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yietori~al So,1ýtX R FAD rie AD ... F IYOU WANT...I. In our WANT COLUiN To buy or sell N uythlug try our WANT COLUMN the Uifth Page GI the Fift Page Os for Fft P On flag IIUh Vol. XXI. No. g19. LEWISTOWN, FEROUS COUNTY, fIONT., WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1903. Pice 5 Cents. REPUBLICAN IN POLITICS, AND DEVOTED TO THE MINERAL, AGRICULTURAL, STOCK AND WOOL INTERESTS OF THE GREAT JUDITH COUNTRY, REGULAR SES SION OPENED President Roosevelt Sends to Con ..gress Annual Review of Condi tions at Home and Abroad. CANAL TREATY 18 READY Recommends Creation of Commis sions for Study of Changes in Ex isting Land Laws. Washington, Dec. 7.-The house convened today in regular session and listened to the reading of the presi dent's annual message to codiress. The special session robbed the day of many interesting features incident to a new congress. The house having organlzed four weeks ago, the cere mony of the opening day compris ed merely the roll call to develop the presence of a quorum and the custo mary notlifications to the president and to the senate. No reference was made to the spec lal session. More than an hour and a half were consumed in the reading of the presi dent's message, at the conclusion of which there was general applause on the Republican side of the chamber. A considerable amount of routine matters necessary to facilitate the work of the committees was transact ed prior to the reception of the mes sage. The house adjourned at 3:30 o'clock out of respect to Henry Burk (Pa.), a member who died Saturday. Washington, Dec. 7.-The senate to day closed the extraordinary session and entered on the duties of the reg ular session, but the transition was so natural as to be scarcely notice able. The unusual features were the close of the called session by an an nouncement from the chair, and the offering of two prayers in the senate within a half hour of each other. The business transacted consisted of the reading of the president's message and the beginning of the discussion on the Cuban reciprocity bill. The following is a resume of the president's message: Much has been accomplished in the past year in the direction of exercis ing supervision over great corpora tions. Publolity has been provided for, suits for the enforcement of the anti-trust law have been expedited, and equal treatment of all producers in the transportation of their goods has been secured by law. * " The preliminary work of the bureau of cor poratlons has shown the wisdom of its creation. The functions of the new department of commerce are briefly summarised in the message. Hearty recognltion has been given to the far-reaching, beneficial work done by both corporations and unions, and "the line as between different cor porations, as between different unions, is drawn as it is between different in dividuals; that is, it is drawn on con duct, the effort being to treat both or ganised capital and organised labor alike; asking nothing save that the interest of each shall be brought into harmony with the Interest of the gen eral public, and that the conduct of each shall conform to the fundamen tal rules of obedience to law, of indi vidual freedom, and of justice and fair dealing toward all." The surplus of the fiscal year was $54,297,667. Continuation of the commission to devise a plan for fixing a rate of ex change is advised. . .. . . . 'I-II t- .-. AppollnmefLt 015 v cousavn w +"" vestigate conditions In our ocean-cr rylng trade and to report to congress is suggested. Some system for excluding unde sirable immigrants, and for distribut, ing desirable immigrants properly throughout the country is neessary. "At present some districts which seed immigrants have none; sand in others., where the population is already con gested, immigrants come In such num bers as to depreus the conditions a life for those already there." Evidence unearthed of saturalisa tion frauds reveals a condition calling for the immediate attention of con. gress. "It should mean something to become a citizen of the United States, and in the process no loophole what ever should be left open to fraud." Eatension of the appropriation for enforcement of the anti-trust laws should be extended so it will be ad visable also for enforcement of other laws, including the land laws and those governing the postal depart ment.. * " Bribery should be made an extraditable offense. Proceedings in the Alaskan bound ary matter and the growth of Alaska are referred to. The cause of international arbltrt tion has materially advanced. Private property at seo should be exempt from destruction by belliger ents. Our relations with Turkey remain friendly. *" The signing of the new commercial treaty with China is a cause for satisfaction. * " Cost of our consular service has been very greatly reduced. Rural free delivery is being rapid* ly extended. It emphasises further the need of good roads. Congress should continue to help the Louisiana and Lewis and Clarke expositions. The Philippines "should be knit closer to us by tariff arrangements." * * "The condition of the islanders is in material things far better than ever before, while their government al, intellectual and moral advance has kept pace with their material advance. No one people ever benefted another people more than we have benefited the Filipinos by taking possession of the Islands." The public land laws must be re. vised. The home bullder must be protected and the lands held for him especially. ' " "The work of rec. lamatlon of the arid lands of the west Is progressing steadily and satlsfac torily under the terms of the law set ting aside the proceeds from the dis posal of public lands." Forest preservation is necessary as a natural corollary to our irrigation policy. Reciprocity ought to be extended to foreigners in patents. Indian agents should be free from partisan political considerations. The "safety appliance" law is work ing well. The pension department has done excellent work in expediting the dis posing of pension claims. The civil service principle is be ing extended and enfor ced. The effects of the laws providing for the general staff and for the more effective use of the National Guard has been excellent. The navy should also ha'tYt gen eral staff. The isthmian canal situation is fully reviewed . " * Colombia repudiat ed her treaty. * * Undisturbed control of the Isthmus is important to us. " * Now there is a good prospect of the construction of the canal under conditions favorable to the United States. STILL UNSETTLED. Strike Conference Between Governor and Labor Leader Futile. Denver, Colo., Dec. 6.-President John Mitchell and Governor Peabody had a conference lasting three-quar ters of an hour today and tonight the settlement of the strike Is as far dis tant as ever. Mr. Mitchell informed the governor that the strike would continue to the bitter end and the governor Just as positively informed the strike leader that he would tol. erate no violence, but would order out troops at the irst provocation. While the conference came to naught, both the governor and Pres. Ident Mitchell expressed themselves as pleased with the interview, each saying he had secured a better con ception of the position of the other. Mr. Mitchell refused to discuss the conference other than to say his talk was very pleasant. After the confer ence he left for Chicago to attend a conference there in the interest of the Illinois miners. As to his return to Colorado he is undecided. Speaking of his talk with Mr. Mitchell, Gover nor Peabody said tonight: "The conference was very pleasant although productive of no results. At its conclusion, President Mitchell stat ed that so far as he could see there was no immediate probability of a settlement of the strike." The governor added that when he asked President Mitchell if he had any suggestion to make, the latter said he believed if a committee of miners could meet with the operators and talk over the situation a settle ment might be effected. Defines Resistance. Cripple Creek, Colo.. Dec. 6.-AdJu. tant General Bell, who has arrived here, has issued a statement defining martial law as it will be enforced. He defines "military necessity, nasurrec don and treason." Of the latter, he says: "Armed or unarmed resistance by citisens of the United States aga.nst lawful movements of militia is treason for which the punishment is death" BLOW TO ARMY MEN. Adjournment of Congress Effects Statle of a Large Number. Washington, Dec. 5.-By the man ner of adjourning the house today, the extra session of congress will ez pire by constitutional limitation at noon on Monday, when the regular session begins. Such appointments as have not been confirmed by the senate during the extra esslan, mast be renewed as new nominations, which are, In elect, but mere recom mendations and do not become efeec tive until confirmed by the senate. In elect, this action will reduce General Wood from his present rank of major general, which the senate has not confirmed, to the rank of brigadier general. It will also- reduce 160 army officers, who have been promot ed to fill the vasancles caused by the promotion of General Wood. The important civil appointments afected include W. W. Cru, as Col lector of Customs at Charleston, 8. C.; Charles P. McClelland,, as Cus toms Supervisor at New York, both of whom are serving under recess ap ponltments, the efect being to va cute those offices. Mr. Crum's con firmation is despaired of and the col lectorship at Charleston will remain vacant until the expiration of the next session of congress, unless the president renews the nomination and It is confirmed by the senate. Sever a1 informal conferences have been held between leading Republican sea ators and Speaker Cannon. In these conferences Speaker Cannon has stat ed that his house has no authority ov er nominations, and it the creation of a recess was necessary to take care of such matters, the senate should have taken official action, looking to adjournment of the special session by concurrent resolution. In the absence of such a movement, the speaker said, he would not interfere In any way in the expiration of the extra session by limitation. All nominations, including army, navy and civil appointments, during the extra session and which have not been confirmed by the senate, will have to be renewed at the regular session. It is expected they will be retransmitted to the senate on Mon day by the president. There is a disposition to take the point of view that, between the expir ation of the present session and the beginning of the regular session, there will necessarily be an appre ciable, but practically Infinitely small, period of time when there is no ses sion, and consequently the congress is technically in recess and it will be within the power of the president, at any time after noon, to make recess appointments, to continue during the next session unless rejected by the senate. The appointments at the war de partment, to fill the vacancies occur ring, are being dated from the time the vacancy occurs. It seems prob able the complex ituation resulting may require a decision of the attor ney general. LEGISLATORS ARE WORKING House on Saturday Puts Through Im portant Emergency Bills by a Very Large Majority. MAY ADJOURN BY FRIDAY Hilger Among the Few Who Still Vote With Heinze's Eighty Mil. lion Dollar Copper Company. Helena, Dec. 5.-The two fair trial bills, the eight-hour bill and the ap propriation oill were passed Ly the house yesterday afternoon. The Dug gan bill, relating to the disqualifica tion of judges, was the only one which was amended in committee of the whole. After being considered In the committee, all of the bills were recommended for passage. The Dug gan fair trial bill passed the house by a vote of 52 to 13, the Self change of venue bill by a vote of 50 to 15, and the appropriation bill by a vote of 63 to ". There was a unanimous vote on the eight-hour bill. After concluding its business the house aujourned un til 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. It was plain to be seen when the house met yesterday morning that nearly every member was of one mind; each one desired the passage of the bills at the earliest possible moment. This sentiment prevailed during the entire day, notwithstand ing that MacGinniss and his handful of followers, among whom was David Hilger, made every effort to delay the proceedings. Helena, Dec. 7.-The senate had the capitol all to Itself today, the house having adjourned on Saturday to Tuesday, presumably for the purpose of giving the members an opportunity to hear the band brought over from Butte by Mr. Heinse. The senate's session was an afternoon one, and it took advantage of the occasion to pass the first bills it has put through during the present session. The Mad dox bill will come out of the commit tee tomorrow, if the statements made today are made good. At tomorrow's session of the house it is likely that the bill carrying an appropriation for the salary of a clerk in the office of the state superlntid ent of public instruction, will be re ported. This is the only bill in the house that has not been acted on. Both houses will meet tomorrow af ternoon at 2 o'clock. There was a motion to have the senate meet at 11 o'clock but the later hour was named in order that the judiciary committee might have ample time to report the Maddox bills. Today's session of the senate was longer than usual and there was more work than usual in the time used by the body. Two bills were put through the fial process during the session, the first of them being the Hoffman bill No. 1, relating to the powers and duties of the supreme court on ap peals, which was passed after a slight amendment by the judiciary commit tee. The other was the measure pro viding for the submission of a consti tutional amendment regarding child labor and the eight-hour day. BLAIR INDICTED. Prominent St Louisan Is Getting Deeper Into the Tolls. St. Louis, Dec. 4.-James L. Blair, former general consul for the world's fair, was served with bench warrants late this afternoon as he lay in bed at the Mullanphy hospital. The Octo ber grand jury returned two indict ments against Blair, each charging forgery In the frst degree. Each in dlctment is based on the alleged forg ery by Blair of a deed of trust to se cure a loan from the estate of Peter Blow, of St. Louis, of which he as a trustee had charge. One indictment alleges that on De cember 10th, 1894, Blair Sled for rec ord a forged deed In favor of Michael O'Lasghlin and his wife, Johanna, to Louis A. Meyer for $12,000. Seven notes and property near Pourteenth and Spruce streets were given as se curity. The other indictment charges that on July 10th, 1895, Blair Sled a forged deed for $60,000 In favor of Elisabeth and John Dwyer and the St. Louis Trust company, their agent, to Otto L. Mersmer. It covered eleven notes and property at Seventh and Pine streets. The Indictments also charge Blair with forgery of the seal of the St. Louis recorder of deeds. The punishment in each case ranges from ten years to life impris onment. In the printed accusations made against Blair some months ago by James T. Roberts, formerly Blair's confidential clerk, Roberts charged that in addition to forging deeds of trust and promissory notes for $500.. 000 on loans made through the Dick Bros., of New York and Philadelphia, Blair forged several deeds of trust and embessled $60,000 from the Blow estate, of which Ed. S. Roberts was cotrustee. When Roberta discovered Blair's shortage the alleged forgeries had been committed fve years, and he presumed that the offense was barred by the statute of limitations, but forc ed Blair to make restitution by threat ening exposure. Forgery in the first degree is not covered by the statute on limitations. Blair secured $10,000 from each of six friends-wealthy men of St. Louis-and made good the amount of his defalcations. The Dick Bros. having refused to come to St. Louis to testify against Blair, who is their kinsman by mar riage, the grand jury coacentrated its efforts on securing proof of the alleg ed forgeries in connection with the Blair estate, with the result that the Indictment was returned today, charg ing Blair with having forged two sep. arate deeds of trust. The news of Blair's Indictment came as a surprise, It having been the general opinion that the grand jury would be unable tI . Ire the necessary proof. When deputies arms d ith capias,, arrived at Mullanphy ho>pital. where Blair has been confined . IIn. his se.t ond attempt to commit r l lli on the day Roberts' exposure was publilshed. they found him in bed. The caplas.es were served, but no att,'inpt to re move Blair from the sanitarium was made. the deputies remaining on guard until Blair gave bond In the sulm of $10,4o141 Blair became greatly ex ,ited when the fact that he had bI-,-n indicted was made known to him. and his phy sician, Dr. George Homan. said he feared serious results. It has been persistently rumored since Blair went to the hospital that his mind is not strong, while It was stated yesterday on the austhority of a close personal friend of Blair that he had recovered his physical and mental vigor; this statement was de nied today by Dr. Roman, who de clared the patient to be far from out of danger. Mrs. Blair. who has been constant ly at her husband's bed side since his first collapse on the day he went to the Four Courts, October 20th. to ask for a warrant against a St louis edi tor. charging criminal libel, refused herself to all callers at the hospital, as did her son. Percy Blair. RANGE SUPPLY SHORT. Texas Ranges Have Been Drained of Their Cattle This Year. There is no doubt but that the, big rush of cattle to market this fall and winter is causing too high an esti mate to hbe placed on the actual num her of cattle in the country. From the way the markets are daily being glutted the man who is not posted would readily infer the very woods were full of 'em, but such is not the case by large odds. Conservative and well posted cattlemen freely express the opinion that the number of cattle now in the country is infinitely less than two years ago, and the real sit. uation so far as it has been disclosed amply supports the contention. Commenting on this feature of the situation. W. J. Morton. a prominent ranchman of Monroe county, Texas,. says in the West Texas Stockman: "The big cattle run from thesouth west this fall on top of the bad mar kets is causing everybody to overes timate the cattle supply of the range country. People all over, the (orn belt imagine that just because they see a big visible supply around the markets this fall the range country is likewise glutted with stock. Nothing counld be further from the truth. I will not attempt to answer for the extreme southwest, but I do know the country pretty thoroughly around the Panhandle and I imagine that the con ditions there will have a ml:;hty btg effect upon the country at large. For a radius of 150 to '"O0 m'Jl 4round me one will find today hardly half as many cattle as there were two years ago and three. Taking the big outfts of Roberts, Hutchlin.. Moore, Hartley and adjacent counties in the Panhandle and you will find not one of them overstocked with cattle this fall. "The car shortage is still worrying shippers greatly, and is forcing them to trail long distances in the hope of getting out from points more favored by the roads than are the regular shipping stations. At Pampa I had to wait ten days for cars, and my or der was in just two weeks ahead of my cattle. Others have waited as long as six weeks with no results." SUGAR UEET IN UTAH. A Golden Harvest Being Reaped by Members of That Industry. Beet sugar making is certainly one of the money making enterprises of Utah at this time. The parent fac tory at Lehi has made and sackesi nearly 6,000 tons of granulated sug ar. This is estimated at about half the season's run. The total beet yield of the fields tributary to this plant is reckoned at 90,000 tons, and the beets are nearly all dug and waitiJU In the immense sheds to be cut up and made into sugar. The prolonged fine sea son has been unusually favorable for the beet producers, u It has enabled the crop to be dug and hauled In much More completely than usual. The factory is in excellent trim, run nlng with the utmost smootbnees, and the new appliances turning out most satisfactory. The beet sugar factory at Ogden and the one at Logan are also in fine condition sad are turning out the sweet stuff by the thousands of tons. And the new factory at Garland is reported as beginnlnlg well, though the time was short for it to get in order. Utah is a great sugar state, and the farmers are reaping a golden harvest out of the Industry. An acre of beets is a source of ready cash that In only less satisfactory and sure than a good many acres; and the farmer who has a good many acres conveniently locat ed is independent of the vicissitudes of llfe.-Salt lake Tribune. IT Ii "CHOUTEAU." Postoffice Department Changes SpellI ing of Teton County Town. There is grief at the county seat of Teton county, for the postoffice' de. partment has ordered that the name of that town be changed from Cho teau to Chouteau. A resident of the place who arrived here yesterday is so disgusted that he registered at his hotel as from "Choto." and it is stat ed that the people of the town will petition the departmeat to rescind its order and permit the old spellinK to stand. Soon after the legislature, last .Jan uary, had changed the spelling of the name of the county from Choteau t" Chouteau, to conform with the spelling of the name of the man for whom th, county and town were named, theI press of the state generally began t' spell the names of both town and county In the same way. The change' was desired by the people of the eofnn ty, but those of the town protested, and protested vigorously, and the n.ew spelling was abandoned, so far as the name of the town was concerned. But someone has brought the matter to the attention of the poeetogle depart. ment. and the spelling I henceforth to be Chouteau.--Trtbse, QUARREL OF BOYS FATAL Godfrey McNeil Shot and Killed by Antone Contario in a Row at Meaderville. CIGARETTE PAPER THE CAUSE Youthful Murderer Makes His Escape -The Victim Was But Fourteen Years of Age. Butte. i)ec. 5.--Godfrey McNeil. 1 years old. was shot and almost in stantly killed this morning at s o'clock in a cabin at the foot of Noble street, Meaderville. County Physician Donnelly was summoned, but the boy was dead before the dloctor arrived. Antone ('ontario. an Italian boy. 19 years old. is alleged to have done the shooting. lie mad his w-scape and though the sheriff's de.lpties were on his trail a few minutes after the crime was committed he, managed to elude them and get away. Accordinlg t tthe facts in possess. iion of the officers, the murder was done' in cold blood and fo'r a most trivial reason. The two boys were- quarrel ing and Contarlo wanted a cigarette. paper, which the young fellow refus ed to give him. finally, the Italian was heard to say that if he did not get the paper he would kill the other boy, and this was followed in a mo ment with the sound of a shot. Sev eral who heard the shot made for the cabin and saw Contarlo hurrying away from the place towards the flat. On entering, McNeil was seen lying across the head of the bed, where he had fallen, with the blood-covered bed clothing piled up on the mattress, anti his life fast ebbing away. The bullet had entered the skull just above the middle of the forehead and in making its exit had torn out a piece of the skull at the rear, four inches square. Through this hole the brains were oozing and though a few spasmodic twitches of the muscles could be detected, he was unconscious and nearly dead then. About two months ago, the two boys ran away from home and for a month were working on a ra.nch. They returned to Butte on Wednes day or Thursday and it is believed •cre afraid to go to sc!·r homes on account of their escapade. They were together in the rear roow of the cab in in which the tragedy occurred, and have been heard quarreling most of the time during their stay ther . Daniel McNeil, the father ,,f the boy, who is a miner at the Cora mine, was notified and arrived at the un dertaking rooms after noon. lie was grief-stricken and dazed by the blow, and when he was made to realize that his boy was dead became almost hys terical. The father was not question ed closely, but in his grief told that his boy need not have feared comng home. He intended to punish him for running away, but loved him too dear ly, and would have been too grateful to have him back to have been se vere. After the shooting Contario was seen running towards the Columbia Gardens, and later mounted on a light colored horse, making for the hills In the belief that he was trying to get to the ranch on which he had worked, the officers followed, but were unable to find him. Others in Meaderville believe the alleged mur derer was making for some place where he would not be recognised. UNION IN CONTEMPT. Another Unique Ruling of Judge Hol dem of the Windy City. Chicago. Dec. 5.-Judge Holdom de cided that the Franklin Union of Press Feeders was in contempt of court as an organisation for appolnt. nlg and permitting pickets to inter fere with the rights of individuals who had taken the places of strlklng press feeders. The union and its of ficers will be cited to appear tomor row before Judge Holdom, who, it is expected, will impose a fine. This is the first time in the history of trades unionism in this country that a union has been found guilty of Illegal acts as a corporate body. Judge Holdom in his decision charged the Franklin union as a corporation with having violated the court's injunction restraining it from interefring with the business of employes of ten print ing firms. The court found that the union was responsible for the acts of its strike pickets; that it had coun tenanced and maintained a picket line which has been the cause of num erous assaults In Chicago's "printing town," that the union had knowledge of assaults and intimidating perpetra tions in violation of the Injunction and that the union still maintained, In definance of the restraining order, its slege of the printing houses. HEINZE OFFERED TO SELL. Thos. W. Lawson Says the Young Copper Magnate Wanted to Get Out. Butte. Dec. 5.-lon a message to. night Thos. F. Lawson, the Boston "Copper King," referring to an artl dle in the Boston News Bureau that F. Augustus Helnze has refused to sell his Butte properties to the Amal gamated. says: "The Heinzes not only offered to sell their propertil s, and holding for $7,00,0.,00. but agreed in writing to pay New York brokers $1lO0,00( for bringing about the negotiations, whlch negotiations were held in Young's hotel. Boston. 1903, of which I have the written proof in my pos ' ssion, signed by Heinse. The out comtf of these negotiations was not only the Heinles agreeing to sell, but the perfecting of the plans by which the sale and purchases were to be carried out, and which fell through because of Heinse's Inability to make Inecessary arrangeme'nts with some of the N\ew York holdlrs of the United Copper f onplany. "TI()MAS \ LA\VSON." UNDER MARTIAL LAW. Business Paralyzed in Cripple Creek and Press Must be Good. Cripple C('reek, ('Colo., l).c. 3.-The declaration of martial law has paral yzied business in this (ity. Heavily armed pickets of the1 national guard arel stationed on all street c(orners and many residents of' the city do Inot venture upon the streets. Provost Marshal E. McClelland Is occupying the mayor's office. He has caused ar rests of several Ipersons. but no im portant arrests have yet been made. Following the publication of an edi torial In the Victor Record, Provost Marshal McClelland threatened tocut off Cripple Creek from the outslide world by locking up the correspond ents of the IDenver papers and to cen sor all matter to Ibe sent to Ih nver papers. Mayor Naylor. in the absence of f Colonel Verde'cker, in command. stalt ed that a censor would hie appointed l to sulpe'r\ise all news to Ie pubiishi'd In the future. The name of the .censor) he- has not divulged. GRIDIRON CLUB BANQUET. Most Famous Club in the Country Hold Annual Blowout. Washington. I"., .--TiThe i;rhliron ilubt e.ntertained more than e II l g .e st at its I)ece'mber dinner at the' .\rling ton hotel tonight. Th.e 've'ning was rep'lte. with unique featllres. in which publtl- e'vent s and the' all' gied ambi tionlh atnd aspirations of lstate~l.slnle were iiade the subjects l0 buti'a.ejst, and good natured ridicule. The int. tiat ion of three' new members afford. ed an opportunity to picture' t he in siide of a newspaper office in which the staff disceussed methods of Inter viewing many of the guests present. The republic of Panama suddenly ap. peare.d at the dinner, and it was re ·ognized by a Republi'anll elephant amidst Ithe brays of the. Dlemocratle donkey. A Gridiron club flying ma chine was broulght In and a nuimbler of prominent guests were' given an oplsnrtlunity to, test It, the course he ing to the White House. but all nmet with mishap before' reaching the goal. Moving pic.tures illustrated some' re' centt events, political and s(cial. A New York policeman appeared and hung a red light directly over the' place where ILeader Murphy of Tam many and Mayor-elect McClelland were sitting. There were a number of brilliant and witty speeches and the evening was Interspersed with topical songs. Amidst the festivities the lights were turned down and large pictures of William E. Annin and Hub T. Smith, members who died during the past year, were shown on a screen and a short and impressive eulogy was delivered by Major John M. Car son, in which reference was made to the fact that Mr. Annln was once president of the club. and Mr. Smith one of its valued musical members. The pictures faded away and as the club sang one of Hub Smith's songs. the lights again flashed and the mirth proceeded. ROALSWICK WINS CASE. Unsuccessful Attempt by the Tribune to Oust County Commissioner. Great Palls. Dec. 6.-Judge Leslie yesterday, in the district court. hand ed down his decision in the case brought by the state' of Montana against County Commissioner Lewis Roalswick. seeking to secure the re moval of Roalswick from office. The court finds the accused com missioner guilty of having illegally collected money from the county and of having retained it, but says it is impossible, under the law, to remove him from office, because it could not be proved that he acted with criminal intent. His illegal acts are excused because he is held to have acted upon the ad vice given to him by the then county attorney. A. C. Gormley; and the court says that Mr. Gormley's con struction of the law was bad, yet it protected the commissioners. CONDEMNS SWEAT SHOPSL Cardinal Gibbons Urges Hearers Not to Patronize Them. Baltimore, Dec. 6.-Cardinal OLb bos, In the course of his regular monthly sermon at high mass at the eathedral today took occasion to ce demn " sweat shops" and appealed to his hearers to discriminate in making purchases in favor of the employers who treat their employee with justice and charity, and recommend chari table work for the oppressed toilers conducted by the Consumers' league. The text of the sermon was "Am I My Brother's Keeper?" His eminence said In part: "My purpose today. dear brethren. is not to commend to you indiscrimi nate charity, but my aim is to set be fore you a special class of persons in this city, that you may help to im prove their condition, to redress their grievances, and enable them to, earn by their industry and honesty a com fortable livelihood. To comre to point, there is a class of persnns in Balti more, and in other large cities, who are employed by proprietors of large clothing establishments. Some of these workers are employed in stores. others make garments In their own homes and bring them to the estab lishments. Many of these workers, men and women, are compelled to toil in 'sweat shops.' of which there arc eighteen in one section of this city, which are contracted in space, and poorly lighted and ventilated. They are over-worked and underpaid. After careful investigation I have discov ered that after laboring for six days at to and 12 hours a day, their week ly compensation amounts to $6 or $8. and with this pittance they have to pay for house rent, food and clothing, and other expenses incident to family life. You can encourage and co-oper ate with that excellent society exist ing here and elsewhere, called the Consumers' league. It is composed of ladies zealous in works of charity, and has already accomplished a great deal in improving the condition of these oppressed toilers and of estab lishing a happier and Just relations between them and their employers." HEINZE PARTY IS LAUNCHED Five Hundred Delegates, Mostly From Silver Bow Pay Roll, At tend Helena Meeting. EX-GOV. SMITH IS CHIEF PUSH Members Free to Act as They Please in National Politics-Vote for Heinze in State Questions. Helena, Dec. 7.--The United Copper company, of New Jersey. capital $80, I' ,,..,oc,, scored a victory today agalnat the Amalgamated Coppir company, ,r' New Jersey. capital $155,0on,(fl). The smaller corporatlon did it by matking. -i0 conventionruu a Mulcesa in silar as luilltlbers andi interest are , ollrnedt The meeting was not tilled to orrder until almost I c'clock, aitll the arrival of th, special train IriVnl Itttle. anll when the deliegaten c',tI In th, hall, there, were ablout 500 of then' The galleries were, packed :anI all the space left on thIe lower Ileoor bly the delegates was occpllled h, .wcl ators. IIIn. notablelIh fieatullre or the meeting, elelI,te, its ilnmih.lrs,~ was the absence ol lmen who are well known among thei dellgates. .I. M. Kennedy. John .\lar(linniss. ('. ().(;rllwell, of Bill ing,. W\ Ii. (;eorge., of the same town, ,en. ('. S. WVarren, of Iutte, and Pet er Ilreen, of Silver How. were known to the. larger number, with the poesi Ile exception of former Governor IteIle, rt II. Smith. Men who have at tenelded statel conventions of different parties in Montana and who have an acqluaintance with merchants and pro I exsional men throughout the state, Ifound few they knew either personal 1) or Iy reputation. During the first two sessions the head of the United Copper company kept in the rear of the hall, but at the night session his generosity in providing the excursion and the band was so thoroughly appreciated that he responded to a call much to his as sorted surprise and distaste, but it was notlce.d he was prepared with a few notes and a long list of figures about )eer Lodge assessments. As a wind-up to a talk of 4o minutes, the president of the United Copper com pany asked the people to stand by him and he promised he would stand by them. The resolutions are calculated to (catch them going and coming. It first Invit, e men of all parties to get un der the United Copper company ban ner and then vote nationally as they want. but to vote against the trusts on a state. ticket. It declares for the initiative and referendum, direct prf mary law, for enlarging the powers of the state board of eq6alisation,. and for a state railway commission.. The platform was adopted without debate. All of the prominent speakers roasted the newspapers, but Jollied the newspaper workers, laying all the sins of the papers on their owners. Silver Bow had the largest delega tion. and members filling almost one entire side of the hall. It took three, sessions to wind up the business, aas each was well attended and full of noise. After the delegations had marched in and taken their seats, former Gov ernor R. B. Smith called the meeting to order. He said the meeting was In response to a c'all which had been issued and he read it. After the read Ing Governor Smith said petitions pre senting 1.M00 signatures had been handed in and that they represented only about a sixth of the signers, whose number he estimated at 4,000. Governor Smith made a short talk, and in conclusion said: "We propose to put nothing but an ti-ncorporation men on guard. The spectacle is presented now in this state of one corporation holding in one hand the machinery of one of the great parties and in the other that of the other great party. We must oranzlse to rescue both parties. If we wait until next year it will be too late. We have, therefore, deter mined to organie now and put a tick et In the field whose motto shall be 'Freedom From Corporation Con trol.'" ROB INSURANCE COMPANII. Several Fire Agents, Adjusters and Lawyers in the Deel. New York, Dec. 6.-As the result of Investigations by the Are marshal and his assistants, and members of Dis trict Attorney Jerome's staIf, Deputy Assistant District Attorney Garvan said today that he expected during the week lndictments would be found against several public fire adjustors, fire insurance adjusters, three law years at least, and some members of the fire patrol, on charSes oL gra6 larceny. This follows the announce ment of District Attorney Jerome yes terday that the matter was under in vestigation. Mr. Garvan is convinced from. con fessions in his hands that the fre in hurance companies of this city have been swindled out of millions of dol. lars through the submission of false claims for fire losses. Mr. Garvan confirmed the affidavit of Samuel 811 verstein. a clothing manufacturer of Canal street, confessing to have sub mitted false claims for a fire which oc'ulrred In his place of business on February 1,. 1903, on which he climed a loss of $3.000. Silversteln, who is under indictment, will be arraigned in the court of general sessions next Wednesday and on advice of his coun sel will enter a plea of guilty. He has made a full confession, in which he mentions the name of the public adjuster who, he says, induced him to submit false claims. Mr. Garvan also stated that he has the confession of Max Kornfeld, a public adjuster, who was convicted a few weeks ago on the, charge of submitting false claims. He will be sentenced tomorrow. Mr. Gar= van said the statements of KornfeM will result in ,'he Indictment of vr eral persons.