The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-20
ARE MAKING A RECORD
Western Volunteers Have the
Nerve Of Regulars.
ARE WRITING HISTORY
Decoration Day Will Have q New Mean.
ing Now-Blanche Bates Has Made
aHitin New York-Breaking
the Blizzard Record.

New York, Feb. 15-Three cheers for
the Western troops who are fighting in
the uniform of the republic!
1t is more than gratifying to know
that in the crash and tumult of battle
the gallant boys from Montana and the
other Western states are making a rec
ord that will live in history as a tribute
to American manhood.
There may be no special glory in kill
ing half-clad Fflipinos; the spectacle
of great nation shooting down poor
natives who have been misled by de-
signing politicians may not be inspir-
point to recent events in the Philip
pines with the finger of accusation;
yet, the fact remains that the citizen
soldiers from the West have demon
strated their willingness to face death
and leap into the jaws of destruction in
defense of their countryS flag.
1t does one good to hear the COM
ments passed upon Western herosm by
New Workers.. There is no prejudice in
evidence Sectional Zines are obliterated
in the discussion. The splendid quail
mountains and valleys of the West have
given every citizen cause for additional
pride.
Why" said one prominent fastener
to me yesterday, those boys from the
West fight with the nerve and steadi-
| ness of regulars
And so they do! In reading the list
of killed and wounded in the battles of
last week I was struck by the fact that
Montana's roll of honor contained more
names than that of any other state. AS
the names of those with whom l had
met in the peaceful shade of Montanas
majestic mountains were pronounced, 1
could see the radiant faces as they
pressed forward, the visions of home
lighting up the hideous face of death,
yet making death beautiful in COM
palison with the record of a coward,
which one faltering step might write.
Montana, Idaho, Utah, California, Ne
braska and the other Western common
wealths have reason to be proud of
| their sons, not from a sectional stand
point, not because of geographical con-
siderations, but because they have
proved worthy in tie highest degree of
! the glorious name American"
Decoration day will have a new
| meaning for you hereafter. 1t will have
| a deeper significance for the younger
| generation, whose precious blood has
| fe-sanctl1led a cause made sacred by
| the fathers.
The people of Butte, Anaconda and
| other Montana cities visited by the
| Frawley Dramatic company will be
| pleased to learn of the decided hit which
| Miss Blanche Bates has made in New
| York. They will also regret the un-
fortunate severance of her relations
with the Augustin Daily company. Miss
! 20 roc los i,,
Ruby" at Days theater. Her part was
| that of Countess Charkoff, the adven-
turess, and Notwithstanding the pres
ence of Miss Ada Rehan as Lady Gar
nett, the little Western star captured
the audience and won the laurel. Her
| conception of the part was original and
her acting faultless. 1t was a new ad-
ventures for the New York stage-an
adventures with womanly traits, wo-
| manly sympathies and a touch of that
| gentle spirit which glorifies woman
kind.
Unfortunately Miss Bates did not re-
| ceive the recognition from her employer
to which she believed she was entitled
and resigned, signing with THE Three
! Musketeers," which is to be presented
| at the Broadway. How she will fare
in the future is a matter of conjecture
but every patron of the stage who wit
| messed her performance at Days will
be her ardent supporter and we'll
| Wisher.
! Talk about your snow storms in Da-
| kota and Eastern Montana, but this
city is just now breaking the record for
blizzardy demonstration. For 4S hours
the snow has been falling and biting
wind has driven the millions of inhabi-
tants to shelter The electric surface
cars are at a standstill; the cable lines
| are struggling along at snail-like
pace and the elevated roads, which in
fair weather see the greater portion of
the patronage captured by their more
convenient. If less speedy rivals, are
| rushing gleefully through stagnant
metropolis, advertising their superiority
in the laughter Of their smoke and the
! rollicking clatter of their hurrying
trains.
The East river is covered with ice:
| tugs, ferryboats and ocean steamers are
ice-bound in river and bay; the statue
of Liberty holds aloft it's torch in
seeming mockery of imprisoned naviga-
tors, and the giant city shivers under
its picturesque mantle of snow
If the present fall of snow continues
until Tomorrow morning-and there is
| no Indication of abatement-NeW York s
storm record will be broken and thou
sands of poor will suffer the agonies of
cold and hunger in the wilderness of
tenements on the far east side.
The all-important topic is that of
street cleaning. New York demands
immediate removal of the snow With
such a storm as the present, prompt re-
moval is practically impossible. In the
down town districts the snow is falling
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