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Morris tribune., 1898-03-09
British Mlsrule In India.

THE end of governments, says
Imbert de ST. Armand in one of his
studies on the French revolution,
lis seldom a natural one. It is gen.
orally suicide. They perish be-
cause, while they possess the force
of right, they hesitate to use the
right of force !" Recent events in
India would show that it's rulers
have not shaped their course by the
beacon light"of history.
AT one moment the house of com.
mons passes a resolution censuring
the excise administration and forces
ruinous fiscal changes on local au.
thorities. Anon the vials of it's
wrath are poured out on the opium
traffic with equally little cause.
Again rs thunders are launched
against the precautions taken to
protect our young soldiers from
physical mischief due to indulging
the cravings of imperious nature,
and free trade in vice is established,
which has sensibly weakened the
handspring of British authority.
Does Lancashire seek fresh fields for
her textile industries suffering from
foreign competitions Straightway
pressure is put on the government in
the house of commons, and a differ
entail tariff is conceded which
shakes the peoples confidence in
British impartiality.-F H. Shrine
in Harper's Magazine.
Morris tribune., 1898-03-09
THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE.
Lung Troubles and Consumption Can
Be Cured.
An Eminent New York Chemist and
Scientist Makes a Free Offer
to Our Readers.

The distinguished chemist, t. A. Slo-
cum, of New York City, demonstrating
his discovery of o reliable cure for Con-
SUMPTION pulmonary Tuberculosis),
bronchial, lung and chest troubles, stub
born coughs, catarrhal affections, gen
eral decline and weakness, loss Of flesh !,
and all conditions of wasting away, will
send THREE FREE BOTTLES TALL
differently of his New Discoveries to any
afflicted reader of this paper writing for
them.
His New Scientific Treatment has
Morris tribune., 1898-03-09
Salt Lake City, Utah.

Beggs Mfg. Co.
AS a general thing 1 am down on
all kinds of patent medicines, but am
happily disappointed after trial Of
Beggs' Cherry Syrup among my Gus
toners and patients. 1t relieves all
throat and lung difficulties at once,
H, F. Ogden, M. D. For sale ty
druggist.
Morris tribune., 1898-03-09
South or East, Which.

When a trip is contemplated it is
we'll to prepare in advance in order
to avoid little Inconvenience which
are often annoying. The two fast
trains leaving Minneapolis and ST.
Paul daily via Wisconsin Central
lines for Milwaukee and Chicago
make close connections with trains
East and South. Being elegantly
equipped with sleeping cars, parlor
cars and day coaches, they are fully
appreciated by the travelling public.
Your nearest ticket agent will give
you complete information and furnish
you folder of the Wisconsin Central
lines. .- --~-
JAS. G. PoND, G. P. A.
Milwaukee, Wis,
Morris tribune., 1898-03-09

JAS. G. PoND, G. P. A.
Milwaukee, Wis,
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The Battleship Oregon.

1.-THE Oregon vas reported at Ba-
hia yesterday. The splendid
battleship is reaching waters
where trouble will begin. IL II proves
to be true that the Spaniards are in
quest of her with the feet that left
the Cape Verde islands and has not
since been heard of. 1t is about five
hundred knots from Bahia to Cape st.
Rogue. the turning point o the east
coast OF South America. 1t is figured
that. on the run from the Straits Of
Magellan to Rio. the Oregon averaged
thirteen knots an hour.
II the opinion held by some people
in the navy department is true, the
Spanish fleet intends to tackle the Ore
gon and the Marietta. If that is
planned, the Sampson command could
The tidings from the men on the Ore
gon were. under Rio date, hat they
were spelling for a fight" and eager
to meet the Spanish fleet. That Is
good pluck, and the American navy has
nothing superior to the Oregon, but
the meeting with the Spanish feet
would put the oregon up against fear
full odds-the enemy's squadron in
cludes the cruisers Almirante Oquendo.
vizcaya. Infanta Maria Teresa. Girls
tobal Colon, and the destroyers Juror,
Terror and Pluton.
II there is truth in some OF the bulle-
tins received during the past twenty
1900
Porto Rico, and therefore the Oregon
is safe from encounter; but confirma-
ton as to the arrival of the Spanish
squadron in Porto Rico waters is not
received. y
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road. and a ~deplorabl. lack of i'm

roads and a depIorabie lack OF I'M
provement.
The seizure Of the island OF Porto
Rico by the Americans in the near fu-
ture seems probable-the public In this
country Is awaiting word about II. The
blockade of Cuba will be continued,
but Admiral Sampson is known to be
i'm quest of the feet which Is supposed
to have sailed for the Cape Verde
islands and which is probably
strengthened by some Of the ships of
war that had been lying at Cadiz. III
the public has guessed 1t right. in re-
Rard to the intentions of h govern
ment at Washington. and IL the move
ments Of the Spaniards have been cor
rectly OWNED. a naval battle is pend
ing; one that is so imminent that the
news of II may come even before the
lines here written go to the standards
press room: one that may be decisive
of the war; one which the American
people expect will be so emphatically
our victory hat II will force Madrid
to accept a conclusion of hostilities on
our terms.
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SHIPS THAT BURN.
Naval Architects Trying to Find Some
thing to Use Instead of Wood.


thing to Use Instead of Wood.
From the New York Sun.
One result Of the fight in Manila bay
will be TO renew the effort TO secure
for warships interior fittings that are
not in danger Of catching fire from the
explosion of hostile shells. In the burn
ing of the two principal Spanish ships,
the Reina Maria Christina and the Cas-
tillo, we have a repetition of the les
son taught at the battle of Yalu, where
several ships were set on fire by shells.
At that time Secretary Herbert was
so impressed with the importance Of
securing flreproof woodwork for our
ships that he discussed the subject at
length in his annual report. and APP
pointed a board, consisting or a line Of
ficer and two naval officers. to investi-
gate the subject. This board recon-
mended the substitution of iron for
wood in The bulkheads and ladders. and
also thought hat some non-innamma-
BILE substitute for wood might be used
for ceilings, furniture, berths. and so
on.
Then came a further step in the fire.
proofing of wood. a patented process,
and Its introduction into some of our
ships then building. OF that device
high hopes were entertained. The sap
of the wood was extracted In vacuum,
and then a certain composition was
forced into the pores. But even this
promising material did not give COM
plete satisfaction. There were draw
backs, one being the alleged absorption
OF moisture. and, IL we do not mis-
take, this prepared wood was not used
I'm our later vessels.
The problem is a difficult one. Wood
work for the inside of ships Is usually
more comfortable than metal, and es-
pecially because there Is less damp
ness where II is used. But its dangers
have always been apparent. and the
use of cork paint on metal TO prevent
the accumulation of moisture was re-
sorted to by us half a dozen years ago.
Foreign countries have also studied the
question carefully. There a v been
resorts to sheet iron, and ever to paste
board, canvas, calico and a kind of lin
oleum as coverings for ceilings, cabin
bulkheads and other parts of the ship
where WOOD planking is otherwise used.
Papier mache would not stand salt
water, m one objection to corrugated
iron was Its tendency to shake.
In the battle of the Yalu a shell eN-
ploding on one Japanese ship set fire
to the beautiful cabinet work. and she
had TO be withdrawn from action. while
Captain McGiffen's experience In the
burning Chen Yuen is well remember
ed. The burning up at Manila of the
only two Spanish cruisers that ranked
above third rate must have practi'
cally ended the resisting powers of the
fleet. We shall doubtless see. there.
fore, renewed efforts to replace wood on
ship board by other substances, as IA
as possible, and to make IL non-infam.
mable where Il Is retained.
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The Empress Taitou.

The London Standard is moved to say:
There is no European queen consort ming
a more dignified station than the Empress
Taitou of Abyssinia. She has a large
HOUSEHOLD of her own, her lord, stewards.
chamberlains. buffers, cooks and guards.
She directs all the grand feasts, has I'M
mense a~ppanages all over the empire,
and resources in kind. She leads a seden-
tary life because there are no interesting
promenades. but when she shows herself
in public she Is surrounded with ladies,
mounted on richly-h8rnessed mules. with
runners. umbrella bearers and other at
tendants. The umbrellas are of many COL
ors, but Taitou's is red.
The empress Is a stickler for etiquette,
to which Menelek attaches no Importance.
Nobody who has not been formally pre-
sented TO her must gaze upon her even
within the precincts OF the palace. She
has a large kitchen garden, which Is one
of her many delights, but the momen
the red umbrella appears the gardeners
must retire. All the servants stand aloof
with downcast eyes as she walks by. MOI
taking much exercise, Taitou Is lost IN
fat. Nevertheless her presence Is digni-
fled. She is wonderfully well informed,
converses pleasantly and carr be charm
ing. Her letters are well written. and in
a bright. natural style. They might put
to shame those of many a w~ell-educated
European lady. The dress of the empress
Is only DISTINGUISHED from that of her Ia
dies by its impeccable cleanliness and
n~eatness.
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~ Y hundreds OF square miles. the
~ island of Porto Rico IL smaller
than Deer Lodge county. At
the harbor near which, conclusions are
likely to be tried is St Johns. the
capital town. II has a population of
about twenty-five thousand. The har-
Dor is one Of the best in the West In
dies. having a comparatively unob-
structed entrance and good depth Of
water. Ponce. q city three miles in
land, 10 somewhat smaller than Butte.
OF course. this Island is included in
the list of discoveries made by Column
bus. II has had a place on the map
-four hundred and hve years. IL has
been held by Spain-in turn, pirates,
the Dutch and the English have at
tempted its conquest. but without
suecess- II remains IN the possession
of Spain, and, despite it's extreme fer
ulity and it's rich returns TO h home
government. IL a been. until the
changes Of recent times which. in part,
revolution forced. a backward and an
ui-kept dependency with miserable
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eighteen thousand miles. doing a good
part Of the distance at the bottom OF
the sea. Were there q cable across
the Pacific. the journey could be ac-
complIshed in about half the number
of miles. From Chicago there are two
general routes to Butte. n by way OF
Ogden and one by way of st. Paul. In
addition, the Standard has had. In
part, a service that lands the bulletin
in the Standard Office by way of Win
nipeg and the POSTAL Rocky Mountain
route.
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Keep Your Eye on Oregon.
a 4EANwHILE, there II h a state
MI election in Oregon-it will &C.
cur Tune & II will be a signi-

2EANwHILE. there Ii that state
MI election in O~regon-it will &C.
u June 6. 1t will be a sisni-
ficant election; II involves the choice
Of the principal state officers. two mem
bers Of congress and q state legislature.
Under ordinary circumstances. this cleo
ton would attract the attention Of the
nation. As 1t is. war news Is the en-
crossing topic and. significant as 1t is.
the political battle in Oregon is not get
ting the attention 1t merits.
Most Of the readers of this page know
about the political conditions of recent
years in Oregon and how 1t happened
that chaos came. The state was carried
for Mckinley and Hobart on q gold
platform In 1896. but the legislature
deadlocked on the senatorship. causing
a republican split. Henry w. Corbett
was appointed senator by the governor.
and he was refused q seat by the senate.
This year the Oregon republicans an
nounced an incorporating gold
standard platform. The gold democrats
are supporting 1t and the republican
candidates. Silver has a ticket COM
posed Of one republican. on democrat
and three populists, called the peoples
sides Oregon HI in the field a
democratic ilver-republican ticket. Be-
sides, Oregon has in the field a
middle-of-the-road populist ticket. sup
ported by some disgruntled republicans,
who are dissatisfied with both the lead
ing tickets, and q wing Of the prohibit
tlonists: a prohibition ticket n a So
cialist-labor ticket. With five tickets In
the field the real contest is between the
two first named, although no one can
tell the parts the other three may play
in deciding which of the first W will
win.
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TWELVE PAGES.
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1898.
1t Was welcome Word.

q usual. the Standard was hours
n ahead Of the rest Of the news
paper Offices in announcing yes
terday to the Montana public the news
that wa the most important item Of
the day. At an early hour yesterday
afternoon the Standards Washington
ONCE wired The gratifying u
ment that the First Montana will be
ordered to the Philippine stands and
that the near future will ind the regi-
ment moving toward the Pacific coast.
OF course. the plans at the war de-
partment in Washington are subject to
constant revision. II is within the pos
sfbilities that the programme arranged
In Washington. under the e~xigencies of
the hour. may be revised half a dozen
times before the destination of the Mon
tana regiment is fixed for good. That is
the fate Of war or. rather. OF the man
who e~nlists-the government has TO deal
with Q regiment merely as a piece of
the machinery that makes up the army.
However, that the Montana volun-
teers will be on a few hours hence for
the Pacific coast and for the Philippine
islands seems TO be positively settled.
The associated press for this morning
gives a schedule which places this
states troops In the reserve. Evident
ly. however. this Is a mistake. The
Standards special dispatch Of yesterday
afternoon from Washington was fol-
lowed by other messages. n of which
announced that. instead Of going to
San Francisco. the Montana regiment
may possibly be ordered to some Puget
Sound port. to sail thence instead Of
by way Of San Francisco.
In that event the regiment will move
via the Northern Pacific and Will not
be taken to Butte. However. IL may not
be entirely safe for those who wish to
meet friends in the regiment. on the
eve Of its departure. 10 accept the route
as now scheduled until word comes
from Washington confirming It.
The Standards Washington office has
not yet sent word that the day for the
departure Of h First Montana is def
nlteiy settled. but from dispatches re-
ceived In Helena and in Butte, the i'm
preston is gathered that the soldier,
may be on their westward Journey a
early as next Thursday.
II appears from the news that tn
Montana regiment was the hrst on
mustered into the volunteer service un
der the presidents call. That Is a dis
tinction Of which the citizens Of Mon
tana viii he proud.
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WATER WAS SATURATED.
What an Eastern Temperance Lecturer
Got in a Kansas Drink.

Got in n Kansas Drink.
From the Topeka, Kan, State Journal.
A temperance lecturer from Boston was
travelling westward over the Santa Fe.
and whenever he met any of the other
passengers he soon commenced to talk
temperance. Soon after leaving Kansas
City the lecturer fell In with a resident
of Western Kansas.
This is Kansas" remarked the native
of the land of sunny skies.
$50 we AVE left the clutches OF the
liquor men and are now travelling In a
civilized state where prohibition Is In
force said the lecturer.
Yes remarked the Kansas man, I'VE
drink nothing but water"
81 should like to taste some Kansas wa
ter said the man whose aim was TO
promote total abstinence.
81 will get you some at the hrst stop we
make. This on the train Is Missouri water
taken on at Kansas City" said the man.
When Topeka was reached the Kansas
man said he would get off and get some
genuine Kansas water. The Kansas man
got off. and as soon as he left the seat
with the man who longed only for mild
drinks. his thoughts wandered to thoughts
OF treason against the u~nsuspecting lee
turer. Yes. IL would be so easy to pour a
lineup a third full Of whiskey. He got the
water and poured in q good allowance of
LIQUOR, 10 years old. He took the "water'
In to the lecturer.
Here's a drink of Adams ale brewed In
Kansas he remarked as he handed IL to
the thirsty man.
The temperance lecturer took II. put
the cup to his lips and drained the con-
tents without removing 1t. When he was
through he handed the cup back and
smacked his lips.
81 have heard tha Kansas water is sat
| urated with alkali." said the Eastern
man.
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Its Long Journey.
received

1T will be worth while for those who
want to have an intelligent IDA
about the rcws Ia,t of the wax,
to trace on their maps the route which
Philippine tidings travel on their
way from Manila to Montana. From
an excellent summary OF this route,
taken from h maps In the navy de-
partment's photographic bureau by
the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the stand
ard quotes, in large part, the following
description of the route:
There is but one Geographic con-
nection between the Philippines and
the rest of the world, and that is by
way of Hong Kong. At the time the
map was prepared the line from Ma
Mia passed northward on and to Cape
Bolinao, about forty miles, and thence
by cable to Hong Kong. Recently the
land line was o away with and the
cable extended around the cape to Ma
Mia. As the Hong Kong Office reports
that the tests locate the break about
fifty miles north of Manila IL might
be in the neighborhood of the splice
DttNtth ~ NUM- NUNS SopiN ohN -
Manila extension.
At Hong Kong the dispatch giving
the brief story of the battle was re-
peated over the cable connecting that
point with Saigon, in Cochin China.
four hundred and sixty miles distant.
Repeated again II passed over six nun
dred and thirty miles OF cable to
Singapore. on the straits. There it was
transferred 70 the three hundred and
eighty-eight miles of cable passing
ENTHUSIASTICALLY to the island of
Penang. on the west coast of the
Malay peninsula and across the bay
of Bengal nearly fifteen hundred miles
to Madras in India. From Madras II
was sent eight hundred miles by land
across India to Bombay n then
eighteen hundred n fifty miles by
cable across the Arabian sea to Alden,
at the southern end of the Red sea.
Another cable took II through the Red
sea. fourteen hundred and three miles
to suez. where II was carried two hun
dred miles by a and line to Alex
andria. Once more II took to the
water. a cable carrying 1t through the
Mediterranean to Malta. where 1t wal
repeated through another cable to Glib
raltar.
At hat point ii was transferred u
a cable three hundred and thirty
seven long which carried the message
to a point near Lisbon and then il wa
sent by land lines to Madrid. whei
the news was made known in tn
Spanish capital IL was sent by lam
lines through France and short abb
to England and reached the Unite
States over one or more Of h cable
between Great Britain and the Mort
American coast. News from Hon
Kong to the United States without be
ing subjected to Spanish censorshi
follows the route described until
reaches Lisbon. From hat point ther
is a cable direct 10 Lands End In Eng
/ land, eight hundred and nfty-six mile
distant. and from there several line
Of cable stretch to the south coas
Of Ireland. where connection Is mao
with the cables 10 this side OF I'll
I. Atlantic.
Between Manila and Butte. the We
message is obliged to travel abol
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Prominent Men.

James Payn, the English novelist. who
has Just died. wrote such a poor hand
that he was the despair even OF the print
ers.
John Carrick Moore. a nephew of Sir
John Moore, who was killed at Corunna
the "Not-a-drum-was-heard' Moore
died recently In London at the age Of IS
years.
Bishop Enicott Is now the senior mem
Der of the British Episcopal bench, hav-
ing been promoted from the deanery OF
Exeter to the see of Gloucester and Bris-
toll early in 1868.
The Duke OF Devonshire won great fame
a few years ago 10y yawning In the middle
OF one of his own speeches. saying after
ward that ''he could not help II. IL Was
so excessively dull"
William Connor. the 0-year-old Mary
land father of a baby. has received per-
mission TO name the little one after Mrs
Mckinley. who gracefully thanks the
parents for the compliment paid her.
President Eliot said to the Dorchester
women's club recently that ''the best
conditions of a happy marriage are frs
OF all love; second. a common intellectual
intimacy, and third, a common religion:
belief"
directory of directors has been is
sued I'm New York. Mr.. Depew stands
near the top of the list. being recorded n,
a director in IS corporations. Cornelius
| Vanderbilt rs a director In "a companies
and W. X. Vanderbilt In a. J. Pierpoin
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when Joseph Jefferson was Kissed.

When Joseph Jefferson was a guest OF
the Clover club in Philadelphia ne told
the following in the course OF a charac-
~teristic speech:
My friends. you ask me II I wal ever
Missed OF the stage. Well. I have peen.
and the condition of The Star Spangled
Banner just now recalls to mind an IN
stance. II was In just such stirring times
as the present that I learned the words
of The Star Spanglcd Banner j was 10
years old and had been assigned to recite
the hymn. For days I studied the WORDS,
and i knew them so thoroughly that
could recite them backward. Al last the
fateful evening arrived. and when IL was
my turn j went upon the stage. i reciteo
the first line, oh. say. q you see.
There | stuck. The audience waited TOT
me TO 20 on. j started again and stuck
again. A girl draped In the stars ana
stripes next to me said: Go on. you! pu'
after another attempt you couldn't &c
on. l had forgotten II compulsory. AFTER
one more attempt. in which ! could gel
no further, l was compelled to leave the
stage amid the Kisses of the entire au.
dience. But that day thoroughly taugh,
me The Star Spangled Banner. ana ]
have never forgotten IT,"
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Patriotism, b, Postal Card.

This patriotic postal card comes from q
Georgia veteran:
Lost one leg at Manassas,
Another at Bull Run;
But. thank the Lord. I'm Twin yet
With arms to hold a gun!
And stin another from a Tennessee
Veteran:
The old gray Jackets dusty;
The canteen, battered. lies;
An the old war rides rusty,
But ripe for exercise.
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The fishermen of Iceland now regularly
carry oil in their boats to smooth tbs
waves. which enables them TO continue a!
work in weather that before they would
not have dared to face.
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VIII be paid for the arrest and convic-
tion Of any person caught steahnG the
standard from subscribers.
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TO ADVERTISERS.

The Anaconda Standard guarantees its
advertisers Q bona nde paid circulation.
Daily and Sunday. three times greater
thar that Of any other newspaper puo-
Iiohed IN the state of Montana. Advertfs-
ing contracts will be made subject TO
this guarantee.
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An eenersl business letters ana CORE
p-ponAonco should be addressed to the
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Anaconda. Mont
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The Standard has branch ofices at
Butte. M~issoula and Great Falls. where
advertising rates will be furnished on ap-
pltcatfon.