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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-02
Watch AND
..JeWelry
REPAIRING

Is an art that requires thoroughly
competent and experienced men to
handle successfully.
There are many watchmakers and
jewelers., but few thoroughly COM
petent.
Many good watch and fine piece
of jewelry is irretrievably ruined by
being entrusted to unskilled work.
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-02

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The times., 1899-07-20
SHAMROCK TOO SLOW.
Richard Grants Opinion of fesfer-
days Race With britannia.

Richard Grants Opinion of fesfer-
days Race With britannia.
Cowes, July 19.-Mr. Richard Grant, late
Secretary of the Royal Yacht Squadron,
said in an interview today that he liked
the appearance of the Shamrock yesterday
better than he had at first, but he did not
believe that she was capable OF capturing
the cup. She should have beaten the
Britannia by forty minutes, considering
that the Britannia had passed twelve
months in the mud which doubtless had
affected her buoyancy.
Col. Villiers Bagot, :ne winner of the
Dover Boulogne race on Saturday VINO
has seen every important yacht race for
the past twenty-five years, says the Shaln-
rock is too lumpy in the quarter and alto
gether too stiff for American waters. He
does not believe that she will succeed in
winning the cup. Ratsey, the sailmaker,
is greatly pleased with the Shamrock's per-
Torrance. He says that carrying away OF
the Shamrock's backyard meant loss OF
two minutes.
a gossip of the Royal Southampton
Yacht Club. said today: The Shamrock
did better than l expected. 1t was a very
fair trial, but not a criterion of what she
VIII do after crossing the Atlantic. That
Will handicap her"
a member of the Yacht Racing Associa-
tion said of the Shamrock: she is a glori-
fed Niagara She is perfect racing ma
chine. while the Britannia is a racing
yacht"
The Prince of Wales, spoke hopefully Of
l the coming match for the cup.
The times., 1899-07-20
STOLE BIKES TO BUY CANDY.
\ Nine-Yenr-oId Girl Confesses ia
PurIOininE MhceIr.

Mount Vernon, n. Y, July ia girl
nine years old was arrested here yester-
day morning by Detective Lynch charged
with stealing bicycles. She admitted her
guilt and said she stole to get money to
buy candy.
The girl is Rosie Marty, and she lives in
South Fifth Avenue. On Saturday a wo-
man called at police headquarters and
told the chief that she had seen little
girl steal a bicycle from in front OF a
house on Chester Hill. She described the
child. The woman had hardly left the
station before Mrs. A. p. Stoffes. OF Ches-
ter Hill. entered and reported that her
bicycle had been stolen on Saturday.
Detective Lynch. from the description
furnished, traced the little girl to her
home In the yard of the house he found
woman's bicycle and child's tricycle..
He arrested the girl. and this morning ar
raigned her before Judge Schaatz in the
police court She sobbed conyulsiveIy and
acknowledged that she had stolen the
wheels. and added that she had sold an
| other tricycle. that she had stolen on Fri
| day TO a strange man for 80 cents. She
wanted the money to buy candy.
Mrs ]. Fancher identified the tricycle.
found at the child's home as one that had
| been stolen from her children, and Mrs.
Stoffes identified the bicycle as her prop
| erty. The girl was held for further ex-
animation on Friday morning.
The times., 1899-07-20
sui, I'm Breuk II VIII.

Charleston, W. Va, July 19.-An impor-
tant suit has been instituted in the circuit
court Of Fayette county by Mrs Patty Gar
ten and her husband to set aside a will
and three deeds made by her mother, Mrs.
w. S. Hawkins, to her third husband. Mrs
Hawkins has two living linsal descendants,
Mrs. Green By her second husband and a
daughter by the third husband, w. S. Haw-
kins. The viii and deeds conveyed all her
estate to her third husband, leaving her
two children practically nothing. The es-
tate consisted principally Of coal and tim
Der land in Fayette Webster. Calhoun, and
Greenbrier counties. valued at from 500, UGO
to S1OC.0C0. The suit will he brought in
chancery and the attorneys for the plain
tiff viii claim that Mrs. Hawkins was un-
duly Influenced by her husband. and that
she was mentally incapable of disposine
Of her property when the will and deeds
were made.
The times., 1899-07-20
A NEW MILE RECORD.
EII<es NeGotintes the Distance in
.3I with Motor Pacers.


:3I With Motor Pacers.
Harry Elkes. of Glens Falls. n. Y, yes
terday lowered the worlds bicycle record
of 81 20. held by Eddie McDunie. of Bal
timore, to l:31, at the track of the Park
Bicycle Club. on the Conduit Road. He
attempted later to demolish the new rec
ord, but failed. He did 4 remarkable feat,
repeating in 1:3l.
Elkes was paced by motor quad steered
by Henri Fourpier, the red demon" of
Paris With him were Crooks Porter, and
Steenson, who conducted the motor. II
was in excellent condition and Fournier
who came to the city on Monday to assist
Eilles, largely contributed to the success
of the attempt. The quad was of the
overhanging style, and besides the power
of the motors it was propelled with re-
markable swiftness by the strength of the
riders. The new champion hugged close
to the rear man throughout the entire race,
thereby reducing the pressure of the air
to minimum. The local track is regard
ed as the best that could have been select
ed for the purpose, the sole reason why it
was chosen by Elkes.
The race meet was not largely attended,
although many inducements were offered.
It is the first conducted since the inaugu-
ration Of the free transfer system of the
Metropolitan Railroad. and persons resid-
4 ing in almost any section OF the city were
able 10 reach the park on one fare.
/ Besides the first event there was a pro-
/ fessional tandem motorcycle pursuit race.
| The contesting teams were II. r. Steen-
! son and Austin Crook against Henri Four
nier and C. s. Henshaw. The latter team
was victorious, overtaking its opponents in
five and one-half laps in 300 IS.
The local record of ten miles in 26 09
was lowered by the Arlington Wheelmen
/ Club team. who rode that distance in
22:O0 IS. The team consisted of H. Rhine
c. Miller, and o. Miller.
1 The one-mile handicap amateur was wor
/ by II. A. Rhine in 2:05. w. W. Tittmar
/ came second and w. II. Lewis was third
/ The prize for the first race was $25, thu
second and third SIS and $40, respectively
The officials of the meet were: Referee
L. s. Connolly; scorer, L. Wilson; clerk
R. Jose; starter. W. Jose; judges. E. H
Neumeyer, jr., G. Halstead. F. G. Isell
/ W. II. Coleman; umpires. A. L. Lanman
H. l. Dodge, l. F. Haskins, W. II. Dixie
man; timers. F. w. Moore, R. Jose, A. H
Davidson, W. D. Hadger: announcer, R
II. Jones; handicaper. W. Jose.
The times., 1899-07-20
STRIKE ON A cH1LDREN's ROAD.
The Miniature Railway in Centra'
Park, New York, Tied Up.

The Miniature Railway in Central
Park, New York, Tied Up.
New York. July I9.-What the owners of
the railroad involved call a tempest in
teaoot' was the strike this morning On
the miniature railroad in Central Park.
To three or four hundred children in the
neighborhood of Central Park East the
strike meant a great deal; more, indeed
than the strike on Metropolitan lines. Some
of them wept copiously about it. The
tracks are narrow, the cars small, and the
locomotive is no bigger than man.
Some knights of Labor men have heen
telling the employees of the babies rail-
road which runs four blocks just inside
the wall of the park at 106th Street, that
they have to work too long. The men are
on from o'clock in the morning until 10
o'clock at night. ~
The men consulted this morning, and
decided to ask for an hour less or strike.
A committee of three visited the offices OF
the owners of the road. 901 Broadway, and
demanded an hours less work. The firm
| said that the request was reasonable and
they would grant it. Meantime the rail-
| road depot was crowded with disappointed
children and their nurses. AT O'Clock SEQ
were waiting and grumbling about the
strike. At II O'Clock the committee re-
/ ported back. and the children were en-
| thusiastic about the victory"
The times., 1899-07-20
BRITANNIA AGAIN 0UTSAlLED.
The Second Race With the Shamrock.
n Hollow Annir.

Cowes. July 19.-The Shamrock had her
second trial with the Britannia today.
There was a nice southeast breeze and a
calm sea. The weather as was the case
yesterday was hazy. The Shamrock car
ried mainsaIl. large jib, and backyard
topsaii. The Britannia carried the same
scils The run to the Solent buoy was the
same as yesterday. The starting gun was
fred at 1918 q. m. The Shamrock cross
ed the line at 10.15:i0. The Britannia. 70
the leeward, crossed the line at l0:l5:l5.
Seth broke out their spinnakeis to pert.
! There was not more than a cable length
between the boats in the run TO the Solent
buoy. The Britannia was trying to an
| ket the Shamrock. Spinnakers were taken
! in at Gurnard Point. The wind shifted
westerly of the Salt Meads. 1t was then
a close haul to port. The wind fe.l and on
! the reach for the buoy was very sti:ty.
| The Shamrock gained considerably. roan1-
ing the buoy at 1l:17:30. the Britannia at
u:21:23. The boats tten made long
| tack to port for Cowes. Both yachts were
beeaimed for an hour of Hampstead,
about a mile from the Solent buoy.
The course OF today's trial race was from
Cowes, around the buoy of Lymington,
| thence around the Nab Lightship, finishing
at Cowes.
At 1:20 the Shamrock showed around
Egypt Point, followed by the Britannia,
both in jib topsails. Going about 10 port
! they passed the clubhouse, the Shamrocs
at I.45:00 and the Britannia at 1:4s:lO.
| Both stood on the port tack for Ryde. Both
| boats frequently tackled across. The Britain
MIA passed Ryde Pier semaphore at 2:S4:Oe
! both boats carrying mainsail, staysails, AMI
| backyard topsails. There was silght
breeze east by south.
Both yachts beat back to Noman Fort
The Britannia then apparently gave up tnt
race, taking down her staysail and making
for home The Shamrock touched ground
at Horse Fort. The Shamrock RENAME
aground for ten minutes, when she was
towed of She then returned.
The Prince of Wales had arranged to go
to London this afternoon, but the abssnce
CT wind prevented the finish of the race
before the time his train was scheduled 10
leave. He therefore abandoned the race OIL
| Portsmouth, so as to catch the train.
The times., 1899-07-20
COLLISION AT HE'LL GATE.
The sound Steamer Puritan Damaged
by the Peck

New York, July 19.-The Fall River
steamer Puritan, Captain Davis. which left
Fall River at 7.40 O'Clock last evening for
this city. came into collision of Hunt's
Point, between City Island and Hell Gate
at O'Clock this morning. with the New
Haven steamer Richard Peck, which was
due at her dock at : o'clock this morning.
The bow of the Peck struck the Puritan
amidships, just forward OF the main gang
way, and ripped off the siding above the
first deck for a distance of about thirty
feet. laying bare the iron framework. Aft
of the main gangway the railing and
stanchions were smashed and bent inward,
which, il would seem. was caused as the
two steamboats, swung bows out to get
clear OF each other. No water was taken
aboard either. Both boats. after getting
free, proceeded on their course down the
East River to their respective piers.
The officers of the Puritan reported that
no passengers were injured. and that there
was no excitement aboard at the time OF
the collision. a person aboard the boat
however. said that the two vessels ran side
by side for some time. each holding to its
course. and refusing 10 give way. He
would not say that the two steamers were
racing. but he admitted that all the pas
sengers aboard each, who were out OF theii
staterooms at the time, crowded to the
rails. and were apparently excited by what
seemed to be a race. As the two boats
reared each other. neither seemed to give
an inch in its course, and the collision re-
suited
The Richard Peck sustained little dam
age from the collision. Upon arrival Al
the New Haven Line pier in East River
about : O'Clock, the captain reported that
the Puritan had run into the stern OF tn.
Peck early this morning. when the boat.
were between City Island and Hell Gate.
The times., 1899-07-20
uid for roI.ho,s Natural GINS

Tolsdo. July 19.-Mayor Jones last night
offered the city Of Toledo $500 O0O for the
natural gas plant The offer was made at
a meeting OF the property committee and
after he found that he was about 10 be
turned down on his proposition to lease the
plant The committee had a hot session
The members did not take to the Jones
plan. The Standard OIL Company. through
]. n. Bick had offered s256.0C0 for the plant
and the proposition. while it wcs a low one,
suited the committee better than a lease.
When Mayor Jones saw the situation he at
once arose and made an offer Of $1,000
for the plant. II took the counciimen of
their feet. The Standard people were also
nonplussed and an adjournment Of the COM
mittee was asked TO consider the PROPOSE
tion. Mayor Jones has mis- check for Sl5.-
coo up as a guarantee of good faith and he
told the committee they could have the
remainder Of the money by the lst OF
January Other bids will now be received
and 1t is probable that the Standard will
raise the mayor. Mr.. Jones said after the
meeting that Re would put the plant in
! condition and then return IL to the city II
| acceptable but that he would go broke
rather than see the deal fail at this june
! ture.
The times., 1899-07-20
THREE MEN DROWNED.
4 Canoe Run Down by II Schooner in
Norfolk Hnrbor

Norfolk Va, July 19.-The schooner
Levin A. Insley. of Baltimore, Capt. JEFF
ferson Davis. ran into and sunk a canoe in
the harbor yesterday morning, causing the
loss of three lives. Carry Allmand his
brother Rupert and son David, were the
victims. Their fral craft, from which they
were longing clans, was run into by the
schooner. which, loaded with lumber, was
en- route TO Newport News when the acci-
dent occurred Immediately after the crash
a boat was lowered from the Insley and the
crew we're in readiness to render assist
ance, but the canoes occupants never came
to tho surface after they went down.
Captain Davis returned to Norfolk and
made a report of the accident at the Gus
tomhouse He states that as soon as he
saw the canoe he made an effort to avoid
a collision. Captain Davis resides in Balti-
more The Insley is owned in Baltimore
by w w Roberts. She was built in Dor
chester county. Md, in 1868.
The times., 1899-07-20
STRIPPING THE COLUMBIA.
She May Be Fitted with New Suit
of C-nyrs

of Canvas.
Bristol. R. l., July 19.-The yacht Co
lumbia was stripped of her sails yesterday
afternoon and today she is anchored off
the Herreschoff shops without bit of can
vas aboard All the sails were sent ashore
to the safl loft where they will be reitted.
1t may be that another suit of canvas will
be broken in before the first trial race with
the Defender off Newport next Friday.
Mr.. Iselin and Designer Herreschof
went aboard the new boat this afternoon
and after careful inspection above and
below decks decided upon the changes to
be made before the series Of contests with
the old cup challenger. 1t was determined
that the Oregon pine mast should stay
where it is until the Newport races end.
The new steel spar is ready but will not
be stepped until the Columbia returns to
Bristol. The crew of the Columbia say
they have set the big spinnaker in one
minute and four seconds and can do it in
faster time if necessary. They now feel
that they have been sufficiently drilled to
hold their own against the Scandinavian
sailors on board the Defender.
The times., 1899-07-20
KILLED BY THE KISSING BUG.
4 Physician CertIaes That Death
Followed Its sting.

Chicago. July 19.-Oncials at the health
department received a death certificate
bearing the name of Mary steger. which
read: Chief and determining cause.
sting of kissing bug; consecutive and con-
tributory, tonsilitis." 1t was the first
time that the kissing bug had a place on
a death certificate and the document was
returned to DIR. George NJ Hlingworth,
whose name was signed upsn it. DR., Hing
worth was ordered to take his story OF ,be
kissing bug to the coroner. DR.. Hing
worth reported to the coroner as follows:
Mrs. Steger was stung about six days
before her death, which took place last
Sunday She distinctly remembered being
stung but did not succeed in capturing the
bug. The sting was on the upper lip and
the mark was plainly perceptible even be-
fore the face swelled. Mrs. Steger has
been suffering for a long time from tonsi-
litis. and l think that the swelling may
have spread in the tonsils and thus helped
| to cause death. but there is no doubt in
my mind that the woman died primarily
from the sting of a kissing bug"
Mrs Steger lived at 414 Sedgwick Street.
She was the wife Of a saloon keepG.
The times., 1899-07-20
MORE WAGES FOB SHELTERS.

Owners ANA Strikers in Colorado
Nearing an Agreement.
Colorado Springs. Col, July 19.-While
the effect of the supreme court decision
declaring the eight-hour- day law unconsti-
tutional has been to remove all grounds Of
dispute between smoI,or owners and strik-
ing employees, the latter will probably Sc
cure advanced wages and shorter hours.
The strike was for ten hours pay for eight
hours work. Now that the eight-hour law
is declared invalid. it would seem that
nothing remains but to resume work as
formerly.
Pending the decision. however, smelter
owners and the strikers were occupied with
overtures that will result to the advantage
of the latter. The Colorado Philadelphia
Reduction Works, at Colorado City, en-
ploying 120 men will continue at prices en-
surfing 10 per cent advance At Leadviile
eight. ten and twelve-hour shifts are as
sured AT Florence $50 men are employed
and an eight-hour day Will prevail. A new
scale al Pueblo is assured by which the
employees will gain. AT Denver. according
to President Grant, 10 per cent advance
is probable. The strike thus far has cost
81 coo. 600 in shortage in mineral output
and S., GOO. coo in wages direct and indirect
A general resumption about August /, is
likely.
The times., 1899-07-20
A STOLEN BOY FOUND.
Edward Austin, Kidnapped Twenty
one Years Ago, Located.


Iloilo. July 19.-After many years of
doubt and perplexity, Edward F. Austin.
bugler of Light Battery. Sixth United
States Artillery. has learned that his belief
that there was deep mystery concerning
his early childhood was true
Austin has found out that he was kid
naped when three years old. and his rela-
tives have since been hunting for some
trace Of him. lie is twenty -four now.
Austin's real name is Edward Flynn Sui
livan. and he was born in Trinidad Colo
mel Thomas, his brother, a wealthy manu-
facturer, has spent large part of his in
ccme in trying to find him.
Edwards mother died suddenly when he
was three years old. He distinctly recalls
her. and ii is the circumstances attending
her death and what followed Immediately
afterward which gave him in after years
the belief that something strange happened
at that time.
Thin few hours after Mrs Sullivan's
death Mrs. Joseph Osienberg called upon
the family to tender her sympathy. Ed
ward recalls that she took him in her arms
and showed his mother to him in her coffin.
He wanted to run away, and the next
thing that he recalls was riding in a car
mage for long time and afterward in a
railroad train. Edward could never look
upon Mrs. ostenberg as his mother.
Her husband was a railroad conductor
and was killed in an accident in Nebraska
in 1891. Mrs. 0stenberg died about a var
later, and the boy was left practically pen
niless.
He was cowboy for time, clerk in a
store. and worked when on the move at
! anything he could get to do. Then he went
to Honolulu shortly before the breaking
out OF the rebellion there and Joined the
forces under President Dole as a bugler.
When he learned of the trouble between
Uncle Sam and Spain, he became restless.
and, giving up good commission business,
went to Manila, enlisting at once. He
was slightly wounded several times.
I Edward is now located at the governors
/ palace. His time of enlistment has ex-
pired and he intended to re-enlist, but the
i news he has received has altered his
! plans. s-s
| He received three letters in the same
| mail. They We're from his father. his
, brother John, who served in Cuba in the
Big Four" Regiment as bugler, and mis-
learned who he is.
I His fathers letter gave the details OF
| the kidnapping. The Ostenberg family
! moved from Trinidad the day that the
child disappeared, but their going away
was not associated with his disappearance
for long time.
Then it was learned that Mrs. Osten5erg
who was childless. had an insane desire tC
have child to call her own. She hat
| shown great fondness for Edward
Two years later Mrs. Ostenberg was seer
in Denver with a child. The police search
ed and found they had moved without Ieav
ing an address.
The death of ostenberg was learned
through the newspapers and the fact tina
| Edward had changed his name to Austin
after the death OF Mrs. ostenberg. A 10
turned visitor from Honolulu supplied tn,
missing link and located Edward there.
Finally after many disappointments, tht
anxious father learned the present location
OF his son through the army records
The times., 1899-07-20
SLAIN BY MooNsHIMERs.
Four Men Arrested for Killing n
Deputy Marshall

Roanoke, Va'. July 19.-Wlllam Strouth,
Henry strouth Charles Newberry, and
John Brown have been arrested by r. NJ.
Baldwin. T, L. Felts. and two other mem
bers of the Baldwin Detective Agency of
this city. charged with the murder of
George Ratcliffe. deputy United States
marshal, on June 80 last, while the latter
was raiding moonshine stills in Russell
county Va. The officer was wounded
about sixteen times, three shots taking ef-
feet in his head, killing him instantly.
On July II Detective Felts arrested
Charles Brown on the charge of murder
and he afterward confessed to the crime
aud furnished information which led to the
arrest OF the four above named men. Two
of the murderers are still at large. The
Government offered reward of 81 400 for
the arrest and conviction of the seven men,
or $500 for each man connected with the
crime