The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-04
MRS. MAVERICK S RELEASE
Her Friends Expect It at Any
Moment.
1T WAS CH0ATE'S WORK
An American Bicycle Plant Started in
England-The Question of Crimp-
ing-Bank Reserve Attract
ing Attention.
1899 nv Associated Press.

Copyright 1899 by Associated Press.
London, June "a representative of
the associated press made inquiry and
is able to confirm the report that those
who have been working in favor of
Mrs. Florence Maybrick will not be
surprised at her release at any moment,
now that the United States ambassa-
dor Joseph H. Choate, has had two
interviews on the subject with the Mar
quis of Salisbury, at which his strong
representations of the American view
of the matter met with a most prom
Using reception. Mr.. Choate, since his
arrival in England, has taken the live
Hest interest in the case.
He has received every information in
the matter; has asked for higher judi
cial opinions and his own legal knowl-
edge has given him exceptional facil-
titles in dealing with the intricacies OF
the case. One of Mrs. Maybricks ad-
vocates, a well known worker or the
liberal party, J. H. Levy, provided Mr..
Choate with a specially compiled DOS
sier of the whole case, in the prepara-
ton of which he received the advice of
high legal authorities in the kingdom,
including the lord chief justice, Baron
Russell of Killowen and Lord James
of Hereford, attorney general to the
Prince of Wales one of the calmest ju-
dicial minds, who definitely states that
the position as left by Henry Matthews
(the former home secretary, now WIS.,
count Landaffy) is absurd and shows
in the strongest light the present con-
fused state of the English criminal
law.
Mr. Choate received the most definite
instructions from Washington, the gist
being that he was to press for an i'm
mediate revision of the case, as the
United States government considered
the time had arrived for an immedi-
ate. consideration of it. To these in
structions and the spirit in which they
are being carried out by Mr.. Choate,
who said: st will see this thing
through" Mrs Maybrick's pending
freedom will be largely due.
An American bicycle manufacturing
company has just acquired an extern
sive piece of land and a plant at Cow
entry, including some of the properties
once in possession of the Tire compa-
MES directed by Ernest Terah Hooley,
which will be fitted to meet modern
requirements in every respect. The cap
ital is said to be 100000 and the COM
pany, it is added, means to push the
construction of automobiles, which has
been neglected in England, and it IS
of the American cars, coupled with la
Dor saving machinery, the company
| will get a clear six months start in the
market over its English rivals. The
| new departure has already created
anxiety and some of the biggest cycle
firms are contemplating similar VEN
| lures ...
Admiral Edward Field, retired.
brought up in the house of commons
| last month the question of "crimping"
and of the assertions of English sailors,
/ chiefly in American ports the upshot
being that the British consuls were re-
| quested to report on the subject, and
an interesting blue book was issued to-
day, comprising the reports of the con-
| sus at New York, San Francisco, Phila-
| delphia, Baltimore and Portland, Ore,
describing the operations of the board
ing house keepers and shipping masters
in alluring men to leave their ships.
Consul Moore, at San Francisco, sug-
gests that the boarding house keepers
there could be checkmated by the con-
certed efforts of the masters of ships,
as they are no longer in such strong
position as to make an organized fight.
The treaty providing for the arrest of
deserters has not proved of much serv-
ice owing to the expense of the pro-
ceedings.
Consul Laidlaw. at Portland, Ore,
| urges Great Britain to conclude a com
| prehenslve consular convention with the
United States, giving the latter the
same exclusive jurisdiction as enjoyed
by the French and German consuls
The general gist of the reports ap-
pears to be that the sailors desert in
order to secure the higher rates of
wages obtainable in American ports,
but the number of assertions is decreas-
ing.
The fickleness of popularity is begin
ming to demonstrate itself in the case
of Tod Sloan, whose recent failures
have wrecked many of his supporters
His big hackers, like Riley Grammar
and the Dryers, have pocketed theil
losses like true sportsmen and have
retired to America 1t is the small fry
who, while Sloan succeeded, reaped 6
harvest and are now losing, cannot
find words to denounce him. One O,
these, on returning from EPSON las
night, filled the corridors of the Hote
Cecil with rantings against the honesty
of Elc0 g Oaks failure, until the hote
of ad to demonstrate. Col Ton
Och-lt declares himself a heavy
loser and says Sloan is a great jockey
for five furlongs, but when every one
expects to win and backs him heavily
he is left at the post and that in NJ
other way in the world could he have
lost the Oaks. In spite of the clatter O
disgruntled losers, Sloan maintain.
hope of ultimate success this season
OF 103 mounts he has won 81, Will,
Otto Madden heads the list of English
jockeys with so winnings out of &c
mounts.
The recent neglect of the Bank o
England to protect its gold reserve ha
made a deep and unfavorable impress
sion in the city and is involving al
unusual amount of hostile banking
criticism. Many of the directors them
! selves are said to be greatly dissatis
fled with the recent management, dur
ing which the bank concentrated it
whole attention on increasing it's purel.
banking business, neglecting it's dutie
as holder of the countrys ultimat
banking reserve. The Statist, in
strong article on the subject this week
says:
England is absolutely dependen
upon the amount of gold held by tn
| a., tt,ol