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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-14

years have been characterized by the
growing of sensitiveness to the prevail
ing defects in American municipal or
ganization and management. Since our
last triennial, the national municipal
league for the Improvement of local
government has been organized. The
same influence which brought the
league into being has caused intelligent
women living in American cities to feel
the condition of municipal life direct
appeal to their own consciences. The
local council viii be found to be the
most effective instruments that has
been shaped to Woman's hand for the
correction of evils, and the Inaugural
ton of the reign of virtue in public
places'
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-14
ATTACKED HOUSE OFrLORDS.
Henry Labouchere Desires to Limit It's
Veto Power. t-5


Veto Power. t5
London, Feb. 13.-In the house Of
commons Henry Labouchere, liberal
member for Northampton made his an.
nual attack upon the house of lords,
with view of limiting its veto power,
from which, he said, liberal measures
invariably suffered. He moved an
amendment to the address from the
throne providing that bills adopted by
the commons in one session and not
not adopted by the peers. should, if re-
passed by the commons at subsequent
session, become the law of the land
After discussion of Mr.. Labouchere's
amendment, John Lawson, liberal mem
Der for South Leeds, proposed an amend
ment to the address declaring that the
power now possessed by the house of
lords of overruling the decision of the
house Of commons demanded the urgent
attention of parliament.
Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman, the
newly-elected leader of the liberal party
in the commons, supported the Lawson
amendment. In the course of yigor-
Gus speech he denied that the liberals
were actuated by partisan spirit in rails
ing the question, but the house of lords,
he declared, had always formed a con-
tinuous and stereotyped anti-liberal ma
jority.
"On patriotic and constitutional
grounds" said Sir Henry, ''the situa-
ton is full of danger and no dispas-
sionate man can deny the anomaly OF
the house of lords, in the face of the
representative system Of government.
The liberals desire to guard the rights
of the representative chamber, while
leaving to the house of peers reason
able power of criticism and advice"
Arthur Balfour, government leader,
said there was no middle course be-
tween the policy expressed in Labou-
cheres address and the policy of leav-
ing the house of peers in its present
position. He declared it to be his firm
conviction that the liberals, in propos-
ing constitutional reforms, were really
acting in the interest of marty.
The house then rejected both amend
ments. Mr.. Lawson's was lost by 277
to 157, and Mr.. Labouchere's by 23a
against los.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-14
Insurance in War Time.

London, Feb. 13.-An interesting cues
ton pertaining to insurance in time of
war came before the court of queens
bench to-day, when the owners of the
steamer Restormel coal-laden, for the
Spaniards in Cuba, and which was cap
tured by the United States auxiliary cruis-
er St Paul as she was attempting to en-
ter the harbor at Santiago, sought to re-
cover $4,000 of insurance.
The company defendants claimed that
the Restormels adventure was illegal and
the fact that she was engaged in an al
tempt to supply coal to the Spanish navy
was suppressed al the time the insurance
was taken out. After the evidence of
seizure of the Restormel had been sub
mitted the case was adjourned
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-14
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN.
President Mrs. Dewall Offers Her Re-
mort.

Washington, Feb. ia binding
snow storm did not prevent the meeting
of the National Council of Women at
the Church of Our Father to-day. About
so ladies We're present. The session was
devoted exclusively to business matters,
the report of the president. Mary
Wright Dewall. being the principal fea-
ture. She said:
Although the membership of this
council has been increased by three
large national organizations, one state
council and four local councils. since
the last triennial, it is found that all
of these organizations can find rela-
lively adequate expression in a period
covering eight days. The last four
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-14
Idaho legislature,

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Boise. Idaho. Feb 13.-Thec senate to-day
passed the long-fought over bill granting
corporations 15-year franchises to charge
tolls on such rivers as they clear of OBJ
structions. 1t is intended to specially APP
ply to the business of floating log drives.
which it was maintained by the enemies
of the bill would be controlled by the
companies granted franchises, thus ere
ating a vicious monopoly The bill was
backed strongly by representatives of a
Michigan lumber syndicate. Oh
The bill creating the office of state banls
examiner was killed
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-14
No Arrests Yet.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. Feb. $50 far no arrests have
been made upon the indictments returned
Saturday afternoon. 1t is currently re-
ported that the eight indictments returned
by the grand jury relate to one man. AS
the story goes, the party has eight counts
against him. He is at present outside of
the state and is supposed to be in one of
the New England states.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-14
Schooner Phelps Missing.

San Francisco, Feb. 13,-Great anxiety
is expressed in shipping circles over the
whereabouts of the schooner w. S. Phelps.
which left San Diego for Eureka, Cal, 80
days ago. and it is feared that she went
down in the terrific storm of last month.
She carried about eight men. 1t is pos
sible the vessel is disabled and Slowly
making her way to her destination.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-14

smaller than barrels and put in five
gallon cans for export purposes; the
house bill for the establishment of
lighthouse and for signal at Point An
gelo, Cal.
The senate then, at 500 p. NJ, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Allison, went into executive
session and at 1882 p. m. adjourned.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-14
Lack of Rain.

San Francisco Feb. lS.-California and
the entire Pacific coast is now enjoying
beautiful weather from climatic stand
point but the weather conditions are
neither pleasing nor encouraging for the
farmers and fruit growers, who are COM
planning on account of the lack of rain
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-14
O'Brien Gets the Decision,

Youngstown. Ohio, Feb. 13.-Oscar Gard
ner lost the decision to Jack O'Brien of
New York in 20-round fight here tonight
for a purse of $1,000 O'Brien was agrees
sive from the start and Gardner loafed
for 10 rounds. In the last three rounds
O. Brien had decidedly the bes- of it,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-14
Was a Tame A fair

Cincinnati Feb. 4.-Charlie Golf of Cal
ifornia secured the decision over Charlie
Johnson of Philadelphia before the Peo-
PIES Athletic club here Tonight The
fight was tame throughout.
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Continued on Page Six.)
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-14
Experiments Dangerous.

LET us remember that under the
present system in which government
bonds stand as security for bank notes,
every bank note is as good as a govern
ment note, whether one bank or all the
banks, issue notes. In no class of laws
Iron County register., 1899-11-23

The system of education pursued in this
institution is designed to develop the moral
intellectual and physical powers of the pu-
pills; to make them refined, accomplished
and useful members of society.
Pupils OF sill denominations are equally re-
ceived-allinterferen withtheir conVictioEs
being carefully avoided.
Iron County register., 1899-11-23
Wall Street Wins Again.

The secretary of the treasury has
given orders to feed $25. 900, 600 to
Wall street. The money Is to come
from the surplus gold in the nation s
strong box, and for no purpose other
than to stimulate speculation in trust
watered stock and similar stock ex-
change properties" The New York
associated banks have unlawfully in
trenched upon their reserves to loan
money to the ssstreet" at high interest
rates, and they want more cash to put
out on the same line of loans. The
treasury will kindly buy their govern
ment bonds at the market price, which
will enable them to employ the money
in the loan markets at u per cent,
against per cent. which the bonds
pay. OF course, when the present
craze for stock speculation runs its
course and the banks are loaded up
with money the treasury department
will be requested, which will be the
equivalent of a positive demand, to
issue bonds to give employment to
Wall streets idle cash.
1t is possible and perhaps very likely
that the present per capita volume of
money in the country would be ample
to handle the legitimate business of
trade and commerce if Wall street
could be eliminated from the channels
of business. But it is evident that as
long as Wall street draws so much
money from the channels of trade to
be used exclusively in wild and reck-
less speculation, with power to create
a stringency whenever it wants to, no
volume of money short of enough to
make such concentration impossible
would relieve the people at all times.
The strength of Wall streets lies in its
ability to corner the money market,
and that is why it is opposed to the
free or any other kind of silver coin
age. If the mints were open to silver
as they are to gold it would be impos-
sible for any combination to lock up
enough of the general volume to ma
terially hurt the loan markets in the
interior. If the gold standard were
adopted it would be that much easier
to control the volume in the channels
of business. 1t is easy enough, there
fore, to see why Wall street wants to
eliminate silver from the monetary
system and turn the paper money is
suing function of the government over
to the national banks and it is equally
apparent why the people should see to
it that nothing of the kind is DONE
Kansas City Tunes.
Iron County register., 1899-11-23
Gates on Trust Philanthropy.

Some of the statements made by
John W. Gates of the Steel and Wire
Trust before the Industrial Commission
are hardly in accord with facts.
Mr.. Gates says that his trust does
not seek monopoly, and that its dis
position is to encourage other similar
trade organizations.
If this is so, why has the trust, as
Mr.. Gates admits, shut down number
of its plants? If it does not hope to
cover the market would it not prefer
to run its own plants to the full capaci-
ty, rather than see other and compet-
ing corporations, cutting in on its
market? Is the trust a business organ
ization, and is it not good business to
hold the market as far as possible?
Mr.. Gates further asserts that the
enormous increase in prices of steel
and wire products since the trust was
organized are due to increase in wages
and cost of materials. Yet many of
the plants have been shut down. Does
not the saving from closing these plants
and dismissing the workmen and man
ayers who were employed in them far
exceed the increase in wages that is
claimed to have been granted to the
workers still retained? Is not the
trust making an enormous saving from
this source? The increase in cost OF
raw materials does not account for the
much greater increase in prices of
products. That has simply been
brought about because the trust is able
to bring it about, through it's monopo-
ly.
All this commercial cant does not
for a moment deceive the people. They
know that trusts are not formed for
purposes of philanthropy. The trust
apologists might as we'll save their
breath.-St. Louis PoSt-Dispatch.
Iron County register., 1899-11-23
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES.

The REGISTER has for sale
Marriage Certificate Books
so to the book-with stubs,
The law requires the person
solemnizing marriage to issue
a certificate and to keep a
record of the same. These
Books answer all the purpose.
60c per Book.
Iron County register., 1899-11-23

Admiral Dewey says he will not be a
candidate for President because shis
wife does not want him to go into poll
tics. She breads to see his genial dis
position warped by the bitterness of a
political campaign and the unkind
things that would be said about him
personally. Aunt Mildred" is dear.
sensible little woman, and now that
she has the Admiral all to herself we
do not blame her for wanting 10 keep
him. But If there is any man in the
United States who could run for Presi-
dent without having wicked things
said about him, that man is Uncle
George Dewey. Falley Democrat.
Iron County register., 1899-11-23
IrOnfOm. Missouri,
Fl. W. COLLINS
LIVERY AND FEED STABLE<
IRONTON MO

~ oTIcE TO PlcNIcERs AND ExcURsIoNIsTs
oLHacks, pringWagons, Single and
Double Buggies; Three Seated Car
riages and Two-Seated Carriages, with COM
petent drivers; also, the best of Saddle
Horses for Ladies and Gentlemen caube had
at REASONABLE RATES.
Iron County register., 1899-11-23
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATOR,
WITH WILL ANNEXED.

WITH WILL ANNEXED.
Notice is hereby given, that Letters
of Administration, with the Will An
nexed, on the Estate of Frederick
Tape, late of Iron county, deceased,
have been granted to the undersign-
ed, William Roebbel, by the Judge OF
the Probate Court of Iron county,
bearing date the I'D day of Septem-
ber, 1899.
Ali persons having claims against said estate are
required to exhibit them TO me for allowance with
in one year after the date of said letters or they
may be preciuded from any beneft of such estate;
and III such claims be not exhibited within two
years from the date of this publication they shall
be forever barred.
WILLIAM ROEBBEL,
Administrator, with the Will An
nexed.
Iron County register., 1899-11-23
Academy of Music.
IrOntOn. Mo.

Auditorium, ,50x37 feet. stage, 22x37 feet,
with opening or proseenium 10 :6x12. Two
dressing-rooms one on either side of stage,
and alarge room underneath. Four Scenes
Street, Wood, Kitchen and Parlor-ing grooves
Fitted with all ordinary appurtenances. Hall
seated with chairs, and gallery with benches
Seating capacity about 500.
The towns of Ironton, Pilot Knob and
Arcadia, with a population of 5000. are
within radius of one mile-1ronton in
the centre.
Forterms, etc. apply to.
w. T. GAY, Superintendent.
Iron County register., 1899-11-23
1T E r M S.


in which the usual branches of sound and
practical education are carefully impaired.
Terms in the Day School will be, for the
present, One Dollar per Month.
Information may De had by applying in
person or by letter, to
MOTHER MARIAN, Superioress
ofthe Convent of the Ursane Sisters Arcadia Iron
County, No.
Douglas Island news., 1899-02-08
Come Again.

Last Thursday night John G. Spickett brought over a company of artists from Juneau and gave a "Family'' show in Ohman's Hall. Theattendance was not large, but the efforts ofthe entertainers were fully appreciated. This show was only an experiment., which, however, we hope to see repeated.
 Mr. Spickett is a whole show by him self and easily makes up for any deh' ciency Tn his support, In the event of his coming again we bcspeak for him a full house.
Douglas Island news., 1899-02-08
The Douglas Island News
Additional Locals and Items of Interest.

MT. J. E. Caro-, of J. D. Meyer & Co. wholesale cigar dealers at Juneau, was in the city last Thursday on business. He is a worthy representative of first class firm.
 We were pleased to meet Mir. J. J. McGrath of Juneau few days ago. He has been in Alaska for the past seven, teen years and has memory well stored with early "reminiscences.
 Mir. M. H. Waugenheim of the Koch ler-James Mercantile Co. is in San Fran cisco enjoying a much needed vacation. He is a hard worker and very atteh- tive to business.
 We are pleased to announce that George Blanchard's overcOat was re- turned to him last week. It was taken by mistake at dance in this city few weeks ago. The News as an advertis- ing medium is not surpassed i'll Alaska and the people of Juneau know 1t.
 
 The invitations to the Douglas Is land Social Club dance, to be given the 18th of this month, were printed at the News office. If you are ill need ot job work, remember we can give you the best and at reasonable prices.
 The Seattle Argus remarks that Eos ter. the Tacoma candidate is not the "Iogical candidate" which is cminently correct. When an election shall have occurred the logical candidate will ap pear. and he will be the man with the largest barrel too. Wait and see if our prediction proves true.
 MT. x. Caspersou, one of the best boys that ever lived, returned to the city from trip down sound last Fri day. Of course he made the News d call the next day. We regret to say that he goes to Atliu i'll few days having secured a hotel license for that district from the British Columbia au- thorities. The best wishes of the News will surely go with him.
Douglas Island news., 1899-02-08
She Cried for It.

''I havc never read but one of your papers," said handsome, black eyed woman to the editor of the News few days ago, ill Juneau. And tear sadly stole it's way from her left eye down to the corner of her mouth. Here was our opportunity to make a soul happy and we handed her a copy of the great re ligious weekly. Yes, women and chil- dren cry for the News and business men advertise in it because the people will have and will read the paper.
Douglas Island news., 1899-02-08
They Cared For the Dead.

John Burke, a waiter for a long time on the Al-Ki, died on the boat between this city and Sllaguay on her last trip up. He was about thirty-hve years of age. The purser, Mir. Bush, had the body embalmed and placed in a coffin at Skaguay intending to take it to Se- attle for burial, but when the boat reached Juneau it became known that the deceased had brother in that city who requested that the remains be left at Juneau for interment. The conduct of the boats officers in caring for the body of the deceased ill the manner in which they did is certainly worthy of the highest praise.
Douglas Island news., 1899-02-08
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Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been duly appointed by the Probate Court for the District of Alaska, at Juneau, administrator of the estRte of Nathan G. Heffren, deceased All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same to me, properly verified, either nt my office in Douglas City, Alaska, or at the law office of Jno. k. Winn, in Juneau, Alaska, within six months from the date hereof. Dated this 10th day ofJanuary, 1899.
 P. H. FOX,
 Administrator of the estate of
 Nathan G. Hetfren, deceased.
 JNO. R. WYNN,
 Attorney for Administrator. oo Date of first publication January 11th 1899.
Douglas Island news., 1899-02-08
Dissolution Notice.

The firm of J. P. Smith & Co.,, of Douglas City, has been dissolved by the withdr9wel of j. P. Smith from the firm. Seberg East burg and G. L. Johnson will continue the business under the firm name of Eastburrg te Johnson All accounts of the firm of J. r.. Smith & Co. will be collected by EaStburg % Johnson. Dated at Douglas City, Alaska, this 4th day of January, 1899.
 J. P. SMITH,
 s. EASTBURG,
 of J. P. Smith& Co.
Douglas Island news., 1899-02-08

An editor ill Chicago ordered pair of new trousers from the tailor. On trying them on, they proved to be sever al inches too long. It being late on Sat urday night the tailor shop was closed, and the editor took the trousers to his wife and asked her to cut them off and hem them over. The lady brusquely refused. The same result followed on application to the wife's sister and the eldest daughter. But before bedtime, the wife relenting, took the pants and cut off six inches from the legs, hem med them nicely and returned them to the closet. Half an hour later the daughter taken with compunction for her unfilial conduct, took the trousers, and cutting off six inches, hemmed and returned them. Finally the sis ter. in-law felt the bangs of conscience; she too performed a surgical operation on the garment. When the editor ap- peared at breakfast on Sunday, the family thought a Highland chieftain had arrived, for the trousers reached only to the middle of his thighs.
Douglas Island news., 1899-02-08
Notice.

Tn the United States Commissioners Court for the District of Alaska, at Juneau, in pro-
 bate
 In the matter of the eState)
 of Citation, Victor Peterson. deceased. ) The United States of America,
 To-. Peterson,
 and to all other unknown heirs. Greeting
 By order of this court, you, the said .... Peterson. and all other unknown heirs of the above entitled estate are hereby cited to be and appear before Honorable Norman E. Malcolm. United States COmmlS- sioner and ex-OfficiO Judge of the Probate Court of the town of Juneau, District of Alaska. on the 1St day of February, A. D, 1899, at 10 o'clock 4. NJ. of said day, to then and there show cause, if any you have, why the uetition of Antoue Llylestrand, ,adminiStrator of said estate. praying for an order of said court to sell lot six (6 in block six (b), of Ju- npnu Alaska should not be granted.
 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have here unto affixed my hand and seal this 2Oth day of December, A. D, 1898. ,.r, '- NORMAN E. MALCOLM, IsEAIl U. Commissioner. and eX-otticio Probate Judge.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-09

having twice been elected grand vice re-
gent. He was very successful as grand
orator, having labored earnestly in pro-
mitigating the noble principles of the or
der Mr. Weiss has earned his high place
in the order and, in view of past deeds, it
is safe to predict that the affairs of the
grand council of Pennsylvania are in cap
able hands.
There are about 10000 members of the
order in Greater New York
In Pennsylvania there are 231 subordin-
ate councils with a total membership of
%, 093
Francke W. Dickinson is now grand re-
gent of Massachusetts and Herbert A.
Boynton grand secretary.
In the 90 years since the grand council
of Pennsylvania was formed the order has
collected $500, coo for the widows and
orphans benefit fund, of which So, 430, 600
has been disbursed to the beneficiaries of
deceased members.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-09
A CORNISH HUMORlST.
Little stories of Wit Long since
Forgotten.


In 1868 ~as born Robert Hicks, q
Cornishman of many talents. who is
happily remembered as brilliant wit
and story teller. He had an unerring
memory for funny happenings, and,
like most people who seek the Lumor-
Gus, ii was always coming TO him.
When in the ifties Tennyson pub
iished Maud and took the public by
storm, Custard, a young artist of great
promise, who was a friend of Hicks,
was staying at Bossiney, a wild spot
ON the Cornish coast. In the intervals
of his work he kept singing in stem
torian voice, Come into the garden
Maudl'
One day Hicks, who was an official
of the county insane asylum, went over
to see him and was at once recognized
by the owI.er of the cottage where Gus
tard lodged
'Ah, Nj Hicks" said she, Il be
glad you've come for us, poor young
man l thought somebody would be
coming for us.
blu NOu Ntshcu l1iIhsj ever ltdu.
for a humorous situation "Is he very
bad ~
''Ah. that e he, Mr.. Hicks. Why,
he do stand out there by them rocks,
and he boilers out, Come into the gar
den. Maud' Why, there bain't no gar
den, Mr.. Hicks, for miles roundl And
then he do say, I be here by the geate
alone But there beant no geate any
where nigh. And e do seem to see
black bats. Mr.. Hicks, I'm glad some
body's ccme for un. Mr. Hicks. that l
bel
Mr. Hicks was ever ready with an
impromptu. When the banns were
called OF Job Wall and Mary Best, he
promptly wrote ON leaf of his hymn
book
Job wanted partner and thought he'd be
blest
If of all womankind he selected the Best.
Fer, said he of all ills that encompass
the globe
a bad vile would most try the patience of
job
The Best. then lie chose to be bone of his
bone
Though twas clear to his friends she'd be
Best left alone.
For among the weak sex she's the weak
est cf all
If it's true that the weakest must go to
the Wall
Nuggets.