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THE JOKE PROVED FATAL
THE PRISONER WHO "PLAYED" SUI
eide Is NOW A CORPSE.
Another Who Attempted to Commit sui
eide in Earnest Was Cut Down
mud Will Recover.

New York, Dec. 27.-Two prisoners.
Frank Barbain. an Italian. and Harry
McCaIlum colored, attempted suicide at
about the same time in the penitentiary
at Caldwell. n. j., to-day. McCallum,
who attempted suicide as a joke. is
dead. BarDain viii recover. BarbaIn,
VINO has been i'll and despondent for
some time. fastened a strap To the bars
OF his cell and hanged himself, but was
found by the keeper before life WAS ex-
tinct and Was fesuseitated. Barbain
admitted that he tried 10 Kill himself
because he was i'll and was tired Of IiN-
ing.
When the excitement caused by Bar
ban's attempt to kill himself had sub
s.dad somewhat. McCallum announced 10
his prison mates that he would play a
Joke on the keepers. A few moments
later convict in a cell adjoining Nc
Galium's heard the latters cell door
rattle. followed by groan A shout Of
warning brought the keepers To the
scene.
Mccallum was found hanging from
the door. He had tied the end Of a
strap To the bars and the otner about
his neck bent his knees under himself
and allowed his full weight 10 hang on
| when the keepers arrived, though he
/ had net been hanging more than a
/ couple of minutes. The body WAS car
t fled down stairs and a physician sum
/ maned Tie physician worked hard
/ ever Mccallum nut could net save ais
! H. The physician SAYS that the STRAP
must have pressed against IHa man
! 3uea3ar vein IN such q way as - render
i him unconscious almost Instantly
| a3e#alIam was serving Il b9-day sen
/ Eeuee for larceny and vas booked f9i
+ release next Thursday
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SPAIN'S BAD TEMPER.
No Occasion for IL According To WASH
ington Authorities

Washington, nef 27.-oHicials here
are somewhat surprised at the cXhihi-
tion of feeling at Madrid over the
latest note of Minister Woodford, dellV-
cred to the Spanish foreign office the
day before Christmas. While the note
itself will not be made public at pres
ent, it is said that there is no reason
whatever why it should be withheld
save the fact that preceding steps in
the negotiations have not yet seen light
in the newspapers, and II is desirable
when public publication is made TO pre-
serve a complete chain or events in
natural order. Possibly the correspon-
dence will be shortly called for by con-
gress, in which case ii is not likely to
be withheld on the ground of public
policy.
The last note presented by Minister
Woodford was in answer to the Span
ish note called forth by Woodford' s
first note after his arrival at Madrid.
In his initial note the United States
minister pointed out the interest of his
country in the early termination of
the present struggle in Cuba, and ask
ed when such conclusion could be ex-
pected. The Spanish government in its
reply acknowledged our interest in the
matter but suggested. after stating
what it intended to do to ameliorate
the conditions in Cuba, that the
United States could best exercise its
| good Off1ceS Dy stopping HHDuSNeflnS.
This Woodford responded to with his
| note of last week. II is said to be
purely an argumentative statement oi
| the position taken by the United
States and the facts set forth art
those strongly drawn in the presidents
| message to congress, of which it Ii
supposed the Spanish public had beer
advised through the newspapers. TIL,
most forcible statement in the note il
based upon facts collected and pub
| lished recently by the United States
treasury department exhibiting tn,
great expense to which the United
States had been put by reason of 1t,
efforts to patrol the enormous coas
line in the pursuit of Il few tiiibusters
and the remarkable success of the gov
ernment officials In stopping these ex
petitions as eontrasted with the feebl
efforts of the Spanish authorities I,
maintain a patrol around the island o
Cuba. All these facts We're included il
| Woodford's note, and while he pu
them in his OWL language III present
ing them to the Spanish foreign Off
cials, it is said that the statement
concern only events already touche
upon.
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AS A STRATEGIC POINT.
Russia said to BE in u Position 10 Defy
the World.

San Francisco. Dec. I.-Ei T. Shepard.
who has recently returned from China.
where he had an official position. CON-
menting upon the reported occupation OF
Kin chan by Russia. said to-day:
KIN Chau is an important walled city
mot an open porD ut the head Of the
gulf of I4au Tung, and il commands the
mouth of the river Yaloo. where the bat
tie between the Japanese and Chinese
was fought and the other important riv-
ers which flow into the gulf about equal
" distant between the mouth OF the IA
loo river and the terminus of the great
wall of China. Ii commands the railway
system recently constructed from Tien
Tsin to the capital of Manchurla, and -
Of pre-eminent Importance as a strateg-
ie position.
The seizure of the point shows that
Russia has practically taken possession
of Corea Manchuria and the Gulf of Lau
Lung and possesses significance which
will cause CONSERVATION among the diplo-
mats in the old world Its situation -
such that its possession practically places
Russia in a position to defy the world
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WHOLESALE GROCERS ASSIGN.
An indianapolis Firm That Has Had
Touch of Mckinley Prosperity.

Indianapolis. Ind, Dec. 27.-The
Krag- Reynolds company, wholesale
grocars at 81 and 33 East Maryland
street, to-day filed mortgage to La
fayette Parsons. as trustee, for various
holders of promissory notes to the
amount of S226,2 Late this afternoon
the firm assigned to +. L. Mckee. The
mortgage covers the firms grocery
store fixtures, accounts, etc, and sew
eral scattered pieces of real estate.
There is also mortgage covering chat
tells alone to secure certain notes,
among them one for ST.. .367 To the lndi-
ana National bank. and one of S25,00S
to the Capital National bank, made
Dee n 1897. one TO Harriet n. Rey-
nnlds of Dayton. O.. for S25, 900. one to
Nicholas McCarty Harrison for $4,000.
made Nov. /. and other similar notes.
Charles NJ. Reynolds is president and
treasurer of the company: William NJ.
Krag, vice president and general mana
ger. and Wallace hrag, secretary.
Mr. Mckee took charge of the COM
panv's affairs Immediately. He had not
made an examination. but understood
that the companys liabilities were in
excess of $500. 900. In a statement made
by W. w krag the liabilities We're
placed i'll the neighborkood Of $1,000
while the assets amounted to SiD0.uO9.
Mr.. Krag said the intention was TO re-
organize the company and continue n
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EXPLOSION IN A VAT.
Two Men Killed and n Third Will Prob-
ably Die.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-An explosion in a
storage vat of the Independent brewery
to-day caused the death of Thee VIM
kofsky and Louis Imme. Leonard
Scholler will also probably die of In
inries The men We're putting coat
of hard enamel on the entire inside or
the vat which had a capacity OF H.
200 barrels. Winkofsky Was holding an
incandescent light near the side OF the
vat. He accidentally struck it against
the iron The bulb was shattered and
alcoholic xapors thrown off by the en-
amel exploded Winkofsky was thrown
through a manhole and instantly killed.
The other two men We're thrown down
and could not be rescued until the en-
amet had all been consumed.
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MUST HAVE NEW BUILDINGS.
he Naval Academy Sore Need "f Adj
di IONS and Repatrs.


Washington, Dec. 27.-The dangerous
state of the buildings at the naval aca-
denny led Secretary Long to request
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt to make
inquiry into their condition and report
upon the repairs needed. MIR. Roose-
yelt's report which has just been made,
shows that the study buildings have
fallen into such ruin that the cadets
have been assigned TO attics and gar
rets as the only available spaces, while
the store-h house Is in sucn condition
that the storekeeper refused to be re-
sponsible for the safety of the goods
In his care. Mr.. Roosevelt found that
there was need for much new construc-
tion, but the least that can ne done is
to rebuild Immediately the armory.
boathouse, power house and basin for
boats This work is deemed to be inn
mediately required in order that the
boys shall not suffer in the technical
part of their education. 1t is the de-
sign to make the new buildings part
of "A general scheme for the recon
struetion of the academic buildings.
The work will cost between 100000 and
81 900 900
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state a change of venue, and compels
the commissioner of agriculture and
the state counsel to prosecute the suits,
of which there are a score in the coun-
ties in which the violation is said to
have occurred.
This would mean endless litigation
without much prospect of result. Some
time ago the Armour people sought to
make an agreement with the state
authorities whereby. IL the suits We're
dropped. they would agree to pay GER
tain amount and promise not to deliver
any more unmarked oleomargarine in
the state. The proposition has been
submitted to the governor. and while
he believes that the prosecution should
go on If there is any chance to convict,
as a lawyer ne is inclined TO the idea
that the settlement will be more advan-
tageous to the state.
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CELEBRATES HIS BlRT HDAY.
Luetgert Wears hose IN His BnttonhoIe
aud Laugas at Witness.

Chicago, Dec. z-.-To-day was Lnet-
gertss sad birthday and While his trial
was In session before Judge Gary he
wore a rose IN his huttanaale 10 ceie-
bFate the event lie was IN good
hamer aH1 frequently laughed al Mrs.
Agatha Teseh as she told II damaging
statements he had made 70 her. sne
vas au the stand nearly all day and
was followed by c. Clark and Swan
nelson. clerks through whom Luetgert
purchased the potash and the arsenic.
John Rzalk the last witness. talked
Of meeting Iaetsert m Tasehs saloon
when IuetEsrt asked him what The po-
lice wanted Of his father, and also
urged - son u tell the old man -
come and see LuetEert- IL was through
the son that Iustgert Vent 10 the
aatchman 5 house On the occasion when
kHuger MAS under the bed and heard
tHa conversation Tomorrow the state
NiH begin the identification ot tha
rings.
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FLEW FAST AND FURIOUS
For Some Minutes the Air Was
Filled With Whizzing Bullets.
OUARRELED OVER A GIRL
Two Men Fight Duel With Revolvers
in Wibaux Saloon-Disabled,
One Of Them Cocks His
Gun With His Teeth.

Special Dispatch to the Stondard.
Giendive. Dec. 27.-Last night at
1N.4o o'clock there occurred a regular
revolver duel in Charles O'Neill's sa-
loon at Wihaux, 81 miles east of Glen
dive party of cowboys We're eating
pigsfeet and drinking beer seated
around a table when the lie was passed
between William Moore and John Net
tleton both Of whom were smitten
with the charms of a young lady at the
Pickering hotel. Nettleton pulled his
revolver and aimed it at Moore's breast
The gun missed fire, ana Moore. who
is left handed. reached for his gun. Be-
fore he had time to use it, Nettleton
fired. the bullet going in the left wrist.
plowing through the forearm to the
elbow, where the bullet split, half
coming out and the otner hair remain
ing in the flesh.
Moore then quickly changed his re-
voiver to his right hand but before
he could fire Nettleton shot the re-
yolver from this hand. taking off the
tips Of the second and third fingers,
leaving 4 furrow in the palm Of his
hand. Nettleton then fired his third
shot at Moore, the ballet taking effect
/ In the left side near the shoulder and
/ coming out near the miadle of the
/ back Moore then fell to the floor, but
/ succeeded In firing at Nettleton three
q
/ times the third time using his teeth
] to cock his revolver. AS Nettleron
/ fred two more shots he kept moving
/ toward the front entrance of the sa-
loon, and after he got outdoors he
went 10 the livery stable. saddled his
horse and left town, going toward
North Dakota.
After the firing ceased the spectators
! who sought refuge from the bullets
wherever they could. began to look
after the wounded man. Len Manches-
ter VAS struck by a stray shot, the
bullet breaking his left leg near the
hin Manchester was armed with a
revolver but took no part in the fight
IL Is thought that Nettleton must have
carried two of the bullets away with
him, as eight shots were fired and only
six accounted for.
telegram was sent TO Glendive fol
a physician. and DR.. Duncan and Dep
uty Sheriff Thomas Lee left on spe
ciaI train at 1890 this morning TO at
tend the wounded man. The doctor ex
tracted two bullets from Moore, an
one from Manchester. At present &C
counts both are doing well. Deput,
Sheriff J. r. Mcdonald of Wibaux l
after Nettleton, whom he expects Z
find at the "P. X" ranch in North Da
kota. Nettleton and Moore scenes
the best of friends, and Nettletons
use of his revolver so readily for tn
trivial cause surprised all those seat
ed around the table. Ee is known c
be quick tempered and hasty In his ac
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ELECTRIC COMPANIES CONSOLIDATE.
Two Zig Concerns ia =, Louis Get To-
g.ther and Combine.


gether and Combine.
st, Louis. Dec. 27.-Papers of consoli-
dation were filed this afternoon by the
Missouri Electric Light g. Power COM
.faUy and the Edison Electric company.
The Knirkerbocker Trust company as
trustee. under a deed of August |, 1898.
sold to A. y. Brown for 1911 900 all the
property of the Edison Illuminating
corr pany, covered by the original deed,
securing the first issue of Si,0o0,oo0 gold
bonds of the company. Then the Mis-
souri, Electric Light & Power COM
pany decided all its property. stock and
belongings TO A. d. Brown for slno,ovo
and subject to two deeds of trust ag-
gregating 81, 100000. In a third deed a.
~ Brown and wife deed to the Missouri
Edison Electric company for S4.0ooVoo
all the property turned over to Brown
by the Missouri Electric IAght- g. Power
deed Then the new company gives TO
the Knickerbocker company and j.. Z.
Van Blarcom a deed of trust on the
whole business to secure the issue OF
G4. 900. 900 In bonds to be applied as d.
rected at the meeting of stockholders
i.Gld Dec. IL, 1897.
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INDIAN TREATIES.
Congressional Committees Consider Plans
for Dividing The Lands.

Congressional Committees Consider Pians
for Dividing Tie Lands.
Washington, Dec. 27.-The senate and
house sub b-committees on Indian terri
tory a.lairs. to-day considered the Cur
lis bill III joint session. Col. A. ;. Nc
kennon of the Dawes commission, re-
viewed the situation in the territory
and advocated ratification of the treaty
made with the Seminole tribe, the only
one of the agreements in shape for such
action. He suggested the requirement
of title by the Indians to their lands
through partition proceedings to be in
stituted by them in the United States
courts against the tribal government
after the allotment of the land in sew
crafty. Satisfactory negotiations with
the tribes. he said, was almost an i'm
possibility and he pointed out that
action on the part of this congress in
the way of general legislation for the
whole territory was necessary. The
commission urge that the Curtis bill.
With amendments, be passed this ses-
sion.
One of the amendments proposed by
some of the members Of the sub-eom-
mittee provides for a division of the fee
land instead of its mere use in case the
members of the tribe affected should
prefer this system. This amendment
would give the Indians the alternative
IF taking individual allotments viii
full title 10 the lands, or T. their mers
Use.
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Washington, Dec. 2T-The most pro-
found distress prevails among many
thousands of people in Cuba. Starva-
ton not only impends, but is an actual
fact The president has been informed
of the facts from sources whose credi-
blity cannot be doubted. He has gone
to the length of his constitutional power
in calling the state of affairs to the
attention of the American people. The
state department has used all of it's
authority to mitigate the conditions
there and the letter to the public sent
out by Secretary Sherman the day be-
fore Christmas pointed out the way to
further alleviate the miserable condition
of the concentrates To-day the sum
of s5. coo was received by Assistant Sec
retary Day from certain charitably dis
posed persons whose names are not dis
closed. and this sum Will be RENTED by
telegraph tomorrow morning to Consul
General Lee for disbursement among the
more pressing cases.
1t is hoped by the department of state
that the American people will come 10
the relief and that promptly, by sub
scriptions of money clothing and sup
plies of various kinds. The newspapers
are expected to lend generous aid in car
rying forward this movement. The ma
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DEFERS TO CANADA.
England win Not Agree 10 stop Sealing
In the Beriug Sea.

London, Dec 27.-Lord Salisbury, the
premier, has written TO United States
Ambassador Hay in response to Amer
iea's latest proposal in the Bering sea
controversy, by a request that Great
Britain would enter into an agreement
with the United States, Russia and
Japan to stop sealing. Great Britain
declines to enter into such an agree
ment
Lord Salisbury says in substance that
he has communicated with the Ca
madam government, and that Canada
is unwilling to become a party to such
an arrangement as is proposed by the
United States. Therefore, England,
continues Lord Salisbury, whose inter-
est is but slight, would not be justified
in acceding to the proposals. Lord
Salisbury's answer emphasizes the poll
Icy of England not TO interfere in Can
ada S foreign relations.
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vided by the state department and Con-
the aid of the American consuls in
Cuba, to give personal attention to the
alienation of the distress by the distri-
button of the gifts of the American peo-
pie. One line of steamers plying be-
tween New York and Havana-the
Ward line, it is said, has undertaken to
forward any contributions of goods to
General Lee at Havana, and it is be-
lieved that the American railroads will
do their part by carrying the goods TO
the seaboard. The Spanish authorities
have consented to remit all duties on
relief supplies so forwarded. The state
department directs that they be sent di-
rect to Consul General Lee, either in
money draft, check or goods.
Consul General Lee tonight cabled
the state department just what is want
ing at this juncture, and his list is as
follows: Summer clothing, second hand
or otherwise, principally for women and
children; medicines for fevers, including
large proportion of quinine; hard
bread. cornmeal, bacon, rice, lard, po-
tatoes, beans, peas salt fish, princi-
pally codhsh any canned goods, espe-
eially condensed milk for the starving
| children. Money will also be useful K
secure nurses. medicines and for many
! other necessities.
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af+Aany IbayA.

San Franctses. Dec 27.-The overdue
British bark Satuua. IS days from Lon
DON arrived Ills morning. t0rg Pc
cent. insurance has been paid on tie craft
and both she and the Ta.mounf stiIi ong
overdue from Liverpool. Were thought rs
the maritime underwriters and nautIea
men to BE- unaer the waves. There is now
some hope for the Taymoart for the
Satuna wHs forced "a 60 around tEa
Cape of Coed Hope The Taymount prsa-
ably took rhe same passage.
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Havana Dec. eT.-The police have ar
rested on board the steamer Washington
Stnar Raroeto, a former provincial dsp-
uty. who i alleged u have escaped from
the Spanish officers. who mad been ordered
10y General Neyter 70 arrest him On fhs
charge OF maI-adnsnistfatton, and whp
afterwards II i further alleged. hbele5
the former. captain general while m
tEaroetol Was III New York.
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FREEZING TO DEATH.

Four Men in n Rowboat mt the Mercy of
the Waves.
New York, Dec. IA rowhoat contain
ing four men, frozen and unconscious.
was found on Roekaway Beach to-day.
The mems feet were frozen fast to the
bottom of the boat. They We're carried
to a hotel. put to bed and restorat.ves ad-
ministered. After four hours care they
recovered so far as to explain that they
had hired a rowboat from IA fisherman
and had lost the oars and had been AZ
the mercy of the wind and waves all
night 1t is probable that they Will all
recover. Their names are Joseph Day, b.
b. Black. James Room and George Metz
GER all of New York City.
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NOT so EASY
Sew Yarh ,tnta afay ,ezlle Htth Armour
Tor ..ILl.s u maHe-rlae

Sew Yarh >tate Has >eElis WITH Armour
Tor @stE4eg = smaHeaFAae
Albany y. Y. Dec 27s-The state de-
rartment af agriculture, the attorney
generals aftira aud E1s special counsel
engaged III the prosecution II Armour
4. Ea= If Chicago. for damages amount
lng IT, s1.1e9g8b for violations ot the
a8tHS fases fH th= distribution & eAea-
margarine throughout the state, find
themselves ta a pIeieameut that seems
q tJe#sHaIaN failure IL convict When
i recent court order MAS PROMULGATED.
s##lns fae state. counsel she right 10
examine E@ Ga9ks III To various rail-
r al companies FER evidence As 10 safp-
.E#nt. i Was believed that taa eonvIe-
+ d II tn+ ATueuea would hs easily az
aaM4 @aez l. 4zts found however
guaz tHe Same court order refuses the
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IL months from the last action. allowance
or rejection
"The necessity for the new order" said
the official to-day, grows largely out
of calls made on the office for a statement
of the status of pending cases. Th Sc calls
have been answered to the exclusion of
other claims pending. which have been
taken up in their order IL Is only ia r
to these cases which have not had any
consideration that they should be taken
up as promptly as possible
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snnlI.r.d A.lth t.Ian.l.

BEs Na!nes. Iaa8 Dag. z75-R9bhees
f4st night broke INTO the oze ii assoc
aztS H4mbaI 10 miles sast Il IS
NJ aez. She is unconscious aaa VIII
asaaa1}y die The doors aa9 waits are
4zaue raa Nith blood showing tnaE tatE3-
E8F struggle faok place II s. Hst Known
whether the robbers secured aaE booty
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THIRTY DAYS AT SEA.
one More Day aud The Provisions Would
Have Run Out.

Have Run Out.
New York Dec. 2I-The helated tramp
steamer, l.. Anthony Abbey, which left
Dnnklrk on Nov. =. arrived safely IN
port to-day after a tempestuous passage
of % DAYS Cantain Townsend reported
that about three tons of coal was all that
was left in the bunkers and the supply Of
provisions was just sufficient 10 last them
into port. Captain Townsend said that
the weather consisted. Of a succession Of
westerly gales with tremendous seas. For
several days the vessel made no progress,
battling with enormous seas For many
DAYS she logged less than iop miles per
dav and her best DAYS run MAS rs miles.
On Christmas eFe the steamer ran into
q fierce blizzard
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The foregoing dispatch authoritative statement by the depart
the rghtful state of affairs
prevailing the island of Cuba and daily growing and
sympathetic and people earth
Montana and the STANDARD calls
the of their ability to the relief OF the strng
Cling famsng families Money subscriptions
by the its offices in Butte Anaconda
Mssoua mail be addressed the
Receipts will be and dollar acknowledged
the STANDARDS columns To
the subscriptions utmost the
the department at Washington by telegraph