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Roberts on the Panic.

Flint DIRECTOR ROBERTS
NV probably has a clearer con-
~ ] ception of monetary principles
than any other prominent official con-
nected with the administration.
He acquired something of national
reputation through his reply to
Coins Financial School," and he GER
tainly stands head and shoulders
above Secretary Gage. Many of Mr..
Roberts statements show very firm
grasp of fundamental principles, but
when following him along rather eager
ly expecting a logical conclusion, he
generally breaks off, and drifts, very
smoothly by the way, into some other
phase of the question. 1t is hard to
avoid the conclusion that he knows a
good deal more than he Is willing to
tell.
His interview, as reported in yester-
days Standard, respecting the cause of
the panic is a rather cogent reminder
of the characteristics mentioned. He
says very properly, that the cause was
over-specuIation on margins Stocks
are manipulated to an extraordinary de-
gree on credit People borrow money
and buy stocks on margins, paying
only small sums down, and as long as
they can keep their margins good Of
course they are all right unless the
broker himself goes under.
But in all such transactions there
must come a day of payment, and If
there is a general inability to raise
money for the purpose, there is a crash.
The failure of one man carries down
others, and this in turn shakes the con-
fidence of many more. including the
lenders OF money, and the result is
panic of larger or smaller proportions.
Mr.. Roberts may be right in saying
that no possible supply of money can
prevent stock exchange panics, because
no matter how large the supply OF
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Chairman Jones.
~ HE PRESS dispatches as well as
private letters indicate that SEN

~ HE PRESS dispatches as well az
private letters indicate that SEN
atcr James K. Jones, the chair
man of the national democratic COM
mittee, has fully recovered his health,
Every well wisher of the county should
rejoise that this is SO, and all who
know the senator personally certainly
WILL for he is one of the best and no.
blest men in public life.
He is by no means an old man, and
If his trouble was not Of an organic
character with his magnificent physi-
que, he should still be good for many
years Of Invaluable service to the
country. The danger lies in his over
confidence in his strength and great
nervous energy, which in the past have
led him to work unseasingly, taking
time neither for recreation nor rest.
When he broke down about year
ago, it came as suddenly and unexpect-
eddy as if he had met with an accident,
and there can be no doubt that it was a
physical collapse from sheer exhaus-
ton. The country cannot afford to lose
Senator Jones yet awhile. There are
too many great problems before us, in
the solving of which his clear brain
and strong, answering sense of justice
will be factors of the greatest impor-
lance
What adds immensely to the value OF
Senator Jones at this juncture Is his
breadth and generosity of sentiment
While he represents the highest type
of a South gentleman of ante-bellum
days, he Is by no means ante-bellum IN
his views of public questions and his
judgment Of public men. He wastes TO
time in repining over the "lost cause
In which he go gallantiy risked his life
as private soldier. He knows that the
issues involved in the civil war have
been, these many years, things of the
past and his every thought is for the
| happiness, the prosperity and the true
| grandeur of the country as whole.
He is absolutely true to the princi-
pies of the Chicago platform but at
the same time he is big enough and
! broad enough to recognize every new
| question that arises. There are those
who seem to think that democrat
thinks about anything else, and yet
these same people spend a large por-
| ton of their time eulogizing President
Mckinley and inventing epfthets to ap-
| ply to those who venture to oppose HIM
Senator Jones is able to take COM
prehensive view of all public questions
and at the same time is generous enough
to deal fairly by every man VINO helps
| to make up the great allied army of re
form, no matter by what party name
he designatss himself
He is pre-eminently the right man ir
the right place, and 1t is to be mos
earnestly hoped that he may live te
guide his party to victory that vii
bring prosperity to all classes OF oui
people and re-establish the principle:
upon which the republic was founded
but from which of late 1t has beer
wandering far away.
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Meat for the Army.

Chicsg go, Dec. 27.--The Record to-mor-
row will say: The English government
has sent a ship to the United States
and the packers OF Chicago, Kansas
City. Omaha and Milwaukee will load
it with 3,o06,0 900 pounds Of canned meats
for use in South Africa. The boat was
reported from New York, and will sat
as soon as it Is loaded For two week.
from five to ten carloads of canned
meats have been loaded at the stock
yards daily for New York by Armpu
& Co.. and the Libby, McNeill g. Libby
company. At present both the Armou
and Libby packing plants are being run
at the fullest capacity.
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ESCAPE OF CHURCHILL.
Fugitive Manages to Reach Delagoa Bay
in Good Health.


London, Dec. 27.--Winston Spencer
Churchill has cabled and the Morning
Post publishes to-day an account of his
escape from captivity with the Beers
after having been made a prisoner in
the reconnaissance Of the armored train
at Estcourt. The dispatch. which Is
dated Lorenzo Marquee, December 81,
says:
ION the afternoon of December II
the Transvaals secretary of war In
formed me that there was little chance
Of my release. I therefore resolved to
escape, and the same night I left the
state schools prison in Pretoria. by
climbing wall when the sentries'
backs were turned momentarily. /
walked through the streets of the town
without disguise, meeting many burgh-
ers, but was not challenged in the
crowd. / got through the pickets of the
town guard and struck the Delagoa bay
railroad I walked along 1t, evading
watchers at bridges and culverts and
waited for a train beyond the first sta
tion. The ITO goods train from Pre-
toria had arrived before I reached the
place and was moving at full speed.
1 boarded it with great difficulty, and
hid under the coal sacks. / jumped
from the train before Dawn and was
sheltered during the day in a small
wood. in company with a huge vulture,
WAie PioSNo o. itfSay AieSiS 'l AL i4i~'
1 walked on at dusk. There were no
more trains that night.
THE danger of meeting guards of the
line continued, but I was obliged to fol-
low it. as l had no compass or map.
/ had to make wide detours to avoid
bridges stations and fluts and so my
progress was very slow. Chocolate Is
not satisfying food. The outlook was
gloomy, but I persevered with Gods
help for FIVE days. The food supply
was very precarious. l was lying up
by daylight and walking by night.
Meanwhile my escape had been d,scov-
cred, and my description telegraphed
everywhere. All trains were searched
| and every eye was on the watch for
me. Four times wrong people were ar
rested.
THE sixth day 7 managed to board
a train beyond Middleburg. whence
there was direct service to Delagoa. In
| the evening / concealed myself in a
| railroad truck under a great pile of
sacks. I had a small store of good
water. I remained hidden SO. CHANGING
discovery. The Beers searched the train
| at Komatipoort, but did not search
deep enough. After some sixty hours
of misery I came safely here. am
very weak. but am free. I have lost
many pounds in weight, but am light
in heart. I shall avail myself Of every
| opportunity henceforth to urga earn
estly, unfiinching and uncompromising-
ly the prosecution Of the war"
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ROUTED The ENEMY.
A Sharp Engagement in Which Many
Filipiuos Were Killed

Fitipinos were Aiiled
Manila, Dec. 27.-Colonel Lockett,
with a force of $500. including artil-
lery, attacked this morning strong
force of insurgents entrenched In the
mountains near Montalban, about five
miles northeast of San Mateo. The
enemy were completely routed, the
Americans pursuing them through the
hills, amid which the enemy fed in
every direction. Four Americans were
wounded.
The Filipino loss was large, result
ing from a heavy infantry and artillery
fire for three hours into the trenches.
II Is supposed the insurgents were
those who were driven out of San Ma
aea on the day General Lawton was
killed. They numbered probably u
thousand.
4 dozen lines of insurgent trenches
covered the steep trail through the
hills and likewise the valley below,
along which the Americans passed.
The main attacking party consisted OF
the 46th volunteer infantry, a troop
of artillery, Colonel Loekett command
ing in person
The rest OF the command operated
from remote points in an endeavor 10
carry out Colonel Loekett's plan Of
throwing his lines around the enemy
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Second Canadian Contingent.

ottawa. Ont, Dec. 27-The minister Of
militia tonight gave out the list of off,
GERS who are to command the second
Canadian contingent for South Africa and
some additional details as to the make
up of the force. Two squadrons of
mounted rifles two squadrons of mounted
police, similar to the American Rough
Riders, and three batteries of artillery
are to be sent; in all about 300 officers
and men. The mounted rifles will be com
nanded by Lieutenant Colonel Lessard
who Is now In South Africa on epecial
duty. with Lieutenant Colonel Evans, re-
Gently returned from the Yukon as sec
ond in command. The artillery will be
commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Drury,
now In South Africa. The commandant
of the mounted police has not been Sc
lected.
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The Standard can be found at the fol-
lowing news stands:
New York at Astor House.
Chicago at Postoftice.
Chicago at Auditorium Annex.
San Francisco at Palace Hotel
Denver at $50 Lawrence ct.
Denver at 906 Seventeenth st.
Salt Lake at 81 w. Second South St
Salt Lake at Salt Lake News Co.
All general business letters and corre-
spondence should be addressed to the
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Anaconda, Mont.
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SITUATION is DIFFICULT.
British Have Some Warm Work to DO to
Capture Boors' strong Position.

Capture Doors Strong Position.
London. Dec 2s-The Morning Post
has received the following from Mr..
Churchill, under date OF Dec. &c, tele-
graphed from Chieveley Camp:
"All ranks have complete confidence
In Sir Redvers Butler and there is
stern determination to succeed next
time at all cost. A painful impression
was caused by the rnouncement Of
the change In commander-in-chief and
the soldiers here are resolved to vindi-
cate their trusted leader.
1.-The situation nevertheless is diff
cult, the Beers position being one of
extraordinary strength with high hills,
lined tier on tier with trenches and gall
leries, rising from an almost unforda-
BILE river and a smooth plain in front.
THE enemy have all the ranges
marked and many powerful guns dom
mate the various points of the river,
while the drifts are comma nded by a
converging musketry fire from prob.
ably 1900 Beers. There are 16 miles of
wild country before reaching Lady
smith, which demands early relief.
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MINE WORKERS MEET.
Wage Scales and Other Demands win Be
AIonfed.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 27.--An execu-
tive session of the United Mine Work
ers of America }aegan in this city to-
day Besides President John Mitchell
and Secretary Pearce there were pres
ent John Ream, president of district
No. II of Iowa; Edwin Perry of Oska-
loosa, Iowa, William Johnson of Weser-
vile, ILL.,, Eugene Zellers of Athens, ILL.,,
and Andrew Davidson Of Pittsbnrg.
President Mitchell said the object OF
the meeting WAS to arrange for The ma
tional convention to be held in indians
apolis Jan. is and the joint conference
of miners and coal operate which
meets here Jan. %. One Of the dele
gates said:
'tOur meeting is to accomplish what
might be left to the national conven-
ton. namely, the fixing of wage scales
and formulating other demands that
will be made al the convention. We
will present our plans to the convention,
which will mainly adopt them. Moth
ing at this time can be made pub
liz
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IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Demands Mado to Prevent Importation
OF Boor supplies


New York, Dec. 27.--A dispatch to the
Herald from Paris says: The demands
that are being made in certain quarters
In England for immediate action on the
part of the British government to pre-
vent the transportation of supplies to
the Bcers by way of Delagoa bay
have quickened French interest in the
rumored possibility of trouble between
the United States and Great Britain in
consequence of the alleged seizure by
British cruisers of American flour off
Lorenzo Marquee. Nothing so tickles
the French palate as the merest suspi-
cion of possibility Of seeing an An
glo-American quarrel grow out of the
Transvaal war.
foreign affairs, in the following remarks
on the subject, reflects the moderate
French opinion:
''In my judgment, the British naval
commander acted over hastily if he
made the seizure reported. Such action
would be particularly serious in the
case of the American ships, but on the
other hand, that the American cargces
are the ones involved is sufficient
ground that no new International COM
plicatlons Will arise. No breach of the
present friendly relations between tbs
two countries can be regarded as pos
sible, and in very few days the cpl
sode probably will sink into insignia
canoe.
Some such incident as the one now
occupying the washington state de-
partment was to be foreseen, ow ng tt
the British governments natural irri-
tation over the trend of affairs at Del
| agoa bay. If the rrImors that succor l.
reaching the Beers by way OF Lorenzo
Marquee are true. then Portuguese East
Africa is likely to become an inierestina
| center of war operations, for such vic,
lation of neutrality Great Britain can,
| not tolerate. Downing street probably
will put an end to the abuse If 1t exists
but l do not think the result Will BIZ
Portusal's loss of colony. All the news
from Lorenzo Marquee. however, is tor
vague to serve as ground for an opin
| ion, and those here are rash who at
tempt to prophecy just what will be thu
| course of events there
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Big Strike Threatened.

Altoona, Pa, Dec. 7.-Representativee
of $1,000 miners in the bituminous coal
district met to-day at various points to
consider the feasibility of strike for
general increase of 80 per cent. in wages.
The sessions were secret. The miners
say that unless the operators consent to
the demand general strike is certain.
The operators to-day Informed the miners
that they regard the demand as prepos-
+ar
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Oppose decentralization.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec 27.-The Missouri
River Shippers association was formed
here to-day at meeting attended by
40 delegates, representing commercial
bodies in Sioux City, Omaha, st. Joseph,
Atchison and Kansas City. The new as
ISOLATION was formally organized by the
election of w. W. Wheeler of St. Joseph
as president and w. p Trickett Of Kan
sas City as secretary. The meeting was
called for the purpose of organizing OPP
position to the proposed re-classification
of freight rates which the railroads have
agreed to enforce next month.
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WAX CLOUDS GATHER.
Adyices State There Is Danger of n Con-
hlct in the Orient.

Victoria, B. c., Dec. 2T,-The City of
London arrived here to-day from the
Orient with news of a prosp ctive war
between Russia and Japan. Her officers
say that all Japan is now of the opinion
that hostilities VIII break out between
these two nations in the spring. Before
the steamer left Japan the insular
kingdom was buying up great GUAM
titles of rice, and even goirg so far as
to make arrangements for transports to
make a demonstration in Korea, Great
activity prevails on all sides in Japan
ese naval circles A Shanghai report
says that Russia has dispatched fleet
of three warships to Masampo, the bone
of contention which Is now causing
strained relations between the two ma
tons,
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WELCOME nIsbarred.

From the Billing Gazette.
Yet the action of the supreme court
has served one good purpose. Tc some
extent, at least, 1t Will remove the stig-
ma from the state that has been placed
upon 1t by this wholesale bribery of the
legislature. And If the bride givers and
bride takers are not punished by law,
the people will punish them by refusing
to again put anv OF them in office. THAT
Is the proper remedy to apply.
What effect the courts decision viii
have on the contest before the senate
to unseat MIR. Clark Is hard to tell.
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Brynn q Panther Hunter.

Austin, Texas, Dec. 27.-Hon. William
]. Bryan was the central figure of
big panther hunt In the mountains near
this city. Something like 500 sports
men, headed by Mr. Bryan and ex-Gov-
ernor Hogg. left the city early this
morning for the scene of the proposed
hunt. They returned this evening with
a live panther in their possession, hav-
ing captured the animal during the day.
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Branding Is Inhuman.

ottawa, Ont, Dece. 27.-The branding
of seals by the United States govern
Is the subject of a special report by Col
lector Milne of Victoria to the depart
ment of marine and fisheries. In which
he says: 1.-THE observations made by
many sealers in regard to the appear
ance of the seals taken and which had
survived the branding operations were
that the wounds made by the brands
were most inhuman. the sores present
ing a most offensive appearance"
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The Fund Gro Wa,

Washington, Dec. 27.--Adjutant Cen
eral Corbin has received in actual
money and checks ST. 323.45 toward the
Lawton home fund, and has received
notices of subscriptions from individ-
uals and others in cities where funds
are raising for the relief of General
Lawton's family, sufficient to bring the
total up to $9l .40t.45.
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Tne LAYTON FuMd.

Washington, Dec. T-Among the contrl-
buttons to the Lawton fund received by
Adtutant General Corhln to-day was one
of $500 from Lewis Case Ledyard of New
York, which contribution he said he made
''ln memory of my nephew Lieutenant A.
c. Ledyard, killed in action in Negroes
Dec. s, 1899"
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Committed Suicide.

Milwaukee, Dec. 27.-Alderman George
Hill committed suicide to-day by shooting
himself through the head, Worry over
street railway ordinance is said to be the
cause Hill was democrat and sup
ported the ordinance. He was 80 years
old and married.
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Cincinnati Wants 1t.

Cincinnati Dec. 27.-Active business
men of Cincinnati are making every eff
fort to secure the location of the demo-
cratic national convention in this city.
The Cincinnati League has called meet
ing, to be held Jan. 2, at which time steps
will be taken to secure a guarantee fund
and to make other necessary arrange
ments for putting the claims of Cincin-
natl before the national committee.
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Denver, Dec. 27.-The boiler of Il loco
motive on the Denver & RIO Grande rail-
way blew up at Minturn to-day, killing
Engineer Quackenbush and injuring Fire
man Salden so badly that he died few
hours later. Alexander II. wilson, round
house foreman. and T. E. Richardson, a
caller, were also injured. but not seri-
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Washington, Dec. 27.--General Otis has
notified the war department of the ar
rival at Manila of the transports Duke of
Fife and st. Paul, carrying the 3Sth vol
unteer infantry, Colonel Sanderson. which
left San Francisco Nov q, and the trans
ports Ohio and Indiana, carrying the 10th
volunteer infantry. Colonel Richmond
commanding, which left San Francisco
Nov "a. There were no casualties on the
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PLANS ANOTHER ATTACK /.
CONTINUED from Page one.)

this side of the Tugela river, three reg
iments regulars. supported by artillery
and all the available mounted vo1un-
teers under the command of Lord I'M
donald, advanced. The Beers retired
across the river. The British captured
500 cattle.
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A NEGRO Killed,

For White, Fla, Dec. 27.-Tom White.
Il negro, while resisting arrest was shot
and killed by the town marshal to-day.
The negroes are excited and are making
threats to burn the town and kill the
marshal.
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Proceeaea tn The Front,

Pieternaritzburg, Deco. 26.-General
Sir Charles Warren. commanding the
fifth division, arrived here last evening
with his staff and Immediately proceed
ed for the front.
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and thus cutting off retreat. The ma
fture of the mountainous country made
it irrpracticable to execute this move
ment successfully.
After the insurgents began to run
there was a vain attempt to use artil-
lery.
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The Standard has branch offices at
Butte, Missoula and Great Falls. where
advertising rates will be furnished on ap-
plea ton
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TO ADVERTISERS

to ADV FKIINERN:
The Anaconda Standard guarantees its
advertisers a bona fide paid circulation,
Daily and Sunday. three times greater
than that of any other newspaper pub
lished in the state of Montana. Advertise
Ing contracts will be made subject to this
guarantee.
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No cnnnr. in HI. Condition

New York, Dec. 2T.-Earlg this morning
It was said at the hospital there was no
change in Roland Reeds condition.
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Postage free for the United States. Can
ada and Mexico. Elsewhere
postage added
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Daily and Sunday, one year $40. 90
Daily and Sunday. six months 500
Daily and Sunday. three months...... 800
Daily and Sunday, one month ....... 100
Sunday. one year ................2. zoo
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Everyone is satisfied as to what should
be done: liz 1t Ia not done the people
will have very little respect for the in
tegrity of the senate
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The Decjston.

From the Helena Herald.
With serious charge hanging over
him, the implicated attorney gfavely
erred in not taking the stand and de-
Tending his good name and character
The court has dealt with the case
with thoroughnass and fairness, and
the decision will be accepted as final
and just. The verdict will be con-
strued as a righteous blow struck at
bribing in political life. and by reason
of it better day is promised in the
public affairs of the state.