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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-09
Prom Poverty TO Wealth.

With an income of close to sl00. 900
a year Mrs. Susanna Bransford En-
cry of Salt Lake City can afford to
take a comfortable view OF life, be-
sides enjoying the pleasing reflection
that her position as the richest woman
in Utah was won largely by her own
efforts. Mrs. Emery is a widow. her
husband having died Eve years ago.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-09

w. j. Kendall of Bonita is in the city.
Luxton, tailor. moved to 800 e. Park.
Fine millinery, 4os e. Park. Nine. Young.
C. L. Bishop. dentist. SOC East Park.
A. o. Taylor spent yesterday in Ana
conda.
A. T. sidley was down from Butte
yesterday.
Alex Morim came down from Butte
yesterday.
Saturday is children's day at
Born Dec. 6 to the wife of J. v. Pet
ritz, a girl.
C. w. McFarlane of Butte vas in the
city yesterday.
]. r. NageI. the railroad man, was in
town yesterday.
Martin johnson came down from Sill
yer Lake yesterday.
Don't forget the Standard Drug CON-
pany's opening to-day.
C%hiropodist Dalton at the Durston
block for 10 days only.
Select your toys at Gre.g's and have
them laid away for you.
Santa Claus Saturday matinee at
Wright's Dec. 10. 1898.
Ingrowing nails cured without pain.
DR.. Dalton, p Durston block.
Cigars, cigarettes and smokers ar
ticles at SWANS, III Main street.
I have for sale a water spaniel pup
| by cheap. Call to-day. DR.. Rinehart.
Greig has on sale 500 slightly soiled
kid body dolls which he is selling at
your own price.
Charles A. Parker. in advance of the
Dorothy Morton Opera company, was
in the city yesterday.
8. X. Davis. OF Deer Lodge Is in the
city and will remain during the holt
days. a guest Of l.. ]. Baker.
There will be Swedish Lutheran SER
vices in the Scandinavian church this
evening by Rev. Gustafson OF Butte.
James NJ. Glenn, owner of many
promising mines in the vicinity OF
Georgetown, was In the city yesterday.
DR.. Dalton. the Butte chiropodist. Is
at the Durston block, room 81. Have
your corns cared for while he is here
The funeral of Michael Condor will
take place to-day from the family resi-
dence, No. ,70S Locust street. Services
at St. Paurs Catholic church.
Don't forget the Standard Drug eom.
pany's opening to-day.
The funeral OF NJ. Condor will leave
the residence, No. zoo Locust street. a.
9 o'clock sharp to-day and proceed Il
St. Paul's church. where the service.
will be held.
G. w. Collins has transferred to +. J
Strickfaden one-half of lot 4. in blocl
81. city Of Anaconda: consideration
81 $780,. The deed in the transfer wa
filed for record yesterday in he ffic'
Of the county clerk and recorder.
The Lost Love quartz lode mimi,
claim has been located by Rober
Schneider and T.. J. Sweeney. The min
Is situated in an ~unorganized district
The notice OF the location was filed yes
terday in the office OF the county clerl
n recorder.
The Montana-w. w. Ketchum. Chi
ago: O. r. Robinson. Kansas City: J
Altman. Chicago; NJ. Howard, Sa
Francisco: III. d. DERRICK, New York
G.. w. MeFarlane. Butte: Louis Bear
valid. San Francisco; Chas. A. Parker
agent Morton Opera company.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-09

II you buy the wrong piano IL VIII be
a source of chagrin forever. Call on
Aug. Meyer and he will assist you in
selecting the right one. III z. Park.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-09

Books and stationery at L. A. Kings
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-09

James NJ. Glenn, owner of man
promising mines in the vicinity c
Georgetown, was in the city yesterday
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-09

DR.. Dalton. the Butte chiropodist,
at the Durston block, Don n. Hav
your corns cared for while he Is here
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-09

The funeral OF Michael Condor will
take place to-day from the family resi-
dence, No. ,70S Locust street. Services
at st. Paups Catholic church.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-09

There will be Swedish Lutheran SER
vices in the Scandinavian church this
evening by Rev. Gustafson Of Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-09

Don't forget the Standard Drug COM
pany's opening to-day.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-09

G. w. Collins has transferred to F. J.
Strickfaden one-half of lot 4, in bloch
81. city Of Anaconda; consideration
$500. The deed in h transfer was
filed for record yesterday in the ofics
of the county clerk and recorder.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-09

The funeral OF NJ. Condor will leave
the residence. No. 7O6 Locust street. ~
9 o'clock sharp to-day and proceed to
St. Paul's church. where he services
will be held.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-09

The Lost Love quartz lode mining
claim has been located by Robert
Schneider and T. J. Sweeney. The mine
is situated in an u~norganized district.
The notice Of the location was filed yes
terday in the Office Of the county clerk
and recorder.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-09

8. X. Davis. OF Deer Lodge Is in the
city and will remain during the holi-
days, a guest Of l.. j. Baker.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-09

Charles A. Parker, in advance of tn
Dorothy Morton Opera company, wa,
in the city yesterday.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-09

The Montana-w. w. Ketchum. Chi
cago; o. r. Robinson. Kansas City: j.
Altman. Chicago: NJ. Howard, San
Francisco: III. d. DERRICK, New York;
G.. w. MeFarlane. Butte: Louis Bear
valid. San Francisco; Chas. A. Parker,
agent Morton Opera company.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-09
ABOUT The CITY.

Watch repairing. Verberkmoes.
w. J. Kendall Of Bonita is in the city.
Luxton, tailor, moved to 800 Z. Park.
Fine millinery. 40S z. Park. Nine. Young.
Evening star., 1898-08-18
Base Ball Notes.

st. Louis again today for the last time.
Pittsburg starts a series with the Sena-
tors tomorrow.
We are right on the heels of the Louis
villes and may get out Of the eleventh hole
this week, and then again we may not
After looking the st. Louis overland wit
Messing their style of play the local fans
have about come to the conclusion that
there is one club at least in the league
worse than the Senators.
The Senators put up a snappy game yes
terday, but they had weak antagonists and
were almost compelled to win.
A fine levied on Jake Gettman every time
he gets caught on the rundown to-second
and the rhird-horne play would teach him
the beauties of this piece of strategy. "A
Runaway Colt" would fit him WELL as he
has speed. but nothing else
Surprise Is expressed that Charley Far
rell doesn't go behind the bat and help out
Mcclure Jim Is no kid any more and the
hard work is bound to tell on him.
The playing of Mercer and Reitz in YES
terday's game was treat. Twenty-Five
chances without an error is quite a record
for two inffelders, ard is especially note
worthy in Mercers case, as he is a novice
in the shortstop's position.
Farrell. the center fielder Of the Spring.
field. Ohio club, will hardly do for the
league If his playing the last two weeks is
Evening star., 1898-08-18

and harbor by the application OF a little
engineering skill can be rendered as healthy
as any in the south, IS. in the opinion Of
experts, quite practicable; but that any
steps tending in this direction win be taken
under Spanish rule is just as surely not tn
De looked for. Therefore. the sooner this
rule ceases in Cuba the better it will be for
the public health of America and Of the
world at large.
III proof were needed that yellow fevar
Is essentially a disease which nourIsbes
amid hIthy surroundings. and that when
tnese favoring conditions are removed
atates and in some instances wholly dfsan-
pears, we might cite Jamaica. Mexico and
the Danish West Indian Islands as exarnnJes
OF the good results following prouer ssni-
tary measures. Indeed, north OF the enua
tor Havana stands almost the sole and
certainly as the chief source of this mar
ticuiar form OF danger to the commercial
nations ot the world. From its proximity
TO Cuba this country has been the PRINCIPAL
sufferer from Spanish neglect Of the laws
of health, and undoubtedly whatever form
OF government may be decided upon for
Cuba, the authorities at Washington will
insist that the insanitary conditions now
prevailing at Havana shall no longer con-
tinue
If Brazilian sanitarians can be awakened
to their duty, many of those living will see
the day when yellow fever win have been
stamped out and mankind delivered from
one of the most deadly of the tropical
scourges.
Evening star., 1898-08-18
THE PASSING OF A PITCHER.
"Wfn" Mercer VIII Probably Grad.
uate Into a Senatorial IndeIder

A New York Taper in its account of yes
terday's game between the Washington and
st. Louis clubs says: The feature of The
game was Mercer's phenomenal fielding at
short. Mercer's ambition is to shine as an
inffelder He says he is tired of pitching,
and he will be kept at short If he keeps up
the fast pace he has maintained since his
debut in the short field few weeks ago."
II this should prove to be true the season
of 1898 will mark the passing of one of the
brainiest twirlers that ever stood on a rub
Der in the center of the diamond Mercer
never had much speed, but what little he
had seems to have deserted him entirely
this season. His chief power lay in a slow,
floating drop that proved unusually effect
i've against teams that had not the bunting
ability of the Baltimores or New Yorks
Against these two teams Mercer's work
amounted to nothing, they hammered
his swift curves or bunted the slow ones to
perfection. Against Philadelphia and Pitts
burg he has been particularly effective, but
this season his curves and drops looked
alike to all the clubs, and he has been hit
hard by almost all the teams against which
he has twirled.
There is no reason why Mercer should not
make an infelder of the first class. He Is
quick on his feet, good thrower and has
the nerve to go after fast balls or touch
speedy base runners. AS batter he is far
above the average, being able to hit hard
"Ieh necessary OF punt eHecuNeiy at crit
ical stages of the game. The Washington
club loses a good twirler in Mercer, but it
is to be hoped that first-class infielder will
be developed.
While going over Mercers case it will be
interesting to note the other pitchers who
have given up twirling and turned out to be
first-class ball players in other positions
New York has three ex-pitchers, and they
are all crack IA jacks Mike Ternan years
ago was an extremely effective left handed
twrler, while Van Haltren and Gleason
were also very effective. Pittsburg has one
in McCreery, who twirled effectively for the
Georgetown boys and also at the beginning
has two, in Elmer Smith and Dusty" Mil
Ter, the former especially doing good work
for the Reds some years back. Cleveland
has two great ores in Wallace and Burkett
All these men have proved clever in their
new positions, doubtless on account of their
valuable experience in the pitchers posi-
ton.
Evening star., 1898-08-18
A SOLDIER LAWYER.
Lieut.. Col. Clous May Draft Laws for
Porto Rico.

From the New York Tribune
When General Miles made his arrange
ments for going to Porto Rico he appointed
Lieut.. Col. John w. Clous, who was then
stationed at Governors Island as Judge
advocate on his staff, and it was said at
the time that Colonel Clous would proba-
bly, be the first American lawmaker in the
conquered territory.
Lieutenant Colonel Clous is the ranking
deputy Judge advocate general of the United
States army. He was born in Germany in
1887 and was educated in that country.
When he came to America 1t was his inten-
ton to engage in mercantile pursuits, which
he did; but this must have been unsatis-
factory, for in 1857 he entered the regular
army as a private in Company K, 9th In
fantry in which command he was also
musician. His record is one of which he is
justly proud. He distinguished himself at
the battle of Malvern Hill while serving as
quartermaster sergeant of the 9th United
States Infantry. For praiseworthy con-
duct during the movement of the Army Of
the Potomac from the Chickahominy to the
James river. and his cool behavior at the
battle of Malvern Hill in the performance
of his duties,'' President Lincoln appointed
him second lieutenant in the 9th Regi-
ment. For gallant and meritorious con-
duct at Gettysburg he was brevetted cap
tain.
When the civil war was over the young
SOlQler remained IN the army and served as
regimental quartermaster sergeant from
February l, 1864, to April !, 1865, and regi-
mental adjutant from then until March %,
1867. In March, 1866, he was detailed as
adjutant general of the department of
South Carolina, and rendered valuable serv-
ices in formulating the new laws of the
state. He was promoted captain and COM
manded the escort of TIE construction forces
of the Kansas Pacific railroad in 1858 and
was then detailed as aid-de-camp on the
staff of General Philip Sheridan during the
latters winter campaign against the In
dians in the southwest
Captain Clous had begun the study of law
before he entered the army, and continued
to study during his whole military career
and was frequently detailed as Judge advo-
cate OF general courtS-martial and conduct
ed many important trials. From January
1881, t. August, 1884 he served as Judge ad-
Vocatt of the department of Texas, and in
April 1885, on the recommendation of Ma
Jor General Hancock and other officers he
was appointed major and judge advocate
He was admitted to practice in the Su-
preme Court of the United States in Nav.
1877, and for four years from Nav 1Ss,
ne acted as assistant to the Judge advocate
general of the army at Washington Judge.
or Major Clous became well known
throughout the army because of his legal
services, and on August 2S, 1890 the Score
tary OF War appointed him professor of
law at the United States Military Academy
at west Point and two years later he was
promoted to lieutenant colonel After three
years service at West Point Lieutenant
Soionei Clous came to the department of
the east as judge advocate, and was serv
ing in that capacity when he was detailed
20 similar place on the staff of the COM
mandfng general.
Evening star., 1898-08-18
A LUCKY CHINAMAN.
He is Not Only Rich. but Enjoys His
Treasures.

IEeasuEeS
From the San Francisco Wave
Stories of the fabulous wealth of China
men are not unct mmon and may usually be
taken with grains of allowance. An Ameri-
can who spent srme years in the orient
writes of one of the richest of these. His
name is Sir Whampoa,'' and he is said to
handle all the trade of the Penang penin-
sula:
'Astute. quick-wftted and far-sighted.' -
says the writer. '.he had all the shrewdness
OF his race. combined with breadth of
view and generosity rare in Mongolian.
We had many talks together, wandering
round his superb home just outside the
city, which is palace set in the midst of
the most glorious gardens. Only in the
tropics is such a garden possible. 1t is
miles in extent, and filed with the botani-
cal and horticultural treasures of the world.
Nowhere are there such orchids his or
such superb Victoria Ragias. Lawns. TOO,
as smooth and soft English turf. In its
midst is the palace, a picturesque structure
filed with the choicest treasures of oriental
art.
'-One passes from splendor to spkndor, re-
taIning vague impression of supsrb cary
1ugS, ebony furniture, unique worries and
Jades and m1tcbless 1acquers and bronzes.
y ct with all the abundance Of treasure the
general effect is rich rather than vulgar.
The gorgeousness is all in perfect harmony,
and W Whampoa's collections are the finest in
the east, because of his intimate knowledge
OF brCnzes, porcelains and stones.
1t IS said this ChinS-nan is worth at least
$1OUoo,UOo. and OF all his race ne alone
lives in state to which his wealth entities
biIn- remember discussing this point with
Whampoa one evening after superb din
ner. Some tims before / had been privi-
legged TO call on Ii Hung Chang at his great
barracks outside Shanghai, and / could not
but contrast the cold dreariness of the
statesman's establishment with the en-
chanting luxury of the merchants palace
let Ii IS enormously rich.
" He dare not. if he would. live as do,
Whampoa explained. 1t is because 1 am
under English rule and protection that
can have all this that you see. Let any
ChinaInan possess such treasures as L dc
and h. will quickly be made to disgorge
His Viceroy will come down on him for CON
tribution and confiscation follows refusal
Sir Whampoa told me strange stories OF
the wealth Of the orient, enumerating the
possessions of Lii Hung Chang, whose in.
come Is greater than that of Rockefeller
and OF the empress dowager. who, through
her long regency, handled the revenue OF
the celestial empire. 1t is said she is today
Tar richer than the Queen of England OF the
emperor Of Russia, who rank as the riches;
OF European mJnarchs.''
Evening star., 1898-08-18
Record of the Clubs,

TIE Senators defeated Tim Hurst's ag-
gregation of remnants yesterday by a
score of 9 to ), playing game refreshing
ly different from these they have put up
during the past several weeks. The Wag-
nerites not only hit the ball hard and op-
portunely, but they also infused quite an
amount of life in their work, Just the op-
postte being true of the work of their op-
ponents. The features of the game were
the pitching of Gus Weyhing and the field
ing of Winnie Mercer at short. weighing
was steady as clockwork, and allowed but
elsht hits, one being double. Mercer
had twelve chances at short not few of
them of the difficult kind, all of which he
accepted in fine style. The young man
also had a batting average for the day of
1000, scoring three runs and stealing two
bases. Reitz also kept up his fine stick
work, getting three hits off kid" Carsey
and accepting his ten chances in the field
Farrell was the only man on the home
team to make a misplay, dropping a bad
throw by Mercer in the sixth inning Car
ssy was not only an easy mark, but the
men behind him played lstless, indiffer-
ent game. Anderson placed two triples to
his credit as a long distance hitter one
of them striking the far left field fence on
the fly.
The attendance, despite the fact that it
was ladies' day, was Wretchedly small but
the Senators started off as If a great crowd
was present, scoring three runs on four
hits and two errors. Selbach placed a
single IN center, going to second on Stem
Zels tumble. RetZ, the local batting order
having again been changed, bunted safely
and on SUgden's wild throw to catch Henry
at first, Selbach scored and Reitz reached
third. Anderson sent the ball to right CEN
ter for a triple, Reitz. OF course, going
home. Anderson scored on Farrells out
at first but McGuire's single came too late
One run was scored by the local men in
the second inning or MERGERS safe bunt
Weyhing's sacrifice and Reitz's single to
right In the fourth inning each side
scored a run Mercer singled to center,
stole second, went to third on Weyhings
sacrifice and home on Selbach's out at first
Dowd singled to left and Harley placed one
over Mercer's head. Each man moved up
on a passed ball, Dowd scoring on Cross
out at first A run was also scored by each
side in the following inning. Anderson
sent triple to left, scoring on Farrells
out at first. Quinn singled to left, stole
second and scored on Carsey's. single to
center.
added three more runs to their score.
Mercer singled to center, Weyhing did like
wise, Selbach walked, and Reitzs single
to center sent Mercer and weighing home.
Selbach going to third, and then home on
Anderson's fly to Harley. Hurst's men
of Mercer's low throw of Stencils ground
er, Harley's force, a single by Cross to
right, and Sugden's force of Cross Wey-
hing let UP in his pitching in the last in
ming, and the visitors added two runs to
their score. Sugden walked, but Quinn
for two bases. and Carsey sent both men
home by 2 single to left Score:
Evening star., 1898-08-18
AFTER THE BALL HIT HIM.
1t Seemed an Age Before He Heard n
MRn Swear.
From the Providence Journal

From the Providence Journal.
First Lieut.. ". H. Wasseu, 22d United
States Infantry, writing 10 his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Fl. Wassell OF Pitts
burg, Pa, says:
II was shot about O'Clock on the after
noon Of july /, while storming Ell caney,
northeast of Santiago. 1 was looking through
held glasses at the time, and the ball cut
through the outer part of the little finger
of the left hand, joint next to the hand.
then Through the palm of my hand, out
just below the index finger, then In the
cheek about half an inch from the left
corner of my mouth, back through my
mouth. taking several back teeth, down
ward through my neck, still downward and
toward my spine, coming out about half
way down my back, and about four inches
from my spine. 1 haven't a bone broken.
I can swallow, and. thank God. I am
strong, and, aside from possible scar, l
will be no worse off.
Il will never forget the sensation of
being shot. We had been under fire all
day-the hottest rain of bullets that men
ever went up against. The Spaniards were
all intrenched. They shot us from behind
their earthworks. block houses. tires ard
church towers. All at once it seemed as IL
l was lifted up from the ground and
whirled round and round oh, so terribly
fast. 1 never lost consciousness during the
sensation. L felt myself going, but SEEM
ed TO realize that If l let myself go IT
would be all over, SO l took q brace and
after what seemed an age of this awful
Whirling | was dropped to the ground.
Then it seemed as If no one wo3ld notice
that l had been hit.
1T seemed an age before [ heard man
swear and say: They have hit Lieut. Was
sell He picked me up to carry me down
behind the crest of the hill. and what
storm OF bullets the poor fellow got as he
raised Inc. / did not know how badly | was
hurt. but from the blood gushing frcu my
mouth and the pain in my back where the
bullet had left me, | imagined / was in 1t
pretty badly. Capt. Lochinvar came to
me, and | remember telling him I lid not
know whether L was done for OF cnIy
me as well as he could with my first aid
bandases, and 1 lay under the tree until
about o O'Clock. About that time some of
the Spaniards began riot on the other
Side of me, and for little while the bull
lets from friend and foe whiried over me
ana struck near me. About sundown, the
f1ring having ceased L was carried about
mile to the brigade hospital. Here / was
dressed. The doctors were worked 20
death, and Gid their best
All night and all the next day our hos
pital was fired upon by the Spaniar6s. To-
ward the evening of the second day I was
put in a wagon and taken about three
miles 10 the division hospital which I left
in the morning of the Sd to go to Sibonev
Twelve of us rode in the ambulance IT
was good ten-mile ride over the most
abominable road. That night they put me
on board the Cherokee for Key West Hos
pltal l'dfdnt want to go, but it was not
a matter of argument"