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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-22
A HEROIC ELEVATOR BOY.
Rescued he Occupants of a Burning
Apartment Building.

Chicago, Dec. 21.-The Melrose apart
ment building, the largest structure of
its iii OF the south side of the city.
was almost completely destroyed by
fire tonight. entailing a loss hat will
exceed 800. 600. Scores OF occupants OF
the building were saved from injury by
the heroism of Paul L. Fischer. the ele-
vator boy, employed in the structure.
Through choking clouds OF smoke and
almost uncomfortable heat. the boy made
10 trips with his car and carried those
on the upper floors 10 places Of safety.
Then, exhausted from his efforts, he
staggered out OF the building and was
taken care Of by those whom he had
rescued.
THE first intimation OF the fire." said
+. NJ. Roberts. one OF the tenants. was
the smell Of smoke. ! ran 10 the fourth
ioor with Mr.. Wells and found a fire in
the sitting room of the vacant fiat.
Straw and God were burning. and Mr..
Wells and myself put out the flames.
after which we returned to our fiats.
on our way up We found flames on the
fifth floor. where some wood n hay
were burning in a vacant fat on that
foor. This was put out. and when we
returned to our fiat the flames had
reached Il. / will report my experience
TO the police tomorrow"
DIR. Z. NJ. Rosecrans. h owner OF the
building, mortgaged II some time ago
to the Northwestern Life Insurance
COMPANY.
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Woodhurst- Wall.

Great Falls. Dec. 21.-John ]. Wood
hurst and Mrs. Carrie A. Wall were
married last night by Rev. f.. A. Was
son. Mr.. Woodhurst Is a w~ell-known
rancher and stockman OF the Judith
Basin and was one of the earliest set
tiers on Wolf creek. He Is also inter-
ested in mining property, having
been one of the original locaters Of the
Morrison & Woodhurst mine on Running
Wolf. Mrs. Woodhurst is a daughter of
Judge William c. Lee. the pioneer of
Kibbey. n has resided in that neigh
borhood since 1884. Fac has numerous
friends throughout this county who sim
cerely congratulate them on their mar
rage.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-22
Ethan A. Hitchcock.

Washington. Dec. 1.-The president to-
day nominated Ethan A. Hitchcock of
Missouri to be secretary of the interior.
Hitchcock Is at present ambassador TO
Russia. He was appointed minister more
than a year ago and when the rank was
raised to an embassy he was ~reappointed.
Hitchcock Is a wealthy lawyer and
business man of st. Louis. and was for
some time an extensive plate glass manu-
facturer. He is a great grandson Of
Ethan Allen of revolutionary fame. His
ancestors were from Vermont. but his
father moved south and Hitchcock was
born at Mobile, Ala.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-22

and at one time was quite a respectable
sport, but he became a fend and Of late
years has lived on the earnings of his
wife. Lottie Burke, otherwise known as
Maud May. the Galena street CRATER.
The fallen woman was evidently great
ly attached to her depraved husband. as
when notified of his death. h ran half
clad through the streets to the house
and threw herself down on his dead
form and regardless of his blood-be-
smeared features. kissed his face. Wild
ly calling to him in pitiful tones to rec
ognize her.
After the arrival Of the coroner the
body was sent Il an undertakes and an
Inquest will be held.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-22
KILLED BY THE FALL.
Sherry Burke, an Old Time Gambler,
Found Dead at the Newport.

Sherry Burke. an old time gambler
and sport. fell down stairs at the Old
Newport resort on Wyoming street
near the corner of Galena last night and
was killed by the fall. 1t was first
thought when the body was found by
the landlady of the house, that a muir
der had been committed and a report
to that effect was sent to police head
quarters, but when the officers arrived
and examined the body and the prem
Uses, h cause of death vas soon learn
ed. o
About half past / o'clock this morn
ing. Bertha Guse, who runs the Old
Newport, heard a noise that sounded to
her like a violent scuffle. Suddenly II
stopped and she went out into the hall
10 ascertain the cause She found
Burke lying in a heap at the foot of
the stairs leading to the second story.
He was covered with blood and she
jumped at once to the conclusion he
had been killed. She rang for a mes
senger boy and sent word TO the police
a murder had been committed. In a few
minutes Captain Dawson u Officer
Shea reached the house. They found
no evidence of murder and soon solv-
ed the mystery OF the mans death.
1t was learned Burke was subject to
hemorrhage and had had one h night
before and one last night. Going up
stairs there was unmistakable evil
dences of this and from the fact that
the body showed no injuries the con-
clusion was reached that Burke had
gone upstairs to go to his room. He
lived in the building. and for some rea-
son had turned downstairs and either
from weakness or becoming dizzy, fell.
He was a hop" fiend of the most pro-
nounce type, was very weak and had
been drinking heavily and it did not
take much of a blow on the head to kill
him, or IL is possible a hemorrhage was
the cause of death, as he bled profusely
from the mouth and IL was this that
caused the woman of the house to sus-
pect murder.
Burke was an old-timer i'm the camp
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-22
IT'S A PECULIAR Case
Miss Florence Polly Arrested for
Petit Larceny.
YET SHE HAS NOT STOLEN
A Warrant was Sworn Out Against
Her by Miss Ham-Are Finders
Entitled to Be
Keepersa

Miss Florence Polly. who was a visitor
to police headquarters night before last,
called again last evening. This time
she was under arrest, but she did not
present the griefstricken appearance she
did on the former occasion and she only
remained a few minutes, when bonds
for her appearance were offered and ac-
cepted. and she was escorted home by
friends.
As stated yesterday. Miss Polly is ac-
cused of %conniving to deprive Miss
Della Ham OF her watch. The first visit
to headquarters was brought about by
the officers thinking they could Sweat
Miss Polly into a confession and avoid
a criminal proceeding, but they were
unsuccessful, and yesterday Miss Ham
asked the county attorney for a COM
plant against Miss Polly. One charge
OF petit larceny was granted. which
was filed in the police court, and a war
rant for Miss Polly's arrest was issued.
She was arrested by Detective Murphy.
but on reaching the Jail she found she
had not long to stay. Attorney Charles
Leonard was waiting to bail her out.
and upon his furnishing a $50 bond she
was released.
IL will be Interesting to note the trial
of the case. Miss Polly is charged with
petit larceny. yet she has not stolen.
She simply found. or. rather, became
the custodian of a watch her little sis
ter found and gave to her. h claims
she gave the watch to a woman who
called and claimed IL. Miss Ham as
sumes that Miss Polly does not state the
truth and hat she Is endeavoring to
deprive the true owner of the watch of
her property. Miss Ham asserts In the
complaint against the other young wo-
man that Miss Polly Is a reader of the
daily apers n thereby learned OF
Miss Hams losing her watch N that
on coming into possession of IT she
sought a subterfuge by which she might
continue to possess the watch. II will
devolve on Miss Ham, or the state.
rather. to prove. first. that the watch
Miss PQlly's little sister founda and gave
to her big sister was Miss Hams
watch, and next that Miss Polly did
not turn the watch over to another, in
~nocently believing that person to be the
true owner.
Upon the result of the case depends
a judicial decision of this question:: Are
finders entitled to be keepers?"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-22
A DOUBLE SERVICE.
The Great Northern VIII Put on Two
Tra~nscontinentaI Fast Trains.

st. Paul, Dec. 21.-The Great North
ern railway will celebrate the New
Year by putting on a secon %transcon-
tinental train, and at the same time
cutting a big slice out of the time to the
coast. In the place of the present coast
train there will be the Great Northern
Limited. leaving St. Paul daily at .
o'clock in the morning. connecting at
Grand Forks, N. D.. with a new fast
train over the recently constructed
short Inc" from Duluth. n arriving
at Helena at 1880 p. m. the second day
and ~ Seattle at 9 p. m. the third day,
instead of the morning of the fourth
day, as at present. and gaining five
and one-half hours in the running time
to the coast. The new train will be
solidly vestibuled and will be much
lighter than at present, comprising
mail. baggage. sleeping. dining n
regular PASSENGER coaches. This train
will average a speed of 80 miles an
hour for nearly 1000 miles over two
mountain ranges and through divers
climatic conditions. Also Jan. ! there
will be instituted the Montana-Pacific
Express. leaving st. Paul at s p. m.
daily and making slightly lower time
than. the limited. in order TO ARE for
local business. Because of it's close con-
nections with Eastern trains, the linn
tied gains IL hours for h passenger
making the tri- from coast to coast.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-22
Hit a Moving Object.

New York Dec. 2l-The board Of in
quiry which Is investigating the accident
to the battleship Massachusetts, to-day in
structed Chief Constructor Bowles TO re-
port tomorrow on the damage TO the yes
sci. Lieutenant Commander SHREDDER and
Pilot Bell testified hat the bridge Of the
ship was - constructed that IL was i'm
possible TO handle her win the best re-
suits. Pilot Bell said ne was not steering
by chart or compass. but was using OBJ
jects on the shore. Lieutenant Potts. the
navigating officer. testified that the ship
was in the channel at the time and that
he believed she hit a movable object.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-22
For Petit Larceny.

Great Falls. Dec. PA man giving
the name of Tom Morgan was arrested
this afternoon on a charge of petit lar
ceny. His room mate claimed that he
a taken his coat and vest and soak
ed them at a pawn shop. Morgan sd
mitted to soaking. but claimed that his
room mate had asked him to do so
and had afterwards partaken OF the
beer bought with the proceeds. AS his
room mate was not very positive in
denying this, the case was settled by
the payment of charges and board and
the discharge of the prisoner.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-22
Asked for n Subsidy.

La Grande. Ore, DEC. 2l-A mass
meeting was held tonight at Eggin. eight
miles from here, in the interest of the
Northern Pacific. and several similar
meetings were held in other towns in the
eastern part of the valley. The Northern
Pacific roposes to construct a line Of
road between Walla Walla and Union.
The meeting was addressed by Judges
Reinhart and Story of Union. They asked
for 800. 900 subsidy. promising the same
rates on the products OF this valley to
Tacoma via Waila waIla as are now
made 10 Portland. and appointed a COM
mittee 10 receive subscriptions.
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Amounted.

Washington. Dec. 2.-The postmaster
general to-day made the official an
nouncement of the appointment Of Major
G.. Z. Rathbone of Ohio. ex-fourth assist
ant postmaster general. to take charge
of and conduct the postal service in Cuba.
with the title of director of posts.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-22
tn Raise the R.,na Mercedes.

New York. Dec. H-The Merritt Il Chap
man company has made a contract with
the government for the raising Of the
Spanish warship Reina Mercedes. At the
company's Office in this city the firm de-
clined TO discuss the contract further
than TO say that one was signed.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-22

Deadwood. s. D.. Dec. 2l-Mike Hen
messy. a mine owner, who lives with his
family at Lead. and John oConnell. en-
ployed by Hennessy. were burned TO
death in their cabin at Crown Hill early
this morning. The cause Of the fire Is
unknown
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-17
David A. Wells Dead.

David Ames Wells, the noted econo-
mist, died at his home in Norwich,
Conn.,, Nov. 5. He was born in Spring
field, Macs, June II, 1928. He was
graduated at Williams college in 1S47,
and was for time associate editor of
1.-THE Springfield Republican. While
in that Office he first suggested the
idea that the printed sheets of books
and newspapers might be folded by
machinery; he subsequently became
associated in the invep ton of the first
machine devised for that purpose.
1t ia as an expert on taxation that
Mr.. Wells was most widely known.
His earliest work on this subject was
an essay entitled sour Burden and Our
Strength" published in 1864. Its ex-
haustive treatment of the subject ex-
cited general attention, and its influ-
ence in restoring confidence in the
credit of the government was
great. At the close of the war
he was az pointed special commissioner
of the revenue, which Office was GREAT
ed for him. In that Office Mr.. Wells
originated many important reforms in
the national revenue system, including
the redraftiug of the internal revenue
laws, the use of stamps for the collec-
ton of taxes on tobacco and liquors,
and the creation of the bureau of sta
tistics of the treasury department.
Mr.. Wells was q prolific writer OF
books ana pamphlets on economic SUBJ
jects, and contributed much to the ma
gaines, notably "The Popular Sci
ence Monthly
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-17
Death In The Wires,
New Orleans States.

new orleans States
Two men were killed in Baltimore
last Saturday night in ways that
should be warming to people who live
in cities where electric wires are u.s.
ed The Baltimore Herald says:
zone man leaned against an iron
awning pole and dropped dead. A live
wire had fallen and come in contact
with the pole, The other man was
carrying an um brella with q steel
frame, as it was raining, and the tip
of the umbrella touched an arc light,
which was hung too low. This man,
also, was killed instantly. The Incl
dents carry their own lessons. Only
he is safe who is careful never to touch
anything that may be an electrical
conductor, and, therefore, the cleo
trical companies should be required to
put their wires under ground, ard to
use In exposed places no currents of
deadly potential"
The Herald is quite correct in its
contention that all electric wires
should be placed under ground, as has
been done in some of the larger cities
of the country. Here in New Orleans
nearly score of people have been
killed by coming in contact with
charged wires or iron posts. Our city
council has adopted an ordinance re-
quiring electric wires to be placed
under ground, but the enforcement of
1t is decidedly tsrdy, and the proba-
bility is it will slumber until the sud
den taking of of citizen by q dang
ling wire arouses public indignation.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-17
An Entsrprising Druggist.

There are few men more wide awake
and enterprising than w. A. Irwin
Wholesale & Retail Drug Store, who
everything in their line for heir many
customers. They now have the valu-
able agency for DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. This is the wonderful remedy
that is producing such a Juror all over
the country by it's many startling
cures. 1t absolutely cures Asthma,
Bronchitis, Hoarseness and all affec-
tions of the throat, Chest and Lungs.
Call at the above drug store and get a
trial bottle free or q regular size for
SO cents and 81 90. Guaranteed to cure
or price refunded.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-17
ADVERTISING RATES.

Rates of advertising In the Daily or Weekly
HERALD will be made known upon applica-
ton at the business Office. Those who pre-
fer can have a representative of the business
department. call upon them. who will quote
prices and make contracts for space. Gall
telephone No. 115.
Classified advertisements or locals, ten
i0)cents per line for first insertion and five
60 cents for each additional insertion.
Special rates upon five hundred 900 or one
thousand Q000) lines of local, to be used In
one month, will be furnished upon applica-
tion.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-17

both sides to the controversy has at
last settled the Illinois coal strike.
What pity these men could not have
come together before so much blood
was shed, and the governor OF q great
state had the opportunity to place
himself in q position of rebellion
against the constitution OF the United
States. The trouble probably took on
its more serious phase because one
man was impatient and another lost
his temper. The men who lost their
lives thereafter were the victims OF
murder-nothipg less. The fact that
some we're killed by soldiers under or
ders from the fool governor does not
make the crime different.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-17

OUR dispatches yesterday referring
to the situation in Spain gave the i'm
preston that the conditions there are
tending strongly not only toward re-
volution but to the reopen
ing of some of the questions that
were considered settled when the pro-
tocol was signed. Spain persists in her
dilatory tactics. which were only
adopted to gain time and are now
growing so tiresome that the United
States may before long be forced to
take q stand for the immediate settle
ment of the momentous questions still
undecided that will compel Spain to
show her hand, and may, in the event
of her continued refusal to accede to
our demands, precipitate war. 1t
would be far easier now to resume
the war which we suspended in August
than it was to engage in war for the
first time in a generation. The Spani-
ards, and the whole of Europe, must be
brought to feel that our forbearsnce,
resulting from our sense
of superiority in strength
and resources, can not last forever.
Our patience as nation is nearly ex-
hsusted, and Spain, lowering over the
brink of ruin, may as we'll take the
plunge at once. 1t is said that it Is on
ly the fear of the Csrlists and
the dread OF stirring up
terrible internal strife that cause
Spain to hesitate, rather than any
thought OF final success. She has no
hope. We can and will force her
to sccede to our demands,
and she will gain nothing by delaying
further. Instead, she will lose. In
stead of showing magnanimity we may
accord simple justice.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-17

THE account of the Burns will case
published on page seven today makes
most interesting reading for every citi-
zen of Ell Paso We feel sure that our
readers understand the significance OF
this case. AS q revelation of the me-
thods of the infamous gang which has
for so many years ruled this city the
testimony in the Burns will case stands
quite unparalleled. 1t is to be hoped
that the knowledge so gained, and the
facts now made a matter of court re-
cord, will be properly used by the de-
cent citizens of this city in the future.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-17
From New Zealand.

REEFTON, New Zealand, Nov. %, 1896.
1 am very pleased to state that since
took the agency of Chamberlain q
medicines the sale has been very large,
more especially of the Cough Remedy6
In two years 1 have sold more of this
particular remedy than of all other
makes for the previous five years. AS
to its efficacy, 1 have been informed by
scores of persons of the good results
they have received from it, and know
its value from the use of it in my own
hOsuehold. 1t is so pleasant to take
that we have to place the bottle beyond
the reach of the children.
E. J. SCANTLEBURY,
For sale by all druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-17

THE idea. brought into renewed
prominence by the recent dangerous
explosion in the capitol building at
Washington, of erecting ''temple OF
Justice" for the use of all federal courts
at the seat of government, is good
one and should be urged upon con-
gress at the coming session. The
courts of the United States are now
held in all sorts of inconvenient, ILL
arranged, and unsuitable buildings,
some of them rented, most of them
utterly unprotected from fire. The
7 easons for erecting the new building
are many and there should be little OPP
DOsitiOn
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-17

Minneapolis Tribune.
The returns from Utah indicate tina.
Brigham II. Roberts, candidate for
congress on the Democratic ticket,
opposed by the gentiles, and also
by consid cradle section of the Nor
mons, on the ground that he was a prac::
tical polygsmist. 1t is alleged that he
is living in open marital relation with
two or three women, and that two of
the women recently presented him
with three heirs on the same day, two
Of the new arrivals being twins. So
strong was the feeling against Roberts
on this account that at political rally
in Salt Lake, q short time before the
election, Gov. Wells, himself q Nor
mon, declared that the election of an
open and confessed polygamist would be
an open invitation to congress to renew
repressive legislation against the
church and would disgrace Utah in the
eyes of the world. Neither Mr.. Roberts
nor any of his supporters ever attempt
ed to deny the charge that he was q
polygamist.
But it seems that Notwithstanding
the opposition there were votes enough
in Utah to elect him in spite of it, and
this fact seems to lend plausibility to
the charges made in various quarters
that the majority of the Mormons in
Utah are bent on reviving the peculiar
domestic institution which they agreed
to abandon upon the admission of the
state to the union.
The presbytery of Utah-the orga-
nization representing the Presbyterian
time ago issued a re-
markable manifesto charging the
priests of the Mormon church with
mixing in politics and asserting the
right to declarewho should be elected
to Office and who should not. "Another
phase of the present day Utah." adds
the presbytery manifesto, sis that the
people are being urged to live their
religion'-which means that man
must enter into the celestial order of
marriage and live with all his wives
OF such cases more than 1000 have
come to our notice, and this living
has resulted in the birth of more than
900 children since statehood was
granted, Jan. 4, 1867
The manifesto further states that
church influence conpels those who
could testify TO this lawlessness to re-
main silent, juries refuse to return
indictments; and officers make no ar
rests. Hence the law against plural
marriage is dead letter. From the
heads of the church down." say the
Presbyterian brethren, "polygamy
hourishes. They also charge that
gentiles who object to the Mormon ms
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-17

titution of plural marriage are boycott
ted in their business and other rela-
tions.
If these charges are established,
what will the government of the Uni
ted States do about it? The advent of
Mr.. Roberts in congress may bring up
the question in q contest over the seat
to which he is elected. His defeated
opponent may decide to contest upon
the ground that Roberts is disqualified
in his character of lawbreaker, from
holding the place.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-17

THE Spanish people are apparently
relying upon some fsncied support of
Emperor William in their
persistent demands for the
arbitration of the Philippine
question. 1t may be that they will
even ask for the submission of the mat
ter to the emperor as arbitrator. 1t
would be hard to conceive of any
thing more ridiculous in the eyes
Of Americans than the spectacle
of the emperor of Germany settling
our dispute with Spain. From the be-
ginning OF the war Germany has done
everything In her power to hamper US
and to aid Spain, without actually en-
gaging in war with US. She has done
some things that with more warlike
power than the United States would
have been considered just causes of
war. The farther that nation keeps
away from US just now the better 1t
will be.