The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-28

railroads operating within the borders OF Mon
tana? u is our understanding that travelling on
| a railroad is more exp nsive in Montana than
| In any other state In the union, and il seems
| that little attention TO the subject at the
hands OF our state legislature would be public
| beneht.-tOrt Benton RiUer Press.
The election OF two senators for Montana
| leaves large number OF republican statesmen
In the state out Of job. What's to become of
! Sanders? What is Richards to get? When
does Weed come in for his layoltP Already the
tax goes round that Weed is to be slated for
| governor, and Hartmans place is already
| promised by the Helena politicians But two
| years must elapse before these Jobs become
vtcant and this is a long time to wait IL is I'M
| fortunate Tor republican politicians that there
| were not dozen senatorships to be given out
-B0z, man Chronicle.
Next to Mantle, John b. Read, editor OF the
Inter Mountain, Is the happi.st man in Mon
tana over the formers election to the United
States senate. For Is years straight John Read
has prayed nightly for this end. 4Ie has even
stubbornly refused to make love for fear his
Thoughts might be diverted from the great OBJ
ject OF his life. lie has worked night and day
and deprived himself Of needed nourishmenl I'm
order to devote more time scheming and plan
ming in the in crest of Mantle. And with all
this be would have failed but for happy
thought-which procured for him a mascot in
the person Of Uncle Dan Searles, who was at
once installed In the Inter Mountain rooms as
temporary editor, while John fastened to Hell
ena TO witness with his own eyes the fulfillment
OF his fOndest and brightest dreams -Buzemdn
Chronicle.
A prominent business man OF this city refused
patronage to this paper the other day because,
he said. 1t had gone out OF the way to attack
his interests. The Ne,cs has attacked the in
terests OF no man or corporation in Helena,
except where their demands conflicled with the
interests OF the people. Certain men and cor
poratlons in Helena seem to think be cause they
have suffered from the hard times. that especial
fayors should be granted them. Everybody has
suffered, and the IN n or corporations serving
the people who wishes others to bear the whole
OF his losses as well as their own, will always
ind the Neus opposed to him or it.-Heiend
NeIcs
Montana exchange says that superstitous
subscriber, vino found a spider in his paper,
wants to know II 1t is to be considered a bad
omen. Nothing of the kind. The spider was
merely looking over The columns OF the paper
to SEQ what merchants were not advertising so
1t could spin its web across the store door and
be free from disturbance.
The republicans having control OF the house
have shown their respect for organized labor
by electing SWEET speaker Mr.. SWEET S a men,
Der of the Society OF Stationary Engineers and
prominent in Butte labor circles. Speaker
SWEET appointed Mr.. Reynolds of Cascade
county, printer and a prominent member OF
the Trades aud Labor council for some years OF
blCdt ans Ol the ldDOT committee.
Mr.. Nwett has shown that he is good speaker
and Mr.. Reynolds will make a record on the
labor committee. The republican party recog-
nzes that 10 keep its place in the politics of the
state it must give organized labor a fair show
Helena NciCs.
The PEOPLE Of Missoula will long remember
Nellie McHenry and her clever company. Her
action In wing the entire receipts OF benefit
performance to the Butte relief fund endeared
her more TO the people of Montana, IL such
thing were possible, than her clever acting,
which is appreciated wherever she goes.-Mls-
sOuld Democrat.
The Helena people are still keeping their
weather eye open for chances and do not intend
to allow any opportunity to pass. The new
mining camp of Lump Gulch appears to be
permanency and to have exceeding good pros
poets. Ii is located in jefferson county, but
near the Lewis and Clarke line. and is to an ex-
tent inhabited by Helena people. These gen.
temen. who have gObbled up what they can,
have now originated a movement 10 op the
camp of from jefferson comfy and annex it to
Lewis and Clarke. The place is in a prosper
Gus condition and its outlook is encouraging,
Helena is anxious to rob jefferson OF
the prospective tax revenues and add them to
her own treasury. Let Helena alone. IL gets
there every time II it can. no matter who suffers.
Great Fails Tribune.