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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-11
sl0ND0N COMMENT.
A Useful Career Terminated by Basest
Treachery.

London, Feb. 1.-THE Times this
morning in an editorial echoing the
view of its New York correspondent,
George W. Smalley, says: 1T is from
every point of view deplorable and la
mentable that so useful career should
have been terminated by an act of the
basest treachery. Senior De LONE has
long been the object of profound detes-
tation TO the Cuban ring because he
frustrated their deep-laid plots Honest
men, whether in England or America.
must regard with contempt too pro-
found for words, a party which sinks TO
such methods Of warfare"
The Daily Telegraph editorialIy cen
sures De Lome's ''injudicious and i'll
timed letter"
The New York correspondent of the
Standard says: President Mckinley
was the coolest man in Washington
and almost exaggerated the slightness
of the personal offense in order to
steady raging congressman"
The Standard editorially SAYS: The
responsibility for preventing the affair
reaching dangerous phase appears to
lie wholly with Spain. The sympathy
of observers will be with President Nc
Kinley rather than with Senior De
LONE, whose letter shows he is desti-
tute OF the qualities required by his
profession"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-11
5ANcl WENT THE ORCHESTRA.
Point of the Story Is Lost to the Eaves
dropping Damsel.

From the New York Sun.
1T WAS about the neatest skin game
II IL was a skin game at all, that I've
ever been np against.
The man in the orchestra seat wl,s talk
ing between acts to his companion in
tones SO clear that they were quite audi
bic to the girl with the theater hat in the
row behind. il she leaned forward a little
And she did so lean
Happened to me the last time l was in
Washington continued the man. Il
went into a restaurant there-very nice
looking sort of place-and ordered
lunch. My table was one of those small
ones with u seat ON each side of it. Pref
" soon in comes a young female, puts
her shopping bundles on the window sill
and takes the seat opposite
'tPretty?" inquired his companion
. "oh, WELL l don't know. Didn't notice
particularly, but"
Wasn't" observed the other. Go on"
The girl behind smothered "A giggle.
Anyway" continued the narrator,
'she ordered some things to eat and fin
ished EN- before / finished mine. for /
was taking things easy. Then she got up
and went away. leaving her bundles on
the window SILL BY and by "A waiter
comes with a bill for her lunch as
well as mine. | kicked. He insisted. Said
the lady had lunched with me and | must
pay. BY that time / was beginning TO
rather than have any row | paid both
checks and took the satisfaction of telling
the manager that he was running a
Matchmaking joint. I'll take these with
me, anyway l said. gathering up the
bundles which my mysterious vanishing
companion had left. At first they kicked
on that. But | was firm. l put 'em under
my arm and went down to my hotel"
What was in em? asked his compan-
ion.
That's the queer part of it: the part
that makes me uncertain IL it was a game
or not"
The girl behind leaned forward SO ca
gerry that a feather of her big hat tickled
the ear of the speaker, He paused TO
brush it away. The girl bobbed bark has
THY.
No sooner" continued the mar, "had
] opened the first bundle than there
fell"
Bang! went the orchestra in the tumul-
tuous opening of the prelude to the last
act.
Darn said the girl with the theater
hat violently, and looked daggers at the
young man in the adjoining seat because
he laughed.
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ALASkA'S FISH SUPPLY.
startling Stories Showing the Abundance
of the Water Food supply.


From the Denver Republican.
The waters of Alaska, both oceanic
and inland, have a food supply equal
to the demands of a continent" said
II. c.. Deming of Vancouver Nobody
who has not actually seen the teeming
ire III these waters can believe the
truth. In Boring sea there are fish,
ing banks where cod and menhaden
are caught in numbers that put the
newfoundland banks away in the
shade. The herring runs are enormous.
| have seen the peculiar ripple caused
by herring shoals extending over the
surface of the sea as far as the eye
could reach, and fishermen tell me
they are actually increasing, notwth-
standing the terrible slaughter by seals
and black fish, which not only eats
fish, but catches seals, and when
wounded will attack an ocean steamer
But it is the salmon runs that ex-
cite the greaterest wonder. These fish
go up the rivers in the spring and
early summer to spawn, and some
times in the shallow parts of a stream
are so thick that they actually climb
over each other. and the Indians and
others secure all they want with clubs
and pitchforl<s. When they encounter
a perpendicular fall they leap to an as
founding height and millions are killed
by falling back to the water and rocks
Only the strongest succeed in reach
ing the highest points on the streams,
and they are generally so battered up
that when they are caught on their
return they are not considered fit food
by the white residents of the coast.
have seen the banks of the Skagit and
the Snoqualmie. Washington streams,
piled two feet high with dead salmon.
that are hauled away in immense num-
bers to enrich the farm lands, and yet
there is apparently no diminution in
the vast numbers that come from their
winter home in the deep sea each sea-
sou. Some idea of the wonderful ex-
tent of the salmon fisheries may be OBJ
tanned from the fact that the salmon
runs extend from the Columbia to the
Yukon, including a coast line of more
than 1000 miles.
The strange creatures of the sea
that are usually found in tropical vat
erS are also found here. | have seen
an octopus with arms Is fee. long in
Seattle harbor, and sea anemones, sea
cucumbers. sea urchins, starfish,
moonfish. dogfsh and sharks are to be
found everywhere in the greatest abun-
dance. Rock cod. sea bass, ling and
other game fish of the sea are very
plentiful and CLAIMS are so abundant
that every saloon has clam bouillon on
tap free to every conner. The northern
Pacific and Boring sea are wonderful
StprpbOusas
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BUTTE NEWS.
STILL IN DEEP TROUBLE
Mrs. Burnie Briggs Hysterical
Over Her husbands Conduct.
HE WILL NOT COME BACK
She Bought Laudanum, but Denies Hav-
ing Any Suicidal Designs-Vain
Appeal Made TO Him to
Return to Her.

Mrs Burnie Briggs, the mature wife
of a youthful husband of Imperial thea
ter wedding fame, is still in deep
trouble because her boy husband refuses
to longer accept the shelter of her roof.
Night before last she took % cents
worth of laudanum, it was suspected,
with desperate Intentions which she,
however, denies. and says she took it TO
ease the pains in her head. Yesterday
she was very i'll from the effects Of the
medicine and was made more so by her
husbands conduct, as he still remained
cold and changed toward her and re-
fused to go and see her, even after re-
peated requests. -s.-I.=sl+.,.. $50
During the day Mrs. Briggs sent for
Constable Ray and Detective Murphy to
implore them to try and bring the hus
band to time. The officers responded
and found Mrs. Briggs in an hysterical
condition. sobbing and screaming and
refusing to be consoled by anything
short of the actual presence of the man
she loved. There appeared nothing the
officers could dc with the authority of
law and they We're compelled to so in
form the unfortunate woman and retire.
she told the officers she was in a deli
cate condition, and that il was this fact
more than anything else that caused her
to feel so badly over her husbands
neglect. One of the officers visited
Briggs and counseled him to go and see
the woman, but he steadfastly refused
and said he would have nothing to do
with her.
In the evening came another appeal to
the police. to which Captain Dawson re-
sponded. Mrs. Briggs pleaded with him
10 bring her husband to her by any
means he found necessary so long as he
came. as she believed that If she could
have a talk with him alone she could
in him m n a N
Dawson informed his petitioner that the
only means he could use to bring her
husband to her was persuasion, but that
ne would try that. He visited the home
of Briggs mother. where he is staying,
and talked with the young man. but he
was still obdurate and would not listen,
and Captain Dawson rurned his per-
suasive eloquence upon the mother, who
promised. after hearing of the woman's
sad plight, that her son should at least
call and see his wife. it is not known
whether Briggs carried out his mothers
promise or not.
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TREE 10000 YEARS OLD.
Giant of Prehistoric Times Unearthed in
England.

From the London News.
An extraordinary discovery, and one
which is just now exciting considera bic
interest in antiquarian circles in Lam
cashire and Cheshire, has been made at
stockport During the excavations in
the construction of sewage works for
the town some workmen came across
what has since proved to be a massive
oak tree. with two immense branches
Professor Boyd Dawkins the we'll
known antiquarian, is of the opinion
that the tree is one of the giants of
prehistoric times. and he says that the
tree is certainly 10000 years old The
corporation of Stockport is at loss
what to do with the gigantic fossil
which is supposed to weigh about 40
tons, and as ii is necessary that it
should be removed a proposal has been
made to blow ii up with dynamite. This
has aroused the indignation of large
section of the public, Who presented the
following petition to the corporations:
THAT there is a valuable tree of old
oak at present lying upon and exposed
in the gravel on and within their
property that the quality in color,
grain and solidity is better than any
that can be bought in the open market.
that for artistic work alone it is great
ly to be treasured. for nothing in this
country is at present grown which can
come up to it's dimensions: that it con-
tains within itself sufficient material to
make the furniture for any public
building or town hall which may be
erected for the public benefit within our
borough; that 1t only requires lifting
from it's bed, which in the opinion of
competent biologists may be roughly
estimated IS $4,000 years of occupation:
that private effort has failed to achieve
it's removal; that its destruction would
be public loss and an artistic calam-
ity; that your representatives in council
be and are hereby requested to con-
serve for the borough this grant of ma
ture to her sons and daughters, whose
signatures are hereto Affixed
The corporation have reserved their
decision. and in the meantime efforts
are being made by local antiquarians
and others to bring pressure to bear
upon the council to preserve the tree
for the benefit of the town and the
country. II is believed that no discov-
cry of such Importance has hitherto
been made in this country. and this
being so il is hoped that those interest
ed in such matters throughout the
country will lend assistance toward
preserving the tree
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with strong power as we are in the ar
tillery
IN it'll our extensive seaboard our ar
tiilery organization necessarily is largely
made up OF heavy batteries for coast gar
flson DUTY. We have 10 neld batteries aud
~ heavy batteries. The latter are scat
tered all over the coast Even with ev-
cry available battery in some post al
ready IN existence we have wide breaks
IN the lines which leave us open TO at
tack The new neld batteries would not
be able to repel invasion at these points.
In the first place, there are not enough
of them, and in the second they are not
ut TO meet the heavy ordnance of mouern
WafsnlpS unuer cover OF which the in
vaders would land. Stretch the entire 10
batteries along the Canadian border of
some 1900 miles. This wouio give us just
one field piece to each 400 miles. OF course
every mile of this border does not pre-
sent good point for invasion, but the IL
lustrauon shows how short we are in
this.
with coast line much more extended,
II can be seen that the heavy batteries
are not sufficient. If they were the au-
thorities would not be erecting new ones
or much heavier CALDER covered by the
most modem works. The great guns al
ready in position or authorized must be
manned and the men must be taugnl how
TO manipulate them The artiileryman re-
quires "a greater amount of training tnan
the loot soldier. He must know many
Things the riiieman need not know. Hence
the artillery arm must CONSIST of we'll
drilled men to be at all available.
There is no doubt that an increase is
imperatively demanded in this arm. If
any were to be reduced possibly under
existing conditions the infantry would
sufIer least There are % regiments of
the foot, consisting of a single battalion
each. There are 10 regiments of cavalry
OF three squadrons and II troops each.
Placed on a full war footing, the cavalry
arm is probably large enough for most
purposes The infantry, with no internal
trouble to care for, may be said to be
less important than the artillery, but it
is really weaker than appears. Cavalry
ana artillery organizations are larger
than infantry. There are more men in a
troop or battery than in a company.
There are more troops and batteries in
the mounted regiments than companies in
the dismounted. But If any arm was to
be cut down. something which all army
oHlcerS would deplore with our peculiar
conditions. the infantry could possibly
spare the most
The attention of army men now nat
urally must turn to possible invasion. Ii
the artillery were increased to 10 regi-
ments with the present scheme of organi-
cation we would have 20 field batteries
and 100 heavy ones. Our total strength of
heavy guns on peace footing would be
from 4oO to $50 guns. With the defenses
planned and the batteries installed we
would be in fair condition to meet the
world But in the end we must bring the
infantry up to the proper proportions of
the other arms of the service. Instead
of reorganizing according to that sug-
gestion 1T would be much better to double
the present strength, with the greatest
percentage of increase for the artillery"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-11
COM MiTTED SUICIDE.
Baron Hickey. Prince of Trinidad, Slips
on the Coil at III Paso.

Ell Paso. Texas, Feb. 10.-Baron
Hickey, better known as the Prince OF
Trinidad, committed suicide at the
Pierson hotel in this city. Servants in
the hotel discovered that the baron
was dead at noon to-day and the ind-
cations were that he died during the
night from drugs taken with suicidal
intent. He left a letter addressed to
his wife at Corona Cal. in which he
stated that he was going TO die. The
deceased was married to a daughter of
j. NJ. Flagler of New York. the Stand
ard oil magnate. in 1891 Baron Hickey
attained notoriety some time ago when
he took possession of Trinidad island
and proclaimed himself military dicta-
tor.
Baron Harden Hickey was the first of
the royal dynasty of Trinidad He was
born i'm San Francisco on Dec s. 1854,
Of Catholic and old royalist family.
His ancestors. the Hcl-eys, originally
came from Ireland. having accompanied
the banished royal Stuarts Of England
in their flight to France. The young
baron was educated at the College of
Jesuits AT Namur, and afterwards at
Leipsic. Here h established a reputa-
ton as firSt-class and fearless duellist.
Papers found among the dead mans
effects indicate that he and his wife
Gould not agree. He left some very rich
Jewels in his trunks here, one of them
a crown. The baron arrived in FL Paso
on the Sd inst, and remained quietly at
the Pierson hotel, not making known
his identity. The baroness has been
wired for instructions as to the DISPOSE
ton of the remains.
Baron Harden Hickey's letter to his
Wife read as follows: My Dear: No
news from you, although you have had
plenty OF time TO answer. | expect to
leave this hotel tomorrow or the day
after. Harder has written me that he
has no one in view for buying my land
at present. Well, i shall have drained
the cup of bitterness to the very dregs
but | do not complain. l prefer TO be a
dead gentleman TO a living blackguard
Goodbye. l forgive you your conduct
towards me and trust you will be able
10 forgive yourself"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-11
Attacked Inv .Iauanesc.

Vancouver. Il. c., Feb. 10.-Advices
from the Orient report an assault by
Japanese artisans on Mr.. Sands, secretary
of the United States legation at Seoul.
The attack was unprovoked and the po-
lice did not interfere. Sands. however.
held one of his assailants and compelled
the police to arrest him. Afterwards
complaint was lodged by the United
States consul and the Japanese authori-
ties have arrested various persons sup
posed to have been engaged in the af-
fair
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Ahead End CnIIisinn-

Montgomery. Ala, Feb. 10.-A disas-
trous head-end collision occurred on the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-11

From the Des Moines Leader
1t is certainly doubtful whether there
is need of spending additional money n
the United States army Considering Is
size, ii IS already the most costly mill
tary organization in the world. IL has
been the policy of this government rom
the beginning not to maintain a standing
army. IL We ever need an army we can
easily recruit one from the state militia
and from the people. There is some ex-
cuse for building up a navy, but none
for building up an army.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-11
Death of Edward sweet.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
Deer Lodge. Feb. 10-Edward Sweet.
well-known business resident of this city
having for the past two years conducted
a bakery and confectionery in the rear of
the kleinschmidt block, died suddenly in
his apartments this afternoon at 5 o'clock
of rheumatism of the heart Mr. Sweet
leaves wife in this city and "A mother
two brothers and a sister in Iowa to
mourn his untimely end. No arrangements
have as yet been made for the funeral
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-11

Louisville & Nashville railway to-day
near Kirkland, killing Win User, engi-
nerr: Ed Davidson, fireman. and three
white tramps. Henry Davidson, engineer,
and VIII Lee. fireman. were seriously in
jured. Charles Harrison, brakeman, had
both legs cut off. and Brakeman Hughes
was badly hurt. Both will die. Engineer
Davidson forgot to stop at Kirkland to
meet No. IL Cars and engines were de-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-11
Dayitt.s Amendment Retec,.,

London. Feb. 1o-In the house Of COM
mons to-day Michael Dayitt's amend
ment TO the address in reply to the
speech from the throne calling attention
TO the distress in Ireland and the failure
of the potato crop, was rejected by 255
TO I53 votes
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-11
Big Price for a big ar,icI.

The Ohio embezzler who admits that
he stole s. 1000 and blew ii i'm on politics
showed exceedingly poor judgment 10 say
the least. That Is entirely too much mon
ey TO squander on the sort Of politics
they have in Ohio now.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-20
NOBODY CLAIMED THE PAPER
A Rebuke by General Washington That
 Evidently Frightened the Owner.

A Rebuxe by General Washington That
 Evidently Frightened the Owner.
 Major William Pierce left behind him partial record of the debates in Philadelphia which supplement- those of Madison, Yates and King; also the following aneedote:
 When the convention first opened at Philadelphia, there were a number of propositions brought forward as great leading principles for the new govern ment to be established for the United States. A copy of these propositions was given to each member, with an injuno- tion to keep everything profound se- cret. One morning, by accident, one of the members dropped his copy of the propositions. which, being luckily pick ed up by General Mifflin, was presented to General Washington, our president, who put it in his pocket. After the de- bates of the day were over and the ques- tion for adjournment was called for the general arose from his seat and, previ- ous to his putting the question, address ed the convention in the following man. ner:
 Gentlemen, am sorry to find that some one member of this body has been so negleotful of the secrets of the con- vention as to drop in the statehouse 8 copy of their proceedings, which by ae- cident was picked up and delivered to me this morning. l must entreat gen. tlemen to be more careful, lest our transactions get into the newspapers and disturb the public repose by premature speoulations. I know not whose paper it is, but there it is throwing it down on the table). Let him who owns it take it, , At the same time he bowed, picked up his hat and quilted the room with 8 i dignity so severe that every person seemed alarmed. For my part, I was extremely so, for, putting my hand in my pocket, missed my copy of the same paper, but, advancing up to the table, my fears soon dissipated. found it to be the handwriting of another per son. When went to my lodgings at the Indian Queen, found my copy in 6 coat pocket which l had pulled off that morning. It is something remarkable that no person ever owned the paper. = American Historical Review.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-20
rnadeouate Identification.

A woman who is newly come to town went into one of the banks one day last week to have check oashed. The pay ing teller examined the check with that air of suspicion a paying teller never loses.
 You'll have to be identified, mad am, he said politely,
 The woman was in a great hurry.
 "Identifiedl'' she said. "Why, 1 haven't time to go and get anybody to identify mel Besides, don't know three people in town. l"
 "I'm sorry" said the teller, "but tue rule is invariable. ;
 But, ," protested the woman, "I really am the Mary L. Brown named on the check. You don't doubt that. do you?''
 The teller looked embarrassed.
 f'It's only form, madam, , he said, "but we must insist on some identifea- tion."
 A happy thought struck the woman. Her name was on her handkerchief
 Would the name on my handker- chief be any Identification" she asked. The teller replied that it would.
 Well, then" said she majestioally, handing over the square of linen, "per- haps you'll be good enough to give me the money nowl'
 The teller examined the handkerchief and handed it back without word. In one corner was daintily written in in- delible ink, Sarah Jones. |"
 The check was not eashed till next day, and the newly arrived woman has discharged her laundress.- Washington Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-20
QUEER OLD NATURE.

''Why is if, asked a wondering child Sweet, simple little thing. "That the foolish tree puts on its clothes When the sun shines in the spring, And then, when chilly autumn comes And the winds of winter blow. Why does il stand out there, all bare. In the frost and sleet and snow [" "Yise nature has arranged it thus,' told the little one, t'The rustling leaves can only live Beneath smiling sun; The tree that in the summer time Makes shady bowers for you Must have it's rest, therefore it stands Asleep the winter through" She sat in silence for awhile
 And gazed far into space, And lines of thought and trouble came To mar her childish face, And so, at last, she turned and said: Pm sorry for the tree, And glad that nature wasn't left To fix things up for mel'
 -S. E. Riser in Cleveland Leader.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-20

LATER Information has reached hera nfficiallr, con frnni, 4h
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-20

hitched his mule, sprang on it and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-04-20
ARful Error.

.tI'll never forget the time I took my good old aunt from the country to see 8 Shakespearean revival at one of the the aters.
 ''Did she like it?'
 "Like it? I found out that she would never have gone at all but for the i'm pression she had that revival meant something religious. '-Cinoinnati En- quirer.