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The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
To Extend Her Trade.

China is about to send commercial
mission to the European and American
trade centers, with view to the pro-
motion of Chinese commerce. If the
mission proves successful, the govern
ment proposes to found Chinese trading
firms in the great commercial towns of
the world
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
Fused With the Pops.

From the Helena Herald.
The local Jeffersonian dinner and that
of the Tammany democracy were not
unlike in one respect-the c-rks that
popped were not soda water cOrks.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
New Avenue for Trade.

From, the st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The fact that the bicycle supply in
England is unequal to the demand
seems to open the way for further in
terchange Of good feeling.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

The king of Siam will allow no per-
Sous to enter his palace unless they wear
socks. It is needless to say that Jerry
Simpson will not make an Asiatic tour
this year.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
The Echoes that Remain.

From the Helena Herald.
These jefferson dinners We're neither
so frequent nor so costly while the dem
ocrats We're in power. IL that happy
time the soup house had the right-of-way.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
Ordered american Machinery.

An important engineering firm at
Sheffield, Eng, has just placed large
order for heavy machinery in the United
States, the British makers being unable
to promise sufficiently quick delivery.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

Kingdom had better bolt their doors and
bar their windows if they desire to re-
tain their valuables and keep China on
the man.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
Should Open a Soup-hOuse.

As presidential entry Judge Van
Wyck may be solid with $1O-a'plate
democrats, but he hasn't made visible
on the sandwich eating va
riety.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
Butte or Anaconda.

From the st. Paul Pioneer Press
IT, as predicted, the new prosperity of
Ireland proves serious check on emf
grafton. whence will New York recruit
her police force?
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

Spanish silver is now quoted at 49,
the highest figure reached in this de-
cade. Three-fourths of inland tele
grams are quotations Of money fol
country customers.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
Might Have Been n Dead Duck.

While duck shooting near Muscatine,
Iowa, Congressman Lane accidentally
shot hole in the bottom of the boat Of
which he was the sole occupant and,
but for the timely assistance of some
farmers, would doubtless have been
drowned.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
On Desert Air.

Evidently Mr., Bryan knew what he
was about when he declined to cast any
of his pearls of speech before one OF Mr.
Croker dinner parties.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
Local .lII-CrtfSin

Local Advertising
Notices of church festivals fairs, dancing
parties concerts. sociables suppers, ETC.. for
which an +dmission fee is to be charged, or
from which IA profit is to be made from the sale
of fancy articles etc. will be charged for at the
rate of 10 cents line Cards of thanks, 10 cents
line: obituary notices. 10 cents a line.
Resolutions of Coincidence, $50.
Subscription Rates.
One year - W
six months. L ~
Thraa months ...,............... -
Foreign postage added
Reu,ittances a the risk of the subscriber, and
should be made by express money ORDER post
ottice money order or check to the order of
BRYAN Bros. Il HAUCK,
Philipsburg. Granite County Mont.
Addressall business communications as above.
Subscribers not receiving their paper
regularly will confer "a favor by reporting the
fact to this office.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

The result of the Peace Conference
will mean that no hitting below the
belt will be tolerated in the future.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
Thr 3llail+
BRYAN BROTHERS & HAUCk,
PUBLISHERS AND pRopnIEToRs.

Entered at the PostoHce at PhHipsburg
Granite County, Montana, as Sec0nd-Ctdss
Matter tor Transmission Through the Mat.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21
Somewhat of a Bore.

Arbor day this year will have to be
worked with giant powder and drill
instead of pick and shovel.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

From, the San Francisco Chronicle.
1t takes Mckinley times to fill an
opera house with diners at $40 per head.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-04-21

And Johnny Bull Smiled.
Samoa. Samoa the Kaiser cried.
Where II YOU have it?" Samuel replied.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-16
HOW LYNCH LAW STARTED
Here Is the True Story of the
Stern Old Man Who Started 1t.
TOLD IN REVISED VERSION
Some of the Early Lynching Bees-In In.
stances They Were Fully Justified.
The Summary Process Spread
to the Pacific Coast.

1t is not at all surprising in view of
the frequency with which lynchings
and various acts of the vigilante order
like the recent killing of defenseless
negro prisoners in Georgia, are perpe-
trated in the United States, that Lynch
law" is considered an American insti-
tuition, especially as M less an author
ity than Noah Webster attributes it's
origin to certain summary executions
which took place long ago under the di-
reCtion of a Virginia farmer named
Lynch. The tree on which the victims
of Judge Lynch are supposed to have
been hanged still stands Cor did few
years ago. near Lynchburg. Va, and
has been pointed out o several genera
tons of sightseers. The truth with re-
gard to the origin of Lynch law, social
ed. is different" though there is a
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-16
SIGHTS AND SCENES IN OLD SEVILLE
Incidents in the Daily Life of the Dons Who
Are To-Day's DWeIIers in the Town Where
Don Quixote Fought the Windmill.

shot of one another, and to hear the
midnight hour being clashed and
changed in various tones and tunes by
the % clocks is an experience one can
never forget. The gentleman who wrote
that harmonious poem called "Beauti-
full Bells should first have made
stay in gay Seville.
They will soon have another variety
of bells, for they are introducing troll
ley line, and this evidence of the new
life of Spain has invaded the sacred
precincts of the Cathedral. The gaily-
painted iron trolley poles have been
reared on the very steps. The statues
of saints look down from their inches
on this disturbance OF their slow cen
turtles with what appears to be a look
of reproach. 1t is nearly 500 years since
the present building was begun, and,
like many of these ancient cathedrals,
it is far from being finished yet The
masons are erecting new doorways, in
strange contrastto the crumbling early
work, where the weather and time have
spread the beauties Of slow change over
it all, softening the edges, tinting and
blending. the surface with drip and
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damp: moss and ichen add their touch
of form and color to the old stones, and
in the creVices of the caves and cary
ings the dust has gradually become a
foothold for grass and little plants,
which flourish in their strange sur
roundings.
The tourist is in evidence here con-
tinually, as well as his ever present
disturber, the guide, who waylays him
and explains the beauties of the place
in a pOlyglot tongue, which is beWild-
ering mixture of French, Spanish and
English. The guides knowledge of the
place he tries to show is confined to the
usual statistics and is embarrassing
chatter which makes it impossibe to
enjoy the real beauties of the fine old
places which need repOse and reflection
The guide books are usually the visions
of the active imaginations of the writ
ers.
Think of the confusion the visitor is
| thrown into when he reads in one eX-
| tract that the Cathedral of Seville re
sembles an elephant among a flock of
sheep, and in another that it is like a
| ship in full sail.
The enjoyable feature of these imas-
NATIVE descriptions iSz that they are
more satisfying frequently than the re-
ality proves to be. and the Castles in
Spain that are constructed by fanCiful
people who stay at home, have the ad-
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There is now no poet of laughter
and tears, of comedy and pa shcs the
equal CT Hood. There is none with the
subtle delicacy, the aerial footstep, the
flameiike motion Of Shelley: none VITA
the amplitude, sweep and passion. with
the strength and beauty, the courage
and royal recklessness of Byron.
THE novelists of our day are no. the
equals OF Dickens. In my Judgment
he wrote the greatest Of all nnve's--
The Tale of Two Cities. Its phioso-
ply is perfect. Tie characters stand
out like living statues. In its pages
you find the blood and fame, the re-
rocity and self-sacriilce of the French
revolution.
TO me the three greatest novels are
The Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens;
Les Miserables, by Hugo. and AFRAID
ne, by Ouida. The last is the greatest
living writer of fiction, but some of her
books I do not like.
Most novels.s of our time write
good stories. They are ingenious, the
characters are well drawn, but the lack
life, energy. They appear not to act
for themselves, impelled by inner force.
but to be pushed and pulled
when we compare the literature Of
the first half of the century with that
of the last, we are compelled to say
that the last, taken as whole is bet
ter.'-NeW York Journal,
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shadow Of foundation for the generally
received version.
The original Judge Lynch was in real
ity m8yor, with judicial functions.
and his name was truly Lynch, but he
lived in Galway, ireland, ard not
Lynchburg, Va. This stern old fellow
had son who murdered a Spaniard
at the time d guest 4 t the Lynch home.
one of the old accounts has l. tina. the
murder was done that the Spantard
might be robbed; the other and more
romantic version says jealousy was the
motive. the SpaMard having mace love
to young Lynchs sweetheart. At all
events. ',he adaEe that "murder viii
out" camo true and the criminal was
no, only condemned to die by his faith
er but actually hanged in front of he
Lynch door by the paterral hand. The
inhabitants Of Galway sympathized
with the son almost 20 a man, and tina t
the father declared his purpose in hang
| ing his son was TO show a good ex-
ample to poster5ty.' Charles Lynch, a
descendant of Mayor Lynch. came to
| this country in the 18th century, and Sd
| tied near what is now Lynchburg. When
the revolution came he Yves an ardent
| patriot and became colonel in the
continental army. He took great de-
light in Furnishing Tories" as colonists
who were loyal to the king We're termed
J the punishment generally being inflict-
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and friend of Casey and the cause of
the feud between him and the editor,
King. whom Casey shot, was tried and
sentenced to Punishment Sullivan was
a prize fighter and not a native Of New
England, but an escaped convict from
the then British penal colony Of New
South Wales. Australia He was ter
ribly frightened after conviction, apd
in spite of the fact that his sentence
was only banishment cut his throat
in his cell four days after the close of
his trial
The number banished was not in eX
cess of 80. In every instance a fair
chance was given the convicted person,
free passage to Hawaii. Australia or
the Eastern states being provided by
the committee. which also guarded the
accused from harm till he got on ship
board. But in every instance there was
a death penalty in case of return, and
only one man went back He showed
that he did not know of the death
clause. and, though placed on trial
for his life, was banished the second
time. and remained away ever after
ward.
Most of the work of the San Fran
cisco vigilantes of 1851 was done in con-
sequence of plain murders and Other
crimes perpetrated chiefly by imported
thugs from the ends of the earth, but
the vieilantes of 1856 were called into
! being mainly because of political cor
rupti0n. The Ku KluX Khan Of recon
struction times in the South was CT
| ganized on a different plan, one highly
suggestive Of some of the recent
| Southern lvnchings. The lynchings
and White cap doings in Indiana in
| of the present decade were of still an
| 0t her order
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-16
Ingersoll on Literature.

Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll. who al
ways knows what he thinks, and does
no bury his ideas in wealth of vague
language, has been talking in Chicago
about literary matters and the progress
made in everything during the century.
His literary talk has novel features.
He left out all allusion to Rudyard
Kipling, w. D. Howells and Omar
Khayyam, and he spoke of Hall Game
as if he were trivial nonentity. These
facts astonished the literary salons of
Chicago. in which the four subjects re-
ferred to are almost the sole topics of
laudatory talk.
THE laurel of the nineteenth century
rests on Darwin's brow said Colonel
Ingersoll land it is the century that
has been the greatest of all. In only
two directions have the achievements
of this century been beaten. The mar
bles of Greece have not been equalled
and the plays of Shakespeare have not
been approached. In the direction of
the poetic and the dramatic the human
mind in his plays reached its limit. The
field was harvested; all the secrets of
the heart We're told. The buds Of all
hopes blossomed, all seas were crossed,
all shores reached.
I'm this century in one direction the
mind has reached the limit. The music
of Wagner will never be excelled
But this is Darwins century lis
laurel is upon his brow.
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From 1865 to 1868 the entire southern
tier of counties in Indiana was controll-
ed by Wh&. was known as the Reno
gang. The lIttle city of Seymour was the
focus of its energies. There had been
killings. robberies. train hold-ups-all
sorts of crimes. One day in 1866 a mys-
ferrous sign-the number II. inclosed in
triange-WaS seen in many public
places. Few knew what the sign meant
at first but the whole world knew all
about it full soon. for whenever and
wherever it was seen there were hang
ings galore by the Vigilantes. and in
every county of Indiana's southern tier
one or more "hangman's trees and
''hangman's corners may still be seen.
1t took nearly three years to do up
the Reno gang, at the end of which
time the state authorities sent detec-
tives into the vicinity Of Seymour. They
never made their discoveries known if
they found anything out, and they did
not stay long. Possibly they We're
moved to depart by the posting of no
tees giving their names and volunteer
ing the information that While they
would be welcome to remain if they
| intended to go into ordinary business
they We're not at all welcome if they
had any notion of sticking their noses
into the affairs of honest men.
The white caps proper of Indiana
have almost always been actuated by
a desire to improve the personal morals
of the gayer members of the communi-
ty and the numerous Whippings they
have inflicted upon those whose con-
/ duct had displeased are we'll remem-
| bered. Lynchings become common in
| Indiana about every quarter century:
| the white caps outbreaks occur at the
| end of shorter periods
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Written for the Sunday Standard.

Written for the Sunday Standard.
Seville, March 25.-One of the genuine
delights nature has to offer is that eX
perienced while dropping from the win
ter of the desolate mountains into the
summer of the sunny southern valleys.
Nowhere is this more enjoyable than in
the trip from the raw cold of Madrid to
the balmy atmosphere of old Seville.
A more cheerless region that that sur
runding Madrid would be difficult to
and. 1t is almost ttreeless and uninhab
tied; great rolling barren hills, over
which the cutting cold blows during the
winter and the sun bakes and scorches
in summer Only the fine art of Ger
vantes could create any kind of enjoy
ment here, and the only claim to inter
est this depressing waste has is that
which the brave Don QuiXote and his
faithful Sancho have given it. fer it
was in this vicinity that they had their
romantic mill-adventures. Here
and there among the scattered settle
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vantage of being nice and clean and
sweet smelling, and there is no fatigue
in getting about them-all very pleas
ant and distinct Improvement on the
real thing.
WILLIAM BENGOUGH.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-14
GEN. WHEELER SLIGHTED.
Given No Opportunity to Parade with
Confederate Veterans.

CHARLESTON, s. c., May 13-The
charge of want of hospitality TO Governor
Gambler and his staff at the Confederate
reunion fell fiat here, as neither the Gov
ernor nor his staff came to Charleston in
the capacity of Confederate veterans, and
Gen. Irvine Walker, the South Carolina
commander of the Confederate Veterans,
though he had received no notification of
their coming, promptly assigned the dis
tinguished Georgia civilians a prominent
place in the procession. But more serious
matter is the failure, accidental or designed,
to assign Gen. Joe Wheeler any place in the
procession General Wheeler came here at
the invitation of the veterans, and was the
guest of United States Judge Brawley. He
was to deliver an address to the Confed-
crates Thursday and every tongue in
Charleston sang his praises. but while the
procession was moving Wednesday he was
waiting at the Brawley residence for car
riage that never came. His absence from
the procession was noted by the thousands
who the next day gave him so magnificent
ovation at the Auditorium. TIE list
given by General Walker of those " ho were
TO ride in the procession in carriages did not
include the name of General Wheeler. The
public cannot see why Wheeler's name was
overlooked General Walker claims the un-
fortunate blunder was due to his commit
tee. but the committeeman Indignantly deny
that they were in any way connected with
the affair. Judge Brawley. General Wheel
er's host. will, in the Sunday News to-mor-
row. review the whole proceeding and say
that General Walker will have to accept
the blame unless he can show that his or
ders were not carried out. General Walker
will reply in the same paper, claiming a
confusion of orders by the two committees
General Walker says that as commander of
the parade IL was to his interest 10 make IL
as great a success as possible, and that
General Wheelers distinguished services in
two wars entitled him 10 every considera-
tion. General Walker regrets profoundly
that even the semblance of discourtesy
should have been shown General Wheeler.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-14
Cause of the Accident.

PHILADELPHIA, May 13.-General Su-
perintendent A. /. Sweigard, of the Reading
Railway. gave out statement today In
which he places the number killed in THE
wreck near Exeter, Pa. last night at twen-
ty-five and those injured at fifty. In his
statement Mr.. Sweigard says: "The cause
of the accident was the pulling out of
drawbar on coal train. which was taking
the sidetrack at Brdsboro to allow the
first section of the express train to pass.
On account Of this drawbar having pulled
out considerable time was consumed in
coupling up the coal train and it did not
clear. Train No. IL (the first section) left
Reading three minutes late and ran by the
block at Exeter the entire length of the
train, but Immediately backed the length
of the train, while the conductor was re-
ceiving his orders at the telegraph office.
The block ahead then being clear the train
started and just as 1t was leaving the Sec
ond section collided with the rear of the
train. The engine of the second section
telescoped the Harrisburg coach its entire
length and stopped with the front end of
the engine in the Pullman car. The front
end of this Pullman car was also crushed i'm
by the car ahead. The first car Of the Sec
ond section was damaged to some extent.
as was the car next to it. The engine Of the
second section was badly damaged"
Three of the killed and three of the in
jured were employed in the United States
appraisers department in this city. Capt.
George c. M. Eicholtz, of Downington, and
Elmer f. Schelly, Of Philadelphia, were
killed. Captain Street was seriously in
jured
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-14
Proposition from Aguinnldo!

MANILA, May 13.-The Filipinos have re-
sumed the attempt to induce the Americans
TO discuss the situation. Reyes, a young
lieutenant on the staff Of Gen. Gregorio del
Pillar. came TO General Lawton to-day under
a flag of truce. He was accompanied by a
barefooted bugler. The two were escorted
to Manila by Captain Sewell. of General
Lawton's staff. Reyes told Major General
Otis that Aguinaldo desired passes for a
military commission to come 10 Manila TO
confer with the American general and the
Philippine commissioners. Otis replied that
passes would not be necessary, as unarmed
commissioners could enter the American
lines. He would leave the matter, he said,
I'm General Lawton's hands. Lieutenant
Reyes returned this evening to Bacolor.
A Filipino priest who nad talked with the
Tagal General Treas has brought to Father
McKinnon. chaplain of the First California
Regiment, a copy of letter written by
Aguinaldo TO General Treas asking his
opinion as to the advisability Of surrender
ing. saying: 'I fear the long warfare that
will be necessary to conquer the United
States will drain the country's resources too
much"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-14
MR.. FLOWERS FUNERAL.
Exercises VIII Be Held This After
nOon=C Condition of His Estate.


NEW YORK, May 13.-The body OF Ros-
well p. Flower was brought to this city
from Eastport. l.. L.. early this morning on
a special train. 1t was accompanied by
Mrs. Flower her daughter Mrs. Taylor. the
former Governors nephew. Frederick 5.
Flower, and Drs. Thomas H. and P. s. AL
len, the family physicians. The arrange
ments for the funeral are not yet complete.
There will be private services at the house
tomorrow afternoon At 4:3o public service
will be had at ST. Thomas's Church. and
Immediately after the funeral procession
will proceed to the Grand Central Station,
where special train will take the party to
watertown. Mrs. Flower has been unable
TO see any one this morning. She is pros
trated by her husbands death.
Anson r. Flower, head OF the firm OF
Flower & Co., said to-day: Governor Flow
er had no stocks on hand other than those
which he held for investment. These stocks
were paid for and will not be placed on the
market. They represented property which
Governor Flower believed in, the properties
which we believe in and will hold for in
vestment as Governor Flower intended TO
hold for investment There is no reason for
any uneasiness respecting any of the prop
critics we are interested in. Governor Flow
er's death should have no effect so far as
lis or Flower & Co.'S holdings are con-
cerned. Our properties are all doing we'll"
Later in the day A. r. Flower made an
informal statement in which he said the firm
had been overwhelmed with offers of assist
ance from some of the larger financial in
terests. No names were mentioned. but IL
is believed the Rockefellers and some of the
presidents of the large banks and trust
companies offered to lend Flower & Co. any
sums required. The company refused all
offers and said IL did not need money.
Russell Sage said Of Mr.. Flower: Il have
known Flower for twenty years. His in
tegrity was unquestioned. His word was
worth 81, 100000 at any time. i don't think,
however. il will be found that he was worth
over s50OO,0O0 or s6,Ooo,00e He had good
business associates who will probably be
able to handle his holdings well. expected
Flower would live many years yet"
When the news of Ex-Governor Flower S
death reached Cornell University Acting
President Crane Immediately called a spe-
cial meeting of the executive committee of
| the university. A committee of five was ap-
pointed to draft resolutions of respect on
Mr. Flowers death and arrangements are
being made for all the members of the ex-
ecutive committee to attend the funeral Mr..
| Flower was chairman of the board Of trus-
tees of Cornell for the past year. He also
had given funds to the university at differ
ent times.