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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-09

The arrivals yesterday at the Montana
we're: T. {. Mather, Butte; w. e. Hen
neberg, Chicago; ID. j. Hennessy, Butte;
Ed Crosby, Butte; Mrs. Haberly, Terre
Haute; G. NJ. Bell, Salt Lake; George ii.
Filley, New York; Miss Thompson, Butte.
The annual meeting of the Montana So
ciety of Civil ENGINEERS will be held at
the rooms of the board of trade in the
Granite block in Helena on Saturday, Jan.
-. in the afternoon. At 0 o'clock in the
evening there will be n social session of
the members and their invited guests.
The regular monthly meeting of the
society will be held on tho morning OF
Jan. II at IL o'clock.
The sale of seats for the Calhoun Opera
company's engagement opened with a
rush yesterday morning, and large adj
vance sale has been made. There are
good seats remaining unsold, but to get
them purchasers must call early. The
company has caught the town in Butte,
and q similar success is looked for in An
aconda. The difference between grand
and comic opera is sometimes very little.
Grand opera is frequently comic and
| comic opera is often grand in its musical
| composition. This is especially true of
| both "Amoritan and the "Black Hussar,"
| which, though classed as comic operas,
| contain many passages, which, If set to
different wording, would easily pass mus
| ter as grand opera. They have been Sc
lected by the Calhoun Opera company as
it's leading bills from the fact that in them
| more than any other operas known, the
comedy element is superbly blended with
| beautiful music.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-09

PROBE -,IoNAL CARDS.
nR. N. ). SNYDER.
Physician and surgeon of st. AIMS Hospital.
once, next to Montana Hotel,
Anaconda. Mont
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-10
Sight Suddenly Restored.

Colonel J. M. Covington of Danville
Va, has had a peculiar experience or
two with his eyes during the past three
weeks. One morning he awoke to find
that during the night the light had
gone out from his eyes. He could dis
tinguish people moving about and build
ings, but that was all. He had to hire
an amanuensis and have his correpond-
ence read to and written for him. This
continued until yesterday afternoon,
when he took from his pocket an i'm
portant letter he had received from his
house and from force Of habit glanced
at its contents. He leaped to his feet in
joyful surprise, for he discovered that
the sight had been restored. He could
read every line as easily as he ever
could. He picked up paper and found
ne could read it also, even to the small
est type used in the advertisements. He
was the happiest man in Quincy last
nlght.-Qulncy Herald.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-10
They Are a Nuisance to the
Rancl.ers. .
ARE BEING s. OF WHEREVER FOUND
There Are Nav in That state More
Than 200, 900 Wild Horses R;:n-
ming Over the Ranges. ans. They
Are Increasing so Fast AS
to Become n Nuisance.

r. L. Fulton of Reno, for number
OF years agent of the land department
of the Central Pacific railroad, is at the
California and tells strange story Of
the myriads Of wild horses now roam
ing over Nevada and of the steps that
have been taken to get rid of them.
There are now in Nevada moro than
900, 900 head of these horses, said Mr..
Fulton, 'sand they are increasing SO
fast that they are getting to be great
nuisance. Cattle and sheep owners are
killing them wherever they can.
The last legislature passed law
permitting any one to shoot any stall
lions that were found running wild,
and the ranchers have in consequence
been killing them off wherever they
could. They do this as we'll to get rid
of them as to keep the wild horses from
increasing
'"The trouble is they are eating off
the grass SO that sheep and cattle own
ers are having a tough time of it in GER
tain sections. More than this, the stall
lions are in many cases leading off the
OOulSSG1G 1!DISCS IIOlll UI5 IillGuGS. ioO
the ranohers have it in for them and
are making it very lively. Many is the
stallion they have killed, and some Of
them are very fine too.
"And what do you suppose they do
with them afterward? Why, they turn
them over to the swine to eat. They
figure that in this way each stallion is
worth about 50, which is the top notch
figure that can be realized from them.
Horses are very cheap now the world
over, but probably not since the settle
ment Of America have horses been so
cheap as they are in Nevada.
'sMost of the wild horses are in the
neighborhood Of Elko and Iron Point.
A few years ago there was turned loose
from the Evans ranch, near Iron Point,
q fine Thoroughbred stallion. Ho joined
tho neighboring bands of wild horses
and could not be got back again.
sThe result has been that the quail
ty of the herds was greatly improved.
He left many colts that were much SUI
perior to the old stock. The various
bands have increased much since then.
While many of the horses would not be
called first class, others are very fine,
and all are as tough as pine knots and
as fleet as there is any use in having
horses. '--Gan Francisco Examiner.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-10
TREASON.
Paris Greatly Excited Over the Disclosures
Following the Arrest of Captain Dreyfus.

Paris Greatly Excited Over the Disclosures
Following the Arrest of Captain Dreyfus.
The excitement over the spy mania
is still high in Paris The case of Cap
tain Dreyfus, who is awaiting court
martial, causes extraordinary comment
Lit is said to be the intention of the gov
ernment to insist upon the extreme pen
atty of death in case he is found guilty
There is apparently good authority for
the statement that precise particulars
respecting the transport and concen-
tration of the French forces in tho
event of mobilization after a decla-
ration Of war We're. placed in the
hands OF agents of tho triple alli-
ance. The hours Of the departure and
running of trains with troops Oh the
main railway lines and also the branch
lines were set forth, together with de-
tails OF tho places at which stores would
be procured en- route. It is asserted that
even the original documents were sup
piled to the intelligence department. Of
the triple alliance at Berlin.
Another story relates that the disap-
pearance of some important paper from
a pigeonhole at the war office was fre-
quently noticed. After diligent search
the document would be found in the
precise place from which it had been
distracted The general staff also is
said to have been aware that the Ger
man war office prided itself on its ini-
tiation into many Of the secrets of the
plan of mobilization. For long time
the French military authorities were
puzzled, but eventually succeeded in
unraveling the mystery. It will be
quite another thing to prove who has
been guilty of these acts of high treason.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-10
CLAY COUNTY WINS.
lit Beats Madison With a Papa of Seventy
nine and a Mamma of Seventean

1T Beats Madison With Papa of Seventy
nine and a Mamma of Seventeen.
With all due Difference to Genera!
Cassius Marcellus Clay, Clay county
claims that it can 60 Madison county
just a few points better in the matter OF
an aged groom and a juvenile bride.
The admission is made that the groom
was not SO old as was General Clay and
the bride not so young as Dora, but as
things stand Clay county claims the
prize. .
Over a year ago Colonel P. Y. Lyttle,
past 49, an ex-state senator and q law
yer OF some note, married a pretty
mountain lass who was just 16. She
was his fourth wife, but the colonel Is
love was as fresh and warm and young
as when half a century before he had
been made Il groom for the first time
a few days ago he was about to make a
motion before the judge when box Of
safety pins fell from his pocket and
caused the gentle colonel to blush like
a schoolgirl. Last night there appeared
at his home q little Lyttle, and the
young man was at once named Henry
Watterson Lyttle and elected a life mem-
Der Of the Clay County Democratic club.
The present Mrs. Lyttlo was named
after her husbands second wife, her
maiden name being Ellen Lyttle Luns-
ford. Manchester Ky. Cor. Louisville
Courier Journal
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-10
THE MIRACLES OF LoURDES.
A Meeting In Paris at Which lola Wa
Refuted by Living Witnesses.

A Meeting In Paris at Which lola Was
Refuted by Living Witnesses.
We have had in Paris an absolutely
new spectacle, for one night only Fif-
teen persons N'19 declare that they were
miraculously cured Of terrible diseases
presented themselves for inspection at
a lecture given by DR.. Boissarie of the
bureau des consultations at Lourdes.
DR.. Boissarie's object was to refute va
rious statements made by M. Zola in
his book on Lourdes, and in order to
prove that the cures which take place
at the scene of Bernadette's visions are
truly miraculous he brought from va
rious parts of France Is persons healed
within the last two or three years at
Lourdes of diseases which medical
science had pronounced incurable.
Among these was the young woman,
Marie Lemarchand, who figures in M
Zola's book as Elsie Bouquet She
Went to Lourdes horribly disfgured
with lupus, which had partly destroyed
her nose and mouth and spread over her
whole face. Zola gives a realistic de-
scription Of her appearance, which is
anything but pleasant reading It was
nevertheless read at the meeting, and
then Marie was asked to stand up and
show her face AS she did SO there was
q general exclamation Of wonder. The
victim Of lupus whom the doctors had
abandoned had become again quite a
pretty, fresh faced country girl whom
medical men declared to be perfectly
healthy. Another subject was man
who was pronounced at the Saltpetiere
hospital to be suffering from paralysis
and blindness caused by atrophy of the
optic nerves. He went to Lourdes and
recovered his sight and health instan-
taneously. Then there was girl who
was cured Of cancer which was SO
bad that surgeon refused to operate
upon it, and another Of wound III the
foot caused by carries of the bone.
This procession of miracules and the
medical diagnoses and certificates which
We're read produced an extraordinary
impression. The audience was largely
composed of doctors and medical stu
dents. Paris Cor. Boston Transcript.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-10
Merely Wanted to Know.

The little girl had been fibbing and
been caught in the act. Discipline was
necessary, and her father, prominent
Vest Side politician, took her into the
n'1rsery, gave her d lecture on the sin
OF lying and scrubbed her mouth out
thoroughly with soap and water.
Now, Winifred," he said, with fa-
therly firmness, as he wiped away her
tears, "you will never do the like again,
will you, dear?''
4 'No, papa, answered Winifred,
checking a sob. "Have y-you soaped
your mouth out sin CO the lection,
p paT-Chicago Tribune.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-10
MAY AND DECEMBER.
General Cassius M. C1ay's Wedding to Hi7
Eifteen.ycar-nll Ward.


The only witnesses to the marriage
were McClelland Richardson and DR..
Cassius Clay Smith, the latter physi-
clan Of Richmond, Ky. DR.. Smith re-
fused to say anything about the we'd
ding explaining that he had promised
General Clay not to do SO.
It was learned that the ceremony took
place in the sitting ROOM The bride
was not dressed as brides usually are.
She wore plain dark dress, was bare
headed, her long black tresses hanging
in all almost disheveled mass down
her back She wore ITO gloves, had no
orange blossoms and carried no BRIDES
roses i'll her hand. 1t was simple cere-
mony The girl, who had remained sit
ting until General Clay and the magis-
trate arose, got up from the divan and
took her place beside her white headed
bridegroom. 1t was touching scene
The man who had led admiring thou
sands in crusade for human liberty,
who in his youth was a perfect Apollo
Belyidere in appearance, if not q Ma
poleon in the cause of abolition, stood
as meekly as a little child, with an ex-
preston Of unspeakable happiness upon
his time worn but still fresh and almost
youthful features, and by his side that,
simple, trusting country girl, as shy as.
a gazelle, knowing as little Of the great
world in which her venerable husband
had played SO conspicuous part as the.
most untutored daughter of nature
The ceremony was very brief, and when
it was over the bashful child went back
to the kitchen, and General Clay and
his family physician sat talking by the
large open fireplace, in which glowed
two bushels Of burning Goals.
And thus was celebrated one of the
most remarkable weddings that ever
took place in the United States. Lou
isville Courier Journal.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-10
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
the thieves, however, for the victim rs
pockets were absolutely empty

the thieves, however, for the victim s
pockets were absolutely empty.
The Ninth chamber of the criminal
courts condemned Monty to six months
and Fargant to Is months imprison-
ment. They appealed and were both &C.
quilted by virtue Of the antique adage
that there could be no theft where there
was nothing to steal.
This is similar to a case which hap
pened i'll Paris not long ago of a man
who fired load of buckshot through a
window at q bed where he believed an
enemy was sleeping. The bedclothing
was riddled with shot, but the bed was
empty, the occupant fortunately having
risen not long before. The court Of ap-
peals also decided in this instance that
there was no case as murder was man
ifestly impossible and the would be as
sassia was acquitted. So, according to
French law, it is not always true that
the intention is equivalent to the act.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-10
Presents Dramatic and Pic
t1lresque Features.
OF GREAT SPECTACULAR INTEREST
The Rapidly Approaching Climax in
the Fate of the Present Govern
ment at Paris by No Means
lacking in MeIOdramatir
and Farcicai Elements.

4 crisis il the public affairs OF france
seldom fails to present dramatic and
picturesque features which make French
politics OF greater spectacular interest
20 alien onloolzers than tho politics OF
any other country. Ahe rapidly ap-
preaching climax in the fate Of the
present government at Paris is by no
means lacking in the mixture Of the
melodranratic and farcical elements.
The weapons being employed in what
has now become desperate struggle
are quite unknown to ordinary political
warfare. Take, for instance, the gov
ernment campaign against the press, for
that apparently is the real significance
Of the prosecutions of blackmailing ed
1tors. Therehas been for several months
what seems all insane determination on
the part OF large section of the sensa-
tional press to incite a warlike hatred
Of their neiyhbors, chiefly England, in
the minds Of the French people. The
government has been at it's wits ends
as to how to check this dangerous and
incendiary spirit, which daily grew
stronger and more defiant The exposure
Of the blaclzmail scandals furnished an
opportunity to discredit the entire press
and greatly weaken it's influence, of
which the authorities, under ministe.
rial direction, were not slow to take
full advantage. The charges against
large class of Paris journalists are true,
and the government rigorous pursuit
is fully justified, although its motive
is not disinterested love of justice.
There would be probably an easy tri-
umph Of the government over it's jour
nalistic enemies if it were not for the
startling and embarrassing dilemma of
the cabinet, only hints of which as yet
have reached its critics. 1t grows out
Of the Dreyfus treason scandal, which
still holds public resentment at high
pitch throughout France The popular
opinion has almost unanimously con-
demned in advance the accused captain
of selling important military secrets to
Germany, and it demands a public trial
and the swiftest and severest punish
ment. This feeling is largely due to GER
tain indiscreet utterances by General
Mercier, minister of war, about the
case, and it is now we'll understood that
the cabinet is hopelessly divided into
groups, headed by Meroier and Hano-
taux, the foreign secretary. Paris Let
for
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-10
Where Is the Peachblow Vase?

1t turns out that the Peachblow vase
Is not in the art collection of the late
Mr.. Walters of Baltimore, in whose
possession it had been supposed to be.
This famous little jug, which was in
trlnsically worth about 2 cents, and
Which was old at auction at the Nor
gan sale eight years ago for $4,000,
has disappeared from view as complete
" as if it had been buried in the earth
1t looks very much as if the purchaser,
whoever he was, was not proud of his
Judgment or of his Investment. --Bos-
ton Herald
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-10
LADY BRooKE,s CLOAK.
The Fact That 1t Cost $500 Has Stirred
English Public Opinion.

A healthy sign of the influence of
public opinion upon the wealthy classes
was given lately. Some time ago the
Countess Of Warwick, better known
perhaps as Lady Brooke, dear friend
Of the Prince of Wales, lost, or there
was stolen from her, a magnificent sa-
BILE cloak. The police description of the
missing garment gave Is value as $500.
Several democratic newspapers of no
particular influence made unkind com
ments upon the extravaganza of a wo1n-
an who spends SO much money for ono
article OF dress. Some even went into
statistics as to the number of poor peo-
pie who could be fed week for $500.
Time was whom any countess, or, for
tho matter OF that, any woman, in this
country would have gloried in the mere
cost Of her garments and would have
been made happy by every newspaper
recording it, but even aristocracy is sem
sitive to such matters now. The Count
ess of Warwick was quite shocked at the
idea that anybody supposed that she
squandered $500 upon herself and caus-
SsA LILO 6SAA5l0p11 w DO AuoCl tCu LII GIl0
papers:
."The cloak was wedding present
I should have thought it wicked to have
given SO much for a single garment
when there is SO much distress and mis-
cry prevalent.
The letter of disclaimer does her la
dyship credit, and it is only just to state
that since her husband succeeded to the
earldom she has set an example to her
order by the way in which she has look
ed after the poorer tenantry on the ex-
tensive estates in Essex and elsewhere.
The Earl of Warwick, like most land
owners, has been hit hard by the gem
eral agricultural depression, but the
majority of territorial magnates made
the reduction in their previous bloated
incomes an excuse for neglecting the
poor altogether. London Letter.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-10
Tesla's Experiments.

Nikola Tesla, the famous electrician,
entertained the Electro Therapeutic as
sociation Monday at his laboratory at
30 South Fifth avenue. He made a
number of interesting experiments. in
one of which his visitors received 1000
volts of electricity without injury. This
was followed by current Of 100000
volts, during which the guests, who
Were in darkened room, became illu-
minated and sparks flew from them and
from the furniture with which thev
pane in contact. No one experienced
the slightest Inconvenience
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-10
CURIOUS FRENCH LAW.

It Is No Offense to Attempt to Commit a
Crime When You Don't Succeed.
A curious application of the old the
ory of impossible crime was made last
week by the court Of criminal appeals
at Paris. - Is.
Two pickpookets named Fargant and
Monty We're arrested some weeks ago
near bureau d'o1nnibus in the exercise
Of their profession. Fargant watched,
ready to receive the stolen goods, while
his comrade explored the pockets Of a
man in the crowd. Luck was not with
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-10
The Part1lenon, ,

After the recent earthquakes in Greece
the Parthenon at Athens was examined
by a commission to see if it had been
injured. The commission now reports
that, though the damage is slight, it
would be we'll to strengthen the archi-
traves with iron girders and to protect
che building from rain, which has been
causing small pieces of stone to fall
over since the Acropolis was destroyed
by the Venetians in the fifteenth CEN
tury. ry.-Philadelphia Press.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-10
Embracing the Opportunity.

l. F. Morris of 413 East Twelfth
street recently appealed to the Humane
society for protection from his wife. He
is q sickly looking man, while she is a
robust woman. Morris is smooth shaven.
His wife wears a small black mustache.
When Mr.. and Mrs Morris were taken
to the central police station, Mrs. Nor
ris asked the captain:
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-10
Echoes of the Fair.

The Java village, the streets of Cairo,
old Vienna and the Dahoney people
only came to their closing exhibition in
the Midway plaisance on Chicago's lake
front last week! 1t seems Incredible
that they should still have delighted
sightseers full year after the exposi.
tion closed d-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-10
Too Much Blood and Iron.

John Jacob Astor is now a colonel
So is Queen Victoria and the baby
grandson of the Prince Of Wales. This
rapid increase of men of blood and iron
must stop.-Chicago Record.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-10
!" How much is my bond?"
ttF1I j 11 -

How much is my bond?'
Ten dollars" !"
She deposited $40 for her appearance
in court and like amount for her hus.
bands release.
I don't want to get out, !" said the
husband.
Why not?" demanded Mrs. Morris.
Because | want one nights rest, -
he said, .:..-:5+
The jailer led him away to cell.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-17
GUN AND KENNEL.
EXCITEMENT AMONG THE Duck
SHOOTING CLUBS.
great.

The following section of the proposed game
law bill, which has been recommended for
passage by the Committee on Fish and Game,
is now creating much discussion among sports
men who are interested in duck-shooting. 1t
reads
Every person who, upon any inclosed or cult
vailed grounds which private property, and
where signs displayed forbdding such shoot
ing except saltwater marsh land, shall shoot any
quail, bob white pheasant, partridge, grouse, dove,
deer, or wild duck, without permission first OBJ
tanned from the owner or person in possession of
such grounds. or who shall maciousy tear down,
mutate destroy any signboard or other notice
forbdding shooting on private property, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor
Sportsmen who are opposed to marsh lands
being leased by gun clubs have been sending
numerous letters to the Assemblymen and
Senators at Sacramento recommending its pas
sage. On the other hand the wealthy mem
bers of preserve" gun clubs are working tooth
and nail for the defeat of the measure which
they contend will destroy their sport on all
overlooked marsh lands should it become a
law.
Some time last year the Supervisors of Marin
County at the suggestion OF few sportsmen
changed the State law in reference to the clos
ing month of the quail-shooting season, as
TO read February l, instead OF March l. When