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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-24

WH.:.E We hear 4 great deal Of
;3raiin- nowadays about the Ecce::-
Si,v Of retreachn:ent i'll public
expenditures ii! the way down
from na.i0Da! to coIu:y matters;
the fact. nevertheless, remains that
no nlattcr what political party Is IL
power economic reforms are rarely
effective, and instead oi public cX
penditurcs Ecing decreased they
are continually increasing. y hen
ever Il po'i,icaI party bobs up and
roes before Tie people on the re-
trcnchmelt idea. YOU can safely
put it down that if given control
the reformcr> will spend a5 much
az those whom tl!eJ may *'lppiant.
While there may be Il little cheese
par::,g here and there ior the sake
Of effect, the hung hole leaks while
economy j. prac;iccl at the spigot.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-24
Usiau Commercial Fertilizers.

It IS difficult on farm with the
average management to secure
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-24

The Democratic PARTY i'll St.
Louis split Itself wide open III the
city conTention last Saturday.
Both factions nominated Il fall
ticket, one headed by Edwin !Iar-
rison aid the other by Lee Aicli
weather a, candidates fcr Mayor.
's'ilc disturbance III tue conve:ltio:.
assumed the proportions Of a riot.
which thc police were called in 10
qle!! and the temporary chairman
p,:t up b. tie ,Ic.'iwea;hcr faction
WAS hauled :iulT il TIE huod!Hni
wagon. The election q tic Re
publican city ticket is considered
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-24
Sl.Co Per Hnnum.

II is reported that MckinIe; is
holding back tie pie to spur Con
grcss into action on the tariff.
CoIBETr told III! about how he
intended to do it, but somehow ii
did not work ott jus; right on E'itz.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-29
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

nv LEGAL applications. they cannot reach the
diseased portion OF the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Fustachian lube. When this tube is infamed
YOU have a rumbiing sound or imperfect hearing
and when il is entirely closed, Deafness Is the
result and unless the inflammation can be taken
ont and this tube restored TO its normal condi-
ton. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Cstarrh, which is
nothing but an infiamed condit on of the mucous
surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (csused by cat.rrhl that cannot
be cured by Halls Catar-h Cure. send for cir.
eulars; free.
Sold by Druggists, 7oc.
Halls Family Pills the best.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-29
GOES WELL RECOMMENDED.
Ex-Mars,ial McCann Armed With Forty
Letters as He Goes to Alaska.

Letters as He Goes to Alaska
Great Falls, Dec. 2S.-W. II. Mccain,
who has recently resigned his position
as marshal of the city OF Helena, spent
the day here with John Guerin. In the
course of conversation this morning
he stated that he was going to Juneau
some time in January and would take
his wife and family with him. lie mas
not yet decided what he will do when
he arrives there. but says he has al
ways been able to make a living, and
believes that the power has not left
him. If nothing else offers he can
work at his old trade of mason. but his
friends think that he viii be able to do
much better than this. He will be armed
on his trip with about 40 letters of
recommendation, all of which are
warmly commendatory of his character
as citizen of Montana and of his work
as one of its officers. Among those who
have given him letters are Senator
Carter ex-senator Power, {. Il. Nolan,
Governor Smith. Chief Justice Pember-
ton and Justice Hunt. Massena Billiard,
Judge Henry G. Smith and Mayor
Steele. The letters form an honorable
comment ON the record of the IT. years
which MIR. Mccain has spent in Mon
tana.
In speaking of his departure this
morning he said that it would be no
easy matter for him to tear away old
associations and to take himself and his
wife into a strange country to begin
anew 1t was true that he had many
friends in Alaska, and that fact would
somewhat ease the feeling, but it was
still hard.
He has recently received letter
from Sam Lynch a former patrolman
of Helena, who is very enthusiastic
over Alaska. 1t speaks of a party of 300
men who intended TO leave Lake Ben
nett on Christmas day and tramp over
land to Dawson. They believed that
they would be able to reach il in 81
days, and the writer thought that they
would make it in much less time than
that The statement is indicative of
the manner in which the hardships to be
endured in Alaska have been exagger-
ated, or at least overStated.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-29

Chicago. Dec. 2S.--Cattl. Fed Westerns
sold At $3.1504.75; fed Texans brought
$if4 Is: the bulk of tho steers crossed
the scales at "a 156tl.30 aud plenty OF COM
mon steers sold at around 81, poorest TO
best for S3.I5fi3.S5. The st1cker and feed
er trade was slow al 81. i0ft4. .. and cows
and bulls sold at steady prices. Calves
were unchanged the best grades selling at
So. 7a@6,50.
Hogs-Sales were largely at Si.42i2n
3 80 coarse heavy packers selling at go
ASST and prime butcher weights at
81. 55G3.5 7l2; pigs sold largely II $500
345
Sheep-There was a very good demand
for sheep and lambs and prices We're
steady at s3d3.50 Tor common up 70 81 IS
"a. - for strictly choice fiocks A few in
ferior culs sold at 81 25d2.S5; Western
fed sheep We're wanted at 50 e5fII. - with
ewes going largely al s3.75Gt4. Lambs Were
in good demand al SiN5S5 for common to
prime lots, with L few culls at s3.15a
3 90.
Receipts-Cattle, 5000. hogs 1900;
sheep = nue.
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DEVOTION OF a DAUGHTER.
She Had Attended Her Demented Mother
Twenty-Five Years.

Twenty-Five years have couple in
Missouri waited TO wed each other and
they are still waiting. Since they
plighted their troth beauty has faded
away from both and in its place have
come gray hair and wrinkles. All these
years each has remained true TO the
other, the engagement has never been
broken. Each continues to look for
ward to the happy day when they Will
be united, and still plan what they VIII
do when they are man and wife. rms
remarkable couple resides in MaysVille,
Mo. When it was announced In the
town quarter of century ago tnal
two young people. who may be cailea
John Smith and Mary Jones, were 10
be married. no surprise was occasioned
thereby. The wedding day was set ana
nearly all the preparations had been
made, when the mother OF the pride
to-be became i'll. On account or her III
ness the marriage had TO be postponed
In a short time ii became apparent
that her mind was impaired, and still
later the terrible truth forced itself up
on the minds of her friends that the
mother of Mary Jones was insane Ar
engagements We're made TO send hef TO
the asylum. and it was then that her
! daughter raised objections She would
not have her mother sent tn the asN-
4 lum at ali. and declared that she would
4 devote her life 10 taking care Of her.
When she made that vow Mary Jones
was Is years old. bright intelligent
young woman, handsome and talented.
( In addition to that she was engaged TO
| be married To one of the best young
men in the county-a young man OF
wealth and refinement, to whom she
/ had made solemn promise Her
father owned n large tract of land anu
/ a fine house. He was amply able to
I employ a nurse for the demented Wo-
man as long as she might live, and 10
his mind there was no reason why ms
daughter should not marry after rea-
sonable length of time. There was q
| reason, howeVer--the strong sense OF
duty the daughter had. and her resolve
I that she would never leave her mother
while she lived. Twenty-Five years
have passed since the latter became de-
mented. and during that time her
daughter has not been away from her
single day. Twenty-Five years ago
John Smith used to call every sunday
night at the home of Mary Jones. john
Smith still makes the Sunday night
| visits as regularly as In the olden time.
az he should miss one Sunday night II
would be understood at once thar ne
was ill., or that some other good ard
sufficient cause had prevented MIN from
being there on time. The years seem
long to him, but he is true. lf he
ever grows impatient. the patient race
| of the woman whose devotion Is more
than remarkable is enough TO make
him ashamed of his impatence. ii IS
said to his credit that he has never
made the slightest effort 10 persuade thu
daughter to leave her mother.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-29
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Produce.

Chicago, Dec. 2S.-The opening in wheat
was firm. May starting at Mlic. There
was moderate buying ut the start inllu-
enced by the strength of Liverpool. where
Il IM3sd was recorded in advance. The
early frmness shown by corn and oats
also helped. There was official cunf1rma-
ton of the small exports from all coun-
tries to Europe last week weak spell
succeeded the firm start, caused by heavy
receipts in Chicago and the Northwest
and an estimate from what was consider
ed a reliable source that Argentina would
have an exportable surplus of 600n,0O0
bushels.
Trading was very dull and the market
broke very easily on moderate offerings
MAY selling down to 93lac When the
clearings OF wheat and flour N the New
York port for the day We're reported
as equal to 4l5 600 bushels the weakness
that set in was arrested and succeeded
by another period of considerable
strength May recovering to 94l4e. The
Letter people were conspicuous buyers
in advance
After l. o clock the market expetience d
another weak spell during which May
dropped to 93lau935sc. but toward the
close the market became quite strong
again and gradually recovered 10 94I4o,
4 where it closed. December was weak ear
\ ~, but was shot up TO $l.00ta on buying or
/ perhaps =. coo bushels. Afternoon delivery
! OF wheat amounted to 100000 bushels, half
\ Of which came from Armour Allen "
/ Grier received Il.
Corn was quite active and irregular 1t
was firm at the opening on higher cables
| and foreign demand broke quickly on
/ heaNey receipts but became strong again
| in the afternoon
! The market for oats was a very broad
! and important one The market shared
| the opening irmness Of wheat and corn.
! but profit taking and short selling caused
a sharp decline. Al the bottom heavy
| buying commenced again, the Letter in
terests being credited with the purchase
Of 100000 bushels. The closing prices were
the highest for several days. May closed
at 2ic a gain of A@Ssc.
Provisions started steady. Trade WAS
dull during the morning. \ few minutes
before the close some heavy selling or
ders supposedly from John cudahy
caused a slump ana left the market weak
Al the close May pork was sc lower and
May lard and May ribs each 2l2c lower.
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WORLDS MARKETS
Daily Record of Commercial and
Financial Proceedings.
NEW YORK STOCK REPORT
Digest of Exchange News-Mining Stocks,
Metal Quotations-Wool Prices ana
Movements-Grain and Pro-
duce-Review of Trade.

New York. Dec 2S.-The bears In the
stock market showed somewhat more
confidence to-day and some success IN
lowering the prices. The most pote mt rae
tor in their favor was the continued MINI
ness of the money market, but much was
made at one time during the day OF the
reported Willingness of the secretary OF
the treasury TO resign his office. The re-
port was exaggerated into a stoy that the
resignation had actually been made ana
the effect precipitated movement. whlch
was, however, confined to the profession
ais which early reached moderate proper
tions.
The market showed no change from Its
recent holiday character and its sem
blance of waiting for conditions in the
money market to become more defntd
and settled. Had il not been Tor the sus-
tanning influence of some speclaltlts
notably Manhattan. Western Union ana
Brooklyn Transit. the scale would have
inclined much more sharply to the side of
depression.
To-days clearing house statement
| showed the treasury department debtor
to the extent OF 81 III. 234. Yesterday Tn
ion Pacific payment by the reorganization
commtte found a place i'll to-day clear
/ ing house operations. 1t involved the pay
/ ment into the sub-treasufy oil about
/ s4 500 600 in cash. 1t follows that the sub
/ treasury paid out to-day over 81 100000 for
i redemption of Pacific bonds. by yesttr
days and to-day's operations the govern
/ ment has supplied the money market
with more than s., 10000 on balance. The
tone of the market was not. however
markedly easier, loans being made as
on yesterday all the way from 3l2 TO Az
per cent. with exceptions at the close at
3 per cent. Sterling exchange also contin-
! ued steady There are still several millions
of Pacific which mature on Jan. !, and
| which are now available for redemption
under the governments offer. but 1t is
/ difficult to estimate how lar the owners
/ of the bonds will avail themselves Of the
| opportunity, the rate being 81 per cent.
for 90 days, indicating 4 belief that the
| rates may continue stiff after the hrst
of the year.
The demand for money in London and
Berlin has its effect in keeping up the
! exchange and it is believed not improo-
able that the Bank OF England will adj
vance its minimum rate. There is perfect
confidence that this would not prevent
a movement Of geld iii this direction II
any real stringency was threatened.
The bond market showed some lrregu
larity sharp advances being shown II
some issues, while others We're conspicu
ously heavy The total sales We're $2,O0J
600 L. S. old as registered declined Is
the new As registered i bid the old ~
| registered later sold at 11li4, the asked
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-29
COMES AS A BLESSING
Stockmen in Northern Montana
Grateful for the Chinook.
IN THE NICK OF TIME
So Far the Losses Have Not Been Very
Great. but the Three Weeks
Storm Had Appreciably
Weakened the Cattle.

= Great Falls Dec. 2S.-The Chinook
wind which has blown strong and
steadily for the past four or five days
brings rejoicing to all who have cattle
or sheep on the ranges. Reports from
all over the country north and east of
this city, are highly encouraging.
Throughout Teton and over most of
Choteau county the snow and ice have
been wiped off the prairie and the
stockmen who have been riding about
to any extent say that so far as they
can discover the three weeks storm has
not appreciably weakened their cattle.
They have been obliged to feed some
what, in placs very heavily, but on the
whole the expense will not be sufficient
to materially detract from the year S
profits.
George Wren, a rancher and stock
man of the Milk River valley, states
that there has been no ice on the range
and the snow has not exceeded SIX
inches at any time this winter. 1t has
been particularly light in the neighbor-
hood of Land Slide Butte. All of the
cattle which he has observed have been
fat and are strong enough to Withstand
two or three more stretches OF bad
weather.
1t is reported from Dupuyer that
Schuyler Acton, foreman for Samuel
Mitchell while riding a fractions horse,
was bucked against a barbed wire
fence. He received three bad cuts on
the leg and his knee cap was also in
jured. Fortunately for him he was inn
mediately taken care of by William
Hunt, another range rider, who has
considerable skill III surgery, and after
taking him to shelter dressed and
bound up his wounds and left him com
Portable
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Mr.. PHELPS OFFER.
The Great Falls Water Works PROPOSE
ton Further Explained.


Great Falls. Dec. 2S.-After making
the proposition to the city council yes
terday evening regarding the city's pur-
chase of the water works Mr.. Phelps
read the following comments:
In explanation of the foregoing Of
fer | have assumed in order TO make
a serious reply to the councils request,
that il is the wish Of those now agftat-
ing the water question 10 place that is
sue on a business basis. If this is not
their intention nothing will result from
the above offer.
Without touching for the present up
on the city's motives, the company
wishes to reiterate the statement made
in the past that il will sell its prop
erty if the city desires to purchase. and
at this time the company is Offering TO
sell its plant 10 the city without ad-
vancing the price on account of the re-
cent supreme court decision. which has
confirmed the company contract.
The threat Of duplication, whenever
made. will fail of It's purpose. as we'll
a : the scheme. if il were tried, for. while
the company admits that the city may
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-29

build a water plant If no taxpayer OBJ
jects, yet it does deny that by so do
ing they can avoid the contract entered
into in good faith with the present COM
pany, the contention being that they
cannot with any hope of success in the
supreme court or federal court attempt
a new form of reputation.
There is one business feature that
the committee has entirely overlooked,
viz: if the city could duplicate the
present water system, they would sun
be confronted with active opposition.
Money put into a water plant IS per-
manent investment. Good or bad, the
vast sums necessary to lay pipes and
connect them with the houses are in
vested. In other words, without the
expenditure of one dollar more to in
crease the pipe system and pumping en-
gines, the present plant is of sufhclent
capacity to supply city OF 3o,ooo IN
habitants. The company will, then, al
ways continue in business, even though
it only earns six or seven per cent in
terest on the investment, but such COM
petition would make the city's plant a
failure. And, under any circumstances,
the city will have s305,00O worth OF
bonds of the present water company
outstanding that they have Suaran-
teed interest on to the amount of the
hydrant rental during the life of the
company's contract From this they
cannot escape.
THE offer of s34a. 0G0 made no allow
ance for the most important considera-
ton connected with the entire PROPOSE
ton, viz: that if the city should buy
the existing plant they not only buy
it's good WILL but they have absolute
control of the field, and no other water
plant could ever be built here. The val
ne of owning the one and only plant,
rather than one to compete with an
other is too apparent to every business
man to need any comment. Especially,
as there is no other or better source OF
supply or better system by which the
city could be furnished with water. The
city's offer also ignores all money spent
by the present owners in the purchase
of water company stock.
Had the companys investment
proved poor one it is hardly likely tina,
some who are interesting themselves
would be as anxious to relieve the com
| pany of the burden but, regardless Of
! the fact that it is a good paying invest
/ ment on the capital employed. the com
| pany makes an offer that prevents any
one from misrepresenting it in the flu
| ture, nor can those who wish to do So
| conceal their own motives. The specific
offer of $4,000 is declined.
Il. G.. PHELPS. President
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Financial Cablegram.

New York. Dec. 2S-The Evening Post $
London financial cabegI am says: The
stock markets here wore holiday ap-
pearance to-day. Money for settlement
purposes was dearer. the rate on Ameri-
cans being fully per cent The tone was
dull for choice. but there was no business.
The Bank of England is charging per
cent. for advances. but is diseounting
al per cent. No advanced rate Is expect
ed. Now that New York exchange has
risen, gold may so 20 india, money being
very much wanted there and ordinary
SOURCES of remittances being curtailed.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-29
THE Str Ike Sustained.

London, Dec. 21.-The ballot taken by
the striking engineers as the outcome
of the recent conference by representa-
tives Of employers and men, has result
ed in a rejection of the proposed COM
promise by 100 to /, while a rate unions
promise by 100 to /. While a rate of the
unions proposing of 81 hours weekly in
stead of IS has been rejected by
majority almost as large. The ballot
therefore is practically tantamount to a
vote of no confidence in the leaders of
Sha men
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-29
Finnish Women Are Pro;;I es.ive.

The Finnish woman is by no means be-
hind her sisters elsewhere and is keep
ing step in the grand march of feminine
progress. At least 5000 are engaged in
business, 900 are employed in postoiiices.
railroad and telegraph bureas and other
departments of the public service all the
diaries are managed by women, % of the
so poorhouses have women superintend-
ents and more than 9G0 are engaged as
teachers. There are 200 women students al
the University of Helsingfors. two flour
ishing clubs are composed of women ard
for - years both sexes have been admit
ted to the gSmnasiums.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-29
Morgan and Edison.

Winston. Conn. Dec 21.-lt is an
nounced that J. Pierpont Morgan and
Thomas A. Edison have purchased inn
portant water privileges in the Housaton
ic river at Falls village and will erect
number of new Edison ore operators.
They control valuable ore beds, Il canal
and other equipments.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-29
OTiiEi; MARKETS.


Omaha Dec 2s.-Cattle-Reeeipts. 100.
Market active and steady. Native beef
steers, S.15d4; Westerns 81 6biJ -; Tex
as steers. $3a3.Gg; cows and heifers S3u
$40: Gamers, $3.50: stockers and feeders
81 -. calves. AG6. bulls s3n3.e0.
Hops-Recoipts. J6CO. Market a shade
higher Heavy S. 25q3.25 mixed. 50 2ja
58l. light, s.. 35a3.3j; bulk OF sales. s. 30
5I3. -.
Fair To choice natives. s.. 75n4. 10: fair to
choice Westerns. S3.60i4. p. common and
stock sheep. 1880; lambs. 81 .2o45.
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Conductor Accidentally Killed.

Tekoa, Wash. Dec. 27.-Frank G. Far
ley was accidentally shot and killed by
ED Alvord late last night Both men were
o. r. & n. conductors. At the coroners
inquest to-day the evidence showed that
AIvord was turning the cylinder OF
revolver so that the hammer would not
rest on cartridge. The weapon was dis
charged and Farley fell and expired
without uttering a word. The jury exon
Grated Alvord. Farley leaves mother
and sister at Alliance. Ohio, and the re-
mains will be sent there for interment.
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d4ts per cent last loan. per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 3laG4ai per cent.
Sterling exchange steady. with actual
business in bankers bills at S4.Sll4mi 1l2
for demand and at AMj2d4.Sls4 for 20
days Posted rates, 81 SZlan4.S 81. CONNER
cial bills. 81 .sou4.S1. Silver certificates.
56iad5Sc Mexican dollars. 4S.sc. Govern
ment bonds weak. state bonds firm, rail-
road bonds strong.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-29
Iyeati III Bed.

Chicago. Dec. 21.-Mrs. Anderson and
her two daughters. Edith and Myrtle,
aged and years. We're asphyXiated by
Illuminating gas in their home at No.
81 Johnson avenue to-day. The hus-
band. on returning from work tonight,
found his wife and children dead in bed.
Gas was pouring from all the jets in the
cook stove
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Snles of NtOck.

New York. Dec. 2S.-Total sales of
stocks to-day 294 100 shares. including:
Atchison preferred. l. go; Burlington, Is
800; Manhattan. J6.365; Metropolitan Street
Railway, 95e00; Missouri Pacific 1000:
Northern Pacific preferred, 1861; ST Paul,
1929. Union Pacific, A,2i0; American To-
bocco. Is Cos. Chicago & Great Western.
$3.50; Lead. 1901. Sugar Soq5o; Tennes-
see Coal and Iron, $3.50; Western Union.
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