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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
FOUGHT FOR THEIR PAY
Five Men Killed in a Riot at
Cuevitas.
LISTS ARE IMPERFECT
Thousands of Cubans Were Disappointed
in Not Finding Their Names on
the Rolls-It Causes Great
H Hardshp.

Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 23.--Five men
of . fight last night between gendarmes
and disappointed Cuban soldiers at
Cuevitas, three miles from Santiago,
where the payment of the Cuban troops
is progressing. Five thousand Cubans
had gathered there to receive pay and
after three days only $50 had been paid.
Thousands who had been disappointed
at other points had come to Cuevitas
as the last place of payment in the
province.
The imperfect list causes great dis
satisfaction and rumor circulate yes
leave to-day alarmed the men who had
not been paid. They began to collect
in groups and to show their annoy
ance. Finally their threats became
serious. Captain Baliat, with 20 gem
darmes was present to preserve order
among the applicants and the United
states troops protected Colonel Moale,
the officer having charge of the pay
ments. Suddenly Captain Baliat, who
was mounted, was surrounded by q
mob. struck by stones and bottles and
shot in the arm. His men promptly
fired volley into the mob and three
persons We're instantly killed and Ii
wounded, two of whom died this morn
ing Colonel Moales guard promptly
surrounded the money office, but took
no part in the fighting. For a few mo-
ments there was a lively conflict, car
bines and machetes being used freely.
Captain Baliat was the only gendarme
wounded The dead We're colored Gu
ban soldiers.
This morning payment was resumed
under a heavy guard. There are ru-
mors that a force is being organized
to attack the pay office, but these are
probably unfounded.
General Castillo, civil governor of
Santiago de Cuba, was at Cuevitas at
the time and soon restored order.
There is no doubt the inaccurate list
will cause a great deal of hardship.
Many veterans have vainly followed the
United States commissioners for six
weeks trying to find names not listed.
General Wood, military governor does
not anticipate trouble.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
THE CHICAGO PLATFORM
Endorsed by the Democrats in the Missis-
tsippi Convention.

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 23-A. H. Lon
day nominated for governor of Missis-
sippi by the democratic state conven-
ton without opposition. There was a
stormy time in the convention over the
adoption of a report of the platform
committee, the contention being over
the Endorsement of Governor McLau-
rims administration. The resolutions
reported by the committee indorsng
the governor were finally adopted by a
viva VOce vote.
The platform indorses the declara-
tions of the Chicago convention of 1896
and declares Hon. w. J. Bryan to be
1.-The ablest exponent of these princi-
pies. the statesman and patriot, the
great tribune of the people"
OF trusts, the platform says:
I'VE enter our solemn protest against
the encroachments upon government
affairs by aggregated capital in the
form of trusts and combines as being
inimical to the best interests of the
masses of the people and the cause of
free government. and express ourselves
as unalterably determined to aid by all
possible and proper means the control
or destruction of these enemies of good
government
At the evening session J. L. Power was
nominated for secretary of state E.
w. Brown for supreme court clerk: II.
L. Whitford for superintendent of pub
lie education, and A. o. May for rail-
road commissioner for the southern
district. The ticket will be completed
tomorrow.
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A SUCCESSOR TO OTIS
Secretary Root Is Non n-Committa
About 1t.
GEN. MERRITT Is THE MAN
VIII Make No Positive Statement - The
Twenty Regiments to Be Rushed to
the Philippines-Campai to
Be Pushed

Washington, Aug. 23.-Secretary Of
War Root returned to the city to-nie hit
from his visit to the president at Lake
Champlain. He went at once to his
apartments at the Arlington hotel and
during the evening spent some time
with General Corbin and Acting Secre-
tary Meiklejohn. The secretary was
reticent in speaking FOR publica ton Of
his conference with the president The
matters discussed, he said. were such as
would ordinarily be taken up at cabi-
net meeting and involved no great de-
Dartures from the policy already in
force respecting the Philippines.
That the campaign in the Philippines
is to be pushed vigorously and promptly
is evident from remark the secretary
made to the reporters. He was deter
Mined he said, that every man belong
ing to the 20 regiments of volunteers
now being recruited shall eat his Christ
mas dinner in that country. This
statement was brought out by a refer
ence to the published report that 10 of
these regiments were to be held in the
United States as a reserve force.
Regarding the renort that General
Merritt, who had also been at Lake
\
dent and his war secretary, is to sue
ceed General Otis in command of the
troops in the Philippines, Secretary
Root was non -committal. He eNade d
all questions on this point and declined
to make any positive statement What
ever in regard to the subject.
The secretary's attention was called
to reports of fresh preparations for
treating with the insurgents with
view to a peaceful settlement OF the
war in the Philippines. He had not
heard officially of these, although he
expressed himself as being glad If such
a solution Of the difficulties could be
brought about
The conditions in Porto Rico are re-
ceiving the chief attention of war de-
partment officials and Secretary Root
noted the fact that approximately $40,-
900 or $4,000 in money has been raised
for the relief of the distressed island
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TORRES IN RETREAT.
The Indians Have Returned to the vii
lages From Which They Were Routed.


Potam. Mex, Aug. 23 via Nogales,
Ariz.-General Torres, with his COM
mand, arrived opposite TORN this after
noon and everyone is asking why he ad-
vanced to within two or three miles of
where several hundred warriors were
known to be and then turned and
marched to TORN. Information has
been received that a great many of the
rebels have returned within the past
few days to Vicam and other places
from which they had been routed
small band of Indians, with bows
and arrows, have been passing up and
down the river killing all the horses
and mules they could find. A great
many RATS have been coming down the
streams during the last week. They are
built by the Indians as a means of
crossing the river on their way to Sier-
ras. a short time after the outbreak
occurred Joaquin Fontes, the commits
sario at Potam, sent Yaqui to the
Bacatete mountains with some horses
to be left there on pastures. He return
ed to-day and tells how he was taken
prisoner by some hostiles on his re-
turn. Claiming to be a sympathizer
and eager to join them. he gained their
confidence and when an opportunity ar
rived he mounted a fast horse he had
selected and placed in the brush and
pulled out for .he valley as fast as he
could. He says there We're about 400
Indians, with their families, at this one
place and that from conversations he
judged there were several other CAMPS
about as large.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
STONE PLAkeRS QUIT.
The Contractor Has Gone East to Get
More Men.

More Wen.
Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, Aug. 23.-The stone planers
employed by Contractor Soss on the
state capital, six in number. waited
upon him this afternoon and informed
him that they would not operate the
machines until the stone cutters We're
relnstated. He paid them off. He eX-
poets to have new men here to operate
the machines. If they cannot be Sc
cured, opera tions will have to cease for
the present. The contractor left for the
East tonight where he will try to pro-
cure a machine for jointing and finish
ing the stones taking the place of the
striking stonecutters in the event that
none of them return to work. AS he
has a clause in his contract with the
capital commissioners allowing him for
delays in case of strike, he says that he
can stand it as long as the men. The
latter still demand the discharge of
Foreman Hamilton as the price of their
return to work. The contractor says he
will never grant that concession There
remains but little more of the prepared
stone to be laid. When the last is laid
work will have to stop unless a settle
ment is effected.
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MAKE GOOD SOLDIERS.
The Organization of the Porto Rican Bat
TALON Completed.

Washington, Aug. 23.--According to
recent advices received at the war de-
partment the experiment of enlisting
natives of the West Indies into the
American army has proved quite sue
cessful. in the case of the Porto Rican
battalion of United States volunteers,
which body completed its organization
a few weeks ago. This battalion is COM
manded by Major l.. ?. Davidson and is
the only one of its kind in the army,
Lieutenant Bryan, who is the battalion
adjutant, has written letter to MAJOR
Johnson of the adjutant generals Of
flee speaking in high terms of the com
position of the battalion. He says that
the Porto Rican soldiers are fine lot
of men, obedient and willing TO learn.
They take great pride in being soldiers
of the United States army and always
dress very clean and neat. His opinion
is that Porto Rican soldiers, otiicered
by Americans, will be success and
valuable addition to the United states
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
RULES MODIFIED.
A New Order by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office.


Special Dispatch to the Standard
Washington, Aug. 23.-The commits
sioner of the general land office made
public modification of the rules of
the practice relating to a collection of
reports of special agents on investiga-
tons of alleged fraudulent entries. 1t
has been the practice to cancel such en-
tries when such action is recommended
by the special agent without notice to
the applicant. Under the new rules
the applicant is to be given notice of
charges against him and allowed 80
days in which to ask Cor a hearing
If the hearing is required I is % fol-
low the same course as other cXrarte
cases and the ordinary rules of prac-
tice are to be followed if entryman
fails to reply.
Colonel kennon has made a report
to the adjutant general in which he
speaks of the condition of his regiment
as excellent and is fully prepared to
leave for the Presidio. There seems to
be no doubt that this regiment will be
the first of the new volunteer organiza-
tions to reach San Francisco.
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ATTEMPT AT lYNCHlNG.
A Guerrilla Chiefs Servant Has Clos,
Call.


Havana, Aug. 23.-An attempt has
been made at Matanzas to lynch a.
mulatto named Gener. who was form
erly servant of a Spanish guerrilla
chief
Gener. after the war. went to the
Canary islands and returned to Cuba
recently in quest of his family. When
his identity was discovered a crowd as
semhled and there We're cries of lynch
him. The man took refuge in a cafe,
but was beaten severely and stabbed.
He was rescued by the police, who took
him to a hospital. No arrests We're
made.
Major Bloom has been asked to re-
port ON the Cuban system of convey
ance and registration of titles and also
as to the disposition of public lands.
Many important books are missing
from the Havana archives and it is an
ticipated the public will aid in tracing
them
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
UNIVERSAL PEACE UNION,
President Love Denounces the Cruel
Philippine War.

Mystic, Conn.,, Aug. 23.-The 33d an
nual meeting of the universal peace un-
ion and the Connecticut peace union
opened at the peace temple here to-day
and will continue through the week
President A. H. Love of Philadelphia
was in the chair and between 500 and
600 members We're present. Letters Of
regret We're read from a number of
prominent persons, among them Icing
Andrew d. White, chairman of the
American peace commission at The
Hague.
The feature of this mornings meeting
was the annual report of President
Love. Touching upon the subject of the
Philippine rebellion. President Love in
his report said the war is not only
cruel, but 1t Is unrighteOus and opposed
to our professions of liberty and the
avOwed policy of our own country.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24

Chicago. Aug. 2S.-The Record says:
Chicago central labor organizations will
unite in a petition to the United States
congress and the various state legisla-
lures to enact laws which will restrict
the rights of judges to issue injunctions
without hearing evidence from both sides.
A Chicago attorney is now at work on
the draft of a bill that will be presented
at the next session of congress.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
STEAMER WRECKED.
A Mauser Rife Brings Back a DESERVING Z
Crew.

Crew.
Santa Barbara, Cal. Aug. 23.-The
gasoline schooner Magic was wrecked
off RanChovido bay, Santa Rosa island,
about noon yesterday.
The captain and crew had been fight
ing and much bad blood existed be-
tween them. The captain was in
strange water and had a man sound
ing with the lead. but he failed to re-
port the truth to the captain and a reef
was struck. All the men jumped into a
skiff except the engineer and another
man, who We're in the hold. When
they reached the deck they saw the
skiff going off. The engineer called
for them to return. but they ye,led
back:
"She is going to turn turtle, To h
with her. Every man for himself"
A Mauser rife covered them and
they returned All afterward landed
safe on shore.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
Officers Elected.

Seattle, Wash. Aug. 2S-The grand
council of the Young Mems institute
adjourned tonight. The following ON
GERS were elected: President, W. H.
Keary, New Westminster, r. C; first
vice president, Thomas Deasy. Victoria,
+. c.: second vice president, Justin S.
Butler Butte, Mont: secretary. ]. L.
Coffy, Portland. Ore: treasurer.
Stephen T. Dove. Portland, Ore; mar
shal, William Michael Seattle.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
Well i'm Hand.

City of Mexico, Aug. 23.-The minis
ter of war says General Torres, com
manding the federal forces near TORN,
has the Yaqui situation well in hand.
He has 800 National Guards, 100 in
fantry, 400 cavalry and two machine
guns. No more troops are to be sent
The hostiles will not risk another open
engagement. They have escaped to the
mountains and the guerrilla troops
have been organized to follow them.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
Big Raft Passed,

San Francisco, Aug. 23.-The steamer
State of California, which arrived from
Portland to-day, passed the immense
lumber raft which left Astoria several
days ago for this port, in tow of the
tugs Rescue and Relief, in latitude
Al so north Good weather prevailed
and the crew of the California do not
anticipate that the raft will have any
difficulty in reaching San Francisco.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
INTEREST TO BE SOLD.

Valuable Property of the Hearst Estate
at Deadwood.
Minneapolis. Aug. PA special from
Deadwood, S. D.. says: The Hearst in
terest, one-third of the great Home
stake mine of this city, is to be sold in
London next month. The details of the
deal are all made. The mine is valued
at about So, 900 and is capitalized at
s12,500,000. 1t has paid dividends of
$7,723,S00 and is understood to have
ground opened to insure dividends of
s65, 900 monthly for the next 20 years.
The Hearsts get about $3,500000 for a
third interest alone, and it is supposed
that the same interest in the Dead
wood Terra and Highland will go
also,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
Receiver Scored a Victory.

Rathdrum, Idaho, Aug. 23.-Receiver
Donnelly scored a victory tonight over
the Northern Pacific company and IS
now in full possession of the George
Oakes. Judge Mayhem issued an order
to-day directing Sheriff Bradbury to
place Receiver Donnelly in possession
of the steamboat. When the boat pulled
into Coeur d'Alene tonight Sheriff
Bradbury and Deputy Sheriff Dyer
were on hand, who at once took posses
sion and turned the boat over to the
receiver.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
A TRAGIC END.
Married Man and Young Girl Found
Dead-Muraer and Suicide.

New York, Aug. 23.--The bodies of
John Landauer, cigarmaker, aged %,
and Josephine Engel. aged Is, We're
found in a vacant lot to-day. Both had
been shot through the heart. In Land
auer's right hand was a revolver. The
girl disappeared from home a week ago.
Landauer, who. with his wife and three
children, lived in the same house with
the Engels, disappeared at the same
time. With the bodies were found a
note in which he said he was about to
end all his troubles.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
SMASHED THE DOORS.
A Lively Election Contest Expected at
Kansas City.

Kansas City. Mo, Aug. 23.-An unus-
ual scene occurred in the city hall to-
day when, at the instigation of the
board of election commissioners, recent
ly appointed by Governor Stephens.
Alexander Smith smashed in the door
of the vault containing the records of
the office and the ballot boxes of the
city Former Election Commissioner j.
II. Harris had refused to surrender the
key to the vault, claiming one of the
new comers, e. S. Washburn, had been
illegally appointed A contest is likely
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
HAVE LEFT MANILA.

The Montana Regiment Is Now on Its
Way Home.
Manila, Aug. 2i.-The transports Va
lencia and Zealandia, with 100 men of
the Montana regiment and 400 men be-
longing to other organizations on board,
sailed to-day for San Francisco.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24

Atlantic city, n. j., Aug 2S,-The
Clyde line steamer Oneida, from Will
mington, n. c., for New York, is an
chored 10 miles off shore in IA fathoms
of water, with her propeller shaft
broken. The tug Pioneer has left the
Delaware breakwater to go to the as
sistanCe of the disabled steamer.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
Two Negroes Killed.

New Orleans, Aug. 23.-William Brown
and Alexander Singletary, two negroes,
were killed outright and 20 others severe
ly shocked while engaged in the recon-
struction of the St. Charles avenue cleo
tric car line in this city to-day. The men
had placed a rail against a pole charged
with 500 volts of electricity, due to de-
fective insulation.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
SPANISH ERRORS.
They Did Very Careless Work in the
Survey of Porto Rico.

Washington, Aug. 23.-The recent Off
cial surveys along the southern coast
of Porto Rico show that the coast line
is much more in error than has been
supposed by scientists. Information
now at hand discloses the fact that
from Ponce eastward the distance
charted as so miles the actual distance
is but 43 miles, necessitatlng a contrac-
ton of the shore line. on maps and
charts to the extent of seven miles for
that stretch alone. If the proportion of
error is found to hold good for the
whole its actual area will be greatly
circumscribed by the results of the sur
Vey.
The steamer Blake will resume her
work in this connection early next win
ter
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
They Will Attend.

Philadelphia, Aug. 23-Major General
Nelson A. Miles and Adiutant General
Corbin to-day notified the general cvm-
mittee of the G. A. r. encampment, which
begins here Sept. l. that they will attend
the reunion. Both will probably occupy
positions with the president on the re-
viewing stand on the day of the parade.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
NOT MEN ENOUGH.
Composition of Artillery Regiments
Slightly Changed.

Washington. Aug 23-The war de-
partment to-day published an order
which rearranges slightly the compo-
sition of regiments of artillery. increas-
ing the number of men in the light bat
teries and decreasing the number in the
heavy batteries.
Each regiment will hereafter consist
of II batteries of heavy artillery of 11S
men each and two batteries of field ar
tillery of 162 men each. The change is
made because experience has shown
that the light batteries had not suffi-
cient men to handle six pieces.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
RELIEF FOR PORTO RlCANS.


New York, Aug. 23.--The United
States transport Mcclellan saiiSd from
Brooklyn to-day for San Juan. Porto
Rico and Santiago, Cuba, carrying 900
tons of clothing. provisions, medicines
and building material for the destitute
in Porto Rico. The Mcclellan carries
besides her cargo of provisions large
detachment of recruits for southern
garIisons, soldiers returning from ex-
pired furloughs, army officers and
large force of clerks.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24

signed a decree establishing a sanitary
Gordon around Oporto during the con-
tinuation of the bubonic plague. The
Lisbon papers assert that two work
men who recently arrived here from
Oporto have developed symptoms of the
plague.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
FLAT TAIL RELEASED.
The Piegan Will Be Permitted to Har-
vest His Crops.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Aug. 23.-Upon representa-
tons made by w. r. Logan. agent of
the Blackfeet, Judge Knowles to-day
ordered the release from the Lewis ard
Clarke county Jail of Flat Tail, a Piegan
Indian, who is being held to answer the
charge of altering the brand on a steer
belonging to Flowerree & Sowney. The
agent represented that Flat Tail is pos
sessed of some stock, also that his hay
and grain needs cutting, and unless he
was released a loss to his family would
be entailed. The agent will produce
Flat Tail in court in case the jury re-
turns an Indictment
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
An Ordinary Watch

Now. a thoroughly reliable time
keeper can be bought at a very
Insignificant price, and the poorest
laborer can now afford the luxury
which few years ago only the
rich could buy.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24

September, with 800 speakers, who will be
heard in every county. Among outside
speakers who are to be heard in October
are Mayor Jones of Toledo. Ignatius Dom
nelly of Minnesota, Colonel Jesse Harper
of Illinois and Cyclone" Davis of Texas.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24

San Francisco. Aug. 2S,-The paymas-
ter made his last visit to the camp of
the Nebraska regiment to-day and the
muster out ceremony was completed
later in the day. On Friday morning
the Nebraska boys will leave for their
homes.
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will leave Hotel Champlain for Plattsburg
tomorrow evening, one day earlier than
they originally intended. They will stop
over for day or two at Long Branch as
guests of Vice President Hobart
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24
McKiplev VIII Visit Hobsrt

Plattsburg, n. Y. Aug. 23.-Major Gen
eral Wesley Merritt left Plattsburg to-
day on u tour of inspection of the forts
and defenses at Burlington. VT. Boston
and Portland, Me. The presidential party
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-24

Columbus, Ohio. Aug. 23,-Presdent Nc
Kinley has been elected to represent En-
campment No. l. Union Veterans league,
at the national encampment to be held
in Baltimore Sept lS, II and IL. The presi-
dent is a member of the local organiza-
tinn.
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Kentucky PopuiiSts.

Frankfort KY. Aug. Estate Chair
man Bridgeford of the populist party said
to-day that the populist state campaign
will be opened on the first Monday in