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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29
The Philippines.

, THAT about the Philippine
M islands? Big and little, there
are about six hundred of them.
the largest having forty thousand
square miles. and the smallest being
hardly the size of a ifty-foot lot. They
are Of volcanic origin and even at the
present time volcanic eruptions and
earthquakes raise havoc with them.
They lie entirely within the tropics and
the vegetation they produce is Of the
grandest character. The extensive ex-
port aud import trade OF the island is
in the hands Of foreign houses, u the
great disgust of the Spanish. who never
weary in their attempts 10 frame legis-
Iation for the ruin OF these money-mak-
ing interlopers.
The population of the islands il estl-
mated at from eight to ten millions.
nearly all of them natives. who are di-
vided into something like tive hundred
tribes. each with its peculiar dialect and
customs. viii the single exception II
the Negritos. these tribes are Of Malay
extinction. The Negritos are a race Of
dwarfsh blacks. confined at present I"
a few Of the loftiest mountain ranges.
The tribes Of Malay origin vary in their
development from a state of absolute
savages To- civilization. Tbs interiors Of
several Of the larger Stands are popu-
lated by nearly naked tribes, many Of
whose members have never seen a white
man. Having nothing TO excite the
cupidity Of the Spanish. they are. and
seem likely to remain. completely in
dependent.
Extreme poverty is the rule among
the civilized natives. and its cause is
found in the heavy burden of taxation
imposed upon them by their Spanish
masters. Every person more than
IA years ~ age n required to pro-
cure annually a credula personal. oI
document OF Identification. the charg'
for which varies from si.50 % s25. ac.
cording to the means Of the applicant
Should these sums seem insignificant }
must be- remembered that the average
native has little or no opportunity 4
work for hire; that IL he does succeed II
securing employment his wages arr
often not more than Ave cents per day
and that he is usually unable To- dispor'
Of his farm products for cash. beln'
compelled 10 exchange them for othe
commodities. In addition 10 this per
! sonal tax there is u tax ON cocosnu
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29
The Cabinets Health.

- UMORS of cabinet changes I'm
~ addition to those recently an
nounced. are persistently re-
ported. Mr.. smith has taken the place
of Mr.. Gary, Judge Day is the success
sor OF Secretary Sherman; the predic-
ton Is that. before the war Is many
weeks old. Secretary Ions will be out
Of The navy department and Secretary
Alger will yield to a successor in the
war department.. In each case the
plea is i'll health. Mo- So very much
is known about Mr.. Gary's Casa
sufficient case Of i'll health was made
out for him, however, to give color to
the report that physical considerations
prompted his retirement.
With Secretary Alger it Is different.
The public knows that during many
months he was SO seriously i'll that his
life was despaired Of; n 1t is also
known that when the threat Of war
occasioned a stir in cabinet circles.
General Alger returned To his duties.
although at perilous risk 20 life and
health.
II Secretary Long breaks down, it
will he no wonder. He V was a
robus man. for years he has been in
delicate health. one can believe that
the strain on him is tremendous. and If
I the announcement comes any day that
he is about to retire, that will not he a
surprise. Doubtless the administra-
ton experiences relief as the result of
the retirement of Secretary Sherman.
whose unfitness for official duties be-
came painfully apparent.
That was some relief. bu; the cabinet
service in time of war is such as to
put severely to the test the full strength
of robust men: So that, II word comes
that considerations of health had COM
PEELED the withdrawal Of the secretary
OF war and the secretary of the navy,
the public will not be taken by sur
1 prise.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29
Passing Mention.

Queen wilhelmina of Holland Ii fond of
art. but has declared that she wholly dis
likes music.
English brook trout grown in Few Zeal
and rivers Ii exported back to england
in cold storage.
There have been 1000 deaths from the
plague In India SO far. according to n re-
cent report by the secretary for India to
parliament.
written a farce for the Cettinje stage. en-
titled How One Is Born" He had pre-
viously written a tragedy.
A bugle on which the charge was sound
ed that sent the Light Brigade to destruc-
ton at Balaklava was sold at auction In
London recently for 1885.
Standard Hill Farm. near Northallerton
on which the battle of the Standard De-
tween King Stephen and the Empress
Maud was fought i'm 113S. is offered Tor
sale.
Robins statue of Balzac. over which the
sculptor and the Societe de Gems de
Lettres quarrelIed. owing 10 the scuIptors
slowness, is finished at last. II will be set
up In the Place du Palais Royal.
Liverpoors chamber OF is
considering the plan of bridging the Mer-
sey by a suspension bridge 80 feet above
high water. with q central span 1000 feef
long and two side spans each of loo feet.
The estimated cost Ii Sl2. 500. 900.
Karl Marks daughter Eleanor has
completed a consistent socialistic career
by ending her own life with prussic acid.
She lived with the socialist DR.. AvtltnG
and bore his name. but at the inquest he
asserted that they had never gone
through the form of marriage.
Sir Henry Hawkins. the sporting jus
tice of the queens bench. though he Is 10
years of age. does not intend to write his
memoirs. He says: IF you begin by gay
ing what a splendid fellow you are they
call you egotistical. and as for saying
anything against myself. I'll he hanged IL
l will. Would you"
NJ. Brunetiere has lost his case against
the author of the tragedy "FredeGonde'
In the court of appeal. The decis on is
that the French law is clear on the SUBJ
ject of criticism. and that an author
whose work Is reviewed unfavorably has
the right to reply at any length In the
columns of the periodical that criticised
him..
Berlin cemeteries are now infested by
people who try to lift the gravestones In
the hone of finding bank notes under
them. Grunenthal, the government bank
official who IL accused Of having appro-
| priated either misused bank notes or notes
withdrawn from circulation. had picked
out graveyards as hiding places for his
plumber Large sums have been found by
the police under three gravestones al
ready.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29
Electrical CIeaningS.

Tho Bulawayo railroad. in the Trans
vaal. has just been completed and the
town of this name lighted by electric
lights.
The recently constructed shops OF the
Reading Car Wheel company at Reading,
Pa. employ electric power exclusively and
are lighted by electric lamps.
In a new N-ray tube the anodc. which
is liable to become heated. Is constructed
of n hollow platinum disc. which is cooled
by the circulation in 1t of a stream of oil
or water.
The London Institution of Electrical
Engineers comprises 2.762 members, made
up of one honorary member. Ia foreign
members. 6l9 members, LIZ associates and
27 students.
Motor Cars were one of the features of
the lord mayors parade recently held in
London. An accumulator carriage repre-
sented the progress of 1891, following the
famous Rocket engine of 1887.
ST. Georges church I'm Berlin is to he
lighted with electricity. and an organ
blowing mechanism Is to be actuated by
a 2Ia horsepower motor. a motor of 10
horsepower is also to be laid down Tor
ringing the bells.
A recent decision Of great import to
many existing street railways has Just
been handed down in the New York court
% dDItdlTs " 49,
permissible for "A street railway company
TO use any portion of the tracks of an
other line. either by lease or agree
ment.
To solder or not to solder connections
in telephone and Geographic lines has
been a mooted question for a long time,
II generally being conceded. bowever
that a soldered joint was the only safe
thing. Recent tests under crucial practi-
cal conditions indicate that the resistance
of a welI-made mechanical joint is not ap'
preciable. so that soldering is an unnec'
essary expense.
The latest extension of the trolley
freight service is for the shipment of cat
tie. a case being reported from Mason
City and Clear Lake Electric railroad
The road is II miles long and passes with
In "A short distance of many of the bes'
farms in Iowa. At Mason City the stock
is transferred To regular trains for tht
Eastern market. This line will soon be eS-
ended to take i'm other m dis
tricts.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29
The Law Of Blockades.

- y interesting chapter of inter-
n national military law. and the
n perhaps. that is the least
commonly understood, Is the theory
and practice OF blockades. Their OBJ
ject is simply tn starve out the encm"
In the accomplishment Of this obi ect
they have given rise to numerous and
complicated points Of law i'm the past
and the adjudication of all these con-
troversies regarding the rights Of neu-
trails TO trade with blockad"i norts has
finally SO simplified the subject that IT
seems as If all possible contingencies
are provided with a ruling. 4 W:I.'r
in the Chicago Journal on the L gal
Phases of the War discusses the sub
ject with unusual clearness. Accord
ing to the authority. IL lis not a viola
ton of neutrality for neutrals To liiow
the departure of blockade runner
from their ports. 1t is possible a great
many ten will be made by The
merchant ships of nations friendly To
Us. England. France or some of the
South American states. TO escape the
vigilance of SIMPSONS souadroh and
run supplies into Havana or some q
the other closed Cuban ports being
attracted thereto by the high prices
that are going TO prevail in the islahd,
snd the enormous profits To be made.
But that will not be a violation Cf neu-
trality nor will IL be cause for a rup-
ture of friendly relations. as though
such countries had permitted the de-
parture of privateers against US.
Blockade nner are not privateers.
Every one has a right to run he
blockade if he can. The b~elligerent
blockade has a right to catch him #
he can. Proclamations of neutrality
usually inform subjects II they engage
in blockade running hat they will
rightfully incur and be justly liable 10
hostile capture and to the penalties de-
nounced by the law of nations in that
behalf" But that is all. unless the
friendly country's municipal law has
made IL an offense. The convention Of
Paris OF 1856 declared: "Blockades. in
order to be binding. must be effective:
that is to say. maintained by forces
really s~uficient 10 prevent access lo
the coast of the enemy"
Should the North Atlantic squadron
be compelled TO retire temporarily by
a storm. however. that would not
raise the blockade. What Is an effect.
i've blockade is a question of fact and
not of law. Public notification cam
make a blockade. IL In presumed ever,
eating master In the countries notified
knows It. and IL he attempts to run
into the closed port he cannot plead
ignorance of the state Of AFFAIRS. No
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29
The Defenses of New York.

ATURALLY. since war started,
N the question of defense for the
~ metropolis of the nation has
been a matter of solicitous inquiry. ON
that score much has been printed since
the war talk became serious. The most
compact statement We have seen oil
the conditions in New York's cnvirons
was printed in the New York Times.
This statement has been so widely
quoted that doubtless it has fallen
under the eye of many of the stand
ards readers. II is. however. well
worth repeating in summary.
The Times declares New York and
BROOKLYN to be as safe from Spanish
shells as Chicago. II says the heaviest
guns in the Spanish fleet would be
able. from land. to throw shot not more
than ten miles at most. and not over
eight miles with any accuracy, while
six miles is the greatest range tina can
be expected when fired from on board
shin. owing To the impossibility Of get
ting the elevation necessary for "A great
er distance. To get this range, IL says.
Spanish vessels would be forced to
reach a station in Long Island sound
below Throgg's Neck or i'm the upper
bay. north of the Narrows. Throggs
Neck being eight miles from the mouth
of the Harlem river. and the Narrows
eight miles from the Battery. The
chances of a Spanish fleet approaching
New York from the sound may at once
be dismissed. Eve with skilled pilots,
able to guide them through the chan
| nels at the further end, the vessel
would simply invite destruction from
torpedoes and mines before they had
passed Gardeners island and sag Har-
Dor.
Turning To the other entrance. the
Times says tha in order to reach the
upper bay. the vessels would be obliged
TO pass. first. the Notifications at Sandy
Hook, where a heavy armament of guns
and mortars exists. ready for use and
capable of throwing shells up to 500
pounds weight a distance of from
eight to ten miles. while the mortar bat
teries, i'm groups of four. can drop
Shells WIN pittlSith III +" NJ" 80
feet square at a distance of at least
eight miles and with such rapidity as
to insure a practically continuous
shower of these destructive missiles
along the track when any vessel
would be obliged to traverse.
If 1t were possible for AN attacking
squadron to pass through the fire OF
these mortars and the guns at Sandy
Hook. II WOULD instantly pass within
range of the guns and mortars of For
Hamilton and of those on Staten Island
on the opposite side of the Narrows
while along the route thus taken the
explosives would be doing their deadly
work. The Times quotes the declara-
ton of an officer with the facts that "a
Spanish admiral could no more get
within range of New York city that h,
could sail through the lake of fire on 9
AXE Of ice" In these words the stu
alton on Manhattan Island is presented
by a New York newspaper which SCENT
to have warrant for the emphatic ex'
preston of the opinion that the metrop
Ollie has no cause for anxiety.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29
Work Only Eight Hours "A Day.

In New Zealand an eight-hour day. or.
to be more exact. a 4S-hour week. is COM
p,Isory for all women working in mills
and workshops. and all children under II.
They are not alloyed. to work overtime
for more than 20 days a year. and then
they are limited to three hours extra a
day. and the written permission of an in
spector must be obtained. In the case
Of adult men the government does not
interfere with their hours of labor, save
i'm exceptional cases. but the eight-hour
day is general. though not universal,
throughout the colony. In Wellington
the average wage of adults in engineer
ing works Is c. los Sd a week; molders
average Sc 13s Sd. patternmakers 81 IS
and adults in electrical engineering WORKS
CT Is Al.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29
Mo.t Curious Of Plants.

parhaps the most curious fad pursued
nv the wealthy land owners Of England
is the training of various vines and SHRUBS
to represent human figures and pieces OF
household furniture. like chairs and Ia
bles. In one case a large bush had peen
pruned and trained until II assumed tne
shane of a round table laden with spirit
,becanters and wine glasses. perfect in
every detail. A famous group OF shrun
are the Siamese twins and the princess
81 wales. Thousands OF people nave
gone to the estate where these UNIQUE
shrubs are planted and paid an ADMISSION
10 see them at close range.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29
Personal Notes.

In spite Of his On years. Count Tolstoi Is
a man of great physical vigor. During
the winter just passed he was frequently
seen on skates.
Miss Anna Kitchener of New Philadei-
phia. Ohio. is the only woman railroad
superintendent i'm the world. Her father
owns the Tuscarawas Electric road. n line
IL miles long. and his daughter manages
IL.
Mr.. John Stewart Grossly. the retired
comedian. has offered his large property
near Baltimore for the establishment OF
a school for the orphans and "a home for
the widows of those who persisted on the
Maine.
In a Cincinnati lecture on "Heredity'
the other day Professor Millikin said ne
had discovered that all the winner OF
great boat races in England were for the
most part of a very few families VINO
lived at Newcastle-on-Tyne.
English Jews are much gratifed at the
appointment Of Mr.. Eicholz to an inspec-
torship of schools. He was the frst jew
ish fellow of Emmanuel college. Cam
bridge. and Is demonstration OF PHYSIOLOGY
and lecturer in chemical physiology III the
Cambridge Medical school.
Rev. Charles r. Stowe. son of Harriet
Reecher Stowe. has given To the Con-
/ necticut Historical society the peution
started by the Duchess of sutherland ana
signed by thousands OF English women
asking the American women To do all IN
their power to abolish slavery IN TINS
country.
Henri Lamedon. the literary hero OF tue
hour in Paris. Is less than 40 years OF age
lie began his career as a Journalist. writ
ing for various papers a series OF sauires
directed against the eI.Ie OF the rencn
capital. From this he became a writer OF
/ comedies and has achieved a tremendous
success in that field. His work wou.u
have TO he expurgated before II would
| prove acceptable to American audiences
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

is the mere intent to run h blockade
enough TO satisfy seizure of the prop
erty. There must be an accompanying
overt act. II the blockade is raised In
favor II citizens of the blockading
country IT is raised for all. and the
fact would he a good plea in a prize
court. A belligerent cannot use this
weapon simply to monopolize trade.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29
Current Comment.
Saving "a Great Deal.

From the Chicago Journal.
II IL as impossible for a certain sort OF
European To appreciate the motives OF the
United States with regard TO Spain as IT
is for the Mark Hanna type of American
business man to appreciate those motives.
And that is saying a great deal.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29
su.pendin~ Hpstiiitie..

From the Washington Star.
General Gomez has pretty thoroughly
established the impression that any prop
osition to suspend hostilitics is likely 10
result in suspension by the neck of the
people who bring II.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29
Not puin That Way.

From the Washington Star.
Senator Quay has not seen fit to meet
Mr.. wanamaker's proposition to equip a
regiment from his regular employees, by
an offer to put an army of well-disci-
plincd, practical politicians into the held.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29
Is the e Sort.

From The Seattle Times.
when Senator Foraker of Ohio ranged
himself on the side of Teller. Morgan.
Turpie and other o~ut-and-out Cuban
leaders. he showed his manliness and abii-
ity to act in behalf of his country.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29
The Queens Mail.

About 5000 letters are addressed to
Queen Victoria yearly from her SUBJECTS
Those that are not stamped are not TOT
yarded nv the officials. The queens let
tiers have precedence of all others, ana
are forwarded to Windsor by special mes
senger from the general postofhce.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

Mother. may / go out to fight? oh,
yes. my darling sonny: go down to Key
West and catch a prize. and send me
up the money.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

When the news of the bo~mbardment
of Matanzas reached Madrid. 1t made
a stagger at running the press censor
ship blockade and was badly worsted
in N engagement.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

While the queen regent is congratu-
lating herself that the rainy season of
cuba is at hand. she is filled with APP
~prehension lest the reigny season of
the Carlists Is equally imminent.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

At the first real good American VIC
tory the crowd around the festive bull
letin board will be one that cheers and
inebriatcs.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

From the New York World.
1t will make grim old Gomez smile to
hear of our gigantic preparations to drive
the Spaniards out of Cuba. With one
quarter the force we are now mastering
he would have lone the job two years
ago.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29
Dinciey's High Taxes,

From the Chicago Record.
Brother Dingley's manly countenance
beams with the delight of a noble purpose
as he pegs up his new wal tarin as high
as he can reach without standing on a
step-ladder.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

After preventing the enlistment oil
the Kansas National Guard. Governor
Leedy might at least show sufficient
regard for the United States to Is
sue a proclamation of neutrality.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

The announcement that many Ken
lucky girls are enlisting as nurses Is
additionally comforting. The Ken
lucky girls must be the right sort or
bottle holders at a fight.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

The girls the Butte boys leave behind
them will hold them in remembrance
even more ardently than they do the
Maine
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

So the paymaster has been visiting
the Spanish ships. Instead of pesetas,
there'l be hell to pay mex payday.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29
IRVING To Hurry Weyler.

From the Chicago Record.
II General Wcyler is coming over Ia
take command Of the Spanish forces in
Cuba he would better hurry up - thu
fuss will all be over before his arrival.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

1t is to be hoped that the good people
of M~atanzas-but good people must be
as scarce in Matanzas as Spaniards in
heaven.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

by stopping all Geographic communi-
cation from st. Vincent. Portugal seeks
to throw a cloak over the cold work OF
the Spanish fleet In addition to the
comforts 81 a cape.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

IL the Spaniards were game. there
must have been good shooting at Ma
anzas last Wednesday.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

If Spain wants thai load of lumber
back. she ought to have it. She'll need
IL for coffin purposes.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

AS To crossing the Atlantic. the wick
ed and ungodly Spanish fleet isn't even
making the sign Of a cross.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

Doubtless the hardest working man
in the Whole business is the press GEN.
sor who edits the Madrid bulletin
boards.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

Most Americans can remember the
Maine without the assistance of m
artificial system of mnemonics.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

During the first week Of the war we
tool about all the prizes while Spain
mad a cleanup of the surprises.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

Although Portugal seems to be too
small TO take a broad view of IL. she
may be big enough to take a broad
Sida
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

Admiral Sampson seems To have run
the Matanzas earthworks business into
the ground.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

II war is hell. it's remarkable how
many thousands of good people are
willing and anxious 10 go there.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-29

ION to Helena" is the cry of the
Montana National Guard. preliminary
to "On to Havana" next week.