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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-25
The Harbor 1 ON mittee.

Washington, April A.-The senate
committee on commerce spent the
greater part of the session to-day con-
sidering the problem of a deep water
harbor for Southern California at either
santa Monica or San Pedro, with a
view of harmonizing the committee
and securing a substantial agreement.
several compromise propositions were
discussed. While none OF them was
acted upon. there is a proba ability that
the entire subject may be placed in the
hands OF commission. 1t is as yet
uncertain whether. If this solution is
accepted, any appropriation will be
provided, but some members of the
committee advocate the policy of al
lowing the appropriation as made yes
terday, to stand subject to favora BILE
reports by the commission.
The proposition for the commission
was made by Senator Nelson, who said
he was acting as a disinterested sena-
tor entirely for the purpose of Offering
a solution OF the difficulty He sug-
gested the proposed commission be
composed entirely of men who have
not acted upon any of the commissions
heretofore appointed upon the subject,
and 1t should be made up of an engi-
neer of the army, a member of the
coast and geodetic survey. and civil
engineers. Senator White responded
that he would be willing to accept the
suggestion, but Frye and Jones, who
are favorable to Santa Monica, said
they would prefer to consider the ques-
ton Monday.
1t is understood to be Whites inten-
tion to introduce a minority report in
case no compromise is effected in the
committee. A large number of tele-
grams have been received during the
day by members of the committee from
residents Of Los Angeles. advising the
appropriation. as decided upon by the
committee yesterday. be accepted.
The committee also put the Oakland,
Cal, harbor improvements under the
continuing contract system, estimating
S141,0O0 for the completion of the work
$4,000 to be expended next year. AS
the bill left the house IL appropriated
100000 for the next year, but did not
put the work under the continuing
contract system
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-25
The wealthy iun~er'- Estate.

Chicago. April 2L-Edward Partridge,
the board of trade plunger who died a
few days ago. was worth 81. 70o. 0o0 Appli-
cation for letters OF administration Of
the estate was made In the probate court
this afternoon. AS there Is no viii. the
estate will be divided among the children
OF the deceased. the widow being allowed
erty and a life interest In the realty. The
children are William and Frederick Par
bridge. Laura Partridge. Mrs. Price and
Mrs. Leaning.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-25
ON THE TRACK.

San Francisco. April 24-weather, rain
at Bay District: track muddy. Six fur
longs-Realization won, Candor second
Wawona third; time. 1:17 One-haIf mile
2-year-olds-Lost Girl won. Lena second.
Adam Andrew third; time, :50ik. Seven
furlongs-Jack Richelieu won, Monita
second. Sea Spray third: time, 1851.
Mie-All Over won. Miss Maxim second,
Thornhill third; time. 1:42A. Five and
one-half furlongs-Red Bird won. Myron
second, Cardwell third; time. 1:11%. Five
and a half furlongs-Mldlow won, Jim
Bozeman second. New Moon third: time,
lion.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-25
OLD FRIENDS.
he ''standard" Solicitors Meeting with
success In NaIIace

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Wallace, Idaho. April 24.-The Stand
ard solicitors met many old friends Of
the paper on their arrival this after
noon. II was evening before the work
was started. but the results are good
1t will take several days to complete
the canvass. which will be extended
through Burke. Gem. Wardner and
Murray. The Standard is acknowledge
ed 10 be the best paper in the Middle
West. A carrier will probably be in
troduced here. Butte and Anaconda
old-time patrons of the paper are as
sisting in the work OF the solicitors.
At no time since the silver crash has
there been in Eastern Idaho such a
bright outlook for prosperity and the
permanence OF the towns OF this sec
tion. Every one is looking forward 10
a year Of prosperity.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-25

ST. Louis. April 2l-The apostolic dele
gate. Cardinal satolli. will be succeeded
In this country by Mgr. Averads. the pa
pal nuncio to Mexico. He Will come to the
United States Immediately upon finishing
his work in Mexico, where he is now
engaged In making a thorough inspection
OF the Catholic church government In that
republic. This news is brought TO the
United States by Tomas Govinnia. a mer-
chant OF Venice. who has been on a
visit 70 the capital Of Mexico.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-25
No Vote on the Canal.

Washington, April 24.-The house
committee on commerce to-day, after
discussion, concluded to postpone the
vote on the Nicaragua canal until a
hearing could be given Colonel Ludlow,
head of the canal commission, recently
summoned from London by the secre-
tary of war; presumably TO appear be-
fore the committee. Some members op-
posed delay on account of the expected
early adjournment of congress.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-25

San Francisco. April 2i.-It Is cur
rently reported that United States
troops from Fort Candy have taken
possession Of and are now occupying
Sand island. having elected the WASH
ington state militia therefrom The
state troops were protecting FISH trans
from striking fishermen. Sand island
Is the property OF the federal govern
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-25

London. April 24.-A special dispatch
from Gibralta- says: While A. b. Wal
ter's cutter. Ailsa. was becalmed on the
coast OF Morocio. on her way 10 England.
after taking part In the Mediterranean
regatta. she was attacked BY rusians.
who fired upon her. A timely breeze en-
abled the yacht TO escape.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-25

New York. April 2L-The American line
steamer ST. Paul from Southampton pass
ed in AT Sandy Hook tonight at II 81
O'Clock. To have equalled her own west
ward record. six days. l. hours and 81
minutes, she was due 20 arrive on the
lightship at 2:H a. m. tomorrow. she
therefore. on this trip. reduced her rec
ord by more than two hours and a half.
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Parliamentary excitement.

Ottawa, Ont, April A.-The excitement
in parliament circles here to-day was in
tense. After prorogation last night came
dissolution to-day. There is, therefore. no
longer any parliament or representative
of parliament. The ministry hold office
and are responsible to the governor gem
eral
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-25

Memphis. April 24.-Six furlongs-
David won. Tartarian second. Fanny
Rowena third; time. 1:16. Mile-whis-
per won. Robert Latta second. Sando-
val third; time. 1:44%. Arlington hotel
stakes for 2-year-olds. five furlongs-
Tin Cup won. Lexington Pirate second.
Chappie third; time, 1:03h. Five fur
longs-Valet won, Constantine second,
Neutral third; time. 1:03h. Four fur
longs-Ornament won, Goshen second.
Emeline III. third: time. 0:50h.
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committee at 800 per month, but Pick
Ter, chairman of the committee. moved
10 amend by making the rate s75. He
explained that there had been consid-
cradle comment upon the tendency to
give large pensions to officers and off,
GERS widows. He thought the COM
plant without just foundation, and ad-
vocated moderation in fixing the
amount in such cases.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-25
At Cincinnati.

Cincinnati. April 24-Zanone and
Prince Imperial, two odds on favorites,
were beaten to-day at Newport. In
the second race. the starting machine
FAILED TO work properly. The field ran
against the webbing and broke down
the machine. Mabel NJ, In the last
race, turned a complete somersault
with her rider Ham, throwing him into
a fence, but without a very serious in
jury to herself or the boy.
Five furlongs-Pat Tucker won, Au-
reola second. Zanone third: time,
1:02A. Six furlongs-King William
won. Prince Imperial second, Cuticlene
third; time. 1:14lh. Seven furlongs-
Alamo won. Master Fred second. Feast
third; time, 1880. Mile and 80 yards
Jake Zimmerman won, The Banker
second. Lightfoot third; time. 1:441s.
-Four furlongs-Ethel Lee won, Sharon
second. Tern third; time, 0:4ek.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-25
Utah Is Attended 10,

Washington, April 24.-Bills were
passed in the senate to-day appropria-
ting s500.000 for a public building in
Salt Lake and s1sS,000 for a public
building at Ogden, Utah
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lncorpor ted.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
Helena April 2i--George Washington OF
Butte. j. II. Marong OF St. Paul and 9TH
ers to-day Incorporated the St Paul &
Butte Mining company with a capital
stock Of SlO0.0
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-25

New Orleans. April 2L-Late returns in
dicate the election OF Foster. democrat
- governor The count is delayed al
most points.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-25

Detroit. Mich. April 2L-David n.
Jones. ex-governor OF Michigan. died Al
Watkins Glen. y. Y, last night.
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At Forsythe.

Forsythe. Ind. April 24-Ffrst race,
five and half furlongs-Ferryman III.
won, Vigars second. Bob Farrell third:
time, LIS. Five and a half furlongs-
Santa Cruz won. Teeta May second,
Queen Faustus third: time, 1:15%.
Seven furlongs-Disturbance won,
Forerunner second. Dejura third; time,
1885. Six furlongs-Canfield won, Doc
tor G. second. Lottie third; time, l: 1:20h.
Six furlongs-weola won. Bridget Sec
ond. Ashland third: time. 1:2olh. Five
and half furlongs-Hillsboro won.
Roslyn second. Mayfern third: time.
liza.
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In the House.

Washington, April 24-By unanimous
consent bills were passed empowering
the city of Tuscon, Arizona, to issue
bonds of 500. 900 for the construction OF
water and sewer system and to
authorize the return free of duty arti-
cles exported for exhibition purposes.
Pension bills favorably acted upon
FRIDAY night were passed. Among
them was one to pension the widow OF
the late Brigadier General Ferdinand
Nandervor at the rate of $50 a month.
The house proceeded with the debate
on the pension bill. Dayton. demo-
crat, Ohio. criticised some features of
the measure. He especially criticised
the section of the bill which gives pen
sions to deserters. Tracey of Missouri
endorsed the bill.
Connolly, republican. Illinois, sup
ported the bill in the main. but criti-
cised the provision which would grant
pensions to deserters from the confed-
crate ranks. Il declare" said he. that
man who cast his fortunes with the
confederacy and remained there until
he found the cause failing and then de-
serted TO join the union army was at
least coward" (Applause.) Pro-
ceeding, he said he had no criticism to
offer against the thousands of men.
especially in Tennessee and Kentucky,
who were in sympathy with the union
but who were conscripted and forced
into the confederate service. They took
the first opportunity TO escape TO the
union lines.
At the night session IL pensions were
favOrably passed upon, including bills
giving the widow of Major General
Spring Carroll a pension OF $50 per
month and General w. A. Morris sT5.
The Morris bill was reported by the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-02-21

ing the entire ship. Then it would be
impossible for the ships steam power
to overcome this force, while all NOV
able iron would be stuck solid.
'All this is very plausible and could
be made practical. OF course, what
is done in New York harbor and along
the immediate coasts could be dore
elsewhere It would cost very little
to try this first on one of our own bat
tie ships entering the harbor, and little
harm could be done, for the current
from the shore could be shut off i'm
mediately at a signal from the ship.
GAS to the detection of the compass
of the ship, when one of these mag
nets should strike the keel, the COM
pass could be made to whirl like II
school boys top, for it would be an al
most direct contact with the magret.
After investigating the subject thus
far, one OF my own wild ideas is that,
in sudden emergency, the submarine
cable connecting these deep-sea mag
nets with the shore could be connected
with a trolley-car power house, and
the magnetic power could be quickly
run away up to the top of the alphabet,
and battle ship would hardly realize
what had struck it.
WASHINGTON DAVIS.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-02-21

netizing them through cables from the
shore at short notice. They could be
sunk to the bottom of the sea, and would
act just as efficiently under water as on
land
For instance, take the entrance to
New York harbor. The chart here, as
you see, shows that the channel is very
harrow, and that is one great adj
vantage. If we should take few old
cannon barrels and make magnets of
them, like Col. Kings, they could be
dropped in line across the channel
few hundred feet apart, and here ard
there around Sandy Hook, connecting
them each with a powerful battery on
shore. The apparatus would be COM
paratively inexpensive and simple.
Each one would be what we call tenn
porary magnet, that's one which could
be magnitIzed temporarily by current
of electricity transmitted through the
cable from the shore. A permanent
magnet, or one retaining constant pow
er, could hardly be made large enough
to be efficient, and if it were, it's con-
slant force would endanger all incom-
lug NcSSclS ali Tie CIIll0. buU Il mag
net, or line of magnets like Col. Kings
could be magnetized and made active
IN a minute. and the current could be
shut off quickly. The power of the
magnet would depend upon the
strength of the current received from
the shore.
Now suppose battle ship were COM
ing I'D the channel into New York har-
Dor. The ship is made almost en- tirely
of iron and steel. The line of great
magnets lying under and across its
Roadway, could be powerfully magnet
lied. When the ship approached with
in 200 feet of a magnet, the latter would
leave its bed and cling to the forward
keel. and if the ship should pass directly
over one of the magnets, the depth of
water below the keel is so slight that
the magnet would come up to the ship
with great force. Having once touched
the keel, the electric current from the
shore would either stop the ship, or the
magnet would be dragged along the
keel until il would strike the propellers.
which would be done with such force
as to crush them.
I'm case the first magnet should not
be strong enough, and the ship should
cross a second, the second would seek
the end Of the ship opposite the first
forming the two poles and magnetic
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-02-21
DANISH IT FOREVER.
A Decentralization of Mud by Boston News
paper Writer.

Mud. s.,s......
Murky, mucky mud!
It is a halt and hobble to every hoof,
and worry and weight to every wheel.
The clammy clutch of its multitudin-
Gus finger clings to every foot and felly.
IT is monster born of clouds and
darkness. The deviI-fsh of the path
and the highway.
The sunshine is it's enemy, before
whom it creeps into it's hidden caves.
Mud is the monster mother of earth
Shiny things.
1t is the antithesis of fight. 1t is u
drag placed on the feet of the world.
1t is the sioth seeking to make slug
gard of every moving thing.
Its purpose is to daub and delay, dis
tress and destroy.
1t is an incessant toll-gatherer and a
perennial tax-monger.
Its joy is to bother and besmirch, to
balk and to battle.
1t represents grief, gloom, and throws
its shadow over gayety and gladness.
1t was not made for man.
lsetter;a roaring lion in the street
than ahigbwaysiilled wIthmud.
l'anish il foI@yer and a day.
Ainpu.s--tio0a Roads.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-02-21
HER BROTHER.

Who comes to greet me when I call.
And with my hat plays indoor ball
And chases it across the hall?
Her brother.
who runs to proffer me chair
And has a bent pin lying there,
And tells his sister If 1 swear?
Her brother.
Who fills my pockets full Of coal
And calls attention to q hole
That's worn entirely through my sole?
Her brother.
Who nails my rubbers to the floor,
And from the water-urn doth pour
Into their depths a quart or more?
Her brother.
Who steals behind me on tip-toe
Just when I'm talking soft and low
And pipes serenely: us that so?'
Her brother.
Who will not go to bed betimes,
But on my knee each evening climbs
And holds me up for all my dimes?
Her brother.
Who was it that her father yanked
Upstairs last night and soundly spanked
It was, it was-ye gods be thanked
Her brother.
Chicago News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-02-21
Sowing Orchards to Grass.

Some people believe that grass pas
ture keeps in the moisture. Expert
ments made in Nebraska have proven
this to be fallacy. The orchard was
divided into three parts. Two of them
were in grass, one moved and the other
pastured; and the third portion was
cultivated. 1t was proven by actual
analysis that for every 100 barrels of
water contained in the first 20 inches OF
pasture, like amount of ground cul
tivated during the entire season con-
tanned over 40 barrels. The pastured
portion contained a little more mois-
ture than that moved. but only five per
cent. more. Apples from the cultivated
land averaged nearly IA per cent larger
ID. weight than those from pastured
land, and over II per cent. larger than
those from moved land.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-02-21

all small pieces of iron lying near the
cannon began to leave their places and
cling to the great magnet. A man took
a dinner tray loaded with pieces of
scrap iron weighing from an ounce to
a pound, and when he was within 100
feet of the magnet the pieces began to
leave the tray and cling to the can
non, and little nearer the platter was
as clean as that of Jack Sprat and his
wife after they were through eating
Next crowbar weighing IS pounds
was taken near the cannon. It flew out
Of the mans hands and stuck with such
CURED to pull it away, and this could be
done only by a sudden jerk.
1t was noticed also that the mag
netic compasses in the immediate neigh
borhood were appreciably depleted by
this, the greatest magnet in the world.
Some newspaper reports at the time
quoted Col. King as saying thata ships
compass could be DETECTED six miles at
sea; but this was an injustice to the
colonel, and herewith is given an ex-
tract from a private letter written by
him at the time to show what was really
done. After deprecating the wrong
statements by certain newspapers. Col.
King wrote:
''U. S. ENGINEERING SCHOOL Willet's Point,
Queens County, N Y, Nov. q. 1884.
"DEAR SIR: ,'-4-.-
cit may be of interest to you to know
exactly what the effect is on the needle,
and this I had carefully tested just before
your letter came, viz, at distances of So
100, 100 and 200 feet. In line nearly east
and west through the magnet the defiec-
ticns of the compass were IS degrees, 10
degrees, 8 degrees and 21a degrees, which
shows the rate at which. the force tapers
off, so to speak.
ls'You may also be interested in some
pictures recently. taken, showing the mag
net holding up five 320-pound projectiles,
and how the force will pass through a man
and cause iron to stand out from his body
like quilts upon the fretful porcupine
t.'Respectfully, w r. KING
The pictures show a number of large
spikes attached horizontally to the
body of man standing near the mag
net.
To illustrate the practical use of the
force in this great magnet, as 1T might
be applied to coast and harbor defenses
at New York and other places, l shall
give the result of a talk with Prof. w.
Ballock, of the department of natural
physics, Columbia college, in relation
to the effect that combination OF
these great magnets might have upon
battle ships approaching harbors and
coasts. Prof. Hallock said:
81 know of Col. Kings great magnet.
Tie magnetic power in it could not be
transmitted through copper or any
kind of wire running out from the
shore to small receiving magnets lying
at the bottom of the channel entrance
to a harbor, because che currents slope
of. as it were, into air or water as they
proceed from the great magnet, there
BY losing force. But there is nothing to
hinder the planting of line of these
great magnets across the entrance to
a harbor several miles at sea and mag
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-02-21

80 many women owe their beauty to Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription? Because
beauty of form and face radiate from the
common center-health. The best bodily
condition results from good food. fresh air
and exercise coupled with the judicious use
of the " Prescription
If there be headache, pain in the back,
bearing down sensations, or general de-
bility, or if there be nervous disturbance
pervous prostration, and sleeplessness, the
Prescription " reaches the origin of the
trouble and corrects it. 1t dispels aches
and pains, corrects disp1acements and cures
catarrhal inflammation of the lining men-
branes, falling of the womb, liberation, ir-
Irregularities and kindred maladies
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-02-21
A TRAP FOR WAR SHIPS.
They Might Be Caught By Chain
Ct Great Magnets.
One of the Possibilities of Electrical Coast
Defenses-HOw to Protect New York
Harbor-Col. w. II. Kings In
vention and Its Uses.
[coPYRIGuT, 1861


So many people have been talking and
thinking within the past few weeks,
and even nervous about the ways and
means of defending the coasts of the
United States against attack by for
eign power that the progress of cleo
tricai experiments in this matter may
be of interest.
Since the last war in which the
United States was at all practically in
terested, applied electricity has done SO
much to change the methods of COM
nlunication and locomotion both on
land and sea that more may be expected
from it. We had the Atlantic cable in
1868, which condensed weeks into days
as far as commerce is concerned be-
tween the old world and the new;
also the telephone, which cuts into the
rnail methods for moderate distances,
shortening the time of supply from
days to minutes; then the street trolley
car, which is an example of machinery
propelled by electricity that has SO
greatly facilitated the transportation
of passengers and mails in cities-to
say nothing of the electric light. All of
which is applied electricity.
Out of what was at first mere idle
curiosity l took the trouble to find out
how far electricity can be relied upon
as an aid or single factor in defending
our coasts and harbors, and the result
is here given.
In November, 1894, Col. W. r. King.
then commanding engineer at the
United States engineering school at
Willet's Point, on Long Island, tried to
see how powerful a magnet he could
make, and of what use it would be.
He took the largest steel cannon he had
(of which it is unnecessary to give the
dimensions here), plugged up the muz-
zle with soft metal, then wrapped the
barrel with copper wire, thereby max
ing an instrument that could be great
ly magnetized by a current of electric
ity. When the current was turned on
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-02-21
Grow Moro Small Fruit.

1t has been stated, and with truth,
that farmers do not produce suffi-
cheney of small fruits for their own
use. Some of them have large crops for
market, but there are thousands OF
farms upon which the strawberry. cur
rant. raspberry. grape and gooseberry
Is never seen unless purchased. Farm
srs deprive themselves of the luNuries
which they can produce at home ~ no
rowing such fruits.