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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03

crate and thoughtful it has been of the
state of Illinois to preserve Stanta An
mas leg all these years-nearly fifty-two
of them! If Connecticut soldiers had
captured that leg and taken it home, it
long ago would have been converted
into nutmegs. If it had gone to Penn
sylvania, the thrifty Quakers would
have split 1T up and used it for kindlng
wood. New York would have exercised
her unitarian spirit by putting it on
lathe and fashioning it into baseball
club. Ohio would have practiced saw
ing wood on it. Here in Montana, it is
to be feared that the early prospectors
ia Annals wooden leg in the capacity of
a tent stake. But Illinois laid it carefully
away in a glass case where neither
moth, nor rust, nor woodpecker could
get at it to corrupt it.
We are assured that the leg is still
sound and whole showing few If any,
signs of advancing age. All these years
the rest of Santa Annals body has lain
a-mouldering in the ground, but his
wooden leg if properly adjusted to any
capable of marching on. Doubtless
there are sentimentalsts in Illinois
who will hate to see the state part with
it, AS a museum relic, it must out
rank anything else in the entire col
lection; the flint arrow heads, the TOM
ahawks, the petrified trilobtes, the
confederate fifty-dollar bills, the pieces
of the ropes that hanged the gates
celebrated murderers. Abraham Lin
coins grandfather's bootjack, the orig
inal slipper used by John P. Altgelds
mother to spank him into the way he
should go as a child, the cork that once
did duty in Stephen A. Douglass whis-
key jug, the left horn of the COW that
kicked over Mrs. O'Leary's lamp and
set fire to the city of Chicago-what are
mas wooden leg captured by the gallant
boys from Illinois on the field of bat
tie?
Yet tits fitting that the wooden leg
should be returned to the land whence
it came. The bloody shirt is no longer
waved between the North and South:
the wooden leg should no longer be
brandished between the United States
and Mexico. Let us present it to Presi-
dent DiaZ with music and oratory, fire.
works and banquets, parades and pa
geants. We don't know just what Mex
leo will do with it, but let her have it
anyway. 1t may be too big for a po-
liceman's club, but If the speaker of the
Mexican house of representatives has
sufficient strength to WELD it. it would
make a unique and powerful gavel
Mrs. Diaz surely is too patriotic a lady
ITO send it to the kitchen for a rolling
pin. Nor can it be imagined that Mr..
Diaz having no use for it himself, Mrs
Diaz would give it to the first poor
wooden-legged man that came along,
in order that at suitable inter-
walls he might have change of legs
if not of underwear. The Illinois legis-
lature should take favorable action on
the proposition to give Mexico Santa
Annals wooden leg and prepay the ex-
press charges at that.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
Current Comment.
War Cost Falls on the Poor,

From the st. Louis Republic.
The waste and ravages of war fall on
all. but with especial heaviness upon the
workngman. Nothing so helps the condi-
ton of wage-earners both industrially
and socially as peace. Ex-senator Evarts
once gave reason for the miserable pay
and wretched state of wage-earners in Eu-
rope which, If the tendencies of the repuh-
lican party are allowed to be carried out,
will ere long apply to workingmen in this
country. He said that in Europe wage
earners can earn but little, because every
workingman goes to his daily task with a
soldier on his back.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
~ HICAGO is experiencing a hot and
~ complicated municipal campaign.

" complicated municipal campaign
Mayor Harrison is a candidate
for reelection and his success would
be an absolute certainty were it not for
the fact that there is another democrat
in the field in the person of ex-Gov-
ernor Altgeld. The republican candi-
date is zina Carter, who is said to be
good enough man personally, but
who is charged with being on terms
of too great intimacy with the street
car company and other unpopular cor
porations. The people of Chicago have
a holy horror of the street car mag
mates. and so Mr.. Carter does not
stand so good a chance of slipping in
ahead of the two democratic candidates
after all. Harrison has made a good
record as mayor, and for this reason
he hopes to draw many republicans,
and practically all the independent
vote. It's an exciting fight and the
outlook is said to be favorable to Har-
riSOn
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03

and patriotism. but the benefits under any
of these heads are probematical. How
many young Americans shall we ruin in
constitution and morals for each heather
convert we shall make? AT present in the
Philippines we are killing off the Christian
natives much faster than we convert their
cannibal neighhors. AS respects CONNER
cial profits, it is to be borne in mand that
in the last ten years the Philippine island
ers nave bought of us on the average
$lOo,uOo worth Of merchandise a year and
we nave bought of them some $1,000 900
worth, mainly sugar and hemp.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
Griggs' Eloquent Silence.

From the Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia who asked United
States Attorney General Griggs whether
the federal government could cope sue
cessfully with the trusts was frankly told
that it could not, but In answer to the
further query as to what the republican
party was "going to about IT, only heavy
silence was vouchsafed. And yet the ques-
ton was pertinent and pressing since it
is under republican rule that these dam
gerous restraints of trade have been en-
couraged by helpful legislation.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
A ReneGcppt Trust,

from the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
There have been good many trusts
formed of late and no doubt others will be
formed, but in 1900 the biggest trust of all
will be formed. 1t will be consumers
trust. composed of the people generally
and its title will be the democratic party
united as never before and irresistible as
never before. Before this trust all other
trusts will have to dissolve.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
Sold His Hotel.

Kansas City, Mo-, April "A special
TO the journal from Ell Paso, Tex, says:
Grant G. Gillette, the Kansas plunger
who escaped to Mexico after absconding
with two dozen cattlemen's money,
GAINS TO nave made a contract with a
chicago stockman named Burke to look
after his cattle interests in Peru. soon
after his arrival in Mexico, Gillette
purchased a hotel at Chihuahua. which
he is said to have just sold at a loss.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
Cleaner Foundered.

Halifax, N. S., April 2.-The schooner
Cleaner, from Parresboro, N. S, for
st. John, N. B., laden with coal, was
last week given up as lost with all
hands. To-day the crew reached Par
resboro with the news that their vessel
foundered in the Bay Of Fundy during
the hurricane on Wednesday last, the
men escaping in boats.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
To BE Called as Pastor

New York, April 1.-The Pulpit Sup
ply committee of the Fifth Avenue
presbyterian church decided to recon-
mend that Rev. Alexander Connell be
called as pastor of the church to sue
ceed the late DR.. John Hail.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
Sherman ImDroying.

Washington, April 2.-Vice- President
Hobart is still confined to his house,
but is improving slowly. Bx-Secretary
Sherman is continuing to improve and
is gaining strength. He is able to sit
up for short periods
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
Truth Forced Its Way Out.

From the New York Tribune.
Those who thought the 'honor of the
army must be saved from possible scan
dial concerning its supplies sought to dis
arm criticism by representing those who
spoke out the truth. as Colonel Roosevelt
did at Santiago and other atfiocers have
done since. to be subverters of military
discipline. But the truth would come out
in spite of bureaucrats. Instead of sup
pressing trouble they have only made
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
How Quay May Vindicate Himself

From the Cleveland Leader.
1t is now said that Senator Quay will
seek 'vindication" by asking that he be
elected chairman of the republican COM
mittee of Pennsylvania next summer. The
best way for him to get vindication is to
go to trial on the charges under which
he was indicted.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
Figaro Will BE Prosecuted. /.

Paris, April 2.-It is announced that
the Figaro, which is publishing, daily
the evidence given before the criminal
chamber of TIE. court of cessation in the
Dreyfus case, will be prosecuted.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
Fair Sample of General Opinion.

From the Washington Times.
Within sight OF Boston. where Secretary
Algcr was Kissed, General Miles was en-
Enthusiastically welcomed to Harvard and
made an LID. These two incidents are
fair expression of American sentiment.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
Full of Water.

Plymouth, April 1.-The Norwegian
bark Winnifred, Captain Larsen, from
Mobile for Devonport, which arrived
here to-day reports passing the Ameri-
can schooner D. K. Baker, Captain
Hewitt on March in latitude 50. long
itude SO. The schooner was full of
water.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03

New York Office-4s Tribune Building.
Chicago Office-469 The Rookery.
The S. c. Beckwith Special Agency,
Sole Agents Foreign Advertising.
Washington Bureau-1415 G ST., N. W.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
French NobIeman Dead.

Paris April marquis Charles Phil
ippe de Chennevieres, member of the
institute, director of the Academic de
BeauX Arts and a member of the cabi-
net of administrators of the Paris ex-
position of 1873, died to-day in his 18th
wear
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03

All general business letters and corre-
spondence should be addressed to the
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY,
Anaconda, Mont
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03

The Standard has branch offices at
Butte. Missoula and Great Falls, where
advertising rates will be furnished on ap-
plication.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03

At the funeral of the late Patrick
Walsh, the eminent Georgian, the
grave was banked up with floral
tributes from his friends. The last Of
fering consisted Of a few sprigs of
fern and bunch of violets and they
were brought by woman whose form
was bent with age and whose face was
deeply furrowed with care. She had
walked three miles for the privilege of
thus honoring the memory of the dead
man, and as she cast her poor tribute
with the richer ones, she said: at
was the best 1 had to place upon the
grave of a good man. God bless his
memory
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
Piety, Profits and Patriotism.

From the Baltimore Sun.
The advocates of the policy of imperial
ism base it upon motives of piety, profits
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
Actress Dead.

London, April miss Rose LIE Clercq.
Well-known actress. is dead.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
TO ADVERTISERS.

TO ADVERTISERS.
The Anaconda Standard guarantees Its
advertisers a bona tide paid circulation,
Daily and Sunday. three times greater
than that of any other newspaper pub
lished in the state of Montana. Advertise
ing contracts will be made subject to this
guarantee.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03

Postage free for the United States, Can
ada and Mexico Elsewhere
postage added.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03

Admiral Schley is a mathematician
who can do most Of his work without
the aid of paper. In Liverpool some
years ago he triumphantly bested
professional lightning calculator who
was exhibiting there.
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TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
Personal Paragraphs.
President Loubet of France is fond of
walking about the streets of Paris, his
son Paul being his daily companion.

A man named Christ is running for
member of the city council in Atchson
on the democratic ticket and the Leav-
enWorth Times asks: What has Christ
done for the Fourth ward but tear up
sidewalks and back the Nicely ring in
dirty work? ''
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
THE ANACONDA STANDARD

STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY,
Publishers and Proprietors.
Printed Every Day in the Year.
Entered at the postoffice at Anaconda as
second class mail matter.
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Subscription Rates Payable in Advance.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-10
..PUNK'S" STRAW PARTY.
HE WAS THE HERO OF AN EHClT-
ING RUNAWAY LAST NIGHT.

Punk Bartlett was the hero last night
of a straw ride" sleighing party, which
left Butte at an early hour for the nlne-
mile house. The party was composed Of
about a dozen young aides and an equal
number of gentlemen. On the drive out
the team ran into a snow bank, the sleigh
was overturned, and the were
spilled along the roadside in hopeless con-
fusion.
1t was at this moment that Punk" dis
tinguished himself. The horses were I'M
manageable and were tearing up the can
! yon at a furious pace, threatening de-
| struction to any team coming IN an oppo-
site direction and promising to spoil the
evenings entertainment of the party. Mr.,
Bartlett, although seriously Handicapped
by adipoSe tissue, sprang to the rescue,
He brides himeslf on being a sprlnter OF
no mean merit, and after recovering from
| his fright. started in pursuit OF the team.
He could have made better time, prob
| ably, had he been equipped with snow
shoes. but he managed to oVertake the
startled team and, grasping the lines,
succeeded in holding on to them until the
others of the party, who were luckily UNI
injured, came up and assisted him IN
straightening matters out. The journey
to the nine-mile house was resumed With
out further miShap, and the balance OF
the evening was spent in a most enJoy-
able manner. The above is only a plain
narration of facts, but to hear Punk
tell it, one would imagine that the STRAW
party ran up against an insurgent OUT
post in the Philippines and annihilated
everything in sight. !
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-10
CHINESE NEW YEAR:

Chinatown was a blaze of glory last
night, the Chinese new year celebration
being fairly on. The celebration will be
continued all week, and longer for the
Celestials whose purses can stand it..
The Acknowledged son of Confucius is
is hilariously happy, and will continue
in this state as long as the punk, hop
and firecrackers hold out, and the supply
seems ineXhaustible.
The fashionable Chinese sport has one
decided advantage over the Mclean"
man Of the town-he p%revent his hair
from pulling" in the morning by getting
the crown Of his head shaved every day.
To the visitor, even be he one of those
who are interested in the boycott, the
Chinese are very courteous and Hospital
BILE at his season. At other times he
may be morose and sullen, but just now
he is happy and hilarious and insists on
making a good fellow of himself. He is
out for a good time and he is having it.
The firecrackers, according to one of
the Ii Hung Changs of Chinatown, are
used to drive away the devil, and this
Chinaman rather resented the sugges-
ton that the use of firecrackers in Butte
was a useless extravaganza, as the devil
is accustomed to doing business where
it is warm.
Those who nave never seen Chinatown
in the glory of Chinese new year, when
the bellies and beauX of Chinatown put
their best feet forward have something
pleaSurable in store.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-10
ROYAL

The coronet of a Duke consists Of alter
nate crosses and leaves, the leaves being
a representation of the leaves of the
parsley plant. The Princes of the blood
royal also wear a similar crown. The
state headgear of a Marquis consists of
a diadem surrounded by flowers and
pearls placed alternately. An Earl, how
ever. has neither flowers nor caves sur
mounting his %circlet, but only points ris-
ing each with a pearl on top. A Wis
count has neither flowers nor points. but
only the plain circlet adorned with pearls,
which, regardless Of number, are placed
on the crown itself. A Baron has only
six pearls on the golden border, not rails
ed, to distinguish him from an Earl, and
the number Of pearls render his diadem
distinct from that Of a Viscount.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-10

and then opposite conditions will obtain
and the supply will be greater than the
demand. Most consumers are fairly well
supplied with copper at present and have
looked out for future needs to a large
extent, but some are in want of imme-
date deliveries of the metal, which evil
IDENTIFY cannot be had except at fancy
prices. When the idea became prevalent
that copper was going to be higher. of
course everybody wanted to purchase at
figures then current for future delivery.
The demand was abnormal and has re-
suited in abnormal conditions in the cop
per market. Conditions will right them
selves in the natural course Of events
and lower prices will rule for copper, but
there is no reason for expecting anything
below a Il or 10 cent copper market for
many months yet
New York advices are to the effect that
the copper market maintains it's strong
tone at Is cents. with offerings at this
figure very restricted. Producers are SO
well sold up that it is very difficult to
purchase p for any delivery during
the next 60 to so days.
Consumers are now thoroughly awake
to the situation. and are now watching
the copper market closely for two rea-
sOns-tO secure whatever metal they pos
sibly can, and to keep the prices for man.
ufactured goods in line with the price of
the raw material.
With the supply of copper so short it is
difficult to see how any violent reaction
could occur in this market. The London
drop on Friday is understood here, and
realizations at tho foreign speculative
center may be expected to result in rapid
and wide fluctuations on the London eX-
change, but the domestic market is diff
ferently situated, and there are no large
holdings of copper to be thrown suddenly
and unexpectedly on the market, as in
the syndicate times. therefore,, value are
not likely to be maintained, but there is
a strong probability that they will ad-
vance.
Exports of copper for the week were
3,519 tons, and 1889 tons since Febru-
arV /.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-10
THE COPPER r {.

An official of the Calumet & Hecla
Mining company, in speaking of the cop
per market and the phenomenal rise in
the price of the metal recently, says:
For the past two years the demand
for copper at II cents per pound has
been far greater than the supply. In
consequence, the worlds supplies of cop
per have been depleted, and This ac-
counts, more than anything else, for the
rapid advance in copper to IS cents, which
was the last price quoted up to today.
We manage to keep pretty we'll posted
upon the production of copper, as well
as upon the consumption, at all times,
and know for a fact hat there has not
been copper enough produced for the past
year or two to supply the demand at II
cents.
what will be the effect of the advance
to is cents is a matter of conjecture,
but it is safe to say that the demand
will fall off considerably at these prices,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-10
FOR SALE

Fin ranch, containing $50 acres, stu
ate on Jefferson island.
Only one house left on the Gagnon.
Price, $1,000.
We have vacant lots and improved
property III all parts of the city. Terms
easy.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-10
JOHNS FAMILY.
THE RARUS VICTIM HAS THREE
CHILDREN RESIDING IN BUTTE.

Coroner Julien will hold an inquest on
the body of Johns, the Rarus victim, this
evening. No arrangements have been
made for the funeral, and it is quite prob-
able that the remains will be sent to Ma
pleton, Ia, where several brothers Of the
dead man reside.
Mrs. Allie Briggs, formerly the wife OF
Johns, but who was divorced from him
several years ago, called at Sherman's
undertaking rooms this morning. she IS
inclined to resent the statement made by
a morning paper to the effect that the
dead mans daughter could not be found.
From Mrs. Briggs it was learned that
Johns mad been a resident of Butte about
five years, and that his home, previous to
coming to Butte, was in Dansville, Ill.
Living with Mrs. Briggs are three chill
.dren of the deceased, the eldest Of whom
is a daughter IA years of age. Johns was
insured, his children being named in his
policy as beneficiaries, and should the
relatives decide not to have the body
shipped east they propose to see that it is
decently inferred.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-10
THE WEATHER.

of the Inter Mountain prophesied a few
days ago came on schedule time and
made the residents of Butte. who had
been freezing for a week, warm and
happy. 1t was of short duration. Yes
terday it began to snow again, keeping
it up with more or less regularity today.
This morning it was fairly cold, the
mercury dropping to zero about 10
O'Clock. During the afternoon it kept
aroun the zero mark with persistency,
showing a decided tendency 70 go down.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-10
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WANTED-LADY PARTNER, WITH
means, willing to help develop valuable
mining claims; can find c%ongenial COM
panion for business and matrimOny.
Address A. Man, care Inter Mountain.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-10
LA COSSE Is FREE,

Justice Bliss discharged Napoleon La
cosse Wednesday,. Lacosse was charged
with assault in the second degree. He
attempted to stab Edward RaRue in
C~hapleau's saloon or January 80. None
Of the witnesses for the state were willing
to swear that they saw the alleged at
tempt, and Deputy County Attorney
Alley moved to dismiss the charge.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-10
POLE COURT.

In Judge Ferrell's court this morning
EtMurray was fined S. for drunkenness.
Miss Muhle,' a woman who would
give no other name, paid 500 for frequent
ing saloons, and creating a disturbance.
Charles Reynolds, an East Galena ''pri-
vate secretary,' arrested for vagrancy,
pleaded not guilty, and his case was set
for Tuesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-10
DO you PREFER?

A bundle of rent receipts or a deed to a
piece of property somewhere? Either is
within each. The only difference lies in
the way of obtaining them.
A small amount of cash, and after that
monthly payments which won't amount
to more than the rem of an ordinary
place, will put you in possession and en-
joyment. 1t will be worth while to call
on us.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-10

WANTED-4 TRANSFERS, 2 CROSS
cut sawyers, 4 men for work in woods;
81 day; board SIS week. st. Paul EN-
ployment office. II West Granite.