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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-03
The Captains Economical wife.

In a Massachusetts, seaport town there
is a retired sea captain who makes n
frequent boast that he has the "sma~test
woman along Shore New instances Of
her enterprise are constantly coming TO
notice. The last one refers to an exploit
by which she saved herself a doctors
bill. The captain tells the stroy with
great relish.
shes getting pretty heavy" he be-
gins, land now and again she'll miss her
footing. Well, not many months ago she
missed II on our stairs and fell in a heap
down three steps onto her side.
when ! got to her she said, just as
brisk as usual; Don't ask me il I've hurt
myself. Cap'n, for Of course | have. /
reckon I've unjointed a bone in my left
leg. falling on ii. Now don't try to pull
me up. Let me scramble round a minute
and you go for the doctor
"Well, the Doctors our next neighbor,
so II didn't take long to get him. He
looked her over, and said there was a
bone s~omewheres around her left hip that
was out of killer.
AT that mother rose right up on her
feet and toppled over the opposite way
from what she'd fallen downstairs, and we
heard a kind of "A crack.
"She looked up at the doctor with her
mouth kind of whitish, but the same old
twinkle i'm her eyes, and she says: Il be-
lieve I've set that bone myself, DOCTOR ,
and she had
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the water. and where an o~verhanging
blum or encircling woods furnishes an
abundance of comfortable shade.
The settlement visited by the sur
veyors was a crab-catchers' camp sit
uated near Barry Point. 1t is COM
posed OF seven of these boat-bot-
toned homes. which will continue to
be the habitations Of energetic crab
bers and fishermen for a number OF
months. These houses are distributed
along the shore in methodical order,
as best suits the convenience of each
member of the settlement. The room,
for there is only one room to the house,
plays the part of boudoir, parlor. dining
room and kitchen. Its capacity for so
great a diversity of uses is easily I'M
derstood IL is known that the
apartment seldom measures more than
ten feet by eight.
The arrangements in some of these
houses, while far from luxurious, are
nevertheless, fairly comfortable. The
best one visited by the surveying party
was furnished with two broad benches,
built across the further end of the
room. There were five windows in the
place. a%ffording abundant light. Near
the door was a stove, on which was be-
ing cooke an eel stew. About the
stove was a serviceable array of fry
ing pans and other utensils. while a
set of shelves held the dishes. There
were also a table. a chair and a
clothes box. The floor was covered
with oil cloth.
Others of the houses were not SO
neat, nor were they so cozily fitted
out. The cooking by the residents
thereof was done more or less in the
gypsy or primitive style, over open
fires built on the open.
The men are of an exceedingly hos
pitable nature. When a visitor pre-
sents himself they receive him with
generous cordiality, and, if he will so
allow, a most bountiful repast of water
~delicacies, such as fish and crabs, will
be served to him in a homely, yet APP
petizing style.
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Exchanging Conrtesies.

Washington, Aug. 2.-Some time ago
Secretary Long sent a letter to the Union
Iron works OF San Francisco, m
ing them upon the splendid record made
by the Oregon. one Of the ships built by
the concern, I'm her run around South
America. In reply the secretary has re-
Ccived a note Of acknowledgment in
which IL is said: American designed and
American built, she has offered a new
lesson to older nations regarding the
functions Of "A hattleship. and we are
proud Of the fact that under the most
trying circumstance IL has demonstrated
To your satisfaction and approval that
our contract has been well and Conscicn-
tiously performed"
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LAWYERS AND LIT|GANTS
Papers Filed and Steps Taken in
Various Actions.
ANSWER 0F.THE B., A. & P.
II Holds That Peterson Is Entitled to the
Money Tied Up in Court-The Case
of Assignee Butler vs.. Nc
Cormick Now on Trial.

Ms Butte, Anaconda & Pacific yester-
day filed its answer in the district court
TO the suit brought recently by Johan
Peterson against Charles Carver and
others. the railroad company being one
of the defendants. The case grew out
of the old condemnation suit Of the b.,
A. & p. against the Ophir Mining com
pany and others. in which the railroad
company paid into court a lot of money
for Peterson, the owner of some of the
ground condemned in the southwestern
part Of the city for a right-of-way. Car
yer and others then disputed Peterson's
right TO the ground and tied the money
up in court, compelling him to bring
suit for 1t and naming Carver n the
railroad company as defendants. The
in it's answer yesterday, sided
with Peterson and admitted that he was
the owner of the ground and hat he is
entitled to the money on deposit in
court.
j. J. Cusick. promoter of the big nata-
forum scheme, which ended with the
erection of part Of a foundation on East
Broadway several years ago, yesterday
filed in court his answer TO the suit of
JdiltS NtlCn IOE SJOO, WlltH lie Cldiiftd
to be due him for work and material on
the foundation. Cusick, so WEIGH al
legged. has n lease hold on the ground
and the court was asked to make
Welch's claim a lien on the lease. Cusick
denies that he owns the leasehold and
denies that he owes WEIGH anything. He
says he entered into a contract with
Welch on March 26, 1897. to do the work
on the natatorium but he
alleges that Welch refused to complete
the contract and has never performed
the terms of IL.
In the case of c. L. Dutton against
George A. Cobban and Others, a suit to
recover the value of n lot of ore alleged
to ave been taken out of ground owned
by Dutton, the defendants yesterday
made their answer. denying that they
ever took out any ore belonging to Dut-
ton. They also gave notice of their in
tention to move to discharge the at
tachment which had been issued in the
case.
w. A. Waller husband of Hannah
Waller. deceased. yesterday petitioned
the court for letters of administration
on her estate. The petition recites that
the estate consists of the homestead,
designated as lot s, block 3. of the Law
Ter d kemper addition; one certificate
of deposit in the State Savings bank
for 81 900 and another time certificate
for 81, 900, drawing 4 per cent. interest.
The total value of the estate is esti-
mated at 81, 200.
a default was yesterday entered i'm
the divorce case of Pauline Gray
against Elmer Gray.
The trial of the case Of f. II. Butler,
assignee of the Harris & Mccormick
company, against John Mccormick took
up the time in Judge Clancy's court
yesterday and had not been concluded
when court adjourned. The trial will be
resumed this morning. The testimony Of
the plaintiff was closed yesterday and
Mr.. Mccormick. the first witness for
the defense, was on the stand yesterday
evening.
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BUTTE News.
HIS LIFE CRUSHED OUT
Ten Tons of Earth Fall on the
Body of Richard Williams.
IN THE EAST GRAY ROCK
He Was Famous as a Tenor Singer n
the vocalists OF Butte Will Organize
Great Choir 70 Sing at the I'm
fortunate Mans Funeral

Richard Williams met a horrible
death in the East Gray Rock mine
about 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon. In
company with his partner. Thomas 10
litho, he was working on the 18th floor
of the 1.3o0-foot level. They had been
taking ore u from right under the sill
floor Of the 100. While they were put
ting in a set Of timbers a mass Of
ground. weighing 10 or 10 tons, came
down. The ground had only about
three feet to fall. but II caught VIII
Iiams and fattened him out on the
tagging. The mass Of ground, falling
only three feet. did not break the lag
ging. but IL gave Williams a horrible
death. crushing the life out of him.
The great slab-shaped piece Of rock,
lodging on the tagging and timbers.
doubtless saved the life of Williams
partner. Bolitho. as he stood directly
underneath and would doubtless have
beer crushed to death also had the
Iagging given way. Imediately he real
lzed the terrible fate that had befallen
his partner. Bolitho sounded the alarm
and the other miners came 10 his as
distance To extricate Williams body
IT became necessary to set supporting
tifnDeTS on Inc UtbI uihfl ltdAh h'i
raise the rock by the use of jack
screws. AS soon as the body was re-
moved n viewed by the coroner Il
was sent to Richards undertaking
rooms.
Mr.. Williams was very well known in
Butte. especially in musical circles. He
was one of the best tenors in this part
of the country and at one tim Travelled
with Evangelist Moody. He was the
organizer of the Centerville Glee clue
and was the leading spirit in that ex-
cellent organization. His voice was
frequently heard in amateur operate
entertainments and his services as a
singer We're always in demand. The
singers Of the city viii organize a large
choir to provide music for the funeral.
The deceased was 81 years of age
and lived with his family at lS7 West
Center street. Centerville. He caves
a wife and three children. He had
worked but a short time in the Gray
Rock Coroner Tremblay will hold an
inquest this evening at s o'clock at
Richards undertaking rooms
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CHESAPEAKE HOUSE BOATS.
Queer Floating settlements of Fishermen
ON the Water.

From the Baltimore American.
There are at present eight or nine
field parties engaged in r~esurveying the
Chesapeake bay. One of these parties
is at york on Chester river. conducting
labors Of a photographic character
from Love Point Lighthouse 10 Ches-
tertown. The operations Of this party
are conducted very largely in their
steam launch. In IL the surveyors are
able to penetrate many of the minor
shallow tributaries and make inter
esting and instructive Investigations
Of what Is there discoverable. In the
course of their wandcrinEs here and
there they come in contact with
phases Of human life rare i'm their
popularity, and ~discoverable only i'm
certain advantageous locations along
the water front.
one of these quaint n curious types
of human living was found by the party
of surveyors on the shore of one Of the
small streams emptyinE into Chester
river from the Kent shore. just north
of Queenstown Creek. 1t was "a village
of house boats. The settlement con
sisted Of men whose pursuit Of happi-
ness is restricted solely to the catching
Of the various treasures Of the water.
Their little homes are a combination
of boat and shanty. They are. i'm fact.
miniature dwelling houses built on
buoyant foundations with sCow-like
bottoms. That plan IL followed in or
der to allow the emova by water route
Of an entire settlement from one point
to another, according e the wishes of
the inhabitants
Though these places of abode are a
species Of both boat and house. the
BOAT clement is a mere Incident Of con-
Venience. The houses are not constant
fixtures I'm the water. On the con-
trIry. they are and dwellings. Every
settlement is always regularly ar
ranged along some inviting shore. A
point is selected where the beach is
level. where IL slopes gently toward
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RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
On n Peace Basis, NJ Is Claimed, We
Would lie Making Money.

Would he Making Money.
Washington, Aug. Assistant Sec
rotary Howell to-day made public the
following statement in regard to the re-
ceipts and disbursements of the gov
eminent during the last fiscal year.
The receipts, including Pacific railroad
items. were S405, 321. 1886; expenditures.
including Pacific railroad items. $443,-
65S.5S2: leaving a deficit of S3S.047 ,247.
IL we exclude the receipts from Pa
cifc railroads. amounting to s64. 75l. 223.
and the expenditures on this account,
amounting to s4,549. sos, the account
would stand as follows: Receipts.
$34O,570.11 expenditures. S43s, s19, PA;
deficit. SOS, 249. 1903. This large deficit is
accounted for in part by the extra
ordinary demands upon the treasury to
carry on the war. A conservative esti-
mate of the war expenditures during
the months Of March. April, May and
June is $50. 900. 900. If we deduct this
from the SOS, 2I9, 1903. the deficit would
be $40, 249, 1903. In other words. the de-
felt would not have exceeded this
amount on a peace basis.
At the end of the first seven months
of the fiscal year the deficit was $751;
901, 1923. Deduct from this $i2, 249, lO3.
and we find that the deficit has been
reduced during the last five months of
the fiscal year 1852, 719. 1t thus ap-
pears that during the last five months
of the year our receipts exceeded u
expenditures on a peace basis of over
50. 500, 900; or, to express IL in another
way, the tariff law OF 1897 produced
during the last five months of the fis-
cal year a revenue which exceeds our
ordinary expenditures by over SO, 900, 900.
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ON THE RACE TRACK.
At Columbus.

Columbus. Ohio. Aug. The three
events on the card at the opening of the
grand circuit races to-day proved TO be
very tame Notwithstanding the large
field. The 2:2l trot was won by Battleton.
a green horse. who made his first mark I'm
this race. Summaries:
2:17 trot, purse s.. Oo0-Mattie Patterson
won in straight heats; time, 2:l1L. 2:12.
2:14ia: Clayton second, Hesperus third.
Othello. Black Raven. Antie. Charlie O..
Bspey Boy and DIR. Robinson also started.
2:li pace. purse 50. O01-ArEetta won in
straight heats; time. 2:1l4. 2:l2. 2:1la;
Lady Pipes second, Rhoda .Farran third.
Burr Pitch, Joe Mooney and Harry Oh
mer also started. 2.21 trot. purse 2,00o-
Battlcwon I'm straight heats; time. 2:l4A,
2:l3A, 2:l3ia Louise Nc second. May
Bloom third. J.. w. G., Belle II. Oakley.
Iris O.. Mamie T.. Minueotto. Anita $.
and All Day also started.
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H0BS0N LECTURES.
He Tells the People of Atlanta About the
sinking of the Merrimac.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 2.-Lieutenant Hob
son arrived in Atlanta this morning and
was the hero of the day. This evening
at the Woman's club rooms Lieutenant
liobson delivered a short lecture for the
benefit of "A fund To aid Georgia soldiers
in the field. In n modest manner he
told Of his adventure on the Merrimac i'm
Santiago harbor, m he also spoke Of
the trials of the American soldiers in
their campaign against Santiago. The
lieutenant told his audience that the
sinking of the Merrimac was no illus
trious deed, but was merely an evidence
that the men of the American navy
stood ready to answer any call Of duty.
At midnight the lieutenant departed for
New York.
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Cincinnati, Aug. "a plan was form
ulated here to-day and will be made #
fective tomorrow by organizing an as
ISOLATION by which the manufacture
and sale Of the entire output of dis.
titled spirits OF the country will be
controlled. The name Of the new or
ganization will be The United States
Spirits association 1t is the result OF
a combination agreed upon between all
the distributors Of the country and
the committee of the standard Distiu-
ing company. consisting of Frank Cur
tiss of New York and J. Il. Greenhut
Of Peoria.
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At IT. Louis

St Louis. Aug. "A heavy rain made
the track very sloppy to-day. Results:
For maidens. six furlonEs-Mound City
won, Gala Lily second. picarona third:
time, 1:l9i2. Selling. six furlonEs-Aquinas
won. Samar II. second. Harry Floyd
third: time. 1:19A. Selling. mile-Lord Ne
willie won, Moch second. Empress Jose
phine third time. l:50, Two miles-Mar-
duise won, Jack Bradley second, Mrs.
Bradshaw third; time, 3:46sa. For 2-year-
olds. five and a half furlongs-Good Hope
won. Evlyn Byrd second. Dandy third;
time, l:l2A. Selling, mile and 20 yards
Can Gallop won. Maddalo second. Harry
Shannon third. time, l:53L.
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Corbett Puts Up Money.

New York. Aug. u. !. Corhctt to-day
posted $500 az tho Office of a morning
pap'r for a match with Bob FItzsimmons
or Jim Joffrics. I'm his letter authorizing
the deposit Of the money CoTbott says:
III ] def"Hi Mccoy al Bunalo ! shall eN-
poet Fftz Tea show "A disposition TO make a
match. II he is unwilling To do so the
1850 goes for J~cffries. and n | defeat
Jcnries | don't see how Fitz can decline
To meet me"
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Money in Wheat.

Wheat now offers a splendid oppor-
tunity for persons with money, nerve
and patience. This time last year wheat
sold at Csc a bushel. then advanced
steadily to s1.S5. Now it is only 65c, and
should earn big profits for all who in
vest early and hold for the big advance
later on. Our Butte Exchange, No. 40
West Broadway, conducts such deals
for customers from $40 up to any
amount, at the same small commissions
charged by all eastern brokers.
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NO SIGN OF THE ENEMY.
Coamo rendered the Americans the Free
dom of the City.
Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.

Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.
Ponce. Aug. 1, via st. Thomas. Aug,
Am outpost of the American army
has now halted at Coamo. about two
thirds of the a to Aibonito. on the
road to San Juan. Colonel Hulings' ad-
vance this morning met "a detail sent
to r|econnoiter, which reported there
was no sign of the enemy. Tn latter,
IL vas said, had retreated to Aibonito.
where they would make "A stand. A
delegation of the citizens of Coamo
came out and Colonel Hulings was ten
dered the freedom Of the city as an
American soldier. The protected cruis-
er Columbia, which went ashore on an
~unCharted reef while entering the har-
Dor Of Ponce, has been fioated without
injury.
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Men and Material.

Jacksonville. Fla. Aug. The govern
ment transport Ito lef, to-day for Porto
Rico. She carried a force Of about - me-
chanics nearly 6o colorcd troopers and
about "".0ao feet Of lumber. which will
be used IN constructing pontoons and
buildings FOR the use Of the United States
troops ~ their invasion Of the stands.
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New York. Aug. brighton Beach re-
suits; Mila-RUhy Lips won. Field Lady
second, High Priest third: time. 1.4Iiz.
six furluuEs-Wiue Press won. AuitTa
second. Avica third. time. l.i-i-. Selling.
mile-MaNimo Gomez won. Ranguo II.
second. brh~ide third time. 1.f2. Sarag0s-
"a. mile-Miss Teuuey won, Bouadoa sec
ond, Lady Marian third: time. 1.4u'e. Sell
ing. seven Misunderstanding won CONT
mental second. Slasher third, time. l:2g..
Selling. mile and d sixteeuth-Ben Ronald
won. Freeman second, Gun Metal third.
time. las.
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Saratoga. ". Y. Aug 2.-Woathcr fine.
track heavy. summaries. Five furIUngs-
Mater Girl won. Fun Dress second. pIrula
third. time. l.05is. MIle-Hsyor won.
White Frost second. Dr. GatI,tt third.
time. l:46ls. Handicap. six furIonEs-LoI-
terer won. Haudpress second. time. l.lgs..
Only two starters. Hamburg stakes. mile
-GeoTgs Kcene Won. PIaUdit second. Ban
gle third; time. la. Six and "a half fur
lonEs-Saratoga won. DamUrlss second,
Aratoma third. time. l.25ts.
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Chicago, Aug. 2.-Harlcm results: six
furlongs-Sauterne won. Mile NJ. second.
Bryan third. time. l:liia. MilC-Libertine
won, The Tory second. Gutter third; time,
lAl Six furlonEs-BabicCa won. Digs
second. Borden third. time, I.1Irs. Five
furIOngs-The kentuCkiau won, Guess
Me second. Excursion third. time. l.u2l4
Six furlongs-TTaNerser won, 81. Al
phonse second. F,rr0ll third. time. Ia.
Mile and loo yards-Murte Fonso won.
Draw Lad second. cherry Leaf third.
time. l.i7la. Six furlonEs-Tartariau won,
Madrilene second. our Gcrtie third, time.
I.I5.
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WRECK ON The SANTA re.
Pour Carr Leave the Track One Passsn-
ger Killed. several Hurt.

Los Angeles. Cal. Aug. 2-The west
bound overland On the Santa Fe. due
here tomorrow morning, met with a
serious wreck near Winslnw. Ariz.. at
$50 this morning. Twenty miles east Of
Winslow the train struck a broken rail
The engine mail and express cars
crossed in safety, skipping the break.
the day coach, chair car and two Pull
man slespeTs being caught. All four
left the track and ran down an embank-
ment into the Rio Peurco.
Ray Gooding, son Of the Santa Fe
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Canadian SrnIers' Award.

Ottawa. ont. Aug. 2.-The department
Of marine received to-day from Washing
ton a check for S4I5.uo0. which is the
amount Of the award to the Canadian
s~ealtrs In The Boring sea.
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London, Aug. &-The Madrid CORE
spondent Of the Daily Telegraph says: A
Carlist uprising l. reported at Venta de
Banes, south of Palenire.
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Switzer Brick and Terra Gotta CO.


A good remedy, and there is not anything on the
market that equA.s French Tansy I ablets for the
relief aad cure Of painful or irregular menses
These tablets remove al distractions, no matter
what the cause. Manufactured by A Augendre.
Paris, f-snse, and Tor sale only by ID. NJ. Nswbro
Drag w. Butte, Mont, sole Agents. rice -
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The Dollar and Cent View Of the
Matter-Nearly One .iIa.
dred Millions Alrcaly
Paid Out.

Washington, Aug 13.-Al-
though the war with Spain lasted
Hsly ia days, it is estimated that
It hss cost the government so far
Sl50,00O,OO, of which $4,000,
eco has been actually paid out of
the treasury. The total charged
TO the navy department, $32, =
7oe, coo.
The appropriations made by
congress on account of the war
aggregated about $3.50, 900, 900
aud cover the time to january /,
lS99.
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Pap Wasn't t in it.

.'How many cows does vour
father milk" asked Il man of a
lov that sat ON = fonrn mar ,
Missouri homestead.
"Don't milk none" the bow
answered.
"I'n sorry TO hear # for Pm
aboot to start cheese factory in
Ihis nciyhborhood, and | want to
know how much milk | can de
pend on. So vour father don't
milk any,"
c.No. pan don'tn
esWen, how many cows has
Your father"
>IHn amt rot mono. pap
nain'r "
~WelI. I declare. and vet he
seems to he very we'll fixod."
"Yas, | reckon he is we'll fix
cL."
"Why don't he buy some
cuws?"
"Don't need 'em, | reckon"
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Slightly embarrassed Him.

\ good story is told on Il ccr-
tain minister not Il Thousand mjtv,
from here. lie made cal! re-
Gently at Il home which had not
long before been blessed by the
arrival of new baby. lie was
met at the door by the lady OF
the house, and after the usual
salutation, asked after the baby's
health. Tho lady, who was II lit
tie hard Of hearing and sutleI iny
with the grip, did not quite IN.
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Following Are the Conditions Of the coniasf:

Following Are the Conditions Contests
S ra ss
should
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Free for one year.
Cheap Enough.

The Ledger Semi weekly, The
New York World CTri- weekly
and Home and Farm, all three pa
pers, one year for $2.15.
The Ledger Semi weekly, The
Atlanta Constitution Weekly and
Home and Farm, all three papers
one year for 1925.
The Ledger (Semi weekly and
Home and Farm one year for 81. so
Or, ali four papers one year
for $500.