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progress. At last-it must have
been something like two hours
the hole was finished. The box,
the size OF a small coffin, was lift
ed by two sticks and dumped into
the hole. The two sticks were then
thrown in with the coffin, after
which the men shoveled and
scraped the dirt into the hole. You
could hear the earth drop on the
box.
"What did 1 tell you ?" whis-
pered the drummer knowingly.
sounds just like a coffin," added
the dry goods clerk.
"Say," 1 suggested, "we'll just
unearth that body and get at the
bottom Of this affair. It's sensa.
ton, sure"
"But you haven't got any TOOLS"
observed the dry goods clerk, and
we had to give up the project.
When the whole was covered up
again and stamped tight with the
feet, the Mexicans took their lam
terms and went to the stream,
where they washed their hands.
"See, they're washing of the
blood" said the drummer.
Then the men returned to the
little hut, farther up the river.
After all was quiet we went to the
spot just deserted by the men. The
newly covered hole was easily
found. 1t looked just the size Of
a grave. Near by lay a shovel
that the men had forgotten. My
companions readily entered into
the plan with me to dig out the
box and help me to big story for
the paper. So the drummer set
to work, loosening the earth with
a stick, while / shovelled up the
dirt. The dry goods clerk was put
to watch, up the river piece, lest
one of the men should return for
the shovel. Nobody showed up,
however, and the drummer and
myself worked manfully. In our
zeal and excitement, time passed
rapidly. The corns and blisters on
our hands were unnoticed until the
hole was nearly entirely exca.
waited.
"Here it is" said the drummer,
as he pushed aside the dirt on the
box, "but how in the mischief are
you going to get it out of this
hole?"
We had no way to get it out, so
we pried fit open, whese 1t was,
with the shovel. 1t was small
pine box, perhaps five feet long,
and much broader than a coffin.
The lid consisted Of three pine
boards, which were easily re-
moved. When we were finally
ready to inspect the contents, we
could hardly make out, in the
darkness of the hole, what they
were.
] lit a match.
aGreat Scott ! Yin the thun
laer do yoAM - reclaimed
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The box contained old clothing
shoes and crockery.
The match went out! The drum
mer and myself stared at each
other through the darkness. Now,
here was a mystery!
In the silence that followed, 1
thought the whole thing over.
"I'll tell you, old man." / said as
a result of my elaboration, "This
may turn out to be sensation af-
ter all. We worked too hard to get
fooled like this. It's mystery at
least, and what better sensation do
you want then a mystery"
"Great Scott" calculated the
drummer, "what are you talking
about? OF course this is sensa-
ton. Here is about the way Of it
They killed this fellow, and to hide
the evidence or anything leading
to a clue, they buried this stuff.
Mark this, it'll prove sensation
yet"
And it did! But that is antici-
pating.
1 took out my pad and pencil,
and carefully noted and described
every article, that the drummer
fished out of the box and examined
by the light Of match. There was
a coat, hat, two shirts, a pair Of
badly torn shoes, fragments OF bed
clothing, q broken glass, and two
small phials of medicine.
~ tell you furthermore" said
the drummers as the dry goods
clerk came from his long watch
and helped us out of the hole,
"they poisoned the fellow, that's
what those phials were. They
didn't shoot him, because there
were no bloodstains on his cloth
ing"
We had fully decided on a course
of action. 1t was to find out what
we could do about the house, to see
il we would recognize the men and
then enlist in our work a member
of the detective force, so that L
could have the first "go" at 1t
when the sensation was ripe for
publication. In order to not arouse
the suspicion of the men, the hole
was completely filed and stamped
tight again, and the shovel
laid down as we had found 1t.
1t was nearly day break when
we finished our work. First we
ate lunch and then fished with
very Indifferent luck for several
hours. A Mexican came after the
shovel, and soon after we went to
the house to buy some melons and
incidentally "nose around"a little.
AS we neared the hut q Mexican
woman came out. She motioned
us back.
"No come here" she said in
broken English, "a man he gotty |
small pox.1
4 is ss i#ss r + J; ;' &; Il
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Cbe Daily Light.
SUNDAY, JULY %, 1895
WORKING A SENSATION.
BY OTTO PRAEGER.
n for the Sunday LIGHT:

Written for the Sunday LIGHT:
While on the LOCAL staff on a
San Antonio daily, last summer l
CHANGED to meet a drummer for an
eastern wine house. He proved to
be hearty, good fellow, full Of
life and sport, and possessed Of an
irrepressible mania for fishing.
Naturally, an invitation was ex-
tended to the new acquaintance to
Join us on a little fishing trip a
short distance below the Mission
San Jose, on which a young clerk
in local dry goods store and my
self were to 60 after had finished
my work that evening. He ac-
copied, bought some tackle and
rented bicycle, for we were to 60
to our rendezvous awheel.
Finishing my work early we left
town at ten o'clock that night, and
reached the river an hour later.
Our lines were baited and cast into
the river, and our blankets spread
upon the ground for a good mig
sleep. While INDUCING in the
usual exchange of yarns and
stories, incidental to nights
camping out, we observed light
on the bank, little way down the
river. Then as the distance short
ened,we couldlmake out three men,
one of whom carried a light. About
300 yards from US they stopped.
Taking them for fishing party,
we put on our shoes and started
forth to pay them a visit. AS we
neared them, we were surprised to
find them hard at work, with pick
and shovel, digging a trench.
Nearby stood long, wide box.
"Aha w thought ], "here is sem
sation."
My companions, l found, shared
my opinion.
"Just about the size OF It," said
the drummer, "it's murder, Tll
bet"
By this time we had approached
as close as our cover allowed.
"They probably belong to that
little ranch over there. Let's wait
here and see what they are going
to do. Say, but wont have sem
sation for the paper, though !" says
\ l to the two men.
\ Well, we waited. The MEN work
Il inceanpatly. They were Mexi.
. EsN .'ERUEIu<.zsz.f IN II = +, y
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Royal Academy Assembly.

LONDON, July N.-By the invi-
tation OF the president and council
Of the Royal Academy a brilliant
and representative gathering as
sembled at Burlington House. The
guests, who were over 1000 in
number, included representatives
Of both Houses Of Parliament, the
learned professions, and many
others whose names are familiar to
the public,
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An Engineering Enterprise.

GLASGOW, July 27.-Greenock
Harbour Trust have instructed
their engineer to obtain estimates
as to the cost OF lowering the sill
and widening the entrance Of the
Garvel Craving Dock so as to make
it capable of accommodating all
classes of vessels.
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Cost of the Kiel Festiv1ties.

BERLIN, July 27.-The heavy ex-
penses incurred at the opening
Of Baltic and North Sea canal, are
being severely criticised In many
German papers. From first to last
the festivities are said to have cosf
no less than eight million t,
The opinis,Ei y also ez ", soor -
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oCOtbiSu SyOiiso.
Sermons on the mount appear
to be very numerous. Preachers
forget that there can never be more
than one Of that kind Of a sermon.
The rider who doesn't learn the
rules of the road, and who Wouldn't
heed them, IL he knew, is a nina
ture trolley car in possibilities for
hsrm-to pedestrians, occupants
of carriages and other vehicles, to
the sport, and to himself. All but
the last named have our sincerest
sympathy.-Bicycling World.
E. ]. Abram rides a wheel. He
is one Of the patrons of the Acad-
envy at the Madison Square Gar
den.
John w. Dunno has taken to the
wheel with considerable grace.
Frank Daniels is an expert rider.
He won't show himself in New
York, but takes to the country
roads.
Walter Jones rides a wheel ev-
cry day from Sheepshesd bay to
Manhattan Beach, and uses it in
place OF the railroads.
A. ]. Spencer takes daily spin
to Coney Island after he finishes
Jacob Lifts business matters.
Chas. Bowser is seen about New
York with bicycle uniform and a
new pattern wheel.
Geo. Fl. Walker rides safety to
reduce his flesh. He wants to re-
turn to San Antonio, Tex, with
less weight and more strength
n. Y. Dramatic Paper.
T. M. Boyle,o Nashville, is max
ing rapid progress on his wheel.
Pauline Hall writes to friends in
New York enthusiastically over
her bicycling tour through Europe.
Miss Hall is an expert rider.
Kirk LaShelle is a rider of a
wheel and covers over ten miles
day with it.
Edwin Stevens makes a pretty
entrance on a wheel in the Sphinx
at the Casino.
Della Fox is taking private in
structions. She expects to grace
the Boulevard shortly.
Lillian Russell has thoroughly
mastered wheel and takes daily
ride.
Y John Mahoney, Of Memphis, has
about completed his lessons in rid
ing and is going to visit the park.
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Trial Trip of a predger.

RENFREw, Scot, July N.-5The
twin-screw dredger Ortoire, ter the
colonies. has completed heg trials
$1,000 yde with satisfactory re-
5 buckets haYef capacity
= s sSai sss
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BICYCLE NOTES.

Jackson, in the good state NJ
Mississippi, and in these free Unit
ed States of America, prohibits the
riding of bicycles in its streets.
In Omaha the wheelman has not
a happy lot. The small politicians
are after him. One hundred dol
lars is the fine for riding at greater
speed than eight miles an hour:
800 for riding without lantern
or bell 800 for colliding with a
pedestrian or a beer wagon, or
other moving object. The Omaha
alderman is evidently not NOV
ing object. What humor in an
ordinance for filming cyclist 800
for running into a loaded beer
wagon!
At Macon, Ga, they impose a
special tax on bicycles. The fogies
OF the council there do not recog-
nize the fact that "since Adam
delved and Eve spun" the road was
made for wheels. The average
Georgia road is tough enough to
take care of itself without any as
sistance from aldermen.
In Louisiana bicycles are being
taxed, and wheelmen are objecting
to the new law. Louisiana cyclists
may rest assured that, though
sthe bud may have a bitter taste,
yet sweet will be the flower" The
law will have a short life, and its
trainers will soon be forgotten.
At Farnworth, near Bolton, Eng.
land, a letter carrier named Bar
rett was run down by bicyclist,
and expired from his injuries. The
deceased had lost one arm some
years ago.
One occasionally comes across an
inner tube that Is 30 obstinate that
all the tricks known are OF no
avail to get 1t out of the casing.
When you get one Of this kind
pour about gill OF naphtha into
the casing and turn it around slow
ly. The tube will always come
with this treatment. Let the cas-
ing dry out well and apply plenty
Of soapstone before returning the
tube.
Sand in the bearings: Remove
the oil cups from the crank shaft
box and flood the bearings with
gasoline, at the same time spinning
the cranks. The gasoline will cut
loose and carry of any oil that has
become gummy, and take with it
dirt and sand. When the gas
oline runs through the bearings
clear and white, the job is done.
Let the wheel stand few. minutes
for the gasolone to evaporhte, then
put on oil and go your way rejoic-
ing. Keep gasoline of Il e tire"
Johnny Blue
Bought a pneu-
Matte bike last Eeek.
Learned to ride,
Soon was glid- H.,
Ing like a strafk.
Hill came nigh{
Still this Cy- ~
Clist rode top speed best.
Brake went JAM
Then a dam
Ascus not the rest !
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Ie yellow Tag on
facing the road,
in front Of the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-04
Boston Wool.

Boston, Dec. 3-Wool assumed a firmer
tone this week. with good sales. Terri
torial woods are steady and fleece woods
are quiet, but the tone is steady and the
supplies are by no means excessive. Aus
tralian woods are meeting with a steady
demand and the supplies have been con-
siderably reduced. with values on a firm
basis. The following are the quotations
for some of the leading descriptions:
Territory wools-Montana fine, medium
and hne, l1ql4c; secured. 15q17c; Mon
tana No. q medium, l4d15c: secured
price. S2qS3c. Wyoming. etc, fine medium
and fine. 10q13c; secured price, $685.
Utah, Wyoming, ETC., No. 2 medium, I20
lic; secured price. S2c. California woods
Northern spring, 11Q15c; secured, $50
SEC.
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Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Cornelia NJ. Stevens, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, administrator Of the estate of
Cornelia M. Stevens, deceased. to the
creditors OF. and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to ex-
hibit them with the necessary vouchers
within four monts after the first publica-
ton of this notice. to the said admins
traitor. at 6ls Birch street. in the city Of
Anaconda. the same being the place for
the transaction of the business OF said
estate.
In the county of Deer Lodge. Dated
December 2. 1895.
ALBERT p. STEVENS.
Administrator of the Estate OF CorneIia
NJ Stevens. deceased.
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THE M ARkET

New York. Dec. 3.-The transactions in
sugar stock overshadowed the entire
market to-day. In a total of 29l, 700 shares
for the general market the industria1s
figure for 210. zoe shares, and the sales OF
sugar absorbed 154, 800 shares of the latter
record, leaving only 3l.5o0 shares for the
railroad list. Toward the end of the first
hour there was a sharp inquiry for gran
gers and other leading railroad shares,
which was stimulated by the belief that
the exports OF gold tomorrow would be
limited to a $4,000 order by German
American houses. In the final hour of
business a general reaction set In and
some material declines were recorded.
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y Montana Union Time Card;
BUTTE TIME CARDS.

Butte, Anaconda e. Pacific r. r.
All Ialns arrive and depart from 0reas
Northern depot at Butte.
ARRIVE IN BUTTE
No. 2. Anaconda express. arrives
daily ............. ................ s:0 Q n
No. l. Anaconda express. con-
Meeting with Great Northern
railway through trains for East
and West. arrives daily. AIS p N
DEPART FROM BUTTE
No. q Anaconda express. leaves
daily .............. ................. 1o:Ss . n
No. I. Anaconda express from St
Paul Helena and Intern edtate
points. leaves daily .............. 500 p N
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A GUN FOR SALE.
Alderman stevens Has a Nice One, but
It's No Good for Him.

Missoula, Dec. 3.-Alderman Stevens
has good rife for sale. 1t is the gun
that he took up TO Lou Lou Friday and
with which he expected to kill a deer or
two. There were deer there and Mr..
Stevens saw them. but Messrs. Sheldon
and Richards, who were with him. did
not have even that consolation. Steve,
however. swears that he saw three. He
tried his new rifle on them. and shot the
air full Of holes on all sides OF them, but
didn't lift a hair After he had blazed
away five times the deer trotted into a
bunch OF quaking asp trees and stopped
there. Determined TO get one of them.
Steve laid down his gun and carefully
paced of the distance between the deer
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Western Montana News

and himself. the animals watching him
all the time The distance was go yards
and the alderman returned to his gun
and adjusted the sights to that distance.
Then he fired. but the deer still watched
him, all unframed. He was about to
shoot again, when the animals concluded
that they had had enough, and disap-
peared. Steve now wants to sell the gun.
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SPOKANE THE GREAT
Right at Its Doors Is Marvellous
Water Power.
T is A BEAUTIFUL CITY
The New NJ. p. Machine Shops Are
Being Erected There-An 40
commodating Lot OF
Railroad Officials.

Missoula. Dec. 2.-Whoever visits
Spokane cannot fail to be strongly i'm
pressed by two facts, the marvellous
water power at the threshold of the
city and the abiding faith of the Spo-
kane people in their town. Everybody
in Montana and Washington is famil-
lar with the Spokane falls. They roll
and toss in a succession Of cascades in
the very heart of the city and their
situation is such as to make the power
easily available for manufacturing
purposes. But little of the power is
utilized. however. and probably more
will not be used for years or until the
tributary country has caught up with
the growth of the city which, like so
many western towns. has forged ahead
al a remarkable rate. During the past
three years Spokane has undergone
the painful experience OF all western
cities whose growth has outstripped
the development of its resources but
II has weathered the storm in good
shape. so its business men say. and its
institutions are now in a more salts
factory condition than they have been
for several years. The worst is over
and it looks like smoother sailing
ahead. ,t.s a.
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som ETHING NEW.

Meals Served a La Carte ON the Great
Northern Dining Cars.
The Great Northern through train,
leaving Butte at 6:10 D. m, carries a
dining car and will serve supper leav-
ing Butte la carte hereafter. This is
the only line running dining car out of
Butte. Buffet and library car on every
through main line train.
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For a quick trip to Chicago try the
Burlington route via Northern Pacific
at Billings.
Taking effect Oct. 10th the Burling-
ton route will sell first-class tickets to
all Missouri river points at $35; second
class, $50. Phil Daniels. T.. F. and p.
A, Butte; w. w. Johnston, C. A, Bill
ings. Mont.
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NORTHERN PACIFIC.

TRAINS ARRIVE AT BUTTE.
No. q, from 81 Paul. Chicago
and all EasterG pointA arrives
Northern Pacific local depot
M. u. No. I. from Spokane. Ia
coma. Seattle. Portland and all
Coast points. arrives Montana
Union depot daily at.............u II: 10 . ~
TRAINS LEAVE BUTTE.
NJ. U. No. i, TO. spokane. Taco
ma, Seattle. Portland and all
Coast and California points.
leave Montana Union depot
No J. 70. ST. Paul, Chicago and
all Eastern. Southern and Ca
madam points, leaves Northern
Pacific focal dep. daily at. 1880 p N
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Through Sleeping Cars.

The Northern Pacific is the only line
operating through Pullman vestibuled
standard sleeping cars between Butte
and ST Paul. City ticket Office. % East
Broadway. Butte.
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AN EXTRA SESSION.
IL Seems to he Inevitable and According
to the Codes.

The Northern Pacific has inaugurated
a change that will be appreciated by a
large section of the travelling public by
running tourist sleeper through from
st. Paul to San Francisco without
change every week. This car leaves St.
Paul every Wednesday and will pass
Garrison every Friday at 1850 a. m.
The car connects at Portland with the
Southern Pacific. and lays there only
30 minutes.
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ZRATELERS GUIDE.
ANACONDA TIME CARDS.

Butte. Anaconda e. Pacific r. r.
(T1me schedule-)
An trains arrive and depsr< from ButnA
Anaconda q Pacific depot
ARRIVE IN ANACONDA
No. 9. Butte express, daily. ..us0 . n
No l. Butte express. making con-
nect1on At Butte with Great
Northern railway through
trains from East and West. az
hiEes oa1Iy .....-....... 30 y -
DEPART FROM ANACONDA
No 2 Butte express, departs
04Aiy ...--.......... ................ W. . n
No. 4 Butte express for St. Paul
and all Eastern and Western
Points. departs daily ............ 400 , -
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II the hair has been made TO grow a
natural color on bald heads in thou
sands of cases. by using Halls Hair
Remover. why will 1t not in your case?
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Special Excursion to Europe for the HoI-
idaxa

The Northern Pacific. In connection
with the leading steamship lines sail
ing from New York. have arranged To
make a very low rate to all European
points for the HOLIDAYS. Before making
your ARRANGEMENTS for tickets call on
or write w. Nj. Tuohy. general agent
n. p. r. r.. Butte. for rates, routes
etc.
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Metal Market.

Silver. g.. Pig iron. quet. Copper, easy;
brokers' price, 81; exchange price, $40. rs.
Lead. firm; brokers' price, $3.50; ex-
change price. 50. 3Od3. S2ls.
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Money NJ ark ct.

Money easy; closed 2ik per cent. Ster-
ling exchange, firm; S4.s9h for demand
and s4.S%ql.ss for so days. Government
bonds-The old fours coupon. and regis
tered, and new fours, coupon, slightly
higher; others unchanged.
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The secret of the successful outcome
of the severe trial to which Spokane,
with other western cities, has been
subjected undoubtedly lies in the un-
swerving. constant faith which her
people hold in the town. This inn
presses the visitor to Spokane, perhaps
as much as any other experience which
he enjoys while there. The average
Spokanite is never so happy as when
he is talking about Spokane. But he
does 1t in such an easy, graceful way
that 1t is not annoying. 1t is rather
a pleasure to listen to him. 1T Is not
the tale of the real estate shark that
he pours into the visitors ear TO- wind
I'D with an offer to put you on to
some choice inside property at a bot
tom figure" There Is none of that.
The impression which an earnest Spo-
kane man leaves is that he is proud
of his residence and is thankful that
he owns property in the town. He con-
veys no hint that he wants to SELL A
man can learn more about Eastern
washington by spending an hour dur
ing the evening in the lobby or the
Hotel Spokane than he can by reading
a year. And he will enjoy the expert
ence. too. -+f.iiI~- fFf
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We offer for every case OF Throat
and Lung disease that Shlloh's Cure
fails to cure. the cost price will be re-
funded