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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-21

st. Marks (EpiscopaD church, corner
of Main and Sixth streets. Early cele-
bration at s a. M; morning prayer and
sermon at II; Sunday school at 1880 D.
M; Daughters of the King $50, and
evening service at 1880. Topic of morn
ing discourse, Resurrection in Pros
pect:' evening, The Power of Christ's
Resurrection The music of Easter day
will be repeated tomorrow. Alfred Brown
rector.
Swedish Lutheran services tomorrow
in the Scandinavian church., corner Of
Fifth and Cedar streets, at II a. m. and 8
p. M; Sunday school at 1870 p. m. A. E.
G~ustafson, pastor.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-21
ANACONDA News
as* : :, - -
ANACONDA OFFICE 1914 CONNER.
CIAL AVENUE.
NOTICE,

The Inter Mountain Is pleased to an
nounce to our subscribers in Anaconda
that the Trip to Paris or Cape Nome ID
an open contest including Butte n
Anaconda.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-21
MINING APPLICATION NO. 41s1.

p... It's Attorney In Fac
Butte. Mont. March 8. 1900.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-21
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE

First publication. March %. 1900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
THE EXAMPLE OF GERMANY.

The announcement was made a few days
ago that there had been launched from
a German shipyard the greatest and most
powerful merchant steamship ever con-
structed- This ship. bearing the proud
name of Deutschland. was built for the
service of the neutrality-suspicious. Com
pany between Hamburg and New York
Its contract speed of twenty-three knots
makes the Deutschland the swiftest giant
ship of the ocean.
A quarter of a century ago Germany
had few ships and no shipyard worthy
of the name. During the Franco Prussian
war the few ships which Germany had
that they were left in port to save them
from the heavier French fleet and the
more experienced French sailors. 1t is
known that this inferiority on the sea was
a source of humiliation to the new German
nation: consequently 1t was one Of the
first ambitions of the old Emperor william
to make the German name and the German
flag respected on the ocean. But how was
this to be accomplished? AS a temporary
expedient, German merchants were en-
couraged to purchase sailing vessels in
the United States and elsewhere. and cargo
steamers built in British yards; but Ger
man statesmen from the first knew that.
10 become a sea-power, Germany must
build its own ships. To that end the ma
chinery Of the empire was set at work.
To encourage the manufacture OF iron
and steel. for which Germany depended
upon other countries very largely, a pro-
tective tariff was enacted. When this In
dustry was well established the mandate
went forth that all Germen warships must
be constructed at home. and liberal APP
preparations were made to that end. Ex-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
BLACK WALNUT.
A Discarded American Timber Which
Europeans Appreciate.

Berea Quarterly.
The great size often reached by this tree,
the richness of the dark brown wood, the
unique beauty of the grain sometimes
found in burls, knots, feathers and in the
curl of the roots. all conspire to make
this the most choice and high-priced of all
our native woods.
Twenty-Five years ago walnut was ex-
tensively used in the manufacture Of fine
furniture and finishings in this country, but
manufacturers adroitly drew attention to
the beauty of darkly-stained quartered
oak, and the use of the rarer wood has
greatly declined But all this time the
search for fine black walnut logs has gone
on systematically, though quietly. the trade
attracting little attention, though the
volume Of lumber handled has been large.
Though found to some extent in the At
lantic States from Massachusetts, south
ward, the great source of supply has been
the central portion of the Mississippi val
ley. The walnut is at home in the rich al
luvial bottom lands of the western streams
and in the stony limestone soils OF the
hills and mountains, and in such localities
veyed. Throughout eastern Kansas, Mis-
souri, and Arkansas, as well as the States
along the Ohio and it's tributaries, may
be seen a few logs at this little station,
a car or two at that. with carefully hewn
sides and painted ends, ready for the
market
If you ask where the market is you will
find that the great bulk Of this rare lum-
Der goes to Europe
While we have been led into an enthus-
iastic admiration for fine oak. stained ac-
cording to the degree of antiquity 1t Is
supposed to represent, our European
the rich black walnut that We have al
lowed to go "out of fashion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

John ID. Rockefeller is a believer in the
business capacity Of women, and says that
Miss Harris, his private secretary, is one
of the most valuable employees in his serv-
ice both for sagacity and good judgment.
The home of F. Hopkinson Smith, at $50
East Thirty-fourth street, New York, is
filled with interesting curios, pictures. tap
estry, pottery, etc., the collections
twenty years spent by the owner in travel,
engineering, art and literary pursuits.
When a young man. the late r. B.
Brigham, of Boston. sometimes attended
the theaters. the Boston Advertiser relates.
but always bought a seat well up In the
gallery because he felt that he could not
afford a better one. And now he leaves
100000 to charity.
At the dinner of the Albany Society in
New York Captain Sigsbee, of Maine fame,
responded to the toast, 1.-THE Navy" and
said: mo matter what direction develop
ment may take, you will find the navy
ready to meet it, 1t was good navy be-
fore the war, IN the war and will be good
navy always"
The family Of the late D. L. Moody an
nounce that, in accordance with his ex-
pressed desire, his elder son, William Revell
Moody, will write the biography of the
evangelist. And it is requested that friends
having correspondence or other matters OF
interest communicate with Mr.. Moody, at
East Mortified, Mass.
1t is said the Countess Castellane, who
was Anna Gould, of New York. has the
lovliest garden in France. She delights in
old fashioned flowers, and in her garden
they are allowed to grow in widest luxuri-
ance, making the place a perfect dream of
beauty. One corner of this delightful spot
is called by its owner her friendship gar
den," and in it she plants flowers which are
associated in her mind with friends and
relatives.
Among Lord Methuen's decorations is one
which it may be safely said is borne by no
other British soldier 1t is a medal con-
ferred upon him for having CALAMITY
jumped into Prussian canal and rescued
would-be suicide. 1t was conferred on
him when military attache at Berlin by the
Emperor in person, at state ball i'm Ber-
lin. in the presence Of the diplomatic corps
and a brilliant assembly. Prince Bismarck
had a similar medal, which was his most
cherished decoration.
England in South Africa,
Hereafter. we believe.
Will advance with the sword in both her
And the Bible up her sleeve
Detroit Journal.
In my hand a small hand rested.
Small and fair.
Light my fingers firm did hold 1t.
Light as air.
Then dropped 1t, for twas only
Just two pair.
Brooklyn Life.
Breathes there a man with soul so dead,
Who has never to his good wife said:
"Oh, I'll not forget a single thing,
That you've requested me to bring
When I come home tonight" And then
Returns empty-handed home again?
Chicago News
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19

injure the health of the people of Missouri
towns who secure their water supply from
that river. AS the canal cannot possibly
damage the State of Missouri as a corpor-
ate or political entity. and could only hurt
a few citizens. If any. 1t is doubtful II the
Supreme Court will take Jurisdiction of
the case. In a recent decision growing out
of quarantine case between Louisiana
and Texas the court held that one State
could not take up the case of some of its
citizens, and that 1t could not bring another
State to the bar of the United States Su-
preme Court for the purpose of testing the
constitutionality of local statutes which do
not affect the property or the powers Of
the complaining State in its sovereign or
corporate capacity. but which at most
affect only the rights of individual citizens
or corporations engaged in interstate-com-
merce. The principle of this decision seems
to apply to the canal case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
A PHILIPPINE BRIDGE.
How Our Men Crossed a River on
Nothing but Bamboo.

Maj. Cheatham, in Engineering News.
The uoilo river at Molo is go feet wide,
twenty feet deep and has difference in
elevation at high and low tide OF three
and a half feet. The orders were to build
bridge sufficiently strong for infantry
and light artillery to cross; to build 1t
quickly and cheaply. AS there was no other
material available. it was decided to use
bamboo exclusively, and in the entire
structure nothing else was used-not even
a nail or piece of wire. Long pieces of bam-
boo were assembled in bundles Of fifteen
and tightly bound with rattan. These
bundles supplied the buoyancy for the
bridge, and were placed ten feet apart,
parallel to the current. They were held in
this position by four stringers, which were
securely dashed to the bundles so as to
form a foundation for the roadway, ten
feet wide. On these stringers were placed
small bamboo, cut ten feet long, each
piece being tied to the stringers by the
invaluable rattan. Over these poles was
boo, which made an even surface strong
enough to support a horse. A SUFFICIENT
quantity of bamboo was not on hand at
the start, and the work was delayed some
what in consequence, but the bridge was
completed in four days by ten native work.
men.
The total cost for material and labor
was SIPS. The banks at the place selected
were one and a half feet higher than the
water at high tide. In order to allow carts
to cross at all times, aprons were made of
bamboo, one end fastened to the bank and
the other allowed to slip along two pieces
of plank, placed on the bridge for that
purpose. The bridge was guyed so as to
allow it to rise and fall win the tide. The
success of this bridge wouiu seem to solve
a problem here, and our experience shows
xxrifh ralan nf ho lnn
on hand a regiment can cross any river
here in four hours time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
BRAVE, BUT FEARS CATS.
Nothing Scares Lord Roberts Like the
Domestic Feline.
London telegraph.

London Telegraph.
The moral antipathy" which some per-
sons feel for cats, and in the grasp or
which they find themselves beyond the
reach Of reason and helpless for control OF
self is a phenomenon too well known for
discussion here. No gift OF common sense
or degree of courage in other things seems
to exempt from the dread those on whom IL
seizes senselessly. Lord Roberts is victim
of this strange aversion, and the paper
prays that the Beers may never learn how
easily a cat can thus paralyZe the mental
activity of ''Bobs," the new commander.
during one OF the actions outside Cabul.
when bullets and gl.1shot were freely fall
ing around the general and his stan. and
he was, as usual serenely Indifferent TO
iron and leaden hale, he was suddenly OBJ
served to trembie The hero OF hundred
fights pointed helplessly over his shoulder
to a wall. and the staff turning their eyes
in that direction saw a half-starved cat
perched on the top of the stones. The evil
himself again. On another occasion, at
Mandalay, an aid-de-camp. going TO the
quarters OF the commander-in-chief to
escort him to the staff mess found him sit
ting almost in a state OF collapse. looking
at friendly kitten that was rubbing Its
back against his legs. On yet another occa-
sion, at a dinner in London. a pet cat came
into the room and Lord Roberts rose. Il Is
said, and painfully explained that he would
at last confessed that he feared the cat
and was prevailed upon to stay only on the
promise that it should be banished and
should not return.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19

In command of his regiment with the rank
OF captain. His superiors, as win be OBJ
served. speak of him during this period as
Captain Lawton, commanding" etc. His
official report of Dec 5. herein quoted. Is
signed H. w. Lawton. captain command
ing Thirtieth Indiana" and subsequent
report Of his operations at Nashville Is
dated JAN 2, lS65. nearly a month later.
and this is also. signed "H. W. Lawton.
captain commanding Thirtieth Indiana In
fantry." He does not appear In the RECORDS
a lieutenant colonel until Feb y. 100,
but he had been mustered as OF that rank
several weeks previously. OF course, all
this is of no very great consequence. never
theiess ii is interesting because IL Is trus-
worthy and relates TO so distinguished
man.
1t may be said however, that Lawton
was entitled TO rank as a lieutenant col
onel long before his actua, promotion as
the senior officer in -.e command. The
explanation of the delay in commissioning
him TO that rank is as follows: On Sept.
%, 1864, all the officers anu men of the Thir-
tieth Indiana were mustered out or the
service, except those who had re-enlisted
as veterans, and such recruits as had joined
from time to time. The colonel lieutenant
colonel, five captains, eight neutenants,
surgeon, assistant surgeon and chaplain
were thus mustered out on the expiration
of their three years term of service. This
left Lawton the senior captain in the reg1-
ment. Among others, he had remained In
the service to ''see Ii out" But there were
not sufficient number of these veterans
and holdover recruits to entitle the regi-
ment, under the War department restric-
tons, to a field officer, and for few
months Lawton continued to command II
as a simple captain. Subsequently more re-
cruits and drafted men were sent on, and
in due course Lawton secured his much
coveted promotion. If the regiment had
been thus recruited up to its maximum
Lawton would have been made full
colonel 1t was his misfortune, and that
of Of ar hr..x nffiR
last two years of the war, to be deprived
of higher rank which they had earned by
the necessities of the government which
compelled 1t to thus economic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19

The hypocrisy of the managers Of the
antitrust conference. which will be held
In Chicago, Feb. II, is exposed by their
attempt to dictate the officers of the Com
mercial Travellers and Hotel Mems Anti
trust League. which has headquarters in
New York. The officers of this organiza-
ton were invited by Ex-Governor Altgeld,
Representative Towne and others who
are managing the conference to take part
In its exercises. The New York officers
accepted the invitation. naming one VIII
let's to speak for them at the conference.
The Altgeld-Towne combination responded
that 1t had not been intended that Mr.. Will
let's should speak. Thereupon the New
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19

Is there not danger that some people may
work themselves into an unnecessarily per-
turbed state of mind regarding smallpox?
or course. 1t is a loathesome and sometimes
fatal disease. which nobody wants TO catch
II he can help 1t or wants 20 become cpl
demic. But people might almost as well
have the smallpox as be scared to death
or kept In a chronic state OF cold sweat.
No doubt the State could survive and get
along II the town OF Clay City were per-
manently fenced In or even wiped out,
though nobody wishes 1t any such fate. but
one cannot help thinking that the smallpox
which the experts say is prevalent there
must be OF a very mild type when out of
considerably more than two hundred cases
pot a death has occurred. THE physicians
have been treating IL for chicken pox."
writes a resident OF the town, and cured
every case" With little cultivation SO
bild type of smallpox as that might be
Iace TO serve the place OF vaccination
nyhow. let US not lose our heads.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19

Army and Navy Journal
There is a great deal OF ignorance as to
what "silencing a gum means. A gun is
silenced when the gunners are disabled or
driven back and the gun or gun-carriage
damaged. 1t is a common enough phe-
nomen for weapons which have thus been
silenced to reopen fire after repairs have
been made, the gunners rallied, or a fresh
gun crew obtained. Ii is rare thing for
a gun to be damaged by hostile fire that
il cannot be refitted and brought into ac-
ton again. II saw" says Prince Kraft, of
the German artillery in the battle Of
Gravelotte, many guns during the can
nonade lying miserably on the ground
winged that is. with broken wheel But
not one was withdrawn; the injured guns
were always speedily repaired with the
help of the wagons, which were near, so
that at the close of the battle / could not
tell exactly how many pieces had been put
temporarily out of action" The Navy
League Journal, of London. says this ex-
pert opinion should put a stop to ignorant
witticisms on the frequent silencing at
Ladysmith of Long Tom." as the biggest
of the Boer guns was called. The navy
had day after day to look after this weapon
and dose IL with lyddite shells. but on each
occasion the work was skillfully done.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19

Director Merriam has a plan Of letting
the printing of the census reports to the
lowest bidder. his purpose being to secure
dispatch and economy. The present law
and issued within three years. Mr.. Mer-
Ram does not believe that the government
printing establishment can turn out the
work in that time. Furthermore, 1t costs
one-third more to print book in the gov
eminent establishment than in a private
concern. The Typographical Union opposes
the change on the ground that the contract
will fall to nonunion firm. The Chicago
Times-Herald stigmatizes the proposition
to have the reports printed outside the
Government Printing Office for one-third
less than it will cost to print them there
as "spoils in the Census Bureau" Most
people will fail to see where the spoils fea-
ture comes in by printing the reports for
80 per cent. less money and with much less
delay. One point of interest which the
controversy emphasizes is that the govern
ment cannot do the public printing SO
cheaply as can a private firm. which must
pay the expense of wear and tear and make
a profit 1t Is an unanswerable argument
against the theory of the government en-
gaging in any public work which can be
done by private parties.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19

tensive yards were established by the en-
enlargement of the government in three
cities; to shipbuilders a rebate was given
upon all the railroads which are man.
aged by the governmental subsidy, in eff
feet. The influence of the government
was used to discourage the purchase of
foreign-built ships. This was followed by
German Lloyd Company to build several
new steamships I'm Germany and MAIN
tain regular lines to Australia, Japan and
China. The contract was accepted by
the company for a period of fifteen years.
The German government and people were
so well satisfied with the experiment that
a year ago the subsidy was increased to
81, 800, 40 for another period of fifteen years,
which the company above named shared
with the MISUNDERSTANDING Company.
The bulk of the tonnage in Germany is
owned by the two companies. These lines
are paid generously for carrying German
mails. When a great steamship was
launched from a German yard a
y
port that "all experts assert that without
the influence of the government ocean
mail service such a steamship as the Kali
ser Wilhelm der Crosse could not have been
built" But for the subsidy Germany would
not be abe to claim the great honor of
having built the fastest steamship on the
ocean, the Deutschland.
When Germany began this policy we had
more ships in the foreign trade than did
that empire, but we hesitated while Ger
many acted. Now Germany, after twenty
five years, has SIS steamers Of 1,625 900 tons
in foreign commerce. while we have 500
steamships of S1O,SO0 tons. When the adop-
ton by the United States of the German
policy was urged, a class of men and news
papers raised the cry OF subsidy and job
berry, which, for time, deceived the people
and frightened Congress. We have been
told that a subsidy will benefit none but
few rich shipbuilders on the coast. and
that we would have ships enough If we
would but repeal the law prohibiting the
purchase of foreign-built ships.
There is evidence that intelligent people
have come to see the folly Of the do-noth-
ing policy. Farmers and manufacturers in
the central portions of the country realize
more and more the necessity of wider mar
kets. Recently the United States has be-
come a worldwide power, with rapidly in
creasing markets. To make sure Of these
our products must be carried by ships un-
der a friendly flas-our own. A bill is now
features of the laws of Germany which
have given that nation a powerful mer-
chant marine. Those opposed have raised
the old cry to prejudice the people and
brighten Congress, but the probability is
that Congress will follow Germany's ex-
ample.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19

New York Times.
There is likely to a greater food Of lit
erature concerning the war in South Africa
than was brought forth by the Spanish
American conflict. II is said that more
than half the British war correspondents
went to the front with contract for a
book in their pocket. There is one feature
of war literature which is quite likely to
be developed in England which was scarce
ly noticeable here. This is the private let
tiers describing battles. which occupy much
space I'm the London papers. Many of these
letters are written with peculiar force and
as considerable literary ability on the part
of the writers. A London publisher Is now
preparing to bring out volume Of these
letters in monthly parts 1t will prpbably
find many readers. One thing, fer. Is
rather significant. Tommy At more
prolific letter writer than fican
cousin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19

Washington Pest.
Col. Richard ]. Bright has made such an
efficient sergeant-at-arms Of the Senate:
the office has been so wholly free from
scandal since he was placed in charge OF
1t; he has so admirably qualified for its
duties oil account OF his personal acquaint-
ance and relationship with public men.
that the senator's generally. in private con-
versation, do lot hesitate to express the
opinion that IL would not be the part Of
wisdom to make a change. Colonel Bright
is distinctly persona grata TO the Senate.
as well as to all the visitors TO the north
end Of the Capitol He is always attentive.
tactful and obliging, and is recognized as
pre-eminently fitted for sergeant-at-arms.
He has been an ideal occupant OF the
Office. By none is this fact appreciated so
fully as by the senators themselves, and
1t is not surprising, therefore, that they
have given no encouragement to the move
ment to change the incumbent for pollti-
cal reasons, solely and wholly.