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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02
Personal Paragraphs.

The Princess Therese OF Bavaria is n
scientific writer of considerable merit.
She has already published one book on
South America, and is now at work on
another. 10 get materials for which she
made a journey Of exploration I'm the
widest parts OF Brazil.
Mrs. Harriet x. Stafford of Cottage
City, Mass, owns the flag which flew
from the masthead Of the Bonhommie
Richard in Paul Jones' fight with the Sc
rapis. Mrs. Stafford's husband is a di-
rect descendant OF James II. Stafford,
Jones lieutenant, who saved the nag at
ter the tight.
Donald b. Mcdonald. 9s years old, and
Margaret Ann ORcagan. 81 years old, Of
Reno. Mich, were married the other day.
Mcdonald had been married three times
i'm Canada and is the father of Il children.
The bride had been married twice and
is the mother Of 10 children. The wedding
was performed in The presence OF great
grandchildren OF both bridegroom and
bride.
william Paine OF Peakesville. Mo, was
married to Mrs. Mary Tringer at the lat
ter's home IN Golden City. Mo-, Thanks
giving night. The groom Is IS years old
anu Al' hiNh u - int htN"hs 'N
match were arranged by mail. the groom
never having been In Golden City before.
In order To live with the lady or his
choice the groom recently resigned the
position Of postmaster at PeakesVille.
-
John W. Mcrriman. a wealthy tobacco
merchant Of New York city, has been d.
rected by the supreme court to contrib
ute TO the support of his wife. Adelaide
NJ. Merriam, SO that she may live In the
style she has been accustomed to. n
decision is given Notwithstanding Mr.
Merriam obtained a divorce In North Da-
kOta on the ground Of cruelty and violent
temper. IL l. the first decision OF the
kind In that state.
Lord Kitchener is engaged to he mar
ried To Miss Marie Evelyn Moreton'
whose father was secretary TO the Mar
ouis OF Lorne during his stay In Canada.
The wedding Is expected to take place
shortly. and everyone Is wondering
II the bridegroom will return TO Egypt
as commander-in-chief OF N Egyptian
army. In view OF the fact that he made
and has always maintained a very strict
rule that English officers OF that army
should not be married men. Besides. Miss
Moreton brings a fortune to her husband
which with his high rank. makes a re-
turn 10 Egypt less attractive thar 1t 9TH
ervise might be.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02
a LEW YORK CITY viii have an.

n SEw YORK CITY will have an
IN ether six-day bicycle race next
week. 1t will be remembered
that the newspapers last year were not
in favor OF six-day bicycle races in the
future. The spectacle presented by the
riders In the closing days OF the contest
which was held in New York last year
was said to be pitiful in the extreme.
Half dead and half crazy they were
kept upon their wheels by their man
ayers. An ordinance has been intro
duced In New York making the holding
OF six-day races hereafter unlawful.
The New York sun lays the proposed
ordinance il nonsense. In its judS-
ment, the six-day bicycle race is as
harmless as a cup OF coffee.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02
The Listening Policy.

From the Rochester Herald.
II the president would do more him
ing and less listening. the people would
be better satisfied. They prefer a presi-
who ts a little in advance and sug-
gests and advises. rather than one who
IL a blind follower Of caprices. The Amer
lean people are not safe advisers on such
delicate and far-reaching questions as.
for example. the disposition Of the Phil
ippines. and no one knows this better
the people themselves. They are not
In possession of the necessary facts upo
which to form a trustforthy and enduring
opinion.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02
Party of Exchanging Principles.

From the Milwaukee Journal.
Voters may come and go. but the demo-
cratic party lives on forever. The party
is a body Of doctrine. Interchangeable be-
cause always true. Those who stand
faithfully by that doctrine with the doc
trine itself constitute the party. The
voters once adhering may go off and adopt
other doctrines for their guidance, but
they are nj longer the democratic party,
no matter what they call themselves.
The doctrines are as essential to the
party as the voters; in fact, more so.
for they remain steadfast.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02
NEW "HEY-pIooIe-oipoLg

Here is tho poem of me, the entertainer
of children.
See! a cat Is passing through the poem;
See! II plays the fiddle rapturously;
II plays ~sonatas. fugues, rigodons, ga
VOTES. gigues, minuets, romances
impromptus-it plays the tune that
led to the defunction OF the aged
COW.
But most of all Il plays no~cturnes, and
plays them pyrotechnically. as befits
the night time.
See the moon shining in the pellucid sky;
See! the COW, inspired by the Intoxicating
strains of the Stradivarius. throws
off her habitual languor leaps
over the noon.
o me. q pulse Of my life. o amazement
of things,
WHY so active. thou COW?
Why so passive. thou moon?
See the dog.
He grins and runs through the city,
Seeing humor in his surroundings.
Have all dogs so keen a sense of humor:
See the dish. maliciously meditative.
See, IL takes advantage of the general
confusion and absconds with the sill
Yer spoon. London clarion.
No man wants the earth more thar the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02

We doubt IL ne would even insist upon
an opinion on the tsrin II there were a
disposition I'm his party to combat IL: we
are very sure that he would not take
such an attitude on the currency. In the
new and moro important issues that have
arisen he has almost ostentatiously de-
clared that he had no views that could
either be altered or RETAINED from being
urged. This s~tand-or lack OF stsnd-that
he has taken was illustrated in the max
ing Of war against Spain and is being put
In practice now in our course toward our
new possessions Of territory.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02
HoBsON IS

4 LIEUTENANT HoBSON is ag-
grieved over the loss Of the Maria
Teresa. After a personal exami-
nation. he reported the vessel TO be a
hopeless wreck. with a great hole stove
in her side. but this hole vas the result
of h pounding upon the coral reefs.
and not the action Of the storm in
which h was abandoned. The naval
board Of inquiry will eventually give us
all the facts concerning the loss OF this
vessel. American officers left her 20 her
fate. and apparently did not stand by
her. as they should have done. when
safe abroad the attending vessels. They
reported her in a sinking condition. and
yet she did not sink. but outliVed the
storm and foated ashore. The officers
who abandoned her wiz be given a
chance 10 square themselves II they
can. II IL good news that the govern
ment has decided TO raise the Reina
Mercedes. which was sunk at the en-
trance to Santiago harbor. near the
Aerrimac. Lieutenant Hobson Is con
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02
Quay Naturally Surprised.

From the indianapolis News.
Quay and company seem to be rather
surprised hat a grand jury should have
the impertinence TO inquire into their
misuse OF public money, and should ac-
tuaIly pronounce II worthy of Indictment!
Quay and company have been for years
openly and notoriously seeking and ma
nipulating public offices for private OPP
p%ortunities. and the good people OF the
state by vast majorities have kept them
IN place. Why should they not suppose
that the people like their methods?
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02
Paving Dearly for Mail Cars.

From the Des Moincs Leader.
The government pays out annually an
average of SIS. OoO. 900 for the transporta-
ton OF mall matter and mail cars. This
Is at the rate of s cents per pound on
an average haul Of $50 miles. or 81 per
100 pounds for all the mail matter carried
by railroads. For the same service the
railroads charge the express companies
less than one-tenth OF the amount
charged the government. and II has new
er been asserted anywhere that the rail-
roads were losing money in carrying ex-
press matter.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02
scarcity of legitimate new

~HE scarcity of legitimate news
seldom phases a resourceful re-
porter. He can grind out a SEN
sation at n time and still keep Il
from looking like an out-and-out fake.
All he has to do is to allege something
startling under the convenient phrase
lit is said" and then secure interviews
from the proper persons denying the
whole allegation. Such a connection
was put or the wires two or three
months ago when Il was announced
that the warship manufacturers Of the
world were organizing n gigantic trust
with a capital OF n billion dollars or
so. The trust was also going to con-
troll the manufacture OF uns and ex-
ploslves. Hiram Maxim was men
toned as one of the leading spirits in
the organization. The next day along
came Maxim's assertion hat he had
never heard or dreamed Of such n
thing. In the same category belongs
the story which the New York Tribune
printed yesterday morning. and which
was telegrsphed broadcast through the
country, that John d. Rockefeller Is
negotiating for the purchase OF all the
copper mines in the country including
OF course those IN Butte and Arizona.
At the bottom OF the dispatch was an
interview with a representative Of Mr..
Rockefeller denying any knowledge of
such a scheme. There are fakes and
fakes in the world.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02
Making a Farce Of Reform.

From the Sioux City Tribune.
II is now rumored from Washington
that the president will not sign the order
making sweeping removals of officers
from the civil service list. But as most
of the Offices embraced in the proposed
order nave already been filled with re-
publicans in utter defiance and open vio-
lation of the civil service law. II doesn't
make any difference what the president
does I'm the matter. Still It would be bet
ter for the republicans to knock the
whole thing out than to make a farce OF
ft
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02
Trade with Canada.

From the Kansas City Times.
II IL "A burning shame to keep the peo-
pie of the United States out of trade in
terchange with Canada that would add
millions Of dollars annually to their vol
ume Of business just to give the lumber
and fish trusts a monopoly OF the trade
I'm those articles. II a favorable treaty Is
not agreed upon IL will be our own fault,
for Canada has already come more than
half way.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02
- CONGRESSMAN sTuRDEvANT
(c of Pennsylvania desires the peo.

~ OF Pennsylvania desires the peo-
pie of his district to nominate
their postmasters by popular vote. The
postofices of the country more than
any other federal Offices are the peoples
domain. Where they deal one with tire
courts they deal a hundred times with
the officials who receive their mails.
More people deal with the ~postofices
in a month than with the courts in a
year. Hence 1t Is not unreasonable to
ask competitors to submit to a test OF
their strength among the people and to
cheerfully accept the result. But such
a plan will never be popular with the
politicians.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02
Farmers Int.re., I'm Good Roads.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Good roads are OF importance 20 all
the people, but especially TO the farmer. II
would he the FIRST great step toward that
decrease In cost of production made nee
essary TO meet the decrease In selling
price which has come to all commodi-
IT,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02

ident that the cristobal Colon can also
be saved. II is a pity hat the depart
ment foes not agree with him and will
not make the attempt.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02
Usual Fate Of Reform Movements.

From the Indianapolis News.
one of the most lamentable features of
reform legislation is the tendency of the
agencies of reform TO fall away from the
purposes for which they were designed.
and become either mere figureheads or
~nClitical tools.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02

From the Kansas city Journal.
A New York firm has just imported 900
monkeys. Having become Greater New
York the city probably felt the need of
an additional 400.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02

New York Onhce-s Tribune Building
Chicago Ofhce-ee The Rookery.
The 8. c. Beckwith Special Agency
Sole Agents Foreign Advertising.
Washington Bureau-l4l5 G street
n. w.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02
Pre.id.n, wuhoa, Convictions.

From the Boston Herald.
President Mckinley stands absolutely
alone among our presidents IN declining
TO have any personal opinion TO which he
will hold ON important public questions.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02

All general business letters and eorre-
.pondence should be addressed TO the
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Anaconda. Mont.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02

The Standard has branch ofnces At
Butte. Missoula and Great Falls. where
advertising rates will be furnished on ap-
piication.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-02

No man wants the earth more thar the
seasick ocean voyager
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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-14
The BradfieId Regulator CO., ,
Atlanta, Go.

ed away and everything proceeded like
target practice. At 7:45 a. m. Admiral
Sampson signalled cease firing"
Retire" was sounded on the Iowa,
and she headed from the shore The
Terror was the last ship in the line
and, failing to see the signal, banged
away alone for about half an hour, the
concert of shore guns roaring at her
and the water flying high around her
from the exploded shells. But she pos
sessed a charmed life, and reluctantly
retired at sis.
AS at Matanzas, the unsatisfactory
condition. the smoke and the distance
prevented any important conclusions
being drawn. The town of San Juan
must have suffered, although protect
ed by the hills, as the high shots must
have reached it, No traces of the
bombardment were discernible on the
fort except small fires, which were ap
parently eXtinguished before the flee
left
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-14
SAMPSON'S NEXT MOVE
Expected to Meet the Spanish Flying Squad
ron in Meantime the Inva-
sion of Cuba Is Delayed.

Washington, May IA complete
change has taken place in the offensive
plans of the government. The receipt
of the news from Sampson of his attack
on the forts of San Juan and the news
of the actual presence Of the Spanish
flying squadron off Martinique, only
500 miles away from Sampson and less
than 1000 miles from Havana, caused
the dispatch of the flying squadron
under Commodore Schley and the delay
Of the army invasion of Cuba. 1t is to
the navy that the government again
looks for a battle that may end the
conflict. The news of the Spanish fleet
revealed al once the possibility Of a
quick move on the part of the Spanish
fleet that would cut the line of COM
munication by water between Cuba
and Key West, exposing to great peril
any American landing force that might
be caught between a superior Spanish
army in Cuba and the sea patroled by
Spanish cruisers. 1t became necessary
therefore to defer the departure of the
military expedition from Florida until
! the Spanish fleet is met and crushed
or driven from West Indian waters.
The navy department wired Sampson
| information of the approach of the
| Spanish fleet and directions what to do,
and another order flashed to Schley to
start with his vessels at the earliest
possible moment. The commodore took
| no chance Of a cancellation Of these
| highly desirable orders but al S:45
! o'clock had put himself beyond the
reach of any telegraphic recall. What
! Is expected of him cannot be disclosed
! at the navy department, and naturally
! is purely a matter Of conjecture. Samp-
sons fleet is strong enough unaided to
| overcome the Spanish flying squadron
| if he can ever catch it out of the reach
| of fOrtiflcations. His fleet, however, is
! lacking in speed as compared with the
! Spanish vessels, and cooperation on
! the part of our flying squadron would
! add very much to the chance of corner
| ing the Spanards and forcing the fight
| which is believed to be necessary to
the success of the Cuban campaign as
now planned.
Some one suggested at the navy de-
| partment that the Spanish fleet when
last heard from was at point not very
much more distant from the great
! cities Of the Atlantic seaport than from
| Havana, but if the Spanish admira
| contemplates movement i'm the former
direction he probably win run fun into
Schey, who will have his scouts wei
out in advance.
1t can be stated that there is gooG
ground for the belief that Admira
Sampson has achieved all that was eX
pected of him or that was necessary
to carry out the plans of the strategy
board. The purpose was TO destroy
san Juan as a fortified base that Nigh
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-14

Memorial Day, May 80, will be great day
at Gettysburg. Imposing ceremonies will be
performed on this historic spot in which
President Mckinley and his Cabinet are eX-
pected to take part.
The personally-cOnducted tour of the
Pennsylvania Railroad to Gettysburg, Luray,
and Washington, which leaves New York
and Philadelphia May 2s, viii afford an
excellent opportunity to visit the famous
battlefield ON this occasion. Two days will
be spent at Gettysburg, one at Luray, and
two at Washington.
The party will be under the guidance of
one of the company's experienced tourist
agents, A chaperun, whose especial charge
will be unescortcd ladies, will accompany the
trip throughout. Round-trip tickets, cover
ing all necessary expenses during the entire
time absent will be sold aJ the extremely
ow rate Of S27 from New York, $2G from
Trenton, S2l from Philadelphia, and pro-
portsonate rates from other points,
For itineraries aud fun information, apply
to ticket agents Tourist Agent, 1896 Broad.
way, New York 7s9 Broad Street, Newark,
n. j. or Geo. w, Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent Broad Street Station, Phila-
delphia.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-14
DO 1T YOURSELF

You can tell just as well as a physician
whether your kidneys are diseased or healthy
The way to do is to take bottle OF glass tum-
bier, and I'll it with urine. If there is a
sediment-a powder-like substance-at the
bottom after standing day and night there
Is something wrong with the kidneys. An.
other sure sign of disease is "a desire to urinate
often, and still another sign is PAIN in the
back If urine stains linen, there is no doubt
that the kidneys are affected.
Any and all diseases of the kidneys, liver,
bladder and Of the urinary passages and con
stpatiou of the bowels are cured by DR..
David Keuuedys Favorite Remedy. There
ia no question about its being the best aud
surest medicine in the world for such troubles
1t quickly relieves and cures inability to hold
urine, and people, young or old, who take ii
are not compelled to get up a number of
times during the night. For putting an end
to that scalding pain experienced in passing
urine, nothing is so good as DIR. David Ken
ucd's Favorte Remedy. 1t cOrrects the bad
effects of whiskey and beer; is pleasant Il
the taste, and does not seem to be medicine
at all. Diseases of the kidneys and bladder
often require the use of instruments to pusl
back the sandy matter SO the urine can be
voided. In such cases Favorite Remedy
should be taken without further delay or the
disease may prove fatal. Ii is sold for on,
dollar bottle at all drug stores 1t is wei
| worth many times its price.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-14
THE SPANISH REPORTS.
General Blarco Describes the Engagements
at Cienfuegos and Cardenas as
Spanish Victories.


Madrid May 1h-General Blanco's
dispatch describing TIE engagement at
Cienfuegos says:
The Americans fired over 600 shells
while they attempted to effect a land
ing with large boats, towed by steam
launches. Some of the boats landed
their men, but the latter We're ener-
getically and VIGOROUSLY repulsed all
along the line. The Americans were
compelled hastily to re-embark and
Withdrew with considerable loss, retir-
ing in a westerly direction after five
hours fighting. The attack was made
i'm combination with bands of insur~
gents, who were put to flight Our
losses were only two killed and IA
wounded.
AT the same time they were attack
ing Cienfueqos an attack was made by
the Americans on Cardenas. one of
their larger ships anchored about a
mile from the ouoys, and the enemy
then attempted to land troops, but our
forces, conslating of volunteers and
two COMPANIES of infantry compelled
them to desiat Our runboats disabled
ono If the enemy's destroyers and com
PEELED the remaining ships of the
squadron to leave the bay.
"1'he garrison had five wounded, ard
about ten We're wounded on board the
gunboats Little damage was done tC
the town, though one shell fell i'm the
| British consulate. The attack had beer
planned in cooperation with the in
surgent forces who were recently de.
feated at san Miguel Many of the
Americans while irving to disembarll
fell under the Spanish fire, and at Car
denas two of the inhabitants were kill
| ed by shots from the enemy"