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The Anaconda standard., 1898-03-03
Other Rumors of War.

~HIS country's foreign relations are
not complicated yet we get at in
terVals war scare which is just
enough to let us realize what the ex-
perienee is of powers in Europe that
live too close together TO be entirely
comfortable and SO find themselves SUBJ
ject to constant jostling. 1t is only a
few years ago that we felt sure that 1t
Was going to be our duty to whip Chill.
We. had a genuine Chilean affair"
Business suddenly became brisk in the
country's navy yards. Some Of the
United States cruisers started for South
American Waters-the movements of
such ships as the Yorktown and the
Boston We're watched by an eager pub
lie with keenest interest There was a
general outbreak of patriotism. Thous-
ands Of citizens wanted to enlist, mill
tia organizations waited only the word
they We're ready to march anywhere.
The president insisted on apologies and
full indemnity for the seamen whom the
Chileans murdered, These were given,
and in almost less time than it would
take to tell the story of the affair, it
was forgotten.
We had quite warming up in this
country over our relations With Italy,
at the time when the Malta trouble oc-
CURED in New 0rleans-that was the
time when that city's chief Of police was
murdered There was taken at that
time a general inventory Of warships,
guns, ammunition, available soldiers
and the like. but the affair did not last
long. and II was not nearly so interest
ing as the trouble that was brewed
when IL was felt that this country might
perhaps be obliged to help Venezuela
IL England insisted in pushing for a
boundary line which the cabinet at Lon
don. unwisely, as the event proved, had
made UP its mind to establish
That was the most stirring incident nf
them all. 1t was admirably handled at
Washington, because olney knew how.
il resulted in a new and ringing procla-
nation Of the Monroe doctrine. the dam
ger point was nicely rounded, and pres
entity the war talk was forgotten.
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TEN PAGES.
THURSDAY, MARCH 3. 1898.
South Carolina and Butte.

IF the plan followed yesterday Is
| continued to-day, the senate will
take UP the question of investigating
the Lake city tragedy Lake City is
small place in South Carolina. Its
postmaster was a negro. That hap
pened not to be pleasant TO some of the
people of the neighborhood-a mob
killed the postmaster and one of his
children and seriously injured several
members of his family.
The state of South Carolina and the
city of Butte are about on par as far
as disrespect for human life is con-
cerned. In that southern state, as in
Butte murderers are really more sure
OF being turned loose than the average
petty larceny thief is. South Carolina
has gained a worldwide reputation for
murders. An unenviable reputation it
is, yet. at the present pace, Butte is
going to have the long lead, per capita,
over the worst South Carolina appears
10 be able to do.
The trouble is the same in both in
stances-brutes who commit murder go
nnhung. Speaking of Bakers case. the
postmaster referred 10. the Charleston
News and Courier says: "The state and
local authorities appear TO be absolutely
powerIess to punish crimes of this sort.
They have made practically no effort
whatever to stay the hand of violence.
We are steadily drifting from bad to
worse. The law is not enforced and the
law is consequently not respected. The
pulpit and some of the newspapers
have preached against the crime of
bloodshed, but the mob moves on in its
appointed way, riding down its victims
in the dead of night and killing whom
it pleases."
The fact that the murdered postmas-
ter was a negro does not deter the
southern press from entering vigorous
protest against these murders. The
newspapers of the South realize that the
tendencies toward murder pay no
respect TO color. What is said by the
Richmond Times is as applicable to
any section of South Carolina The
Times says: When the line of the law
and its reverential observance is once
broken down all restraint Is thrown TO
the winds and the spirit of anarchy is
let loose. This time it was negro and
his whole family of six. who We're either
killed or wounded, because he was dis
agreeable as postmaster. the next
time 1t may be some Objectionable
white person who may be easier settled
with by mob than in court
The hope expressed by the newspa-
pers of the South Is that in the Lake
City instance the South Carolina mur-
derers have overreached. They have
killed a federal officer and the belief is
that the federal authority will deal with
them summariiy.
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Not In the Market.

Hans ssa as's the '%ss pPss 1nsp ess f'': f IS
I alleged. the government of the
United States is going to he urged, or
is now urged. by New York combina
ton TO pay to Spain as ransom for
Cuba. In instances the amount is
marked as low as s100 1000. 900. com
monty the figure is placed at four times
that amount. When sale 10 talked
about ii is to be remembered that Cuba
stands security for an enormously large
debt owed by Spain. This debt is held
largely in France: possibly this fact is
responsible for the current talk. given
color by many of the foreign dispatches,
to the effect that in case of trouble
Spain may rely on the help of France.
Spain became badly involved during
the former war of ten years with Cuba.
That war was brought to end by the
glittering promises of reform which
Madrid gave but speedily forgot. But
for the payment of the debt, amounting
to about 5000 000. 900, incurred in the ten
year war, Cuba'S resources were
pledged-thc island had to do all the
paying for the fight. The present war
has been an unusually costly one. 1t
has fairly exhausted an already impov-
erished kingdom. Just what the cost has
been cannot be told. but the debt thus
far incurred as the result of the present
rebellion is said to be not less than
$4,000 900 OF course, freedom for Cuba
means freedom from this oppressive
debt Shall Cuba pay it? Cuba has
already bought her freedom with blood
and suffering. Spain might be ready
and willing to sell, but the Cuban
patriots believe that deliverance is at
hand. They do not propose to buy an
end of the war. nor is it needed that
the government of the United States buy
it for them.
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MINISTER A CHICKEN FANcleR.
Pastor nnd His SON successfully Chase
Thieves on Their Wheels.

Rev. H. H, Brailler and his son Alrah
of Princeton. Ind, made good use ei
their bicycles early last Monday morn
irg. The minister is a fancier of chick
ems. Long before any of the family
was astii, the loud growing of one of the
roosters awakened the minister. He
hastily dressed himself and called his
son. They mounted their wheels and
gave chase to the unknown chicken
thieves, who had started off in spring
wagon.
As each neighbor's house was PASSED
they were called to aid in the exciting
chase and in the course Of a mile more
than Il dozen farmers We're following
their leader. all carrying some variety
of arms. AS the bicyclists drew nea
the thieves they were seen to throw oui
the fowls which they had appropriated
and on being caught denied all knowl-
edge Of the robbery. They We're ar
rested and fined
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On the Great Lakes.

IT WAITING action in congress Is a
bill characteristic of these days
l of war talk for the construction
of gunboat to take the place Of the
Michigan, now in service on the great
lakes. An old-time paddle wheeler
called the Michigan is the only war
ship this country now has in service
on the lakes. The Michigan is hardly
less than fifty years old, she was one
of the first of this country's iron war
ships; she is used for drilling the naval
militia in states bordering the lakes.
and the service she thus renders IS in
different at the best
The government of the United States
is under restrictions as to warships on
the lakes. Under the terms of the Rush
treaty of 1917, this country and Eng
land are mutually obligated To main
tain on Lake Ontario only one vessel
with one eighteen-pound cannon, and
for the upper lakes two vessels, each
of the same insignificant equipment
Both governments have respected this
treaty. A few years ago. when a
Michigan shipyard put in the lowest
of the bids for the construction Of the
Bancroft it was refused. although that
vessel was not to be maintained" at
all on the great lakes, To use the treaty
word, but would have been sent
through the Welland canal and by way
of the st. Lawrence around to Annapolis
as a practice vessel for the naval ca
dets. Precisely the same considera-
tions, still later, caused the rejection
Of a low bid from a different Mich-
gan shipyard for the building of one of
the new composite gunboats, not to be
stationed on the lakes, but to be de-
livered on our Atlantic coast. In both
cases the vessels would have been
armed only after leaving the lakes.
Perhaps this scrupulous care is
founded in self-interest. aside from the
national readiness to comply faithfully
with every treaty obligation. Were the
United States to furnish provocation
Great Britain, commanding the lower
St. Lawrence, could send any number
of ships into the lakes. At any rate
in figuring on gunboat. congress will
have to assure itself whether boat
worth building would be of equipment
SO insignificant as to keep the lake
service within the limits of the treaty
of 1877.
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Afraid to Act Now.

n 70 measure for giving sound money
M Of the republican sort TO the
people OF this country Il going
10 reach consideration in the house
during the present session OF congress.
The house committee on banking and
currency has dozen members Most
of them are goldbugs who listened
patiently while Secretary Gage told
them what the credit Of this country
must do TO be saved. This committee
failed utterly in the effort 10 agree on
a plan-nearly every member had a
plan of his own. In the end the repub-
iican members of the committee con-
cluded that il would be a good scheme
10 turn the whole business over to a
Subcommittee Of three This was done,
with the result that the subcommittee
finds il impossible 10 come to an agree
ment. Speaker Reed was right when
ne said that you couldn't find in the
house Of representatives ten republi-
cans who will agree on any sound
money policy that Is proposed Mr.
Gage opposed that view, bur MIR. Gage
doesn't know as much about congress
az Speaker REED docs. Besides: the
speaker doesn't want any financial leg
lsIation during this session; he'll sec 10
Il that the differences Of opinion re-
The Anaconda standard., 1898-03-03

Where have they gone to-the little girls.
With natural manners and natural cnrls,
Who love their dollies and like the toys,
And talk of something beside the boys?
Little old women In plenty | find,
Mature I'm manners and cid of mind;
Little old flirfs who talk of their '.heaux.
And vie with each other in stylish clothes.
Little old bellies. who N nine and ten,
Are sick OF pleasures and tired of men.
Weary of travel, nf balls, of fun.
And find no new things under the sun.
Once, in the beautiful long ago,
Some dear little children / used To know !,
Girls who We're merry as lambs at play.
And laughed and roilicked the iive-long
day,
They thought not al all OF the style of
their clothes
They never imagined that boys were
.beauS:''
"Other girls brothers. and mates" We're
they.
Splendid fellows to help them play.
Where have they gone to9 III you see
One Of them anywhere send her 10 me
| would give a medal Of purest gold
To one Of those dear little girls II old.
With an innocent heart and ain open
smile
Who knows not the meaning Of "nirt' or
'.styte."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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war against the United States: the sec
ond Is adhering to the enemies of the
United States. giving them aid AMI
comfort. 1t Is not treason, for instance,
10 kill president of the United States;
the allegiance Of the American citizen IS
due, not TO the ruler, not to the gov
ernment, but to the United States. The
constitution vested in congress, under
certain restrictions. the right to name
the punishment for treason, and con-
gress prescribed that 1t shall be death
by hanging.
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specting this currency bill or that are
not permitted to disappear. So, the
currency plans. with the highway rob
berries in the river and harbor bill, will
go over to the next session. With next
November's congressional elections in
view the republican managers are
afraid to tackle those subjects now.
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ponnIism in sni zsrinnt.

From the New York Mail and Express.
Switzerland, by a popular vote of moro
than > IL |. has decided To place all the
railways Of the country under govern
ment control, So they must have 4 good
many high-rressare populists among tho
sun-kissed Alps of Switzerland. as we'll
as unon the wind-swept plains OF Kansas
and Nebraska.
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How can one tell whether or not a
man has wheels in his head?"
BY the spokes that come from his
mouth, my boy"-Judge.
An Exchange of Confidences-Weyler
Ito De Lome)-Old friend. / sympathize
with you, j was in Cuba. De Lome-Man,
your experience was tame | was in the
United States.-Philadelph North Amer
lean.
Tommy-Can We play at keeping store
in here, mamma.
Mamma (who has a headache)-Yes !;
but you must be very, very quiet
Tommy-All right; we'll pretend we
don't advertise.-Truth.
be professor was II 9 very bad hui
ro1f all the tima ne was c1adloting the
examination" said one undergraduate to
another.
Yes replied the latter. ut was a
eross-examination. New York Journal
Friend-Poetry is a drug on the market,
isn't it?
Poet-I should say not
Friend-Then | am misinformed.
Poet-Your informant probably never
tried to sell poetry or buy drugs. Buffalo
Commercial
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ksnayes and Fools.

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
As rule this government is honestly
conducted The great body of senators
and representatives are honorable men
and the knaves can only occasionally do
serious injury by legislation. The fools no
law can reStrain-nut even public opinion
and experience does not guard against
~
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things He says that well-equiDped ar
mics and navies lead to friction and
war" That was not the opinion of George
Washington, IL is not the teaching of his
tory, common sense rejects it, human ex-
perience disproves 1t. The solidest guar
antee of peace any peace-loving nation
can have is a known preparedness for
war.
The Anaconda standard., 1898-03-03

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
With war with the United States
Spain would have three wars on its hands
the other two being in Cuba and in the
Philippine islands. There are about half
as many subjects of Spain in the Philip
pine islands as there are in Spain itself
With the loss of these islands and Cuba
Spain would have no dependencies left
except Porto Rico. in the West Indies.
and its possessions In Africa.
The Anaconda standard., 1898-03-03
TO ADVERTISERS.

The Anaconda Standard guarantees It's
advertisers bona fde paid circulation,
Daily and Sunday. three times greater
than that of any other newspaper pub
lished in the state of Montana. Advertis-
ing contracts will be made subject to
this guarantee.
The Anaconda standard., 1898-03-03

New York Office--4s Tribune Building.
Chicago Office-46e The Rookery.
The S. C. Beckwith Special Agency
Sole Agents Foreign Advertising.
Washington Bureau-lf15 q street
n. w.
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All general business letters and CORE
spondence should be addressed to the
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY,
Anaconda, Mont.
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The Standard has branch Offices at
Butte, Missoula and Great Falls. where
advertising rates will be furnished on ap-
plication
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$1,000 REWARD.

VIII be paid for the arrest and convic-
ton of any person caught stealing the
Standard from subscribers.
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Main Office-standard Building, Ana
conda. Telephone No. /.
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Daily and SUNDAY. one year. $40. 90
Daily and Sunday. six months...... 300
Daily and sunday. three nonths. 500
DaIly and SUNDAY. one month... 100
sunday ane year - 200
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Your sister got married last night
didn't she? Were you the best man?''
'Naw-but l was the worst boy
Truth.
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Postage free for the United States, Can
ada and Mexico. Elsewhere
postage added.
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M. ]. CONNELL CO., Butte
M. ]. C0NNELL CO., Butte

That has been crowdng this store to witness the pretty
spring creations grated beyond expression for
it evinced the wonderful extent Of which efforts
behalf of the ladies of Butte appreciated.
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Current Humor.

Influenza, haste away
Cease thy beautiful empire here.
Boast no longer of thy sway.
Cease dominion DER the year,
Radiant Sun. exert thy pow'r.
On the wings of Zephyr come;
Dart thy beams and rule the houri
Health and Beauty then shall bloom.
European Magazine, June, 17S2.
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The man worked mine, IS the he
years past have been employed under mot rr
earth half miles from the mouth Of the
digging great distance under the hills makes It Impossible
which forced by the aid OF great fans
During breaks in machinery the air would causing
great pains my dizziness and fann This continued until
pains stomach indigestion and dyspepsia Working hard
naturally hearty until last had dyp
sa so bad terrible The prescribed for but
only GOT worse | took medicine Ripaas
Tabules advertised going drug bought IN
three days was man. clear stomach well, dy-
pepsiaG These Ripans Tabules did it
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Subscription Rates Payable in Advance.
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Outing Flannel

A startling sale of Outing Flannels in
plain white and light and dark coll
ored effects. Come in and learn more
of them; there is much to be told.
The price has been 10c and 121ac a
yard for two days only...............
Thnsco Ec r,.I
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-19

the Young Man leaned back in his chair
and remarked:
81 trust you have enjoyed the day."
"Indeed l have. This is the best din
ner have ever eaten"
"Tr1e. And it is one of the things
you have been working for all your life,
though you didn't know it,"
The rich man said nothing for few
minutes. Then he frightened and ex-
claimed
"See here. have taken great fancy
to you, and, if you will let me, think
can do something for you"
"Indeed?"
"There are many openings in life for
young men who have ideas, and 1 have
seen enough of you to know that you
are original"
The Young Man bowed gravely.
(Which means," he said, "that in
return for my kindness to you today
you would coop me up in an office and
by the dull routine of business reduce
me to an uninspired machine like your
self. By helping me to earn the means
of enjoying life you would kill in me
the power of enjoyment. Why, you
didn't even know you had palate un-
til l ordered this dinner for you. Your
stomach is simply kind of fire box into
which you put certain amount of fuel
every day i'll order to keep up your
steam. Your heart has long been mere
ly a force pump, never thrilled by en-
thusiasm or human emotions, and your
brain is a kind of spider that continual
ly spins schemes to entrap the unwary.
Today, for the first time since you have
been boy, there has been something
human aroused in you, and your offer,
while absurd in the extreme, shows that
you might do some good in the world
if you only knew how
"Well, then, will you teach me?''
81 can promise. l am not charitable
by nature, and l think l have done
enough today in the way of putting
fellow being on the true road to enjoy
.nent Perhaps we who are poor are too
selfish in keeping our troubles to our
selves instead of making rich men hap
py by letting them help us, but we have
our faults just like other people"
Mr.. Putancall could make no reply to
this enigmatical Speech so he did all
that was in his power-he paid the bill
But let US part as friends, said the
Young Man, putting out his hand as they
reached the street.
aren't you going to tell me your
Iame?"
"No I prefer, like the good fairies
n the stories, to be nameless."
They shook hands, and the Young
Man disappeared in the crowd, perhaps
in quest of new adventure, and the
millionaire returned to his cheerless
apartments, wondering if it all had been
dream.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-19

come his way by thousands, but he still
lives. Jacky is fond of a holiday, and
one of the things that 60 to complete
a perfectly spent holiday with Jacky is
a good square meal" with "vittles"
of a different kind than the commissary
supplies. "Soft bread and shore food"
are the main parts of this repast, and
there must be lots of them. While Jacky
enjoys every holiday that comes along
the one in which he finds the most
pleasure is Thanksgiving day. This is
especially true when the ships are in
some home port or in the navy yard.
ever he wishes for.
The regular routine work of the ships
as far as possible is suspended for the
day, and after Quarters" the men are
allowed the freedom of the ship. The
mess quarters are decorated with the
ensigns and signal flags, while the long
rows of tables are abundantly supplied
with all the delicaces of the season
from the turkey which the men call
"the buzzard," with its cranberry sauce
and other furnishings, to the choicest
fruits the market affords. Usually an
outside cook is called in to prepare the
meal, for every man in the ship is going
to enjoy the holiday, and no one works
There are other things that occupy
Jacky's mird besides the "grub, as he
calls it, for the day is long, and there
are lots of things that can be done. As
soon as "quarters' are over the amuse-
ment usually begins with a parade and
review, at which all the officers of the
ship are asked to be present. 1t is not a
dress parade, where the men have to
wear their regulation uniforms, nor do
the tactics as prescribed by the govern
ment carry any weight. The uniforms
and tactics are of the mems own get up,
and each participant does about as he
likes when the commands are given.
The uniforms are remarkable, there be-
ing no two alike. Every color in the
rainbow goes to make up some part of
the grotesque costumes worn by the
men. This is one opportunity the men
have of showing their like or dislike
for some of the officers in a mild way.
During the drill, which lasts about half
an hour, the commands are given to
mimic some of the officers, while the
men themselves perform all kinds of
queer antics.
After the drill few athletic sports
are INDUCED in before the little red
pennant is run up to the signal arm
and "mess gear" is sounded. They find
a desirable spot for the purpose. Then
football, baseball and other games are
enjoyed. Jacky's speciality is pig chas-
. ing" and, without II good healthy
porker, well creased, to give him run
about the grounds, the day would be lost
Often the pig is too lively for the boys
and many of them get good tumble
before he is finally captured.
Suddenly the familiar sound of the
bugle comes over the water to the place
where the men have been enjoying
themselves. They do not wait for the
second call. One seems enough, and
they drop everything they have been