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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24
A Significant Mining Decision.

q yesterday the supreme court of
" the United States handed down
a decision which is Of highest in
terest to the people In every important
mining camp In the United States. III
decision is the more significant because
in rendering it the supreme court prac-
tically reverses itself. An understand
ing of the case involves a brief review
Of certain important mining litigation
that taken the attention OF state
and federal courts at intervals during
nearly ten years.
The famous Amy-Silversmith law suit
reached conclusions in the supreme
court of Montana in 1890. The following
diagram. crude in its way, and with no
~pretensions to accuracy in scale, will
make the matter clearer than would be
possible in written description:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24

Roberts, and the assistant treasurer at
New York. Mr.. Jordan. and the honor
ing legends of the clearing house.
Ii was a check draw by Miss Helen
Gould on the Lincoln National bank
for 500. 900, to the order OF the treas
urer OF the United States. Miss Gould's
father once wrote a check for nearly
two millions upon the blank sheet Of
a letter which was the most con-
venient paper he had at hand. Miss
Gould's check was almost as simple
an instrument as that. 1t was no
fancy autographed or engraved check.
but n of the ordinary printed forms
of the Lincoln bank. 1t is believed to
be the largest check. excepting posi-
bly, some drawn by Mrs. Hetty Greene
in her business operations. that has
ever passed through our clearing house
which was drawn by a woman. One
OF Miss Gould's fellow depositors
whose name m next to hers on the
bookkeeper's ledger. Miss Virginia
Fair. might have drawn a check for as
large o had there been nee Of
1t. Miss Gould IL in other distinguished
company. for upon n pages Of the
ledger adjoining that upon which her
name appears are those of the Widows
OF two presidents, Mrs. Garfield and
Mrs. Grant.
Miss Gould gave the 500, 900 because
as she was a woman she could not Of
fer her personal services to the gov
eminent. She believes every one ought
to contribute according to her ability.
and hers was a pecuniary ability. 1t
was with much regret to her that her
offer to the government was made
public.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24

Is strong enough and speedy enough to
keep everybody guessing as 20 where
its destination may be. We have our
flying squadron, but. as 1t headed south
ward from Newport News a few days
ago, II was a flying squadron in part
two OF the vessels comprising IL are bat
tleships that are not fast: the Massa-
chusetfs cannot do better than fourteen
knots an hour.
The four cruisers In Cervera's fleet are
easily good for twenty not an hour.
Sampson could not have run them
down had he set out in pursuit of them
last week. Our New York and the
Brooklyn are as swift as anything the
Spaniards have. and doubtless the meet
ing of our fleets near Key West, last
week, about the time Cervera reached
Santiago, was for the purpose of rear
ranging the American fleets so as to get
together the material to chase Cervera.
II is the belief Of the public that this
pursuit IS now progressing. The ques-
ton is whether. meanwhile. the Span
lard has cleared out or whether he
plans to elude his pursuers and strike
northward for our coast, which he could
reach quicker than most of SIMPSONS
ships possibly could.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24
Kickers on Both Sides.

~ both sides there are plenty OF
~ croakers. They are not having
weight in this country; in
Spain they helped to force a cabinets
overthrow. In the United States they
have organs In certain newspapers
which whine because Cervera wasn't
crushed instanter and VINO yelp because
land forces-which are not organ
ICED yet-have not mad complete the
conquest Of Cuba
These howiers proceed on the theory
that, when the war began. this country
was a naval and a military power-it n
neither. II takes a few days to get
ready for war. even for a little war,
when the fighters have next TO nothing
20 begin on. II this country had started
out with q navy adequate to its mighty
stretch Of coast, Dewey's performance
at Manila would undoubtedly have been
repeated last week in West India
waters. What we iack is b navy. The
Spanish feet under Cervera could not
whip Sampson In a square fight. but 1t
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24
she STOOD sY THE FLAG.
How . flucky California woman Put
Two Dons to FLIGHT.

w. II. Wilcox, who resides at Nc. SOS
Golden avenue, Los Angeles, Cal, Is
an American all through. Therefore,
when trouble arose between this
try and Spain he bought two American
flags and hung them from he roof of
his dwelling. Two husky Spaniards.
feeling aggrieved at this exhibition of
patriotism. determined that the flags
must come down; Accordingly they
called at the residence OF Citizen Will
cox, Enthusiastically choosing an
hour when they knew he was not at
home. They Were unaware nat MRS.
Wilcox was every bit as good an
American as her husband. About $3.50
o'clock in the afternoon Mrs. wilcox
was called to the door by a bis,
swarthy looking fellow. who pointed
up to the flags and demanded in broken
English that they be taken down I'M
mediately. She was all alone in the
house and there was no help within
call, but she resolved not to strike her
colors M quickly shut the door In the
face Of the patriot OF Spain, VINO
amused himself by banging on II
When she opened II again he was very
angry and threatening. In her hand
she had a tiny nickel-plated bicycle
wrench which she pointed AT
him like a revolver n told him to
be of. He went away surly n grow,
ing. She watched down the street until
he was Joined by another as dark and
as big a Spaniard as himself.
The two had a conference and pres
entity skunk OF. Then they attempted
a flank movement. The second don
sneaked around the sid OF the house
while the first marched boldly up to
the door. Almost before he reached IL
the plucky woman burst Ii suddenly
omen and with q wild yell poked her
shining weapon right under his nose.
Xix Mark Twain's coyote. there was
only a crack in the landscape to indi-
cate which direction the spanisrd,s
ewing footsteps had AIKEN. Mrs. VIII
GOV has REINFORCED her monkey
wrench with an auxiliary battery con-
sisting of a IT. -shooter. and Is pre-
pared to defend her colors against all
corners.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24
Current Comment.
Not a Nation of weaklings.

From the Pittsburg Commercial-Gazette.
As a medium through which to convey
p~essimistic differences the essayists are
overworking the subject of rejected vol
unteers. Without other Information the
conclusion might be drawn from some Of
these comments that the people of this
nation are rapidly deteriorating in physi-
cal capabilities. AS has been said. this
subject has been lately overworked. The
nation is not running short of human ma
terial capable OF standing the tests OF
muscle. s~uppleness and speed. 1t is be-
cause II has so much of IT to select from
II can afford to be especially rigorous in
the application of it's tests. We are not
becoming a nation of weaklings.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24

Here the lines A. b. c.. d bound the
Niagara, an the lines c. ID. Z. r., the
Black Rock. The apex is indicated. II
will be seen that in this case the apex
passes through one side line and one
end line. 1t passed through two side
lines I'm the Silversmith case; we under
stand. however. that this difference had
no bearing in the contention. The ore
body pitches to the south. In this case the
Montana supreme court started a line
at the point where the apex crosses the
side line of the Niagara and drew 1t
parallel with III east end line, as indi-
Gated by the left-hand dotted line in the
diagram. And the court held that the
owners Of the Niagara might follow the
ore body, indicated by the broken lines,
under the Niagara and downward in
definitely.
From this decision an appeal was TAX
en-. The case vas argued a few months
ago at Washington. Yesterday the fed
eral supreme court sustained the de-
cision rendered by the supreme court of
Montana in 1895. in the Black Rock
Niagara case, thus apparently support
ing the decision which the state court
rendered in the Amy-Silversmith case,
but which was reversed at Washington.
Practically the supreme court reverses
itself. In any event, in all that the
Standard has heard from many import
ant mining districts in several western
states and from lawyers and laymen
who rank as high authority in mining
matters, the decision rendered yester-
hest
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24
Two Views.

~ PAINS leading men In public life
~ are not of n mind respecting
~ the war. The new Sagasta cab
met was made up with reference to an
aggressive policy. 1t is a war cabinet,
the view of some of it's members is
that the former cabinet delayed too
long and dickered with the United
States minister too much. This view
is earnestly advocated by the minister
for the interior In the new cabinet. He
says that spain prefers a possible de-
feat to certain disgrace"
on the other hand. IL he vas hon
estly quoted in yesterdays press dis
minister at Paris. takes a different
view of the situation. Sagasta urged
him to become the foreign secretary in
the new cabinet. Castillo persistently
declined. There Is no doubt of his 10y
atty to his country, but he insisted that
he could serve Spain better where he
is than in the cabinet. Senior Castillo
is quoted as saying that, in a contest
so unequal. Spain must be defeated in
the end and that it is wise to save as
much as possible from destruction.
THE first and mos, important step"
he added, sis to utilize the most propi-
tious moment for concluding peace.
That time is believed to be neal now
that the Spanish squadron is at San
tiago."
Our hope should be that the Ameri-
can feet now near Cubs will make
emphatic the proofs that this Spanish
minister's forecast of the situation was
right.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24
TWELVE PAGES.
NAY "a. 1898.
On For the Front.

~ HE time has arrived when. IL the
plans of those in authority are
carried out. the volunteers fur
nished by Montana for service in the
war will start on their long journey to
the scene of action. The First Mon
tana regiment will move from Camp
Smith over routes which the news COL
umns OF the Standard describe: the
plan Is to transport one-half of the
!. regiment to Butte by way of Garrison
the second half will reach that city
over the Montana Central road. In
sections suited to fairly rapid transit,
the regiment will then be forwarded
by way of the Short Line to San Fran
cisco. Probably the regiment will
break amp tomorrow.
1t is not undue compliment to say
that in point of physical fitness the
First Montana is a regiment that will
successfully stand comparison with
the muster for any state in the Union
that II the testimony Of persons who
are well acquainted with the military
service. Certainly this state may m
graduate itself on the fact that its
esponse to the presidents call was so
cordial and so prompt-it is Montana's
distinction that It's regiment was the
nret to be mustered to its full MEM
bership: and account is to be taken of
the fact that. 10 date. in proportion to
population. Montana shows a muster
Of soldiers quite three times in excess
thus far of any other states contribu-
ton.
1t Ia In the programme for to-day
volunteer cavalry, which is to be a part
OF the Grigsby regiment of rough rid
ers, shall start to-day, its destination
being the rendezvous at ~Chickamauga.
This troop is made up largely of re-
cruits furnished by Butte, where three
full companies were also recruited for
the First Montana regiment. The
troop. however. received a good REIN
forcement from Deer Lodge.
The exigencies OF a war which Ii
hardly i've weeks old Is illustrated In
the destination OF these Montana VOL
0nICtE5 IA hAtAh SNNS NHN
cihc coast, to be thence transported TO
the distant Philippine islands: the
troop goes In the opposite direction, TO
see service. In all probability. or the
island Of Cuba
The good wishes of the citizens OF
Montana go with these volunteers.
May health and strength be theirs for
the endurance Of the h~ardships OF camp
and march and field! Their going is an
hour OF tears and prayers in hundreds
of homes in this state. That they viii
acquit themselves like men. on every
scene Of conflict. Montana feels as
sured, and from to-day their fellow
citizens will look forward with impa-
tient anticipation to the time wher
they shall return TO their homes, bear
ing honors with them.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24
KING PROPERTY

The lines marked C., D.. f.. f. bound
the Amy-Silversmith claim. The apex
OF the vein as II crosses the side lines of
the claim is indicated. The lines A.,
b.. c., D.. for practical purposes, show
what was known during the contro-
versy as the Silas King property. The
Montana court drew two perpendicular
the Amy-Silversmith. These are indi-
Gated on the diagram by the two dotted
lines, one to the left and one TO the
right, respectively at the point where
the apex enters the claim and goes out
of II. The other broken lines indicate
the ore body. 1t pitches northward
into the Silas King property.
The supreme court of Montana held
that between the two dotted ines that
define the entrance and exit of the apex
the owners OF the Amy-Silversmith. i'm
their workings, might follow the ore
body, under the Silas King property and
downward indefinitely. The opinion
banded down in this case. written by
Judge w. H.. DE Witt. was a very thor
ough study of a question that had al
ways been a vexing one in mining COM
munities. 1t was accepted as a clear,
concise and satisfactory settlement OF
the question, by people engaged in min
ing enterprises. IL was followed by
several courts. state and federal, and
II was called good law. But an appeal
was taken from the state court to the
United States supreme court, and there.
about four years later. the decision OF
the Montana supreme court was re-
versed.
1t is not pertinent at present 10 so
over the grounds I'm this decision.
People who are acquainted with min
ing matters viii get the gist OF II when
we say that the theory OF the court at
Washington was that, i'm the Amy-sil-
versmi;h claim, the side line. c. D.. be-
comes an end llne-that assertion per-
sistently runs through the federal
courts decision. or course, that de-
cision established a perpendicular plane
along the side line c. ID. extending to
the center of the earth, and IL forbade
the owners of the Amy-Silversmith
following their ore body when IL passed
under the silas King property. This
latter property was not a full claim
the fact that II Is shown in larger pro-
portion on the diagram than IL really is
makes no difference, so far as the point
we are aiming to illustrate is concerned.
There the matter rested until the su-
preme court of Montana rendered a de-
cision in the Black Rock Niagara case.
That was in November, 1895. In this
case. also. the opinion was written by
Judge De Witt. IL was doubly inter
esting. first, because IL went over the
question In an exhaustive and
evidently with clear understanding OF
practical mining. and. in the second
place, because IL courteously yet rath-
er persistently differed with the views
announced in the decision which the SUI
preme court OF the United States had
rendered In the Silversmith case. II
might be going unfairly far TO say that,
In his instance. the supreme court of
Montana refused TO be bound by the
higher court at Washington: the opin-
ion. however, recognizing the federal
courts conclusion. ala express the idea
that, IL this question were again
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24
Less Expense and work.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
It is getting along toward the time for
another decennial census TO be taken. The
matter has already received some con-
gressional attention. 1t required Is vol
umes TO contain the data collected in 1890.
and. although IL is within we years Of
1900. there are some of those % volumes
which have not vet been completed. II Is
to be hoped that the next census will not
only be got out in shorter order. but that
II will not be so expensive az the last has
been. The census OF 1890 cost more than
$ll, 500. 900. while that of 1880 did not cost
81. 900 900.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24
No Territorial Extension Wanted.

from inc kdnsaS CITY Stdr.
The people are terribly in earnest. They
want to see Spain thoroughly thrashed
and humbled, and as the invasion of Cuba
was the first battle cry. they would like
to have something worth while done in
that direction. The victory at the Philip
pines was a glorious one and the people
are proud of Admiral Dewey and his off,
GERS and men. but they do not think that
should change the original policy of
promptly giving substantial aid and COM
fort to the Cubans. The people would not
have rallied to the side of the administra-
ton II they thought the declaration Of
war meant territorial acquisition.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24
0HE gentlemen who are not going

~HE gentlemen who are not going
In person to do any of the fight
ing and leisure in which to in
vent attractive war tickets to be used
in the presidential campaign of 1900.
Fitzhugh Lee for the top of the ticket.
with Admiral Dewey for second place,
seems to be a combination hat is en-
joying considerable popularity just now.
The Louisville Courier-Journal nails this
to Its masthead: For president. George
Dewey. of Vermont: for vice president.
Fitzhugh Lee, Of Virginia; Vermont,
Virginia and Victory" All the tickets
thus far proposed give Dewey one place
or the other. And that is an Innovation;
generals OF all sorts and degrees of merit
have either received the presidency or
tried for IL. but the navy never was rec
ognized in presidential po tics.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24
Hotter War. sooner Peace.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
There is no refinement in war and there
can be but little consideration for an OPP
ponent in any sort of a contest where
there is a prize to win. In war. especially.
there is no reason why a great country
should not employ all its resources to
overcome a small country. War is q
readful thing and ought to be brought to
a close at the earliest m possible
consistent with the cause of justice and
the honor of the country which Is In the
right,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24

brought to their attention. the judges
at Washington might. peradventure.
satisfy themselves hat II is a fallacy. in
mining operations. to make m end line
Of a side line. as proposed. Here
is a diagram showing h contention in
the Niagara-Black Rock case:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24
In Spite of Mckinley.

From The NASHVILLE American.
Some great rulers have shaped the des-
TIMES of the nations over which they nave
presided, hut the change in the drift OF
events which will make the present ad-
ministration memorable for the spread OF
the political power of the country and
probably commercial mastery has not
been Of the administrations doing.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24
Powerful on Land and Sea.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
II Europe was waiting to discover our
sea proves before she assailed the Mon
roe doctrine. the bombardment of Ma
Mia is likely to have a ~salutary and far
reaching effect. TIT destruction OF the
Spanish feet lnsures the security of sister
republics. Recognized as formidable on
land. they will now recognize US as for
midable on sea,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24
The Could Check.

A New York dispatch of May IL says:
This morning a check which has
gained national reputation and which
will become historic was returned TO
the maker Of IL. punched by the can
ceiling machines, marked Paid" and
covered by the Endorsements OF the
treasurer OF the United states, Mr..
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24
Spain Teaching Us n Lesson.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
As the donation of military positions
by political pull is one Of the things which
has brought Spain TO its condition of de-
cay, the spectacle ought to set the Amer
lean people into active determination
that nothing more of that sort shall be
tolerated with its armies.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24

From the Boston Herald.
Rear Admiral SIMPSONS reduction Of
Porto Rico has not called forth the wild
comments il would rave done II there had
been no Dewey victory. But only fancy
what would have happened IL Sampson
had been in command at Manila. The
paragrapher would have run riot in turn
ing Sampson and the Philistines into
Sampson and the Philippines. so we ought
to be thankful his feet is where no such
jokes are possible.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24
Worth Recording.
Rochester Democrat

From the Rochester pemocrat anu
Chronicle.
One Chicago paper has actually paid an
other Chicago paper $500. the amount OF
a circulation wager. u is so freauen, mat
there is more bluff than stun in such
disputes that the incident is worthy OF a
place In the record of remarkable events.
IN should not be forgotten by the collee-
tors of statistics. who, toward the end OF
next December. viii be getting their His
tory OF 1885 into shape.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-24
Current Humor.

you don't seem much occupied" said
the rural visitor In the palatial cafe.
NO" said the bouncer, ''all l nave to do
Is TO I'LL rush orders. Indianapolis Jour-
nal.
Little Georsie-Do your folks Syer have
family prayers before breakfast?
Little Albert-No. we only have prayers
before we go to bed. We amt afraid in
the daytime. -Cleveland Leader.
She-Did YOU stay long in Venice?
He-Only a couple OF days. but | saw
everything worth seeing.
She-Really' Then you saw the lion OF
st. Marks. | supposed
He-Rathcr, Saw him fed. land the
conversation tagged Sketch.
The Sweet Young Thing-I don't believe
In long engagements.
n savage Bachelor-Neither do j.
They are too much like the modern style
OF prizefghting. with it's violent excess OF
talk before the real fighting begins.-cin-
cinnat Enquirer.
piherent-'1hose folks next door must
have bought that house."
What makes you think sor'
Il heard her scolding the maid for driv-
ing a picture nall in the plaster. DE
troit Free Press.