The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-02

Anaconda last night was one tumul-
tuous. d%eafening. prolonged. pyrotech-
mic roar.
II a stranger had dropped from OBJ
livion into the city. all unconscious of
the great conflict i'm which the world IL
so deeply interested, his verdict would
have BEEN. ''This town is clean daft
sure enough"
Since the 2lst of April, the date of
local enthusiasm has been confined To
the narrow limit of the grim necessity
of doing something in the way of re-
cruiting volunteers To serve under the
nations flag. IL has been a term OF
expectancy, a siege of waiting. reading
bulletins from the seat Of war and the
capitals OF the principal nations. IL
has been weeks of earnest preparation
for active service in the field or i'm the
avy The news of the capture of
Spanish craft by Americans has been
received with satisfaction. but so fire.
quent has news OF this nature come
that IL became stale. There was a lack
of bloodshed. interest was at low ebb.
the war was losing it's popularity and
Anaconda was rapidly lapsing into the
ordinary tndnnel OF mcnOtonN.
But the LIST of Ma brought news
that fired the heart OF the populace
and famed the apparently smoldering
cmbers of patriotism into a mighty and
brilliant flame until the entire sur
%roundings were ALLOW with radiance.
Dewey didn't Dewey a thing tn EN-.
Early in the afternoon stray shots of
news from Spanish headquarters told
the people of a Spanish victory over
GOrnmndore npn.nNfS canadian I'm phil
ippine waters. This was supplemented
by bulletins from Washington stating
that reports of American defeat in the
Philippines lacked confirmation. Yet
the news came from Madrid that the
folks there were celebrating a victory
reported from Manila.
About 7:30 o'clock word came that
the victory belonged to Dewey. and
this was strengthened by additional
bulletins in confirmation thereof. Then
IL was said that Blanco had tele-
graphed his congratulations to Mad
rid. saying that while the Spaniards
lost. they had lost honorably. Then
word from Lisbon made IL certain that
the Spaniards had lost heavily at the
Philippines.
That settled IL. Anaconda gay vent
TO her enthusiasm. her roaring,
screaming. seething. hilarious JOY.
A huge bomb was exploded i'm front
of the Standard office. Things like that
occur only when something of great
Importance has happened. and the peo-
pie knowing this. rushed to bulletin
headquarters to learn the why of IL.
While the crowd grew the noise in
creased. and the Greek fire burned.
Shouts from a hundre threats went
mp. the chorus was taken up by APP
preaching crowds: others and others
Joined i'm the refrain until the shouts
blended together To make a deafening
roar. a most welcome song in an in
tensely patriotic community.
BY s o'clock Main street. from the
Standard Office to Front street. was a
surging mas OF shouting humanity.
Streams of men, women and children
came from every direction To augment
the happy throng.
SO dense was the crowd that the Car
roll street car found il impossible To
proceed. and a blockade was on. That
seems TO be the popular thing now.
When some one houted blockade, A
roar went up that lifted the duh. dark
gray clouds that hung over the city