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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-04

Free school Books Overwhelmingly De-
fratcd at Iioseman.

Special Dispatch 10 the STANDARD.
Bozemau. April 3.-Thcrc was a wreck
on the Northern Pacific last night about
II miles east OF here. Freight train No. 49,
coming west. met with AN accident at
Timberllnr station. Will. coming
through Bozeman tunnel the train parted.
unknown to the engineer. and Just as the
forward end reached Timbcrlinc station,
half u mile this side Of the tunnel. the
rar portion, which was then going at an
awful speed. crashed into Il. Seven ears
were demolished some OF these being
crushed To splintcrs. while the Missouri
corn, with which part OF the ears were
leade,l, WAS scattered to the four winds
Passenger train No. . was delayed here
fot three hours by the wreck. which oc-
currcd about midnight.
The school election OF four trustees
here to-day SAW but one ticket In the
field. that being ~. A. Peasc August
Gotteschalk ana W. X. q. stewart for
three years. aud u. -. Smith for the one
year term. the ticket receiving the unani-
nous support of the community. The mat
ter OF free text books was question
which created some interest. but the OK
Uoct4ition that II would b. defeated WAS
50 strong az to bring but few out. IL was
defeated by vote of two to one. Last
years election Of school trustees brought
out Pin votes. whil" to-day bat gdD were
east. Eighty-eight of these were for free
text hooks and l12 against. n WAS known
here that the outirc seven members of
the present board of trustees. aud also the
clerk OF IA" board were bitterly opposed
TO free text books, and this had It's iu-
tlGcuc" IN IN" result Of to-days vote.
Captain Il. l.. Edwards, Western agent
foI the American Book company, Was In
town al day visiting instructors In
schools and the college here and others In
the CITY
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-04
OXFORD WINS AGAIN.
she Beats Cambridg" Easily for the
Eighth successive Time.

IutuDy. England, April S-fhr Ith an
nual boat race between crews represent
ing the universities Of oxford and Cam
bridge was Towrd to-day over the usual
course. from Putnry to Mortlakc. dis
tanc- OF four and u quarter miles. oxford
won by barely two lengths. The time WAS
~ minutes y seconds
oxford has now won II out of the q
races rowcd and has been the winner
eight years In succession.
The weather Was had for boating the
sky WIS overcast the wind was gusty
somo rain feel Just before the start aud
the atmosphere was raw and cold. The
batting was 3 To I on oxford. The usual
crowds assembled at al points Of vantage
along b, course The rowing experts eX-
pectrd that Cambridge would get the
best of the start and that oxford would
lead from linmmcrsmith bridge to the
finish. The crews were made up ~ fol-
lows.
Oxford-J ] Dcknopp bow Ia pounds
e. %. Edwards. No = 10. e. X, Phillips
No. =. los. g. u. Burnell No. 4 lNi. T. T..
Balfour. No 3. 10. T. carr No. . ~.
W. r.. CrGmm, No. I, ii0is H. Gold.
stroke. leji., u. X. Pcchell. coNsNain.
llstz.
Cambridgc-D =. Campbell Muir, bow
l'f'g INaUnNs ~ = ttfli. NJ. :. Ia. Isl y
H. Taylor. No. 8. ~ Il, II. Howell. No. I.
lis: W. A. Biebcr No. .. lSl y. Penning-
ton, No. q, li1iz W, Dudley Ward. No :,
li6 ". J. Fornip stroke, ls1. T.. 6. iiaw-
kins. coXswain. llls
II was expected that there would be- an
unusual amount OF interest ln this race
throughout the United States as H wH-
the first time since the beginning OF thts
s. riss OF contests in ls1a than Jn Amsr-
lean has roWed In either boat. j. J. De-
kucpp OF oxford collcg" is Of Albany
WAS IN th, bow for the dark hluss and u
~ Howell Of Trinity Hall Cambridge aul
New York ciiy Wa- No. IN the boat for
the light blues The start was tiXrd Tor
: l. .. m. and an hour and a quarter ig-
fore high water.
Al y. M. the wind frrsh'ncd and Na-
piercing cold promising To be- AZ the back
OF the crews the whole way. and nakius
possible that the record might hr
broken VI. Gold. ih" oxford stroke Iri
W. j. FOlulc IA, Cambridge stroke Ia .l-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-04
THEY'LL PLAY CHESS.
The House of Commons Challenges the
American Congress.

Washington, April 3.-Scveral members
OF the house OF representatives who are
chess enthusiasts held an Informal meet
ing Today TO consider a proposition from
the house of commons OF England for a
chess match. Seve,Il days ago Represen-
tative Pearson Of North Carolina wrote In
reply to AN invitation from ilanniker
llcaton, the member for Canterbury indi-
CA ting thar the house would accept a ca-
blegram, To-day Pearson received a cable
gram from lieaton saying: MANY thanks.
Have written. House OF commons very
pleased" The chess players Of the house
decided to go into training AT the Metro
poitan club while awaiting formal
challenge. The team OF seven will proba-
bly, consist of Pearson of North Carolina
Shannon of New York, Wheeler of Ala
bama. Dearmond of Missouri Swanson OF
Virginia, Cousins OF Iowa and Henderson
OF Iowa. The substitutes may include
Fotte of New York. Beach OF ohio. Par
keI OF New Jersey Parker of Louisiana
and VILLA ms of Massachusetts.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-04
ARID LAND COMMISSIONERS.
Governor Receives the designations of the
old and Appoints ~ New Board.

Special Dispatch to the standard
Helena. April s.-Goyernor Smith to-day
named new arid land commissioners. They
are e. u. Reed OF Helena for the siN-yrar
term. Donald Bradford OF Helena and
Thomas g. Marshall of Missoula for four
years. and ex-GIvernor Joseph n. Toole
OF Helena aud a. IA. Mitchell OF Deer
Lodge for the onc-year term, All are
prominent men and the appointments
meet with general approval here. Mr.
Reed who was honorsd with the six-year
term, Is chairman Of the populist state
central committee. The commission Will
meet In this city next "Wednesday, when II
will probably organize. one OF It's number
will be elected chairman but the secretary
will not be IL member of the commission
Governor Smith received the resignhtin
of State Senator 4, l.. Babcock as "A mem
ber OF the old commission by wire this
morning. Notice Of the resignation of the
three commissioners who resigned Friday
night was received by the governor
through the mail this morning In a brief
communication from j. C. Aud, secretary
of the old board.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-04

terVicws with the representatives of the
associated press Just before the race. said
that their crews Nere In most tt condition
foi the contest The Cambridge men were
iirst TO embark, having won the toss. and
they chose the MiddrseX ~ldc ot the river
Tho start was mad, at $50 y n. Forntc
Cf Cambridge gol on the mark sharper
than Gold Of oxford and at the Dukes
head. Cambridge. a minute after the start,
had the nose of their boat In front, The
light blues were pulling 36 to the minute
while oxford WAS striking a with the
lcng, clean pull so characteristic OF the
1895 oxford crew, u soon began 10 toll
and at Cl1spcr's oxford was quarter %
~ length ahead, was coming away and
was soon half length IN the lead, which
was never increased,
Al Waldon's ONford's men we're rOwipg
well within their strength and pulling In
the most admirable style. They passed
the 'rHbtrcc wharf three quarters OF a
length 10 the good Abreast OF harrois
tthe soap works. Fcruie. Cambridge, Who
was well supported. spurtcd and sue
coedcd In slightly reducing the dark blues
lead. though oxford Was rowing In the
most perfect form. which could not br
said of Cambridge. oxford shot Hammer
smith bridge length ahead amid uproar-
ious cheers from the dark blue partisans
ON both banks. There Cambridge began
to feel the effect Of Oxford's wash and at
the lead mills, the other side Uf Hammer
smith bridge. and one mile six furlongs
and 80 yards from the start, the race was
practically over, Gold was coming right
away and leaving the Cambridge boat as
II II was standing Still.
At the Doves. one mile. seven furlongs
and e0 yards from the start. oxford Was
rowing - aud Cambridge was striking y.
with the dark blues increasing their lead
to three lengths al barnes bridge where
oxford WAS still IN perfect form, and II
WAS very obvious that Cambridge had
enough Of H. Some of the light blues were
palpably distressed
At Barnes bridge Fornic called for a
final EFFORT and for a time the Cambridge
crew gained over their opponents. The lat
ter, however without unduly squirting,
PASSED the judges boat easy winners by "a
bare two lengths and In the second hes.
time, ~ minutes u seconds. In which the
race has been rowcd over this course The
best time ever made on this course was
IS:i1 when oxford won by one length aud
four feet, This years dark blue crew Won
by less than a third OF length last year
In ~ minutes, Cambridge finished II see
ords behind Nford. The time of the dark
blues at the crahtrcc was . minutes ij
seconds, at Ilammcrsmiih bridge, : min
utrs ~ seconds. at chiswick bridge. II
minutes ] seconds. and ut Barnss bridge.
II minutes, The water was smooth al
Iutncy and the wind was due east.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-04
ACCIDENT OR SUICIDE.
Circumstances Surrounding the Death of
Tom DooIey.

Missoula. April IA special to the
Standard from Bearmouth this evening
says: An inquest was held this after
neon at ) o'clock upon the remains of
the man who was killed by No /. the
westbound express. Acting Coroner
Ferguson conducted the inquest and
the first witness to testify was En-
gineer Ja.har, who was running on the
train that killed the man. He said the
first time that he saw the man was
when he was half mile away. He
was walking on the ends of the ties and
had his overcoat pulled up over his
head. The engineer said that he at
once sounded the signal. but the man
raid no attention to them and the whis-
tie kept footing till the engine was
within a few feet Of the man. The en-
gine struck him full in the back and
threw him into the air. He must have
been dead before he struck the ground.
The rear brakeman of the train testi-
fled that he had known the dead man
for several years. He had gone by the
name Of Tom Dooley, although many
men called him Mike" The only rel
atives that he had ever heard the man
speak of were an uncle and some cous-
ins in Chicago. The address of these
Is not known. The verdict of the cor
orer's jury was that the man came to
his death by being struck by an engine
hut IL could not be determined whether
or not il was an accident or a case of
suicide.
1t is stated here, although the fact
was not introduced i'm the inquest. that
Cooley had been put off freight train
that was just ahead of No. |. and that
hr had had hard fight with a brake
man on the freight, in which he had
been fearfully beaten 10y the brake
mans club. 1t may he this accounts
for the bruises on the face and head of
the dead man and that he was still
daZed from the effects Of the beating
when the engine struck him. II this is
the case, the fact that he had his coat
over is head is explained. The body
will be taken to Philipsburg for burial
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-04
FOR STARVING INDIA
The United States Will Send the
Sufferers a Vessel Of Food.
WHY ARE THEY STARVING? f?
Mcmillan Takes a Crack at Eng
land-So Does Simpson From
Another Standpoint-Amer
lea on the Same Road.


washington Apfll d-There was
bfief session OF the house to-day, fol-
lowed by an adjournment TO next
Wednesday i'm pursuance of the policy
"A bich has bea, determipad uno, The
,,,i,, h,,s,,,,ss. a., -. r. -,
"aa ''e "uVp
,ioh VI the senate resoiu'loh proNiuihs
ior cnaftering vessel TO carry food TO
ihe FAMINE sufferers IN INDIA. incl
uth'aily, McMliiin, democrat OF Ten
ntssee, suggested an amendment con-
utmning England national pollcy.
Terry. democrat or Arkansas, made a
personal explanation tnat ms objection
10 Baileys programme for closing the
Dihgiey tarin oili debate mad not been
animated py pique at the result or the
contest LOT the democratic eandluate
10Y speaker OF the mousse as was
charged py certain newspapers. AFTER
the usual routine business, James Ham
llton Lewis, democratic member-eleet
nom the state OF Washington, was es-
corted to the bar OF the house and took
'he oath OF ONCE.
Ierry' democrat OF Arkansas, then
arose 10 question OF personal prlVilege
ana announced MS position win ref
e,thce 10 McMiilln' Terry explained
tIat ne had no III feeling resulting from
mad objected to the extension of an
hour because Dingleys proposition was
u ihcluue an UNDERSTANDING tnat vote
shouid De taken on the amendments In
gross, and such an arrangement would
have deprived the democratic members
oi an opportunity 10 demand separate
vote on the retroactive amendment TO
the tarir bill.
Speaking OF the amendment, Terry
remarked that 1t was now the object
of adimadversiOn throughout the Unit
ed States" Thereupon Dingley rose,
interposing this is hardly question OF
personal privilege. but l do not object
to IT," Terry, despite protests from
members who tried To choke him Off,
then continued his explanation for half
an hour. This over, the joint resolu-
tor from the senate rroviding for
81 iartering a vessel to carry food to the
famine sufferers of India was called up
by Grout.
McMillin said that he did not want
to stand i'm the way of charity, but this
was time for plain talk. when. he
declared. "the sad spectacle is pre-
sonted of us having to contribute char
ity To the starving subjects of Great
Britain in one part of the world while
she Is bombardlng suffering Christians
in another part of the world" (Ap-
plause on the floor and i'm the galleries.
Cannon said that so proceeding had
given the country more satisfaction
than the relief sent TO the famine suf-
ferers of Ireland and of Russia. Can
non said he found much In condemn in
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-04
BUTLER SETS SAIL.
The Famous Murderer on His Way Back
10 Australia.

San Francisco. April 2-Whcn the
steamer Mariposa sailed this evening for
Australia all hope seemed to die In Frank
Butlcr. who was started back TO the
scene OF his many crimes. For the first
time since his arrest he began to show
marked signs of tr"pidation and TO real
liz that he had utterly failed 10 deceive
the authorities or the public with his
many conflicting statements concerning
his past life The sailing of the steamer
was delayed by the tdrdiness of the East
ern and European mails, ncCcssitaitng
several postponements. A crowd sur
rounded the county Jail all day to sce But
Ter start on his journey to justice. They
had a long wait for the multi-murderer
was not taken on board the Mariposa un-
III the last moment. Before leaving the
Jail he was handcufIed to the two Aus
tralian detectives and driven as quickly
a. possible to the dock. whore he was
hurried into the specially equipped pris-
oncr's room amidship.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-04
Chandler Cries for Relief.

Kansas City April 3.-The associated
press tonight received by ol,graph thr
following apmal from the devastated
tCwu of Chandler Oklahoma:
Chandler .. T., April 3.-To whom II
may concern: Chandler has bcsn visited
BY an awful calamity and hundreds Of
people are now destitute Of food. clothing
and shelter and it Is necessary that We
should have instant relief or great suffer-
ing will follow. All contributions OF mon-
cy. supplies or clothing should he sent 10
Clara Blunt. treasurer OF the relief COM
mittee. Chandler, -. Z.
WILLIAM SCIiLAGEL, Pres.
III. Il. Gll.S1RAP. Secretary"
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BY A RANK OUTSIDER
Scarborough Wins The First Cali
fOrnia Derby by a Nose
1T WAS A BIG KILLING" "
The Weather Perfect. the Track
Fine and the Race a Fierce,
Hot One From start
to Finish.

san Francisco April 3-The inaugural
California Derby. the blue ribbon event OF
the Pacific coast. valued az 5000 WAS de-
cided at Ingleside this afternoon under the
most favorable circumstances. the wealth
CT being perfect and the track In splendid
condition. Seven thousand people Wit
messed the contest by a select held OF J.
year-olds. who battled tiercely for victory
and fame. aud. as Is usually the case. a
rank outsider flashed by the winning post
In the lead. Atkinson n Lottridsc's I'll
Rio Roy colt Scarborough, on whose
chances 40 10 l were offered at one time,
was the fortunate colt to capture the Der
by. and incidentally his victotry resulted
in one of the biggest killings in the his
tory of the local turf. Opening NJ ~. his
price WAS gradually forced down by the
weight OF the money pouring In on him,
until at post time 10 TO | was the top
price.
Howard $. was the public choice, being
a very pronounced choice. with Scarfpin
and Candclaria next In demand. The 9TH
ors were at liberal odds. as the race was
conceded to he between these three.
The race was a beautiful one from the
Instant the barrier was raised until the
winner caught the Judges eye. To an al
most perfect start Howard ;. jumped into
the lead, which he retained hut momcn-
tarily. Scarfpin and CnndcRria going to
the front and leading the field until the
head Of the stretch. Here the pair were
joined by Scarborough. Howard ;. had
dropped To ninth place. being apparently
unable 10 untraCk himself. Down tn"
stretch Candelaria fell back, beaten, the
two leaders having things to themselves,
uGtil Howard :. drew clear OF the rear di-
vision aud set sail for the leaders. The
effort was too great. however, ana the Ia
Noritc dropped back again into IN" rnck,
u few yards from the wire, Scarfpin and
Scarborough raced together like a team,
neither being able to gain the slightest
advantague until the wire WAS reached.
where Coady 10y a tremendous effort sue
rcetied In landing his mount lirsi by II
bare nose Scarfpin finishing second 10y a
length.
The winner is by III Rio -Fonscttc,
and Is "A California bred colt. Scarfpin IL
owned by I'D Purscr. the Eastern plunger,
Four and half furlongs seiiing-out-
lay won. Los Prietos second. Miss Remsen
third: time. 80. Six furongs, selling
Amelia Fonso won, Miss Ross second,
Coda third. time l;l6h. Montnllade lin
isEcd first. but WAS disqualified for foul
Ing, Six furcngs, selling Chenille won,
Pat Murphy second, Manchester third
time :l5s,. California Derby, 3-ycar-olds.
mile and duartcr-Scarborough Woady.
i-al, ~ to T. won; Scrafpn ,1od sloan, ~.
tc I, second; AliamaX Iicnnesseyl. ~ TO !,
third. time, 2lii,. Candelarin, Howard $,
Good Times, Lincoln H. and Joe rllman
also ran. Mile and - half over siN hurdles
Tuxedo won, Arundel second, Joe third
time, 2:iS.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-04
More Kicker. on the Tariff.

San Francisco, April 3.-Thc customs
house brokers, the canners and many OF
the fruit men Of California are up In
arms against that part OF the now Hrin
bill prohibiting the drawback formerly al
lowed on imported tin. The drawback. or
T, bate privilege being Withdrawn from the
bill, the Canners and fruit men say they
will he Obliged to purchase American tin
at much higher prices than foreign TN.
and further that the total production OF
tinplate In the United STATES is insufii-
eient to supply the demand OF the Paclnc
coast. those Interested are preparing d
memorial to congress on tn. subject.
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BURNED TO DEATH.
Two Men Lost In a Destructive Fire at
Chattanooga.

Chattanooga. Tenn. April 3-Thc Rich
ardson building the largest at Ehattanoo-
ga. burned between 3:Sn and o'clock this
morning The fr- caught from the fur
mace in the basement and ran up the elc-
vator when the fire companies arrived
the building WAS mass OF 1amcs, The
watchman warned a number OF gentlemen
sleeping on the sixth floor. All succeeded
Ia getting out except Boyd Ewing. ono of
IN, wealthicst men IN this section. und
s NJ. Patton one OF the most prominent
architects Of the South. Ewing attempted
10 climb down the fire escape, but zen
from the top. His body was mutilatcd
Iatton was cut OF from escape on the
stairs His body Is In fc ruins.
About lco offices and four stores were In
the building The total loss Is tIQo.0O In
stlrancc ssgpo. The loss on the contents
/. distributed among about 100 peopl,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-04
RIGHT IN THE NECK.
The A. r. A. Ticket DccisiveIy Beaten at
Hamilton,
Special Dispatch TO the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Hamilton, April S,-The fight over the
school election in this town to-day was
a hot one from start To finish. II was
one of the most bitterly contested cleo
tons ever held here. and the result is
a credit to the town and a source of
satisfaction To all lovers of honesty and
d, cency. The A. F. As. were knocked
out by vote that was decisive and
emphatic. II is not likely that the big
ots will ever attempt to interfere in
lccal matters again. II they do, they
will get a worse drubbing than they
did to-day. There were but two tickets
1" the field and there was no attempt
made to conceal the real issue of the
fight. IL was A. T. A. or decency. That
was the cry this morning and il was
kept up all day. There We're 65l votes
east and the result was as follows:
Mrs. William Toole. ils: w. J. Kendall.
Az. The A. p. A. ticket received the
following vote: II. w. Nicol. 2l7; En-
met McMurray. 2ll. Hamilton's repu-
tation is safe and the town is jubilant
This evening
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-04

The two-story building adjoining was de-
stroyed. The Third National bank across
the street WAS badly damaged. Among the
heaviest losers are the American Invest
ment company. owners of the huilding.
and "a large part OF the contents, r. &.
Kingsley ( Co.. merchants. Chnttanooga
building a Loan association. Nearly all
the lawyers OF the city had offices in the
building and many valuable papers which
cannot be replaced were burned. Frank
Carter a lawyer, who attempted To save
sCmc papers from his office i'm the Third
National bank. fell from a ladder and
WAS badly injured.
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FREE TEXT BOOKS WIN.
The High school Ticket Elected In Helena
by a Big Majority.
Snla.l-Il lIsnHInh IN Ihn Siun.IIrn

Special Dispatch ia the Standard.
Helena. April THE election for school
trustees passed OF quietly In Helena to-
Day. although unusual interest was taken
Ia the result. fh' vote was heavier than
the registration. u number OF votes being
sworn In and m. count was not nCluded
until O'Clock this morning. The election
resulted IN ia" election OF what was
known ~ the High school ticket. which
was favorable 10 the administration OF
the old board and Superintendent J. l..
clark. The free text book proposition was
carried 10y a majority ~ 80 The results
High school iicket-W. a. Bailey ~. Pc
ter Whine i.2,i, Matthias stan l.e5 e. T.
Perry onc-yrnr term. INA. Taxpayers
iickct-Dr. g. H. Miller NJ, Joseph Cans
10 Jacob WaIlnr 7Os Emit starr. one-year
term. sls. The registration was 2g1s.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-04
UNSEEMLY S.RlFE.
A Regrettabie Condition at Cyclone
stricken Chandler.

Guthrie, Oklahoma, April S.-rhcrc is u
clash of authority between the city ana
county authorities of chandler, the scene
of the recent cyclone Two sets of guards
last night were attempting to arrest each
other and there came near being a riot
Five thousand hcartlcss spectators over
ran The town. lo0,ing the ruins. The doc
tors are lighting over the control OF the
hospital while patients suf1cr from neg
lcct. Some of the badly injured have lain
four days without their clothes being re-
moved. Blood poison has appeared m
wounds and II Is believed five or ten Will
die. The governor will put the place under
martial law unless the trouble Is settled
heiore eveninE.