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THE MAN IN The IRON MASK.
Proof That There Never Was such a Per-
sonage.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Since the invention of printing II has
become increasingly difficult 70 trans
init story subject to the laws or
growth, because the original statement
Is permanent and easily accessible. One
story, however, has seized on the imag-
nation OF the people and HoufiShed
since the eighteenth century precisely
as the old stories grew. The story of
the Man in the Iron Mask" is almost
entirely destitute of foundation.
Voltaire first gave the story currency
about 1850. In the supplement to his
Steele de Louis XIV. he sets down some
bits of gossip about the court. Among
these he hints that a very important
person was detained at the hastile
whose identity was carefully concealed
and his features always coverd by
mask. AfterWard the idea of an un-
known prisoner behind an iron mask"
took possession of the imagination Of
the French people. and in this century
Dumas the elder and Du Boisgobey,
have constructed ingenious romances
on the story. Nj. Yung has spent much
time and labor to prove that the iron
mask concealed a Lorraine adventurer
hired To poison the king. Various seri-
Gus writers have amused themselves
with conJectureS as to the identity of
the prisoner the tayorite theory being
that he was a twin brother Of Louis
NV, whose appearance might raise
embarrassing questions of primogeni-
ture. The notion that he was served in
great state by the governor Of the pris-
on only was u favorite fiction.
Examination proves that all the pris-
oners committed To the prison are ac-
counted for by death OF discharge. thar
the plate thrown out with message
scratched on it, was not thrown from
the bastile but from another prison by
Huguenot, and that number of
prisoners We're allowed to walk on the
ramparts for exercise wearing not iron
masks but hoods covering the neck and
shoulders and obscuring the face, for
fear that if they were recognized from
below excitement might be caused
among the populace who We're favorable
To them. But a few years ago in prisons
in French country towns this favor of
walking on the walls in disguise was
allowed to female prisoners.
In brief, there never was a Man in
the Iron Mask" there was not even an
iron mask for a man to be put ill., yet
50 great is the power of imagination
that this man who never had a local
habitation or a name" is as real to the
people of France as Joan of Are, as real
az King Arthur is to the peasants of
Wales, where 1t is dangerous To express
. doubt that he once reigned over Brit
ain. Some Frenchmen believe that the
mysterious prisoner was a son of Anne
of Austria and Cardinal Mazarin: 9TH
ets that he WAS Monmouth, the illegiti-
mate son OF Charles H. Of England;
others that he was a son of Oliver
Cromwell The story suits the French
imagination so well that the French
people refuse to give it UP. 1t has
wider acceptance than it would receive
if 1t We're true. At the same time. the
French are not an Imaginative nor d
credulous people.
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CAMP A|GN HAS BEGUN
Bitter Root County Politics Are
Warming Up.
A COUNTY SEAT CONTEST
Grantsdale Has Entered the List as a
Competitor to Get Even With
ilton-Stevensville Is
Watching the Fun

Missoula, Jan. 1S.-Politics start up
although the prospective county seat
contest is several months distant, the
campaign is already begun in earnest
and has reached a tolerably warm
phase. despite the chiliness of winter.
The trouble started when the Northern
Pacific company closed the station at
Grantsdaie The citizens of the latter
village, with due inspiration from some
busy individuals on the outside, made
the open assertion that Hamilton nfiu-
ence had closed their station as the
big mill town was jealous of the pros
perity of the village three miles above
1t, where there are about $50 residents
Thefe was one way to get even and
they proposed To do IT, so Grantsdaie
entered The lists as IA competitor for the
county seat not in the hope of winning
in the fight but for the purpose OF de-
necting as many votes possible from
Hamilton. The declaration of the can
didacy of Grantsdale was made defiant
ly and, later on, Victor was announced
as candidate 10 help out Grantsdale.
This made things good and the cam
paisn was thus really opened.
ON Saturday night the citizens OF
Hamilton decided that their time had
come and they took the full tide when
ii served and launched their beautiful
town in the race for the county seat
The campaign committee was selected
and the petitions in favor Of Hamilton
were handsomely started. The fight
begun by the little town at the end of
the Bitter Root branch was taken up in
earnest and will now be the main theme
Tor grocery store discussions and street
corner arguments for the next 10
months
In the meantime Stevensvile, the
present county seat. is sitting still and
enjoying the fun that is going on up
the river. The staid burghers Of this
quaint old town are apparently moi dis
turbed by the contention that is III
progress above them. If the following
statement from the Ravalli Republican
Is to be taken as expressing the senti-
ment of Steyensville:
If this is so. and as only one town
can be in the election and that the one
which has petition signed by num-
Der of qualified electors equal To ma
jority of the votes cast at the last pre-
ceding election, ii is likely that no one
town Will get that, and that the county
seat VIII remain as 1t is for some time
vet. The Grantsdale move is said to be
not so much because the people there
think they can win from SteNensvile
but from an i'll feeling towards Hamil-
ton and a desire To shut that town out
of chance. In the meantime the
Hamiltonians are hustlng and may yel
surprise someone
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CONCENTRATOR STARTED.
A Large FIume Has Becn Built nj the
Whit. Cloud.

Large Fiume Has Becn Built nj the
White Cloud.
Missoula, Jan. 13.-W. ID. Wheeler
came down from Pyrites to-day and re-
ports that the new concentration at the
White Cloud mine has been started, and
that II operates successfully thus far.
The first "A hours OF its run were salts
factory and as soon az some minor
changes have been made in the ma
chinery. il will run through from 100 To
l2a tons of ore a day. While there has
not been enough OF trial Ia dem
onstrate fully the profit OF working the
White Cloud. the outlook is exceedingly
favorable and 1t does not seem that
there is any room for failure The main
body of ore is extensive and Is of high
enough grade to he shipped protitably
after concentration and the plant that
is now in operation is one of the most
complete and modern that has ever
been constructed in this section. In the
concentration the new tables are work
ing perfectly and the saving in value Is
almost complete. The long Hume that
has been built To supply the mill With
water will carry 200 inches and the only
limit To the capacity of the plant is the
amount of ore that the stamps will
crush. There is water sufficient to sup
ply larger plant, and the facilities for
handling the ore are ample The out
look FOR the White Cloud is certainly
promising
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At these reduced prices you will get
better value than ever offered before.
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Horsemen Begin to Talk of Their
Achievements ON Runners.


Missoula Jan. 13-The snow has started
the horsemen to talking of their achieve
ments on runners and has brought out
some startling tales of speed When it
comes to all-aronnd good work on the
snow, from half block up TO 10 miles
there are few horses in the country that
can skin ryiar Thompson's Happy Jack
although the old fellow is not much on
appearance. II is whispered that Happy
Jack came into this country with Lewis
and Clark. and that he has done all sorts
OF work, from packing to racing in skei-
cton cutter. II Is also true that whatever
he does he does we'll and this morning
his owner WAS telling of some drives that
The old horse had made. Lou Hunt listen
ed till the tale was ended and then spoke
for himself and Zen Lomond. He said,
and did not blush or stammer when lie
said IL. that last Friday night he drove
Ben Iomond from Grass Valley 10 Mis-
sotla In 50 minutes. As this road at It's
best is one of the hardest in the valley
and there was not snow enough last
Friday night to make \ handsled slip. the
story took the wind all out of the other
fellows and not of them had the
nerve 10 contradict il. When they had
heard the yarn through they all took off
their hats 10 Mr.. Hunt and stole quietly
away. II was TOO good lie to spoil
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MlSSOULA NOTES.

George Shading. "A well-known fireman
on the Northern Pacific. was married
last night 10 Miss Grantier Rev. X. H..
Sawyer performing the ceremony
Major Smead and Major Carter are both
~ town to-day from the Jocko agency.
X. >. Mcntrum returned to Anaconda
this evening after spending Il day with
old friends in this city.
Charles Bielenberg of Deer Lodge is
registered al the Florence
Roe Fnlkerson came down from his
ranch near Victor this morning.
X. q. Butler of Butte is among the tray
cling men in town to-day.
7. A. Mcclure and NJ. NJ catehnas of
Anaconda are registered al tile Rankin
to-day
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From Billings.
From ST. Paul,
From Denver.
Short Line

Oregon Short Line Railroad. Inter-
Mountain Route. only direct line to Cal
ifofnia. Utah and Colorado. Pullman
sleepers ana free comfortable reclining
chair cars.
TRAIN ARRIVES At BITE
No. arrives Al NJ Z. depot
daily ....z- .-s.... ..sg...+s..ss, las m
TRAIN DEPARTS FROM BUTTE.
No. 8 from NJ. [. depot daily 1t APO m
Arrives at Salt Lake at. $3.50 m
San Francisco s.Aa Il. N second day
out
Portland Is a. IN. second ddy att.
Denver. as p III second day out
Direct connections with Rio GraEda
Western and Southern Pacific ar Ogden
Union Pscttie At Granger, the Q. r. & y.
60 II Huntington
city Ticket Office. No. East Broad
way. Butte Montana
ii W BACON.
Gene RAJ Agent.
u T. hurley. General Passenger
Agent, Salt Lake.
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turning the tables on some big bows who
sought 10 run the school was very salts
factorily illustrated The Ravalii Repub-
lican of to-day tells the story as follows:
IT IS reported that rather an exciting
tlme was had in the Burnt Fork school
mouse this week. As the story goes. two
OF the big boys undertook to clean up the
teacher Mr.. ST. John. and the latter
didn't do a thing to the ringleader but
use him up so that he had to go 10 bed
Then the father of the boy and rela-
i've came over To thresh the teacher and
were met by two or thrc. of the patrons
Of the school. who declared that Mr. St
John had done just right, and that the
boy got only what he deserved and the
teacher should not be mole sted The AFFAIR
is quoting down now, and the trustees
are thinking of raising the teachers sal
ary
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Al the Florence II. Stevens. Bos-
ton; Major W, H. Smead Agency: NJ
}. MeGrath. Portland; f. S. Mentrnm
Anaconda, W Franklin. New York G.
IL. Thwine, Hartford: u. \. Loose. Hell
ena VIII NJ Davidson. r. &. Butler
butte; Charles Bielenberg. Deer Lodge:
George II. Clark, Lincoln Neb. w. D.
Wheeler, Reynolds Prosser, Helena.
Al the Rankin-T. ~ Mcclure. Ana
eonda; W. Brophy, Felix Martin. Ham
ilton: NJ. NJ. catchings, Anaconda W
7. Lynch, Bonita. c. l.. Grswold and
wife, Clearwater. {. \. White city: J.
Wampler, Spokane; T. f. Wilburn.
Florence, John Rinquette, Potomac: ].
I, Ballieu. Gold creek d. Daigle Qnig-
ley H. Larsen city
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WILL LOSE BOTH LEGS.
Travelling Engineer Norton Meets with "a
Serious Accident

Missoula. Jan. 13.-Dr. j. J. Buckley.
chief surgeon of the Northern Pacific.
this evening received a telegram announe-
ing that Travelling Engineer Norton had
met with a serious accident near Weston,
Wash. and that he will lose both legs
None of the particulars of the accident
are given in the telegram except that
Mr.. Norton Tell from an engine and his
legs went under the wheels being 50
crushed and mangled that both Will have
10 be amnutated. Mr.. Norton Is ON, Of thu,
best-known railroad men IN he Western
department and his friends will regret 10
learn of his misfortune. II is not known
whether or not MIR. Nortons condition
Will permit him 10 be brought To the hos
nital here, but 1t is feared that lie is too
badly injured 10 endure the trip.
\ telegram received at division head
quarters tonight states that Mr.. Norton
Will be operated upon tonight at Ta-
coma, and that il is believed that H. Will
pull through all right, though h. will lose
both legs.
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MADAME AMAZE. SPIRITUAL AND
trance medium, can read your life from
the cradle to the grave with absolute cor
RICHNESS; tells you everything you wish
to know. all i'll trouble about business or
domestic affairs will miss the chance of a
lifetime II they fail to consult her. She
is now located al 211 Cedar st. Anaconda.
PROF. J. Il. CARRIER. REMOVED TO
room 4, No. IA w. Park ST.. Butte. The
greatest living successful French clair
voyant and developing medium: unfailing
advice on business, speculation mining
and love matters. etc: readings daily, 81
up: public test Sunday evenings.
MADAM GUY, MEDIUM; CIRCLES
Tuesday and Friday evenings 216 w
Mercury ST., Butte
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Rather Inconsistent.

From the Chicago News.
Brown~-Deacon Jones Is the most incon-
Sistent man | ever saw.
Green--WhY. how'S thato
BroWn--Non remember how loudly he
sung that old hymn II Would Not Live
Away in church last Sunday?
Green-Yes. | remember 1t.
Brown-Well, / saw him a drug store
Monday morning buying a bottle of cough
medicine.
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THE BUILDING COMMITTEE,
Money Is Being Collected for the Erect
ion of The odd Fellows' Hnme.

ion of The odd Fellows Home
Missoula, Jan. 1.-THE building COM
mittee of the grand lodge Of odd Eel
lows, which is To have charge of the
construction of the Odd Fellows home
of Montana. has organized by eiecting
j. 5. Kemp of this city chairman, and
Mrs. Waite of Helena secretary At
present the committee is engaged in
collecting the funds for the home which
have been raised by the lodges through
out the state, and these amounts are
being sent 10 the grand treasurer This
work and the devising of new methods
of raising money by she different
lodges, will probably be about all that
the committee viii undertake until the
meeting OF t'4e grand lodge at Anaconda
next fall II is probable that the Sc
lection Of "A site for the nome viii be
made at that meeting.
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Missaula Jan. 13-The hearts Of losgers
ana OF the owners of fast horses were
gladdoned this morning by the h, ginning
of what promises 10 be a good snowfall
The storm began shortly before noon ana
has continued quietly all the afternoon.
The walks are icy and the light covering
Of snow has caused mant falls on the
streets this afternoon. No serious IN
juries are reported
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EMPTY HANDED.
The Rinsleaders in tn. Jewish Hol,lup
Have Disappeared.

Missoula, Jan. 1a.-The ringleaderS in
The holdup of the Jewish peddlers up
the Blackfoot last week have succeeded
in getting out Of the country with their
spoils. and the officers Who Went in
search of them have returned To Mis-
soula empty-handed. The men who
We're wanted for this robbery are said
10 have come down the river To Bonner
and 10 have taken a train there Friday
II Is not known which way they went
and the search for them viii probably
be abandoned, They took With them. il
is supposed the Sluo that they took
from the peddlers and will probably
have a good time while II lasts II is
likely that they have left the country
for good. and this removes Two AT least
81 the colony of *foaters that has hean
formed Up the river from tie ranks d
those who have been forced L. taxi !,
walk out If the city.
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4 ertliei Of G.niIIA.

Portland. Ore. Jan. l2.-The jury in the
United States district court to-day re-
turned a verdict of guilty in The ease
against Julian L. Epning OH trial Tor
eonspiring 10 rob the Portland postoffce,
while the chief of the registry DEPART
ment. George Watson, who was indicted
JOINTLY with Epping. was ACQUITTED.
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M ISSOULA r.
1V.kERCANTILE w.
MISSoULA, MONT
OuStesf the gompany.
MISSOULA. MONT.

Topeka, Kan. Jan. 12.-The supreme
court to-day entered Judgment against
the Mutual Life Insurance company of
New York, BUSTING 1t from lis right to
transact business in Kansas until au-
thorized to do Justice Johnson gave a
strong dissenting opinion. In which he
said that the company had quit busi-
ness there was nothing To Gust, and that
in his judgment an order of dismissal had
been made
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Missoula. Jan. 13-Thrteeu was n
lucky number on the railroad to-day
Despite the fact that this was the date,
all trains have been on time and the
passengers have all been handled ac-
cording To schedule. The westbound
train was very heavy again to-day, but
the traffic eastward was light
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Not Yet signed.

London, Jan. ia special dispatch
from Shanghai says the treaty proyid-
ing fol- a lease of kiao Chau to Ger
many is not yet signed. Japan Is siren
nously opposing the final signature
The British gunboat Swift has gone To
Hai-Nan to ascertain the French
movements
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Committed Suicide.

Davenport Wash. Jan, l2-Mrs Rob
oft fisehensr committed suicide here last
night. She had been conducting her hus-
bands drug store and puarreled with his
partner. She swallowed prussie acid ana
fell on the steps oil The store At the last
election size received TWO votes for
mayor.
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Has been used for over FfFTY YEARS by MILL.
ions ~ MOTHERS fer their CHILDREN
WHILE TEETHlNG. With PERFECT SUCCESS
ALIAI@ ali PAIN CURES WIND collie and
81 the best remedy for nIARREqA. sold BIZ
Druggists in every part Of the world Pc sure
and asa for Mrs Ninsiows 500 thing Syrup
and take other kind. Twenty five cents
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Nominations Confirmed.

Washington. Jan. 12.-The senate to-
DAY confirmed these nominations: l.. 4.
Walker. melter of the assay Office at
Helena, Mont postmasters: Wyoming
p l.. Smith. Rawlns. Nevada IL.
Il. kraus. Reno. The senate also con-
firmed some minor nominations in the
revenue cutter service
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Tacoma. Jan. 12.-Wiliam b. Norton,
travelling engineer of the Northern Pa
cific. fell from locomotive near Lester
- miles east of Tacoma. to-day Both his
feet We're crushed SO that they had To
be ampntated. The injured man was
brought to Tacoma on a special train and
the operation performed here
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Heavy Customs R.e.,n...

Washington. Jan. ia-The customs re-
eeipts to-day were sSsa. VA the heaviest
since the new tariff went into effect The
Treasury officials are gratitied al the con-
tfnued increase.
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New York. Jan. IA contract for
long term of years has just been exc
sutea and confirmed by the Mexican con-
IresS between the Western Union Tele-
graph company and The Mexican Tele-
graph company for the exclusive inter-
change Of telegraphic business with
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Elected President.

New York. Jan. i2.-Brayton Ives. for
merly president of the Northern Pacific
railroad. was to-day elected president of
the Metropolitan Trust company. 10 sue
coed Thomas Hill House, deceased.
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Casearets Candy Rthartic. the most wonder.
fnl medical discovery of the aze, pleasant and
refreshing to the taste act gently and positively
the kidneys, liver aad bowels, cleansing the
entire system dispei colds, cure headaehes
fever hzbitnsl constipation aud biliousnsss.
Please buy and tfy . box of G. G. e to-day; 10.
a., 80 cents SOLD and guaranteed 20 cure b. all
GEuKg5sts.
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WANT ADVS.

Advertisements under this head cents
a word for the first insertion and / cent a
word for each subsequent insertion. No
advts. taken for less than Is cents
Classified advs. per line per month. 81 %
Count 6 words to the line.l
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Three Hundred Killed.

London, Jan. 13.-The correspondent
Of the Standard at the Hague SAYS a
private dispatch received there asserts
that 800 persons were killed by an
earthquake at Amboyna
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Buffalo, y. Y. Jan. I2-The MOZART
land Pearce fight at the Olympic club
WAS declared off, The fighters were ar
rested and Pearce refused 10 fight after
being bailed.
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Time Schedule.

Time Schedule.
DEPART FROM ANACONDA
No. 2, Butte Express for Hell
ena and intermediate points,
daily .......... .......... ........ $50 "a
No. T. Butte Express. for Hell
ena, Great Falls. St Paul, Chi
cago and all points East and
West. daily ..................3 800 . N,
No. g. Copper City Flyer. daily. s:15 m
ARRIVE IN ANACONDA
No. ]. Anaconda Express. daily. JOSS a m
NO 3. Copper City Flyer. daily. $50 m
NO s. Anaconda Express, daily. .1o:45 m
DEPART FROM BUTTE.
No. ]. Anaconda Express. daily. 1000 m
No. 3. Copper City Flyer daily. 500 m
No s, Anaconda Express, daily. $3.50 m
ARRIVE IN BUTTE.
NO. 2. Butte Express. daily. ... s:25 a m
No. 4. Butte Express, daily. 400 m
No. 6. Copper City Flyer. daily. $40 m
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Storage and For Sale.

| have opened storage and sales
rooms for furniture and household
goods. where you can place your goods
on sale, on commission, or store them.
| Will sell a three-room house, lot 30x6o;
perfect title; northwest of town; $3.50.
A snap in two solid wall brick houses,
lot 3Ox10O. n. Main street. for $4,000. A
black walnut roll-top and 80 compart-
ment case for S1S
w. E. LADD, Opp. McDermott, Butte
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WANTED HELP.

PEOPLES EMPLOYMENT BUREAU,
phone 2o5. Employers seek us for cooks.
family girls, dining room or kitchen help
All kinds of help. Peoples Office, in 0ws-
ley block. Butte
WANTED-6 BRIDGE CARPENTERS
Apply at Dam Divide Mont.
WANTED-A FIRST-GLASS. SOBER
and reliable bartender for prominent no.
tel. Address Hotel" care STANDARD, An
aconda.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

" AN IED--A IUUD TENANT WISHES
10 rent store in good locality. Address
Cash. Standard Butte
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR SECOND
hand clothing. Binnard. 80 East Park
Butte.
SECONDHAND FURNITURE. SEW
ing machines bought and sold. 342 L.
Park Butte.