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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04

'T wouldn't marry the best man who ever lived" she exclaimed.
 Poor fellow,' murmured he; nobody seems to want that best man. What en- couragement is there, anyway, for man to be better than the common herd?"- Boston Transcript.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04

'I don't mind babies at all," said the baldheaded man as he sat down beside a woman with an infant-in-arms.
 Don't you, really?" asked the mother with a sweet smile.
 NO, never My wife minds them."- Boston Traveller.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04

A woman who has been arrested for bgamy makes the plea that of her trips to the altar made when she was in trance. If she can make the plea impress the court and jury nobody can ob ject, but the minister who performed the ceremony ought to be required to make plea oi some sort
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04

There is much opposition to the plan of publish ing list of pensioners No stronger argument could be made in its favor The country honors its worthy pensioners and gives them freely the to which they entitled. It wants chance to dishonor the other kind.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04

The burning of American flag by lot of drunken employees on board the liner St Louis has no great significance. It merely demonstrates that they very drunk indeed, which, considering the season, is not remarkable.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04

If Spain to take Weyler and clap him into jail all this talk about her displeasure at the way he is acting would lose its fairy tale aspect
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04

An Australian girl is in disfavor for having beaten witch to death A suspicion arises that the witch was not genuine, and the method of the girl was certainly crude When ancestors used to kill witches few generations ago they were careful to do it after trial in which prayer was a prominent factor and in the full consciousness that they serving heaven
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04

Cal. glace fruit 5oc perlb at TownsenGs.'
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04

Addressing the prisoners at San Quentin Sunday sn evangelist remarked that there many worse places, which is even Prisoners seldom attempt to break out of San Quentin, but out their efforts to break in have been frantic enough to at tract considerable attention. a.aA~-......
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04

Mocha pistache. pineapple cake. so5Lariin
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04

The San Diego doctor who has sued for SIo,ooo as fee for having soothed the last days of dying man will strike the general observer placing an inmodest estimate upon the value of his com panionship It is sweet of to be escorted to the gates of death by physician, but the figure quoted the citizen of ordinary will recognize the stern necessity of going it alone, and though perhaps tardily, will get there just the
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04

Mrs. Ellen H. Simpson, the widow of the great Methodist, Bishop Simpson, who died in Philadelphia the other day. organized the Women's Association of the Methodist Hospital, started the Silk Culture Association and the Western Temperance Home, West Philadelphia. She was also connected with the Indian Association, the Women's Christian Temperance Union, the American Uni versity, Washington; the Museum of Art the Home and Foreign Missionary socie- ties of the Methodist church, and a num- Der of Bible reading societies.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-04

The Emperor of China. who was care fully educated by an American mission ary, can speak and read the English lan- guage fiuently. He has positive horror of European doctors, and his diet is reg ulated by board of native medicine mon
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-27
$4,000 REWARD.

We. a committee appointed by the
fellow employees OF o j. DAILY. who
was murdered on the morning of Nov,
3. while performing his duties as an
election officer in Precinct s Of this
county, do hereby offer in behalf OF
said employees a reward Of 10000 for
information which will lead to the con-
viction Of the murderers.
JOSEPH NEvIN.
JOHN EARLY,
Mountain Con Mine.
JAMES BRENNAN.
JOHN LAIRD,
Green Mountain Mine.
JOSEPH M'GINNISS.
EUGENE KELLY.
Diamond Mine.
EDWARD, INQUIRE,
DANIEL GRIFFIN.
Bell Mine.
JOHN HANLEY,
DANIEL RYAN.
Neve Sweat Mine.
TIMOTHY LYNCH.
THOMAS MURRAY.
Anaconda Mine.
JOHN COLLINS.
WILLIAM PAGE.
st. Lawrence Mine.
Butte. Mont, Nov. II. 1s9s.-we do
hereby certify hat the amount OF the
above reward has been deposited with
US and will be paid according to the
terms OF the foregoing OFFER.
HOGE, BROWNLEE & CO..
RapEava
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-27
{ "oLo sLeurH" IS NO MORE.
Hanisn p. HaIsey. Writer Of detective
stories.


Harlan p. Halsey. better known by
his nom de plume, "OTd Sleuth." died
at his home, Ill McDonough street.
Brooklyn, OF cerebral hemorrhage Dec.
16. In addition to a remarkable fac
ulsy for rolling out thrilling romances
by the ream. ne was also gifted with
no ordinary ability in financial matters.
He was one Of the principal organizers
of the Hamilton Trust company, and
helped to organize the Kings County
Trust company. He was also a membe
OF the Brooklyn board OF education.
Halsey had many gigantic schemes
for corporations of almost every char
acter. His dream had been to form a
publishing company which would be
unique in it's character. and though his
scheme, which was as wonderful in It's
way as the stories he wrote. never was
fully realized. he never tired of discuss
ing IL with his intimate friends. n he
finally carried IL partly into execution
by publishing his own works.
Halsey's businesslike way and shrewd
manner of discussing political and
financial matters rather surprised a few
who knew him as the author of detec-
tive stories ne wrote for George Munro.
II is said he had a salary of $4,000 a
year for writing these tales of thrilling
~ eAAe tNthA fh,NsH
When hardly more than a boy Halsey
began to write for magazines. He was
employed on Frank Leslie's paper in its
younger days, and when but 16 years
old he wrote a novel of 800 pages. which
he had published at his own expense.
His first book in the detective series
was "Old Sleuth. or the Mystery OF Bay
Ridge" and this 50 interested George
Munro that Mr.. Halsey was hired to
write all these stories he could turn out.
The first book became famous and the
author adopted the name "Old Slsuth"
as a nom de plume and began dashing
off similar stories. When he first began
to turn them out for Munro he would
write with his own han at a marvellous
rate of speed and in such a way that
only an expert could decipher his writ
ing. In later years he YOU lie on the
sofa i'm his study and dictate to a
s~tenographer Is fast as the secretary
could take him.
Mr.. Halsey never failed to get off a.
least one of the intricate tales a week
and his average was close to two. At a
pinch he could write a tall of consider
able length and complicated plot in a
days time.
Indeed. he said to a friend five years
ago has he had already written 300
stories. and i'm 20 years he covered over
1000 pages OF novels and detective
stories. There was no end to his detec-
tive story fund and ne evolved the
story. plot and all. as he wrote or die
tated.
II Is estimated that Halsey leaves a
fortune of s5o0.0c0.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-27

Glasses fitted this month at reduced
prices by DIR. Dodd, rooms Z and s,
OMsleY.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-27
.Home for the Houday.."

II II is your intention to spend
Christmas and New Years with the old
folks at home. remember the Northern
Pacific is the shortest. quickest and
most comfortable route to all eastern
points. There are vestibule steam
heated trains carrying standard Pull
man first class and tourist sleepers. and
their excellent dining car service offers
passengers using this line all the con-
veniences of a first-class hotel. See
that your transportation reads via this
line, and the trip will be a pleasant
one.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-27
Notice.

The public will please take notice
that on and after Jan. I. 1899. Henry A.
Amiraux will be found at his private
studio. rooms l and 2. Beresford, II, w.
Quartz street. where he will be prepar-
ed to meet all his old. as well as new
pupils. for instruction on piano. as
well as other branches. Mr.. Amiraux
sewers his connection with Butte Con-
servatory OF Music al the end of this
year.
Butte. Mont, Dec. %, 1898.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-27

In the Sandwich Islands there Is a
spot called the Rock Of Refuge. IL the
criminal reaches this roc before cap
ture he Is safe as long as he remain,
there. Usually his family supply hirr
with foe until nc IL able TO make iii
escape. but he Is never allowed 70 Re,
turn. to his own tribe. 1-H4bss2
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-27
Something New In Wagons,

A Western Inventor has patented a
wagon which will turn around in a
small space. the reach being double and
X shape, with the ends attached to the
axles by hinges. so that when one end
of the onward axle IL pulled ahead IL
draws the opposite end of the rear axle
with IL. until they are at an angle of 20
degrees or over.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-27
Siegel
Cut=Price
Removal


We begin the Third
Week Of this Remark
able Sale Monday under
more favorable auspices
ever than the past.
We know what is
expected of us and we
rise to the occasion.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-27

were a weary way from arording salts
faction or Illumination or doing any
thing else but provoke unseemly Ian
guage last ear but II Is claimed that
an ideal lamp has been devised at last
and that all the leading lamp makers
will feature acetylene In 1889"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-27

Do you want to buy OF sell Boston
& Montana. Butte q Boston or Parrot
stocks2 We receive quotations from
Boston every 30 minutes. Thompson
Investment company. Z.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-27

Gold glasses for Xmas presents at re-
duced prices by Butte Optical Co. a.
West Park. where the lenses viii be
rented afterward free OF charge.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-27

The district courts and county offices
observed yesterday as a holiday and
little business was transacted by either.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-27

Newly furnished rooms at the New
York block. - West Park.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-16
THE VIRGINIA ROLLS.

Taking the President at his word-as
ne no doubt wishes us TO do-our congress-
men have now the golden opportunity to
secure a copy Of the Virginia muster-rolls,
which are on file in the War Department.
Let the era of good feeling be signal
lied by that act of justice TO Virginia.
Owing to the great fire of evacuation-day
at Richmond and the pillaging Of our
State Capitol at that time, Virginia has
no roster of the troops she furnished to
the Confederate army. But there is
nearly a complete roster held in Washing
ton, having been captured With the
archives of the Confederate War Depart
ment. Our State has long wished copy
of that roster. TO pay for it at the War
Departments rates for copying would cost
4J,OO0-a sum of money beyond the ability
of Virginia to appropriate for that pur-
pose But if the United States Goverh-
ment will kindly allow us 10 send our
own copyists there we can make a copy
for about 5000 Now let our Senator's and
Representatives take advantage of the
Presidents epoch-making speech to ask
the General Government to grant old
Virginias request.
We know of no single act possible for
the President to do that would be more
grateful to Virginians generally than for
him TO make smooth the way Of our
state authorities 10 bring to Richmond the
only lists In existence Of the men whom
this State sent TO the southern army.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-16
SILVER STILL ALIVE.
SO Saws tho Hon. William Jehh'hs'
Bryan to "a Newspaper Man.

Bryan to a Newspaper n""'
washington Correspondence Of the New
York World)
Our conversation turned toward the
issues Of the next presidential campaign.
"wIll expansion be the issue two years
hence?" was asked.
81 do not care TO talk about that sub
ject." was the answer.
do you think that the cause OF silver
IS dead?'
mot by any means" said Colonel
BRYAN. his lips COMPRISING and his eyes
taking on stern expression. Inc ST.
yer question Is as strong to-day as ever,
and IL will not diminish. The feeling
for silver is as strong now as it was
in 1896, when the opposition TO the gold
standard took it's stand upon the Chicago
patform. II was right then and 1t Is
right now. II will continue TO be right.
Every plank IN the Chicago platform IS
as strong to-day as II was in 1856, when
1t was adopted"
Then you do not think" asked the
correspondent. that the war has lessened
the Importance Of sllverY''
war sentiment is ephemeral." was the
reply. "rhe war feeling is temporary.
The war excitement has engaged the at
tention Of the people for awhile. but II
will soon Gle. Lake a fire, it draws a
crowd for the time. but the crowd soon
grows tired and goes back TO its normal
pursuits. So with the war. The silver
question will outlive any war that ever
occurred or ever will occur"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-16
THEY WILL NOT WORK.
The Negro Miners Imported Into
West Virg,nin.

CHARLESTON. KANAWHA COUNTY,
". VA, December 1j.-(Special)-Th two
carloads of negro miners brought into
the Kanawha eoal-helds yesterday from
Virginia arrived. but the negroes viii not
work in the mines. These two carloads
are but an instalment of the 1900 arranged
Tor by a committee of operators. through
Colonel Z. T. Herndon. Of Henshaw. The
United Mine Workers heard Of the scheme
to import negroes before they arrived,
and Henry Stevenson, president Of the
State Branch OK the National Miners
Union. appealed 10 Governor Atkinson 10
prevent the importation OF negro laborers.
He, Of course. declined TO interfere. As
soon as the negroes got of the cars. they
were urged TO join the union. which most
OF them did, and not one OF them Is at
work. The leaders OF the mine workers
declare they will allow none Of the 1000
To land unless they join the organization.
Trouble OF a serious nature is feared,
and troops may be called out. There are
two separate miners organizations in
West Virginia.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-16
FIRES IN ALBEMARLE.
A Negro boy Burned TO Death
Charlottesville Notes.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, December
l5.-(Special)-A lumber-house belonging
to W. II. Jones, at Warren, village
twenty miles south Of this city, was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday afternoon, with
all its contents of hay. grain, &c. The
loss was about g. 600, and there was prob
ably no insurance. Mr.. Jones's store
house and dwelling, which were near by,
as well as the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
way station, across the track, were saved
by the well-directed efforts of about fifty
railway employees, who happened to be
at Warren. The dwelling and the rail-
way station were badly scOrched. and the
windows were all broken. The goods
from Mr. Jones's store were very much
injured in removal and by water. All
trains on the railroad were delayed seve-
raj hours.
About o'clock last evening the dwell
ing-house OF Washington Coleman, a very
respectable and well-to-do cOlorcd man,
who lives near Howardsville. was de-
stroyed by fire. The FIRE, when dis
covered, had gained such headway that
il was impossible to rescue from the build
ing a l2-year-old colored boy, who was
confined to his bed by Illness. and he
was burned TO death.
Or. Charles a. Young has completed
his course OF lectures at the University,
on Bible Study. He will leave to-mor-
row for Athens. Ga, where. at the Uni
versity Of Georgia, he will lecture on
the Scriptures.
Mr. b. b. Maupin had his hand caught
in the rollers Of a cOrn-husker ana badly
injured. His hand was so firmly held
that the machine had to be taken apart
TO release him which required % minutes.
He loses three fingers.
News OF the marriage at Oxford, Kan,
OF Captain Philip G.. OmOhundro and Miss
Mai SheTDurn has been received here.
Captain OmOhundro is a native OF Abe
marie and son of the late Richard r. ONO
hundrO.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-16
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.

The Presidents speech at Atlanta
breathed spirit Of fraternity which
seems to have stirred the hearts Of the
people VINO heard him. 1t has been de-
scribed as an experimenting" utterance.
We trust that it may prove so. His tri-
butte 90 American valOr was happily
rounded of by the suggestion that the
North should share with the South the
duty of caring for the graves Of tho
Confederate soldiers.
We hope the Presidents sentiments will
be carefully noted by the Grand Army of
the Republic and cause it to reconsider
Its position with reference 10 rebel bat
tle-hags. As the case stands at present.
If the veterans of the Blue and Gray
were to unite TO decorate the graves Of
ConfedeTates and any one were 10 display
in line a tattered rebel nag. the Grand
Army men would have to withdraw in
stanter. Judging from his expressions at
Atlanta the President is not in sympathy
with the continuance of any such policy
es that. What he said was that the time
has now come i'm the evolution Of senti-
ment and feeling under the Providence of
we should share with you I'm the care of
the graves Of the Confederate soldiers"
II a Confederate soldiers grave De a
thing that may be properly honored-and
Mr.. Mckinley declares it is-the Grand
Army men should never again be found
baking at the sight of a tattered piece
OF Confederate bunting.
We have heard it suggested that the
President should have gone farther and
said the Confederate veterans ought TO
be placed on the United States pension
lists. Though we are not authorized to
say that all of our old soldiers would de-
cline such an offer if made, we risk no.
thing in asserting that such an offer is
not expected
We accept the Presidents fraternal eN-
pressions as evidence OF q better feeling
prevailing throughout the North toward
the South He is in close touch with his
people and rarely errs in reading their
opinions And we freely say that every
kindly word spoken; every kindly act
done by him and his people, will be APP
preclated and reciprocated by our people
We may be permitted TO doubt If it Is
q fact that sectional lines have been
obliterated or ever will be; stih we can
not but be grateful 70 the Executive Of
the Union for the direction ne has given
public thought in this matter. II the
movement he has started should meet
with a reasonable degree of success we
shall hear no more ''reber flag nonsense
from the Grand Army, and We shall ma
northern historians writing OF the war
If not with impartiality with better
understanding of the motives which actu-
ated US IN the conflict Of lS6l-'65 More
over, we shall Sino the national admin
sstration giving some of the big places at
Washington TO southern men. our sec
ton was ignored i'm the selection OF MI
McKinley's Cabinet and In his appoint
ments on several Of the most important
commissions. Lot that policy be reversed;
let the political and material interests OF
the South be fairly considered. and 1t viii
then be realized by the country that the
Presidents address at Atlanta was, IN
deed, an experimenting" utterance.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-16

set forth that all men are created Tree
and eouai" Now, the authorized YER
sion of the Declaration of independence
does not set forth that doctrine. It's
language is "that ali men are created
equal" Misinterpretation of the spirit
OF their declarations Is pretty rough on
the fathers, but Interpretation of the
text of their declarations is rougher SUD-
But our contemporary makes no better
out OF It after 1t drops sportive-
ness and satire and begins what
IL intends for serious argument.
When, says the Journal, Mr.. Jefferson
came 10 draft a scheme Of government
for the Northwest Territory in 1874, ne
did not permit any OF his political ideals
70 interfere with the practical task In
hand. Nobody, continues our contem-
porary. supposes that jefferson relin-
quished any OF his original enthusiasm
FOR the rights OF man, but he was not SO
dreamy q philosopher as to think that an
unsettled tract like the Northwest Ter
ritory was ready for universal manhood
suffrage, and he did not attempt to be-
gion north of the Ohio.
precisely. But the Journal Is arguing
for the right to hold Colonies or terri
tory indefinitely as such, and 1t proves
too much. 1t seems TO be as rusty on
the Northwest Territory ordinances as II
is on the Declaration of Independence
Had It recently "read up on these docu-
ments. It would we think, have been less
quick to appeal to Mr. Jefferson. It's
own "glittering generality" admission re-
garding the enthusiasm" Of the Sage or
Monticello loosens the props under lis
position, and the scheme Of government
for the Northwest Territory knocks them
clean out. The ordinance for the gov
eminent OF the Northwest Territory re-
ported by Mr.. jefferson in 1874, and upon
which the ordinance Of 1877 was largely
drafted. provided among other things
for the division Of the Territory into
embryo States. and ordained that it should
forever remain q part" Of and SUBJECT
TO the government of the United States
And that Mr.. jefferson vigorously an
tagonized a Colonial policy and the IN
definite exclusion from statehood of new
" acquired territory is strikingly accen-
tuated in his message on the Louisiana
purchase. with the wisdom Of Con-
gress," he says, 'it will rest to take those
Interior measures which may be neces-
sary for the immediate occupation ana
temporary government of the country
and for its incorporation into our
Union" Moreover, as we have pointed
out more than once, the doctrine of Mr.
Jefferson and the other fathers on this
subject has been affirmed by the highest
court in the land. AS Mr.. Vest well
said the other day, up to a recent date
that part of the decision in question
bearing upon this issue had never been
disputed by any tribunal or public man.
Verify, our imperialistie friends make
bad showing for their cause when they
attempt to put the early records in evil
dence. and summon witnesses from the
early school of craftsmanship.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-16
MAKE A FAD SHOWING.

Hon Winslow Warren, Of Boston,
having proposed, "satiricsly," we are
told, the formulation of new COnstitu-
ton for the United States, which would
negative most Of the fundamental doc
trines laid down in the Declaration Of
Independence. our usually staid ana
solemn contemporary, the Providence
Journal. becomes gay and glddy at the
Boston gentleman's expense. and proceeds
10 make him the object OF satire. But, in
its eayety and giddiness the Journal
gets badly muddled. In the course of It's
remarks II says that 1T was Thomas
Jefferson who wrote the Declaration OF
Independence. in which the doctrine was