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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-17
Call NE NELSE."
Wisconsin Private's Cool Manner of Ad-
dressing the Commander

Il heard story on General Miles the
other day. said Samuel @. Morgan of
New York Il think that it comes
straight, and will give it as it was told
me by an officer on the generals staff
who accompanied him on the Porto
Rico expedition.
General Miles is, 1 understand, a
hard man to approach and his official
position as the head of the United
States army naturally commands re-
spect from those who come in contact
with him.
"A day after the general landed in
Porto Rico one of his orderlies was ta-
ken sick with fever and had to go to the
hospital. A new man was called for,
and private from a western regiment
was detailed to take the place. me re-
cruit who showed up at headquarters
came from somewhere up on the great
lakes, and. 7 think, belonged to Wis
consin volunteer regiment. Anyhow, to
state it mildly. he was the greenest and
most self-important recruit / ever saw.
Along with his early schooling he must
have read the clause in the Declara-
ton of Independence that runs to the
effect that all men are free and equal,
and he bore himself accordingly.
The morning after he was detailed
General Miles was holding a consulta-
liol d. lSduLudflelS Will soillt VI llie
big officers of his command. The gen.
eral called for an orderly to run an i'm
portant errand, and s, the gentleman
from Wisconsin sauntered in, made a
pass at his hat with his left hand for a
salute and calculated:
Well, Miles, what is it?'
IF the Spaniards had dropped a shell
in our midst it would have hardly sur
prised us more. At first General Miles
face grew black as thunder. and then
his scowl changed into a quizzical smile.
Don't call me Miles. Call me Nelse.
Miles is so formal, you know.
The gentleman from Wisconsin had
meanwhile realized from the express
ions on our faces what he had done,
and with General Miles answer be-
came the most confused man | ever
saw. Some one else ran his errand-a
regular, l think-and the nero of my
story was never seen at headquarters
again. "-Washington Star.
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RussIA's BIG RAILWAY LINE.
Progress on the Trans-Siberian Route t,
the Pacific.

Tic IaeIHe.
The latest news of the Trans Siberian
railroad is. that the government is al
ready laying the rails along the south
west shore of Lake Baikal.y, An inn
mense ferryboat large enough to trans
port an entire train to the opposite
shore. which is also to have a powerful
appliance for breaking the ice, is now
building. Next spring the grading of
the very difficult part of the line around
the southern end of the lake will begin,
and when this part is completed fer
ffage across the lake will be abandoned.
1t is expected to build the trans Bakal
section this season with remarla BILE
rapidity. For long distance toward
the Pacific it is intended to lay the rails
at the rate of four miles a day While
passengers and freight are now being
carried from Europe to Irkutsk, it can
not be said that the road is entirely
completed that far for there are as yet
no bridges over the Okla and Yannissei
rivers, across which trains are trans
ported on ferry boats.
train de luxe runs once a week from
Moscow as far east as Tomzk Beyond
that point a passenger train runs daily
further east to Krasnoiarsk and three
times week as far as Irkutsk. Only
second-class cars are run between Kras-
noiarsk and Irkutsk. The cost of a Sec
ond-class ticket from Moscow to Lake
Baikal is about $40 and the journey
lasts II days. All the coaches have
sleeping hunks.
Ihe Russians are now building the
road without any foreign employees, ex-
cept that number of Italian stonecut-
tiers are at work. The enormous guam
tity of rails required is being turned out
by subsidized Siberian foundries. Every
seven miles a sidetrack is built, so that
if necessary the entire main route may
be cleared for military trains 1t is a
remarkable fact that the freight and
passenger movement already exceeds
the transportation facilities. Thus far,
however, the line has been employed
chiefly in carrying beyond the Baikal to
Manchuria the numerous emigrants
who are sent there by the government
Two hundred thousand families were
established there last year and more
than 100000 others are booked for the
journey this year. The government is
conducting this enormous emigration
With maternal care. Boiling water is
supplied gratis for tea making at every
station. and food supplies are on hand
at cheap priceS.-NeW York Sun
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THE ARMY LINE AND STAFF.
Their Antagonism and How the Arm,
= Suffers From 1t,

~ Suffers From 1t.
Special correspondence of the New
York Sun from Washington says: Ap-
polntmentS in the staff department Of
the United States army by reason of
additional allowances, more rapid pro-
motion and easier and much more sat
isfactory service, are prizes earnestly
competed for by officers of the line
Why it is so. or why it should be so,
is unanswerable offhand, but neverthe-
less it is true that once in the staff the
officer becomes a sort of being apart
and above the army man proper. Hav-
ing by merit or through influence Sc
cured SO advantageous a foothold, under
all the rules of fair play, seemingly, he
should be satisfied with the certain and
swift career before him and give the
struggling officers Of the line The re-
mainder of the field.
Has he always done this? By no
means. One of the incongruities as
well as weaknesses of the present STAFF
system, and incidentally one of its in
justices to the officers of the line, was
disclosed in this respect in the enaer-
gency of the Spanish war The moment
congress provided for an increase Of the
army by calling out the volunteers
nnearly every staff officer in the service
began a struggle for promotion to
higher grades in the field, in direct COM
petition with long waiting mertorious
line officers. Fifteen of these staff Off
GERS were promoted to the grade of ma
jor general and brgadier general Of
volunteers between May 4 and July 49,
1898, viz:
Adjutant generals department-Theo-
dore Schwan. John C. Gilmore, Arthur
Macarthur Michael V. Sheridan and
John B. Babcock-5.
Inspector generals Experimentation
seph c. Breckenridge Robert P. Hughes,
Henry w. Lawton, Joseph P. San
ger-4.
Corps of engineers-William Ludlow,
Peter c, Hams G.. L. Gillespie and o.
H. Ernst
Medical northumberland wood
Il
Pay department-Alfred f. uBates-1
Whlle there is no denial of the moral
or legal right of these staff men to seek
ana accept promotipu 1Fto higher vol.
unteer grades and with it the command
OF troops, for the reason named these
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Friends ENTERTAINED.

- Mrs. Martin Wagner entertained a
number of her friends Wednesday after
noon at her home on Cherry street. The
music furnished by Mrs. Horsefall was
grand, and the songs rendered by Mrs.
Clara McGivern, Mrs. Lille Knox and
Mrs. Burg were highly appreciated.
Dainty refreshments We're served.
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Paris Of To-day-the handsomest 7re-
MUM book ever offered-now ready for
delivery upon payment of $40 In adj
vance for one years subscription to
the Standard. Can be obtained at
standard office in Butte, Anaconda,
Missoula or Great Falls,
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AS constant as the northern star, of
whose true, fixed and restless quality
there is no fellow in the armament
the Pioneer Limited of the Milwaukee
road-ttle only perfect train in the
world.
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Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Murray wish to
thank their friends for their kindness
during their late bereavement, caused
by the death of their little daughter,
Frances Margarette
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A Lover of Pence

An poor Moke prayed for a PEACEFUL
ind?"
HE did thot; an he towld me t HOY
two cops at thu wake t see thot his pray
| crs wuz answered"
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John B. Rodgers and a woman named
Fnlle Dennis. who claims to be the wife
OF Rodgers. were arraigned yesterday aft
ernoon before Judge Fitzgerald in the po-
lice court Both the man and the woman
were arrested on Monday evening by Off
Ger Stebbins for disturbing the peace in
Sam Landry's lodging house on CONNER
cial avenue. They were fined $40 each.
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In Memory of Other DAYS

Tommy-Mamma. why have you got
papas ha4rsin@a tbstets3.
Ills Mother=-To- remind me that he once
had some, Tommy.
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IN THE LOWER COURTS
The Preliminary Hearing of James
O'Donnell Continued.
DISTURBING THE PEACE
Two Men and Two Women Fined $40
Each for That Offense
in the Police
Court.

The preliminary hearing of James
. Donnell, who is charged with stabbing
man named Martin Durkin at Carroll
on the night of Feb. 6, was continued yes
terday afternoon in Judge Bolands court.
The state finished its case after several
witnesses had been heard and a motion
was made by the defense to dismiss the
case on the ground that there had been no
evidence introduced by the state which
went to show that there had been GRIM
inal intent on the part of the defendant.
Beth counsels argued the motion. and it
was overruled by the court.
The defense sWore s or 10 witnesses and
Immediately began to put in its evidence.
The case will probably be concluded to-
day.
H. M. Hadfield who is charged with the
forgery of an Endorsement to a check for
the sum of $50. was arraigned yesterday
morning in Judge Kennedy's court and
pleaded not guilty. The accused was rep
resented by Attorney Simpson. Hadfield
waived preliminary hearing and he was
bound over to the district court for trial.
His bonds were fixed at $500.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks, both colored
who were arrested on Monday by Officers
Strom and Bozanits for disturbing the
peace on Locust street. were yesterday
fined $40 each by Judge Fitzgerald in the
police court.
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SCANLAN APPEALS.
lie Finds Fault with the Borough Audi
tors on His Accounts.

George J. Wadlingor has filed an appeal
in behalf of M. j. scanlan, tax collector of
Shenandoah, in which the latter appeals from
the report of the borough auditors Of Shen-
andoah for the year ending March 9Th 90,
covering the accounts Of his 95 and '96
duplicates, as filed in the Clerk of Courts
office. The appellant requests the Court to
restate and correct said settlement Of accounts
if it be found improper or incorrect or con
tains any illegal charges or credits and to
find and determine the true balance if any,
he is indebted TO said borough.
The exceptions set forth that the balance of
Sl2, 800 90 charged against the said NJ. j.
Scanlan for '05, and the balance of $40, ,0s7 90
charged against him for SO are incorrect;
that the auditors erred in not crediting him
with s., 600 paid January 10, &c., and in not
giving him credit for various other cash pay
ments, the amounts of which cannot be
given because of the inability to get at the
books Of said borough; that they erred in not
giving him credit for 5000 of additional ex-
onerations on his '05 duplicate; in charging
him with S1,22s.H as a penalty on the '95
duplicate in not allowing him FIVE per cent.
rebate on Sl7, 124.9 80, amounting to Ss56.25 on
his '05 duplicate and in not allowing him the
full amount of his commission, being 81,
0l2 30, on his 95 duplicate; that they erred
in not allowing him all the commissions, re-
bates and other allowances ON both the '95
and '98 duplicates to which he is entitled
under the law.
The accounts. it is alleged, as stated by the
auditors are not that contained in or taken
from the books of the borough and its proper
vouchers. The appellant reserves the right
to file additional reasons before final hearing.
The facts in the appeal are sworn to by the
appellant, who filed bond in the sum of S10O,
with NJ. J. Muldoon and r, T. Williams as
surety as evidence of his purpose to faith
fully prosecute the appeal
E. G. Brobst and the other sureties of
scanlan on Saturday filed an appeal from the
recent decision of the court in the litigation
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PITHY POINTS.
Happenings Throughout the Country
Uhronicled for Hasty Perusai

Ashland's borough treasury is empty.
The employees % Park Place aud Morea
were paid on saturday
The School Board advertises for bids for
furnishing school supplies
The "kissing bug has made its appear
auce in Pottsville aud the county seat bellies
now wear wells
James Muir and family, Of Pottsvilo are
en- route for Glasgow, Scotland. They will
spend the summer abroad
The United Mine Workers of the Shamokin
district held a monster mass meeting at Mt.
Carmel Saturday evening.
The Reading Railroad company has issued
orders to all its passenger traiumen not to
permit passengers to play cards while on
trains.
Emanuers Reformed church at Miners
vile was chosen as the place for the next
annual meeting Of Schuylhll Chassis June,
4, 1900.
Pugilist Jack Bouer spent several days at
his home in Summit Hill last week. The abb
scess on his jaw is healing rapidly, but it is
still very sore.
The Spanish-Amercan veterans will meet
| in Danofskis hall at p. m. tonight TO com
plete preparations to participate in to-
mOrrOws parade.
The Carbon Telephone Co., with head
] QufIltI0 hl lAtu0lolNt Wtio Hldhtth 70 aldl0
charter. Twenty-Five subscribers we're Sc
cured in Tamaqua.
st. Ignatius' parish at Centralia, is erecting
handsome convent residence. When com
pleted it will be one of the finest structures
of the kind in the region.
It is reported that John Campbell, formerly
master mechanic at Delano, and well known
to all old engineers, is to be the coming mast
er mechanic for the Reading at its Reading
shops
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TWO TROLLEY FATALITIES.
two Killed In Pittsburg and stu
dent Oarsman In Philadelphia.

two Killed In Pittsburg and Stu
dent Oarsman In Philadelphia.
Pittsburg, July 3.-As a result of
street car collision last night on the
road of the Monongahela Traction
company two people are dead, five
seriously injured and ten others more
or less hurt.
The dead are: o. c. Opsion, of 4741
Friendship avenue, this city; W. H.
kirkland, motorman, of Braddock.
Seriously injured: H. H. Smith, a
tailor, of Wylie avenue, Pittsburg
hurt internally; Mrs. Annie Lawlor,
Logan street, Pittsburg, back badly
crushed; Miss Jennie Cosby, Columbus,
o., visiting at 81 Logan street, arm
and side crushed; Al Repert, 180 Spring
Garden avenue, Allegheny, cut about
throat and injured internally; Miss
Armstrong, right leg broken. Mrs.
Shidler, of 1908 Viceroy street, was
pretty badly bruised, and ten others
were more or less hurt.
The accident happened on a steep
grade near High Bridge. The two
cars in collision were heavily loaded
with passengers returning home from
Kennywood Park.
MotOrman Griffith stopped his car
near the bottom of the hill to get n
drink of water at a spring near by.
He had hardly left his car when the
electric current was shut off, leaving
the car in darkness. MOtorman Kirk
land, with his car, followed shortly
afterward, and as the foremost car was
in darkness it could not be seen until
too late to check the speed. The rear
car crashed into the other with ter
rife force, almost telescoping it.
Mr.. Opsion was standing on the rear
platform of the first car and received
the full force of the impact. Both of
his legs were cut off and his skull
crushed He lived but a short time.
Kirkland was badly mangled, his head
and body being crushed. He lived
about an hour.
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PATRIOTIC SERVICES.
Special Subjects For sermons and Special
Choir Music.

Nhoir Music.
Several of the local churches arranged for
special patriotic services last evening and iu-
spring themes for sermons, as well as music
for tho choirs were selected for the occasions.
AZ the Methodist Episcopal church there
were elaborate decorations involving the
arrangement Of the National colors in unique
form. On the platform was an American
shield, large cage aud numerous flags ar.
ranged in circular form. Crayons Of the i'm
mortal Washington and Lincoln adorned
each side of the platform. The attendance
was large. Rev. John r. Swindels, the
pastor, preached an eloquent sermon from
Pau's Episte to the Galatians. V L. ~:
Stand fast, therefore, in the liberty whore
with Christ hath made us free"
Rev. II. w. Koehler, pastor Of the First
Presby yterian church, preached Il patriotic
sermon to large congregation in the church
last evening. The text was taken from
Proverbs XIV 20: righteousness Exalteth
a Nation, but Sin is a Reproach to any
People"
At the Primitive Methodist church the
services also partook of patriotic character,
the choir assuming charge of the service and
rendering inspiring solos, quartettes and
choruses with true patriotic fervor among
/ the selections being Blessed be the Nation, -
| God and Our Fatherland Our Country, "
ITO Thee, Our Land and Flag" and 'StaI
Spangled Banner
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BnroHAMs PILLS for distress after eatinl


Sheriff John Toole disposed of several
properties on Saturday, among them being
the following
Lot and house in Shenandoah, sold as the
property of Mayberry A. Hetfner, to n. Heb
Itch, attorney, for s., ,250.
Lot and house in Mahanoy City, sold as the
property Of Morris J. Loeb, to Celia Wein
berg for $4,000.
Lot and dwelling house in GilbertOn, SOLD
as the property Of Patrick Joseph Moore, to
S. B. Edwards, for S25.
Lot and frame house in Ashland, sold as
the property of Const. Metz and Mary r
Metz, his wife, in right of said wife, with
notice to the Lauer Brewing Company, terrC
tenant, to c. o. Burkert, attorney, for $50.
Lot and three-stOry brick store and dwell
ing house in Ashland, sold as the property o
Theodore F. Barron, to MacHenry Wilhelm
attorney, for s., 1926.
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REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
County Chairman Quail Issues the OmoiaI
Call to Voters,

County Chairman Quail Issues the Ohioial
Call to Voters.
Notice is hereby given that the Schuylkill
County Republican convention will be held
at Union hail. Pottsville, Pa, on Monday,
July 18th, 1899, at 10 o'clock a. m, for the
purpose of nominating ticket to be voted at
the general election in November next as
follows to wit:
One person for Judge of Common Pleas.
One person for District Attorney.
One person for County Treasurer.
One person for Prothonotary.
One person for Clerk of the Courts.
One person for Recorder
One person for Register.
Two persons for Commissioners.
One person for Director of the Poor.
The primaries for the election of delegates
and altenates to the county convention, and
also county standing committee and alternates
for the ensuing year will be held in all the
election districts Of the county on Saturday,
July 18th from to o'clock p. M, at the
usual places for holding such elections ex-
cept such places where changes are made
due notice being sent to the proper parties.
The basis Of representation in the conven-
ton shall be as follows: Districts in which
less than thirty-fve votes were cast for w. A
Stone for Governor last year shall elect one
delegate and one alternate. All other dis
tricts shall elect two delegates and two alter
mates who shall be entitled to cast such vote
as the rules of the party provide. Each dis
trict shall elect one county committeeman
and one alternate
By order of the Executive Committee.
CHAS. L. QUAIL,
Chairman.
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JUSTICES CASES.
Arrests Made ana Disposed of en- satur-
day Night.

The following cases were disposed Of by
Justice William II. Shoemaker;
David Ford, prosecuted by Mrs. Emma
Laing, of East Oak street, for stealing dishes
from her house Bail furnished in the sum
of $780,
George and Maggie Riczkowski we're put
under $500 bail, each. on a charge Of assault
and battery made by John Krysczunis, the
latter's wife being scalded by water thrown
upon her by the defendants, who also threw
stones through the window,
James Kerwin prosecuted John Subic and
Thomas Grifdths for disturbing the peace and
they are serving time in the lookup.
Justice Toomey heard the case Of Frank
Busch, on a charge of assault and battery
made by Martin Kolwitch, and the defend
ant furnished S1OO bail for appearance al
court
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Benjamin Sands an aged and widely
known resident of VIM. Penn died at his
home this morning, at four o'clock. The
funeral will take place on Wednesday after
noon at O'Clock,
The funeral of Harold the lO-months-old
son Of Matthew and Jennie Perkins, took
place from the family residence yesterday
afternoon. Many friends of the family
atteudad
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-07-03

The remains of VIM. Derr one of the six
men who were drowned at Kaskawillam
colliery on the 25th of May, 1898, was re-
covered Saturday. But little of the flesh re-
mained, and the remains were only identi-
fed by his father, who recognized his son 5
shoes and clothing. Two other bodies still
remain in the mine. That of Loader Boss
Morgan is supposed to be close to where
Derris remains ware discovered
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Because his wife would not give him money
John Daughstaw, of Mt. Carmel, fred several
shots at her one taking effect in the thigh.
A son prevented murder by telling the
father with club inficting an ugly wound
in his head. Both are in the hands of sur
geOn, the father being in Jail to await the re-
suit of the wife's Injuries.
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Deserted Children ProvLded For.

The three remaining children of Mrs.
Maggie Barrowsparrow, who had been in
jail with their parents, were taken in charge
by a young man from Lost Creek, and
divided among neighbors at that place, whose
sympathies had been aroused by the desertion
Of the helpless little ones
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About TO board a special northern Central
miners excursion at Mt. Carmel, TO return to
shamokin, late Saturday night. Joseph Med
lar. resident of the latter place, was killed
by the train suddenly backing on him as he
stood in the middle of the track waving
good-bye TO a friend.
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While playing on a street at Mahanoy City
last night William Brown, aged II years fell
and seriously injured himself. His right
collar bone was fractured, his right thigh
badly confused and forehead badly gashed.
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leys. the upper
lake region and
southern plateau
region, and the
temperature has
remained nearly
stationary else
where. Forecast
for Monday and
Tuesday in this
section: Fair Mon
day; increasing
cloudiness Tues
day; continued
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-07-03

The Highland base ball club. of German
town, Philadelphia took dinner at the Fer
guson House to-day. They left at AS p. m,
by the Lehigh Valley Railroad, for Mt.
Carmel, where they play this afternoon.
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high temperature during the day; light
southerly winds.
Sunrise, 4:45; sunset, 1887; length of
day, 14h., 52m.; moon rises, 1928 a.
m. moon sets, :55 p. m.