The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-30
Personal and Pertinent.

The Rev. G. J. MILAN said at the annual
meeting of the American Tract society in
New York last Wednesday that in 10
Southern states last year the Mormon
church obtained more recruits than the
Presbyterian church
An attack of apoplexy. which resulted
in the death of Charles T. Stuart, young
banker of Passaic. N. j.. is said to have
been brought on by tight lacing which
ME- Stuart submitted to in order to make
up for a female part in burlesque given
by himself and other amateur actors
August Brentano, who died in Flushing,
l.. l., last Wednesday, was the senior
member of the firm of New York book
sellers which has become SO widely known
during the last decade. The financial
troubles of the concern, which eliminated
last year. are said to have affected his
mind and fastened his DEATH
1t is said that the marriage of Herr
Adolf Won Bruening, attache of the Ger
man legation at Washington, to Mrs.
Gordon Mckay last month, will lead 10.
his resignation from the diplomatic corps
because he did not receive permission to
wed from his emperor. He asked for this
permission, but while it was not refused
it was not granted, and though the kaiser
has probably no objection to the union.
he is offended that it took place without
his sanction.
Brigader General Funston, writing from
the Philippines to a friend in Kansas.
says he has no hope of a political career
when he returns, though he gives the i'm
preston that such a career would please
him. He remarks: Politically, the rank
and file of the republican party might be
willing. but how about the bosses?" lie
also says: "There are mighty few offices
that I would have, and the one or two IN
the gift of the people of Kansas 1 have
not the gall to ask for
The New York World tells how Pres'-
dent Mckinley has made history at
Hot Springs, Va. by appearing there wi.a
trousers creased only from the knee
down. The correspondent who sends this
story and manages to get it printed on
the first page of his paper in specializing
as to the cause of the presidents action
suggests that it may be due to Mr.. Nc
Kinleys admiration and warm feeling for
M. Cambon, the French ambassador, who
came back from Paris recently with his
trousers fixed that way.
Each soldier, on-commissioned officer
and private of the Cuban army is to re-
ceive SIS as his share Of the $1,000 900
which, in the imaginations of some of the
correspondents came so near going beg
| ging. Each soldier must give up his
arms and equipments when he receives his
| money and since machetes will be con-
| siGered as arms and there are plenty of
machetes in the island, the army that was
| so hard to find when it was wanted last
summer will now doubtless quickly ma
| terialze.
Among the latest devices in the econom-
| ical conduct of business is the scheme
| alleged to have been hit upon by several
| Chicago business concerns to ship large
| quantities Of advertising circulars to Mex
| leo in bulk and have them mailed there.
! The postage is the same there as here. but
| owing to the deprecated value of Mexi-
| can money there is a considerable saving
| in the amount of American money actu-
| ally paid out for stamps 1t is understood
| that this performance can be stopped by
| the postal authorities of the United
| States and Mexico acting in conjunction,
| although there appears to be nothing lille
gal in it.