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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09
The Talk OF the Day.

Theodore Stanton said recently in the
independent that at one of the meetings
of the peace commissioners Senior Rios
said he had in his pocket a copy of the
paragraph about the destruction of the
Maine in the presidents message, n
that Judge Day then said to the inter-
prefer, Tel him he'd better keep it
there" Judge Day writes to the indie
pendent that. no such incident occurred.
"Throughout the proceedings he writes,
1.-The American commissioners ~studiously
avoided any word Or act which might
wound the susceptiblllties of the Spanish
commissioners, who met the American
representatives in the same spirit, and
observed with perfect courtesy the ameni-
ties of the occasion"
The Boston Transcript produces these
bona ide epitaphs:
My huSband-GOd knows why.
From a lonely grave in Thomaston,
Me.)
Death caused by swallowing the tip of
| an umbrel rib into the lungs. He lived
seven weeks and expired.
Cor a boy, aged 4 years, buried IN
Spencer, Mass.)
World We
logged Along
Together.
Betty ............. and .............. Sam
(From the monument to Sam and Betty
Watson in Oak Grove cemetery, Fall
River, Mass.)
Here lies Dame Mary Page,
Relict of Sir Gregory Page, Bart;
She departed this life March II, 1928,
In the Sc year of her age.
In 81 months she was tapped 66 times,
Had taken away 240 gallons Of water,
Without ever repinlng at her case,
Or ever fearing the operation.
Irom Bunhill Fields burial ground
London, England.)
The mayor of an English town said II
his inaugural address that "he hoped ht
should hand down the emblems of the Of
flee to his predecessor as untarnished az
he had received them" Upon resumins
his seat he said to his friend: 81 noticed
there was some tittering. Did l make any
mistake His friend, who was a bit of &
wag, said: you mentioned predecessor
where you should have said ancestor
The mayor said: 4 now see l should have
done 90" Another somewhat dull-witteC
mayor attended a dinner at which his
health was proposed, and the speaker re-
ferred to the mayors great success in
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09
DEMOCRATIC CONVICTIONS.

In the language of a commonplace that
Is as old as the use of gunpoWder "the
smoke of battle has cleared away" and
1t is now time for the ~combatants to look
over the fields of the future and measure
their responsibilities to the public. The
senatorial contest is ended, and possibly
the democratic party is also ended How
ever, it assumes to be alive and being
temporarily entrusted with power in this
state the people are DESTROYS of knowing
what it's political views are on public
questions.
Unless the democracy intends to go out
of business, or off on a tangent or some
other kind of a political vacation, as soon
as it's present engagement is concluded.
it ought to issue bulletins with some de-
gree of regularity announcing it's CON
victions'' on public questions as often as
they are changed.
-Four years ago the democracy of this
state was a Grover Cleveland association.
with all the c~oncomitant goldbug and
free trade frills with which the national
organization was then conspicuously
trimmed. Two years later it dropped it's
single STANDARD views and temporarily
took up the bimetallic issue, but retained
it's opposition to the protective tariff. To
enforce it's free trade views it supported
for governor the Hon. Robert B. Smith,
who previously attained prominence in
the democratic party by making free wool
speeches in the sheep counties. 1t was be-
lieved that the reign of this eminent free
trader as governor of Montana would dc
much to assist the national democracy
in keeping Town the price of wool.
The next two years, which brings the
democracy up to date in more respects
than one, finds additional changes in the
convictions of the party of Thomas
jefferson. One wing of the party, known
to ancient history as the dominant wing
has dropped the essential feature of hi.
metallism and placed itself squarely or
republican ground as to the matter OF
the ratio of the two precious metals il
the currency of the country. The Other
wing of the party, recognized in cotem.
poraneous history as holding four ace.
With the little joker up it's sleeve, ha:
dropped free trade and taken up the doc
trine of protection with an enthusiasm
that would make the most venerable ew,
on the picturesque hillsides of Choteal
county blush with pride.
To a DISTINGUISHED observer it looks a,
if the future Of the democracy in thi!
state is to be more or less undemocratic
If one faction of that party dominates it.
councils the ratio of 16 to l will b,
dropped and the organization will re
pudiate the bimetallism of Bryan and re
indorse that of Cleveland, which would
enable the democracy to camp on thu
trail of the republican party, SO to speak
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09

Over in Helena they have chrlstened the
dollar of IL daddies' a "Whiteside." 1t
is not how much a man is worth in that
city now, but how many "Whitesides"
has he, The other day an innocent gen.
tleman of color turned pale with indlg-
nation when asked by a creditor how
many "Whitesides'' he had.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09

The Anaconda Standard is trying to get
into the good graces of the legislative as
sembly again. This morning it stated
that fewer bills have so far been nitro
duced than two years ago. But the
Standard would have given a good deal
if it had only been one Bill fewer yet.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09

Senator Meyers of Ravalli county has
introduced a bill to place screens over r.
rieating bitches. If he had placed a screen
over his own irrigating ditch early IN the
session he would have added somewhat
to the immortality of his enduring fame
as q peach.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09

The Anaconda Standard thinks that
American occupancy of the Philippines
r~eintroduces slavery as an INSTITUTION. IL
that is true the Philippines will go demo-
c,at ic even if there are no smeqters there.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09

There was a strange scene in the Bos-
ton art museum yesterday when Helen
kellar, the deaf, dumb and blind girl
whose education has developed such Won
derful possibilities, saw the statues in
the room devoted to Greek casts. She
was mounted on a s~teD-ladder, and with
the fingers which seem to see and hear
took IN the beauties Of ancient sculpture,
While the students in the institution stood
about and wondered. She knew of near
ly all the statues before her visit to the
museum, and discussed them intelligent
ly. When she needed explanation she
reached for the hand of a friend, who
spelled into her fingers what she wanted
to knOW.-WCrcester Gazette.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09

Has anybody heard of Congressman
Campbell lately? Is he still trying to find
out what finally became of the $500 check
which was sent back to My. Clark by the
chairman of the democratic state COM
mittee?
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09
THE BROKEN ISSUE.

quires long training for men accustomed
to the luxuries and comforts of civil life
ships of the camp n field. This was es-
pecially true with men thrown into
climatic conditions inimical to health and
wholly foreign to the conditions under
which they were reared. 1t was difficult
for the average volunteer to make his
habits of eating and drinking conform to
the regimen of camp life under the torrid
southern skies. Ill health was a feature
of the late war that ought to have been
reckoned with at the inception of the
strife.
To the impotence of the American peo-
pie, reflected on congress-to the wave of
enthusiasm that swept over the country
to the undue haste in beginning the war,
was chiefly due the inadequate prepara-
tioIlo IoI lllS liColll dIAd a. VI Jul
soldiery. The result was that the APP
pointments of camp life were not all that
they should have been, and %inexperi-
enced men added little to the efforts to
improve the situations. Despite the care
and vigilance Of the government, incom-
...ta,+ - - lo-;~n;,o. ,,,o,, Jn,1hfjncc cn-
gravated u~nfavorable conditions for
glory or gain, and there may lave been
instances, as there We're in the war Of
the rebellion, where contractors failed to
fill the full Measure of honesty.
The haste with which the conquest Of
Spain was undertaken, the u~nprepared-
ness Of this country for war, brought
about conditions that the industrious and
able-bodied faw-picker can now c~riticise
with ease. Chief among the objects Of
criticism has been the alleged effort of
! the government to palm off on unpro-
tected soldiers copious invoices of en-
balmed beef. Investigation shows that
while some Of the food shipped to the
south for the use of the soldiers spoiled,
was made to offer chemically prepared
beef as food.
The story grew from a mole hill into a
mountain and a studied effort has been
made to raise it to the dignity of a po-
litical issue against the administration
To this end it appears that Gen. Miles
persuaded his veracity to take a back
seal. His a~ntipathy to Alger made him
the willing instrument of those whc
wished to arouse a suspicion of foul play
on the part of the administration. Elm
balmed beef has become the shibboletf
of poverty-stricken politicians in search
of an issue. 1t has a sort of e%uphonious
ring about it that pleases the ear Of tina
J class of would-be statesmen who prefe1
catch-phrases to common sense.
But even as great a political issue a.
"embalmed beef must fall before tn
facts. There was no beef Of that charac
ter supplied to the soldiers for food. Con
ditions were bad enough, owing to tn
haste with which the administration wa
forced into the conflict With SPAN o.
, those who now c~riticise it's conduct of tn
war, but they did not embrace an oftlcla
attempt to poison the boys In blue VII
embalming fluids applied to their bee'
: The issue has been crowded too hard an
it falls at the feet of truth.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09

It was very unkind OF the Hon.
Thomas McTague to entertain the state
senate at dinner, when the Helena lnde-
pendent is trying to double switch the
turn on the penitentiary.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09

life. Replying, the worthy a said he
had been very successful, and was ex-
tremely thankful for it. He hoped his
sons would be more successful than their
father, and his daughters more virtuous
than their mothe
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09
"A Phenomenal Shelving

is that of G. H.. Mumm's Extra Dry:
$685. cases imported in 1898. or more thar
one-half of all other brands. It's quality
is OF ~unequaled excellence. Bottles will
bear gren n~eckbands and star label.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09

The German consul at Hong Kong, who
furnished arms and ammunition to Agui-
naldo will probably be reprimanded, re-
moved from office and given a better Jop.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09

The democratic press now cheerfully
assure us that the Legislature has got
down to business" A little while ago IT
was merely up to snuff.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09

Our esteemed morning contemporaries
discuss the forthcoming city campaign
with eloquent silence. They are too busy
saving wood to discuss politics.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09

The Emperor Nero received the deputa-
ton of the Tusculian chamber of COM
merce with studied courtesy, n be-
sought them to make known without fear
the purpose Of their coming
we pray your majesty the deput2-
ton announced at that, " to quit burning
people. 1t hurts the life insurance bust
ness"
But bear IN mind" argued the en-
peror, that prior to my administration a
human being wasn't a fire risk"
OF course. no policy could please al the
material intcrcsts.-Detroit journal.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09

The effort to quarantine the city OF
Anaconda, known as the Powell county
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09

The republicans who voted for Mr..
Clark might explain to their friends that
the wool which was pulled over their eyes
was not on the free list.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09

The smallest toad in the puddle is the
bill that is vetoed.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09

Aguinado sets a noble example before
the Anaconda Standard. He is willing to
submit.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-09

bill, will shortly come before the legisla-
ture for final action.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-05


This engine is fashioned to revolve enOr-
nous aluminium propellers, which, 1T is
said, are capable of driving the balloon
against a breeze more than moderately
strong. Lake Constance has been Sc
lected as the place of experiment be-
cause the scientists interested in the pro-
ject believe that the most favorable at
mcspheric conditions exist lover large
body of water. Already the
buildings necessary for the experiment
have been set up at March, near Fried
rfchshafen, to which point communication
has been established by telephone. In
order that the balloon in its ascent may
encounter neither buildings nor trees.
huge platform has been built In the lake
about 700 meters from the shore. 1t may
be recalled that Count Zeppelin conduct
ed some experiments two years ago with
a small balloon near Berlin, in which
he was successful until the aluminium
cylinder burst. Nobody was injured by
the accident, however, for on this occa-
sion Their was no .aeronaut, the appar-
atus being directed from--the ground by
means of electric wires Since then. the.
Count has made great improvements In
his work On July ! he purposes to
make the ascent alone, and will have no
connection with the ground.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-05

Fiemming and several companions were
standing together on the car platform,
when some one knocked him off, Elem
ming told the policeman that he had
been assaulted for the purpose of rob-
berry.
While Flemming was telling his story
to Officer Zacher one of his companions,
Charles H. Levi, living at $50 Rice street,
was at the central station reporting the
affair, but telling a different version.
He said Flemming himself and another
man were riding on the platform from
Bald Eagle lake, and that in rounding a
curve after passing Gladstone, the coach
gave a lurch that threw Flemming off.
Levi was told Flemming claimed to have
been assaulted for the purpose of rob-
hery. He declared the statement to be
false. He said that when Flemming
fell from the car he requested the brake
man to stop the train, but that the lat
ter refused to do so. Thinking Flem-
ming might still be lying unconscious
beside the track, Levi said he had at
once hurried to report the accident that
a search might be made for the miss
ing man.
Notwithstanding Flemming's claim,
the police did not see fit to make any
further investigation after the story told
nv Levi
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-05
GREAT DISCOVERY
Made Through the Accidental
Grounding of q Dynamo.

Grounding of q Dynamo.
Philadelphia Record.
There is no such thing as wireless
telegraphy,'' said Prof. Sylvanus Thomp--
son recently. True one can send sig
nails for a distance Of a yard or two
without any wires, but in all the recent
successful attempts to telegraph across
space, whether by electric waves or by
any other means, wires are used. They
are used as base lines, or as base areas,
in the transmission. BY conduction OF
induction it would be possible to estab-
fish direct communication across space
with either the Cape, India or Australia,
and at a far less cost; than that of con-
Meeting submarine cabieo l doubt very
much whether the waves method can be
made applicable at all to these parts of
the globe. Some nine years ago I I'M
dertook seriously to- establish telegraph
ic communication with sthe Cape pro-
vided $4,000 was Forthcoming to establish
the necessary BASAL circuits in the two
countries and the instruments for Great
ing the currents. Ny offer was con-
it is quite feasible. II will just tell you
one striking fact. About ten years ago
one of the dynamos at the Ferranti Elec-
trio Lighting Station, by some derange-
ment, became connected Ito earth. AS a
result the whole of the telegraphs in
the signal boxes OF the railways in South
London were temporarily put out of or
der, while the currents flowing in the
earth were perceived In the telegraph in
struments SO far north as Leicester and
as far south as Paris. Now, If this
could occur as a mere accident, 1t is OBJ
vious that with properly thought-out
arrangements, signals could easily be
sent from one part of the globe to an
other by conduction through earth or
o+A,r
made under accidental circumstances to
prove the possibility of this mode of
transmitting signals through the earth
ITSELF
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-05
TUNNEL FIRE.
Hole Through Solid Granite, but It
Burned Fiercely.

Chicago Record.
One of the most exciting stories l have
heard out here is about the fire in john
sens tunnel down OH the Santa Fe line,
where 1t pierces Bill Williams mountain.
Bill Williams was an old-timer, one of
the first settlers of Arizona, and a great
man in his way. monument has been
erected to his memory on the side of the
mountain that bears his name. He dis
covered the best pass over the Rockies
in this zone and the results of his enter
prise and intelligence are seen in every
direction. There Is Bill Williams riv
er, as we'll as a ELL Williams mountain
and a Bill Williams town.
Johnson was one of the engineers who
laid out the original right of way for the
Atlantic & Pacific railway, which Is now
the Santa Fe, and in running a line
through the Bill Williams canyon he
struck a place where the mountain pro-
jected over 1t so that it could not be cut
away, and it was impossible to build a
bridge. So Johnson bored & tunnel 326
feet long through the solid granite, and
built it up inside with timbers covered
with sheet iron. 1t happened to be, how
ever, a limestone formation, and the
limewater that trickled down from the
rocks ate away the iron sheeting in
spots. The matter was reported several
times at headquarters, and the superin-
terial for new lining, which was extra
galvanized, so as to be rust proof 1t
happened that at just about that time
there was tremendous lot of traffic and
the Santa Fe company had to borrow
several engines to help haul it's freight.
The extra engines burned soft coal and
coughed up lots of sparks, one of which
managed to creep through hole that
the hmewater had eaten in the lining
of the tunnel and set the wood that was
under it on fire.
1t must have been smoldering a week
or two before it was discovered. The
engineers reported that there was a good
deal of smoke in the tunnel but it was
not considered matter of any i'm
pcrtance until the iron Sheeting got so
hot that 1t could be noticed by the peo-
pie in the trains that ran through Then
an examination was made and at the
request of the section boss they hauled
up lot of water in tanks, from the
nearest supply point, which was twelve
miles away. But when this water was
thrown on it Stacked the lime and made
the fire worse than ever. All traffic was
stopped for week on the whole length
of the road, and the superintendent and
all the other big men of the road were
up there to fix things.
AS soon as the tunnel was cool enough
they sent in every man who could be
hired to work there. They tore out all
the old lining and replaced it with new
wood planking and galvanized sheets of
iron. The job was rapidly done and nice
ly finished. The laborers were all sent
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-05
EFFECT OF WHISPERS
Upon Success In the Various VOca-
tiOns of Life.

Upon Success In the Various VOca-
lions of Life.
New Orleans Times Democrat
The first thing a young man should do
In starting out in life, said and oid-tfmer,
oracularly, 'is to decide how he wants 10
wear his whiskers Then he can choose.
his vocation accordingly The matter
may be reduced to an exact science" he
continued taking the mustache as a ba-
Sis A mustache is essentially romantic
and convivial and is important to any
calling in which good fellowship cuts a
figure. If very heavy and dropping 1t
lends an air of sagacity to its owner
knew railroad manager whose mustache
draws $40. 900 year. He never does any
thing, and an idea would kill him dead
The addition Of sidewhiskers tempers the
mustache with a solid suggestion of bust
ness acumen, and, If gray and well kept,
proclaim their wearer an old-schooI gem
tleman, whose palate may be trusted on
the question of vintages. A mustache and
imperial are ensigns of determine tion
and are valuable for lawyers and doctors.
They inspire confidence. Up to middle
age small side-whiskers of the mutton
chop brand are chiefly useful as indis-
pensable to financial magnates of the first
class-symbols, so to speak, of austerity
and naughty reserve. The theory might
be expanded Indefinitely, but I am sure
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-05

lis little wife looked on her mothers
iecutlve ability with awe, and even
ne butcher and baker, with whom he
had daily arguments, treated her with
wholesale respect
Finally matters came to a. crisis Mrs
Potts, Jibsons mother-in-law. had de-
ctded that Alexander, Jibson's dog. must
go. Alexander had never liked Mrs.
Potts and on several occasions had
snarled and barred his teenth at her. .Jih-
SON. meek as ne was, rose up in wrath.
ana declared that If Alexander left the
mouse we would go, too
alexander, madam he declared. has
more right In this house than YOU! You
came mere five years ago to visit us for
two weeks. 1 now desire you, madam. in
the words of the poet, to take .your
clothes and go!'"
WhatH yelled Mrs. Potts. you order
me to leave this house?''
"Yes!' Numbered Jibson. leave INV
house!'' my
Your house! Ha, hap laughed Mrs
Potts. J1bson, you are born fool This
is my houser
Wha-at?' stammered Jibson.
Yes, retorted his mother-in-law
paid 81, 600 down for this place when Won
two We're married, and since then I have
been saving up the rent you have Maid
me, and paying off the mortgage. Last
week l made the last payment. and am
now the owner of unincumbered propertv.
After this you can buy your own cigars
and have your shoes shined at the bar
Der shop on Sundays, but 1 think II is
a Wasteful Extravaganza