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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-05

obliged to defend our flag against
war of the insurgents, since the .ur-
render of Spain, has not 54%:i as marx
ed or decisive as we would wish but it
is inevitable. Although differences of
opinion may prevail in this country
| about the policy of our government re-
specting these unhappy islands, there
lis not a loyal heart in this broad land
that does not beat responsive to every
honest effort on the part of the COM
mander- in chief Of the army and navy
to bring this war to speedy and sue
cessful termination. This young state
was the first to furnish her quota of
the brave men whose proud renown
will be embalmed in poetry and song.
Some are buried in that land of blaz-
ing suns and some have gone to the
bottom of the deep. Some are wounded
and MANNED for life, while others, with
broken health and shattered constitu-
tions, are languishing in dismal swamps
or rallying on the firing line, sustained
and encouraged by the consciousness
that
Freedoms battle once begun.
Beuueathed from bleeding sire to son.
Though baffled oft, is always wOn.'
Yielding nothing of fixed opinion con-
cerning the future policy of the federal
government respecting the Philippines,
as before suggested. but remembering
ouly that this war is our war, and that
the soldiers and sailors who are carry
ing our flag onward and onward in the
face of the enemy are our soldiers and
sailors, the only thing needed now is
an earnest, unanimous, abiding reso-
luton that the army and navy shall
have all the encouragement and aid,
moral and material. which a patriotic
people can give and a plethoric purse
supply, and then, fellow citizens, rest
assured that the result will be as
grand as the American nation and
worthy of that republic which. since
its birth, has made no peace but under
the banner of victory.
In the midst of these important and
impressive ceremonies it is not out of
place here and now to invoke universal
interest and vigilance on behalf of those
whose lives and property, whose hopes
and happiness are committed to the
care and keeping of this great state
Already the trend of the times is to-
ward the combination of great business
Interests, upon a scale unprecedented
in the history of nations. What the re-
suit will be remains to be seen. This
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MANY LIVES ARE LOST
Terrible Condition of Affairs in
the Brazos Valley.
RIVER FIVE MILES WIDE
1t Is Feared That Four Hundred
People Who Were on a Small
Island Have Been
Drowned.

st. Louis, July A special to the
Republic from Dallas, Texas, says:
Another flood disaster which from
the first bulletin received here tonight
appears to be worse than that at Cal
vert on Friday and Saturday last, oc-
CURED this afternoon in the Brazos
valley, about 100 miles down the river
from Calvert. Reports say that the
large steel bridge of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railway al Dewey sta
ton near the crossing of the Brazos
river is gone. The river in that sec
tion began rising suddenly yesterday,
and tonight is six feet higher than
ever before known. Immense drifts of
houses, trees, fences, etc, are flowing
by Sealey and Dewey. Alarming re-
ports are coming in from La Grange
and Sealey of loss of life in the vicn-
ity of Brookshre. Chief Lineman
Lowry of the Postal Telegraph COM
pany tonight made the following state
ment over the long distance telephone
from Sealey, % miles south of Dallas
THE Brazos river here is more than
five miles wide and water dashing fu-
riously. All character of hoatable
property is rushing along with the
current. On this side of the river. at
Sealey, there is as yet little danger
but on the other side. at Dewey and
Brookshire, the conditions are terri
BILE. Brookshire is 13 miles from Sealey
and 81 miles from Houston.
I'VE cannot get from the Sealey side
to the Dewey side and Brookshire, and
as our wires are all gone on that side,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-05
IT WAS THE PROUDEST DAY
IN THE HISTORY Of HELENA
Corner Stone Of the New Capitol Building Laid With In
pressive Ceremony Eloquent Address by Mon
tanas First Governor, Jos. K. Toole the
Orator Of the Day Success
From Beginning to End

orator of the day, Ex-Governor Joseph
X. Toole, Montana's first governor, who
also has the distinction of having been
delegate to congress when the enabling
act that brought about the states ad-
mission to the union was passed. The
ex-governor made one of his best
speeches and he was frequently ap-
plauded.
Ex-Governor Toole.
These extraordinary ceremonies have
a personal as well as a public interest
to me. They recall the fact that ten
years ago on the 22nd day of last Feb
ruary, and while / had the honor 10
represent the territory of Montana at
the national capital as its delegate in
congress, Grover Cleveland. then pres
ident of the United States, approved
the bill that enabled Montana to become
a sovereign state in the Union.
From that supreme hour when we
laid away forever our territorial robes
and donned the stately stoles" of SOW
ereignty to this glad day, We have look
ed forward with increasing pride and
"a biding interest to the time when the
construction of the state capitol would
be inaugurated. If at times we have
appeared anxious concerning necessary
legisla ton and impatient of untoward
events which seemed to consp.re against
the speedy fruition of long-deferred
hopes and just expectations, state pride
will furnish our ample excuse, If not
our complete vindication, In all these
years however, we have gathered con-
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we cannot tell the extent of the disas-
ter at Brookshire.
Il reached Sealey tonight in a small
boat. after spending last night on an
island four miles from here. The big
bridge of the NJ. X. & T. railroad at
Dewey is as good as ruined. 1t is COW
cred with water and the center span is
six inches out of line. The entire
structure is likely to go at any minute.
Four miles of the NJ. X. & T. track are
gone on the Dewey side and about a
mile on the Sealey side has been washed
away.
IF boats and special trains from
Houston or other points have not yet
reached Brookshire, they are too late.
The people, l fear. will be drowned
before they can be reached. This after
noon there were from 800 to 400 people
on small island near Brookshre and
the water was rising rapidly. l fear
they are drowned by this time, as they
had not the slightest means of es-
cape.
THE river here tonight is six feet
higher than in 1885, which was the
highest record up to the present"
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is now in John Kay's undertaking
rooms, waiting identification. A few
letters We're found in his pockets, which
may give some clue to who he IS.
The name of the man is w. f. Rhoda.
While Undertaken Kay was undressing
the body he discovered a pocket in the
left side of his shirt. In the pocket
were two drafts-One for $500, the other
for $400, payable to the order of w. +.
Rhoda, and issued by Cashier d. f.
Chessey of the Sparta, Wis. bank AL
together over $3.50 was found on his
body. confirming the belief that the
deceased was a tourist. Coroner Fin
lay has telegraphed to Sparta to find
out further facts in regard to the dead
man.
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A SAD TRAGEDY.
A Tourist Killed l.y IA Trap Gun Set in
"a Cabin

Cabin.
Special Dispatch to the Standard
Bozeman, July "A sad tragedy hap
pened two miles northeast of Chestnut
about $50 last night, by which an un-
known traveller was killed. w. II. Ad-
ans owns a cabin close to the North
ern Pacific railroad track, and is away
great deal. generally coming home to
find everything has been taken out of
his house. He set a loaded trap gun
just inside the only window last July
in the hope of catching some hobo, and
last night the unknown traveller at
tempted to open the shutter to this win
dow with knife when just as he sue
ceeded in prying it open the gun went
off. He fell back crying:
Il am killed, l am dead, I am shot"
He died in 20 minutes, having received
the full charge of the gun in the left
of the abdomen. There was another
man near by named Davis who saw the
whole occurrence and testified as to the
cause of his death. The deceased was
riding Rambler bicycle, was well
dressed, carried a pocket dictionary,
and was evidently some tourist. He
was a man of about 40 years of age.
weighing about 175 pounds, of light
complexion, light hair and light heavy
mouStache.
Coroner Finley went up last night
but on his return this afternoon refused
to give any very full information until
some further Investigations are made
The body was brought to Bozeman, and
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-05
CRlTIClSES THE PRINCE.
Castellane Says He Has No Right to In
terfere in the Affair.

Paris, July 4.-Comte Boni de Cas-
tellane, who married Miss Anna Could
has addressed a communication to the
prince of Monaco, sharply crhticising
the prince for his recent letter to Nine
Dreyfus, inviting her and her husband
to sojourn at his chateau after the
prisoners acquittal. of which the prince
expressed himself as confident. The
comte, who charges the prince with in
terins in an affair in which you are
no way concerned" says:
IF, as foreign sovereign. you
Thought you could influence French Off
GERS in the grave verdict they are about
to pronounce, | beg you to note that
we do not stand on an equal footing.
as none of us would cOndescend to call
TO account a prince who is under tute-
lage. You are. perhaps, relative Of
Dreyfus by marriage, but in that case
1t is premature to triumph. If, on the
other hand, it is as a protector of gamb-
ling houses that you intervene. permit
me to tell you that Dreyfus himself
would dispense with your services"
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These constitute a state" +"

These constitute a state
Upon such men as these rests the re-
sponsiblity to protect and preserve
the cherished blessings which admis-
sion into the Union guaranteed. Cicero
declared that there is nothing in which
human virtue approaches nearer to the
divinity of the gods than to found new
states or to preserve those already
founded"
In time of war we are apt in our just
admiration of military and naval he
roes to assume that the life and ex-
ploits of soldier or sa1or fighting for
his country's flag furnish the only
field in which true patriotism is dis
played All honor to the men VINO
march to martial music. who man the
gums and tread the decks; all honor to
the hosts of regulars and volunteers
who respond to their rountrys call,
who triumph in the art nf arms or fall
in the front of battle, but let it not be
forgotten that peace hath her victor
les no less renowned than war" lie.
it not be forgotten that patriotism is
as indispensable in the capitol as in the
tented field and flaming fleet. If this
plain postulate be successfully denied,
short indeed will be the time when We
shall be called upon to verify the sad
lament Of the pessimistic poet that his
tory has but one page, which reads:
First freedom, then glory, then cor
ruption, then decay"
Let us turn for a moment only from
the state to the nation. Oar war with
Spain, undertaken little over a year
ago, has been fought and won. The re-
suit called forth the plaudits Of Chris
itian civilization.
Without descending in.o the details
of events so recent as II be familiar
to all, suffice it to say that notwith-
standing America has had her revolu-
tion her Bunker Hill ana Yorktown,
it remained for Dewey at Manila,
Schley at Santiago, Lawton, Ludlow
Roosevelt and a hos RI pthers at Ell
Caney and San Juan MI t. put the
capstone on our monument of military
and naval achievements. Our success
in the Philippines, where We have been
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-05
He SPRUNG A SURPRISE
Hogg Carried the Audience Off
Its Feet.
CREATED A SENSATION

verted by His Eloquence Into a Howl
ing Silver Demonstration-I5 Was Not
on the Programme and Tammany
ism Was Denounced in Scath,nc
Terms and the Trusts Came in for
Condemnation-A Round Of Cheers
Indorssd the Chicago Platform.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-05

Pretoria. July 4.-The Fourth of July
was celebrated here on large scale.
Rear Admiral HOwisOn and Captain
Cooper, with the other officers of the
United States cruiser Chicago, parti-
cipated. F. w. ReitZ the Transv9al
secretary of state. called upon s. F.
Maerum, the United States consul, and
rendered the congratulations of the
executive of the South African repub-
lie.
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HUNDREDS STARVING.
All They Had Was Swept Away by the
Floods.

St. Louis. July A spes ial 10 the
Post-Dispatch from Austin, Texas.
says:
Governor Sayers received the follow
ing telegram from a number of pTomi-
nent residents of BrOokshire, a small
town in Waller county, on the BrazOs
river. about 80 miles from Houston:
Hundreds of people here with every
thing swept by floods have not a
mouthful to eat and no shelter. Unless
food is sent at once starvation is in
evitable, and to you as governor of
Texas, we appeal for imme date aid
and food"
Governor Sayers Immediately replied
by wiring the mayors of Houston,
Galveston and San Antonio as fol-
lows:
Am just advised that hundreds of
people are suffering at BrOokshire fer
want of food. Hace no public funds at
my disposal. Please call on the people
of your city to assist"
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Where laughing at the storm rich nav
les ride;
Not starred and spangled courts,
Where low-browed baseness watts per-
fume to pride;
No! men, high-minded men,
Men who their duties know,
But know their rights; and knowing,
dare maintain,
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No Time to Escape.

Houston, Tex, July 4.-The flood sit
uation improved everywhere to-day eX-,
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AT LEYS'

Our line of clocks is now COM
plete from the tiny rich gold one
day beauties to the large S-day
black and gold and the new decor
ated
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-24
HENRY SANDERSON GONE
He Died at Ridley Park Wednesday Week
After q Brief Illness.
SPENT MANY YEARS IN MINISTRY
A Member of the Wilmington
Conference.
NOT IN THE ACTIVE WORK RECENTLY

The Rev. Henry Sanderson died We'd
nesday week at Ridley Park, where
he had been i'll for several weeks. He
would have reached the four-score
mark yerterday, il death had not
claimed him.
Mr.. Sanderson had resided at No.
All Washington street, this city, for
many years, and his body was taken
there Thursday evening. His funeral
took place on Saturday afternoon, at 2
O'Clock. The services were held in
Union Church, Fifth and Washington
streets, and the interment was in
Lombardy cemetery.
The deceased was married twice, the
second time, about % years ago, to
Mrs. Elizabeth Lambden of Christiana.
He was her fourth husband. Her death
occurred in January, 1893. The houses
in which he resided, No. All Washing
ton street, was the property Of his Sec!
ond wife, and will revert to her family.
Mr.. Ssnderson was stricken with
paralysis about three weeks ago, while
attending Chester Heights campmeet-
ing, ard was taken to the home of
friends at Ridley Park. He was thought
to be recovering slowly, but Wednesday
morning he suffered another stroke.
Mr.. Sanderson joined the Philadel-
pbia Methodist Episcopal Conference
in 1915, and was member of the Will
mington Conference for 81 years. ever
since its organization. His pastoral
appointments were as follows: 1845,
Soudersburg, Pa. 1886, Radnor; 1647,
Kent; 184S, Chatham; 1S49, Fulton |;
1S50-51, Brandywipe; 1852 90, Dauphin !;
1s54-55, Zion, Md; 1861, Church
Creek; 1850, Lewes; 1S60-61, Anna.
messex; 1s62-63, Harrington; 1864-65,
Smyrna Circuit: 1S66-67, Millsboro ;
1S69-70, Christiana; 1S7l-T2, st.
Georges; 1S73-74, Chester; 1875, Mt.
Lebanon; 1876-77, City Mission, Will
mington; 1878, Port Penn. His rela-
ton was supernumerary in 1868 and
from 1879 to 1885, and superannuated
since 1886.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-24
J1IL pELIVERY FIR UsrRATED.
Wholesale Escapes Prevented by a Lucky
Arrest,


Chicago. ILL.,, Aug. p. Hidden in
the clothing of one of the prisoners at
the Fort Sheridan guardhouse. yestor-
day, was found tho key to the post
magazine. On other prisoners the officers
investigating a supposed Jail delivery
plot discovered razors, knives, powder
and cartridges, and further examina-
tion disclosed the fact that the three
upright bars in the window OF the
guardhouse had been sawed through
and the two horizontal bars had been
sawed until little force would break
them. The AZ prisoners in the guard
house would have found it an easy
matter to obtain their liberty. The
officers are satisfied that but for the
escape of Private Miller, on Saturday,
the plot to free the men would have
been put in execution that night.
1t is supposed the prisoners secured
the magazine key in the hope that the
guards might be deprived of am-
munition. When the cartridges of the
prisoners were examined, it was found
that the powder had been removed
from four of them and Knife blades
had been inserted in the lead. The
cal tridges resembled the ordinary
article on the outside. The lead evil
IDENTIFY had been melted and the knife
blades soldered in.
The sergeant who commanded the
guard over the prison has been placed
under arrest, but he is not believed to
have been implicated in the plot. Sen
tinel STAGE also has been placed under
arrest, and it is probable that he will
he punished for permitting Miller to
escape.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-24
MAY BUILD SHOPS.

Impression that the Is. g. o. Railroad Co.
Will make Important Improvements in
the West Yard.
There is a general impression among
railroad mon conyersant with the
affairs of the b. & o. Railroad Co. i,
that tho company will soon erect large
building near the Fifth avenue cross
ing, on the site of the structure which
was destroyed by fire last winter. 1t
is said the building will probably be
large enough for round house, car
shed, machine and blacksmith shop, oil
house, store house, telegraph office and
other Offices, including one for the
yardmaster.
So far as is known no definite ar
rangements have been made, but a large
party of officials came to Wilmington
in two special cars last Thursday and
inspected the site. This company owns
enough ground to accommodate ample
buildings.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-24
AROUND THE EVENING LAMP.

From the L. A. w. Bulletin:
"Three is crowd" and there were three,
The parlor lamp. the maid and he;
But "two is company" no doubt
That's why the knowing lamp went ont.
49,
Another from the same paper:
There are fifty thousand muscles
In an elephants trunk, they say,
Yet the poor brute never swears swear
AS he packs is day by day.
***
A Wilmington physician was called
into the country ON an accident case.
Although it was dark when he reached
the house, not light was to be seen.
Whom he asked for light, he learned
that the next door neighbor. living say
half mile away, had broken his lamp
and had sent over to this house to
borrow one. And the kind folk had
loaned the last lamp they had The
doctor waited until they had the
borrowed lamp home again SO that he
could have some light by which to
attend to the accident case.
~
Isn't 1t strange that no one ever tried
to fish with "bated breath?"
*s*
Wanted-Some phrase to express the
dying gurgle of a straw when the soda
water is about gone.
49,
When Col A. s. Burt sailed from
San Francisco with the 25th Infantry
for the Philippines, the announcement
reminded the Asheville Citizen Of
something. Col. Burt, it says, COM
msnded a brigade at Jacksonville,
Fla, last summer. and just to show
his men that he was not proud, one
day he threw aside his coat, bearing
the tokens of his rank, and went into
baseball game, saying; II am Just
plain Andy Burt till this game of ball
is over" The Citizen continues: "He
went to bat, swatted the sphere for a
two Dagger and proceeded to do the
sprinting act. When he reached second
his ears were greeted with n shout
from negro soldier on the coach line,
Run, Andy, you bow-legged rascal,
run on to third! Wher Andy made
third he called for his coat, remarking,
l am Col. Burt from now on.
The Spectator.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-24

Former Chief Engineer James Wilson
had as his guest Sunday Manuel II.
Pena of Bogota, United States of Col
ombia. DIR. Peha is sent TO this coun-
try as commissioner in an arbitration
case. He is ar engineer of note and
large owner of coffee, sugar and choco-
late plantations, and has several graz
ing hyciendas, or ranches. He was with
Mr.. Wilson on the construction of the
Girardot railorad and surveys in the
Andes Mountains.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-24

who had contact with the case in
judicial or semi judicial relations and
have intimate knowledge of its rami-
fications, are convinced of Capt.
Carter's guilt. The public, who have
an interest in the orderly and speedy
course of justice in the army as else
where, cannot understand why there
should be such exceptional solicitude
for Capt. Carter on the part OF the
executive, nor why the court-martial
should be so long held under impeach-
ment by the suspension of the case in
the attorney generals office.
whose record for integrity has been
spotless, that conclusion to the pend
ing case should be reached, and that
the accused should be dismissed from
it if the court-martial's finding is to
stand
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-24
Wilmington Riders win.

The PENIS Grove Bicycle Associa-
tion hold road and track races Fri
day, number of Wilmington riders
taking part. Tho events were as fol-
lows: Mile novice, won by Thomas
Mulrooney, Wilmington; time, $50.
Mile handicap. won by Thomas Gillon,
of Wilmington; Thomas Mulrooney
second; time, 8. IA. Five-mile handi-
cap, won by Thomas Gillon; J. Ward,
PENIS Grove, second; time, IA 1-5.
The event of the day was the 20.mile
handicap road race, which was won by
J. Hall, Millville, N. j., A minutes /;
time, 49.3. Hall also won the time
prize, valued at 935. B. F. Mcdaniel
won the second prize, valued at s25,
handicap 8 minutes, time, "a. Is.
Elmer Fisher, with handicap OF 3
minutes, was third, but was disqualified
for accepting pace and the prize was
awarded to John Maxwell, minutes I;
time. 1928 George Davis of Whining
ton, 2 minutes, was fifth. He had to
change wheels on account of breaking
sprocket; time, 20. Thomas
Gillon, scratch, was sixth; time, 81. 10.