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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-15
STORY OF zOLA'S ESCAPE
Has Been Living in England
Since He Left Paris.
HAD ONLY A NIGHTSHIRT
He Knew Not a Word of English and
Was at the Mercy of the Police.
His Money Was Sewn
in His Clothes.

London, Jan. 1.-THE government
Emile Zola despite the report that
France has made formal request for
the arrest and extradition of the Drey-
fus defender. 1t is known that M. Zola
is at present living at Bournemouth,
and that he has been in England
since he fled from Paris, on July II,
the day of his conviction.
This is the story of the escape of the
great novelist across the Channel as
told by NJ. de Blowitz, the Paris CORE
spondent of the Times who has just
been released from his promise of Sc
crecy:
After the trial of July II and the de-
cision of the court against NJ. lola,
his counsel, M. Labori insisted that
the novelist should not only go away
but disappear, SO as to render the dis
covery of his whereabouts impossible.
Nine. Zola returned home to fetch
for her husband the most necessary
travelling requisites, but brought back
nothing for the journey but a night
shirt. M lola, however, was given a
few toilet articles, and She party sat
down to dinner, for the moment of
departure was near. AS much ready
money as possible was placed at the
disposal of the voluntary exile in order
that he might not be obliged to have
recourse to banker.
Bank notes were sewn in the lining
of his clothes, all the gold his friends
had was handed to him, and at about
o'clock p. m. lola and his wife drove
in a carriage to the Northern Station,
where they waited in the court yard
for the hour of the departure of the
train.
AS M. lola knew not word of Eng
lish, M. CIemenceau had very legibly
written on a piece of paper the name
of Charing Cross station and that of
the station where he was to take
train for a village on the Birmingham
line. When the time came NJ. lola en-
tered the station, leaving his wife in
the carriage. On the platform he saw
a friend waiting at the door of an
empty compartment. who handed MIN
his ticket He entered the compart-
ment and the train started.
NJ. lola reached Charing Cross at
daybreak, and, like every Frenchman
arriving in London, accosted a police
man, who, with the usual stiff polite
cabman what station he was to go to,
saw his fare paid, and directed M. lola
to go at the other station to a police
man, who would show him where to
get a ticket and what train to enter.
Keeping his slip of paper in his hand,
NJ lola reached the village and alight-
ed at the hotel named on the paper
M. Clemenceau having added a word of
recommendation to the landlord
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-15
BLIND LEADING BLIND
Colonel Allison Criticises Volun-
teer Officers.
THE CARE OF PROVISIONS
Reckless Extravaganza and Wasteful-
ness-Ordinary Precautions Were
Not Taken-They Had No
Experience

Washington. Jan. 14.-Colonel ]. N
Allison, who, during the war, was
chief commissary of the I'd army
corps at Camp Meade, Pa, and Camp
Alger has written a report telling of
the difficulties with civilian appointees
and their careless handling of provi-
sions, including beef. He says:
With one exception all of these
officers were appointed directly from
civil '-fe, and after being placed in
the responsible positions they were ex
pected to FILL they found it necessary
to learn their duties from the begin
ming, while at the same time the COM
fort and welfare of many thousands
OF men under new and UNI
tried circumstances and condi-
tions of life We're wholly
dependent on the accurate and inteIli-
gent performance of, these duties. It
is difficult to imagine a more striking
example of the blind leading the blind
My first object on the completion
of the assignment of brigade commits
saries, which was not until late in
June was to put stop to the ex-
found inseparable from the systems
of direct issues for protracted peri
DDS of time. Fault was found in few
instances with the beef issued the
trouble in each case being confined
to one or two or three regiments. who
by some chance, appeared to receive
all the bad beef.
Investigation showed that there ex-
listed in these a reckless disregard of
the most ordinary nrecaution in the
care of the beef after the issue. Ia
ken from the refrigerator car at an
early hour in the mornin". it would
be thrown on the unswe~t bottom of
dirty wagon, carried two miles to
camp, with no covering or protection
from heat dust or flies allowed to
lie in the hot sun for an hour until
the surgeon could be found to exam
inc it, then cut up, divided to the
companies, and, in several cases, COM
ing under microscopic observation, al
lowed to lie on barrel head in the full
glare of the sun until cooks were
ready to prepare it for meals.
MANY of the companies dug rude
cellars, covered by such material as
they could pick up in which the beef,
carefully protected by canvas or bur
lap, when drawn from the car, was
kept dark. cool, free from flies and
sweet until wanted. From such COM
panies complaint was never heard
This defense of the beef itself brings
the complaint back to Secretary AL
ger for appointing these civilians
when ex-army officers We're refused
commissions
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-15
PUBLISHERS AS ROBBERS
SIR WALTER BEsANT ATTACKS THE
ENGLISH HOUSES.
He Accuses Them of Fraud and Thieyery
in Their Treatment of English
Authors.

London, Jan. 14.-Sir Walter Besant
this week makes a tremendous on
slaught upon English ~-1blishers as
class, including those most prominent.
This is part of his Indictment: Il
have no hesitation whatever in alleging
as a simple fact that has been brought
home to me by 10 or ~ years of inves-
tigation into the commercial side of
literature that many publishers, in
Guiding some of the great houses, have
made it their common practice to
take secret percentages on the cost
of every item to charge for advertise
ments which they have not paid for
and in this manner to take from the
proceeds of a book very much more
than they are entitled to by agreement.
Some of them have tried to soothe the
reproaches of an outraged conscience
by pretending that they are following
a custom of the trade. This, of course,
is nonsense. They ought to know, and
they must know, that they are thiev-
ing. l have used the words dishonesty
and fraud freely, because they will
call these things by their right names.
At the same time I have been told by
counsel learned in the law that it is
not certain that a publisher who
spends $50 and puts down a12O could
be tried at Old Bailey" The publishers
have not yet been heard from.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-15
WILL CARVE UP PERSIA
Russia Ceaselessly Intriguing at
Teheran.
DEMANDS A CONCESSION
A Railroad Proposed From the Cars
Dominions Across Persia to the
Indian Ocean-May Set
the East Ablazs.

London, Jan. 14.-Some concern is
manifested in the foreign office at the
~recrudescence of Russian activity in
Persia, and it is evident that trouble
is expected in that connection. For
years past the Russian and British
ministers have been ceaselessly in
triguing at Teheran. The old shah
used to play the sultan Of Turkeys
game of setting the entire diplomatic
corps by the ears, but the present &C
cupant of the throne lacks the nerve
to resist the alternate menaces and ca
joleries of the Russians, with the re-
suit that the shah's sovereignty in the
provinces adjoining Russia is now lit
tie more than nominal.
Russia's latest move is the demand
of concession to build a railroad
right across Persia from the Russian
frontier to the Indian ocean, which, in
British opinion, would be only pre-
lude to the annexation of Eastern
Persia. This, if the traditional policy
OF this country is maintained, would
be resisted by force of arms. The inn
mediate fear of the foreign office is
that if the shah, at England's bidding
should pluck up courage and refuse the
railroad concession Russia will find
preteNt for declaration of war
against Persia which would set the
entire East ablaze. The only alterna-
tive in view at present is an Anglo
Russian compact for the partition of
Persia, and there is some reason to be-
lieve that an indirect proposal to that
effect has actually been made by the
British government recently.
The main objection to such solution
of the difficulty is that a Russian out
let to the Indian ocean means the es-
tablishment of Russian ports on Eng
lands main road to India, which is ut
terly opposed to the British foreign
policy Of two generations. One thing
Is certain and that is that if Russia
cares to force the pace, which she
seems disposed to do, the days of Per-
STA as an Independent power are num-
bered.
1t is evident that Lord Salisbury mad
Persia in his mind when he made his
famous speech last autumn about de
caying monarchies," although nobody
gave the matter any thought at the
time
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-15
FRAUDS IN WOLF BOUNTIES
HUNTERS LEAVE THE FEMALES
TO GROW.
Tricks to Make the Business Profitable
for the Wo1fer-Nebraska Is Or
ganizing a Crusade.

Chadron, Neb., Jan. 1.-THE annual
loss of stock in Northwest Nebraska
by the depredations of wolves is simply
astounding. The stockmen of Sioux
county have been paying bounty Of
$50 per scalp for gray wolves. and the
trappers and hunters made big money
while the private purse lasted, but
strange to say, wolves have shown
up in greater numbers this year than
before a bounty was paid. 1t leaks
out that the hunters did big business
last spring. and by digging out dens
of wolf pups made wad of money,
but never was female wolf killed but
a breeder and in turn make the bust
ness of "wolfer" more profitable
one. Every $50 bounty drawn was for
the scalp of a male wolf, and every
stockman knows that with fewer
males the females breed better and
wolves multiply faster. With this
condition before them, the Sioux Coun-
ty Live Stock Protective association
has called meeting at the several
voting precincts in the county to Or
ganiZe themselves for a weeks hunt
The condition can be better under
stood when it is stated the wolves
visit barn yards, run the watch dog
into the house and ravage the hen
yards, pig mems and lamb folds.
Recently two farmers had their dogs
killed by wolves as they followed the
wagon down town. The dogs were at
tracted by the wolves ran and looked
at them. and We're cut off from the
wagons and killed and carried off. The
unarmed farmers were helpless.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-15
Indians VIII Emigrate,

FL Paso. Texas, Jan. 14.-W. J. Lyons
of Sonora, Mexico, passed through the
city on his way to the Indian Territory
to escort the Delaware Indians and por-
ton of the Creeks and Choctaws to
Mexico. where they will settle on lands
conceded to them by the government of
that republic. All the DelaWares will set
tie in Sonora the Creeks go to Guada-
lara and the Choctaws TO Durango. On
the arrival of the colonists a their des-
tinations four representative men of each
tribe will accompany Lyons to the City
of Mexico for Il visit to President Diaz,
where the Indians will be welcomed with
appropriate ceremonies and receive the
concessions accorded them.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-15

appropriated for clerk hire SHALL upon
the ascertainment and determination of
such fact by the house, or any duly au-
thorized committee thereof, forfeit his
right to seat, and shall henceforth
be ineligible to any office under the
government of the United States.
In support of his amendment Mr.
Hartman said: THE money herein APP
propriated is to be paid according to
the true intent and purpose of the orig
inal act authorizing clerks for services
rendered to the respective members and
delegates. If in the past, or if in the
future, any of this money so appro-
priated has been, or shall be. retained
by members or delegates, it is clear
diversion of the funds from the purposes
for which they were originally appro-
priated. All I desire by this amend
ment is that it shall designate the par
ticular channel through which the
money shall go, and the particular des-
tination to which it shall arrive. 1t
never was the intention at all of the
house of representatives, when they
passed the annual clerk bill, that any
portion of that money should find its
way into the pockets Of any single dele
gate or representative in this or any
other congress of the United States.
Nov. I do not say that any mem
Der of this body has retained any por-
ton of that money, nor do | say they
have not But the situation is simply
this: If no member of this or any sub
sequent body is inclined to retain any
of this money, then this can not injure
anybody at all. If there is any men,
Der of this house or of any subsequent
congress of the United States who does
feel that this is his peculiar property
that he may retain, then something of
this kind is necessary to prevent such
conduct on the part of such member or
representative.
Il am frank to say that it has been
reliably suggested to me from a number
OF quarters that in times past pur-
ton, and in some cases the major por-
ton, of the 500 a month appropriated
for the use of each member as clerk
hire has been retained by certain mem
bers and put into their own pockets
not paid to their clerks. No man is fit
to hold a seat in this body who will
certify 10 the clerk of the house that
he has paid or agreed to pay according
to the language of the ccrtiticate) 500
per month, and then will take any por-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-15
WAS DETERMINED TO DIE
But He Wanted to Commit Muir
der First.
TIRED OF LIFE AND CRAZY
Fired a Shot at His Employer and Then
Drained a Bottle of Muriatic
Acid - Jumped Into
the River

Eau Claire, Wis, Jan. 14.-This morn
ing Christian Philips, an employe of
the Madison Street Manufacturing
company, attempted to murder his, en-
ployer and then to take his own life.
Philips went to the works, told E. w.
Churchill, one of the proprietors, that
he (Philips) had a customer for a
quantity of window glass stored on the
third floor. Mr.. Churchill did not no.
tice anything peculiar about his en-
ploye and together they went after the:
glass. AS they entered the store ROOM
Mr.. Churchill felt something strike the
back of his neck, thinking it was a
piece of moulding falling from the rack
above, he ducked his head and turned
partly around. The act saved his life.
Philips, had a revolver within an inch
of his head as Churchill turned Phil
fps fired, the bullet grazed Churchill 5
ear. His head and ear We're slightly
burned by the powder. Mr.. Churchill
grabbed the fellow and in the struggle
succeeded in securing the revolver.
Philips sank to his knees and begged
Churchill to blow his brains out.
hlll me! Kill me! In tired OF lie
and crazy.' he said:
This was the first intimation that
Churchill had that he was dealing with
crazy man. The employer talked to
his man and succeeded in quieting him.
Philips was led back to the office and
Mr. Churchill went out to consult his
partner, Samuel Converse, regarding
what to do with the man. A few min
utes later, returning to the office, they
found Philips gone. On looking for
him, he was found in the paint shop.
draining a bottle of muriatic acid.
Philips threw the bottle away and ran
towards the Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
way bridge. a block away, and when
his pursuers We're about to close on
him he jumped over the bridge railing
into the Chippewa river, 80 feet below
The river at this point is only two feet
deep, but is free from ice Philips held
his head under water in an effort to
drown himself. but Private Charles
johnson, company E, Sd Wisconsin,
waded out and brought the crazy man
to shore. Philips was taken to his
home 1t is thought he will die from
his mornings escapade. He has fam
ily
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-15
CLARK'S ELECTION WOULD Be
A CALAMITY TO DEMOCRACY
How His Candidacy Is Viewed by the Leaders Of the Party
in the National Senate-The Gossip Of Washing
ton-Some of Hartman's Aversions.
other Montana democrat before men,

other Montana democrat before men,
toned.
Senator Garter has expressed to
number of his colleagues his belief that
conditions have so changed at Helena
that Clark's election was possible. He
does not reveal what has Changed NE
conditions or how man that had no
support when the legislature was elect
ed could grow strong before it met. The
republicans here generally seem inter-
ested in Clark's success, but the demo-
Gratis are against him, and trust that
the senatorship may fall to another
man. A distinguished silver republican
said to the Standard this afternoon that
Clark's election would be a calamity
to the democrats of the senate.
Representative Hartman took a crack
at two of his diversions this week. He
voted to strike out all appropriations
for the civil service commission. and he
breezily scored congressman who take
part of their clerk hire and put it to
their own uses. Hartman was the au-
thor of the bill which was passed by
the Fifty-third congress providing
members of congress with clerks. How
ever, he detests the practice which has
been INDUCED in by many members of
pocketing a part of the salary them
selves. He started the ball rolling by
offering an amendment to the legislative
appropriation bill to the effect that any
representative or delegate who shall
retain or require to be paid to him any
portion OF the money now or hereafter
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-15
ATTACKS A RAILROAD.
Suit Begun to Forfeit Charter of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas.


Dallas, Texas, Jan. IA new and
important chapter in the fight between
the state of Texas and the railroads ope-
rating in the state was presented this
evening when the state instituted a suit
in the Fourteenth district court to for
felt the charter of the Missouri Kansas
& Texas Railroad company of Texas,
the appointment of receiver for all the
property of the company in Texas and
the sale of the same. Judge Smith set
the case for hearing for Jan. "a. The
fling of the suit took the railroad man.
ayers by surprise and created a sensa-
ton in local railroad circles.
The charges against the company are
numerous and voluminous. The prin-
cipal ones are: Violation of the state
constitution, which prohibits the lease,
purchase or obtaining control of COM
peting lines: the issuance of fraudulent
and illegal stocks and bonds; impover-
ishment of the Texas lines of the sys-
tenn by diverting traffic to other lines,
as a preteXt for the contention that the
rates fixed by the railway commission
of Texas are confiScatory and void, and
illegal mismanagement because, accord
ing to the statement of its own officers,
it is insolvent and unable to pay the in
terest on its debt
The evidence on which the suit is
brought, it is claimed is from the books
and records of the company and was
procured by personal Investigations by
Commissioner Mayfield Auditor Askew
and Special Expert Underhill. 1t is said
that other roads will soon find them
selves in the same boat.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-15
Washington Bureau of the Standard,
No. has G Street N. w.


Washington, D. c., Jan. 12,--There is
the keenest interest among democratic
leaders in the senate in the result of
the Montana senatorial election. But
it is not aroused so much by desire to
see any particular man elected, as by
the hope that under no circumstances
will W. A. Clark succeed. The Clark
candidacy has no sympathzers among
the leaders of the democratic and sill
yer parties, and it would fatigue some
of the supporters of the boodlers can
didate in Helena to hear what is said
of him here. At the time of the dead
locked session of 1898 there was great
deal of friendship expressed for Clark
in Washington This was due to his
having been regularly nominated in
caucus, and not to any particular con-
tidence in the man. 1t was not until
1896 that the democratic leaders began
to appreciate Clark. His interest in the
campaign was list1ess, until he learned
that another Montana democrat had
contributed most handsomely to the
funds of the national committee. Then
he came East and tried to exhibit his
liberality, with the result that his gross
contribution to the cause was about
one-eighth of the amount given by the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-15
THEY KILLED THE CREW
Cannibals Scuttled a Schooner in
the South Pacific.
A TREACHEROUS ATTACK
The Crew Was Overpowered and Nearly
All Killed-Drunkenness Of the Ma
tives Aided the Escape of
Two Survivors

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. ANAL ad-
vices from the South Pacific islands
via Japan give details of the scut-
Ting of the schooner Sea Ghost by Sol
ONION island cannibals last October
The Cannibals killed the crew of the
schooner with the exception of two,
who had a remarkable escape. The
Sea Ghost was owned by her master,
Captain Kohlsohn. He sailed from
Queensland with a crew of 10 men late
in September for Buka, an island of
the German Solomon group, to procure
cargo of copra.
A brief dispatch several weeks ago
stated that the Sea Ghosts crew had
been killed, but their exact fate re-
NAMED a mystery until the two sur
vivors reached the Australian coast re-
Gently. Their story Of the capture and
killing of their comrades is as follows:
Captain Kohlsohn arrived at Buka at
night. The next morning five or six
native boats came alongside, and in
few moments the vessels mate and
crew We're talking and making friend
ly signs to the islanders. Several mem
bers of the crew went below to secure
goods for trading purposes, when 30
natives suddenly jumped on deck and
attacked the sailors remaining above
fought furiously for their lives, but
We're overpowered.
Several more boatloads of armed ma
tives arrived and fell upon the sailors
who had gone below, killing all but
three. One man jumped overheard,
swan ashore and was taken prisoner.
His two surviving comrades were
bound hand and foot. Captain Kohl
sohn was dragged from his cabin and
run through with spears. The natives
then started ashore with their prison.
ers, taking the dead sailors with them.
The two prisoners were left on the
sands, while the islanders prepared to
eat the bodies of their comrades. While
this greWsome feast was being made
ready several natives put out for the
schooner and found a barrel of liquor
in her cabin. In a short time the en-
tire party became stupidity drunk.
The two sailors managed to escape
from the thongs which bound them,
jumped in a boat and put to sea, After
floating helplessly about for two days
they were picked up by trading vas-
sci which carried them to other islands,
where they finally secured passage for
Australia.
Before proceeding to get intoxicated
one party of natives unloadad a portion
of the Sea Ghosts cargo and then scut-
tied her.