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IIN THE STRICKEN SOUTH
Awful Picture of Agricultural
Conditions Painted.
WORSE TO-DAY THAN EVER
Prominent Georgian Blames the Rail
roads, the Trusts and the Na
tional Bank Act fbr Much
of the Distress.
Washington, June 19.-James Barrett,
vice president of the Georgia State
Agricultural society, was the only wit
fore the industrial commission to-day.
HIe spoke upon the agricultural condi
tions in the South, saying they were
worse to-day than they had ever been
in the history of the country. He said
the cotton interest was especially de
pressed, prices last year amounting to
a little more than 4 cents a pound. At
this price a man could not save himself
if he paid wages amounting to mole
than $3 a month. Planters generally
pay about $6 a month for wages and at
such prices they could not prevent loss
if they received less than 6 cents per
pound.
Mr. Barrett said that nine-tenths of
the cotton grown was mortgaged before
it matured. Rates of interest and com
mission were high and the merchants
were gradually coming into possession
of the land. The banks charge 10 per
cent for money for three months' time.
He advanced the idea that the national
bank act had done vast damage in out
lawing real estate as security for money
loaned to these banks and that, all told,
this act was thought the most damag
ing legislation that had ever been en
acted.
The witness said nearly all the plan
tation labor was done by negroes and
that there was practically no Immigra
Ition because of the cheap labor and so
lcial conditions. Railroad rates were
such as to make watermelon growing
unprofitable, and the same was true of
other garden, products.
"The railroads are both the daddy
'and the mammy of the trusts," he as
Iserted.
Mr. Barrett said the census of 1890
had shown that Augusta, where he
lives, was the most illiterate place in
the United States and he thought this
fact was due to' the presence of too
'much politics in the schools.
ANOTHER BATTLE.
A Sharp Engagement With a Lot of
"Friendly Natives."
Manila, June 19, 3:20 p. m.-A battal
ion of the 4th infantry, which left Imus,
where General Wheaton is in command,
this morning'to reconnoiter toward Pe
das des Marin, where it was believed
most of the rebels who escaped from
Paranaque and Bacoor had fled, was
attacked in the rear by apparently
friendly natives. This brought on a
sharp. engagement lasting several
hours, resulting in five Americans being
killed and about 25 wounded. The loss
of the rebels is very heavy.
The battalion soon exhausted its am
munition and at 2:30 p. m. General
Wheaton and his staff, with two moun
tain guns and one field piece, went to
reinforce the troops attacked. General
Wheaton was fired on in the road and
had a narrow escape.
A third battalion was ordered to the
front and formed on the Las Minas
road. Heavy firing on both sides fol
lowed, the artillery being freely used.
The enemy was located in the woods
at 4 o'clock, and showing signs of re
tiring, as the rebels were being pressed
very hard. One gun of the 6th artillery,
in an advantageous position, did greut
execution. The fighting was still in
progress at 5 o'clock, at which time
the Americans had secured a quantity
of Filipino arms, which had been aban
doned in the woods. The scene of the
fighting is over 20 miles from Manila.
Mrs. Schrman Aboard.
Vancouver, B. C., June 19.-The Empress
of Japan left this afternoon for Hong
Kong and Yokohama. Among her pas
aengers is Mm. J. M. Schurman, wife of
Dr. 8ohurman, president of Cornell uni
versity and chairman of the United States
peace, commission now in the Philippines.
Three Drowned.
Pertage, Wis., June 19.--Julius Grotz
ke, aged 24, John Robinson, aged 18,
and Minnie Schieffedbein, aged 17, were
drowned in the Wisconsin river eight
amiles below here by the boat capsiz
ing. Three others in the boat saved
themselves.
Over-burdened
Women.
Many a man sees his wife bend and
ti at burdens that strain the back and
the heart alike without any idea of the
ounrage. Children follow mn too quick
a-te tsion to allow the mother time to
recuperate. The womanly organs become
displaced, there are debiltating, disagree
able drains, with the added pain of in
-med or ulcerated parts. In this condi
0on the woman bravely tries to carry her
household load, afraid to take the rest she
needs lest a meal will be late. No wonder
she is pale, weak, wretched, surly of temrn
r and snappish of tongue. She would
he false to nature if she were anything else.
No persons need help so much as the class
of whom this woman is the type. And for
such women no help is so sure, so wonder
fal, as that given by Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. It restores all the womanly
organs to perfect health: It establishes
regularity in their functions. It restores
the strained and shattered nervous system.
It clears up the complexion, rounds out
the form and makes life a daily happiness.
"Favorite Prescription" contains no alco
hol or whisky. It is the best medicine for
women. Nothing can be "just as good"
as the best. Tell the dealer so if he offers
a substitute.
" I have long thought it my duty to write you
a few lines to let you know what our 'Favorite
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tuphemia Falconer, of Trent, Muskegon Co.,
ichh. "I am twenty-sevenyears old; have been
married ten years. I am the motheroff'our chil
dren. My jfrs two babies were still-born, and I
sffered every thing but death. My friends all
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as9 pounds. When I was three months aslong
fo my tllird child I was taken with hemorrhage
or ooding and came near having a miscarriage
from temale weakuess. For two months I was
under the care of our doctor, but was getting
weaker all the lime until one day I happened to
come across one of your little books and I read
it through, bnd the next day I sent and got three
bottles of ' Farorite Precrlption' and one bottle
of' Pellets.' I improved so fast I continued to
take your medicine until baby was born, and he
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Dr. Pierce's Pellets increase the effi
ciency of "Favorite Prescription" where
a laxative is reouired.
YOUNG KELLY INNOCENI
He Was Wrongfully Convioted
of Robbery in Billings.
SENT UP FOR FIVE YEARS
The Real Criminal Makes a Confesslon
and Governor Smith Hastens to
Grant Kelly an Unconditional
Pardon-A Strange Story,
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. June 19.-Governor Smith to
day performed an act that he believes
will partially right the grievous wrong
that has been done Edward J. Kelly, a
young man who is serving a sentence
of five years in the penitentiary. After
having been , onvicted in Yellowstone
county last year of robbery, proof that
appears to be beyond the p3ssibility of
a question was presented to the gov
ernor to-day that Kelly is innocent of
the charge and that another man now
serving a term in the Oregon state pen
itentiary is the guilty man. As soon
as the matter was laid before the gov
ernor hte exercised his constitutional
prerogative and granted to Kelly a free
and unconditional pardon. The board
of pardons will act upon the pardon as
soon as the law will permit, and there
is little doubt that Kelly will soon be
a free man.
The manner in which it became
known that Kelly is suffering for' the
crime of another would furnish a plot
a Zola or a Conan Doyle. A bigger
case of injustice does not appear to
have transpired in the state. Kelly was
charged with robbing the Exchange sa
loon in Billings in September, 1898. He
was accused of the crime because he
had in his possession a watch belonging
to the bartender. He returned the prop
erty to its owner, saying he had bought
it from a man by the name of Tracy.
who wanted to raise some money to
pay his way to North Dakota. Kelly's
story was not credited. There was a
strong feeling against wrongdoers in
Billings at that time and his protesta
tions of innocence availed nothing.
When Sheriff Berky took him to the
pen that officer said he believed the
boy, for Kelly is a young man, inno
cent. Kelly reiterated his protestations
of innocence to Conley and McTague;
the penitentiary contractors. They are
used to similar stories from all new, ar
rivals and did not pay much attention
to him. Their interest was aroused
when he told them he would like to
have the privilege of looking over the
photographs that are kept of all con
victs that have been confined in the
penitentiary, as he said he wanted to
see if Tracy's face was among them.
His request was not granted' at that
time, but it was later, and under cir
cumstances that were highly dramatic.
Not long ago the contractors received
a letter from J. F. Janes, warden of
*the state penitentiary of Oregon, telling
of a confession that had been made by
a convict confined, in that penitehtiary
of the name of Harry Tracy, who was
sent up from Multnomah county for 20
years for assault and robbery. Tracy
said he had committed the robbery at
Billings, and had sold the watch to
Kelly, who said he was a friend of the
bartender who owned it, and wished to
restore it to its rightful owner. Tracy
•wrote a statement, which the warden
forwarded to Conley and McTague.
"I, Harry Tracy, robbed 'the Ex
change saloon and gave to him (Kelly)
a watch which I got from the barten
der," wrote Tracy. "It was in Septem
ber when I robbed the saloon. I don't
know the date, but I think it was just
before the county fair. If that man is
not out, write and I will give a satis
factory description of the crime, so as
to leave no doubt that I did it. Kelly
was a stranger to me and did not know
who robbed the saloon. I heard him
say the bartender was a friend of his,
and that he also said he would give me
$15 for the watch, just to give it back
to the bartender. I gave him the watch
and left for Dickinson."
This confession of Tracy's aroused
the suspicion of Conley and McTague,
and they determined to fix up a scheme
'to see if Kelly was telling the truth.
They sent to Oregon and procured two
photographs of Tracy. One, with a
full face view, was mounted the same
as other photographs in the rogue
gallery and placed on the wall along
side of others. Kelly was brought in
and told to look over the photographs.
After carefully looking over about 200
he stopped in front of the photograph
of Tracy, gazed at it for a minute in
silence, then said: "That's the mug."
Another ploture showing a side view of
Kelly's Tracy's face was handed to
him. Why, I would swear that's the
fellow who sold me the watch," said
he. Then he repeated the story, which
appeared to dovetail into that Tracy
told. 'rhe contractors promptly notified
the governor.
In announcing the pardon, Governor
Smith sent the following letter to the
state board of pardons: "Subject to
your approval, I hereby grant an un
conditional pardon to Edward K. Kel
ly, who was convicted to prison from
Yellowstone county on Nov. 11, 1898,
under a sentence of five years for rob
bery, and whose term will expire on
Aug. 11, 1902, and I direct that he be
released from custody and discharged
from prison as hoon as the require
ments of law will permit. All my
knowledge of the facts in 'the case Is
obtained from the letter of Messrs.
Conley and McTague, and the enclosure
herewith, which are transmitted for
your inspection. I am convinced by
these statements that Kelly is innocent
rf the crime charged, and should at
onme be set at liberty."
May iHe a Rhode Island Man.
Woonsocket, R. I., June 19.-Victor
Edair, mentioned as dead in a dis
patch from Circle City, Alaska, may
have been Victor Altaire, Jr., of this
city, son of a pfominent builder, who
left Woonsocket for the Klondike May
10, 1898, and was last heard from three
months ago. He spoke of having been
on the Dahl river.
It Is Roger Provost.
Boston, June 19.-There is no M. Pro
vost of this city in the Klondike, but
Roger Provost, a Holbrook shoe
maker, who went to the gold regions
during the rush. He has not been
heard from in several months. A wife
and six children, all boys, are living.
When last heard from Mr. Provost
was prospecting and intended to re
turn soon.
His Closing Levee.
London, June 19.-The Prince of
Wales held the final levee of the sea
son to-day. The Duke of Connaught,
the Marquis of Salisbury, the Duke of
Marlborough, the cabinet ministers
and the diplomatic corps were among
those present.
TRIAL OF THE TEST CASE
Constitutionality of Color&do't
Eight-Hour Smelter Law.
NEW SCHEDULE OF-WAGES
The Trust Smelters Are Fixing Up a
New Scale Which, It Is Hoped,
Will Prove Entirely Satrs
factory to Employes.
Denver, Colo., June 19.-The proceed
ings to-day before the supreme court in
the test cases constituted the principal
developments of the day in the smelter
strike situation. The cases came up on
the application for a writ of habeas
corpus. Assistant Attorney General
Reed appeared for the state, Waldron
and Waterman for the trust and T. M.
Patterson, representing the State Fed
eration of Labor, appeared as am!cus
curiae. Mr. Patterson protested against
the trial of the cases on the ground
that they were not bona fide and that
the desire of the trust was to secure
a decision under which the men should
be allowed to work more than .fight
hours under contract. Finallf the
smelter company agree.1 to withdraw
all objections to the validity of the law
except regarding its constitutionahty,
and with this understanding the court
named June 29 as the day for the hear
Ing of oral arguments on the qut.s
Ston.
The local officers of the trust smelters
are preparing a new schedule of wages
to apply to all the plants .,f the com
pany in the state, which wilt be pre
sented to President E. W. Nash of the
trust for his approval on his arrival
in Denver on Wednesday. It is hoped
that the new scale will be satisfac
tory to the men if approved by Presi
dent Nash.
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
Brooklyn, 6O Cleveland, 1.
Cleveland, June 19.-Both teams played
a good team to-day, but the visitors ex
celled at the bat. Bates was a trifle wild.
Attendance, 300. Score:
Cleveland ......................... 1 5 1
Brooklyn .............. .......... 6 9 1
Batteries-Bates and Schreconget; Dunn
and Grim.
Umplres-O'Day and McGarr.
St. LouIs, 7; Washington, 4.
St. Louis, June 19.-Clean, hard hitting
at opportune moments gave St. Louis a
victory over Washington to-day. The
Perfectos played in superb form, both In
the field and at the bat. Attendance,
1,800. Score:
R. H. E.
St. Louis .......... ............... 7 13 2
W ashhlgton ......... ....... ...... 4 9 2
Batteries-Young and O'Connor; Wey
hing and McGulre.
Umpires-Emslle and McDonald.
Chicago, 10; Boston, 8.
Chicago, June 19.-After Boston had to
day's gafne all but won Willis went up
into the'alr In the seventh and filled the
bases. HIs wlldneas was followed by a
triple and a long fly, placing the locals
one run to the good. Callahan presented
Boston with the tieing score in the eighth.
Nichols came in In the eighth and was
immediately pounced on for a single home
run. Attendance. 3,200. Score:
R. H. B.
Chloago ...................... .....10 8 0
Boston........................ 9 13 2
Batterles-Callahan and Donahue; Wil
lis, Nichols and Bergen.
Umpires-Gaffney and Manassau.
Pittsburg, 5; New York, O.
Plttsburg, June 19.-Brilliant. errorless
work by Plttsburg shut New York out.
Both pitchers were gilt-edged, but Tan
nehill carried off the honors. In seven
innings the visitors were out in one-two
three order. In the fifth New York made
three hits and filled the bases but could
not score. Attendance, 1,800. Score:
R. H. E.
Pittsburg ......... ..... ......... 0 0
New York .............. ........... 0 5 1
Batteries-Tannehlll and Bowerman;
Seymour and Warner.
tUmplres-Lynch and Connolly.
Philadelphia, 9; Cleiantati, O.
Cincinnati, June 19.-The Reds played
their usual indifferent and weak game
again to-day and were easily shut out by
the Phillies. Donahue pitched splendid
ball while Breitenstein was a mark. At
tendance, 700. Score:
R. H. E.
Cincinnati ....... ....... .......... 0 6 4
Philadelphia ............ ....... 9 13 0
Battertes-Breltenstein and Wood; Don
ahue and McFarland. Umpires-Burns
and Smith.
Louisville, 3; Baltimore, R.
Louisville, June 19.-Cunningham pitched
great ball to-day and the Orioles would
have been shut out but for two misplays.
Wagner's single sent in the winning run
in the 12th. Attendance, 250. Score:
R. H. E.
Louliville ....... ... ............ 3 13 3
Baltimore ......... ....... 2 4 1
Batterlee-Cunnlngham and Zimmer;
Howell and Robinson.
Umpires-Swartwood and Warner.
Standing of the Clubs.
" Played. Won. Lost. P. C.
Brooklyn .... ......53 41 12 .774
Boston ...... ......52 34 18 .654
Philadelphia .. ....51 31 20 .608
Chicago ...... ......53 32 21 .604
St. Louis ..........53 32 21 .604
Baltimore .... .....5 . 31 21 .596
Cincinnati .... .....51 24 27 .471
Pittsburg .... .....51 24 27 .471
New York ..........53 22 31 .415
Washington .... ...54 17 37 .315
Louisville .... ....54 16 38 .296
Cleveland .... .....49 9 40 .184
Two Big Fellows.
New York, June 19.-At the Coney Is
land Sporting club to-night, before a slim
crowd, Yank Kenny of Detroit received
the decision over Dunkhorst of Syracuse
in a 25-round bout. Dunkhorst weighed
2.70 pounds and Kenny 190. Kenny was
the aggressor from first to last, but in two
rounds, the 12th and 13th, Dunkhorst land
ed heavily and had Yank momentarily on
"Queer street." In both of these rounds,
however, the Detroit man recovered
qu!ckly and had the big fellow groggy
before the gong sounded. In the closing
round both men were too far gone to do
any harm, and although Yank landed re
peatedly he could not finish his man. At
the end both men were on their feet.
Canada Was Not Saucy.
Ottawa, Ontario, June 19.-The state
ment published in New York to-day that
the Dominioh government has told Eng
land to choose between the United States
and Canada in the Alaskan boundary ne
gotiations is positively contradicted in
government circles here.
PRO OF METALS
Gold and BSilvr Being Mined in
Great r Quantities.
BIG INCRE.SE IN A YEAR
OfSiial StSatictits Give Montana Second
Piace in the Production of Sl...
ver ahd Wourth in That
OI Gold.
Washington, Jt}he 19.-Director of the
Mint Roberts haasannounced his final, es
timate of the DPrt ton of gold and silver
in the United StaTes for the calendar year
1898 as follows:
Silver
State. Gold. (In fine oz.)
Alabama ............$ 5,00 100
Alaska ........... 2,524,000 9,200
Arizona ...... ...... 2,465.100 2,246,800
California ...... ....15,637,900 642,300
Colorado ....... ....23,195,300 22,815,600
Georgia ....... ...... 128,00 500
Idaho ....... ...... 1,716,;00 5,073,800
Iowa ............. , 100 ..........
Maryland ...... 600 ..........
Michigan 0...... 1 00 32,400
Minnesota....... 100
Montana : *.;*. ...... .;126,900 14.807,200
Nevada ............ 2,99.500 805,000
New Mexico ......., 729,000 425,000
North Carolina ... 8,00 ..........
Oregon ....... ...... 1,171,600 130,000
South Carolina .... 104.200 300
South Dakota ...... 6,599,700 152,300
Tennessee ........ 900 ..........
Texas ........1... 300 472,900
Utah .............. 2,285,400 6,485,900
Virginia ...... ...... 4.500 ......
Washington ....... 766.200 254,400
Wyoming ...... . 5,300 100
Totals ...... ......$64,463.000 54,438,000
Totals for 1897 ......$57,333,000 53,860,000
The commercial value of silver bullion
In 1898 was 59 cents per fine ounce, while
for 1897 it was 60 cents.
ON THE RACE TRACK.
Sheepshead Bay.
New York, June 19.-In the Daisy stakes
at Sheepehead bay to-day Neda and Mls
ericordia were equal favorites. It was
little more than a walkover for Neda, for
she won all the way. Central Trust took
the sixth race by a head from Intrusive.
Her time equalled the track record. W.
H. Clark, the owner of Banastar, favor
ite for the Suburban, ordered Jockey Ma
her away from his stables to-day and told
him he could not ride for him or any one
else during this and next year. Mr. Clark
has the jockey under contract for 1899 and
1900, and says he prefers to pay him the
$t0,000 a year to stay off the ground. He
makes no direct charges that Banastar
was pulled in the big race of Saturday,
but declares he will protect other owners.,
First race, six furlongs-Admiration won,
Prestldigltatrice second, Abuse third;
time, 1:13 4-5. Second race, selling, mile
and an eighth-Holland won, Estaca sec
ond, Bon Ino third; time, 1:5450. Third
race, Daisy stakes, five furlongs-Neda
won, Misericordia second, The Bobby
third; time, 1103 1-2. Fourth race, mile
May Hempstead won; Merry Prince sec
ord, Byron McClelland third; time, 1:39 1-5.
Fifth race, selling, fye furlongs-Mauvil
la won, Prestige e~0ond, Fluke third;
time, 1:00 1-5. Sill race, Grass selling
stakes, mile and a sixteenth-Central
Trust won, Intrusive second, Concord
third; time, 1:47.
At Denver.
Denver, June 19.-This was ladies' day at
Overland park and the attendance was
greater than on any day of the meeting,
being fully 19,000. Favorites won in all
but two of the running races, and in them
the winners were not long shots. Jockey
Gray was thrown by Charlemagne in the
first running race, and in the hurdle race
Tuberville was thrown from Lord Beres
ford. It was believed that Beresford wou'd
have taken the race but for the accident.
Results:
First race, trotting, road wagon-Dr.
Dunlevy won second and third heats and
race; time, 2:241, 2:264 Josle C. took first
heat; time, 2:25%. Second race, pacing
Celeste R. won In three straight heats;
time, 2:16%. 2:181, 2:21. Third race, four
furlongs-Humming Bird won, Bourbon
second, Enzy third; time, :49. Fourth
race, mile-Reolia won, Nonesuch second,
Rags third; time, 1:44%. Fifth race, mile
and an eighth, over five hurdles-Tuexdo
won, McPryor second, Dick Behan third;
time, 2:15. BIxth race, five and a half fur
longs-Marven won, Gold Bug second,
Dad's Daughter third; time, 1:09%.
At St. Louis.
St. Louis, June 19.-Only one outsider,
Lady Callahan, was able to land within
the money at the fair grounds to-day. In
the fourth event Fontainbieau was cut
down by Headwater and lamed for life.
Track fast. Results: First race, selling,
six furlongs-Hindoonet won, W. B. Gates
second, Tava Harris third; time, 1:1514.
Second race, selling, seven furlongs-The
Pride won, Sir Gatlan second, Colonel
Cassidy third; time, 1:28%. Third race,
selling, mile and 70 yards-Duke of Baden
won, Dutch Bard second, Leo Bruno
third; time, 1:47. Fourth race, six fur.
longs, purse-Kensington won, La Jo
sephine second, Fausturo third; timle, 1:15.
Fifth race, purse, five furlongs-Southern
Girl won, Sam Phillips second, Felix Bard
third; time, 1:02. Sixth race, mile and 20
yards-Lady Callahan won, Meadowthorpe
second, Be True third; time, 1:42%.
At Cineinati.
Cincinnati, June 19.-Weather pleasant,
track fast. Results: First race, six fur.
longs, selling-Crystalline won, Garnet
Beach second, Katie Rutherford third;
time, 1:15½. Second race, five furlongs,
selling-Aurea won, Fairy Dell second,
Miss Hudson third; time, 1:02%. Third
race, mile. selling-Beana won, Salvarse
second, Freak third: time, 1:42. Semper
Idem finished second, but was disqualified
for fouling. Fourth race, mile, selling
School Girl won, Shield Bearer second,
Vanessa third; time, 1:42. Fifth race, five
furlongs--Strathlight won, Postmaster
second, Dissolute third; time, 1:0314. Sixth
race, mile, selling-The Elector won, Yu
badam second, Friesland third; time, 1:41.
At Hawthorne.
Chicago. June 19.-Weather fair at Haw
thorne, track good. First race, mile, sell
ing--Uhlers won, Defender second, Picco
la third; time. 1:41%. Second race, five fur
longs--zenik won. Pantland second, Cav.
iar third; time, 1:011%. Third race, seven
furlongs-Donald Bain won, Hood's Brig
ade second, Boney Boy third; time, 1:23.i.
Fr.urth race. mile and an eighth, selling-
Isabey won, Elkin second, Sutton third;
time, 1:41%. Fifth race, mile-Our Johnny
won, Vaseline second, Barrier third; time,
1:42%. Sixth race, mile-Uarda won, Un
cle Abb second, Ison third; time, 1:414.
Big Timber Firm in Trouble.
Christiana, June 19.--The great tim
ber firm of Christopherson & Co. has
suspended payment.. The Christiana
discount bank is involvred to the amount
of 3,000,000 kroner. Other banks are in.
volved for smaller sums.
RIVERS RISING RAPIDLY
The Warm Weather O.uses Great
Volumes of Water.
A SERIOUS SITUATION
The People at Hamilton Engaged in a
Hard Struggle With the swollen
Stream-Western Montens Rivers
Higher Than Ever Before.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Missoula, June 19.-The rush of water
in Western Montana has been the
theme of discussion here to-day. The
warm wave of the past two or three
days has given most of the streams in
this end of the state the appearance of
floods. The single exception to this is
the Big Blackfoot, which has not risen
in proportion to the extent that the
others have. A big log jam, however,
in the storage above Bonner Mills has
backed up the water so that the road
up the canyon has not been passable
to-day. The Rattlesnake has reached a
height greater than any that it has at
tained this season up to date. The
Missoula reached the 11-foot mark of
the scale at the Higgins avenue brtdge
this morning, but it has fallen two
tenths of a foot since then and is still
going down slowly. The Flathead is
rising, but is still far below the danger
point.
The Bitter Root has been on the
rampage again and once more the tem
porary bridge has gone out, this time
so badly that it will be difficult to re
place it until there has been a consid
erable decline in the water. The river
bottom at that place is of such a char
acter that it does not hold piles in good
shape, and it will be useless to attempt
to put them in until the flood subsides.
The anxiety regarding the sawmill dam
at Hamilton has been renewed and the
mills shut down this forenoon to en
able all of the workmen to help in
the fight against encroaching water.
At noon the message that reached the
Standard office from Hamilton said that
the water was then two inches above
the mark made last Monday, when the
dam had such a close call. During the
afternoon there was a further rise of
two inches, and at 4 o'clock the water
was two feet deep in the space between
the end of the dam and the mills. At
that hour, however, it ceased to rise
and has remained stationary ever
since.
The mill people were better prepared
this time for the flood, as the rise in
the river was much more gradual than
it was a week ago. The result has been
that no damage has been done yet,
though there is no doubt that the sit
uation is serious. It is much cooler to
night and it is hoped that the chill will
stop the rush of water sufficiently to
enable the present flood to run off. Ev
erything is all right at present and the
boom in the pond seems to be holding'
all riglt.
Below Missoula, where the Missoula
river is swelled by the flow from the
Bitter Root, there has been a great
rise to-day, and there is some fear re
garding the booms that are in the
stream. No report of any serious dam
age has reached here yet. A tew cooler
days will help things very much and
the weather reports are being anxiously
scanned.
MRS. THOMAS C. MARSHALL.
A Lovable Woman Whose Noble Qualtibes
Endeared Ret to All.
Missoula, June 19.-The fears of the
friends of Colonel Marshall in this city
were confirmed this noon when a tele
gram was received by C. H. Hall an
nouncing the death of Mrs. Marshall
at New York at 11:45 o'clock this morn
ing. After the telegram was received.
yesterday there was little hope here
that Mrs. Marshall could survive, and
the news received to-day was not a
surprise. Mrs. Marshall had many
friends in this city who will truly
mourn over her demise. She was a
most lovable woman and her many no
ble qualities had endeared her to all
who knew her. . She was born in
Blandville, Ballard county, Ifentucky,
and was 45 years old. She was the
daughter of Judge Jenkins, of the cir
cult coeurt. In 1884 she came to Mis
soula with her husband, and has re
sided here ever since. For the past
five years she had been ill and much
of that time had been spent in travel
for the benefit of her health. The trip
to New York was under the hope that
specialists of that city might cure her,
but the first reports received from there
after her arrival discouraged her wait
ing friends at home. She leaves three
daughters, Mrs. Scheuch, Miss Anna
Marshall and Miss Emily Marshall, and
one son, Charles, who was with her
at the time of her death. The re
mains will be brought to Missoula for
interment. Colonel Marshall will prob
ably leave New York Tuesday morning.
Filed fer Record.
Missoula, June 19.-The following in
struments have been filed for record
with the county clerk:
Location of water right-Isaie Four
nier, 125 inches on section 24, township
15, range 21, and section 30, township 15,
range 20, unsurveyed.
Declaration of occupancy-Isale Four
nier, unsurveyed land which will be
when surveyed, southeast quarter of
northwest quarter; southwest quarter
of northwest quarter; northwest quar
ter of section 25, township 15, range
21.
Location of water right-James M.
Broughton, 40 inches of waters of Mack
creek.
Sheriff's deed-D. T. Curran, sheriff,
to Albert E. Ludwig. lots 16 and 17,
block 7. South Missoula, $200.
Location of water right-Angeline H.
Sherwin, 80 inches of the west branch
of Clark creek.
On the Banks of the Wabash.
Missoula. June 19.-J. M. Hamilton
has received a letter from. C. H. Mus
grave, formerly of this city. Mr. Mus
grave is now a farmer in Illinois, hav
ing taken in charge his old family
homestead at Huntsville, Ill. He is on
the banks of the Wabash river and
writes that he is doing well and is con
tented and happy in his change of voca
tion. There was evidently no truth in
the report that was current here some
time ago that Mr. Musgrave had en
tered the ministry.
The Irrigatlon Congress.
Mlssoula, June 19.-Circulars contain
ing announcements regarding the irri
gation congress will be ready for distri
bution the latter part of this week and
it is the hope of the committee that all
business men of the city will secure and
enclose them in their oorrespondence.
The railways will make special rates
for the meeting of the congress and
there should be a large attendance.
MAKs AN EXPLANATION
LitUsanat iCommander Hodgeon
on the obhley Incident.
WHAT THE ADMIRAL SAID
A.d What Re Did Not Say on the
Bridge of the Brooklyn When
He ,Was Miing With
Oserg's ieet.
Washington, June 19.-The occur
rences on the bridge of the Brooklyn
during the battle of July $ having been
the subject of a controversy in the
newspapers, the navy department re
cently undertook an investigation of
the various allegttions. Lieutenant
Comma Hodgson and Lieutenant
Commau. 'Haellner, who have figured
in the con ro frwere both calletd'o
for explanations of fhe uttera id at
tributed to them a 't former 'was.
directed to report for . lon'on.
this to Captain Chadwick at Bopton.
The department has now given out for
publication Captain Chaiiitk'g report
on the matter. It Is not. yet deter
mined whether or not`fhe answer of
Lieutenant Commander"Hellner will be
made public at this time. Chadwick's
report is as follows:
U. 8. S. New York, Boston, Mass.,
June 17, 1899-Sir: In obedience to your
orders of the 12th instant I have to re
port the following as the statement by
Lieutenant Commander Hodgson.of the
conversation between Rear Admiral
Schley and himself during the action of
July 3, 1898.
He states as follows: "As we were
approaching the Spanish ships, I heard
Admiral Schley say port or starboard
several times to Captain Cook in the
conning tower, the admiral being on
the platform surrounding the tower. I
bad been on the bridge above and was
just comiln down to report the position
of the ship when I heard the admiral
say, 'Hard aport.' The Maria Teresa
was then hauling abaft our port beam.
The Brooklyn was heading about
northeast. I told the admiral, or at
least suggested to him, that the Texas
was very close on our starboard hand
and would bring us close to her. I do
know that I used the word 'collision.'
I did not say, 'You mean starboard.' I
intended him to understand there was
danger of running into the Texas. He
said, 'All right,' or words to that ef
fect-I can not repeat verbatim. When
I knew he was going to turn to star
board, I suggested backing the star
board engine in order to make a small
er circle and give the Texas a wider
berth, but he decided against that as
decreasing the speed of the -turn. . He
did not say, that I know of, 'We are
near enough to them (the Spaniards)
already.' The only thing I gathered
from what he said was that if we
turned to port we should get so close
that we should expose ourselves to tor
pedo attacks. I suppose he meant tor
pedo boats and replied to him that I
had not seen them."
Lieutenant Commander Hodgson
states he did not intend to convey in
his note of denial pent at ehe request
of Admiral Schley and publlihed in the
Washington Post, the idea that no such
colloquy took place.
He states, regarding this, as follows:
"Admiral Schley wrote me, enclosing
an editorial from a New York paper
of June 1, asking me to write a denial
of what he phrased 'An oft repeated
calumny.' He said he had no recoliec
tion of any such conversation. I wrote
a lengthy letter of explanation, giving
my recollection of the conversation as
nearly as possible. Admiral Schley
wrote me, saying: 'There is much in
your letter which I should not like to
use, as it would provoke an assault
upon you which I would not like to
happen. What I want to show is that
the dialogue did not occur.' I then
wrote a denial of the colloquy, certain
ly not intending that no such colloquy
occurred, but that it did not occur as
printed. At the same time I sent with
this an explanatory letter explaining to
the admiral that the letter of denial
was a denial of the dialogue as it ap
peared in print, and that I had told the
correspondent of the paper that sub
stance of the conversation was correct
In writing the letter I wished to refute
the fact of any controversy existing at
a critical stage of the battle. It, the
letter, was a denial of the words as
they stood in the published article, a
denial of their literal correctness and
not a denial of the substantial correct
ness of the statement"
A copy of the letter has not been re
tained by him; he had a rough draft,
which has been mislaid. Lieutenant
Commander Hodgson appends his sig
nature as a voucher for the accuracy
with which the foregoing is given
Very respectfully,
P. A. CHADWICK,
Captain, iJ. S. N.
A. G. HODGSON,
Lieutenant Commander, U. S. N.
To the secretary of the navy.
Amusements.
Missoula, June 19.-The Missoula fire
department announces its annual ball
at the Union opera house for Tuesday,
July 4. The tickets are out and the in
vitatlons have been sent to the patrons
of the department.
The Knights of Pythias will have an
especially interesting meeting this
week. At the conclusion of their cere
monies there will be a social session, at
which the Knights will put up the best
they have in the house.
The subscription lists for the appear
ances of the Wakefield Opera company
at the Union opera house this week are
receiving a generous number of signa
tures and the company will play to
good houses both nights. The operas
that have been selected, "Martha" and
the "Bohemian Girl." are both popular
and the appearance of the company
will be a notable event in the season's
theatrical circles.
Timber Sarvey Party.
Missoula, June 19.-A. P. Hartley re
turned this afternoon to the camp of
the Northern Pacifle timber survey
party of which he is a member. The
party has worked as far west as St.
Regis and will remain there for about a
month. Mr. Hartley says that there is
still a lot of snow in the range above
the camp of his party and that the peo
ple in the lower country are looking for
more high water.
Little Hope for the Paris.
Falmouth, England, June 19.-The Amer
loan liner Paris, on the rocks near the
manacles, experienced to-day the first
southeasterly gale which has blown since
she was wrecked. This compelled the
salvagers to desert the wreck. * The divers
had succeeded in blasting away the rocks
and cleared the steamer of water above
her false bottom, when the storm came
up and drove them off. It is now feared
that the liner will be forced further ashore
and be broken in two.
ITHiNKS :TiEY'RE THE MIE
Colonel Wilder Believes the U. P.
Tran lRofobers Are Caught.
ARRESTED IN THE PARK
They Answer'the Descriptions All Right
They said They Were Bound for
Henry's Lake, Idaho - U. 8.
Marshal Woolman Notified.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, June 19.--Unlted States Mar
shal Woolman this afternoon received
the following letter from Colonel:
Wilder, the commanding officer of Fort
Yellowstone in the park: "Three men,
said to answer the descriptions of Cur
rie and the Roberts brothers, captured
by a party from here. They will be
here this evening."
This confirms the dispatch in this
morning's Standard telling of the cap
ture of the outlaws south of the park.
To-day the marshal received a letter
from George Whittaker, a deputy
United States marshal in the park, in
which he relates having met three men
pbsi ng through the park June 13,
i dse descriptions tallied with the ad
vertisement of at least two of the men,
and who, it is believed, are the parties
that have been arrested by the troops.
They gave their names .as A, T. Mar
tin, C. J. Roberts and George F. Phil
lips, bound for Henry's lake, Idaho.
"Two men of very dark complexios.s,
looked as if they had Indian blood in
them; one man about 30 years old,
weighing about 187 pounds," wrote
Whittaker. "They had eight horses.
They were seen at the uipper Geiser
basin. Colonel W. O. Wilder, the park
superintendent, has wired his men to
arrest them on suspicion. Think they
are the three smen wanted."
The marshal says he believes fromr
other advices that the Roberts brothers
and Currie have been captured. He is
waitipg for more definite description of
the Wien taken.
A. q
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
It Is the Desire of the Volunteers to Be
Mustered Out There.
Washington, June 19.-The following
cablegram has been received from Gen
eral Otis:
"Manila, June 19.-Adjutant General,
Washington: All volunteer organisa
tions here desire muster out at San
Francisco."
The cable message of General Otis re
garding the wishes of the volunteers
was in response to a specific inquiry
of the war department based upon its
declared policy of having each. volun
teer organization elect whether it
should be mustered out at San Fran
cisco or at its home station. It appears
from General Otis' message that the
volunteer, organisations prefer to dis
band at San Francisco in accordan.e
with the original arrangements o the
war department. A model camp' has
been established at San Francisco and
provided with every facility for th,.
comfort and convenience of the retuir.
ing soldiers. It hos be~n, duemed ad
visable from a sanitary standpoitt to
keep each organization in the camp at
least two or three weeks before permit
ting the men to go to their homes 'and
scatter through the country.
General Otis alsq cabled the war des
partment as follows:
"Manila, June 19.-Adjutant General,
Washington: The Sherman lrrived
this morning. Casualty, Edwiln L. Ga
vett, 6th infantry. Colonel Kellogg andt
12 men left at Honolulu sick; Seven
cases of typhoid fever en route. Sixth
infantry leave for Ilollo to relieve the
Californians at Negros. The transport
Indiana with 130 officers, discharged as
sick, with civilians. left for Sanr Fran
cisco via Nagaski yesterday. The Han
cock and Sherman with the Nebraska,
Pennsylvania and Utah leave for the
United States as soon as the troops can
be placed in readiness. The Califor
nians will leave as soon as selected.
Colorado is to follow on the first avail
able transport."
The arrival of the Sherman means
that General Otis will receive substan
tial reinforcements. The Sherman left
San Francisco May 22 and carried the
6th infantry and a number of. recruits,
numbering in sel 41 officers and. 1,~56
enlisted men, under command of Brig
adier General Bates. Colonel Ke!logg,
of the 26th infantry, was taken all an
the trip from San Francisco to Hono
lulu and was invalided home from the
last port. The transport Grant left
San Francisco on the 30th. ult., with
the 16th infantry and is expected to
arrive at Manila early next week. Some
confusion results from the coupling of
Iloilo with Negros. There is .a bat
talion of the 1st California at Negros
under command of the officer at. Iloilo,.
which is the headquarters for that part
of, the Philippines.
PAID THE CUBANS.
GeneralJ. Randall Says He Gave Moey to
Almost 1,800 Soldiers.
Havana, June 19.-General George A.
Randall has returned from paying the
Cuban soldiers. He says he paid al
most 2,800 men. The majority delivered
up their arms, which were turned over
to the civil authorities. A -ew .men
were arrested for issuing bogus cer
tificates of discharge.
Lieutenant Colonel Reber of General
Wilson's staff, has arrived at Sancti
Spiritus. He finds the wires are be
ing more respected since the arrest and
punishment of the last offenders.
"He That is Warm
Thinks All So."
Thousands are "'cold" in
that they do not understand
the glow of health. This im
plies disordered kidneys,
liver, bowels, blood or brain.
Hood's Sarsaparilla makes
"warm'" because it gives
allwho take it perfect health.
Hood's Pill eur livHer ills; the non-irrltating andl
osrly catitaci to take aim Hoods iariajiiiiia