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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-23
MAY Be EXTENDED.
A Rumor That the Burlington will Build
To the Coast.

Chicago, Dec. 22.-The Chronicle says:
There are strong indications that the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy and the
Chicago. Rock Island * Pacific roads
are figuring on extending their lines to
the Pacific coast. The absorption OF the
Hawaiian and Philippine islands by
this country, II Is expected by the own
ers of these roads. will pen up an i'm
mense trsnscontinental rail business
both east and westbound. The recent
deal by which the Santa Fe Will have its
own line into San Francisco in the
spring has awakened the officers Of the
competing semi-;ranscontinental roads.
An officer OF one of the Western roads.
who has just come from the Goa and
who takes "A keen interest Ina railroad af-
fairs out there, says:
II would not be surprised to wake up
some morning and find the transconti-
mental situation further complicated by
the announcement that the Burlington
vas to be extended to the Pacific coast.
The Burlington is a good deal nearer the
coast thai most people imagine n /
understand that this road has been sur
veying through Idaho all
one line through Nez Perces pass and
another through Lolo pass. / under
stand also that twoeyr three independ-
ept lines that are now being built in
Western Idaho and Northeastern Ore
gon are intended eventually to form
part of the proposed western extensions
of the Burlington. Another point OF
interest in this connection Is the fact
that the Burlington is a large odd of
terminals and property at Gray's har-
Dor. which would be Of great value to
the company were IL To enter the orien-
tai trade Such an extension would also
form a short route from Tacoma to
New Orleans
Denver. Colo. is now the Western ter
minus OF the Rock Island, and Billings,
Mont. is the end OF the B~urlington's
tracks. 1t has been reported that the
former company would soon purchase
the Colorado Midland, which would
place its terminus 400 miles further
west. Billings. Mont. the end of the
Burlington, is 1.020 miles from Tacoma,
or a little farther than Ogden is from
San Francisco. While President Purdy
Of the Rock Island denies the report
thai his company is figuring IN absorb
ing the Midland. nothing definite al
be learned regarding the Burling;on's
intentions.
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tests which proved the eficiency OF
tuberculosis as a diagnostic agent; says
that fewer dairy farmers than usual
sought to have sue tests made. be-
cause they had to sustain h loss IL
tuberculosis was discovered and the
cattle consequently were condemned to
be killed. and then asks the legislature
reimbursement of farmers whose castle
are SO destroyed. tuberculosis N found
20 be widespread in Illinois. and the
approprie ton Is urged al the best and
only efficient way Of stamping out the
disease.
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OTHER
Omaha Live stock.

Omaha. Dec. 22-Cattle-heceipts, l.0o.
Market active and strong. Native beef
steers. AOOd5.J0; Western steers. $500
40: Texas steers. s3.6OaI4o; cows and
heifers. ssd4; s2n2.90; stockers.
and feeders. s3.2sa440: calves. S4coa6.JO'
bulls and stays. s22sa3.O5.
Hogs-Receipts. $500. Market a shade
higher. Heavy. sa.30a3.S5: mixed. $500
3.35; light. s3.35a340; bulk Of sales.
s. 32ixa3.35.
Sheep-Receipts-so. Market steady
Fair to choice natives. G.5oHi3O. fair TO
choice westerns. 81. sont 20: common and
stock sheep. s2-5od3.60; lambs. S4d5.
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Financial CabIegran.

New York. Dec. c2-The Commercial
Advertisers London financial cablegram:
Holiday idleness was the feature Of
the markets here to-day. but prices were
firm early. They sagged towar- the close.
Americans were firm till the afternoon.
when they broke on a sharp drop In Cen
trial Pacific. A jobber stuck with 263.-
600 shares unloaded suddenly. When he
finished the market rallied. Denver pre-
ferred and Union Pacific were wanted.
was considerable borrowing from
the bank for the end OF the year.
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INCREASED MILEAGE.
The Largest Total of Any Year Since
1s92.

New York, Dec. 2l.-Preliminary esti-
mates made by the Railroad Gazette
show an Increase of 1867 miles during
1898 in railway mileage OF the United
States. This is the largest increase re-
ported since 1892, when 4,4l9 miles were
added. Of the increase this year more
than one-third was supplied by nine
roads, among which were the Great
Northern, 1875 miles; St. Louis * San
Francisco. 142: Mobile a Ohio. l2s;
Washington County "a new road In
Maine), 11S; Pecos Valley q Northeast
ern, log; FL Paso & Northwestern, 100
miles.
Ten roads in Canada have built 44s
miles. which is more by 90 miles thar
that reported last year. OF this mileage
more than one-half. 262 miles. Is cred
tied to the Canadian Pacific. Ten roads
in Mexico have quilt 412 miles. which is
nearly 100 miles more than the total OF
last year.
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Live stock.

Chicago, Dec. 2.-Cattle-Common ana
medium grades OF cattle moved on slow
ly to-day. but the general quotations were
a trihe higher. Common beef steers. $3.50
d425: good to fancy. Si75a5.Jo; stockers
and feeders. S3.Ood440; calves. S.O0n6.75.
Hogs-Trade in hogs was active at
about the prices OF yesterday. Sales
ranged at S.15d325 for the common
droves up TO s.. 4Od35 for prime heavy;
bulk. s3.30q3sO and prime light fetching
2.s7Ik. Pigs. s2.9od3eo.
S~heep-Trade in sheep and lambs was
only fairly good. The light supply pre-
vented any decline in prices, however,
and lambs were steady at S75d5.9 for
inferior to prime fiocks. sales largely Sh
525; yearllngs, A.lsdi30; sheep, 5000
40: western sheep. s3.50n42O.
Receipts-Cattle, 5000: hogs, $500; sheep
4. 900.
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Travellers Guide
TIME TABLE
BUTTE. ANACONDA & PACIFIC RI.
Union Passenger Station
TIME TABLE

Union Passenger statior-
Trains leave Anaconda Tor Butte: $50 o
m. II:5s a. m. 800 p. m. 500 p M.
Great Northern railway trains leave IN
aconda:
$50 a. m. local 20 Helena. Greas Tails ssa
all points west
500 .. m. Atlantic Expires. for st. Pau
and all points east and west
orego3 Short Line railway trains ieavs
Anaconda:
500 .. m. for all points south. east ana
northern Pacific railway trains leave
Anaconda:
a:6 D. m. Copper City Limited FOG Han
ilton.
s:I5 p m. through train for St Paul sna
400 a. m. through train TO- Portland
and all points west
Trains leave Butte for Anaconda:
7:t5 a. m. Great Northern Railway p
eIic Express.
10 q. m. Anaconda Express
los p. m. Northern Pacific Copper city
Limited for Anaconda and Hamilton
son .. m. Anaconda Express
$40 .. m, Great Northern Railway. Hell
ena and Great Falls EXPRESS.
The schedule time OF all passenger
trains between Anaconda and Butte In
either direction does not exceed 50 min
utes.
Northern Pacific trains arrive at B.. A.
q +. depot. Anaconda. as follows:
From 81. Paul and all points east I:S a n
From Portland and all point
west ......... .......I ..........Io:ss . n
Northern Pacific trains leave B.. A 4
p. depot. Anaconda. as follows:
For Portland and all points
west .-....... -...... .....-....-.- S1W -
For Butte. St. Paul and all
pOintS east .....s..-.. ..---...... s-lo y -
All trains arrive and depart from the
Butte. Anaconda a Pacific Union Passen-
ger Station at Anaconda
Tickets on sale for all points. local ana
through. on the Great Northern railway.
Oregon Short Line railroad and Northern
Pacific railway and their connections
Steamship tickets for sale to all points
In Europe via the above lines.
Mileage tickets issued by the @. N, q.
8. l.. and n. p. railways viii be accepted
railway.
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New YORK Mining Stocks.
Money Market.

New York. Dec. s2-Money on call. "a
81 per cent. Last loans. . per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 3u3iz per cent.
sterling cha steady. with actual
business bankers bills at N~.s4ixnLS4&
for demand and at a.Sla.His2 for 60 days.
Posted rates. A.s2knlNi1. Commercial
bills. AN. Silver certificates. 5sixasots.
Bar silver. 5shc. Mexican dollars. 4eNc.
Government bonds strong. State bonds in
active. Railroad bonds strong.
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For "A Dock at Havana.

Pittsburg. Dec. 2L-The Drake & STRAIT
ton company of Pittsburg has just re-
ceived a contract from the United States
government. through the war department.
for the construction of a great dock at
Havana Cuba, and a short railroad to
MORO castle. costing altogether about
500, GO.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-23
Gilbert Won.

Kswaunee. Ill, Dec. 2l.-The three-days'
shooting tournament ended to-day. The
principal prizes were for the best aver
ages for the three days. In the live-bird
average for professionals Fred Gilbert of
Spirit Lake. Iowa. won, having killed ~
out of 100. Fred Bingham OF Chicago is
second with a score of %. Bingham led
until to-day-
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Cash Quotations.

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour.
firm. No. 3 spring wheat. 62n6ilzc; No.
9 red. 6Saesc: No. 2 corn. 36i4c; NO. 2
oats, a6Isc: No. . white, 2s.G29c; No. ,
white. Sd2s5s: No. 2 rye. 54a5ilzc: No. 2
barley. r. o. h., nn4Sc: No. l flax seed.
81 los; prime timothy seed. s.. 80: mess pork.
per barrel. N.3Ods.371a: lard, per 100
pounds. s5.I5d5.22ia; short ribs sides, loose.
81. 72km492Ia: dry sailed shoulders.
boxed. 4Ia49sc; short clear sides, boxed,
81 S-.aa s-tL
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Metal Market.

New York. Dec. 22.-Pig iron warrants.
$50. AXE copper. lss5al3.ooc. Tin, 1870
Q1s.3oc. spelter. 5.25c. Lead. 3.Son3.s2,ac.
The firm hat fixes the selling price for
miners and smelters quotes lead $50 at
the close.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-23

San Francisco. Dec. 22.-spring woods
Nevada. 1Oal2izc: Eastern oregon. l0n
Re: valley do i5ui7c. Fall wools-Nor-
thern Mountain lambs. saloc. mountain
lambs. 5asc: San Joaquin plains. egsc;
Humboldt and Mendocino. Snllc.
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trade here. Sales 20 retailers were made
to-day at SD per pound for standard line
graduated. which was isc under the trust
price.
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Statement.

Washington. Dec. 2-To-day's state
ment Of the condition OF the treasury
shows: Available cash balance. S292, l27,
S9; gold reserve. s2i6. 027 .c3s.
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Well Read and illustrated.

From the Cleveland LEADER.
Her husband IL a tsttoed man. She
SAYS she knows him like a hook
'Oh! A marked copy. no doubt
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-23
A sugar Reduction.

New York. Dec. 22-The American
Sugar Refining company a
reduction in the price Of package sugar
from SIS to sos. equal to &c a pound.
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the Trust.

Chicago. Dec. S2-Arbuckle Brothers
Chicago house to-day began selling sugar
direct TO retailers. Ignoring the jObbing
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-23

Boston. Dec. 22.-Boston q Montana.
es7: Butte a Boston. ST.: Calumet a
Hecla, 6l5.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-23
PER SONAL.

Gen. Renouard. the new chief of the
French war office. who was a captain in
the Franco German war, is g. years old, a
little man, with keen eye and exceeding
ly active for his age.
Rev. e. Il. Fuller. who has gone to
South Africa on missionary work, was
only recently ordained On Rome, and Is
the first member of the Zulu race to enter
the Roman Catholic Church.
An enterprising Texan, Samuel Webb,
has already purchased an immense tract
of land in Eastern Cuba for a cattle
ranch. He is now preparing to ship thith-
er 200 head of Texas cattle as a basis
for the scheme that he expects Will make
him the Cuban cattle king.
Thomas Henry Hall Caine. the Eng
lish novelist, is thus described by a New
York writer: He is not a bit better
looking, though he is less hairy, than
Zangwill, who is not a Instantaneous
patch on Richard lie Gallienne. He could
make a marvellous difference in his looks
were he is have his hair trimmed and his
face shaved.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-23
THE DREYFus COMMISSION.

Il will be known in all probability,
within few days. whether or not Drey-
fus, who has become famous as the pris-
oner of Devils Island, will be granted a
new trial. The commission appointed to
determine the question viii, 1t is expected,
make a report on next Monday.
II is difficult to see on what ground a
new trial can be refused. In France there
has been a great change of sentiment in
respect to Dreyfus. When he was convict
ed nine-tenths of the people regarded him
as guilty 1t was dangerous for any one
to express in public a doubt of his guilt.
Zola, who championed his cause. was in
dicted, tried and convicted of Hbeling Off
GERS of the army He Is still in exile, hav-
ing left the country 10 avoid imprison-
ment
Maj. Esterhazy, who admits that he
forged the bordereau on which Dreyfus
was convicted, says that Dreyfus is moral
ly guilty of the charge that was brought
against him, but not legally. A statement
Of that kind coming from such a scoun-
drel as Esterhazy admits that he is, ought
TO have no weight with the commission.
Esterhazy is now in practically desti-
tute condition in London. He has told
Two or three different stories about the
conviction Of Dreyfus. The substance of
them is that when the forged papers were
written it was not the intention of the
conspirators to charge Dreyfus with
treason. He was selected as the victim
because his handwriting was marvelously
like that in the forged documents And
the cOnspirators were glad of an opportu-
nifty to get rid of him because of their
hatred Of him on account of his race.
The leaders of the army are placed in a
very unenviable position. If Dreyfus
should be granted a new trial and ac-
quilted, the conclusion in the public mind
would be. either that they knew that the
documents on which he was convicted were
forged, and hence they permitted an limo
cent man to be convicted or else they were
deceived by the forgery and therefore are
unfit for the duties of their positions.
Now that it is admitted that the docu-
ments on which Dreyfus was convicted
were forged the French people viii never
be satisfied until he has been given a new
trial--a trial open to the public so that
there can be no question about its fair
ness.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-23
rNFNR no THE PRESIDENT.

The President is not being treated just
~ by some OF the newspapers in the mat
ter of the investigation of the conduct of
the war. A few weeks ago there was a
very general demand for an investigation
of the charges that were made in connec-
ton with the management of the war.
Now that the President has determined to
have such an investigation, these papers
are saying that the investigation should
be dropped because nobody will have con-
fidence in the finding of the commission.
For instance. the New York Times of
Tuesday says that "the commission is
made up of weak men, because strong men
have with one accord refused to act on
IT," Continuing that paper says: THE
President has eight men secured for his
famous investigating commission. None
of them commands general confidence as
to fitness for the work they are supposed
to be about to undertake, and none of
them deserves general confidence. Some
Of them are men of ability and charac-
ter but totally unqualified for their task.
AS body, even if they were clothed with
adequate authority, they could not affect
make. The most they could do would be
to express opinions based on neither spe-
cial knowledge nor special experience"
Il SEEM to us that this kind of criti-
cism is wholly unjustifed by the facts.
The President. as admitted by the Times,
has made every effort to get commission
ers of the greatest prominence in their
respective parts of the country, and it
is not his fault that he has in most in
stances failed. Still, those who have ac-
cepted appointments on the commission
are men of integrity and high standing,
and will, there is every reason to believe,
make a thorough and strictly impartial
investigation. There is no basis for
doubt that they will make an investigation
that will be as satisfactory to the coun-
try as an investigation by the first men
selected by the President would have been.
They have the ability, and there can be
no question of their intention to get at the
truth Capt. Howell said that he would
not accept place on the commission I'M
less assured by the President that the in
vestigation was to be an honest one.
There is no reason to believe that either
he or any one of the other commissioners
would attempt to shield even the Presi-
dent, if the evidence should tend 10 show
that the Presidents acts had helped to
bring about the condition of affairs which
the commission is to investigate.
A congressional committee would not
come nearer getting the truth than this
commission will, because such a commit
tee would be influenced to a very con-
siderable extent by political considerations.
The Democrats would strive 10 find testi-
mony that would bring the administration
into dsrepute while the Republicans
would endeavor to suppress facts calcu-
lated to hurt the administration. And the
Republicans, having control of the com
mittee, could bring in a embarrassing re-
port if so disposed 1t is unjust to con-
denim the commission before it has even
organized. Give it a chance, and if 1t
shows a disposition to shield any one 1t
will then be time enough to condemn 1t.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-23
A story of winnie Davis.

1t is not generally known, We be-
lieve. says the Charleston News
and Courier, that Miss Winnie
Davis once played an unconscious,
but effective part in saving her father from
assassination. The circumstances, briefly
narrated, are that when Mr. Davis was
on his way to Fortress Monroe, as a pris-
oner, a party of officers on one of the
Federal war vessels anchored in Hampton
Roads, determined to kill him if oppcr-
tunity presented 1t was presented when
he appeared on the deck of the vessel
which conveyed him to the fort, and
within pistol range of the conspirators.
who at once drew lots to decide who should
shoot him. The officer who drew the fatal
token took a position convenient with an
army rifle, aimed at his intended victim,
and was on the point of firing, when Miss
Winnie, who was then a little child,
moved to her fathers side, and stood so
as to cover his body until the opportunity
passed. But for her accidental presence
al the critical moment he would have been
killed. There is no question as to the
truth of the story. 1t was told in detail
in the Boston Journal two or three years
ago. by the chaplain of the Brooklyn navy
yard, who was himself the officer who
drew the lot.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-23

This story is told about Baron Open
helm, the wealthy banker of Cologne, VINO
though Christian of the third genera
ton, never denies his Jewish origin, no
matter where he happens to be. Lately
a French financier, also of Hebrew ex-
traction, and a native of little German
town, though naturalized in France. paid
him a visit at his Cologne counting house,
bent on a large stroke of business in which
he needed the aid of Baron Oppenheim
whose financial influence along the Rhine
is almost paramount He sent in his card
The bit Of pasteboard almost suppressed
the real name of the caller, which was
Cohn, but added to the mere of the
Cohn long and flowing title, more or
less fictitious, thus: LIE Baron C. de
point Figuier." Baron Oppenheim took his
card, smiled quiet smile and then babe
his caller welcome, and proceeded to dis
cuss business with him. The next day
he returned the French financier's visit
and sent in a card on which was printed
lie Baron o. de Cologne"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-23
Emptied Her Purse.

My wife has a disagreeable habit of
leaving her pocket book in exposed places"
said the man who was telling the story.
according to the Detroit Free Press. 81
have cautioned her more than once that
she would lose it if she wasn't more care
full.
Il came down stairs with her the other
morning, and the first thing she did after
boarding the car was to deposit her purse
upon the car seat while she relieved her
self of the terrible suspicion that her hat
wasn't on straight. A movement of her
arms knocked the purse on the floor
where it remained until l picked il up
Il rescued that purse no less than do
zen times before we reached the bargain
counter that was the goal of my wife'e
ambition.
Events around bargain counter occur
with Kaleidoscope swiftness, and 1 soon
found myself the sole guardian of my
Wife's purse, which lay before me on the
counter where it had been deserted by
her in mad rush for the other end of
the counter.
TO teach her a lesson I emptied the
contents of the purse in my pocket and
retreated to the edge of the crowd to
await developments.
1T wasn't long before my wife crowded
her way out, triumphanuy holding aloft
a rs cent cream jug that she had succeed
ed in buying for 40 cents.
g didn't know that hey charged things
here 1 began febly.
% They don't she answered. I have
money left for three ice cream sodas and
a strip of car tickets. And she exhibited
the contents of her purse TO prove her
assertion.
II nearly tainted when it dawned upon
me that 1 had taken the contents from
a purse belonging to some other woman.
haxr Gil to rot o-ef,V
and if the woman who lost 70 cents, a
postage stamp, three hair pins and a re-
cipe for making angel food will call at my
office she may have her property"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-23
BRIGHT BITS.

-"Vot's der dogs name, little grip
ut used to be F'ido' but changed it to
Dewey SOS the pleeceman would let him
run on the grass and have a good time"
Truth.
Ladies and Gentlemen" said an Irish
manager to an audience of three. "as
there is nobody here TN dismiss you all
The performance of this night will not
be performed, but will be repeated to-mor-
row evening. "-Tit-Bits.
Ready for More.-"Here, boy" said the
man, throw away that cigarette and
smoke a cigar"
"Yasser," replied the urchin. Say, mis-
ter 1 got a whole pack of cigarettes n
me pocket. Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
since Mrs. Black has been a widow"
he suggested, sit seems to me she looks
younger"
''Of course" she replied. at is more
necessary now that she should"
Thus do women betray each other.-Chi-
cago Evening Post.