he fully ex
plains himself.
And it is said that LlyodS wa:
the ONLY colorsd individual to helI
o ut in the Grand trades parade
A Colored Taft Club in Heiena
Montana is in line all the time-s
And il seems that our friend
Leatherbury Anaconda failed to
.maks that trip
Toe Marshall Joe Brown and
Wand Cole went to 'Missola las
Sunday where they playeP bal
with the colored team of that
City. Against the regNlar nine
which was here and played the
Athletics earlier ut the season
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-17
Pts ANKLE JOINT.

UP. at the head of Wall St. on
Main is a little old cheap dirty
restaurant which has the the nerve
to put ups sign NO COLORED
Raj SOLICITED. Now any
colored man who would go into
such a cheap dirty joint as THE one
to eat is not fit to ass ciate. with
hogs. And it is only this clacs Of
cheap white trash thar are Away
Ibobbing up with, such notoriety as
the above. The den as itlloohs in
passing aeminds one QGs refuge for
vultnres who feast on carbon and
1t. is a steneA in the nostn5s Of any
man who essay to Rs any thing at
all in the natural event of things 8
place to be shuRped
The Walton, Hotel on State St.
are furnishing those best meals give
them a call.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-17
LOCALS

Trade with tie Helena Packing
Company.
Miss Vera Simmons is now ser
wing as an apprentice in this othc
having taken the first degsee work
of the Printers trade, And before
long expects to be a full Pledged
composition.
Mrs. Mamie Walton Jacobs
who stole a march on all he
acquaintance and got married in
Butte came over from Butte and
visited her parents and friends dur
ing the Carnival.
Mrs. Geo. NJ .Lee aud Mrs. Will
Mason left Friday fol@ an extended
visit in the east, they expect to Be
gone until the latter part OF Sept
Mrs. Lee will her Sister in Chicago
md Mrs. Mason will visit her rel
latives in St. Joseph Mo.
Mrs, William Walker of Bozeman
visited Mrs. &c cevoy during
the Carnival, while here She was
rovally entertained by her friends
4 swell dinner was rendered heL
at Waltons hostelery and she en-
Dyed her trip TO the utmost
The Helena Colored band of which
much has been written about in
these columns made their first ap
pearance in public on last Satur-
day at the big parade, aud to ay
that they made good is putting it
Mildly On every hand there was
nothing but Favorable comment
for the boys who made such a
creditable showing it is now up to
the people of Heleua to encourage
them to futher efforts all along
the line. The follwoing is the roster
of the band, DE Harris Director
III, Taylor assistant; Eulene Clark
Sec. H.Salsbur0 Treas, J.B.Bass
Business Manager.
W, Cole lat. Trombone Jos. Lew
is Tuba; Gus. Mason tenor. JOS.
Smite alto; II. Dillard;. Piccolo
Chas- Johnson Piccolo J.W.Day
Clarinet. E.Johnson. alto Jos.
Brown. Drums H.Price drums
The Band has Temporarily director
giving them intructions by the
name OF Chas., Obr!en
J.W- Jones a member of the fam
ous 2!5th. regiment is a visitor in
the City having came direct from
the PHILIPPINE Islands
j. w. Bush of Bozeman visited
n our city Saturday amp Sunday
and was busy shaking hands with
old friends
1t is an ill wind that blows. no
n any good The. Norris and
Rowe circus which was here last
week took away several of our
very undesirable sitizns.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
STATE AUDITOR
CLOSES A. BANK
Indiana Official Declares the Koscius.
ko County Concsrn Is in
Queer Shape"

Warsaw, Ind, June 5.-Bank Elk.
aminer Charles w. Camp, of Garrett
who, with State Auditor John G. Bill
heimer, has for several days been hold
ing conferences with officials and di
rectors of the Kosciusko County bank
Warsaw, which was closed in the aft
ernoon by the state auditor, at night
ordered payment of outstanding items
stopped.
Cashier Abe Brubaker is out of the
city and the liabilities and assets of
the institution could not be learned
OMcials declare the bank will be reor
ganized, but State Auditor Billheimer
announces that he found the affairs
Of the bank in queer shape" Exam
liner Camp is now going over the
books. Hundreds of persons gathered
in front of the bank to read the notice
posted by the state auditor.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
POLICE RAID NEW
YORK GAMBLERS
Spectacular Scenes Witnessed in the
Heart of tho Theater Dis
trict of Gotham.

New York, June 5.-A spectacular
raid was made late at night on two
houses on West Forty First street,
where it was suspected gambling op-
erations were going on, by a large
force Of police who dashed up In au-
tomobiles and took f1fty-eight prison
ers. The raids were made while the
streets in this section, the heart Of the
theater district, were crowded and the
actions of the two hundred or more
officers soon attracted a great throng.
To insure the capture Of every per-
son found in the suspected houses po-
lice lines were formed around the en-
tire block. Revolvers were flashed
everywhere by police and plain clothes
men and all attempts to escape were
frustrated.
The arrests were made on John Doe
warrants which called for the arrest Of
owners and operators of the houses.
Five men, giving their names as Abra-
ham Levy, Frank Beer, Frank Meehan,
Joseph Brown and Maurice Winslow,
were held on these warrants and the
rest of the prisoners, who had been
taken to the nearst police station, were
afterwards released.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
TWO HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY PERISH
TyphoOn Strikes Fleet of PearIers and
Forty Boats Go Down-Twenty
Whites Die.

Victoria, B. c., June 5.-The Cana
dian Australian liner Manuka has
arrived here bringing news Of the de-
struction of the pearling fleet in a
typhoon off west Australia involving
the loss of forty luggers and 27O lives,
twenty being whites. The disaster
to the pearling luggers occurred
near Thursday island, a typhoon
striking the fleet just as it was start.
ing for the pearling grounds, scattering
the vessels, completely wrecking some
and driving others ashore.
About twenty Australian pearlers
were lost. Other victims were Ma
lays, Manila men, japanese and Kan
akas. Survivors reported narrowing
experiences, some being picked up in
the last stages Of exhaustion having
clung for days to the wrecked hulks,
while sharks followed, waiting for the
exhausted men to drop from the wreck
age.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
LILLEY SHOULD
REMAIN SILENT
Congressman BoutelI Says His Attacks
Upon His Colleagues Cannot
Meet with Approval.

Chicago, June 5.-Congressman II.
S. Boutell. who was chairman of the
house committee which conducted the
submarine boat investigation, in reply
ing to charges made against him by
Representative George E. Lilley, Of
Connecticut, said that there was only
one feature Of Mr.. Lilley's statement
that called for reply from him or
from any other member of the COM
mittee.
II should prefer to say nothing"
said Mr.. BouteN, but others than my
self are involved and Mr. Lilley has
called down his punishment upon his
own head. Nothing would now be so
becoming in him as silence, and
nothing would be so much appreciated
by his friends and relatives. There
Is nothing that he can say under the
present conditions but what he and
all who are interested in him will re-
gret.
Before adjournment Of congress
Mr.. Lilley had three months after the
Introduction of the resolution in which
to express his views and suspicious.
either on the f1oor of the house or un-
der oath before the investigating COM
mittee. The present continuation Of
his attacks upon his colleagues cannot
therefore meet with the approval of
honorable men,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
POLICE SUSPECT
MURDER OF WOMAN
Appleton, Wis, Stirred by Mysterious
Death of Mrs. Grunert, Re-
GENTLY Divorced.

Appleton, Wis, June 5.-The Hfeless
body of Mrs Minnie Grunert was
found in sitting position in closet
at her home at night. A small cord
circling her neck and attached to hat
rack had apparently caused strangula-
ton. District Attorney Rooney and
the police are Of the opinion that Mrs.
Grunert was murdered. A coroner's s
jury will make an investigation.
Paul Krause, from whom Mrs.
Grunert was divorced a few weeks
ago, is in Jail here awaiting trial on
a charge of arson, preferred against
him two months ago. He is accused
of having fired his wife's home. He
was out on bail, but his bondsmen
surrendered him and he was arrested
Two hours later his wife's body was
found.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05

THE NEWS IN BRIEF

The clubhouse of the Buffalo Yacht
club, stationed at Point Abtno. Buffa.
10, was burned. Loss, $1,000.
Bishop George y. Gillespie of the
western Michigan diocese submitted to
the annual convention of the diocese
a request to be relieved of his duties
and suggested Bishop J. n. Mccormick
as his successor.
Children in east side schools in New
York have been found to be suffering
from hunger and means have been
taken to provide relief.
In the United States district court
at Springfield, the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad company was
hned 500 OH each of three charges of
violating the twenty -elght-hour law
which provides against cruel treatment
of cattle in transit.
Oliver Fl. T. Belmont is gravely i'll
Of appendicitis at his country home
Meadow Brook, L. l.
Benjamin Thomas resigned from
the presidency Of the Chicago and
Western Indiana and Belt railway of
Chicago, because of criticism Of his
work.
The pipeshop of the Best Manufac.
turing company, Pittsburg, was de.
stroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000.
The Michigan and Indiana Retail
Coal association concluded its annual
meeting at Detroit, after voting to
change the headquarters from Benton
Harbor to Detroit, Mich.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
Much Wanted.

The following advertisement, quoted
from a Boston paper of date early in
the nineteenth century by Mr.. Janson
that the domestic problem Is not one
of modern manufacture. But what
mistress Of today would dare to i'm
pose such conditions on the hindrance
in the kitchen?
Much Wanted: a neat, well behaved
female to do kitchen work in = small
She may pray and sing hymns. but
not over the dishkettle. She may go
to meeting. but not belong to the con-
gregation of midnight worshipers.
Inquire at Repertory office. near Bos-
ton
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
a Natural Fortress.

In the northern part of Madagascar
Is the most remarkable natural fortress
in the world. 1t is occupied by wild
tribe who call themselves the People Of
the Rocks. The fortress is lofty and
precipitous rock Of enormous size, 1000
feet high and eight square miles in
area. Its sides are 80 steep that It
cannot be climbed without artificial
means. Within it is hollow, and the
only entrance is by a subterranean
passage.-St. James Gazette.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
Hammond Quits His Job.
Arrested as a Burglar.

Chicago, June 5.-Frank Stanley,
ed by the Denver police on charges Of
committing numerous burglaries and
robberies, was arrested at Peck place
and State street by detectives. Stan
ley claims that he Is a graduate of the
Bradford High school in Bradford, Pa,
and that his parents are wealthy. He
confessed, the police say, that he COM
mitted more than twenty burglaries in
Denver
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
Changed Conditions Created
by the New Cur
rency Law.
TAX On GOVERNMENT DEPOSITS
Seyenty-Two Million Dollars Upon
Which the Banks Must
Pay Interest.
Similar Amount Rests In National De.
positOries Not Subject t0 the
Tax-The Probable Rate
of Interest.

Washington, June 5.-Under the
terms OF the new currency law passed
by congress banks in which funds oi
the government are deposited must
pay interest on them. An exception
Is made of banking associations des
ignated as national repositories, in
which funds are placed strictly for the
use Of the government.
There is outstanding about 2,OOO,.
600 Of government fnnds on which in.
terest must be paid by banks, and by
an odd coincidence a similar amount
rests in repositories not subject to the
tax.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
Damaging Floods in Montana.

Butte. Mont. June 5.-TTain serv-
Ice In Montana is in state of demoral-
ization unequalled in the history of
railroading in the northwest. The
Northern Pacific and st. Paul right Of
way west of Deer Lodge is hidd/n un-
der water or washed out. The Mis-,
soula river is steadily rising as the re-
suit Of heavy rains, the river being
nine feet above the normal stage.
Butte is in darkness as the result of
the bursting of Whites dam below the
city, flooding the power plant.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
Wife Finds Suicides Body.

st. Paul. Mimi, June 5.-George
Henry Ranney, secretary and treasurer
of the Scribner Libbey company, iron
cornice manufacturers, committed sui
eide In his apartments at the Angus
Hotel. His body WIS found hanging
from a parlor door by his wife, and
two children shortly before Z o'clock.
Melancholia is believed to have been
responsible. His family Is prominent
in st. Paul society.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
No Freight Rate Increase July 1 .

Washington, June 6.-The Interstate
commerce commission announced that
there will be no important increases
of freight rates July 1. The date has
passed when notices Of increases, ef-
fective July 1, can be filed with the
commission and no important increases
have been announced. The commission
believes the roads have given up any
plans they may have had to increase
rates
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
State Owns Made Land.

Chicago, June 5.-Master in Chan.
Gerry Holland has decided that the
state owns 92.79 acres of land made
by the Illinois Steel company, in pro-
ceedings brought by the states attor.
ney, and holds that the value of the
land amounts to 1887 900. Custer pro-
ceedings against the steel company are
now probable.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
Congressman Lanning Indicted.

Norwalk, O., June 5.-Ten indict-
ments have been returned against
Congressman ]. f. Lanning, formerly
vice president and a director of the
defunct Ohio Trust company. Seven
Of these charge embezzlement and
three obtaining money under false
pTetenSeS.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
"Million Dollar Freight" Wrecked.

New York, June 5.-Five men were
injured early in the day when the
Adams Express fast freight, known as
the million Dollar freight" on the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad, crashed into a switch engine
on sharp curve at the Port Morris
freight yards at One Hundred and
1hirty-Second street and Willow ave-
nue. The engineers Of both trains
were arrested, charged with negli-
gence.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05

There is an old fashioned word that
ought to come into use again-thrift.
There are a distressing number of
shiftless people in the world, and,
while we shall call no names, we hope
every reader will pause at this para
graph and think seriously Of thrift and
sbiftlessness-Atch Globe.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
Member of Staff of France
Militaire Tries to Muir
der Him.
VICTIM NOT BADLY WOUNDED
Placing of ZoIa's Body in the
Pantheon Accompanied by
Great Disorder.
Dreyfus Shot at Conclusion of Cere.
monies-Muoh Excitement In
Paris and More Trouble
Is Feared.

Paris, June 5.-Disorder attended
the placing of the body of Emile Zola
In the Pantheon.
AT the conclusion Of the ceremony
In connection with the burial and
while the procession was emerging
from the portico to witness the detile
Of the troops a member Of the staff cf
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
No Eight. Hour Law in Prison.

New York, June 5.-In the supreme
court at White Plains Justice Mill:
dismissed the case of John n. Rohrs
4 convict at Sing Sing, who sued c
v. Collins, state superintendent of prfs.
ons, and other officials for $4,000 fol
making him work more than eigh,
hours a day at the prison, which he
contended was in violation OF the state
law.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05

Cettinje, Montenegro, June 5.-Sen-
sational testimony involving Crown
Prince George of Servia, in a conspir-
acy against Montenegro, has been Civ
en- at the trial Of thirty two prisoners
charged with revolutionary activity
In connection with the discovery of a
store Of bombs In Cettinje last year.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
THE WEATHER

Following is the official weather
forecast up to o'clock tonight:
Illinois and Indiana-Showers and
thunderstorms; rising temperature.
Lower Michigan--Increasin cloudi.
ness with possibly showers.
Wisconsin-Probably showers and
thunderstorms; warmer In east por.
ton.
Iowa-Partly cloudy with showers
and thunderstorms probably in east
and central portions.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
Fears for World Autoists.

Paris, June 5.-Some alarm is be-
ginning to be felt in Paris owing to
the long silence of the contestants in
the New York to Paris race. They
were last heard from at remote point
in Siberia. That was five days ago,
and an appeal to the Russian commit
tee Of the race has been made to in
stitute an inquiry along the line Of the
Transsiberan railroad.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
Lion Walks Out OF His Cage.

Greenwich, Conn, June 5.-At the
close Of the afternoon performance of
Washburn's circus here lion, the
door of whose cage had in some way
become unfastened, walked out of the
cage and out Of the tent into the
crowd. The animal appeared to be
more frightened than the people and
was led back TO lis cage by an attache
Of the circus.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
HospitaI Floor ColIapses,

Pittsburg, Pa, June 5.-The fifth
floor of the new Homeopathic hospital
fell with a crash early in the day,
twisting the heavy girders. The dam-
age is estimated at 100000. The
completed hospital will cost S1,OOO,COO
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
Storms Cost Half a Million.

Vernon, Tex, June 5.-Damage to
growing vegetation and to property in
excess Of half million dollars. it Is
estimated, has resulted from storms
of wind, hail and rain. which have
been general over this vicinity for the
past several days.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
Holds Onion To he q Trust.

ST. Louis. June 5.-On the ground
that the Beer Drivers and Stable
mems Union No. 43, of this city, Is 4
trust, Judge Foster in the circuit court
dismissed a suit to have a receiver ap-
pointed for the organization. The suit
was brought collectively by number
Of members recently dismissed from
the union, following a dispute within
IFS ranks
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
Greet New Public Printer.

Bloomington, Ill, June 5.-John 8.
Leech, the newly appointed public
printer, arrived in Bloomington, his
old home. en- route to Washington. He
was given a notable reception by old
friends. Newspaper men and printers
gave him banquet at night.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
First Vessel Is 1t Nome.

Seattle, Wash, June 5.-The steam
er Corwin, form Seattle, for the ninth
consecutive year has been the first
vessel to reach Nome. The Corwin has
Just arrived at the mining city, making
the voyage in twenty-three days and
eighteen hours For the last week the
Corwin was working through the ice.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
Bank Robbers Get $4,000.

Tulsa, Okla, June 5. - Robbers
cracked the safe OF the Bank of Fair
land, thirty miles east of here. and es-
capped with $4,000. The robbery was
committed by three men who escaped
on horseback. Posses are in pursuit
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
A Little Ball.

Cassidy-Ah. well, no wan kin pre-
vint waits past an gone. Casey-Ye
could If ye only acted quick enough.
Cassidy-Go long, man! How could
yer? Casey-Stop it before it happens.
kansas City Independent.