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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-27
AWFUL FATE OF
A BRITISH CREW

Vancouver, B. c., Jan. 27.-After escap-
ing death from drowning, eleven of the
crew of the ship Manbare We're captured
and eaten by cannibalS of New Guinea.
The Manbare was bound for Sydney,
Australia, when it was caught in the ter
rible gale of December. Near Cape Mel
son it began to sink. The crew, IS all
told, left the vessel in two boats and soon
became separated On boat containing
men, was finally thrown ashore ten
miles from the cape. The sailors were
seized by natives from the interior and
hurried off to the village of the chief.
One man, James Greene. escaped. The
sailors We're stripped and bound and
killed, one each day. A wild orgie was
participated in by at least a hundred
savages, who had gathered for the feast.
by the old women and children of the
tribe. The eyes of one were gouged out
The doomed men watched the elaborate
preparations for their death. A huge
hole, filled with boiling water, was used
for the feast, which an the first day was
prolonged away into the night. In most
cases the men were beheaded, their head
being stuck on poles and paradcd before
the men who Wre to suffer the same fate.
Greene was rescued by a steamer after
tramping without food a day and
night to reach the coast. The scenes of
horror he had witnessed turned his hair
snowy white. ....
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-27
AMERICAN HORSES
IN GOOD DEMAND

Chicago, Jan. 27.-The Record says:
Chicago will supply Europe with 10000
coach and bus horses. They are to come
from different parts of Illinois and Iowa
and will be shipped at the rate of 200 head
a week. The first consignment will leave
today for London and Liverpool. A Chi
cago dealer sent over shlpload of horses
and offered them on the English market.
At first he could not induce the auctioneer
to allow them to be brought into the pa
vilion where the sales We're to take place.
At last the horses We're placed on sale.
"They won in a walk is the way the ca
bleSram read that was sent back to Amer
lea. Since that time orders for American
horses have been gradually on the IN
crease and now comes the later order for
10000
Already there are several horsemen in
the city who have come across the ocean
to buy and take home some of our horses.
Among them are Hector Nerveck of Lon
don; Job Johnson of Belfast, ireland; Gas
ton Roy of Paris: w. H. Lee Of London;
Burt Spaulding of London; John Dainty,
who represents Joseph Hoar, of London,
and Remi Dejonke, who comes to pur-
chase several hundred bus horses to be
used in Antwerp. At the stock yards the
exporters are jubilant over the big order
The prices paid, too, are satisfactory,
ranging from $3.50 to $500 for best coach
horses and $1O0 to $3.50 for bus horses.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-27

We have just opened up very pretty
lot of Fancy Cotton Table Covers, adj
mlrably suitable for dining rooms or
center tables. The colorings are en-
cecdingly good and fast, the designs
neat, rich and handsome.
S-4 Figured Cotton Table Covers in reds,
blues and cashmere designs, fringe all
around, for $1.25 each.
1O-4 Figured Cotton Table Covers in
reds, blues and cashmere designs, fringe
all around, for $1.75 each.
GA Figured Cotton Table Covers, fancy
designs and reversible, cOlorings green,
olive, old blue and mahogany, heavily
fringed, for $1.25 each.
10-4 Figured Cotton Table Covers,
heavy quality and rich designs in delf
blue and old red, heavily fringed, for
$2.15 each.
S-4 Cyprus Table Covers in small Per-
sian designs, heavy quality and twelve
colorings. long. heavy fringe, $500 each.
1914 Cyprus Table Covers, rich quality
in four designs and colorings, with hand
some fringe, for 1926 each.
1874 Cyprus Table Covers, rich quail
ity in eight lovely designs and color
ngs, with long, heavy fringe, for $500
each,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-27
SHOULD EXERCISE
OUR AUTHORITY

Washington, Jar. 27.-Dr. Lyman Abb
bott addressed joint meeting of the post
graduate club of Columbia and the wom-
ans post graduate club of Columbia IN
Bernard college hall last night. Mr.. Alb
hott during his lecture made it clear to
his listeners that he thought it cowardly
To destroy the government of any coun-
try and then sail away and leave the
country to it's own resources. He express
cd the opinion that the United States
should exercise a protectorate over it's
newly acquired territory until the peo-
ME have been educated to a condition
where they are able to govern themselves.
He would then leave il to them to deter
mine by suffrage whether they wished to
povern themselves or be governed by the
T-nited States. He said further:
"yyhat is this country to do? / believe
r,vceIf that the late war was a righteous
one I did not believe the same thing in
our war with Mexico, But after the con-
cmsion Of that war, l accepted conditions
% they were and believed with those who
Thought that we ought to accept the new
conditions. How are we to accept the con-
dit;ons now confronting us? We can dis
ayow the relations We find ourselves in
with Cuba and the Philippines. We can
sail away from Cuba and the Philippines
and say: . We have freed your lands of
the Spaniards. Now do the best you can.'
The golden rule is a good one. believe
that it applies to nations as it does to in
dividuals Suppose we We're to leave these
countries to themselves, now that we
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-27
AgOncill0'S Denial

Washington. Jan. 27.-Agoncillo, rep
resentative of Aguinaldo, authorized the
following statement today concerning the
published report that the government had
intercepted dispatches from him to
Aguinado, in which he advised the Fill
ipnos would have to fight for their indie
pendence and now was the time to act:
THE statement is absolutely false, and
is calculated to excite feeling and ami
mostly in the country and to prejudice
the Philippine cause No such telegram
has ever been sent by me. The falsty of
the statement is shown by the fact that
l have cabled my government to continue
the same friendship which was borne on
the battlefield against Spain"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-27
Foul Play Suspected

Chicago. Jan. PA special to the
Record from Sioux City, Iowa, says: The
police are looking for Rudolph Kurt
zeiter, a prosperous tailor here, and his
bride of three weeks. The couple rented
house in the city on January Is, imme-
diately after their wedding trip. They
paid a months rent in advance, moved
in several hundred dollars worth of
household goods and on the night of the
18th entertained visitors at their new
home. The next day callers at the house
found it empty. The premises seemed to
have been abandoned a a moments no.
tice, and not only the furniture. but the
occupants clothing was left behind. The
kurtZeters have not been seen since.
from them. Foul play is suspected.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-27

have shaken off their former government
for them. l think we might send Quay to
Cuba and Croker to the Philippines and
improve their government and perhaps we
would thereby improve our own. Cap
plause.)
1T is foolish for any government to act
upon its traditions. 1t is almost ncredi-
bic that any intelligent person should
think minister should think as mipisters
thought in the sixteenth century. 1t is
incredible to believe that any such person
would expect any politician to think as
politicians thought in the eighteenth CEN
tury. Life is a condition of intellectual
growth. We ought to apply new thoughts
to new conditions / have no fear of i'm
perlaliSm. l think we ought to exercise a
protectorate over Cuba and the Philip
pines. We ought to say to the people that
we will protect them from internal strife
and from outside attack. How can we es-
cape the responsibility? We can show
them that we can give them better gov
ernment than they had We can do just
what we have been doing. We can i'm
prove their streets. establish schools and
institute a civil government as good as
our own.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-27
ALL is QUIET
NOW in HAVANA

New York, Jan. PA dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says: Everything
is quiet, but in Havana professional agi-
tators are spreading reports of uprisings,
with the intention of arousing feeling
against the Americans. There is not the
slightest danger of immediate trouble.
The people are quiet and fairly well sat-
isfed. 1t is only necessary to pay and
disperse the insurgents to see Cuba en-
joying more perfect peace than has been
seen here in 40 yars. OF course, the fact
cannot be disguised that the manner in
which the insurgent army preserves it's
integrity worries Americans, and unless
is done before the rainy season
sets in there will be bandtti abroad
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-27
When He Made His Remarks
Against Miles.
THE DEFENSE HAS RESTED
Several Witnesses Who Noticed the
Change in the Cominissary
Generals Manner.

Washington, Jan. 27.-The first witness
at the Eagan court martial was David r..
Mckee, for many years agent of the AS
sociated Press in this city. He was a life
long friend of Eagan's. During the period
between the time Miles gave his testi-
mony before the commission and on
Which Eagan made his statement, wit
ness saw Eagan several times. He testi-
fled to the generals nervous condition.
Mckee said the impression Eagan made
on him was that he had become insane.
Major S. c. Miles, recorder of the war
investigating commission, was recalled
and said, so far as he knew the order of
the president granting immunity to wit
nesses before that body had not been re-
duced to writing.
AT this point the judge advocate read
the presidents address on the assembling
of the war investigating commission,
which, however, was unsigned and the
witness was asked whether any other in
structions had been given. He replied
there had not The witness was present
at the meeting between the president and
members of the war investigation COM
mittee. Witness said the matter of inn
munity of witnesses came up and the
president said witnesses who should ap-
pear before the commission could do so
without any fear of punishment or per-
secuton.
Secretary Of War Alger was next called
to the stand. He said he recalled the con-
versaton he had with IIagan shortly
of riI h
Eagan came into his office in an excited
state of mind and said it was his wish
to prefer charges against Miles for what
he had said
Il told him." testified Alger, under the
presidents order granting immunity to
officers who testified before the war in
Vestigating commission, he could not do
So
Alger was then excused
Col. Alexander and Col. Davis We're re-
called and said never during their ac-
quaintance with the accused had they
known him to use vulgar or profane Ian
guage
DR.. William e. Hopkins, of California
and New York, Eagan's son-in-law,
stated he had been visiting at the gen.
erals house during the period after Miles
testimony. His statement corrobOrated
previous testimony as 10 lne nervous anu
excited condition of the accused. Eagan's s
condition, he said, showed symptoms of
congestion of certain parts of the brain.
Mrs. Hopkins, daughter of Eagan, tes-
tilted. She said her father came home
one afternoon and standing in the door
way with paper in his hand eXclaimed:
Miles has crucified me-" She said she
could never forget the scene and said
since that time her father had been a
greatly changed man. He could think of
nothing else nor talk of anything else
than that Miles had ruined his life.
Worthington, at this point, read
Eagan's military record from the army
register and also read an interview with
Miles printed in newspaper soon after
he had made the statement before the
war commission at the conclusion of
which the defense rested it's case.
At II 10 o'clock a recess was taken until
il 80.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-27
Several Left Behind

Sen Francisco, Jan. 27.-Capt j. F..
Morrison of Company l and Lieut. +. NJ.
Smith of the Twentienth United States in
fantry from Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
with several commissioned officers
and a few prlvates, were left behind when
the transport Scandia sailed for Manila.
The officers had secured shore leave and
VIII report to Gen. Shafter at the Presidio.
The privates We're not given any permis-
sion to go ashore and are in dread of sum-
mary punishment.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-27
Senate Proceedings

Washington, Jan. 27-At the opening
of the senate Spooner and Rawlil gave
notice of speeches on the resolution op-
posing annexation, Spooner Wednesday
and Rawlins Thursday next.
Mason asked unanimous consent for a
vote on his resolution declaring it to be
the policy of the United States not to
attempt to govern the people of any
other nation, next Friday at 1 o'clock
and Hoar for a vote on his resolution de-
claring the Filipinos ought to be free
and independent, but Carter objected to
both
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-27
NEW RAILROAD IN ECUADOR

Ecuador IS to have new railroad to
be built by American capital A New
York syndicate has obtained the contract.
The road. $50 miles in length. will traverse
a region most difficult in the engineering
problems presented, but when finished
will open vast territory heretofore ex-
ceedlngly hard OF access. The cost is es-
tlmated at 600. Such men as r. M.
Thompson Ex-Governor Hoadley, J. H.
+. Farr, Stuart Coates A. S. Hewitt and
others of equal reputation are on the
board of directors.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-27

The returns of the number of live stock
on farms in the United States on jan
uary IA, 1899. show 1866, 1907 horses, 2,317,
374 mules, 15.590,1l5 milch cows, 1894 ,225
oxen and other cattle, 29,114,453 sheep
and $3.50 ,311 swine. These figures show
decrease of 295.604 in the number Of
horses, 56.069 in that of mules, .26S,972 in
that of oxen and other cattle, and 1,1OS,-
So in that of swine. On the other hand
there is an increase of 1929 mich cows
and ,457,49 sheep. The average farm
value of every description of live stock
is higher than on the first of January,
1898.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-27
Work of the House

Washington, Jan. when the house
met this morning there remained but
little more than an hour of time for gem
eral debate on the army reorganza ton
bill. Henderson Tep) Of Iiwa was the
first speaker. He opposed a standing
army of 100000, but was willing to sup
port a proposition for a force numbering
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-27
The Editor Resigns

Wallace, Ida, Jan. 27.-James B. Sow
ereign has rendered his resignation as edi-
tor or the organ OF the Western Fedora
ton or Miners. When the populist state
senators comb blned with the republicans
to organize the state senate. Sovereign
condemned the act and he has given his
notice of resignation
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-27
Notions and Little Things

They are but small items and their cost
isn't worth considering, but if one should
be wanted on Sunday twould be worth
near it's weight in gold. -
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-27
AN ELEPHANTS SMELL.

An elephant is possessed of such a deli
cate sense of smell that 1t can scent a
human being at a distance Of IT, 900 yards.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-27
American Live Stock

Washington, Jan. 27.-The department
of agriculture today issued the following ::
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-07

AN IMPORTANT ACT.-There is q
law on the statute book of South Car
olina which is very much dead letter
This law was approved by the govern
or on the Sd day of March, 1899. 1t
is entitled San act to prevent drunk
enness and shooting upon the high
way" The provisions of the law are
very plain, simple and easily under
stood:
"That any person who shall engage
in any boisterous conduct under the
influence of intoxicating liquors, or
while feigning to be under the iDfiu
ence of such liquors, or without just
cause or excuse shall discharge any
firearms while upon or within so yards
of any public road except upon bis
premises, shall be guilty of misde'
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall pay fine Of not more than SlOO
or be imprisoned for not more than 80
DAYS."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-07

the normal and some of it is not even
being harvested. In the same way the
coffee market has been seriously re-
stricted. Porto Rican coffee has al
ways commanded high prices i'll Spain,
but is little known in this country.
The United States have generally
taken large part Of the sugar crop,
but there are certain grades of refined
sugar which are prohibited by the tariff
here, have only found market abroad.
"The effect of the curtailment OF
these markets is to limit the purchas.
ing power of the people, which in turn
is felt in the orders placed for mer-
chandise in this country. The crops
form the basis of the islands purchas-
ing power, as there are few manufac.
turers. With no chance of extending
the market for the crops, the prospect
of extending American trade there
is not very fattering. The pres
ent tariff is also operating against
importations by placing heavy burdens
on the importer. Under the Spanish
tariff there were many concession
made in favor of goods boughtin Spain,
so that as far as Spain was concerned
there was practically free trade be-
tween the mother >country and the
colony. There are no cessions now
of any importance in favor of any
country, and a wall has practically
been erected about the island"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-07
PORTO RICO'S TRADE CRIPPLED.

From the New York Sun.
William r. Corwine Of the Mer-
chants Association, who was sent by
that organization a few weeks ago to
study the trade conditions in Porto
Rico, returned to the city on Tuesday.
He said yesterday that after making
a trip through the sugar, coffee and
tobacco districts he is of the opinion
that the great barrier to the expan-
sion of American trade with Porto
Rico was the tariff
"In taking the island away from
Spain" said Mr.. Corwine, we took
away large portion of its markets
and have not provided any substitute.
In other words, under Spanish rule
practically all the tobacco raised went
to Cuba. Now that the Cuban market
is shut off by the tariff and Spain has
ceased to be customer, there is no
market in which the islands tobacco
can be sold, as the Porto Rican article
is not known in the United States.
This year the crop is about third of
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-07

AN ERRONEOUS IDEA.-An old fash
ioned idea prevails in many families
that a very light supper, such as a
glass of milk and a slice of bread, is
necessary to prevent nightmare. But
later experience has proven that most
growing children require plentiful re-
past before retiring of light nourishing
food.
Hunger, at whatever hour, of the
day or night it comes, is the demand OF
nature for sustenance, and should be
gratified.
No sleep is the result of too emp
ty stomach in many children, and for
such all ample meal is necessary at sup
per time.
We have known restless children,
who were in the habit of disturbing
the household during the night, re-
stored to quiet and peaceful slumber
with cracker and drink of milk Civ.
en- them on awakening in the night.
And the rule of "nothing to eat be-
tween meals" laid down absolutely for
all members of her household by some
mothers is mistake when applied to
the growing school children who come
in from school "almost starved to
DEATH" Their hunger should be salts
fed in spite of theories.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-07

BOILING EGGS.-The boiling OF an
egg seems one of the most simple OF
all culinary ventures, yet where there
is member of the family who is dis.
tressed if his egg is not boiled in such
manner, his anguish is frequently SO
often repeated as to become chronic.
1t is a direful thing to ask for SOFT
boiled egg and receive one just warm.
ed through, or for one "well done"
and receive a stone. The fault usually
lies in the fact that the water is not
boiling when the egg goes in, or that
the time is counted from the moment
the egg goes in, instead of from the
time it commences to boil. For soft
boiled egg, two minutes should be al
lowed for a medium egg, three min
utes, and for hard-boiled one, five
minutes. Have the water boiling
when the eggs are immersed. This
will lower the temperature, and few
seconds must elapse before the boiling
again commences. Then cover, and
watch the clock, removing the eggs
the second the allotted time has ex.
pired.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-07
A BIT OF HISTORY.
How the Cowpens Battle Grounds Got Its
Name.

How the Cowpens Battle Grounds Got Its
The Spartanburg correspondent of
The News and Courier writing of the
battle ground made famous by the vic
tory commemorated last week, says:
1t may be we'll to state that from
1774 to 1776 the citizens who had set
tied 20 to 40 miles south of CowpeDs
were accustomed to send their cattle
about the 1st of May up to man by
the name of Hanna. He took care of
them during the. summer, hence the
place was called Hanna's Cowpens.
At that time the forests were generally
open and free from all underground.
The wild peavine and cane grew luxu-
riantly in the woods, affording very
fine pasturage, equal to the famous
"pink beds" of west North Carolina.
Cowpens is - miles north of Gatfney,
miles from Cowpens station and 16
miles from Spartanburg.
The battlefield for years was owned
Wy noooiV cOiuSSo, So" hhon'J Nho"o
as "Screw Anger Bob" to distinguish
him from "Gimlet Bob," relative.
He passed away 10 or 10 years ago
and the ownership of the battlefield
has passed into other hands.
About 1856 the Washington Light
infantry came from Charleston to Spar
tanburg, and, after resting few days
marched out to Cowpens and put up a
small monument. The base, think,
was concrete, covered over with plas-
ter to initiate stone. A small iron
shaft, 10 to Is feet high, was placed
on the base, and a bronze eagle sum-
mounted the shaft. A neat iron fence
then enclosed the monument. But
during the war the iron railing was
borrowed by the neighbors to make
horseshoes and plough points, The
shaft is perhaps somewhere IN
the neighborhood. Some one appro-
priated the eagle aud used it perhaps
for a weight to keep the front gate
closed. The base of the monument
has crumbled and little sign is left OF
the monument.