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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-28
FORMING A GIANT TRUST
Largest Industrial Interest in the
United States
A BIG TOBACCO COMBINE
The Preliminariss Have An Been Com
pleted-The Trust II Capital
ICED for ssventy-Fivs
Millions.

st. Louis. Oct. GA special dispatch
to the Globe-D Democrat from New York
says: When the Drummond Tobacco
works of St. Louis was opened q few
days since. as the property Of the
American Tobacco company. the first
positive step in forming the largest In
dustrial interest in the United States
was taken.
For more Than IL months past eight
or ten OF the largest capitalists in the
country, including three or five of the
leading tobacco manufacturers. have
devoted their entire time to the work
OF perfecting this organisation and
bringing the manufacturer together.
A month before the declaration of war
against Spain, s2s. SOC. 600 in cash. the
amount necessary to begin the transfer
of the properties. was made ready. u
the prospect OF war frustrated all
plans. Two of the largest life nsur-
ance companies In New York city at
one time contracted to take upwards of
500. 000. 900 I'm the first bonds, while Rus
sell Sage and his associates had ar
ranged to place half as much more.
Colonel Hughes and Fletcher Sheath
procured all Of the contracts for the
purchase of the plants. while the finally
successful brokers. Messrs. Moore q
Schley of New York. the attorneys for
the Continental Tobacco company,
Messrs. Lawrence e. Hughes of No. Il
Broadway. New York. completed the
syndicate and thus assisted In holding
the property. The latter nave now
about completed the articles OF incor-
| poration OF the Continental Tobacco
company. and they will likely be filed
for record this week. The company will
have a capital of $1,000 900. one-half
to be 7 per cent. preferred and one-half
common stock. n actual aggregate
cost of the above concern, exclusive OF
the plug tobacco business OF the Amer
lean Tobacco company. was a little less
than $50. 900. 900 cash. Messrs. Paul j.
Sorg of Middletown, Ohio; Captain +.
III. Mayo Of Richmond. Va, n Daniel
f.. Scott OF Detroit. Mich, whose es-
Establishments are among those pur-
chased by the Continental Tobacco COM
pany. will personally retire from bust
ness. but their present active managers
will continue to direct the manufac-
ture of their individual concerns.
Colonel Hughes and Fletcher Sheath are
arranging the details OF the new organ
ization.
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wARING HAS YELLOW FEVER.
Contracted It in Cuba While Making His
Sanitary Inspection.

New York. Oct. 27.-Col. George r.
Waring. jr.. formerly street commits
sioner of New York. is sick at his home
In this city with yellow fever. on
tracted at Havana. Commissioner w.
j. Jenkins. of the health department,
made an official statement to this effect
tonight. Colonel Waring returned
from Cuba on the Ward line steamer
Yucatan two days ago.
Colonel Waring was ent to Cuba by
President Mckinley to inspect the IAN
itary conditions of Havana. He spent
som time in the city gathering data.
Colonel Waring was taken sick on
board the Yucatan on the return voy-
age.
In the opinion of the physician the
case is not a malignant one and the
chances for recovery are good. There
is no danger of the spread OF the disease
in this city on account of cold weather.
An inspector from the oar of health
was at once placed on guard al the
house. n the Inspector will be con-
stantly on guard until Warnings recov-
cry.
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n DESPERATE FIGHT
4 Dand Of Rsnegades Were
Wiped Out.
ONE WHITE MAN KILLED
n ln01nns Are Gathering In Largo
uumban Near Canyon City. Or
sgou. md Trouble II
p Hxpsbted-

Baker City. Ore, Oct. 27.-A special
from Canon City saye that a young
man. who was 8 member Of the sher-
lhrs posse. has Just returned TO Canyon
City with . report of a desperate tight
which occurred between the whites and
q renegade band OF Indians. The 10
white men and hve buck warriors were
about % feet apart when the battle
began. George Cuttings. son OF David
Cuttings. received q ball in the left
arm. the missile passing through his
lungsL One OF the Indians. who was
shot and killed. fought with desperate
courage. After being repeatedly shot
- continued firing his rife until IL was
empty, then nrsd his revolver until
che mussle dropped 90 low that the
bullets struck the ground near the dy-
ing redskins side. Cuttings, after
receiving the wound. started. In COM
pany with N. Mosier. for Ice. near the
scene OF the trouble. The wounded
man became 80 weak that he was left
near the TRAN. propped up against a
tree. When the searching party went
TO look for Cuttings they found his
dead body ear q spring. where he had
crawled. The posse continued In pur-
suit, and after q running battle killed
ell nve Indiana. Settlers have sent to
Canyon City for more ammunition.
stating that Indians are gathering
around Isee In large numbers. The
trouble arose over h Indians accus-
ing the whites Of stealing horses.
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NO TANGIBLE RESULTS.
1ailrssAs Trying 10 Clear Up the Immi-
grant Transportation TanGis.

Uo11roo6s Trying To Clear Up the Immi-
grant Transportation TanGis.
Chicago, Oct. 27.-No tangible results
were achieved at to-day's conference In
this city of the committees OF the
western Passenger association. New
York Trunk Lin committee. New Eng
land Passenger committee n repre-
eentatives of the Canadian Pacific,
Crank Trunk and Southern Pacific rail-
roads with regard to the immigration
rate situation.
The minor object OF the meeting Is to
unite all roads interested In h trans
p~ortatfon of emierants from the Allan
tic seaboard to points in the West and
Northwest In one grand combination.
the business TO be divided among the
various roads by the immigrant clear
ing house of the Western Passenger as
eociation In New York. Prior to the
inauguration OF the Klondike rate war.
the Canadian Pacific was a member OF
the clearing house. but upon the out
break OF the trouble II dropped out.
In order TO bring about more harmo-
uSous relations between the Western
roads and the Canadian Pacific, II is
now proposed to admit the road 10
membership again.
The failure OF the conference thus
FAR to secure tangible results is at
tributed to the failure OF the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern roads to
attend. They have promised to be rep
tresented at to-morrow's conference.
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THE SPOILS SYSTEM.
Will Get Material Aid From President
Mckiniey's Edict.

Mcktnley's Edict.
Washington. Oct. 27.-It is understood
hat a presidential edict, removing a
large number of government officers
from the civil service. probably will be
promulgated before Thanksgiving day.
The order is one which has been I'm con-
temptation many months. having been
deferred from time to time owing to
pressure OF war business. As at pres
ent determined upon. the order will af-
feet upwards OF 5000 places. 1t will
Include deputy collectors of Internal
revenue who are authorized To become
acting collectors. actually serving In
that capacity. There are about 1000
OF these deputy collectors. The largest
class affected In the corps OF examining
surgeons of the pension bureau. OF
whom there are in all over 400. There
seems TO be a general understanding
that II will be better TO have these left
u Of the civil service. although Sec
rotary Bliss. while understood to favor
such action. would not recommend II.
over 5000 of these rye are stated
at the civil service commission never
To have been classified under the civil
service law. The order will clear up
the misrepresentation as 10 the actual
status OF the whole corps and place
them all outside. About 80 Office deputy
marshals heretofore reported as classi-
fed. but concerning whose status there
has been some doubt because Of their be-
ing in the judicial branch of the service.
are expected to be placed in the exempt
class. There are other gathering posi-
tons. including some OF a fiduciary and
confidential character. which will ag-
gregate possibly several hundred.
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This table. prepared for purposes with
which this newspaper has nothing
whatever to do. nevertheless talks elo-
quently for the Standard. This Office IL
gratihed with the showing; the Stand
ard has a great statefui Of friends
whom the showing will please. In one
brief sentence the summing up is this:
First. in proportion to the population In
it's field. the Standard Is without a
rival In circulation: second. In the pro-
portion of It's advertising to Its circula-
ton. there is not a newspaper in the
United States that can match the
Standards record.
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RELIEF FOR CUBANS.
The Red Cross Asks the President for In
forrnaffou-

New York. Oct. 27.-The following let
ter has been sent by Miss Clara Barton
Of the Red Cross to President Nc
Kinley:
while we have received no official
advices. II appears. according to recent
newspaper dispatches. that In addition
to tanza -four other ports have been
declared open to the Introduction. free
OF duty, OF supplies for the
'trados and others in Cuba who are SUI
fering from lack OF foo and other ne
cessities of life. II IL Is true that all
customs restrictions have been removed
and relief provisions are now freely ad-
mitted, we presume the American peo-
pie expect that the work OF general re-
lief will be resumed.
THE Red Cross. however. having
originally entered upon the field at the
request of the government. desires 10
be guided in its work by the wishes Oh
the government, desires TO refrain from
taking any steps that VIII interfere
with the policy the government may
have decided upon with respect TO the
continuance of relief In Cuba.
"If. with the cessation of hostilities
between the United States and Spain II
is now the intention Of the government
TO take charge of the distribution IN
Cuba and complete the work OF relief.
II might be the better course IL the Hed
Cross retire from the nelu, lest IL might
cause some embarrassment. On the
other hand, IL II is desired that the Red
Cross continue its course, IL Is necessary
to make adequate preparation. We
would therefore respectfully ask that
we may be informed concerning the
wishes OF the government in the matter.
| The inquiry relative to the proposed
| policy OF the government with regard
to the distribution of relief In Cuba Is
also prompted by the doubt that mas
arisen in connection with the dispose
ton Of the cargo Of the transport Comal.
1T is understood that the cargo OF
this vessel was. in accordance with the
expressed wish Of the government, 70
be distributed by the Red Cross, while
on the arrival of the ship at Havana IL
transpired that the instructions given
to her commander did not contemplate
such a course.
1T is believed that there still exists
much suffering In Cuba in those distr1cts
where but little. II anything. has been
distributed since the raising OF tne
blockade and the opening OF the ports.
Hence. the primary object of this matter
is already limited to inquiry whether by
the plan adopted the ~overnmen now
| contemplates making the distributor OF
supplies itself. or whether II Is desired
ma the Red Cross shall continue as the
d%istrIbuting agent Of relief In CUBA
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ALL MINES ARE REMOVED.
spanIards Took Them UP rs Soon ~ the
Protocol Wac signed.


Havana. Oct. IA joint session OF
the United States and Spanish evacua-
ton commissions will be held to-mor-
row in the palace of the colonial gov
eminent. This afternoon a note was de-
livered to the American commissioners
by the Spaniards, saying that on the
day the protocol was signed all the
mines at the harbor entrance were re-
moved. They assert also that there
were never any others.
The board of army offers appointed
to select camps M landing places for
the United States troops has definitely
selected one site for a camp east and
another west of the Vento a~queduct.
close to the springs The camp sites will
accommodate from IL. 900 to $1,000 troops.
Six million feet of lumber has been or
dered and each individual tent will be
hoored. Warehouses will be put up, as
well as shops. and all necessary out
houses. and arrangements will be MADE
for a sufficient water supply by pipe
line.
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a Colorle.s Verdict.

C~arlinviiic. III. Oct. 27-The coroner's
fury which has been In session for u
DAYS holding an inquest on the bodies Of
nine victims OF the riot at Ntrden. Oct.
ls. between miners and guards 81 the
Chicago-Ntrden Coal company. returned
a verdict this evening. The verdict In
each instance was that the deceased came
TO his death by gunshot wounds inflicted
nv weapons in the hands OF parties un-
known 10 the jury. No one was censured.
and no recommendations were made to
the grand jury. The grand jury Will
convene Nov. . In special session TO In
vestigste the cauEes Of the riot
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MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.
The Onicers Are Elected for the Ensuing
Year-The Closing session.

~year-The CiOetug Sesstoo.
Concord. N. H.. Oct. 21.-The morning
session of the American Missionary as
ISOLATION was taken up with the recep-
ton Of representatives from various
mission fields. At the afternoon ses-
sion officers were elected as follows:
President. Rev. DIR. A. +. Noble. I'LL
nois: vice presidents. DIR. Alex Mack
emile. Massachusetts,: Rev. II. r.. Hop
kins. Missouri: Rev. II. A. Stimson.
New York: Rev. DIR. Washington. Glad
den. Ohio. c. L. Meade. New York:
recording secretaries. Revs. II. f.
Beard. New York: +. r. Woodbury.,
New York. DIR. c. J. Ryder. New York:
recording and honorary secretary. Rev.
DIR. f. NJ. strilby. New York: treas
urer. II. w. Hubbard. New York; audi
tors. c. n. Schsnck. New York; r. II.
Baker. Connecticut. Executive commit
tee for three years-Rev. Howard s.
Bliss. New Jersey: Frank NJ. Brooks.
New York; Rev. DR.. Elijah Horr. Mas
sachusetts: Clarence Kenyon. New
York; Willis d. Thompson. New Hamp-
shire.
The closing business session was
held tonight. when Rev. A. r. Dun
ming Of Boston. President W. J. Tucker
OF Dartmouth college and President
elect Noble addressed the delegates on
missionary topics.
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KAN w Mei or CHINA.
n Career OF the Young Reformer VIII
Met With Almost Fatal Success.

The Career OF the Young Reformer Who
Met with Almost Fatal Success.
Kan Yu Mel. who. according to the
cablegrams. is accused OF a conspiracy
against the life of the emperor OF China.
is a remarkable man, a sort OF meteor
in Chinese politics. He comes from
Canton, bu was educated In Hong
Kong. and is thoroughly European
lied.
Having remarkable literary attain
ments. he passed the highest examina-
tons required by the government, and
was appointed secretary to the board
of public works. which has charge OF
railroad concessions n similar mat
tiers of administration. so h q he has
been in the center Of the row between
Russia and England, n his sympa-
thies and influences have been exer-
cised in behalf of the latter country.
This accounts for his escape and pro-
lection upon a British man-of-war and
for the fact that his effects are at the
British legation at Picking.
One OF the charges against Shang Yen
Hoon. who was formerly minister to
Washington and was director of pub
lie works. Is that he assisted Kan TO
escape the vengeance OF Ii Hung Chang
and other Russian partisans.
When the reform movement was be-
gun in hin a year or two ago, Kan
Yu Mel stepped to the head OF IL. and.
In company with the Rev. Mr.. Reid. a
Presbyterian missionary. organized a
club and started the first newspaper
ever published In Pekin except h ON
cial Gazette.
They called Il the Chinese Progress
and advocated reforms and the adop-
ton OF modern ideas. including the
right Of protection n the freedom Of
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No More Psuperu.

Santiago de Cuba. Oct. s7.-General
Wood left here to-day on board the
dispatch boat Hist. accompanied by ms
aide-de-camp and clerical stan for the
purpose of visiting M~anzanillo and to
instruct Colonel Petit In the arrange
ment Of the civil business there. The
French consul here has written to Cen
eral Wood protesting strongly against
the order prohibiting the landing OF
negroes from HaytL General Wood
replied that he could not allow any
more paupers here. as there were too
many Of them.
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rhronred TO Sec R4c.erelt.

Syracuse. N. ". Oct. 27.-Colonel Roose-
welt and party left Rochester this morn
ing and made the first stop of the day
at Canandaigua. where about $500 peo-
pie had gathered. The reception at Au-
burn to-day was equal to those at Buff
falo and Rochester. Business was al
most generally suspended n the streets
were thronged with people. Special trains
had come In from Ithaca. Union Springs.
Cayuga. Aurora and Moravia. Colonel
Roosevelt and DR.. Depew spoke at every
point. Syracuse WED with Rochester and
Buffalo tonight in its reception OF Col
onel Roosevelt.
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A STEAMER WRECKED.
The Doty Supposed to Have Foundered
with All on board.


Chicago. Oct. 27.-The steamer Doty.
with her crew of Is men. il believed
by marine men to have been lost i'm the
great storm in midlake. of Kenosha.
The names OF the crew. so far as
known. are: Capt. Christopher Smith
of Port Huron; Chief Engineer Thomas
Abernethie of Port Huron; First Mate
Harry Thorpe of Detroit: Steward Doss
Of West Bay City. The remainder of
the crew are not known to h owners
in Cleveland.
The probable fate OF the Doty was
learned by the tug Prodigy. which was
sent out to-day to search for the Doty
and the schooner Olive Jeanette. which
the steamer had I'm tow. When about
% miles of Kenosha the Prodigy came
on a large amount OF wreckage, which
Is said by the owners to correspond
with the Doty.
The Doty left South Chicago Monday
afternoon with a cargo OF corn for Mid
land. The Olive Jeanette has been
sighted in the lake of Grossepoint.
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Took No Action.

Omaha. Oct. T.-The general passenger
agents OF the lines west of the Missouri
river adjourned without aking definite
action relative 10 the formation of the
proposed trans Missouri Passenger asso-
citation. The adjournment was taken I'm
order to allow the agreement submitted
to be worked over 20 accord with the
recent decision OF the supreme court OF
the United States against the Joint Traf-
nc association. Another meeting will be
held at an early date.
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A PLEA FOR STATEHOOD.
New Mexice's Undeveioped Resources Are
Awaiting Capital.

washington. Oct. Ex-Governor Mig
uel Otero of New Mexico In his annual
report to the secretary OF the interior
vigorously renews his representations
FOR the early admission OF New Mexico
20 statehood and portrays the undevei-
oped OF the territory await
ing capital. He estimates the total
population OF the territory now at 2s2.-
100. including an Indian population OF
$500. or the LOO officers and men
from New Mexico In the war with
Spain. at least one-half were national
guardsmen.
The report lays special stress on the
possibilities OF irrigation n says all
the water supply uselessly running
away shortly will be utilized to the
highest degree. Meanwhile individual
enterprise II erecting a multitude OF
windmills throughout the territory.
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Clips the Record.

New York. Oct. s7.-The Hamburg-Am-
erican line steamer Fuevst Bismarck. Cap
tain Aibers. which sailed from New YORK
on Oct. 20. clearing the bar al 1910 a.
M. and the iightship about % minutes
later. arrived at Cherbourg Mt 2:5 this
morning bound for Southampton and
Hamburg. making their time on the pas
sage six days. 10 hours and IL minutes.
which IL - minutes better thar her best
previous eastward record TO C~herbourg.
and the best record IN hat course held
bv any steamer. She made an average
ep<ed Of nearly 20 knots an hour.
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EASTERN TURF EVENTS.


New York. Oct. 27.-Aqueduct results:
First race. about seven furlongs-Head-
light III. won. Judge Wardwell second.
Bonadea third; time. 1:27 as. Mile and 10
yards. s~eiling-Blue Away won. Chara-
grace second. Oxnard third: time. 1;46 3-s.
Mile-Swiftmas won. Danforth second.
time. 1:441z; only two starters. Five fur
longs-Claroba won. Federal second.
Counsellor Weinberg third; time. 1:o2 20.
Mile and o~ne-quarter, selling-Knight of
the Garter won. Banauo H. second. Free
Lance third: time. 2:ioL. Five furlongs
-~Chivalrous won. KiIlarma second, Crown
third: time, lilo.
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SECURED AN OPTION.
American Capitalists Want a Choice Tn
Dig the Canal.

Mic. via Galveston. Tex.
Oct. 27.-Edwin +. Cragin. the Chicago
engineer and contractor. and Edwara r..
Yere and Frank OF rev
York city. have made an agreement
with President Zelaya to construct an
i-nter-oceanic canal. Under the terms OF
the ssion. they are authorized 10
negotiate with the Maritime Canal COM
pany. whose concession will lapse next
October.
The option requires the cohcession-
airss 70 begin work at once after the ex-
piration OF the existing concession IN
october next. and that h canal must
be completed within 10 years.
The option provides also that the
concessionaires shall give Nicaragua
per cent. of the stock and net diVi-
sends pro rata annually for 1919 years
thereafter. dividing net dividends
equally with Nicaragua. The option Is
now before the Nicaraguan congress.
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THE STANDARDS
PROUD PLACE.

Printers Ink, In Its edition for
october 1s. on its title page.
prints a list OF twenty-five we'll
known newspapers. adding to each
name the total number Of pages issued
during a given two months Of the cur
rent year and. in another column. the
total inches OF advertising for those
two months. Here II the list:
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publican state committee OF New Hamr-
shire for assessing political contribution
upon federal onhceholders in the state.
and has written TO the controller on the
currency complaining that the First Ma
tional bank OF Concord H. aiding and
abetting the violation OF the civil service
law by acting as the agent OF q United
states oficial In soliciting political sub
.scriptions from United states oficehoid-
ara
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BACK FROM DAWSON.
Captain Heaiy Returns After Four Years
I'm Alaska
Special Dispatch to the Standa

Special Dispatch 20 inc StdHuaru.
Helena, Oct. 27.-Capt. John j. Healy,
formerly sheriff of Choteau county and
one of the ~well-known early day officers.
who has been for several years at the
head of the North American Trading n
Transportation company In Alaska. srriv-
ed from Dawson tonight. after an alb
sence of four years. He is accompanied
by his wife and daughter. and after n
brief stay in Montana viii proceed 10
Chicaso and New York for the winter.
ne reafnrms the interview he gave upon
his arrival at Seattle a few days ago OF
the present and the next years outpet
OF gold in the Kiondike. He believes
rich digsings are to be opened up on he
American side Of the line.
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81. Vincent. sank this afternoon about
FIVE miles northwest Of Sodus on Lake
Ontario. with all on board save Capt.
John ID. Griffin. who was rescued In a
precarious condition. The captains
wife was lost. also Mate McLaren OF
Kingston. Eight persons at least per-
ished. IL II thought the st. Peter lost
her rudder and that the heavy seas
caused her to spring a leak. The YES
sci was bound from Oswego TO Toledo
with 200 tons Of coal.