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the helmsmans course, AS the fleet draw
drew nearer, small boarts and launches
came to meet the Transports and it was
learned that Manila had surrendered to
the American arms What a cheer there
was as the news spread through the shin!
len miles to the northeast of
where the transports finally dropped
anchor, stretched the white walled city
or Manila, shining and beautiful in the
sun; an idol with feet of clay, however.
as after inspection showed. The Ameri-
can fleet grim and warlike in their
war paint of dull gray, lay scattered over
the bay; the gallant Olympia, the low
blowed, but formidable monitors. the ILL
f&ted Charleston, which now lies in
ship,s grave ON jagged rock off the
north coast of the island, and the rest of
the war ships that have made famous
american gunnery and American daring,
with goodly number of sailing ships
ana unarmed steamers, with supplies for
army and navy. Representative foreign
men OF war We're there, too, all in glitter
ing white; for they had no war to wage,
being merely peaceful spectators. But
What caught the eye first and held it the
longest, was the row of battered, burned
out bulks that represented the Spanish
navy; there were seven in view from the
transport anchorage. The mind ran back
to the storm of shot and shell that must
have swept over the bay on the Sunday
lipi NlcIl lHey went uOWn, Back
of these, lay the grim, though i'll defend
ed walls of old Cavite, stone fortresses
built in medieval days, but mounting only
absolete guns that had no gunners, and
their easements crowded with cords upon
cords OF unused projectiles that lay rust
ing in the darkness. That was the first
introduction to Manila on August %. 1898.
Just year later, the Montana regi-
ment again stood on the deck of trans
port, at almost the same anchora ge,
This time the sun did not shine; a ty-
phoon had churned the waters of the
bay into foam and clouds and rain made
the day disagreeabe one. But this
time, their hearts We're lighter than a
year before. They had done a good
years work; had ably represented their
state as her first soldiers in the field:
had carried the flag into more than one
uneasy place and now they were going
home. AT about the same hour that thhey
had dropped anchor the previous year,
the great ship engines began to move
the anchor chains came rattling in
through the hawse holes, and they were
off. The other ships in the bay, most of
which had now doned their NOR peace
full white. in place of their war paint.
saluted with dipping flags, screaming
Whistles and cheering crews. AS they
passed the English cruiser Orlando, the
crew which had fratern1zed like brothers
With the American soldiers on shore lin
ea up along the rail, and cheered like
mad, while their band struck up 'The
Star Spangled Banner" Hail Column
bia," and other American tunes until the
ship was out of hearing.
1t was the most touching fraternity of
national feeling that the average Ameri-
can represented by the home going regi-
ment had up to that time ever known
Later events have shown that the feel
ing is genuine and mutual.
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DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

BY reason Of the fact that the labor
party had declared itself out of the al
lance, the democrats got away with the
nominations for the offices of lieutenant
governor, secretary of state and one
more elector, and the populsts escaped
with the superintendent of schools.
At the 4 o'clock session the name of
Ex-Governor Joseph X. Toole was placed
in nomination for governor, thA n<ni-
mating speech being made by George r.
Metlen of Beaverhead. Tom Kilgallo
named Hon II. L. Frank. but immedi-
ately withdrew Mr.. Franks name, and
Mr.. Toole was chosen as the nominee
by acclamation. Mr.. Toole, however
declined to accept the honor. Between
that hour and o'clock he reconsidered
his decision, and when the evening ses-
sion opened explained to the convention
why he had declined. Among other
things he said his health was bad. but
If the democratic party desired him to
lead the van he would do it if it killed
him. He was then renominated by ac-
clamation.
The labor party having refused to fuse.
the conference committee was again de-
tailed to parley with the populists over
division of the nominations allotted
to the labor wing. Frank G.. Higgins
OF Mlssoula was one of the committee
and before starting out on his errand
spoke his little piece and spoke it hard.
we need no sympathy or instructions
from either the labor or populist
parties" said he. I'VE are going
to be dictators, not beggars. ]
have concealed my wrath long enough
trying to do something for the party bv
dickering with those people. I know
that our own party, headed by William
]. Bryan, can win." The result of the
conference showed that Higgins was not
talking through his hat.
e. w. Harvey of Butte placed the n m a
of Thomas c. Bach before the conyen-
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DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY OF VOLUNTEERS

The following letter has just been re-
ceived by one of the members OF the
First Montana regiment, now in the CITY,
from one of the boys at Manila, regard
ing the anniversary OF their landing at
Manila two years ago the 23d of August,
and their home coming just year later.
1t may stir a responsive chord in the
memory of others who recall the two
anniversaries, and the year OF valiant
service in the interim:
Sunday, August 23d is a memorable
day to the members of the First Mon
tana Regiment. 1t is the anniversary of
their years service in the philippines;
the day on which they landed at Manila,
in 1898, and on which they sailed for
home in 1899.
It was on the 21st of August, 1898, that
the overloaded ship Pennsylvania with
her 400 men on board, first saw the
beautiful green shores of Northern Lu-
zon. No land had been sighted since
leaving Honolulu, three weeks before,
save by a few of the sleepless watchers
who happened on deck about midnight,
a week before when the Ladrone islands
We're passed. They appeared dim and
misty, on either side of the ships course,
mere rocky islets barely diScernible in
the gloom of night. Three days later the
ship and her companion vessel, the Rio
Janeiro with General Otis and the South
Dakota regiment aboard, ran into the
tail end of typhoOn, after weeks of
corks on the waves. Many of the boys
had hardly recovered from the seasick-
ness of that storm, when the restful
green of the Philippines appeared in the
distance.
It was with a feeling of more than
curiosity that the eager watchers specu-
lated on what was to meet them in the
new possessions. They knew nothing as
to the present status of the war; when
they left American shores, five weeks be-
fore the Spanish held Manila, and their
powerful fleet was reported to be on the
way from Cadiz to relieve them from
American investment. The fleet might
have come and won a hard victory over
Dewey, and the transport ships, with
no arms more formidable than Spring.
field rifles, would be a ridiculously easy
prey for boats crew of sailors with
smooth bore howitZer. But the ships
swung on down the coast, past palm
groves, and under the most beautiful sky
and brilliant sunsets that ever delighted
the eye.
Finally on the early morning of the 23d
they entered the matchless bay to which
the city of Manila gives it's name. 1t was
quite foggy and the frowning fOrtifica-
tions at Corregidor island at the mouth
of it's bay, where Dewey gave the first
surprise on that memorable 1st day OF
May, were hardly visible. The fog began
to raise with the breaking of day, and
the whitewashed walls of the many viii
lagos that line the shore began to appear,
the first evidences of cfvilizati ton seen for
weeks-for life on an over-crowded
transport ship presents almost nothing
of civilization. The notes of occasional
far-Off bells reached the ear, making the
sweetest of music. The ships steamed at
half speed UP the bay with no word as
to the situation on the shore. Ahead,
the smoke of warships at anchor, rolled
lazily upward, and formed guide for
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QUIET AT SHENANDOAH.
Three Thousand Soldiers Now in tha
Coal Fields.

Philadelphia, Sept. 22-All is quiet IN
the strike region. The outbreak at
Shenandoah late yesterday afternoon,
followed by the sending Of nearly 5000
troops there, put an effectual stop to riota
ing, and the peace and stiffness Of suns
day prevails in the entire anthracite field.
How long this condition will last is a
problem. The presence of the soldiers in
the field has undoubtedly had a covering
effect on the turbulent spirits Of those
strikers who believe in violence as a
means of accomplishing their purpose.
In addition to troops in the fields, thou-
sands more in and around Scranton.
Wilkesbarre and Philadelphia stand
ready to start for the scene Of trouble
the instant orders are received.
There are indications Of wavering in
the strikers ranks, especially in the
Scranton region, and it is believed that
unless there is an early settlement, tho
strikers will begin returning TO work,
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VETERAN PASSES AWAY.
Was Marshal of Grand Army Encamp-
ment at Chicago.

Chicago, Sept. 22.-Col. Jos. TT. Wood
grand marshal of the Grand Army pa
rade during the recent national encamp-
ment in Chicago died of angina pectoris
at midnight at his residence.
Col. Wood retired an hour before his
death apparently in perfect health. AT
] 80 his wife noticed that he was breath
ing heavily. She tried to rouse him, but
could not. A physician was summoned
but when he arrived the colonel was be-
yond medical skill He sank rapidly and
died in q few minutes.
Col. Woods father and mother died
just as he did.
For twenty-five years Col. Wood was
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CAPTURE PEI tang FORTS
ALLIES FIND THEM DESERTED-CHNESE OPENED FIRE AND
Then ESCAPED BY BACK Way

Taku. Sept. .2o-(Copyright, 1900, Asso-
ciated Press.)-Four thousand Russians,
three thousand Germans and one thou
sand French troops with detachment
Of Austrian marines began the attack
upon the Pei Tang forts at daylight. The
attack was answered by the forts, the
bombardment continuing until noon, but
it was noticed that the forts did not re-
ply after 10 o'clock.
The allies sent forward at noon to dis
cover the reason of the cessation of the
fire from the forts and found them de-
serted, there being only four dead China
men within the walls. The allies were
Daily inter mountain., 1900-09-22
TOO MUCH PATENT BITTERS.
New York Man Loses Three Months
of His Life.

Denver, Sept. 22.-P. Charles Murphy,
a New York undertaken and son of Felix
Murphy, ex-assemblyman of the second
district New York, has been wandering
aimlessly over the country since early in
July. Yesterday he appeared at police
headquarters attred in overalls and
jumper, his hands calloused from hard
work and asked to have his wife COM
municated with and told of his condition.
He remembered nothing since the 4th Of
July, which he spent in New York, until
he suddenly realized while stroling
along the streets of Denver that he was
in a strange city. He attributes his
mental lapse to excessive use of patent
bitters prescribed by physician as q
tonic.
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much chagrined, as they believed they
had the place completely surrounded
making escape impossible; yet over 5000
men got away III broad daylight. The
Russian artillery fire has proved effec-
tive and the forts were badly damaged.
The British and Italian commanders
had decided to join in the attack, but
their troops had not arrived in time.
The entire line between Tien Tsin and
Taku shows reinforcements were head
ing for the forts.
Three members of the allied forces
were killed and fifty were wounded
through the explosion Of mines laid along
their line of march,
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TRAIN ROBBERS
DOWN AT LINCOLN

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 22.-Four masked
men held up the express car on the st.
Louis Portland train on the Burlington
road early today at the village of Wood
lawn, a few miles northwest of Lincoln.
The man commanded the express mes
senger to open the safe for them. The
through safe, which the messenger could
not open and which contained a large
sum of money, was not molested. lne
robbers secured a very large sum from
the local safe. After going through the
safe the men left the express car and
diSanDeared.
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outbreak IS feared, and the law abiding
citizens breathe more easily. The collier.
les will resume work Monday providing
a sufficient number Of hands are obtains
ed. It is believed that most Of them will
work full handed. The collieries in the
Girard valley district started 20 work
this morning, but shortly afrerward the
men were visited by representatives Of
the strikers. The Fourth, Eighth and
Twelfth regiments are all now here,
ready for any service they may be called
upon to perform
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OBJECT LESSON FOR ELDERS.
School Children Raising Money For
Suffering Texas.

New York, Sept 22.-The fund of 81 100
contributed by the pupils of the Jersey
City schools for the hurricane sufferers,
has been sent in a check form to the
mayor of Galveston by Mayor Hoos.
The children also contributed nearly tW0
carloads of clothing and canned goods.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-09-22

Mullenix; Missoula, H. D. Moore; Park,
Thomas Lennehan; Ravalli, J. ]. Bond;
Silver Bow, D. N. Kinds; Sweet Grass,
L. E Stone; Yellowstone, F. R. St. John;
On motion of Tom Kinds, A. E. Spriggs
was chosen chairman of the committee.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-09-22

assistant manager OF the Alton road but
he left their employ after the Hartman
syndicate gained control of the corpora-
1889,
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CAPTURED The PEI TANG FORTS.

Washington Sept 22The department
following cabegram from Admiral Renney:
"Taku Sept 21-secreary Navy, Washington: Force Of
Russians Germans Pei Tang forts
last night Fire bg Chinese and kept all night
intervals The this morning
hoed their colors forts at IL
SLAMS Germans reported blown up by
from Commander Wise who followed the into o
is that only five Chinese killed were found"
Observation-Disclosures
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-09
And Then That Last Ditch.

The have been driven British territory but
they whipped the President of the
Orange State reported correctly they will be
made to shudder by the slaughter The
desperation resolved giving up his country
life will be living, will life at an
the invaders It is quite certain that
Ladysn1ith not relieved by the British under Butler
but that the Boer forces withdrawn from vital point
through mistaken order. The Queen England Off
ciay recognized the Shamrock emblem will
visit Ireland instead Of south France-and why should
as is the first time in thirty years-but Irish
and Of the bigger isle will yet bite the
dust before Kruger is landed ST. Helena
and boys the shall been put
sod Of South Africa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-09
Unreasonable Adulterators.

The report Of the senate committee manufactures
the subject Of adulteraon to open the
way to the correction of national abuse
hoped that will embodying least
one Of the suggestions of the committee
Adulteration reached point where 1t has be-
come national disgrace. The committee reports
instances food products adulterated
to make them positively deleerious health while
in majority instances adueration has been
sorted to with the of cheapening products
rendering competition easier According committee
pepper cinnamon spices adulterated
Shells often to the extent Of so per posi-
tive fraud though it in wise results in injury the
health of the consumers defrauded being
pay for article which is Of value whatever
The senate committee suggested a department
der the control Of the secretary of agriculture that
be wise suggestion. Not only should whatever
bill be passed provide standard for foods of American
manufacture food that imported
well. This is in which the power Of the national
government may well be used protection the
people.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-09
A Proclamation of Our National Sabbath.

The Pop party was the first political organization of
America desecrate the Fourth July Independence
Day, with partisan convention. That day national
day. day for all the people, without regard their poll
or their religion anniversary for every
body Of whatever age conviction condition
To degrade it to partsanship unAmerican
utonary 1t probably mete that party whose
have been tncured with socialism, and who anarch
site in their political predictions should this Ma
ona Sabbath Of Frenen partisan purposes and for
factonaI propagandasm. that the conservative
correlation boosting Jefferson prophet
should in their anxiety to pacate Pop proetaranism pro
fame this day dedicated patriotism broad as hu-
mainly. a liberty wide the world. smacks of a
dcadenoe that would silence peal freedom rung out
by the of the old bell Independence Hail an
hundred and blot the white in their field OF
blue from the national emblem with swipe Of the red
Of the French commune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-09
A True and Pure President.

Ex-senator ingalls, IN late contribution to the New
York Journal in speaking Of the extraordinary subsistence
of social discomfort under McKneys administration says
other taking things that The Presidents
the beginning striking illustration Of the i'm
value Of pure. hish stainless personal character
element Of public life wears the triple
Of him who hath his quarrel just He has escaped
oalumny,"
A1d any station was ever more true to his
convictions ingalls, says in being loyal to his home
friends agnannous to his advesars and
devoted his duty he has proved planet ana no,
Nothing which has happened Of late more fully
illustrates these traits and especially that OF being
convictions than the fact that despite Of the
majority determination party in congress he sticks
his recommendation for trade for Puerto Rico OF in
original holding that Puerto Rico Is as
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-09
ALONG the Kansas Nile.

In topeka property is assessed at 50
per cent Of its actual value.
Mrs. Lease denies in a New York pa
per that she is a Spiritualist.
Senator Titus of Anthony Will again
seek the Populist nomination for state
senator.
A Topeka undertaken IS creating excite
ment by cutting the price of collins 80
per cent.
It is the intention of William J. Bryan
to attend the Kansas fusion convention
at Fort Scott.
In the PoDuHst convention Webb Nc
Mall Will be nominated for superintendent
Of insurance By reclamation.
The snow storm last week, according
10 the Agricultural college, has only been
equaIled in Kansas once, in 1874.
The anti-Leland men in the first district
have quit rejoicing and are saying nerv-
ously that Leland isn't dead yet
The name Of Judge A. ST. Jackson Of
Cowley, Democrat, is suggested for the
fusion nomination for associate justice.
II Is said that Senator Platt and the
Republicans OF New York regard ingalls,
favorably as a candidate for vice pres
idanL
The Arkansas City Traveller calls IN
ries. as there IS no room for more medals
on hts breast
J. VI. Humphrey, census supervisor FOR
the Second district. has 81 applicants fer
the 15s positions OF census enumerators
ne has 10 give out.
The Republican party IS a tariff party
You can toss al sorts % arguments 20
a Republican without stirring him up
until you get on the tariff question.
The Kansas papers are making grea,
dea! OF fun q Kentucky. Kentucky took
the same iiDersy With Kansas durl1E the
Stevens county var and the Doug ass
DUEsnore affair
The county commissioners Of Atchisoa
county advertised for BIDS from Banks
wishing the county deposit Caiv one bi5
was received. The Excaangs Naaozz
offered per cent Tor tie frss - s5a
Lawrence Journal. Down IN wichita
revival has BEEN going an. and more than
- PERSONS nave seen scoavsrted. TIE
surprising tAtng abo1t 81 is that W'Aczlta
vertInz
JOIN Bre.deatAsI declares that Esrsss
can raise a good wheat crop. * taere s.
g5k another drop q rain sefore aarsest-
fTags beczsss t5e sao~ nss az@ite4 grad
gszs1r ard Thoroughly soaked ths sascA.
fIe says re snes storm Vas Eprfa IS
osa-9s9 % Kzngas.
s9ze = the Psy1llsts = Kansas zrs
s1spse8ous . tse 9ivtssoa q faNssr nozn-
nations wasca gave t2at o. srsoelsfe
Justice 10 ire Tberaozrass TaeY saEk
tAat ths csrgarstg1z4s arranged this -
tat JuGgs Ls2vaa AiaTtsn. sfs-rzaF3y q
TIE supreme 5saca- ee13 Re- - nonns-
mated
z----,~s. q -, sessrt - 81 ~r-sve s.s..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-09
Wise and Otherwise.

Beware Of him who hates the Laughing
of q child.-Lavater.
He-'T saw you on Chestnut street this
morning. I suppose you were doing some
shopping for your mother" Sne-"Oh.
no! For myself Why?" He-"Well-er
Il saw you going into a hair store"
Civiiity costs nothing, and buys every
thing.-Lady Mary Montague.
What? Lost the fight TO Muggsyi
What you need is stiff upper lip
HUH" OATS wat I got; it's stiff an
swollen"
An inquisitive man IS a creature natu-
rally very vacant OF thought Itself. and
therefore forced to apply 10 foreign as
sistance.--Steeie.
Tonl-"won't you really admit that
he's generous?" Dick-'-No; I can't see
it. Tom-"Come. now, Did ne never
give you anythingT' Diek-''Yes; once
he gave me 4 cigar II he had been truly
generous he would have Smoked It him
self"
Three things too much and three too
little are psrnicioUs 20 mar; - speak
much and know little; to spend much
and have little; TO presume much. ard
be worth uttie.-Cervantes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-09
Nineteenth Century Achievenlents--MaiI Service

Penny postage, first introduced in England January
18O the preeminent in the history of the mail
service in this century.
1t is Roland Hill that the world is indebted the
idea Prior his time the charge for large
itself with distance. Thus carriage
single sheet letter 4d. for the smallest dis
Is Sd for the longest Within these limits there
many forty possible varieties inland
Much clerical required for examining and
weighing parcels and marking them with the postage due
This collected the other end But the parcel
the postal service constantly practced by
signals between correspondents Thus red
envelope might thing, blue another etc.
glance at the envelope sufficient. Indeed
veopes frequently be refused the door The
finance the 1885 showed that than
one-ifth of the entire mail for that had been re
fused Despite the growth of population there had been
for increasing deficit in the postal depart
Roland Hill, member of parliament, devoted himself
study of the question He found that the
carrying letter did apprecaby with the distance
He calculated that with dminution of red
carrying 100 100000 letters would
than penny apiece He argued that inasmuch
yearly forwarded mail
old system 100000000 might at least be expected if the
postage were uniform of penny His
but warmly opposed in parliament, finally trumphed
indicated its wisdom within twelvemOnth. Since
then it has been adopted by all other civilized countries