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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19

1@ Y running grand jury and an
extraordinary session of the
Michigan legisla ture simultan-
eously, Governor Pingree hopes to get
something out Of the latter body which
he could not get in regular session and
under normal circumstances The legis-
lature convened in Lansing yesterday
in obedience to the call of the governor,
who wants 1t to pass a joint resolution
providing for submission to the people
at general election next November
OF an amendment to the state constitu-
ton placing railways upon the same
basis for taxation as all other prop
erty. At present the railroads pay
specific taxes upon gross earnings. Ac-
cording to the Detroit Tribune, Cover
nor Pingree didn't make the grand
jury, but he has promptly recognized
an opportunity presented by it's &C
tivities and their effect upon members
Of the recent legislature. He thinks,
too that a good many statesmen are
exceedingly nervous over the proceed
ings Of the grand jury. and 1t has &C.
Cured to him that it Is a good time
to get something out of the house and
senate, which was not to be had before
some of the members were pretty
thoroughly scared That is the real
secret of his call for a special session.
He believes" says the Tribune, that
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BRAINS" or THE LNSURREC TON

From the Chicago Chronicle.
Once more General Oils has Aguin-
aldo penned up, bagged, dispersed. in
precipitate fight, hiding in disguise
and several other things. Once more,
too, he has captured 1.-The brains Of the
rebellion" He captured the brains
once two or three weeks ago in the
person of the president Of the Filipino
congress. But now he has captured the
brains again in another person. This
time General Otis has knocked out 1.-The
brains of the rebellion" in the person of
one Mabini
This brainy person Is described as
the directing power of the insurrec-
tion." He is further described by
members of McKnleys Philippine
commission as "the head and front OF
the insurrection." And he Is still fur
Their described by the same authorities
as an "old man" and a "paralytic.'
And the same infall Bile authorities as
sure US that Aguinaldo has been only
a figurehead" all this time. We heard
the same thing from the same source
when the other brains were captured
some time ago. Probably the old age
and paralysis of the second batch OF
brains are mentioned for the purpose of
further belittling Aguinaldo.
Isn't it strange that General Otis
should seem to be intent on capturing
or disposing of mere brainless figure
head? BY the way, it now occurs to
us that some of these commissioners.
or at least persons who swear by them.
have been picturing this same Aguin-
aldo as a cruel, selfish, scheming, auto
cratic person, who would surely be-
come a despotic military dictator if the
F1l.pinos were permitted to exercise
what the declaration of independence
calls the right Of all men. 1t occurs
to us that this alleged overmastering
spirit and despotic character of Aguin-
aldo has been paraded again and again
as conclusive reason why it should
never do to grant the Filipinos indie
pendence.
1t might be well for our imperialists
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1899.
SIXTEEN PAGES.


~ NGLAND hasn't had such
scare as the one she is ex-
periencng now since the early
part Of the century when she passed
her days in mortal dread of an inva-
sion by Napoleon. She is shifting ex-
citedly about, changing her generals
and seriously talking of changing her
cabinet. It is not alone the Boer war
that is worrying England, she lives in
fear of other international complica-
tions, Of trouble in India and China,
of the aggressiveness of Russia and
France. of a hundred accidents and
dangers now unforeseen.
1t is a serious crisis In the affairs of
the great British empire. The Boer
war, big as it is, may become thing
much bigger and more serious than at
present. If the farmers in Cape Colony
should cast their lot with the Trans
vaal and the Orange Free State the re-
sources of the two republics would be
more than doubled. The Transvaal
contains a population of aboue 100000
the Orange Free State of about 10000,
prising, therefore, if the British regard
with some anxiety the rumors that the
recent victories of the Beers have had
a demoralizing effect upon the Dutch
element Of Cape Colony The San
Francisco Bulletin observes that the
combined population Of the Transvaal,
Orange Free State and Cape Colony
would be about the same as the popu-
lation of the American colonies when
the Declarat ton of Independence was
proclaimed. The South African re-
publics have the advantage of greater
distance from the seat of British power
and of greater financial resources. If
the war should continue well into the
coming year the Rand mines, which
have been the cause of the trouble,
may be seized and made to contribute
no the support of the Boer armies.
With the active support of Cape Colony
the Beers would be able to put a force
of 10000 men in the field and sustain
it at that strength for months to
come.
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| in their attempts to Justify the war of
| subjugation In the Philippines to get
together and agree upon some one kind
of lie to tell about Agu1naldo. The
| American people are somewhat too ere
dulous in such matters, but they can
hardly be made to believe that Aguin-
aldo is at once q brain1ess ignorsmus-
wooden puppet and ngurehead put
forward by brainy men-and at the
same time man OF such tremendous
personal power that he Is able to make
himself the despotic master of his
people A man cannot very well be at
once powerful monster and brain
less puppet. Our imperial slanderers
would do well to get together and agree
as to the character they will ascribe to
Aguineldo.
A few years ago some of our grand
panjandrums Of the military establish
ment in Washington were of the opin-
ion that this ambitious and tremendous
idiot was a personase of sufficient i'm
portance to constitute difficult
problem" and they suggested that
probably the best way to solve him
was to get him killed in action" The
meaning of this atrocious suggestion
is lIdt IL any VI our LTUupS SlOUlu Get
within range of him they should not
take him prisoner; in plain English.
they should murder him. Nothing
more barbafous has been proved
against the Spaniards. The military
authorities of the capital surely must
think Aguina'do much more than
fgurehead If they think his solution
as a problem is important enough to
justify so revolving suggestion It
is only just to them to add that If they
have been correctly reported they 40
not look upon this solution as prohabl
This may be taken as a compliment
to the civilizat ton OF our soldiers In
the Philippines. Let US hope they
will prove themselves deserving of It.
Be that as it may, we may depend
on 1t that the pursuit of the idiotic
flgurehead, or whatever his imperial
friends may decide to call him, will be
relentless, ..
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not only the recalcitrant members, but
the lobbyists and bosses who Influenced
and herded them are likely to be more
docile now than they were a year ago.
He thinks he can summon the two con-
stitutional houses without converting
the third. He logically concludes that.
without the aid Of the third house, the
other two may find it difficult to man
ufacture plausible excuses for not per-
hitting the public to say whether or no
it desires a constitutional amendment"
This is ostensibly the governors sole
object: but, when this fundamental
matter has been disposed of. he may
see fit to submit by special messages
questions bearing upon municipal own
ership Of public utilities.
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CARRIED A cHtsEL IN HIS HEAD
Baltimore Man Who Had Remarkable
- Experience Lately.


- Experience Lately.
From the Baltimore Sun.
One Of the most remarkable accidents
in the annals Of surgery was bro light
to light yesterday by the aid of the X
rays.
About II weeks ago machinist en-
ployed in the shops of the Gelser Man
ufacturing company at Waynesboro.
Pa, was found lying urc nscious at the
side Of tire machine he had been oper-
ating. There was cut across the
bridge of his nose, another below the
chin and still another on one of his
legs. The machine lad contained two
steel chisels, each five and a half inches
long, one inch wide and one quarter
inch thick. One Of the chisels was
found lying on the floor near the ma
chine, but, although a dill gent search
was made, the other chisel could not
be found.
The injured man was given medical
attention at his home and later was
brought to Baltimore and taken to st.
Joseph's hospital on North Caroline
street. He was treated in one of the
wards, and after several weeks the
wounds healed. About three weeks
ago the patient began to complain of
a stiffness in the muscles of his neck
and later partial paralysis of some
of the nerves of the facc ard neck de-
veloped The conclusion was reached
that there was some foreign substance
in the wound, and it was decided that
the patient should be photographed by
the X-rays.
Yesterday an attendant at the hos
pital took the patient to the state nor
NAL school. the physical laboratory OF
which has one of the finest x-raxs
equipment in the country. Profess or
William C. A Hammel of the chair of
physics placed the patient under the
action of the rays and by means of the
Horoscope located the lost chieel in the
patients face and throat. The tool,
when 1t few from the machine, must
have struck on the bridge OF the mans
a. downward course, penetrated the
bones. flesh and muscles until it reach
ed almost to the vertebrae.
After locating the chisel Professor
Hamme1 made Photograph of the
face and head Of the patient. The radi-
ograph shows the skull and the bones
of the face and distinctly shows the
chisel.
The upper end of the tool Is shown
Just where the bony structure of the
nose begins and can be traced along its
entire length almost to the vertebrate.
The picture is so distinct that the
rounded edges of the chisel can be
plainly distinguished.
The chisel in it's course not only mar
rowly missed the tugular vein, but came
within q short distance of severing the
base of the tongue.
The patient before the accident, was
a strong. robust man, but he has now
become greatly emacieted on account
Of his inability to swallow solid food
He also experiences great difficulty in
articulating and 1t is with difficulty
that he can make himself understood.
It is expected that an operation will be
performed within a few days to re-
move the chisel.
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I T is gratifying to learn that the

TT is gratifying to learn that the
| momentous question of precedence
between the respective wives Of
General Miles and Admiral Dewey has
been settled. 1t took two cabinet Off
GERS and the presidents private secre-
tary to do it. All Washington society
was waiting for the decision, every
thing had to be held in allegiance until
it was known whether Mrs. Dewey or
Mrs. Miles had the pole. 1t was a
delicate and, no doubt an unwelcome
task, but the arbiters reasoned that if
'twere we'll 'twere done, 'twere well
'twere done quickly. How they reached
their decision we are not informed;
whether they debated the matter and
looked up presidents and authorities;
or whether they awarded Mrs. Dewey
the prize on general principles; or
whether they shook dice for it; nobody
knows. But the mOmentous matter is
decided, and Washington society may
at last set the ball rolling and plunge
up to its neck in the swim. The de-
cision will give general satisfaction to
the country at large. Mrs. Miles no
doubt is a most estimable and charm
Ing lady, but she will have to keep a
trile in Mrs. Dewey's rear.
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TT Is gravely to be feared that the
Colorado Springs Telegraph will be
charged with having Joined the
"Daly gang" and entered into a foul
conspiracy against W. A. Clark.
Commenting upon the recent inter
view, in which Mr.. Clark stated that
it would afford him great pleasure to
repel the charge of bribery If neces,
sary, by every member Of the legisla-
ture that voted for him, the Telegraph
says:
"In other words, the senator from
Montana is going to call as witnesses
the men who. if they admitted that
they received brides, would stand a
very fair chance Of sending themselves
to the renitentiary. 1t is little curl
Gus that Mr.. Clark should have the as
surance to call upon witnesses who, II
they told the whole truth, might in
crinnate themselves
The Telegraph Is published about a
thousand miles from Anaconda, the
headquarters of the DAILY gang" and
about two thousand from the office OF
Mr.. Clark's press bureau. Therefore
the paper may be able to view the mat
ter impartially. At all events, it GER
tainly appreciates at its true value
the character Of the testimony by which
the alleged senator from Montana will
take pleasure" in repelling the charges
against him. ".
No doubt Mr.. Clark will take pleas
ure" in repelling those charges in any
possible way, but if he thinks he can
do it by the mere denials of those
whom he is accused of brlbing, he must
have either very crude ideas Of the
weight of testimony or sublime and
trustful confidence in the gullibility of
the United States senate.
Perhaps Mr. Clark imagines that
they can satisfy the senate of his in
nocence, and their own, by simply de-
nying that they received any money
from him, and then refusing to explain
where their suddenly acquired wealth
came from upon the ground that it Is
private business" If so, he Is probably
cherishing a delusion from which he
will awaken with a jolt not unlike that
which man experiences when he falls
out of bed in his sleep.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19
HOME LIFE IN ALASKAN WILps
How Families Gather After the Arduous
Labors of the Dry.

How Families Gather After the Arduous
Labors of the Dry.
From Self-Culture.
An Alaskan hut is not the worst
place in the world-far from it. It's in
terror consists of square floor of
earth fianked on all sides by two wide
lodges rising one above the other like
terrace. On the lower one rest the
cooking, weaving and fishing utensils,
the knives and needles, pots and pans.
On the upper ledge, with much dis
play Of wonderfully woven blankets,
are the beds. In the center Of the
room glows the fire, the smoke cropping
its way out of hole in the roof. After
the days work is done and the stom-
achs of both people and dogs are full
the family gathers around the fire.
Facing the door sits the father, next
to him the mother; on the one hand the
sons and on TIE other the daughters,
even to the third and fourth generation,
it may be. Beyond these are the serv-
ants or slaves. Each has his place and
takes it as matter of course. without.
in the darkness, tire dogs clutter about
the door and howl. The mysterious
and implacable sea keeps up its thun-
der. The snow-capped mountains, with
their illimitable glaciers, lie just be-
yond.
The shafts of the northern lights
dart through the sky, Ike the harpoons
OF q Titan, with incredible celebrity. Is
1t strange that, amid scenes SO wild and
fearful, supersititons, also wild and
fearful, spring into existence? Or can
one be surprised that in an unlettered
country the story-tellers are Of mighty
power and tall tales that alright the
children TIL they scramble to the safe
81 eltsr OF their mothers arms7 When
the family sings in strange. broken, yet
rhythmical measures, the dogs howl
louder than before and the women sway
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WONDERS OF THE OCEAN BED.
some Strange Things That Might Be Seen
at Great Depths.

ak Great Depths.
From the Nineteenth Century.
The temperature of the bottom Of the
ocean Is nearly down to freezing point,
and sometimes actually below it. There
is total absence of light as far as
sunlight Is concerned. and there is an
enormous pressure, reckoned at about a
ton to the square inch in every 1000
fathoms, which is 100 times greater
than that of the atmosphere we live in.
At $500 fathoms the pressure Is so times
more powerful than the steam pressure
of locomotive when drawing a train.
AS late as 1889 leading zoologist eX-
planned the existence Of deep sea anil
mails at such depths by assuming that
their bodies were composed OF solids
and liquids OF great density and con-
tanned no air.
This, however, Is not the case with
air-inflated, swimming bladders, II
one of these fish, in full chase after its
prey, happens to ascend above GER
tain level Its bladder becomes distenu-
ed with the decreased pressure and car
ries 1t, in spite nj its efforts, still higher
in its course; in fact, members of this
unfortunate class are Liable to become
victims to the unusual accident of fall
ing upward. and no doubt meet with
violent death soon after leaving their
accustomed level and long before their
bodies reach the surface in distorted
and unnatural state. Even ground
tarks, brought up from a pth of M
more than 500 fathoms, expire before
they gain the surface.
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inherits his talent for drawing from
his father, Captain William Bradford,
who was painter of pictures. His
great grandfather was William Brad
ford, first governor of Massachusetts,,
one of the passengers on the May
flower.
Not all Of Mr.. Bradford's work has
been solely for his own amusement,
however. He has won several prizes
for cartoons drawn in connection with
an advertising scheme of local news
paper and seems in fair way to leave
the mechanics bench for the drawing
board Of the professional cartoonist.
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The Standard can be found at the fol-
lowing news stands:
New York at Aston House.,
Chicago at PostofIice.
Chicago at Auditorium Annex.
San Francisco at Palace Hotel
Denver at $50 Lawrence st.
Denver at 906 Seventeenth ST.
Salt Lake at 81 w. Second South ST.
Salt Lake at Salt Lake News Co.
All general business letters and corre-
spondence should be addressed TO the
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY,
Anaconda. Mont.
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The GalInnt Six Hundred.

Six hundred Americanized Scandina-
vians sailed for their old homes from
New York the other day to spend Christ
mas with their relatives and friends. The
interesting fact about the trip is that al
most all are wifeless farmers of tho
Northwest who do not expect to be WIFE
less when they return.
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is CLEVER AT CARTOON WORK.
Young Amateur Turns Out SEINE origi-
nal Idens md Good Drawing.

The increasing demand for clever car
toonists In newspaper and magazine
work has directed the attention of
many young women to that line of the
illustrators art and the ranks are
steadily recruited from the ambitious
amateurs who did not know their own
abilities until put to the test. Walter
r. Bradford, who is employed as
mechanic in the works OF a local type
writer firm, is one OF he cleverast
among the professionals Of Ciica-
70. For his own Amusement and the
employment of leisure hours he has
drawn a great many cartoons which
viii compare very favorably with some
Of the work published daily in the
newspapers Of the country. Bradford
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Ga.acre's Honest Confession.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
General Gatacre is entitled to credit for
one thing, at least When he runs UP
against a Boer position that is too much
for him he owns up to the fact like a
man, and does not burden the wires with
talk of the bloodiest battle of the CEN
fury or reports of a brilliant victory, fol-
lowed by "a concentration to the rear"
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eff Great Britain is ultimately sue
cessful in South Africa" says f. Ben
jamin Andrews of Chicago, "the pow
ers of the world will unite to resist
successfully her advance" Before the
powers unite for any such purpose,
however, they will wait till England
first catches her hare.
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suoYs THAT SAVE MANY LIVES.
whistlers Are Highly Priced by Mariners
Along the Coast

From the Augusta Journal.
One Of the most interesting aids to
navigation is the whistling buoys. There
are several of them off the cape and their
dull, hoarse groaning may often be heard
for miles. They are clumsy affairs Of
steel ranging in length from 30 to IS feet,
with an air tank shaped like pear.
about 10 feet high and feet IN diameter.
from which an 1S-inch pipe 20 feet long
protrudes.
These buoys may be seen at the light
house department storehouse on Diamond
island, where buoys of all kinds and
shapes are kept, ready to be placed over
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The Ladies Beg to Differ.
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald
1t Is Interesting to note that. among
all the college presidents, the only two
who think the new century begins on
Jan. 1, 1900, are those who preside over
colleges for women. This looks like
further conf1rmatio of the somewhat
popular notion that mathematics and the
fair sex seldom go together.
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From the Denver Post.
Many man who takes a wife as his
better half discovers later that she will
be the whole thing or jump the job.
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Roasting Senator FRYE,

From the New York World
Congressman Bailey insists that Major
General and Congressman Joe Wheeler
cannot hold two positions at once. But
now about Senator Frye? He holds the
position that the Filipinos are our allies
and also that they are our enemies.
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If Roberts is turned down by con-
gress he should go to Sulu and collab-
crate with the sultan. There the right
eous cease from troubling and the
polygamists are at rest.
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From the ST. Louis Post-Dispatch
Perhaps Lieutenant Monroe. who cap.
tured che 800 Filipinos with squad of 50
men, were he not a regular army officer.
might be written down in the hero class,
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AS a Christmas gift the queen will
give each of her soldiers in South AZ
RIGA half pound of chocolate in indi-
vidual tins. What's the matter with
half a pound Of ginger?
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AS an experienced traveller, Lord
Kitchener will find it more difficult to
make close connections with Pretoria
than Khartoum.
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COLUMBIA professor set

RI COLUMBIA professor set out
n early this year to get a con-
sensus of opinion from eight Of
best English critics as to the finest
poems in the English language. Ac-
cording to the verdict the best short
poem in the language is Keats
Nightingale" which received the
votes of all eight critics consulted.
After Keats comes Coleridge and Shell
ley, as 1.-THE Ancient Mariner" and an
lode to the Skylark" each received six.
Then follow long list with five votes
each. In this list is included "Kubla
Khan" by Coleridge; lode to the West
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Lord Roberts is g. but possibly Eng
land is proceeding on the theory that
rather than trust to Butler any longer
any old general will do.
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General Buffers reverses have a for
m:dable rival in those of the Produce
Exchange Trust company's.
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Daily and Sunday, one year ......... $40. 90
Daily and Sunday. six months ........ 500
Daily and Sunday, three MONTHS. 90
Daily and Sunday. one month ........ 100
Sunday, one year .......,.........2 200