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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-10
HAMMERED BY SHRAPNEL
epsniards Endeevor to Make a Resist
ance, but Flee Before Superior Forces.
Their Commander and Two Captains
Killed. Besides Nine Privates-whole
Force Captured, Except the Cavalry.
Natives Receive Dur Troop With
Great Delight.
Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.

Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.
Coamo, Porto Rico, Aug. 8, IL m, via
st. Thomas, D.. w. General Wilson
took the town Of Coamo this morning
with a loss of only seven men wound
ed. all members of the 18th regiment.
Corporal Barnes of Company E was
MORALLY wounded.
The Spanish are known to have lost
their commander. Major Yellecas, Cap
tain Ecante. Captain Lopez and nine
privates. all killed, and to have had IS
wounded. The Americans captured $50
prisoners, practically the whole force of
Spaniards except the cavalry.
The capture of the town and garrison
was neatly planned and %splendidly exc
cuted. The 10th Pennsylvania volun-
teers moved to a point opposite to the
north of the town last night, and by
forced marches of eight miles across
the mountains, arrived at the rear of
the town about Z o'clock this morning,
just in time to cut off the enemy's re-
treat. At daylight the Sd Wisconsin and
Troop c New York; moved by the right
flank n the artillery, supported by
the End Wisconsin, advanced in the GEN.
ter. The 4th cavalry took up a posi-
ton from which it could gallop to the
field and sweep the valley into the
town.
At Z o'clock fire was opened upon the
blockhouse. which was hammered with
shell n shrapnel.
The Spaniards replied with a few
shots from their Mausers and then fled.
The blockhouse was soon ablaze and
the artillery fire in front ceased at 7:45
a. m. Almost Immediately volley fir
ing was heard to the rear of the town.
The Spaniards, in seeking to escape,
ran straight into the arms of Colonel
Huling's regiment, posted on the hills
commanding the road. The enemy
sought protection in trenches but they
could not withstand the heavy fire.
With their commander and two cap
tains. killed they were compelled to
surrender.
A troop of so Spanish cavalry escaped
to the mountains, our cavalry being un-
able to pursue them. The natives re-
ceived the Americans with delight.
General Wilson Immediately after TAX
ing the town pushed the Wisconsin
troops a mile out beyond, where they
will camp for the night.
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ON THE RACE TRACK.
Trotting at Fort WAYNE,

Fort Wayne. Ind, Aug. s.-Notwith-
standing a heavy track and cloudy
weather. the races to-day developed some
sport. Martin Belle went the fastest
2-year-old pacing heat of the season
2;l6le. Charley Herr. in the S-year-old
trot. duplicated the performance of his
class, going a mile in 2:l5la. T~wo-year-old
pace, Horse Review stakes. purse s. .5co-
Martin Belle won second and third heats;
time. 2;l6h, 2:lsi2. DIR. Flowershill won
first heat in 2:lla., Brentwood Maid third.
Three-year-old trot, purse Sl.0OO-Charley
Herr won first, second and fourth heats.
Time, 2:ll. 2:l5i4. 2:lSA.. ~Zeraphina won
third heat I'm 2:1SL. The Earl third. The
2:1s trot, purse s., O0O-John Nolan won
second, third and fourth heats. time.
2:15h. 2:15. 2:15hs. Nobby won first heat
In 2:l6i..
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FREIGHT CAR EXPLODED.
Terrible Destruction Caused by n Tramp
Lighting a Cigarette.

Truckee. Cal, Aug. Am explosion
In a freight car containing two tanks
of naphtha, which was caused by a
tramp lighting a cigarette, started a
fire which seriously burned three men,
consumed 1880 feet of snow sheds, de-
stroyed IL cars of merchandise and Will
delay all passenger trains until to-mor-
row moo
About 3 o'clock the trainmen saw
three men e%nveloped in flames by the
sid of the track in the snow sheds.
The train was stopped and it was dis
covered that n car was on fire. In
a few moments an explosion occurred,
lifting the roo of the snow shed 100
feet into the air and blowing its sides
far down TOWARD Bonner lake. In a
few moments there was a second ex-
plosion more terrific han the first,
caused by a car of refined oil.
George F. Scheile inhaled the burning
gases and is in a critical condition. Joe
Reichumt and George Goheneix are dread
fully burned about the head and hands,
but will recover. One of these men adj
mitted to the conductor that they were
tramps, and that he struck a match to
light a cigarette. The other two were
asleep on the bottom of the car. When
the fire broke out they jumped from the
moving train. The fire in the snow sheds
is now under control but the track is still
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-10
VENGEANCE OF A MOB
Tragic Denouement of the Assas-
sination of a Wealthy Mer-
chant of Arkansas.
The Wife Hires Five Negroes to Kill Her
misunderstanding Suicide in Her
Cell and the Black Mems Bodies
bangle From a Tree.

Little Rock, Ark, Aug. Give ne
groes are hanging from the limbs OF
trees near the railroad track and the
cell. This is the tragic denouement of
the assassination of John T. Orr, a
wealthy merchant at Clarendon, a few
nights ago. The wife die from a dose
of poison, self administered. while the
negroes, her associates in crime, were
strung up by a mob of citizens.
The report of the lynching was re-
ing after telegraph communication had
been suspended for the night. and the
only authentic details Of the tragedy
came from the railroad telegraph ope-
rator at Clarendon, who saw the lynch
ing. Four bodies, two men and W
women, are hanging from the limb of a
tree not far from his office, and a few
PAGES away bangles the body of another
negro woman, the former a cook in the
Orr household. Miss Morris, the Jewess
implicated in the assassination, was not
hanged, she having disappeared last
night.
The lynched are: Manse Castle. Den
mis- Record. Rilla Weaver, Susie Jacob
and Will Saunders.
Late Saturday night John T. Orr was
assassinated while making a glass of
lemonade. He had just returned from
choir practice. where his wife was or
ganist. The crime was shrouded in
mystery until Miss Morris told some
body that she knew who fired the shot.
The coroner's inquest resulted in the
arrest of the five negroes and Mrs. Orr
and a warrant for Miss Morris arrest.
IL was charged tina the wife had hired
the negroes to do the murder. Orr's
life was insured for SIC. 1000. and II de-
veloped at the inquest that Orr and his
wife lived unhappily. Mr.. Orr was for
merry a theatrical man. In 1890 the
couple eloped to a summer resort in
Wisconsin and were married. Later
they settled in Clarendon. where Orr
prospered in business and was con-
sidered wealthy at the time of his
death.
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Arrival of the Transports.

Manila Bay, Aug. 4, via Hong Kong,
Aug. 9.-The long expected monitor
Monterey, with the collier Brutus. ar
rived this morning during a gale. Much
relief is felt by Admiral Dewey and
General Merritt, and there is much en-
thusiasm throughout the fleet and
among the troops.
The capture Of Manila is now only a
question OF a few days necessary to
land the troops of the third expedition
from the United States transports In
diana, Morgan City, Ohio, Valencia
and City of Para, which arrived in
Manila bay on Sunday afternoon, July
81. The Decentralization has been de-
layed by rough weather and the heavy
surf. -Four members Of the third ex-
petition died on the way, among them
Lieut.. r. d. Kerr of the engineer
corps.
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One ~sponisrd Less.

Ponce, Port Rico, Aug. 9-General
Henry with the 9Th Illinois and 9Th Mas
sachusetts. will move tomorrow on
Arecibo. Practically all our troops Will
then be In motion in -four columns to-
ward San Juan. General Schwan T. at
YauCo, Wilson is near Como and
Brooke l. al Guayama. The Porto
Ricans enlisted by General Stone have
been engaged with a small Spanish out
post between Adjuntss and Antudao
on the road TO Arecibo. The skirmish
took place last night and one Spanish
officer was killed.
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st. Louis. Aug. 9.-Favorites were sue
cessful In the first and fourth events to-
day at the fair grounds. Weather pleas
ant, track fast. Results: Selling. mile
Trebor won, Flora @. second. Towando
third; time, 1;42A. Selling, mile and a
sixteenth-katie Longfellow won. Count
ess Irma second, Fresco third; time. 1:iglg.
Selling. for 2-year-olds. five and a half
fu~rlongs-Evelyn Byrd won. Orlabee sec
ond, Our Nellie third; time, l:09A. Two
miles-Farrell won, Sunburst second, RI
fe third time, 3:32A. Selling, mile and a
sixteenth-Charina won. Mamie G.. sec
ond. Fingal third time. 1:4sla. Selling.
seven furlongs-Rebel Jack won. Ben
Frost second. Aquinas third; time, l:29.
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q. A. Il. Netrran- in Canada.

Hamilton, ont, Aug. 9.-SeveTal hun
bred American citizens invaded this city
on the occasion OF the unwilling Of the
monument IN honor OF the soldiers Of the
About 800 member Of Chaplin post. q. A.
r.. with their band. from Buffalo, accom-
panied by over 800 Of their friends. took
part in the proceedings. IN the line of
march were the Hamilton and Toronto
members Of the @. A. II. and the British
army and navy veterans OF Toronto and
Hamilton. Throughout the procession
the stars and stripes pr~edominased.
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At Hawthorne.

Chicago. Aug. 9.-Weather fair. track
fast. Results at Hawthorne: Six furIougs
Espionage won, Prince Harry second,
April LAZY third time. 1:l5ia. SiX furlongs
Abuse won. Abe FuTst second. What
comb third. time. ia Mile-John Bright
won, Found Out second. Eddie Jones
third. time, lao. Mile and an ~elghth-Mon-
creith won, Forte second. Paul kauvar
third: time. I.54Sa. Seven furlongs-Sat-
suma won. Storm King second. Osmon
third time, 1:2SA. Six furlongs-Stamina
won, Airblast second. kunia third, time,
LIS
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New York. Aug. 9-Get-away day at
Brighton Beach brought out a good
crowd. Summaries: Selling, mile-Lans-
dale won. Charagrace second. Banauo IL.
third; time, 1:4ll2. Five furlongs-Tut Tut
won, Enervescent second. st. Clair third
time, 1:0l4. Five furlongs-Howland won,
Fire Ark second, Decide third; time,
1.0ll4. Mile-Jenerson won. Peep o. Day
second. Leedsviile third. time. l:ili4.
Electric handicap. six furlongs-La Peni-
tente won. Kingdom second. Leaned third;
time. 1:14A. Hurdle. mile and "A half
Rheinstrom won, Marshall second, Brown
Red third, time, 2:40.
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ALMOST A DEFEAT.
The ~spsniards RepuIsed just In Time.
Insurgents Oner Ma Assistance.

thNufkthtr WHIT No assistance.
Hong Kong. Aug. 9.-Dispatches from
Cavite under date of Aug. 3 report that
Manila was then still Spanish" The
dispatches saw: AT 1870 u. m. on
Sunday the S%paniards attacked the
American camp lear Malate, assault
ing the trenches occupied by the 10th
Pennsylvania, Battery A. Utah, and
two other companies of Pennsylvania
troops. They charged the American
right and nearly succeeded in cutting
off the Pennsylvania companies. but
the Americans rallied and repulsed the
~Spaniards after desperate fighting, the
American fire breaking the Spanish
center. The S%paniards charged AGAIN,
but were forced TO retreat to the jun
gle. where they kept up a heavy fire on
one of the roads leading to the Amer
lear entertainments in order to prevent
reinforcements from arriving. The 1st
California and the Utah batterv came
to the rescue through a whitening fire
and never wavered. though several
were wounded and Captain Richter was
killed.
The Spaniards charged several times.
but they were met by a steady fire from
the infantry and by sharpnel from the
Utah battery, so hat eventually they
retreated to Malate, forthwith, with a
loss. IL is reported, of 300 killed and a
thousand wounded. The insurgents
rendered no assistance, but retreated
on the first shot. 1t is believed that
Gener A~guinaldo, aware of the Span
ish intentions, move his men away.
On Aug. | the Spaniards made two
weak attacks, but were easily repulsed.
On Aug. . they made another attack,
when one nan was killed and II
wounded. on the Sd was cannonading
all day.
Mr.. Williams. formerly United States
consul at Manila, has called the lead
ers in Is provinces OF the Philippines
to a conference, from which good re-
suits are hOped.
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At Saratoga.

Saratoga, n. Y, Aug. 9.-The FEATURE Of
the day was the contest for the Pepper
stakes of $1,000. 1t was easy for the Ia
vorite, Matanza, who led from the fail
of the flag. Weather good, track fast. Re
suits:
won. Orderlette second, Turvy Drop third
time, l:10. Six and a half furlongs-Kin-
nikinnick won, Damocles second. White
Frost third: time, l:20R. Five and a half
furlongs-Charentus won, High links
second. Gala Day third; time. 1904. The
Pepper stakes, five and a half furlongs-
Matanza won, Rhinelander second. Ken
lucky Colonel third, time. los. Mile
Twinkle won. Bonito second, ST. Thomas
third; time, l:42ia.
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Dried Apricot. for Germany.

Suisin. Cal. Aug. BE LunlinR has
commenced shipping dried apricots from
this point TO Germany. lie states that
there is an increasing demand in that
country for all kinds u dried fruits and
he will make extensive shipments there
this season. -Four carloads have already
been forwarded.
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Washington, Aug. 9.-The secretary
of war has stopped the dispatch of fur
reinforcements at Porto Rico.
Miles reported this morning the force
at his command was ample for COM
pleting the conquest of the island. This
leaves all of General Wade's provision
al corps of eighteen regiments still in
the United States. 1t is believed all
of Wilson's division. except the Sd Ken
lucky and 5th Illinois, have already
sailed and they will be allowed to pro-
coed.
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An

From Modern Society.
Doctor Ito Gilbert. aged D-Put your
tongue out. dear.
Little Gilbert protruded the tip OF his
tongue
Doctor-No. no, put II right out.
n little fellow shook his head w.aky
and the tears gathered In his eyes. Il
can't, doctor it's fastened on 10 me.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-10
His Condition.

FROM PunCn.
What did Newrich say when you told
him you wanted to marry his daughter
III didn't absolutely refuse. but he in
terposed a very serious condition. lie said
he would be hanged first"
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BIG ASSESSMENT
Gratifying Increase Over the
County Assessors Figures.
EQUALIZED BY THE BOARD
Total Valuation IS. 3le. 2ei and the Levy
ID Mills-Transfer OF Railroad on
cials-Scarcity of Vacant Resi-
dences-Personal Mention.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Livingston, Aug. s.-The board of
equalization completed its labors and
adjourned for the year. The assess
ment was increased over the assessor $
figures by s24.173. OF this amount the
increase on real estate and improve
ments was s5.47s. and on personal prop
erty / 1885. The total assessment is
1916, POI, an increase over last year of
27.412. The railroad assessment was
fixed by the state board at 1884 .554. The
Western Union Telegraph company is
assessed on IS miles of line at $40 per
mile and on 102 miles at SIS per mile.
making a total of $3.50. The Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone IL
listed for $40 on IA miles OF line. The
average assessed valuation on mining
and irrigating bitches and fumes is so
cents per mile, with a total value of
SO. SCI.
The levy made by the board for stare
and county purposes Is is mills. a re-
duction of 2 mills from last year. The
stock interests are levied an additional
81 mills. The levy is itemized as fol-
lows: State, 2Lz; bond. 4; contingent,
4; poor. n; road, 2; general, u: school.
4; sinking. "; stock inspector and de-
~tective. u; stock bounty, 8; stock in
demnity, ".
The assessment figures are given in
detail In the table below:
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Total assessment .........s SO, 316,.
Transfer of Railroad OmciaIs.

H.. N. Kennedy, who has filled the po-
sition of depot agent here for the past
year, has been transferred to Billings,
and o. N. Darling, who was transferred
to Billings as the successor of Mr.. Ken
nedy, returns to his old stamping ground
in this city. j. C. Maring, cashier at
the freight depot, is also included in
the change and will occupy a similar po-
sition under Mr.. Kennedy at Billings.
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Notes of

OAAo ANS ~ Aioi AiiiuAly = ~
blue representative in the halls of con-
man Friday, accompanied by his friend,
Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota, who
was en- route home from a Western
trip.
One of the best indications tina this
city is resuming its old-time prosperity
is found in the scarcity of residences
and dwelling houses for rent. The de-
mand for houses has grow beyond the
ability to supply and a building boom
is presaged for the Gateway City. Any
thing in the shape of a house is sure Of
a ready tenant nowadays and when the
usual influx begins of farmers who re-
move to the city for the winter to OBJ
tain educational advantages for their
sons n daughters there will needs be
some tall hustling m TO n roofs to
shelter them.
s. NJ. Nye, who is chairman of the
committee on arrangements of the rail-
road employees picnic association, was
over at Bozeman yesterday to look into
the advantages claimed to be found in
that vicinity as a rendezvous for picnic
parties. The picnic will probably occur
the 10th of this month.
Attorney A. j. Campbell was over
from Butte Saturday on professional
business.
County Commissioner Van Dyck visit
ed his family at Horr yesterday.
H. r. klamer, the Yellowstone park
contractor, was in the city Saturday,
accompanied by his wife.
Ex-Mayor Harvey was in town from
his country home to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20

ToPSY, the great St Bernaru ,srIS srts
 natientlv on the top of the plank
 which elevates her above her
 comrades, waiting until the piio-
 tographer has made ms snap shot Topsy. as you will perceive LOOKS the very picture of gentle sagacl'y' No one would ever suspect that a lew 1oinutes before she had been engaged in a rough and tumble fight with hall a dozen fellow prisoners. d hen' e were that only the muzzies Win "1,1 each dog is provided preVen'eu Ssi- guinary results.
 There are over hundreo uos' o' hoard. all penned up together III d nt- +le wire cage on the afteroeck. Nae- ura1lv they are all big dogs. NO one vo,1ld dream of taking a small canine to the Arctic regions. The terrier anu anu t6a +ov snaniel are equally out or place +bo,e The Argonauts of to-day are too
 t i, earnest to think of taking -a4- ,,-itb them. All they want is a p1,coF,1 draft animal, though 1t is at Haor+ d011htful whether many of the 5ogs now being shipped to the Klon- dike will repay the expense or their passage nf . wealth in the frozen soil of the north. They intend to do things well. for they have with them no less than thirty-s1X dogs. And when you consider that the Dassa ge money for each dog is S1O, to say nothing of the value of the animal, which may be anywhere from $1OO to S2OO. the initial outlay appears large.
 Are the dogs well trained?" l asked my Fresno friend.
 to eTve been teaching them myself. They - very soon get used to pulling sled, in fact, after they have been in harness three or four times they go along all right"
 But will they stand the climate?"
 Don't see why they shouldn't. Got plenty of hair on them. Look!' and he thrust his hand into Topsy's great woolly coat, while Topsy blinked at him benevolently, as much as to say, That's all right, master" No doubt dogs of this class, with their inherited instincts, will stand the cold all right. It would require a very severe Arctic winter to freeze them out. Their an- cestors- made light of the snow drifts and avalanches of the St. Bernard Pass, where the good monks sent them out nightly to rescue strayed travellers. But locating lost wanderers on the Alps was a light. gentlemanly occupation compared with the task in store for these gold hunters. In the picture books of my youth, l remember, the St Bernard was alwaye represented as going about with a little keg of brandy strapped round his neck, with the view of offering a drink to any frozen-out traveller. Tn the picture-books of the next generation the St. Bernard will appear in very different guise. toll ing wearily at the heavily-laden sled behind him the master with the whip, and before him a dreary mountain waste of ice and snow.
 One cannot help feeling sorry for the dogs: their fate is almost certain. These city bred animals, brought up in luxury cannot at moments notice adapt themselves to the laborious life
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20

from the heat; his swollen tongue hangs really from his mouth, and he even lacks energy to reply to a St. Bernard on the other side of the fence who is most anxious to do battle.
 A humane bystander finds a bucket of water and pours it over the poor creatures head, whereupon one of the ships officers rebukes him severely, be- cause, forsooth, he is wetting the deck. Ships officers, when the gold lace is new on their brass-bound caps, can be humorous sometimes, though 1t is a pity their humor does not always take a kindly turn, and lead them to give proper attention to the dumb brutes under their charge
 As the hour for sailing grows nearer. more men come hGrrying down the wharf, leading great black and brown dogs. and one by one they are pitched headlong into the already crowded pens. The clamor redoubles at the sight of each new arrival, the St. Der nards welcome each other with enthusi. asm as members of the same clan, but the one Great Dane, who seems strangely out of place amid this assem- blaze sof long haired animals main tains a sulky silence in his place of state upon the skylight.
 Still the dogs are not the only beasts of draught on board. If you make your way along the crowded deck to the other end of the ship you will find