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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-02
They Refuse to Permit General
Miller to Land at Iloilo,
A FIGHT is INEVITABLE
The Insurgent Leaders Are Unable to
Control the Army Consisting of 900
Natives-General Miller Will Not Grant
Delay-American Troops Were Being
Landed When the Dispatch Boat L eft.

Manila, Jan. 1.-The following dis
patch dated Friday afternoon, Dec 80,
| at Iloilo, island of Panay has just been
| received here by boat, telegraph COM
| munication with Iloilo not having been
| resumed:
The situation at Iloilo is serious. Fiji
teen hundred natives, fully armed, are
at Melo, a suburb of Iloilo. Seventeen
thousand more, it is reported, are wait
ing to embark at several points on the
island of Negros, Is hours sail from
Ifoilo.
All the women have withdrawn and
many families have taken refuge with
the Americans. The rebels after a con-
sultaton, insist upon inaction until
General Aguinaldo shall have been
heard from. General Miller, when this
demand was first made, declined to con-
cede them time and insisted upon an
answer being given him by noon to-
day. At the same time he gave assur-
ances that lives and property would be
protected.
The foreign residents then petitioned
General Miller to grant the extension
desired by the rebels, as a fight would
cause inevitable loss. This also Cen
eral Miller refused. At the designated
time native commission again board
ed the United States transport New
port and asked for delay, saying that
they We're unable to control the army
which commanded the city and sur
rounding country. General Miller re-
fused and prepared to land forces. send
ing an emissary back to Manila for in
structions
The rebels are strengthening their
position and are preparing to resist.
The streets of Iloilo are full of armed
soldiers, who are constantly entering
in every direction. There is great ex-
element which is increased by the ap
pearance of the gunboat Ell Cano. hy
ing the Spanish flag. The public build
lngs, churches and boats along the river
are filled with rebels
The Newports boats, as the dis
patch boat which carries this message
is about to leave, are being lowered
with four machine guns mounted in
their bows The lighters are alongside
the United. States transport Arizona.
The United States transport Pennsyl-
Vania lies three miles to the south with
steam up'
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RESCUED BY THE PARIS
THE yINDOBALA WAS ABANDONED
IN MID-OCEAN.
The Steamer Sprung a Leak in a Tenn
pestuous Storm - Crew Saved
With Great Difficulty.

New York, Jan. 1.-The American
to-day from Southampton after a tenn
pestuous passage. reports that on Tues
day, December 27, in latitude 4929 n
and longitude 31.29 W., at $3.50 o'clock
in the morning, she sighted a steamer
lying signals of distress. She proved
to be the British tank steamer Nindo-
bala, Captain Clark, from Rouen,
France. December 15, for Philadelphia
in ballast. She showed the signal let
tiers; Must abandon vessel" A life
boat was launched in charge of Chief
Officer Bradshaw, Fourth officer Webb
and eight seamen. A dangerous sea was
running at the time and it was irlpos~
sible to get the boat alongside the Viz
dobala. The crew Were fastened to
lines thrown to the boat and were
hauled on board. The ships carpenter
let go of the line fastened to him and
was lost. 1t took two and a half hours
to rescue the men.
The rescued men are: NJ. J. Clark,
MASTER A. Beckman, first officer: G..
Baird, second officer; S. Weber, cook:
D. Lerevere, steward; William Angus.
boatsWain, and Seamen Fitzgerald. P.
Sullivan, P. Jensen, w. Kusin William
Coombs and Sydney Epps: J. S. Wood,
chief engineer: j. A. Moffatt, second
engineer: G.. f. McClintock, third en-
gineer: r. Wilkinson, donkeyman
Fireman Martin Gusen, c. Wilcox. c.
Hansen, Joseph Mussen, P. Murphy and
H. Haase and Henry Happey, engi-
neer's boy. The drowned carpenter was
A. Oesterreich, aged 40, a native of
Stettin, Germany, and residing at
South Shields, England
The Vindobala sprung a leak on De-
cember %. On Monday morning, De-
cember 26 a steamer passed and paid
no attention to four rockets sent Up.
During that night the steamer made
seven feet of water, putting out the
fires On the 9th the Paris bore down
to the rescue of the vessel.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-02
STIFF WILL Be SPEAKER
He Was Nominated by Demo-
Gratis in Caucus.
IT WAS A WARM CONTEST
The Missoula Man Received a Majority
OF Five Fifty-Five Votes Cast.
Cullin for President of the
Senate.
Special Dispatch TO the STANDARD

Special Dispatch TO the STANDARD.
Helena, Jan. 1.-The house caucus of
the democrats of the sixth Legislative
assembly met tonight in representa-
tive hall, 50 members being present. The
caucus organized by selecting Judge
Stephens of Missoula county chairman,
and Gibson of Madison county secre-
tary. There was some preliminary
skirmishing as to allowing johnson, a
silver republican from Carbon county,
seat in the caucus. 1t was finally de-
cided that Mr. Johnson was not entitled
to a seat and he withdrew
The speakership contest between Stiff
of Missoula and Day of Lewis and
Clark was a warm one, although free
from any bitterness and personalities.
There were no speeches made, the OPP
posing forces having evidently ranged
their lines ready for the battle There
were 50 votes cast and the ballot result
ed in a majority of five for Stiff, he re-
ceivins 80 votes to "a for Day.
The democratic. caucus slate was
completed as follows: Speaker pro tenn,
Lamb, of Silver Bow; chief clerk, Char
les Craig, of Lewis and Clarke; as
sistant chief clerk. j. NJ Kennedy of
Deer Lodge; sergeant at arms, Charles
Wegner Cascade; assistant sergeant at
arms, Martin Leyden, Lewis and Clarke;
journal clerk, Frank Langsteff, Mis-
soula; enrolling clerk, Miss Otta Childs,
Lewis and Clarke, engrossng clerk,
Henry Miles, Broadwater: door keeper
Charles Callahan. Gallatin; day watch
man, e. S. Bell, Madison; night watch
man, G. e. Philbin, Silver Bow; chap
lain, Rev. b. f. H. Warren. Lewis and
Clarke: pages, Willie Flynn, Helena;
Frank Gleason Helena: l.. Booker Hel-#
ena; Thomas Hughes. Anaconda; jani-
tor, Ennis Bell, Silver Bow.
Judge Stephens was chosen perman-
ent chairman by acclamation and the
caucus before adiourning at12:30 o'clock
extended thanks to the officers who had
presided.
Stapleton of Silver Bow was not pre-
sent at the cducns tonight on account
of business engagements in Butte.
Flynn of Cascade was also absent,
being confined to his room by illness.
Both of these members sent proxies but
the caucus declined to recognize them
and the vote for Stiff was smaller than
was expected on that account
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A Message From Otis.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The war de-
partment to-day received a dispatch
from General Otis, commanding the
United States forces in the PHILIPPINES.
1t was not important or definite as to
the results, but asked for instructions
on some question in connection with
the treatment of the natives. 1t is
supposed also that the dispatch con-
tanned full statement of the events
at lloilo, reported in the press dis
patches, but it's text was not made
public. Officials are anxious that the
natives of the Philippines should learn
as soon as possible the true attitude
or the United States government with
respect to them-that of friendship and
consideration, entirely with a view to
the betterment of the conditions which
nave heretofore existed under Spanish
rule. 1t is realized here that the ISL
anders are naturally suspicious regard
ing the entrance intoatheir country and
domain over them of a foreign people
and are anxious to know their inten-
tlons. They are to be given to under
stand. said an official of the admins
tratlon tonight, that the authority of
the United States is to be asserted over
them, but at the same time General
Otis instructions are to treat them
with consideration and kindness. =
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SENATE CAUCUS.
Democrats Nominate Cullen for resident
Pro Tenn

Pro Tenn.
Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena. Jan. 1.-The democratic sem
ators held their caucus tonight Sena-z
tor Campbell of Livingston was elected
permanent chairman and Senator Egg
Sieston of Anaconda. secretary of the
senatorial caucus. Out of the multi
tude of candidates the following were
nominated: Secretary. David O'Connol.
OF Butte; assistant secretary f. M
Grace of Glendive; sergeant at arms.
John w. Ponsford of Bozeman; assis-
tant sergeant at arms, H. T. Kelly of
Hamilton; journal clerk, H. D. Hill of
Great Falls: engrossing clerk, Patrick
Dillon of Helena: enrolling clerk, J. r.
DeHart of Big Timber: chaplain Rev.
w. M. Richman of Livingston; day
watchman, Con Bray of Dillon night
Watchman, James Woodside of Virginia.
City; doorkeeper, Moses Marks of
Helena; janitor w. H. Mccain of
Helena; pages. John Wells of Deer
Lodge and Eugene Mccarthy of Town
send; committee clerks, Mary Green.
Lizzie Hogan, Kathleen Rademaker. I
Sarah Lowe of Helena.
Senator Cullen of Dawson was non14
mated for president pro tenn of the SEN
ate. Senators Norris, Eggleston and
Clark We're appointed a committee to
confer with the lieutenant governor re-
gardng the selection of the standing.
committees
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-02
A MILL BURNED.
One of Granite County's Prominent Land
marks Gone


Special Dispatch to the Standard
Philipsburg, JAN 1.-The year 1893 made
its exit taking with it one of Granite
county's prominent landmarks. About
$50 last night the old Algonquin mill at
Hasmark, about mile and a half west of
town, took fire and in one hour was
nothing but a pile of smoking embers
and scrap iron. The fire was first seen
coming from the old hoist which had last
been used as Il boarding house. and soon
spread to the mill. How it could have
started is a mystery, as no one had been
seen about the building for days and
spontaneous combustion was not possible
as everything in and around the place
was clean.
The mill was built in 1881 by J. X Par
dee, then manager of the Algonquin, and
at the time it was built it was presumed
to be the finest 20-stamp mill in the state
After 1882 it was closed down and did not
run again until 1892, when it was remod-
eled and started up by John Mckechney,
then operating the Puritan Since that
year 1t has remained idle and last year
1t became the property of the Hope COM
pany. There are plenty of rumors of in
cendiarism, but nothing definite.
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A COMPLETE WRECK,
siSty-Five Passengers Had Miraculous
EScape.

Mckinney, Tex. Jan. 1.-The wreck OF
the northbound Houston & 4exas Central
passenger train last night at the East
Fork bridge, three miles north of here.
was complete, save the engine which
kept the track until it came to stand
sui Just north of the bridge The mail
express and four passenger cars were
thrown from the track and completely
demolished The miraculous escape from
death OF the 65 passengers aboard is all
the talk. The train became detached and
tumbled from the trestle. which is 70 or
10 feet high. About 40 passengers were
oadly bruised some seriously. Physicians
and other citizens of this place resnonda5
to the call for aid and quickly the
wounded were rescued from the wrecked
cars and transferred to the Foote hotel
in this city. About 24O feet of track and
trestle We're torn up. One coach was
crushed until the sides almost touched.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-02
CRITICALLY ILL.
Representative Nelson Dingley Is Down
With Pneumonia.

Washington, Jan. 1.-Representative
Nelson Dngley of Maine is critically i'll
at his apartments at the Hamilton
house in this city with an attack of
pneumonia. Because of his age, much
concern is felt over his condition. His
illness dates from Wednesday of last
week. when he had an attack of the
grip. He grew rapidly morse and last
night pneumonia set in. This after
noon it was stated there has been a
slight change for the better, which has
continued through the evening. Mr..
Dingley is of delicate physique, is an
unremitting worker and has figured in
taflff legislation in the house for a
great number of years. He is now
chairman of the committee on ways
and means and is the leader of the
republican majority on the floor of the
house. His wife and daughters are
mere nursing him in his illness, while
a physician is in constant attendance
at his bedside.
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appointment is not generally knownI But
all who do know have expressed an opin-
ion on the subject and are perfectly well
satisfied that the governor has made
wise selection and one that will meet
with the approval of everyone. as all that
is cared for is that the man selected shall
be capable one as well as fair and i'm
partial, and it is known that the ap-
pointee certainly has tAese requirements
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-02
A New Years Call,

Paris, Jan. 1.--Cienera1 Horace Porter
the United States ambassador, and stan,
made New Years call upon President
Faure, who, when responding to the con-
gratulations of the diplomatic body. ten
dered through the papaI nucio, dwelt upon
the love of France for peace and her en-
deaVorS to maintain it. General Zurlin-
den, military governor of Paris, ar the
head of visiting party of officers of the
Paris garrison. assured NJ. Faure of the
army's fidelity 'and devotion to the re-
public
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A Wise Selection.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Phflipsburg, Jan. 1.-Private dispatches
from Helena last night informed people
of Granite county that Governor Smith
had appointed yelling Napton of Deer
Lodge to the judgeship of the Third Judi
cial district. On account of the lack of
mail facilities the daily papers have not
yet arrived and therefore the news of the
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A Heavy Loss.

San Francisco. Jan. IA fire which
started early tonight in the business
building at 91T Stevenson street. caused a
loss of $4,000 before it was extingushed
ot this amount about $4,000 falls on the
krough Manufacturing company. makers
OF pumps and hydraulic machinery. The
San Francisco Artistic Metal works,
which occupied part of the structure,
were totally destroyed, the loss being
placed at $4,000. Origin unknown.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-02
Passengers From Dawson

Seattle, Jan. 1.-The steamer Alki ar
rived tonight from Alaska and had a
number of passengers from Dawson CITY.
Among them was Captain E. NJ Strick-
land of the Canadian mounted police. who
left Dawson Dec. 3. Considerable open
water is reported on the Yukon and the
lakes. Lake Bennett is not vet frozen
over. A great many prospectors are COM
ing up the Yukon to the Thistle creek dis
trict, which was discovered last fall,
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An Old Lady Held Up.

Tacoma, WASH, Jan. Mrs. Kidd an
old lady. was held up on a downtown
street about 10 o'clock tonight by two
men and robbed. She was thrown into
Mysteries by her experience.
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Fast Mail Service.

Omaha, Neb.. Jan. 1.-The new fast mail
service was inaugurated in this city by
the departure of the new fast train over
the burlington road at 3:i5 o'clock to-day
for Chicago.
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At the dock Generals Clous and Chaffee
bade him farewell and the retiring cap
tain general put off for the Spanish
transport Rabal, on which he will pro-
ceed to Matanzas. He will be accom-
panied by a battalion Of the 30th in
fantry.
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Continued on Page Ten.)
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-03
No SOFT Redn In Manila

Manila Letter in Leslie Weekly.
Look here! 1t is O'Clock and my bed
Isn't made up yet" I heard a newcomer
expostulating 10 the interpreter In the cor
ridor OF the Hotel Orlente. We old stagers
| all laughed We knew what was coming,
but we contented ourselves with smile.
What are you laughing at?" the new
conner asked. ut may be a joke to you,
but this blooming hotel furnishes the
woodwork. and that is about all. There
isn't a stitch Of bed-clothes, mattress, or
anything on my bed but a bolster"
We still laughed. The interpreter looked
implorngly at us and then at the raw re-
cruit
What is 1t that you desIre?" he said.
finally.
'Desire?" the newcomer snapped out
II desire a mattress at least, two sheets,
a quilt and pillow"
Il will go now and see the proprietor"
said the interpreter. for that was what he
always said.
Il got all ready for bed. raised the mos
quito-netting, and found that there wasn't
a thing for me to sleep on"
We all smiled pitylngly and went on with
our tales Of camp and the hring-lne There
was no use of trying to tell a newcomer
that here In Manila we never used a mat
trcss, a set OF springs, pillow, or a sheet.
We would have deprived MIN of what he
had come so far to learn by personal ex-
perlence had we read MIN a homily on
Philippine customs. The interpreter soon
returned ami / heard him saying:
1.-THE proprietor says, sir, that he win
have you sent a sheet, but he Is sorry to
say, sir, that he has not a mattress or a
quilt, nor pillow. except the bolster that
is on. your bed"
The language of the newcomer that fol-
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the hardest steel file as II II were a piecs
OF cheese Mr.. Coleman had device
he had patented to protect safes from
attack by electricity or anything else in
the hands of burglar. After numerous
improvements, the device is now claimed
to be perfect. 1t consists Of a case for the
safe-either vault or wooden box,
lined with strips of tin roll, the touch of
nsedle-pont on which would sound an
electric alarm.
After half century OF experience and
the expenditure of millions of money, how
ever, 1t Is the consensus of opinion among
safemakers that the burglars have the
best OF 1t. No burglar-proof safe has
ever been made. The safest safe is the
one that Is exposed to public view, where
the burglar may readily be discovered at
his work. IL is agreed that the burglar
can ask nothing better than that the safe
be placed IN a vault Vault doors can be
opened almost as easily as the street
door, and once inside the vault its doors
and walls afford him all tho protection
he desires. They conceal the light neces-
sary and deaden the explosion.
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The Results at Latonia.

Cincinnati June 2.-The results of to-
days races al Latonia were as follows:
First Race-Six and a half furlongs, mai
dens 3-year-olds. Col. Cluke, Z to g. won.
with Finem Respjce, 8 10 l, second, and
Great Pride, to 1, third. Time 1:2S
Second Race-Five furlongs. Lady Cur
ION, to 5, won, with Brown Thrush, 9 to
,, second, and Milda, 10 to l, third. Time
:O71a.
Third Race-One mile, selling. Rollins, Il
to /, won with Pancharm, to l. second,
and Loyalty, to /, third Time las
Fourth Race-One mile and seventy
yards, selling Pete Kitchen, go to l. won,
with School Girl, to l. second, and Vox,
to l, third. Time 1882
Fifth Race-Five furlongs Decoy, to 5,
won, with John Yerkes, 4 to l. second, and
Lew Kraft, to l. third Time 1905.
Sixth Rnce-Six furlongs. Louisville
Belle, TO ?, won, with j. f. Cline, TO l,
second, and Discipline. u TO /. third Time
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cent. smaller than last year, and esti-
mates OF the Georgia cotton acreage point
to reduction of at least Is per cent.
Little Rock reports rains hurting crops,
and that nonresident fire insurance COM
panies are again writing business in Ar
Kansas. Rain is reported needed a New
Orleans, which also reports rather poor
stand for cotton. and that the Louisiana
sugar crop this year viii be $4,000 tons
Az Birmingham iron is very strong and
stocks pig iron have been drawn down to
the lowest point on record.
A satisfactory report comes from the
Northwest, where business and the crop
outlook continue favorable, Building ma
terial is reported active at Minneapolis
and Duluth
On the Pacific coast an average wheat
crop is indicated in California, but in Ore
son warmer weather is needed to help
crops and business. Portland reports
heavy run of salmon and the prices real
lied are good.
Exports of Cereals.
Cereal exports begin to show an improve
ment. Wheat, including flour. shipments
for the week aggregate S,596,O65 bushels
against S,l9S,319 bushels last week. $685.
086 bushels in the corresponding week of
1898, 2,62O0SS bushels in 1897, S,2O9, S65 bush
els in 1896 and 290l,76S bushels in 1896
Since july this season the exports of
wheat aggerate 212,O65 ,43S bushels, against
2l6,l45,04 bushels last year.
Corn exports for the week aggregate g.
922,497 bushels, against SIS bushes last
week 6,605 ,423 bushels in this week a year
ago. 2,S96,7S3 bushels in 1897, ], 623 .S14 bush
els in 1896 and 1,l49, $40 bushels in 1895. Since
July this season corn exports aggregate
l5b, S0O5S6 bushels, against 1S1 1923, OH bush
cd
A good average business is doing in the
Dominion of Canada. Toronto reports
trade retarded early in the week by cold
and wet, but improved later by warm
weather.
Failures for the week number IS. against
Is a week ago, q in this week a year ago
q in 1897, 20 in 1896 and p in 1895.