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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24
THE. WORLDS MARKETS
Daily Record of Commercial and
Financial Proceedings.
NEW YORK STOCK REPORT
Digest of Exchange News-Mining Stocks.
Metal Quotations Wool Prices and
Movements-Grain ana Pro-
duce-Review of Trade.

New York Dec. 23.-Several factors
combined in the last hour of trading on
the stock exchange to-day to lift it out
of the dizziness and depression which had
been it's character all day and 10 raise
prices quite sharply above last nights
closing level. One of these factors was the
subsistence of apprehension early in the
day, caused by the closing of the Chest
nut street bank in Philadelphia: another
was that of the Joint Traffic association
having succeeded in securing measures
going to assure the restoration and MAIN
tenance of the established tariffs on live
stock provisions and grain from Western
10 Eastern ports. Another was the am
nouncement from the treasury depart
ment mt Washington that sufficient
amounts of currency6s were being offered
for redemption on Dec q, in accordance
with the governments proffer, to assure
relief to the money market from the
scarcity threatened by the withdrawals
of the Union Pacific payment to the gov
eminent Still another factor was the
news from Albany that the railroad COM
mission had extended by two years the
period for equipping freight cars with
automatic couplings in New York state.
A number of the speeialties which had
shown marked strength all day, took on
renewed buoyancy at the close and help
ed on the rise. The movement in the gem
eral list was not important, the trading
in small volume representing little more
than the covering by traders of short
contracts.
Call money loaned as high as per cent.
again and did not yield below 3 per cent.
There was a further fall of "a per cent.
in the actual rate for demand sterling and
of X for cables and long sterling. De-
mand sterling closed at the lowest point
t,.eI sts nl
in September, namely A.siA The rates
for money in London and Berlin are stiff
~ held and some apprehension Of a
squeeze before Jan. ! is reported from
London. This serves to offset the weak
ness In the exchange rates,
The bond market was heavy. Total
sales 81 $40 600. L. s. old As registered are
a lower and the SIS copon X lower bid.
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GREAT FALLS NOTES.

Frank w. Cochran, an employe Of the
electric light company of Anaconda, is
expected here in a day or so TO spend
Christmas and the holidays with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Cochran
of Boston Heights.
w. d. Barclay, general manager of
the Great Falls & Canada railway.
passed through the city yesterday on
his return to his home at Lethbridge
after a few days spent at Helena.
j. G. Mclean of this city has sold
his stock of general merchandise at Sun
River to s. III. Garvin. school teacher
of that place. who will hereafter con-
duct the business formerly done by the
Sun River Mercantile company.
A brass band has been organized at
Choteau for the enjoyment of its men,
bers and of the community. Harry
Read is president. Robert Logan. Sec
rotary. and Bert Read. treasurer. The
members and the instruments they play
are as follows: Robert and Frank Lo-
gan, comets: George Edgar and Jesse
Armstrong. alto; Ard Moore and Rich
ard Brown. tenor: Joe Osler barytone:
John Moore. trombone; Bert and Harry
Read, base. George Richards, base
drum; Leon Chenoweth. snare drum.
They will meet three times a week.
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IN A GOOD CONDITION.
Great Falls Finances in Better shape
Than Any Time Since 1892.

Great Falls, Dec. 23.-Jan. ], 1898, will
see the city of Great Falls in the best
financial condition 1t has known since
it's last issue of bonds in 1892, when
500, 900 worth of them was sold TO take
UP the city's floating indebtedness and
to construct system of public sewers
and to make other Improvements. The
city's assessed valuation, according TO
the last assessment, was S3,550,000 and
the taxes collected this year should on
that amount be $4,000, of which not TO
exceed So, 900 will be delinquent. accord
ing to the most ca feful calE ulatlons mat
can be made at this me.
The general fund is now overdrawn,
the amount being represented by out
standing warrants, by $4,000. l'he app
portionment will reduce this overdraft
to 200. The fire. police, parl:, contin-
gent. water. librtr ara stree. lightlrg
funds will then be al on {, cash hosis.
The street fund wi have a small Eal-
ance to its cre1it, while the genei al
sewer fund will be about s.5o short.
All of the special funds. SAKE the paving
fund and the special Improvement fund
No. ], will be cash. The paving fund
will be reduced from 81. 900 to $1,000.
The special i'm ofoyenent fund las Just
been created by the Improvement Of
Fourth avenue north, and this, like the
paving fund, is not property charge
against the city, as the debt is lien
against abutting property anc is pay
able in annual instruments
The city's Indebtedness then will con-
sist of bonds to the amount of $4,000;
general fund warrants. s25, 900. and sew
err fund warrants, $3.50. As an offset
against this will be cash In the sinking
fund amounting to $500 and cash
enough in the police. fire. contingent
park street. water, library and street
lighting funds TO defray the running
expenses of the city for the ensuing
eight months, that is. to Sept /, 1888
This showing is better than that of last
year by more than $4,000 and as stated
the best for five years. 1t may be noted
that Great Falls maintains the record
of paying its employees cash ten months
out OF the year. which compares favor
ably with other cities in the state.
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May Get the Call.

Great Falls. Dec. 23.-Since the resig-
nation of DR.. It. II. Gwynne the MEM
bers of the First Presbyterian church
have been looking about for man TO
fill his place. Just at the present time
the one most advocated is Rev John
Reid jr.. who left the church and this
city about three years ago and went
to the coast for his health. 1t is re-
ported that his health and that of his
wife as well has so improved that his
physicians will allow him 10 return to
Montana. This was the place of his
choice, having been one OF the pio-
neers of the Presbyterians in this field
and il is likely that in the end the CON
gregation here will see their way TO
asking him TO accept his old pastor
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HE HAS A KICK.
Sun Rivers Postmaster Feels That Uncle
sam Has Sighted Him.

Great Falls, Dec. 23.-The postmaster
at Sun River feels that Uncle Sam. SO
far as his office is concerned is being
fundamentally boycotted. His salary Is
contingent upon the number of stamps
sold or cancelled at his office and SOME
of his neighbors have contracted the
very bad habit of giving their mail 10
the stage driver and allowing him to
carry it to the next postofffce and there
mailing ii. This, the postmaster con-
sders an infringement upon his rights
and a lack of proper public spirit which
should encourage home industry. He
says that he Is entitled to all the mail
business within a radius of four and
one-half miles of. his office. Apparently
his neighbors have no animus against
him, but carry ON their demoralizing
custom as a matter of convenience. 1t
lis probable that a little neighboriy
consultation will SETTLE the difficulty
without any serious trouble.
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"SMOkY JOHNNY"
He Claims That He Owns the Heart of
of Great Falls.

Great Falls. Dec. 23.-"Smoky john
n.y. has awakened from a Rip Van
Wrinkle sleep to a realization of what
he has lost. He claims that he is an
old soldier and that years ago he home
steaded what is now the heart of Great
Falls. Although he had lived on his
claim over five years he wandered from
home and had nearly forgotten the
place A day or SO ago he returned and
sought to find among the many brick
and stone structures the old government
corners Of his claim. Like many other
things they have been obliterated with
the progress of time. and now he is not
quite certain where they are or just
how his old claim lay but he is certain
that he had a ranch in somewhere just
where land is worth the most, and he
would like to get title to it now. His
real name is said to be John Bramber-
ger
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FOR MR.. BRYAN.
MFR. Mulvill Takes Present to the Great
silver Champion.

4 Great Falls, Dec. 23.-Among the
many who desired extra copies of the
Christmas number of the standard put
arrived too late to obtain any was John
Mulvill, bookkeeper for the Anaconda
Mining company at Belt. He arrived
in this city to-day and at once made
his way to the Standard office. He said
that he was very anxious to get some
extra copies of the Christmas Standard
because he was on his way to his old
home in Lincoln. Neb.. and there he
was a close neighbor of William J. Bry-
an, with whom he was we'll acquainted.
1t was his purpose to deliver these cop
les of the paper in person TO the great
silver champion and incidentally to tell
him how much the people of Montana
thought of him, The office was unable
to furnish the papers. having been sold
out more than "A hours prior, but by
making extra efforts two copies which
could be spared for such a purpose were
obtained and tonight Mr.. Mulvill left
on his mission.
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the sheriff, has. with a force of men,
been dragging the river and the fiume,
hoping to find the missing man.
All through the night private
searching party from the smelter had
been out hunting for him and the even
ing paper at O'Clock stated that he
had without doubt committed suicide.
basing the belief on the fact that Kit
chen had a family back in New Bruns-
wick dependent on him and his proper
ty there was mortgaged heavily Al
$50 this evening a telephone message
from the smelter announces that he has
been found alive and well. He will.
however, have the pleasure of reading
two obituaries, as both the Tribune and
the Leader published his death.
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CHICAGO MARKETS.
YrosltIs.c.

Chicago. Dec. 2.-Apparently the prin-
cipal reason for the tirmness with which
wheat opened was shown by Liverpool
in the face of the decline here yesterday,
which was due, 1t was claimed, to appre-
henslon over the European outlook. That
market showed iln%sd advance at tie
opening.
May started Mt 93asa93iac as compared
with Yesterdays closing price of s2ts4t
93c. A demand set in which with de-
cided scarcity of offerings, caused an adj
vance which carried the price UP To GsSa
di93Tsc In q very short time. 1t reacted
somewhat after that but by IL o'clock II
had again advanced, this time to sic. Dur
ing the advance the Letter buyers We're
on both sides OF the market, but pre-
sumably bought considerably more than
they sold
New York soon after the start reported
that foreigners were good buyers of De
cember wheat in that market. and the inn
preston prevailed that the beginning had
been reached of another heightened Pc
riod of export buying. such ms raised the
prices in SO great a hurry last IAN.
Further strength was impaired by the re-
port in question. The continental mar
kets were. as n rule. steady. The Deem
Der deal was not seriously disturbed by
the selling of few small lots for account
Of elevator concerns. During the last
hours trading offerings became more lih-
eral. resulting in decline i'll May TO
a35sc That was the price at the close
Corn was fairly active and nj the close
was strong, closing Il shade higher.
Oats were strong and higher through
out. closing with gain OF 'amssc.
Provisions were firm and higher. The
close was steady. with May pork Dc high
or, May lard unchanged aud May ribs un-
changed.
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Financial Cabtegram.

New York. Dec 23.-The Evening Post $
London financial cahlegram says: The
stock markets here were lifeless to-day.
consois were adversely affected by poll
tics and dear money. A rise in the bank
rate next year would not be wholly sur
prising.
There was a further sharp fall to-day
in China and Japan stocks, but Spanish
and Turkish stocks were distinctly bet
ter. Kaffirs were good except the char
tered companies on rumors of further
million of new capital Americans were
good on New York buying. feature be-
ing the demand for coalers. but the close
was under tile best. Grand Trunks were
easier.
Details of the gold movement for, the
week show the sale of elo2oo0 in eagles
for Germany the sale og G26o00 in bar
gold, the engagement OF Eieo0s nomi-
naily for South America, but probably
for the continent. and the receipt oi
E152,0 from the Cape.
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NELL AND A GUN.
1t Is Reported That He Drew One On "a
Man in n Row at Hayre.

Great Falls Dec. pa report comes
tonight from Havre to the effect THAI
in common row there Henry j. Meili
drew a gun on another man in res
taurant. NELL lis United States COM
missioner police magistrate and justice
of the peace there and also conducts
an insurance business. He is we'll
knewn here. having been chief clerk in
the railway office for several years.
None of his friends here believe that
he would use a gun save in an ex-
tremity. and it Is not known that he
ever carried gun habitually. The re-
port says that the county attorney has
been summoned from Benton.
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OTHER MARkETs.
Omaha Live stack.

Omaha Dec. 3-cattie-Receipts. 5000.
Market higher. Native beef steers, 81. 15u
ass; Western steers. s3.Gon4 ., Texas
steers. s2G3.60: cows and heifers. s2.solt
3 80; Gamers. s2m2 30, stockers and feed
ers, 50 50mi40; calves, siu6. bulls and
stays, s2l3 60.
Closed strong. Heavy So 15li3 u: mixed
81. sal 30, light, 81. 2Jm3. 10: bulk OF sales.
s. .15lt3. Is.
Sheep-Receipt 200 Market stronger.
Fair to choice natives. 81 70n4 30; fair TO
choice Westerns 81 G0mt 20: common and
stock sheep, s3nf; lambs. Am5.5o.
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New YORK Mining stocks.
Money Market.

NV York. Dec. z3.-Money on call firm
al sl41e per cent: last loan. per cent.
closed at sa4 per cent Sterling exchange
weak. with actual business In bankers
bills al 81. s4h4G4.S4ss for demand and az
asl4a4. SIS for % days. posted rates.
81 Ssi1a4 - and "a s5ir14.sS. Commercial
bins. 81 soi4S74 a. Silver certificates. STA
a5sl.c. Mexican dollars. 45ssc. Government
bonds weak railroad bonds heavy. state
bonds dali.
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/ write this to let you know what I
would not do: | would not do without
Chamberlain's Pain Balm in my house.
if it cost $500 per bottle. 1t does all
YOU recommend it to do and more
J. r. Wallace, Wallaceville, Ga. Cham
berlan's Pain Balm is the best house
hold liniment in the world, and invalu-
able for rheumatism, lame back.
sprains and bruises. Be ready for
emergencies by buying a bottle at drug
gists.
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Cast, Quotations.

Cash quotations were Ms follows: Flour
firm No spring wheat, ssssus9asc; No. ,
spring wheat, siaSIe: No. red. s91se. Ne.
corn. &c. No : oats. BE. No. white.
f. o. b.. 49, aa434c; No. rye. i6i4f 6t4c;
No barley. r. .. D., 27n4oe, No ! flax
seed 81 l5i.ml l9ie. prime timothy seed
So 67Ia: mess pork. per barrel. 81 ,e1 -
lard per loo pounds. $i.5sizu4 10. short
ribs sides. loose. 81 45a4,75 dry salted
shoulders 45sGf4s4c. short clear sides. box
ed. s4.47lsm4.a0; whiskey. distilers iin-
ished goods. per gallon. 81 IL.
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Live stock.

Chicago. Dec. 23.--Cattie-Beef steers
sold on basis Of s3.lolt4 for the poorest
to 81 706t5.30 for good TO prime shipping
and export cattle, The bulk going at 81 p
as. and fancy beeves were auotable at
S5. 40n5. 80. Stockers and feeders were
moderately active at s. 20n4. Is and milk
ers and springers were in fair demand
at the recent decline in prices. There
was Il good inquiry for fat cows and
heifers AT strong prices and canning
lots sold fairly well. Export bulls brought
81. 25MI and bolognas sold at 81 i0n3,
calves We're active and unchanged.
Hogs-IIogs sold largely at S.3il2n
3,i5. the coarsest packers selling ut 81 gad
330 and the choicest hogs nj S.i5d3.1b.
Sheep-Sheep were In demand ~ 81 .Sn
3 80 for inferior to common fiocks UP ia
81 .60fi. 70 for prime lots, with sales large
Is AT s.. 75Gi4. q. Exporters were light buy
ers Of heavy sheep around Aa4.25. Lambs
were in good demand at SAL. - Tor com
mon up To S5.5oI5.T5 for choice foeks.
Receipts-Gnttle, 900, hogs, 5000.
Sheen III. 600.
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Mrs George A. Croft has purchased
the Lena Johnson place over the Bruins
wick, 212a Central avenue, Great Falls,
and will serve the best 25-cent meal in
the city. Room AID board. $26 per
month Those wishing first-class meals
and rooms are invited to call at the
above address,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILL
IONS Of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN
WHILE TEETHTSG, with PERFECT SUCCESS.
AILAYS all PAIN; CURES WIND collie, and
i the best remedy fer DIAREH GA. Sold hv
Druggists In syery part Of tAe world. Be sara
and ask for Mrs. w.pslow's osthIng Syrnp =
and taxa no other Had twenty-five esnts :
bottle.
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Rate Inerenss.l.

Bombay Dec. 23.-The Bank Of Bonn
bay has Increased its rate of discount to
per cent
Calcutta. Dec. 23.-The Bank OF Bengal
has increased its rate Of discount 10 :
per cent.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24

Copies of the Christmas standard ON sale
nj all Offices Of tho Standard, in wrappers
ready for mailing, price cents, and by
newsdeaiers. Domestic postage, 3 cents;
foreign, q cents.
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Great Falls. Dec. 23.-George Fl. Stan
ton left on the westbound train yester-
day evening for Spokane. After trans
acting some legal business he will 60
on 10 the coast for two weeks pleas
IRE iaunf
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san Francisco Wool.

san Francisco Dec. 23-Spring Woods
Nevada. llml3 Oregon. 12u1i. Fall
Southern coast lambs. 7ns: San Joaquin
lambs, 5fisc. northern lambs. fluI2c
mountain lambs, 1od12c: San Joaquin
plains. 7n9c; Humboldt and Mendoctno,
I4M f5c.
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Treasnrx statement.

Washington. Dec. 23.-To-day's state.
ment Of the condition Of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance. y23i $50.
&c., gold reserve. si5s 10 73j.
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TWO OBITUARIES.
Kitchen Disappeared and 1T Was sup
posed To he Case of suicide

! Great Falls, Dec. 23.--Last night about
3 o'clock Gilbert Kitchen. who has
charge of one of the ccncentrators at
the Boston & Montana smelter. asked
enc of his fellow workmen 10 lock after
his machine while he stepped out for a
minute. He went out Of the building
and that was the last that has been
seen Of him. This morning his nephew,
Luther Esty, notified the police that he
was missing, and all day {. {. Proctor,
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Boston stocks.

Boston Dec. g3.--0regon Short Line
1872; Boston Montana. l4i'a; Butte 3
Boston g.
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Metal Market.

Sew York, Dec, 22.-PIg iron market
easier ~ s. ssas.70. Lake copper. I9.S5g
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10 CSC. Tin quiet at g. eoal3. roc. s.pelter
quiet at 3.s5n4c. Lead steady at 3.67lzm
g. Tgihc; brokers'. 3.joc. Bar silver, 57ssc.
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Don't Tobacco spit and smoke Your Life
Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be Tag.
netic, full Of life nervs and viges. take Ne Ia.
Bae, the wsuder. worker. nat makes weak a en-
strong. All druggists. sos or 81 cprs EAarAn-
tseS Rocket and sanpls frss. Address Star
iing Remedy Co.. Chicago or ssw York.
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lunar WALLACK ON CIVIL IGHTs.
His Charge to the Jury In the Case or Mrs.
Caldwell, q SeGresa.


Judge William J. Wallace of tho United States
Circuit Court. the Republican candidate FOR
Chief Judge OF the Court Of Appeals. recently
delivered the charge to tho jury in the ciVil
rights case OF Mrs. Mary Caldwell. a negro
woman Of Chicago, against the East Tennessee
Virginia and Georgia Railroad. The charge
was remarkable for its clear definition OF an ac-
tionublc grievance under the Civil Rights law.
Judge Wallace said:
1.-THE gist OF the complaint in this action Is
that Mrs. Caldwell. having bought a nrst:class
ticket to be Transported as n passenger over the
railway OF the defendant from Tennessee to
some point connecting with Chicago WAS nc
sequence thereof suffered inconvenience, dis
comfort and annoyance Of various sort, and
to such an extent that her children. who
were travelling with her, became i'll, and
that when she reached Chicago her hus-
band WAS Obliged 10 call n physician. and there
the children remained under treatment for
some time and at some little expense. And she
has brought this suit upon tho theory that
undor The circumstances tho defendant was
guilty OF u breach of its obligation and mus
respond consequently for the damages which
she has 1ust aimed.
T defence is that she was furnished with
inc usual accommodations given to frsl-class
passengers. Thus the issue Is presented which
you are To consider. Now, II there were moth
ing IN this Csc hut The. fact that the, plaintiff
was put int" Il. "ar which was not as finely up
holslc'i'i ana decorate ns some other car lnon
the ram, which Was not Rs brilliantly lighted,
which was not - elegant in lis appointments;
or oven II III re were nothing more in this caHe
hui me taC.i that she Was put into u car which
was pnrliiloned on into two Compartments in
case OF very trivial Importance indeed"
Ju"gc dilaco went OH 10 say that IL the Jury
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MESSENGER GONE WITH $500.
= Dung Giedhiil Ais" Had a Check FOR FLO. 900
which He DIdn'i CnSb.

Douglas * Jones o; the New York Stock EN.
'hange would ike to find Charles Giedhill, an
lS,ycar old boy who WAS in their employ IN TO
Friday rs 4 messenger. On that day GlcAhil
was selt TO the Bnnk OF the State Of New York
20 cash a check for $500 and to have certified
another check Tor Tlo.Gl0. Glcdhili secured the
bnsn, eAl MOB me certificate n, and since then
h"nie ~ ~ l0o Hr"ham street, Brooki> II. where
nHcl with hts father, - CABINET maker. He
ihh.cu 10 rcturn liOmr on Eritny niglIi.
nc BOY lrlG been in the Cmrnloy OF Douglass
S"n' ,oE hnou' 'hreT m%nif.. Before Ihnt ~
Mr.Nah.rr ,~Cnnpiny. TGe Messengers coS1paSs
fnNo i E4oI retcrcnrr, - Him when he went ii
noN ias \ Jones, II is moi known whotlrr or
ger hoy Of tho Il mixers and Brokers Compnny
.n lo,chily III appeared with ,aslI beionpint,
" mIoiher stock Exchange firm. DouyiIg K
'9Wno> lhn oiien before had him c sh checks :
,ll", !o,i,c nave been notified, aud payment nm
INC Slo'"OO check has been stopped.