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BY A WHEELS LENGTH
Louis Gimm Won the 24-Hour
Bicycle Race.
ONLY EIGHT FINISHED
the Finish Was Sensational-Five Had
Chance to Williamson Made
Desperate Efort-It Was
Heart Breaking.

New York, Jan. Louis Gimm of
Pittsburg won the 24-hour bicycle race
that ended at 10 o'clock tonight There
were Louis Gimm, Pittsburg; Burns W.
Pierce, Boston; Charles Turvlle. Phla-
delphia; "Fredericks," Switzerland;
John Lawson, Chicago; Oscar Julius,
New York; It. Hale Earl D. Stephens
and Charles w. Miller. The final score
was: 'Fredericks,'' Pierce, Turville
and Gfmm, $50 miles; Lawson, 449
miles, six laps; julius, 437 miles, six
laps; Hale, 433 miles, four laps; Miller,
422 miles, six laps. Gimm was first hy
wheels length; Pierce was second,
Turvile was third, "Fredericks" fourth
and Lawson fifth The record for the
time is 451 miles, one lap, by Pierce.
The attendance in the garden at the
close of the race was 10000.
The finish was sensational. To give
the i've men who had a chance to win
free field, three Of the other competitors
who had survived the struggle We're
asked to retire from the track Is min
utes before the day had expired. When
this was done Lawson made a desperate
effort to make up the three laps that
separated him from the leaders and sue
ceeded in catching them mapping and
gained a lap. He tried to repeat it, but
the others were after him and he failed.
The race was Misunderstanding from the
start. Fredericks, Pierce. Turville and
Gimm never left their saddles for a
moment They even refused to take
noulishment and stimulants when the
sprint was on. Waller, who was one
of the favorites, lost a lap through an
accident to his tire Friday night and for
10 hours he made a brave struggle to
regain his lost ground.
So it was through the day-a sue
cession of desperate sprints, in which
the riders took long chances and even
risked their necks to gain n lap. Most
of the men were in apparent agony all
through the evening, the exceptions be-
ing Gimm and Fredericks Miller was
the first of the II leaders to leave the
track. But the fast bunch soon dwin-
died to eight Fredericks. the foreigner
was apparently the freshest man in the
bunch, and early in the evening his re-
peated attempts to get away from the
leaders by a sudden sneaking sprint
caused his rivals great anxiety. Little
Stevens was the next of the leaders to
fall by the wayside. The boy had been
in every sprint from the beginning of
the race and was a. favOrite with the
crowd. The pace had been so irregular
at times sprint racA, at others loaf,
that the record was only eclipsed at
times. One hour tfiaaIeaders would be
few yards ahead ofsthe record, the
next one a mile behind it. But from the
moment that Stevens retired and left
but four men tied for first position, a
steady, fast and killing pace was main
tanned. s
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Alger Opposes.

Chicago. Jan. IA special to the Daily
News from Washington says: Alger has
made such strenuous opposition to the
suggestion that Dewey be made governor
general of the Philippines and insisted on
the right of the army over the navy over
all matters of military rule that he has
probably won his point. The president
put the matter forward merely as a sug-
gestion it Is said, without consulting the
admiral, and the probability that Dewey
would decline to act except, possibly, tenn
porarily, was preached at the same time
in the cabinet. Dewey's expressed re-
quest to the navy department to return
to the United States in the next few
months was made known, as we'll as was
the fact that his request has been condi-
tionally granted.
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GERMANY NEUTRAL.
Would Not Assume Responsibility at
IIOiIO.


New York, Jan. THE New York
Stats zeitung will publish tomorrow the
following from its Berlin special cable
correspondent:
Il am informed from an unquestionable
source that after the surrender of Iloilo
the Spanish general tried to induce the
German consul at Manila and the German
vice consul at Iloilo to take charge of the
protection of the private interests of the
Spaniards. The two consuls wired to
Berlin for Instructions and received the
following answer: The German empire
being a neutral power, is not in a position
to take charge of functions which could
easily be construed as Partially to Spain.
All we endeaVor to obtain in the Philip
pines is protection and unrestricted move
ment of our commerce. Since we see that
both are secured under the United States
flag, we are fully confident that there will
never arise situation which could cause
us to deyiate from the strictly neutral at
titude observed by US up to this day
The correspondent adds that the WASH
ington government has been informed of
this declaration.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
HIS SCHEME TO EXPLOIT THE
ISLAND OF CUBA.
Senator Teller Will Endeayor to Nip
Ayers Plan, Which Would Be
Breach of Faith.

Washington, Jan. 7.--Secretary Ayers
recent order giving to himself the right
to grant franchises and concessions for
the island of Cuba is exciting much I'M
favorable comment here
1t will be remembered that the reso-
luton approved by the president April
20, 1898, distinctly disclaimed any inten-
ton to exercise any sovereignty, juris-
for the pacification thereof.
Secretary Ayers order is regarded as
a radical departure from this declara-
ton. Upon this subject Senator Teller,
who introduced and insisted upon the
adoption Of the resolution embodying
this disclaimer, said to a Journal re-
porter to-day:
1T being the declared policy of the
United States to establish independence
in Cuba as soon as practicable, any at
tempt of Secretary Alger to dispose of
franchises in the island is breach of
faith toward the future government of
Cuba.
1T will likely be asserted that the
secretary of war does not dispose of the
franchises, but only passes on the acts
of the municipal authorities to see that
no improvident grants are made. This
is no just defense.
IF we are to have military control of
Cuba only until a stable government is
established, then it ought not to be the
policy of the government to allow the
municipal authorities to dispose of pub
lie or quas-public franchises All mat
tiers of that kind should be left to the
civil government to be established
LAS to the power of the secretary in
this matter, do not suppose it will be
advanced that the secretary of war can
grant such franchises by virture of mill
tary authority" -
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Delegates Appointed.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena Ian 7-GoyernOr Smith

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Jan. 7.-Governor Smith to-day
received a telegram from Governor
Stephens of Missouri requesting that he
appoint delegates for Montana to the
Louisiana purchase convention, to be held
in ST. Louis Jan. 10 and Il, and that if
possible he also attend The governor re-
piled by wire that it would not be posi-
BILE for him to go. He named as delegates
Charles d. Mcclure. the ST. Louis mining
man, who is interested in the Granite
Mountain Bimetallic and mines in Neihart
and formerly resided here, and G. F. Gal
teman, also of st. Louis. The governor
may also appoint another delegate.
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HIGH LICENSE.
The System Agreed Upon by the Commit
tee for Alaska.

Washington, JAN IA system of high
license for Alaska in place of the present
system of prohibition was tentatively
agreed to by the house committee on re-
vision OF laws at its meeting to-day The
committee has under consideration the
proposed coditication of the laws for the
territory 1t was reported by officials
and exofficials of the territory that pro-
hibition was ineffective, liquor being sold
throughout the territory, and one of the
members recited his personal observation
of a distillery and brewery at Juneau.
The amendment determined upon pro-
vides for high license with severe penal
ties, leaving it discretionary with the
courts to grant the license and empower
ing the courts to revoke a license. Pro-
visions are also made for personal liabil-
itY of saloon keepers and owners of sa-
loon property for all damage resulting
from the sale of intoxicants. All license
fees are to be devoted to educational pur-
poses in Alaska. While these general
provisions are made, the present prohibit
ton is continued as against the Indians,
minors and habtual drunkards.
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BEEF WAS GOOD.
Though Some of 1t Had Dark, Muddy
Spots.

Washington, Jan. 7.--Major John S.
Black, commissary of subsistence in the
office of the commanding general, test-
fed before the war investigation COM
mission to-day that the general charac-
ter of the commissary supplies was
good. He was examined particularly
as to the quality of the beef issued in
Porto Rico and stated that it was gen
orally good, though some of the refrig-
Grated beef was covered with dark,
muddy spots" He had been told that
this did not affect the quality of the
beef: Later he said he had received no
complaints personally, but whatever re-
ports were made were to the division
commissary, Captain Pomeroy. All he
knew of these reports he had cleaned
from conversation with Captain Pome-
roy He did not know that any regular
reports were made even to Captain
Pomeroy, but understood that there was
a general verbal complaint as to the
timed beef. 1t was stated at the COM
mission that it had been decided to al
low General Eagan to re-testify, as he
had requested to be permitted to meet
the beef charges. He is expected to ap-
pear again early next week.
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FOR INDIAN EDUCATION.
Nantes Amendment to the Indian Ap-
preparation Bill.
Special D!spatch to the Standard

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Washington, Jan. 7.-Senator Mantle
this afternoon introduced an amendment
to the Indian appropriation bill, granting
1900 acres at the Fort Keogh military res
ervation for the education of Indian chill
dren.
Orders sending one company of the 18th
infantry to Montana have been cancelled.
Montana postmasters appointed to-day:
Browning, Teton county, John ?. CARRIER
ry, vice w. A. Hagerty; Gilt Edge, Fer
gus county, Samuel Harvitch, vice Will
liam Graham; Cassell, Broadwater coun-
ty. Thomas w. Whalen. vice w. E. Ever
sole; Lockhart, jefferson county, Angus
N. Clunie, vice William H. Lockhart.
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ON THE RACE TRACK.
At Oakland.

San Francisco. Jan. 7.-Results at Oak
land. Weather rainy, track sloppy. Five
furlongs, selling-The Wooer won. Gin
Sling second, st. Kristine third time, 1:04.
Seven furlongs-Dr. Shepard won, Eta II.
second, Limewater third; time, 1:l6A.
Three and a half furlongs-Yellow Tail
won, Loeb Katrine second. Ice Drop third;
time. :42R. Mile and an eighth, handicap
Myth won, DIR. Bernays second, Mamie
G. third; time. 1871 Futurity course
Abuse won, Mainstay second, Moringa
third; time, 1;12a4. Selling-Dunois won.
George H. Ketcham second, Highland
Ball third; time, 1;242
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Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena Jan. The Red Lodge Union
Meat Market was incorporated to-day by
David Hawthorn. John 7. Dunn, Patrick
J. O'Brien, Reed Davis and Dominick
Conterio: capital, $4,000. A butcher BUSH
ness will be carried on in Red Lodge
The Bright Gold Mining company was
incorporated to-day by W. II. Snudden,
Charles e Dalton and William McRae of
Deer Lodge and John and Mary Hickler
of Pasadena, Cal. The capital Is $4,000
and mining will be followed in Deer
Lodge county
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Shafroth Defeated 1t.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Washington, Jan. 7.-Representative
Shofroth made n strong speech in the
house this afternoon in opposition to the
proposition to abandon all the assay Of
fees in the mountain states. This was
made in the interest of the Philadelphia
and San Francisco mints. 1t was pro-
posed by Chairman Cannon of the appro-
priation committee and supported by Loud
of California Mr.. Shafroth forcibly
pointed out the disadvantages of the
change and the lack of economy in the
proposition and was successful in defeat
ing it.
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Compromised the Claim.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Jan. THE case of the United
States VS.. the Butte and Montana Com
mercial company. an action to recover for
timber cut upon the public domain and
reduced to lumber in the acompanys saw
mill at Great Falls. which has been pend
ing in the federal courts for three or
four years, was dismissed to-day upon
motion of District Attorney Rodgers. The
company compromised the claim by pay
ing into court $500.
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Signed the Bill,

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 7.-Governor Leedv
has signed the bill reducing telegraph
rates and placing telegraph companies
under the supervision of the court of Wis
itation.' The rate is Is cents for the first
10 words. day or night. and l cent for
each additional word. Newspaper report
rates are reduced to one-third of a cent
for each word during the day and one
sixth of cent during the night
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At New Orleans.

New Orleans, JAN 7.-Weather cool and
clear, track heavy, Results: Seven fur
longs-Tinkler won, Klapper second,
Great Bend third; time, 1927 Five fur
longs-Queen of Song won, lockwood
second, Inflammation thirdffi time, 1:02
Jackson handicap, mile and a quarter.
purse 81 000-Handsel won, Sailor King
second, Marito third; time. 2:l4. Mile
Glenmoyne won, Hampton second, Vice
Regal third; time, 1:4712.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-08
Wey1er's BANQUET,

Madrid, Jan. 7.-Weyler, former captain
general OF Cuba. gave banquet yester-
day evening to IA generals and admirals
and a number of other high officials
Toasts to the regeneration of the coun-
try and reform in the army and navy
were drunk. Guests made speeches in
which they expressed the hope to shortly
see Weyler in power.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-08
Esten Gets n Job.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Washington, Jan. &c. D. Estep of
Montana has been appointed compositor
in the government printing office.
Civil service examination to fill positions
of postOfiice clerk and carrier at Missoula
Mont. will be held in that city Feb, Is,
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DIR. Thoburn Dead.

Palo Alto. Cal, Jan. 7.-Dr. Wilbur w
Thoburn professor of Economics at Stan
ford university, is dead.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-30
.e m o1FOuARGARINE FRAUDS.

Two items of news in the papers the o'nei
dav. from different sources but appearing s'''u'
toneouslv were in their con1uncture pai -
srocost,ve One was that extraordinary efforts
uora heinr made TO secure the pardon Oh Two
,oon who had been sent TO jail for violating 'hc
oloomorcarine law-that is, for removing iroih
nocI,aqes Of oleomargarine the prescribed IharhS
i ,,.hicb II could be distinguished from butter
presumably with the purpose Of afterward sell
tho Il ne butter. The other was tnat III tlls
c+o,o tho Commissioner Of Agriculture had III
.ho roor renorted TO the Attorney General TOT
,.osacution no less than 731 cases OF vioialioI
s ,,o o,,rlcu,turol law. n considerable proper
49,, of tben, doubtless being oeomargarlhe
coscs II would seem that If lawbreaklhs II
.u, 90 oo,r,,on II is scarcely advisable to con-
dono Il 10 any degree by pardoning thoSe COLI
victed of 1t. ,r ,or
There is. of course. lot of talk ready 'or
,o.,orco about the virtues Of oleomargarine ana
tic octuoI superiorty over butter. 1t mas apSo-
Iutely nothing to do with the case Inc l"''
ton is not whether butter or oieoiiai '"e %
the better but whether the man WIN ~ ~""
huttpr and asks for butter ana pays LOT ou'''i
shall have butter or shall ne trlckeu ih" ''n'''7
olcomargarlne instead. Thus 10 ulck MN 10 ~
deceive him and 10 SWlndIe H'i'' anu -
NOT palllate the deceit in the least II "'''
provcd that the stuff palmed of upon MN WAS
roallv better than the stuff he wanted. mere
Is a commendable way of doing good by sPai.l'
hrt T. is not that way II such substitution pe
countcnanced others will by analogy he Jus'-
God until we should have to confess that
chalk and alum and plaster are sold 10
the poor for bread. 49,. .o~,
And the spirit OF murder works IN the very
means Of life
Tho only safe way is the honest way-the sell
ING Of every food product for exactly what II Is
nothing more and nothing less II Is fraud 10
sell oleomargarinc for butter, and II would he
fraud 10 sell butter for oleOmargarne. IL Is u
fraud and n dangerous one, to sell for pure
canned fruits. vegetables and what not goodS
that are preserved with salicylc acid, poric
acid or what not 1t is far worse fraud To d'
so than II IS TO sell paste for diamonds or shoddy
for all wool. Instead of busying themselves ioi
tho pardon OF knaves caught in the act OF com
mitting such frauds, men who have any regard
for business honesty and for the pubic heal'i
would better devote their energies to detec'hI
and punishing more Of the knaves ana To max
ing the punishment for such villany sun more
rigorous
New-York tribune., 1899-12-30

fever and Infamous maladmlnlsuation IA '0
courts and the prisons, 1t might for many rea-
sons prefer the fever.
The people OF Cuba will most surely anu
ouickly come to know the quality OF American
freedom by it's administration of criminal law
II It is found by daily experience that the Ia"s
are enforced alike with men OF all classes anu
races and colOrs rich or poor, American OF HI
tive. then Cubans will come to know that Amer
ican freedom means justice. If IT IS fouhd und'
high Influence cannot prevail nor great wealth.
nor official prejudice. TO place or keep IN prisoh
without strict regard for justice any lnhaDltant
accused of wrongdoing we may he sure tha'
the Cuban people will do honor to American
government, whatever the politicians among
them NAV say Nor will they be slow to con-
cIude that If leaders and officials of their own
cannot establish a freedom which means JUSTICE
but Americans can, it will be immeasuraOiy
hettpr for them to have the kind of freedom
known in this country.
Sveeping praise or denuncation Of races Is
itself an injustice unworthy Of Americans Yet
# would not be honest to ignore the fact that
,mpartial Justice has been less nearly the rule
among people of Spanish, Italian or French
speech than in English speaking countries. Inc
Dreyfus case was not r sample, and yet IL mas
a meaning. Laws which make such wrongs
possible are not tolerated where individual free-
dom and personal rights are valued as they are
here To a great extent free government Is 'le
outgrowth and the product of a desire TOT
equal justice which. 1t Is believed, no other
form OF government so generally secures. but
If Americans are TO make it hOnored as II shouiu
be they must show that it gives equal JUSTICE
as we'll to Spaniards or Cubans as to AiherF
cans. and tolerates no abuse OF authority oy
those clothed with the administration or justice
It has been blot on the American name II the
Cuban prisons are not misrepresented by ME-
Lewis. but one which General Wood will surely
lose no time in removing
New-York tribune., 1899-12-30
o.,- -,11v rR1R17NE SATURDAY. DECEMBER 30 1879

We cannot congratulate the Beers on the cnani-
nIonship which couples them with the DerVlshes
Of the Soudan and with the followers Oh tne
Mad Mullah. Nor do we think it would De uo-
ing the Beers any kindness TO print such incu-
brotions. purporting to be in their behalf out
actually inspired not by any love for them Dut
s,mplv by blind hatred of England ana OF the
Anglo-Saxon race. .,oa
whether we shall be able, amid the eXigehcieS
NJ news recording to give more or less
snace 70 our correspondents expressions OF opih-
ions we shall as we have hitherto done, hoiu
the balance ms true as possible, extenuatihS
nothing and setting down nothing IN maIce' 80
tbot at whatever point the record may be closed
II WILL so far as our columns are copcerheu' I've
fair and full containing all accessible facts ana
all essential arguments on both sides, win no
other tnge or bias or prejudice than that wiiich
IS in favor Of the best interests Of the American
Nation and OF It's honorable and Denenceht rem
tIons with other Powers and for the advance
ment Of light liberty and civilization throughout
the world.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-30
Amnsemfnfs.

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az 6IIoI;-9-s:l5-Sister Mary - H..
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kyeTrrrEPTCX THEATRE -2:15-s;5 ;5o-Barosl~ =, lane
ktsIY.S THEATRE-2-s-The Maneuvres n-v. " Grand
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y,or!RTEENTH STREET THEATRE-2-s-rhe ''''ae'
Postmaster 90, e. % rb. First Violin.
CSnaHDPicTx TUEATRE-2 215-S-Sherlock holn''''
GPHSn OPERA HOISE-2-S-Shore acre poger.
~ IIsMuFRSTF,INS VICTORIA - 2:lo - o'-" '@
brothers in Wall street. -
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unEEppATn SQUARE THEATRE-215-slo-f N
Dockstaders Mnstrels. >-.u.,,
,vvING PLACE THEATRE-2-S-'s NuHeI"
KEITH Continuous Performance o,, ~. Cowboy
KNICKERBOCKER THEATRr@~<'Io DIV -
,,oSrt-p q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
JYc-t,i-N THEA. s30-Miss HOLDS a. ,,-h..,.
MMih6Is0H SQUARE Observation-Disclosures
Within Wheels o,.-- o.,, Poueo et
,urBRAY HILL THEATRE-2-S-Men ana women y
NDW- YORK THEATRE-2-s;l3 Man III ''e -
PASTOR's-Contnuous Performance ,,o.L.r Na,che.
eT NICHOLAS SKATING RlNk-S;lo-f1oOAe' '
WAII,ACK' -2:lb-s:l5-The AIneer'
New-York tribune., 1899-12-30
PERSONAL.

The people Of Beveridge. Kan. thought 1t would
bc n graceful thing to invite Senator Beveridge, oil
Indiana. To lecture In the town. But their invita-
ton brought the following reply:
beg to say that It IS not my present or ultl-
mate intention 10 enter the lecture Held lhahk-
Ing you for your suggestion. am very IrsgPy -
fully ALBERT D. bEN Ei'p'"
Erastus Franklin Holden. Of Syracuse whose
death at the age of seventy three is announced
was born Mt Charlotte. y. Y. lie began Hie AZ
a corpenter and later entered the coal business.
He was "A director Of the Syracuse, 6lnS hatn'oiss
and Ncw-York Railroad lie was me uD,ps ,rsi,y 20
tho Holden Observatory TO syracuse OH'c'"''' .
and gave largely TO hospitals
Missouri paper says that Senator Cockrell
kceps I'm closer touch with the people OF his state
than any other nan in the Senate one OF MS
habits according to Capitol gossip. Is to read III
the Senate the name OF every constituent VINO
sends him petition other Senators content
themselves with presenting petitions IN an IN
dc0nl,o bunch and In this mpersonal fashion they
are noted I'm The Congressional Record 'och-
r.Irs wnv Is different and when THE Record ap-
neors there are the names Of his constituents
looking very large Forthwith to each person thus
distinguished goes n copy OF The Record whcn
* shown with much pride at tho country , etot
or crossroads postoflice. and the No'er Is H''"'
Of Cockrcll for ire
Sir Charles Nicholson. the sole surviving mcmoei
~ tho first Australian Parliament. has just entered
On hts nincty-second year. He was graduated aS
n, NJ u from tho University Of Edinburgh wheI
Queen Victoria was llttle glrI IN sno' SS "a.
10 him a ID 9 l. in recognition OF his gifts &c
University OF Sydncy