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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14
THE ALASKA GOLD FIELDS,


A season of great activity is expected
in Alaska this year. Reginald w. Nut
tall, who is particularly we'll informed
to the mineral deposits there, and
who has. during the past year, contrib
uted considerably to Alaska literature,
says he should not be surprised If the
output of the Cape Nome district
equaled the 1<londike this season, and
in short time exceeded it.
Mr.. Nuttall, remarking that the re-
gon was doubtless once a tropical zone,
says strong evidence exists that the
whole of that vast area was swept by
the ocean, leveling down the mineral
lied deposits of the interior previously
disintesrated by volcanic heat; sluicing
the gold into low depressions of bedrock
as initiated by the rifles in the ordinary
suice box of today.
The Japanese and other currents in
the ocean are performing the same work
as is already done in vat co;intry, by
depositing the debris of the temperate
zones toward the equator. which will
in the future as it has in the past.
disturb the earth's equilibrium to such
an extent that it will in time seek
/. new center of gravity and again create
+ new zones.
/ This however, is not so important as
! the discovery of the law of deposits
enabling anyone familiar with the same
/ to determine their location either in
/ placer or lode.
Nearly all writer's agree that there is
an abundance of mineral wealth in that
country, and that it only lacks mean:
and the right kind of men to unboson
it's resources. It's placer and lode area
covers thousands of square miles, and
frigid as the climate may be, ii is es-
sential to it's development. winter
is the only time when supplies can be
taken into the interior, placer mining
can be conducted in summer and quartz
mining in winter; there is no necessity
for lost time, for the whole year car
be utilized. The presence of poisonou:
gases in excavations all ever the coun-
try Indicate the submersion OF vas
deposit of decayed vegetation, and
there is no doubt but that the Goa
discovered outside the granite forma
ton is part of one of the largest Goa
fields on the continent and will in tim
, be proved to be SO. From now o.
, Alaska will steadily increase in import
ance. and mining and other ventures b
I, carried on in perfectly lesitimat
manner
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14
CONSOLIDATE SCHOOLS.

Great Falls Leader: The question of
the constellation of all THE state educa-
nional institutions is to be consider
during the next two years by COM
mission appointed by the legislature.
This is the same proposition that WAS
presented to the Legislature of 1898 by
our newly elected United States sena-
tor, Paris Gibson. He made great plea
for the consolidation cf the various edt-
catronal and benevolent institutions of
the state. He desired ITO see thec
locatd in one place and he made siren.
uous, although up-Gldll fight to secu e
legislation favorable to his ideas. But
unfortunately at THAT time there was a
capital contest in prospect, ana the vac:-
Gus state institutions were traded off in
favor of votes for the capital.
1t may be too late now to move the
various STATE INSTRUCTIONS, but If 1t were
not so, the only sane idsa would be 20
Pace all the state institutions under &c
head, ana under one government, in one
place. Thus the many appropriations
for each one and the proceeds of the
lana grant affowed by congress could be
appropriated to al. 1t was grand mis-
take 10 place the different institutions
Of t,.a STATE liza different locations. but 1t
was a mistake Which is not yet beyond
raaemf, ION and although a change at
the resent time III. SHIT ccS. considerable
| money, it would at least be cheaper al
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14

Rumors as to what new taxation Sir
Michael Hicks Beach, the British chan
celaor of the exchequer, will impose when
he introduces a few days hence, his
budget for 1901 1902, would ordinarily be
received with the EXTREMIST caution, for
any hint that might be given from Lon
don would lead to rush of imports in
anticipation of new or increased duties
ana result in the enormous loss to the
revenue of the new fiscal year. But in
spite of the absolute secrecy with which
burget proposals in England are deter
mined by the cabinet. more than usual
significance is being attached to the ru-
NOR which risinated in London early in
the week. that an agitation of fifteen or
twenty years standing against sugar
bounties is at last to be attended with
success.
Existing conditions in England seem
to warrant the Importance which has
been given to this rumor that the forth
coming budget Will see an inroad on the
s.s EN- of free trade. To begin with,
, there viii inevitably have o be large
increases in taxation 10 meet the charges
OF the prolonged South African war and
the new expenditures which are con-
tsmplated in connection with army re-
form and home defense. Moreover, the
new budget, unlike any budget since
( 1895. viii have to meet conditions rising
out of a period of declining trade. With
/ the income tax already at a shilling in
\ the pound, the chancellor of the ex-
chequer has but little leeway in that
/ direction. unless he determines to break
\ down the system of exemptions which
was established by the Harcourt bud
| get of 1894. Before 1894 every man or wo-
N man who was in receipt of E150 a year
! from no matter what source, was as
sessed to the income tax: and the only
deduction, then as now allowable was
! in receipt of money paid out for life
! insurance. In 1894, however. the mini
mum income assessable to the tax was
fixed at ESQ. and a series of exemptions
was esta bhshed which in practice put the
lower middle classes beyond the reach OF
the income tax commissioners.
NeAt to the death duties. this was the
most popular feature of Sir William Har.
courts famous radical budget as il
brought large measure of relief tt
those people who are just above The
| wage earning classes. but on whom tn,
calls Of English nliddle-class life are al
ways numerous ana pressing Last yea
there was fear that tthe exigencies O
the war would again bring these classe
INTO the incone-c!ass schedules TIL,
only alteration then made. however
was In the rate of the tax 1t was in
creased from eightpenee in the poe,nt
to shilling. and in this way the bur.de,
OF the war was thrown chiefly ON tn
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14

to business as we'll as to individual s.
Politics is not THE only thing that makes
strange bedfellows Democrats, how
ever, in getting together have driftel
apart. Democracy has always depended
for success in Montana upon the
manipulation of the populist and labor
or in other words, the dissatisfied vote.
Democracy has used this element and
pampered it until it grew fat and saucy
and imbued With the idea 1t could rule.
Then democracy protested-the ruling
element. In democracy, wherever it
may be, you viii notice that there is
little Clique that rules. 1t is not of the
people ana for the people, but for a few
of the people. This is the predominant
chara cteristic of democracy, and Who
ever says to the contrary has only to
look about him to find denial of his
words. In brief, democrats have been
real democrats in Montana, but i'm order
to secure victories for the past four
years have been obliged to form unholy
alliances. This has shocked democracy,
| because lit has forced them to relinquish
things they hated to give up. The grow
| ing demands of the other fellows have
| brought about a reorganization of the
| democratic party in Montana. The class
! which ruled for years but lost it's power
| ~
stand alone and its action is commend
able. In this class can be found both
Clark and Daily men, the conservative
element of the party.
| On the other nand there is another
party claiming to be democratic. 1t Is
the racial or strenuous branch.
1t is composed of democrats, pOpulists
| laborites and anarchists 1t is not With
out strength. Its object is to tear down
not to build up. 1t numbers among its
leaders some strong me1l-and sons
vicious chara cters. Ti.fs was APPAREL
in the last legislative assembly. She at
tempt to gain possession of 1.-THE state
in a measure ucceSsful-caused tn
withdrawal OF conservative democrats
from the fusion comb nation. This with
drawal marked the downfall Of demt c.
racy in the state, and the gradual elimi
nation from the poE.dcal field of thu
forces of disorder. 1T marked the rls.
of the republican party which ought tt
be and probably will be successful at th'
pcrs for years to come. Good democrat
will see that it is to their advantage t
become good republicans. The future
the republican party in Montana wa
never brighter.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14
TWO ] N ONE.

When 1t became understood that the
train was being held up by this one
man, alone, the florid passenger Ven
tured upon bit Of good-natured rail-
lery.
presumably" he observed, address,
ing the robber, you are the conVen-
tional tall man and short man in one
person."
'Oh, dear, yes!' replied the desper-
ado. with charming bonhommie. Il am
tall as you see, and if I were not eX-
tremely short. I assure you I should
not feel constrained as I do. to trouble
you for the watch and chain you just
now secreted in you boot! All! Thank
you!''
And thus. amid gales of merriment
the function proceeded.-Puck.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14
AN INCIDENT OF TRAVEL.

The woman ana her children, native
Mexicans it was plain, We're crying bit
terly.
"My husband is drunll!" sobhed the
woman.
''But is this the adequate occasion for
such tumultuous grief?" We asked.
Isl, senor!" said the woman, in Span
ish For a full Greaser means an
empty larder don't you know"
We handed her a fresh cigar; it was
all the stately etiquette of the country
permitted us to do.-Detroit Journal.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14
The Spiee ct Life.
EXCUSED.

I've waited your coming long and late
And saved myself for our tete-a-tete-
IT'S rudeness to let lady wait,
o Mr.. Affinity!
Mamma is worried, and heaves sigh,
And poor papa has an anxious eye.
Where are you, l wonder? and why so
shy,
o Mr.. Affinity?
Who knows but maybe a wind-swept
curl,
A moonlit night or waltz'S whirl
Led you to propose to some other girl,
0 Mr.. Affinity?
All, we'll, no matter; remain with her,
And accept my congratulations, sir!
You're not the man that 1 thought you
were,
0 Mr.. Affinity.
And-well, last night, when the world
went dim,
I found myself in the arms Of jim
And so promised to marry him,
o Mr.. Affinity!
The Smart Set.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14
HARRISON. THE SOLDIER.

Nowhere in the country Will there ne
deeper sorrow to-day over the death of
former President Harrison than among
the veterans of the old 10Th Indiana,
which he raised and commanded through
the war To them. and to all the sol
ders of the brigade of which this famous
regiment afterwards formed a part he
was ALWAYS Little Ben In the brief
history entitled Our Regiment" the
author. describing the grand review al
WASHINGTON. says:
Hating a moment at brigade head
quarters We gave three cheers for Little
Ben then looked for the last time al
the lone-star triangle. the battle nag
which had tluttered before us from
Chattanooga to Atlanta. from Atlanta to
Savannah and from Savannah to the last
encamNment.
The secret of his popularity with the
soldiers was his boundless sympathy for
his men and his under care for the sick
and wounded One of the many acts
that testify to this disposition is the
/ following recorded by a private of Har-
/ rison's brigade:
1 i believe it was twentyfour years ago
! that DR.. Jones and myself found Gem
| eral Harrison taking care OF the poor
| wounded boys of his regiment that sui
! fered so severely that day. With his
/ coat off and sleeves rolled up. he worked
4 far after midnight. until every wounded
| man was attended to. This humane act
1 of his will perhaps never he written in
history but ii made lifelong impress
| sion on my mind of his superior goodness
| and humanity. seldom found in men OF
his position and rank. God bless him.
Years after that, the clashnss of poll
tional warfare chilled his heart. but the
soldiers could never understand why he
| was called cold. To them he will al
ways be Little Ben" who at Peach Tree
Creek. the personifcaton of fiery valor'
as General Coburn says. with voice and
gesture urged on the furious charge"
1t is singular thing that General Har-
rison took so little credit to himself fol
his work on the battlefield. He seemed
to think that it was the simple duty OF
every friend Of the Union during the
war to make whatever sacrifice he could
This idea found expression in a speech
made by him at his home many year:
ago when he said:
The man who lived through the wal
of the rebellion and did not make some
sacrifice for the success of the UnoI
armies-Who did lot say one brave wort
or do one brave thing when, with bar
and bleeding breasts our soldiers locke
into the face of hell for their country
can never be enshrlned as the soldiers
friend.
If, in the later years, he lost some O
his popularity with the masses. his fam
as a lawyer, statesman and soldier i
secure
General Harrison was a profoundly re
ligious man, and after his retiremen
from the presidency he found much sat
isfaction in his work as member c
one of the important Presbytera
boards. And at the last to his listenn
5 ear the bells of the holy city doubt
, less chimed out a welcome signal fC
| eternal peace and rest.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14
THE MOTHERS SONG.

Sent to me from heaven thou art,
Richest gift Love ever KNEW
Greatest joy the world can hold,
For griefs wounds the sweetest dew
Baby lips pressed close 'gainst mine,
CMnging arms about me hung,
Such to me THE wonIdrous bliss
Never could be told nor sung.
Richest gift Love ever knew,
Sent from heaven to make me glad,
In my heart such peace there lies
/ have dreamed but angels had.
Dorothy King.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14
READY TO TAKE HIS TURN.

What are you doing here?" asked the
policeman.
"Jes' loiterin' aroun'," answered
Farmer CorntoSsel. I'm waiting for a
bunko man to come along an show mo
aroun' town an buy me a few refresh
ments before I take the train. I've
played the game so often that I think
mebbe I can quit it this time quick
enough to come out suthin' ahead
Washington Star.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14
MISREPRESENTATION
DIVIDED THEY FALL.

The NGSsoulian: From a political
Standpoint the Seventh legislative as
sembly was blessing 10 The state--'li-
surfing for time to come republican vic
tories AT the polls. The democra6ic party
is more hopAess,y divided than d. ever
has been. A new cleavage Tine runs
through il. Clark men ami DAILY nn'n
have united. Common iI.tereSs have
forced them to Go this. Self-preser-
walton, tie first law of ma ure, ..pp-.es
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14
The gift of $5.ooo,OoO announced b

Inc SHt OF $9,oVo,OeO announced Dy
Andrew Carne gle for an endowment fund
for superannuated employees of the Car
negie company is a princely benefation.
This will probably make the total of
his donat tons larger than the gifts Of any
ether individual philanthropist, and yet,
MIR. Carnegie has only commenced the
distribution. From his income, he pro-
poses to give yearly the sum of $4,000
o0o, and when the work is completed, the
aggregate will be something stupendous.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14

OF Frank e. Corbett it may indeed
tr'uthfully be said:
His life was gentle, and the elements
SO mixed in him that nature might
stand up
And say to all the world. This Is a
man."
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14

The plan Of the French government for
building great battleship to be named
the Victor Hugo is most happy one.
He was one of the giants of his age
and his name ought to be an inspira
ton to FrenchInen forever.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14
FUTURE DEPARTMENT STORE.

''who are those solid-looking men go
ing up in the express elevator"
"They are the capitalists. We have a
marked down sale Of railways on the
twenty-fourth floor In the second an
mex back."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14

Grover Clevelandfi our one surviving
ex-president, is three years and seven
months younger than eX-President Har-
rison was.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14

If the harmony Of the powers in
China is really hanging by a single
thread, as the dispatches announce, there
is little doubt that it will be cut.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14

Ex-Governor Lee Of South Dakota has
notified the state authorities that he
has returned the Office chair recently
given him by the legislature in accord
ance with the custom. He says that he
is opposed to giving away state prop
erty, and it is an easy step from taking
presents of small value, at the states
expense, to a gift Of larger value, in
volving grave abuses and gross corrup-
ton.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14
pERoNz -.

Thirty years ago George Johnston. the
laird OF the Fife Isle estate, near Dun
dee Scotland, made a vow that from
that hour no human being should look
upon his face. He religiously kept the
strange vow. The servant Who cooked
his food placed it outside of his door.
using a bell, and passed out of sight.
Johnston has just died, leaving an es-
tate worth $e5, 00O, 900. He was bache-
lor, and a nephew is his heir.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14

An inventory of the late King Milan's
furniture was taken the other day in
an establishment near Neuilly, where
it has been warehoused. Among the
articles found in one Of the drawers
was a. bulky manuscript containing the
ex-king's memoirs. These will be left
for valuation with q Paris publisher,
and may help to pay a portion Of the
royal spendthrift' debt. At first sight
they are said to be interesting, and
reveal among other things that the
father of Alexander / was an advocate
of a Balkan confederation.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14

Ja.4es Parsons, a Philadelphia law
yer, who died about a year ago. owned
an estate extending for a mile and a
quarter along the ocean front Of New
HAMPSHIRE Following out his death
bed wish, his children have given to
the state a strip of this land, 100 yards
wide along the shore, to further the
project of a boulevard along the coast
line of the state.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14

Professor Michael I. Pupin, of Column
bia. has been selected by President Low
as the university's representative at the
celebration Of the 450th anniversary OF
the University of Glasgow, in June.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14

Professor KaZuo HatOyma, an alum
nus of the University Of Japan, will be
the w. L. Storis lecturer in the Yale
law school next year. He was gradu-
ated from the Yale law school in 1878.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14

present than 1T would be ten years from
now.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-10
HuTcHlNs HOUSE BUILDING.

Clearina AwaV the Debris Preparatory to
Building a Modern Up-to-Dats tictel
The Hutchins House company Ias large
force Of negroes cleaning away the debris
from the late Are. The work progresses
very slowly, but the upper floors show eyt-
dence Of the work that is being done. The
work Of clearing away is being done pre-
paratory to commencing the rebuilding. Of
the house, which will be begun at once
and pushed forward as rapidly as possible
Neither Mr.. Kessler, president Of the com
pany, nor Charles nor Oscar Neuhaus have
been in this city since the adjustment OF
the Insurance Mr. Victor j. Neuhaus,
who resides In this city aud the only mem
Der OF the HutGAlns House company VINO
has been here for the past week or more,
was seen by Post representative ycstet-
day In substance Mr. Neuhaus said:
There has been nothing done Ia the way
Of determining what we shall do We are
clearing away the debris and cleaning up
the place preparatory for building, We
have propositions to sell the property, but
nothing Ike It's value has been offered yet
! and If the parties went to purchase they
| must do so quickly, as the property Is 700
| valuable TO lie Idle. ] am looking for none
| of the members OF the company, except my
| brother, Charles Neuhaus, of Schulenbu, g,
| who will be here by the middle of the
| week. He was not here at the adjustment
/ Of the loss by the insurance company and
has not been here since directly after the
! tire. We know the Views OF Mr.. Kesscr
| and my brother, Oscar Neuhaus, and we
may do something DEFINITE while Charlie
is here. 1t is certain something will he
done at once. We will either sell or build,
as we can not AFFORD to have the properly
| lay idle"
From an architect who expects to draw
| the plans, IL is learned that the new
! building will In all probability be built on
| the present walls from che top OF the third
story, thus presenting an outward appear
ance the same as the old building That
! 1t will be two full stories higher than the
| old building, but that the whole interior
! Of he building viii be torn out and rebuilt
! the lutest aud most approved aud up 20
| date style for modern Twentieth century
! hrst-class hotel building, with every mod
| ern convenience and will be an honor
! and credit TO Houston when the city
! shall have grown much larger than II now
| ward as rapidly as II Is possible to do it.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-10
HOW HOUSTON BURNS WOOD.
One Customer Uses Ten Cords OF Wood
Each Dav

One Customer Uses Ten Cords OF Wood
Each Day.
"Ihe people Of Houston In general have
no idea OF the vast quantity OF wood that
Is being consumed in the city," remarked
Manager Matthews Of the Green Bayou
Wood and Land company to a Post, reporter
yesterday. "Ihe bayou is lined with wood
barges every day and Il Is being sent out
as fast as 1t can be delivered Just 20
give some idea OF the way It Is being used
/ will tell you that we supply to the Rice
hotel alone ton words per day; we nave a
daily contract Win the management for
That amount and Just across the street
from there, the Binz building, we deliver
seven cords day.
How do they use 90 much7 Well, they
manufacture their own lights and supply
power for running the elevators and this
takes an immense amount OF wooN And
these are not the only large consumers,
for there are 6 number Of places where
from three TO six cords are used daily, not
no mention those which take from one TO
three cords each. There are lots Of PEG
pie IN Houston and the population and
volume of business are growing much more
rapidly than most people realize Yes
there Is a big demand for wood here and
we had TO send twenty additional choppers
down the bayou yesterday TO enable us
TO supply the demand. Just wait TIL heat
ing stoves get In full blast and you will
see The bayou front flled with wood barges
every day.