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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-04-28
SPRING - HERE.

The First fIsh starry Tho Result of .
Trial-Defsndsnt Discharged.
special Dispatch to the standard.
LIVINGSTON. April N.-whitelaw Reid
aud party passed through Livingston this
evening en- route to Chicago.
County Commissioner Hoppe caught q
trout weighing eight pounds and nine
ounces in the Yellowstone to-day. 1t is
the largest ever caught here.
The whole town is laughing over n suit
tried in the justice court to-day. IL was
against Jere HALEY for assault. After the
state had rested it's case and the county
attorney had flushed his argument, At
torncy Campbell arose and stated that in
all his practice IL was the first timc he had
ever seen n case tried without swearing
tho jury. II was then discovered this had
been overlooked and the defendant Was
discharged.
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BEAT THE COUNTY.
The Smooth scheme or . spokane Phar.
mactat.

umc UUO0ta bcue mo Us - eYsee1g . -
maetst.
Special Dispatch to the standard.
SPOKANE, April IA sensation Was
created tins evening by the announcement
that ]. w. Macarthur, president OF the
tectsd In Q systematic robbery OF the
county. Some time ago the county COM
missioners awarded Macarthur the con-
trac, to furnish 1000 ounces Of strychnine
at 95L cents per ounce, to be furnished
TO the farmers to kill squirrels. Nc
Arthur KEEP; the poison Mt his
store and supplied to the farmers on
orders from the commissioners. Recently
complaints have been received frVsn tho
farmers that tho bottles, supposed to con-
tain an ounce OF strychnine, wore under
weight. An investigation showed that
Macarthur had removed the corks from
the bottles, which were all sealed ~ they
came from the manufacturers, and re-
moved small quantity from each bottle.
They were then somewhat clunisily re-
sealed. The commissioners sent fog Nc
Arthur aud accused him of tampering
with the bottles. He made an indignant
denial, but when confronted with unmis-
taxable proof of his guilt. broke down and
admitted all and begged for clcmency. IL
WAS decided not 10 prosecute him IL he
would recompense the county for the
amount Of strychnine takeu. and
this he did this evening. He is also
accused Of removing the labels
from the original bottles aud placing them
on other bottles containing an adulterstsd
article. The manufacturers from whom
the entire 1000 ounces was purchased
have been informed of this and have sent
man here to investigate and prosecute
Macarthur II the charges are esubstantiated.
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NO DEBT.
Granite Couaty's Share of Missoula Car
rlss No 1ucumbrsnce.

rt8e NO Iocutnpf3oces
Special Dispatch to the standard
MissorLA. April 27.-John ]. Reek and
George B. Cain, commissioners OF Granite
county. accompanied by Judge Mediation
Of Butte. met the commissioners of Mis-
soula county to-day TO apportion the debt
Of that part OF the county taken to form
The new county Of Granite by the last leg.
isiature. The commissioners found that
that portion OF Missoula county which
Granite assumes 10 very narrow strip
with no taxable property, and there 10,
therefore. no debt to adjust. The gentle
men from Granite expected to get slice
of tho Northern Pacific main line from
Mssoula. but all Of this property still 70
mains In this county as heretofore. What
they do get is q miles OF the main line
from Deer Lodge county and the Drum
moud 4 philipsburc branch of 81 miles,
making So miles of taxable railroad prop
erty i'm the bounds Of the new county.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-04-28
DID he INTEND TO KILT
Alleged Attempt 10 Asssssiss's 0asd'

LONDON, April N.-Ths Pail Nall 0asAts
contains sensational article under big
head lines. declaring an attemps was
made to shoot Gladstone st midnight last
night as he was walking through ST. James
park on his way home. Many inquiries
have been received from various parts OF
the country as to the accuracy Of the 70
port. The truthfulnsss 10 not credited. A
man 10 now under arrest, charged with
firing q revolver in the public thorough
fare. When arrested he was found to have
In pocketbook entries detailing the re-
cent movements Of Gladstone. His object
10 unknown. Gladstone wns going homo
from dinner party when the revolver was
fired. but saw nothing OF the occurrence.
When the shooter was arraigncd In the
police court this morning testimony
ELECTED seemed to indicate that he tricd to
shoot q policeman. His notebook con-
tanned mass of rawlings against Irish
home rule and ths suggestion tho murder
Of Gladstone would be justifiable.
Notwithstanding the statements that
Gladstone is In no danger OF being shot
and that no importance In attached to the
affair, there is q growing suspicion that
Giatlstons is nearer Imminent danger than
his friends are willing to admit.
The man under arrest is named William
Townsend, ,ss years old, o resident Of Shelf
field. The officer who arrested him. saw
him mount tho steps OF Gladstone's resi-
dcnce shortly after Gladstone entered.
and when the policeman ordered him to
dcscend he fired at him and desperately
resisted arrest.
Townsend says the discharge Of the re-
volvcr was accidental. The following ID
from his note book:
"lrish home rulo bill passed second
reading by full majority, including Saun.
derson. Talking does not convert. Now 10
the time FOR action. might willfully mur.
der you. Would nothing Of the kind he
justified? Now 10 prove Il. What says
Sir Henry James? See Gladstone's speech
last night? What says Saunderson?
Tho magistrate instructed the jailer tc
guard the prisoner with tho utmost care.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-04-28
NEW YORK CRITICIZED.
1t Is Able to Relieve the Govsrnmsn
But VIII Not.

WASHINGTON, April 27.--The gold sltua-
ton apparently grows easier evcry day
and tho furry Of tho past week has en-.
tirely subsidized. New York bankers called
for definite statement from tho admin.
istration ON tho ground that IL would set
tic the atmosphere, aud the statement OF
President Cleveland seems 10 have had
that effect. The position which tho
New York bankers occupied is being
severely criticized. The evidence OF tho
desire of tho South and West to assist the
treasury 10 contrasted with the position Of
New York which can immediately relieve
the government but refuses to do 30 un.
less ON terms advantageous TO its own
pocketbook.
The outcome of the yisit of Carlials 10
New York is awaited with considerable
intcress. At the treasury department to-
day everything was unusually quiet. The
gold question has lost tho concern which
Il occasioned. Small offerings Of gold
continue to bs made aud accepted.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-04-28
TURKEY SETTLED.

The Outrsgss on Amsricsa Missionaries
Atoned For.
wAsuiSGroS, April ga message was
received ut the department OF state to-day,
from the United States minister ut Con-
stantinoplc. reporting tho settlement Of
the Marsovan incident. The dispatch
gave no particulars.
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w.
Boots and Shoes

To be comfortable. should fl
just right. We have the stock
to make everyone feel perfectly
at home in that respect. II
will only be necessary for you
to call on US to be suited ex.
actly in price and quality.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-04-28
Old Patrons

And many new ones. too. have
praised the appearance of oui
rcmodclcd store and our way
of displaying the stock. If you
have not been to sec us lately,
come in f; it will be pleasure 70,
us to show you through the
store.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-04-28
THE EXTRA SESSION.
Congress Will Be Assembled Early Ia
September.


WASHINGTON. April 27.-Bcfore leaving
Washington President Cleveland practi.
cally set at rest the rumors TINT he would
call an extra session of congress to con-
sider the financial situation. During
conversation with Cleveland. Representa-
tive Kilgorc inquired regarding tho inten.
tions Of tho president as to an extra
session. Kilgorc explained that he wished
TO bring ms family to this city be-
fore the opening Of the session, and
for this reason. was anxious 10 learn what
would probably he done, In order that he
could make lAs plans accordingly.
In effect. the reply OF the president was
that he would not coll an extra session
until September, unless some unforeseen
circumstances, which are not now antici-
pated, made such course necessary. He
stated that the call would be made for the
assembling of congress between the LIST
and 18th Of September.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-04-28
ON TRIAL Foa MURDER.
Charles Baker In the Dock for the sss-
ond Time.

ond Time.
Special Dispatch 10 the Standard.
MILES CRY, April 2,.-Charles II. Baker
IL on trial here for the second time for the
murder Of Sergeant Austin Mcdonald as
Rosebud in this county, last September,
the former sentence having been death,
but the supreme court granted him . new
trial. A Jury was secured tonight ut 9
o'clock. after three days, during which
time l32 jurors werc sworn. The case 10
attracting much atte ntiou and the most
remark able thing is the fact that 132 OF
tho jurors were excused becanse they
were opposed to the iniiiction Of capital
punishment.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-04-28
STEVENS WILL RETURN.
The MInistsr to Hawaii Has Resisssd-
Hlnunt, lIla succassor.

WASHINGTON. April 27.-The rcsigna-
tion Of Stevens as United States minister
to Hawaii, has been on flle ut the state de.
partmcnt for some time. Therefore. tho
officials feel no surprise at his expressed
purpose Of coming home next month and,
especially. as ho has becn practically
relieved Of all diplomatic authority
and responsibility on tho islands since tho
arrival there Of Commissioner B,ount
with plenary and discretionary power
paramount TO that Of the minister ON all
questions affecting the present delicate
relations between tho two countries.
Stevens successor will be nominated soon
after the president returns from hicago,
and Mr.. Blount il prominently mentioned
for the place.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-04-28
Delay In Preparation.

wAsHISoToS, April 21.-The govern
ment exhibit for the worlds Is not ready
and therefore will not be placed in posi-
ton ct ths fair until May Is.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-04-28
Grnnt's birthday

GALESA. ILL.,, April Z7.-The 7iss anni-
versary of the birth OF General Grant was
observed here to-day with appropriAss
ceremonies.
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The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-14
A ROYAL MEDITERRANEAN.
4 Woman Who Holds the Peace of Flu
 rope in Her Hands.


 It is the popular idea that in the hands of the ear of Russia lies the fate of Europe. The situation is some thing like this: One the one hand is the triple alliance-Germany, Austria, Italy. On the other hand is unrestful France, and, through its natural enmity to Germany, Russia for an invincible ally. Russia, with it's legions of men, machines. its cannon, its war ships, its gold ready to be thrown against the peace of Europe, is at the command of one mind, one will-that of the cZar. No other such potentate exists on earth. Yet the popSlar idea, it seems, is wrong. Not in the hands and at the will of this powerful monarch lies the peace of Europe. It rests between the gentle, frail palms of woman, the czar's mother-in-law. According to NJ. de Blowitz, in an article on the situa- tion in Europe in McClure's Magazine, but for the queen of Denmark Europe would be battle-ground, and the civil ized world would resound with the groans of the wounded and the cries of the women and children who are be- reft. The queen of Denmark loves the young Emperor William, whom she af- fectionately calls my angel" The czar loves the mother of his wife. It is her gentle diplomacy that brought about the meeting of reconciliation be- tween the two emperors at Kiel. Itis to gratify the kindly affection and not to grieve the affectionate heart of woman in her declining years that the two proud young turkey-cocks of emperors are forbearing to slay one another's subjects and drench Europe in blood. Surely the power of affec- tion and the influence of woman was never shown in a more interesting manner. But what is best worth re- marking is that the destiny of Europe is in the keeping of a mother-in-law.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-14
HUMMING TELEGRAPH WIRES.
The Noise Not Due to the Wind But to
 Atmospheric Conditions.

The Noise Not Due to the Wind But to
 Atmospheric Conditions.
 You have all heard the humming and singing of telegraph and telephone wires as you passed the poles along the streets. No doubt you have concluded that this is caused by the action of wind on the wires and given it no fur ther thought But it is not true, says the Boston Journal of Commerce, that the singing is caused by the wind, and if you are at all observing you will no- tice that often the humming sound is to be heard on cold winter mornings when the smoke from chImneys goes straight up until it is lost in the clouds and when the ffiost on the wires is as fuzzy and thick as roll of chenille fringe.
 The wind has nothing to do with the sound. and, according to an Austrian scientist, the vibrations are due to the changes of atmospheric temperature, and especially through the action of cold, as a lowering of temperature in- duces a shortening of the wires extend ing over the whole of the conductor. A considerable amount of friction is pro- duced on the supporting bells, thus in- dTcing sounds both in the wires and the poles.
 When this hunming has been going on birds have mistaken the sound for insects inside the poles and have been seen to peck with their bills on the out side as they do upon the apple and other trees. The story is told of bear that mistoolz the hunming noise as coming from 9 nest of bees and clawed at the pole and tore away the stones at its base in the hope of finding the much-coyeted honey.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-14
Moiave Religious Beliefs.

The Mojaves believe that all wno die and are not cremated are turned into owls, and when they hear the dis nal screech of one of the above named creatures of the night they tell you that it is the spirit of some dead Mojave who has returned to advise his people to submit to the ordeal of fire. When one of the tribe dies his relatives and immediate friends do not eat salt or wash themselves for four days Their heaven is White Mountain;" they know nothing of hell nor any place of punishment except 'Biemia," the place where unincin- erated warriors are transformed into owls
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-14
4 Warming.

Superstitious people are alarmed by the unusual or the unexpected. Oc- cassionally in late, cold spring Eng fish birds will tap on the house win dows in hopes of a meal. If the in- mates are superstitious the tapping is looked upon as a warning. A doctor was one day in February summoned in haste to farmhouse on the moor. He found an old man in bed, but in per feet health, and asked why he had been sent for. ''Why, sir" answered the daughter-in-law, there came a little robin at the door. We knowed it was a call, and we thought it must be granfer; so we put i'm in bed and sent for you."
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-14
AMERICAN coLumeusEs.
LiEeal Descendants Who Have Descended Just as Far as tie Duke Of veragua.


 Just as Far as tlIe Duke Of Veragua.
 For the last fifty-two years there has lived ia Buffalo a lineal descendant of Christopher Columbus and around the knees of this patriarch could be gath cred to-day eight living children, thirty grandchildren, and six great grandchildren, so that there is little danger of the name of Columbus be- coming extinct or forgotten.
 The name of this venerable descen- dant of a famous man, says the Phila- delPhia Press, is Alexius Columbus. He is ninety-six years old. There is no doubt about his age or nativity, for these matters were verified by his son, J JOhn Columbus, with whom the old man makes his home, and who for that purpose paid a visit to Quebec, near where Alcxius was born and reared. The old man is in fairly good health. His skin is swarthy and his hair is snow white. His children are all lighter complexion, except one daugh- ter, Mrs. Rosa Columbus Sours, of Chi cago, who inherits her fathers dusky skin. Since the death of his wife, last spring, at the age of seventy, Alexius has been steadily falling in spirit.
 Alexius Columbus was a ship builder by trade, as were his ancestors. He is the only one of his generation who came to the states. His sisters and brothers lived in the province of Quebec, though it is not known that more than one of them is still surviv- of 4o 4l,c age of one hundred and fourteen. The old man is a great lover of tobacco. He constantly chews or smokes. He has always drank, and to this day has his bottle of whisky in his room, from which he takes a nip whenever he feels so inclined. Of late the old man has not been regular in his drinking habits, and will sometimes pass day or two without taking a dram. His sons attribute this to approaching dis solution, and think the old man has not long to live.
 ''I have been asked several times" said John Columbus, his son, Eff father would go the worlds fair. Some of my sisters are very anxious that he should go, but I oppose the idea. think the old man would better pass the remainder of his days in quiet here than to be exposed to the danger of travel and the fatigue. Beside hard ly think the old gentleman would en- joy it. He is not learned man. He never had any schooling. He cannot read and he hardly appreciates the significance of the Columbian exposi- tion.''
 His son John, it may be added, is a well-educated and prosperous man. Alexius, the father is still an active man and possessed of no mean physic> al powers. The wife of AleXius was an English woman. The grandchildren of this union retain the athletic mold, though their features are American, not continental.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-14
RAILROADS IN THE TROPICS.
It Is Hard to Keep the Growing Foliage
 from Becoming an Obstruction.

from Becoming an Obstruction.
 Apropos of the projected Pan-Amer- ican railway, it is to be noted that not only is the first cost of railway con- struction in tropical countries very heavy, but the annual maintenance of way is expensive to degree which cannot be appreciated by those who have no experience in this connection.
 The Antioquia railroad in Colombia, says Charles P. Yeatman in the Engi- neering Magazine, cost in a single year, for repairs of track and bridges, $2,2G6 per mile. The Cauca railroad, in the same year, cost $3,637 per mile. These two roads are in Colombia and are sometimes mentioned either as future feeders of the Pan-American railroad, or parts of it's main line. On the Antioquia road, if the undergrowth were cut at the beginning of the rainy season, less than two months rain was sufficient to form an arch of green trees thirty feet high leaning over the track so as to shade it completely.
 The constant change from dryness in the day to soaking moisture at night, even in the dry season, would soon ruin the best of timber, but nature fur nishes still quicker means of getting rid of it, in the shape of an ant or wood-louse, which is careful not tomar the outside of his domicile, but will patiently honeycomb the inside, until what looks like solid 12x12 stick is but shell from $ to 4 inch thick, filled with dust and ants. The native timber suffered so much from the in- roads of these pests that, upon hear ing that yellow pine was used in Pan- anna to avoid them, trial of it was made on the Antioquia road. Georgia pine had to be shipped by way of New York, at cost of nearly $1OO per 1000 feet, board measure, when put in place. When I left there the first of my vel low pine trestle was being replaced. It had been built less than four years.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-14
AN oLD-TIME PERSONAL"
A Baronet Advertised for Baroness, and
 Without Success.

A Baronet Advertised for Baroness, and
 Without Success.
 Those who believe that the matrimo- nial advertisement originated with the modern Sunday newspaper should con- suit the Ipswich Journal of August 21, 1902, which contains this advertise ment:
 ''To the angelic fair of the true Eng fish breed, worthy notice. Sir John Dinely, of Windsor castle, recon mends himself and his ample fortune to any angelic beauty of a good breed, fit to become and willing to be the mother of a noble heir, and keep up the name of an ancient family en- nobled by deed of arms and ancestral renown. Ladies at certain period of life need not apply. Fortune favors the bold. Such ladies as this adver- tisement may induce to apply or send their agents (but no servants or matrons) may direct to me at the castle, Windsor. Happiness and pleas ure are agreeable objects, and should be regarded as we'll as honor. The lady who shall thus become my wife will be baroness and rank according ly as Lady Dinely of Windsor Good will and favor to all ladies of Great Britain. Pull no caps on his account, but favor him with your smiles, and peans of pleasure await your steps,
 Notwithstanding this tempting offer to the fair sex Sir John Dinely died bachelor in 1908, an inmate of the poor knights quarters in Windsor castle.