The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-02
THINGS TALKED ABOUT
the Spring Election
As to the ONO
Case.

Special CORRESPONDENCE of Inc Standard.
BUTTE, March 1.-The city election is
tn be held the first Monday i'm April. and
Mt the council meeting next "wednesday
night the clerk will doubtless be author
izesi tn issue n call for the same. The call
must he issued ID days before the cleo
ton. The convention are usually held
20 days before the election, and must take
place, therefore within tho next
two weeks. Nevertheless there is
an unusual lack of interest in
the election, and there was never less talk.
one month before an election. about can
didates. The city has not yet recovered
apparently from the election of last fall.
itely in the Held. ai,hoaSb a few names
are mentioned. One of Butte's leading
citizens said to-day that nobody could
and nobody would he more generally de.
sired as u candidate for that Office. But
II is believed that Mr.. Council would
never permit his name to be used. Mr..
Conncll il ut present in the East, but will
return before March B..
many for the office of mayor and he
would undoubtedly make n strong run. 1t
is doubtful IL n more satisfactory choice
SS ali with Whom convcraasiSu has been
had, and the only objection that has been
made to his nomination is that his rcsig-
strength of the democrats i'm the council.
Judge Barrett il another man who would
he acceptable tn all, and who would make
a capital mayor in every sense of the
word. James A. Talbot il another good
man who is urged by many. In fact the
democratic party has plenty of good tim
Der;
likely To meet with difficulty in finding u
candidate who will poll the full party
vote. If there is "A man in the party who
will command tho support of all factions,
lie has not yet been discovered Only n
mayor and onc-half the aldermen are tn
he chosen at this election. the other city
officers holding over.
Mrs. Charles ONO, who created a three
days sensation i'm Butte by shooting Ed
ward Smith, has not returned to her
lonely cabin in Little Blacktail canyon.
She has II horror of the place and has de-
clared she can never return to- thc scene
of her terrible struggle and its awful con-
sequences. She is now living with a
friend i'm East Park street, not far from
the Pine Tree saloon. Her husband is
still working at the wood camp, hut il is
said that hc will dispose of his
take his wife out of Montana.
Thers is an impression quite general
ONO was her husbands former partner.
Ii is known that ONO had n great deal of
b%nsiness, and a man said yesterday that
he heard Omo's former partner declare
two days before the shooting that he was
settle up their business or fight. This has
given rise tn a suspicion around town that
possibly there might he more i'm the kill
ing than has come to light. But Omo's
old partner is not dead. His name is
Alonzo Smith and he is working to-day
killed is Edward Smith. and he has never
been a partner of ONO. but only worked
for him.
The STANDARDS reporter has been
talking with IA number of Butte's old
timers as to former ducls in this county,
the challenge received by Editor Penrosc
having awakened interest i'm the matter.
But nobody remembers of a duel ever
having been fought in Silver Bow county.
except the duel to the death between
Ward and Gallagher last December. Ii
is stated, however, that Mr.. Penrose re
ccived a challenge i'm Centcrville n few
years < from a well known citizen of
Butte. The challenge was accepted,
ccooii. john lf,Sm"f Il. d Gnrsis sa .ne he m reeeived rp a
challenge i'm Helena u number of years
ago from n well known merchant now
his best friends. II is not believed there
las been u regular duel i'm Butte, only
d shooting scrapes i'm the streets or
over the bar.
The proprietors of the Comique have
agreed not to disagree and mt present will
continue business. Their differences have
been adjusted and the sailing is again Sc
rene. Mr.. j. l.. Black made q proposition
for the purchase of the Columbia gardens,
but was unsuccessful, and will leave to-
morrow for San Francisco.
1t is intimated by a mcmbc of the city
council that there will bc "a drop in fees
that certai n officials shall receive fees i'm
addition to their salaries, but the size of
the fees is fixed yearly by the council.
ing to- prevent the fees being fixed at as
low a margin AS ] per cent.
Mp AND MRS.