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having e IL expressed profound sym
pathy N often real excitement. This.
Of course. was due for the most part to
the knowledge that the senator spoke
within the shadow of death. for the
tragic and heartbreaking experience
which he met while on his recent trip
to Cuba has caused the tenderest cords
OF sympathy to be extended to him
from every woman's heart"
Thus 1t appears that the Thurston
speech accomplished a useful purpose,
yet. in fact. in the reading Of the full
text Of 1t. one discovers that 1t was not
SO very much of a speech. Thurston
aimed to be oratorical, as always.
Senator Gallinger tried the same thing,
with Indifferent success. and he added
to his speech several expressions Of
personal opinion about annexation that
greatly weakened his talk. Senator
Proctor didn't try to make a speech at
all. He was one of the visiting sena-
tors. and when he returned from Cuba
he e from manuscript, in the hear
ing of the senate. an account of what
he saw and heard. 1t was. undoubt-
eddy. the most telling talk on Cuba to
which the senate has listened. n
probably the weightiest with the public.
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TWELVE PAGES.
THURSDAY, MARCH 81. 1898.
Conflicting Reports.

1.-TWO items in this morning news
simply nno be ~reconciled;
and they are the most import
ant dispatches received during the past
twenty -four hours touching the b
question. The first dispatch refers 10
the anxiety of the Members OF con-
eress and the spirit of impotence with
which they await word from Madrid.
1t mentions the fact that these con-
gressmen are not acquainted with the
details of the proposition submitted to
Spain by the president. but the dis
patch is emphatic in the assertion thai
to-day. the Spanish government must
reach a conclusion which. above all
else. involves independence for Cuba as
the demand OF the United States.
This first dispatch is directly in line
with the anticipation of the American
people. But the second dispatch is
startling. 1t Is under Madrid date. II
says that the ministry will consider.
to-day, the propositions sent from
Washington; its adds that the only
propositions the Spanish cabinet has
to consider will be a revelation to those
who have been saying that the United
States is too aggressive; IL
that what Spain is expected TO agree
to is an armistice until October, the
United States meantime to use its eff
forts TO make the peace permanent,
Spain to relieve the conditions of star
walton and the United States to help In
this work.
1t is Bible truth that II the PROPOSE
tion thus described Is the n the
Spanish government is to pass on to-
day, a good many people In this world
are on the threshold of "a revelation"
Every man In America will be amazed
~ the presidents diplomacy has re-
duced the situation to SPANS favorable
or dissenting answer to the conditions
outlined in the Madrid message. 1t
cannot be r that the message is an
approach TO accuracy; IL is impossible
20 believe that the proposition alleged
TO b. the one to be considered In Mad
rid to-day Is so radically unlike the
one the president is believed by the
American public to have sent. IL the
Madrid dispatch describes the propo-
sition in behalf OF the United states.
there's no telling What will happen. in
ease SPANS answer Is favorable. In
that event Madrid would have yielded
to the presidents demand. and the
American people would instantly re-
pudiate both the concession on SPANS
part and the president. There is no
limit to the confusion that would fol-
low-our diplomacy YOU stand dis
credited not slone with Spain, but with
all Christendom.
These two dispatches came at a late
hour last night. The only conclusion
that seems sane il that the dispatch
from Madrid. presuming to describe
the proposition the Sagasta cabinet is
10 pass upon. is altogether wrong. OF
course, IL the Madrid dispatch Is right
and II Spain refuses. we should still
- on our feet and could advance at
nee to the demand for Cuba's indie
<nGndence. But IL Spain's answer were
favorable on the propositions described
= the Madrid dispatch as having been
Whmitted by the president-then it's
1GDply chaos.
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Personal Notes.

Emperor William of Germany has dis
and is taking up lawn tennis i'm its place.
80
The Byron society is taking steps to
buy the Empress OF Austria's palace. at
Akilleion. Corfu. and turning IL into an
orphanage for Greek children in memory
of Lord Byron.
DIR. George Brandes, the famous Dam
ish literary historian. has been making
researches in the history of German poet
~. and found that Heine's poems nave
been set To music 3.09 times.
Rev. Edward &. Houghton. nephew OF
the late Rev. DIR. George II. Houghton.
pastor of the Little Church Around the
Corner" has taken a curacy In one OF
the parishes OF the Church of England.
80
Crbano Bottasso. the young artist who
WAS given the commission to reproduce
the destroyed statue OF the Doge Gritti.
which stood In the west front of the
doge's palace in Venice. has finished his
work and the statue will be put In posi-
ton about the last Of this month.
80
Color sergeant Walker OF the Royal
Scots Fusilliers was captured by the
Afridis and kept a prisoner for six weeks.
On his realese he was court-martialed
for being absent without leave. and.
though acquitted. was condemned TO lose
his pay for the time he was away from
his regiment
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Three Cuban Speeches.

q gHEN he delivered his sealed
w lips" speech, Senator Thurston
made rather contemptuous
reference to the wail-street ticker and
the influence of the Broad street money
element. in it's effort to repress the
tendencies toward war. The bankers
resent this criticism: they are always
ready To wear their patriotism on their
sleeve where everybody can See it, and
they are crusty i'm their references,
through newspaper interviews and
otherwise, to nat Thurston's re-
marks. Yet there isn't a doubt in the
world that what Mr.. Thurston said was
the truth-his thrust at the money
power was timely. and II is a pleasure
to know that II hurt somebody.
These brokers who have had such an
undue anxiety about the stock market
have sought to appear Indifferent when
criticism OF their sordld motives has
come from such men as Senator Allen.
but they are painfully sensitive to
Thurston's remarks: they know that
the country recognizes him as an ad-
Hiinlstfation man. tneN feaiZe tnat
when he refers To the money power as
one hat is selfish and unpatriotic. he
utters words which the large public
will accept as words spoken by the
card.
The Thurston speech attracted wide
attention; that is natural. in view of
the circumstances under which 1t was
pronounced. One New York newspa-
per's curious comment is that-'senator
murston's speech accomplished what
no qfher piece OF oratory or writing has
efecfed since these troubles began. IL
has been read with sympathy by every
woman who is able to get a newspaper.
II has been a ommon remark recently
by business men to n another that in
their homes they discovered that the
women OF their families made haste to
what Senator Thurston said. and
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IL Is the Rule.

i Is une tedcnlns Oh nistofy III this
country that In time of var the
executive branch is pretty sure to be
the unpopular department OF our gov
eminent. That happens. in part. because
the very weight Of the responsibility
involved in the steps leading up to wal
is one that naturally schools the admin
istration to conservatism The patriotic
people. in time OF turmoil, neglect
sometimes to count the cost, their func-
ton always IL to sweep the govern
ment along On the tide of enthusiasm.
and it takes a IA of nerve to with
stand the pressure. Thus it happens
that one of the first things our people
do. in time of war. is to divide on the
question of the policy pursued by the
executive branch. and the critics are
apt to be unbridled I'm their talk.
Indeed, 1t is n of the hardest tasks
of wartime. In the experience of the
United States, to keep the legislative
branch. as well as the executive depart
ment. in cordial sympathy with the
public. our war with Mexico was
marked by a series of brilliant sue
cesses for American arms. Yet the
public did not ppear to be satisfied
with the way things were moving. At
any rate, as IL in censure of the admin
istration's policy, in the mids of an
almost unbroken series of victories for
our troops. the people actually elected
a congressional majority that was out
Of political sympathy with the admin
istration.
We all know how 1t was during the
civil war. In the opinion of mul,itudes
In the loyal states. Lincoln wouldn't do
at all. Neve was an executive more
mercilessly criticised; Mr.. Lincoln was
nearly broken down i'm his effort to get
congress to stand by him-although
there never was exemplified a higher
quality of fidelity than that shown to-
ward Lincoln by some of the foremost
men in congress during rebellion days.
In the second congress elected during
Mr.. Lincoln's time, the party OF the
Union nearly lost the control of con-
gress; and II is to be remembered that
the states of the North made up the
entire membership of congress at that
time. The administration was not run
in a way that suited these dlsaffected
masses. The army was o winning
victories enough. Secretary Seward
had foolishly let the remark reach the
public from him hat the wal would be
closed in ninety days. and the most
was made out OF this long-past-due
promise. Far from the real seat of
war. tens OF thousands of grumblers
had no doubt OF their ability to manage
the war in better shape han those who
were handling 1t. The ''on-to-Rich-
mond" shouter was everywhere In
evidence: 1t was OF the mercy of God
that these elements of discomfort did
not howl the Lincoln administration
down.
II is happening in the same way now;
President Mckinley is going to catch 1t.
What remains to be ascertained is
whether he is the self-reliant. courage
Gus. w~isely-guided man who knows how
far to go i'm firmness and when to yield
to the pressure that the people bring.
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Current Comment.
Terrors Of the KIondike.

From the Detroit Free Press.
This much seems to be pretty well es-
tablished, that the Alaskan gold fields.
from the very nature OF their location.
are destined to exact a terrible tribute
OF suffering. sickness and death from the
multitude of expectant mortals that are
Hooking so eagerly and unadvisedly to
them. and that men not endowed with
great endurance, nor blessed with health
and vigor of young manhood, are run
ming a fearful risk in stalking their hopes
and their future prospects on striking 1t
rich in the Klondike.
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Coal as Contraband of War.

From the Boston Transcript.
Coal Is almost as essential to the mod
ern war ship as g~unpowder. IL gives her
the motive power that enables her to go
where her ~gunpowder can be employed
most usefully. There is as yet no con-
sensus of opinion of nations that coal is
a contraband of war. to be placed in the
same category as gunpowder as an arti-
Gle that cannot be furnished to belliger-
ents by a neutral power without violation
of neutrality. but its status shows a trend
of sentiment In that direction.
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SIGNIFICANT Coincidence.

From the Wheeling, w. Va, Register.
Senator Hanna says the appointment of
Terence V. Powderly TO be immigration
commissioner was not the result of a bar
gain made before the election. Possibly
not; IL may simply be a coincidence. Yet
II will be remembered that in the sum
mer of 1896 Mr.. Powderly was the unre-
lenting foe of both Mckinley and Hanna,
and thai all of a sudden there was a rad
ical change.
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The Answer Suggests Itself.

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Corporal Tanner Indignantly wants to
know what right the government has to
publish the pensioners over the country
as they used to publish horse thieves
where he lived when he was a boy?' 1t
is probably done for the same reason
namely. to discourage larceny.
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Making His once Pay.
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald.
Robbing the grave looks like a respect
able occupation compared with the work
of a Brooklyn coroner. who has just been
sentenced to the penitentiary for a year
for having systematically gotten up
bogus inquests on bodies and charged the
county for his services as coroner In con-
nection Herewith.
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Merely Doing His Duty.

From the Boston Herald.
Probably Consul General Fftzhugh Lee
is i'm no way responsible for all the BAN
quets that are being thrown at him. He
is doing his duty. that's all. and that's
all he desires credit for at present.
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Unswayed by Foreign Opinion.

From the Boston Clone.
This country will fulfil its duty in this
Spanish matter as e sees ii. without
asking the consent OF any other nation
on earth" This does not mean that
America is unprepared TO justify. in the
eyes of the world. any course she may
take, but IL does mean that her citizens
north. south. east or west-are neither
To be scared by tory prophecies nor at
frighted by tory imaginings as to what
1.-THE European powers might do.
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From the Binghampton, n. ". Leader
II seems to be admitted generally that
Billy Mason is a great man. He per-
vades the whole country-indeed, IL is APP
parent that he percolates still further out
into the universe. as is evidenced I'm the
recently expressed desire of a Spanish ed
itor to make a date with him.
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II there Is any danger of the visible
supply Of Cuban resolutions running
short in congress, the Butte party
platforms stand ready with a strong
reserve force.
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As we understand Spain. she will be
pressing the limit Of courtesy when she
grants the United States the privilege
Of running a free lunch counter in
Cuba.
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The real crisis will come tomorrow.
II Mr.. Mckinley can tide over the day
without making a DOL of himself and
the country to boot, there will be some
hope.
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TO ADVERTISERS.

The Anaconda Standard guarantees Its
advertisers a bona fde paid circulation.
Daily and Sunday. three times greater
than that Of any other newspaper puo-
lished in the state OF Montana. Adverus-
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If the Madrid correspondent of the
associated press states Mr.. McKinley's
propositions to Spain correctly, a court
of inquiry will have to investigate the
presidents sanity.
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AS for Mr.. Reed. there is an increas-
ing disposition on the part of the
republicans to assist the democrats in
suddenly Jerking the chair out from
under him..
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We infer from the clash between this
mornings Washington and Madrid dis
patches that Mckinley is suffering from
his old complaint of straddleism.
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New York Ofice-4s Tribune Building.
Chicago Ofice-4Ss The Rookery.
The g. c. Beckwith Special Agency.
Sole Agents Foreign Advertising.
Washington B~ureau-lf5 g street,
n. W.
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With Mr.. .McKinley's assistance he
Spanish crisis is endeavoring to work
up a reputation as an old-timer in the
country.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-31

Evidently the president cannot quite
GRASP the idea that Cuba's freedom
must be absolutely stringless.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-31

Mr.. McKiniey's mistake seems to lie
in the assumption that ne can monkey
with all OF the crisis all Of the time.
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VIII be paid for the arrest and convic-
ton of any person caught stealing the
Standard from subscribers.
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The regular daily output OF Cuban
resolutions showed a slight falling of
yesterday.
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The proposition vAhat the house Of
representatives has 10 rights the
speaker is bound TO respect. also seems
10 be anchored oyer a mine.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-31

That word 'armistice" has as little
business monkeying with the situation
as old autonomy itself.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-31

Notwithstanding Mr.. McKinley's as
we still feel inclined to regard
Spain as the enemy's country.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-31

Both houses of congress seem to be
getting ready to give the administra-
ton an exhibition of r~eichsrathing.
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The Standard has branch onices at
Butte. Missoula and Great Falls. where
advertising rates will be furnished on ap-
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In any event. Senior Sagasta will be
left with a large stock of lost cause on
his hands.
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Katie Putnam is giving Methuselah a
run for his reputation. but now that
Lolita is out Of IL Katie makes a more
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-31

The situation seems to be about nine
sizes too big for the administration.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-31

on the whole. most people will prefer
Mr.. Mason's loud saffron tints to Mr..
McKinley's quiet ashy shades,
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That interesting Havana daily, La
Lucha. is free from N suspicion OF
yellowism. It's too green.
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