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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-13
IN FRENCH GULCH.

The Placer Miners There Preparing for
the summers Work.
w. r. Allen was in the city yesterday
from his piacers in French gulch. He
will begin operations about April l
with a force of 10 men. He says there
will be water sufficient for all purposes
until late in the summer. There are a
number of claims in French gulch that
will be worked for all that there is in
them. The snowfall has not been large
in the mountains at the head of the
gulch and tributaries, but it is be-
lieved that enough has fallen to insure
a season of almost continual operations
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-13
NeM Trim SERVING.

Commencing Saturday. March :. the
Great Northern Ry. viii run their
through train consisting of Sleeper.
Dining Car and frst-class day coaches
and tourist sleeper through from Ana
conda 10 ST. Paul without change.
Train Will leave B.. \. & Z. passenger
station Al $ p. m daily. The Great
Falls Express viii also run through
from Anaconda to Helena and Great
Falls without change. Train leaves
Anaconda at $40 u. IN. daily.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-13
IN THE lEADVlLLE HOUSE.

Another Case From That Mansion Aired
in Police Court.
Madam Leadville Mary was the pros
ecuting witness in a case in the police
court yesterday in which John Tobin
was the defendant. On complaint of
the madam. officer Furay arrested To-
bin, who was accused of having tried
hard TO rob the house. 1t developed in
court that II was more of a case of dis
turbance and general misconduct all
around, so Mr.. Tohin was given sem
tence of 30 days in Jail.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-13
BUFFALO HAS A PARkHU RST.
Rev. DIR. Peck TO Wage War Against Places
of Evil.

Buffalo has a DIR. Parkhurst in the
person of Rev DIR. George Peck of St.
Marks Methodist church. He has be-
gun crusade against the places Of evil
resort which he says now abound IN
Blu alo. He not only believes that
Buffalo is a wicked city, but he be-
lieves there is a painful laxty of effort
on the part of the authorities to extir-
pate the wickedness. He has an
nounced that in his own way he pro-
poses to do what he can to infuse spirit
and zeal into the pursuit of the evil
doors.
DIR. Peck has been doing a little SUM
ming on his own account and has dis
covered that in Canal street there are
los saloons, 19 free theaters with saloon
attachments and IS disordeTly houses.
These, he says, are patent to everybody,
and he has been told that there are a
great many more resorts of the same
type and in the same locality.
Hitherto I have kept quiet about
vice" said DIR. Peck, in speaking of his
proposed crusade. Il have kept quiet
about vice and crime and legaliZed
abuses in this city. but | am now going
to open up a few guns and keep at it.
] am going to tell some things | know
and point out some reforms that must
be made. Buffalo is rocking with cor
ruption; Buffalo is rotten through and
through and ii is time TO go to work.
Another Methodist clergyman. Rev.
Byron II. Stauffer of Grace church, is
also devoting a good deal of attention
to the wickedness of the city. 1t is the
saloon which Mr.. Stauffer is particu-
larly attacking. He has drawn start
ling pictures of the ravages of the
great number of saloons in Buffalo, but
in the present state OF municipal affairs
seem to have little hope of the evil be.
ing abated. DIR. Peck, who has formally
| announced his crusade. conducted q
similar warfare in Rochester not lone
ago and says the results were very sat
isfactory.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-13
Now Train Service.

Commencing Saturday. March ;. the
Great Northern Ry. will run their
through train consisting of Sleeper.
Dining Car and first-class day coaches
and tourist sleeper through from Ana
conda to ST Paul without change
Train will leave -. \. " Z. passenger
station al p. m. daily. The Great
Falls Express viii also run through
from Anaconda 10 Helena and Great
Fails without change. Train leaves
Anaconda at $40 a. III. daily.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-13
Farmers in Town.

The vacant lots between Park and
Commercial streets were crowded wtth
farmers vehicles yesterday. as IS he
Saturday custom. Hundreds Of dollars
worth Of provisions are carted of 10
the valley every Saturday. Livery
stable men say that that day is a ban
ner one for them-lots of transients.
But the stable boys have protest TO
offer-tou much mud.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-13
TO BUTTE ON THE nth.
A. o. II. Ladies and Gentlemen Will As
sist in the Big Celebration.

Division No. of the a. o. H. of Ana
conda and the Ladies' Auxiliary, a. Q.
H., viii go 10 Butte in body - assist
in the celebration of st. Patrick's day in
that city Elaborate preparations have
been made by the Irishmen Of Butte for
the celebration and ii is expected that
several hundred people viii go from
A M cnnda
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-13

All ladies of the city of Anaconda
who are willing to assist in getting up
the fair for the Hibernia hall fund are
respectfully requested TO meet at the
residence of Mrs. Dennis shovlin. cor
ner CT Cedar and Commercial, to-mor-
row fMonday) evening at o'clock.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-13
BUSY POLICEMEN.
Dranks, yags and Petty Thieves in Evil
dence in Every Quarter.

Judge Fitzgerald win have busy day
1o-rnorrow. The police last night herded
the offenders into Jail IN aToves old
Frisco Nell put her mind under The
influence of bad whiskey ana went 70
inc cooler in the mail cart. George
~, sstr,lss a tit sf sslces f1oir frunt
- Hf5yhss store aha OfIicer Furay dld
the rest. Dave Halbertsons an jail
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-13

! Lost-A pair of opera glasses between
Cedar street and Margaret theater
evening of Wednesday,, 9th. Finder will
be rewarded for bringing same to A. c.
McKinnon's store
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-13

Waterman's ideal fountain pens sold
at l.. A. Kings book store.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-13

Tickets on the Camera, value $22.50,
free with every 25-cent purchase.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-16
Our Purcbase of worsbipr.

The two Brazilian warships purchased
by the United States. the Amazonas and
the Admirante Abequela, are cruisers
commerce destroyers. They are not ships
designed for coast and harbor defense.
They have not heavily armored sides, nor
do they carry ponderous and far-reaching
guns. They are less formidable vessels
than our Brooklyn and Columbia, which
may be said to constitute a connecting
link between the cruiser class and the
battleship class; at the same time they
are probably better fighters than our Raj
eigh, Baltinore and Atlanta, being faster
and having more modern ornaments.
1t is worthy of note, in connection with
this purchase, that the United States have
not, during several years past, taken steps
to build more cruisers. They are now
stronger in cruisers than any other class
of naval vessels. Lately pretty nearly
the Whole attention of the government
has been given to battleships, torpedo
boats and torpedo boat destroyers. There
is now no cruiser on the stocks or au-
thorized. We have not been anticipating
a difficulty with any nation having an ex-
tensive merchant marine to receive the
attention of the commerce destroyers.
Spain, indeed, is not great commercial
nation. She has comparatively few mer-
chant ships. The American idea seems
latterly to have been to provide either
very heavy vessels or very light vessels,
for the defense of our own coast, ports
and harbors, leaving the commercial ship
ping of a possible enemy to be taken care
of by the cruisers now owned by the gov
eminent, or others to be improvised from
The subsidized mail steamers subject to
call from Washington. Really effective
cruisers could be improvised from the.
Paris, the New York and other swift lin
ers; it is possible also to make torpedo
boats at short notice of fast private
yachts; but battleships must be built
from the ground up" with a view to the
service for which they are intended. And
battleships are the basis from which naval
strength is now calculated. Therefore
while the government has unquestionabIy
done a good thing in securing the Brazil
ian cruisers, and is to be commended for
its prompt action too much stress should
not be laid upon the purchase. The ma
tional defenses have not been made in
vulnerable thereby. The navy has not
been inesumably strengthened by the adj
dition of the new ships They are fine
ships of their kind, and are much better
in our service than in Spain's; they would
probably give a satisfactory account of
themselves in a flying squadron, or even
a naval battle. But it should not be con-
sidered that the purchase of the ships
would give us walkover in an encounter
with Spain. We are stronger, but not ir-
resistible by reason of the addition. There
are reported to be still on the market
some battleships of the second class.
Should Spain secure two of them, 1t would
more than discount our acquisition Our
government, therefore, will be obliged to
keep It's purse-strings loose for a time if
it would make sure of the advantage it
has secured.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-16
MiIIiOnnireR Alarmed.

Since the announcement was made thar
the Jekyl Island millionaires want a gun.
with which to defend themselves against
the Spaniards, the newspapers in differ
ent parts of the country have been extend
ing to them their profoundest sympathy.
The fact that they occupy a very exposed
position is very generally recognized. 1t
would be a calamity that would shake our
financial institutions to their foundations
if Spain should send a warship to Jexyl
Island, kidnap all the millionaires there
and hold them for ransoms. The ransoms
they could pay would go a long way to-
wards putting Spain's treasury in healthy
condition.
The following from the Chicago Chroni-
Gle is supposed to be a truthful picture of
the situation at Jekyl Island 1t says:
''The denizens of that luxurious retreat
are in a state bordering upon nervous
prostration lest Spanish cruiser should
steam up the coast and begin dropping
bombshells among them. The apprehen-
sion is only too we'll founded The willy
Spaniards, looking for a spot at which to
deliver a telling blow at the American ma
ton, would infallibly pick out Jekyl Is
land. 1t is the locality where sterling pa
triotism and stalwart Americanism are
concentrated Not a man belongs to the
Jekyl Island Club who is worth less than
a million. A brickbat hurled at random
into a knot of club members would bring
down either a railroad president or a men,
Der of the bond syndicate and cause a
panic in Wall street Fancy then, the
effect that would be produced upon the ma
ton by the explosion of ten-inch shell
on Jekyl Island! The republic would go
to pot before the echoes of the explosion
had died away. The Jekyl islanders have
asked that a big gun be located al the
south end of the island, but the admins
tration should do more A whole battery
should be placed in position and a squad
ron of battleships should patrol the coast
day and might. For upon the safety of
the Jekyl islanders rests the existence OF
the nation"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-16
Grammer at the White Wolf Hotel.

Grammer at the White Wolf Hotel.
There were. ten or. fifteen Of gHs. in the
barrOom of the White Wolf Hotel, says a
writer in the Chicago News, with the big
stove redhot to make the place comforta-
bic, when a prospector named Bill Nc
Keever casually remarked that 1T was
upon just such a night three years ago
that four Chinymen friz to death at the
Silver Horn mine.r
They friz to death, did they?" asked a
man in the far corner of the room.
"F'riz to death fur suahr' was the re-
ply.
Il don't think they did. If them Chiny-
men didn't git drownded or buried under
a landslide they froze to death. 1 amt
much on grammar. but when a Teller
freezes to death, even il he's a Chinyman,
faint no use TO make things wuss nor
they ar" t45
What We tryin' to git att" asked the
first speaker.
I'm sayin' as how friz' is wrong"
"And I'm sayin' as how 'friz' is k'rect.
Them Chinymen friz to death, and thar is
them we're as seen EN- lyin' thar as stiff as
pokers'
Il amt sayin' as they didn't freeze to
death" said the grammarian. What I'm
shootin' at is the word 'friz. "
All We akin fur fuss?'' demanded the
other, as he rose up.
Not in pertik'Ier, though I shan't edge
one if she comes. Them blamed Chinymen
froze to death" laa
And L say they friz!'
The two men stood glaring at each other
over the heads of the stters, when a third
man spoke up:
Thar Aeedn't be no shootin over this
thing. Let's see what the crowd says. I'm
sorter in favor of 'friz' myself"
And l say froze,'" put in another
Every man but one gave his opinion, and
the majority favored "froze." In this
emergency the ''friz'' man appealed to the
silent man for his opinion, and, after a
minute, the latter's stood up and said
AS l take it, four Chinymen were found
dead up at the Silver Horn arter mighty
cold night?"
That's it, Colonel"
''They hadn't been killed by Injuns,
clawed TO death by bars, or smashed by
rocks They had jest died of the cold?'
Yes; jest died.
Colonel, as he looked around, wed say
Louis we'd say that they friz to death If
we was in Chicago we'd say they sue
cumbed to the cold. -Bein as we amt no
whar' else except right yere, and bein' as
it's left fur me to decide, 1 shall remark
that them four blamed heathens persisted
fur the want of redhot stove and plenty
OF whisky, and if any critter wants to
deny me let him speak up and say so!'
No critter did, and the ''friz" man and
the froze" man combined their capital
and ordered a drink all around.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-16
A square DenI.

There appears to be some apprehension
that the state Democratic executive COM
inittee, which meets in Atlanta tomorrow.
viii he controlled by a desire to advance
The interests Of Col. Gambler, one of the
candidates for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton. simply because the chairman of the
committee favors Col Gambler. 1t is doubt
ful if there is any good ground for think
ing that the committee wen use rs pow
ers to aid Col. Gambler rather than ad-
vance the interests of the Democratic
party. Any attempt of the committee to
favor a particular candidate would be so
bitterly resented that the party would be
injured and it is doubtful if the favored
candidate would be benefited.
It is limited that because Mr.. Berner and
Judge Atkinson are better stump speakers
than Col Gambler, the latter would prefer
to have the primaries held at an early day.
In view of the fact that, in his way, Col.
Gambler is just as good a campaigner as
either Mr.. Berner or Judge Atkinson he
wouldn't suffer any loss of strength by
having the date of the primaries fixed at
as late date as would be satisfactory to
them. The voters who will attend the pri-
maries are not the sort to be greatly in
1uenced by campaign oratory. They have
heard enough oratory of that sort to salts
fy them that a candidate doesn't mean all
he says, and that he promises to do things
which he cannot do.
The people have read what each of the
candidates says he intends to do but it is
doubtful if any considerable number of
voters are convinced that either of them
could do what he promises, if elected. Col.
Gambler intends to reduce the rate of tax
alton, but beyond saying that he would
check extravaganza here and there, he
hasn't told anybody how he would cut
down the tax rate. Judge Atlolnson's idea
is 10 reduce taxes by having property tax
ed which now escapes taxation but he
Doesn't know that any great amount of
property escapes taxation which he could
hnd and have put on the tax books. Mr..
Berner's strong hand is his purpose to
make the corporations, particularly the
railroads, comply with the constitution.
In his opening speech at Monticello last
Saturday, however. he left the impression
that he was only lighting q windmill. be-
cause he failed to point out any corpora
ton which is violating the constitution.
We hardly think that the executive COM
mittee will do anything that would damage
the prospects of any Of the candidates.
Stin, if the majority of the candidates
want the date for the primaries fixed as
late as July, or even August, we see no
reason why their wish should not be re-
spected. Let the committee give the candi-
dates plenty of time to visit the different
counties fix a day for holding primaries
throughout the state and recommend that
they be open to all white Democrats, ana
there will not be much room for saying
that one of the candidates has been favor
ed above the others The talk that Demo-
Gratis who don't do this or that should be
ruled out of the primaries should be dis
countenanced. What is wanted is a united
and harmonious party. Unity and har-
Iuony mean victory
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-16

In the midst of all the furry which has
been going on for the past month. atten-
ton has been diverted from the fact that
the first state election of the year will be
held three weeks from to-day, in Rhode
Island. Notwithstanding the time for bal
loting is so near al hand, neither the Dem
ocratic nor the Republican party named
candidates until the present week. There
is every probability that the state will go
Republican, still it is-of interest TO note
that the Legislature to be elected VIII
choose the successor in the Senate 60 Sen
ator Aldrich, and will say whether or not
the revised constitution shall be submit
ted to the popular vote of the state. 1t is
also proposed that the incomplete capitol
building shall have a new grant of $780,
COO, which question will come before the
new Legislature Something like 81 800 eco
has already been spent on the capitol;
$4,000 more would make quite a great
sum for so spal state to put into one
building.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-16
Unscientifc. But Sure.

When he reached the office of the wealth
er bureau he beckoned to the young man
who was sitting at a big desk, says the
Chicago Post.
Say" he said. when the young man had
come over to the railing at which he stooo,
Il want straight tip"
you want a what?' asked the young
man.
Il want a straight tip on the weather.
See? 1 want to know what it's goin to be
to-day and tomorrow
"Oh, sure" returned the young man.
linen he went over and inspected a map
hastily ran over a few kilograms anu
stepped out on a balcony to look at some
instruments.
I'm just little bit puzzled he said
when he came back. you see, I'm SORT
of new to this business, and the regular
observer is, out. 1 suppose you want
something that you can rely on absolute
ly."
That's what" returned the stranger.
We'll, I'll do the best l can for you.''
went on the young man. Il can give you
scientific or a natural opinion, JUST
whichever you prefer. Scientifically we
are going to have fair weather All the
signs point to that and all the reports
that have come in have been to the same
SiASNe. W hCh liS uiG 1t al according 20
the rules of the department, l can't see u
chance for anything but fair weather. At
the same time"
'Well?' said the stranger, as the young
man hesitated.
'At the same time" repeated the young
man, Il don't mind telling you that my
rheumatism is bothering me like every
thing, and if you're the kind of man who
would back rheumatism against science
you can just about make up your mind
that 1t is going to rain good and plenty"
whats your own opinion?" asked the
stranger.
well, of course, science is a great
thing" replied the young man, "but I've
most always found that rheumatism acts
in good faith"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-16
PERSONAL.

Cardinal Gibbons has written a letter
of sympathy to the women of New Or
leans who are forming a good government
league.
Count and Countess Won Goetzen have
returned from their wedding trip to WASH
ington. They VIII only remain long enough
to pack up for Berlin, where they go in
early March.
Nine. Bahkmeteff is visiting her moth
er, Mrs Beale in Washington. She is a
sister of Mrs. John r. Mclean and a
widow of q former Russian charge d at
flares at Washington.
WI Ting Fang, the Chinese minister,
is making himself as popular with the
younger set in Washington as he has done
with the older people. He is in great de-
mand at card parties and informal gath
erings.
Thomas w. Cridler. third assistant
Secretary of State, accompanied by Lieut.
A. c. Baker of the United States Navy,
has sailed for Paris to take UP the work
left unfinished by the late Maj. Moses p.
Handy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-16

Whether or not Senator Proctor went to
Cuba for the purpose Of making report
TO the President on hi5 return of the con-
ditions existing there Ms a matter that
is in just as much doubt as it was when
he was collecting facts on that island, but
there is no doubt that he has commune
Gated to the President the result of his
observations. Our dispatches yesterday
stated that on Monday he was closeted
with the President for more than two
hours. 1t is evident. therefore, that he ex-
pressed his views of the Cuban situation
pretty fully, and as he is not man to
form his conclusions hastily, it is probable
that what he said will have considerable
weight with the President.
Naturally there is a very general desire
to Know what Senator Proctor thinks of
the coalition of affairs in Cuba. He has
thus far refused to talk for publication,
and it is probable that he win continue TO
refuse until he has communicated 10 his
associates in the Senate what he has to
say. During the present week the public
may hear from him, and ii may be in
formed, also, of the finding of the Board
of Inquiry, which is investigating the
Maine disaster, and of the contents of the
reports recently made by our consuls in
Cuba. These three things are looked for
with profound interest, because they will
go a lons way towards forming public
opinion as to what the policy of the Uni
ted States should be in respect to Cuba.
II is pretty well known that the eCmin-
istration has not, as yet, made any prop
osition to Spain in any matter relating 10
the Cubans, and it has been strongly in.
timated that il viii not make any unless
Spain and Cuba come to some sort of
agreement and the assistance of the Uni
ted States is needed to enable Cuba to
fulfill her part of the agreement. This
does not mean, of course, that the United
States will not take such steps as they
may think necessary for the protection OF
their honor and interests
The President is against war and intends
to avoid it II il can be avoided with honor.
but he does not regard war as improbable.
Therefore. he is taking such steps as he
thinks are necessary TO uphold the ma
tons dignity and honor and preserve the
nations interests if war should come This
appears to be about the existing situation
as far as the most careful observers at
Washington understand H.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-16

A man by the name of Cuff, who is con-
nected with the Brigham Young Academy,
of Utah. has recently returned to this
country from Hawaii, where he went at
the instance of Senator Cannon of Utah
to find out what the natives think of an
nexation. Cannon is favorable to the
scheme, and his agent knew what he
wanted before he went to the islands,
Upon his return Cuff announces that
"one-half of the intelligent natives" are
in favor of the movement Ii does not
appear that Cuff took free and fair
poll of the Kanakas upon the question
but went about and talked to some CT
them. Still, it must be admitted that he
is liberal in his estimate that half of
the intelligent" natives want annexation.
He might just as well have said that
every intelligent native was in favor of
it, and maintained that those opposed to it
were not intelligent.