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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-19
He EXPECTED THE FIGHT
Troops in Manila Were Prepared
for Trouble.
ETTER FROM C. w. MEADE
The Lieutenant Likes Manila and the
Climate in the Philippines = Some
Great Chances for Money
Making.

Special Correspondence CT the Standard.
Twin Bridges, Feb. lex State
Land Agent James M. Page has re-
ceived letter from c. w. Meade, first
lieutenant of Company D of the Mon
tana regiment. Mr.. Meade gave up his
position as county surveyor of this
county and offered his services in de-
Tense of his country. The letter in part
is as follows:
L have not yet received an answer to
my letter to you, but 1 will write you
few lines to let you know 1 am alive
and we'll. We have had no fighting
with the insurgents, but I would not
be surprised if we had battle with
them yet. They are talking pretty
sassy I think one battle will be all
they will need: just to show them they
are not fighting spaniards.
Il like Manila very much indeed. We
are CHARTERED in the tony residence part
of the town. The weather SIS very fine
now, it is the cool season. The Their
nlometer registers from 50 to Sc; in the
middle of the day it is very hot in the
sun. but the nights are so one needs
light blanket. There are mosquitoes
iiSiC a. Gill lllllcS VI thS ySdI Ills Is d
beautiful city with it's rich tropical
foliage and brilliantly plumed birds.
All business is years behind the
times. All the hauling is done by water
buffalo hitched up single to a two
wheeled cart. Much of the freighting,
however is done by coolies, on their
backs. l have fully made up my mind
to remain here and have formed a part
nership with another engineer and we
are opening an Office You will see our
card in the Weekly Miner. I shall re-
main in the service until the regiment
is ordered home. l have sent for Mrs.
Meade. There are going to be the
greatest chances here within the next
few years for a man to make money
that an American has ever seen, and a
small capital is all that is needed
Titles are rotten and I will be the first
man in the field who can look up Span
ish titles on his own knowledge. l
would give the last five years of my
life for a few thousand dollars to take
advantage of the opportunities that
will be offered. The people of Montana
need not be ashamed of us. as we have
the reputation, among the regulars, of
being the best volunteer regiment
here"
Mr. Meade is aspiring for the office of
city engineer Of Manila, and his many
friends hope he will meet with success.
The local lodge of I. o. 0. +. have
issued invitations for a grand ball to
be given on Washington's birthday. 1t
promises to be the social event of the
season, as it will be the first ball given
under the auspices of the new lodge
and the general committee are working
like beavers 10 make the event a sue
cess. The admission ticket includes
banquet at the hotel under direction Of
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Host Pickett, who being a member of
the link gang, will spread himself. 1t
is understood that it is the intention to
decorate the hall in becoming man
ner typical of the day and occasion:
this, with the handsome regalia of the
order, which will be worn by all Odd
Fellows present, will add greatly to the
beauty of the scene. The reception
committee Is composed of Mesdames
Parish, Wilson. Grupp, HARRISON and
Messrs Osbourn. Barkell, Parish, Will
son, Bollinger, Pascoe and Bowman
The floor committee is John McInty re,
E. c. Means, ]. r. Cochran, Frank
Grupp and e. F. Bennett. Sam Smock
will act in the capacity of prompter.
Saturday night after the rehearsal of
Broken Fetters" the company were
invited to the home of Miss Nellie Page,
where they were royalty entertained.
The main feature of the evening was
music, after which the guests were
served with dainty refreshments. Be-
sides the hostess, those present were
Mrs George HARRISON, Miss Pearl
Drehmer. c. W. Buzzerd, James Seyler,
Johnny Thomas. Lester Thompson,
ner.
Valentine day was celebrated here in
the usual style by sending all sorts of
pictures to friends and enemies. A
masque ball was given in the evening
and was enjoyed by a number Of the
young folks.
The many friends of Doctor and Mrs.
r. M. Wilson will be pleased to learn
that they have returned from Chicago,
where the doctor has been doing post
graduate work.
Matt Flynn, prominent Big Hole
rancher, was in town the first Of the
week. He states that the cattle in his
vicinity were not much affected by the
late cold snap, as they were in excellent
condition last fall and were well taken
care of during the winter.
Mrs. f. c. Howe has returned from a
weeks trip to the Zeigler hot springs
Her rheumatism was much benefited
by the curative powers of the springs.
Joe Richmond was in town this week
from the mountains, where he Is doing
development work on the Scratch Grav-
ell claim. Mr.. Richmond says the snow
is deep in the gulches, but not drifted
like in the valley
William Heller of the Twin Bridge
tonsorial parlors has been in Butte this
week.
Miss Clara Mueller is down from
Rochester visiting with her sister, Mrs.
j. r. Stark.
Miss Cora Haywood and Bert Trerise
We're visitors from Sheridan Monday
Frank and Albert Metzel returned
from the East Tuesday and departed
for Fuller Springs the next day.
L. c. Galloway returned Saturday
from st. Paul.
Miss Ida Thompson came down from
Sheridan Tuesday and remained the
guest of friends a few days.
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REVENUE NEEDED.
Republicans Are Now Figuring on New
New Methods of Taxation.

New Methods of Taxation.
Washington, Feb. 1S.-As the treas
ury will be practically depleted at the
end of this fiscal year the republicans
will force during an extra session of
congress the passage of an additional
tax-levying measure to meet the grow
inf deficiency
The new revenue measure will be
along the lines of direct taxation. Taxes
will be increased in many items and the
free list greatly reduced. There will be
no revision of the tariff. The Dingley
law will stand as it is. Customs duties
and import levys will not be changed.
Serious consideration is being given
to the proposition to tax railroad tick
cts upon the lines suggested when the
Dingley bill was framed. 1t has been
established by the interstate commerce
commission that this can be done with
out increasing the cost of transporta-
tion.
1t is proposed to reduce the tax on
spirituous liquors to 80 cents per gallon,
the advocates of the reduction estimat-
ing great annual increased revenues.
A tax is to be levied on all spurious
food products, where not taxed, and to
increase the present tax where it is
shown that the product will stand it. In
this category are oleomargarine, filled
cheese, mixed flour and other products,
which, while adulterated, are sold as
pure, yielding enormous profits. The
war revenue taxes are to be retained
and items in its schedule are to be in
creased
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with his comedy wife and 3-year-old
daughter Esther. If there is no food
In their quarters the Cuthberts think
nothing of fasting a few days and a
fireless CRATE has no terrors for them.
According to their belief, all such affiic-
tions are sent to them directly from the
Lord.
The Cuthberts did not expect to stay
in New York when they left California
year ago. More than four years ago
Mrs. Cuthbert had a call from the Lord
to go to Jerusalem. She was then Miss
Ida Williame and her home was in AL
bion, Mich, where her parents reside.
She did not have the money to go, how
ever, though she never doubted the
Lord would provide 1t when she was
really needy.
Then she married Frank Cuthbert,
whose father is well known physician
of Los Angeles. They lived there nearly
three years About year ago the Lord
came to him also and called him to go
to Jerusalem. This second call settled
it and the couple came to New York.
This is as far as they have got on their
way, and during their stay here they
have endured all sorts of privations
with fortitude
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CAR STRENGTHENS OUTPOSTS.
Russia Pouring Troops Into Port Arthur
and Talien- Wan.

San Francisco, Feb. 1S-Advices frcm
the orient state that the Russian gov
eminent is pouring troops into Port Ar
thur and ralien- Wan on the gr' und
that the force now garrisoning those
places is too small in view of the aprar-
ent discomfort of the inhabitants Of Lao
Tung peninsula, who have within the
last two months risen up against the
Russians in IS towns and districts. No
less than 5000 men have landed a. Pert
Arthur within a month and it is intend
ed to add $4,000 more before The end Of
the Chinese first moon, making a fun
army corps of some $4,000 N addition 10
the garrlsons of $1,000 men FOR Port Ar
thur and 5000 for Talien- Wan
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AMONG RAILROAD MEN
Home Seekers Given a Long De-
MED Chance.
A CHEAP RATE is MADE
Tickets Will Be Sold Semi Monthly
Western Passenger Agents Will Not
Revive the Organization--An-
other Cut in Time.

Home seekers will be given q long
denied opportunity to Investigate the
advantages the state of Montana has
ITO offer settlers in the agricultural dis
, tricts, and a cheap railroad rate will
| be offered them as an inducement to
visit the state. Major Dawson, general
agent of the Great Northern, yesterday
received the following telegram on the
subject from General Passenger Agent
i. l. Whitney:
st. Paul, Feb. 1S.-Nineteen states
west of the Mississippi river and nine
Southern states east thereof invite i'm
migration by low home seekers rates,
which are in effect from time to time,
whereas but few inducements in the
way of rate concessions have heretofore
been allowed towards helping the de-
velopment of Montana, Idaho and
Washington. This company cannot
stand this state of affairs any longer
and we will arrange to place in effect
one-way colonists rates based on one
half Of the lowest normal first-class
rate, plus ST. and round-trip colonist
rate based on one lowest first-class fare
for the round trip, plus 81. AS now ar
ranged tickets will be sold sem-month-
~"
Passenger officials of lines west of
Colorado common points have refused
to interest themselves in the proposed
reorganization of the Western Passen-
ger association, and there now is little
hope that the jurisdiction of the organ
ization when it is rejuvenated will ex-
tend west of the Missouri river The re-
fusal of the so-called Utah lines to par
ticipate in the reorganization was made
sent from the last mass meeting held in
Chicago to Denver for purposes of the
conference. Members of the commit tee
report that the membership of the Utah
lines Is not expected.
If the lines west of Colorado common
points do not join the association there
is practically no hope that those west
of the Missouri river will do SO. The
interests of the lines up to Denver are
so intertWined with those of the roads
west and south of Denver toward the
gulf that the former will not accept
any association restrictions to which all
are not subjected. This was made evil
dent by the Union Pacific at the mass
meeting, and the last hope of getting
the transmissouri lines into the agree
ment expired with the refusal of the
Utah lines to join. 1t is probable that
and that conditions will remain as at
present until they grew worse. Then
the Western Passenger association will
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-19
WILL FIGHT THE TRUST.
Bidd1e Organization Will Soon Start All
of Its Plants.

Anderson, Ind, Feb. 1S.-The new
antitrust wire nail com bna ton, organ
lied by the Biddles of Philadelphia and
w. B. knight. is making active prepar-
ations to start all of its plants The
concerns are located in this city. Phla-
delphia, Pittsburg, Ashland, Ky, East
St Louis. Newbury, N. Y, Baltimore,
Chicago. Pueblo. Col, and Oakland, Cal
All will be running within the next
month, and it is claimed the product
will be about so per cent. of that turned
out by the trust-Quite sufficient To
break the big combination and supply
the markets. The financial resources
of the Biddles are almost limitless. The
plant at Ashland, Ky. is new and is
considered one of the largest and best
in the world.
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TO COMBAT TUBERCULOSIS.
Scientists Will Meet at Berlin to Discuss
the Disease,

Berlin, Feb. 1S.--A committee repre-
senting the International congress for
the prevention of tuberculosis, which
will sit in Berlin from May "a to May
q next, under the patronage of En-
airy presidency of the imperial chancel-
lor, Prince Won Hohenlohe, called yes
terday at the United States embassy
to enlist American interest and CO.
operation in the undertaking.
DR.. C. w. Stiles, scientific attache to
the United States embassy, is prepar-
ing a report for the medical press on
the purpose and scope of the congress.
whose main object is to devise ways
and means of combating tuberculosis,
especially as a popular scourge.
Emperor William will entertain the
members of the congress.
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KILLED BY A WOMAN.
She Shot Housebreaker and Put to
Flight His Pals.

Lowell, Mass. Feb. 1S.-Mrs. Letitia
A. Blennerhasset a widow, with three
children, who lives in the adjoining
town of North Billerca, was aroused
last night by three burglars attempting
to force the lock on the front door.
Aiming herself with a revolver che
went into the hallway and, after order
ing them to leave, fired three shots
through the glass in the door, The rest
of the night she sat on guard and in the
morning discovered the body of Arthur
Conroy. a tough character, upon the
piazza. A bullet had passed through his
head from the center of the forehead.
Mrs. Blennerhasset formerly lived in
Butte City, Mont, where her husband,
John, was killed two years ago in a
snoWslide.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-19
ALTAR BOY INSANE.
Interrupts Service by ProcIaiming Him
self the Son of God.

AheerruPts serVice Dy froclaiminS him.
self the Son of God.
Scranton, Pa, Feb. 1S-During the
most interesting part of a sermon de-
livered this forenoon by Father ODon-
nell in the Holy Cross church, Bellevue,
Willie Delacy, Is years of age, who has
been an altar boy for some time, sprang
to his feet, slowly advanced to the pull
pit and cried. stop, / am the Son of
God" Father O'Donnell thus being in
terrupted summoned an usher, who en-
deavored to eject the boy, and although
being three times the boys size was
unable to do so.
The priest began to reason with the
boy and soon led him into the vestry,
where the boy became violent, and it
took the united efforts of seven men to
hold him. 1t was noticed last Sunday
that Delacy was apparently not quite
right. He is now in the custody of his
parents and will probably be sent to a
private sanitarium.
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be reorganized with jurisdiction UP to
the Missouri river

Competitors of the Burlington have
not yet recovered from the shock caused
by that roads announcement that it
will cut nearly four hours from the time
of its passenger trains from Chicago to
Denver. All stated that they had the
matter under consideration, but none
was prepared to say that they will meet
the new competition. Sante Fe officials
are greatly Interested in the move, for
it is not possible for that road to meet
the time because of it's roundabout
route, the lines reaching Denver from
La Junta and Pueblo. When a similar
condition arose about year ago the
Sante Fe made all arrangements for
cutting the rates. 1t is not yet pre-
dicted that the same course will be fol-
lowed.
General Passenger Agent Townsend
of the Missouri Pacific says he is not
in favor of an independent passenger
association having jurisdiction over the
territory west of the Missouri river. He
makes the point that nearly all of the
transmissouri, lines also are operated
east of the river and that there is no
necessity for another organization.
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WAITING FOR THE LORD.

Meantime California Couple Is Enduring
Priyations in New York.
New York, Feb. 1S.-Because the Lord
has not sent him a call to take it,
Frank Cuthbert of las East Eighteenth
street, this city, steadfastly. refuses to
accept sum of money sent him from
his home in Los Angeles. Cal Cuthbert
lives in little third floor back room
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-19
WANTS $4,000 FOR A KISS,
Pretty Chicago Servant Girl Sues Her
Former Employer.

Chicago, Feb. 1S-Charles o. Robin
son, member of the firm of Clay, Rob
inson & Co., has been sued for $4,000
by his former servant, Della Hines,
who fixes that price for a kiss which
Robinson is alleged to have purloined.
Mr.. Robinson says he did not use any
force and did not even kiss the pref
ty maid. He declares that Miss Hines
wanted him to examine her teeth with
view of patronizing dentist, and
that he complied with the request,
made a thorough examination, but re-
members nothing about stealing a kiss.
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The New York Restaurant, 3S West
Broadway, will serve claret and whis-
key with dinner or supper every day for
a while.
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Here Are Two Sure Mon
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James Finlen, Vice President.
II. A. Gallwey, Secretary-Treasure

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NO NEED OF GOING OUT OF MONTANA FOR MINING INVESTMENTS

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consists of two full lode claims the WayUp
err right. Title perfect.
head Of Fisher the
Distant 40 miles
the foot wall
almost entirely in gold running in the sulphdes.
point the creek
only development an open by
100000 development work tunneing
he Way-yp there is outcrop
era samples from this
exposed perfect foot wall the side This
W IN gold At point 70 feet in this tunnel
e No run 1 feet following the of the hanging
The vein filling lying between the
the foot wall side it
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of the foot wall cutting in
run following the hanging Leaving the
about 20 degrees connecting with
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-09-23
Overcoats s listers

For men, boys and children, of the best
and latest makes, for less than the cloth
could be bought for.
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1T FLOATS.
COPYRIGHT 1883 BY THE PROCTOR GAMBLE CO. CINCINNATI,

an extended visit with friends and re1a-
tives in Red Wing,
Bert Horrigan has gone to Minneapolis
where he is to enter the law department
o. the University,
We are glad to tnention that Mrs. A.
Fagen, Wh6 has been ill with typhoid
FEVER IS Rapidly recovering.
Ill hre-breaks were ploughed around
grain and hay stacks, many fires of
doubtful origin" would be averted.
Miss Verna Camp and brother George
were the<guests of Scott friends a few
days last week before returning to their
home at Ho1dingford Mimi,
After careful consideration and due de-
liberation we have decided 70 cultivate
the brain, which we are sorry to say, is in
poor condition for fruit of a hundred
fold"
Stacking has been completed in tn q
locality and threshing is in full progress.
The quality of the grain stacked has been
greatly improved by the grain going
through the sweating process.
JENNY RossTTY"
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people marvel at the creation of ele-
gance and comfort wrought by modern
car builders, = Minneapolis Tribune.
"The Pioneer Limited stands to- day
perfect in construction, gorgeous in
finish and the acme of luxury and
comfort. minneapolis Journal,
The closest inspection bewilders
and takes the breath away, for the
and beauty of it all is
simply tremendous" Minneapolis
Times.
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General Grants Suggestion.
JENNY ROsSITY !"

An official who quite generally knows
what he is talking about was dilating
the other afternoon upon the funny
hopelessness for all reasonable purposes
of many of the little creeks and rivers
for the improvement of which con-
gress is asked to appropriate money IN
der the river and harbor bill.
"When Grant was president, . said
this official, ''he used to alternately
chuckle and illuminate against the ex-
penditure of good government coin for
the improvement of measly little
streams that he himself knew could
never be made fit for any human pur-
pose. There was Virginian who, fail
ing to get congress to stick in an ap-
preparation for the dredging of little
stream down in his section, finally i'm
portuned Grant in the matter.
60 Let's see, said Grant musingly,
4 believe I crossed that stream in 1854,
wasn't it2'
''The Virginian, who remembered
Grants crossing of the stream, replied
afirmatively.
g Look here, said Grant after
pause, his face lighting up suddenly,
why don't you macadamize itr'-
Washington Post.
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Rme td k bomplae hnehaib ngpaa sale
uauayh telling hegodse
wemy j wad The n to livery
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Look Out For Him.

When a tightening rod agent comes
along and bamboozles you out of 500
or $500, don't claim didn't know his
contract was loaded. Here is the way
it was worked in Dakota, according
to the Sisseton Banner:-"G George
Okeson, one of our neighboring
farmers, came near being bamboozled
out of 1915 by tightening rod agents
the other day. He was induced to
sign rather ambiguous contract
which he understood provided for
the placing of numerous rods on his
building at cost of only $375, this
amount being for the labor of putting
up the rods. and no charges were to
be made for the rods. The next day |
the men came back to put up the |
rods on the buildings and were I'M
loading the same from their wagon
when John Ness happened to arrive
IN the scene. Ness was shown the
contract copy of which Mr.. Okeson
lad, and it didn't take him long to
discover the fraud. While the rods
we're to be free, except the 1915 fer
cutting them up, yet there was pre-
ision in an obscure place. for the
ayment o. very exorbitant price
or the points. When Mr.. Okeson
as led Ito see the point" he, with
lie aid of Mr., Ness promptly drove
lie swindlers from the place, Farm
s beware of the tightening rod
gents. When he comes, askes no
lestions but call the dogs I
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Told of Daniel Boone.

"Whar yer goin2''
t'Goin west, stranger.
''When yer goin2''
''Goin now, stranger.
.'Ain't got no boat How yer goin
ter git ercross2 2"
s'Boat Thank er crick like this
here's goin ter stop me? Coin ter ride
cross, stranger.
He meant what he said, for the
speaker was Daniel Boone, and he sat
his horse, gun in hand, on the bluffs
where the custom house now stands and
gazed across that ''crick, the mighty
Mississippi, toward the west ''whar he
wuz goin. =
This was further back than the men,
DRY of the oldest inhabitant of Memphis
extends. but tradition says that it took
ten men to hold Daniel to keep him
from wading his horse across the Mis-
sissippi. Memphis Scimitar