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one Dewey in the American navy. A
few weeks before wal was proclaimed
Dewey accepted service IN Asiatic wat
ers which all the Officers in III navy
were glad to escape-they wanted to be
nearer the scene OF the trouble. their
ambition vas to be the first to appear
before Havana.
The trouble both with Schley and
Sampson is just now. that both of
them nave Zoe friend who are max
ing unpleasant references to what has
lately happened as the result of the
junction of the two fleets in West In
dian waters. The suspicion entertained
by some OF Schley's admirers is that
he has been elbowed a little by Samp-
son. who il recognized as h ranking
officer in command of h combined
feet. On the other hand those who
make Sampson their protege, are press
ing the point that he's the better man.
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MINERS UNION DAY
TOMORROW THE UNION IN BUTTE
WILL CELEBRATE ITS TWENTIETH
ANNIVERSARY AND THE WHOLE
TOWN WILL PAY HEED TO THE DAY.

Tomorrow the miners of Butte will
celebrate in fitting style the goth an
niversary of their organization and the
day has become fixed In Butte as a To-
cal holiday. designated as Miners
Union day. Other labor unions cele-
brate Labor day. but June IL Is dis
ainctively the miners day. In the OBJ
~rvanc Of the day the miners always
have the hearty cooperation and sup
port OF the people of Butte generally.
1t is prope that the people of Butte
ehould join In the celebration of Min
ers' Union day. for they take pride In
ahe largest, most prosperous and most
conservative union of laboring men
ever organized. A union of more than
5000 miners exists in Butte and yet
from year TO year the people would
scarcely know that such a powerful
organisation were in existence but for
4he annual parade on Miners Union
day. The members are the best citi-
Gems of Butte. They are respected by
all. and during their entire existence
of . score of years there has scarcely
been q strike or a labor trouble in
(which they nave figured. Three-fourths
of the regular visitors to the reading
room OF Butte's public library are
members Of the Butte Miners union
and In addition the union has a good
sized library of its own for circulation
among members
Yea after year relations continue
most amicable between the miners and
the men who emp,Sy them. But while
fhe general public can discern scarcely
q ripple TO indicate that the largest
union on earth is in existence In Butte.
there are hundreds of poor families.
hundreds of sick. n scores of widows
and orphans who realize with pro-
~foundest gratitude the existence of the
union. An appeal was never made To
abe union in vain and each year about
SO, 900 In distributed by IL in sick ben
efits.
There is a most striking Contrast be-
tween the Miners union of to-day and
the Miners union of 20 years ago. The
union has grown like the city, which
IL natural. for without miners there
would be no Butte. From meeting on
charity in an old log cabin he union
now owns and occupies It's own spien-
dill hall. From a membership OF 200
there il now a membership of more
than 5000. From an empty treasury
the union has attained a wonderful
financial standing. owes not a dollar
and has many thousands OF dollars laid
away. for time of need.
II was on June 10. ISIS. that the Butte
Miners union was organized There
had been a strike in the Alice mine.
the owners of a property having
posted . notice that they would only
pay g per day after June I. The min
ers held various meetings on street
corners and IL was the sentiment that
81 was time to max a stand for the
rate of $3.50 per day. and that could
only be don by organization.
Ar fha time there Was a little log
cabin with one room which stood on
ehe present site OF Good Templars' hall
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o always the strictest observance OF
autographed rules. The result has
been that many people bearing that
have been spoken OF for years
as sly" and In the particular section
alluded to such Is the accepted pro-
nunciation of the name. A gentleman
acquainted with the commodore says
that his " pronunciation Of his name
is "schii." This ought to settle the
question.
Dewey led of at a pace with which
the rest Of them in the American navy
are going to find it hard work to keep
up. Opportunities. and tie men to
take advantage of e a. not often
come together as they did in the case
which came to It's climax five weeks
ago in the harbor of Manila. There
are those, however. whose belief it is
that the war will not be very old before.
the public finds that there's more than
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1t was on the verge OF the old gulch
which a through Butte parallel with
Missoula gulch. passing over the spot
where Maguire's opera house now
stands and long since filled In. This
log cabin vas the place where the min
ers met on June IL. 1878. and organized
what is numerically and financially the
strongest single organization of labor
in the country. About 200 Joined the
organization n A. G. Witter vas
elected the first president.
The miners met in the little cabin in
West Broadway for about two years,
when IL was sold. Then they met i'm
the old Baptist church which stood
just above where Murray's VA now
stands, and which has since been
turned into a carpenter shop. Later.
when the Masons built a hall on the
present site of Connell's store. they oc-
cupied that.
The miners. however. a felt the de-
STABILITY of having their own hall and
I'm 1850 they began its erection. 1t was
completed in the spring of 1891. When
finished there was s23.0o owed on 1t.
principally in bonds of $500 each held
by miners. Just after II was com
pleted the hall fell down and for a time
II seemed as though the miners could
never weather the blow. For years the
ruins lay there. The miners were poor.
Many of them had put all their savings
into the bonds. But they rallied and
in 1856 built the present hall on the site
of the one which collapsed. In a few
years thereafter the union had paid the
cost of the building. redeemed all the
bonds and paid every other debt.
Tomorrow is Miners Union day and
everybody should join in the celebra-
ton.
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Porter Massachusetts Cruiser MwY York. Flagship Texas Iowa
SCHLEY AND SAMPSON SMASHING SANTIAGO.

signal to Houston that they were still
alive and holding out. Rose explained
this plan to General Houston and ev-
cry morning, during the march to San
Antonio, the old general put his ear to
the ground and listened for he report
of the cannon. For three mornings he
heard the dull, far distant boom of the
gun and he knew that still all was well
at the Alamo. The fourth morning, on
that awful fifth of March in 1886, Gen
eral Houston listened and waited in
vain for the daylight boom of the gun,
and he knew that the handful of Tex
ans, which had bravely opposed the
army of Santa Ana for several weeks,
hal at last succumbed to numbers. His
fears were conveyed to his soldiers. and
they were eager for vengeance. Hous-
ton pushed on, determined to give San
ia Ana battle, and the next day he
heard the news of the massacre at the
Alamo. Houston had but 1888 men in
his command, and when he encoun-
tered Santa Ana with nearly three
times that number he beat a retreat,
followed by the Mexican general and
his army down the San Jacinto river
for a distance of about IL miles. Hous-
cons little army began to show signs
of dissatisfaction. He was urged to
make a stand and was all but accused
of cowardice. Houston appeared not
to notice the taunts of his army, but
continued his retreat till he reached a
narrow point on the river where. he be-
lieved, the Mexicans would be at his
mercy, and hen he turned upon them.
When darkness came on Houston sent
Deaf Jones' one of his soldiers. to the
rear with instructions to burn the
bridges so that there could be neither
flight nor retreat. Tha accomplished.
General Houston called his little army
together and explained the situation to
them.
II could never forget that scene nor
the words of the general" said the
aged warrior. Cooley. "as he told us
that the bridge was destroyed and that
every man had to fight for his life. he
said he meant to annihilate santa
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THE man WITH THE FLYING SQUADRON

many people were misled by referring
to the Century dictionary. which GER
tainly ranks as excellent authority.
That work has II that the name should
be pronounced as IL it were spelled
Schlay. The editor of the Century has.
however, recently been quoted as say
ing that ne was in error with the name
and that 1t ought to be pronounced
"schli." Originally the name is Rhen-
ish, although the family of which the
commodore is a membe traces itself
back through many generations that
were born N bred on American soil.
The family Is most numerous in Mary
land and in a section where there il
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This little rivalry has not manifested
itself In a very large public-it will be
bad for both men II the idea Of jeal-
ousy between them gets hold OF tho
public mind
schley was born In 1870. He is a ma
tive of Maryland. His father was .
farmer. When he was a few weeks old
Winfield Scott was his fathers guest.
The two men were firm friends. and
the boy baby was named for the SOL
der who, twenty-one years later, be-
came known in Washington as "Old
Fuss and Feathers" Schley was .
rolicking youngster. He entered the
academy where he was gradu-
ated, and he was pretty close 10 the
foot of his class. He saw service dur-
ing the civil var in the union navy.
II 1884 he was>the first ofice- who Of
fered to rescue Greeley. who was then
in the Arctic regions.
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Iowa
WAS BATTLE CRY THAT LIVED.

of 1000. In the small company o, Tex
ans were Davy Crockett and the ia
nous Colonel Bowie. They were
camped on the plaza n were daily
looking for achievements, but the
only relief that came to them was Cap
tair Smith with an band of
30 men. Santa Ana with his army
closed in on them. and the handful of
Texans retreated into the Alamo mis-
sion building, which was almost as inn
pregnable as a fort. A few days pre-
vicus several companies of Texans had
been forced to surrender to Santa Ana
who, instead of treating them as pris-
oners of war, la them shot to death.
The little ban of defenders in the AL
amo remembered the fate of those men.
Captain Travis gave his. soldiers their
choice of death. They might surren-
de- and be shot down or be killed night
ing. 1t is written as a pretty bit of
romance that the captain drew a line
and asked every one who would stay
and fight to step on his side. n that
every man of the brave band crossed
the line except one, a man named Rose.
History has 1t that Rose was a coward,
that he dropped over the wall into a
ditch and lived to tell the tale.
History never did man a greater in
Justice" said Ezra Cooley, the aged
survivor of Houston's army. to the
writer of this article. Rose was a
hero. He volunteered to climb to the
top of the building. go down the gutter
pipe, work his way through the Mex
lean lines and reach General Hous-
tors army. which was many miles
away. and urge him to h rescue of
the men in the Alamo. n Rose car
ried out his undertaking."
An arrangement had been made that
tn, men in the Alamo ShOuld fire a
gun at daylight every morning as a
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her with turpentine and oil, coolly lit
his cigar with a bit of blazing paper
and threw the paper on the deck. She
was afire almost in an instant. The
captain and his officers got into a boat,
but the ship was so close to shore that
they did not have to row-simply to
walk the length of the boa and step
ashore
However, the brave fellows were in
wen greater danger on shore than on
the vessel. for the rebels were pepper
ing shot at them like hailstones. As
soon as the men deserted the Missis-
sippi she fioated down the river all
ablaze. Her guns We're loaded with
shot and were point a ] was be-
tween her and the forts and in going
Ia take the men off shore had to steam
close to the enemy's guns TO escape the
fire from the Mississippi's 10-inch
Dahlgrens.
While landing with a squad of ma
rines to save the Mississippi's men I
was wounded I'm the arm Just as we
got the men OF the old frigate blew
up midway between Fort Hudson n
Baton Rouge. The rebels thought they
were going to capture the men, Dewey
them, but we got them of safe
ly. although some of them were severe
ly wounded.
''Dewey's eyes were ahame with the
excitement of conflict. He had the
most remarkable pair of eyes I yer
saw in a mans head They were as
keen as a hawks eyes. | was sorry
he did not go up TO Mobile with us. but
he was ordered up the st. James river.
We had plenty of good stock in that
fleet, but none was better than Dew
ey."-Chicago Chronicle.
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Schley's name has given the Amer
lean public a world of trouble-his adj
mirers have not been sure about its
pronunciation. Some people have called
him "Slay." others have preferred to
pronounce II sly" and there have
been several variations from both of
these forms. There has been quite as
much speculation as to the proper pro-
nunciation OF his name as there has
the Spanish heet. He has been known
as Schlay. schlee and Schli, Inc vari-
u authorities have been cited to SUBJ
stantiate the respective pronunciations.
One reason for this is hat a good
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DEWEY At rHoMpsoN's POINT.
Captain Baxter Recalls the Here's Con
duct During the Civil War.


Capt. Charles II. Baxter. a veteran
of British and American navies who
lives in New York. was in charge of a
rescuing party which saved Ensign
George Dewey and others from the
burning Mississippi at ~Thompson's
point. near New Orleans. during the
civil war.
"A smarter man than Dewey never
lived said Captain Baxter. unless IL
was my old commander. Farragut.
from whom Dewey learned many val
liable lessons. ] remember well the
first time l saw Ensign Dewey. He
was officer of the deck on the Missis-
sippi and he impressed me at once
with his courtly manner and soldierly
bearing. He was every nch a gentle
ma and was always enthusiastic over
his work. :
The Mississippi was blown up about
3 O'Clock on the morning OF March "a.
1863. The Hartford and Albatross had
passed up the river n the victory
was ours. The Mississippi was so un-
fortunate II to run her nose into the
mud at Thompson's point and in a
twinkling 800 rebel ans were bearing
on her at point blank range. IL was
a perilous situation and the men were
dropping fast. When IL was seen that
the Mississippi could not be saved
Captain Melancthon Smith ~sprinkled
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Written for the Sunday Standard.
Remember the Maine!"
Remember the Alamor'

Written for the Sunday Standard.
Remember the Maine!"
Remember the Alamo"'
These are two battle cries that will
forever ear dreadful significance in
thu wal history of America.
Remember the Alamo," never fired
the hearts and blood of Sam Houston's
soldiers with greater eagerness for
vengeance than does the cry of Re
member the Maine fire the blood of
the men who are fighting under Dew
ey. Schley, Sampson and Miles. and
when this war is over there will be
stories to be written of blows given in
vengeance as terrible as the execution
done on the San Jacinto by Houston's
men.
The Alamo. a to the 112
brave Texans who. to a man, gave up
their lives fighting for the independ-
ence of their country from the rule of
Santa Ana, is still standing, bullet
pierced, but in a good state of preser-
walton. just OFF the plaza in the his
torical city of San Antonio.
Many varying stories OF the hight or
the Alamo and the vengeance of Hous-
toms men have been written. but there
still is another to be told, which pos
sesses the special interest of merit of
being in a few Instance materially diff
ferent from the generally accepted ac-
counts II is the story of an aged
survivor of Houston's army. The his
torical of the Alamo is that
Captain Travis. a young man of 2s,
with las men, was holding h town of
San Antonio against Santa Ana's army
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From the Baltimore American.
The reply of the South African republic
to Mr.. C~hamberlain's dispatch Is In effect
a denial of the suxerainty of England. by
a convention of October. 1881. the Volks-
raad explicitly recognised the queens
control of the Transvaal's external reia-
lions. BY a subsequent convention in lss4
the relation Of the Transvaal was left
somewhat more indefinite. but the British
control of the Transvaal's relations was
not, in the British view, at all
AS respects the Jameson raid. the repub-
lies dispatch reiterates the charge that
British authorities c-ountenanced II
Claims are made for an indemnity and an
assertion is made of the right OF tia
Transvaal. as an independent state. to
have the claim arbitrated. This Is a slaD
in the face for England and a conserva-
tive member of parliament has just re-
signed his seat. because. as he says. no
cannot longer support the Salisbury minis
try i'm its policy of socialism at home ana
-pusiIlanimous surrender abroad
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The usual stories of the time Of year
are going the rounds. such as 30 To 100 per
cent, increase I'm some bands of sheep. As
this In not a very good time for fishing
there must be something to supply the
p.ace.-Forsyth Times.
Chronic ofice-seekers should be given
scant consideration this year and the bar
nacles should be shaken or.-Lewistown
Democrat.
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Baseball Game Will Be
Played on Time.
Plans for More FOotbalI-LOoking
for a Tug-of-War Contest.
The Coming Shoot.

Captain Al Moore. OF the Wela IA
Hao base ball team, said last night that
the game announced for Saturday will
certainly be a go. The difference about
finances has been Strengthened out be-
tween the two teams, and both are now
down TO hard practice. The New York
ers have materially strengthened their
team and are confident.
The delay in the arrival OF the trans
port Arizona will make it possible 10
have the return foot ball game between
the Towns and Pennsylvania. Both
teams are most anxious TO play, and
the city would be glad 10 see another
game. If arrangements can be made
the contest will probably come off some
afternoon of next week.
Casey, the swarthy left guard OF the
Pennsylvania foot ball team, who never
was a Frenchman, was in town last
night looking for tug-of-war match
with some all-round seven. He is after
the Honolulu Iron Works team, but
says his men will tackle anything
showing itself. Casey, By the way, is
a great, big whole-souled fellow, sin
cere and straight to the core, and is
very popular in his regiment.
The double match of Companies ID
and B in the Marlin Trophy Shoot will
take place from 80 to Saturday af-
ternoon. AS it is for q dinner both
teams will try for high scores. 1t has
been decided to have the feast, or
time" as it may be, in Company BIS
quarters at the drill shed some even
ing next week. Team men and Off
GERS of the two companies will be in
vited.
There will be four teams in the Mar
lin Trophy shoot Saturday afternoon.
f and G regard themselves as being the
real competitors, and both are work
ing hard for the supremacy. y or ID
certainly have good chances, however,
and it is not improbable that there may
be a surprise.
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Member Of Honolulu Stock
Exchange.

Telephone No. Y.
5046 p. o. Box No. 594.
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4 FUNERAL
Services Over the Body OF Chas.
l., THOMPSON


The funeral of the late Charles L.
Thompson, Company II, First New
York, took place from St. Andrews
cathedral at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Companies f and II OF the New
York regiment were out in full, and
number of officers were present. Chap
lain Swartz cOnducted)the services. The
Cathedral was filled with soldiers and
city people at the time. Beautiful floral
pieces We're sent in by Mrs. :. NJ.
Damon, Mrs. \. I. Judd, Mrs. r. +.
Myers. Miss Judd. Miss NJ. C.> Widdi-
field. Miss Charlotte Hall and others.
The body was deposited in vault
in Nuuanu cemetery and viii lie re
turned by the next steamer TO Utica.
New York. Private Thompson was a
druggist at home. His family Is quite
wealthy. He was the only son. He
came out in Company L. 70 which he
had belonged for some years. but
changed TO Company II TO get in the
hospital corps.
The procession 10 the cemetery yes
terday was headed by the New York
band. Company II furnished the pail
bearers aud firing party. There were
a number of city carriages in line.
The funeral was quite the largest ever
held from the Military hospital.
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Champion Blood Purifier

Probably all ~ our readers know some
thing nf George w. Walker. OF 81 BuUrSe
-. Surry HIS. sidney. y. = W. Hr give u~
O. is unusual ami most remarkable c&Pe.I-
guee
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HAIR MATTRESSES

made from the finest ouTled hair
obtainable, are the most comfortable
mattresses known and are a sure
cure for aching bones.
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EVERYBODY
READS
OUR ADS.

We suppose. however, that there are
some people on the Islands who mag
inc that our talk about our
SO, Sl2 and SIS
SUITS
Is Drag" II there were not such peo-
pie We would be selling all the mems
clothes worn in town. IL any man who
thinks this way will come here and
buy one OF these suits. and after he
gets IL home finds IL faulty in style.
fit, material and finish. and decides Il
is not worth what he paid for II. we
will give him his money back without
a bubble. Think a littlei Such a
contract IS a legal contract, and no
offer could be more fair.
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ANOTHER REVOLUTION.
THE QUEEN TO THE FRONT.

The Chinese exclusion act" goes in
to effect here.
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j. S. OFFICIAL CHARTS.

THE UNDERSIGNED HAS BEEN
appointed Honolulu Agent OF the u. S.
PHOTOGRAPHIC OFFICE. and has
for sale the latest CHARTS OF the
North Pacific Ocean, Hawaiian Islands,
Honolulu Harbor, Hilo Bay, Pearl Har-
Dor, Manila Bay, and the Philip
pines, Cuba, etc, etc. Other orders
filled at short notice.
FRANK s. DODGE,
1917 Government Survey Office.
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RAINIER"

The Ladies' Favorite, the Mems
Preference It's absolute purity-ma-
ture age-and delicious flavor have
made Rainier Beer a welcome visitor.
It's the queen of all fine beers.
On tap or in bottles at the Criterion
Saloon Phone 7S3.
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After being victim 20 typhoid brain and
rheumatic feyerS IN lssl2. my system WAS lett
In q debiltated condition. Besides being
very weak had numerous assesses on the
lower part of my back and spine from which
- great number IF pieces of bone were taken.
As fast as an ahSctSS would appear and was
lauced another would form. I was treated at
two different hospitals without success. the
surgeons in attendance informing me that I
was suffering from blood poisoning. The abs
ceSSeS continued 10 form and 1 was ueye-
without pain until six months ago l was
induced 10 try