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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-09

Mrs. w. b. Eldred, of Chesaning, Is visit
ing Mrs. L. j. Tubbs.
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More Hog Talk.

Fergus County Argus: Since we pub
lished an item concerning the butcher
ing OF fat hogs. one or two Weighing
over 500 pounds. we notice record
breakers are coming to the front all
over the state. In Yellowstone county
porker that dressed 5l3 pounds is
sworn to by a number of witnesses All
or which goes to prove that Montana
cap beat the world raising pork. and
that II Is little less than a crime to
snip nam. bacon, lard and side pork
into Montana from the East. This
money should go into the pockets OF
our farmers. Fergus county will not
get jealous OF any other county in its
EFFORTS 10 raise the prize hog. Even IL
Brother Sutherlin should succeed IN
raising a 1000 FOUNDER on roller corr-
position, we viii not dispute the River
Press. but rejoice in his achieyemen.
The hog industry has come to stay.
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The Cunning Coyote.

Bozeman Chronicle: Hon. II. III.
Sappington was in the city Friday and
brought up several coyote skins to be
punched by the county clerk. We are
here reminded that Mr.. Sappington re-
iates an incident to which he was an
eyewitness, that proves the coyote to
be sharp-witted beast He was out
In the hills near his rance, when he
noticed coyote chasing a jack rabbit
at the top of his speed. Away they
went the rabbit gradually curving his
course and finally coming back TO the
starting point Now suddenly a sec
ond coyote sprung out of hiding and
took his turn at swinging around the
circle; the tired coyote resting. They
Kept this performance up until they
wore out the poor jack. Mr.. Sapp4ng-
ton was OF the opinion that the coyote
IN order to secure a dinner of lack
rabbit had entered into an arrange
ment with a brother coyote to Join him
in the hunt. For no wolf can singly
run down jack rabbit, and If the
latter should run in a straight course
no number of wolves could possibly
catch it; but the rabbit nearly always
runs in a wide circle because IL is it's
nature to return to it's native slope or
pasture.
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Pork Packing In BiIIings

Billings Gazette: And when the far
mer is benefited Billings is benefited.
The farmer. with the dependent stock
interests makes this town, and il will
be so for several years to come. Event
ually, Billings may be-nay, very likely
viii be-a manufacturing center, but IL
VIII not be for several years. We must
first get more people in the valley. and
the increased population will naturally
create such a demand for manufactur-
ed products that they will be produced
here instead of being shipped I'm. The
farmer, and the farmer alone. must
constitute this new OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
is nothing for any other class of peo-
pie to do. The city cannot support a
much larger population than il now
contains and has reached that point
where 1t is solely dependent upon the
valley back of ii. 1t must help to de-
velop that, and when this is done the
valley and the farmers in 1t will make
OF Billings a city in fact. The manu-
featuring feature of a pork hacking
plant will amount to very little in the
number of hands IL would employ. but
the FEATURE of furnishing a market
would amount to everything.
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would be the center Of the circle. He
always had a faculty of dropping on
his feet. / remember one vacation Jack
said he guessed ne would go down 70
washington for his Christmas vaca-
ton His home was in California. We
asked him who he was going to visit in
Washington. Well. / think I'll go
down and stay with General Grant Ii
was a bet whether Hammond would
keep his word. The winter term was
gone several days before Hammond put
IN his appearance at college. Whom
did you visit. Jack?' we asked Well,
he drawled out, L went down TO see
General B. first. who was a ciassmate
Of my fathers al West Point. but when
General Grant heard | was IN town he
took me down to stay with him. And
Jack Hammond really did spend his
vacation at the whi.e house. l remem-
Der he was a l6ad-r In athletics. Track
athletics took a start in the American
colleges about this time and | fancy
Hammond helped I'm it's development a
great deal. After he was graduated
from Yale with the degree of Pm. Il. In
1876 he went TO Germany no study min
ing engineering
The Germans do not go In for ath-
ietics much. At great athletic tour
ney In the university town the English
men were conceded the victory. They
had a crack team and bcasted a good
Americans together and formed a
team. lie was entered in three events.
The Engltshmen tried 10 jockey him out
by running the three events in success
s.on. But Hammond took them all and
the Americans Were proud OF their inn
promptu international victory and of
the prizes conferred upon them by the
queen OF Saxony.
"Hammond's uncle was the famous
Jack Hayes, VINO made reputation on
the coast IN the Mexican war. His
flther, Major Richard Hammond, was
a graduate of West Point and gal
LIANT soldier. lie was vice president of
the Southern Pacific railway
When the younger Hammond came
back from Germany he conducted the
United States mining census survey for
the 1890 census. Then he became an ac-
tive mining engineer. He has Travelled
all over the world and Is familiar with
all the mining fields from Colorado and
California to South America and Az
RIGA. He is n true American knight.
ASKED TO NAME HIS TERMS.
When this young Fortunatus went to
South Africa under the commission Of !
Barney Barnato ne had a letter OF in |
PRODUCTION to Cecil Rhodes. Hammond |
happened to call when Rhodes was Civ |
ing a dinner party. IL was late before |
the engineer and his host could talk |
business. As soon as they were alone |
Rhodes turned abruptly TO the engineer |
and said
Mr.. Hammond, I should like TO have /
you make me a proposition"
His guest did 50. He named his SAL |
airy as E1 900 a month. or $50. 900 year /
The terms wer not only accepted. but 1
the figure has since been materially in |
creased.
This was a year and a half ago II |
his career Is not suddenly cut short by |
the Beers he will become one Of the |
rich men of Africa and power In poll |
tics there.
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Mr.. Wiltsee, partner of Hammond. in
London, declared that the United
States government will never permit
the BOer government to execute the
threat of confscation. The cause Of
the arrest of the Americans seems to
be simply that they were members OF
the reform committee. which was a
body organized in a time of emergency
to insure the peace OF johannesburg
amid dangers sufficiently threatening
to justify this action. Mr.. Wiltsee de-
clares that the sympathies Of all Amer
leans in South Africa were with the
Uitlanders Mr.. Wfltsee Is a Califor-
nian and has been most active in his
efforts to secure the release of his
friend and partner.
II would seem as IL the engineering
brains In South Africa were furnished
exclusively by Americans. They re-
ceive salaries that cannot be paralleled
elsewhere for similar work. The sal
aries OF several range from $50. 900 20
$40. 900 a year. A high premium is placed
upon ability. for It means millions to
mine owners, and bidding is high for
the best talent. Among the American
mining engineers are Henry Perkins
who is in charge of the Deep Level
mines: Herman Jennings. who Is man.
ager for the Ecksteln Brothers, and
Gardner Williams, who Is connected
with the Kimberley-De Beers syndi-
cate.
But in this mining camp. as in those
of the early days OF California, prices
as well as salaries are high. II costs
more 10 exist there than almost any
where else in the world. Only excep-
tional ability and remarkable skill
command high salaries. for the mining
syndicates demand the finest talent the
world produces. Mr.. Hammond has
warned Americans who wanted TO seek
their fortunes in South Africa to stay
at home. Many hundreds of young
Englishmen who have gone there with
high expectations have nearly starved.
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The Judith Basin.

Lewistown Democrat: Some good
work in the way of advertising the Ju-
dith Basin should be done this year.
Outside the state this section OF Mon
tana is hardly known. Whenever an
eastern or western newspaper sends a
correspondent to Montana to write up
her resources the Judith Basin is not
mentioned. Other sections of the state.
the Yellowstone valley. the Flathead
country, Teton county and a dozen or
more sections are always spoken Of
The reason for this is that the enter
prising men of these localities keep the
name of their town, valley or county
continually before the public. Adver-
Using matter Is scattered broadcast
over the eastern and southern states
ana they are now reaping the benefit
This is not so with Lewistown and the
judith Basin. With the exception of a
special edition of local paper gotten
out last year, no effort has been made
TO advertise this part of the state of
montana. The root crops of Fergus
county cannot be excelled and every
rancher has vegetables to throw away.
Crops OF all kinds can be raised here.
and some of the biggest yields of oats
and wheat were produced on the foot
hills of the Snowy mountains without
irrigation. The stock industry of
course is the largest, and this year the
sheep and cattlemen anticipate big re-
turns. Our ranchmen are also raising
nogs and some of the best pork pro-
duced comes from Fergus county. IT
Is impossible to estimate the possibili-
tles OF this section and were they once
known immigration would come this
way, the vacant land improved and the
county populated with a desirable class
of citizens.
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The boundary Commission.

It win not be necessary for the Ven
ezuelan commission TO leave Washing
ton In order to obtain evidence upon
the question submitted for decision.
The proofs are all documentary The
papers and maps constituting the case
of Venezuela are understood to be
ready for immediate submission, and
copies Of all the documents supporting
the British claim will shortly be pub
llshed In a parliamentary Blue Book"
Documents not included In the official
case of either of the contestants may
readily be obtained from the Dutch,
Spanish. French and other foreign ar
chives upon request. The notion that
the commissioners might be obliged to
make a circuit of Europe and South
America Is Incorrect: neither will II be
necessary for them TO visit the terri
tory In dispute, since their object IL not
TO make a detailed survey. but to dis
cover evidence sufficient to establish a
broad historic fact.-Philadelphla Rec
ord.
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Visiting Expeditions,

Dillon Examiner: Whether the gov
ernor's Washington trip is merely an
electioneering dodge in order to make
political capital for himself. as some
papers claim, or whether it is a Junk
citing trip" at the public's expense does
not matter very much. 1t is sufficient
TO know that no urgent necessity ex-
listed requiring the governors presence
in Washington in his official capacity.
There have been too many unneces-
sary trips made of late and expenses
incurred by persons connected with
the state government. Comparatively
large sums of money have been wasted
in that way that are needed for other
and better purposes. Take the state
normal school building fund as an IL
lustration. Expenses aggregating some
81, 500 or $1,000 were contracted in Hell
ena without the knowledge of the local
board before a Spadeful of dirt had
been turned on the ground. and to can
the climax, a commission was appoint
cd by the state board of education to
visit eastern cities for the purpose of
examining the latest systems of heat
ing, ventilation, etc, in use there This
commission has been gone six weeks
or longer and ii is safe to say that the
expenses of the three members of the
commission for per diem, railroad fare
hotel bills and other numerous inciden-
tai expenses will be from s., 900 to s.. 600
AS matter of course the normal
school building fund will be Charged
up with its quota of that expense, thus
some more of the money so urgently
needed for the construction and eouip-
ment of the building is diverted from
its legitimate use. There was no neces-
sity for the appointment of such a
commission or of a 'junketing trip"
extending over a period of six weeks or
longer. II it was deemed absolutely
necessary to inspect the modern heat
ing and ventilating systems i'm the
eastern cities in order to provide the
new state educational institutions with
the latest in that line, the supervising
architect of the board could have been
instructed to make the trip. II could
have been done in half the time that
the commission has already consumed.
and at extra expense of not more than
few hundred dollars in addition TO
that officers regular salary. The Ex-
aminer greatly fears that unless these
extravagant methods are discontinued
considerable portion of the building
funds set aside for the construction of
the different state buildings will he
swallowed up and frittered away with
nothing TO show for it.
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DEAL In REAL ESTATE
Two Blocks Near the College Site Pur-
chased by the Faculty.
CAUGHT IN A SNOW SLIDE
E. L. Stowe Takes Charge of the
Laclede Hotel-The Ice Crop
The Air Line of the Tunnel
Other Notes of Interest.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Bozeman, Jan. 23.-Qufte move in
real estate occurred here the last of the
week, r. r. Finley selling two entire
blocks, situated just north of the site
upon which the Agricultural college
buildings are TO be erected this spring
The purchasers were President Reid
and Professor f. w. Traphagen of the
college faculty, each taking one full
block. The completion of the college
buildings this year will make this land
very valuable.
j. w. Bridgewater, who was caught
On the edge of a snow slide while haul
ing wood off the Bridger range, near
Bozeman, last winter has been in mis-
cry ever since owing to fractured jaw
which he received at that time. His
team was buried in the snow and while
kicked Mr. Bridgewater in the face,
badly fracturing his upper jaw bone.
Seven teeth were broken out at the
time, Mr.. Bridgewater having all the
rest of his upper teeth pulled this week
and, as a result of this, for the first
time in year, is now able to get a
good nights sleep.
Ed l.. Stowe succeeded r. T. Barnett,
the veteran hotel man, this week, he
taking the Laclede hotel, Mr.. Barnett
retiring. Mr.. Stowe Is we'll known in
the state, having conducted the lunch
COuIrucr at u1e NOTInern racine uepOt
for years. He Is very popular and will
make success of this new venture.
Bozeman's Ice crop is remarkably fine
this year, and lis now about two-thirds
harvested The ice is two feet thick
and exceptionally bright and clear.
The quick manner in which the
Northern Pacific overcomes all difficult
tlas was shown by the promptness with
which Ii overcame the blockade which
was formed by the big fire in the Boze-
man tunnel last fall. After all the diff
ficuHges of the sky line, over the top of
The mountain, had been attended to,
mere was the aggravating delay caus-
cd by the extra mile of heavy grade,
which every train had to make, burt this
lasted for only a short time AS soon
as the engineers got used TO tlre change
ihey began making up time, and all
passenger trains are now arriving in
Bozeman on the old schedule time. This
increasing the speed of the trains over
TINS bit of mountain road, to meet the
increased mileage caused by the clos
ing or the tunnel, suggests that were
the speed Of the trains increased in like
proportion all along the line a sche-
dule which would make a wonderful
difference in time from St. Paul to
Portland would follow.
The lunch counter at the Northern
Pacific depot which Z. L. Stowe for
merly conducted will be run in future
by Sake d. HILL Mr.. HILL has been
with Mr.. Stowe for a year, and Mr.
Stowe places him in charge of the bus
iness.
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Neihart Herald: Boston and Helena
are each being Lexowed. Strange in
deed that the great centers Of culture
and refinement, of the great East and
OF the greater West. should thus SINH
iarly and simultaneously be disturbed.
Alderman Edwards spat in the face of
Alderman Keith, the moon wore a
bloody girdle and tumult reigned in
Helena Tor the space Of one day We
do not know the Hon. Mr.. Edwards
aforesaid, but we do know that Mr..
Keith is a gentleman and a highly
honored citizen at any mark of the
road. The inference is that this Mr.
Edwards is an inferior type of man.
not sufficiently developed from the
quadrumanous prOtoplast to find social
equality among the tribes of men.
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says that II is much as IL one of our
tribes of Indians was in revolt, and
from a mistaken sense of kindness and
sympathy with the rebels, foreigners
should seek to distribute money, etc,
TO them. We should naturally resent
such interference. This might be a
parallel case to the Armenian trouble
provided our government used as bar
barous means for quelling an Indian
uprising as the Turks have ressorted to
in their dealings with the Armenians
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State Of Montana.

go to them to borrow money, we would
be in a bad fix indeed. We would be
compelled to fall back on the populist
theory, and issue greenbacks to pay
our soldiers, which would injure the
business of the pets of the government.
the banks, and that would never do
at ALL
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The Turkish View.

Great Falls Leader: The Turkish
minister 70 this country has entered in
u an elaborate explanation why Clara
Barton and the Red Cross society were
refused permission 10 distribute money.
food and clothing to the Armenians
Clara Barton has offended the Turks
by assisting al meetings where they. as
a people. have been spoken OF in most
uncomplimentary terms. To make the
state OF affairs perfectly plain from
the Turkish point Of view. the minist ar
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Darby Sentinel: II " now repprted
that the people of the upper Big Hole
country want that part of Beaverhead
county annexed 10 Silver Bow county.
and TO that end will petition TO the
next state legislature. If thos. people
would only ask to become a part OF
haEail county and put the county seat
at Darby everything would run along
smoothly and they would live as happy
as clans
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Au.tin Green VIVA -.

Great Falls Leader: We supDo~e his
not being a British subject would have
shut the editor OF the Anaconda stand
ard out Of the race for poet laureate
ship, but II must make the successful
candidate turn green with envy when
he reads those improvements on his
verses in Sundays STANDARD.
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Dangers of a War.

Butte Bystander: And IL We became
involved in a war with England over
the Venezuelan dispute with these
same wooden-headed politicians in
charge OF affairs. where would the
money come from 70 pay expenses.
when they are compelled 70 borrow
money now to protect the treasury. In
case or war over the Monroe doc
frine, all che monarchies would be a
unit against US, and as the politicians
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Yellowstone Journal; The chinook
bloweth. and the snow goeth. and who
soever oweth this paper knoweth that
his account groweth; on THAI he may
take oath. and unless he sh0weth a dis
position To part with the long green.
we shall. in the language Of the Mon
roe doctrine. regard il as IAN unfr.end-
" az A"
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A Sigh, Cold. II Neglected. OF en- attacks the
Lungs. Browns Bronchial TToches give i'm
mediate and effectuai relief
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Lame back or side. try shnohs Bella
dona Plaster, 25c.
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frica."
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND.

John Hays Hammond is the ideal
type, the novelist type OF the Ameri-
can, says the Chicago Times Herald
He is the intimate and confidant of
Cecil Rhodes. His salary is 500. 600 a
year. and he is called the greatest min
ing engineer in the world Called TO
South Africa by Barney Barnato il was
his knowledge and talent that largely
brought out the value of the Kafr
mines. From his birth fortune has
smiled upon him. While in Yale he
would spend his vacations at the white
house. He has tramped and Travelled
over the whole world, a prince in his
profession, charming companion, a
man.
Twenty years ago Jack Hammond
o. F. Adds, James l.. Houghteling. H.
Il. Butler and Il. l.. Ryerson were asso-
ciates In the good society of the
Snake and Book at the Sheffield sclenti-
fic school at Yale. The ties that Joined
them In college days has never weak
ened. Mr.. Ryerson and Mr.. Houghtel-
ing live side by side In spacious houses
on Banks street. Time has dealt kind
ly to these college fellows Of a score OF
years, and fortune has showered an
apron full of favors upon them. The
four In Chicago have a great affection
for Jack Hammond. and are no little
disturbed by his dilemma. They have
kept in touch with his lawyer. Charles
w. Truslow of New York, who has been
in Washington urging the department
or state to act quickly
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OUR KAFFIR BOYS
Adventurous Careers Of R. E. Brown
and John Hays Hammond.
ARE ALWAYS ON THEIR FEET
Their Services In the Occur
d'Aiene Country-Hammo
Is Now Receiving $780,
600 Year.

a cablegram from Johannesburg
states that r. Il. Brown has from the
beginning persistently opposed Cecil
Rhodes in his ambitions and the en-
croachments of the British. The same
authority adds that Mr.. Brown has
been appointed by the American colony
TO consult with our consul and join with
him in reporting the true condition of
affairs Ito the United States govern
ment.
Brown is we'll known 10 nearly every
one in the Occur d'Alenes, and to
hundreds of people In Spokane. He is
mining engineer by profession, but
has also studied law. and edited sew
eral newspapers. In his capacity as
engineer he was employed by Patsy
Clark, the Gem company. and George
u. McAulay. This was between 1855
and 1891. In the latter year he started
the Barbarian, a weekly paper in the
Occur dAlenes, and was promoter OF
n townsite on Gray's harbor which he
called Gray's Arbor, though he never
made IL quite clear what the gallant
navigator Gray, who was cruising In
these waters in 1892, wanted of an ar
Dor. The townsite was not a success,
and Brown came back to the Occur
dAlenes in 1892 and bought the Ward
ner News. which he rechristened the
Barbarian, in memory OF his former
paper. 1t fought the miners union.
and it is said that a number of threats
were made against the editors life. MIR.
Brown then went TO Wallace. started
the American, and ran for the legisla-
ture, but the entire republican ticket
was defeated. He then came to Spo-
kane, and with Harold Bolce started
the Silver Outburst In little while
he went to Chicago, and was there for
a while associated with the well-known
silver champion Harvey in the publica-
ton of Coin. About two yreas ago he
went with Hammond and Clement to
South Africa. Speaking of him yester-
day, w. It. Stoll said:
II have known Mr.. Brown init
mately since 1887. l consider him one
of the most brilliant and gifted men OF
my acquaintance. He has always been
in favor of law and order In the
Occur dAlenes he endangered his life
in his advocacy of those principles and
i don't believe that he has done any
thing savoring of treason in South
Africa"