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Arizona silver belt., 1896-03-26
The Discovery of doId.

"When gold was first discovered by Marshall in that tail race Sutter was digging for his saw mill at Coloma, not man in that country knew a thing about mining. Never heard now they knew it was gold, hey? Well, there has been great many stories about it, but here is the right one. It was . little nugget Marshall picked up, worth $3 or $4. Each one of the gang looked at it, bit it, tasted it, rubbed it, smelled it, but none of them had a clear idea what it was. Several thought it might be gold, but none was sure oi it. A happy thought struck Marshall. Mrs. Weber boarded the hands. She was making soft soap from pine ashes lye. Marshall proposed the lady should boil the nugget in lye day oi two, and if it didn't change color oI lose its substance in the test it was sure-enough gold. We'll, it stood the test. The world knows the rest
 "Gold- d-bearing quartz was first dis. covered by some miners in the bed oi Deer creek, below Nevada City, in the summer of 1850. It was found in q narrow vein, but the discovery led to the opening up of the magnificent gold bearing quartz mines of Grass Valley, in Nevada county. All the equipments of the mines were crude, but the mines were rich and paid we'll "A '49er 1T the Butte Inter Mountain.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-03-26
The action of the Senate q

The action of the Senate elections committee in reporting favorably the joint resolution proposing an amend ment to the Constitution providing for the election of Senators by direct vote of the people, meets with general approval. The is no good reason why the people of the several States should
 not have the naming of their represent atives in the Senate as we'll as those in the House. It would put an end to the unseemly contests witnessed in several States and lately in the legisla- ture of Kentucky. Of the many ob.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-03-26

Although Senators Hoar and Hale may think that a state of war does moi exist in Cuba, nevertheless Spain has a very lively appreclation of the fact. She has already sent 117,0'0 troops to Cuba and by March 3l expects to have l30, 900 m the field. The cost of the war during the past year was $50, ,000, 900 and the estimate of ex- penditures for the current year is S75, 5,000,00 A late dispatch from Madrid says; "The pacifcation of Cuba is now looked upon here as impossible, except as the result of a supreme effort, involving the sending of large endorsements to that island, and the instituting of complet, blockade of the coasts of Cuba"
Arizona silver belt., 1896-03-26

Statehood advocates are again felici- tating themselves over the bright ? prospect of the admission of Arizona Members of the Senate Committee on Territories fayoring admission appear to have taken advantage of five absent members to report the bill fayorahly. There is no reason Co believe that any Statehood bill has ghost of a show of passing at this session of Con prpss
Arizona silver belt., 1896-03-26

Another Indian agent has been brought to realizing sense of the supremacy of the civil law. The Albu querque Citizen of March 2l says: Constant Williams, agent of the Navajo Indians, and his clerk, E. H. Dennison, were served with papers by Sheriff Hubbell, at Fort Defiance, yesterday. Messrs. Williams and Dennison are commanded to appear before the dis trict court here on March 26, and also have in court one Navajo Pinto, whom they have got in jail at Fort Defiance ou the charge of murder. Pinto is considered one of the wealthiest among the Navajo Indians, and is charged with the murder of another Indian about three years ago.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-03-26

Colorado silver men have pledged generous financial support to the American Bimetallic Union, to further the work of education and organiza. tion. It is believed that $25, GOO vii be raised in the State.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-03-26

The l60-ton cyanide mill at the Bonanza gold mines at Harqua Hala, in Yuma county, is the largest in the coun try. The plant is saving fully S6 per cent of the gold in the tailings. It is said two years will be consumed in the running through of the tailings of the once famous Bonanza mine Yuma Sentinel.
Arizona silver belt., 1896-03-26

A New Jersey man swallowed his false teeth during a violent fit of coughing, and the doctors decided to call in Edison to locate the teeth by means of the X rays.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-16
HOTEL CUES -.

Missoula, March 15.-Guests at the
local hotels are:
At the Florence-H. w. Harrison,
Bonner; j. NJ. Erwin, Hamilton: F. j.
Pierce, city; +. L. kingmap, Mime
apolis; c. l.. Thompson, Chicago; l..
L. Deemer Clinton; w. Hecht, Chica-
go; Lee Roberts. Philadelphia; c. r.
Davis, Chicago; f. Greene. Spokane.
At the Rankin-G. G. Parnell, Hyan-
mis-. Neb.; Miss Mary Miller, city; c. r.
Scott, Clinton; q. II. Wilson, San
Francisco; Hans Johnson, Nine Mile;
Theo. Reese, city; L. S. Ordway, Nine
Mile; Paul Cyr, Bonner; Gustave
Angst, city; Fred j. Mixter, Clear
water; James NJ. Callahan, Clinton;
Joseph Jones, Nine Mile; f. Z. Keetle,
Clinton; Z. r. Kilburn, Ovando; Clar-
ence Rae, Chicago; f. Carlson, Bon
ner; John CHM, Clinton.
At the Kennedy. A. Barton, Hell
ena; Thos. E. Evans, city; Andy Leon
ard, Wallace; Joe Bradley, Hope;
Henry E. Day, Glendive-
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LOOKS LIKE NO RACE
No One But STANDARD" Reporter
at the Advertised Meeting.
HE DIDN'T HANG UP A PURSE
There Was to Have Been a Con-
sultatIon of Horsemen, But as
Only One Showed Up No Pro-
gramme Was Arranged.

Missoula, March 15.-It looks now
very much as If there would be no race
meeting in Missoula this year. There
was to have been a meeting of horse
men last night to complete arrange
ments for a six days meeting and the
indications yesterday were that there
would be no difficulty in the way of
carrying out the plans that have been
proposed, as a large number of bust
ness men had given assurance of sup
port. There was no meeting held. how
ever. When the stated hour arrived
there was no one present but a Stand
ard reporter and, after waiting half an
hour, he adjourned sine die. without
having prepared any programme or
hung up any purses. There may be
another effort made to arouse interest
but it looks doubtful just now.
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A Work nCman.

So married Mary Jane. I told her
how weakly l was the fust thing, that
/ couldn't stand confinement in shops,
nor long hours, nor too much exercise;
all the Snyders had been that way.
Uncle Jobs fust wife's cousin had died
of smallpox. and his wife died of gal
lopin' consumption and cancer.
j told her workin' men hadn't no
rights nowadays; l never got a job
that suited me: the men l worked fer
never treated me right; they hadn't
paid me what | was wuth. and they all
had a spite ag'in' me. Mary Jane was a
sensible woman and seed how IL was
from the fust: besides. she was a fust-
class washer. She kept up her washin'
right straight along when she found
was weakly.
She warn't no financier. Women
isn't 'Taint a good plan to trust them
with money; so / took the money and
spent IT, Mary Jane hadn't no reason
10 complain: ! always spent the money
lust like I had earned IL.
Well. jest as we was gittin' on in the
world. Mary Jane up and died. ! never
aid see how she come TO do II without
gittin' my opinion on il. and l ort 10
hear her a grudge fer doin' IL and leaV-
in me with the children 10 pervide fer.
II is a hard world for a poor man
with six motherle-s children to look ar
ter. and none OF 'cm big enough 10 help
him. and some years before they would
be old enough 10 work.-Clara l.. Robbie,
IN March Lippincotts.
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ton Of the new road that was built
around the Blue Slide. From the bridge
over the Big Blackfoot up to the Stairs
ranch the road is almost impossible. so
much loose earth has slid down from
above. During the next two months there
will be an unusually large amount of trav-
ell over this road and those who do the
travelling are anxious to have the high
way put into proper condition.
Charles Hall, ex-deptuy clerk of the
district court, came in on No. l to-day
from an extended visit i'm Kentucky and
Tennessee.
F. Greene. well known a prominent
Northern Pacific officiaf, is a guest at the
Florence hotel.
Henry E. Day of Glendive is registered
at the Kennedy.
Mrs. F. +. ]. Carney is seriously i'll.
The new woman has come. and come to
stay from all appearances. The Florence
hotel register tonight bears the follow
ing, which tells its own story: Mrs. c.
E. Woodwork and husband"
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POS TPON ED.

Hearing of the Contests Against the
Classic ttion OF Land. Postponed
Missoula, March 14-Once more the
hearing of the contests against the
classification of lands by the mineral
land commission has been postponed.
The officials of the local land office were
to-day notified of the fact by the re-
ceipt of letter from the general land
office. a copy of which is given below
1t will be seen by this that the con-
tests filed by the railroad company are
not postponed, the order only affecting
the protests made by settlers and min
ers. 1t would seem that the natural
and reasonable way in which this
should have been done. would be that
the attorneys for those who filed these
protests should have been notified i'm
order that they might have an oppor-
tunity to present their side of the case.
1t will be seen, however, that the cases
are continued upon the objection of the
railroad company, without the miners
and settlers having had an opportunity
TO answer. The letter is as follows:
Department of the Interior. General
Land Office, Washington, ID. c., March
10, 1896.
I'm re Protests Against Lands CLASH
fed as Non-Mineral During October,
1895, Missoula:
Register and Receiver, Missoula,
Mont:
"Sirs-The resident attorneys for the
N. L. X. II. company having filed in
this office objections to the considera-
ton of the above protests, you will
submit said protests for the considera-
ton of this office and suspend action
thereon until further advised by this
office. Very respectfully,
s. w. LamoreuX, Commissioner"
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About Widows.

1t often strikes an observer that while
Americans are by all odds the best
husbands in the world. universally con-
coded to be more generous, more con-
siderate, more attentive to their wives
than the men of any other nation, they
do not provide for the ''relict" with the
care and fOrethOught that characterize
Europeans. 1t does not do to take any
chances in Europe, and carelessness or
neglect to look to the future Of a wife
In the event of death does not result
as in this country II may possibly do,
in her being comfortably supported
somehow. somewhere: it means the
poor house. or the Serpentine. or worse
certain degra dalton and starvation in
some formal best the miseries OF gem
teel pauperism The result is that when
a European marries he makes a set
Element; he buys a home; he lays by,
If he is not in business, a rainy-day
fund; he keeps his weather eye open;
he remembers that he is mortal.
Not so the American. as a rule. He
is man of big projects, of optimistic
temperament. Of generous ideas, and
Of improvident views. He feels that
Smith may die any day, but that he is
good for so years" He is not sur
prised in the least to hear that Brown
has failed. but he is confident that he
will make (and leave) a million or
more. Tie ntdTS JOlltS mas maze
unfortunate investments and been
bitten in Consolidated Midland, but
IL does not occur to him that his own
hundred thousand in some other stock
is by no means secure. The general
hopefulness Of big, young, successful
nation affects him powerfully without
his being aware OF IL. and he feels that
prosperity will always be his portion.
II he is rich he denies his wife nothing.
He viii give her anything she wants or
fancies. spend a fortune on her and
never feel the shoe pinch. send her to
Europe every year. give her all the dia-
monds she coVets. allows her to enter-
tain extravagantly. do anything for her
except provide clearly. definitely. for
her future I'm the event OF his own
death. II he thinks OF such possible
ity at all IL Is generally I'm a large,
loose. incredulous fashion. "Ohi III
pull through. I'll keep a stiff upper lip.
Doctors don't know everything. or II
/ don't. Lucy will be all right. She can
go and live with Tom or Jenny. or get
a little home sOmev here"
Many a man disrnisscs uncomfortable
doubts and warnings with just such
superficial treatment. and then goes 70
a supper AT Delmonico's, or the theatcrs
or Wall street. and fcrgcts all about
them. And then what happens is this.
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TOO OLD TO BURN
THE HISTORICAL COURT HOUSE
SINGED BY FIRE.
IL Was Narrow Escape for the building
aud Records Good WORK of
the Department.

Missoula, March 15-The county
court house, with all the records of
Missoula county since its establishment,
mad narrow escape from destruction
by fire this afternoon. But for the
prompt and efficient work of the fire
department the whole of the big frame
building would have gone up i'm smoke
and but little of the contents would
have been saved. The fire was discov-
cred few minutes past 4 o'clock and a
couple of boys ran into the engine house
shouting, Mr.. Berry's house is on fire -
Chlef Mentrum turned out the DEPART
ment in quick time, driving the hose
team himself The run to the court
house required but a minute, and then
the hose was quickly laid from the nv
drant In the street and another from
the plug in the court yard. Smoke was
pouring from the roof at this time, and
a few minutes later the flame burst
from the north gable. The fremen were
fighting the flames from inside and ont
ana soon had the blaze i'm the roof un-
der control Ii was found. however.
that there was fire under the floor of
the district court room and in the north
and west walls. Openings Were Quick
~ made. and this fire was eNtincuished
before o'clock.
IL was a very bad blaze To handle and
insurance men tonight are loud i'm
their praise Of the fire departments
good work. The damage To the building
Is estimated at from $500 10 $3.50. most
81 II by water. Judge Woody's vaIua-
bic law library and county records es-
capped without injury. The fire is sup
posed TO have started from a flue lead
ing from the assessors office. The build
ing Is a two-stOry frame % years ola
and IL the fire had obtained a little hot
ter start. IL would have uaen imuossi-
bic 10 have saved II. Tho loss il fuIIy
covered by insurance
Better satisfy your customers ON a
small profit than let them know tb.,-
H. l. u.
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THE WAR CORRESPONDENT.

The sqnsre-Bui Scribe had Two Chances
to so swell Genera - to wolseIey.
From the Saturday Review.
war correspondence exclaimed
Lord Wolseley. Some Of them are des-
perately brave. while others are any
thing but heroes. The majority, think
do their duty well. even when ii leads
talking of tight places and war CORE
spondents. l remember an incident that
may interest you. 1t was at the begin
ming of the Ashantee campaign, just
after our landing; a square-built little
man came up to me and said, speaking
slowly, and with an unmistakable
American accent.
General. allow me to introduce my
self; am the correspondent of the New
York Herald. l.
TOO busy to attend to him, / cut
him short with What can do for you,
sir?'
He replied. imperturbably, with the
same eXasperating slowness: We'll,
general / want to be as near you as
can if there is any fightin' to be
seen
Captain So-and-So has charge of
all the arrangements concerning cor
respondents l rejoined, CURLY. You
had better see him.. And with this
turned on my heel and went about my
business.
Il saw no more of my correspondent
with the aggravating GOODNESS and
slowness of speech for many a day.
did not even know whether he was ac-
companying the column or not.
Personally speaking, l was only in
danger once during the whole expedi-
ton. 1t was shortly before we entered
Coomossie. l had pressed forward with
the advance troops, hoping to break
the last effort at resistance and have
done with the affair. when the enemy
utilizing the heavy covert, came down
and fairly surrounded us. For a few
minutes the position was critical, and
every man had to fight for the enemy's
fire was poured in at close quarters.
They pressed upon us from all sides,
lodging from tree to tree, and continu-
ally edging closer. hoping to get hand
to hand. In the hottest of ii my atten-
tion was caught by a man in civilians
clothes, who was some Is or 20 yards in
front of me, and who was completely
surrounded by the advancing savages
He seemed to pay no heed to the dam
ger he was in, but, kneeling on one
knee, took aim and fired again and
again, and l seemed to see that every
time he fired a black man fell. l was
fascinated by his danger and GOODNESS.
AS our main body came up and the
savages were driven back, l went for
ward to see that no harm came to my
civilian friend. To my astonishment 1t
was the correspondent of the New York
Herald, and he began in the same slow,
calm way:
Well. general
/. Again / interrupted him: You were
lucky to escape. Didn't you see that
you were surrounded?'
We'll, general he began again, L
guess 1 was too much occupied by the
niggers in front to pay much attention
to those behind
That was evidently the simple truth.
Whatever men may say in the future
about Henry NJ. Stanley no one that
has seen him in danger will deny that
his courage is of the first quality. I
took a liking to him on the spot, and
we became great friends; nor has any
thing occurred since to alter my opin-
ion of him."
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Chicago and East
VIA
st Paul and Minn'ap)lB.

Leaving Anaconda, Butte and Helena by
either the Northern Pacific or Great
Northern lines, whose trains arrive in
Minneapolis and st. Paul on the evening
of the second day direct connections are
made in Union Depots of these cities
with fast trains over The Northwestern
Line. c.. ST. p, NJ. g. o. Railway fol-
lows:
Leave Minneapolis 5:45 p. M. ST. Paul
6:25 p. m. and arrive Chicago 500 a. m.
making connections with early morning
trains out of Chicago for the East and
South, or IL you miss this train. you can
take the Northwestern Limited, the
finest trains that runs. Leave Minneapolis
7:sO D. m, 81. Paul $40 p. M. arrive Mil
waukee $50 a. m. Chicago $3.50 a. m.
IL going 10 Omaha, trains leave Mime
apols 40 y. n, ST. PAU $50 D. m. and
arrive Omaha $40 a. m. St. Joseph $40
y. m. Kansas City $50 p. m.
Be sure and ask your agent for tickets
via. THE NORTHWESTERN LINE and
you will get the cheapest rates FOR the
best service.
For Map Folder and any information
you cannot get from your homo agent.
address either CT the following:
NJ II. WHEELER.
Travelling Agen,. Miles CITY. Mont.
T. W. TEASDALE.
Gen. Passenger Agent. 81. Paul, MINI.
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A TOUCHING SCENE.



hould and ae "Csshes In"
Missoula, March 15-There was a
most impressive scene in the Head
quarters saloon tonight. There was
young man seated in front of a faro
table Intent upon the game which he
was playing. In front of him were
checks in two or three stacks. and. like
all players, he was oblivious TO all that
was going on around him. In the cor
ner of the saloon, the regular evening
concert was in progress and around the
layout was grouped the customary
crowd of onlookers. The scene was one
that can be witnessed any night in
any gambling house. The loungers
around the bar noticed. Just before 8
o'clock, the front door open quietly and
woman. heavily yelled. entered and
made her way to the game. The face
could not be seen, but the figure was
that of a young woman, and the crowd
watched her curiously. AS she reached
the crowd around the table she did not
speak, but quietly pushed her way
through lot of gamblers, hoboes and
curiosity seekers, till she reached the
young man. Intent upon his play. he
did not observe her approach, and not
till she touched his arm was he con-
scious of her presence. Then he turned
impatient at being interrupted. AS soon
as he saw who had touched him. he
cashed i'm his chips and without a word,
walked to the door No word was
spoken by either. but he knew who il
was, despite the heavy veil 1t was his
wife, to whom he was married about
two months ago. AS the couple reached
the door. a cheer arose from the crowd
I'm the saloon, not of derision, but of ad-
miration. Little woman, you are all
right said one voice. Then the game
and concert went on.
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Instrument FL ed.

Missoula, March 1.-the following
instruments were filed with the county
clerk to-day:
official bond-O. Marceau, road su-
pervisor, district No. 5. $500. j. Des-
champs and u. Marceau. sureties.
Official bond-A. Lalonde, road super
visor district No. g. $500. j. Deschamps
and u. Marceau, sureties.
Deeds-Marcus ID. Wright ct ux. to
John Crenshaw, lot 4, block 10, Thomp-
son Falls, $40; to s. f. Beggs, lots 1 and
8, block 81, $40; to Z. j. Hitler. lots 8
and 5. block Is, 500.
Deed-Robert Brogaw to BERTHE
Wright, lots 81 and 80, block 16, Thomp-
son Falls $40
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MISSOULA NEWS.

Missoula March 15.-Miss Schwartz left
this evening for an extended visit with
her mother in New York. Accompanying
Miss Schwartz were the orphan children
left by Mrs. Hayes, who will be placed
in charge of a brother of their father in
Wisconsin. Miss Schwartz has looked af-
ter the little ones since their mothers
death and will now take them to their
new home.
The funeral of the infant child of Pat
rick Callahan was held this afternoon and
was largely attended by friends of the
family
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The TransvaaI Not Under English suzer
aiDty.


No state under suzerainty, such as
Egypt under that of the porte, is allowed
to have diplomatic representation. Lord
Derby explicitly conceded that right TO
the South African republic and in fact,
since the treaty. il has had a minister
plenipotentiary at Berlin, DR.. Won Biloxi
land, who is officially mentioned as a
member of the diplomatic body, just as is
the ambassador of Great Britain or of
France. The British representative in the
Transvaal has the official title of 'diplo-
matte agent" and ranks with the other
ministers accredited to the president.
Now, If this is not independence, / know
not what may be termed so. One special
condition reserved TO another state does
not alter the fact of sovereignty. Belgium
also, by the treaty of 1881, which consti-
tuted it, was forbidden to enter into
treaty engagements which might jeop-
ardize the neutral character imposed upon
IT, but is IL nevertheless a sovereign
state? All the noise of the English press,
then, is utterly without foundation. The
emperor has simply sent a message to
the president of another independent
state, congratulating him on having put
down a lawless inroad of foreign adven-
turers If the president had been obliged
to appeal for help to friendly states, he
would have had a perfect right to do so.
as such a course would not involve the
question of the reserved veto against a
treaty. But this has not been done, and
the talk of a German protectorate over
the South African republic is idle. Neither
of the parties think of IL, and the brave
beers are quite able to take care of
themselves.-Dr. f. II. Geffcken in the
March Forum.