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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-16
Rough on Chickens.

In an Ohio town this year the African
Methodist Episcopal church of that dis
trict held conference. The cOlOred
population of the little town made great
preparations to entertain the visiting
clergymen For a week the town was
filed with colored pulpit orators.
A few days after the conference closed
its sessions one of the leading women
of the town drove out to Pea Ridge to
purchase chickens Of Aunt Hanna, who
had supplied the family for years. Aunt
Hanna, coming to the gate, said:
Pm sorry. Miss Allie. I amt got a
chicken left. Dey all done enter de min
iStry."
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-16
WILL GROW INDIA RUBBER

small populations, and is used in coun~
tries Of rapidly increasing populations.
and as the uses Of rubber are constantly
increasing, there has been under the
working of the law Of supply and de.
mand an increase in the price of crude
rubber. although the production of crude
rubber increases at the rate of about (
per cent per annum.
'The combination of rubber interests in
the United States has no power in keep.
ing down the price Of raw material. He
also stated there are no substitutes for
rubber. He has investigated every pro-
posed rubber substitute that has been
presented to him for the last % years.
he said, but up to the present he has not
found one. The principal value of rubber
lies in its elasticity, and SO far no sub.
stitute has been found that has any.
THE world at present depends princi-
pally upon wild sources Of supply, but
the days Of exhaustion will surely come.
therefore the only way to supply the
future demand will be to increase the
quantity, and that can only be done by
rubber planting, which. in a few years.
will revOlutionize the business.
1.-The rubber tree Is king of all vege.
table products. It's milk, gathered and
coagulated in the crude rubber of COM
merce. costs from to cents per pound.
and sells in the United States from 60
cents to 81 per pound. No other raw, un.
manufactured vegetable product can
show such profit.
Millions Of wild rubber trees are de-
stroyed annually; so much SO that the
remaining areas Of wild rubber trees are
remote and inaccessible. and the product
has become so costly to gather that the
price of crude rubber has increased 20 per
cent in the last few days.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-16

work I managed to push myself to one
side, where the undertow was not no
great and in this way rested while re-
gained my breath and my nerve.
Begins to Get Frightened.
1T seemed to mo as if l had been
underground for week, and at last
l began to get frightened in earnest
I made up my mind that I had to get
out, and get out quick, too.
by feeling around with my feet, I
located the whole through which the
water was issuing, and made a bluff at
trying to determine the size of it. 1t
seemed large enough for me to get
through. SO l determined to try it.
Taking long breath, dropped from
my plank and tried to sink rapidly to
Where l knew the hole was. The force
Of the current pushed me up against the
wall, and for few seconds I thought
/ could not get away. At last 1 got my
feet down where l could use them. and
Che rest was easy sailing.
by pushing against the wall with
both hands. and downward at the same
time, finally managed to get squarely
into the exit, through which the water
was rushing in solid stream.
THE hole was much larger than l had
supposed, even after having looked at
the place from the other side, and I
found no difficulty in getting through it.
II really had nothing to do except
guide myself the best l could, for the
force Of the water carried me along
with the speed of racehorse.
z Shot Out Of a Gun.
When I finally let go of the rock and
pushed myself into the hole. II was just
as though had heen shot out of gun
lin less time than 1t takes to tell it. I
was damned through the solid jet OF
water and thrown way out into the little
cave from which the water issued.
Fortunately for me, the river is very
shallow at this point, and l rolled and
tumbled along for a good many feet be-
fore l was able to get my head sum
GENTLY clear to arise and wade to the
shore.
Peterson was waiting for me, or
rather he was waiting to recover my
body, for he believed me drowned. When
] came out alive he was the most aston
ished man I have seen for many day,
and wanted me to tell him all about my
experiences underground.
HE had built a big fire on the hank
of the river, and had it not been for
this probably would have frozen, for
the change from the neat OF the unuet"
ground lake to the cold of the outdoors,
as it. were. was great. and before l
realized it ! was shivering and shaking
like good fellow. Incidentally, l want
to remark that if I ever go through the
lake again it will be in the summer
time.
Cavern Very Gloomy.
II don't blame the Indians for believ,
ing the place is the abode of the evil
spirit. 1t certainly is gloomy place to
be in alone. especially when you run
across the bones of a dead man. as 1
did.
How many years they have been in
that cavern probably never will be
known. They may be the bones of pre-
historic man, for all I know. or care-i
have lost no bones, and really do not
care to find any more.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-16
His Mission.

7, TITS your aim, of course" said his init
mate friend, Ito make people think"
NO" replied the popular lecturer, in
a burst of confidence. my business Is to
make people think they think-or. rather,
10 make them think think they think y
Chicago Tribune.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-16
A Clnch Game.

Mrs. Wiggles-I met the doctor today.
and told him about your malaria. He
said you were to take some whisky every
time you had the chills.
Waggles-All right. my dear. III shake
for the drinks.-Judge.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-16
Pure Accident.

Flanagan-Hivins! man, phwats the
matther wild yere face?
Hanagan-Faith. twas an accident. Tn
ould woman throwed plate at me.
Flanagan--An dye call that an acvd.
dent?
Hanasan-Av coorse! Didn't she hn
phWat she aimed at?-PhilaGelphia Press
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19
GOVERNMENT MAJORITY CUT.
Usual Amount OF Vituperatlon Against
aud raciturnity OF British OH
cials In Parliament.

LONDON. Feb. 1S.-The first division
OF the first parliament Of King Edward
VII. which took place today, resulted
in cutting down to forty-fve the gov
ernment's normal majority OF 13O
This extraordinary slimness Of the
majority OF the strongest British goy-
ernment Of modern times ives the re-
suit of the under secretary for foreign
affairs. Lord Cransberne's refusal 10
answer questions relating to the gov
ernments foreign policy without pre-
vious notice from the questioners. John
Dillon seized the opportunity and in
spite OF an unusually large attendance
almost placed the conservative party in
"quee. street"
In reply to n criticism OF the conduct
OF the way Mr.. Chamberlain. ths sec
retary of state for the colonies, said
that the policy Of her majestys gov
ernment. has rot varied. Before the in
vasion OF Natal We would have accept
ed the most moderate concessions, but
from the moment the invasion occurred
and the Beers had fired the first shot,
the government determined that not
one shred of independence which the
Beers had abused should ever again be
conceded to them
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19
WEST POINT GRADUATION.
ilarly THIS Year on Account OF Army
Reorganization.

WEST POINT. Feb. ls.-The exercises
connected with the graduatio5 Of the
first class OF cadets Of the military
academy took place today. An address
to tie class Of seyenty-tbree members
vas delivered by General John r..
Brooke. The early graduation Of the
class this year was necessltated By the
reorganization OF the army. The men
graduated today viii be given a fur
lcagsi until March 10. after which many
Of them will be- assigned to the Philip
pines.
The Grst ten members of the class
VIII be asslgred 10 Jhe engin GERS SER
vice. They are: johnson. Of or gon;
snerlr. Of North Carolina; Pool, OF
Wisconsin. Peck. Of Wisconsin; Lee. OF
North Carolina; spalding. OF Michigan:
Dent. OF Pennsylvania; caples. OF Mis-
sour. Jewet;. Of New York. and Will
liams. OF Missouri.
This is an unusual assignment. Ave
being the usual number allotted. The
six following VIII be given their choice
between the ordnance. artillery. cavalry
or infantry. Then thirty-two may go
into the artillery. cavalry or Infantry.
The remaining twenty-five have choice
only between the cavalry or infantry.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19
RIvER ANp HARBoR BlLL.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s.-The senate
COMMITTEES On commerce today conclud-
ed consideration Of the river and harbor
bill Action upon amendments heretofore
adopted has been reconsiiered and
various house provisions recast until
the total appropriations have been re-
dIced below that made by the house.
The Nicaragua canal amendment was
voted down today. The bill will be re-
porte1 to the senate tomorrow.
The committee caused reduction In
the total Of the bill by horizontal cuts
on all important items, these reductions
amounting TO one-fanrth iIf all the APP
propriaticns Of over $1,000 immediate
cash appropriations. one. third in all
appropriations IN excess OF $4,000 for
continuing contracts. These reductions
were made in all sums above these
amounts whether they were as the bin
passed the house OF as II had been
amended ny the senate committee.
Ghe bill, therefore, is practically a
new measure as to amounts. The to-
tails Approximate $60,OO0OOO.
AS presented to the senate the bill will
include the following items Of direct
appropriations Waterway between
Puget sound and Lakes Union and
Washington. Washington. $56,2SO; Ia
coma harbor. Washington. s2626s7.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19
MRS. NATION IS
JAILED AT LAST
=a-ss-saaaas
Judge Says She Is Insane and
Rebukes Her Followers.
PLACED UNDER PEACE BONDS
But She Preferred 10 Go 10 Jail for Awhile
She Says That q Saloon Has
No Right 10 Exist 10 Any
Place.

TOPEKA. Feb. 1s.-Mrs.. Carrie Ma
tion Is now in the county Jail as the
result Of her trial on peac. warrant
before Judge Hazen today, The war
rant w9s sworn 10 by the Moezer Cold
Storage Company, into whose plaLt
Mrs. Nation entered yesterday morn
ing.
Mrs. Nation acted as her own attor-
ney in the trial. Judge HAGEN placed
her under $1,000 bond to keep the peace
and ordered her 70 appear before him
at the next term Of court.
Mrs. Nation refused To give bond and
said che would go TO Jail. She IS now
detained in the hospital room of the
county jail. where she will probably
iemain FOR some time.
Tonight Judge Hazed paced Clara
Mcdonald Rose Grist and Madeline
Soushard under peace bonds. He de-
livered a scathing address to these
three Nation leaders. He expressed
the opinion that Mrs. Nation is insane
and said that those who encouraged her
methods OF reform ought to be ashamed
Of themselves
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19
MILL SMASH EvERYwHERE.

WILL SMASH EVERYWHERE.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-Mrs. Carrie
Nation, in letter to the editor of Les
les Weekly says:
"A saloon has no right in any place.
/ viii smash the saloons in New York,
Milwaukee. st. Louis and Chicago. just
us in Kansas. But l must cean up
my own house before I dare say to
10y neighbors, I can tell you how to
clean yours.
He breaks all the sins of the deca-
loguc VINO sells a glass of rum. The
motive which leads him to put his
stumbling block in the way of his
brother is inspired by spirit which
violctes ali law.
The time for the saloon to go has
conle. We are organizing an army of
home defenders which demands that
The murder shop close or be closed by
law. Otherwise. We destroy this des-
trcyar by means of anything that will
smash. This is a severe word, but
nothing can convey that thought 50
forcefully as the results. This army
of home defenders is doing just what
Israel did as recorded in II. Chronicles.
XXI, T. We attack nothing but that
which is dangerous to humanity and
heaven.
This is one Of the greatest warfares
mot against flesh and blood but
against principalities. Against spiritu-
al wickedness in high places. Are
weapons not against the life, but
mighty to the pulling down OF strong
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19
international Exposition to Cele-
brate Louisiana Purchase.
APPROPRIATION OF s5,OOOyOOO
Total appropriations to Date Amount 10 s6e4,-
1885 Senate Committee Cat Down
Heavily River and iiarbor
Appropriations.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.--A bill to
authorize the holding cf an interna-
tlonal exhibition Of the CENTENNIAL an
niversary Of the Louisiana purchase, at
st. Louis in 1905, and appropriating
SS,OOO,OOO therefor. passed the house to-
lay. The question Of closing the ex-
position on Sunday was not mentioned
during the 1ebate.
A bill % define ,hs word "consplr-
acy' In the Sherman antitrust law. to
avoid the possibility Of It's bsing held
applicable to labor organizations, was
defeated IS almost a two.thirds vote.
Cannon took occasion to make de-
tailed statement Of the appropriations
Of the present congress. showing that
the total appropriation bills up to date
amounted to 1894, 1885, omftting the
$4,000 900 sinking fund.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19
ponTLANp CHARTER BILL

SALEM. FEB. 1s.-Ths senate this af-
terLoon passed the house bill for a
branch agricultural experiment station
IN Union county and spent the remand
or Of the afternoon and evening reading
the report on the Portland charter bill.
The bin had not been printed and had
never been made public. so X. Joseph
demanded that il b. read In full
The Portland charter bill IL reported
to be the subject Of trade BY the
senatorial asplrans and II is believed
that the terms OF the charter Will have
a bearing upon the votes Of some mem
bers. but this cannot BE- said upon au-
thorIty 50 far as now appears. the
vote will be the same tomorrow as to-
day,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19
ANOTHER STORM IN ALASKA.
Present Is severest Winter Known for
= Thirty Years.

PORT TOWNSEND. Wash. Feb. IS.
The steamer Farallon, arriving from
the north today, brings word that
southeast Alaska is again being swept
by severe wind and snow storms and
that February Is the Yukon and White
Pass railroad was again blockaded.
Twenty-Five feet of snow on a level
is recorded at White Horse. The pres
ent winter in Alaska is the severest
ever known since the American occu-
patton. over thirty years ago.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19
BIG SALMON COMBINE.
Largest in the history of the Industry
on the Pacific Coast.

SEATTLE. Feb. 1S.-one OF the larg-
est combinations in the history OF the
industry on the Pacific coast is about
10 be closed by R. onftroy, who pro-
NOTED the big Pacific American fisher
les combination on Puget sound.
C'nffroy is now in New York with
options on a number of the largest can
neries in southeastern Alaska and Pu-
get sound waters. The deal. it Is stat
ed. will include fifteen canneries and
viii involve an investment of 50 900 900.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19
STATEMENT FROM MRS. NATION

STATEMENT FROM MRS. NATION.
TOPEKA, Feb. IS.-Mrs. Nation
made the following statement today:
Headquarters Of the Home Defend
ers. Feb. 1S.-We desire that We may
have the aid and names Of all men and
women Of any color or cline to be
Of US. Our motive shall be Nehemiah
iv: IA. And looked and rose up and
said unto the mobiles and to the rulers
and to the restsof the people. be not
afraid IF them; remember the Lord
your God which is great and terrible,
and fight for your brethren, your sons
and your daughters. your wives and
your HOUSES Which is down with this
supineness Of hell-'nonresistance'-the
paralysis satan Is fusing into the delud-
ed sons and daughters of God In order
that he may sow the tares while they
slquber. We have proven that the
command of Jesus is the only safe
way. Resist the devil and he will ilee.'
Nonresistance and he is bold and de-
fiant.
"1'his army of home-detenders de-
clares its intent IN his name. We are
the fathers and mothers who. as Gods
host. have come to the help of the Lord
agains; the mighty. ana we are here to
withstand all the 'tie,y darts of the
wicked with the shield OF faith. We
demand defense. and viii have it, No
whisky. no tobacco or profanity shall
defile our hearthstOneS. No man or
wonan who uses any Of thsse defile-
ments shall nave or need ask to serve
us. We will he your brother to help
YOU cleanse yours,l Il rom The ;ilthine.
Of the flesh. hut ycr need our assist
ance. We cannot use you in our busi-
ness until you clean up. We are going
to place before the people men and
women who must be examples of vir-
tue and strength, who shall serve us
to reward good and punish evil. Kan
sas shall be free, and we will set her
On a hill that her light may go to every
dark corner of the earth. Come with
us and we will do thee good Tor the
Lord hath spokea good cone rning such
people
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19
FIRE NOW ExTlNGUlsHED.
Water Being Pumped Out Of No.
Shaft Where Accident Occurred.

VANCOUVER. B. c., Feb H--A
special this afternoon from Cumber-
land. B. c.. the scene Of the mine dis
aster last Friday. states that the fire
is now extingulshed in No. s shaft. As
soon as this was definitely ascertained.
the water which had been pouring into
the shaft from an eight-inch pipe was
turned OF
This afternoon the pumps began
working and it is estimated that there
IS forty-eight hours work ahead for
them.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19
WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE.
Bills Passed to Make Seashore Public
Highway,

OLYMPIA, Reb. 1S-Two bills We're
passed by the senate today. the eff
feet of which will be, If they are III
matcly enacted into law, to make the
entire seashore OF the state from the
mouth of the Columbia river to Cape
Flattery a public highway forever
A bill was introduced in the house
TO prevent and punish public gamb-
ling.
The house passed a bill providing
for the removal of prisoners to the
state penitentiary when there is great
excitement among the citizens of the
county In which crime has been COM
United. The bill seeks to prevent
iynchings.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19

holds? Yes. against the prince Of the
power Of the air. which worketh In the
children OF dlsobsdience.
I'VE propose to organize an army OF
true mothers who are physically able
and wiling to Join In a crusade to
drive out the murdershops by destroy
ing their Instruments We do not de-
sire or intend to injure the person Of
anyone. We. in self defense, 90 out
from our homes to the rescue Of chill
dren who are the victims Of this
traffic"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19
SIX KILLED IN WRECK.
Best Known Was Ex-champlon BIZ
cycle Rider Coulter.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb 1s.-of the
SIX persons who were killed in the rail-
road accident. near Mill City. New.
yesterday, Clinton r. Coulter was the
best known. Several years ago he was
worlds champion cyclist in sprint
races. and one Of the most notable cir
cult riders in America. He was q years
old and native Of Mansfield. o.. where
resides his father. X. NJ. Coulter re-
tired pioneer merchant of Ohio. He
was evidently killed outright. When
found he was doubled up. with large
hole in one side Of the head. back Of
the ear. The deceased had ticket
to Chicago and return.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19
FOOTBALL PROHIBITED,
Mayor of Minneapolis Glasses 1t With
Prize Fighting.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 1S,-Mayor
Ames issued orders to the captain OF
police today to see that no contests with
gloves or any sparripg matches shah
take place in this city in the future.
The mayor explains that under this
category he includes football, baseball.
handball and similar sporting events.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19
NOT MISS wrLLARD's STYLE.

MOI MISS Wtl$SAISi'o . oI LIE.
CHICAGO. Feb. 1s.--At memorial SER
vice. held IN honor Of Frances f. VIII
lard, in the Jefferson Park Presbyterian
church, Mrs. Clara E. Hoffman. of Kan
sas City. president Of the Missouri w.
C. T. u. and recording secretary Of the
national union. mildly criticised the
methods pursued by Carrie Nation in
Kansas. She said:
"Frarces Willard was an optlmlst.
She WIS 10 gentle that the destruc-
ton Of property never occurred to her.
II liquGr was TO have been poured into
the streets, az in Kansas a few weeks
ago. il would have been done solely by
the order OF the owner. had Frances
Willard had charge Of things
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19

lal ballot today. II Is reported on re-.
liable authority that the thrty-two
supporters Of Mr.. corbett held meet
Ing after the adjournment Of the house
tl,is evening and entered into COM
pact 10 stand by their candidate to the
nnd
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19

LONDON. Feb. 1S-The number of
cases of typhoid fever among the troops
since the beginning of the war in South
Africa to December is 1s1OS cases and
1928 deaths.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19
WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND. Feb. 1S-wheat, walia
Walla. 55lk
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1s.--wheat.
Nav. 99k; cash. 96.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-19
FEVER IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Among British Troops 19,103 Cases of
Typhoid Since War Began.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-03-22
THE BALLOT AS
AN EDUCATOR.

The Philadelphia Times commenting
on the election law says:
IF there is any truth in the statement
that the new ballot law adopted by the
Maryland Legislature has already had the
effect of stimulating the negroes to learn
to read, in order to avoid disfranchise-
ment, it is the fullest possible justifica-
ton for the measure, assuming that any
justification was needed.
"The act itself seems to comply fully
with the best ideas of a free ballot. The
only objection the Republicans made to
it was that voter would not know how
to mark his ballot unless he could read
it, the act forbidding any assistance ex-
cept in the case of the physically incapa-
BILE. This was not denied. The purpose
was avowedly to disfranchise the great
reliance of the Republican party in the
State, and the Democrats were willing to
take their chances in DISTINGUISHING also
the illiterate whites. No doubt their
object was partisan, but as they took
their stand boldly for an intelligent as
well as an untrammeled franchise, it was
only on partisan grounds that they could
be opposed.
after exhausting abuse upon the new
ballot law, the Republican leaders in
Maryland now declare that they think it
a fine thing and that it is going to prove
a boomerang to the Democrats. We
read that 1.-THE colored voters are aroused
and working hard at their books" and it
is predicted that before November a sur
prising proportion of them will have learn
ed to read and write and will walk up
to the polling booths and mark their
ballots intelligently. If this prediction
is in any degree fulfilled it will furnish a
very strong argument in favor of an
educational qualification, and Maryland
will be the gamer by the new ballot
law independent of any political result"