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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-04
BASEBALL


The success of a baseball season de-
ponds on the weather and the condition
of the country, writes Ed Hanlon in
the New York World. The success of
a team depends on the kind of a game
it puts up and the management.
All of which means that this season
will probably be the most successful
baseball has ever seen. because both
managers and teams recognize this and
are getting in line.
Some people wonder why attendance
is not what it used to be Attendance
is what it used to be, and more. For
example. Brooklyn had the biggest
opening this year she has ever had. We
had 10000 People here opening day; the
ropes We're drawn out on the green.
That beats any Washington Park rec
ord for sprngtime. Right after that
we had a 10000 crowd in Boston.
The point is this, Those old and fam
Gus crowds were holiday crowds. l
remember one in particular when we
played Detroit in New York on
Labor day 1886, before $4,000 people,
and had to stop the game for thirty
minutes while we summoned the mount
ed police by telephone.
That was a big crowd of course, hut
they had $4,000 crowd at Chicago the
other day and had to turn 1000 people
away from the gates. Remember, too,
That the CIONuS Oh tO-udy are pay
crowds and nobody has passes except
the press.
| don't want to eXaggerate, but
venture to say that the attendance this
year will increase 25 to so per cent, over
last years record. In Philadelphia the
attendance has already increased %
per cent. In Brooklyn and st. Louis il
is 200 per cent. greater. Other CITIES
VIII SHOW like increase. in proportion
TO the strength of the teams. the care
with which they are coached and the
excellence of the management
Why was the attendance so small last
year? Principally on account Of the
war, | was in Baltimore last year
just about year ago it was-When the
Fifth volunteer regiment of Baltimore
passed through the town on its way
South. If | hadn't been directly con
nected with the team ! would never
have gone near the grounds. My in
terest was in that regiment; and SO was
that of everybody else, too
But the country is at peace now. Fl.
nancial conditions are better than they
have been since 90 and ! feel safe ir
saying that this years baseball season
will be a record breaker the largest
and most successful in the history OF
the game.
The much Vaunted Chinese player:
Of New York city played their first game
Of the national pastime the other day
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! MISCELLANEOUS

Eugene Carter may soon have an
opportunity to play a cushion carom
game practically for the championship
of the world. Since Slosson defeated
Jake Schaefer in New York at this
game he has gained many admirers and
hackers. George Wheelock, the New
York bookmaker, has expressed his
against Carter for $4,000 a side Clar-
ence Green. who is still in the metrop-
oils, may make the match.
Garter has claimed the championship
and has issued numerous challenges
and posted forfets. His challenges
have not been accepted. Ives, Shaefer
and the other wonders of the cue
steering clear of the billiard cushion
carom player. Carer hopes the match
VIII be made, for he is confident of
his ability to defeat Slosson
Hackett, champion single sculler of
England, and Gaudaur, champion sin
gle sculler of the world, are arranging
for a match for the worlds champion
ship on Burrard inlet, Vancouver. 1t
is said the purse will be S., 900, part of
which will be subscribed by the city
council of Vancouver
The race will take place on July /,
Dominion day, on the occasion of the
melting of the North Pacific regatta
1t Will be recollected that Gaudaur
beat local man named Johnson for the
worlds championship on Vancouver S
fete day last year. 1t is thought Hack
EFT has little chance.
According to the latest announce
ments. the launch of Columbia will
take place on June s. and will be public,
probably for the reason that the Her
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GOWNS FOR THE GIRL GRADUATE.


Modes in These Seasonable Frocks That
Are New in Their Way.
If. / could have any sort graduating
gown I wanted, regardless of what it
cost. it would very likely be a white
mousseline de sole, which is merely the
French name for silk muslin, made up
over a lining of white satin, the sheen
and glimmer of satin being prettler
through plain, transparent stutfs than
silk is.
But if I had to count the cost, and
having counted it found that the ut
most I could possibly pay was very
small sum, indeed, l should buy white
muslin, dotted or spotted, or corded or
striped, with openWork designs as
suited my fancy This should be made
up unlined and worn over a dainty
white muslin petticoat just as long as
the dress skirt, and an under waist to
match, made ow-necked and sleeve
less.
Dainty, fine muslin, dafntily made, is
elegant, but cheap grades of more ex-
pensive materials never deceive any
one and stamp the Wearer at once as
vulgar The fashions of the day in
clude a great deal of hand work: that
is what makes dresses cost so much.
If, therefore, you can buy good mater
al of its kind, though it be an mex
pensive kind, and do nice hand work
upon it at home, you have a really nice
dress for the price of a cheap, common
looking silk.
Graduating dresses should be girlish
and not copy the complicated designs
made for women two or three times
their age. The daughters of wealthy
families, 'in society,"" wear fine clothes.
but their fineness consists in the grade
of the materials and the perfection of
the taste that goes with their making.
They are very simply made getting
their effect from artistic, graceful out
lines, not from loud trimmings or
crazywork designs.
If l could have just what I wanted
to wear to Brother Bills college COM
mencement, l suppose it would be one
of the silk embroidered mousselines,
very likely carnations of crimson trail
ing over silvery gray mousseline
background; and to make it the more
truly recherche it should be made up
over a pale gray or else white taffeta
in one of the new, soft not gelatine-
like weaves, and notch, mercy, no
not over a crimson lining! But if /
couldn't have this / should not grieve
greatly. for there are deliciously pretty
sprigged muslins that are not of silk,
which need no Innings and which are
sWeetly pretty.
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They Never Sneak Now.

Mrs Naberly-Can you give me a good
receipt for sponge cake?
Mrs Smith--No, but / will give you re-
cefpt for that pound of tea you borrowed
a month ago if you will bring it back.
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able to ..stand the saff' like Fitz. The
fellow who has been through his bat
ties without having felt the sting or a
dangerous opponent may or may not
be dead game. Fitz has been IN the
crucible and has demonstrated that he
is the real thing in the way of cour-
age When he first fought Peter
Maher, if any credence may be put IN
the reports of those who pretended 10
he in a position to know. Fitz was IN
serious trouble in the early rounds.
Yet dazed. as he is alleged to nave
been, he pulled himself together ana
won on a practical Knockout When
he fought Choynski the same thing
happened. and similar stories were
told of his meeting with Jim Hall in
New Orleans and his second fight with
Maher There certainly can be no
question of the fact that Fitz did not
shine brilliantly except as ground and
lofty tumhler in the first half dozen
rounds of his fight with Corbett. This
is mentioned not in detractlon OF
Fitzs pugilistic ability but in emphasis
of it, for, assuming all of these stories
TO be true, they demonstrate that F1tZ-
simmons will. never be whipped until
he is knocked out, and, further, that
he knows how to "favor' himself when
dazed by an opponents blow until he
feels strong enough to once more as
sumo the aggressive.
But-and this is the point and the
only one, upon which the Jeffries peo-
pie may hang their hopes-if the lanky
Antipodean shall demonstrate on June
8 that he is not the Fitzsimmons OF
old, then those who happen to be pres
ent at the mill will be treated to an
other sorry Corbett-Sullivanr ribbon cut
ting spectacle.
Fitzsimmons' ring career-Robert
M, he TrIDn A
1862, at Helston, England. He stands
feet liz inches in height and weighs
about 10 pounds. His ring career is
summarized as follows:
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Merely Temporary.

From the New York Journal.
Jeweler-That ring is only plated, sir
hardly suitable for an engagement ring.
Customer-Oh. well, l guess it will last
as long as the engagement will.
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*Fake. FitZsimmons agreed to throw
the fight for a small sum of money.
*&Sharkey practically knocked out,
but received decision on alleged foul.
Jeffries' record-James Jeffries was
born at Los Angeles in 1877. He stands
6 feet IL inches in heighth and weighs
about 800 pounds. His brief ring rec
ord follows
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Acker's English Remedy is beyond ques-
ton the greatest of all modern remedies. 1t will
cure cough cold Immediately or money back.
alto IA
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Experience is the Best Teacher. Use
Acker's English Remedy in any case of coughs,
colds Group. Should 1t fail to give imm ediate
relief money refunded. 25 cts. and so cts.
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Moki Tea positively Cures Sick Head
ache indigestion and constipation. A delight
full herb drink. Removes all eruptions Of the
skin, producing n perfect complexion. or money
refunded 25 cts. and so cts. For sale by Smith
Drug Co., Anaconda. and Parchen.D Acheul
Drug Co., Butte.
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The much-Vaunted Chinese players
of New York city played their first game
Of the nationaI pastime the other day
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1t is rumOred that J, A. r. Elliott
in addition to challenging Mr.. Daniels
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
RECORDS BROKEN At DEs MONIES.
COIdest Day Since Establishment of
the Weather Bureau.

DES MONIES, Feb. S.-(Special Tele-
gram)-This will be remembered as the
coolest day in Iowa since the weather
bureau was established The coolest preyi-
Gus day recorded was January 5. 1854. when
the mean temperature for the day was
l6.7 degrees below zero. Wednesday the
maximum temperature at Des Moines was
II degrees below zero. At ) O'Clock the
mercury had dropped 10 20 below. making
a mean temperature OF II degrees below
the cipher mark, At $50 it was 90 below
One OF the most serious features OF the
situation in Des Mones is the freezing OF
the fire hose At the central station and
to a lesser degree at many Of the other sta
lions the fire hose is being rendered useless
by the cold. There have been numerous
fires during the last twenty-four hours and
the stations are so cold that the hose freezes
stin and cannot be thawed out after it is
brought back to the station.
Several OF the city schools had 10 be
abandoned because OF the cold weather
SIOUX CITY, Ia, Feb. ESPECIAL Tele-
ram)-Today is the coldest on record in
Sioux City and business is almost at a stand
still During the night the government Their
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
TRAINS AND MINES sNowBLockED
Railroads In the Black Hills Encoun-
ter Many Difficulties.

DEADWOOD. S. D., Feb. ESPECIAL, y
Never before have the railroads in the
northern Hills been so blockaded with snow
as this winter The little road which runs
between Deadwood and Lead has been
totally blockaded several times and the reg
ular trips for passengers have been aban-
doned. There has been a high wind since
the snowstorm and as fast as a snowdrft
is opened up to let train pass it is re-
filled more solid than before. The Elkhorn
narrow gauge is having difficulty in getting
even to Terry. The spur which branches of
10 Brown Hill and Portland has not been
opened up since the storm and most Of the
mines are closed down.
For ten days the thermometer has not been
above the freezing point and it has reached
as low as 81 degrees below. There has been
nothing like 1t since 1888. One of the worst
features Of the cold weather is the clogging
up of the mountain streams which furnish
water for the Homestake and other stamp
mills. Many of the creeks are frozen solid
to the bottom.
PIERRE. S. D., Feb. S.-CSpecial Tele-
gram. THE temperature here last night
went down TO 81 degrees below zero, with
a stiff north wind to increase the effect.
This is the lowest record for over ten
years.
ABERDEEN, S. D., Feb. S.-(Special Tel
egram To-day is the coolest on record al
the signal service office. The temperature
is 35 degrees below zero. Others more ex-
posed show 40 below At noon today it Is
80 fellow zero. A brisk northwest wind i:
yh5s ng. Business IS al siandsttll
sioux FALLS, s. D., Feb. S.-(Speciai
Telegram )-This was the coolest morning oi
the winter. The thermometers at clock
registered 81 below. and at 10 had riser
only degrees
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.
Free Hign school Bill Passes by
Unanimous Vote.

LINCOLN Feb, s.-(Speclal. )-On reports
OF standing committees in the senate this
morning s. f. 10, 100 179, 6S, l4s and ii. r.
81, "A and p were placed on general Ale
for passage, s. +. 1893 was indefinitely
postponed, it being the same bill as II, X,
81. S, F. q was Indefinitely postponed be-
cause II was imperfect in construction and
referred to matter covered by other bills.
The resolution introduced by Van Dusen
of Douglas yesterday was called up and
adopted unanimously without discussion.
II provides that the committee on printing
shall keep an accurate account OF the time
that each bill is held by the contractor, to
the end that damages may be collected
when bills are not returned within the limit
fixed by law,
The house rolls sent over yesterday were
read the second time and referred 10 com
mittees
S F. 10. by Owens OF Dawson, was read
the third time and passed by a vote OF %
to g. This bill refers 10 contracts for the
sale OF railroads and street railways and
merely strikes out superfuous words.
s. T. 49, by Miller OF Buffalo. provides
that commissioners appointed by county
| clerks to view propc sed roads shall receive
| 81 per day while actually employed and g
cents per mile for distance necessarily trav-
eled. It was passed with but two dissenting
! votes.
s. F. 10. by Miller OF Buffalo, making tho
! same provision for payment Of appraisers
was passed without opposition.
5. F. Al. by currie of Custer providing
| free attendance at public high schools for
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
OTIS SENDS A FURTHER LIST
AdJutnnt General Receives Additional
Details of the Loss Suffered
the American Side.

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The adiutGns
general has received the following addi-
tional list OF casualties at Manila:
MANILA. Feb. s.-Adjutant General.
Washington: Additional casualties:
Killed:
Twentieth Kansas.
FIRST LIEUTENANT ALFRED c. AL
FORD
PRIVATE CHARLES E. PRATT, Com
pany II.
Wounded
Artificer Charles A. Keison, Company B.
Private Dan Hewitt, Company B.
Prlva,e John Gillian, Company D.
Private Raymond Clark, Company D.
Sergeant Jay Sheldon, Company l.
Pirate William A. McGraw, Company 1.
Private Ernest Fritz, Company l.
Private Edward Zebel, Company NJ.
Fourteenth Infantry.
Killed:
PRIVATE RANSOM CLAsE, Company II
PRIVATE NEWTON HENRY, Com.
pany H.
Wounded:
Private Frank A. Goodon Company A.
Private Hans Jensen, Company B.
Private f. d. Hough, Company D.
Private Nicholas " Foulkes, Company C
Corporal Manford Bennington, Com
pany d.
Private John Brady Company D..
Private w. S. Kennedy, Company !.
Private Charles A. Clanton, Company l.
Corporal Spencer X. Lipscomb, Com
pany G.
Private Howard Middleton, Company G.
Private John Carey Company G.
Private Patrick Horgan, Company G..
~
Private Fred Goesenback. Company G.
Private John Powers, Company X.
Private William Howard, Company K
Private Joseph Kane. Company x.
Private Jerry A. Heckathorn. Company K
Private James Miller. Company II.
First Idaho.
PRIVATE ORION L. DARRAss. Com
pany G.
Wounded:
Sergeant w. L. Teller. Company D.
Private John II. Lutjens, Company D.
Private James Ryan, Company C.
Private Richard B. Jones, Company B.
First California.
Wounded:
Private David G. Sinclair Company e.
Private Frank Aust, Company G.
Private Henry H. Kalkins, Company X.
First Washington.
Wounded
Private ]. J. Carlile. Company n.
Corporal C. A. Augstein, Company n.
Missing:
Private Oval F. Gibson.
First Montana.
Wounded:
Private G. w. Rowan, Company H.
Third Artillery.
Killed:
PRIVATE BRANCY HAAG, Battery G.
Wounded:
Sergeant d. C. Sissenouth. Battery L.
Private Herman Hansen, Battery G.
Private A. d. Philo Battery G.
Private John Stadleman, Battery X.
Private Robert Ostrom, Battery d.
| First wyoming.
Private Harry r. Crumrine, Company
OTIS.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

mometer registered &c degrees below zero
but this morning Il ran down to about 2s
below. At noon 1t was stil % below. A
cold wind is blowing from the northeast at
the rate OF thirty miles an hour. making II
all the worse The public schools were
OBLIGED to close
FORT DODGE Ia, Feb. S.-tSpcclal
Telegram The cold wave OF the last ten
days continues with increasing severity,
The mercury registered % degrees below zero
this morning No snow accompanied the
cold wave and the ground is perfectly bare
Trains are all running regularly.
BURLINGTON Ia, Feb. Especial Tele
gram The mercury at 1 a. m. showed 2i
degrees below zero and at 3 p, m. II below
down town and from is TO 90 below on the
hill. The lowest temperature yet Is ex-
pected tonight. There is considerable suffer-
ing among the poor OF the city.
CRESTON, Ia. Feb. ESPECIAL The
coolest weather for many years Is prevail
ing here The wind is increasing and un-
sheltered stock will suffer. At no time to-
day did the thermometer show better than
l6 degrees below zero and at 4 o'clock 1t
was 20 degrees below zero and % degrees
below zero at : O'Clock. All outdoor work
has been suspended as lar as possible,
ONAWA, Ia. Feb. S-(Specia Telegram
Weather Observer Perkins reports the
lowest temperature today since 1895. At 5
a, m. it was 90 degrees below zero; at a.
m, rs below; at noon, % below, and at p.
M, "a below. The maximum temperature
was 20 below. There was a stiff northwest
wind all day
MASON CITY, Ia, Feb Especial Tele-
gram)-It was degrees below zero at 6
o'clock tonight. II is the coolest night in
many years. AT noon, the mercury stood
at 20. There is some suffering reported
from outside towns. but nothing serious.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

New Year and orders have been issued pro-
hiblting fireworks.
Pumping at the water works has been re-
sumed.
Nebrasknns Mt Most Advanced post.
General Haes brigade. consisting OF the
First Dakota infantry, First Colorado in
fantry and First Nebraska infantry, sup
ported by a battery of Utah light artillery,
occupies the most advanced post in the
American line. fully ten miles from the base
OF supplies. 1t is an almost perfect posi-
zion.
Four guns OF the Utah battery. stationed
on hill behind the water works. command
valley. Two companies of the Coorados
support the Twenty-thrd infantry, which Is
encamped at the reservoir. three miles 10
the rear. Outposts line the ridge overlook
ing the valley. while a sandbag entrench-
ment with gun emplacements fronts the
river.
Yesterday the Utahs dropped shells into
the villages across the river. The natives
disappeared among the hills, the main body
retiring to the right and the others scat
tering. Subsequently the Americans recon
noitered and found the village of Paco de-
serted. They did not burn it and today the
villagers returned in small parties, bear
ing bamboos to which white flags were
fastened. They kept, however, out of range.
Later signal fires were lighted along the
ridge on the other side OF the valley
The American troops are in excellent
spirits and appear to regard their expert
ences as picnic rather than stern reality.
One burly Coloradoan. who was discussing
the capture OF the water works, said it re-
minded him OF rabbit drive on the Colo
RADIO plains.
Enemy Concentrated at Paranadue.
General Overshine's brigade. the Fourth
cavalry, Fourteenth infantry and First
North Dakota on the right, did some recon-
noiterng today. but otherwise has been TAX
ing matters easy.
The First Washington. the First Idaho
blockhouse No. II to the old Spanish
trenches southwest of the Malate fort.
where the Fourteenth infantry is quartered.
A few native houses from which shots
have been fired were burned, but most OF
the others are either vacant or marked with
white flags.
The enemy is obviously concentrated at
Paranaaue. General Kings brigade, which
! includes the First California infantry. First
Idaho infantry. First Wyoming infantry,
has been compelled to destroy the village OF
moving from house to house, fred from the
windows as the Americans advanced The
| Fourth cavalry has hugely enjoyed foraging
| for food. All that Is left of Paco and Santa
! Ana is occupied by the Californians.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
MERCURY CRAWLSDOWNWARD
Hides Its Diminished Head in the Bottom Of
the Glass Tube.
WORST DAY OF A DISAGRsEABLe SEASON
All Omaha and Nebraska shiycr in
the Grasp of sub-zero Tcmpern-
turc and n Fierce North-
west Gale.

Crash suits were not in evidence in
Omaha yesterday neither was the oldest in
habitant. The one lay packed costly away
in the closet; the other hugged the base
burner tightly in the vain endeavor to re-
pei Jack Frost from his enfeebled frame.
Fact is, Wednesday was by all odds the
coolest and most disagreeable day OF the
present winter, IL not the vilest that ever
struck the town. 1t was cold. fearfully
cold Coal stoves seemed TO be utterly
powerless to raise the temperature of a
room to anything like a comfortable degree.
furnaces grew red hot and didn't have much
effect on the chilliness. while steeA heating
apparatus was equally Intellectual in miti-
eating the extremely cold interiors of build
ings. The weather man smiled in fendish
glee and this is the kind Of stuff he dealt
out for local consum ntion.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
ACQUITS A WIFE OF MURDER
Defense of Mrs. Anna Buerman, for
Shooting Her Husband, is
Successful.

LAWRENCE, Kan, Feb. s.-Mrs. Anna
Buerman was acquitted OF the charge Of
numbering her husband by a jury in the
district court here today. One year ago
Mrs. Buerman shot and instantly killed
her husband and then attempted suicide,
There had been no quarrel and their rela-
tiOns had always been pleasant. She gas
tried, convicted OF murder in the secoud de-
gree and sentenced to the penitentt:ry FOR
ten years. An appeal was taken TO the
supreme court and the case was reversed on
error. The second trial has been in progress
three days. Insanity was the defense.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
Juan Luna Reaches Montreal.

MONTREAL. Feb. s.-Juan Luna and an
unknown Filipino arrived here today. Luna
Is stopping at the Windsor hotel, but the
unknown went to the Albion. Luna said
that he had simply come to visit his friend
Agoncillo and refused to talk further.
Agoncilo was asked about his cablegram
to the junta in London. He admitted that
he had sent such telegram and ntmated
that they were in a position to prove that
General Otis had been ordered to bring on
a conflict so as to force the peace treaty
through the senate. He said he was being
kept pretty we'll posted on whatever was
being done against his country.