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THEY WERE MURDERED.
n Perpetrators of the Crime Escape to
the Hills.

Spokane. Dec. 2L.-There is now scarce
ly a doubt that the charred bodies found
I'm the embers of a burned cabin near
Spokane Sunday morning were the re-
mains of Jack David and William Banks.
and that they were murdered by Archie
Carl and Oscar King. At the inquest to-
day the physician emplo--S to analyze the
blood found in the snow in front Of the
cabin testified that II was human blood.
Edward Goffnet, who delivered a bill OF
groceries at the cabin Friday evening at
s o'clock. testified that all four of the
men were there and came out to meet
him. This proves that David and Banks,
who were In the city Friday afternoon.
returned to the cabin. The officials have
no trace of Carl and hing. the men sup
posed to ave committed the crime. They
had a large supply of provisions. and IL Is
thought they carried these into the hills
and are in hiding.
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SAGASTA RECOVERING.
Dangerous symptoms Of His Illness Have
Passed Away.

London, Dec. 2s.-The Madrid CORE
~spondent of the Daily Mail saws. 1.-THE
dangerous symptoms of Senior Sagasta's
Illness are passing away. In the course of
conversation with his intimate friends be-
fore the malady became serious. he spoke
bitterly of the anxiety which the peace
negotiations and the lack of generosity
on the part of Americans had caused.
Regarding the future he said he thought
that In hve years he could effect radical
reforms in all branches of the administra-
ton. His plan would be to divide the
ministry OF public works. agriculture.
m and education into two. and
perhaps three, different ministries, be-
cause the work of recognizing the coun-
try would fall largely upon these depart
ments.'
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A RUSSIAN PLAN
which Consul Heenan Thinks should BE
Established Here.
afternoon

Washington, Dec. 27.-Consul Heenan
OF Odessa has transmitted to the state
department a translation of the regula-
tions established by imperial authority
for the management for an institution
recently organized in Odessa, having
for its object the training of young
men in theory and practice of naviga-
ton In order to make them competent
for service as masters and mates of
Russian merchant vessels. Consul Hee-
nan says he though IL advisable to
bring the knowledge Of this establish
ment to the attention of the United
states government for the eason that
II would. i'm his opinion, be highly ad-
vantageous to the United Safes IL
similar institutions could be success
fully established throughout the
United States.
las we (the United States) shall fur
nish the world with food and manu-
featured goods" says Mr.. Heenan, both
patriotism and profit demand thai the
products be carried in American ships,
and hat the ships be manned and off,
cered by competent Americans. l have
been told by Americans who have trav-
eled much in European and Asiatic
waters, that al American ship is rare
ly met with. and certainly my own ex-
perience as consul at Odessa during the
past 13 years. confirms the statement.
1 have never on a single occasion seen
an American ship in the Odessa harbor
and yet, during the year 1897. the off,
cial returns show that 1.192 steamers
and "a sailing vesseles, having an ag-
gregate tonnage og 1,761. 1893 registered
tons. entered his harbor. OF these
663 steamers. having a registered on
mage OF 1850. OPS tons were British.
Under h circumstances il Is not
surprising that the Russian government
Is now admitting ships for the Russian
and domestic trade free OF duty, and is
establishing and endowing ma
rine schools for its coming merchant
marine officers"
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TEACHERS IN SESSION
Meeting of the State Association
in Helena.
AN ADDRESS OF WELCOME
Two Fundamental Principles in Educa-
ton the Subject OF President
S~taplston's Annual
Address.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Dec. 27.-The annual meeting
OF the State Teachers association COM
menced tonight with opening exercises
at the Auditorium, at which Governor
Smith and others spoke. There Is a
good attendance OF Montana educators
and the meeting promises to be sue
cessful. The work of the meeting will
begin tomorrow in the assembly room
of the High school. when papers upon
timely subjects will be read and dis
cussed. Col. Francis Parker of the
Normal school OF Chicago will deliver
a lecture tomorrow night upon The
Ideal School"
The association at the Auditorium
was called to order by Superintendent
Carleton. After an invocation n
music Governor Smith delivered an ad-
dress OF welcome. Professor Hamilton
OF Missoula responded. President NJ. A.
Stapleton of Anaconda then delivered
the annual address. which dealt with
the two fundamental principles i'm
education" The address was an able
affair and received the closest atten-
ton of the audience. The speaker paid
tribute to the services rendered modern
educators by Pestalozzi and Herbart.
tnt NNo GREAT 1tTfndn OTlklnatOfS ana
opponents of what has been denominat-
ed the new education. Professor Staple
ton pointed out 10Y Pestalozzi had
started out In life a struggling school
master. becoming in time one Of the
worlds greatest thinkers. He was the
exponent of the intellectual. while Her
hart led I'm the moral training. The
speaker reviewed the careers of the
two, showing how much they had ac-
comclished OF the educational system OF
to-day, which is based on their doc
trines.
At the conclusion Of his address, Pro-
fessor Stapleton announced one COM
mittee, that on enrolment. As menu
bers of hat committee he named Lewis
Terwilliger. Boulder; f.. o. Busenberg,
Glendive: Miss Maud Startling, Helena;
Chalmer Mundy. Stuart.
The annual meeting OF the Montana
Educational club. an allied ~organiza-
ton, was held this afternoon with 81
Members present. James Reid of Boze-
man., president of the club, presided.
Among the subjects discussed was
needed legislation. 1t was decided to
appoint a committee TO act in contunc-
ton with a committee from the teach
ers' association with the state board of
education in formulating legislation to
be recommended to the legislature
making certain changes i'm existing
laws. The club reelected James Reid
president and NJ. A. Stapleton secre-
tary. Several new members were adj
mitted. The session of the teachers
association will conclude Thursday
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ECONOMISTS IN SESSION.
Distinguished Visitors Prom All Parts OF
the Country in Attendance.

~ SouutFy IN Attehuanee.
New Haven. Conn, Dec. 27.-The 18th
annual meeting of the American Eco
nomic association opened tonight in
the New Haven Colony Historical build-
Ing N sessions will be held to-mor-
row and Thursday. Many distinguished
economists from all sections of the
country are in attendance. The address
OF welcome was delivered by President
Timothy Dwight OF Yale university.
The convention then gave its attention
to the annual address of President Ar
thur Il. Hadley. He began with a gen.
eral review of the growth Of interest in
economic science and spoke of the APP
plication OF political economy to govern
ment. Professor Hadley said:
Whatever we may think of imperial
ism as a sentiment or of national ex-
pansion as a policy-and I was one of
those who looked upon them with re-
gret-these are things TO which We are
already committed. This policy brings
new problems of administrator upon
us as a nation and renders IL more
necessary h before to study the art
of national government. And the need
of a national army Will of itself be
necessary to give more independence to
the administration and more opportun-
ity to it's expert advisers. The need for
a government for our new colonies
which shall recognize the principle of
trusteeship rather than spoliation must
conduce yet more strongly toward the
same results.
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A GREEK BANDIT.
The Brigand souteros DE Sarantos Cap
tured In New York.

The Brfgand SOuteros DE SarantOs Cap-
tured In New York.
New York. Dec. 27.-Michael Fer
rando, a Greek who was charged with
having decoyed a Greek sailor, Nicolas
Zoutzouble, to his room and there beat
ing him into insensibility and robbing
him, upo being arraigned In court to-
day was identified as the Greek brigsnd.
Souteros de Sarantos, for whom the
Greek government ha offered 5000
francs. dead or alive. The identifica-
ton was mad by George Zegouras OF
this city n others. ~Sarantos, Ii was
stated. has been in this country for
many months and has been recognized
by nearly all the Greeks who have met
him as the brigand on whose head the
but they have been afraid to disclose his
identity to the authorities.
Just prior to the breaking out of the
Graeco-Turkish war a band of ~brigands
under the leadership OF Sarantos in
tested the province of Artolia, on the
southern portion of Greece. These COB
bers captured travellers and held them
for ransom. Many English and other
tourists suffered at the hands of the
outlaws. They became such a terror
that the Greek government sent a de-
tail of soldiers to aid the police of the
locality in suppressing them. The out
laws me the authorities came into CON
fiict and a captain of police and five
horses were killed by the outlaws. The
Greek government then offered a re-
ward for the capture of ~Sarantos, dead
or alive. Fernando denies emphatically
that he Is Sarantos and declares his
enemies have plotted to get rid of him.
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THE EVIDENCE IS ALL IN
The Defense in the Botkin Case
Closed.
TESTIMONY IN REBUTTAl
DR.. Tyriii Did Not Visit Mrs. Botkin on
Sunday, According to a Servant
at the Hotel-The Anony-
nous Lister.

San Francisco, Dec. 27.-The defense
I'm the Botkin case has closed and the
arguments will begin and
then the case will go to the jury. To-
day was occupied with the introduc-
ton OF testimony in rebuttal and the
gathering up OF odds and ends in the
testimony. Several witnesses were CALI
ed. DIR. Tyrill. who swore on a previ-
Gus occasion hat he had visited Mrs.
Botkin on the afternoon Of July 81. was
recalled and repeated his testimony.
Miss Maggie Smith, a domestic en-
ployed In the Victoria hotel. slid that
DIR. Tyrill had asked her to direct aim
to Mrs. Botkin's rooms She was posi-
tive that IL was not on a Sunday and
substantiated her statement by saying
that she is never left in charge of the
house on Sunday. She stated that she
had served dinner to Mrs. Botkin on
the sunday In question in Mrs. Botkin's
room. Miss Smith salt that she eaw
Mrs. Botkin return to the house late
that afternoon n speak to one of
the guests in the hall. This testimony
c~orroborated that of a previous wit
ness.
william J.. Corcoran. purser Of the
steamer Farallon. plying between this
city and Eureka, Cal. stated hat his
vessel arrived here at 4:i0 o'clock IN
the morning of June Is. This is the
day the ink anonymous letter" was
mailed in this city to Mrs. Dunning.
Mrs. Botkin was stopping in Eureka at
the The prosecution tried to
prove that the letter was sent to this
city with a lot Of other letters for post
ing. the Farallon not being a regular
nail boat. The anonymous letter was
postmarked June Is at 1880 p. m. and
Purser Corcoran stated that all mail
entrusted to him is mailed within an
hour after its arrival here. This seems
to be the weakest point in the prose-
cutionA Several other witnesses were
examined and am adjournment was a
ken until tomorrow morning.
u counsel will argue. and each
will take up one session of the court.
Attorney General r.. G. White of Della
ware will open for the prosecution and
will speak from 10 O'Clock tomorrow
until 1880 p. m. George Knight fol-
lows, from 2 TO 1880 p. m. Frank Nc
Gowan speaks from 10 to 1890 y. m, on
Thursday. n Mr.. Hosmer closes the
case that afternoon. Al 10 o'clock Fri
day morning Judge Cook will deliver
the case into the tury's hands.
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WANT TO START RIGHT
To Be First Glass Americans In
Porto Rican Ideal.
THEY ASK FOR HOME RULE
All They Desire Ii Q Be Made a Terri
tory and Given Plenty OF Schools.
Ambitious to Be Q Part OF
b United States.

New York. Dec. 27.-The members Of
the commission of Porto Ricans on its
way to see President Mckinley and
members of congress are still in the
city and will probably remain here un-
Ill next week. when they will proceed
to washington. DIR. NJ. Zeno Gambia,
DIR. j. j. Henna and Senior Eugenio NJ.
Hortis are here and they will be Joined
by DIR. Raphael Bale and Senior DIR. f.
l.. Govina. who are expected from
Porto Rico early in January. Senior
Hortis, in speaking of their mission.
said:
Porto Rico asks to be accepted by
the United States as a brother. not as
a servant. We ask for home rule and
public schools; we do not expect every
thing at once, but wan to start right
and only ask that we be mad a terri
tory, the same as territories that have
grown to be states. We do not want
to be started as a colony which must
forever remain outside the nation. We
were a colony OF Spain. and the best
we could do was to be second class
Spaniards. We want to be first class
Americans. We want to become a part
of the American people.
THE people OF Porto Rico do no un-
derstand much of the American laws
and customs. nor the feeling Of the
American people toward them. They
do not know what is to become of
them. We have no complaint to make
of the government of General Henry.
He is a good man and we all respect
and esteem him.. But his government
is the government of a man, not OF
the people, as all military governments
must be.
"Above everything, / want to see
public schools started in my country;
such schools as you have here. I have
taken IL as my part OF the work for my
country to have as many schools start
ed as possible. Not more than Is or 20
per cent of our people al read and
write. 1t is not their fault. The Span
iards gave no schools at all hat were
worthy of the name"
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He Was

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. Dec. I.-George Hanson, night
bartender in a Main street saloon, was
stabbed in the abdomen to-day by Mike
Barrett. a miner who has worked at
Lump gulch. Winston and other adjacent
camps for several years. The two had
some words over a loan and tney came to
blows. Hanson is said to have knocked
Barrett down three or four times, when
the latter drew a knife. and threatening
TO kill him. cut him in the abdomen. Bar
rett was arrested and when locked up ap-
peared to be considerably the worse for
liquor. Hanson was taken TO a hospital.
where. at last accounts. he is reported to
be resting as easily as can be expected.
The doctor says that unless peritonitis
develops he has a good chance for sur
viving the injury. Both men are we'll
known and both enjoy the reputation OF
being peaceable citizens.
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Death of Ensign q. l.. Fermier.

San Francisco, Dec. 2I-The steamer
China brought word from Shanghai of the
arrival there on the 18th Of last month of
the gunboat Petrol. There was "A sad in
cident in connection with the cruise of
the Petrol. Ensign George L. Fermier.
who fought bravely at Manila. died on
board the vessel. Deceased had suffered
with stomach roubles and the disease
nnally developed paralysis. He was born
in Indiana and was % years of age. He
graduated from Annapolis in 1859. He
fought at Cayite and was mentioned in
the dispatches for gallantry. The alumni
OF his college have subscribed for a
sword Of monor which was To nave been
presented 10 him for his ehavior during
the late war.
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Latest From Havana.

New York. Dec. ia dispatch TO the
World from ava says: A. Wolf OF
company +. LIST North Carolina. fell into
vento Springs and was drowned while
doing guard duty. A. G. Larsen Of COM
pany c. 9th Virginia volunteers. was ia
tally wounded by a fellow soldier.
Unless stopped by the Americans. the
Spaniards mean to sell on Dec. 20 the fur
niture n contents OF the Alfonso XIII.
hospital. including I 100 beds and cots used
by the Spanish patients. Contagious dis
eases are treated there and the sale
would spread Infection all over Havana.
Civil Governor De Castro announces that
he will remain In once at General Lud-
lows request until after the transfer Of
the government to the Americans.
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The Commercial Travellers.

st. Louis, Dec. T.-The Goth annual
meeting OF the Western Commercial
Travellers association IL In session here
with many delegates present. or business
transacted to-day the election OF officers
was the most important. william Mo
Conklin was selected for president. Ac-
cording TO the report OF the committee.
there was a balance on hand Dec. q. Is9s.
OF ssN72. In the accident division there
remained on hand fTa The report OF
trustees OF the reserve fund showed a bal
anee Dec. a. lsss. Of r9,S7o. and interest
amounting 10 Gc7.
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A CARllST PANIC.
The Republicans Would Not Fight Against
the Pretender.

London. Dec. 2s.-The Morning Post
publishes to-day a communication from a
correspondent now travelling in Spain.
who says the recent arrest at Leon OF
Senior Granda, editor OF the Carlist news
paper. Ell Correo Espanol, is proof of the
panic which has seized the authorities.
Senior Granda was visiting the district
where he was arrested for family reasons
and without the slightest idea of stirring
up a revolution. His Imprisonment Is
likely to do the government more harm
than good.
The results of the correspondents in
quiry tend to show that the Spanish re-
publicans rave some sympathy with
Don Carlos. They would not fight for
him. but they certainly would not oppose
him. On the whole. they would rather
welcome any means of overthrowing the
present corrupt regime. Still Il is useless
for Don Carlos to imagine that he can do
anything without fighting, and he must
make a move soon or not at all.
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THE lAKMe BEACHED.
IL Is Feared hat the steamer VIII he
Burned to the Waters Edge.

Astoria. Ore. Dec. 27.-The steamer
Lakme. which arrived in port from
Puget sound yesterday morning with
her cargo on fire. was beached to-day.
The deck load OF lumber was removed
and an examination of the vessel made.
IL was found that many barrels of lime
i'm the forward hold were burning fierce
ly and IL was impossible to remove m
of the cargo.
The tugs Rescue and Escort and a city
fire engine worked all the afternoon
pumping water into the Lakme's hold.
1t is feared the steamer will be burned
to the waters edge. The low hold of the
Lakme Is filled with lumber and siren
uous efforts are being made to subdue
the fire before IL reaches this portion
of her cargo. The Lakme is a wooden
vessel and was used as a transport last
August I'm conveying the United States
engineer corps from San Francisco to
Honolulu.
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FEARS ASSASSINATION.
Dictator AguinaIdo Has Fled Into the
Country for Safety.

~ W
Manila. Dec. ia steamer which ar
rived here from Samar reports that the
Tagal insurgents have been In possession
of Kalbaon since Dec. II. Business there
IL said TO be entirely suspended. and all
Spaniards OF the vicinity nave sought
refuge In the house of n man named
Scott. an American. All efforts TO induce
the Niscayas to Join the revolution have
been fruitless. The situation here. so far
as the insurgents are concerned, IL Sc
rious. The formation OF a new cabinet
has been intrusted to "A Filipino named
Madi. a rampant. irreconcilable. of I'M
known antecedents and a bitter opponent
of Aguinaldo, especially on the question
of Spanish prisoners. IL is reported that
Aguinaldo refused to release prisoners. al
though the cabinet decided to accede to
the request Of General Otis for their re-
lease. IL IL rumored that Aguinaldo fled
to an inaccessible region back OF Cavite
with q few followers. fearing assassina-
ton. The expedition commanded by
General Miller has left here for Iloilo.
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DUEL DECLARED OFF.
The Seconds Could Not Agree Upon the
Conditions.

Budapest, Dec. 27.-The quarrel be-
tween Baron Banffy. the Hungarian
premier, and NJ. Hornaszky, member
OF the lower chamber or the Hungarian
diet, Is likely to AVE further curious
developments. Although, owing to the
inability of their con TO agree upon
the conditions of the proposed duel. the
encounter has been declared off. the af-
fair may lead indirectly to several meet
ings on the field of honor. NJ. Hornaszky
and his seconds. having heard that the
seconds of Baron Banffy have been an
~imadverting upon conduct OF NJ.
HornasZky, have sent challenges to
both. Baron Banffy's seconds are Baron
February. minister of national defense,
and NJ. GaJajsi Of the chamber of depu-
ties. As each has received three chal-
lenges. there are six duels being ar
ranged.
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Mother and Child Drowned.

WATERFOWL. n. Y. Dec. IA special TO
the Standard from Alexandria Bay says
Yesterday three of the children OF
Charles Hagerman were playing on the
ice OF the north shore of Wells island in
the st. Lawrence river. when the ice
broke and they fell in and were drowned.
Mrs. Hagerman rushed to the scene. and
I'm her endeavors to rescue the children.
broke through the ice. and she. too. was
drowned. Mr.. Hagerman. who had been
in Canada. arrived home an hour after
the drowning to take Christmas dinner
with his family. Arriving home, he went
to the river and alone recovered the four
bodies.
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Will Carry Freight.

San Francisco. Dec. 27.-The Morgan
City. one of the transports of the original
expeditions to the Philippines during the
war. has been accepted to carry freight
to the TROOPS there. IL with be about a
weex or ten days before she is completely
loaded. She will take 1900 tons of comis-
sary, medical and quartermaster's stores
and ordnance supplies for the use OF the
troops there.
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No Blame Attached.

Washington. Dec. 2.-The report OF the
proceedings and conclusions of the court
of inquiry appointed to fix the RESPONSE
bility for the striking of the battleship
Massachusetts, recently i'm New York har-
Dor. has reached the navy department
and is now i'm the hands OF Captain Lem
ley. judge advocate general. for prelimi-
nary examination and Endorsement. 1t
is believed, in the absence of official state
ments on the point. that no blame Is at
tached to the commander of the ship.
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HANNA'S SISTER.
Her Engagement to Jay G. Morse Is
announced

Cleveland. Dec. 27.-Local newspapers
announce the engagement of Mrs. Sc
VILE Pickands. widow of the late Colonel
James Pickands and sister of Senator NJ.
A. Hanna, to Jay c. Morse of Chicago.
former president OF the Illinois Steel
company. The late Colonel Pickands died
in 1886, leaving a fortune variously esti-
mated at from five to six million dollars.
Mr.. Morse was closely associated with
Colonel Pickands. being named as one Of
the executors OF the latter's will. The
Pickands interests and those of the I'LL
nois Steel company have been recently
consolidated by the Federal Steel COM
pany and it has been estimated that the
holdings of Morse and Mrs. Pickands in
this big steel trust will amount to s10,-
600 OOO.