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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-21

their directory library which bore the
imprint of r.. l.. Polk & Co., Butte city,
1886.
Mr. Dyer states that their business
has grown very rapidly, as the state has
developed, and that they are now pub
llshlng seven separate books in the
state, besides all the city and state
maps, which are as follows: Butte, Hell
ena, Anaconda, Great Falls. Missoula,
and Rayalli counties. Bozeman and
Gallatin county. and Billings and
Yellowstone county. They employ reell-
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-21
R. l.. POLK &CO.
BIG DIRECTORY COMPANY THAT
HAS ITS STAT HEADQUAR-
TIERS IN BUTTE.

j. F.. Dyer, who is the general man.
ager of r. L. Polk & Co. of Montana,
when seen at the offices by an Inter
Mountain representative and asked rela-
tive to the progress of their business,
said:
"R. l.. Polk & Co. have published all
the directories in Montana for quite a
number of years." and in evidence of
that statement, took down a book from
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-21
THE DIVINITY OF KINGS.

How the belief in the divine right of
klngs-thelr former sOurce of SO much
strehSth-arose in modern Europe, where
the titles of ~dynasties have been so con-
stantly disputed, it is very difficult to
say; but the fact that it prevailed over
so many dis%integrating influences down
to quite recent times, if even now it can
be said to be extinct, is a signal proof
of its tenaeity and power.
Kings titles commonly begin by force.
Which time wears off and mellows into
right.
These words of Dryden are almost n
literally true description of the general
course of history, and yet for centuries
the belief in the divinity of kings was
not only popular, but the notion was
constantly invoked by philosophers and
politicians of the absolutist type. Per-
haps at all times the apotheosis of
princes mas been a mental process con-
genial to mankind; otherwise it would
be difficult to imagine how the Romans
could ever have deified a group of m
perors who were either maddened by
lust or deeply tainted with insanity.
When a Roman emperor died, the flu
neral rites We're ended by letting fly an
eagle to symbolic his flight to heaven:
but the remark of Vespasian on his
death bed that he felt that he was being
turned into a god-ut puto deus flo
| has a touch of sardonic humor which
suggests that to a robust mind such
as his the idea was essentially absurd.
Yet it is probably from this dedication
of the Roman emperors that the SUISSE
quent belief in the sacredness CT king
hip may be at least partially derived.
At any rate, when after a long period
Of darkness and confusion there emerged
that wonderful institution, the Holy Ro-
man Empire. the old tradition of the
sacroSanct emperors was not forgotten.
1t is not difficult to see how the chief
of an empire, hat doomed large in mems
lamentations as the secular side of the
visible church, became encirclel |. as if
were, in a halo of divinity.-Longman's.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-21

stone walls do not a prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage:
Minds innocent and quiet take
That for a hermitage;
If | have freedom in my love,
And in my soul am free,
Angels alone that o a above.
Enjoy such liberty. -Loyeiace.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-21

Hight & Fairfield
Have flisree silver spoons, etc,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15
BRIDGEPORT.

Chronicle of Daily Events From
the Town Across the Way.
Mrs. A. T. Bowie is on the sick list.
John Giffen left yesterday for San
dusky, Ohio.
Fred Besinger. of Pike street, is on
the sick list.
Mrs. Spencer, of Kirkwood, is con-
fined to her home sick.
Rev. C. C. Hayes left yesterday for
his home at Johnstown, Pa.
VIM. Koehline and wife have re-
turned from trip down the river.
Judge Spriggs, of Woodsheld, was
in the city yesterday on business.
Harvey Hinton, who has been sick
for some time, is able to be out again.
Miss Louis Henthorn has returned
from visit with friends at Claring-
ton.
The paving at Dents corner was fin
ished yesterday and is quite an inn
prOvement
Samuel Junkins returned yesterday
from Larchmont, n. Y, where he has
been visiting his daughter.
Mrs. Jane B. Faithful and Mrs.
Sara B. Bailey, who have been visit
ing friends, have returned to Harris
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs n. Kuhn, DR.. ]. A.
Heinlein and family and Mrs. R. R.
Barrett left yesterday for Alpena,
Mich, to spend several weeks in hunt
ing and fishing.
This town was visited by burglars
Monday night and if they were all
one party they chose remote parts for
their actions. The first place entered
was the grocery store OF James Hig-
gins, where they secured about SIS in
cash and several dollars worth of
goods. This robbery was supposed to
have been committed ;bout twelve
o'clock. Later in the night at the
home of NJ D. Morgan on Lincoln
avenue there was an attempt made to
enter it but Mr.. Morgan, hearing the
noise, fired a shot which scared away
the thieves before they had secured
any valuables.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15

The Kansas City Star has decided up
on special feature for the Presidential
campaign which was never undertaken
before by any newspaper. AT its re-
quest the chairmen of the two National
Committees. Messrs James K Jones
and NJ. A. Hanna, have selected and
appointed two distinguished writer's to
conduct, In the Star, a department to
be called THE Campaign Forum" In
this department the arguments of each
of the two great parties will be pre-
scented, side by side, day by day TO
conduct the Democratic side, Mr. Jones
has selected and formally appointed
Mr.. Willis j. Abbott, Chief of the Press
Bureau of the Democratic National
Committee, and, for the Republican
side, Mr.. Hanna has selected and ap-
pointed the famous journalist and
literateur, Mr.. Murat Halstead. Upon
learning the decision of the two chair
men, the Star Immediately engaged the
two gentlmeen, and on Sunday, August
10. the Campaign FORUM will be in
augurated, to be continued in the reg
ular issue of The Star, daily and Sum
day, until the end of the campaign.
An interesting feature of the Forum
will be the answers to questions upon
campaign topics, submitted to The Star
to be answered by either Mr.. Halstead
or Mr. Abbott, or both. Under the cir
cumstances, the answers thus given
will have the stamp of authority of
the National Committees.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15
LYING ABOUT .sWEB" DAVIS.

An accurate knowledge of the tactics
of the Fourteenth street organ as the
result of mary years close daily
observation led the Register prophet
o6ily to remark yesterday:
1t is in order for the Republican and
administration Intelligencer to say some
thing mean about Hon. Webster Davis
this morning. Mr.. Davis was once a fol-
lower of Mckinley, but like thousands of
other Republicans, was compelled to leave
his party.
Aad sure enough, the orgia came
out yesterday morning loaded with
various evident falsehoods about Mr..
Davis, which, if the half were true,
would forever damn the brilliant Mis-
sourian.
In fact, it leads one to wonder why
the great and good Mckinley admin
istration ever elevated Mr. Davis to
the high Office of First Assistant Sec
rotary of the Interior, knowing, as the
President must have known that he
had such a terrific record behind him.
How does our neighbor explain this if
it really believes any of the mass of
contemplate rot it published yester-
day in the mean hope of injuring Mr..
Davis for the time being with the
thoughtless.
1t was an exhibition of dirtier poll
tics than even our neighbor usually
INDUCES in-which is saying quite a
good deal.
Some of this stuff intended to preju-
dice Mr.. Davis's case was positively
laughable in its absurdity OF this
character was the charge printed I'M
der heavy headlines that Mr.. Davis
had received S125,000 from President
Kruger, of the Transvaal Republic. to
leave the Republican party and work
for the success of Mr. Bryan, which
$125,O00, bear in mind, was alleged to
have come on top of between $500, 900
and $3,750,000, which President Kruger
is alleged to have contributed to the
Democratic campaign fund!
And such bald rot as this is pub
lished in an American newspaper,
when the whole American people know
that President Kruger long has been
himself soliciting and receiving money
from the United States to help carry
on the war in South Africa, and to-day
has a representative in New York to
collect such funds, it being well
known that the resources of the Trans
vaal are decidedly limited 971 1'oa
Can the Fourteenth street organ get
hold OF nothing more artistic than this
in the campaign-lie line? Such pal
pable, bald, brutal falsehoods are
simply silly.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15
Block This scheme.

Parkersburg Sentinel.
The Charleston correspondent of the
Pittsburg Dispatch is a clerk in the office
of the chairman of the Republican State
Executive Committee. In his last letter to
the paper the correspondent let out piece
of news that will be OF interest to the
Democrats of West Virginia. AS 1t comes
from an authoritative source It Is no doubt
true just as stated:
If the Republicans get the chance next
winter they will make ii so that there will
not be another Democrat in Congress.
and the Democrats cannot get majority
Of the Legislature without having Is 600
majority In the State. The thing has ali
been figured out. and the Legislature can
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15

should contain news OF much moment.
1t is not to be denied that the cap
ture of the Chinese capital is hazar-
dous undertaking with a small force,
unacclimated and opposed to the well
equipped and fanatic Chinese hordes,
of practically unlimited number, whose
generals are full Of tricks and on TER
own fortified ground. The allies are
about as one to a hundred of the Chi
nese troops that may be sent against
them in a comparatively short time,
and should the Chinese government
manifest the backbone to fight it out,
it has been demonstrated that they can
put up a strong resistance and wage
deadly warfare of the fanatic order,
the outcome of which might finally
prove disastrous to the brave band of
allies.
1t is to he hoped there is something
behind the Chinese plea for a ces-
sation of hostilities, that they know
the white man and his allies well
enough to fear them wholesomely, so
that when the international artillery
thunders oh the gates of the walled
city of Pekin Chinese courage will ooze
out and the Celestial forces surrender
or patch UP at least temporary peace.
And this the Chinese are not unlikely
to do since they much prefer diplo-
macy to war. Moreover, they have
certainly nothing to gain by keeping
the ministers prisoners.
But if the worst has befallen the
ministers or if fanatic resistance
should be maintained by the well arm
ed and well differed Chinese it is I'M
pleasant to contemplate what might
be the result to the brave little army
of allies.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15
GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS

Investigated Yesterday the Charge
Against Engineer Cooper. of the
"Return', for Carrying Excessive
Steam n Other Pittsburg River
News.
PITTSBURG, August 14-The local
steamboat inspectors began an in
vestigation to-day into the charge
against Engineer Marion Cooper, of
tie steamer Return, of carrying ex-
cessive steam pressure. The informa-
ton was made December 5, 1899, but
the case was not turned over to the
inspectors by the United States dis
trict attorney until recently. At the
time the information was sworn to
aff1davits were made before Alderman
S. ]. Toole by S. c. Davidson, John
Mccullough and Samuel S. Farrier, all
licensed engineers running on the
river
Davidson states that he went on the
Return and found the steam pressure
220 pounds. The penalty, if the engi-
neer is found guilty by the inspectors
and later by the court, may be fine
of 5000 and a maximum term of i'm
prisonment of five years. Inspectors
George II. Atkinson said to-day that
the case will be thoroughly probed and
that because of the severe penalty at
tached the greatest care and deliber-
alton will be exercised in the examin-
alton of witnesses. He said that the
case will likely require number of
hearings as the witnesses are all river
men, from which it will be difficult to
obtain testimony as their work keeps
them away from the city. Two other
tnformations have been returned to
the inspectors by the district attorney
for investigation.
Little Rock" is the name of the
new steel snagboat being built by
Sweeneys, of Jacksonville, for govern
ment use on the Arkansas river.
The packet boat Lexington, running
on the Kanawha river, has been sunk
near Armstrong; landing in three feet
of water. The boat struck a log and
settled rapidly. An effort will be
made to raise the craft at once.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET
A BADLY MuDDLED ORGAN.

Our neighbor, the Intelligencer, is
having much trouble defending Can
didate Roosevelt from the consequent
ees Of his wholesale and blackguardly
condemnation of the Democratic citi-
zens of the United States in his recent
crazy Minnesota utterance, which has
caused the party leaders to pull the
reins sharply on him. Speaking of the
Democracy on that occasion, he said:
s'They stand for lawlessness and disor-
der, for dishonesty and dishonor, for IL
cense and disaster at home and cowardly
shrinking from duty abroad"
This wretched break and black
guardly insult to half the citizens of
the United States, of which Mr.. Roose-
welt aspires to become vice president.
revealed the madcap and erratic young
New Yorker in his real character as a
reckless, unreasoning, extravagant
and intollerant partisan, and a decid-
eddy unsafe man to be presiding officer
of the United States Senate, and next
in succession to the Presidency itself.
Our Fourteenth street neighbor.
with Rooseveltian tendency of it's
own to rush in where angels fear to
tread, at once opened wide its mouth
and poured forth furious denial. not
that Roosevelt was misquoted. but
that he spoke in those terms of the
leading Democrats of the coun-
try. Which silly subterfuge, or
rather untruth. was easily ex-
posed and punctured in these col
umns the other day. The Registers
few remarks then evidently gave our
neighbor conniption fit, accompanied
by Authorizations, for with great I'M
wisdom it published yesterday a cur
tailed version of the Registers re-
marks in parallel column with it's own.
WHISTLER our neighbor really suffered
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15
BOXERS.

There have been published some foolish
stories to the effect that the Chinese In
this country are doing what they can to
help the Boxers by sending them men and
arms Minneapolis Times.
And the people who believe this nom
sense have only one lobe in their brains,
ana that one is ossified. Our "washee
washee" Is from the south of China gen.
orally, and is as harmless as a jack rab-
bit. His almond shaped eyes are honest,
according to the Oriental standard, and if
he can go to cock fight he asks nothing
further of his gods, of which he has a
large assortment. New York Herald.
This is a matter not well understood
by the genera run OF Americans. The
Chinese in this country, or at least
ninety-five per cent. Of them, come from
Canton, Swa-tau, Annoy, Fu-chau,
Ning-Po, Hong Kong, aud generally
from the far southern portion of the
empire. They know nothing of the
Manchus of the north, and probably
never saw a Tartar in their lives. They
are for the most part seaport coolies,
not even fairly representative of the
race, for they are understood men,
weak, retiring, industrious, saving and
peaceable. They are about as differ
ent from the natives of the northern
provinces as day is from night. There
are very few Manchus or Tartars in
America. The Chinese we have are the
rice-eating seaport southerners, more
nearly akin to the natives of India
in many regards than to the Boxers of
the North.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15
DIED.

LEWIS-At his home at No. IS South
Penn street, on Wednesday, August 18th.
81 years, 6 months and day.
Funeral notice hereafter
JAQUAY-At the family residence. No.
III Seventeenth street, on Monday, August
18th. 1900. at 1915 o'clock p. m, Nellie E..
infant daughter of b. @. and Maggie
Jaquay, aged years. / month and days.
Funeral services Thursday afternoon at
2 o'clock. Friends of the family respect
fully invited to attend Interment at Pc
ninsula cemetery.
BOYCE-Tuesday, August IA. 1900. at 6
o'clock p. m, James Boyce, aged 81 years.
Funeral from his late residence, No. 121
Nineteenth street Friday afternoon at
o'clock. Friends of the family invited to
attend. Interment at Mt. Calvary ceme-
terry.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15
A Strong Address.

Boston Transcript. Ind. Rep.
The Republican papers show a regret
table tendency TO underestimate the
strength of Mr. Bryan's arguments.
brushing them lightly aside as mere rhet-
orical fustian. Instead of debating the is
sue of imperialism with Mr. Bryan. as
he challenges them TO do, they ridicule
his style and ignore his arguments. The
speech does not merit the contemptuous
treatment which il has received from
many Of the ultra imperiaIistic organs. AS
we stated yesterday. it is the strongest
public utterance which Mr.. Bryan has yet
made. and cannot be dismissed with
abusive personalities.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15
CINCINNATI RIVER BRIEFS.

CINCINNATI, August 1.-THE M.
P. Wells came near losing her wheel
Sunday night on her way to this port
from Portsmouth at Manchester. They
had to keep keying it UP all the way
down. The accident was due to the
wheel being laid on the bank without
being covered when she was on the
docks last week.
The Sunshine laid up alongside the
New South at the foot of Main street.
Both boats are receiving general
overhauling and will be put in first
class condition for the coming season.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15

When the Shanghai liar runs short
of subjects he turns his attention to
Ii Hung Chang. The venerable Chi
nese statesman is now reported sick,
which, if true, is a pity. Ii is one of
the few conservative and broad
minded Cinnamon who do not hate all
foreigners.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15

The cooperation of the allies ought
to be such as to render impossible
such an error as that by which the
Russians and English opened hot
artillery fire on an American regiment.
Long ago petty jealousies should have
been laid aside and one commander
and general staff chosen for the al
lied forces.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15

GREENSBORO-Rive feet inches
and stationary Fair and warm.
WARREN-River at low water mark.
Clear and warm.
OIL CITY-River inches and station
airy. Clear and warm.
EITBENVILLE-River ! foot 31a
inches and stationary Warm and raining.
BROWNSVILLE-Riv feet and sta
tionary.
PITTSBURG-River II feet. River fall
ing. Clear and warm.
MORGANTOWN-Riv feet and sta
tionary. Weather cloudy and warm
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15

If the administration would enlist a
few companies of trust magnates to
cross the ocean and fight the Filipinos
it would be in accord with the eternal
fitness of things.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15

Did you ever see horse race by
electric light? Whether you id or
not you don't want to miss the brill
liant exhibition at the State Fair next
month. It. will be the twentieth ami
versary of the association, and Will be
by all odds the greatest ever held.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15

Our contemporary the Intelligencer
got out a Webster Davis number yes
terday morning. The Intelligencer is
evidently worried about Mr.. Davis.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15

The Chinese battle cry is China for
the Chinamen!" Pears as f we'd
heard something like this before and
not uttered by the slant-eyed heather,
either.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15

Hon. Webster Davis by his splendid
and convincing address at the Park
last evening, proved his patriotism
and contributed to the campaign.
Verify, he is thornfin the side of the
administration.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15

Russ. Harrison must be getting
quite hard up to sue the government
on an untenable technicality for a
paltry 1867 of military pay. Are papa
purse-strings too tight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15

from CHEATED brain. or was work.
ing most desperate bluff, " relying
on the hot weather inattentiveness Of
its readers to carry it through, the
Register is not prepared to state, but
it simply made bad matter infinitely
worse, and convicted Mr.. Roosevelt
even more thoroughly than the Regis
ter attempted to do. Nay, more, this
time our neighbor, out of its own
mouth, has PROVED it on him! Listen
to this from its previous remarks,
which it most unwisely reproduces be-
cause the Register at the time deemed
1t not worth while to quote:
'.He (Roosevelt) included all good Demo-
Gratis in his invitation to repel the assault
on the integrity and honor of the country,
and then HE CHARACTERIZED THE
CHICAGO AND KANSAS CITY PLAT
FORM DEMOCRACY IN THE TERMS
QUOTED with so much glee by certain
Bryan papers. HE SPOKE THE TRUTH
OF THEM"
Here is the plain frank admission
and yet our much muddled neighbor
still denies that Mr.. Roosevelt referred
to the Democrats of the. country when
he offered them the gross Insult quot
ed in the beginning OF this article. In
fact, our contemporary is quite inco-
herent and incomprehensible. What
is there of the Democracy outside the
Chicago and Kansas City platform
Democracy" OF which the Intelligencer
admits Mr. Roosevelt spoke and of
whom our neighbor is at pains to add,
He spoke the truth of them" In
1896 the Chicago platform Democracy
numbered in round figures six millions
Of American voters. In 1900 the Chi
cago and Kansas City Platform De-
mocracy'' will number still more-a
majority of the American voters. And
the Intelligencer, organ in good stand
ing of the administration and of the
Mckinley and Roosevelt ticket, in it's
own words fully quoted above admits
that the RepuDlican Vice presidential
candidate in his st. Paul speech offer
ed this majority Of the American peo-
pie this foul and brutal insult
"They stand for Ia--lessness and
disorder, for dishonesty and dishon-
or, for license and disaster at home
and cOwardIy shrinking from duty
abroad"
Do the American people want a man
Who holds this opinion of a majority
OF his countrymen-a crazy, erratic,
rough-riding madcap, an unsafe and
dangerous person to entrust with pow
erin the second highest office in the
land-next in succession to the Pres
idency? The Register believes not.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15

DO the work IN three days II it has the
right complexion
They have already arranged the scheme
and all that is now required is the power
to enforce it. Its a pretty political job
they are setting on. but 1t will never
hatch.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15

The. more the Intelligencer struggles
to prove that Roosevelt didn't say it,
the more conclusive the proos it ad-
duces that he did.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15
BOW TO REMIT.

Send all remIttances by Res zstered
Letter, Express Order, Ch~ch or
l'oNtaI Note. Patrons run ~ risk
of losing remittances sent Ina any
other way. All amounts for $500
or Hesp can be lent by postal order
.Or three cents. Address
THE REGISTER,
Wheeling. w. Va.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-15

Hon. Webster Davis has had a
short acquaintance with the Wheeling
Intelligencer, but he sized up the or
gan all right at a glance.