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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-02
IT'S A GAME OF SEE-SAW
The Senate Having Time Of II With
The Carbon County Bill.
YESTERDAY 1T WAS PASSED
Then To-Day It viii Be Recon =
sidered-An other Car Load of
BlIls Disposed of Or Dis
cusSed-RushInG Things.

Special Dispatch TO the standard.
HELENA, March 1.-Carbon county is on
top again tonight. The vote yesterday
stood . to 10 against. This afternoon
when Sigh made his motion to reconsider,
Senator Ramsdell was brought in from
his sick bed and voted with the friends OF
the bill. This made it a tie, 10 TO 10.
Lieutenant Governor Dotkin voted for tho
bill and this carried it. Babcock changed
his vote and gave notice that tomorrow
he woul move to reconsider.
Ramsdell is reported to be worse to-
night as a result of his coming out. I'm
less he is able to appear tomorrow, the
game of see-saw will continue. The sem
ate passed on their third reading the bills
that went through the committee OF the
whole yesterday.
The Sunday closing barber bill was re-
ported back from the committee on public
morals without recommendation.
Bills we're introduced as follows: Sem
ate bill No. 9i, an act to amend section
Piss, political codo relating to arbor day,
by Eggleston. This changes tho date
from the third Tuesday in April to the
second Tuesday in May. Senate bill No.
%, an act to amend section 2ll. political
code. relating to officers subject to con-
iirmation, by Leonard; senate bill No. 96.
and act to amend section 1913. code of
civil procedure, relative TO claims under
contract, by Leonard.
The Broadwater county bill, which
passed the house yesterday, was read this
morning in the senate and proceeded to
the committee on towns, counties and
municipal corporations.
In committee of the whole Monteath's
bill providing for the establishment and
maintenance of public parks and boule-
wards, which passed the house, was indefl-
ntely Dostponed.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-02

Idaho's Politicians Have Not Yet Agreed
Upon a senator.

BOISE, Ida. March 1.-The senatorial
ballot to-day was without change. Shoup.
70; Sweet, Is; Clagett. Il.
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PREYED ON PENSIONERS.
Barney kemper, with Two Aliases,
Arrested I'm Pennsylvania.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Pension
Bureau has been greatly annoyed for sew
eral months past by impostors, persons
representing themselves to be special ex-
aminers connected with the bureau, who
have been operating in the State of Penn
sylvania and fleeing unsuspecting pen
sioners. A few weeks ago Special Examiner
Martin, of Harrisburg, Pa, caused the
rest of Joe Greener, alias Joseph Green,
alias 'Buckskin Joe,'' notorious criminal
and expert in this line, who has already
served three terms in the penitentiary for
similar offenSeS, and the court again sent
him to prison for one year and six months.
To-day the bureau was advised by Special
Examiner Connolly, who also is located in
Harrisburg that he has secured the arrest
of Barney Kemper, alias Joseph Donan,
alias William Dolan, at McSherrystoWn,
Adams county, Pennsylvania. Dolan is al
legged to have been calling upon pensioners
to them that he had been sent out by the
Pension Office to examine them and to
that the board of examining surgeons has
done them justice. He is also alleged to
have represented that he had power to in
crease pensions, or reduce them, as he
found them, and it is charged mat after
making some memoranda in reference TO
the pensioners case, would demand a fee
of $3.50 to have the matter put on record.
Many old soldiers, it Is said, have paid the
small amount demanded and the impostor
has reaped a rich harvest. Felony is the
crime of which he is charged, and the max
or $1,000 fine, or both, in the discretion of
he
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-15
GIANT ELECTRIC TRUST.
Proposed Combination of All the Big
Misunderstanding Corporations.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE consolidation
of the great electrical manufacturing inter-,
ests of the country, to include such corpora
tions as the Westinghouse and General
Electric Company, Is row talked Of The
Electrical Review publishes this: There Is
on foot a scheme for consolidation in the
electrical manufacturing line, so compre-
hensive in its nature as to throw in the
shade the rosiest plans of the General Eiec-
trio promoters. No intelligent opinion can
yet be expressed to the effect on the
trade of the proposed plan. 1t may be for
the best II il should, however, be carried
to completion and Developed into a second
campaign of determination, electricity will
be found expressing the same means as
heretofore, not inundated by the wealth
or prestige of any body of men in America,
not even the Standard Oil cotere."
The project of consolidation is yet in an
embryonic state. 1t may take material form
at the next meeting of the board of directors
of the General Electric Company, some of
the members of which are said 10 be In IA
vor of the formation Of the big trust This
meeting will be held the first week in April.
The directors are Oliver Anaes, G.. A. Coffin
who is also president of the company. T.
jefferson Coolidge. jr., c. H. Coaster, Thorn
as A. Edison, Eugene Griffin, of Schenectady,
who is first vice president. F. s. Hastings
Henry L. Higginson, .. o. Mills, j. Pier
pont Morgan and H. Mex. Twombley.
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Willy SHOPLIFTERS
ARREST OF THREE sHREwD FE-
MALE THIEVES AT PITTsBuRG.
About $4,000 Worth OF seaIsixfn
Etc, Found in Their Houses.

PITTsBURG. Pa, March 14-Three Of
the shrewdest and most successful female
shoplifters were arrested to-day by de-
tecttves Frank Aiken and James A. Steele,
OF Allegheny City. The story revealed Is
almost beyond belief. The women are
sisters-Mrs. Celia Stakely. Mrs. Mary
Cohout and nineteen-year- Annie Denni-
son. The two older women were arrested
in Boggs & Bulbs store, and when taken
to the police station a fifty-yard bolt of silk
was found under Mrs. Cohouts cloak.
Search warrants were procured and the
houses of the women searched. A big ex-
press wagon load of silks, dress patterns.
two sealskin coats worth $50 apiece.
gloves, laces, handkerchiefs, fine shoes, ETC.,
were taken to the station house as re-
suit. Several trunks packed ready for ship
ment were also found. A large number of
express receipts were discovered, showing
that the fence" of the trio was in some
Western city, the name of which the police
refuse to divulge, but which is said to be
Chicago One receipt for 5000 worth of
goods is only about week old. The police
authorities have telegraphed to have the
consignors arrested, when the complete
story will be known.
Mr.. Boggs, of the firm of Boggs & Bull,
estimates the value of the wagon load cap
tured to-day at $4,000 and says goods worth
at least $4,000 more were left behind, be-
cause, as yet, they could not be identified.
In Mrs. Cohout's parlor alone he saw brio
a-brac worth fully $500, and her cupboards
were filed with the finest of cut glass.
The police authorities claim to have been
on the track of the women for the past
eight years, but the women were SO
comphshed in their work that not until to-
day could they bring them down. During
holiday seasons they have hired extra men
for the sole purpose of watching these shop
lifters, but it is said that the women would
ply their trade under the very eyes of the
specials without detection. The hunt was
made SO hot for the prisoners at times that
they were compelled to go to other cities to
do their stealings. In this way they have
visited Philadelphia, Chicago and st. Louis,
each trip resulting in a large haul, which
was sent here to be shipped to the Western
estimate the full extent of their plumber,
but its magnitude may be judged by what
has been made known to-day.
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THE RENE REGENTE.
Spnin.s TOp-Heavy War Ship Prob
ably Wrecked ON African Rocks.

spnin.s Top-Heavy War Ship Prob
ably wrecked on African Rocks.
MADRID, March 1.-THE government was
questioned to-day in the Chamber of Depu-
ties as to the information it had regarding
the missing SIM. RENE Regente Re-
plying to the. question. Prime Minister
Sagasta says that kilograms announcing
the wrecking of vessels at various places
along the coast had been received, and that
though the government had no positive
news regarding the RENE Regente beyond
the fact that she had sailed from Tangier.
he feared that the vessel had been lost.
Senior Carvajal, a Republican member,
serted that if the war ship had foundered
the disaster was due to the fact that she
was overweighted forward by her big guns.
The belief, which is hourly growing stronger,
that the vessel will never again be heard
from. has created feeling of CONSERVATION
throughout the country. II Cadiz and.
Carthagena, where most of the crew be-
longed, the excitement and anxiety are In
tense
Senior Diaz AIorea. 8 naval officer, read a
report made by a former commander of the
Reine Regente, asserting that the cruiser
was not suited for heavy weather. owing
to her being overloaded by her armament
Several British war ships have left Glib
raltar In search of the missing vessel. One
report current here late tonight is that
she was found by q British vessel In =
Fass bo On ana osr
belonging to the war ship have been washed
ashore at Tarifa.
Moorish steamer that went out IL search
of the missing Spanieh war ship Refine
found no trace 81 he ~ 1esssl whiie she she
was cruising the Moorish steamer rescued
eleven es men rad from tle span.sn PIX Hus.
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OBJECT TO THE DEAL
SOUTHERNERS OPPOSED TO re-
wARDING MIR. w. ID. BYNUM.
Protests Filed Against the Appoint
ment of the Hoosier ms Missis-
sippi River commissioners.
special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE campaign
of the Louisiana friends of ex-Represen-
tative Bynum fer his appointment
on the Mississippi River Commission
to fill the place now held by
Mr.. Taylor is meeting with vigorous
opposition, particularly in those South
ern States which are most interested
in the work for which the commission was
created. Senator Blanchard, of Louisiana,
who, with Repre- sentative Catchings, of
Mississippi. arranged the details by which
the aid of the Southern members of Con-
gress was promised Mr.. Byrum in return
for his assistance in the Hot Sc in passing
the sugar bounty amendment over the OPP
position of the appropriations committee,
has remained in Washington to await Pres
ident Cleveland's return in order to lay Mr..
Bynums name before him personally. Mr..
Catchings has been less fortunate in carry
ing out his pledges. for, instead of being in
A position to further Mr.. Bynum'S chances,
he sees himself compelled to go back on
his promises and actually assume a hostile
ATTITUDE. Mr.. Catchings has learned that
his constituents are very unwilling that he
should promise offices in which they are
interested without first consulting them.
As soon as 1t became known in Mississippi
and Louisiana that Mr.. Bynums appoint
ment was possible vigorous protests were
sent to Washington, not only against the
appointment Of the former Indiana Repre-
sentative, but also in favor of the reten-
ton of the Republican commissioner in Of
ficea There are many reasons why these
Southerners protest against the appoint
ment of Mr.. Bynum, and some of them at
least have appointed Represent Catch
ings, of Mississippi as special agent In the
matter. General Catchings was at the War
Department to-day armed with petitions
from the citizens of his State and from the
business men of Vlcksburg opposing By
NUNS appointment. Catchings says that
this is only one of many, and that the
movement in favor of Commissioner Tay-
lor is almost as strong the movement
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Whereabouts of vicerOy Ii Hung
Chang. the Chinese Peace Envoy,
Causing a Little Concern.
SPANS LOST WAR VESSEL
NO DEFINITE NEWS FROM THE MISS
ING RENE REGENTE.
Rumor that She Is Ashore ON the
African Coast-Flags, Compass and
Wrecl<age Picked Up.

LONDON, March IA dispatch from
Yokohama says: The Eleventh Japanese
Regiment met thousand Chinese soldiers
near Chiulengchen on the morning of March
IL. The Chinese retreated. Then further
body of the enemy attacked the Japanese
in the rear Stubborn fighting followed. last
ing all day. The Chinese maintained their
ground, and at sunset the Japanese returned
to their quarters at Chang Ewang. The en-
emys loss was seventy men,
The Times will, tomorrow, publish let
ter from Toxic, in which the writer declares
that the Japanese Cabinet aspres to crown
it's work by an historic peace, not a peace
calculated to win plaudits from the news
paper gallery, which is shouting for terri
torial ACKNOWLEDGMENT Japan must, how
ever obtain some accession of territory,
probably the island of Formosa, to COM
pensate her for the yearly outflow of
wealth on the tide of emigration. At the
same time she must secure herself against
the existence of the haunting spectre of re-
venge She is. likely to seek this security in
the possession of the Liao-Tung peninsula,
which, partially commanding the Gulf of
Pe-Chi-Li, will deprive China of a basis of
operations against Corea.
A dispatch from Shanghai received at
Paris says it is reported that Lii Hung
Chang. the Chinese peace envoy, has been
instructed to consent to the payment of an
indemnity and the eession of the territory
already occupied by the japanese in addi-
ton to the Island of Formosa. He is also
instructed to consent to the surrender Of
the remainder of the vessels belonging to
the Chinese southern squadron, which is
now hiding at Nankin
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towards the abettors of the insurrectionists,
VINO are now on American soil. w. A. Kin
ney, who acted as judge advocate of the
military commission which tried the rebels,
Is among the passengers who will leave
on the steamer Ardwa for San Francisco
to-day. He carries with him the testimony
and affidavits in the schooner Wahlberg
cases. The Wahlberg Is the vessel which
landed arms for rebels and which Is now
detained at San Diego Kinney is accom-
panied by George Townsend and Charles
Warren, halt whites, both of whom spent
several days on the schooner while she was
lying off the coast waiting to land arms
for the rebels. They will be able to identify
the vessel and the captain and crew OF
the craft. Upon reaching San Francisco
Kinney Will proceed TO San Diego to act in
behalf of the Hawaiian government The
witnesses who accompany Kinney were con-
victed and sentenced for treason, but in
view of their recent services to the govern
sentences.
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NOTES FROM SAMOA.
Importers of Arms i'm TroubIe-NoveI-
list steScnson's Libcler i'm Prison

ISL SteScns0n's Li5efer i'm Prison
APIA, Samoa, Feb 27.-The mercantile
firm of Frings 6 Co, which was brought into
unpleasant notoricty through importing and
selling rifles and ammunition TO the rebels
has been forced into insolvency A receiver
and trustee have been appointed. A large
number of local tradesmen have been af-
fected by this bankruptcy.
King Maletoa and his government have
prepared charges of impeachment against
Herr Schmidt, the president OF the council,
and have sent petition TO the three treaty
powers praying for his recall The rebel
party is at present congregated in Aana,
but there has been no recent outbreak.
\ scandalous runlor was recently started
here duplicating the late Robert Louis
Stevenson and his family in the mporta-
ton OF guns and ammunition for the rebels.
The captain and agent of the United States
schooner Equator were also Implicated. The
author of the scandal has been arrested
and awaits trial.
Considerable excitement has been aroused
here by Consul Burrnan's action in prose-
cutting several loyal Samoans, who. hear
ing that certain Germans had imported
large quantities of arms and ammunition,
which were about to be turned over TO the
In taking possession of the contraband
articles on behalf of the government to
which they were confiscated in accordance
with the Berlin treaty These Samoans
afterwards imprisoned They are now being
In the recent municipal election here the
American and English elements were ar
rayed against the German. The offices are
about equally divided between the two
The epidemic OF dengue fever. which
caused many deaths. is dying out
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-15
SWEPT BY A HURRICANE.
The Fiji Islands Devasted by Storm
Last Month.

VICTORIA, British Columbia, March 10.
Particulars have arrived by the Australian
mail of terrible hurricane which swept
over the Fiji islands few weeks ago and
the first effects of which were yet a topic
of discussion when the Miowera touched
at Suva. 1t was in this storm that several
large vessels came to grief, with lament
able loss of life, and buildings in Suva,
the capital OF Fiji, suffered very severely.
The town is comparatively in debris. having
been the center of the hurricane Most
of the damage appears to have been done
about o'clock the morning of Feb. z,
when the force of the wind was terrific.
The hurricane was accompanied by driv-
ing rain that penetrated everything. The
storm continued until o'clock Monday
afternoon and then gradually Gained down.
During the lull some natives ventured out
to see the extent of the damage. The town
was stripped of foliage and on every hand
were HOUSES with verandaS blown down,
roofs half off, bare walls standing or dam
age or some other form apparent. The
most serious reports of damage come from
plantations in the, group which has suf-
Tered terribly. The cocoanut plantations
will take fully five years to recover and
the banana plantations have been totally
thoroughy successful one that BUSINESS uc neo1
pie We're looking forward to a few years
of prosperity, cocoanut plantations having
This is reported to be the most serious
hurricane the group has had for years. The
island of Taveuni on which most OF the
European planters settled, has been
swept from top to bottom. The Union
company'S steamer OSau had narrow es-
cape. She was shipping sugar at Vulna
Point, where there is absolutely no shelter
When the hurricane had blown over she
had drifted many miles and got among the
most dangerous patch of reefs in the group
known as the Ringold reefs, where the
smallest steamer would not go in the
broadcast daylight
The food supply Of the people is now al
most entirely destroyed and the effects
famine, disease and too often death The
government has voted money to meet the
more immediate necessities of the case
hut this will certainly not prove sufficient.
by Tar the largest number OF natives be-
long to the Methodist Church of this COL
ony and missionary socities are taking steps
to give relief.
A correspondent says: 1.-The cyclone tray
eied from east to west and developed around
an axis against the sun. We had the last
DiaSt about p. M Sunday. Though then
" blew gale of almost hurricane force
all night, 1t seemed to be calm compared
with the fearful reality of the cyclone On
Monday morning what sight the island
presented. All houses in the native town
were leveled. Nearly all the seven hundred
cottages were down or torn AWAY The
whole place had the appearance Of having
been bombarded for weeks by all the f1eets
on earth or sea, the ground being strevn
with nuts looking like cannon balls hut
no commanding could have caused the de-
Fastation which will be everywhere level
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-15
AMMONIA In THE WATER.
Ex-Governor Campbell Suffering
Through Servants Carelessness.

HAMILTON, o., March 1.-THE family
of Ex-Governor Campbell had a shock at
dinner last evening. The Ex-Governor, aft
er passing glass of water to his lips,
suddenly rose, staggering and foaming at
the mouth, and apparently speechless. He
managed to say. MY throat is burning"
DR.. Kumler, living next door, was imme-
diately called and discovered that the
trouble arose from drinking a strong solu-
ton of ammonia. investigation showed
that servant who had used the ammonia
in cleaning Silverware had placed the bot
tie in the ice chest in such a way that
when the lid was closed, the contents spilled
into the drinking water. Mr. Campbell hap
pened to be the first to taste it. The
physician administered antidotes quickly
but Mr. Campbell is suffering severely from
the ammonia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-15
BRITANNIA oUTCLAssED.
The Great Yacht Race Mt Cannes
Easily Won by Ailsa.

The Great Yacht Race Mt Cannes
Easily Won by Ailsa.
CANNES. France, March 1.-THE Prince
OF Wales's yacht Britannia was badly de-
feated to-day by the new racer Ailsa- 1t is
the worst defeat the Britannia las suf-
fered. Three yachts-Ailsa, Britannia and
Corsair-started at II o'clock in the race
for the Ogden GoeIet and James Gordon
Bennett challenge cup No. (now held by
Britannia) valued at 800 guineas. for all
yachts over twenty rating. From the mo-
ment Of crossing the line Ailsa pulled
away from Britannia and in five minutes
had a long lead. Aiisa allowed Britannia
one minute thirteen seconds. and Corsair
nineteen minutes forty-two seconds.
The Prince of Wales grove to the quay
some time before the race an. embarked
In the launch belonging to Mr. Richard
Winslow, which conveyed him on board
Britannia The party included Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Winslow, the latter wearing a
cap. The preliminary maneuvers were most
skillfully carried out Ailsa crept under
Britannia's lee then reached along PRETTY, lily
she wore around smartly, dashed over the
line and was her own length and some day
light ahead when Britannia followed her.
She kept in the lead all the way. The times
of the yachts at the finish were: Ailsa, h
A m II $; Britannia, A s. Ailsa conse-
Quently won by 13 m u actual time, and
deducting her time allowance of I m - s
due Brita 2ta. the new cutter beat, the
Prince OF les's yacht by IL m Il cor
rected TIM.
After Ailsa. crossed the line she waited
for Britannia, and when the latter had
finished, the Prince of Waless cutter was
sailed very close to Ailsa. The Prince. rails
ing his yachting cap in the air, leu three
hearty cheers for the boat which had given
his cutter the most severe bea ting she ever
had Those aboard Aiisa returned the
cheers and the victorious cutter then pro-
ceeded to the quay, where she was well
coined by large crowd of people. 1t was
reported after the race that Ogden Goelet
won $4,000 from Baron Hirsch on Ailsa's
v:ptory
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The Hale-Gilroy quarrel.

HAVERHILL, Mass, March 14-Walter
Scott Hale, who figured so prominently In
the Parker House war of words of yester-
day. in which challenge to duel with
pistols is said to have been given and ac-
cepted is indignant over the statement
made by Thomas Gilroy, jr., that he Qaie)
is absolutely false that / was intoxicated.
This can be vouched for by Sidney Young.
who was with me. Gilroy threatens to
bring up my record in court next month,
but 1 will be ready for him. l know a
thing or two about him, and he had better
look OUT
Sidney Young, who is a well-lknown bus
mess man, said: 1.-THE denial of the story
by Gilroy is no good. Both parties were
heated and the story of the whole affair
as given by Hale yesterday is substantially