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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-29
EVANS LEFT TWO WILLS
HE COPIED ONE so BADLY 1T
MAY NOT BE LEGAL.
The Estate Is Worth just $500, 900 aud
the Doctors Brother Intends to
Contest the Will.

Paris, Dec 2S.-Rudolph Evans, the
only surviving brother of the late DR..
Thomas Evans, the famous American
dentist who died in Paris on Nov. Ia,
arrived here yesterday evening With his
wife and son. 1t is learned from
reliable source that the original Will OF
DR. Evans drawn up by Mr.. Naiois,
of New York. his attorney, was SO bad
~ copied by DR.. Evans. who amended
it and added several conditions, that 1t
is doubtful if it is legal Ill also APP
pears that DR. Evans made two wills,
one for the United States and another
for France. which was sworn To by
the translator, who demanded 3o,nub
francs for the translation and having
found differences in the two wills he
refuses to deliver them unless probated
here. The United States consul, now
ever, insists that the wills be handed
to him for yerifcation. This adds TO the
complications
Rudolph Evans, who, if his brother
had died intestate, would have been
entitled to half the fortune Of the de-
ceased. which after all amounts to eX-
actly "a 900. 900, receives but $4,000,
Therefore, he is determined to fight 1he
/ will
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HOWARD CROSBY SUES.
Trouble Over His Remuneration for Maxi
ing transcripts.

Great Falls, Dec. 2S.-To-day Howard
Crosby filed a suit against CASCADE
county 70 recover the sum OF S23s.zo Tor
services rendered. While this Is the
sum for which judgment is asked, the
suit really involves something like Sl.oaa.
Shortly after portions of Meagher coun-
ty were added to Cascade county II De
came necessary to obtain transcripts OF
all records pertaining to the portion an
nexed Crosby appeared before the
board of county commissioners ana
stated that he could perform all Of the
work in five months at the outside As
he has had considerable experience IN
that line he was employed by the board
for five months at a salary of SID. Al
the expiration of five months the work
was not anywhere near completion,
Crosby stating as an excuse that It's
amount had exceeded his expectations.
The board then made contract with
him to complete the work, for winch ne
was To receive five and one half cents
per folio of writing. At the end Of the
first month Crosby brought in Dill Tor
the sum now sued for. 1t was disal-
lowed by the county auditor, his rea-
sons being given in writing on the back
of the claim and reading as follows:
First the contract was made without
consideration; second, no evidence ihal
the work was performed as cpntem-
plated, and third. the claimant charged
county when he should have charged
only for the written matter.
Robert Hendry the county auditor
was seen this afternoon and he said
that while Crosby had sent in book
filled with transcripts his Office had
no means of aseertaining whether the
book was written up under the first
or second contract. as he knew that
4 some work under the salary contract
/ had not at that time been received by
/ the county. Moreover, in the claim
i Crosby had charged the county for the
/ printed part of the book which in the
! go pages it contained would amount 10
/ a large sum. Under the circumstances
| he thought ii best to disall0a it and
i let Crosby appeal or bring corrected
| claim.
AS Crosby has been working three 81
| four months under the new contract
quite sum has accrued under its
| terms and as stated above. VIII amount
To about 81 600.
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TO ACCEPT THE REDUCTION.
The Leaders Agree to Ii, but the Opera
tives May Strike.

Fall River. Mass, Dec. 2S.-The oper-
atiyes' conference committee was in
session two hours tonight, after execu-
tive committee meetings of the various
committees had been held. Secretary
O'Donnell gave out the following reso-
luton. which had been unanimously
adopted by the committee:
Resolved, That we accept the reduc-
ton, as it would not be good business
policy on our part to enter into a strike
at the present time. But we inform
our employees that as soon as we think
there is enough margin of profit suffi-
cient for the restoration of the present
wage schedule, we shall demand 1t.
even if we have to go to the extremity
of leaving our employment by going on
strike
The feeling among the leaders tonight
is strong against reduction. While
the committee offers the resolution 10
the unions there is a possibility they
will not accept il. The spinners, slasher
tenders and loom fixers especially talk
strike. and ii is possible that they may
so vote at the meeting on Thursday
tfvjaT
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AROUND THE WORLD.

Osborn, Isle of Wight, Dec. 2S.-Queen
Victoria received the Venezuelan minis
ter in audience to-day.
New York Dec. 2S.-Edward X. Rad
eliffe the actor found guilty of assault
in the third degree for striking his vile.
WAS to-day sentenced TO six months III
the penitentiary.
Berlin Dec. 2S.-The National Zeitung
to-day denies the statement that tariff
negotiations with the United States have
been broken off. adding that they have
only commenced and will continue.
St Louis. Mo. Dec. 8.-kaiherine KID
der. the well known tragedienne. is lying
IN II the home of friends in this city.
The Post-Dispatch says her company has
been disbanded and sent back to New
York.
Cleveland Ohio. Dec. 2S-Judge Steven
son Burke denies the report from New
York that he has been authorized to COM
plpfe the necessary legal forms Of p:n-
eeaure for combination of Ohio soft coal
railroads for the purpose Of maintaining
freight rates.
Denver. col. Dec 2s.-Judge Gilbert b.
Reed prominent lawyer, died suddenly
to-day Of neuralgia If the heart. HI had
been a resident Of Colorado since loo
H. served as a member ri The miners
court before IN. territory Vas organized
and was recently a member 81 The court
~ appeals.
SlaItdale IA Dc. 2S-The farm heuss
Of Jacob Stfyer Ia Salt Lick township
EaEgfta county, was destroyed rs fir
last night and Jacob Stryef aud his wife
eraYu4fGd HIS s1u also narrowly -
carved ana MAS badly burned. During ths
H4sf +. hours siEht persons haze hg
burned - s1=aah 81 F#Nefts county
NeW York Dee. -s.-ehafies LanoAs til
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barber, who is suspected Of numbering
Jennie SUMNER. his fourth Wife, ahd who
obtained insurance on the lives of a num-
Der OF persons. was again arraigned i'm
police court to-day. As Professor Witt
hauer had not completed his chemical
analysis OF Jennie Summers body the case
went over to JAM s.
Chicago. Dec. 2S.-The stenegraphers
employed by the defense in the Luetgert
case have struck. They did not appear
in court when the case was CALLED To-
day. Attorney Harmon, il Is said. will
ask the state TO furnish the defense with
a copy of the testimony each day. on the
grounds that Luetgert has no money to
pay for stenographers.
Pittsburg, Pa. Dec. 2s.-Eighty per cent.
of the edge tool manufacturers in the
United States have consolidated their
interests and have arranged for the cree
ton of a new plant near Chartered about
40 miles south of this city. The concern
will be known as the American Axe and
Tool company, and will have capital
stock of s. COG. COO 1t will employ over
1000 skilled workmen The consolidated
plant will be in operation next week.
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RAN AWAY WITH HARRY
Mabel Loved Him So She Gould
Not Wait Any Longer.
SKIPPED TO ANACONDA
Her Father Thought Some Stormy
Weather Was Brewing, but
Mabel Sailed Right Into
a Bay All Right.

Harry Wesson was making a search
Of the city last evening for his 17-year-
old daughter, Mabel, who had run away
from home TO marry Harry V. Bay,
drummer, at one time employed in the
Union theater orchestra and later at the
Imperial tneater. Wesson is one of the
city sanitary inspectors, and when ne
returned To his home late yesterday
afternoon he found two letters awaiting
him. They had been left at the house
early in the day by messenger boy.
One letter was from his daughter ana
the other from Bay. The first informed
him that his daughter had married BAY
and that they had gone 10 Chicago on
a wedding trip and would be back in
about 10 days. The girl asked her
father To forgive her and said she could
not help it, and all that sort of thing.
Bay, in his letter. also said they had
been married and had gone to Chicago.
He also told Nesson, whom. IL appears,
he had never met, that he would look
after the girl and treat her right He
saidshe had never influenced her in any
way: that he had met her a number OF
times, and had asked her permission To
/ call ON her at her home, but that for
I some reason. which she did not explain,
! she objected to him calling at the
| house After father Wesson had read
4 the letters he FASTENED to the office OF
I the clerk of the courts TO see II license
/ had been issued TO the girl, and learned
/ that there had not been, which fact
caused him a great deal of uneasiness,
4 for he feared the girl had been deceived.
I He said he did not care ii they were
married. and would not have opposed
the marriage if he knew Bay was
worthy of the girl. and therefore he
could not see why they should elope
4 Wesson was unable to find any trace
of the pair and was inclined 10 believe
that they had, as stated in their letters.
/ gone East A reporter for the standard
| however soon located the runaway
! couple in Anaconda, for it was learned
on inquiry al the Union theater that
Young Bay had informed a friend that
he was going To Anaconda. where he
expected to play in the Margaret thea
| ter orchestra. A telegram received at
the Butte office of the Standard last
night brought the information from
Anaconda that the couple arrived IN
that city in the afternoon. secured a
license and were married by justice OF
the peace of that place They VIII prob
ably return now tn receive the bless
ings and forgiveness Of Father Nesson,
who will doubtless he relieved 20 learn
that they are happily married.
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Washington to-day to inspect the new
revenue cutter Hugh Mcculloch. which
il soon to depart FOR the Pacific coast by
the way of the Suez canal. With him
came Assistant Secretary Howell, Cap
tain Shoemaker chief of the marine SER
vice: Major Fred J. Bracket. chief clerk
Of the appointment division. and Captain
j. w. Congden Inspector of labor and
materials. Captain y. h. Hoegdon of the
new cutter together with his new STAFF,
received the visitors and escorted them
through thu boat. There were no salutes
or demonstrations Of any kind. and after
an hours stay the secretary and his par
~ returned to Washington.
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ottawa, Ont. Dec. 2S.-The trades and
navigation returns shortly to he issued
will show the total imports in trade for
consumption We're Sill .294,oll against inn
ports Of $40 5S7. $50 the preceding year
The duty collected amounted to sI9,s9l. l. IS
as against 81. 219. 037. a decrease of S32i-
0i9. Exports amounted to sl2S95o. $50. an
increase OF ST. Isl .0S6. Balance of trade in
1Sg6-87, as between Canada and Great
Britain. Is In canada's favor by A.l2l hbi
for the year As between Canada and the
United States ii is in favor of the Ameri-
ems hN 81 FL lh2
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Havana, Dec. 2s-According to an
nouncements from Spanish sources the
combined efforts undertaken by General
Aguirra in the province of Santa Clara
have resulted In the capture of the insur-
gent camp 70 of the enemy being killed
and 80 captured. The Spanish loss was
TWO men killed and seven wounded Con-
gresham William II. King has gone Ia
Matanzas. Sagua In Grande and other
towns In the interior. bearing letters
from Senior Jose congosto. secretary gen
eral Of the government, 10 tho local au-
th0rities.
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BLOWN FROM THE TRACK.
Eight Cars Went Over, but the Damage
Was Not Great.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Great Falls, Dec. 2S.-A report here
tonight says that during the high wind
of last night eight cars of the train
bound for Lethbridge over the Great
Falls & Canada railway We're blown
from the track. So far as known, no
one was injured seriously. The train
was running slowly and rounding a
curve just north of Pondera when the
accident happened. Five coal cars. a
baggage car, passenger coach and the
caboose were blown on their sides, but
not badly smashed, due, no doubt to
the low rate of :speed at which the train
was running wreeking crew was
sent out last night from Pondera and
has been working on the wreck to-day
and tonight the track is clear.
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IaiIinu- Inunl her.

New York. Dec. 2.-The Evening World
SAYS: A story was current .n Vail street
this morning Of a possible amalgamatton
Of the Metropolitan, Manhattan and Third
Avenue lines. or III fact. every line Of
communication within the present city
limits. The proposition. which Is 10 form
a new company and lease all the present
companies, lines for Il term Of wears. WIS
sent out hy parties 70 Philadelphia and
actually submitted ~ thr thtee e9mpahi 5
named. The proposition Il said to have
the backing Of the entire Philadelphia
Traction company. including Elkins, Wit
ener, Wicks and Dolan.
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ron SALE At A BARGAIN.

one Of tht, finest and best-eqnipped
ranchfng properties IN Montana; already
stocked over $500 acres of patented land,
controlling range sufficient for So'o9e
sheep Fine lumber-covered sheds fences.
farming implements and all the necessary
equipments Of tirst-class ranch. Also
10 800 head of good stock sheep, 30 head
range cattle aud s. head horses broke TO
work.
This property is situated IN the finest
part of Montana and will he sold right.
Address Box s.. Great Falls, Montana.
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seized an Alleged Fiiihuster.

Mobile Ala, Dec. 2S,-The Pensacola
pilot steamer Smith supposed 10 be en-
gagged in il filibustering expedition. was
seized to-day by agents Of The treasury
department. A crew from the revenue
cutter Seward went aboard the steamer
and tonight a gang of men are transfer
ring pieces from one bunker to another in
search Of contraband cargo.
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ON THE RACE TRACK,


san Francisco Dec. 2S.-At mgleside:
Six ana d half farlongs-RoNeS Murphy
won. Espirando second, Dareehota lhlfd'
time Iii. Five furlongs-Lord Mafmion
won, George Rose second, Hermoss
third. time 1:61. Six furlongs-Rebel Jack
won, DR. Marks second. Morinel third,
time. liza Mile and "A sixteenth Shasta
Water won. Marquis second. Double
Quick third. time. lisa. Seven furlongs-
O'Gonnp1 Won Rey Il Santa Anita Sec
ond. Summertime third; time not given.
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a Hoax.

Washington Dec 2s.-At the French
embassy ii was stated to-day by NJ lie
Fevre charge d'affalres. that the story
that Nj. Maillard had passed through
Washington en- route to Cuba with ere
dentials to investigate for the French
government the conditions on the Islands
was hoax throughout.
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The Coming Man,

Des Moines. Iowa, Dec 2S-The attend
ance at the State Teachers association
this afternoon reported $500 before the
meeting was called to order The princf-
pal meeting was held tonight, at which
David Starr Jordan president Of the Le-
land Stanford. ir., university, delivered
the address on "The Evolution of the
Coming Man"
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Grant Northern Drgnn Gone.

Chicago. Dec. 2S.-Fre late this after
noon destroyed the large pipe organ IN
the office of the Great Northern hotel
entailing II loss of $20,oo0 upon the man
ayers of the hotel Although the fire was
confined entirely to the pipe organ, II sent
out such clouds OF smoke that many oi
the guests became alarmed aud serious
panic was narrowly aNerted-
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Pnnamn prospects.

Paris. Dec 2S-At the half yearly meet
ing of the Fan-American Canal company
to-day Il report was read holding out the
prospect of some definite scheme being
submitted toward the plans of next year.
The report promises full facilities and a
hearty welcome to the commissioners
when they visit the Panama works. 1t
expresses the conviction that the United
States congress and the American people
will eventually accept the Panama
scheme
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At New Orleans.

New Orleans Dec. 2S.-Sx furlongs-Se-
dan won F.lkins second, Pomona third;
time I.lq Mile-French Grey won. cad
die q second Tabonret third. time, 1:lHA
Mile-Pete Kitchen won Elsmete second
Rapalateh third. time LIS. Mile and a
sixteenth Cherry Leaf won, st. Rogue
second, Ida third time 1:5s4, Six FUR
lnngs-Judge Steadman Won, Albert ,.
second, High Test third. time, IN.
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The ladies of the Associated Charities
were much elated last evening over the
receipt of another handsome donation.
Mrs. Charles Clark sent in a check for
500 signed by w. A. Clark, which had
been sent to her all the way from New
York as a Christmas donation to the
association.
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DR.. A. G. Stoddart OF I.iebig Co., the
leading specialist of Montana, requests
all his old and new patients 10 call or
write No. % n. Main street, above Paf-
,hen-D' Acheul Drug store Butte. Mont.
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John Tasseli sells the best line oil
mems working shoes in the city, % Wesi
Park.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-08

was forced to come quickly to the front.
These rival booms at once brought about
the alignments of party men that are now
observed with great deal of interest, for
the fight embraces all the party in this
county.
When Leach launched the Davis boom
so suddenly it was a call to arms on gen.
eral principles to a good many "Short
Hairs" who had various reasons for OBJ
iecting. Many of what has been termed
the "machine" element, and who have
been allied with the Denison-C Church
wing, were ready to oppose Leach and
anything proposed by him or any of the
"Long Hairs on general principles.
Then a fight was the proper thing any,
way, as a fight meant possible future
compromise.
But these and simi'a ar reasons are not
the main ones why the Denison- Church
wing quickly lined up behind Pardee.
The chief reason was that Pardee's friend,
and now openly his manager, County
Clerk Jordan, had succ eded in the past
few months in harmonizing the party TO
a greater degree than has been known for
years and in securing strong influence
with the "short-hair" element, which in
cIudes most of the city and county office
holders. Pardeo made Jordan's success
full fight for the Office he holds, and Jordan
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-08

that their position in this respect is an
exceedingly strong one, and that there
will BE- a general disposition to concede
the claim. They say that Southern Cali
fornia has had its share of Governors TO
date. and that the nominee will come
from the bay region this time.
But Oakland has another and a special
reason for wanting the Governorship just
now. Its great waterfront ca~e has been
decided and the city-or, rather, the
State-has won all of the water front out
side the low-water line on the mud fats
This means control of the water front and
its improvement. This ending of this
battle with the corporation has reawak-
ened Oakland's dream of future com.
mercial greatness and revived its conf
dent am btion to be some day the me-
tropols itself. Now 1t has harbor i'm
provements ahead OF il.
1t expects the next Legislature to create
Board of Harbor Commissioners for ii
and 10 otherwise legislate for its water
front interests. These Harbor Commits
sioners will be appointed by the next
Governor, and the next Governor may
take an important hand in this i'm porrani
legislation.
Besides the material interests thus a,
stake to spur Alamedans 10 the capture oi
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-08

These favorite sons are DR.. George G.
Pardee and Attorney William R. Davis.
1t would be polite, If it be not absolutely
necess sary, for the party to unite on one of
these two very soon now, while the cam
paign is young and the field is fallow, and
there is little doubt that this will be done
soon TO fairly effective degree. and that
the campaign in behalf of either Davis or
Pardee will before long be in active prog
ress throughout the State.
This is the reason that the Long Hairs
and the Short Hairs" have dug up their
hatchets, and this is the reason that poll
tics over there has recently made some
strange bed-fellows, as is ever the way
with politics.
In the last campaign Alameda County
rolled up Mckinley ms jority of about
5000 votes and soon after election a big
delegation went to Los Angeles and in
fesal triumph brough home the banner
which Los Angeles County had possessed
before as reward for the big
gest Repu blican majority. Because it
is the banner Republican county
of the State, because it was a State-saver
last year and because it has never given
California a Republican Governor, Ala
media County is a unit in claiming the
nomination for Governor this year. The
Republican leaders assume, to start with,
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-08

has long been preparing for Pardee's
gubernatorial campaign, showing himself
a skiIlful organizer. 1t had been expected
and understood that jordan would be
candidate for reelection, but when the
Pardee boom was launched it became a
political necessity for Jordan to drop his
own fight o. Pardee's, and he stripped for
Pardee's fight by announcing that he
would not be a candidate for reelection.
The strength of the Two gubernatolial
aspirants has just fairly develope :. w.
r. Davis has an unimpeachab BILE record, as
has DR.. Pardee. He was once Mayor of
Oakland, and has taken a large part in the
long waterfront. fight and in municipal
affairs generally, occupying very strong
and popular position before the party and
the public. He is understood to have a
very great share of the ruling ''quiet ele-
ment" behind him. and an especial claim
of strength is made by his friends through
the prominent position he has long occu-
pied among the alumni of the university
His popularity was shown by the speed
with which his friends rolled up that peti-
ton in the start. This was soon dropped
when the Pardee boomers roared that they
| would go over the same ground and get a
bigg er one.
One OF the things that mixes the situa-
! ton and which promises the looked-for
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-08
STATE BATTLE BEGINS
Alameda County OCT for the Gov
ernorship Contest Between
Pardee and Davis.

the big prize 1t will be urged elsewhere
that an Alameda County nominee would
be an especially strong one because of the
exceptionally big Alameda County ma.
jority which he would roll up on account
of this issue which would be kept in the
middle of the front. The friends of some
of the gubernatoriai aspirants from else
where may dispose of all this. but that is
the way the Alameda County Republican
leaders are putting the situation.
The situation was thus favorable for the
start of gubernatorial campaign. 1t was
an early and warm spring time to sprout-
ing political ambitions which did not
shoot forth into the sunlight until the
other day.
But two weeks ago the fun began. The
Oakland Enquirer, property of Frank A.
Leach, Superintendent of the Mint, broke
out with the declaration that William R.
Davis was the man for the next Governor
The thing came like that old thunder
bolt out of clear sky" This editorial
cham pionship was quickly followed by a
stirring about of the friends of Davis with
a petition requesting him to become the
party's standard bearer.
But the Davis boom quickly ran against
a snag in tue shape of Pardee boom that