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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-21
THE WORLDS MARKETS
Daily Record of Commercial and
Financial Proceedings.
NEW YORK STOCK REPORT
Digest of Exchange News-Mining Stocks.
Metal Quotations-Wool Prices and
Movements-Grain and Pro-
duce-Review Of Trade.

New York, Dec. 20.-After a spasmodic
effort to continue the rise of Saturday.
to-day's stock market fell back into de-
cline and failed to recuperate. The ag-
gressive strength of some of the special
ties at the opening served to sustain the
market for a time and to give it APP
pearance of strength. but realizing sales
in the general list went hand in hand
with the manipulation for a rise in spec
ialties, and even the stocks which had
shown wide gains lost practically all after
the large operators had taken their pro-
fits in the general list. The coalers Were
strong a group on account of the
growing belief In an agreement to restrict
production and to keep up prices. They
were also helped by the cold weather and
the consequent increased demand for the
product.
Union Pacific enjoyed a period of
strength in the late dealings, but after
wards reacted.
The contradiction of Saturday morn
ing's report of Withdrawals of gold from
the Bank of England for shipment to New
York had much to do with the termina-
ton of the rally which set in Saturday.
The conditions in the money market con-
tinued to dominate the situation in the
stock market and the stiffening of the
rates for call loans to iI5 per cent In
the late trading to-day checked the hopes
of those spectators who thought they
saw an assurance of continued ease in
money by imports of specie No doubt
is felt that the large trade balance IN
our favor is a sufficient security against
any real stringency in money at New
York. But it Is not believed that a per
cent rate for call money will result in
a movement of specie In view of the exist
ing high rate for money in London and
in the European countries. There is not
much prospect of easier money until after
ha Rr-t Of En nd thnf tif.a.l
speculative activity Is not likely
The bond market was not active
of late, but prices held firm, with the ex-
ception of some of the speculative bonds.
SarEs, 81, 100000.
u. S. As both of 1925 and 1907 We're 4
lower bid to-day
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PRIMITIVE METHODS.
DIR. True Reports the Agricultural
Possibilities Of AInskn.

Washington. Dec. i9.-Secretary Wilson
has transmitted TO the house the report
OF the commission which was sent to
Alaska To investigate the feasibility of
establishing experimental agricultural
stations in that country. Accompanying
the report is a letter to the secretary
from DR.. A. c. True. the director of the
office of experiment stations, who states
that his conclusions are based on the
facts contained IN the commissions re-
port.
DR. True states that various crops. espe-
cialiy grass, berries and vegetables. are
successfully grown iii different localities
in Alaska, and live stock Is ia sed in
small numbers. The methods employed in
agricultural pursuits are primitive. little
attempt being made To promote the de-
velopment of the industry by intelligent
study of local soils and conditions, and
the opinion is expressed that for an In
definite period agriculture In Alaska will
be subsidiary TO other industries, such as
mining. fishing and the fur trade
The Importance of making the most
of the raising of such products on the
ground as may be possible Is pointed out
in view of the necessity of the food sup
ply caused by increasing immigration. DIR.
True recommends that the department
continue investigation with view TO as
pertaining the best methods of raising
crops, and asks an appropriation Of s15e,
900 for this purpose.
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GREAT FALLS GRlST.

Great Falls, Dec 20.-The Klondyke
Holiday, is the title of a four-page,
six-column paper which has come to
the surface for the holidays only 1t
is edited and printed by Messrs. Thode
q Giichrist, two printers well-known in
this city, and is a bright though ephe-
neral production. Its first issue came
out on Saturday, and its headline an
nounces that the subscription price is
one ounce.
Thomas Couch and son spent Sunday
and Monday in this city, arriving from
the ranch at Sunnyside late on Satur-
day evening.
The eoroner's jury in the case of
Charles G.. Hepler, who was shot on
Thursday by Charles Gordon, while
hunting deer. brought in verdict of
accidental shooting, as expected, and
completely absolved Gordon from all
blame. The facts brought out were
about the same as those stated in the
Standards account on Friday morning
Young Hepler was dressed in a tam
colored suit on which the snow had
fallen, and Gordon seeing him leap
through the brush thought he was a
doe. He had agreed not to approach
Gordon, but got upon the trail of a bob
cat. and had forgotten his agreement
The case of w. r. Getz & Co. against
Jesse l.. Henry has been dismissed in
the district court as*settled, the defend
ant having paid the claim of $3.50 and
the costs.
r. Z. Collins. the state treasurer. ar
rived in the city on Sunday.
Jesse Lewiston, manager OF the mines
in the Bigelow syndicate of Boston
the Boston & Montana is among the
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calf, lady commander: Mrs. Woodman-
see, lady lieutenant commander; Mrs.
F. A. Preston. record keeper; Mrs. q.
Cudmore, chaplain: Mrs Bailey. SER
geant: Miss Adamson. mistress-at-
arms: Miss Barker, sentinel Mrs.
Blanding. picket Installation will take
place Jan. 4.
On the same evening the knights Of
the Tented Maccabees also held a meet
ing and elected the following as their
officers for 1888: Daniel Lenny, past
commander: Frank Wallace. command
err: L. X. Abbott, lieutenant command
er; j. II. Henley, chaplain: A. w.
Noyes, record keeper: J. o. Boyd,
finance keeper; George Cudmore. SER
geant. William Giffeis, master-at- arms;
Matt Jacobson, first master of the
guard; A. D. Mcleod, sentinel; Thomas
Mcdonald, picket: ID. Lenny, j. II. Hen
ley and John Sweeney. trustees for
three, two and one years respectively.
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NEIHART NUGGETS.

Great Falls, Dec. 20.-Sam Anderson.
who Is assisting w. II. Sutherlin in the
work of preparing mineral exhibit for
the state to be forwarded to the Omaha
exposition, passed a portion of last
week at Nehart getting samples and
specimens of ore. The camp turned in
and aided him zealously and the Nei-
hart mine will make an excellent show
ing. Before returning home he will visit
Barker on a similar quest.
Banner lodge /. o. o. F., of Neihart,
has reduced its initiation fee from $50
to $35. to suit the hard times, and as a
result is getting large and desirable
increase in it's membership.
Harry Lewis of Neihart passed
through this city yesterday. He has
been visiting at his old home in Mis-
souri, for the past few months, and it is
said that he has enlisted considerable
Missouri capital for the development of
the mines of the Little Belt mountains
Tuesday afternoon Wrennick .McCor-
mick arrived in this city from Neihart
and took the train East that evening.
He is going for a few weeks vacation
to Belleville, Ont. his old home.
T. E. X. Abbott has resigned his posi-
ton as recorder of the Neihart lodge of
the A. o. u. W.. and George w. Brown
has been elected to take his place.
w. II. Metcalf, who has been engaged
for some time at Castle doing repre-
there, has finished and returned to Mel
hart.
George Brown, the Neihart banker,
spent the larger part of the past week
in this city. where he was interested in
several cases in court
The Methodist church of Neihart is
making special arrangements for the
observance of Christmas eve. In addi-
ton to the regulation Christmas tree
and Santa Claus as the distributor of
the seasons gifts there will be music
and literary programme.
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THAT OLD Sill YER DOLLAR
Inspires Editor Abbott of Neihart
to Make a Few Remarks.
WRIGHT'S LITTLE ROLL
A South Dakota Man Says He Has An
other OF the 1904 Silver Dollars.
But it May Prove to be
Counterfeit.

Great Falls, Dec. 20.-About a week
ago there was printed in the Northern
Montana department of the Standard
the discovery of an 1904 silver dollar
at Choteau. The find was made by Billy
Seymour, a bartender at one of the sa-
looms Of the town, and he picked it out
of the till and kept it for future refer
ence. A few days later 1t developed that
Alex Wright, now printer in this city.
but three years ago the postmaster at
Neihart, had possessed one of these 1904
dollars, which, with other things, had
been stolen by sneak thief. The story
over the peculiar and valuable silver
dollar does not end here. Editor Abbott
of the Neihart Herald, who is now like
wise the postmaster of Neihart, takes
the matter loosely, and says that the
object of the story Is to remove the gen.
eral impression that newspaper men are
impecuunious.
In speaking of the article he says. 1T
expands on supposed incident in Mel
hart when Alex Wright was running the
Miner, and tells the Brobdignagian yarn
of his having this 1904 dollar, diamond
pin and roll of $T00 in his room. A
burglar enters the room, nips the pin
and the dollar, but overlooks the roll.
This story will read well enough in the
sheep county to the north, but in Mel
hart, where everybody knew Mr.. Wright
and became more or less familiar with
the lineal dimensions of his little roll
we refrain from further comment"
The story has spread still further and
the Minneapolis Journal received here
to-day reprints the whole story and adds
letter from Waubay, S. D., which
reads as follows:
ITO the Editor of the Journal:
Il notice in the Journal an item from
Great Falls, Mont, about the missing
1904 dollar. 1t is barely possible that
there may be more than four of the
coinage of 1904 in existence and there
certainly must be, as / have one of that
date myself in perfect condition. The
price of $4,000 mentioned from Great
Falls is more than any coin collectors
offer, the best price being 81 200 / do
not care to sell the one / have, as ] con-
slider it better investment than govern
ment bonds. c. S. BLODGETT.
'Waubay, $. D., Dec. 49,
1t is possible that Mr.. Blodgett pos
sesses genuine dollar of that date. but
as the original article states there have
been numerous counterfeits made of it
owing to its extreme rarity. and it is
equally and perhaps more possible that
he has one of these.
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AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
He Lost the Address of His Sweetheart
but She Waited just the Same.

Freat Falls. Dec pa little romance
comes from the sheep ranch of Clark
Bros. & Co, at Bynum. There is en-
ployed there as sheep herder man
of the name of Dan McGoorty. He has
worked for the firm a number of years
and is we'll known throughout Teton
county. Twenty-Five years ago he left
his home in New York and came West.
He was then young man. and, as very
often happens left sweetheart behind
him. She lived in New York city. and
after Dan had reached this country and
obtained a job. he unfortunately lost
her address. He racked his memory in
vain, but the street and number would
not return, and as he knew no one else
in the metropolis, he gave the matter
up and Went to saving up his money
until he had enough to go back and get
her. This fall he had the requisite sum
and though % years had elapsed. he
went back and found her. They were
| married and within few days she has
accompanied him back to the Clark
boys ranch, where they reside.
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IN THE COUNCIL.
The Offer of the Court House Square for
Park Purposes Declined.

EaTh purposes Declined.
Great Falls. Dec. 20-The city coun-
Gil met in regular session this evening
"A communication was read from the
american League of municipalities in
wiling Great Falls to enroll itself in
membership. The letter was referred
to the committee on ways and means
A warrant was received from the coun-
dy of $1,61235, in payment of the judg-
ment recently obtained by the city for
penalties on delinquent city taxes COL
lected by the county. 1t was appor-
TONED among the various funds as fol-
lows: To the general fund. $1,000; TO
the special paving fund, $67.50; to the
contingent fund, $544.85. The reason
given for the apportionment to the spe-
cial paving fund was that by so doing
the treasurer would be able to pay
the next warrant due and thus save
the city the interest on about $500 for
year.
The committee on public improve
ments reported adversely on the offer
made by the county commissioners for
the use of what is known as Court
House square, saying that the city
could not afford to spend money for its
temporary use as a park. The report
of the committee was adopted and the
council adjourned for one week.
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The Christmas standard.

Great Falls. Dec ao.-The Christmas
number of the Standard was received
enthusiastically in this city and by
noon every one of the 1000 extra copies
had been sold and many applicants for
more We're disappointed. Fla1tering
comments on its artistic appearance
and on the matter il contained were
about equally divided. The larger part
of those sold at this office We're sent
away to Eastern friends as a sample
of what Montana newspaper enterprise
could produce and at least twice tie
number received here could have been
sold.
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FINANCIAL CahIerran,.

New York Dec. 20.--The Evening Posts
London financial cabiegram: The stock
market to-day was of the holiday kind,
with irregular movements and rather
dun tone generally because of the ter
ritorial suuabble in China: Japanese bonds
were fiat. Americans were good on New
York support and closed steady. There
is surprise here that New York should be
looking for gold, the belief here being
that none will go there from London un-
less either the New York market rises
considerably or the London market de-
clines. neither of which appears probable
at the moment.
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Mining Application No. 3,sf7.
L. s. Land Once, Helena. Montana. &C
inber IL 1897.

u. s. Land Once, Helena, Montana, &C.
tober n, 1897.
Notice Is hereby given that Joseph Pc
tiers. whose postoftlce address Is Ana
conda Montana. has this day filed an APP
ulicati0n for a patent for 800 linear feet,
the same being for 80 feet in an eastsriy
and i4I0 feet In a westerly direction
from the point OF discovery on the John
A. Logan Fraction lode mining claim
situated In unorganized mining district,
Deer Lodge county, Montana, the post
t.on course and extent Of the said mining
claim. designated by an official survey
thereof as Sur. No. 2i43. township No :
north. range No u west. a plat and no.
tics of which WAS posted on the claim on
The 18th day Of October, 1897. and being
more particularly sci forth and de-
scrihed in the Official field notes and plat
thereof on dle in this office as follows. To-
wit: Beginning At the northeast corner. a
deep. witnessed by bearing trees. and
marked IL l43 fer corner No. t. from
which initial point No. i in this district
bears south "A degrees .US minutes east
2 Tas. ) feet. and running thence north 81
degrees Is minutes west /. $50 feet; thence
south Il degrees Is minutes west 80 feet
thence south % degrees IS minutes east
]. 500 feet: thence north 81 degrees Is min
utes east So feet 10 corner No. l. the
Mace OF beginning. containing an area
OF 3.o9 acres. claimed by the above
named applicant for patent
The location of this mine Is recorded IN
The office OF the recorder OF Deer Lodge
county on page so in hook OF quartz
records.
The adjoining claims are Sur No 2 co..
the Rio Bravo lode. On the north: Sur
No. 2oss. the True American lode on the
east. and Survey No. 2.9sl. the John A
Logan lode. on the south. John Daily APP
plieant In each case.
W. E. cox. Register.
Joseph II. harper, y. ). Claim AGENT
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numbers looking over the copper
smelter for his principals.
L. O. Risser, cashier of the bank OF
Belt, spent Sunday In Great Falls.
Al. G. Metxmeier is spending the
week hunting deer on the Tenderfoot.
Massena Billiard, the city attorney of
Helena, Is here attending to some cases
in the district court.
Marriage licenses were issued to-day
to Solomon Hauskamaa and Anna
Kroeta Ueusamiki. both OF Belt. and
to Daniel Foot and May Pickles, both
of Neihart
Suit to foreclose a mortgage was en-
tered this morning by T. L. Conkiin
of the Jarvis Conklin Trust company
against George w. Sherman and wife
Martin Munson. formerly a resident
Of Burton. has removed to this city.
where he win soon engage in BUSH
ness.
About 1:30 o'clock this afternoon the
fire department was called to the west
side to put out a small fire in a dwell
ing occupied by the family of James
McElliott. Before the team arrived at
the fire the volunteers of the west side
We're on the spot and had the fire out
by means of snow heaped on it.
Peter Olson and Andrew Matheson
were convicted in the police court this
and IS respectively and were dis
charged. Jennie Moore. for the same
offense, was committed for five days.
ID. f. Johnson is acting as general
yardmaster in the absence of William
Walsh. The latter is in the East for
about two months visiting.
Hon. C. F. Stork and wife have re-
turned from a three weeks visit in
Eastern Minnesota and Iowa.
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OTHER MARKETS.
tpm aha Live stock .

Omaha Dec, 20.-cattle receipts. LOCO
market steady. Native beef steers, 50. 6on
4So. western steers, s.. 6on421, Texas
steers. S3.0o03,eo; cows and heifers. sl0}a
400: Gamers, s.. 0042. so. stockers and feed
ers S3,5944io: calves. So. $4,000 bulls
stays etc, s.. eoft3G0-
Hoes-Receipts 200: market a shade
higher. Heavy. S3.25a3.3s; mixed. s3s0n
as. lights So 35a3.45; bulk of sales So. 3Ua
3.35
sheep Receipts. loo head. market
steady Fair to choice natives. s3.70ai.10;
fair Ia hoiee westerns, 81 5on4.25 com
mon and stock sheep. S3.e0ni,e0; lambs,
81 0dT55e
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| write this to let you know what
would not do: I would not do without
Chamberlain's Pain Balm in my house,
If 1t cost $500 per bottle. II does all
you recommend it to do and more
J. r.. Wallace, *Wallaceville, Ga. Cham
berlain's Pain Balm is the best house
hold liniment in the world, and invalu-
able for rheumatism. lame back
sprains and bruises. Be ready for
emergencies by buying bottle at drug
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Will Relieve Tic I,ear.

Philadelphia. Dec. 1a.--The new revenue
cutter Hugh. Mcculloch, left Cramps
shpyard to-day for the Pacific coast by
way of Cape Horn IN command of Cap
tain Hodgson, with 10 officers and crew
of Is men. She will be the flagship of III
revenue cutter fleet in those waters. Her
principal duty, however. will be to keep
the seal poachers from violating the laws
of the United States governing the waters
of Boring sea. She will relieve the cutter
Bear.
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New York. Dec ae.-Weol quiet Petrol
cum steady; United States closed fsl.
bid. Pig iron warrants steady. xs.75 b d.
$3.50 asked. Lake copper steady. I1siIse
bid; IL00e asked Tin dull. Coo bid: Is.e5e
asked. Spelter quiet. 3S5c bid: &c asked
Lead steady, 3.7oc bid; 3.72t-c asked The
firm that fixes the selling prices for min
ers and smelters calls the lead market
strong at g Soc
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Mining Application No. s.sss.

Il. s. Land Office. Helena, Montana, oc-
tober &i 1875.
Notice is hereby given that Thomas ID.
Fitzgerald whose postofflce address Is
Anaconda Deer Lodge county. Montana,
has this day filed an application for a
patent for 500 linear feet the same be-
ing for ,4ss feet in northerly and Is
feet in a southerly direction from the point
of discovery on the Charles s. Parnell
lode mining claim, situated in Georgetown
mining district. Deer Lodge county. Mon
tana, the position course and extent OF
the SAID mining claim. designated by an
official survey thereof. Sur. No 20S7.
township No. north range No. - west.
q plat and notice of which was posted on
the claim on the 18th day or October.
1897 and being more particularly set forth
and described In the official Geld notes ard
plat thereof on file In this Office as fol-
lows, to-wit. Beginning mt the northeast
corner granite stone 2ixl2x3 inches, set
- inches deep, with mound OF stone
alongside and marked 1-20s7 for corner
No. l. from which initial pons No IN
this district bears north 81 degrees II
minutes east al59.7 feet. and running
thence south 81 degrees u minutes west
1900 feet: thence north 50 degrees AZ min
utes west 565. 3 feet: thence north - de-
greas sc minutes east 100 feet thence
south IS degrees AZ minutes east GOO feet
To corner No. J. the place of beginning.
containing an area VI @o*V1 atfNs, AIohs
which $40 acres in conflict with Sur. No.
2O93 0G3 acres in conflict with Sur No.
2Ug0 and / S. acres in conflict with Sur.
No 2036 are excluded and not claimed.
leaving net area of .o2 acres. claimed
by the aboye-named applicant for pat
ent.
The location of this mine IL recorded in
the office OF the recorder Of Deer Lodge
county on ppges l6a and I3l in books 2
and Of quartz records.
The adjoining claims are the Banner
lode, Sur No. 20a3. on the east; the Free
Speech lode Sur. No. ?. $50. and the Even
ing Star lode. Sur. No. 2.0s6. on the
south; John Daily applicant. the Darda-
nelles lode Sur. No 2o36. on the west,
Salton Cameron, applicant. and the Ban
ner Fraction lode. unsurveyed, on the
northwest. John Daily. applicant
w. f. cox. Register.
Joseph II. Harper. u. s. Claim Agent.
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Visible supply.

New York, Dec. 2o.--The statement of
the visible, in store and afioat, Saturday.
Dec 1s as complied by the New York
produce exchange, is as follows: Wheat
So Sos, 900 bushels; increase, 81 900 bushe Is.
Corn-3s 349, 900 bushels: increase, 2l42, 900.
Oats-14 202. 900 bushels; increase. $1,000.
Rye-3 645, 900 bushels: decrease. 5000.
Barley, So, 900 bushels: decrease, So, 0)0.
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closed 21xd3 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, sisa4iS per cent. Sterling exchange
easier, with actual business In bankers
bills at s4s45sm4S5 for demand, and at
s4s1x14S21 for 90 days Posted rates
81. s3a4 ssI. and sass04ssiz. Commercial
bills, A.S1ia silver certificates. 5sixa157A..
Bar silver. 5si9. Mexican dollars, ASH.
Government bonds weak; state bonds
dull: railroad bonds firm.
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Cash Quotations.

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
firm: No , spring wheat. SslzllsgIsc: No.
spring wheat, s2a95c; No 2 red. sl.0Jm
1.ol; No. ? corn. 276t27l4c; No. oats. 22Ac:
No. white, (. o. b.. 2i4c, No 3 white,
T. o. b., 23a24lkc; No. rye, 4GIse: No. 2
barley, I. o. b.. 15a3se; No. ] flax seed,
81 .1snl.22. prime timothy seed, s2t2lan2 go
mess pork. per bbl., S.72l.n7.7IIa lard.
per 100 lbs.. $4.62laGt4.65; short ribs sides
uoose1. s4.521zn4.so; dry sailed shoulders
boxed, 4ssa4ss: short clear sides fboxedl.
81. 1TlaM5.00 whisky distilIers' finished
goods ner gal 81 10
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Mrs. George A. Croft has purchased
the Lena Johnson place over the Bruins
wick. 2f2i2 Central avenue, Great Falls.
and will serve the best 25-cent meal in
the city. Room and board, SIC per
month Those wishing first class meals
and rooms are invited to call at the
above address.