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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
Insanity Plea WA Effective.

Nearly two years ago Mrs. Anna
Buerman, wife of young farmer near
Lawrence, shot and killed her husband.
They had had no quarrel and their
m arried life had been happy. She was
tried, convicted and sentenced to ten
years in state prison. She was granted
a new trial, however, and last week in
the district court at Lawrence she was
acquitted, her lawyer setting up the
plea of insanity.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
Sad Dc 9TH of a Young Girl.

Miss Anna Walden, pretty girl at
Wichita, died under mysterious cir
cumstances and her relatives insisted
that she was poisoned The coroner's
jury returned verdict to this effect,
but failed to fasten the crime upon
any particular person. Miss Walden
was engaged to be married soon aud
had her wedding clothes bought The
whole affair created profound sensa-
ton.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16

Topeka, Kan, Feb. s-.For the first
time in ten years Kansas is confronted
with the prospect of a bond issue.
This issue will be for SIT, 900 and the
proceeds of the sale will be used in
taking up Quantrell raid bonds OUT
standing. The bonds will bear four
per cent. interest and will be sold to
the state permanent school fund.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16

Among the important bills likely to
pass this legislature is one to make a
wife competent to testify against her
husband in cases of criminal assault
and seduction. The practice now is,
when a man is arrested for criminal
assault, to marry the woman wronged
and thus prevent her from testifying
against him. After the case is disposed
OF, he usually deserts his wife.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE official
copy Of the treaty of peace with Spain,
bearing the signatures Of the Spanish
and American commissioners, which
was ratified by the senate last Monday,
as certified by Vice President Hobart
was signed by the president and SEQ
rotary Hay at 23S O'Clock yesterday
afternoon in the library OF the execu~
tive mansion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
For "Los1nT'' Sho spnnIsh squadron.

Madrid, Feb. 1.-THE supreme miit@
tary court, which has had under COM
sideration the loss of the Spanish
squadron at Santiago de Cuba on July
last, has decided to prosecute in COM
nectien with the disaster Admiral Cor
vera and Commandment Emilio Diaz de
Moreu, former captain Of the destroyed
QFhiser CristObal Colon.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16

Judge Hook Avoided Demonstration.
The friends of William c. Hook, the
newly-appointed United States Judge,
prepared big reception upon his re-
turn from Washington, but the judge
quietly slipped into Leavenworth on
midnight train, Judge Hooks first
term of court will probably be held in
Wichita on the second Monday in
March. lie will also hear court at
Leavenworth, Topeka and Fort Scott.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
THOMAS MOONLIGHT DEAD.
The Man who Figured Prominently in
KAnHaa History and In Political A halTa
PasBea Away at LeAvenworth.

Leavenworth, Kan, Feb. a.-CoL
Thomas II. Moonlight, ex.minister to
Bolivia, once governor of Wyoming
and veteran of the civil war, died
yesterday, after an illness of 80
days, from the grip He left three
daughters, Mrs. Il, q, Murphy, Mrs. J.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
proapscta Not Yery nrlrht.

Washington, Feb. @-The condition
of the public bnilding bills now pend
ing in the house, including a number
for Nebraska and Kansas, may be de.
scribed as highly unpromisinR. The
two days allowed in the house have
expired and practically none Of the
bills passed in committee Of the whole
has passed the house.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
All Colleges Favored.

The house has passed Grattan's bin
to authorize the issuance of three-year
teachers certificates to graduates of
any approved Kansas institution of
learning. Partisans of the state
normal school made strong fight
agaitst the bill, but legislators
thought the state normal should not
be given an advantage over other col
1eges
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
Because Her Lover Wan Untrue.

Miss Matte Stone, aged 30 years,
living with her mother, widow, five
miles north of Pittsburg, committed
suicide by shooting herself with
revolver while lying in bed The
cause of the rash act is thought to
be grief about her lover, who left
here some months ago to locate on the
western coast and from whom she has
had no tidinrs
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
The State Temperance Union.

Hundreds of delegates attended the
annual meeting of the Kansas State
Temperance union at Topeka j. w.
0Gleed and T. E. Stephens were re-
elected president and secretary, respec-
lively. The delegates were enthusiast
tically for the enforcement of the pro-
hibitory law all along the line and
against resubmission in any form.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
Ignored Gov. StAnley's Wishes.

The house committee on judiciary
recommended that Fairchild's bill to
abolish the state board of pardons be
mot passed. When Gov. Stanley was
informed of the committees action he
said that the law creating the board
would be dead letter so far as he is
concerned, for under no circumstances
will he annoint the board
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
Names Of Wounded Kansan..

Washington, Feb. S.--The following
additional list of casualties at Manila
was received yesterday. Twentieth
Kansas: Wounded-Company F,Charles
Hammond, Daniel Conway, William
Nelson; company M, George M. Bat
tarciy
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
wand the .Katr" nnloea.

Judge M. b. Nicholson, of Council
Grove, was given authority by the ways
and means committee of the state SEN
ate to bring proceedings against the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad.
In this suit Nicholson is to try to force
the railway to move its general offices
from St. Louis back to Kansas.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16

Lieut. Alfred G. Afford, of company
II, Twentieth Kansas volunteer regi-
ment, who was killed while bravely
leading an attack on the insurgents
at Manila, was graduate of the law
department of the state university.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
Gov. stanley nnh the y amor Law.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. S-The annual
convention of the Kansas State Tenn
perance union began at the state
house yesterday. Gov. Stanley deliv.
cred the address of welcome. While
not outlining in detail the future
course of the administration, he as,
sured the listeners that he would lend
a strong effort effectively to enforce
tho lau
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16

Pittsburg, Kan, Feb s-The rail-
road men have decided to hold large
union meeting of railroad mems LABOR
organizations in this CITY, February
20, aud in this meeting strive to have
the four labor organizations united.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
Popullat Senators win Walt.

The populist senators at recent
caucus, decided to confirm none of
Gov. Stanley's appointees until the
decision of the supreme court upon
the legality of the special session is
announced. If the special session is
upheld the populists will vote unani-
mously to confirm all of the appoint
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
HIs Shortage len Thouaand /.

The comptroller of the currency re-
ceived telegram from the temporary
receiver of the First national bank Of
Russell, that the directors of the bank
had received written confession from
c. A. Walcott, the defaulting presi-
dent of the bank, showing defalca-
ton up to date OF $4,000. Wolcott
left the country before the bank
fnilad
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
Cement Deposits Near Eldorado.

Enormous beds of cement have been
discovered on the Dillenbeck farm, six
miles from Eldorado. The deposits are
ssaid by experts to be the finest in the
GATED States. Hydraulic works will
ibe erected soon at cost Of SIS, 900.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
More supreme COurk Judgss.

The Judiciary committee of house
and senate have recommended bill
to enlarge the supreme court so as to
do away with the appellate court. The
plan is to have seven supreme judges
to compose two divisions of three and
four judges, respectively, both divi'
sions to sit in Topeka at the same
time, but separately.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16

near Salina, were killed and Jay Shell
don, Daniel Hewitt, Ernest Fritz,
Raymond Clark, Edward Ziebel, John
Gillian, William A. McGraw, Charles
A. Kelson, George NJ Battersley, Will
liam Nelson, Daniel Carway and
Charles Hammond wounded. The
Kansans left 80 dead Filipinos in the
brush and many more were wounded.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
Does Not Desire Peace.

Montreal, Can, Feb. 1L-Agoncillo
stated positively that he bad authentic
information to the effect that Agui-
naldo did not want cessation Of hog
tilities and had not asked for 1t,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16

A bill prepared by State Auditor
Cole and introduced by Representative
Wheatley provides for the inspection
of gasoline by the state oil inspector.
Mr.. Cole says it is as necessary to in
spect gasoline as oil.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16

Montgomery county has woman for
deputy sheriff, Miss Eva Heady,
daughter of pioneer, having been APP
pointed by Sheriff Smith b. Squires
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16

Washington, Feb. 9.-The comptrol-
Ier of the currency has issued call
for reports Of the condition Of 1ll ma
tional banks at the close of business
February 4.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
Judge slmons Co Give a Banquet.

Judge Walter L. Simons, of the Linn.
Bourbon-Crawford judicial district,
will tender banquet to the members
OF the bar in his district, also to the
newspaper men.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16

His parents now reside at Lawrence.
Lieut. Afford was to have been mar
ried upon his return to Kansas to Miss
Vesta McCurdy, of Hutchinson.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-26

them, so 1t is that an acquaintance with
the rocks of locality are the key to
what he may expect to find. The days
are gone past when ignorance of the re-
lation which geology has to mining can
be excused by stating that such a part of
the country was made late on the Sat
urday night of creation and that all the
material left over was dumped into that
part, and consequently the geology got
mixed
The more one knows of the rock forma-
ton OF country and of what has been
found in other sections in similar rocks,
the knowledge acquired will be the means
of saving much valuable time and money.
We may chance to find a valuable min
eral when not looking for 1t, but minerals
do not occur by chance; they are found
in large amount where the association or
presence of certain rocks made 1t posi-
bile for the deposition to take place. The
larger the experience and the more extern
sive the study one has made OF the oc-
currence of mineral deposits and their
adjoining rocks. so in proportion can
possible forecast be made of the future of
a new discovery. Mining geology is only
in its infancy: but when labor and study
have worked on the as yet unwritten laws
governing the sequence OF mineral zones
found in different parts of the world
which follow the same order of place
ment or occurrence, then the formation
in which a vein occurs will be the best
guide to the value of the discovery.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-26
THE SNOHOMlSH AND TRAMWAY.
Litigation Has Not Suspended Work at
These Two Mines.

II is a pleasure to know that the 1itiga-
ton between the Butte 4 Boston COM
pany and f. Aug. HeinZe concerning the
Snohomish and Tramway mines has not
suspended operations upon the two prop
critics.
As stated by the Standard some time
since, at the instance of the Butte d
Boston a receiver was appointed by
Judge Knowles of the United States dis
trict court to take charge of the interests
claimed by that company These inter
eSts are one-half of the Snohomsh and
two-thirds OF the Tramway. The Butte
& Boston claims by conveyance from
James Larkin. deceased. Mr. Heinze and
Clara Larkin, representing tho Larkin es-
tate contest the conveyance upon the
ground that at the time the conveyance
was executed Larkin was mentally In
competent
These two properties adjoin each other,
constituting a solid block. nearly square,
in the Meaderville section of the Butte
district They lie east of me Rarus and
northeast of the Michael Dewitt, the last
named being now famous in the court an
nails of Butte.
The Rarus Tramway and Snohomish
are all connected by underground work
ings, Mr.. Heinze being IN possession of
the Tramway and Snohomish,- while the
Montana Ore Purchasing company. or
which Mr. Heinze is the president. owns
and controls the Rarus. General John 8.
Harris is the receiver in charge of the
Butte & Boston's interests
1t il understood that the work is pro-
ceeding smoothly and favorably. Mr..
Heinze Is working both mines under the
supervision. in a sense, of the receiver.
That is he extracts the ore, delivering at
the surface to the receiver the proportion
claimed by the Butte & Boston. This Is
treated at the Butte & Boston smelter In
Meaderville.
Mr.. Heinze is paid for extracting and
the smelter for treating the ore. the bal
ance, as IL usual in such cases, being de-
posted in bank subject to the decision OF
the case The ore is hoisted through the
Rarus shaft.
Both mines are. said TO be looking and
yielding we'll The output of the Tram
way is just now somewhat the larger, as
much development work is being done IN
the Snohomish, 1t is thought that the
case will be tried before Judge Knowles
in November
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-26
A Great Year for Utah.

Says the Salt Lake Tribune: The rec
ords of strikes and dividends from Utah
mines this year surpass all prior data in
this regard. The investment of Eastern
money in Utah mines this year is great
err than the aggregate for the decade
that has gone by. The gold product of
Utah mines has leaped forward this
year by bounds and already far surpa sses
the gold product of any entire former
year. The stories of strikes are of almost
daily occurrence, and many of them are
of great importance. The great mining
companies formed, the Utah tHighland
Boy, United States with the purchase of
the Centennial Eureka by the chief own
ers therein), the Butte & Bingham. form
a now era in Utah mining, and We can
fairly expect that these moves. with the
increased activity generally throughout
the camps. will show an output of Utah
mines in 1899 which will far surpass all
records This increase will be largely
in gold and copper 1t is a great year
for Utah mines.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-26
Not Hot Enough for Him.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Hot? oh, little. butts nothing to
what We used to have ont on the plains
in the early eighties" began the boss
liar of the justices court.
why, we didn't use to mind the
weather that made the mercury boil
over in the Thermometer tubes The
grass on the prairie would dry up like
tinlder. and then the sun would rise
quickly in the morning and before we
would know it everything was ablaze,
and I tell you you had to move pretty
smart to get away from a prairie fire.
We used to bake our potatoes by hang
ing them out of the window in the sun,
and you could fry bacon at noon just
as well as anything. But it didn't
cook so well or so quickly early in the
morning or in the evening. | remember
one summer when the sun was so hos
for month or two that all the water
in the river dried up and We didn't
have anything to drink but a few gal
Ions of whiskey, and that wouldn't
last very long. 1t began to look as il
we were done for. because there wasn't
any other water within 80 miles of rs,
and i would kill any animal ,ha1
would attempt to cover that distance
such weather as that. At length. Just
as we were beginning 70 think we wele
goners. the sun that was beating down
a S hard as ever, just crake1 open a big
rock that stood near the empty river
bed, and inside y it there was the
sweetest, coolest spring you ever saw
1 always thought that 1t was some
thing like that miracle in the Bible
There was another summer, though,
that was hotter tnan that one. We
actually had to build fires around US to
keep cool-the fires beng cooler than
the air. And
At this point the auditors had all
sneaked away TO reinforce their shat
tered nerves, and the narrator, left thus
unceremoniously alone, discontinued
his reveries.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-26
FROM BEAVERHEAD.
The Vipon Copper Company shipping
Ore to Butte.

The Vipon Copper Mining company has
great hopes of its property in Beaver
head county. The principal parties in the
company are A. G. Mcintyre, James
Sloane and r. l.. Clinton. The property
consists of a group of four claims on the
Upper Wise river, about three miles west
of the Hecla mine, which has been a pro-
Queer for many years. One of the claims
of the company is known as the Cord
wood, and from this claim five cars of
excellent ores have just been shipped
The first car was turned over to the Butte
& Boston smelter on Friday and the last
car went 1870 7-10 ounces silver and $40
per cent. copper by returns from the
Butte sampler
The work upon the property has not as
yet been extensive, consisting of tun-
mel $50 feet long, with some crosscuts
from it. This reaches a point so feet be-
low the surface. 1t is the purpose of the
company to work a force of about II
men, but for the present the operations
VIII be mainly in the line of develop
ment The surface improvements consist
or the necessary cabins for the miners
and fencing around several hundred acres
or land. which is well supplied with wa
ter for irrigation or mining purposes It
Is said that thus far the property has
more than paid its way although the
work upon 1t has been little more than
prospecting. The shipping point for the
mine Is at Divide, IA miles distant, upon
the Oregon Short Line.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-26
OUR LIBBY LETTER.
Fine Ores for the Spokane Exposition
Developments.

Special Correspondence of the STANDARD.
Libby, Mont. Sept. 22.-The display
which this district is to send to the Spo-
kane Industrial exposition is the 'princi-
pal topic of conversation among mining
men and prospectors and the combined
efforts of these are going to make the
display a good one. All the big properties
in the district have already brought
down their ores with the exception OF
the Silver Gable. and Robert Seifert left
on yesterday morning to get an exhibit
from that property. Probably the best
display from the district in regard to
quantity will be from the Snowshoe mine,
and that from the Buzz Saw will be next.
They are both splendid indications of the
mineral possibilities of the camp and will
attract a great deal of attention. Nearly
all the other claims in the district are
coming in and the total exhibit from this
district will not be the poorest one at
the exposition by several points. As
there will be more than so camps repre-
sented there and displays will be made
from many old mines, it is not expected
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-26
Values, Deep and Shallow

From the Mining Reporter
Popular Fallacies Regarding Ore De-
posits" is the subject of paper by AL
bert Williams, jr, in Mining. in which he
writes concerning deep mining:
"A vein which has been extensively ex-
plotted and proved to continue strong and
metalliferous as it goes down, Is evil
IDENTIFY more valuable than undeveloped
groupings which may pinch out at short
distances. But because mine has been
exploited far below the surface and found
to be rich at its lowest developed point
this does not furnish basis for assum-
ing that the mere fact of depth Is a fac
tor of its local richness.
1.-THE amount Of exploration which has
been carried on. however. gives no ground
for supposing that richer or more ahund-
ant ores are to be looked for far from the
surface than at or near it, Fortunately
for the miner the weight of evidence Is
rather in the other direction. Very many
veins have been found whose groupings
and upper portions yielded largely, but
which failed in depth, even after persist
ent search far below the profitable hori-
IONS. 1t Is seldom that a mine is aban-
doned Immediately after its workings
have passed through the bonanza region.
Usually mine which has given promise
is worked at a loss after It's available ores
have been exhausted. Hundreds upon
hundreds of abandoned mines in various
parts of the country have passed through
a similar history. Some exceptionally
large and productive veins have been
worked through alternate zones of rich
ness and barrenness and have been de-
Neioped to such an extent as to exhibit
very clearly the conditions prevailing over
a wide range in depth"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-26
Geology and Mining.
From the Mining and Metallurgical Jour.

From the Mining and Metallurgical Jour
nal. ...ss
Geology and mineralogy are the scien-
tific department of the mining industry
and cannot be oyerestimated in their
value to those connected with it's diverse
branches. To the prospector and miner
knowledge of the rock formations of "a
district is the unfailing guide to him
as to what class of minerals he may ex-
pect to find in commercial quantity. The
same remark applies to the drfller for
oil and water. AS certain minerals are
known to occur in paying quantities in
certain classes of rock or associated with