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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-02
TWO WILD YOUNG GIRLS
Only 10 Years Old, They Have
Started on Life of Depravity.
THEIR MOTHERS TO BLAME
They Frequent Beer Halls and Walk tt 9
Streets Until l O'Clock in the
Morning May Be Sent to
the Reform School.

Great Falls, Aug. Florence Nealy
and Maud Chilson are the names of
two 13-year-old girls who were brought
before Justice Race this morning and
charged with being incorrigible. About
two weeks ago Deputy Sheriffs Al Sires
and AL Reynolds arrested them at II
o'clock at night at the Great Falls
park, where the officers found them
drinking beer with two boys only few
years older than themselves. Accord
ing to the testimony deduced this morn
ing in court, neither one of them is
under proper parental guidance. The
mother of the Neatly girl is an inmate
of a sporting house and of her prac-
tees and of the uses to which she put
her child some horrible tales are told,
too horrible to print. 1t is sufficient to
state that the woman, according to the
testimony. has encouraged her child to
frequent saloons and to solicit the at
tention of men, and has even taken
the girl to the sporting house. Almost
the same thing may be said of the
Chilson girl, save that her father is an
honest, industrious man, who has been
working for the Cascade Land COM
pany, and has known nothing Of the
wrong uolHS bl Ills cDllu, NOR lDdI ntl
mother has been taking her to the
beer hall during the winter.
The manager of the Stockholm beer
hall testified this morning that he had
approached both the girls and told
them that hereafter they must not en-
ter the house. They had been accus-
toned to coming in there after cans
of beer. and to ask whether certain
young men We're around, but when they
took to occupying boxes with young
men he shut down upon them, in spite
of the fact that at other times they
had been accompanied by their moth
ers. The whole tale was a revolving
one, and the court was shocked at the
state of morals exhibited. He reserved
his decision until Thursday morning.
when if the parents can show that suit
able arrangements have been made for
the children they will be allowed to
go: otherwise they will be turned over
to the district court with a recommen-
dalton that they be sent to the reform
school The children admit with cool
ness that they have been walking the
streets with boys until l o'clock in the
morning, and apparently think that
nothing wrong has been done.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-02
NORTH MONTANA MISSION.
The Annual Business Meeting Will Be
Begun Thursday.


Great Falls, Aug. 1.-The North Mon
tana mission of the NJ. e. church holds
its annual session in the First NJ E
church this week. 1t will open with a
missionary sermon by the Rev Mr.
Hooking of NeEhart on Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock. Devotional exer-
cises will be held at $50 Thursday
morning. At o'clock the regular bust
ness of the session win be opened with
the sacrament of the Lords supper
Thursday night the educational ami
versary will be held. Dr. Van Scoy,
president of the Wesleyan university at
Helena, and other able speakers will
address the meeting.
The Rev. Bishop l.. w. Joyce. D. D.,
LII. D., arrived from Minneapolis yes
terday and is the guest of DIR. Cham
berlain. The bishop was here five years
ago and preached the opening sermon
when the addition to the Methodist
church was completed. He has many
friends and admirers as preacher. He
was for three years the pastor of DR..
Chamberlain's family and his presiding
elder for four years after the doctor en-
tered the ministry. The bishop will
preach in the First NJ. E. church next
Sunday morning. He ranks with the
pulpit orators of the great Methodist
church,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-02
MR.. DALTHORP'S ANSWER.
He Swears That He, and Not His Wife,
Dora, Is the Aggrieved Party.

Great Falls. Aug. 1.-The answer in
the divorce suit of Dora VS.. Lewis Dali
thOrp was filed to-day in the district
court, and according to Lewis Dora has
no kick coming. He denied most of
the allegations which she makes in her
complaint and recites a long tale of
woe, in which he says that she became
too familiar with one Joseph Smith, a
boarder. In fact Lewis became so con-
WINGED that Joseph was about to alien
ate Doras affections that he remon-
strated with her and insisted that
Smith quit boarding at the house.
Then, he says, Dora fell into a rage
and struck him twice upon the back
of the head with force and probably
her fist. In spite of all this demonstra-
ton, however, Lewis insists that he
and Dora were living together as man
and wife at the time that Dora filed
her complaint, and more than that are
still living together and occupying the
same room and bed, which certainly
indicates a forgiving spirit on the part
of at least one of them. Therefore
he asks that the complaint be dis
missed
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-02
1T WAS AN ACCIDENT.
Result of the Coroner's Inquest Over the
Body of Mr.. Finley.

Great Falls, Aug. 1.-The inquest
over the body of Bob Finley was held
yesterday at Havre. Only three wit
nesses were called, two women of the
town and Constable Hossack himself.
The two women apparently were I'M
able to throw much light upon the
shooting save to emphasize the fact
that it was accidental. Hossack stated
that during the quarrel between hima
self and the negro. the latter attempted
to draw a gun, whereupon he drew his
and it exploded accidentally. During
the skirmish the negro escaped, but
was captured later. Neither he nor the
physician who attended Finley We're
called before the coroner. The jury
decided that Finley had been killed by
bullet accidentally discharged from a
gun held in the hands of Hossack. 1t
is said that the latter, who was a close
friend of the dead man, is feeling badly
over the matter and will resign from
his office, no matter what the issue Of
the affair may be. Finley was a sing e
man and his parents reside at Oberlin,
Ohio. He will be buried at Havre.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-02

get dispatches to the English consul at
San Juan persuading him to interfere
in our behalf
"When we were finally released from
our prison it seemed like being restored
to life. Is it any wonder that I am glad
the Americans conquered Porto Rico?
General Brooke restored my property to
me and most of my live stock was re-
covered. The cattle We're 20 have been
disposed Of on the day the protocol
was signed. If it had been a day later
I wouldn't have any cattle. The better
class of Porto Ricans-that is, he
property owning Class-are rejoicing over
the American occupation. They know
that the American government is
strong enough to hold the people in
hand, and that it will develop the re-
sources of the island. Shortly before
the war broke out l was on t. point
of closing a deal with some ,aniOn
capitalists WHO wanted to tlE my
properties. | wouldn't take twice the
amount if it were offered to me now,
such is my faith in America and Ameri-
can methods. What Porto Rico needs
is free trade with the United States.
When that is established the island
will become AmericaniZed in a cay.
Business cannot flourish without it, and
as yet the natives have not had an OF
portunity to observe the dement's of
American rule They have been so long
under Spain that they are suspicious of
all mankind. Then, too, the politicians
who made a living by their corruption
are trying to stir up discomfort. The
Puros party is favorable to America,
whereas the liberals are inclined to be
hostile to us Three months ago one of
my overseers. who was a member of
the rural police. was asSassinated be
caused he informed on a party of
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-02
CRUEL AND TREACHERouS.
Narrowing Recital of Spanish Barbarity
in Porto Rico.

IN IOTtO tifp
From the New York Tribune.
At the Plaza hotel is William Borda,
a ranchman and sugar planter in Porto
Rico, who had an experience during the
siege of the island by the Americans
that would appear well in a novel. All
his property, with $500 head of cattle,
so head Of hogs and other live stock.
was confiscated by the Spaniards and
he and his family were driven from
their house by the soldiers. II don't
like to say much about it now, because
it is all over" said Mr.. Borda, modest
". Il and my wife and three children
were shut up in a hotel in San Juan
and closely guarded by the soldiers.
Although ! had spent 81 years in Porto
Rico, l am and always will be an
American. The Spaniards thought that
by holding the ak over our heads they
Crsld prevent the fleet from beginning
.o r-Elrdment At any rate, the
" '.-..r governor came to me and said:
"A IN you hear the first American gun
boom you will know that your last day
and your wife's and your children
last day has come. You will be shot,
| was almost crazy with rage and grief
to thin that my innocent wife and
children were to be slaughtered like cat
tie. but | was helpless and could do
nothing but rave. watch seemed to de-
light my jailors very much. l had given
up all hope, because l knew that the
bombardment would be made, and I
also knew from long experience that The
Spaniards were quiet cruel enough to
carry out their threats. TO the Ameri-
can consul at st. Thomas We owe our
lives. He heard of our predicament and
by Il circuitous cable route managed to
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-02

ruffians who killed a calf belonging tC
a neighborng ranchman. The assasSins
four in number, were caught with un-
mistakable evidences of guilt on them
l told General Henry that he should
court martial them, as, if they were
turned over to the Spanish civil courts
they would surely be acquitted. Good
man that he is, he could not believe
that the Spanish courts We're so cor
rupt, and refused to court martial The
prisoners. Three days ago l received
word that they had all been acquitted.
That is what Spanish courts are like,
and we will be very glad to see them
abolished We want American methods
and American capital as soon as pos
sble, but we have no room for rOSues
or cranks. l would also advise the
poor man to stay away for a while
vet
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-02
Not Bound by Notions.
ON the Washington Post.

From the WASHINGTON Post.
One member of our local theatrical
colony tells this story on himself He
is spending the summer in a suburban
town, and as he is an exceedingly fas-
tidiOus person he found it somewhat
difficult to find quarters quite to his
liking. He went one day to look at
rooms in house on the TennallytOwn
road. The landlady seemed not at all
impressed by his personality.
My name is So-and-So," he said.
Are you in office?" she asked.
Certainly not. madam" he replied,
with dignity. II am a professional l
am an actor. madam"
oh, WELL" she answered, cheerful
ly, that wouldn't make no difference
if you paid IN advance. l amt no
old-fashioned prejudices,"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-02

Great Falls, Aug. Ed COOney, the
Peter Pindar of Montana Journalists
held his semi-annual roundup f
Standard subscribers this week. When
he left Tuesday morning he had both
socks full of money. Mr.. CoOney was
an honorable member of last winters
Legislative assembly, but he would rath-
err not have any mention made of the
subject, and so We will say nothing
about it.-Neihart Herald.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-02
Easy Money.

From the Boston Transcript.
Miffers-Who says women have no
heads for business? There's a woman
made S1000,000 by simply turning her
hand over.
Whiffers-Phew! How?
Biffers-She simply turned ii over to
Mr.. Bullion, and now she's Mrs. Bull
lion.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-02

The Great Northern and Northern
Pacific will stand by the tariff rates
agreed upon by all Western lines for
the transportation of troops, so that a
solid combine confronts the quarter
master general of the army. He must
pay lie rate demanded. ne
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-06

the man aloft, who again gave that long
drawn out. indsscribable cry, SO dear to
the sailors heart:
LAND hO!"
The captain forgot everything else
instantly and sprang on deck at once,
exclaiming:
fIt's the Golden Gate or I'm lub-
berl I've made a record passage this
time for the old bark We're only 9s
days from Boston and weTn keep it
down to two figures If the wind holds
and have a day to sparel Slap the
canvas on her, Mr.. RiderI There's let
ters and fresh grub waiting for US over
the starboard bowl Sweat her9br all
she's WORTH"
His orders were promptly obeyed,
and as Tom reached the deck and came
aft the captain added:
wen soon be ashore, Mr.. Scott. II
my reckoning's right, that Is the en-
trace TO Frisco harbOr and We ought
to be tied up alongside the dock to
night. You've never been there, have
your
Tom replied in the negative and the
captain continued:
well, see here / don't know how
you're fixed. but 1 always live aboard
when I'm in port It's cheaper and
keep a good cook by her. If you like
you can stay with me and II won't cost
you a red. I've made q rattling trip
and you are welcome"
Thank you" said Tom @T'n do 50
until start north shall be glad to
have a familiar face with me. This is
my first trip. you know"
Hes going 10 live aboard. ehuekled
Obed Rider, who was standing close by,
~znd it'll be queer If he doesn't run into
trouble coming down through Tar fat
some dark night Things are coming
my way all right. The fool must carry
that paper somewhere about him and
1 can easily find some one TO help ms
IN the job
Without the slightest suspicion Of
what was passing in the mates mind
Tom watched him bustling about the
deck and congratulated himself that in
= short time he would see the last Of
the red-faeed sailor who had brought
the Only taint of disgrace into his life
Early that evening the Seabird Wa
anchored in the magnificent harbor ol
San Francisco, and the long voyage wa
over
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He Ind no suspicion that he msis
was at that moment giuing hiS eye to
crack in the bulkhead and vainly try
ng to get a glimpse Of the paper Of
which he had heard the dying man
speak the night before. In his villain
Gus heart, he had sworn that Tom Scott
should never grasp the golden treasure.
but how to prevent him was the quEs-
ton. Clearly he must obtain possession
of the precious paper, but how was this
TO be done2
His peephole was too small to enable
him to tell where Tom keptit, bat as be
heard the Lid Of the chest closed he
drew long breath and muttered:
ats in his donkeyI I'll find way 70
have peep inside of It before we get to
Frisco. 1t would never do to trouble It
now. He'd suspect me the first thing Of
he missed it. 1 must rig sone kind Of
derrick on him, that's sure!"
For the next few days he cudgeled
his brains for some safe means Of at
tanning his ends, bat without success.
Then chance did what he had failed
to do.
LAND hoI" was the welcome cry
from aloft one morning just after sun
rise, while the captain and second mate
were asleep, the mate was stumping
the deck and Tom, who had turned
out earlier than usual, was standing on
the topgaIlant forecastle watching o
school of fish play about the bows. BE
ran up the forerigging at once to catch
glimpse of the welcome sight.
'Now's my time" said the mate, un-
der his breath, as Tom went over the
foretop and began to swarm up the
topmast rigging. Hell go clean up to
the man on the gallant yard before he
sees it."
The next moment he had stolen soft
ly down the cabin stairs, entered Toms
room and tried the lid Of the chest.
To his surprise it was not locked. and
there on top. half hidden by the sleeve
of an old coat, lay John Avery's belt be
fore him. His fingers trembled as with
feyerish haste he pulled It open, and
then a furious oath came through his
bristling beard.
The belt was emptyl
A rapid search convinced him that
the object he sought was not in the
chest, and hastily rearranging the arti-
cles as he had found them he closed
the lid and stepped out of the room to
meet Capt. Coffin face to face in the
narrow passage
what are you doing in there?" de-
manded the latter.
"We're going to wash decks and the
portfolio was open," he stammered. Il
just stepped down TO close it."
Whatever comment the old skipper
was about to make was interrupted by
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-12-06
TAKING FRENCH LEAVE.
lsm ofExpeIIing Obnoxious
Visitors.

William lie Queux, the novelist, was
ordered TO leave France because he
wrote some letters to the London Daily
Nail on the bad drainage and other
drawbacks of the Riviera. Victims Of
expulsion are often journalists. The ex-
pulsions are not always effected in such
a courteous manner as in the case of Mr..
lie Queux- The common plan is TO rouse
the victim from his slumbers at very
early hour by an urgent and, needless
tosay, fictitious summons from friend,
who begs him to come instantly with
the messenger. In nine cases out of ten
the appeal is answered with alacrity,
but no sooner has the unsuspecting
man set foot on the pavement than he
is pounced upon by a couple Of plain
clothes detectives, bundled into a cab,
galloped off TO one of the railway ter
mini, and then put into Train for the
frontier he prefers. His captors accom-
pany him to the limits of French terri
tory, where they abandon him to his
fate, after first reading out to him the
terms Of the expulsion warrant, and ex-
planning the pains and penalties he will
incur should he ever again be tempted
into reyisiting France Meanwhile the
mans friends and relatives in Paris are
racking their brains to account for his
unaccOuntable disappearance, the first
intimation they receive of the true
cause being his telegram from Brus-
sells, or, it may be, Dover or Berne.
Sometimes the expelled one spends the
rest of his days in vituperating and
holding up to ridicule the country that
has thus spurned him.
The average orthodox Englishman
fancies that these things can happen
only in France, or, at any rate, on the
continent; but, as a matter of fact,
there was a time, and that not so very
long ago, when It was no uncommon
thing for the government of England to
resort TO precisely similar measures,
and to prove IT the Sketch reproduees an
order for the expulsion of n Belle
e0mbe. signed BY George HL-LOndon
Sketch
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CHAPTER n.-CoNrrNuEp.

CdAPIER u.-CONTINUED,
And now the roar of the storm could
be heard as the line of foam swept on
over the darkened sea with frightful
velocity. Louder and louder came the
noise, and the surface of the water be-
hind the advancing line was like vast
sheet of snow fattened down by the
force of the wind.
Nearer and nearer came the ghastly
line, while every man stood at his post
in silence. Suddenly the captain
roared:
Hard up your wheell Hard up!"
The two meu who grasped the spokes
had barely time to obey the order when,
with shrek of wind and rush of boil
ing water, the white line struck the
bark and pressed her over until the
yards touched the surface to leeward.
The storm sraysail and maintopsail
were rent to ribbon5. but the head sail
held, and, as the staneh bark slowly
righted, this caused her to pay slowly
off, and she gathered headway at the
same time. Slowly at first and then
with increasing speed she bounded
along before the hurricane.
And now the sea began to rise in all
its majesty. The masses of water
swept in wild waves before the hur-
ricane, their crests blowing of into
spray as they met the full force Of the
wind. After several efforts the crew
succeeded in loosing few inches OF
the foretopsail, and for awhile this held
nobly. Then came a stronger pun
than usual, and the sail was torn bod
fly from the bolt-ropes, disappearing
in the gloom like some huge white
bird.
There was nothing to be done but
run before the gale, and, after send
ing the mate and half the crew below
the captain advised Tom and Avery tC
retire, which they did, somewhat re
assured by the collected bearing of the
skipper, who seemed to take it all as
. matter of course, especially as the
wind was sending his vessel just where
he wished to go.
In this manner three days and nights
passed, until it seemed to Tom that the
world was made up of wind, waves and
darkness.
On the fourth morning the wind be
gan to abate and the sun appeared, en-
sbling the captain to ascertain his po-
sition. He found that the Seabird had
made II knots an hour during the en-
tire period since the storm struck her
which caused his satisfaction to show
itself in his round face unmistakably.
Sail was now made, and ten days later
the Seabird was sailing proudly on the
bosom of the Pacific, having rounded
Cape Horn with the greatest slant Of
wind" the old skipper had ever expert
enced. The vessels head was pointed
TO the north, and Tom began to com
pute the days before they could hope
to reach San Francisco.
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70 Be amoug the Arst t0Feach the Yu-
kon with the advent Of spring. Several
steamers were loading at the piers, but
every inch Of space on board had been
engaged months ahead. After consult
ing With Capt. Coffin he determined to
20 by rail to Seattle and trust to luck
to secure q passage from that port.
He made no mention of the singular
secret bestowed upon him By the old
miner, but frankly told the captain of
the money he had received from the
same source, and the latter promptly
gave him some good advice.
Better not be drifting round 'FriS
co with all that stuff in your pocket"
he said. "rve got good little safe
here and you're welcome to use it.
There's some desperate characters on
the water front here, and plenty OF 'em
would kill man ten times over for half
your pile. They've all got the gold
fever now. Ny second mate is going TO
leave me. He's got it, too. Hope the
mate doesn't follow suit"
Tom was wise enough to listen to the
warning and left the larger part Of his
money in the safe, but he kept the two
precious papers in his money belt, a
proceeding which he was to regretvery
soon.
He found there was special excur-
sion advertised to leave the following
morning, and was just in time to secure
ticket. After taking in the sights of
the city during the afternoon he pro
cured his supper in restaurant and de-
cided to spend the evening at theater,
for it must be remembered that he was
country reared and with few rare ex-
ceptions, when he had visited Boston, a
thcater had been beyond his reach
He thoroughly enjoyed the perform
ance and started down toward the wa
ter front when it was finished without
a thought Of any danger as he strobe
rapidly along the well-lighted thor
oughfares. While he is thus engaged
let US take look at Obed Rider, the vii
Iainous mate Of the Seabird, and see
how his schemes are progressing.
While Tom was watching the foot
light faYorites Obed Rider was sitting
in a little drinking saloon near the
wharf where the Seabird had been
docked. Before Elm was bottle OF
liquor and glance at his face was suffi-
cient to show that he had been indulg-
ing deeply. His small, bloodshot eyes
were fixed upon vacancy, and he was
apparently meditating deeply
Hell be of tomorrow" he NUT
tered, savagely, ~and then my chance is
gone I must have those papers and
money enough to get an outfit. ! das-
sent get anyone to lend me hand, for
then the cat would be out Of the bag.
If l had that paper the old man give him
what's to hinder my going and claim
ing to be Mr.. Scott? There's fortune
in it, but it's ugly business"
Filling his glass again he drained 1t
at a gulp as if trying to screw up lis
courage to the necessary point for some
resolve. Then he looked at his watch
and said:
~Ten o'clock. No time to lose. First
to see if he is on board yet"
fro BE cosTIsUED-J