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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS

Berlin, Jan. FIT is semi officially
announced the German minister at Car
acas has presented note to the Vene-
zuelan government demanding payment
of the guarantee fund due German sub
jects as a result of building the great
Venezuela railway. On the other hand
it is semi-officially denied that two
German warships are shortly to go to
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, to enforce
the payment of the railway guarantee
fund and that German marines will
eventually be landed at Puerto Cabello.
Boston, Jan. 27.-The American board
received the following cablegram from
Constantinople by way of Phillopolis,
this morning: Turkey refuses Bar
mum leave to go to Ezeroum to engage
i'm relief work for Armenians, saying
the missionaries have proved disturb
ers This is punishment without trial.
United States Minister Terrell de-
nounces the charges as calumny." The
Barnum referred to is Rev. H. S. Bar
mum of Constantinople.
Washington, Jan. 27-The plan OF re-
organization of the Union Pacific rail-
road was discussed to-day at a confer
ence between the house committee OF
Pacific railroads and Winslow s.
Pierce. counsel for the reorganization
committee and Alvin w. Krech, secre-
tary of the committee. The interests
OF the SOUTHERN MGIt
ed by Gen. Thomas II. Hubbard. the
Central Pacific by Charles II. 7. Weed.
New York, Jan. 27.-Christian Abel
has been appointed receiver of the Con-
solidated Wall Paper company in suits
brought by II. G. Craig q Co. and other
creditors. Liabilities, $4,000.
William ID. Wheelwright. lumber
dealer, made an assignment to-day for
the benefit of creditors. The firm is
said TO have 100000 invested in the
business.
Washington, Jan. 27.-The president
to-day sent the following nomination
to the senate: Postmaster, John r. An
drews. Red Lodge, Montana.
Long Branch, N. j., Jan. 27-Four
tugs made a strong effort to release the
St Paul at high tide this morning, but
were unsuccessful. The vessel lies in
the same position as yesterday.
New Haven, Conn, Jan. 27.-Seth
Chauncey Weed, one of the wealthiest
men in Connecticut. is dead, aged 50.
His estate is rated between two and
three millions of dollars.
Washington, Jan. 27.-Rumors have
been in circulation here for several
days that Senator Mitchell of Oregon
had decided TO vote against the free
coinage bill. The senator says he will
vote for the bill and says il will pass
without the votes of the Utah senators.
Pomeroy, o., Jan. Thames Edwin
Campbell of Chicago, poet and story
writer. died here last night. His repu-
tation extends all over the United
States.
Redfeld, Jan. 27.-Fire destroyed
Redfield college last night. President
Hatch lost his valuable library. The
loss is estimated at 100000; insurance.
IS, 900.
Frankfort. KY. Jan. 27.-The fifth
ballot for senator stood: Blackburn,
SO; Hunter. 63; Hazelrigg. s; Wilson,
/; Bate, l. Adjourned till tomorrow.
London. Jan. 27.-F. j. Pakenham,
British minister to Buenos Ayres has
been transferred to Stockholm.
Basic, Switzerland. Jan. Eek
President Bavler is dead.
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FAULDS GIVEN TIME
he Must Enter His Plea on the Open
ing of the April Term Of Court (
HIS PRINTING OFFICE OPENED
The Grand Jury Makes It's Final Re-
port-A Sealed Indictment-Two
Men Go 20 the Pen-Court
AdJourns To-Day.

Stevensvflle, Jan. 27.-The district
court met at O'Clock this evening. ].
r. Faulds was in court for arraign-
ment upon the charge of criminal libel
for which he was indicted by the grand
Jury. He was represented by Attorneys
Corbett of Missoula and Calkins of Ste
vensville. He was given till the first
day of the April term of court to enter
his plea. Mr.. Faulds has Strengthened
out his financial affairs and settled the
claim of the Missoula Mercantile COM
pany, whose attachment on Faulds
printing Office has been released.
The grand jury tonight made its
final report. 1t is stated that all the
matters brought to it's notice have been
Investigated and the affairs of the
county officers found to be in good
shape. The county Jail was visited and
found in excellent condition. All Of
lenses alleged to have been committed
in the county have been investigated,
and only two indictments were re-
turned. One of these is the Faulds
case and the other is not made public
tonight. 1t is known, however, that
the charge is one of malpractice, and
street rumor has ii that an out-of-town
physician is accused.
Frank Krane was sentenced to one
year in the state penitentiary. Court
adjourned till o'clock in the morning,
when the minutes will be read and
court will adjourn for the term
Nothing new has developed in the
Strongue case. Sheriff Chaffin will
leave for Deer Lodge in the morning
with Krane and Macloon, who were
convicted at this term of court
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NAVIGATING CROCODILE.
An American Captures One Ia Africa
Which l. 10 Feet Long.


Which L 10 Feet Long.
From the New York Sun.
one of the most interesting natural
history specimens brought to the port
of New York in many months is a gem
uine African crocodile, which was cap
tured by an American, who declines TO
allow his name to be known, and is
now in the hands of Taxidermist Sau-
ter. in North William street. The
length of the skin is Is feet under the
tape line, and when alive the animal
was perhaps six inches or more longer.
In general appearance. notably in the
cartilaginous crest on the tip of the
nose, this fellow is exactly like the
crocodile OF the Ganges river. but the
man who brought him to America says
he was killed on the Galam river in
West Africa. where crocodiles are said
TO exceed 20 feet in length. at times.
and where skeletons of old-time mon
sters from 80 10 40 feet long are occa-
sionally found in the mud.
To one familiar with Florida alliga-
tors only this crocodile is a surprise.
The jaws instead of being. say. one
third as wide as they are long as in
the alligator. are but three inches wide
TO a length of about two feet. The
long garfish is suggested at once on
viewing the peculiar jaws OF the mon
ster Another popularity is In the
rows Of white teeth from an inch 10
two inches long and shaped like round
daggers. The teeth in the upper law
interlock with those below when the
jaws are closed. and the teeth are al
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CITY HAPPENINGS.

Missoula, Jan. 27.-Joseph X. Wood
left this afternoon for Stevensville on
legal business.
Warren Burgess, who was recently
sent TO the insane asylum, died there
last week. His body has been sent TO
his relatives in Walla Walla for burial.
His death occasions no surprise here,
as ii was not expected that he could
survive long.
George II. Babcock came down from
Bonita to-day, accompanied by his
wife and son.
Con Kohrs came in on No. to-day
from Anaconda and left this afternoon
for Hamilton.
Ben Kinney spent to-day in Missoula
talking horse, and left this evening for
Anaconda
Hal S. Corbett. Fred c. Webster and
Judge Woody left on the Bitter Root
train this afternoon for Stevensville.
John NJ. Evans. register of the land
office. went up TO Victor this afternoon.
Hon. r. A. O'Hara, mayor of Hamil-
ton. came down the valley this morn
ing for a brief business visit.
+. ]. ]. Quirk left this afternoon for
a business trip through the Bitter Root
valley.
Mrs. McGinnis, wife of the Thomp-
son Falls justice. who has been spend
ing several weeks in Missoula, left
this evening for her old home in Des
Moines. Iowa. where she will remain
for some time.
The regular annual election OF the fire
department was held this evening. The
following officers were unanimously elect
ed: Chief. r. 5. Mentrum: assistant chief
@. A. Beckwith: second assistant chief
Percy Kendall: treasurer. James Walsh;
secretary. Fred Allison; foreman hook
and ladder. Mel Palmer; assistant fore
man. Joseph Wilett.
The funeral OF the infant daughter OF
w. s. Esmay was held this afternoon,
Rev. J. J. McAllister officiating. Mr.. and
Mrs. Esmay have the sincere sympathy
OF a large circle of friends.
Captain Anderson this evening received
a letter from Mrs. Alice Burgess widow
of the late Warren Burgess. containing
an account of the funeral Of the deceased
at Walla Walla. Mr.. Burgess had lived
there for many years and was well
known The fire department. of which he
was q member. had charge OF the fl-
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ways visible. because there are no lips
to cover chem. The canine teeth are
formidable weapons that project so far
that they rest in grooves in the oppo-
site Jaw That this crocodile was a
man-eater, as the importer says, will
not be doubted, for the species Is
known to live on animals taking to the
water, and in some cases a special love
for human flesh is said to have been
developed. With a mouth such as this
fellow has, the mastication of a full
grown man would be a matter of no
difficulty; but, of course, only mouth
fuls of a moderate size, say an arm or
a Leg would be swallowed at once.
The body is of about the circumfer-
ence of a sugar barrel, and long enough
to give room for a stomach of sufficient
capacity to hold a man or two or three
children at once easily.
The cartilaginous growth on the end
of the snout is one of the distinguish
ing features of this crocodile. Like
the hooded seal, he is able to elevate
or depress the cap, and it is said that
when in pursuit of a man, or when en-
gagged in any combat, the hood goes
up. 1t is also noted that when he Is
lying in the water only this tip is ex-
posed, and that he can chew and swal-
low his victim under water If only the
protection to the nostrils be exposed
above the surface.
When killed the crocodile had a num-
Der of sticks and stones in his stomach,
but whether these were for triturating
the food or were merely swallowed by
the greedy brute accidentally when
eating some unfortunate victim cannot
be determined. In color this crocodile
is a creamy white below and a dark
bottle-green above, shading into dirty
brown on the sides. The armor plates
on the skin do not turn modern rifle
bullets as they did those of the mus
kets of so years ago. but one must
shoot the crocodile under the foreleg If
the game is to be bagged, because a
shot that strikes elsewhere is not fatal
soon enough. The owner says that the
eggs of this kind of crocodile are ac-
counted fine food among the natives.
and that from so to so are commonly
found in the nest.
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THE BOARD OF TRADE.
A Largely Attended b eeting-Committ'e
Rrnort-The Univers ~.

A Largely Attended j. eeting- Committf e
Rrport-The Univers ~.
Missoula, Jan. 27.-The board of trade
had a largely attended meeting at its
rooms this evening. The committee on
state university reported progress In
securing specimens for the university
museum. President Francis called the
attention to the midwinter meeting OF
the fruit growers, which has been full
ly explained in the Standard already.
and appointed Alfred Cave, A. Nj. Ste
vens and a. l.. Stone a committee or
arrangement to operate with the
Fruit Growers association. The mat
ter of the Brewster creek mines was
also discussed and the president an
nounced that the wagon road to Bo-
nita had, been completed. The board
of trades contribution of $1,000 to this
road will now be paid. Messrs. Rankin
and Stoddard were appointed to attend
to this matter. George Brooks and
John Bonner were appointed as COM
mittee to make inquiries regarding the
free delivery system and the new post
office at Golden.
The most interesting incident of the
meeting was the brief talk made by
President Craig of the university. He
thanked the board for their interest in
the new school and assured them it
would benefit the city as well as the
university. He said that the attend
ance is steadily increasing, that in the
last two days 10 students have been
added, all from outside of Missoula
county, one from Minnesota and one
from Missouri. The school is a busy
place and doing good work. The
speaker suggested that whenever there
were any conventions in the city the
members should be shown the univer-
sity and its work
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IN PHILIPS SURG.
Fighting the saloon License Law Diph-
iberia Is said to BE in Town.

iberia Is said to BE in Town.
Special Dispa tch to the Standard.
Philipsburg, Jan. 27.-The license law
was attacked in this county to-day by
Moore * Noble. saloonkeepers of Phil
ipsburg. They refused to pay their sa-
loon license and were arrested at the
instance of County Treasurer Fair
BARN, and the case came up to-day be-
fore Justice of the Peace Suppiger, the
county attorney appearing for the
state and Durfee & Brown for Moore &
Noble. Judge Durfee made a lengthy
and exhaustive argument on the I'M
constitutionality of the license law.
Judge Suppiger announced that he
would decide the question Tomorrow at
O'Clock.
There is one case of diphtheria in
Philipsburg. and in one way and an
other IL is causing a great deal of talk.
one physician decided that IL was not
diphtheria at all. and upon his say SO
Professor Clifford had it announced in
the school that there was no diphtheria
i'm town. and this action seems to have
precipitated quite a discussion. How
ever Drs. Hetty and Sigh, city and
county health officers respectively,
have taken the word of the attending
physician, DR.. Power, that ii is really a
case OF the dread disease, and accord
ingly put in force active quarantine
measures, and IL is hoped to prevent ii
from becoming epidemic.
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AN ERESTINC RELIC.
Platform of the Old Senate Chamber Upon
Which Washington Was insugursted.

WnfCh warrington was inaugurateus
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
An interesting relic of the early days
of the republic was discovered by
workmen who are clearing out and re-
modelling the old senate chamber in the
court of common pleas building, ad-
joining independence hall The apart
ment has long been used as a court
ROOM, and it is now being restored to
it's original state by the Society of Col
onial Danes. In the course of the work
the court platform was removed, and
underneath 1t was found an old plat
form, which the members believe was
that of the senate chamber, and they
argue that there is little or no room
to doubt that upon these very boards
George Washington was inaugurated
president.
The historical associations of the
building, and particularly of the room
in which the old platform was found.
are thus briefly recorded on the tablet
placed on the Chestnut street wall:
I'm this building sat the first senate
and first house of representatives of
the United States of America. Herein
George Washington was inaugurated
president March, 1793 and closed his
official career when herein, also, John
Adams was inaugurated second presi-
dent of the United States March 4,
1891" The platform that was discover
ed was raised about Ia inches from the
floor, and the front was curved, form
ing the half of an oval. 1t was in ex-
cellent preservation and the paint on
the upright boarding, that extended
from the edge of platform to the floor,
was as bright as If ii had been there
only a year. The framing for this was
sawed out in a curving line, and the
foreman of the workmen said that the
style of carpentry was entirely differ
ent from that employed nowadays, and
represented many times the labor that
would now be needed, with improved
methods and mortising appliances. A
balustrade had apparently extended
around the front of the platform, and
the posts of this were roughly sawed
off when the newer platform was laid
In tearing up the floor of the room the
old oak joists are brought to light, CIV
ing another example of the substantial
and laborious character of the work
done more than a century ago. The
foreman said he had examined the
roof. The rafters are SKIP inches, of
hewn oak, and supported by braces to
a king post in the center. which is IS
inches in diameter at the base and ia
pering toward the top. The whole, he
said, is mortised and framed together
with the utmost precision and skill.
Several of the ceiling joists have been
charred by fire, and one of them will
be replaced 1t is the intention of the
Society of Colonial Danes to restore
the rooms and passages to their orig
inal form, as far as possible, and a
platform will be constructed in the
senate chamber on the exact model of
the one discovered.
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1uestern Montana News

neral. which was one OF the largest ever
seen in that city. The Walla Walla band
led the procession and hundreds OF
friends of Mr.. Burgess family took occa-
sion to evidence their sympathy for the
dead mans wife and parents.
Tom X Wills of Anaconda is in town
tonight from his brothers ranch at 30
nita His arm has healed nicely and he
has entirely recovered from the effects of
his serious accident.
The county commissioners VIII leave
here at o'clock in the morning for Bo-
nita and Golden to investigate the site
for the new bridge at the former place.
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Foreclosure suits.

Missoula, Jan. 27.-In the district court
to-day the following foreclosure suits
were filed:
James Slater VS.. Charles Hawkes. ST.
900 with interest from Jan. Ii. 1894
Mary Glenn VS.. John Wood. $500.
Judge Woody this morning heard argu-
ments in two cases belonging to Ravalli
county. In the case of Wood VS.. Low
ney ct al, a motion for a new trial was
argued and in the case of Bennett VS. Ir-
vine a demurrer was the subject of dis
cussion. In both cases decision was re-
served.
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RtDid Telegraphing.

In a recent interview DR.. Cornelius
Herr declared that he would leave a
great invention to be patented and de-
veloped. The gist of the invention is
an enormous improvement in tel
egraphy, by which more than 1000
words can be transmitted by long SUBJ
marine cables in the same time that
20 words can be sent now. The inven-
ton, the doctor claimed, would allow
of cabling so words at a cost of five
cents He dwelt upon the influence
that the invention would have upon
the newspaper of the future. and said
that he intended. in granting royalties,
to reserve all rights as far as they APP
piled to news. The invention, he said,
would render submarine telephony and
multipleX telephony feasible.
Ask your physician, your druggist and
your friends about Shiloh's Cure for Con-
sumption. They will recommend II.
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Hotel Guests.

Missoula, Jan. H.-Guests at the local
hotels are:
At the Florence-Joseph t. Carter.
Flathead Agency; John Lane Spokane:
w. A. Sevidge St. Paul Lee Davis,
city; ii. II. Cramps. Neil Mcleod. Min
neapolis: Lee Weiss, New York; George
ii. Babcock and wife, Bonita.
At the Rankin-A. Connor. Darby: p.
A. Villains, Victor; Thomas Dunnigan,
Potomac; Charles Gordon, city; T. L..
French. Bonner.
At the Kennedy-Jack Hayes. city;
Joe Bradley. Thompson Falls; Burt Nc
Neil, city; r. A. O'Hara, Hamilton.
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Instrument FlIe1.

Mssoula. Jan. 2I.-The following instru-
ment was filed with the county clerk
to-day.
Placer location-Golden Gate claim, 100
acres, Hell Gate canyon. j. c. Hennessy.
Denis Hennessy. George Gillespie, Joseph
Peters, 7. u. Fitzgerald
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Evangelist Browns appointment.

Missoula, Jan. 27-Rev. DIR. Brown has
notified local clergymen that he will be
in Missoula so as TO begin his revival
meetings Feb. IL. lie will remain here
for two weeks. holding services every
evening The meetings will be held i'm
the Presbyterian church. Dr. Brown
will be assisted by Rev. Messrs Clark,
Salesman and McJunken and probably by
Rev. ]. j. McAllster.
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Seven Days

in the week, Badger
State Express" via The
North : Western Line"
YES Minneapolis
7:3o am St. Paul $40
arriving Milwaukee 800
pm. Chicago GAS pm
and is the only day
train from Minneapolis
and St. Paul to these
cities every day i'll the
week. 1t has comfort
able fist class coaches
luxurious parlor car,
supplied with every con-
venience and comfort
for a pleasant daylight
trip. Your home agent
will sell you tickets via
this first class line. For
further information and
illustrated folder, free,
please address 7. w.
Teasdale, Gen'l Pass
enger Agent. St. Paul.
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so say ne All.

Glasgow Record: The Cree InGian
problem is one of vital importance 10
all Montana, and the Record wishes
Governor Richards much luck in his
efforts TO solve IL by forcing the Iesky
rascals to return to their own terri
tory across the line and there remain
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The Western Montana Office of the
Standard is at Room !, Daily block. Mis-
soula. Telephone No. lis. Advertising
rates furnished on application.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-25
Their Turn to Run,

A bear hunt which terminated in q
manner at once disappointing and sur
prising, is described by the Portland
Oregonian. 1t occurred in tho mountains
Of Oregon, whittier two gentlemen had
betaken themselves for vacation trip.
Several days were spent in trout fish
ing. Then one Of the men expressed q
strong desire for days shooting, for
large game. They set out the next
morning bright and early, and after
honrs Of fruitless tramping were about
returning to camp, when suddenly they
saw straight before them a brown bear
sitting on his launches under blue
berry bush and gorging himself with
the berries.
Both hunters fired, and the bear, with
an ugly growl, disappeared. The men
FASTENED after him, but were unable to
overtake him. For half an hour or
more they followed the trail. Then all
at once they came to clearing In the
clearing was a cabin, and on the porch
Of the cabin sat the brown bear with
one Of his forelegs in sling
The hunters were greatly taken aback,
as may well be supposed, but were still
moro surprised when they saw a man
Fastening toward them with gun.
They turned and ran, the man after
thom. They got away in safety, and
learned afterward that tho bear was a
family pet, the owner o. which was
naturally angry OF finding 1t i'll treated.