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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-22

From the Omaha World-Herald: By
the way, speaking of defending the
country's honor, Fred White, demo-
cratic nominee for governor of Iowa,
was wearing the uniform of a soldier
of Uncle Sam and fighting his country's
battles while Leslie M. Shaw, Repub-
lican candidate for governor of Iowa.
was laying the foundations of his for
tune by loaning money at a healthy
rate OF interest and living in security
far from the din Of martial strife.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-22
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If the government owned the rail
ways our people would not have to be
running around seeing shop girls and
laborers to raise a fund to bring the
soldiers home. Think of that colossal
old pirate, c. p. Huntington, who has
profited more by the Filipino troubles
than any man in the United States, re-
fusing to make proper concessions to
send the boys home. If he had a spark
of gratitude in him he would send all
the boys home free, for they have been
instrumental in putting millions of
dollars into his greedy, bullying pock-
ets.-George's Weekly.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-22

Now we begin to have definite data
as to the cost of the Filipino illegal
war $63, 900 900, G64 men killed, and
$500 wounded and invaded. The first
shot was fired in February last, and we
presume the $63, O00, 900 is what has
been expended in about four months.
Just before that outbreak of massacre
the cost Of subjugation was estimated
at $3.50, 900, 900 a year, and it is GER
tain to be in the future far more than
in the past. A World special gives
the estimate Of an officer recently re-
turned that so per cent Of the army
now there will receive pensions for
bowel complaints, and that when the
entire $4,000 men arrive the expense
will be 5000, 900 a day, it being now
$3.50, 600. At $780, 900 a day it will be
sos, 500 900 a year, but as triple that
number of men will be required the
cost will be nearly 5000, OOO, 900 a year
for the next ten years. or more.
And what is it all for? Simply to
further enrich American trusts, Office
holders, spectators and franchise
grabbers.-San Francisco Star.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-22
LUTHER's RING DISCOVERED
Engagement Band of tho Great Reform.
er Found In Norway.

er Found In Norway.
Martin Luther's historical engage
ment ring has been found, and in the
possession Of a Norwegian peasant
woman, Sigrid Hansen>Alm, in Sender
hordland. in Norway. How it came
to Norway and when is unknown. as
for centuries the ring has been an
heirloom in the family OF all the
women having the name of Sigrid.
Two years ago the German State His
torical Museum had advertisements in
serted in continental newspapers.
Slowly the news found its way to Nor
way and was read by the Norwegian
peasant woman. The description of
the ring Tailed exactly with the ring
in possession of the young woman.
Consul Jens Gran. in Bergner, was
notified, and at once offered the wom-
an 800 kroner for the ring, which was
refused. This Is the description given
in Norwegian newspapers Of the ring
found: 1T is Of silver, considerably
worn and badly scratched. Set In the
ring is a red pearl, to represent a drop
of the blood of Christ. On the outside
Of the ring Is engraved Christ on the
cross, and several Of the subjects of
the crucifixion as the ladder, the lance,
etc, and the letters 1. N. r. J. Jesus
Nazraenus Rex Juderoum). On the in
side Of the ring is engraved MARITIME
Luther-Catharina Won Boren-13-
1885 and the faint outlines Of two
hearts, Through the German min
lister to Sweden and Norway every eff
fort will be made to induce its present
owner to permit it to become the
property Of the German Historical
Museum.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-22

life and preserving more novelties. The
natural result. Of course, would be to
lessen the number OF gloves worn in
any community in a given length OF
time. All along. from the manufacturer
to the consumer. there would be leth-
argy in the glove business. Then it
would be learned anew that COMPETE
ton is the life Of trade.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-22
POLITICS AND PROSPERITY.

Here is what the Paints, Oils and
perity:
In the minds of not a few people
their particular brand of politics and
business prosperity are connected with
an indissoluble link. 1t cannot be sue
cessfully maintained hat sound states
manship crystallized into wise legisla-
tive measures is not conducive of bust
ness activity and Industrial growth
from which springs a diffused and
widespread prosperity. On the other
hand, there are economic conditions
and processes that eventuate in alter
nate periods Of commercial depression
and business prosperity, these periods
not being the product OF special legis-
lation to which such results may be
directly traced.
The prosperity We are now enjoyipg
is not national, but worldwide in its
scope, and, as was pointed out in a
Review editorial in the early part of
1896, would come about-and did-as
the inevitable sequence of the mer-
chandise and industrial situation then
extant. Wise craftsmanship has had
nothing to do with it, because no par
ticularly effective legislation has been
enacted by which the hard times" Of
1886 could have been, or was, meta
%morphoscd into the prosperity of
1878. Overproduction-a popular
word in the vernacular of commerce,
but rejected as a misnomer by stu
dents of social science-brought an &C.
emulation of supplies, suspended pro-
duction and a period of waiting for
consumption to catch up
The merchandise surplus was later
cleared away, productive activity re-
turned, the employment of labor be-
came general, prices and al began
to rise; in short, the white-winged
dove of industrial peace and exhuber-
ant prosperity stretched it's feathery
arms of protection over much of the
earth-and America and Europe has
since smiled the smile Of contentment.
The Review cannot trace the marvel
Gus change that has come about dur
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-22

From the Denver Post: Imperialism
is unpopular among the American peo-
pie, and militarism has not yet gained
a foothold. When men like ex-senator
Edmunds and Senator Hoar definitely
take up the cudgel against the admins
tration's policy it may be too much to
say they will win, but it is only natural
to expect that the fur will fly il the
exigencies Of an approaching national
campaign do not render them speech
less.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-22
IT HAS COM E.

-
The following is an extract from
the sermon of a preacher, delivered in
one Of the Omaha churches. Such pro-
found wisdom could have emanated
from no other source except from a
preacher Of the Republican persuasion.
Just listen to him:
Nest of the worlds calamities have
been caused by the %perversion Of the
truth. In our own country the late
financial panic that crushed thousands
and thousands Of truthful men and
women was caused by a lack OF conf
dence. This lack OF confidence was
nothing more than the discovery that
IN the business world corruption a
run riot n that the truth did not pre-
vail. Since that panic our business
methods have been more truthful II
our national honesty more brightly
shown. AS in business, SO in all other
things. Truth is mighty and will pre-
vail. TO pervert is ruin. 1t nay be
delayed, but it must inevitably come"
1t was corruption in the business
world that shattered confidence and
started the panic, says the Noncon-
formist. Grover Cleveland had moth
ing to do with it. The New York
bankers who engineered a squeeze to
affect congressional legislation had
nothing to do with it. 1t was all be-
cause men weren't al honest as they
might have been. The grocer sanded
his sugar too much: the butcher sold
p~orterhouse steaks from the neck of the
beef; the saloon-keeper watered his
whisky, and the honest editor told a
lie occasionally. But things are bet
ter now. The preacher brings to us
sweet consolation. Since that panic is
over business methods have been more
truthful and our national honesty more
brightly shown"
Yes, indeed; everybody is honest
since Mckinley has been running the
machine. Upright business men. with
the aid of tho administration. have fur
nished our soldiers with choice beef
deliciously embalmed; a horse doctor
has kindly administered to our volun,
.sers; the brother Of the president has
bought our transports, 81 that inc gov
eminent should not be cheated; we
have rid tho world OF many wicked bar.
barians; Captain Carter and General
Eagan have been tenderly treated; the
trusts are sacrificing themselves tc
keep business methods pure, and pre-
serve the people from the exactions OF
the little manufacturer and small
store-keeper; thousands OF travelling
men have been stopped from going
about the country corrupting the PEG.
pie; honest "niggers" have been
brought into the coal regions Of Hi
nois, Iowa and Kansas because white
miners were overcharging the poor
Woodworking coal b%arons; the prisons
Of Idaho are full Of wicked laboring
men who had the audacity to strike FOL
higher wages. AS the preacher SO elo'
quently says, Truth is mighty and
will prevail. To prevent it Is ruin. II
may be delayed, but 1t must inevitably
come" 1t has come.-Nonconformist
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-22

Puck: The beautiful girl turned up
on her father almost savagely. by
what right" she Kissed, "do you de-
mand a share of my alimony?"
You got the disposition you were
divorced for from mel" exclaimed the
Old man, with feeling. Everybody
says So"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-22

She-Why is 1T, I wonder, that little
men SO often marry big women? He
l don't know, unless it is that the
little fellows are afraid to back out az
the engagements.-London Tid-Bits
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-22
Cutting.

Sandy Pikes-"How yer like De
Man wild de Hoe Billy?"
Billy Coalgate-"De last time 1 met
de man wild de hoe he made a very
deem Impression on me, an l kin feel
de impression yit."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-22

Fifty years ago Americas greatest
philosopher wrote: THE young man
on entering life finds the way to lucra-
tive employment blocked with abuses,
The ways of trade have grown selfish
to the borders of theft, and subtle to
the borders (if not beyond the borders)
of fraud" What would he have
thought and how written if he had
lived into this age of monopoly?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-22

A man can get ready for a journey
in FIVE minutes, but a woman is never
really prepared for it, ever after she
has started on it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-22

An honest mar has very little to say
about his honesty. The sun has no
need to boast Of its brightness.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-22

BY meditating on our own tendencies
w think we get the key to universal
conduct:
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-22

This is an age Of research and Of
deep thinking, out of which will come
a coordination of principles and facts,
and the science of industry, commerce
and human relations in every phase OF
existence will thus be discerned ana
formulated. The worlds current pros
perlty is built upon the sands of in
congruity and unwisdom, to be swept
away by the momentum of it's own
illimitable productive power
and richness.
0ook at free-silver Mexico, too.
There is twice as much activity there
to population as there is in any other
country. Had Bryan Deer elected we
would be just twice as we'll off as we
are now.-Ed.)
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-22

ing the past two years to any legis-
lative specific prepared by the Ameri-
can congress or the administration at
Washington, nor to any legislative
magic exerted by ministerial m%anipu-
lators of government machinery in
England. France, Germany or other
commercial countries. The measure of
prosperity which now pervades the
business world exists doubtless in spite
of legislative handicaps, class laws, a
lax enforcement of wise statutes and
some Measure of governmental OK
travagance.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-22

In the present heyday of our pros
perity a word Of warning may reach
ears attuned to sweeter music, but the
warning is nevertheless opportune and
needful. In times of prosperity pre-
pare for adversity-i. e., in our pres
per1ty we should discover the defects
in our commercial system and remedy
them. thus removing the causes of
periodical adversely and depression.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-24
ION THE SUWANEE RIVER"
Proved to BE One of the Surprises of the
Season at the Grand.

Season at the Grand.
One of the surprises CT the season at
the Grand was ION the Suwanee River
last night For some time there was
an impression abroad that not much
would be expected of it, and it proved
one of the bestwrtten and best-played
comedy-dramas seen in this city in
long time. 1t tells story of Southern
life that is full of heart interest. The
characters are strong and none are
overdone. Polly Stockwell, who is a
daughter of l.. r. Stockwell, played a
beautiful and pathetic part of blind
girl. Stella Mayhem, as Aunt Indy,
gives one Of the best colored women
characters ever seen, and she also sings
we'll. and in her specialties made a
great hit. A fine character study is
that of the repulsive miser, Caleb Croc,
which was done by Willard Newell.
Allen Fl. Bailey, L. Earl Atkinson, Fred
Truesdell and Fanny Matthias. all very
capable actors, gave strength to the
performance. While the play intro
duces some colored people in the plan
tation scenes, it does not in any way
depend upon them to attract attention
to the disadvantage of the story, and
the interest of the audience. The scene
in which the colored people are intro
duced is a perfectly natural one. and in
it are introduced the songs dances and
pastimes of the plantation hands.
Two more performances will be given
besides a Saturday matinee. At the
latter souvenir copy of the famous
song, "Suwanee River" will be pre-
sented to each lady
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-24
A Prohibitionist Talk.

New York. Feb. 23.--Prof Samuel Dick
ey. chairman of the national prohibition
committee, speaking at the prohibition
conference last night, said there were five
classes against which the prohibtionists
mad to fight. They were the dealers, the
drinkers, the cowardy business men, the
politicians and the cowardly Christians
The preacher paid a glowing tribute 10
Secretary Long of the navy for the open
stand he had always taken on the liquor
question, and contrasted the fact that
President Mckinley allowed liquor to
come into the white house. He said that
Mr. Mckinley was one of the Christians
who were afraid to carry out his feelings
in regard to the use of intoxicating bev-
erages.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-24
PROPERTY RECONVEYED.
Inc Is. NJ. Is in the Hands of the Mon
tana Corporation.

The IL. q Nj. Is in the Hands of the Mon
tana Corporation.
Inc properties of the Boston e. Mon
tana company are again in the posses
sion Of the Montana corporation, ard
1t is likely that the receivership mat
ters growing out of the Forester and
O'Conner stakeholder suits are practi-
cally settled by the reconveyance of the
properties from the New York to the
Montana corporation. A deed bearing
date of Dec. 49, 1898, was filed yester-
day with the county clerk and re-
corder and conveys from The new cor
poration organized under the laws Of
the state of New York back TO the old
Montana corporation all the assets of
the company in the state Of Montana
including the mines and all properties
in Butte and the smelters at Great
Falls. The consideration named is 81
and other valuable considerations. The
conveyance was ordered by .ha board
of directors Immediately after the For
roster suit was decided by the supreme
court, in which it was held that the
property could not be transferred fr"n
the Montana to the New York corpora
ton except by the unanimous consent
Of the stockholders. The deed was sent
to Forbis & Evans, the companys
Butte attorneys, to be filed for record
when directed by the supreme ,onrt
The decision a few days ago in the
O'Connor case. in which it was held
that Judge Clancy had authority TO
appoint receiver, seemed to convince
the Boston & Montana people that it
was time to reconvey the property in
fact and the deed was put on record.
The transfer appears TO dispose Of
every question raised in the O'Conner
and Forester suits exc apt the prayer
for an accounting from the New York
to the Montana corporation, but II IS
claimed that as there mas never been
a change In officers or in the condition
of the company in any way except the
substitution of New York for Montana
in the title of the corporation, there is
nothing to be accounted for and no
body to account to. If the bill passed
by the legislature relating to the ques-
tfon involved in the Boston & Montana
case becomes a law the property of the
company will no doubt be immediately
decided back to the New York corpora
ton again. 1t is claimed that the bill
will become law by two-thirds vote
of the legislature, even If the governor
yetoeS the measure
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-24

Midnight Bell" The scenery carried
for the production is most complete
Every setting used will be new, and
every scene characteristic Of New Eng
land country life. L. r. Stockwell en-
joys the distinction of having first pro-
duced "A Midnight Bell" II being or
iglnally written for him by Mr.. Hoyt.
Mr. Stockwell will be seen in his own
character creation, the Deacon, in
which he is irresistibly funny and keeps
his audience almost conVulsed with
laughter every minute he is on the
stage. The school examination, the viii
lage choir rehearsal and the deacon's
Imprisonment in the church belfry are
most amusing scenes. "A Midnight
Bell opens Sunday and continues four
nights and Wednesday matinee
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-24
Laurier VIII Not Talk.

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 23.-sir Wiifred Lau-
rier. when asked if he had anything TO
say as to the outcome of the meetings of
the international commission, stated that
he must decline to be interviewed on the
question.
The statement given to the associated
press at Washington couple of DAYS ago
by Senator Fairbanks and myself" said
Sir Wilfred, sis authentic and NAV be
taken as correct. Further than this
cannot say anything and must positively
decline to speak for publication
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-24
BONDED THE EUREKA.
W. A. Clark's Representative Picks Up &
a Reuubltc Mine.

W. A. Clark's Representative Picks Up a
Republic Mine.
w. A. Clark through his representa-
tive, l.. D. Lively, has bonded the Eu-
reka mine at Republic. The property
was received from George Moody, L.
e. Moody and w. H. Bingham. No
cash payment was made. but the en-
tire amount of the bond. says the Spo-
kane Chronicle, will be paid June Is,
If the development of the property
proves satisfactory.
The Eureka is situated on Belcher
mountain, about IA miles southeast of
Republic, adjoining the Belcher claim
on the south. Little work has been
done, but fine showing has been Sc
cured. The ledge is reported to be
about 10 feet wide, with assays rang
ing from $40 to $780,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-24
BUTTE BRIEFS,

John Hayes is over from Missoula.
II. J. Thompson is up from Dillon.
Thomas Downey of Townsend is in
the city.
John Poad, shift boss at the Gagnon
mine, is laid up with a badly crushed
foot sustained by rock falling on the
foot while he was at work in the
NINE
John Eustace, the laborer taken in at
the city Jail night before last suffering
from a severe attack of pneumonia,
was sent to the county hospital yester-
day. He was somewhat improved. but
was still a very sick man.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-24
First Social HMM

The B. Y. p. U. of the First Baptist
church of this city will enjoy it's first
social union this evening in the church.
There will be talks by members of the
church, music and toasts. Rev. j. F.
McNamee of Helena will deliver the
address of the evening. There will be
songs by Mrs. Flavin, Mrs. F. c. Bick-
enbach, Mrs. Johns, Jacob Thomas and
others. Messrs. A. G. Porter and L. r
Foote will act as toastmasters. Ar
rangements have been made for a real
good old fashioned Baptist time.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-24
CHARGE WAS DISMISSED.
W. F. Witch Was Arrested for Carrying
Concealed Weapons.

TO the Editor Of the Standard.
In the case of the city of Butte
against w. F. Witch, in which I was
arrested for carrying concealed weap-
ons, l was discharged by the court. The
facts in the case are that l was en-
gagged in doing some work at a place
on Wyoming street, E. c. Graves, jr.,
being present. After l had finished my
work I started west on Galena street
and Graves came up to me and asked
me for some money, which I refused.
He left me at Main street, and l pro-
ceeded west until I reached Colorado,
when a man rushed out of the dark
and grabbed me by the collar. | Crap
pied with my assailant, who proved to
be young Graves, and / called for a
policeman, and l was arrested for car
rying concealed weapons, which charge
was dismissed on the 21st inst.
w. F. WITCH.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-24

out at that time of the morning, he
sad ne was taking a walk and was
gong TO Anaconda. Skofanc was pale
as Death when the officers stopped him,
SAID Leyden. AT the conclusion of the
sergeants testimony court adjourned
for the day
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-24
"A Midnight Bell"

The attraction to be presented by
Manager Mcfarland beginning Sunday
next at the Grand will be Comedian
L. r. StOckWell and his excellent COM
pany, in Hoyt's greatest comedy, "A
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-24

Paris of o-day-the handsomest pre-
MUM book ever offered-now ready for
delivery upon payment of $40 in ad-
vance for one years subscription to
the Standard. Can be obtained at
Standard Office in Butte, Anaconda,
Missoula or Great Falls.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-24


From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Landlord. heard some strange cries
of distress in the night"
From the direction of the woods?'
Eyes, and / thought I saw wretched,
half-clad vagabond flying across the
snowy field with a pack of dogs at his
heels, and Pm sure / heard shots as he
dashed among the trees
Eyes. yes, that's all right"
"Who or what was it@"
II tell you, it's all right. That was the
chump of a prophet who predicted a
warm, snowless winter"
The funeral of Dave Mccormick will
take place to-day at 2:30 p. m. from
Shermans undertaking rooms.
The remains of Homer Smiley are at
Sherman's undertaking rooms awaiting
reply from relatives in East Alton, Ill,
who have been notified
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-24

Lcst-Between the B.. A. G. P. depot
and the Butte hotel, a russell leather
grip with two leather handles, about
Ia inches long. The finder will be suit
ably rewarded by returning it to the
clerk, Butte hotel.