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IN THE HOUSE.
Expressions of Neither Approval Nor Dis
approval Greeted the Message.

he>sage.
Washington. Dec. 5.-The .opening
session of congress to-day was "A spec
tacular occasion, animated and bril-
liant. There were more than the usual
number of distinguished personages in
the thronged galleries. including many
representatives of foreign governments,
high officials and ladies and gentlemen
conspicuous i'm social and political life.
The greetings OF the members We're
most cordial and there was no out
cropping of partisan rancor to mar the
occasion. one of the most striking in
cidents was the cordial meeting be-
tween the floor leaders OF the respective
sides. Messrs. Dingley and Bailey. In
view of the gossip about the possibility
of Mr.. Bailey being deposed as the mi
nority leader. il is significant the speak
er named Mr.. Bailey as the minority
member OF the committee to wait upon
the president, an honor always be-
slowed upon the recognized leader Of
the minority.
Speaker Reed received a warm well
come from both sides of the house
when ne ascended the rostrum to call
the house to order. hut perhaps the
greatest personal ovation To any MEM
ber was that given Major General
Wheeler Of Alabama. who has not been
seen by many of his old colleagues
since he went 20 the front at the head
of the cavalry division of Skaters
army.
w. A. Stone Of Pennsylvania. Mr.
McMillin of Tennessee and Mr. Sayers
Of Texas, who have been elected COVER
nors OF their respective states since
congress adjourned. were also over
whelmed with congratulations. The
floral tributes to-day were unusually
numerous and made the hall a verit-
able bower Of beautiful flowers. The
proceedings themselves were dull. all
interest centering in the reading of the
presidents message. For over two
hours the clerk droned through the
long document. but the interest of the
members and spectators never tagged
with rapt attention they followed the
presidents recital Of the war. and lis
tened eagerly 10 every suggestion or
recommendation he had To offer. No
expressions Of approval or disapproval
interrupted the reading.
The presidents review Of the causes
leading up 20 the war. the manner in
which the preparations for hostilities
were made and the succession OF vic
tories on land and sea were listened to
with rapt attention. The other pro-
visions Of the message were followed
with almost as much interest. There
was no expression Of approval or dts
approval throughout the reading. As
soon as the reading was concluded. on
motion Of Mr.. Dingley. the message
was ordered printed and then at $50
p. m. the house was adjourned.
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Law Examination.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena Dec. THE regular semi-an-
nual examination of candidates for certifi-
Gates to practice law in Montana will he
held i'm the supreme court chamber next
Wednesday and Thursday. So far ten ap-
plicants for permission to take the ex-
animation have been heard from. Five of
them come from Butte. The names of
the candidates thus far registered are:
w. ]. Gushing. Charles w. B.air. Carl J.
Smith, Peter Brecn. l.. G.. Whitehead. all
of Butte: A. NJ. Crawford. Billings; j. NJ.
Edmundson. Anaconda: q. H. Simpson.
Columbus: James Rivers. Glendive; w. n.
Godfrey, Basin.
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Held Tn n street Car,

Tacoma. Wash, Dec. 1.-Two bandits
held up the conductor and motorman of
an east side car at $50 o'clock tonight.
The men entered the car together. draw
ing handkerchiefs over their faces at the
same time. The conductor and motorman
were compelled TO turn their faces away
while their pockets were rified. The sec
tion where the robbery occurred Is near
the city limits. but not three blocks from
a well lighted and thickly settled section
of the city.
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house. through Representative STALL
ings. a resolution providing that lin
recognition OF the patriotic devotion
and bounteous benevolence OF Miss Hell
en- Miller Gould to the soldiers OF the
army of the United States during the
war with Spain. the thanks OF congress
are hereby rendered her. and congress
hereby authorizes and directs that n
gold medal with appropriate design be
struck by the director of the mint. and
that said medal he presented to her
by the president at such time and in
such manner as he may determine"
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A Gigantic Trust.

Trenton. y. j.. Dec. 5.--Articles of in
corporation of the American Linseed oil
company. with an authorized capital stock
OF SO. 500. .co0. were tiled with the secretary
of state to-day. One-half of the capital
stock is preferred. to bear a dividend Of
per cent. The incorporators are Arthur
n. Van Brunt and Francis L. Patton Of
Jersey City.
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A senator on Trial

Wilmington. Del. Dec. 5.-United States
Senator Richard G. Kenny of Delaware
was to-day placed on trial In the United
States circuit court for the second time
or the charges growing out of the loot
ing of the First Na;ional bark Of Dover
by its cashier. William Bogrs
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Corbett's Forfeit Tn.

New York Dee. Jim Corbeit to-day
deposited sl.OO0 win d spor,mg editor as
a forfeit for a match with Tom Sharkey
Corbett said he was willing to box Sha, X
ey in public :hc cat. receipts % go To
charity. but would rrrfer to meet Shark
ey for 5000 a sid. i'm private
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Porter Coming Back.

Santiago de Cuba. Dec. 5.-The United
States special commissioner TO Cuba and
Porto Rico. Robert p. Porter. left San
tiago for Jamaica to-day on board the
Admiral sampson of the American steam
ship line en- route for the United States.
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Going tn Havana.

Havana. Dec. Gen. Maxine Gomez
commander in chief of the insurgent
forces. has orde-ei that apartments Re
prepared for him at his residence in
Guanabacoa. now occupied by his niece
The general will come here soon after the
completion Of the evacuation.
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The Botkin Trial.

San Francisco. Dec. 5.-The trial Of Mrs.
Cordelia Bo;kiu did not advance very far
to-day. A large number OF talesmen were
called of and absentees noted. After this
the court adjourned until tomorrow out
OF respect TO Judge Rhodes Borden. de-
ceased
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To Fight the Trust.

Lexington. Ky. Dee. lover $40 grow
ers Of tobacco I'm Kentucky met here to-
day To devise plan OF action against the
combination OF tobacco manufacturers.
which. they claim. threatens to completely
control the tobacco industry and I'm the
end deprive the grower Of his reasonable
profits.
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A Meeting Called.

Washington. Dec. :. Chairman
Walker has called meeting of the
house committee on ranking and cur
rency for Wednesday. which is expect
ed to ascertain the opinions OF the
committee on currency legislation. Mr..
Walker is not sanguine of anything be-
ing done at the present session. as he
considers the time too short for the
consideration Of so comprehensive a
subject.
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Thanks of Congress.

Washington. Dec. 5.-General Wheel
er Of Alabama to-day introduced in the
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Xmas Purchases

Now. thus avoiding the crowding and
Jostling Of the holiday season. We will
lay them aside for you. delivering their
when desired.
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A II by the touch of some magic
wand
Our Store Stands
Transformed
Into a Gigantic Holiday Bazaar. Cases
upon cases of glittering Xmas gifts.
Wherever your glance happens to fall
II will rest on
Something
New and Beautiful
We call your attention to the fact
that you can make your
Xmas Purchases
Now. thus avoiding the crowding and
Jostling of the holiday season. We will
lay them aside for you. delivering them
when desired.
As a Special Inducement
We will offer our immense stock of La.
dies and Gents
Gold Watches
During the coming week at special
prices.
Ladies' 14-karat Gold Watches. .$22 90
Gents 14-karat Gold Watches,
full jeweled movement. .......... so 90
Boys Watches .................... 50
Express charges to the old country
paid on all packages of IS and over.
>ssooooosaseess<
o.
oHX@
JbWEnER AND OPT1OIAN
oWSLEY BLOCK BUTTE. MONT.
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Ready for
...Xnlas

A II by the touch of some magic
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06
As a Special Inducement

We will offer our immense stock Of La
dies and Gents
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06
Our Store Stands
Transformed

Into a Gigantic Holiday Bazaar. Cases
upon cases of glittering Xmas gifts.
Wherever your glance happens to fall
II will rest on
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Something
New and Beautiful

We call your attention to the fact
that you can make your
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-18
Murderers Begging for Mercy

Spain is represented as urging
the Powers to induce the United
States to occupy Manila when that
city surrenders in order to save the
Spaniards there "from the cruelty
of the insurgents" No doubt
that typical Spaniard, Captain
General Augustin, prefers to fall
into DeweY's hands rather than
into those of Aguinaldo, for whose
assassination he has offered a re-
ward of Sas, 700. Augustin de-
serves to be turned over to Aguin-
aldo. And the Spanish Hretches
who have mutilated our dead at
Guantanamo deserve whltever
reprisal the comrades OF the desc
Grated slain might choose to ia-
flict.
Indeed, if the deserts of the
Spaniards in Cuba, Porto Rico, the
Philippines, or wb erever else they
have had power, were alone to be
considered, they would be done
by as they have done. But the
modern civilization which they
outrage, like the vile savages that
they are, protects them fropr the
law of tooth tor a tooth. Civil
lied men, out of respect for them
selves, refrain from dealing with
this race Of corpse hacking barbar-
ians and women torturing towards
in Spanish fashion.
But the mutilation of our dead
at Guantanamo must be avenged.
There must be hangings for that
hideous crime. And If such deeds
are repeated 1t will be the duty of
the United States to proclaim
Spain a barbarcus nation and make
war accordingly.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-18
War and the Elections.

What has happened or has been
discovered to justify the extraor-
dinary preparations of the Presi-
dent for a great and long war-the
calling out of aoo, 900 volunteers
for two years, the authorization of
a war loan OF $500, 900, 900 and the
levying Of SIso,ooo,ooo OF war
taxes1 What has occurred to ex-
plain the constant restraint and
check put upon the navy, the va
cillation and changes as to the
proper points Of land attack
The common sense of the peo-
pie has taken note of the salient
facts in this remarkable war. They
are asking why all this shilly-
shallying and ghost chasinga WHY
this magnifYing OF a little case OF
discipline into the semblance OF a
dangerous and costly WARP Why
these scattered and laggard blows
everywhere save at Spain's solar
plexus1
Is it not natural that the people
should suspect a connection be-
tween this long drawn out war and
the fall elections1
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-18
still an Open secret.

1t is not surprising that persist
ent rumor represents the Govern
ment of Spain as making indirect
advances for peace. Spain did not
enter upon war with the United
States in any hope of success. She
was driven to it, as one of her min
isters has confessed, solely by her
sense oi honor and to prevent
revolution at home.
Spain is now anxious for peace
quickly, in order to save some
thing out OF the wreck that will
follow a war to the finish. Senior
Carranza, former naval attache of
the Spanish legation at Washing
ton, admits as much in the private
letter which was captured and
published:
l think five are to have any success
IN this matter 1t wall be through treating
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-18
WiII the People Get It2

Only twice in history have the
exports of agricultural products
from the United States reached the
value Of 500, 900 ,oco.
For the fiscal year now about to
end they exceed over $500. .ooo. 900,
and will probably reach SSss, 600, =
600.
They exceed the exports of the
record breaking year S9s by more
than 81 sc, 900, 900. They exceed
last years exports by more than
S15o, 600, 900, They exceed those
OF the year before by more than
Saso, 900, 900.
AT the same time our exports OF
manufactured products have in
creased in still greater proportion,
while our imports, representing
our purchases from other nations,
have enormously fallen off,
There is a suggestion in this of
one reason for European hesitancy
in picking a quarrel with the
United States. The old maxim
that it is not wise to quarrel with
your bread and butter seems to
apply.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-18
The story or a waIkover.

at was too easy" complain
some Of the fastidious armchair
critics as they dissect Dewey's
victory at Manila. "It was simply
a walkover."
If you wish to realize what such
a walkover was like, read in last
Sundays New York T0HyNak the
story Of Chief Gunner Evans, OF
the Boston-the first account of
the battle bv an actual participant.
Evans's time Of service has ex-
Pired, but home had no attractions
to him on the eve OF battle. He
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-18
Dur FOR EIeN NEWS.
4 'frgHSEGEsd and Selected from Leading
HH|0psGnbabsTSI0Y tie SENTINEL.
ENGLAND.
The REPORTED FIRsT MovR TOWARDS
AN ANGLo-AMERICAN ALLIANCE.

THE REPORTED FIEsr MovR TOWARDS
AN ANGLo-AMERICAN ALLIANCE.
Preliminary arrangements have been
concluded in Washington for an Inter.
national Commission to settle all the
questions at issue between Canada and
the United States. The announcement
that the holding OF the Commission has
been agreed upon-subject to the ap-
proval of the British Government--has
caused great satisfaction IN official
circles, both in Ottawa and in Washing.
ton, and appears to have caused some
uneaslness to the foreign ambassadors
in the latter capital, who are apprehen.
sive that it is the beginning Of a move
ment toward an Anglo-American ALI.
ance,
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-18
A Dangerous Departure.

1t will perhaps be time enough
to consider the disposition of the
Philippine Islands when we have
actually conquered and taken pos
session of them. The insurgent
leader has evidently no notion of
simply changing masters. He and
his followers, perhaps relying too
much upon the solemn declaration
Of our Congress that this is not a
war of conquest, are cooperating
with our forces in order to secure
their own freedom and independ-
ence. Can we afford to break this
pledge and destroy their conf
dence in the unselishness Of our
war to free Cuba7 Could we ever
read our own immortal Declara-
ton without a blush if we should
base a government in the Philip
pines or elsewhere upon anything
except the consent OF the governed7
But as the Administration is said
to be determined upon a policy Of
acquisition and colonization, it is
we'll to consider what this involves.
1t is question to be considered.
first from the point of view of what
is good tor us-for the people and
Government OF the United States.
Have we not problems and difficult
ties enough now without eompli-
eating our system with this new,
untried and incongruous expert
ment?
The incongruity OF trying 10
govern the Philippines. with their
mixed and barbarous population
and their remoteness from even
our Pacific coast, is not superficial
merely. 1t is fundamental. Moth
ing could be more hopeless and
hazardous than the attempt to ap-
ply the American principle OF self
government-of home rule, based
on the intelligence and resultant
virtue Of the people-to the hy-
bred population of these islands,
who have taken on the worst vices
of civilization with none OF its vir-
tues.
These people require despotic
or at least strong handed military
rule. Our Republic sprang from
the peoples adherence Of despot
ism. 1t is a government oil laws, mot
of men-and especially not of "a
man on horseback" Can we in
ject into our system Of self-govern-
ment and equal rights the old des-
potic and military idea, without
doing violence to our principles3
Can we accustom our people to
such a rule oyer part OF our pos
sessions containing seven million
human beings, without danger to
ourseIves7 Have not the invasioas
OF plutocracY, the growing power
OF monopoly and the development
of the boss system into a rule that
in effect vitiates IN many instances
the very essence of democracy,
given us problems enough at home
that we need to seek them on the
other side of the gIobe7
There are many other phases of
this "pipe dream" OF colonial en-
pire which will, we believe, cause
the American people to hold true
to their rational and traditional
policy, but the danger to this coun-
try involved in these wild schemes
should prove sufficient deterrent
to their adoption.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-18

lOI peace Oy yleiQlng CuDa ana having
them recognize the debt. It we do not
do this soon it will be too late, and we
shall lose Cuba and Porto Rico and all
that the war has cost us, and in addition
we shall be charged with the Cuban
debt, for which our treasury is resDon-
sible There is no doubt here that we
cannot continue this war, in which we
have nothing to gain and may lo5e our
three colonies and be ruined for fifty
years.
This is the cold truth, obvious
to all dispassionate observers.
Who, then, is responsible Tor
prolonging the war and making it
a serious matteT1 Who is depriv-
ing Spain of a decent pretext for
giving up the hopeless contest2 Is
il not Mr.. Mckinley, who was at
first opposed to any war, and " hen
war became inevitable adopted the
policy Of so conducting it as to
hurt the SPaniards as little as pos
sible7
1t is this policy which first aston
ished and then encouraged the
Spanish Government to make a
Drawer show of resistance. What
ever Mr.. McKinley's motive may
have been-it was perhaps only a
mistaken kind heartedness-this
was the effect of his policy.
But real kind heartedness would
now dictate to the President to end
the war quickly 1t is cruel to
Spain to prolong the agony when
she is waiting to give up. 1t is
cruel to our own volunteers and
their families and friends to pro-
ject the war further into the hot
weather. The time to end it is
now. The way to end it is to strike
two decisive blows-one at Hav-
ana, the other at Porto Rico.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-18

SPANS mutilation of our mar
ines makes us see in a new light
the petition of the Sisters OF Mercy
to Dewey at Manila that he spare
the woun ded and refrain from
mutilating the dead. Those Span
ish women thought that Spain's
modes OF warfare were customary
in civilization.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-18

BY a gallant reconnaissance
L lieutenant Blue has set the ques-
ton OF the location of Cervera's
fleet definitely at rest. He has
found that it is all in Santiago har-
Dor. After this any lying the au-
thorIties at Madrid may do on this
subject will be purely for their own
satisfaction. 1t can have no influ-
enee upon the course OF our oper-
atoms.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-18

Clayton-Bulwer treaty, which will be-
come so important when the Nicaragua
Canal gets under way. as this war will
make II. But henceiorth Great Britain
ana America will approach these things
in the right spirit, and Anglo-Saxon
solidarity will become more and more
force to be reckoned with.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-18
Nosstsehe zeikung-Rerlin-

We cannot believe that any treaty OF
alliance between Englandand the United
States IS possible; we admit, neverthe-
less, that an understanding between
these two countries may very shortly be
arrived at. The United States have Just
come to a satisfactory agreement with
Canada for the settlement of all htigated
questions between them. What is this
but further proof of the friendly reIa-
TONS between England and the United
States2 1t is but the iorerunner Of an
entente eoraidls between these two
powers.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-18

l think # We are TO have any success
In this matter it wall be through treating
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-18

SUCH state that the one could see no
speaker and the other saw two, and there
Is little fear that anybody will use the
reasonable facilities hitherto afforded
ior reireshment in anything but reason.
able way. If, therefore, the present
proceedings disclose the fact that the
law has been broken it is more likely
tnat the law makers will alter it than
theY will allow 1t TO interfere with the
convenience of friends and constituents
who 60 to Westminster to see and hear
them.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-18

ADJ ertisements to insure insertion
should be handed in not later than 2
O'Clock noon on Thursday.
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An Egyptian Village.

can Artist Among the Fellnheen" Is
tho tito Of mn article In The Century by
X. Talbot Kelly, tho English artist MIR.
Kelly says:
The country about Kahboona Is, / think.
the most beautiful in Egypt. Being the
center Of the date growing industry, large
groves Of palms are so numerous MS to be
almost one continuous forest, broken hero
and there by small open patches Of bercime
and vegetables, principally beans, the
fragrance Of which in tho carly spring is
delicious and under tho hot sun and with
the drowsy hum Of the wild bees, makes
one long TO lie in the shade Of the trees
and dream forever. The town itself is
buried in the midst of particularly dense
grove, and on one side is tho usual birkeh,
or pool of infiltrnted water, common to all
villages, and meaning SO much Illness
and epidemic among the people. These
birkeh arc formed by tho excavation Of
tho mud with which the houses are built,
md. filling with water, they usually be-
filth of the village percolates. breeding
millions of mosquitoes as we'll as malaria.
AS if this wcro not enough, the village
cemetery was placed on the brink OF the
pool tho graves being below the water
level. ard nGtuMlly saw women drawing
water from the pool for domestic usel
Needless to say. touched 10 water in this
village, except that which my own men
brought from q distance.
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: tffe young .Av<1A was -1cciA 90 eotrrcu-, but
only for brief space.
In the next room was tho paternal nar-
eh1' man who loved sporting above al
most everything else, and whom his dauch
ter entered he was examining n doub,o
parreled shotgun In fond and dotinr
manner Said his daughter to him: s'pa.
thero Is young man in the parlor who,
IKE yourself, is much Interested in hunt
ing. wish you would meet him. You
might take your now gun in with you, for
! know he would greatly admire tho pat
tern." 80
Nothing could suit tho old gentleman
rotterdam this; SO he marched into tho
parior, expecting to receive tho enthusiast
'lo praises of true sport But in thiscy
pectation no was doomed to sad disappoint
ment Tho young man saw him comm.
ana saw the gun also. Exit by tho t,oor
was impossible, and tho window offered
the only hope for escape; so out no i,.,n,,,d
with all his might and down the street
went liying as fast as his aroused fears fer
ne could make him. The old gentleman
gazed on this strange scene with buwi,aer
1hent, but his daughter had obtained a
point or vantage where sho glor!cd rock
iessiy IN the success OF hor ingenious con.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Journal.