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orally about 20 to rs men. 1t is said the
mine never looked better than it does at
present. The slopes have been brought
through from the 800 to the 100-foot level
and the ore body in this part of the
mine is persistent. They have averaged
for the year 1898 about five or six cars
of ore per month, and the shipments
have been quite regular.
A strike of rich ere is renorted in the
south drift at the 300 This drift runs
just west of the old power house and is
under the creek about 500 feet from the
crosscut. Here they have opened up
Is inches of high-grade ore, which bids
fair to be permanent. The strike is in
vein leading toward the body of ore
which William Bonner and his asso-
ciates opened up on the wrong side" "
and it is supposed to be the same ore
body, although the new strike is 100
feet north of and $50 feet below the
Bonner workings. Mr.. Nelson, as well
as the owners of the Queen, is worthy
of congratulation upon the recent dis
poVary
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HONOR TO HEDGES.
Hobson and Long Will Get a Hot Wei
come at Lewistown,

Great Falls, Feb. 4.-Messrs. Hobson
and Long, who voted for W. A. Clark,
are likely to have a hard time of it
with their constituents if one may be-
lleve the Lewistown papers. While the
Democrat insinuates that there was a
money consideration in the matter and
has nothing but words of scorn and
contumely for the two men, although
itself an advocate of the election Of
Clark, the Argus, the republican organ,
goes into frenzy over their votes. It
deVotes over two columns to calling
them names and demonstrating their
perfidy to party, and apparently then
feels it has not done the subject JUS
tice, it ends by consigning the senator
and representative to that oblivion
and disgrace to which former repre-
sentative Of this county was sent on
the swift wings of retribution."
On the other hand, it pronounces the
following eulogy upon the Hon. w. A.
Hedges:
Every man, woman and child in Fer
gus county should be proud of the hon
orable and steadfast course pursued by
Representative Hedges in the disgrace
full senatorial contest which resulted in
the election of w. A. Clark 1t is en-
couraging to know that there was one
representative from this county who
did not prove Judas and refused to
sell his birthright for a mess of pot
tage Fergus county. named after a
grand old pioneer, whose integrity has
never been questioned, will soon become
the synonym for corruption if men like
Hedges cannot be found to represent us
in the legislative halls. 1t is serious
matter, one that transcends all party
lines, and when man is found who
is proof against Doodle and the in
trigueS of cOrruptiOniSts he is dasery
ing of the plaudits of his fellow-m
It is better to be poor, than rich and
despised of men. All honor to w. A.
Hedges"
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CHICAGO MARKETS.


Chicago, Feb. 4.-Although decided
weakness prevailed here yesterday, the
early wheat quotations to-day came only
Ad lower and continental markets ruled
strong and unchanged. That created a
good deal of confidence among the trad
ers here, resulting in firm market at the
commencement. May opened lsc higher
at 73lsM73Ac and touched 1850
This caused the execution of few scat
tering buying orders At that point, how
ever, liouidatfons set in and started a
gradual decline that did not stop until
I2c was reached. Near the close heavy
clearances started a reaction and May
rose to 721sM72Ac, where it closed.
Corn suffered a severe break on general
liquidation by longs. Holders seemed to
be thoroughly discouraged and nearly ev-
erybody took a hand in the selling The
close was at a loss of a4M7sc.
Oats shared in the weakness of the 9TH
Ell grains, closing AMasc down.
The weakness of the grain market exer-
cised depressing influence on provi-
sions. General outside liquidation and
selling on stop-loss orders through com
mission houses forced a decline all round
May pork declined 1212c, lard 41acG5c and
ribs TIC.
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INTENSELY COLD.
So Far There Has Been No Report of
Loss of Stock.

So Far There Has Been No Report of
Loss of Stock.
Great Falls, Feb. 4.-The intensely
cold weather has continued through to-
day and bids fair to make another Bit
ter. night of it, although old-timers
claim to see in the red sunset of this
evening an infallible sign of an APP
preaching chinook wind. AS matter
of fact the wind has been in the south
west for the past three days, and it's
strength to-day was the element which
made existence out of doors almost
uncomfortable. The thermometer has
ranged higher to-day than yesterday
and one would be tempted to believe
that the weather would improve We're
it not for the prediction of the weather
sharp in Chicago. He says, mot so
cold,' but experience has shown that
it is usually safe to play his predictions
with copper.
No casualties have been reported in
Northern Montana up to the present
time, nor is any loss in cattle feared
in spite of Montana dispatches to East.
ern papers announcing heavy~ losses in
this line, and many persons reported
missing. Stockmen in this city unite
in the opinion that the present cold
snap cannot harm cattle unless it
should be protracted two or more
weeks. Since November conditions
nave been very favorable, enough snow
having fallen to relieve the cattle of
thirst and not enough to hinder their
getting at the grass beneath. Besides
this, many of the ranchers are get
ting into the habit as the country is
fenced UP Of cutting enough hay to
carry their stock through any period
of exceptionally hard weather
A telephone message from Meiser this
morning states that the stage on the
Great Falls and Lewistown line had to
lay out over night yesterday. The
cause was not given, but it is supposed
that the driver must have lost his way
in the snow and concluded it was safer
to stay where he was than to try for
the next station in the dark Three I'M
fortunate travelling men from the East
were the passengers
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A Costly Experience.

Great Falls, Feb. 4.-John Gray of
Belt, who recently returned from a
prospecting trip in the Canadian North
west, had an experience on his trip
which, as it cost him quite a little
money, he is not likely to forget soon.
. lie and his partner, David johnson,
We're about to start on a trip, and they
accordingly laid in a good supply of
provisions in the little country town
Wherein they were staying at the time.
Everything was fairly reasonable in
.prlee, and among other provisions they
@bought some potatoes, paying for them
at the rate of so cents a hundred. La
ter they needed more potatoes. and re-
j turning to the same store, they laid
I'm fresh stock When they came to
> pay the bill their shock is more easily
imagined than described The store
Keeper charged them an even $3.50 a.
hundred for the spuds. They expostu-
rated but it was no use. They must
either pay that price or leave the DO
tatoes. Gray told the man that he
/ was a robber and everything else that
was bad, but he had to pay the $3.50.
Later he learned that it was the Gus
tom OF the country to charge a white
man three prices for everything he
needed, but his case had been an eX-
cept1on. 1t had become rumored
Though the community that he and
Mr.. johnson were representatives of
the Rockefellers looking for mining
properties, and the storekeeper had adj
ded 200 or 300 per cent. of profit to the
bill under that consideration.
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THE WORLDS MARKETS
Daily Record of Commercial and
Financial Transactions.
NEW YORK STOCK REPORT
Digest of Exchange News-Mininp Stocks.
Metal Quotations-Woo Prices and
Movements-Grain and Pro-
duce-Rsview Of Trade.

NewYrok, Feb. 4.-Prices receded until
day London was a purchaser in this
market and the tone there for American
securities ended firm. Locally there WAS
d continuance of purchases by large in
terests noted yesterday and round
amounts of short contracts were COW
cred Confident buyers Of high-pricel
stocks, including New York Central and
Pennsylvania, gave strength to the rest
OF the list ...
1t was announced that New York Cen
trail was to operate the West, Shore rail-
road more directly and the last organize
ton would be maintained only as far as
the West Shore board was concerned
Among the other stocks showing
strength on the rise were Wheeling q
Lake Erie preferred. Northwest, Rio
Grande & Western preferred, Denver pre-
ferred, Canada Southern, c., c., c. & St.
L., Southwestern preferred which rose
from l to points. Metropolitan ad-
vanced points, of which it retained 5;
Third Avenue jumped 1112. of which it lost
AZ, and Consolidated Gas and Brooklyn
Union Gas retained 81 and 2la points re-
SpectlVety OF large advances. Internal
tional Silver gained 3s on the day. Lake
Erie & Western dropped points on being
relegated to the non-dividend. paying
ranks, but recovered more than half Of
the loss. The common stock showed SYM
pathetic weakness early, but recovered
and ended with fractional advance In
the reaction ensuing on the appearance of
the bank statement special weakness was
shown by Manhattan. Reading LIST prefer
red, New York Central, Pennsylvania
grangers, Northern Pacific, Missouri Pa
cific, Southern Pacific, Atchison prefer
red, Federal Steel, Brooklyn Transit and
Sugar.
The bank statement. which affected SEN
timent adversely, was surprise in sew
eral respects. Trading in stocks for the
week left prices lower for the more prom
inent shares.
The volume of business was contracted
compared with the large dealings of late,
but were still much greater than at this
time in other years.
Business i'll bonds during the week was
on normal basis, with good undertone.
U. 5. rs advanced N per cent and the as
registered Is per cent The new As de-
cllned rs per cent. in the bid price,
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SAND COULEE NOTES,

Beaumont Burrell and wife have gone
to Great Falls, where Mrs. Burrell will
make a brief visit with relatives.
The Wouren Kukka Temperance So
ciety is preparing to give a free basket
social on Beb. Is.
Jacob Heikala had his leg broken
and his head injured while working in
the mine by fall of rock. His part
ner, who was close beside him, got
off with a few scratches.
Miss Frances Thompson of Great
Falls is the guest of Miss Marie Gilin
for short time.
The Knights of the Maccabees gave
a very pleasant dance in their hall on
Friday evening, to which they invited
a few of their friends.
Crescent lodge No. 8, 7. o. G. T., has
elected the following officers: Joseph
Murray, c. T.; Mrs. B. S. Smith, V. T.;
Fremont Crane. secretary; Lulu Nc
Farlane, assistant secretary; Grace
Num-, F. s.: Fred w Mckay, treas
urer; Andrew Burrel, P. C. T.: B. NJ
Burrell, S. D.; Ella Mum, s. j. T.:
Ola Num-, chaplain; Thomas Murray,
marshal: Mrs. William Hewitt. D. NJ:
William Bailey, guard; Richard Wells,
sentinel; Mabel Smith, organist.
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. NORTHERN MONTANA
The Northern Montana ONCE Of the Standard
+ located in the Blackberry Block, Great Falls,
directly opposite the Park Hotel Advertisin1
rates furnished on application.
| He FORGOT HIS PLEDGES
Gillette Said He Would Vote for
Conrad to the Last.
!, He BETRAYED HIS COUNTY
The Belt Man Has forfeited the Friend
ship, Confidence and Respect OF
HIS Constituents-No Elk
cuse for Gillette.
He BETRAYED HIS COUNTY

Great Falls, Feb. 4-After waiting
a time sufficient for the cooling of the
first heat of passion the Belt Valley
Times takes the following just and
manly view Of Gillette's desertion:
Since James H. Gillette and Robert
Finn changed their votes for United
4 States senator from! w. G. Conrad to
Y ". A. Clark some people condone the
" offense, with the excuse, particularly
in the case of Gillette, that he was a
poor man and was probably tempted
by promises or gifts of a sum Of money
with which he could liquidate his
present Gf any Indebtedness and have
sufficient left to place him in easy
circumstances.
In the case of Mr.. Finn, we believe,
from what we can learn from reliable
sources, that he acted on his own
Judgment and was fair and honorable
throughout. After being elected he
said that Conrad was his first choice
and Clark second; and that whenever
IN MS judgment he saw no chance for
Conrad he would vote for Clark. This
he did and, we understand, his action
is supported by majority of the
voters in his home precinct.
Not SO with Gillette. He went to
the legislature pledged to stand by
Conrad first last and all the time, and
MS constituents had a right to and did
expect him to live up to this pledge
until absolved by them.
In conversation prior to the conven-
ing OF the legislature, when it was
mentioned that probably Marcus Daily
and w. A. Clark would be candidates.
Gillette stated that Daily, Clark nor no
other man had money enough to draw
his vote from Conrad Ha cn;rl
years ago Conrad had befriended him
and had stood his friend many times
since when he was in need He had
now an opportunity to partially re-
pay the debt and would vote for
Conrad, though his was the only vote
cast for the Cascade county candidate
How soon he forgot those pledges
his benefactor and those who worked
for his election is too well known.
"A representative of a people is
elected to carry out the wishes of such
people. Did Gillette do so? He knew
that there was an overwhelming ma
jority in Cascade county in favor of
that in the democratic party in the
county a very, very small per cent.
favored Clark. He knew that Clark
was accused of trying to secure his
election through bribery. and until that
charge was disproved no honorable man
could or should vote for him to repre-
sent the people of Montana And last,
but not least, Gillette knew that his
action was contrary to the wishes of
the democratic party Of his own town
ship, the men who secured his nomin-
alton and contributed SO much to his
success at the polls
With all these facts before them the
democrats of Belt certainly cannot feel
kindly toward their betrayer, who has
forfeited their friendship, confidence
and respect"
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The Financier's Review,

New York. Feb, 4.--The Financier saws;
The statement of the associated hanks of
New York city for the week ending Feb
4 shows a decrease in surplus reserve of
Sl.779, $50 the first contraction noted since
Dec. 10 last. Shrinkage. in view of the
enormous expansion in loans and deposits,
is moderate, being offset to degree by
the gain of s2,S6.900 in cash reported
The statement seems to reflect in be-
lated manner the activity of stock ex-
change speculation. and probably deals
with the previous months business as
much as with current operations. the in
crease of $15 lad, 800 in loans, for example,
cannot altogether be charged to the past
week. as the volume of exchange transac-
tons fell off, The gain in deposits
amounted to $lS,SS5,oOO. which is about
normal. taking the cash and loan expan-
sion into consideration. The actual eN-
pansion of cash is less than had been fig
ured. but it is doubtful if the averages re-
veal the full result of the gains from the
interior.
A detailed analysis, in fact, shows that
one bank gained more than $5.000000 in
specie which is almost twice as much as
the gain reported by all the banks Spe-
cial operations and shifting of funds
doubtless have had much to do in bring
ing this about.
Taken as whole. the statement is ia
vorable Never before have the totals
approached such figures as are now being
reported, but despite the unprecedented
expansion of loans and deposits, the banks
are carrying $35. 465,25o idle cash. and the
receipts overbalancing disbursements,
there seems no limit to their power to
meet the demands made upon them. As
matter of fact, the New York clearing
institutions have doubled their business
in a little over two years, and stili have
surplus reserves beyond the average.
The current statement may have the eff
feet of temporarily stimulating the money
market. but it is too much to expect.
even with an expansion in totals such as
the weeks operations reveal, that rates
can maintain much advance 1t will re-
quire much more appreciate reduction
o. surplus TO bring about a change OF that
character.
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Treasurer's Report,

Great Falls, Feb. 4.-W. H. Gels
thorpe, the county treasurer, to-day
filed his regular report for the month
of January. 1t shows the following
balances on hand the first day of this
month:
General fund, s22,791.s2: contingent
fund f, seo4 . s. +, road fund s1217s
sinking fund, s1l. 6s4. 80; general sehooi
fund $171.so; district school fund, s6s,
@916.93: Great Falls fund, $11S512: Mel
hart fund. $235.55; state fund, 81, 166. 96:
state bounty fund. s170.12; stock insnec-
tor and detection fund, SAILS; stock in
demnity fund. $64; state stock bounty
fund, $15.57: district clerk deposit. 40 5n.
estate of accounts. 5000; redemptions
s740.S9; institute, $7025: interest, s272 %.
publication, s19465; penalty, s542,O6:
trust, $3.50; total, 4,5106O. The
moneys received during the month of
January We're as follows: Taxes.
s3,345.11; licenses. $3,54S55: county Off
GERS fees, ss65.21: other sources. s74,-
465.7o total, sS2,024.57 The amount
paid out and charged during the month
was Sis, Ais &c.
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Honors for an Honest Man,

Great Falls, Feb. 4.-State Senator
George II. Stanton returned this morn
ing from Helena, the first time he has
visited this city since the opening of
the session of the legislature. He is
meeting tonight with an informal re-
ception from every one who honors an
honest man, and his qualification at the
approval shown by Great Falls of his
course in the senatorial fight, must
be considerable. A common form of
greeting to him is: Glad to see you
back, George-We shall always be glad
to see you back, too
That sort of approval is worth good
deal to some men, for it's an approval
that position and money cannot pur-
chase ~
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OTHER MARKETS.
Omaha Live Stock,

Omaha Feb. ,-Cattle-Receipts, 1000.
Market 5M10c lower. Native beef steers,
S4d5 50: Western steers, s.. S0N14. 80; Texas
steers, SO 60M4. 70; cows and heifers 81. a5a
AS; stockers and feeders. 49, SOFAS %;
calves. S406 so: bulls and stays, 50. 50d4. 25
Hogs-Receips COCO Market Zoe lower.
Heavy. So. 55n3. 65; mixed, So. 55m3. 60; light,
S3. 43m3 co. bulk of sales, $3.5503.6O
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 Market dull and
lower Fair to choice natives Sc. SOGS 81;
fair to choice Westerns. s3.6Oa4.15; com
mon and stock sheep, $2.50G5 60; lambs.
$46t5.
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Live Stock.

Chicago. Feb. 4.-Cattle-There were not
enough cattle here to-day to make a mar
ket and prices for the most part Were lit
tie more than nominal.
Hogs-The demand for hogs was slow
with sales ruling 5M10c lower Fair to
choice. SO. 7712M3.9o; packing lots, So $50
3.15; mixed, So .5513.S0; butchers So GOA
3.S5; light, So. 50M3. 10; pigs 50. 25M3. 60.
Sheep-The market for sheep was prac-
tcally bare of offerings and prices We're
nominal.
Receipts-Cattle, 300; hogs, 20 900; sheep,
100 -
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CASH Quotations.

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
dun; winter straight. $3.40n3,6o clear,
". 3oM3.4 10; spring special brands, 81 20:
hard patents. $3.6003. 10 No. spring
wheat, 6Sn6sAc; No. 3 spring wheat, G4a
Csc; No. . red, 701am1c; No. > corn, 35Am
35asc; No. oats, 27l4M274c: No. white.
29&lc: No. 3 white, 29AM30c: No. rye, SOC
No barley, 41M5lc; No. / flax seed.
81 1412: prime timothy seed. 50. 350t2. AS:
mess pork, per barrel, $9.a0dt9 .95; lard. per
100 pounds, 5.52laM5.55; short ribs sides.
loose, a.7504.95 dry sailed shoulders.
boxed. 4hM4asc: short clear sides. boxed,
& a,6y5
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Travellers Guide
BUTTE, ANACONDA g. PACIFIC RY.
Union Passenger Station.
TIME TABLE

Union passenger station.
TIME TABLE
Trains leave Anaconda for Butte as fol-
lows:
No. 2. Great Falls and Helena
local. via Great Northern Ry... $40 m
No. a. Butte Express ..............1 80 Il m
No. &, Butte Express ............. 800 p m
No. 8. Atlantic Express. via
Great Northern Ry. for St. Paul
and all points East and West. 7:20 m
Trains leave Butte for Anaconda as fol-
lows:
No j. Anaconda Express ....... 1000 a m
No 3, Anaconda Express ......,.. :O5 p IN
No. 5. Great Northern Ry., Great
Falls and Helena local .......... 500 p m
No. T. Great Northern Ry., Pa
enc EApresS ........ .........,...lO:40 p m
Train No. 6 connects at Silver Bow
with the Oregon Short Line for all points
East, West and South.
Northern Pacific Ry. trains leave Ana
conda as follows:
No 1902. Pacific Express for Port
land and all points West..... 4:50 a m
No. 104, Atlantic Express. for St.
Paul and all points East ........ sis m
Northern Pacific trains arrive at Ana
conda as follows:
No. 101, Pacific Express. from st,
Paul and all points East. 7:55 m
No. 103. Atlantic Express, from
Portland and all points West. 1906 p m
All trains arrive at and depart from the
Butte. Anaconda & Pacific Union Passen-
ger Station at Anaconda.
Tickets for sale for all points, local and
through. on the Great Northern Railway
Oregon Short Line Railroad and Northern
Pacific Railway and their connections
Steamship tickets for sale to all points
in Europe via the above lines.
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TO THE WEST

Via Ogden and the Southern Pacific for
California.
Via Huntington and the O. r. & N.
for Portland and California
Train for east and west leaves Hell
ena at a. m. (via Great Northern
Hallway, making rice connections at
Butte with train leaving p. M daily
Train from east and west arrives at
Butte los a. m. daily. Occupants of
the sleeping car may remain in their
berths until breakfast time
For tickets. sleeping car reserva rs
ana further particulars. call on or ad-
Dress NO, IL East Broadway, Butte.
Montana.
H. o. WILSON, General Agent.
u. e. hurley, G. P. & T. Agent
Salt Lake. Utah.
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San Francisco Wool.

San Francisco, Feb. aspiring wools-
Nevada. 10G12lac; Eastern Oregon, 10a12c:
valley Oregon, 15G11c. Fall wools-North-
ern mountain lambs, sm1oe; mountain, IA
sc; plains 6@Sc; Humboldt and Mendo-
elmo, 9@11c.
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Imports and Exports. .

New York, Feb. 4.--Tne gold and silver
movement at New York for the week end
ing to-day was: Exports of gold. $780,
2S6: of silver, $9i0.350 Imports of gold
s576s22; of silver, s32.3j6. The imports of
dry goods and general merchandise at
New York for the week ending to-day
were valued a s1.S36,3l0
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Paris of To-dav--the handsomest pre-
MUM book ever offered-now Ready for
delivery upon payment of $40 in ad-
vance for one years subscription to
the Standard. Can be obtained at
standard office in Butte, Anaconda,
Missoula or Great Falls.
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A Rich Strike Made,

Great Falls, Feb. At is reported
from Neihart that a rich strike has
been made in the Queen of the Hills
mine, where Superintendent Nelson has
been driving ahead in nuiet way for
the last 16 months. employing gen.
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Time Card===

ARRIVE AT Butte,
No. II. from St Paul, arrives at
NJ L. depot daily at ........... ESQ m
NJ. u, No. ., from Portland ar
rives at NJ. U. depot daily. 10 40 p m
DEPART FROM BUTTE
M u, No. !, for Portland leaves
NJ L. depot daily ............... 4:45 a m
No. II, for st. Paul, leaves NJ. U.
depot daily .......... ,.......... 500 p m
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Metal Market.

New York. Feb. 4.-Lake copper. bro
kers 1sc The metal exchange issued no
report to-day