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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-16
DECISIONS BY LINDSAY
Cases Involving the Michael
Dewitt and Minnie Healey.
iNJUNCTIONSARE GRANTED
The Question Involved Was deliberately
Treated by the United States SUI
preme Court--The Davis 1nheri-
lance Tax Case Ruling.

Judge Lindsay held brief session of
court yesterday afternoon and made a
number of decisions in matters which
he had had under Amusement, three or
four of which decisions are of import
ance. In two big mining cases, involv-
ing the Michael Dewitt and Minnie
Healey lode claims, and in which the
Butte & Boston company and Miles
Finlen We're plaintiffs and F. Aug.
Heinze and Arthur p. Heinze and
others defendants, temporary injunc-
tons We're granted. In the somewhat
noted Davis estate inheritance tax case,
in which the attorney general held that
the tax levied by the court should be in
creased from about $1,000 to about $780,
0O0 the court declined to change It's
previous order and the tax remains as
originally assessed.
In the case of the Butte & Boston
Mining company against F. Aug.
Heinze and Arthur p. Heinze, relating
to the Michael Dewitt, Judge Lindsay
temporary injunction:
In this action the plaintiff alleges
that the defendants are wrongfully eN-
tracing ore from a certain vein or lode
beneath the surface of the Michael
Dewitt claim, which claim is conceded
to be owned and possessed by the
plaintiff. The defendants, by their an
swer, Justify the extraction of ore
therefrom by reason of the alleged fact
that a certain part of the apex of the
lode is within the Snohomish lode min
ing claim, of which the defendants are
part owners and in possession.
"A hearing has been had to show
cause why the temporary restraining
order heretofore issued should not be
made permanent, and thereby 1t APP
pears without dispute that the apex of
that certain vein known as the Wind
lass vein, runs, in is course, almost en-
firely in the Michael Dewitt lode but
in its strike the vein enters the Sno-
homsh lode mining claim, near the
southwest corner thereof. crossing the
south side line of the Snohomish lode
and passing out at the west end line,
the length of the apex of the vein lying
within the boundary lines of the Sno-
homish lode being % feet.
Upon the hearing the defendants in
sisted that they We're entitled to mine
and extract the ore from such portion
of the vein as was shown to have its
apex within the exterior boundaries of
the Snohomish lode, although the vein
departs on it's dip outside of the plane
of the southern side line of the Sno-
homish lode extended downWards and
into and beneath the Michael Dewitt
lode mining claim.
Plaintiff. on the other hand, con
tends that it is the owner of and is en-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-16
Waste in Nervousness.
Pearson's Weekly.

PearSonS weekly.
Do you know a man who twiddles his
thumbs all the time he talks to you,
or his fingers, or possibly the watch
chain which he wears? Or, If he does
not do any of these things, he does
something equally annoying.
1t may be that you yourself, when
you sit thinking what you will say next
to your shorthand clerk, beat time with
the tips of your finger nails while she
taps her foot
All the little idiosycracies the
neurologist classes as physical automat-
isms and regards as energy MASTERS.
obably you will find yourself avoid
ing or stepping on cracks, or counting
figures in patterns, or the posts flying
past the windows, grouping uniformly
recurring shapes in wall paper of BIZ
secting lines and rows of figures.
The great Napoleon counted windows
as he walked abroad, and if he hap
pened to lose count his temper was
completely upset for the rest of his
walk
Everybody knows the story of poor
old Dr. Johnson, who counted posts,
and many sad, insane men are doing
the same to-day ..n'.f.
One should avoid as much as nos
sible this tendency of mind and body
to dissipate valuable energy.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-16
MAY REFUSE TO PAY UP.
People Who Objected to the Paw
ing May Make Trouble.
THEY'VE TAKEN COUNSEL
Those Who Entered a Protest Will Fight
the Matter in the Courts and the
City May Have to Bear
the Expense.

Has the city of Butte put it's foot
into it in regard to the paving?
That is a question which is agitating
some of the city officials and some of
the aldermen who voted the paving in
spite of protests received are regret
ting their action.
1t was supposed that the protestants
would enjoin the city from laying the
pavement and have the courts decide
the matter a once 1t Is evident now,
however, that the protestants are play
ing different sort of a game Instead
of having the matter settled in the
courts now, their game is to let the
pavement be laid and then refuse to
pay for it. Some of the property own
ers have taken legal advice and have
been told by their lawyers that the
city cannot enforce payment of the
paving tax under the circumstances. If
the courts shall decide that the prop
erty owners cannot be compelled to
pay the tax. the city will have to pay
it. Where the city is to get the money
to pay for it is a question without So
luton at the present time. 1t would
be pretty nearly bankrupting prop
osition.
The total amount of paving contract
ed for this season is 1920 square
yards. More than so per cent of the
property owners interested objected to
the paving of Wyoming street, West
Granite, West Broadway, West Park
and Academy streets. The only streets
where the majority of the property
owners did not object are East Granite
street and the alley back Of the opera
house. The protests were made in the
Harrington administration, but ignored
because in writing. Mayor Harrington
claimed that they should have been
made orally before the council. The
city went ahead and advertised for
bids for the paving, the contract was
awarded and work was begun. The
objecting property owners made no
move. They failed, however, to COM
ply with the order of the city engineer
to make sewer and water connections
This indicated that their plan is to let
the city complete the paving and then
force the city to pay for it. By order
of the council the city engineer has
| himself made the necessary connec-
| tions for property owners and will
| charge the cost to the property own
| ers, but whether or not they will pay
| the bills remains to be seen.
| The total cost of paving 1920 square
| yards of granite pavement will be s46,-
| 360. The cost of curbing will be about
$4,000 additional The property on East
| Granite street and the alley will have
| to pay their share, for they did not
| object. Those on the other streets who
| did not protest cannot object to paying
| their share. But those who did pro-
| test will undoubtedly fight payment in
the courts, and thus it will be a legal
| question whether about $4,000 of the
cost of the paving must be borne by
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that deficiency exists and that the
Judgment has not been satisfied in full,
thereupon the sum of such deficiency
shall be docketed as a judgment
against the defendants named.
"Fourth-That the plaintiff may at
such sale become a purchaser or such
stock.
'Fifth-That upon the investiture of
the purchaser of such stock with the
title thereof through such sale the de-
PENDANT, the l.. Wattrich Mining COM
pany, shall make proper transfer to
such purchaser of the capital stock as
provided by law and the bylaws of the
company"
An action to cancel a lease on some
Main street business property in which
the late Barney Mckinley was plaintiff
and John O'Rourke and others defend
ants, was dismissed. The case had
been submitted on motion for 5udg-
ments on the pleadings made by the
defendant ORourke, and in dismissing
the case the court said:
This entire action, being cause in
which. neither the complaint nor any
of the answer present proper subject
for adjudication by this court, the en-
tire action is ordered dismissed and
stricken from the calendar, for the rea-
son that the law affords an adequate
remedy to the parties in case there
should be any attempt to enforce LA
bility under the documents in the
pleadings."
In overruling the motion of the state
for an order increasing the inheritance
tax to be paid by the Davis estate,
Judge Lindsay said
THE court discerns no reason why
it's order with regard to the sum found
due as inheritance tax in the matter
of this estate should be disturbed and
therefore overrules the motion sub
mitteu by counsel that the order be
modified and amended so as to increase
the sum of said tax
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the city at large or by the property
abutting. 1t would be a manifest in
justice to require the city at large to
pay for the Improvement of the prop
erty of few. People who paid for
paving in front of their own property
last year will justly object to paying
part of the cost of paving in front of
their neighbors' property, and might
be able to fight it successfully. Before
the paving is all settled for there are
likely to be no end of legal eomplica-
tons. tt.,-I
1t has been suggested that the city
stop the paving under the circum-
stances. But 1t is too late to do that,
and If the paving were stopped the
contractors would undoubtedly have a
case against the city. The concrete
has been laid on East Granite and
Wyoming streets, Academy street and
West Granite street have been
ploughed up and the laying of granite
blocks began yesterday at the lower
end of Wyoming street, where it in
tersects Park street. The city has
gone too far in the matter to draw
back now.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-16
GET THEIR TIPS FROM CROOKS.
Bank OfficiaIs Take Means to Protect
Their Treasure From Thieves.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
1t is said by a police. official at city
hall headquarters that some of the city
banks. whose hoard of surplus cash has
been increasing largely of late, have
been experimenting with an expedient
long in use by Bank of England officials
of paying known crooks for informa
ton of any contemplated raid upon
their vaults. The Bank of Englands
first experiment of this kind dates from
1850, when the directors of the bank
listened to a startling proposition made
by ditch digger"
The laborer told the directors that he
had discovered a new and unsuspect-
ed method of getting into the cellar
Vaults, where the gold and silver bars
We're kept, and that he would sell his
secret to them for money. The direc-
tors hesitated, believing that they had
taken every precaution against loss
from the vaults in putting up heavy
masonry, with plenty of iron bars, and
by manning the building with armed
watchmen. But finally they granted
the man. who seemed to talk fairly, a
chance to try his plan, and a night was
named for the undertaking.
At the appointed time a committee of
the directors descended to the cellar
and heard a peculiar scratching sound
under their feet. Two hours later the
floor opened and the ditch digger
bobbed up serenely, like the evil spirits
in the spectacular drama. All around
them lay bars Of precious metal, to-
falling in value G3,000,000. The man ex-
planned satisfactorily how it was done
and as a reward the directors assured
him an income for life on an invest
ment of $4,000. The crook was con-
tent, and it is believed he remained hon.
est ever afterward.
But other cracksmen were tempted by
his luck to try the same game and the
directors We're inundated with sugges-
lions and tips on new methods OF burg
larry and how to prevent them. Among
other things they paid 100000 for proc
ess. invented by young chemist, for
copying the ink. paper, watermarks and
designs of the bank notes so perfectly
as to defy detection. The directors
found they could use his system more
satisfactorily and more profitably than
| their own in the production of their
| currency.
Despite the fact that these expendi-
lures have run up into big figures in
| the last half century, the directors of
to-day say that all the money was well
invested.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-16
DRIVES FLIES FROM HOUSES.
Pests May BE Got Rid of by the Use of
tho Castor Bean.

tho castor Bean.
A crying need of the summer season
has been means by which the fly pest
can be mitigated or removed. Door and
window screens are only partial rene
dies; fly paper is almost as great a
nuisance as the flies themselves. A
resident of Louisiana says that many
years ago he discovered that flies would
not remain in a room with the castor
bean castor oil plant. He also found
many dead flies in the neghborhood of
the plant. He recommends putting the
leaves around the shop and house at
several places, land my word for 1t,
he says, the flies will leave there in
stanter."
A South Carolinian ascribes the same
quality to the Japan lily Oilium aurat-
um), the presence of which in the shop
is sufficient to Danish flies" Finally,
odd Druggist writes that he saw
Somewhere" the statement that 1.-The
true Persian insect powder, If dissent
mated in the atmosphere Of room.
will kill great many flies and drive
away the rest" The plan, which has
been followed ever since, is: Just be-
fore leaving the shop for the night
take an ordinary insect powder gun
and, holding it at arms length above
the head, to squirt the powder in the
air, say. half a dozen times. This is
all-sufficient to keep the place free of
flies
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-16

PENDANTS, without right or title, enter
ed and ousted the plaintiff from pos
session thereof. The plaintiff also al
leges that defendants are mining and
extracting valuable ores from the
premises and converting the same to
their own use, to prevent which acts
the plaintiff seeks an injunction pend
ing the trial of said action.
The defendants, by their answer,
controvert the allegations of PLAINTIFF s
complaint, and also present an eqult-
able defense, to the effect that plaint!1,
by a parole contract made and entered
into in the month of Novembr. 1898.
agreed to transfer his interest in the
property under the leases and agree
ments for sale and purchase to the de-
PENDANT, F. Augustus Heinze, by virtue
of which parole agreements the defend
ant, Heinze, alleges that he was in pos
session of the Minnie Healey lode claim
at the date of the alleged custer.
Hearing has been had upon an order
TO show cause why an injunction should
not issue during the tendency of this
action. and upon that proposition alone
the case is now under judicial consid-
Grafton. 1t is therefore at this time I'M
necessary as well as improper for the
court to ented upon any particular dis
cussion of the merits of the contention
of the respective parties. The court
has carefully considered the showing
made upon the question of restraining
the mining and conversion of ore from
the premises and finds that a temper
airy injunction is warranted and ought
to be issued pending the trial of this
cause. It is accordingly so ordered
In a case or David Lawrence aSainst
the L. Wattrich Mining company, .. ID.
Woodman and William II. Lindsay,
winch mad been trled pefofe Judge
Lindsay, sitting without a jury, the
court decided IN laNor OF the piaih.lii
and tound the following lacts III 'he
case: o,
"F1rst-Ihat on the Zoth day OF
August 1881 the uelehuants' -: -.
Noodman ana "iilian n. Liliusas
were INDEBTED 10 pialntlll III tne sum ol
Sooo Tor money advanced 10 .hell any
others' at thelr instance anu ieques.
ana tnat the sum was tLei uue, anu
that the plaliitiit IL ellt4aieu " N.Y. g..
thereon at the rate ol per 'eit PEI
annulh from 'ie -oth uas Va aug uS''
1871;
SecoIu-I iiat VI. VI Zoo
Oh tiie auVdnceiIien, VI .iie sum u ST.
10 the ueIenuaHls Noouilall aliu I-'. 1,
say, tne9 pleuseu anu ueiiV " tilT
pialhtili Two Tert,iica.ss y, ;nt an,a
STOCK Oh lne u. at.iiSi NiA' 20 az en-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-16
BUTIE JUNIORS BEATEN.
The Twin Bridges Team Puts Up Strong
Game


Special Correspondence of the Standard
Twin Bridges, Aug. 14-The home
ball team added another prong to their
spurs yesterday afternoon, when they
defeated the Butte Juniors of Butte
The game, which was called at 2:3O,
was one of the prettest and most in
teresting that has been played on the
Twin Bridges diamond this season. The
Butte boys played good bail, but were
out-classed by the farmers as they
pleased to call the home boys The
game became so exciting that the
scorekeeper forgot to attend to his du-
ties part of the time. Twin Bridge
sports, at least some of them did,
played the Butte team as the favorites
before the game started and bet to l
against the home team. One we'll
known betting man is reported to have
lost 500 on Butte. The visitors proved
themselves excellent base runners and
good fielders. but were rather shy a the
bat. Their man in the box was out of
luck, as he was batted all over the dia-
mond, but the good fielding saved the
score considerable. Link Moffit, who
played with the Twin Bridge boys, had
not played a game in five years, but
demonstrated his ability in that line
to the satisfaction of all. 1t is the gen.
eral opinion that with a little practice
the farmers could make it very in
teresting for any club in the state. The
team from Butte is composed of jolly,
good-natured set of fellows. and the
best of feeling prevailed throughout the
game. The score by innings was as fol-
lows.
1854 5 $3.50
Twin Bridges ...... 3 0 0 0-15
Butte Juniors ..... l o
Batteries-Twin Bridges, Chase and
Forvilly: Butte, Raymond and Austin.
Mrs. e. l.. Smith, who had an oper-
alton performed for a tumor at St.
Paurs hospital in Butte. returned yes
terday. The operation was performed
by Surgeon SEWERS, assisted by Drs.
Wells and Loade, and proved very sue
cessful. Mrs. Smith has resumed her
business responsibilities at her store.
Alderman Henry Kruger, accompan-
led by his wife, We're the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Feilka yesterday They re-
turned to Butte on the evening train.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-16

j. Spiegel ladies' tailor. Ladies' and
children's cloaks and suits made to or
der Fit guaranteed. Remodeling furs
a speciality AZ West Park street.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-16

Northwest Coal company, dealers in
wood and diamond coal. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Telephone No. sos.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-16

Anna Held long filler Havana cigars
are the best. Try them.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-16

Plate and window glass at Butte Art
Stained Glass works.
Arizona republican., 1899-10-22

In view of the prominence of Bishop
Potter of New York his views in oppo-
sitiOn to expansion will
A LIBEL naturally attract the at
ON THE tention of many readers,
PEOPLE. but his reasons will not
appeal to thinking peo-
pie. He assumes that the American
people are not capable of administering
the affairs of distant colony, and dis
plays a complete lack of faith in the
public conscience or moral sense of the
people. He is simply an extreme pes
simist, and to endorse his attitude is to
confess a lack of confidence in the
American character.
1t is true that there are lessons
against territorial expansion in ancient
history, but there are other lessons in
favor of it in modern history. It is
true that the Latins have failed in
their imperialistic expansion schemes;
Spain is a recent and pitiable example
of such a failure. But it is also true
that the Anglo-Saxons have pursued
a policy of expansion for hundreds of
years, with a very fair degree of sue
cess. And there appears to be no good
reason why their success should not be
continued for some other hundreds of
years.
Our own government has itself done
a good deal in the way of expansion
The onward and outward movement
began as soon as the Pilgrim Fathers
settled in Massachusetts, and continued
steadily until it was stopped by the Pa
cific ocean on the west and the Carib-
bean sea and the Gulf of Mexico on the
south. And each time it YVES proposed
that more territory should be added to
that already possessed by the American
expansionists there We're vigorous pro-
tests by those who feared the destruc
ton of our institutions. But they We're
unheeded, and acquisitions were ma0e
from time to time. And Bishop Potter
will himself say that the republic is
safer today than it ever was before in
it's history. Its institutions are better
loved and firmer grounded than those
of any other government.
The bishop simply got off wrong in
his ST. Paul utterance. and if he shall
live five years longer he will fully
realize the fact.
Arizona republican., 1899-10-22
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

William ]. Bryan is going about in
Nebraska mouthing the name of Lin
coin in the cause of surrender to rebe.s.
Il want to tell you" shouted Mr..
Bryan at Grand Island, that in the
course of the next eighteen months
we'll quote more from Abe Lincoln
than the republicans have in all the
past fifteen years.
He ought to be prevented. His pur-
pose is an insult to the memory of the
patient, unwavering patriot who toler-
ated no doubt or question or scheme
of compromise with rebels in arms,
and whose single condition of peace
was confined in this memorable declar-
alton of policy: THE war Will cease
on the part of the government when
ever it shall have ceased on the part of
these who began it,"
No proclamation of Abraham Lin
coins name or memory.-New York
Sun.
Arizona republican., 1899-10-22
ALL RIGHT, GUv'NOR.

A grand wedding was being solemn
lied at ST. Peters, Eaton square. On
each side of the strip of carpet that
extended from the church door to the
curb was a crowd of we'll dressed peo-
pie watching the guests arrive. In the
wake of procession of equipages of
the most aristocratic and we'll appoint
ed character came a four-wheeled cab,
dingy and disreputable beyond belief.
tHerel here" shouted the policeman
in charge, you can't stop herei We're
waiting for the bishop Of"
The cabman regarded the officer with
a triumphant Ieer. as he climbed down
from his seat and threw ragged blan-
ket over his skeleton steed.
It's all right, guv'nor." he said,
I've got the old buffer inside!"-Lon-
don Spare Moments.
Arizona republican., 1899-10-22

dence; in Connecticut, Hartford and
New Britain; in New York, Alton.
Avoca, Canton and Rome; in New Jer-
sey, Burlington, Hightstown and New
ton; in Pennsylvania, Bradford and
Erie. There is no need to continue
this list. Throughout the United
States there are many towns that are
managing their own water works sue
cessfully.
Now, Mr.. CAM, the taxpayers and
residents of Phoenix want a first
class system of water works and
sewers and they are going to have
it regardless of the wishes of the
water works manip1lators or bond
holders. The water company has never
paid any attention TO it's present con-
tract with the city. and the people
are tired, Disguised and indignant.
Step aside. NJ tianz, or you may get
run over.
Arizona republican., 1899-10-22
TOWN WITH MOST NEWSPAPERS.

Murphysboro, Ill, stands pre-emi.
nent, not only among the cities and
towns of the United States, but of the
world, in the number of daily and
weekly newspapers In proportion to its
population. Within the corporate linn
it's of this city are published four daily
and three weekly newspapers-namely
MurphysborO Daily Era, Daily indie
pendent, Daily Republican, Daily Bull
letin, Jackson County Era, Weekly In
dependent and Weekly Republican. The
official census of 1899 gave the city's
population as $3.50. Murphysboro also
proudly claims to have produced the
greatest volunteer soldier of the civil
war, General John A. Logan, who was
born within the city's limits.-Nash-
vile American.