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Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

A few months ago Spanish warship
IN New York harbor required some re-
pairing on its machinery, and the bill
presented when 1t was done was two
hundred and fifty dollars. The officer
in charge told the mechanic that his
bill would not do, and ordered 1t en-.
larged to eleven hundred dollars, so at
would 60 around" In spite of the
spoils system in our own land, there
can be but one comment on such cor.
rupt practices, and the nation that toll.
crates them contains the sure seeds OF
decay.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

It y beginning, to be plain that this
war with Spain marks the beginning Of
Q now miktnry epoch for the United
States. It Il reasonable TO believe that
for garrison purposes alone we shall
need not less than $4,000 men. Viewing
the situation In this aspect, It is freely
predicted that the peace establishment
Of the army will hereafter be not less
than what It has been made for this
war-about 10000 men. This increase
WIN be consistent with the history Of
the army, which shows that every war
since the revolution has left the nation
With larger army.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

A town Improvement club offers q so
luton for the problem OF pauperism by
providing work for the deserving, and
n adult able-bodied men and women
win not work they should not be fed
By charity. Outside work has been reg
ulated as follows: A yearly tax Of one
dollar Il assessed all taxpaying people
and h cheerfully responded to. With
this fund are purchased for one item
Aower seeds for distribution among the
school children. Prizes are offered fol
the best display at the annual nowel
show. and the town blossoms like tht
rose. The setting ont Of shade trees
drinking fountains, seats for the weary
= Parks and In shady sDotA. and Z
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29
WAR NEWS.
Resume Of Events on Land and
Sea During the Week.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

While 1t is understood that all talk
Of peace has some groundwork and
semblance of truth, Spain Is insistent
that she has taken no active part in
any peace negotiations.
Semi-official authority Is reported as
saying that an enormous difference ex-
lists between what America demands
and what Spain will concede, and that
peace is impossible until Spanish VIC
tory lowers American pride.
Senior Sagasta declares that the
peace propositions attributed to Presi-
dent Mckinley as made known in press
reports are inadmissible.
A well-defned rumor has 1t that
Spain will evacuate Cuba II her army
can retire with those honors falling to
an undefeated force, If the United
States will assume the Cuban debt.
That the war indemnity will be the
hardest problem in all negotiations is
admitted.
A proposition has been proffered by
an American and English syndicate to
repay the United States It's war ex-
penses in twenty year payments, for a
monopoly in the tobacco trade and
railway concessions in Cuba and the
Philippines.
Germany is constantly in evidence
and 1t is learned that Spain Is prepared
to cede to that power certain islands,
provided Germany will guarantee to
Spain possession of Mindonoa and the
Carolines. in which event Spain will
abandon Luzon to the United States.
That Spain is ready for peace Is adj
mitted in her statement that all mon
eys advanced by the Bank of Spain are
exhausted, and that interest on the
public debt will be stopped.
The army is holding the balance OF
power and Is anxious to retrieve itself
on land and will only cease when 1t Is
confronted with bankrupt treasury
and nothing further to conquer.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

There are seventy active volcanoes
On the Philippine Islands, and earth
Quakes have yearly play spells In hop
ping from one to the other and gEyly
shaking up the Inhabitants. There is
probably no nvelier land on the foot
stool.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

In time like the present, when the
ties that bind nations In friendship are
often stretched to q dangerous tension.
even the slightest manifestations OF
good win are not without influence In
preserving unbroken relations. How
much more potent and impressive then
must have been that scene In the Pic
pas Cemetery on Memorial Day when
the American colony In Paris gathered
about the tomb Of Lafayette, garlanded
It with flowers and listened to the eu-
logy Of that unselfsh patriot delivered
by the American ambassador. Upon
whichever side may be the sympahhieA
OF the French people In the Spanish
American war, they cannot be insensi-
BILE TO such an exhibition of loving re-
gard for the great Frenchman who
gave his services to the cause Of Amer
lean freedom. The honor done the mem
DRY Of Lafayette was also expressive
Of the gratitude and regard in which
America has ever held the French ma
ton, and out of which have been form
ed ''those unbreakable ties between the
two peoples" SO feehngly alluded TO by
Ambassador Porter. The custom OF
celebrating Memorial Day should be
come as firmly established among
American colonies in foreign cities
where there are honored dead as 1t Is
in the United States. Americans should
never miss an opportunity to show that
the nation remembers its brave defend
ers OF other lands as well as those
among Its own citizens. Especially
should It do such honor TO the memory
Of Lafayette, whose patriotism was of
the loftiest order. He had no selfish
purpose to serve. He had no possessions
here to defend This was neither his
native land nor his home. His sole In
SEPARATION was the love Of liberty. Each
succeeding Memorial Day should find
his tomb strewn with flowers fragrant
tributes Of American dwellers In his ma
tive land.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

The Boston Herald asserts: THE
Dewey cocktail is composed Of red
raspberry Juice, white maraschino and
blue creme yvette. A rather queer
connection, but the colors appear to
be ill right" But what II color blind
ness should follow drinkingf
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

There II one column Of the daily pa
pers that, even In wartime. is never
printed In large typeyet the "mar-
ried" announcements look large to the
June brides.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

Esteemed contemporaries that per-
sist In talking of 'the old veteran" can
keep right on. After the close Of the
present war we shall have another
army Of veterans that will have to be
distinguished In some way from the
survivors Of the civil war. We can call
them veterans and refer to the heroes
Of the eos as ''old veterans"
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

Paris press hostile! Americans boy
colt men milliners and dressmakers of
Paris. Men milliners and dressmakers
see the point and likewise see business
managers Of Paris papers. Paris pa
pers gradually assuming more friend
IL tone. 81
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

France IL in dilemma. The pesetas
that have gone incline It to Spain and
ne dollars that are not coming incline
it to America
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

A scientific exchange says: Artificial
legs are to be made with pneumatic
feet, to lessen the Jar on the body when
walking" After this, lovers win not
have monopoly of walking on air."
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

No matter whether the United States
= represented at the Paris exposition
Of 1900 or not II Paris gets mp good
show Uncle Sam will see It
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29
Wind on the Grampian Hills.

The violence Of the wind on the
Grampian hills IL so great that on sew
eral occasions 1t has brought to stand
still trains travelling from Perth to the
north.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

A new York paper has discovered
that the bastile was on the whole q
comfortable place. Now let the "Black
Hole" OF Calcutta be given . clean bill
OF health.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

A Chicago mule run against by
scorcher kicked him into hospital. This
animal IL not going to see himself
knocked out Of the way by the bicycle
without protest.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

etreet-cleaning department of children,
are some of the features Of this most
commendable enterprise. Altruism OF
this sort pays.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

Those who are working for . new
national anthem might enroll them
selves a. q branch fresh air society.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

The professional wheeSnan likes a
long and narrow road, but the new be-
ginner prefers Q short and wide 0nA
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

Fully 5000 people attended the funer-
al services of the late Captain Gridley
at Erie. Pa.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

The reigning styles Of moral raiment
IN Madrid do not appear to include the
mantle Of truth.
Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

1t Is reported that the American
commission on the Hawaiian annexa-
ton favors a full territorial form of
government, with delegate in con-
gress and local legislature. The
Presidents intention of continuing
President Dole as the governor Of the
new territory is favored by the COM
mission. Among the questions with
which the commission will have to
deal are the public land, the elective
franchise and the Notifications. The
majority Is in favor of protecting the
islands from all possible foes.
There Is great activity in mining cir
cles in Mohave county, Arizona, more
mines being worked there, perhaps,
than in any other part of the state. A
1OO-ton concentrating plant is soon to
be erected by the Tennessee Company,
the White Hills Company's forty-stamp
mill is operating at full capacity, and a
large percentage Of the mines in the
county are turning out splendid results
under the efforts of full forces of men.
This Is considered very rich mining
district, with mineral deposits sufficient
to keep men busy for many years to
come.
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A MARKETS.


Chicago. July H-The Price Current
came TO the rescue o. the downward tend
ing of wheat at the start by remarking
that the disa appointment as to yields con-
tinued, and that former estimates were
being steadily reduced. This. together
with private advices from some sections
of poor threshinx returns infused a lit
tie courage into believers in a small crop.
shorts were also impressed to the extent
of covering some of the wheat sold dur
ing the weak spell yesterday afternoon.
Tn. London market was likewise frm,
and paid a quarter higher for "on coast
and ION passage and as a consequence
the price of September here advanced NC
over last nights close. An attempt. how
ever. TO secure profit on the long side
caused a NC break and that was in turn
reversed when a prominent bear put brck-
ers in to buy at the last named decline.
The amount of business done in the pit
was the smallest In twelve months. scme
traders doing nothing at all. This, 1t was
claimed, was due chiefly to the corroding
influence of the war tax. Chicago received
"A cars. of which 81 were new. september
advanced hc on the day.
The report of the Price Current on the
corn crop condition. which was moder-
ately less assuring. much OF II approach
ing a critical condition. together with talk
! Of hot winds, strengthened corn. Light
receipts were also a factor. septempet
closed L9Nc higher. Oats synpathi<en
with the other grains. and there was a
better shipping demand. A good demand
for cash products was productive OF q
better feeling in provisions. Pork and ribs
gained 21c each, and lard &c.
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Whitaker. SOC: Eltheda Williams. 2sc:
Ed Thomas. soc; Dalster Olsen. Soc; Jul
ius crapet. 81; 3. H Bauman. 81; Rob
ert Deardof. 81
The fund now contains S1.257.@. with
a balance coming from the bail OF yes
terday evening. and another from the
Fourth of July COMMITTEES. These w
alone, II is expected. VIII raise the total
to over 1850. Recent additions TO the
list are as follows:
Previously acknowledged. d1.1Is-oS
students of the Great Falls Commercial
college. S7.25: Mrs. Powers. SOC. Miss
Rucks. soc. Edith Chase, Soc: w. ".
Rurgy. 81: John ID. Mcdonald, 81: #.
p. and s. r. Atkinson, SIS: c. N. Mur-
doch. 81; A. +. Curtin a. Co. IS; = J.
Duffy. 81: T. ]. Short. Csc; cash. IL;
! cash. soc; cash. soc; Jean Pheatt. Doc
w. 1. Leroux, 81: Charles Astle. Cdo-
teau, 81: Luke Curry. 81; cash lsix Ia
dies), Sc: j. A. Barnard. %; Crickett
Rockwell. IS; Sadie Cowell, 81: Ida Win
| chester. $40: Corene and Irene. IS; Lulu
\ KEYS. IS: Mamie Allison, IS; L. Solo
| mon. 81: John Saylor. 81: Progress res
taurant. So: DR.. Charles c. Thompson
81: Mabel Cleeiand. 81; John T. Eaton
81: Peter vonbank. 81; A. w. Paul: u
stark a. Sullivan. 81; j. b. McColium
81: ID. X. Dugan. 81; James r.. kenoe
81: ]. L. G~elsthorpe. 81; Gust @. MINT
or. 81; ID. Rlackbird. 81; Andrew a
trau. soc. Total. sl.277 .oS.
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FORT BENTON NEWS.

Mrs. James T. Sanford n daughter
are visiting Mrs. T. A. Cummings OF
this town.
A local woolgrower, whose clip Is or
an exceptionally fine quality, Is said 10
have refused an offer or is cents.
Mrs. ]. p. Thies and family and Miss
Lena Patterson arrived from the East
yesterday and are the guests or Mrs.
George ID. Patterson.
Mrs. f. d. K~ingsbury gave a small
party to some of her lady friends on
Saturday afternoon In honor or her
guests, the Misses Casey n Lillian
Kingsbury of Great Falls.
Two of the men injured In the recent
wreck at Wagner have been placed IN
ST. Glare hospital for treatment. The
recovery of one of them is very doubt
full.
II Is estimated that the tax roll or
Choteau county will amount to more
h S., 800. 900. This amount may be
Increased by the action of the state
board of equalization.
c. III. Merrill and c. e. Libby have
begun operations in this county by the
purchase for the Chicago market OF
about IA, 600 head of mutton sheep, the
larger part being the property or 10
seph Hirshberg & Co.
Bert Cunningham, a cowboy in the
employ of the Circle OUTFIT, has beer
placed in st. Glare hospital for treat
ment of injuries received from a vicious
horse which kicked him In the leg. A
short time ago he had just recovered
from a kick in the face.
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Tn Rebuild the Plant.

Great Falls, July 14.-Tt IL
here to-day that the Anaconda Mining
company at Belt will Immediately start
on The rebuilding of its coal washing
plant at hat place. This plant was
burned in March and Its loss meant a
great Zeal to the citizens not only OF
Belt but Of the entire county. The loss
was estimated at $780, 900 direct. while
TO the men who were directly thrown
out Of employment and to the miners
who could not be any longer paid for
the slack which was no longer of use
to the company. the fire was a great
blow. The report. which has apparent
ly good foundation. states that the Did
plant will b. duplicated and possibly
increased In size.
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GREAT FALLS NOTES.

Col. James Donavan has returned
from a trip to Seattle on business mat
tiers.
Mrs. w. NJ. Hale has returned from
Butte after a two weeks visit with
friends there.
Claude Glenn. manager of ]. c. Ad-
ANS store at Augusta. is in the city
for a brief visit.
VIII II. Clarke of the Great Falls no
tel has his father. John Clarke OF Hell
ena, as his guest.
]. :. Hanna, an employe OF the GrAat
Falls Meat company. has gone to Den
yer for a weeks visit.
Jere Collins of Helena left this morn
ing for Fort Benton after a visit OF
several days in this city.
A. A. Campbell OF Helena Is In the
city. having just returned from a visit
to his old home in Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Scoffin Of Pom
dera are in the city. Mr.. Scoffin has a
consignment of wool in this market.
!. p. Woolman. United States mar
shal for the Montana district. Is In the
| city for the purpos of selling his wool
George NJ. Lescanetz of Belt Is in
the city on his return from a trip Il
st. Mary's. He intends to return thith'
err and to engage In business.
The county records fail to show tn
marriage In this county of Mrs. Franz
Daniels, who attempted suicide l.
Butte this week and who was said q
have been married in this city about
month ago.
J. f.. Sheridan. editor OF the Bel
Valley Times. returned this morninl
from a visit to the Omaha exposition
He says that while the buildings an
the exhibits of Montana are very nne
but few of the citigens OF this stat
have visited the fair. there being con
adorable complaint mad over tn
high rates of transportation charge
by the railways.
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here saw the need o. a R.d Cross So
ciety and Immediately organized one
and fitted mp a hospital.
the troops on the second transports
came from Colorado. Nebraska- rem
sylcania and Utah on the s,eaI.ers
China. Colon, Senator. monitor mon
terey and collier ~Brutus-3.vos SOLDIERS
In all. A similar entertainment was
given to them. The bin OF fare was
roast beef. roast mutton, pori-. turkey,
chicken, mangoes. ~pineapples. ofanses
grapes, onions, bread, bu"er. sooa
water, ginger ale and coffee. LOO gai-
Ions of the latter-a good advertisement
for Hawaiian coffee planters. Cigars
were served as dess .rt. The water ior
drinking on the steamers had been put
in new tanks at San Francisco and
was unfit for use. SO the superintendent
| Of the water works here filled their tanks
with pure artesian water. The three
ships took on 1000. 900 gallons. The boys
saw they will never forget Honolulu ana
many declare they win return ana To-
cate here. Their uniforms were tneif
passports. The Y. NJ. c. A hall was
| enjoyed by many. Several Islands boys
volunteered and are now on tneir way
TO Manila. Excellent order was main
tanned. There was very little sickness
among the boys. although they were SC
crowded.
Some are still to be seen on oui
streets for various reasons. Six were
taken to the Red Cross hospital. two
have died. One died on board and wa:
buried at sea- Several thousand are u
come yet.
LAS the regular steamer came VIII
the mail, the boys were sure II wouit
bring annexation and they would 81
called ashore to hoist the lag Tor an
nexation. There we're many disappoint
ed ones, fc- annexation Is not here ye'
AS the steamer started out towar Ma
Mia all wished Uncle Sans bright youn
men a warm aloha"
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O SAPPHIRE MINES.
The New Mine syndicate Is Doing a
Profitable Business.

The New Mine syndicate Is Doing a
Profitable Business.
Great Falls, July 14.-Matthew Dunn
who recently came in from the sap
phire mines at Yogo, brought with MN
some IS, 900 carats of sapphires In the
rough. About 20 days ago the company
of which Mr.. Dunn is a shipped
20. 900 carats Of stones to London. AS
these stones, when cut, average ABOUT
a third of the gross weight, II may seem
that at even a nominal valuation on the
sapphires the output of the mines rs
very profitable, as the monthly expense
is said to be only about $1,000. The
which. a few lays ago, IN
corporated under the title Of the New
Mine Sapphire syndicate, is composed
of Mr.. Dunn, George A. Wells. s. 3.
Hobson and some London people. They
control the land for IL miles on eacn
side of Yogo creek and are now employ
ing the hydraulic method Of mining.
The stones which they find are the most
valuable in Montana n readily n a
market in London and Europe. They
are sent in the rough from this city to
London and from there are distributed
to various places for cutting. Some OF
this work is done in Germany and some
in Holland, the bulk Of the stones be-
ing cut in the Schwartz and Jura noun
tains. Their market is all e the
world. q.
In color the stones are a deep blue. "A
few rubies have been found In the
mine, but they are not of consequence
IN comparison with the ~sapphires, as
they lack the rich coloring and the
hardness required by experts. THESE
sapphires are the only ones found In
Montana which have a fixed market
value, although there are plenty OF sap
phires found all along the Missouri
river. In addition to the stones tht
company has a deposit of uncrystailiZet
corundum which is as yet undeveloped
but may be of value in the future TO
the manufacture of emery wheels anC
powder.
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A WARM WELCOME.
How Honolulu Received the First Manila
Expedition.

v
Expedition.
Great Falls. July IA. #. Johnson
of this city has received the following
letter from a sister who Is a teacher In
a seminary at Honolulu, describing the
reception given TO the first expeditlon
of United States soldiers to Manila:
Never before in the history OF the
world has so great an expedition crossed
the Pacific. A committee of 100 was Sc
lected to make arrangements for the
entertainment of the brave soldiers. AS
we have no cable to bring us in touch
with the outside world, there was no
way to know the day or hour OF their
arrival. There is a telephone station on
Koko Head, one of the highest noun
tains here. AS soon as the steamers
were sighted the news was sent TO the
city and five whistles were blown an
nouncing that the boys in ] were
coming into the harbor. American flags
went up all over the city and crowds oil
people went to the different wharves.
When first seen the three vessels were
~approaching in line OF battle. First
came the City of Picking. followed by
the Australia and City of Sydney. The
officers gave orders for perfect quiet
ness. not knowing how they would be
received IN a foreign country. imagine
their surprise when they saw the pilot
boat and two inter-island steamer
fIled with Honolulu citizens coming out
10 meet them. United States flags were
wins and the Hawaiian band. COM
posed of natives, was playing the United
States national airs. The whistles on the
warships Charleston and Bennington
were blown amid cheers from the crowd
Such a welcome was never known Per.
mission was given them to respond ano
IL was lone to perfection.
Nc one landed that night exceptins
the ~of1cers who were aboard the war
ships. Tables had been placed In tins
executive grounds. and a feast. such al
the good people Of Honolulu know nov
TO prepare. was given. Street cars
some bicycles. stationery
stamps. Honolulu papers. fruits. etc, al
were gratis. While the boys were en-
joying themselves the men at the Goa
wards were busy cosling. Tue peopi
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BOUND OVER.
Paddy stroup Arrested on = Charge OF
burglary.

Paddy stroup Arrested on = Charge OF
Burglary.
Great Falls. July 14.-This afternoon
sweeney, deputy sheriff at Nell
,,art. brought In a prisoner named Pad
DIV Stroup. charged with burglary. sun
dav night he broke into the residence
of Leonard Coggswell at Neihart ana
stole a $50 bill n a watch chain'
Coggswell caught him lying on the oen'
and. missing the money, turned the TEL
low over TO Marshal Brown, who. md
ing nothing more discriminating upon
him that a skeleton key, turned MIN
loose and went to the Coggswen can
in TO investigate. on the way the
watch chain was found but no slgas
OF the money. BY that time PADDY hah
skipped and Brown regretted his nasty
action. Neighboring towns were noti-
fed and on Monday Deputy Mcleod
caught Stroup at Belt.
A curious circumstance connected
with the case ls that Sheriff Proctor
was at Belt on Sunday and the prisoa-
err walked up to him and. giving the
name of Burns, remarked that he had
formerly boarded at the county hotel
Proctor and he had considerable con-
~versation. though the sheriff was IN
aware of the fact that there was q
warrant out for the fellows arres;
Stroup was taken back to Neihart an
| after a hearing before Justice Mareliu'
was bound over to the district court
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Hotel Arrivals.

The Great Falls-D. A. Richardson,
Helena: A. J. Kruger. Helena; A. A.
Campbell. Helena; Thomas j. Kane.
Helena: p. w. Bradford. Ulm; j. Z.
Bundy. Kibbey; II. +. Guile. Chilly; III:
BeaupTe Choteau; william Bruce and
wife, Choteau: J. b. Bailey. Choteau.
II. O'Neal. Sweet Grass. j. F. Ford.
Belt; A. r. McAnelly. Belt; NJ. sclil-
mixer. Belt: c. +. Truscott. Dupuyer:
Rev. G. C. Hunting. Salt Lake; w. u.
Marsh. Savannah. Mo-; p. w. Morris
ey, 81. Paul: A. La Chapelle. logan
+. r. Smith. Minneapolis. George ID
Patterson. Fort Benton: Morgan I'd
wards. Pondera; John McDonald Pom
dera; DIR. J. II. Daley. Omaha; J. A
Brown. Rich Hin. No.