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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-27

London. Feb. 27.-"Majuba avenged,
"Cronte surrenders,'' "Great victory"
These are the expressions being shouted
all over London today. Yet there are rev
outward signs of the natural JOY that
Lord Roberts dispatch has really caused
The capitulation of Cronje hau peen
looked upon almost as a certainty TOT
week past, and now that it has come. en-
thusasm finds itself discounted by the
anticipation.
The magnitude of the success of "Little
Bobs," Is most overlooked in the fact tnat
1t synchronizes with the anniversary OF
Majuba Hill and wiped out dishonor OF
nineteen years standing. While the after
noon papers all comment upon the happy
coincidence, they do not forget the splen-
did bravery Of the enemy.
The st. James Gazette says: "The
SPLENDID courage of THE Beers had not
been able to Withstand any longer the
bo1nbardment which few modern soldiers
have supported for so many hours as they
have days. The influence of the surren-
der, not only upon the situation at Lady
smith but on the whole conduct OF the
war, will beimmense. If the news OF the
relief Of LadysmrUh only reaches England,
and it is quite possible this may be the
case.the cup of national happiness will be
full"
- Further details Of the dramatic surren-
der of Cronje ait Paardeberg are eagerly
awaited. Speculation is rife as to how
soon Roberts will be able to press on to
Bloemfontein, but before he enters the
capital of the Free State. he will undoubt-
edly have to overcome powerful force
and take strong entertainments.
The news of Cronjes surrender was re-
ceived with unbounded satisfaction at
Windsor. The queen Immediately tele-
graphed her congratulations to Roberts
and the troops.
There was a much more outward dis
play Of rejoicing in the provinces than in
London. The Glasgow and Liverpool
stock exchanges were greatly excited.
The members sang "God Save the
Queen" repeatedly and cheered for Lit
tie Bobs" Flags were literally display
ed on the municipal and public buildings
In all the large towns.
Windsor was very jubilant at the news,
which the queen disseminated immediate
ly after it reached her and the inhabi-
tants seized the occasion of Her Majesty
driving through the town on her way to
take train for a visit to the wounded
South African soldiers at the Nettley hos
pttal. to give vent to their delight.
The queen, who was looking remark
ably wepl, showed evident signs Of deep
satisfaction. smiling cooly, and bowling in
response to the congratulatory cheers
greeting her on all sides. Her majesty
took quantities Of flowers to distribute to
the wounded.
All the garrison towns and naval ports
received the news with the liveliest salts
faction, soldiers and sailors vieing with
each other in the display Of delight.
A letter has been received from a man
in the First Dragons, now in South AZ
r.ca. confirming the report that supply
transport reached Ladysmith during the
engagement at Spion Kop. He says the
Dragons were the escort of the trans
port, which was several miles long and
adds:
THAT is why Butler engaged the enemy
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-27
"CraVenette"
English Box Coats

Tailor made of West of England cloths.
no rubber is used in their makeup. They
shed rain perfectly, are, porous to air.
light in weight and small in bulk. They
are very dressy IN appearance and ex-
actly resemble a high class custom made
top coat. can be worn on all occasions
and in all climates. Two styles here.
at $22. so and $25 90 each
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-27
Fishing Boats Lost.

Aberdeen. Feb. 27.-Five Aberdeen
trawlers which started for the fishing
grounds before the recent gale have not
returned and all hope for their safety
has been abandoned. The crews num-
bered about 70 men and boys.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-27
Five Women Drowned.

6assnibe. Germany, Feb. 27.-The swed-
ish mail steamer Rex stranded OF Lohm-
ergui island during fog Five Stew
ardesses were drowned in attempting to
leave the ship. The rest of the crew
and the passengers and mail are still
aboard.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-27
Guns Captured.

London. Feb. 7.-Twenty- nine Trans
vaal officers were captured and Is Free
State officers were made prisoners. The
guns captured IA the Transvaal forces
We're three 75-cen> ~,eter Krupps, nine
1-pounder and one H. ,xim gun. From
the Free Staters the Brush captured one
15-centimeter Krupp and ONE Maxim
gun.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-27
African Telegraph Line,

Mombassa. Feb. 27.-The Uganda rail-
way telegraph line reached the Nile at
Ripon Falls, Feb. 18, and was carried
across the river next day, thus estab-
fishing telegraphic communications he.
tween London and the sources Of the
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-27
List of Wounded.

London, Feb. 27.-The war office has
issued list of 721 non-commissioned Of
f1cers and men wounded in the fighting
at Paardeberg Sunday. Feb 49, including
63 Canadians and 273 Highlanders,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-27
THE PRISONERS OF WAR
Who Number About 1000 Will
be Sent to CapetOWn--Gal-
lantry of Canadians
Is Mentioned.

LONDON, Feb. ~.
The war office has received
the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts: 'Paardeberg,
Feb. AZ, 7:45 .. m.-0en. Cr0n-
ie and all of his force capitulat-
ed Internationally at daylight
and is now a prisoner In my
camp. The strength of his force ,
will be communicated later.
hope that her majesty's govern :
ment will consider this event
satisfactory, occurring, as 1t !
does, on the anniversary OF :
Majuba."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-26
Troop Horses.
From CasselIs Magazine.

run S"sseH AahSaElhe-
"A good horse, sir, is like a good Wife
said the sergeant, sentcntiously; they're
both precious hard TO find Sense, WHY.
there's horses in my squadron as sensible
as you and me-" | told the sergeant 1
could quite believe IT I'm course regi-
ments are restricted in the matter of COL
or, he continued; out give me a free
hand, and should pick roan-that is. for
good temper and quick learning Dark
grays and blacks are mostly strong and
hardy and are dark chestnuts AS a
general rule, light chestnuts and light bays
are nervous and delicate. A rusty blacks
a sulky pig nine times out OF ten Then.
again, there are white stockings as they
call ii. You know the old saying One
white legs bad 'un, two white legs Won
may sell to a friend, three white legs YOU
may trust for time. four white legs you
r.ous dislikes sometimes" said l. That's
true, both to men and TO each other. The
10th once had a brute that was nearly
cast for temper. He'd hardly let a man
come into his stall 10 feed him. and as for
grooming-well, It was nigh impossible.
There happened at the time to be man in
the regiment who wGs as wild as they make
EN-, always before the colonel for some
tcols trick or other Well he was given
the horse, and they took to each other at
once. One day he went reeling across into
the stable and fell by the side of his horse
IN drunken sleep: but when the guard
came to take him to clink bless you they
couldn't get near him. His horse stood
over him with his ears hack. and sort Of
dared them to come on, Then, again horses
Will get some bad blood between them and
nght whenever they get a chance. They
tell a story of two Arab chargers we once
had which got such a hatred of each other
that they were always separated. One
night on troop ship one of them broke
loose ana jumped clean over the back of
the other
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Ana as the majority of these high officials
receive from the treasury double, and sorp.s-
tunes treble. the amount of their salaries
the financial embarrassment of The eTnuire
IS out natural, and one understands how IL
happens that the diplomatic corps is left
,oF d th!rd OF the year unpaid-a fact I'M
known even during the Russo-Turkish
war.
Such are some Of the facts contained in
this royal report. The conc usion is the
only logical one-to wit, that no commits
sion In the world will be able to remedy
thls situatIon-and it is well known that
the sultan has appointed various commits
slons at different times on the pretensa of
solving these difficulties; that no budget
can be concocted dealing with these abuses
unless it be preceded by a wholesale clear
ance of these parasites. After this expose
the report ends as follows:
Such, sire. is the exact truth The Had
ith says: The faithful one is he who dares
speak the truth to sovereign; the traitor
is he who conceals it. He is doubly traitor
who conceals it in fattery'''
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TURKISH FINANCES.
The Sultan Needs Money for a Pre-
cfOus Lot of Parasites.

From the London Times.
That there is something rotten in the
state of Turkey has been too long a COM
monplace to European observers but as
the readers Of the Times will have noted
more especially in the episode of the flight
OF Mahmud PaSha and the embarrassments
of the Turkish ambassador at Berlin, the
Ottoman officials themselves are becoming
alive to this condition of things. 1t is no
longer a revolutionary band. a party of
the Young Turks, which is manifesting an
effective desire for reform and l am now
able to furnish the essential passages In a
characteristic demonstration of this sort
Evidently the feeling which has inspired the
Following document is no longer merely pla-
tonic, for 1t is the report of the consul
general of the Ottoman empire in Brus-
sells. Emin Arslan Effendi, to the sultan
1t appears that last year this official sent
to Abdul Hamid detailed report of the
sunerings OF the peasant populate in GER
tain OF the richest provinces Of the empire
owing to the heavy burden of taxation and
the arbitrary methods of the farmers of
revenue. He pointed out how the Moham-
medan peasants are chatting under the pres
ent situation. and how, being unable to OBJ
tain the ear Of his majesty, they were cut
ting down their trees, tearing up their
vines, leaving their lands uncutivated and
even emigrating in vast numbers beyond
the seas. America alone. he said contained
more than 100000 Syrian emigrants, a third
VI WuOuu were Never IN
the history Of Islam has such a thing oc-
Cured"
This official now goes on in his present
report-somewhat ingeniousIy perhaps
considering the difficulty of bringing any
document of the sort to the sultan's atten-
tion-to dwell upon the dangers already
alluded to by Mahmud Pasha, who, it will
be remembered insisted in his interview in
the Times upon the fantastic salaries given
to such high officials as Mukhtar Pasha
not to speak of the grand vizfer, who re-
ceived. respectively, four times more than
Lord Cromer and twice much as Lord
Salisbury stipends. The military have
invaded the diplomatic corps, where all
receive, besides their regular salaries as
officers. the stipend Of minister or of an
ambassador. They have in many cases
taken the places of competent men trained
in the diplomatic service, who themselves,
in recognition of their compliance in hand
ing over their duties to army officers quite
unfit for diplomatic posts, receive today
salaries larger than when they were in
active service. Not only this, but, as is
attested by the latest official annual, there
are forty-four marshais-that is to say
eleven times more. according to this report
than there are in the rest of the world.
There are forty-six viziers, all with the
rank of marshal and there are eighty men,
bers Of the council Of state as many, that is
as in France and Germany put together.
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IN THE COMMONS LOBBY.
Members Treat Mere MOrtals With
Much Huuteur.

Ypm The London Mail.
Probably only very Jew readers of the
Daily Mail have ever experienced the feel
ing of awe with which the outer lobby of
the house of commons inspires the visitor
during the sitting of parliament.
There is an all-pervading but indefinable
solemnity about the precincts of the house
from which nothing but familiarity-which
breeds coRtempt-can wholly emancipate
one.
In the outer hall. through which one pass
es to reach the lobby, there Is a long row
of Respondent candidates for admission to
the strangers gallery. These gentlemen
have come provided with orders from their
local members Of parliament, In the firm
conviction that they are thereby entitled TO
a seat, only to find that the gallery Is full
and that they must await the effects of
physical exhaustion upon more fortunate
mortals who have already secured places
In the lobby itself thers Is a group of
twenty or thirty gentlemen and half a doz-
en- ladies who have come to get personal
interviews with members. and who, having
sent in cards To the members they seek
await with due patience and humility the
coming OF the great man.
1t Is here that the initiated visitor TO the
house finds relief from the awesome tediurn
of waiting for his member 1t Is here that
the deputation from the Excelsior Working
Mems Club braces itself UP for the solemn
lHltfSle" with It's member concerning his
vote on the spirit duty.
In many respects. In fact. the outer lobby
Is To the diligent observer Of men and man
ners more interesting than any other part
OF the house In his constituency the aver
age member Is all things TO all men In
the lobby he If a thing apart He puts on
his best parliamentary manner struts
through the lane Of mere r1orta!s who line
the way 10 the inner lobby. with ostenta-
uuus Inconsistencies of their existence
and with the air OF one whose head is
bulging with state secrets
II Is amusing to watch the change in tho
face of constituent when he discovers
THAI the affahle candidate is lost in the
pompous NJ. +. During the election tho
green grocer. who is a power at the Trades
mems Club Is My dear Jones" But when
My dear Jones comes TO see the mem
Der, and. fun Of self-impOrtance rushes
effusively forward to get the old friendly
grip, he is met with Il dim recollection and
q distant manner which chill him to the
marrow.
"And pray, sir. what can / do for YOU
Ticket for the gallery2 Really. now you
should have written in the ordinary way.
am exceedingly sorry To say the gallery
Is full All, there is the division bell PRAY
excuse me. Write al any time you know.
always delighted To he of service"
Jones hereupOn retires. hardly knowing
whether he is as much annoyed as impress
ed by the superior ways of his member.
Finally, he Will decide that ne is impressed
Tor when he returns home he must, for his
own credits sake, keep up the cherished de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-26
LIFE UNDER WATER.
HOW the Creatures There Spend the
Winter Months.

from Our Animal Friends.
In February and in March more gen.
Wne winter days come to US than at anv
other time when we have q reasonable
and seasonable right to expect them.
Our young people, then, may count upon
tho winter romps of snowballing coastinp
and skating that they are moro sure Of
now than they were in the earlier days
OF 1900 The frozen surface of the ponds
hooks dead enough. 1t would scarcely seem
That living water is beneath, and 1t is even
harder to imagine that animal life Is ac-
tually comfortably tucked away under that
icy cover.
Where do you suppose the frogs have
gene for the winter? They have soft,
smooth-skinned bodies that would freeze
perature Of this month On the hofton, ne
the pond they have made a bed for them
serves IN the ooze and mud, huddled close
together to Keep one another warm
water. as You know, freezes at 80 de-
grees, Fahrenheit. In a pond. inst as IN
your bath tub. the water on the ton is
tne warmer and the water at the bottom
i .he colder. The reason is that warm water
IS expanded, and is lighter than cold. SO
that 1t rises to the surface, while cold
water, which is contracted, is heavier and
sinks to the bottom
But as water freezes it begins again to
1
than water The water under ice forms
| a layer about four or five degrees above
| the 1reez1ng point, and the animals sleen-
i ms 'her rs through the winter are sheltered
/ IN IT, There they live and sleep until the
| spring sun wakens them. and there they
are warmer and safer than II they-beine
| water antmals-were SO foolish as to try
| TO sleep anywhere else. Some small wa ter
bugs do creep ashore to hide in the cram
| MES or rocks and walls, but they are little
| creatures that can fit into such places.
| The bigger animals would die of the expo-
| sure. Np'
| The frogs the fresh water mollusks. know
| where TO go for the greatest comfort. and
| there they stay their appointed time. n
would never do for en- nmphibious frog. for
| instance. to make mistake, as a boy
| might and to crawl out of his comfortable
| bed before he is called. Nevertheless when
they are called in the spring time, the frogs
| and mollusks obey the summons. They
| dont lie abed longer than they need to-
| and that is the moral Of this talk about
! their winter life and ways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-26

Ladies' Rich. IMstrous Black Brilliantine and
Black 'heviot Serge Skirts lined and interlined.
and made with latest box plait G. mr.
back: well worth $3.50: go for. 1880
Rich Quality Taffeta SIX Waists corded and
tucked all over-genuine dressmaker's finish: IN
turquoise. c2rise and helintrope G 81
shades worth IS. $40 and s12, for. D~tso1
IL Ladies' silk Tsffcta Waists. with tucked
and corded yokes; sizes 10; when we had all
szes sold all Of them for $3.50: S,3 Q2
now they yours for WV ~
Ladies' Pure SILK Taffeta Skirts with large
floral designs. and Ladies' Gray An-wcoi Home
spun Skirts with silk taffeta applique. made
with new buX-plait backs. that sell for
$3.50 regularly. Bargain Friday 81 MS
Price. -.---..-'.. W
Ladies' Mercerized Black Sateen Petticoats.
with three ruics: regular S1-I5 value. O2c
Bargain Friday Price. WV
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oilet Necessities.

Bottle Almond Meal. Observation-Disclosures. DC.
6-oz. Jar Petroleum jelly. DC
Perfulned Talcum Powder. in metal boxes. &C.
Florida Water, Coz. bottle. ............ 1Oc.
Bay Rum. 6-oz. bottle. Observation-Disclosures 0c.
Large cake Best Toilet Soap. .......... &c.
I.uberts French Toilet Soap, cakes for .1Oc.
Triple Extracts for the handkerchefs, in
grass stopper bottles all odors. .......... 1Oc.
Large roll Toilet Paper. observation-disclosures. &c.
Genuine Croydon Linen Writing Paper,
per pound ....................1 5c.
box HARDWOOD Ioothpcks. ............. Sc.
YARDS shell Paper. any color, for. &c.
Ietew's Complexion Powder in pink and
"nlte Observation-Disclosures. 4c.
Violet Powder for the complexion. 10c.
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DRY Goods Specials.

''Amnskeag'' Covert Cloth in blue. brown and
black mixtures. fl:a = inches wide, 1fDLr
India Linen. 40 inches wide fine and sheer
f friaey "YF'a '"s, D.''sa'a '.4"S S1zc.
% cases Bleached Muslin. full yard wide.
of a well-knuwn brand. worth Toe. STAc
a yard Bargain Friday Price ~ ~.
100 pieces Navy Blue and Black Wrapper
Prints cDlors fast. handsome assortment
Of patterns 10 select from; worth NIX,
s.. yard Bargain Friday Price. T4S%o
Cheek Nainsooks all sizes of
checks. very fine 1oc- quality. Bar S5k n
1S-inCh Pure Linen Rleached Crash. ex-
cellrut quality. worth 12tgc. Bar XIX,
gain Friday Price OHSS.
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l1Il1IlSS.

Best quality Leno, in black white or gray.
plain check. that sells for SI/ n
Zoe. a yard Bargain Friday Price O/1Ss
''Hairette' SKIRT Facing. that is a substitute
for hair cloth: regular price. 15c. a NGA<-
yard. Bargain Friday Price. -....... lWSe
Oriental silk Lining in all shades; very
high luster; looks inst like silk: just the
25c. a ward. Rargaln Friday Price. wv.
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Hosiery Specials.

Ladies Hose. in plain and drop stitch. fast
black and loot patterns. seamless; about so
Dozen in this lot. none worth less OH ~
than 19c.; Bargain Friday Price. lAZ2S.
Children's Fast Black. Fine Ribbed Hose
seamless. elastic tops. double heel toe and
k knss worth %r,a0 19e pair; Bargain G 1ILc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-26
Ladies' Aprons.

Ladies White Lawn aprons. with wide in
sorting above the hem: the &c. n RC
values. Bargain Friday Price. -..---.. W.
White Lawn Extra-sfze Nurses Aprons. with
fancy bibs and deep hens; 39c. values. Dc
Bargain Friday Price .---..-.-.-...-... AOSs
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knicker-"Jones wants to get into the
Hall of Fame"
Bocker-"But he can't. You've got to be
dead ten years"
Hes lived in Philadelphia that long
Life.
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and half an hour, and must be unhitch"d
and allowed to bury himself in the water
for half hour more after travelling
two hours. So, You see, he Is useless OK
cept to the native, who has plenty of time.
Given two mule teams We could keep things
moving more thoroughly and cover more
ground. 1t is simply out of the question
for the men to carry even one days "a
lions In addition to their rifles and 111
rounds Of ammunition. for the going is
extremely difficult, the Filipino trenches
always being built On the further side of
large rice fields, through which We have
to wade in mud and water up to our knees
and sometimes up TO the waist. This sort
Of work is exceedingly fatiguing especially
when one is in a hurry and after the long
march through the deep, loose. volcanic
sands before the rice fields are reached
Two four-mule teams could carry enough
stores to keep the column supplied for four
days al time, and would thus enable US
TO cover more territory.
A VeritabIe Land of Promise.
The more l see of this country the more
astounding does its wonderful produ ctiye
power appear There is positively no limit
to the quantities of hemp and rice that are
grown, while as for conveniences and small
articles of daily use there are none The
field for small articles of American hard
ware, two-wheeled carts. wheelbarrows
hand tools, rubber goods, sewing machines
and such things is boundless. The coun-
try, too, is the most beautiful / ever saw
and the climate perfection itself. This is
verify the land Of promise and must never
be anything else than American propeTtV"
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Ladies' Vests.

ladies' Jersey Ribbed Vests. lace trimmed
with drawing strings around neck and g.,
arms: worth 15c. Bargain Friday Price. ..CNs
ladies Ribbed Merccr.Ztd Vests. in white.
pink. light blue and black silk: draw strings in
neck and arms These extra good quail
~ and look just Ike six; worth 800. De-
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I aides Shirt Waists.

Ladies' Ianndered Percale Shirt Waists. in
good colorfngs some plain and some OSC
with tucked fronts: worth 4Sc., for
Ladies' White Lawn and French Percale
Waists some plain and others trimmed with
two rows of eubrn,dery Insertion; NOC
worth roc. for. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Se
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In Our Millinery Department.

Your choice Of fine Foliage Roses. Violets.
Daisies POppfes and Field Flowers, Dc
which sell he and lie, for. ~Ss
Ladies' aud Misses Tntrimmed Hats. In all
the new shapes: all Of them manufacturers
samples that sell regularly for 81 and EG<,
10; choice, i9c. and. --.--.....-. WV
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So Bows Suits. SIX.

They are ble-hreasted. in RIack. Blue and
Brown Cbeviots. Checks. Stripes and Fancy
Worsteds: we'll made. with serge lining: sizes
S 10 IL years; worth up to $500. G 1 7E
Bargain Friday Price. W lie ~
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$40 BOYS Long Pants Suits, 81 %.

They are CassireTrs Cheviots and Wnrstels;
well made isligiltly soiled from handling.
sizes IA TO Il years: worth up to 81 d0Q
ST. 90 Bargain Friday Price. sp-rS>O