The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-08

| of the county Senator Campbel, ba 6
| opposed Clark to the bitter end and
people of all parties who are candid
enough to be fair and fearless enough
to be outspoken are glad that he did.
The senator has always been known
as a fearless and outspoken man and
now the people are sure that he is hon
est as well as fearless, and the knowl-
edge of this fact will not come amiss
should the senator be made a candidate
FOR further honors within the gift of
Park county's voters
An important meeting of The city
council was held here this evening. The
meeting was largely attended as
great deal of interest is taken in this
CITY III two measures which were dis
posed or by the council this evening.
one was resolution introduced by
Alderman c. S. Hefferlin practically
abrogating the contract with the cleo
trlc light company, and the other re-
quest from Thompson Bros. to receive
permit to use the streets and alleys
for the erection of electric light poles
and strlnging wires Both of these
purposed measures were Withdrawn this
evening. There is a strong sentiment
here in favor of the city owning the
electric light and water works plants.
and the withdrawal of the motions be-
fore the council is looked upon as a tri-
umph for the populsts of the city, who
favor municipal ownership and do not
favor granting a franchise or permit
until the question is settled by a vote
OF the people. The mayor appointed the
usual clerks and judges of election and
his appointments were ratified by the
council.
Railroad circles were all agog to-day
over the resignation of Chief Dispatcher
c. A. McCune. which occurred this
morning. Mr.. McCune has worked for
the Northern Pacific at this place for
the past seven years, and has always
been regarded as one of the most eff
Gent railroad men in the capacity in
which he was employed to be found
anywhere on the system. His friends
have known for some time that he con-
templated resigning and leaving rail-
road work for a more cungenial occu-
patton, and to them his resignation did
not come in the nature of a surprise
as it did to many. His successor has
not been named yet. Mr.. McCune will
not resume railroad work and his resig-
nation here is made with other business
ventures in view.
Sunday engine No 337 was brought
to the shops at this place from Billings
for repairs. The day before an accident
occurred to one of the men employed
at the coal docks in Billings while the
engine was being coaled, and the in
Jureu man was placed In the cab and
taken to the round house, from which
place he was taken up town on the en-
CINE to receive medical attention.
While passing the docks the cab of the
engine struck the coal chute, which had
been used in loading, and was not
raised to permit the engine to pass,
and the cab was badly smashed and an
other accident to the injured man mar
rowly averted.
The board of county commissioners
met in regular session Monday. The
order of business includes examining
accounts of officers, auditing bills, BUSH
ness pertaining to schools. poor farm
and roads and the transaction of such
other affairs as may come up in the
routine business. R. B. Kelley, chair
man, L. Fl. Van Dyck and N. Ebert
constitute the board, and it is expected
that a week of hard work is before the
three.
Maurice Roth of this city received a
letter this week from G. 7. Heaton, one
of the Livingston volunteers at Manila.
which gives a very interesting account
of life with the army in the Philippines.
Accompanying the letter is picture of
Fort Malate after the bombardment by
Dewey, showing the walls shattered