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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-20
BOULDER NOTES,
ID. NJ. Rice Supposed to Have Been Cap
tured in California.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Boulder, May 19.-Sheriff Sherlock has
received a telegram from an officer at
Santa Monica. in Southern California,
stating that he has under surveillance a
man whom he believes to be d. NJ. Rice.
alias ]. r. Anderson, the absconding
bookkeeper who left here about three
weeks ago with about Sevt belonging to the
Gaffney Mercantile company. The de-
scription sent out for the purpose of ap-
pretending Rice was quite complete, and
he being so well marked with scar on
his face. it is quite likely that the one at
Santa Monica is the man wanted. The
sheriff has teegraphed to hold him and
asked for photograph and further iden-
tifcatioH. If it proves to be Rice an Off
GER will leave for him at once. and will
possibly be accompanied by Mr. Gaffney,
WHO is anxious to secure the fellow who
betrayed his confidence.
Felix Ballard was brought here on the
Northern Pacific train from Elkhorn on
Thursday evening suffering with a broken
leg. He had been driving from Elllhorn to
his ranch in the valley and for some dis
tance the wagon road is close to the rail-
read track. His team became frightened
and started to run towards crossing just
ahead of the train. 1t looked to the pas
sengers like certain death to both man
and horse for a few seconds, but just as
in pulling them to one side. The wagon
struck the crossing post and tipped over
Mr.. Ballard being caught beneath. He
sustained bad fracture of the leg at and
above the ankle joint.
Word has been received here of the
$1,000 worth of Jefferson county bonds
that We're stolen in Butte last week while
in transit as registered mail from the
railway station to the postoffice. The
county treasurer has been notified to stop
payment and it is not at all likely that the
thieves will realize on them.
w. B. Gaffney has purchased the Ed
Ryan property back of his store, fronting
east, and has commenced the erection Of
an addition to his store that will be. two
stories, 60xso feet. and will be used for
furniture rooms.
The Boulder baseball club has received
d challenge from Helena. but they are
not yet in shape to begin the seasons
work: in fact. have had no practice yet.
freight train coming from Basin to
Boulder Friday morning picked up. a man
at tunnel No who was discovered at the
side of the track quite badly injured. 1t
is supposed that he was stealing a ride at
the front of the engine and fell off. He
was taken through to Helena.
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ACCIDENTAL FALL.
Resulted in the Death of T. NJ. Dunn,
Constable of Libby Precinct.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Libby Creek. May 19.-Thomas NJ. Dunn.
constable of Libby precinct. died this af-
ternoon at o'clock from injuries which
he sustained from an accidental fall on
some rocks near the end of the trestle
about a quarter of mile east of this
place at l o'clock.
While climbing up the steep bank at the
end of the trestle he slipped and fell, his
head striking sharp rock, intlicting n
wound about two inches long, which ex-
tended to the skull. but there was no out
side fracture of the skull. He was also
hurt in the back. He was attended by
Dr.. w. NJ. Howsley a wellknown sur
geon. who has recently located in Libby
Deceased has been a resident of Libby
and Fiathead county for number of
years and was well and favorably known
al over the county. He was single man,
about As years of age. His home was
somewhere in Louisiana. He was a mem
ber of the Knights of Pythias of kalispell
and the officers of that lodge have been
notified of his death. The coroner has
also been notified and will be here in
the morning.
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NEW TRUSTEES.
Changes In the Anaconda Board-Stock-
holders are Satisfied,

Changes in the Anaconda Board-stock-
holders are Satisfied.
Special Dispatch to the Standard
New York. May 19.-The announce
ment was made in Wall street to-day of
the election Of William Rockefeller,
William G. Rockefeller. H. H. Rogers
and A c. Burrage as trustees of the
Anaconda Copper Mining company. To
make room for the new trustees. the
following resigned from the board: E.
L. Clark, L. 7. Haggin, H. B. Parsons
and r. P. Lounsbury. The remaining
three trustees who hold over are J. B.
Haggin, Hamilton Smith and w. L.
Bull, the last two representing the En-
glish interests in the company. Repre-
sentatives of the English stockholders
have expressed their satisfaction with
the arrangements that have been made
for the operation of the Anaconda prop
erty by the recently organized Amalga-
mated Copper company. There has been
no discussion, however, by controlling
interests regarding the exchange of
Amalgamated stock for Anaconda
stock, Wall street reports to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
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Admiral Walker was able to announce the
completion of the work of the present
commission and promised to have the final
report ready for submission to the presi-
dent by next Monday.
He intimated that the estimate Of the
cost of the projected canal was $1250O0,o 600,
the mean between the estimates of the
individual members.
AS soon as he receives the report of the
present commission the president will an
noGnce the names of the new commission
ers who are to be appointed under the
act of the last congress to canvass all of
the isthmian routes suitable for canals.
He has already practically selected the
personnel and it may be stated positively
that the nucleus of the new isthmian COM
mission will be formed by Admiral Wal
Eer, Colonel Haines and Professor Haupt,
the six members of the expiring Nicara-
guam canal commission. Several members
will be added. mainly engineers of high
technical requirements and among them
viii be Major Smons of the United States
engineer CORPS
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AGAIN SWEPT BY FIRE
Business District in Jerome, Ariz.
Once More in Flames,
WOMAN AND CHILD KILLED
The Fire Started in Hotel and Was
Famed by High Wind-The
Loss Will Reach $780,
OOO

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Prescott, Ariz., May 19.--For the third
time in Is months the town of Jerome,
the great copper mining camp of Ari-
zona, has suffered heavily from fire
This morning at half past 10 o'clock
in the kitchen of the Ryan hotel
blaze started which for hours threat
eneed the complete destruction of the
newly built town. A high wind pre-.
vailed at the time and as the camp is
poorly equipped for such an emer
gency it seemed certainty that the
entire town would be wiped |ut. After
hours of hard work the flames were
subdued and the burnt district confined
to about three blocks of the business
portion of the place. AS the telegraph
office was burned out it is difficult to
Prescott being the only means of COM
munieation, and is constantly in use
A report gained circulation here that
an unknown woman and child had been
killed, but the report cannot be con-
firmed so far as known. DIR. Cody of
this place and boy, who were stopping
at the Leland hotel, are the only ones
seriously injured.
The fire started in the Ryan hotel,
and famed by the high wind rapidly
licked up the buildings to the north,
but We're checked before the complete
destruction of the new five story stone
building of the United Verde Copper
company.
Aside from the damage to this build
ing, which had not yet been occupied,
the company's property was not seri-
ously injured The loss is estimated at
$150,000, with but little insurance, and
falls heavily on those who had borrow
ed money to replace the buildings de-
stroyed in the big fire last September.
It is difficult to secure insurance, ow-
ing to the fact that the town is mainly
built of frame structures and has prac-
tically no fire apparatus. The follow
| ing is a list of business houses Destroy
ed posted in the telephone office here:
Ryan hotel, LELAND hotel, New York
| store, telegraph office, Clark's fruit
| store, Neff's saloon, Van Allen & Arch
ambeau's saloon, Scott's saloon, Cor
| diner & Hooper's saloon, the proprie-
| tors of which had expended $4,000 in
| bar fixtures, etc, was completely gut
| ted: David Connors new hotel. Jap
! anese Charles lodging house, Jennie
| Bauter's lodging house: George Lene-
| hans saloon. St. Elmo saloon, Tam
bourinos saloon, Red Light saloon
| Winters saloon, McIntyre's saloon
Barnarda Quijada's saloon, Louis Rue's
saloon, Norga's saloon and number
| of small shanties on the back streets.
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TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES.
Skaguay Invites the Members of the
Commission to Visit the City.


Commission to Visit the City.
Washington, May 19.-Each of the mem
bers of the American branch of the joint
high commission has received a hand
somely prepared invitation from the cham
ber of commerce of Skaguay through its
president to visit that port and see for
themselves the conditions. The invitation
recites in strong language the desire of
the people of Skaguay to have the COM
mission maintain to the utmost the claims
OF the United States to every foot of terri
tory within the three-mie limit lying be-
tween the sea and the boundary line, as
it has heretofore been recognized.
The invitation has made an impression
upon some members of the commission
because of the earnest expression of the
determination to maintain American
rights to the utmost. For one thing. 1t
is taken as completely negatving the
statement published some time ago to the
effect that the majority of the people of
Skaguay are desirous of annexation to
Canada There is every indication of the
absolute and final determination of the
American commissioners to uphold this
view of the proper boundary line set by
the people of Skaguay, If the boundary
question is to be retained as one of the
subjects for the action Of the joint COM
mission.
1t has come to pass in the negotiation
now going on in London between Lord Sal
isbury and Sir Julian Pauncefote on the
one side and Ambassador Choate on the
other, that the resuming of the joint COM
| mission depends entirely upon the dispo-
sition made of the Alaskan boundary
question
When the commission adjourned last
winter it was because the two branches
were unable to agree upon it. The am
bassadors finally proposed to drop the
boundary question entirely as a subject
for consideration by the commission, leav
ing it to be adjusted by ordinary diplo-
matte methods or by arbitration. The
Canadians refused to consent to the sep
alton of this question from the others.
Therefore the adjournment followed and
it is necessary for the United States and
Great Britain to agree upon one of two
courses before the commission should
meet again-either by mutual agreement
the boundary question must be withdrawn
as a subject for consideration, or the two
nations must settle it outside by them
selves before the commission meets. The
negotiations now in progress are directed
to securing one of those results.
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TO EXPLORE ALASKA.
1t VIII BE One of the Largest Scientific
Parties Ever Organized. as


Portland, Ore. May IA large party
of eminent scientists, mostly from
leading educational institutions of the
county, will leave Portland about June
/ for an exploring expedition in AL
aska This will be one of the largest
scientific exploring parties ever organ
lied and will have every facility for
thorough and practical investigation. 1t
is said its work will be of the highest
value in showing the resources and nat
ural capa abilities of Alaska. The expe-
dition is organized by E. H. Hartman,
the prominent New York capitalist, who
is heavily interested in western rail-
roads and Industries. Nearly every in
stitution of learning of prominence in
America will have one or more repre-
sentatives in the party, which will be
absent at least two months. The
steamer George w. Elder has been
chartered from the Oregon Railway &
Navigation company for the expedition.
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GER, handled the clinching iron. George
w. T. Dickie, manager of the Union
Iron Works, held the slapping tong and
James Hick, superintendent of the yard,
was heater boy. John 8. Scott of the
works supervised the performance.
The dimensions of the Ohio are:
Length, 3SS feet; beam, 72 feet 2R
inches; draft. 23 feet inches; displacc-
ment, 1850 tons. She is to be larger
than any vessel now in commission in
the navy
The Wisconsin, now nearly completed
at the Union Iron Works, is II, 500 tons,
and the Oregon 1O,500. The Ohio is d
sister ship to the Maine and Missouri.
The Maine was launched at Cramps
on Feb. Is, the anniversary Of the blow
ing up Of her namesake in Havana
harbor. The Missouri is to be built at
Newport News. The armament Of the
new battleships will consist Of four 49,
inch gounds. 16 six-inch rifles, 16 six
Founders, four one-inch guns, one CAT
ling and one field piece.
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SHOULD BE ABROGATED.
Strong Resolutions Passed by the Chicago
Board of Trade.

Chicago, May 19.-The Chicago board
of trade directors to-day passed the
following resolutions and telegraphed
them to the parties in interest at Buff
falo:
"Resolved That it is the sense of the
board of directors of the board of trade
of Chicago that the contract of Mr.
Connors with the Lake Carriers asso-
citation should be Immediately abrogat-
ed and that normal conditions affecting
transportation on the great lakes and
the unloading of cargoes at Buffalo
should be instantly restored"
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A SCHOONER MISSING.
Captain Mulle:t and Four of His Crew
We're Stranded.

Newport, Ore, May l9.-Captain Mullett,
who came here two months ago from New
York to catch 100 sea lions and who start
ed on his expedition May from Alsea
bay in the schooner Edith. is stranded at
Hecla Head lighthouse with four of his
crew. The captain states that on May
10 he left the schooner in one of his boats
with four men and succeeded in making
a landing at the lighthouse, near where he
was going to catch the lions. Before leav-
ing he instructed the captain of the
schooner to stand out to sea that night
and come back the next day. but the
next day the schooner failed TO appear.
Muliett has been anxiously watching ey-
cry day since but the. Edith has not been
sighted up to the present time. Captain
Mulett says he will abandon his sea lion
hunt on the Oregon coast and will depart
for California as soon as he learns the
Whereabouts of the schooner
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COTTON MILLS SOLD.
The Offer of the English Capitalists Has
Been Accepted.

Taunton, Mass, May 19.-The News
to-day says: The offer of the English
capitalists to buy all the cotton yarn
mills of Bristol county has been ac-
cepted by majority of the stockhold-
ers in all the mills. The present treas
urers and superintendent have been
assured that the mills are to be oper-
ated under their management as here
tofore, and the purchase is made pure
ly as an investment.
The following mills are included in
the deal: Cohannet, Nemasket, Globe,
Sanford, Bennett, Howland and City.
The actual bonds to be paid above the
par value is $2,455, 600, and the total
amount the present stockholders will
receive is S,460, 900.
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Butte Public Building,

Washington, May 19.--, commission
consisting of Bernard Ossann of Chicago,
William Window of the treasury depart
ment and James A. Hale of Big Timber,
Mont, has been appointed to select a site
for the public building of suite, Mont.
Proposals will be opened at Butte on the
25th inst. Under the law the decision of
the commission is final.
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Was Not From Andre.

Copenhagen, May 19.-Nothing is
known here of the recent discovery of a
letter by Professor Andre, the missing
Arctic explorer, said to have been found
in bottle early last month on the
northeast coast of Iceland by farmer
named Johann Magnussen. A letter
in bottle was found recently contain
ing reports of last years work of Pro-
fessor Nathorst's expedition engaged in
testing Arctic currents. This bore the
address of Ernest Andree, brother of the
manager of the expedition.
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Of such Importance that the secretary
Of war has decided that it is entitled
to the dignity of distinct flag. That
chosen is tri-color with white. red
and blue stripes in diagonal lines, with
the white forming the field in the CEN
ter of which is a representation in blue
of the insignia of the quartermaster's
department of the army-the familiar
wheel, surmounted by an eagle and
crossed by sword and key The flag
will be displayed on every vessel en-
gagged in the transport service.
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Union Men Win.

Pana, ILL.,, May 19.-As a result Of a
meeting of coal mine operators. the
state state board of arbitration and the
United Mine Workers. an agreement
was reached this afternoon which will
settle the long drawn out struggle be-
tween the union miners and operators
The agreement gives the union recog-
milton and provides that all negro
miners shall leave the city and only
union men be emplOYed.
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WANTS A MILLION.
To Be Used for Education Purposes by
the Presbyterians.

Denver, May 19.-Rev DR.. James Nc
Gready Halzell of Houston, Texas. who
was elected moderator of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Central assembly, presided
over that body to-day.
The report of the educational society
was taken up and DR.. William D. Darby,
secretary, outlined the plan for raising
s., 900, 900, desired for educational pur-
poses. He proposed the election of a COM
mission, which shall appoint committees
for work in the various states. These
committees in turn will arrange for mass
meetings, etc.
DR.. Darby asked that 100000 be raised
for Cumberland university and s150,oOO
each for Lincoln university, Trinity uni
versity and Arkansas Cumberland semi
nary and Queensbury university.
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NICARAGUAN CANAL.
Final Report of the Commission VIII Be
Ready Monday.

Washington. May 19.-Admtral John
Walker, the president of the Nicaraguan
canal commission, called at the state de-
partment and had a long talk with Sec
retary Hay respecting the work of the
commission and the course to be pursued
by the new isthmian canal commission,
which is to carry forward the work of the
present Nicaraguan canal commission.
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BUCKALEW DEAD.
He Was United States Senator From
Pennsylvania in 1868.

He Was United States Senator From
Pennsylvania in 1868.
Bloomsbury, Pa, May 19.-Ex- United
States Senator Charles Buckalew died
at his home here to-day after an illness
of less than week. He was stricken
with heart failure last Monday night
and, owing to his age did not rally. He
leaves a wife and married daughter
Mr.. Buckalew was minister to Ecua-
dor under President Buchanan. In 1868
he was elected to the United States
sensate by majority of one vote, sue
ceeding David Wilmot, republican. He
engaged in the practice of law for many
years and was one of the ablest consti-
tutional lawyers in the state, his work
on the constitution being regarded as
authoritative
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BATTLESHIP OHIO.
Work of Construction Fairly Started at
San Francisco.

San Francisco. May 19-The con-
struction of the new battleship Ohio has
been fairly started, the first rivet hav-
ing been driven to-day at the Union
Iron Works. The performance was at
tended with considerable ceremony, the
entire government force being present
Captain L. j. Allen, u. S. N, inspector
of machinery, and Naval Constructor
Elliott Snow drove the first rivet, while
Lieutenant H. T. Mayo, equipment Off
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ARMY ORDERS.

Changes in the Station of Troops Checked
by Secretary Alger.
Washington, May 19.--The secretary
of war has ordered these changes in
stations of troops: Battery D, Sd ar
tiery, from Fort Monroe, Va, to the
department of California; one company
of the Gath infantry from Fort d. A.
Russell, Wyo., and one company of the
Gath infantry from Fort Douglas, Utah.
to the department of California. The
garrison of Fort Washakie, Wyo., will
be withdrawn and Troop E, 1st cav
airy, now garrisoned at the post, will
be transferred ito Fort Robinson, Neb.
1t is probable that Fort Washakie will
be abandoned.
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SWlNDLERS ARRESTED.
They Succeeded in Working Prominent
Business Firms for $4,000.

\ Phfladelphia. May 19.--John Klein
and William A. Bentley Of Jersey City
have been arrested in this city by Chief
Wilkie of the United States secret SER
vice, charged with swindling prominent
business firms here and in New York
and Brooklyn. They were held in 81, 200
bail each for further hearing Wednes-
day.
Among their victims were the Cramps
and the Neafie and Levi ship building
firms. The secret service people esti-
mate the swindlers profits here at
$4,000
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SIMMONS of Smallnnx,

San Francisco, May 19.-Private McMur-
ray, colored, of the oath infantry, has de-
veloped symptoms of smallpox and has
been quarantined. 1t is not believed the
disease will spread. One other case also
exists on the reservation.
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FRIENDLY RELATIONS.
Will Not Be Disturbed by the Arrest of
Englishmen in the Transvaal

London, May 19.--In the house of
commons to-day the secretary of state
for the colonies. Hon. Joseph Chamber
lain, gave the names and the identity
of the men arrested at johannesburg.
All of the men excepting Tremlett and
Faires were former non-commissioned
officers in the British army. He added
that President Kruger had informed the
British agent at Pretoria that there
was no proof that the prisoners were
British officers and that in any case the
incident would not be allowed to dis
turb the friendly relations existing.
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Ordered to San francisco.

Washington, May 19-Lieutenarlt
Colonel Marion P. Maus, inspector gen.
eral. has been relieved from further
duty in this city and ordered to San
Francisco for assignment to duty as in
spector of that department. Colonel
Maus has been on the staff of General
Miles for several years.
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He Snuepled Lace.

Niagara Falls, N. Y. May 19.-Thomas
Emberson, who is said to be a wealthy
jobber in New York, was arrested here
by United States treasury agents to-
day and taken to New York. Customs
officers here say he has smuggled mill
ions of dollars worth of lace over the
border in the last 10 years.
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DEEPLY THANKFUL.
Nicholas Replies to McKinley's Message
of Generalization,

Hot Springs, Va, May 19.-The special
train bearing the president and Mrs.
Mckinley and their party left here at
10:30 o'clock tonight en- route for Wash
ington.
A reply was received to Mr.. McKin-
leys message to the cZar of Russia
congratulating him upon the opening of
the peace conference at The Hague. The
Acknowledgement from Nicholas was as
follows:
"Zarskoeslao, May 1S.-President of
the United States, Washington: Deeply
thankful for your good wishes and con-
gratulations. NICHOLAS.'
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Ore Reservoir Collapsed,

Redding, Cal, May 19-The news
reached here to-day of the collapse Of
an ore reservoir belonging to the Mid
land Gold Mining company al Harrison
Gulch. The ore escaped into the creek,
entailing a loss of $780,