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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-04
A DISASTROUS FIRE.
Business Portion of Republic Is Smoui-
dering Mass of Ruins.


Republic, Wash, June 3.-A disastrous
fire broke out here at O'Clock this
morning and before the flames Were
brought under subsection the damage
amounted to a quarter million dollars
AT noon to-day the business portion of
the town is a mass of smoldering ruins,
while on three sides are rows of scorch-
ed buildings marking the path of the
flames. The fire fighting apparatus
could not check the blaze and it was
only used to save some Of the buildings
outside the fire zone that were smoking
and breaking into flames at times. The
fire started by the explosion of a gaso-
line stove in the Siegel building on
Clark avenue, where some men We're
cooking breakfast. 1t spread on the
west side of the street to Brownies res
taurant and south to the Republic
Trading companys store. On the west
side two entire blocks were destroyed.
The first powder was used to blow
up the building occupied by Alexander
law office, on the opposite side of the
cross street from Percy's building. Then
the latter building was sent skyward
and the flying brands scattered the fire
to the buildings on the east side of
Clark avenue. 1t is rumored that two
opium fiends We're burned in one of the
buildings. No authenticity is given for
the report and it is impossible to learn
where the supposed victims We're To-
Gated
Twenty-eight buildings are ruined.
They were occupied by the following
firms: Republic Trading company.
Occur d'Alene saloon. Manila saloon,
Spokane Candy company, Spokane CT
gar store, Butte saloon, Bert Harris
saloon. Percy's building, McPherson's
real estate office, Republic barber shop,
McKinney's tailor shop. Bravinsky $
| Bazaar, Montana saloon, Log Cabin sa-
! loon, Browns restaurant, Kecks' saloon,
| Belkeld Bros. drug store, ], d. Norris
| drug store damaged only). Burke
| building (used as a county hospitaD,
Madam Gildens' boarding house, Best
| Bros. building, A. w. Strong & Co. s
cigar store, Republic bank, Epstein s
| jewelry store, Eureka News company,
! Jones Club saloon, Spokane restaurant.
| u. S. barber shop, New York kitchen,
Roses grocery. Brady's dry goods store
! and Dewey saloon.
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WOODS SOLUTION.
People of Santiago Province Are All at
Work and Happy.


Washington, June 3.-The war depart
ment has received a lengthy report from
General Wood at Santiago, in which he
says that he has just returned from a
long trip through the interior and along
the north coast of Santiago province.
This. with the preceding trip completed
about 10 days ago, has included every
town of Importance in the province as well
as most of the smaller ones. The people
are all at work, peaceful and, as far as
one can see, fairly happy.
THE whole situation in Cuba to-day
says General Wood, sis to put the idle
people who are running the incendiary
press to work, relegate to a back seat the
politicians. whose present importance
rests solely upon the attentions they are
receiving from our people. and they will
nor have followers enough left TO give
them the slightest Importance or weight
in the community
General Wood says the people who are
creating the disturbances in Cuba do not
represent 2 per cent. of the population.
He believes there is enough money with
the revenues to find work for the idle
men, not to the detriment of the admins
tration, but to its everlasting benefit.
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MONTANA MEN.
Several Invalid Soldiers Returned on the
Puebla,

Several Invalid Soldiers Returned on the
Puebla.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
San Francisco, June 3.-The soldiers
brought on the transport City of Pueb-
la from Manila have been allowed to
land. The vessel had 1877 men on the
return voyage with about a dozen ofti-
GERS. OF the men 81 were invalids, and
they were taken direct to the hospital
many of them suffering from rheuma-
tism, exposure in trenches, but have
recovered sufficiently to hobble about,
and after a week or two at the Pres
lido they will be furloughed or dis
charged.
D. d. Babcock of the Montana regi-
ment was shot in the foot. f. G. Ans
pach of the same regiment, had his
jaw broken by ball at Caloocan, and
Edward Reynolds had his thigh drilled
at the same place. The men are not
disposed to make heroes of themselves.
They talk of their wounds in matter
of fact way and do not grumble at
their food or doctors.
Following is a complete list OF the
Montana boys who came up the trans
port: f. G, Anspach, Company A;
Delos B. Babcock. Company G; c. f.
Byers, Company G.; H. r. Cooper. Com
pany x; Fred Goodwin, Company
William Hardcastle, Company u: h. A.
Reynolds, Company D; Anton Strom-
gen, Company H, and James Weaver
Company B. Accompanying them were
the following 1st Idaho volunteers
John Anderson, Company II; c. W.
Bechtel, Company A; Daniel Montgom-
cry and J. E. Haines, Company r; j
r, Willard, Company D; Wesley wal
ton, Company c.
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PEACE CONFERENCE.
Five Articles on Arbitration Were Agreed
To.

The Hague. June S.-The drafting
committee of the peace conference to-
day held an important meeting at
which NJ. de Staal, head of the Russian
delegation; Sir Julian Fauncefote, CHIEF
of the British delegation, and Count
Nigra. chief Of the Italian delegation,
were present
Articles to L of the Russian pro-
posal bearing on arbitration was agreed
10 almost without modification, though
the American delegates declared that
they could not admit the provisions of
article 10 that monetary questions and
questions concerning inter-oceanic ca
nal should be compulsorily submitted
to an arbitration tribunal.
The entire committee on mediation
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EIGHT-H0UR STRIKE.
1t Is Expected That 1t VIII Cover the
Entire State.


Entire State.
Denver. June The notice posted at
the various smelters in Colorado con-
tro,led by the American Smelling and Re-
fining company to the effect that the en-
ployes will hereafter be paid by the hour
instead of the day. and that they will
he nermitted to work more than eight
hours per day should they so elect, has
resulted already in strike of the lou
men employed at the Durango smelter.
The smelter employees say the eight-hour
law. which goes into effect June 10. MUST
be observed. and they demand the same
wages for eight hours as have been paid
for 10 hours.
Nofice was posted to-day at all the
smelters of the American Smelling and
Refining company. and also at the works
of the Philadelphia Smelling and Retin-
ing company. of an increase in wages of
10 per cent, restoring the rate that was
paid previous to the panic of 1893. The
wages. however. will be considerably less
for eight hours than have been paid for
10 or y hours. and it is possible that a
general strike Of smelter employees an
Colorado. numbering 6.o0o or 10000 will
take place when the eight-hour law be-
comes effective
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1T IS lNlMlCAL.
British Columbia's Anti-Japanese Legis-
Iation Must Be Amended.

Victoria. B. c., June ga special from
ottawa says the imperial government hav-
nc represented very strongly that the re-
cent anti-Japanese legislation of British
Columbia, which goes into effect June 7,
is inimical to British interests in the
Orient, the Dominion government has
asked the British Columbia government
If it has any suggestion to make which
will remove the objections of Japan and
allay the fears of the imperial authorities.
If the new law is not amended the Ottawa
government will disalow it, a proceeding
that is disgraceful to it. 1t is suggested
that legislation along the line of the Natal
law might be substituted
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NEW TRIAL FOR DREYFUS
Has Been Ordered by the Court
of Cessation.
IN FAVOR OF REVISION
The Court Martial Will Sit at Rennes.
The Verdict OF Condemna-
ton Has Been An
nulled.


Paris, June 3-Ihe court of cessation
TODAY rendered a verdict i, e, 20
~, .; - -, r. ~
e'ie iioti y ie DIeyius case ana
ordered court martial to sit at Rem
mes, so miles from Nantes. for the trial
of the prisoner.
Inc uecisioH' "hi'h was pronounced
at 3:40 p. M, says the prisoner is to be
retired on the following ouestion. "Ts
rro,,e,, ,,,,,,+,, ~ b,,.i,.a 700,
~ io'7' pi
ticed machlnations or having commu-
nication with foreign power or it's
agent with the view of faci,itat;no acts
- ,4.,.4. a; a. .
y s |"'e u "ai Will
france! Ihe audience received the
| decision with cries of "vive la JUS
| tice"
| When the doors of the court of cassa-
tion were opened, an immense crowd of
| people attempted II rush through the
| entrance, and for a time there was a
| great confusion and uproar The ses-
| sion opened at 8 o'clock, when the
president of the court, NJ Mazeau,
| after reminding the audience that all
| demonstrations Were interdicted, gave
| judgment in the following tenor:
THE court. after hearing the report
| of the premier, president of the civil
/
| ings and the application of Maitre Nor
nard Counsel for Nine. Dreyfus). un-
| der the new article 443, paragraph four
| of the code of the criminal procedure,
| to the effect that 8 revision of judg-
ment can be demanded when new facts
| are produced or unknown in the docu-
ments showing the innocence of the
| condemned. and in view of the judg
| ment of Oct 30, 1898 rendered by the
| criminal chamber ordering an inquiry.
declared that the demand for revision
| of the Dreyfus case was presented in
| proper form and in view of the results
| Of said inquiry, in view of the presen-
tation to the court martial of a secret
| document bearing the words 'ce cam
| allie de d. and seeing that the com
| munication of this document is proved
| by the depositions of NJ Casimir-P Per
ier, General Mercier and General Bois-
| deffere, and seeing that M. Casimir-
Perier has declared he heard from GEN
eral MERCER that the document bearing
the words zee canaile de d. submitted
/ to the court martial was believed to in
/ dictate Dreyfus and that in addition
| Generals Mercier nd DE Baisdeffere,
who were invited to tell what they
| knew of said communication refused to
reply. thus acknowledging it, seeing
that by the revelations subsequent to
the verdict the communication to the
court martial of a document capable OF
| influencing their minds and now not
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TILLYS WILL.
offered for Probate in the District Court
by Manager Swan.

by Manager Swan.
Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, June 3.-The will of the late
Captain George H. Tilly was offered for
probate in the district court to-day by
James Swan, manager of the Western
Union here, who was named by the de-
ceased as executor. 1t is rather q
strange coincidence that the document
was presented in court just one year
and one day after the day it was
drawn up by the dead man. June ,,
1898, he drew up the will entirely in
his own handwriting and turned 1t over
to Mr.. Swan. He left an estate con-
sisting of $4,000 or $11 900 worth of life
insurance and some real estate. He be-
queaths the property nearly all to his
father, living in Jamaica, l.. l., and a
brother and sister living in Brooklyn.
besides giving $1,000 to Mrs. T. ".
Moore, wife of the former pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Helena,
now residing with her husband in
Omaha. The court set June II as the
time for proving the will. Memorial
services in honor of the dead man will
be held at the First Presbyterian
church here tomorrow night. Colonel
Sanders and other prominent speakers
will speak.
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A REMARKABLE MISTAKE.
Suspects in the Alameda Robbery Have
Been Released.

San Francisco, June SIT seems that a
remarkable mistake has been made in
connecting Willard Reed Green and John
H. Porter with the disappearance of S25,-
600 from the strong room of the steamship
Alameda, which arrived here last night
from Australia.
Mr. Green purchased tickets for himself.
wife and Mr.. Porter at Sydney, all in his
own name. and the tickets were issued to
him and Mr.. Porter. the correct names
being used. In making up the printed pas
senger list after leaving port. as is Gus
tomary on the Oceanic Steamship com
pany's vessels, the names were printed as
Willard Reed and wife and J. H. Reed.
Ii was this circumstance which caused
MesSrs. Green and Porter to be interro-
gated by the police when they arrived
here, 1t was shown that they had abso-
lEtely no connection with the matter and
they were completely eXonerated.
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and arbitration will meet Monday to
review the work accomplished by the
Grafting committee The latter will
take up on Wednesday the most i'm
portant question of article 10, which
deals with the establishment of an arbi-
tration court.
1t is expected that the American,
British and Russian proposals will be
welded into one and there is every in
dication of a universal desire to reach
the establishment of a system of per-
manent arbitration, the German dele
gates whose opposition was formerly
feared declaring themselves as desirous
as the other members of the conference
to arrive at such a conclusion.
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interior which reads in part as fol

lows.
Would to God that the Filipinos
learn a lesson from the sad history Of
the confederate states of America.
"The confederates were defeated by
land and sea more completely than
were the Spaniards and after four years
of most bloody fighting they surrender
ed Internationally. Their land was
laid to waste and the country is still far
behind other sections of the United
States in prosperity.
I'VE have certainly shown our pa
triotism and bravery and surely our
honor has been satisfied. We have moth
ing to gain and everything to lose by
the unequal struggle. We have group
of thousand islands, inhabited by s.
100000 people. They have S0,000,00O now
and 5000, 900 blacks as well able to stand
the tropical climate as Filipinos. Amer
lea is generous, as is shown by treat
ment of the confederate states after
surrender Let us give up. Already
there is party in the union that favors
giving us liberty, but that only after
American honor has been satisfied by
our complete defeat"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-04
FEARS THE TRUSTS.
The Expected Influx of American Capital
Into Japan.

Seattle Wash. Tine 3.-Speaking of the
influx of American capital when the new
commercial treaties go into effect this
month, a native Japanese paper slys
Japan may be overreachng herself in
inviting American capital to invest in our
fair country. The f1nanciers of the United
States are far too clever for the Japanese
with his slack business methods and
scanty experience. Then the American
moneyed men are consolidating their va
ricus interests into trusts. Millions and
millions of capital have been consolidated
into steel trusts. iron trusts, oil trusts,
and in fact almost every line of manu-
facture has felt the chilling grasp. Prices
will surely go up in the United States
The trusts will have undue power and
the poor of the country will be made mis-
erable. This may happen to Japan. 1t
would be an easy matter to corner our
comparatively small manufacturing and
natural industries. Japan cannot be too
careful about keeping foreign capital that
places her thoroughly under control"
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A BRUTAL MURDER.
Mad Act of Jealous suitor in Pennsyl-
yania.

yania.
IJniontown, Pa, June 3.--Mrs. Minerva
Moonahan was murdered in her home on
Jefferson street shortly after midnight
while trying to protect her daughter Mrs.
Gertrude McCoogan from the attacks of
Councilman Mccormick. Mrs. Moonahan
was stabbed in the neck with a sharp in
strument. which severed the jugular vein
and produced death in a few minutes.
Mccormick, who is blind, had been pay
ing attention to Mrs. McCoogan, and late
last night found her in the company of a
young man named Diffendorfer. This so
enraged him that he attacked her with a
water pitcher. Mrs. Moonahan, her moth
er, came to her rescue and Mccormick
drew a knife and cut her throat He then
fled but was arrested later at his home
Mrs. McCoogan was not seriously in
jured.
Diffendorfer is under arrest and will be
held as a witness.
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THREATS USED.
Against the New Arrivals in the C9ur
d'Alene District.


wardner, Idaho, June 3.-There are now
S4j prisoners in the stookade at this place.
Several new buildings connected with the
prison are under construction, one being
a guard house with u stalls for solitary
confinement for incorrigibes. All the new
buildings and improvements indicate per-
manency.
The impeachment case against Sheriff
Young and County Commissioner Boyle
will commence before Judge Stewart at
Wallace next Monday. 1t is expected that
the inquest will be concluded by next
Saturday More than $50 witnesses have
been examined and valuable evidence Sc
cured.
State Auditor Sinclair left for Boise to-
day and will return Wednesday.
There is difficulty in securing miners in
Canyon creek. for the union men are
threa tening new arrivals despite the pres
ence of United States troops.
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Not Yet Finish ed.

Boise Idaho June 3.-The Boyle habeas
corpus case was continued before Judge
Beatty to-day. The judge would not issue
the writ. basing his action on the defects
Of the petition. He finally denied the al
tentative writ and ordered the attorney
general to show cause why habeas corpus
should not issue. This phase of the mat
ter will be argued on Monday.
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Inheritance Tax.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. June 3.-State Treasurer Col
Inns to-day received $235. 25 from the county
treasurer of Meagher county, which the
latter received as inheritance tax from the
estate of the late Alonzo B. Smith. The
estate previously paid as inheritance tax
S734.5 and the last payment makes
$3.50, 75 the state has received from the
estate of the dead sheep man.
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Montanans in New York.

Special Dispatch to The standard.
New York. June S.-The following Mon
tana people are registered at the hotels
the past week: From Montana-R. D. and
w. Alton. Hotel Manhattan; from Butte
D. NJ Newbro. W. r. Sleeper, Hotel I'M
perial; r, C. and W. tIrant. Murray Hill
hotel; G. D Ely, Hotel Netherlands; from
Helena, A. r. Gates Hotel Manhattan.
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From Manila.

San Francisco. June 3.-The United
States army transport Zealandia arrived
to-day from Manila. The Zealandia was
26 days making the trip from the Islands
and IS days from Nagasaki. The vessel
brought number of army and navy ofh-
GERS from the Philippines, besides score
of discharged soldiers. Among the navy
officials was Engineer John d. Ford of the
cruiser Olympia and Chief Engineer Ste
yenson of the Monterey.
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Killed Himself,

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Billings. June 3.-This afternoon C. r.
Dwyer, a prisoner in the county Jail,
while suffereing from delirium tremens,
climbed on the steel cage in which mur-
derer Brooks is confined, and, jumping off,
fractured his skull so badly that he died
in half an hour.
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Havana, June 3-The payment OF insur-
gent soldiers was continued yesterday at
Melina. one hundred and seventy-six
men received the $l5 allotted to each soil
dier turning in their arms
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AMERICA GENEROUS.
Lesson for the FiIipinos in Confed-
crate History.

Seattle, Wash, June 3.-According to
letter from a Washington volunteer in
the Philippines novel argument has
been presented by Filipinos at Ma
Mia who favor the unconditional sur
render of the insurgents.
They have sent reso,utian into the
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Architectural Leapue.

Cleveland June 3.-At the session of the
Architectural clubs convention to-day a
permanent organization was formed to
be known as the Architectural League of
America. Albert Kelsey of Philadelphia
was elected president.
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UNITED STATES COURT,
Date Will Be Set for the Trial of the Big
Mining Suits.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, June SIT is expected that
next Monday. when the United States
court conveneS, Judge Knowles will set
the date at which the big mining suit
between the Butte & Boston and the
Montana Ore Purchasing company,
which was transferred here from Butte,
will be tried | is the understanding
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Gibson WON

Cincinnati, June 3.--In the 1o-mile bicycle
race here to-day Joe Downey of Boston
was defeated by Harry Gibson of Cincin-
natl
Arizona republican., 1899-06-20
HARNESSING THE CANYON
lnVe SfigatIng Project for Develop
 ing Electric Power.

S. Osburne of Kansas City, who was in town few days ago, is now at the Grand canyon He worked quietly here and the nature Of his visit has just been discovered. He represents 2 company in Kansas City which pro- poses to develop power from the falls at the Grand canyon. MT. Osburne is now Investigating the feasibility of the project and he will soon take party of surveyors there. His return here is expected n a few dayse.
 The plans are to utilize a part of the power for an electric railway which will run along the rim Of the canyon. This scheme has been talked of for years and has always bean considered practical, but there was no chance for it to be profitable with out a railroad. Now that the railroad is being built there is no doubt that sooner or latsr a large electrical plant will be established at the falls.
 Until within the past few months MT. Osburne has been a government surveyor and his work led him to Canada. With a small party he was making a line about 300 miles beyond the Hudson Bay company's farther most post and near the MacKenzie
Arizona republican., 1899-06-20
LIBRARIAN ELECTED
Al Meeting of inc Board of DireC-
 forS Last Night.

4 meeting of the library board of di- rectors was held at the court house
 last night All the members were
 present. The principal and about the only business of the meeting was the
 election of a librarian, which had
 been hanging fire for a month Mrs.
 M. P Chubb was chosen by acclama
 tion and she will enter on her duties
 immediately There is 9 great dsal
 of preliminary work to be done in
 the library, among which will be the classifying of books. President B. Heyman announced that he would leave shortly and there is likely to be another temporary vacancy on the standing library committee. Mrs. C. M. Frazier and Mrs. w K. James were appointed as alternates The llbrar- ian, in conjunction with this commit tee, will rearrange the library and establish an index system An0ther feature of the new library will be good set of reference books. It will consist of scientific works and works designed for professional men. The set will be a valuable one and the books will not be taken from the Ii- brary. The library board is now in communication with lbCJk firms. The activity of the association makes it assured that ttEre will always be enough new books to satisfy the de- mand. Communications were read from the libraries at Los Angeles, Denver and San Diego. Those l=brar- les send some valuable suggestions re garding the management of the li~ brary