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TO PARDON CLAYTON
The History of the Crime for Which
He Was Imprisoned.
FOR KILLING w. n. MADDUX
Citizens OF Meirose and Vicinity
Are Well Acquainted With the.
Circumstances Surround
ing the Murder.

The sheriff's office is in receipt of a
notice from the state board of pardons
that the board would to-day act on an
application for the pardon of Charles
A. Clayton, who was sent to the peni-
tentiary on Aug. 10. 1887. for is years
for the murder of w. II. Maddux, a
neighboring rancher. With all good
time allowance Clayton's term would
not have been up until the tenth of
next May. the good time allowance on
is years amounting to six years and
three months.
The murder for which Clayton has
been serving time in the penitentiary
was committed in the summer of 1887
near Melrose. The murder grew out
Of a dispute over a small piece of
meadow land which yielded about a
ton and a half of poor hay. Both men
claimed 1t and the quarrel over its
possession extended over a period of
several years. In 1887 Maddux cut the
hay in the meadow and one day he
went to bring 1t home. On his way
out, and while driving along the public
road he had to pass close to where
Clayton and a hired man were at work
in a field. Clayton ordered Maddux to
stop and turn back, but Maddux did
not obey and continued on his way.
The evidence at the trial showed that
Clayton whipped out a revolver and
without another word shot Maddux
dead in his wagon. Clayton's plea was
self-defense. claiming that Maddux
had a double barreled shotgun in his
wagon, evidently In anticipation of
trouble. but didn't have time to use it.
A Butte jury found Clayton guilty of
murder in the second degree. About a
year before the murder Clayton had in
his employ a boy named John Shea.
who, according to reports. had been
subjected to a great deal of rough
treatment, and one night the boy dis
appeared and was not heard from
again until about a year and q half
ago There was strong suspicion that
Clayton was responsible for the boys
disappearance and that the boy had
been murdered. This suspicion was so
strong that John E. Llyod. who was
then sheriff, was prevailed upon to
make an investigation, and the Clay
ton ranch was thoroughly searched for
the body of Shea Dogs were used and
the ranch was gone over from one end
to the other but, of course, without
finding any trace of the missing boy.
There were a number Of people in
that neighborhood who still believed
that the boy had been foully dealt
with, and there are many people in the
county who believe that that unbound
ed suspicion against Clayton had a
great deal to do in securing his convic-
ton for the murder of Maddux. About
year and a half ago young Shea
turned up at Pierre, s. D., and heard
that Clayton was in the penitentiary
for his (Shea's) supposed murder, and
opened communications with some of
the county officers for the purpose of
securing Clayton's release. but the boy
soon discovered his mistake. Shea ex-
planned his disappearance by saying
that he ran away from the Clayton
ranch one night to escape the brutal
treatment to which he had been sub
jected.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-02
The RnraI .lnurnaIiat.

Now. the country editor, by the ne
cessities of his environment, is under
sacred obligations to his subscribers to
give them the best OF what he is intel
lectually capable. In a farming COM
munity he is a guide. philosopher and
friend quite as much as, IL not more
than. the preacher. He, more than
any one else, is enabled to keep in
touch with the outside world. The
new impressions and standards of the
world at large. its great movements
and tireless energies, the words and
deeds of its great men. its thoughts,
problems. reforms. and inventions, and
all its multifarious human interests,
come to the editors desk day by day
and week by keek through the me-
dunn of the exchange list, however re-
mote he may be from the nerve-cen-
tiers of the nation. To study these
things and to interpret them in their
true meaning, as he understands IL.
should be his duty and his privilege. In
a community where books are scarce
and social and intellectual intercourse
limited,s and where in many house
holds the country weekly is practically
the only reading matter, he could be.
though too often to-day he is not rel
atively as important a public servant
as the eoltor OF metropolitan paper
of enormous circulation. | know sew
eral country editors who stand toward
their subscribers in exactly this rela-
tion, cultivated, conscientious. high
minded men. who are proud of their
work. and who strive to make their
papers welcome visitors and powers
for the right. l admit that of this
class there are few to-day compared
with the number of them who be-
longed to a previous generation. This
is due, i believe, to the tendency Of
men of capital, individually or in
cliques, TO own newspapers purely as
investments or for political ends. or
ito help boom the town" They hire
cheap labor. lack a broad. well-defned
public policy. and place in editorial
charge a man who writes what is ex-
pedient rather than what he believes
oliver Mckee, in January Lippin-
colts.
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TIRED OF HER LIFE
1t Was a Hard Battle and Carrie e.
Lott Wanted to End 1t.
NO LOVE AFFAIR IN HERS
She Took a Dose OF Laudanum
With Suicidal Intent. and the
Doctor saved Her Life
Against Her VIII.
NO LOVE AFFAIR IN HERS

Carrie Elliott, friendless. out OF en-
ployment and moneyless, sought TO end
her earthly troubles about $3.50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon in her hoom at the
Holmes house on West Broadway, by
taking laudanum with suicidal intent.
She would have been successful IL her
heavy breathing and groans had not
attracted the attention of another
roomer IN the house. who entered her
room to investigate the cause. The girl
was found lying on the bed and appar-
emily in a dying condition. The people
in the house tried to arouse her, but
being unsuccessful DIR. McGarvin was
sent for. and arrived a few minutes
after o'clock. and for three hours he
worked with the unfortunate young
woman, and finally succeeded in bring
ing her out of danger. AS soon as she
was able to talk. however. she begged
him to let her die, and said she would
try IL again as soon as she had an OPP
portunity. She had made every prep
aration for her suicide and had writ
ten a letter to someone in the house.
giving the cause of her act and direct
ing him to notify her parents. who re-
side in Chicago.
The only cause she assigned for her
attempted suicide was that she was
tired of fighting the hard battle of life
To the landlady OF the house she said
she had no money, and had not worked
two weeks since she came to Butte.
about three months ago. and was sick.
besides being afflicted with rheuma-
tism. She had written to her parents
for help several weeks ago. but they
did not even answer her appealing let
ter
Miss Elliott is about "a years of age
and a refined and respectable looking
young woman. At first II was suspect
ed that some love affair might be be-
hind her attempt upon her life but she
-herself-denied this. and the people of
the house where she has roomed ever
since she came to Butte. say she kept
no company and there was no reason
for believing that there was a man in
the case. At a late hour last night
when the doctor left her she was out of
danger.
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IN FIELDS OF GOLD.
The Q DRY of the Search for the Golden
Fleece Mine.


Denver, Jan. is. s. Kennedy of
this city, an experienced mine opera
tor, sold a one-sixth interest In the
Golden Fleece mine at Salt Lake city
six months ago for something like
500, 900, and he thought he had done
a good thing. That such a great prop
erty had been developed in that far-off
camp in the San Juan mountains was
a surprise to the initiated who had
not learned of the developments made
on this property until the sale was an
nounced at a price so astonishingly
large. The handsome dividends which
the remaining owners OF the Golden
Fleece have since received convinces
the most skeptical that the property is
one of the greatest mines Of the state
at the present time.
The history of the Golden Fleece is
the history OF Lake City and the min
ing district tributary to that camp. 1t
was in 1873 that Otto Mears started
upon his eventful career of toll-road
building in the Rocky mountains. At
that time he was a trader at Saguache,
which was considered the leading dis
tributing point for the San Juan coun-
try, having only Del Norte to the
southwest as its rival. The rush of
prospectors into the San Juan country.
resulted in a growing trade in which
Del Norte was rapidly gaining over
Saguache, and the latter town seemed
destined to be entirely deserted. 1t
was, therefore. deemed necessary that
a toll-road into San Juan should be
projected out from Saguache. and Enos
T. Hotchkiss, who in the early days of
Colorado had kept the toll-gate on the
Golden & Central City road, was Sc
lected to locate a toll-road from Sa-
guache.
The rote selected led by the shore of
the Sau Cristobal Lake. lying three
miles soth of the present town of Lake
City. While prospecting for this road,
Hotchkiss found some mineral float.
which he followed up the side of the
mountain, where he located what he
thought was a vein. The mountain was
named in his honor. and the claim
which he staked off is the Golden
Fleece of the present day. Dring the
summer of 1873 a wagon load of miner
al found in the Hotchkiss claim was
taken to Del Norte TO be sampled, and
to the amazemenI of everybody, 1t
proved to be teilurium ore and giving
a return of more than $4,000. 1t is
needless to say that the tollroad was
abandoned by Hotchkiss. The story of
the rich and remarkable discovery
stampeded the entire town OF Del
Norte, and travel was for many months
lively enough through Saguache into
Lake City district 10 satisfy the pro-
jectors of the railroad enterprise.
Lake City became a thriving mining
town as a result OF this discovery, and
the income derived from the influx OF
prospectors established the town so
permanently that IL became the supply
point for the entire San Juan district
until the Denver * Rio Grande railroad
built line into Durango.
The Hotchkiss mine yielded over
s15o. 900 from the oufcroppings OF the
vein found on the claim. In ISIS the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-02

Little Hammock island. one OF a
group of many lying of South Norwalk.
Conn, Is gradually disappearing beneath
the waters of Long Island sound, and IN
a few years more. scientific men agree.
the famous island will. like its sister ISL
and. Big Hammock. be but MEM
DRY. The Norwalk group has long been
popular summer resort for wealthy New
Workers, and was a famous picnic ground
30 years ago. Big Hammock, with its
shade trees. broad acres and many TO
mantle hooks. was crowded from early
summer until fall with people who pitch
ell their tents and spent their time hunt
ing. fishing and lounging about the shady
beach. Finally IL began TO fade away.
and eventually disappeared altogether.
Where the island was the water Is now
several feet deep at low tide. and forms
part OF an immense oyster tract Oyster
men first noticed that Little Hammock
was growing smaller abou five years ago.
and during last summer II was plain that
the land was surely settling.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-02

The honest endeavor Of a woman to
play a male dramatic part as man
would play 1t, without fictitious appeal
to the incongruity of sex. is a matter
entirely different from these variety,
comic opera, or even grand opera per-
formances. Many women has aspired
to that distinction, and sometimes with
a moderate degree of success. but the
restrictions of this article may not per-
NIT an encyclopaedia reference to
them; nor indeed does the character of
their achievements often demand such
consideration. 1t will be sufficient II
attention is called to some of the con-
spicuous instances in their kind. Most
frequently, in the latter half of the
eighteenth century and the early part
were made in the lighter roles. Peg
wellington. Mrs. Centlivre, Miss Mack
lin daughter of Charles Macklin), Mrs.
Abingdon, Dora Jordan, Mrs. Shaw,
Isabel Dickinson, Fanny Wallack, and
others played such roles as Sir Harry
Wildair, Don Caesar de Bazan, Norval.
Harry Bertram, Harry Hotspur, Claude
Melnotte. Ion, Jack Sheppard. Francis
Osbaldiston, and Sir Charles Cold
stream; and this list could be greatly
extended both as respects actresses
and roles from the time of Peg Wof-
fington down to this generation.
The Sir Harry Wildair of Peg Wof-
fington was the sensation of its day.
Wellington made her London debut in
the role of Farquahar's gay, good-hu-
mored rake, at Covent Garden. in 1873,
and her success was immediate and
pronounced. The part soon became her
stock character. and she represented II
so admirably that during her lifetime
she had no competitor in Ii. Even
Garrick. who essayed the role early in
his career. forever abandoned II to
Wellington after he had once seen her,
so impressed was he by her impersona-
ton. On the other hand, however,
when the actress attempted Lothario
in Rowe's play THE Fair Penitent,"
another of Garrick's best roles, she was
not at all uccessfuL-Lyman Horace
Weeks. in January Lippincott's.
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property was bonded and leased to
John j. Crooke and others who under
took todocate the vein. Up to this time
nothing had been discovered but rich
pockets of tellurium ore, and no de-
finitely defined vein had been located.
Crooke operated the property unsuc-
cessfully until the company ran heav-
lily into debt. when the employees filed a
lien upon IL for their wages. Time pass
ed by and Crooke moved into a better
district. where he recuperated his for
tunes. but George Wilson. one OF the
employees. held possession of the prop
erty for q couple of years. There is a
tradition that the mine was traded for
a shotgun and afterwards sold for
taxes. AS 1t had never been patented.
1t was relocated In 1880 by Charles
Davis, who gave II the name of the
In the discovery of a few more pock-
cts, from which $500 in high grade
tellurium ores were obtained.
The present company bought the
property in 1892 and after an expendi-
ture of something like $4,000 in dead
work, IL discovered the assure and
later the rich ore chute. The property
began to pay dividends from Septem-
Der, 1892, but the future was still UNI
certain. About two years ago a new
superintendent took hold of the prop
erty. and after driving the tunnel 10
feet deeper the true vein was at last
opened up. 1t was found to be from
6 to 10 feet in width. of which three
feet was solid tellurium ore worth $40
a pound. Four men in six days broke
down 10 tons of this ore, which nettted
$4,000. The old-timers about Lake
City could with difficulty be convinced
that the Golden Fleece had an estab-
lished true fissure vein.
The Golden Fleece mine, as devel-
oped to-day. has three tunnels extend
ing along the vein. 100 feet vertically
apart. the deepest tunnel being 1000
feet inlflength ana the upper one 200
feet. In the lower tunnel a shaft has
been sunk for a depth of 200 feet, from
which two levels have been run to
open up the vein, but none of the
ground below the tunnel has been
stopped. The company is now blocking
out that territory with eight-hour
shifts. A steam plant with all mod
ern appliances has been erected at the
head of the shaft in the tunnel. Not
more than one-fifth of the ore blocked
out in the vein has been extracted. The
mine employs 100 men, Is of whom are
takin govt ore. the remainder doing
mine work in the lower levels. The
company owns 40 acres of ground and
has on its dump between 5000 and 5000
tons of low grade ore, which, under
the present conditions, nets a profit of
$40 when shipped to the shelters.
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VENEZUELA COMMISSION.
1t Consists of Brewer, Alvey, white, Cou.
dert and Gilman.


dert and Gilman.
Washington. Jan. 1-President Cleve-
land to-day announced the appointment
OF the Venezuelan boundary commission
as follows: David J. Brewer ofKansas.
justice of the United States supreme
court; Richard II. Alvey OF Maryland,
chief justice of the court of appeals of
the District of Columbia: Andrew ID.
White of New York. Frederick r. Cou-
dert of New York and Daniel c. Gilman
OF Maryland.
The commission is regarded here as
a very satisfactory one Justice Brewer
Is a republican in politics. He is a
graduate of Yale and spent considera-
BILE time in the practice of his profess
sion in Kansas, where he filled a num-
Der of judicial Offices In 1884 he was
appointed circuit Judge of the United
States for the Eighth district and was
appointed associate justice of the su-
preme court in December. 1889. by Pres
ident Harrison.
Richard H. Alvey is a democrat in
politics. and a man of marked legal
ability. 1t was the great reputation he
gained as a judge in the Maryland
courts which led President Cleveland
10 dppOlnl MIN Cnltl JUSTICE Oh the court
of appeals of this district.
Andrew d. White is a republican In
politics. He is one of the best known
men of letters in this country. and. per-
maps, in the world. He is an author
and historian and has ben president of
Cornell University. Mr.. White was ap-
pointed minister to Russia by President
Harrison, and this position he held
oh ay-ftC Apaf ntof~
for a year or more during Cleveland's
administration.
Frederick r. Coudert is a democrat
in politics and is one of the best known
members of the bar In New York Cou-
dert was one of the counsel for the
United States on the Boring Sea COM
mission and In that capacity made one
Of the most eloquent and effective
speeches delivered in behalf of the
American contentious.
Daniel G. Gilman. president of Johns
Hopkins University. Is well known as
an authority on international law. He
was at one time president of the Uni
versity of California. and was later
called to take up the work OF the or
ganization OF the university of which
he is now at the head. One OF his
principal acquisitions Is a mastery Of
the science of physical geography. he
having studied in Germany under
prominent instructors. and in this
country under Guyot He is the author
of a life Of President Monroe. Gilman
has never figured prominently in poll
tics. AT the white house IL is stated
that he has no politics, but his procliv-
titles are understood to be republican.
Thus. both parties. 1t will be seen, are
equally represented on the commission.
with the fifth member having no out
spoken policy. All VIII accept the places
to which they have been appointed.
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Is often hard to solve. but In this case
IL isn't; in fact. it's easy. Our mag
nificent presentation of knots and ties
and holiday neckwear in all the cur
rent and correct styles and designs has
made IL so. There's nothing new not
here. and nothing old that is. We keep
everything up to date. bright as sun
shine and fresh as the winter breeze.
You're out OF the procession IL you
haven't seen our display and have
missed half of what there IL to see.
Nash & Co.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-02

The great assignee sale of boots and
shoes will commence to-day at
O'Clock w. z. Burgess. assignee, IS
West Park street
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-02

Go TO c. p. Smiths restaurant and
short order house for a first-class meal
30 w. Park street.
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HoteI
...May
Boulder Hot Springs,
Boulder, rlont.

This popular resort has long
enjoyed the patronage OF Mon
tana's best people. The Hotel Is
large. commodious and Pleas
antly situated. and the Springs
are acknowledged to be the best
in the West.
The undersigned has secured a
lease on the properly for a term
of years, AMI from mis- long ex-
perience In this business can as
sure the public that they will al
ways find Hotel May" a COM
Portable and pleasan resort.
Rates reasonab BILE.
Free Bus to ami from all trains
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-17
WEATHER BUR -AU REPORT.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURE, WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO, jan
uarv I6, 1896. 5 P. M.-WeRther conditions and
general forecast:
The following the seasonal rainfalls to date
as compared with those OF the same date last sea
son: Eureka -- last season 25.47; Red Bluff
sos. last season 1877; san Francisco 5-57, last
season 1872; Fr snO I.45. last season $50; san
luis Obispo 5.3S, las. season lT.65: Los Angeles
2.2T. last season SOS: san Diego l.57 last season
6.22: Yuma 30. last season 2.2l.
A number OF reports are missing tonight on ac-
count of the severe weather. The storm is now
central over Oregon and southern Washington,
the pressure At Roseburg being 29.24 inches 1t IS
raining or showing along the entire Pacihc coast
from Los Angeles 10 Vancouver. Rain has falIeh
Ce leraIly during the past twenty-four hours over
California There is u sharp temperature gradient
between RoSeburg and Portland the tempera-
AT the former being SO the temperature i,l
the latter being 2S deg. High SouUheasterly WINDS
have occurred in Northern Nevada, IN the SacEa-
mento Valley and from san francisco nOrJhWaru
on the coast. The pressure has falleh Tapldly
along the coast although II was already very low.
The temperature has remained s -atonary over the
Pacific Slope. except slight rise NJ RoSehu rg
While ;he storm remains on the coast seV ere
SQUALLS and rain may he expected.
storm signals have been lying along the coast
from san Francisco uorthward.
Forecast made at san Francisco for thirty hours
ending midnight January y. 1896;
Northern California-Coutinued rain; slightly
cooler; sOutherly gales.
Southern California Continued clondE weather
with ram: slightly cooler: fresh southerly Winds
Nevada-Raiu: cooler.
Ttah-Raiu: cooler.
Arizona Increasing Cloudiness and possibly
rain in the southwestern portion: slightly cooler
san Francisco and vicinity Cloudy weather
with showers: slightly cooler; high southery
winds \. McADIE, Local Forecast Ofiicial.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-17

market being quiet all around. Futures are
stronger No. l is quotable at 81 05@1 O614 . ctl;
choice, ST 071a; lower grades, 9Oc@$1 o21a;
extra choice for milling 81 l5@1 1884.
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFORMAL SESSION - 10 O'Clock - May - 100
tons, 81 O75s; 1900 ST. 07zs; 1900. 81 0734. De-
cember-I00, ST. 1134: 100, S. IL So
REGULAR MORNING SESSIoN-May-3O0 tons,
81 O75s: 500, 81 O7%. December-1O0, 81 1888;
800, 81 I112.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN-May-20O tons, 81 07Ts !;
500, 81 Os; 200, 81 OS14 $500, 81 0S1s. Decem-
ber-2U0, 81 ll$4; 200 81 l1Ts.
BARLEY-The widespread and heavy rain has
apparently produced no effect spot prices,
though futures easy in consequence. Feed 68s4
(070c; choice, 7l14c; Brewing, 75GS212c Cheva-
Ier 81 l091 20 for No. l and 75c@$1 q ctl for
of grade.
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFORMAL SESsIoN-l0 0o'clock-December-10 90
tons, 69c
REeuLAR MORNING sEssIoN-May-lSO0 tons.
69c; 6O0 691sc.
AFT RNoON SEssIoN-No sales
OATS-There is a moderate inquiry on local Job
blng account. Milling quotable at 75@S5c
q ctl: fancy Feed, S5@90c p ctl; good to choice,
75@S5c; common to far, 60@70c; Gray, 77120
S5c; Red, for seed $1@l 10; Black, for seed 81 10
al 30: ditto for feed. 75@S5c; Surprise 95c@S1.
CORN-The market continues inactive. Large
Yellow, S71s@9Oc; Small Round do, S712@s0c;
White, S212tGS5c p ctl.
RYE-759S0c q ctl
BUCKW WHEAT-Quoted at s5e@$l q ctl, &C
lfrNrvf nISFu