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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20
NO RIVERS OF BLOOD
Much Excitement, But There Is No
War in Threatened Buluwayo.
THE ENEMY Is RETREATING
Just Why hey Backed Down or
Where They Are Going Cam
not 6e Leardsd-s ne lown
Is StilI intact

London. April 19.-The officers of the
Chartered South Africa company here
are persistently represe nting that the
situation at Buluwayo is not as serious
as represented In non-olIiciaI dispatch
es. and that the town is not in any real
danger. The Chartered company to-day
announced that the officials OF Bulu-
wayo are confident that they can hold
the town and that the town OF Sails
bury is also safe and is Orga nizing it's
defensive forces. The tone of the nom
official dispatches from South Africa
reflects a contrary tone. and continues
to represent the situation at Buiuwayo
as alarming and the condition of affairs
throughout Matabeleland as growing
more and more threatening.
BuluWayo. April 19-So far as the sit
uatlon Is improved here over that of
yesterday IL is due to the departure of
the enemy which was massed to the
north of the town for several days. and
from which an attack has been almost
hourly expected. This movement, how
ever. brings little comfort to those in
Buluwayo. The excited manner in
which the natives quit their positions
indicated a confident purpose of mis-
chief. There is no evidence that they
were alarmed Friday at the demonstra-
tion of the patrol of - men from Bu-
luwayo against their vanguard Al
though this vanguard was driven back
upon the main body. the patrol did not
dare to place itself within reach of the
overwhelming numbers of the main
body. The direction taken by this great
body of hostile natives, after quitting
the position to the north, has not been
learned, but IL is feared the purpose of
the movement is TO try 10 eeffct a
junction with the rebels in the Matoppo
hills. and thus sever connections to the
southword.
London, April 19.-The Daily News says
that military authorities consider that
the appointment of General Carrington
British commander OF Gibraltar, who has
been ordered to the Cape of Good Hope
to take command OF the British forces in
Is a measure of precau-
tion. and that II will probably be followed
by the dispatch of more troops. "The war
Office Is busy making arrangements" the
Daily News continues "and placing
stores In readiness for being transported
kilograms have been sent summoning ev-
cry officer on furlough from the cape to
return to duty without delay. The milf
tant section of the tories are in active
revolt against the policy in Africa OF CO.
lonial Secretary Chamberlain and Gov
ernor Hercules Robinson of Cape Colony,
and talk of adjourning the house on the
subject"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20
WORK OF ONE MINUTE
Nine Lives Lost at Sea in an In.
credibly Short Time.
IN A sPAsMODlC sQUALI
The Fishermen We're Given No
Warning When the fatal Gust
Appeared and Lifted the Ship
Out of the Water.

New York, April ia special to the
Press from New Bedford. Mass. says:
Nine Gloucester fishermen were lost off
Long Island on Friday night while the
fishing schooner, G.. W. Campbell of
Gloucester. was sunk in a squall The
seven survivors arrived here tonight
to tell the story. They were brought
into port by the Norman from the
schooner. which picked them up after
they had spent an entire night and
day In an open boat without food.
The names of the lost are: Captain
Robert Smith. John MCGUIRE. Frank
Sylvia. Thomas Rogers. George Ella.
William Corey, George Graham,
Charles Doherty. all of Gloucester.
The sinking of the Campbell was re-
markable in several respects. The fa-
tai squall was one of the most sudden
and terrific in the memory of the sur
viving seamen. 1t was all over in
about a minute. 1t happened so quick
ly and there was so little warning that
there was no time to avert the calam-
ity or provide for escape. AS IL was, Ii
seems remarkable that there was a sim
gle survivor
The escape seemed but trick of
fate. When the squall struck her, the
vessel careened under the terrible
blow, and all realized that their lives
were in danger. Seven of the 16 sail
ors quickly clambored up the masts.
No sooner had they done so than a sec
ond and far more powerful gust OF wind
seized the craft and lifted Ii bodily out
of the sea-
Then, as IL in a mighty grasp, the
vessel was wrenched and given a sud
den twist with such violence that she
was mapped Off even with the deck like
q toothpick and hurled far away from
the reach of the vortex made by the
ship as she fell back into the water
and sank like a piece of lead.
This is the story as told by the sur
vivors. They left New York at s
O'Clock Friday night and the squall
struck them soon afterward. There
was not the slightest warning. The
wind was blowing only about two
knots and everything seemed favorable
for a smooth trip. After the squall
had subsided the moon came out and
by its light the seven survivors who
still clung to the masts in spite of the
awful shock of being thrown through
ths air and striking the water as they
did. were able to find dory. I'm which
they climbed after bailing II out. All
night long and all the next day they
drifted helplessly about the sound
without food or water. Then they were
picked up by the schooner Norman and
later were transferred to the tug Glad |
ator, which brought them to this port.
Ihey lost everything except the clothes /
they had on their backs. They will |
De sent to their homes Tomorrow
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20
HE FROZE TO DEATH
A VIOLENT SNOW STORM RAG
ING NEAR UBET.
William Young, Sheep Herder. Loses
His Life Awo Bands of sheep Loot
-Other Stock suffering.
Special Dispatch to the Standard

Big Timber, Mont. April ia tele-
phone message received here to-day
from Ubet says that a violent snow
storm has been raging in that country
for the past three days and the snow
is now is inches deep. During the
storm two bands OF sheep belonging to
the Bowers Live Stock company were
lost and have not yet been found. One
OF the herders was found dead in the
hills and the other only reached shelter
after being badly frozen. The dead
mans name Is William Young and he
had only been employed by the Bow
ers company day and a half, having
gone to Ubet from Billings. A coro-
ner's jury rendered a verdict TO the ef-
feet that he died from hemorrhage of
the lungs, supposed to have been
brought on by the cold and exposure.
The storm is still raging around Ubet
and Is said to be the worst known in
many years. Stock interests will suf-
fer severely.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20
oentury Rad Cub omcers.

Chicago. April 19.-The election COM
mittee Of the Century Road club Of
America met in Chicago to-day and
canvassed the vote for election OF off,
GERS OF that organization. The result
was the reelection of President VIII
liam Skinkel OF Cleveland and Secre-
tary c. NJ. Fairchild OF Chicago. For
the first vice presidency. ID. NJ. Adee
of New York was successful. succeed
ing Milton Klein OF Philadelphia. w.
L. Lawson OF Louisville. KY. succeeds
". NJ. Brewster II Philadelphia as
freasnrnr
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20

Pittsburg, April 19.-The Sterling Steel
company of McKeesport. manufacturers
of the Wheeler Sterling armor-pierclng
proJectiles. is in a peculiar financial Diff
hculty. For several months past they
have been working on a large order tor
projectiles for the United States govern
ment which has cost them hundreds Of
thousands of dollars, for which they have
received no money in return. Fhey have
consequently been compelled to pass their
regular payday and suspend operations.
The credit of the company is frst-class.
however. and 1t is expected the plan. will
resume In a few days.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20

ton bill The question of the abolition
OF sectaTfan schools will still call out
considerable debate. Senator PIatt will
oner as an amendment to the bill the
plan agreed upon by the committee on
Indian affairs for general settlement
OF affairs in the Indian territory. and
this will develop discussion, as will also
the provisions for the settlement of
the Cherokee old settlers and i'm regard
to the freedmen of the territory. The
Indian bill will be followed by the ma
val appropriation bill, and that by the
sundry civil appropriation bill, though
neither may be REACHED this week.
There is apparently a growing dispo-
sition upon the part of some Of the
democratic leaders TO prolong the ses-
sion to a more distant day than has
been counted on for final adjournment
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20
CALLED HIN A LIAR
A LOUD MOUTHED EVANCEL-
IST IN UBLE.
Ills Wild Remarks Incense the People
He Carries a Gun and Threat
ems to ahoot.

Omaha. April ia special to the
Bee from Waterloo. Iowa, says: Evan
gelist Howard is threatened by a mob
on account OF his wild remarks In the
pulpit The local paper criticised the
evangelist, who retaliated by calling
the author of the article a black heart
ed liar. A prominent lawyer who en-
dorsed the evangelist's statement that
waterloo Is as rotten as hell" has
been hanged in effigy The evangelist
fourishes a revolver and threatens to
shoot the first man to cause trouble.
There Is intense excitement In the
town.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20

Denver. April ia special to the
News from La Junta. Col. says: The
sporting fraternity to-day pulled OF
two glove contests near the Holbrook
reservoir, eight miles northwest OF
here. The contests were witnessed by
200 spectators from the several sur
rounding towns. Kid Corbett OF Dem
Yer. first faced Niger" Smith OF Kan
sas City and was put TO sleep in the
seventh round. Two unknowns were
then produced. one colored. and after
three rounds the bout was declared a
draw
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20
WHITE vs.. BLACK.
Texas Republicans win Fight a Hot Race
War To-pav

Houston. Texas. April 1e.-The white
republicans will meet here tomorrow
In state convention to elect four dele
gates-at-large to the national conven-
ton at 81. Louis and to arrange plans
Tor the future to rescue the party from
negro dominatian. There will be about
300 delegates in attendance among
them half a dozen negroes who are
Identified with the reform movement.
The delegates-at-large will be four of
the most prominent republicans In the
state, and a hard contest will be made
for seats at st. Louis for fun delega-
tion of 30 votes from Texas. Two of
the delegates viii be Congressman Moo
nan of san Antonio. and II. +. Nc
Gregor OF Houston. No instructions
will be given the delegates and they
will be left free 10 act as they see fiL
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20
Mt onai Arb..r.tIon Cnnncn-

Washington. April 19.-The national
arbitration conference will hold two
days session In this city during the
week. beginning wednesday. Among
the speakers OF the first day will be
Hon. John w. Foster of Washington, ex-
secretary Of state: ex-senator Ed
munds. James u. Angel Of the Univer-
sity Of Michigan. Edward Atkinson Of
Massachusetts,. and Hon. Carl Schurz
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20
ROYALTY.
There Are Number of Ornam ented
Heads at Nice just Now.

Heads at Nice just Now.
Nice, April 19.-The dowager Empress
Frederick of Germany has arrived here
Tor visit to Queen Victoria, her mother.
Inc dowager czarina of Russia, the Duke
OF Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and the empe-
ror and empress of Germany arrived this
evening to be present at the wedding of
the hereditary Prince Ernest of Hohen-
lohe-Langenburg and Princess Alexan-
dria, the third daughter of the Duke of
saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and grand
daughter of Queen Victoria. The arrival
OF the royal personages was greeted with
artillery salutes, the ringing of bells and
the cheering of the people.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20

Indianapolis. April ia brutal
crime was committed in this city al
$50 O'Clock this morning. Leo Hirth.
who owned a grocery and saloon, was
shot through the heart by burglars
who had broken into the house in the
rear. He died almost instantly and the
burglars succeeded in escaping.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20

Hartford City. Ind. April 19.-The glass
blowers OF the Hartford City Window
Glass company refused to go to work this
evening because a blower had been dis
charged In violation of the agreement
with their union. Six hundred men are
out of work.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20
csnltall.,. I'D thr sm TER.

Kansas City. April IA party Of capi-
talists interested in the Argentine snelter
arrived from the East yesterday and
spent the day inspecting the smelter.
They were Walter HunnewelI. Charles
Francis Adams and 3. Abbott OF Boston.
and y. Witheren OF New York They are
going to Colorado and Old Mexico.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20
DIED.
Austin Abbott, Ex- Governor Eremsn and
RYE Ii ties.

New York, April le.-Austin Abbott, L.
L. D.. dean of the university law school.
died this morning after an illness of 10
weeks
Parkersburg. w. Va, April lex
Governor Brennan. the last of the war
governors of West Virginia, died at his
home here at o'clock this morning. He
was once United States senator.
Cleveland. April 19.-Rev. DIR. Bates.
rector of st. Paul's Episcopal church i'm
this city, died this morning of pneumo-
MIA
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20

Cologne. April IA dispatch 70 the
Volks Zeitung from Shanghai declares
that II is true that Ii Hung Chang. who
is on his way to Moscow TO be present
at the coronation Of the czar. bears with
him a secret Russo-Chinese treaty.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20

Madrid. April 19-It is announced that
the royal speech TO be delivered at the
opening OF the new cortes win promise
political and administrative reforms for
Cuba and Porto Rico.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20
IT'S OFF.

The Breach OF Promise Suit Settled BY
the Parties Becoming Oae
Chicago, April 19.-Ezekiel Smith, the
wealthy contractor who was recently
sued by Miss Ella Donaldson for $50 900
for breach of promise, has compromised
the suit by marrying the plaintiff and
has started for California on a wedding
trim
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20

At 81. Louis-io: Chicago. 2
At Cincinnati-l2: Louisville. 4
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-02-05
SHOUTING SEARS.
HOW These Odd and Erratic Baby Planets
 Blaze and Darken.

Blaze and Darken.
 The shooting star is an oddity of the very oldest kind. It is a world of itself "a miniature planet = probably not larger than the papier mache globe on your study table or the rubber ball With which the sehoolboys play three cornered cat, but 1t is world just the same. These baby planets are not ai- ways round, as planets are generally supposed to be, but are known to be in all sorts of queer shapes Some are square. others oetagonal; some irrepu- lar and many cornered, while one is oc- caslonally met with which is smooth as a brick or a cement paving stone. Probably you have never heard of man tor woman either, for that matter)
 meeting with shooting star in any or ms wanderings. Let us see how such thing might be possible.
 The shooting star is originally min iaturo world, revolving around the sun with as much regularity as the earth, jupiter, Venus or Mars It keeps up this unerring flight thousands or oven millions of years. Finally it reaches the limit of its existence. Suddenly and perhaps without any visible cause it shoots off at tangent. It is now
 shooting star. Formerly it was a world, but even now it is not bright as other stars are. Let us see what will cause 1t to flame up like gigantic torch in the heavens. ]" This particular body that we are talking about shot off rom It's orbit in the direction of our earth. Its speed is not less than 20 miles a second, probably five times that.
 In the great outer sea of space it en- counters no resistance to its headlong flight. But wait. It is nearing the en- yelope of atmosphere which surrounds our globe What will be the result when It comes ill contact with ''the air we breathe?" The first stratum it strikes IS so attenuated that it's resistance is very slight Yet tho friction is great enough to instantly raise the tempera- ture of the falling world. Within the hnndredth part of second the dense stratum of atmosphere has been encoun- tered. The flight of the little world Is now perceptibly checked, the result be- ing sudden firing of the mineral mat ters in the stone. There is an instanta- neous burst of light, and then We see the doomed representative of the minia-. ture planets i'll all it's meteoric splendor. Possibly the streak of fire 1t leaves athwart the heavens will not appear to be more than few hundred feet long. Certainly it will be thin and short if the little world was not larger than football-beeause it will be almost in- stantly consumed as soon as it strikes the denser portions of the atmosphere. On the other hand. if this world which has so suddenly come to an end was as large as good sized barn when it start cd, fragments of it weighing from 10 to 1000 pounds may reach the earth It is from these fragments that we learn the shape and composition of the aerial phenomenon referred to as Shooting stars. '-St. Louis Republic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-02-05
DIRECTED HER LETTER TO HEAVEN.
Pathetic Little Story of Child's Epistlc
 to Her Dead Mother.

Pathetic Little Story of Child's Epistle
 to Her Dead Mother.
 At q recent wedding the bride had retired to her dressing room to don her travelling gown. Her mother had been dead year or more, and she had had the constant care and companionship of her little sister ever since their atfiic- tion. The 7-year-old entered the room and went to her sisters chair very thoughtfully. Drawing a letter from the little pocket, she said:
 "Alice, here is letter to mamma. l have just written, telling her all about tho wedding. Will you send it to herr"
 The elder sister. little shocked. re- piled as gently as possible that she couldn't send letter to mother.
 Then the little one. looking quite bright said promptly
 "Oh, yes, you can, because now you are married, you will be getting little girl, and when you send for her, just give tho doctor this letter, and he can take it to mamma when he goes for the baby"
 And there on the envelope was the address, printed as best she could: "To Mamma, h Heaven. Kindness of the Doctor.
 She took the letter, and hugged the little one to hide tho tear which was rubbed off on the curly, brown head. -- Washington Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-02-05
Early candleIight State Dinners.

It appears that in olden times the president used to give his dinner par ties at o'clock i'll the afternoon. The grandfather of Representative Acheson of Pennsylvania once dined with George Washington, and his family have pre- served the invitation. It is written in q business hand on fourth page of a sheet of ordinary note paper, with the lines running lengthwise across the sheet, and reads as follows:
 MT. Acheson is requested to dine with the president on Thursday, the 25d inst, at 0 o'clock precisely.
 Feb. Il, l193.
 -Chinapn Record
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-02-05
THeR owa al1,lAus
sen 2s,ctorins Promoted hy the rrss o,,,.,
 ie'nes in Compressed T,.b,ets


 ,,' ffomoted lsy tae Use of Med.
 ic'"es in Compressed Tablets
 N'' ohly has the general introduction of medicine in tho form of co,onrossoa o, 'apie's s'mpliiied Inc work Of the doc tor, 'at if has also vastly promoted self ooo'or'ng' The humber of remedies mt up III this form for popular psa epa s'ah'iy Increases. Many druggists make d speciality of thcso things. Ton seq shem displayed near the soda ,yaton iouAtaiD' pat up in small bottles and sold at lsices that must yield q hand some profit. Half q dozen remaa;os e.. indigestion aro thus sold, some contain Ing pepsln as the active principle otb. CTS containing soda mint, somo bismpth soihe charcoal or moro powerful diSir !. lectanis. Somo are designed to removo aeiaity of the stomach; others to attacly catarrhal condition. Others are to nro- Yoke appetite, and still others are ta piohlote one or another natural fnne- ton. A dozen headache cures are sold in thls fashion, and the different emolli- ehts Tor the throat arc almost jnnnmeraz ble. There are grip tablets, liver tah. lets, heart, lung and brain tablets.
 fersons who have esehewed patent medicines all their lives buy these tab lets of ono sort or another. hecanea most Of them arc supposed to he well recognized remedies. Most of the tab- ie's are advertised only in medical iour- hais, In accordance with the reonire- mehts CT the medical code, and many of them, no doubt. have obtained their popularity through their use by rennta- ble physicians.
 Qulnine, which is now extremely cheap, is sold largely in the form of two grain pills or in larger pills con talning iron. Although believed by many physicians to be q dangerous rem edy, It has long been self prescribed by all sorts of persons, especially in mala- flal regions, and 1t is one of the reme- dies most frequently bought without prescription. Ii is self prescribed for malaria in its many forms, to check a cold In its carly stages, and as tonic.
 stimulants of one sort Or another are sold ill this form, but more especially perhaps at the soda fountain, which hes become sort of medical dispensary. Many headache remedies are dispensed at the soda fountain. Somo are recom- mended or suggested by the attendant, but many persons have their favorites among the various sedatives and febri- fnges, and some are called for as regu- iarly as the fruit sirups New remedies are constantly introduced through the soda fountains, and many old ones have long been included ill the annually lengthening list of the soda water dis pensers, New York Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-02-05
Mark Twain,s Latest.

The authorship of "The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, ' which has been appearing serially in liar per's Monthly during the last year, and which has been credited to nearly every we'll known author, is finally determln- ed. Volume of the National Cyelo- pedia of American Biography, work of sach accuracy that it may be consld- cred official. contains a new biography of MT. Samuel l.. Clemens Mark Twain which. enumerates this work h the list of his publications.