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A CKY FOR MELP.

Prc-iiient Cleland Determined to Callan Extra Session.

Wasiosairos, January 14.—There was

a unanimity of denials today on the part

of the democratic leaders of the house

to the effect that the president had notmade' any statement to anybody as to anextra session. But these denials go fornothing with those who have so fre-quently heard them. The fact is that

the time has come in Washington whenconfidence in the accuracy of the state-ments of some of the democratic leaders

is destroyed. Few of the representativenewspaper men care to accept the state-ments of some of these democratic lead-ers ae to a fact unless they are able to

verify them in some other way.The President said today to one of the

democrats in his confidence that unlessthis congress should enact some curren-legislation, it the financial conditionsFilould remain the same as they now areon the 4th of March, be will immediate-ly convene the next .congress in extrasession. There have been rumors to thiseffect on a number of occasions, but ithas never been possible to state absol-utely that the President has given ex-pression to such an opinion until now.

AMERICAN MEATS.

letervievy With the secretary of Agri-culture.

OMAHA, Neb., January 14.—Hon. J.Sterling Morton, secretary of agricul-

ture, spent the forenoon baking over

the microscopic department of the bu-reau of animal industry at Omaha. Inreply to a question as to the object ofhis visit to the packing houses, the sec-retary said:."I am on a tour investigating some of

the charges of the European govere

aients against our meats. Singularlyenough, just at this time the searchlights of Germany and France areturned upon the methods of govern-'mental meat inspection in the UnitedStates, and I am informed by a party ofhigh standing, socially and politically,that certain foreign governments are ex-ercising a sort of espionage over theprincipal abbatoirs of the United Statee.The object of this is undoubtedly to findsome dereliction of duty on the part ofmeat, inspectors. Foreigners may de-sire to make out a case against the san-itary condition of American cattle, andfrom that they promise to deduce theunhealthfulnees and inedibility ofdinned and otherwise cured Americanbeef and other meats."But during the year 1894 the United

'States department of agriculture inspected more than 12,000,000 head of cat-tle. Up to date not one of all these hFsbeen* demonstrated to be otherwise thanin a sound sanitary condition."

STRANGE DISCOVERY.

Body of a Notorious Texas Outlaw IsFound Petrified.

WAco, Tex., January 14.—George1en-ick, who keeps a store in Waco and alsocatches beaver, muskrats and other furanimals, was accompanied by his wifeon his rounds to his traps this morning.On the bank of the Brazos, north of thecity limits, Mrs. Renick, while examin-ing 6 trap, noticed a man's leg stickingout of the sand. Her husband, hearingher cry out, ran to the spot, and the twounearthed a man, perfect in every limband feature. .The body is a perfect pet-rifaction, and the features are naturalas life. The hair, eyebrows and beardwere preserved like life. The bodyrings like, metal when struck. It is rec-ognized as the petrified body of BillJohnson, a murderer and outlaw, whowas mortally wounded after inflictingterrible loss on a sheriff's posse in 1859,and then Olken from the jail by lynchersand hanged while he was dying.

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GREAT STREET CAR STRIKE

Nearly Eight Thousand Men in Brook-lyn Thrown 0,ut of Work.

131toost.vN, January 14.—All the elec-tric street railways with the exceptionsof the Smith and Joy street lines, weretied up by a strike which began at7, o'clock this morning. Between 7,000and 8,000 men are out.The entire police force, 1,700 men, is

in readiness in case there may be anytrouble. The men's grievances and de-mands are thus stated:The state law provides a day's work

for street railway employes shall be tenhours, within twelve consecutive hours.

It is alleged the corporations requiredthe men to work eleven hours, and eventwelve hours, with no interval longerthan ten minutes for lunch, and evendepriving them of that brief time inmost instances. The wage rate agreedupon a year ago was V2 for a statutoryday's work. The companies, it is said.have made no allowances for overtime.The men demand adherence to the lawor e2.25 for a day's work of twelve hours.

Want the Sugar Bounty.

WASHINGTON, January 14.—The entireLouisiana delegation in congress ap-peared before the house appropriationcommittee today to urge that some pro-vision be made for the relief of immedi-ate losses suffered by the sugar produc-ers and planters of that state caused bythe repeal of the bounty provided for inthe McKinley tariff act.

CROMWELL A.710 HIS HORSES.

An Accident' That Befell the ProtectorWhile Driving In Hyde Park.

C. H. Firth, in an article on OliverCromwell's association with horses, saysin Macmillan's Magazine:"As Cromwell rose in tower and rank

his love of horses began to be more con-spicuous. When he started from Lon-don in 1649 to reconquer Ireland, hewent forth in that state and equipage asthe like hath hardly been seen himselfin a coach with six gallant Flandersmares, reddish gray." In 1655, whenthe Spanish enibassador took his leaveof the lord protector, Cromwell senthim "his own coach of six whitehorses" to convey him to and frontWhitehall. "Certain it is," adds thenarrator, "that none of the Englishkings had ever any such."The protector was not much of a

whip, -however. In 1654 the Count ofOldenburg sent Cromwell a present ofsix horses, and the protector's anxietyto make trial of their quality led to hiswell known adventure in Hyde park.On Friday, Sept. 29, he went with Sec-retary Thurloe and some of his gentle-men to take air in the park, ordered thesix horses to be harnessed to his coach,put Thurloe inside of it and undertookto drive himself. "His highness," saida letter from the Dutch enibassador,"drove pretty handsomely for sometime, but at last, provoking those horsestoo much with the whip, they grew un-ruly, whereby his highness was flungout of the coach box upon the ground.His foot getting hold in the tackling,he was carried away a good while inthat posture, but at last he got his footclear, and so came to escape. He waspresently brought home, and let blood,and after some rest taken is now wellagain. The secretary, being hurt on hisankle with leaping out of the coach,bath been forced to keep his chamberhitherto and been unfit for any busi-ness.''The royalist Scroggs, afterward chief

Justice, writing of this incident, hopedthat the next full would be from a cart—hinting at the gallows. As to Crom-well's views on the burning question ofhorse racing, it is difficult to arrive ata positive conclusion.- His constant aimwas to possess as many lgood horses asbe could afford. Whether he enteredhis horses for races or had the satisfac-tion,of owning a winner history doesnot say.

HIS COLLATERAL GOOD.

How Tom Fitch of Nevada Used to "Raisethe Wind."

Tom Fitch of Nevada was a brightfellow and one of the best writers andstump speakers of the west, but he wasthriftless, and when he got hard upwould resort to almost any means toget a stake. -

One- day he wrote a scathing speechdenouncing Sharon, then president ofthe Bank of California and afterwardUnited States senator from Nevada. Init he charged Shardn with almost everycrime known to the decalogue or thestatutes. He put the manuscript in alarge envelope, and walked into theBank of California."Here," he Laid to the cashier, hand-

ing the package through the window,"here are some securities which I offeras collateral on a loan. Please handthem to Mr. Sharon in person, and Iwill wait for his answer."Mr. Sharon was in his private office.

Breaking the seal of the envelope, hefound the speech and read it through,together with a note from Fitch, in-forming him that unless he was paid$5,000 he would deliver that speech inevery town in the state. In a few min-utes the cashier, on Mr. Sharon's order,reported that the collateral was allright and paid the happy Fitch the de-sired amount.

Three months afterward, having gonethrough the money in speculation anddissipation, Mr. Fitch made his appear-ance with another speech, this time ofa very complimentary character, whichhe promised to deliver at ever conven-ient opportunity, for the same amount.That, too, proved good collateral, andthe story would have never come tolight if Fitch had not, in a moment ofdrunken frankness, told it himself.—Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.

It Comes High to Be Rich.

Any one acquainted with the livingexpenses of persons who esteem them-selves fairly comfortable finds a signifi-cant moral in the commands laid uponthe rich by their physicians. Not onlyis the wealthy patient bidden to substi-tute costly table waters and even im-ported champagne for ordinary drinks,but every detail of his life seems regu-lated with a view to spending the mostmoney for his needs. The whole worldis ransacked for food that his weakstomach can digest, for clothing sanita-rily suitable for his body. The infantsof the rich are required to drink milkat 50 cents a quart and to wear tinygarments that exceed the cost of plainadult clothing. It may very well bethat a child under 2 years old, fed andclothed according to a doctor's prescrip-tions, may cost more per annum thanthe living expense of a wholesomelyclothed, fed and housed adult.—Phila-delphia Inquirer.

Holmes on Domestic Economy.

The laughable and the pathetic aresometimes strangely mingled in littleexhibitions of domestic economy--aplate of apples, for instance, with thedefective parts cut out for the children;a small basket of homemade ginger-bread, with one or two pieces of poundcake carefully disposed on the surfaceso as to appear to the best advantage. —"Autocrat of the Breakfast Table.

Happened In Haden.

The grinning imps were packing sin-ners into the oven with a thing like ahay press. And the sinners groaned,all but one good natured looking man."Do you know," said the good natur-

ed man at last, "this is rather nice. Re-minds me of when I lived in dear oldBrooklyn and crossed the bridge at rushhours. "—New York Recorder.

STAGE GLINTS,

Grace Filkins is to play Nell Berry inthe ''Shore Acres" company.

The Nellie Chandler Women's orches-tra is now on tour. There are 16 playersin it.

Maurice Barrymore and VirginiaHarned will star jointly in "The Danc-ing Girl" next season.

A manager, calling the' attention oftraveling companies to the attractionsof his house, states that it ts lightedwith gas.

Paderewski is going back to England,and he is booked for a recital in Glas-gow next month. Ho is to play in sev-eral provincial towns.

"A Student of Salamanca," adaptedfrom the Italian by Alexander Salviaiand Paul Kester, has just been added toMr. Salvini's repertory.

In addition to "Ole Oleson," "PetePetersen" and a few (*her alliterativepieces, there is a Swedish comedy on theroad styled "Swan From Sweden."

Strange as it may seem, that curiousand reckless hodgepodge.: "A Trip toChinatown," has made a'hit in Londonand has passed its seventy-fifth nightthere.

Patti has admitted to being born in1843. Yet she has not forgotten "TheLast Rose of Summer," for she sang itin London at a $5 concert, and the peo-ple wanted more!

- Mr. Tree announces as his Americanrepertory "A Bunch of Violets," "Johna-dreams," "The Red Lamp," "TheBallad Monger," "Hamlet" and "Mer-ry Wives of Windsor."

Among the companies that have gone'to the wall within a few days are"Suwance River," the Paris GaietyGirls, the Royal Entertainers, the Ameri-can Payers, the Houck Opera Troop,"Booties' Baby," "Gettysburg" and"Josh S ruceby "

ODDS AND ENDS.•Out of • every nine sudden deaths re-

ported eight of the musiber are men.

Over 1,000,000. pawn tickets for sumsunder 10 shillings are issued weekly in

'London.

A 225 ounce gold nugget in the shapeof a horseshoe has been discovered atHargraves, Australia.

There are not more than 25 Chinesewomen in New York. They carefullyavoid the public gaze.

Some of the direst calamities thathave befallen the old world are tracedto the destruction of forests. • -

Hungary glass furnaces are built inthe forests, which are used for fuel.When the nearby timber is gone, a newfurnace is built.

It has been ascertained by experimentsIn the feeding of corn and wheat tohogs that corn makes lard, and thatwheat makes lean meat.A Bangor man bought a large tract

of land for $150 some years ago and soldit to another man for $20,000, who sub-sequently cut off $300,000 worth of logs.Probably the largest existing painting,

excepting panoramas, is one in the sa-lon of the doges, in Venice. It is by Ro-busta and is 84 feet long by 34 feet wide.An English judge dismissed an in-

dictment against a pickpocket who hadthrust his hand in a man's empty pock-et on the ground that as there was noth-ing to steal no offense was committed.An examination of the soil of grave-

yards made by Dr. James B. Young,Edinburgh Royal society, shows thatit does not materially differ, as regardsthe amount of organic matter it con-tains, from Ordinary soil.

TURF TOPICS.

The purses offered in Germany thepast season to trotters amounted to $73,-627.

' James McCormick has nominatedLamplighter and Potentate to start inthe Brooklyn Handicap next season.Eugene Leigh has patented a portable

horse stall for use on railroad cars. Nota single nail is used in its construction.Of the total of $3,663,481 distributed

on the American turf from Jan. 1 toDec. 1 at the regular tracks, Chicagogave nearly one-fourth.

Judge A. C. Monson, executor of theDavid D. Withers estate, says the trackand grounds will be sold under fore-olosure sonic time during the spring.

Old Fashion, the clever jumping marethat made 108 jumps at the Chicago fatstock show in 1891 without making amistake, was sold to Mme. Marantetterecently.

Max Lebaudy, the well known turf-man, is one of the richest men in France,but the conscription excuses no one, andM. Lebaudy has gone to serve as a driverof ammunition wagons.

All the trotting clubs of Berlin havebeen amalgamated and will erect a fine-ly equipped track in the west end ofBerlin. A number of American trottinghorses have been entered.The Strauss stable has sold to Charles

H. Smith of Chicago a yearling chestnutfilly by Ouondaga, dam Sea Shell, for$4, 500. The filly went three furlongs onthe Lexington track in thirty-five andthree-ouarter seconds.—Horseman.

RAILROAD TIES.

Over 90,000 miles of railroad centerin the .Windy City.

One of the New York street car linesnow runs smoking cars.

Railway accidents are so rare in Hol-land that an average of only one deatha year results from them throughout theentire country.pn the London, Dover and Chatham

railroad, in England, they use a handcar which is propelled by means of asail when the wind blows.

The railway companies of Great Brit-ain pay a daily average of £1,700 incompensation, about 60 per cent beingfor injuries to passengers, and the re-mainder fer lost or damaged freight.

riatisfied.

The train stopped at a station for tenminutes. Just as it stopped they noticeda fight in progress in the street."Is that a free fight?" said the pas-

senger."It is, I think," said the conductor.The passenger jumped out, pitched

into the fight, did valiant execution fora little while, and then was 'awfullythrashed, belabored and pounded..When be crawled back into the train,

with the blood stAaming from his face,he said to t'ie conductor, "Well, whatgood times the v do have out west, don'tthey?' —Lewikon Journal.

A Suggestion.

Guest (trying to cut a tough f ,w1)—This chicken would have been much bet-tor, landlord, if it had served as an ome-letl—Fliegende Blatter.

He Submitted.

"I'm 'going down to the gas office tohave .a row," lie remarked to a fellowpassenger on a Woodward avenue carthe other morning."Yes, overcharged you?""I should remark! My house was shut

up all last 'month, and yet here's a billone-fourth larger than for the monthbefore: Why don't they knock a mandown and rob him? I'll see 'em in Tex-as before I pay a penny of it!"

Six hours later the two men happenedto meet again, and the man who wasovercharged was asked:

' "Well, did you raise a row down atthe gas office?""Well, no; I started out to, but"—"They bluffed you down?""No, not exactly a bluff.""You told 'ern your house was closed

all the month?""Yes.""But they insisted that the gas had

been burned?""They did.""And you?""Oh, I paid the bill! I happened to

remember that when I got home I foundthat four burners had been left lightedand booming _away for 30 days andnights, and so I decided to submit tothe robbery!"—Detroit Free Press.

Just a Little Premature.

"Miss Spotts," he began, "may I askyou a question?""You may, Mr. Cleverton.""On this question rests a great part

of my future. Will you"—''No, Mr. Cleverton," very coldly.

"I will not become your wife.""But"—

. "Do not press me. My mind is as firmas adamant.""Why"—"There, I feel sorry for you, but

never encouraged you in the least. Whenonce I say no, that becomes irrevoca-ble.""But, my dear Miss"—"Sir! I will allow no terms of endear-

ment. I dismiss your suit without fur-ther ado. My heart"—"Confound your heart!" he gasped

out at last. "I haven't asked you for ityet. What I was going to say is, Willyou ask your father if he can spare that$50 I lent him last month? Because Iwant to buy a ring, for I am going toget married next week."—SyracusePost.

Brushing the Right Way.

Customer—Why do you persist in try-ing to force your hair restorer on meevery time I come in here?Barber—It isn't that I particularly

want to sell you the hair res4orer, sir.I only do it because I know you'd liketo have your hair cut oftener than youdo.Customer—Wrap up three bottles for

me, please.—South Boston News.

Riot.

The crowd surged about the lockeddoors of the bazaar."What is up?" asked the blind beg-

gar.The deaf and dumb beggar whispered

breathlessly: "There is a bargain salegoing on inside, and the bashaw's 800wives are attending it. They do saythat the carnage in there is simply ap-palling. "—Indianapolis Journal.

. All In the Family.

First Citizen (a few years hence)—How is it that Stumper slides along soeasily?Second! Citizen—Ho belongs to one

party, hiA wife to the other, and bothrun for office at every election. One orthe other is sure to win.—New YorkWeekly.

Softening It Up.

Guest—.You haven't got a mahoganyboard about 6 by 4, have you?Hotel Clerk—What do you want it

for?Guest—I want to have it put on top

of the mattress in my room. —New YorkWorn.

The Only Course.

Son (reading)—"There is a tide in theaffairs of men which, taken in the flood,leads on to fortune." What kind of atide does that mean?

Practical Father—Tied down to busi-ness.—Good News.

An Exception.

Mrs. Higbee—Most people make thebest of everything.

Mrs. Robbins—We have a cook whodoesn't. —Brooklyn Life.

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MRS. R. L. KELLY.Horse brand as shownon right shoulder.Also RE on the rightOciulder.Vent, monogram EK

reversed.Cattle brand, MS on

right hip and ribs.Also own following

brands: di on righthip and side: ILS onright hip or side: mon-ogram JD left side.

Ft, n,-e. Teton and Merles. Poet teffice : Fort Bentot

NARCISSE VALLEAUX.horse brand as shown

on left shoulder.

Cattle branded NV onleft side and hip andalso on right side.

Vent, AN on hip.

Range, Teton.

P. O., Fort Benton.

iv.

Benton & St. Louis Cattle Co.Brands: on let,ribe,Z or, lettribeJH on left ribs, Aon right hip. -Vent: Z On left

shoulder.Range: Marisa

P 0. address:Fort Benton.

Jose HARRIS.Manager

G. W. MORSE.Cattle branded

17 on left thigh.Also owner of

EM on the rightthigh and 10 onright hip.

Horse brand 17on left shoulder.Range - Bear

Paw and Milkriver.

*100 Reward for evidence leading to convic-tion of any person killing, altering or illegally

Patterson, branding any of the above brands or the increase— of same. G. W. MoRRE. New' hiCaRO, Mont.

Horse brand as shown

A.

on right shoulder.Vent, a horizontal barthrough brand.Cattle branded same onright ribs.Range, Shonkin.

P.O. addressFor; Benton.

LEAMING & LEEDS.

Brand as shownon left side.Wattle on left

jaw.Vent, SV on lefthip.

Horse brand SVon left shoulder.Range, ShonkinP.O. address:

Fort Benton

JOHN LEPLEY.Brand as shownon left hip.Ear mark: Crop

off left and roundhole in right.Horses branded

same on the leftshoulder.Vent: .Lon left

shoulder blade.Range: Shonkin.P.O. address:

ton,I Benton

T. A. CUMMINGS.

Brand as shownon left ribs.

Also own R onleft hip. -

Range: Shonkin

P.O. address:Fort Benton

GEO. L. OVERFIELD.Cattle brand as

shown on cut; alsoon left hip only :

RC and RA, on theright ribs.Increase brandedon left ribs or

-"thigh from fallof 1894.Ear mark, over-

slope in left anasplit in right.

'init. on the left shoulder. Horses brandedRC on loft shoulder. Range, Shonkin and Arrowcreek. P.O address: Fort Benton

edit"

E. F. Mowrey.

Brand as shownon left side.Ear mark: Two

splits on left ear.Old ear marks:

crop off right earand split in left.Range: Bear Paw

P.O. address:Stanford, Mont.

P. MURPHY

Brand as shownon left hip.Also owner of Fon rieht hip, andTS on left hip.Range: Lower

Teton.P. 0. address,

Fort Benton-

pd.MILNER LIVESTOCK CO.

E. !dolma. Pres. and Manager. Fort Benton,Montana.

Brandon left ribeas shown, called"square" brandEar mark: Both

ears cropped and

Also own cattlebought of otherparties with the"square" brand on,left hip Since '56,all calves branded

with the "square" on lett siee and left hip bothAlso own all cattle 1 • • -the brand scowl, In MUSILIIcatHorse brawl OD

left thigh. 1

Range: From the BearPaw mountains eastwardto Fort Peck, between

Milk and NI i&nouri rivers. Also south of Mis-souri river, between Arrow creek and Belt creek..

The Walrond Itanehe (Limited).President, Loan Cearron, London, England.Gen. Manager, D. MCBACRILL-N, Montreal.Local Manager cattle, J. LAMAR, Ft. Macleod.

" bOree, D. WARNOCK, V. S.14

Cattle brand WRon left ribs; alsobar on left hip.Since 18Rs. "at on

left cheek.Ear marks, split

right ear, underhack left ear.Vent, WE en left

thigh.Thoroughbred cat-tle, Hereford* and

Polled Angus, monogram Wit oe left cheek.HORSES: Clyde and Shire, nic.nneram Wfl on

Left thigh and numbered under Folds sinceI8K9,. same on left cheek and rinmhered under maneeeddle hers..o, pf, 1.4v I 04 F'. ,.inef. tenWit monogram Wit us teft thigh. Vent for horsesmonogram WR under the mane.Range : Deaver creek and north fork Old Man's

river e. U. .4derea. • le, r" itu 're-, N. W. T.

Sto",k Cattle for Sale.

About 150 head of stock cattle for sale, fnelnd-:rig snout twenty head of 1-year-ol steers, nowranging in Sweet Grass hills count-y. }hive beenwell bred, end are an except onally line hunch ofstock. For particulars address F. . Smith,White Sulphu. Springs. Mont.

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