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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-06
JAPAN WANTS A SLICE
Will Demand Land Grant
From China.
HAS ADVISED REFORMS
Japan Is Trying to Secure the Upper
Hand in the Orient, but Will Aid
China in Maintaining Her
Independence

Vancouver, B. c., April 5.-Oriental ad-
Vices brought by the steamer Empress of
Japan indicate that Japan has watched
with jealous eyes Italy's recent attempt
10 get possession Of San Nun. Marquis
10 has been in direct communication with
Ii Hung Chang and has advised various
reforms. He says the partition of China
Will be inevitable should China persist in
her present course of action In view of
ing their government must abandon the
hold-aloof policy hitherto adopted and de-
mand some substantial grant of land from
CHINA, probably port in Fokien.
Count Okuma, eX-premier. advises the
government to so conduct itself as to in
duce China to rely solely upon the gal
LIANT assistance of Japan for the mainte-
nance of independence. The first meas
ure to be adopted for that purpose is to
drill several hundred Chinese soldiers by
Japanese officers: secondly, to encourage
the dispatch of Chinese students to Japan
for study IF the situation should COM
pei Japan to take a final step it will be
absolutely necessary for her to hold
Annoy and the railway between that place
and Hankow. This phase can only enter
into Japan calculations when the main
tenance of China's integrity is entirely de-
SPARED of. and there is no hope of pre-
venting a partition In the meantime
Mr.. iano, the japanese minister at Pc
kin, has applied to the Chinese govern
ment for five new settlements for Japan s
exclusive use. to be opened at Foo Chow.
Annoy. Inltaw New Chwans), Shanghai
and Chieng King. in addition to the Tient-
sin and HankoW settlements. which have
been conceded already. 1t is stated that
the Chinese government has decided to
entertain the demands with the exception
of Shanghai and Chen King.
During the recent terrific whirlwind on
the north coast of Queensland about $50
| Japanese engaged in pearl fishery We're
drowned
About 200 Japanese prisoners in Niigata
prison have been simultaneously taken
Ill. They are supposed to have been pal
| soned
| A report has reached the Japanese gov
| ernment that Canada intended to impose
| duty of II cents a pound on Japanese
| tea. Tea dealers take the report very Sc
| riously and they are asking that negota-
| tions be entered upon with the Canadian
| government against an imposition Of the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-06
RESTRAINING HINTS.
German Attacks Are Aimed More at Eng
land Than the United States.

New York, April 5.-The Commercial
Advertisers London correspondent cables
to-day as follows: Word comes from Ber-
lin that the new German representative
now en- route to Samoa, carries restrain
ing hints to German traders there. The
German foreign office also finds precedent
in Bismarcks condemnation of acts of
the German consul 10 days ago in Sa-
moa that will now aid in dealing with
Raffel and Rose and in soothing sensitive
German opinion
The ultimate German end is a friendly
division of the islands. to which PROPOSE
ton official Berlin believes America will
not object if its coaling station is Sc
cured English policy rather awaits
cautiously the results of the inquiry. An
cry German attacks are aimed now more
at England than America and it was
mainly from irresponsible journals. AL
lowance must be made for German super
sensitiveness over commercial rivalry.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-06
GREAT INCONVENIENCE
Caused From Cutting Off the Power by
the Electric Company.

Yesterday mornings fire at the power
plant of the General Electric company
was the occasion of great Inconvenience
to great many people last night and will
be for several days to come. The capacity
of the plant for furnishing power had
been much overtaxed for some time and
the whole of one station becoming inca
pacitated, made it necessary to cut off
several circuits. as the remaining station
could not supply the whole city. The cir
cults supplying outlying residences were
cut off in favor of the business people and
many people depending entirely upon the
company for light had to rustic candles
or lamps.
The inconvenience is not expected to be
of long duration, as Manager Turner of
the General Electric company stated yes
terday that he was confident he would be
I able to furnish all tlr power required
within very few uaSs. MIR. Turner did
not so. state, but 1t is underst TODD he has
made arrangements to use the electric
plant of the Lexington mine, which can
be put i'll running order in two or three
days. With this sufficient power can be
furnished to supply the city till the works
of the Montana Power company at Big
Hole can be completed and power brought
in from there. Az this is expected to be
accomplished in 10 or 20 days, the city will
not be very seriously inconvenienced.
Besides the residence sections which
were deprived of light. the fire made it
necessary to cut off some of the street
lights, which was as little liked by people
who had to be out late as was the necessi-
ty of cutting off residence lights to those
affected in this way.
Manager Turner made an inspection of
the ruined property yesterday and stated
that the Standards estimate of the loss,
| $40, ,O0O was very close to an accurate fig
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CAUSED NO COMMENT.
The Dissolution of the Assembly Was
Expected.

Havana, April 5. noon.-The dissolution
OF the Cuban military assembly, an
nounced in these dispatches last night,
does not cause any particular comment
among Cubans or Americans, such a step
having been predicted two weeks ago.
The American military authorities. while
pleased that an obstacle to the disposal
of the Cuban army has been removed
had been preparing to distribute the So
100000 without the aid of the assembly's
rolls by causing to be drawn up duplicate
rolls
In this work the provincial governors
were cooperating with the Cuban COM
manders in their provinces. In addition
the assembly rolls are being verified and
corrected by an independent inquiry, to
last at least a month.
lie general rules controlling the distri-
button are to exclude all men who have
enlisted since July II, 1898. and to exclude
former soldiers now holding government
positions or belonging to the rural guards,
first paying each private and non-commis-
stoned officer 800. Then if, as expected, a
balance remains, $1O0 will be paid to each
officer After this if there is any money
left it will be disposed of as the president
directs.
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No Bodies Recovered.

Eureka. Cal. April 5.-No bodies of
those lost on the steamer Chilkat yester-
day have been recovered. IT is doubtful
if they ever will At the time of the
wreck the ebb tide was flowing and this
gives a souther!y set to the current. carry
ing the bodies out into deep water. A
close watch is being kept. however, and 1t
is possible that one or two bodies may yet
come in, as the tide turned soon after the
accident The wreck is breaking up rap
idly The hull is now away up on the
beach. All the machinery and fittings have
been swept out of it and nothing but a
shell remains.
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Plans for the Dry Dock.

Washington, April Admiral Endcott
chief of the naval bureau of yards and
docks, to-day completed and submitted to
the secretary of the navy the plans and
specifications for the new dry dock at
Mare island. California. This is to be an
important undertaking. giving a dock
large enough to receive the largest battle
ship The limit of cost is $S25, 900. and the
specifications call for the completion of
the work within two and half years.
The dock is to be Of timber, $50 feet long
from head to outer gate sill, 141 feet wide
in body 101 feet at entrance, 3S feet depth
from coping to the floor and 30 feet draft
over the sill at mean high water. The
work will be advertised and the contract
let at once.
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Missions in the Philippines.

New York, April 5.-The Presbyterian
Foreign Mission society is taking meas
ures looking forward to active mission
airy work in the Philippines. Over $1,000
has been handed to the treasurer.
though no appeal has been made by
people who ask that their names be
withdrawn. According to Rev. DR.. b.
F. Ellinwood. Rev. James B. Rogers.
who was for many years missionary
in Brazil, is now on his way to Manila
with his wife and will probably arrive
at Hong Kong this week. Rev. D. S.
Hibbard and his wife, formerly of Lin
den, kan, have just started for Manila,
via San Francisco. Others will leave
in the near future.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-06

governor, secretary of state, attorney
general treasurer and members of the
general assembly. There We're four
state tickets in the field. headed re-
spectively by Elisha Dyer, rep, for gov
ernor; George W. Green, dem, Thomas
F. Merrick, socialist labor and Joseph
A. Peckham, prohibitionist The only
issue in the election was on the adop-
tion of the revised constitution. which
failed last November to receive the
necessary three-fourths of all the votes
cast, but was given large majority.
AT the state election to-day the re-
publicans were victorious, though the
democrats made gains in many loca1it-
les. The entire republican state ticket
was successful and the general assem-
bly, will be republican by a large ma
jority, though not as large as last year.
The socialist vote is large in the cities
and milling towns. Eighty districts out
of 1O4 in the state give for governor:
Dyer. rep, 1852: Green. DEM, 9,9S2;
Herrick. socialist labor. 1,247: Peckham,
prohibtionst, 1,043.
Dyer's probable plurality this year is
$500. Every district in the state shows
democratic gains.
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Fscaped the SnareS,

London, April 6-The Rome CORE
spondent of the Morning Post says:
Archbishop Ireland is said to regard
the submission of the American pre-
lates to the pope's letter on American
ism" as one of the most splendid ex-
amples of obedience ever shown by the
Catholic clergy. He is surprised that
the letters Of Cardinal Gibbons and
Archbishop Corrigan cause criticism,
which, in his judgment, had arisen
from the disappointment felt by the eX-
treme party at seeing the American
prelates escape the snares laid for
them
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COPY RIGHT LAW.
The Subject of Appeal by Austin to
Secretary Day.

iie S"pJecb OF an appear Dy Austin TO
Secretary Day.
London, A ril G--The morning papers
comment with sympathy and approval
upon long letter which Alfred Austin,
the poet laureate addressed to Colonel
John Hay, the American secretary Of
state. from Florence, italy, on March
%, appealing on the ground of the unity
of the English-speaking peoples for
equal copyright in all English speak
ing countries for all books written in
English.
The Standard in an editorial note,
urges that the copyright between Great
Britain and the United States should
be absolutely reciprocal and suggests
that the moment is propitious for an in
ternational convention with the United
States.
The Times commenting upon the sin
geniouS and genial manner in which
Mr. Austin introduces the question by
pointing to the demonstra ton OCCASION
ed by Mr.. Kiplings illness as proof
of the literary sympathy between the
countries,' says: 1T will be interest
ing to hear Mr.. Hays reply, for he Is
man of letters with an audience on
both sides of the Atlantic. We rather
suspect that an attempt to disturb the
existing arrangement might only dis
turb hornets nest Perhaps Mr. Hays
reply will throw light on this important
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-06
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

Morgan, rector of the church, read the
funeral service. There were no pallbear-
ers. The immediate members of Mr.. Lee
lands family present were Charles w. Lee
land, his eldest son; Miss Fannie Leland,
his daughter who came on from Chicago
yesterday. and his youngest son. Ralph
w. Leland. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Leland.
ir.. of the Grenobe: Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Leland. Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Thompson
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Leland of the
Grand hotel. Were the other near relatives
present. Mr.. Lelands three children ac-
company the body to Chicago. where a
funeral service will he held at the Leland
residence on Friday afternoon. The body
will be inferred by the side of those of
Mrs. Leland and Miss Helen Leland, who
We're among the fire victims.
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NEW REGULATIONS.


Washington. April 5,-Assistant Sec
retary Vanderlip has issued new regula-
tions regarding the civil service ap-
pointments, promotions and transfers in
the mints and assay offices ot the
United States. The appointments ale
arranged under five general schedules,
scientific, clerical, mechanical. l"ade or
skilled. positions below classification,
and one other not yet promul%ated. The
scientific and clerical positions will be
filled after competitive examinations,
but without registrat tions, while the me-
chanical or trade or skilled positions
will be filled after a slight educational
test and registration examination. The
educational test will be letter writing,
arithmetic and plain copying, the reg
istration test will consist Of rating err
sons accordin" to age, character as a
workman and range of experience.
Physical qualifications will also be con-
sidered. Credit will be given Cor ap-
premiership and work as journeymen.
Graduates of technical schools will be
given credit in lieu of apprentice-
shin
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-06
A DECISION RENDERED
In the Case of David Brown Against the
Secretary of Interior.


Washington. April 5.-The United
States supreme court has rendered de-
cision in the case of David Brown vs.l
the secretary of the interior, review
ing the title 10 certain lands in Oregon.
Mr.. Brown who was the appellant.
set forth that the lands in question had
been selected under the swamp land
grant to that state and that such Sc
lection had been certified to by the sec
retary Of the interior then in utfice, Mr..
Teller: that afterwards Mr.. Villas. his
successor, has entered an order an ul-5
ing and canceling said certificates: that
such action on the part of Mr.. Villas
was invalid for want of Jurisdiction,
and operated to cast a cloud upon np-
pellant's title. He therefore asked that
the present secretary of the interior be
enjoined and restrained from carrying
into effect the order of Secretary Was
or in any way interfering with the title
of appellant under the certified selec-
ton.
In this case no patent had been is
sued. The court held that no legal
title passes under the swamp grant un-
til the issuance cf patent; that while
the legal title remains in the General
government the department must be
permitted to proceed with it's admilis-
tration of the law affecting the dispo-
sition Of said lands; that not until a
ieSdl tltie mas passed DS the 1sSu1nce
of patent does the interior department.
lose jurisdiction. with full authority to-
determine all questions of equitable
right or title, under proper notice to the
parties in interest and that the court
must, as a general rule. be resorted to
only when the legal title has passed
from the government.
The petition of the appellant is de-
MED. This decision sustained that of
the supreme court of the District of
Columbia and of the court of appeals.
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HonOrs for Clark,

Philadelphia. april 5.-Captain c. f.
Clark, late commander of the battleship
Oregon and since assigned to the command
OF the League island navy yard. was to-
night rendered a dinner by the Union
league. The function was arranged as a
formal welcome to this city of the distin.
guished commander and tribute to his
services in behalf of this country. Covers
were laid for 1I5 persons. The dinner was
of an informal character. Captain Clark
was presented with a silver loving cup.
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A Roberts Protest.

Newburgh, n. Y, April 5.-At the Tooth
annual conference of the New York NJ. f.
church a resolution was adopted protest
ing against allowing Congressman Rob
erts of Utah to retain his seat. The re2.
oluion also proposes an amendment to m"
national constitution making polyganE
a crime to be severely punished, the p"I~
alties to include disqualification % vote
or to hold any office of honor trust or
emolument in the United States or state
or territory therein. DR.. llir of salt
Lake spoke vigorously in favor of the res
OIutiOO.
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AGAINST BLOOMERS.
Inn Keepers Not Obliged to Serve Women
So Attired.

Inn Keepers Not Obliged to Serve Women
So Attired.
London. April 5.--A test case which has
excited great interest in cycling circles
was decided at the Kingston sessions to-
day. when Lady Harberton charged the
'landlady of a house with having refused
to serve her because she was attred in
boomers. Lady Harberton. who is treas
urer of the Rational Dress league, said
on the witness stand that she had travel
ed four thousand miles and through the
West End of London in hloomers. The
landlady pleaded that she only refused to
serve her ladyship in the coffee room and
would have served her in a private room
or at the ordinary bar. She also claimed
that her business would be ruined if she
was obliged to serve some women at
tired in boomers The jury decided
against Lady Harberton.
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Strike at tho A rSenal.

Davenport, Iowa, April 5.-One hun
dred and fifty machinists failed to re-
port for duty at the Rock Island
arsenal this morning on account of dis
satisfaction with wages and workshop
rules. Major S. E. Blunt referred their
grievances to the war department, but
the strikers would not wait its decision.
Nearly 1900 men are still at work and
the manufacture of army equipment
will not be much interfered with.
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Orders Issued.

Washington, April 5-Acting Secretary
Meiklejohn has issued orders relative to
the reception of the eight volunteer regi-
ments still remaining in Cuba when they
reach the United States. An isolated
camp will be established near Savannah.
where the troops may remain during the
period required to show that there are no
infectious cases among them.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-06
Survey ComnIeted.

Washington. April 5.-Consul General
Goodnow at Shanghai reports to the state
department the completion of the survey
of the proposed railway line from Han
kau to Canton, under contract to an
American company. He says that no
trouble was made by the inhabitants of
the region traversed. and that, on the
contrary every kindness was shown and
assistance given by the local gentry and
officials.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-06
In the Antarctic,

Brussels, April 5.-The Belgian Geo
graphical society has received a dis
patch stating that the extreme latitude
reached by the Antarctic eXpeditionary
steamer Belgica was 71.36 south, longi-
tude, 92 Much bad weather was en-
countered by the expedition, but no in
tense cold, except during the month of
September Good maps We're prepared
of Hughes bar and Palmprs land,
south of the South Shetland islands.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-06
Ian MacLaren in California

San Francisco. April 5.-Rev. John Wat
son, D. D.. better known as Ian Mac
Laren, arrived here to-day. accompanied
bv Mrs Watson. The distinguished di-
vine will remain in San Francisco only
until Saturday, when he will go to Mon
terey, there to rest over Sunday. Then he
will go 10 Los Angeles and visit the south
ern part of the state. Returning, he will
pass through San Francisco en- route to
Portland, Tacoma and Seattle; thence on
to Vancouver, whence he will sail for
England.
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A DaciSion for HarNaru.

Princeton, n j.. April 5.-Harvard got
the decision over Princeton in the inter-
collegiate debate to-day in Alexander
hall Princeton had the affirmative and
Harvard the negative of the question:
Resolved That a formal alliance be-
tween the United States and Great Brit
ain for the protection and advancement OF
the common interests is advisable
The Judges. Professors f. ]. Phelps of
Yale, J.. B. Moore of Columbia and J. w.
jerks of Cornell decided in favor of the
negative.
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Exchanging Notes.

Washington. April THE Samoan
agreement for high commission has
progressed to point where the three
governments are exchanging notes as to
the members of the commission. This is
accepted as an assurance that Lord Sa.-
isbury accepts not only the principle of
the commission. but the commission
itself.
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Officers Elected.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena April 5.--The state board of
medical examiners to-day elected officers
for the year as follows: President, w. H.
Campbell Livingston: secretary, w. c.
Riddell Helena; treasurer, DR.. Murray,
Butte. Members of executive committee:
DR.. Evans, Anaconda; DR.. ]. A. Sweat,
Great Falls: DR.. Chapple. Billings.
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Old Rnarl Re-Electel.

Montreal. Quebec. April 5.-The annual
meeting of the shareholders of the Ca
madam Pacific railroad was held to-day.
The old board was reelected. The issue
of securities on extension of the Pipe
stone and Stonewall branches was au-
thorized and the lease of the Columbia
G. Western railroad approved. The former
officers and executive committee were re-
elected at a meeting of the directors.
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BY Civil Autho1ities.

Atlanta. Ga. April 5.-~Lieutenant Frank
u. Curry, Sd Georgia infantry. who shot
and killed Private Leo Reed. battery Q,
I'd artillery. last January at Savannah.
will not be tried by court-martial. but will
be delivered into the hands of the civil
authorities.
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washington Notes,

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Washington, April 5.-Charles Z. Penna.
carrie" in the postoftice at Helena. has
resigned.
A oostoffice has been established at
| Bonacord, Beaverhead county William
BRAY. jr., postmaster
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A Light Vote Cast.

Milwaukee. April 5-The interest in the
municipal and judicial elections in Wis
consin was very tame, a light vote being
cast. Cassiday and Dodge were elected to
the supreme bench without opposition. In
Milwaukee county Eugene S. Elliott, for
one of tae circuit judges, had a plurality
of 3.000 and Judge johnson was reelected
circuit Judge with plurality of SiS
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Enur Millions Canitnl.

Sioux Falls s. D.. April 5.-'rhe sale of
the plant of the Northwestern Packing
company to Theron Davis of New York
city representing capitalists of that city
resulted to-day in the formation of a cor
poration with capital of $4,000. 600 to op-
crate the property.
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ST. Louis Worlds Fair.

jefferson City, Mo, April 3.-Under sus-
pension of the rule, the bill providing for
the incorporation of the St Louis Worlds
fair to celebrate in 1908 the centennial of
the Louisiana purchase. was passed by the
senate to-day. 1t has already been pass
ed on by the house and under the emer-
gency clause which the bill carries it will
become 4 law as soon as signed by the
governor