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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-20
SNOW HURRICANE.

The Duran, or snow hurricane of the
Pamirs is a meteorological phenomenon
of great interest. Even in midsummer
the temperature during q snow Duran
frequently falls to IA degrees Fahrenheit,
while in the winter of 1929 it dropped
to As degrees below zero at the end
of January. The Duran comes with
startling suddenness, the atmosphere
growing lark with whirling snowflakes
where scarcely a minute before the sky
was perfectly clear.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-20


No. / of Volume / of the Rocky Noun
tain Celt made it's appearance upon the
table of the Inter Mountain today. The
paper is published in this city n will
be devoted, as it's name implies, to the
the observation-disclosures of the state in par
ocular. In his salutatory the editor,
among other matters, says: The Rocky
Mountain Celt will aim to make the
journal a. symposium of the thoughts of
Irishmen and Irish-Americans." Tt is a
12-page quarto, geographically neat and
ably edited.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-20

Next Wednesday is Washington's
birthday. In observing it as such one
loses sight of the dead man in contem-
plating the living principles which he
bequeathed to a grateful people-prin-
ciples upon which the glorious super
structure of liberty has been erected and
through which over TO- 600, 900 people enjoy
other people on earth. AS long as liberty
will the name of Washington be honored
and reyered.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-20
THE DUDE.

Senator Hale of Maine is the dude Of
the upper house. He has a weakness for
sachet powder, and in passing him in the
corridor one is sure to catch a Whit of
perfume. Mr.. Hale is as choice and par
ticular in his use of English as he is in
the selection of his wearing apparel.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-20

Another sudden death is reported in the
east by suddenly coming into a fortune.
A newspaper man is made of different
material. History does not record the
name of one who yielded to a sudden or
any other kind of fortune. They can
stand all that fall their way.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-20

There has been but one judicial hang
ing in Silver Bow county and that, we
believe, was in 1889 when a man by the
name of Roberts suffered the extreme
penalty of the law. Sometime during the
middle sixties a Chinaman was hanged
down near Rocker by a party or two who
thought the Chinese deserved hanging on
general principles. With these two ex-
ceptions no one has been unfortunate
enough to take he hemp line to eternity
in this county. Shafer and ~Shadwell may
bear the distinction of breaking the same
ness of the usual verdict mot guilty. At
least it looks that way just now.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-20
A NECESSITY.

Are there any good, large eXclama-
ton points on this machine?"
NO." answered the typewriter sales
man, there is no exclamation point"
Then | can't use it. | want to take
dictation for an army officer who has
something to say about Il colleague
Washington Star.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-20

moa is based today upon the %cocoanut,
and the exports of copra, the dried meat
OF the ~cocoanut, represents nearly all the
exports of the Stands.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-20
METHOD IN HER MADNESS.

why is it," they asked, that you let
your husband nave his own way in every
thing?"
Because she replied, q like to have
some one to blame when things go
wrong"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-20

The war investigation has cost Uncle
Sam a cool 100000. A like sum may pos
sibly be required to investigate the true
inwardnes of the report.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-20
MARKED ATTENTION.

His attentions to you have been mark
ed, have they not?" said the young wo-
mans experienced friend.
oh, yes. He has never taken the price
Off any of his presents"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-20

Client, Belgium, is built on 26 islands,
which are connected with one another by
so bridges. Three hundred streets and 80
public squares are contained in these
islands.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-20

General Miles will now have a chance
to describe the length n color of the
whiskers on army canned beef
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-20
PARRIED.

Conductor (hastily)-How old is that
child?
Young mother Gndignantly)-Do l look
old enough to have a child old enough to
pay fare?
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-20
SAMOA'S ~COCOANUTS.

Practically the whole business of Sa.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08

terday places him once more as the
democratic favorite in the next sena-
torial fight. The fact that he has
played his part with such splendid
generalship will constitute him SO pre-
eninently as the first man of the
democracy that an effort to return him
to the senate will become the natural
corollary to the victory of the election.
His astute self-concealment during the
progresses of the campaign enabled him
to SO unity his forces that in the final
result all the rich rewards will empty
themselves into his lap. and the most
comical feature of it all is that some
of his worst anniversaries have been
made to contribute more or less to his
PERSONAL triumph" German is the hero
of the day in the Maryland democracy
and his return to the senate assuredly
seems to be among the possibilities.
Maryland could not do better than
make him the successor of the nincon1-
poop Wellington q
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08

notice, he could tell the secretary of the
navy just what ship had cost origin
ally, how much had been expended upon
her for maintenance, repairs, coal,
clothing and care, il she were laid up.
When the war with Spain broke out
Stewart's department was ready for it.
Everything was moving like clockworl1
and it was not necessary to disturb the
customary order Of things. One day
shortly before the war was declared
Stewart called on Secretary Long with
reference to what Dewey would do after
his supplies were exhausted and the
neutrality laws were enforced. AS a
result of the conversation, two great
store ships were bought in Hong Kong.
One was loaded with 5000 tons of coal
and the other with provisions. This
ample provisioning of Dewey's fleet was
a masterpiece of foresight, and the
credit for it belongs to Rear Admiral
Stewart. He was the right man in
the right place.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08
A Good Man.

~ HE country has never heard very
much about Rear Admiral Ed
win Stewart. who was retired
last Friday, having reached the age
limit. He never had chance to win
battle, or even to distinguish himself
for heroism. Yet he goes out of the
service with a record to be proud of.
Stewart was chief of the bureau of ma
val supplies and paymaster general of
the navy. Under his administration
the navy has been promptly supplied
with coal, provisions, clothing and pay,
with never a breath of criticism.
Stewart rendered his country valuable
service. He found the bureau of ma
val supplies in a scandalous condition,
he brought to it system and order. 1t
was he who perfected the admira BILE
methods which now pervade all that
branch of the navy department. One
of the first things accomplished by him
was the provision of a card-index ac-
count with all the ships, bureaus and
storehouses by which, at moments
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08
1t Doesn't Appear.

~ nee again the question OF the
~ rights Americans enjoy in car
rying on trade with the world
is presented, and the manner in which
this presentation comes certainly is
surprising; indeed, it would be start
ling, if some of the recent talk were
to be taken seriously. For instance,
the statement Of the London Chronicle
Is that, as the result of arrangements
recently entered into between Russia
and England. with reference to China,
"the United States has been frozen
out"
That is a strange newspaper deliver
ance. In the carving of China this
country has claimed no slice; it has
not been the ambition of the United
States to fasten it's sovereignty on an
inch of Chinese territory-American
ambition does not run that way. What
we did want and what, as pioneers in
trade, we sought of the Pekin gov
ernment, was a free and fair oppor-
tunity to offer and sell our goods in
the Chinese market. We secured what
we wanted in this respect by treaty
there were guaranteed to us the same
rights that were enjoyed by the most
favored nation.
| The English view appears to be, if
| it is rightly reflected in the London
| Chronicle, that there is new deal all
| around and that old things, relating
| to the commercial world. have passed
| away as the result of the compact re-
| Gently closed whereby Russia, for her
| part, and England, for her part, get
an enormously large "sphere of in
| tiuence"-that is to say, the practical
control of vast districts in China. II is
not to be seriously assumed that this
of treaties like the one existing be-
tween the United States and China.
We now have a large trade through
one of the Chinese ports that has fall
len under Russian influence 1t is no.
where claimed that this port has be-
come a Russian possession: the Rus
sian government would blandly deny
a suggestion of that sort. Is it to be
assumed that Russia could establish
at that port a discriminating duty to
which the United States would sub
| nit? That question is easily answer
ed. Were Russia to attempt that pol
icy, we should soon be furnished with
| one more reason why the cars peace
conference at The Hague is one of the
things that don't count in a practical
| way
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08
Reed Was Competent.

Now that Mr.. Reed Is going to be a
lawyer in New York, 1t may interest the
members of the New York bar to hear the
story as to how he was admitted to the
bar in California which is told by the
Washington correspondent of the Mail
and Express.
Mr.. Reed was being examined as to his
qualifications for the law along with
several companions. The question, WAS
the legal tender act, in your opinion, con-
sttutional?' was asked the candidate
sitting next to Mr.. Reed. The young
man hesitated. as well he might, for even
the justices of the supreme court had
spent MANY weary days hearing argu-
ments on that particular question. and af-
ter once deciding that it was unconstitu-
tional afterward reversed their decision.
While the young man hesitated the judge
turned to Mr.. Reed, saying: What do
you think, Mr.. Reed? Was the act con-
stitutional?" "It was replied Mr.. Reed,
without a moments hesitation. Very
good" was the reply, "you are admitted
to the bar. Any man who can answer
offhand question that is still puzzling
the supreme court of the United States
is certainly pre-eminently qualified to
practice law before this court"
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08
A Theme of Discussion.

~ HE announcement that the Jeff
es-Fitzsimmons encounter will
take place in Denver is the pre-
face to vast amount of literature on
the subject. The close of hostilities in
the Philippines will give the coming
set-to right Of way over everything else
in public interest. AS theme of spec
ulatlve discussion there is nothing in
modern times that can compare with
professional meeting of two heavy
weights. From now till the hour of the
fight. prepare for one long, crescendo
controversy. You will hear that Fitz is
too old for another fierce battle; that
he is just in his prime; that he can hit
harder blow than he ever could; that
he gets a jag on and can't anything
but the high places; that he will knock
out Jeffries in the first round; that he
will be knocked out himself not later
than the third round; that he will throw
the fight to Jeffries: that he will pay
Jeffries $4,000 to throw the fight to him.
that the whole thing is fake that IT.
to be strictly on its merits; that there
won't be any Jeffries- -Fitzsimmons
fight in Denver; that there won't be any
Jeffries-F'itzsimmons fight anywhere.
This is only a brief and imperfect out
line Of the main current of the discus
sion. 1t will have thousand ramifica-
tions, every day will bring forth its
fresh addition of gossip. of rumor, of
denial, of affirmation, of wind After
all, next to a presidential election or a
war what interests the American peo-
pie so much as heavyweight cham
pionship prize fight? Nothing 1t may
not be an encouraging commentary on
American refinement, but it's a fact.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08
In the Best Of Humor.

---------
81 wonder why busy man like jerks
should want to go to the legisature?"
81 don't know-unless he needs the
money."-Puck.
, "How carefully your wife does watch
your health"
Yes; she knows that if I get up big
doctors bill she won't get summer trip"
Chicago Record.
Bass-They say that honesty is the best
policy, you know.
Fogg-Yes; but the trouble is that so
many of those who say it are persons who
never gave it trial-Boston Transcript
Mrs. Henpeck Visiting her first hus-
bands grave)--Yes, here lies a hero. You
would not be my husband to-day had he
not been killed in the war.
Mr.. Henpeck Qiercely)-Yes; what a
curse war is.-CincinnaH Enquirer.
Bobby-I guess my grandmother is COM
ing on a visit to-day. -"
Tommy-What makes you think that?
Bobby-Why, pa kissed ma this morn
ing before he went to work, and gave her
ten dollars--he always does that when he
wants her to forget things.-Judge.
Eyes, that's the bride"
VERY young, isn't she?'
''Nineteen, l believe
"Who are those nliddle-aged women
with her?"
"Those are her unmarried sisters. She's
chaperoning them."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
"Sure, look at the tobacco spit all over
the carpet said the janitor wife. enter
ing the council chamber the morning after
the meeting.
"Oh, yes" replied her husband; "you see
they had a couple of Chicago aldermen
here last night, and they were given the
privilege of the fioor."-Yo onkers States
man.
'Oh. Absalom!' walled Mrs. Rambo.
you've been drinking again after all
your PROMISES w..
''Nanshy. m'dear." replied Mr.. Rambo.
''only had on lill drinksh.> Fellr tor me
f I'd eat raw onion take whishky off m
breath. Smatter 18th me is l EFT too
many raw onionsh-cant you sheep
Chicago Tribune.
They We're disposed to reproach him.
"Oh. what does it profit man to kill
his wfe?' they cried
The Chicago. ILL.,, sausagemaker WINGED
"Nothing!' he groaned. "There are nc
by-products to speak of!
Moreover. popular prejudices had much
to do with making business lucrative OF
otherwise.-Detroit Journal.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08
Literature in George,

From the Atlanta Constitution.
They tell me-" said the old friend of
the family, that Billy is goin' to be a
wrtter-like them what prints pieces in
the papers?'
He wuz," replied Billy's father, "but
I've done steered him in another direc-
tion. / don't think the writin' busi-
ness is good fer his health.'
That's furpy"
mo, it amt. Leastways. it wuznt
funny to Billy. You know, he j'ined the
literary society an he come to grief at
the fust meetin'. Whilst they wuz dis
cussln' literary matters the president
drawed razor an slashed him on the
neck, an the secretary an treasurer
hit him over the head with a heavy
copy of Shakespeare, whilst the ser.
geant-at-arms knocked him senseless
with the History of Georgia. He wuz
laid up fer three weeks, an he jest
crawled out yesterday. l don't think
the literary business agrees with him!
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08
He's a Laster.

{ asst week brought out another
phase of the discussion that in
wolves the political future of
Secretary Alger. He is man in pub
lie life for whose retirement some of
the leading newspapers of the land
have fought long and we'll. These jour-
nails have announced Alger's retirement
from the cabinet with persistence; they
have done what they could to drive him
out; it has proved vain effort. Along
came the report that Alger was to be-
come candidate for the senate, and
there was rejoicing until it dawned
on the secretary's critics that Mr. Nc
MILAN holds until March, 1901. Then
some solace was found in the fact that,
at any rate, in case of Mr.. McKinley's S
election for a second term, Alger, in
the senate, would not be cabinet Of
ficer. That was pretty cold comfort,
but it served it's useful purpose for a
little while. Alger had said in an in
terview, at Detroit, that he had it from
Mcmillan that he, Mcmillan, would not
try for another senate term. Now
comes Senator Mcmillan, and ne says
there's no truth whatever that he will
make way for Alger. With the result
that the republicans, who realize how
gross Alger's maladministration has
been, find him at the present hour, re-
solved to stay in the cabinet through
the Mckinley first term and available
for another cabinet term II Mckinley
is elected.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08
Personal.

Krupp, the cannon king" is an anna
teur zoologist, his chief delight being
found in capturing and bottling curious
inhabitants of the sea.
Emile Zola, during, his stay in England.
has become deeply interested in the con-
troversies between high church and low
and reads all that he can regarding the
matter
Many years ago General Gomez first
met General Arthur Macarthur. The 9TH
er day he said of him: Il do not know
many American soldiers in the Philip
pines, but l know Macarthur and if he
cannot win Americas battles no man in
the world can
Russell Sage is no friend of the camera
and very rarely is it that a photographer
is quick enough to get snap shot of the
millionaire. AS for sitting for a picture,
that has probably occurred less fire.
quently during the millionaire's long life
than that of any other equally prominent
man in the country.
Samuel J. Randall, jr.. of Philadelphia
has been appointed special agent of the
department of internal revenue for the
eastern district of Pennsylvania, with
headquarters in Philadelphia The salary
made by the secretary OF the treasury
upon the personal request of President
Mckinley.
Mrs j. B. Anderson. wife of Colonel
Anderson of Manhattan, Kan, recently
received a letter from Andrew Carnegie
requesting permission to have a bronze
bust of the colonel made by a French
sculptor and put in one of the free librar-
les which the writer of the letter has en-
dowed. When Mr. Carnegie was a poor
boy, with no resources at his command
| Wherewith to procure an education, Col
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08
Current Comment.
Sign of the Times.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
The organzat ton of two cooperative
window glass companies within the week
is suggestive of the weak hold of the re-
Gently formed industrial trusts" This
example points clearly to the result of
the wholesale attempts to monopolize in
dustrial lines by grossly over r-capitalized
trusts" Every such organization
throws out of employment compe-
tent clerks, foremen, executive Off
GERS and workmen. These will inevitably
find unemployed capital ready to cooper
ate with them to share in the profits of
the enhanced prices dictated by the mo-
nOpolies.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08
Real and False Aristocracy.
m the Wa aSb n, erfDu TivpaS

From the Washington Times.
The mists of the old world ideals are
still about us and there is hazy notion
in the minds of ignorant people that mon
ey or birth or connection with one circle
or another is necessary for the making of
real gentlefolk. That was not the belief
of the greatest Americans who have lived
and when the fog of false notions is
cleared out of the eyes of the people it
viii be seen that the aristocracy of real
manhood is the noblest and grandest in
the world.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08
!HEN speaking Of the natives
" of the Philippines, a tlistinc-

yHEN speaking Of the natives
wv of the Philippines, tlistinc-
ton of terms should be borne
in mind "Filipinos'' is generic word,
applying to all the natives. Not all
the Filipinos are insurgents. The reb-
els are confined almost exclusively to
the tribe known as Tagalos, who claim
to lead in intelligence and civilization.
The other tribes are not in arms. It
was only day or two ago that the
Macabebes gladly welcomed the Ameri-
cans. The Tagalos have been forced
up against the territory of tribes who
are friendly to the Americans, and that
is one reason why Aguinaldo is suing
for peace. The fact is, Aguinaldo real
ICES that he is in a tight corner with
no opportunity for escape
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08
Going as Far as They Dare.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
OF course. even an A1gerine war policy
VIII not be stupid enough to undertake to
arrest or prosecute the wives or mothers
of soldiers for advising against their re-
enlistment But the attempt of the or
gans to denounce them remains as a
manifestation of the imperialist spirit.
The really significant aspect of the affair
is that tae government censorship refuses
to let messages pass to the soldiers from
their relatives and friends concerning
matters on which the freedom of action
of the soldier is undisputed.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08

pose IS the Fleeing of investors. In dis
eusslng combinations and trusts the fact
saould not be lost sight of that the small
Investor has rights which should be pro-
tected The promoter, having organized
the combination and having floated the
stock, cares little or no whether the con-
cern pays dividends. The small investors
are eternally in the dark as to what the
big corporation is doing.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08

onel Anderson extended to him the use Of
his library. Mr.. Carnegie now wishes to
show his appreciation of this kindness.
While serving in the army young James
u. Elaine accumulated some money, with
winch he specuiated so successfully dur
ing the recent stock boom that he was
$4,000 to the good This comfortable sum
he spread in thin margins. contrary to his
brokers' advice. Next day came a slump
and in 4s hours he was wiped out
Rev. Donald Macleod. D. D.. editor of
GOOD Words. London, and one of Queen
Victor1as ehaplains, has resigned his po-
sition as a preacher to the Glasgow Chris
tan institute because an inquiry was in
stituted by the directors into his conduct
in identifying himself with the movement
for the revival of classical drama in Glas-
gov.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08
Too Much Censorship.


From the Utica Observer
Some of our imperialistic friends are
getting quite put out at the exercise of
free speech by the people of this country.
General Otis has established a strict cen
sorship at Manila. and all the news we
get from our soldiers comes through his
agent. Imperialism, it will be observed,
brings its penalties. If we go into it we
will nave to pay the price. We will have
to give up the right of free speech and
say only things as please the military
authorities. Destiny may strike us
dumb.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08
HE remarkable democratic v

~ HE remarkable democratic vic
tory in Baltimore last week-the
city was carried by more than
mine thousand majority--is attributed
by the Baltimore American largely to
the personal efforts of ex-senator Cor
man. ."The strong, mastery hand of
the old leader says the American, was
seen all through the campaign, and the
success of his efforts lifts him once
more into prominence as the chief per-
senaIity in his party. His victory yes
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08
Unfortunate Heroes.
he Savannah News.

From the Savannah News.
Our heroes are unfortunate. AS soon as
they get home from doing great deeds
they get into trouble-a controversy, an
inquiry. a kissing bee or something else.
but trouble at any rate. Note the cases
of Schey, and Shafter, and Miles, and
Hobson, and now of Coghlan. If this sort
of thing keeps up what will happen to
Dewey when he comes home? VIII he get
into Jail?
The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-08
In Line with Previous Action.

From the New York World.
In anticipation of an adverse report
from the army beef inquiry court on the
charges of General Miles it is suggested
that the removal of Miles will be in order.
It would certainly be in order with line
of war department management which
gave Eagan five-years' vacation on fun
M