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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-04
BURIED In THE SNOW
Warren Johnson Rescued From a
Frigid Grave.
MAIL CARRIERS ESCAPE
He Was Rounding Bald Mountain
When the Avalanche Over
took Him "A Salmon
RIVER Scheme.

Mountain Home. Idaho. Bulletin: w.
Johnson, son of ]. n. johnson, and one
of the mail carriers between Rocky
Bar and Atlanta, came near losing his
life last Thursday by being caught in
a snow slide. While rounding Bald
mountain on snow shoes a huge body
OF snow suddenly came down the
mountain side. striking and covering
the young man in an instant Fortu-
nately for the brave young mail car
rier two men were not far behind him,
and when they reached the spot where
the slide had crossed the trail they OBJ
served snow shoe just below them
protruding from the snow. The snow
shoes were six inches in width and
from to ~ feet I'm length. The two
men took in the situation Immediately
and forthwith commenced removing
the snow as best they could without
shovels, and in a short time uncovered
the body of young Johnson. Appar-
emily he was lifeless. but by rubbing
and rolling the boy, he was brought
to consciousness and assisted to town
by his two rescuers.
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SALMON RIVER SCHEME.
Extensive Enterprise Being Inaugurated
on That Stream.

Grangeville Cayuse: One of the
largest mining enterprises in the state
is soon to be inaugurated on Salmon
river. The Horseshoe Bend Gold Min
ing company of Chicago have recently
secured deeds from Francis Jenkins
and others, to all the gravel bars.
water rights and appurtenances about
the Horseshoe Bend of Salmon river.
1t Is the object of the company to con-
struct large cut through the neck of
the bend which will be $4,000 feet long.
ana by this means turn the entire
river into a course some feet lower
than the original channel, and by this
means drain some 5000 feet of present
river channel 1t is supposed that there
are millions of gold lying I'm the bed of
salmon river for every mile of IFS dis
lance, and the supposition should he
reasonable. as its banks are one con-
tinuous deposit of auriferous gravel
ana each seasons high water makes
new deposits along the shores. The on
terprlse Will require the expenditure Of
SlOo'OoO. With this enterprise I'm suc-
cessiul operation, the Victor and SLATE
creek companies taking out thousands
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State Of Montana.

man through his general incompetency
this week. On wednesday morning he
failed to throw off any mail at Boze-
man, although he should have made up
a sack of papers and a pouch of letter
mail for this place, and what was
more surprising the same thing oc-
CURED on Thursday. the mystery being
increased by the fact that none OF
Wednesdays mail showed up on
Thursday either.
Clerk John Lamey of the Bozeman
& Butte line, gone for a short visit to
his home during the holidays, return
ing on Thursday morning, when Il
seems he found pouches of mail piled
In every nook and Granny of the car.
as though the supply clerk had tried
to hide them. There was mail ~ hours
delayed and from that to "a hours, the
supply clerk not having opened a sin
gle sack of mail on his trips east for
two or three days. People all along
the line had been crying for their
Standards and hooking for expected
mail from San Francisco, Salt Lake
city, Butte and intermediate points.
all of which comes over this road.
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His Extempors Speech

Mrs. Colonel Yerger Is a continual
source of embarrassment to her hus-
band. Colonel Yerger recently gave q
dinner party to a few select ladies and
gentlemen. or course, he was called
on for an after-dinner speech. Colonel
Yerger got up, and. assuming an i'm
posing position. began:
Ladies' and gentlemen, unprepared
as / am-being wholly unprepared to
make speech-being unprepared-"
He was unable 10 proceed There
was a painful silence. which was brok-
en- by Mrs. Yerger saying:
why. colonel. you knew IL perfectly
this morning" Tableau.
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SHOT WITH HIS OWN GUN.
A Farmers Son Meets With . Fatal Ae-
cident at Cedar Mountain.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Further
particulars OF the death of william
Raymond Mccoy. the 17-year-old son
of John Mccoy. the well-known ranch
er of Cedar Mountain. were embodied
in letter TO Coroner Askam yesterday
from DIR. Leach. of Renton. who was
called to attend the victim. Young
Mccoy, II seems. had been to a neigh
boring ranch with an uncle. and bor-
rowed a rife. and on the way home
carried II between his legs. The road
over which he and his uncle were rid
Ing was rough In places. and jostled
the vehicle about at a lively rate. In
some manner the hammer was thrown
back and the gun discharged. the bull
let entering the head under the chin,
and ranging upward and backward
lodging in the brain.
The accident happened near the store
at Cedar Mountain. and created great
excitement, as several people were
gathered about. The boys uncle was
Mortified, and as soon as he could stop
the horse, assisted his nephew out and
carried him into the store, and shortly
afterward to his home
The unfortunate lad never uttered
word after the discharge OF the gun,
and died in about IS minutes. DIR. Leach
was summoned. but by the time he ar
rived Mccoy was beyond help The
family is grief-stricken over the awful
occurrence.
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be lowered with ropes down the sides
OF the canyon. The discovery was at
once made that the boat was not
adapted for the voyage. being a keel
boat, narrow and heavy. In a short
time the craft became utterly unman-
ageable and every moment threatened
them with death.
They were bumped on rocks thrown
against the sides of the canyon.
drenched with spray and shot through
gorges with the rapidity of an express
train. With salvation out of their
sight there was apparently nothing
but certain death ahead of them.
Above rose the perpendicular walls of
the canyon thousands of feet. Still the
boat kept in the water for II terrible
miles, when a rocky rapid was reach
ed Quick as lightning the boat was
tossed bottom upward. rolled over and
finally crushed to pieces. The four
men struggled to save their lives. IL
was useless to try TO save anything
else. But. strangely. none of them
were hurt and they reached a place of
safety.
At once their dangerous situation
forced itself on their minds. There
they were, without provisions and shut
in to meet certain death by starvation.
They started down the canyon, hoping
to find trail by which they could get
out- AFTER many a weary mile the
men decided to follow some of the
sheep trails, which were only a few
Inches wide In places. Success attend
ed their efforts, although at times they
hung between water and sky on the
edges of the bluff. Occasionally their
strength seemed to fail, but a sight of
that awful chasm below was sufficient.
AT last the top was reached but they
were delivered from the terrors of the
canyon only to find themselves in a
desert. They struck out bravely, |
knowing that they had only TO keep
going to reach the railroad again. At
station four haggard, rag
ged, dirty and almost shoeless men |
dropped down to wait for the next !
train. They reached Needles again to |
rest and refit for the voyage to Yuma. |
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sons trouble his wife remained con-
stantly by his side and her faith in
his innocence was never shaken. While
she was paying a visit to her husband
on Nov. IS at the jail the child was
born which was christened yesterday.
IL was expected that Prosecuting At
torney Feighan would be present at
the baptism, but he failed to put in
an appearance. Rev. Shaw, who was
acquainted with Mrs. Johnson's life.
and who believed her to be a firm
Christian, did not hesitate to perform
the baptismal ceremony when asked to
do 80. Those present at the christen-
ing were Rev. Shaw and wife, Jailer
Tompkins. johnson and his wife, and
some ladies who had become interested
in the case
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Matthew Arnold on the Bible.

Many years before Mr.. Arnold him.
self took up religious subjects he fell in
with Greg's Greed OF Christendom,"
and thus wrote of II to his mother in
1863:
"Greg's mistake lies in representing
to his imagination the existence of a
great body of people excluded from the
consultations Of the Bible by the popu-
lar Protestant doctrine OF verbal inspi-
ration. That Is stuff. The mass Of
people take from the Bible what suits
them, and quietly leave on one side all
that does not. He. like so many other
people. does not apprehend the vital
distinction between religion and criti-
cism."
Those were the people whom Mr.. Ar
nolds treatment OF the Bible especial
ly irritated. They were conventional
without being serious. He was serious
without being conventional. They took
his humor for fiippancy because their
own fippancy was devoid of humor.
The essential connection of humor and
reverence can be missed by no student
of literature and OF life. No one could
be more nobly serious than Mr.. Arnold,
as in his poetry. which Is the best and
the most enduring part of him. But
there are decisions, absurd as well as
pernicious. for which laughter il the
proper cure. When Voltaire exposed re-
ligious persecution to the ridicule and
contempt of civilized mankind. he did
a real service to religion as well as to
humanity. I remember a preacher be-
fore the University Of oxford exhort-
ing US to hold fast TO the integrity OF
our anthropomorphism." 1 cannot help
that a dose OF Matthew Ar
mold would have been good alike for
him and for his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Woodfield Paul, ih the January Fo-
rum.
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THE TACOMA LEDGER SOLD.
Nelson Bennett Disposes of the Paper to
Editor Snowden.

Tacoma dispatch: Nelson Bennett
has sold his interest in the Ledger TO
a syndicate composed of c. A. Snow
den, who for four years past has been
its editor and manager. and his friends.
The transfer of the property was made
to-day. The new Corners announce
their intention to improve the paper in
every way as rapidly as the progress
and development of the country will
permit. As heretofore. the paper will
be republican.
In an interview tonight Mr. Snowden
says his friends do not wish TO be
known I'm the Management of the paper.
which will be entirely in his hands,
consequently he declines to give their
names. In an editorial card I'm to-mor-
rows paper Mr.. Snowden will make
announcement of the transfer.
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johannesburg Gold Fields Their Destina-

Fifteen well-known millwrights and
carpenters were ticketed through to
johannesburg, South Africa, via the
Great Northern railway. for the sail
Ing of the new American line steamer
City of st. Paul. from New York, No
vember goth. Twelve of these men go
to johannesburg 10 work under a three
years contract at five dollars per day.
The other three having implicit faith
in their ability TO secure employment
at still better wages, chose to go on
their own account. This is the largest
number OF men ever forwarded from
Butte in a body destined to the South
African gold fields. Persons ticketed
through to South Africa are routed via
England. where they may be permitted
TO visit relatives and friends before re-
embarking. Fare includes meals and
sleeping accommodation, New York
TO Cape Town, unless passengers stop
over in England at their own request.
where they will pay their own ex-
penses. Other large parties are form
ing for sailings during November.
December and January Steamers sail
from New York every Wednesday TO
connect with the Union and Castle
lines. sailing from Southampton every
Saturday. The Great Northern through
ticket system has given eminent sails
faction TO all of the many people who
have been forwarded to South Africa
from Montana and other western
states. during a number OF years past.
Those contemplating the Journey.
should make application TO the under
signed, who viii be pleased at all
times 10 furnish rates and full inform
alton concerning the Cape district
Street scenes in Johannesburg and
Cape Town. also wall map of South
Africa and descriptive literature may
be seen at the Great Northern ticket
Office. No. Al North Main The reliable
Steamship Agency. for lowest rates
ana quick time TO all parts OF the
world. J. Z. DAWSON.
General Agent
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NERVES AND THUMBS.
n Physician Says That Persons Thumbs
VIII Indicate His Nervous state

From the Boston Gazette.
When / went to a nerve specialist
first, said man who was once an in
valid, he told me that one way TO
judge of the condition of a persons
nerves was to watch his thumbs. Ever
since that time I have found the great
est fascination in looking at peoples
thumbs. The doctor said that If they
moved involuntarily outward it was a
sign that the nerves of that man or
woman were not in the best condition.
j find myself now sweeping the line
opposite me in car, and if that doc
tors test is a good one there is a sur
prising number of people in this town
whose nerves need looking after
There are few among the women who
do not involuntarily move the thumbs
out at intervals of every few minutes.
and when your attention has been
once attracted to IL the process of
watching their gloved hands grows
very interesting. / have found the
habit much less frequent among men.
but take the average number of wo-
men in street car and ii will be n
surprise to you TO see how many of
them indulge unconsciously in this lit
tie habit. only hope il does not mean
anything as serious as ii might indi-
cate II that nerve specialists dag
nosis was a good one"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-04
IN THE BLACK CANYON.
Army Explorers Have Experience In
Being Swept Through a Rocky Gorge.


From the San Francisco Call.
Lieutenant Davis and Potter OF the
United States army. with their guides.
Barney Weaver and John Goldy. ar
rived at Yuma recently by boat from
Needles. The army officers had been
assigned the duty of inspecting the
river from Black canyon 10 Yuma.
with view to improving the naviga-
ton. They met with nothing of any
interest from Needles northward. but
on the first part of their trip they had
excitement and danger enough to last
them the rest of their lives.
Their boat, which weighed $50
pounds. was sent by rail to Peach
Springs and from there by wagon p
miles TO Diamond Greek. This is 200
miles further up the river than requir-
ed for their purpose. but they wanted
TO see some % the scenery Of the
Grand canyon.
The boat, supplies and men had 10
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-04
Criminal Crowding In the New York
Public Schools.

criminal Crowding In the New York
Public Schools.
1t is difficult to get at the exact facts
with regard to the schools in New
York city. There are few towns of 10.
600 inhabitants that do not issue n
more complete school report than the
small pamphlet of 50 pages which en-
bodies the New York report for 1894
On the day when the schools began, in
september, 1895. the New York Herald
announced that there were $4,000 child
rem who would not obtain accommoda-
tons 1t is to be hoped that this is
large overestimate. Those who desire
Information as to the character of the
accommodations enjoyed by the 200. 900
who were so fortunate as to get in are
referred to DR.. Douglas H. Stewards
article on "Unsanitary Schools and
Public Indifference" in the Forum, for
September, 1895. When we know that
thousands are vainly seeking admission
to such dark and dingy schools as the
city of New York can afford to give her
favored children, IT is with a sense of
the ludicrous that comes sadly near
the pathetic that We learn that the
new provisions OF the truancy law are
TO be strictly enforced. and that par
ents will be held equally culpable with
the children for pupils absence from
school-Professor James H. Pennlman,
in the January Forum.
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A CHRISTENING AT THE JAIL
The Infant the Child of johnson, Under
Sentence for Stealing Cattle.

Spokane Spokesman Review: One of
the most novel christening ceremonies
that ever occurred in the city took
place at the county Jail yesterday aft
ernoon. The baby christened was
Claude Johnson. the son OF Johnson,
the prisoner accused OF stealing and
who was sentenced to six years In the
penitentiary last month by Judge Buck
and who is now laying I'm jail on n mo-
ton for a new trial. During John
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per month, Salmon river will be the
much favored section in the country
for placer mining operations.
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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-10
DEBS OFFICIAL CIRCULAR.
Asks That Peace and Harmony, Good WIN
and Brotherly Love Prevail in
the A. r. H.

TERRE HAUTE IND, April 9.-Presi-
dent Debs of the American Railway Union
has issued an official circular. In it he
states that at the end of the big strike of
1898 many members were admitted with
out the payment of the 81 membership
fee and that this sum must be paid by all
members this year. 1t further states that
all telegraph operators, whether railroad
or commercial, are eligible to member
ship; also female railroad employees and
ex-railroad employees upon receiving a
two thirds vote of union. He concludes:
LET peace and harmony, good will and
brotherly love prevail everywhere. We
must rise far above the dissensions, bick-
erings and petty jealousles of petty men,
and with realizing sense of the RESPONSE
bility that rests upon us, the Importance
of the work there is before US and the
gravity of the industrial situation that
confronts us, we must press forward in
one solid phalanx to fight for the noble
mission of our order"
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-10
An Ambush by an Overwhelm-
ing Force Results in Nine
Being Killed.
AGAIN THE TORCH IS USED.
Patriots Burn Sixty-two Houses at
La Salud, Province of
Havana.

HAVANA, CUBA, April 9.-Maceo is now
at lie Chuza General Arolas reports from
the trocha, the fortified line across the
island. that while accommodating on the
Carlotta, Neptune and Jobo estates he met
a rebel party under Garlic, who int ended
to pass the line near San Boz. In the
fighting that followed the rebels lost one
killed, five wounded and six prisoners.
The insurgents have burned sixty-two
houses and huts at La Salud,.. province of
Havana.
General Ochando, chief OF staff, recently
announced that the Spanish columns
would operate at night. The first report
under this order comes from the COM
mandant of the town of Aguacate, who
arranged an. mbush of 100 troops. A
rebel party marched into the trap and it is
known that nine were killed. 1t is sup
posed that their losses were heavier than
this. The troops lost one killed and five
wounded.
Tie official news received here of the
movements OF the rebels shows that they
intend to cross the Spanish trocha between
Marila and Majana in the Havana prov
ince.
Small parties of rebels are reported to be
accommodating the line near Artemosia
and General Arolas with a column of
Spanish troops is pursuing them.
Jose Calebrara Rogue, a member oil
Gomez's band, who was to have been shot
in the Cabanas fortress this morning, has
had his sentence commuted to imprison-
ment for life
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-10
FATAL SIEGE OF HccOUCH.
All Remedies Fail to Relieve Young Woman
and She Dies From Ex-
EdUStoD

ASBURY PARK, N. j., April 9.-Miss
Emma Fennelly, an estimable young lady
residing on First avenue, died yesterday
of exhaustion following prolonged siege
of hiccough. Miss Fennelly was seized
with hiccoughs on Thursday last. All
efforts to stop them proved unavailing
On Friday morning they were so violent
that they interfered with her eating and a
physician was sent for.
He prescribed the remedies that as
rule are efficient and gave ner narcotics.
While they gave her some rest the hic-
coughs continued and Sunday she was in
in exhausted state. The constant hic-
coughing with but slight intermission
caused a soreness Of the abdomen, making
every hiccongh painful to the extreme.
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday Miss Fen
nelly continued to hiccough in spite of all
the remedies given her. She was unable
to retain food upon her stomach and was
in an exhausted condition.
Hypodermic injections of stimulants
were given her along with remedies calcu-
lated to cause partial paralysis of the
diaphragm without any result. Her death
occurred after particularly severe attack.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-10
OLYMPIC GAMES At ATHENS.
Athletic Contests in the Stadion Followed BY
Beautiful Hiuminations at
Niuht

ATHENS, GREECE, April 9-This was
the fourth day of the Olympic games.
The weather, which had hitherto been
cold. This had marked effect upon the
attendance, which showed a material fall
ing off. None of the American athletes
were entered in to-day's events. 1t is ex-
pected that a large crowd will be present
tomorrow TO witness the finals in several
OF the running races.
The first event to-day was shooting
contest at 200 meters. 1t was won by NJ.
Karaszvdas. a Greek, who with forty shots
scored 5SS points. M. Paylides, another
Greek, was second with 494. Third and
foreign competitors following after them
The Austrian, Fiack, won the 500 meters
race. His time was minutes IL seconds.
A Dane was second. a saber contest be-
tween Georgiades and Karacales was won
by the former. There were several gym
nastic contests in which Greeks carried off
the honors.
The city continues thronged with visit
ors, the places OF those who have left be-
ing filled by newcomers. Among the
strangers present are many who have come
from the Riviera. King Alexander, the
young ruler of Servia, was again to-day an
interested spectator of the games. A ban
quet in his honor will be given at the pal
ace tonight and there will be a repetition
of the illumination of the Acropolis and
the city, which for beauty exceeds any,
thing of the kind ever seen here.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-10
PLEADS FOR UNTYERS4L PEACE.
Cardinal RampotIa States the Vietcs Of
the Pore.


LONDON, ENG, April 9.-The Pope,
through Cardinal Rampolla, Papal Secre-
tary of State, has addressed to the Chron-
icle letter, of which the following is
translation:
among the most precious gifts the
Divine Redeemer bestowed upon the
world was that of peace, and no better
desire can exist than that peace should
reign on earth.
Justly, therefore, the sovereign Pontiff,
as vicar of the ethereal Prince of Peace,
desires and co-operates with every effort
toward the maintenance of concord and a
union of hearts among the nations. On
this account his Holiness. being informed
by me OF the earnestness with which you
are promoting the institution of per-
manent tribunal for the purpose of decid-
ing international controversies and safe
guarding the people from the perils of war,
canno5 but show his satisfaction and ex-
press the wish that God will happily crown
your praiseworthy efforts with success.
''RAMPoLLA."