The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-16
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
The Wharton Barker Proclamation
Didn't Come as a Surprise.
FINDING OF THE DIAMOND
An Effort Is Being Made to Trans
fer the Yellowstone Park Buff
falo to the Capital-Steele's
Invitation to Cleveland.

which so many of the known silver men
in the republican ranks signed their
names, did not strike us here as a sur
prise. If the republicans who had
agreed to refuse to support man who
would not be friendly to silver had APP
peared in the recent silver conference
in this city, and had there made that
declaration, their action would have
had a much more dramatic effect Per-
haps they knew more than they appear
ed to know. Perhaps they were conf
dent that they would not need TO sup
port a candidate nominated by a silver
convention. one of the senator's who
signed the Wharton Barker proclama-
ton, and who is well known to the
readers of the Standard as a silver man
and republican, said in New York
night or two ago that the silver repub-
licans had obtained pledges from three
republican candidates for president
that If nominated and elected they
would not veto a silver bill If II should
be sent for signature. Until the senator
chooses to reveal the names of the can
didates. it will be assumed that he
meant Allison, Mckinley and Harrison.
Allison has always been so retlcent that
the sound money men and silver men
have been able to claim him without
being embarrassed by anything he has
said. Mckinley came very near pledg-
ing himself as a silver man in the con-
republican members of congress. when
he was president, not to send a free
coinage bill to him, as he should dislike
to be obliged to take the responsibility
of vetoing any measure that congress
might pass.
There is a growing impression, how
ever, among the republicans from the
states that are not so deeply interested
in silver as are the far Western states,
that the republican candidate will sure
y be a sound money" man. and that
he will be put up on platform that
viii be made to attract the votes of the
larger and older states. That such a
prospect was seen was made known a
day or two ago by Grosvenor of Ohio.
when he declared that the republicans
would have the next president, even
without the electoral votes of the silver
states. And there is beginning to be
reason to believe that IL the republicans
straddle and the democrats refuse to
adopt an anti-silver platform, there Will
Eo q split in each OF the big conven-
tions. and that the gold men of all par
tics and the silver men of all parties
viii really be pitted against each 9TH
Cr. and that the republican and demo-
c'atic candidates will have the shortest
strings of votes ever received by can
uiGates of those parties. The effort of
tho politicians will be, of course, to
prevent the split. But here in Wash
ington the determination Of the silver
men, who will not let the tariff or any
other subject take precedence of silver.
makes the prospect of the compromis-
Crs. like German. seem very gloomy.
and the plans of the dividers extremely
troublesome, to say the least
The telegraph has informed you of
the anxiety that was caused Mrs. San
ders a few nights ago. by the loss of
diamond jewel worth $500 Mrs. San
ders had been at the theater with Mrs.
Hartman and had enjoyed the perform
ance greatly. After her return home
she discovered the loss and straightway
search was made of her room, of all
the rooms in the house. of the carriage
in which the trip had been made to the
theater, and back and of the theater it
self. The Information of the loss was
ascertained not by an offer for reward
to the finder, but by the publication of
a short account OF the disappearance
of the property. AS matter of course,
the fear of robbery prevailed, but there
was no one upon whom a well-directed
suspicion could be put. AS inbappened,
a lady who had occupied a sat imme-
diately behind Mrs. Sanders picked up
the ring from the floor, under the seat,
and took 1t home with her. A day after
the appearance of the story in the local
paper. she called upon Mrs. Sanders
and restored the property. The owner
was overtoyed, as well she might be,
for 1t is not often that such finds are
returned when they can be held on TO
with such comparative security. I was
about to say that only in Anaconda
and Washington could such an accident
as this return be counted upon as a
matter Of course.
There was a great throng in the SEN
ate marble room to-day when / came
across A. ]. Seligman of Helena, wait
ing there TO meet Carter and Hartman,
Wi w no
Seligman has been looking over the
work of the Montana delegation and
he thinks il shows up we'll II do not .
see," says he. that we have anything
TO complain of in our delegation. Car .
ter and Mantle appear to get about all
they ask for in the senate. They arc
standing UP for our state interests, and
in Montana. now the chief demand is f.
of all men that they shall first be con- F..
cerned in the interests of the state. F.
Hartman, in the house. has won the T
place OF leader Of the silver repub- I
licans, and his energy and faithfulness t
are admitted by al with whom / have /.
spoken. These men can do much for .
Montana. They viii help to make its .
resources better known. The Anaconda F.
deal has done much for us in the way .
of attracting attention to what Mon +
tana has to offer to the world What F.
we want. and badly. Is 10 have people /
know what Montana is capable 81. \ .
state that has produced IN the last year
about 500 ono Hsl worth Of products .
ought to be fiourishinE. II will flourish.
but we ought 10 advertise il more wide .
" and more heartily. Montana viii be .
all right when people find h.r out"
The Washington zoo IS trying To get .
permission from the congress 10 trans
fer the HelloWstona bunalo herd from .
the park 10 this city. All sorts Of sto- .
ries come here about that herd The
statements Of the officer in charge Of .
the park encourage the belief that TIE .
herd Of buffalo i'm the park is from two
to three hundred I'm number. other re- .
ports puts the number Of lug7i0 ~
low as nifty Some Of those who have
talked with Secretary Hoke Smith have
told him that the Uoaehers hove been
killing the buffalo anu selling the