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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-15
FIGHTING UNDER ARREST.
a Captain Who Couldn't Keep out of
Fight While on the Skirmish
Line


Capt Wheeler was born Colnman lay Of
skirmisEerS. He had voice like blgl'-
blast, and an unusual amount of push AMI
dash i'll his composition. He knew all about
human nature on the skirmish line it, strong
points as well as its weaknesses, and seemed
guided 10y an unerri"g instinct in ordering
forward movements. He always aimed to
stampede the eneny's skirmshcrs, and very
often succeeded The men of the regiment
ha the greatest confidence in him, and
obeyed him with alacrity, and So, somewhat
to the disgust of the other officers of the.
regiment, he monopoiized the skirmish bust
ness
In other departments he was not so great n
success. He was INSCRIPTIONS and reckless.
ami was occasionally under arrest. He was
at once the pride aid the aSgravation OF
Sen. Nelson The old soldier generally calle |
him buccaneer, and had him under est
half the time for some Of his "devili>h practi-
cal infringcments." Capt. Wheeler was under
arrest after Shiloh, and Nelson was con-
stintly complaining about the way his
skirrnshers acted before Corinth. Nothing
was done to suit him, and he was on the line
every day fuming and swearing and direct
ing. One day he insisted that the post should
rIa, Tl,o o..a,,.t ,..,. - ,',t lie, :,
simn,v In n Ts,Iass sl,;rn,;sh t,rh. , ,,ou
sIinnad down n Ina ~ f,,maa all ,,os in nnn'
s,,i,,t;,,, ,.,'. ;.,. ~ ~: " r,'i.,
ba ,,,SsoI oInn.r th,, Ina - ,ho r;,,t. Thnrn
was =. IuIl Than r,rrr ,,,, ,I'o tn'.,a .,nns 80
Can't w arJ tho linz ,,,o,od f,,,SarJ
There ,yas ~, o,;I.r, ,,,,,, III ,, q,
,.r,;I,I, ,,,.,..,. T,,',., .,. -
and from, havn,d tho ,rnoJ c,,no tho s',un,,
,f th., n,,,,;,,,.,...i'., ..;,, -; ~:
forward Nn,.,r ,,. ,1nI;,,ht.j nrI ,n,r,,,',
Uo SAINT nm nil =. Ill go w ..ram .t'a
n fn,J cir ha !. .,,,1.,,. a,.., I'M Ill.,,
Inv heaven sir IN hara hin, hnn, = ha 'r' ,,'r
.ists in his cortnnt fnr 'mn ,nd ,,'1 %, n,d,, g.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-15
Teiegraphin. Along Wire Fences.
milwaukee Letter

nexperimental work has been going
on for short time along the Milw aukee
& st. Paul railroad branch and the
Brandon branch, about thirty miles in
length, the object being to determine
whether or not the barbed wire of the
fence on either side of the road can be
utilized for Geographic purposes. The
fence wire was placed in proper condi-
tion for sufficient distance to make II
satisfactory test, the wire being run
under the surface at road crossings.
Superintendent Of Telegraph Simpson
returned from the scene of the expert
ment, and decided that the plan was
not practicable. Telegraph work can
be done over the fence wire ut this
time, he says, but during the winter
months, when huge snow banks com
pletely cover the fence, the line would
be made useless. There are thousands
of miles of wire fence along the western
lines, and it has been contended it should
be utilized for this purpose.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-15


I passed perhaps tho most distin-
guishel actress in this country on the
street to-day, whom l do not personally
know. AMI l caught the words rs 1
passed: 1.-The business doesn't pay" l
thought to myself: Here is a woman
brought up in anotherpa part of the world.
but she is undoubtedly talking. not
about her art, but the profits down at
the theatre, which does not especially
concern her, a. she has no interest
there. My belief is that some of our
managers will make great deal more
money if they keep their eyes off the
dollars and at the art. Pieces that are
made in this country at present are
nearly all written for some one actor,
and not based on any genius or interest
ing character. An actor is being to
enter into creation but our creations
are all made to illustrate the actor.
What can be expected of n dramatic
literature which, instead of seeking in
history or human nature for its hero,
goes down under tho stage to find a
posturist and strutter and manufa cture
him into historical hero?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-15


Warlike sentiments on certain sub.
jects still fingered in the heart OF
Washington on that peaceful morning
100 years ago when he resumed posses,
sion of this city. AS he crossed Spuy.
ten Duyvil creek and made his way
upon the island the night before he re-
ceived o message to tarry, rs Sir Guy
Carleton was not yet embarked. SO he
directed his steps to great imposing
wooden house on Washington Heights,
still standing and known rs tho Jumel
place. This house twenty seven years
before had been his Mecca. Here he
courted the beautiful and wealthy
Mary Phillipse; here for weeks he lin.
gered in the light of her blue eyes
here he left her at her fathers till he
could hurry off and capture Fort
Duquesne and come back, and here at
that fatal interval came Capt. Morris
and captured Mary Phillipse and mar.
ried her before Washington's return. II
was an awful lesson to the father Of his
country and he solemnly resolved never
to be caught out again in matters OF
that kind. It was the second blow
first the lowland beauty, Miss Grimes,
afterwards mother of the Lee family
and then the fAithless Mary. He had
somewhat recovered from the jilting on
this peaceful morning I speak of, for
the Morris family had largely multi.
piled by this time; but the spot was
still sore. Tradition has it that he
went over and sat again in the Phillipse
parlors and meditated.
"Where is your master?" he inquired
Of darkey on the porch, concerning
his former rival.
"He goned wiL the British, sab, wen
de wah fust bruk out" said the humble
servitor, "an' missus she is crost dc rib.
ber and is very porely, sab, and mahsa
he was shot wen he was takin' Fots
Moldetree down in Carliny, TO year,
ago."
The visitor knew that well enough
but he was fond of hearing it over
again.
"And, mahsa, dey du say dat all dis
great fine estate heah is gw.ne to be
cornfiscated by the devilish rebels.
Dat can't be, sah"
Washington evaded the question. Blu,
year later the great fine estate wal
confiscated and sold to Jumel by the
government and Washington does moi
seem to have iuterposed to save it foI
Mary and the babies.
He ought to have been grateful to hel
for teaching him such q noble lesson
for he learned it so well that wher
Martha Custis dawned on him he jus
sat down by her and didn't let her ge
away from him. But she was widow
and perhaps didn't want to get away.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-15


a poor soldier went into the store of a hair
dresser in London for money to get lack to
the army. He hal already stayed beyond his
furlough. and he must have quick transit.
The halrdr,eS~,r felt sorry for him and gave
him the money. Now" said the poor
soldier, II have got nothing to give you in
return for your Kindness enrept this little
slip "f palrr, which has on it a recipe for
making Hacking" Tho soldier gave it. not
supp'~ing ii Ia be Of great value. The man
r,'iVtsl II. not surprising it to be of any
great value but it has yielded the man who
to.k 1t s2.5n,UO, and was the foundation OF
one ( the greatest manufacturing establish
ncni- of England
Innkrrs Gazette: When widow buries
her ilrSt husband she becomes Iensive, but
after she gets the second she is usually ex-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-15
MT. DESERT \ RErROsFECr.
f"F. win Dcmnrcs,'s Monthly

IF. W" In Dcmorrst's Monthly.
A happy girl at Mt Dessert,
chnIrron, n inan or two
college oarsiuan all alert
To gui 'c Alright thu bir,h canoa
buckboarl ride DER hill ani dale
Lively collcg. songs that echo far.
Then dipping oars, nnd twilight pale,
And twanging Of n soft guitar.
moonlight row, n camp ilrr glow,
sail across ths sun III h,rbur,
mountain walk. u que, talk,
a friend of whom no chnnrc can rub isr
dainty costume for the Hop,
score of favotS at the tierinan;
a heel AMI t,e that cannot stop,
chance acquaintance with snme n,cr man
tennis cap for valor made.
dlm pazza meant for stroillng,
hush-a mi might -rrenadc,
sound Of jolly numl~rs truliiug
Then
folding of the costumes gay,
And no more time Ia laugh AMI tiirt,
few last worls, n big boup,r-t.
waving hani-anl Mt D@'rt
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-15
An Exquisite Verse.

The comic poets have caught up new sub
stitute for ideas, the original of which was
the following exquisite verse:
II were "A Iumt- -tum- -lum tittlmtoo
In the land Of the olive and fig,
I'll Sit all the day on the trolle-lo-loo
And plny IN the thinges-Ine- Jig.
And II in the Rnmde-dum battle fall
4 what's it--names all that | crave
hut bury me deep in the what you may -eaH.
And plant thing uin bobs over my grave.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-15
Merr krspp aaa Nis ssss essessv.
It'hicaao Trtbu,,r

Herr Alfred krupp. tho proprietor of
tho great stccl.worka. at Eissn. (,es.
many, where the guns which t'esv his
n~ne are manufactured. employa 90,0spO
men. who operate l.5ai furnaces, s'sy
steam boilers, 45O steam engines. snsi
l.622 machines for working issn. Ne.
si4lcs being tho owner oi the works q
Essen, he In the owner of DAT mines IN
various parts of Germany. His entire
possessions are said 10 be worth ttD,.
OO0.OOO. He In dcscyibcl ~ tall and
rather stern looking man. with =iopina
shoulders. u long neck. snd fali whits
beard. hiding sensitive mouth, and
q face narrow nj the Jaw and brsAsien.
ing above the thin. well-.haped more. His
dark eye II keen anil penetrating. his
forehead expansive. 1Is H. ,ieiicate.
nervous and intellectual. aud looks Iike
q clergyman. His only son and heir /.
Fritz krupp. who will suce ed to hi'
immense estate, u q yo ing man ~ a..
education. who is already ac tnsint. u
with oil the details ~ h,s fathers bns,.
ness. He Travelled considerably ,n this
country. lie il an inyel,ur II vrf
many valuable contrivapc - IA 4 Ia ~
works at Eison. Herr krupps e=iab
mcnt has turned ont ~ ,D1 cannon.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-15
Reme's Festival o. she bead.

NJ Louis Ulofss nmocfu
Tho first week IN November. issgin.
ming with All Saints Day. h celslsslssl
in Rome ~ n FESTIVAL of tho Dead.
There is nothing monruful about che
custom. People go the cemeteries
laughing aud talking ~ II they we're In
q public promenade. and the varioas
tombs. chapcls and vaults are visited
with as much eurios sIty q. any exhibit.
tion Of works of art. before 1870 Tho
Festival II the Dead" Was observed
with moro pomp than nov. A. tseak
Of day cannon were fired. aud The foa.
tiiical banner wa. unfurlci Later tlss
pope celebrated mass In the Nistins
chapel, and nj night "sacresi' v~pfe-
sentatiohs of scriptural scenes we're
given In various cemeteriesL Theee
performances, Of course. were rssat-
niscenccs ~ the mysteries" that Nere
celebrated during the middle ages. sad
also Of the dances of pagan origin oaee
performed In the cemeteries. called tke
Dances Of the Dead" The i.s= ~ the
pope's temporal power put sn ead ~
these doings.
One singular custom of pagan origin,
however. still holds on. The ascssHe
Greeks and Romans, IL is said. used "
eat mess of beans over the gnve> ~
their dead, In order to drive away evil
spirits from the n-igbborhood. Homs
have il that the Festival for the Dead wss
once kept In tho spring. when braBs
were young and generally eaten. when
the memorial day was transferred frosa
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-15
The "Wishboner Wedding.

The "wishbone" wedding has become
the correct thing. The couple stand
beneath a floral wishbone. After tn,
ceremony the bride and groom ar,
given the wishbone to pull. The tug
results in break somewhere. and who
ever holds the long piece is absolved
from getting up to build :res in The
morning.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-15
Italians In New York.

The Italians in New York aro sail 30 be
more economical than even the Chinese. A
whole family " i'll sutsist on g. we., rcut
excepted. In all quarters Of the city they
are monopolizing certain industries and nc
cumulating money.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-15

The Descret News, Mormon journal.
says that In hades water is not pleaty.
and baptism cannot he administered
least Of oil, baptism by immersion.
But no one can bo savei Who In not
baptized. Therefore, the living may
stand In the place II the dead snd 70
ceivc the ordinance v,cariou=ly." This
is baptism for the dead"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-15
Texas GraXing Lands.

| IldIlso'l Ill Suit"tSo lliiieS
1t appears that the great Texas past
ures OF mesquite grass cover Mt least
100000 square miles, which. it is
claimed, will sustain fifty cattle to the
square mile. But in only one place has a
test of its capacity been made. 4 ranch
of thirty miles square is inclose I, and
now supports 10000 cattle; nor would
it support more than 10000 more by
the most careful management. SO we
may conclude that the mesquite plains
would not support more than forty to
the square mile, or 6,OOO,00O in all
quite enough, however, for the needs
of this country. Texas contains 274,-
800 square miles. of which it is claimed
that one-th;rd is farming land OF
various grades, one-half grazing land
of the capacity above indicated, and
not more than one-sixth complete des-
ert-most of this on the gypsum plains
and barren mountains. But l appro-
hen it is too early to make so arbitrary
n division; for men are nov aband ming
tracts they once believed agricultural
and Rowing into tracts they once
thouih barren.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-15
ira ssh nppers.
NJ IL Hll i

In one district of Yucatan in fort
night there were killed 10000 pounds
OF grasshoppers and over IL 900 pounds
of lOcusts.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-15
Keep. Cp Ill. Correspondence.

Mrs. Tabor tells reporter in Den
yer that her husband, the ex-senator
now away from home, sends her q,
postal card every day and once u weei
q sweet letter"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-15
Csiissrwis the Nsrsess 90 Ast.
Maslause N-it~ka,

Did Il ever oecur 10 you that u 10
from California that your artists. sssor-,
poets and singers ar. likely ~ r"n.e---
that II will hc to America wlsat Italy 10
t. Euto,~2"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-15

A Bridgeport Comm gentleman will
publish all the rejected poems he can
find
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-15

Tennyson's income is about $20,OO(
per year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-17
The Alberta Mines.

The RIVER PRESS received to-day
from Mr.. A, B. Hamilton number OF
beautiful specimens of copper quartz
from the mines of the Alberta company,
n. w. T., in which Messrs. Hamilton,
Healy and others of this county are in
terested The specimens are something
handsome in themselves but when we
remember that some of them carry as
high as so per cent copper they then be-
come reminder of the value of the
mine from which they are taken.
Mr. Hamilton is full of confidence as
to the outcome of the property owned
by this company, and he has certainly
good grounds upon which to base his
faith. The leads in question are from
seven to fifteen feet in width, and carry
ores very rich in copper and with some
silver So far as developed the mines
could not look better or more encourag-
ing. The present work of development
consists in running tunnel to tap the
mine at depth of 800 feet. Work has
been temporarily stopped to await the
arrival of machinery needed to prose
cute the same. j. J. Healy is superin-
tendent and jeff. Talbert foreman.
Meantime they have their force at work
building bridge across Bow river and
road to the mines.
Several good leads were discovered in
the vicinity of Silver City this year,
that section being as Mr.. Hamilton puts
it network of copper veins. Mr.. IL.
will return to the mountains next
spring to look after his interests.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-17
MONTANA a FF AIRS.
The Crosby-Botkin Warfare-Broad. says
Mag1nn1s Will be the Next Gov
ernor of Montana, and
that does Settle
[Pioneer FRI ss.l


c.. A. Broadwater, prominent citizen
and business man, and A. J. Fisk, editor
of the Herald, both of Helena, were ques-
toned by a Pioneer Press reporter, last
night, at the Merchants hotel, regarding
the charges preferred at Washington
against United States Marshal Botkln
of Montana. Neither Of the gentlemen
could throw any light upon the nature
of the charges, each stating that he had
heard of no specific allegations OF NAL
feasance against the marshal. The
rumor having gained currency that the
action was not really taken against
Marshal Botkin but against his brother,
the warden of the penitentiary, Mr..
Fisk says that the marshal's brother is
not the warden, he having vacated the
office some time ago The marshal has
full charge of the penitentiary, and not
the warden. From other sources it has
been learned that the present aspect of
affairs is the result of the political feud
that has for some time existed between
ex-Gov. Schuyler Crosby and Marshal
Botkin, this animosity being intensified
by the recent campaign, when Crosby
sided with Arthur and BOtkln with
Blaine in the contest over the choice OF
delegates to the national convention.
This, it is asserted, led to Crosby's fight
to decapitate Botkin. The two men
were at swords points, politically, dur
ing the residence of Crosby in Montana,
each heading faction in opposition to
the other
THE GOvERNORsHIP.
Mr.. BroadWater says that President
Arthur will appoint delegate Maglnnls
(democrat) as Crosby's successor to the
governorship, the president taking this
step as mark Of courtesy to Cleveland,
who will soon be inaugurated. If he
does not do this it is thought he may
allow the present. secretary to continue
as acting governor until March 4, leav-
ing the appointment ofCrosby's successor
to Cleveland Mr.. Fisk who has just re-
turned from Washington, says a great
pressure is being brought to bear on the
president to appoint some personal
friend from the east, there being several
asprants He is inclined to believe the
appointment will not be rendered to a
resident Of the territory, but to some
man from the east.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-17
Opposition to Dakota.

WASHINGTON, December lO.-Mr
Vest addressed the senate to-day in op-
position to the admission of Dakota.
He contended that the population was
not enough to entitle it to representa-
tive in congress, and that it would to
certain extent be a disfranchismento of the
states already in the Union to give the
present population of Dakota two re-
presentatives in the United States senate
as we'll as representative in the lower
house of congress. The demands. he
said, to have been made since 1870 for
the admission of the territory had been
the demands of ambitious politicians.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-17
The Mexican Pension Bill.

WASHINGTON, December 1G.-At the
caucus of the republican members of the
house tonight, the following resolution
was unanimously agreed to:
Resolued, That the bill known as the
Mexican pension bill, as amended by
the senate, is entitled to our hearty and
active support, and that we will support
any and all efforts to have said bill con7
sidered and passed at the earliest possi-
BILE day.
It was also determined that all practi-
cable parliamentary means should be
employed to bring the bill before the
house for final action. II was repre-
sented that the bill, on account of the
rulings made by Speaker Carlisle when
it was under consideration at the last
session of congress, would be exceed
ingly difficult to reach, one portion of
it being on the speakers table and an
other portion in the committee Of the
whole. 1t was hoped, however, that
| the difficulties might be overcome, and
Representative Keifer, Cannon, and
other republican parliamentarians We're
directed 80 the caucus to devise meth
| cd for relieving the bill of its embar-
| rassments.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-17
Weather Predictions.

Since the demise of ''Tice of Raiders
come to the front as the boss weather
prophet of Montana. His predictions
for November and December hit the
BULBS eye pretty closely, and for the next
two months he gives us the following
kind of weather:
January-Sharp cold, with sun-dogs; !;
frequent light SHOWS.
February-Same but more snow.
In both months remarkable Jumps OF
thermometer. Short thaws, nearly
rains, but too thin to affect snow Wa
ter runs over ice. Good skating, and
heavy ice crop. Smaller streams open
ia the first days Of March.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-17
Improving the Missouri.

ST. LOUIS, December 6.-The Mis-
souri, river commission met here to-day,
Major Charles r. Suter, president in the
chair. The purpose was to agree upon
a report to the secretary of war AS the
commission has done no work yet, this
will be brief. 1t will give however, a
resume of work done under the direc-
ton of the Mississippi river commission,
which formerly had the work in charge,
and will briefly outline the plan of this
commission for future operations.
This contemplates, in a general way,
the plan proposed by Maj. Suter in his
report of 1881 but one radical change
will be made Heretofore it has been
customary to make small appropriations
or allotments for a number of points on
the river, and prosecute all of them at
the same time. This has proved ineffec-
tiyd, and it is now proposed to begin at
Kansas city and work down stream,
completing operations at each point be-
fore leaving it. Only surveys will be
made this winter but in the spring ac-
tive operations will begin. The report
will be sent to the secretary of war as
soon as completed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-17
Skipped the Country.

Reference is made elsewhere to the
departure of Tom Howe for Calgary
with Levasseur & Stedman's twelve
horse team. George Levasseur went TO
Calgary to look after the business and
returned last night. He recovered the
horses and wagons, but Howe had start
ed for the sunny south He had about
$500 belonging to +. r. Twigg, which
was to have been used for purchasing
shingles, etc., and considerable amount
belonging to Levasseur & Stedman.
thing over year ago, and has been
working here ever since. He was al
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-17
Indian Legislation.

WASHINGTON, December 9.-An eff
fort is being made to have the house In
dian committee fix day for debate on
the various bills on the calendar affect
ing Indian reservations. There are few
bills of this kind, and it is thought they
could be disposed of in short time if
they could be taken up. The bills to
open the great Sioux reservation and to
contract the boundaries Of the Red Lake
reservation are the most important, but
two others claim attention-one affect
ing the PottaWattamies of Kansas, and
the other a small tribe in Oregon. 1t is
matter of serious doubt if anything
will be done with these bills this ses-
sion.
The subcommittee has agreed to fav-
orably report to the house committee on
Indian affairs the senate bill providing
for the allotment of land in severalty
to Indians on various reservations, and
extending the protective laws of states
and territories over Indians.