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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-11
The FRsAKisH RIO cRANpE.
Two Illustrations I'm One Day OF the
Queer Things IL Can DO.

ITO give you some idea of what sort
of a river the Rio Grande Is I'll tell you
an experience that / had in getting
across 1t with a derrick" said a mining
man from New Mexico. IF after that
you don't agree with me that II Is a
freakish river you're easy to suit.
was a contractor in rock work In those
days and was taking my derrick from
the east side of the river to the Mag
dalenas, where i had a contract 10
sink a mine shaft. The derrick was on
four wagon wheels and four mules were
hauling 1t. / had my two helpers along
and one of them,a man named McCart-
new. drove the mules. He was an old
timer, which was lucky, for 1 was new
to the country, and If 1 had trusted
to my own judgment i might nave
made a mistake that would have cost
me my mules and derrick, IL not my
life.
I'VE came to the Rio Grande IN hour
before shutdown. and / saw a wide
river bed, but no water-only dry sand
from one bank to the other. That was
a new kline of river to me, but NC
Cartney said II was all right, that IL
was a way the Rio Grande had of do
ing in places for four or five months
in the year. The water was there.
only 1t was flowing through the SANDS
under the channel instead of In 1t. i.
being a tenderfoot. was for camping
III lnt tdItI aim NANhS ~ o-
was good, but Mccartney said that
would never do unless / was willing to
AXE my chances of staying there a
week or two; that water sometimes
came down the channel, a good deal
Of IL. and II would be well to get
across while we were sure We could.
w started across over the dry
sands and I was thinking what an
easy way II was of fording a river
when of a sudden IN two lead mules
were fioundering in a quicksand and
the whole outfit came near being
drawn in. We got the two leaders
| clear of the harness and then the 9TH
err two mules drew them out one at
a time. We hitched them up again
and by taking a long circuit got past
| the ouicksand and to the other bank.
BY that time II was 10 O'Clock and the
moon had risen. The mules had just
begun to climb the bank. when we
II came from a wall of water that
stretched from bank to bank, and was
travelling towards US fast. 1t looked
in the moonlight to be four feet high.
and there was higher water behind
sending 1t on. We didn't need to hol-
Ter to the mules. They heard what
was coming and clawed up the bank
like cats. We got out all right-der-
rick and all-and there were not three
minutes TO spare. Before we had I'm
ished our supper the river bed was
full, bank high. with a current that
eddted and roared as II rushed past
our camping place as II IL had been
sorry to miss US and would like To
get up where we were. There wasn't
a cloud in the sky. or sign or rain
anywhere. and the flood may have
come from a cloudburst in Colorado
200 miles away. Blu il came near get
ting us. 1 had learned one lesson. and
that was. in travelling by wagon. al
ways TO camp on the further side OF
a stream And I had learned to put
no trust in the Rio Grande."
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THIS YEARS CROPS.
The Governments Estimates as To Corn,
Buckwheat and Potatoes.

Washington. Nov. 10.-The depart
ment of agriculture crop report for
November says the November report OF
the statistician OF agriculture will give
PAS bushels as the average yield per
acre of corr according to the prelim-
mary returns of the departments corr
respondents. The preliminary estimate
last year was 23.7 bushels, and that OF
1896, 1880 bushels. n indicated yield
in the principal corn states Is as fol-
lows: Pennsylvania, 80; Indiana, 80;
Illinois, 80: Iowa. 80; Missouri. 26; Kan
sas, IS, and Nebraska, 81. The average
per cent of quality Is s2.7 as compared
with ss.l In 1897 and Ss.4 In 1896.
Reports Indicate h a about 7.25 per
cent Of the crop Of 1897 Ia still In the
hands OF the farmers. The preliminary
estimate of the average yield OF buck
wheat Is 17.3 per acre against 2o.1 BUSH
els last year. and 1871 bushels in 1896.
The estimated yield of Irish potatoes
il 75.2 per acre. as compared with 646
bushels last year. and SIS bushels in
1896. The average price Of quality is
s4.7. against s1.3 In November last and
ss.2 In November. 1896.
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lEwIS AND CLARKE COMPLETE.
Every Democrat on the Ticket Triumph
antly Elected.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Nov. l0.--Although Lewis and
Clarke county was a a particular
issue by the republicans who received
the personal efforts OF Senator Carter
and the United States officers in the
capital, throuFhout the campaign. the
county returns COL plurality for Camp
bell n free silver. Every precinct in
the county has beer heard from, and
the following is the vote:
Congressman-Campbell. ISIS: Mar
shall. l.2St; Hogan. 7Ss: Campbelrs plu-
rality. eoi. Chief justice-Pemberton.
1875; Brantly. l,7s3; Pemberton's ma
jority. lS2. Associate justice-Pigott.
1882: Grubb. l.242: Clements, 3sI. Pig
otis plurality. $50. Clerk-Rickerts.
LBS; Webster. 1872: Holmes. 443 All
the democratic candidates for the legis-
lature were elected. their majorities
over Bray. republican. silver republican
and populist. who received the next
highest vote. being as follows: Hutch
inson. 90: Plotting. i2i; Sweeney. go;
Day. 20; KuphaL IS: Bennett. 81:
Phelps. SIS. Only two republicans on
the county ticket were elected. DR..
w. L Steele. for county treasurer. re-
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GREAT NORTHERN HELD UP
A Westbound Train Robbed Near
Fergus Falls. Mimi.
PLANS CAREFULLY LAID
b Local Safe Was Blown Open md Its
Contents Secured but the Through
Safe Defsd the Dynamite.
Posses in Pursuit.

Fergus Falls, MINI. Nov. 1o.-The
Great Northern through train. which
passes through this city at 100 p. m. was
OF here tonight. There. were eight robbers
In the gang. all well armed. Two of them
evidently boarded the blind baggage in
this city.
The train was scarcely out of town
when these two climbed over the tender
and. presenting revolvers. told Engineer
Brace and his fireman to stop at a lonely
spot near Pelican river bridge. Arriving
mt this place. the train was stopped and
the engineer and fremen were ordered TO
leave the cab. The other member Of the
gang rushed from the woods and boarded
the express car. All wore handkerchiefs
over their faces. The gang was regularly
organized and went by numbers.
When the train stopped the conductor
and brakeman started forward to find
out what the trouble was. but the bandits
fired a number of shots and warned them
to go back. They then compelled the ex.
press messenger to cave the car, and
while three or four stood guard the Others
proceeded to blow the safes. The local
safe was destroyed and IL is thought they
succeeded in securing considerable money.
but the exact amount cannot be learned.
The through safe was drilled and dyna-
mited. four charges being used. The jack
ct was blown OF. but II was impossible to
reach the inner part and get at the cash.
They worked over IL nearly two hours,
holding the train for that length of time.
but finally gave up. and, joining their
companions on the outside. started south.
The express car had been somewhat
wrecked by the explosion, but the train
men managed TO get II to Carlisle. where
IL was patched up and the train pro-
ceeded on it's westward journey.
Conductor Smith sent a trainman back
to this city 10 give the alarm, but Moth
ing has as yet been heard of him. Several
posses are out but no traces of the rob-
bers have yet been reported.
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TWO CLOSE VOTES.
The Democrats May Have Carried Their
Entire Ticket I'm Gallatin.

h Democrats May Have Carried Iheir
Entire Ticket I'm Gailatin.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Bozeman. Nov. 10.-The returns from
Madison precinct and other outlying
precincts has changed the aspect OF the
county ticket. The Offices of sheriff and
treasurer were conceded TO the repub-
Leans yesterday afternoon, but returns
to-day from the outlying districts give
both Offices to the democrats. who.
therefore. carry the whole Gallatin
county ticket. The tr~easurer's office Is
secured to Henry avis by about four
votes. while the sheriff's office Is given
by the republicans to Walter Caldwell
by three. but from other sources the
oun looks like "A tie. In n event
ID will take the official count to decide
both these offices. but the chances are
more favorable to the democrats thar
to the republicans. The democrats
didn't like II yesterday because these
two lucrative and responsible Offices
were to be filed by republicans. but to-
day IL is the republicans who are sad.
This close vote has created a great
deal of interest and the final results
are anxiously awaited for by both par
ties.
The trial of Rol. Sloan for the murder
Of his f~ather-in-law. W. Russell, last
July. vas begun to-day.
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NEGOTIATIONS END.
Paris Papers Take n Gloomy View OF the
Peace Commission.

Paris. Nov. lO.-The French newspa-
pers to-day comment freely upon the
status OF the negotiations between the
United States and Spain. Regarding
Yesterdays meeting. the Figaro avs:
IA American commissioners content
ed themselves with producing a long
memorandum In English. After having
deposited this upon the table. they left
the task Of translating IL 10 the Spanish
commissioners. ~apologizing courteously
for its length and the difficulties OF
translation. They then retired. The
situation. then. al present is as follows:
The Americans persist in refusing TO
take over the Cuban debt and exact the
cession Of the Philippines. The Span
iards refuse TO cede the ARCHIPELAGO"
Petit Bleu says: "All diplomatic forms
were outraged by the Americans at yes
terday's sitting. II Is customary in
such cases to read the memorandum
presented 10 the other side. The Amer
cans. however. contented themselves
with throwing II. written In English,
upon the table" Continuing. Petit Bleu
says: "A member OF the Spanish COM
mission remarked hat his colleagues
can never admit the claims OF the
Americans in regard 20 the Philippines"
Petit Bleu expressed the belief Of an
early rupture In the negotiations.
Rappel says: The Spanish commits
sioners have declared that the Span
iards will yield only to force in the
question OF the Philippines"
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HOUSE TO Be REPUBLICAN
CONTINUED from Page One.)

jority OF Henry T.. Gage. republican.
for governor. will be nearly 30. 900. His
associates on the state ticket are all
elected. with the possible exception of
Curry, for secretary of state. who ran
far behind and may have been beaten
by Thompson. democratic candidate.
For Justices OF the supreme court. Carl
Mcfarland. republican. and Van Dyke.
democrat. are I'm the lead. and will prob
ably win, as the precincts to be heard
from are not likely TO change the rela-
tive position of M opposition candi-
dates. Mayor Phelan is reelected in
San Francisco by about 1900 major
ity, but with the exception OF assessor
and three superior judges and two sup
~ervisors, the other municipal officers
will be republicans. The next state
legislature will have a large republican
majority on joint ballot. insuring the
election OF a republican United states
senator With 1855 precincts 10 hear
from Gage, republican. for governor.
leads Mcguire. democratic. by 5.s26.
The republicans surely elected all the
rest Of the state ticket except secretary
OF state n supreme court Judge. The
congressional ticket will probably stand
six republicans and one democrat. The
republicans have a clear majority Of
4S on joint ballot In the legislature.
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RESTLESS INDIANS.
There May he Trouble at Okmulgee, the
Greek Capital.

Choctaw. I. T, Nov. M.-The Creek re-
turns are all In and show that the treaty
carried. Twelve hundred full bloods stay
ed away from the polls. The council is In
session at Okmulgee. The full-blood chiefs
threaten the people who voted Tor the
treaty. The Indian police were ordered
by the agent to Okmulgee. Chief Ishpar-
reher threatens 20 burn towns In the
Creek nation along the Missouri. Kansas
4 Texas railway. The Indians are very
restless.
Eufalia, i. T., Nov. 10.-It Is known
here that there has been fighting at Ok
mulgee. the capital OF the Creek nation.
where the council met Tuesday. For ~
hours rumors of trouble have been drift
ing from Okmulgee. which Is 10 miles OF
a railway and without telephone or tele-
graph service. II is known. however. that
the full-bloods have made an attack upon
the treaty leaders at Okmulgce and that
at least one man has been killed and sew
en- or eight wounded. All Indian police at
Agent VISIONS disposal have been or
dered 10 okmulgee and soldiers will fol-
low. The white people feel able TO a k
care Of themselves. The only fear Is for
the half-breeds who voted for the treaty.
Washington. Nov. 10.-washington
o~flcials have received no advices indi-
eating the reported serious situation
In the Creek Indian nation growing out
OF the ratification Of the agreement
with the Dawes commission. but are
not altogether surprised. The fun
bloods have all along fought the nego-
tiations and II is regarded as natural
that they are reluctant To yield their
possessions. The authorities are ready
10 take whatever action Is necessary on
official notification OF trouble.
Kansas City. Nov. l0.-A special "a
the Star from Muskogee says: Indian
Agent Wilson says the report that the
Creek Indians were fighting at okmul-
gee over the result OF the recent cleo.
lion TO ratify or reject the treaty IL
false"
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PARK COUNTY.
The Results of Tuesdays Election Are
Decidedly Mixed.

Deciueufy NfNeu.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Livingston, Nov. 10.-The vote in Is
out of 2S precincts in Park county has
been reported. The Marshall vote will
not exceed more than so than that cast
for the Mckinley electors W years
ago. Previous to the election IL was
claimed by the administration republic
cans that their vote in the county would
exceed 500. Two wears ago the Me-
Kinley electors received 1928 votes.
With practically all the votes account
ed for, Marshall has but 36S. Conrow,
dem. and Swindlehurst, silver rep,
candidates for the legislature. will have
a plurality of at least $50. The demo-
Gratis have elected one representative
and the treasurer. The silver repub-
licans have elected h sheriff, one rep
resentative, county attorney and corr
oner. The straight republicans have
elected the assessor. county clerk N
surveyor. Twenty-Five out of IS pre-
cincts give Campbell 431: Hogan, 606:
Marshalk 3ss: Pemberton. as; Brantly,
s25. Candidates for the legislature:
Conrow. dem, S0i; Sw~indlehurst. silver
rep. 764; Robson, rep. 442; Savage.
rep, 2s4; Martin. pop., 1866; Pennicott.
poD.. ll5.
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Al the Temple Of Baal.

Haaibek. Syria. Nov. l0.-Empcror VIII
lam and Empress Augusta Victoria left
Damascus this morning. lunched at Pa
laka and arrived here this afternoon after
a four hours ride. They were escorted by
hordes Of Bedouins. who kept up a dis
play Of horsemanshinp and swordsman-
ship along the entire route. Their majes-
ties encamped IN the ruins Of the temple
OF baal and the emperor unveiled a mar
BILE slab bearing "a c0mmemorative inscrip-
ton IN Turkish and erman In front OF
the temple n Venus All the ruins were
magnihcently Illuminated tonight. To-
morrow their imperial majestics win start
Tor Beyrout where they will embark for
Trieste. Austria.
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ceived a majority OF 2s7 over Leekley:
Clarks majority over Casedy. on all
other tickets for clerk and recorder, Is
262. Davidson's majority over Higgins,
for sheriff, is 81. Sweeney. for auditor.
received n majority OF l,73i over Glea-
son. The vote on county attorney was;
Mcconnell. dem, 1.765: Newman. rep,
1,556; Bourquin. pop. $50. Mcleod. re-
publican. defeated Goodspeed. dem, for
surveyor. by 2is. For coroner. Brooke's
majority over HIllyer is $40. For pub
lie administrator, Zimmerman defeated
Lee. republican. by SIS. For assessor,
Huffaker. republican, defeated Settles.
democrat. by 1873. and for supertntend-
ent of public schools. Miss Johnston.
democrat. defeated Miss R~eifenrath, re-
publican, by 211.
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Honest Debts May he Collected.

st. Louis. Nov. 10.-The United States
court of appeals has decided that a consti-
tutional limitation Is no bar to the legal
collection of IN honest debt. The case
was tina of f.. ii. Rollins a sons against
the board of county commissioner of
Rio Grande county. Colorado. The suit is
an action to recover judgment on a num-
Der of county warrants. In the United
States circuit court of Colorado the de-
fendants admitted that the debt was an
honest one. but claimed that the issue of
the warrants was In excess of the amount
allowed by the constitution, and conse-
quently they asked that 1t be declared
n ull and void. They were sustained by
the court. but the appellate court reversed
the decision and remanded 1t for another
trial. insisting that the lower court was
in error by directing a judgment for the
defendant.
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COPPER RIVER COUNTRY.
About 1000 Men viii spend the Winter
Tn There.

Seattle. Nov. lO.-The steam schooner
Excelsior arrived here to-day from
Copper river. Alaska. with about 90
among whom was capt
w. II. Abercombie, L. :. A. and HE
party Of government surveyors, an
GLIDING r. c. Schrader. geoloCist: Emil
MARROW. topographist. and nine enlisted
men. The Abercombie party claim to
have cut a trail from Naldes to Copper
river. which does away with the dan
gerous trip over the glacier n short
ems the distance 60 miles. Abercombie
said: "Of the 5000 that went into the
Copper river country, from 900 10 100
will winter there. Those who came
back either lost their outfits or We're
g~rubstaked tenderfeet. who simply sat
around the camp and searched hut 1T
tie. IL at all. for gold. There are three
placer mining camps in the Interior. az
Lake Seslota. the Tonsina and CDnslua
rivers. Coarse placer gold has been
found at all OF them. Bedrock has
not been reached yet on account 81 tne
water. w. :. Amy Of San FrancisHo
has discovered a big vein Of bituminuus
coal west OF Teslin lake"
Accompanying AbercOmbIe IL the
United States coast N geOdetic survey
party, consisting Of II. u. Ritter. T.. "a.
Latham and II. c. benson and several
others, who have been at work all
on the Copper river delta pro-
complete maps and data. The
delta n about 30 miles wide.
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SENTENCED FOR LIFE.
The Assassin of the Emperess Of Austria
GIories I'm the deed.

Geneva. Switzerland. Nov. io.-Luchen-
nj the Italian anarchist, who assassinated
the empress OF Austria. was to-day sem
fenced to imprisonment for life.
The pubic prosecutor, In reciting the CIR
cumstances OF the crime. said there was
no clear evidence that Luchien had ac-
completes except In the fact of the prts-
oner's own silence on certain points.
which. as he In his declarations had not
spared himself. could only be Intended TO
shield accomplices.
The evidence OF an electrician. a boat
man and a cabman who assisted in Luz
chien's capture was taken
Iuchfen admitted that he came to &C.
neva in order. to kill the Duke Of Orleans.
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NEVADA.

Reno. Nov. Incomplete returns
from 80 precincts n partial returns
from Lincoln county for governor give
Sadler 2,-6s. Mcmillan ISIS. McCul-
Tough 746 Russell, l.5S5. For congress-:
Newlands 1883. Wren 2.606. Storey
county elects entire republican legis-
lative ticket, Ormsby elects a silver
senator. one republican and two silver
assemblymen; Washoe a republican
senator. three republican and n silver
democrat assemblymen. Indications
are that the vote for governor is very
close between Mcmillan n Sadler.
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EASTERN TURF EVENTS.


Chicago. Nov. 10.-Weather at Lakeside
rainy. track sloppy. Results: Five and a
half furlongs-Evelyn Bird won. Easter
Card second. Canace third: time. l.lsis.
Mile and 20 yards. selling-Blue Dan wen.
Branch second. Mocha third: time. l:Fi.
Six furlongs-Canova won. O'Coanell Sec
ond. King Bermuda third: time. ;:-al4.
Mile. and 20 yards. selling-Hardly won.
Locust Blossom second. Patron thi;l:
time. l:52%. FIve furlongs-Gold Fox won.
Boney Boy second. Queen of Sons .hird;
time. 1:05. Mile and a sixteenth-Sw"rds-
man won. Inconsistency second, Red shin
third; time, 1851.
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At Oakland.

San Francisco. Nov. 10.-Meather at
Oakland fine. track fast. Results: Mile.
selling-Colonel Dan won. Don Luis Sec
ond. Fleming third; time. 1:i3. Five and a
half furlongs. selling-Yemen won. Eta
II. second. Peixotto third: time, los. Sew
en- furlongs. the Nagle stakes. selling.
value 81. 25o-Moringa won Recreation Sec
ond la Goieta third; time. i:2e%. Mile and
n quarter. handicap-wheel Of Fortune
won, Morellito second. Shasta Water
third: time. 2:Oe. Mile and 20 yards. selling
Imp. Mistral III. won. Ben amelia Sec
ond. Bernardillo third; time. las.
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WEST VIRGINIA

Parkersburg. W. Va. Nov. To-
White, secretary Of the republican
state committee. says: The West Vir-
ginia legislature is republican in both
branches, the senate by 10 and the
house by three.
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Murphy's Pardon Confirmed.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, o 10-The state board OF
pardons to-day confirmed the pardon OF
Thomas Murphy. announced nearly two
months ago. Murphy and William Wells
were convicted of grand larceny in SSs
In Beaverhead county, and the former
was sentenced to IL and the latter TO 10
years in the state prison. Wells. who vas
also ~pardoned. was released some Tine
agO.
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r

Denver, Colo, Nov. 1s.-Almost COM
plete returns received by the %republi-
cans from all counties In the state
show that Wolcott. republican candi-
date for governor. has carried 10 coun-
ties, his pluralities over Thomas, fus-
ion. a~ggregating ALSO. while Thomas
pluralities in the other counties amount
10 asst. The whole fusion state tick
ct is elected by about the same plural
lily that Thomas received.
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Cabinet.

Washington. Nov. 10 The following
In the new cabinet Of japan, completed
on the sth Instant: Marquis Yama-
gaia, prime minister: Count Matsuga-
tax. finance: Marquis Saigo. interior;
count Aoki, foreign affairs: General
Katsura. army; Viscount Yospikaw,
communication; Vice Admiral Yama-
toa. navy: Mr.. Kiyoneit. justice; Mr..
Some, m and agriculture.
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Tacoma. Wash. Nov. l0.-The British
ship Sir Robert Fernie was libeled this
morning for xO.CO by the owners OF the
tug Fairfield for preventing that ship
from going ashore In this harbor pm Nov.
2 The tug owners had been offered so
for the services. The ship and her cargo
are valued at $1,000
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NE

Omaha Nov. 10.-Chairman Schnei-
der Of the republican state committee
comedies the election Of Pointer. fusion.
for governor by 1000. The valance Of
the ticket resulted in bou the same
proportion. The republicans will have
a majority Of four on joint ballot.