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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
Pan-American Expeditions.

IN various parts of the United States
preparations are being made for ex-
positions to be held next year, cele-
brating the close of the nineteenth CEN
fury and the beginning of the TWEEN
tieth. The worlds exposition will be
held in Paris. but several cities of the
United States are making arrange
ments for American expeditions.
The city of Buffalo, N. Y, is plan
ming a Pan-American exposition to be
held in that city. A guaranty fund
amounting to a million and asquarter
of dollars has been raised by the peo-
pie of Buffalo. Congress has been asked
for liberal appropriation and COM
mittee is now working in Washington
to accomplish this. The sum asked for
is 100000. A similar sum is asked of
the New York state legislature, and if
these sums are obtained the exposition
will be held.
In the central part of the country is
Omaha with a plan for continuing it's
exposition of last year. That fair was
ceiving a good profit on their invest
ments. The whole town was benefited
by the throngs of visitors, 1t is doubt
full, however, if another fair in Omaha
within number of years would be sue
cessful.
In San Francisco they are planning
a Pan-Pacific states exposition. 1t is
proposed to have the site near the
beach in Golden Gate park, so as to
have a lagoon on the ocean side for
vessels and a great lake for the grand
court on the grounds. A committee has
been appointed and it has been decided
to hold the exposition in 1901. It is pro-
posed to tax the city and county 100000,
to obtain a state appropriation of $780,
900 and a government appropriation of
$25OOOO.
| There is also talk of a Pan-Americar
| exposition in the South, Galveston New
Orleans and Memphis all having start.
ed agitations towards one. In the City
of Mexico there is also talk of an expo.
| sition.
1t only remains for the mining states
of the Rocky Mountains to get up ar
exposition. Shall it be held in Denver
Salt Lake or Butte? Expositions seen
to be good things.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
Difficulties in the Way.
~ HE memorial which has been

~ HE memorial which has been in
troduced in the Montana legis-
lature asking that senators be
elected by direct vote of the people.
and the fact that similar memorials
have been passed by many state legis-
latures, have led to the making of num-
erous inquiries as to what course is
necessary in order to change the pres
ent plan of electing United States SEN
ators. Without doubt a very large ma
1ority OF the people in all parts of the
United States are favorable to election
of senators by direct vote, but never
theless it is doubtful if any change will
be made owing to the difficulties in the
way OF effecting any change in the con-
stitution Of the United States.
The change could only be accom-
pl1shed by means of an amendment to
the constitution. Article five of the con-
stltutlon Of the United States makes
the following provision for amending
the constitution:
The congress, when two-thirds of
both houses shall deem it necessary
shall propose amendments to this con-
stitut1on, or on the application of the
legislatures of two-thirds of the seyeraI
states shall call a convention for pro-
posing amendments, which in either
case shall be valid to all interests and
purposes as part OF this constitution
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 70, 1899.
TWENTY PAGES.
Montana'S Part.

JAR comes closer home when one
w reads in the list of killed and
wounded the names of friends
and acquaintance. Through all the
Spanish American war the lists of bat
ties victims were not scanned with the
eager dread that met the lists which ar
rived yesterday of those who fell in the
second fight with the insurgents.
The reports indicated that Montana
bore the brunt of the battle and the
list of casualties corroborate that re-
port, for twenty-four of the Montana
regiment are listed as killed. wounded
or missing, which lacks but four of as
many as were killed and wounded in all
the other regiments put together. One
of the Montana companies volunteered
to turn the enemy's flank. and the dis
patches say that the movement was ex-
cuted with great skill
Of the twenty-three wounded, nine
belong to companies from Butte. which
are B, F, and G. while two belong to
company NJ an Anaconda company.
The only man killed is Frederick Hall,
q t.
who is from the Lewistown company
To him, the first of her sons to die for
his country, let all Montana do honor
1t is stated in yesterdays dispatches
that fifty insurgents We're killed to ev-
cry American who fell. Yet to the
friends and relatives of Frederick Hall
his life would be esteemed immeasur-
ably above the worthless carcasses of
all the Filipinos and above the islands
themselves as we'll.
1t is the fate of war that some must
fall. The Montana regiment has COW
cred itself with glory. Let the fervent
prayer be to-day that those who were
wounded may speedily recover and may
be restored to their friends and their
homes in Montana.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
The Panama offered.

~ NEW YORK Herald special states
| n that work on the Panama canal
has been resumed on an extern
sive scale and that seventeen hundred
men are now at work on the great Guile
bra cut. which is the most serious obsta-
| Gle along the route. At the present
rate of progress the cut will be com
pleted during the present year. Water
is within nineteen miles of the canal
on the Atlantic side. Up to the present
time the Panama canal has cost $751;
900, 900 and it is estimated that it can
be completed for s125,O0o,000 more. The
concession given by the United States
of Colombia expired last October, but
it Is understood that an extension for
six years has been granted.
1t is also reported that M. Hutin SUI
perintendent of the Panama canal, is
a control in the property to the United
States. The French stockholders are
unable to raise the money necessary to
complete the canal, and M. Hutin de-
clares that if the United States govern
ment will not buy the Panama canal
the control of that property will be
turned over to a combination of Euro
pean powers consisting of France, Ger
many. Austria and Russia.
1t is certain that this country must
have canal by which the Pacific ocean
can be reached by it's battleships with
out going around Cape Horn. The Mica
ragua route seems, however, to be pref
cradle, although it will be longer 1t
is believed that the engineering difficult
ties in the way of the Nicaragua canal
are not so great, that the canal could
be constructed for less than it would
cost to purchase and complete the Pan
anna canal, and it would be nearer to
the territory of the United States.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
The White Mans Burden.

~ HE pretense that is made in some
quarters that the object of this
country in acquiring its new
possessions is to civilize and enlghten
the natives, to bring them to Christian
ity and all that, cannot but strike one
as the essence of hypocrisy. If America
acquires Cuba it will be because 1T is of
advantage to America, not because it
may be of advantage to Cuba, although
the Cubans may be benefited at the
same time. Porto Rico is annexed not
mainly to help Porto Rico out, but to
help this country. The Hawaiian ISL
ands and the Philippine islands are not
acquired in order to help the benighted
heather, but because it is believed
they will prove valuable possessions.
If the inhabitants of Americas new
possessions ever get civilized they will
wake up to find wealthy Americans and
corporations holding every valuable
franchise in the territory that was their
fathers. They will find their rich for
ests and mines and sugar and tobacco
that their only inheritance is the privi-
lege to work.
The city of Washington is at present
thronged with people who think they
have a pull with the president and who
want franchise either for themselves
or for some syndicate they represent.
At first it would seem creditable to
American capitalists that they are
ready to advance their capital to build
up Americas new possessions. But it
is ridiculous to suppose that these capt.
talists and syndicates are after the
franchises for the good of the natives.
Their motives are of course purely
selfish and they are after franchises be-
cause they" know there is big money in
them. 80
One syndicate wants exclusive street
railroad rights in Havana and Santiago,
another is after the waterlrights, an
other wants the contract to construct
the sewer system, another wants to
build belt railroad line around the
island of Porto Rico another wants the
exclusive electric railway rights for
that island. And other syndicates want
to operate in the Hawaiian islands and
in the Philippines. 1t will be all right
so long as the natives don't get civil
lied. When they do, and find every
thing that is valuable on their islands
owned and operated by Americans they
will realize with vengeance what it is
to take up the white mans burden"
That is all that will be left them to take
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
The First American.

TT was ninety years ago to-day that
there was born in Hardin county.
Kentucky, Abraham Lincoln, who
was styled by Lowell in his commemor-
alton ode, the first American" 1t
may be disputed that this designation
properly belongs to Lincoln-some
would place Washington first among
Americans. Yet Lincoln was certainly
a more representative American than
was Washington. He came from the
common people, while Washington was
an aristocrat. Each had his place to
fill. each seemed to have been made
for the work he had to do Lincoln
could not have done Washngton's
work, nor would Washington have been
adapted to the work so gloriously done
by Lincoln.
1t Is certain that with every recurr-
ing birthday Lincoln is held in greater
esteem by the American people. With
the possible exception Of Napoleon
Bonaparte, no character in history has
been so studied as has Lincoln. BIZ
ographies innumerable have been writ
ten, and even at this day every Incl
dent, every anecdote, every SCRAP of
information connected with his lowly
origin, his early life, his wonderful
career and his tragic death is being
searched for and collected by historians
and biographers. No other man in his
tory affords such opportunities for
study, and the more Lincoln is studied
the more is he appreciated, the greater
does he become.
When Lincoln assumed the presidency
he was despised by his party leaders,
ridiculed by the newspapers and sheer
ed at by polite society. Had his life
ended with the issuing Of the enamel
patton proclamation he would still
have been held among the greatest
men of the nation. But the dramatic
ending to his great life. just when his
lifes work was finished, added martyr
dom to his greatness and endeared him
to the American people more than any
other man. ftt" ==t 8
Lincolns death came just as the
whole country was rejoicing over the
successful termination of the war. 1t
came while bells were ringing, flags
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12

were flying and soldiers were march
ing home. 1t came just after Lincoln
had uttered these most sublime words:
1--WE are not enemies, but friends.
We must not be enemies. Though pas
break our bonds of affection. The
mystic chords of memory, stretching
from every battlefield and patriot grave
all over this broad land, will yet swell
the chorus of the Union, when again
touched, as surely they will be, by the
better angels of our nature
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
All Sorts.

Three-quarters of the people of Porto
Rico are illiterate
The war with Spain has cost this coun-
try up to date $3.50 900, 900.
Only seven towns in Massachusetts, arc
without public libraries.
In 20 years one copper mine in this
country has paid dividends of s40, 900 600
The most valuable land ]. London isn't
to be compared with New York's most
precious real estate. London's most cost
ly strip is worth S160 a square foot. In
New York $500 and more a square foot
has been paid.
The enormous growth OF the orange
cultivating industry in California in re-
cent years is demonstrated by the fact
that in 1SS0-S1 a total of ID cars laden with
the fruit were shipped East from River
side. Cal, while in the season of lS97-9S
the shipment amounted to 400 cars.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
Facts Of Real Interest.


The Ai1Tu women in Japan tattoo their
faces to give them the appearance of mer
with whiskers.
An 'ice creeper" for wear on the shoes
in slippery streets has been invented by
an American lady. 1t has small steel
teeth to pierce the ice as the wearel
walks, and can be applied to the sole in
10 seconds at
Temper says an authority, has immense
influence on the tone of the singing voice
An ill-natured or querulous person will in
variably have cat-like quality in the
voice, which is pereeptible in singing
quite as much as in speaking.
Newly-formed lakes, canals, etc, otter
become mysteriously populated with fish
This is believed to be effected by birds
which, having been feeding on fish spawr
elsewhere, alight on the new waters ant
drop some of the spawn from their bills
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
Improving the Air of workrooms,

From the Chicago Chronicle.
In regard to the ventilation Of work
rooms the consideration of dollars and
cents is in many cases doing what new
er would have come to pass from any
solcitude as to the welfare of the work
men. 1t Is found in many factories, for
instance, that the hands do much more
work in a given time if they have good
air to breathe. Some firms have quite
elaborate provisions for the purifying
of the atmosphere of the Workrooms.
In the absence of these a simple plan is
to put a spoonful of oil of turpentine
into little bottle of we'll water, shake
1t well and thes blow it about the room
through an atomizer As improvement
is to mix few drops of acetate teher
with the turpentine.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
Current Comment.
Climate and Crime,

From the Cosmopolitan Magazine
The scarcity of crime in Hawaii is mex
plicable except by the theory that the
SOFT mild Climate soothes the rapacty in
mankind and begets an uncommon COM
radeship Anyway the penitentiary or
gaol in Hawaii seldom contains over rs
prisoners. Tie gaol is a building of coral
resting on a coral reef. There is little
possibility of prisoners escaping from
the island, and therefore, unusual len
iency is exercised in the management of
the prisoners. Every morning at the
gates of the gaol are opened and the pris-
oners march out to work in squads about
the city. In the days of the kingdom a
few. of the more trusty ones were hired
out individually as servants in families.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
Preservation of Game Birds,

From the Philadelphia Record.
The bill introduced in congress by Rep
resentative Lacey of Iowa to so enlarge
the scope of the fish commission as to in
Guide the propagation of game birds has
passed the house and is now on the SEN
ate's calendar. The work would, of
course, be largely experimental in char
acter, but the experiment would not be
holder than was that Of fish culture, while
the possibility that the results might be
equally important would seem to warrant
a venture upon the new field on modest
scale.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
Voted for Expansion.

From the Yellowstone Journal.
Let it be recorded to the credit of Mon
tana, poor Montana that has been dis
graced and Inundated so much at home
during the past few weeks, that its two
United States senators. Mantle and Car
ter were among those who voted to rat
ify the treaty of peace. This one act of
patriotism and loyalty ought to go con-
siderable way toward effacing some of
the odum that just now attaches to the
name of the state.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
Desponding France.

From the xIxme Steele Paris.
What rank does France now hold among
the nations of the world? A few years
ago, In spite of our disasters, we were
stun great nation. the second in the
world yielding first place only to Eng
land. Now we are no higher than fourth.
for both Germany and the United States
have surpassed us.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
Shelter and Clothing for Mankind.

From The Chicago Chronicle.
OF the entire humas race, it is esti-
mated that 500,0O0,0 900 are well clothed
that is, they wear garments of some
kind-25O, 600, 900 habitually go naked,
asd 100000, 600 only cover parts of their
body; 50O,oO000O live is houses, O,0oO,-
600 in huts and caves and 100000, 900
have virtually no shelter at all.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
He Has Other Business,

From the London Mail
The universal peace scheme is not fully
occupying the czar's time. He is paying
close attention to the industrial and eco
nomic progress of Russia, and has also
undertaken to render the police less I'M
popular. In both directions he is likely
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
An Honest Man in Congress,

From the Grand Rapids Democrat.
What kind of a man is Representa- tive
Hawley of Texas anyway? To refuse a
s23o,O0O river and harbor pan for his state
when offered, just because the war de-
partment had not reported on the feast
bility of the proposed improvement" may
be honest. patriotic and all that But
it is certainly not the kind of river and
harbor patriotism to which the country
has become accustomed
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
Civilization and Bullion.

From the Springfield Republican.
The South African situation is thus epit-
omized by Sir Alfred Miner: You have
$4,000 armed Beers sitting on $500 900 of
bullion" 1t may be added that the Beers
can shoot straight and are disposed to sit
out the crisis.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
Philosophy in Oklahoma.

From the Kansas City Journal.
Rev. NJ. Cheesborough, Guthrie col
ored philosopher, said to his flock the
other day: you needn't go strutting up
to heaven with whisk broom trying to
brush off SIM
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12

New York Office-4s Tribune Building.
Chicago Off1ce--469 The Rookery.
The s. C. Beckwitb Special Agency
Sole Agents Foreign Advertising.
Washington Bureau-1,415 G street, N
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
Beating the Robber.

From the Baltimore Herald
When the Western stage coach has been
supplanted by the horseless omnibus, a
transformation said to be impending, the
stage coach robber may have to adopt a
motor cycle to keep up with the process
sion
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
Amen, A men !!

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Blessed Is he that spreadeth ashes on
the icy pavements of this world, for he
shall be in less danger of becoming ashes
in that world where there is no ice.
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spondence should be addressed to the
81 ANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Anaconda, Mont.
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From the Chicago Record.
Congress may create the title of admiral,
but the admiral himself was created early
last spring.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12

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cess than In his plans for general disar-
mament.
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Butte, Missoula and Great Falls. where
advertising rates will be furnished on ap-
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Not All for Sale.

From the Sioux City Journal.
Deadlocks show that all legislators are
not for sale.
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-20
MEATH THE CROSS
Endeavorers March
ing On to Spirit
ual Victory.
BIG CONVENTION.
Westboro Resounds to
Songs of Youthful
Christians.

In spite of the fact that the weather
prophets foretoId a stormy day for
the Christian Endeavor convention at
Westboro, the day was an ideal one for
the occasion.
The stores were handsomely decor
ated with white and purple, the ma
tional colors of the convention. The
special train, bearing the delegates
from all over Worcester county, ar
rived at this station at S45 o'clock. The
visitors were met by large delegation
of the local Christian Endeavorers and
escorted along Main street to the
Evangelical Church, where the services
were held.
Convention songs were sung by the
party on their way from the depot to
the church, and a large crowd of peo-
pie assembled on the sidewalks to wei
come the visitors. The church present
ed very pretty appearance, being
trimmed with potted plants, palms,
ferns, bunting and various other orna-
mental fixtures. About 1900 people as
sembled in the church auditorium.
The meeting opened at $50 O'Clock
with a devotional service, conducted by
the Rev A. E. Hylan of Westboro
Baptist Church. The theme OF the
convention was He that winneth souls
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-20
THOMAS b. REED.

The announcement of the withdrawal
of Thomas B. Reed from public life can
hardly be deemed a surprise. Although
a report to this effect, which gained
currency a few weeks ago, was some
what strenously denied, it has been
lately revived with such show of au-
thenticity as to prepare the public mind
for the event which now seems to have
come to pass. Mr.. Reed is now in his
sixtieth year. He has devoted the past
20 years to service in congress, and, to
his credit be it said, he has not grown
rich in it. He naturally feels that it is
time for him to provide for himself and
family, if ever he is to do this. In
short. unless his friends have misrepre-
sented him. Mr.. Reed is moved to take
this step from the very practical con-
slderations Of bread and butter.
There is scarcely another man in con-
aress whose place it would be so diff
ficult to fill. His rugged strength has
given him a commanding position,
whether presiding over the delibera-
lions of the House or participating in
the debates on the floor, and he was
scarcely less to be feared as an anita
gonist in the one place than in the
other. AS speaker he is to be credited
with the introduction Of important and
probably lasting reforms. He has been
severely criticised as an arbitrary ruler,
and it has been said that under his sys-