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Are They Deceived

N the mail from Manila. brought to
nation issued by A~guinaldo in
which he recognizes as Undoubtedly
disinterested" the presence of Ameri-
can soldiers and sailors at the Philip
pines. As this chief of the Philippine
rebels puts IL. our forces are at Manila
with a view to furnishing protection
for the people whose leader he is: and
that is the right view Of the case. IL
the war is to reach its conclusion on
the terms and in the spirit which found
public and official expression in con-
gress when hostilities began.
If. however. Ag~uinaldo's following
includes men who are regular subscrib-
ers to some of this country's lingo
newspapers the suspicion will spread
rapidly among the rebels that their
leader is getting sadly fooled. Dewey
is constantly in need Of the supper Of
these islanders: doubtless he would he
swiftly deprived of Il II the notion be-
came fixed in the minds of the Filipinos
that the scheme is to make their ISL
ands a conquest for the United States.
According to all accounts. these reb-
els are actuated by the same spirit that
has inspired the Cubans during their
long war-it is the longing for indie
pendence. Evidently Agulnaldo does
not fancy that annexation of the Phil
ippine islands IL the ambition of the
governmen al Washington; his procla-
nation betrays no knowledge of any
such intention on our part.
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A Policy of Dodging.

Y his prancing over the seas.
Is Camara viii not get bottled up,
as Cervera is. but he will man
age to keep his ships out Of harms
way longer than would be possible were
he to get into the open and fight. He
has a couple of really good ships. sew
eral nondescript affairs and some trans
ports. He made his way leisurely to
Port Said; he uses fictions and excuses
for the purpose Of p~rolonging his stay
there. If he enters the Red sea. sails
Its thirteen hundred miles TO Alden
and heads eastward then. and not
till then. the American public will be-
lieve that Spain has been foolhardy
enough TO rob her home coast of what
little defenses she had.
Weeks hence. II he sights Manila,
Camara will find Dewey strengthened
by the Monterey. the Charleston. the
Monadnock. and. I'm addition. a goodly
land force will have been put In fight
ing trim. Meanwhile IL he passes
through the canal, Camara will be so
Ear from Cadiz that our ships would
have ample time TO damage SPANS
coast and Spanish shipping. without the
slightest manifestation Of hindrance.
Thus the Camara fleet seems really
to hay studied for an opportunity to
put itself i'm a halfway position be-
tween Cadiz and Manila, in a manner
that retires II completely from the OPP
D%ortunity to AXE an active mart in the
wars hostilities.
One of last nights bulletins quotes
the Spanish minister OF war as saying
that Camara has already entered the
canal. If that be the truth and If he is
stocked with Goa sufficient for the voy-
age to Manila, these is no accounting
for his days of delay at Port Said-the
Egyptian authorities positively refused
permission to him to add TO his stock
before entering the canal. II is more
han likely that this Spanish minister is
talking for publication in Spain.
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To BE kept i'm Mind.

II $ far as II has been heard from,
I the press Of the state regards
with approval the plan under
which is is proposed to Heal with the
case OF Mr.. Carleton, state superin-
tendent Of public instruction. As good
as unanimous il state-press sentiment
10 the effect that this scandalous mat
ter is altogether regrettable, since IT
directly involves the decent admins
tration of this states system OF public
education. Nevertheless. the opinion
everywhere prevails that the matter
deserves prompt and thorough atten-
ton.
At the outset the Standard remarked
hat the case lis one which IL took up
with deep regret-not specially because
Of superintendent Carleton personally
but because of the almost sacred trust
which, by the vote of the state. was
committed to him. But the open allie
cations respecting his conduct having
long lain unheeded in the offices Of Hell
ena wspapers which had the official
facts at hand. the Standard was under
obligation to the Montana public 10
take up the charges. This newspaper
has made no charges-it simply stated
them carefully In the language OF those
who did make them and this not
anonymously.
The incident passes. undo the orders
of the governor. to the state board Of
education which will meet July .. Thus
the whole issue may rest till then. Only.
there is one point that ought to be kept
In mind lest injustice be done. Recent
news from Helena was to the effect
that Governor Smith had forwarded to
each member of the board a copy of the
letter addressed to him by Superin-
tendent Carleton. That letter includes
a very remarkable lapse. in a sentence
which says:
Miss Harris herself has denied the
correctness OF these charges as they
have been published and has caused a
correction OF them to be sent to the
Standard. but. so far. her correction
has not been published"
This statement to the governor by Mr..
Carleton Is absolutely untrue, as was
shown in the columns of the Standard
for last Sunday. when every line OF all
the letters ever sent 10 this office by
Miss Harris was put into type. The
members of the state board are intelli-
gent citizens Of Montana: IL is there
fore a reasonable presumption that they
read the Standard and that they have
the Harris correspondence along with
the text OF the Carleton letter sent to
the governor. But this is a feature OF
the ease bou which there ought to be
| no Misunderstanding.
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IL Was Pretty Tame.

= WIDER Omaha date a press dis
patch says that, at the exposi-
ton. yesterday VAS Montana
day. Probably that is news to the very
large majority Of the people OF Mon
tana: this states day at the exposition
came and went without wen so much
as the local public's passing notice. yet
due announcement Of Montana day was
made in the press Of the state.
There are reasons why Montana's
day was permitted to pass without
many honors. In the first place. the
day assigned 10 this state was fatally
early. Nebraska has states that are
near n~eighbors to which the matter of
an early date would o be n matter Of
much account. Not so with Montana.
This state is far from Omaha. The
public here. TO get disposed for the long
and expensive trip. needed the stimu-
lus which a series of successfully cele-
brated state days" would have fur
nished.
The exposition Is hardly opened; II
Is not at his ONE in good running
order: II is not as attractive as II viii
be in it's later stages-if II proves TO be
a success People who must make the
long trip from Montana, TO visit the
exposition. cannot be expected to take
too many chances. Later on. they
might have been tempted TO help cele-
brate a Montana day. IL they had. TO
prompt them. the assurance that the
Nebraska show is worth while.
Then. too. there was the matter Of
railway rates. Right along. until
very recently. It was generally under
stood that the roads had concluded 10
offer no excursion tickets. That fact
led a good many Montana people to
conclude that they would not take in
the exposition. II is true that the all
roads finally announced a special expo
sition fare. but. as the Standards mem
DRY IL. that was not longer than ten
days ago-it was too late 70 be an in
iucement for participation at Omaha
In Montana-day celebration.
These are some OF the reasons why
Montana day at Omaha did not attract
nerited notice among Montanans.
hore's the. pity, since this state dealt
handsomely with the exposition in the
way OF funds. The pamphlet recently
issued by the exposition's department
Of publicity credits Utah with an ap-
preparation Of 5000 for the exposition:
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Knocked Out Again.

~HAT bill for an appropriation for
a federal building in Butte has
been kicked about between SEN
ate and house in the national capitol
until 1t is nothing better than a
wreck.
All these years, Butte's case has been
presented on it's merits-and the case
never lacked abundant merit; scores of
cities. whose valid claims are insig-
nifcant compared with those of Butte.
have been generously favored, while
time after time this best city in the
West has been rebuffed. Recent Incl
dents have revealed the willingness Of
the senate to stand by B~utte-unfor-
tunately. i'm the sight of Mr.. Reeds
house goldbues, Butte is an undesirable
city in an undesirable state.
BY the testimony of a dispatch from
the Standards Washington office. there
is no chance for favorable action on
the part OF the house with reference TO
the proposed appropriation for Butte.
The amount was not large-it repre-
scented practically the cost Of a site for
a building. Yesterday the conferes on
the sundry civil bill rejected the
amendment that carried the approprla-
ton for Butte.
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TWELVE PAGES.
THURSDAY, JUNE 80. 1898.
An Ominous Prophecy.

~HE eriou situation that has de-
veloped in front Of Santiago Is
set forth in this mornings sum-
mary of war news, under Washington
date. The word from General Shafter
is that. without delay. he intends to
push ahead for the direct attack on
the fortified town: the inference is that
the necessity is upon the commander
OF our forces to be in haste about Il, the
alternative being a condition which
presently will leave him to face greatly
augmented numbers Of the enemy.
One of the troubles is that, saying
nothing OF the Spanish troops who will
have the shelter of the Notifications,
General Skaters men must cross ter
ritory where they viii be directly ex-
posed to the terrible fire OF Cervera's
feet. Relief would be ample We're
some of the ships under Sampson able
10 thread their way into the han Dor.
II has thus far been assumed that such
a venture is too hazardous. Meanwhile,
there are the Spanish achievements, a
good many thousand strong. which are
reported to be within fifty miles of
santiago: they are n significant factor
which General shafter has 10 taxi into
his reckoning.
The news Of this morning is nothing
more than a prophecy. Yet 1t is sig
nifcant: it foretells a decisive battle
at an earlier day h former tldings
from Santiago had led the public to
anticipate. and the word from General
shafter is in the atu of a warning
that the engagement Is likely to be
one hat will involve serious results IN
the loss of life.
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Georgia gave nearly $4,000" WILSON,
sin. $4,000; Wyoming $4,000. The legis-
lature of Montana voted SIS. 900. TO which
amount a subscription OF SIS. 900 was
added by Mr.. Daily; so that Montana
made a much more friendly showing,
expressed in dollars and cents. than
any other northwest state. and his
states contribution is conspicuously
liberal when put i'm comparison with
SIS. 900 appropriated by Iowa; $4,000 by
Ininois-and So through the list of
states.
In spite of this fact. owing to cir
cumstances. to some of which we have
referred. the conclusion is reached
after a reading of the press dispatch
and the Standards special telegram
from Omaha-that Montana day. in the
absence Of Governor Smith and other
representatives, was n pretty tame af-
fair.
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Exploded Her Boilers.

Madrid. June 20. $3.50 p. m.-The cruis-
er Antonio Lopez while trying to enter
the river San Juan, near a Juan de
Porto Rico. with a cargo of provisions
n war material. was detected by two
American warships but escaped by
swiftly changing her course. The cap
tain determined to land his cargo and
headed for shore at Salinao. The shock
of grounding exploded the boiler. 1t is
not known whether there was any loss
of life. The Spanish %gunboats Concha
and Isabella went to the assistance of
the Antonio Lopez. whereupon the
Americans withdrew and the Lopez
landed her cargo.
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better policy is the n urged eloauently
a few days & by Senior Robledo who
warns his countrymen that Intervention
through another power would not be
anywhere acceptable and who pleads
with his fellow citizens 10 handle their
own case and get the best terms they
car While no announcement have
been made Ia behalf of the government
at Washington, II is perfectly well un-
d~erstood. at home and abroad. that we
can manage this affair without the aid
OF the powers. But Spain. as Robledo
act for ner. must pay a brokers'
commission for the third party's SER
pfcas
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WIN Probably Fuse.

Spokane. June 29.-Democratic, popu-
list and free silver republican conven-
ions for Spokane county are in session
here. All have a large attendance. The
popuiists adopted their platform to-
night. The platform committees Of the
other conventions Will report tomorrow
morning. Committees exchanged greet
ings between the different conventions
to-day. The indications are tonight
that the three conventions will fuse on
one ticket. A conference committee Of
seven members from each convention
will come together tomorrow and try
to agree upon the division of the Offices.
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AN AMAZING RUM0R.
The brooklyn Sunk and Commodore
schiey Killed.

Scufey hflieu.
Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.
Kingston. Jamaica, June 20, Wednes-
day, 3 a. m.-The Spanish con-
sui here has received a cablegram from
Santiago de Cuba asserting that the
United States armored cruiser Brooklyn
has been struck by a Spanish shell,
which sank the vessel and killed Com
modore Schley and "a seamen.
The consul really believes the news
and the ~Spaniards all over the city are
drinking champagne and rejoicing.
1t has also been reported to the Span
ish consul from Santiago hat an e
tensive mine has been laid which will
blow up half the American army when
1t enters the city.
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ONE RED ROSE THE RENTAL
A Single Flower Pays for the Site of .
Pennsylvania Church.

From the Ladies' Home Journal.
on the second Sunday of each June
these is paid to the oldest lineal de-
scendant of the founder of Mannheim,
Baron Henry William Stiegel, the an
nual rent for the plot of ground given
by him more than a century and a
quarter 6 fer the building of a church.
This rent, this yearly tribute. is one
red rose, and ii Is the payment of this
flower to the heir Of Baron Stiegel that
forms the occasion of the beautiful and
novel celebration, the Feast of Roses
at Mannheim, Pa. n day preceding the
formal ceremonies is observed as a gen.
eral holiday, devoted to festivities and
amusements and to welcoming the heir.
The town is early filled with people
from the surrounding country, and by
the time set for the coming of the dis
tinguished guest the streets are thronged
with an expectant multitude. As the
train draw into the station the thun-
dering boom of a cannon announces
its arrival. and in a few moments the
honored descendant of the baron APP
pears in an open carriage preceded by a
band of music.
Accompanied with appropriate religi-
Gus exercises, with music and addresses,
the simple yet beautiful and touching
ceremony of paying the rent is per-
formed In the church on the following
day. Every space, every nook W1tnln
the church.. is filled with a luxuriant
mass of red roses, and through the open
windows peep the blossoms of the rose
vines hat climb and cluster on the
outside wall. In the name and in behalf
of the congregation the minister takes
from it's silver chalice the rose that has
been specially selected for the purpose
because of it's transcendant beauty and
fragrance, and presents ii to the heir
- CT
legations required by the deed. The re-
cipient takes the rose. and in a few re-
marks acknowledges the payment of the
debt.
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At Oakland.

San Francisco, June 29.-Results at
Oakland: 2:22 class, trotting, one-mile
dash-Little Miss o Ned Thornton
second, Diamond third; time, 2:17. 1886
class. pacing, one-mile dash-Alto Rex
won. Dictatress second, Primrose third
time, 2:1S. Special race. mile heats,
best two i'm three-Butcher Boy won.
Ashton second. Chloe third: time. 2:lS.
2:e5 class, trot. one mile-Jih Albert
won. o second, Mabel Mckinney
third: time, 2:l71a. 2:40 class, pacing,
one-mile dash-Charles Dave won,
Strathway second, Peanuts third
time, 2:20ik.
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Current Comment
Pursuing an Elusive Shadow.

From the st. Pau Globe.
We are preparing to give the world an
Illustration Of Aesop's dog story. We have
suddenly discovered the shadow Of i'm
porialism and with the instincts of the
dog we are preparing to drop the sub
stance OF free government and plunge into
the water after the shadow of umpire
Once this nation becomes Intoxicated with
the ambition OF Alexander we will not
stop while there are other countries to
conquer. unless the allied armies OF the
world meet MS AT some Waterloo.
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VALE. Commencement.

New Haven. Conn, June 2e.-The 1asth
annual of Yale univer-
sity was held to-day and more thar 700
graduated. Perhaps the most picturesque
feature of the presentation of candidates
for degrees was the presence in the front
row of candidates OF % seniors. all wear
ing the United States uniform. They are
members Of battery A., light artillery. of
the volunteer service.
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The Manner of Doing 1t.

~ Violently SPANS best men
=. want peace; their query is how
to get It without giving men
Ike Weyler an opportunity 10 stir up
public sentiment TO the point Of revo-
luton and a dictatorship. Some OF
these men are anxiously in quest OF the
power in Europe that is willing to make
SPANS cause its own by presenting the
case at Washington in the name and
on behalf Of the Madrid cabinet. The
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I'm Route To Manila.

Chicago. June 29.-One hundred sail
org passed through Chicago to-day en-
route 10 Manila. They are the first
naval reinforcements for Admiral Dew
ey's feet to be sent from the interior
and east. The detachment hailed from
Toledo. New York. Boston. the Nor
folk navy yards and Philadelphia.
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Jumped the Track.

ST Joseph. Mo. June ga west
bound passenger train on the Wabash
road was wrecked to-day a mile west
of Burlington Junction. n locomotive
jumped the track and the mail. bag
gage. smoking and chair cars followed
going down an embankment. A score
OF passengers We're hurt. several OF
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No Limit to Colonial Ambition.

From the Boston Transcript.
With our newly acquired zeal for CO.
lonial possessions. and as one fruit of our
discovery Of the ease with which We can
coin the American spirit into dollars
by the machinery of a popular bon issue,
practically nothing stands between us
and the ownership of everything insular
on our hemisphere as far south az the
l7th degree of north latitude. As 10 the
question OF saddlinR posterity with the
burdensome fruits of our enterprise-well.
that's another story.
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The following

them seriously. The following are
among the seriously injured: Rabbi
III. Brosskey. New Haven, Conn. low
er portion of body badly bruised; Major
John Kern. Minneapolis. Mimi. serf-
ously injured in the abdomen; -
Houston. Keokuk. Iowa. back injured:
Ed Morton. conductor, Quincy. ILL.,. bad
ly burned; c. j. G~rosvenor, baggage
man, Moberly. Mo-. arm broken. Those
more seriously injured have been taken
to the hospital at Moberly, Mo.
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washington, Tune 2e.-Secretary Long
has received word from Commodore
Remey at Key West that the flagship
Newark with Commodore Watson on
board has been in a collision with the
Dolphin. The Newark was ~uninjured
but the Dolphin sustained considerable
damage. She is now on her way north
to dry dock. No details are obtalnable.
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Iowa Prohibltionists.

Des Moines, Iowa, June 29.-The prohibit
tion state convention to-day nominated a
state ticket headed by Malcolm Smith for
secretary of state. The platform was the
same as last year with the addition OF n
clause indorsing the war and pledging
loyalty to the government during the err
eFa
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Their Rest Friend,

From the Baltimore American.
How ridiculous is this Spanish report
about a South American alliance against
the United States. Those republics south
Of us are none too strong themselves,
but they all know that Uncle Sam il the
best friend they have In the world.
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Army Consumption in Prospect.

From the Louisville Dispatch.
II we are TO compete with the land pi-
rates OF Europe ana involve ourselves in
their q~uarrels we must organize and equip
armies and navies on "A scale similar to
theirs. Such a policy would also necessi-
tate a change in our laws which would
force every man to perform a certain
amount Of military service. as a number
Of the Enropean natIons do.
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From the Philadelphia Press
In the first place. Camara win never get
home ~ he gets 10 the Philippines, n In
the second place he will never act there
to let Dewey have the fun of giving Span
ish honor another chance 10 people the
bottom OF Manila bay.
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Make. the "ornter" Euviou..

From the Manchester. N. H.. Union.
Perhaps some OF the imperialists have
noted the item that during the four years
that General Weyler was governor gem
eral of the Philippines at a salary OF
S40.Ooo a year. he was able to add to his
private bank account more than Si,aO0. 900.
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From the Washington Post.
Perhaps General Miles will ind u ex-
pedient TO remain in Washington 20 ac-
knowledge tbs applause Of the country
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Ln,. sun Il. settling I'm In. Wei.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
IL looks as II. In a week or two Mrs.
Domini could drop her crown into the
moth bag for coed and all.
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The Standard has branch offices at
Butte, Missoula and Great Falls. where
advertising rates will be furnished on APP
rifcation.
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Sessions.

Omaha, Tune 29.-The general session
of the TRANSIT Mississippi Educational as
ISOLATION opened to-day with a large at
tendance.
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Burke Chairman.

Chattanooga, Tenn. June 2a.-The
democratic convention opened to-day
by electing j. Nj. Burke as temporary
chairman.
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Washington, June 29.-Montana fair
northerly winds.
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