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1* I M' ' I Ml *»« • » * *^ n iiMJ i i v f • * * •battery. The formation of tin* corpa originated with .Major Howard, formerly known as Cat Howard, who made nis name known during the Northwest rebellion. The corps is at present about IT.O strong, divided as follows: Forty In the battery and llo in the «cOUt». The battery consists of sixColt machine guns and one 1-pound pompom, under the direct super \ ision of Major Howard, assisted by three lieutenants, namely. K. Hilllnin. formerly of the Northwest mounted po-Jiee; A. McMillan, Northwest mounted police, anil It. H. Ityan. Itoyal Canadian dragoons. Thlt;‘ scouts are headeday Captain C. Koss. formerly yardman ter of the lt;Jreat Kails A: Canada.lie is ,ui old-timer in Montana and was h scout with Oranvllle Stuart during the N• /. I’erlt; e war. Captain Itoss is hbly seconded by Lieutenant T. Callaghan of Maple Creek. The sergeant major. J. Davis, is the non of I). \\’. ()av|s, formerly of the I. lt;J. Maker firm.‘Tp to the present time the corps has had but little chance to show its mettle, but the little that it has done lias raised it greatly in the eat I mat ion of the general commanding the brigade,Th* » orps is attach**d to the mounted Infantry brigade under t.eneral Al-derson. who is well liked l»y all under his command The officers and men agree surprisingly well, all working in perfect harmony.“The war at present is at a standstill tw1ng to a proclamation issued by the commander-in-chief. allowing until the end of the month for all lt..ers to surrender After the end of the month all Boers captured with arms will be -e. verely d'-alt with. At present th**re Hr* between 50,000 anil ttO.OOO ltners in th* field under amis. They are carrying on a kind of guerrilla warfare; intact, |t Is m re of a bindit warfarefhiin guerrilla, as they will only light a very inferior force. They seem to care for nothing but plunder and they loot friend and foe alike, making no exception.At the conclusion Of the war 1 expert a few of the corps will remain hi this country, with a view of bettering thelt fortunes The country is very rich In minerals of nearly every kind, aurh as diamonds gold, silver, lead, topper, coal, etc.”Following upcn the heels of the letterfrom Pretoria comes the Minneapolis Time* with a signed article in regard to Howard Howard is dead. The item fomenting him and his peculiar char-a terlstica Is as follows:The death of Captain Howard, re-fently announced m i.ord Kitc hener sdispatches from South Africa, recalls to the writer the spring of Ifcx.’i and the I:lei rebellion hi which the dead officer tained Itis sobriquet of ‘Catling Cun Howard' and also won for himself friends In the Dominion of Canada and admirers everywhere. It was during Hie four days’ battle at Matoche, in theIt “I rebellion, that tjeneral Fred Mld-fleton, commander of the Itrltish forces»nd sill'e dead, remarked to me; 'That nan Howard is an enigma to an Kng-.i-hman and I think your country aloneptiwluces sin h. lie i* u brave brag-tart.'The criticism w'as somewhat severe, }e»t 1t v ould be unjust to sa y it w asnot partially d* served by him w ho call ed i* forth. Howard Joined Middleton’sf .rres a few days after the battle ofF‘*h Creek. II- came down the South*a«kate|t*w an. by boat from Saskatoon.bringing with him one oi the two trailing guns purchased by the Dom nion from the maker at w Ha\lt;n, Conn the other having been sent to ColoneiOtter’* column operating near Rattle-ford. At that time Howard was purely simply a 'drummer* for the tjat-gtin works in New Haven, withthis difference, that to show his wares and prove their worth it was requisite he should take chancea that theandfin*lh«.»Cool the BloodIn all Gases of Itching Burning Humorswith the CUTICURA RESOLVENTWhile Cleansing the Skin andScalp with hot baths of ClTf-CURA SOAP and healing the Raw, Inflamed Surface withCUTICURA OINTMENT.Complete Treatment, $1.25Or. Soar. ; OtuTgiM, V* i H**ot » «%T V* Hoi*•ftrrw er« poiriK ll A* 4# C. ' of*'.. Prul a , HottoA,* *us. snve Howard and the two men as-slgne'l to Ids gatling, broke and ran. Howard, on the contrary, straddled hisgun trail instanter and opened on the advancing body of the enemy (numbering probaidy one hundred and tiftvor tw» hundred) in a fashion that astonished them and would have astonished ajnyone who had never witnessed a rapid tire gun in action. Charpentier, a j+oidbv who was ammunition carrier for Howard, was shot through both b-gs and put out of service, but before he was needed the panic had passedaway an 1 the others had returned to assist, him. As it was, the gatling gun drove the enemy dow n t lv** slope and to their intrenchnients, but we nil knewthen, and feel now. that had it not been for Howard's coolness and quick action there would have been a long casualty list on the top of that hill and many of us would have appeared in that list After that Howard had asort lt;d roving commission, but did notsee any very seveie service except on May I., when Itatoche was taken, at which time his gun came Into action, sadly to the detriment of the bodies of at least a half d 7.en of the enemy who were not advised as to the effective range of the New Haven doctor’s pet Invention.“Howard, after the Kiel rebellion. ga\e up Itis position with the New Haven tirin and removed to Canada, where he lived until the Dominion w iscalled tip m for troops for South African service. As was to have beep expected. this Indomitable Yankee, wholoved the ‘strenuous* as mm h as any American living, was one of the tlrst to hie to the scene of armed contention, lteyond question be has met the fate he would have chosen, once convinced he had to die.”For rent—Kargo bollbuilding one night each it Standard office.in Standard week. Inquire••••BLACKF001 RIVt RIS RAPIDLY RISINGItftltrnad Itrtdg** In tit* Vicinity of Atun Threatened With l»«*»tructIon Mream*Overflow Tli«i Itauki.Special Dispatch to the Standard.Avon. Fii». The warm weatherof the past few days has melted thesnow in the foothills and is causingthe streams to overllow their banks,and washing out small bridges. I'nlessthe sudden rise of water in the littleHlackfoot river is checked there isgreat danger of damage to some ofthe Northern 1’aeltlc railway bridges.There in a great deal of heavy ice In the river and the water risittK suddenly will cause it to break away from the bank and lodge againM the bridges, where, unless it is taken cate ofpromptly, it is very liable to carry them out. The railroad company has one or more w atchmen stationed at each point w here I here is any d inger of damage to bridges or track from high water.CHANGE IN NAMEAnaronda lllt;tnk Hill It* tlie l»ljr HankA Trntt i «.Beginning t -day the , ,n \,roltda will be known as the Dal\ Bank Hi Trust company. M. it. iircenwood vs i 11 remain in charge is at present, and so far as is known no changesin the personnel of the staff will be made. Smlt;-e the death of Marcus Dalyspieulation has Inch rite in respect totin* changes that were likely to take plaee in tie- lt;’W nership of the bank. The estate retains its holdings, the Donahoe interest has been r« tired, several w.llknow n citizens have In come oftt *era of the hank anlt;i to-day it begin* its careerunder its new- name.11NED $10,Net lee to C'rrriltnriK*ist* of Albert Thoms, deeeaac-dNotb e if hereby given by the under* •ign«d administrator or the e-tat. 61 Albert Thoms deceased, to the creditors of food aJI persons having eiaiin^ against tin ► lid deceased, to * shsbit them, with *hlt;-necessary vomhera, within tour months after the fust publication of triic notice to th« sjcJ adtrdntetiator at room 12 |*» -t r it * block. Mail. *tttet Amtcorida Mont., thf sarr»» being tiie place foi tin transaction of tile business of Said tstat» in the county of D*«-r I»dg*.JOHN y. BATTKKTON.Adrn fii*n itor of the f:tlt;te of Alt«rtMin Anguaifi I* tila«l to «a«t otl NoI Mxily.The woman who was arr«st«'d on Wednesday night for disturbing thepeace and lt;pn* t of Malnvillc, and incidentally for interfering with the dog catchers in tin performance of tii.-irduties, was arraigned for trial yesterday morning before Acting I'oiice Judge Frank Kennedy. .Mis- \uguste could not speak a word of Knglish and conducted her own defeiiHe in the French language. She expressed sorrow at her conduct and promised not io offend again. The court fined her*!rt. and as sin* left the police station she poured forth expressions of appreciation of the leniency shown he**.Appreciation In the reward of merit as evident ed by the number of Anaconda citizens who haw selected pianos from the tfilbert A- Jones piano parlor. . High rt ide i inos makes ti c you know, at prices usually charged for infer j r instruments.Ordered HerFort S ott, Kan.. Fee. \:j »r»i*rsi«r,.d by i'lesldent MfK:nJ* y v» i» r.-cejved h*‘re to-day directing th* k*« p* r ef In* federal prison to r» l« ■lt;.-#■ Mr- Nancy Wrtgbt, .hi ol*i woman who has *n rm.pruonod heie bIik* last November. Shewas slt; ntenecd tlt;y Judge Hrxik for fo.’i.-In^ (M tiajon papers. The time of her sentence expjied two months ago. but sheil l s a •- - a1 .ft
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Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Montana, US
Fri, Mar 01, 1901
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