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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-17
MONTANA ONE OF THE BOND BIDDERS
Collins Notifies Treasury
This State Will Take From 100000 to S16OOOO
New Government Bonds.

amount Of the money In the fund is at
present invested, the balance lying in
the different banks with which the
treasurer does business. From the day
the government considered the advisa-
bility of issuing bonds with which TO
raise money to carry on the war. Mr..
Collins has been figuring. on the feasi-
bility Of investing a portion of the per-
manent school fund in them. To-day
he decided that the Investment was one
that could not be overlooked. and he
accordingly wrote the letter to Secre-
tary Gage The bonds will pay per
cent interest. and as fast as the inter-
est Is received. IL will be apportioned
among the school districts OF the
state.
Mr.. Collins says that a few weeks
after the bonds have been received by
the state they will certainly command
a premium In the market. and IL he ses
an opportunity to make an investment
that will pay a better rate of interest,
he will dispose of them at a good profit.
thus adding more money to the fund.
The only feature of the proposed trans
action that worries Mr.. Collins is the
fear that he will not be able TO place
as large an amount as he desires. On
account OF the popularity of the loan,
ne is afraid that II will be a hard mat
ter to prevent the secretary from seal
ing the bid down. The state of Mon
tana never had a better advertisement
than will come from this offer of the
state treasurer. II shows the treasure
state up in very favorable light
among the fnanciers Of the world.
From a standpoint of sentiment. Mon
tana clearly deserves a position in the
vanguard of patriotism. since IL was
the first respond to the presidents call
for volunteers. raised three times the
number of men expected and was the
first to make a large subscription to-
wards the bonds that are to raise the
money to help prosecute the war All
of the state officers feel very proud of
the offer made to-day by Treasurer
Collins and will join with the press I'm
heralding IL as the crowning act of
patriotism Of young state.
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WAITING FOR FURTHER Developments
Going Consult Mckinley and Alg TO
the Additional Troops-Hobson to Have
the Line Of Promotion.

namesof the Minnesota and the 7th Cali
fornia regiments and Of the Wyoming
and Idaho battalions will almost ceS~
tainly be suggested. Details Of men
from each Of these commands were to-
day ordered to guard the transports al
ready secured for the third military
cruise. Hitherto orders to guard . ship
have been sent only to commands which
subsequently sailed on the vessel thus
protected. so. according to precedent.
the regiments and battalions selecteo
for such guard duty may feel reason
ably sure Of accompanying General
King to Manila
1t is not so certain that the Kanoao
and Iowa regiments will sail on the
next expedition. and II ID not likely that
the Washington volunteers will leave
the Pacific coast for some time. Cen
eral Merriam. in command Of the De-
partment of California, to-day issued
orders dividing the Washington regf-
ment between the Preside and Angel
island barracks. assigning a regiment 70
those stations for an indefinite period
The engineer corps is being organized
with all possible speed. but only . de-
tachment will be ready for sailing with
the third fleet.
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fused to interfere in the matter. and the
only course left open for the men Is to
desert. and IL they do that they can be
apprehended by officers of the law. The
American line and the navy have not
violated their agreements with the men.
The crews are laboring under the i'm
preston that they will have to go into
action and fight the enemy simply be-
cause both vessels are receiving heavy
armament. Such In not the case. Both
vessels will continue as scout ships. and
the precaution now being taken Is to in
sure against their being captured or
destroyed by the enemy without some
means Of resistance. The men will con-
tinue in the service of the American line
under the mercantile agreement. and
will not have their salaries cut down to
the standard Of the navy. On the other
hand, they will have a better chance for
their lives. and may. by having the
ships armed, succeed in earning prize
money. This has been explained to the
foreigners, but they cannot see II that
way. and are determined to get on IL
they can. The delegations from the
British and German elements returned
to the city this morning without meet
ing with success in their appeals to
British and German vice consuls.
The Germans of the crew say they
will not fight on any ship which fires
gun. The Harvard's guns are all
aboard. and she will drop out into the
river tomorrow. The Yale is taking
on COAL
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-17
THREE NEW BATTlEsHIPs.


They VIII Ne Perfect Typss ef Modern
warships When Finished.
New York. June 1.-THE construc-
tion of three large hattleships under
provisions OF the last appropriation
bill. says the Washington correspond
ent of the Tribune. IL to be undertaken
without further delay by the navy de-
partment. In accordance with plans
drawn and asreed upon by special
board having the subject under advise
ment. These additions to the navy are
to be similar In many respects to the
Alabama type - ship. of which three
are now building but departures have
been made In some respects from these
vessels that are expected to develop
still more perfect types of war vessels.
In one particular these vessels have
been subject to some justifiable criti-
cisms. but so far as their armament
and ordnance go they will probably be
without a peer in any foreign navy.
1t is the intention of the naval OFF,
Gals to duplicate this style of ship
which Is believed to be without a SUI
perior in speed or fighting ability. Ships
of their dimensions now building
abroad are required to maintain a rate
of at least IS knots an hour under nor
NAL load conditions. whereas the re-
quirement of the navy for the ships
dpOut W ot CohtiaStcu tdit NtS-
sells of but Is knots. Failure to pro-
vide an increased speed has been due
to desire on the part of the secretary
to facilitate their construction and not
undertake original designs, which
would make necessary a postponement
of their completion perhaps for six
months.
The usual controversy that follows
whenever any naval programme of an
&C. a 4.
ton board on the question of speed,
the engineer in chief arguing for a de-
cided increase. while other members
were not willing to sacrifice the impor-
tant features in order to secure 1t. Com
modore Melville presented an argu-
ment that by the introduction of a
qusdruple expansion system and the
tubular boilers the new battleships will
have a speed of rs. knots. but he was
opposed in the board on account of ad-
ditional machinery space required.
AS the subject now stands. the bat
tleships will have practically the same
dimensions as those of the Alabama, a
speed of is knots and a battery COM
prising four 13-inch guns I'm the turrets.
10 6-inch rapid fire guns in the broad
side. on the main deck, and four on the
upper deck and a secondary battery Of
"a rapid fire gums and machine guns.
They will be protected around their
sides by a belt OF 16h inches of armor.
having a mean depth of seven feet six
inches. and to extend from the stem to
the after barbette. All turret armor
will be IA inches throughout. A pro-
tective deck will extend the length of
the vessel. varying in thickness from
three to five inches and the usual cell
lulcse belt is also to be fitted along the
entire length of the ships. The depart
ment requires that each ship shall be
completed within at least 33 months.
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Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, June 16.-The state Of Mon
tana will subscribe to 500. 900 or $4,000
of the new issue of government bonds.
State treasurer Collins announced that
to Lyman Gage. secretary of the treas
ury:
Hon. Lyman ]. Gage: Secretary Of the
Treasury, Washington d. c.:
Dear Sir: The state of Montana de-
sires to invest from 100000 to sl50.0o0
of its permanent school funds in the
Forthcoming issue OF bonds Please
send me the usual Instructions and
blanks and advise me II. under the rule
OF your department, or the law, this
class of investment can be allotted to
once. If the issue is oversubscribed.
can this class of bids avoid the scaling
down usual in such cases? Your in
formation on this and other points con-
nected with the subject matter will be
gratefully received. l have the honor to
be very respectfully. your obedient
servant,
IT. f. COLLINS. State Treasurer"
Mr.. Collins also sent a letter TO Sena-
tor Carter requesting him to use his
influence in procuring the allotment of
the latter amount OF bonds to this
state. The money with which TO pur-
chase the bonds will come from the
permanent school fund. The last re-
port of the treasurer showed there was
about s220.0o0 In that fund. and the
treasurer estimates that by the begin
ming of the new year the fund will
amount to at least one-quarter Of a
million dollars. Only the revenue de-
rived from the investment of this
money can be distributed among the
different school districts of the state.
Owing to the competition that develops
whenever any county or school war
rants or bonds are offered for sale. the
state cannot enter the market as a pur-
chaser since the law does not allow the
treasurer to pay a premium. Owing To
this fact only comparatively small
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-17
SHellEO THE BUSHES.
The Texas and MarbIehead Tossed 'Em .
Few Baiis.

Camp McCalla. Guantanamo bay.
June Is. via Kingston. June ls.-The
brick forts and earthworks at Caiman-
era, at the end of the railroad leading
TO the city Of Guantanamo. were de-
molished to-day by a bombardment of
the Texas. Marblehead and Suanee. The
warships opened fire at p. m. and the
bombardment lasted an hour and a
half.
The Texas steamed slowly up the
channel leading to the fortifications. fol-
lowed closely by the Marblehead. The
Marblehead stood OF to the west side OF
the bay and opened with her five-inch
guns. knocking down part OF the wall.
The Texas then threw in some 1e-inch
shells. tearing down the wall of the
fort and throwing bricks and mortar
so feet in the air. After badly dam
aging the fort the Marblehead shelled
the earthworks and barracks at the
west end of the harbor. She knocked
them into the air. and when the Span
iards fed from the fort they were
shelled by the ST. Paul and driven into
the bushes. The Spaniards fired only
five shots. which did no damage. Az
ter the ships stood out into the harbor
the Spaniards In the bushes opened fire
on the Marblehead's launch. which re-
piled vigorously. The Suanee then
turned back and shelled the bushes.
driving the Spaniards inland.
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ORDERS ISSUED.
A Big Supply Of Cable and Telegraph
Wire Going to Manila.

Big Supply OF Cable and Telegraph
Wire Going Ia Manila.
San Francisco. June 16-General
Merriam. in command of the Depart
ment of California. will depart tonight
for Vancouver barracks for a weeks
stay. in connection with his duties as
commander Of the Department of the
Columbia. HIS issued an order this
morning to the Washington volunteers.
who thought they would be sent to Ma
nila on the next expedition 1t was as
follows:
Lieutenant Colonel w. ]. Fife. with
the End battalion OF volunteers of WASH
ington. Major John Carr and Assistant
Surgeon w. NJ. Van Patten. will take
station at Angel island. San Francisco
harbor.
Major w. w. weisberger. with As
'sistant Surgeon E. NJ. Brown and the
1st battalion of Washington volunteers.
viii take station at the Preside at San
Francisco"
Another interesting bit Of information
from headquarters was the announce
ment that the war department had sent
a big supply of submarine cable and
telegraph wire to this city to be for
warded to Manila by the next tran
sports. The cable will be used to con-
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NO PROSPECTS or PEACE.
II Hanotaux Drops Ous Frsses Hay -
Pretty Ugly.


Washington. June ia leading
member of the diplomatic corps said to-
day that the departure Of Skaters ar
my of invasion into Cuba put an end to
all present prospects OF peace. While
none of the foreign representatives
ever made peace representations to the
government. yet peace negotiations ai-
ways seemed to members OF the diplo-
matte fraternity as within possibility.
even probability. so long as the troops
remained at Tampa and Key West.
New. however. with 5000 American
soldiers about to take a position on
Spanish soil. 1t Is said. the conditions
opportune for peace have undergone
material change. as 1t commits the
United States to an aggressive land
campaign, and also makes II inn
course than that of defending her soil
against invasion.
The cabinet crisis in France may ex-
ert other indirect influence on the pres
en-. war. Hanotaux. minister Of for
eigu affairs in the present French cab
met, has been foremost in overcoming
the ti-American spirit shown by the
people and French press He has.
moreover, exercised a strong represSive
influence on Spain He was able to do
this through his peculiarly close and
personal intimacy with the Spanish
ambassador at Paris. Senior Castillo.
and through him to have considerable
part in shaping the policy OF the Span
ish government. The course OF Hano-
taux has been highly gratifying to the
authorities here and they would be glad
to see him retain control of foreign af-
fairs in France. What is feared partic-
ulsrly in diplomatic circles Is that Han
otsuxs withdrawal along with the Me-
line cabinet will bring some fiery dep
uty to the head of the foreign ONCE.
thus giving free rein to the popular i'll
feeling against the United States.
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Washington. June 1s-What NAV be-
come an important adjunct to the Santi-
ago expedition which steamed out of Port
Tampa Tuesday was the military balloon
equipment prepared under the direction
of General Greeley Of the signal office.
1T was i'm charge of Captain Maxfeld. an
experienced officer of the corps. who will
supervise all operations connected with
the use of the airship.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-17
sr.~,nrd. Desert nv the thousand.

New York. June ia special from
Key West says: Junta advices from
headquarters of the Cuban civil govern
ment In La Guanaja in Camaguay re-
port over 5000 Spanish volunteers and
many regulars from the Puerto Principe
and Neuvetas garrisons have deserted TO
the patriot army. The immediate cause
OF the desertion was the fear of the
American fleet.
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May BE Retired.

San Francisco, June 16.-Lieut. Col.
Louis T. Morris has been ordered to ap-
pear before a board of retirement. which
will meet In San Francisco. He is at pres
ent post comma ndant at the Preside and
colonel of the 4th u. s. cavalry. Colonel
Morris. who possesses an envlable record.
was born In Indiana in 1910. and his re-
firing year on account of age would be
1904
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DON'T WANT TO FIGHT.
Foreign Tars ON the Yale and Harvard
Anxious to Quit.

New York, June ia special
to the Times from Newport
News says: Those of the American
line employed aboard the United States
scout ships Yale and Harvard who have
not deserted will be forced to serve out
their full time according to the terms OF
the mercantile enlistment. The 900 for
eigners aboard the two ships have ap-
pealed to the consuls of their respec-
tive countries without avail. The Brit
ish and German vice consuls have re-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-17
ABOUT 5000 SHOTS FIRED
Half q Million Pounds of Projec-
tiles Hurled From the Ships.
SUPERB AND TERRIBLE

The Eastern FortiAcations Ground All to
Piecss-But for the Fact That Hobson
and His Companions Are Confined in
MORO Castle tho Demolition Would
Have Been Complete-special Praise
Accorded the New Orleans and the
Texas.
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Torrey's Regiment.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Cheyenne, Wyo.. June lS.-Rev. Henry
G. Golden. pastor of the Presbyterian
church OF Laramie. was to-day appoint
ed chaplain of the Torrey cavalry regi-
ment. Captain w. 8. Wheeler of Dem
yer was promoted to major. The reg
iment has now secured 900 horses. and
requires 3s5 more. 1t Is expected these
will be secured this week. and the regi-
ment will start for Florida early next
week
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PROHIBITION WANING.
Such Ii the Report To tho National Brew
ers' Association.

Atlantic City. N. j., June 16.-The
Brewers Association of the United
States to-day elected the following offi-
GERS for the ensuing year: President.
w. C. Berger. Philadelphia: vice presi-
dents. Rudolph Brand of Chicago and
Ira Danneburg of New York: treasurer.
William r. Ringler. New York, secre-
tary. Richard Ratzenmayer of New
York: Detroit was selected as the next
place of meeting. The permanent vigil
lance committee communicated Its
views to the convention upon the ques-
tion of prohibition. The report ex-
pressed the belief that there exists I'm
the prohibition states of South Dakota.
Iowa and Kansas a growing sentiment
in favor of local option laws.
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meet the principal islands with Manila
after possession Is had by our troops
The engineer corps is being rapidly or
ganized. but only a detachment will be
able to get away on the next expedi-
tion. During the absence of General
Merriam at Vancouver Lieutenant Ben
nett, acting assistant adjutant general.
will be the generals representative, as
sisted by Major Rathbone.
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EXCITEMENT At cADIz.
The People Afraid We're 0otag Over -
Repeat the Dewey Act.


New York, June 1S-A dispatch 10
the Herald from Cadiz. via Gibraltar.
says: There Ii great excitement here
owing to fears OF the American fleer
coming to Spain. 1t has been decided
to send further reinforcements to the
Balearic islands. the Canartes and
Ceuta. The reserve squadron. consist
ing of two ironclads. one torpedo boat.
one cruiser and two torpedo boat de-
stroyers, sailed at dawn yesterday. but
returned In the evening. These myste-
rious movements are doubtless intend
ed to mislead America and any alleged
sailing of the fleet should be received
with the greatest caution The aux
iliary cruiser Ciudad de Cadiz has left
here under sealed orders.
From hints in the Official circles. IL II
believed the squadron will sail singly
or In pairs to meet at a given point.
probably on the high seas. Some say
the rendezvous Is the Sargosea go. on
the Azores. where the vessels will be
outside the usual track Of ships. and
able to wait quietly for their cou8Orts
in order to sail together.
Captain Aunon has expressed great
annoyance at the continued delays. He
declares his intention Of reforming the
present system at the arsenal2 and Of
abolishing the red tape method3 hither-
to so prevalent. The minister favoT1
such drastic changes that II Ii uncer-
tain whether the squadron 10 remodeled
yet to his satisfaction.
The Alphonso XIII. Is q failure. and
will probably have to be replaced. A
consultation has been held between
Marquis Camillas. the president Of the
Transatlantic company. and Captain
Aunon. respecting the retention OF the
British engineers on the auxiliary
cruisers. Bissell. an engineer on the
Leon KILL. has signed for one year.
General Valdez has arrived with more
ammunition. The Trans-Atlantic COM
pany's steamers Covadonga and sat-
rusgati have arrtve1 - are being
transformed into aE1no1 cruisers. \
ton.
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Omaha. June S-The National AsGDci-
alton OF Railway Clerks reelected an ~
old officers for the ensuing year Wlth eAo
exception OF the vice president. The a.
ficers are: President. e. l. 0hsner. Chi
cago: vice president. r. l. Coons. secoR-'
tary and treasurer. c. A. Wood. VGG1
Medford. Mass
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FOR THE NEXT EXPEDITION.
siinnesofs, seventh California, Idaho and
Wyoming Almost Sure tn Go.

San Francisco. June 1s-When Cen
ritt shall call upon General +. s. Otis TO
recommend those regiments most fitted
for the next expedition to Manila. the
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Special Dispatch to the Standard
Boise. Idaho. June 1S.-State Engineer
+. J. Mills OF this city has received au-
thority to recruit In salt Lake . con-
pany Of engineers for the army service.
He will leave tomorrow for Salt Lako
for that purpose. He will receive =
commission as lieutenant In the COM
pany. He viii open his once in salt
Lake on Saturday. and recruits win be
received from Utah. Montana and Ida
no. The company viii consist Of ~
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Have you . young friend who il
graduating this June? And are you in
doubt what to buy for a present? Call
and look over our stock. We will be
pleased to sh6wSxQAp whether you buy
or not
The herald., 1898-01-13
VETOED TOO LATE
Gavigan Wants Pay as Sociological
Expert

| SACRAMENTO, Jan. Ex-Governor
Budd was cited to appear in the superior
court of this county on Saturday next
and show cause why he does not declare
a certain bill passed by the last legisla-
ture a law. This order is made in re-
sponse to the application of w. ]. Gavi-
gan of San Francisco for writ of man
date to that effect
The last Legislature passed . bill Gre
ating the office of sociological expert in
cities having $4,000 school children or
over (San Francisco). Ten days after
its passage Governor Budd vetoed the
bill, but Gavigan-in whose interest it is
said to have been passed-has always
claimed that more than ten days elapsed
before the governor sent his veto to the
senate, and that the bill is in force.
The San Francisco authorities elected
Gavigan to the office, and he brought the
action against the governor to compel
him to promulgate the bill as a law.
Gavigan's claim is that the governor
allowed nearly three hours in excess of
the legal ten days to pass before the
senate was notified of his veto.
The herald., 1898-01-13
MISPLACED CHARITY
A Tramp Gambler Nearly Kills His
Benefactor

SAN JOSE, Jan. 12.-Isaac Erwin,
alias Marvin, who on last Saturday
morning robbed and nearly murdered L.
A. Brown of Hollister in this city, was
captured this evening on ranch thirty
miles from town.
Erwin had been given food and shell
ter by Brown, but was an inveterate
gambler. and his cupidity made him
ready for crime when he learned that
Brown had $500. He was taking the
money when Brown awoke. and Erwin
then attempted to murder him. beating
his defenseless victim over the head
with a heavy revolver. Erwin escaped
and started south on foot. He reached
the Weber ranch last night and was
engaged in plowing when the officers
from this city put him under arrest. He
was brought back to town tonight. None
of the stolen money has been recovered,
and it is thought that it is buried on the
Weber ranch. The prisoner protests
that he is innocent, claiming that he
arose Saturday morning, went out to get
a drink and when he returned he found
Brown bruised and battered. Fearing
he would be arrested on suspicion, he at
once took flight. No stock is taken in
this story. Erwin was formerly a pros
porous farmer Of klamath county, Or