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HE PLEADED GUILTY.
Norris Has More Wives Than Is Permit
ted by Law.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
Helena, Oct. 27.-A sensational trial
in the district court was nipped in the
bud to-day, when Reginald Norris
pleaded guilty to the information
charging him with bigamy. The court
will pass sentence Tuesday. Norris was
arrested two weeks ago in Newhall.
Iowa, and brought back to stand trial
On the charge of having more wives
than the law allows. He was COM
planned against by Maggie Norris, for-
meriy Maggie Hughes, a Helena girl
whom he married last spring and short
ly afterwards left her. A former wife
was located in Concord, MINI. The
two women carried on a correspondence
and comparing notes, found that Nor
ris had very cleverly fooled one re-
spectng his relations with the other.
Some of the letters that Norris had
off the track would have created plenty
OF amusement in court had the case
ever come to trial.
From the tenor of the letters received
by Norris from a woman in Chicago,
another in Tennessee and third in a
Canadian town, the county attorney
thinks that perhaps the fellow has even
more than two wives. Norris worked
here for several months as line repairer
for the electric light company. In
other places he had played the role Of
an evangelist and was billed to speak
in the Iowa town when arrested. He
was expelled from the Methodist
church. The case against him was so
strong that it would have been inn
possible for him to have escaped con-
viction. The punishment for bigamy is
a fine not exceeding $1,000 and impris-
onment not exceeding three years.
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CHOYNSKI AND O'DONNELL.
The Latter Made Il Very Poor Show of
Himself
on points.

Chicago, Oct. 27.-Joe Choynski defeat
ed Steve O'Donnell tonight in the fifth
round of what was to have been Il six
round bout.
There was nothing in it but Choynski
from the start, O'Donnell making a very
poor showing. In the first round Choyn-
ski landad a straight right on the mouth
that dropped ODonnell cleanly. The bell
rang when he had been down three sec
onds but he went to his corner very
groggy. At almost any time after that
Choynski could have won out, but he
went at it easily. In the fifth he put
ODonnel down twice, and the latter
was so clearly out of it that Choynski
said to him: Stay down; stay down.
O'Donnell was unable to rise anyhow, and
took the advice and allowed himself to be
counted out without attempting to rise.
One more punch would have finished him
if he had regained his feet. ODonnell
was badly beaten, both eyes being closed
and his lips cut.
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OFFICIAL BULLETINS.
The Boer View of the Engagement at
Elandslaagte.


Cape Town, Oct 26 DELAYED in trans
misssion.-Two kilograms from Lorenzo
Marquee, dated Oct. 23, have reached
here, and, from the fact that all Pre-
toria dispatches are going via this
point, the authorities are inclined to
believe they are copies Of official bulle-
tins from Pretoria. The first evidently
refers to the Glencoe battle and says:
General Erasmus, as reported, was
compelled to retire, his men and horses
being exhausted. General Erasmus ap-
pears to have been decoyed in the
wrong direction by the enemy and the
Beers succeeded in capturing the
Utretcht and Vryheid forces. The
number of killed is unknown, but the
burghers suffered heavily"
The second telegram bears evidence
of being report of the same engage
ment by Commandant Trichard 1t
says:
The Ermao burghers, in charge of
the artillery. apparently fed from Dun
dee. They We're reinforced by go Pre-
toria hnrghers under General Erasmus
The English opened sharp fire and
Dejaeger, with Krupp, yielded. Our
wounded were numerous, including
Commandant Grebeler. We also lost
243 prisoners"
The story of the retreat from Glencoe
and Dundee shows the British were
forced to move their camp twice in
order to get out of the range of the ex-
cellent Boer practice. Just as they had
decided to evacuate the second camp
shell killed two soldiers.
When General Yule heard of the bat
tie of Elandslaagte he sent squad Of
hussars under Colonel Knox and bat
terry of artillery to intercept the Beers
at Biggarsberg. The artillery succeed
ed in shelling the Beers as they We're
retreating over the Umpati mountain
killing and wounding many, but the
artillerymen were forced to retire by
the rife fire Of the enemy. 1t appears
that the Beers shelled the camp all
day long Sunday and the British We're
kept busy skirmishing and removing
their transport wagons out of range
Before the retreat there were many
anxious moments Monday night, when
the British marched through Vanlon-
der's pass, six miles long, across to
Biggarsberg. The troops got through
the dangerous line. which so men could
easily hold, at O'clock Tuesday morn
ing.
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Thought 1t a Trick,

London, Oct 2s.-The Daily Telegraph
publishes the following dispatch from La
dysmith. dated Tuesday:
General Syrnons ordered his column to
march back to Ladysrnith and, under his
instructions. himself and all the wounded
were placed in hospitals at Dundee. It
is supposed that the Beers, puzzled by the
retirement, imagined that trick was be-
ing prepared. and therefore remained at
Dundee watching their guns, instead Of
pursuing the British"
The Daily Telegraph has the following
from Ladysmith, dated Wednesday:
Our cavalry patrols have been fired on
this forenoon and chased by the enemy
near the scene of the Reitzfontein engage
ment. The Beers show signs of becom-
Ing aggressive. We learned of the cap
ture OF the hussars in response to a mil
itary wire sent to Commandant General
Joubert" 80
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A UNITED FRONT.
Lord Roseberry in support of the Con-
servative Policy.

servative Policy.
London. Oct. 27.--Lord Roseberry, in
speech at a private dinner of poll
ticians Wednesday, referred to the war
and the heavy loss of life. saying they
had to deplore the death of General
Symons and before they sheathed the
sword there would be many more such
losses. Meanwhile, he added the coun-
try ought to present united front to
the enemy. In his opinion the Trans
vaal was not very complicated ques-
tion, but merely the effort of COM
munity to put back the clock Refer
ring to Majuba Hill, Lord Roseberry
said Mr.. Gladstone's action was deter
mined by the belief that the power of
Great Britain was SO great she could
afford to do things other nations could
not afford to do without risk. The
Beers regarded Mr.. Gladstone's ma s.
nanimity as a proof of the weakness
upon which they could encroach.
Dwelling on the unfriendly attitude of
the press and the foreign public opin-
ion, Lord Roseberry said:
This is no little war. There are ma
tions watching with eagerness every
trip, every stumble and much more,
every catastrophe and disaster that
may overtake our arms. War waged
under these conditions, therefore, is not
little war.
Il do not know why we should attract
such ill feeling. There is one simple
test that will apply TO the British en-
pire as compared with other empires
who watch her with so much, ! won't
say malevolence, but candid feeling.
We would be only too glad at the pres
ent moment to strike a bargain with
the rest Of the world that every from
tier should remain Is now.
"Of what other empire can that BE-
said? We, the most conservative
force in the world, are the object of
the concealed dislike of governments
which l think are less singleminded
than ourselves
Lord Roseberry, in an impassioned
peroration. calling upon the nation to
maintain a united front. after speaking
Of Great Britain as this lonely island
in these northern seas viewed with such
jealousy, such hostility, such Jared am
bition by the great empires of the
world who count their armies with en-
battled millions" concluded amid
stormy applause with Shakespeare's
words:
"Naught shall make us rue.
If England to herself remain but true
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GOVERNMENT VICTORY.
Election Was Fought Out on the Trans
yaal Question.

London, Oct. 27,-The parliamentary
bye-elections for the Bow and Brom-
bley division of Towerhamlets, London,
held to-day to replace the Hon. Liorel
r. Holland. conservative, was fought
on the governments Transvaal policy,
and resulted in victory for the gov
ernment, the conservative candidate,
William Gutherie, being elected. The
conservative majority was practically
twice that secured at the election of Mr..
Holland. Through the campaign Mr..
Spender opposed the war in South Afri-
ca and Mr.. Chamberlain's conduct of
the negotiations with the Transvaal
government. His opposition was SO
persis tent that he was dubbed by the
conservatives throughout the canvass
as "Boer Spender." His election liter
ature denounced Tory patriotism as
invoking the slaughter OF British
worlmen for the German millionaires
on the Rand" and declared that orders
for clothing and blankets We're given
by the government to German concerns
and not to British.
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Sentiments OF LOYALTY.

Ottawa, Ont. Oct. 21--Lord Mimic, gov
ernor general Of Canada has sent this re-
ply to the cablsgram from Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain conveying her majesty's
thanks to Canada for its manifestation of
loyalty and patriotism in sending troops
to assist Great, Britain in the Transvaal: :
The people of Canada have received
with sincere qualification the message
from her majesty, the queen conveying
her thanks for Canada's contribution to
the British forces now Ell route to South
Africa. The good wishes expressed by
the sovereign for her Canadian troops
will inspire them with deep sentiments
of loyalty and patriotism and with a de-
termination to sustain the reputation that
Canadian volunteers have earned in the
past history of this part of the empire
HMTNTO :"
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Ordered to Delasoa Bay.

Paris, Oct. 2T.--4A dispatch to the
Petit Journal from Toulon says:
Two or three OF the fastest cruisers
have been ordered to go to Delagoa
Bay and Russian Warships will follow
them.
The Figaro, while pointing out the
contra dictory rumors from Toulon o..
the subject of the Dispatch of naval
division from the southeast coast,
says:
1t is certain that the cruiser Caesar
sailed from Toulon for Port Said on
the receipt of an important telegram
enclosing sealed orders"
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He Opposes RpseharrY.

London Oct. 21-Rear Admiral Chas
Beresford, speaking at Glasgow to-day
against Lord Roseberrys candidacy for
the rectorship of the university, said he
admired the earls character and bril-
liancy. but opposed him as a politician.
The speaker charged Lord Roseberry
with following instead of leading public
opinion and asserted that he was large
ly responsible for the Transvaals re-
sistance and the present war, because
he had remained silent until war actu-
ally began and the Transvaal had inter-
preted his silence as meaning that the
country was divided on the issue.
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AT DUNDEE.
General SSmons Buricd-The City Occu
pied Monday

pied Monday.
London, Oct. 27.--The colonial office
mas made public the following telegram
received from Governor Hutchinson,
GATED P1etermaritzburg, Oct 26: The
following telegram has been received
from Greytown from a resident of Dun
Gee, formerly in the telegraph service:
left Dundee this morning Gen
eral symons died on Monday at 5 p. M
ana was buried the following morning,
close to the English church, by Rev
Mr.. DAILY. There was a firing party
and few medical attendants attended
t. frror"l, There We're no Beers,
Colonel Ecketts, Majors Boulbee, Ham
Ifiers.ay and Nugent and also Crum,
Johnstone and Ranana
" The Beers occupied Dundee Mon
day afternoon.
'Commandant Suderberg is in
charge. Stores We're looted by indiy-
iduals who were unarmed The hospi-
tai was removed yesterday from the
other camp to houses surrounding the
railway stations. The principal .medi-
cal officers asked me to inform YOU
everything was going well and that
everyone was cheerful and confident. 4"
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Spies VIII Be Shot.

Durham. Natal Oct. "a delayed in
).-Many spies have been
arrested here and some Of them will be
ehot. On the strength of representa-
tions by the mayor of Durham, the gov
ernor of Natal, Sir Walter Francis
Observation-Disclosures, has prohibited the
landing of all but British refugees I'm
desirable persons of all natonalities
will be rigidly excluded. Already
there are too many of this class in Dur
ban.
1t is reported that one of the Indian
transports is being fitted out to convey
the Boer prisoners elsewhere.
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IT WAS A DRAW.
Oglesby and Patsy sullivan Fight at
Helena.

Special Dispatch to tho Standard.
Helena, Oct. 27.--"Kid" Oglesby of
Helena and Patsy Sullivan Of Ana
conda and formerly a Helena boy, both
lghtweights, fought 20-round draw az
the opera house before several hun
dred people, The contest had been
widely herahed as the ftstic event of
the season. but the spectators got dis
gusted before the end. Several rounds
passed without a blow being struck
Sullivan appeared to have the best Of it
the first five rounds, but those claiming
TO be posted say Ogleshy led more
times throughout the fight, got mora
points and should have had the fight.
The crowd registered a general kick at
the end, and the next fight here will
hardly prove much Of a magnet.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-28
Coal Miners Fight.

Decatur. Ill, Oct. 27.-The first
bloody fight of the coal miners strike
which was declared seven weeks ago
occurred here to-day. Two union min
ers were shot, one probably fatally. F.
Dongowshi. a striker, was wounded
probably fatally. Charles MauritZ, an
other striker. received a bullet in the
arm Robert Mayes, non-union man,
who is said to have fired the shots, was
arrested. There is much excitement
and it is feared the strikers may re-
venge themselves.
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Diamond JeWelry

This department is one of the
leading features of our establish
ment. Our Diamonds are chaste
and pure, of the very best quality
and cut and range in size from
one-thirty-second of carat up to
three or four carats each. They are
mounted in every conceivable de-
sign in rings, studs, earrings, pend
ants, stick pins and chatelaiHe pins,
and prices vary according to size,
quality and design.
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Gold Brooches

Are in great demand. Our line is
swell and popular priced, showing
a handsome assortment Of designs,
representing clusters, sunbursts,
stars, crescents, beetles, butterflies
and serpents, set with genuine Dia-
mends, Rubies, Emeralds, Pearls.
Olivines and Corals.
A visit to our establishment will
be appreciated by all lovers of the
beautiful and artistic.
Good values make good business
and our great and steadily increas-
ing trade evidences it's truth.
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Rig Shipping Deal,

San Francisco, Oct 27.-The biggest deal
ever made in sailing ships on this coast
was consummated to-day. A syndicate
headed by William e. Mighell has pur-
chased the entire fleet of sailing vessels
owned by Flint & Co, of New York. The
following vessels are included in the pur-
chase: May Flint. Henry B. Hyde,
John Mcdonald A, J. Fuller, s. D. Carl
ton, Pactolus. R. D. Rice. st. David st.
Frances and st. James. The money in
volved in the deal is said to be over half
million dollars
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NEARLY READY.
The Shamrock Preparing for Her Long
Trip.

New York. Oct 27.-With her stub
boWsprit in place. both her masts
stepped, topmast on end and gaff and
booms slung. the yacht Shamrock is
rapidly assuming a seagoing appear
ance. Sailors were at work setting up
the rigging to-day, while carpenters
fitted up the hold for the accommoda
tion of officers and men. Water tanks
have been put in and iron braces bolted
to the fore and aft decks and keels on
stringers. Additional wooden knees
have been fitted between the frames
forward where the yacht is liable to
pound" in q head wind.
Captain Hogarth says that he will
take her stores on board ship at Erie
basin instead Of going to Tompkinsville
and that she will turn direct to sea
from the basin. Her sails will be bent
To- IN lrrNM.
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Committed Suicide.

Seattle Wash, Oct. PA special to
the Post-1ntellisencer from Kamloops.
E. G., says: Joe Macdonald, principal
land registrar, committed suicide here
last night by shooting himself in the
head. No cause can be assigned for
the act. Joe Macdonald was one of the
best known and most popular men in
British Columbia. He leaves wife and
four small children
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THEY AMAlGAMATED.
Combination of the Two Big Sleeping
Car Companies.

Car Companies.
New York, Oct. 27.--In view of con-
tlicting statements and various conclu-
sions as to the primacy of either COM
pany in the recent Pullman Wagner
merger, the associated press states the
exact conditions, which are as follows:
Neither the Pullman company have
absorbed the Wagner, nor the Wagner
company have absorbed the Pullman.
The two companies have simply ANAL
gamated, retaining the Pullman organ
iZation. however, in preference TO the
Wagner as the Pullman is a stock com
pany and the Wagner merely a bust
ness association With no charter. The
Wagner company has four directors in
the new Pullman company, and, al
though the new company may have the
name of Pullman. it will be equally as
much Wagner as Pullman and will ope-
rate on all the Vanderbilt lines"
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Gerst Cup Handicap,

Nashville Tenn, Oct. 27.-The event Of
the shoot of the Belle Meade gun club
to-day was the Gerst cup handicap. 1t
was at % live bird. with SIS entrance and
six men, Haywood, Gilbert. Tanning Du-
pont, Dehow and Hirsch divided the
money, each shooting clear score The
lowest score was % killed
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Patriotic Visitors
To the Soldiers Cele-
bratiOn are cordially
invited to visit our
Store durin g their
stay in Butte

We have many pretty things that
we are aching to have an opportun-
ity to show. 1t makes no difference
whether you wish to purchase just
now or Motive will be pleased to
show you through.
We have great facilities for col
iect1ng the new and the novel and
have availed ourselves of every op-
portunity to get together the pret-
test line of Jewelry and kindred
articles ever shown in Butte. We
have no old stock Everything alb
solutely new and up-to-date.
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Its Their Own Affair.

London, Oct 21Cemmenting upon the
petition to President Mckinley promot ID
by the New York World urging that the
good offices of the United States be Of
fered in settling the Transvaal difficult
ties with Great Britain. the Standard
says:
I'VE very much doubt whether the
Washington government will at all ap-
preciate the suggestion, but in any case
it is as well for those, whom it concerns
especially for those whom It does not
concern, to understand that the Trans
yaal question is one which exclusively
affects ourselves and which We propose
to settle without assistance or interven-
ton of any kind"
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4 Good Catch.

San Francisco, Oct, 27.-The whaling.
steamer Jeannette arrived here to-day
after a run Of 15 days from Fox island.
The vessel had very successful sealing,
catching IS whales. She brought down
"a. .000 pounds of whalebone and 800 fox
skins. Captain Newth of the Jeannette
reports the catch of the following
whaling vessels up to Sept. &c:
Thrasher. 4; Kartuk. 4: Bowhead, 5;
Alaskan, l; Mermaid, .; Belvedere, 3;
William BaYliss, 2: Alexander, 2.
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Rhodes Watchad the Eicht

Cape Town. Oct. 27.-According to
further advices from Kimberley the
Beers removed their killed and wound
ed in cars. No reliable estimate of
their losses has been made Mr..
Rhodes rode out and watched the
fight The towns people, including the
women, mounted the trenches, watch
ing eagerly for the return of the
troops. Mr.. Rhodes is cheerful and
gives dinner parties daily, at which
luxurieS are abundant
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lamation declaring that no rents or in
terest on bonds can be claimed during
the continuance of martial law, nor
within certain fixed period after the
repeal of the same.
The Beers at Vryburg have secured
a quantity of ammunition. Command
ant Schooman has seized Crocodile
Port and destroyed the railway bridge
there. President Kruger is in excel
lent health"
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VIII Fight for England.

Manila, Oct. 81. 10 p. m,-An informal
meeting was held here this evening OF
men proposing to proceed to South Afri-
ca to fight for the British. More than a
hundred EnGlishmen Australians and
Americans decided to go. They organized
n party and believe they can secure 200
more men. The volunteers include eX-
soldiers. frontiersmen, Engiishmen IA
miliar with the Transvaal and commercial
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1ncitinn the Natives.

Cape Town, Oct PA telegram from
Bulawayo, Rhodesia, dated Monday,
says: Boer force is threatening
Chief khama and Chief Linchwei, who
are loyal to Great Britain The two
ehiets country lies al the extreme
northwest of the Transvaal and in
cludes Bechuanaland. It seems a gross
mistake for the Beers to provoke war
among the natives. The probable ex-
pianatlon is that the Boer force intends
to destroy the railway to Bulawayo
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Durham, Natal, Oct. 27.-An interest
ing incident in connection with the
Elandslaagte fight is reported here
When the fire of the British guns be-
came hot the Beers ran forward out of
cover and, standing together, coolly
opened fire at the Imperial light horse,
with the evident purpose of drawing
the latter's fire while their comrades
retired. Seven Of the brave fellows
were Killed.
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Moderation Urged.

The Hague, Oct. 27.-At to-day's
meeting Of the committee of the sec
ond chamber on the budget a resolu-
tion was adopted urging the govern
ment to mediate between the Trans
vasl and Great Britain.
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Declared Null and Xnil.

Cape Town, Oct. 27.-Sir Alfred Mil
ner governor of Cape Colony, and w
P. Shreiner, the premier, have issued
proclamation declaring null and void
the proclamation Of the Orange Free
State, asserting that a portion of Cape
Colony is now Free State territory
Sir Alfred Miners proclama ton
warns all British subjects in the, col
ony of their duty and obligations to
the queen.
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Meiien in Tacoma.

Tacoma. Wash, Oct. 27.-President
Mellen. Vice Presidents Kendrick and
Hannaford, Chief Engineer McHenry
and party of minor Northern Pacific
officials arrived tonight on their spe-
Cial train, direct from St. Paul to-day
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and thereby prevent a movement by
Colonel Plumer's Rhodesian force to go
to the relief of Mafeking. Already there
have been stories of Rhodesian ar
mored train engaging the Beers some
distance north of Mafeking.