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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-12-15
DISTRICT COURT AFFAIRS.
The Pressing Necessity for Some Ertensiv,
Changes

thanEes.
BUTTE, Dec. 1.-THE day is not far
distant when Silver Bow county will re-
luire civil court distinct from the
criminal court. To daily attendant at
the district court the necessity Of such
change in the near future becomes
every day more apparent. With lis in
crcasing population and greater police
vigilance the county is already pro-
ducing enough criminal cases to
keep one Judge closely employed.
The truth of this statement has been
clearly shown during the present session
Of the court.
This session began on September 1,
1880. The grand jury was then started of
with large number Of complaints 10 in-
vestigate. While they were performing
this task the court tried five er six civil
eases, and then accepting the final report
Of the grand Jury, began disposing Of the
indictments reached. Before these in
dictments were all tried, another grand
jury has met and reported fresh lot.
Only two civil suits have been tried and
but two more at the most can be tried be-
fore the adjournment Of next Saturday.
TN the re-assembling OF the court in the
middle Of January the first business will
be 70 resume the criminal calendar
Meanwhile, the police aud justice courts
will have sent up a dozen or more state
cases for the next grand jury.
This next grand jury must be
called some time in April at the furthest
aud almost before the court will have had
the time 10 try all the cases now before il.
II Is obvious that in this chase 10 avoid
innicting hardships ON the jail prisoners
who are unconyicted, civil business must
! he almost altogether neglected. Yet the
| civil calendar is already badly behind
and ground is being lost instead OF gained.
| IL the legislators Of this county before go
| ing TO Helena in January will study the
registers of actions Of the district court
they will see how hopeless the task now
imposed on the district ulge, and they
may save the county from much incon-
yenience aud suffering by relieving the
| pressure at the approaching session of
the legislature.
IL is not proposed 20 restore the probate
| Judge, for that would he but slight re-
| lief 10 the district Judge, but IL is proposed
| 10 institute "A second court To have iuris-
/ diction in civil matters alone. This court
might occupy the room now occupied by
the public library, for this institution will
soon vacate in order 10 occupy building
| OF its own.
A gentleman who is conversant with
court usage and expenses has kindly
| furnished STANDARD reporter with
an estimate of the annual
| expenditure necessary 90 support this
| civil court. This estimate is as follows:
Twenty-four jurors at s. n day for ii
weeks of FIVE days each, SIG, ,5SO; the Judge
| at AN annual salary Of $3.50; one bailiif
| AT an annual salary of 81 10; one clerk at
an annual salary of 81, 30; one stenogra-
pher at an annual salary of Sl,S00. aud
Incidental expenses in the sum Of 5000.
All these expenses foot up s27, 80. This
| or thereabouts would be the annual ex-
pense Of the proposed civil court.
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q OMERCOHTS q

We have one line of ulsters
that are just received that we are
giving away at $1,000. They are a
neat gray check Frieze and a coat
the "Old Timers" sell for $500
and then allow you a discount.
We have also a plain dark all
wool ulster at $1,000, just think
of it, an all wool ulster at $1,000;
it ischeaper than stealing it. We
have several more lines of new
goods that we shall specify later,
nice, bright, clean novelties, but
we call your attention to these
two lines because they are
leaders and dirt cheap. We have
also a number OF new lines of
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sRApFoRD's BIG JAG.
II Gets Him Into Jail On the sabbath
Day,

Day.
BUTTE, Dec. IA. - For some time
past Johnnie Simpson has been col
lecting city poll taxes, having been
appointed for that purpose by City
Treasurer Jacobs. BY what authority is
not known, but at all events Simpson
took il upon himself to appoint deputy
in the person Of b. L. Bradford, whom he
authorized 10 do the collecting and sup
piled him with the necessary blanks.
bradford proved 20 be an energetic col
lector and everything progressed smoothly
until to-day, when the deputy collector
fell into disgrace and then into jail.
About noon to-day complaint was made
| 20 the police by number of persons that
a strange man who was drunk was going
| about endeayoring 20 collect poll taxes.
/ The police at once began Ia look for the
man who was transactlug official business
| on the Lords day, and who also, as far
| as they knew, might be an imposter. In
| a short time Officer Cody found the man
/ in Blumkin's pawnshop carry ing a book
of blank receipts and also a very large
sized jag.
| When the officer appeared the man was
| endeayoring to induce the proprietor Of
| the shop 60 pay his poll tax. Sir. Cody at
once arrested the man and took him be-
4 fore MIR. Jacobs who examined the blank
receipts in his possession aud found that
Bradford, for such be proved 10 be, had
taken il upon himself to sign the treas
mr. er's name % a number of the receipts
without any authority whatever. Mr..
Jacobs always signs number Of blank
receipts which he issues TO the collector,
aud when they are exhausted he sigma
/ more.
While discussing what TO do with Brad
ford. Simpson walked ia and az once be-
gan " examine his accounts. In few
minutes he found that Bradford had coli
lectrd SIS which he had failed To turn
over. He then ordered Bradford arrested
on tho charge OF mlsappropriating public
funds. The order was oheycd and Brad
| he nov Is.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-12-15
RAVAGES OF SMALL P0X
Sad Record Brought from The Guats,
malan Republic.
TWELVE HUNDRED DEATHS
The Whole Country Suffering What
New York Newspaper Man
Saw During Visit
Down South.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 1i.-A sad record
Of mortality ia Guatemala was brought
to this port yesterday by the arrival Of the
Pacific Mail steamer San Juan. Among
the arrivals was Joseph McMullin, a
newspaper man from New York.
The republic of Guatemala, he says, is
besieged by small pox. The disease has
made fearful progress recently. He says
that In seven weeks there were LOO
deaths throughout the country and at last
accounts was on the increase. But few
sanitary precautions we're taken when
the epidemic appeared. The result was
people have been moved down by hun
dreds.
In the city Of Guatemala dozens Of
deaths occurred daily. Contrary to the
dispatches last night, no cholera is re-
ported from Guatemala.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-12-15

AKRON, Ohio, Dec. i4.-Lulu Steig-
myer and May Stevens, who were the
worst burned victims OF the birthday
party at Buchtell college Saturday night,
died to-day. May Baker of Johnson's
Creek, n. y, and Aurelia Warick Of
Storm Lake, Iowa, are the most seriously
injured Of the surviving members Of the
party, but the ply sicians say there is no
immediate danger. The college halls
were filed with tho odor Of burning
flesh and many young ladies tainted as
they went about doing relief work.
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nASH CLOTHING
NJ....CONCERN....
East Park ST.,
BUTTE, MONTANA,
Il Makes Us Laugh

10 see what have been the leading
clothing merchants of this city
cutting and slashing each others
throats Go it gentlemen, enjoy
yourselves and we will sit back IN
our chair and watch the perform
ance. They are claiming all sorts
of reasons for so doing, but in
reality seeing their business fall
ing off to such an alarming de-
gree, they knew something must
be done to stop it.
Why was their business falling
off so2
That is question easily
answered.
A new clothing firm had en-
tered the arena for the public
patronage and had conducted a
business that was something new
to these "Old Timers" 1t was
competition that they were not
used to. This new firm conducts
business that gives credit to no
one and consequently does not
compel cash paying customers to
pay six months time" prices
and also pay the bills of those
who do not pay at all. Those
"Old Timers" began scratching
their heads when they found
trade slipping away from them.
To use a slang expression people
were ION to them" and they knew
it, so what did they do. They
were not honest enough to mark
their goods down without flour
ish oftrumpetS as that would be
virtually admitting they we're too
high before, but they advertise
that in order to stimulate their
business (Which, Lord knows
needs it, they will offer such and
such a discount from their origi-
nal prices. 1t is but a blind. After
the enormous discount has been
taken off their prices you will still
find ours lower by fully 10 pei
cent. They cannot compete with
us. 1t is impossible. They must
employ collectors, bookkeepers
etc, make bad debts and a large
profit and loss account at the enc
of the year, none of which We
have. We will now call youl
attention to our stock of
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GETTING INTO FORM.
The Third Party Movement Assumes
Definite shape.

KANSAS Cry, Dec. 1.-THE third party
movement which was organized at the re-
cent farmers alliance convention took
definite form to-day when the call for con-
vention was given to the press. IL asks
for the union Of the independent party,
the peoples party, the union labor party,
the late federal and confederate SOL
diers, the farmers alliance, the farmers
Mutual Benefit association, the Citizens
alliance, the Knights Of Labor, the col
ored Farmers alliance and all other in
dustrial organizations based upon the
fundamental ideas Of financial transport.
ton, labor and land, and the transaction
of other legitimate business in further
ance Of the work already begun.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-12-15
Couldn't Believe the Evidence.

From Life,
Lawyer viii you give me glass Of
water, please?
Bartender (coldlyl-Of what?
Lawyer-Of water, please.
Bartender else?
Lawyer Nothing else.
Bartender Nothing at all?
Lawyer Nothing. only wish a glass
OF water.
Bartender-Plain water?
Lawyer-Simply plain water.
Bartender-Hot or cold2
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MEXICO HAS 1T NOW.
he Messiah story shifts Its Scene to the

South.
KANSAS City, Dec. A.-Luis Del Com
nun Of Chululu pueblo, Mexico, was inlIhe
city to-day en- route To Chicago. In an in
tervieY tonight he said the Aztec Indians
are afflicted with the messiah craze very
similar 10 that which is disturbing the In
dians in the Northwest. The Aztec proph-
esy is very like that which is believed in
by the Sioux The messiah will cause the
volcano Popocatapetl to erupt and over
whelm the country with lava, which will
destroy all but the AEtecs.
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AMERICA WOULDN'T KNEEL.
Bloody Riot In q Pennsylvania Mining
Hamlet.

ScoTTpALE, Penn, Dec. H.-Near jim
town, mining hamlet, last night, gang
Of Hungarians all more or less intoxi.
Gated, while returning home met two
Americans named Watkins and Hunting.
The Hungarians decided they must get
down on their knees before allowed to
pass, but the Americans Indignantly re-
fused TO comply with the demand.
A bloody riot ensucd in which knives,
clubs and stones were freely used. After
great difficulty the belligerent foreign
ers were driven of. Watkins and Hunt
ing were both badly injured and are in a
precarious condition.
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CAFE ST. loNNcf, Quebec, Dec. tl.-The
parish church here was burned to-day.
Rev. n. A. Dionnc, the vicar, at the ri-k
Of lis life succeeded in saving the holy
sacrament. Another building. used as
the council ball and court house, was also
burned. Loss $4,000.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-12-15

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. li.-Tha session of
the commission for the revision Of the
Methodist constitution has ended. IL is
hoped at the next meeting to complete a
rough draft of the constitution. At the
final meeting, just before the conference
Of 1892, the finishing touches will be given
10 the work.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-12-15
Shot Drnd NJ His nnnr.

ST.. Louis, Dec. n.-Harry Hartman LEFT
his home at | o'clock this morning 10 go
to a saloon, so his daughter says, to in
dulge in smoke. lie remained away
two hours and then returned 10 the house.
While attempting admittance at the rear
door four shots were fired, and Hartman
fell dead. Two Sous Of the dead man aud
John Brennan have been arrested.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-12-15

ST. Louis, Dec. h.-During the pro-
gross of fire in building at the corner
OF Eighth aud Marion streets this morn
ing three inmates jumped from the third
story window. Heinrich Schultz died this
afternoon from injuries received, but the
other two, Lizzie and Kate Koch, were
only slightly hurt.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-12-15
- SUITS !.

amongst which is a black mixed
caaimere at $500, as good a suit
as any man ever wore, and a neat
blue check at the same money.
They are both plums, bought
very late in the season at a re-
duced price and are being sold at
the same money. We have also
fine line of square cut sack suits
at SI2. 50, $500 and $500 in
elegant silk mixed cassim eres
that are dirt cheap.
Call and see them and we are
satisfied that you will see that
with all their discounts, etc, that
we are still the lowest in our line.
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HE is NOT AFRAID.
General Miles, Assured That There Is No
Danger, Is Coming West

CHICAGO, Dec. H.-General Miles, ac.
companed by Captain Mans and the
generals private secretary, Mizen, left
Chicago tonight tor ST. Paul. 4 he gen.
eral will stop at ST. Paul couple Of days
and then go 10 the Northwest Indian
country. He could not say how long he
will be absent.
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Jack Dempsey In Training.

New ORLEANS, Dec. H.-Jack Demp-
sey. the pugilist, arrived to-day in good
condition and will train either over at the
lake or at Galveston for his fight with
Fitzsimmons. Several thousand dollars
have already been wagered here upon the
result of the battle.
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PARIS, Dec. lS.-Ncws comes from Cay
enne that l5OFrench convicts who escaped
some time ago and fed into the forest
endured terrible suffering. The greater
number died Of famine. The search party
came upon many bodies along the route
taken by the fugitiycs.
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SILVER IN WYOMING.
A Rich Vein said to Have Been I'm
covered.

covered.
CHEYEHHE, Wyo., Dee. h.-Wyoming' IS
first rich silver strike is reported from the
mine Of State Senator Chittendon. near
Saratoga, The manager sends word that
$50 feet in the tunnel they uncovered a
six-foot vein Of silver ore aud that assays
gave not less than 500 to the ton.
This mine is across the Platte river
from Brush creek where gold finds have
been made, and the report apparently
bears out the theory that the mountains
Of the southern Carbon county are rich in
mineral as the range continues into Col
orado,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-12-15

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, Dee H. Edward h..
Broadhead. leading capitalist Of this
city, and az various times prominently
Identified with banking and railroad in-
terests, died this morning, aged &.
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NEw YORK, Dec. li.-Mrs. Ida Dele
wing, a passenger on the steamer Traye
from Bremen. jumped overheard in mid
ocean one evening while temporarily de-
ranged. No trace of the body could be
found. She was bound for Chicago where
she was 10 Join her husband.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-12-15

SOMERSET, Ky., Dec. IA In a collision
to-day between two freight trains on tile
Cinciuuati Southern near Elko, Brake
man Stephens was killed and Engineer
Hall fatally injured
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wIDMISGToS. Ohio, Dec. fisherman
McNlalon, being jealous of the attention
other young men paid TO the daughter Of
Mrs. Sarah Cochran Of Cherry Bend,
probably fatally shot the girl last night,
and then sucided.
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Big Mining Deal.

City or MEXICo, Dec. 1.-THE Rames
mining district, in the state Of San Luis,
one OF the richest in Mexico. has been
sold to all American syndicate, headed by
Mr.. Kirkland Of Milwaukee.
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BuRLiH. Dec, n.-Dr. Neur of Denver,
Colo, is organizing a staff and securing
appliances for Koch hospital, which he
proposes TO found in America.
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2ANzrBAR, Dec. li.-lt is rumored that
Fumo Bakari, the sultan Of vItu, and his
followers have destroyed the English
mission on the Tana river, and killed sew.
eral native Christians.
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New YORK, Dec. ia London dispatch
this morning says: A banker failed here
to-day with heavy liabilities. There was
a large trade ia American railway securi.
ties.
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LONDON. Dec. H.-ThU widow OF George
Cruikshhnk, the artist and caricaturist, is
dead.
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MIndnn,. nIg Fire.

MINDEN. Dec. li.-The Ne'rs says: The
fire last night was finally subdued, after
a block comprising eight business houses
had been burned The total loss is
SIS coo.
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THE SUNNY SOUTH.

Two ""h HfUEeH 70 DrHtH IN "tst VIZ
ginia-
WHEELING, W. Va, Dec. 1.-THE bod
les Of George Barker and James Lane,
farmers, were found lying OH the road a
few miles from the Clay county court
house Saturday. The unfortunates had
started from their homes "Wednesday to
the county seat and IL is supposed they
were frozen TO death, as no marks Of VIC.
leilce were found on them.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-10-28
THE COAL COMBINE.
An "Infant Industry" That Receives SCOT
Ing Sirup From Dr. Mckinley.

An "Infant Industry" That Receives sooth-
Ing Sirup From DIR. Mckinley.
The protectionlsts in Congress pre-
tended to be afraid that a slight reduc-
tion OF the duty on coal would be disas-
trous to our coal mining industry The
duty was accordingly left at 10 cents o
ton.
What happens? The coal men from
the West and East meet in New York
and AK" the prices OF coal for tho win
ter and determine the quantity which
shall be mined In October. At this
meeting the Western mon decide to ad-
vance prices 25 cents ton at Buffalo
and IS cents at Chicago and other lake
points on October l. The Eastern men
order an advance OF 40 cents ton on
stone. 90 cents on nut and 10 cents on
broken sizes The quantity to be mined
in October was fixed" at 8, 500, 900 tons,
against 8, Tia, 900 for October, 1880 They
determine arbitrarily that the produce
tion shall be 2is 900 tons less for sim
gle month in order to sustain their in
creased prices
Tho coal men must have read that
passage in McKinleys speech In the
Tariff bill where he says: 1--WE want no
return TO cheap times in our own coun-
try" and must have determined to take
him at his word. Low prices are, ac-
cordlng to McKinley's idea, to be
avoided and even legislated against; and
the coal combine agrees with him pre-
cisely.
One class OF people at least will not
agree with this notion OF Mckinley and
the coal combine-the great working
masses Of this country who live
in towns and cities; all those,
In fact who shall need to warm
themselves during the winter
by coal fire. They want their coal to
be as cheap as possible, whatever Nc
Kinley and the coal combine may think
about the beauty and excellence OF high
prices.
How long is this thing to go onp How
long are the men who have monopoly
OF Gods earth to be allowed to meet to-
gether and decide that the working
millions OF this Nation shall have only
certain quantity OF tho necessaries OF
life, and only at prices which they
themselves have arbitrarily fixed?
More than that how long are these
working millions going to sustain the
polit cal party which makes such things
posa hlo2
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-10-28
letter and Boils.

For five years | was afflicted with
an aggravated case of Tet,er. tried
lotions, salyes, soaps, and other out
ward applications, without any bene-
fetal results. In addition to the Tet-
ter, Boils commenced breaking out all
over my body, causing me so much
pain that / had to quit work and go
to bed. | then decided that had
started wrong, and instead of using
external treatment | ought to go to
the seat of the desease end purify my
blood, as it was obviously bad blood
that caused both the letter and the
Boils. l took several blood purifiers
without any good effects. About the
time my case was declared incurable
/ commenced taking S. S. S. In Il
few weeks the letter was cured, and
one by one the Boils disappeared, un-
til / was entirely and permanently
cured. This was three years ago,
and since then / have been free from
any skin eruptions. My skin is now
and has been for three years, as
smooth as any ones. S. 5. s., not
only cured me of the letter and Boils,
but also restored my appetite and
general health, causing me to increase
in weight and improve in every way.
NJ. S. PoLLooL, New London, o,
May 5, 1890.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis
eases mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co, Atlanta, Ga.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-10-28
Contagious Blood Diseases.

The horror of blood diseases is the
fact that they are contagious. Ecz-
ema, Saltrheum, Itch, and other skin
diseases may be contracted by using
the same towel, and thus il frequent
ly happens whole family becomes
affected with the disease some MEM
ber has contracted elsewhere. 1t is
obviously the sacred duty of anyone
who suffer1 from a blood disease TO
rid their system Of the impurity. This
can easily and quickly be done by us
ing DR.. Bulls Sarsaparilla, the only
perfect safe and complete blood pur-
ilier in the world. Its virtue is ex-
clusively its own, and no other medi-
cine can compare with it in strength
or efficacy. Any druggist will get it
for you. Take no other. Observe its
size and test its virtue. = Washington,
Observer.