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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

John +. Betz, the Philadelphia brewer,
Is about to erect a 81, 90 200 business house
ON the corner OF Broad street and South
Pnen square, in that city.
Edouard Rothschild, son of the head
of the great European banking firm, is
visiting Chicago. He is travelling through
h United States on a sightseeing tour.
The matchmaker, Goering. of Ottersen,
near Hamburg, Germany, is the oldest
veteran of the Napoleonic wars. He will
be los years old on b 18th Of this month.
Mrs. Senator Hawley is one of the no
ticeable figures I'm Washington society be-
nus of her pure English ways. She is
said to have warmed up, II not thoroughly
converted her husband TO equal suffrage.
Chief Justice Fuller stubbornly refuses
20 shave Of his mustache. Ever since he
was appointed to his present position he
has been urged on all sides to take this
step, but up to the present time he MAIN
tains on his upper lip a flowing hirsute
adornment.
The Rev. John w. Chadwick, the we'll
known Unitarian preacher and poet of
Brooklyn, is entertaining his congrega-
ton Sunday evenings with scholarly lee
lures upon Shakespeare. Last Sunday
night his subject was "Othello." II is un-
usual to hear Shakespeare preached in
the pulpit.
Captain Murrell, the rescuer of the ILL
fated Danmark's passengers, sailed
Wednesday OF the German steamship
Trave, for Southampton. He will be
given command of the new steamship
Michigan, An interesting rumor regard
ing the captain is to the effect that he will
wed a Baltimore belle.
General Sherman is disguised with the
futile efforts of New York to raise enough
money for the Grant monument. He
says: THAT won't happen to me I've
bought my own monument and paid
$1,000 for il. The minute ! am buried IL
will be clapped on over me INT that will
end the matter. l won't have any d-n
nonsense with my monument
Stanley. who is now working hard upon
his journal for publication, complains
that much of his day is taken up in Cairo
bysgood fellows and cigarette smoking civil
officers, who never tire of questioning
him bou the wonders OF the dark CONT
nent. He hopes To be in London about
the middle Of April, and one of his first
public appearances will he at the Amcri-
can banquet.
Said Colonel W. q. Cummings of Cedar
Rapids, vice-president Of the Custer So
ciety, organized mt the Milwaukee en-.
campment Of the G.. A. r.. TO q reporter
for the Detroit Free Press: when ! was
in New York the other day ! saw the widow
OF General Custer. She is doing the hes,
she can for herself with her pen, but II Is
right that the widow of the bravest general
this country has ever seen should be com.
PEELED tn do this? ! trust this matter will
be taken up by the new Custer Society,
and an ample fund creatcd for her main
icnancc in comfort aud ease. I will my.
self give 500 toward "A Widow Custer
fund"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14

People who are interested in the silver
question are going To discover that
Speaker Reeds professions of friendship
for the metal are just as insincere as they
were announced by his critics To he when
he was making his canvass. The whole
question relating To silver legislation has
been brought into confusion by the man
ipulation Of Mr.. Reeds party associates
who are afraid to face the issue and who
do O dare To submit the subject to the
judgment of the house. Mr.. Reed man.
ages his committees as no speaker ever
presumed to do before his time. He could
secure favorable legislation for silver
within tw~enty-four hours II he wished TO,
but that Is not his wish or
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14

win IL an honest vote gets into the
ballot boxes to-day. They 60 to the
polls this morning in confidence that
the sun will set tonight on their well.
earned triumph. They back splendid
ticket with the conviction that right Is
on their side and that II Is in the order
of events and in the interest OF just
government that they should win.
Every democrat in Butte ought to put
forth earnest effort in order to assure
a sweeping victory at tO-day's election.
The hour Is not q favorable one in
which to step outside of party m or
turn from service due the party in Or
der to crafty any personal wish or
bestow the favor which personal friend
ship sometimes exacts in local political
contests. There surely cannot be any
objection urged against the entire fit
ness of Mr.. Walton for the office OF
mayor. lie accepted the nomination
Mt q critical time and at the request OF
his democratic townsmen. He ought
TO have the vote and the cordial sup
port of every democrat in Butte, and
we believe that support will not he
withheld.
Give the democratic ticket united
and vi gorous support today. Get your
own ballot in early and then help to
rally the party for the whole city
ticket. Keep out a watchful eye for
the strikers whom the republicans have
tried to colonize in hope of swelling the
fraudulent vote, and make the result
a majority so large that it will silence
that other vote by which the national
senate hopes to make reputable the
October conspiracy.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14

Congressman Carriers political days
are full of trouble. Twice within a few
weeks he and his friends have man
aged to get a duty laid on Mexican lead
but they cannot manage to hold the
thing down. The Montana member is
quite i'm despair over the shabby treat
ment accorded him by the committee,
whose action appears to be wholly un.
der the control of eastern corporate
influence, which is noisy and persistent
in its demand that the lead be admitted
free. The outlook is that, in the end,
this influence will win with the repub-
lican committee which trifles with Mr..
Carter and his friends.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14
SAMUEL j.

Lingering illness ended ut an early
hour yesterday morning in the death of
Samuel j. Randall. lie is the second
of Philadelphia's membership in the
house of representatives to whom death
has come during the present session of
congress. Mr.. Randall was long al in
valid. For months il has been impos-
sible for him to take any share in the
activities of public life. The course of
his sickness has been watched with
profound interest by his countrymen in
every section of the Union, and the
news of his death will be followed by
expressions of universal regret.
Mr.. Randall was not a very old man
at the day of his death. Ills allotted
time was fourteen years less than that
of his distinguished townsman, the late
Congressman Kelley, with whom he
shared for many years the duties of
public life. Like Mr.. Kelley, Mr.. Ran
dali was a native of the city of Phila-
delphia, seven wards of which he rep
resented during thirteen successive
terms In the lower house of congress,
lie was born October 20, 1898. His eX-
perience in mercantile life was com.
paratively brief and he found himself
in the activities of politics while yet a
young man, as a member OF the city
council of Philadelphia Mt first and,
when he IA thirty years old, rs
a member OF the state senate of
Pennsylvania. Immediately thereaf'
ter. Mr.. Randall became a member of
the thirty-eighth congress and his
membership in that body remained un-
interrupted 10 the hour of his death,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14

Anaconda's democratic ticket with
Walker at its head is good from top to
bottom. The nva i'm this city has
been conducted without special Incl
dent except that an unsuccessful effort
was made to create a stir among saloon
men i'm favor Of the republican candi-
date on the plea that he is anxious to
show himself particularly devoted tn
their interests. The movement fell
Hat, as Mr.. Walker is a man who is
highly esteemed by every citizen of
Anaconda and his ability to admins
ter city affairs in a spirit of absolute
fairness toward all classes is not ques-
toned by any man who knows him.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14
Brother Talmage's smile.

From the Chicago Times.
Brother Talmage, in his lecture at the
Auditorium, informed the large audience
which gathered to hear him that he was
"in no wise ~disgruntled with the world"
A gentleman who receives n large salary,
with IN equally large vacation attached,
and who doubles his income by repeating
his ermon through the newspapers and
Gus enough to say a good word for the old
world now and then. Brother Talmage's
broad and elastic smile is a guarantee
that he did not utter words of hollow fiat
terry.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14
MONDAY. APRIL IA, 1880.

Hereafter a regular edition of the
STANDARD will be sent to every sub
scriber on Monday morning of each
week. The popularity and the rapid
growth of the STANDARD make
necessary this departure from the
plan under which most of the daily
morning newspapers in Montana have
omitted the Monday morning edition.
The publishers of the STANDARD be-
lieve that the change here announced
will be warmly welcomed by patrons
of the paper, especially in view of the
fact that no increase will be made in
the rate of subscription, which from
this date will be the same for the seven
day newspaper as it las formerly been
for the six-day edition. Beginning
with this mornings issue the Monday
morning STANDARD will be delivered
by or mail to every regular sub
scriber and il will be found on sale on
all trains and at all news depots. Dur
ing the seven months of its existence
the STANDARD has achieved a circula-
ton which is not matched In the career
of any rival newspaper printed in the
Northwest. In departing from an old
custom this morning it simply takes
one added step along the line of pro-
gressive journalism in the hope of max
ing still more effective the service
which il renders its host of readers
whom, hereafter, it will greet on Mon
day morning of each week.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14

Both political parties have made an
earnest canvass i'm anticipation of the
eventful election to be held i'm the city
of Butte to-day. Party lines are
closely drawn and the result confes-
sedly has significance to a degree
not ordinarily attached to a local cleo
ton. One year ago the democrats car
ried Butte, electing Mayor Kenyon
whose administration receives mt its
close every evidence of popular ap.
proval. During the week just closed
the democrats have been compelled to
be constantly on the alert in order to
defend the registry books against out.
RACES which ward working republicans
have sought to perpetrate in a manner
so shameless as to awaken public in
dignation. If Butte gets an honest
vote on record to-day the splendid
ticket put in the field by the democrats
will he carried by handsome figures.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14

The Rev. sam Jones preached mt Dali
ton. Georgia, recently. He took occasion
To deny that he intended To move to Ken
lucky and farm. Said he; IL am making
more money than any ten bishops in the
Methodist church, and il would be foolish
for me to go into anything like an expert
ment."
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14

Twenty-Five years ago this morning the
world was startled with the news that
President Lincoln had been shot. Many
a reader Of the STANDARD will remember
how memorable events were crowded
into that eventful month of April and the
event which is recalled by the recurrence
of the anniversary which this day brings
is one OH which every American citizen
will reflect with n sentiment of profound
regret.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14

Three times in succession he was
elected speaker of the house, and at all
times, whatever the political compost
ton of that body, his place ON the most
important committee of the house was
assured, almost without exception.
Mr.. Randalls views on the tariff
question were quite ont Of harmony
with those held by a majority of con-
gressmen representing the democratic
party of which he was q conspicuous
member, q fact which brought him into
prominence while Mr. Carlisle was
speaker, because the Randall contingent
In the house could not be brought into
hearty cooperation with its party as
sociates in matters concerning tariff
legislation. Incidents relating to Mr..
Randall's conduct at that time are still
fresh in the mind of the public and the
ill-timed effort to drive him out of the
democratic party is recalled as one Of
the memorable incidents i'm the history
of prominent American statesmen.
a touch of sentiment hallows the
closing days of Mr.. Randalls life. The
country remembers all the little Incl
dents which revealed the mans finer
traits as he realized that the hour of
final dissolution was approaching. lie
seemed to look forward toward the
mysterious future with a feeling of
awe that is not dread. Spiritual themes
were uppermost i'm his thoughts. He
desired ardently to atone for wrongs
done to any of his fellow men, he made
public profession of his faith i'm the
doctrines of the evangelical church and
he sought to impress upon those about
him his own growing sense of the obi
cations imposed by christian faith
and doctrine.
This nation loses a sturdy patriot
and a conscientious statesman i'm the
death of Mr.. Randall. In all matters
relating to parliamentary practice he
was a master. He was uncompromis-
ing i'm advocacy of the doctrine of pro-
lection; he was reared under the guild
ance of the st~rictest sect in that school.
No matter how politics In his native
city might shape themselves, his seat
in the house of representatives was al
ways assured; indeed, he was regarded
as the especial patron of the vast in
dustrial interests which he represented,
and thus it became impossible for him
to get into sympathy with the newer
views regarding industrial questions
which, i'm recent days, find advocates
both among republicans and demo.
Gratis. But he was a gifted man, ont
who always commanded respect and
N on whose memory the stain of any
dishonest act in public life will never
rest.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14

The New York Tribune's hide-bound
predictions of last week regarding ''grcat
republican gains in Rhode Island, are
in unique contrast with yesterdays Of
fetal news which shows. now hat the
supplementary elections are ovcr,that the
democrats have elected the and
swept the state of Rhode Island by a sub
slantial majority.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14

At the elections TO be held in this
city and in Butte to-day the polls open
at 3 o'clock in the morning and close at
q o'clock this evening. The Australian
ballot will be used and in Butte the
voting will be conducted on a registry
list. The indications are that in both
cities the poll will be quite large. BE
surf that your W ballot gets into the
box to-day.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14

From the Seattle Post-Intelllgeucer.
Noting the decision OF Assistant Secre-
tary Tichenor, to the effect that Quong
Lee, q prosperous Chinese merchant, ram
not bring his wife and children into this
country without a violation of the exclu-
sion act, the Brooklyn Stdnddrd-U Union
asks, ais not the American eagle roostinR
pretty low In this matter" On the con-
trary, the Chinese dragon is trying to fly
too high,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14
CURRENT COMMENT.
A. Uu.pprsciesiv. Sovereign,

An Unnpprecistive Sovereign.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.
Tho 81. Petersburg students who met
and sang "God Preserve the Car" must
have been considerably astonished by his
majesty's response TO the anthem I'm the
shape OF an order closing the university.
Alexander III. seems to be q poor Judge
Of good singing.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14
ftnical Missouri Justice.

From the Chicago Times.
Missouri judges continue TO wage war
upon the wicked and deceptive progress
sive euchre, and to charge grand juries to
indict those who ''buck the tiger" at
fashionable card parties. When this evil
is destroyed they will then perhaps turf
their attention to the violations of law by
enthusiastic crusaders who, In the name
Of moral reform, seize and destroy proper
ty which Is not theirs.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14

That attempt by republicans to run the
Butte registry as a revised version of the
tunnel precinct fraud cannot he made to
work.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14

Hereafter good cheer will he added 10
Monday mornings breakfast by the pres
cncc of the seven-day STANDARD.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14

Butte, Missoula, Anaconda and Great
Falls are among the Montana towns that
hold city elections to-day.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14

Seven days in the week will he the rule
hereafter for daily editions of the STAND
ARD.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14

Drop your ballot i'm the slot and see Val
iton win.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14

BE careful TO put the cross after the
names of the democratic candidates.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-10
The Story of Vera SassuIitch.

LET me give you little instance of
the hatred, the desperate feeling which
sways some of the Nihilists. A woman
named Vera Sassulitch lived in an OBJ
scure province, where she taught
little country school. She was really
fine woman, of great natural ability,
which had never been developed owing
to her narrow surroundings. By
chance there came to visit in that town
a brilliant editor of an influential news
paper who made her acquaintance and
who recognized her intelligence.
Through his acquaintance she came to
know that there was something to live
for beyond her narrow limit: and when
the editor went to his home there
sprung up a correspondence between
them. Before long the journalist was
arrested as a suspect by the secret
police, who hurried him off to prison,
and in searching his residence found
letters from Vera Sassulitch. Without
any reason whatever she was arrested
and placed in jail for long time, al
though as had been stated, no proof
whatever was found against her. 1t so
happened that she was placed in the
same row of cells with the editor; and
once a week, when he was taken out to
be dashed; she could hear his piercing
yells, which rung through her head and
were never effaced from her memory.
1t was then she swore that the instant
she regained liberty she would kill the
man who imprisoned the editor, and
finally she would kill the Gar himself.
After many months of imprison-
ment she was released, and upon get
ting out of jail at once purchased a re-
volver. She walked Immediately to
the office and, taking deliberate aim
at the officers head, fired, but I'M
fortunately the wound was not fatal.
To-day that woman. Vera Sassulitch, is
at the head of all Nihilist plots in the
Cars domains. Nobody knows where
she can be found or what will be her
next work. She sends messages and
documents to the Gar and to all the
leading men in his domains. warning
them against acts of cruelty, and
threatening them with death. But,
try as they may, no effort has sue
ceeded in bringing her under arrest.
The Gar has sometimes risen from his
bed, and, before dressing, has hap
pened to look upon his table and found
there u warning from this woman, but
never has he been able to find out who
brought it or whence it came Prof.
B0yeSen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-10
AN INVENTIVE EDITOR.
Some of the Queer Freaks of the Late
Edwin CowleS of Cleveland.

edwin Cowles, the late owner and
editor of the Cleveland Leader" said a
gentleman who knew him well. to a
Kansas City Times man, ''was in many
respects a peculiar and eccentric man.
No one ever questioned his good heart
and sound sense but he was particular
ly man of fads and whims. If he was
the victim of one idea more than another
it was that in him the world possessed
perhaps the greatest inventor since the
days of Stevenson. First and last I
suppose Mr.. Cowles took out 100
patents. There was when | worked on
the Leader a green reporter who found
favor in the sight of Mr.. Cowles as
one ever ready to risk life and limb in
experiments with his chiefs machines.
Il recall time, just after the New
hall House fire in Milwaukee, under
the stimulus of which Mr. c. had in
vented a wondrous fire escape, when
the young man was called to assist.
Mr.. Cowles brought his invention to
the Leader building and glowing with
JOY and satisfaction, fastened it in the
fifth story window overlooking Long
street, and nominated his young man
assistant to make the first descent to
the pavement below. The victim pro-
ceeded to obey, as Mr.. Cowles could
not stand opposition. and the result
was after lowering himself a few feet
the invention stuck fast, and the re-
porter was suspended between heaven
and earth. The thing was serious
He was too low to get back to the Win
dow and too high to get in at the
next story, and there he swung prey
to terror and the breeze. Efforts look
ing to his rescue were vain, and at last
the fire department found temporary
and hilarious enjoyment in his taking
down.
'.On still another occasion the old
gentleman evolved a tricycle. which
wound up with huge coil spring and
would run itself ike an eigRt-day
clock. 1t was started by pressing a
button, and in theory at least, was
stopped by setting a small break. Mr..
Cowles brought the contrivance down
town and taking along a young re-
porter, determined on an experiment
in the armory. The large drill room
presented the scene of action. The
machine was wound to the last notch
and its devoted rider placed in posi-
ton and instructed. 1t was headed
out into the room and the button
touched. Away went the outfit like an
arrow, and the young man, getting
ratified, no break was set, and the
whole business crashed against the
wall at the rate of a mile minute.
For some hours it was feared the career
of the reporter was over, but a month
in the hospital gave him back again.
He got a release, however, from further
experiments, and bids fair to live to old
age. These are only two of Mr.. Cowles'
numerous inventions.n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-10

stepped on about six hundred of the
darned things when | got home last
night. n-Ldl0re,ace american.
imprisoned Orator - "And today
we stand in proud prominence, while
the world looks on amazed at the thrill
ling spectacle of "a government of the
people, by the people, and for the peo-
ple.' Who are the people?" Grand
Chorus by the Practical Politicians
eve are."-Ierre Haute Express.
Baroness Ito a man-servant who has
just come in Johann, do not whistle
in that abominable manner-and such
vulgar tunes besidesr' Johann-.'Bu
surely your ladyship does not expect
one of Liszts rhapsodies when I'm
blacking the boots-that'll come On
later when I'm cleaning the silverr'-
II Cataro.
Johnny-'My book, pa, says that
honesty is the best policy. Is that true,
pap" Munnibaggs-''Yes, my son; if
there hadn't been honest people in the
world how do you suppose | should
ever have been able to get ahead as /
have? Yes my son. honesty is a great
help to u man, a great help."-Boston
transcript.