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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07
LABOR REFORM CONVENTION.
Long List OF Evils With Which the
Delegates Will he Called Upon
IN ttrassI.

st. Louis, Feb. ca call for the first
regular annual United Labor and Reform
convention TO be held in st. Louis on
Monday, May ., 1898, has been issued by
the following committee by virtue of the
authority conferred on 1t by the United
Labor convention held in Chicago last
September:
NJ. p Carrick, United Labor League of
Western Pennsylvania; Sheridan Web
ster. Social Democracy of st. Louis Will
liam Brandt. Il. NJ. Bannizer, Trades and
Labor union of St. Louis and vicinity;
Mrs. Mary Jones. Knights of Labor; John
+. Waters, Single Tax club. Chicago;
William Mailly. secretary Central Labor
Federation, Nashville; G. l.. Stephens,
Single Tax society, Philadelphia Dan Nc
Donald, Trades and Labor assembly,
Butte, Mont
The convention was called for the fol-
lowing purposes
First-1To consider and adopt measures
to secure closer union between all adyo-
Gates of labor reform.
Second-To adopt efficient system of
restricting the encroachment of the judi
ciary upon the liberties of our speech and
to abolish government by Injunction.
Third-To unite all our efforts IN sup
port of every movement for the better
ment of industrial conditions not incon-
sistent with each other.
Fourth-To consider the political situa-
ton in relation to the interests of the
producers, and to take any necessary ac-
ton thereon.
Fifth-To establish closer and more
sympathetic relations between the sup
porters of isolated attempts at self-help
BY cooperation colonies and Industries.
SiXth-To impress upon the American
people the pre-emnent Importance of the
system of direct legislation dncluding the
initiative. referendum, imperative man
date and proportional representation and
the only means of restoring the liberty
of the people and the only issue where
by all reform elements can be cemented
into hearty political union without COM
promise of principle.
Seventh-The basis of representation
shall be one delegate from each bona fide
local organization in actual existence
which has for one of it's fundamental oh
Jects the promotion of industrial and So
cial reform.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07
BURNED TO THE GROUND
Fire Destroyed the Highland
Park Hotel at Aiken, S. G.
HOUSE FULL OF GUESTS
The Fire Broke Out in Little Building
in the Rear of the Hotel-Quick
Work Would Have Saved
the Main Building.

Augusta. Ga, Feb. 6.-Highland Park
hotel, which for more than score OF
years has been filed every winter with
Northern people, and which has made
Aiken, S. c., one of the best-known re-
sorts in the South, was burned to the
ground this morning. The house was
full of guests, it being the very midst
of its season.
The fire broke out about $50 o'clock
this morning in a little building in the
rear of the hotel, where the engine,
dynamo, laundry and dressing rooms
for the walters We're situated This
one-story building was joined to the
main hotel. a big three-story frame
building of 1S5 rooms. by a small mar
row. wooden structure. which the
guests say might have been chopped
the fire from the hotel If there had
been any intelligent direction of the
efforts that We're made to save the
hotel.
II. W. Priest, lessee and manager Of
the hotel, who is one of the biggest
losers, says he has no idea how the fire
originated. The streams that were
turned on 1t from the standpipe of the
hotel ground were Intellectual The ho-
tel had been entirely refitted for this
season at a cost of about $4,000
The owners are Connecticut people
and the company was capitalized at
$l50,000. The building was insured for
10000: furniture, $2S 900. During the
excitement of the fire an alteration
occurred in which Thomas Fallon OF
Boston, the engineer of the hotel, was
shot by another employe. The wound
was not serious.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07
LOSING HER COMMERCE
Export Trade Leaving New York
for Other Ports.
AN APPEAL FOR CANALS
The Annual Report of the State Engi-
neer an Elaborate Statement of
the Case-Lower Terminal
Charges Must be Made.

Albany, n. Y, Feb. 6.--The annual re-
port of State Engineer Adams devotes
much space to the commerce of the
state. Elaborate tables have been COM
piled from the records of the general gov
eminent and other sources dating back
200 years, giving the values of the trade
between the several American colonies
and Great Britain up to the beginning of
the revolutionary war. and after that time
and up to date the values of exports from
the leading Atlantic and Gulf states.
Mr.. Adams says that the port of New
York, which a third of a century ago
commanded % per cent. of the total ex-
ports of the nation, to-day commands but
81 per cent. Of them. Statistics presented
show that New Yorks foreign commerce
has never been so low as last year since
1850. 1t is in her exports that New York $
commercial losses have occurred. In inn
ports she almost holds her own al two
thirds of the nations total IN exports
she has fallen from two-thirds to a little
more than one-third of the whole.
From 1880 to 1897 the nations foreign
commerce increased $500, 600, 900 in value.
During that time New York increased
$40. 900. Boston 500, 900 900. Galveston $29.
900 and New Orleans SIT, 000 900.
These and similar timely and telling
statistics in Mr.. Adams report show that
the problem of reclaiming New York S
commercial prestige is a grave and press
ing one, the chief factor in which he be-
lieves to be adequate and efficient wa
terways, constantly forcing the lowest
possible transportation charges, and am
pie docks. equipped with everything tina.
will expedite and minimize the cost of
handling commerce.
Mr.. Adams believes that the present in
adequate condition of the canals is largely
responsible for the decline of commerce
at New York and that the Improvements
now being made should not only be
promptly completed, but that steps
must be taken Immediately for better ia
cilities and lower terminal charges for
canal traffic. and especially with Buffalo
and New York.
He believes that the great danger to
New York state is that without these
improved conditions an enormous vol
ume of traffic is now. and will continue
to be, diverted to points outside of this
state. so that canals, railroads and the
people generally will lose the profits that
should accrue from this traffic.
Mr.. Adams described the progress that
has been made on the work of improving
the canals. and presents a number of ta-
bles showing the total estimated cost of
the work TO be s16,000,0o0.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07
A FOUL MURDER.
A Shirt With Five Clean Cut Bloody
Holes Found on the River Bank
Near Coifax, Washington,

Spokane, Feb. "a special to. the
Spokesman Review from Colfax.
Wash, says: Evidence of what is I'M
doubtedly a foul murder was discov-
cred near here to-day by L. X. Lloyd
while walking along the Palouse river
one mile west of ColfaX. His attention
was attracted by a pile of clothing ly-
ing in the mud by the river bank He
picked up one of the garments, which
proved to be a white shirt, and, further
search revealed another white and an
undershirt. In these was wrapped a
pocketbook and a diary. In the former
was two drafts issued blythe Banco de
Occident of Mexico on the Anglo Cali
fornia bank Of San Francisco. payable
to John Schiess, for $500 each, The
drafts were written and printed in
Spanish and We're dated May ,, 1892.
There was also what appeared to be
a copy of a deed or contract written in
Spanish at Guatemala ana signed by
Juan Rubin, also a certificate from the
clerk of the court of Multnomah coun-
ty, Oregon. that the foregoing was a
copy of the declaration of intention to
become citizen One of the shirts was
covered with blood and had five clean
cut holes undoubtedly made by u
knife, and was covered with blood.
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A LYNCHlNG FEARED.
Doctor Caused THE Death of a Farm.
er's Daughter.

Chillicothe, Ohio. Feb. 6.-Excitement
prevails at Laurelville. a village in
Pickaway, over the alleged murder
yesterday of Bessie Neff. the daughter
of farmer residing at Adelphi and the
probability of the alleged murderer be-
ing iynched before morning. Late last
night the coroner rendered verdict
that the girls death was the result of
some drug administered by DIR. Sam
son, local physician, for the purpose
OF performing a criminal operation.
AS soon as the verdict was announced
a mob of about 600 men surrounded
Samson's house FOR the purpose Of
lynching him. but the constable, with
an armed guard, finally succeeded in
driving the mob back and placing Sam
son in the jail at Laurelville. People
have been coming into LaurelVille all
day. A large crowd is hanging about
the jail and ii is feared that another
attempt TO lynch him Is to be made be-
fore morning. The funeral Of the girl
took place to-day.
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GOLD STANDARD URGED.
Horace White and Seth Low Say the Fight
Must he Fought to n Finish.

| Washington, Feb. e.-Mr. Horace
White, editor of the New York Evening
Post, in a letter to the secretary of the
monetary commission, has this TO say
of the commissions report recommend
ang a plan for the revision of the cur
rency laws: II heartily approve the
report of the monetary commission.
While / might prefer slight changes
here and there the general principles
advanced by the report are, in my
judgment, correct and their enactment
necessary to the prosperity of all
classes. / consider the report most
timely in a political sense also. because
the country can not stand still. Either
the right thing or the wrong thing will
be done. Stagnation would be suicide
for the party in power, even If stagna-
ton were possible but il Is impossible.
From the close of the war until the
present time the currency question has
been the uppermost in politics. We have
been moving one way or the other all
the time; never standing still. To stop
now would be to rest in a FOOLS para
disc. The enemy will not allow it.
consider the commissions plan for
bank reform exceedingly hopeful and
trust that the forthcoming indianapolis
convention will give 1t a cordial in
dorsement."
Mr.. Seth Low of Brooklyn also ex-
presses himself as in hearty sympathy
with the commissions purposes. Speak
ing of the report he says: Its detailed
recommendations seem TO be well cal
culated TO accomplish the desired re-
suit. AS long as it is possible for any
one to ask. with any reasonable doubt
as 10 the answer, what is a dollar?'
the business of the country will be car
ried on under more or less disadvant-
age in proportion TO the gravity of this
doubt. 1t seems to me that. the battle
as to the standard of value must be
fought to finish so that the standard
shall be unquestionably gold or UNI
questionably silver. precisely as Lin
coin said the country must he either
wholly free or wholly slave.
In favor Of the gold standard are
these facts, first OF all, that we are al
ready upon 1t, and that any attempt
10 change ii to the silver standard
would involve an industrial and mer-
camille CONFUSION, the effects of which
no man can measure-secondly. that
the gold standard is the standard Of
value in the countries enjoying the
highest civilization. Under the circum-
stances. / sympathize with tho frank
utterances of the monetary commission
and of the secretary Of the treasury.
III urging their measures explicitly for
the purpose of establishing gold une-
quivocally as the standard Of value in
this country. The measures directed to
this end and the modification of the
banking law proposed by the Indian
apolis commission. in the main. com
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST
Contested Election Cases Will BE
Heard in the House.
FOR POLITICAL CAPITAL
Members on Both Sides of the House
Are Keenly Alive 20 the opporta-
nifty for Making Campaign
Speeches for This Fall

Washington. Feb. Git is probable
that the programme Of the house, which
has been confined almost exclusively
this session to the consideration of APP
preparation bills viii lie varied this
week with the consideration Of contest
ed election cases. II is the purpose of
the house leaders TO keep the house
appropriation bills to the front in or
der to obtain final early adjournment,
or as the alternative, their responsible
ity for delay on the senate. But after
the Notifications bill is disposed of only
one appropriation bill is on the ealen-
dar for the present, the military acade-
my. and ii should not consume more
than a few hours.
Tt is the intention of the leaders.
therefore. to fill the hiatus this week
with the consideration of the Aldrich-
Plowman contested election case. from
the Fourth Alabama district The cleo
lions committee have divided on this
case on party lines and the indications
are therefore that the house will do the
same and Mr.. Plowman will be UNI
seated. The members on both sides of
the house have been using the latitude
allowed in debate in appropriation bills
to make campaign speeches to be used
more or less extensively in the inn
pending congressional campaign this
fall, and these are likely to continue in
definitely. All the members are keenly
alive to opportunities to make political
capital for themselves or their party.
and this fact may al any time upset
prearranged programmes by punging
the house into rancorous and acrimo-
NOUS political discussion. The demo-
Gratis and populists seem to be direct
ing their assaults principally against
the republican claim that prosperity
has returned to the country so that all
evidence on this point, pro or con, is
likely to find it's way sooner or later
into the Congressional Record for dis
tribution this fall.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07
FIGHTING IN THESSALY.
Turks Capture and Burn Four Villages in
the Agrapha District.

London Feb. THE Athens CORE
spondent of the Times says: The Turks.
after severe fighting, have occupied and
burned four villages in the Agrapha dis
trict, in the north of Arcanania, about
midway between Arat and Domoko.
Eight thousand Turkish troops were en-
gagged in the conflicts.
Ii is reported that in the neighborhood
of Paiaekastron the Turks were re-
pulsed. A panic prevails among the in
hihitants of the neutral zone. The Greek
outposts have been strengthened and the
situation is ominous 1t is probable that
the cretan question will be dropped until
the evacuation of Thessaly has been Sc
cured.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07
A FIRE EPIDEMIC.
A Dozen Fires Make Savannah Talk of
Fire bugs.

Savannah. Ga. Feb. 6.-Savannah's
epidemic of fire continues tonight.
Damage to the amount of $l25,000 was
caused by confia grafton which started
in a hay warehouse on the wharf at
the foot of Jefferson street. The fire
started in the hay in the warehouse
and had burst into a large conflagra-
ton by the time the alarm was turned
in.
The fire communicated to several
brick buildings on Bay street and three
of them were entirely Quilted. The
heaviest loss was sustained by Charles
Conklin d Co. who carried a 100000
stock of hardware with an insurance OF
$4,000. There have been a dozen fires
here within the last two weeks. and
there is considerable talk of firebugs.
Before the fire which broke out in
the hay warehouse had been brought
under control, flames burst out in the
magnificent Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist, the seat of the Catholic church
in the state of Georgia, and ii was soon
a mass of ruins.
All of the fire engines in the city were
engaged at the other fires The conse-
quence was that it was nearly an hour
before an engine arrived to turn stream
on the valuable property that was going
To waste or on other property around that
needed protection. The tremendous show
er of sparks that was carried up in the
heat for an hour or more falling in the
square and on other buildings made a
grand spectacle.
The fire started in the organ loft and
spread rapidly through the church. Ev-
erything was removed from the rooms in
the vicinity and ii was only after strug-
gle that they were saved. At midnight
the destruction of the cathedral was COM
plete. The cathedral cost $4,000 and was
insured for $1,000. 1t was one of the finest
ecclesiastical structures in the South.
The edifice contained many works of art,
all of which were saved.
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A SWEEPING CHARGE.
Barbarous Methods OF Discipline in Colo
RADIO state Industrial school.

Denver, Feb. "a sweeping change was
made to-day in the management of the
state Industrial school for girls, Captain
Robert @. Smithers being placed in charge
as superintendent, with his wife rs ma
iron. by Governor Adams on recommen-
dation of the state board OF charities
and corrections, which is investigating
the condition of affairs at the institution.
The investigation has already made il
plain that the old management utterly
failed to control the incorrigible inmates,
although IL had employed such drastic
measures as locking them in dark dun
geons, dousing them with cold water.
putting them on bread and water diet
and stringing them to the wall with their
hands behind them. These methods of
discipline Will now be dropped.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07
IN THE SENATE.
Not Likely That a Vote viii BE Reached
This Week on the Corbett Matter.

Washington. Feb. 6.-The attention of
the senate this week will, in all proba =
bility, be divided between the Hawaiian
annexation treaty, appropriation bills
and right of Hon. w. &. corbett to a
seat in the senate from Oregon. The
treaty will probably occupy the greater
share of attention Monday, but after
the committee on appropriations will
claim the time of the senate for the In
dian appropriation bill, which it is
expected will be reported early in the
week. This bill will provoke consider
able debate and by the time 1t is dis
posed of thee ommittee on appropria-
1ions hope to have the Notifications bill
before the senate.
Senator Hoar will at the same time
press the Corbett matter upon the at
tention of the senate as matter OF the
highest privilege, and several speeches
will be made upon it. 1t does not APP
pear probable, however. that vote
will be reached during the week on the
Iorbett resolution.
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A FURIOUS FIRE.
Many Business Firms burned out in Al
bany, Indiana.

Albany, Ind. Feb. "a furious fire
broke out here at midnight in the Speich-
er business block and ragged for two hours
and a half. An appeal 10 Muncie failed
TO bring relief Albany has no fire protec-
ton fiji to cope with q big conilagration
and the citizens are powerless. but at an
early hosr We're tearing down buildings
10 finally stop the fire by want of fuel.
one thousand men formed in line with
800 buckets and saved much property
The total loss is estimated rariously at
from $4,000 Ia $50. 900. The Speicher block
was destroyed and half u dozen firms
lost from 5000 to 100000. The Hobbs
clothing store, in another block. with n
stock worth $4,000 was badly scorched
and half OF the stock was stolen. The tel
ephone operator was driven from his post
while duty.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07
FIFE AND fARQUAHAR RESIGN.
They Sever Their Connection With the
south African Chartered Company.

London Feb. G-The Duke of Fife vice
president of the board of directors of the
South Africa Chartered company, and
Sir Horace Farquahar, Bart. Nj. T., for
West Marylebone, have resigned their
seats in the directorate OF the capital.
OF the last election of London directors
of the British South Africa Chartered
company the following were chosen or
confirmed: The Duke of Abercorn. presi-
dent; the Duke of Fife. vice president
Earl Grey. Lord Clifford. George caws-
ton and Sir Horace Farquahar. Sir Hor-
ace Farquahar is the nth son of the late
Walter Farquahar. He was at one time
the senior member of the banking firm of
Samuel Scott a. Co., and is an intimate
friend of the Duke of Fife who also had
an interest in the firm. He acted as best
man at the Dukes marriage to her royal
highness. the Princess Louise of Wales.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07
AMERICAN BARK WRECKED.
Nine OF the Crew Rescued by the Poriu-
gnese steamer Oeynum.

New York Feb. 6.--The Portuguese
steamer Oevnum. which arrived to-day
from oportu, brought nine of the crew Of
the American bark Serene. which was
wrecked Dec. 81 at LoiNoes. near Oporto,
during heavy northeast gale. as hereto
fore reported. The bark dragged her an
chors and went ashore ON the rocks. The
crew landed with difficulty. saving only
the clothes they wore. Captain palling re-
manned with the vessel To look after the
owners interests.
The Serene sailed from Philadelphia on
Nov. IL with fun cargo % ease oil. She
was built AT Baltimore IN 1856. and was
owned by parties In New York. whence
she hailed. She registered g.. tons.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07
shannon Won The Prize.

Philadelphia. Feb. 1.-THE Pennsylvania
Academy of Fine Arts Walter Lippin-
colt prize of 5000 has been awarded to
James Shannon for his oil painting enti-
tied Babes in the Woods" Mr.. Shannon
is an American who has lived for some
years in London, where his portraits of
women are much in request His picture
entitled Miss Kitty" Also in the acade-
mys exhibition won first prize at Pics
burg this year.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07
IN. Tint stenn,.hin.

Houston. Tex. Feb. G.-The steamship
Drumelzief sailed to-day from Sabine
Pass. the new harbor on the southeast
coast. Tor Liverpool. She is the first Eu-
ropean steamer 10 sail from that port
While there have been "a feet Of water
on tho bar for two years, nothing has
hitherto been shipped but lumber The
Drumelzier carried out a general cargo.
most of which came from the Kansas
city, Pittsburg * Gulf road.
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In . sinking Condition.

New York Feb. cit is reported that
the schooner Ida X. Hull, Captain Ga
brelson, which arrived to-day from Sa-
vannah, met the schooner Jacob Reed,
Captain Bunker, in a sinking condition.
and took her crew off and brought them
to this port. The Reed sailed from Fer
nandina on Jan. 70 for New York. The
locality in which the reported rescue was
effected could not be learned tonight.
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Gloucester. Mass, Feb. 6.-Efforts We're
made to-day To locate the missing srhoon-
er. Marcellus. AT bolivar Point, and TO
recover the bodies of the crew from the
wreck OF the John Holmes. a diver went
down and searched the Holmes. hut 10
trace Of tie bodies could be found The
diver explored The bottom for some dis
tanre bnt failed to lind any evidence OF
the MarrelIuS II Is now generally be-
lieNed that she foundered OF the point
ana her wreck Is among the large piles
shore
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07
A NEW ORGANIZATION.
West virginia Coal Miners in IA Fight
With The United Mine workmen.

movement among the coal miners of West
Virginia to separate themselves from the
United Mine Workers association and
form an independent organization is gam
ing ground rapidly. More than 5000 miners
and SO operators have joined the indie
pendent movement up to date. and these
are bringing influence to bear upon the
miners and operators who are still in
the older organization to have them come
into the new. The Kanawha and New
River fields nave taken the lead in the
fight against the United Mine Work.
men.