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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31
WAR NEWS IS MEAGER
Week Closes With the Situation
at the Front Unchanged.
THE BRITISH LOSE HEAVILY
They Attempt Sortie From Mafeking
Which Results in 100 Being Killed.
German Steamer Seized With
Boer Soldiers on Board

London Dec. 81 4:30 a. m.--The war
office, when communicating. about mid
night, copies of the messages ex-
changed between the queen and the in
habitants of Kimberley, stated that no
further news had been received up to
has come from other sources during
the night
The weeks sorties. skirmishes recon
noissances and bombardments at va
Beers confront each other, so far as
can be judged, have had no effect upon
the general situation at the seat Of
war, which is practically the same as
it was a week ago.
During the night of Dec. 2S Lady
smith and Chieveley Camp We're in full
communication, the former reporting
all we'll While the signaling was in
progress the Beers attempted to mud
die the messages with flashlights from
each extremity of their long entrenched
line. The naval brigade took advantage
of the opportunity to shell the Boer po-
sitions, which We're plainly revealed by
their own lights. The naval battery
resumed the shelling of the Boer
positions, which We're plainly revealed
their fire failed to elicit any signs of
life
A dispatch from Cape Town, dated
Wednesday, Dec. q, announced that
an armored train had restored COM
munication with Dorerecht, where the
Free State flag had been hauled down,
and that the Beers had been driven
from the adjacent hills to Stormberg.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31
FUNERAL OF GENERAL LAWTON.
Remains of the Gallant Soldier Placed
Aboard Shin,


Manila, Dec 30-The funeral OF Gen
eral Lawton, who was killed al San Ma
teo Dec IS, was held to-day with i'm
pressive ceremonies The remains were
conveyed from Paco cemetery down the
Lunetta tn Pasig, and thence to the
transport Thomas. which sails this af
ternoon. ~ the body was removed from
the vault Chaplain Marry read the pray
ers. The personal staff of the late gem
eral was augmented by Color Sergeant
Simon Trnnpeter Haberkam and Prf-
Yates oakum and Mohrusen. The latter,
who We're closely connected with Law
tons recent campaigns, bore the casket
from the vault to the six-horse caisson
awaiting at the gate
The funeral procession was composed
of the band of the 10th regiment, General
Hall and his staff. two troops of the 4th
cavalry, who Were with Lawton at the
time of his DEATH battery of artillery,
number Of clergymen, the caisson COW
cred with flowers, personal staff of the
general on foot, Generals Wheeler, Bates,
Forsyth, Kobbe and Schwan and Admi-
raj Watson in three carriages, naval bat
TALON. Major General Otis and his staff,
foreign consuls in full dress and members
of the Philippine supreme court,
Native delegations from the towns
where Lawton established civil govern
ment held wreaths Women from the
same towns waited upon Mrs. Lawton
and presented her with their condolences
and flowers. Crowds of natives and
Americans witnessed the procession, band
played dirges and the crowds uncovered.
At Pasig the casket was transferred to
a tug, taps" sounded and prayers We're
offered by Chaplain Pierce. Enlisted pail
bearers will accompany the remains to
the United States.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31
DEATH BRINGS A CARD
GAME TO SUDDEN END
John Jackson Dies From a Blow Deliv-
cred by sepple Kastner - Charged
With Involuntary Manslaughter.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Helena, Dec S0.--The sheriff's office
received word late last night from Can
yon Ferry. 20 miles from here, on the
Missouri river. that during a row IN
q card game in a saloon, Sepple Kast-
ner had struck John Jackson, and the
latter had died. An officer left for the
scene of the fatality. On the way oct
he met Kastner coming to town to give
himself up. He is now in the county
Jail, and as result of the inquest held
to-day. will be tried for Involuntary
manslaughter.
Coroner Brooke and County Attorney
Mcconnell went out to Canyon Ferry
to-day to hold the inquest. The coro-
ner held an autopsy upon the body.
He found clot of blood at the base
of the brain that resulted from the
blows Kastner had delivered. Other
wise. the body was found in normal
condition. The coroner says the dead
man was apparently in good health,
which makes it rather surprising that
death would result from being struck.
The inquest developed that Kastner,
Jackson and another man by the name
of Webster We're playing 'solo." Kast-
ner accused Jackson of throwing off,"
The latter, who was the worse off for
liquor. retorted that he would throw
Off all he wished. Kastner said he
would slap his face. Jackson attempted
to strike Kastner, but the latter was
too quick hitting him three times back
of the right ear. Jackson turned death
ly pale, fell against the wall and
dropped to the floor in an unconscious
condition. Kastner and the others tried
in vain to resuscitate him but he died in
short time.
Kastner then started to town to sur
render.
The jury simply found that Jackson
came to his death from blow deliv-
cred by Sepple Kastner. The latter is
only II years old, Helena boy, who
has previously borne good reputa ton
He feels his position very keenly and is
profuse in the expression of his regrets.
Jackson was a native of England,
about SO years old and nephew OF
Thomas Mayne, Helena saloon keep
er. That there was no great enmity
between Jackson and Kastner, is shown
by the fact that they recently returned
from a hunting trip together,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31

1899. The receipts during the year were
$29,07S and the disbursements $14,450.
The improved condition in the horse
market comes in for favorable COM
ment. Speaking of the horse Industry
and the possibilities, providing the
breed is kept up, the report says: THE
marked Improvement in the horse mar
ket resulted in the shipment from Mon
tana of larger number of horses than
have gone out in several years past
For some years most horse owners have
paid little attention to their stock,
making no attempt to brand the in
crease, or claim 1t in any manner. This
has had the effect of depreciating the
quality of horse stock, besides creating
large number of mavericks on the
ranges. During the past year a sys-
tematic effort has been made in many
localities to rid the ranges of this class
Of stock, which has been destructive to
the ranges and detrimental to valuable
stock interests. The number of horses
shipped from Montana during 1899 ag-
gregates $4,000 head, as shown by in
spection reports Of officers authorized
under the new inspection law to per-
form this inspection. This law requires
the inspection of all horses exported,
and, while there was some disposition
to evade the law at the beginning, an
example or two had the desired effect,
and we believe there has since been a
general compliance with the law, which
has served as an effectual check on
horse stealing. The condition of the
market indicates that horse raisers who
have kept up the quality of their stock
are in a fair way to be repaid for their
years Of profitless labor and invest
ment."
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31
A FATAL sORTlE.
British Lose 100 Killed in an Attack on
the Beers.

Lorenzo Marquee, Dec. 30.-Advices
from Pretoria, under date of Wednes-
day. Dec. 27, say an official dispatch
from Mafeking announces that in g.
sortie which the British made from
that place on Dec. 20, attacking one Of
the Boer forts with cannon, Maxims
and an armored train SO persistently
that fighting ragged up to the walls
of the fort. the British lost 109 killed
and wounded, while the Beers only lost
two men killed and seven wounded.
The dispatch adds that Captains
Kirkwood and Grenfell were captured
by Boer scouts near Colenso and were
being sent to Pretoria.
Ten unloaded shells, inscribed, "The
Seasons Greeting" have been fired at
Ladysmith.
Ten South African medical students
from Edinburgh have arrived at Pre-
toria from Delagoa bay with five tons
of medical stores.
A dispatch from the Boer camp at
Modder river, dated Dec. 25, reports an
artillery duel lasting an hour on Dec.
q. A British accommodating party
made a sortie, but did not come within
Boer range. The British on Dec. Is
commenced a steady bombardment of
the Boer position.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31
Merchants Take Action.

Hamburg, Dec. 30-The seizure of the
Bundesrath was referred to at meet
ing of the merchants held here to-day.
After speech by Adolph Woermann.
president of the Hamburg chamber Of
commerce, dealing with the great prog
ress of the German empire during the
closing century, Herr Eff, speaking in
behalf of the firms trading with South
Africa asked whether the chamber was
doing all that was necessary for the
protection of German trade in that
part of the world. German commerce.
he asserted, had already suffered det-
riment through the war in South At
rica and now came the seizure of a
German steamer by a British warship.
Herr Woermann replied that the cham
ber had already considered the question
of representations with the view of TAX
ing action in the matter. The cham
ber. he continued, had been informed
that the steamship company owning
the seized vessel had telesraphed to
Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial chan
ceilor, asking for government interven-
ton, and it was declared that nothing
whatever had been done by the com
pany which could in any way be re-
garded as breach of neutrality.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31
MONTANA'S MONEY BAGS
ARE WELL FILLED
Cash on Hand Than She Ever
Had Bsfore
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

special DlSpatCn 10 Inc STANDARD.
Helena, Dec. So-The state of Mon
more money on hand than at any pre-
vious New Years, according to the re-
port of State Treasurer Collins for the
month of December. which was COM
pleted by Deputy Treasurer Hays this
evening. There is a cash balance of
s795.0s1.52 in the different funds. At
one time during the month the treas
urer had more than 100000 in cash,
but a general warrant fund call for
$320,000. and other warrant payments
reduced the amount of cash. The re-
ceipts for the month were $511.755 and
the disbursements $354,090. The per-
manent school fund contains $309915
in cash and securities. The cash and
securities in the permanent university
fund amount to S26,377.
The old year passes out with the fol-
lowing cash amounts in the several
funds of the state:
Permanent school. 1854, 451 .95; school
income, SIC, ,351.49; university bond, s16.-
875.35; permanent university, $12,5S6 rs,
Normal school bond, s17641.67; Agricul-
tural college bond $4,140.OS; deaf and
dumb asylum building, SS4.0S; reform
school building. s1,175.42; state capitol
building, 93,154S9; school of mines
building. s6,526.66; general, s14266.S9;
stock inspection and detective, ss3,-
747.67; stock indemnity, s1O,67o.0S sheep
inspection and indemnity, $S,347.64; state
bounty, s112,1 ,10O.95; fish and game
s1S4,S3; university library, $347.01; state
law library, $10s19 medical board,
S112.S5: state examiners, SLATE: es-
cheated estates, $,751.32; Soldiers Home.
s5S9.5S; capitol building interest and
sinking, $7o9.53; beautifying the capt.
tol grounds, $3.245; university building,
s7S.2s; Agricultural college income,
s6,2754S; horticultural board, s504 9S
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31
NINE FIREMEN INJURED.
Fire in Chicago Does q Million Dollars
Worth of Damage.

Chicago Dec. 3o.-F,ire at an early
hour to-day completely gutted the
building extending from ZIG to 222 Mon
roe street, badly damaged the building
at 212, PA Monroe street, caused loss
aggregating $3.50, 900 and resulted in the
injury of nine firemen, two of them
serious. The injured are: Captain
Robert O'Connor, serious; James Vol
ley, serious; William Padden, Michael
O'Hara, Captain John Evans, Luke
Hayes, Lieutenant Oswald.
The fire is supposed to have origin
ated on the second floor in the work
room of Wooley & Co, wholesale wool
ems, 22O and 222 Monroe street, and
famed by a fierce northwest wind,
spread so rapidly that when the first
fire company arrived on the scene the
whole south end of the building was
a mass of flames. A second and third
alarm was sent in but in spite of the
tons of water thrown into the building
by 3S engines and two fire tugs the
wind and bitter cold SO hindered the
firemen that for a time the entire
wholesale district was in danger. The
flames quickly communicated to the
building at 216 and 21S Monroe street,
gradually spreading east to 2l2 and 2l4
Monroe, where it's progress was finally
checked Immense brands were car
ried as far as Twelfth street, and the
firemen were kept busy extinguishing
small fires on roofs surrounding the
buildings.
The principal losses are: Building at
220-222 Monroe street, loss $225,OOO Ed
ward Stanwood & Co., successors
to Phelps, Dodge g. Palmer, boots and
shoes, third and sixth floors, loss $780,
900; Wooley G. Co., first and second
floors, wooden goods. loss $135,0o0;
Schwartz & Kline, shirts, fourth floor,
loss $4,000; John Harper, cloak manu-
facturer, fifth floor loss $4,000; build
ing at 216-218 Monroe street, occupied
by j. W. Butler Paper company, loss
1000; J. w. Butler Paper company,
damage on stock, $250,000 fully insur-
ed; Henry o. Shepard company, print
ers, occupying building at 212-214 Mon
roe street, loss 100000; the building at
2f7 Fifth avenue was damaged $4,000.
Besides these there were several
minor losses caused by smoke and
water. Figures on the insurance are
not yet obtainable, but it is probable
most of the losses are well covered.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31
NOT CONFIRMED.
sortie From Ladysmith May Be Kai1ir
Dream.


London, Dec. 30--The reported sortie
from Ladysmith resulting in the cap
ture of a Boer position Is not confirmed
and apparently is only a Kaffir story,
A Chievely dispatch dated Dec. %
makes no mention of it,. The same
message shows renewed activity on the
part of the British, apparently prepar-
atory to some action. The Boer posi-
ton eastward of the camp was thor
oughly reconnoitered Dec. 2S, without
drawing the enemy
The naval guns are engaged in daily
practice and it is said on good author
ty that 80 or 40 Beers have been killed
by firing during two days.
A dispatch from Durham predicts
Ladysmith will be relieved on or about
Jan. T.
While there is nothing to bear out
this forecast, there is some disposition
to believe Butler is preparing an at
tempt to advance, this time by an at
tack on the Boer position on Indwe
mountain. taE
Advices from Cape Town say there is
great dissatisfaction there at the action
of the British insurance companies. 4
who are retarding volunteering py
making policy holders pay war risk
premiums, while agencies of leading
American companies allow perfect ,
freedom for naval and military service. /
The government has accepted 10
Ceylon volunteers, mostly planters, and
has also accepted the offer Of an Indian
princess to supply horses.
The non-arrival of the Majestic, due /
at Cape Town Thursday, is causing
some surprise among the public, who
expected she would maintain her usual
ns-Atlantic speed. Shipping circles,
however. explain that this is due to
the conditions imposed by coaling en-
route, the necessity of economizing her
supplies and of traversing the tropics.
all of which they add combine heavily
to discount her usual rate of speed i
They say all Atlantic liners
would be similarly handicapped.
An incredible report is circulating in
Vienna that the pasha is on his way
to the Cape to serve the British. II is
regarded as much more probable that
he is going to Khartoum, as he recent
ly said he proposed to make tour OF
the Soudan. Fl
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31
CANADIAN TROOPS.
One Thousand Additional Mon viii Sail
for South Africa.

New York, Dec. 30-A special to the
Times from Montreal says Within the
course of another two weeks the sec
ond contingent of 1000 troops which
Canada is sending to South Africa will
sail from Halifax for Cape Town. 1t
will be composed of cavalry or mounted
infantry and field artillery.
The first Canadian contingent, which
sailed about eight weeks ago and now
forms a part Of General Lord Methuen's .
column. consisted entirely of infantry
and was made up of volunteers.
The second contingent will be differ
ent. Mounted rifles will be composed
of four detachments Two will be re-
cruited from the Northwest mounted
police and from the cowboys OF the
West ,u
These will be genuine rough riders"
and Lieutenant Colonel Lessard, who
will be the superior officer in command,
has seen long and active service in the
West and in Africa. The second in
command will be Lieutenant Colonel
Evans, who has seen action as a fighter
The other two detachments will be
made up from various cavalry corps,
the recruits not being necessarily re-
quired to be members Of any regular
corps, if they can qualify otherwise in
accordance with the imperial army
regulations.
The artillery arm of the contingent
will be recruited from the several bat-
teries of artillery in the dominion reg
ular and militia. A and B batteries.
stationed respectively at Kingston and
Quebec, which constitute virtually the
only regular artillery service in Canada,
will contribute largely to this branch
of the contingent Lieutenant Colonel
Drury. r. c. A, will have command of
the brigade division. In addition to
the cavalry and field artillery, with
hot, ,,r,1A Of
other accoutrements, Captain Howard
of Gatling gun fame will accompany
the contingent in charge of machina
gun of the Maxim pattern used by the
cavalry and known as the "gallopina
gun 1t takes 1903 ammunition and
great deal is being said about it's be-
ing the most deadly weapon invented
vet
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31
GERMAN LINER ASHORE.
The Pelotas Lies High and Dry on the
Beach Near Dunseness.

London, Dec. 30.-The Hamburg and
South American line steamer Pelotas,
from Santos for Rotterdam, went
ashore near Dungeness soon after mid
night during a heavy storm She was
laden with coffee and had eight pas
sengers on board. In spite of the heavy
weather prevailing the Dungeness life
boat succeeded in reaching the steamer
and remained with her all night The
Pelotas is so far inshore that she is left
almost dry at low water. Her stern
post and rudder have been washed
away. The captain of the Pelotas re-
fused assistance and is rapidly jetti-
soning her cargo. Tugs are attending
her and it is hoped she will be relocated
at the next high tide. The gale, how
ever, continues. The Hamburg South
American line is in no way connected
with the Hamburg-American line,
The British sailing vessel Emily l..
Lloyd has been wrecked near Cher
bourg. The captain and u of her crew
We're drowned.
The French steamer ST. Gean has
been sunk near Brest. Seven of her
crew We're lost.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31
Roer Sympathizsrs.

Chicago, Dec. so.-A special to the
Tribune from Cincinnati says: AT a
meeting of the Transvaal sympathizers
held in Weimer's hall last night toast
to THE United States of South Africa
was proposed by the chairman, whd
mentioned the members of the future
government Natal Cape Colony,
Orange Free State, Transvaal and
Swaziland. Mr.. Won Altow, cousin of
President Kruger, arrived from New
York in time to make speech, in The
course of which he said:
I'VE have now 1000 Americans we'll
drilled in Pretoria. with 1000 more On
the way. Funds are coming from all
parts of this broad land. We may
need $4,000 men, but We are satisfied
that we can have them on time, even
with the English blockade
Contributions to the amount of sew
eral thousand dollars We're made in
secret session. A badge was adopted
with the motto UNITED States of South
Africa" in the shape of Maltese cross,
the names of the different states in
scribed in red, orange and blue.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31
lNCENDlARieS AT DILLON.
Firebugs Seen, Determined to Destroy
the City.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Dillon, Dec. 30.-That some one is de-
termlned to burn the town was made
evident tonight, when two fires We're
started in different parts of the city.
About $3.50 O'Clock a bundle of papers
was placed between the barns of
Messrs. Burfind and Axe and set fire
to. This was discovered and was put
cut without damage. Half an hour
later fire was discovered in the rear of
N. f. Hammers clothing store. This
gained considerable headway before it
was extinguished. The damage was
about $100. A window light had been
broken and the comhustibles thrown
inside. Last night fire was set in a
lumber yard, but was extinguished be-
fore it had gained headWay, This is
the eighth attempt at incendiarism
that has been made in two weeks. Res
idents of the town are almost terror
stricken.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31
Destructive Confiaeration.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-The seven-story
building at Monroe and Franklin
streets, occupied by Edward Stanwood
& Co., wholesale shoes; Wooley & Co,
woolens; Schwartz & Klein, clothiers
and two other firms, was destroyed by
fire early this morning. The loss will
amount to more than s150,000; insur
ance unknown. One fireman was hurt
by falling wall and taken to the hos
pital Before the fire had been gotten
under control the flames We're commu-
nicated to the adjoining seven-story
building, No. 212 to 2IS Monroe street,
occupied by the ]. W. Butler Paper
company. This building was also prac-
tically destroyed, with loss of $780,.
600. This amount will bring the total
loss on the two buildings to more than
$500 O00
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Filed Its Certificate.

Trenton, n. j., Dec. S0.-The Amalga-
mated Copper company filed its certificate
to-day with tne secretary of state, setting
out that its entire capital stock of $75,-
600, 600 had been paid in in cash. The Ger
tificate was signed byiHenry H. Rogers,
vice president, and William G. Rookie
feller, secretary.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31

Herman c. Lambert, Troop F, 1st u.
s. cavalry, now at Fort Keogh, is
transferred as a first-class private to
the signal corps. He will be sent to
Angel Island, Cal.
Raymond H. Fenner of Montana is
member of the West Point class
which General Miles proposes to have
graduated in February, instead of
June.
A. r. Waterman of Helena is at the
Arlington
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31
Refuses to Explain,

Hamburg. Dec. 30,-The directors of
the German East African line have re-
ceived news of the arrest of the inn
perial mail steamer Bundesrath The
commander of the port of Durham re-
fused an explanation of the cause of
the seizure. 1t is declared here that
there was no contra band of war on
board, and when application was made
to the German foreign office the latter
Immediately promised interposition
with the British government
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31

London, Dec. S0-Adelbert S. Hay. th<
new United States consul at Pretoria, left
this morning for Southampton en- route
to Cape Town The same train took Lord
Edward Stanley. who has been appointed
to position on General Roberts staff
Sir William Stokes, surgeon in ordinary
to Queen Victoria in Ireland, and num-
ber of hospital nurses also started for the
Cape.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-31
Severe British Toss

Pretoria, Friday, Dec. 29.-Three
British prisoners from Nalaho report
that Captains Vern and Sanford of
Colonel Baden-Powelrs staff were kill
ed during the engagement in which
Lords Edward Cecil and Cavendish
Bentinck We're wounded The object
of the sortie was to capture cannon.
The losses of the British were very Sc
we're.