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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-13
BUTTE News.
HAVE FIXED UP A TRUCE
Peace for the Time in the Syrian
Colony.
THE CASE Is DISMISSED
The Varied Troubles Will Not Be Aired
in Court This Time-A Crowd
OF Spectators Dis
appointed.
THE CASE IS DISMISSED

Once more, by a skillful piece of fix
ing" a peace has been patched up be-
tween the warning Georges and Sha-
bans of the Syrian colony which forced
the dismissal of the prosecutions pend
ing as the result of the recent ARRAY in
which Stephen Ferris Shaban attempted
to knife Asaf George, and prevented the
true story of the troubles which per-
1odically break out in a desperate en-
counter, from coming to light.
The troubles between the Georges and
their friends on one side and the Sha-
bans on the other extend over a period
of several months. Every now and then
: the row has broken out afresh the
knife has been flashed and arrests have
followed, but as no one has been SER
iously hurt as yet, the friends of the
beligerents have succeeded each time
In hushing the matter up. Some days
ago, Asaf George and Stephen Ferris
Shaban who seem to be the principals
IN the matter, came together again, re-
sulting in the usual arrests being made.
George accused Shaban of attempting
to kill him and swore to a complaint
charging him with assault with intent
to kill. Shaban on the same day pro-
cured the issuance of a complaint for
third degree assault against George, his
brother Antro and friend named John
Paul. The preliminary hearing of Sha-
ban and the trial Of the defendants on
the other side were set for yesterday
before Justice Nichols, but in the mean
time the friends of the two factions
brought them together and when the
cases were called each side refused to
prosecute.
Shaban's case was first called. The
defendant and the prosecuting wit
nesses were brought into court, Attor-
ney Hinckle appearing for the defen-
dant and Deputy County Attorney Roy
Alley for the state. The prosecuting
witness, Asaf George, was called to the
stand and when asked by Mr.. Alley to
state what he knew of the case he de-
MED all the allegations he had pre-
viously made and said he had no de-
sire to prosecute the defendant AS
there was no show to make case I'M
less George could be made to tell the
truth and as there appeared no means
of forcing him to do so, Mr.. Alley con-
cluded he might as well dismiss the
case, and made motion to that effect,
asking that the costs be taxed up to the
complaining witness. The motion was
granted George paid the costs, and the
case was dropped. When the case
against the Georges and Paul was call
ed, it, of the same necessity, took the
same course.
AS usual in these cases, the court
room was crowded with the dark skin
ned sons of the desert, who listened in
tently to the proceedings, and after it
was over both factions assimilated like
one family and for the time being the
trouble was at an end
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-13
Receiver Asked For.

Chicago, Jan. 12.-Ten stockholders of
the klondike, Yukon & Copper River COM
pany, of which Frank Burlington Vroo-
man is president. have filed a bill in the
circuit court asking for a receiver and an
injunction restraining the company from
disposing of any of its assets an &C
counting and the dissolution of the COM
pany. A receiver is sought on the ground
that the company is insoWent and in
order that pro rata dividend of such as
sets as remain should be made. It is
charged that President Vrooman has dis
posed of money paid into the corporation
for stock amounting to more than s40,0 900,
which the bill says has been squandered,
used and misused by Vrooman." Henry
NJ. Wallace. one of the stockholders, is
the prime mover in the suit. President
Vrooman, who is a on-in-aw of General
John c. Black, ex-United States district
attorney, was formerly pastor of the
Kenwood Presbyterian church of this
city. He came to this Guy from Boston.
The company claims to have fields in
Alaska and the Northwest Territory
worth many millions of dollars and the
president declares that a conspiracy exA
lists among a number of the minor stock
holders to obtain hold on some of this
valuable property.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-13
DUPUYER NEWS.

Mrs. Thomas McGovern will open a
restaurant on the coded strip in the
course of a few weeks.
John Gray is spending the week
with the boys at Belt and Great Falls
Mrs. W. H. Titus will leave in
few days for Kibbey, where she in
tends to remain through the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Harris have gone
to Choteau and Great Falls for few
days. Mrs. Harris will remain .at Cho-
teau with friends while her husba nd
proceeds to Great Falls to transact
some business
1t is reported in Dupuyer that the
object of the recent visit of W. D,
Jones of this town to Helena was to
see Senator Carter and arrange with
that gentleman concerning the appoint
ment of Mr.. Jones to the Indian agen-
cy of the Blackfeet reservation. The
report states that Carter is very much
in favor of Mr.. Jones, but fails to state
what is to be done with the present
incumbent
The people of Robare are circuia ting
petition asking that a postoffice be
established at that point. The aeti-
ton presents the name of George A,
Ketehum as the man to. be appointed
postmaster.
Service on the mail route between
Dupuyer and Kipp began this week,
ed4the carrying out of the schedule on
time. the service certainly is a great
improvement over past conditions.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-13
ENGLAND DISAPPOINTED.
Foraker's Statement Taken to Indicate
the Presidents Policy.

Foraker's Statement Taken to Indicate
the Presidents Policy.
London, Jan. 12.-Most of the morning
papers comment to-day upon the situa-
ton in the Philippines, drawing the in
ference that Senator Forakers remarks
in the senate chamber yesterday were
made by him as the spokesman of the
president and expressing disappoint-
ment and their dsapproval of a pos
sible REIMBURSEMENT of the Philippines
by the United States. The Times says
that the senator appears to leave the
subject in an unpleasantly ambiguous
state. 1t is in the Philippines that the
new system of government will be
brought to a test and no resolutions
passed in the senate can solve the
problem. The claims of the insurgents
to national recognition can hardly hold
water, but there is no power in the
world that would be so much embar-
raised by the raising Of a question of
this sort as the, United States. To an
nounce that the occupation of the Phil
ippines is only temporary would be
scarcely. prudent Although some pre-
cedents are furnished in our own policy
during the last twenty years, the re-
suits are unsatisfactory. All the gov
ernments of the continent have ac-
quiesced willingly or unwillingly in the
fact that the islands, with all their ad-
American acquisitions, and they are
bound to hold aloof except in the in
conceivable events of the failure of the
American government.
The Standard says it is little start
ling to find the liberato of Cuba en-
gagged in suppressing youthful repub-
lie which claims the sacred rights of
self government. Yet to withdraw
would create another Cuba off the coast
of Asia for which naval nations would
scramble.
The Daily Chronicle says: 1--WE be-
leVe that, SO soon as it can safely be
done, the United States will give the
Fiipinos virtual home rule under a
responsible government"
The Daily News in referring to Sena-
tor Foraker's speech in the senate says:
After this the whole truth can no lon
ger be delayed and it will be awaited
with great interest on both sides Of the
Atlantic -
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-13
When You Have a Bad Cold

You want the best medicine that can
be obtained, and that is Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy.
You want remedy that will not only
give quick relief, but effect permanent
cure.
You want rer,sT-- that will relieve
the lungs and keep eXpectoration easy.
sYou want a remedy that will counter
act any tendency toward pneumonia.
You want a remedy that is pleasant
and safe to take.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the
only medicine in use that meets ~ of
these requirements. This remedy is ia
nous for its cures of bad colds through
out the United States and in many for
eign countries. 1t has many rivals,
but, for the speedy and permanent cure
of bad colds, stands without peer and
its splendid qualities are everywhere
admired and praised. For sale by drug
giStS
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-13
GREAT FALLS NOTES.

Al. 20 a lia' fnlhel D. "a, WeF-
~ VI I>na'p iiua WIN succeed fathef
a. i1e"is'o"h'
john IL. Green and his sons, Walter
ana William, of Fort Benton have gone
east for months trip.
A marriage license has been issued
at Fort Benton to F. M. Cowan and
MISS X. A. Manning, both of Havre.
Mrs F. J. Adams. after a. visit with
Mrs. T. J. Todd at Fort Benton. will
go to Kalispell for several weeks
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-13
A Postal Action,

Cheyenne, Wyo,, Jan. 12.-The Postal
Telegraph company has begun action in
the federal court in Wyoming to compel
the Union Pacific Railroad company to al
low it to build its telegraph line along the
right of way between Cheyenne and Den
yer and Cheyenne and Ogden. 1t alleges
that while the railway was given the
ground on either side of the track as a
right of way. the fee remains with the
government. The proceedings are in the
nature of an alternative writ and are re-
turnable Jan. 81 at Salt Lake, where the
case will come up for hearing on its mer-
it's.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-13

Stockholm beer hall, to-day issued
handsome cards of invitation and
menus to their friends to attend a fish
dinner tomorrow afternoon. The menu
includes nearly every kind of fish,
oysters and the like obtainable in this
country, and the dinner, in view of the
popularity of the hosts, will be an I'M
qualified success
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-13
A Double Crop of Apples.

On Long Island farm is an apple tree which
bore two crops of fruit the past year. and the
farmers are taking unusual interest in this peru-
heen shown in Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
which has the popularity Of curing dyspepsia
Indigestion, constipation and blood disorder,
mat other remedies fail to benefit. In chronic
eases IL rarely fails, and it cures whencv err cure
is possible.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-13

Paris of To-day-the handsomest pre-
MUM book ever offered-now ready for
delivery upon payment of $40 in ad-
vance for one years subscription to
the Standard. Can be obtained at
Standard office in Butte, Anaconda,
Missoula or Great Falls.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-13

Paris of To-day-the handsomest pre-
MUM book ever offered--now ready for
delivery upon payment Of $40 in ad-
vance for one years subscription to
the Standard. Can be obtained at
standard office in Butte, Anaconda,
Missoula or Great Falls.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-13
Stole a Coat,

Great Falls Jan. 12-At an early
hour this morning burglars broke into
the secondhand store owned by c. e.
French in the Hotel Grand block and
stole buffalo overcoat. Nothing else
was taken. Outside the back door a
rusty bit and brace was found, and it
is evident that after the thieves had
failed to make an entrance with this
tool, they broke a pane of glass in the
back window and succeeded in this sec
ond attempt
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-13

Paris of To-day-the handsomest pre-
MUM book ever offered-now ready for
delivery upon payment of $40 in ad-
vance for one years subscription to
the Standard. Can be obtained at
standard office in Butte, Anaconda,
MiSsoula or Great Falls.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-13

Fosselman, the Idaho fruit land man..
is in town and will remain about two
weeks. Call and see him, 43 E. Park st.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-13

A. e. Wheeler. craftsman for the
Boston & Montana smelter, has return
ed from an extended visit with relatives
in Massachusetts.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-13
1t Will BE a Success.

Great Falls, Jan. 12.-The employees
of Robert Johnson, proprietor of the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-13
Double Cloth Capes

OF good Black Beaver,
braided and fur trimmed;
value $3.50 each. To be I'M
loaded at
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1899-08-04
An OREGON BOY
Ereed g Fiamnsund Furfnafly Of Euggn
FIRST Sergeant Of FIRST Mes
braska Volunteers.
AN OREGON BOY

"A picture of Greed C. Hammond, q
kuxsne boy, appeared in the Thursda' y
l1nsgonian. The following is what IT
llizas 70 say about him: Oregon can claim
a share Of NehraAlka's glory; Ursed G.
ifiRmm0nd, first seFgenrft Of compaiiy 1:
First Nahraska volunteers, is the eldest
ilEon Of airs. F. A. Rankin, of Eugene
He is q native of native daugter,
sand was born 0c6obnr 8, 1874, on the
hzuiZs Of tire classic Long Tom. He re-
caixed ms edncation in Eugene schools
and Hwas for tfIrse wears student Of the
university of Oregon. Hewas in Omaha,
Neb., when the first call for volunteers
WAS made, and he was among the first
ITO Hnlist nt Lincoln; with the hopes Of
x0ing 10 Cuba. Thefirst Nebraska were
i.aant to lLuz01, and were IN all the worst
/ liiRiIting, from the taking Of Manila MP
to stae time tisey boarded the transpoT.
Kazns1ck for nome. Young Hammond
snlistsdas d private, but was promoted
lsto first sergeant last November.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1899-08-04
On a Lark.

Nugget; DIR. 0glesbyl ii on some oCf
casions quite d joker, and his last effort
in that line came pretty near mixing on6
of Eugene g proninant attorneys up into
the belief that he had been out with the
boys. 1t seemed that attorney bafk
Bilyeu and the doctor were stopping at
the Hotel Sherwood Tuesday night
Bilyeu laying over for the morning local
and the doctor taking the morning
the morning stage tor Bohemia. The
gentlemen occupied d doufle room and
when the doctor arose in the morning;
he gated for time at the sleeping Lark
in the other bed. clark" is said TO be
synonymous Of good time, and gfihf
smile stole over the features of the clever
old doctor as he, per chauce, recolected
days agone; whsh ''larks" were more
uumer5ts. The temptation was too
great to be withstood, so the doctor
quietly placed the legal gentleman's
shoes in the stove, hung his socks ON the
bedpost, put his necktie m the water
pitcher the familiar gold speck in the
lamp chimney, kicked the lengthy
trousers under Tire bed and slid out for
Bohemia. 1t is said that when Attorney
Bilyeu awoke he was not ivst certain
how he had spent the evening, but after
a diligsut arti snccessfnI seafEh fcf his
wearing apperal, he decided that he was
not so bad Rs he lrHd seemed. II ID said
however that the case win have another
heaTisss when Lark hopes to win out,
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1899-08-04

klssat o.aiuek yesterday aissrnoan
tlls u6a news sAas brourht % town hy
iEeftid u D6ok xhat vernon Ustinver had
i.snsn ssro@red snile in bathlng ut the
ihaaS 0E Geokss siough. Ifswas a very
ss1nssl biowsto the peuple Of town, but
i-xsfhuut Eieisy a 4.aFts Of man started 70
i1asntsfOf the body as q hadnotyet been
,racgpsrsd.
Rnfmnn With . srfSsd of other hoys
izIiyuanssE thaii lisdisslf left tsownyssser.
lnny aszsut = osclacR Cot the river, which
iis asnsile fruuf -sswn. .-he place where
! lhe aarumnna yeas ofiiy afsUut 4 feet deep.
Nnne o. me Boys eodld swtm, and they
iw1uld 10 hackmzrd ont INTO the water
llnstzras tteyrnnld then paddle Tor shore.
nhs hast time Vernon waded out he step
saed diuto hole and fell over backward.
f1exas nsrizps strangled as he did not
sBam 10 try 20 get tput. the boys that
wsre with iiitYi useure all 70 small 20 help
zndssuld u0niyuwztch him rirUwA. THEY
aEzid he zszme M three times and each
time they spoke TO him but me did moi
ssEEn make q struggle.
RsrH1n BtfinEer is the oldest son o
T.-A Bttinger and was 15 yeafs,
nsumthsRnd is aays old: Hewnsa q 10,
liked nv Nh lMnd the iuss viii be ieeplJ
islt by the peuple of Junction. The
iSfunsralssrEiees wers held at the resi-
xisnce, this attsrnso1i at 2 osclotk and
i-the remains were laid 20 rest in the
auung eemetery.
i.skaDd nseded Dne more angel child
AIHids 81 fiis shiHfftg haiify
AndB0 he bant with loving smile,
and rlaEped nur dariing's hand.
IIuneiy the iaunse and sad the hours,
sEnee nur dear une has gone,
But oh, as;tsTiighter h0me than ours,
/ LIN heaven is his OWL"
EEH0DE FUND, APpBKTf0NED.
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1899-08-04
ATTENTION.

The regular subscription prizes
of THE BULLETIN Is $i.50,
and the regular aubscription
price of the Weekly 0regonian
as el.B0E ANY one subscribing
TOR THE BULLETIN and nav
ing one year in advance cSss get
roth tire
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1899-08-04

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Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1899-08-04

III yesterdays Telegram We noticed 1
heading, ''Brute Beats woman end
when that piece is finished afiulher
piece is headed Remarkable Resgue, =
but on reading the last articis |. was
found 70 be onlya medicine advertise
ment. The foreman Of that paper -
Sssonto his iob2'
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1899-08-04

%EBUrUUU,
@Saaem, Aug THE state school land
commissioners today made the largest
zpBurtiunmento Of school funds ever made
iin-thsstate They ydishursed sE99, ,985 s5S
lzmung the xariuns counties On basis
tlf fI-b2 per capita. This years school
census shows LIZ ,SsS children of school
zgei tine state. Last year there ware
I30, ,z53, znd-the amount then distributed
Was slot, ,g03. .B0or& -20pereapita. There
mas been an increase of only 1886 in the
uumher of school children since last wear
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1899-08-04

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Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1899-08-04

Thelargeinrraaseinth theappurtionment
is mainly due to prompt payments of in
lterHsfs ON loans from the school fund,
(which this year have been better than
iiulvs1rs mast
Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1899-08-04

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srrHil sssssais = slsa azIuHEed 90 In
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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-06-22
THE FILIPINOS FLED.
Took to Hills and Swamps
Beyond Manila.
WHEATON RETURNED TO mus.
Alleged That Rebels Hope to Hold Out
Until After Presidential Election In
This Country-Br British Commander Conn
peIted Release OF EngIishmen.

MANILA, June 22.-The insurgent
army took to the swamps and hills be-
yond here. The largest force was sup
posed to be in the neighborhood of San
| Francisco de Malabon, holding posi-
ton more toward the lake or toward the
coast according as exigencies demand.
General Wheaton returned to linus
Wednesday bringing three men who
We're wounded in Tuesdays fighting.
The heavy rains that fell nightly
made campaigning uncomfortable The
roads Were good, but the rice fields adj
joining them We're pools of water.
The Ellipinos will not fight unless
they can meet our troops i'll positions
most advantageous to themselves or
take our accommodating bodies in am
bush
1t was impossible TO learn what Effect
the recent defeat had upon their lead
ers. This should be disheartening, for
they had boosted that the Americans
could never conquer the province of
Cayite, Aguinaldo's home country,
where he always worsted the Span
iards.
General Otis recently received a letter
signed by native women of the prov
1nce declaring that, If all the men were
Killed. the women would still keep up
the fight against the Americans.
Copies of the insurgent organ. indie
pendeneia, showed that the Filipinos'
hopes of success We're kept afame by
political movements in America. The
Independence printed reports of al
legged speeches made at alleged meet
ings i'll the United States denouncing
the war, and it asserted that these rep
resented the dominant American senti-
ment. 1t declared also that the Filipi-
nos would continue the war until the
next presidential campaign, which was
sssure to result IN a decision to with
draw the American troops from the
philippines,
1t was reported that the Spanish gar
rison at Baler, in the province of Prin-
cipe, on the east coast of Luzon, which
had become reduced TO 80 men, finally
surrendered to the Filiplnos after hold
ing out for about year.
The Filiplnos imprisoned the English
men at Techlobon, on the island of Sa-
mar, southeast of Luzon. The British
first-class cruiser Grafton steamed to
that point from Cebu and her com.
mander demanded their release When
this was refused he landed force of
marines and cleared his ship for action,
whereupon the Englishmen were hand
ed over.