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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08
IT WAS REPORTED.

The complete story of the execution
Of kemmler sent to the press of the
country illustrates the folly of legisla.
tive enactments of q certain kind.
The law providing for the use of cleo
tricity in carrying out the death penalty
in New York state included a section
under the terms of which no newspaper
reporter was TO be permitted TO witness
the scene. One member of the legisla-
ture afterwards introduced a measure
providing for q proper report of execu.
tions, but 1t received legislative
attention.
or course, the world was bound to
know how the criminal Jared under the
the new process and whether. from the
standpoint of humane treatment, the
application Of electricity is a success.
Under the circumstances the warden
Of Auburn prison was compelled to do
an absurd thing, In expectation that the
law would wink at 1.-THE admitted gen
tlemen whose business In connection
with the press service was perfectly
well understood, but who nevertheless
came I'm under the distinct understand.
ing that they were not present mt the
execution i'm a newspaper capacity.
The public will agree. Of course, that
the warden was entirely justified in
doing this. A complete story regard
ing the operation Of the new method
Of criminal execution has been given
to the country, and, when the expert
reports follow, an intelligent conclusion
may be reached regarding It's merits.
That is TO say, such a conclusion may
be reached IL IL becomes clear that the
test was fairly and honestly made on
Kemmler. As the STANDARD sug-
gested yesterday, certain corporations
are deeply interested i'm preventing the
success Of the new process. They
have an army of men i'm their employ
who are constantly exposed to the
death-dealing current. They do not
wish to become financially responsible
for fatal accidents to these men, &C
cordingly they do not want 10 confront
in court the fact that contact with the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08

about time We ct about initiating our
cousins cross The WATER"
Mr.. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward has
r~elinquished her Loo 4 Eastern Point
Gloucester, Mas. where Il has been her
intention 10 build . permanent ~residence.
The site 10 the n On which her world
wide known book. "Catss Ajar," was
written. The place has been . favorite
resort both Of Ars. Ward and her hus-
band. Together they matured the plans
OF IN ideal home 70 be erected on that
site waiting only until the isolation and
inaccsssibility should be obviated By
neighbors, but the permanent location OF
the whistling buoy ut Eastern Point has
caused them 70 abandon their intention.
Their many friends at Gloucester are
deeply regretting the prospective depar.
ture from their vicinity Of the Rifsed
author whose genius has made the locality
famous.
Robert Laird Collier held the most
prominent Unitarian pulpits In Boston,
Chicago, Brooklyn. Washington and Kan
sas City. He also had charge for o long
time Of o prominent church at Leicester,
Eng. DIR. Collier about two years g pur-
chased b country home at which he died,
and has since devoted himself Il preparing
some important labor statistics for the
government which he was sent 10 Ger
many. Switzerland and France by Presi-
dent Cleveland TO obtain. He was a warm
personal friend of Henry Irving, Wilson
Barrett and Edwit Booth, and had at the
time Of his death a magnificent gold
watch, the gift OF Henry Irving. DR..
Collier was n of the brilliant literary
men OF this country, and in addition TO
contributing largely TO religious and secu-
lar papers, wrote for many Of the leading
magazines.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08
John Brown's widow.
From the Ohio state Journal.

From the Ohio State Journal.
The widow of John e. Fremont will
nov take her place with the widow Of
John Brown among the very Few relics
left of that age of heroism when men first
struck against the barbarian Of slavery.
Congress will doubtless grant n pension
To Mrs. Fremont, as 1t should. Why not
also make some provision for the COM
fort OF the venerable Mrs. Brown?
by the way, the noble that
was some time since begun among the
colored citizens TO make a testimonial or
their affection and respect for the widow
of him who suffered martrydom for their
race. seems at least temporarily 10 have
failed. II ought not TO fail. The merest
pittance from each one Of half the colored
people of the United States would consti.
tute q sum that would surround Mrs.
Brown with peace and comfort for the
remainder of her days, and would glad
den her heart by It's grateful significance
even when descending 10 her grave. And
more than that. Should the colored peo-
pie revive and carry out the design they
once began, 10 pension Mrs. Brown from
their own glad gifts, Il would induce In
the hearts of all b people of this
try, and Of all the friends Of humanity
everywhere, q loving respect and nppreci-
alton for their race such ms no other single
action could induce.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08
CONNUBiALlTiES.

A man learns from experience in every
thing except in marrying.-Atchison
Globe.
When a man marries h, fully intends to
be No. I in the family, but often the pc
Rod drops out.-Terre Haufe Express.
Squiggles says that the loving pair who
welded in b supper air" on the Fourth
Of July are a couple Of balloonatics.-
Boston Transcript.
In ChicaRo-"No, l don't like long en-.
Ragements." "Wcll-er-I hope you have
no objection to long marriages "-Puck.
Yabsley-How Timmins has improved
since his marriage. Wickwire-I suppose
he gets rid Of all his cussedncss at home,
now.-Terre Haute Express.
That Wisconsin minister who has mar
ried his wife nine times would stand a
mighty Door show In the Chicago free for
ALL Washington Post.
Jenks-Winks married a woman of in
~tellect, didn't he? Blinks-I don't know.
Why? Jenks-I notice he never has any
buttons on his clothes.-NeW York Weekly.
A newly married Hindoo girl is inter-
dicted by custom, when living under her
husbands roof, from talking to any but
her younger sisters-in-law or brothers-in.
law.
In all stage dramas of the slate un.
pl~easantness" the weddings occur at the
close Of the war, but in real life the cere-
mony takes place before the war begins.
RAMS Horn.
"Love has very little to do with the
modern marriage" aid Bagley. 'Cupid's
aim is getting weaker every day." "Yes
he hits the pocket oftener than the heart
rel lied BaRley.-Jud9e.
During q marriage ceremony i'm a church
at C~hristianburg, Va, recently, a goat
walked I'm aud broke up the party by Civ.
ing the groom n send-off with his head.
The bride fled to the pulpit for safety.
A couple from P~ocahontas. w. Va, who
went to Cumberland, Nd, to get married
were delayed thirty-six hours In having
the ceremony performed because the
groom was not old enough by that num-
Der Of hours to get n license.
Mrs. wickwire-I could AVE married a
dozen men before I met you. Mr.. Wick.
wRe-You mean you could ave married
n out of a dozen, don't you? Mrs. Wick
wire-No, 1 don't. You forget that l lived
eighteen months In Chicago.-Terre Haute
Erpress.
Ten husbands is the record Of a woman
of "a mt Bourbon, Ind. She first married
when 16 years old. Her last husband was
an Indiana Judge whom she married in
1889, and from whom she has since been
divorced. Four of her husbands died and
from four others she was divorced. OF
the remaining two "little ID known"
A peculiar marriage was quietly
solemnized at n New Haven, Conn.,,
| church on Saturday evening. The con-
tracing parties were q widow aged 20
years and n young man who will not be
| eligible TO vote for several months. The
bride did all the counting, and says that
she married In order 20 have some one
she could trust to help her I'm the small
notion store that she has kept for several
years. She says II Is cheaper to get
married than 10 pay a clerk.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08
WAITING FOR MR.. MeLleN.

Some of the newspapers in Eastern
Montana are SURE that President Hill
proposes to build n extension of the
Manitoba across the northern part Of
the state and thence to the coast, with
q second line which, continuing the
Montana Central, will reach Ana
conda, Missoula and the inviting coun-
try beyond. We cannot guess what
Mr.. Hills plans may be, but we are
willing TO wager that when once he has
invested e2,OOO,OOO In n stretch of road
and accepted 1t, he won't permit the
general manager of the Manitoba to
say to Butte's board Of trade that the
line 10 unfit for through business and
unsafe for ordinary passenger traffic.
That Is just about what Mr.. Mellen
said regarding the Butte and Bozeman
branch of the Northern Pacific rail
road. Not that he put 1t exactly In
those words, but he left the travelling
public with the impression that the
Bozeman branch Is not safe, although
the line was accepted many months
ago blythe Northern Pacific authorities.
Up TO date, travel over the branch
amounts to nothing. The public
knows when 1t gets a straight tip, and,
taking the broad hint from Mr.. Mellen,
il is leaving the new road severely
alone. Yet we do not learn that the
engineering department OF the North
ern Pacific is doing anything toward
making the Bozeman branch a safe
piece Of road.
When Mr.. Mellen left Butte IL was
with the distinct understanding that,
within n specified time, Butte should
have q definite answer regarding pas
senger service over the new railroad.
The gentleman's time is nearly up,
Meanwhile we understand that. I'm q
quiet way, shippers In Butte are ar
ranging their freight traffic over other
lines. We hope that this change will
become general. and w shall do every
thing In a newspapers power to urge
il, In the belief that, In the end, the
Northern Pacific can be compelled to
treat Butte with decent consideration.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08
he is A ~PROIeCTlONlSI.

Postmaster General Wanamaker is
not going 10 keep in the background
for anybody. lie does not care to mo-
nOpolize the attention of the whole
country. like Reed, but he does demand
his fair share OF the public's considera-
ton. IL began to look to him, as IL
looked to Blaine, that Reed was hog
ging 1t all: and p~atterning after the
example of the secretary of state,
the postmaster general searched dill
gently for some way to attract to him
self, IL but for n brief time. the admir-
ing gaze of the audience. When n man
of Wanamaker's peculiar talents under
takes to do anything of this kind he
cannot help but succeed.
In deciding that T0lstoi's last novel
is an indecent book, and must be ex-
cluded, from the mails, Mr.. wanamaker
shows the fruits of his moral training
In 10 uncertain way. incidentally he
displays the peculiarities of his
mental training. II is a laudable
purpose to restrain the circula-
ticn of pernicious literature, and
i'm this case the laudable purpose Is ac-
companied by a measure of Judgment.
Ever since Amelia Rives started the
thing the country has been deluged
with trashiest and nastiest novels that
ever were written. Mr.. Wanamaker
seems to be animated by the broad
principle Of protection to American
industries In giving these salacities the
full benefits Of the United States mails.
while foreign manufactures, IL would
appear from his recent decision. are to
be vigorously excluded. IL that is Mr..
Wanamaker's idea, there is nothing to
he said.
Some people may object to the pro-
hibition of Tolstoi, and cast reflections
upon Mr.. Wanamaker's critical acumen.
They may set up the allegation that
Tolstoi is universally regarded by liter
AIRY people rs a classic author, fully as
much so as Byron, Noltaire. Pope,
Rabelais, Swift and others in that
class. They may ven go SO far to re-
mind Mr.. Wanamaker that Tolstoi APP
peals only To educated people, and that
persons who might be affected by
nudity in art couldn't be induced to
wade through one of his books ON any
account. All these arguments. of
course. are the purest sophistry. Pro-
lection TO American industries is the
rallying cry OF this administration and
we must have it. Such rank foreign
works ms George Eliot's Adam Bede"
for instance must never be allowed to
compete with such excellent American
products as ''rhe Devil Laughed" and
the like.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08
e NJ

John ID. Rockefeller and n number Of
other rich men have agreed 10 support a
newspaper In a'd OF the anti-saloon
temperance movement.
William O'Brien and John Dillon will
visit the United States next fall 10 lecture
n the interest OF the Irish cause. They
will start In September next.
Prince Herbert Bismarck cherishes
carefully the wreck Of a watch which he
carried during the Franco-Prussian war,
and which stopped n bullet which might
otherwise have ended his life.
Mrs. Winnie Minear, who lives near
Osawatomie, Kansas, was born a slave i'm
Virginia, September "a. l77l. She is not
helplers by any means. hut il able 10 get
around the house n yard aud do light
chorus.
The prince Of Wales has saddeued the
hearts of London s~hopkcepcrs by doing
all his shopping by proxy. Heretofore he
did Il in person, and never left a shop
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08

wires ID recognized bv law - IN un-
failing cause Of mortal injury.
These people will o q very sub
stantial victory II they can make 1t
appear that the Kemmler execution
was not . perfect success. In truth,
the first reports OF the execution seem
to warrant the expectation that this
fact will be established. In my event,
we have the story of the killing for
what II 10 worth In the complete re-
port which was sent to the press in d.
rect conflict with M Of the provisions
of the new law.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08
he COULDN'T TAKE A BATH.

Speaker Reeds rules were adopted by
republicans who permitted him to In
vent them under the idea that
business In the house Of rep
resentatives could be wondrous-
ly expedited. The result Ii that
we have one of the longest sessions OF
congress the country ever saw, ut a
time when the country Is in absolute
quiet, with no cardinal issues at stake
except those Of purely political ma
ture which republicans invented.
Here we are in the month of August
with the day of adjournment In the in
definite future. Congress is likely to
continue In session until October or
November-it will take until then to
drive republicans into line in support
of republican measures. With all his
assumption of arrogant power Speaker
Reed has all he can do TO hold together
men enough to make up the Reed style
of quorum. The Speaker is SO crowded
that, the other day, he wouldn't allow
Mr.. Carter time enough even to go and
take a bath.
That's the fact. Carter wanted to
skip Off to the sea shore for a swim
which he promised to limit to two or
three days, and Reed wouldn't let him
go. Less than a week ago, more than
a hundred and forty members of the
house were paired. Probably that Is a
condition which is without precedent.
The republicans have assumed that
MI. Reed had a patent plan for
counting In q quorum anyway, and
they have taken liberty, although under
pay, to run away from Washington as
suited their pleasure. One day last
week a hundred and iifty-eight mem
beers of the house were absent.
II the rule pushed by Speaker Reed
was devised to expedite business, its
failure has been fully demonstrated.
OF course, however, it was not invented
with that end in view. Its aim was to
fix things 80 that the Speaker could
count n quorum for any bill i'm which
he happened to have personal interest.
IL works that way well enough and
therein is its peril. Eminent men like
Mr.. Blaine knew that much before
hand. They saw the danger in IL, and
that Is why they were patriotic enough
to oppose IL.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08

proclaimed 70 the world thas the two sat
on the vssanda all The a~ftsrnoon earn
estly discussing reciprocity and other 81.
fairs Of state. We VIII buy . ticket In the
mutuals that they didn't do anything OF
the kind. This 10 an emiuently moral
moral administration, and the nearest APP
proach : secularity In hat Sunday after
noon conversation was an occasional al
fusion 70 sheol.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08

Slocum. a murderer confined in Sing
Sing prison awaits execution by cleo
tricity. He killed his wife and he is
the second victim of New York states
new law. Public attention will easily
transfer itself from Auburn to Sing
Sing. Yesterdays gossip has it that
Slocum is very penitent." IL the
poor devil has read how kemm-
Ter Jared, how the thing didn't
work and how the criminals flesh was
toasted, We are willing to believe that
he In quite as "penitent" rs a human
being car be when he realizes what is
in store for him in the way of awful
retribution.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08
The man sat ON the dying chair

The man sat on the dying chair
All ready for 10 croak.
"Enough. switch or the warden said
The fearful current broke.
"He Is not dead" the doctors cried,
ale kicks like forty colts;
Please turn the crank again and give
The cuss ten thousand VOLTS"
He kicked, he squirmcd. he writhed, he burned,
His flesh began 10 hiss;
"Its slow but sure the doctors said
"a glorious thing Is this"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08

The Helena Herald would be very ac-
commodating 70 murderers II II could
have its way. 1--WE have . poor opinion
OF hanging" II says. 'but Il 10 the style
that the world 10 best acquainted with.
For our part, We would offer the vic
tim . chance 10 take poison or give him n
chance 10 be shot n be preferred"
What's the matter with blowing out the
gas?
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08

The San Francisco Examiner calls the
title of the force bill "a bill to raise hi in
the South" From present indications the
bill won't raise any but will quietly go
there instead.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08

Twenty republicans, so they say, have
made up their minds TO adopt the princi-
pies OF reciprocity. Having permitted
Mr.. Reed 10 sit on them, they now pro
pose 10 do the other thing and the country
bids them God speed.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08
A Waste OF Capital.

From the Chicago Post.
Why should so much money be spent on
crematories when fire-proof buildings an
swer the same purpose.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08

Carter says he can make Ave times as
much I'm his law business as In congress.
II must be that Carter doesn't know how
To work Il right.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08

Helena will never have occasion to try
eloctrocution. She Is dead enough
already.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08
The Western Empire.

From the Sioux City Journal.
The probability is that Nebraska under
the new census will be entitled TO seven
congressman, instead of three, as ut pres
cnt. This Is the way the West is getting
there politically.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08

From the Wheeling Intelligencer.
Perhaps congressman remain in Wash.
ington because they have nowhere else Ia
go. Otherwise they would try to get
through and get away.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08
Grooming the Iowa Democrats.

From the 81. Louis Republic.
The Iowa democrats showed at the last
election what they could do when they
really tried. The coming opportunity is
golden. They should get together for n
supreme effort.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08

The application OF . few thousand volts
10 the sneak thieves who are iufesting
Anaconda would meet with approval.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08
Taking Advantage OF Dana's Abseu

Taking Advantage Of Dana's Absence.
From The Kansas City Star.
The New York Sun announced three
times on its editorial page last Saturday
hat ''the democrats are getting together"
It's q little curious, but the democrats al
ways seem 10 be getting together when
Dana Is taking his European trip.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08

The newspaper correspondents at Cape
May deserve severe castigation. Secrc-
tary Blaine m the guest of President
Harrison at the famous gift cottage last
Sunday. and the stupid reporters boldly
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08
The Home Product.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The Western hemisphere appears TO
have become tired of waiting for that Eu-
ropean war. II IL getting up quite q size
able war cloud Of its own.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08

II Carter one of the twenty republicans
who have agreed 70 jump on Reed?
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08
CURRENT COMMENT.
One of the Features,

From the Sioux City Journal.
The department of states with James G.
Blaine at It's head, il quite a feature of
this
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08
Premature Indulgence.

Premnture 1ndulkence.
From Life.
wife-My friends used TO tell me I sang
like an angel.
Hubby-As that's the case, why don't
you wait until you get To heaven.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-08
The Height of PHtriotisn.

The Height Of PAtrtotisM.
From the Boxton Post,
An American actress has been singing
"The Star Spangled Banner" from the top
of the Eiffel tower.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-12-26
Membership Lecture Course Of the
q. NJ O. A

The first membership lecture of the asso
citation is to consist of the following talent
Rev. Geo. Wallace, Pastor First Congre-
gational church, Saginaw, EAST Sde) "Why
l am Book WOrm."
Supt. j. w. Simmons, Electricity
Illustrated with experiments.
Rev. w. w. Ramsay, Pastor Central NJ.
Church, Detroit, 'Sky Wonders"
DIR. j. III. Kellogg, Superintendent Battle
Creek Sanitarium, Personal Purity" This
lecture for men only.
Rev. G. III. Beale, Pastor First COngrega-
tional Church, Lansing, ''Forty Days in the
Old World"
This series of lectures to be given in the
Baptist church with possibly one excep-
ton. Season tickets, fifty cents. Single
tickets, twenty-five cents. Sale of season
tickets limited to $50.
Tickets are now on sale at the Y. NJ. G..
A. rooms and at G. +. Van Dusen's news
stand.
The course is to be opened January 10th,
by Rev. Geo. Wallace.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-12-26
County Drain Commissioner.

For nearly one year Shiawassee county
has had a drain commissioner in the person
of Andrew Higgins; and during the same
period practically nothing has been done in
the way of performing the duties of the Of
flee. Some work was done in Perry town
ship but so defective was the procedure
that the board of supervisors refused to levy
the tax. To the general public this failure
to perform the duties of the Office may have
little interest; but on the part of farmers
whose crops depend upon drainage it is u
matter of vital Importance. These men
appealed to the board of supervisors but
Higgins is still commissioner and unless he
is sufficiently gracious to resign, will remain
to the end of another year. 1t is said drains
are not laid because the commissioner can
not get surveyor; this is doubtless true in
part, since with certainty of drains never
being completed i'm such way that the pay
for labor and survey will result, surveyors
are not inclined to work. Higgins age and
disposition are such that the work
should be entrusted to some one who can
give relief to those who have petitioned for
drains. The condition of affairs should
rise above partisanship and be settled upon
its merits. Drainage and sanitary measures
are OF infinitely more Importance than any
one man and the obstruction of the means
provided by law for carrying out these ends
in any way is to be deprecated.