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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-18
TOWN TOPICS IN BUTTE.

Inspecting the Butte and Boston Mines
Postmaster Talents Resignation.
Special Correspondence of the standard.
BUTTE, Oct. I'D. L. Demmon of Bos-
ton, j. A. Carlian of Boston, A. S. Nathan
of Chicago, and Captains Vivian and Dam
icls of the Lake Superior mines, left here
to-day, after having made "a thorough in
spectiou of the mines of the Butte 4 Boss
ton company. Tn gentlemen are stock
holders and directors of the and
will make n report to the y of what
they have seen here, preparatory To the
laying out of n large sum of money for the
building of mills at Great Falls, so it il
said. Captains Vivian and Daniels, who
are experts in copper, being agent: for the
Lake Superior mines, express their belief
that this district il to be N great copper
producing district of the country for cast
The party will leave to-day for Salt Lake,
md go via the Rio Grande To Omaha and
thence To the Lake Superior mines.
Postmaster Talent still holds his posi-
ton and says his resignation has not yet
been accepted. The only information he
has received is q letter from the postofiice
ton had been received and referred to the
postmaster general for consideration.
club at Miners union hall next wednes
The in front of tho Eagle ga
being rebuilt to-day.
A marriage license was issued to-day
for Patrick MullaneX and Miss Katie
Mrs. Thomas Sturtridge died at 8 O'Clock
, this morning ut her home in Centerville
of typhoid fever, after 10 days sickness.
She was 81 years old and left II husband
and three children.
"A meeting of the board Of trade has
been called for tomorrow night on the
question of issuing patents to the North
ern Pacific OH mineral lands Of
Montana.
The new paraphcrnalia for the police
arrived tonight.
John Queer Of the Homestake district
to-day had some rich ore assayed whic h
averaged $11O0 to the ton. The whole
vein il not 80 rich, but Is very valuable.
Mrs. Scott will build a three-story brick
in the great Ore.
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FoRTY.Two YEARS AS A MAN.
Remarkable story of n Woman who Wore
Male Attire.

Remarkable story of u Woman who Wore
Male Attire,
From the Dundee Weekly News.
On the arrival OF n passenger steamc
from -. Briene the commander Informed
the police that "a wOfnal. attired rs "A man.
was on board. She Ind. il appeared.
taken passage for -. Bricne, but the cap
tain. having noticed certain p~cculiarities
about the passenger.on reaching that port
q medical man. and he de-
clarsd that the pseudo man was really "a
woman. He further certified that she
was suffering from slight conclusion of
the brain, and the French authorities,
in view OF her mysterious conduct,
refused To allow her TO land. On the
steamer entering the harbor of st. Heller
the woman took n cab and proceeded to- u
boarding house. where she had previously
lodged for some time under the name of
Louis Hermann. She had every appear
ance of manhood. and frusn her easy de-
pertinent it IL evident that male attire was
no novelty to her. She wore a fur waist
coat. "a long overcoat. n hat and n turned
down collar. She smokes a long pipe or
n cigar with the air of one accustomed to
the habit. Left an orphan at the age ~
Il, she then resolved To adopt male attire.
She has now reached the mir of SIS, SO that
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went Oh on . roaring drunk, and before
he noe through he was crAsier than ever.
LAss night he was ut Silver Bow junction,
aud held this whole village I'm awe. With
. cpnpline-pin In his hand he drove every
he depot, and waving the couphng-pin
defled them % return. He kept the whole
place I'm q panic for an hour, hat was I'm
men, thrown 20 the floor, and after n hard
struggle was tied hands and feet. Early
this morning he was brought tai Butte by
Deputy Hunckley. In probate court he
was consigned tn the asylum again and
left for there ian charge of the deputy MT 3
o'clock this afternoon.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-18
The Election Case.

Special Correspondence of the standard.
BUTTE, Oct. 17.-McBride & Haldorn,
who represent the republican candidates
whose election depends OH the counting
of the Tunnel precinct. to-day called ON
County Clerk Booth and notified him to is
sue certificates of election to the republic
can candidates.. This Mr.. Booth declined
to do. The lawyers then asked him to
give them n certified copy of tho returns
he would consult his lawyer before he con-
scented to do this. Later. acting under n
advice Of Judge Dixen, he refused to give
q copy. II il limited that contests will he
begun i'm the disputed cases in n few days.
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A Senatorial Poker Gane.

Years ago Senators Jones, Vest, Stewart
and Cameron were playing u game of
poker one evening, says the San Francisco
Examiner, and although the stake were
not high the was good and it ran
until midnight. A few days afterwards
Vest remarked to Jones: II say, Jones
wasn't that u nice game the other even
ing? Everything went along SO well and
no one at the game had to watch the other
three. / like a gentleman's game like
that. where you DONE even have To cut the
Jones, who is IN incorriRible waG, sud-
denly conceived the idca of having some
rum with Vest, SD he manufactured u story
to fit the occasion.
I'm glad you hin So" no said, :. but
Bill Stewart doesn't have that idea OF it,
you mean to tell me that Stewar thinks
there was cheating i'm that game 2"
That the idea he conveyed to his
wife when he reached home. She spoke
to me about il yesterday"
"lm really sorry to hear that said
Vest. ~ feel hurt to hear Inc felt that he
hadn't lost his money on the square"
81 feel the same way" replied Jones.
~ felt a. IL q thunderclap had struck
me-"
.what did lac really say about il ?" ask
ed Vest.
swell, he came home about 3 o'clock
and his wife noticed that his beard was
all covered with tobacco juice-a very
unusual thing for him-and she took him
: to task for il. He said he had been in u
senatorial poker game.
Were there no cuspidorcs in the
room?'
".Ycs. plenty Of 'em.'
".Couldn't you turn from the cards long
enough To use thcmw
".No. dear; not in that game"
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PAID HIS FINE.
Mr. Hall Deposits esO for Carrying Con-
cealed Weapons.

Mr. Hall Deposits eco for Carrying Com
cealed
Special Correspondence OF the standard.
BUTTE. Oct. 17.-"Hello, CENTRALLY"
"Hfilo"
"Give me 1O6."
"All right"
"Hello."
'Hello."
'Is this the city hall
"Yes. who is it,"
.'This Is Mr.. Hall. I want to know IL I
can come down and settle up that case
.What ease Is that p"
"Why, that little case ON the street last
commissioners. Would there be any OBJ
lection to my coming down and settling 1t
Mr.. Hall had been released over night
on his personal recognition. He appeared
Considering that the only charge
preferred against him was that
Of carrying concealed which was
n clear case, the handle of the revolver
having been prof .iuently displayed as he
walked about last night. When the charge
was read Mr.. Hall plead guilty.. but said
that his life had been threatened and that
thouyht he ought to he allowed to carry a
revo1 yer.
Judge Newkirk considerably gave him
the smallest punishment possible under
the statute filming him $40 and costs, the
whole amounting to 80, which was i'm
mediately paid.
John DE wann. for drunkenness and
disturbing the peace OF east Park street,
wa to-day sentenced to thirty days i'm the
p~enitentiary.
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PAPA, PAPA. WAKE UP -.

a Dead Eireman'- child Tries to Roase
Him in Ht- Comm.
From the san Francisco Examiner.
what is the matter with my papa"
Steve Nealrs 5-ycar-old daughter had
caught sight of her dead father in his
coffin last Friday evening and asked the
question of those n had gathered about
the bier.
"Papa is asleep" they told her.
"Why is papa i'm that ugly boz" she
persisted.
"He can sleep better there"
"Good night. papa"
She passed into the adjoining room and
was soou asleep.
The mourners sat about the coffin OF the
dead hreu,an all night.
shortly bcfors. I o'clock i'm the morning
the gong ON the wall that had so often
s~unInoned him tai his duty ciang an alarm
for the Polk street fire. IL had sounded
once and was repeating the alarm when
the little girl came flying into the room i'm
her long, white nivhtdress.
She looked at the silent watchers and
then ran tai the side Of the dead man.
coffin and shook her father by the
shoulder.
rrhpapas: rars' Sah. mp" she cried.
The looks of the people i'm the room and
the strange stiffness of her father fright
ened her.
Wake up, please. papa,'' she pleaded.
her voice beginning io luiver. Cant You
hear the bell? You'll miss the fire."
te tut Stttl not olbtttitiR his eyes ~tst
looked around wondcrinuiy, and then
added what she thought could not fail tai
bring him tai his feet:.
Wake up. papa. You'll miss tho fir,,
and he Gnef"
When he did not stir, she knew that
something was wrong and turned her
fearful, puzzled face tai the older people.
"Ncver mind the hell, darlinH..' some,
one answered, papa WON'T go to the fire
Tonight"
"But," persisted tho baby, ''he always
got up before when the bell rung- why
wouldn't he wake mp? What's mannma
crying for" What's everybody crying
for
And the troubled little child burst into
tears, and crying pitcously at what she
did not know. was gently carried back tai
her cot tn cry herself tn sleep again.
There have been few sadlher deaths
than that of stephen T.. Neail. Born -
years ago with the brightest prospects. the
godsou of Judge Stephen j. Field. after
whom he was named, there. seemed nu
reason why his career should not have
been fair and prosperous. IL did not prove
so, and whatever possibilities there NIGH,
yet have remained were swcps into moth
ingiicss hy his sudden DEATH
I The funeral took place early yesterday
morning from ti52 Howard street, where
the deceased aud his wife aiid little chill
dren have lived for some time in the dircst
Ooverty. The services wer, attended by
many members of the tir,, company al
of the friends who had known him IN
brighter days. From the ho,iss, the body
was conveyed to ~. Patrick's church
where u solemn requiem mass was cci'-
brated, tho i~ntcrinent afterward takin
place in calvary cemetery.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-18
lsiaine's Unmarried SON.

Washington letter TO ThiIadeIPhIa StAr: "
1.-The. marriaRe,of Mr.. Blaine's. sefo,d
son, EmInons, TO. Miss. Mccormick, and
the prospective marriage of his I'M
daughter tn Mr.. Damrosch, will leave the
Blaine household To himself and wife.
Walker, the eldest son, is n bachelor, but
being a thorough club man the Blaine
household sees hut little of him. The
mothers with m~arriaReable daughters
who make Washington their rendezvous
during the society season-and the town
il full of them-have had Walker Blaine
on their list for a long while. but they find
him a hard fish to catch. Walker ID not
more than thirty-five and from the way
talk he is led to feel that a man al his
period n. life is better of single than
marr,ed: he thinks he can see ahead OF
before he begins tn look around for u
Kife.
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special To tile Standard.
BUTTE, Oct. ia telegram WAS re-
ceived i'm this city to-day from tho New
York Herald asking IL William NJ. Jack
had any money bet ON the recent election.
William Necnan Of walkerville:went to the
Mining Journal Office this m and
wished II stated over his name that Mr..
Jack on the day the tunnel was made "a
precinct bet $50 that the precinct would
go republican,. Mr.. Jack also had n bet of
500 with f. v. Carey that Silver Bow
county would 20 republican by 5OO, but
that bet had been paid.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-18
Ingsr.oll Held for Trial.

Special Correspondence of the standard.
BUTTE. Oct E.-Frank InRersoll, the al
legged fire bug stepped out into the open
air this afternoon for the first time i'm two
weeks. He was brought down from In
court house Jail tn the police court to rc-
ceive Judge Newkirk's decision. inger~
soil went into the judges presence sIno-
king n cigarette AN usual. Judge New
kirk ordered him to stand mp. and then
rendered his decision holding him
over To the next district court To await tho
action thereof and fixing the bond i'm tho
sum OF 5000.
Tn next term of court will in all proba-
bility convene ON the 9Th of November.
InHersoll declined to give bonds and was
taken back to Jail. IL is believed that il
would have been very im~prudent tn have
allowed 1ngersoll tO go. even i'm ease he
il innocent. II another incendiary fire
started soon after his release, his life
would be worth nothing. In the cells he
will be safe until a jury of II men has de-
cided whether he il guilty or Innocent.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-18
l1n - Had Nay

From Fiiegende Elaetter.
Fanny (who il engaged to Charles) F:
"Charies, don't You remember yoi said
that you would buy me the first real hand
some ring You saw: Here i'm thisw window
IL "a regular beauty" Charlie: "Y-e-s. I
haven't got my pockct-book in these
pants. and they are he only pair I've
unt "
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-18
Ata foir~t-CIa.. Restaurant.

Prom the New York sun.
Detrow: Gan you give me oysters on
the half-shell tonight Waiter: "Yes
sir; but you will have tn wait n few min
utes. All our half-shells il ia Use at pres
ent, SIR"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-18
Se11-uss.Deet.

From the New York Weekly.
Mistress from thu. parlor, bridget,
the front door-bell has rung three times.
Why don't you answer IT." Bridge,
from the kitcheu) "Surc. mum. IL hi
opened il the furst ring paple wt,d say ID
did nothing but tiud the dur,. an %
wudn't have any wan think me that lazy
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-18
a Chance for MIntcoiogi.t

From the Omaha Bee.
The Dakotas offer extraordinary induce
ments To druggists. Next To Iowa and
Kansas there is no richer field on the con-
tincnt for the vigilant manipulator of
juleps and cordiais with "a latin brand
pasted on the bottle.
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Special correspondence of the standard.
BUTTE, Oct.17.-Thesc real estate trans
fers were recorded to-day:
Charles NJ. Edwards tn Jacob b. Fry for
$3.50. all right i'm the Nevin's Hill placer
mine.
A.. j. and r. A. Holiday to r. and A.
Stannay for 5000, lot =, i'm block \.
Charles NJ. Edwards To Anthony Head
Ny for 81, onc-half interest i'm A1 feet of
the Nevin's Hill placer claim
Charles A. Hoyt to- Joseph l. Foreman
for $50, the north SO feet of lot i'm Car
lotta quartz lode.
Frank ID. Smith to Joseph 1. Foreman
for $3.50, the north az feet of lot . i'm Tai
bots addition.
John A. McConville to $. H. Treloar for
$3.50, lot -, i'm block =, of Leggat & FOES
ter's addition.
This mining deed was recordcd: Will
liam Dyer to Samuel Barker and John
Clark for 81 each, one-sixth interest I'm the
Pacific lode quartz claim.
These quartz locations were fled:
Michael McNulty To claim to the Gusset
Fraction lode; Charles NJ. Edwards to the
Silver Queen lode; J. e.. Dolon to the Adj
gar IL. claim. &.
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Underssssssi IL Perfectly.

From the Critic.
lawyer "Do you understand the nature
OF an oath. madam 2" Witness: well.
I should say 1 did. My husband took off
the screens yesterday, and is putting up
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LOST.

4 whit. buggy robe lined with red. between
Anaconda aud the lower works. return To the
standard Office and receive rev ard.
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Mads Thing Lively ~ silver How.
,ecial C-nrresnondence Of the standard.

BUTTE, Oct. 17.-C. NJ. Rorick was re-
leased from the asylum at the Springs a
few weeks ago. supposed to he cured. He
wont 20 Anaconda and secured work mt
the smclter. On pay day. however. he
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-01-12

ALONG with the empire gown comes
thn r2ticu,c OF our great grendmothers
which Viii be made in plush, surah, or
inc gown ,tu,t to hold heauty's hand
Ecrchi,f and bonhonnitrre, without
which 10 really swell young woman
now venture forth.
\ ,uhI,Ni%H evening gown for q
vor ne lady il Of white | ace and crimson
velvet aid i, made with an und rskirt
of creamy lace drIpcd with crimson
velvet caught in front with an ornament
IN i tZuntina enamel. The little square
jacket Of I'd velvet is embroidered
with gold, and opens over IN under
bodice of lace.
TIE Uircctoirc Goa, has all costumes
for its own. Even the ulster docs not
escape, for some very new ones are
much cut away in tIolt of Il. vest of
careful six folds, and have the big
re,e& turned back quite to the
should T tips, and big buttons and
pocket flaps to accent the style, while
the back is set in f,li, and the newt
able sash IS fastened a Little to one
side.
PLAID Colncmrl cloaks are very
gay and pretty for youug and slender
women and fvr misses and girls.
They are styl,shIy worl in III. evening
and for this Pup's' arr made OF
whit, cloth, crpa,-hIr"Cd with scarlet,
goldcu-hrown, or ink. Rel with
whit, lines, hlur VITA fawn color,
and wIt,Sth ,r'cn CT orange cross
bars sc. widc apart are also handsome.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-01-12

cluster of I'll bon bows. The face Is
that of belle OF high degree, for il
hapTenel that the hat already had a
purchaser when it was exposed to the
artist, and he knew her yisagc from
having often seen it in public assem-
blagcs. In the nicely of modern mil.
linery, the fa and the hat are c,rc'
fully halmonized. Some of. the cy.
quisitclv fashionable women go So far
rs to provide themselves with certain
millinery to wear on days when their
complexion happens to be roscate. and
others suitable for days when they
chance to be pallil. That IS drawing
it pretty fine to Q sure, bnt such iau.
cies are diversion for those WHO indu &c
in them, as we'll as amusing 20 oh.
servers.
The hats that reach forward AMI up
ward from the two fair faces arr new
shapes in velvet One is . combination
Of Eearl-grav velvet, trimmed with
black jet and black ostrich fe thrrS.
The other is also an original new shape
carried out in black velvet trimmed with
cream, blue-gray and yellow urah bands
and bows.
Most hats have low crowns and
lr, al brims, some Of the crown beng
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-01-12

barely an inch high. These require a
Landau under the hrim III front TO
keep tn m comfortably on the head.
The most fashionable way of trimm;ne
them consists of two long ostrich
feathers fixed 1T the back, entirely
cdg.ng the Llim Some are fur
ther ornamental by u plume OF
feathers in the front, and others by
bow Of ribbon or velvet. There is
about many of them an unmiStahab.c
rcminisc nee of the loose. clrc!Css ar
engagements in vogue at tn beginning
and middle of the century rather thai
OF the severe, erect style OF the las
decade. Brims are vi lie in front ana
at the sides, being narrowed to Ii tie
over an inch behind. The crown. too,
is slanting, In the "1osca' cr Dircc-
tOirc STYLE the flowers which al, used
in great profu ion on all styles arc
put right in front, and then long trai $
of the blossoms fall backward over
the crown. | saw pretty hat WON
with Dire tuirc dress, ma le of black
lace, and from The sd $ of the crown
came two strcamer3 starting ont ii on
thre, inches apart. 'nh,s, wccr OF
back tulle, and hung down the back
about six inches, where thcY were tied
together and then fell free to TIL wa $
Mass; d in the front were ivy leaves,
and trails of the SAM went ! ack over
the crown. On, trail 10 ,h'd down
the lett strcamcr to thu point whore +
was knotted t. the other Tac houn,ts
are mostly on of two kinds: Eth /
very small WITHOUT a crown, beng il
deed littln moro than n wreath Of
flowers or autumn leaves or III y a:e
rather large with hrims slMlting ah up-
" upward and forming sort of 8 mi
cilcle which is filled in ". il o wr,n II.
and with crowns low and almost
smothcred i'll fowe"s or leaves. Thin
latter style is worn at the back Of Tia
head, while the former j. fitted on il
front like diadom.
Not only are there unusual sp,cndor3
in the new seasons millinery, but thcrl
is rather more thlr the usual proper,
ton of oddly. What device of shop
could he more curious than the middle
one of the group Of three? Thcrs il
no grace in the outlines that is GERS
tain, and she who wears it lTrttiiV
owes her triumph 70 her own good
looks, for nothing conll b. moro trying
than hat like that. Thu mob cap
and the jockey cap ar less scyarl
tests, but they are sufficiently daring
to mark their wcarars Us girls vino don't
mind being LOOKED at. y new freak is
to have such caps made Of cloth cx-
Rc.ly matching tn hair and thus va
have the odd sight among Shoppers Of
girl going about in quest OF f-hria
exactly the hue of hrr locks. 1t is IA
10 tell, but it IS true, that in very m;u2
cases tho color of both materials is ;ua
result of dye. Artificial hl,nlH3 tra
not becoming Ycarcer. W,m y With
bright yellow hair. alpr" With o,r-
brows and cyc-la hes ~ Ety shq3cl
darker, are to he lIet wiz slo king
frequency on the promcA'le. They
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-01-12

are not FOOLS enough, a. som imagine,
10 believe that tn ar for an instant
rc,ptiyI. Their artiiicialiIy is too
plaring TO m.slead anybody. and they
know l.; bu. they ere willing to be
recognized on sight Us "blcached
blond s. rath T. thn so nnEoticcd.
The more 4 f. and ingenious women
with dyed Ai' are now affecting n
bright auburn rather than yellow, and
50 r.d-hairad d mml for white horses
is not falling off, In these cas-, 8, cloth
cap, of corr sp'ndinGly +, ddish hu,
produce . striking eff ct, and that
without the gllring dyes of yellow.
Ceuuln laatu hair is never mistaka-
bic lor tic bogus article, for it is al
ways ac,omp.ui Il ly complexion
peculiar to those combinations. \ real
llludc of this type. with Il cap and
the wonders OF cur shopping district
for 70 week.
Bon,ts of to-day arc . question OF
extreme Importance. ana there Is q
great deal to interest one in the pres
cnt fashions OF ke.dGcar. Green vel
vet plays an important part in MILL
ncry,aud in homes is generally accom-
panied by green wings and birds to
match, Feather are tie favo:ite trim
ming, while ostrich and rock feather
rouchcs are placed on the brims, both
inside and outside Small birds in
masses and large BIRDS with extended
wings are prominent features, Hum
ming blvd, have been imported from sun
uy climcs, and three or four are laid on
tic fronts Of hrim~. The art of bow
making has become = science. Wing
shaped bows made Of sash ribbons
sumoaut m"ny uowus, While in others
piece velvet for covering the hats is so
cut that it lums u double corner on