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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24
KNOCKED ON THE HEAD.
Commander stockton Gives the Details of
the Killing of Montgomery in
Harbor of Nagasaki.

Newport r. l., Dec 23-Commander
c. Nj. Stockton, L. $. N, who command
ed the Yorktown at the time when two
sailors, Frank Epps OF New York, and
Seaman Montgomery, attached TO the
Asiatic fleet, were killed by japanese
AT Nagasai has just returned to his
home here. Commander Stockton said
to an associated press reporter that
Montgomery was a landsman on the
Yorktown and was the boats deck COOK
and had been restricted TO the ship on
account of drunkenness. Commander
Stockton from memory then recited
these incidents of Montgomery death
as follows
Last August, Montgomery, in com
pany with marine. left the Yorktown
without permission while the ship was
in the harbor of Nagasah. Japan. The
men swan to the shore. Two days later
Montgomery body was found by Jap
anese boatmen in the water and 1t was
taken to the police station. Commander
Stockton was notified and he sent an
officer ashore 10 identify the body, ac-
companied by the surgeon of the ship
Finding marks of violence upon the
body Commander Stockton ordered a
board of officers TO hold an inquest
From investigation of the ease and from
all evidence obtainable the officers came
to the conclusion that Montgomery had
died not from drowning, but from vio-
lencc at the hands OF some person or
persons unknown.
Commander Stockton reported the
ease To the United States consul AT
Nagasaki. to the police authorities on
shore. TO the navy department and to
the admiral of the Asiatic station and
also held an interview with the chief
of the police of the district and dis
abused his mind of the idea that Mont
gomery had died from accidental
drowning.
The evidence given by the marine who
accompanied Montgomery showed that
the latter had not drank To excess and
was seen about IL o'clock on the night
Of the alleged murder With Japanese
money in his hand. The vessel was on
Sept. T. last under orders to sail FOR
home.
Mentgomery's body WAS found i'll a
shallow part of the harbor and the cir
cumStantial evidence showed that he
was knocked ON the head and thrown
overheard
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24
SCHOOL TRUSTEES MEET
They Make a New Holiday. Vaca-
ton Order.
THE TAX APPORTIONMENT
An Action Will Be Brought to Enjoin
the Treasurer From Distributing
the Five Mile Levy Superin-
tendent's Monthly Report.

The school trustees held a meeting
last night, and as indicated in the
Standard a few days ago, made an or
der that the holiday vacation begin
to-day and end Jan. 2. school resuming
on the 3D.. The teachers will be paid
for the vacation, and they may occupy
their time as they see fit, which means
that they may attend the state insti-
tute ut Helena if they wish, but are
not compelled to do so.
The question of school tax appor-
tionment was discussed, but as the
board had received no official notice of
the opinion given the county superin-
tendent by the county attorney, no
other action was taken that to appoint
Mr.. Long and Mr. Morgan committee
to call on Miss Mullins and ascertain
what her intentions are. AS soon as
she makes an apportionment and in
struets the county treasurer To distri-
butte the tax collected for the 5-mll
levy to the various districts in accord
ance with the school census, an action
will be brought to enjoin the treasurer
and the matter will be tested in court.
superintendent Hendricks submitted
his monthly report, showing the fol-
lowing enrolment of pupils and other
figures relating to the schools.
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BUTTE BRIEFS.

Jack Noyes. the Sheridan mining man.
is in town.
Judge George b. Winston of Anacon-
da, was in Butte yesterday.
r. II. Kinds. j. J. Gamblers. L. ].
Hamilton and William McDermott have
been Butte visitors in Helena the past
few days.
Rev. Sister Mary Superior of Fort
Benton. and Rev Sister James Superior
and Sister Oswald of Great Falls, are
in the city
Col. Fred Wilson arrived in Butte
yesterday and was entertained by the
Elks last evening He is on his way to
the klondyke.
Marriage licenses We're yesterday is
sued to Paul kohler and Lena suffer
Simon Crooks and Frederick Stagnais
John Lundberg and Emma Samuelson.
Theobuald SchWeitzer and Mae Berry.
The Volunteers of America will give
"A Christmas dinner and supper Satur-
day, beginning at noon, and continu-
ing as long as the home made mince,
apple and squash pies and other old
fashioned plum pudding lasts.
Postmaster Lynch has decided to
keep the registry department of the
postotfice open evenings until o'clock,
two hours longer than usual, to enable
all who receive notice during the day
that a registered package awaits them,
TO get their presents i'm time for Christ
mas.
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Total .2370

Total average number belonging, H.,
1877; average daily attendance, 1867;
percentage Of attendance, 80; perecen-
tage of punctuality. SO; average atten-
dance and punctuality. 81; total num-
Der suspended. 80: cases OF corporal
punishment. 16; total pupils dropped,
I'll.
Bids for furnishing carpets for the
new high school were opened and re-
ferred to committee. Supervising
Architect Nj. A. o. Bricn was instructed
to complete all necessary work on the
new High school building left undone
by j. w. Shackelton
1t was reported that several parties
had claims against the district on ac-
count of work on the new High school,
but for reasons of their own they were
holding them off, and it was decided to
make a call ut the next meeting of the
board for all such claims, that they
may be passed on and disposed of.
John Cooney sent communication
to the board Offering to buy the String
town school building for SO. The
building is not used, and one of the
trustees said it was not worth more
than $40. The clerk was instructed to
investigate and report on the matter.
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THE FIGHT WAS STOPPED.
Sheriff Regain stops the Contest Between
Ike Hayes, the Helena Pug, and
Williams, the Mormon.


The prizefight between Ike Hayes.
the colored pugilist of Helena, and Jim
Williams, the Mormon heavyweight
from Salt Lake, which was to have
been pulled off at Centerville last even
ing, was stopped by Sheriff Regain and
squad of his deputies. the hight was
arranged to take place in the Combina-
ton gambling rooms at CenteryiIe just
outside of the city limits and quite a
number of sports had gathered to wit
ness the mill. when Sheriff Regan, ac-
companied by Under Sheriff Murphy
and four deputies, arrived at the scene
about o'clock. Everything was in
readiness for the fight to begin, and
the crowd was waiting impatiently for
the principals to enter the ring when
Under Sheriff Murphy stepped up to
the ropes and warned the participants
against proceeding. He informed
the aSsemblaRe that prlZe-tighting,
boxing contests and even wrestling
were all against the law, ana said that
upon the principals entering the ring,
they. their seconds and hackers, the
managers of the affair, and everyone
else in anyway connected with 1t
would be arrested.
A consultation of the promoters was
held and ii was decided TO call the
fight off. John A. Ross. who managed
the affair. refunded the money to the
spectators, coming out about. $25 loser,
OWlnS To the expense ne incurred IN
making preparations for the mill.
The action of the sheriff was due to
the stand taken by County Attorney
Stapleton in favor of enforcing all
laws. During the day representative
of the fighters called at Mr.. Stapleton's
Office to ascertain how he felt about
allowing the fight to go on, and if pos
sible to square" II, but Mr. Stapleton
was not in, and the agent or the fight
ers was obliged to go away without
any assurance one way br another. 1t
was then decided to go ahead with the
fight and If the sheriff, appeared TO an
nounoe that il would be merely
glove contest. When Mr. Stapleton re-
turned he was advised of the errand of
the pugilists' emissary, and gave it out
flat-footed the fight would not be per-
mitted TO go on, He informed the sher-
iff's office the law prohibited any kind
of pugilistic encounter or wrestling
matches, and asked the cooperation
of the sherffs Office to enforce the
statutes.
1t was due to this that the fight was
forbidden Mr.. Stapleton stated that
he was not personally opposed to legi-
innate boxing matches, but as they
were prohibited by law he had but one
course open to hm--to enforce the law
as he found ii.
1t was announced that the fight will
be pulled off on the quiet at some other
point near Butte.
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Christmas: Nazareth. Gunod; Web
ber's mass in + fiat: Veni creator, Gu
nod: offertory. Adeste ridelis. Noveiio:
postlude. 1T is the Lords own day.
kreutzer. vespers Roseweig Magnificent.
Willard: Adeste Fideiis. Novello: / SAL
utaris. Willard: Tantum Ergo. Rossi.
The choir is composed as follows:
Sopranos. Mrs. George Haldorn. Mrs.
Burke, Miss Morris. Miss Mullen, Miss
Ianglois. Miss Mcguire and Misses Nc
Neal. altos. Mrs. Terrell. Miss Verona
tenors, Messrs. Paynter, Jahreiss, Cal
loway. Angall Walker and Daymude;
bassos. Messrs. Gudelhoffer Max Kroe-
ger Henry Kroeger, Butler, Leonard
and Soane.
The regular choir is assisted By the
Silver Bow Glee club.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24
WILL LEAVE THE STATE.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company
DriNen Ont of kansas.

Topeka Kan. Dec 23-Eugene Mare
as attorney for the Mutual Life lnsur-
anco company OF New York, tonight no.
titled Attorney General Boyle that the
company would cease to do business in
the state of Kansas on Dec. 81 The attor-
nry general for the superintendent oi
insurance some time ago brought quo
warranto proceedings against the com
pany. explaining that il was intended ia
Dust them from business. The case will
he called 10 trial next month. Now the
company withdraws from the state In
doing SO Mr. Ware states that he was
tired of the petty persecution Of Commits
siuner McNghl and that the volume OF
business done does not justify the money
spent in expensive litigation.
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IN FAVOR OF THE ROAD.
Secretary Bliss Makes a Decision in tho
Land Grant Case.

Washington, Dec. 25.-Seeretary Bliss
has rendered a decision holding that the
Union Pacific railway Is entitled TO
ground shown To be necessary Tor station
and sidetrack purposes In addition to
the DO feet rigbt-of-way along its route
granted by an act OF congress. Any other
construction Of the granting act, II is
held, would leave without force the
words including all necessary grounds
Tor stations between" etc. The case in
question arose IN connection with the ap-
plicaton Of the company for locations
for station purposes nj Medicine Bow.
Green River and Rawlins, Wyo.. in addi-
ton To the 2o0 feet right-of-way.
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S. n. H. CLARK ILL.
One of the Receivers of the Union Pacific
Taken Sick at San Antonio.

Kansas City. Dec PA special to the
Times from San Antonio to-day says: s.
IL. II. Clark, one of the receivers of the
Union Pacific, and also vice president of
the International Il Great Northern and
Texas d Pacific, arrived here to-day. Be
fore he could leave his private car and go
TO the hotel where apartments had been
engaged he was taken i'll and has not
been able since to leave the car. He has
been in poor health for some time and
came here in the hope of spending IL few
days, and then going TO a rancn south
Of here, where he was TO spend the win
ter If his condition does not improve
during the next few days he will be taken
back to his home in Omaha
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24
A BRACE FARO GAME.
Cabney Claims lie Ran Up Against One
Over the silver Bow.

About midnight last night man
named John Cabney called on Captain
Dawson and claimed that he had been
run up against a brace faro game over
Hhe Silver Bow and had been stripped
of all his wealth He said that a friend
of his from Helena had run him up
against the game to his exceeding great
SORROW.
Captain Dawson and Detective Muir
ply went with Cabney and hunted for
the game over the Silver Bow brewery.
but could find no trace Of il. There Were.
no tables or cards or other parapner-
malta and no people. The only RAN
shere was an old swamper who stops
shere. So they concluded that there
WAS no game going on and they re-
ferred Cabney to the county attorneys
office
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They MAY MOI Strike.

Fall River, Mass. Dec 23-The confer
ence of the operatives committee with
the manufacturers tonight lasted two
hours. While ii is realized that the gener-
al sentiment is for Il strike. the method
OF making the strike operative is not
agreed upon. The delegates who took the
most active part in the discussion to-
night declined to talk. 1t is believed that
the influence of the more conservative of
the operatives has had effect on the COM
mittee. and it is not likely that PROPOSE
ton TO precipitate a strike will be made
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24

oyster ground claimants Captain Oliver
Candy of Newport was held in $1,000 bail
to-day. Captain Richard Robbins tongued
on grounds claimed by Candy in Delaware
bay and Candy fired four shots into his
sloop, sinking IL. Other boats rescued
Robbins. Candy is also charged with hav-
ing put dynamite In a fort on the beach,
The oyster men are greatly exasperated.
Candy has had Robbins arrested on
charge of stealing oysters.
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A REMARKABLE SHOW.
Decorations at the Independent Market
Are Well Worth Seeing.


Are Well Worth Seeing.
The Independent market. ar s. West
Park street is making very remark
able show in its decorations for The
holidays and has meats enough sung
in the racks to equip relief expedition
TO the KIondyke.
Depended from the ceiling are whole
sides of gigantic beexes WHOA reach al
most to the floors and look 50 fat and
juicy as to make ones mouth water
6n contemplating the steaks that may
be cut firm them. Thee are long rows
Of fine Christmas muttors. Neals. mon
strous hogs, great quantities of tur-
keys and chickens and an occasional
bear and venison. Everything is
dressed with great care and til, gen
eral arrangement is such as to make the
show exceedingly attractive. The mar
ket will not be open for business On
Christmas day, but the management
has decided TO keep open house all day
TO enable the public to view tie decor
atoms which are we'll worth a trip clear
across the city to see.
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Death of William Besle..

Vaughan, Ill. Dee. 2S.-Willam Bes-
ley, the famous brewer. died here to-day
as the result az "A fracture Of the hip
caused by fall about a month ago. Mr..
Besley was - years OF age, a native OF
Berkshire, England.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24
Property Nlortgaped.

Norristown Pa, Dec. ga mortgage
of 100000 covering William M. Singer
ly's realty in Gwynedd township was
placed on record here this afternoon The
mortgage IS to E. s. Hart of Philadelphia.
The rate of interest is & per cent. The
properties covered by this mortgage are
II farms. aggregating 72S acres, and sew
eral town lots.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24
A BliZZaId In New York.

Rochester. N. ". Dec. "a blizzard
is raging in Wyoming county. 10 miles
south of the city. Nearly four feet of
snow has fallen during the last q hours
and the storm continues with no signs
OF abatement. Roads are blocked and far
mers are shut up in their houses.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24
COURT ODDS AND ENDS
Steps Taken to Disbar Attorney
William Newton.
IN AN OLD DIVORCE CASE
Judge Clancy Signs an Order Giving
John Lan1uth Custody of the Child.
Had Been Improperly Cared
for by the Mother.

The county attorney yesterday deliV-
cred To the clerk of the courts The pa
pers in the case of Attorney William
Newton. who was convicted of petty
larceny and fined $50 in a justice court,
and the clerk will transmit them to the
supreme court whereupon the county
attorney will request Attorney General
Nolan to move for Newton's disbar-
ment. The fine assessed against New
ton has not yet been paid. though his
bcndsmen, J. w. kenney and Pete
Hansen have been notified to pay it,
or an action on the bond would be
brought. Newton is said to be located
at Spokane now.
Judge Clancy yesterday signed an or
der in the old divorce case of John La
muth against Barbara Lamuth, giving
the father the custody of Joseph La
muth. another of the minor children of
the parties. When the decree of divorce
was signed. more than year ago. both
children We're given TO the custody of
The mother The boys, however, were
not properly cared for by her and they
frequently went to their father, who,
in the meantime. had married again,
and he often furnished them with cloth
ing. Mrs. Lamuth finally appealed to
the court and complained that her
former husband had enticed the chill
dren from her. At the hearing Lamuth
told the court that his ex-wife was not
living proper life and did not take
care of the children. Judge Clancy gave
a Solomon-like decision in the case. He
took the two boys on his knees and
asked each with whom he would rather
live. One selected his father and the
other preferred his mother. and the
children We're awarded in that way. A
few days ago Lamuth called at the
office of Auditor Davies with the boy
who had been assigned to the mother.
The boy was without shoes and had
walked in the snow from his mother
house in Walkerville to the home of his
father in Centeryille. He was thnly
clad and his shirt was torn and his bare
feet protruded from his torn stockings
Lamuth said he had on several occa-
sions bought a full suit of clothes for
the boy. but each time when he saw him
again in a few days he was in his old
rags and tatters. MIR. Davies presented
the matter TO Judge Clancy and he
made the order that. as the boy had
been improperly cared for by the
mother, that the custody of the boy
should be given to the father until fur
Their notice.
A few weeks ago Mrs. Lamuth APP
piled TO the clerk of the courts for a Ii
cense to marry again. but as the clerk
was then acting under the law prohib-
iting divorced persons from marrying
again license was refused her,
/ The county attorney yesterday filed a
notice in court that he would move the
court next Tuesday To amend the min
uies in the James Clancy case in ac-
cordance with section 1929 of the penal
code. Clancy was convicted of robbery
and also sentenced. in addition to that,
for being an ex-convict, but the min
utes do not show, as required by law.
the Drior conviction.
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Cannot Find Them.

The police got no clue yesterday to
ahe identity of the persons who night
before last held up Gus Alstadt. nit
Gus Johnson, as the name of the VIC
tim Was given to the police. The hold
up occurred at ~ minutes to O'Clock
i'm East Galena between GAYLORD street
and Warren avenue. Alstadt WAS So
confused that he says he coulu not
identify the highwaymen If he should
see Them
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Trains behaved.

Buffalo, n. Y, Dec 23.-The engineers
and fremen running on railroads south
and southwest of Buffalo report much
trouble with heavy drifts. The Lake Shore
limited. due at 1850 a. m. was blockaded
in four feet of snow near Angela and was
delayed two hours
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24
Heavy Snow storm.

Syracuse. N. Y. Dec. GA severe snow
storm, which had been raging at points
north of this city, struck Syracuse to-
night and continued late in the night
Nearly all trains were delayed.
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Death of John Patton.

Philadelphia, Dec. 25-Ex-C Congressman
John Patton Of Curwensville. Pa. died
IN this city tonight after "a long illness.
lie was 70 years OF age.
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To force the sale of our holiday goods,
everything has been marked down To al
most cost. See the little pink tags before
you buy. Gallogly & Co.
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No Improvement.

New York. Dec. 23.-At the Presbyterian
hospital late tonight a bulletin on Mrs
Ballington Booths condition showed that
there had been no Improvement what
ever.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24

London, Dec. 23.-Wlliam Kenney solic-
itor general for Ireland and member
of parliament for the st. Stephens Green
division of Dublin has been appointed a
judge on the Irish bench.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24

Copies of the Christmas standard ON sale
at all offices of the Standard, i'm wrappers
ready for mailing. price . cents, and by
Bcwsdealers. Domestic postage, cents;
foreign, cents.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24

Christmas presents for ladies that will
please the recipients far more than the
old stereotyped offerings can be pnr-
chased to-day at Mrs. SomerVille's Pa
Iisian Millinery store. Where some eX-
ouisite work i'm the latest fad, art en-
broidery, is being shown.
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For Insanity.

Anselm Schneider was taken TO the
county TAIL 10y officer Baldisero early
this morning for insanity.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24

Ez<x Goods the people want. Baby
rings. solid gold. 75c up.
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At ST. Patrick,s.

The following is the programme for
she midnight mass at St Patricks
church tonight and at 1880 a. m.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24

The time is short the holiday goods
must go. The little pink tags tell the
story. Gallogly & Co.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24

E,1k Children's cups, silver plated,
* 81 to $3.50. a fine Xmas gift.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24

The sale of holiday goods Is on AT Gal
loglys. The little pink tag tells the
price.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24

$1.5o to s15 for travelling toilet sets at
Now hIn'S
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o,stermen Ixasperate.l.

Bridgeton, y J.. Dec. 23-As an out
come OF the troubles between the riparian
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Z. =. Gilmore.

Founder of the Gilmore band said of
the kimball: The kimball piano has
no SUPERIOR"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-24

The Vive. the wonder of 1897 Simple,
compact. sure. Parchen- ID Acheul Drug
company
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Leading Business Firms of Montana.
ASSAYERS.

n. e. MAYER, Assayer-Samples by
mail or express will receive prompt and
careful attention Gold and silver bullion
a speciality. No. 40 West Park street,
Butte. r. .. Box SIC