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being contrary to the law and the evil
dence. In the second he was acquitted,
the jury being out only long enough to
take a single unanimous ballot
II this is a fair statement of the case,
Tanner undeniably was justified In
shooting Erskin. Rightly, the matter
should be eliminated from the Illinois
campaign IL it can be shown that Tan
ner's life has been that of a decent.
honest citizen before and after the oc-
currence. That there are many pep
pie who will look at 1t from a sentiment
tai point Of view is not to be doubted.
The case suggests, although 1t is not
parallel to. that of Grover Cleveland.
who. when sheriff of Erie county. New
York, hanged two men with his own
hand
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13
CURRENT. COM MENT.

Students of politics have observed that
although Mr.. T. c. Platt wields a tren-
chant and sometimes witty pen. yet he
is strongest when he is silent. 1t is only
the political rack that can wiring a state
ment from Mr.. Plat. When he rushes
into print he is suffering.-New York
Journal.
Some Of the Ohio papers are finding
fault with Mr.. Foraker because he told a
reporter he didn't know McKinley's
views on the financial question. This Is
unfair to Foraker. as Mckinley himself
seems TO be in the dark on this particu-
lar issue.-Washington Post.
Mr.. McKinley's friends call him the
advance agent of prosperity" lie played
that role once before in the Homestead
riot. strike and lockout days not yet for
gotten Boston Globe.
Mr. Plat has buried his hopes Of cab
met office and r. now sitting on the
graveyard fence trying to whistle loud
enough 10 be heard above the roar Of the
Mckinley boom.-New York World.
How delighted the protcctionisis Of the
United States must be over the news that
Of the fsi tin plate mills In the Cardiff
district OF Wales. 253 are Idle. They viii
look upon the suffering thus caused as
signifying so much prosperity in this
country.-R Herald.
Shelby NJ. Cullom stiu looks like Lin
coin. but he feels ike the lamonted Me
Ginty.-Bunalo Courier.
THE Mckinley We knew here" said a
veteran politician at Washington yester-
day. was an ordinary fellow. a man
without breadth OF view. a man OF one
speech. without convictions and OF
course. without backbone II he should
get into tho white house he would aston
ish the republican party and the country
with greater disappointment than they
ever have suffered. They win begin 10
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

talk admiringly about Johnson. treat the
Hayes administration with profound re-
spect and look back upon Harrison as a
great statesman" But the Mckinley
boom goes on, just the same.-Boston
Globe
Representative Quigg has resigned the
editorship of the New York Press be-
cause he does not approve its policy in
coming out for Mckinley even after IL has
become apparent that Mckinley is the
inevitable nominee. We can feel some
sympathy for those who insist on dying
I'm the last ditch, but a man is simply
idiotic when he resolves on being buried
there. too.-Buffalo Express.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13
CURRENT HUMOR,

Heat expands and cold contracts, but
there are exceptions. Coal and gas bills
are larger in winter than in summer
Norristown Herald.
Louise. where does the intellectual ex-
~rcise come in in playing whist?' 'Oh,
in getting other people to pay attention
to the game.'-Chicago Record.
Don't you think that Charity is a
queer title for your new book?" mot at
all. Charity begins a tome, you know
Philadelphia North American.
Mrs. Wickwire-Why don't you ever
wash your face? Dismal Dawson-Don't
want the sun to git a chance to spite me
complexion.-In Indianapolis Journal.
Doctor" said the anxious mother.
willie can hardly speak above a whis-
per-" Indeed: has he taken cold. or did
he go to the ball game?"-Washington
Star.
To Fit the Appetite.-"what do you
charge for board?" do you ride a BIZ
cycle?" Yes. What difference does that
maker ''It'n be 81 more a week!-Chi-
cago Record
Generally That's the Hardest Work.
"Uncle Tom. what is executive ability?"
ITS knowing how to make other people
work without doing anything yourself
Chicago Record.
After all, man is a generous being"
yes, he is: 1 never saw a husband yet
who wouldn't let some other man teach
his wife to ride a heel."-Chicago Rec
ord.
Hipson-Layson is the LATEST man /
know. Juggles-Is that so? Hipson--
Yes. Why, that man won't even carry
life insurance.-Philadelph North Amer
lean.
Reporter-Here's bit of news that is
a scoop. City Editor-What is IT? Re-
porter-The shovel manufacturers have
formed trust.-Philadelphia North
American.
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stronger Than Hemp.

Given an equal number of strands to
make up the rope. ard each of the
same in circumference, Il may be read
lily shown that wire, twisted into rope
FORM will make a rope so strong as TO
admit of no comparison even with the
best white hemp rope. Twisted hempen
cords will sustain S.740 pounds, IL the
rope be one .nch thick, but one-eighth
of an inch in diameter of iron will
sustain more than one inch in circum-
ference of hemp rope. No rope. what
ever its material, could bear COMPARE
son with an inch rope made of piano
steel wire, such a rope being able to
hear not less than 26S, 900 pounds, or
nearly 100 tons. before 1t could be torn
by a dead weight
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13
TO ADVERTISERS.

The Anaconda Standard guarantees its
advertisers a bona hde paid circulation.
Daily and Sunday. three times greater
than that OF any other Newspaper sub-
iished in the state of Montana. <ertis-
ing contracts will be made sub.>ct to this
guarantee.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

tana republicans cut at st. Louis. and
what will Montana republicans do when
the st. Louis convention decides that it
win have not both but one. by nomina-
ting a goldbug protectionist and send
ing him to the country on a platform
hostile % free coinage?
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

The county democratic committees of
the several counties will proceed to call
county conventions in their respective
counties and elect delegates and alter
nate delegates to the state convention as
above designated.
The following rules have been adopted
for the governing of democratic conven-
lions of the state of Montana:
First-Delegates and alternate dele
gates shall be elected in future conven-
tons and in the event of a failure of a
delegate to attend the alternate delegate
shall cast the vote of the delegate whose
alternate he is.
Second-In the absence of a delegate
and his alternate a majority of the dele
CATION from the county shall cast the
vote of the absentee.
Third-In the absence of all the dele
gates and alternates delegated from any
county. no vote shall be cast for such
county. BY order of the state central
committee.
David Marks. w. r. Kenyon,
Secretary. Chairman.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

The appointment or state Senator
Leonard to be national committeeman
was rubbing 1t into the A. p A. as
hard and as thoroughly as the other
side knew how.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

The administration can safely be de-
pended upon to put forth its best en-
deavors not unduly to increase its pop
ularIty at the Chicago convention by
calling for another popular loan.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

The last legislature postponed Arbor
day from the third Tuesday in April
to the second Tuesday in May. Judg-
ing by the appearance of yesterday,
the next legislature should order
further postponement on account of the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

The Colorado republican state con-
yention will be held tomorrow and it
will probably cordially agree with its
esteemed Montana contemporary in
declaring the projected st. Louis walk
ing match off.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

While the six Montana delegates will
not walk out of the st. Louis conven-
ton, six or eight thousand Montana re-
publicans will walk quietly out of the
republican party.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

1t is observed that the state republi-
can convention is followed by a very
cold wave.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

The equestrian statue of General
Hancock unveiled yesterday is a good
statue, weighing considerably more
than 200 pounds.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

Possibly however. Colonel Sanders is
one of the republican four hundred
who have been promised positions in
the MCKINLEY cabinet.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

The republican state organization will
get aboard the gold wagon, but 1t can't
expect the whole party. or any consid-
cradle portion of IL, to catch on, too.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

An general business letters and CORA
spondence should be addressed to Tine
Standard Publishing Company. Anaconda.
Mont.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

There will be no bolt at st. Louis, but
the republican party of Montana can
show a fine collection of loose screws.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

In the decision of the Metropolitan
Handicap. Counter Tenor seems to have
had q voice.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

When the Montana delegates reach
st. Louis the other fellows won't do a
thing to them but make them walk the
gold plank.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

Mr.. Mckinley may not be Know
Nothing. but it's conceded that he's
Say Nothing.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

On the surface of things ii looks as
If Mckinley didn't send enough fried
fat into Montana to leave grease spot.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

At the rate gold is now pouring out
of the country. Secretary Carlisle and
J. Pierpont Morgan will have to make
their bond speciality a continuous per-
Torrance.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

Brother John would have Jared bet
ter Monday If Tom hadn't made so
many faces at the fellows on the other
side of the fence.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

Gold is going to Europe in large
quantities. and it's pity the goldbugs
aren't too.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

Although Tom Marshall is a young
republican, he seems to be an old hand
at stacking the political cards.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

If Weyler resigns. Spain will have
difficulty in finding a more efficient and
powerful proclamationist.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

Just to keep it's paw in, the Russian
bear is stroking the lions tail the
wrong way. .aa.. aal
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

Harvard college is preparing a mock
political convention. The Butte affair
of Monday would make a good model.
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Mr.. Cleveland appears to have made
up his mind that the war in Cuba is
one grand, sweet josh.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

Colonel Sanders considers the way he
has been treated the crime of 90. ro
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

Pursuant to call issued by the national
democratic committee for a convention to
be held in the city of Chicago on the
eth day of July. A. D.. 1896. a state con-
vention of the democratic party of Mon
tana is hereby called to meet at the
city of Butte at 10 o'clock a. m, June
20. 1896. for the purpose of choosing six
delegates and six alternate delegates to
attend said national convention and for
the transaction of such other business
as they may deem necessary. The sew
eral counties of the state will be en-
titled to representation in said convention
as follows:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13

What's the matter with Northern
Montana? She's all left.
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Is there any use in paying fancy
prices for groceries when you can get
them at carload rates direct from the
factory? We have special prices this
week to any persons that will send US
tbefr orders from the country.
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The Greenville times., 1896-05-23
THURSDAY, May 81.
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The Greenville times., 1896-05-23
NATURAL GAS LET GO
afd Demolished Two Fine Build
ings at Coffeyville, Kas.
TWO c0L0RED MEN FATALLY INJURED
And Several Other Per5oni More or Less
Seriously Hurt-A Lis, of the vie-
Tins as Far as Has Been
Asesrtsineti

KANSAS Cry, Mo, May 21.-A srs-
sidl to the World from toffeyviile,
kas., SAYS:
A fearful natural gas explosion, that
made the earth tremble for blocks
away, occurred in this city at a. IN.
As result two fine two-story brick
fusihess buildings are mass OF ruins,
one man is dead and large humber 81
people pore Or less iniuted'
The hire company and hundreds 81
citizens rushed to the scene of the ex.
plosion and quickly extinguished the
fire, which had broken out, and began
the rescue of the score or more of per
SONS in the buildings. David uaftet
was found crushed to death, and many
others were taken from the. ruins ter
sibly iniuredi two 81 three fatally;
The explosions seem to have beer
caused by natural gas escaping from {
well near by into the basement of on,
Of the wrecked buildings. Some col
ored men were working in the base
ftsnt d. the time and nnc of then
struck match, when the explosion in
Stantly followed The escape of tlios'
y thu buildings seems miraculous iron
the looks of the ruins. The w9rkmel
are still afraid some are still in tn,
tunsi rs II Is htt known how MANY
were in the buildings. 1t is impossi
BILE to get the names Of all the injured
owing to tile excitement
Following is list so far as known
Mat Atkinson, colored fatally.
Elisha Peasley, colored fatally.
Dot Irwin. A, 5, Maxwell, Maui
Young, Logan Eshom, Mrs. Morris I'D
little daughter Katie, lohh Wilson
= Joe Short, Wni. Kline, Vim. stueket
Leroy Cooper and George Wa kel
were all injured, some quite seriously
. 1t is one of the worst. calam ties ths
cvet occurred In out city.
The Greenville times., 1896-05-23
THE GOSPEL ON WHEELS.

Rss. DR. Tyrrcil, Of 81. Louis ana soar
Of Ills coagregatioa to Make Gospel
Tour on Their Wheels.
sr. Lotis, May sl-Rev. Frank q
TsFreli; pastor Of the Central Christian
church; and fottr zsalous young men,
bers Of the congregation 'The. like DR..
irFrrell himself, are bicycle riders, are
making arrangements to take q trip on
their bikes and hold religious services
in the small towns through which thes
may pass.
The eesct route and the details OF
the trip are not YET settled, but accord
ing to present arrangements the party
will consist of Dr. Tyrrell, Arthur Gar
rison, II. ). Rcavis, Thomas Murphy
John ". Austin. They purpose leav
Ing about June IS, go first to st
Charles, Mo-, and from there make I
tour of the state, returning TO st. Louh
early in July.
The Greenville times., 1896-05-23
DELIBERATE MURDER.
shadrack Baker, n Negro, Deliberately
killed on the street In st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, May 2l.-on Fourteenth
and Chestnut, one of the busiest corr
ners in the city, in plain view of hun.
dreds of men, women and children,
William Collins. young blacks stnith.
white, shot and killed Shadrack Baker,
negro, shortly after 7 o'clock,
Wednesday evening. Collins escaped
tor short time, but was speedily run
down and captured. While at the
corner Of Thirteenth and Chestnut
streets, block away from the scene
of the crime, in custody of two officers,
a mob of infuriated negroes attempted
to kill him, and only the oppotune ar
rival Of Night Chief Kiely and other
assistance prevented highly sensa-
tional wind-up to the tragedy.
The shooting was deliberate, the
murderer, after wordy alteration.
having gone to saloon ard borrowed
the revolver with which he returned
and shot Baker. The latter died al
most instantly, f
The Greenville times., 1896-05-23
REPUBLICAN, GOSSIP
occnsion.d by a visit OF VIM. NJ Hahn to
New York.

New York.
New YORK, May el.-The arrival in
this city Wednesday night of VIM. n
Hahn, the Ohio member of the Repub-
lican national committee, occasioncd
much speculation among the re-
publican managers OF the Fifth
Avenue hotel as to the object
Of his visit. Mr.. Hahn would
give no information, but an incident
that occurred at the hotel satisfied the
politicians that he had come here to
have a consultation about the vice.
presidential nomination. Gen. Horace
Porter had an hours conference with
Mr.. Hahn, after which the latter
started for Canton, o.
Neither Gen. Porter nor the ono
committeeman would say anything
about their conference; but the GROVE
of politicians in the state headquar
ters were sure that Mr.. Hahn hat
made the final arrangements with Gen
Porter to take second place on thu
national ticket. The Platt men as
serted, after Mr.. Hahn's departure
that the Mckinley managers plan IN
cluded the nomination of Gen. Porte
as wee president and the appointmen
of Warner Miller as secretary OF TN
treasury in the event of Mckinley
election.
The Greenville times., 1896-05-23
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.


WAsnIsaroS, May 9l,sItif Frye
lsep,, Me, occupied the chair d F, chair;
Aan pro tenn. in the absence of the
vice-presidcnt
Notice was given by Mr.. Sherman
rep, o. that he would, tomorrow,
ask consideration of the "illed ehee se'
bill, and by Mr. Mitchell lrep, 0re.l
that he would, on Saturday, ask con-
sideration of the joint resolution as to
the election of United States senators
by popular tote.
The conference report on the river
and harbor bill was taken up-all the
questions between the two houses be-
ing settled in conference except the
controversy between San Pedro and
Santa Monica for the deep sea harbor
in southern california.
Mr.. Bacon dem, Ga.) opposed the
adoption of the conference report un'
less the item as to the harbor at
Brunswick, Ca, was retored to the
bill.
The conference report was there
upon formally disagreed to, and a
further conference ordered.
Senate bill authorizing the construc'
tion of a railroad bridge across the
Allegheny river, northeast OF the east
ern boundry line OF Pittsburgh, Pa,
was passed.
| HOUSE.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick rep, Kas.N from
the committee on invalid pensions
called up the presidents message veto
ing the bill granting a pension OF VI
month to Francis Z. Hoover, former
| ly of the Twenty-third Indiana regi
mept, and moved that the bill be passed
over the veto. Mr., Kirkpatrick spok
to his motion, which was opposed b,
by Mr.. Erdman dem, Pa and MI
Loud lrep., Call.
The debate on the Hoover bill we
interrupted to receive a message fror
the president vetoing another bill t
: pension Rachael Patton, as the wido'
: of John II. Patton. The circumstance
t were similar to those surrounding th
} case of Lydia Taft, vetoed Wedne'
day. :,
The house, by vote of 1876 to 4
passed over the presidents veto tn
bill to pension Frances E. Hoover.
The house then went into commltte
of the whole to consider the Phillip
= bill, authorizing the appointment OF
non-partisan commission of q men
: hers to collect information and to col
slider and recommend Legislation t
!, meet the problems presented by iabo
. agriculture and capital.
The Greenville times., 1896-05-23
a WALL STREET REPORT
THAT Mckinley WIN Announce Himself
for Sound Money.

New YoRK, May 2l.-A report gained
currency in Wall street shortly before
noon that Mckinley will coms out
with an announcement that he Is in
favor of gold standard The
report created some excitement
and found many believers, as an
immediate rally in the stock market is
shown. 1t is significant that In bank
circles certain bankers. who have all
along expressed their dislike for Maj
McKinl ~, and their doubts of his
position on the currency question,
are talking more in his favor,
and some of them say positively
that they have information that
Mckinley will be firm advocate OF
sound money, as the term Is under
stood In the street.
That some information of some kind
In favor of Mckinley has been received
by some house in the street is general
| lv believed, but nothing definite is
| known.