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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-07
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TWELVE PAGES.
Refreshing old Straw.

~HERE IL nothing particularly
N startling or novel i'm the report
of Secretary Gage. Old straw Is
rethreshed and his plans for fastening
abe gold standard more firmly upon the
people of the country are reiterated n
adapted TO new conditions. As was
confidently predicted. his report shows
that the Dingley bill. formed at the
Abiding Of the great trusts n monop-
plies of the country. was not a revenue
producer but Is in fact as sorry a
Failure as the Mckinley bill proved to
be in previous years. Bounties by ta%-
ing consumers was the inspiring idea
of the Dingley bill. and logically 1t has
proved a dehcit-breeder. Unfortunate
". no relief can be expected before the
next presidential election.
The secretary. true to his calling as
a representative of the bondholders,
sings In scarcely varied time. his old
old song of the single gold standard,
which is practically adopted by the
president. Fortunately there is little
chance at present of his insidious rec
concentrations being embodied in law.
In his treatment OF the liquor ques-
sion in Alaska he has made n recon-
mendation which will call down on his
head the wrath OF all the prohibition
ssts In the country. To repeal the pres
ent law. which prohibits absolutely the
sale Of liquor in the territory and to
put in its place a high license law as
he recommends. Is certainly the hard
est blow the of prohibition has
received in a long time. Certain lead
srs OF the movement who have looked
upon the republicans as their friends
and allies would do well to take note
of the fact.
One of the most important parts of
the secretary's message is that VIII
deals with the merchant marine and
growing commerce OF the Unto
States. True TO the paternsi instinct
of the party. he recommends n system
pf hounties and subsidies n a con-
sinuation OF the medieval policy which
has been c~rystallized in our navigation
laws. The fact is that the merchant
marine of the United States was sacri'
feed on the altar OF protection. A
scheme TO get something for nothing IL
che inspiring idea OF the secretary
recommendation.
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The Standing Army.

~HE presidents message Indicates
an earnest desire on the part OF
the administration that the
standing army be increased to 100000
men and that the volunteer regiments
be disbanded as soon as such increase
has progressed to a point where dis
bandment will be permissible. 1t Is I'M
derstood that the president, the secIS-
tary of war and the chairman of the
military committee of the house have
reached an agreement upon this pol
Icy; which means that the recommen-
dalton OF the president In his message
70 congress will be embodied In a bill
which will be promptly reported from
committee to the house with an affirm
alive recommendation.
1t has been proposed to train $4,000
native recruits for permanent garrison
duty in our new possessions. This Is
a plan 10 remove the objection based
upon the unftness of a hot climate for
our soldiers. These recruits would be
differed by West Point men and would
doubtless prove efficient aids In the
establishment of order. The prospect
OF returning home will be hailed with
delight by the Montana volunteers
stationed at Manila; but it's a question
whether the two-year period OF their
enlistment can be materially cut. III
congress pursues it's usual dilatory tao
tics Il will be months before the pro-
posed bill ecom a law. And addi-
tional months will be consumed in or
ganizing the army on its new basis.
Whatever shat be the ultimate fate
OF the expansion policy. the country
needs a regular army of 100000 men,
and IL needs It right away. 1t is the
business Of congress TO take immedis"e
measures to supply that need.
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Current Comment.
he Consistent.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
IL will he grossly Inconsistent for GER
tain senators TO vote for the ratification
of the Paris treaty and then endeavor 10
defeat the proposed increase of the reg
ular army. The tail should go with the
hide. The men who vote for Imperialism
should likewise vote the means-military
and fnancial-foT carrying the imperial
istic policy out. And there Is another rea-
son why the regular establishment should
be increased. Unless regulars are provided
for the garrisoning OF our colonial pos
sessions II will he necessary 10 keen the
volunteers I'm the service during the .ull
term OF their enlistment. which would be
unjust and unfair. The volunteers enlist
ed to fight. not TO do garrison duty. and
the war being ended they are entitled to
discharge. To keep them In the army
will be to engender discomfort without
accomplishing anything OF value. We may
as well "go the whole hog" To vote for
expansion and then hamper the admins
tration In it's efforts to carry out that
policy would be not only foolish. but un-
patriotic. We can't make bricks without
straw. Colonies mean military response
biitles. Send regulars to the Philippines
and bring the volunteers home. We are in
for Il.
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den in behalf OF these ninety-day sol
diers that Is equal 20 the military bur-
den carried by Russia" 1t Is true that
thousands Of claims were disallowed by
the department. but II is also true that
when a claim Is thus rejected the APP
plicant goes to and the plant
demagogues and unconscionable rob
bers In HI body proceed To pass a
special act and rush IT through without
Objectionable mill usually grinding at
the rate Of about 200 per hou The
American people are the most patien.
on the face OF the globe under gov
ernmental abuses. otherwise we would
long since have found the pension rolls
purged and a charge not exceeding
$50. ooo. 900 a year for pensions Instead OF
$3.50, 900. 900 as now"
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Some Pension Facts.

IN FEW figures in the report OF the
" secretary Of the interior relating
{ o pensions IL is worth while %
bear in mind. on June so. lssS, there
were on the pension rolls . 3.Tl4 nam"s,
q net increase over the number on the
rolls June 80. 1887. Of 1900. 1t is IN
~etructive TO learn that OF the total num-
Der there are twelve widows n daue =
tiers of revolutionary soldiers; thu =
survivors OF the war OF 1872; $40
widows OF soldiers of that war; 6.c>f
survivors and widows Of Indian war
ls.l55 survivors and widows Of tn
war with Mexico; Cos army nurses and
: z26. I5s survivors. widows. children and
l dependent parents and sisters s1i
! brothers OF deceased soldiers and sal
ors, mostly OF the war OF the rebeillol,
The latter number represents those PEI
stoned on account OF disabilities nr
death resulting from army or navy
service.
Z The number Of persons remaining on
: the rolls June 30. 1895, who were pen
STONED under the act OF June %. 1882.
which allows pensions for ninety day
service in the war Of the rebellion a
account of death and disability. nj
charGeable TO the service. was 5Se.s.S
That Is TO say. there are 53s.sSs pension
ers a third OF a century after the wal
drawing perpetual pensions not on ac'
count of any death or disability in-
Cured in the war. but for ninety days
service. The very character of such
service" says the Houston Post,
would indicate chiefly the home
guard service, snd yet a nations graf
stude must oad To.coo.cOe people. thirty
ihres years after the strife. with q bur-
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Personal Paragraphs

Richard Olney has written a letter to
Colonel Roosevelt. in which ne says:
Congratulations, young man. On a
the most plucky i have ;ver
known, and followed by the success
which 30 much pluck deserves, but Ices
not always achieve"
The expulsion from Monaco OF Otero.
h Spanish dancer. who has been seen
i'm this country, was due, IL is said. to
h jealousy of the princess OF Monaco.
The prince paid the dancer too much
attention. Otero Is now in Paris and
her villa at Monaco is deserted.
Sir Walter Besant celebrated his six
tieth birthday on Nov. i. The event
calls to mind hat he has never suf-
fered any of the h~ardships which were
the lot of so many of his contemporar-
les in fiction. From the very beginning
he has found a ready market for his
work.
Piper Findlater, the hero of Dargal
Ridge. who has been appearing In
Londo music halls with his Victoria
cross. has been offered $50 for he de-
coration by a Birmingham firm. with
the advice to get rid of II at these terms
and thus save himself and the order
1uftner uegraudt1On.
Mayor Edward Hoos OF Jersey City,
who hopes to be a candidate for re-
election next spring, is going to ad-
vocate Sunday theaters as a part of his
platform. He says If the theaters were
open On Sunday there would be less &C.
casion for mothers to sing, Where Is
My Wandering Boy To-night?'
-
At Bayville. l.. l., a day or two ago,
William Cornell, aged "a. arose i'm the
morning a handsome young bachelor.
and that night retired a g~reat-gand-
father, with a daughter older than him.
self and a granddaughter with a child
old enough to make remarks about MIN.
He had married the Widow Overton,
aged IS.
A son of General Gourko, the famous
Russian soldier. has just got himself
into serious difficulty by entering the
O of Prince Zulutzoff, one of Rus
sia's councillors, in Nice, and stealing
200, 900 francs in money and jewels val
ued at 800 900 francs. The case was
hushed up al the instance of the Rus
sian government.
Lord Kelvin. now more than 75 years
old. mas just taken out a patent on an
improved device for making %soundings
at sea. Although his life work has beer
philos optical rather than mechanical
and has related mainly to the theories
that underfie physical phenomena, Lord
Kelvin is the author of a number OF
useful instruments.
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Uncle Sammy's Engineer.

when the decks are cleared for action
and the guns
Are ready to scream out the hate they
know.
And each man IL in his place, like the
starting Of a race,
oh. it's then he's stripped and working
below.
For the officers may represent the brain.
with all its cunning. strategy and fear,
But the muscle and the bone
And the hard works his own.
And it's hcigp for Uncle sammy's engi-
neer!
And when the nsht is kissing. bowling
And bolts OF death are driving through
the air.
It's not for him below to guess how the
day will go
He's there 20 work and sweat, and not
TO care.
For the captain. he may stand upon the
bridge.
And the mcn-thsy're there TO load. fire
and cheer
Br he's down beneath the lot,
Where its hot as hell Is hot,
And It's hcigh for Uncl sammy's engi-
neer,
It's not the lace he covets. or the stripes
His uniforms not destined to be seen
He's the power underneath. with the oil
rag I'm his teeth.
He's the driving rods and steam OF the
maChine
The men above. they're seeing what they
fight
He owns no second sight to make II
clear
lie does his lighting dark,
But he makes Il count and marx.
And its hcigh Tor Uncle Sammy ensi-
necr,
-TheoioSia Pickering Garrison.
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- STIMATES made by the New
=. York Journal place the wealth
Of John n. Rockefeller at $3ls,-
900. 900. and his annual income at s2o.-
900, 900. The Journal thinks he will be
a Millionaire before he dies; and that
IS not an im~possibility. providing he
lives long enough. Mr.. Rockefeller says
he cannot tell himself within ten or a
dozen millions OF what he Is worth.
That Is a state OF uncertainty that
worries very few of us. The average
man can always tell what he is worth
within two or three millions-most
men. indeed. can come even closer and
narrow the margin down to within a
few hundred thousands. We learn
from the Journal hat JOIN ID. Rookie
Teller was once n bookkeeper at a sal
airy of $50 n month. But 1t seems that
he quit his job several years & to 20
into the magnate business. We know
of no other field so tempting to arr en-
terprising young man as that of a pro-
fessional ma The work is emf
nently respectable and exceedingly
profitable. and the business Is never
o~vercrowded. An Industrious magnate
Is sure to make a success in life.
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sgA-eRgo CARRIER PIGEONS.
How to Acquire "A Good Service by Feath
cred Messengers From ship to shore.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Captain John X. Bartlett, United
States navy. retired, chief OF the coast
signal service during the war with
Spain, has reported to the department.
on the value of carrier pigeons for sig
Mailing purposes. In substance he re-
ports:
That experiments be made for the
purpose of training homing pigeons in
connection with coast signalling, or
the reason that they Offer a solution
of the problem of communication with
vessels in the ofi-shore patrol neet.
These vessels would most probably OPP
crate in districts having established
bases, and at such a distance from the
coast and from the inshore patrol that
visual signalling would be Impossible.
A homing pigeon service cannot be i'm
provised and be of any real value. n
birds must be systematically ana pa
tiently trained for a year or two not
only 10 equip the cotes with trained
carriers for tina locality, but to fur
nish a stock with sea-bred breeders.
Experimental cotes should be located
al the bases of naval coast defense DIS
tricts. a small vessel provided with a
carrier pigeon outfit and an officer de-
tailed to develop this means of COM
munication and superintend h sys-
tematic training of the birds. Unless
lDNS unlAt Win
chr for at least a year IL would
be useless to rely upon IL at all. such
a system could be very economically
inaugurated and could be maintained
at a comparatively slight cost. "A SIM
pie routine OF drills, exercises and re-
ports based upon our recent expert
ences could be readily put into oper-
alton and small rewards or appropri-
ate ratings would stimulate proicien-
cy. In times OF peace such a service
would be Of constant ~nvenienc 10
this department and to the maritime
interests OF the country. and the con-
slant practice would prepare the men
for the emergencies Of war.
Attention is called to the fact that
every other maritime nation has such
a system. generally much more elab-
crate than the n herein proposed.
organized by and operated under ITS
naval or maritime department.
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Current Humor.

Beneficial ENercise-Mr. Pinkie 10 p.
m.D-My dear. the doctors say a brisk
walk before going TO bed will insure sleep
to insomnia sufferers like myself. Mrs.
Pinkie-Well. my dear, I will clear the
room so you can walk. Please carry the
baby with you.-New York Weekly.
Mr.. Buyer-Mr. Greene. there seems 10
he something serious the matter with the
horse / bought OF you yesterday. He
coughs and wheeZes dist e~ssingly, and I
think perhaps he is wind broken. What
would you advise me TO do? Jay Greene
promptly Sell him as quickly as you
can; ! ~did-Tft-Bits.
print the news; the second, to deny it
Life.
Maud says she Is madly in love with
her new wheel" Huh. Another case
where man is displaced by machinery
Household Words.
"Timmins Is rather peculiar for a poet.
lie says ne Is averse to notoriety." THAT
is because Of 1t being gained by other
pocts."-Indianapolis Journal.
Here's a writer who says married peo-
pie ought to live across the street from
each other THAT would not do at all.
They'd fall out then about things they'd
borrow."-Chicago Record.
will revolutioniza the world" said the
boaster.
There ought 20 he a great demand for
something like that In Central and South
America" replied the matter of fact man.
-Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
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on the canals. The money has all been
spent or will be when h existing con-
tracts are fulfilled. and many millions
more will be required TO put the canals
In the condition contemplated when the
work was sanctioned. What the people
of the state want to know Is. What
has become of the money IL the original
estimate was an honest n and II the
estimate was with intent TO deceive,
who Is responsible for the fraud on
them and what was its purpose. The
trial OF the engineer and the superin-
tendent OF public works is expected to
disclose all this. But II may be another
case of official w~hitewash.
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The Omcial Results.

state c~anvassing board will
be sustained by the intelligent
people OF the state, regardless OF
party affiliations. in its action disre-
garding the m~isspelling Of Judge
Brantly's name on the official ballot
and counting for that candidate all the
votes cast for him. Had the
ers refused TO do this. unquestionably
the courts would have compelled them
TO do 1t later on. The board did well
to avoid the delay. expense and confu-
sion OF the litigation that would have
followed II common sense a been
ignored and the technicality officially
recognized. Fortunately. the state cam
wasting board is a more reasonable
body than the Silver Bow board Of
county commissioners, and realized the
nutiiity Of seeking to take advantage
of a clerical error.
The official results give Brlntly a ma
jor.ty Of l57. Campbelrs plurality is
s,52e. He received hat many votes
more than Marshall and his majority
over Hogan is II, ga. He came within
$3.50 Of polling a majority over both.
The total number Of votes cast for
congressman was 49.7S7. This is $3.50
less than the vote Montana cast for
president I'm 1896. Compared with that
Of other states the percentage of "
crease is small. Only i2.Ooo voters ia,
round numbers. OF less than one-duar-
ter OF all who voted, deigned to vote
one way or the other on the constitu-
,Ional a~mandmRnts
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\ r. ANDREWS. the former pres

~ r. ANDREWS. the former pres
lO) ident of Brown university and
present superintendent OF the
Chicago public schools, is having a hard
time of IL serving in the latter capacity
owing TO a radical difference of opin-
ion between him and the Chicago board
of education. DIR. Andrews has an
idea hat a superintendent is n who
superintends. The Andrews definition
of the word doesn't suit the board Of
education at all. According to the
school commissioners conception OF 1t.
a superintendent of schools is one who
takes orders from the school commits
sioners. These two distinct definitions
being irreconcilable. it follows that
either DIR. Andrews or the board Of ed
ucation must go. The resignation OF
DIR. Andrews Is the most probable out
come OF the trouble
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Large Standing Army.

rrom the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Perhaps now Is the time for the people
TO pause and consider the long-tried po-
sition OF this country on the subject OF
a large standing army. Were the fathers
wrong. and have their sons been wrong
all this time? This is indeed a departure.
We nave raised large armies, but they
have been temporary and confined in
their operations to the defense and integ-
rity of what we have, and the regulation
OF contiguous territory. IL will be n new
thing TO be constantly recruiting an army
for service on the other side OF the globe.
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From the New York Journal.
There is really no good sound argument
against the restoration Of the cat-o'-nine-
tails 20 its useful place among the weap-
ons OF justice. The main objection adj
yanced Is tina IL brutalizes the persons
on whom II is ~used-that 1t e~xtinguishes
the last remaining spark Of manhood.
The answer to his is that only crimes the
commission OF which proves the culprits
TO be already without manhood or tho
sense of shame should be punished at the
whipping post. The crimes meant are
those Of which women and children are
the victims.
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Z HOUSEWIVES are urged to be-
~ ware of the man who presents
himself at the door and saws he

HOUSEWIVES are urged to be-
~ ware of the man who presents
himself at the door and says he
Is a sewing machine repairer who has
been sent around by the manufacturer
to clean the sewing machine for nifty
cents, his alert eye noting whether
there is a machine In the house or not.
II he does not discover one. he asks
whether they do not want to have the
clock repaired and when he is allowed
to begin an examination he promptly
announces that II is entirely out OF
gear and by removing a pin or a wheel
here or there quickly manages to make
II so. The bill. OF course. is large. Then
there In the seller OF Manila beans
sent home by Montana soldiers
which the public Is asked to buy for
the dual reason that they are Of the
finest quality and because the profits
are to go to the wives and families OF
the soldiers. The beans are not superior
in quality and. OF course. the prohts go
into the pockets of the glib gentlemen
who make the sale. 1t Is not entirely
10 the discredit OF the people that they
should be willing to purchase these for
the sake OF supporting the families of
men who went to the front. but II might
be lust as we'll TO understand that the
nom never will go to hat object.
There are all sorts OF fakes and fakirs
abroad in the land. Beware OF them
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Getting Rid Of Federal Cash.

From the Springfield, Mass. Republican.
As We are asked to pay seo.oc.0o TO ad-
nit 1900. eo black, brown and yellow
people into the republic, Bishop Turner
OF the African Methodist church considers
A. an opportune time to renew his propo-
sition of a federal appropriation of 500.
OO. 600 10 transfer our black population e
Africa.
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taxes. however. he should come TO
Wheeling and stand in with the county
and city ring here. All he would nave TO
do would be TO ante up for campaign
expenses occasionally and he would at
once become a life member of the Rich
Mems Non-Taxpaying Republican league
of Wheeling
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>Ew YORK papers are still talk.

, Ew YORK papers are still talk
M ing about the Erie canal scan
daL. The democrats expected II
to defeat Roosevelt for governor-and
it came mighty near doing il. II would
have beaten any other republican be-
yond question. Rooseyelt's war record
was the thing that saved him. An in
v~esiigation has resulted in the recon-
mendation that the state engineer and
state superintendent of public works
be criminally prosecuted, and Governor
Black has given directions for their
cases to be presented to the grand jury.
The officials say they are innocent OF
wrongdoing and claim they do not e
judicial investigation. The people OF
New York were induced by the report
OF the engineer and his estimates o. the
cost OF the proposed improvements TO
vote 5000, 900 for the necessary work
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Gerrym.nder Tavoring Quay.

From the Pittsburg Post.
IL Quay IL reelected senator. and the
chances are he will be. IL will be because
OF the republican ~gerrymander made and
maintained by Quay for that purpose. 1t
Is the mate gerrymander OF ls4 that
will elect Quay. The republican party Is
responsible for IL.
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Iobbsrs and Uypocrites.

From the Baltimore sun.
II We must be robbers. let us at least
avoid being hypocritos The administra-
ton is taking the Philippines orly be-
cause Il thinks q sees manifest material
advantage In. their annexation.
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a,o,b.r Dispi.y of iawIes,ns,s

From the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
There Is another diabolical anarchist
conspiracy on hand to make John ID.
Rockefeller pay hts taxes, What are the
poor people for IL not 10 pay the taxes
Of the RockefellCrsr
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From the Wheeling, W. Va, Register.
Millionaire Rockefeller has won his bat
tie for cheaper taxes In Westchester
county. New fork. II he really wants
immunity from paying his just share Of