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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29

Oregon democrats. in their state con.
vcntion held last week, fell directly in
line with the progressive democratic
column. The platform favors tariff re.
form, condemns the Montana theft and
the Reed quorum count, advocates pen.
sions to deserving soldiers, but not to
camp followers, urges the adoption of the
Australian ballot plan and demands free
coinage of silver. Oregon is not a silver
producer, but the democratic party in that
state is ready to make common cause
with the united West.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29

President Harrison intends to veto a
good MAN. bills that make appropriations
for federal buildings. Congress has passed
a lot Of them and Tho president will have
a job on hand in sorting them up. Mon
tana is not asking much in this line Of
appropriations, and the executive depart
ment O he dealing with manifest I'M
fairness toward this state were the mod
est appropriations for Butte and Helena
to he v~ctoed-that is, provided either OF
them ever get out of congress and reach
the white house.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29

The annual report of the Union Pa
ciiic railroad company is a long string
of figures. yet these have peculiar in
terest just ut this time, because of the
request lately laid before the govern
ment for an extra fifty years in which
to pay of the roads bonded debt.
Taking account of the entire system.
the Union Pacific did not quite hold
mp its end last year, its reported sur
plus being less by nearly twenty per
cent than that for lsss. President
Adams charges this to shortage of
crops in Washington and Oregon. The
official report places the debt TO the
government nj about the figures given
out when the proposition for an exten-
sion Of time was first advanced. The
exact amount at the end of last year
was S50.9O3,Oo0 The average debt per
mile now is S2S..Ni3, a large enough
average to be sure, yet the company
claims that this average has been re-
duced al the rate of $1,000 per mile per
year within the last six years. When
account is taken of the possibilities
that are before the Union Pacific under
honest and capable management, the
indebtedness is not to he regarded ms
fatal 10 the line. On the other hand
when account is taken of the long ser
les of years during which the Union
Pacific was persistently p%lundcred, pill
fered and ~mismanaged, the wonder is
that there's a shred of anything left to
day except the debt.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29
e AND WOMEN.

Miss Josephine Simon, the young singer
adopted by Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone al a
protegc, is an Oakland, Cali girl.
Charles Emory Smith was promptly in
tcrviewed by the Pal Mall Gasette when
lac reached London, and stood the pro-
cess like a veteran.
MAX O'RelI' Is a man of unusually
large physique. He il six feet in height,
with broad shoulders and n deep chest.
He weighs more than 200 pounds.
Ben Butler is reputed to be worth
S5,OOO,OOO. He has law Offices in several
cities and n practice worth 100000 a year.
Lowell is the place he calls his home, and
his residence there is n palace.
The people Of Atlanta, Ga, are insured
in various life insurance companies to
the aggregate amount Of $40, ZOO, zoo. The
largest individual insurance is carried by
Ex-Governor Bullock, who has policies
calling for $4,000.
Judge Barton, of Big Prairie, Newaygo
county, Mich, had been supervisor of his
township for thirty consecutive years, un-
Ill the election last week. Then his dem
ocratic opponent got just as many votes
as he did, and when they drew cuts for il
the democrat won.
General Fremont wore his hair falling
over his shoulders until within five or six
years Ago. when some friends induced
him to have IL cut quite short. This
changed his appearance SO greatly that
he declared he could hardly recognize his
own reflection in the mirror.
Ex-Conpressman Fitch, OF Nevada. is
said by one of his intimate friends to have
been so caught on election days that he
has actually never yet voted for n prcs-
dental candidate. Changes OF residence
and important business missions are as
signed as the reasons why he missed his
votes.
Joseph Mansfield, of Elizabeth, n, j., is
a young man who plays foot ball, and the
the other night as he was coming home
three dogs attacked him. With a fine
drop kick he laid one dead. sent a second
flying in the air with several broken ribs,
and so scared the remaining dog that he
ran away.
Walt Whitman is In fairly good health.
A few evenings ago he addressed the Con-
temporary Club of PHILADELPHIA on the
death of Abraham Lincoln. He called
Lincoln the 'flrst great martyr of his
race" The venerable poets voice was
distinct and strong and his face showed
no indication of disease.
General Jubal Early, one of the pet
cavalry leaders of the confederacy. lives
at Lynchburp. He has a suite of rooms
fitted up with n fine library, choice oil
! paintings and handsome steel engravinRs
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29

As soon ms stanley touched the soil
of England, a lot of newspaper repor'
ters tried to get him 10 declare his in
tentions regarding citizenship. The
story has been current that the famous
explorer thinks of becoming n British
subject. lie was not prepared To talk
with the reporters Oh the subject but
he remarked that his heart would al
ways be with America" II is reported
that the British government intends TO
offer stanley the governor generalship
of British territory in Africa, an ar
rangement that will call from the
explorer a declaration of allegi-
ance To the government of which he
would Thus become a part. Then il
will happen that the man who got his
start in a New York newspaper Office
will not have his heart and his salary
in the same place.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29

From the ~. Louis Globe Democrat.
While Mr.. Mckinley has been predict
ing that the session of congress would
close 10y the beginning of June. senator
Hoar puts that event in September 1.
There is "A wide margin of time between
these dates, but the chances are that the
senator's guess will he far nearer the
mark than the representatives.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29
location for the capitol, n the sight of toe
many would-be Legislators il far from
being unbounded.
The Spokane Fair.

The Spokane Fair.
From the spokane Falls Review.
For years the people Of Washington and
Idaho have bee making yearly pilgrim
ages 20 TO Portland TO pay their respects
TO the court Of art and industry. Now
Spokane Falls proposes To change all
that. An exposition will be held here
that will rival Portland's big show. /,
will have new features, all round, and
II will he q home institution. OF course
the railroads will offer low rates to the
OreRonians in order to induce them to
GOMEZ up into this imperial region and see
something new. Really the webfee,
folks must be weary Of looking at vii.
lamette valley products, year after year,
Some of the fancy work displayed In
Portland has been on exhibition ever
since old man Barlow first drove an OK.
team over the Cascade mountains, nearly
half n century ago.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29
geographically. w. nr. Great.

ifnhl Tue Nliuklhr iicNltN.
Al last the postal authorities AT WASH
ineton have awakened Ia the realization
that the people of the great west are just
as DESTROYS Of a prompt mail service as
the people who dwell in the land of the
east. MIR. Wanamaker may hail from n
sleepy old city, hut he is going about his
duties in "A way that would indicate a de-
sire Ia please the west. Numerically the
paciilc coast may not to as much
as some of the Eastern states, but geog-
raphically we are great, and IL the stream
of immigration goes on at the present rate
for u few years, Wen begin 10 talk about
moving the capital To the west.
A Capitol for Near-sighted Legislators.
From the Chicago Times.
The Dakotas, those new twin stars I'm
the galaxy Of states. have furnished their
full share Of national gossip during their
brief existance as sovereign states. And
now We are told South Dakota is getting
ready To locate her new capitol on land
that only the other day was i'm the pos
session Of the Indians and is now held
down by squattcrs. The proposed site of
h capitol. il Is said, rises in beautiful
terraces until the table-land is reached.
where the limit of vision is u~ubounded.
This table-land would make an excellent
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29

From the ~. Paul Pioneer. Press.
Eycey iowa governor STAGE 1850 is alive
and hearty. The Iowa gubcrnatorial
chair would seem To have distanced DIR.
Brown-Sequard.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29
A Boom for the Treasury.

From the 81. Louis Post Dispatch.
Boston has made arrangements for an
overlooking city treasury. A new ordi-
nance, which goes into effect this week,
imposes a fine of so for each use of pro-
lame language on the street.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29

From the Philadelphia Times.
People talk of the oyster as being dumb.
II has more sense than il gets credit for.
II doesn't open its mouth nor shell out
till il has to. and then look Mt its wisdom
i'm going to the scashorc every year from
April To September To recuperate.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29

Under Judge McHatton's decision sew
eral hopeful people will not have 10 lie
awake o'nights any longer, wondering
how 10 rustic that five million bond.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29

Some fool is doing a decent family gross
injustice by persistently getting into cir
culation unwarranted tales about Mrs.
Parnell.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29

New versions of the condition OF affairs
i'm Brazil come daily. They show a ter
ribly confused situation at any rate.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29

Let us hope that, when the approaching
tournament comes, Anaconda will run
faster than she did around the baseball
diamond.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29
Patriotism Via the Pocket.
From the Chicago Inter-Ocran.

From the I hic;igo inter Ocean.
Kansas city has a law levying a poll tax
of $3.50 ON all who do not vote. A mar in
a republican land who refuses 10 vote
should he taxed heavy enough, IL possible,
To arouse his patriotism. Some peoples
patriotism rests in their pockets.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29

From the ~. LOUIS Republic.
Mary was an honest sheep raiser. She
didn't love her 'littlc lamb" because she
could make none out of the tariff on it,
wool,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29

It's the opinion of the Philadelphia
Times that Emperor William is going ia
have peace IL he has to fight for IL.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29
A. Might Have Been EHnectei-

From the Boston Advertiser.
The Canadians are exceedingly promp,
with thcr retaliatory tariff measure.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-29
CURRENT COMMENT.

unearthed n Iompeiian Gent.
From the Boston Globe.
A skeleton has recently been discovered
in Pompcii with pants on.
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-21

The Lincoln. Neb., Journal, from
wh.ch vs have had occasion before to
quote some words Of political wisdom.
hss an article on farm mortgages
which s vel worthy of reproduction.
It says
frhe Alliance msn from Kansas who
introduced "a resolution In tne ocaia
NATIONAL Alliance ten0uncuE with TO-
r <rahou the census returns u fsrm
mortgages ss iucerFect and n sleaiI1g
have gwen tbe snsp away. The census
return ut fsrm mcr 1Ees VAS nos
nssds ~ guess hut hV an eybaUsa W
erauuraeon ~ tbe records in the coun-
~ clerks and reg sters oaices ia the
srent states. After tns e. of ftrn
mortgages vas made oct. a searefuI can
ra ss Eas made tc ascertain 81 any of
ere "a d mortgages bad been rsld OF
without a cancel llstfon e. the cHces Of
tte clerk ~ reg sfnr ss there e ngch
care 'essness fu en- "a a-recton-
Ncw ss nsarV every weI rostef
business msn kne~ e Nnu.d. the &C.
taai c0unt of the farm mortgages in
force showed q zreat falling oH from
gfs " .d Euesses ~ tha burrows ercad
~ statesmen. ft has taken qerte a
srsctoa OK ther smngnlaoa away
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-21

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blslsiea 81 had - fesltst feuTth 1a4asy
ia saFeHt sua ~ faatEsS DGv Services
.uuasy -sch h8sl is a a. hcly eoWaaaioa.
lU a Nerulns prayer &na seitaou. p -st eaa
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hes. Campbell All.
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moeT and toltaEe-ase. Service ehd srfmah a.
5 ia . "a. 0y ksh. DF. gsmphsli air.
Unitarian Ms. Celia +. Mo0llsy. Of Chiea
60. ~ii preach ia iae morning e the fempis
kmsnuel corner fountaln aud kznso m So
upon Liberty And Loyalty Ia Religion. lh
the evening she vii lecture upon Y . talrc.
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-21
sTArE oFFIcEEs, Pay.

The Grand Rapids Innocent Cause
says:
"We warn tho Democrats not to IN
crease the Offices IN this State-pcnsOn
agent or any other. IL new duties arise
put them on some OF the already we'll
paid officials without increase of fees
or sslary The Office holders are now
too numerous and as a class too we'll
paid"
Vow why does not the "Tunocent
Cause" specify the amount Of salary
those 'too well paid office holders re-
ceiye7 The constitutional salaries OF
elective officers OF the state are az fol-
lows The Governor receivsss $4,000; the
Judges Of the circuit courts receive
$500, ths treasurer $1,000; the Supern-
tendeut of Public instruction $1,000; the
Secretary OF state $500, the Commis-
soner Of Land Office $500; the Attor-
ucy General $500; the Auditor
General by statute) $1,000 annually,
snd tho constitution provides that
"they shall receive no fees or perquis-
ties whatever for tho performance OF
any duties connected with their Off
ess
BY a subsequsnt amendment the
counties Of the Upper Peninsula,
wayne. Kent and saginaw arc allowed
to pay their circuit judges higher
salary, but tae excess must BE- paid by
tbe counties and not by the State at
large The deputies Of the officers
named those who have deputies re-
ceivs an annual saltry of 5000 each,
they having to devote All their time 70
the tutics of their positions. The high
est paid officer, outside Of the elective
oifcsrs. s The Railroad Commissioner.
who receives sn annual salary OF $500.
When tne Innocent Cause" made
such statement it showed either its
ignorance OF ITS demogougsry- aud
ucrhaps both.
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-21
WILL BE a QUEEN.
A Little Negro Girl Now Virginia whe
Is TO Wed a King.


In London County, Va, not very far
from Washington, there is girl who
will some day contract an alliance with
q King. Her dresses on that occasion
will not be particularly splendid, and
for that reason, perhaps, the event has
not attracted the attention that such
marriages usually do. The truth is,
says the Atlanta Constitution, that
the girl IS a negress, and the man
she will marry is King of tribe in
Africa. She is az present being trained
for her future position In African court
circles, and is an inmate Of the family
of Rev. John s. Chester, a clergyman
who several years ago was missionary
70 the west coast of Africa. His wife
became very fond of q young African
girl while he was there, and asked per-
mission that she return with them when
they left the dark continent Her IA
ther, thinking the missionary was jok-
ing, gave his consent, but when the
time came for parting wanted TO be re.
leased from his promise. Chester still
persisted in his request, and finally, as
no member OF the tribe Is allowed un-
der pain OF death to break promise, he
had to allow his daughter to depart.
The child was given the English name
OF Nellie instead of the unpronounce-
able one she at first possessed, and al
though Chester already had children of
his own she was treated as member OF
the family. Since Nellie has been in
the United States she has made great
progress in her education, and now at
the age OF fifteen is model OF scholar
ship and politeness- She can speak
French and English we'll, and combines
the winning ways of an American girl
with the politeness OF a Partisan. Nellie
looks much older than she really is, and
would be eligible 70 marriage IL she
were with her own tribe. Since they
came here the Chesters have kept up
correspondence with the parents OF the
girl, who have been delighted with the
progress which they have learned she is
making under her instructors. About
n month ago they received n letter from
her father asking that she be returned
10 Africa, as the King wished 70 claim
his bride. The tribe of which she is
member is polygamous one, and Ches-
ter refused 10 do this unless the girl
was to be the Kings only Queen.
The King. who is charmed with the
stories about Nellie, has promised TO do
as asked. and it is likely that within
few months Nellie will be sent back 10
mount throne in her native land. She
has had several offers of marriage from
negroes living near her home. but she
has refused them all. and the King will
find her heart whole and fancy free.
African-like, she does not care much for
sentiment, and seems perfectly content
20 we'd man many years her senior
and whom she has not seen since she
was a very small child.
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-21
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY.
oUK NEwsPArEn.

We believe this issue OF the TELEGRAM
HtRALp wu rebound TO the credit Of
tAe publishers and 20 the city OF Grand
Rapids as well. our readers Will ind
NJ they indulge ia a comparison, that
the sunday TEiEaRAM-HERALD cem-
pares very fayorably with our more
metropolitan ootemporaries IN the
larger cities. We refer now. not only
% our twenty four pages, but to the
character. quality and quantity OF
matter furnished TO re4ders.
There are more special and worthy
features N tho sunday TELEGRAM-
HsRhLp than IN all the other Sunday
papers Of Grand Rapids combined, and
this = true every week.
such an issue IS bound to do good
wherever circulated. An extra circu-
lation OF such paper IS bound 10 bene-
IT the city, the advertiser and the pub
Usher. Believing this and knowing in
advance the value OF the paper We
were about to print, 2000 extra copies
were run and will be circulated at our
own expense. Extra copies can also be
had at tho ofhce, should any reader
desire % send away a paper. which IN
a fair way at least. evidences the en-
ergy and enterprise OF tirand Rapids.
Every advertiser is bound TO get full,
and more than. value received.
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-21
FASHIONABLE PARTIES.
The Expense and Inoe.venissoe of Large
Hais.


New York Is distinguished every sea-
son for its monster masquerades and
fsncy balls. In spite OF gas, music, fow-
ers and gay costumes these gatherings,
II we ara 70 believe the reports OF many
who assist" al them, are at once dreary
and disgusting. The multitudes OF mock
kings, knights, duohesses, scaramouches,
pickwiclSs, cardinals, Indians, clowns,
columbines. pantaloons, hidalgos, sail
ors, punohinellos, 1ewer-girls and what
not who meet upon common level upon
these occasions are nothing more than
promenading and gyrating dummies,
Gays the New York Ledger The world
may be stage, but these ladies aud
gentlemen show very clearly that all
tho men and women are not players
not one In five hundred of them having
the slightest idea OF personating the
character whose outer husk he Or she
assumes.
These monster balls are said 70 be
principally remaRs,able for three impos-
sibilities, viz: the possibility Of
dancing on account OF the 0rowd. the
impossibility OF getting any refresh
ments without fighting FOR them and
the impossibility OF obtaining access 10
the dressing-rooms except b. force Of
arms. Fifteen dollars for ticket and
one hundred dollars for costume may
not be too much 70 pay for six hours of
discomfort, but by riding in the city
railroad or elevated cars for the samo
length OF time you can get showed
iammed and hustled about almost as
thoroughly for much less money. and
you needn't pay any thing extra for
costume either.
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-21
Ianer 70 fIsar ~

PenfNatfr News
rh Democrats during the osmpa gn
just closed denounced the present sys-
tenn ol sailing lands delinquent Tor
taxes. and promised the people that
should they 10 given control OF the
Legislature they would not squander
the peoples money by giving the news
papers OF the State for printing, double
what it would cost II lei - the lowest
bidder. of course when the promise
WAS made there was but slght hopes OF
their ever being called upon 10 fultll it.
Nov they have both houses OF the Leg
islaturs anu can II they WISH. GOV.
Luce will give them no excuse for
Sinking the responsibility, as he will
recommend IN bis message the transfer
OF the collection OF delinquent taxes
from the Auditor General 10 the cOun-
Is treasurers. OF course all OF the
Democratic papers who expect to pub
lisn the lists next year VIII fall into
line , and help the reform along.
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-21

~ tnem ~ lsc 60 tie wayof tes otE-
e. as - asa tsFualssao1 - tes2 gao<t
1aseks, &kt.ak theg a41 FSeeltk1 81
s.z.s 49, A1ess II t1e ~ fsa1a<S QE
fls race ~ l1e sane t'Das tt4t tne t1-
& xns coAtfasrs4 Is 80 wett insrs
nasy - mere in th ]. isst craze thsa a.
nrsi speesrs. 81 as c.fK "a teis eo0n-
trg nsxas = saxsor s = Kansas tffE aA1
e looks noe a. thoagh tne se1tss there
asEs aaAbls % Sise 9as. sitAeT ~
fsssn ~ sa.ts sxaF..
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-21
WHAT oTHERs SAY
sahiime Fsith.

Detroit rimrs
The Times does not befeve thst Gov
Wmsns proposes to bounce t1e present
state Librarian. and give t1e position
70 a worthy person Woo hss nos been 81
agtaal resldent of Soc state Fer sewers
years Ms Tsnnev. who las beer
state Librarian sincs ls62. thr0ggh a.
ADMINISTRATIONS. even sat of t-0v. Be
Fois. - srkror Eed t0 be one of the
soSf Uhrarans fl tle T "a ted states
Thsre ~ 40 personal. o-acal or ps E.
cs grounds for aer removal. ssTs or b
that some one else may have tne plsce.
and toe reputation fog GOOD BARD sense
Mr. wnars eesrs. does uot warrant
any such acton a. 81 IS alleged hs pro
7rsas
Telegram-herald., 1890-12-21

4 sUsl1E tgsrual
easenant li0yern0f elect strong D as
been ilterEisEed regarding the prob.
able .enKtn ~ The Ieg ssatlsv sessloas
and aye ia eau not - oaae short
sncaxh Tor me. have written 30 ths
DemocfAtc 4n& Republican >enatoEs-
elect AID from iner responses / nnd
that there = a general disposition -
curts tae length " tne same as much
as l.3sss els SIla 90 make 4 = thorough
h1slness session. There is daily eK-
peass ol ne4Tly $50 per day 10 the tax
Daysrs II the state when the LeSisia-
tuFe meets. fhls : something which
should be tAkem into conSiderAL o."