The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-08-02
DR.. M|LBURN'S PROPHECY
The Senate's Blind Chaplain Pre-
diets Bryan's Election.
SPAIN AND JAPAN ALLIES
The London Mall" Thinks That Little
Blood Letting Would Do the United
States Much Good = England
Does Not Want the job.


has Just published an interview with the
Rev. Dr. Mllburn. the blind chaplain of
the United States senate. Al Nh. outset h.
told the interviewer that h. likes 10 come.
to England every two years. "as b. tnds
such a holiday more refreshing To body
and mind than any change h. could get
In America" This. by the way. seem. TO
be- common sentiment among those
who have the price for an American tour.
aud Is not very good thing for our sum
mer resorts.
III. chaplain speaks very highly OF W.
j. Bryan, and, among other things says
that he is as modest as he II brilliant.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan are lovely pco-
pie. MIR. Bryan Is "a handsome man. a big,
well-dcveloped son OF tn. West. with a
fine physique. He IL a d.vout Presbyt.-
risn. sincerely religious In character"
Dr. Milburn told how some years ago he
had proph-siod that Mr.. Bryan would
be president of the United States. and
h" added. Il should not wonder At all II
my prophecy comes true"
Last evening being sunday I went 10
hear DIR. Milburn at the lIsrecourt Con
arorational church. Csnnonbury. The
building In an octagonal and easy 10 hear
In. There Was a good-sized congregation,
number OF Americans being In the au-
dience. The chaplain IL a very fine man.
and the possessor of 4 magnificent voice.
He rccited the lessons. and did so with
wonderful accuracy. and what Is nearly
always lscking In the usual method OF
reading lessons. With emphasis. His SER
mon was "A most learned address on Lib
-ENa
and Was we'll strcwn with illusions 10
IN" United States. He spoke on liberty
through the observance of civil law.
through the Observance. OF the laws of
hygiene and through the Laws Of God.
| notice that Table Talk. a weekly OF
the butterfly type. though very 81. l.ganiIy
Rott-n up. has In Its last number a little
Item about Senstor wolcott OF Colorado.
whom. by the way. II Describes az OF Cal-
ifornis. lie Is described as "tho bimvtal-
list and on" OF the weslthlcst men OF
America. A little .ccsntricity OF his. IN the
way OF gorgsously lined shirt fronts. has
given him the name In the press gallery
Of the 'Hummlng Bird
One Of the ausiLi~st ads that hzvc
seen Of lat. II one thst II reproduced by
the csrron company In their new hand
Ubpk u ttdNti. IL II from TIE fuiubufkn
Advertiser. March. i17s. and states that
the Glasgow" mounting II l2-pounders.
and men answersblc. would sail. from
Scotland to London on = certain date.
Then comes an n. b.. which Is a rsveln-
tion of the then-cxisting psrils OF the
sea. about which we modern tripists
know nothing. The vessel ls lifted ont In
the most complete manner for defense
mariners. recruiting parties, soldiers on
furlow and all other passengers who are
accustomed TO III. use OF firearms. and
who will assist to engage In defending
themselves. will he accommodated with
their passage TO London on satisfying
the master for their provisions"
The Daily Mail edtorisily remarks that
the combination of the Jsps and Spain
Iards is possible and useful. and would
give America y good deal Of trouble. In
the interests OF humanity the alliance
would b. desirable. Our Yankee friends
want = little blood-letting TO bring them
down to a sensible International policy.
and Il would b~ best TO have 1t done by
sny hands rather than those OF Eng
land"
Rumor has Il that We are TO hear of
another American duchess. the lady in
question being Miss Ogden -Coel.t of New
York. who Is slated TO marry the young
Duke Of Manchester. The sun nondonp
says that the father Goslt II an ardent
American and celebrates the Fourth OF
July in patriotic fashion wherever he
may be- He is very great friend OF the
Prince OF Wales. and shoots. hunts and
generally has a good time With him when
here In England.
Copper has dropped ei. though the rea-
son for the drop Il not clear. The increase
of supply over demand Is very small
The Financial News has leader de-
voted to the recent find In British colum-
bia. especially Klondyks, and closes its ar
ticle by saying that III the glowing re-
ports are true. explorers have been
searching for Eldorsdo In the wrong
quarter OF the globe. They should have
tried British Columbia"
Labhy. In Truth. wants to know Why
that bank manager who was short In his
accounts In his bank, the National Bank
OF Wales. has been let OF so easily. The
judge on the bench said; "A poor wretch
ed hoy prigs from his master and Is sent
to penal servitude. This man robs the
shareholders OF e1o0oo In the most cool
and impudent manner and gets OF SEQ,
free. And there IL another thing. His sc-
count at the bank Was ov.rdr1wn etS.Ooo
| If he were In a shop II would he called
robbery" | had An idea. of course from
reading British papers. that Il WAS only
In the United State Of America tina,
such swtndles occurred and went unpun.
i.hed. W. all live to learn.
Anent the subject OF womsn's suffrage
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