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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-29
CALL AHAN vs.. CALLAHAN
The Colonel Wants Part of the
Decree Set Aside.
STORY OF A RUINED LIFE
Anfidavit Filled With Strange and Re-
markable Contradictions-AP Pa
thetic Plea for His
Child.

Another chapter was added yester
day to the history of the case of Cal
lahan VS.. Callahan, when the defend
ant Colonel Emmett Callahan. filed in
the district court, or rather caused it
to be filed by his attorney. a motion to
set aside that portion of the decree Of
divorce granted Mrs. Monica Frey Cal
lahan by Judge Lindsay, awarding her
the custody of the child, which is now
in the possession of the defendant. In
support of the motion. Mr.. Callahan
made an affidavit that is even more
sensational and remarkable than some
of the other astonishing pleadlngs
which have been made in the case from
time to time. The affidavit would I'LL
about three columns of The Standard,
and is full of strange contradictions.
remarkable charges against his former
wife and all the persons who testified
in her behalf, and the whole breathing
the sad story of an unhappy, ruined
life and deeply troubled mind. The
affidavit was made in Washington. D.
c., Nov II, and sworn to before the
clerk Of the supreme court. The aftlda-
Wit begins with a declaration that he
has never believed, and does not now
believe that Mrs. Callahan is an I'M
chaste person. and says that, while he
has been disturbed and alarmed and
even mortified by her conduct. he still
has never been willing to believe right
underneath that she has not been
good character. After making that
statement he proceeds to contradict it
by making specific and general charges,
which, If true of any woman, would
condemn her Statements are made N
the affidavit concerning some persons
who yesterday pronounced them as alb
solutely false. Mr.. Callahan gives bad
characters to the witnesses who testi-
fled against him, and who said they
would not believe him under oath. He
goes into many details of his home life
and the alleged conduct of his wife and
her neglect of her child. He speaks of
his love for the boy. Il have all his
love-" he says. He does not divide it
with a single mortal For eight long
months 1 have been with him; for him
/ have ceased all efforts to make a liv-
ing. I have parted with every dollars
worth of property for him. I have no
home, but I have hope. and 1 know
that I can now take up the battle of
men. I can look men square in the
face: l have done no intentional wrong.
I may nurse little secret shame. The
life of the little fellow has been cast
so far along pleasant lines. 1t will be
my only ambition in this life to see
that no sorrow crosses his path; that
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-29

OF Veterinary Surgeon Payne and stock
hands seemed powerless to save them,
Under such circumstances it was deter
mined after consultation between Captain
Michaels and his officers to round the
ship and head for Seattle During the
trip several more horses died. bringing
the number of dead up to IS. The bodies
OF TIE ANIMALS were weighted and thrown
overheard as fast as death came.
Purser Lockwood was seen this morn
ing and said that during SO voyages he
has made across the Pacific he has never
seen such stress of weather as was en-
countered by the Victoria. The furthest
point reached was 200 miles west Of the
cape. When the storm was at its height
oil bags were entirely emptied and every
thing done to ease the motion of the ship
Aside from the loss of animals no other
damage was done, the Victoria behaving
snlendidly
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are redeemed in gold now and always
have been and an additional burden is
imposed upon the government. 1t is
sought to simplify and iegalize the
practice and create a DIVISION IN the
treasury where the whole business of
issuing and redeeming notes may be
transacted and to establish complete
confidence in the redemption of our de-
mand obligations.
Section four of the bills seems to
provide a complete safeguard to guar
antee the permanent maintenance Of
the gold standard by authorizing the
secretary of the treasury whenever
necessary for such maintenance to is
sue and sell bonds of the United States
payable in gold coin, and for the eX-
change of gold coin for any other money
, issued or coined by the United States
should the secretary of the treasury
deem such exchange necessary in order
to maintain the parity and equal value
of all the money of the United States.
The legalizing of the gold standard and
provision for the equality of all forms
of money at a parity with the stand
ard. will so remove all the doubt of the
soundness and integrity of our money
that there will be little occasion for the
exchange of one kind of money for an
other. And yet. in order to make COM
plete guaranty against any contin-
gency which may arise, authority to
the secretary of the treasury to meet
such emergencies, should they arise by
the sale of bonds or the exchange of any
money issued or coined by the United
States. is deemed advisable.
THE provision in this section that
no note or certificate. once redeemed or
exchanged, shall be withdrawn, except
in exchange for an equivalent amount
of the coin in which said note or certif1-
cate was redeemed or exchanged, will
forever put an end to the so-called end
less chain which has embarrassed the
government in the ever-recurring re-
demption of the greenbacll. There can
be no contraction of the currency under
this system. for the reason that either
the note is in circulation or if re-
deemed, it's equivalent is in circula-
tiOn"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-29
IN VIRGINIA CITY.
The Gambling Cases - Prospects of the
Sunbeam.

The Gambling Cases - Prospects of the
Sunbeam.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Virginia City, Nov. 26.-As the result
of the shooting scrape over gambling
debt which occurred in the Casino sa-
loon at Twin Bridges last week. G. j.
Had, the proprietor of this resort, and
three other companions, Edward Nc
Neil. Joseph Albert and William Hoff-
man, were arrested on an information
of County Attorney Duncan filed in
Justice n. D. Johnsons court. The
men were brought up from Twin
Bridges Thursday morning and had
their hearing at l o'clock p. m. H. J.
Haid was charged with permitting
gambling game to be conducted in his
place of business. He was given the
minimum penalty, this being his first
offense. 500 and costs. amounting in all
to Sis, which he promptly paid. The
other three men We're discharged ow-
ing to the fact that the Montana stat
utes in this respect provide that no
one can be incr.minated by his own
testimony. and as they had been the
only witnesses in the Haid case, this
was the only conclusion to which the
court could arrive. W. A. Clark APP
peared as counsel for the defendants.
Henry Pankey. one of the owners of
the Sunbeam mine near Sheridan,
where he has had a force of men at
work for the past year in the develop
ment of this property, spent several
days in Virginia this week. From al
reports the Sunbeam promises in a
short time to become one of the best
dividend producers of Madison county.
Mr.. Pankey a few days ago returned
from Butte, where a shipment of ore
had been made short time ago. At
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1 will leave him a legacy more honor
able than a decree Of divorce
He complains that he never had any
influence over his wife, and that she
would never be guided by his advice.
she would never heed any suggestion
from afTiant in relation to her dress, v
he says. "She would not dress like any
other person. and often, to the hui
initiation of affiant she insisted on
wearing peroxide of hydrogen halo on
her head.
Continuing, the affidavit says:
Shortly after the commencement of
this action plaintiff declared that she
knew that she did not have legal
grounds upon which to procure de-
cree. but that she would put the trial
off and wear afiiant out, and she sue
ceeded She further tried to impover-
ish affiant, and has fully succeeded in
SO doing.
The affidavit concludes as follows:
L may be a very bad man. but feel
right away down underneath that my
neghbors and the men and women
who know me will never say so. They
knew me simply as a loyal man to wife
and home, and it is depraved public
sentiment indeed that cannot see and
feel the right, even though that COM
munty is stepped in moral leprosy.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-29
SCHOOL TRUSTEES MEET
The Usual Amount of Routine
Business Transacted,
THE FUEL PROPOSITION
Clerk Was Not Instructed to Make tha
Purchase at 81 90 -Insurance Mat-
TENSIONS improvements
Needed

The board of education held its reg
ular weekly meeting last night and
transacted the usual amount Of school
business The fuel proposition was dis
posed of by instructing the clerk to
purchase wood at s425 a cord. A COM
munication was received from Manager
Mcfarland stating that Capt. w.
L. Wells, lecturer on educational
matters, would speak at the opera
house on the afternoon of Dec. 7. pro-
Vlded the trustees cooperate to the
extent Of instructing the children to at
tend. The matter was referred to the
superintendent of the city schools
insurance matters suggested by COR
respondence from insurance agents
were referred to the proper committee.
as was the matter of purchasing some
minor supplies.
. The clerk was instructed to buy a
few cords of wood from dealer in
Browns gulch for $4.25 a cord, by way
Of experiment.
Ihe janitor and supply committee,
only two members present, Giard and
clinton, disagreed, one claiming that
he could buy the wood for $4.a5 and the
other contending that good wood cam
not be mad for less than $3.50 In order
to make test and try to settle an old
controversy, the board concluded to try
some of the $4.25 wood
The building and repairs committee
suggested that certain improvements
be made to the fire escapes recently
put IN some of the school buildings.
The teachers committee asked for
further time in which to report upon
matters now under consideration.
superintendent Hendricks reported
that the attendance was about the
same as before the vaccination order
went into effect.
The Dewey school will be closed on
Dec. l, that being the date of the close
of the term.
The city schools. in accordance with
the rules, will close to-day until Mon
day during the Thanksgiving season.
1t was ordered that storm door be
placed in the Blaine school entrance.
Two new $S5 programme clocks will
be purchased for the new Atlantic and
Aluminium street schools
The roof is on the new Aluminium
street school house and the matter of
placing more insurance upon it was re-
ferred to the insurance committee with
power to act.
Bills amounting to s1S455 We're au-
dited and ordered paid
On motion of Mr.. Lane, the board
adjourned.
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CAUGHT IN A STORM.
Many Horses Were Killed on the Trans
port Victoria.

many horses " ere lAllIeu OF Tile Trans.
port Victoria.
Seattle, Wash Nov 2S.-With a cargo
of dying horses and mules and 30 empty
stalls, the United States transport Vic
toria returned to port late last night.
having been forced by an unprecedented
stress of weather off Cape Flattery to
turn back from her voyage to the Philip
pines. OF the 40 horses and mules car
ried by the Victoria So We're pounded to
death against the sides of their stalls ana
the remaining animals are so badly bruis-
ed that the officers of the vessel believe
that many cannot be saved.
The Victoria sailed for the Philippines
Nov %. AS the straits were eDcsred a
high and dangerous sea was encountered
and the ship pitched and rolled heavily
shipping seas fore and aft. The stress
of weather increased as the Vic
toria advanced toward the open ocean.
On the morning of Nov. "a the vessel was
rounded just outside of the straits. At
noon of that day she was tossing on the
crest of the waves described in the log as
mountains high. and the strong gales
blew thick with binding mist. The
transport labored heavily during the night
and early next morning steamed away
to the west, but began to roll SO danger
ously that her head was again brought
around to the wind. This day was a rep
itition of the preceding with the addition
of heavy squalls. The rolling and pitch
ing of the ship now began to have its eff
feet upon the animals confined in their
stalls. They had been pounded from side
to side until they were in a state of utter
exhaustion. Several died uring the night
and next morning and constant attention
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took the last. boat this season out for
San francisco, and at which place he
is now under medical treatment. He
also writes that he expects to return
to Cape Nome early in the spring if his
health will permit him to make the
trip, but his father will endeavor to
induce him to return to Virginia.
William Bell. a well known character
of Laurin, was arrested by Sheriff
Summers last Monday and has spent
most of the week in the county Jail
recovering from an attack of delirium
tremens, which were not at all imag-
mary.
Robert Boatman has had number
of riders engaged during the week
rounding up the VT horses purchased
at the Farrell sale about two weeks
ago. At that time he bought nearly
600 head, and while they were being
driven over the Madison range they
stampeded near the Eight Mile house
and took to the hills again. This neces-
Stated another roundup. and there is
yet about 200 head to be gathered.
John Bielenberg this week purchased
about go head of thoroughbred bulls
from the Metzel brothers and other
stockmen of the Ruby valley ThA
cattle were driven to Twin Bridges,
from which point they will be shipped
to Mr.. Bielenberg's ranch near Deer
Lodge.
The new store building which is be-
ing constructed on Main street by the
well known grocery firm of S. r, Blu
ford & Co. is rapidly assuming propor-
tons. When completed it will be util-
lied for salesroom and, together with
the building now occupied by this firm.
will make one of the most commodious
business establishments in Virginia
City.
T. j. Farrell, Madison county's we'll
known horseman, expects to leave for
his new location, Dickinson, N. D.,
where he has a we'll established livery
business, shortly after the December
term of the district court, which con-
venes on the second Monday of that
month. Mr. Farrell seems to be WEI
satisfied with the outcome of the sale
of the VI horses recently. His many
friends will be grieved to learn that
he expects to leave Madison county af-
ter residence here of about so years.
But he will not be absent from this
section all the time, as he still has a
nice bunch of horses left and other in
terests in old Madison which will de-
mand his attention a portion of the
time.
The report reaches Virginia that
George H. High, the well known news.
paper man of Sheridan has disposed of
his interest in the Chinook and left
for Middle Bass, Ohio, where he will
join his family and make his home
Ills partner, Frank B. Linderman, was
the purchaser, and he will conduct the
business of that institution in the flu
ture.
The commissioners of Madison coun-
ty will meet in regular session at the
county clerks office Monday Decem-
Der 4. Among the most important
business which will come before the
board at this session will be the award
ing of the contract for the care of
county poor at the poor farm few
miles below town for the ensuing year.
They will also receive proposals from
practicing physicians to furnish medi-
cal attendance and medical and surg-
cal treatment to the sick and infirm
poor of the county and to such persons
that may be in the confined in the
county Jail during the year 1900.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-29
ON THE RACE TRACK.
At Oakland.

San Francisco. Nov. 2S.-Weather
cloudy at Oakland: track fast. Results:
First race, five furlongs, sellng-Flam-
away won, Zurich second, TRADE third;
time. 102A. Second race. mile and a six
teenth. selling-Dr. Bernays won, Go to
Bed second; Ringmaster third; time
1:4sls. Third race, seven furongs. SELL
ing-Montanus won: Favershaw second
Lothian third time. :2s Fourth race,
futurity course. selling-Decoy won; Flor
idan second Dunblane third; time. 111A.
Fifth race. mile and a quarter, selling
Forte won, Opponent second, Don Luis
third: time los. Sixth race, five and a
half furlongs-Pat Morrissey won, King
Carnival second, San Mateo third; time
.OS
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-29
Anglo-German Relations,

New York. Nov. 2S.--A dispatch to the
Herald from Berlin says: The Tageblat-
has received a dispatch from Vienna
watch declares there is no doubt what
ever about the high political Importance
of the new departure in Anglo-German re-
lations and the negotiations for an agree
ment as to colonial questions which have
begun in China The policies followed by
both powers are not liable to CLASH Aus
tria, too, has every reason to follow the
London negotiations with interest A
German Brazilian association has been
formed here for the cultivation of rela-
lions between the two countries
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-29
Sending Ont Wha,ers.

San Francisco. Nov. 2S-Already pre-
paratons are being made to send the
whalers out again on their northern
cruise. The barks Alice Knowles, Charles
w. Morgan and California will probably
sail next week for the Ohkotsk sea- Mr..
Wing, who controls most of the sperm
whalers which originally hailed from New
Bedford. estimates that the whaling bust
ness next season will entail an additional
expense of 40 per cent. There has been
an increase all along the line in provis-
ions. sails and interior fittings of all
kinds
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-29
Many Species of Living Things.

The curator of the biological depart
ment of the Smithsonian institution
estimates that there are $4,000 species of
animals in the world, of which $500
belong to the mammalian group, 1850
to birds, 4,400 to reptiles. $4,000 to fishes.
kinds of insects, 6,150 kinds of worms,
1900 kinds of sponges and a vast num-
Der of other kinds of animals that one
would have to look up dictionary to
know anything about, and then know
very little.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-29
BUTTE BRIEFS.

r. J. Farrell, an old-time mining man
Of Virginia City, is in town
Dudley Halford, ex-sheriff of Jeffer.
son county is over from Boulder
w. w. Sherman and Miss Kate An.
ton OF Homestake are registered at the
McDermott ~~S
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-29
HenneSsy'$
Leather Belts
FOR WOMEN

White Grain Leather, Washable
Belts, kid covered buckles, price Csc
each.
Black Grain and Patent Leather
Belts, covered buckles, all sizes, soc
each.
Black Grain Leather Dog. Collar
Belts, aluminium ornaments, all
sizes, only SOC each.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-29
Tramp Steamer in Port.

San Francisco, Nov 2S.-The British
tramp steamer On Sang, which has just
arrived from the Orient with 1000 tons Of
freight. will soon be followed by the Al
goa, a 1000 ton vessel These steamers
have been chartered by the Pacific Mail
company to replace the Rio de Janerlo
and City of Picking, now doing duty as
transports.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-29
Dropped From the Rolls.

Washington. Nov. 2S.-N. E, Dawson, a
clerk in the office of General Miles, has
been dropped from the rolls on account
of letters he has written to officials of
the government rejecting upon the pres
ident
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-29

Cream White Grain Leather Dog
Collar Belts. washable, with nickel
plated ornaments. price 75c each.
Black Grain Leather Dog Collar
Belts, silver plated ornaments, price
81 each.
Grain Leather Dog Collar Belts in
black and cream white, two rows
of aluminium ornaments, plated fas-
teners, all sizes, values to So each.
for S150
Seal Leather Dog Collar Belts,
aluminium ornaments, colors black,
browns and states, in all sizes, re-
duced from So to $3.50 each.
Black Elastic Belts, beaded with
jet buckles, prices SOC, 75c and 81
each.
White Elastic Belts. beaded, large
pearl buckles, prices $3.50, SITS and
So each.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-04-28
ALL AFTER SUCKERS.

A subscriber writes enclosing
the following advertisements and
wants To know If the firms are re-
liable:
MEN TO advertise "Lumino,"
tack signs, distribute circulars,
place samples, orders, ETC.; ex-
per'ence unnecessary; steady work;
SO and expenses TO workers.
Douglas Mfg. Co., Chicago.
WANTED-Reliable men every.
where to tack upadvertlsing signs;
S25 earned weekly working fOr
us; exclusive territory; those mean-
ing business inclose l0c for pOst-
age, packing, sample, etc. Wilson
Chemical Co., Tyrone. Pa.
SAMPLE DISTRIBUTORS
El erywhere; both sexes; ste dy
employ meni; IS Thousand; iO-
close stamped envelope for rep y.
Acme Importing Co., Philadelphia
WANTED-EverN wher,; hust.
lers to tack SlguS, distribute circu
lars, samples. ere; no canNassine;
good pay, Sun Advertising Bureau,
Chicago.
This style of advertising Is an
Old, OLD, rick. The advertisers do
not want distributors, for they
have noihing to advertise. They
quite generally want what they
can get ont OF these confdlng
young men. They will take any -
thing, Some times it is only 10
cents IN stamps. On other &C
caslOns, however. they manage to
sci belr dude blank books for col.
lectlng names, set OF samples, oI
perhaps bership in some
fake association. No matter what
1t may he it is quite worthless.
After they have "woIked' their
sucker for AL they can get ont Of
him they sell his name and alf1Tp~ =
to some mail order paper, or IL
some other swmdltr Who tiles to
repeat the fleecing.-Bll Poster.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-04-28
OPPORTUNITIES EVERYWHERE.

Ouly weak meU wait for oppor-
tunities. Chances greater IN num-
Der, wider in extent. easier Of ac
cess than ever before existed, stand
Opeu TO the sober, energetic deter
mlaeG youth. Never was there
such an opportunity before, ia The
history of the world, for yOung
men and young women, as today
America pulSates with chances. It
~ bu; another name for oppOrtu-
nty. Open eyes Will discover chan
ces everywhere. Lack of OppOrtu
nifty is eyer The excuse OF weak,
YacillaiIng minds. DO not look for
great opportunities. Seize the
ch nces near ut hand. Some peO
pie are always crying: "No chan
ces' They would do something
in The world If they Only had an
opportunity, Think of this, In a
land whose very aim' sphere is n
tonic; a land teeulng with mag
nificent chances. OppOrtun ltles.
Every lifeIs full Of them. Every
sale behind a connier is an op
portunlty to be polite; every job 10
a mechanic ls al opportunity TO do
his level best; every business
transaction is an opportunity TO he
manly, to be honest; an opportun
ity to make friends, If slaV G
Ike Frederick Douglass, who did
not ever own lls BODY, could ele
vate himself into an orator, an
editor, a statesman, what cannot
the poorest Ame rican white hoy dc
who is so rich IN opportunities
compared with the poor slaytl 1t II
the idle, sblfiless youth who com
plains that he has no time or op
portunily. Some young men vii
meke more out of the odds anc
ends Of opportunities which many
carelessIy throw away than Others
would get out of IA whole hietlm'
! of chances. Life teens with chan
cos. Yours may not be dramatic Ol
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-04-28

My wife has used Chambrrlain'o
Pain Balm for rheumatism Nitl
great reliei, aud eau recommend
it as a splendid liniment for rben-
matiSm and other household use
for which We have found it valu.
able W. J. Cuyler, Red Greek T.,
Y. Y.
Nr. Guy Ter is one of ;he lead ng
me- chants OF his village and he
OF the most prominent men IN tins
vIcinity.-W. G.. Pmppin, Editor
Red Greek Herald. For sale by L..
II Irwin, Druggist.