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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-09-28

Milwaukee, Sept. 24.-At the annuaI
meeting of the Chicago, milwaukee, X
St. Paul Railway company in Milwau-
kee Saturday, Second Vice PRESIDENT
Albert ]. Earring was elected president
of the company, vice Roswell Miller
who was elected chairman of the board
of directors.
Mr.. Miller's retirement from me
presidency was entirely out
side of the inner circles OF the MllWau-
kee railway. 1t is an exact parallel Oh
the change that recently took place III
the Canadian Pacific, by which Presl-
dent William H. Van Horne became
chairman of the executive boara anu
Vice President Thomas G. ShauSh-
messy became president. This change
in the organization will relieve MT.
Miller of a large part OF his operative
duties. and confine his duties to the u
nancial affairs of the company Whlie
Mr.. Earring will have absolute charse
of all matters of operation.
Although Mr.. Earring is now the ac-
tive head of the company, MI Miller
II g announced, will continue to direct
its policy and its most important al
fairs. Mr.. Miller desired to De re-
1ieved of some of the responsibility ana
routine work. His health is not us
good as it was some years ago ne
organization of the railway Is now
similar to that of many large eastern
roads.
The new board of directors remains
the same as last year with the eAcep-
ton of A. j. Earling of Chicago, elect.
on in Mace of Charles II. Dlckey OF
New York, The full list OF officers
elected by the board of directors was
President, A, j. Earring, Chlcaso'
vice president, Frank S. BOND, New
York: general manager, w. u. COL
Inns, Chicago; general superintendent
II. r. Williams, Chicago; secretary
p M. Meyers, Milwaukee; treasurer
f G. Quincy, Chicago; auditor w. N
ID. Winnie, Chicago; general COUNSEL
George r. Peck, Chicago; general So
rcitor. Burton Hanson, Chicago.
The stockholders agreed to purchase
the following roads: Central illinois
e. Wisconsin road running from Rock
TON to Rockford, H.. Chicago Paci-
fc road from Chicago to hlttredse'
Ill: Chicago Evanston u Lake gu
perior road, part of the St PAU roao
of Illinois running from the Wisconsin
state line to Chicago; Western UNION
road from Racine to Port Byron juno
tion. H.. and from Elkhorn to Eagle
Wis. and the Cook, Lake Il McHeniy
counties road now being built from
Libertyville to Spring Grove, H.
Roswell Miller, the retiring presl-
dent, came to the Milwaukee ROAD III
"a as assistant to the general manager
He became general manager after b D
Nerrills death and in 1890 succeeded
Alexander Mitchell as president, lie Is
regarded as one of the ablest railway
managers in the country and his con
troll of the system has been pronounced
shrevd, conservative and successful &c
a high degree.
Andrew ]. Earring was born in Rlch-
field, Washington county, Wis, Jan
10 1S4S He entered the service OF
the company in 1866 as telegraph
operator.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-09-28
FASHION NOTES FROM PARIS.

Beware OF the tunic! 1t is certainly
the grande mode Of the moment, but |
am told by one OF the makers Of the
mode that 1t will quite go out in the
autumn. So do not put 1t into cloth.
II IL astonishing how much cloth Is
still used, even for the most ephemeral
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-09-28

At Bath. Me-. the new torpedo boat
Craven was successfully launched.
She was chrIstened with American
champagne by Miss Amy Craven OF
Philadelphia, granddaughter OF the
late commander for whom the boat was
named.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-09-28

What perfect idiot | am" walled
Slumber. And for the purpose OF con-
soling him his wife absent-mindedly
remarked. mo one is perfect, VIII.
liam. It'd Bits.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-09-28

Charles " whitman, the million
aire breeder OF Hereford cettle, died IN
Denver, aged 40.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-09-28
EARLING PRESIDENT
SUCCEEDS MILLER AS HEAD OF
MILWAUKEE ROAD.
CHANGE CAUSES SURPRISE

Retiring President in Office Since 1890
When He Took Mitchells Place
Stockholders Agree to Purchase
Number of Lines Now Operated IN
Connection With Milwaukee Road.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-09-28

Otis has informed the war depart
ment mail sent by the Morgan City was
lost In the wreck OF that vessel.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-28
They Don't Like 1t.

AXE CITY in South Carolina is
the town that would not approve
President McKinley's appoint
ment Of a colored man to the office of
postmaster. In February of last year
the people of Lake City murdered
Baker, this colored man, and his infant
child. The mob set fire to the house
and burned to ashes the body of father
and child. Bakers wife and two child
managed to escape from the burning
building, and they kept in hiding In the
woods until the mob had dispersed.
Bakers color cost him his life; the
grievance against him was that he
could not be permitted to be post
about white mans government. After
the murder of Baker, the government
discontinued the postoffice at Lake
City. Since then the people living
there have been compelled to go to
railroad station several miles distant
to get their mail. The congressman
in whose district the town is situated
complains that the actlOn OF the gov
eminent is causing great annoyance"
to the residents at Lake City.
The fact ought to be taken into ac-
count that the government has no OBJ
legation to maintain a postoffice in any
community where the life of the post
master is in peril, or where the postal
laws cannot be resolutely enforced
against all offenders. If the people of
Lake City can give reasonable assur-
ances that the postmaster regardless
of color or politics. shall be secure
against mob violence, their postoffice
will doubtless be promptly restored,
but without such guarantees they will
probably have to do without mail facil-
tiles for an indefinite period.
The postal authorities will certainly
be amply justified in refusing to re-
establish the Lake City Office until dts
patrons are ready to make an honest
pledge that the next postmaster shall
not be shot or burned to death on ac-
count of his color.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-28
RussEL,s PEN PICTURES.

Thus far, as the Standards knowl-
edgs runs, the guild of publishers in
Montana has contributed nothing that
equals the Pen Sketches by
Charles M. Russell, the Cowboy
Artist" a work just issued by
tributed to the realm of books and of
art nothing that equals the Pen
Sketches, by Charles M. Russell, the
Cowboy Artist" work just issued by
the w. C. Ridgley Publishing company,
of Great Falls. Mr.. Russell himself re
auires no Introduction to the Montana
public. He came hither in his boyhood;
he developed an artists gifts while rid
ing the ranges in this commonwealth;
his work is unique yet wholly and, Tor
lfneations of Indian life, of the Montana
cowboys career and OF wild west eX-
periences with the broncho are not sur
passed in fidelity to nature, in concep-
ton in detail. in treatment and in arts
tic expression. Mr.. Russell is recog-
nized genius and, in fact, master I'M
matched in field that has given MIN
fame. The Standard finds it particularly
gratifying to take notice OF the TACT
that the attractive volume called Pen
Sketches is the product of Montana
publishing house. The book shows Mr..
Russell at his best, it is an extremely
tasteful publication, thoroughly credit
able and one that ought to have its
place in every Montana home where
pride is taken in Montana's ventures
in the world of art and letters,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-28

~ ART of last weeks news in re-
~ gard to matters at Manila was
to the effect that the rainy sea-
son in the Philippines has fairly set in.
In more extended form than was cX-
pressed in the dispa tches to the west
ern press, the information received at
Washington was to this effect, and the
word from General Otis while not
definite statement, was clear-enough
indication that the active campaign
against the insurgents north of Manila,
where the heavy fighting has been 60
ing on, is at an end, for the season,
owing to conditions that put active mil
itary operations out of the question.
AS for the volunteers who went to
the front from Montana homes, the
theory at the war department is that
by the end of July not a volunteer SOL
der will be left in Manila. Recruits for
the regular army will take the place of
these soldiers, and the serious question
raised in the most recent news from the
Philippines deals with the number of
soldiers who will be needed in order to
bring the islands to peace conditions.
The American public had been watch
ing out for bulletins announcing that
the peace basis had been reached. 1t
Jared a little to have this expectation
crossed with Fridays information, to
the effect that more soldiers will be
needed than had been figured or. A
Manila message printed yesterday morn
ing said that a larger army is needed,
that without more troops "it would be
| attempting the impossible to expect to
maintain American supremacy" and
that the inadequacy Of the force "is re-
sponsible for the large loss in the small
encounters, without material results in
compensation" and that the Americans
have swept wide districts which had to
be abandoned subsequently because
troops could not be spared to garrison
them.
This statement tallies almost word for
word with the testimony furnished by
Montana soldiers weeks ago and which
was printed at the time when press dis
patches, published under Washington
date, were going SO far as to say that
the president expected, within fc1ty-
eight hours, to announce Philippine
peace. The situation is that the Iros-
pect of immediate peace is not as bright
| as it was and that the weather post
| pones the opportunities for fighting.
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SUNDAY, MAY IS, 1899.
PAGES


q , HENEvER the people of this
" country fall to discussing any
question of national signifi-
cance, some one is pretty sure to delve
into the records of what Lincoln spoke
or wrote and find something that fits
the situation We have learned that
what Lincoln said was apt to be some
thing good and right for American cit
liens to go by. Our modern attempt
ito force ourselves on the Filipinos fur
nishes an instance wherein the testi-
mony of Lincoln would be good guide
The recent howl about treason has also
raised a question as to what the rights
and what the limitations are within
which citizens may have views and
express them, on the question of i'm
perialism Covering the exact point,
Lincoln once made speech. 1t sounds
reasonable now and the Mckinley
! cabinet should doubtless hold a session.
/ discuss it and see what can be done
I to prevent its passage through the
/ mails. Lincoln said: when the white
/ man governs himself, that is self
, government; but when he governs him
/ self and also governs another man, that
i is more than f-government-that is
Rdespotistn'' q
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district Of Orleans We're almost exclu-
sively Spaniards-the grade and ma
tionality of people with whom we are
now dealing in Porto Rico, except that
in the case of New Orleans they lacked
the advancement which century Of
civilizing influences and environs has
exerted. 1t is certain that these Louis
iana Spaniards did not like us, at the
time when Mr. Jefferson negotiated his
purchase they had nothing whatever
to say in regard to the transfer of their
allegiance. In any event they were
not better fitted for the conditions of
government than the Porto Ricans
are to-day, yet it was not proposed at
Washington that they be held long
time under military rule.
The modern-day McKinley-era meth
cd is an unpleasant contrast with the
way these things were done in Jeffer-
sons day. Last week, it was given
out in Washington, on the strength
of the report of the head of the presi-
dents Porto Rican commission, that
the period during which military rule
must have sway in Porto Rico will
in no event be less than two years,
with the probability that the term
must be longer BY virtue of the treaty
of Paris the island now is an integral
part of the United States. By all the
testimony that reached this country
when the arrangements for peace were
pending, the Porto Ricans were glad
to recognize our republics sovereignty.
They had welcomed our troops and
hailed our flag with satisfaction; con-
gress was in session at the time when
the treaty was ratified. @52
1t is strange, indeed, that this island
should be in need of at least two years
of shoulder-strap administration; the
public will not be easily persuaded that
the conditions demand anything of the
sort
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Then and Now.
~ HIS country had aliens to deal
with at the time, almost a hun

~ HIS country had aliens to deal
with at the time, almost a hun
dred years ago, when we closed
with France what is known as the
Louisiana purchase. In 1902 President
jefferson had written to Livingston,
our minister at Paris, that there was
lone spot on the face of the earth"
we certainly must have, and that was
New Orleans, and that Livingston must
buy if possible. Napoleon instructed
his minister to demand mot less than
fifty million francs" The minister
demanded a hundred millions and then
compromised at eighty millions. BY
treaty which the senate ratified in
October, 1903, Louisiana was trans
ferred to the United States. AT the
same session congress enacted a law
erecting the region into a territory and
providing for its government by civil
authorities; and the thing was done.
At that time the inhabitants in the
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ice designed for the use of the serv-

ants.
Within, Count Nigra was helping the
empress to gather together trappngs
enough for a hasty flight, and Nigra
escorted the empress through the re-
door and the carriage where the Amer
lean dentist was in waiting. Uncanny
gossip throughout Europe had it that
DR.. Evans was favored admirer of the
empress and Count Nigra the same;
doubtless the American was Eugenie's
more esteemed and, perhaps, most
trusted friend.
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They're Old Men.

n u ORE than once those who, lin
s sssss in on ns the s.s ss,.' Sss OF ss ss
are not permitted to enter, at The
Hague, have noted the fact that men
of far-advanced years are those who,
apparently, figure as the foremost peo-
pie in the affairs of the congress.
1t is true that some of these peace
representatives are of venerable years,
several of them are infirm, few of
them, after long years in the diplomat
&c swim's dissipation, are martyrs to
govt. For that matter the chief of our
own delegation, Ambassador Andrew
ID. White, certainly is nearer to his
/ seventeen birthday than to his six
/ ftieth-he was graduated at Yale in the
class of 1853; although it cannot be said
4 of DR.. White that he acts old or seems
1 aged, and his splendid lifework has
] been chiefly in literature and education
5 rather than in diplomacy. But in The
/ Hague the gossip you hear constantly is
about Baron de staal, who represents
the czar, or of Count Munster, who is
the Kaiser's man in the conference:
they are not as young as they used to
be or as hearty.
AS old as any of them. as drilled in
diplomacy and as good a liver is ItaIy's
delegate at The Hague. You haven't
heard so much about him. up to date,
but he doubtless will be talked about.
He is old Count Nigra. There is no tell
ling how old he is. He began his career
as Cavour's private secretary; he was
1taly's ambassador at Paris during the
I Thirds career, and that carries him
back as far as 1859, as a full-fedged
European diplomatist.
Passing interest was awakened last
week as the result of a bit of wrong in
formation that reached this country s
newspaper offices. The fact is, although
the public doesn't know it, that week
ago this morning word reached the
American press that former Empress
Eugene was dead, and scores of news
papers were prepared to go TO press
with obituary notices of her. At the
last moment the report proved to be
& canard. Count Nigra comes into the
case in this way: After Sedan. there
was dread in the palace of the Tuller-
ies. Empress Eugene was there. For
iner crowned occupants of the palace,
women at that, had been seized in the
palace and taken to prison and to the
scaffold. Paris was in uproar after
Sedan; the mob was again at the fore
while, at the main entrance to the
palace, the rioters were pounding for
admittance, Dr. Evans, the then famous
American dentist. was waiting with
carriage at one of the exits of the pal
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The Dewey Fund.
/ u ONTANA'S share in what has
NJ become known as the Dewey

a ONTANA'S share in what has
M become known as the Dewey
J fund received a fair share of
are in modest sums, and thus they are
in accordance with the suggestion of
the Standard at the time when it an
nounced that the books We're open for
such of the Montana subscriptions as
might wish to make the Standard their
agency. The theory was that the fund
is one toward which many admirers
of the great admiral would wish to add
their modest share; surely no ostenta-
tous gifts would be in compliance with
his own wishes. 1t Is the Standards
intention to make public acknowledge
ment within a day or two, in itemized
form, of the contributions that have
been received. Indeed, it would best
suit the circumstances could the fund
be made special feature of Memorial
anniversary week; and this Suggestion
is given to the Montana public Be
the total a larger or smaller amount
it would not be fitting or seemly to
make it the product of loud 'trumpeting
or of special solicitation: those who
choose to subscribe have the oppor-
tunity. AS formerly announced, the
funds received by the Standard will be
placed in the custody of the supreme
court of Montana, to be transmitted at
such time and for such specific purpose
as the members of the court may deem
hest.
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The return of Captain Dreyfus to
France will be followed by some fancy
f1t-throwins by the eXcitable French
populace.
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All the members of the Presbyterian
general assembly harmonized their diff
ferences to the extent of getting to-
gether on the Roberts Of Utah
plank.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-28

The McGiffert fight in the Presbyter-
ian general assembly was very brief,
but what there was of it was fully up
to the advance notices.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-28

We are not sure, however, that Ban
astar's time in the Brooklyn handicap,
206A, equals Aguinaldo's mile-and-a-
quarter record.
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With the renewal of active hostilities
in Luzon, whatever else happens Fun
ston and the Goth Kansas will get along
swimmingly.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-28

The suspicion deepens that The
Hague peace conference will figure in
history as an incident more ornamental
than useful.
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The kind of peace Mr.. Schurman of
the Philippine peace commission has
been announcing SO repeatedly seems to
be the peace that passeth all under
standing
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AS far as practical results are con-
cerned, Mr.. Schurman's peace negotia-
tons are strongly suggestive of bob
tailed flush.
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Tod Sloane has lost IA consecutive
mounts. Tod must also be losing conf
dence in himself l,..t4E
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Washington Bureau-1n5 G St. N. W.

All general business letters and CORE
epondence should be addressed to the
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Anaconda, Mont
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The Fitzsimmons-Je ffries affair is
gradually beginning to overshadoW the
McGiffert fight in public interest.
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Fortunately THE Turtle has come
and gone without any Montana opera
houses catching fire.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-28

The man who backed Box in the
Brooklyn handicap yesterday found
himself in a bad one
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So far Madrid has extended no invi-
tation to Admiral Dewey to visit her on
his way home
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Dewey will take his time coming
home. He realizes the necessity of go
ing into training for his fight with dys-
pepsia.
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The origin of Coney Islands million
dollar fire might be looked for in the
1899 model of bathing suits.
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The Standard has branch offices at
Butte. Missoula and Great Falls, where
advertising rates will be furnished on ap-
plication.
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The perfume trust ought not to be so
offensive as some others.
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Captain Dreyfus will get new trial.
So far, he has had more tribulations
than trials
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The Philippine Situation.

~ ART of last weeks news in re-
~ gard to matters at Manila was
to the effect that the rainy sea-
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n n ORE than once those who, lin
Vi gering on the outside of the
i house in the woods, which they