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Verdi the composer is in Milan arrang-
! ing church music and psalms for publica-
! ton.
William Churchill. formerly consul to
Samoa, has recorded one of the Male
toan war songs, supposed to be 400 years
old, in a graphophone belonging TO the
bureau of ethnology.
Signora Crispi. wife of the Italian
statesman, appears at outdoor festivals
accompanied by calf. which, attired in
Il richly gilded coat of velum with rib
bons follows her like a dog.
Congressman James IL. Lewis of Wash
ington state, is native of Virginia and
a graduate of the state university. While
a student there he became involved i'm an
affair of honor and bears memento
of it in wound OH his hand.
Pierre Lorillard, who has made his mil
lions I'm America, has decided to go back
to England. He dislikes American man
ners. cooking, and especially American
papers, and is altogether about the worst
Anglomaniac that this country has ever
produced.
W. p. Hall of New York president of
the Hall Signal company, and a million
aire is conducting revival services in the
Brooklyn Baptist Tabernacle. He is not
professional church worker, but gives
as much of his time as his business will
permit to evangelistic work.
Conrad Meyer, a Topeka, Kan, barber,
owns 200 acres of land near Topeka, 300
acres in Oklahoma, several herds of cattle
and thousands of bushels of corn, all of
which he made by running his shop. This
information came out in "A suit against
him by his wife for an absolute divorce.
Signor Marucci a noted archaeologist.
has discovered an imposing wall painting
in the palace of Tiberius. The painting
represents the preparation for the Cruel
fixion. Around the cross are soldiers bear
ing ladders, and under each soldier is
written his name. Among the names is
thai of Pontius plate.
Senator Daniel of Virginia has intro
duced a resolution in the senate to appro-
pirate 900 for the erection of a monu-
ment to the memory of the young and
gallant Warren, who fell at Bunker Hill.
The congress over 100 years ago passed a
resolution in favor of honoring the hero,
but for some reason nothing ever came
of IT,
Congressman Belknap of Chicago, is
member of a club organized in the white
house stable while Grant was president.
Belknap was one of the cabinet boys then,
his father being secretary of war. Jesse
Grant was the president of the club and
its members We're the sons of cabinet Off
GERS and of prominent men in national
political life at that time.
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TEN PAGES.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY II. 1898.
He Must Go.

~HE people in the department of
state at Washington need have
nothing more to do with De
LONE. His resignation has been ac
cepted and his presence must be toler-
ated long enough simply to give him
the time he requires to pack up his
buds. As announced yesterday morn
ing the government at Washington sent
TO Madrid. through Mr.. Woodford. re-
quest for De Lome's recall That re-
quest must have reached those whom II
concerned. 1t appears. however, that
the resignation has been accepted so
that his recall will not be required. This
isn't just what Washington wanted
the idea was not to let DE Lomes re-
tirement be his voluntary act But this
mornings news is that the department
of state doesn't intend TO be a stckler
about little thing like that: DE LONE
goes. and the manner of his going is all
the same The letter did it, The element in
New York that is working with I'M
ceasing zeal for Cuba is reported to be
in high feather over the capture of this
fatal letter yet il does not seem clear
that the minister's enforced retirement
can have much bearing on the issue
involving the ultimate fate of the ISL
and. There is in the East an element
that happens to have very great infiu-
ence with the Mckinley administra-
ton, because il is rich and powerful in
the business world. This element has
hitherto been unfriendly TO the cause
for which the Cubans are fighting. If
il persists in its view little thing
like a fling at the president or the re-
tirement of a Spanish minister will not
bring about any change in the situa-
ton. De LONE will clear out. and an
other minister for Spain will appear on
the scene at Washington. The only
question is whether the new man will
manage cleverly. Really, it's a pity
that De Lome's offense is not OF more
grave character. If he had done some
thing i'm an official way as stupid as
was the writing of that unofficial let
ter, there might have been new Span
ish relations and new aspects for the
Cuban question. AS IL is, nobody il
affected except De Lome
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with this glowing expression: 1T
seems as If the Lord. or their own folly.
had delivered the democrats into the
hands Of the republicans.
Secretary Long is hopeful. It may be
that the number of republicans who are
going to endorse the administration at
the polls is greater than ever but he
can't prove it by the present house Of
representatives. in which the republic
can majority cannot be induced to
approve the administrations finance
policy. 1t may be that the gold demo-
Gratis are going TO crowd into the
republican precincts, but Secretary
Long can't prove ii on the testimony of
the large number of gold democrats in
senate and house who lately voted for
the Teller resolution. The senate has
several so-called sound-money demo-
Gratis; the house has good number Of
them. How many of them voted with
the republicans when the Teller resolu-
ton was up? One in the senate and
two in the house.
TO say nothing of the likelihood that
many democrats Will seek to get back
into the ranks they deserted in 1896,
Mr.. Long will find. when election time
comes. that the differences already re-
vealed among republican congressman
relative to the administrations money
policy have spread themselves all over
the districts which these congressman
represent Mr.. Longs party will have all
il can do, and more than it can sue
cessfully attend to- in caring for its
own. and there'll be plenty of trouble
on these bubbling cabinet officers
minds
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Better Shut Him OFF.

yIlILE the matter of ways and
w means for state-house build
ing is pending, if the members
of the Helena Business Mems associa-
ton will take a suggestion from the
Standard in the spirit in which it is
intended, they will lath and plaster the
mouth of the man whose house." the
Independent says, will probably handle
bonds for some of the contractors =
This man in an Independent interview
says: I'VE intend to handle the bonds
for the contractors, and we can do it in
this way: Your law provides that they
cannot be sold for less than par. The
builder of the capitol will take them at
par from the commission and will sell
them to us a a discount. With that
discount, which will be equal to the
interest which we would have to have
guaranteed, we can place them.
II will occur TO the members of the
Helena Business Mems association that
this garrulous bond placer puts the
commission and the building project in
a very bad light. 1t is a fact that the
bonds cannot be sold below par. 1t is
also a fact that this dealer in bonds
betrays to the public scheme by
which the letter of the law will be
observed but by which, morally as well
as for all practical purposes, the bonds
will be sold at less than par. OF course
the contractors will not be expected To
stand this loss--it will come out of the
building; or, rather, the contractor will
make his bid so as to include the dis
count he must allow on the bonds.
That is to say, the public must pay the
discount: the state will not get a
S275, 900 building for $4,000
1t may be a question whether the
capitol commission will feel prepared to
enter into an arrangement of that sort
In any event, the Helena Business
Mems association. if they will permit
the suggestion, are not commencing
their scheme to the public by permit
ting "a representative of an eastern
bond house." to advertise the manner
in which it is proposed to cireumvent
the law Of the state with reference to
bonds. Nor will it please the people of
Montana to learn that for the purpose
of pushing the building of a state house.
for which really there is no hurry. a
plan is had in view which essentially
Ills Montana bonds haIow mar
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EVANGELIST STOPS EuCHRE.
His Attack Leads Women to Abandon a
Charity Game.

For some weeks Rev. Dr. w. II. Clag-
gett. a white haired, venerable revival
list from Texas, has been holding meet
ing at the Ross Street Presbyterian
church, Brooklyn. At one of his earlier
services he made a vigorous attack on
card playing parties held for the pur-
pose of swelling church funds. This
was undoubtedly prompted by the fact
that on a recent occasion a progressive
euchre party had been held for the ben
eft of the new Hahnemann hospital on
Third street. On the advisory board
of this institution are several women.
who are also members of the church in
which DR.. Claggett is holding his meet
ings and the reverend gentleman's re-
marks of course created a sensation.
The female workers on behalf of the
hospital had raised much more money
by card parties than by any other
means, and another game was being
arranged. AS a consequence of DR..
Claggett's utteranees three of the fe-
male members declared that they
would not consent to participate in the
next entertainment, unless the card
feature should be abandoned. In a
day or two announcement was made
that this protest had been successful,
and that other means of entertaining
subscribers would be resorted to.
Music will take the place of cards, and
there is prospect that the change will in
no way initiate against financial sue
cess.
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Montana's State House.

IN Helena the members of the Bust
ness Mems association have been
giving attention TO the matter of
getting the state capitol built The
question OF starting the building has
been before the capitol commission
which has held several meetings. This
commission. in all that relates to a
building fund. is practically in the
same position as was tine first commits
sion, the members of which squandered
large sum of money accomplished
absolutely nothing and We're turned out
of Office. The resource Of the commits
sion is public land; it can issue bonds
representing this land. The trouble
with the first commission was that il
could not sell the bonds The commits
sion asked the legislature to give Ger
tain guarantees which would help to
float the bonds. These the legislature
properly refused 10 give. for reasons
that manifestly We're approved by the
people of the state.
The second commission began bust
ness under the impression that il could
build capitol fit for the state for
about twenty-five per cent Of The
money the first commission had pro-
posed TO invest. The Standard does not
believe that the commission can build
for $4,000 a state house worthy of
Montana: however. there's no quarrel
over that point: If the proposed invest
ment suits those whom il most directly
concerns, the balance Of the state must
be satisfied. The plain truth is that no
building ought 10 be undertaken at
present. The matter might we'll be held
in allegiance until a building worthy OF
the state can be erected The people
of the state are willing 10 wait. The
city OF Helena. however. betrays a
certain amount of uneasiness; the pres
sure for a building has come almost
exclusively from that city. Helena
permits itself to be disturbed by the
fear that there may yet be another
capital fight; the theory IN Helena is
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PRICE OF SAuRIANS RISES.
Florida Ailigators Being Rapidly Cut on
bN nunterS.

st. Augustine. Fla, Feb. 2.--Toufists are
a sharp advance in the price of alligator
material. and also in the raw material
in life. This is owing to the large decrease
in the supply. Diminutive live alligators
have advanced from p cents each to 40
cents and larger ones in proportion; in
some instances greater per cent is
charged for the fnll-grown reptiles, for
they are much scarcer than are the baby
alligators.
This is because of the sportsman and
his deadly gun, who shoots the saurian
out of mere wantonness and desire 10
make record. The Seminole Indians also
conduct war of determination against
the alligators, but as they kill for revenue
only they are, in Measure, excusable.
They also trap the smaller ones, from
the tiny babe 10 or II inches I'm length To
the tyoungster" of two, three or four
feet.
The baby gators are boxed by the GU
rio dealers and sold To ladies who affect
great interest i'm the ugly things for pets.
As the gators live on air and muddy wa
ter and an occasional chunk of meat ev-
cry three or four days, they are not trout
blesome. But the increase in price Will
perhaps stop some of this cruelty The
Indians. knowing of the scarcity of alli-
gators in all of the Florida streams. have
initiated the paleface curio dealer ami
charge more for their gators.
The baby alltgators, while not valuable
for their small hides. are killed bN the
hundreds and mounted. Some serve rs
thermometers, the tube running mp the
back. Another curio is baby alligator
standing upon his hind feet playing a
violin with his forefeet. Others are ar
rayed as walters Offering some article
for sale or holding lamp 10 light visitors
to a tank holding l6-foot or an 1S-foot
live saurian.
Alligators three OF four feet i'm length
mounted serve as grotesque ADVERTISE
ments and appear To be so natural" that
the stranger is frequently in doubt
whether the thing is alive" or ont, and
makes a detonr I'm order In be on the safe
side.
Very few colored people are successful
i'm catching large ailgators- There seems
10 be mutual distrust and antinathy on
both sides. while the alligator is not
always looking TOR a fight hut desires 10
be let alone, he will night a darby on
sight. As soon as he spies d negro he Will
dive and rise at about the proper place 10
land him. or rather sweep him in il with
in reaching distance. Not 50 in the case
of white hunters. The alligator will swim
away. unless its young are attacked and
then IL Will crawl out Oh shore and use
its huge tail as a batterng ram one
stroke will knock man ScnsetcsS
The scarcity or the alligator crop IS
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THE LITTLE BOYS LAMENT.

m goin' back to gran'pas.
J won't come back no more
To hear remarks about my feet
A-muddying up the floor.
Theys too much said about my clothes,
The scoldn's never done
I'm goin back To gran pas.
Where boy kin have some fun.
| dug up half his garden
A gittin worms fer bait;
lie said he used to like IL
When l laid abed so late,
He said that pie was good fer boys
An candy made EN- grow.
Ef | can't go To gran'pas
III turn pirate, fust YOU know.
lie let me take his shotgun.
An'loadsd it fer me, :, ...
The cats they hid out in the barn,
The hens flew up tree;
| had a circus in the yard
With twenty other boys
I'm goin' back to gran'pa's,
Where they amt afraid Of noise.
He didn't make me comb my hair
But once or twice a week;
He wasn't watchin' out fer words
didn't arter 10 speak.
He told me stories bout the war
An lnjuns shot out West.
Oh. I'm goin' down 10 gran'pa's.
Fer he knows wot boys like best.
lie even run a race with me,
But had 10 stop an cough:
lie rode my bicycle an laughed
Bec'us he tumbled of:
He knew the early apple trees
Around within mile
oh, granna was a dandy
An was in it all the while.
bet YOU gran pa ; lonesome,
l don't care what you say;
| seen him kinder crNin
When Nou took me away.
When YOU talk 10 me of heaven.
Where all the good folks GO.
| guess I'll go Is gran pas,
An Wen have good times, l know
Judge.
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that the state house is needed to clinch
/ the thing.
1t appears that the members Of the
second capitol commission. at meeting
! held in Helena a few weeks ago. said
To the members Of the Helena Bust
ness Mems association that it might be
I possible to take steps toward building
/ If the people of Helena themselves
would lead off and show their own faith
in the capitol bonds by buying enough
of them TO pay for preliminary work:
the Helena Independent says that the
proposition was that Helena people
take $4,000 of the bonds. AS expressed
in the Independent the case was this
The members of the Business Mems
association had a meeting With the
commission and they were told that if
the people of Helena would take $4,000
of the bonds. the commission would
then be in shape to talk of the con-
struction Of the building" The COM
mission adjourned. the Helena Bust
ness Mems association took up its task
and ii reported that one citizen of Hell
ena would take $4,000 of the bonds, if
the balance of $4,000 was raised. AS
the matter turned out, that was per-
fectly safe offer on the part of the ten
thousand dollar man-that was the
last of II.
This week the capitol commission was
again in session. The representatives
of the Helena Business Mems associa-
ton appeared AS told in the indie
pendent. their spokesman desired to
know in what way they could aid the
commission in its work. The answer
was that the commission could prob
ahly,award the building of q capitol TO
contractors who will take their pay in
bonds, but that there must first be
plans to bid on. details. advertising,
preparations. The original figure of
$50, 600, mentioned by the Independent.
was cut. the suggestion was that #
Helena subscribers would take $4,000
or $40. 900 Of the bonds. that would give
the commission something to begin
with The spokesman for the Business
Mems association said he believed that
could be done. With the result that the
Helena people raised bond subscrip-
ton of 81. 500: the understanding is that
they are to make the subscription
$4,000 or $4,000 by the time the com
mission is ready to decide whether it
can so ahead
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Two Hopeful Republicans.

TT happens that President Mckinley
proportion of men whose hopeful
temperament makes good their lack Of
experience in political affairs. Secretary
Gage is man after this description
He is a delightfully."- sanguine gentle
man. lie started out To bring this
country IL the gold standard. and he
really believed he could do il as hand
lily as if the thing We're foregone and a
silver campaign had never been heard
of. What helped 10 keep him in this
mood was that in President Mckinley
he had a weak. shifting man To deal
with-he had his own way with the
president, and he started out on a
conquest of congress, hopefully and
with characteristic energy. lie isn't
making much Roadway with congress;
he won't make much But Mr. Gage
isn't easily daunted and when the gold
dispensation makes final shipWreck
you'll find that Mr.. Gage will lie the
last man 10 GO down.
II happens 10 be the same with Sec
rotary Long, who runs the navy end o.
the Mckinley administration. He is
well described as an amiable optimst:
Il is entertaining 70 notice with what
refreshing confidence he looks forward
to the immediate future Of the republic
can party He finds that the republic
cans are stronger than ever. that the
party is To receive in the next election
the help Of democrats whose number is
legion" and be sums up an interview
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Sutor-Your daughter, sir, is all the
world to he.
Father-Humph. Young man. you want
the earth.-Philadelphi North Ameri-
can.
George, father has failed
II hats just like hi-ti / told you all
along, darling, that lie vas going to do
all he could to keep us from marrying
Tit-Bits.
lie theatrically1-You have refused me!
Tomorrow l go to seek my fortune in the
Klondike.
she-May / have the refusal of you
when YOU return?-Puck.
why do you make such a row about
that umbrella YOU lost? Haven't you ever
lost an umbrella before?"
Yes. but this one was mine. Chicago
Record
You must be crazy"
"Must?"
THAT is the word If YOU won't be in
sane continued the lawyer for the de-
Tense. II see no way of saving your
neck. indianapolis Journal
Whters-Did you hear the shocking
news? Hugmann's great friend. Roland
Lambie, has run away with Mrs. Hug
mann?
Byles-You don't say so? I did not be-
lieve his friendship would go as far as
that.-Truth.
You belong TO what they call the en-
ploying class. do your" asked the party
with the large voice
Yes. sir. responded the party with the
double chin.
And you have a large number of peo-
pie in your employ. | suppose?"
Yes
Some of them minors too, of course?"
Yes"
That's what | thought. I'll bet = hum
dred dollars YOU run a sweat shop"
We'll, hardly. | run an ice house,
Chicago Tribune
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Spain's Musical Queen.

Spain is an accomplished musician. Not
only is she a good pianist and a clever
violinist. but she composes as we'll a
lullaby song of her composition, written
for her SON. is said to be very charming
She is the patroness of the young must
clans of the capital. Her ambition is to
popularize i'm Spain the music of the Ger
man composers. and TO this end she has
ordered that the Spanish military bands
shall include classical music in their rep
art aire
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NOW THE FIFTEEN SHOOTER"
New Revolver Invented by "A Jersey Cit,
Man Is Ingenious.

From the New York Journal.
A revolver that fires Is times at one
loading viii be on the market before
long as a boon to the unfortunate man
who can't hit a mad dog in less than
Is trials. or the cowboy who finds him
self cornered by a tribe of Indians. 1t is
the invention of Francis Reppard OF
Jersey City. There are two barrels
one above the other. The cylinder is
made in one piece, with an outer row
of 10 holes to fit the upper barrel and
an inner row of five to fit the lower bar
rel. There are two triggers, working
independently, to fire the separate
cylinders The revolver will emboiy
all the latest improvements of firearms,
having pin fire safety triggers, auto
matte shell electors and being hammer
less, a strictly up-to-date weapon.
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Pupils Mny lie Whipped.

Felix Langue. principal of the pafochiai
school at Natrona. near Pittsburg, was
acquitted i'm criminal court of charge
of assault and battery on Frank KATE
Il pupil The costs We're divided. Langue
was tried on this charge several weeks
ago and the jury disagreed. In chastising
KATE the principal accidentally struck
the boy on the head. Judge Porter in
structed the Jury that parents in sending
their children to school transfer their
right of control 10 the teacher.
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now live issue, and as this is one OF
Floridas attractions. il is urged that
something be done to stop this wholesale
slaughter. 1t is possible that the next leg
islature will come to the rescue of the
friendless allgators.
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TO ADVERTISERS.

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advertisers a bona fde paid circulation,
Daily and Sunday, three times greater
than that of any other newspaper pub
lshed in the state of Montana. Advertis
ing contracts will be made subject to
this guarantee.
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Standard from subscribers.
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