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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30

acquired certain of the floating Anacon-
da stock in the London market. Owing
to the fact that some stories had been
circulated of the diminished product OF
Anaconda, the stock was picked up in
the London market at less than SO q
share, and when the considerable guam
tity had been thus secured overtures We're
made to j. b. Haggin and Marcus DAILY
to acquire their interests. 1t has been
reported, but there is no positive proof.
that MIR. Haggin received about SIS, 000.-
OoO for his interest. and. finding himself
advanced in years. he Withdrew absolute
ly from the fed Of Standard Oil opera
tons and took no part in the formation
cf the A~malgamated company.
Mr.. DAILY. however, was much i'm
pressed with the plan, and when ne
sold his stock, he declares he tool $751;
0O0,0 900 in the ~Amalgamated company. II
Is stated that the insiders of this COM
panY received a rebate of about 10 per
cent on their subscriptions: SO by sell
ing his hve-siXteenths at, say. $40 Il share,
MI. DAILY would have received SIG. 49, 900
for his interest. while in acquiring S15,-
GEO. 600 OF Amalgamated at 80. or s13. $780,
600, the profit on the transaction with
~Amalgamated at par would be $3.375, 600.
Whatever We're the inside details Of
the transaction, it resulted in the con-
troll of the Anaconda and Mr..
DAILY was elected president and general
ma n n pnr IF fha fr,,ct rip
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
Copper Situation in The East
New York Herald Devotes Several Columns to
an Exposition of Stock Manipulations and
to an Analy sis of the Fights for Control.

, Copper. the speculative and invest
ment transactions in stocks. the at
tempts to control the output of the metal
and to absorb the ownership of mines,
bank failures resulting from these mani
pulations, and the problems relating
thereto, nave made the copper situation
a subject of immense Importance in
eastern financial circles. The New York
Herald of recent date publishes d lengthy
article on the subject based primarily
upon the failure of the Globe bank of
Boston. The publication is Of local in
terest and without vouching for it's &C
curacN of fact, or correctness of deduc-
ton. the Inter Mountain herewith repro
1lrrS if in mart.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30

that the czar will show mercy to- them
but from the ruling party they expect
nothing. In spite Of this feeling that they
are to be robbed of all that is sweetest
To them there is rot The least sign Of
disorder. There are no public meetings,
no infiammatofy speeches and no chance
Is given the authorities to march troops
through the country. In fact, the only
klnd of demonstration that has been
made was on two occasions. once when
the deputation started for St. Petersburg
in the hope of being able to see the car.
and once when six French noblemen We're
taken to Siberia, banished for the crime
of having distributed large sums to the
fund that is to be used in enabling the
f~inlanders to enigrate to the new world.
On each occasion crowds of peasants
gathered at each station where the trains
stopped and with heads uncovered stood
in perfect silence, thus showing their re-
spect and gratitude to those who were
working or suffering for their country's
cause.
1t is safe to assert that in no country
in the world woul the people act with
such discretion and tact as has been
shown in Finland and one may Judge by
this description of the Finnish character
whether the new world is not n gamer
by reason OF the cars oppression.
The fact that the young cZar should
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30

samated company is said to have been
due to his assuring the Standard Oil peo-
pie that he could settle all the litigation
IN 90 days, and incidentally that he could
control the politics of Montana In
neither of these was he successful, for
the litigation has multiplied rather than
diminished since the Amalgamated COM
pany was formed, n Days ancient
and most hated enemy, William \. Clark,
who has also refused to Sell his copper
mines to the trust, was elected to the
United States senate.
The other theory deals with the al
legged manipulation of the Boston stock
market, and attributes to the Standard
Oil people the withdrawal of support
from AmalSamated copper, pending
their attempt to abtain control of sufti-
Gent Boston & Montana stock held by
y, :. BiSeloW and the Globe National
bank interests to place the mpan
Within the grasp of the Amalgamated
company.
Ee this As it may. the outcome is we'll
known. The Globe bank has made a
failure. and Messrs. Rockefeller, Still
man and Rogers and their associates pur-
chased some 81, 500, 900 of Boston & Mon
tana stock. Whether or not 1t was the
Standard Oil people who wrought the
condition that forced Mr.. Bigelow to
sacrifice his property is, at best, but Il
matter of surmise.
1t is a fact, however, that In the case
of the Boston & Montana holdings that
pleasing process was followed Of attack
ing a property and breaking the price,
then letting up on it, enabling the vic
tim to support the security: smashing
1T again. and easing up and Turing the
unfortunate one on. until he became so
distendcd and so thinly spread out that
it was an easy matter to administer the
final stroke. BY this pleasing operation.
when the victim finally does yield. he is
always found to have an enormous guam
tity of the stock desired.
Can the copper output of the world be
controlled, like the output of petroleum.
is one of the questions that Wall street
is asking, or, is the world in copper to be
partitioned off, as is said to be the case
with petroleum, between the Standard
Oil on one side and the Rothschilds on
the other? Both. it is Interesting to note,
are now powerful in the same way:
in banking, in petroleum, in stocks and
in copper.
such. in the opinion of many, seems to
be the object of the trust. The success
would seem to be only a question of
Keeping the production of copper in the
hands of the syndicate. Should the for
eign output exceed the domestic outpu
the tables might be turned, and the
history of the failure of the Socicte des
MetauX in France be repeated.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
GIANTS FIGHT FOR CONTROL

The story of the Globe bank failure and
the arrest of President Cole are two of
the eliminating incidents of the copper
craze. phe bank was the favored institu-
ton of the copper men, and the institution
threugh which they carried on their end
of the fight With the Standard Oil people,
as represented by theAmalgamated Cop
per company.
For president it had for years Charles
Fl. Cole, who was associated in the enter
prises of A. S. Bigelow and others, and
thus, when the Standard Oil company
forced the fight against Boston & Mon
tana and made Mr.. Bigelow support his
stock, and spread out his finances, the
bank became involved in the matter.
That the injury of one is not the injury
OF all is hoWn by the development in
this final crash, for The Standard Oil in
tereSts have acquired for themselves at
present, perhaps to be turned over to the
A~malgamated Copper later,
what is said to be Il controlling interest
IN boston & Montana stock, and perhaps
There vent with the transfer some other
mining shares, for money was tight
everywhere else, and, while the Standard
Oh people had anticipated to their lar9-
est holders their January dividends. it is
not good business policy to pay more than
Is necessary Tor an article, and when
needs are imperative men will make sac
riliceS.
AS has already been stated, Boston is
counting the cost Of the copper boom,
but the full cost will never be known,
FOR the effects Of the decline have com
munlcated to many other Boston securi-
ties beside cope shares. In his class
however, among the better known prop
critics, the loss figures up $1S7, $50, 500, il
Illustrating the shrinkage of the year on
the share capital.
While only a partial calculation of the
cost, it is considerable, and has brought
distress to many a New England home,
and the irony Of the case is that it is
the result of warfare Waged for cor-
porate control Of properties at Christmas
time. '
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
TAKING IN THE ANACONDA.

No story dealing with the copper boom
would be complete without an account
of the obtaining Of the Anaconda Cop
per company by the A~malgamated COM
pany. The Anaconda is the chief asset
of the company.
Before the control passed over to the
~Amalgamated. the Anaconda property
was controlled by Marcus Daily and J..
b. Hagsin. The minority interest had
some years before this been acquired by
Che exploration syndicate of London,
which is closely identified with the
Rothschilds.
The capital Of the Anaconda is $50. OOo,-
GOO, divided into 1000, 900 shares, of the
par value of s25 each. The minority inter-
est. said roughly to amount to 525. 900
shares, was acquired by the exploration
syndicate and the foreign interest in two
lots at various times, at an average
price of about $40 a share, or $40, 500, 900.
1t was placed Oh the london market at
about $50 a share, representing an an
parent gain on the turnover of about So.
$50. 900.
According to the best obtainable in
formation. fcur-siXteenths of the minor
ity interest thus sold represented the
holdings of the late Senator Hearst. and
three-sixteenths acquired at another time
was got from Daily and Haggin, and
represented the original holdings of Lloyd
Tevis. who. with DAILY. Haggin and
Hearst. WAS the original owner of the
property. the proportions of each being:
DAILY. five-siXteenths: Haggin, four-siX-
teerths: Hearst, f~our-siXteenths, and
Tevis three-siXtaenths.
When Fl. H. Rogers set his hand upon
acquiring the control Of the copper out
put of this country. he and his agents
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30

the country that would not permit them
to live in peace. AS the coming of such
honest and industrious people is a god
send to the undeyeloped sections of the
new world, they may be assured Of a
hearty welcome on thisc continent as long
as there are rulers who Cypress them in
Europe.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
~TELEPHoN IN SWEDEN.

The number of telephones in Stock.
holm. Sweden. is $4,000. while it's popula-
ton is only 800, 900.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
MONEY KINGS INTERESTED.

ment through the uncertainty of the
period of a mines duration.
The evening times., 1899-12-15
The Bioloxical society.

The Biological Society of Washington viii hold
its S1ith regular meeting tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock in the assembly hall Of The Cosmos Club,
15a0 II Street northwest The programme consists
Of the reading of brief notes and the exhibition Of
specimens. Lester F. Ward will speak on ''The
Fossil Forests of Arizona,'' f. \. Lucas on ..Blue
Fox Trapping in the Bibilofs.'' and NJ. u. Waite
On ''Soil incubation Experiment With Ivy BeaIs.''
The evening times., 1899-12-15
Granted n Continuance.

Frank Sturgiss, who was arrested yesterday,
charged with the theft of set of harness from
Clayton ". Emerici, arraigned in the Police
Court this morning. Arraigned with Sturgiss was
Samuel PoSey, who was arrested earlier in the
morning by Detectives Herndon and Lacy. charged
with being an accessory TO the larceny Both men
asked for continuance. which was granted,
Judge Scott setting the hearings for Monday.
The evening times., 1899-12-15
A Mem. club Reception.

The Mems Club of Gurley Memorial Church will
hold its sixth annual reception from TO IL
O'Clock tonight Preparations have been COM
pleted to make the affair enjoyable one. and 4
full attendance of all members is expected.
The evening times., 1899-12-15
The Ladie. of the Maccabee..

National Hive, No. !, has eleetel the following
officers for the ensuing year: Lady commander,
Mary VI. Frey; lady lieutenant commander, Ida j.
Maxwell; lady record keeper. Lulu S. Hammond;
lady finance keeper. Lily 7. Hayes; lady chaplain.
Mary Z. Donahue; lady sergeant, amanda Hun
gerford; lady mistress-at-arns, DIR. Edith Jewell;
lady sentinel Clara j. Moore, and lady picket,
Gertrude Herbert.
The evening times., 1899-12-15
Alleged Thieves Committed to Jail.

Samuel Lindsay and John Carr, said to be WE'LL
known characters to the police. demanded jury
trial when arraigned before Judge Scott in the
Police Court this morning, and in default Of bond
were committed to Jail to await further proceed
ings. The men are accused of the larceny OF a
gold watch and 81 in cash from Edward W. Day
March %. They were arrested last night by De-
ieciives Horne and Boyd.
The evening times., 1899-12-15
The Dental society Banquet.

The Dental Society of the District is making
active preparations for its annual banquet, which,
will be held next Tuesday evening at the Eb-
bitt House. Indications are that the banquet will
be an unprecedented success and a most enjoyable
affair to the members of the association and many
guests.
The evening times., 1899-12-15
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Library Association Officers.

The Washington Library Association has elected
the following officers: President, Herbert Putnam;
vice presidents, Captain Howard L. Prince, Miss
Margaret c. Dyer; secretary, Mr.. William J.. Boy
den; treasurer, Mr.. Theodore L. Cole; executive
committee. Dr. II. Darlington Bolton, DIR. Cyrus
Adler, Mrs. A. F. Stevens.
The evening times., 1899-12-15
A citizens, Association Meeting.

The North Capitol and lexington Citizens Asso-
citation will hold its regular monthly meeting
Monday evening at go o'clock at the Church Of
the United Brethren, corner North CapitIfand
Streets Proposed changes in the constitution will
be considered.
The evening times., 1899-12-15

Columbia Theatre-Roland Reed in "His
Fathers Boy" evening.
Lafayette Square Opera House-''The Open
Door, evening.
National Thea.rc-Empire Theatre Stock Com
pany in Lord and Lady Algy;" evening.
Grand Opera House-Vaudeville; afternoon and
Academy Of Music-''Through the Breakers
evening.
Kernan's Lyccum--Rice & Barton's Gaiety Com
pany and James Jeffries; afternoon and evening.
The evening times., 1899-12-15
Policeman Henry. Condition.

There was no change reported this morning in
The condition of Policeman Thomas Henry. of the
Fifth precinct, who is seriously i'll at his home.
i76 C Street southwest CONSUMPTION Is the
nalady which threatens the life Of the policeman.
who has been attached 10 the Police Department
for nearly twenty years.
The evening times., 1899-12-15
a .Maine societx Mcetinx.

The Sons and Daughters of Maine will hold their
regular meeting tomorrow evening at 40 Tenth
Street northwest. A good programme has been pre-
pared, and refreshments will be served. All men,
bers are expected TO attend
The evening times., 1899-12-15
0be Guenins Cine6
FRIDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1899.
The Weatber Indications.

For the District of Columbia, Eastern Penn
sylyanla, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and
Virginia colder tonight; Saturday fair; low
temperature for several days; fEcsh northerly
winds.
The evening times., 1899-12-15
TEMPERATURE.

Temperature at D. 80
Lowest Temperature 4 a. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IS
Highest temperature, p. m....................i6 .i6
The evening times., 1899-12-15
THE Sun AND MOON.
PHASES OF THE MOON FOR DECEMBER.

Sun rose ...7:l3 AN. Sun sets. 80 PM.
Noon rises .6:4 Pm. Moon sets..........-....
The evening times., 1899-12-15
STREET LIGHTING.
ADJUSTMENTS TO-DAY.

Iamps lit today ...................5:47 Pm
Lamps out tomorrow. .6:2l A.
The evening times., 1899-12-15
TIDE TABLE.

New v.....ed ed Full ............Io 10th
First quarter. 9Th Last quarter.........sl.h
The evening times., 1899-12-15
Mems Pants.

A swell assortment
Of odd pants. In
worsted, cheviOt, and
cashmere materials.
All the latest effects
left over from suit.
worth SIS and $50.
Special.
The evening times., 1899-12-15
Mems Suits,
worth $40 and ST. :

For the business man we can easily
satisfy him with one Of these nobby,
all-w wool suits; made in the latest style,
and noted for their wearing quality;
The evening times., 1899-12-15

A handsomer collection cannot be
found in the city. In Kersey and Mel
ton Cloths; also a lot of light colored
heavy weight overcoats- Every one in
the lot worth $40 and Sl2, for. ...........
The evening times., 1899-12-15

You know what IL
means when We say a SIC
garment for $s.15. Not what
il might be worth, but a
clear reduction. 4 thorough
ly well-made suit. fashioned
and cut with skill and lined
and finished with superior
quality findings. Pay In
small amounts or 90 *
cash. It's yours for. .~O.sJ
The evening times., 1899-12-15
Morris Chairs.

A fine. large, luxurious J
solid oak. and a set Of
|well-made and comfort
able velour cushions. Cash
or Credit.................
The evening times., 1899-12-15

Mems stylish blue and
black Cheviot Suits, tail
ored in first-class style.
worth $3.50. These
are s.r5,,G unusually good $3.50
value. VsVV
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-02-17
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident, of which
Mr.. John Oliver of Philadelphia,
was the subject, is narrated by him
as follows: 81 was in most dread
full condition. My skin was almost
yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated,
pain continually in back and sides,
no appetite-gradually growing
weaker day by day. Three ply
sicians had given me up. Fortu.
nately, a friend advised trying
8 Electric Bitters;' and to my great
joy and surprise, the first bottle
made a decided improvement. |
continued their use for three weeks
and am now a well man. I know
they saved my life and robbed the
grave of another victim" No one
should fail to try them. Only SOC,
guaranteed, at DR.. L. R. Kinks
drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-02-17
An Injury to the Toilers and Pro-
ducerS.
ducerS.

Hon. H. F. Bartine in closing his
speech at the Omaha Monetary Con
ference made the following illustration to
demonstrate how the rise in the purchas-
ing power of money Injuries the produc-
ing class-the wealth creators-and bene-
fits the non-producers, the owners Ct
money and debts, the creditor class =
Take the case of a miser. In 1873
that man afraid to invest his money lest
he might possibly lose dollar, takes
$Ioo, 900 and buries it. During all these
years it has lain there doing no good to
anybody, and he has done nothing on
behalf of humanity. Today that miser
can dig up his hundred thousand dollars
in gold, and with that gold he can buy
twice as much of the products of other
mems toll as he could when in his mis-
erly fear he buried it out of sight. Do
you pretend to tell me that monetary
system under which a thing of that kind
is possible, is just and honest monetary
system, and do you pretend to tell me
that such thing can take place without
the toilers and producers and up-builders
of the nation being injured ,"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-02-17
To Maryland Farmers.

l am anxious to bring before the
farmers of Maryland some notice of
how the Maryland Agricultural
College can be of advantage to them
in short winter course of six
weeks. Just now is the time to
embrace this opportunity.
I have lived in Maryland for %
years; 1 am, and have been engaged
in practical agriculture for many
years; I know the conditions and
difficulties; l know the importance
of taking advantage of every aid
which science can give. have
been immensely benefited by these
agencies myself. In the matter of
fertilization, [ do not exaggerate
when I say that hundreds of dollars
have been saved to me by close
study of what my land needs and
applying this. This is equally
true in bringing in my rotation,
some legume plant for nitrogen
gathering, and further for feeding
hogs and cattle. l have found
much profit in properly caring for
my corn fodder and its utilization
in feeding and manure production.
The Dairy interest has been revo-
lutionized by modern methods; the
Horticultural interest, with it's sub
ordinate departments of Entomol
ogy and Pathology; the Agricul-
tural department, with its many
sub sections; the Mechanical, Chem
ical and Biological Laboratories
have many lessons ofan elementary
nature which can be acquired in
this time, and when carried to the
farm and incorporated into the
daily routine work, can but yield
profitable returns for the time eX-
pended in acquiring them.
If, however, the head of the house
cannot come, send the boy who is
eventually to take his place, in
order that he may not be handi-
capped in the new era now opening
for the Agricultural professions.
We want none who are not earn
estly moved by a desire for infor-
nation. This course can be taken
at cost not exceeding $25. There
is no profit in this to the College
rather a loss. For further infor-
nation, address
r. w. SYLVESTER, Prest.,
College Park, Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-02-17

politans, in picturesque garb, pass
ed around the table, playing upon
guitars and mandolins.
The favOrs were exquisite. There
were beautifully engrossed vinai-
grettes for the women and jeweled
match boxes for the men. The
dishes were in gilt and the glasses
trimmed with gold.
All the first fruits of the earth
contributed to that feast. There
were strawberries which looked
as though they were products of
the early summer. Then there
were raspberries of 4 new kind.
They were discovered by Oscar, the
head waiter, and they were grown
in an out of the way corner of New
Jersey by process of forcing en-
tirely new. They were an inch in
length and fully an inch and a half
in width. They were of a blue
shade, unlike any tint hitherto
observed in that fruit. This was
the first time they were ever served
at banquet. They were brought
in on sugar leaves made in imita
ton of the leaves of the fruit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-02-17
Dangers of the Grip.

The greatest danger from La Grippe is
of its resulting in pneumonia. Ifreason-
able care is used, however, and Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy taken, all dan
ger will be avoided. Among the tens OF
thousands who have used this remedy for
la grippe we have yet to learn of single
case having resulted in pneumonia which
shows conclusively that this rene ly is a
certain preventive of that dangerous
disease. 1t will cure la grippe in less time
than any other treatment 1t is pleasant
and safe to take. For sale by E. T.
Reynolds, druggist