The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-01-20

charged with having misappro>
priated county funds, was yester-
day denied by Judge Smith and
the applicant gave notice of an
appeal to the supreme court.
The Parker Edmonson case will
come up in the district court at
Choteau tomorrow. B. J. Nc.
Intire, of Kalispell, and Attorney
Suigrove, of Choteau, are conduct
ing the defense, while County
Attorney Erickson is assisted in
the prosecution by the county
attorney of Flathead county.
Marcus Hanna will represent the
state of Ohio in the United States
Senate for he next seven years,
and great is the grief of the demo-
Gratis and those traitorous republi-
cans in the Ohio legislature who
attempted to defeat him. Hanna
is all right, and it is to the credit
of that state and the republican
party that he has been returned
to the senate.
A new outlet for the surplus
product of our coal mines has been
discovered. 1t is stated that
American coal can be delivered in
Brazil at a price to easily compete
with English coal. There is no
reason why this should not be true
in view of the ease of production
in Alabama and other southern
coal fields, and the demand in
Brazil tor supplying steam vessels
and smelling is large.
The friends of the presidents
Hawaiian annexation treaty are
watching its progress in the senate
closely. 1t is thought that the
treaty will receive prompt and
favorable action by that body, al
though two thirds vote is re-
quired, The ownership of the
islands will give us an immense
advant tage it the commerce of the
Pacific, and if we should allow the
opportunity to slip by for acquir-
Jog this territory, we could not
well object to the occupancy of the
islands by some foreign power.
| 1t can be authoritatively stated
= that this country4leads, the worlf
in the iron and steel trade. Oul
supremacy in this line is now ad
mitted by England, as is evidenced
by the purchase of raw ore from
US for English manufacture. BY
virtue Of bor-saving methods Of
the most improved character, ot
outputs by individual plants four
times greater tEan the best O
England's, of economic Transports
ton. and o. the enormous stores OF
cheaply mined but high grade ores
with which this country abounds,
we have attained the first position
in iron-ore mining and iron and
steel making.
The small number OF railroad
bankruptcies in 1897, and The
great progress made in the restor
alton of companies already in the
hanos of receivers to a solvent
basis through foreclosure anC
reorganization, is clear indication
of the improved condition of the
general BUSINESS of the country
AS contrasted with the bankrupt
cies in 1896 and 1898, the year o
the panic, the showing is highly
satisfactory one. In 1897 there
were only 48 railroad failures
involving l., ,537 miles Of road ant
$92, 900, 600 capital, as against
5, 451 miles OF road and $275, 500,
600 in 1896, and II roads with al
involved capital Of 81, IFS, 900 il
1893.
1t is unders TODD that Bryai
contemplates writing a column o
or Two eXpIaiaing that either 189'
has not been or why it apparentl.
has been the best business year fo
the Omitted States within the mem
ory of the present generation. Il
view of this proposed explanation
., it must be annoying to him to hav
such publication as Dunn
Review show by a multiplicity o
figures that in every line o
trade and industry the year ha
been one of exceptional prosperity
It's ctatamant Of SiuplV the SIN al