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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07
UTAH WOOL GROWERS.
Railroads Denounced for Abolishing Feed
in Transit Rates,

Salt Lake, April 6.-The annual meeting
of the Utah Wool Growers association
was held here to-day and was well at
tended. During the afternoon session
there was an extended discussion on the
proposition of the railroad companies of
the Trans Missouri Freight association to
abolish the feed in transit rates on live
stock. Resolutions were adopted protest.
ing against the order recently issued,
abolishing the privilege on May % and
the association announced that it would
stand by the line that succeeded in break
ing this agreement to the extent of throw
ing the bulk of it's shipment to such road
Local railroad lines are standing in with
the stockmen in their effort to prevent
the withdrawal of this rate next month";
and it is said that its withdrawal practi-
cally means an advance in all livestock
rates from SIS to $25 per car.
The association adopted strong resolu-
tions condemning the Chicago Stock
Yards and Transit company and the lines
entering Chicago for collecting a terminal
charge after it had been declared illegal
by the interstate commerce commission.
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RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.
Four Thousand Miles viii BE Built This
Year.


Chicago. April 6.-rhe Railway Age,
IN its next issue, will publish the fol-
lowing: There is every indication that
not less than 5000 miles of new railway
will be built in the United States in
1899. representing an investment of
about $l5O,000,00O. At the present time
over 1000 miles are either under con-
tract or actually under construction.
The following states have over 100
miles or line under contract or under
construction:
Pennsylvania, 160 miles; West Vir-
sinfa, 14O; Virginia. 100; North Caro-
lima. 1872; Georgia. 146; Florida, 1853; AL
ALBANIA. 109; Louisiana, IA; Michigan
l5l: Illinois 1856; Minnesota. 1876; Iowa,
~; indian and Oklahoma, territories,
l40: Arkansas, ZIG; Texas, 1OS includ-
ing 81 miles of grade. most of which
was completed last yeaD California
l7o; Idaho, 207; Oregon, 127; Washing
ton, $50.
Many important extensions and con-
Meeting links are being undertaken by
some of the, largest systems in the
West which have the money on hand to
complete the work Among these are
the Illinois Central Chicago & North
western, c., r. i. & p, Chicago. Mil
waukee & ST. Paul Great Northern.
Northern Pacific and Oregon Railway
a. Navigation company. The Illinois
Central alone will add nearly 200 miles
of line, including ITS Omaha extension,
100 miles; connecting lines in Mississip
pi. 54 miles, and coal branch, 10 miles
long. in Alabama.
While most of the new roads this
year will be in the South and South
west, the work is by no means con-
fined to those sections eight Central,
Northern and Western states showing
nearly 1000 miles either under contract
or under construction. There will also
be a large mileage added in the Pa
cific states this year, work being in
progress on over 500 miles at the pres
ent time. Statistics of the new railroad
built in 1898 show total of 30S2 miles
of track laid on 1856 lines in 46 states
and territories.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07
THE GEORGE TRIAL.
There Is Great Delay in Securing the
Jury,

Jury.
Canton, Ohio, April 6.-The morning
hours of the trial of Mrs. George gave
indications of protracted delay in COM
pleting the jury panel. The court room
scenes We're about the same as before.
At II o'clock the panel was exhausted
and the jury still incomplete. A new
panel was called.
Shortly before the second venire was
exhausted the jury box was again filled
with men who had qualified, but a
peremptory challenge by the defense
made another vacancy. Two more men
were excused because Of confirmed
opinions in the case and two more be-
cause of their opposition to capital
punishment and circumstantial evil
dence. This exhausted the panel and
court adjourned for three hours to
get another venire.
The first man Of this panel qualified,
but had to get out of the box on per-
emptory challenge. Two more would
not do on account of set opinions. The
next was all right, and then one who
qualified yesterday was ordered out by
the defense. Then three more had dis
ed the qualification questions, taking
the twelfth seat in the box. 1t was
now time for adjournment, and the
request of the defense to defer until to-
morrow morning the exercising of other
peremptory challenges was granted
They still have nine such challenges,
and if all are exercised much more time
will be required to complete the jury.
Mrs. Althouse and young Hogan, the
witnesses wanted by both sides, have
not turned up and their present where
abouts are unknown. Mrs. Althouse
has left Pennsylvania town, to which
she had been traced.
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A General Denial.

Harrisburg, Pa, April 6.-The bribery
committee met this afternoon to hear
Frank B. Jones of Philadelphia, who is
alleged to have offered Representative
Lauhach of Philadelphia (anti-Quay re-
publican) a position in the custom house
or mint. guaranteed for five years, to vote
for Senator Quay. Mr.. Jones made a gen
eral denial of the allegations and said he
had never offered Mr. Laubach any po-
litical pref6rment or cash to change his
vote on the senatorship. nor did he ask
him to vote for Mr.. Quay. Mr.. Jones said
Laubach told him at the senatorial caucus
that he was going to vote against Mr.
Quay and complained about the small sal
airy he received as clerk in John Wanna
makers store in Philadelphia.
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is THE FIGHT FlxED7
Ugly Rumors in Connection With the
Green-Slnith Contest.

Ugly Rumors In Connection With the
Green-Slnith Contest.
Special Dispa tch to the Standard.
San Francisco. April 6.--During the last
two weeks there have been reports in
circulation that neither Billy Smith nor
George Green were training any too hard
for their fight which takes place to-mor-
row night. Smith is said to have been seen
In more or less mellow condition on two
occasions and the training Green has been
doing at the Olympic club could better be
classed as exercise. Then, too the latter
has been around town at hours when
man preparing for hard contest is usu-
ally supposed to be in bed. The selection
of Walter Watson as referee was not reas-
surfing. While sporting men generally re-
gard Watson as square, still his long con-
nection with the Olympic club as instruc-
tor, where Green is the idol of the men,
bers, and the fact that it is well known
that he would like to be restored to his
old position, has the effect of influencing
bettors. In all honesty, it must be said
that the .rumors of it being fixed fight,
of which there are many, cannot be
traced definitely. but things do not look
straight, and the betting public are hold
ing on to their money. As yet the little
betting done has been at odds of 10 to 7.
Even the fact that it looks like Green
has not brought a rush to the pool books,
for the knowing ones are afraid of a
double-cross. 1861.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07
To Relieve Distress.

Washington April 6.-Acting Secretary
Meiklejohn stated to-day that owing to
the numerous stories of restitution and
suffering in Alaska which are being re-
ceived at the department orders have
been issued to Captain Abercrombie,
commanding the Copper river expedition,
to hurry his departure as much as posi-
BILE. A telegram received to-day from
that officer indicated that this expedition
will leave Seattle on the 18th of the
month. The hope is expressed at the war
department that the prompt action of the
military authorities in expedlting arrange
ments will serve to alleviate the distress
ait an early date.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07
MANY APPLICANTS.
The United States Has Not Yet Selected
Its Samoan Commissioner.


Washington, April 6.-Herr Solf who
is to succeed DR.. Raffel as president Of
the municipal council of Apla, has left
Washington for his post. He intends
to stop in Chicago for Il day or :wo
and also at Colorado Springs, Col,
planning his movements so as to he
able to stake the steamer at San Fran
cisco some time between the 10th und
18th of next month. The state depart
nent has not yet selected its report on
the Samoan commission. hut the presi-
Gent is giving the matter his personal
attention Nearly every American WHO
has had anything to do with Samoa
in representative capacity n recent
years, has turned up an applicant for
this place. But the state depar:nen ut
does not feel disposed to choose from
among them principally for the reason
that it is deemed proper to name some
person who has not been involved n
any manner in the past difficulties en-
the island. If there is any intention
of securing an amcabIe agreement lie
tween the three powers Interested in
Samoan affairs, it is believed that some
such policy as this is essential. There
fore the Berlin intimation in some of
the press dispatches that Herr Schmidt
has been selected as the German com
missioner does not meet with credence
he was at Apia first as vlce-consul and
afterwards as president of The munich
pal council Herr Schmidt, by his I'M
compromising championship IF The Ger
man interests where they contlcted
with those of Americans, became i'll
volved with our consul. Mr.. Mulligan,
to a degree which led to the re;jre-
ment of both these officials.
1t is possible there may be 4 mlslp-
prehension regarding the German CON-
missioners. owing to the large number
of Schmidts in the consular Office, one
report being that it is Har- Schmidt,
consul at Caracas. The German am
bassador, DIR. Won Holleben. called It
the state department to-day to felictate
Secretary Hay on the satisfactory sd-
justment of the Samoan affair. Even
as late as yesterday, the last possibilities
of a hitch had not disappeared, III. late
in the day official dispatches were re-
| ceived from Berlin, stating that as 4 le-
suit of conferences between tine Ger
| man, British and American representa-
| tlVes, settlement was assured. The
| main feature of this conference ~as in
! determination that the high commits
sion would act by unanimous vote anl
not through majority. This is IN the
theory that the. delegates will bp Of
| high character, that unanimous ay.ee
| ment will be certain, although there is
| of course, the possibility of dead Is: k
The present tendency Is not to provide
a final arbitrator, but to assume tina,
the commission will agree among them.
selves. This eliminates for the present
King Oscar of Sweden, who had Keen
mentioned for umpire. The German
ambassador and members of his staff
also made a call to-day at the Brit
ish embassy, thus further evidencing
the agreeable relations which have sud
denly taken the place of the rather
| strained conditions heretofore prevail
ing in Samoa
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New Fast Service,

New York April 6.-An Evening Post
special from Montreal says: The Canadian
Pacific railway is to establish a fast sys-
tenn between this city and the Pacific
coast some time during May. 1t is I'M
derstood that at least or II hours will be
gained under the new arrangement. The
trip across the continent now occupies up
ward of six days. With the new time table
in force it will be possible to cover the
distance between this city and Vancouver
in five and a half days Specially large
and powerful engines are being construct
ed to haul the fast trains and an effort
will be made to make the fast SerVice of
the Canadian Pacific railway across the
continent the fastest yet attempted by any
transcontinental road.
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Pardon Approved.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, April 6.-The state board of par
dons to-day approved the action of Gov
ernor Smith in granting a pardon to Fred
Byers. convicted of grand larceny in Deer
Lodge county. on Jan. 26 1895, and COM
mitted for seven years Byers' brother. a
resident of Silver Bow, was recently killed
while hauling wood, leaving a large fam
lily, and Byers desired to be released that
he might help contribute to the support
Of his brothers wife and children.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07
To Limit Liabilities,

San Francisco, April 6.-'The Pacific
Coast Steamship company and the Pa
citic Coast company have petitioned Unit
ell States District Judge DeHaven to limit
the liabilities of the two companies for the
loss of the cargo Of the steamship Corona
Off the coast of Alaska on Jan. 90. 1898
The petitioners ask for an appraiser to
fix the value of the vessel and cargo at
the time of the wreck.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07
Clearwater Short Line.

Spokane, Wash, April 6--The North
ern Pacific is increasing it's force at
work on the construction of the Clear
water short line and evidently prepar-
ing with the advent of spring for a
lively summers work. During the last
two days $50 men have been shipped
from Spokane for the line and many
more are soon to be shipped from here
and other places.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07
A Roberts Protest.

IS Provincetown. Mass, April 6--The
Southern New England Methodist confer
ence, in session here to-day, adopted by a
rising unanimous vote a resolution call
ing on congress to expel Congressman
Roberts of Utah for openly professed
polygamy and for the passage of an
amendment to the constitution forever
prohibiting the practice of polygamy and
DISTINGUISHING any one guilty of it.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07

citation. said to-day: 1.-THE existing gen
eral conditions west of the Missouri
river notwithstanding the severe weather
and late spring, indicate prospects for the
immediate future were never brighter,
The mining industry in Colorado is flour
ishing, general business in Kansas and
Nebraska is good and the farming popu-
alton is exceedingly hopeful The live
stock industry is the most satisfactory as
to- activity. In fact, the whole Western
situation is flourishing"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07
Back From the East.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, April 6.-Hon. Henry c. Stiff
speaker of the house, who has been visit
ing at his old home in Harrisburg, ILL.,.
returned to-day and stopped off here to
attend to case before the supreme court
which Will come up tomorrow. The
speaker was absent from the state three
weeks renewing old acquaintance in his
native state. He expresses himself as
pleased to he in Montana again. He
found few evidences of the uch-talked- of
prosperitY in the East
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07
AT OAKLAND.
Ostler Joe Left at the Post in the Fourth
Race.

Race.
Special Dispatch to the Standard. T.
San Francisco, April 6.-This was an
other day of poor starting at Oakland
The worst mistake of the day was the
leaving of Ostler Joe at the post In the
fourth race at seven furlongs The Mon
tana black beauty was favorite and
heavily played one at that. 1t was the
first start in three months and 1t was UNI
derstood the black horse was tit as
fiddle. When the barrier went up Ostler
was left absolutely Jingle Jingle showed
a surprising reversal of form and at the
long price of 40 to beat Corrigan's Daisy
F, for first honors. Be Happy was third.
A warm baby was turned loose in the
third race at six furlongs. Lady Meddle-
some, backed off the board, won in a
common canter from Alaria, Is to l. Yaru-
ba, another long shot was third. Other
winners were Malay. 8 to 1; Basseda, to
2; Prompto to /; and Joe Ullman, to 5.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07
Praises for the Falls.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the standard.
Helena, April 6.-Many members of the
81 Lootah Opera company, who went to
Great Falls yesterday to present the opera
at the o. R. C. entertainment last night,
returned to-day, and all are loud in their
praise of the royal manner in which they
were entertained in the Cataract City.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07

will be two or three days before all the,
permit all the government employees to
attend the services this afternoon all
the departments and federal courts
closed by an executive order Of the
president and all flags in the city were
half masted
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Sailed for Trinidad.

New York, April lit is reported
that the battleship Massachusetts, will
sail from Brooklyn navy yard this
Friday) morning with orders to pro-
coed to Trinidad and join SIMPSONS
squadron, which will sail for South
ampton. Eng, upon the arrival of the
Massachusetts.
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with Military Honors.

Denver April 6.-Five members of the
7th regiment. United States infantry, who
lost their lives during the war with
Spain, were buried to-day in Denver with
military honors The interments were in
several different cemeteries, detail of
the Colorado National guard firing the
last salute over the graves.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07
At Oakland.

San Francisco. April 6.-Weather at
Oakland fine; track fast. Results: Six
furlongs- Malay won. Aluminium second,
Kamsin third; time, 1:15&. Four furlongs
-Basseda won, Tar Hill second BurdocS
third; time: 1914. Six furlongs, selling
Lady Meddlesome won. Alaria second,
Yaruba third; time, 1:l6 Seven furlongs-
Jingle Jingle won. Daisy F. second, Be
Happy third; time, 1:2SA. Six furlongs,
selling-Prompto won, Highland Ball sec
ond, Opponent third; time. Ills. Mile and
a siXteenth-Joe Ullman won. Merops Sec
ond, Hugh Penny third time, LAB.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07
BRYAN Accents,

New York, April &c. V. Brewster,
manager of the Chicago platform Jeffer-
son dinner, received the following tele-
gram to-day from w. J. Bryan:
'Will attend dinner April Is All speak
ers should be supporters of the Chicago
platform
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07
The Relief at Singapore.

Washington, April 6.-Surgeon Gener-
al Sternberg to-day received a cable
gram from Major Bradley, in charge of
the hospital ship Relief, announcing the
arrival of the vessel at Singapore with
all well on board The Relief will reach
Manila April IL
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07

Washington, April 6-Weather at Ben
nings fine; track fast. Results: Five fur
Observation-Disclosures won, lambert sec
ond, Tallahassee third; time, 1903. Maiden
2-year-olds, half mile-Mattie Bazaar won,
Specific second, Dorcas Lathrop third;
time, 81. Six and one-half furlongs-Al-
thea won, Roysterer second, Spurs third:
time, 1:22 2-5. Six and one-half furlonGs-
Lady Exile won, Tut Tut second, Red
Gidd third; time. 1:23. Three-year-olds,
handicap. mile and 40 ryards-Danforth
won, Egbart second. Plantain third; time,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07
Changed to Tubbs.

Harrisburg, Pa, April 6-The anti-Quay
republicans to-day changed their votes
from ex-Congressman HUFF to Charles
Tubbs Of Tioga county. The ballot re-
suited: Quay 30; jerks, dem, II; Tubbs
rep, 81 Necessary to choice, 1o7
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07
Examinations Concluded.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, April 6.-The examination of APP
plicants for medical certificates, which
has been conducted here by the state
hoard of medical examiners during the
last three DAYS. was concluded this after
noon, The board will announce the re-
suit of the examination in about three
weeks
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07
Orderel to Manila

Greenville, S. c., April 6-Fifty-one
men from the second division hospital
corps left Camp Wetherell to-day I'M
der orders to proceed to Manila and
join in general hospital work in the
Philippines.
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Bright PrOspects,

Chicago, April &c. l.. Lomax. general
passenger agent of the Union Pacific
railroad, who is in Chicago attending a
meeting of the Western Passenger asso-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07

Rear Admiral Kautz was asked just be-
fore sailing for Samoa what he thought of
expansion 81 don't think" he replied. II
obey ORDERS e..
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07
Weston in Com mand.

Washington, April General Weston
has assumed command of the commissary
department as acting commissary general.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-07
Officers Reelected.

San Francisco, April 6.-The directors of
the Southern Pacific Railroad company
met to-day and reelected the old officers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-29
Birthday Fen.ts In samoa.

A friend of mine described a birth
day feast at ''Vailima, at which she
assisted. European and Americans from
Apia and the plantations had been ask
ed, with officers from the warships and
natives of high rank. The latter came
on horseback, men and women riding
astride, in the Polynesian fashion.
The repast was spread upon the floor,
which had been covered with mat of
ferns and leaves; young pigs roasted
whole in the ground, with fish and fowl
and breadfruit, comprised the substan-
tials, while there We're fruits of many
varieties, cakes which the Samoan loves,
and drinks of many kinds and of varied
potency. Two young natives took up
their post in the center of the table and
carved the pigs with skill and dispatch,
distributing the juicy morsels to the
guests, who were seated, right and left,
upon the floor, and were expected to
partake CT what was set before them,
native fashion-with their fingers.
When the feast was over every frag-
mept was gathered up by the servants
of the Samoan guests and carried home,
as is permitted by the rules of native
etiquette. -Leslie's Weekly.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-29
Natura1ness of Children.

In the public restaurant, where at one
or two hours of the day come families
to dine, entered paterfamilias, mater
and juvenilus horribilus, and sat at
meat. The young person was arrayed
like one of the children devoted to
slaughter in the Tower by cruel Richard
III of England. His long blond hair
hung down upon his spotless broad col
lar, his white throat stood out from its
graceful scarf like ivory, and his dress
showed where the loving hand of a
mother had laid each fold in careful
place. He was in short, the boy to
make father proud. He was healthy,
vital, active and devilish. Into this
same restaurant and at this time came
also a family whose appanage included
a little girl hooded, demure, CARRIED
with niceness and lovely.
"Hurrah, mother, yelled the boy ;
"here is little girlH'
'Hush, said the mother; ''take
your dinner
ono, mother, it is little girl and
with frankness that defed convention
ality the youngster, whose age is not 5,
stepped over TO lady child and put
out his hand Where do you live?" he
said. "My name is Chum Someone;
what is yours? 2"
Lizzie, said the female baby, and
put her hand in his, and they walked
down the room together, passing the
lobster, broiled and otherwise, but in
that curious atmosphere giving old
methods the sweetness and innocence
that only children live in.-Philadel-
mia Times
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-29

Take a pill that is pill, built on med
zeal science by an able physician; such
is the short story of DR.. Sawyer's Little
Wide Awake Pills. w. A. Hamler,
Extra; J. F. Luse, Ross.