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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-21

San Francisco. July 20.-Sprlng woods
Nevada, l0ql4c; oregon. eastern, lOnl2c.
valley, 15di1c; Northern. l4ul5c. Fall
wools-Northern mountain lambs, 9dl1c;
mountain lambs. Sa10c: San Joaquin
plains, ease; Humboldt and Mendocino. II
nl3c.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-21
Bound tn Play in Their Yard.

The Spaniards are said 10 nave fenced
in Santiago. But our brave boys. IL Is to
be hoped. will have little difficulty in pull
ing down the fence and OF making II hot
in the back yards of that city.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-21

washington. July D-To-day's state
ment Of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance. SCI. 40 $50
gold reserve. 3lss. 7e0. sls.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-21

bills, N.0a4.ssh silver certificates. sssa
Nxc. Mexican dollars. SAC. Government
bonds strong. state bonds dull. railroad
bonds steady.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-21

Boston. July 20.-Boston & Montana
2o3L Butte a Boston. 23iz: Parrot, 23ls.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-21

London. July 2O.-spanish Is closed al
ssa.
Paris, July 9.-Spanish AZ closed at
Evening star., 1898-05-06

cans. and in spite of the disparity of num-
bers Hcustons little force swept the Mexi-
cans like chaff before the wind. Ii was
more a slaughter than a battle.
Just before the assault of the Texans
was made on the army of Santa Anna
Houston addressed his soldiers in a fervid
speech, closing with the words, "Remem-
ber the Alamo" These words fell upon the
ears of the Texans with wonderful effect
Every soldier i'm the little army at the same
instant repeated the words the Alamo
until the word became a Shrek for re-
venge that struck terror to the souls of the
Aexicans. When the battle was over IL
was found that only seventy Texans had
been killed. while 630 Mexicans Were left
dead on the field.
remember the Alamo" was evidently a
battle cry that not only nerved the arms
OF the avensers but paralyzed the resist
aace ef the Mexicans
The answer of Commodore Stockton TO the
Mexican governor of California when We
TOOK possession of that country is worth re-.
calling. II you march upon the town dos
Angeles). threatened the governor you
VIII nnd IL The grave of your men,"
TEL the governor" said Stockton. ito
nave the bells ready to toll at O'Clock I'm
the morning. 1 shall be there at thar
time"
Commodore Tatnalrs blood in thtcker
xhan water" won grateful recognition I'm
england In 1Sl9 Seeing the British admir-
az. Slr James Hope. in a tight place under
the ilre OF Chinese forts, TatnaII gaIIantlv
came 10 his Rescue. In so doing he was
euHty OF a breach of neutrality, but his
answer. Blood is thicker than water"
hao the eject OF condoning his offense.
Evening star., 1898-05-06
Battle Cries and Famous Words Of
0ncle Sans Heroes
IN GREAT SEA AND LAND FlGRfs
Historical Utterances That VIII
Never Be Forgotten.
LATEST OF A LONG SERIES

Written for The Evening Star.
Remember the Maine," Commodore
Schley's now famous signal Of attack on
| the Spanish feet, win undoubtedly become
immortal in American history, and in the
| history OF the EngAsh-speakinE peoples. in
fact; for, as an appeal to patriotism, 1t is
| as thrilling as was Nelson's battle cry at
| the Nile, England expects that every man
will do his duty
During the 132 years of our existence as a
nation the commodores captains and other
officers OF the navy have made a magnifi-
cent contribution Of patriotic phrases to
our war literature. AS the terse embodi-
ment of popular sentiment in trying situa-
tions and emergencies, they are not sur
passed by expressions Of a like character
In any language.
The sea fighters started in this line at the
very beginning of the revolution; in fact
before that tremendous struggle with the
mother country was begun. Captain Whip
pie OF Providence, r. l., for instance when
notified in ITS by Sir James Wallace of the
British frigate Rose that he would be
strung up at the yardarm for having burn
ed his majesty's ship, the Gaspee, sent t.
laconfc reply to Sir James: Always catch
man before you hang him" The lion
hearted Whipple, who, in the preceding war
with France, in his priyateer, the Game
cock. had captured in a single year twenty
three french prizes. voiced in that defiant
answer the sentiments Of all the rebels in
the colonies that catching them was an es-
sential preliminary to the hanging busi-
ness.
Who first raised the American flag on a
ship ts one Of the disputed questions of his
tory. John Adams claimed the honor for
Captain John Manly, a New Englander.
Paul Jones asserted that my (his) hand
Evening star., 1898-05-06

We'll. wat are we stopping here eor?'
There's frog in the SWITCH" the con-
ductor replied
frog in the switch?"
Yes"
II really do not understand you"
Il reckon not"
DuI, VIII you please explain a frog in a
switch? ! know what a frog is hut wv
you should stop on account of a frog being
In switch or anywhere else Is Something
l cannot fathom. you know"
piled. .oi re-
but you can tell me why you stop On
account of frogr'
such information"
Weli. that Is. vfry. viry queer, you know.
wy In England we would not thing for a
moment Of stopping train on account Of
rrog- l must say that you America ms
nave some viry ridiculous customs"
Evening star., 1898-05-06

1t Promises to Supplant the Cuban
and Sumatran Products.
From the Manufacturer.
The Mexican tobacco industry Is in a
thriving condition and will supplant the
trade in Cuban and Sumatran products
Tobacco is Indigenous to parts of Mexico
and several native varieties are still culti-
waited, but in Vera Cruz, where most Of
the tobacco is grown, stocks must be re-
plenished repeatedly by Cuban seed, as the
plants deteriorate rapidly. The climate
Of the gulf states of Mexico is similar to
that Of Cuba, and they are in the. same
latitude. Recently the Isthmus of Te-
huantepec has come to the front in to-
baceo raising. The soil there is deep and
fertile. just the thing for tobacco culture.
and without fertilizers yields excellent
crops Throughout Mexico the average
yield Of tobacco on fair land is over 1000
pounds per acre, and on poor land nearly
half that amount #. During 1896 the total
product was over 13,OOOOO0 pounds, and
in 1897 It was somewhat larger.
In 1895 the United States imported $2S OOD
" orth of Mexican tobacco. raw and manu-
factured. In 1897 $2S7 600 worth was i'm
ported. In 1886 this tobacco was worth
u cents a pound in New York, while the
Importation in 1897 brought 40 cents per
pound in the same market. What the
Cuban planters have lost the Mexican
growers arc in fair way to gain. Were
it not for prejudice in the United States
against Mexican tobacco, whereby most of
it is sold Cuban, the imports would in
crease enormously. This prejudice is
gradually disappearing but at present the
bulk of the Mexican crop goes to Amster-
dam. Hamburg and other European ports.
Ii is said that a voyage i'm proves the to-
baCco and gives 1t certain "sea tone.
Mexican cigars brought by sea to New
York command as high a price the best
The output of Mexican tobacco is likely
to Increase largely in the near future, as
it's commercial possibilities are attracting
capital, especially in the southern pro-
vinces where the soil is of great depth
and richness, the rainfall is from 100 to 1870
inches per annum and the climate is an
endless summer. One planter put in last
year 2,5O0.09O tobacco plants at a cost of
$4,000, and expects a profit of $70,OD. a
Chicago man, between October 10 and No
vember, 1897, planted several acres. In less
that five months the plants were six feet
high. The tobacco was cut and dried. and
is now en- route to Holland. A Hollander,
an old Sumatra1 planter has obtained an
option $500 acres of fine land, and is
about to develop it. He says the Michigan
leaf is as good as. the best from Cuba and
Sumatra. Numerous factories have been
established in Mexico, one of them with
capital of $1,eog6Q0, and it is asserted
that when better known Mexican cigars
will bring the highest prices in the market.
Evening star., 1898-05-06
Haymaking fn din,
From Blackwell's Magazine

From Blackwell's Magazine
At Aliahabad eight cuttings of glass are
taken during the season, which begins
early in the monsoon. and lasts. say. from
the middle of June to the middle OF March
From manured Land the total weight Va.
ries from fifteen to forty tons per acre
according to the quality of the soil and the
number Of years which have elapsed since
the manure was applied The jhabau a
native hook which resembles a scythe
blade. is preferred to the grass mower
drawn by builocks, as the clean cut of the
former Is less injurious to the grass stub
ble than the clipping action of the latter
which reduces the number Of cuttings
from eight to two. On poor. unmanured
Land only one crop can be cut for hay in
October.
The haymakipg season begins in the
middle Of September. 1t is impossible to
make good hay before this time, for. even
In periods when there IL no rain. the
ground is SO wet that moisture Is drawn
up by the hay. which, quite Independently
OF this circumstance. does not dry properly
In the humid atmosphere. There are forty
eight good species of natural grasses some
OF which are as valuable as any British
grass. and frequent cutting develops q fine
quality OF produce.
Evening star., 1898-05-06
MEXICAN TOBACCO.

1t Promises to Supplant the Cuban
and Sumatran Products.
Evening star., 1898-05-06

A war cry tEat closely resembles RE
member the Maine" was that which GEN.
eraa Sam Houston gave to his troops ai
the battle Of San Jacinto the battle which
gave freedom and Independence to Texas,
Colonel Travis Vas in command OF about
106 Texan Ho&dierD In the fort called the
A1amo at Bex4x. There ho ma a1rro.ru6ess
Evening star., 1898-05-06

by a greatly superior force under the Mex
ican dictator Santa Anna
On the morning of the 9th of March. 1896.
the little garrison of the Alamo capituiat-
ed on the pledge of the Mexican general
that their lives would be spared. Notwith-
standing this pledge Colonel Travis and his
entire force were massac-ed as soon as
they had surrendered. Their dead bodies
were gathered together. a huge pile of wood
was heaped upon them, and they were
burned to ashes. This fearful act of bar
barity stirred the Texans to intense wrath
and implanted in their breasts fierce
thirst for vengeance. On April 49, 1885,
General Houston. with about 100 men, gave
battle at San Jacinto to Santa Anna, with
nearly three times the number of Mexi.
Evening star., 1898-05-06
A. Pretty bed.
From Harper's Bazaar.

From Harper's Bazer.
One who is tired of her white enamel
and brass bedstead may entirely change
the appearance of this piece of furniture
by having the portions that are now white
painted black. This, with the brass mount
ings, Is more effective than one would sup
pose. A bedstead that had been white and
was now black had mattress and pillows
covered with a rich coverlet of antique
lace over crimson satin. The hangings at
the windows of the bedroom were also dark
red, and the hardwood floor had laid upon
its polished surface rich rugs Of shaded
reds.
Evening star., 1898-05-06
Could Not Comprehend the Frog.

From the Arkansaw Traveller.
In Texas railway train stopped in a
swamp. and. while a blended expression of
weariness and disgust was sitting on the
passengers faces. the conductor came into
a car where a recentIy-arrived Englishman
sat.
Guard said the Engiishman, may /
speak to you a moment?"
What did you call msP'
II called you guard, for aren't you the
guard?'
Guard the deuce. Do you take this for
convict train. that We have to keep
guards?"
"Oh. no, no. no, didn't mean that but
'owever, we will not argue that roint but
VIII you please answer me one question:
'.Spit II outr'
Evening star., 1898-05-06
Duffy's Pure
Malt WhiSkey

a sound stilnulant for medicinal and
family use. It helps an overloaded
stomach as an extra horse helps a
team up steep hill, When you buy
OF your grocer Or your druggist see
that you get the genuine Duffy's.
Evening star., 1898-05-06

the action Decatur was wounded. and the
Endymion dismantled. Before the Presi-
dent had time to repair damages the Tene-
dos and Pomona came up. and Decatur
was forced to haul down his flag.
Lawrence's Immortal Cry.
Don't give up the ship" the dying words
Of Commodore Lawrence, the heroic COM
mander of the Chesapeake, are among the
very noblest ever uttered. They will live
as long as ocean rolls or gallant ship floats
The gallant Perry flew that signal at his
masthead in the memorable battle Of Lake
Erie, at the glorious close Of which he had
the Inspiration to pen that dispatch which
Evening star., 1898-05-06

Needn't say 1t unless YOU want n
porter. ""Aeu at
Eth? Yes; am compelled to say IT. On
SSeeoahs S OF frog. Well. well, I never
americans held up the frog In supersti-
tions veneration. BY George! must make
q note OF this. l am writing q book on
america, and this is the most peculiar
thing I've found in this crude but wonder.
ful country"
Evening star., 1898-05-06
81 Believe

that the frying p:s, sah is the most fruit
full source of Chine in America SAYS
~ sC
a distinguished aGal GaalsaAhority on cookery.
Whether tlnsAatseaef be justified or
not, it is scaiss:1F possible to over
state of wretckedness caused by in
u dio
digestion The worst consequences
IEfHI
of bad cooking and A hasty eating are
ayerted bv
Evening star., 1898-05-06

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Ny brother" asked the gentleman with
the seedy clothes, .'are you worker In ths
vfneyard?''
Nit" answered the gentleman who look.
ed IKE ready money. II find there is mora
money In handling the finished product
Evening star., 1898-05-06

Every American
soldier and every
American sailor
should carry the
best American
watch.
The original
American watch
was a Waltham
watch. Waltham
watches are now,
as they always
have been, the best
American watches.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-15
HIGH

j To bear disappointment bravely 10 to
disconcert the fates. :'''
Mingle folly with your wisdom, or no.
body will associate With you.
We are well: balanced when our willis
can control our prejudices. y.
; Faith Is higher than reason, sB 10y
atty IL finer than Investigation
, ThegenialiFy Of soutepeople amounts
TO d positive: bletnish In chardeter.+'H.
Look before you leap; otherwise you
won't recognize youfseif:&ftefwAtd:A
Originality consists mainly in not
Haying the. things which everybody'elSe
says e. 49, - @>*
Stupid people rob us Of both time and
aen1per, but clever people, 60 : away
loaded with our ideas.
When a girls clever tongue keeps her
from marrying. it is because she has
not yet met her equal among men,
Chicago Record. .
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-15
P1ANISTs PRACTICE TOO MUCH.
JOSEF aofmann, the Young Musician,
Says Too Much Work stupehes
the Student.

While studying with Rubinstein, Jo-
sci Hoffman, practicee three hours a
day. writes Mary B. Mullett of the
famous pianist, in the Ladies' Home
Journal. He believes that most stu
deD+s make the mistake OF over-prac-
ticing. When he came to this country
the first time lie was practicing an
hour a day. For two years after his
return to Germany he practiced two
hours a day. During the next two
years he averaged four hours daily,
and after that until he went to Rubin
stein six hours daily. This he regards
as excessive. .s' i e. "r e..
"one's mind grows stupid and con-
fused" Hoffman, says, "and ones fin
gers follow the confusion Of the brain.
Another mistake Of young pianists is
that they use too much force in prac-
ticing. One should play just hard
enough to keep the fingers and wrists
from getting stiff. One is not aiming
for artistic results as one is in concert
playing. 1t is the Angers which need
constant practice
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-15
Stewart We! N~svsahas.;,

Senator Stewart was interviewed
by tho Warrington Tines hS other
day a. TO his chances Tor fsssloction.
After speaking Of, the pledges Mr..
Nc Islands! had made 70 support him,
che Senator said; @'sE' ;
cit is true that his friends. Who are,
representing him TO be a candidate,
oanvassed the State and declared that
their only object was to defeat mo.
Their motto w. anything to deieat
Stewart Icannot believe, however,
chat Mr.. NewIands has declared, or
will declare, that he il . candidate
against me. Such treachery could
only emSnate from the baaest of the
human race and 1 am not prepared to
believe that Mr.. Newlahds' lie willing
to put himself in that class" D. 90 ''
Senator Stewart was informed OF
tho report that Mr.. Newlands had as
sorted that he and tho Senator had an
understanding that-it the latter did
not elect his Legislative ticket he
(Newlandsl would then be free to en-
ter the field as a candidate. Senator
Stewart declared that such IN under.
standing on his part would have been
tho work of an idiot.
at assumes that I agree to support
him for Congress-" he said, sand al,
low him to fight my legislative tickle
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-15
X CHINESE
0AS. WAo Was Speedily Led to ADDrs-
!. siAts the su1erioeity q
7 MoAsrA Nsthois. 4

When DR.: Wenyon.s the fAmo6s medi-
cal missionary, went to China. many
years ago, he had to combat q great
deal Of prejudice against the practice
OF his profession. However. many pa
tents came 20 him and he made many
cures. but some of the Chinese ~literati
j~ealously instigated an opposition hos
pital to Wsnyon's. equipped with all
h facilities for the practice Of medi!
cine according to Chinese etiquette.
A staff Of Celestial doctors admin
istered the drugs. The place was called
The Hall of Ten Thousand Virtues"
but somehow that did not assist the
cures. In TACT, it came to b. a case of
going. to Wenyon's for a cure and to
the "Ten Thousand Virtues" for a
coffin. r
One day there came to the mission
airy a stately gentleman. a learned man
belonging to the upper classes. having
a painful disorder needing surgical
treatment. He hired a private room.
was opera on and in n fortnight he
was well. lie had not told who he was,
but before he went away he said to the
doctor:
"You might like 10 know who I am,
and I van 10 tell you. because I am so
grateful for being cured of this terrible
disease. am the head physician of the
Hall OF Ten Thonsnrd Virtues,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-15
Christmas goods at Alexander's. =

A great connection seems to have
taken place among railway circles
owing to the contemplated through
a service between the Pacific Coast
and Chicago which is operating one
day each week. This isnot a new de-
parture by any means, ss the Denver
& Rio Grande Railroad Company and
its connections have been operating a
through car service between the Pa
cifc and Atlantic coast via. Salt Lake
Pueblo, Denver, Kansas City and
Chicago for years, and three days
each, week, viz. every Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evening. The
cars for this through service are Of
the latest Pullman design, and are
supplied with clean linen and bedding
throughout. A Pullman porter is as
signed to each car. These cars are
also under the personal supervision
Of a Special Excursion agent,
whose duty it is to see that passen-
gers are given every comfort and at.
tentiun. For further information, ap-
ply to any agent, or B. F. Nevins.
General Agent, or to e M. Gushing
Travelling Passenger Agent, D. & r.
g.. Il. r., So West Bird South st. Sal
Lake City, Utah. ~
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-15

THE ~zwxU*sa

The traveller, tourist or business
man ls wise when he selects Che Rio
Grande Western Railway Great Salt
Lake Route" for his route to the East.
It l the only trsnsContlnental line
passing directly through Salt Lake
City, and in addition TO the RliifpSs
it affords Of the Temple City, the
Great Salt Lake and picturesque
Salt Lake and Utah Valley, ttaRords
the choice OF three distinct routes
through the mountains and the most
magnificent scenery in tho world 'e@.
On all classes of tickets ssobovers
are granted at Ogden. Salt Lake
City, Glenvood. Springs, LoadviIe,
Colorado SprinRs," Denver and OTHER
points Of Interest Double daily
train service and through Puiimkn
and Tourist sleePing cars between
San Francisco and Denver. Tourist
oass through to Omaha, Chicago and
Boston. : =. ~
For illustrated pamphlets. descriL
tive Of the "Great Salt Lake Route
write. to, f. A, WApLEI9H,. General
Passenger Agent, Salt Lake Cityl'-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-15

go. as to create conditions which would
enable him to become q candidate for
the Senate against me when it i abb
Bolptely necessary for him to pledge
his support to me in order to secure
his " nom ination for Congress.
MI. Newlands knows We had no I'M
derstandlng and he will not under
fake to convince the people OF this
country, who havc known me for the
last forty years, that / would make
any such agreement y
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-15
''BOUND MONEY!

The New York Sun occasionally
shines with it's old time lustre, as
witness the following:
"News comes from Emporia, Kan
sas, that the president Of the First
National Bank Of that city has com-
mitted suicide after wrecking the
bank so badly that not only are its
capital and surplus gone, but the de-
positors win get little or nothing of
the 100000 owing them. AS a con-
sequence Of this failure, the neighbor-
ing Madison bank LAS been obliged
to close its doors.
aOnly a few weeks ago the Trades
mems National Bank Of this city,
which the Controller Of the Currency
supposed was perfectly sound, wa
examined by a committee of the
Clearing House and found to be in
solvent. Its depositors have not yet
been paid a cent, and it's stockhold-
ers will probably lose the greater
part Of the money they have invested
in its stocks.
@When the Chestnut Street Nation
al Bank of Philadelphia failed, a year
ago, the discovery was made that it
had been insolvent for o' or a year,
and the Comptroller Of the Currency
knew it. Still, the bank was permit
ted to continue doing business and to
receive deposits, because, as the
Comptroller declared, closing it's
doors might have caused runs on
other Philadelphia banks and lead to
apanic.
"These are but specimeno of occur
rences which happen every few days.
The failures Of national banks are so
frequent that they excite no comment
and interest nobody but the sufferers
by them. AS a protection TO bank
creditors the Government manage
ment Of banks is a deluslon, and 80
would be it's protection of bank note
holders, il the notes were not secured
by bonds.
"Yet, the bankers and the so-called
currency reformers want the govern
ment to, go out Of tho banking bust
nesO,' by turning over the function Of
issuing circulating notes exclusively
to the banks, and let the people look
to tho banks only for their redemp.
ton. Let it rather 60 out Of tho
banking business by abolishing the
whole national bank system, leaving
all banking. to be supervised by the
individual states, and reserving to it:
aeif the sovereign function OF issuing
circulating notes, which the banks
never should have 'been permitted TO
~AP' '. ,."t. .; -. ."..c.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-15
STARTLING ~Refsrmation.

"say," asked the governor, on meet.
ing a warm admirer from a rural vii
lage, "has that i~ncendiary that I par
.doned at your request shown salts
factory evidence Of feform?" 2"
"The very strongest possible, gov
ernor. Hess at the head of our volunteer
fire congratulated Free Press,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-15
Consolation for an Injury.

Flossie (weeping)-I am SO disap-
pointed in him. I am sure he was
tipsy last night. He threatened to
kiss me. "'. ''. 81.
MAXWELL, there's no knowing what
men won't do when they are intoxi-
cated.-Roxbury Gazette.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-15
S hOemaki NJ n
all it's Branches.

Customers can have their choice OF
getting the best eastern tanage OF
leather rs well as California stockS