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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
THICKER THAN WATER.
A Reception to the Philippine CommisA
sioners at Vancouver.

Vancouver B. c., Jan. 30-Those who
witnessed the reception given tonight to
Professors Schurman and Worcester,
Philippine commissioners must have BEEN
impressed with the cordality that now
exists between the United States and the
rest of the English-speaking nations. The
two commissioners arrived this evening
on the delayed Canadian Pacific railroad
express, and, despite rain, there was al
very representative crowu of citizens at
the station to greet them. Among thosa
present were the mayor. city council,
board of trade, bankers and chief mer-
chants. After a cordial welcome at the
depot the distinguished travellers went
abroad the Empress of Japan, where ad-
dresses We're presented and replies made.
Secretary Stein of the board of trade
read an address, expressing the gratifi-
cation of the members at meeting the
commissioners at this Western capital of
the British empire Particular stress was
laid the fact that Mr.. Schurman is
Canadian born. The board reminded the
commissioners that their duty would lead
them close to a spot forever hallowed by
the action of an American commander.
who, AZ years ago, went to the succor of
a British admiral and assisted in the res
cue of British sailors lying wounded on
Mudhats,- at-the mouth of the Peiho, in
tcrvenng against a friendly power and
defending ms fact1On3 WIN Itae InolnoFa-
bic reply: BLOOD is thicker than water
Such an act could not be forgotten and
was cherished in the memory of those
who were anxious. the board believed, in
certain eventualities, to be able to pay
the debt. The board prayed that their la
bors might have a successful issue.
Professor Schurman made no formal re-
ply to the address presented by the VAN
ccuver board of trade. Instead he re-
counted their adventures in the Rocky
mountains. He said:
"A truck broke down in the mountains
and we had to fast for "a hours. l don't
suppose such an accident would ever oc-
cur again. We had just passed dining
place and the next was four hours
travel ahead. There we had to remain
without food Some of the party tried
cooking at Canmore but they afterwards
wished they had not" he concluded, with
laugh.
He did not care to be interviewed ON
the object of the commission. The COM
missioners will sail at a. m. to-mor-
row.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
STANTON RETIRED.
A Silver Loving Cup Presented to the
Paymaster General.

Paymaster General.
Washington, Jan. 3O.-General Thaddeus
H. Stanton, paymaster general of the
army. was retired at noon to-day in con-
formity with the age requirements of the
service. The occasion was taken ad-
vantage of by the officers of the paymas-
ter's department in Washington to pre-
sent their retiring chief a silver loving
cup as a mark of their personal regard
and apprecia ton of his public service.
The ceremony occurred in General Stan
toms office. The room was filled with
old army friends and associates, while
the doorways were crowded with clerks
and other subordinates.
Major General w. Baird made a brief
address, referring to General Stanton's
long term of active service, extending
from the civil war through all of the
Indian wars of the West, and concluding
with the recent war with Spain. During
all this time. Major Baird remarked the
paymaster generals office had always
been fully competent in the discharge of
all it's duties and never had been the sub
ject of official investigation. Of the $685.
100000 that had been disbursed by Gen
eral Stanton, not a single cent had ever
gone astray or been the subject of Off
cial question.
At the close of the address Major Cof-
fir, on behalf of the officers committee,
placed a handsome silver loving cup on
General Stanton's desk. The cup bore
the inscription. Presented to Brigadier
General Thaddeus H. Stanton. paymaster
OF the United States, by the officers of the
pay department on duty at Washington.
A testimonial of affection and esteem.
January 30 1S99."
General Stanton responded, thanking
his felow-otficers for the hearty support
they had always accorded him, and ended
by presenting to them Colonel Carey, his
successor in office.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
FEARS AMERICA.
The Greatest Competitor of the German
Sugar Industry.


Berlin. Jan. 30.-During the discussion
of the sugar question in the lower house
of the Prussian diet to-day Baron Erfs,
referring to the opinion of the secretary
of the imperial treasury, Won Thielman,
that there is no danger to the German
sugar industry from America in the
near future, said the manufacturers of
Saxony took a quite different view from
those who poohpoohed the danger and
underrated the colossal financial re-
sources and enterprise of "the Ameri-
can sugar trust which, in California.
was making great progress in sugar
production. The only thing to help
German manufacturers, in the opinion
of the speaker, was to tighten the ex-
else duty on sugar, and thus promote
home consumption.
Baron Won Hammerstein-Le Lexlen, the
minister of agriculture, in reply, said he
fully agreed with the statement that
serious danger existed from America.
Moreover he remarked the export of
sugar from Cuba would greatly in
crease during the next few years, now
that energetic and intelligent American
capitalists had taken the matter in
hand. The danger arising from the
production of beet sugar in America
he further said, was continually in
creasing. and 1t was true that the eX-
port of German sugar to America was
100000 double hundred weight below
the exports of Great Britain. Never
theless, it constituted a considerable
portion of the production. and the only
remedy was an increased home con-
sumption. 1t had already been found
that the use of sugar in the army in
creases the marching capabilities of the
soldiers. Tt was also excellent in fat
tening pigs.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
An Appeal Taken,

Boise, Idaho. Jan. 30.-J. H. Hawley and
A. A. Frazer appeared before United
States Judge Beatty this morning with
ii petition for writ of habeas corpus in
the case of "Diamondfeld Jack" Davis
sentenced to hang on Feb. | at Albion.
The petition alleged information that the
act under which Davis was prosecuted
was unconstitutional. The petition was
denied by Judge Beatty and an appeal
was taken to the United States circuit
court of appeals. The judge doubted his
authority to enforce an order staying
execution. He sent for Attorney General
Hays, who agreed to see that the execu-
ton was stayed by the state.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
DENOUNCED As A FRAUD.
Managers of the American Investors
Company Arrested.

New York, Jan. 30.-G. Percival Stew
art and D. J. Pierce managers of the
American Investors company, with
offices in the city, were arrested
to-day upon bench warrants issued by
the United States district court for the
northern district of Arkansas, charging
them with using the mails for fraudu-
lent purposes.
The complaint alleges that the Amer
ican Investors company is agent of a
pretended society called the Fort Smith
Rent Purchase Fund. The alleged
scheme of the company was to get
money for shares in the fund which
We're alleged to include plot of ground
at Fort Smith. IT is alleged that these
pledges We're not lived up to- The
American Investors company has it's
main office in Providence. r. l., with
branches in this city, Boston, Philadel-
phia and San Francisco.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
Money Corruptly Used.

St Louis, Jan. 30.-When the Lexow
investigating committee reconvened to-
day. the taking of testimony as to ir-
regularties in connection with the city
boiler inspectors office was resumed.
On order of Mayor Zeigenhen, Boiler
Inspector Price. who last week refused
to let the committee examine his books.
to-day signified his willingness to pro-
duce them. A number of witnesses
We're examined. and their testimony all
went to show that money had been paid
Che board of examinations for engn-
eer's licenses
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
IT WAS An AL TENTATIVE
Annexation of the Philippines or
Their Return to Spain.
1T WAS OPPOSED BY GRAY
McKinley's First Plan Was to Take the
Island Of Luzon only-The Entire
Controversy With Spain Was
About the Philippines.

u,. -, oo
'oA1' '' Aie pfesioehl
To-day sent to the senate the corre-
spondence on file in the state depart
ment hearing ,1tnn tba na.oa t,.a,ty
:.
anu A. was feau ~ 'o-oays executive
session. The correspondence includes
most of the letters and cablegran,s
FROM, tba ,n,iss;o, 10 81, s.,....
~ 'he p'esiaehe
ana from the president to the COM
mission. The documents are numerous.
as there were te1eprams 1ettars "a 20
,or+, 60, ,.at
~ e'eis oas the
commissioners We're in Paris One
of the first cablegrams from
the nresident inst,uotad t,,o, >. A.
1,,',>2-N.. 'Aeii' ~ ue
ii.' ,iIe eessioiA y " A-u~oh lsiahd only
OF the Philippines. and he told them
that full sovereignty should come with
1t.
In submitting the papers the presi-
dent sent brief message, saying he
transmitted them in accordance with
the resolution. The reading consumed
the entire executive session, lasting
from to $40 p. M, except a few min
utes at the close. Much of the matter
covered the same ground as that which
mas been published.
Ihe principal interest among the sem
ators attached to the presidents in
structions to insist upon the cession of
the island of Luzen. and after that in
the decision to take the entire group of
islands. This latter development APP
peared from the correspondence to be
growth, and the suggestion was made
py the commissioners to the president
as the result of occurrences at Paris
after the arrival there Of the commits
sloners. In his dispatch concerning
Luzon he said there was but one alter
native. the United States must either
take the island and assume sovereign
ty or return it to Spain, and of the
Two courses he preferred the former
Spain was from the first unwilling
to cede any of the Philippines, and she
made especial nbjection to letting go
of Luzon alone. The commissioners.
with the exception of Senator Gray,
urged that to take Luzon and leave the
other islands .efs zhe archipelago IN the
hands of the Spaniards would be to
invite innumerahle complications with
other nations, and especially with Eu-
rope and Spain.
Much stress was laid upon the prob
ablllty OF future trouble with Spain.
With Luzon under American admins
tration there would soon be such a vast
Improvement they wrote, that the
other Islanders would grow more and
more febelhous. and with Spain's op-
pressiye methods of government we
should again find that we had another
Cuba at another door, Furthermore
there would be constant filibustering,
and we should find ourselves spending
millions to preserve a state of neutral
ity, just as we did in the case of Cuba
prior to our declaration of war on ac-
count of that island. General Mer-
ritts testimony on this point was cited
and was made the reason for much
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
A CHANGE IMPENDING.
A Successor to the Chinese Emperor Has
Been Selected

Pekin. jan 30.-The Chinese here say
that the dowager empress has decided up
on a policy regarding the successor to the
throne. l is detailed that at a meeting
of her relatives recently held she selected
the successor of the present emperor, but
the identity of the person so selected is
not divulged. All reports however. agree
that a change at the palace is impending.
The emperor is still strictly guarded in
the southwest corner of the island palace.
The drawbrdge connecting the island
with the shore is drawn up at night, and
every morning the ice around the island
is broken in order to prevent unauthorized
persons from approaching. 1t is asserted
that the dowager empress now practically
ignores the grand council of state and the
tsung Ii yamen, or Chinese foreign office.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
A Sailors Strike.

Seattle. WASH, Jan. 30.-A. Thompson
agent here of the Coass Seamens union
said to-day: "Unless the Shipowners' as
sociation gives up trying to put scab sea-
men on coasting vessels, a general strike
will be ordered. and every sailing vessel
on the coast will be tied up as soon as she
gets into port. The union men will not
accept less than $40 per month";
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
PRIVATE LETTER BOXES
Used for CIandestine, Immoral and Inns
proper Corresp ondence.

washington, Jan. 20.-The governs
ment commission for the revision and
codifying of the civil laws of the United
States is now considering and it is un-'
derstood will incorporate in the final
codification an amendment to the eX-
listing law prohibiting the maintenance
in any city of any private letter box
scheme. While intended to break up
the facilities now flourshing in many
cities for clandestine, immoral and im-
proper correspondence, the promotion
of fraudulent schemes and the boycott
ing of a postmaster through subsequent
delivery to trains by using private let
ter boxes at cigar stands, stationery
stores and other private places, the
proposed law is directly the result OF
wide agitation over the Adams mur-
der case in New York, in which privats
mail boxes figure prominently. =.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
The PHILADELPHIA Will Go.

Washington. Jan. 30.-Our govern
ment has not cancelled the orders to the
United States cruiser Philadelphia to
proceed from San Diego to Samoa, to
represent the United States there, so
that If it is contemplated to reach a
joint agreement between the three pow
ers interested in Samoa to send war
vessels there that will apply to the fu-
ture. AS Germany has now one vessel
at Apia and the British government
two, no complaint is expected of the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
For Stealing Diamonds.

London, Jan. SO.-A special dispatch
from Dresden says that a man named
Ref has been arrested there on the charge
of stealing diamonds worth 10000 marks
Il is. added that he was formerly a news
paper man of New York. from which
city he is said to have eloped with
young lady.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
Reserve Agent.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Washington. Jan. 30.-The Central Ma
tional bank of Philadelphia has been ap-
proved as reserve agent for the First
National bank of Butte.
Private John r. Moore. now at Fort
Keogh, and Private George r. Harring-
ton, now at Fort Yellowstone have been
discharged from the service
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
A NiOurnful Scene.
steamer

Barcelona. Jan 3O.-The steamer
Chateau Latitte, Captain Chabot. from
Cienfuegos Jan 6. arrived to-day with
1,250 repatriated Spanish soldiers. $50 of
whom are seriously ill., Fifty-siX died on
the voyage. Darkness had come on when
the dsem barkation was made and the
scene was most mournful. The removal
of the dead and the torchlight funeral
procession made a painful impression
upon the population.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
A Cowartliy Murder,

Havana. Jan. 30-Advices from Trims
dad say that last Friday a private of the
4th Tennessee regiment, while in liquor,
asked a Cuban sergeant for his machete.
and when the weapon was surrendered
put the muzzle of his rifle against the Gu
bans body and killed him instantly.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31

presence in that harbor of at least one
United States vessel. The Philadelphia
was to have left San Diego yesterday,
but was detained by the non-appear-
ance of Chief Engineer Bates, who was
ordered from the Texas at Havana
overland from New Orleans to Phila-
delphia, and who, it was supposed, had
already reached the ship.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
Will Sail TO-MorrOw,

San Diego, Cal, Jan. 30.-The cruiser
Philadelphia will sail at 10:30 a. m. to-
morrow for Samoa. Chief Engineer Bates
arrived to-day from the East. The ship
is IA men short of full crew.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
Ten Degrees Below.

Chicago, Jan. 3.-Ten degrees below
zero at 10 o'clock tonight marked the
lowest notch reached by the mercury
this winter in Chicago.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
Gold IuDOrtS.

New York. Jan. 30.-The Bank of North
America has engaged for import S575,600 in
gold to be shipped this week. The steam
ship Saal, sailing for Europe, will take
out 100000 ounces of silver.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
A Ripe Old Age.

Newton Jan. 3O.-Mrs NJ Mauser. aged
100 years and 3 months, died to-day at
Walton of grip and old age She had
come from Andrews. md. to visit her son.
The remains will be shipped there for
burial.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
Adopted the Estimates.

Berlin, Jan. 30.-The reichstag to-day.
after long debate, adopted the navy
estimates
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
Severe Weather.

Dubuque. Iowa, Jan. 30--Severe
weather continues. The government
thermometers marked II below.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
Skilled Labor

Our workmen are the best that
money can hire. thoroughly skilled
and experienced in each depart
ment.
In fine engraving, badgemaking,
jewelry manufacturing and design
ing we are equalled by few and sur
passed by none.s
faction, bring it to us and have it
overhauled by skillful and compe-
tent hands. It will not cost you
any more and probably less than
to be .entrusting it to unskilled
hands.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
Watch AND
....>Jewelry
REPAIRING

Is an art that requires thoroughly
competent and experienced men to
handle successfully.
There are many watchmakers and
jewelers., but few thoroughly COM
petent.
Many good watch and fine piece
of jewelry is irretrievably ruined by
being entrusted to unskilled work
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-06

mo en- ell coraz0n de RIVERA, que nC
8tardaba en- devolver cl ultraje en-
) vuelto en- viriles ap0strofes y Ell
en6rgicas protestas. Lo demostrt
en- ell periodico arecibeno va cita-
/ do; 10 prob6 en- El Liberal, de San
Juan, al que di6 renombre con sus
campanas periodisticas, y Ultima
mente aqui, donde Sc desato sobre
Z su cabeza ell huracan de las paslo-
nes, sin que NADIA bastase a amen
guar los generosos impulses de su
alma, nj abatir las vibrantes palpi-
|taciones de su pluma.
Mas vino la muerte le hiri0, le
|fagelo, lie rindio, le puso una NOR
|daza en- la boca y ell pecho, 10 at0
|al lecho de Procusto para que SCI
|debatiese con ansias de agonia, VI
|asi lie hizo callar. Asi, solamente|
|asi, sc callan los gladiadores !; pero'
solo dejan el' cuerpo al polvo. Ell
alma ). :. / qui6n sabe a donde vue-
la esa ave misteriosa, una vez quel
ha roto Ell tragil muro dc su carcel z
Rivera Colon ha muerto pobre !. j
como mueren casi todos los perio-a
|distas. Ell que tanto luch0 y sci
|desvivi6 por ell bien de su patria,
no deja NADIA suyo. Decimos NAL j
|deja sus obras, que viven en- la hojaI
|impresasy perduraran en- la memo
ria de sus conciudadanos, Y deias
|tambi6n una madre y una hermanaj
|huerfanas de su amparo y su ca
rino, sin luz, sin dicha, sin pan
Descansa en- paz, pobre amigo Il
Sufriste, pensaste, trabajaste mu-
cho, y eres dlgno de la p5stuma1
recompensa. Vuela, ci6rnete, espa-s !
ciate en- las alturas mientras pone- l
mos sobre tn fosa esta humilde CO.
roma de siemprevivas. A la neg,ra
sima iremos nosotros tambi6n ; u
acaso no tendremos como til, eli
Inefable consuelo de ojos amantesz
que nos loren y de yoces amigas8
lue nos recuerden.
Ahora -. cerrar ell surco, yS
que en- su tumba crezcan flores.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-06
ROSBNDO RIVERA COLON

Nnestro deber, nuestro carlno
nuestro pensamiento, todo nos I'M
hulsa 4 rendir un tribute de home
naie 4 la memoria del que va nc
eXiste.
Rivera Colon era una lntellgen-
cia vastisima, fecundada por ell es-
tudio. Su anhelo de saber abarca-
ba los conocimientos mas varlos,
v adn los mas completes. De todo
escribia con facilidad maravlllosa
v con refexi6n envidiable. Era, a
mas, un diarista de grandes vue-
los maneiaba ell idioma como Po-
cos. De haber nacido en- otra es-
fera, de haberse agitado en- otro
ambiente, hubiera brillado mas de
10 que brill6 y hecho mucho mas
de 10 que hizo, porque su esPlrltl
estaba tornado para vlvlr en- las
cumbres. Escribi6 mucho, a granel,
daiando en- todas sus producclones
un selIo original y personailslm5o' !,
Como coraz0n ..... la bondad
hecha hombre.
Quiza despreci6 en- muchos ca
sos, mas de 10 que deblera, los So
ciales convencionalismos; pero tenla
coraz6n, saba sentir, profesaba SIN
cero amor al pr6gimo y eE la me-
dida de sus escasas facultades supoI
derramar ell bien manos Henas.|
Y era altivo, digno, consecuente enl
sus afectos. Hay enemlgos suyos,l
de los que le zahirieron en- vida,
que no merecen ell mismo eloglo.
Ante ell ciudadano, ante el pal
triota, nosotros sentimos especial or
gullo en- descubrirnos. -Desde quel
apareci6 en- la prensa del pals, rel |
dactando La Repdbttca, de Areclbo,I |
hasta hoy, en- LA DEMocRAcIA, su
vida politica condensa las amar- ]
guras de este pueblo por la demo-: :
cracia y la libertad. Cada golpea
que recibi6 la patria puertorrique-
ma, repercutia, por modo profundisi-