The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-07
Center OF ATTRACTION
The standards" Bulletin Boards
Draw Big Crowds.
EXCITEMENT WAS INTENSE
h Deepest interest Manifested by An
aconds People in the Latest From
b War"-rhe Crowd and the
Telegraph sounder.

The greatest excitement prevailed in
Anaconda yesterday over the war situ-
alton between the United States and
usual haunts of gossipers in Anaconda,
where weather and other things are
discussed. except the great overshad-
owing question that is now demanding
the closest attention OF the whole
American people. The tenor of the bull
letins posted in front of the Standard
office did not appear to suit the crowd
to an exact nicely. 1t had been expect
ed that the day would develop some
thing exceedingly startling and the
general expression Of opinion was. when
1t was given out that President Nc
Kinley would not send his message to
congress at once. that he is a %trifer.
knowing that the people Of Anaconda
were most anxious for the very latest
news regarding the critical situation,
the Standard. early in the day, pre-
pared two big bulletin boards. which
were placed in front of the building
at the corner of Third and Main streets.
No sooner had the bulletin boards been
placed in position than the crowd be-
gan to gather and all day long. until
the rain storm of last night drove them
on. the people packed the sidewalk.
The bulletins posted by the Standard
were received direct from the principal
office OF the associated press and were
h very latest new that could be
cleaned by the associations corps of
enterprising reporters. The bulletins
were received in the Standards tele-
graph office on the second floor. and as
o as they came from the operators
hands they were Immediately posted on
the boards. Many expressions of ap-
proval were heard of the manner in
which the bulletins were taken. they
being taken directly upon a typewriter,
which proved a great Improvement over
the old method of handwritten reports,
which are legible about one-third Of
The time.
crowd was so big in front of the boards
that many who stood in the rear could
not see, and there was considerable
pushing and crowding to get near the
center of attraction. Around at the side
OF III Standard building. on Third
street, where the telegraph office is To-
Gated, many people took up their stand
and listened with staring eyes to the
clicks of the telegraph sounder which
came sharply through the open win
dow. Not n of these could under
stan the signals, but they stood there
Just the same. Often, after a slight
cessation of the soonder, II would start
up again sharper han ever and the re-
mark. There must be something corn
ing now-I wonder what it is was
heard One man said that the clicking
or the sounded itself ike
war, n there must surely be some
thing warm coming now.
The dispatch giving out the inference
that Consul General Lee had left Ha-
vana caused a furry OF excitement.
Then came another that he had not left
and the excitement subsidized again.
And so 1t went all day long-the bullet
ins that had a warlike sound would
cause the people to stand on their tip
toes and those that were of a more
sedate nature would serve to let them
down on their feet again. Altogether IT
was pretty exciting day around the
Standards bulletin board.