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The news & observer., 1897-06-24

middlinp ~ 32d: American middling 5-S;
low middling 3f-32d; good ordinary 27 SD;
ordinary 2l-32d.
I CI0 were for speculation and export, and
included 2,7OO American; receipts - bales
all American.
Futures opened quiet and steady win
moderate demand, and closed quiet at the
decline.
The news & observer., 1897-06-24
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, La, June S.-Cotton
'utures dull; sales II, zoo bales.
OTHER MARKETS.

Galveston, firm, IN, 1896 bales.
Norfolk. steady, ~, 22s bales
Boston. steady, ~, bales;
Baltimore. nominal, X, - bales.
Wilm. Lgton, steady, IN, - bales
Philadelphia, quiet. 81, - bales.
Savannah, steady, TX, 52 bales,
New Orleans, steady, 7 S-l6, III paies
Mobile, nominal, 7%, bales
Memphis, firm, IN, % bales.
Augusta, steady, 7&, 5 bales
Charleston, steady, ~, s54 bales
Cincinnati, quiet, 1$, Il5 pales
Louisville, quiet, TX, - bales.
St. Louis, steady, ~, II bales.
Houston, quiet, 7x, 20 bales;
New York, steady, 3-16, - bales.
The news & observer., 1897-06-24
LIv ERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, June 23.-l:0O p. M.-Spot cot |
ton, good demand, fair business done, prices
snigher: American middling fair 9-16d: good
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19

The foramilities preceding marriage in
France, which have hitherto been of a
formidable character have been modified,
no doubt in view of the dwindling popula-
ton of the republic. Men over % and wo-
men over q can now be united without
the consent of their parents after pre-
senting a single respectful notification OF
their intention and waiting one month
before proceeding to extremes. Consent
ing parents are no longer obliged to have
recourse to notary and formal deed,
but may go to the municipal office and
register the permission free of cost. When
the parents are divorced the consent of
the innocent party will suffice. and when
they are dead missing or imprisoned, a
mere oath, duly attested, will serve in
place of legal proof.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19
UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
Mr.. w. 4. Eredericks Writes of the Fns
Crude Service.

Mr.. w. 4. Eredericts Writes of the First
Crude Service.
Probably no man now living may
presume to be better qualified to write
of the telegraph of Montana in the
early days than is w +. Fredericks,
who Was a pioneer i'm the operation Of
the service in this state. In 1868 MIR.
Fredeiicks opened the first telegraph
office that Fort Benton had. He is thor
oughly conveIsant With the incidents
connected with early construction, and
the following paper prepared by him
for the Christmas Standard, VIII no
doubt be read with interest:
My first acquaintance with the Mon
tana telegraph was In September,
1866, while on my way with a party
from Montana 10 salt Lake. We We're
campeu one evening near the stage sta
lion, Pocatello, Idaho, when the opera
tor who had been placed in charge of
that Office as the line was being
strung north, learning that there was
an operator in the party, came to our
camp ans asked me to go To the office
to see what was the matter he being a
novice at the business | went over and
tested the apparatus. satisfying he OPP
orator that his instruments We're all
right aud that the main battery had
not yet been connected The line was
completed 10 Virginia a few days aft
crWard and opened for business.
The wire put up at thai time was a
small iron Wire. No. l., fastened to the
pole by rubber bracket insulators. Dur
ing wet or damp weather there was
great leakage At every pole, and in
stead of being able 10 work through
TO salt Lake mt such times it was with
the greatest difficulty thar communica-
ton could be had With offices half way
To that place. The line was extended
to Helena IN the spring OF '6i, with the
same kind OF Wire and insulators. s.
A. Wiley, now a staid farmer near
Buffalo, y. Y, was the first manager.
remaining about a year and 4 half. lie
was in 20 and Il stage agent and OPP
orator at Deer Lodge. John !. Sabin,
Now connected with the telephone at
san Francisco. succeeded him as man.
ager at Helena. remaining about year
and a half also.
The early day operators, while being
good senders ana receivers, We're of
necessity required 10 be good all-around
men. capable of doing any part of the
work connected with the telegraph.
They frequently delivered MESA ges.
cleaned and set up batteries, repaired
Jheir Instruments, should they be SO
unfortunate as 10 have enc burned hy
lightning. d0nned the line rcPaircr's
spurs aud mruded many "a break IN
winch employment. IT it occurred with
ia the efy limits they We're always
sure tu nave 3 large ana interested
lraSa VT spectators, who were as free
IS th tNe5' criticism as with their ad-
wee.
The great fire in the W.ater of II
that destroyed the greater part OF the
business portion Of Helena. destroyed
everything connected Ujta.the telegraph
Office except the instruments and ac-
count books. There happened FORUM
ateIy 20 be stored i'm a building which
tina FIRE did MOT reach the tUTs. carhOns
and zines OF an old carbon battery. by
purchasing the necessary chemicals "A
main battery was soon vXtempOriZed
ana communication restored. owing
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19

The great storm in December, 1888.
Frustrated all the southern routes, and
this was the only route left open for
communication between the Atlantic
and Pacific.
At that time messages from Western
Texas destined to points 100 miles east
of the place of origin. to reach their
destination, made the journey by way
of the repeating offices at San Francis
co, Portland, Oregon and Helena,
Mont, Chicago and New Orleans.
Among the operators employed in the
Helena office at that time, We're Sher-
wood Wheaton, now general agent of
the Mutual Life Insurance company of
New York, at Helena, and County Com
missioner of Lewis and Clarke county;
Largely, since deceased, and Sam J..
Small now associated press operator at
Seattle, and only one of them had ever
had any experience with cable cyphers
and New York market and stock re-
ports, the business was handled in such
an admirable manner as to receive the
commentator of the superintendent.
QuadrupleX tables and the duplex, adj
hitting the transmission of two mes
sageS on one Wire at the same time,
were set up in the Helena office in 1888.
When the Office was first opened in
Helena in 1867 the tolls on ten words
to New York We're, | believe, $40; in
1870 they were $3.50, and in 1872. So,
being shortly afterwards reduced to
$50 Gable tolls ranged from So to SO. 80
per word. Montana was at first in the
district presided over by Superintend-
ent W. Il. 'Hibbard, who was succeeded
by j. J. Dickey, with headquarters at
Omaha. On the completion of the
Northern Pacific railroad Montana was
transferred to superintendent l.. Nc
Michaefs district with headquarters at
Minneapolis. w. f. Frederick succeed
ed j. /. Sabin as manager of the Helena
office in June. 1870, and was succeeded
by Charles Day in October, 1884 James
Swan, the present manager. succeeded
Day in May, 1897. Barney Hughes was
the first manager of the Virginia City,
S. Wild, now manager of the Butte
Western Union office. and was followed
by Capt. II. S. Howell, now with the
internal revenue department at Hell
ena.
The first telephone seen in Montana
was introduced by the late Prof. Fl. p.
Rolfe. The first exchange was opened
in the Western Union office in July,
1882. with some half dozen subscribers,
both offices being under the same man
agement until 1884, when the business
of the telephone justified an Office of
their own. George Frank Marsh, still
a resident of Butte. was the first man
ager of that Office on the completion to
THAI place of the line built by p. A.
Largey. w. +. Frederick opened the
first office at Fort Benton in August.
1868. and was succeeded by Charles r.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19

more the coming year in building new
lines. The principal extension will be
from Denver westward TO Salt Lake
city and Ogden Thence we shall build
to Montana to connect with our Rocky
mountain system We will also build
through Texas TO Laredo, making con-
nectons with the Mexican Central and
Mexican National railway system, thus
giving rs special service in our sister re-
public. We have now a line south from
Denver, which has just been completed
10 Ell Paso. so that the new extensions
will give US two independent routes TO
Mexico. ] am advised that our connee-
ton across the line. the Canadian Pa
cifie. will also make big extension dur
ing the coming year, and build a line TO
be first in the klondyke district our
business has been growing right along
and we feel justified in making the pro-
posed extensions"
The Postal people. by their new ex-
tensions, will reach every state in the
union excepting South Dakota and Ne
Nada and even these two states are on
the list for lines II the near future. The
company already has two circuits across
The continent, and when the contem-
plated lines are built it VIII only he
necessary TO string wires from ogden 10
Sacramento 10 have third continental
circuit.
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II the entrance into the mining
camp of the wire thai connected
them with the outside world under
the headlines. The telaGfapa between
Great salt Lake and Virginia city is
finished Montana forms part of the
civilized world! Citizens, Hang yedr
banners on the outer Nvalls,' The Post
said "On Na9 81 1866, az cello Is
- nj. the glorious tIdings Travelled over
The wire To our city anG announced
that the subtle force IF electricity had
gained another triumph. Montana is
40 longer an unknown territory.
The governor Immediately addressed
thc president in the following telegram:
Virginia city. NJ. r, NOV. =. 1866. $50
o'clock p. m.
TO Andrew Johnson, president of the
United States. Washington. ~ -
Montana sends greeting. We are this
day brought in hourly communicated
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19
sneciaI plsnatch to the standard.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
New York, Dec. lS.-Uncle Russell l..
Sage will have one more reason for
rracticing economy this coming Christi
mas. His pet corporation, the Western
Union, is shortly 10 be subjected 10 the
sharpest kind of competition. The Pos
tai Telegraph Cable company, after an
important meeting. has decided TO spend
more than 100000 neNt year in eN-
tending ITS line into nearly every state
in the union Idaho, Colorado, Montana
and wyoming are 10 be covered, lines
are to be strung throughout Texas,
connecting Mexico and the Central
American republics. and the Canadian
branch Of the Postal company Is TO be
built to the KiondylSe In word the
Postal Is going TO compete with the
Western Union, net only in every state
in the union. but also in Alaska and
Mexico. The war started in earnest
only recently, when tie Postal people
decided to inaccurate a marine service
Ia New York bay. This will be in
operation rs far as Sandy Hook by
Jan. ]. Then the Postal decided to
carry the war into Africa and pro-
poses TO reacn out fer rev business in
every place where tie Western Union
has now exclusive Hhc=s
vice President Baj5er, in speaking Of
the proposed extensions tonight. said:
we are going to expead 100000 OF
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19

Lodge in 1871. This line connected with
the Western Union at Helena. The tolls
from Butte to Helena were 81 for 10
word message. Mr.. Largey's revenue
from this branch line made the hand
some average of 81 900 a month, net.
Mr.. Largely also controlled the teIe-
graph at Fort Benton and BoZeman.
He connected up Fort Benton in 1870
and Bozeman one year later. The
tolls to these points We're 81 from Hell
ena.
The advent of the railroad, with its
brand new No. and No. 8 wire strung
on cedar poles, with plenty of wires
to meet any emergency, relegated to
the rear the old pioneer lines that
skirted the stage road. The completion
of the Utah d Northern railway in
1881, and the Northern Pacific railway
in 1882, revolutionized the business and
brought about the new order of things.
Nearly every town and city from
Glendive on the east, Heron on the
west and Monida on the SOUTH to
Glasgow on the north, commanded tel
egraphic communication. The build
ing of the Great Northern railway in
1896 gave the extreme northwestern
portion of the state Geographic facili-
ties. The Western Union company op-
crate the larger portion of the tele-
graph of the state. 1t has $500 miles
of wire, and all of the modern tee-
graphic apparatus such as duplex and
quadrupleX instruments.
The tolls on a telegram of SIS to all
points east of the Mississippi river that
obtained 80 years ago, have dwindled
down to a maximum rate of so and 10
cents. / have confined this sketch
mostly to the early days of telegraph
in Montana To the older patrons of
the service, who patiently and uncom-
plainingiy saw us struggle to get.
message from home will, and no
doubt do, appreciate the improved con-
ditions that are now offered
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19

."HE excellent telegraph SER
Vice with which thc Mon
tana If to-day Is favored
lecjs even the cid timer 70 for
BET The days Whea this region was ar
most cut off from the ross IF the
world and when the speedlest means
fer the conveyance 81 news agas the
mail service handled over hundreds af
miles Of mountain road by stage coach.
The advent of the telegraph service IN
Montana was an incident worth taking
account of. Il happened in the au-
tumn ol 1896. when Virginia City was
the teIrIfory's central point Al that
place a newspaper had been started
and that publication tells the story
81 the arrival IF ra.e wires.
In SIS issue cf Saturday. Nov. 3,
1856. the Post gives an accou@
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19
WHEN THE W0RLD NEWS FIRST REACHED MON ANA BY WIRE

That Happened One November Day in Virginia City Re-
joiced the Possession of the Means Talk With the
Word-Andy Johnson Was in the White House Then
and He Heard From Montana-The Rates Were High
But Alder Guch Had Money to Burn in Those Famous
Old Days-SeyeraI Of the Pioneers in Montana Teegra
ply Are Still in Service in the State and Write Interest
ing Accounts Of Their Experiences for the Christmas
Standard
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19

with the United States and the world.
God save the union.
GREEN CLAY SMITH.
Governor of Montana"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-19
SOME EARLY EXPERIENCES
Manager Wild Writes Entertainly About
Montana TeIegraphy in Early Days.

In the telegraph service in Montana
to-day are several veterans who have
4 record for long and faithful service
and VINO We're pioneers in telegraphy in
this region. Some OF them shared in
the wark of building mp the line and
We're among the first operators. Levi $.
Wild, the manager of the Western Tn
ion Cempany's office in Butte is one of
these men. Mr.. Wild could write an
entertaining book on early experiences
IN Montana biography, with many in
cldents relating TO the service he is ia
miliar. and he has kindly contributed
To the Christmas Standard the follow
ing entertaining paper:
The sreat Overland telegraph line
stretching across the plains from
Omaha 10 Denver. thence TO Salt Lake
City and Virginia, Nev., to san Fran
cisco, which placed the Atlantic and
Paeinc-these then widely separated
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-09-25
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. d. Warren Wilson attended the fall
millinery openings in Philadelphia this week.
Howard Bradley, on his farm in the
Eighth district, threshed 1900 bushels Of
wheat this season.
The new public school at Conowingo has
thirty scholars. The Pilot Town school, John
l.. Crothers, principal. has also an increase
in attendance this year, there being forty
scholars.
A despatch from Bridgeton, New Jersey.
states that Mrs. Lizzie Carrie. wife of William
Carrie who is in State prison for illegal liquor
selling, was arrested On Saturday evening on
similar charge. They formerly conducted II
hotel in Elkton.
The Tenth annual reunion of Battery ''B, >
First Maryland Light Artillery, will be held
at Perryvile, this county, on Saturday, Oct.
2, 1897, at 10 a. m. All former members are
cordially invited to be present. Hiram T..
Brown. is Secretary, and Theo. j. Vanneman,
President of the organization.
In reporting the work done in baling hay
by E. P. Mahoney on the farm OF John p.
Moore at Cherry Hill, last week. it was erron-
eousy stated that 295 bales were pressed in a
day, whereas it should have been in half q
day. Quite n difference IN favor of Mr..
Mahoney.
Travel over the p. w. and b. railroad
through Elkton, on Sunday, was unusually
heavy. owing to the many excursion trains
City. 400: to Philadelphia. 900; to Annapo-
is, 2,400; to Baltimore, $500; to Washington.
1,400. Twenty-one spe .ial trains were run.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-09-25

town on Wednesday morning, when Miss
Edith May Reynolds and Mr.. Daniel P. Bar
nard, Jr., were married in Forest Presbyter-
ian Church. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Francis Hardy Moore. The ushers
were Robert A. Comegys. Alexander II. Rey-
nolds, VIM. +. Metten and Frank d. Lackey
Miss A. Louise Reynolds and Miss Esther E.
Barnard were bridesmaids. DR.. H. W. Howell
was best man.
Rev. Thos. Duncan, rector OF ST. Stephens
Protestant Episcopal Church. Earleville. is
now on visit to his son in Michigan.
Misses Barbra L. Booth and Emma |.
Albright, of Philadelphia, were very plea
sanity entertained by Mrs. Henry Booth at
"Hillside farm" near Leeds, last week.
Miss Fanny Booth, Of Chester, Pa. is the
guest of her cousin, Mr.. Henry Booth, of
Leeds, this week.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-09-25
Wonderful Niagara-LOw Rates via B..
& o. r. X.

Two additional excursions have been ar
ranged ~ III" B. & o. L. II. to Niagara Falls,
Tuesday, October 9Th and 18th. The trips
cover tea dny tour with the privilege of
visiting Watkins Glen, Glen Onoko, Mauch
Chunk. and the famous Sw itchback, Geneva,
Rochester and Buffalo, without any additional
cost for railroad fare. This is the best time
in the year to visit the greatest natural won
der on the American Continent. If you have
not seen them, arrange to do 50. The train
service and all details have been looked after
with great "are, and NO eyrAnee spared to
make excursionists comfortable
special express with Pullman Parlor cars
attached, IN cnarge OF an experienced tourist
agent, will leave is. Il o. Station, Washington,
$40 \. NJ. Baltimore, 7.05 A. NJ, arriving at
tho Falls II 90 T. NJ, stopping at the follow
ing stations: Newark, Del, 1925; A. NJ,
VIM rt0" Oct 1ot5.
Round trip tickets, good ten days, $1,000
Don forget me dates, Tuesday, Oct. 9th and
18th. Sept. 25-3t
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-09-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Litzenburg have issued
cards of invitation to the marriage of their
daughter Miss Lucille Scott to DR. John Lynn
Pratt, of Milford Del, at Trinity Church
Elkton, on wee siay, Oct. 9th at II m.
The ceremony viii be followed by reception
from u 80 I" 80 p. m, at the residence of
Ms. Lit2enburg on Main street.
Car's are out for the wedding of Miss
Mamie TUddcr'. Bu"hler, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William George Buehler, of Phila-
hjr, +" II. William p. Glpin, also of
that city, Il son OF MIR. William L. Gilpin, OF
Ekton. The ceremony will take place on
Thursday, September 80, at noon, in Holy
Trinity Memorial Chapel, 22d and Spruce
streets, Philadelphia.
Mrs. naysie c. Ketterlinus, daughter Of the
late l. D. Carter, of near Singerly, will be
married today in Boston, to Mr.. Francis H.
Haskell, of that city. They will go on a we'd
ding tour to Europe.
Mr.. Thomas Hughes, formerly of Elkton
now Of Passaic n j., will be married Octo-
Der 7th, to Miss Carrie Newman, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Newman, OF Passaic.
The ceremony will be performed in the First
Baptist Church.
n n r. and Mrs. Hugh Brown, of Whining
NV ton were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ.
Tucker in Elkton on Sunday. Miss
| Isabel Murray, OF COnshohocken, Pa, who has
been visiting relatives and friends in Elkton
and North East has returned to her home -
| Miss Airline Constable has returned from a
soiourn Mt Lake Lucerne, Canada Miss
Ethel Knight. Of Baltimore, who has been
| Speeding some tim" in town, returncd to her
home in Baltimore on Saturdry.-Miss Geic"t
Allie" s .huui"r.-Mrs. W. II. Berger, Of Phiia
d"iphia. is the guest OF Mrs. John T. Brown.
Mrs. John MrElmye and children have re-
turned from a visit to relatives in Marietta,
| fa.--Miss Give Ellis Inns returned to EIkton
| a";ar stay IL Atlantic City and New York -
4 E"ory lI'C,onAhau, " Port Deposit, was
an EIEton visitor on Wednesday.
4 LEEHT B"1w"l returned on Tuesday
Ia from trip on hi, wheel to Philade-
phia E. NJ. Purn"il. of Philadelphia.
was an Eikton visitor on Wednesday. Mrs.
james Ralston, who has been visiting Mrs.
Jesse Bedwell, has returned home. Charles
b. Finley, Jr., of Elkton, returned to Prince
ton University on Friday, last week. He
enters his Sophomore year Mrs. Charles NJ.
Ellis, Miss Martha Finley and Miss Mary
White are at the Delaware Water Gap-NIrs.
s. B. Russell has returned to her home in
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-09-25
SALES nDvERTiSED IN "CECIL WING. +"

TUESDAY, SEPT. z8.-Public sale of resi-
dcnc" on East Main street. Elkton, owned
by Mira Il u. Giipin, Sale at II o'clock ut
Court House, Elkton.
FRIDAY, OCT. CLEARING sale of personal
property. on farm of Mrs. Anna V. Ryan. at
Town Point, formerly owned by late Alfred
Filter. Sale ut 2 O'Clock on the property.
TUESDAY, OCT. 5.-Attorncy's sale OF Port
Deposit real estate OF John Gilardi. Sale at
Court House. E'kton, ut l1.30 O'Clock. r. C.
Thac!Irry. Attorney.
TUESDAY, OCT. I2.--Trustce's sale of Elkton
property, owned by the late Robert Marsh
bank stUr"hUusc and residence. Sale Mt
Court HGusc, Elkton, mt l O'Clock. l.. NJ.
Hai4cS, Trustee.
TUESDAY, OCT. to.-Trustcc's sale of real
estate owned 10y the late James Cameron,
iUOGc.,s .. '3Gt Nit' improvements. near
Principle. partly in flitn ana parity IN Sixth
districts. Sale ut Court House, Elkton, at
IL O'Clock. William Evans, Trustee.
See advertisements in another column.
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Wanted.
To Loan
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,

fNHiS IL 20 give notice that the subscribers of
L cc-ii ccGnt. have obtained from the Or
phans COui. o. said cou:lty ,lttcrs f tdmi,. =
istration on the personal estate of
JAMES CAMERON,
late of said county, deceased All persons
having claims against the said dcco ascd arc
hereby warned to exhibit the same with the
vouchers thereof duly authenticated,
on or before thr@Sth day of Feb, 1893,
they may otherwise be excluded from any
ac.i: u I'D estate. NJ plrs.us i.t!C Ia
SAID estate are requested to make imnedate e
"LyIuout - *ho e,Nr,"'l ,,,r.c y,,, NV, ~ " :,
hands this 30th day of August, 1897.
MARTHA !. RRICKITY and
JbNylAElN rHft&lFY
lSscpt-6t Administrators
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a Great Surprise is in Store

for those who will go today and get package
Of GRAlN-O. IT takes the place of coffee at
about /. tho cost. II Is a food drink fun of
" eli rs the adult with great hrnc:it. II is
IuiIuC o. pare grams ANA look. ana tustus IKE
the finest trades Of Mocha or Java coffee. 1t
sItIsl,s e'utNo.It. a uub OF ,'..u..-v H. iIut.ur
for the system than tonic, bccauscits benefit
j. pormNauut. What coffee lrtiss down
Gr.iG-J builds ~. Tx yyur grocer Tor
Gran-D. lac. and 25c.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-09-25

"For years. says Capt. c. Mueller, 1 have
relied more upon Ayers Pills than anything
else in the medicine chest, to regulate my
bowels, and those of the ships crew. These
pills are not severe in their action. but do
their work thoroughly