The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-12
Colonel Murphy's Impressions of
the Dewey Parade.
OCTOBER STRAWBERRIES
The British Flag Altogether Too Con-
spicuous at the Spokane Fair.
Lumber BUSINESS Heavy.
The Cold Wave.

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ed for himself and some of his friends,
directly opposite the Waldorf. and was
therefore able to get the best possible
view of the great demonstration. But,
according to the stories that Colonel
Murphy tells, the most interesting fea-
ture of the occasion was the big
crowd that surged through the streets
and lined the route of the parade for
the eight miles of its extent. The pa
rade was not to start till IL o'clock but
the streets were thronged four hours
before that, and at 10 o'clock the po-
lice had drawn their lines along the
streets to be traversed and it was not
possible to get through. Dense jams
of humanity filled the walks and
crowded out as far as the cu~bstone.
There the police line was rigid and
nobody dared venture beyond. At the
street crossings, however, the foot Of
hcers were unable to control the
crowd, and early in the game it became
necessary to send for mounted officers
to keep the line back at these cross
1ngs. One of the amusing incidents of
the long wait for the appearance of
the parade was the sale of empty boxes
which was carried on for two hours
by small boys. They brought into the
sold them as fast as they could bring
them for % cents and so cents. A man
who owned box speedily mounted it
and could look over the heads of his
neighbors. In the crowd, near where
Colonel Murphy was stationed, We're
two women standing on the walk.
They were rather short and quite stout
and they were getting the worst of
the push and squeeze that was going
on. After much discussion they de-
cided to buy a box when suitable one
was offered. The next boy that show
ed un had an egg case Now, an egg
case is far from being a solid box. but
the boy knew his business. and he
showed the heavy end of the case and
then eXpatiated upon it's length till he
induced the women to part with so
cents for the fragile case. Then he
disappeared in the crowd and the wo-
men tried their platform. One of them
fortunately stepped upon the middle
of the box where there is a dividing
board that made it solid at that point,
and then drew herself up with the other
foot resting upon the edge of the case.
Then she assisted her companion to
mount the rostrum, and for about Is
seconds they enjoyed the satisfaction
of looking over the heads of all their
neighbors in the crowd Then the box
went down and they went with it.
had sold them the box, so they stood
with ruff1ed dignity and disarranged
feathers, nursing their wrath. They
had the satisfaction in about Is min
utes of seeing the police remove all the
boxes the entire length of the line.
Then wagons came along and gathered
them up. and by the time the parade
reached the corner everybody was on
a level. Delivery wagon drivers at
tempted to drive their covered wagons
on the side streets close enough to en-
able them to do business by renting
seats on the top of their vehicle to
those who were on the outskirts Of the
crowd. This did first rate for a little
while, but the police drove all wagons
back block from the streets along
which the parade was to pass. These
are but one or two of the long list of
interesting incidents that transpired
while the mammoth crowd was assem-
bling. They were the side plays that
enlivened the weary wait and were
enjoyed by all hands. 1t was jolly
crowd and there was little disturb
ance, despite the crush.
Representative Murray of Silver Bow
county spent last night in Missoula on
his way home to Butte from the Spo-
kane fair. Mr.. Murray had a pleasant
visit with his Missoula friends and
tied this morning. He says that he
was disappointed in the exposition at
Spokane, which he says falls far short
of what is advertised. The crowd is
good one, however, and all of the
hotels are filled. Mr.. Murray says
that the ore display is not half as good
as can be seen in many offices IN
Butte where there are mineral col
lections and that the showing of fruit
is no better than the one that he saw
at Missoula last year when he came
over to the fair here. But the most
disappointing feature of the entire ex-
position is the fact that the American
flag is placed in the background every
where. The British flag hangs above
the main entrance and the union jack
is in front everywhere. 1t is as if Spo-
kane had severe attack of anglo
mania.
This is not the exact sort of weather
when strawberries are supposed to be
picked, but a good dish of fine berries
was brought into the Standard office
one morning this week by e. S. Wight
man, who picked them that morning on
his ranch up the Rattlesnake. The
berries We're plump and luscious and
We're much enjoyed. This season has
produced many freaks in the fruit line,
but the large number of October straw
berries is a surprise to even the oldest
inhabtant. II Mr.. Wightman can per-
feet variety of strawberries that will
produce extensively at this time of
year he has fortune in sight.
There was pretty warm Chinaman
chasing around town Saturday night
Tor couple of hours. Sam Fab, the
old time restaurantkeeper, had had d
Httle set-to with a couple of fellows
who had ordered and eaten supper at
his place and had then refused to pay
for 1t. The bill amounted to S1.10, and
when Sam tried to collect it, the best
that he could get was an uppercut that
landed on his lip and made him talk
some pretty warm pidgin. The fell
lows got away, but Sam went upon
their trail. He did not succeed in To-
eating them that night, but he landed
them before noon the next day. BY
that time they We're sober and were
| ready to settle with the gentle Sam for
his food and his trouble. Then Sam
went his way. Il catChum money
Whaffur callum police?' Sam wanted
the entire proceeds himself