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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-09
HAD TO BUY THE DRINKS.
Loquacity Very SHARPLY Rebuked by . sa-
gacious Attorney.

attorney.
from the Kansas City Journal
The scene is laid in a justice court.
The suit on trial was an action between
two parties to tax the costs OF the suit
and gain possession OF a certain piece
of property. The evidence had all been
introduced and the tired justice toyed
idly with a broken inkstand as he lis
tened to the rantings of the plaintiffs
attorney. who was about to finish his
argument and submit the case. as far
as he was concerned. TO the will OF the
court. The opposing attorney was lean
ing against the wall I'm the rear OF the
room until the mention OF his name by
the plaintiffs attorney reached his ear
and caused him to step lightly TO a
chair at his side. The former attorney
had been engrossed with his own ha-
rangue for about 80 minutes and was
prone 10 conclude. Finally when the
court asked bystander to lower the
curtain and shut out the rays OF the
fast setting sun. he drew himself up
and with all the important bearing OF
a village mind reader preordained the
language the other attorney would use
In addressing the court. II was di-
vulged more by way Of showing his
contempt for the other attorney than
for any other purpose.
I'm tell you what Mr.. c. will say"
he began. as he separated his mouth
from qua OF IODdccO, Wnen ne gets
up 70 address the court. He will say
that IL Is not the intention OF the de-
Tense nor the purpose thereof to OBJ
tain the back rent. All he will want.
he will say, will be the costs OF the
case and the possession OF the proper
ty" Then he turned to the other at
torney and sought out the effect OF his
words.
III he doesn't say this" he resumed.
Il will have 10 buy the drinks. Now.
you watch him. your honor. and see
whether what / say isn't true" He
turned then toward the attorney con-
corning whose speech he had been Civ
ing such correct dellneation and said to
him: NOW. you see. Mr.. C. II you
don't make those statements have at
tributed TO you"
Mr.. c.. however. had become tired Of
the prominence accorded him By his
colleague and he retorted. without even
INDUCING in a smile: NO. sir. il is my
intention 10 do as you have and SUBJ
NIT the case without an argument"
The effect Of the repartee was cleo
tricaL The small audience in the court
room was thrown into mt OF laughter.
which amounted almost 10 cheers. as
the true wit in the retort grew more
apparent. The attorney who had left
himself open TO such an answer hur-
riedly closed his argument and de-
parted.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-09

Diseased blood. constipation and kidney.
liver and bowel troubles are cured by
karl's Clover Root Tea.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-09
state Of Montana.

Apparently they were imbued with the
idea that If the men in authority al
the mine did not suit them, the miners
possessed the prerogative of firing
them at their own pleasure.
The trial was begun before Judge
Culver, but by common consent of all
parties a change of venue was taken
to Judge Rose.
The posse which went up to Horn is
still at the camp. Those who were
sworn in are Benjamin Sheffield. Will
lam Mitchell, w. b. Altimus, Ed Shaw,
r.. Il. Witch, James Foster. George
Bennett, Frank Bellar and Deputy Ely.
The deputies who assisted Sheriff
Young in escorting the prisoners down
TO Livingston were AL Hockett George
l.. Hoppe and S. NJ. Fitzgerald.
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GOES TO THE ASYLUM
professor SnOddy Is in Trouble
With His Evil Spirit
LlVlNGSTON'S TOUGH BOYS
Trio In jail for Discharglng Fire
arms Within the City Limits
An Attachment About
the HOrr kioters.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Livingston, March IAN examina-
ton was made to-day as to the sanity
Of Professor Snoddy and resulted in
his commitment to the asylum at
Warm Springs. The inquiry was held
before Drs. Shawk and Alton with
Judge Henry presiding Snoddy's
mania takes on religious cast, and he
imagines that he is possessed of a good
and an evil spirit which are constantly
at war to obtain the mastery over him
He also imagines that a cats mind
has taken possession of his throne of
reason and thus deprived him of the
mental faculties of a human being.
A trio of lads ranging in ages from
Is to 20 years are in Jail on the charge
of disturbing the peace by discharging
firearms within the city limits. Their
names are Walter Love, Tom Griffith
and Tom Pettipese. They seem imbued
with desire to be tough and selected
the uncanny hour of midnight as the
most appropriate time to issue their
proclamation of defiance of law and or
der. Their trial will be held before
Judge Rose on Tuesday.
Deputy Sheriff Alex Young went UP
TO Trail creek yesterday and levied an
attachment on the sawmill property of
Phil Newman to satisfy a claim of w.
c. Raum for $365.5O on labor account.
Blankenship Houston of Gallatin val
ley was before the medical examining
board in this city yesterday, prelimi-
nary to an application for pension. Mr..
Houston enlisted from Missouri in SO
and until now has never applied for
pension.
The board of county commissioners
has been in session this week They
checked up the reports of the county
officers and found them o. X. A petit
ton was presented asking that certain
lands in school districts 10 and 81 be
transferred to district A. Without this
change school children living in the af-
fected section have to go far out of
their way to attend school The petit
ton was referred to the county super
tntendent with the recommendation
that ii be granted. Designs for furni-
ture and plans for steel shelving for
the new court house were examined,
but no definite action taken.
The board ordered the placing of
$500 insurance on the court house,
through the insurance agency of Maur-
ice Roth, one of the commissioners.
Worthy Mckee intends to test in the
courts the legality of this action.
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Sweet Potato whisSev.

j. W. Crow of Augusta, Ga. has a
small bottle of sweet potato whiskey
that is a very interesting commodity
in that section of the country, and not
a familiar one to the world at large
The liquid is crude and white. as all
new whiskey is. but IL is the genuine
old stuff. and not a counterfeit. Among
the homeseekers who have been in that
section lately was Mr.. Hansburg a
German, who is skilled in the distiIla-
tion of spirits. When he saw how
abundantly SWEET potatoes were raised
in that section of the country il &C
CURED To him that he could distiIl
whiskey from them. Several bushels
OF sweet potatoes were shipped To him.
and soon Mike Brown received a half
gallon of sweet potato whiskey As a
result Of the success OF the scheme ar
rangements are being made TO distiu
the liquor FOR commercial purposes. II
the residue can be converted into
starch the sweet potato will soon be-
come one 81 the most valuable pro-
ducts Of southern soil.
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4 Dry Town

Governor Atkinson OF Georsia and
his stan went on a little junket the
other day To the town OF Way Cross. in
the southern part OF the state. on
their return the governor preserved a
dignihed silence when asked II he had
had a good time. A prominent member
OF the stan. however. was not so reti-
cent. Talk about your dry towns
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-09

riment farm last year yielded II per cent.
In sugar. As the Utah Sugar company
pays sl425 per ton for beets which con-
tain II per cent. sugar and used nearly
5000 tons last year. II will be seen that
Montana farmers could furnish a superior
product. and no doubt make money in SO
doing.
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fossil dragon fly q inches long. armed
with big laws and teeth. has been found
in the coal measures OF Commsntry. in
the Department 81 the Allier. France. It
has been christened Megancura Mougi.-
New York Herald.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-09

DO you believe Ia hypnotisme'' We'll.
can't say positively. But II there Is
nothing in IL I can't explain why a large
number OF marriages occur. Truth.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
PAC|F| F|C-UN|ON
nMODERNS"W WIN,
President to Be Elected by
Direct Vote Of the
Members.
CONSTITUTION CHANGED
Board of Eight Directors, Instead
of Fifteen, to Be Chosen
Annually.
FIRST ELECTION MAY 26.
The Progressive Element Will Sup.
port President Favoring Club
House Ownership.
FIRST ELECTION

An important meeting of the Pacific.
Union Club was held last evening to con-
slider proposed changes in the constitution
of the organization. The meeting was
called TO order at s o'clock by the presi-
dent, Joseph B. Crockett. Seventy OF
more members participated in the pro-
ceedings.
The old constitution was radically
changed. The system of dividing the
the board into classes was abolished. The
number of directors was reduced from tif-
teen to eight.
The sections of the constitution which
provided that the directors should elect a
president, vice-president and secretary
were abolished entirely, and hereafter
these officers will be chosen directly from
the body of the club by direct vote of the
mem bers.
These three officers and five directors
will constitute board of eight directors.
The club, according to the terms of the
amended or new constitution, will elect
the board annually. The first election un-
der the new order OF things Will take place
May 26.
Twice this year the Pacific Union Club
has tried to secure new board of direc-
tors under the cid constitution but no
choice resulted in either election. The old
constitution required that fifty mem bers
should constitute quorum. and that nc
director could be chosen unless he received
majority of all the mem bers present.
OF nine names on the ticket voted for
several weeks ago George A. Newhall was
the only one that received constitutional
majority and eight vacancies remained
at subsequent election there was another
failure to secure the requisite number oi
votes.
1t was then resolved to abolish the sys-
tenn and permit majority of the mem
bers voting to elect the officers.
The club last night did not reduce the
initiation charge or the annual dues. No
steps were taken toward erecting club
house.
1t is quite probable that there will be
two tickets in tie field at the election on
May 20. fine opportunity will be pre-
sented for the members of the club to ex-
press their sentiments on the subject of a
permanent club home, owned by the insti-
tuition.
The younger or the so-called progressive
element is said to be in favor of clubhouse
ownership.
Argument is advanced that the great
clubs of London, New York, Chicago and
| Boston do not occupy rented buildings.
and surely the leading club of San Fran
cisco in point of wealth and commercial
influence should not lag behind similar
institutions in other cities.
The conservative element, which com.
prises the easy-going capitalists of leisure
and fixed habits of repose, is said to op-
pose any innovations.
To ascertain the real sentiment of the
club the advocates of progress will surely
| put up ticket for new departure and
work with deal of vim and vigor to gain
success at the first election under the new
constitution.
| The Pacific Union Club promises to be a
| lively institution from this time until MAY
| 26.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12

sa Id: LAS every one knows, the trade
lnds subside about o'clock, and our
evenings are the pleasantest part of the
day. Then it is that great many people
would visit the park were it lighted. But
tnere is another important consideration
Electric lights would discourage the pres
ence OF very undesirable element that
now 1requents the park in the evenings In
search OF dark places. In the large cities
OF the East the parks are lighted.
Inc City ought to appropriate $Zu,oUU
primarily and exclusively for the lighting
OF the park. That would be less than per
cent OF the main appropriation. Then
there should be special provision made by
the Board OF Supervisors to prevent the
use OF the park light fund for any other
purpose.
"For the first two or three years little
less, perhaps only $4,000 or $4,000, would
PROBABLY be sufficient for all purposes un-
I'll the park shall have been cultivated and
developed more extensively, as at present
there is very little cultivation beyond the
ooatn ouse. At the present local rate $ZO,-
oOO would furnish the park with 100 lights
for year.
81 believe the local light companies
should supply the light first so that we
may get the improvements at once. Later,
Ii II be found expedient to establish an
eieetrlc-light plant in the park all right.
Ihe public subscription scheme Tor
lighting the park is not feasible. 1t might
possibly work for month or two months,
but after that it would be found that sub
scrlbers would drop off"
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
The Dog and Gun.

The Sportsmen's Protective Association.
under whose auspices picnic was held
few weeks ago at Schuetzen Park, has not
as yet disposed of all its prizes. The presi.
dent, w. ]. Ahern, states that if the hold.
ers of gate prizes Nos. rs, 200, 229. 296, BOG,
$40, 425, 462, 478, 5o4. $40. 715, 721 and 759
will call at Third street they will be
given the prizes they are entitled to on
presentation OF the winning tickets.
The sportsmen of Stockton are making
very extensive preparations for the big in
animate trap-shootIng tournament which
will be held near Stockton in the latter
part of this month. 1t is expected that
thirty gun clubs will be represented.
]. B. Martins fox-terrier Golden Flash
was offered for sale at the Los Angeles
show for $50 and there was not purchaser
IN sight. Since Judge Mortimer placed
him over the famous fox-terriers Warren
Sage, an imported dog, owned by Martin.
and Dudley Stroller, owned by DR..
d Evelyn, the Golden Flash has become
ever so brilliant. Martin now thinks that
$500 would be just about the sum neces-
sary if purchaser really meant business.
Verify, dog shows are funny things.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12

who is well known among the young
bloods of San Francisco as dresser of no
mean ability and a man whose money
flows like water as long as it lasts, is being
sued by his young and pretty wife for
divorce and will be served with the pa
pers in the action this morning.
Mrs. Clemishire is the daughter of
Colonel Younger of San Jose, and the
wedding at the BRIDES home was a social
event still remem bered by those who at.
tended. The young couple lived happily
for some time, but the fondness of the
man of military title for the company of
women other than his wife eventually
brought discussions into the household,
and for some time past relations have
been strained all around.
Colonel Jack recently came into possess
sion of considerable sum of money and
Immediately started in to have "good
time" in company with boon companions
and some female friends. His wife learned
of his escapades and, aided by man hired
for the purpose, tracked him about the
City for forty eight hours, trying to ascer-
tain with whom he spent his time and
money.
On Sunday night she surprised him in
company that left her no further reason to
doubt the information she had received,
and she Immediately consulted an attor-
ney and swore to complaint charging her
husband with statutory offenses and ask
ing divorce with alimony.
The papers in the case were filed in the
County Clerks Office in Oakland yester-
day afternoon. George A. knight has
taken her case and intends to conduct it
to speedy conclusion.
| Mrs. Clemishire is blonde, with a slen.
der figure and winsome blue eyes that
| filled with tears as she spoke of the matter
last evening in her apartments at the Cali
fornia Hotel. While keeniy appreciating
the scandal which the suit will bring about.
she is determined to separate from a hus-
band whom she deems to be no longer
worthy of her love. She refused to give
any particulars of the trouble with him
beyond the fact that she had proved him
| guilty to her own satisfaction and had in
stituted divorce proceedings.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
DAMAGES FOR A LIFE.
The Widow and Family oi
John Keyer Bring
Suit.
They Say His Death in the Baden
Accident Was Due to Negli.
gence.

The story of the great wreck at Baden
which occurred in the midst of the
January storm will be told again in court.
The widow and children of the engineer
who lay crushed under his engine were
left destitute and they are suing to COM
pei the railroad to provide for them in
place of the engineer of the ill-fated en-
gine.
John Keyer, the engineer, was the only
man killed. He left San Francisco at $50
January 26 and proceeded at usual speed
as far as Baden. 1t was during the big
storm and culverts and bitches were
running full. In many places the water
was running over the track and had cut
out under the ties until the track was
almost ahoat.
The engineer had no previous knowl-
edge of the condition of the track. 1t was
presumed that the track-walker had been
over the section, and anyway there wer e
no orders to Keyer as he backed his en-
gine up to the train ready to pull out.
In the meantime. down the line toward
Baden it had been discovered that at one
OF the culverts the track was being slowly
but surely undermined'by the rapid cur
of the station at Baden were warned about
1t, and were reminded that the $50 train
from the City was nearly due.
Nothing was said or done, however, for
some little time, and then man was sent
up the track with red lantern TO stop if
possible any accident. But the train had
come too far and before the man and his
lantern had reached the treacherous cross
ing the engine had found the weak spot
for itself, and John Keyer, pinned down
by the engine he would not desert, lay
drowning in the muddy waters running
under the culvert.
The conductor and brakeman of the
train drew him out as soon as possible and
tried to resuscitate him, but with the in
juries he had received and the water he
had drawn into his lungs the aid was use-
less, and he died as the m an with the red
lantern came upon the scene.
His widow and family are suing for
500, 600 damages for his death. The COM
plant was filed by Delmas & Shortridge
Yesterday. 1t charges that keyer's death
was due to the negligence of the company
In not having its track properly cared for
and It's men warned of the danger.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12

duced an absolute decree OF divorce from
his wife, obtained in Judge Wallace's
court in December, $780, Although he
was under no obligation to provide for her,
he had since then paid her in various
amounts for the support of herself and
two children over $4,000. She had been
drawing $40 per month from the rents OF
his property, and he had given her besides
a much money as ne could. He had also
given over to her the furniture and other
personal property in his house valued at
about $500. On March IL she went to hlm
with tale of poverty and he gave her $35,
all the money he had.
"He is a perjurer," interrupted Mrs.
Hughes; "he only gave me $50.
"And yet" said Hughes, "she swore l
had only given her so cents since last De-
cember. All 1 want is that she should
keep away from me. She draws the rents
of my property and she has my house
hold effects, and can do no more for her.
She has done everything she could to ruin
me in my business, and it is only fair to
me that the true facts should be known. !"
Judge Groezinger in dismissing the case
said it was an outrage that warrant
should have been issued for Hughes ar
rest
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
OFFER A FRENCH LIBRARY
A Proposition Is on Foot to
Donate One to This
City.
There Are Seventeen thousand Valu.
able Volumes Ready to Be
Turned Over.

The annual meeting and election of La
Ligue Nationaile Francaise was held last
evening in the rooms of the French Lii
brary, Daniel Levy presiding and A.
Freling officiating as secretary.
President Levy read his annual address,
recounting the purposes of the organiza-
ton, which was formed in 1872 with q view
of enlisting French patriots to succor
France in the event of future troubles of a
warlike nature.
In pathetic way, made more so by the
fearful emotion he displayed during the
recital, he told of the trials and hardships,
the suffering and death entailed by the
Franco Prussian War. He told how the
members OF the French colony here who
were not In position to rally under the
tricolor OF their home to do battle had
either donated funds to the cause or. in
lieu of that. had sacrificed mercantile be-
longings to assist financially with their
mite.
The fund now amounts to over s25. 900.
which Will eventually be turned over to
the French Government as the donation
of its sons in this distant land.
Georges de Latour. one of the members.
brought up the subject of the location OF
the French library, declaring that il was
not centrally located and that this fact
had caused great falling off of mem ber-
ship. During the discussion E. Maroue.
editor OF LIE Petit Californian, men.
toned the fact that ten years ago a propo-
sltion was made to the iigue to annex the
library to that of the Free Library of this
City and that it would be known as the
"French annex"
The editor stated that in view of the fact
that the library. which is only an auxiliary
of the Ligue Rationale Franchise, was
running behind financially and was bur-
den, it would be well to see if the City
Fathers were still in the same frame OF
mind regarding amalgamation.
There are over 1900 French books in
the library and their value amounts to
nearly $4,000. If the City will accept the
books as present from the ligue, the
only condition will be that a separate
French llbrary-room be set aside and the
name Biblioteque Franchise be placed over
the door.
The library committee was instructed to
canvass the matter.
There was but one ticket in the field, re-
sultlng in the following officers being
elected for the ensuing year:
President, Daniel Levy; vice-presidents,
u. Raas and A. Goustiaux; treasurer,
Emile Meyer; secretaries. E. Godchaux
and J. Ladagnous; executive committee
v. Gardet, f. Lacoste, A. Freling, e.
Marque and /. Cuenin.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
A FAKE PRIEST.
The Police Searching for Man Who
Obtained Check From Father
Collins of Santa Clara.

obtained a Check from rather
Collins of Santa Clara.
The police are searching for a false
priest, and as they have q good descrip-
ton of him the probability is that he will
be behind the bars soon.
Last week man who represented him.
self as Father Vignon, an ordained priest.
called upon Rev. Father Collins of Santa
Clara College and said he was raising funds
for Catholic charity. He talked so earn
estly and plausibly that Father Collins
agreed TO give him check for 500 on the
Donohoe- Kelly Bank in this City.
After Vignon's departure with the check
Father Collins learned that his representa-
tions were false, and yesterday morning
he came to the City and called at the bank
to stop payment of the check. As he en-
tered the bank Vignon was standing at
the counter getting the check cashed.
Father Collins attempted to hold Vignon,
but after brief scuffie Vignon broke away
from him and made his escape.
Father Collins notified Captain Lees,
and from the description given of Vignon
the Captain thinks he is J. F.. Malo, who
victimized several people four years ago
by telling them he was a Catholic priest
and had been laboring among the Indians.
He was arrested on April II, 1892, but es-
capped conviction through lack of prose
cution.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
EVIL LURKS IN SHADOW,
Salfield Advocates Park Lights
Before Summer Even
ings Come.
Says $4,000 a Year or Less Would
Pay for $50 Lights From
Local Companies.

c. D. Salheld, one of the many residents
In the vicinity of the park who are very
desirous of having it lighted by electricity,
believes that for purposes of morality and
as an accommodation to citizens generally
Golden Gate Park should be lighted be-
fore the summer evenings have begun.
In order to avoid delay and that the sys-
tenn might be tested before the establish
ment later of City plant for the park. he
thinks the local light companies should
be first patronized.
Discussing the proposition last night, he