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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-10

end to another. Committees of ar
rangements for church socials and
charity balls always arrange their
dates SO that they may catch the crowd
Immediately after the Anaconda COM
pany's pay day. They know If they are
more than one week after this time
their efforts to sell tickets will be often
greeted with the remark. you are too
late, I'm broke" In the case of this
election, however, that doesn't go. IT
costs % cents to join the Library asso-
citation. This pays the first months
dues and entities one to a vote for the
first librarian. Friends of the candi-
dates, and they are legion in number,
are doing some hard work for their
particular choice and for the associa-
ton. When an honest and worthy
young man is found, whose only excuse
for not joining the library is II haven't
the price," he is promptly loaned the
necessary amount and his name Sc
cured as a member. The candidates,
Mrs. Eta Ciingan and Mrs. Fred Hill,
are each well qualified for the position
and exceedingly popular with every
one. They are now both employed in
arranging the books and putting every
thing in shape. They are enjoying the
contest and have much friendly raillery
regarding the final result, though the
most conservative politicians in the
camp dare not hazard a guess as to
what 1naI VIII be. me secretary for
the library association has received
communications from friends of the
candidates in Great Falls asking if they
could not join the association and vote
for the librarian. AS the membership
will be confined to residents of Belt
this, of course, cannot be allowed,
though it is perhaps unfortunate for
the library that this arrangement was
made. No happier selections could
have been made for librarian than the
two ladies whose names are now up for
that office, and whatever the result of
the election may be the affairs of the
library will be in good hands.
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THROWN OUT OF COURT.
MIR. Greene Can Collect Only What the
Commissioners Allowed Him.

Great Falls. Feb. 9.--Quite an import
ant matter was settled in the district
court this morning when Judge Leslie
threw the case of Greene VS.. Cascade
county out of court. Greene is the first
deputy county attorney, appointed by
the county attorney under authority Of
the county commissioners, who voted
to allow the attorney one assistant at a
monthly salary of $50. Greene was APP
pointed and served for some time at
the salary named by the board Then
he thought that he was doing too much
work for the price and he sued the
county on appeal from the auditor for
$50 additional to the sum allowed. This
morning Judge Leslie decided that his
court had no jurisdiction in the matter.
The statute definitely outlines the pow
ers of the commissioners on the sub
ject, and if they saw fit to allow but
$50 per month for help in the attor-
ney's office. their decision was final.
This decision is one which will be well
coined without exception by all the
taxpayers of Cascade county.
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BELT BRIEFS.

Dan Tracey of Sand Coulee spent sun
day in the camp.
Joseph Buchanan is recovering from
hard attack of typhoid fever.
J. p. Gieske and Ralph Brown were
over from Stockett on Sunday
Frank Rush received three carloads
of ice from Great Falls on Monday
The Dancing club viii give a social in
Odd Fellows hall tomorrow night.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Syms is again very low with brain fever
School reopened Monday in the new
building. Teachers and pupils are
happy.
Belt. Feb. S.-Col w. s. Butler has re-
turned from two months visit with his
people in Missouri.
Ben Johnson. who is in the Columbus
hospital a Great Falls suffering with
typhoid. is improving.
Rev. Alfred Brown of the Episcopal
church preached d most interesting sell
mon in odd Fellows hall sunday eEen-
ing.
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Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
Deer Lodge, Feb. 9.-Emil Speer a we'll
known mine owner of Pioneer. aged "A
years, died In st. Joseph's hospital in this
city at o'clock this evening of compli-
cations arising from appendicitis and a
more recent attack Of pneumonia Speer
was brought to the hospital last Sunday.
but from the first 1t was evident that his
illness would prove fatal. as the pull
monary affection would not permit of
the operation for appendicitis. The funer-
al will take place in this city on Satur-
day, the interment of the remains to be
made In the Deer Lodge cemetery Speer
was native of Germany and had been a
resident of America since 1855.
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Financial Cablegran,.

New York Feb. 9.-The Evening Posts
London financial cablegram says: Lord
Salisburys speech last night failed TO
stimulate the stock markets here to-day.
They were idle and dull. The rumor that
the differences between the Grand Trunk
and the Canadian Pacific have been ar
ranged cannot be confirmed. Affairs
were suddenly fiat at the close of the
sales on President Krueger's election.
Americans opened above the parity but
with little heart. They recovered later on
New York buying and closed steady. Dis
counts advanced perceptibly during the
day and the market borrowed largely
from the bank There was a sharp de-
cline in exchange,
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GROWING MUCH M|LDER
No More 4O-Be1ow Zero Sessions
In Great Falls.
A CHANGE HAS COME
Weather Observer Herzog Couldn't
Make His Predictions Fit the Elec-
trio City, So He Has Altered His
System In Some Respects.

Great Falls, Feb. 9.-For a week c. l..
Herzog, local weather observer and
prophet, has been trying in the face OF
adverse popular opinion to bring down
a snowstorm upon this city. Several
times he has posted warnings of an i'm
pending storm and with fiendish glee
waited its coming. but although he mas
brought his old snow to within Is niles
in any direction of the city limits the
chinook has placidly continued to blow
and prevent it's nearer approach. Yes
1erday, however, his efforts met with
their reward and his prediction of snow
furries and colder" was absolutely cor
rect Believing that he was doing his
level best, and that his knowledge of the
subject, gathered through many years
of experience, was of the highest order,
the Standard reporter sought him out
and asked him question or two, princi-
pally as to the failure of former predic-
tons.
Great Falls is a peculiar place from
a weather standpoint" said he. ''All
through this winter, when the country
on every side of us was covered with
snow and ice. and the stock were starry
ing because they could not get to the
grass beneath. all about the city was
bare prairie for several miles. Every
day the streets would be filled with the
dust taken up by the winds and men
went about without overcoats. storms
started and swept down on us from all
sides, but just before reaching the city
they would be turned aside ana TO evil
dence of them reach us save in the di-
rection of the upper currents of air. Last
week when ] predicted snow it fell at
Helena, Lewistown, Choteau, Collins
Havre and Glasgow, but not flake was
seen here and the wind was in the
southwest or south most of the time.
From the Dearborn river to The lakes,
the latter point lying between this city
and Fort Benton, the country seems to
have weather of its own and predictions
which cover the rest of Montana d. n It
fit ii at all
is there any particular reason for
this popularity, Mr. Herzog".''
Yes, ] think there is. | believe tha.
the fact of the settlement of this part
of the country and the consequent dis
turbance of the atmosphere is the Erin-
cipal reason for the difference in the eli
mate at this particular point. More
than that, / believe that 40 below zero
weather is an impossibility in the future
of Great Falls and the more the country
in this immediate vicinity is settled the
more will the weather exhibit ten
dency to remain within certain moderate
lions above or below them. 1t is not a
matter of guess work but has been dem
onstrated by the records of many
weather stations of the country
Such statements are a welcome sur
prise to the men who have lived in this
country for the past 20 years and to
whom so below zero is nothing extra
ordinary, such weather being common in
their experience.
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OPPOSES THE OPENING.
Secretary Bliss Thinks tho Indians ongir
to Remain.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Secretary Bliss
has returned to the senate with his
unqualified disapproval the bill to settle
on segregated lands of about 81 miles in
area the Indians now occupying An
nette island in Alaska. and opening the
remainder to settlement. The secretary
is convinced the Indians should be per-
mitted to remain in undisputed posses
sion of their reservation and no part
should be opened to the public. Ineor-
porated in the report of the bill is u
communication from William Duncan.
Il missionary who has been laboring
among the Indians for many years, set
ting forth at some length why in his
opinion the bin should not become a
law. He refers to the progress the In
dams now occupying the island have
made, and expresses the belief that
should the bill be enacted into law all
these gains would be lost TO the people.
What the native Indians crave of the
government in their condition is pro
lection" and isolation from various
whites. A recent examination. he con-
cludes shows that SO far as present in
dications go the report which has been
published that the island is rich in min
eral deposits Is greatly exaggerated.
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ENCLOSE A LEAFLET.
In Writing East Always Do Little Adj
vertisng on the Side.

SefttSInE the Stue.
Great Falls, Feb 9-At the meeting
of the executive committee of the Bust
ness Mems association last evening. the
chairman, w. G. Conrad, in speaking
of the scheme to advertise the Edmon-
ton route to the Yukon, stated that Mr.
Barclay, the. manager of the Great
Falls & Canada railway, had at first
been inclined to look upon the matter
somewhat skeptically. but, after look
ing into 1t and finding the many adj
yantages which it really possesses for
the Alaska traveller had become quite
enthusiastic. and his company would
bear two-thirds of the expenses of the
folder which is now in the process of
making. The number of inquiries from
the outside both as to the route to the
Yukon and to the city itself continue in
an increasing ratio and show that there
is a lively interest taken in both mat
ters by people all over the country.
Paris Gibson again urged the men,
hers of the association in particular,
and the business men of the city gen.
orally, to persevere in the practice of
enclosing in every letter sent to the
East. whether for business or for social
purposes. little leaf descriptive of the
advantages and resources of Great
Falls. To illustrate the good that the
practice did he read a letter he had just
received from Phillip Summers of Phil
adelphia, called out by seeing one of his
personal leaflets. 1t was the same gen.
tleman Mr.. Gibson stated, who four
years ago had visited this city for the
purpose of establishing a plate-glass
mandatory here, and had been thor
oughly pleased with the town and sat
istied with the success of his proposed
plant Unfortunately Mr.. Gibson said
The scheme had been nipped by Presi-
dent Hill of the Great Northern for
reasons best known to himself.
1t is preba BILE that the association will
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THE KANSAS PACIFIC.
Griggs Says the Government Won't Ac-
cept Less Than the Full Amount.

Washington, Feb. 9.-The secretary of
the treasury issued a warrant in favor
of the treasurer of the United States for
S,515, 255 Is to be used for the payment
of the first mortgages on the eastern and
middle divisions OF the Kansas Pacific
railroad. This action has been taken in
accordance with the directions of the
president, and in anticipation of the
favorable decision of Judge Sanborn of
st. Louis on the governments motion to
he filed and argued next Saturday for
authority to redeem the first mortgage.
and also for postponement of the sale
fixed for Feb. 16. Attorney General
Griggs in reply to an inquiry. has in
formed the representatives of the reor-
ganiZation committee that under no cir
cumstances will the government accept
less than the full amount of the princi-
pal of the debt, and that If the COM
mittee wishes to make this offer 1t may
he done to Governor Hoadley OF ST
Louis at the time that the motion for
authority to pay off the first lien is
made to the court
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Great Falls, Feb. 9.-This afternoon a
novel spectacle was seen on the street
A local dealer in wood and coal. find
ing that he had a large number of or
ders on hand and that his teams were
all absent, went to work and harnessed
a traction enxine to three delivery
wagons and in that fashion delivered
several tons of coal at various points in
the city. The horseless carriage at
tracted a large number of spectators,
but it is not thought that it will be-
come a popular substitute for horse
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Illegally Fencing Land.

Great Falls, Feb. "a large num-
Der of settlers living in Teton county
have been summoned to appear before
the next term of the United States
court at Helena. They are charged
with having illegally fenced land be-
longing TO Uncle Sam. People from
that section of the country say that
nearly all of the large ranchers and
sheep and cattle men residing near
Choteau and Dupuyer have been cited
to appear, with the exception of Clark
Bros. 1t is also stated in this city that
similar proceedings will be started
against residents of Fergus county.
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Ifowell-Ffynfi.

Great Falls. Feb. 9.-Last evening
Charles Howell of Havre was united in
marriage to Miss Annie Flynn of this
place at the Catholic church The
groom is a well-known business man
of Havre and was formerly the under
sheriff of Choteau county, where he is
well known. Miss Flynn. the bride, has
resided in Great Falls for SINE time
and is universally liked. Since her
residence here she has been employed
at the Milwaukee house. but she for
merry resided at Fort Benton. where
she has a married sister.
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REGENTS. Shipments.
OTHER MARKETS.


Omaha. Feb. 9.-Cattle-Receipts, $500
Market stronger. Native beef steers. So. 10
14.s So; Western steers, S3.50n4.50. Texas
steers, $3n3.70: cows and heifers, $3G3.a0
Gamers. s2n2. 50; stockers and feeders,
81. e0d4 20; calves, s3.5om5.15: bulls and
stays, 81. 2oGf3.7e
Hogs-Receipts. 1000. Market closed
strong. Heavy. 50 .65Iam3. rs; mixed, 37O1p
3.75: lights. So. 70as. 10: bulk. $50.
Sheep-Receipts. $500. Market a shade
higher. Fair to choice natives. IS. 70di4. 60.
fair to choice Westerns, 50 6o@4.50: COM
mon and stock sheep. $4,000; lambs. si.25
as Go.
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Clearing House statement.

New York Feb. 9.-Ton-day's clearing
house statement shows a sub-treasury
balance of $685.. 100, instead of the usual
debit balance This reversal of figures Is
caused by the payment of the third in
stallment of Union Pacific purchase mon
ey to the government. Only s1,S21, 900 We're
paid into the clearing house by the de-
positories to-day. The balance of the in
stallment was sent direct TO Washington.
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cent. Prime mercantile paper 3ai per
cent Sterling exchange strong with ac-
tual business in bankers bills at 81. S5isGp
4S5a. for demand and 81. soism4.s 5A for 90
days. Posted rates. s4.S4d4 s6i2. CONNER
cial bills. s4.s2Ia. Silver certificates. 56iz0
SHE Mexican dollars 45Ac. Government
bonds weak, state bonds duh, railroad
bonds firm.
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A Deer Lodge Assignment.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Deer Lodge, Feb a.-The firm OF Clague
Bros, newsdealers, confectfoners and
dealers in small wares and musical fner-
chandise, doing business for the past two
years in the Cans & Klein building on
Main street. has made a voluntary as
signment. naming Russell Appling as as
aignee. Liabilities, $3.50, with assets equal
to all obligations. Slow collections are
given as the cause for the failure.
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BELTS SPIRITED ELECTION.
Warm But Good Satured for the Office
of Librarian.

Belt. Feb s.-On Feb. 1, in a West
Belt precinct. ballot box was placed
iii position in the office of ]. B. McDer-
mott, secretary for the Miners union,
in Miners Union building, and ballot
ing began for the election of libra
rian for the new library. The polls viii
remain open until $50 p. m. Feb. 70.
Much interest is being manifested in
this election. and incidentally il is prov
ing quite q boom for the building asso-
cation. In n city Of so many attrac-
lions the average young man finds that
he must pursue a very careful and con-
sentative financial policy in order to
make his salary last from one months
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Fined $50.

Great Falls. Feb. 9.-The charge of
criminal assault against G. E. Tres
colt, editor OF the Dupuyer Acantha.
has been dismissed, but he has been
re-arrested on a charge of assault and
battery The complaining witness is
Miss Nina Rhand. a domestic in the
employ of Mrs Dean. Prescott plead
ed guilty to the second charge and
was fined $50 and costs
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County Board.

Great Falls, Feb. AT their session
to-day the county commissioners APP
proved the bonds of p. f. Sandow as
county physician for the Neihart and
Barker districts. The regular state
ment of the county auditor was also
read and approved and ordered placed
on file The remainder Of the day was
spent in examining claims against the
county
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Mr.. +. c. Helbig, a prominent drug
gist of Lynchburg. Va, says: aOne of
our citizens was cured of rheumatism
of two years standing, by one bottle
of Chamberlain Pain Balm. This lin
iment is famous for its cures of rheu-
matism; thousands have been delighted
with the prompt relief which it affords
For sale by druggists.
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San Erancixco MnnI.

San Francisco. Feb. a.-Spring woods
Nevada. ftmi3c: Oregon. 124l4c. Fall
wools-Southern coast lambs, 7msc: San
Joaquin lambs, 7nsc; northern lambs. II
m12c: mountain lambs. 101l2c: San Joa-
quin plains, Tm9c: Humboldt and Mendo-
emo, 14u15c.
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Natal Market.

New York. Feb. Pig iron closed
steadier at Sc 80 bid and 1910 asked. Lake
copper steady at 10.95Gi1e. Tin closed
firm at 10. a21aG14c. Spelter closed firmer at
405d4.15c. Lead closed steady at 3.62tag
3.67IAc; brokers', 350c. Bar silver, 56ssc.
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CHICAGO MARKETS.


Chicago. Feb. 9-The early market for
wheat was rather colorless. May opened
at shade under yesterdays closing
price first trades at s6lsa964c, but the
market was steady and held at these fig-
ures Then it slowly advanced to 9easm
96s4c
The early news. If anything. favored
a decline. The early Liverpool cables
showed but sd advance, hardly full re-
Spouse to yesterdays advance here. The
Northwest receipts were liberal 1esfer-
days export engagements were fnaily
put at "a boat loads, and continuation
of the demand was looked for by some
at the opening. bat. the contrary.
New York reported cables bringing In no
buying orders, and adding that Argen-
tine offerings were expected shortly. rms
news however had hardly any effect
on the market.
There was a well-defined rumor in cir
eulation that a sharp upturn was part OF
the Letter programme for the session.
and this undoubtedly kept many would
be sellers aloof. The market settled back
to about the level of the prices. then
gradually gathered strength. with the
trade much larger and more general
New York put to-days export business
at Is loads May reached SIC about half
an hour from the close There 1t remain
for a few minutes and then suddenly the
market collapsed. During the advance
there had been heavy selling from some
sources. This was easily taken care of
for a time, but finally the crowd turned
tail and selling orders came in food.
breaking the market III the last - min
utes of the session from 97c TO 953sI96c.
The heavy liquidation was credited by
some TO Letter or Cudahy, and by others
to large st. Louis interests. May closed
weak and nervous at 957saa6c.
Corn ruled moderately active and firm
during the session, the market being es-
pecially active toward the colse. May
closed a shade higher
Oats We're moderately active May
closed a shade lower.
Provisions were very active and new
high records were made for the year.
Packers were good buyers on soft spots
and shorts covered freely. The advance
was in spite of large hog receipts. At
the close May pork was 1714e higher. May
lard &c higher and May ribs 7isc higher.
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Chicago, Feb 9-Cattle-Thefe was an
active demand for cattle. Beef steers. s.. -
al. 50 for common to medium grades 81.
as for good shipping cattle. and s5.25da. 50
for prime to fancy beeves: bulk 4.40m
Sis: stockers and feeders, s4M4 80; bulls.
81 .50a4; canning, 50 40dt2. 50 for COWS:
calves. 81. 25mT; best native cattle $3.50.
Hogs-There was an active demand for
hogs. Prices opened steady and SUISSE
quently advanced about 21ac. Sales were
at $3. 70G4 for poor TO prime lots of hogs.
sales being largely at So s2iaM3. o. while
the bulk of the pigs brought 81 .6oM3. so.
Sheep-There was an active market for
sheep and lambs. Lightweight lambs were
steady. but heavy lambs were 10c lower.
The best sheep were 10c lower. Sheep sold
at s. .20m3.50 for the lowest grades Hp 10
81 .50n4. 81 for choice to prime iiecks. fed
Westerns selling at 35On4 30. I.ams sold
at 81 .25d4.5o; yearlings sold at 81. 50n5. 10
and lambs were in demand at sf.5ofl5 for
culls up to 1916 for strictly choice not
many sales being made below s. p. West
ern lambs brought S5.35n5.7 10
Receipts-Cattle, 1900 hogs 3s.o00:
sheep, 1900
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Great Falls, Feb. e.-Mrs. George ".
Parker. wife of a prominent rancher of
the Highwoods. is in the city for
medical treatment She is under the
care of DIR. e. A. Brady.
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Boston stocks.

Boston. Feb 9.-Oregon Short Line,
o4a: Boston & Montana, 172%4; Butte 4
Boston, 26ss.
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pounds, s5.02la; short ribs sides. loose.
s.. s0a5 IS: dry sailed shoulders, boxed
4&M5c: short clear sides. boxed, IS .401
$50; whiskey. distillers finished goods
per gallon, a.1S.
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New York Mining stocks.
Money Market.

New York. Feb a.-Money on call easy
a. 1l49I4s per cent Last loan. Ia per