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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15
MONEY OUT, NONE In
THE UNBEATABLE STRAIN ON
THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL,
One of the Directors Says That Enemies
Caused the faiiure-Mr. Hersh-
field Is Frustrated.
Special Dispatch to the STANDARD.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. Feb. li.-Little new developed
to-day regarding the suspension of the
Merchants National bank. l.. H.
Hershiield. president of the bank, is
confined to his room at the home of a
friend. and declines To see any one. A
physician has been in attendance on
him to-day, and it is said he is so COM
pletely Frustrated that he is actually
not able to receive calls from any one.
Cashier L. i. Bowman has nahing to
say concerning the bank at this time.
Moses Morris. director Of the bank. said
tonight: While l had nothing to do
with the actual management Of the
bank and can therefore give you no fig
ures, ! will say that Mr.. Hershiiel1 has
been conservative and II was through
no fault of his that the suspension
came about. 1t is due entirely to the
enemies of the bank who have persist
emily been circulating stories attacking
its credit. Any bank would be com
PEELED to suspend under such circum-
stances, for owing To these malicious
reports depositors have been steadily
Withdrawing their money while new
deposits came in slowly"
will the bank pay out?' Director
Morris was asked.
Well, IL may sound like a chestnut tn
say so. but l believe ii will pay the de-
positors dollar for dollar"
Bank Examiner Eugene 7. Wilson
Is expected To arrive here "a morrow
night to take charge Of the Merchants
Il received official notice to-day.
said Receiver J. Sam Brown, who was
yesterday put in charge ot the bank
temporarily. that MIR Wilson will take
charge of the bank. He has been en-
gagged In this kind of work in Moscow
! think he will arrive Monday night
and assume control Tuesday
The hank had on hand SjSib0 IN cash
when II suspended Last week i'resi-
dent Hershfeld WAS offered assistance
from ,1s.erl4 bankers. udt ce.iined It.
believing hat the steady "itade,."-.i II
deposits would not continue. Th" re-
port that The bank of Miles tlty OF
which Aarcn Hershnrld is president
had loaned the Merchants so 600. 1.
emphatically donied by the ot1o rs oi
! the latter institution.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15
IN GOOD SPIRITS.
The Insurgents Are Having Things Their
Own Way In Places.

Cincinnati. Feb. li-Thc Commercial
Tribune special from Jacksonville, Fla,
says: Colonel FrederIco Perez Carlo, late
dispatch chief general to Maceo. re-
ceived a letter from General Luis Rivera
from the Pinar del Rio section to-day. II
spoke In the highest terms OF his men,
their enthusiasm In IN" cause and denied
In strong terms that tn" province was
pacilied The Spanish do not come out
of their entrenched camps wrote the
general. land when We want to fight them
we have To go down to them. We have
full control OF all the open country
His army consists Of more than 5,Ooo
men. all well armed. and the health OF
the troops IL generally good. Several I'm
portant engagements have taken place
and In every one the cubans have been
victorious.
While the men regret the death OF Ma
Geo, yet they are fun OF patriotism and
the fight H. being continued on the plans
outlined by Maceo one expedition had
landed there not long ago with needed
supplies and the general was in good splr-
It's over the outlook for Cuban indepcnd.
cnce.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15
HARVARD AND YALE.
They Enter Into u Treaty and Everybody
Is Thoroughly Happy.

Cambridge. Mass. Feb. lt-IIarvard
and Yale have at last signed a definite
treaty and complete athletic rcconcil-
iation has been effected. Walter Camp and
William a. Brooks. ir.. drew up the
agreement last evening, but 1t was not
signed until this noon. II provides for
baseball. football and track athletics to
be- agreed to 10y the undergraduates man.
ayers. and for an arbitration committee
I'm case OF "A disagreement. AS 10 the boat
race this year. Cornell appears To hold
the key to the situation. The signing of
the agreement puts an end To a long sus-
pcnsc and will be- received with great re-
lief The plan u tacitly that which Har-
ward presented To Yale months ago hut
which. without being actually refused.
was strongly objected to. Every one In
Cambridge II delighted
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15
COUNT ARMAND De CASToN.
Beautiful Tribute 10 the Memory of the
Operate singer.

New York. Feb. ii.-Probably no per-
son connected with the theatrical or
operate profession had such tribute
paid TO his memory in this city as was
displayed this afternoon at the funeral
service over the body OF Count Armand
de CASTOR, known as Customary, the
opera singer. who died at the Metropol-
itan opera house on Wednesday night
while singing in Martha" The crowd
that collected in and around the French
church of st. Vincent de Paul in West
Twenty-third street. was so large that
the 40 policemen on duty there could
hardly control it. More than 1000 per-
sons were in the church and many wo-
men swooned. All the members of the
Metropolitan Opera company were
present and NJ. Plancon and Nine. Lift
vinno and Violinist Hasselbrink parti-
cipated in the elaborate programme.
The body was buried in Mount kissio
cemetery.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15
A Murderer Captured.

Denver. Feb. 1I.-Harry Davis. charged
with the murder of Night officer Joseph
Eaker at Baltimore. Ohio, Jan. 81, 1896,
has been arrested in this city lie is said
20 be the last member OF the Stratton
Gang of postotfice robbers. officer Baker
discovered Davis. Bob Curry and Doc
lee in the act of robbing the North Bat
timore postofficc. They killed him. but
we're captured. Davis escaped from the
Toledo. Ohio. Jail through the connivance
of turnkeys. Curry and Lee were convict
cd and sentenced to the penitentiary for
ufc Davis was betrayed TO the police OF
Denver by his younger brother Gus, with
whom he had been travelling through the
South and in Mexico since his escape.
They arrived in Denver week ago.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15
a BIG CANAL.
Three Million Dollars to lie Put Iuto the
Butsrpriss.

Detroit. Feb. li.-Charirs r.. Osbournc
Of Sault Ste. Marie. state game aud fish
warden. has returned from Washington
with the Information that a company has
been organized to complete the canal OF
the st. Marys Falls Water Power COM
pany at an expense u nearly SV09o. Mr..
Osbourne says there are interested In the
new enterprise the cramps, shiphuiiders
OF Philadelphia. the Chicago Gas com
pany and others which are 10 locate works
on the canal. The Cramps propose to es-
tablish lake shlpbuilding industry at
tho falls
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15
Freeman Ming Victims.

Gouveneur. n. V, Feb. 1.-THE work OF
rescue In the Freeman mine, which caved
IN yesterday afternoon, progressed all
night. six of the eight men who were In
the mine at the time OF the accident were
killed and their horribly crushed bodies
were recovered. The other two escaped
without injury. William Dawley. Fred
Mccoy. NJ. Louchtau Charles Larock. A.
Edgerton and John Matthews were the
unfortunates. Each left large family.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15
rbey Arrested 800 Chinamen.

San Francisco. Feb. 1.-THE police raid
ed the gambling dens OF Chinatown last
night and arrested 80 Chinese. company
OF 81 officers was distributed throughout
CHINATOWN and the gambling places were
raided simultaneously, \ number Of pa
,roI wagons were in waiting and the Chi
ncse were hustled or TO jail as fast as
they were caught.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15
One of Abdul Hamid's Finest.

New York, Feb. 1i-J. Isagia, Turkish
consul general at Boston. who was ar
rested last night at the request of Bos-
ton officers. was held to-day In $1,000
bail until tomorrow, when General Fran
els Peabody. jr. the complainant, will
reach here from Boston. The consul gen.
eral II charged with embeZZling $3.50
from Peter Charles Lesvieux and $3.50 oc0
is said to be involved. Isagia is trustee OF
the Levy estate.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15
J. r. WITTlSH DEAD.
A Veteran of the War, Well Know In
Montana.
Special Dispatch 10 the standard.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
Livingston, Feb. H.-Lieut James +.
Witch. n veteran OF the war. died to-
night at the age of 81. He had for some
time been afflicted with organic heart
trouble. and in the last few days had
rallied from severe attacks. He came
to Livingston eight years ago from
Erie, Pa. He served during the war az
first lieutenant of the Fourteenth
Pennsylvania volunteers. He leaves n
wife and five children-E. II. Witch,
Mrs. W. l.. Shawk, Mrs. John Everett,
all of Livingston; w. +. Witch OF
Butte, and Mrs. Frank l.. Cary of Du-
luth.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15
ANACHY AND DEATH,
The subject That Led Up to a Tatai
Duel.

Chicago. Feb. 1.-two Italians fought
a duel tonight nt the foot OF the Cnlum-
bus monument In Lake Front park and
the challenger Botiste Mollori was shot
to death by JOsrah Beruasconi The duel
was deliberately planned. the men quar-
reling over tine subject OF anarchy.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15

batteries. The national guard of the
states will be represented by several
regiments and independent commands.
A large number OF separate companies
also are expected to be present. The
parade will start east from the capitol
and will march west along Pennsylva-
mia avenue. past the presidents review
ing stand in front OF the white house
to Washington circle. returning on X
street tn Mt. Vernon square. where IL
will diSband
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15
An Ex.Congressman Arrested.

West Chester, Pa. Feb. 1i.-Ex-Con-
gresham Smedley Darlington has been
arrested on charge of embe2zlement
arising from the financial troubles OF the
West Chester Guarantee Trust and Safe
Deposit company. Of which he was presi-
dent before the recent appointment of re-
ceiyerS
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15

Los Angeles. Feb. 1.-THE condition OF
Madame Modieska is greatly improved
tonight and all intention of performing
an operation for appendicitis has been
abandoned unless her condition changes
for the worse. The countess is in good
spirits and hopes soon to be able to so
TO her ranch for "A complete rest.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15

Lexington. Va, Feb tL-The remains
OF Hon. Randolph Tucker will lie TN state
here tomorrow and viii Ne taken 10 Min-
chester. Va, by special traln Tuesday Tor
tulyrmCnt.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15
Wool Arrivals in London.

London, Feb. 1.-THE total arrivals ot
wool 10 date Tor the second series OF the
colonial wool sales foot up a total of iSS,-
0e bales, The imports for the week aggre-
gated - 9S bales.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15

Mexico city, Feb. lL-United States
Minister Ransom is on his way TO hts
home In North Carolina. having been
summoned By a telegram announcing the
serious illness of his wife.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15

The queen is not expected 10 visit Lon
don before th, nrst week in May. and the
first two drawing rooms OF the season
will be held at Buckingham palace Tor her
majesty BY the Princess OF Wales.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15
Governor of Cane COLONY.

London, Feb li.-Sir Alfred Mlner has
been appointed governor of Cape Colony,
to succeed Lord Rosemead, who resigned
on account of il-health.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15
Stock
Taking
Sale go.
Big BARGAINS
THIS WEEK

We take stock In February. To make
the process easy we will offer for this
week big reductions
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-28
plAeRse's VENEZUELA MISSION.
His Friends Insist That He Is Working
Solely i'm Detroit's Interests.

Detroit. Sept. 2S.-It is believed that
the concession that Governor Pingree.
Eli X. Sutton, and General A. l.. Bres-
Ter of this city are after in Venezuela is
connected with an important railway
scheme. In Michigan Governor Pingree
has posed as an enemy Of corporations
Of all sorts, especially railways. Pin
gree left town ten days ago. Colonel
Sutton and his wife left two weeks pre-
Vious, and General Bresler joined the
party at New York and all set sail for
Venezuela. The governors friends did
not learn Of his whereabouts until ca
ble announced that the party had
reached President Crespo's country.
General Breser served for a time in the
Venezuelan army and knows the coun-
try and its methods thoroughly and is
regarded as the brains of the scheme.
Eugene Bresler, a brother of the gener-
al, refused TO diVulge what concession
the governor and his friends were after.
THE business that took them to Ven
eZuela was of a strictly private nature"
he said. Il can say, however, that they
are working TO obtain a concession Of
vast Importance TO Detroit from the
Venezuelan government l do not think
1t a railroad project at all. IT is an en-
terprse, though. that will greatly bene-
ut Detroit and lead TO the establishment
Of great manufacturing industry, The
South American government is opposed
to granting concessions TO foreigners and
If President Crespo and his cabinet got
next the scheme II would be exploded
The matter has been under discussion for
months"
Mr. Bresler refused TO say when the
party was expected to return.
"They may be gone some weeks" he
said. They will remain until they meet
with success or failure. 1t is a man.
moth affair ard there will be mints Of
| money in it for them if it only goes
| through"
Plngree's friends here are confident
that the concession asked for is rail-
| road. Recently the Diamond Match
| company Of this city received the eX-
| elusive concession to manufacture
| matches in the South American repub-
lie. An enormous quantity of matches
| are consumed. the entire population be-
| ing addicted to cigarettes. Perhaps the
| governor has his eye on an equally i'm
| portant enterprise.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-28
ONLY WANT To ORGANIZE.
Little Probability of "a street Car strike at
Chicago.

Little Probability of "a street Car strike at
Chicago.
Chicago, SEPT. 2S.-There appears to
be htle likelihood Of strike on the
Chicago City railway lines urless the
company takes an aggressive stand and
by making more discharges succeeds in
stirring up the workmen to the radical
point. Even in that event it is believed
a strike would be postponed for several
days, during which the employees would
appeal to every influence possible to as
sst them in prevailing upon the COM
pany to withdraw it's orders and agree
to meet representatives, Of the union for
the purpose Of reaching satisfactory
settlement of the whole trouble.
The employees have made only one de-
mand, and that is that they be permit
ted to organize for heir mutual benefit.
They have not asked for an increase of
wages neither have they protested
against a decrease. They have not for
mulated any demands whatever, and
their whole agitation is simply for the
purpose Of forming a union. That is the
position and according to the employees
there will be no strike unless the COM
pany resorts to unreasonable tactics in
order to break up the union. This is the
only contention The men claim the
right to organize. and they say The laws
of the state protect them in that right.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-28
GOMPERS IS BLAMED.
Slim Attendance at Chicago La.
Dor Convention.
FEW OF THE LEADERS PRESENT.

Difference of Opinion Regarding the Pro-
priety of Resembling the Original Call
for the Meeting Causes Feeling Among
the Delegates-Not Much Likelihood of
Street Car Strike at Chicago-The Men
Only Want to Organize.
Chicago, Sept. 2S.-The uch-adver-
tised national labor convention was
called to order in Orpheus hall, Schiller
building, Chicago, Monday morning. 1t
was not as well attended a gathering
as had been expected, as the original
call for the convention had been re-
scinded and many big labor organiza-
tions that had been expected to be rep
resented were not in evidence.
Among the labor men present were
Frank Egger, national secretary and
organizer of the Hotel and Restaurant
National alliance and Bartenders' Ma
tional league; ]. A. Ferguson, d. M.
Macdonald and T. Boice of Butte,
Mont; NJ. p. Carricll and w. A. King
err Pittsburg; B. r. Creeden, Wallace.
Ida, and many representatives of To-
cal reform organizations.
GOmpers To Blame
Many Of those present said that Pres
ident Gompers Of the American Fedora
tion of Labor was TO blame for the in
reference of the arrangements Of the
original call for a monster convention.
They said the statement issued by
Gompers advising all labor organza-
tions to keep away from the convention
was the result Of jealousy, Gompers
feeling agrieved because his name was
not signed To the call.
Many labor organizations afliliating
with the American Federation Of La
Dor, however, We're represented at the
Orpheus hall gathering, but they said
they were not present in an official ca
pacity. The resembling of the original
call for the convention has been the
cause for much feeling, some of the
labor leaders supporting this course and
some opposing it.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-28
BANDITS HOLD UP A TRAIN.
Masked Men Operate on the Northern Pa
cific i'm Minnesota.

Fargo, N. D., Sept. 2S.-The Northern
Pacific passenger train from the east
was held up and robbed at 2 o'clock
Sunday morning about three miles east
of Moorhead. The engineer and mail
clerk came i'm and reported being COM
PEELED to leave the balance of the train.
The robbery was the coolest piece Of
criminal Work in the history of the val
hey Engineer Hooker, just after pull
ing out of Glyndon, noticed a man on
the front platform of the mail car and
a few minutes later the fellow climbed
over the tender of the engine and at
the point of revolver compelled the
engineer to stop the train. The robber
wore a black mask over his face.
Several minutes later three other
masked men came to the front end of
the train with Conductor Corcoran and a
brakeman. All were forced to mount
the engine and Engineer Hooker was or
dered to open the throttle. Not until
the train reached Moorhead was it
known that the engine and mail car had
been cut off from the other section of the
train. The hold-up was a failure from
the point of money secured. The rob-
bers had evidently intended taking the
express car, but did not cut deep enough
in the train When a stop was made to
secure the plunder the leader Of the gang
discovered the mistake and exclaimed
with an OATH
Where in - is the express carp"
Not disheartened by the failure to get
big things the robbers ordered the
trainmen out of the car and went
through the mail All registered letters
were taken and $40 was secured from
Conductor Corcoran. but the gold
watches of himself and Engineer Hook
er were net touched. Immediately on
! the arrival cf the engine at Moorhead
| Sheriff ECGln Cf Clay county and Sher-
| iff Wilscr Cass county organized a
posse ard started in pursuit Of the rob
| bers. but, although the entire country
surrouneirF was covered. no trace of
the criminals could be found
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-28
Letter withheld from the Public.

Washington, Sept 2S.-The adminis-
tration has had under consideration for
some time the propriety of making
public the text Of the letter presented
TO the Duke of Tetuan, the Spanish
minister for foreign affairs, by Minister
Woodford, in which was outlined this
governments view with reference to the
Cuban situation. 1t was proposed TO do
this because of the Incorrect and sensa-
tional reports that had been circulated
concerning Minister Woodfords repre-
sentations to the Spanish authorities.
but it. however, had been deemed ad-
visable by the president TO withhold
the letter from the public for the pres
/. ent. 1t is supposed that Mr.. Mckinley
may have been animated in this decis-
ion by the wishes of the Spanish gov
ernment
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-28
Iocomo,ive Boiler Exp,osion.

Harrisburg Pa. Sept 2S.-Engineer f..
Bennett Mitchell was killed and Fire
man John X. Cawley seriously injured
Monday morning by the explosion Of a
locomotive on the Northern Central rail-
way at Georgetown, few miles north
of Harrisburg. The victims were both
residents Of Harrisburg and had been III
the passenger service Of the company for
many years. Mitchell was thrown up
the side of a mountain a distance of
sixty feet and was dead when found.
Fireman Cawley was hurled in an oppo-
site direction almost to the edge of the
Susauehanna river. He was so badly
scalded that II is thought he will die.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-28
Granted a Perpetual Injunction.

Topeka, Kan. Sept. 2S.-Judge John
f. Williams Monday granted a perpet-
ual injunction to prevent Superintend-
ent of Insurance Webb McNall from in
terfering with the business of the New
York Mutual Life Insurance company.
The attorney general was also enjoined
from interfering with the company in
any other manner except by bringing
proceedings in quo warranto. The suit
was the result of trouble over the ia
nous Hillmon case. The Mutual Life
is one of the companies which 1t is
claimed is liable on the Hillmon claims
and Commissioner McNall refused to
grant a license on the ground that the
claim had not been paid.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-28
DeIiberate Murder aud suicide.

Manistique. Mich, Sept. 2S.-Victor
Anderson of Whitedale. who commit
ted suicide Saturday noon by shooting.
after numbering his aged mother by fir
ing the contents Of 32-caliber revolver
into her body is well-known here. one
shot took effect in the womans arm.
splintering the bone. The other four
shots centered in the heart The wo-
man was evidently fired upon from be-
hind. as the first shot entered under the
left shoulder blade. 1t was a premedi
tate murder. as evidenced by letter
left saving he was tired of life.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-28
Yellow Fever Summary.

Washington. Sept. 2s.-The summary
of yellow fever cases for Monday, pre-
pared by the surgeon general of the
Marine hospital, gives the following re-
suits: New Orleans. IL cases, death:
Scranton, case, death; Ocean Springs,
case, l death; Edwards. "a new cases;
Mobile, new cases; Biloxi. 10 new
cases. DIR. Carter wires from New Or
leans that the report of the appearance
of fever at Gramercy has been investi-
gated and been found to be unwar-
ranted DR.. Sawtelle reports from At
lanta that there are no suspicious cases
in the city and that two suspects in
camp prove not to be effected with
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-28
FINNISH MINERS DISSATISFIED.
withdraw from Old Union and Organize a
New Branch.

Negaunee, Mich, Sept. 2S.-The Fin
nish mine workers of this city have or
ganized a union and will apply to the
American Federation of Labor for a
charter They say they have not been
treated fair by the local union and have
given up membership in it. They say
that other workmen in the union in
variably blame them for trouble among
the men. They were accused Of causing
the recent strike at the Negaunee mine.
The new organization will have moth
ing to do with the old one. An effort
is being made to get all the Finlanders
in the Lake Superior district to pull out
Of the old union and organize new
branches. 1t is thought that the plan
will work and in that event the old un-
ion will lose many good members. There
are over 800 Finlanders working in the
mines Of Negaunee and Ishpeming.