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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-19
ALLPORT CASE
NEARLY CLOSED
Expert EweH OF Chicago Ia Confident
That the Signature Is
Genuine.
Special Dispatch TO the Standard.

special Dispatch 70 the Standard.
Boulder. Nov. 1s.-The AlInort will casa
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- '.'oos1t' -" i'A's % -
lls tne nighls sessions heid by Judge
Smith, 1t seems likely to go over into next
weak
~, ,.,
iHe contestants closea VIII the testi-
mony OF A. j. Holloway. clerk of the
court, relative 10 certain nroceedinrs of
Mrs I<a,,,, 4, M o+.,aa,,+ u 49,,
= ING
tate atter the other heirs made them
selves known and before the first will
was offered for probate Dave Meiklejohn
of Butte, deputy United States marshal
was called and testified that the reputa-
tion Of B. c. w Evans was bad. There
We're also few more who showed thenl-
selves TO be sufficiently familiar with ALL
ports signature to qualify them to testi-
fy, and who believed that the signature
to the will was forgery, making In all
about 20 witnesses who thus testified;
seven or eight who testified that the
character of Evans and his reputation
for truth and veracity in Butte was bad,
one showing proposition by Evans to
make will for Jack Airport and three
as to acts of Mrs Kelley as administra-
trix
The proponent called George F. "Cowan,
attorney on that side of the case to CON
e trovert statements on the other side
relative to Mrs. Kelley's transactions. w.
G. Bachelor, formerly with the First Ma
tional bank of Butte. who was familiar
with Allport's signature testified that
he believed the signature to the will to
be genuine The same testimony was
given by Mr.. Cook of the Cruise bank in
Helena and Mr. Curtis of Great Falls.
y Then came Expert NJ. D. EWell of Chi
cage, who told Of his experience and
qualifications for judging of sigma lures,
and stated that on an examinatio of
photographs and SIGNATURES without
knowing on which side his testimony
was solicited, he pronounced the sigma
ture genuine, and his opinion had been
strengthened on a further examination
of documents submitted in the case since
his arrival here last TUESDAY, in compar-
ing under the microscope the signature
on the will with the numerous checks
and other papers offered In evidence as
Anports signature for purposes of COM
parison, He differed from Expert Toll
man in the statement that the signature
was written with extreme slowness: he
denied that tho signature lacked ''life,"
as testified by Tollman; he denied that
there was an unusual absence of pen
strokes or splitting of the pen in the sig
nature, as stated by Tollman; he denied
that the paper about the signature was
roughened any more than it would be
with the use it had ordinarily, and de-
MED that there were evidences of eras-
ure, as was stated by Tollmar: he de-
MED that there We're fragments OF graph
lite left from any lead pencil marks that
had been under or near the signature, as
testified to by Tollman: he agreed that
there were certain up and down flrrows
in the paper as stated by Tollman, who
said they were there as guides to secure
the slant in making the forgery: he said
such marks were there, and were visible
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-19
HotJy Contested,
| Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, Nov. 1S.-The Agricultural
college II defeated a Helena team call
ed the Helena Juniors to-day in hotly
contested game of football by a score
of IL to 6. Bozeman got a touchdown
and one goal in the first half and q
touchdown in the second half. Helena
scored one goal and a touchdown in the
second half The game resulted in sew
eral Of the players being more or less
hurt because of the fierce rushes and
mixing,
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The Rush n Failure.

Estcourt, Nov, is, 1:40 p. NAT 10
O'Clock this morning the Beers attempt
ed to rush Estcourt, but one shot from,
our naval gun and several long-range
volleys fired by the Dublin fusiliers.3
sent them back precipitately. The Beers
had several guns posted on surrounding
kopjes. but our naval men apparently
astonished them and their guns were
withdrawn.
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A Corrupt Deal,

Berlin, Nov, 1S.-The Tageblatt to-day
exposes what is apparently a corrupt
deal, by which the present chief of the
colonial department is said to have given
away $4,000 square kilometers of Kam-
Groom soil. said to be worth about 10000
600 marks, to various high personaSes.
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Enormous Damage.

Athens, Nov. 1S.-A violent storm yester-
day evening inundated the low-lying
quarters of the city. Numerous houses
collapsed, the railroad was partly wash
ed away, numbers of persons were
drowned and an enormous amount OF
damage was done.
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Suffered Heavy Loss.

London, Nov. ia dispatch from
Pietermaritzburg, dated Saturday Nov.
IS. says:
"A runner brings the message from
Ladysmith saying that on Nov. the
Beers attacked the town from the
southwest, but We're repu1sed by the
Royal rifles and rifle brigade with great
loss. On Nov. IA the Beers made an
attack near Colenso, but were repulsed
with loss of 800. Fighting is proceed
ing at Estcourt'
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cided that the Kimberley relief column
is to march in as light order as possible.
Small bands of Beers are roaming IN
Griqualand. west, anneXing towns with
out opposition. They have already TAX
en- possession Of Barkley West and
Douglas A few police We're captured
at both places. The Beers appointeds
landroSts in each town.
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Kiel, Nov. 1s.-The imperial yacht Ho.
henzollern, with the emperor and en-
press of Germany and two of their sons
on board, sailed for England at o'clock
this morning.
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BELMONT ENGAGEMENT.
Beers scuttled for Cover Showed No
stomach for Fighting.

stomach for Fighting.
London, Nov. 1S.-A dispatch from
Orange river camp, under date of Sat-
urday, Nov. II. gives fuller details of
the Belmont engagement of the pre-
vious day, in which Colonel Keith Fal-
coner of the Northumberland fusiliers
was killed. The special says that the
fight was brought about by reconnais-
ance in force to the northward. The
British got 80 miles beyond Belmont
The Beers, numbering 700, were strong
ly posted ON ridge in a position Of
great natural strength. They were
commanded by Commandant Van Der
Nerve. The lancers and the patrols
advanced towards the Beers position
across the plain.
The main British force in skirmish
line -" battle, soon drew the enemy's
fire, which was wild and short of range.
The lancers handled their Maxim we'll,
raining bullets upon the enemy so
smartiy that the Beers ecuttled from
their first firing line to better cover.
The Beers used ordinary shells of a
poor quality. When their guns demon
strated their ineffectiveness, Major
Lindsay got the range at 5000 yards
and silenced their guns with couple
OF shrapnel. which burst over their
heads, doing great execution.
I'VE could see,' said the correspond
nent, "fhe Beers removing the dead and
wounded, while the mounted infantry
fired by yolley.
a 1t was on the Spitkzpof We suffered
the serious casualties. Colonel Keith
Falconer was accommodating there with
small party and advanced within 400
yards of the enemy before discovering
them. The Beers suddenly opened fire.
Colonel Falconer was the first to fall,
shot through the chest Lieutenant
Wood, who had just replied to his MAJ
jor's orders to retire, was killed by
bullet through his head, and Lieuten-
ant Hill was wounded in the thigh in
the same spot.
Despite the losses, the officers and
men never faltered, but retreated coolly.
covered by the cavalry. The enemy did
not attempt to follow them. On the
whole, the Beers did not show much
stomach for fight
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General White Wounded.

Lorenzo Marquee, Nov. 1S-Com-
mandant Weilbach captured a man
who reported that General White was
wounded and had gone to Pietermaritz-
burg, leaving General French in COM
mand. This, however, does not tally
with the Transvaal's information. The
prisoner also reported that the British
forces were hiding in underground
chambers in order to avoid the shells,
and said there were about 1000 wound
ed in the hospitals.
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In Light Order.

Orange River, Cape Colony, Wednes-
day, Nov. 15.-General Methune has de-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-03
Presence Of state Guards May Delay
Sending Away the CoIorcd
Men I'm the Mines.
MORE TROUBLE in CLEVELAND
FORMER STRIKERS CALL A MEETING
TO CONSIDER GRIEVANCES.
The Homestead situation Only Begin
ming to Look SeriOus-Oth-
err Labor News.

CARTERVILLE, ILL.,, July Had it not
been for the militia patrolling the streets to-
day strangers would hardly guess that the
little city was in the midst of a struggle
between capital and labor. Both sides in the
trouble between the union miners and the
nonunion men lay on their arms and there
were no disturbances. The presence OF
troops quieted matters and allayed fears Of
riotous outbreaks.
In accordance with the orders issued by
acting Governor Warder through Adjutant
Reece last night, two companies of militia,
Company c, of Carbonate, under Capt.
Barton, and Company F, of Mount Vernon,
under Captain Pavey, arrived at Carbon
dale on a special train to-day. There they
awaited the coming of Colonel Bennett, Of
Greenvile, who arrived at noon. He took
command of the troops and the special ar
rived at Carterville at p. m. They imme-
diately encamped In a grove on the outskirts
of the town. A detachment of Company G
was detailed to patrol the roads leading to
the Brush mines, and a detail of Company
d patrolled the outskirts of the town. Col.
Culver, of the Sixth Illinois Regiment, came
down from Springfield on the noon train as
the representative of acting Governor War
der to look over the situation. The business
men and citizens generally of Carterville
expressed disapproval of the action of the
acting Governor in sending the military
here.
No manifestation of hostility was made
toward the soldiers by the crowd that had
assembled at the station when they came
in, but the consensus Of opinion was that
there was no occasion for their presence
here. Sheriff Gray was roundly denounced
by several merchants for his kilograms to
the Governor, which resulted in the calling
out of the troops. This afternoon delega-
tion of merchants and property owners
called on Colonel Culver to protest against
the presence Of the troops and to ask their
withdrawal. The members of the delegation
stated that Sheriff Gray had not exhausted
his resources to prevent conflict and that
he did not even attempt to raise posse:
furthermore, that he was not at the scene of
the trouble more than three hours during
the two days it lasted.
At meeting of the leading merchants of
the town Saturday night $3.50 was raised to
defray the expenses of sending away the
nonunion miners in the Brush shaft. The
negroes have expressed their Willingness to
go. and had it not been for the arrival of
the militia to-day, it is said that within
forty-eight hours not one of the negroes
would be in the mine. AS it is, the citizens
fear that their purpose has been temporarily
thwarted, but hope is expressed that the ex-
listing arrangement still may be carried out
and a peaceful solution Of the difficulty ar
rived at
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FRENCH BOAT ESCAPES.
French Commodore to Be Asked to
Pledge His Surrender.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., July 1.-The British
colonial cruiser Fiona, which left st. Johns
last Tuesday under orders to chase and
sieze the French fishing vessel Nouvelle
Ecosse, which put to sea from Cape Broyle
on the southern coast of Newfoundland.
after being seized by the colonial customs
officials for a violation of the fishery laws.
returned here to-day, having failed to catch
or sight her. 1t Is believed now she has
gone to the Grand Banks and is engaged I'm
fishing. Tomorrow the colonial government
will call on the French commodore to pledge
her surrender on her return.
The Ecosse arrived at Cape De Broyle
from the Grand Banks last Monday in quest
of herring bait. She was seized by the GUS
toms officials for violation of the fishery
laws. A revenue officer was placed in
charge but the crew attacked him. got the
ship to sea. therw him into boat and left
the coast This vessel Is said to be only one
of large fleet of French fishing craft
which have been securing bait surreptitious-
ly and she has repeatedly refused TO
notice the warnings of the colonial revenue
cutters. Just now she has no register, as
that is i'm the hands of the Newfoundland
customs officials. Her performances have
greatly incensed the people of the colony,
who intend to raise the whole question of
the enforcement of the bait act recently re-
vived by the government
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ST. LOUIS, July "A call for meet
ing of the Democratic national committee,
to be held July 20 at the Sherman House,
Chicago, was issued to-day by former Gov
ernor Stone, of Missouri, and acting Secre-
tary Johnson. OF Kansas, representing the
committee. The call was issued in accord
ance with the decision of the recent confer
ence held in st. Louis of which Mr.. Stone
was chairman. The conference adopted
resolutions recommending the meeting and
Mr.. Stone was instructed to communicate
them to Senator James K. Jones' chairman
of the committee, absent from the country
under the direction of his physician. This
was done and last week Mr.. Johnson, in the
absence of c. A. Walsh, the regular Sec
rotary, in Alaska, received letter from
Chairman Jones authorizing the call. The
call states that matters relating to party
organization and her pending questions of
Importance will b. considered. Notices to
all committeeman were sent out in this
evenings mall
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-03

MADRID, July 2.-Advices from Seville
and Saragossa report all quiet there To-Day.
but precautionary measures are continued.
There has been a slight disturbance in
Constantine. in the province of Seville. AT
Badalona, about six miles northeast OF
Barcelona, more than thirty persons were
injured during rioting yesterday. some
fatally. After a largely attended meeting
to-day in favor of the revision of the trial
of the alleged Anarchists now imprisoned
at Mont Juich fortress for completely in
the bomb throwing during the Corpus
Christi procession. formidable demonstra-
ton was made against the Jesuit convent.
The gendarmes, who were summoned, were
received with volleys of stones. They
charged the rioters injuring many.
The disorders in Barcelona were renewed
after the bull fight. A crowd attacked a
party of monks who recently returned from
the Philippines. The police rescued the
monks with some difficulty. The mob ther
paraded the streets, closing the shops and
stoning the Cathedral. several churches and
the Jesuit convent, as well as the street
railway cars. The gendarmes were power
less 10 restore order
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to take Its choice. f. NJ. Shaffer, who repre-
sents the Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers. said I'VE are satisfied
with the results of to-day. We have made
progress; there have been no disturbances
and the Amalgamated men feel much en-
couraged. There have been many accessions
to our ranks and the fight for the recogni-
ton of unionism can be said to be well
started"
General Superintendent w. B. Corey. OF
the Homestead plant. said: I'VE are oper-
atirg our plants with the usual forces.
There are as many men at work in the mills
as there usually are on Sunday night The
men not in the mills are those that have
been discharged
Both statements were made after the men
had reported for duty and the work of the
night was well under way. Newspaper men
were escorted through the mills tonight for
the purpose of giving them ocular proof
that all departments were in operation.
Every branch seemed 10 be working TO the
limit. Both sides claim TO be satisfied the
company because it feels assured that the
attempted strike is failure; the association
because ii has gained many new members
and expects TO secure many more during the
Fourth of July holiday.
The situation at the mills OF Spang, Chal-
FAINT & Co., at Aetna, and Moorehead Bros.
& Co., at Sharpsbrrg, remains unchanged.
The clash that had been looked for between
the strikers and the new men has been
averted and the trouble between the firms
and their other men will be allowed TO set
tie itself. George Heckel. chairman of the
Aetna lodge Of the Amalgamated. says the
firm of SpaIg, Chalfant & Co. offered to pay
the highest Amalgamated scale, but refused
TO recognize the association. He says the
men are we'll organized and will stand firm
for recognition until the trouble is adjusted.
He claims the 500 men from the pudding de-
partment who went out Saturday have posi-
lions offered them in other places which
they will accept by the end of this week un-
less the firm signs the scale. Thomas
Lynch. a prominent leader of the Moorehead
strikers, says the conditions at Sharpsburg
are practically the same as at Aetna, and
the men will give the firm until Wednesday
to accede to their demands. He declares
that under the present demand for skilled
labor 1T will be impossible for the firm to
fill the strikers places. No new signatures
to the Amalgamated scale were reported at
headquarters to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-03
BRYAN CONFERENCES In CHICAGO.
Quiet Meeting at Which Party Lead
ers ..Happened' TO he Present.

CHICAGO, July "A conference was held
here to-day between William Jennings
BRYAN, a number of Illinois Democratic
leaders including Nj. i. Dunlap, candidate
for state treasurer during the last cam
paign, ex-Congressman Hinrichson and
Judge Thompson. of Jacksonville. all of
whom were instrumental in swinging the
Illinois delegation to Bryan in the last DEM
ccratic national convention. Allen W. Thur
man and r. NJ. Ditty, of Columbus, o.,
were also present. Mr.. Bryan arrived in
Chicago to-day on his way from Aberdeen,
N d.. TO GAINESVILLE. Ga. where he delivers
an address July 4. He was met here by
Mr. Thurman and Mr.. Ditty, who had come
from Columbus for that purpose, and, to-
gether with the Illinois leaders, took dinner
at the Sherman House. At the conclusion
of the dinner a conference was held which
lasted the greater part of the afternoon.
None of the local Democratic leaders was
present.
Mr.. Bryan denied there was any political
significance in the meeting. II am on my
way from Aberdeen to GAINESVILLE, Ca" he
said. Some of my friends knew l would
be passing through the city to-day and were
here to meet me-"
Samuel b. Cook, of the ways and means
committee. states that the general national
political situation was discussed in gen.
eral way. The presence of Mr.. Thurman,
who was prominently mentioned vice
presidential possibility prior TO the last cam
paign, caused comment among local party
leaders, particularly as the next meeting of
the Democratic national committee will be
held in this city July 20. Mr.. Bryan left to-
night for GAINESVILLE.
In an interview to-day William ]. Bryan
said: II believe George Washington was
right. We ought not TO enter into entangling
alliances with foreign nations The question
of an Anglo-Saxon alliance is involved in
the question of Imperialism. No entangling
alliance would be suggested were IT not for
the fact that a colonial policy would
strengthen those who desire a foreign alli-
ance."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-03
NO NEED OF TROOPS.
Kentucky Governor the Victim Of a
Forged Telegraph Message.

LEXINGTON. KY. July 2. - Governor
Bradley arrived here to-day from Cincin-
natl with the information that the call for
800 state troops last night was the result
of forged messages to him purporting to be
from a gentleman in Lexington In whom the
Governor had confidence, and a message
from Frankfort purporting to be from a
state officer. He was informed by these mes
sages that there was much trouble in Clay
county. that the Towards were surrounded
and were at the mercy of the Philpots and
Bakers, and that unless troops were sent al
once many lives would be sacrificed The
Governor Immediately issued the order for
the troops to go TO Clay county this morning.
Later he became suspicious. and after a
telephone consultation with Adjutant Gen
eral Collier and Colonel Williams the orders
were revoked. The Governor says he vii. CO
all he can to fix the responsibility for the
fake"
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row escape from being burned to the ground
the troops arriving just in time to prevent
the mob from setting 1t on fire. An enor-
nous number of arrests have been made. III
Is not known how many have been wounded.
At late hour last evening the generals
held a conference and decided to continue
the military occupation of all points of van
tage. The mayor Of Valencia issued proc
lamation calling on the people TO cease re-
sisting the law. The riots were renewed to-
day and the rioters stoned the gendarmerie
in barracks. 1t is reported a captain of
gendarmes was severely injured by flying
missiles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-03
THE RIOTS IN SPAIN.
Troops Just I'm Time to save Jesuit
Buildings from Fire.

VALENCIA, Spain. July Very serious
disturbances are in progress here. Under
the orders OF the captain general of Valen-
cha. General Motto. the troops occupied the
streets yesterday morning and now hold all
the strategic points. At the beginning Of
the riots the mob placed obstacles on the
street-railway tracks and stopped the cars
stoning the gendarmes when they tried to
remove the barriers. Finally the troops
charged and the first shots were fired. Sew
eral persons were wounded. In one case
bullet passed through shop door and killed
a shop assistant within. AS the day adj
vanced the disorders increased. Troops were
stationed at many points and the artillery
vas held In readiness. The rioters there
upon erected barbados. which the cavalry
captured only after fierce fighting. in which
many were wounded.
About O'Clock last evening the mob at
tackled monastery and the brother who
was acting as gate porter was obliged TO
defend himself with o revolver. They then
moved on Jesuit house, which had a mar
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-03
FRESH STREET-CAR TROUBLE.
Cleveland Employees Incensed and
May Strike Again.


CLEVELAND, O., July 2-There are
rumors of more trouble among the en-
ployes of the Big Consolidated Street-rail-
way Company. There may not be another
strike, but meeting of employees has been
called for tomorrow. at which the question
If the company has lived up to its agree
ment will be discussed. The men claim some
parts of the agreement have been violated,
especially with respect to the placing Of
nonunion men on runs. though the attorney
for the strikers during the negotiations
leading to the settlement says the company
is living up to the agreement. The union
leaders say the company must be forced
to treat the men fairly. President Everett,
of the company, said tonight he held the
union men responsible for the trouble that
has occurred since the settlement of the
strike. He said he had evidence that the as
saults on nonunion men, had been melted
by the strikers who had returned to work
and he even charged that men and boys
had been employed to throw stones at cars.
Mr.. Everett declared he would begin prose-
cutions within few days against several
OF the more radical Of the union men who,
he said, had been melting riots. There is
a feeling of uncertainty tonight as TO the
outcome of to-morrow's meeting and the
belief is growing that there will be further
trouble.