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Let Him Win II.

~OOLISH friends are again poster
r ing to ono General
! Miles with the title of lieutenant
general. At present Miles is the senios
major general In the regular army. Tho
instant he was honored with promotion
to this highest rank. during the Cieve-
land administration. the clatter began
which since Sheridan's death no Amer
lean soldier has been deemed worthy
to wear.
The pressure for this honor on Miles
behalf began before there were signs
of war with Spain. Now that Dewey
has won promotion and the thanks Of
congress, the effort TO get glitter for
Miles is renewed. Undoubtedly. public
opinion is that General Miles must &c
out and earn the lofty rank Of lieu
tenant general IL he wants to wear It.
He has been favored with many promo
ions since he did any fighting Of ac-
count; he has the reputation foe
achievements in Indian fighting in
which his record really Is not what in
the East II is cracked up to be. Indeed.
they a " 1t In some eastern army and
navy clubs that. except Mr.. Read. the
writer of the Inter Mountains grace
full editorial page, Miles Is the sturdiest
Indian fighter ever known on the Mead
erville reservation; and that's a mis-
take.
The news is that General Miles and
his staff. leaving Washington last
night. are on their way 10 Tampa and
hat he will lead the expedition into
Cuba. Even in the war on that island,
Miles must win victories more brilliant
than the public now believes will be
possible for the Ian forces in the pres
ent war. in order to make him a seri-
ously-considered candidate for the title
which Scott. Grant and a few Of them
have enjoyed. At any rate. General
Miles must do some fighting before he
is entitled to be lieutenant general.
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TEN PAGES.
WEDNESDAY. MAY II. 1888.
~ NE of yesterdays press dis
~ patches under San Francisco
date sa va that California claims

- NE of yesterdays press dis
~ patches under San Francisco
date says that California claims
the honor Of having precedence in re-
spending to the call Of the president
for volunteers and hat II Is probable
that Col. James Smith. OF the First
regiment of California. will be the
ranking colonel of the volunteer army
OF the United States.
The Standard does not profess a
knowledge of tactics and the like
which permits 1t to dispute the asser-
ton that Colonel Smith will be the
ranking colonel OF the volunteer army
but. on the advices hat nave reached
this region from Washington. all Mon
tana will stoutiy dispute the California
claim of precedence IN responding to
the cal for volunteers.
In q telegram which Senator Mantle
and Senator Carter sent Monday after
noon. informing the First Montana
regiment that IL a been assigned to
service in the Philippines. the IN
nouncement to Colonel Kessler was,
IOuIS III INC hfSt ft6inicht hitotcito
into the volunteer service under the
presidents call" The Standard has no
doubt that the Montana senators knew
what they were saying. and this news
paper proposes to stand by their testi-
mony till farther orders. We therefore
protest the claim which California
t~elegraphed TO the world in behalf Of
itself and its First regiment.
The honor of priority belongs TO
Montana. 1t is an honor which this
state is proud of n which u people
will defend against all corners. Mon
tana's was the FIRST regiment mustered
in, and II will be the first to face the
foe. II those in power give II the oppor-
tunity.
And on b score OF volunteers the
state Of Montana enjoys another pleas
ant distinction-in proportion to popu-
lation. It has mustered nearly three
times more soldiers than Is the aver
age for the rest OF the states.
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HE Primrose Speech.

~ NGLAND'S premier. Lord Sails
- bury, must be astonished over
the notoriety his recent Prim-
rose club speech has gained. This club
II commemorative OF Lord Disraeli,
whose emblem was the primrose. The
club enjoys an annual banquet. at
which England's conservatives usually
get q hearing.
This year Lord Salisbury was the
Primrose club'e star attraction. He
talked about the war between the
United states and Spain, saying not a
dgnincant word. but indulsing the hope
that the var would cease soon, and
entertaining his hearers with the small
talk OF neutrality. Later in his ban
quet speech Lord Salisbury very nat
urally drifted away TO China, where
matters of living interest concern the
people Of Great Britain. He discussed
the policy that has recently been pur-
sued by h government OF which he
Is the head In reference to the carving
OF China-he said that great changes
were going on the worldr-some weak
~ "tat 6tCNkuS NCoAcf anu
strong nations were growing stronger:
that countries Of enormous power. with
railroads furnishing the means for con-
~centratfng the whole military force OF
the population ana with arms Of the
mos destructive efficiency. were on
one side. On the other side were ma
tons becoming weaker. which could be
described only az. dying nations-draw-
ing nearer and nearer TO their fate. but
clingtng with strange tenacity to life:
that misgovernment had brought them
TO the lowest condition and that he be-
iieved reform through a new life which
they might begin was impossible.
In all Of this Primrose club talk, Lord
ealisbury's illusions to China were
plain enough. but the s~paniards. espe-
ciaily the Madrid press. try to apply to
Spain bis reference to weakness and
decay. - II the premier was really hit
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The Wfnslow.

mornings news tells OF q
little scurry of a Cuban harbor
in which some OF the smaller
craft had a lively time Of II. the torpedo
boat winslow having a share Of the
row. The engagement didn't amount TO
much, yet It wal made interesting By
the very fact Of this little crafts par
ticipation. 1t may have been a little
brush between little boats; but there's
nothing little about b name Wins
low" in the annals Of the navy Of the
United States.
Thirty-four years ago come the nine
teenth day Of next month. John A.
winslow, commander Of the man-of-war
Kearsarge. after long hunting. found
the famous commerce-destroying Ala
bama In the French harbor of Cher
bourg. Tn rule of war Is that. when
two hostile vessels are i'm a neutral port,
the first one to leave must have twenty
four hours start before the second is
at liberty to follow. winslow did not
go into port at all-he waited patiently
outside. The Alabama was not anxious
TO escape; Captain Semmes, her COM
mander, sent out a note to winslow
asking him not to go away. Winslow
wasn't thinking OF l~eaving-he waited
till Sunday morning, when he Ala
bama sailed out.
Il size and armament the ships were
a fair match. When they were o
seven miles Off the coast the Alabama
opened fire. and. the two vessels steam
ing around on opposite sides of a circle
about half a mile in diameter. the fir
ing was furious. In less than an hour
the Alabama was a broker wreck. She
struck her colors. her officers threw
their swords into the sea i'm token Of
surrender, and even while the Kear
sarge was lowering boats to rescue the
enemy's crew the Alabama plunged to
the bottom in the English channel.
Nine years later. Winslow, who had
been advanced to the rank of rear ad-
miral, died in Boston; thirty years after
the famous fight the Kearsarge. in the
darkness. went to pieces on a danger
Gus reef of the coast of South America.
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canic origin. not slumbering volcanoes.
put active and frequent in their action.
In tne entire group of nearly 1000 ISL
ands, owing to the disturbances of ma
tied.
In fora and fauna the country has
all the exuberant wealth of the trop-
les. In the forests are the richest of
woods. including ebony. ironwood. sa-
pan wood and cedar. Among the fruit
trees are orange. mango and CO.
coanut- Sugar. rice, tea. coffee and
spices are abundantly cultivated. In
the animal kingdom are the water buff
faio. goats. sheep. swine and ponies.
INT beasts OF prey are few. but the
reptile world In well represented.
Manila which Is the capital Of the
philippines. IL about the size Of San
Francisco. and 10 a constant midway
plaisance with Its streams Of solemn
friars. resplendent spanish oficiaIs.
handsome senoras. gay native girls.
natives In breech clouts. beggars in
rags n piouS nuns upon the esplan-
ade. Manila has an excellent foreign
commerce amounting to about $35. O00,-
600 a year. and comprises exports Of
over 5000 900 In hemp, 5000. 900 in
usa and $4,000, 900 in tobacco.
Spain, true to its destiny. az the most
incompetent of colonial governors, has
taxed the Philippines to death. The
people have, indeed. borne a trenen-
dous burden of taxation. Everything
In sight, including the natives them
selves, have been taxed. and under
this system have been made to yield
a yearly revenue Of 5 $1,000. 900. In some
cases the poll amounted to SIS q year
and fell like the dew Of heaven upon
both men and women. with added ap-
plication to the Chinese. who paid in
addition . special tax. The revolt Of
the colony was. OF course. a natural
sequence
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less, In France II 10 larger. Treating
this question from Its historical side.
the Philadelphia American says: o
after h United States took It place
among nations. under the constitution.
congress extended protection to Amer
lean shipping by enacting that on all
goods brought TO the United States In
other than American bottoms there
should be collected an extra duty of
10 per cent. Thus were u ships ia
vored and for thirty years they were
so favored. As a result our merchant
marine grew until in 1926 IL command
ed % per cent of our foreign carrying
trade. Blu about this time certain
treaties of so-cailed maritime reciproc-
ity began to taxi effect. treaties that
provided that when n treaty power
removed the discriminatory duties i'm
posed on goods taken into it's ports in
American bottoms we would collect no
duties on goods imported into the Unit
ed States In vessels Of such power In
excess of the duties imposed on SINH
lar goods when imported in our own
bottoms"
This was supposed to put the ships
Of the contracting countries on an
equality but, as a matter Of fact. 1t left
this country at a disadvantage because
other countries charged port dues.
lighthouse dues n the like against
our ships which they did not charge
against their own. and because other
nations encouraged their ship owners
by the payment Of large subsidies for
postal and navar service in sums much
larger than the United States paid.
The result IA that our shipping de-
clined in Importance until I'm 1s6o-61
American ships controlled but IS per
cent of our foreign trade. Then came
the war and the destruction of Ameri-
can merchantmen by confederate pri-
vateers and the fear of destruction
and a decline of American shipping. SO
that in 1866 American ships controlled
only about 81 per cent of u foreign
trade. To-day they control but 10 per
cent.
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II FARMER WON.
But schaefer Considers II the Shortest
Game of His Life.

but ScnoeIer ConsfOere IL the SnoTteot
Game Of His Life.
From the New York Tribune.
Mr.. Potter has witnessed all the prin-
cipal matches played by the billiard
experts in the present tournament, and
the other night he told a good story Of
Wizard" Jacob Shaefer.
Some years ago." said Mr.. Potter.
when Schaefer kept a billiard room
in this city. ne was always ready to
play all corners who desired q game.
Many strangers and people unknown to
Schaefer naturally strolled in; many,
too, who probably did not know him.
But 1t made no difference to Schaefer.
Sometimes strangers would desire to
play for money, but this chaefer would
never do. To all such propositions he
would say: No. 1 won't play for
money, but I'll tell o what 1 will
do. ! will play a game, the loser to treat
the house
"One day an old farmer entered the
place. and, after wandering about look
ing at the pictures on the walls and
examining the tables, he asked II there
was any one present who would like to
play him a game of billiards. Schaef-
err. as usual, SAID that he would play
the stranger.
How much shall we play forT
asked the farmer.
~ never play for money replied
Schaefer, but Twill play you for the
drinks for the house
IAN right said the farmer how
many points shall we play?'
oh replied Schaefer, demurely. in
all the consciousness of his superior
powers, well Just play until you are
satisfied. and we will call that q game
THE crowd smiled as the players pre-
pared for the contest. The balls were
placed on the table. n Schaefer
brought out his favorite cue. and II
fell to his lot to open the game.
The opening shot In . billiard game
is a somewhat dinicult one, a most
PLAYERS know, and Schaefer. probably
through indifference. missed 1t. He
not only missed IL, but left the balls
close together near one OF the cushions.
1t was what Is termed in billiard par
lance as a 'set-up.'
The old farmer carefully chalked
his cue, and after elaboration made
the shot. He then gaxed at the balls
a moment, laid down his cue, and ex-
claimed:
"T am satisfied
The score was then I to 0 in favor
OF the old farmer, but rs Schaefer had
agreed to make the game a. o or
short as the farmer desired. he had to
be satisfied. Schaefer. OF course, had
to invite all present, including his con-
aueror, to partake Of b hospitality OF
the house. As the crowd laughed and
drank. Schaefer remarked that the
game was the shortest he had ever
played. and probably the shortest on
record"
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THE FAMOUS PHILIPPINES.
Timely Facts About Ths1 That viii In
terest Montana Volunteers.

Timely Facts About Them That Will In.
tersst Montana Volunteer.
Dewey's great victory at Manila has
brought the Philippine islands into the
public mind. To the great majority OF
people the Philippine islands are mere
ly little black dots IN the map or the
coast OF Asia. The ordinary citizen
knows nothing whatever about them,
which TO al American is excusable. as
1t is 20 years since II has sent a hos
tile fleet into q foreign port. The Phil
ipp,nes. however, are a very valuable
possession. The group consists of 1900
islands. extending over Is ATTITUDES and
nine longitudes, and embracing an ag-
gregate area about the same as that
of California. The population is esti-
mated as being not far from 5 1000, 900.
The principal island-Luxon-exceeds
Cuba In area by 1900 miles. The pop
~ulation. indigenous n mixed. includes
200 varying tribes The Negritos are
the aborigines. About 5000 OF the
population Is Spanish born. and there
are a few hundred English. German
and American citizens there. The great
bulk of the inhabitants are the Ma
lays. who were the original conquer
ors of the island n constitute to-day
its warlike element. In addition. there
are probably 500. 900 Chinese upon the
islands.
The religion of the islands under
went a serious change under Spanish
persuasion. The natives were original
ly Mahometans. but under the beauti-
full system of Spain. which Is exter-
mination for all who disagree with IL.
the adherents OF the Moslem creed
vanished so completely that there In
scarcely a mosque left on any of the
islands.
The whole Philippine group is Of vol
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I lITHIN a month a vast amount
wv OF summarized information

respecting the Philippine ISL
ands has reached the readers OF the
newspapers. Our American public
knew next to nothing about the ISL
ands-Dewey did a turn or two that
instantly wakened our interest in
them. A good many instructive items
about the Philippines have been quot
ed by the Standard. This morning, on
this page. an interesting contribution,
h authorship of which we do not
know. is added. in the belief that the
boys In Camp Smith will take lively
interest in what is said about the lat
titude n longitude. the fora and
fauna, the hemp and sugar and beasts
Of prey and active volcanoes with
which the soldier scions OF Montana
are o to make a more intimate ac-
quaintance.
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That Tonnage Tax.

ECENT discussion in
IN has brought to public attention
several interesting facts about
the proposed tonnage tax which con-
gress Is asked to strike out chiefly be-
cause II IL a disagreeable levy on the
shipping that 10 representative of Eng
land. Germany. France and other for
eign powers. The tar was proposed
as a war measure-the estimate was
three millions annuary.
Under laws now in force there is on
all ships engaged in our foreign trade
a tax Of three cents a ton on each ship
entering our harbors from nearby
ports in his hemisphere. and of six
cents a ton II the ships are from ports
OF the other hemisphere OF from dis
tant ports of our owl. The PROPOSE
ton is to increase this tax so that It
shall be respectively eight cents and
twenty cents. Thus one Of the trans
Atlantic liners will pay about s., 1000
every time she enters an American
port. This tax hits all ships engaged
in foreign trade-our own ships in
cluded. But ninety per cent OF this
trade is carried on by foreign ships. so
that the contribution from American
ships would be relatively smali-about
ten per cent.
In answer TO the protest which some
Of the foreign ambassadors have urged.
the point is raised that the tonnage tax
levied on our ships by their own coun-
tries in their own ports is quite as high
as the one now proposed by the United
States In England the tax is slightly
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Bargain Day I'm the Raral Store.

From the st. Louis Globe-D emocrat.
You say them shoes In wuth II, but
you'll take IS cents ef I pay cash.
won't you?'
Yes"
Then you'n fling a pair Of wooden
socks. I guess"
Reckon so"
Hold on; them shoes hain't got no
strings. have they?'
"Tu give you a pair"
Better make hit two pair; one VIII
soon wear out"
"All right. here they are"
Look like you might gimme a pair
well. rather than miss q trade I'll
do 1t. What else?'
"When a Teller buys q bill you aiius
set 'em up. don't your
Yes: whstn you takey"
Two ssgars An q pound o cheese.
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ting Spain over china's shoulder. with
the result that these spaniards are fum-
ing and storming and roaring at Sails
bury. calling him hard names and max
ing him out an American In disguise.
II must amuse the Primrose club peo-
pfa
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o~pondence should be addressed to the
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Daily end Sunday. three times greater
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lished In the state Of Montana. Advertis-
ing contracts VII Be made subject to
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New York Onace-e Tribune Building.
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Sole Agents Foreign Advertising.
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ten Of any person caught stealing the
Standard from subscribers.
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The Standard has branch ofaccs at
Butte. Miseoula and Great Falls. where
Advertising rates will be furnished on ap-
Dlfcatfon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-10
NO MEMORIAL DAY RACE
THIS ANNUAL BICYCLING EVENT
NEGLECTED THIS YEAR.
L. A. w. Racing Committee Consider
ing New styles for the Events to
Be Held Here i'm August.

Bicycle riders and amateur racing men or
the city are growing concerned about the
annual Memorial day road race So far no
steps have been taken by any one toward
arranging for this event, and tits doubtful
if it will occur For two or three years the
old ,Zigzag Club had charge Of the race
and it managed to make 1t a very successful
affair. Last year it was especially So 1t
took rank close to the great Irvington-Mil-
burn race, the Buffalo road race, the Chi
cago Cycle Clubs annual road race and the
Pullman race. 1t was by far the biggest
cycling event in Indiana for number Of
years. There were over $50 starters and the
race was witnessed by ten thousand people.
The prizes were liberal and there were
enough that the first sixty riders to cross
the goal received something for the effort
The Zigzag Club has now passed out OK
existence as a club, though its members,
to whom much is due for keeping alive
cycling interests in Indianapolis, are asso-
ciated with the Indianapolis l. a. w. Club.
A proposition was made to President G. 3.
Rockwooe, of the club, that it take up the
road race and appoint special committee
to work it up 1t was suggested that Frank
Erdelmeyer, who was president Of the Zig
gag Club last year and was largely response
BILE for the success of the last road race,
be named as chairman of the special COM
mjttee.
President lockwood did not seem to be
very favorably disposed toward the idea.
He seemed to think that anything of that
kind should be placed in the hands Of the
captain of the club and his lieutenants. The
proposition to appoint a special committee
was not, therefore, brought before the club,
and thus far nothing has been done toward
preparing for the race. IS
1t is now probably too late to get up much
of a race unless men who are familiar with
the work take it up at once. Last year the
prizes were all donated before this time
and were on exhibition Entry blanks had
been sent to amateur riders all over the
State and the race had been given pub
licty in many county newspapers. The
Memorial day road race, as an annual
event, was given a good start by the Zig
zag Club, and could be made feature Of
the cycling season by the new and stronger
club. 1t would doubtless bring out many
new riders, and might develop, some racing
material that would be valuable during the
National l.. A. w. meet. 1t would also adj
vertse the city, the meet and the L. A. w.
Iuh
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Lost the Check for Her baby.

w dSHlilstOu rust
They were standing near me at the coun-
ter, and / couldn't help but hear.
Talk about hard luck" said the girl with
the hot chocolate. Il know a woman who
had an awful thing happen TO her over in
20 do tell me about it, gurgled the girl
with the ice cream soda.
We'll went on the chocolate girl "She' S
not wealthy at all. YOU know, and she
doesn't keep nurse. so one day. when she
had 10 go down town shopping, she took her
baby and left Ii at one of these day nursery
creche places. They gave her check for
come back to the creche till late I'm the aft
ernoon. and when she went TO take out the
check it was gone.
Good gracious" said the girl with the ice
cream soda, looking shocked. What did
she dor
WELL went on the chocolate girl. '.they
told her she couldn't take the baby with
out a check and she'd have to wait till all
the other babies We're taken away, and then
for hours and hours, till all the babies were
gone but one, and when she went to get
that-well, the only baby left was a colored
baby"
80 how perfectly awful exclaimed the
girl with the ice cream soda. In accents of
horror. What did she do? Wasn't she per-
fectly frantic? Ny goodness. how horrible!
Didn't she ever get her baby back again?
should think she'd have been perfectly
crazy. What did she do2'
o. said the chocolate girl, coolly. 'ehe
took the colored baby. II was hers. She
was oolored, you know.
And IN the silence which followed could
herr the swapping OF the bonds OF 3 tender
and life-lcng friendship.