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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-22
INDIA STOOD IN THE WAY
SALISBURY MAKES AN EXCUSE ron
DECLINING THE PROPOSALS..
They Do Not Care To Give Up \ Policy
Which They Have Beeu frying
to- Make Effective.

London. Oct. 2i.-The Marquis OF SAL
isbury In his note to the United States
ambassador and To the French ambas-
sador says that by far the most I'M
portant proposal submitted Is that con-
cerning the reopening OF the Indian
mints. He adds:
The government of India points out
that they can hardly be- expected To
give up a policy which for four years
u has been endeavoring to make effect
I've. In the absence Of substantial Sc
curity that the system Ia be subsii-
tuted for IL Is practically certain 10 be
stable. II. owing to the relative small
ness ~ the area over which the bims-
tallic system IL 10 bs established. to
the great divergence between the pro-
posed ratio and the present gold price
81 silver ar to any other cause. the
legal ratio of silver were not main
tained. the position % silver might he
much worse than before and the finan-
cial embarrassments Of the govern
ment of India greater than any with
which they have as yet had to con-
tend
The reply then adds that even II
these reasons are not strong enough.
the Indian government could not he
expected IL reverse a policy which has
only been On trial for four years. and
concludes.
Her maiesty's government Is there
fore desirous Ia ascertain how far the
views of the French and American gov
srnments have been modified by the
decision arrived at and whether they
desire 10 proceed further with the ne
gotiatious at the present moment. IL
is posstb'a that the time which has
lapscd since the proposals were put
forward In July last may enable the
representatives OF the two governments
concerned % form a more accurate es-
timate than was then practicable OF
the amount OF assistance they say they
expect from other powers and OF the
success their scheme Is likely to at
tain. The government will then he
placed In position to consider tie
scheme with fuller knowledge thaa u
now Possesses NJ many OF the circum-
stances materially affecting the pr"-
posals before r."
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-22
THEY ARE LINING W.
OBri.n democrats With George-Msn-
batianites Are tor Low.

New York Oct. 2l.-The final lining
up Tor the first municipal election In
Greater New York Is almost complete.
After some hcsitancy the united DE-
mocTary. sometimes called the OBrien
democracy. has decidcd that It's place
is with Henry George. More influential.
because moro numerous is the Man
haitian democracy. which has elected 10
support Seth Low. Tho potency Of the
2O.00o votes which the Siccklcr brothers
claim to have organized aud controlled
WAS recognized under the Gilroy-Tam-
many regime by the appointment of
one ~ the Stecklers To "A city judge
ship.
A point upon which the Stecklerites-
largely drawn from the German ele-
ment In New York-find themselves as
one with the citizens union IL the
sumptuary legislation. for in his letter
OF acceptance. which has stood as the
platform uf the citizens union In this
campaign, Mr.. Low said OF the existing
excise statute: Where the Raincs law
fails tn apply Ia New York Il fails be-
cause is does not take into account the
personnel of the city. New York. while
characteristically an American city. Is
also. as the GrrmanH say. "A world city.
Men of every SOFT of up-bringing must
be able To live In such city happily
and with due regard 10 the rights ami
convictions OF others"
. Under the circumstances II has come
Ia he expected that Tammany win suf-
fer by the decision OF the Stcckler
councils to stand by LOW. To what
extent the action Of the united democ-
racy will affect the result is subject
o. much wider conjecture. Its member
ship and the loyalty of It's leaders TO
that membership are comparatively un-
known qualities. The organization has
taken sides with ia. free silver element
In the party and Il was foremost Ia
the demand that Henry George de-
clare himself uneduivocally In SYM
pathy with the platform adopted at
Chicago last year.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-22
GIVEN w HOPE.
Montana Men win BE Unable 10 Ren,h
Dawson This Winter.
Special Dispatch TO the Standard

Helena. oct. 2l.-Mr. and Mrs. l..
Marks Of this city to-day received two
letters from their son, ~ Marks, who
left about two months ago for the Elon-
dyke. Mr.. Marks writes from Fort Yu-
kon. his last letter hearing date OF Sept.
fG He says that all the boats are laid up
at that point and that they have given
up hope of reaching Dawson this year be-
caus" Of the low stage OF the river. which
above Fort Yukon is only IL inches
deep
An Indian messenger. Mr.. Marks
writes, was sent to Dawson To warn the
people In the camp that supplies could
not reach there this winter and that they
had better escape from the camp while
the river was open. DIR. Reid of Butte
and Dr. j. j. Lesser of Helena have rent
I'd "A cabin at Fort Yukon. where they
propose 10 winter. The majority Of the
passengers on the Hamilton. who were
principally Montana men. will undertake
10 return to Munnook diggings. 800 miles
below.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-22
WRIT ISSUED.
Another step Taken In The Iowa Popui!st
Ballot Isnyis.

Des Moines. Iowa. Oct. gl-The supreme
court to-day issued a writ OF certiorari d.
rocted 10 the Polk county district court.
suspending further proceedings In that
court. The Polk county court declared
the action of the elections board of the
state Irregular because tn" board placed
the middle Of the road populist ticket on
III" official ballot under the head of pop
ullsts. The Weeks faction II sustained
The writ was made r,turnahlc Tomorrow
urdby.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-22
READY TO START.
4 New York syndiraie Has Acquired
Property In Alaska.

Astoria ore, Dct. 2i.-Captain y. NJ.
White. who has Just completed the puf-
chase of thr steamer Augusta, - ready to
sail Tor IA. north and will start for 81
siiln when th. weather h fnVortbl" The
captain represents u larg" New York SYM
dicatv which had acquired property
aud mining claims all through Alaska be-
fure the Klondykc WIS discovered. In
speaking of his plans captain White to-
day said
Il will mako one preliminary trip NJ
once with tho Augusta frUm SEATTLE. taxi
iug engineers and workmen with sup
pli's 10 Alaska. Upon my return | win
go 10 New York. and will bring from
thrre around the Horn d steamer OF about
/ tlo Ious which We will usr as our sup
ply and transfer boat from Seattle. our
company ~ in II IA stay and nlrrndy has
many fair claims.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-22
A WHITMAN MEMORIAL.
Four skulls Found where the Iadian
Massacre Took Piaer.

Waila Walla, Wash. Oct. H.-This af-
ternoon the grave Of DIR. Marcus Whit
man. who was killed by Indians 90 years
ago at Whitman mission. seven miles
from Walla WaIla. was opened prepara-
tory for a mausolcum of brick and gran
ited 10 be erected thereon by the Whitman
Memorial association. President Penross,
OF Whitman college and a few students
were present. Near the surface OF the
mound In one corner four skulls nearly
intact were discovered. also a number OF
iie To be erected thereon by the Whitman
was recognized by a gold filling In one OF
his teeth and a tomahawk wound back
OF the base "f his skull.
DIR. Whitman. his VIII. and n associ-
at.s. who Mere nassacred 10 years ago,
are all supposed To he buried In The
grave. The bones were brought TO this
city this evening To bs classified by ply
clans. After being placed In glass case
for inspection a few days they will b-.
returned Co their resting place.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-22
AFTER REouistrioMS.
Whitten. Atlas dim Hail. Arrested 10 Me-
sada for Mursier.

Snccial Dspaich To the standard
Hcl"na, Oct 2i.-Sheriff William J.
Fransham of Gallatin county camc over
from Roz' man to-day to secure a r"qaisi-
tion for Whitten. alias Jim Hall. who
was arrested few DAYS ago In Nevada
for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Jack
Allen last January. Tn. shooting of Al
len occurred In Madison county Will.
Frsnshorp ard his deputy were trying TO
arrest Whittcn and his partner. frank
Morgan. Both men made their escape.
and ever since then the officers have been
exrriing every effort To locate them.
Sheriff Joseph I. liaines OF Madison
came In tonight on IN" same business
that brought Sheriff Fransham here.
Governor Smith II In Butte. hut viii re-
turn tomorrow. when the reauisition VIII
be secured
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-22

Poindcxfr was engaged to-day in lssuinx
warrants for claims allowed by the state
board Of examiners Monday. Most of tho
warrants are for the employees ~ stat.
educational Institutions. The auditor will
draw warrants This week on the several
funds 10 the amount of about szse1.
Among tho warrants issued to-day were
20 in favor Of Riddvll a Roach. School
of Mines contractors. They are In pay-
ment Of the l2th cstimafe made July ~.
which aggregates sG,ga.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-22
ANOTHER TRIAL.
she second One VIII Have No Bearing on
the One just Closed.

Chicago. Oct. 2l.-'Yes. sir. we VIII
try him again" said States Attorney
Deneen when asked as to the probabil-
ity Of Luetgert being brought before
the court second time. We have
had nine weeks of this and ! must have
a couple Of weeks of rest. After that
we will look the ground over and get
our evidence together. The case stands
now with US as though there had never
been trial. The second trial has no
bearing whatever ON the case just
closed"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-22
MURDERED naa oAvenrsa.
The Mssher Resolves . seusesce &c I've
Years for the Crtuse.

81. Louis. Oct "A Post-Dispatch spe-
cial says that the jury IN the case OF Mrs.
Virginia n. Todd. charged with the mur-
der Of her daughter. Hettie Bethel at
New London. Mo-. reported this morning.
finding the defendant guilty of murder
In the second degree. and fxing the pun
ishment nj two years In the penitentisry.
The ease had been tried four times. The
crime was committed In June. isSs. The
daughter was II years of age and was
ouSy.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-22
Appointed Pest ssist res..

Special Dispatch To the standard.
Washington, Oct si-Mrs clara White
was to-day appointed postmislrrss at
liocketts, Custer county. vice Nathan
Iiockett. resigned
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-22
M,rs mann,,. Bro. her NJ.

Cleveland. ort 2i-H. NJ. Hanna. pres
idcnt ~ the Globe salpbuilding company.
hes critically ~ AZ his home In this city.
Four physicians are In ccn4t9nt attend
an,r upon him. Mr. Hanna IL associated
with his brother. Mark A. Hanna. in
nearly an his enterprises.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-22

Berlin. OCT. gt-rhs North German Ca
Ecttc announces that Emperor William
has corirmvd the appointment oG t,aron
Non Fulow Us minister ot foreign anaifs
and minister VI state.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-22
Iinl,iuior. Nin..

cedar Rapids loNr Oct, 2i-Baltimorr
defeated IN" All-Amsiicaus , g. I hcfotc
large crowd to-day. Honor pitched his
team 10 victory. l.lrh' STICK work chlr-
artrr.zrd the contest Sclrr;
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-22
Issui & state warrants.

Special Dispatch - the STANDARD
llckna. oct H-Stltr Auditor r. W
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-22
They Look Well and They
Wear Well

They are the best quality ever offered
for the money and the price is catch
ing.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-18
when LAWYERS Were Scarce.

In the year 1929, under the authority of
the state of New York, an enumeration Of
the lawyers entitled to practice at the state
or local courts was made The regulations
for admission to the bar at that time were
simple and easy to comply with. Never
theless there were found to be only law
yers on Staten Island, ID in Westchester,
so in Albany and 45 in Onondaga. Mon
roe county had not then attained the dis
tinction which it has had since the growth
of Rochester into a city, and it had within
its borders only IL lawyers, while Column
bia county, which has since given to the
bar Of the state many learned jurists had
32 and Duchess county SO. The people OF
Long Island were even less inclined to lit
igation then than they are now, for in the
whole of Suffolk county there were law
yers only, in Queens county there were
but 2, and in Kings county (it is very diff
ferent now there were only
In Broome county there were lawyers
In Greene 81, in Putnam g. in Steuben IL
and in Tioga IA. But perhaps the lawyer
of that period who enjoyed what might in
these days be called an easy snap was the
one member of the New York bar who re-
sided in Orleans county. After 1890 there
was a large increase of lawyers in New
York state, and i'm 1884 they numbered
2,OS4.--New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-18
USE OF THE DOLLAR MARK.
How the World Fell Into the Habit OF
Putting 1t Before Figures.

A st. Louis exchange calls attention to
the singularity of our custom OF placing
the dollar mark before the figures, instead
of after, without giving the real explana-
ton. A high authority says that the ex-
PLANTATION is found in the fact that in the
colonial times, when the word dollar was
Americanized its equivalent was the Span
ish "piece of eight, or eight "reals, +"
later known as the "York shilling" At
first the Authorization for q dollar was the
figure between two straight lines esd,
and then the two lines were drawn through
the eight. After awhile the itself was
changed just little, making the sign
stand as now in use. This is highly
probable explanation. In all civilized
countries money marks are in use, and
our st. Louis exchange throws some in
teresting light on the custom when 1t says:
"In every country which has written
language and u system of coinage the alb
breviation for the unit OF value precedes
the figures. In England the pound mark
(9) Is used in the same manner that the
dollar mark is used in this country, while
the same popularity is noticeable In Ger
many, where the abbreviation m. Qor
mark appears preceding the number, just
as the French Authorization FIR. Qor france
Is used In France. - III the aDDreVlaUlOnS
are not used, the legend is more apt to be
correct We find that in Mexico they have
"21a pesos" instead of "p. "a" as one
might expect, and in Newfoundland they
have plain two dollar piece So, too, in
France, where the abbreviation is not used
we find such pieces as 40 francs, "2O
francs and $40 francs" In Germany
they have piece marked tx thaler, "
which is all very plain, but the moment a
clerk, bookkeeper or other person makes
an entry or jots down memorandum he
tells you that it is a 18Th. X" The English
pound sign, which is believed to be the
oldest monetary abbreviation now in use,
Is the old initial letter by which the Ro-
mans expressed pounds" just as we use
the "lbs." 1t has been suggested that we
use our money Authorization backward be-
cause the Romans, in expressing pounds, "
always said "libra decem" instead of "de
Gem libra" the first being pounds ten
and the latter "ten pounds" When Their
| initial letter or character was used, 1t al
ways preceded the figure, thus "910," in
| stead of the reverse. Thus the whole world
has got in the habit of doing these things
| backward. Bankers Monthly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-18
What Alarmed the Judge.

One day during provincial tour Charles
Mathews strolled into the sessions house
at Shrewsbury while trial was going on.
Presently an usher came to him with the
judges compliments to inquire If he would
like seat upon the bench. Rather as
tonished, as he had no acquaintance with
his lordship, Mathews followed his con-
ductor and was most effusively received.
Relating the incident some years after
ward to legal friend, he was COMMENT
ing upon the politeness shown him when
the listener burst out laughing. "I've
heard the judge tell the story" he said,
land 1 remember his saying, Il was SO
frightened when 1 caught sight OF that
rascally Mathews in the court with his
eyes upon me that l couldn't fix my
thoughts upon the case, for believed he
had come there for the purpose of taking
me off on the stage that night, so thought
it was best to be as civil to him as posi-
BILE. "-Household Words.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-18

The directors OF the Lakeside cemetery
association have very generously DO
mated some lots in their cemetery to the
local camp OF the G. A. R.. and on Tues
day committee composed OF John b.
gan, John Rumel and w. Il. Mason, ap'
pointed by the G.. A. R., together with
Mr.. Daniel Crawford of the association,
repaired to the grounds to select the lots
wanted: The sites determined upon were
the reservation which contains about
one.quarter of an acre, and which lie De,
tween the protestant and catholic burial
precincts. 1t is the intention OF the &. A.
r. to erect a large monument to the de-
ceased veterans in the center OF the res
ervation next spring. The remainder OF
the reservation will be laid ont with trees
and shrubbery, the lots in either precinct
to be used for burial purposes. The en-
deavors OF the G. A. r. to beautify the
last resting place OF our departed heroes
will undoubtedly be appreciated ana
helped along with liberal donations by
our townspeople.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-18

The new cold storage building being
orocted nv the Roach & Seeber Co., is
fast nearing completion, The structure
i,a two-story building, 34x45feet and is
built of wood. The outside will be coy
cred with steel sheetiDg and the carpen'
ters are now busy putting the same in
Mace The south side OF the building
will be used as a cold storage room while
IN the north side neat office will be
fitted no. The second story will be used
for living rooms. The business OF this
establishment, which is branch OF the
main business located at Waterloo, Wis,
has 40 increased in the copper country
that IT was found necessary to erect a
building of their own, so that orders can
be filed at once, and without the danger
of the goods freezing while in transit az
ia often the case in the winter time. This
branch OF the business will be under the
personal direction uf Mr.. G. V. Seeber
one of the members OF the firm. The
company deal principally in fancy cream
ery butter and cheese and eggs. Mr.
Roach is here experimenting the struc
ture OF the building, which it is hoped
will be ready for occupany by December
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-18

A PORTRAIT.

5tkL@slA
She wore ruffied lnet
AS white as a fake OF snow,
And the curls on her broad. white forehead
Seemed waited To and fro.
have seen rich gowns OF velvet
And sheer white muslins, too,
But none have 1 loved so dearly
AS her frock of faded blue.
Hands quite hid beneath diamonds,
Perhaps are fair to see,
But her slim, brown hand, unjeweled,
Is fairer far to me.
stand quite near her at MONDAY,
At morn / am by her side.
Iwatch her form through the cleaning,
j am near her at eventide.
And yet, and yet, she never
Will to me speak word;
know her voice is of music,
Yet the sound i have never heard.
am almost wild when / watch her,
With her old fashioned, stately mien;
She is sweoter than any maiden
That have ever seen.
She is fairer than maid or matron,
With her snowy rosebud face,
And the brown hands linked together
Are full of girlish grace.
Ali I'll love her cen through her silence,
For she really Is not to blame;
She's the portrait of my grandmother,
In an old fashioned, gilded frame.
Valentine Hubert in New Orleans Picayune
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-18
DIAMOND MINING.
Rigid Precautions to Prevent Gem Steal
ing-StoIidity of the Workers.

mk-Stoiinity Oh the WOrkerB.
In this part of the world 1t is hardly
safe to have diamond unless you can
show that you brought it with you into
the country or have purchased it of a
licensed dealer Time was when receivers
of the lowest order came here from all
parts, and bought the stone from the
workers. /. ID. b. illicit diamond buying)
attained such proportions that one-half of
all the gems produced, it was computed,
were stolen, the money value being reck-
oned at from $500, 900 to Al, 000, 900 every
year. Stringent enactments have reduced
the evil SO far ms the white hands are con-
cerned, and yet, whatever purloining ex-
lists, 1t must, in the main, be charged to
their account, since they may reside where
they choose; whereas the 5000 colored
people are strictly confined to their in
closures or compounds" during the
three or six months that they spend at the
works.
"The greatest outlet for stolen dia-
monds," says Mr.. Gardner Williams sa-
tirically, sis through the Transvaal to
Natal, where they are shipped by respect
able merchants, who turn a deaf ear to
any information from the diamond fields
to the effect that they are aiding the sale
Of stolen property" When the natives
leave, they are vigorously examined, and
yet now and then Johnnie manages
somehow to take away few carats. One
of his little lodges is to hide the stone
near post. Here stands post" says
he, "and shall know where to find it. "
Occasionally he discovers that the hoard
is gone before he quits the compound, but
he never complains. The boys have their
virtues. They work hard, and they face
emergencies like men. Some years ago
number of them were cut off in the work
ings by n fire in the shaft. They soon
realized that death by burning or suffoca-
ton was certain. Calmly they met their
fate-no panic, no bowling or shrieking,
no imprecations They lighted their pipes
and sat down by the walls of the tunnel
and inhaled the soothing nicotine until
the fumes of the irrespirable air took away
consciousness. To be men, says the Ger
man poet, one must learn TO bear the in
evitable with dignity. These darkies were
men. Curiously, the Zulu, bravest of his
race i'm the field, is the timidest in the
mine. He has too much imagination; he
peoples its darkness, its silence, its echoes
with spiritual beings. -Kimbe Cor.
London Telegraph.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-18
The woodsman of the Northwest.

A woodsman writes of his own tribe as
follows
"He wears mackinaw shirt, and, as a
rule, comes from Michigan, Sweden or
Canada. The first thing he does is to
swamp, chop limbs, knock off knots and
receive tho benedictions of the teamster,
who wonders how anything so awkward
found its way so far through life. After
awhile he learns to chop, pull saw and
flip canthook. When times are hard and
wages low, he goes to camp and sticks
to work right along; when times are good
and wages high, he can't content himself
in one place. His turkey consists of a
two bushel bag and some old clothes. II
French, he talks less in February than in
any other month in the year. Still he says
all that can be said in 2S days, and his
under jaw is a near approach to perpetual
motion. If Scandinavian, he talks little
things slow, minds his work and never
kicks. If Irish, he is likely to prove a
synonym for ambiguity and utility. The
woodsman is valued according to theprice
of lumber. When pine boards are high,
he is high too. Minneapolis Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-18

On Wednesday Marshal Foley arrested
two knights OF the road on the charge oil
yagrancy. The yags were brought be.
lore Justice Brand yesterday morning
and on pleading guilty to the charge
preferred we're sent up by His honor for
sixty days. They gave their names as
George Davis and Charles Marmion, resi-.
dence unknown. Neither. party was in
any way adverse to spending time with
Sheriff Lean, one of them being heard to
remark that it was getting pretty cold
nights any way.