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On xzr a II III! Vli yj HI mm rOPJY FIRST YKAR DEADWOOD, (ULAC'K HILLM), KUUTll UAKOi at "it a I Atin a QUIETS WE 0 Emit IIP iiJL '3 nn i. irinnnrmr EDI lit ML CAME IV THE 1XTEKKST ok local st rntAta: Yeteidy there arrived in the city a delegation of ladles who are come to the citr la the Interest of equal tuffrsge, among tl.em some of the best platform oratora advocating the In the partr were Mrs. Emma Smith DtVoe. of the state of Washington; Mrs. Pixie V.

Benedict of Colorado; Mrs. Effie MeCollum Jones of Iowa, and Mrs. T. M. Pettigrew of Belle Pourehe and Mle Rose Dower of Rapid Cltr.

The ladies who came in on the Burlington, with the expeellon of Mrs. Pettigrew were met at the depot br a laige delation of Deadwood ladies, who gave tbetn welcome to the citr. .1 it 1.00K.H xow as thoigii it WII.I. ItU SPRCXO WITHOUT AWAITIXU FOR AX ADJOURN. 51 EXT OF PUKSEXT coxGr.im.

held cj EXPECTED TO DEUVER MANY SPEECHES FAVORINO ELECT-lOX OF DEMOCRATIC IX NEXT FEW WEEKS. WASHINGTON, Aug.7. The decision to launch the democratic na-tionel campaign soon after September first, regsrdless of whether congress Is still In session, was reached at a conference between President Wilson and Vance C. McCormlck, chairman of the national committee, and Homer 8. Cummlngs, vice-chairman.

The two leaders lunched with the president and then spent four hours considering plana It Is said If congress Is prolonged, the notification ceremonlea mar take place before adjournment The president has already agreed to speak at Hodgensville, Ssp- Itcmber 4, and at St. Louis. Septem ber 1. 20 or 11. Invitations to speak at other parts of the eoun- Irv ir.

Kalnr rnnnMpred. William J. Bryan will probably make many addresses. His Itinerary has not been completed. An active campaign by the democrats Is being planned In more states than ever before, it Is said.

No states will be conceded to the republicans. Plans for winning the women's votes will be pushed actlvelr. In spite of the announcement that Hughes favors a federal suffrage cmendment. FOR FEEDING CIVILIAN lOPl'LATIOX OF EUROPE LONDON. 7.

The foreign 1 office tomorrow will send a roemor- andum to Walter HInes Tage. Amerl- can ambassabor, which will leave the way open for a resumption of nego- nations ror reeaing me civilian popu lation of German occupied areas, l.ll A by Great Britain and recently rejected by Germanr. It Is said the police of the British foreign office Is to give encouragement to some plan under which a neutral commission mar provide relief as a precedent which will make a distinct ad- vsnce tending to soften the hard-, ships of non-combatants. fJREAT JAPANESE SAILOR AND FIGHTER DEAD TOKIO. Aug.

7. Vice Admiral Klkonojo Kamlmur. of the J.panese i mander-ln-chief of the second squad-, I run. wiiii it iiibjcu ma uiiiviiu I In the Russo-Japanese war, and Is believed to have led In the assault with the British against the German base at Ts'ng-Tso, China, In 1914. During the Ruseo-Jspsnese war he destroyed the Russian's naval power.

WILL ITTXT FOR THE T7 rrra nc niu nicricp I Last evening the citr council cf Deadwood met in regular roortMy eion. Mayor Frsnkllr presiding. All of the wards were re? reseat el. The minutes of the prevtous rneetiitj were read and srproved. The reauest of Mrs.

A. D. Carney, 'Mil2J for ft reaction la her taxts was referred to the Cnance eotamlt-tee. The mayor and parks committee were authorized to arrange for the opening of the First ward park In September. L.

C. Pugh asked permission to build a gangs on Williams street. Matter was referred to the mayor and fire and police committee, with power to act Alderman Schulte that the parks committee had selected the design for a municipal flag and that It had decided to aeeejt the ose designed br Mrs. George 4. Jackson.

The city treasurer was lastrueUi to notlflr all those who were la their water rent that If the same Is not paid within thirty aya that the water on their premises will be shut off. It was decided not to grant permits to Install gasoline pumps on the sidewalks. Ordinance No. SSs, being an relating to the pasteurlzlcg of A milk sold within the city limits Desdwood. was read at length for the second time, placed upon Its passage and adopted.

An ordinance, relating to the salaries of the chief of police and patrolmen, was read for the first time. An ordinance regulating street traffic within the limits of the city wss read for the first time. petition that Lincoln avenue be sprinkled with oil, was acted upon favorably. The council recommended the cancellation of the assessment on one automobile of II. Tennlnger on account of error.

The matter of placing a second fire extinguisher In the First ward was referred to the fire and police committee and the fire chief for Investigation. The flnsnce committee reported that the books of the cltr tressurer snd auditor had been audited and found correct. The mayor and Internal Improvements committee were Instructed to see to having the first turn on the Spearfish hill cut down. The matter of having the alley abutting on the meat msrket of Gus Keller retired and placed In good condition wss referred to the maror and Internal Improvement committee with power to act There being no other business to come before the council adjournment was taken. NATIONAL DEFENSE LEGISLATION PROGRESS WASHINGTON, Aug.

7 National defense legislation Is approaching completion. The conference committee In the army appropriation bill has submitted a complete agreement The conferees on the naval bill have voted to disagree on the big constrcctlon program and personnel Increases, so the issues might be referred back to the two houses for settlement. Members of the house majority who have left on a vacation will be called back next week for a vote on these sections. FARM LOAN BOARD HAS REEX ORGANIZED WASHINGTON. Aog.

7. The organization of the new farm loan board, whleh Is to administer the Bew rural credit system, was per- jfected with the Induction Into office of four of the appointive members. and the designation by President i Wilson of George orris as Its executive head, and the selection of W. W. Flsnnlgan as secretary.

The board will meet tomorrow to consider p'aa for securing Information as how to divide the country Into twelve land bank diftriets. An itinerary for a Psclfe eoat trip was TALKS TO A LAHGa 'PIENCE AT DETROIT LAST AND PAIR MIS COMPLIMENTS TO THE ADMIX ISTRAnoN ncm the Fcuoy om foreign relations, our xiexjcan troirles axd all other issles ok tiik moment were reviewed. DETROIT, Aug. 7. Charles E.

Hughes, In his first set speech on bit transcontinental trip, assailed the administration vigorously for Its foreign poller, its Meilcan poller. nd for appointing men whom he termed Inexperienced, to diplomatic posts, and for what he characterised as a "raid upon the clrll service of the United States." "lie kept us out of war," he said, referring to the president and the democratic campaign slogan, "ret we seised Vera Crux. That was war rerr Ignoble war. What Is the president's poller? Does anybody know? Has the executive erer had a poller for more than six months on the Mexican question? Mr friends, the trouble Is. this administration has written such a record that no matter what it says, you do not know whether It will stick to It.

"We hsd an exhibition during the past three years which, I confess, fills me with a deep sense of shame. There Is not a particle of the militaristic spirit In my system, but if elected president. I will see that Americans rights In Mexico are respected. "When 1 say I em en American citizen." he said, "I ought to sar the proudest thing a man can spy. But you connot have that pride if American citizenry Is a cheap thing.

If It Is not worthr of protestlon the world over." lie cited the republlcsn platform, declsrlng that 30,000 gOTernment positions had been taken from the operation of the civil slrvlce law br the present administration, and "That sort of thing has got to stop." He cited an Instance where an "eminent scientist had displaced to make room for an excellent stock breeder and veterinary surgeon." He laid stress on what he termed the need for an Industrial brotherhood, a closer cooperation of employers an demployes. There Is no capitalistic clsss and no laboring class In prosperity, he said, but the prosperity of the country or Its lack of prosperity affected all Its citizens, ne aatd it behooved the administration to guard the American worklngmen, for when Europe Is at peace It would wage a fierce competition with America. Be made tlx speeches In the stifling best, visited a bsll game and the automobile factories. EXAHIXAnON VOK JANITOR OF THE FEDERAL BtTIJJEVa On the Ith of the present month an examination will be made of sp-Ilcants for the position of Janitor of the Deadwood federal building. The examination will be the applicants being required to pass 40 per cent la physical ability and CO per cnt In training and experience.

The salary which the positive carries 1729 per aesum. All applications mutt be filed with the district secretary of the Eighth civil ser vice district. Ellery Knowlea, not later than 4 o'clock on August ll.t The position, while It Ar nf carry with It a princely salary. Is one which not hsrd to fill, and one for which. It Is understood there are quite aj number fsppllcanta.

The position will be under tue cutioaian or iLe tullding. who will have charge and the direction cf all the work. AEROPLANE COMPANIES roriM ma rrcncER NEW TORK. Acg. 7.

The Curtis and serorlane companies lave merged, with a capital cf 1 MRS. MARY WEI Mrs. Mary Wleres. wife of Teter Welres of Sturgts. passed awr St.

Joseph's hospital yesterday afternoon following an operation which had been performed upon her to give her relief from an attack of appendicitis. Mrs. Wei res had been admitted to the hospital for treatment four days ago, and shortly after her admittance the operation waa performed. She had recovered from the operation apparently strong, and with a good ahow for recovery She was feeling well Just a few minutes before her death yesterday afternoon, and the summons to her came with unexpected suddeness. At the time of her death ahe was but 24 rears of age, a woman who was hlghlr esteemed br everyone who knew her, and loved by all of her Intimates.

She leaves a husbsnd, besides other relstives to mourn for her. Her body will be taken to her dd home at Sturgla this morning for burial. ANOTHER WAVE OP HEAT STRIKES EAST NEW YORK. Aug. 7.

Two are dead and manr prostrations from heat are reported. The Indications are that todar broke the record for humidity. WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. Showers tonight and tomorrow, east of the Mississippi, are counted upon by the weather buread to bring relief from the heat wave.

The heat Is unseasonable In the upper Mississippi and Ohio valleys and the lake reglan. CHICAGO. Aug. 7. Three deaths directly attributed to heat, were reported today, six were drowned seeking relief in Lake Michigan.

STILL roe TO HIE REVEflUE WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. A complete revision of the munitions tax section of the house revenue bill and sweeping Increases In the Inheritance tax, is the order recomended to the democratic caucus by the democratic members of the renate finance committee. The proposed higher tax on big Inheritances will increase the estimated revenue from that section of the bill from 154.000. 000 to annually.

The committee struck out the varying ratea of taxation on munltlona, and decided to substitute a flat, uniform tax on all the elements used in the manufac. ture of munltlona. The rate Is still to be determined. The rain of Sunday afternoon left It pretty cool in Deadwood and vicinity, and the many visitors from the eastern part of the state and from other states noted it with pleasure, for It was a relief to them from the heat which they had experienced while on the way thither and which they had left In their own homes. The little showers which fell, however, did not Interfer with the trips that those owning aotos took out Into the country and along the well kept roads running through the Hills.

Yeeterdar aftcnoon another long 1 1 l. iiu vi iiviu v. passed through the citr on their war. to Sylvan lake and camping grounds out la the HJlla. Seven autos were counted la one procession, and all of them were loaded with people and camp equipage, for those riding had come to take their vacation In the open, and had with them every thing necessary to do so.

Frank Noon in was In from his ranch near Nahant yeaterdar and say that Mrs, Noonan has almost recovered from the effects of the operation to which ahe had submitted several weeks ago to give her relief from an attack of appendicitis and will soon have regained her normal strength. v. Amz. i surel 1: 1 1 wool asj Cs f. llae of trfic.rj.

113 ten marhlae C--J. i Veiiaa x.lt.- t' rr.Tis rc '7; wcri tz 1 tV.zt tr- tzl the f-rt tf i rizrry. Arer a tha Ert.Ua -2. --try eoKa tzl tf I two lUces tlzr 1 li( lax the CrSt: soon driven out. the "-Ing heavy casualties.

Amid continuous hsve turned the country Into a c-- mlre, the Russlsna continue thtlr offensive In northern Gallela, anJ have pushed fsrther forward their lines In the Sereth and GrttevM river regions. Along the ft: rif Volhynla, near Zzrcz til Teutons were dislodged from trenches, the Russians taklr.g twxt.a officers and JOO men. In the Carpathians the Germans report the cr ture of two pesks. Constantinople reports a series of gslns against the Russians. Tl.e Russians were forced to retire to the region east of Kermanshah, Persia.

The Turks were driven back lnt the desert from an attack on the British at the Sues canal. The Turks lost 4 5 officers and 8.000 raea as prisoners. Violent fighting Is In progress between the Austrlans snd Italians. ad conflicting reports come from tn9 fene of conflict NEW YORK CITY'S RIO STRIKE IS EXDa NEW YORK. Aug.

7. The strike) on the surface lines of New York Is virtually ended. The directors of the two principal Hnee and the workmen hsve accepted a plan of settlement proposed by Mvr Mitchell and Oscar StracT. Service will be re- sumed tomorrow. One of the chief concessions gives the employes the right to organize.

Chief McGlnley yeaterdar caught a fellow, who looked like one of the advance guard of an I. W. W. Invasion, Just as he alighted from the Northwestern train and after a short talk with htm concluded that Dead-wood would not miss him greatly if he did not tarry, so ordered htm to keep on going. The chief and his men are watching closely for under-s I rabies, and when they come their star Is made as short as possible.

TEE I'MEIl OC'jT South Dakota Fair Tueadar; sllghtlr warmer In the east; prob-ablr cloudy and warmer In the west Tuesday; Wednesday unsettled, prob ably local showers; cooler in the west. DAILY WXATHER REPORT. Pj the Netraka Telcj-hoive Ck, at 7 a. nv. Monday, Aug.

1916. Deadwood. (I, clear. Rapid City. 75.

clear. Presho. 42, cloudy. Chamberlain. 70.

tWr. rhulip. 42, clrar. pearfish, 74, clear. Fturgla.

40. clear. Belle Fourche 4 5, clear. Hill City. 55, clear.

Hot FpriDn, 70, Norfolk. clear. During the afternoon a reception was held la their honor at the home of Mrs. Paul Rewrnan. and It was attended by many of the ladles of the city and vlclnitr.

of whom were goveu an opportunltr to meet and greet the distinguished members of the party. Mrs, DVoe. who is one of the principal leadera of the cause In the United States, after the reception was over and she had been greeted by those assembled, made a short, little talk on the subject of suffrage, and told of her experience In the many campaigns for suffrage In which she hsd taken a part. Her talk was one of peculiar Interest to all, and she has such a happy manner of Interesting her audience from the very beginning of her talk, that not a word of her most Interesting effort was lost Mrs. Jones followed with a short talk on the proper way to conduct a sampslgn and her remarks were nov ed with Interest.

She, like Mrs. De-Voe, has hsd a grest deal of exper- f-mpalgnlng. and what she had to sar csrrled weight and manded attention. Mrs. Pettigrew also made a few remarks on the matter of financing a campaign, and she certainly has the right Idea of how It should be done.

As the result of her remarks yesterday contributions of over 1100 were promised from the ladles assembled. During a nsrt of the afternoon the time was devoted to visiting and becoming acquainted, and refreshments, consisting of a delicious punch and wafers, were served. At Squadron wtg gTM by a nMt of and wome( tnd th0M who tnM wpn we trUlnd by th (speakers of the evening. Mrs. W.

L. vl rrpldent of th lnl tlon presided at the meeting and In troduced the speakers, doing so In a very happy manner. Mrs. Pettigrew was the first spesker of the evening and In her talk reviewed the progress of the movement In South Dakota and told of what had been accomplished, starting at the beginning or the fight for suffrage In this state and continuing up until the present dsy. She Is a splendid speaker and her talk proved to be most Interesting.

Mrs. Jones was next Introduced ipMeh of th eTenDr She devotes much of her time to the financial management of campaigns i. fc various ststee, and her talk along these lines was splendid and most Interesting. She Is an enthusiast In the cause and her whole heart Is In It, so the earnestness of her efforts and her devotion to It Is apparent in her speeches, ner views on suffrage seem to be such that they can be accepted by anyone. DOt talk last evening did she give any element of society or anr particular Interest cause to feel aggTelved.

Hers was a most logical exposition of facts as she sees them, a comvlnelng srgu- "i wuu iii.u, khu in the large audience was pleased, and. It is aafe to sar. were convinced of the soundness of her posi- tion. It is a delight to listen to her for she hss everything at her fingertips, and tells her story snd makes her argument In a voice which has an Irresistible charm. TWO STTiMAHlXKM HOVERIXfl OFF COAST PORTLAND.

Aug. 7. Every point on tb Ma ne coast la being watched for two submsiines reported close to Canadian waters. One is believed to be the long looked for Bremen from Gerrnsny. A heavy fog cbscored observations.

I vrw YORK. Aos. 7. An ex.m-ifr New York and vlclnitr will be un dertaken br a corps of naturalists In sn effort to determine the principal) carriers of Infantile paralrsis germs. ponrtr-four children dle1 todar.

snd i I new wrre rpyunru iu Greater New York. Baszbzll Results National liewcvev Cincinnati. 0-0; Boston. 2-C. St Louis.

Philadelphia. S. Chicago. New York, S. rain.

American Boston. Chicago, 7. New York, Cleveland, 2. Philadelphia. Detroit 4.

Washington. St Louis. 2, Innings.) Omaha. Topeka. 1.

Des Moines. Wichita, 10. Lincoln. 11; Et Joseph. 2.

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