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Origin of Pearls.
From Lippincott's.

From L~ippincotts.
AS yet the origin of pearls Is a mat
ter of mere speculation. The old theory
that they were "congesled dewdrops
pierced by the sunbeams' was supported
by naturalists as late as 1854, and is evil
denced by a Venetian medal bearing an
open oyster shell receiving drops of rain.
with the motto: by the divine dew"
Later psychologists however, contend
tha the pearl nucleus may be some NIL
mute particle. as a grain Of sand or the
frustule Of Q diatom or q tiny parasite,
or perhaps one of the ova OF the pearl
oyster itself. This particle or foreign body
is gradually surrounded by thin layers Of
inacre until II Is completely encysted and
the pearl formed. The consecutive layers
may vary in brightness and color. and a
defect may be caused by contact with
another foreign substance. thus changing
the value with each new layer. and some
times causing a ''iively kernel or seed"
to be inclosed in apparently poor pearl
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Two of the Powers.

~RANCE was reckoned among the
r friends OF Spain at the time when
the hostilities Of the wal began.
The Paris press ssid ugly things about
the United States; the common report
wa that frances financial interests In
Spanish securities are SO large as 10
have thrown the weight Of that coun-
trys money influence against us.
The e proves that we need not
concern ourselves about the French and
that We can afford to b. Indifferent re-
gsrding press comment In Paris: withal
the effort in Paris has been. since Ma
Mia. to show rather a friendly DISPOSE
ton toward us. 1t may be that. IL II had
been able to make itself felt, French
sentiment would have been ageressively
for Spain at the outset. But that is
neither here nor there-France accepts
the situation and, IL recent rumor is
right. self interest In France Is trying
10 persuade Spain that her best policy
Is to end the war by Withdrawing from
Cuba as promptly as possible.
II also appears that the stories about
Russia's frowns are not well founded.
Russia, to all appearance. is wen salts
Aed 3 continue the friendly relations
that have SO long been pleasantly sus-
tanned with the United States. Even
while the suspicious relative to Russia's
attitude We're in circulation. one Of this
country's best-known s%hipbuilders ar
rived In New York with the order from
the Russian government for two war
ships In his pocket. The plans and spec
incations were for exceptional classes OF
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TWELVE PAGES.
MAY %. 1898.
Their Proposed Pirates.


1T happens that the large public In
this country has not the pleasure Of
personal acquaintance with Count
Alemanas. so hat we have no way in
which to take the measure OF his iniu-
ence In the Spanish parliament. We
learn. however, that the Count Is for
privateering. In the senate, at Madrid.
osttion that Spain begin privateering.
The minister for foreign affairs aid that
the suggestion was "inopportune" M
could not be discussed. The Count in
sisted, but the president OF the senate,
profiting by Reeds rules, choked the
Count off and forbade the discussion Of
the question.
This matter Of privateering has been
explained for the readers Of the news
papers. since the war began. Neither
the United States nor Spain entered into
the agreement to which most of the
civilized nations became parties forty
odd years ago. The motive for refusal
was not the same with the two coun-
tries: for our part. the refusal was based
on the ground that the anti-privateer-
ing agreement did not go Tar enough.
At the beginning Of the war. however,
President Mckinley gave notice that It
would not be the policy Of the United
States to engage In privateering. OF
course. this announcement was not
strictly onicial-the constitution vests in
congress the power to grant letters Of
marQue and reprisal:" that is to say. II
Is within the power of congress to COM
mission privateers. Still. the presidents
pledge was a safe one-ft certainly Is
not the intention OF congress TO COM
mission piracy or permit the black flag
to ny under its authority.
II she tries II on. Spain will find that
prlvateering doesn't pay. The privil-
eyes accorded In neutral ports to ships
of war are not granted to privateers.
The licensed pirate cannot get n
favors in neutral ports. The best Spain
could do would be to try to harass our
coast trade. Her privateers could not
run prizes into any neutral port or pro-
cure coal elsewhere than in a Spanish
port. and a. we are rapidly taking up
all the ports and coaling stations Spain
has on this side Of the Atlantic. the
privateers would soon hnd themselves
engaged In a bootless occupation.
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Personal Paragraphs.

Rebecca stllings Lash of Chelsea,
Mass, who is now % years old. says that
she remembers seeing Pau Revere In his
fine old mansion.
Father Maturin. of Cowley brotherhood
fame. who recently was ordained by Car
dinal Vaughan to the Roman Catholic
priesthood, Is about to proceed to Rome,
where he has been engaged to preach a
course of English sermons In the Church
of San Silvestro.
Right Rev. DIR. Kinnon. bishop of Bath
and Wells. is making no end of talk In
churchly England by making his episco-
pal visits In his diocese on a bicycle. and
he has announced that he intends to con-
tinue TO do so. He wears his CATERS snd
apron and black coat, but instead of his
sugarloaf hat he uses a soft black cap.
Rev. John Sinclair, minister of Kinlock
Rannack Scotland. will protest at the
first meeting of Scottish peers In Hollywood
palace against the honors held by the
present Earl of Caithness. and he will
subsequently, pursue his own claim to the
title In the courts. The present earl Is
the 18th. the title having been created in
lass. Mr.. Sinclair Is descended from Da-
vid Sinclair of Broynach. brother of the
eighth earl. and on the death of the ninth
earl the title should nave passed. accord
ing to the claimants statement. to
Broynach's grandson. on the ground that
the latter was illegitimate. however, the
title was taken I'm liza by william Sinclair
of Rutter. a descendant of the fourth earl.
The validity of the claim turns on the
marriage of Sinclair of B~roynach. The
claimant wants the earldom or $6,ooo,oo0.
The Princess of Wales paid an unex-
pected visit to Cromer. England. a few
days before her departure for Copenha-
gen. Attended only by a lady In waiting.
the princess alighted from the train and
took one of the town cabs outside the sta
ton. the driver being quite OF
course. of the Identity of his fare. IL was
considered rather a pity by the natives of
Cromer that the Princess of Wales should
have seen Cromer under such ~unfavorable
conditions. as the charming land of pop
pies looks anything but its best at this
season. Her royal highness had a fine sea
view, however. as her visit was to Lady
Sufield at the Royal Links hotel. which
Is perched on the Lighthouse hill, look
ing down on overstrand on the right and
Cromer town on the left.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28
What Dewey's Mission Was.

1.-THE chief purpose Of the Dewey
expedition was to destroy the
Spanish fleet so that II could
not attack our Pacific coast or prey
upon Pacifc-coast commerce" That is
the Interpretation put upon the Dewey
expedition by the Butte Inter Mountain.
and doubtless it's the right view. Of
course, after our Aslatic fleet had enter
ed the harbor at Manila and destroyed
the Spanish fleet, he may AVE owed
duties to the nations having citizens and
property there. He could hardly
leave the city to the mercy of the law
less n turbulent natives who, with the
Spanish ships out of the way, as the
result of the acts of the United States,
would have marked Manila and every
thing in its environs for plumber. I'm
der the circumstances. occupation of
the harbor pending terms of peace and
provision for the security of Manila is
well enough; but that does not imply
permanent occupation of the island by
our government. or anything like it. Let
the Spaniards have their island.
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Making Himself n Nuisance.
~ HE Washington Post. which !

HE Washington Post. which has
opportunities to know what is
going IN. has this to say on a
subject hat is getting to be disagree
able: let us all a halt on the i'm
portunities in General Miles behalf
with which congress has been and. for
all we know. still is hourly beset. Gen
eral Miles has his opportunity. but it is
the opportunity Of a soldier. not that Of
a courtier. and intelligent public opln-
ion will hold < to that stand
ard Of promotion"
The impudence Of these persistent APP
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28
Pr,ces Of Postage ssanps.

From the Round TtabIe.
That many of the common and medium
stamps are catalogued too high IL proved
by the fact that most Of these can be
bought at from 10 per cent. to 70 per cent.
discount from catalogue prices. For in
stance. the largest stamp dealers are Of
fer,ng sets of Is Peruvian stamps. cata-
logued at E1 81 per set. in lots Of II sets
for Ct Is Sd. They also offer six sets OF Il
Peruvian stamps for G. Sc. which are cat
alogued at e. q I'd per set. Single sets
are not quoted. These stamps are from
the last lot of r~emainders. Would Ii not
be In the interest Of philately TO reduce
the catalogue price Of these and similar
m
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Current Comment.


From the New York Journal.
For the suppression of trusts and the
stoppage of their career OF crime there Is
law enough-perhaps too much. But aided
by able lawyers whose duties as officers
of the court is to enable their clients to
practice crime with impunity, the monop-
olies thrive and grow fat. The people
have the law, but the trusts nave the
profits.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28
The Same Old Warning.

From the New York World.
Rising superior to the mere rumors OF
passing events which occupy the thoughts
of t%rifiers. a Delaware ape sounds the
solemn warning that unless the warm
wave strikes a better gait there will be
a fearful shortage in the peach crop.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28
The Risks of Peace,
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Peace hath its dangers no less than
war. The death of IL people as a result of
a cyclone in Illinois on Wednesday even
ing brings home this pertinent fact once
more. This is more lives than have been
lost In the first month of our wal with
Spain. even counting the two men who
succumbed, one to sunstroke and one to
apopleXy.
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The Essential Cork.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
We have heard a good deal in the last
few lays of "bottling up" Admiral Ger
vera's Spanish squadron in one or the
other of the southern Cuban ports. but
there seems to be an incoherent acknowl-
edgment that the cork was missing.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28

That was a hne GRAFTON that Colonel
Watterson delivered to the departing
Kentucky soldiers. but their Montana
brethren in arms can assure them hat
there are times when rations do more
for q man than orations.
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p,v,.,.. Of Great Brssai.'s Wealth.

Recently gathered statistics show that
nearly all the real and personal property
of Great Britain. amounting I'm value to
$es. 364. 243. $40. Is In the hands OF about
one-thirteenth of the population. waile
twelve-thirteenths own so little as to es-
APE the inheritance tax upon estates OF
$500 and over. and the tax upon all IN
comes Of $50 and over.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28

II is fortunate for the Montana boys
that the good people Of Dillon gave the
passing regiment a square meal. II
seems that victuals and drink the next
twenty-four hours acquired the Span
ish-squadron habit Of making them
selves scarce.
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He Merits IL.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Spain shouts, not over a victory, but
over the alertness of Admiral Cervera In
getting away from a fight. 1t must be
admitted. though, that the Spanish COM
mander knows a good deal about his bust
ness.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28

General Merritt leaves the girl he Is
engaged to behind him in Chicago. She
is Laura Williams. 20 years old. n Is
described a. "a brunette. graceful and
petite. but OF striking appearance" or
course she y q general favorite.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28

II Senator Mantle thinks another
full regiment would be too great a
drain upon the resources of Montana,
there are some things about Montana
that the senator doesn't know.
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The reconcentradoes are said to be
dying at the rate OF 500 . day. but they
aren't all dead yet. Nor are the fools
of college professors who are condemn
ing the war.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28

The Montana regiment was hand
somely received along the route yes
terday. There is not the slightest
doubt OF the loyalty of the Southern
Pacific states.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28

From all accounts grief and disap-
pointment reign supreme in the Klon-
dixie. But wait till they hear the news
OF Dewey's victory.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28

IL the press censor has no objections.
will the Spaniards kindly inform us
after whom are they naming their ba-
bies these days?
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28

Tom Reed is said to be wholly out Of
sympathy with the administration as to
the conduct Of the war. Somehow Tom
Reed is not showing up as one Of the big
guns of the occasion.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28

n statement of his son that Ad-
miral Dewey never voted in his life
would indicate that the admiral never
lived in a ward where an Irishman was
running against an A. p. A. for alder
man.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28

Besides the Maine. the Montana vol
unteers VIII remember the efpfi
town OF Pocateilo where they were
charged two-bits apiece for a few swai-
lows of coffee.
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1t must be confessed that the roar of
battle would be preferable to the roar
that is going up all yer the country at
the delay in the game.
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1t seems hat the American scout
boats scout both the Cuban waters n
the proposition that Cervera can sneak
away from them
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II is understood that II Admiral Ger
vera is turned down. h Spanish fleet
will be placed under Rear Admiral Nc
Ginty.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28

SPANS enthusiastic celebration over
Cervera's arrival at Santiago shows no
signs of breaking out again. although he
is staying with 1t like q good fellow.
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Senior sagasta will regard The botthng
up OF Cervera as the vialest pusihess
Uncle Sam has been guilty OF yet'
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As we understand the administration.
volunteers are a good thing and viii be
pushed along to Manila as rapidly as
possible.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28

Mr.. Schley shows an admirable length
and breadth Of head in not keeping his
dispatch boats running back and forth
between his squadron and the tele-
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graph Office. He's not going 10 Oe =
tied up by the strategy board IL he
knows himself.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28

En- route to the Philippines, II seems
to be the intention Of the administration
TO touch Hawaii for all she's worth.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28

Montana's rough riders reached Chi
cago yesterday and went into camp at
the stock yards. They're roughing it
sure enough.
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Mr.. Cervera and squadron car put In
their spare time rejecting on the error
of their ways.
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TO ADVERTISERS.

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advertisers q bona nds paid circulation.
Daily and Sunday. three times greater
than that Of any other newspaper pub
liehed in the state Of Montana Advertise
ing contracts win be made subject TO
this guarantee.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28

If Sampson or Schley need anything
of that kind they are near enough to
help themselves to a bottle of Jamaica
ginger.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28

This may be the lull that precedes
the storm Of shot n shell.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28

Possibly Admiral Schley Is waiting
for Memorial Day to remember the
Maine.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28

A little Spanish blood. please, out OF
the fat bottle with the narrow neck.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-28

When Mr.. schley gets ready he Is go
ing to celebrate by cracking a small
bot.
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VIII be paid for the arrest and convic-
ton OF any person caught stealing the
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Cervera. however, isn't the first man
that the bottle got the best OF.
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Butte. Missoula ard Great Falls. where
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piicatfon.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-25
SHAFTER TO GARCIA.
He Writes O Courteous Letter to tn
Cuban General.
THANKS THE CUBAN ALLIES.
Regrets That Garcia Has WHhor""n
From santiago-Reminds Him That
He Refused Invitation to Enter
the City and Witness Surrender.

Santiago, via Kingston, July To-
General Shafter has sent the following
letter to General Garcia in reply to the
Cuban leaders note of protest and MS
announcement of his withdrawal from
the Cuban campaign:
my Dear General Garcia-1 must say
that I was very much surprised at the
receipt of your letter this morning, ana
regret extremely that you should re-
gard yourself In any way slighteo OF
aggrieved. You will remember the 1ae'
that l invited you to accompany me
into the town Of Santiago to witness the
surrender, which you declined. Ihls
war, as you know, is between the Unit
ed States and Spain, and 1t Is out OF the
question for me to take any action IN
regard to your forces In connectloh
with the surrender, which was mace
solely to the American army. The pol
icy of my government in continuing IN
power temporarily the persons occupy
ing the offices is one which l am OF
course unable to discuss. To show you
the views held by my government see
the copy of instructions received by me
yesterday from the president, when
appear to cover everything Hlat can
possibly arise in the government OF
this territory while held by the United
States. Full credit has been given you
and your valiant men in my report to
my government and l wish to acknoWl-
edge to you the great aid and valuable
assistance you rendered during the
campaign. regret very much to know
Of your determination to withdraw
yourself from this vicinity. I remain
yours, very sincerely
"SHAFTER, Major General"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-25
PREFER UNCLE SAM.
Merchants In Cuba Would Like the
United States to Annex the Island.

Merchants In Cuba Would Like the
United States to Annex the Island.
London, July s5.-A special dispatch
from Madrid says that such retlcence
regarding the intentions of the govern
ment is observed that Senior Sagasta
the prime minister; Senior Gamazo, min
lister of public instruction, and Duke
Almodovar de Rio, minister of foreign
affairs, have ceased to inform their col
leagues of the progress of negotiations
merely stating that there is nothing
further to report.
Merchants and others having Cuban
interests assert that their correspond
ents write that all seem to prefer the
annexation Of Cuba to the United
States to independence, fearing the
vengeance of the Separatists if the
Americans do not remain to protect life
and property in the island.
Senior Dupuy de Lone says the split
between the Americans and the insur-
gents offers the best opportunity for
peace that has occurred since the de-
struction of Admiral Cervera's fleet.
The Madrid correspondent of The OBJ
server says the condition of the gov
eminent is now most critical and that
the authorities are devoting all their
attention to preventing a revolution
and safeguarding the dynasty. The gov
eminent offers the 5000 officers of the
army in Cuba employment Immediately
upon their return to Spain, with the
object of removing their opposition to
the esta blishment of peace.