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The morning call., 1894-11-25

hama shortly before l arrived there. 1t
was in connection with a contract for rail-
ROAD locomotives. The Japanese are very
friendly to the United States, and the Gov
eminent, when it found that it had to have
new engines. sent word 20 our consulate
and asked that some of our engiDe -buIlding
firms would compete. This request was
forwarded to America, and one of our chief
establishments sent locomotive to IoKlo.
There was 10 be competitive test OF the
English and American engines, and on the
day before this was to take place the
Americans tried their locomotive and 1t
ran very well. 1t was oiled and put into
thorough shape, but, not thinking that
they were dealing with q set OF profess
siOnal racecourse sharpers, the Americans
failed to leave jockey engineer to sleep
the night previous Ia he race with their
iron horse. The next morning, however.
for some reason or Other-l can't tell
whv-they concluded to give the engine
one more trial before entering the race.
They fired up and turned on the steam.
There was a grating and crashing, and the
engine stopped. Upon examination it was
found that the engine had been tempered
with, and that nut. which was of such a
nature that it could not have come from
DO other source than from the English COM
peiitors, had been placed in one of the
valves. They found other things mis-
placed, but fortunately were able to get
the locomotive into fairly good shape be-
fore the trial. and. half crippled as she
was, they beat the English. The United
States would have gotten the contract. but
on figuring the lowest possible cost price.
including the heavy freight rate across the
United States. the builders found they
could not compete as 10 prices. and the
difference was so great that the English
got the contract.
Speaking of the English, the new pier
which is now being built at Yokohama, and
which [ am told is of no earthly good, Is
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an instance of their hoggtshness and IN
adulterated cheek. The story of this pier
dates back to the fight al the Shimonoseki
Straits In 1863. in which our gunboat the
Wyoming, was blown up. Foreign vessels
had Deen warned to keep GU, and some of
the old Damios had concluded to shell all
foreign ships coming through these straits,
and there was French ship and a Dutch
one also fred upon. The combined fleets
of America. France. Holland and Great
Britain then attacked the forts and ST.
fenced them. Not single British ship was
injured, but in the settlement of the case
Great Britain said she must have part of
the indemnity, which amounted to some
thing like S3,O00,0OO. This was divided
equally among the four powers, but the
demand was contrary to international law,
and the United States, feeling that it was
an unjust one, by an act of Congress gave
back the seven hundred and eighty odd
thousand dollars to japan. England,
which had lot been injured at all. kept its
money, as did also France and Holland.
Japan, in taking back the money from
the United States, felt, Of course, very
grateful, but said that she would like 10
put 1t into some memorial representative
OF the kindness of the United States, and
an attempt was made through an Ameri-
can connected with the Foreign Office in
japan to have Congress endow a hospital
or school or something of that kind in
Toxic, which should be known as the
American School. This was not done,
however, and Japan was told to use it as
she pleased. Here John Bull got In his
fine work. He had the bulk of the ship
ping, and he thought a big break
water or pier at Yokohama would
be good thing for his ships.
and If it was made by English contractors,
it would put money into his peoples
pockets. How 1t was done do not know,
but the English got the Japanese Govern
ment to devote this money to building that
Yokohama pier, and the contract was given
to an Euglishman, and now that it is about
completed it is found to be of no good
whatsoever. At the same time John Bull
is jingling his $3.50 in his pockets, and
is sending over some of the remains of his
surplus 10 buy the bonds which we are
compelled to issue TO support our reserve
in the Treasury Department Oh. he's
nice philanthropist! He is! Remem ber
how strongly he came in on the opium deal
with China! And remember-but l am
writing about japan.
Speaking of locomotives, there is won-
derful railroad development going on in
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Chinese EOrpers.

Every one was tolerably confident that
collectors possessing ordinary knowledge
would be proof against the deceptions,
owing to the incspacity of the Chinese OF
the present era to make anything COM
parable within close limits to Justly famous
examples of old ware dating from the seven
teeth and eighteenth centuries.
But the Chinese are now noted for their
limitations of I'D wares, and no such con-
fdence can be any longer felt; the imita-
tors have developed degree of skill that
brings their work very close 10 the fine old
standards. Even the incompara bic blue
and white porcelains of old have modern
rivals, so good that amateurs have been
deceived by them, and, / suppose,
many are destined 10 be SO deceived
Sahuro Arai. in October Lippincotrs.
The morning call., 1894-11-25

The wonderful advancement which
Japan has made in military matters is
surprising the world. The advancement
which she is also making in manufacture
ing IS not so well known. Her army has
whipped the Chinese. Her laborers prom
ise to beat the whole world in turning out
new goods and good goods. l spent some
weeks among her factories last summer
and l found smokestacks going up all
over the empire. The city of Osaka is
nearly as big as Chicago and it is the Pitts
burg of Japan. 1t has about a million
people, and it is a great business and
manufacturing center. 1t has always been
noted for its factories, but within the
past ten years it has been intro
ducing modern machinery, ana, as told
you in my talk with Count Ito, it
has now forty-six cOtton-mills. with
60O,0 O0 spiDdles. New machinery is being
put in every day, and by the end of this
year it is thought that the number of spin
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THE CACTUS OWL.
Habits of a Native of the
Desert.
N ALMOST UNKNOWN BIRD.
For Nearly Twenty Years NaturaIists
Searched i'm Vain for Their
Nests.

Few people are aware that the smallest
owl in the world is native of California
and was first found on the Mojave Desert
over twenty years ago. It was over ten
years afterward before another specimen
of the same species was found, and it is only
within the last three years that anything
has been learned Of the little fellows
habits.
The owl in question is known to science
as the Micrathane Whitney,. 1t is beau
tiful and shapely little creature, and the
males and females are so much alike in
appearance they cannot be told apart.
There is absolutely no difference in
plumage. size or shape, aud the naturalist
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% CLASS CARS

dies will be more than 100000, and it
may be the chief exporter of cotton to
China, India and even to the United
States The japanese are the greatest
colorists Of the world. They are nation
Of artists, and they can make designs
which we cannot produce. Already they
are shipping a great amount of cotton
here, and We are now buying japanese
rugs by the millions Of yards every year.
a great deal of the cotton used In the ia
panese mills is Of American growth, and
/ was told in Yokohama that Japan used
S14,000000 worth of American cotton
every wear. | asked our Consul-General
how this could be when we sold only
about S., 000,OO worth of goods to Japan
yearly. He replied:
II will tell you. 1t comes through Eng
land. Just think of il! Fourteen million
dollars worth of our raw cotton is used
here every year, and England gets a profit
out of the sale. We first ship it to Liver
pool, and it is then sent here via the Suez
canal 1t ought to come direct from Amer
lea, and our trunk lines could make
GOOD thing if they would cut down their
freight rates low enough TO compete with
England. If we could have this cotton
sent QlrGcb We NOulu nave 0bC bdioh'SC VI
the Japanese trade. and as it Is England
gets the bulk If it"
How much do we buy from Japan
every year ?" l asked.
"a bout $17, 0O0,0 Co.," was the reply.
How much does England buy?"
About $4,000, GOO"
blow much does she sell to Japan?"
"a bout ST. OOO, 600, and S14.000,000 worth
of this is American cotton. You see,
Japan has 10 have American cotton. The
India and Chinese cottons are short staple,
and the best long staple comes from the
United States. We ought to have the
trade"
England is very anxious to have the
United States and the other countries OF
Europe act as the cats by which John Bull
as the monkey pulls his commercial chest
nuts out of the celestial fire. China has
foreign trade of about $500, 900, 5000 year,
and England gets the bulk of il. 1t ma
turally does not like to see this paralyZed
by the war, and IL will be very glad If
Uncle Sam or the Russian bear will step
In and quiet matters for it, As far as
commercial matters are concerned, it is
the hog of the Far East, and the business
methods OF some of its people are by no
means so clean as they might be. One
Of the meanest tricks upon record-and
this is upon record-occurred In Yoko-
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Tucson. Ariz., and they are looked upon
as the most interesting specimens. An
ordinary skin is worth about SIS.
No specimens of the small owls have
ever been found in any nest except in a
cactus tree. They breed at all seasons of
the year and care for their young tenderly.
They are more entirely nocturnal than
other owls and never come from their
holes until it is almost pitch dark. They
feed almost entirely on lizards and young
animals of different kinds.
The morning call., 1894-11-25
limiting the Nations.

An international telephone system, to
cover all Europe in its network. is one of
the latest movements to bring the nations
into more intimate and more peaceful re-
lations with each other. The cities of
Amsterdam. Rotterdam, Brussels aud Ant
werp are already connected by telephone,
and the extension of the lines is a ques-
ton of only little time.
The morning call., 1894-11-25

The cheapest and most fusible metal is
best for lightning rods. but there must be
many of them.
The morning call., 1894-11-25

senger cars for some time. / am told that
fifty new railways are contemplated and
that the charters for these have been ap-
piled for and number of them already
The morning call., 1894-11-25
How to Drink Water,

Copyright, 1894.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-09-11
Largo Attendance and All the Con-
dlllons OF the First Day
Favorable.
Races on Eastors 1raoks-M Monroe SAT-
isbary Raisd on ths TFolt!ax Tssf
for Insuburdinntioa.

spsoisl 20 Tho Independents
LWmdsTos, sept l0-Ihs Livingston fair
aud race meeting began this morning an
der the most favorGbls auspices. The
weather wAa all that could be asked for. and
the track vss In 0rat class condition. The
management IL more than pleased with sho
attendance. which vas much better than
expected on tho hrst day. Tbs first event
Of the day was three -fouTthH mile handi-
cap. single dash. tor purse Of 800. Eta
Moksever was strong iavorits In the bot
tinR. ~. CroiI took the lead a. the start
aud held IL TO tho hnish. with Eta Mo-
Kssysr a close sscond and Nellie Glenn
third, time. l;l7.
The four aud one-haif furlonR race a.,
purse Of 800 was won By hed Dick. Midget
second, Ella Gregg third; time. i55gl.
The trot,ing aud pacing race, 2;20 GLASS,
purss $3.50, bes, three In Ave. proyel the
most interesting event OF the day. There
were four startera Ruby Messenger took
tie lead al the start end held II 10 the half.
whom she broke and Il. ID. II. passed 10 the
front, winning tho hoa, with ease. Iras secs
ond, Rosetts third. Ruby Messenger fourthi
time. 2:291s; second heat X. ID. y. Won.
RubT Messenger second Rose,te third.
lras fourth; time, 2;25ssli third heat, X. ID.
\. won. Irss second. Rosst,e third. hubv
Messenger fourth; time. 2;2sJf.
An oxoellsnt schedule Of races is prom
ised for the rest OF the week. More than
100 horses are here 20 participate In the
races. Hundreds Of strangers arc In she
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TO STEAL S7,500,OO0
Said to 10 tho A n,bitioa OF one John G.
Beatty.

Said to no tho Ambition OF one John c.
Beatty.
NEW YoRK, Sept. 0.-Acoording 10 ALE.
cations contained In o complaint filed In
the Uaited States circuit court, Judge La.
combs will be called upon tomorrow 70
take action with the object Of preventing
tho continuation and final eonsummnsion
Of what is Characterised as one Of the mos.
oolassal frauds In modern simss. The chief
actor In this scheme. John G. Beatty, ID
q resident OF Tsxsu. His victims include
prominent New Workers and other residents
OF the United states and Canada. How far
the scheme has succeeded has not yet been
determined. James II. Beatty. president
Of the Graham a. Northwest Insurance
company, OF OntAtio. svears that he has
Loaf S37. 900, and II 10 charged that the goal
OF John O. Bestty's am mbition was 10 fraud
ulently obtain possession OF 81. 100000
The oomplainant In the case, In add
tion 20 James II. Beatty. are Jsmss c.
Akin. Benz, II. Doano and Leo Wormssr,
Of New Yoik. Tbs defendants ara OF
Texas, all directors or Trustees Of the COL
orado River Irrigation company.
The company was nrst organized In jan
uary. 1891. under.the namo of the Arizona
81 sonora Land and Irrigation company,
bat the title was changed on Jan. 8, 1893, TO
its present form. It's ostsnsible object wac
20 oar,y on the irrigation OF land In
California, Arizona. Lower Cali
fornia and Mexico. Tho capital
stock vaa s7.5OO0O0. divided into
l50, 900 sharos OF $50 each. According to
complaint, however, the COMPANY wac or
ganlEed By John G. Beatty for his solo In
terest and b,neht. aud 10 enable him 10
rsalizs S7.I00.000 on a tract OF worthless
land containing ]. 800 900 ncrss on the Alta
river Ia the province OF Sonora, Mexico. 20
viii b. 10 Ia sAid. he did not have title.
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BLACKLISTING DEVICE.
Said TO 10 In the Crane on Their Clos
AuoS rAperA

Said TO 10 In the Crane on Their Clear
Anos Papers
OMAHA, Sept. l0.-omaha rail Dad men
ars much alarmed over the discovery Of
what they regard as = novsl blacklist being
worked BY all western railroads. Since The
strike men seeking employment are 70.
quirsd 70 bring clearance from their Last
oompAny. The men claim that all the CON-
paniSs are using sheet OF paper on which
To write these recommendation that have
the nguts OF a crane worked In II, aud
whils ths writing may indicate that thu
bearer 10 all right, tbe position OF the ami
NAL ON che paper really determines the APP
plioanra standing. In this mAnnsr, By q
secret code OF signals. the railroads, THE
men assert, eau write them a lsttsf aud by
usinR paper with the figure Of crane indi-
oatinR dissatiafaotion, prevent thsir soeuT-
ing work. Tho men are very mach
alarmed.
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TRANSPORT WRECKED.
But the 1.foo soldiers and the Crew wsr
kayed.

But the 1.foo soldiers and the Crew Were
tased.
LONDON. Sept. i0.-A dispatch from
Shanghai ssys the Chiness transport Chesn.
while proceeding TO formoss with 1.400
troops on bard. was wrecked In the Che
Tuna phas. All soldiers aud tho crew were
landed safely In boats. There 10 no hope
Of saving the transport. Another dispatch
from Shanghai says that on Saturday last
some Chinese officials boarded q French
mail steamer On route 10 japan
and demanded 10 search the ship
for Japanese officers coming from
Europe. said 10 bsreturnina home on board
OF her. The captain refused to allow the
ship 20 be searched, and was obliged "a
threaten 10 ask for assistance from 0
French waship before ths local officials
Withdrew.
Inquiries made hero to-day by q repre-
sentative OF the Associated rress al Chinsse
and Japanese legations show that Official.
OF both countries disoredi, the report that
negotiations for an armistice arc In prog.
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PERSONAL

Dr., MARI d, Moore. of MA'ysvills. 10 In
the city.
II. l., Knigh, aud Clvds Corbly. OF BoEs
man. are At The Helena.
Sam Honey leavoa for MArysylllS to-day
ON a short business trip.
Hon. T.. 4. EmFson. OF Ohio wifo aud
Two little daugh.ara arc the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Fischer. on Fifth avenue,
Mis-. Annis AZ. Stuart a young lady we'll
known In Helena. has resigned n position
as teGohet In the Mnryuyille schools 10 40
oept simllst one la Butte.
Miss Belle Klsi leaves by this mornings
train for her former home, hAnduuky, o.,
on an txteudcd visit. Miss klci has hosts
OF friends ana has distinguished herself
hiHiTionioallJ In behalf of manT worlhJ
charities.
dovsfnor aud Mrs. Richards and Rov.
q. e. btui left yesterday for Llko Ale
Donhld In the northwestern part OF thC
slate. lhe party will retui n tho latter pA,t
OF ths week. Governor Richards has been
working very hafd for monihs. aud his
friends nnally induced him 90 take an out
ing In ,he hope that II would improve bis
health. Lake Mcdonald 10 a dslightfal
spot. The tlahine aud hunting 10 excellent
ihere, aud tue paTIy expects 10 have very
enjoyable trip,
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TELEGRAPnIC BREyITIEs.

CHioAao. Sspt. l0.-CAiesgo &, Boston rs,
Cleveland 4, New Yo,k 49, Loulsyille q
Baltimore IL.
LONDON. sopt. l0.-The funeral OF Comte
Do Ia "a will take place at WeYbridRe. Sur
iey. Wednesday.
Nav YoHK, Sept. 10-The steamer urAnlA
will lake out to-mor ow $4,000 Ounces OF
ailv,r and 10000 Moxloan dollars
BERLIN. Sept l0.-The maneuvors Of the
First and hevsntssnth army oorpa began al
scholbltton to-day. Emps,or William
was present.
ProaiA. Sept. i0.-The directors Of the
whisky trust transacted no bsainosa to-day
They adjourned 70 the 25ih Inst. No poal-
tive action wAa taken.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l0.-At the close OF
business to-dav tbs cash In tina treasury
was Sl27, $40, SIG Of which tbG 09h, 700 rspre.
sented iho gold reserve.
PLYMoUrH, Eng., Sept. i0.-Commodor ore
William A. Kirkland. u. \. ~, who sao.
osodu Rear Admiral krben In tho com m mAnd
OF the European stalioa. has arrived here.
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CmcAdo, Sept l0.-rhe Daily News says
The utmost disgust 10 being expressed
in sporting circles OF Chicago over a
fake dispatch sent Gu. BY the United
press concerning tbo proposed JAG kson-
CSrhstt nght This dispatch. eoncoetsd
In the Office OF the above alleged news asso-
citation, sAld that Peter Jackson had signed
articles for nsh, with CorbetL 20 be
pulled on al Sioux City. II was nol even
hs rumor. nor q report that somebody had
said 90. but tho announcement was boldly
msdS tha, tho colored pugillst had signed
The facts are that be did not slgn attiolea,
has not 10 far done 30. and moat probably
never will, az he has repeatedly declared be
would pol."
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HE GRABBED.


Hut says That Every One Else Was Doing
tho Bams.
TorrKA. Sept. l0.-ssnator WIN. A. PETER
arrived AZ ons O'Clock to-day.
'Do you consider the work Of the last
congress satisfactory p asked an Associated
press representative.
DO ~" and tho senator looked a thhe
ruiilsd. II consider the Flfty.third con-
RToss this muHt stupid failure In the history
OF the nationi mol a single act OF public
bsnsnt was passed"
binY' '''
81 don't like 70 talk abouth. Tho pro-
oosdinRs were 90 seendaloua that l do not
Joy talking about H. speak Of tho gen
eTal dlaeunsion and oomplots "a render Of
tho dam oorAts 10 handful OF men. There
weFe thifty-siRht northern and southsru
democrats Ia favor OF what has always been
advocated By the democratic party, bat
tboTo were aix eastern men. who call them
selves democrats. bat are really Tspubll.
cans. who controlled that majority Ia the
ssnate.
'At no tins could they eei majority TO
support tho proposed measure without a
oAnous, 40 they held a oauous. and gAvo In
etructions TO have bill prepared which
would be satisfactory. Thsn tho sugar
truat oams 10 with demand that ths sugar
schsdulo be chAnesd, and the aiI men
stood out and said we will have this bill OF
nothing. and then came tho surrender.
How humiialinR 10 see largo body OF
men lay down theif arma before hsii
dozeu."
"why did you vote 10 put duty on sslir'
asked the reporter.
II voted for duty on salt aud wool,
though am really Ia favor Of FREQ salt and
wool. discovered that tariff legislation
meant legislation In favor Of class interests
and the revenue fehtue va. completely
lost sight Of showed ths senate that all
our Kansas salt makes wanted was 20 fe-
tain their territory-that Ia. that some duty
be put on salt. so that the a ea they supply
might not bs cno'oaohel upon by fofelQa
salL favored a duty on wool bsoauss tho
bill proposal 10 put duty on wooden
goods. and wanted Kansas farms's who
raise wool 10 be treated rs we'll hs the man
ufactarers.
This whole thing was a grab game. and
lsimplv did my best 20 see thai Kansas
people were frosted as we'll as other olassss."
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EAsTEKN RACE.
stoneneii Easily Wins tho Speculation
stakss-At Latonfs.

stoneneii Easily Wins tho Speculation
stakss-At Latonis.
NEw YORK. Sept. l0.-It was expsotsd
that few would care 10 meet stonenell At
@ ,ave,snd to-day in Speculation stakes st
six furlouga. and only three started and
oidsosl 81 against the DwJsr horse was
no su pr.s. Ills victory was an easy ons
and In tue fast time OF 1;l5.
Five fulilngs-Urania. Roundelhy. Demo.
los; mile and -Hirtesnth-Judge Nor
row, Harry Alonzo. Jack Rose. l:5Osli
Speculation stakes. BiK furionRs-stoncnoli.
Hugh Penny. Jack OF Spadcs ], Id; ocean
View handicsp. milo and one furlong-
Dutch Skater and Sir Ereeas dead heat By
one length. Psificisn, 1;66sl; i've furlonss
Weinberg. Lsdy Violet. 9ennet Edwards.
! :Oa five And a half furlonas-Nankipoo,
Sir Dixon, Jr., Necodah, 1.095S.
CISoISxArI. Sept 1l-Forty horses out OF
ssventy-one entries started on the LAtonia
track to-day. The fayorites won the hsst
and second raesa The third went TO q
good second choice. Third choice horses
took fourth aud hfth. and tho eixth vas
won by a tvelvs n one long shot
SIX fuTlonsa-hollis IS, Mr.. Dunlap.
Hinton. li94; six aud half fuflonRs-
Potsntete. Henry Young. Clara Bauer,
l;25jS; mile and ono furlonR-Philopena
En-. Psytonia. 2;03l4; i've and half fu'-
ionls-Si. llNrio. Prairie. Harette, lil4ai
for maiden two-yssr-old ilIies i've fur
longs-Ladv Buchanan, sevilla. Hindoos
Dream, 1:07; six furlougs-Ed Garland,
Yemen. Promenade, l;l9k.
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MAssmLoM o., sept. l0.-Twsnty acres
In the heart Of Dalton. o., weto devastated
by Ore between two O'clock and daybrsak
this morning. Over iif,y houses we're de-
s.toysd. The Insurance Ia almost po,hing.
Assistance was sent by special trains Il om
Maasi Ion, OTsVillo and Canton, The vil-
laae whter supply was soou exhausted, and
wells and oisterna smptiod. Early In the
morning rain began ~ fall and The 1amsl
died Out Tbs IRE 10 supposed 10 ba ineen n.
diary. The hre originated la a atablu
whore tTnmps we're making thair quarters.
The loss ~ estimated NJ 500 600. Tha
strseta Aro tlled With homeless women aud
ohildfan