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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-08-03
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THE HAGUE DELEGATION

The great purpose of the Amer
lean delegation at The Hague has
been to promote the principle of
arbitration. This country above
all others has, both by profession
and by practice, stood before the
world for the plan Of arbitration
as substitute for war. A great
many Of the European delegates
went to the conference at The
Hague in somewhat cynical and
skeptical mood, prepared to have a
rather agreeable so]ourn, but with
very little zeal or faith touching
the business for which the gather
ing was assembled. It was a body
of men of immense talent, but it
seemed at the outset to possess
very little inspiration. The less
widely noted of the members, as it
turned out, were in most cases
men who had been selected with
singular care by their respective
governments on account of their
learning, talents, and high charac-
ter. It seems to have devolved
upon the American delegation, as
more free from diplomatic COM
plications than others, to supply
the conference to some extent with
real and practical aims. It soon
became evident that the Ameri-
cans were at The Hague meaning
business, and determined either to
help accomplish something Of
value or else to show the world
afterward exactly who it was that
prevented the attainment of re-
suits. Last years war had greatly
increased the prestige Of the
United States, and had aroused no
little curiosity among the diplo-
mats and publicists of other ma
tons gathered at The Hague as,
the part that America was propos-
ing to play henceforth in the af-
fairs of the world at large. The
American delegate on their part
seem rather naively to have set
forth their expectation that the
great European authorities on
international law assembled for
the purpose of devising ways to
do away with the evils of war
would, Of course, not think of
breaking up the conference and
going home until they had done
something Of lasting Importance.
All this was Immediately helped
out by the matter-of-fact way in
which Sir Julian Pauncefote, head
of the British delegation, declared
that he was entirely at one with
his American colleagues IN his
anticipations Germany, though
not SO openly espousing American
views, was none the less prepared
in advance, as a general policy, to
support any line Of action that the
United States and England might
agree upon. But for the American
delegation, the atmosphere of
diplomatic suspicion would scarce
ly have been despelled, and the
conference, it is to be feared, might
have amounted to very little in
deed. It is not so much that the
Americans led the work of the
conference as that the frank and
straightforward spirit that they
manifested aroused earnestness
and gave direction to the purpose
of their eminent European col
leaugues.-From ''The Progress of
the World" in the American
Monthly Review of Reviews for
July.
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meat dlStrlDuted around IN the
woods, he kin say: "Well, I.
learned somethin', but pears to-
me that mebbe I didn't hardly
stay long enough to git a full
course of instructions; but that
ein't their fault" That's what he
kin say [ says, and that'll be,
about all he kin say
"And Eli and the rest of 'em
they says, OF course. Certainly
''And I ought to say right here
that folks ought to know that
pint. Then they won't be liable
to strain themselves when they
strike the Knob country. and
won't have to 60 home needin' a
tag on en- to be reco'nized' by
them that's knowd'em sence they
was born.
"The Giner'l was short O help,
and when this Teller come along
a-lookin' for somethin to do the.
Giner'l was glad.
Where did you come from?'
says the Giner'l to the Teller, and
what do you know about things?'
says he.
"'I come from Ohio says the
Teller, and CONSISTENTLY, O course,
I know..everything about things,
says he.
''The Ginerl he sort O hummed
awhile, and then he says: Them
is woods that you see down yender,-
as fur as the eye kin co. he says.
There's livin' things in them
woods. Wild and ivin' things
the Giner'l says.
"'Poohp the Teller says; L have
hunted coons ever sence [ was a
boy, and chased the hog-noosed
snake and the perarie RATHER to
their dens fearlessly,' he says.
"Of course we knowd about
coons, but the hog-noosed snake
and the perarie RATHER was little
beyond us, and they sounded
tremendous. So the Giner'l he
says:
"'Dan'l,' he says to me, here's
a pardner fer you. Take him
down to the peelin' and let him
Farm you somethin'.'
"And the Giner'l hired the Teller
and [ took him down to the bark
peelin' feelin' that [ was a sort Of
a no-account citizen, after all, but
yit kind O KEEP up by the idee
that I had a chance to be on top
O the heap if [ only watched this
here Teller that knowed it all,
Sniverly bein' his name
Gas long as he worked in the
peelin' with me he never had
much to say that didn't go to
show how consumed trifin' the
things that I knowed actu'lly was
and how trifin' the things was e
that he didn't know till the day
that [ led him over to the Giner'Ps,
he havin' expressed a disposition
to git what was comm to him, so
he could go home.
"'Dan1,' says he to me on this F.
here occasion, the chances is that
mebbe I rated my knowing O
things leetle high. I feel it in
my bones,' he says. And mebbe
the reason that I feel so much in
my bones is he says, because ,
there's been such passed. O meat
raked Of O my bones that the
feelin' don't have as much trouble
to get into 'em as it might if I'd
only been chasing the hog-nosed
snake or the perarie rattler,' he
says. But if you KEEP your eye
on me, you must noticed that
your consumed bull-headed dogs
has got hui lot to learn he says.
"We had been layin' down on
the skirtin' Of the big bog medder,
takin' a smoke, and my dogs was
layin' there s-noozin', when all
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To be continued next week.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
THE SURRENDER
OF CEBU ISLAND

New York, March IA dispatch to the
Herald from London says: A letter from
Cebu dated Feb. % states that the Unit
ed States gunboat Petrol arrived there
the 21st Capt. Bormer of the British
gunboat and the British consul boarded
the Petrol Immediately and then returned
to the shore to confer with the inSurgen ts.
Eight leaders of the native forces board
ed the Petrol in the afternoon and confer
red with CornWel. They were afraid we
would treat them as Spain formerly did
confiscate their property and shoot them.
They desired to lay down their arms.
Cornwell assured them that the present
native government would rule under his
supervision. He gave them until o'clock
on the following morning to surrender.
There was great fear among the foreign
ers that the hill men would come in and
sack the town during the night, so land
ing parties were kept in readiness on the
Petrol.
Punctually at s o'clock the insurgent
leaders arrived with formal written sur
render which stated that they yielded to
superior force and must await the action
of Aguinaldo, adding that they protested
against the manner in which the Ameri-
cans waged war at the end of the enligh ght-
eneQ nineteenth century. "A company ol
men landed at O'Clock and hOiSted the
flag over the fort at four minutes of 10,
firing a naval salute. The natives turned
over the government. Capt. Plunkett was
made captain of the port and Parker col
Iector of customs. The other departments
of the islands administration will be con-
Quoted by the natives. Landing parties
We're being held in readiness at Iloilo.
This explains the hasty departure Of the
Twenty third.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
AN ENTRANCE INTO .
SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, March lit is rumored
that the Santa Fe has secured control of
the California & Nevada road in order to
establish the terminal that will afford
more easy means Of access to San Fran
cisco than could be secured the trans
continental line at Port Richmond The
Santa Fe, by acquiring the right of way
of the California & Nevada line to EN-
eryville, would practically have a right
of way into Oakland. At present the lit
tie line which it Is rumored has passed
into the control of the Santa Fe, has
tracks laid to a point 80 miles from Oak
land. Extensive repairs are now being
made and there is talk Of extending the
road to Mount Diablo This road is now
in the hands Of receiver, having been
thrown there by c. II. Smith of Denver,
the owner Of nearly all Of the bonds of
the line.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
GERMANY WAS
THE AGGRESSOR

London, March 1.-The Daily Graphic
publishes this morning from a Samoan
correspondent a story of recent events
there, attributing the whole trouble to
the attempts of Germany to upset the
Berlin treaty and secure supremacy in the
islands. The correspondent says: !:
The Germans, long jealous of growing
British influence, seized the opportunity
to break faith. Malietoa's party would
undoubtedly have been victorious if sup
piled with arms and ammunition as the
Germans supplied Mataafa, but the Brit
ish loyal to the treaty, refused to supply
either party. The correspondent then
proceeds to describe what he calls the
German plot to induce Mataafa's force
of 5000 men to take the islands by Storm"
He says on this point:
The Germans tried their utmost to
make the natives attack the British con-
sulate and the mission house where the
consul was giving refuge to British sub
jects. 1t was only respect and fear for
the British flag that held the natives
back. The Germans told the natives to
kill all the English missionaries and to
sweep the pigs of England into the sea.
The looting was terrible. Twenty viii
layers were utterly wrecked. the houses
destroyed and the villagers left destitute.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
ADDITIONS 10
SHIPPING BILL

Washington, March 1.-Senator Frye,
from the committee on commerce, has re-
ported additional amendments to the
Hanna-Payne shipping bill. The amend
ments place additional restraints on the
bill, and are intended to meet the criti-
cisms that have been made upon the
measure. The claim is made that 1t will
require an expenditure of $780, 100000 an
nually. A provision was inserted limit
ing the aggregate bounties to $9000,O00
annually, the language of this new pro-
vision being IS follows: The total COM
pensatOn to be paid out of the treasury,
as provided in this section, shall IN no
fiscal year exceed the sum Of SO, 100000,
and the secretary of the treasury shall
make such regulations for the payment
of said compensation earned under THIS
section for any one year over and above
50 900 900 to be deducted pro rata from the
total compensation due each individual
or corporation entitled TO such cOmpensa-
ton here during said fiscal year. The
bill, as originally reported, extended its
proposed benefits to foreign built vessels
under contract for American citizens on
January last. Advantage, it is asserted,
has already been taken of this provision,
and many contracts have sprung into
existence for the construction of many
boats abroad. The bounty to be paid for
eign built vessels is also reduced to 30
per cent under the new addition to the
bill.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
Filipinos Claim Victory

London, March 1.-The Filipino Euro
pean junta has received the following
dispatch from Manila dated February 2S:
The last encounters have been real
battles. We now hold Pasig, Paternos
and Guadalupe. Our northern line has
advanced to Tondo. The American losses
are far larger in proportion than ours.
We hold six hundred American prisoners,
who will be taken into the interior. Not
one Of our people has surrendered, and
our government maintains it's independ-
ence and will not yield.
A Filipino telegram from Cebu asserts
the foreign residents have asked the in
surgents to withdraw in order to avoid
bombardment. The Filipinos have ac-
ceded, trusting their action will be
brought before the foreign consuls with a
view of arranging an equitable settle
ment with the Americans.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
TIE NAVAL BILL
TO BE REDUCED

Washington, March 1.-The naval ap-
preparation bill as reported to the senate
provides for a material reduction of the
public increases of the navy, giving two
sea-going line battleships instead of
three, two armored cruisers instead of
three and four protected cruisers instead
Of six. The house price Of armor plate,
$445 per ton, is not changed. A provision
than two of the vessels authorized can
be constructed in any one yard.
The bill as reported carries a total ap-
preparation of $409, ,294.9 1863, or an increase
over the amount appropriated by the
house amounting to $3,23S,331. The prin-
cipal items of increase follow: $500, 600
for dry docks; 81, ,157 300 for the marine
corps: $375,000 for the Brooklyn navy
yard and $750,000 for a steam engineering
plant for the Brooklyn yard
A provision of the act Of last session
providing for the construction of dry
docks is modified so as to allow the secre-
tary of the navy to contract for the con-
struction of four docks named to be built
of granite, the limit of cost in each case
to be fixed at $2,100,000 The provision
makes an immediate additional appro-
priation of $S00,0O0. The amount of $780,
900 appropriated by the house bill toward
the equipment of the new vessels is in
creased to $400,0OO.
The appropriations committee has also
reported the Notifications bill without
amendment.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
FORAKER WILL
OFFER AMENDMENT

Washington, March 1.-Senator For
akeT has given notice that he will offer
tha following as an amendment to the
army appropriation bill proviso when
it comes before the senate:
THAT no franchises or concessions Of
any kind whatever shall be granted by
the United States, or by any authority
whatever for which the United States is
RESPONSIBLE in the island of Cuba during
the occupation there by the United
States and provided further that the pa
n cation of the island of Cuba having
tTcn accomplished the president is here
BY authorized to withdraw the military
forces of the United States therefrom and
10 leave the government and control of
the island to it's people,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
THE CIRCLE
WILL REMAIN
HOUSE INDEFINITELY TOSTPONES
THE BILL INTRODUCED BY
HANNAH.

Special to the Inter Mountain.
Helena, Mont, March 1.-The talk of
the town today has been the vote of both
houses yesterday afternoon in passing
two bills over the governors veto. Moth
! ing that has tranSpircd during the pres
ent session has created SO much COM
ment as the action of the governor and
his reversal at the hands of the lawmak-
erS.
| Both houses We're very busy this morn
/ ing. The most important proceedings
/ We're the passage in committee of the
whole of the senate of the bill lcgaizine
prize fights in the state and the action of
the house in refusing to stand by the SEN
ate in enacting a law that will do away
with the circle and the party name upon
the top of the ballot. standing COM
mittee Of the house reported adversely
upon the measure and the house endorsed
! the report. An effort will be made for {,
reconsideration of the bill.
The senate passed a lot of bills in com
mittee of whole. The most important
measure considered was II. B. 1873 reat-
I ing to prize fights. Senators Courtney
Connolly and Hoffman favored the
measure while Senators Cullen, Hanna h
and Geiger opposed. An amendment was
adopted that does not make spectators
guilty of msdemeanOr.
Upon motion of Senator Worden COM
mttee consisting of Worden, Esgleston
and Hannah was appointed to investigate
! the state institutions.
| In the house Hannah's ballot bill do
ing away with the circle at the top of
the ticket was indefinitely postponed. No
protests were made. The speaker sign ID
certificates to be attached to bills yestor-
day passed over the governors veto; also
signed 23 deficiency appropriation bills;
Phelps bill authorizing appointment of a
commissioner to measure water under de-
cree of the court and a bill rela ting to or
ganizatio of building and loan associa-
tiOnS.
The members were not in worliicg hu-
NOR and recessed at II 80 till 2:30.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
AFFAIRS ARE NOT
SATISFACTORY

Sydney, N. S, W., March 1.-Advices re-
ceived from Apia, under date of Febru-
airy Il, say affairs there are still unsat-
isfactory. The provisional government,
it appears is interfering with native and
British subjects and also with servants
of the British consul has apologized for
toa people 81 and Mataafa people 81 each.
Dr. Raffel, German president of the mu-
nicpal council at Apa, at the instigation
of the British consul has ajologized for
boycotting the British third-cl cruiser
Porpoise and for insulting the chief JUS
tice and MalietOa's lawyer while they
We're guests on board the Porpoise.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
California Fruit Crop

San Francisco, March 1.-Light showers
have fallen in northern California during
the past "a hours and the indications are
favorable for more rain, which will be
worth millions to farmers, fruit growers
and miners. Grain is still in fair condi-
ton, although little or no rain has fallen
since the middle of January. Reports
show that cherry trees are in blossom in
many places, fully month in advance
of the usual time owing to the warm
weather that has continually prevailed
since January. Owners are fearful that
spring frosts, which are most certain to
come, will injure the crops.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
A PARTITION OF
SAMOAN ISLANDS

London, March 1.-The Daily News, in
an editorial on the Samoan question,
says:
"If Baron BueloW would be a little
more explicit there might be better
chance of doing business Certainly the
present arrangement is a failure"
The Times, commenting editorially upon
the speech of Baron Won Bueow in the
reichstag, is inclined to think that
partition of Samoa will prove the final
solution Of the problem.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
THE CONFEREES
HAVE AGREED

Washington, March 1.-The conferees
of the two houses on the navy personnel
bill have reached an agreement on the
uoints of difference. AS agreed upon, the
bill retains the principal features of the
Hull bill, including the provisions for the
amalgamation Of the line and the engi-
neer corps, for increased pay, for promo
ton and for the improvement Of the
marine corps. The senate provision for
a six-year course at Annapolis, as under
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
Four People Killed

Ogden, Utah, Z CHI lin a Lend
collision between q tssenger (eastbound)
and double-head g reight (westbound),
near White Plains e ", four people were
killed and one SC sly injured. The
dead are u
ENGINEER r. j 9. ARGIN
FIREMAN HENl~ SHOT of Ogden.
FIREMAN DILLC@ Browns Sag
Another engineer, not learned.
The head brakeman he freight was
seriously, perhaps fat injured.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
WOMEN'S So SHOES
Only $3.50 Pair

Every pair Of these Shoes is absolutely
new, and they were secured at special
price for that special reason. They are
rfect-ftting, hand-sewed, bench made
Shoes, of a superb quality of soft Vici
Kid. These Shoes have the newest and
most popular toe shapes, in button and
lace, with kid and patent leather toe caps
and silk vesting and kid tops. They are
Philadelphia made Shoes and the equal Of
any Shoe regularly sold in Butte (here
or elsewhere) at $500 a pair Todays
special price $3.50 a pair.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
Oregon Short Line Stock

New York, March 1t is announced
that over Is per cent of the entire capital
stock of the Oregon Short Line Railroad
company has been deposited for exchange
under the offer of the Union Pacific Rail-
road company, previously published, and
the Mercantile Trust company now gives
notice that after March Is next the privi-
lege of making such exchange will be
withdrawn. The new Union Pacific rail-
delivery.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01

the present law, is retained, the house re-
ceding from its demand to limit the
course TO four years. The senate pro-
vision making a difference of Is per cent
between sea pay and shore pay also re-
mains in the bill. The agreement does
away with 40 appointments from civil
life. 1t also leaves out the judge advo-
cate corps, which has been open to differ
ence.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
MEMS FINE SHOES
Only $3.50 Pair

These Fine Shoes are made from Sc
lected stock of French Calf, Kangaroo,
Box Calf, Tan Box and Wei Kid, in lace
and congress styles and all the new toe
shapes. Every pair soft and comforta-
BILE, perfect-ftting, with hand-sewed welt.
This same quality is regularly sold at a
dollar more, but Hennessy's price today
is but $3.50.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
Democratic Caucus

Washington, March 1.-The resolutions
adopted at the democratic house caucus
relative to the Philippines, We're intro
duced in the house by Representative
Dinsnlore Of Arkansas, and referred to
the foreign affairs committee Chairman
Hit of that committee says it has not
vet been determined whether meeting
will be called to consider the subject
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
Senate Proceedings

Washington, March lone of the first
acts of the senate today Sas the consid-
GRAFTON of the bill carrying 500, 600 900 with
which to pay Spain for relinquishing the
Philippines. Allison reported the measure
from the committee on appropriations
The bill was passed without a word of
debate
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
Convict Goes Insane

San Francisco, March John Douglas,
who is in the city prison accused of en-
bezzling ST. 900 of the funds of the Marine
Life Insurance company, has exhibited
symptoms of insanity and has been plac-
ed in the insane ward.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
Kipling is Improved

New York, March 1.-At o'clock this
DR.. Dunham, who was seen shortly be-
fore O'Clock, said:
Il am pleased with the condition of
Mr. Kiping. He has had quiet night"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
REBELS ARE
PREPARING
Forts Being Erected Near NAL
abOn Church.
THE SURRENDER OF CEBU
The Gunb0at Petrol Went to the Is
land and Raised the Flag
Message From Filipinos
THE SURRENDER OF CEBU

Manila, March 1.-4:55 p. m.-The rebels
are very active at Caloocan and Malabon.
They evidently intend to mount battery
in front of Malabon church, destroyed by
the fire of the monitor Monadnock Febru-
ary y. They can be seen throwing up
earthWorkS for guns
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01

San Francisco, March 1.-Among the
passengers from Honolulu on the steamer
Australia We're fOrty-four soldiers from
the Kansas and New York regiments, six
Of whom had been discharged. The 9TH
ers returned as convalescents.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01

gent to consult the political leaders. In
the meanwhile the chambers will adjourn
until new ministry is formed. The
ministerialists hope the queen regent will
support Sagasta and dissolve the cham
berS.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-01
SagaSta Resigns

Madrid, March 1-Senor Sagasta has
handed the resignation of the ministry
to the queen regent. The cabine: crisis
is expected to last for two or three days,
as it will be necessary for the queen re-