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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-13
PRAYER MY MOTHER TAUGHT.

do not question other minds. or what
Their creed-if they believe IN prayer OF
not;
The prayer my mother taught. I've lot for
got;
And do pray never may
Forget or fail, each night to say.
As when child. on trundie bed.
NV mother taught me and Safo1
Now lay me down to sleep.
pray the Lord my soul to keep
Should die before I wake
pray the Lord my soul to take.
Three score and ten OF years have past me
ran,
since this blessed pilgrimage began:
My limbs are weary, my feet are sore,
And soon, 1 know, upon ElySian shore,
The pearl I'll win. and need this prayer no
more,
MY first. it's been my solace through my
past,
And brightly glows the hope twill be my
That when I lay me down to my last sleep.
III pray and trust. the Lord my soul to
keep.
LIES rugged road have not trod In vain;
For He who brought me DER Its roushened
plain
Has smoothed the way. and gently back
again
little child to be. still holds my way
And moves Gne, as my mother taught, to
say:
pray the Lord my soul 10 keep;
And If l die before I wake,
pray the Lord my soul to take"
When on fits pillow rests my hoary head.
And / my child-learned evening prayer
have. said,
All doubts depart. no fear my soul alarms:
But, freed from present Ills and future
dread,
With child-like faith yield to slumber's
arms,
Assured If no more shall wake
The blessed Lord my soul will take.
When morning dawns and siumber's done.
awohe
With joyful heart, I lift my soul to praise;
And thanking Him for all His mercies past.
invoke
The love and care, through all my COM
ing days,
OF Him whose watchfulness has kept
My soul from danger while slept.
John s. Dare. In Atlanta Constitution.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-13
HANNA ONCE MORE
The Republican Boss Returns to Look
After the Presidential
Job.

1t is natural that Mark Hanna should
De swift to reply to the statements of
John r. Mclean relative 10 the recent
heavy shrinkage of stock values in
Nall street, as, indeed, he is to answer
any and al assertions of evil results
| .hargeable to trust monopoly of Ameri-
IAN trade and manufacture.
IT is Mark Hanna's first duty to de-
lend the trusts and to see that they
maintain the domination made possible
| Oy their control of the republican par ~.
1t was for this purpose that he went
nto public life, taking the leadership of
he republican party in order TO look
after the interests of the trusts. Hanna
had no honest ambition for legitimate
distinction in American politics. He is
the inevitable product of a political
party surrendered TO commercialism.
The part he plays on the national stage
IS solely that of the syndicates' man OF
business.
When Mark Hanna took up Mr.. Nc
Einley and elected him to the presi-
lency of the United States he was not
intent upon rendering the best service
10 his party and people. He was serv-
| ing the trusts, knowing that Mr.. Nc
kinley would be subservient TO the
trusts When he assumed the manage
ment of the republican national or
yaniZation it was not done for the pub
lie good or primarily through party de-
| votion. 1t was because this leadership
| placed the party reins in the hands of
The trusts. And when Mark Hanna
bought his way into the United States
senate he did so, not that he was am
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-13
when the Car Speaks.

This story illustrates the suscepti-
bility and quick wit of Donizetti, the
Italian composer. During his long
Stay at ST. Petersburg he played by
command before Gar Nicholas, who
entered into conversation with by
stander in the course of the perform
ance. Donizetti + once stopped. why
have you stopped ?'' asked the autocrat.
Sire" was the reply, when the czar
is speaking, everybody else should be
silent .'-Detroit Free Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-13

She latter marriage)-You told me
that 1 was your first love, but have
found a whole trunkful of letters from
all sorts of girls, just bursting with
tenderness.
Hell said you were the first 1
ever loved. didn't say you were the
only one who ever loved me. See?e
n. Y. Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-13

ing from that quarter" said the cap
tain, with a breath Of relief.
'SFhe next thing is to determine her
course" said Mr.. lynn. Would we had
q glass!"
1--WE maun max it UP in patience"
observed Mac Ivrach, "whiIk is no
satisfactory substitute"
We agreed with him, and sat down to
wait for the Unreasonable speck to
grow.
Very slowly. as it seemed to our i'm
patience, it swelled and whitened. AT
last we got the square of the upper
sails, and could be sure she was bound
our way. She was coming down exact
" before the wind.
.1 suppose" said Mr.. lynn, speaking
with that composure which scarce ever
fcrsook him, that we are of one mind
what we should do. Our case, though
not desperate one, is undesirable,
and it WOULD be better to try to mend
it by boarding this ship-thst is, if she
will receive u.s."
We looked at one another, but there
was no contrary opinion.
Then" went on Mr.. lynn, "say you
put down your helm. Ardick, and we
lay our course to cut her off,"
Every WE'LL" said I. and I according
" tackled and fetched the sloop as near
as she would come to the wind.
The ship was now so near that we
could begin to make out human fig
ures, and also get an idea of her size
and rig. She was of 800 to 1000 tons
burthen, we'll SPARED. in neat trim
aloft. and seemed freshly painted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-13
Matrimonial Item

How did Mrs Pompous like Long
Branch this SUMMER" asked Mrs. Up
percrust of Mrs. Murray Hill.
'She says it was perfectly heavenly
there"
Perfectly heavenly, Ell? Well, 1
guess that some of her homely daugh-
tiers must have caught husbands this
season. You know matches are made
IL Heaven.".Tammany Times.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
IMMENSE GUN FACTORIES
THE UNITED STATES WELL PRE-
PARED IN CASE OF WAR.
The Country VIII Need u Large Amount
of Ordnance for Warships and
Coast Defense

New York, Jan. 21-With the compile
ton of the immense new gun factories
which form the purpose of the partner
ship just announced between the Newport
News Shipbulding company and Vickers'
Sons & Maxim of England. the United
States will possess internal resources in
the way Of armament plate manufacture
which will enable it to preserve with
equanimity the same bluff front of dipo-
matte policy touching the affairs of the
Greater United States as has previously
characterized the conduct of its foreign
policy within the limits established by
the old Interpretation of the Monroe doc
trine.
The government already possesses two
big gun factories capable of turning out
modern rifles of any desired caliber, from
forgings supplied by commercial shops at
Homestead, Bethlehem or Chicago One
of these factories is at Washington, the
other at Watervliet.
Besides these government gun shops
there are in the United States two or
three well-equipped ordnance factories
capable of doing an infinite amount of the
best gun work in the world, if they are
Kept steadily at work. one is the factory
of the Driggs-Schroeder Ordnance COM
pany, another is owned by the American
Ordnance company and a third by the
Colt concern at Hartford. These private
factories are mostly given over to spe-
cialties--rapid-tire and machine guns of
medium and light caliber-but any or all
of them can extend their functions at will
by the purchase of tools always in stock
in the open market, to the manufacture of
guns of any desired caliber.
The Driggs-Schroeder concern is par
ticularly well equipped, both as regards
inventive genius and mechanical equip
ment. The two Drggses who dominate
the company, are graduates of Annapolis.
gun-makers of long experience and the
highest technical education. They con-
troll their own patents and those Of
Schroeder, as we'll as certain valuable
American rights over the inventions Of
the best foreign gun builders. Their fac
tories in New England are working full
time at present on a big government con-
tract given them during the war.
There is plenty of room in this country
for the Vickers & Maxim enterprise.
since it allies itself to an established
American concern. Uncle Sam is going
to need a tremendous quantity of new
guns in the immediate future, even if his
relations with his "well-heeled" neighbors
continue friendly.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
Cubans in Conference.

Havana, Jan. 21-A meeting of the Gu
ban executive committee was held to-day
at Ell Carmen, at which many represen-
tative persons and generals We're pres
ent. General Cespedes sustained General
Gomez in mis- activity in pursuing his pol
icy of uniting the Cuban and Spanish ell
ments in the island. He stated that it
was necessary officially to convoke the
assembly in order to direct the Cuban
policy and that the presence and influence
of General Gomez would be needed at the
meeting. which would occur upon the re-
turn of the plenipotentiary commission to
Washington. The time had arrived, he
declared. to take definite action regard :
ing the question of the Cuban army and
the islands future.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22


believe it is now impossible for the
commission now in existence for that
purpose, to make any progress whatev-
er towards the opening for settlement
OF lands embraced in said reservation:
and,
Whereas, We believe if proper per-
sons, who are citizens of the state of
Montana and familiar with said In
dians, their customs and wants, and
in whom said Indians would naturally
impose greater confidence, were ap-
pointed as a special commission to act
in place and instead of said commissi IN
now in existence, that great good would
result therefrom, and that such portions
of said reservation as are deemed ad-
visable, would be speedily opened for
settlement, with the results hereinbe-
fore set forth.
Resolved therefore, That we, your
memorialists, the legislative assembly
of the state of Montana, earnestly tray
and petition the congress of the United
States to enact such speedy and proper
legislation as will result in the ap-
pointment of the special Indian COM
mission herein mentioned, and the
speedy opening of said lands for settle
ment and cultivation.
And it is further resolved, That the
secretary of state of Montana be, and
he is hereby ordered to furnish a copy
of this memorial to each of our senators
and representatives in congress.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
FINAL CONFERENCE.
The Philippine Commission Ready to Be
gin Their Work.

Washington. Jan. 21-Secretary Hay had
what probably will be the final conference
with the members of the Philippine COM
mission to-day and gave them full in
structions on every point that is likely to
arise. 1t was stated that Professors
Schurman and Worcester would leave
Washington next Tuesday and that Mr..
Denby would follow to Manila at the
conclusion of his duties on the war in
vestigatiOn commission. 1t is learned be-
yond question that the commission will
have no executive power: it will be an
advisory council in the full sense of the
term. although two of the members, Ad-
miral Dewey and General Otis. may carry
out the policies laid down by the commits
sion in their own single executive capac-
ity as military and naval commanders.
There appears to be confidence enter
tained at the war department that the
status quo can be maintained in the
Philippines until the arrival of this COM
mission, a belief probably based on the
character of the instructions given to
General Otis. The war department has
not been advised of any change in the
disposition of General Miller's troops.
which at last report were lying before
Ilolo. although it is assumed that he has
carried out the project formerly men
toned by him of landing on Guimara is
land, just off the harbor of Iloilo.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22

levy. The law at present permits the
county commissioners in making gen
eral levy to place it as high as five
mills. The proposed bill will reduce it
to two mills and make certain provis-
ions that will more generally equalize
the levy, requiring districts to pay
more of their proportion than at pres
ent.
Notice of bills Were given: 4
BY Misunderstanding to the further
protection of fish, fur bearing animals
and game: also relating to the IMPOSE
ton of special road tax
BY Cullen-Dividng counties into dis
tricts and providing fer the election of
county commissioners.
By Notwithstanding the consti-
tuition as to the legislative department; !;
also relating to the disposition Of GER
tain exhibits of money received by the
state treasurer from the joint investi-
eating committee: also joint me-
mortal to congress relating to the cleo
ton of senators by the people.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
A JOINT MEMORIAL.
Relative to the Opening of the Flathead
Reservation.

Relative to the Opening of the Flathead
Reservation.
Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, Jan. 21.-In the senate tnis
morning Senator Worden introduced a
joint memorial to congress regarding
the opening of portion of the Fiat
head Indian reservation. The memorial
reads:
To the Honorable the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States in Congress assembled:
Whereas, There are now in that pnr-
tion of the state of Montana, known as
the Flathead Indian reservation, many
thousand acres of magnificent agricul-
tural land, in every way suitable for
farming and stock raising, which is
now wholly uncultivated and practical
ly uninhabited by any one, the only Per
sons living thereon being Indians, and
which said landss are far in excess Of
the needs and demands of said Indians,
and yield no revenue whatever, either
to the national government or the state
of Montana, and add nothing to the
material wealth thereof, but are rather
source of trouble, expense and an
noyance to both: and,
Whereas, There are thousands of cit
iZens who are now ready and anxious
to go upon said reservation as soon as
the same is opened for settlement, there
to make their homes and reduce said
lands to state of settlement and cul-
tivation, which we, your memorialists
assert, will add millions of dollars to
the material wealth of the state of
Montana and yield much revenue to the
national and state governments; and,
Whereas, There is now an Indian
commission appointed by the general
government to negotiate with the In
dians upon said reservation for the sur
render of their title to the same to the
United States, which said commission
has now been negotiating with said
Indians to the end aforesaid, but your
memorialists assert that owing to the
fact that the persons comprising said
commission were appointed from with
out the state of Montana, and for eth
er reasons, said commission has thus
far been unable to do anything looking
to the end and purpose for which they
We're appointed, but on the contrary
has developed much opposition from
such Indians. to the extent that We
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
For Government Construction

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 21.-In the senate
this morning the joint resolution favor
ing the construction of the Nicaragua ca
nal was taken up. The principal clause
of the resolutions reads as follows:
Resolved, That we favor the ahso-
lutte ownership and control of said Nica-
iagua canal by the United States governs
ment. if within the power of said govern
ment to own and control the same"
Senator Braunhart moved to strike out
the words ''if within the power Of said
government to own and control the
same The amendment was adopted and
the resolution returned to the printer
The state is thus pledged to the unquali-
fled government construction and control
of the canal
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
COULDN'T PULL IT OFF
Clark's Total of Al Did Not
Materialize.
J.K. TOOLE HAS DRAWN OUT
Several OF His Supporters Refused to Be
Thrown to the Paris Millionaire.
Will Make Another e.
fort Monday.
Special Dispatch TO the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Jan. 21.-Clark gained three
votes to-day, namely Metlen, who has
been voting for Toole; Johnson of Car
bon, who has been voting for Fox, and
| now for Hartman; and Parker, silver
republican from Granite, who has been
voting for Mantle Mr.. Walsh of Gal
latin, who voted for Clark on Friday,
| was absent. Had he been present and
again voted for Clark the total for that
candidate would have been 81. Friday
| night the Clark shouters were predict
ing total of Al on yesterdays ballot
Joseph K. Toole's name appears no
more in the list of candidates One by
one, Clark has been pulling Toole's vote
away from him, and Toole on Friday
made up his mind to quit. He wrote a
letter to each of his four or five re-
naming supporters to that effect, with
drawing in Clark's favor. Clark got
one of these votes yesterday, that of
Metlen. Senator Norris and Messrs.
Paul and Sullivan went to Maginnis,
declining to let Mr.. Toole throw them
to Clark
There was only one speech at the
joint assembly, that of Mr.. Parker. He
read his few remarks from manuscript,
stating that he had been voting for
Senator Mantle, for whose character
and abilities he expressed great admira-
ton, but had finally decided to change
to Clark, for which action he would look
for vindication to his friends in Granite
county.
The vote for senator was as follows:
In the senate:
For Conrad-Anderson, Campbell,
Courtney, Eggleston, Myers, Stanton,
Whiteside, I.
For Clark-Connolly, Cullen, Gruwell,
Hoffman, Mahon, Riddell, Tierney,
Warner, s.
For Fox-Bowlen, Hannah, 2.
For Observation-Disclosures, Mckay, Nit
ehell, Phillips, Worden, s.
For Magtnnis-Norris l.
Absent, Clark.
In the house:
For Conrad-Bonner, Boylen, Burke,
Cooney, Crutchfeld Finlen, Fitz-
patrick, Finn, Gallwey, Kelley, Kelley,
Lamb, Lewis, Madden, Mats, Moran,
Murray. Normoyle, Stapleton, Stephens,
Stone, Toole, Warren Watson, Wilson,
Stiff, g.
For Clark-Bennett, Black, Conrow,
Day, EVerSole, Fine, Gibson, Hill,
Hutchison, johnson, Kuphal, Lockhart,
Losekamp, Luddy, Martin, Metlen, Nc
Laughlin, Mcleod, Parker, Phelps, Pot
ting, Shovlin, Sweeney, Truscott,
Woods, 25.
For Marshall--Bywater, Hedges, In
gersoll, Jacqueth, Lindsay, Long, Ma
gee, Marcyes, Sands, 9.
For Maginnis-Clifford Paul, O'Brien,
Sullivan, 4.
For Hartman-More 1.
For Fox-Swindlehurst, 1.
Absent-Beasley, Carr, GilIett, Walsh,
a.
CldTk.. ........4.... .................. 80
Nleii sha II ...-. ......... ...........lf
Maginnis. ...... ........... 5
FoA -......... ...................
Total number of votes, SO.
Necessary for election. As.
Many of the legislators left this even
ing to spend Sunday at home. The
Clark people now say they expect to
pull off their grand rally, which didn't
materialize to-day, on Monday. The
republicans to-day stood pat for Mar
shall. All declare that they will keep
voting for a republican to the last.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22

land there. The garrison consists of a
thousand men armed with spears and
bolos. They have only six rifles.
Owing to persistent rumors of a con-
templated attack upon Manila on Sat
urday and Sunday, the American troops
wer confined to their quarters, all the
guards We're doubled and as a measure
of precaution, foreign flags were dis
played on the business and private
houses everywhere as on the day of the
entry of the Americans into this city.
The Escolla, the usually busy thorough
fare, was deserted on Saturday night.
A score of groundless alarmist ru-
mors are still abroad, but confidence
is being restored.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
In Honor of Brewer,

London, Jan. 21.-Henry White, the
American charge d'affaires. gave dinner
this evening at the Princess restaurant
in honor of Associate Justice David J.
Brewer of the supreme court of the
United States who is now in London on
his way to Paris to attend a meeting of
the Venezuelan boundary commission
and Mallet Provost secretary of the en-
bassy. The guests Were the Earl of Halls
bury, the lord high chancellor: Sir Rich
ar, Webster, attorney general Sir Robert
Findlay, solicitor general: Baron Russell,
lord chief justice of England, and others.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
HANNAH'S BILL.
A Measure Intended to Simplify the
Ballot Law.


Ballot Law.
Special Dispatch to the Standard :,
Helena, Jan. 21-The bill amending
the ballot law introduced. by Senator
Hannah in the senate this morning, is
intended to simplify and condense the
ballot. The circle" is not done away
with, but appears in different form.
To understand the plan of ballot Sena-
tor Hannah proposes it is necessary to
read the bill, which is:
Section /. Section 1854 of the poli.i-
cal code shall be amended to read as
follows:
The ballots prepared under the pro-
visions of this chapter must be white
in color, of a good quality of printing
paper, and the names must be print ed
thereon in black ink. All the ballots
used in one county must be uniform in
size, and each ballot must contain the
names of every candidate whose nomi-
nation for the office specified in the bal
lot has been certified or filed according
to the provisions of this title. The list
of candidates of the different parties. as
we'll as the names of Independent can
didates, shall be printed in the same
column on the ballot in alphabetical
order and when there are several per-
sons to be elected to the same office the
candidates of each party must be ar
ranged alphabetlcally. Alter the name
of each candidate there shall be printed
the name or names of the party or par
ties which have placed him in nomina-
ton, or the name of the principle or
principles for which he stands. Be
tween the name of each candidate on
the ballot and the party name there
shall be printed a blank square or circle
in which the elector may mark his cross.
But in no case shall one party name
no case shall the name of the same per-
son appear more than once on the same
ballot. At the top of each ballot there
shall be printed in bold type, in alpha
beteal order, the name of each party
or principle that is represented by can
didates on the ballot, as contained in
the certificates of nomination; but in no
case shall one party name consist Of
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