davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02
JOLLY CAPTAIN LEARY.
.c Boston TransCript.

From the Boston Transcript.
1t may seem a far cry from the rais-
ing of chickens to craftsmanship, but
Captain Richard Il. Leary, the governor
of Guam, has combined them. When this
energetic, jolly Irish naval officer went
TO the Ladrones, he had no preconceived
notions as to how colonies should be gov
erned. But he was born in Maryland,
and has an American love for push. lie
is the same Captain Leary who in 1888
placed the little warship Adams between
the guns Of a German cruiser and the
natives of Samoa at Apia. Captain
Leary is apparently as capable a patri-
archal ruler of simple people as he was
in dealing with highly civilized people in
a strained situation, The tasks are great
before him, but If all the civil governors
meet the situations which arise else
where as has Governor Leary, of Guam,
a load will be lifted from the shoulders
Of the administration
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02
PERSONALITIES.

Thomas Arnold, second son of DR.. Ar
mold, of Rugby, has just completed a
volume of "reminiscences of his father.
Captain Sir Edward Chichester, the
English commander who was friendly to
Dewey at Manila, is now transfer officer
at Cape Town.
Miss Ora A. Root of Cincinnati, spends
her sparA time collecting books and
reading matter to send to the soldiers in
the Philippines.
The Bourbon Duke Of Parma, who was
forced out of his duchy In 1859 has nine
teen children the largest family Of any
OF the royalty I'm Europe,
Mrs. Emmons Blaine objects very much
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02
Every One to His Trade.

The recent death of Nine. Aubernon
de Nerville in Paris recalls a reply
once made to her by Dumas fills, who
did not enjoy a certain kind of lionlz-
ing, relates the Chicago News, At a
dinner at Nine. Auhernon's one even
ing he sat next TO o certain general,
who was disconnected by Dumas chilly
manner
"Why do you not tell the general
some OF your witty stories?" asked the
hostess, in a whisper.
Mon Dieu, Madame" replied Du-
mas in his most ingenious way.
everyone to his trade-I was waiting
for him to fire off a cannon"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02
The Text Was All Right.

A certain young minister was-as
young ministers are apt to do-very
conceited about his preaching; and
when visiting strange congregations he
did not scruple to fish for compliments
in the most unblushing manner, relates
the Scottish American. On one such
occasion he was invited 20 take dinner
with a douce old elder-as reticent as
they make them. Manipulate the con-
versation as he would, our young
friend could not get his host to say
sermon" and at last he boldly intro
duced the important subject by re-
marking directly: THAT was fine
text l had today" But the eide.
knew his man. "Ou, ay, there's rath-
ing wrang wi the text"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02
Croker Fond of Animals.

Richard Croker Is fond of animals
and birds. He never takes a walk In
Central Park without stopping to
watch the antics of the monkeys, re-
lates the New York World.
"Clausen." said Mr.. Croker to the
park commissioner one day recently,
why don't you call that big black
faced MONKEY you have in the menag-
erie Frank Moss?"
THE newspapers would jump on me-
replied Commissioner Clausen.
We'll" exclaimed Mr.. Croker, when
there was a reform commissioner up
there the biggest tiger in the menag-
erie was called Croker"
Just after the great Tammany vic
tory of 1888 Mr.. Croker and party of
Wigwamites went to SaybrooK, Conn,
to spend a few days. Late one after
noon Mr.. Croker was missed. He was
hunted for, but could not be found
for nearly two hours. When found he
was a mile away from the hotel
perched on a fence watching yard
| full Of barnyard ducks.
There can't be much money In rails
| ing ducks" said Mr.. Croker. They
are still hungry anl have had tw,
! bushels of corn since I've been here"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02

1t seems singular that our country,
which is almost entirely free from the
terrors of the earthquake, should have
produced the method of building that
promises to be of most service in coun-
tries not happily so free from tremors
of the earth. The steel construction Of
our sky-scrapers is to be used for a
palace for the mikado, and it is eX-
pected to do away with the objections
that have hitherto existed against
large buildings in countries visited by
earthquakes. The steel buildings will
sway and yield, but they will not tum-
BILE down. The plastering may crack,
but the man up in the sixteenth story
may look calmly out of his window
during a quake and experience nothing
more uncomfortable than a slight at
tack of seasickness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02

The terrible slaughter of men in the
South African war gives a startling
ern implements of war in the hands of
skilled men. In the engagement be-
tween Spanish and Americans and in
the Philippines the storming forces in
front of the unskilled, though well
armed hordes had little to fear as
compared with the Englishmen in AZ
RIGA when engaged in the endeavor
TO capture a stronghold defended by
the cool and resolute sharpshooters of
Joubert's army.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02

than eighty acres Of wheat land at
ten bushels to the acre, or than sew
eral hundred sheep. The creamery
and cheese factories Of South Dakota
have had quite as much to do with
the states new prosperity as have the
large wheat yields of the last three
years. 1t Is yearly becoming more and
more a dairy state and its butter and
cheese stand near the head in the
markets. The change Is in every re-
spect a good one. There is less uncer-
talnty in dairying than in almost any
other department on the farm, ana IL
this industry can be thoroughly estab-
lished It will take more than one or
two bad wheat wears to shake The
prosperity of South Dakota.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02
Not His Fault.

A characteristic stcry is being told
of Sir Redvers Butler, says the New
York Press. AS everybody knows, he
has been kept much on foreign service.
on returning to England on one occa-
sion after having especially distin-
guished himself, an audience with the
queen was granted to him. He was
received graciously by her majesty,
who remarked; "I am sorry, Sir Red
veTs, that l have not seen more of
you" The blunt soldier replied:
That's not my fault, ma'am." Sir
Redvers got home duty for a while
after that.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02
The Endless Chain Swindle.
From the Washington StarD


~ NE OF THE surest signs of
the general state of prosper
~ ity is the appearance Of
many forms of ingenious
swindes disguised as opportunities to
invest money and make large profits.
One Of the latest devices Of this kind
has a familiar appearance. 1t is the
endless chain principle applied to
so-called banking,
The plan is simple, and doubtless, to
come people, attractive and plausible.
The protector, who is under arrest just
now in New York, proposed to sell to
an agent" book of four coupons, for
which he pays 81. He is to sell the
coupons at % cents each and then
turn in his stub. The purchaser Of
each coupon is required to turn it in
as a voucher to permit the purchase OF
book. As soon as all four coupons
have been thus turned in the holder CT
the original book is entitled to receive
So in cash, a certain number Of shares
in a company organized for unnamed
purposes, or an equivalent in merchan-
disc. Thus on it's face il appears pos
sibe for an investor to secure for ST.
If he buys his book direct from the con-
cern as an agent" or Sl.25 if he buys
it by way of coupon-at least A count
ing the sale of coupons, a profit from
2lO to POO per cent. on each transac-
tion. Apparently the "bank" is a loser
Rut the manipulation explains. this by
asserting that he is willing to pay thus
for advertising his principal scheme
for which the shares are issued.
This limsy excuse will not stand the
test of little figuring. The coupon
system embraces the most startling
possibilities. Starting with one oper.
ator, assuming that in each case al
four coupons are sold and cause fcul
books to start afresh, in ten turns O
the 'chain" there will be involved n,
less than 1,20l ,5O5 persons, assuming
of course, that the same ones do no
purchase coupons in succession. Tht
swindler figures on profit from thos
who, after starting book fail to Sc
cure four purchasers for their coupons
out of over million, should the gam
go so far this percentage of failure
would he sufficiently large to permi
the bank" to suspend operations an
depart for other scenes and othe
games.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02
The Only Easy Subjects.

For many years Clark Bell has been
engaged upon the supreme Court OF
the United states and Provinces OF
North America, which aims to give a
sketch of every American judge, re-
lates the Saturday Evening Post. \
Judge to whom he was explaining the
many difficulties of the task said:
"I suppose that even magistrates be-
have like ordinary mCrtals whenever
they find themselves the victims ol
errors?'
do they?" remarked Bell slowly
"The only ones who give no trouble
are those who are dead"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02
SCRANTON, DECEMBER ., 1899.
TWELVE PAGES.

The end Of the Nanticoke strike Will
be hailed with delight. Miners in that
region since August have lost nearly
$500, 900 in wages Concessions en- all
sides that will make work for 1000
men are timely and indicate that at
last there is proper sentiment bctween
capital and labor in that vicinity.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02
Wireless Telegraphy.

"a Y EW EXPERIMENTS are be-
y ing made at Vienna to DEM
4 onstrate the possibility OF
communication between ball
looms by wireless telegraphy, and they
have met with some success. A cap
tive balloon takes the place of the
tail mast as used in the Mnrconi sys-
TEN. \ copper wire is stretched be-
tween it and the earth, where the
transmitting apparatus is placed. The
second balloon, which ascends freely.
carries the receiving instrument AMI
is furnished with a wire sixty feet
long hanging downward from the bas-
kot. The balloons received and trans
mittcd messages up to distance OF
six miles and at an elevation of about
a. mile.
OF course. the great difficulty viii be
to establish transmitting station in
a free balloon, both on account of the
weight of the necessary apparatus
and also because there is danger OF
discharges from the powerful corr
dcnser so near the intlammable gas oi
the balloon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02
PROSPERITY ADMITTED.

From the Utica Press,
We are Informed by Democratic
newspaper, which does not believe In the
Mckinley administration that when
Garret A. Hobart became vice president
he was worth S3OO0OOO. The paper goes
on TO say that since 1896 "a resumption of
general prosperity" has advanced values,
so that Mr.. Hobart was worth 900
when he died. The administration Of
Mckinley and Hobart, according TO our
Democratic authority, must have started
I'm at once to put the country on q good
footing
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02
LITERARY NOTE.

"The Founder of Christian Science Is
the title of an interesting article in the
November number of the New England
Magazine by Henrietta II. Williams, de-
scrptive of Mary Baker Eddy, discoverer
and founder of Christian Science. Mrs
Williams has evidently been faithful in
cleaning the facts in regard to the life
of Mrs. Eddy, for she relates some incl
dents never before published, of the
home life of the now famous woman.
The article is illustrated with twenty-five
half-tone engravings.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02

Bethlehem has furnished an example
worthy of imitation, by compelling
tramps to break stone on the streets 20
pay for their food and lodging. At this
not following their profession from
choice. 1t is easy to see, therefore,
that the prospect Of work viii rid a
community of the tramp nuisance
quicker than any other remedy that
can be suggested.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02

Restlessness in Cuba appears to de-
velop in a manner that would indicate
that it is the result of labors of few
agitators rather than anything else
The difficulty seems to be that some
aspiring, hot-headed persons don't
want a gradual change from military
TO civil life, but wish to take the jump
to independence and Office at once.
That is to be decided in Washington.
and doubtless will be considered in the
light of reports furnished by our own
administrators in Cuba. 1t is scarcely
believed, however, that as many are
inclined towards revolution as alarm
lists would imagine. The plight of the
Filipinos at this time will doubtless
prove a warning to the handful OF
mischief makers, who ought by this
time to realize the futility of an, at
tempt to alter the programme for thel.
welfare so wisely arranged by the gov
ernment of the United States.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02

Aguinaldos followers will soon be
reduced to the occupation OF BUSH
whacking and manufacturing moon
shine whiskcy, If they wish to bother
the United States government.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02
The Fnglishman,s Version.

from the Erin, Sir Thomas Lipton's
yacht. Names were given to the
writer, but they are suppressed for OBJ
vious reasons, relates the Philadelphia
Call,
A young woman on the Erin while
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02

The fact that General Joe Wheeler
has announced that he will return and
take his seat in congress may be taken
as evidence that in his opinion there
will soon be but little left for the army
to do in the Philippines.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02

1t is scarcely probable that General
Joubert has ever intimateG that he
would carry on guerilla warfare if re-
pulsed by the British. This sort of
proceeding may do for savages, but
the Beers have thus far demonstrated
that they are conducting civilized war
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-02

An early holiday trade Is said to be
one of the best evidences of present
prosneritV
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-29
BUTTE NEWS.
AN ATTEMPT At SUICIDE
Albert Randall Tries to End
His Life.
AN OVERDOSE SAVED HIM
Drink Believed to Have Been the CAUSE
for the Rash Act Was on the
Verge of Delirium
Tremens.
AN OVERDOSE SAVED HIM

Albert Randall. young man from
Dillon, who had come to Butte to work
in the mines, made an unsuccessful at
tempt a suicide at the Silver Lake no.
tel yesterday morning, after pro-
tracted spell of dissipation, which had
brought him to the verge of delirium
tremens His great anxiety to die
morphine he swallowed was so large
that it produced nausea. and he threw
up the potion that was to have put an
end to his existence. ...
Randall came to Butte about a year
ago and for some time worked in the
Diamond mine. He lost his job how
ever. and thereafter found it difficult
to find another Some two or three
weeks ago he became respondent over
his inability to find employment, and
began drinking to drown his troubles.
He kept at it and has been drunk nj
most continually ever since. For some
days he has not been far from tremens,
and it was this that prompted him in
his rash act.
Yesterday morning about 4 o'clock
RandalrS roommate was awakened by
his actions, which bordered on those of
lunatic- lie got up ana called the
night clerk, and as both were of the
opinion something serious was wrong
with Randall, the clerk summoned a
doctor. Before he arrived, however,
Randall was taken with a violent fit
- venting and was much relieved by
=: time the physician reached him.
2 .s-sIall told DIR. Hall he had taken 25
grains of morphine. and that he did
not want to be saved. He was not
cd IA
and was pumped out and the usual
antidotes were administered. 1t was
not long before the rash young man
was beyond the danger line, on the road
to recovery.
Randall denied to others than the
physician that he had intended to kill
himself, and said he took the poison to
tone up his system. Randalrs mother,
at Dillon, Mrs. S. A. Mcintosh. was
telegraphed by the proprietress of the
hotel. and is expected to visit her
son..
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-29
JUDGE CLANCY DECIDES
THE PENNSYL VAN|A CASE
Continued from Page One.)

and within planes drawn downward
vertically through said end lines and
protected in their own direction to an
intersection with the exterior portions
of said veins, lodes and ore deposits
lying beyond plane drawn down YER
tically through the south side line of
plaintiffs ground, and beneath the sur
face of a portion of the Johnstown lode
claim, the Snow Bird lode claim, and
the Pennsylvania lode claim, and that
said veins, lodes and mineral deposits
extend on their dip into the earth be-
yond the lowest levels. workings and
points on the same where they have
been developed or exposed to view
.M.-That the ore bodies, lodes
lodges and veins found and disclosed
upon the 900-foot Rarus level afore-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-29
Reward.

The undersigned will pay the sum of
twenty-five hundred dollars t$25 5000 to
any person or persons furnishing the
undersigned with information which
will lead to the detection and convic-
ton of any person or persons or corpo-
ration who have heretofore or may
hereafter trespass upon and extract
and remove ores or minerals from any
of the underground workings beneath
the surface of the Pennsylvania lode
claim, lot No. 1T2, in Silver Bow coun-
ty, Montana.
Boston & Montana Consolidated Copper
and Silver Mining Company. BY
c. S. BATTERMAN,
Assistant Superintendent.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-29

against the claims of the defendant,
and all claims made or to be made by
said defendant and all persons claim
ing through or under it, and that the
plaintiff is entitled to an injunction
herein against the defendant it's Off
GERS, agents, servants and employees and
all persons acting through or under it
or claiming or to claim through or I'M
der 1t from entering upon said VEINS
lodes. lodges and mineral deposits. or
any portion thereof, or from mining or
extracting or carrying away ores or
minerals or earth or rock therefrom,
and from either by action or otherwise
interfering with plaintiffs ownership
and possession thereof, or extracting or
carrying away the ores and minerals
therefrom.
1.-THE defendants claims to said prem
ises and said veins, lodes and ore de-
posits are without any right whatever
and that it is necessary that an in
junction be issued herein restraining
the defendant in the manner afore-
said.
That the plaintiff is entitled to its
costs and disbursements herein made
and expended.
"AlI requests for findings of conclu-
sions of law which are not expressly
made herein are found against said re-
quests.
"A decree is ordered in accordance
with these findings and conclusions of
law
by the court this 2sth day of Deem
Der, A. D. 1899
"WILLIAM CLANCY, Judge"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-29
Asks for a Dismissal.

Attorney Thompson Campbell, couu-
sci for the plaintiff in the case of w. S.
Bracket against Charles A. Smith ct
al. involving water rights in the Buff
falo Hump country, filed motion in
the United States court yesterday ask
ing for the dismissal of the case, as
regards the defendants A. F. and Mag
gle ]. Harms, S. Fl. Nesbit, l.. M. and
7. c. Miles and A. ]. DALEY.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-29
Odd Fellows Notice.

All members of Enterprise lodge No.
49, l. o. o. F., and visiting brothers and
friends are requested to meet at En-
terprise hall, South Butte, at / O'Clock
p. m, Sunday, Dec. 81, to attend the
funeral of our late brother, j. Henry
Wagner. r. HOWATSON, N. G.
r. ]. HARRISON, Secretary.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-29
Takes Exceptions.

Mr., Scallon, in behalf of the defend
ant, took exceptions to each and. every
one of the courts findings and the re-
fusal to make other findings as stated
by the court. He also asked for an
extension of so days, in addition to the
time allowed by statute, in which to
prepare a bill of exceptions and state
ment on motion for a new trial.
1t took about nine weeks to try the
case and the court had it under advise
ment for two months longer
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-29
DON'T Miss II. M

You make good investment when
by paying $40 in advance you secure
the Anaconda Standard for one year
and From the Atlantic TO the Pacific"
or a History of the Spanish-Ameri-
can War" as a premium.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-29
DIED OF ALCOHOLISM.
Inquisition Into the Death of John
Weird.

Weird.
Coroner Julien held an inquest yes
terday on the body of john Weird, or
John D. Wyand which appears to be
the right name of the man who died
in hack at the door of the city jail
night before last. / was learned from
the testimony of the witnesses exam
ined that the man had been drunk con-
tinuously for more than week; that
he was a user of alcohol and that he
was such a confirmed drunkard that
he was accustomed to take his bottle of
alcohol to bed with him. The circum-
stances of his falling into an apoplextic
fit in the Galena street saloon and
later being sent to the city Jail in a
hack, and of his dying on, the way,
were related. The jury found a YER
dict of death as the result of alcohol
ism.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-29
Take Your Choice,

From the Atlantic to the Pacific"
or History of the Spanish American
War is the premium given by the
Anaconda Standard when you pay $40
in advance for one years subscrip-
ton.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-29
STATE SAVINGS BANK

SVf11S D1eNS'
OFFICERS:
JOHN A. CREIGHTON ....... President
G. w. STAPLETON ........Vice President
r. NJ HoDGENS Cashier
Paid in Capital, $1,000
Surplus and undivided profits, $3.50, 900. 90.
Under state supervision and jurisdiction.
Interest paid on deposits. Sells exchange
available in all the principal cities of the
United States and Europe. Collections
attended to promptly. Translates gen.
eral banking business.
Directors--John A. Creighton, Omaha;
G. W. stapleton, A. H. Barrett. e. D,
Leavitt, S. V. Kemper, T. NJ. Hodgens. J.
o. HodgeHs.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-29

Frederick. the infant son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Jane, died last night at the
residence, No. II North Gaylord street.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-29

If you decide that doctors bill viii
be harder to pay than a bill for window
glass, see Schatzlein.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-29

IF YOU DON'T GET THE STANDARD
YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-29
A General Banking Business
Transacted

Foreign exchange. We draw direct on
all tha principal cities of Europe and issue
our own letters of credit. available in all
parts of the world.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-29
y.adies Appreciate

good remedy. aud there is not anything on tas
market that equals French Tansy Tablets for the
relief and cure of painful and irregular menss&
These tablets remove all obstructions, matter
what the cause. Manufactured by A. Augsndre.
Paris France, and for sale only by d. n Now.
bro Drug Co.. Butte Mont, Sole Agsnts- Pries
So per box. sent By mail securely sealed