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the Test, Stret, Mis tt ýtorteftae at Missoula, 1r q ondq.. l satil matter UBUC .RIPTION RATES (in Advance) . .........,.. 8 .: on. e year .............. 1.00 added for foreign oountries. TELEPHONE NUMBER 4ssii ess Ottfie 110 Editorial Rooms VUSCRISERS' PAPERS 'The MiJiians is anxious to give the bet carlier servioe; therefore sub .triee are requested to report faulty *.*vuey at once. In ordering paper 5aWed to new address please give old addr.sa also. Money orders and checks aeolid be made payable to The Mis 'e5llila Publishing Company. W DNMSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1o90. WELL DONE. tWere could be nothing more satie. lAetory than the result of the special eleotion yeestrday, unless the ballots hbad been oast unanimously in favor of the railway and light franchises. A 'tn-to-one vote is pretty good; it tamps Missoula as a progressive city, wilitng to. take advantage of every op -peitnity to further her Interests and liherallfy disposed toward those who are willing to co-operate with her. The city has expressed confidence in Mr. Clark and his associates. Now it is up to them to act as quickly and as decislvely as Missoula has done. The MissouliaL believes that the railway will be built quickly and that the con fidene of the city will be found to have been well placed. The vote was certainly gratifying to those who are Interested In the progress of the city. DIRECT NOMINATIONS. At Helena yesterday, Senator Don Ian started the ball rolling for the nomination of federal senators by di rect vote of the people. The Donlan bill, as we understand it, will avoid the cosnpilation that has risen in Ore go: It differs from the Oregon pri mary law In that It provides that the primary elections shall be held on party lines, each political organization making its own nomination; the Ore. gon law makes the candidate having the hfghest vote the choice, regard less of party; the result of this has been that the republican legislature finds Itself compelled to vote for a demoorat for the federal senate. Mon tana was among the first of the states to go on record in favor of the election of enators by popular vote: for ten years or more, each legislature has forward ed to congress a memorial, urging the submission of a constitutional amend ment that would change the method of eleoting senators; these memorials are a matter of record at Washington. but that is all. The Donlan bill, if it becomes a law, will afford the people an opportunity to express their prof ereeoe in the matter of the selection of a senator. It is a measure that will receive general approval. DISSOLUTION IMMINENT. While Mr. Taft by his good-natured "lixing" is demonstrating to the peo pie of the south that they have had, in many Instances, a wrong idea of the folks north of the line, there is a more vigorous campaign going on for the dissolution of the solidity of the sosth. It is true that commercial and iadustrial conditions have already greatly weakened this solidity, but there are, among the more progressive people of the south, men who are earn estly endeavoring to break down the wall of seclusion which the south built about itself a generation ago. In the January number of the North American Review, Hannis Taylor, in an artiole entitled, "The Solid South a National Calamity," deplores the fact that by almost exclusive attention to an issue which is purely local the south has deliberately withheld itself from exercising its rightful influence in the determination of national af fairs. Dr. Taylor, himself a southern man, urges his fellow southerners to broaden the scope of their political in terests, and he sees in the growing im portanoe of southern industries an in fluence which will ultimately compel southerners to range themselves with their northern brethern in the attempt to insure wise and sane national poll nce irespective of local prepossessions sad prejudices. He says: "The solid south has ceased to be of any value to anybody. The time has arrived when the dullest and most blgoted mind must perelive that po Utiel readjustment and realignment are for the south an imperious neses dit. The solidity of the south, on seo tisasn lines, is a calamity to the na ties as a whole, because it prevents the reincorporation of a section, once na revolt, in such a way as to wipe out the last vestiges of the civil war. The aolidty of the south, on sectional Unes. t a calamity to the south herself: l ost, because it makes political success et that basis impossible; second, be epas t beeps her In the attitude of s oeguered province, so far as the sipikihi at her leading statesmen for the supreme offtces is concerned; third. bemaee it dwarfs her political geniaus .s abnarmal conditions that pre that ind of competition out of which her great men arose la the past. While the south still has many verb abie men at Washingtun, the oamment ia general that the one-party system is thinning their ranks every year." ANOTHER ATTEMPT. New Mexico and Arizona are mak ing another effort to obtain admission to statehood; they are working to. gether this time, but their effort is not for joint statehood; they want to set up housekeeping in separate estab lishments. During the holiday recess of congress, the plans of the territor les were carefully laid and there will be a determined endeavor to carry oat the design; the managers of the move ment are hopeful; it is sixty years since New Mexico made her first ap plication for statehood and for half that time Arizona has been knocking at the door. At the beginning of each congress they have renewed their ap peals; once they came near to success on the joint-statehood plan. The op position to their statehood has come from eastern members, who have not been willing to concede that the terri tories are ripe for statehood. The back ers of the present movement are cer tain that this opposition has dwindled to an insignificant factor. They claim the support of the president and of practically all of the western members of congress. But the shortness of the present session and the large amount of other work do not augur well for the success of the statehood plans at this time. And there is the eastern opposition to be reckoned with; this is doubtless greater than the territor ies estimate. MIGHTY USEFUL. There are many ways in which a thamber of commerce may make it self useful to the community which it represents; in Missoula the local or ganization has in several Instances given practical illustration of the ef fectiveness of its work. It has re mained, however, for the chamber of commerce of Atlanta to find a new line of usefulness; this orllisation is now enacting the role of a peacemaker. The trouble which the Atlanta cham ber is to settle has developed from the proposed visit of President-elect Taft which is scheduled for next week. Mr. Taft has agreed to address the col ored population and there has risen a contention between the "swells" of the colored colony and the "'ommons" and the rumpus is a warm one. Bishop Gains, the leader of the aristocrats, went ahead and arranged for the Taft meeting to be held in his church with admission privileges extended only to college professors, ministers, property owners and others of the upper crust. Then the "commons" got busy, rented a great convention hall and announced that the meeting would-be open to all colored persons, the only credentials necessary being a black skill. The fight got so warm that it seemed Im possible of adjustment and the warring factions have decided to refer the whole matter to the chamber of com merce and have agreed to abide by its decision. Which goes to show that a chamber of commerce is a good thing to have in the family. Announcement is made that Senator Foraker will pursue his opposition to the president's Brownsville policy aft er March 4. A few more supreme court decisions like that of Monday will spoil Foraker's job before he gets at it. Senator Bailey is so uncompromising ly oposed to Roosevelt that he wouldn't vote for the Italian relief appropria tion. Roosevelt started the break in the solid sotr h and the Bailey type is passing. McMillan, former Montana newspa per reporter and later Goldfield mil lionaire, Is finishing his course by running away to escape a gambling debt Before considering the relief of It aly the Montana legislature had to take up the question of the relief of the anxiety of applicants for Jobs. The message of Governor Norris covers many important matters and will receive the careful consideration that it merits. In the midst of a cold wave there are worse places than Missoula. Hel onu. for instance, and Blossburg. In the Standard 0il case It is now a matter of backing away for a new start, but the fight isn't ended. The cold wave never touched Uncle Charlie Harnois; the work in the new theater went faster than ever. The vote was 10 to 1; now it is a 10 to 1 shot that there will be care run ning in the summer. The barriers of factionalism and sec tarianism crumble in the fact of dis aster like Italy's. The operation that hurt Castro most was not the one performed by the Ger man surgeons. Missoula will grow, not because of the dead weight she has to carry, but in spite of it. When the January storm comes next year you can cross the bridge in an electric car. Will somebody now make a motion that it be declared unanimous? The victory is a triumph for the chamber of commerce, as well. It was cold in Missoula, but it was a good deal colder elsewhere. And your Uncle Pat Reilly is not such a poor guesser, either. The returns from the election make a noise like real progress. The rapid growth of Missoula will be more rapid now. It isn't so much how cold it is, as how cold you feel. Missoula didn't stutter when she spoke. Now, Mr. Wharton, it is up to you. Electricty spells progress. TYPHOID OEYELOPS IN STRICKEN MESSINA (Continued From Page One.) .nade to cover the expense thereof. '"ayard Cutting, Jr., one of the con .,ular officers of the United States in italy and who is personally familiar with the devastated region, is acting as the agent of the American Red .:ross. He is supplied with the neces sary funds, so that personal assistance nay be extended at his discretion to Americans who have been over whelmed by the disaster. "Contributions are still coming in rapidly, and it seems to be evident .hat the collections through the Red 2ross will reach half a million dol lars." Contribute $1,000. Postmaster General and Mrs. Meyer today contributed $1,000 to the earth quake suffererers through the Red C'ross. The Christian Herald con tributed $50,000. Subscriptions by states received by thic Amerlan l Red Cross to date in clude the following: California, $80,170; Illinois, $26,876; Missouri, $25,052; Washington, $1,450; Nebraska, $1,000; Indiana, $659: Montana, $174; Colo rado, $100; Kansas, $100; Texas, $61; Iowa, $5; Utah, $5; South Dakota. $1. Frisco's Contribution. San l'ranlcisco, Jan. 5.-San Fran 'l.sco's contrlbutlon:s to the relief of 'he Itallan earthquake sufferers now rnount to $114,162. according to the "lgur,"s given out tonight by the Red Cross. This includes the $50,000 from 'ho San Francisco earthquake relif fund. FLAGSHIP CONNECTICUT SAILS TOWARD NAPLES Port Said, Janz. 5.-The itinerary of the American battleship fleet, under Rear Admiral Sperry, has been chang,'d in consequence of the Italian earthquake. The new program is as follows: The battleships Connecticut, as the flagship of the fleet, Vermont and Mlnnesota will leave here at Midnight tonlght direct for Naples. Steaming at the rate of 14 knots the Connecti cut will arrive next Saturday. The ,tihr vessels will follow, making the I'est spe'ed they call. Upon arriving at Naples Admiral Sperry will confer wilth the authorities and offer the iervices of the vessels at his conm meand. Italians to Donate. Special to The Daily Missoulian. Wallace, Idaho, Jan. 5.-Italians of the Coeur d'Alenes will donate more than $500 to the sufferers in earth quake-stricken Italy: Already a fund of over $250 has been raised in Wal lace alone and a local committee is now sending representatives to all mining towns in this region to make a thorough canvass for additional sub scriptions. Expresses Thanks Washington, Jan. 6.-Count Tavernas, the president of the Italian Red Cross, has cabled to President Taft of the American Red Cross society express ing thanks of the Italian society for the contributions of the American peo pie toward the relief of the Italian earthquake sufferers. PRIVATE SLUTMII IS COSTLY VENTURE (Continued From Page One.) satisfactory. There is, as you will see in the contract, the right to cancel the contract at the end of 30 days and thus save half of the expense, should it turn out that the effort is wholly useless. You will find written ont the back of the contract a formal indorsement and authorizatlon by you to proceed, in order that the men may be withdrawn and paid from the ap propriation there mentioned. "Very sincerely yours "WILLIAM H. TAFT." Some Innocent. Secretary Wright's letter covers fully the employment of t3rown and iahltwin. He says that since the dis charge order was promulgated numer ous applications for re-enlistment had been made by soldiers who asserted their innocence of participation in the lirownsville affailr. It appeared to the department, says Secretary Wright, that some of the members were innocent, and for that reason the contract was made with Brown under which he was to associate Baldwin with him and undertake an inde pendent investigation of the affair. UNIONS ARE WINNERS. Helena, Jan. 5.-Montana labor un ions won victories in two cases in the federal court here today, both be ing the result of the labor troubles of the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company and its employes several months ago. Arguments on the grant ing of the permanent injunction on ex ceptions to the report of Master in Chancery O. T. Crane and on the mo tion to file a cross-bill and supple mental answer in both cases were made before Judge Hunt yesterday. After the arguments had been made by the attorneys for both sides, the Judge took the matter under advise ment and this morning announced his decision. MORLEY 18 ELECTED. Helena, Jan. S.-The state board of railroad commissioners has been re organized with the Induction into of rice of the new members. ,. A. Mor ley of Butte becomes chairman, while R. K. McLaren of Belfry succeeds R. t. Howry as secretary. "I CAN'T REMEMBER" SAYS HAINS WITNESS DEVILOPS A FAULTY MEMORY UNDER CROSS EXAMINATION. Flushing, N. Y., Jan. 5.-New light was thrown on the relations of Wil liam E. Annis and Mrs. Claudia Hains in the trial of Thornton J. Mains to day when the defendant under exam ination declared that several years ago, in Marblehead, Mass., he became aware that Annis and Mrs. Hains had stopped at the same hotel. Questioned by Jus tice Crane, Thornton Mains said he never spoke of the relations between Hrs. Hains and Annis to Captain Hains and had remained silent on the matter until last spring. The fabric of the case of the defense was badly torn today when Thornton Hains, un der sharp cross-examination by the state's Attorney, made many damag ing admissions. His jaunty manner quickly disappeared under the fire of the prosecutor's interrogations and several times he admitted that he could not remember the minor details of the same testimony he had given yester day. Once, in plaintiff voice, Hains said: "I can't remember. I never was so tired in my life. I have been five months in prison and I am worn out." BLIZZARD HITS STATE AND CITY ;Continued from Page One.) about three hours late. No. 1, which was caught in the storm's fury in central Montana, was reported in definitely late and cannot reach here before 9 o'clock this morning. From the west the delay was not so marked, although passenger trains were far from on time. An accident, due to the severity of the weather, was reported at the Cen tral school, where one of the steam pipes had burst, necessitating the dis missal of the students until repairs to the damaged heating apparatus could be made. Restive ifom the piercing cold and willing to "shy" at any old thing, a horse attached to the transfer wagon of John Nottingham bgcame fright ened at the movements of the steam engine which is engaged in clearing the ground in the vicinity of the new bridge site, and ran furiously across the temporary bridge. A wheel was torn off by the bridge rail, further frightening thu 'steed, which plunged frantically as it wrenched the thills free from the body of the wagon. The driver was thrown bodily from the vehicle, but fortunately sustained no severe injuries. The horses belonging to Otto Quast refused to stand against the bitter blast and broke into a run while the man in charge was making a delivery. The frightened anlnials ran from South Fourth street down the incline toward the river and chased along the bank of the stream to the new Mil waukee warehouse, where the wagon vas overturned and rendered a com plete wreck, a milk famine on the south side being the result. Early this morning a report was received by the Northern Pacific offi lials to the effect that the blow cock on engine 1210 had frozen up and ex )loded, projecting a stream of steam and water through the window and, In the language of 4he sender of the nessage, was "inundating" the build lng. The Weather. A good idea of the prevailing weath er in Missoula can be obtained by reference to the following observations of the day: Maximum .................... 2 Minimum .................. ... At 6 a. m. Thermometer .... ............ 5 Barometer ........ ..........26.81 At 6 p. m. Thermometer ....... ..... 3 Barometer ...............26,73 Low Temperatures. Butte, Jan. 6.-Temperatures rang ing from 10 below zero to 40 below prevailed throughout Montana from early morning today up to 8 o'clock this evening. Three Mile, below this city, registered 32 below at 9 o'clock this morning, while in Butte it was 18 below. At Armstead the temperature reached 40 below, while higher in the mountains this figure may have been exceeded. The lowest temperature in Helena was 22 below; at Flesher, in Lewis and Clark county, 36; Dillon, 20; Great Falls, from 25 to 10. The temperature shows almost a perpen dicular drop of about 60 degrees in the course of 24 hours. Stock will not suffer much unless the cold spell con tinues. The record low temperature of the storm is that at Blossburg, on the summit of the continental divide, where lust night it was reported 42 below. Storm Delays Trains. Butte, Jan. 6.-Overland train ser vice on the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern is in a bad condition as the result of the prevailing storm. Northern Pacific trains are many hours behind their schedules, the westbound North Coast Limited be ing reported 10 hours late. Great Northern traffic is greatly interfered with by interruption of telegraph ser vice and by drifting snow. Inoreases in Intensity. Washington, Jan. 5.-A storm, which is centered in the Pacific coast region, is causing general precipitation from the Rocky mountain region westward to the coast. The northwestern cold wave has continued to increase in in tensity and has steadily advanced eastward and southward. Its influ ence is now felt eastward as far as Michigan and Illinois and southward over Missouri, Kansas and eastern Colorado. Very low temperatures are reported throughout the northwest. The indications are that the cold wave will continue its movement east and south, causing decidedly colder weather over the eastern half of the country during Wednesdayand a cold wave on the Atlantic coast and east gulf section. Temverature will begin to moderate in the northwest Wednesdar. HCold Weather Sale For the next few daya we will sell our heavy overcoats and suits at greatly reduced prices. A few of these overcoats are fur trimmed, which add a great deal to the appearance and warmth of these splendid garments. In order to get them out of the store we have cut the prices down to just half their regular value. We have a varied stock of heavy "Mackinaws," and flannel and woolen shirts. The prices on these goods have also been cut in such a manner as to make them more than "bargains." These prices will tell you that you can save money by coming here. Read them over, then oome and see the goods. $45 Plush ined, Fur Trimmed Overcoats $22.50 $35 Plush Lined, Fur Trimmed Overcoats $17.50 $32 Quilted Lined, Fur Collared Overcoats $16.00 These Overcoats Are Stylish, Up to Date and Guaranteed We have ten heavy winter suits, all hand tailored, and of latest patterns and styles. These sulte are worth all the way from $12.00 down to $24.00. During this sale they will be said at prices ranging from $15.00 to $10.00 See Our Fine New Line of Men's Furnishings W. J. SCOTT, 322 Higgins Avenue COMMISSION RAISES LEAGUE RATING BASEBALL O8LONS ACQUIESCE WHEN MINORS FUSS OVER CLASSIFICATION. Cincinnati, Jan. 5.-Unless some thing that is not anticipated happens tomorrow morning the clouds that have hovered over the baseball sit uation will have passed away and there will be no baseball war. The finishing touches of an otherwise in teresting meeting will be made by the national baseball commission tomor row. Today the commission, in con Junction with the National associa tion, decided to accede to the requests of the Eastern league and the Ameri can association in all but one partic ular, that being that the two leagdtes be made a third party to the national agreement and be given representation on the national commission. The Eastern league and American association sought the privilege of being put in a class higher than class A, and this was allowed. The class is termed double A. The Pacific Coast league is also raised to this class. It was agreed that they be allowed to govern their internal affairs, al though still a member of the national association, that they be allowed to draft from class A leagues and those beneath class A, under certain con ditions laid down by the national commission, and that they be allowed certain territorial rights, to be de cided upon by the commission tomor row. The national commission today re instated James B. Sebring, ineligible fuor the past four years because of his association with the Tri-state league, on condition that he pay into the funds of the national commission the sum of $200. If he is to go out of the Trl-state league, he will also have to pay the Cincinnati National league club the amount due said club by the player. being approximately $650. This payment is to be made through an agreement between the player, the club disposing of his services and the club securing his services. Joseph Ward, also ineligible because of his Tri-state connections, was re instated today. He is required to pay a fine of $300. Ward was formerly with the Philadelphia National league club, having violated his contract two years ago. MANY AGED PEOPLE Endorse Vinol as the Best Body Builder and Strength Creator Any Old Person Can Take. "At 75 years of age I became so run down and weak that I was discour aged. I had taken many different tonics and medicines which were pro scribed for me without gaining in strength. A friend advised me to try Vinol, saying that it was a cod liver and iron medicine sold on a positive guarantee to benefit or money refund ed. I decided to do so and I am glad to say that it built me up wonderfully. I gained in strength until I felt like a new man. I consider Vinol the best tonic in the world for elderly people." Jacob Young, Norristown, Pa. This is another instance which demonstrates the remarkable power of Vinol to create strength and build up health for old people after all other means have failed: As we have yet to learn of an old person who has ever taken Vinol and has not been benefited by it we un hesitatingly say to any feeble old per son in this town, come and get a bot tle of Vinol and try it. If it does you no good we will return your money. We make this offer to show our faith. Missoula Drug Co., Missoula. SERIOUS UPRISING OCCURS MANCHURIAN REVOLUTIONISTS ENGAGE IN BATTLE WITH GOVERNMENT TROOPS. Amoy, China, Jan. 5.--Official re ports have been received here of a revolutionary outbreak in Manchuria, near Mukden. One thousand mutinous soldiers having taken the field, a column of government troops with a gattling gun was sent out against them. An engagement was fought Sunday in which the insurgents, ac cording to official version, were re pulsed. Native reports, however, are to the effect that the troops were driven back, with a loss of 60 men killed. The fact that the insurgents occu py an impregnable position would seem to indicate a government reverse. Re inforcements have been asked for. The women and children have been sent away from the locality. The cause of the mutiny is not expained. Insurgent agents are busy recruiting in Amoy. They are offering $1 a day for men. Rex Beach's Great New Story HIS new novel and his'BEST - - starts in Hampton's * Magazine for January. His masterpiece. Strongerthan"The Barrier"--more powerful than "The Spoilers." Don't miss the spell of the \ opening chapters. Start when the story starts. If you've ever read "The Spoil ers" or "The Barrier" you krow what this story is. We tell you it is the BEST, most enthralling story Rex Beach has ever written. ;'( THE SILVER HORDE" will be "the serial of the year." The hundreds of thousands of readers who have followed with keen in terest the joys and sorrows of beautiful Cherry Malotte, one of the best loved hero ines in fiction, will find her life story completed in this newest - and last - of Rex Beach's Yukon romances. The story centers around a young goldseeker who be comes interested in trying to start a salmon cannery, but finds himself blocked by a Trust organized by a Chicago railroad president. He is in love with the president's daughter, and his partner in the salmon cannery is Cherry Malotte. Almost every chapter portrays a crisis in which these vigorous characters are entangled. It is a big, new, vigorous, full-blooded American story. It breathes the strong spirit of the great North country, the vivid elements of love, danger, adventure, romance and of big business. Hampton's Magazine For January-On Sale Now Special articles by Charles Edward Russell, Emerson Hough, G. W. Ogden, Rheta Childs Dorr, Arthur B. Reeve. Short stories by Josephine Daskam Bacon, Perceval Gibbon, Anne Warner, and others. "MONEY'S WORTH er MONEY BACL"--au Hampton's from your newsdealer. If it doesn't please you, send us the eover,-keep t magsioelet us return to you 15c. plus the polage you have used. f your newdealer is already sold out of Hampton's, send ISc. and yeur dealer'ssame to us. HAMPTON'S MAGAZINE, New York O'BRIEN WILL MEET KUBIAK "PHILADEDPHIA JACK" AND MICHIGAN GIANT WILL FIGHT TONIGHT. Philadelphia, Jan. 5.-"Philadelphia Jack" O'Brien, who has entered the field as a prospective opponent of Jack Johnson, will meet Al Kubiak, the Michigan heavyweight, in a six-round battle at the National Athletic club tonight. O'Brien is very serious in his idea of fighting Johnson, and intends to make the new champion fight him be fore the year is over. "Philadelphia Jack" proposes to get into good shape for a busy ring cam paign and prove his right to challenge the colored man. Kubiak is well thought of in this city, where he has fought with won derful success all season. Although a novice, he has showed marked ability, and many are touting him as a com Ing heavyweight champion. The crop-reporting service of the department of agriculture costs the government $820,000 a year.