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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-28

Ottawa, but has been deferred by the
grip, which keeps him closely confined
at his home. Alger hopes with the per-
sonal conference with the Canadian off,
Gals to arrange for a permit from the
Canadian government for so United
States army men to serve as guards
for the expedition to pass through Can
adam territory. Another object of the
conference is to adjust some customs
subjects involved in the expedition. such
for instance as the remission of duties
on the food supplies that are TO be sent
in. Another object is to secure the CO.
operation of the Canadian mounted po-
lice. which it is not doubted will be
cheerfully extended and will be of great
value through their familiarity with
the country through which the eXpe-
dition must pass. A cablegram was re-
ceived to-day by the secretary from
Kjelmann. government reindeer herder,
now in Alien. Norway. stating that he
is busy collecting the reindeer needed
for the transportation of supplies to
the Klondyke.
Secretary Alger this afternoon re-
ceiVed the following telegram from
Captain Brainard:
Chicago. Dec. 25.-I believe the nu-
tritive value claimed for condensed food
are somewhat exaggerated: besides
these foods are difficult to pack and tile
tin packages add greatly to the weight
] deem the most satisfactory food for
Alaska to be bacon. beans. flour. peas,
rice, sugar, coffee, tea and chocolate, the
necessary condiments and small guam
tity of butter and condensed milk.
These articles possess proper nutriment
are easy to pack and, except butter
and milk, have no extra weight for
packages. (Signed) Brainard. .
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-28
GILT EDGE BOB AMMON
He APPEARS IN CONNECTION WITH
THE E. S. DEAN COMPANY.
Northern Montana People Don't Have to
Stretch Their Memories to Recall
Him and His Ventures.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Great Falls. Dec. 27.-The New York
Journals exposure of the great 'E. S.
Dean company" swindle. by which the
principals in the concern are said to
have netted 100000 brings in the
name of Robert a. Ammon as one OF
the originators of the concern. The
company advertised extensively and
thousands of people from all over the
country sent them money with which
to speculate in stocks This money,
it is alleged. went into the pockets of
the members of the company, and to the
customers it was reported as lost III
Improbable investment.
Colonel Robert n. Ammon is the no.
torious Colonel Bob Ammon of Gilt
Edge fame. He came to this city in
the spring of 1892 and it was imme-
diately given out that he was the head
of an immensely rich New York syn
dictate which was burning to invest
money in Montana projects. The first
scheme which was preached to him was
the last Great Falls t0wnsite company,
and he had partly closed deal with
James Haven, another New York buck
ct shop broker now, but then the man
ager of the property. by which he was
TO receive an interest in the land and
in return he promised to run a street
car line TO the property located about
10 miles from town. Other great pro-
jects We're planned.
Ammon was looked upon as a sort of
fish That was in error. Before the
land deal was consummated he got led
into the Gilt Edge mining scheme. and
for a time he got all of the gilt from
ii. 1t was during this epoch that he
made the thrilling ride across the coun-
try from Lewistown to Great Falls,
during which. armed with shotgun, he
single handed stood off an army of bill
collectors. The story properly illus
trated and embellished was printed in
the New York papers and gave him
much needed and free advertising. Col
onel Bob was supposed to be guarding a
gold brick of untold value. AS a mat
ter of fact it was the result of the first
cleanup of the mine and the proceeds
should have gone 10 pay the wages of
the miners
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-28
New York's strike.

New York, Dec. 27.-The Housesmiths
and Bridgemen's union made a complete
surrender to the firm of j. Il. and j. NJ.
Cornell to-day. This is their third recent
defeat at the hands Of the Cornells. Be
cause of the alleged employment of non
union iron workers on the Syndicate build
ing on Park Row and Ann street a strike
was ordered 10 days ago. There were 800
men out. Later the striking housesmiths,
tile and bricklayers. who had resumed
work against the wish of the walking del
egates were induced to again quit work
pending final discussion of the matter.
This was accomplished by threats of sus-
pension from membership from their UNI
ions unless they obeyed.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-28
CUT HIS ABDOMEN OPEN
Would Have Cut His Throat, But
He Wanted to See Mother.
WAITING FOR SENTENCE
Remarkable Suicide of Bad Man From
Gallo nia-He Had Stolen $1,000,
But He Revealed Its Hid
ing Place.

Reno, New, Dec. 27.-A special to the
Gazette from Quincy, Cal, says: In
the county Jail here, on Sunday morn
ing at 8 o'clock. one of the most hor-
rible tragedies known for years oc-
CURED. Lowell Maxwell had been con-
victed of burglary in the first degree
on two charges, one for entering the eX-
press office last October and taking an
express box out and robbing it of So
500; the other for entering the WEIGH
hotel, in Humbug valley last Septem
Der, and taking a suit of clothes. For
these offienses Judge Mclaughlin was
to pass sentence to-day. the 9th. Yes
terday morning Sheriff Bradsford gave
Maxwell breakfast as usual. When
this was finished the prisoner asked
permission to shave himself. This he
had been accustomed to do since incar-
cera ton.
Not suspecting any rash act, Sheriff
Bradsford gave him mug and razor.
Maxwell said he also wanted to take a
bath and requested the sheriff to bring
more water When the officer stepped
out after the water, the prisoner called
out to G. j. Lee and f. ]. Hail. who
were in the sheriff's office in front of
the Jail proper and said. Good bye,
boys"
When Lee stepped to the door there
stood Maxwell in his cell with a fright
full cut across his abdomen below the
navel and his intestines protruding
After the rash deed the prisoner stated
he wanted to get rid of this hell on
earth and he heaped curses on those
who brought about his conviction. DR..
Sonagle was called, but after a hastY
examination he pronounced the case
hopeless. In the afternoon DR.. Nc
Chesney, county physician, sewed up
the intestines, but pronounced the case
fatal Maxwell died at II 15 p. m. Not
only had the razor cut a siX-inch cash
in the abdomen, but the intestineS had
been cut in four places, at one point
nearly in two. Maxwell said he would
have cut his throat instead if he had
not wished to see his mother before dy-
ing.
On Friday, through the efforts of
Sheriff Bradsford and the advice of w.
w. Kellogg, his counsel, Maxwell con-
scented to reveal the hiding place of the
treasure taken from the express box
by him on condition that he should re
ceive $500 of the - per cent reward of
fcred by Wells Fargo & Co. That even
ing. handcuffed and shackeled, Maxwell
accompanied the sheriff. Captain Stone
and Mr. Kellogg to the hiding place
and that evening and next morning all
of the treasure was recovered.
MaXwelfs criminal career began in
1884, when he killed a man named Rabe
in a saloon row in GreenVille. For this
he was not entirely to blame, but he
was sent to prison for 10 years. After
serving six years he was pardoned and
conducted himself we'll for few years,
but again entered upon a criminal
career.
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SAYS WE HATE ENGLAND.
This Washington Gentleman Is ON the
Pop Governors staff.


London, Dec. 27.-The Daily Chron-
icle prints letter n column and a half
long. signed by Adjutant General John
Il. Bellaine. of the state of Washing
ton, denouncing William T. Stead's
book "Satan's Invisible World" and
Mr. Stead himself as displaying the
density of his ignorance of everything
American" The writer proceeds to
combat the argument that New York
is typical American city in any sense;
and he declares that the Real Amer
lean of the West hates New York as
much as he hates London" In conclu-
sion he says:
Every genuine American nourishes
an undying hatred of England and will
be glad when the time comes to fight
her" Commenting editorially upon
what it calls a remarkable letter. the
Daily Chronicle says: THE writer is
ludicrously misinformed in many points
but he IS undoubtedly A fair and, in
deed a superior representative of
vast amount Of Western feeling with
which we British have to count
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-28
THREW OUT THE ENGINEER.
Then He Turned The Throttle Loose and
Let Her Go.

Leadville, Col. Dec. 27.-John Sulli-
van, an employee of the Arkansas Val
ley smelter. was arrested tonight after
a severe struggle. While craZed with
drink he climbed on switch engine
belonging to the company, threw the
engineer in the ditch and turned the
throttle loose. The engine sped over
a quarter of a mile of track with the
velocity of an express and crashed into
the round house. 1t was supposed that
Sullivan had been killed, but 1t was
later discovered that he had jumped
off shortly after he had opened the
throttle The round house was badly
damaged and the engine was COM
Dlete wreck.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-28
Going to the vicksburg Battlefield.

Chicago. Dec. 27-The house committee
on military affairs left Chicago at 5
o'clock this afternoon for Nicksburg to
examine the site of the proposed national
park, similar to the Gettysburg. Chicka-
manga and Shiloh parks. They went i'm Il
special car. which was in charge of Cap
tain Merry of the Illinois Central. After
visiting the site of the proposed park the
committee will return to Washington via
New Orleans and Atlanta
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-28
FOOD FOR kLONDYkERS.
Secretary Aiger Is BusiIy Engaged Per-
fecting His Projects.

Washington. Dec. 27-Secretary AL
ger received word that Clifford Sifton
minister of the interior. aud j. A. Nc
kenna of the same department, by in
vitation of Alger. viii arrive here to-
night to confer with the secretary rela-
tive 10 Klondyke relief measures. The
secretary originally intended To go To
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-28

Copies of the Christmas standard on sale
at all offices of the Standard. in wrappers
ready for mailing, price 8 cents. and by
newsdealers. Domestic postage, cents;
foreign, cents.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-28
4 Israker,nn KILLED.

Seattle Wash Dee @1-Charles w.
Winkler. a brakeman on the Columbia x
Puget Sound railroad was run over by
coal car and killed to-day Winklcr
formerly lived in Butte city. Mont. where
he has relatives.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-28

his to a great degree. yet he claims he
has not the least idea how the reorgan-
ization committee of the Union Pacific
ever picked him out fer the most i'm
portant position at its disposal.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-28
Too MANY ..Sominai, Assets.

New York Dec. 27.-The schedules in
the assignment of James H. Young, in
weston, show liabilities of $1Sl.142; nominal
assets, 1917, 500; actual assets, $l15,057.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug.
aists refund the money if it fails TO cure. 25c.
4 he genuine has L. T.. @ on each tablet
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-20
Map of the Kootena,.

The most complete and artistic map
of the rich mining region of the Koo-
tehai and adjacent territory in Wash
ington and British Columbia, has lust
been published by the Northern Pacific
railway. It is just what is needed by
those going to that country or who de-
sire to study and know about it.
The map is made in relief, is 25x18
inches in size between borders and has
in connection with ton the same
page-two smaller maps that show the
relation of the region to the world at
at large.
The principal drainage of the coun-
try is laid down in blue, the trails and
roads are shown, the railways plainly
indicated, the names of important
towns printed in large black letters,
and the topography is represented in
brown. As far as the ore deposits are
known they are indicated in q general
way by red lettering.
The country shown upon the map
includes particularly, the Slocan, Koo-
tenai lake, Cariboo creek, Deer Park.
Nelson, Salmon river, Trail or Rossland
and the Boundary creek regions. It
shows the Arrow lakes and the Lar
deau country and some portions of the
Okanogan region.
The map is compiled from reliable
and official data and shows the mining
district subdivisions and the eleva-
tions of the mountains and lakes.
The opposite of the sheet contains
an accurate statement and decription
of the country, showing its discovery
and development to the present time
The folder will be sent to any address,
together with a copy of Wonderland
~, our new tourist book upon receipt
of six cents in stamps. CHAs. s. FEE,
Gen'l Pass. Agent, st. Paul, MINI.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-20
LOWER HoRsEHEAp NOTES.

Notwithstanding the floods and bad
roads the annual Sunday school picnic
held in Peterson's grove was decided
success. There were five Sunday
schools represented on the program,
two from Oelrichs, one from w. G.
flat, one from Fairview and the one at
the Phillips school house. The most
of the schools were headed by beauti-
full banners. The program was good
and we'll rendered The singing was
especially fine. Mrs. Burt Brooktield
was the speaker of the day. She did
great credit to herself and the Sunday
school which she represented. Each
Sunday school was allowed a half an
hour on the program, which occupied
an hour before dinner and an hour and
a half after dinner.
The Sunshine Sunday school had an
ice cream stand for the benefit of Il
Sunday school library. There was
big crowd present and all seemed to
enjoy themselves. Andrew Mosier
of w. G. fiat was elected president of
the association for the ensuing year
Your correspondent visited Lithia
springs few days ago and was sur
prised to see people coming or going
and packing off water in jugs and kegs.
Some of them related some remarka-
BILE cures that have already been
brought about. The spring is 10 ,ated
about mile from the Cheyenne river
falls ON the north bank of Horsehead
creek. 1t is about forty feet above
high water mark on the side of hill.
The location is fine. James Shepherd
the owner of the spring, was busy at
work on a frame building that he is in
tending to use until his stone hotel is
completed. There has been much
work done about the spring in the way
of excavation and hauling stone. In
short time Mr.. Shepherd will be ready
to receive patients. This is the only
lithia spring in this part of the coun-
try and there is none better in the
world. Our new country is bound to
come to the front yet.
James Mcfarland came over from
Pine Ridge agency to be present at the
Sunday school picnic.
Arthur Rich, Ed Drake and Charles
Holmes took trip to the bad lands,
hunting specimens.
WH1RLwIND.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-20
CASCADE ITEMS.

The mail service has become miser.
able, and is late from one-half to one
and one-half hours every day. II the
carrier was reminded that there is a
penalty for being late, he would make
an effort to do his duty.
Several parties were out here pic
nicking last Sunday, and number of
them had dinner at the Grand View
Hotel.
Mrs. Williams, of Maitland, died
Sunday at IL O'Clock a. m. after an ill
ness of over a week. She had inflama-
ton of the bowels, caused by eating
wild plums and cucumbers.
Grace Whaley left for Yankton Col
lege with Mrs. Gross and Miss Lytle,
of the same place.
Among the arrivals of the past week
we're Frank Ballet, La Crosse, Wiscon-
sin; Mrs. P. T. Calven, Sioux City,
Iowa; Mrs. Josie Polk, Lincoln, Ne.
braska; e. G. Scovel and wife, Pine
Ridge; DR.. Jennings and wife; Sam
Todd, Miss Ella Todd, Miss Z. Spencer
and H. r. Russell, Carroll, Iowa; L. r.
Prichard, Meadow Grove, Nebraska;
j. NJ. Kintner and wife aud Mrs.
Forbes, Omaha. Nebraska; Mrs. Phil
lips and Miss Mamie and Kate Phillips,
Deadwood; Ii. NJ. Jones, Sioux City,
DIR. A. Bear and DR.. Richards, Norfolk,
Nebraska; G. w. McGill and wife, Chi.
cago; Col. W. r. Steel and wife, Dead
wood. TOURIST.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-20

would not be vastly better of and more
prosperous were every law breaker Of
every sort, every saloonkeeperand every
saloon supporter, every gambler, every
frequenter Of brothels, driven from its
borders.
In another city in another state a
more outrageous incident of the law
lessness of liquor has recently occurred.
The state has law permitting the cit
izens of certain residential districts in
towns and cities to petition the council
to prohibit saloons within the bounds of
such districts. The supreme court of
the state has decided that the law is
constitutional, and it has been applied
in several places. The people of GER
tain residential district in the capital
city concluded to avail themselves of
the benefit of the law, and petitions
were presented and largely signed. At
this the liquor association took umbrage
and has gone SO far as to address let
ters to the employers of some of those
who have signed the petitions, asking
them to see that their names are re-
moved and the league has publicly an
nounced it's purpose to boycott and
blacklist anyone who dares put his
name to these petitions. Such an in
reference with the social duty and
legal rights of citizens is simply in
famous; and if the decent, respectable
people of the city have the spirit of
American manhood, they will speedily
let the liquor league know that it had
better abandon such tactics. If public
saloons must be tolerated anywhere,
certainly they should be excluded from
residential quarters on every conceiva-
BILE consideration. The law allowing
that is just and reasonable and the in-
solent liquor league should be taught
that it must not interfere with the
legal rights and privileges of those
who may not be so plant as to bow
the knee to this modern Baal.
There can be no compromise with
liquor, especially as represented in the
open saloon. The dram shop is evil
and only evil. 1t is the open foe of all for
which the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation stands; and if nothing else can
be done, the law, whatever may be it's
provisions in any given locality, must
be enforced against it. The Associa-
ton unit must be absolutely unit in
demanding that the saloons shall obey
the law; or that as between the law
and the saloon, the saloon must co.
Men
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-20
W. c. t. U. COLUMN.
EDITED BY THE w.c.r.u.
THE SALOON AND THE LAW.

II any other thing were as persist
ent and and flagitious lawbreaker as
liquor, it would be taken in hand and
throttled into submission. But liquor
has debauched public opinion by
means of license fees, until it inso-
lently assumes to do as it pleases with
law, and with the public peace and or
der. Nowhere and under no circum-
stances does liquor pretend to obey the
law, not even u law made. in its own in
terests aud at its own dictation.
Liquor is, without exception, the gross
est and most outrageous law-breaker
in the land. In one of our states. there
is law against the sale of liquor on
Sundays. as there is in most of the
states. The police board of the capi-
tai city of that state concluded Ito see
whether the law could not be enforced.
1t was tried during one Sunday with
reasonable success. But the next day
the hotel keepers, with whose profits
over their Sunday bars the enforce
ment of the law interfered, held a
meeting, and each of them in published
interviews denounced the law in un-
measured terms, and said it's enforce
ment would drive business from the
city; would "fence it in;" would COM
pei travelling men aud others to avoid
that city and send them to spend
their Sundays in other places where
saloons, both in hotels and elsewhere,
were allowed to do q wide open bust.
ness. This is the old argument: To
enforce The law against saloons, gam
bling houses and brothels, twill drive
away business" AS though any city
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-20
National Enc.,,npment G. A. r..

At the time of the national encamp-
ment Of the G. A. r. at Buffalo, N. Y,
Aug. 1895, the Burlington route will
sell round trip tickets at less than the
regular one way rate.
G. A. r. train with through sleepers
for Buffalo leaves Omaha p. M, Aug.
81. Berths reserved and special ad-
yertising matter furnished on request.
See nearest Burlington route agent or
write j. Francis, G. P. A., Omaha.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-20
The American Short Line Between
Chicago and Buffalo

Is the Nickel Plate road. Tickets will
be on sale Aug. 2l, - and % at s1O.5O
for the round trip account G. A. r.
encampment. Returning via rail or
water. Arrangements have been made
for the comfort of our patrons. En-
tension of 1ime will by granted until
Sept. 10th if tickets are deposited with
the joint agent in Buffalo between Aug.
% and 81.
Mr.. j. y. Callahan, Gen'l Agent, Ill
Adams street, Chicago, ILL.,, will be
pleased to furnish all information in
regard to train service, etc. Depot
10Th and Clark streets.
II. Thorne, 9. P. & I. A., Ill Adams
ST., Chicago, Ill.