The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-01
WAVED OVER SANTIAGO
A Bit of a Spanish Flag Is Now in
Butte.
BUTTE NEEDS NEW FLAGS
The Present Ones Are So Black the Stars
Cannot Be Observation-Disclosures AL
dermen Should Act or a SUBJ
scription Be Taken Up.

There Is a bit of a Spanish flag in
Butte. 1t is only a small slice, but II
was cut from a big flag which a few
weeks ago waved proudly over Santiago
j.. Ambrose of this city received it a
day or two from a relative of his. Moe
Morris, who is on board the Dolphin.
In a letter MIR. Morris says that all the
Spanish flags and Spanish uniforms OBJ
tainable have been cut up into bits and
sent to friends all over the United
States. h strip which came to Butte
is only about four inches by two, but
ever that much from the enemy's
country is very acceptable.
Ragged and insignificant as is the lit
tie strip of Spanish flag, it looks a
mighty sight cleaner han any dag
which floats from any public building
in Butte. The court house flag looks
half way decent, but the flags that
float from the city hall and the library
building are just simply vile. ON the
night of July 4 last there was shown in
letters of fire the legend Butte Leads
in Patriotism That may be true. but
one wouldn't think IL to look at the
flags. 1t is strange that some alderman
has not introduced a resolution appro-
priating $50 or so for a new flag. Two
new flags would be better. The flag on
the city hall is so black that the stars
cannot be distinguished. The library
flag looks as though ii had been through
a battle. II is punched fun Of holes
and il is only the dirt that holds it to-
gether.
II no alderman introduces a resolution
for a new flag at the next council meet
ing. a popular subscription should be
started. In these days of national glory
there should be a flag raised in Butte at
which one can look without blushing-
not blushing at the flag, but at the city
which will be content with a flag so
dirty that X can scarcely be distin-
guished from the black flag of piracy.
The people of Butte, unless the council
acts, will have an opportunity In a few
days to send in their dimes and quar-
tiers owards getting Butte a proper flag.
1t should be remembered that the ma
tional colors of America are red, white
and blue instead of red and black.
While on the subject of national colors
1t is a topic that has been much dis
cussed OF late as to what possessed John
Mcguire TO have his opera house paint
ed in the national colors OF Spain. No
one ever suspected Mcguire of being a
spanish sympathiZer and that is Why
the surprise is so general at the theatre
cal managers audacity in painting his
opera house in the colors Of Spain. The
opera house needed painting all right
enough. but surely he might have used
red. white and blue colors or even green
paint at no particular difference in cost.
There is still some time before the open
ing of the dramatic season, so that talk
of a boycott IN as yet premature. III IL
not too late to change.
Butte may be a little shy on flags. but
It has a horseless carriage. We are up
to date on that proposition. anyway,
There are not many horseless carriages
west of chicago, but zone arrived IN
Butte last week. IL was brought here
by an enterprising citizen and ii ope-
rates all right. Horses seem suspicious
of it and shy away from 1t and II has
already inspired one or two runaways,
but the horses will have TO get over
that They USED TO shy at electric cars
and at E;,ycles and they will get used
TO horseless carriages also. 1t is said
that a bicy il shyed at the horseless car
rage on Montana street a few evenings
ago, throwing the cyclist into the gut
ter. 1t - sea cely to be believed, how
ever, that any of the standard makes oil
bicycle would do anything like that. i
the story II true at all. IL must have
I pfNAA sSAii 11A seahh
which never get well broken until they
are all broken up.
The Butte Steam Heating company
whose franchise was vetoed by Mayor
Harrington last week, IL going 10 move
up into the Klondike country. 1t is be.
lieved that the steam pipes in the ground
will thaw the p~erpetually frozen eartf
of the gold country and thus enable the
miners to work ground which is now too
hard to work. Contractor Ryan, whC
has had lots OF experience with hard
ground in the sewer he has been blast
ing in the western part of town, is COINS
up there to put in the plant. He Il
backed by Dugan. Hines, Cassidy * co.
who will take care of the gold that Ryar
ships dow in exchange for heat Their
are some who think that Mr.. Ryan Il
hot enough 10 thaw out the country al
by himself without the help Of steam
pipes. He certainly is at times-especial
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