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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-06
GOVERNMENT PACK TRAIN.
Mules, Horses and Men Under Captain
Brainard to Go To Alaska

Vancouver Barracks. Wash. Jan. g.
Captain Il. l.. Brainard. i'm charge of
the government klondyke relief expe-
dition. to-day opened proposals for fur
nishinG supplies to be delivered at the
head of Lynn canal, Alaska, Feb. Is.
A large number of proposals were re-
ceived from Pacific coast points and
elsewhere. The award has not been
made yet, but will be published as soon
as determined.
The government pack train for the
expedition assembled here is now COM
plete with the exception of four addi-
tional packers. 1t consists OF IoI mules
nine horses ard Il packers. in charge of
Lieutenant c. FL Poston and T. A.
Ryan of the Ninth cavalry. As soon
as the supplies purchased are received
Captain Eldridge. Lieutenant Clark and
90 selected men of Company H.. Four
teenth infantry, Will be ready to pro-
coed to Alaska
Teiegraphic instructions have been
issued from the war department de-
failing Captain Ruvelan. assistant
quartermaster, 10 take charge Of the
transportation branch of the expedi-
tion, which will be ready TO proceed
from here by the 18th inst
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WHERE THE MONEY GOES
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES ANTICIPAT-
ING BIG ALASKA BUSINESS.
Several Boats to BE Pressed Into Service
and More Are Forthcoming If
business Warrants.

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. 5.-Superintend-
ent Throwbridge of the Pacific Steam
ship company. announced to-day that
his company will have FIVE passenger
steamships in the Tacoma Alaska II
trade shortly after the 1st of Febur-
airy. He said that the company would
also have number of freight steamers
in the same trade. The names of the
new fleet are The Queen. The Wet o.
rian, The Cottage City, The Curacao
and The Alki. The Alki is the only YES
sci that the company now has in the
Alaskan passenger trade that will re-
main there after Feb. /. These boats
and those of other lines will give
departure from Tacoma for Alaska
every few days.
The Queen has A carrying capacity
of 500 people in the saloon and 500 sec
ond-class The greater part of her time
in the Tacoma Alaskan excursion trade
during the summer is especially fitted
for the carrying OF largo parties in lux
urious style. The Victorian is one of
the fastest steamers on the Pacific coast
and has a capacity of 500 passengers.
The Curacao and Cottage City are on
route to the sound from the Atlantic
coast, where they We're recently pur-
chased by the Pacific Coast company.
The Alki has been in the Alaskan trade
for a number Of seasons She carries
200 people and 500 tons of freight.
Superintendent Trowbridge said that
the Pacific Coast company may add
more vessels to the Northern run il the
trade later on warrants.
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FOR OBTAINING A LETTER
Postmaster Fuller of Canyon
Ferry in a Peck of Trouble.
BUT HE PLEADS INNOCENCE
He Secures Bondsmen in a Short Time
Miss Sheriff is the Lady Who
Didn't Get Her Mail When
She Wanted 1t.
Special Dispatch to the STANDARD.

special inSp3ttn TO the standard.
Helena, Jan. 5.-Frank Fuller. post
master at Canyon Ferry. this county.
was arrested to-day on the charge of
wilfully and unlawfully detaininS a
letter over "A hours He was brought
To town by a deputy United States
marshal this evening, Commissioner
kinsley releasing him on $500 bonds
pending a hearing Friday afternoon.
The warrant upon which he was ar
rested was sworn out before the com
missioner by Clark II. Bell a postoffice
inspector. The letter in question was
addressed Edith Sheriff Canyon Fer
ry. Lewis and Clarke county. Mon
tana, and was mailed at Hamilton by
relative 1t is claimed that the letter
was received Dec Is at the postoffice
Miss Sheriff is said TO have demanded
IT, ana to have been refused Under
threats of informing the postal author
tiles she obtained IL. The matter got To
the ears of the department and FuIler's
arrest resulted The letter bears the
stamped mark "missent." This Fuller
claims accounts for the delay between
the time II was mailed and delivered
having been sent to the wrong office
Against this claim the postal authori-
ties cite the fact that the stamp i'm the
Canyon Ferry office with which mis-
sent letters are indicated corresponds
10 a hair with the impression upon the
envelope. leading to the belief that Full
Ter or some one in the office used the
stamp IN order to allay suspicion. Full
Ter, who is a young man and has here
tofore borne a good reputation, was
surprised when arrested and had little
trouble in procuring bonds here two
well-known citizens going on his bail.
lie says the affair is the greatest sur
prise he ever encountered. and that he
will have no trouble in clearing himself
Of the accusation. The punishment for
the crime of OBTAINING a letter Is found
in section 1891 of the statutes. 1t is a
fine of not TO exceed $500 or one years
imprisonment, or both.
August Westein and John Lavne. who
live south of Helena next the divide
were also arrested by Uncle Sam They
are accused of cutting timber on public
lands. Both gave bonds to appear at a
hearing
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senate Combinations.

Washington. Jan. 5.-Ths senate today
confirmed these nominations. To he
United States general consuiS IL =
Dickinson of New York. at Constantine
pie. Turkey, Hezekiah Mmdger of North
Carolina, at Panama. Colombia To be
cunsulS: Church Howe Of Nebraska at
Palermo. Sicily; +. 4. Hanna Of Iowa at
san Juan, Porto Rico: John Jenkins at
san Salvador. Salvador; James w Rags
dale of California ar Tien Tsin. China
William X HerzoE Of Illinois at Zittau.
Germany George z. Petit of Pennsvl-
syiNanta al Dusseldorf Germany. Also a
number Of promotions in the navy
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MOST VICIOUS INDIAN.
A Red Brute Murders and Outrages a
Woman in Her ChiIdren,s Presence.

Wichita, Kan, Jan. Mrs. Julia.
Leard. a white woman. was murdered
by Seminole Indian yesterday even
ing four miles west of Maud, Oklahoma
territory. The crime was committed in
the presence of the womans children
Earlier in the afternoon, Mrs. Leard
had frightened the Indian away. threat
ening him with a rifle. Later she
stepped out of doors. carrying her baby,
and the Indian stole into the house.
secured the rifle and attempted to shoot
her, but the cartridge failed to explode.
The Seminole then attacked her with
the butt of the gun, clubbed her to
death and ravished her body. He
hurled the baby into the house through
the open door. Several Indians have
been arrested. but the murdered wom-
ans S-year-old daughter, the Oldest OF
the family, has been unable to identify
any of tnem as the murderer There
is great excitement in the vicinity.
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FOR THE STOCK RAISERS,
A CALL FOR A MEETING IN PENDLE
TON. ORE. FEB. Is
The Convention to BE Composed Of Cat
tiemen From Montana. Idaho, WASH
Ington aud Oregon The Objects.
Dispatch TO the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Pendleton, Ore. Jan. 5.-The Pacific
Northwest Cattle Growers association
viii convene in Pendleton Tuesday. Feb
II. and last three days. The associa-
ton includes all the great stockmen Of
oregon, Washington, Montana and
Idaho. who will be in attendance at the
convention, besides noted stockmen
from all parts of the country. The mat
ter was decided upon at a special meet
ing Of the board of managers of the
Commercial association this afternoon,
when 1T was decided to issue a call for
the event Il. &. Judson. Industrial
agent of the oregon Railway * Navi-
CATION company. was present. and said
his road and all other Western railway
lines would cooperate To make the
event a success. The meetings will prob
ably be held at Frazier opera house, as
II VIII take building that large to ac-
commodate the 400 or 500 people expect
ed to be present Committees Of arrange
ments have been appointed and others
to arrange for the entertainments. Ii is
expected that Jules Lombard. the IA
nous baritone singer. will sing at the
convention. Invitations are 10 be sent
10 all the leading cattiemen in the
Northwest and Judson. who leaves to-
morrow for st. Paul will carry a let
ter of announcement 10 be read AT the
convention of the American Livestock
Feeders and Breeders association that
meets there Jan. il. The governors Of
the four states included in the call Will
be asked to appoint hundred delegates
each, and from these there will be
chosen a list of vice presidents The
purpose Of the convention is to discuss
and lecture on topics relative to improv-
ing the breeds Of stock. the proper
grasses and feed necessary to bring
about that Improvement and all mat
tcrs pertaining 10 stock culture.
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FIRST ballot. there would he long dead
lock. with votes east for Hanna and
Bushnell on one side and for Mclean
and Brice on the other. Representative
Jones. one of the doubtful members. was
not in his scat to-day. but remained at
his hotel.
The legislature completed its sessions
Tor the day this afternoon without the
committees being announced. The pre-
ferred places will not be given out as
long as the senatorship is i'm doubt Both
houses this afternoon adjourned until
Monday on account of the senatorial
contest, and there will be no further
contests this week on the organization
contests in either branch
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.

tion laws passed by the legislature OF lsug
and the one passed by the last leg stature.
The former provides that two cummtH-
sioners had supervision of foreign and
domestic associations. their expenses 4.
be paid from fees charged for examina-
tion. The law Of 1897 provides that this
work devolve upon the state examiner
and the state auditor but ii contained L
provision that except AZ to taxation the
law of 1897 did not affect any association
IN existence at the time the law Of ISIS
was enacted, unless such association
elected to come under its provisions The
attorney general holds that the effect or
that provision is meaningless and that an
associations doing business within the
state must comply with the law of 1897.
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"ME TOO" THEY SAY.
More Women TO FoIIow in Mrs. Griffith's
Wake in Ohio's Circus

Columbus. Jan. 5.-The Hanna men
laugh at the attempt to secure indict-
mentS against certain workers and saw
that the men who are spending the
money are the ones to raise the cry
about bribery. The cry of the opposi-
tion has been that of "bossism and
Doodle during the contest At the
anti-Hanna headquarters they are con-
ndently claiming new accession to-
night. but refuse to give the name of
the member. Senator Burke and sew
eral other members got away from the
pressure tonight by returning To their
homes
Following close on the reports about
Mrs. Griffith taking a deep interest i'm
the vote of her husband on the senator
snip comes report that Mrs. Snyder
the wife of Representative Snyder of
Greene county. is taking an interest in
the contest and is favorable Ia the op-
position. Mr.. Snyder attended the re-
publican house caucus last Saturday
night and voted for Boxwell for speaker
on Monday. but the opposition are con-
stantly after him to vote against
Hanna. In connection with the reports
about Representative Griffith, especially
about the preferences of Mrs Griffith
there are reports of the wives of other
republican members being listed in the
contest. And there are reports that the
wives of some of the democratic mem
bers are urging their husbands not to
vote for any republican senator, but to
stand out for democrat. Mr. Kurtz
and his associates are reported to be
unable to control the anti-Hanna re-
publican members for a democratic SEN
atof, and the Mclean managers are be-
lieved to have some trouble to get all
the democrats TO support a republican
for senator.
Governor Bushnell and members of
his staff attended the theater tonight
and an incident occurred to cause much
cheering for Hanna
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BY THE MURDERER'S LIPS
THE SLAYER OF WINNIE BROWN
TELLS OF HIS CRUEL DEED.
He Tesiifies That Mrs. Giddes Urged Him
TO Kill the Man and Thus Bene-
fit Her Husband.
Special Dispatch to the STANDARD.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Miles City. Mont. Jan. 5.-The trial
of George :. Geddes for the murder OF
Winnie Brown. was continued to-day
with Richard Dixon on the stand Con-
tinuing. Dixon said One day Mrs.
Geddes said Dick. that Brown boy has
got TO be put out of the way. and there
is $50 or more in it for you if you do
the job | told her l could not do it.
Al another time. the day | killed tha
boy, | was helping her to do the IRON
ing, and, going TO the window with the
held glass. she said: Dick there goes
the Brown boys, are YOU going TO do
it2' ! said No She then said: Ara
you going To let him swear againsl Mr.
Geddes and make him lost $1,000 and
probably 60 to the penitentiary? I
again refused. but she said: Go and
XIII him. then went in the front room
and got the gun. which was a new
model Winchester. | rode Mrs. Geddes.
saddle pony TO canyon near Browns
ranch and waited for the boys to pass
When they did / rode out and went up
and shot Winnie Brown. After | shot
a rode TO the top of the hill where (
got OFF and lay down. One OF the boys
shot at me and / fired two shots back
! then got on the horse and rode to
Geddes' ranch and told Mrs. Geddes thar
| had killed the boy and was sorry for
whal had done. and she said: Il am
not. am glad of il. He just got what
he deserved. as he has given us a whole
lot Of trouble When | shot Brown 7
wore a mask made of a black silk hand
kerchief. which Mrs. Geddes burned i'm
the kitchen range. She took the gun
and put IL away between the ceiling and
stair landing
Attorneys for the defendants hava
been examining Dixon all after
noon. but he is perfectly calm and thew
cannot phase him.
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A Wall FROM THE CANVAS.
Circus Performers in London Declare
That They've Been Locoed.

London. Jan. According to an ap-
pltcation made at Bow street to-day by
Walter Butler. described as a clown,
and two others, there are 1J0 employees
OF Barnum * Bailey's circus who, after
three weeks of unpaid services. have
been dismissed with weeks notice.
Sir James A. Vaughn. the presiding
magistrate. said the matter must be
investigated by civil court and ad-
vised the men dismissed to engage
lawyer. Several supers have written
TO the newspapers claiming that the
dismissals have been wholesale and
their places have been filed by YAM
kee circus artists after the show was
successfully started. George Starr rid
icules the matter. He says the men
dismissed were all incompetent. He
adds that they were paid during the
rehearsals. and that their places were
hlled by new hands They were not
replaced by Americans
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DOWN 600 FEET.
Capt. William E. Hall Meets
Death in a Shaft.
T|D|NGS FROM ROSsLAND
The Well-Known Superintend-
ent's Body Found Crushed.
HE HAD LOST HIS FOOTING

After Making His Usual Round of In
spection Captain Hall Reached the
Surface and Was Just Stepping from
the Shaft When He in Some Way
Missed His Hold and Plunged Down
the Shaft-Death Came in an Instant
His Mutilated Form Brought to the
Surface-A Sketch of His Career and
of His Years of Service at the Alice
Mine in Silver Bow County His Re-
mains Will be Brought to Butte for
Burial
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MINERS BADLY BRUISED.
Save-In in Winston Mine Injuries
George Bergman.


George Bergman.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Jan. 5.-George Bergman.
miner working in the Aqua Frio mine
at winston, was brought here to hos
pltal to-day suffering from a double
fracture of the bones of the wrist. leg
and several body bruises as the result
OF cave-fn that occurred in the face
OF tunnel yesterday afternoon Ber-
ryman. his brother and another miner.
whose name cannot be learned are
working the mine under lease and had
Just struck the lead when the cave-in
occurred. They We're buried under
rocks and earth. The Berrymans were
completely buried by the mass: the
third man was uniniured He gave the
alarm and several miners FASTENED to
the aid of the unfortunate miners They
were dug out and found to be uncon-
scious. Both were terribly bruised, but
George was the only one having any
broken bones.
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INHERITANCE TAX.
A Large sum Received From the Estate
of the Mussigbrod's.
ial Dispatch to the Standard

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
Helena, Jan. 5-The state treasurer to-
day received word from County Treasurer
Hallahan OF Deer Lodge county that he
had received the sum of $t.503.4I from the
estate of the late Mrs T.. s. Mussigbrod
and DR.. Mussigbrod. s1Sl 9s from the for
mer and slt321. q from the latter or this
amount 90 per cent. or S9a2 o. will go TO
the general fund of the state and the
balance. S6oi36. To the school fund of
Deer Lodge county. This il the largest
inheritance tax that has been received
up To date.
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PAGE TO CHINA.
His Friends Have 1T That He'll Go 10 the
Etowery Kingdom.

Washington. Jan. The name or
Charles Page Rryan to be minister TO
china was presented to rho senate in ex-
ecutive session today and referred to the.
committee on foreign relations When the
nomination was first received from tho
white house the vice-president withheld it
from the senate at the request of the
president. who was induced To prefer the
request by senator's opposed to Mr. Bly,
an confirmation. The nomination has
been held up thus far three weeks or.
more. but Mr. Bryans friends now accept
the release of the nomination as an indi-
cation that the president desires confrma-
tion
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we see from this that the sales last
week were about 141 per cent larger
than IN any corresponding period in the
last seven years. Owing to the short.
age in the Australian clip the effective
character of the wool. staple wool will
not DC easily obtained during the COM
ing months. Consequently the large
mills have been continued heavy pur-
chasers OF domestic staple. Nominal
quotations have not been advanced. but
II is now much easier to obtain the
prices which leaders have been holding
Tor ever since the boom" eliminated
in October.
Staple territory cannot be bought un-
der ~ clean. and some ask IS. Fine
and fine medium wools are worth fully
80 and medium is quoted at As In for
etgn wools, Australian crossbreeds have
been feature. some half blood selling
at "a cents in the grease
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Daring Attempt To- Rob.

Denver. Jan. 5.-A bold attempt was
made TO rob the home of Peter Magnes
at Rosedale, hy two masked men who
brutally assaulted both Magnes and his
wife before they We're repulsed by neigh
bors. Magnes is suffering from three deep
Sashes on his head inflicted with a re-
volver used as a club and Mrs. Magens H.
almost prostrated frtm numerous wounds
on her face and bod made by the two
men who beat her into insensibility. The
purpose Of the robbers was to blow open
"A safe in which IL was thought Masnes
kept large sums OF money.
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NO LICENSE TO FIGHT.
The New Greater New York Charter Con
ficts with ATHLETIC Club Rules

New York, Jan. 5.-The fight between
Sammy Kelly and Billy Ratchford of
Chicago. scheduled for tonight al the Po-
10 Athletic club. has been postponed The
club. through misunderstanding of the
new charter, failed to obtain a new Ii
cense. supposing that a license obtained
last month would run for "A year To-
night the police notified the club that the
fight could not come off before a non-li-
cenSed club.
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Twenty Deaths Reporteh.

London, Ont. Jan. Sit now appears
that there were but 20 death from the
collapse of the floor of the city hall. To
the list of dead tho name of John Hamil-
ton Fortner has been added. The boy
Allen Low, although seriously injured is
stll alive. The others heretofore reported
dead but who are still alive are: Wilson
tarrothers. John Burgess. Herman Hill
bert John Fellows and James Mclean.
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Embezzier hartley Gets 20 Years.

Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 5-The supreme
court this evening rendered "a decision at
trming the preliminary sentence of 20
years imposed upon State Auditor Bart
ley, convicted in the district court of
Douglas county of embezzling $3.50 900
BARLEY since his conviction last fall has
been in tho county Jail at Omaha.
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county commissioner. Captain Hall
leaves wife and five children. He has
two grown sons. His eldest daughter is
Mrs. ID. M. Newbro of Butte. Two
younger daughters are. with their
mother. at the family residence in Spo-
kane. Mr.. Newbro leaves for Spokane
TINS morning to accompany the family
to Butte. where the remains will be
brought for burial. In the Butte ceme-
terry are the graves of children of Cap
tain and Mrs. Hall. The funeral will be
held next Saturday or Sunday.
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ROCKEFELLER EXPANDS.
n Report That He viii soon own Com
trolling Interest in Wisconsin Central.

Milwaukee. Wis. Jan. 5.-Persons who
have been closely connected with the
Northern Pacific and Wisconsin litigation
and are acquainted with enterprises in
which John ID. Rockefeller has been con-
cerned. credit that gentleman with being
back OF a movement to secure control of
the Wisconsin Central properties MIR.
Rockefeller is credited with having pur-
chased large blocks of Wisconsin Central
stocks some time ago
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MOVEMENTS OF WOOL.
An Extraordinary Showing for the First
Week in January.

Boston. Jan. 5.--The Cotton and Wool
Reporter tomorrow will say of the wool
market:
Most persons in the wool market have
the impression that this has been a
quiet week. whereas the sales in Bos-
ton has amounted to 1850. 900 pounds,
or 25400e pounds more than the pre-
vious week. This is an extraordinary
showing for the first week of the year.
Below we tabulate the showing for the
past week, as compared with the cor
responding period for number of
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Right of way Through Alaska.

Washington. Jan. among the numer-
erOus bills introduced in the senate toda q.
Was one by Mr. Lodge granting right Of
way through Alaska - the Alaska and
Northwestern Railroad company from the
Lynn canal via Chilcoot pass 70 the
northern boundary of the territory.
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Guns for Russia.

New Haven. Conn. Jan. 5.-An order for
lo'Voo latest pattern military rifles and
hNe million rounds of amrnunition has
been placed with the Winchester arms.
company through its San Francisco off1ee
They are 10 be shipped at the earIiexf
possible moment. The order comes from
the Russian government the co<nnrG1ue
that government for several wes
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Washington. Jan. Senator Davis
chairman of the committee on foreign re-
lationS. gave notice IN the senate tada y
h" would call ap the Hawaiian auueNa-
finn treaty In executive session on Non
day next aud ask the senate TO consider
~ each day thereafter until the treaty
should be disposed Of
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Montreal Canada. Jan. 5.-The various
Catholic bishops Of Canada who met here
10 discuss The rapr'S eucyClicat regs rdIug
the school question. decide 10 lei II 90 N
the congregations without any remarks
on their part.