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HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Routine Work Characterized the Days
Business.

| Special dispatch to the Standard
Helena, Jan. 16.-The house proceed
ingS to-day We're not characterized by
any departure from the routine work.
Shovlin, the Lewis and Clarke member
who has been ill for several days, was
in his seat this morning and ready for
business. Carr of F'lathead is stiff alb
sent and is reported as i'll. No other
absentees were noted and the proceed
ings passed off without incident. The
house did not convene until II o'clock.
and the work of the morning was not
finished till the time arrived for the
joint session with the senate to ballot
for federal senator. There were some
rumors afloat this morning of a change
in the position of some of the house
members but none of them materialzed.
Nearly all of the members spent Sun
day out of town, and the work of the
morning was not taken up with any
degree of earnestness. The house ad-
journed till II o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, which indicated that tomorrow
will be another light day.
Bills were introduced as follows
BY Walsh: Fl. B. No. 22-An act ap-
propriatng money for the relief of Will
liam Rancham for money expended by
him for the relief of John A. Allen in
the year 1897.
BY Losekamp: H. B. No. ga bill
for an act to amend section 1,222 of
chapter l, title TX, of part II. of the code
of civil procedure of the state of Mon
tana, relating to exemptions of properly
from execution.
By Losekamp: H. B. No. pa bill
for an act to amend section 2,045 of
chapter II. of title VII. of part II. of The
penal code of the state of Montana, re-
lating to the number of peremptory
challenges to which the state is entitled
in the trial of criminal causes
BY Gibson: II. E. No. 25-A bill for
an act appropriating to J. M. Page the
sum of $6S5.S4 for services rendered the
state OF Montana as state land agent
from August I, 1897, to October 25, 1897,
inclusive.
by Stone: H. B. No. ga bill for an
act to authorize the state board of edu-
cation to appoint an institute instruc-
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IT IS A COLOSSAL TASK
EVERY HOUSE IN HAVANA is TO
BE MADE SANITARY
Garbage Must BE Removed Daily-Olt
Residents Object to Meddle-
some Regulations.

Havana, Jan, 16-The colossal task of
putting into sanitary condition every
dwelling i'll Havana began to-day. Sur
seon Major Davis hired 100 resident phy-
sicians for a house to house inspection tu
compel obedience to the new regulations.
All cesSpools under houses are to be
closed and sealed. Garbage is to be re-
moved daily. j is expected that the city
will be in a fairly sanitary condition with
i'll three months without underground
sewerage. The old residents regard the
new health regulations as unnecessary
and meddlesome and even some well-to-
do and Wel-informed persons, when max
ing their objections, describe themselves
as ''healthy enough To-day thousand
people are engaged in the work of clean
ing the streets and public buildings.
Senior Edouardo S;lyas anu his son,
while journeying from Las Tunas to
Puerto Principe with $1,000 to buy cattle,
Were murdered by bandits.
The easement in the artillery Quartet
chosen for Major General Ludlow's office,
near the palace. proved SO foul that the
air eNtinguished candles and suffocated
dogs and cats which ran in.
General Arnold arrived to-day to take
command of the second division of the
Seventh army corps.
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He is NEAR HIS LIMIT.
Clark Can Command Only q Few
More Votes.
SURPRISED THE BOODLERS
They Didn't Expect the Supreme Court
Decision The Whiteside-Geiger
Contest in the Senate-The
Work in the House.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, Jan. 16--The most talked of
incident of the day has been the decis-
ion of the supreme court, authorizing
Attorney General Nolan to supervise
the bribery investigation by the grand
jury. The point raised was a novel
one and excited in legal circles general
as well as specific interest. The decis-
ion was surprise to the Clark bood-
lers, but it is commended by all good
lawyers. The grand jury got to work
IN earnest this afternoon.
The ballot to-day showed no material
change. Clark apparently gained two
votes. but in reality only one, that of
Eversoe. Mr. Shovlin of Broa dwater
mas been known to be Clark man
from the start, but owing to illness
he has been unable to be present before
to-day. These gains of one or two a,
day are carefully prearranged in order
to convey the impression that Clark is
gaining ground 1t is conceded that
he has three or four more votes on the
string, which he could have had as
long ago as Friday, but his policy has
been to vote them gradually. Nobody
need be surprised to see him gain a
vote or two day for two or three days
longer, but it is absolutely certain that
he is about to reach his limit. ~
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present at their session and who shall
not be, should be construed to permit
the county attorney only to be present,
yet to exclude the attorney general, the
superior officer directed to assist him.
me construction contended for would.
logically, deny to the attorney general
the very right accorded him--to assist
the county attorney in the discharge
of his duties. 1t would impose sweep
ing limitation upon the language de-
lining the duties of the attorney gener-
al, and would qualify the extent of that
express supervisory power over coun-
ty attorneys which is unqualifiedly Civ
en- by the source of that power, the law
itself. We cannot adopt construction
of section 1888 which will confine the
power of the attorney general within
narrow limitations which are not only
neither expressed or implied in the law
prescribing the duties of the attorney
general or the county attorney, but
which we believe to be wholly against
the letter as well as the spirit of the
law.
Gases where strangers or unofficial
counsel have been permitted to remain
in grand jury room during the ses-
sions of that body are inapplicable, for
no such case appears by petitioners
affidavit. Our decision rests upon the
delegation of authority to that attor-
ney general to assist the county attor-
ney, the public service requiring it, and
upon the broad ground that under the
law, assistance means personal partic-
ipation and help to the county attorney
in the lawful discharge of his official
duties, no matter what the tribunal or
body may be wherein the duty lies, and
no matter what the nature of the Of
fetal duty may be. If the county at
torney can act, the attorney general
I
attorney general is, therefore, entitled
to have the writ nraNed for issue -
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RUMOR DISCREDlTED.
No Truth in the Report That the Egypt
ian Forces Were Defeated.

London, Jan. 16.-Tne officials of the
foreign office here say they have heard
nothing of the alleged defeat on Dec. 2S
Of the Anglo Egyptian forces on the Blue
Nile by the devishes under Emr Fedil
and the total destruction of the 10th Sou
danese battalion. The British officials do
not attach the slightest credence to the
report which was teegraphed TO the
Morning Leader of this city from Cairo.
The only news in the possession of the
foreign office is the dispatch from Colonel
Lewis, published on Jan. s. saying that
with a Soudanese regiment and de-
tachment Of irregular troops he attacked
F'edil, the last remaining formida BILE der
wish chief, on Dec. 26. at the cataract
south of Roseiro. and made the announce
ment that 800 dervishes We're killed and
1,500 taken prisoner.
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A BRIEF MEETING.
A Resolution Passed on the Death of the
Hon. Nelson Dngley.

Hon. Nelson Dingley.
Washington, Jan 16.-The meeting of
the high joint United States and British
commission to-day was very brief. The
commissioners being apprsed of the death
of their colleague. the Hon, Nelson Ding
ley, adopted the following note and Or
dered that it be entered on the protocol
of the days proceedings and communi-
Gated to his family:
THE commissioners have heard with
profound sorrow of the death, on the 18th
instant. Of their distinguished associate.
the Hon. Nelson Dingey of Maine. Whilst
the death of this eminent and useful
statesman is regretted by all his country
men, the commissioners feel that they
have special reasons to deplore the loss
OF one who had rendered valuable aid in
their councils and whose kindly disposi-
ton and friendly sentiments had endeared
him to his colleagues
''The commissioners desire to express to
Mrs. Dingley and to the OTHER members
of his family their sincere and heartfelt
sympathy in the afiiction which has be-
fallen them"
AS Il further mark of respect for Mr.
Dingley's memory the joint high commits
sion at once adjourned.
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A NEW RULING.
| Revenue Stamps Must Have the Day of
the Month.


the Month.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. Jan. 16.-Collector Webster is in
receipt of a recent ruling of the commits
sioner of internal revenue that users of
documentary revenue stamps must label
them with the days of the month. and the
month. as well as the year. This change
in his previous ruling. requiring only the
year. was made necessary by the discov-
cry that the government was being cheat
ed by persons using stamps a second
time. The commissioners ruling follows:
Existing regulations are hereby amend
ed so as to require that upon each ad-
heslNe documentary or proprietary stamp
used or affixed after Jan. l. 1899 there
shall, in addition to the initials of the per-
son using the same and the year III which
used, also appear the month and day of
the month when such stamp was used or
affixed. The month may be expressed by
numerals-for instance. on stamp used
Jan. u, 1899, the date may be written or
stamped, 'I-l2-99.'
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JESSE JAMES TRIAL.
1t Was Postponed In Spite of Protests of
the Defendant.

Kansas City, Jan. 16.--The trial of
young Jesse James, son of the noted bor-
der outlaw. under Indictment for COM
plicity in the robbery of a Missouri Pa
citic train at Leeds. Mo-. in September
last, was to-day postponed at the request
of the prosecution until Feb. 26 next The
defendant was ready and anxious for
trial. Andy Ryan. a brother of Bill
Ryan, indicted on similar charge was
arraigned pleaded not guilty and his case
was continued until the April term. 1t is
stated that the prosecution expects to Sc
cure damaging evidence through the gang
now in the Springfield, Mo. Jail charged
with robbing a Memphis train at Macomb,
Mo-, last week. They include "Bill'
Ryan, a brother of Andy. and member
OF the oid-time James gang, and John
Kennedy. both of whom have been con-
nected by suspicion with the Leeds rob
berry.
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STEWART HAS 19.
Newlands Says He Has Powep to Cause a
Deadlock

Carson, New, Jan. 16.-Newlands ad-
mits that Stewart has ~ votes al the
present time. but claims the power to
cause deadlock. +. +. Leete. a repub-
lican candidate has opened headquar-
ters. No business was transacted in
either house to-day. The struggle over
contested seats will be the next import
ant move. Lord of Storey county claims
the seat occupied by Conbie in the SEN
ate. Conbe is for Newlands and Lord
is for Stewart. A bitter fight is antic-
pated. Two seats in the assembly are
contested. one Independent and one demo-
cratic. Eight republicans are seeking the
complimentary vote Pierce of Lyon
county is the latest aspirant Senator
Wilson arrived this morning and Joined
the Stewart forces
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military board on brevets, embodying the
result of the work of the board connect
ed with the Santiago campaign The board
Is composed of Generals Schwan and Boyn-
ton and Colonel Carter and was appoint-
ed to consider the claims of officers who
were in the Porto Rican campaign for the
bestowal of brevets. The list submitted
in the case of the Santiago campaign In
cludes the names of 5G4 persons. The
brevets recommended will require not only
the approval of the president, but must
be confirmed by the senate.
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Boston, Jan. l6-General Miles to-day
received an Endorsement of his course in
the controversy with Commissary General
Eagan from the Baptist ministers of Bos-
ton. At their meeting Rev ]. D. Fulton
offered the following resolution, which
was passed:
Resolved, That the Baptist ministers of
Boston and vicinity recognize with de-
Nout pleasure the magnificent bearing of
Gen. Nelson A. Miles in the crucial ordeal
through which he is passing as the friend
OF the soldier, as the cultured officer and
as an Illustration of American manhood -
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Secured an Expert.

Kingston. Jamaica, Jan. 15.-It is re-
ported in military circles here that the
American army commissioners while here
secured. with the consent of the British
war office, the services of a prominent
officer of great colonial experience. who
will shortly proceed to Cuba to TAXI, the
position of military adviser and super
wise the organization of a regular army
of occupation there and at Porto Rico.
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LONG OVERDUE.
Grave Fears Felt for the Atlantic Trans
port Liner Marquette.


New York. Jan. 16-The Atlantic Trans
port liner Marquette. which left London
for New York on Dec % last has not vet
been reported None of the incoming
transatlantic vessels of the first class
which left the other side week later
than the Marquette saw any trace of the
belated steamer. The Marquette should
have sailed on the return trip to London
last Saturday. Anxiety is felt for her
safety. as she has now been Is days at
sea. The Marquette is in charge of Cap
tain Il. f. Gates. The chief engineer is
E. c. Simpson and the ships surgeon is
H. Cock The crew numbered 1870. Fol-
lowing is the Marquetts passenger list:
Mrs. Ursula Anchor Mr.. Bennett, r. F.
Cashart and wife. Mrs. l.. Cresswel Mrs
Dick, Mrs. c. NJ Dycott We're Finch, Mrs
Lyall, Miss Phyllis Lyall AIDE Lyman
wife and daughter. E. D. Mccarthy, T.
|. Morton and A. II. Whtefield and Wife
There are no second-class or steerage pas
SengcrS,
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Drowned at the Ford.

Mena Ark, Jan. 16.-Joe Bates far
mer living near the WaShita river, start
eG TO church with his family in a wagon.
In attempting TO ford the river the wagon
was swept away and his wife and child
and young woman were drowned The
river has risen from the late rains.
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Lucky" Baldwin viii Build,

San Francisco. Jan. 16.-The Bulletip
says that Lucky Baldwin has decided
In erect an eight-story fireproof building.
on the property occupied by the old Bald
win hotel, which was burned several
months ago. The building will cost about
S3,0Hu.000 and the work of construction
will be begun as soon as the ruins of the
old building can be cleared away,
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Brakeman Killed.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Pocatello. Idaho, Jan. 16.-J. NJ Jack
son, a freight brakeman, was killed while
coupling cars al American Falls this aft
efnoon. His body was literally cut in
two. He leaves Il wife and two small
children.
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| The vote in detail
e.onrad--Anderson. Campbell. Clark,
Courtney, Eggleston, Myers, Norris,
Stanton Whiteside, Boylan, Bonner
Burke, Cooney, Crutchfeld, Finlen,
Fitzpatrick, Finn, Gallwey, Gillette,
| Kelley, Kelly, Lamb, Lewis. Madden,
Matts, Moran, Murray. Normoyle. Sta
pleton, Stephens, Stone, Toole, Warren
Watson, Wilson, Stiff-36
Clark-Connolly, Cullen. GruweIl
Hoffman, Mahan, Riddell, Tierney
Warner, Bennett, Black Conrow. Day,
hal, Lockhart, Luddy, Martin, Me
Laughlin Mcleod, shovlin, Truscott,
Woods-25.
Goddard-Hobson, Mckay, Mitchell,
Phillips, Worden. Beasley Bywater,
Hedges. Ingersoll, Jacdueth Lindsay
Long, Magee, Marcyes, Sands-15
Toole-Gibson Metlen, Paul, Phelps,
Potting, Sweeney. Sullivan.
Hartman-Losekamp, More-2.
Mantle--Parker-1.
Henry-Swindlehurs
Maginnis-Clifford, O'Brien-2.
Fox-BoWlen, Hannah, Johnson--3.
Luce-Walsh-1.
Colonel Sanders letter in Sundays
Standard has excited a great deal of
comment and also a great deal of ad-
miration except among the Clark bood-
lers, whom it made it has made as
mad as hornets. Their lying methods
which Sanders exposed are eminently
characteristic of the whole Clark cam
paign.
The republicans voted to-day for 0,
F. Goddard of Billings and may re-
peat the compliment tomorrow. AS
the number of prominent Mckinley re-
publicans in Montana who are justly
entitled to be voted for is limited the
republican members may have to begin
the list over again before long. The
republicans still swear thew are abso-
lutely solid on the proposition never to
vote for Clark or any other democrat.
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Emanuel NJ. Heller Dead

San Francisco. Jan. 16.-Emanuel NJ.
Teller Of the large dry goods importing
firm of Heller Beckman 4 Co, of this
city, is dead
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MISS MCDONALD ROBBED,
A Search Warrant Has Been Issued on
Her Complaint.

Miss Dora Mcdonald complained to
the county attorney yesterday that
she had been robbed of S1OO, and laid
the theft to the people with whom she
rooms at 500 Colorado street Miss Nc
Donald said that she had a room at
the house of a family named Baptiste.
Yesterday she went out leaving in one
of her bureau drawers a purse contain
ing 500. She was gone but a short
time and when she returned she missed
the money. On the strength Of an aff1-
davit she made which was filed in the
court of Justice Nichols, a search war;
rant authorizing Constable Rhoades to
search the premises of the Baptistes
was issued.
Judge Nichols yesterday dismissed
the proceedings begun a few days ago
seeking to have Michael Coll put under
bonds to keep the peace. Coils wife
visited the county attorneys office and
said her husband had abused her
shamefully and asked that he be re-
CURED to give bonds to keep the peace.
Accordingly an action was begun, but
When the case came to a hearing YES
terday she had changed her mind and
went back on her former statements,
and accordingly Judge Nichols was
obliged to dismiss the case.
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IN POLICE COURT.
Frank Courtney Got Thirty Days for
Assaulting a Woman.

Frank Courtney Got Thirty Days for
Assaulting a Woman.
It will be full 30 days before Frank
Courtney will assault another woman
or fight policeman. Judge Sullivan
provided against that yesterday when
Courtney came before him in the Do-
lice court to answer to a charge of as
sault and battery and another of re-
sisting arrest.
Several days ago, while laboring I'M
der the impression that one of his du-
ties in life was to drink up all The
tanglefoot in town, Courtney found his
way into the lodging house kept by
Maggie Simons at the corner Of Main
and Galena streets AS Mrs Simons
had not invited him in and felt that
his presence in the house was not espe-
cially desired by herself or any of her
guests, she ordered him out. Court
ney allowed he would go when he felt
so inclined. and when the landlady in
sisted he made a brutal assault upon
her. Mrs. Simons called in Officer Nc
Donald. who arrested Courtney and
started to take him to the city jail
On the way Courtney put up such a
fighht that the officer had to knock him
down several times and finally was
obliged to call assistance to avoid
clubbing the man more severely than
he cared to.
fore Judge Sullivan to explain his con-
duct. He evidently concluded his
chances would be better for getting off
lightly If he pleaded guilty and pre-
vented the facts from being recited,
as they would be if he asked for trial
and accordingly, when his case was
called, he stood up and said he was
guilty. Judge Sullivan had, however
heard of the seriousness of Courtney's
Offense, and after administering a
stern rebuke he summed up the two
cases and fined the defendant a lump
sum of $50. Courtney evinced his sur
prise, as he had not looked for quite
so much severity, but said nothing and
as he had not so much money in his
jeans he went below to beard with the
city for 30 days.
Jerry LoWney, who broke a showcase
at Sullivan & Kehoe's saloon and de-
MED that he was guilty of malicious
mischief when he was arraigned the
day before, changed his mind and
pleaded guilty yesterday and was fined
$40.
Sylvester Downey, who broke the
head of Dennis Doyle, the soldier, with
cuspidor the day before, was up for
his arraignment on a charge of as
sault and battery yesterday He en-
tered plea of not guilty and will
have trial next Tuesday.
Fred Bowman and C. F. Pencus who
INDUCED in street fight to settle an
old grievance took "a hours to plead
to charge of disturbing the peace
James Peoples, who has been a fire.
quent visitor to the police court of
late because of his love for intoxicants,
was up again yesterday. AS usual he
pleaded guilty to having been drunk
and again as usual was fined IS.
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Praised OH All Sides.

ION to Manila" for one coupon and
Is cents. over 1000 readers of the
Standard have already taken adyan-
tage of this offer. Secure a copy to-
day at Standard offices in Anaconda,
Butte, Missoula or Great Falls. Copies
will be mailed to any address without
extra charge.
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without q License

Half a dozen more complaints were
filed yesterday by the county attor-
ney against grocerymen who handle
liquors, charging them with doing bust
ness without license. The defendants
named are A. M. Turner. J. l.. Carroll,
Hon, I. f. Courtney, George Brough-
. ION EDWARD Ilppett and B. E. Cooney.
The complaints were all filed at the in
stance of the Liquor Dealers associa-
ton,
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The hearing of testimony in the
divorce cases of Joseph A. Cornell
against Jane M. Cornell and Angus
ia Dillon against Clayton Dillon We're
continued until next Saturday
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William Walter, the infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. Gopdill died Ia
night. The funeral will take place
tomorrow at 2 p. m. from the resi-
dence, corner Farrell and Warren ave-
nueS,
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Patrick Downey, aged As years, died
Yesterday. The funeral will take
place Monday at p. m. from the res
idence of his brother, Dan Downey,
NO. Is East La Platte street, Center
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AS result of the little set-to be-
tween Col. j. D. Steele and Plumber A
]. Walker night before last, warrant
was issued from the court of Justice
Nichols yesterday charging Walker
with assault in the third degree.
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In the Fleishman divorce case a de-
murrer to the complaint was set for
hearing on Nov. II.
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The funeral of J. w Holmes will
take place Monday at II a. M from
Shermans undertaking parlors, Rev.
Mr.. Groeneveld officiating.