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The Chicago Inter Ocean The ChicagoInterOcean To New Subscriber I To Now Subscriber. Vol. XXII. No. 19. LEWISTOWN, FEROUS COUNTY, nlONT., WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1904. Price s Cents. REPUBLICAN IN POLITICS. AND DEVOTED TO THE MINERAL, AGRICULTURAL, STOCK AID WOOL INTERESTS OF THE GREAT JUDITH COUNTRY. FAIRBANKS ON THE TARIFF Before the Home Market Club, the Vice Preeident-lect Speaks for the Republian Party. NO RADICAL LEGISLATION Changes WIll be Made as Deemed Neeeesary t Ne General Re vides Is Demanded. Bedsn, Dee. 1.-Before an sadlesac of sUM lhen 3,000, Vice Presieat.lect -btabaks qMke on the attitude of the ~gblioaus administration on the tar. IS quetimo at the amnual banuest of the HBme Market club. Among the oahmr est were Governor J. L Bates of Masanhusetts, former Seeretary f the .ary Jobn D. Long, Dr. W, H. Meontague to Toronto, a privy eemail Ser of 'the Dominion of Canada, and verasumrelect Henry Roberta of Ca iemalout. The speakers were Senatesr Fa auis, fGovernor Bates, Mr. lmUg ad Dr. Iluntague. Former Olsgruassma JRobert T. Davis of Full Bime, Maus., pnresent of the club, as tmatmate, :nvderd to the priadlple of the pr tetlve tariff, which Is satim by the Home Market club, sayng that ,the .Iain members of the aat.lsalbous of rerpresentatives andl easem would confer with the admnlsamsath nm nii. su·eet of tariff. Hie added: "We are willhitg sttand by their Judgment as to the time .and mature of such revisfam." Telegrams of gre at t at ,belng able to attend we see.s tlnd from President Roosevelt and the Massa thasetts senators. Vice Presidentelest 7airbmaks in his speech said: "The exoansion at tar ftomin fnm. "The expanslon at car foreign.com meroo under Re.b.Ilaa poliitaes anl Republlcan admilaltmtlon is macclu sive evidence of the fact that the Re publican policies ae mot restzletive as far as our forelln $tade is ianernm ed. In 1860 our experts of mman tacturing products to other caontries amounted to oah tlMl00M0, while last year they reached .the enormous sum of $452,000.000. We have been. rapidly lncreasl.g our wealth.thumngh our foreign commerce. The balance of trade is greatly in our favor. From the beginning d George Washing ton's first admlaisttlon "to William McKinley's first term, the net bal ance in favor df the United States was $383,000,000; Ainee thbe beginning of President McKinley's :first term until March, 1904, the net balance in favor of the Udittl States was up wards of $3A,6(000,000. It would seem the part of wisdom to hold fast to those measures, and the adminis tration of public IMairs uzder which gratifylng and unparalleled .reslts have been acoenalfihed. "While the tariff question Is an old , one, it is of coatLimal and lvital inter est. It must not be overthrown or .surrendered either 'by liaursnce or ,prejudice it must be maintained ly ,education by Intelligent discussion. ""The Republican party haa revised tariff schedules it the past when re vision was essential, and it will not hesitate in the future to subject their to careful scrutlan and alteration so that our protective system may be just in its operation. Whenever heange of schedules is essential in the-public interest, the alteration will be made. It will be nmalle advisedly; !It *1i1 be made sot in response to :mere .sentiment, but agreeatly to sound economic neesst4,. Any bother policy is obviously unwise ant dis turbing in its tendency. T'ihe Republican 'pasty adheres to the doctrine of commerecil tree'les, rsetlpmetty which teafs to expeall.our co-mmere and to develop .Amereban fadustt' rand in the ilterest of Amer teen labor and Ame'ican cmpital. It holds to -reciprocity, Which is -mle 'hand aulden of proection.' but -iut to that which Is but amother form vf free trade -md which is hieett to tli· psIrective system. p"s.eculve system. "President McKinley has been quot ed by the enemies of proteatt.n as favsortg the Democratie sysism of reclpsmiety. The text uf hile last great speech :gives denial to sueh pro tectlon. is :utterances were 4.re ly free from mbigulity. None could nisuaderstand them who did net de sire to do so. He distinctly fasored 'sensible trade arrangements whL.h will not Iaterrnpt our home prdaod tlon.' "'We should take from our eas tomers,' he aid. such of our products as we can use without harm to oar Industries mad laber. And he farther declared that if peiihance some of our tariffs are no loaser needed for rev enue, and to acourage and protect ladustries at home, why should they aot be employed to extend and pro -mote our markets abroad.' "It will be observed that he kept well in mind the home market and rtection to our iadustries and Is "There is in these observations no suggestion of the abandonment by him of the great policy for watch he lived and wrought so well. The result of the recent national election needs no interpretation. It plainly signifles tat the people have unabated faith in the great principles for which the Republican party has frought so well. It clearly indicates exceptional con fidence in the soundneba and conserv atism of Republican administration. The power committed to us is to be used with prudence. "We are to continue to adhere to and uphold the great policies which have so well served us in the past. They are not to be undermined or subverted; they are to be upheld and ---- "talned with wisdqm and resolu tion." Dr. Montague said that the Domln ioa had tried all forms of trade rela Utons, from reciprocity to free trade. All theme have been dropped in fa vor of protection. Since the time when protection was firmly establish ed the country has seen more pro. perity than ever before. The speaker pointed out that today the policy of Canada is to allow to come in free all the necessities of life, but to main tain and protect its own industries against the world. "I come here to tell you," contin ued Mr. Montague, "that no govern ment could exist in Canada today that does not maintain the system of pro tection of Canada's industries." Mr. Montague then took up the sub ject of reclproclty between Canada and the United States. He sad: "We have tried at varlom times to secure a reciproolty treaty and theft attempts failed. Now the condl tions have changed. The United Slttes is developlag the gat fields of the west, and you have large ship mints of agricltrsl produta. Can ada I8 manufacturing pmeuts for her own people and is trying also for a great market. "Is Canada today there is no party or no politician who is aiitating for reciprocity, and there is 'no great de sire for it." Mr. Long said: "The simple key to this whole puzzle do the protective tarlff, constructing its 'prlnciples not narrowly nor with partiality, but lib wrally and for general -elfare, is from the word adjustment'--the adjust ment of the schedule to the needs of the time, dhttting at rTesonable In tervals as they dhfft. "We aready have With Canada the reciproclty of geoI WIll, of mutual re spedt man mutual consciousness of our monmon obligations for the welfare of the continent ,of Whlch we two aw so large a part. And whenever, wher ever, lby more liberal uade relations ma 'by mutual give and take tart! conewdions, Whidh haill not impair the general inidustrial and commet Seldl tnterests of the other side, the •gemrIl 'Interests can be conserved man prlmoted, we are for reciprocty in t+tst respet the." GRWmD JUBILEE. Republicans Celebrated Victory at' :Ntw Yrk '.ast Week. .New York, Dec. 1-Seven hundaed Ropubllcans .attended the Jubilee din nor given last night at the Waldorf-' Astoria in honor of tue victory of President Roosevelt .and Vice Presi dent Firbanks. .President Roosevelt sent his regrets, as did also George Z. Cortelyou, chairman of the national committee. Senator .Fairbanks made a brale speech, leaving early to take a train for Boston. Senator Scott, of West Virginia, in a brief address, said that the Republicans went before the coun try upon the present conditions of the country and should now let well eupush aoane. 'If we revise the tariff we make an apology to the country we don't owe," he ,added. ADMIRAL "DAVIS NAMED. Dewey.Preferred Not to be Apopina.l can (Oomdmission. %Washington, Nov. 30.-The Presi dent announced today that Rear Ad miral Charles Davis will be olffed the apopintment on the Dogger bank court of inqui y. .Count Cassini, of the Russian em hassy. and Sir Mortimser Durand, the British ambassador, who were at the state department toda), were inform ed of the selection. Rear .Admtal .Davis was promoted to ;the grade .oT rear admiral August 24, 1904, and was selected recently by Secretary Morton to command a division of the battleship squadron of the North Atlantic fleet. He complet ed 4 3yeare' service in the navy yester day, having been appointed to the nas .al academy from Massachusetts in 18i1. :He commanded the converted ,cruiser pxlie in the war with Spain. and was engaged in blockade duty off the coast of Cuba. For a number of years he was superintendent of the sa_ºm mbservatory at Washington. Admiral Davis speaks French flu ett- and this, with his knowledge of international and .maritime law, com meaded him to Secretary Morton, on whose recommendation the selection was made. He is a brother-in-law of Snater Loge, of Massachusetts. K6S OPPRRS PRIZES. Mining rgiuesr Offers Enmurage- ( nmat to Emayhlts. t Bozean, Dec. 2.-A prize of $80 f for the best eagineering essay and at second prise of $10 ·ir the next best I essay. was offered yesterday by the I Hon. E. W. King, of tils place, t: the f College Englaeers' soCiety. The subject of the today Is to be "The Engineering Possibilities of GCIl- I gatin County Fmom as Investe"'s c Standpoint" The offer was made 4' " Mr. King at the close of an address I delivered yesterday before the society 6 at the request of the mmnbers. Mr. Kisg gave a strongly praoral talk as a the quallflcations of an engineer, and I r'sed his hearers to equip Gemselves a breadly and thoroughly to take high I .,teadng in their cbogen pswfession. t He dwelt particularly on the necesslty 1 for a wide business training and for accurate and economical work. Not I only the man'who could plan for the I best amthod in the working, but the t one who could do the work thedreap- t eat in the long run. He gave many telling Illustrations 1 of success or failure. After the elose of the address the society unanimous- c ly extended its thanks to Mr. King I for his address and his gift of the two I prizes. IDAHO'S MAJORITY. I Neighbor State Gave Roosevelt a i Rousing Indorsement. Boise, Idaho, Dec. 2.-The state I board has canvassed the returns of c the election. The figures are as fol lows: Roosevelt. 47,783; Parker, 18, 4-0; Debs, 4.949; Swallow, 1.013; Wat- I son, 353; Roosevelt's plurality, 29.- t 303. For congress-French, Rep.. 44.- I 813; Clay. Dem., 20.146; French's plu rality. 24,867. For governor--Good lng, Rep., 41.887: Heitfeld, Dem.. 24, I 192; Goodlng's plurality, 17.685. Good- c ing ran about 4,000 behind the remain- i der of the state tlcket. WORLD'S FAIR HAS CLOSED Great Exposition Ends in a Blaze of Glory in the Presence of Im mense Crowds. FRANCIS' FAREWELL ADDRESS Has Been Engaged for Four Years is Fair Promotion and Calls It HMa Life Work. St. Louis, Dec. 1.-The Loeisana Purchase expositlon has e.d. It passes Into history as probably 'hav Ing comprised the most reprlsestative collection of the resouws, ilaustrles, art, peoples and customs of the world ever assembled. From the iaceptlon of a project to hold am espositlon to fittingly commemorate the one hun dredth annversary of the pardhase of Louisiana territory, ntil the .portals were thrown open and the world was nlvited to enter, oocupied seven years. The duraties of the eposltIon has beesn even months, and during that time nothing has u urmed :to throw a dampeninl efect en the Interest or to detmct from the espostion In any any. The best srdar has bee main. taised thsroumgat aom less of life has occurred duriag the exposition from accidents. The man probably most mromineatly oImnw in connection with the wrld's fair is Pesident David IL F.eascl, and it was deemed fitting that the hnal day should be designated as "Francis Day" n .his honor. "Fraacis Day" in his honor. "This expotsiion has been the work of my lfe," said President Francis. "It has monsumed m.y .entire time for the past !our years, but every hour has been an hour of pleasure to me." The closing exercises were held at the base of the Lousiana Purchase monument, in the plas of St. Louis, where were held seven umonths ago the exercises that formally opened the gates to the world. There was cheer ing, but it was the cheering of final leave taking and not the spontaneous outburst of enthusiasm. The princi pal speeches were delivered by Gov etnor Dockery, of Missouri, and Pres ident Francis. Mayor Wells spoke briefly and in troduced Governor Dockery, who said m part: "In bidding farewell to the world's fair. I want to pay a tribute to the kindly feeling expressed toward this exposition by the president of the .United States. In execution of the duties in connection with this expo sition we have been Americans and not partisans. We have united in do ing everything possible to contribute toward its success, and the president has shown unqualified interest throughout. "What lesson do we learn from this 'world's tanr? .1 learned the lesson long ago that the United States is the largest known power in the world to day. It is no longer .% 4uestion-the United States ia a world power, and .1 want it to continue an enlarging power. "The St. Loutes exposition takes a long stride toward that conquest of the seas of which I now warn the na tions. 'We ,do not intend to send our warships, but we do intend to send our merchant ships, and we will con test on the seas for the trade of the world. We are going to whip in com mnerce if no other way. After this ex Iosition will come a better under standing among the nations, which I trust will result in peace that is uni versal." The introduction of President Fran cis was greeted with an ovation of ~heering. When quiet was restored, be said: be said: "The results of this work cannot be adequately measured by the beauty of its landscapes, the grace of its buird lags, the comprehensiveness df its ex hibits, the intelligence of its congress es. the elegance of its social features, nor by the inet4able pleasures conferr ed on its patrons. but time will be re quired to demonstrate that Uie thought and the labor and the scrl flees that have ientered into it were not Ill-advisedly bestowed. The c'm pensatlom will continue to flow for at least a generation to come. Its iflu ence will he f.t ai d aprpeclalet in widening circles as years go by. "It is a credit for any state to have had such a gathterig within its hnw ders and a glory to any city to bav. been the seeme of saud an assemblage. It has brought all coumtries closer to dether, and has elevated the world. "Those who have been engaged is the work will never cease to look back 1o it with pride. Al lho have shar ed in the spirit of the undertaking have had their views enlightened. their tastes cultivated a4d their sym paobles broadened. The millions of visitors who have entered these gates hare by their presenvv repaid this band of workers and let us hope have taken many pleasant recolkltions of their experiences. "The distinguished guests which we have entertained have by their words of encouragement and msalfestations of interest, lightened our labors and incited us to renewed efforts. All who have come have contributed toward the consummation of an understand ing upon which this splurge of peo pie at the end of the task stamps the approval of the people of St. Laots and Missouri. -- . fl.. .IItmlad r and Mlssouri. "May this enterprise with which we have been connected for nearly set en years past bring into closer broth. erhood all the nations and all the peo ples who have participated in it. May it deepen our patriotlm. *May it strengthen our love for a benign Prov idence that smiles upon us." After the cheering following Presi dent Francis' speech had diet away, beautiful silver services, as tokens of esteem from the exposition manage. ment, were given to Mr. Francis and Treasurer William H. T'ompson. Promptly at 4 o'lock all the grcat exhibit palaces were closed and visit ors were excluded. In the palace of agriculture onslaughts were made on many of the exhibits where the sHet tings were composed of straw and fragile material and for a Ilie demiol ishment was threatened, bMu prompt action in effecting a general 'jectm, nt put a stop to the threaten I turmoli. As the night drew on thongs (con centrated in the main a\leann to view for the last time the anifnlncent electric Illumination. One bsoil st lealn of humanity swept through the pike from end to end. The spirit of revel ly was there. Never since the open ing had more enlivenment been shown at night on the grounds. Steadily the white electric bulbs sil houeted the exhibit palaces against the night, periodlically the Illumination of the terrace of sttai surmounting festival hall changed from white to red, then to green and then back to white. Over Agricultural knoll the great floral clock clicked off the min utes of the departing pageant. And in the night rang out the tone of the massive bell as the midnight hour was tolled by the great clock. Instantly a hush seemed to pervade the entire grounds. The glowing electric bulbs slowly began dimming, the pulsations of the great engines that drove the cascades gradually died down. The light faded steadily, diminishing until but a faint glow was perceptible. Sud denly there was darkness. and the Louisiana Purchase exposition had passed into history. A brief, but impressive ceremony held at the base of the Louisiana Pur chase monument coneluded the world's fair at midnight. President D. R. Francis ,accompanied by a number of the officials of the exposition, congre gated in the impromptu rostrum. With the words "hFrewell, a long farewell to Ill your greatness," Pres ident Franeis touched a small lever and Instantly the iilumlastions all throughout the greounds eased. The exposition was at san ed. St. Iouis, Dec. 1.--Whle it will be ' impossible to obtai the actual re ceipts sad expemdit rus of the Louis lana Purchase expeluties eompay be fore the middle of December, Secre tary Walter B. Steiwas, of the world's " fair, made the followlag statement to the Asociated Press teolht: "From reports that have bea sub mitted of the admissmaos to the grounds up to 9 o'clock tonight. we estimate that the att ce on Fran cis day will be a few thousand i ea- c cess of 200,000 and that the attend- 1 ance for the expositiea aelod will be in the nelghberhood of 1L800,000. "In mmad numbers the expositIon a company has expeaded $22,000,000 since the nceptioan of the world's fair project, aei the expme uistt of the several states and territories have reached a total of $,.000,000. The re ceipts since the openisg any, April 3. have amounted to about $110,00.0,0), I consisting of admissions and conces- I sion moyaties. But in addition to i these receipts were the funds, amount ing to albut $12,000,000 raised by sub scription and appropriation, to build the expositin. "While it is impossible to state ex actly the Anancial condition of the expositlkm company on this, the clon lag day. it tan he authoritatively stat ed that all debts againhi the company have been paid, with the exception of a few cuaent accounts, salaries, etc., and this .it is thought, will consume nearly all the surplus, so that there will oaly be a very small amount left for the stookholders." insie Inn laid. t81. IAmis, Dec. 3.-The inside Inn, the hotel located within the world's fair grounds, was sold today to a Bt. louis copany for $90t,0o. T.ne pur chase price Includes the furnishings. The hotel cost $450t.000. The work of uemolishlag the building began to day. CONSPIMATOSRS VFRtIHTI.D. One Pleads Guilty and Others Offer No Defne in Land Frauds. Portland, Ore., Dec. ::.-Prolific in surprises and sensations as have beet I the developments in the land fratiud cases, none was prepared for the cli maxes of today. By far the most imn.prtant, both be cause of its unexpeteodltss and lw cause of the moral effett it is almost certain to have an the jury, was the request of Deftdaat Frank Wolga mot, through his altorney, for leave to withdraw his plea of "not wuilt.1." and be allowed to plead guilty to the crime of conspiracy as cfarged. Judge Ielllnger took the matter rader ad visement. Almost equally uaexpected was the request on the part of 5pBDclal Pros. cutor E. J. Henri that an order of ac qdlttal be issued In the case of Mai it L. Ware, on the ground th:~n the pros ecution did not believe that she. ac cording to the evidence. had hceli iproved guilty of aiding ;ite present conspiracy. Of hardly less surprise was the an ,nouncelnent not nmr' thlan 20 mm ,tes after the go.,rnm.tIuEi had con,. pIeted its case, by the ldefense, that 1t vested and that lth. q.a., was rea ly fear argument by counsel. BUILDINGS ALL SOLD. BUILDINGS ALL SOLD. Chscagl Firm Will Tear Down World's Fvtw Structures. fM. l*ule. De. 4,- It ;.. stated to day thst a contra"t for th, -ale of the 11 big exhibit pslasf"'. -',k barns, festival ball. the ea lnald,, at states, pav·lboas. aerodomel. 1,ln;. hospital. press building, )poll(" "hlI li't, stations. with other World's fair .,' l tltires that cost $15.6.0t,oit will he -:lented this week with a (hiratr' ro,i.lany for $386,000. Everythinte ,**t' p' the rol ling stock of thi Ilntr.nlllta:l railway, which has befen soal s,.ipartely. is included. The t.t;atl. f-In ;:nt and Pike bullgings are Incinhlowl n, 0hI' detl. Chronic Catarrh Cured. Your druggist abtstt,, "'laranltee ea9selns catarrh .r,', ' i, ant y case of catarrh and he :A finfiud your moe.y where it fall t,, ,''Ir- any case of chronic cat;trrhl. I,, r of, how long standing. (On u ,p';'I .tln gives ease and rest. It1nI n 11- .tarrh cure contains no nar''t' ,tl I the only c.tarrh cure vlhl lr p .-i.tve guar antee. Bunsen'R tcatarll (I IIr; no cure no Pay. Pric (n' Il'. 'or sale by Wilson & McKethnip . HAVE CAPTURED 203-METER HILL Siege of Port Arthur Continues Una. bated, Japs Steadily But Slowly Closing In. BLACK SEA FLEET IS NEEDED Tokio Officials Becoming Angry, Al. leging Persistent Violations of Neutrality. London, Dec. 6.-A dispatch from Che Foo on December 6th to the Daily Telegraph says: Heavy firing continues at Port Ar thur today. The Japanese are making most determined and persistent efforts to capture the northern forts." Toklo, Dec. 6.-Popular sentiment regarding the question of the assist ance which neutral powers are griving to the vessels of the Russian second Pacific squadron, which heretofore has been repressed, is now growing more acute, and newspapers are voicing the demand for determined action by the Japanese government. Apparently much will depend on the course of events whe. the Russian warships arrive in Oriental waters. IU the squadron shall have been por* witted to exceed a fair construction of neutrality it Is probable that Japan will consider herself under no oullga ions to observe neutrality and nay s..ad her fleet aftcr the Russians into !,erts the neutrality of which she be .Ieves the Russians are violating. If the Russians seize a base in ncu. tral territory, Japan will probably a, liiewise, should urgency demand such action. Japan is keenly anxious to avoid cumapUcations, but she will forcefull) Insist upon what she considess hel p rights. Preparations for meeting the Rue sian warshps are proceeding on a mosi )I etensive scale. .Claim Jape Were Repulsed. St. Petersburg. Dec. 5, 2:00 a. m. Neither the admirallty nor the wa office is able to confirm the repor [iom Che Foo, that the Japanese have been unable to hold 203-Metre hill, bu this news is quite in accordance watt SLxpectatlons. Experts here are con vinced that the capture of 203-Metre I hill will be of no advantage to the Jap unese unless they can gain possesslo: of the neighboring forts. May Send Black Sea Fleet. St. Petersburg, Dec. 2.-With the confirmation of the news that the Ja panese have occupied 203-Metre hill, and the report that the Russians un successfully attempted its recapture, officials at the war office are begin ning to prepare themselves for the inevitable. Golden Hill and L.iao Ti hill are higher and dominate 203-Me Ire hill, but the officials say that if the Japanese succeeded in mounting heavy guns up the latter it probably will be only a question of days or weeks before the fortress falls. Still there is not the slightest idea among General 8toessel a friends that lie will surrender, even if he should bi- ordered to do so. it is pointed out that it is I ssihible that if the fall of the tortress is shown to be inevitable tlhe emperor may direct its surrender in order to prevent the unnecessary sacrifice of the remnant of its brave de:fenders; but it is believed by those wlho know Gene-ral Stoessel best, that he will make good his threat to hold out to the last man and last cartridge in Port Arthur. The ships in the harbor, it can now be stated on high authority, are in no condition to attempt to break through the investing squadron. The guns of lthe warships were long ago landed, and the marines and sailors have been participating in the land defense. Some of the, ships also have been iu Jured by shells. If the fortress falls, it is understood that the ships will he taken outside and sunk in deep water in order to prevent the possi hility of their ever being of service to the enemy. The question of the advisability of reinforc:ing Vice Admiral Rojestven Sk.ý's squadron with the Black Sea h set.l, again being agitated by horme oJ thet paaers, notably the Novioe Vrt mya. which points out that with the addilitlm of the Black Sea vessels Ro jesivenasky will have a slleriorily whiie will Insure viclory over Adnmr .ai Tu.o s fleet. The Novo. Vrenmya calls attention to the f.ct that Japan was n'M one of the signatories of the Ireaty closing the Dardaelles., and asserts that if Japan had the. Iower she might force an entranoe into the h.lark sea and engag- the Russian flet(. Conersely. the papers contin ue, with the consent of the portle, there is nothing In the treaty to Iprecsnt the xi' of the Black sea fleet t t ight 'tome power which is in no wise in solved In the treaty. It is argued that Great Britiin is the only power whlich might attempt to make trouble over the juncture of the, two fleets. The project was warmly advoc'ated by some officers of the admirally before the war, but it never was sanctionedl. and the admiralty dot s not admit that any pressure Is hbeIla: xe'rcised to so rlure the consent of Ithe plsrt, for the passage of Dardanelles by the Black Sea fleet. Toklo. Dec. 1. 10 a. m.-The Im perial army headquarters anoncees that the .Japanese troops besieging Port Arthur area In iossession of 203 meter hill. The following dispatch has been given outl "The army conutienced a hombard. meat against 203-meter hill at dawn November 30, and made several charges before 4 o'clock in the after 0oon. At 5 o'clock in the afternoon a force advanced against the south eastern portion of the hill, made a fierce charge and reached within 30 meters of the summit. At 7 o'clock with reinforcements we charged to the top, which was occupied by our forces. Against the northeastern part of the, h111ll we again charged, and at 8 o'clock the uentire fort on the summit fell into our hands. The Russians left heaps of dead bodlies on the eastern side of the hill, but we have had no time to inlVest.igatte tlrther." Guns Command Port Arthur. Toklo, Nov. ;". I0 p. m.-Imperial headquarters tmad thet following an nouncemnent tonight: "Our forces operating against 203 meter hill advanced at to o'clock to day front trenches already captured near the summit of the hill, and are now struggling for the southeastern portion of the fort on thel. summit. "A fierce battle was raging at 7 o'clock tonight." CONGRESS IN SESSION. Great Floral Display in Both Houses No Business First Day. Washington, Ifec. b.-With the sein ate in session 13 minutes and the, house 53 minutes the last sehsson of the Flfty-eighth congress was assent bled today. The time of both bodies was devoted entirely to the usual for malities of opening (lay. There werle the greetings between members, the great floral display ann the hundreds of visitors, with beautifully gowned women predominating. Corridors. conm mittee rooms and cloak rooms were thronged. The gavels of Senator Frye. presi dent pro tem of the senate, and Speak er Cannon of the house, fell exactly at 12 o'clock. The opening prayers were made by the chaplains, with Rev. I)r. Edward Everett Hale in the senate and Rev. H. N. Couden, tn the house. In both the senate and the houste the committees were apopinted to wait up on the president and Inform him that congress was ready to recel.tc any communcation he had to send. Ileso lutions of respect to the memory of tile late Senator Hoar, of Massach setts, and Senator Quay, of Pennsy - vania, were adopted by both houses, and the adjournment taken was in further tribute to their memory. ThI' only business outtude of the usuat first day routine was the adoption of a ;resoluton in the house extending until January 5, 19(5. the time within which the merchant marine commis lson may make its report. CANVASSERS MEET. But Do Practically Nothing the First I Day-Much Red Tape. Helena. Dec. 5.- -The count of the" I November vote in Montana. under thet I direction of the state board of can- vassers, which began )csterday, Isn procetedng very slowas. Only one, (ounty was complcted today, this work t requiring an hour of the board s time. . As there are 26 countieas in the state, I it may easily be ligurcd that at theI same rate of progrebs as that of yes terday. the count will consume the greatel part of the remaind.er of thet week . It is probable, however. that alt preliminaries having beetn dlispohted of, the remainder of the count will progre.s much more rapidly. Thla board decided from the start that it a would check up the addihl ans matd by the county clerks in making up the" returnas, taking the vote by precincts,. to see that no errors had been made a in the footings. So far no errorshavLe been found. MOVED THE PRECINCT. Three Democrats File Contests for Office in Valley County. (Great Falls Tribune.) The removal of the voting place In precinct No. 9. known as Poplar pre cinet. Valley county, fromi the school houlise. detsignataed as thae polling place lby the hboard of county commission * rs, to another houllse, half a nmile' away. Is the princpllal reason for the tiling of three election contests in that county. Judges of election in various precincts are also chargval with mral conduct and miscondullct In the dis charge of their official dutles in each and every voting pr'cinct; that judges of election threw out and refused to, count votes for the l)emocratic can-' didates for the offices of county at torney, county assessor and sheriff. Messrs. Ikowning anti Rtxoot, attorneys of Great Falls. represent the contest ants In all three cases. The contestants ask that the re turns from precinct No. t9 lIe thrown out of the official count and that the ballots of the various other precincts be brought Into court and recounted. Eugene 1). ('oleman. an elector, in behalf of Thomas l)ignan. Democrat Ic candidate for county attorney.( brings suilt against John J. Kerr. couln ty attorney on the Republican ticket, to test his I.gal right to thiat office. Kerr was elect e.d by a m;ajority of 13 votes. By throwing out precinct No. 9 .or Poplar, where 48 votes were cast. 41 for Kerr and 7 for 1)lgnau. an entlra-ly different return will be made and Dignan will be) the recelv- I ,r of a majority of the votes, electing him to the office. A Costly Mistake. Blunders are sometimes very expen sive. Occasionally life itself Is the price of a mistake. But you'll nel er be, wrong if you take Dr. King's New Life Pills for Dyspepsia. Dizziness, Hleadache.. Liver or Bowel troubles. They are, gentle yet thorough. 25c at Deizell I)rug Co. Bu. To Protect Forest Reserve. United States Attorne.y Carl Rasch has bet.un an actlion in the federal court against the Martinsdale Sheep compan. and W. A. Brown. to secure an injunction against the defendants. prohibiting them from grazing sheep on the L.iitl, I.elt mountains forest re serve. Nir. Hasch sets iout that in Oc tober of this yea:r, in violation of law. the ;l*!ef tdalnts droe.t haband of L.O0lt sheep upon the resere' and that the animals have done, and are still do Ing great dam:age there-. The hearing on application for an injunction is set for January 6th of next year. This company Is loratedI near Martinsdale and run a large ntimber of sheep. William Cordon, well known as a Fer gus county sheep man, is a stock holdl er in this company. SEASON PROVED DISAPPOINTING Range Cattle Men Have Found Ma ket This Year Little Better Than Low Level of 1903. ALL THE 'CONDITIONS AVERSE Strike Seriously Affected Market and Later Great Run of Poor Cattle Kept Prices Down. The range cattle season for 1904 Is practically over and from now on but tvw if any cattle will be shipped to ('hic ago from Montana ranges. While the. av*erage prices this fall were ;t,,,lt t1h same as a year ago stl.l hoIi, were 70,00oo head more stock i;pllip'i from the ranges than durlug it ~;,n priodl twelve months ago. 'Ii,, total rec'iplts for the season were ";.,.,, .cad, while the average price was $.0,3. The Chicago Drovers' Jourll'nal, which has prepared a review io the lainge cattle trade for the. aca s.on, say.i: Market Review. "In a few days, perhaps a week, or even later, the western brand inspec. tors here will ride into the pens and "tally" the range cattle of the sea son of 19o4. but these few remaining arriva s will have but little bearing on the season and ats general condi tions. The range cattle season is vir tually over, and sales of any note are now matters of history. To say that the s.ason has been one of prosperity for owners would be untrue, but as compared with last year the gener al trade has ruled better, though con siderably less profitable than two ytars ago. 't arm ago. "Rangemen's expectations of high prices this year have come to nausht, Sas regards the anticipated prosperity of the suanon s operations, and in stead of prosperity following in the wake of last season's low prices, this wear'h tesults have proved but little nmore satisfactory than the former. "'(;,neral conditions have been aver se to rangemen's interests practically front the beginning to the end of the s;..ason. At the start the strike at all 4 markets, the worst effects of which ,.r.ere felt at Chicago. from which :ity the laiotr war was carried on, marred 'lhancih of obtaining a very satisfac tory scalh of prices, and to the end the whole trade has been a disappolnt tIl nll. "T're excessive runs of common ,tId thin native cattle in the past few t llonth;A have competed very strongly I ',h range offerings, while the great I s ar ity of old corn in nearly all see tins of the feeding belt reduced the t demand for feeding cattle to a very considerable extent, and this source of outlet, which is usually relied upon ;. y rangemen. has been narrow, and it a comparatively small eastern de L nand has also hurt selling of the glasscrs. Statistics on Market. "Marketing for the year thus far has totaled 267,000, and a conserva r tive estimate on receipts for the few I malaining days of the season is put at 12.lo0m head, making approximately S279.o00 for the whole season. against S209,0,,0, In 1903. 309,300 in 1902. 140, 1 500, in 111 191 14,90, in 1900 and 183, S71oo In 1k99. "This year's receipts, with the ex Scl,,ption of arrivals two years ago. e lhen the high prices then prevailing t ;simulatedl shipping of praltically a;l s stock of Imarketable age, was the larg I (st since' the banner year in the his - tor'y oif the trade-that of 18!5, when h 4 total of 430.t500 was received at Chl , ago. "Since that year receipts have been n thy. decline, the minimum being i.ached in 1901, when only 140,500 ar Iv.,l. Many big outfits have since iquidated their holdings, and while he' "big men" were powers in the ange cattle industry in former years, the smaller ranchmen have in late .ears wben growing, while the erst whileh "cattle kings" have been retir ing. The, vast ranges of former years are fast being cut up Into smaller Iracts. occupied by owners of lessar bized herds of better quality. "The fololwing statistics on the trade for 1914 are interesting: "Range of prices, steers, $2.25 to $5. i;,: range of prices, cows and heif i'rs. $1.75 to $3.91; range of prices, rifeeders. $2.25 to $3.65; average price for year. $3.65; average price for 19a3. $3.65: average price, record year, 19l3. $4.95; largest month's receipts, t)caber. 93,osu; smallest month's re eclpts. August, 47,000. Range Being Curtailed. "The eastern and cota belt farmers have moved in to the range country, taken up the business of cattle grow Ing on a more systematic basis, and whe.re many hundreds of acres formet ly supported a few head. the same number now accommodates smaller herds. These new and up-to-date rangemen have become haygrowers as well as cattlemen, and many now depend upon this crop of winter feed to keep cattle in shape during the r,Id months, and thus bring them through in better condition, while hav lng herds which take on flesh more rendily In the summer months. "The whole business is undergoing a change, and the better conditions now ruling in the range country would 's,,em to be merely the forerunners of .hat is to come in later years. Im ,rovement is the order of the age., and the range cattle industry is receiving roil attention from the progressive men now populating the range coun try. They realize that in a few mote ears much of the lands formerly giv en over to cattle grazing will become irrigated farms ,on which will be grown various grains and other feeds, ICnnttnued nn nrem nine 1