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WHEN TO STOP ADVERTISINGI .4Wt W hen you have conv inced every.b body whose llie will touoh yotn'sa that you have better gooda and h et lower prices than they can ever ath4 get anywho else. ogg4 SVOL e X ,Y r HELENA, MONTANA. FRIDAY MORNINO, DECEMBER 4., 1891. M ARRI BROTHERS 119-121 North Main Street, Helena's cry is-"We need a pay rolll Manufacturing is what we require." Well, we have insti tuted the pioneer Shirt Factory of Montana. We have an ex perienced corps of operators, who live in houses, eat gro ceries, patronize meat shops and bakeries; wear dry goods and shoes, and we call on landlords, grocers, butchers, bakers, dry goods and shoemen, and in fact all who are interested in Helena's pros perity, to have a dozen or a half dozen shirts made, and keep these operators busy and encourage one of the pioneer industries of the city. Everybody with the perceptive abilities of a two-year-old,'will rec ognize the fact that there are two kinds of clothing business. One is the noisy and sensational, while the other is the conservative and meritorious. One deals in the sham and showy,style of the 'cir cus' outfit; the other gives thought to the exact style and satisfaction of the customer. One will tell how they sell goods for less than cost, the other argues on the best quali ty, and endeavors to persuade the public that in the genuine is the satisfaction. One deals in sidewalk solicitation, button - holing the passer-by, while the other, relying on the merit of his goods and the correct principles of the day, makes his general appeal in the legitimate manner and does the balance of his business inside his store. It is a sad commentary on the condition of business to think that theChatham street style of business is still in vogue in the city of Hele na and that it meets with any pat ronage whatever. We will this week to dwell on the merits of some lines of Over coats---this week in store: and while we affirm not one is sold at less than cost, there is not one that a merchant in the city of Helena can or will meet in the prices we name. A LINE OF KERSEYS In all the run of men's sizes from 33 to 44, in several shades; but the one on which we build great hopes of being rapid sellers is the seal brown-one at $15 and one at $18, exactly the same quality es the goods we sold last year at $20 an: $24. 'We caught a great drive in these goods, and our customers are "'in with it." LINE OF MELTONS. The bottle green is a nobby thinb and we have it in popular price, as well as the finest grade. We prob ably show as many lines as any two houses in the city, and there fore it is extremely difficult to cornsme into our store and ask for anything in the regular line and not find a full assortment. We show undoubtedly the finest line of Overcoats in the city, how ever do not confine our attention to the more costly goods, but give equal attention to the popular lines, ranging from $12 to $18. We only ask comparison of prices quoted by competitors with prices we name. Call on every clothier in town, then see what we offer. We don't say: "We do as well;" but we say, "We do bet. ter." BOYS' CLOTHING. OVERCOATS FOR BOYS. We show a nice assortment of Fur T'rimmed Astrachans, Storm Coats and Dress Coats, in fact, whatevear goes to make an assortmnent conm pieto. 119-121 North Iain Street. lrVE LIlTT ID ATIS , All Hustling Vigorously Among the Members. Elect to the Next Congress. But After the Cauous Is Over There Will Be Only One Left. Crisp Thought to Be In the Lead-A Pros peetlve Break in Springer's Fol lowing Avoided. WASINTON, DI)ec. 3.-The speakership contest to-day showed an inprensing ac tivity, and it is evident to all that a crisis is rapidly approaching. Gossip is no longer directed so muoh to the relative claims of the candidates as to speoulation regarding the withdrawal of the weaker aspirants. At the various headquarters of the five candidates this morning it was con ceded from present indications with every man remaining in the field that no nomina tion would be possible on the first ballet. With four-fifths of the democratic con gresemen in the city thismorning indefinite claims are no longer possible, since nearly every man is now quite free to express his preference for his favorite candidate. The relative positions of the various candidates at the present writing stems to be as fol lows: Crisp first, Mills second, Springer third, McMillan fourth, and Hatch fifth Strenuous efforts were made to-day to effect the withdrawal of certain minor oan didates by working for the disintegration of their forces. Only in the candidacy of Mr. Sprincer have there been any dis quieting evidences of a possible disintegra tion. The Iowa delegation, which, up to the present time, had been unfaltering in its allegiance to ipringer, this morning met again and expressed its individual and col lective preference for the Illinoi~ man, but decided that, should events indicate that Crisp might be nominated on the first bal lot, the vote of the entire delegation should be thrown to Mills before the conclusion of the first ballot. ITo prevent that result, Representative Hayes, spokesman of the delegation, said to an Associated press re porter: "We desire it understood that we are for Springer just as long as there is any possibility of his election; we are unani mons and will vote as a vnit. Should it be some evident between now and the date of the caucus that Crisp is likely to be nomi nated on the first balleot, we will even up on the initial ballot and east our votes solidly for Mills to prevent such a result. We will do this because we are convinsed that the sentiment of tie great northwest is for Mills as oiposed to Crisp." The other followers of 8priiger do not seem to be at all alarmed by the conclusion of the Iowa delegation. Springer's adhe rents were enoouarged to-day by the de cision of the entire Michigan delegation, with the exception of Chipman, to support their candidate. This delegation will have a formal meeting to-morrow afternoon, and will endeavor to not as a unit. Springer claims fifty-seven votes, and is counting on the support of Holman, of Indians, but the other candidates do not concede him over thirty-five or forty. The friends of Mills are hopeful of transferring nearly all of the votes now pledged to Springer to their candidate, and on belief of euocess in this endeavor, they express confidence of vio tory, relying upon the impetus given to Mills by the announcement of this great accession of votes from the west and nortih west, to rally to their standard nearly all doubtful votes and cause breaks from other candidates on the part of representa tives who wish to be on the side of the win ning candidates. Adherents of the two leaders express directly antagonistic views as to the probabilitv of Springer's with drawal being forced, and also of the re sult of such withdrawal. An ar dent supporter of Crisp said he did not aee how it was possible to beat Crisp even if Springer wero able and wil ling (neither of which he believed to be the case) to throw his entire strength to Mills. It is evident that neither loader is giving out his full strength, and that in anticipa tion of the announcement of gains to Mills, Crisp has some votes in reserve which he lihas assurances he can ount on if needed, while Mills is working for a sudden and large increase in his vote. At Hatch's headquarters everything was quiet. THE CAUCUS. Will lie Held Futurday Afternoon Springer's Forces Solidified. WASmINOTON, Dec. 3.-It has been gener ally reported here that the democratic con gressional caucus will be held at two p. m. Saturday. This hour sooms to please all candidates except Mr. Mills, who wants tile hour to be 7:30 Saturday. In case the oan didatas are unable to agree, Mr. iHolman, of Indiana, chairman of the caucus, will probably be wired for a dooision. The three minor candidates, each as steadfast as ever, will remain in the field until the finish and the followers of each express the same hope that they will be elected. 'The statement of the Iowa deloeation, who have been for Springer, that they, in order to prevent the election of Crisp, would desert ',prilngr and vote for Mills, caused Spring or's Indiana delegation, led by CoLIgress man Shively, to holdi a short coacus. At the conclusion of the caucus Shively an nounced to the Iowa delegation that their desertion of S.ringer would be the signal for the Indiana men to vote solidll, for Crisp, who is their uecond choice. The an nouncemeut wan a thunudr-clar, to the Iowa delegation. During the afternoon fiayes, leader of thie owa mlen, after a short con flrence with Mills, said, "I amn not pre pitied to take tLe responsibility of being the firat man to desert springer. My pros cut intentions are to remain with him to the end unless a break is made by some of his other friends." Ttlhi is interpreted to mean that Fithian, Forman, Nowberrys and Wide, all of Illinois, must first desert Springer in favor of Mills. A strenuous ef fort will be made to-morrow to unite the Alabama delegation of Crisp and Michigan on Springer. It is impossiblo to asoertain the complexion of the Wisconsin delega tion, and a good deal of missionary work is being done in that direction. A statement was given out from the Mills headquarters late to-night reviewing thie siturtion, claims of contestants, etc., and asserting that Mills has 12.i on the first rballot, or ten mtore than enoungh to nomi nlte. Crisp,, it says, will get nearly his rntire strongth on the first ballot, while munch of Mills' votet may be looked up with Springer and other friends. Whe'ln this etatement lorchced Crisp headquarters a runmIter manifesto was issued, asserting that their list hir: strndily grown until now it gain of twelve votes wouid r ive Cripli a tarjority. H,Iould oiv candidate withdrrw (rm si 'e nomuintio wouldI be inevitable On thre fli rt ballot. The Illinois dielgation to night unauninlon.ly adopted aI reessolutn to crurntimue to work for rpringer. euator I'alrmor, of Illinois, arrived this eveniug. Its visited Mr. S'rinnter's heaquarters, wlherte large number of friends oalled to ase, hin. The caucus has beeoon alled to meet at two p. mi. iaturday. BABY CAUGHT ON TIME FLY. James Smnith Happened to Be Passnlg Under tile Window. New Youa, DeO. 8.-When Mrs. Knnegard Fuehman went to the butcbhe's store at three o'clock yesterday afternoon to buy meat, she left her four and one-half-year old baby George asleep tf a orib in a front room on a top floor of 227 Kent avenue, Williamsburg. When she returned, less than fifteen minutes later, her baby was sobbing in the armu of a powerfully built man on the sidewalk in front of the house, while a crowd of sympathizing neighbore stood around and talked of the miraculous escape it had had from a terrible death. Mis. FuIlmean drooped her market basket and snatohed the baby. She examined it all over, and finding that it wasunnburt, and that she had nothing to cry for, site sat down on the doorstop in the pouring rain and cried. luSoe of tihe neighbors joined in, while all tried to tell her at ones what had happened. While they wore talking, the big man in whose arms she had found her baby, after saying simply: "Bitter look your windows next tone, mum," walked away. He told a policeman who asked him what the crowd had aolleeted for that "a kid" had fallen from the window and that he had caught it. Neither of them was hurt, he said, and then he disappeared. A lad who saw the ocourrouce told a re porter that the man's name was James Stmith, i.e lived somewhere near Morton street, and worked for Charles Royal, 73 Clymer street, as a brass polisher. The works shut down early because there was no water, and Smith was walking down to ward thte notih side. Suddenly he stopped and looked upward. The reporter's informant looked upward also and saw a baby climbing out of a win dow. 'There was a cry, a flash of something white through the air, and fimith staggered across the sidewalk with his hands clasped under the baby. The little fellow was ter ribly frigatened and could hardly breathe for a moment. Then he shrieked and a crowd of women from no one knew whore gathered around to learn what had hap poned. IYISCUSSED SILVER. Argumnents of thie Oola Bags Refuted by ,ir. Newlands. New Yonx, Den. 8.-The Baptist Social union of Manhattan island this evening hold its annual meeting and banquet, the topic of discussion being the silver ques tion, by Senator Stewart of Nevada, Pirof. J. Lawrence Laughlin of Cornell university and F, antci G. Newlands of San Francisco and Novada. Mir. Newlands said this was an age of truss, combines and corners. One of the most gigantia combines was formed in 1873, which had for its object the limitation of the promotion of the money crop from the mines, and even to destroy the efficiency of half of the present supply existing in the form of oiilver, in order to increase the value and purchasing power of the remaining money. They could not destroy the natural orop of money, but could limit itby legislation and the conspiracy was organized to make bonds payable in gold, and then to inerease the value of every unit of cold by destroy ing the use of every unit of ailver. The effect of this destructive legislation was a financial contraction in the country tlmost unparalelled irn its histo-y; and vast fortunes were accumulated by the few at the expense of the many. The adherents of gold had since been driven from their entrenehments, silver had been restored as legal tender and provisions made for the coinage of between two and four million dollars per month. The predictions made that gold would be withdrawn from the country and it would become a silver country would not bhe verified. Opponents of silver assert that the couutries of Europe would flood us with silver, forgetting or ignoring the fact such a transfer would involve the - loss to Europe of at least three cents on every dollar in circulation. Even if this were attempted it could easily be prevented by legislation. The United LStates aeeds more money than any other country in the world, and can easily get it by borrowing or by coinlng It. It owes to-day inmoure than the entire volume of money that exists in the country. Prof. Laughlin, of Cornell university, and P. S. White, of the Evening Post, spoke on the gold lesue. Neandal l onrgers Disappointed. ST. PAUL, Dec. 3.--[pocial. -The case of 13. L. Gilkeson, rcblieher of the Humane Journal, came up in the police court this morning and was dismissed. The defend ant asked for another continuance, but the complaining witness, Miss Scribner, could brook the laws delay and preferred to have her charge stricken from the calendar rather than to waste any more time upon it. Mr. Gilkeson was allowed to return in peace to the sanctum where he wields the pen in the interest of down-trodden humanity, raud from which place, Miss Soribner set forth in her complaint, site had been forci bly ejected last Friday. Sensational de velopments were expected which would probably throw light upon the recent affair in Montana, in which Miss Scribner and Gilkeson's brother were connected, and some regrets were expressed that the case was allowed to drop. Famine and Plague. CrcrINNATt, Dec. 3.-George 1R. Matthews, of Now York, reached this city to-day from Mexico. He says the reports of the famine in Chiapas and North Guatemala are short of the truth. At San Fristobal, Sitala,n Tirpalapa and Feopisoo, the main cities of JUliapas, there is scarcely enough food for a day's full rations, and in all tire amall vil lages and isolated spots the food is exhausted. Nearly all the live stock has died or been killed for food. Whole famil ies have died from starvation and disease, caused by insullicient food. Matthews believes that not less than 3,000 lives have been lost owing to tihe famino, and that the plague is sureadlng. The Illizzard Abroad. sST. PAUr, Doec. 3.--Heavy rains with some snow are reported from all over the north wvest. Devil's Lake, N. D., reports a blit zard with drifts fifteen feet high and the thermometer at zero. Heavy slow is reported at other parts of North Dakota, but there has been no delay to trains. In Minnesota hard and general rains are reported, although nine and one half inches of show fell at lialleok and a heavy snow fall is reported elsewhere. At Winnipeg ia heavy snow torm has greantly crippled the train service. lSuried by the Landslide. TACoam. Doo. 3.-The remains of two more victims of the recent landslide at Uanton weore found to-day in the debris in (roeen river. Their oneaI were David Mr Lean and A. Eriokaon. Four bodies thus far have been found. Workmon still insiat that there were several more of their num ber lying do:d under the debris. RmItalueiIl Clty IIinds. InFreAuTuio, )Duo. :d.--Suit wee enttred this afternoon eaainet ex-Msyur Pearson, of Alleoheuy, for embezzlomeunt. lie is oba.ged with reteainin $71l jail and work hon11e columitments. 'Ito exl-Itlver wall a:rested and furnished bail. T'.'he charge is smnihlar to the one preferred against Mayor IWyman. OUITE A PROPER PERSON. Is Earl Russell, If He Himself Can Be Believed When Under Oath. But He Admits Limiting His Dear 'Wife to Six Cigarettes a Day. He Was Very Fond of Her and Wes Withal a Model husband - Other Foreian News. LoNDON, Dec. 3.-Interaet in the great Russell separation case showye. not the least sign of abatement. When eourt opened this morning the room was densely packed with an eager audience. Sir Charles Itussell continued his presentation of his case for the earl, which was iater rapted by adjournment yesterday. Ho de clared that the petitioner, Countess Rus sell, had not only exeggerated such facts as she brought forward, but had sup pressed others which she thought to be detrimental to her claims. Sir Charles ridiculed the idea that Russell kept a pistol convenient for the purpose of shooting his wife. The quarrel between the earl and countess, which occurred at Albaemarle hotel, at the time they came up to London to attend a levee, was due not to the earl's compelling the countess to act as a valet to him, but to the fact that the carl refused to allow his wife to go to the Ascot races in company with a lman with whom he had every ground t44 forbid his wife aesociating. Immediately unon the conclusion of Bir Charles Russe'l's address he called the first witness for the defense. This witness was ,P of. R]oberts, the mathema tician, masetrat Bath, whowas in the habit of staying feroquently at the residence of Earl Russo I. Prof Roberts made a very emphatic d~mial of the actions imputed to him by theicountess in relation to the earl. Earl Russell followed the professor on the stand. The witness testified that he never heard the slightest objection made to the presence of Prof, Roberts in his house. He (witness) objected to his wife going to a certain lady's house and baased his objec tion on the fact that the lady was divorced. Countess Russell was very much put out by objections to her visits to the lady's home and in a quarrel that followed witness said to her: "If you say such things you will soon tie sorry you married me." The countess replied, "So I am sorry." The earl deolaro:l that he never insisted that the countess should dtess him. Is she had not requested him to allow her to dress him he would not have let her do so. lHe waL much attached toher a id bad t;ied to malra things pleasant, tor 4lsas.54 u to her going to Ascot for t b reasdn that there were several persons there whom he did not wish her to moeat. With reference to the charge that when the countess, on one occaaon asked him after a row for £25, he threw her a half sovereign, the earl said it was t1ue. He was about to give her the money she asked for when she said, "I don't want your dirty molney." Further questioned, the earl stated that he did not think his wife's health or her nerves suffered during her married life. Her ailment was caused by unaccustomed restraints. At this point Sir Edward Clark, representing the countass, asked witness to giving rn instance of these unaccustomed restraints. The earl replied that one in stance was his limiting his wife to six cigarottes r day. He denied that be had ever sworn at his wife or called her a brute or boast. Thie earl stated that he never kept his wife up at night time making up his accounts. Once the countess told him she was "damned sorry she married him." This closed the direct examination and Sir Charles eRussell handed the witness over to Sir Edward Clark for cross exami nation. Among the first questions put to the earl, which caused the audience to prick up their ears, was one which referred to the earl's conduct before his marriage, and in reply to it the earl admitted that before he was married he had wronged a servant, but he said he told Lady Mabel toots, his fiancee, all the circumstances and she found that no reason to discard him. VENGEFUL OHILIANS. Renewal of Anti-American Agitation Ditrected Against Admiral Brown. VALPArIAISO, Dec. 3.-The renewal of the agitation against Americans, and particu larly Minister Egan, begun again upon the arrival of New York and other pavers up to Sept. 20, and the Santiago and Valparaiso papers have been publishing American press comments. The attacks against Ad miral Brown are still being kept up, and the papers are making much of the dis patch from Admiral Vial, the former in ternd of Valparaiso, to Balmaceda the day of the landing of the troops at Quintero. In it Admiral Vial informs Bauianceda that Admiral Brown expressed the belief that the congressional troops would not re embark. At that time the governmient forces at Quinteros believed that this was merely a feint, and that they inte-ded to re-embark and effect a lancing a.-th of ValpianiFo. ' he object in publishing this dispatch is to give out the impr.esion that Admiratl Brown gave inlfotmation to Videl in regard to what be had soen on hli visit to Q(uinteros and expressed his opinion or sug goetion in regard to the movements of the troops there, which assisted BalImaceda in arranging his plans to resist attack. 'Thle .panish delegation has live of Bal maceda's esippoiters under protection and has taken the same stand as Egan and dur ing the controversy has acted in harntona with himr at all times. A sensation has been created by the pub lication of a notieo by the three brothers of Alduseste, the miuister of foreign relations, that the American residents of Chili, whose sympathies were with the congressional ttrty during the war, have expressed their indignation at the condnut of the provis onal governmuent in regard to certain mat tors in which the American govermlment is interested, and, also the hostile attitond of the public toward the United States. In referring to the muess tro of the Balti rlore's sailors, ai correspondent says the attank wals brutal anld eowaldly and was made simply beanuse the man were Ameri oneti. Ihere ate also good grounds for the belief that the attack was t premeditated affair, and not only made by sailors of the Chilian war seips, boatmen and other tough characters, but also by the police of Valparaiso, who made no effort to stop the nmassare, butl aided in the aseault upon the Americans. Advlctr FrVen Japan. V..s:ovrny, H. (, Dee. 3..--AdviOes froml Japan, by the steamttr Empress of China, ,ive late news regarding the earthqutake of l)ct. "'. The number of dead is now placed at 7,5bi) and the injured at 10, Lt). Over 440,000 people were rendered homeless. For itunately the weather remains mild, Rlain or told weather would osute much distress. A detout burial has been given to tuoet of the bodies recovered fromn the ruins in the larger towns, but horrible scones are pro sented in the country where the people are unable to inter their dead. Foreigners have come forward generously with gifts of monly, clothing, medicine, etc. Shanahti has sent $4,000, and $10,000 has been raised In varions weys in Tokwo. In addition to these sums, the Japanese government has made a grant of $2,225.000 to the two pre fectures that uffered the most severely. Mad rilt of laege. Boxvon. Dec. 3.-A locomotive engineer, discharged from the service of the line be tween Argon and Baden for some infrac. tion of the rules, to-day in a mad fit of rage entered the cob of a locomotive stand ing at the station, pulled open the throttle, dropped off and let the locomotive dash down the track at full speed and into a passenger train coming front the other di rection. The engineer and fireman of the passenger train were killed, three passen gers fatally injured and nearly all seriously hurt. As Did the Texans. CrrI or Mexico, Dec. 8.-The Mexican minister in Guatemala reports that thete are over 10,000 Mexicans in that country, and it is an open secret that sooner or later these people will demand annexation to Mexico, as the Texans did to the United btates years ago. The plan is not ripe yet but as soon as a revolution breaks out in Guatamala stops will be taken to carry out the scheme and it may be taken for granted that any attempt at revolution will be abetted by the Mexicans. Will Open a Good Market. CITY OF Mvxrco, Nov. 3.-The bill grant ing the president power to decree the sus pension of duties on cereals and all classes of animals coming from foreign oonntries, so as to meet the emergency caused by the loss of crops in various states, passed the chamber of deputies without a dissenting vote, and was at once snoot to the senate, whese unquestionably it will be pushed throoah with hasts. 'lhe passage of this bill will furnish farmers of the west a good market for their crops. Defeated the Rtebols. LoNDoN, Doe. 8.--A dievatch from Pekin says the Chinese government has received an official report from Brig.-Gen. Nieh, commanding the troops in Kmchol district, announcing that he had en.gaged and deo feated the rebels Nov. 27 and 28, killing their leader and 600 men. The general commanding the imperial forces at Joho also announced a snocessful engagement with the rebels. To Iltliove the HIungry. CIer or Mexico, Dec. 3.-The govern ment is aiding private individuals in sev eral states to bring in corn, beans, meal and other kinds of foods to sell at reduced Prices to poor who are suffering for food. There is more suffering at Chiapas than in any other state, and it in extendit g across the border into Guatemala. RAILUAOAI) MATTERS. The Alton Iloycott Prnelcally Lifted-A Freight ilockade. CROnAoo, Dec. 3.-Although the boycott against the C icago &:PAlton road -has not been formally declared off, it apparently cannot be continued consistently without also being directed at the Chicago, Burling ton & Quincy. The latter road notified the board of rulings that it will immediately resume payment of passenger comlmissions in eastern territory. It is asserted that all western lines are following the example of the Burlington. Every eastern road, with the exception of the Pennsylvania lines, has notified western connections that owina to the accumulation of freight it cannot longer receive grain reconsigned at Chicago for eastern points. The situation has now become serious. The yards of eastern lines are crowded with loaded care marked for transfer. Western roads have refused to allow any more of their equipment east of Chicago and eastern connections are unable to provide cars enough to make necessary transfers. It is predicted that bolore the close of the month there will be a tremendous blockade extending from the Missouri river to the seaboard. Advices from the western wheat belt indicate that farmers in many localities have insufficient storage room for their grain and are unable to procure oars at any price for the ship ment of their surplus. Southern I':rcilir Tra1utnlen. Housrox. Texas, Dec. i.-No agreement has yet been reached between the bouthern Pacific and its trainmen, but Chief Con ductor Clark says the prospect is good for an amicable adjustment.. INDIAN THI1EVES. In Charge of Sheriff O'Neal, of Choteau County. GR(.l T FAlLs, Dec. 3.--Speeial.]-Sheriff O'Neal, of Choteau county, arrived hers this morning early with four Blood Indians and departed this afternoon for Fort Ben ton. The Indians were arrested near Pie -gan agency, charged with stealing horses from a ranchman in the Sweet Grass country. They are part of a band who stole some shbop and drove them across the uine some time ago. Dan Carpenter, who was stricken with paralysis yesterday, died this evening at 7:20. To-day he had regained consclous ness, but was unable to eveak. Paralysis was caused by a blood clot in the brain. T'w UeIttlh at ii Ile. City. M.Itrts Curt. Nov. :. - [Speoisl.l-Chas. L. McKay, one of the early settlers of Miles City and a resident of Old 'Town, died at Ilis home lMonday aftornoon. T'Ihl deceased was an energetic and estimable citizen. lie had been failing for more than t year past, but wais able to be no and about until quite recently. '[hie cause of his death is reported to be cancer of the stomach. Miss Klir:a trahatm died at her reosidence Monday night, aged it; years. liss Gra ham had lived in Miles City since 1879. The funeral was hold Wednesday and the mor tal body laid in the comletery in this city. Itetter Stouk ~nards 'aclitties. CtmcrAoo, Dc.:1. .-A deed went on record to-day from partties representing A. 1t. Sticknoy to thd Chicago National Stock Yards compalny of 660 acres, located within what is known as the Stioknoy tract, on the went side of the city. This completes the already announced deal by which a syndicate of packers, exclusive of the "big four," Armour, Morris, Swift tind lanli Lound, tare to leave the present stook yards, which have btcomnl ovrl crowded. It is an nounced that tile work of build the neces sary yards and houses will begin at oneo. No tidan T 'roruble. VAnsulN.'roN, Dec. 8.-A telegram was re ceived to day at the war departUment from G(ton. 1irooki se.ying tihers has b)een tit lun dian iisturlaniee ns far as hI is able to learn nlld that the coroner's inquest in the aseo f Mol)taniels showed that he had beoLn killed by white smen. 't'he Graves Trial. TDesvt\ , Nov. :.--A jury was seotred in the Graves case today, and the trial will urobably be commenced today. POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT Annual Report for the Last Year Made by Postmaster-General Wanamaker. He Thinks That the Bervioe Will Soon Be Made Self Sus taining. Employment of the Telephone and |Pneu matle 'rTubes--ltrat Free Delivery •-Postal t arings -R-,ll dles. WArRIoNTor, Dec. .--The annual report of Postmaster (Uieneral Wanamaker is very lengthy. It shows that In spite of the fact that over $1,000.000 worth of lottery revenues was - lost during the past year, the postal de ,c "it of $i,000,000 is surely dieap;,earing and will disappear, provided the same Srate of revenue and expenses obtains un wA.NA* Kspt, tilJuly 1, 189;. Thel extension of the meritaystem of promotion, so successfully put into operation in the department lately, to larger postoflioes and railway mail has begun. Much is expected from it. Referring to the lottery matter, the postminater general says the dispropor tion of trials and convictions to the num ber of arrests end indictments is accounted for by the usual delays of the law, and not to any lack of judgment on the part of the inspectors. IJe refers to the action of certain express companies in car rying lottery mails and says he iball report this question to the attorney general with the view of obtaining a decision upon the constitutional question involved. Since the prohibition of the Louisiana lottery from the mails foreign lottery comoanies have sought to lmake capital out of the fact, under the supposition that foreign mails would not be subjected to like sur veillance with domestic and have greatly increased their mailing of circulars, etc. 'I he department is now struggling with the problem and the evil is decreasing. The postmaster general recounts the success of sea postofRlles in quickening incoming foreign mails received at New York and recommends the employment of a postoflice steam tug for New York harbor. It is shown by figures that nine-tenths of the causes why letters go astray are due to the carelessness of the public, and Wanamaker not only enleavors to sha.ms b~w the work of thei dead letter office may'b reduced, but recommends the establishment of a branch in San Francisco to save time and the ex pense of transfer and re-transfer across the continent. The postnmaster general re news his recommendation for a. division of the country into postal districts and ad duces many reasons why it would be bone ficial. Wanamaker recommends this year the adaptation of the telephone, as well as tele graph, to the postal system, showing that it is not only a constitutional privilege, but the duty of congress to utilize all means of modern soience for quickening the trans mission of intelligence. He a:guesat much length on the point; combats the arga men's against it, details his struggle with the Western Union, etc. Wanamaker believes in a free parcels post, but does not recommend it at present. He urges the abolition of the personal suretyships of postmasters, as they are too frequently under obligations which damage the ser vice. lie proposes to extend the money order system everywhere. It appears that nearly 8,000 miles of ad ditional railway nostoilice service have been established: 1300 miles in Pacific coast states, 3,500 in other western states, :,400 in southern states, and about 1,000 in northeastern states. Special atten tion was given the Pacific states in reorgan izing old routes to meet the rapidly chang ing centers o. business and population. Wanamaker dd ribes the pneumatic tube systems of Berlie and London and strongly recommends their adoption in this country. IHe insists that they would pay and records several attempts at the beginning of such a service. Mluch space is devoted to the question of rural free delivery, which has been on trial in forty-elx communities with suiprisingly gratifying results, in the increase of re ceipts, thu service more tiafl supporting, etc. Numerous arguments are adduced whythe service should be enlarged and the recommendation made for the passage of it bill providing for free delivery in towns of a population between 5,000 and 10,IXO. Special delivery service in cities increased this year one-third over the average of the last four years. fSpeaking of postal aooom modations through bho country the post master general says the plan of putting up expensive public buildings in certain places and leaving other meritorious towns with out any is not a good one. Iflvestigatious of the year adduce Ilenty of good reasons why it would be ii useful, economica:l and patriotic thing to build oenorally small public buildings for postofleous. The post master general argues strongly for a systemn of postal savinga , ruitering his plan of last year and adding to it. Bids under the postal aid act are treated at length, anud after speakiing of recent awards, the report adds that to accomrplish the above schedule the L'acitic lriil coin a nv will have to spond from $0,000,000 to p7,000,000 for new chlp., and the line to the Argentine reo ublic, if aocetted, will re quire nearly $3,tKX),OlK) for three new ships. Tl'he fortnightry servieon to China displaces the English line, wioch has already ar ranged to withldraw. It is stated with some credenoe that one or more of the very few American lines would be obliged to go out of business but for the prospaoc of assist ance from the government, which now ena bles them to compete with other subsidized lines, who otherwise would monopolize the trade for other countries It contracts are completed with all the companiest whose bide seem in proper form the service will probably begin from the first of March, and the sium necessary to be appropriated for the remainder of the fiscal year will not be more than $Z,447,:ltl, in ad dition to the appropriotlon for sea and in land postage already put into estimates for this year. For the next flstal year, from Junuo 10, 1802, to Juneo t0, 1803, thlere will probably ibe needed $56.1,518, lur which ap propriation will be uecessary, as the osti mnates for that year only include the amount of sea and inlaind postage. I'he exact amount cannot bie stnertained until con tracts are extcuted. It is estimated that under this act there will be ships of a total tonnage of 100,l,00 tons, carrying the Amerl can llag, in addition t, toinnage under the flag, but not under the act. l'the postmaster-general recomlnends the abolition of box rents at free delivery otheeos in small plaoy, aend on the one-cent post age question says: "There is great need of wider transportation of packages by mail, but I do not urge it until greater and more needed imnroveomnts in the S rvioe arw madea The pos t tred oas a revene . ! amount for toS the dais ftee it Mr complsi refers to to "thritd editor of portance t raised and a responsibility principles tol to relieve tne maker says deaservin of b ter constderstg departmet d et postmastr for increa to him he tO livery sad p telegrap:h ap country eand th beaenti n 5 I Wsiouterd , Mi : the details of an i more postofe obf yoked considtrabt to upon theo ve of a at the Iugsesti*ot beneitted by' et c! climax when ** polls on election ,dr based in the stl service lawaj b of~ee and r q i mendation that ese from oftlc . Awae oft ter of Roose.lt's re partinment deterwit tion for itself. wo spectors wer septi They have ben some time and Uthe is in the hoande th proves copolutielty been violated by the e but instead to the tepor W6 violated Mr. oo l Mr. Roovelt remov the commn.bmiof panied by r given in dtsati allegation mead4 tiAstmanner. There n ha bee bad jbl posatoffice deart an commission for a rumor that th wil break soon and that th, Postmaster General W dare Roosevelt. It is Baltimore is hoakk f12 of but whathe wolM a bout with the potm coarse the presdent make the charges publi been made Roosevelt and will make both pbP swer. DURUAUU O R A O t1 Report of Commodoreolg Coast Gou atowyý WASRINGroN, Dus. ~-o chief of the bureau of ordu nual report, estimates the ext bureau for the next fiscal yar at of which $4,186,250 to be appil armament of new vessels. T guns required is placed at 1. oaliber from four to thitee though none of the ips a built require gun. of si is behered that su0h 4O m t necessary plans haveenas the construction of oni of lieved that the dt ltie abroad with these large come. In order to a change of ammunition in a recommended that all the army and ay: be sizes and weght. Trials powder are esaid to ave torily, and' it sid short time the use of tirely abandoned i; and below it, ielt#hg re of the numerous formS f c less powder. The bureau, inones to submarine guns ow tion will prove a l adjnnbt to our defe ticularly when mounted especially for ramming. that the chance of a roach her antsgonist w will be quadrupled by weapon o hermean In connection porting overland he strongly urges the tional un factory n ilar to that in ai Gives Iattsei WAsexorox Dee, ,, Crawford, at it. Pet ted to the departmen the details and wori practice in Rulsia w plans inoOrporated I farmers' alllanoe, of ing advances on the mu the warehouses gt ciale of the railroad t consul general say inuto effect June38a day is generally country, and the h ,s it is on a very large o n d, faction to the f4~mars W AsrrwcrlON, was able to *It up but is still to ; urbageo !*po aomfry m any o let himi m1=4 Q10 net weektq WAl 1 11 Dec. issued 4.2tR~au eat recor afr: foraoIn torf * tQ thee W* Ils Ike