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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-03
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS
Make Their Monthly Reports to
the Council.
STATUS OF CITY AFFAIRS
Available Cash on Hand July 81, $97,-
1872 Building Inspectors Report.
Work of the Police and Fire
Departments.

The several heads of city depart
ments rendered their reports for July
to the council last evening. The report
of Treasurer Ben E. Calkins was as
follows:
Cash in bank July 1, $50, 1850; cash
on hand July l, $193.26 Collections
General fund, 81; public improvement,
$3.50; street and alley, $50; engineer
ing, s72; police court, s1,255; light, s42;
fireman's disability. 500; health, $s7;
total, $1,77O5O Licenses--Pool rooms,
5000; amusements, $40; billiards, $26.25;
dogs, $685.; employment $40: hacks and
express wagons, S150.50; hotels and
lodging houses, $3.50; liquor, wholesale
and retail, $3.937.5O; laundry, $3.50; mer-
chandise, $1,509; peddlers, $277.50; pro-
fessional, $33s; pawnbrokers, s165; light
and water, SIPS; total ss,303.75. Taxes
General fund, $1,133.S2; street grade,
sss.7S; sewer s2O669; special alley s45;
paving, s1,2S1.s7; sidewalk, S305.69;
sprinkling, $3227 total, $3,O95.12. Grand
total, S99,6SS.43. Less warrants paid in
July, s12,225.5S. Available cash July
81, SS7 ,462S5.
Building Inspector Kennelly's report
for July shows considerable increase
in building operations over the past
few months. The report as to the per-
sons taking out permits and the cost
of buildings is as follows:
j. Leary, $500; A. Riechle, $500; James
Bell, $500; A. Mattison, $3.50; T. c. Tay-
lor, 1880; B. K. Whiting, $500; W. j.
Jamison, $3.50; J. H. Steinborn, $500;
Henry Kipp, $4,000; Nose Bessett.
$4,000; P. Roth, $95; R. A. Day, $500;
Davenport & Pennington, $4,000; J. G.
Hammer, 1880: w. e. Wynn, $4,000;
Frank jerks, $500: M. J. Murphy, $3.50:
J. H. Turner, $500; Nelson Lafontise,
S125; NJ. Shaughnessy, $3.50; A. Matti-
son, 5000; J. d. Wilson, $1,000; j. D.
Wilson. $500; J. H. Shackleton, $500;
William Masur, $500: H. NJ. Patterson,
$40, 900; William White, $4,000; ]. r.
Mclaughlin, $1,000; F. j. Leary, $500:
Daugherty, 1880: Robert Anthony. S95;
Fred Herring, $500; Walch Bros, $1100;
Walch Bros, $500; Weber & Smith,
$500. Number of permits issued, SO;
cost of buildings, $685. 45.
The report of the chief of police
shows: Total number of arrests
made, ISL; for disturbance, IL; DRINKS,
So; prostitution, 10; violation of health
ordinance, 8: miscellaneous, %.
Fines collected and paid to the city
treasurer, 1855.
Number of meals furnished prison
ers, 632, at 121a cents per meal, equals
So
Lights reported out. 2,S79 hours, at
. cents per hour, equals $14S.95.
Property stolen amounting to $4,000;
property recovered, $3.50.
Reports filed by pawnbrokers, 1874;
pledges recorded. 1884,"
The report contains the following re-
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A LETTER FROM KESSLER'
No Certain Date for the Return
of the Volunteers.
SOLDIERS FUND RECEIVED
The Health OF the Regiment Has I'M
proved Very Much-Thirty Mon
tana Boys Will Stay to
Fight Insurgents.

God and Otis alone know when we
will leave" writes Col. H. C. Kessler
of the Montana regiment now at Ma
Mia. The letter from which the quota
ton is taken was received yesterday
by City Treasurer Calkins and was
written to acknowledge receipt of the
last draft for $3.50 (Mexican) of money
subscribed by the people of Butte for
the three companies from this city.
Colonel Kessler's letter was dated at
San Fernando, June 20, and in the
course of it he says:
The draft $3.50. Mexican, came
duly to hand and placed to the credit
of the Butte companies. They will ac-
knowledge as soon as we get 1910
quarters. Here in the field they have
no facilities for attending to such mat
tiers. l will assure you that the men
appreciate your kindness and all who
have contributed to the fund. tE1-
Their assure you that it has arrived IN
good time, and if held for two months
longer would in all probability be in
time for the return steamer. When she
will leave God and Otis only knows"
A previous letter fro n Colonel kass
ler dated at Apalit May l, acknowl-
S3.14l in Mexican money.
Notwithstanding colonel Kessier's
uncertainty at the time his last letter
was written, it is believ a in Butte that
the regiment Nill soon leave Manila.
Only one regiment, tn. Minnesota, is
scheduled to leave ahead Of the Mon
tana boys The transport Penn syl-
vania the same Did mud scow mat took
the Montana regiment to the Philip
pines, arrived at Ma,:i': a 'GW lays aSo
from San Francisco, and several other
transports are expected to reach there
in a few days. 1t IS presumed that as
soon as they can be prepared for their
return trip, the Minnesota and Mon
tana regiments will start for home. 1t
would be in keeping with the Nor
tanans' run of luck if they were as
signed to the Pennsylvania again.
Lieutenant Calkins has also received
a letter from Col. Byron H. Cook, Who
| on his return with the regiment, will
become chief deputy in the city treas
| urers office. Colonel Cook writes from
! San Fernando, under date of June %,
| and speaks about the orders for the
| regiment to return to Manila on June
| o. He also writes about the death of
| Major brennan. THE last time l saw
| him. at Caloocan, he looked badly"
he should never have left San Fran
cisco"
Captain Keown. to whom Major
! brennan had been almost a father,
heard CT his serious illness and started
| for Manila but the locomotive of the
| train on which he was riding broke
! down and he did not reach Manila I'M
til several hours after Major Dren-
mans death. Colonel Cook says the
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ANNUAL PICNIC.


Mountain View Sunday School at Column
bia Gardens.
The Mountain View NJ. E. Sunday
school will hold its annual picnic to-day
a Columbia gardens. Quite elaborate
preparations have been made and good
time is contemplated. Friends of the
church and Sunday school are cordially
invited to join in the festivities of the &C.
casion. The following is the programme
for the day: 10 a. m. assemble at the
Auditorium and take the decorated cars
for the gardens; 1890. on arriving at the
gardens the school will assemble, an
nouncements for the day will be given
anC patriotic songs sung surprise No. l,
Turned Loose from II to Il O'Clock;
dinner; surprise No. . (all the surprises
viii be the entertaining features of the
day.: races, l to . o'clock: catching
mouse, men and boys debarred; hurdle
race, Sunday school officers wheelbarrow
race. local preachers barrel race, Dr. AL
brittons class; four-legged race, young
men of Mr.. Stephenson's class; potato
race. the boys; bicycle race, open to all,
last one in wins the race; surprise No. 3;
games. soft ball. baseball, croquet: pitch
ing quoits tug of war; swing the shot
bag; new jumping and skipping rope
games for girls; battledore and shuttle
cock; pentathlon running broad jump;
throwing the lance; foot race, hurting the
discus: wrestling; general good time;
homeward bound: surprise No. 4.
Nc pains have been spared to make the
picnic one of the most enjoyable occasions
Of the season, and a big crowd is ex
pected.
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He Has a New scheme.

Joe Simpson, the newsboy who estab-
lished the Newsboys' home in Butte about
a year ago, is down in Salt Lake, where
he is working out a new scheme. His
latest endeavor is to have a division of
the naval reserves stationed on Great Salt
Lake. He is at present enrolling mem
bers, and says that 40 have already Joined.
As soon as go members are secured, Joe
says that they will make application to
the government for equipments and train
in: quarters at the lake, He is confident
that the navy department at Washington
will accede generously TO his request.
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BUTTE NEWS.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Ligitation Over the Lease of the
Adirondack Claim.
HE SAYS HE WAS IGNORED
Wynn Asks the Court for Decree Rel
alive to the Ownership of Three
Eghths Interest-The Con-
domination Suit

c. w. Wynn yesterday commenced
an action in the district court against
F. L. Birry and James Ferdon for a
three eighths interest in a lease and
bond on the Adirondack mining claim
He alleges in his complaint that on
the l4th Of last month Perrie Delmos
was the owner of the lease, which was
to run for IS months from the Goth of
June, and an option for one year On
July IA Wynn entered into an agree
ment with DelmOs to secure pur-
chaser for a three-fourths interest, Del
mos to deed the interest to Wynn, who
paid him $3.50 as a consideration. A
. deal was made with Birry and Ferdon
by Wynn by which they We're to put up
the money required, take a half inter-
est Of the three-fourths and let Wynn
have the other half. Instead of keep
ing their agreement, however, Wynn
says they went to Delmos and made
new contract with him by which they
got the whole Of the interest which he
offered for sale and ignored Wynn al
together. The court is asked to de-
cree him to be the. owner of three
eiShths interest in the lease and option,
and to compel the defendants to deed
it to him. James A. Murray is the
owner of the Adirondack
w. Y. Pemberton, Samuel Mulville
and Thomas Mclaughlin. appraisers in
the condemnation suit or the city of
Butte against James Davidson and
others, an action to condemn property
for the purposing of opening an alley
in block 81. from Academy street east
between Park and Galena, filed their
report in court yesterday. The total
awards made for the property sought
TO be condemned are as follows: James
Davidson and Hayes Cannon, 81, 500;
George E Maule and David Maule, ST.
IT'S; J. f. Oppenhheimer, 5000; Chris
tian Jackey, $500; Pamela Barnhart,
S1,050; Isaac MOrehOuse, 1850; w A
Clark, 5000; total. SITE.
Frank H. Cooney administrator of
the estate of Robert McFadden. de-
ceased, yesterday filed his final ac-
count in court showing that he has re-
CeiVed total of 70 in cash for the
estate, paid out 1926 20, and has a bal
ance on hand for distribution of S453.-
So
In the suit of w. A. Clark & Bro
against the Gold Mountain Mining COM
pany, an attachment for 300 has
been levied on property in jefferson
county. Sheriff Sherlock having yester-
day made return to that effect
The plaintiffs in the suit of ]. H.
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S4O.OO-To Wonderland-$4O

The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany has arranged to run an excursion
to the Yellowstone National park, leav-
ing Butte Saturday, Aug. ~, for the
extremely low rate of Forty Dollars
for the round trip, including all ex-
penses from Butte except breakfast
between Butte and Cinnabar. This
ticket will entitle each holder to sleep
ing car accommodations in special
car. Butte to Cinnabar and return, five
and one-half days board in the park
hotels and stage coach fare over the
Northern Pacific's famous circuit of
the park. including the geyser basin,
Yellowstone lake and grand canyon of
the Yellowstone. For full particulars,
sleeping car reservations, ETC., call on
or address w. H. Merriman, A. G. A.
Northern Pacific Railroad company
corner Park and Main streets, Butte
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quest: II also desire to call your at
tention to the fact that citizens quite
often desire to call me up by telephone,
and there being use for same in other
respects. / would respectfully request
that I be permitted to order one put
in my Office"
Chief Sanger of the fire department,
submitted this report:
During the month the department
responded to 10 alarms of fire. The
loss during the month caused by fire
on buildings and contents is $3.50; insur-
ance on same is 800; property in
volved, s179,7 700.
Expense during the month for sal
aries, T,SS9; miscellaneous expenses,
$32S.30; making a total of $2,21730.
Il put in, as directed by your honor
able body, one additional fire alarm
box at the corner of Caledonia street
and Emmett avenue. costing 1925. 40 for
box and wiring. This expense is in
cluded in the above.
Il also ask permission to have the
old Seagrace hook and ladder truck re-
paired, as it will probably become
necessary to put it into use in case of
accident to the new truck"
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WILL Be WORKED AGAIN
Affairs of the American Com
pany Soon to Be Settled.
PROPERTY is RUN DOWN
The Receiver Will Probably Be Dis
charged in SUPPLEMENTARY All
of the Claims Have
Been Paid Of.

1t is stated on good authority that
the affairs of the American Develop
ment and Mining company will be set
tied by the LIST of September, and that
Receiver Bacorn will be discharged,
and the company reorganized. The
property of the company is at Gibbons
vile, Idaho, but the company is COM
posed of Butte men, the general office
of the company being in this city.
James O'Connell, proprietor of the Glib
louisville stage line, who was in the
city yesterday, stated that it was the
understanding at Gibbonsville that as
soon as the company is taken out of
the hands of the receiver the mines
viii be worked again on a larger scale,
ana the property, which has been con-
siderably run down, will be built up
again. The mine at Gibbonsville is
sun being worked and considerable ore
is being taken out. About so men are
at work there, half of them being
leasers. The company also has a small
torce at work on the Bull in the Woods
nine which is located about six miles
from Gibbonsville. The company has
a 4o-stamp mill at Gibbonsville, but
only hve stamps are in condition to
work, the remainder being rendered
useless by a slide in the foundation
Nearly all the claims against the COM
pany have been paid off, w. A. Clark
q Bro. of Butte now holding the on
1y unsettled claim. The seven dam
age suits resulting from a fall of a
trestle about two years ago by which
two men We're killed and five injured,
have also been settled. When the COM
pany became involved in its present
financial trouble the town of Gibbons
vile had a population of about 1900,
but there are now only about 600 peo-
pie there. The town, however, is far
from being dead, said Mr.. O'Connell,
and as soon as the A. D. & M. company
gets on its feet the town will boom
again. A number of other small prop
critics are working. The Bingham Pla-
GER company has just made good
clean up, and the Allen Bros, who
run a mercantile business at Gibbons
vile, are also working few mines.
The Gibbonsville Mercantile company
is still doing a good business, but ev-
erybody is looking for improvement
when the affairs of the A. D. & M.
company are finally settled.
Mr.. O'Connell says there is a great
demand for hay diggers" all along his
stage line. especially at Wisdom, where
at least 100 more men could find en-
ployment in the hay fields.
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An Arctic Bill of Fare,
the Youths COMPANION,

From the Youths Companion.
The arctic region is no place for cpl
cures. The men who explored Franz
Josef Land under the command of F.
G. Jackson were by no means dainty
in their tastes. but their leader tells us,
in his diary, that during the long whit
ers. when the birds had migrated to the
South, monotonous was not the word
to describe the bill of fare.
I'VE are none of us in love with wal
rus meat. 1t is very tough, coarse and
dark in color and has a distinct flavor
of iodine. Every day I am having all
the blood of the animals killed kept
and frozen. Every day a pound or so
of the frozen blood is Clipped out with
an axe and added to our soup. The
fat of the walrus we find peculiarly
unpleasant.
Il should like to place either walrus
or bear, cooked a la Arctic, before a
London club man, and be privileged to
watch his expression and hear his re-
marks"
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AN OLD KNIFE
Which Has Been in the Ground for Fully
Twelve Years.

Workmen engaged in laying new pipe
for the gas company in East Broadway
yesterday dug up pocket knife that was
buried beneath two feet of earth. The
handle was imitation or tortoise SHE'LL and
one side was embelished by an inlaid
pho tograph of a beautiful woman. The
reverse side bears the initials, inlaid with
silver, IS. L. The blades are incrusted
with rust and obstinately refused to be
moved. The knife has doubtless reposed
in Mother Earth for at least u years. One
of the shove1ers removing the earth from
Wyoming street near the McDermott,
where paving is in progress, recently
found cuff button made of oxidized
silver.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-03

That splendid business mans lunch
served daily from II a. m. to p. m.
at the bar of the Southern hotel has
greatly increased the number of Buttes
business men.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-03

Maloney and others against Silas F.
King and others yesterday petitioned
the court for an order to survey the
property in controversy.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-03

The funeral of Mrs. Catherine
OGrady will take place to-day at 2
D. m. from the residence of her son-in-
law, NJ. p Lavelle, S29 West Quartz.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-03

A splendid assortment of artists ma
terials at Schatzlein Paint company's,
IA West Broadway.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-03

The poundmaster's report shows dogs
caught, 297; redeemed. 81; killed, 2O4
cows impounded. 8; redeemed, 8; horses
impounded, 2; redeemed q receipts for
month SAT
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-03

Anna Held long filler Havana cigars
are the best. Try them.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-03

For a perfect fitting pair of glasses
go to the Butte Optical Company. Z and
s Owsley Examinatio free.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-03

At the Richelieu hotel in New York
last week there was a temporary water
famine, during which, after exhaust
ing all the mineral water in the house
for shaving purposes, beer was pressed
into service as a last substitute, and
was pronounced a very fine lather- mak-
ing liquid. That was all right in New
York. but rather than debase the use
of Centennial beer for such a purpose,
Montana gentlemen would remain I'M
shaver for weeks. Centennial beer
is the finest on earth, and wins the
praise of the most fastidous palates.
The Dorothy is the best family cafe
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-03

F. Mayer. 10 West Park, does not put
in the best handspring made for 81.
Watch cleaning, $3.50
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-03

The parties who are building brick
blocks on the site where once stood the
Little Chief saloon, in Park street, which
collapsed when the founda ton was being
dug for the house next to it, are evidently
intending to avoid anything like collapse
in the future The walls of the two build
irgs are being constructed Independent of
each other, thick, substantial and of the
best material obtainable. Thus the foun,
dat;on walls dividing the two Easements
VIII be nearly six feet thick, "A condition
that does not prevail in every building in
town, not by big iugful.
Northwest Coal company. dealers In
wood and diamond coal. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Telephone No. sos.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-03

California Cafe is the best place to
eat in Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-03

DR.. G. D. Bryant has moved to rooms
8 and 8, New Bee Hive block.
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The Dorothy is the best family cafe
in the city Granite and Wyoming SITS.
The daily sentinel., 1899-03-22

LOS. AS soon as tney WOuiQ g9t on
hill, and see the insurgents going over
another, they would send shrapnel
into the bunch and make great many
good negros" out of them. They have
blood in their eyes and these "nigs''
better keep out of their reach.
The Spaniards turned their private
"rigs" over to the Americans to haul in
wounded and carry ammunition and
supplies out to the forces, some Espano-
las even driving their own carriages and
helped US.
Aguinaldo sent a message in saying he
had not ordered an attack and wanted
an armistice to find out who of his Off
GERS had started it. Gen. Otis sent
word that the American soldiers would
be in Malolas today and then they
could talk it over
l cannot even give you guess as to
how many Americans were killed as we
have not been ashore for four days be-
sides the boys have kept going and no
one came back with news, However,
can assure you that they have swept
everything before them.
The United States ship Laguna de
Bay, is down for coal and ammunition
and will probably go to the front soon
and get the boats on the lake. General
Otis complimented the captain on the
good work done at Santa Anna.
Last night the insurgents set fire to
a big boat and hoated it down the river
evidently with the intension of blowing
up or settingg fire to our boat. We were
in bed when the man on watch, sighted
it, but in five minutes we had our Cat
ings working on 1T, thinking perhaps,
there was some one aboard to guide it
against us, after raking her from stem
to stern, we ceased firing and soon were
asleep again.
Will write you again as soon as ] can
give you a NOR, detail ed account of the
scrap. l understand mail is in, but we
can't get away to get it.
With love to all. Remember to give
father my love and best wishes and tell
him Pm letting my mustoche grow
again.
We have just heard of one Third artil-
leryman who was shot six times and
when found had u knife sticking in his
breast, when the doctors placed him on
the operating table, he said s,neser mind
the bloody clothes. give me chew OF
tobacco, I'm as good as dozen Filipinos
yet" This as fair sample of an Amer
ican soldier. Two men of battery "B"
who were in the hospital sneaked out
and skinned out to join the command.
DAN
The daily sentinel., 1899-03-22
DEWEY ON THE SITUATION.

New York-A Journal special from
Manila this morning contains an inter
view with Admiral Dewey in which the
famous naval officer is reported to have
said:
II believe that the Tagalas insurrec-
ton is already breaking up. General
Wheaton's column could take Malolos
the insurgent capital, by good dash.
"The main part of the insurrection
lies between Manila and Malolos. There
is practically no opposition to the United
States authorities in the Southern isl
ands. The natives there hate the Ia
galos and are really anxious to welcome
the United States.
"The Tagalo is half devil and half
child. Eradicate the devil in him and
you have only the child to govern.
"The strength Of the enemy has been
greatly over estimated. The insurgents
are finding out that in warfare as in a
great many other things the power OF
money is almost irresistible.
"If the Spanish put down an insurrec-
ton here, surely we can do the same.
We are strong enough to hold these
Islands without any foreign alliance.
With the Oregon, Iowa, Monterey, and
Monadnock we can face any posi- BILE
complication"