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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-01
A DRUNKEN NEGRO MOB.
Soldiers of the Tenth Cavalry Attempt to
Run Texarkana, Ark.

Run Texarkana, Ark.
Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 31--A special
TO the Gazette from Texarkana, Ark,
says: There passed through Texar-
kama to-day eight train loads of negro
soldiers. 1000 in number composing the
10th United States cavalry, en- route 70
San Antonio. When they arrived mere
they were drunken mob and an eff
fort was made by them to tear up the
town. A number of the colored soldiers
kicked in door and entered a resort
and started to run the place at the point
of loaded rifles. Constable Roch ella
was called to the place after they had
broken up the furniture. A chase for
the cars resulted and just as they
reached them, Rochella captured the
leader of the gang. AS soon as he did
so a hundred rifles were levelled ct
him and every negro loaded his gun
Every car window held a drunken ne
gro with cooked rifle, and after the
guns had been stuck in the officers
face, the negro escaped into the cars.
The news spread and every officer in
TeXarkana and hundreds of citizens
tlocked around the soldiers, who seem
ed anxious for trouble. County Attnr-
ney Vaughan placed himself in com
munication with the governor, ana as
a result the trains were held here for
seven hours. The negroes wanted were
kept iR car With san armed guard
outside The trains We're surrounded by
irate Texarkanans who We're supplied
with dynamite, ready to send the entire
horde to destruction. The negroes
learned of this. and finally agreed to
hand over the guilty ones upon identifi-
cation, but as this was impossible, no
arrests were made. Cool heads prevent
ed more serious trouble.
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JUMPED NINETY CENTS.
Great Excitement ON the Mining Ex-
change in Denver.


change in Denver.
Denver, Colo, Jan. 31.--The recent dis
covery of wonderfully rich ore in the
property of the Isabella Gold Mining
company at Cripple Creek has caused the
greatest excitement on the mining stocks
exchange Of this city Colorado Springs
\ and Cripple Creek that has been seen for
d number Of years. The stock of this
company, which six weeks ago was quoted
at % cents a share, sold on the exchanges
cents in two days. This morning signs
OF a reaction were apparent when the ex-
change opened The first sale of Isabella
was at SLIGO and at once the panic began.
There were many buyers, but offerings
were too heavy for them and the price
gradually sank to $1.49d1.5O at the close
of the first call. When the second call
opened there was a further decline and
the panic continued, the last sales being
$1.291a@1.30. The sales to-day were 127, 900
shares. Tonight there is a great diver
sity of opinion as to the action of the
stock tomorrow many. declaring that the
bear movement has done it's worst, and it
Is predicted that the next upward turn
will carry the stock to So. This is based
on the claim that the mine has $5,000,00O
worth of ore running $4,000 in gold to the
ton now in sight. The company is capi-
talzed at $2,25O,O0o
The excitement on change. which has
been entirely due to the Isabella strike,
has been confined to that stock, although
several other gold stocks have been in
fluenced sympathetically. The fuctua-
tions were for the most part within mar
row limits.
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New York, Jan. 31.--Nelson A. Miles
gave out statement tonight. after
denying several published interviews
attributed to him. He prefaced his
statement by saying:
II have been most freely quoted with
out authority from me or without any
utterance on my part. 1t has been a
source of great annoyance to me-
His statement is as follows: 'On the
Goth of last September I issued an or
der to regimental commanders to re-
port to me concerning the beef which
had been issued to their men. At the
same time / went before the war board
/ Investigating commission I had only
received reports from IA of the COM
manders. Now have 80 reports. They
all tell the same story.
THE evidence proves the truth of the
statements I have made In addition
to the reports of the regimental COM
manders, I have great mass of evil
dence consisting of communications,
affidavits, ETC., from officers, soldiers
and civilians. Every part of the coun-
try has contributed to the mass Of
correspondence which L have received
in reference to the beef served to our
soldiers, and the evidence is all cor
roborative of what l have said. The
great publicity which the press has
given to the matter has brought all
upon me. "
Il have overwhelming evidence that
the embalmed beef was treated with
chemicals in order to preserve it. l
have affidavits from men who saw the
beef undergoing the treatment or en-
balming process.
Nov. as to the canned roast beef,
that was different from embalmed
beef The canned roast beef was the
beef after the extract had been boiled
out of it. You have seen the adver-
tisement, beef extract; one pound con-
tains the substance of from four to
five pounds of prime beef Well, this
is the beef after the extract has been
taken from it. They put this beef pulp
up in cans and label it Canned roast
beef The soldiers report that the
canned beef was nauseating. If swal-
lowed it could not be kept on the
stomach
1t was pointed out to General Miles
that if the men who supplied the beef
would deposit $1,000 in such way
that it could be made to pay the cost
of the proceedings he would furnish
absolute proof of his assertions. He
was asked what tribunal he had in
mind. or to whom he would furnish
this proof, and in reply said:
Il made that statement in response
to the offer of beef men to pay $780,
900 for evidence of the truth of my al
legations against their product. look
ed on their offer as a bluff and took
that way of answering it. 1 have no
tribunal in mind. I have the greatest
abundance of evidence to support the
charges I made, and do not think that
any part. of the $1,000 need be spent
in mere investigation
General Miles has received a tele-
gram from Colonel A. A. Pope of Bos-
ton requesting General Miles to draw
on him for $1,000 to prove that chem
icals were used to embalm the beef
furnished to soldiers, but his offer will
not be accepted for the reasons al
ready given.
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Dirt Will Fly This SDrinr.

Omaha, Neb.. Jan. 31.--A special to
the Bee from Cheyenne, Wyo., says:
Representatives of three of the largest
railroad contracting firms in the coun-
try are here to make an examina ton
of proposed cutoff lines to be built
by the Union Pacific company. in or
der to make bids for their constructions
The cut-offs are between Howell and
Copper Lake station, short distance
west of Laramie, a distance of 1SIa
miles; between Harper and Medicine
Bow, distance of 35 miles, and cut
off near Carbon, by which the coal camp
of Hanna will be on the main line.
Surveys are complete and dirt will fly
early in the spirng.
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the appointment of commissioner to
measure and divide water under decree
of court in certain cases.
The substitute for senate bill 49, re-
lating to the privileges of graduates of
the State Normal school. was read and
referred to the committee on educa-
ton.
Senate bill %, to amend the penal
code relative to the testimony of wit
nesses before a legislative committee.
and senate bill 81, amending the civil
procedure code as to pleadings. We're
read and referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
The house then resumed it's session of
Saturday in committee of the Whole,
Lindsay in the chair. House bill IT,
relating to metropolitan fire depart
ments, was recommitted for further
information.
House bill T. as to liens on baggage
for hotel keepers, was recommended for
passage
Senate bill was referred back to the
senate for correction.
The committee of the whole then
arose and the house adjourned without
receiving it's report.
There is considerable discussion of
the notice given by Marcyes of the in
PRODUCTION of the Rosebud county bill
1t is claimed that he owes his election
to promise made to the Miles City
people that he would not introduce such
a bill at this session, and there is some
lively talk in the lobbies about the
proposition.
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From Porto Rico.

New York, Jan. 31.-The United States
transport Berlin, Captain Wilson, ar
rived this afternoon from San Juan, Porto
Rico, and Santiago She brought SS dis
charged soldiers and teamsters. Shortly
after leaving Santiago Lindsay Doherty
first assistant engineer of the transport
died of acute mania. The Berlin brought
the bodies of the following soldiers who
died at Santiago: Sergeant r. H. Mich
ael Privates George E. Harpel and W.
W. Fulerman of the 4th Pennsylvania
Private Austin c. Sharon of the 1st volun-
teer engineers, and Private Vincent T.
Cox of the 1st Kentucky volunteers,
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Deficit of Ten Millions.

Washington. Jan. 31.-The forthcoming
report of the government receipts and eX-
pcnditures for January will show the re-
ceipts to have been about $i1.T5,000 and
the expenditures about Sal, ,207, 900 leaving
a deficit of about s9,50O,0o0 for the month";
The customs receipts it will be shown,
We're nearly $lS00O.0O0, the largest for the
month of January since 1888. and an in
crease of about S1,250.000 over December.
The internal revenue receipts for January
will be approximately $4,000. .00o a slight
decrease from December, but an increase
over January, 1898. of over $500, 900. The
expenditures on account of the war and
navy departments during January will
be shown to be about $25, $50 600 an in
crease over December Of about 81 100000.
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SEVEN LIVES LOST
Buried in a Snow Slide on the Canadian
Pacific,

Vancouver B. c., Jan. 31.-News was
received here at 6 o'clock this evening
from Superintendent Marpole at the
scene of the disaster of fatal snow
storm on the main line of the Can
adian Pacific railroad at Rogers Pass
on the summit of the Selkirks. The
catastrophe occurred at o'clock in the
afternoon. The roundhouse and sta
tion We're swept away. seven lives were
lost and two persons injured. Those
dead are:
AGENT CATION, wife and two chill
dren.
OPERATOR CARSON.
ENGINE WIPER REDLEY.
ONE PERSON UNKNOWN.
The injured are unknown. A large
force is egaged in the recovery of the
bodies and two have been found up to
the present time. Several large slides
had taken place during the morning
and early afternoon, causing consid-
cradle damage to the sheds east of
Glacier. Trains are held at Glacier
and Donald until further advices. The
company expects to get the line clear
ed during Wednesday. Superintendents
Marpole. Duchesnay and Wilson are
on the spot and using every effort.
This is the most serious slide that has
occurred since the first year of con-
struction of the railroad, when Il lives
We're lost in the slide eight miles east
of this point
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TEN FEET OF SNOW.
1t Is Blowing "A Perfect Gale in the State
of Colorado,

Denver, Jan. 31.-Telegraphic advices
We're received at the headquarters of
the Colorado road to-day that at Breck-
inridge it was still showing and blow
ing with no indications of cessation
Since Jan. 26 there has been a total
snow fall of 45 inches on top of a pre-
vious fall of six feet. At Como it is
showing and blowing a perfect gale
drifting the light dry snow very badly
The freight train with provisions on
board is still on the sidetrack at Wheel
er. The crew has worked it's way to
town. leaving only an engine tender on
guard. The Colorado Midland is snow
bound from Arkansas Junction to Ivan
hoe. Trains We're run from Lead
vile to Newcastle over the Denver &
Rio Grande tracks. Advices from Ivan
hoe and Burke report the weather fine
and rotary plow is working hard to
clear the snow. Trains on the Denver
& Rio Grande road have been delayed
to-day, but the road is now clear.
Trains on the roads east of Denver
are running practically on time
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A FINANCIAL MISSION.
Porter Is Not Empowered to Pay Off
Cuban TrOOpS,

cuban troops.
Washington, Jan. 31.-It is learned at
the war department that Robert P. Por-
ter's mission to Cuba is entirely of
financial and statistical nature and that
he is not empowered to make any pay
ment to the Cuban troops. 1t Is admitted
that he may find 1t within the lines of his
duty while in Cuba to gather all the data
he can respecting the strength and con-
dition of the Cuban troops. Touching Mr..
Quesada's mission to General Gomez S
headquarters under Instructions from
President Palma of the junta, the Off
cials preserve a discreet silence, but it
seems entirely probable that If our gov
ernment found it expedient to make any
proposition to Gomez touching the pay OF
Cuban soldiers Mr. Quesada would
be the instrument chosen for that pur-
pose, not only because of his intimacy
with Gomez and of the Cuban leaders,
but also because OF his executive ability.
The best information obtainable so far
at the department, and perhaps it is part
OF Mr.. Porter's duty to verify this, is that
the Cuban troops who might properly ap-
ply for money, in case it should be decid-
ed to pay them off, number 10000. 1t is
probable, that by basing a calculation of
$10o per man, that people obtained the
idea that Mr. Porter was to disburse
s3,000,000 for this purpose.
1t is well understood that the sum de-
manded by the Cuban troops on account
OF back pay is fully 10 times this sum.
1t probably will be represented to them
that. as any payment whatever ON this
account must be, charged up against the
island of Cuba, the United States. as the
temporary guardian of the island is in
duty bound to avoid burdening it at the
very outset of its independent existence
with load beyond its ability to bear in
e-1,, ~ ~I1s xI;4:.~
precedent to this first payment will be u
solemn promise to disband at once.
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THE MINIMUM CLAIM.
Mckinley's Instructions Relative to the
Philippines.

Washington Jan. 3l.--It appears that
an erroneous impression has gone abroad
respecting the nature of the president 5
Instructions to the American peace COM
m!ssoners in Paris touching the limta-
tions of the claims to be put forward so
far as the Philippines We're concerned to
the island of Luzon. AS a matter of fact
so far from making that island the max
inium claim of the Americans. the presi-
dents instructions actually placed that
island as the minimum claim to be set
out. The language was nothing less
than the island of Luzon.' instead of
nothing more than the island of Luzon'
1t can be stated also that the correspond
ence submitted to the senate included all
of the instructions to the American COM
mssioners. The only omissions from them,
it is stated We're letters touching matters
in no way related to the Spanish nego-
tiations.
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DARK FOR DREYFUS.
The Evidence Shows the Existence of q
Traitor,

Paris, Jan. 31,-The Liberte. which is
usually we'll informed, says: The
decision of the court of cessation in
the Dreyfus affair will be that the evil
dence proves the existence of traitor,
but that neither Comte Esterhazy nor
Liutenant Colonel Henry could answer
to the culpability revealed by the secret
dossier.''
This statement is all the more sig
nificant in that it is made by a pros
Dreyfus paper. The Liberte adds:
THE despondency of the Dreyfus
party seems to show that the solution
of the problem is as distant as ever.
Another feature of the situation is the
buoyant demeanor of Comte Esterhazy,
who was formerly so depressed. He is
now credited with boldly declining to
give further evidence except before the
full court of cessation"
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GROSS CORRUPTION.
Mayors and Councils of Porto Rican
Towns Deposed by Henry.

San Juan de Porto Rico, Jan. 31.-Ma-
jor General Guy V. Henry, military
governor of Porto Rico, has deposed
the mayor and councilmen of Aqua dil-
la and Moca, in the province of Aqua
dilla, and has temporarily suspended
the civil authorities in both towns CIV
ing to the incessant political quarrels
and the gross official corruption. Cap
tain Mansfield, 18th United States in
fantry, who is now in charge of the
district, has been instructed to appoint
new officials, chosen from the radical
party. The offenders belong to the lib-
eral party. General Henry intends lis
summary action to serve as an object
lesson to other towns in Porto Rico
and a warning against similar failure
of government from similar causes.
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Conduct of the Bank.

Havana. Jan. 2t.-The examination of
Senior Galbis. president of the Banea Es-
panol, before the special finance commit
tee investigating Havana 5 finances began
to-day. Although far from well. he said
he --ad appeared in response TO the COM
missions $ urgent request. which, as a mat
ter of fact, was Il very peremptory sums
mons. The questions asked were of gem
eral character those touching ,-.e sup
posed Irregularities of the bank and it's
transactions with the Spanish govern
ment being reserved for futu.e examina-
tiOn
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Montana Patents.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Washington Jan 3l-MOntana n

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Washington, Jan. 3l.--Montana patents:
John r. Bapty. Helena. assay furnace;
John r. Hino, Jackson. coffee mill: Sam
uel and j. Shull, Toston, moving ma
chine.
The secretary of the interior to-day re-
called his former departmental decision
in the case of George f. Barbour VS.
William Wilson and the Castle Land
company from the Helena district, Mon
tana. Wilson's entry is ordered passed
to patent.
A postotfice has been established at
Chance, Carbon county with Lille B.
Chance as postmistreSs.
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tiGating commission has reached a decis-
ion in which 1t practically exonerates all
army officers except yourself and Gen
eral BrecKlnridge."
Well replied General Miles, "there
are many rumors afioat and there is no
need for me to add to them All ! have
to say is that the report will speak for
itself when it is made public
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Objects to Roberts.

Springfield, H.. Jan. 3l.-A resolution
was adopted in the house of representa-
t!ves OF this state to-day asking congress
that B. H Roberts, lately elected to con-
gress from Utah, be disqualified from
sitting in the national house of represen-
tatiyes.
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THE EVIDENCE
IS CONCLUSIVE
Overwhelming Testimony Shows
That the Army Beef
Was Vile.
SAW EMBAL LM|NGPROC[Ss
Officers, Soldiers and Civilians
Say That Miles Is Right.
| TREATED WITH CHEMICALS
Officers, Soldiers and Civilians
Say That Miles Is Right.
TREATED WITH CHEMICALS

Thirty Reports From Commanders Tell
the Same Story = General Miles
Makes Statement : Canned Roast
Beef Was So Nauseating That It
Could Not Be Kept on the stom ach.
Publicity Given by the Press Has
Brought Hundreds of Aff1davits-Offer
OF the Beef Companies to Put Up
100000 Was Big Bluff.
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Riotiug Is Expected,

Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. al.-A company
OF the West India regiment was embark
ed to-day for Barbados to reinforce the
garrison there, owing to the threatened
rioting among the natives. Troops will
also be sent from Barbados to St. Vim
cent where similar trouble is feared. due
to the continuance of the widespread dis
tress.
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The Trip Abandoned.

London, Feb. 1.-The Berlin corre-
spondent of the Post says: 1t is an
nounCed here that the projected visit
of Prince and Princess Henry of Prus-
sa to Japan has been abandoned, the
Japanese government having intimated
its inability to guarantee their personal
safety.
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Inyaiids From Hono1ul,

San Francisco, Jan. 31.-Captain c. H
Hitchcock of Company N, 1st New York
volunteers arrived here to-day on the
Australia, in charge of % enlisted men of
that regiment The men are conyalescents
ard their departure left very few invalid
soldiers in the hospital at Honolulu.
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Texas Stricken.

Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 3t.--The
worst blizzard experienced in years is
sweeping over the northern and west
ern portions of Texas. causing much
suffering to man and beast Walter
Mitchell, wealthy cattleman of Clay
county was frozen to death. All kinds
of stesk are suffering severely while
reports fropl some gu. srs 9ay cattle
are dying i'm great nlimbe.a.
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Skilled Labor

Our workmen are the best that
money can hire, thoroughly skilled
and experienced in each depart
ment.
In fine engraving. badgemaking,
jewelry manufacturing and design
ing we are equalled by few and sur
passed by none.
If you watch does not give satis-
faction, bring 1t to us and have it
overhauled by skillful and compe-
tent hands. It will not cost you
any more and probably less than
to be entrusting it to unskilled
hands.
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To BE Transferred.

Seattle. Wash, Jan. 31.-The torpedo
boat Rowan was towed TO the Port Or.
caard navy yard to-day to be formally
transferred TO the government
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Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Wallace, Idaho, Jan. 31-East wind
this morning brought one of the worst
storms ever known here. The train
from the west was late and from the
east is not in yet. The storm is dying
down, but it is getting cold.
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In the south.

Memphis, Jan. 31.--A severe blizzard
is prevailing in Western Tennessee,
Arkansas and Mississippi with the mer-
curry near zero
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Watch AND
....Jewelry
REPAIRING

Is an art that requires thoroughly
competent and experienced men to
handle successfully
There are many watchmakers and
Jewellers, but few thoroughly COM
petent
Many good watch and fine piece
of jewelry is irretrievably ruined by
being entrusted to unskilled work.
men. sasf
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Stock Sufe cred.

Omaha, Jan. 31.-Reports from diff
ferent points in Nebraska indicate that
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Suffering in Chicago.

Chicago. Jan. 31.--The cold wave con-
tinues undiminished in this section the
mercury having reached II below.
However, the weather is moderating
considerably in the Northwest, where
the force of the wave is broken. The
line of zero temperature passes as far
south as Oklahoma. st. Louis reports
the coolest weather of the season and
much suffering among the poor. Re-
lief measures in aid of the city's poor
were determined on at a conference Of
Mayor Harrison and members of his
cabinet. An appeal has been issued to-
the public. asking assistance for un-
fortunates who have been reduced to
desttuton during the last few days.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.

the extreme cold weather is modera ting,
although the mercury is still low in the
tube. The Thermometer at Columbus
registered below this morning; at Sut-
ton, 20 below: at Nebraska City, L. be-
low, and at Trenton, II below. Stock
has suffered considerably.