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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1902
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard provides daily and Sunday publishing with subscription rates payable in advance. The notice appears in the Anaconda post office records and indicates standard publication terms for one year and shorter periods.
The Standard lists postage rates for 10 to 16 page editions at one cent and 20 to 32 page editions at two cents with double Europe rates. Inquiries for foreign rates at Main Office Standard Block Anaconda. Branches in Butte Missoula Great Falls offer advertising rates. Washington Bureau and eastern offices are noted with contacts and newsstand locations nationwide. All correspondence to Anaconda Montana.
The article defends Clinton Dotson’s confession printed by the Standards amid attacks by the Butte Miner. It notes Dotson confessed as an accomplice in plotting his father’s murder, not his father’s killer, and that Standard reporters prepared the story independently with Sheriff McMahon corroborating remarks.
The Miner criticizes the Standard for exposing a confession while defending Mr. Smith. Readers are urged to oppose unjust public vilification and attacks on his professional reputation, stressing the value of community support for a respected young attorney.
On April 9 1865 General Grant and General Lee met at Appomattox Court House and agreed to terms of surrender. Lee’s exhausted army, pursued by Sheridan’s cavalry, was surrounded and finally paroled with all officers and men returned to their homes once they observed their paroles.
The piece argues eastern papers misread Butte seeking romance over accuracy. It contrasts Boston Transcript descriptions of the mining camp with local realities, urging readers to adopt perspective over precise fact while noting sensationalist depictions of city life and vice.
The Butte bulletin reports a Democratic victory with six of eight council seats and a Democratic mayor, aided by cross-party support in Anaconda. The piece frames the result as a referendum on competent local government and good citizenship, noting noteworthy quotes and broader political chatter around South Carolina, Port Chalmette, and Tom Johnson. Spring moods temper the tone as the season arrives.
The New York era press notes the House of Representatives approving a Chinese exclusion bill with core provisions to reinforce immigration limits at coastal and Philippine points. Senate opposition is anticipated, while enforcement gaps under the old law prompted calls for stronger measures.
Coroner investigated the death of an 11 day old infant of Gustav and his wife, recent German arrivals living in a river bank shack. The child, born with neighbors’ help due to lack of funds for a doctor, died of cold illness. Burial to be at county expense with charitable relief planned.
Grant Dowell a 1b-year-old messenger for the Postal Telegraph company left his job after obtaining $50 from ponies and fled toward Seattle to enlist in the navy. His mother filed a warrant for his arrest on a disability charge as sheriff telegrams go out to locate him. The boy, described as freckled and red headed, had become involved in poolrooms and racing, neglecting duties before dismissal.
At a Reichstag tariff committee session in Berlin on April e day the Imperial Interior Secretary Count von Posadowsky-Wehner denied special concessions to Italian wines. He warned against high duties that would hinder treaty negotiations and mislead abroad and at home.
On the steamer Gaelo sailing for Yokohama to command the Asiatic station are Admiral Robley D. Evans and Commander M. R. Harris. Also aboard is FB Runsdorff the German consul at Formosa. Evans travels with his wife and son Ensign Evans and family. The Gaelic will be the second regular mail steamer from this port to Manila.
A letter to the Standard corrects a claim about Luther. It notes Charlemagne’s ninth century spread of Old and New Testaments in German vernacular Tudex Teutonic, Ottford of Wissemburg’s rhymed version, and 24 printed editions between 1436 and 1520 before Luther, citing Puttelange Rohrbacher and Tisch von Isleben.
Washington April 8 passage of the Cuban reciprocity bill divides Democrats as Republicans push the measure through committee of the whole. Payne opens with a strong speech, Newlands supports limited Cuban invitation, and McClellan urges higher concessions. The initial roll call shows a tight party split and sets the stage for intense caucus action.
General Wood reports remaining sugar held by Cuban planters awaiting Congress action. Payne advocates preparing Cuba for possible incorporation and benefits from trade, while Newland opposes concessions without invitation to join the United States. McClellan argues for greater reciprocity and relief, citing Jeffersonian doctrine and President McKinley’s stance.
The article notes a legislative session conclusion with the House adjourning at 6 p.m. The discussion covered protection and the lower portion of the Dingley tariffs, signaling ongoing tariff policy debate.
Helmville reports a hopeful mining season with Ogden mountain placer work planned and new tunnels under way at Mon na Copper property. Prospects include gold from Ogden mountain and cross-cutting tasks. Also noted: local illnesses, cattle purchases, and expected waterfowl hunting by Montana sportsmen.
St. Petersburg reports new guns for 19 batteries have been dispatched to the far East in recent days.
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