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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
UNTIL AT VAAL RIVER
Transport Service is Being
Fixed Up by Engineers Re
ports That Beers Are on
Virge Of Surrender.

London, March 1.-THE peaceful con-
quest of the Orange Free State progresses
so evenly that it is now believed that
there will be little or no fighting until
Lord Roberts reaches the Vaal river.
How soon he intends to start out with
this objective is not vet hinted at hut
the pacification Of the Free Staters seems
now engaging all his attention.
When the move comes it will doubt
less be accomplished with the secrecy
and swiftness which have characterized
all the British advances since Lord Rob.
erts assumed command.
In the meanwhile the fate Of Mafeking
remains unknown. The revolt Of the
Cape Dutch in the northeast seems to
have it's back broken and 1T is likely
General Kitchener will soon resume his
place beside his chief.
The lull that let's the British troops in
Natal and the Free State recuperate
brings no rest to the engineers and trans
port service. Girourd, the young Cana
dian officer who rules supreme over the
railroads, is now putting his system
to the most severe test in an endeavor to
pour supplies from Capetown to Bloem-
fontein.
Commandant Olievier after leaving
Burghersdorp went to Rockville where
he is now reported to be with only a
small force.
DIR. Leyds has disappeared from Brus-
sells. According to Globe special he
is believed to have come to London but
nothing is known here about his arrival
1t seems scarcely likely that he would
jump into the lions mouth and the ener-
getic Boer representative is more likely
to be soon heard of at one of the other
European capitals.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
suTTE. MONTANA SATURDAY EVENING. ~ 1900

United States alone. but 1t would nec-
essarily have to be extended to all other
nations parties to the agreement.
At the Chinese legation no credance is
placed in the report about such hostility.
The Chinese minister has long been out
spoken in favor of the negotiations.
The trouble in the province of Shang
Tung, according to reports from Minister
Conger, which have been transmitted to
the navy department and cabled to d.
miral Watson, arises out Of interpretations
of the BOXERS" secret Chinese society
which is endeavoring to drive foreigners
out Of China.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
Members of the Board.

New York, March ia special to the
Herald from Washington says: Secre-
tary Longs order creating the policy
board caused considerable comment
among officers on duty in Washington.
The officers who will be members under
the provisions of the order will be Ad-
miral Dewey, Rear Admiral A. S. Crown
inshield, Captain c. D. Sigsbee, Captain
c. III. Stockton, Captain Asa Walker and
Lieutenant Commander G. III. Peters.
Captain Henry Taylor and Captain F. e.
Chadwick will be designated for men,
bership on the board and possibly Rear
Admiral A. S. Parker, through the inn
preston Is that an officer of lower rank
will be selected.
Rear Admiral Sampson will not be a
member Of the board, according to the
present intention of the department. The
formation of the board meets with the
approval Of Admiral Dewey, who was
willing to perform duty which did not
greatly interfere with his movements.
Off1cials of the navy department do not
hesitate to say that the result of the
formation of the board will be that it
will relieve some of the bureaus of at
least part of their duties though that
order Announces war measures to be the
object of its creation. 1t will determine
upon the character of maneuvers in
which squadrons will engage, prepare
plans of offense and defense, determine
upon the points at which ships shall be
stationed in time Of war and advise the
secretary as to the shipping policy to be
followed
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
Rhodes ROaStS Butler.

New York, March ia dispatch to the
World from London says: Julian Ralph,
in letter from Kimberley to the Daily
Mail of this Saturday morning quotes
Cecil Rhodes as saying in an interview
with him: "The marvellous thing about
England is her luck. We have made the
silliest mistakes and we have had some
Of the most incompetent generals, but
we are coming out all right as we always
do.
II am glad to have Kimberley relieved,
Of course. We are all glad, but in heav-
ems name why was not it done sooner.
What was the good of all the messing
about Rensberg and Colesberg? Why did
they not do at first what was so readily
done at last. There is little use telling
you what Buffers errors were. Do you
know what his orders to Methuen were
with regard to Kimberley? They were
these: Methuen was to come here to re-
lieve the town, carry all the people away
out Of it and then fall back to Orange
river.
II know it and say that it is scandal
GUS. It would have been disgrace upon
England had it been carried out Take
the people all away, leave the town and
fall back to the Orange river.
II don't refer to the abandonment of
the town as disgrace, but to falling
back to Orange river. Why should an
English general plan a retreat and ar
range to fall back. It is simply mon
strous.'
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
BLACK SUITS

You would hardly imagine good black
suit could be bought for $500. The fact
is we show several styles at this popular
price land they are good, very good, for
the money.
Here are round-cornered sack coats.
square cut sack coats and 3-button cut
away frock coats lined with fine Italian
cloth, cut in the latest style and tailor
finished; all sizes. Price $500 each.
We have finer grades of black Clay
worsted suits in all the styles; fine, well-
fitting garments. Some lined with fine
Italian cloth the best with fine twill
silk. Prices according to quality viz,:,
100, $2250, $500 and $40. 90 each.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
Will Have Charge Of the
Affairs Of the Navy.
IT IS MOST IMPORTANT
Captain Taylor Has Presented Five
Orders What They All Contem-
plate-Membership of the Com.
mission as it Will be Finally Made
Up.

New York, March ia special dis
patch to the Tribune from Washington,
says: The most important general order
issued to the navy since that of Secre
tary Borie establishing Admiral Porter in
the navy department after civil war, is
number 544, published to the service by
Secretary Long, installing Rear Admiral
Crowninshield as chief of staff and Great
ing general board for the purpose Of
controlling the fleet.
This order constituting board of nine
members, all line officers, Is understood
to be in the nature of an opening wedge
in the movement to eliminate as far as
possible civil government in the service.
Thus far orders are regarded as essen
tial features of the plan is shown by the
memorandum prepared by Captain Hen
ry c. Taylor, formerly president of the
war college, who is looked upon as the
Mahan of the active list and upon which
Secretary Longs action is based. Cap
tain Taylor, in a note accompanying his
memorandum, says:
The memorandum has been written in
reply to an inquiry from the secretary of
the navy as to what concrete things
should be done at present in the devel-
opment Of the general staff. If, in re-
spcnse to this inquiry, we should submit
a complete plan covering many years.
elaborate in detail and precise as to
dates, we would by this only indicate our
own ignorance of the true nature of the
project, but we may with confidence sug-
gest some measures whose necessity is
now plainly apparent. At present we
perceiye certain things.
First--That we have established a war
college and an Office of intelligence.
Second-That these two are essential
elements of general staff.
Third-That the department appointed
a war board when the late war began, in
dicating by such action the need of gen.
eral staff service.
Captain Taylor then presented flve or
ders, the first making the war college
and intelligence office mutually depend
ent, their chiefs and first assistants with
the chief of navigation, forming a per-
manent board of five, and stipulating
that one-half the intelligence force shall
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
The Crescent Derby.

New Orleans, March 1.-THE Crescent
City Jockey clubs long winter meeting
will close this afternoon and the event
will be signalized by the running of the
fourth Crescent derby. The field will not
only be the largest in the history of this
event, but will be superior in point of
classes Horses entered in all of the
big stakes both east and west will con-
test for the prize and so well has each
shown in the preliminary trials that the
race is decidedly open one.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
CAMPAIGN IN THE
FREE STATE IS
NOW ABOUT OVER.

New York. March ia dispatch to the
Tribune from London says: At the open
ing of the war Englfshmen talked light
ly about promenade of an army corps
through the Free State and during the
next four months they condemned them
selves with fine irony for their boastful
folly. Their earliest forecast is now in a
fair way to be fulfilled. since three col
umns have crossed the Orange river
without firing shot. And the guards
have gone down the railway in three
trains to meet them and to hunt for the
enemy's guns. And while President
Steyn, with the Boer commanders behind
him is still in the field at Kroonstadt and
Ventors Welt and there is guard at
Winberg, the march northward does not
seem likely to be seriously opposed.
The occupation of Bloemfontein is
peace measure of great efficacy. The
capital has welcomed Lord Roberts SOL
diers and is rejoicing that SO far as the
Free State is concerned the war is vir-
tually at an end. The influence Of the
capital is felt north and south.
The forces blocking the advance of Cat
acre, Brabant and Clements are breaking
up, the commanders in the north are thin
ming out nightly from desertion. It does
not seem improbable that there will be
promenade as far as the Vaal river.
The details of the concentric movement
upon Springfontein are coming in slow
ly. General~Brabant was too far east to
take part in it and he was fully occupied
in reconnoitering the enemy's position
north of Aliwal North. General Clements
had forced the passage of the river at
Norvalspont on Thursday morning and
constructed bridge for carrying over
his heavy guns. General Gatacre was
moving forward rapidly toward Spring
fontein from Bethulie.
General Pole-Carew, with the guards,
has arrived at Springfontein and is pro-
badly already in touch with Generals
Gatacre and Clements. General Roberts.
in his midnight report said nothing about
the Dutch rear guard. These have pro-
bably disbanded and there is no obstacle
to the immediate opening Of railway COM,
munications from Bloemfontein to Or
ange river.
Lord Roberts states that two contin-
gents of the Free State forces are on the
borders Of Basutoland. awaiting the terms
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
SOLDIERS RAN THINGS
WITH A HIGH HAND.

Washington, March 17-The Coeur
d'Alene investigation was continued to-
day. The cross-examination of Forney
was not resumed to-day on account of
illness of the witness. Allen Gill Of
Spokane, mechanical engineer, was
placed on the stand by Lentz. He held
various public positions in Spokane and
was master mechanic for the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Co. before he be-
came master mechanic of the Tiger and
Poor,nan Mining companies at Burke.
In that position among other duties he
was charged with the employment and
discharge Of men in the mine. He testi-
fed that he was at Burke the day the
Bunker Hill mine was blown up. The
town was unusually quiet. April 30, all
men were at work except four. They
continued at work until the 3rd or 4th of
May when a number of them, including
himself, were arrested by the military.
He testified he had attempted to continue
at work. He had explained to the officer
in charge Of the troops that the manager
Of the mine was absent and that great
property interests depended upon him.
the officer, Major Morten. replied that
martial law had been declared and he
would have to go to .Wardner He tes-
tifiedIthat he heard Morten order some
of his troops to break into his (Gilis)
house. Soldiers broke in the door. He
noticed other instances of a similar
character. He testified to the general
rude and harsh treatment suffered by ar
rested miners at the hands of troops.
Later in the day he was arrested and
went back to the mine with eight miners
and worked all night with them to get
the water which had accumulated out OF
the mine The only disturbance in Burke
that day was the disturbance creAed
by the soldiery. There was no necess!>y
FOR soldiers. he said. as civil processes
Ecsuld have been served. In his opinion
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
MEMS
~ SUITS

st. Patrick's day will give the finishing
touch to the events of this week. You
dance, of course? Even if you don't
you'll have to watch those who do. If
the state of your wardrobe sounds the
alarm, come here and we will silence 1t.
When it comes to clothes for evening
wear we are strictly in it. Everything
you can wish for is here. Black Sack
Suits. Black Frock Suits, Full Dress
Suits and Tuxedos, with etceteras Of
Shirts, Collars, Ties, Hats, Gloves, Shoes.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
FANCY SUITS

Fancy Worsted Suit, black, with fine
purple stripes, with four button cutaway
sack coats, Princeton style, single breast-
ed, lined throughout with fine Italian
cloth, handmade buttonholes hand.
padded shoulders and hand-felled coll
lars; sizes, 30 to 42 inches. Price, $27 so
suit.
Fancy Gray Worsted Suits. medium
shade. invisible check neat effects, with
four-button single-breasted sack coats.
cut in latest Princeton style, lining Of
fine Italian cloth, hand d-made button-
holes, hand-felled collars and hand
padded shoulders single breasted vests
and well-fltting trousers; sizes "a to 40
inches. Price, $500 suit.
Fancy Dark Worsted Suits, entirely
new in style, made with four-button cut
away sack coats. the latest Princeton
style, Innings of fine Italian cloth, hand
felled collars, hand-padded shoulders and
handmade buttonholes, vests are single-
breasted and trousers are cut according
to the latest dictates of fashion; sizes 35
to 40 inches. Price, $2750 suit.
Nice Gray Cashmere Suits, with four
button cutaway sack coats, lined with
Italian cloth and nicely finished with
French facings; vests are single-breast-
ed. Stylish suits all sizes. Price, $500
each.
Gray Striped Cashmere Sack Suits.
with four-button cutaway Princeton
coats single breasted, twill Innings,
French facings and double breasted vest.
hand finished all through; sizes "a to 38
inches Price, $3.50 suit.
Fine Worsted Suits. dark, invisible
check, with fourbutton cutaway Prince
ton sack coats, single breasted vests.
coat Innings of fine Italian cloth, hand
felled collars. hand-padded shoulders and
handmade buttonholes; sizes "a to 40
inches Price, $500 suit.
Fancy Grey Mixed Cheviot Suits, new
stripe, with four-button cutaway sack
coats, Princeton style. twill Innings and
French facings. singe-breasted vests.
swell-looking suits; all sizes. Price, $500
each.
Fancy Gray Striped Cashmere Suits.
with four button cutaway SINGLE -breast-
ed sack coat, cut in the latest style, with
Innings of Italian cloth, French facings.
hand-felled collar. hand made button
holes, hand-padded shoulders. single-
breasted vests, loops on trousers for
belts: sizes "a to ~ inches. Price. $3.50
suit.
These Spring Suits and many other
styles we are now showing We're made ex-
pressly for us and represent the leading
styles and best values offered for the
coming season.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17

the advent of military defeated the ends
of justice. The guilty parties escaped
into the mountains. Had the military
not been there many of these would have
returned and could have been arrested.
Gill testified he had been informed that
no releases from the Bull Pen would be
made except on order of Bartlett Sinclair.
He had an interview with Sinclair and
had presented affidavits regarding men
who had been at work at Burke when
the mine at Wardner was blown up hut
Sinclair refused to release them, saying
he took no stock in affidavits. Sinclair
had informed him it was the duty of re-
putable citizens to bring affidavits to
convict and not to acquit.
Witness described conditions in the
Bull Pen. His testimony was similar
tc that Of other witnesses. He testified
that deputies had had some trouble with
firemen under his control and the former
had Informed Lieutenant Lyons that the
firemen had applied opprobious epithets
to them. Then Lyon complained of this
to him (GilD and said that If such epi-
thets had been applied to him he dyons)
would have shot the offenders.
Lyons threatened to send the firemen
to the Bull Pen" unless the firemen
apologized. The dignity of state officers
must be upheld, Lyons said. Later the
firemen apologized and trouble was ami
cably settled.
Gill said men in Occur d'Alene district
We're law abiding. They were not as a
class inferior to those in any other min
ing community. There were some bad
men among them but as a class they
were exceptionally good men. These bad
men We're not permanent residents of the
district. So far as the Tiger and Poor
man mine was concerned, the relation
between the miners and Culbertson. ace
tive manager, were very cordial. With
out disposing of the witness the commit
tee adjourned until Monday.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
HELENA'S BUILDING.

Washington. March 1.-THE secretary
of the treasury rejected all bids for the
erection of q public building at Helena,
Mont, for the reason that the appropria-
tion was insufficient. The secretary will
ask congress for an increase In the ap-
preparation to meet the increase in cost
OF material and labor. :
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
Position Evacuated.

Burghersdorp, March 17.-Commandan
Olievier evacuated his position on hill
in front of the British during the night.
Several Beers of his force have surrend-
cred. DR.. Dewitt, member of the par
lament, and his brother have been ar
rested.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

Washington, March 17.-In the house
to-day Kahn called upon the bill to pros
vide for the purchase by the Keeluk
Packing Co., of strip of land in Alaska
used by the company for the past twen-
ty years. The bill was passed.
Burkett then presented resolutions IN
memory OF the late Monroe L. Hayward.
senator from Nebraska.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
ORANGE FREE STATE
HAS CAPITULATED

Of his proclamation before surrendering.
The burghers are abandoning Steyn and
preparing to give up their arms and re-
turn to their farms. The campaign in the
Free State is virtually over.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
Miss Terry's Illness.

New York. March 17.-Miss Ellen Terry
has Just. arrived in this city. from To-
ronto. where she was taken i'll recently. ..
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
Relief of Mafeking.

London, March 17.-It is persistently
reiterated that Mafeking has been reliev-
ed but the war office has no conf1rma-
ton of the rumor.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
ShanrOckS Free

AS heretofore. we shall take pleasure in
handing out to our customers and friends
shamrocks for their use on this auspl-
cious occasion.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-01-27
Lonely Tribes.

Perhaps the most isolated tribe Of
people in the world is the Tshuktshi,
q people occupying the northern por-
ton of the peninsula of Kamskatk
and the country northward toward
Bering Straits. These people are prac
tically independent of Russia, who ap-
pears to have reasons OF her own for let
ting them alone. They have practically
no communication with the outside
world, and have only been visited two
or three times--JIe last time by Maj
de Nindt on his journey through ST
IBERIA. The inhabitants of the New Si-
berian islands are also practically alone
on earth, for they can only communi-
cate with the mainland, and therefore
with the rest OF the world, once a year.
and 4 succession Of bad seasons might
isolate ftem for Years. The pygmies
Of the great Central African forests,
if they can be called tribe, have also
been people apart. For ages their ex-
istence was little more than legendary
and only two expeditions commanded
by white men have ever penetrated into
their abode.-N. y. Sun.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-01-27
3D. Sleep

Investigate the large assortment of
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meyer furniture store. We carry the
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and anything that is not in stock will
be ordered at catalogue prices. We
also have a large stock of blankets and
quilts that we are selling very low. SO
investigate B-4-U-sleep and dream
of sending away.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-01-27

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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-01-27
Notice..

Notice is hereby given that on or
after August I. 1899 the Office, or
room, occupied by the County Assessor
situated in the county building, next
door to the store now occupied by
Joseph Platt, will be for rent For
particulars apply to
GEO. w. COwING.
Clerk of Board Of County Commission
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-01-27
DOES THIS STRIKE YOU?

Muddy complsxionA Nauseating breath come
rem chronic constipation. karl's Glover Root
Tea is an absolute and has been sold for fifty
Iears on an absolute guarantee. Price 25 cts.
and 80 cts
For sale at Nevada Drug Store.
F)S SAL; Five c,rnar 10 is in the
Fox.
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Shirts made to order by Sam Cohn.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-29

to the bar of the House and have the
oath administered?" and then kick him
out. Under our theory we would say
to him at the threshold. Thou keeper
OF an Oriental harem, avaunt and quit
our sight"