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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1900
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard announces publishing plans and subscription terms with advance payment, noting multiple Montana locations and circulation details. Washington and Chicago bureaus are referenced, with rates and contract notes for readers and advertisers.
The state central committee adopts rules for the convention with delegates and alternates voting by county, in absence or abstention. It outlines representation, unit rules, and counting by central committee order, with COCKRILL as chairman and DAVID MARKS as secretary.
Newspaper men in various towns question the so called contemptible trick by which Clark was appointed senator during the lieutenant governor's absence. Governors plan to reveal how he was spirited from Montana and seek to prove the appointment invalid. Washington reports say Clark faces obstacles in breaking the senate again as committees weigh legal action and possible nullification of Spriggs appointment.
The Montana senate faces calls for prompt action as W A Clark faces charges of bribery and perjury. Disclosures detail his resignation, temporary governorship, and the plan for a late December adjournment. Critics label his defense as hypocrisy while urging accountability and proper investigation.
The discourse surveys political intrigue around a senator and governor, accusing fraud in a contested appointment and pondering vindication. It traces American financial distress from 1873 onward, linking recovery hopes to party forces, including commentary on McKinley and Bryan era dynamics.
The dispatches claim a relief column reached Mafeking and Kraat Pan area, sparking rumors of a relief but details are unclear. Reports mention Lord Roberts near Kroonstad, strategic movements by infantry and cavalry, and international interest from London and Cape Town amid ongoing war.
Ad copy notes the fabric is black taff reusonish and easily worn as waist and underskirt material, offered at 63 cents per yard and valued at about $1.00.
The dispatches report mixed signals on South Africa peace talks with denials of surrender moves by leaders and opposition to surrender. In New York on May 1 and 16 reports describe a parade through Central Park and a broad drive through major cities. consular notes from May reference officials and messages about justice and perseverance.
Fragmentary text shows Western Labor Union members accepting an invitation to visit an unspecified factory. Rev. Thomas A. Uaell, pastor of Makestreet Tabernacle, spoke to the group in the forenoon. Details are incomplete and names are partially garbled.
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