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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-28
NOME SHUT OFF
FROM THE WORLD
Camp-Prices of Food Higher Than
at Dawson City.

Chicago, Nov. 27.-The Records spe-
cial correspondent at Cape Nome sends
the following letter dated Nov. /:
Tomorrow the last boat, the Albion.
will leave Cape Nome and from then
until next June the country will be shut
off from the outer world. There has
been great exodus of people, and most
of those who were early have gone out,
those staying here being largely men
who came down from the upper river
to get claims. 1T will do them little
good, however. as the country is thor
oughly covered, and the owners have
gone away, so that those coming with
money cannot buy. There will be
practically no work done this winter,
as there is no wood on the creeks to
thaw with, so that outside these finds
developed last summer nothing will be
known until late next summer These
are few stampedes to creeks in out
lying districts that happened to be over
looked in the first rush. Recent reports
come from Cape York are less favor
able than the first ones. but as no work
has been done little is known for GER
tain or can be till next summer
I'm Cape Nome and the outlying, dis
tricts along the coast from Golovin
bay to Cape York, probably $500 peo-
pile will remain during the winter.
Many We're frightened by the proba-
bility of advantage being taken of the
scarcity of any article to jump up the
price. No conscience has been shown
so far in regard to the taking advan-
tage of the necessity of the people. Coal
and lumber have been cornered. and
both of these necessities are selling at
exorbitarit rates. The exodus and the
arrival of late steamers have made the
food supply ample. but prices are high
er than at Dawson. Fuel will be the
most serious problem. Coal is selling
as high as $125 per ton, and there is
limited supply. The beach wood, by
hauling long distances, will help out,
but it is poor stuff, and will be very
expensive. Some miners are going to
sled over the Golovin bay to winter in
the timber, and some are building cab
ms on the beach where the driftwood
is close at hand.
The typhoid epidemic is about over
There have been no new cases in the
last five days, and no more are expect
ed until spring. Back of the beach,
which Is narrow, the Tundra is an un-
drained. swampy fiat, and when the
frost is out, is a rich breeding place for
the fever germs
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IDAHO'S COURT ....
SCORES THE PRESS
Its Opinion OF Those Who Criticised. tho
State Authorities in the Occur
d'Alene Trouble.

Boise. Idaho, Nov 27-The supreme
court to-day denied the petition of Paul
Corcoran for a writ of habeas corpus.
Corcoran was convicted of murder in
the second degree and sentenced to II
years Imprisonment for murder COM
mltted by members of the mob of which
ne was one that destroyed the Bunker
Hill mill ON April 90.
IN passing on the application, the
court takes occasion to express its
opinion of those who have assailed the
authorities of the state by their actions
IN connection with the suppression of
the lawlessness in the Coeur dAlenes.
1t says:
lt seems to be one of the methods
OF this organization, known as the Mi
ners' union, whenever an attempt is
made to bring them to account for their
unlawful, barbarous and murderous
acts, to at once commence an attack
upon the legally constituted authorities
VINO are endeavoring to enforce and
maintain the law by their false clamor
seek to excite sympathy for the male
FACTORS, and such action. by virtue of
the recognized freedom of the press in
TINS country always finds an echo, and
too frequently. Endorsement with that
portion of the press whose moral prin-
c1ples are governed and controlled by
what Is for their gain. Thousands of
.,i'A>S - Viii tiic sSelle Ol the LTanSac-
tions they assume to judge and criti-
else. These leading journals of civillz-
alton hesitate not, upon no other au-
thority than the lurid reports of their
scoop friends based upon the statement
CT known malefactors and their advo-
Gates and defenders, to assail indis-
criminately the legally constituted au-
thorities of community and state for
their efforts to maintain the law and
protect persons and proDerty within
their jurisdiction In keeping with this
custom and rule, both the executive
and judiciary Of the state have been
assailed in terms of unmeasured vitu-
peration for simply doing their duty
under their oath of office"
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TROUBLE IS EXPECTED
If Congress Gives No Assurance
to the Cubans.
A GENERAL UPRISING
Reported to Be Planned for Thanks
giving Day. but the Rumor Is
Discredited at Army
Quarters.

Havana, Nov. 81 6:40 p. m.--Nothing
is known at headquarters in this divis-
ion or in General Lees to justify the
report published in the United States
and cabled back here that 1000 armed
insurgents have taken to the woods
in the province of Pinar del Rio ana
that a general uprising against the
Americans has been planned for
Thanksgiving day. Indeed the story is
absolutely discredted by the American
authorities, who say it is impossible
that anything Of the kind could have
happened or could be in prospect with
out knowledge of 1t coming to some
army post.
Rumors Of more or less alarmist
character have for some time been
for instance, that this general uprising
is true. and it is apparent that certain
men are nursing programmes hostile
to the American administration but
the spread of the campaign of educa-
tion is doing a great deal to offset the
influence of such people, and in any
event no trouble whatever is likely to
occur until after congress meets.
1t is a fact, however that many
Americans here believe that if nothing
is done toward giving the Cubans some
definite assurances, if not a precise
date, regarding the independence of the
island, there will be a rising of some
sort, but opinions differ widely in re-
gard to what it will amount to. 1t is
thought that malcontents will be mer.a-
ly bandits easily controlled Some
think the uprising will be formidable
and would call for a large American
force
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EXCEEDED THEIR POWER.
School Boards Cannot Exclude Children
From the Schools.

Special Dispatch tc the Standard.
Helena, Nov. 27.-school boards have
no right to prevent children who have
not been vaccinated from attending
school unless such boards are inforcing
regulations laid down by county
board of health. This is the essence
of an opinion promulgated by Attorney
General Nolan to-day. This opinion
was prepared in response to letter re-
ceived from woman ia Gilt Edge. Fer
gus county. stating that her children
had been denied the privileges of the
public school unless they had been vac
cinated She asked if the school board
had authority to enforce such rule.
In replying in the& negative, the attor-
ney general says: /
In the absence of statutory author-
ity, a school board is not at liberty to
exclude children from attendance at
school by reason of noncompliance
with an order directing the vaecina-
tion of children. The legislative assem-
bly of this state has not conferred ups,
on school boards authorityfato adopt
regulations of the kind indicated, and
the regulation adopted is utterly null
and void. Boards of health are provfd-
ed for in the state, and where an epi-
demic is prevailing in any community.
regulations may be adopted to prevent
it's spread, and to lessen and mitigate
it's destructive influences. Undoubted-
ly under the law as it stands, the board
of health of your country, were small
poX generally prevalent. could provide
as regulation that school children
should be vaccinated. and if such a
regulation We're promulgated the school
trustees then undoubtedly would haye
the right to make an order such as was
made in the present instance. With
out the board of health's acting, how
ever an order such as was made is
void. If the trustees persist in exclude
ing your children by reason of nom
compliance with their order, you can
compel the board by mandamus pro-
ceedngs to receive your children"
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A COMMISSIONER
Is APPOINTED
To Investigats the District Attorneys
Ohce-G ardiner Bitterly Rssents
y the Committees Methods.

New York, Nov. 27.-The Mazet COM
mittee to-day resumed it's investigation
of the city departments. The most i'm
portant incident was the refusal of Dis
trict Attorney Gardiner to testify be-
fore the committee, which thereupon
entered upon the long expected inquiry
into the conduct of his office. Governor
Roosevelt to-day announced that he
would appoint A. /. Wilcox of Buffalo
commissioner to hear the charges
brought against Mr.. Gardiner by the
City club. tN
the affidavit of Edward J. Reardon, who
served Colonel Gardiner Saturday after
noon with subpoena to appear before
the committee this afternoon. Accord
ing to the subpoena served he had met
Colonel Gardiner in an elevator in the
criminal court building and that when
he touched him with the paper Colonel
Gardiner said
Il don't recognize this as legal ser
vice, as it is half holiday
Reardon insisted that he had served
the subpoena, when Colonel Gardiner
said:
You are a id liar, and I have a
mind to have you arrested
Mr.. Gardiner to-day sent long and
bitter letter to Mr.. Mazet, in which he
says:
Instead of inquiring of me concern
ing this office you permitted your
managing counsel to question me con-
cerning an indictment for murder of
exceptional intricacy and difficulty,
which has taxed the energies of myself
and members of my professional staff
for nearly II months and is now on
trial.
This scandalous effort to pry into
the peoples cause presumably for the
benefit of the defendant, induced your
associate counsel to follow me from
your presence to say apologetically
that he was opposed to such an eXami-
nation.
ut becomes my duty to announce a
fact that you will know that you are
absolutely without lawful authority to
issue a subpoena or to swear wit
ness"
The investigation this morning was
into the methods of the health board
inspectors and the disclosures were not
complete.
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A VERDICT OF GUILTY.
Charles n. Lawson Con nvicted of Involun-
tary Manslaughter.

tary Manslaughter.
Special Dispatch to the Standard !
Helena, Nov 27.-After five hours de-
liberation, jury in the district court
returned verdict of guilty tonight
against Charles N. Lawson, accused
Of involuntary manslaughter in the
death of Florence Miller, a woman who
was found dead in lodging house a.
few weeks ago under circumstances
that reflected upon Lawson.
Lawson had been living with the wo-
man, and claim was made by her chill
dren that he frequently abused her.
and few days prior to her death struck
her. Lawson was not with her when
she died, but from wounds found upon
the body it was claimed he had struck
the blow which proved fatal, a hem
orrhage of the brain having resulted
The case against Lawson was bitterly
contested, the defense trying to prove
that death was the result of alcohol
ism rather than any blows Lawson
might have inflicted. The jury stood
9 to for conviction. From the start
the case attracted more than local at
tention
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WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
a Message Was Sent Through the Walls
of Seven Rooms.

of Seven Rooms.
Chicago, Nov. 27.-Prof. w. S. john
son and C. L. Fortier of Milwaukee TO-
day made a successful test in the city
of the wireless telegraphy. They sue
ceeded in telegraphing without wires
through suite of seven rooms, with
all doors closed and through seven
walls.
Another test was made when the sig
mails We're conveyed through three Are
proof vaults and an ordinary telegraph
switchboard in which third wires We're
connected up and about 40 dead wires
We're located. Notwithstanding the
fact that this switchboard contained
live wires. the current passed through
all of the vaults and through this
board. This is one of the most severe
tests that has ever been given wireless
telegraphy.
A third test was made, in which the
sending instrument was placed inside
of one of the steel vaults and botn
doors were closed and the combination
locked. The signals were then trans
mltted clearly from the vault to an
adjoining room.
The professor claims that his nven-
tfon Is materially different from that
or Marconi and that instruments can
be constructed to be carried on horse
back and be ready for operation within
a few moments after they have reached
their destination.
The sending instrument used to-day
was intended only for short distances.
The receiving instrument however
was complete and ready for use at
any distance.
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BEER is DOCTORED.
Adolphns Busch Before the Food Adult.
Grafton Commission.

!AuolpHuS lSuSCn Before the Food Auufts
Grafton Commission.
Washington, d. c.. Nov. 27-Adolphus
Busch of the Anheuser-B Busch Brewing
company Of st. Louis took position
before the senate committee on manu-
features antagonistic to that taken by
many other brewers who have testified
before the commission. He appeared
before this commission with connection
with its investigation of food adulter-
alton and in reply to questions from
Senators Mason and Harris, said that
the best beer could be made only of
barley malt, hops and water; that while
corn might be used for ordinary beer.
the best article could not be made from
1t. He contended that proper process
or aging was the only proper preser-
vative of beer and that boracic acid
was injurious and deleterious to the
health.
He asserted that so per cent of the
imported still wines and a large per-
centage of the champagnes were doc
tored American wines.
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TAKES 4 ROSEATE VIEW
Otis Says the Backbone of the
Insurrection Is Broken.
PURSUIT OF AGU|NALDo
Young Given an Enthusiastic Recep ton
by the Natives = Ths Insurgent
Force South OF Manila Is
DESERVING.

Washington, Nov. 27.--General Otis
to-day reports the situation in the
Philippines IN the following dispatch
to the war department.:
Manila, Nov. 27.-Steamer from San
Fabian yesterday brought lis Spanish
prisoners, $4,000 insurgent money and
other property captured by Lawton's
troops near Taug on 25th.
"Wheaton's troop, Fowler's company,
3sd, drove enemy westward from Man
galaren, few miles southwest Dagupan,
captured five three inch Misunderstanding
guns, IL rifles. 10000 rounds Maxim
cartridges, 1000 shrapnel, 800 pounds
powder, and other property, also "a
Spanish and seven American prisoners.
Bell, with 36th infantry in pursuit,
and will march down western Luzon
coast. Indications are two or three bod
les insurgent troops. numbering prob
ably 500 or more men each, in noun
tains west of railroad can be readily
handled by Macarthur; they have the
bulk of the insurgent artillery. all of
which will be captured unless burned.
Young still in pursuit of Aguinaldo,
who is heading for Bangued, few miles
east of Vigan; Young, with cavalry
.S3d and by balance battalion. ed, two
battalions SD en- route for Viguen by
military post road. Young's reception
by inhabitants enthusiastic; they give
all assistance possible. Aguinaldo has
collected more than 1000 Of his troops
al the north; probably most viii desert
him. Number small detachments in
surgent troops throughout country
north of Manila have been captured.
and inhabitants manifest gratitude for
deliverance. Indications are that in
surgent force south of Manila disinteg-
rating, and troops going to their homes.
Reports from southern islands favora-
BILE.
''Zamboanga insurgents surrendered
to, our troops. and no trouble anticipat-
ed there
Later in the day the following dis
patch was received from General Otis:
"Oregon landed marines at Vigan
yesterday. Young's column at Nainog-
pacan, 20 miles north of San Fernando,
on the 23d. from which point passed
north into mountains. Troops will re-
lieve marines at Vigan 29th. Wheaton
just reports capture of 7S more rifles.
81 100: also that he has been obliged to
take mother and son of Aguinaldo un-
der guard at Fabian to prevent their
murder by natives. They will be sent
here the first opportunity and deliver
ed to friends. Natives in vicinity Of
Bayombong, Nueva Viscaya. Offering
services to drive out insurgents there.
Reports from Zambaonga say insur-
gents surrendered heavy artillery to
navy, and since have surrendered to
Nichols, commanding battalion 2Sd
infantry, 179 rifles; one Nordenfeldt and
four breech-loading cannon. Order re-
stored in town and vicinity. About 50
Tagalos scattered in mountains
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London, Nov. 27.4:30 "A. MA fresh
interruption in the East African cable
service at this interesting moment has
caused a cessation of war news. AS
yet the war Office has not received Lord
Methuen's detailed list of casualties nor
IS any information at hand regarding
the whereabouts of the 9th lancers,
who We're sent in pursuit Of the Beers
from Gras Pan.
The Daily Mail says that the lancers
are still scouting ahead of Methuen's
advancing column, but as he announced
yesterday that he was giving his men
days rest this is hardly possible
Indeed. the greatest anxiety is felt
and more especially in view of the fact
that Berlin journal, the Deutesch-
Warte, which regularly prints Boer
communications, announced yesterday,
before 1t could have been ascertaineti
from British sources, that the naval
brigade lost 100 men at Gras Pan, and
that the 9Th lancers We're captured.
1t is understood that the government
decided to proceed Immediately with
the mobilization and embarlSa ton of a
division of 10000 men under a we'll
known lieutenant general
Beacon hill is beginning to be realized
as one of the best things the campaign
has yet shown, as IT Las relieved the
tension Of the situation in Natal, and
has brought the relief of Ladysmith
within measurable distance. General
Butler appears to be confident of Lord
Methuens ability, and is devoting all
energy to Ladysmith
An attempt will be made presuma-
bly,, to reach Colenso in time to cut off
the retreat of the Beers from Wenan
over the Tugela river. 1t is feared,
however, that the enemy will get there
first and destroy the bridge. At Freer
bridge the British found two massive
spans utterly wrecked by dynamite,
one piece weighing 224 pounds having
been hurled 200 yards.
Sir Alfred Miner has warned the va
rious relief committees in Cape Town
to be prepared for the arrival of 10000
refugees from Kimberley as soon DIS
the siege has been raised. ~
According to dispatch from De Aar,
dated Sunday. the Beers had destroyed
the bridge at Steynsburg the previous
day, and We're being reinforced at that
point.
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tered in the convent with the guard
Otis has ordered her brought to Manila
for safety.
CAVlTE NAVAL STATION.
Admiral Dewey VIII Recommend Trans
fer to Subig Bay.

Aumiral Dewey Will Recommend a Trans
fer to Subig Bay.
Washington, D. c., Nov 27.-Admiral
Dewey called at the navy department
to-day in response to letter from Sec
retary Long to discuss the question of
establishing naval station at Cayite
or other point near Manila. Such a
station Is now in operation at Cavite,
put 1t Is foreseen that requirements of
the navy may be much greater than
those which are temporarily attended
TO at Cavite. The admiral brought with
MIN portions of his report to be incor-
porated in the full report of the Philips
pine commission. This discusses the es-
adjustment of permanent naval sta
ton in the Philippines and regards
subig bay, about so miles from Manila,
as preferable to Cavite, as this is a fine
harbor of a capable depth of water and
mas many natural advantages for max
ing THIS strong naval establishment.
While Admiral Dewey's view will
doubtless prevail when a permanent
station is established this will be for
congress to deal with and with the
present purpose is to utilize the Cayite
station for the current work on the war
ships.
Rear Admiral Gillis has been men
toned as commandant Of the Cayite
station. He was at the department to-
day and referred with Secretary Long
on the subject, but the impression pre-
walls that one of the younger officers
will be chosen.
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THEY MAY MARRY.
Girls Under Age Do Not Need Consent of
Parents

Parents,
st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 27.-An unusual
lawsuit resulted in a peculiar decision
IN the supreme court to-day, it being
held that girls under the age of consent
may marry without their parents con-
sent. The case came from Minneapo-
lis. where Alex Scott, aged 80, married
Sadie, Scott, aged 13. without the
knowledge of the child's parents, on
Oct. IS last. On hearing Of the we'd
ding the, girls father forcibly detained
her at his home, whereupon Scott
sought to secure possession of his child
wife by habeas corpus proceedings.
but the lower court refused the writ
and left the girl with her father The
case was taken to the supreme court.
which to-day decided that in this case
the common law provision held that
such marriage is valid, notwithstand-
ing the state law on age of consent,
and that the child must be turned over
to her husband If she 50 desires.
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INSTANTLY KILLED.
Discharge of Gun the Death
of General Smith.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 27.-Gen-
eral Israel c. Smith of this city, aged
60, was instantly killed by the acci-
dental discharge of his gun while out
hunting to-day. He was native of
this city, where he enlisted in 1861 as a
private in the Sd Michigan infantry
and returned with the rank of brevet
brigadier general, having made one of
the most brilliant records in the civil
war. He served the city as chief of
the fire department for several years,
and as superintendent of police for four
years and was collector of internal
revenues for this district during the
Cleveland administration.
He leaves a widow and one son.
Lieutenant Fitz Smith, of the Goth reg
ular infantry, who is in charge of the
custom house at Manila.
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IT TOOK HIS STEAM.
Fight Between Armstrong and Jcffo rd
Ended in the Third Round

IiSHb Doe"eou AEMstrOnR ana JenO rdS
Ended in the Third Round.
New York, Nov. 27.-The prize fight
between Bob Armstrong, the colored
heavyweight boxer of Chicago, and Jim
Jeffords of California, which was slated
to go 25 rounds before the Hercules
Athletic club tonight ended abruptly
in the third round. Both men went
headforemost from clinch over the
ropes into a box at the ringside in the
second round, and in the third Jeffords
took another header from the effects of
a right swing on the jaw. This took
all the steam out of the big fellow and
when he regained his feet he was sent
sprawling from a right swinging up
percut in the vicinity of the belt. JEFF
fords rolled over in agony and his Sec
onds claimed a foul on the ground that
he was hit below the belt The referee
decided that the blow landed fairly and
gave his verdict in favor of Armstrong,
after Jeffords had been counted out
and carried to his corner by his sec
onds
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MAY READ THE BIBLE.
There Is No Law Against 1t in the State
of Nebraska.

Lincoln. Neb., Nov. 27.-State Super
intendent Jackson to-day decided that
the Bible may be read in the public
schools. The matter was laid before
him in case from Gage county where
one family in a district wanted the
teacher .enjoined from using the book
although all others favored it. In his
decision Mr.. Jackson says:
There seems to be nothing in the
laws of Nebraska that would prevent
the simple reading of the Bible in our
public schools. l am of the opinion
that in this enlightened age and Christ
ian land the public school teacher
ought not to be deprived of reading,
without written or oral comment the
Bible, or of repeating the Lords
PRAYER"