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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-07
Will Paw the Troops.

Madrid. March 6.-The cabinet coun-
Gil this afternoon decided to make I'M
mediate payment of arrears of pay tc
the repatriated troops. The duke OF
Tetuan, former minister of foreign at
fairs, and 81 conservative senators and
deputies have decided to oppose the
government and will form dissdent
group.
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Filed a Petition.

New York, March 6.-Waterbury &
Marshall. formerly members of the
cordage trust. which went to pieces sew
eral years ago. to-day filed petition in
bankruptcy. The schedule accompany
ing their petition puts their liabilities
at $13,000,000, with nominal assets.
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, March 6.-The boil
er of a locomotive of a passenger train
on the Manitoba & Northwestern railroad
exploded to-day as the train was nearing
Wildwood station. The train was thrown
from the track and Engineer F. Hill and
Fireman p. Donlon were killed.
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The Worlds Meet.

Montreal. Quebec. March CA confer
ence between the worlds cycle meet COM
mittee and Fred Porter of Boston, repre-
senting the l.. A. w, was held here to-
day. when it was decided to hold the
worlds meet in Montreal on Aug. ! to
II and the l.. A. W. championship in Bos-
ton Aug. Il to 10.
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4 Child Killed

Vancouver. B. c.. March eva
Douglas, the sevpn-year-old daughter of
John Douglas. was run over and killed
by a. street car on Princess street. New
Westminster, this evening.
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Lasted the Limit.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 6.-Jack Ben
nett and George Plante, both of this
city, met tonight for 20-round fight
in large tent just outside the city
limits. Bennett won the decision after
a hard contest lasting the limit.
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Washington March 6-The body Of
Lord Herschell, who died here last week.
was taken to New York last night,
whence it is to be taken to England on
the English cruiser Talbot.
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London, March 6.-The morning pa
pers almost universally voice the deep
sympathy in the bereavement that has
come to the Kipling family through
the death of Josephine.
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New York March AT the Pelican
Athletic club. Brooklyn, Tonight Jack
Downey of Brooklyn and Jack Delaney
of New York fought a 25-round draw at
l32 pounds.
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Hamburg. Marcl 6.-In consequence of
the cut in rates for the trans Atlantic
passage. the Hamburg American line has
reduced the fare for tirst-ciass cabin
passengers to e10.
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Fought to n Draw.

Indianapolis, Ind, March 6.-Paddy
Purtell and Jim Watts. colored mid
dleweight. fought "a 10-round draw at
the Empire theater tonight.
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Will Build a Line.

Ottawa. Ont, March 6.-The Dominion
government has decided to construct
telegraph line to connect the Yukon ter
ritory with British Columbia.
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GAINESVILLE, Ohio, March 6-The Ohio
Iron company today notified its employees
OF a 10 per cent. advance in wages on
April l.
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Campbell Coming Home.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Washing ton, March 6.-Congressman
Campbell left for home this afternoon,
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DOCIOh Cooh. in curing tins class of dis
eases and will guarantee you q permanent cure
at moderate cost. He has cured thousands who
thought their cases hopeless. All letters private.
Write for question blank. Consultation free
Medicines sent free from observation.
Cook rlediCai Co. ,62 Curtis St. Denver Col.
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The name of Alex Strom was placed
on the list of regular officers.
The meeting adjourned until Thurs
day evening next.
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Didn't Prove Her Case,

Boston, Mass, March 6.-Adah Rich
mond, the actress. who previously has
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Notice of Stockholders Meeting.

Notice of Stockholders Meeting.
Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Cop
per City Commercial company will be held
on Monday. March 18th, 1899, at p. m. at
the principal office of said company, in the
city of Anaconda, Deer Lodge county.
Montana. for the election of directors for
the ensuing year and for the transaction
of such other business as may properly
come before said meeting
f. Z. MOORE. Secretary.
Dated March Srd, 1899 at Anaconda,
Mont
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THE GRIP CURE THAT DOES CURE.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets removes the
cause that produces La Gripne. The genuine
has L. B. @. on each tablet. 25c.
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Private and Chronic Diseases Of Men

Men suffering from evil cf-
fects of youthful indiscre-
tions, syphilis, gonorrh0a,
Rlect, structure, seAuu-
weakness, varicocele, I'M
natural discharges. lost
vitality, failing memory,
unftness to marry, blood,
skin, kidney or private dis
eases, are speedily cured.
DIR. COOK has spent 30
years of persistent study
and experience in his own
practice and among the
largest Eastern hospitals
Evening star., 1899-10-14

boys and women. they were in abundance
Some of them were of the orthodox copper
color. but many were nearly white, which
feature an old woman accounted for by
telling US that their fathers lived in the
city, being mostly white men. who came
down only occasionally to visit the village,
which in reality was an Indian harem.
Indeed, the integrity of our own inten-
tions was somewhat impugned by the aged
females in charge, who could not under
stand that We should visit them from curl
osity only; and, after our repast was fin
ished, they ranged the boys and maidens
in two rows, one on each side the hut, and
told US to take our choice. Then it oc-
CURED to me that Santa Clara was really
a slave mart on small scale, where par
ents sold their children to white people. to
remain or to be taken away forever, as the
purchaser might elect. l had heard as
much in Maracaibo, but did not credit it.
Here, now the evidence before my
eyes, and it was difficult to make the old
duennas believe that We did not desire the
acquisition of human property.
Miralos,'' numbled the mistress of cere-
monies, Look at them, now; the prettest
girls in the lake; they can make beds, serve
the caballeros' wives as well as themselves,
comb the hair cook the food-in fact, do
everything in the world any Christian might
Evening star., 1899-10-14

Ignore IT. As I stood there in the presence
OF these gray-haired men and realized that
they had absolutely nothing on earth that
they can call their own-that they must
beg because there is no wcrk for such as
them to do. i sickened at the thought Of
every comfort l possess myself. Il seemed
that l must implore their forgiveness for
owning friends. family, home. while they
have nothing-nothng. Then there was
tramp of feet on the stairs and a score of
others entered-old men, young ones, and
In the number two or three who so lost the
character OF Yagrant in their marked ap-
pearance of intelligence and refinement
waited to blind my eyes for looking cur
lousiy upon the sacredness Of their affiic-
ucn. Sorrow is the holiest thing in life,
and think none but the reverent should
dare to gaze upon it. And oh. the pity, the
pity of it. These men-all these and such as
these, with nothing. nothing, nothing
nothing but the appalling necessity of liv-
ing, destitute of all the means-do YOU un-
derstand it? Have you ever known what II
is to have the current of life running
swift, not with you, but over you? Do you
know What 1t is in the blacknsss of night
ana the great emptiness of nothing to
Struggle, struggle, struggle-out of sight
unneard, forgotten-struggling for not hing
oehhite because absence of all usual means
OF struggling have deprived you o. even
definite aim? Do you know what 1t is to
cry out in your agony with none to hear
the sound of your voice, to stretch out
nothing?
Ihat. l tell you. is the hidden life of the
Nagrant-that was the life touched in the
Home of the Good Samaritan.
l remained while the men who entered
said prayer and sat down 20 their dinner
iheh came away hastily, and If | have
happened to inspire you with a notion of
VISITING this home, let me spare You the
dfsgrace OF my own experience Go to help
,nese poor ones-dont stand, as / did. an
iale spectator of their want and humilia-
ton.
Can 1t be possible said to the founder
destitute?''
Every one had slept out on the ground
from TWO to three nights before coming
mere, he answered.
Think of this as you stretch your body on
your easy bed tonight. after you have tuck-
60 60 your chlldren comfortably in-think of
nesn and blood like your own at rest on
the pare ground. think of it, and pleasant
dreams-but there! I'm talking as If
were were IN the pulpit, and who ever heard of a
lady preacher by the name of
PAULINE PRY.
Evening star., 1899-10-14

English, Dutch and Spanish. with here and
there a little 'PapiamentO." which is
combination of the last three, used by the
Curacao is -anders.
But Captain Lackzy could navigate
steamer anywhere there was fathom
depth of water. and he had a heart as big
as his beard, which reached as far as his
waist He had also a big, ferociouS dog,
which ranged the deck of the steamer and
growled at any and everybody who tried to
20 aboard This dog, he explained, was for
the express purpose of keeping away the
natives of Maracaibo, who swan out and
boarded the steamer in order to steal what
ever they could lay their hands on But,
he said to me. he is not harmless, don't
you be afraid meaning that he was harm
less, and had no teeth.
We got to Maracaibo without incident.
and after the steamer had entered" and
while she was being laden with coffee from
the interior, we made several excursions
ashore and took trip down to Santa Clara,
the lake dwellers' settlement. Starting
early in the morning. with two bury. black
sailors al the oars, we arrived at the water
village in due season, before the tropical
sun had time to get in his deadly work.
We had met a party of the Indians in the
Maracaibo market the day before, so they
were prepared for our coming and received
US much more amicabiy than Nespucci was
Evening star., 1899-10-14
Rings and Gloves.
I'm the Minneapolis Times.

News comes-and from Paris-that we are
supposed to wear our rings outside our
gloves. But the fashion is a vulgar one.
and will be adopted by none but extrem-
lists. There is some excuse for it's existence
IN France, however, for in France women
still persist in wearing tight-ftting gloves.
which in America and England are consid-
cred the worst form. A writer who noticed
the close-fitting gloves worn by the French
women recently wrote the following de-
scription of the appearance OF the FreRch
hand: "A bunch Of sausage attached to a
pincushion." The glove approved by fash
ion is easily drawn on, soft and buttonless.
except for driving or riding when an en-
tirely different kind is worn. II Is made
of suede or some soft untanned leather
daintily perfumed, and allowing the fingers
full freedom. With such gloves, rings Of
any description may be worn-under the
glove, of course.
Evening star., 1899-10-14
War Is Mules.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
CHICAGO, July 3O.-An agent of tho
British war department is in the citv ar-
ranging for the purchase Of $500 mules IN
case Great Britain's relations with N.
Transvaal republic grow more strained
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, August 15.-1ba
Anglo-Egyptian army is prepared to fur.
nish the South African British forces with
300 mules.
NATAL, August 10.-Sixteen hundred
mules arrived here today from Dover
LONDON. August 31-The war denart-
ment Is shipping mules to South Africa
from half dozen different points. Thrse
thousand have just been secured at KAN
sas City, u. 8. A.
BENARES, India, September 10.-The
Anglo-Indian army has been called unon
to transfer 1,200 mules to the South African
force. They will be shipped at once.
VENICE, September 25.-British agents
have secured 2.400 mules in northern itaiy
and they will be sent to Natal at once.
CAPE TOWN, September 2s.-It is claim
ed that General Butler can concentrates
1850 mules ON the frontier within thirty-
six hours More mules are arriving daily
BY every mule transport,
Evening star., 1899-10-14

A woman who would invent practical
pocket for the sex at the present moment
would win permanent gratitude. The in
convenience to which We are daily sub
jected can hardly be detailed Handker-
chiefs have to be carried up the sleeves
just as men have hitherto disposed of them
in their uniforms. Our grandmothers would
have none of this. They carried their
housewifely keys in pockets slowed away
under their skirts. But we have borrowed
from them the small reticules and larger
bags attached to the side of the skirt
Neither of these plans is really conven-
lent, the pocket beneath the skirt nor the
detached bag, and the sooner we return to
the old comfortable dress pocket the bet
ter-that is, a pocket placed where we can
get at it without unseemly struggles.
Evening star., 1899-10-14

require. And here are the muchachos, the
boys, if the caballeros want coed and faith
full servants, behold them here; they can
cut wood, carry water, catch and saddle
the gentlemep's s'horses, and they so cheap
for CASH
--- Servants for Sale.
The girls smirked and giggled and scraped
the floor with their bare feet, inserting
their toes into the interstices; the boys
snickered and stuck their thumbs into their
mouths. But all were in deadly earnest
and seemed to regard their prospective
sale and consequent departure from the
Vlidse as something very desirable
we were greatly embarrassed but finally
the lot?" oit ioi
For the lot? What. por todosq" snan-
PED the old woman. "Oh, we not sell the
girls for $50 u 'iie
That is too much,' 1 rejofned with a
simulated interest. Take thirty. now For
ms one, pointing to a comely maiden Of
up and looked exDectant
NO, no. said the old hag, shaking her
Ieau ehergetically, "she bring much more
Hlucna mas But this one you NAV have
aTad nal, ai-, picking out slender and bright
es ed girl OF about thirteen. "Or take tbts
poy lot sIo-diSz pesos por este muchacbn -
me boy and both girls stood forth. tbav
% were evidently taking the matter serions'v
sIae,-a ..EeeI .9eiIar maiden pucked me by the
sleeFe OHer my grandmother $40 > sho
whispered. She will take it. ws,. sue te
~ loate tiils place; and, oh, senor. 7 will
serve you well and faithfully ali NV uTa
SerVlVa listed bien toda ma vida.''
she' had an honest look in her big b,aoL
Eyes, ana II was difficult to resist her earn
est appeal, so | backed toward the a.
Wy Wy the captain having cautiously nra-
ceded me. Il cannot" l said, as tbr,,s,
eil'er doIIar into her outstretched hand
An UnEracefuI Exit.
was saved further prevarication by an
acciueht' which for a time diverted the at
tehtloil Oh the Indians. 1 must mention
tHat tne only means of gaining the buts
from the water is by a round, slinnerv 1o.
Stuck In the mud at an angle and cot
against the platform in which notchas w.
cut LOT the feet to fit. Now. these stan-
Lauaers are easily mounted by the Ind;ans
WIN WIN thelr bare feet, as thew oar St,nI,
1ii'A Inelr toes into the notches and climb Nv,
ON :. palIot; out for man with shoes
on ~ Is not so easy. In brief, the cantatn
as ne backed out Of the doorwav bod a' p.Ii'
Gu hotch-ln vulgar parlance "sIinnad .
cog ana 1eI backward into the water
Al the indians laughed and T NV
sen mad great difficulty to keen nv
go, eildlce nance ana at the same time keen
.ioni ioiioWing my friend as l descended
10 the boat. But the instant the canta1,
nad recovered himself and got into tho haat
ne stretched forth his hand and shot oIt
secN Voiley OF strange oaths, comnoseS
1i norwegian, English, Spanish. Dutch and
rroIai "piaA,ento' mat the grinning Indians
and as we rowed away. as long 40 +ha,,
we're IN slght, l could see them sitting thara
with their mouths agape a frozan 'tsie Ir.;'
S-i LOUIS F. A. ODER
Evening star., 1899-10-14
Depends ON the Men.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
DO you believe the theory that msa
should be permitted 70 end their lfvesr'
''Yes, If the right men apply for the per-
mission"
Evening star., 1899-10-14
Their Home Life.

The thatch overhead was stuck full of
fishing implements. spears, bows. arrows
and rude baskets and cradles made by
these people; while in one corner a con-
tented pig was snoozing, and In another an
agouti. or native hare from the mainland,
was munching leaves. There was not q man
or grown boy in the whole assemblage OF
Indians, as they were all off hunting or
fishing; but. as for girls and babies, small
Evening star., 1899-10-14

Cyclist-"How far is 1t to Wroxford?''
Yokel.-.''Wall. I reckon hits bout two
whoops."
Cyclist-"Two whatr
Yokel (taking this as challenging his
veracity)-"Perhaps 1t may be some fur
DER" (Refecting.) "But I'll own hit amt
more'n two whoops an a holler."
Evening star., 1899-10-14

To reach Maracaibo itself one must take
steamer to the quaint Dutch island Of Gu
racao. and then change to a subsidiary line
which runs into the gulf The master of
the only steamer running thither when
wished to visit Maracaibo was an American
lied Norwegian named Lackzy. " ho was quite
as original character as any of the lake
oBellers. and almost as unsophisticated.
His speech was mixture OF Norwegian.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-07
Packages by Post.

Practically all the packages that go
through the New York postoftice are
examined. Many persons seem utterly
unable to resist the temptation to scrib-
BILE a message upon the back of photo
graph or the II; of II box. n written
dedication in Il book or written greet
ing. such as the conventional Merry
Christmas. is allowable but, with
these exceptions. any written word
makes package liable to letter postage.
The whole fly leaf of a book may be filled
with a detiicatory note. but any otht
words, as, for instance, "See Page a.,
would cause the package to he classed
as written matter.
Another common error is to put seal
ing wax on the knot Of the string around
the package. Such package is classed
as "sealed against inspection and
must pay letter rates. The same rule
applies to boxes that have their lid'
nailed or tackled on The amount OF
money collected for insufficient postage
is surprising. The average receipts IL
this department of the postotfice art
$500 a day. Leslie's Weekly.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-07
LAST SESSION
Retiring Councilrnen Present at
their Final Smoke Talk
Last Night.


Last night the members of the city
council gathered at police headquarters
for the last meeting of the year. For
Messrs Durkee, Cutler, and Mcdonald
it was Il sad (P) meeting, tor it was the
last time they could be there in their
official capacity, and the smoke from
Cutters pipe and Giles cigar was decid-
edly blue.
The first part of the meeting was a
friendly talk, the subjects of bets. re-
grets, election. ETC., being discussed
Later a little business conversation
about the percentage We had ought to
get off on electrical fixtures, whether or
not we had received any rebates from
the City Engineer, and relative to Giles
duties as property committee, and con-
cerning faults of commission and COM
mission in the check list, was indulged
in.
At last they got down to business.
Clerk Wells read the records, and they
stood approved. Building permits were
granted toe b. Durkey for piazza on
West St., and A, +. Dodge to reshingle
cottage on Brook St.
The Clerk read big batch Of bills,
the largest ones for liquor, and they
were ordered paid, The finance COM
mittee wanted advice on few bills.
Perry Il Camps bill for damages from
water was referred to the city attorney.
Others were ordered paid. George
Almon introduced Mckenney l. Water
burys agent who talked electrical fix
tur+s for the next few days. lie and
Mayor Gordon had very interesting
debate OF discounts, and then Mr.. Agent
and L. l.. Snow wander around the city
hall about week in a discussion OH fix
lures. The smoke got blue, and so did
everybody else. The council all went
to sleep but Giles, and at last the electric
lights went out, and staid out for about
ten minutes.
When the lights came back the clerk
read the street commissioners report
and award of damages on Hill! street.
which were made Saturday, March /.
they were accepted and adopted. The
total land damages awarded amount 10
about SSl5. A resolution was adopted
allowing Mason u Co. 50? for finishing
off the letter carriers room. After con,
siderable discussion it was decided that
the board OF civil authority should mee'
at 8 o'clock this morning TO appoint
election officers to replace several who
had declined to serve. The council
voted to adjourn at 10.15 o'clock. and
after fearful glance around the deal
familiar room the ..outs" went sadly
home.