The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-13

Aitcr making US a long anu kindly talk,
he asked If he was ever known to break
his word, and every man responded
no. Upon this, he informed US that
the first man or men who talked above
a whisper would be shot. And / know
he would have done il.
The position that / held was that
Of what we call second captain of S-inch
gun crew, and being i'm this position 1
had the opportunity of making two
shots" When asked IL he hit the mark
he was aiming at. he replied: Yes. if
] had missed ! would have been hooted
OF the boat. | shot az a range of 1000
yards and struck the Spanish flagship
both times.
After the total destruction was fin
isned by the American fleet, admiral
Dewey signalled to the commander OF
the Mccullough and told him to run
in the different streams and see IL Their
was anything else To take "a fall out
Of"
When asked how soon after the fight
the dispatch boat was sent to Hong
Kong, he replied: There were many
things the Old Man told us not to talk
about. and ] cannot answer that ques-
ton. but will say that it was some
time"
He is sick and is going To his home
TO gain strength, and at the expiration
OF his three months time ne has, says
that he will r%e-enlist. That the boys all
think the world of their admiral. and
that he has a warm spot for zach of
them. That he calls them his boys"
and that they call MIN the odd man.
meaning, of course, their father. lie
says that the fight was not much more
than good target practice, but that the
Spanish We're "stayeTs." That they
fought until their guns were sunk and
they had nothing left with which to
fight.
As he was sick and weary and tired Of
long travel, your correspondent did not
feel like burdening him with questions.
and ended the interview hy asking If
Dewey was p%rofane, and the look that
Went over his face at this question was
something indescribable and painful,
and your correspondent retired.
The political complications are some
Trims that would cause "A Philadelphia
lawyer many days to unravel i'm Flat
head county at present. 1t looks as If
the populists were trying to make med
icine with the democrats. They first
called their convention for the 10th and
now have changed it to The 18th, the
date of the democratic convention, and
IT some sharp fighting is not done they
VIII break into the democratic camp
that day. Some prominent democratic
politicians are i'm favor Of fusion and
others are bitterly opposed To it. The
i'Suli VIII not ne KNOWN unlll the l4th. |
The silver republicans are in a sore
strait. some of the most prominent
Of their central committee are
hguring upO deserving the cdmp and
joining the straight republicans, others
are trying to hold the party together.
hoping to be able To fuse with some
organization, no matter what. and
thereby save themselves, or some of
their friends who want Office. The
course they Will pursue on the 10th
cannot at this time he figured out.
They are like a ship at sea without a
ruuder.
The republican party will hold their
convention on the 2lst, and expect to
nave many of the silver republican
party GO with them, but until that time
1t Is still "A question of doubt as to
the complexion OF any Of the parties
ia this county. The presumption is
that the two old parties will go it
and let the balance rustic as
best they can. The republican call in
vites all republicans to participate.
regardless of past party affiliations.
ana VIII endeavOr to capture as many
as possible of the silver forces.
The situation at present is badly
mixed ana cannot at This time be solv-
I'd by the knowing ones.
The condition of the crops i'm this val
ley was never better i'm its history. The
yleld is turning out very good and in
many Instances will suTpass tina of last
year. One farmer who has threshed av-
ragged for so acres, AZ bushels of hard
wheat 10 the acre. This is, of course,
exceptional. but the yield will surpass
many of the grumblers and calamity
lowlers, who predicted that we would
not have half "A crop. The fact is. that
The quality of all kinds Of grain is the
very best ever raised in the county.
nor hnNinn ono haDI Of frpSNaJ yvl,,t -,
the Whole yield, something that has not
happened here for many years. If ever
before in its history. There are about
= threshing machines going from day
light TO dark threshing grain and they
viii be kept busy until the snow flies.
mt have this year stacked
heir entire crop, and should we have
'ain IL will be in condition To receive
I. providing they have not vet thresh-
'd II. Many have been i'm the habit OF
out of the shock. but have
rad 50 much grain RUNE by rain, that
hey are beginning TO stack more than
hey did. and as "A result, more grain
: given as the total yield.
The new extension of the Canadian
Pacific through the Fort Steele country
now reached the Kootenai river and
obstruction trains are busy hauling
reight for merchants in that country,
: Wen as material for building the road.
The consequence is that the steamboats,
n the river running from Jennings will
Don be out of a job hauling ore and
merchandise for that country. The inn =
nense supply of provisions that have
een furnished that country from Kalis- I
'ell is falling off and it is expected that
most of the provisions will ultimately !
he hauled nto hat promising country {
railroad. Two of the boats plying {
Jennings M Steele have tied !
~ and the others do not expect to run
1uCh longer.
The schools in Kalispell started up
his term with over 600 scholars en-
oiled and the different teachers are
aNing their hands fun in trying to
manage the large number Of scholars
have been assigned them. Our
chool facilities have become crampad
nd IL will be only a short time before